Team Molten Magma Mambas

[Jackie]

I've got O and N books coming up so I can definitely do a set of those. Also, I can take X if we decide to do the word Six.

[Louise]

I’ve got an O up next

[LaurLa]

Jackie wrote: "I've got O and N books coming up so I can definitely do a set of those. Also, I can take X if we decide to do the word Six."

I also have an X and a couple of U's if we decide on Audio.

Based on Louise's analyzing, the letters and how many we need are below. If we concentrate on books that work for these and post all the letter they work for, then at the end of the week we can place them where they work and see where we are?

A - 1
B - 1
D - 1
I - 4
N - 6
O - 5
S - 1
U - 1
X - 1
Y - 1

[Laura]

Do we have enough books available to do all of these? We don’t want to get bumped up into the next category right?

[LaurLa]

Here's what I have planned this week:


Jacob - char I; series N
Protecting Paige - author N
Now That You Mention It - title N
Shadow of the Hawk - char O; title S
On Her Own Two Wheels - title O; author X
Celebrity in Death - series I

If we need it, I can do a U.

[LaurLa]

Laura wrote: "Do we have enough books available to do all of these? We don’t want to get bumped up into the next category right?"

I don't know about that, I just went by what Louise has in the spreadsheet.

[Jackie]

So if we're Crater level, that's 21-40 books total. After Countdown and Groups 1 & 2, we should have up to 22 left for Group 3. Right?

[Laura]

Our spreadsheet says both Crater and Molten on it. We’ve been reading like Molten level for the extra requirements. We’re allowed to change our signup level after the first round.

I’m game for Molten. I estimated low for my # of books.

[Jackie]

Molten is only up to 20 books. I think we said Crater when we started.

[Louise]

22 books takes us to the limit on crater level.

Our spreadsheet says Molten as that is the number of books we’ve read so far. Once we’ve read and logged 21 books that will change to crater.
The next level would be Magma..

[Laura]

Got it. I thought Crater was the lower number. :)

[Louise]

Completion Post - Group 1
Task: V in LAVA

My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
Date Read: 8/18
Rating: 4*
How It Fits: Author LN begins with V; BOM February 2011

[Jackie]

Completion Post - Group 1

Task: A in LAVA
Book: The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories
Author: Agatha Christie
Date Read: 8/18/19
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: Author first initial A

[Louise]

Laura wrote: "Got it. I thought Crater was the lower number. :)"

It confused me at first I had to double check the rules page. 🙂

[Louise]

S/Sheet Updated 😊

[Louise]

Books Planned:

Once Upon a Texas Christmas O, A, B
Friends Wanting Benefits Y
Family, Friends, and Foes: A Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery (Cruise Ship Christian Cozy Mysteries Series) N, A, D, S
Soulless S, A, I, O

[Jackie]

Books Planned:

To Sir Phillip, With Love O, B
The Double Cross D, O, N, S
In a Sunburned Country I, B
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin S, O
Death of a Peer D, N, A
An Impartial Witness I, B

[Laura]

Completion Post - Group 1

Task: L in LAVA
Book: Roadie
Date Read: 8/18
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: MC Lillith

[Laura]

Completion Post - Group 1

Task: A in LAVA
Book: Magic Triumphs
Date Read: 8/18
Rating: 5 stars
How it fits: Author LN Andrews; BOM 8/28/18

[Laura]

Here's what I can read this week:

Stained Souls - A, S, B, D
Moxie - S, O
Hunt - S, A,
Accepted - A, V
Gifted Connections 2 - O, B, N
Elements of Desire - S, A, B

These are all KU books that I have checked out. Once I finish these, I'll see what we need and find things that fit. :)

[Louise]

S/Sheet updated

[LaurLa]

I'll go ahead and read for the X if everyone is okay with that?

[Jackie]

Go ahead, LaurLa. I'll save mine for a later round.

[LaurLa]

Completion Post ~ Safezone: Group 3



Task: Spell-out
Book: Tender Betrayal ~ Jennifer Blake
Pages: 380
Date Read: 08.19
Qualification: letter N ~ char General Narcisco Lopez
Rating: ★★★

I hadn't planned to read this one for the challenge but I found a small (but mighty) character with an N name. We can use it or not, depending on our needs.

[Laura]

If we don’t have enough Ns, I’ve got one sitting on my Kindle that I’ve been meaning to get to.

[LaurLa]

LaurLa wrote: "I'll go ahead and read for the X if everyone is okay with that?"

Mine works for O too, so we can see what needs are in a couple days :-)

[Jackie]

Completion Post ~ Safezone: Group 3

Task: Spell-out
Book: Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
Author: Liesl Shurtliff
Pages: 272
Date read: 8/19/19
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: S - Author initial; O - Character Opal

[LaurLa]

Completion Post ~ Safezone: Group 3



Task: Spell-out
Book: On Her Own Two Wheels ~ Stacy Xavier
Pages: 162
Date Read: 08.19
Qualification: letters O ~ title; S, X ~ author name
Rating: ★★★

[Louise]

S/Sheet updated

[Laura]

Louise wrote: "S/Sheet updated"

Louise, I have edit rights on the spreadsheet now. But what works best for the spell-out? Should I post it only in here, so you can puzzle it all out and put everything together? Or just work from the top down?

