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Judith wrote: "Dragana wrote: "Currently I am reading 
for Days Of TT goals. It has sleigh and snow, so we can pick where to use it.After that I can read a book for ..."
I completely agree.
BTW OK so I was checking my books and saw that Cress has 61 chapters. And then remembered we have it in goalless books. Yay!
Used Cress read by Andrea for goal to read a book with 61-70 chapters.Used A Wicked Thing read by Andrea for a (new) goal where character gets independence.
Used Creation in Death read by Imke for (new) goal where murder or suicide takes placeNew goal: Read a book that a player in an opposing team has read during this team challenge
This one will take some searching but I am sure some of our Goalless books will fit. I'm off to spy on other teams. ;)
Used Six of Crows read by Judith for goal: Read a book that a player in an opposing team has read during this team challengeUsed Harde grenzen read by Imke for goal: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as to-read
Used The Hallowed Ones read by Andrea for goal: Read a book with a hat on the cover
New goal: Read a book that contains a quote from another author in the text
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New goal: Read a book with 2 different words that rhyme in the title
I just finished a book that part of it is based on religion, her parents are highly religious and sent her off to some religious boot camp to be try to get rid of her 'demons'. Its only part of the book like I said... would that count or does the whole book have to have a religious theme?
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I think that is close enough especially if the main characters are fairly religious
Well the book is about child trafficking and how it changed their lives, One of the main characters story is about the religion thing and how she finally found her purpose, also others were saved by churches and sent to shelters for children to get them off the street, its not all about religion but is definitely a big aspect in the stories.
Nine Worlds
GAME OVER
Congrats Thor!
Team Points
Thor 870
Loki 395
Valkyries 255
Odin 235
Thank you for playing!
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I found a book that is set in prehistoric time that looked interesting. I'm going start reading today.
Wow I didn't expect that we will win,since other teams read more books than us. They must have been lazy and didn't enter all the books...Wren, I think Coraline told us she is already reading something set in that period. But feel free to read/explore if you want of course.
I remember I loved The Clan of the Cave Bear and the reast of that series...
Clan of the cave bear is a wonderful book. I need to finish the last 4 hours of the audiobook, but it won't count since I started before the TT challenge started. Yeah for us for winning the Norse team mini challenge. Totally didn't see that one coming.
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Used: Pretty Girls read by Zee for 2015 GR Choice winner or nominee.
Used: Ceremony in Death read by Zee for main genre of Crime.
Used: The Hunt read by Andrea for book published on 22nd of the month.
Used: Lover Enshrined read by Imke for book published on 3rd of the month.
Used: American Gods read by Imke for read a book with tarot card "Justice" in title or Text.
Used: Paranormal Intruder read by Zee for genre that you love (paranormal is a very popular genre for the team).
Used: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban read by Wren for book that is #3 in series.
Used: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone read by Imke for unusual sidekick.
Used: Ruin and Rising read by Samantha for where characters are superstitious or believe in myths/entities.
New goal: Read a book with the word darning in text
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Read a book with Christmas Decorations/Lights on cover for 10 points!
Finally we had some luck with goals!And I can do a 'darning' goal. Apparently, darning is a popular activity, I found it in a lot of ebooks on my Kindle. :)
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And I can do a 'darning' goal. Apparently, darning is a popular activity, I found it in a lot of ebooks on my Kindle. :)"
Okay, great! I'm almost done with the rhyming goal. The book isn't too long and is a really quick read as well as good.
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Used: The Summer Day is Done read by Zee for yellow, orange, golden dress on cover.
Used: Angel Fever read by Andrea for orange cover.
New goal: Read a book about someone who is extremely religious
Yeah for us winning the mini challenge.
Judith wrote: "Used: Where There's Fire read by me for 2 words in title that rhyme.Used: The Summer Day is Done read by Zee for yellow, orange, golden dress on cover.
Used: [book:..."
That was quick! I hadn't even had a chance to post it on read books thread yet :-P
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Used: The Summer Day is Done read by Zee for yellow, orange, golden dress on cover..."
There's a tab called bk list that is a summary tab and has all the books in one long spreadsheet. If a book is pulled into the spreadsheet and isn't listed on the goalless tab or used for a goal, it pops up highlighted.
When that happens, I go ahead and add the book and fill out the goalless tab as best I can until more details get posted on the Books Read thread. In this instance it worked out :)
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That seems hard, especially because it has to be 'extremely religious' which to me means something more along the lines of the dad in Poisonwood Bible than simply being believers in a given religion.
