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Book 2 completed
Worth It All, Claudia Connor
Date read: 6/19/16
Number of pages: 264
Task you're reading for: TBD
Guys, we totally rocked the second round! We sunk four ships, including the battleship! Woah! Here's what it was like when I was filling things in:"Hit and sink, woo hoo! Hit! ...hit!! miss... hit, hit, hit! miss... miss............ hit, sink! hit, sink!! hit, sink!!!... (miss, miss)"
So many points and places to put books, huzzah! I'm going to rearrange the goal post to make it easier to understand, back in a few.
Kazen wrote: "Guys, we totally rocked the second round! We sunk four ships, including the battleship! Woah! Here's what it was like when I was filling things in:"Hit and sink, woo hoo! Hit! ...hit!! miss... hi..."
Awesome! I'm loving this challenge!
Mod
"Hit and sink, woo hoo! Hit! ...hit!! miss... hi..."
Wow! You guys are rocking Battleship!
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Wow! You guys are rocking Battleship!"My mouth was agape at our awesomeness as I was filling in the guesses, hehehe.
Tammie wrote: "Now Reading Genuine Lies
Can be used for: Romance, Chic Lit, suspense or Mystery
530 pages"
Oooo, lots of options, I love it! I think I'll avoid putting you down for any one thing at the moment so we can see where it fits best when you finish, especially as it's not your first book. :)
And 500 pages means we'll get a bunch of page points, yea!
Tammie wrote: "Book 2 completedWorth It All, Claudia Connor
Date read: 6/19/16
Number of pages: 264
Task you're reading for: TBD"
Nice work! The only main task this book is eligible for at the moment is romance so I'll slot you in there :)
Kazen wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Now Reading Genuine Lies
Can be used for: Romance, Chic Lit, suspense or Mystery
530 pages"
Oooo, lots of options, I love it! I think I'll avoid putting you down for..."
Kazen...it will take me at least 2 days to get this done. Let me know what you want me to target reading next...by Wednesday would be great...I use the library mostly so sooner the better. Thanks much!
Kazen wrote: "Brianna, we've taken your awesome idea and modified it a bit. :) My photoshop skills are waaaay below Margaret's so bear with me here:The guess going towards the "middle" of the board was taken..."
No problem, we should definitely be thanking my coffee maker for being reliable this morning. I'm glad I could be some help.
Kazen wrote: "Guys, we totally rocked the second round! We sunk four ships, including the battleship! Woah! Here's what it was like when I was filling things in:"Hit and sink, woo hoo! Hit! ...hit!! miss... hi..."
Yay!!! We totally rock. *dances around living room with e-reader in hand*
Tammie - Go ahead and aim for any bonus task you haven't read a book for yet, or any primary task that has a lot of slots to be filled. Our options really opened up with this round, so read what makes you happy! :D
Brianna wrote: "No problem, we should definitely be thanking my coffee maker for being reliable this morning. I'm glad I could be some help."That coffee maker sounds like it's earned a fresh pound of beans. ;)
Looks like the book I'm currently reading (secret society) works for young adult and chick lit! Perfect! Not a lot of pages, but useful!
Lory wrote: "Looks like the book I'm currently reading (secret society) works for young adult and chick lit! Perfect! Not a lot of pages, but useful!"Super useful! We have a lot of YA slots and I can never guess which books count as chick lit, it's such a weird tag, hehe.
Kazen wrote: "Guys, we totally rocked the second round! We sunk four ships, including the battleship! Woah! Here's what it was like when I was filling things in:"Hit and sink, woo hoo! Hit! ...hit!! miss... hi..."
Woah, we rock!
Kazen, I can take a YA slot with The Lightning Thief. Just did a book haul today with a full Percy Jackson series!
What is it with YA books and people stealing intangible things?! ;)Wonderful choices, Annabeth and Sam! The both look like they're eligible for lots of things so we'll put them in the most logical place (YA?) once you guys finish. :)
I'm currently reading
which can count for either YA, fantasy, or romance. Whichever slot needs me :)
Hi team,My book
came in at the library so I will start reading it tonight.I have the hardcover version (a whopping 608 pages) and will fit the following tasks:
Open Primary tasks:
Read a book shelved as science fiction by at least 10 people
Read a book shelved as romance by at least 10 people
Read a book shelved as fantasy by at least 10 people
Read a book shelved as young adult by at least 10 people
Bonus tasks
Read a book shelved as romance by at least 10 people
Read a book shelved as mystery by at least 10 people
Read a book shelved as horror by at least 10 people
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Date: 20/6/16
Pages: 640
Eligible for: Shelved as young adult, shelved as fantasy, shelved as romance (A1 not A4)
(Whatever leaves the most room for everybody else to read.)
Margaret wrote: "Hi team,My book
came in at the library so I will start reading it tonight."600+ pages, wow! I've heard many good things about that series - I hope you like it. :)
And Pragya, you snuck in with your own 600+ page book while I was writing that post! Nicely (and quickly!) done :)
Hahaha, I'll finish my other book soon. Btw, I saw the Me Before You, it was really good as far as book to movie adaptations go. Anybody else seen it yet?
Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Date Read: 6/20/16
Number of Pages: 309
Task: Read a book where the setting is in the UK (Space G7)
Book: Girl, Stolen
Author: April Henry
Date Read: 6/20/16
Number of Pages: 213
Task: Mystery (space E5)
What's with some teams having a books read thread?
Author: John Green
Date: 6/20/16
Pages: 313
Task: young adult (A3)
Def an easy read! Does this count as YA? I guess I'm just used to seeing paranormal/vampire books as YA lol.
