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[K~Terror]

Abbie wrote: "How come its always just me and you on at the same time...and then we claim all the spots....lol

I am juzt trying to bank us some major points since we somehow dropped to #6

After tommorrow I hav..."

I know it!!! I don't know how we've lost ground but I was just griping to E about it this afternoon... LOL!

I'm getting ready to ask for an extra bonus - not sure what the turn around is on that.

We should probably see if we can come up with something for the other title relay... We just need to make sure we can finish whatever we start in time.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

BONUS LABOR 29

King Eurystheus has tasked you to bring back the man-eating Mares of Diomedes. Just another day in the life of a hero.

◈ Find the horses: Read a book with a horse on the cover
◈ Chase the horses: Read a book tagged as western
◈ Rope the horses: Read a book with rope on the cover
◈ Bring the horses back to the king: Read a book that features a cowboy

Points: 40

[Snowtulip]

I've only been able to get online after work lately!

Not sure what is needed...did one of the relays get nixed for bonus redo...or...

[Tamika♥RBF MOOD♥]

I'm currently reading a historical.

[K~Terror]

I think we have one of the relay's worked out but nothing's been started on the other one. I'm not sure if we're keeping it or not, but since we haven't gotten very far with it yet... LOL!

I'm open to reading whatever is needed though...

or would be good for a re-do. :)

[K~Terror]

I found a rope book for Labor Bonus #29 but just put it off to the side in case other people wanted the spot since I have 2 claimed already.

Whatever we decide, we just need to be done this week to get the points... CRAZY!!!!

[K~Terror]

And Bonus #28 needs a book with a Scotland setting...

[K~Terror]

Tamika♥RBF MOOD♥ wrote: "I'm currently reading a historical."

Awesome! The race is on between you and Abbie... She mentioned she could do one but not sure if she's found one or started one yet.

It's probably going to get kind of crazy between now and the end of this leg...

[Snowtulip]

I have Scotland!!

[Snowtulip]

I also have cowboy...yum!

[K~Terror]

Woo-Hooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! Very Exciting!!!!!

[Karen ♐]

I don't know if this will work, but Wicked Fall which I have banked was tagged as Western 7 times.

[K~Terror]

I know I'm a lightweight tonight but today/yesterday kicked my butt and I'm sooooooo tired.... gonna take my book to bed and read 'til I fall asleep.....

I updated the worksheet with Tamika & ST's spots.

Feel free to whip us up a title relay - or not - totally fine either way!

I'll check-in in the morning!

It would be nice if we could kick it in and finish this leg maybe one spot higher than we are currently... :)

[K~Terror]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I don't know if this will work, but Wicked Fall which I have banked was tagged as Western 7 times."

It just says "tagged as western" so.... to me that one works. (Unless E tells us tomorrow it doesn't, but I'll move over for now.) :)

[K~Terror]

Night ladies!

[Karen ♐]

Good Night, K...

[Snowtulip]

Good night!

[VNerdbooks]

finished Beneath book

[Eldarwen]

V Nerd wrote: "finished Beneath book"

Oh that means new bonus! :-D

[Eldarwen]

K~Terror wrote: "Karen ♐ wrote: "I don't know if this will work, but Wicked Fall which I have banked was tagged as Western 7 times."

It just says "tagged as western" so.... to me that one works. (Unless E tells us..."

I'm thinking that's fine! The other genres were requested to be main page, this one isn't, so....

[Eldarwen]

Works is a PAIN at the moment, so I'm not going to get a lot of reading in during the day but I'm hoping for some quiet book time tonight so I can finish up the Addicted.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

BONUS LABOR 30


You entered a time warp. Woah Deja Vu.

Cheryl Strayed mentions that she saw pages scattered all over the Pacific Crest Trail as she was hiking. You pour over the map and sigh at the thousand miles that you must cover to recover this book. Grabbing a backpack you set off.

◈ Pack your Backpack - Read a book that is 300 - 400 pages.
◈ Plan the Trip - Read a book with over 100 chapters.
◈ Find a Place to Shower - Read a book where someone showers.
◈ Injure a Foot - Read a book where someone is injured severely.
◈ Inspire Others - Read an inspirational book.

Points: 60

[Eldarwen]

Backpack: From Sanctum With Love
Shower: Dead Heat
Inspire Others: It Ends With Us

I'm pretty sure we have something somewhere where someone is severely injured as well. One of the crime novels maybe?

