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message 2251: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Brianna wrote: "Finished:
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) by Sarah Addison Allen"


Excellent job! :)


message 2252: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Brianna wrote: "I haven't been able to get much reading done since last week, so today is a dedicated reading day. I need the stress relief. So I'll probably be finishing up a few books today."

Dedicated reading days are the best days!


message 2253: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Pragya wrote: "Finished:

Half Lost (The Half Bad Trilogy, #3) by Sally Green
Half Lost by Sally Green
Date: 27/7/16"


I feel like I'm getting to know these characters after typing their names into the spreadsheet three times! ;)


message 2254: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Tammie wrote: "Finished:
The Seduction of His Wife (Logger #1) by Janet Chapman
The Seduction of His Wife...13 potential letters!"


Nice work! I made a special note of those gold letters on the spreadsheet, those may come in handy. :)


message 2255: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Bethany wrote: "Is it bad if my big motivator for reading a lot is that I want to catch up to Lory and Ray's page counts? :)"

Healthy competition is fine by me! Hehe. But no pressure, never pressure. :)


message 2256: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Bethany wrote: "p.s.: Protector of the small has the pink quote
"I couldn't have done nearly as much if you weren't in the pink of health to begin with."

I'm not totally sure if that's in reference to the color p..."


Interesting! It would be a borderline case that I would bring with the mods, but seeing as how we have so many pink books I'm not worried. :)


message 2257: by Kazen (last edited Jul 28, 2016 03:53AM) (new)

Kazen (as of last edit ↑↑)


Current word: NBRCBOM
Possible books for each letter (remembering that some overlap):

N - 9
B - 16 (need 2)
R - 15
C - 18
O - 13
M - 21

Color Bonus 1: Silver in title
Possible: 0

Color Bonus 2: Silver in text
Possible: 5

Most needed: Silver in title (remember, it must have a spell out letter we can use!)
Also could use: books with N in the spell out


message 2258: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "One of my Naked Sun characters was a murder victim, dead at the start if the book. I didn't include him because I had the letters already but he had a HUGE role-- constantly talked about by numerous people, personally and professionally. What would the verdict be on that? Just for curiosity's sake. "

This is also a very interesting case! I would probably bring it back to the mods for a ruling, to be honest. And seeing as how they're so busy and we already have the letters I'd rather not bother them. :/ Shall we consider it a tantalizing conundrum for the moment? That is, until the next dead person with a big role shows up in our books ;)


message 2259: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments Sounds good to me. I probably think about dead people more than the average bear anyway. I <3 forensics! And serial killers, lol. :D


message 2260: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "Bethany wrote: "I'd say to remember you joined up later than us but then I remembered you brought books, so instead I say "neener neener, can't catch me! :P"

This cracked me up :D I would say "nanny nanny boo boo"... maybe a regional thing? ;)

...a search on wikipedia later...

Apparently nanny nanny boo boo is said in the Southern US, but I'm from the Northeast... what's up with that. :P


message 2261: by Ray (user2637) (last edited Jul 28, 2016 12:47AM) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments Kazen wrote: "Apparently nanny nanny boo boo is said in the Southern US, but I'm from the Northeast... what's up with that. :P"

You're just a weirdo I guess! ;) ;) ;) :D

ETA: I've never heard nanny nanny boo boo.



message 2262: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Bethany wrote: "and generally I won't be told to put them away at any point during the flight. :)"

They changed this recently - you can use devices like kindles even while taxing and landing now! They just can't be connected to the internet. :)


message 2263: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ella wrote: "finished An Offer He Can't Refuse by Theresa Ragan
An Offer He Can't Refuse by Theresa Ragan

Pink in text- "Pinkman? ". "Yes, because of all the pink slips ..."


For some reason this had me humming the Pinky and the Brain theme song, hehe.


message 2264: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "Sounds good to me. I probably think about dead people more than the average bear anyway. I <3 forensics! And serial killers, lol. :D"

...in books, right? Love them in books. ;)


message 2265: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "ETA: I've never heard nanny nanny boo boo"

We were more classy and finished it with "You can't catch me!" ;)


message 2266: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments Kazen wrote: "Pink in text- "Pinkman? ". "Yes, because of all the pink slips ...
For some reason this had me humming the Pinky and the Brain theme song, hehe. ..."

