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Bethany wrote: "Can you remove me from the 'iron' task for now and put me on the 'ghost' task?"Done!
Lory wrote: "Completion!
Works for 16D or 15D.
I can read
for iron in the title next, since Bethany's book was awful."Yeaaaaa! :)
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:
The City of Gold and Lead by John Christopher
209 pgs
27Sep
17e - "lead" in title"
Excellent!
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Next up: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian for 16D - pemberley"Oh wow, that's a great find - I hear that book is amazing. Should be a quick read, too!
Bethany wrote: "Finished:
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
259 pages
Bonus 16c"
Yea!
Caly wrote: "Finished! 
Three Wishes
388 pages
Bonus 9C - Food on the cover."
Excellent! I have to run off to work now but Rose may be able to pull the next bonus for us :)
Bold goals are unclaimed goals.
SIXTEEN - 60 points:
16D ◈ Read a book where the series and title combined contain all letters in Pemberley - Ray
16E ◈ Read a book with a title (Mr., Ms, Lord, etc.) in the title - Caly
EIGHTEEN - 40 points: (we need these bolded goals)
18A ◈ Read a book with a horse on the cover - Ella
18D ◈ Read a book that features a cowboy - Lori
TWENTY-ONE - 60 points:
It looks like we're trying for this one :) I'll fix the formatting soon....
Bethany - Life, Universe and Everything (third book in a series)
Bethany - Everything, Everything
Ray - Everything, Everything
Everything, Everything
Bethany - Everything... something ;)
TWENTY-TWO - 20 points: (we need these bolded goals)
22A ◈ Read a book with a constellation on the cover.
TWENTY-THREE - 20 points: (we totally have banked books for this, please hold...)
23A ◈ Read a book where a character is searching for something.
23B ◈ Read a book where a character is searching for something.
Mod
Having gained Hera's favor, she is allowing you to offer Hercules assistance in 4 of his tasks. You know how mercurial she can be so you rush off immediately to offer your aid.
◈ The Amazons. Read a book with female main characters that fight or use some weapon.
◈ Geryon kept a herd of red cattle, Read a book with a Red Cover.
◈ These apples were kept in a garden at the northern edge of the world. Read a book that takes place on a Farm.
◈ For capturing Ceberus. Complete a trilogy. (Book 1)
◈ For capturing Ceberus. Complete a trilogy. (Book 2)
◈ For capturing Ceberus. Complete a trilogy. (Book 3)
Points: 65
Mod
King Eurystheus accidentally tipped over his puzzle and it scattered everywhere. Of course he's blaming you. Help him piece it back together or you'll never hear the end of it.
Send a screenshot of the completed puzzle to the mod account.
◈ http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&...
Points: 10
Can I claim the Amazons? There is a female warrior in a book I am halfway through. 75% of the way through Iron daughter. Should finish by tomorrow.
Lory wrote: "Can I claim the Amazons? There is a female warrior in a book I am halfway through. 75% of the way through Iron daughter. Should finish by tomorrow."Sounds good
The trilogy requirement means we might be better off on doing a re-bonus. What do you guys think? Unless someone wants to complete the Northern Lights trilogy with a reread of the Amber Spyglass?
Finished
The Pact by Karina Halle
379 pages
Read 28/9/16
Bank - doesn't fit any of the current bonus options sorry.
Would any of the Never Never books work for the trilogy?
TA shelf has #1,2,3 of Anne of Green Gables. Don't know how many there are in the series, but does that count as a trilogy??Rose wrote: "The trilogy requirement means we might be better off on doing a re-bonus. What do you guys think? Unless someone wants to complete the Northern Lights trilogy with a reread of the Amber Spyglass?"
Lory wrote: "Would any of the Never Never books work for the trilogy?"It probably would! Do we have a never never part 1 banked? Doesn't look like it. I'll read parts 2 and 3 if someone new can read part 1.
Bethany wrote: "Lory wrote: "Would any of the Never Never books work for the trilogy?"It probably would! Do we have a never never part 1 banked? Doesn't look like it. I'll read parts 2 and 3 if someone new can r..."
Actually, this won't work. Part 3 is less than 100 pages.
19b - His to Take from TA shelf is 52.4% red. The Little Stranger from TA shelf is 71.1% red.19c - Anne of Green Gables (if it doesn't work below)
19d,e,f - There are more than 3 Anne of Green Gables books, but if the first 3 count as a trilogy, they are all on the TA shelf. If not, there is #1 & 2 of His Dark Materials trilogy -- maybe someone wants to read #3? Or there's a lot of first in series on there too, we could check for other trilogies. :/
Margaret wrote: "FinishedThe Pact by Karina Halle
379 pages
Read 28/9/16
Bank - doesn't fit any of the current bonus options sorry."
