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Are we supposed to record our books read here in order for them to count for the challenge?"
nope... we have a special tab on the automatic spreadsheet that gets them by date and page length.
check it here

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Hope you feel better - isn't it awesome to spend your bday reading?!? Happy birthday fellow Capricornian (mine was the 16th and I spent most of it reading, lol)
Happy birthday Taryn!!!
And for the group I'm almost done with A Tale of Two Cities. I've been reading it for school.
And for the group I'm almost done with A Tale of Two Cities. I've been reading it for school.


We really stepped it up during this read-a-thon. Great work team!!
Thank you! And I love this team!!
Tbh, I just really love this challenge because I can just read at my own pace with not a whole lot of pressure, but it's enough of a challenge that it's not easy to win or anything. Hope I can participate again.
Just finished A Million Sons! It wasn't as good as the first one (Across The Universe) but it was still pretty interesting.

The third one is pretty awesome. Great trilogy!

Yep, this challenge was my gateway drug to A) getting social on Goodreads and actually posting in groups, and B) team challenges. It hooked me on both, and I never looked back.
Logan (~Daeris the Shadow Elf Queen~) wrote: "Taryn wrote: "Tbh, I just really love this challenge because I can just read at my own pace with not a whole lot of pressure, but it's enough of a challenge that it's not easy to win or anything. H..."
I'm absolutely loving it! Gonna definitely stick around for more team challenges from this group. I feel like they've got it down.
I'm absolutely loving it! Gonna definitely stick around for more team challenges from this group. I feel like they've got it down.

Awwwwwww
This is so good to hear first thing in the morning *wipes tear*

Celine wrote: "Hi guys! Sorry I've been MIA for a bit, I went on a quick trip to London :D This week will be busy for me with university deadlines, but after that, I'll get my read on"
Ooooooo soo jealous!!!! Was it fun? What did you do? See some sites? Give us details!
Ooooooo soo jealous!!!! Was it fun? What did you do? See some sites? Give us details!

And I finished


Elves with Deep Secrets Mini Challenge
Duration: January 20 - February 10
RULES
It's always nice to get to know our fellow team members and their deepest, darkest secrets (we are deep elves, after all!). In this mini-challenge you will read books related to your answers to Taryn's "random questions" from earlier in the game.
To earn points for this challenge, read a book which corresponds to your answers to the following questions. You may use the suggested themes/colors I've identified (many of which can apply to other categories), or be creative and come up with your own way to tie your book into your answer. The sky's the limit! When you've finished your book, be sure to include how you think it fits your answer.
Any book finished during the dates of the challenge will count.
If a book covers multiple questions/answers, you can get a point for each way it fits. I challenge you to find one book that fits all ten questions! 20 bonus points if you do!
You will also earn 3 extra points if your book is a BR or BOM book. Be sure to link to your comments in the BR/BOM thread as you do in our books read thread in order to get your points.
You may choose to participate as much as you desire. It's just a fun way to focus on reading as much as we can in the next few weeks until the challenge ends. The points are just for us and to inspire some friendly competition amongst ourselves.
Please make one post to track your progress on this challenge, and I will link them all below and on the front page of this thread. I'll tally everyone's points at the end and crown a new Elf Queen!
The Points
1 point per category that each book read matches
3 points per book for each buddy read or book of the month discussion
20 points for each book that matches all 10 questions
The Questions
1. If you had to choose your five favorite books, what would they be?
Read a book you or a friend consider a favorite, the 5th book in a series, a book with the number 5 in the title, a book with 500+ pages, etc.
2. What is your favorite sea creature?
Read a book featuring a body of water on the cover, where characters visit the beach or go on a boat ride, that has sea creatures on the cover or in the story, etc.
3. Name one of your favorite television shows.
Read a book that shares a word in the title with the title of your favorite show, is in the same genre as your favorite show, or where characters share a name, etc.
4. What is your favorite hot drink?
Read a book with your drink on the cover or where a character drinks it, has the drink in the title, has a cover that's the same color as your drink, etc.
5. What is one thing in your life that you would never, ever do?
Read a book where a character does something reluctantly or fears, with a title/setting matching your fear, etc.
6. What is your favorite branch of science?
Read a book featuring scientists, or is a science fiction or science book, has test tubes or other scientific equipment on the cover, etc.
7. What are your favorite colors?
Read a book with the cover matching your color, or has the color in the title, etc.
8. If you were on a desert island, what tool would you most want?
Read a book that takes place on an island, has the tool on the cover or in the story, has a lonely character, etc.
9. Have you ever had a near death experience?
Read a book where a character almost dies, where a character is dead, features ghosts on the cover or in the title, etc.
10. If you found one thousand dollars and know it didn't belong to anybody else, but you could only spend the $1000 on one thing, what would it be?
Read a book with 1000+ pages, has "bling" or green on the cover, features your chosen object on the cover or in the story, etc.
Let me know if you have any questions! LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!!
Omg I love, love love that you made this! You are the best!

