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[Ray (user2637)]

:)

[Kazen]

I just had a difficult DNF - so many things to love (historical romance with people of color, one of whom is gender-fluid - amazing combo!) but the rest of the story wasn't doing it for me. I has a sad. :(

[Bety]

Finished:

Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
8/27
449 pages

I think this could only qualify for the police badge due to officer Karrin Murphy.

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

I think this could only qualify for the police badge due to officer Karrin Murphy."

Yea book! We ended up using the police badge for Margret's book... is there another square you'd like to put this one towards?

[Bety]

Kazen wrote: "Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

I think this could only qualify for the police badge due to officer Karrin Murphy."

Yea book! We ended up us..."

I can't think of anything else that this could work for on the board, so into the bank I suppose!

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "I can't think of anything else that this could work for on the board, so into the bank I suppose! "

Got it! Time for a board update :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Current Progress

[Kazen]

Current pattern: Airplane (add an additional power square to your board)

Bold goals are unclaimed goals.
Non-pattern squares are to be filled with finished books, first come first serve :)

Book with over 50k reviews - Brianna

Book title contains Been - Ella DONE!
Book genre is suspense - Caly DONE!
Picture - inkblot - Tammie DONE!
Picture - O - Ella DONE!
Picture - mittens - Kazen (bank) DONE!
Book title starts with V - Ray DONE!
Book is current BOM - Rose (bank) DONE!
Picture - raccoon - Lory DONE!
Book has been borrowed - Kazen DONE!
Book made into TV - Karin (bank) DONE!

[Ella]

Is it just me, who's getting nervous as we r coming closer to finishing our pattern, considering that we haven't found the shark?

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Bethany wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "I really like this one up until the end. Dark Places by Flynn was really great; I think you'd like it. :)

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Gone Girl ..."

Dark Places is excellent! I am about 70% done. I would have finished it yesterday but life got in the way LOL but will definitely get it done later today. 8-)

[Kazen]

Ella wrote: "Is it just me, who's getting nervous as we r coming closer to finishing our pattern, considering that we haven't found the shark?"

Shhh, you'll wake it up! ;)

[Ella]

Kazen wrote: "Shhh, you'll wake it up! ;)"

hahah .. i know one part of my brain is biting its nail nervously and the other half flicked the first half saying," quit jinxing it!"

[Tammie]

Finished!

Slave to Sensation, Nalini Singh
356 pgs
It will work for the ink blot...I see a 'mask'. The main character wore a mask of coldness when she truly was filled with emotion/sensation. You can bank it if some already filled the spot.

[prag ♻]

I was doing it, but my book is taking a long time:( Not that interesting.

I'll take at least a day more, so we can bank mine so the pattern is done faster.

Tammie wrote: "Finished!

Slave to Sensation, Nalini Singh
356 pgs
It will work for the ink blot...I see a 'mask'. The main character wore a mask of coldness wh..."

[Tammie]

There are 2 ink blots...I think
Pragya wrote: "I was doing it, but my book is taking a long time:( Not that interesting.

I'll take at least a day more, so we can bank mine so the pattern is done faster.

Tammie wrote: "Finished!
[bookcover:S..."

[Bety]

Finished:

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany abe Jack Thorne
8/28
328 pages

[Rose]

Finished


8/28
pgs- 369
Spot-Bank

[Kazen]

Tammie wrote: "Finished!

Slave to Sensation, Nalini Singh
356 pgs
It will work for the ink blot...I see a 'mask'. The main character wore a mask of coldness wh..."

This works out nicely - I'll use yours for the board, Tammie, and Pragya's book can be shark insurance or go towards the other inkblot square. :)

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany abe Jack Thorne
8/28
328 pages"

Believe it or not, this already has 28k reviews! O.o

[Kazen]

Rose wrote: "Finished


8/28
pgs- 369
Spot-Bank"

Bwahaha, I feel richer already. ;)

[Karin]

I just finished Fried Green Tomatoes - not sure where it might fit - I can look tomorrow when I have access to the full site on PC

[Kazen]

Karin wrote: "I just finished Fried Green Tomatoes - not sure where it might fit - I can look tomorrow when I have access to the full site on PC"

If you can connect it to Hawaiian Bobtail Squids or the letter N in any way let us know! ;)

[Ray (user2637)]

Hey Bethany, check out this page about valkyries. They use magic and are "helping spirits". Maybe there's a correlation to someone in your HP book?

