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[Eldarwen]

Those tasks aren't taken.

As mentioned before, the bolded names are the ones who claimed tasks. The rest was just options people mentioned when we first started looking at tasks.

Claimed tasks are also, as previously mentioned, noted on the spreadsheet.

[V_Nerdbooks]

E, the ones i read are on audio so i just use the default of all of them, so i have no idea on the Atticus one I'm afraid

[V_Nerdbooks]

Just checked on Amazon and the kindle one is 460 pages so i have no idea why it says 142 on here 😱

It's certainly not a short story as it is 11 hour long lol

[Eldarwen]

11 hours for 142 would be.... quite a feat!! ;-) Slowest narrator ever haha.

Well then, LaurLa - this is more your territory hehe. Can you have a look, please? I think the kindle edition is in need of some updating... Thank you!!

[V_Nerdbooks]

Thanks lovely x

[Kavitha]

Eldarwen, I just finished Magic Burns which has a sword on the cover. I know somebody else claimed this task...

[Eldarwen]

There's a second one with a sword, and there's a deadly weapon on cover task as well. I think a sword applies to that hehe.

All good! :-)

[Kavitha]

oh ok :)

[LaurLa]

Eldarwen wrote: "11 hours for 142 would be.... quite a feat!! ;-) Slowest narrator ever haha.

Well then, LaurLa - this is more your territory hehe. Can you have a look, please? I think the kindle edition is in nee..."

Updated the Kindle edition.

[Eldarwen]

Thank you! :-)

[Eldarwen]

Sanah, are you sure that's a wolf on your cover? Looks more like a snowfox to me..?

El monstruoso relato de Prosper Redding

[Sunshine]

Eldarwen wrote: "Those tasks aren't taken.

As mentioned before, the bolded names are the ones who claimed tasks. The rest was just options people mentioned when we first started looking at tasks.

Claimed tasks are also, as previously mentioned, noted on the spreadsheet. ..."

Thanks for the clarification: Greatly appreciated :)

[Eldarwen]

Always welcome! :-)

Now, which ones do you want to snag?? ;-)

Eta: All the ones you mentioned in your previous post?

[Annalisa]

What is the rule for middle grade books? I was looking at our dragon tasks and considering listening to a book that would fit one of them however while to book is over 200 pages the audio is only about 3.5hours. What if the book is 200 pages and the audio is 2 hours and 54 minutes? I found a series with dragons.

My brain gets all jumbled up in Uno and tower rules and I don't know what the rule is here?

[Cathy M.]

Hey E, for the YA box task, would it be like -

Book 1: ABCD
Book 2: DEFG
Book 3: GHIJ
Book 4: JKLA

A B C D
L - - E
K - - F
J I H G

[Eldarwen]

Uno and TT generally has the same rules as they're both operated by a NBRC mod ;-)

◈ No children's books less than 25,000 words.ArBookFind is a great site to double check. If in doubt, ask your captain. Another rule of thumb is the audiobook version should be over 3 hours.

Check if you can verify the word count on ArBookFind. I think that's the safest bet for that series, even if 3 hours is a good rule of thumb otherwise. But since this is middle grade...

[Eldarwen]

Cathy M. wrote: "Hey E, for the YA box task, would it be like -

Book 1: ABCD
Book 2: DEFG
Book 3: GHIJ
Book 4: JKLA

A B C D
L -- -- E
K ---- F
J I H G"

No, not quite. We need to match the first and the last letter of the title. Basically, like the title relay, but instead of the last & first word matching, it needs to be the last & first letter.

Example from Task list: (It copy/pastes really badly, so I hope you can still see what it's supposed to be)

Wink Poppy Midnight
Waterfall
The Infinite Sea
Looking for Alaska

WINK POPPY MIDNIGHT

W T
A H
T E
E
R I
F N
A F
L I
L N
E

S
E
A
LOOKING FOR ALASKA



ETA: Bloody hell..... just check here. It's easier and better to see. ;-)

ETA2: You have it aaaalmost right in your example!

[Annalisa]

Ugh arbookfinder never has the books, but I will look and make sure it is the 25,000 words.

[Eldarwen]

Annalisa wrote: "Ugh arbookfinder never has the books, but I will look and make sure it is the 25,000 words."

I know, it's a bit of an annoying site lately. I think there was another one but I can't remember the name now. Will see if I can find it again tomorrow in case ArBookFinder doesn't have it. (Getting late here.)

[Cathy M.]

Well, thought I had it but glad I asked before I started reading for them!

[Cat]

E, easier to say Book 4 in Cathy's example should be AxyJ, not JxyA, l'd've thought? (&Book 3 similarly switched)

[Eldarwen]

Cat wrote: "E, easier to say Book 4 in Cathy's example should be AxyJ, not JxyA, l'd've thought? (&Book 3 similarly switched)"

Yeah, it's basically turned around from what Cathy wrote.

Book 3 and book 4 in the example aren't exact, but the idea is practically the right one.

It's easier to see with the book titles, hence the link to the mod example.

[Cathy M.]

Actually just switched out one book & got it to work!

Book 1: Heir of Fire
Book 2: Heartless
Book 3: Enchanted Chaos
Book 4: Shimmering Chaos

That's right, right????

Never mind, just saw last book didn't have the YA tag...

But idea's same right? Just need to find a different book starting with S & ending in S.

