NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II discussion
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June/July 7% Solution Challenge
Category 1: "Behind Enemy Lines" COMPLETE
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking read by Logan (6/3) stolen from Blast off Bronze's Carol's (5/18) shelf
Inferno read by Lauren (6/5) stolen off of Magenta Mix-up's Amy's (5/19) shelf
Scarlet read by Logan (6/9) stolen off of Blast off Bronze's Lilac's (5/31) shelf
If You Ask Me read by Megan (6/9) stolen off Cadet Blue's Teresa's (5/16) shelf
Night Pleasures read by Irene (6/9) stolen off of Mauvelous's Evil Twin One (Ange)'s (5/7) shelf
Biting Cold read by Lauren (6/10) stolen off of Wild Blue Yonder's Sherri's (5/5) shelf
Under the Dome read by Kate S (6/12) stolen off of Cerulean's Turtlecollector's (5/13) shelf
Round II COMPLETE
Fever read by Megan (7/6) stolen off of Pewter Blue's Nika's (5/5) shelf
Eternal Vows read by Megan (7/5) stolen off of Atomic Tangerine's Claire's (6/1) shelf
An Infamous Marriage read by Taly (6/13) stolen off of Mauvelous's Carrie's (4/19) shelf
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War read by Michelle (6/11) stolen off of Cadet Blue's Jex's (6/5) shelf
Wither read by Megan (6/22) stolen off of Wild Blue Yonder's Erin's (5/9) shelf
Everneath read by Megan (6/21) stolen off of Moonstone's Kristin's (4/15) shelf
If You Ask Me read by Irene (7/3) stolen off of Cadet Blue's Teresa's (5/16) shelf
Category 2:Color Ahead
May: Red
-read by Megan (6/3)
-read by Lauren (6/4)
-read by Taly (6/5)
-read by Kate S (6/8)
-read by Irene (6/16)
-Kate S (6/16)
-Nairabell (6/17)June: Wild Blue Yonder
Round II COMPLETE
RED
-Ab2y (6/14)
-Ab2y (6/26)
-Irene (6/22)
-Irene (6/26)
-Irene (6/29)
-Irene (6/21)Wild Blue Yonder
-Irene (6/23)
-Kate S (7/9)
-Kate S (7/4)
-Nairabell (7/6)
Category 3:Color Behind
May: Mauve
June: Red
-read by Irene (6/1) approved
-read by Irene (6/3) approved
-read by Zanahoria (Taly) (6/9) 
-read by Taly (6/11)
-read by Irene (6/8)
-read by Nairabell (6/17) approved
-read by Irene (6/15)Round II
Mauve
-Lauren
Category 4:Book of the Month or Buddy Reads
Round II
A Discovery of Witches-read by Logan (6/10)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War-read by Michelle
Category 5:Spell It Out COMPLETE x2
N-
B- Beautiful Creatures-Irene (6/5)
R- The Raven Boys-Michelle (6/4)
C- The Challenge Box
T- To Tame A Highland Warrior
O-
W-
E- Marked-Elizabeth Naughton-Lauren (6/10)
R-
T- Twilight Eyes-Kate S (6/8)
E-
A- The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom-Irene (6/10)
M- Murder Past Due-Irene (6/1)
S- Saul Bellow's Heart: A Son's Memoir
R-
E-
A- Afloat-Megan (6/4)
D- The Dead Zone-Taly (6/2)
I- Initiation-Nairabell (6/3)
N-
G-
C-
H- Hidden Truth-Irene (6/3)
A-
L-Lover Unleashed-Logan (6/4)
L-
E-
N-
G-
E-
Round II COMPLETE
NBRC TOWER TEAM READING CHALLENGE
T-The Disappearance-Irene (6/28)
T-Cocktail Hour by Tara McTiernan-Irene (7/2)
R-Geek Charming by Robin Palmer-Ab2y 6/26
R-Lessons in French by Hilary Reyl-Kate S (6/15)
R-Ransom-Lauren (6/28)
L-What Stays in Vegas by Beth Labonte-Irene (7/6)
L-The Captive by L.J. Smith-Nairabell (6/18)
Category 6:May RaT Challenges COMPLETE
A- Cry Wolf series name Alpha and Omega-Lauren (6/12)
N-The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks-Irene (6/4)
Y-
R- Frozen Heat by Richard Castle-Taly (6/12)
O-
S-The Summer I Became a Nerd-Logan (6/4)
E-Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne-Kate S (6/8)
Vacation Destination
30 Pieces of Silver-Irene (6/10)
The Family Mansion-Kate S (6/8)
Round II COMPLETE
A-And Baby Makes Five - H S #770-Megan (6/28)
N-
Y-A Bride Idea by Yvonne Lehman-Megan (7/9)
R-Absolute Certainty by Rose Connors-Irene (7/)
O-Out of Sight, Out of Time-Logan (7/1)
S- Firelight by Sophie Jordan-Logan (7/1)
E-
Flower on Cover
-Logan (7/9)Vacation Destination
Death on the Nile-Egypt, read by Taly (7/7)
Category 7:Seven COMPLETE