100 chapters? Do we have something for that in the bank as well? Maybe?

[Eldarwen]

I can take the horse cover.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Yes, severly injured will work for my true crime book.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

K~Terror wrote: "Abbie wrote: "How come its always just me and you on at the same time...and then we claim all the spots....lol

I am juzt trying to bank us some major points since we somehow dropped to #6

After t..."

I was reading for other challenges, but a few have finished, so I am just trying to focus on this one for a bit. I was just taking the "left overs" , but i was tired of sitting on the sidelines...lol

[K~Terror]

Nobody puts Baby in the corner!
Haha!

[K~Terror]

I don't see any of my banked books with over 100 chapters but I have one I can read.

[K~Terror]

Abbie wrote: "Yes, severly injured will work for my true crime book."

You mean the banked one - People Who Eat Darkness?

If so, that gives us 4 of the 5 books in our new bonus-30. I'll start Lost Girls and get that done today so we can get a new bonus.

[Eldarwen]

Nice going, ladies!!

Absolutely agreed on that quote, K ;-)

[Jessica]

I finished the Nature book. That should give us a new bonus :)

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Yes, people who eat darkness

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Crap...forgot to say way.
In People who eat darkness one of the "bad" guys was in a really bad car accident and was disfigured, and walks with a limp.

[Eldarwen]

Thanks Abbie! I'll change the reasoning on the spreadsheet to make it clearer :-)

And yay, Jessica! New bonus indeed!

Let's speed this up a little, ladies!! We have barely 2 more days to go! GO GO GO! ;-)

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Did we trade in that other relay?

[Eldarwen]

Nah, I don't think so. I'll need to talk to K and V about how we're going to do that. But either way, we'll take care of that within the next few hours!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

BONUS LABOR 31


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 Non-Fiction

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

[Eldarwen]

I want to punch something....

[Eldarwen]

Ok, so here is what we can still do:


1. Free book - Lets you insert a "free book" into any spot in a bonus challenge
2. Re-get Bonus - Lets you remove one of your current bonuses and get a new one
4. Title Twist - Rearrange the words in a title to fit into a title chain
5. Ignore an Article - Allows you to ignore A, An, or The in a title when linking it to a chain
6. Ignore the Caveat - Lets you ignore the requirement for the first book in a title chain
7. Rearrange Page Numbers - Allows you to rearrange the page numbers of one book


What we could do: get rid of one of the title relays and use 2) to re-get that bonus. And then see what happens. If we get yet another stupid title relay, we can always decide what to do with it.

[Eldarwen]

Tea,



You rigged our bonus - I'm sure it was you...

[Ghost in the Stacks]

I can do The world according to star wars...non-fiction.

the one I was going to use for nature, us unfortunately a one word title.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Wars is to hard a work to follow.

how about Girl in the Dark

[K~Terror]

I think dark is easier to match up with too.

I have some but will see what others may have.
Dark matter - matter may be hard to match
Dark desire - on kindle and I have one of those going (slow)

[Ghost in the Stacks]

I have Dark Legacy Of could follow up with

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

BONUS LABOR 32

Somehow you've managed to anger Artemis...I mean how were you supposed to know that bow belonged to someone am I right? She'll call off the hunt if you complete the following, very specific, some might say nearly impossible, tasks.

◈ Read a book with "sketch artist" in the text
◈ Read a book with "hole in the wall" in the text
◈ Read a book with "pinprick" in the text
◈ Read a book with "lemon" in the text
◈ Read a book with "beneath the surface" in the text

Points: 65

[K~Terror]

YUM! Wonder how many we have in the bank that can fulfill?

[Eldarwen]

I'm home now, so I'm going to start rummaging through the "Look Inside" feature to see how many of them I can find.

Keep your fingers crossed for all of them!! ;-)

[K~Terror]

I was going to check on my kindle when I can sneak it...

People are so impatient today. Hello!!! People!!!! We work in vacations!!! No one is gonna die if I do a couple quick searches in my kindle...

[Eldarwen]

Hehehe :-))
I found 2 words so far, and I'm wondering if "a hole in the foyer wall" would be accepted for "hole in the wall" if we don't find anything else.
Technically, it's still the same meaning, so should be fine.

But I'll continue searching for more. Might get luckier in a different book.

[Jessica]

I'm currently reading



Page 403: "His violin was strewn across the tile floor, and her soul was safe beneath the surface."