Books Read:
Current Points:
1. If you had to choose your five favorite books, what would they be?
Outlander, Watchers, The Judas Strain, Rest in Pieces, Child 44
2. What is your favorite sea creature? Manatees!

3. Name one of your favorite television shows.
Shark Tank, The Newsroom, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones
4. What is your favorite hot drink? Coffee, preferably espresso
5. What is one thing in your life that you would never, ever do? Fly to outer space
6. What is your favorite branch of science? Psychology

7. What are your favorite colors? Purple
8. If you were on a desert island, what tool would you most want? Knife
9. Have you ever had a near death experience? Thankfully no!

10. If you found one thousand dollars and know it didn't belong to anybody else, but you could only spend the $1000 on one thing, what would it be? A new bike
Taryn's Mini-Challenge Status
1. If you had to choose your five favorite books, what would they be?
Read a book you or a friend consider a favorite, the 5th book in a series, a book with the number 5 in the title, a book with 500+ pages, etc.
2. What is your favorite sea creature?
Read a book featuring a body of water on the cover, where characters visit the beach or go on a boat ride, that has sea creatures on the cover or in the story, etc.
3. Name one of your favorite television shows.
Read a book that shares a word in the title with the title of your favorite show, is in the same genre as your favorite show, or where characters share a name, etc.
4. What is your favorite hot drink?
Read a book with your drink on the cover or where a character drinks it, has the drink in the title, has a cover that's the same color as your drink, etc.
5. What is one thing in your life that you would never, ever do?
Read a book where a character does something reluctantly or fears, with a title/setting matching your fear, etc.
6. What is your favorite branch of science?
Read a book featuring scientists, or is a science fiction or science book, has test tubes or other scientific equipment on the cover, etc.
✔︎7. What are your favorite colors?
Read a book with the cover matching your color, or has the color in the title, etc.
(orange)
8. If you were on a desert island, what tool would you most want?
Read a book that takes place on an island, has the tool on the cover or in the story, has a lonely character, etc.
9. Have you ever had a near death experience?
Read a book where a character almost dies, where a character is dead, features ghosts on the cover or in the title, etc.
10. If you found one thousand dollars and know it didn't belong to anybody else, but you could only spend the $1000 on one thing, what would it be?
Read a book with 1000+ pages, has "bling" or green on the cover, features your chosen object on the cover or in the story, etc.
1. If you had to choose your five favorite books, what would they be?
Read a book you or a friend consider a favorite, the 5th book in a series, a book with the number 5 in the title, a book with 500+ pages, etc.
2. What is your favorite sea creature?
Read a book featuring a body of water on the cover, where characters visit the beach or go on a boat ride, that has sea creatures on the cover or in the story, etc.
3. Name one of your favorite television shows.
Read a book that shares a word in the title with the title of your favorite show, is in the same genre as your favorite show, or where characters share a name, etc.
4. What is your favorite hot drink?
Read a book with your drink on the cover or where a character drinks it, has the drink in the title, has a cover that's the same color as your drink, etc.
5. What is one thing in your life that you would never, ever do?
Read a book where a character does something reluctantly or fears, with a title/setting matching your fear, etc.
6. What is your favorite branch of science?
Read a book featuring scientists, or is a science fiction or science book, has test tubes or other scientific equipment on the cover, etc.
✔︎7. What are your favorite colors?
Read a book with the cover matching your color, or has the color in the title, etc.

8. If you were on a desert island, what tool would you most want?
Read a book that takes place on an island, has the tool on the cover or in the story, has a lonely character, etc.
9. Have you ever had a near death experience?
Read a book where a character almost dies, where a character is dead, features ghosts on the cover or in the title, etc.
10. If you found one thousand dollars and know it didn't belong to anybody else, but you could only spend the $1000 on one thing, what would it be?
Read a book with 1000+ pages, has "bling" or green on the cover, features your chosen object on the cover or in the story, etc.