F..."

Omg! I completely forgot abt this one hahah i liked the song too. : Pinky and the Brain


message 2267: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Okay, it's time to spin for a new word, wooooo! Big bucks, no whammies....


message 2268: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
The Magic Wheel has been spun for a new word!


Your word is NBRCBOM!

Bonuses:
• silver - Color is in Title
• silver - Color found in Text


message 2269: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 16595 comments Mod
Hahahaha
I haven't heard that phrase in forever Kazen!


message 2270: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments uh so i guess we're sticking with the O's and N's :|


message 2271: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments Kazen wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "ETA: I've never heard nanny nanny boo boo"

We were more classy and finished it with "You can't catch me!" ;)"


But that doesn't rhyme! :p


message 2272: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments Kazen wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "Sounds good to me. I probably think about dead people more than the average bear anyway. I

...in books, right? Love them in books. ;)"


*shrug* I've only encountered 2 dead humans outside of hospitals -that's a small sample size, and one was when I was 5. The second had most of the skin peeled off and muscles/tendons/etc exposed. It was AMAZING! :) I do plan to visit the Body Farm some day.


message 2273: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments im using my cell so its difficult to navigate through links....silver in title means d word silver as part of the title? or the title should be written in silver colour??


message 2274: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "Kazen wrote: "We were more classy and finished it with "You can't catch me!" ;)"

But that doesn't rhyme! :p"


This is the way of things, grasshopper. Video proof. :P


message 2275: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ella wrote: "im using my cell so its difficult to navigate through links....silver in title means d word silver as part of the title? or the title should be written in silver colour??"

The word silver as part of the title. This is what we need most! :)


message 2276: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments Naked Sun: "Squares in white and yellow (silver and gold, really, from the metallic luster) were placed in what seemed an aimless pattern.”

When Did You See Her Last?: “I thought of the silver mask, and the face of the Bombinating Beast.”

None in Mabel Jones.


message 2277: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments awww! the kid is adorable!! though i heard that fr the first time.. here in india we go with the simple 'na nana na na, u cant catch me'


message 2278: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments thanx kazen! though word or color; either way it was a rock and a heard place to me *sigh!*


message 2279: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments hard! i meant hard!! gosh y cant d app allow us to edit comments ?!?


message 2280: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray - related but not related - there are several corpse flowers getting ready to bloom, and all with live cams! For those who don't know, the corpse flower saves up energy for years and years before blooming spectacularly for less than 48 hours. Name is because they stink to high heaven. :P

New York Botanical Garden

Indiana University

United States Botanic Garden


message 2281: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ella wrote: "hard! i meant hard!! gosh y cant d app allow us to edit comments ?!?"

I'll edit you in my head, no worries. ;) And yeah, the app stinks. :(


message 2282: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "Naked Sun: "Squares in white and yellow (silver..."

Oooo, thanks! :D


message 2283: by Kazen (last edited Jul 28, 2016 02:33AM) (new)

Kazen

We have a new word, huzzah! Or a new abbrevation I guess, because NBRCBOM stands for Nothing But Reading Challenges Book of (the) Month.

The hardest task by far are books with silver in the title. Once we have those the letters should fall into place easily - latest info at the top of this page.

Go forth and read, Red Pandas! :)


message 2284: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments my current book is an N-book and has silver in the text . lucky me ! ;)


message 2285: by prag ♻ (last edited Jul 28, 2016 03:17AM) (new)

prag ♻ (janayanation) I'll read The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick, I've been thinking of doing it for a while now, and the color task is the perfect motivation.

I also had The Golden Compass, but I'm gonna read it only if we get golden. The kindle sample wasn't too interesting:/


message 2286: by Kazen (last edited Jul 28, 2016 02:47AM) (new)

Kazen Pragya - I loved The Golden Compass when I was a kid but I'm really afraid to reread it, in case it doesn't have the same awesomeness I remember. But whatever you do, don't watch the movie! ~shudders~

eta: And totally burying the lead - yeaaaaaa silver in the title books! :D


message 2287: by Ashley (new)

Ashley | 1439 comments Hello from the Plumed Basilisks!

I see the word corpse flower so thought I'd check in. We had one in Adelaide earlier this year....here is the time lapse video. Cool hey!

