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message 3201: by Bety (new)

Bety (betyplusbooks) | 211 comments Kazen wrote: "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. :)"

Oooh, I will have to try those! There are more October Daye books coming, the next in September.


message 3202: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments The kids play basketball in The Lemonade War... Does that somehow work for the soccer ball?


message 3203: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "The kids play basketball in The Lemonade War... Does that somehow work for the soccer ball?"

Soccer is a sport that uses a ball, basketball is a sport that uses a ball. Ta-da! :D I'll enter it in now.


message 3204: by Brianna (new)

Brianna Andreda | 422 comments Finished
The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries, #2) by L.J. Smith
The Struggle by L.J. Smith
313 pages
August 21, 2016
Task: Book made into TV


message 3205: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Brianna - great job! Could you double check and make sure it's on your challenge and read shelves? Thanks!


message 3206: by Kazen (new)

Kazen I'm off to work now so I'll enter any new info once I get back. :)


message 3207: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33497 comments Mod
Current Progress



message 3208: by Kazen (last edited Aug 23, 2016 02:44AM) (new)

Kazen

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 DONE!
Picture - werewolf - Ella DONE!
Picture - tree - Caly
Text - four word title - Tammie DONE!
Picture - rabbit/bunny/hare - Pragya DONE!
Text - title contains Ring - Lory DONE!
Picture - horse - Rose DONE!
Text - cover has cat - Ray DONE!
Text - title contains Touch - Margaret
Text - book make into TV - Brianna DONE!
Picture - person holding a sprig of blueberries - Ella DONE!


message 3209: by Tammie (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments Finished The Look of Love, Bella Andre
The Look of Love (San Francisco Sullivans, #1; The Sullivans, #1) by Bella Andre
8/21
384 pgs
Bingo Square: Four words in title


message 3210: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments Sweet. :)

Kazen wrote: "Soccer is a sport that uses a ball, basketball is a sport that uses a ball. Ta-da!"


message 3211: by Rose (new)

Rose | 633 comments Bethany wrote: "
Also not sure what to do with myself..."


I know! I had a mini break after finishing. I settled on some completely different genres, so I didn't get to invested in urban fantasy.


message 3212: by Tammie (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments Reading Sweet Talk
Bingo square: 10th in series


message 3213: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments The Wheelathon winners are posted. It's mostly 3 teams that won all the categories.

Looks like the most that anyone got the 100-point word was 3 times (one team) and then 2 times (two teams).

Some teams ended 12, 14 & 15 color bonues required!! Eep. That makes my eye twitch a little.


message 3214: by Brianna (new)

Brianna Andreda | 422 comments Kazen I just added. Sometimes it totally slips my mind. My bad


message 3215: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Tammie wrote: "Finished The Look of Love, Bella Andre
The Look of Love (San Francisco Sullivans, #1; The Sullivans, #1) by Bella Andre
Bingo Square: Four words in title"


Great work!


message 3216: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Brianna wrote: "Kazen I just added. Sometimes it totally slips my mind. My bad"

No worries! I've done it several times already myself, hehe.


message 3217: by prag ♻ (new)

prag ♻ (janayanation) Ray (user2637) wrote: "Some teams ended 12, 14 & 15 color bonues required!! Eep. That makes my eye twitch a little. "

WHAAATT.


message 3218: by Ella (last edited Aug 22, 2016 10:12AM) (new)

Ella | 367 comments Finished Rum and Raindrops (Blueberry Springs, #2) by Jean Oram
Rum and Raindrops. by Jean Oram
22 aug
213 pgs
Picture-blueberry
Series called blueberry springs

Now I'm reading a book beginning with W for the off-the-pattern square


message 3219: by Bety (new)

Bety (betyplusbooks) | 211 comments Pragya wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "Some teams ended 12, 14 & 15 color bonues required!! Eep. That makes my eye twitch a little. "

WHAAATT."

I mean, I guess thats more points, just more of a challenge.


message 3220: by Lory (new)

Lory | 629 comments Completion!Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings (Real Mermaids, #1) by Helene Boudreau
August 22nd
242 pages
Square: Title contains Ring

I went with this one instead of Lord of the Rings. Since I am not traveling for work, there is less time to read, so it would probably have taken me a long time. Plus this book was light, quick, and easy. Not too bad.

Sorry not a lot of points (page number wise).


message 3221: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments Finished:
James Herriot's Cat Stories by James Herriot
Cat Stories by James Herriot
22Aug
161 pgs
G3 - cat on cover


message 3222: by Rose (new)

Rose | 633 comments Finished

Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) by Elizabeth Moon
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
8.22.16
357 pages

Horse is a horse, of course, of course!


message 3223: by Bety (new)

Bety (betyplusbooks) | 211 comments Finished:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
8/22
268 pages

No idea where I could possibly put this on the current board, so I guess it'll just have to go in the bank.


message 3224: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments Reading Redshirts as I need something red for Novel RPG and surprise! there are hallucinogenic mushrooms! :) not sure if that spot is spoken for and this'll take me a couple days anyway. Cool to put it on the next card too...which we should be reaching soon since we only have 2 more books to go for our tree pattern. :)


message 3225: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ella wrote: "Finished Rum and Raindrops (Blueberry Springs, #2) by Jean Oram
Rum and Raindrops. by Jean Oram
Picture-blueberry
Series called blueberry springs"


I'm so glad us both having books for that square worked out! :D


message 3226: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Bethany wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "Some teams ended 12, 14 & 15 color bonues required!! Eep. That makes my eye twitch a little. "

WHAAATT."
I mean, I guess thats more points, just more of a challenge. "


The color bonus offers the same amount of points no matter how many books you completed for it. So they were working a lot harder for the same amount of points. :P


message 3227: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Lory wrote: "Completion!Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe RingsReal Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings (Real Mermaids, #1) by Helene Boudreau
August 22nd
242 pages
Square: Title contains Ring"


Could you double check the book you shelved for me? It's showing up on the spreadsheet as Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath. :/

And don't worry about length points - they're a bonus. And bonus is always bonus, never required or something to worry about :)


message 3228: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33497 comments Mod
BONUS!