[Laura]

Completion Post - Safezone: Group 3

Task: Spell- Out

Book: Moxie
Date Read: 8/19
Rating: 4 stars
Letters: S - Author LN C.M. Stunich
O - Character Octavia

Book: Elements of Desire
Date Read: 8/20
Rating: 3 stars
Letters: S - Author LN C.M. Stunich
B - Character FN Billy
A - Character FN Arizona

Book: Hunt
Date Read: 8/20
Rating: 4 stars
Letters: S - Author FN Sadie Moss
D - Character FN Dimitri
A - Character FN Asher

[Louise]

Completion Post - Safezone Group 3

Once Upon a Texas Christmas by Katherine Garbera
Date Read: 8/20

Letters:
A - Avery Burton
B - Aver Burton
O - Title

[Louise]

Laura wrote: "Louise wrote: "S/Sheet updated"

Louise, I have edit rights on the spreadsheet now. But what works best for the spell-out? Should I post it only in here, so you can puzzle it all out and put everyt..."

Post it in here and add it to the s/Sheet if books need moving before the deadline to fill gaps that’s straightforward enough to do.

[Louise]

S/Sheet updated. We are now at Crater Level 😊 and we are in 1st place 🥇

[LaurLa]

Working on an N or I book right now. Probably will finish tonight. Finishing up moving my son into his dorm this morning then driving back home this afternoon.

[Jackie]

Completion Post ~ Safezone: Group 3

Task: Spell-out
Book: To Sir Phillip, With Love With 2nd Epilogue
Author: Julia Quinn
Pages: 383
Date Read: 8/21/19
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: B - Series Bridgertons; O - Character Oliver; A - Character Amanda

[Laura]

New tasks are up! Round 2 starts August 26th.

Countdown:
10 - with a title that starts with O - Louise
9 - set in Canada - Jackie
8 - tagged MPG Sci-Fi - LaurLa
7 - that is more than 50% black (use tin eye to confirm) - Laura
6 - from the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die List. For this task, you can use books that would otherwise not be allowable for the challenge (e.g. due to wordcount or genre) - Laura
5 - that has one of the 50 states of the USA in the title - Jackie
4 - that is more than 400 pages - Laura
3 - that has the letters C-A-T in the title (in any order) - Jackie
2 - written by an African American author - LaurLa
1 - from the NPR List - Louise


Safezone: Group 1: (50 bonus points this time around!)
Spell-Out (need 2 BOM or read by other team)
A - LaurLa
C - Laura - BOM
I - Jackie - BOM
D - Louise

Safezone: Group 2:
i - Read a book with green writing on the cover where the title contains the letters A-C-I-D (doesn't need to be in that order) - Laura
ii - Read a book with a bright/neon green cover (>50%) where the author contains the letters B-U-R-N (doesn't need to be in that order) - Jackie
iii - Read a book with something nasty on the cover (open to interpretation) and that contains the word LEMON in the text or title - LaurLa
iv - Read a book with a green item on the cover and that contains the letters A-C-I-D in the author's name (doesn't need to be in that order) - Jackie

Safezone Group 3: Spell-Out

Y - Laura
O - Laura
U - Laura

Y - Louise
O - Jackie
U - LaurLa

Y - Louise
O
U - LaurLa

A - Laura
N - Laura
Y - LaurLa

B - Louise
Y - Jackie

I - Louise
N - Louise

I - Laura
N - LaurLa

I - LaurLa
N - Jackie

I - Jackie
N - Jackie

[Laura]

For Countdown, I can do 10, 9, 8, 7, 4, 3

I'll check for the lists right now. For #2, I don't actually pay attention to the color of the author's skin, so I probably have several I could read and I just don't realize it. :)

Found an audio copy of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Only 150 pages! On the list for #6.

Found a book for the list from #1 that also has a state name in the title.

So basically, for the Countdown I can do anything except #2. I can do 3 this time around, since Louise & LaurLa did the heavy lifting last time. :)

My BOM that I didn't read in Round 1 works for the C in ACID.

[Laura]

Bright Green enough?

Or this one?

[LaurLa]

I can probably do any except state in the title for the countdown and can definitely do #2. #10 would be hard but I can find one.

Laura what was the BOM you were going to do?

Group 2
i - Read a book with green writing on the cover where the title contains the letters A-C-I-D

iii - Read a book with something nasty on the cover (open to interpretation) and that contains the word LEMON in the text or title
- some people might consider skulls in their coffee kind of nasty

[Laura]

My BOM is Storm Glass by Maria Snyder. It’s a re-read for me, so will be quick.

We can also check what books other teams have read this round.

[LaurLa]

Laura wrote: "My BOM is Storm Glass by Maria Snyder. It’s a re-read for me, so will be quick.

We can also check what books other teams have read this round."

I can do letter A in the spell-out if others can come up with BOMs. I can double check other team books if no one wants to do a BOM.

[Jackie]

For Countdown, I can do any of them, #1 is the hardest but I can find something if necessary. I can take three this time too.

[Jackie]

For Group 1, I can read The Iron King which was a BOM and works for I in ACID.

For Group 2, I have one for iv - Read a book with a green item on the cover and that contains the letters A-C-I-D in the author's name (doesn't need to be in that order)

[Laura]

That’s a great series, Jackie! Odd that #2 was BOM! :)

[Jackie]

Laura wrote: "That’s a great series, Jackie! Odd that #2 was BOM! :)"

Maybe that's not right. I found it under the All tab on the BOM spreadsheet. Looks like it was a buddy read. Is that okay?

[Laura]

I’m pretty sure it has to be BOM, not Buddy Read.

[Jackie]

After looking at it again, I think you're right. I'll change it to The Iron King instead.

[Jackie]

Completion Post ~ Safezone: Group 3

Task: Spell-out
Book: In a Sunburned Country
Author: Bill Bryson
Pages: 335
Date Read: 8/21/19
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits: I - Title; B - Author

[LaurLa]

Completion Post ~ Safezone: Group 3



Task: Spell-out
Book: Jacob ~ Jacquelyn Frank
Pages: 320
Date Read: 08.21
Qualification: letters I ~ Isabella Russ (char); N ~ Nightwalkers (series)
Rating: ★★★★