The Points
1 point per category that each book read matches
3 points per book for each buddy read or book of the month discussion
20 points for each book that matches all 10 questions
The Questions
1. If you had to choose your five favorite books, what would they be?
Read a book you or a friend consider a favorite, the 5th book in a series, a book with the number 5 in the title, a book with 500+ pages, etc.
Cress +1
2. What is your favorite sea creature?
Read a book featuring a body of water on the cover, where characters visit the beach or go on a boat ride, that has sea creatures on the cover or in the story, etc.
3. Name one of your favorite television shows.
Read a book that shares a word in the title with the title of your favorite show, is in the same genre as your favorite show, or where characters share a name, etc.
Cress +1
4. What is your favorite hot drink?
Read a book with your drink on the cover or where a character drinks it, has the drink in the title, has a cover that's the same color as your drink, etc.
5. What is one thing in your life that you would never, ever do?
Read a book where a character does something reluctantly or fears, with a title/setting matching your fear, etc.
Yellow Crocus +1
Cress +1
Bruiser +1
Calling Me Home +1
6. What is your favorite branch of science?
Read a book featuring scientists, or is a science fiction or science book, has test tubes or other scientific equipment on the cover, etc.
Cress +1
Bruiser +1
7. What are your favorite colors?
Read a book with the cover matching your color, or has the color in the title, etc.
Cress +1
Bruiser +1
8. If you were on a desert island, what tool would you most want?
Read a book that takes place on an island, has the tool on the cover or in the story, has a lonely character, etc.
Cress +1
Bruiser +1
Calling Me Home +1
9. Have you ever had a near death experience?
Read a book where a character almost dies, where a character is dead, features ghosts on the cover or in the title, etc.
Yellow Crocus +1
Cress +1
Bruiser +1
Calling Me Home +1
10. If you found one thousand dollars and know it didn't belong to anybody else, but you could only spend the $1000 on one thing, what would it be?
Read a book with 1000+ pages, has "bling" or green on the cover, features your chosen object on the cover or in the story, etc.
Yellow Crocus (does gold on the cover count as bling?) +1
Calling Me Home +1
Buddy reads:
Yellow Crocus +3
Cress +3
Bruiser +3
Calling Me Home +3
Total points: 31

Yeah, that's what I've seen as well. And I did like the book. I just didn't see it as this amazing masterpiece as so many others did. The writing was a bit too juvenile for my taste.
And I'll be posting my mini-challenge soon!

Ooooooo soo..."
We did ALL the things! Went to Picadilly Circus, the British Museum, the National Gallery, took a walk over Millennium Bridge, saw St. Paul's Cathedral, went book shopping, saw the Gothic Exhibition in the British Library... And we met up with some book bloggers I know, which was a lot of fun as well (: I'm still feeling my legs, we walked so much

Sounds awesome! Kind of jealous but glad you had a good time!!

The Points
1 point per category that each book read matches
3 points per book for each buddy read or book of the month discussion
20 points for each book that matches all 10 questions
The Questions
1. If you had to choose your five favorite books, what would they be? Will go with either Kate Daniel or Nalini Singh from my list
Read a book you or a friend consider a favorite, the 5th book in a series, a book with the number 5 in the title, a book with 500+ pages, etc.
2. What is your favorite sea creature?
Read a book featuring a body of water on the cover, where characters visit the beach or go on a boat ride, that has sea creatures on the cover or in the story, etc.
3. Name one of your favorite television shows.
Read a book that shares a word in the title with the title of your favorite show, is in the same genre as your favorite show, or where characters share a name, etc.
4. What is your favorite hot drink? there is a coffee mystery series - I'll have to see which book I have at home (Peppermint Mocha - my fave :D)
5. What is one thing in your life that you would never, ever do?
Read a book where a character does something reluctantly or fears, with a title/setting matching your fear, etc.
6. What is your favorite branch of science?
Read a book featuring scientists, or is a science fiction or science book, has test tubes or other scientific equipment on the cover, etc.
7. What are your favorite colors?
Read a book with the cover matching your color, or has the color in the title, etc.
8. If you were on a desert island, what tool would you most want?
Read a book that takes place on an island, has the tool on the cover or in the story, has a lonely character, etc.
9. Have you ever had a near death experience?
Read a book where a character almost dies, where a character is dead, features ghosts on the cover or in the title, etc.
10. If you found one thousand dollars and know it didn't belong to anybody else, but you could only spend the $1000 on one thing, what would it be?
Read a book with 1000+ pages, has "bling" or green on the cover, features your chosen object on the cover or in the story, etc.
(view spoiler)

1 point per category that each book read matches
3 points per book for each buddy read or book of the month discussion
20 points for each book that matches all 10 questions
The Questions
1. If you had to choose your five favorite books, what would they be?
Read a book you or a friend consider a favorite, the 5th book in a series, a book with the number 5 in the title, a book with 500+ pages, etc.
2. What is your favorite sea creature?
Read a book featuring a body of water on the cover, where characters visit the beach or go on a boat ride, that has sea creatures on the cover or in the story, etc.

