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Heh, okay. You go ahead and do it- I'm working on a school project at the moment :(Ray (user2637) wrote: "You can. I can. Whoever. I figure if we're awake, we might as well knock it out. :)
Pragya wrote: "Who's doing this?
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "
BONUS LABOR 4""
Okay, Bonus Labor 4 done and sent to Mods. :)
The puzzles in case anyone is interested. :) Ignore the slow times, it's 1am here, my brain is half off. ;)
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Okay, Bonus Labor 4 done and sent to Mods. :)"Huzzah! And your time is something like half the time I took for the second puzzle, so no worries there, hehe. Incoming!
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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 be Main Page genre Romance
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
Bold goals are unclaimed goals.
I'm removing finished goals - it's so fun to watch the number of tasks dwindle! Bwahaha. If you're not sure if you've finished two books have a look at the spreadsheet or ask :)
Labor 2E ◈ Read a book with a gold object on the cover
Labor 9E ◈ Read a book with a medal or trophy on the cover
Labor 1B ◈ Read a book that's main setting is on the water - Caly
Labor 2B ◈ Read a book from a quartet (4 book series) - Ella
Labor 4E ◈ Read a mystery book - Caly
Labor 6D ◈ Read a book with a topiary in it - Lory
Labor 8A ◈ Read a book with a skeleton on the cover - Ray
Labor 8B ◈ Read a book that's cover is at least 3/4ths yellow - Bethany
Labor 9A ◈ Read a book where someone works at a non-profit - Tammie
Labor 9B ◈ Read a book with a party decoration on the cover - Margaret
Labor 10A ◈ Read a book where the main character is a werewolf - Bethany
Labor 10E ◈ Read a book with 3 parts in it - Rose
Labor 3 - COMPLETE!
Labor 5 - COMPLETE!
Labor 7 - COMPLETE!
Labor 11 - COMPLETE!
Labor 12 - COMPLETE! Yeaaaaa!
Bonus Labors
If your currently have NO Main Labor books claimed (and are having difficulty filling a bold task) you may claim one of the bonus tasks below the spoiler. Forum/puzzle type tasks can be done by anyone.
(view spoiler)
Okay, question about the Title Relay, because I saw it come up elsewhere. Can we ignore "A" and "The" at the beginning of the title? We couldn't in Olympics...
Kazen - missed one! ETA: It's on the spreadsheet, just not struck through above. :)Tammie wrote: "Finished! 9/18
The Angels' Share
426 pgs
Loved it! Must read 1st book to follow everything in this one...
4A House on Cover"
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Okay, question about the Title Relay, because I saw it come up elsewhere. Can we ignore "A" and "The" at the beginning of the title? We couldn't in Olympics..."Olympic rules apply - at least two words, cannot ignore A/The/etc.
Thanks for catching my missed strike through!
I wont have time to read it, but here is a book with a Gold Object on the cover for 2E if anyone is interested. 8-) 
I will read
For:
Labor 9B ◈ Read a book with a party decoration on the cover
Margaret wrote: "I will readFor:
Labor 9B ◈ Read a book with a party decoration on the cover"
Oooo, nice one!
Finished!
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Date read: 19/09/16
Read for: Labor 5E ◈ Read a book where a main character is a thief
Can I claim ◈ Read a book the characters dance from Bonus Labor 2? The book I abandoned in favor of A Darker Shade of Magic works for that :D
My current book is good, but needs concentration so it is not a quick read. I'm over a third of the way through though! Just as an update!
Maybe for title relay strategy we could all post things we have access to and want to read soon and see if anything fits?
Once I get through my current book, I was planning on reading
Traitor's blade. Not sure if that's a good one for the title relay. But I need it for another challenge.
I'm currently reading Harvest Moon...perhaps that could go in 1st spot. Looking for a line from there...will check in soon...I'm also reading Animal Magnetism...that's for another spot...but I could try to find a back-up.
Other to-reads...remembering 'the' starts will only work with 1st book...
