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[✿Claire✿]

I'm copying the puzzles we haven't done thast I can do offline and taking them home with me tonight :) Will post them tomorrow

[Cathie]

I'm good with selecting our own or having you place them, whichever works best for you Claire.

How many books does it equal out to each person to read and do we each have to read 1 book from every continent in addition to the X's? (I guess what has confused me is the 49 books for an overall total of 75 books statement?)

Again, how many books in the month, will we be expected to read?

[Cathie]

I finished Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead . It was an ok read. I prefer her TED Talks, which have humor. This book after reading for awhile became quite dry and repetitive. I gave it 3 stars.

[ShoSho]

I like the challenge Claire . I can plan what I'm going to read but there is no guarantee I'll stick to it :P

[✿Claire✿]

Hi Cathie, the 49/75 books is that we need to total 75 books in August for the challenge (the mods upped the goal!) 47 of those are spread across the last few categories I've come up with, however we fill them, but the first three (i think, I'm on my phone and can't scroll back to see it!) need a speific number (eg 15 to spell out atomic tangerine). does that make sense?

[✿Claire✿]

and technically it works out at around 10 books each in the month but as we all read at different speeds we don't all have to read 10, we can split it depending on how many everyone reads. For June/ July, it works out at 7 each but again, different speeds mean different numbers each. Does that make sense too?

[Cathie]

Yep, thanks Claire, it's starting to become clearer than mud, lol

[Susan (susayq ~)]

I hope I can live up to 10 books in August. I normally read between 15-20, but school starts back August 5 and my reading time will be dramatically cut.

[✿Claire✿]

Wow, you start back in August? When do the holidays start? Schools here are on holiday for 6 weeks end July-end August.

My project will be over by August so I'm more than happy to pick up some of the slack :)

[Susan (susayq ~)]

Claire wrote: "Wow, you start back in August? When do the holidays start? Schools here are on holiday for 6 weeks end July-end August.

My project will be over by August so I'm more than happy to pick up some of ..."

School ends at the end of May.

[✿Claire✿]

Ah ok. Does that mean the weather's still lovely when you go back in August or do you get the best of the summer weather over the holiday?

[Susan (susayq ~)]

It's still hot in August. Especially where I'm moving to. It will be in the 80s till late September, early October.

[✿Claire✿]

Sorry Cathie, I've still got no internet at home so I'm slipping on here at work! Only got today and tomorrow in the lab before I leave to write up :)

Basically, as a team, we have to read 75 books to complete the challenge. Some of the categories have strict numbers (15 letters in Atomic Tangerine so 15 books for that, 6 books for the 6th month of the year and 7 books, one for each continent) the others can have a varying amount of books but at least one in each. Does that make it clearer?

I think we'll go for the slot where they fit approach but if you know you'll be reading something that fits somewhere specifically, let me know and I'll put it there. Is that ok with everyone?

[Cathie]

Thanks Claire; that's ok with me.

Good luck on your write-up :-)

[Kme_17]

Sounds good to me Claire : ) Just finished a pretty funny read

[✿Claire✿]

Have you read any of her other books? I enjoyed 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' but not 'Making the Cat Laugh'.

[Cathie]

Finished
Johannes Cabal The Necromancer . Excellent original plot and great characters.

My thoughts are here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Kme_17]

Claire wrote: "Have you read any of her other books? I enjoyed 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' but not 'Making the Cat Laugh'."

I havent but I do want to read 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' This one was definetly funny and a quick read

[Cathie]

I finished Beautiful Ruins . What a wonderful read. I would recommend this book to everyone, absolutely. 5 stars. If you like Romance, and you like life stories and you like old Hollywood (Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher) then you will love this. An absolute gem.

My review is here for more info: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Kme_17]

just finished and

[Cathie]

Finished The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and A Monster Calls

[✿Claire✿]

Hi everyone! Sorry I'm not posting much at the moment, I've still not got any wifi and my internet dongle's not working! So I'm resorting to my dodgy phone connection!! But I am still reading!
I hope you all had a good weekend, I went to the zoo and saw the pandas :-) but now it's time to crack on with my write up.
Happy reading :-)

[Cathie]

Love panda watching! We just got a pair at our zoo for the next 5 years; they are soooo adorable :-)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

reminds me of when I went to Chang Mai zoo (in Thailand) and saw baby pandas. Soooo cute.
I don't know why but whenever I think of that zoo I think about this sign. One of my favourites :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

End Time: Universal Countdown - Showing Your Time Zone. Friday, July 19th, 12 Noon, N.Y. U.S.A.

If you have NOT finished, it is time to start organizing your books and thinking about your categories to submit.

If you are going for those five extra cupcakes, you may post them in 7% Solution Finished Category Posting thread tomorrow.

[Cathie]

I finished World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

My thoughts on this read are here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Hi Ladies!!! Sorry I haven't been around much but I have been working a lot :) Mostly 12p-9p shifts so by the time I get home, do chores, eat dinner and get things ready for the next day I am POOPED LOL But this is what I have read so far for the BR/BOM for the 7% challenge.

