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Cerulean (AKA “Hobbit Blue”)
❀Tea❀ wrote: "The only thing I'm jealous about your new toy is screen light. Let me know how it looks like. Paperwhite is only kindle I didn't see in person. (Local library has rest of them.)"Your lucky to have them at your library! Paperwhite is a lot, well, whiter then my old kindle keyboard, and there is higher screen contrast.
Of the ones at your library, which do you like best? (Paperwhite was the only type in stock at the shop I visited)
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Done 
stats:
239pg - 10pt (Woohoo! *happy dance*)
#5 R, M
#6 R
Actually, this is only part of the big book, that this publisher split up in 3 pa..."
Are you reading them in 3 separate books or do you have the big book? I think it is up to you.
Finished
. I really enjoyed it. 4.5 stars.It works for 5) & 6)
Its kinds blue turquoise -ish.
❀Tea❀ wrote: I guess you got somebody else's book...."I wasn't sure if someone had checked my shelf and added it since it was already tagged.
md wrote: "I wasn't sure if someone had checked my shelf and added it since it was already tagged."I gave you Melissa's book.
We are putting in spreadsheet only books you've finished. And after you post it here or it shows in challenge under view books.
Jojiwoji wrote: "Your lucky to have them at your library! ... Of the ones at your library, which do you like best?"My Sony :D It was love at first sight.
I'm not sure if I would call it lucky. Since there is no interest for them, Kindles are mostly locked in drawer. Powers that be aren't really interested in them. There is no way for library to buy books for them and there is no way for library to loan them to users. So far Kindles have Project Gutenberg books on them and can be used only in library. As far as I know I'm the only person using them and that's because I'm helping librarian to figure them (and ebooks) out. People do come in and ask about loaning ebooks, but we don't have that yet here. And, as things are now, we won't for years. :(
Turtlecollector wrote: "Are you reading them in 3 separate books or do you have the big book? I think it is up to you."Both. That new publisher decided to translate books to more modern language (at first), so I bought 3 books and borrowed 1 to see what's different. (*what can I say, I'm nuts ☺*)
I'm thinking 3 - it will look better in out challenge than 1.
Hello Hobbits! It's time for our weekly update.
It's 2pm CEST and teams' info is from last half hour.
You can also see this update as part of post #4
Hobbits Goal Read %
Turtlecollector 320 53 16,56
❀Tea❀ 200 34 17,50
Jojiwoji 125 25 20,00
Karen 100 18 18,00
md 16 8 50,00
Ezinwanyi 250 38 15,20
Gemma 30 3 10,00
Dee 10 2 20,00
Melissa (ladybug) 243 35 14,40
Sanz 50 5 10,00
Jenny 60 13 21,67 ?
TOTAL 1404 235 16,74
Team Books
Leather Jacket Black 312
Wild Blue Yonder 311
Moonstone 296 *
Electric Lime 273
Mauvelous 272 *
Mango Tango 262 *
Tickle Me Pink 254 *
Radical Red 250
Purple Mountain's Majesty 248
Cerulean (Hobbit Blue) 235
Blast Off Bronze 221
Pewter Blue 220
Magneta Mix-up 209
Cadet Blue 207
B'dazzled Blue 202
Atomic Tangerine 196 *
* advantage books added
Spreadsheets:
Cerulean Team
NBRC Round II Teams
After some word count fun my read list has shrunk a bit:'Here's to you Rachel Robinson' and 'Radiance' need to be removed from the challenge page on the spreadsheet, and the Hobbit games needs updating to 3 instead of 5. I'm waiting to hear back to find out whether my read total is 4 or 6
Okay, I have been watching the page numbers thread and just realized that myself. I can also help with page numbers on your books since I am a librarian. Even if you are down to 4 books, you are still on track with your goal. You were way ahead before.
I know, maybe I will be less busy than I think next few months. I am rather regretting getting that book out of the library now lol. I think book 4 of the series has an eligible word count if I get there, though I am thinking maybe I shouldn't read my other Malorie Blackman book or get any more out of the library (except Noughts & Crosses because I found a word count for that one).
Just finished
.Pages 438 (or something like that)
Book cover: Green
5,6: "S",
Karen wrote: "@Melissa ; I noticed you read 
... I was realy disappoint..."Karen, I liked it and rated it a 4. I took off one star for the adult situations and content because I think that the author was going for children, but overall it reminded me of the Old Grimm's fairy tales with the content and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for the head spinning situations. I did find it hard to understand at times though. :D
Here is my review of it:
I really loved this book. It reminded me of Grimm's Fairy Tale, not the Disneyfied ones but the adult versions. This book had blood, pain (physical and mental), hardship, heartbreak and didn't make adventure look all that fun. The little girl learned something about herself and about life. I did not appreciate though some of the things the girl "September" drank throughout the book.
Saying all the above, I do not recommend this for children. This book is more for Young Adult to Adults. I know that if I had read it as a child, I would have had nightmares. I had a very active imagination and when watching something like "The Last Unicorn" I had nightmares about the bull coming through our house after me. :D
Can the captains decide where my books fit? My reading update:Finished:
Reading:
Starting to read:
I'm reading
and listening to
.I saw someone on another team just read Wait for you so it can count towards enemy's bookshelf
Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "Can the captains decide where my books fit? My reading update:Finished:
[bookcover:T..."We will figure out where they fit for you, Melissa. I will be catching up on the spreadsheet later today.
❀ Oo ❀ wrote: "Since you hobbits are practically family since you spy so much, here's the "official" invitation:http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
To the spies..."
That looks like fun.
Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "That looks like fun."Let's show them what are Hobbits made of ☺
❀ Oo ❀ wrote: "Hey, so far we have water monkeys, lions and centaurs .... let's add some hobbit to the mix and make our own Narnia."Well, that centaur is more like faun - part Hobbit, part goat :)
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "That looks like fun."Let's show them what are Hobbits made of ☺"
I am going to have to back to her older books to do this. I have been very good with my New Year's Resolution of not reading any books I have already read. It is June and so far I have only re-read one book. Temptation is very hard to overcome and I have coworkers helping me keep on track. I work in a library and if they see me with a book they know I have read, they make me check in right back in. (My own bookshelves however are calling to me...I can see 4 Nora Roberts books from where I am sitting right now)
I thought this resolution would help me get through my TBR list but it just keeps getting longer anyway.
Turtlecollector wrote: "(My own bookshelves however are calling to me...I can see 4 Nora Roberts books from where I am sitting right now)"LOL! I love that part :D
I've read mostly her romantic suspense books. Romance were usually too sweet for me. Than again, later books seemed like recycled old ones. I have last two on reader waiting to be read, and there are all those paranormal series. And MacGregors. And... she writes too much! ☺
Finished:
Still reading:
Mod
My review: I thought I would love this book and I really wanted to. I just kept on waiting to get drawn into the story and the fairy world, but never did. I can't put my finger on why exactly. Perhaps it was just there was too much going on, constant descriptions and new characters and so I just never really attached myself to the idea of the world or engaged with the characters.
It is a bit of a mix of Alice in Wonderland, Narnia, Peter Pan and Wizard of Oz and maybe I couldn't get past the comparisons with those stories to immerse myself. The book has such great ratings it seems I'm clearly in the minority
You're right about the classification. Amazes me what counts for "children's fiction" some times. Even with YA... My sister is a teacher and they are doing Hunger Games with her class of 11 year olds which surprised me. I guess I've become old and crusty...lol
/ BARBARA MICHAELS BOOK.....
/ CURRENTLY READING .Jenny
done
stats:
530 pg - 5pts
#3 red
#5 L, B, W
finished
and I can't wait for book 4 to come out.318 pages
5) "O" or "S" or "P"
6) Green cover
We have not posted any categories yet so that we can move books around if we need to. Once a category is posted we can not change the books. But one team has started to post theirs so here is a link where you can see how the other teams are progressing in the 7% Solution Challenge.7% Solution Challenge(mods, lots more colorful than mine, just summary)
June/July 7% Solution Challenge (mine, also has advantage books earned and book lists if you want to see what everyone else is reading for this)
Finished
and found it a very good book. It literally was edge of the seat for me.342 pgs - 1pt
7% Solution (could Captains check for me?) :D
Thank you! ;0)
.read 259 pages ,romance.Jenny.........finished:272 pages.
Finished
457 pages
1 Hobbit pt
#1 JanBressmom of Mango Tango
#5 R
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, Melissa! I'll watch that again and again!
Finished
. It was good like people said.332 pages
1) someone read this, I will see if I can find who again
5) "L"
Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Teaser Trailerhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=..."
That's so cruel! Who'll wait now for 6 months!
*looking dreamily at calendar*
Done:
I love that series. It's little cheezy, but it always make me smile ☺
Stats:
384pg - 1pt (really GR? I must be missing half of the book!)
letters: S, M
cover: green
Finished
and
. Title similarity was NOT intentional :D
Stats:
320 pages - 1pt
#5 s, l, b
#6 s
#7 author surname, s
Stats: 368 pages
#3 blue
#5 s, b, e
#6 s, e
#7 s
Announcement
We have now completed every category (including repeat of #5) excpet #2, colour ahead. In our case the team ahead is Tickle-Me-Pink, so we need to be reading pink.
I would just like to encourage everybody to read as many pink books as possible - at the moment we need just four more books, so if you have been putting off reading that pink book because you want to save it or don't know if you will enjoy, now is the time to read it!
Otherwise we still have a month before the challenge is due to close, two weeks before the next monthly update and the option to repeat another category, of which #7 seems most likely.
Congratulations everyone on helping us get so far so quickly!
Jojiwoji wrote: "Announcement
We have now completed every category (including repeat of #5) excpet #2, colour ahead..."
Great job everyone.
Done:
- 254pg - 1ptAnd I gave up on my pink cover book :(
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Done: - 254pg - 1ptAnd I gave up on my pink cover book :("
sorry dear. We have a couple of week for pink covers right? We will get it done :)
My book
finally picked up
Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "We have a couple of week for pink covers right? We will get it done :)"Yep. Challenge lasts till end of July, so we still have plenty of time :D
On last Sunday of June we'll see if we are still with pink or we'll get new color. If color changes we can read both of them. :D
I'll probably pick it up at one point. I just wasn't in the right mood for it now.
finally started
on audio. I am a little nervous as i don't know what to expect. I don't want a whole book on a Depressed Georgina
Hello Hobbits! I have a question for you. ☺
What do you think about board games (monopoly, trivia, risk, bingo, memory,...)? Love them? Hate them? No special feelings?
I love playing board games and I found couple challenges on GR based on them.
Reason I'm asking, I have few ideas about making something based on Hobbit/LotR books/movies and would like your input. It would probably be long-term and we could play it for fun on the side (not as a challenge).
Since that needs lot of planning, I don't want to go through everything and then nobody is interested.
Any thoughts? Suggestions? Wishes?
I promise no hard feelings if you hate the idea. ☺
I LOVE the idea, ❀Tea❀! Oh, wait... not a member. **sniffle**
Lisa Kay wrote: "I LOVE the idea, ❀Tea❀! Oh, wait... not a member. **sniffle**"There was also idea to invite other teams to play.
And we did agree at the beginning that you are our honorary member ☺
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