S-The Shining-Irene (6/6)
E- Dumb Jock by Jeff Erno-Ab2y (6/8)
V-Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut-Irene (6/6)
E-
N-
U-
P-Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion-Megan (6/9)
Author's Last Name
Savor the Moment-Irene (6/6)
I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir-Ab2y (6/8)
Words in Title
Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride-Irene (6/10)
Round II
S-
A Woman Worth Ten Coppers series: Shadowed Path-Taly 6/25
E- Paris: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd-Kate S 6/14
V-
E-The Complete Poems by Emily Bronte-Kate S 6/20
N- Never Let Me Go-Michelle 7/6
U-
P- You & Me: A Novel by Padgett Powell-Kate S 6/12
Seven Letter Title
Anomaly-Megan 7/7
Seven Letter Author First Name
Apt Pupil by Stephen King-Irene 6/26
Example of what we should put in this post.June 3rd
Under the Dome by Stephen King
Would work for
Option 1: From Team Cerulean, turtlecollector's shelves
Option 7: Seven Letters in author's first name
Option 5: Letters U or S
Finished - June 19A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Would work for
#4: Buddy read
#5: Letter D
#6: Moon on the cover
#7: Seven letters in author's first name
finished -
by Miranda JamesQualifies for:
7 (Murder Past Due: Cat in the Stacks)
Cover looks Red to me.
Seven letters in Miranda.
Takes places in a library and an author gets murdered so it's about books.
Letter M
finished -
by Debra HollandQualifies for:
Seven letters in Montana; Seven letters in Holland
Mauve lettering
Letter W or Letter H
Mod
"Sorry, Irene. Seven letters in the title would only count if it was one (or fewer) words. The author's last name works, though.
Finished
by Stephen King
Qualifies for:
#5: D (Dead Zone); S (Stephen King)
#6: ANY ROSE: S (Stephen King)
#7: Stephen
by Stephen KingQualifies for:
#5: D (Dead Zone); S (Stephen King)
#6: ANY ROSE: S (Stephen King)
#7: Stephen
Finished You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney
Qualifies for:
#2 Color Ahead (RED)
#5 Spell-It-Out (David or McRaney)
#6 From May’s R-a-T Mini Challenges: “A.N.Y. R.O.S.E.” (You Are Not So Smart)
#7 Seven: Last Name (McRaney)
The Challenge Box by Isobel Bird
Qualifies for:
#5 Letters - T (or C)/I/B/C (series is Circle of Three)
#6 Predominantly green
Initiation by Isobel Bird
Qualifies for:
#2 Red Cover
#5 Letters - I/B/C
#6 Flower on cover (rose under title), also has a moon behind the small infinity sign
Finished
Quiet by Susan Cain
Qualifies for:
#1 Team Blast Off Bronze, Carol's shelf
#2 Predominantly red cover (I feel like the red is the important color here, but others may not.)
#5 Letter S (Susan)
#6 Letter S (Susan) in A.N.Y.R.O.S.E.
finished -
by Dawn CookQualifies for:
Letter H
RaT challenge (Green cover)
It is about a book called First Truth but I'll leave that one up to the judges :-)
Mod
(I feel like the red is the important color here, but others may not.)..."
Color "pops." Approved.
finished -
by by William Kent Krueger. Wasn't planning on this one for this challenge but both William and Krueger have 7 letters and it's the 7th in the series.
Finished
. Could be used for the letter 'R' in the spell it out challenge or 'R' in ANY ROSE in category 6.
Finished Afloat by Erin Healy
Qualifies for:
#5 Spell-It-Out (Afloat, Erin, or Healy)
#6 From May’s R-a-T Mini Challenges: “A.N.Y. R.O.S.E.” (Afloat or Erin)
#7 Seven: “S.E.V.E.N. U.P.” (Erin)
finished -
by Nicholas SparksQualifies for:
Letter L or N
Dark blue cover
RaT Any Rose (Nicholas)
Finished Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward
Qualifies for:
#5: Letter L
#7: Lover Unleashed Black Dagger Brotherhood J.R. Ward (if J.R. counts as one word first name)
Finished The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller
Qualifies for:
#2: I could see this being ruled red or yellow. If red, counts for Color Ahead.
#5: Letter S (Summer) or Letter L (Leah) or Letter M (Miller)
#6: Letter S (Summer) in A.N.Y.R.O.S.E.