No worries - books are good! Hopefully we can shoehorn it in somewhere. (As long as the shoehorn doesn't have teeth.)
Bethany wrote: "Bethany wrote: "Lory wrote: "Would any of the Never Never books work for the trilogy?"Aww, it's too bad Never Never doesn't work - that was probably our best chance at doing the trilogy. Anne of Green Gables is a long series and does not qualify. :/
I'm going to pull captain privilege and use a freebie bonus to replace Bonus 19. We have less than four days left and probably have a better chance with randomness than that thing. ;) Rose also finished her puzzle, so two bonuses incoming!
Mod
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 the third in a series
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
Mod
Hera was so upset with Hercules because he killed the Lernaean Hydra you must try to appease her.
◈ Read a book with a constellation on the cover.
◈ Read a book with a blue cover.
Points: 20
Hmmm, it may be better to skip 21 with this little time left and to concentrate on cycling through the other tasks.Also - maybe we should try to stick to claiming one book at a time (excluding currently claimed books, of course). That way more people can get a chance to read and we have a chance at finishing tasks a little easier, with more people covering them. Off to search the banked books now :)
Karin's banked Once Upon a Time There Was You has a blue cover, so 22B is taken care of!eta: ↓↓ Eeeeep, apologies! Fixed the book with lead, too :)
Note 16c is done, but not marked on the post.
I'm heading off on a work trip, so I likely won't be able to claim anything else unless something fitting requirements happens to be in my currently loaded ebook collection.
Bethany wrote: "I'm heading off on a work trip, so I likely won't be able to claim anything else unless something fitting requirements happens to be in my currently loaded ebook collection."Best of luck on the trip - just enjoy what you read, we'll take it from there! :)
And I currently have 2 claimed; if anyone wanted ghost, I'm less likely to finish that one.
Bethany wrote: "And I currently have 2 claimed; if anyone wanted ghost, I'm less likely to finish that one."No reason to give up something you've already claimed, no worries! It's just that going forward one is probably safer than two. :)
I know we may want to get other goals hammered out first... but I do have an idea for the chain:Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams (3rd book in hitchiker's guide)
Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon x3
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (or anything else staring with everything)
Because of crazy airplane time I can probably do the first, one of the middles, and last. I've got nothing for the other active challenges anyway!
But again, no pressure and definitely no official claims, just a thought and an offer to read a bunch of these.
Finished:
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
9/27
320 pages
Bonus 18-tagged as western
Completion Post
For 17 D iron in the title.
I will look at the unclaimed goals and see what I can do.
Can I claim 18D? Going to read Accidental Cowgirl. features Cowboys at a dude ranch. should be quick!
I finished
Just Like Heaven Julia Quinn
28th sept
374 pages
Doesnt go with anything yet. But if something comes up i'll let you know
Next i'll read the same as tammie
.So since bethany has taken 18b and lory 18d, tammie n i can get the remaining 2 and that covers task 18 :)
Bethany wrote: "I know we may want to get other goals hammered out first... but I do have an idea for the chain:Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams (3rd book in hitchiker's guide)
Everything Every..."
I loved Everything, Everything! Quick read...you won't be sorry if you choose to read.
I am currently reading Me Before You
...stars on cover...not sure if that could count for constellation? 22Maybe it could be worked in to Title Chain...21?
Finished 3 books: brief summary because Im on my phone and can't easily check details:Finished Ghost Bride for 7B
Then I finished Life, the Universe and Everything for maybe first in title relay, otherwise bank.
Then I read Everything Everything for title relay or bank.
Bethany wrote: "Finished Ghost Bride for 7B"*17B :) Cool. Another one bites the dust. ;)
I can try to read Everything, Everything after I'm done with my current book.
Bethany wrote: "Finished:Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
9/27
320 pages
Bonus 18-tagged as western"
Way to go! It looks like we're going ahead with your awesome Everything Everything plan, too :)
Lory wrote: "Completion Post For 17 D iron in the title"
Nice work!
Lory wrote: "Can I claim 18D? Going to read Accidental Cowgirl. features Cowboys at a dude ranch. should be quick!"Ah, dude ranches. So much fun. All yours!
Ella wrote: "I finished Just Like Heaven Julia Quinn
28th sept
374 pages
Doesnt go with anything yet. But if something comes up i'll let you know"
Thanks so much! We have at least one new bonus coming up so we'll see :)
Ella wrote: "Next i'll read the same as tammie .So since bethany has taken 18b and lory 18d, tammie n i can get the remaining 2 and that covers task 18 :)"
I heartily approve of this plan :)
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meets all 4 criteria for bonus 18...put me down for whatever...
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This is perfect - great find! I'll put you down for whatever task gets filled last. ;)