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[Rachel]

COMPLETION POST

Finished: October 29th
Pages: 399
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Blue cover, I read it years ago and never finished the series so I'm getting back to it! (It was also listed on NRBC's Sin Sloth Shelf so I think it's a bingo with dark fantasy somehow?)

Wrath Mini-Challenge:
Read a book where a catastrophe takes place: Well, there's a witches vs bears war and the main premise is that the antagonists are separating children from their own souls
Read a book where someone is defenestrated: (the action of dismissing someone from a position of power or authority) two bears fight for the right to rule and the king is killed (and in a way dismissed from his position as the other bear becomes king?)
Read a book containing the phrase "hot-tempered": "Or whether this little child has enemies on Svalbard as hot'-tempered as the ones back at Bolvangar" (73%)
Read a book with a fight in the book (upclose & personal): The Bear King fight I mentioned
Read a book with a large battle in the book (involving armies): See catastrophe, haha!
Read a book with zombies: There's mention of the existence of zombies :"The Africans have a way of making a slave called a zombi" (88%)
Read a book with a person who likes to trick others / with a trickster: Lyra likes to lie and trick people, she is referred to as Lyra Silvertongue after tricking the bear king
Read a book where a religious crime takes place: The antagonists spiritually cut children from their daemons (their souls) to access Dust (aka original sin)
Read a book where poison is used: "We wouldn't have seen the Master put poison in the wine otherwise." (4%)

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 49
Book: Wolf of the Plains by Conn Iggulden
Date Read: 31/10
Pages: 562
Sin: Avarice
Criteria: Color: Yellow, Anything Goes

Mini-Challenge: Wrath
Task 46: "...the tallest of the attackers take an arrow from one of the others..." Page 145
Task 78: Bladed weapon on cover:

[Nicole]

I'll read which will fit task 78.

[Jammin Jenny]

COMPLETION POST


Finished: October 30th
Pages: 235
Sin: Pride
Criteria: Tagged Contemporary on 1st page of tags
Alternate: Greed - Anything Goes
Sin Bingo: No
BOM: No

Wrath Mini-Challenge:
Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 200 - 299 pages - 235 pages
Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense set since 2000 - set in 2008
Read a book where one of the main characters dies - the boy dies
Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Thriller" - MPG Thriller

[Snowtulip]

Eldarwen wrote: "Melindam wrote: "I think I'll be reading where Death is a main character."

Such a good book!! :-D
It was my first Pratchett as well.

Have you ever seen the movie?"

For some reason I have never read any of the Discworld books...hhmm..not sure why!

[Snowtulip]

I think I'm also going to read The Chestnut Man, I've been hesitant only because I read all the October books of the month, and the highest rated for me was 2.5...yikes!

[Jammin Jenny]

I can't wait to read it!

[Eldarwen]

Snowtulip wrote: "I think I'm also going to read The Chestnut Man, I've been hesitant only because I read all the October books of the month, and the highest rated for me was 2.5...yikes!"

Oh no! :-(

Hopefully this one's better!

And I'm actually now seconding what Jenny said haha.

Fingers crossed!!

[Melindam]

Snowtulip wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Melindam wrote: "I think I'll be reading where Death is a main character."

Such a good book!! :-D
It was my first Pratchett as well.

Have you ever see..."

It's worth checking them out,though I would not read them in order. The first 2-3 are not that good.

I read The Colour of Magic/The Light Fantastic when I was 18 and was not particularly smitten by them. And then 20 years later Hogfather came into my hands and I JUST LOVED it.
Still, though Terry Pratchett became one of my favourite authors, his books are definitely acquired taste, methinks.
I love the City Watch books, the witches & Death in the discworld series, but the ones about the wizzards are more of a hit or miss with me.

[Melindam]

I checked The Chestnut Man here on GR, but I have quite a strong aversion to these bleak Scandinavian crime stories (I read a few), so I don't think I'll give this a try either.

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "Completion Post, Book 49
Book: Wolf of the Plains by Conn Iggulden
Date Read: 31/10
Pages: 562
Sin: Avarice
Criteria: Color: Yellow, Anything Goes [bookcover:Wolf of..."


From your quote, just to make sure - they are really doing long-distance attacks and not just shooting arrows from fairly close-by? I'm assuming so or you wouldn't have mentioned it, but wanted to make sure :-) Thanks!