I didn't go see it because 40C heat and a stinky flower...hmm didn't sound like a nice mix


message 2288: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ashley wrote: "I didn't go see it because 40C heat and a stinky flower...hmm didn't sound like a nice mix "

Hi and thanks for the great video! Yeah, I think watching from a web cam at home is the perfect distance in that kind of heat. Ick.

(For the Americans - 40C is 104F!)


message 2289: by Karin (new)

Karin (karindem55) | 231 comments After my current read, I can read The Silver Suitcase if we still have that requirement to fill


message 2290: by prag ♻ (new)

prag ♻ (janayanation) Kazen wrote: "Pragya - I loved The Golden Compass when I was a kid but I'm really afraid to reread it, in case it doesn't have the same awesomeness I remember. But whatever you do, don't watch the movie! ~shudders~"

There's a movie too? I saw it on a 20 books to read as a teenager list so I figured I should give it a try. Haha, I hate when people screw up book to movie adaptations.


message 2291: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 16595 comments Mod
Ashley wrote: "Hello from the Plumed Basilisks!

I see the word corpse flower so thought I'd check in. We had one in Adelaide earlier this year....here is the time lapse video. Cool hey!

I didn't go see it becau..."


nifty!


message 2292: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Karin wrote: "After my current read, I can read The Silver Suitcase if we still have that requirement to fill"

That sounds great! We can do this word several times, and if we have books with silver in the title we can get a color bonus each time. :)


message 2293: by Margaret (last edited Jul 28, 2016 03:48AM) (new)

Margaret | 456 comments Yay for a new word!! I have 3 books that have Silver in the title, so can read those for us.

Corpse Flower ~shudders ~ I have a phobia of plants (weird, I know) so anything freaky to do with plants gives me the creeps... I did try to grow a venus flytrap to get over my fear, but that didn't go so well.. Needless to say, I can't read "The Day of the Triffids" ...


message 2294: by Bety (new)

Bety (betyplusbooks) | 211 comments I'm reading The Silver Dream by Neal Gaiman, and should be finished by end-of-day.


message 2295: by Tammie (last edited Jul 28, 2016 08:57AM) (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments I have a kindle freebie...
Reading Dazzled by Silver
Dazzled by Silver (Layers Trilogy, #0.5) by Lacey Silks


message 2296: by Tammie (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments Finished!
Taming Natasha (The Stanislaskis Those Wild Ukrainians #1) by Nora Roberts
Taming Natasha, Nora Roberts

Silver in text: She fastened long silver columns at her ears, gave her hair a quick toss, then hurried back to the kitchen. loc 1216

b>Author: Nora Roberts
175 pgs

Characters:
Annie
Dorothy Mansfield
Frederica Kimball
JoBeth Riley
Mikhail Stanislaski
Natasha Stanislaski
Nina Kimball
Rachel Stanislaski
Scott Jensen
Spencer Kimball
Terry Maynard
Vera
Yuri Stanislaski


message 2297: by Tammie (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments Kazen wrote: "

We have a new word, huzzah! Or a new abbrevation I guess, because NBRCBOM stands for Nothing But Reading Challenges Book of (the) Month.

The hardest task by far are books with silver in the titl..."


When do we need to have 'silver' word books read by?


message 2298: by Lory (new)

Lory | 629 comments Finished Sequins, Secrets, and Silver Linings (Threads, #1) by Sophia Bennett
Author: Sophia Bennett

Characters:
Nonnie
Edie
Jenny
Harry
Crow
Amanda
Victoria Lamogi
Yvette
Skye

I'm currently reading the Inner Circle by Brad Metzler. Lots of characters with Os, Bs, and others.

Let me know what we need!


message 2299: by Bety (new)

Bety (betyplusbooks) | 211 comments The Silver Dream (InterWorld, #2) by Neil Gaiman
The Silver Dream by Neal Gaiman and Michael Reaves
July 28
256 pages

Joe Harker
Apparently most of the characters are various versions of “Joe”, so I’m not going to list the several characters that start with ‘J’.
Acacia Jones
The Professor


message 2300: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments Kazen wrote: "Ray - related but not related - there are several corpse flowers getting ready to bloom, and all with live cams! For those who don't know, the corpse flower saves up energy for years and years befo..."

Corpse flowers are awesome. :D


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