Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I say we say it counts. Are we counting "The" in the T-words? Haha, if so, I've just finished Harry Potter and THE Deathly Hallows, but I feel like that's just pushing it. X)

It's all for fun -- and to boost reading, of course -- so if you want to count it, go ahead and count it :) If we count "The"s, I'll have a LOT more books that qualify LOL

Jane wrote: "I have just finished Wait For Me.
Does it work for our mini-challenge or does it have to be the first word in the title that starts with M or T? "

Well, I'd originally intended for it to be the first word of the title, but why not? Let's count any word in the title :) Or do we want to count only *major words? *cough*Steven*cough*

Just a reminder: If you finish books that count for our first mini-challenge, please post them HERE, so I don't miss them in amongst the general chatter. Thanks :)

It's official... THEs count! Hahaha

LOL Then we should be able to count almost every book we read this week!

Just finished my third book: . It was good but graphic, but can't complain since I like those kind of books. Now, I will be reading when I wake up this morning.

Nancy wrote: "Just finished my third book: . It was good but graphic, but can't complain since I like those..."

Scarlet is way different from cinder but I'd loved it just as much enjoy....

Good morning, Mangos...

Looks like we're in the lead! :) Good work team!!! Let's keep it up!!!

Have all of our team members checked in?

No. We're still missing three people. I've contacted Lisa Kay and Sonia about it, and asked Karla to check in with her sister Kayla.

Three members down, still in the lead? That bodes well. :)

Yeah. We must be doing something right when we are still in the lead with only three people not checking in.

That's actually why I asked LOL Let's go team!

It's because the Mango Tango gets into your blood and makes you dance! :)

GO TEAM MANGO TANGO!

We are currently tied with Tickle Me Pink for first place.

Let's go Mango Tango. Let's stay in first place.

I am currently 47 % into my next book. Being off work because of a bad cold, hopefully I will finish it later to day.

I hope you feel better, Jane!!!

Yay for reading time, boo for feeling sick :( Feel better soon, Jane!

I'm off to read a bit before my DIL this afternoon. She's in town for a variety of family celebrations, so she, daughter and I are heading to one of our favorite restaurants tonight for a girls' night out. I suspect we'll be chattering and visiting most of the evening, so I need to get my reading time in NOW :) Have a good afternoon/evening, everyone!

You have a good one too, Barb, and enjoy your evening out.

I have had NO time to read at all today, other than LESS than a chapter at lunch. bah humbug.

I was able to read a few chapters in between classes but I'm hoping to read some more tonight.

Hi everyone. I hate that I can't listen to my iPod at work anymore. Seems I have no time to really read or listen eye any more. I read a little @ lunch but 30 min is not enough time when u get to the good parts u have to put the book away. :(. Have a good time tonight Barb

I need to start listening to the audiobooks I have on my Fire while I work.

You guys are rocking this challenge!

I blame my team's low numbers on the fact that it's full of mods who were all busy getting this here tower team thing all organized for a few days, hehe!

Less than a chapter at lunch, Steven?! That's downright criminal! I took my book out to lunch and I think I accomplished about the same, lol. I only had about 20 minutes due to transportation time.

I know. I'm ashamed. :(

Steven wrote: "I know. I'm ashamed. :("

Hehe, aw. I'm sure your book still loves you.

I've got a date with my latest read and the couch.

TTFN! (Ta-Ta For Now, in Tigger speak)

Unfortunately, I didn't get much reading done yesterday. I watched a movie in which a deployed soldier didn't get any mail ever during mail call and it made me sad. I spent most of the day searching a way I can right to soldiers who need help.

Anyway, I'll read some today and get Kayla set up for the challenge.

Thanks Steven & Barb. Unfortunately not feeling better, it seems to get worse in the evening.
Looking on the bright side I did finish

Steven wrote: "You have a good one too, Barb, and enjoy your evening out.

I have had NO time to read at all today, other than LESS than a chapter at lunch. bah humbug."

We had a great time tonight, just catching up. Son and DIL are preparing to move to Okinawa in about six weeks, so we're taking advantage of every chance we get to spend time with them before they leave. We had some fantastic food, and were lucky to snag a table that gave us an incredible view of the river. So much fun!

