NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II discussion
Halloween Read-a-Thon
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Event #2: Clues & Final Task
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Clue #1:It's all or nothing
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Clue #2:All your careful planning of the steps will pay off
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Clue #3:Use your imagination
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Clue #4:It can be either cover or title
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Clue #5:Six is the number to beat!
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Final task will be posted tomorrow
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Final Task
Using the titles (or covers) of the books read in the completed tasks write your own story. (Halloween themed or not - your choice)
Rules:
1) Minimum 6 books
2) You can use any number of tasks you want, but, you have to use ALL titles/covers in that task.
3) You must post the tasks chosen and your story on the Event #2: Clues & Final Task thread.
Example: (Using 10 books from 3 tasks)
Task 2: Special Abilities
Tangled Threads
The Kingdom
Task 3: Trick-or-treat (Costume)
E - Eve
L - Lover Awakened
F - Frost Burned
Task 5:Creatures
Carnival of Souls
Warm Bodies
Lover Eternal
The Wicked Kiss
Shadowfever
Final Task:
Eve, a spooky voice said, your Lover Awakened from a Frost Burned Shadowfever in The Kingdom. For him you will face a wall of Warm Bodies, unravel Tangled Threads and enter the Carnival of Souls. For he's your Lover Eternal and only with him will you share The Wicked Kiss.
Atomic TangerineI hope I've done this right but...
11 books from 4 tasks.
Task 1 - Fears:
The Transformed
Task 2 - Modern adaptations:
Dorothy: The Darker Side Of Oz
Alice in Deadland
Task 3 - Creatures:
The Grimm Diaries Prequels Volume 1- 6
Breaking the Storm
Once Bitten
Task 5: Trick or Treat (WICKED)
W - When a Secret Kills
I - Somewhere to Belong
C - Crashing Into You
K - Ray of Light
E - Stolen Fury
Final Task:
When a Secret Kills Alice in Deadland, she is looking for Somewhere to Belong for the The Grimm Diaries Prequels Volumes 1-6. Once Bitten, The Transformed girl comes Crashing Into You, Breaking the Storm before a Stolen Fury sends a Ray of Light from Dorothy: The Darker Side Of Oz, freeing her from the curse.
Task One (one book)
: Theme Two - Masters of Horror and the Fantastic1. Carrie by Stephen King, read by Steven on 10/4
Task Two (two books) : Theme Nine - Halloween Cover Hunt
2. The Whispering House by Rebecca Wade, read by Karla on 10/5
3. Partners in Crime by Kim Harrington, read by Karla on 10/6
Task Three (three books) : Theme Ten - Special Abilities
4. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, read by Nicole on 10/4
5. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan, read by Jane on 10/5
6. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris, read by Steven on 10/6
Final Task:
Carrie and Scarlet are two very special girls. One has the power of Grave Sight and the other is The Last Olympian, but together they call themselves Partners in Crime Paranormal Detection Agency (or the PiC for short!). They became famous after they solved a very challenging case involving a haunted mansion known simply as The Whispering House...
Lisa Kay wrote: "Clever, ✿Claire✿! LOL!"It is... but where is Dorothy: The Darker Side Of Oz? Did I miss it?
If you choose a task, all books in it must be used.
Sonia wrote: "Lisa Kay wrote: "Clever, ✿Claire✿! LOL!"It is... but where is Dorothy: The Darker Side Of Oz? Did I miss it?
If you choose a task, all books in it must be used."
When I copied it across, it got lost, sorry! I've added it back in.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Cute, Monsieur Mango! LOL!"I like it! And is OK. Five Points for Mango Tango. Now, go read like a banshee till the 19th !!!
:o)
Final Task for Team Ceulean Hobbit Blue (9 books used)theme 1 - Face Your Fears
1. Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela by Felicia Watson
theme 3 - Supernatural Creatures
1. The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
2. Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur
3. Blood Rights by Kristen Painter
theme 5 - Halloween Party
1. A - The Restorer by Amanda Stevens
2. H - The Saint by Monica McCarty -
3. T - Whisper Falls by Toni Blake
4. U - Untamed by Pamela Clare
5. S - Skye from The Love Shack by Christie Ridgway
These Dangerous Games were for The Dark Highlander and his Blood Rights. The vampire family that commands the highlander will rule the realm. This warrior was The Saint that Skye had prayed for. His blood will make Skye The Restorer of Obiaka, the most ancient power, in the vampiric realm.
