Lost in a Good Book Maze Showing 951-1,000 of 1,660

[Kristie]

Louise - This list should have some options too: A Book that has the Same Title as a Song

[Louise]

Thank you both. Managed to find Tear

[Elli]

Steven wrote: "Ellie, did you make sure all four of your SKIP books met the criteria of the direction you wanted to go? Don’t forget that have to match that!"

Oh no! I totally forgot about that rule! What do I do now?

[Steven]

Sophie will have to answer this one!

[Carmen]

Skipping the Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as north-america - plurals and spelling acceptable

S: Seaweed Brain
K: Kiwi Cat's Cafe: A Comics Collection
I: itsybitsy
P: Percy Jackson

Does anyone use 'The' to get a title between N-Z? Both books from the 2015 Amazon list I want to read start with M's if you don't count 'the'. This task is so hard, because over half of those books aren't novels.

[Steven]

You are allowed to use the A/An/The or ignore it! :)

[Sophie, The other one]

Elli wrote: "Steven wrote: "Ellie, did you make sure all four of your SKIP books met the criteria of the direction you wanted to go? Don’t forget that have to match that!"

Oh no! I totally forgot about that ru..."

Before moving on with the maze, you should replace the books that don't work in your SKIP. Then carry on as normal.

[Carmen]

Perfect, thanks, Steven!

[Vicky]

I'd like to sign up for a hard maze, please! :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

We have an update to the mazes! If you would like to take part please follow the instructions below. If you have finished your maze and would like another go, just create your own!

To enter your maze go to https://maze.meic.dev/ and press create an account in the top right corner. The access code is NBRC2023.

Once you have done this, there will be a blue button in the centre to create a maze. Pick your maze size (10x10 is standard and has been well tested) and difficulty (description above).

Any problems please either post here or message the Mod account (or Sophie directly).

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Skipping

Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as juvenile - plurals and spelling acceptable
South: N-Z

H: State of Shock | CLN: Holland
E: Reunion in Death | CFN: Eve
L: Seduction in Death | CFN: Lucas
P: Purity in Death | title

[Sammy]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "

We have an update to the mazes! If you would like to take part please follow the instructions below. If you have finished your maze and would like another go, just create your own!

To enter your..."

Awesome! :D

[Insiyah]

SKIP

Task: Read a book about a lion (or a shape shifter who turns into a lion)
Direction: South
(Because I am not planning on reading Narnia or Wizard of Oz again)

S: Selected Poems by William Wordsworth
K: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
I: A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
P: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

[Eunice]

Hello, can we use the skip option however many times we want? My first task on easy mode is to read a book shelved as started on the first page, and I can't find any T_T I don't think this bodes well for me for the next tasks

[Sophie, The other one]

Yes you can use it as many times as you want.

[Judy]

Eunice wrote: "Hello, can we use the skip option however many times we want? My first task on easy mode is to read a book shelved as started on the first page, and I can't find any T_T I don't think this bodes we..."

Don't worry, most of the tasks are a lot easier! That one unfortunately just seems to be basically impossible, I checked hundreds of books before I gave up and just skipped.

[Eunice]

Ok got it. Thanks Sophie, Judy!

[Tricia]

Eunice wrote: "Hello, can we use the skip option however many times we want? My first task on easy mode is to read a book shelved as started on the first page, and I can't find any T_T I don't think this bodes we..."

Do you know how to search for tags? I don't want to presume, but it is really helpful for these types of prompts.

[Eunice]

Yep, I think so! Do you mean clicking on a random shelf/tag and then changing the end of the genre link to the tag you're looking for?

[Tricia]

Eunice wrote: "Yep, I think so! Do you mean clicking on a random shelf/tag and then changing the end of the genre link to the tag you're looking for?"

Yes! Just making sure, as I found that trip really crucial to many tasks.

[Sammy]

Going to have to skip my next task, as the only book on my tbr that is set in Canada has even pages :(

Task: Read a book which has the main location (setting) as Canada

Going West (uneven pages)

H The Stone Giant (C: Henry)
E Eye of the Needle
L Midnight Crossroad (C: Lemuel Bridger)
P The Princess Diarist

I'll be back to link etc. as I read them

[Steven]

Sammy, have you read the Rockton series by Kelley Armstrong? They’re set in Canada and oh so good

[Eunice]

SKIP
Task: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as started - plurals and spelling acceptable
Direction: South - Title N-Z

S - Spells for Forgetting (title) 1/29/23
K - Written (AFN - Kathryn) 1/28/23
I - The Nightingale (CFN - Isabelle) - 1/10/23
P - Priest of Bones (title) - 2/7/23

[Sammy]

Steven wrote: "Sammy, have you read the Rockton series by Kelley Armstrong? They’re set in Canada and oh so good"

No, hadn't heard of them, but I'll keep an eye out for them! :D

[Steven]

City of the Lost is the first one. Sooooo good

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

I agree Steven, I loved the Rockton series! Kelley Armstrong has become one of my must read authors.

[Sophie, The other one]

I'm in search of some recommendations.

