Team 3: Booked To Kill

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Hi Alma and Jennifer! I'm Ashley! Donna asked me to hop over and play with you all (I'm sure she'll post here soon). I'll read through comments in a sec to try and see where we are, but feel free to set me on the path to get moving!

[JenniferJ]

Go for it! When you sign on for a team challenge there has to be communication.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Jennifer & Alma,

I have sent you both a private message.

[JenniferJ]

Welcome Ashley! We are very excited to have you. Right now we are working on the mummy our first monster. Just read thru the posts and you will be doing books for Jesa. She hasn't read anything so far. If we can help in any way just holler! Again welcome!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Ok, so... I just looked through the Team SS... There's some gaps in the books read... so, what would be most helpful for me to start and fill in with? Once we finish that, we can move forward together, yes?

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Team,

We are going to have a special setup here. I am adding Ashley to the team. I am, however, going to let Jesa play along at her pace and her speed. I know her books don't qualify and they won't get points but I will let her play the game. I want to be fair to everyone here.

Jesa, please post your completed books here in the thread.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Ashley,

You may use anything that you have read since the 1st of the month.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Ok, let me know if I'm wrong on any of this, since I'm trying to piece it together from messages and SS inputs. I think I've got it, though!

Mummy

Arm 1
Create a chain of 3 using titles consecutively (ABC)

Alma - Letter "G" Completed
Jennifer - Letter "H" Completed
Ashley - Letter "F" or "I"

Arm 2
Create a chain of 3 using books with pumpkins on the cover

Alma
Jennifer Completed
Ashley

Leg 1
Create a chain of 3 using books with "mummy" in the title

Alma Completed
Jennifer
Ashley

Leg 2
Create a consecutive chain of 3 series (book 1, book 2, book 3 ect...)

Alma - #2 in a series
Jennifer - #3 in a series
Ashley - #1 in a series Completed

[JenniferJ]

yes you are doing it correct! :)

[JenniferJ]

Ashley, Donna fixed the spreadsheet where you can add your Mummy books in the empty spaces so all of our Mummy posts can be together and all in one place and we will be working on Frankenstein next and trying to decide on the following.

Ladies for Frankenstein's Arm One we have to
"Create a chain of 3 using titles with a common word"

Below are a few books I need to read soon. Does any of them have a word in them that would fit with a title of a book you all need/want to read soon? If not could ya'll please post several books you need/want to read soon and I will see if I have anything to match one of them. Just trying to plan ahead and not wait until last minute to get something lined up.

Hell Spring
The Night Shift
The Ex-Wives
Something She's Not Telling Us
Any One Of Us

So far Alma and I have the word "Spring" in common but we are still looking so it's not set in stone. List some books you may want to read and we'll all make a match eventually! LOL

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

I'm guessing "The" would be too easy (or obvious) yes?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

What about Shift? I have two books on my TBR that have that word. :)

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

For Pumpkin on the Cover, will this one work?



If not, I'll use this one, but the above one meets another team challenge in a different group (so I'm trying for a double whammy)

[JenniferJ]

Ashley wrote: "For Pumpkin on the Cover, will this one work?

"

lol thats totally a pumpkin!

Shift is good if Alma has one with shift. We easy to get along with. I can find anything to match ya'lls. That was just a few I posted to get us going. lol

[JenniferJ]

As far as I can tell so far on Mummy we have the following.

Mummy

Arm 1
Create a chain of 3 using titles consecutively (ABC)

Alma - Letter "G" Completed
Jennifer - Letter "H" Completed
Ashley - Letter "I" Completed

Arm 2
Create a chain of 3 using books with pumpkins on the cover

Alma
Jennifer - Completed
Ashley

Leg 1
Create a chain of 3 using books with "mummy" in the title

Alma - Completed
Jennifer - Completed
Ashley

Leg 2
Create a consecutive chain of 3 series (book 1, book 2, book 3 ect...)

Alma - #2 in a series
Jennifer - #3 in a series
Ashley - #1 - Completed

[JenniferJ]

Ashley wrote: "For Pumpkin on the Cover, will this one work?



If not, I'll use this one, but the above one meets another team challenge in a different group (s..."

Yes I try to do double on my challenges as well. I am sure that first one will work.