Skye tries to call out to her twin, but her Whisper Falls on deaf ears. So it's up to Skye to lead the Untamed highlander to the abandoned hut known as The Love Shack. It's nestled in a remote area, Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela. She can do it. It is her destiny and she will not fail her family...again.
Can we get extra points for using all 15 titles? Tea and I also came up with one using all titles, but Ezi's is shorter and sweeter.
Is actually a good idea TC. Let me check with LK and we'll get back to you
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Oh, I wasn't checking them for accuracy for count; I'm leaving that up to you, Sonia. I was just enjoying reading them. LOL!
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Sounds great!
Team Cerulean AKA Hobbit BlueIn case the ruling comes down that extra points may be earned by using all 15 titles, here is the story Tea and I came up with. (Mostly Tea, but I edited it to fit in the last 3 titles.)
Haunted Hobbit Halloween Hankering
They knew each other only by their code names. The plan was to meet at a secret place known as The Love Shack, a place everyone who lived in Whisper Falls(located Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela) believed to be haunted. For a long time, The Love Shack was used for secret ceremonies asking for Flesh and Blood and where The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was solved using human sacrifice. The only way to 'clean' the place was performing another ceremony, Blood Rights, during the Halloween challenge. This also involved getting rid of all Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
The Restorer(in real life known as Daughter of Smoke and Bone) came first. It was dark and all she could hear was The Cuckoo's Calling in the woods. She was a little scared, but knew this was the most important job in her career and she was not going to mess it up. All she needed now was her partner to show up.
There was a sound in the dark. The Saint was here! But when the door opened, The Dark Highlander came inside. One look at him and Daughter knew they were playing Dangerous Games. For the moment she forgot why they were here. How can this Untamed highlander be called The Saint? The Restorer and The Saint looked at each other for a long time. They both knew this would be the first of many Bungalow Nights.
Link to list of books read for Event 2
Final Task for Forest Green:Task 1 - Theme #2:Masters of Horror and Fantastic
Phantoms
Task 2 - Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt
A Dark and Lonely Place
Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
Task 3 - Theme #5:Face your Fears (**)
Tumble & Fall
Short Circuits
End in Tears
Task 4 - Theme #4:Trick or Treat (*)
To Have and to Kill
Dare Me
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
The Jaguar
Task 5 - Theme #7:Halloween Party – a Spell-it-Out challenge (*)
A Clockwork Heart
Eve
Once
The Black Moth
Slow Burn
Eve our beautiful maiden has a problem. Her love for that mysterious man, the one who always drives The Jaguar, that fancy black machine. The hot flaming passion that Once shone bright is now nothing but a painful Slow Burn. Their love, which was once so in sync, that it was almost like a A Clockwork Heart, now beats off-kilter, chimes discordant. Their devotion for each other, which once flew across the sky on the wings of pure white doves, now beats miserably against each other like The Black Moth on broken wings. Eve is scared now, and doesn't know how to get him back. She fears if she puts herself out there again, she is only going to Tumble & Fall and it is going to End in Tears. Every time she tries to express her feelings to him, it feels like her brain Short Circuits and painful words come out instead. Why do they have to make everything a fight? Everything is just like World War Z . Oh her heart is in such a A Dark and Lonely Place right now! It is like she is trapped amongst the Dragons of the Dwarven Depths; her despair is so great. "How long?" she wonders. How long is she going to haunted by the Phantoms of his love? "Do you Dare Me to take you back?" She asks nobody in particular. There is no response from the body on the floor. She stares at it, still in shock. "To have and to hold?" She whispers to her reflection in the mirror, what a lie! To Have and to Kill is much more like it!
OK, so the 15 books will be a bonus task. I'm on my kindle, but will work on the "official" post soon.Forest Green, since yours has already the 15 books - I didn't check them, but it seems like it - you can choose to post another one with 15, or one with less.
Final task for B'dazzled BlueTask 1: Halloween Cover Hunt
1. Fractured
Task 2: Masters of horror and fantastic
1. Merrick
2. Fortunately, the Milk . . .
Task 4: Trick or treat spell-it-out GUMMIE BEARS
1. 11th Hour (B)
2. The Third Option (M)
3. The Draining Lake (I)
4. The Elephant Whisperer (E)
Task 5: Halloween party spell-it-out CAULDRON
1. Crocodile on the Sandbank (C)
2. Still Life (L)
3. Angels of Bourbon Street (D)
4. You Belong to Me (Romantic Suspense, #12) (R)
5. No Man's Mistress (N)
Merrick had always been No Man's Mistress until she met The Elephant Whisperer who insisted, "You Belong to Me". The day they met, The Elephant Whisperer, had been whispering unsuccessfully to a Crocodile on the Sandbank of The Draining Lake. Fortunately, the Milk . . . he brought was a magic elixir which tamed both Merrick and the Crocodile. This Fractured relationship was not Merrick's ideal but it was the 11th Hour and this was The Third Option. Being a mistress was a far cry from her previously Still Life, and when she finally died, her ghost was tasked with haunting adulterers, amongst the other Angels of Bourbon Street, forever...