[Vian]

Completion Post, book 7



Date Read: 10/31/19
Pages: 430
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: top shelf dark fantasy
Alternate: vanity (top shelf contemporary)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

Wrath mini-challenge:
#15 - Read a book with top shelf of “supernatural”

[Eldarwen]

Melindam wrote: "I checked The Chestnut Man here on GR, but I have quite a strong aversion to these bleak Scandinavian crime stories (I read a few), so I don't think I'll give this a try either."

Some of them aren't quite so bleak but they do tend to convey that kind of feeling. I like them for that because they're different from the more general crime novels.

[Stacie]

Completion Post

10/30
4 stars
464 pages
Shelf: Vanity
How it fits: Hugo Award for Best Novel (2018), Nebula Award for Best Novel (2017), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2018)
Alternate: Avarice
How it fits: MPG Dystopian

Wrath Mini challenge:
Read a book with "Dystopia" as MPG
Read a book where one of the main characters dies

[Jammin Jenny]

Scandinavian Crime dramas are actually pretty cool to me - I read the first chapter earlier this month and really liked it but some people may not like that kind of thing.

[Jammin Jenny]

I read a small non-fiction book but didn't post here or on my TT shelf. If we need it to make quota this week, let me know and I'll post it.

[Nicole]

Eldarwen wrote: "From your quote, just to make sure - they are really doing long-distance attacks and not just shooting arrows from fairly close-by? I'm assuming so or you wouldn't have mentioned it, but wanted to make sure :-) Thanks!"

The brothers were attacking herdsmen and only started shooting once the herdsmen stood up. I assumed it was from a distance but not that far.

Here's another quote of when there is a battle and Temujin and his army lie in wait and then fire at the approaching enemy:

"The first riders saw the barrier in their path...the arrows punched through the riders." Page 280

Sorry, there aren't any quotes with distances. I can look for an alternative task when I'm home.

[Eldarwen]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "I read a small non-fiction book but didn't post here or on my TT shelf. If we need it to make quota this week, let me know and I'll post it."

Ok thanks! We'll keep that in mind just in case.

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "From your quote, just to make sure - they are really doing long-distance attacks and not just shooting arrows from fairly close-by? I'm assuming so or you wouldn't have mentioned i..."

I think the approaching army should work. Those are usually distance shots with arrows. I'll use that one. Thanks!

[Eldarwen]

Musical Interlude

In honour of today being Halloween, I thought a little Rocky Horror Picture Show might be appropriate ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umj0g...

[Stacie]

Eldarwen wrote: "Musical Interlude

In honour of today being Halloween, I thought a little Rocky Horror Picture Show might be appropriate ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umj0g..."

Always appropriate!

[Jammin Jenny]

Love it! One of my favorite "horror" movies - I remember going to see it in the theater - newspaper, rice, can't remember what else...

[Rachel]

Hello everybody, unfortunately, I have bad news. I was hoping to do this challenge so I could kick myself back into reading more. I'd thought it was a lapse in passion that was making me not read so much but now I realize it's a lack of time and energy. I need to drop out of this reading group, I'm so sorry!! I had so much fun and I love the prompts, I wish you all fabulous luck and I'm so glad I got to be on Team Sloth!

[Stacie]

Take care Rachel!

[Eldarwen]

Rachel wrote: "Hello everybody, unfortunately, I have bad news. I was hoping to do this challenge so I could kick myself back into reading more. I'd thought it was a lapse in passion that was making me not read s..."

Understandable, Rachel. Reading time is in short supply for me lately as well.
Take care and I'm sure we'll see you around the group at some point.

And thanks for letting us know :-)

[Stacie]

I read a short book too. Should I add it to my shelf? it's not a lot of points but points are points. but it could also push us over the limit so I dunno. help me oh captains my captains

[Eldarwen]

Currently, we have 17 read books, which isn't all that much yet.

Let's see where we are by Sunday with the larger books and when we know where everyone is at, and then we can see.

Honestly though, the way the reading is going this week, I'm thinking that most likely yours and Jenny's shorter books might be needed. (And if it's only one of those, we'll take the one with most pages, ok?)

[Stacie]

Sounds good!