Points baby, points baby, Lalala points baby. 36 of them, lalalala.


message 3229: by Kazen (last edited Aug 22, 2016 06:54PM) (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:
James Herriot's Cat Stories by James Herriot
Cat Stories by James Herriot
G3 - cat on cover"


Done and yeaaaa bonus points! :D


message 3230: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Rose wrote: "Finished

Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) by Elizabeth Moon
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon

Horse is a horse, of course, of course!"


Hehe, nice job!


message 3231: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Bethany wrote: "Finished:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

No idea where I could possibly put this on the current board, so I guess it'll just have to go in the bank."


It does get harder to fit books in when all the flexible options are used up. But that's okay - yea for being able to reserve books! :)


message 3232: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "Reading Redshirts as I need something red for Novel RPG and surprise! there are hallucinogenic mushrooms! :) not sure if that spot is spoken for and this'll take me a couple days an..."

I love it when things work out like that! This card or next, I'm sure it'll find a place. :)


message 3233: by Lory (new)

Lory | 629 comments You're right Kazen! I fixed my shelving error. doh!


message 3234: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33497 comments Mod
BONUS!



We just got so many points, it's like it's raining points, if it rained 36 points.


message 3235: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Lory wrote: "You're right Kazen! I fixed my shelving error. doh!"

No worries - you got us triple points, yeaaaa! :D


message 3236: by Ray (user2637) (new)

Ray (user2637) (hugpete) | 1521 comments That's all 3 bonus points squares on this board!


message 3237: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments Finished Winning Back His Wife (Camp Firefly Falls, #1) by Zoe York
Winning Back His Wife. by Zoe York and Gwen Hayes
23rd aug
101pgs
Task and reason-Title begins with W


Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady | 596 comments Morning Ladies!

Bingo board looks great! Nice job finding the bonus squares. I will have my book for the tree square done today. Not as good as I had hoped but an easy read so that is good.

8-)


message 3239: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Hi all!

The cat task has been filled (yea Ray!) but just in case it comes up again, we got the okay to use big cats for "cat on the cover". :)


message 3240: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ray (user2637) wrote: "That's all 3 bonus points squares on this board!"

We rock like that. ;)


message 3241: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ella wrote: "Finished Winning Back His Wife (Camp Firefly Falls, #1) by Zoe York
Winning Back His Wife. by Zoe York and Gwen Hayes
Task and reason-Title begins with W"


Excellent! :)


message 3242: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Caly wrote: "Morning Ladies!

Bingo board looks great! Nice job finding the bonus squares. I will have my book for the tree square done today. Not as good as I had hoped but an easy read so that is good.

8-)"


Awww, I'm sorry it's not better... but at least it's quick. Bad and loooong is the worst, hehe.


message 3243: by prag ♻ (new)

prag ♻ (janayanation) Kazen wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "That's all 3 bonus points squares on this board!"

We rock like that. ;)"


Whooo!


message 3244: by Tammie (last edited Aug 23, 2016 05:40AM) (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments Finished! 8/23
Sweet Talk (Buchanan-Renard, #10) by Julie Garwood
Sweet Talk, Julie Garwood
283 pgs
Bingo Spot: 10th book in series


message 3245: by Victoria Grace (new)

Victoria Grace (torrritm) | 67 comments Hey guys! I got your email margaret. Sorry about seeming MIA. I did just finish The Marriage Bargain. I am sorry I've been so distant but it's hard to keep up with the thread and I've been moving for the last two weeks. I'm finally done and should be able to participate more. If someone could point me in the direction of what we need for Bingo I would love to pick out a book that will fall in line!


Thank you

Tori


message 3246: by Bety (new)

Bety (betyplusbooks) | 211 comments Finished:
Zeroes (Zeroes, #1) by Scott Westerfeld
Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld
546 pages
8/23
"Title starts with Z"


Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady | 596 comments Finished:
Boys in the Trees A Memoir by Carly Simon
Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon
384 pages
8/23
Tree in the Title for Tree Square

Not as good as I had hoped. The first part was interesting by then it became mostly pages and pages of 'name dropping' about who she met or sang with, most of whom meant nothing to me. But she is one of my favorite artists so I was glad I read it.

So now what? Are we close to getting a new card? Not sure what I should read next..


message 3248: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Tammie wrote: "Finished! 8/23
Sweet Talk (Buchanan-Renard, #10) by Julie Garwood
Sweet Talk, Julie Garwood
283 pgs
Bingo Spot: 10th book in series"


Great job! And always nice to have a new long-running series on my radar. :)


message 3249: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Tori wrote: "Hey guys! I got your email margaret. Sorry about seeming MIA. I did just finish The Marriage Bargain. I am sorry I've been so distant but it's hard to keep up with the thread and I'..."

Tori, we missed you! So happy to have you back. We'll probably be getting a new bingo board very soon so keep your eyes peeled for new tasks. :)


message 3250: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Bethany wrote: "Finished:
Zeroes (Zeroes, #1) by Scott Westerfeld
Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld
546 pages
8/23
"Title starts with Z""


546 pages?!

~is so impressed she nearly faints~


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