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"

[Ray (user2637)]

Teh interwebs says Jessica Tandy's character is called Ninny Threadgoode. For the N?

Kazen wrote: "Karin wrote: "I just finished Fried Green Tomatoes - not sure where it might fit - I can look tomorrow when I have access to the full site on PC"

If you can connect it to Hawaiian Bobtail Squids o..."

[Ray (user2637)]

Kazen - verdict on my Squid idea?

Ray wrote: "I think any book I read can be put on i5 because the Hawaiian Bobtail Squids have a member named Dessiree and I am Desiree."

I'm 60% through Redshirts. Hope to finish tonight.

[Bety]

I must be in a very picky book mood lately- got about 2 chapters into The Raven Boys and ditched it. Not really sure what I'm in the mood for. Hm...

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Kazen - verdict on my Squid idea?

Ray wrote: "I think any book I read can be put on i5 because the Hawaiian Bobtail Squids have a member named Dessiree and I am Desiree."

I'm 60% through Redshirt..."

Thanks for reminding me - I answered this one in my head lol. The task must link with the book, not the reader, I'm afraid. :/

[Bety]

Ugh, I can't get into reading anything right now! So frustrating!

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "Ugh, I can't get into reading anything right now! So frustrating!"

Grah, I hate that! May I offer some unsolicited advice? ;)

- Check in with yourself. Do you just not feel like reading right now? If so, that's okay! Take a few days off and then see what grabs you. You're very far ahead book-wise on the spreadsheet, so a little break is fine :)

- How about changing things up? If you normally read paper go for an audiobook, if you're mired in urban fantasy go for a gritty mystery, try some non-fiction after so many novels, etc.

- Conversely, you can lean into your likes. Read the next book of a series you love but never finished. Reread a book you've been meaning to get back to. And so on.

This may be no help at all, but here's hoping you clear this slump soon! ~huuuuug~

[Kazen]

I have a lot of heavy books on my docket (library deadlines! eep!) but work has gotten intense lately so I don't want to read them. :P Maybe after a nap?

~collapses on bed~

[Ella]

Hi .. Just checking in with my book status. I have abt 20% left. So hoping to finish it by tonight. Book is good but just havent been getting d time.. (Infact im msging n reading right now bcz the guest im supposed to entertain fell asleep LOL shhh!) ;)
P.s i also wanted to make sure that everyone wasnt waiting just for me :D

[Ray (user2637)]

Okay, so what about a book that someone on the Squid team has read? If one of us read one of "their" books, would that count? I know we don't need that square, but I'd bet that other teams will pop up on future cards.

Kazen wrote: "The task must link with the book, not the reader, I'm afraid. :/ "

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Finished!

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
349 pages
For N3 "genre is suspense"

Definitely fits the category. Excellent book. Really good author. Even when I had a pretty good idea of what was happening, it still had plenty of surprises.

Hmmm what to read next........... 8-)

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

I just noticed that Bingo only last 2 weeks, so it will end this weekend right? Are we going to try and do one more card? We only need 2 more books for the airplane pattern.

[Kazen]

Caly wrote: "I just noticed that Bingo only last 2 weeks, so it will end this weekend right? Are we going to try and do one more card? We only need 2 more books for the airplane pattern."

Bingo rules say three weeks... I'll ask for a clarification.

eta: I'll get the books in and answer other questions tomorrow - I've learned that I shouldn't be spreadsheeting after bedtime the hard way ;)

[Caly ☯ Crazy Book Lady]

Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "I just noticed that Bingo only last 2 weeks, so it will end this weekend right? Are we going to try and do one more card? We only need 2 more books for the airplane pattern."

Bingo ru..."