I didn't get much time to *read today either, but while I was tidying around the house earlier, I was able to finish listening to The Trudeau Vector, which counts for our mini challenge. Not as good as I'd hoped it would be, but not awful either. On my way to work tomorrow, I'll start That's Not in My American History Book, which will also count for the mini challenge IF I finish it before the end of the week :)

@ Jane: I hope you feel better soon!

Oh, and Steven ... I'm about 1/4 of the way through The King's Deception. It's getting harder and harder to put it down, but there are other books I "need" to read for challenges that end this month, so this one doesn't have a high priority right now *sigh*

Steven, did you see that there's a Cotton Malone novella coming out at the end of this month? Check out The Tudor Plot . My only complaint is that it's about 50 pages too short to count for any of my challenges :)

Ah, it'll be a prequel to The King's Deception then. They've started doing short story prequels to make extra money. X)

Yep, that's exactly right! I wonder if it'll make any sense to those who've already read The King's Deception? Guess time will tell ... since I just pre-ordered it for my Kindle :)

We have lost the lead. Magenta Mix-Up is in the lead now. We are 3 books behind them.

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "You guys are rocking this challenge!

I blame my team's low numbers on the fact that it's full of mods who were all busy getting this here tower team thing all organized for a few days, hehe!

Less..."

You tell him Teresa!! :)

Hi everyone,

I just added my 2 books read since 12th (about 15 minutes ago), I wonder if they were included in the total?

I pre-ordered it also, Barb.

Yeah, Nancy... we'll catch up. :)

Mariee, I'm about to update our group spreadsheet with all the totals. Do you have the link for that? It's at the top of this thread.

Hi ~Mariee~
Not yet. I did the last update before you joined. But you can check the total on the team's challenge page

Thanks Guys, it says we have read 23 so far. I think we are doing very well. Go Team Mango Tango *Mariee shakes her pom-poms Cheerleader style*

We're officially one book behind the lead team. :)

Remember guys, we're really early in the game so it's okay to be behind some. Keep a steady pace and don't burn out!

We've got 1327 more books to read!!!!

Added Mariee's books to the Team's Summary Spreadsheet.

I'm planning on doing two updates a day - on the morning and nigh (GMT time) - unless real life gets on the way.

In case of doubt or major differences you can always check the results the traditional way.

If any mistake is made please let me know OK? I try to be careful, but sometimes that happens even to me :o)

I'll be updating my spreadsheet also and comparing occasionally. We'll keep each other accurate!

Thanks for all you do Sonia. We would always let you be part of team Mango Tango!!! :)

~Mariee~ wrote: "Thanks Guys, it says we have read 23 so far. I think we are doing very well. Go Team Mango Tango *Mariee shakes her pom-poms Cheerleader style*"

I think we're still missing a team member or two as well, aren't we? That can make a difference too!

I think we now have everyone, Barb!!

Steven wrote: "I'll be updating my spreadsheet also and comparing occasionally. We'll keep each other accurate!

Thanks for all you do Sonia. We would always let you be part of team Mango Tango!!! :)"

Awwwww thanks Steven I'll be the litte mangoette :o)

Barb wrote: "~Mariee~ wrote: "Thanks Guys, it says we have read 23 so far. I think we are doing very well. Go Team Mango Tango *Mariee shakes her pom-poms Cheerleader style*"

I think we're still missing a team..."

Mango Tango is complete Barb. You can do your fruit dance :o)

Oh trust me, you don't want me to dance LOL But I'll gladly shake my pompoms -- acquired only by attending games when they were being distributed LOL -- in celebration :)

Ruh-roh .. looks like LisaKay has something potentially dastardly up her sleeve! Check this out: Challenge

And I like this idea from one of the purple team's thread (can you tell I've been reconnoitering this afternoon? LOL). Since we have smaller teams this time around, this could be a fun way to get to know each other a little better :)

One of us asks a question (like, who is your favorite author?). The first person to see it answers that question, then asks another question. The 'game' continues until we get tired of answering or run out of questions :)

Barb wrote: "Ruh-roh .. looks like LisaKay has something potentially dastardly up her sleeve! Check this out: Challenge"

Lisa Kay isn't the only one... you have noooo idea what we are plotting :P