Read a book co-written (and credited) to two authors

My reading of this is that I want both author's names on the cover so Ilona Andrews wouldn't count for me - or I'd be well away and onto the next one by now.

ETA: heading East so even would be ideal, but would depend on edition I could get so please don't worry about it.

[Kristie]

Mad Honey was written by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. It has 464 pages. I thought it was great.

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Sophie wrote: "I'm in search of some recommendations.

Read a book co-written (and credited) to two authors

My reading of this is that I want both author's names on the cover so Ilona Andrews wouldn't count for ..."

[Judy]

Off the top of my head...

Illuminae
All American Boys
The Roughest Draft
This is How You Lose the Time War

[Cat]

A non-rec: The Long Earth. Did not work for me in the least. But Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch would and is excellent fun!

If you want to shout at annoying bad science and irksome writing style: Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality

Not sure how available it is now, but regency fantasy romp: Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

Not checked any of the page counts of the above.

Will also say that ....Lose the Time War was lovely

[Carmen]

Seconding Illuminae (super quick as well!) and Good Omens!

[Sammy]

Any of the series. (There is only one author name, but it's a pen name for a duo of authors, not sure if there are editions with their names on?)

and the other books in the series. Better if you've read the Riftwar books probably, but not essential. Fantastic trilogy!

- cracking read, even if science knows a little more about what would happen in the circumstances now than it did back then.

, obviously gets another vote from me.

King and his buddy write a dark fantasy. Another excellent read, and there is a sequel.
He also wrote with another guy, which is a super quick read. (again, not very scary, IMO, but definitely creepy)

Clive Cussler only writes books with other authors these days. just about any of his from the past 20 years would work.
unfortunately they tend not to be as good as his solo work :D

[Sophie, The other one]

Thanks everyone! Probably going to read Mistress of the Empire to get a bit further with that series.

I enjoyed Good Omens and Leviathan Rises (finished the series). I've added some of the other recommendations to my TBR (getting it below 200 by the end of the year is already going backwards).

[Jenny]

You have chosen, so this is maybe superfluous, but getting into the Aloysius Pendergast series is a good idea.

[Andrea]

I enjoyed listening to Illuminae. The audio added a lot to the graphics and the writting style.

[Sammy]

Sophie wrote: "Thanks everyone! Probably going to read Mistress of the Empire to get a bit further with that series.

I enjoyed Good Omens and Leviathan Rises (finished the series). I've added some ..."

Good choice! :D

"I've added some of the other recommendations to my TBR (getting it below 200 by the end of the year is already going backwards)"

Odd how that keeps happening, isn't it? lol.

[Steven]

Skipping my task "Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 7 odd numbers"

Direction: South (Title N-Z)

S: Steve Berry, The Last Kingdom (counting The as T), 400 pages, finished 5 Jan 2023
K: K.M. Neuhold, Stick Shift, 276 pages, finished 8 Jan 2023
I: Ilona Andrews, Sweep of the Heart, 472 pages, finished 11 Jan 2023
P: Paul Tremblay, The Cabin at the End of the World (counting The as T), 272 pages, finished 8 Jan 2023

[Sammy]

skipping: Task: Read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 female names in The Netherlands according to nameberry
as every single one of the books I have waiting by authors with suitable names are N-Z titles, and I need to go north. *sigh*

S Empire in Black and Gold (C: Stenwold Maker)
K The King of Shadows
I Americanah (C: Ifemelu)
P (The) Carpet People by Terry Pratchett

[Lyndi (mibookobsession)]

Skipping my task: Read a book with a character that goes to a casino

✔S The Backup Plan by Jill Shalvis 1/18
✔K The Leviathan: The Blackchurch Guild: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque 1/16
✔I If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins 1/21
✔P The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas Preston 1/15

3 out of the 4 titles are Netgalley commitments being published this week, so I guess I'm going north lol

[Steven]

Anyone have any good suggestions for published on the 28th of a month AND title starts with N-Z?

[Jenny]

Steven wrote: "Anyone have any good suggestions for published on the 28th of a month AND title starts with N-Z?"

Yup.

[Steven]

Thanks, Jenny! Guess my Red Rising reread before Lightbringer will have to start a little early lol

[The other Sandy]

@Jenny: How do you search for books that were published on a specific day? Or do you just have to go through your TBR one at a time looking at the pub dates?

[Jenny]

Sandy, go to one of your shelves, or just your main My Books page, and hit settings up at the top. You can click on publication date, and save changes, and it will be displayed with the other book data like author and date read, etc.

[The other Sandy]

@Jenny: Thanks!

[Sammy]

Steven wrote: "Thanks, Jenny! Guess my Red Rising reread before Lightbringer will have to start a little early lol"

Just in case you haven't started yet...

, , (because classic romances are totally your thing, right? lol.)

[Steven]

Thanks for those Sammy… but Jane Austen is *snooooooze* lol

[Sammy]

Unless you're watching the BBC version of P&P with Colin Firth... *sigh*

[Jenny]

I like Matthew McFayden too. Pretty sure I spelled that wrong, but either actor in that role works for me.