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Finished 
No Time like the Past by Jodi Taylor
August 20 th
340 pages
Save for future Bingo square?
Will start my Tree book in the morning.
Night all.
Rose wrote: "Sharks like blueberries? Odd"It'll be interesting to see how the sharks' tastes evolve over the course of the challenge. ;)
"I am reading
The main character rides horses, and polo (and space ponies) are mentioned in quite a few conversations. Does that ..."
That works for me! Adding you to the list.
Ella wrote: "Finished 
To Save a Mate. by Krystal Shannan
Picture- wolf
There's a wolf on the book's cover and hero is a werewolf."
Excellent! Entering it now. :) It would be great if you could cover the blueberry book if you're still up to it... I should probably specify above that I meant one book at a time per person, not one book per pattern, eep.
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Hehehee. :) Seriously though, if it has fewer than 4 legs, there's gotta be a little emu in there! :DOn a tangent, may I present one of my favorite animals, the zonkey. Zebra-donkey hybrid, aka d..."
This was a very odd picture to see first thing this morning. I thought my eyes had broken! ;)
And Ray, how have you been doing lately? I've been thinking about you!
Bethany wrote: "On a whim I listened to and finished:
Dorothy Must Die: Stories by Danielle Paige
Could be for tornado, obviously, or for the lion. I g..."
The tornado is too perfect, I can't resist, hehe. Great work!
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Think Happy Thoughts. You found the second star to the right.
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Current pattern: Tree (Reward: Increase all undiscovered x2 powersquares to x3)
Bold goals are unclaimed goals.
Non-pattern squares are to be filled with finished books, first come first serve :)
Picture - fairy - Bethany (could also count for tree)
Picture - tree - Caly
Text - four word title - Tammie (could also count for tree)
Text - title contains Ring - Lory
Picture - horse - Rose
Text - cover has cat - Ray
Text - title contains Touch - Margaret
Text - book make into TV - Brianna
Picture - person holding a sprig of blueberries - Ella
Margaret wrote: "Hi team, I will read Lips That Touch Mine for the square "title contains Touch"."Yea! Nice title :)
Margaret wrote: "Our team has one of the lower % to target of Books Read Per Month amongst all the teams - which just means that we are all reading exactly what we said we would when we signed up - and yet, we managed to score an incredible amount of points. We obviously have some killer skills when it comes to spinning and reading :)"This is wonderful - I know we're awesome, but to have it backed up by math is the best! Way to go team! :D
Caly wrote: "Finished No Time like the Past by Jodi Taylor
Save for future Bingo square?"
Great job! I've put this book in reserve for now, but if you see it fits a non-pattern square let us know. The shark is out of the way and there are x2 and x3 squares to find! ;)
I was thinking of reading fellowship of the ring, which is 484 pages. Its long and may take me a while. I found a shorter book that I could read kor quickly, also.Thoughts strategy-wise?
Lory wrote: "I was thinking of reading fellowship of the ring, which is 484 pages. Its long and may take me a while. I found a shorter book that I could read kor quickly, also.Thoughts strategy-wise?"
Ooo, this is tough. Let's say... if you think you can finish Fellowship in four days or so, go that way. If you think it will take you longer, the short book may be better. The good news is that whenever you finish Fellowship it's bound to fit in somewhere, especially the picture goals. :)
But cute-odd, right? The babies are soooo fuzzy. I've always liked donkeys and now they come with stripes!! :)I'm somewhere in the range of bleh-to-okay. Migraine is gone I think, but I'm still having minor/medium head/sinus-aches, which is unusual for me. And tummyaches every day. :( My doc (of 10 years) is back from vacation now so I'm going to see her on Monday. If anyone has ideas to help, it's her; she knows my mutantness well -- I get the really rare side effects to drugs, and ALL the side effects, and some that aren't listed. I think I'm an alien. *shrug* Thanks for checking in on me!
Kazen wrote: "This was a very odd picture to see first thing this morning. I thought my eyes had broken! ;)
And Ray, how have you been doing lately? I've been thinking about you!"
Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "Finished No Time like the Past by Jodi Taylor
Save for future Bingo square?"
Great job! I've put this book in reserve for ..."
Dinosaurs for in the past?
Okay so didn't realize my friend is borrowing the book I originally was going to read for a book made into tv. However, I still have The Vampire Diaries series to finish which was made into the TV show "The Vampire Diaries". I still haven't made it past Season 4. So I'm going to go ahead and choose that one. 
The Struggle by L.J Smith
I was looking for books with cat on the cover- no luck, really except for good old Dr. Seuss. Do any of you have any books for this square in mind? If not, I could reread
to complete the pattern.
