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Cerulean (AKA “Hobbit Blue”)
❀Tea❀ wrote: "It was totally lost on me. I guess I should check that show? ☺ ..."I don't know if you should. I am obsessed with it. Between that and the Game of Thrones, nothing else measured up. So now, I am all depressed and have to keep watching re-runs.
Those shows should carry warning labels: Episodes may cause heart palpitations, anxiety, loss of sleep and possible addiction
LOL!I did watch 1st episode of Game of Thrones, but decided to read books first. They are still waiting for me to start. ☺
Last two(?) seasons were filmed in my country (in Dubrovnik). Let's just say everyone started watching it after that.
finished
.Pages 390.
5) "I" for Immortal Guardian series
6)--would the cover model's abs count as a holiday destination because I would love to visit his body:)
was a 3-star. Page 309.
5) S
6) Moon on the cover
Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "6)--would the cover model's abs count as a holiday destination because I would love to visit his body:)"
Need travel companion? ☺
why not?my 6 year old said "sharing is caring"
Mod
I like that.
finished
My RL friend has been on my case for months to read it. Every time we saw each other (twice a week) she would ask what I'm reading. I started reading it on Monday and that was first day she didn't ask. ☺
My first 'space' book I think. So far those kind of thing was watch-only (Star Trek ☺). It was interesting read.
Stats:
272 pg (per Amazon) - 1pt
cover - pink
no 'enemies'
letters - S, L, M, B
Ooh, Tea how was it? I'm planning to start that in a couple of days but everybody and their mother (it seems) are raving about that series.
I've never read anything like it so I didn't know what to expect. It was interesting, little confusing at some parts. I liked it and I'll probably continue with series (some time in future).Do you plan to go chronological or publishing order?
According to my friend it 'really' starts after 4th book (I think it was 4th). First few are like long introduction. ☺
There really is a long 
which is an omnibus Shards of Honour & Barrayar (Cordelia's story). I understand the series' main character seems to be someone called Miles & I *think* she's supposed to be his mother? Anyway, I plan to read that and work my way along if I like the series.But, if you go by chronological order, you are supposed to start off with Falling Free which I've heard is a bore. So I'm skipping that. So, in short, I'm going by chronological order with common sense + research.
Vi wrote: "So, in short, I'm going by chronological order with common sense + research."Like that one.
I went by publishing order only because I got that book first. :D I've also heard 4th is boring. So, by skipping 1st (boring) and reading this one I'm also on chronological order. :D So next one is 7th... ☺
And yes, Miles is main character and in Shards of Honor we meet his parents.
My friend is very chatty. I actually know what's gong to happen in later books. She told me what's going on trying to get me to read them. I don't mind. ☺
I was actually about to start with book #4 (Series OCD mostly) but thankfully I did research and decided to skip that. If I become so crazy about the series, then I can always read it. When are you planing to read #7?I can't stand if people tell me too many details about the series. My friend who knows that taunted me when the last Harry Potter came out and I was waiting for my copy. I had to spend my time with him closing my ears.
A decision has been made regarding the use of juvenile/children's/middle grade books for Round II. We have decided that we will accept all non-picture books equal to and greater than 160 pages. Little children's books are still not acceptable (for example:
,
, and
).As you are reading your book, think about the following: does it seem like there are 250 words per page? How many pages have you read in 15 minutes - is it more than normal? When you tag your book look at the other editions - does that version's page numbers look similar to the others. If you have a question, ask in the Page Numbers, Just About Page Numbers... and we will help you out.
For all electronic books (ebook/Kindle/audio) that do not have an equivalent print copy on goodreads, they will still be verified for a word count. In situations where electronic books vary by 100 pages to print editions, those will also be verified.
The Moderators and Countess Paige will still be conducting random spot checks. We reserve the right of veto power over some books, specifically ‘gift books’, ‘novelty books’, or ‘coffee table books’.
Thank you for your time and understanding!
So does this mean we can put books 160 pages plus on our shelves? or only if it takes us as long to read one as it does adult fiction/is 40k words? *confused*
md wrote: "So does this mean we can put books 160 pages plus on our shelves? or only if it takes us as long to read one as it does adult fiction/is 40k words? *confused*"As far as I can tell, we can add all books larger then 160 pages unless it is a picture book.
However, if you feel like the book is shorter then other books of the same length, you should look at other editions and see if there is a large difference in numbers.
If you're unsure, it won't hurt to make an enquiry anyway
Mod
finished
1) For enemy lines:I think Melissa of Moonstone read this, but I don't think it was this month. I want to say she read it in May.