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TurtleCollector from the Hobbit team sugested it, and we loved the idea. So, here's the mod's trick or treat for you:
Win another 5 BAP, by writing a story (simmilar to the final task) with ALL the 15 books read in the event#2
This bonus task doesn't override the final one - is an extra.
Updated MANGO TANGO's post to include all 15 books :)
Monsieur Mango wrote: "Updated MANGO TANGO's post to include all 15 books :)"It is so cool!
Can you please put Final task with only the final task and the bonus with the two paragraphs please?
Just so we can see that there are two different ones :)
So does Forest Green need to write another story for the final task and use post 26 for the bonus since it contains all 15 books?
Can we use the original story and expand on it or does it have to be a different one?
Sonia wrote: "Monsieur Mango wrote: "Updated MANGO TANGO's post to include all 15 books :)"It is so cool!
Can you please put Final task with only the final task and the bonus with the two paragraphs please?
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Okay!
BONUS WITH ALL 15:Task One (one book) : Theme Two - Masters of Horror and the Fantastic
1. Carrie by Stephen King, read by Steven on 10/4
Task Two (two books) : Theme Nine - Halloween Cover Hunt
2. The Whispering House by Rebecca Wade, read by Karla on 10/5
3. Partners in Crime by Kim Harrington, read by Karla on 10/6
Task Three (three books) : Theme Ten - Special Abilities
4. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, read by Nicole on 10/4
5. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan, read by Jane on 10/5
6. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris, read by Steven on 10/6
Task Four (four books) : Theme Eight - Supernatural Creatures
7. DRT by Eric Thomas, read by Jane on 10/6
8. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris, read by Steven on 10/6
9. Possession by J.R. Ward, read by Lisa on 10/4
10. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory, read by Jane on 10/7
Task Five (five books) : Theme Four - Trick or Treat (Costume: GHOST)
11. G- The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson, main character Goldy, read by Barb on 10/4
12. H- Death on Demand by Carolyn G. Hart, author last name Hart, read by Barb on 10/6
13. O- Oolong Dead by Laura Childs, read by Barb on 10/5
14. S- Stargazey Hunt by Shelley Noble, read by Barb on 10/4
15. T- Truly, Madly by Heather Webber, read by Barb on 10/7
Final Task:
Carrie and Scarlet are two very special girls. One has the power of Grave Sight and the other is The Last Olympian, but together they call themselves Partners in Crime Paranormal Detection Agency (or the PiC for short!). They became famous after they solved a very challenging case involving a haunted mansion known simply as The Whispering House...
Located in Stargazey Point, South Carolina, their client known only as DRT was in Possession of powers that allowed him to call up Death on Demand. He was heard around town chanting spells like the familiar Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble, so everyone assumed he was guilty. The girls were Truly, Madly in love with their work and would not rest until they discovered the truth. They worked long and hard gathering information, and when they deciphered the Oolong Dead code, they learned who was behind the creepiness known to the public as A Touch of Dead. The police had no choice but to clear DRT of The Whole Enchilada of charges against him.
Final task for B'dazzled Blue - Bonus version with all 15 booksTask 1: Halloween Cover Hunt
1. Fractured
Task 2: Masters of horror and fantastic
1. Merrick
2. Fortunately, the Milk . . .
Task 3: Masters of horror and fantastic
1. My Life as a White Trash Zombie
2. The Coven: Uninvited
3. Blue Dahlia
Task 4: Trick or treat spell-it-out GUMMIE BEARS
1. 11th Hour (B)
2. The Third Option (M)
3. The Draining Lake (I)
4. The Elephant Whisperer (E)
Task 5: Halloween party spell-it-out CAULDRON
1. Crocodile on the Sandbank (C)
2. Still Life (L)
3. Angels of Bourbon Street (D)
4. You Belong to Me (Romantic Suspense, #12) (R)
5. No Man's Mistress (N)
Merrick had always been No Man's Mistress until she met The Elephant Whisperer who insisted, "You Belong to Me". The day they met, The Elephant Whisperer, had been whispering unsuccessfully to a Crocodile on the Sandbank of The Draining Lake. Fortunately, the Milk . . . he brought was a magic elixir which tamed both Merrick and the Crocodile. Merrick tried everything she could think of and even joked about My Life as a White Trash Zombie was her new lease on life. She even went as far as contacting the Blue Dahlia from The Coven: Uninvited but was unable to get away from his pull on her soul. This Fractured relationship was not Merrick's ideal but it was the 11th Hour and this was The Third Option. Being a mistress was a far cry from her previously Still Life, and when she finally died, her ghost was tasked with haunting adulterers, amongst the other Angels of Bourbon Street, forever...
