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Apples to Apples: Tracking
Round 2 Completion Post
Apprentice by Rachel E. Carter
Read: 11/10/2020
Pages: 390
How it fits: tagged strong-female-lead (3 times), kick-ass-heroine (11 times), and other relevant tags
Nouns chosen:
mage (precis), combat (precis), romance (tagged 140 times), academy (precis & tagged 7 times), underdog (tagged 1 time)
Oh, and Spreadsheet Updated!
ETA:
Round #2
Adjective called: Revolutionary
Final noun pick: Romance
Round 2 Theme: Read a book featuring a strong-female lead
Book - World After
Author - Susan Ee
Date - 11/09/20
Pages - 320
How it fits - Tagged kick-ass-heroine 102 times
NOUNS -
World - Title
Wings - Cover
Angel - Precis
Demon - Tagged
Apocolypse - Precis
Completion Post:Round #: 2
Book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Pages: 374 pages
How it fits: tagged strong-female lead
Nouns chosen: predators, wig, podium, district, love
Round 2: Theme: Read a book featuring a strong-female lead 
Date read: 11/11'20
Stars: 3
Pages: 201
How it fits: is in the list of GR on Strong Heroine Series.
Nouns: choice (precis), love (precis), music (precis), power (precis), family (precis).
Spreadsheet updated.
Completion Post: Round 2Book: Defy the Stars
How it fits: Strong Female Lead
Date: 11 Nov 2020
Nouns: environment (tag), journey (precis), orphans (tag), story (precis), stars (title)
Round 2 completion postTask: Read a book featuring a strong-female lead
Book: Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Pages: 243
Finished: 11/11/20
How it fits: tagged strong female & girl power
Nouns: bear (title), door, queen, drink, friend (all in precis)
Speadsheet updated
Round 2 Completion PostA Strange Hymn by Laura Thalassa
Pages: 384 pages
How it fits: tagged kick-ass heroine by 10 people, bad-ass heroine by 9 (1st page)
Nouns: lights, soulmate, kingdom, prison (all in precis), fantasy (MPG)
Spreadsheet updated!
Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "Round 2 completion:Task: Read a book featuring a strong-female lead
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Read 11/8
How it fits: Helena is strong..."
Sorry, just wanted to remind you to update your post. We can't accept this book with the qualification you currently have. Please check my previous post for details - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Round 2 completion postThe Last Letter from Juliet byMelanie Hudson
Read 11 nov 2020
How it fits: tagged strong female protagonist
Nouns: war, pilot, christmas, wish, cottage, all from presis
Round 2 Completion PostPlain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Read Nov, 11, 2020
How it fits: Title is "Plain Bad Heroines"
Nouns: heroine, school, film, book, victims (all from precis)
Final pick - Film
Spreadsheet Updated
Round 2 Completion
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
Read: 11/11
Pages: 384
How it fits: Tagged "kick-ass heroine" by 5 on p. 2 of tags
Nouns: Duke (title), rogue (precis), lady (precis), scandal (precis), gown (cover)
SS updated
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
Read: 11/11
Pages: 384
How it fits: Tagged "kick-ass heroine" by 5 on p. 2 of tags
Nouns: Duke (title), rogue (precis), lady (precis), scandal (precis), gown (cover)
SS updated
Submissions for round two are closed!Adjective for this week - "Revolutionary"
Remember to post your final pick in this thread by Nov 13th 3 PM EST! And thank you all for updating the spreadsheet :)
Round 2 Final pickNoun: years
Spreadsheet updated!
Completion PostRound #: 2
Book: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland
Pages: 320 pp
How it Fits: Tagged Kick-Ass-Heroine by 4 users; Tagged Female-Protagonist by 4 users
Nouns Chosen:
1. Zombie (title)
2. Brains (precis)
3. Blood (precis)
4. Morgue (precis)
5. Louisiana (precis)
I'm still unable to update the spreadsheet. Mods, can you help me out?
Well today just sucked and having a middle of the day end of round did not work in my favor!
Round 2 Final pickNoun: Action
Spreadsheet updated
Round 2 Completion Post Book: Stalking Jack the Ripper
Read: 11/11/2020
Pages: 318
How it Fits: tagged 'kickass heroine', 'strong female lead', 'strong heroine'
Nouns: corpse, knife, lady, laboratory, city.
SS not updated as it says I'm trying to edit a protected cell?