#7: 7 letters in "Leah Rae" or Letter S in S.E.V.E.N.U.P.
Finished
Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones
Qualifies for:
#3: Red cover
#5: T (Third) or C (Charley Davidson series name)
#7: 7 letters in "Darynda"
Mod
"Also works for Mauvelous.
Finished
#5: T (To Tame A Highland Warrior); M (Moning)
#5: T (To Tame A Highland Warrior); M (Moning)
finished -
by Kami Garcia Qualifies for - About books (Book of Moons)
Mauve lettering,
Letter B or G
Finished
#3: Red Cover
#5: L (Liliana) B (Bodoc) D (Días del Venado) S and C (Saga de los Confines)
#6: ANY ROSE: S (Saga de los Confines)
#7: Liliana
#3: Red Cover
#5: L (Liliana) B (Bodoc) D (Días del Venado) S and C (Saga de los Confines)
#6: ANY ROSE: S (Saga de los Confines)
#7: Liliana
Finished
by Dan BrownQualifies for:
#3: Red Cover
#5: I (Inferno), D (Dan), B (Brown), R (Robert Langdon seres)
#7: 7 Letters in title
finished - Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Qualifies for:
Red
Letter S
and possibly RaT for vacation destination (Germany, although I wouldn't recommend 1944 when the book is set)
Mod
LMBO! Good thing it is just for location and not era.
finished -
by Stephen KingActually a reread but it was about 1978 the last time I read it, before the movie came out.
Qualifies for:
need judgement call on cover. Is that blue?
7 letters in title (Shining) and author's name (Stephen)
Letter S for #5 or for RaT (any rose)
Mod
need judgement call on cover. Is that blue?"
More of a blue-green. Works well for Moonstone, Irene.
However, Electric Lime's Ahead and Behind Teams are Mauvelous and Radical Red, respectively. Standing won't change (with regards to 7% Solution Challenge) until the last Sunday Update in June.
finished -
by Nora Roberts Qualifies for:
Letter R, N, or S
7 letters in Roberts
finished -
by Patricia RiceQualifies for:
Mini-challenge (blue cover)
Mauve lettering
Letters D, R
by Anthony C. WinklerJune 2
Option 5: letters A or W (author's name)
Option 6: Letter A (ANY ROSE)
Option 7: 7 Letters in author's last name
by Greg BellowJune 2
Option 5: Letter S, G, or B
Option 6: Letter S (ANY ROSE)
Option 7: Letter S (Seven Up)
by Leigh Nichols aka Dean KoontzJune 3
Option 5: Letters T, L, or N
Option 6: Letter N
Option 7: Letter N (SEVEN UP)
by David StarkeyJune 4
Option 2: May be red enough. . .
Option 5: Letters E or S
Option 6: Letters E or S
Option 7: Letters E or S; 7 letters in author's last name
by Camilla LäckbergJune 5
Option 5: Letters T, S, C, or L
Option 6: Letter S
Option 7: Letter S or 7 letters in author's first name
by Philippa GregoryJune 6
Option 2: Red Cover
Option 5: Letters G or T
Option 6: Set in England (probably a pretty nice vacation location)
Option 7: Letter V or 7 letters in author's last name
Finished
#2: Mauve cover
#5: S (Sade)
#6: ANY ROSE: S (Sade)
#7: SEVEN UP: S (Sade)
#2: Mauve cover
#5: S (Sade)
#6: ANY ROSE: S (Sade)
#7: SEVEN UP: S (Sade)
Finished Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Qualifies for:
#1 - Team Blast Off Bronze, Lilac's shelf
#2 - red cover
#5 - Letter S or M
#6 - Letter S, set in France
#7 - Seven letters in title, author first name, Letter S
Finished Paul Is Undead by Alan Goldsher
Qualifies for:
#5 Spell-It-Out (Alan or Goldsher)
#6 From May’s R-a-T Mini Challenges: “A.N.Y. R.O.S.E.” (Alan)
#7 Seven: “S.E.V.E.N. U.P.”(Paul Is Undead)
Finished If You Ask Me by Betty White
Qualifies for:
#1 “Behind Enemy Lines”: Tower Team Cadet Blue - ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)
#2 Color Ahead (RED)
#5 Spell-It-Out (If You Ask Me, Betty or White)
Megan wrote: "Finished If You Ask Me by Betty White
Qualifies for:
#1 “Behind Enemy Lines”: Tower Team Cadet Blue -
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)
#2 Color Ahead (RED)
#5 Spell-..."
I just got that book for this challenge but it was already on my TBR list. Can't wait to read it!
finished -
by Sherrilyn KenyonQualifies for:
Behind Enemy Lines - Team Mauvelous--Evil Twin One (Ange)
Red cover
Letter N, S
NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II
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