3. Name one of your favorite television shows.
Read a book that shares a word in the title with the title of your favorite show, is into the same genre as your favorite show, or where characters share a name, etc.

4. What is your favorite hot drink?
Read a book with your drink on the cover or where a character drinks it, has the drink in the title, has a cover that's the same color as your drink, etc.
5. What is one thing in your life that you would never, ever do?
Read a book where a character does something reluctantly or fears, with a title/setting matching your fear, etc.
6. What is your favorite branch of science?
Read a book featuring scientists, or is a science fiction or science book, has test tubes or other scientific equipment on the cover, etc.
7. What are your favorite colors?
Read a book with the cover matching your color, or has the color in the title, etc.
8. If you were on a desert island, what tool would you most want?
Read a book that takes place on an island, has the tool on the cover or in the story, has a lonely character, etc.
9. Have you ever had a near death experience?
Read a book where a character almost dies, where a character is dead, features ghosts on the cover or in the title, etc.
10. If you found one thousand dollars and know it didn't belong to anybody else, but you could only spend the $1000 on one thing, what would it be?
Read a book with 1000+ pages, has "bling" or green on the cover, features your chosen object on the cover or in the story, etc.

Looking at my rules, it seems a little vague. I'm open to either way.
Hey quick question! Do they usually start this Tower Teams challenge up one right after the other or is there usually like a six-month break or something? I pulled out of that other team challenge (it was turning into straight drama...ain't nobody got time for that!), but I'm going to miss doing team challenges.

1 point per category that each book read matches
3 points per book for each buddy read or book of the month discussion
20 points for each book that matches all 10 questions
The Questions
1. If you had to choose your five favorite books, what would they be?
Read a book you or a friend consider a favorite, the 5th book in a series, a book with the number 5 in the title, a book with 500+ pages, etc.
2. What is your favorite sea creature?
Read a book featuring a body of water on the cover, where characters visit the beach or go on a boat ride, that has sea creatures on the cover or in the story, etc.
3. Name one of your favorite television shows.
Read a book that shares a word in the title with the title of your favorite show, is in the same genre as your favorite show, or where characters share a name, etc.
4. What is your favorite hot drink?
Read a book with your drink on the cover or where a character drinks it, has the drink in the title, has a cover that's the same color as your drink, etc.
5. What is one thing in your life that you would never, ever do?
Read a book where a character does something reluctantly or fears, with a title/setting matching your fear, etc.
6. What is your favorite branch of science?
Read a book featuring scientists, or is a science fiction or science book, has test tubes or other scientific equipment on the cover, etc.
7. What are your favorite colors?
Read a book with the cover matching your color, or has the color in the title, etc.
8. If you were on a desert island, what tool would you most want?
Read a book that takes place on an island, has the tool on the cover or in the story, has a lonely character, etc.
9. Have you ever had a near death experience?
Read a book where a character almost dies, where a character is dead, features ghosts on the cover or in the title, etc.
10. If you found one thousand dollars and know it didn't belong to anybody else, but you could only spend the $1000 on one thing, what would it be?
Read a book with 1000+ pages, has "bling" or green on the cover, features your chosen object on the cover or in the story, etc.

Tower Teams takes a longer break usually, because it's such a big challenge. It's a lot of work for the Mods to manage it back to back. But they do shorter 6 week team challenges in between TT rounds. It looks like they're working on a new version of Wheel-a-thon, which should start up fairly quickly after TT.

Don't know if that's what you're looking for, but it's something to play and you work together as a team.
Logan (~Daeris the Shadow Elf Queen~) wrote: "I can also steer you to other team challenges in other groups that I play regularly, but they are more category-based. Games like Bingo where each week a new category is called and you read a book ..."
Thank you! I'll take a look at the Wheel-A-Thon challenge when it pops up. Maybe I'll focus on the other personal challenges I created....join a few more?! ;) I'm addicted now.
Thank you! I'll take a look at the Wheel-A-Thon challenge when it pops up. Maybe I'll focus on the other personal challenges I created....join a few more?! ;) I'm addicted now.