Pragya wrote: "I was looking for books with cat on the cover- no luck, really except for good old Dr. Seuss. Do any of you have any books for this square in mind?"There's a list! I read Homer's Odyssey, about an amazing blind cat. And good news - the cat is still alive when she writes the afterward, so you don't have to worry about an untimely end or anything like that :)
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Thanks for checking in on me!"So glad to hear that you're doing better! ~gentle hug~
Bethany wrote: "Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "Finished No Time like the Past by Jodi Taylor
Save for future Bingo square?"
Dinosaurs for in the past? "
Ooo, nice one! I'm going to go enter that now :)
Brianna wrote: "Okay so didn't realize my friend is borrowing the book I originally was going to read for a book made into tv. However, I still have The Vampire Diaries series to finish which was made into the TV ..."I hope this friend tells you when they borrow your books! Eeep.
TVD works perfectly for the task, and if I remember correctly it's a quick read, too. :)
I may just be getting back on track - I finished another book, yea!
Signs of Attraction by Laura Brown
August 21
233 pages
Book published 2016
Finished:
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
21Aug
195 pgs
Some people say blueberries symbolize protection and Evan protects his younger sister Jessie from mean kids in the book, so it'll work for the blueberry square if Ella doesn't use her book there. Also the kids have an important tree they climb, so ditto if Caly's book isn't used there.
Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "Finished No Time like the Past by Jodi Taylor
Save for future Bingo square?"
Great job! I've put this book in reserve for ..."
It definitely works for the Dinosaur square, I did not realize you could use non pattern squares. Hopefully we get a bonus. 8-)
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
21Aug
195 pgs
Some people say blueberries symbolize protection and Evan protects his younger sister Jessie from ..."
I started Boys in the Trees: A Memoir last night for the Tree square, will try to have it done in a few days.
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
Some people say blueberries symbolize protection and Evan protects his younger sister Jessie from ..."
Yeaaaaa! :D
I'm almost done with my book...looks like we need a book with a cat on the cover...I can read
if you still need it! I actually have this book on my shelf...a favorite!
Tammie wrote: "I'm almost done with my book...looks like we need a book with a cat on the cover...I can read if you still need it! I actually have this book on my shelf...a favorite!"Ooo, nice! I just want to double check - that is a cat on the cover and not like a panther or something, yes?
I'm guessing it's a no, but wanted to check. If the series name has ring in it, does it count?For example, The Fifth Assassin9 is in the series "The Culper Ring". Long shot I know, but needed to check.
They're being picky about tasks this time around, so ring in series won't work when it asks for title. :/
I figured, just had to check. Rings would work though right?
How picky is the use of the word 'cat'? Did you know that there are 37 species of cats with the domestic cat being only one of those species? And
Felidae
is the family of cats, which includes the panther and non-panther types. So there's an argument that can be made... :DIf Tammie's book doesn't work,
is probably a good, short read. Herriot's a vet and wrote little bits about life and house-calls. Usually not sad. I can read it if no one else claims the cat spot.Kazen wrote: "Tammie wrote: "...looks like we need a book with a cat on the cover...I can read
"Ooo, nice! I just want to double check - that is a cat on the cover and not like a panther or something, yes?"
Ray (user2637) wrote: "How picky is the use of the word 'cat'? Did you know that there are 37 species of cats with the domestic cat being only one of those species? And Felidae
is the family of cats, which includes t..."
If Ray has a short read lets go with that! By the way...I think a panther is a cat...read on Ray...please confirm either way. I'm done by the way...4 word title...will post later tonight when I get to desktop.
Okay, if you don't mind, I'll go ahead and read Cat Stories. Don't wanna step on toes! I'm sure there will be cats in the future though, if we end up banking my book. :)ETA: I agree with you on panther = cat, btw. ;) :D Too bad we don't make the rules, eh?
Tammie wrote: "read on Ray...please confirm either way."
Lory wrote: "I figured, just had to check. Rings would work though right?"Yup, plurals are okay.
It looks like all the tasks are covered for this round - should I just read anything to bank for future cards?
Karin, it's good to see you, I was worried about 'ya! ;)If you could read for a non-pattern square that would rock - it gives us the same amount of points as a pattern square and saves the trouble of banking! :D Here, I'll repost the card so we can see what's been filled already.
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Ray (user2637) wrote: "Okay, if you don't mind, I'll go ahead and read Cat Stories. Don't wanna step on toes!"We'll discuss the cat thing in the staff room and get back to you guys. :) Cat Stories does work, yeaaa!