[Eldarwen]

The idea is right, yes!

If you want to keep those books, then yes, you only need to replace the fourth one with something that has a YA tag but also starts and ends with S&S.

[Cathy M.]

Got it, thank you!

[Eldarwen]

Welcome!

And now I'm off to bed and I'll try not to snooze for too long tomorrow morning...... it's become a bit of a habit..... oops

G'Night!

[Cathy M.]

Sleep well :)

[Annalisa]

How to Train Your Dragon is 30,774 words so that should be good.

The second book How to Be a Pirate is 27,308 words so I should be good for both books. I've got a few audiobooks lined up so don't put me down for it yet but I'm adding it to my audiobook list.

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Cathy, I can work with you for the YA box. What do you have?

[Cathy M.]

I have a couple different subscriptions so I'm pretty open!

[Cathy M.]

Actually, if you have a YA that begins with S & ends with S, we can complete the one I already started above.

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

I do have a book that could work for S---s but it's something I'm not really keen on reading right now 😂 So if we could try and work out something else and be it a last resort?

[Cathy M.]

Why don't you list a couple that you want to read & I'll see what I can find to link them together.

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Here's some I wouldn't mind starting today

Thick as Thieves
My Lady Jane
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
Spinning Silver
A Conjuring of Light
A Book of Spirits and Thieves
These Shallow Graves

[Cathy M.]

You can go ahead and start Thick as Thieves and/or These Shallow Graves. I'll work on tying everything together.

[Sanah]

What are the other tasks that haven't been completed yet? I could probably find a book on my TBR to fill one

[Cathy M.]

Sanah the tasks are listed on the 1st page - #s 7-9. If the name is in bold, then it has been claimed. Otherwise go for it!

[Cathy M.]

Kathleen, I have 2 books lined up to work with Thick as Thieves and These Shallow Graves. If you want to switch one of them out, as long as it starts with a T & ends with S, it will work.

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

I'll stick to those two. Just bummer, Thick as Thieves don't even reach 351, I have the hardcover. Also, my edition of These Shallow Graves is 484 😪 A few more pages to 501... oh well! Haha lemme just finish one of my current reads then I'll get on to it.

[Eldarwen]

So cool we're going to get that YA square done! I find that a quite interesting task :-)

[Eldarwen]

Annalisa wrote: "How to Train Your Dragon is 30,774 words so that should be good.

The second book How to Be a Pirate is 27,308 words so I should be good for both books. I've got a few ..."

Sure thing!

[Em]

Annalisa wrote: "How to Train Your Dragon is 30,774 words so that should be good.

The second book How to Be a Pirate is 27,308 words so I should be good for both books. I've got a few ..."

Annalisa, i was thinking of that series as well when i saw the dragon tasks! i have most of the books from the series so give me a shout if you'd need some help with those!

[Eldarwen]

Stacie, your double L book has a U author, so I'm being mean and keeping it for the characters rather than for the tasks ;-)

But I used one of V's books for the double L task instead.

I do have a question about Lawman Lion though. I'm not sure it'll work for the club thing since it's more a gang rather than a club - I get the impression from the task that it's more a place, like a yachtclub or whatever, where not everyone can get in. But the synopsis makes it sound like it could work for "Read a book where someone tries to protect someone"?

[Stacie]

Works for me! And yes, there was lots of protecting going on!

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "Works for me! And yes, there was lots of protecting going on!"

Fantastic, I'll slot it into that task then :-)

[Sunshine]

Are we still looking to cover the “siege “ task.

[Eldarwen]

Sunshine wrote: "Are we still looking to cover the “siege “ task."

As far as I know, yes. A couple of people were wondering about books fitting for that task, but I don't think someone is reading specifically for it, unless I missed it.

[Sunshine]

I think that
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption

..will work
There are other parts of the book where (view spoiler)[ the Japanese bombs and shoots down the military base (hide spoiler)]

The story tells about the US Marines and Japanese air fights, and have the Marines and Japanese shoot each other down. I'm at a point to the book where (view spoiler)[ the crew has been shot down and living in a raft for over 2-weeks, in shark infested waters. They are now being shot at by... (hide spoiler)]
..I think you get the idea.

Definition: Siege
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside
- a prolonged period of misfortune.

[Annalisa]

Em if you want to read any of them feel free. I have the audio for the first book, but I need to finish my current one and I have another I was hoping to listen to before starting How to Train Your Dragon.

[LaurLa]

E, I notice you still have me down for sword - but I thought someone else already read for it? Kavita maybe?

Task 5 - The Battle of Hogwarts

✔(Kathleen) 5.1 Read a book MPG War
(LaurLa) 5.2 Read a book with a sword on the cover
✔(Cathy) 5.3 Read a book with a snake on the cover
✔(Kathleen) 5.4 Read a book multiple people die


Also, I think I can claim these tasks...

HP 4 3.1 Read a book with your favorite romance hero(es)/heroine(s) or your favorite pair (Magic Rises - Kate and Curran)

HP 4 3.4 Read a book with a single shoe on the cover (Command Indecision)


HP 5 3.4 Read a book with a cat on the cover (Buried Bones)


HP 5 1.2 Read a book where there is an exclusive club (The Farthest Edge - The Honey Club is highly exclusive... this also has a O character, so we might have to decide which is more important at some point)

HP 6 3.3 Read a book with "Vow" in the title or series name (Final Vow)