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Cathy M.
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Dec 06, 2019 11:59AM
So sorry to hear that Amanda. Take care of yourself and hope you feel better soon!
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Hi Team!! I’m sorry but no extra book for me this week. I’ll only read 3. I’m on my 3rd book. Hopefully, I will make it up next week.
I'll finish my book later today but doubt I'd get a second fitted in
Deadline is in a little under 19 hours tomorrow & it sounds like most people aren't reading much this week. Please post ASAP what you think you'll be finishing (if not posted already), and move the books you will NOT be reading from the planning sheet so we have a better idea of where we are at. We only have 19 books done now but have another 16 on the planning sheet of which we already know Namita's last one should be removed.
Will finish girls of storm and shadow. Won’t finish dimple and rishi cus my dumb ass left my headphones at the office 🤦🏼♀️
Amanda wrote: "I’m not going to get anything read this week. I’m sorry :( my chronic illnesses have been really bad and I gotta give in right now so I don’t wind up in the hospital. I’ll be in it for the win next..."I hope you feel better soon.
Rest easy, Amanda, your health always comes first! Wishing you well <3
Completion PostBook: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Pages: 360
Date Read: 12/07
Mini-Challenge: Vanity, Favorite books list
Completion post
Book: Radio Silence
Pages: 496
Date: 12/7/19
Rating: 1 star
Mini-challenge: rec books list
Finishing up 2 this morning. Will be done before the deadline. Wish I had time to add more. I wasn't paying enough attention to how lacking we would be this week.
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I just posted my booksSorry, i lost track of time
Checked in with 34 books this week. Hope you're feeling better soon Amanda!Now entering our last week of TT7. How quickly did it go by?!?!
Oh crap, sorry Ashleigh, did not realize the check-in this week was 1 hour earlier!!!!
Cathy M. wrote: "Oh crap, sorry Ashleigh, did not realize the check-in this week was 1 hour earlier!!!!"No worries, I didn't either! I was rushing around trying to get everything posted in time haha.
maria helena wrote: "Completion postBook: Radio Silence
Pages: 496
Date: 12/7/19
Rating: 1 star
Mini-challenge: rec books list"
Please add to your TT shelf.
Cathy M. wrote: "maria helena wrote: "Completion postBook: Radio Silence
Pages: 496
Date: 12/7/19
Rating: 1 star
Mini-challenge: rec books list"
Please add to y..."
done
Only got one book done UGH I am garbage. I struggle with Sunday check ins. Had people over again and got too busy..Anyway, I plan to finish the last week off strong!
Did we move up at all last week? How are we looking on the mini?
This has been such a fun challenge! I'm honestly getting a little burnt out so I'm glad this is the last week, but I'm definitely pushing through to the end. :)
This has been such a fun challenge! I'm honestly getting a little burnt out so I'm glad this is the last week, but I'm definitely pushing through to the end. :)
We're still in 10th overall & 3rd for mini-challenges. I'm burnt out too but that's because between the 2 of us, we're reading about half of all books. I'm looking forward to slowing down!!!For the last week:
2323 book points
126 mini-challenge points
60 BOM points
10th out of 16 Teams - about 750 points under 9th place so this might be the highest we get unless people read long books for big points
#3 for Mini-Challenges - 16 points below #2 so if we want to try for 2nd place (or keep our 3rd place), we need to READ READ READ for the mini-challenge!!
Sorry for being MIA!! I will update my books tomorrow!! I read a few just need to shelve them.
Namita wrote: "Sorry for being MIA!! I will update my books tomorrow!! I read a few just need to shelve them."No worries! Please make sure you add A Christmas Carol to your TT shelf.
Cathy and Cyndee, you ladies have been holding this team. Idk what happened. I can only speak for myself and I know I have been garbage ugh so sorry guys I should have pledged less books.Anyway, I'm finishing up 2 books today and one more by the end of the game. Hope that is enough.
Finished dimple met rishi and girls of storm and shadow. Updated ssWorking on LOTR#1 and the Giver
Namita - can you please set the start and end dates for A Christmas Carol and Way of Kings, and add both to your TT shelf? Will you be reading anything else before the end?Sunshine - did you finish Flowers for Algeron? If so, can you please mark as Read and add to your TT shelf?
Cathy M. wrote: "Namita - can you please set the start and end dates for A Christmas Carol and Way of Kings, and add both to your TT shelf? Will you be reading anything else before the end?Sunshine - did you fini..."
Sure....sorry not sure why it didn't take. I have another book that I am going to add.
Namita wrote: "Cathy M. wrote: "Namita - can you please set the start and end dates for A Christmas Carol and Way of Kings, and add both to your TT shelf? Will you be reading anything else before the end?Sunshi..."
Oh yay, great job! And thanks for adding!
Cathy M. wrote: "Namita wrote: "Cathy M. wrote: "Namita - can you please set the start and end dates for A Christmas Carol and Way of Kings, and add both to your TT shelf? Will you be reading anything else before t..."I added two more books....I read 5 books...Way of Kings was way too long.