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Current Progress"
I need to read
for my Bookclub. The only possibility I can see is maybe a tree on cover...not sure if that's already taken and the trees on this cover are blurred...not sure it would count...Kazen...could you let me know? I have until 9/7 to read...so it can wait for another card if it won't count. Also...could my panther book count for lion picture? It's a wild animal as well?
Tammie - that book looks really interesting, good for a book club! :) There are several forces at work here:
- We have you down for the Four Word Title task, and each person can only claim one task at a time. If, after you finish the four word title book, the tree square is still open, we can debate branch shadows then. ;)
- The good news - we can bank books. This is a book you'll be reading for your book club anyway, so go ahead and read it, at whatever time suits you best. If it fits in a square, tree or whatever, we'll pop it in. If it doesn't work, we'll save it for the next card. It's a win-win, so no worries! :D
- The captains are discussing the panther/cat issue, as stated above. We have things to do during the day (darn jobs! ;) and are on opposite sides of the globe, so please understand that it may take a day or two before we have an answer.
Let me know if you have any questions - work starts late for me today so I'll be around for a couple of hours yet. :)
Kazen wrote: "Karin, it's good to see you, I was worried about 'ya! ;)If you could read for a non-pattern square that would rock - it gives us the same amount of points as a pattern square and saves the troubl..."
I'm struggling to figure out if one of the books on my immediate to read pile will fit (I've listed them below) - not even sure if they will work for the pictures.
On another note, I've just finished I Take You by Eliza Kennedy so this can be banked for a future round.
Up next (if anyone can find a spot to fit these, please let me know and I'll start that one first):
- sort of looks like tress in the background, but might be a stretch
Karin wrote: "I'm struggling to figure out if one of the books on my immediate to read pile will fit (I've listed them below) - not even sure if they will work for the pictures."We will so make them work! Let's look at the book you just finished, I Take You. Do the following trigger any ideas? The beauty of the picture squares is that we can mold them to our will, hehe.
Lion - character that is brave, or a predator, or a hunter. Any connection with wild or wild animals, including crazy parties or doing wild things or sleeping under the stars...
Mushroom - forests, hidden, potentially lethal if you don't know what you're doing. Is there a porter in the novel? At railroad stations they're called red caps. Maybe someone eats mushrooms, or has a nose shaped like one, or it simply shows up in the text. Or someone plays/mentions Mario Bros.
Soccer ball - anything to do with any kind of ball, from literal to big dance party balls. Any mentions of any kinds of sports that use a ball. Maybe a character is a 'player'?
...and so on. :D
Kazen wrote: "Karin wrote: "I'm struggling to figure out if one of the books on my immediate to read pile will fit (I've listed them below) - not even sure if they will work for the pictures."We will so make t..."
OMG you are so creative! My literal (non creative mind) was looking for the obvious. So in the book I just read, I could see if fitting for Lion the best. The MC Lily is extremely promiscuous and preys on men any chance she can get - it could also fit for the soccer ball as she most definitely is a player.
Finished:
A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire
367 Pages
8/21
For the farie picture because the main character is half fae.
Also not sure what to do with myself now that I've read all the published October Daye books... Probably just extending my Urban Fantasy binge to other authors.
Karin wrote: "OMG you are so creative! My literal (non creative mind) was looking for the obvious. So in the book I just read, I could see if fitting for Lion the best. The MC Lily is extremely promiscuous and preys on men any chance she can get."Bwahaha, lion it is then :)
For your next book if you have one that fits a written out (vs picture) task that's awesome, if not we'll squeeze it into whatever pictures are available when you finish. Nice work!
Karin wrote: "Kazen wrote: "Karin wrote: "I'm struggling to figure out if one of the books on my immediate to read pile will fit (I've listed them below) - not even sure if they will work for the pictures."We ..."
Haha, I love the soccer ball for being a player.
Bethany wrote: "Finished:A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire
For the farie picture because the main character is half fae."
Congrats on finishing... though it must be bittersweet to come to the end! Are there more books on the way by any chance?
"Also not sure what to do with myself now that I've read all the published October Daye books... Probably just extending my Urban Fantasy binge to other authors."
Have you read the Mercy Thompson series, starting with Moon Called? It's so good! If you like more police procedural with your UF the first few Anita Blake novels are pretty good, starting with Guilty Pleasures. The series goes off base after a half dozen books so be warned, but it doesn't diminish my love for those first few books or the characters. :)
Bethany wrote: "Haha, I love the soccer ball for being a player."It was very hard to keep the suggestions PG. ~shifty eyes~
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Our team has one of the lower % to target of Books Read Per Month amongst all the teams - which just means that we are all reading exactly what we said we would when we signed up - and yet, we managed to score an incredible amount of points. We obviously have some killer skills when it comes to spinning and reading :)
You guys rock!!