Annabeth wrote: "I have been wondering the same thing. I think they will create ours too!"It's something the captains can request. We've decided that for now we like having the books visible on our main thread to promote discussion.
Is a books read threads something you guys would prefer?
Riah wrote: "Author: John Green
Date: 6/20/16
Pages: 313
Task: young adult (A3)
Def an easy read! Does this count as YA? I guess I'm just used to seeing paranormal/..."
Yes it does :)
Easy read, but so many tears shed!!
Rose: yes! I wished I had chosen a happier book to read for now. Pregnancy hormones have got me really emotional haha
Rose wrote: "Annabeth wrote: "I have been wondering the same thing. I think they will create ours too!"It's something the captains can request. We've decided that for now we like having the books visible on ..."
It doesn't matter to me either way, whatever's easier for you guys. I was just curious.
Finished
(finally!) Book name and author-Dark Prince by Christine Feehan
Date read- 21st June.
Number of pages- 501pgs.
Task - Paranormal Romance.
I'm hiding details under spoilers so we can concentrate on HITS! Tasks that still need to be filled at the top, bonus tasks below that, misses below that.
New/Incomplete
Members reading for their first primary task - Melissa
Open primary slots listed below (details under the spoiler)
Read a book shelved as science fiction by at least 10 people - 2 slots open
Read a book shelved as young adult by at least 10 people - 2 slots open
Read a book shelved as fantasy by at least 10 people - 4 slots open
Read a book shelved as chick lit by at least 10 people - 2 slots open
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Bonus
Members eligible to read for bonus - Pragya, Kazen, Tammie, Kate, Sam, Rose, Lory, Annabeth, Margaret, Sydney, Ella, Riah, Tori, Brianna
Each person can read one book for each square - so if you read five romances only one can be used for B1. You could use a second at A1, though. :D
The following genres can be read for bonus: (details under spoiler)
romance (x2), mystery, horror, young adult (x2), non-fiction, science fiction, or paranormal
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Misses
In case of book emergency
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Read on! :D
Guys, have you seen the Wobble-wide Spreadsheet?...a certain team with an adorable mascot may just be in third place. ~grin~
I just started
as my light work audiobook, so I can cover the other non-fiction spot,
Completion post!Secret Society Girl
304 pages
Shelved as chick lit, young adult, romance, and mystery!
Surprised it fits all of those, but take your pick!
Rose wrote: "Annabeth wrote: "I have been wondering the same thing. I think they will create ours too!"It's something the captains can request. We've decided that for now we like having the books visible on ..."
If captains are keeping track, I'm good. I would hate to not get points because we neglected to read whatever...the spreadsheets show us who's all read...I haven't seen the spreadsheets you are talking about though.
Thanks for all you are doing to keep us all on the right track!
Lory wrote: "Completion post!Secret Society Girl
304 pages
Shelved as chick lit, young adult, romance, and mystery!
Surprised it fits all of those, but take your pick!"
Yea! I'll refrain from putting it in a category at the moment but I feel like it may end up in chick lit, hehe. Nice work!
Tammie wrote: "If captains are keeping track, I'm good. I would hate to not get points because we neglected to read whatever...the spreadsheets show us who's all read...I haven't seen the spreadsheets you are talking about though."We're on top of it, no worries! On the first page of this thread you can find links to the Red Panda spreadsheet as well as the Wobble-wide spreadsheet. I summarize the spreadsheet info in the "goals" posts near the top of each page if you'd like to see where we're at books-wise - click on the spoiler tags to see all the info. :)
just finished but can't get to a computer till tomorrow.
Also so sorry about being absent. I had a busy weekend and then today I had an aura migraine during class. But I'm back! yay
currently reading-
Simply Irresistible- it will go with Chick-lit and romance.Here's a question (just curious) since I10 and G5 are both fantasy, can one person read a book for each of the 2 hits? (i.e 2 books, 2 hits, 1 genre.)
Tori wrote: "Also so sorry about being absent. I had a busy weekend and then today I had an aura migraine during class. But I'm back! yay"No worries - migraines, grah! Happy to have you back :)
Ella wrote: "Here's a question (just curious) since I10 and G5 are both fantasy, can one person read a book for each of the 2 hits? (i.e 2 books, 2 hits, 1 genre.) "Yup! A good way to think about it is that you can read one book for each square. This is one reason why I'm listing names under the spoiler, so we can see who has read for each particular task/square. :)
Kazen wrote: "Yup! A good way to think about..."Thanks! I just finished a PN/fantasy book and I don't think I'l read the second part just yet(I need a change in genres) but normally when I start a Fantasy series, I tend to binge-read them all, but with this task I wouldn't be able to read from the same genre(with out the 2 hits), hence the question :) :D thanks for the super fast reply !
Ella wrote: "...normally when I start a Fantasy series, I tend to binge-read them all..."Bwahaha, love the impulsive binge-read. :)
You have a lot of tasks if you want to go through the series - it sounds like these books would work for paranormal and fantasy, so that's three squares right there. If they're also shelved YA that adds three squares, romance adds two, science fiction also adds two... options, you have them! ;)
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The guess going towards the "middle" of the board was taken away from each hit and the hit in the lower right gained two guesses. The last guess will be an open water hit in the bottom left or upper right. This, along with some behind the scenes changes in how guesses are carried out, should work to our advantage - thanks for the idea, Brianna! :D
I'm going to start doing our guesses now, bwahahaha.