5) "S"
6) Green cover & Moon
Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "finished 1) For enemy lines:I think Melissa of Moonstone read this, but I don't think it was this month. I want to say she read it in May.
5) "S"
6) Green cov..."
She only has to read it after April 12th and before you to count, not necessarily this month.
Congratulations we have passed the 300 book mark! (before adding our book advantage points)
Turtlecollector wrote: "Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "finished 1) For enemy lines:I think Melissa of Moonstone read this, but I don't think it was this month. I want to say she re..."
Melissa finished it on April 29th :)
CountessPaige said I could retag the books that were previously disallowed so I've added
and
I also added
and
which weren't previously added due to the word count.
Finished
(291 pgs)I don't even know what color we can get credit for on this one
5) "E"
6) I am not sure if that is moon on fire, earth on fire, sun...But in the book the mages were trying to destroy earth
for #2 are we suppose to get pink covers still?
Melissa (ladybug) wrote: "for #2 are we suppose to get pink covers still?"Yes. This Sunday we'll find out what are new colors. And then we can still use both of them. :D
Last 2 weeks we were between Pewter blue and Blast off bronze.
Reading Update:Reading:
Finished:
10 pts (195 pgs) 1 pt (366 pgs)
#1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (???) #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (???)
1 pt (466 pgs) 10 pts (183 pgs)
#1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (???) #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (???)
5 pts (583 pgs) 5 pts (618 pgs)
#1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (???) #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 (???)
Starting:
/book to read ,a book i just got from goodreads -giveaways entries .just got it in the mail today thankxs Meg Cabot .jenny...:)
Hello Hobbits
As you know Mods are taking August off and teams are those that need to come up with some kind of challenge to get bonus books. You also know we were discussing doing Scattegories. In case you weren't checking captains' discussion in other thread this is what we came up with:
We are going to use letters from our team name: C, E, R, U, L, A, N, K, H, O, B, I, T
Categories we are going to look for:
author - author's first, last or nickname has to start with letter we are looking for
title - first word in title needs to start with letter we are looking for (you can ignore a, an, the if you want)
male & female character - first, last or nickname of the character in the book. Preferably main, but you can also use secondary characters. It needs to be someone who's part of the book not just mentioned in it.
location - place where significant part of the story takes place not just place characters visit for short time.
cover - item on the cover (use your imagination ☺)
weather, summer, food, color, animal, hobby, music, clothes, toys - look for words you associate with these categories (not just these words). Again use your imagination. ☺
You pick what letter(s) you are going to play with. You don't have to find all categories. You can 'play' with more than one letter at the same time. There is no restriction for how many items per book you can use. And yes, you can switch items as long as game lasts.
Just keep in mind we need 75 books at the and.
We are trying to make it 'playable' for all Hobbits. That's why there are no restrictions. If you want, we can make some restrictions only for fast readers (to make it more challenging).
I think that's it for now. ☺
Any questions? Suggestions? Changes?
If you're OK with this we'll post it for Mods.
When (not if ☺) we get green light from Mods, we'll create new thread in 'sister' group where you'll be able to keep track of your game.
Hey Ezi, you didn't tagged
for challenge :D
@md - Tell Me No Lies looks like it would requalify to be added to your shelf as well with the new rules about children's books.
@Melissa - All-of-a-Kind Family can be added to your shelf according to the new rules about children's books.
Turtlecollector wrote: "@md - Tell Me No Lies looks like it would requalify to be added to your shelf as well with the new rules about children's books."CountessPaige said it was allowed before there was a ruling but given the way it was phrased I thought that was just a typo.
Yes, Tell Me No Lies now qualifies, md.
tagged it. I think that's all of them...
md wrote: "tagged it. I think that's all of them..."That's everything I saw. You may want to increase your goal for this round. Just not today during the Sunday update:) You are already at 11/16.
Turtlecollector wrote: That's everything I saw. You may want to increase your goal for this round. Just not today during the Sunday update:) You are already at 11/16."yay! I've got a lot on at the minute but I'll have a think about it, though possibly not until things calm down again
July 1, 2013 12:45am PDTResults of June Hobbit Game-Points for Books by Pages
1. md 8 books 80 pts
2. Melissa 21 books 74 pts
3. Turtlecollector 28 books 70 pts
4. Ezi 23 books 45 pts
4. Jenny 10 books 45 pts
5. Tea 18 books 43 pts
6. Jojiwoji 9 books 18 pts
7. Sanz 2 books 11 pts
8. Karen 1 book 5 pts
TOTAL BOOKS READ: 120
Hello Hobbits! It's time for our weekly update.
