Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

That is absolutely brilliant Karla.

Fantastic. All the best to your family.

Gosh, I've been glad we aren't competing with reading speeds lately. I've slowed right down in the last week with trying to get a new prescription of glasses. Not to mention I've pretty much been letting all these threads lapse.

Apparently, I've been almost blind in my right eye for two years. It's horrible!

Oh no! I hope you've worked out a new prescription!!

I've been reading at a medium pace... More than before the tower teams but not as fast as during the challenge!

And I've been lax about keeping up with everyone in this thread too!

Good morning dear ones.

Have you checked the news about a new team challenge?? *grins*

!!!! I'll have to wait to check this tomorrow after I wake up as I'm too tired to go searching now ;)

Steven, almost figured out the newest prescription. It'll be almost a week till the new lens arrives and hopefully I don't need to update it again!

Have a nice evening Nicole.

I'm sure more news are on the way, but for now, here's the announcement of our Book Buffs’ Battleship Team Challenge

Yikes, Nicole, I hope they figure out a prescription that works for you soon! Vision issues scare me to death. I can't imagine not being able to read *shudders*

Agreed!

It's awful and kinda terrifying but I'm trying to get used to the part where I'll still be able to read and soon it will be without pain again!

Thanks so much for the link, Sonia!

Nicole wrote: "It's awful and kinda terrifying but I'm trying to get used to the part where I'll still be able to read and soon it will be without pain again!"

As one who's been dealing with glaucoma for several years, I know exactly what you mean, Nicole :/ Thank goodness "modern medicine" is able to do so much to help!

Quite so! The optom says to me that the first time I went in, my eyes would have been so strained that they couldn't get an accurate reading on what prescription I required o.O

Apparently, I've been needing glasses for two years and just didn't know it.

I've signed up for the battleship challenge too Nicole although I'm a bit confused on the rules. Hope we're on the same team.

I'm passing on that, although it does sound like fun, once everyone understands the rules. While I have no problem reading a book a week, I *would have a problem reading a book from a particular genre in a week's time, unless it was a book I was planning to read already anyhow. And I rarely read most of the genres that are being used -- I don't do fantasy, paranormal, new adult, horror, etc. at all, and I only read some of the others occasionally, so I decided to skip this round. If the genres are different next time, I might think about joining then.

Actually, Barb, you would be perfect in this challenge because, as far as I can see the genres you read are very under represented. Once again, you would be an absolute god send to any team you were a part of.

Lisa, I'm glad to see you're joining! There were a lot of unfamiliar faces there. As far as I see it, we've all been confused by challenge rules before but always manage to muddle through. I imagine this will be just the same.

Nicole wrote: "Actually, Barb, you would be perfect in this challenge because, as far as I can see the genres you read are very under represented. Once again, you would be an absolute god send to any team"

I didn't think of it that way, Nicole, but there's still the whole issue of having to read a specific genre in a particular time period. I'm going to watch the first round and see how it goes :D

*waving hello to anyone who's still here*

I finally remembered to check our team's progress, and we're *really close to finishing this :D We're at 1,287 books right now, and if I remember correctly, the goal was 1,320. That means we're only 33 books from finally reaching the target goal. Can we do it before the end of March?? That gives us a little more than three weeks ...

Sure we can, Barb!

I believe the goal was 1350, but that's not much more! Two extra weeks?

I'll try to remember to do a quick update soon :)

I'm still tagging books.

Hi Mangoites,

I'm still tagging too!

Steven wrote: "I believe the goal was 1350, but that's not much more! Two extra weeks?"

Oh ok ... so we can hit that before Easter, right? :D

I hope so!!!

HI all...I just recently quit tagging books so I need to go back& tag books that I didnt tag? I had not had any messages from everyone in some time so I thought everyone had quit....I really miss this group but I joined the Battleship game & it is very confusing right now as to what we are suppose to be doing but our captain is doing an awesome job in keeping her "pirate crew" together...lol let me know if I should do anything else...

We are still tagging books to reach our goal! Everyone has definitely been quiet... But it looks like everyone has been reading like crazy!

Sallie(Shuga) wrote: "I all...I just recently quit tagging books so I need to go back& tag books that I didnt tag? I had not had any messages from everyone in some time so I thought everyone had quit"

We didn't stop tagging, we just stopped posting here LOL

So....

Apparently, our team total is 1456. So we passed the goal of 1350 at some point! :D

Team Spreadsheet

Way to go us.

Are they going to do another Team Challenge?

Right now they're doing the Battleship game in lieu of a giant Team Challenge. I think they plan on some other games as well. Not sure though, you'd have to ask LK!

Not today though. Today is Mercy'd day. So, some of the addicted mods are out of commission.

I am *partially* kidding of course. We are around... just with one eye on goodreads while enjoying Night Frozen.

Definitely. I'll be "out of commission" today. I already have the audio downloaded onto my iPod and I'm going to be at B&N at 9 a.m. - when the store opens - for the hardback.

I'm at 26% and shamelessly reading it at work. *bliss*

Oh, you are B.A.D., Sonia! LOL!

I am!

And now that everybody finally left the room, I am back to my book.

*Sonia leaves for some Mercy bliss*

Meh, I'm reading Kate Daniels #6 at work this week. If I'm going to be at work, I might as well get paid to read, right? HAHAHAHAHA

**gigglesnort**

agreed

Steven wrote: "So....

Apparently, our team total is 1456. So we passed the goal of 1350 at some point! :D"

So I guess we can stop tagging books then, right? How on earth was my total from a few days ago off by so much?


I'm envious of those of you who are able to read at work! Rather ironic, don't you think, that the one who works IN A LIBRARY isn't allowed to read at work? There is no justice!!

Well, the links on the challenge hadn't been clicked (and thus updated) in a while... so a lot of people have read a lot more since then!

Ahhh, that explains it :) Thanks for letting us know we finally beat the game LOL

hahahahaha

I turn my back for a few days and suddenly it is active in here again. lol
And I then discover I have totally missed a Mercy book being released. So not good, and I have a couple of books I need to read first.

I think it is great we have finished but what are we doing about our November challenge? I think we are just missing title X and author U.

Hi everyone.

I'm in the Battleship challenge too and Sallie you are completely spot on - it is confusing. But my group is great too, Jane is in it as well and I think Karla is also on an opposing team.

Anyone finished X or U re November challenge?

I'm the captain of the Victorious Valkyries. I agree, it is a bit confusing. I like my group too. If we could read more than one book a week, I wouldn't have volunteered to be a captain.

I have a U title *and U author on tap to read later this month, but I doubt I'll get to the X anytime soon.

I think the only person I know who's in a battleships group with me is Sonia.

Glad you're playing too Nicole.

Nicole wrote: "I think the only person I know who's in a battleships group with me is Sonia."
I "R" enough

*grins*
But we have Karen too :-)
We the Dresden and Kate fans need to stick together *giggles*

We also got some of the new members... Which is funny cause they get confuse with me saying thins !ike "don't forget to tag the books" but have that this-is-so-cool-lets-do-it feeling.

Don't forget

R is for Pirate!

Arrrrrrhh

Guys, help! Is anyone else reading Good Omens this month? I can't seem to find the Neil Gaiman BRs thread :(:(