June-July 7% Challenge Solution or 49 in 49

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This is the place to post your progress for the 7% Challenge Solution.

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I finished my first book . It works for:

1. Behind Enemy Lines: Vi from Team Moonstone read it
2. Color Ahead: blue
5. Spell it out: "W" from "Tower" (Wedding Night) or "S" from "Teams" (Sophie)
6. From May's R-a-T Mini Challenges: It is set in Greece, a favorite holiday destination and it works for "S" from "Rose" (Sophie)
7. Seven: "S" from "Seven" (Sophie)

[Ellinor]

My second book was . Here are the categories it would work for:

3. Color Behind: bronze
5. Spell it out: "G" from "Reading" (The Golden Egg) or "D" from "Reading" (Donna) or "L" from "Challenge" (Leon)
6. From May's R-a-T Mini Challenges: it's set in Venice, a place I'd consider a favorite holiday destination
7. Seven: seven words (title, series, author): The Golden Egg, Commisario Brunetti, Donna Leon

[Ellinor]

And another book is finished:

1. Behind enemy lines: Jenny Salgado from Team Cerulean (Hobbit Blue) read it
5. Spell-it-out: "T" from "Tower" or from "Teams" (Twilight) or "S" from "Teams" (Stephenie) or "M" from "Teams" (Meyer)
6. "S" from "Rose" (Stephenie)
7. Seven: "S" from "Seven" (Stephenie)

[Jess]

Wow, great start Ellinor!

I've finished Jane Eyre.
Potentially it works for:
#3 bronze, with the cover , or , but I don't know, haha.
#5. Spell-it-out: "C" from NBRC or Challenge (Charlotte) or "B" from NBRC (Bronte)
#6: Maybe? It's set in England which is a holiday destination, but that may be a bit broad, since it's not set somewhere really well known like London?
Sorry for the vagueness! :/

[Moderators of NBRC]

Jess wrote: ", or "

Works for bronze.

[Ellinor]

The good thing about the worst spring/summer we've ever had here is that I have so much time to read. So he's the next book I read this weekend

5. Spell-it-out: "T" from "Tower" or "Teams" (Taubenjagd) or "S" from "Teams" (Spinelli)
6. "S" from "Rose" (Spinelli)
7. "S" from "Seven" (Spinelli)

[Deedee]

I've finished my first book of June:


The Earl by Cecelia Holland

5. Spell-it-out: "E" from T.O.W.E.R. or T.E.A.M.S. or R.E.A.D.I.N.G. or C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E. (Earl) or "C" from N.B.R.C. (Cecelia) or C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E. (Cecelia) or "H" from C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E. (Holland)
6. "E" from "Rose" (Earl)
7. Seven: 7 letters in title (The Earl) or an author with seven letters in their first name (Cecelia) or an author with seven letters in their last name (Holland) or "E" from S.E.V.E.N (Earl)

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Way to go, Deedee! Welcome onboard!

[Marie]

I've read

It can go in Spell-it-out: R.E.A.D.I.N.G (Dance) or T.E.A.M.S. (Sherrilyn).

[Marie]

Hmm, another one from me :D
Sylvia Day "Entwined with you"

Spell it out: T.O.W.E.R or T.E.A.M.S. or R.E.A.D.I.N.G. or C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E (Entwined)
Spell it out: T.E.A.M.S. (Sylvia)
Spell it out: R.E.A.D.I.N.G. (Day)
R-a-T Mini Challenge: it has a predominately green cover o it can be used to spell out A.N.Y. R.O.S.E. (Entwined)
Seven: Again spell it out S.E.V.E.N (Entwined in you)

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Yay, Marie!

[Jess]

Finished Blindness by José Saramago

Works for...
#5: "S" from TEAMS (Saramago), "B" from NBRC (Blindness)
#6: "S" from ROSE (Saramago)
#7: "S" from SEVEN (Saramago)

[Ellinor]

You're doing brilliant! This leaves us just 40 books. If we keep this pace we'll be finished in no time!

[Amy J.]

I finished Bliss by Opal Carew

Qualifies for: B in NBCR; O in TOWER; or C in CHALLENGE

O in ROSE

[Marie]

Well, you are lucky my exam week is coming, because I always go on a reading binge when I'm supposed to study. One can not study without a chapter or two of a non-related book as a proverbial carrot. :D So, basically it's a book a day month for me. Yey.
Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Spell it out: N.B.R.C or R.E.A.D.I.N.G. or C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E. (Night)
R-a-T Mini Challenge: A.N.Y. (Night)
Seven: S.E.V.E.N. (Night)

[Jess]

Done with Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Works for...
#3: bronze cover, maybe? I'll check if we need it for that category
#5: "M" in TEAMS (Miguel), "C" in NBRC/Challenge (Cervantes), "S" in TEAMS (Saavedra)

It's exam time for me too, Marie - I feel the same way! (Though I won't be finishing a book a day, I'm not that quick, haha)

[Moderators of NBRC]

Jess wrote: "Works for...
#3: bronze cover, maybe? I'll check if we need it for that category "

Approved.