Again, I borrowed numbers from Mods' Sunday update.
You can also see this update as part of post #4
Hobbits Goal Read %
Turtlecollector 320 75 23,44
❀Tea❀ 200 45 22,50
Jojiwoji 150 30 20,00
Karen 100 18 18,00
md 16 11 68,75
Ezinwanyi 250 55 22,00
Gemma 3 3 100,00 ☆
Dee 10 2 20,00
Melissa (ladybug) 243 53 21,81
Sanz 50 7 14,00
Jenny 60 22 36,67
TOTAL 1402 321 22,90
☆ - goal lowered by Mods because of inactivity
Team Books
Moonstone 407 *
Leather Jacket Black 403 *
Wild Blue Yonder 398 *
Electric Lime 391 *
Radical Red 378
Mauvelous 371 *
Purple Mountain's Majesty 345 *
Tickle Me Pink 347 *
Pewter Blue 333 *
Mango Tango 328 *
Cerulean (Hobbit Blue) 321 *
Blast Off Bronze 309
Magneta Mix-up 285
B'dazzled Blue 276
Atomic Tangerine 273 *
Forest Green 255
Cadet Blue 246
* advantage books added
Spreadsheets:
Cerulean Team
NBRC Round II Teams
Turtlecollector wrote: "July 1, 2013 12:45am PDTResults of June Hobbit Game-Points for Books by Pages
1. md 8 books 80 pts
2. Melissa 21 books 74 pts
3. Turtlecollector 28 books 7..."
How can I have 45 points with 23 books? Even if I got 3 points per book, I should at least get 69 point...that doesn't seem right. My point total should be closer to Melissa & TC numbers.
Okay Hobbits, I have a personal challenge for you in July. I would like some help deciding what to read this month. Can you find me a book that fits one of these 4 categories? 1. For a spell out challenge: title or author with U
2. For a spell out challenge: title or author with N
3. For a name challenge: book with a character name that starts with U or Y
4. Book from my TBR shelf
There is a week deadline(by Jul 8th) to post a book for me so I have time to find it. You can choose more than 1 book, but I will only pick one from each person to try to read during the month. Please try to pick ones I might find at a library since I am trying not to buy many books right now.
I have list of 15 books right now I have/need to read in July, so if I end up getting one book from each of you that will put me close to how many books I can read in a month. I guess I can't really guarantee I will read the book if I can't get it in time, but I will make every effort to find all books picked and read them. (Yes, I may buy one if I can't find it in my library system, I just prefer not to.)
Thanks.
Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "How can I have 45 points with 23 books? Even if I got 3 points per book, I should at least get 69 point...that doesn't seem right. My point total should be closer to Melissa & TC numbers. "Because most of your reads were between 250 & 500 pages which was 1pt books. md has all books with <250 and those were 10pt books.
You have 2 10pt books, 20 1pt books and 1 5pt book (that's 500+ pg)
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "How can I have 45 points with 23 books? Even if I got 3 points per book, I should at least get 69 point...that doesn't seem right. My point total should be closer ..."Melissa also had several 10 pt books.
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "How can I have 45 points with 23 books? Even if I got 3 points per book, I should at least get 69 point...that doesn't seem right. My point total should be closer ..."Ohhh. Okay. Thank you for clearing that up. I'm a mid range reader. I don't typically like those long/epic reads (books>500 pgs)
Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "❀Tea❀ wrote: "Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "How can I have 45 points with 23 books? Even if I got 3 points per book, I should at least get 69 point...that doesn't seem right. My point total sho..."We were trying to make it so the slower readers could be competitive with the faster readers and it seems to have worked(for the slower readers that participated). md read more than her goal would predict because the rule for children's books allowed her to add a few books that weren't counting before due to word count.
Turtlecollector wrote: "For a spell out challenge: title or author with N"I'm soooo tempted to say Nora Roberts, but I won't. ☺
You have on TBR
. That covers U & TBR part.
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Turtlecollector wrote: "For a spell out challenge: title or author with N"I'm soooo tempted to say Nora Roberts, but I won't. ☺
You have on TBR
. That cov..."Yep, I'm trying to wait on those until August too. Thanks for the book. Put it on hold so I should get it sometime this week. That looks to be a nice summer read too.
I'm going to shamelessly use your Y & U characters.Going through your shelf is like looking at mine (mostly). :D
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It was totally lost on me. I guess I should check that show? ☺