I Only Have Eyes for You
Caressed by Ice
The Next Best Thing
Wyoming Wild Flowers: The Beginning
Love Walks In
Playing the Odds
Riding Wild
Dirty Rowdy Thing
Waiting for Nick
Now you see her
Dying to Please
Love LIke you've never been hurt
At Peace
Ride Steady
Don't let Go
Finished:
Some girls bite by Chloe Neill
324 pages
9/19
10B- main character named Merit is a vampire
Bethany wrote: "Maybe for title relay strategy we could all post things we have access to and want to read soon and see if anything fits?"Yess, we need to plan this out.
Books I have & plan to read in the near future:
- A Gathering of Shadows (I just read the first book in this series AND OH GOSH IT'S SO GOOD so obviously, this is my #1 preference)
- The Kiss of Deception (First page romance, but I don't think a book starting with deception is easy to find...)
- On the Jellicoe Road (First page romance)
- The Start of Me and You (First page romance)
Here are my books on the shelf that might work as part of the relay; Didn't include anything starting with 'the'; I'll hold off on those unless I see something I can tack on to the beginning(long list so spoiler)(view spoiler)
Does the left girl's shirt count as gold? Or maybe her earrings if you zoom in super close?
Long list indeed! I can see a lot of my favorites there:)Bethany wrote: "Here are my books on the shelf that might work as part of the relay; Didn't include anything starting with 'the'; I'll hold off on those unless I see something I can tack on to the beginning(long l..."
Anyway, I think I'll start on Moon Called by Patricia Briggs and claim 10A-MC is a werewolf, and if we like it for relay to connect to Harvest Moon I'm sure I can find another werewolfy book.
Bethany wrote: "Anyway, I think I'll start on Moon Called by Patricia Briggs and claim 10A-MC is a werewolf, and if we like it for relay to connect to Harvest Moon I'm sure I can find another werewolfy book."Sounds like a good plan...I'll look for a bit longer too...but could use a few more lists from other team members.... :)
hi guys. new here. sorry if my post is not for the group. im just confused how this works. i dont see my writing in the app lol
Yay, our 5th bonus is completed! :DPragya wrote: "Finished!
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Date read: 19/09/16
Read for: Labor 5E ◈ Read a book where a main char..."
Narry wrote: "hi guys. new here. sorry if my post is not for the group. im just confused how this works. i dont see my writing in the app lol"Hi Narry, are you a new Red Pandas team member? Kazen, our team leader will probably be around in several hours to point you in the right direction. She'll probably just instruct you to read what you like and we'll try and fit it in somewhere!
RE: Bonus Labor #5 -- I plugged all the books listed so far into Excel and programmed it to look for first/last word duplicates. Bethany has a few matches with herself (which I think is allowed actually), and there's a match between Tammie and Bethany. 1. Tammie - Riding Wild (romance)
2. Bethany - Wild Magic
3. Magic ...?
I'm hoping to read Lucky Day and Hope Was Here soon, but they don't match anything yet. :/
So far I've come up with 2 lines of 3:____Red (must be romance)
Red Harvest ...this is a Mystery so a romance ending with Red has to go ahead of it to work...Tammie or whoever...something else could work as well here if it were a romance...but I couldn't find any romance ending with Harvest that looked interesting...
Harvest Moon Tammie (romance)
Moon Called Bethany
Called
Riding Wild Tammie (Romance)
Wild Magic Bethany
Magic
I'll keep working on this here...this one may be too difficult if more book choices aren't found...
I can easily find something that starts with Magic, if we need. I always have lots of those type books on hand.
Tammie wrote: " Now Is the Time for Running ...this is not a romance either...Tammie or whoeverRiding Wild Tammie"
Running to Riding....?
Lory wrote: "I can easily find something that starts with Magic, if we need. I always have lots of those type books on hand."I've got magic bleeds, and I think I can finish both.
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Tammie wrote: " Now Is the Time for Running ...this is not a romance either...Tammie or whoeverRiding Wild Tammie"
Running to Riding....?"
My mistake...scratch that option...I don't have a book ending in riding...shoot!...I fixed post 4375 to reflect...
:) Tammie wrote: "My mistake...scratch that option...I don't have a book ending in riding...shoot!...I fixed post 4375 to reflect...