[Jammin Jenny]

Yep! I think mine was 216 pages

[Snowtulip]

Good luck Rachel!

[Snowtulip]

Melindam wrote: "Snowtulip wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Melindam wrote: "I think I'll be reading where Death is a main character."

Such a good book!! :-D
It was my first Pratchett as well.
..."

This is helpful because I probably would have started with book one ;)

[Snowtulip]

Eldarwen wrote: "Musical Interlude

In honour of today being Halloween, I thought a little Rocky Horror Picture Show might be appropriate ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umj0g..."

Yipeee!!

[Snowtulip]

[Jammin Jenny]

COMPLETION POST


Finished: October 31st
Pages: 418
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Blue cover, also a series I couldn't wait to get back to, and has Dark Fantasy on 1st page of shelves
Alternate: Envy (YA), Greed - Anything Goes
Sin Bingo: YES
BOM: No

Wrath Mini-challenge
Read a book where one of the characters is a vampire hunter - Trace is a vampire hunter
Read a book with "Supernatural" on the first page of the book's Top Shelves - Tagged Supernatural on first page
Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Young Adult" - MPG YA
Read a book with a fight in the book (upclose & personal) there's an up close and personal fight between Trace and Dominic
Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Paranormal Mystery" - it's paranormal and a mystery
Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 400 - 499 pages - 418 pages
Read a book with a person who likes to trick others / with a trickster - the three witches are tricksters and trick the MCs
Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Urban Fantasy" - Tagged Urban Fantasy

[Jammin Jenny]

Loving the Halloween sloth!

[Snowtulip]

Completion Post

The Old Drift


Rating: 3.5 stars
Date Read: 10/31/19
Pages: 576
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: 50% Blue (?)
Alternate: Vanity (contemporary)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

Mini Challenge: Wrath
#16: Adrianna is always angry, especially with Sibilla

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 50
Book: Genghis: Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden
Date Read: 31/10
Pages: 547
Sin: Avarice
Criteria: Anything Goes

Mini-Challenge: Wrath
Task 99: Read a book with a bow (weapon) on cover:

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 51
Book: The Scar-Crow Men by Mark Chadbourn
Date Read: 01/11
Pages: 560
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Color: Blue -

Mini-Challenge: Wrath
Task 78: Bladed weapon on cover

[Jammin Jenny]

Just want to make sure you counted any extra points we got for me doing DQs for Gideon the Ninth - not just answering the DQs.

[Melindam]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Just want to make sure you counted any extra points we got for me doing DQs for Gideon the Ninth - not just answering the DQs."

I added the link Jenny, thanks. :)

[Nicole]

Weekend for me so will try to knock out a few books. I do have a Halloween party tonight but will try my best to read three books today.

I started on The Lovely Bones for task 148. Still have Second Grave on the Left which I have been reading off and on this week. Will hunt down big books now for other tasks.

[Melindam]

Awesome, Nicole. Thanks.

[Melindam]

I will shortly add completion post.

I will also be able to finish doorstopper by Sunday or can leave it for next week if we have enough books.

[Nicole]

I'll also read for task 92.

[Jammin Jenny]

I should be able to finish two more books by Sunday.

[Melindam]

COMPLETION POST

Hogfather
Date read: 1 Nov
Pages: 432
Sin: Avarice
Criteria: Anything goes

Mini challenge
task 63 - Death as MC

[Melindam]

Great Job, Ladies!!!!!

We have read 22 books so far.

Further books to expect:

Nicole: 3
Melinda: 1
Jenny: 2

(Stacie&Jenny: 2 shorter books if needed)

[Jammin Jenny]

And if we need them both Stacie and I have short books we didn't post.

[Eldarwen]

Melindam wrote: "I will shortly add completion post.

I will also be able to finish doorstopper by Sunday or can leave it for next week if we have enough books."

I think we're probably going to need that doorstop if you can manage :-)

[Eldarwen]

I'm going to attempt to put a fat dent into Tower of Dawn today - bank holiday, yay! - because I really want to finish that this week. Depending on how it goes, I'll also try and finish Station Eleven but I'm honestly not sure if I can manage both. It's been a shitty week for finding time to read and I've got a NaNoWriMo meet to run tomorrow for 4 hours, and I'm meeting friends on Sunday, which is going to turn into a loooong chat session ;-)