Okay, I just was reading the original post about WOBBLE


About this Challenge
◈ Bingo is the fourth of six challenges within our W.O.B.B.L.E Event
◈ Bingo will last 2 weeks and feature at least 2 cards
◈ Bingo cards will consist of 1: finding IMAGES on cover & 2: finding WORDS in title
◈ Books may be used for one event/task across all Wobble Events
◈ Unlike Leprechaun, books can not be used to cover multiple events/tasks
◈ All Questions go to Captains/Co-Captains who have majority in decision making
◈ Any questions Captains/Co-Captains cannot answer may be taken to mods BY Captain/Co-Captain only

and I did think that was a short time.

[Kazen]

Caly wrote: "Kazen wrote: "Caly wrote: "I just noticed that Bingo only last 2 weeks, so it will end this weekend right? Are we going to try and do one more card? We only need 2 more books for the airplane patte..."

I pointed out this very page... we'll see what they say and hope for three. :)

[Bety]

Kazen wrote: "Bethany wrote: "Ugh, I can't get into reading anything right now! So frustrating!"

Grah, I hate that! May I offer some unsolicited advice? ;)"

This is all good advice! I just tend to get very cranky when I don't have anything I want to read. It's my primary form of entertainment and I hate feeling like I'm bored with the very thing I use to make me not bored!

I'm trying a variety of these things... I think the thing that's dragging me down is I have this "MUST FINISH SERIES I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF BEFORE STARTING NEW SERIES" mentality, and I'm not really sure why I have that. It's not like I remember so little about what I'm reading that reading different stuff is going to be a problem. So I might just say "screw it" and start a new series that I'm really excited about, even though I've got a bunch of series I'm partway through.

[Ella]

Finishes
There's Only Been You by Donna Marie Rogers
30th aug
334 pages
Been in title

[Karin]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Teh interwebs says Jessica Tandy's character is called Ninny Threadgoode. For the N?

Kazen wrote: "Karin wrote: "I just finished Fried Green Tomatoes - not sure where it might fit - I can look tom..."

That might work - she had a major role in the book.

[Kazen]

~runs into the room~

Bingo is three weeks! Huzzah!

One of my patients isn't doing well so I'm running off to the hospital, but I'll be back :)

~runs out of the room with her interpreting stuff~

[Bety]

Finished:

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
198 pages
8/29

[Bety]

So apparently when I get in a reading slump I end up reading tiny bits of like six books at a time rather than really getting into one book. Think I've got one I'm into now though.

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Okay, so what about a book that someone on the Squid team has read? If one of us read one of "their" books, would that count? I know we don't need that square, but I'd bet that other teams will pop..."

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you - this totally works. :)

[Kazen]

Caly wrote: "Finished!

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
For N3 "genre is suspense"

Definitely fits the category. Excellent book. Really good author. Even when I had a p..."

Yea! I'm glad you guys are reading for suspense 'cause it gives me the heebie-jeebies. ;)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

SHARK!



Well This Was Not A Boat Accident

[Kazen]

And this is why we have Gone Girl on reserve - take that shark! Wham! Pow!

(...I may be having too much fun with this...)

[Kazen]

Bethany wrote: "I think the thing that's dragging me down is I have this "MUST FINISH SERIES I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF BEFORE STARTING NEW SERIES" mentality, and I'm not really sure why I have that."

It's a hard habit to break - it feels good to complete stuff! I have a ton of series half-done and it took me a while to come to peace with it. One thing I love about series is that reading the next book feels like revisiting a group of beloved friends. So the series isn't un-finished, it's waiting for the perfect moment, maybe a time when I'm in a slump or having a bad week or whatever. If I ever feel that way I have a book to jump into, filled with a bunch of my favorite people, ready with open arms. Instead of 'not complete', it's waiting for the time I need it most. And there's no harm in that. :D

[Kazen]

Ella wrote: "Finishes
There's Only Been You by Donna Marie Rogers
Been in title"

Thanks for your update earlier - sorry I couldn't reply right away! Into the spreadsheet it goes :)

[Kazen]

Karin wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "Teh interwebs says Jessica Tandy's character is called Ninny Threadgoode. For the N?

"That might work - she had a major role in the book"

Excellent! I'll place it there, then :)