Forest Green - Final task - Short Version. We will use Rebekah's story in post 26 above that contains all 15 book titles for the bonus.
I used Task 1 - Theme #2:Masters of Horror and Fantastic
Phantoms
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Task 5 - Theme #7:Halloween Party – a Spell-it-Out challenge (*)
A Clockwork Heart
Eve
Once
The Black Moth
Slow Burn
Almost a scary Christmas
I was standing outside amidst the swirling snow thinking of the Phantoms of a previous Christmas Eve. Now like A Clockwork Heart slowly unwinding I did a Slow Burn. Everything was gone. Where did my life go. Once I had it all. Now I was like The Black Moth drawn to the flame.
Then I woke up from my nightmare to the bouncing of my excited children on my bed. Wake up daddy. It's Christmas!
Wild Blue Yonder Final Task (Short Version)Task 1, Hallow Places
Lover Enshrined
Task 5, Supernatural Creatures
1. Bite Me If You Can
2. A Wrinkle in Time
3. Etiquette & Espionage
4. Obsession
5. Sirensong
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful lady vampire who had an Obsession with Etiquette & Espionage. She practiced her skills all day, never forgetting to take high tea or to spy on her unsuspecting neighbors. No one suspected her of being anything out of the ordinary, though they thought it rather odd that she had her Lover Enshrined in the pantry. One day he had told her "Bite Me If You Can". And she had. The Sirensong of his blood called to her in a way she couldn't resist. She kept his body from crumbling to dust by using A Wrinkle in Time once a day and passing her unfortunate lover through it.
what..so now we have to do 2 stories?
Catherine wrote: "what..so now we have to do 2 stories?"Catherine... one story using at least 6 counts as your final task.
If you would like 5 extra BAPs, you can submit a story using ALL 15.
It can be an extended version of your original, but it must be two separate posts.
wait..I'm confused...if we have one story and it uses all 15 words...do we still get the final task credit? and also the 5 extra points?
Tickle ME Pink Final Task 11 books from 4 tasks
Task 1
Theme 8: Supernatural Creatures
Task 2
Theme #2 Masters of horror and fantastic
Task 3
Theme 5: Face your Fears
Task 5
Theme #7:Halloween Party
Spell-it-Out EYEBALL SALAD
Y~
by Rick Yancey, B~
10/10/13L~
L~
by L.A. Witt, S~ Megan
Final Task:
In the City of Night, Carrie caught the killing Flu from a Spider's Bite. Her brother Max, the Prodigal Son of the family took Carrie on The Road to go to “doctor” who can cure her in a faraway city. The family tried Six Ways from Sunday to cure Carrie but with no effect. The only way was for Max to take her to the doctor. During the trip Carrie’s vision kept going in and Out Of Focus along with massive headache and fever chills. In the city, Dani, the “doctor” told her that she was the last person he would cure. After all it was The Last Winter of Dani Lancing. Dani cast a spell that caused a Blood Bound between the sick Carrie and her brother Max. Dani informed Max that at the end of the spell on The 5th Wave of dust that clouds around him and Carrie, strength from him will be passed to Carrie to cure her and then they can go home. With that Dani disappeared.
Catherine wrote: "wait..I'm confused...if we have one story and it uses all 15 words...do we still get the final task credit? and also the 5 extra points?"No Catherine. I wrote the final task story for my group using all 15 without knowing about the bonus. I was told we had to go back and do another smaller one. :) So do one with at least 6 for final task and then you can do the 15-story one for the bonus. 2 stories required.
thanks...that explains it better:) I did the same thing!
For Moonstone - Final Task (6 books from 3 tasks)Task 1: Theme 1 - Classic Horror (1 book)
The Woman in Black
Task 2: Theme 10 - Special Ability (2 books)
Roses in Moonlight
Shifting Dreams
Task 3: Theme 8 - Supernatural Creatures (3 books)
Tidal
Lover Awakened
Heart of Obsidian
Ever since The Woman in Black had discovered a special rock on an archaeological dig that she called the Heart of Obsidian she had been having Shifting Dreams and was not sleeping as of late. She crept out of bed, careful not to have her Lover Awakened and walked to the window for a bit of fresh air. She looked down at the Roses in Moonlight reflected in the Tidal pool and knew that there was more to that rock and she was going to find out what it meant before it destroyed her.