4. Buddy Reads or BOMs

1. A Discovery of Witches
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2.Catching Fire
Link to Discussion

3.Shatter Me
Link to Discussion Thread

4.Sugar Daddy
Sugar Daddy Reporting Post

5.Moon Called
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I am half way through the last two :)

[Cathie]

Glad you're feeling so much better Robin :-).

[ShoSho]

♥Robin ♥ wrote: "Hi Ladies!!! Sorry I haven't been around much but I have been working a lot :) Mostly 12p-9p shifts so by the time I get home, do chores, eat dinner and get things ready for the next day I am POOPE..."

wow great job Robin , you are doing that category all by yourself!

[Lisa Kay]

ShoSho wrote: "wow great job Robin , you are doing that category all by yourself!"

Looks like! Great job, ♥Robin♥!

[Kme_17]

Hi guys I hope i doing this right : ) Here is what Have read for the 7% challenge so far.

for
5. Spell-It-Out: Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation

6. From May’s R-a-T Mini Challenges:Dishing Up Death: A Gourmet Pet Chef Mystery, Featuring Kitty Karlyleset in a favorite holiday destination; los angeles

7. Seven: written by an author with seven letters in their first,Antony and Cleopatra

5. Spell-It-Out:Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door

[✿Claire✿]

Well done Robin :-) you're doing a great job.
Kme_17, thank you, I've already submitted most of the categories for the first time, and I'll sort the rest when I've got my internet set up on Friday :-)

[Cathie]

I've read lots, but I don't know where they are fitting in as I thought we were letting Claire decide where they best fit? I have always updated with what I have read though.

I also just finished The Symptoms of My Insanity . 1 star...don't waste your time.

If anyone's interested you can see more of what I thought and why here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[✿Claire✿]

I have been slotting them in where they fit. I've submitted 5/7 categories and will do the 6th one that's finished once I can put up a proper post with book links etc in!
If you're all happy, I'll post another category as a repeat so we finish the first round and then submit as many other categories as we can, along with the BOTMs category when Robin's finished her epic reading :-)

[Kme_17]

Ok thanks sorry about that Claire : )

[✿Claire✿]

I am finally back online properly!!!! Yay!! Now I can figure out what I've been missing the last two weeks on here lol!

That's ok Kim, it will help when I come to sort the other categories out :)

I've just finished which was actually surprisingly good. I don't know how well Alan Sugar is across the globe but his writing style is no nonsense and quite refreshing really!

[Lisa Kay]

Glad you're back on-line, Claire!

[Cathie]

So how far are we actually from completing this challenge...it seems we are taking forever. And HOW!!! did others finish it in like 2 1/2 weeks!!!

[✿Claire✿]

Not far, we've got two categories left to post, one is ready and I'm going to post it now, the last one I'm going to work out which one to post now and then we can post the one Robin's almost finished when it's done for extra cupcakes.

Hope that's ok. Sorry it's taken a while, it's been a right pain not being able to get online!

As for how the others have done it, I have no idea, I guess some members have a lot more time to read or read faster than we do.

But.. I have still done some reading the last few weeks!

Anyway, I'll post that category and then head off to try and do a bit more work, only a week til my big hand in and I'm only about half way through!

[Cathie]

Claire, what category do we still need to complete and how many books are left for us to read?

Or is there a link where we can find out and see so that I don't have to keep asking you to do the work, lol?

[✿Claire✿]

It's just the BOTMs which I believe Robin's halfway through the last two. So my plan is to post the spell it out again with another 7 books (hopefully, or maybe the 'seven' challenge) so we finish the first round and then use any other books we've read to repeat for the second round. If that's ok with you. I'll post the link in a minute though (I'm halfway through a post on that page!)

[✿Claire✿]

Ok so just about to post the last category for the first one and then start working out which categories we can fill for the second round :)

Oh and, we've started getting Book Advantage Points (essentially extra books) for 'chunksters' we've read in exchange for 'bouncing cupcakes' from the 'sets' of puzzles. So far, we've got 8 extra books from them and we should get 4 more when I've figured out which ones also fit. (four I thought fit didn't when checked on word count)

Sorry if I post a few delayed things over the next few days, I'm trying my best to catch up!

[Susan (susayq ~)]

Claire wrote: "Ok so just about to post the last category for the first one and then start working out which categories we can fill for the second round :)

Oh and, we've started getting Book Advantage Points (es..."

That's fine, take your time. Thank you for doing all the work :)

[Sarah]

Cathie -Thought I would stop by and say "Hi" from Pewter Blue.

[Cathie]

Hi Sarah!

[✿Claire✿]

We've finished round 1 :) Now to figure out round 2 which I'll do over lunch a bit later on.

[Cathie]

I read Housekeeping

[Kme_17]

just finished with and

[Cathie]

I thought Against Medical Advice was an extremely powerful read; what did you think Kme_17?

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Cathie wrote: "Glad you're feeling so much better Robin :-)."

Thanks Cathie!!! I think they have finally narrowed my illness down to the virus & allergies :) I finally got the right medicines and I am feeling much much better :)