Great news for the poker goal. Religious themes or characters do not work for me, so it has my vote.We have Shadows of Self read by me in goalless books, where main character Wax is religious. He prays to God, and God even talks back to him (fantasy genre), but still I do not see him as 'extremely religious' really...
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Read a book where Christmas is spent on the beach or under real warm weather for 10 points!
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Read a book where the title has a Song Title from one of the lists below for 10 points!
Wikipedia's List of Chirstmas Carols
The Top 20 Christmas Songs You Never Get Sick of
The 50 Best Christmas Songs: Bells continue to ring for the Pogues Fairytale of New York
Used Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued read by me for goal: Read a book with the word darning in the textNew goal: Read a book that contains the word artichokes
ETA: Found the book with artichokes! Yay! I'm off to read it. ;)
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New goal: Read a book that contains the..."
Excellent!
Used Princesses Don't Get Fat read by me for goal: Read a book that contains the word artichokes Used The Heir read by Wren for: Read a book that won or was nominated in the 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards
Used Unspoken read by Wren for: Read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 female names in The Netherlands according to nameberry
Also the boon got accepted. So the NEW GOALS are:
- Read a book where tarot cards are used
- Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List
I am going to read something for the tarot goal. :)
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Used: The Deal read by me for ISBN10 with exactly 5 even numbers.
New goal: Read a book where a character is a dentist
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Read a book with coal on the cover or in the title for 10 points
These 'Days of TT' are getting harder and harder... :/ETA: Hope you all are having a great weekend!
Used Night Pleasures read by me for goal: Read a book where tarot cards are usedUsed Cruel Beauty read by Wren for goal: Read a book that won or was nominated in the 2014 Goodread Choice Awards
New goal: Read a novel with a recipe in it
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Used: Cress read by Dragana for book that's been on their to-read shelf for over 2 years.
Used: Scarlet Heat read by Dragana for title written in different colors.
Used: The Outlaw's Obsession read by Imke for a book published in March.
Used: The Bone Clocks read by me for a character with visions.
Used: Talking Dirty with the CEO read by Dragana for kindle version less than 300 pages.
Used: Fire with Fire read by Shy for book with a love triangle.
New Goal: Read a book with a title that starts with the letter J
Hi! Figured I'd check in after being MIA for a few weeks. Sorry about that, the end of the semester killed me a little.
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25 Days of TT goals:
Day 20: Read a book with hot chocolate on the cover for 10 points
Day 21: Read a book where a holiday meal is prepared or eaten for 10 points
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New goal: Read a book where the page numbers add to 22
Smoke that I read has them eating Christmas dinner, they cook then eat it in the book.
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Okay, great! I'll mark that one off :)
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No worries, I remember those days. I think people are going to be in and out between now and the New Year. But hopefully you'll be able to relax some before the new semester starts.
I just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone where Hermione's parents are both Dentists. Could that go towards the goal?
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Maybe, her parents are mentioned in the book but I don't really remember them being true characters (I don't remember Harry or Ron ever interacting with them directly, just Hermione talking about them). However, it's been awhile since I read the stories.
I'll pose the question to the mods and get a ruling. It'll be great if the answer is yes :)
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Used: Lover Unbound read by Imke for hardcover version longer than 500 pages.
Used: De bestemming read by Imke for average GR rating between 3.51 & 3.99.
New goal: Read a book that contains the word chlorophyll
Judith wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone where Hermione's parents are both Dentists. Could that go towards the goal?"Maybe, her parents are mentioned in the book bu..."
Sorry, it's no. You are right and they are only being mentioned in the books. Even when they do show up (I think in one book they are waiting for Hermione at the station or bringing her or something like that) they are not 'long' enough in it to count.
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New goal:Read a book with a top shelf of 'started' on the first page of top shelves
*Note: this is NOT the same thing as currently-reading. This is going to be a hard one to find.
Would that be located in the genres section under popular started books? If it is Harry Potter is one of them, as is American Gods. If it's not then I looked in the wrong place, those kind of goals confuse me sometimes.
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You go to the main book page for a given book and look where the main genres are listed. Underneath the initial genres on the GR book page there is a link that says top shelves.
'started' or 'just started' has to be one of the shelves on the first page.
If you search under genres for 'started', books like Harry Potter are listed. But if you go to the Harry Potter book's page, 'started' isn't on the first page of shelves.
Hopefully that made some sense :/
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After that I can read a book for chapter goal. I ..."
I'd be more inclined to use it for the sleigh goal. I think we'll find more options for the snow.