"Bleeds" might be hard to chain off of though, due to the plural. :/
Bethany wrote: "I've got magic bleeds, and I think I can finish both."
____Red (must be romance)Red Harvest
Harvest Moon Tammie (romance)
Moon Called Bethany
Called
Romances ending with Red:
Dirty Red
Sisters Red
Written in Red
Red (by Kait Nolan)
Better off Red (warning: erotica)
Books beginning with Called:
Called Again
Called to Conquer
Called out of Darkness
Called to Battle, Destined to Win
Called by Robert J. Crane
Called to Mate
Called to the Ministry
Ray (user2637) wrote: ":) Tammie wrote: "My mistake...scratch that option...I don't have a book ending in riding...shoot!...I fixed post 4375 to reflect...
"Bleeds" might be hard to chain off of though, due to the plu..."
Er, my mistake, it's actually burns, not that that makes it any easier!
I'm remember a team that had 5 members read the same book...the name was a repeat...not sure if it was a romance...does anyone remember what that book was...I think it was a short...I'd invest a bit just to call this done quickly too.
A wonderful mix of erotica and religion, haha. I found another:Called to Order (vampire erotica)
None of these are really interesting me to though. :/ I will keep looking and hopefully someone else will find something they like.
Bethany wrote: "____Red (must be romance)
Red Harvest
Harvest Moon Tammie (romance)
Moon Called Bethany
Called
Romances ending with Red:
Dirty Red
Sisters Red
Written in Red
Red (by Kait Nolan)
Better off Red (wa..."
ETA: I think that's wrong because I can't find that book. Hmm.. it was something close to that. I will look around.
Tammie wrote: "I'm remember a team that had 5 members read the same book...the name was a repeat...not sure if it was a romance...does anyone remember what that book was...I think it was a short...I'd invest a bi..."
So, I've got a library hold on Sisters Red, Better Off Red and Called Again. Would appreciate if someone else could grab either a red book or a called book, as right now I'm pretty sure I've committed to... *counts* five books for the next two weeks if I include the red book and the called book?
Found it! It was
Never Never and it looks like the Kindle version is free to download right now. I'm fine reading this.There's also
Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, which is longer but maybe classic-er..?ETA: I found 40+ books called "Never Say Never" that would chain with Never Never as well....
Tammie wrote: "I'm remember a team that had 5 members read the same book...the name was a repeat...not sure if it was a romance...does anyone remember what that book was...I think it was a short...I'd invest a bi..."
Pragya wrote: "Finished!A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Date read: 19/09/16
Read for: Labor 5E ◈ Read a book where a main char..."
And Labor 5 is done, yea!
Pragya wrote: "Can I claim ◈ Read a book the characters dance from Bonus Labor 2? The book I abandoned in favor of A Darker Shade of Magic works for that :D"You got it!
Bethany wrote: "Maybe for title relay strategy we could all post things we have access to and want to read soon and see if anything fits?"You guys are on a roll with this! I'll post my list when I get home from work :)
Bethany wrote: "Finished:Some girls bite by Chloe Neill
10B- main character named Merit is a vampire"
Well done! :)
Bethany wrote: "Does the left girl's shirt count as gold? Or maybe her earrings if you zoom in super close?"Look at the sparkle on that shirt - very gold! :)
Bethany wrote: "Anyway, I think I'll start on Moon Called by Patricia Briggs and claim 10A-MC is a werewolf, and if we like it for relay to connect to Harvest Moon I'm sure I can find another werewolfy book."I hope you enjoy that series as much as I did! Werewolf shouldn't be too hard if things get shifted :)
eta: And I just noticed that pun I made lol
Narry wrote: "hi guys. new here. sorry if my post is not for the group. im just confused how this works. i dont see my writing in the app lol"Hello Narry!
WOBBLE is a challenge that's been running for a few months(!) now, and I'm afraid it's not a jump-in jump-out kind of challenge. There are tons and tons and TONS of other challenges and things to do though - this page is a great place to start. Hope to see you in other threads around the group! :D
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