For Moonstone - BONUS Task (15 books from all 5 tasks)Task 1: Theme 1 - Classic Horror (1 book)
The Woman in Black
Task 2: Theme 10 - Special Ability (2 books)
Roses in Moonlight
Shifting Dreams
Task 3: Theme 8 - Supernatural Creatures (3 books)
Tidal
Lover Awakened
Heart of Obsidian
Task 4: Theme 7 - Halloween Party (Spell It Out MASK) (4 books)
Magic Lost, Trouble Found
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Step Into My Parlor
For You
Task 5: Theme 4 - Trick or Treat (Spell It Out WITCH) (5 books)
Wild Card
If You Can't Stand the Heat...
Trouble in Mudbug
The Bride Wore Size 12
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Upon arriving at your home, your maid, The Woman in Black, comes forward with a missive from an admirer....none other than Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter!
The message says..."Meet me tonight, please. We can sit in the garden smelling the scent of the Roses in Moonlight and dance under the stars." I thought to myself, "well....If You Can't Stand the Heat..." Along with the note, is a gorgeous arrangement of flowers, with a card that says.."For You, my Lover Awakened! You have a Heart of Obsidian." My heart almost melts as I'm brought to tears.
The message says to come late in the evening. As the moon wans, the Tidal flow draws out the spirits, pursuant to their crafts. "Magic Lost, Trouble Found" say the good spirits, as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows attempt to unseat you from your horse!
I doze....and awaken hours later from Shifting Dreams of Trouble in Mudbug. When I awaken..my first thought in my fuzzy mental state is of a recent wedding. The Bride Wore Size 12.....and was a true beauty....a true Wild Card... Unsure of what to wear to my evening rendez-vous, I wander downstairs and Step Into My Parlor..for a small snack.
Your stories are amazing!!!Good Job everyone :o)
Team Mauvelous:Final Task:
Task 1:
Theme #6:Hallow Places (Cemeteries) -Hina
1. The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens. Completed 10/4/13 ***** (5 Stars)
Task 3:
Theme #8:Supernatural Creatures
Barbara
1. Fall of Night by Rachel Caine. Completed 10/5/13 **** (4 Stars) Vampires
2. Hunted by P.C. Cast. Completed 10/5/13 ** (2 Stars) Vampires
Evil Twin One (Ange)
3. The Calling by Cate Tiernan. Completed 10/4/13 **** (4 Stars) Witches
Task 4:
Theme #4:Trick or Treat - BANSHEE
JoLene
1. H - Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn by Catherine Friend. Completed 10/6/13 *** (3 Stars)
Evil Twin One (Ange)
2. E - Elise from Coven by K.A. Young. Completed 10/4/13 ***** (5 Stars)
Barbara
3. N - Aunt Dimity and the Duke by Nancy Atherton. Completed 10/6/13 *** (3 Stars)
Hina
4. B - On A Night Like This by Barbara Freethy. Completed 10/6/13 **** (4 Stars)
Task 5: Theme #7: Halloween Party: Superstition (music)
Ange
P - Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs. Completed 10/6/13 ***** (5 Stars)
T - Changeling by Cate Tiernan. Completed 10/6/13 ***** (5 Stars)
T - Thomas from Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs. Completed 10/7/13 ***** (5 Stars)
Barbara
R - Raven Calls by C.E. Murphy. Completed 10/6/13 *** (3 Stars)
Hina
S - Hot Island Nights by Sarah Mayberry. Completed 10/8/13 **** (4 Stars)
During the masquerade ball put on by Aunt Dimity and the Duke in The Kingdom of Nebraska, Dorothy, the Changeling steps outside for a breath of fresh air. Out of the blue, a tornado strikes as the Raven Calls causing Dorothy to be Hit by a Farm. Even with this disaster On A Night Like This, The Calling for the removal of masks at the Fall of Night is expected in the Hunting Ground of the Coven. Dorothy didn't Cry Wolf at feeling Hunted because she was unconscious and dreaming of Hot Island Nights.
NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II
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The clues and Final task will be posted in this thread.
Each clue will be posted as soon as the correspondent task will be finished by the first team.
Final task will be posted when all teams have finished all tasks or on the October 14th whichever occurs first.