Round 2 final pick: WarUpdated ss
Oh darn! I had the wrong day in my head and missed this one :(
Round 2 Final pickNoun: Rooster
SS updated
Round 2 Final PickNoun: Journey
Spreadsheet updated
Shan ~A~ wrote: "Round 2 ~ Completion PostTask: Read a book featuring a strong-female lead
Book: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
How it fits: Tagged/Shelved Strong Wom..."
Final Noun Selection ~ Round 2 ~ SS updated
Adjective Called: Revolutionary
Noun Selected: producer
Final pick round 2:Revolutionary dragons
Nusha wrote: "Round 2 Post CompleteDate Read: November 10, 2020
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Pages: 301
How it fits: Says that main character Noemi is "tough and sma..."
Round 2: Final Noun Selection
Adjective: Revolutionary
Final Noun Pick: lipstick
SS Updated
Round #2 Adjective called: Revolutionary
Final noun pick: Romance
Spreadsheet updated :)
Aiswrya wrote: "Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "Round 2 completion:Task: Read a book featuring a strong-female lead
Recursion by Blake Crouch
Read 11/8
How..."
sorry just saw this -- I updated my post. Thanks
Round 2 final noun: Revolutionary Kingdom
Round 2:Adjective: revolutionary
Final noun: power
Spreadsheet is updated.
Round 2:Adjective: revolutionary
Final noun: drink
Spreadsheet is updated.
ROUND 2 FINAL PICK
Scandal
Updated on tracking
Scandal
Updated on tracking
Round 2 finalAdjective: Revolutionary
Final noun: Village
Spreadsheet updated
Oops I missed this too because I was thinking it was today also.
bamaace83 wrote: "Oops I missed this too because I was thinking it was today also."I thought the same thing. LOL
Round #2Adjective called: Revolutionary
Final noun pick: Sheriff
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "bamaace83 wrote: "Oops I missed this too because I was thinking it was today also."I thought the same thing. LOL"
Aww, sorry :( I have a reminder set on my phone so I don't miss the call times lol :P
Lucy wrote: "Round 2 Completion Post Book: Stalking Jack the Ripper
Read: 11/11/2020
Pages: 318
How it Fits: tagged 'kickass heroine', 'strong female lead', 'strong heroine'
Nouns: corpse, kn..."
I'm sorry :( you missed the deadline. The completion post is due by 6 PM EST every Wednesday (I have the time zone conversion links in Message #4). We've a 15 minute leeway in case people face technical difficulties :)
CiCi wrote: "Completion PostRound #: 2
Book: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse by Diana Rowland
Pages: 320 pp
How it Fits: Tagged ..."
Done :) Please make sure you post your final pick by 3PM EST today!
Final pick:Revolutionary Technology
Mod
Starting Round 3, participants will be awarded points for pages read. Each page will be awarded 0.01 points, with a 10 point cap.
For example - 100 pages will receive 100*0.01 = 1 point. 1000 pages will be awarded 1000*0.01 = 10 points. Anything over 1000 pages will be awarded 10 points.
Use the page count from the edition you read. For audio books, the default page count will be accepted.
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "❗❗ PLEASE TAKE NOTE ❗❗Starting Round 3, participants will be awarded points for pages read. Each page will be awarded 0.01 points, with a 10 point cap.
For example - 100 pages will receive 100*..."
Got it thank you
Mod
Round 3: Read a book with a plural word in the title.
The word must be a plural in context. For example - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will be accepted but Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone will not qualify.
The word must be in the title, series names will not qualify.
Round 3 ~ CompletedTask: Read a book with a plural word in the title.
Book: Half Truths by Claire Contreras
How it fits: Plural word in title ~ Truths
Finished: 11/14
# of pgs: 370
Nouns Picked: society (series name); blood (precis); money (precis); truths (title); runways (precis)
Oops, forgot to announce close of round 2 final picks. Excel is locked. We'll have the winners announced by Sunday :)
Oh, jeez, I totally forgot to post my book for round 2... :(
Round 3 Task: Task: Read a book with a plural word in the title.
Book: Forgive My Fins
Author: Tera Lynn Childs
Date Read: TBD
How it fits: Plural word FINS in title
Nouns Picked: TBD
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Task: Read a book featuring a strong-female lead
Book: Shoot the Messenger
Pages: 285 pgs.
Finished: 11/09/20
How it fits: Tagged kick-ass-heroine by 5 ppl, strong-heroine by 4 ppl
Nouns: space (precis), lie (precis), ghost (precis), years (precis), underworld (precis)
Speadsheet updated