Namita wrote: "Cathy M. wrote: "Namita wrote: "Cathy M. wrote: "Namita - can you please set the start and end dates for A Christmas Carol and Way of Kings, and add both to your TT shelf? Will you be reading anyth..."But at least you 5-starred it so it must've been really good! I originally wanted to read it too but decided to read shorter ones so I could get more mini-challenge books done :P I'm shooting for us to place at least in the top 3 for mini-challenge points!
It was fantastic, Cathy. I loved it.
Finished LOTR #1 I got no reading done from fri night-sat morning because I thought my pet hedgehog was dying. He's ok btw
Anyway, I'm trying to find a short audio that's on the list to get done by tomorrow. Any suggestions?
@Jill, Making Faces by Amy Harmon is on Audible Escape and I thought it was great. But there are several really sad parts so maybe have tissues handy if you go with that one. It wasn't too long.
I'm about to start listening to Attachment by Rainbow Rowell and I think regular speed for that one is about 9 hours. Both of those are on the mini list.
I have some updating to do on the SS that I'll get to later today.
I'm about to start listening to Attachment by Rainbow Rowell and I think regular speed for that one is about 9 hours. Both of those are on the mini list.
I have some updating to do on the SS that I'll get to later today.
I should have a book from the list finished tomorrow too
@Cyndee thanks! I was going to try either Attachments or Eleanor & Park but there were waitlists for the audio. I started They Both Die in the End which is an 9 hr audio. Making Faces is 10 hrs, but I’ll add to my TBR if it’s good!
Oh my god you have a hedgehog Jill?!?! They are so cute, I'd love to get one. So glad he's ok!!!!Not sure if you started your audio but All Systems Go is super short, and Every Heart a Doorway (or whatever its called - Wayward Children series), and also And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie).
How is everyone else doing? Will you finish by deadline?
WE have almost 24 hours until check-in (I'll post timer when later when I can) but please remember to post books at least 30 minutes before so Ashleigh and I can check and post books to the main SS!
Deadline is noon PST / 3PM EST tomorrow
I'll finish my current book before deadline tomorrow
I’m sorry I was mia all week. I didn’t get any reading done 😕 I have been so sick.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
12/15/19
281 pages
3 stars
mini challenge: on the rec books list
Completion PostBook: The Kiss Quotient
Pages: 333
Date Read: 12/15
Mini-Challenge: Vanity, Favorite books list
Completion PostBook: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Pages: Audiobook, default version: 391
Date Read: 12/15
Mini-Challenge: Vanity, Favorite books list
Well guys, we're coming to the end of the challenge! What a pleasure it's been to play alongside you guys, and especially my co-captain Cathy who has been great and taken on most of the work. Thank you so much! Hope to see everyone around NBRC in the future :)
And that's it, we are DONE!Thanks Ashleigh, it's been a pleasure playing with you too :)
What a fun challenge! HUGE thanks to Ashleigh and Cathy!!
These 10 weeks have passed by way too quickly, though I can't say I want it to go any longer because I am BEAT! I am going to take a break from reading for a little while (at least reading at a more pleasurable speed & go to bed at a decent time) and need to catch up on my tv shows that I've neglected for most of this time.It has been a lot of fun, thanks to the great mods and our great captain Ashley for keeping us updated :) For those of you who actually commented and participated in the mini-challenges (you know who you are, couldn't have done it without you!), WE DID IT! We got 2nd place for mini-challenges!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!
Other final stats for the week:
2322 book points
182 mini-challenge points
0 BOM points
9th out of 16 Teams (we moved up!)
#2 for Mini-Challenges
FINAL STATS FOR TT:
18104 Total Book Points
1540 Total Mini-Challenge Points
400 Total BOM Points
511 Total Mod Points
20,555 Total Points
Hope everyone had fun playing TT. If it was your 1st, sure it won't be your last! And for the veterans, am sure we'll be seeing each again in the future. It's tough to do these challenges with members who don't comment or play with the team, so everyone who did a BIG THANK YOU!
With the holidays approaching, hope everyone has a wonderful & safe holiday season! Until next time my lovelies:)
Thank you Cathy and Ashleigh you ladies are rockstars!! Cyndee too for all of the reading!! I wish I did more this challenge, but I had fun nonetheless. Amazing that we went from last place to 9th!! And #2 in mini challenges!!
I can't believe we moved up to 9th! Plus 2nd in mini-challenges?! What a great final effort, I'm so proud of us! This was my first TT ever. I was too intimidated to join the other few I saw in the past, and I really regret not playing sooner because this was a fantastic reading experience. I loved every second of it and I look forward to the next one! Thanks to all of you for being awesome teammates, it was a pleasure playing with you :D The work is done, now let's all take a nice deep sigh of relief and prepare ourselves for the holiday rush over the next couple of weeks lol.
Thanks for a great challenge team Avarice! And great job on sneaking into second place in the mini challenges! - Team Lust
Thanks Sammy, and congrats to Team Lust!!
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