From Wiki
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and raising of the Flag of Great Britain at that site by Governor Arthur Phillip. In contemporary Australia, celebrations reflect the diverse society and landscape of the nation, and are marked by community and family events, reflections on Australian history, official community awards, and citizenship ceremonies welcoming new immigrants into the Australian community
Tower Teams Australia Day Scavenger Hunt
See how many items you can find!
The items need to form part of the book title, author name, character name, or be an image on the cover, or occur somewhere in the story of the book you are reading.
Your team will get 5 points for each item found (one item per book), and if more than 75% of your team members find an item, you will get a bonus 30 points!
Note:Individuals can only find each item once, but multiple people on a team can find the same item. So if two people on the team read a book with a dog on the cover, both would claim 5 points, but that same person couldn't then claim "dog" again
Duration: January 23 - January 31
Items:
Summer Pool Beer Beach Outback
BBQ Koala Kangaroo Emu Mountains
Island Surf Boomerang Spider Snake
Birds Britain Aboriginal Marsupial Green
Gold Dingo Crocodile Meat Pie Football
Cricket Tennis Migrants Bridge Opera House
Wheat Oil Sheep Wool Democracy
Opals Gas Coal English Wine
Farmers Mango Banana Prawn Crab
Lobster Fish Seafood Oyster Lamb
Desert Sand Sun Banknote Drill
Wi-Fi Film Water Solar Grass
Tree Dog Flag Ute Bush
Lamingtons Reef Mate Rock Star
Downunder Vegemite Southern Continent Land
Paul Naomi Nicole Chris Anna
Geoffrey Cate Hugo Eric Heath
Hugh Guy Russell David Toni
Anthony Joel Ben Rose Colin
I'm reading HP and Half-Blood Prince. The weirdest words in the list I could find were "Opals" and a character named "Eric". Then there are other easier ones in there, like tree and grass, but I figure we should get the hard ones out of the way first right?

Fish
Crab
Eric
Will look for more later and I have another book I want to start - I'll search that too!

Those might be fairly hard. I'll hunt through my current reads and report back.

Duration: January 23 - January 31
Items:
Aboriginal
Anna
Anthony
Banana - Jenn - The Missing Ink
Banknote - Dani - Night
BBQ - Logan Web of Lies
Beach - Taryn - The Giver
Beer - ~Melissa~ - Jabril
Ben
Birds - Celine - Danny the Champion of the World (cover)
Boomerang
Bridge
Britain
Bush
Cate
Chris
Coal
Colin
Continent
Crab - ~Melissa~ - Love Irresistibly
Cricket - Dani - Offside
Crocodile
David
Democracy
Desert
Dingo
Dog
Downunder
Drill
Emu
English
Eric
Farmers
Film
Fish
Flag - Kate - Divergent
Football - Dani - Desire Unchained
Gas
Geoffrey - Kaora - Vagabond
Gold - Kristie - Yellow Crocus (cover)
Grass - Madame Malice - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (cover)
Green
Guy
Heath
Hugh
Hugo
Island
Joel
Kangaroo
Koala - Logan - The Monstrumologist
Lamb - Dani - Guilty Pleasures
Lamingtons
Land
Lobster
Mango - Kate - 1st to Die
Marsupial - Hilary - Love is a Many Trousered Thing
Mate
Meat Pie
Migrants
Mountains
Naomi
Nicole
Oil
Opals - Taryn - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Opera House
Outback
Oyster
Paul
Pool - Kristie - Bruiser
Prawn
Reef - ~Melissa~ - Dark Skye
Rock
Rose
Russell - Logan - Forged in Fire
Sand - Kristie - Cress
Seafood
Sheep - Logan - Black Ice
Snake
Solar
Southern - Logan - Annihilation
Spider - Logan - Angels' Blood
Star
Summer
Sun
Surf
Tennis
Toni
Tree
Ute
Vegemite
Water
Wheat
Wi-Fi
Wine
Wool - Dani - Visions of Heat
Books mentioned in this topic
My Teenage Dream Ended (other topics)Calling Me Home (other topics)
Black Ice (other topics)
Forged in Fire (other topics)
The Monstrumologist (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Nalini Singh (other topics)Eileen Wilks (other topics)
Patricia Briggs (other topics)
Diane Chamberlain (other topics)
Are we supposed to record our books read here in order for them to count for the challenge?