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I finished SANDMAN SLIM for thief.
Of the books on my list, Playing For Keeps and Becoming Elite are self-published and have titles with multiple words.
Finished Red-Headed StepchildFits: Something catches on fire
Kathleen wrote: "Do you want me to read for moon instead Katharine? I have a short one I got from Kindlee freebied!"That would be wonderful. Thanks!
Completed both the sequin star and Dust Girl :-) just gonna check out what is still left to complete :-)
Rather annoyingly, I have two SUN in title books but I cannot get either of them and the book I'm reading now finished by Sunday morning... :(
Haha. I feel that is somehow fitting... :)
Kimberly wrote: "Haha. I feel that is somehow fitting... :)"hehehe have you read it?
Gillian wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Haha. I feel that is somehow fitting... :)"hehehe have you read it?"
I haven't. I've never even visited the Kimberleys - though I feel I should (since I'm in this country).
Finished
last night. Also just finished
. Starting
, just noticed a book (a diary) on its cover.
Finished GIRL WALKS INTO A BAR...:)
Becoming EliteFits: TBH, nothing. But it is self-published if you want to use it for the relay.
Now and Forever
Fits: Relay
Reading Rising from Dust, but it's pretty disappointing.
Does anyone else have a long weekend? I'm working Saturday, but Monday is a local holiday and I have Tuesday off. So I have a three day break that will (hopefully) have a lot of reading in it.
No three day weekend for me, I only have Sunday off, as from tomorrow I have to work Saturdays to clear backlog of work. Should take about six weeks. I need the money so it's a good thing even though it will def cut into my reading time
Noa, we had a long weekend here last weekend. It went way too quickly LOL!
Finished
fits: Bonus 32 Sun in title
Oh how I wish it was a long weekend too! But then I do need to make money coz am leaving on Wednesday. I'm not sure if I can get any actual reading done but I will try.
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You entered a time warp. Woah Deja Vu.
Jay Gatsby is in need of a fabulous party. He assures you that this party will be so grand that it will fill the pages of more books than you could possibly need.
◈ Speak in an English Accent - Read a book set in England
◈ Eat Fresh Oranges and Lemons - Read a book with a color in the title.
◈ Feast - Read a book with food on the cover.
◈ Listen to Music - Read a book where the main character is a musician.
◈ Watch the Beautiful Women - Read a book with a strong female lead.
Points: 60
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "BONUS LABOR 35
You entered a time warp. Woah Deja Vu.
Jay Gatsby is in need of a fabulous party. He assures you that this party will be so grand that it will fill the pages of more books t..."
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Athena, ever the champion of heroes, wishes to offer you a boon. But alas, nothing can be given for free. You must complete this task fit for the Goddess of Wisdom. Here's her caveat, it's tricky be warned: the first book must contain, in either title or series name, any of the following words: Truth, First, Dark
Read 5 linked books (i.e. Title Relay).
◈ Read 1st Book
◈ Read 2nd Book
◈ Read 3rd Book
◈ Read 4th Book
◈ Read 5th Book
Points: 60
I am nearly done with shadowfever which would work for bonus 35 read a book with a strong female lead
If I manage to finish shadowfever earli-ish tomorrow I can attempt to read London is ours which is set in England as it's quite short so should be a quickish read
Completed Bonus 35 with unused finished books. :DWe have 1 freebie left. I was thinking use it to re-get bonus (#2) and remove one of this blasted relays.
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You need to get an emergency message to Zeus. Your only hope is getting the attention of Hermes.
◈ Read a book with Message in the title
◈ Read a book where the characters exchange letters, emails, text messages
◈ Read a book with snakes on the cover
◈ Read a book with a hat on the cover
◈ Read a book with with wings on the cover
Points: 55
Sounds good to me. Btw shadowfever will also work for bonus 36 read something with wings on the cover as there is a bird and I am actually reading for same challenge (wings on the cover ) for another group
Oh yeah! My copy of the book is that one where the jacket is transparent and it's Mac on the inside. How's the Fever readathon? Do tell when you're about to read book 7. I'll read along!
If you use Nikks book for wings my book I just completed a day or so ago will work for strong female lead - Earth Star
I am reading YOU HAD ME AT HELLO. it takes place in Sheffield UK. Please put me down for the book in England. I will do my best to finish it. How long do we have left? 24 hours?
I read
yesterday it has wings on cover
The countdown clock is not working so its making it very hard to say if I can get another book in as it Saturday today I don't get a lot of reading time on the weekends :(
Kathleen, I am borrowing the next 3 books in the series from the library today but I doubt I will get to read them straight away, Actually the Dewey readathon is on the 22/10 and I have already organised a child free weekend so I can get some reading done. Will you be back by the 22nd. Perhaps we can look at doing it then
It looks like the set in England goal is not available.I think: You Had Me At Hello can be used for the Message in Title goal as well.
Have a look at the cover and see if you agree. There's a "message": What happens when the one that got away comes back? or even "You had me at hello" is a message?
I'm not sure if I am getting the intent of the goal right.
The characters also exchange text messages, emails, letters (for a different goal).
Nikk wrote: "Kathleen, I am borrowing the next 3 books in the series from the library today but I doubt I will get to read them straight away, Actually the Dewey readathon is on the 22/10 and I have already org..."Am good anytime Nikk! I won't be back til the 25th (I think WOBBLE will be finished by then too)... Am not in a rush :D
I can't believe WOBBLE's going to end soon! I hope there's stable internet connection where we're going because this is the last event and I don't really want to miss out!
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Oh man... This is another one of those super confusing ones...
The only thing I **think** I've worked out is that we want to be reading the first 3 books in series. Is that right?
If so, will it matter if we have previously read the first book and just read books 2&3 for the middle range of points? Or will it only count if book # 1 in the series in completed during this event?
Q: Does it always have to be 1, 2 & 3 in a series or could it also be later books 5, 6 &7 (I guess they have to follow each other)?A: It must be 1,2,3. but saving the 5,6,7 for a higher level weapon is good since it's usually harder to find higher series books.
*For example, we want to level up our weapon to Level 5.
We need to read books 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in a series.
SO IF...
I read book 1 from a series...
Nikk reads a book that is book 2 in a series...
Kimberly reads books that are 3rd and 4th in a series...
Ashley reads a book that is 5th in a series...
So now, we have completed the requirements and made our weapon Level 5.
*For example, I read a book that is 10th in a series, we can bank it temporarily and save it to be used when we work on leveling up our weapon to Level 10 or more.
Kathleen wrote: "Q: Does it always have to be 1, 2 & 3 in a series or could it also be later books 5, 6 &7 (I guess they have to follow each other)?A: It must be 1,2,3. but saving the 5,6,7 for a higher level wea..."
AH! :) So they don't have to be in the SAME series. Just in A series.
I feel better.
I'm going to make a temporary shelf of books I have at hand that are in various series - let me know if you want a link to it.
Kimberly wrote: "I'm going to make a temporary shelf of books I have at hand that are in various series - let me know if you want a link to it."Haha I'm doing the same! Yes do link us up! And maybe we'll put it all in a tab in the planning spreadsheet.
I have another question - I promise my last one for now as I need to work on my paper AND finish my book (I have 2.5 hours left of it - so it'll be no problem).If I read a LONG book in a series - will it count for extra points?
Page counts are not important. It's the series # that counts. So if we read any books that is in a series, we'll probably use/save it to level up our weapon.In the quests, maybe a specific task about page numbers will pop out from time to time.
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