[Jess]

Finished The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Works for
#1: Behind enemy lines - Emily from Moonstone read it
#5: "G" in CHALLENGE (Great), "S" in TEAMS (Scott)

[Jess]

Finished Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Works for
#1: Behind enemy lines - Wendelin (Alex) from Purple Mountain's Majesty read it
#5: "S" in TEAMS (Storm), "B" in "NBRC" (Butcher)
#6: "S" in ROSE (Storm)
#7: "S" in SEVEN (Storm), 7 words in "Storm Front, The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher"

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Team Update 06/08/13:

Total Read: 14/49

1. Behind Enemy Lines


2. Color Ahead - Blue


3. Color Behind - Bronze


5. Spell It Out - N B C T E M N (First 7 complete)


#6 R-a-T Item


#7 Seven

[Donna]

Sorry, behind in posting. I finished . It works for:
3. Color Behind - Bronze (I think)
5. Spell it Out - N E R N O
6. R-a-T Item - Venice & Florence
7. Seven - Inferno

I think I have done this right. I was not sure how to check for Behind Enemy Line, but if it fits there, and we need it that's fine. :)

[Marie]

I'm a bit behind in posting :D

Sherrilyn Kenyon "Night Play"

Color Ahead - Blue
Spell it out:N.B.R.C. or R.E.A.D.I.N.G. or C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E (Night)or T.E.A.M.S. (Sherrilyn)
Seven:S.E.V.E.N. (Night or Sherrilyn)
R-a-T:it has a bit of moon on the cover, if it counts :D

[Jess]

Finished Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

Works for
#5: "N" in Challenge, Reading (Nine), "R" in NBRC, Tower, Reading (Roger)
#6: "R" in ROSE (Roger), "N" in ANY (Nine)
#7: "N" in SEVEN (Nine)


Edited because I completely forgot about the existence of the word 'reading' :P

[Deedee]

Without a Summer (Glamourist Histories #3) (2013) by Mary Robinette Kowal
#2: Blue Cover (over 50% of the cover is different shades of blue)
#5: “M" in Teams (Mary), "S" in Teams (Summer), "R" in Reading (Robinette)
#6: "R" in Rose (Robinette), "S" in Rose (Summer)

(Robinette is author's middle name -- does that count?)

[Deedee]

The Dead Travel Fast (2010) by Deanna Raybourn
#5: "R" in Reading (Raybourn), "D" in Reading (Dead, Deanna), "T" in Tower (Travel)
#6: "R" in Rose (Raybourn)

[Marie]

Finished Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Spell-it-out: N.B.R.C. or R.E.A.D.I.N.G. or C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E. (Night)or T.E.A.M.S. (Seize)
R-a-T: A.N.Y. (Night) or R.O.S.E. (Seize)
Seven: S.E.V.E.N. (Night or Seize)

[Ellinor]

We already read 20 of 49 books. This is amazing, you're doing so great!

I'm 3 quarters through and hope to finish it quite soon. next on my list is

[Jess]

Ignore this! :)

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Hi Jess! I think the Roald Dahl book most likely will not count towards the challenge. It has illustrations and in those cases, we check the word count. I'm confirming it with the mods and I'll get back to you soon.

[Jess]

Ah, all right, I thought it would be okay because although it does have some pictures it's 45 pages over the "minimum" page count :)

[Marchioness of Magenta]

When there are pictures, then the word count has to be checked. From the word count, the page number I got was close to 150 which is below the minimum page count. I'll need confirmation on that though.

[Jess]

Okay, thanks, just let me know if I need to remove it then :)

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Sure. Thanks for understanding! :)

[Amy J.]

I finished And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini



It works for Blue.

It would work for an A or a M in the spell it out challenges.

[Marie]

I finished Sins of the night by Sherrylin Kenyon

Spell it out: N.B.R.C. or R.E.A.D.I.N.G. or C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E (Night) or T.E.A.M.S. (Sins)

Team ahead: I think it can work for blue
Seven:It can spell seven
R-a-T: it can spell any rose

I've also read Ancient Celts by Barry Cunliffe , but I'm not sure if it can be used in this challenge, since it has some pictures in it. Can someebody help me with that?

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Marie, I'm looking into it. Thanks for letting me know.

[Jess]

Finished by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter

Works for
#2: blue cover
#5: "T" in Tower, Teams (Time's), "A" in Teams, Reading, Challenge (Arthur), "C" in NBRC, Challenge (Clarke), "S" in Teams (Stephen), "B" in NBRC
#6: possibly a moon on the cover... I've been staring at it but can't tell so maybe skip that one, haha. But it works for "A" in Any or "S" in ROSE (Arthur, Stephen)
#7: "S" in Seven (Stephen), or 7 words in title + authors' names (Time's Eye Arthur C. Clarke Stephen Baxter)

[Jess]

Finished by Roger Zelazny

Works for
#5: "G" in Reading, Challenge (Guns), "R" in NBRC, Tower, Reading (Roger)
#6: green cover, "R" in Rose (Roger)
#7: 7 letters in "Zelazny"

[Jess]

Finished To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer

Works for
#5: "T" in Tower, Teams (To)
Edit: &
#7: "P" in Up (Philip) because I don't know how to spell apparently, haha.

Sorry, this one worked pretty horribly for this challenge :P And I'm going to be slowing down considerably since my exams actually happen over the next week and I have to stop filling my brain with fiction instead of fact ;)

[Marchioness of Magenta]

Also works for #7 - P in Seven Up.

Good Luck with your exams! It's weird but whenever I had my exams, I ended up reading more. I finally had to ban my library visits :P

[Deedee]

Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy (2013) edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

3. Color Behind: Bronze -- not sure, is this cover bronze enough?

5. Spell-It-Out: Title: Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells:
N.B.R.C. - .B.(Book)
T.E.A.M.S. - .S. (Spells)