I still looked up the second one because it peeked my curiosity. Added to my growing TBR list! lol

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Alright, here's my starting list for Mummy:

Arm1: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (Ashley Winstead)
Leg2: The Cursed Witch (Nightcaster Chronicles #1) (R.L. Perez)
Leg1: The Curse of the Mummy's Heart (Julia Talbot)
Arm2: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire)

I plan to start Arm1 book tonight.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

JenniferJ wrote: "Shift is good if Alma has one with shift. We easy to get along with. I can find anything to match ya'lls. That was just a few I posted to get us going. lol"

Same! If we need to use Spring, I can find one! I'm easy too!

[Alma]

Hi Ashley,welcome to the team. I will be happy to go with either spring or shift. If you have any other word,I’ll work around it. Also,thanks for giving us all a hand.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Alma wrote: "Hi Ashley,welcome to the team. I will be happy to go with either spring or shift. If you have any other word,I’ll work around it. Also,thanks for giving us all a hand."

Hi Alma! Excited to read! :)

[Alma]

I have got a book from the library with spring in tiltle can we go with that word,please?😬

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Sure thing! I'm good with that.

We have to wait until we finish Mummy to start, correct?

[JenniferJ]

Yeah we need to finish one monster before beginning a new one. We just like to plan ahead on the tasks like where we have to match a word or read a certain book in a series ect.....

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Oh yes! Same! I'm hoping to be finished with Arm 1 today or tomorrow, maybe tomorrow with Leg 1 and then I'll start Arm 2.

[JenniferJ]

So we all agree on word "spring" as our common word. Now I need to plunder my shelves for a color book and I'll be ready when we get to "Frankie!" lol

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Great!

[JenniferJ]

You're fine Ashley! You don't have to rush. Enjoy your reading. I have a couple review books I can work on until we all ready to move on. :)

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Anyone have any objections on this for a black cover?

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Update

Arm1: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (Ashley Winstead)
Leg2: The Cursed Witch (Nightcaster Chronicles #1) (R.L. Perez)
Leg1: The Curse of the Mummy's Heart (Julia Talbot)
Arm2: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire)

[JenniferJ]

Ashley wrote: "
Anyone have any objections on this for a black cover?"

lol looks black to me! I have that on my tbr as well. Got it from BOTM a while back and just ain't got to it yet.

Was In My Dreams I Hold A Knife good? Another one I haven't gotten to yet!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

mmmm... it wasn't bad. I didn't love it. last half was much better than the first half lol

[Alma]

Done with the pumpkin on cover. I went for “In her pumpkin patch”. I don’t know what to think of it. It keep dragging on and on about planning a party for Halloween and a weird thing between the two MC. One was in a cult and had something like twenty brothers haha. It was a bit 😒

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Oh wow. That sounds bizarre!

I may have to switch my pumpkin book out for The Bitches one... I used to own the Ugly Stepsister book, but I've looked everywhere today and can't find it lol. maybe I loaned it out, or something....

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

I'm trying reallllly hard to finish my "mummy" book, but man, I'm not enjoying it. I should be done today though! Sorry for the delay!

[Alma]

Ashley,I am reading my second in a series book and I am really struggling.I’ll try again tonight but if I don’t make any more progress I’m going to leave it and move on. As long as you have 100 pages read,it should be ok.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

I'm a little more than halfway and it's an easy read.. I'm just not feeling it. I should be able to be done by tonight. I'm reading in-between doing other things today and moving quickly.

[JenniferJ]

Sorry y'all aren't happy with your current reads! Hate when that happens! I been a bit under the weather for a few days reason I haven't checked in. I'm reading my last book now though. Y'all have a pleasant evening. We're having thunder storms here.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Update

Arm1: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife (Ashley Winstead)
Leg2: The Cursed Witch (Nightcaster Chronicles #1) (R.L. Perez)
Leg1: The Curse of the Mummy's Heart (Julia Talbot)
Arm2: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire)

Phew! Finished.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

I decided to keep with the original book, even though I can't find the book... I picked it up at the Library. Hopefully, I will have that done this week.

What do you 2 have left for Mummy? Is this accurate?

Mummy

Arm 1
Complete

Arm 2
Alma - Complete
JenniferJ - Complete
Ashley - reading

Leg 1
Complete

Leg 2
Alma -
JenniferJ -
Ashley - Complete

[Alma]

I am still struggling with my mummy leg 2 but I will persist for another night and then I’ll give up. I have read half of it already and it is dragging on and on. I think I still have time if you haven’t started the fourth book.
Are you enjoying your reads?

[JenniferJ]

As far as I can tell so far on Mummy we have the following.

Mummy

Arm 1
Completed


Arm 2
Create a chain of 3 using books with pumpkins on the cover
Ashley - working on


Leg 1
Completed


Leg 2
Create a consecutive chain of 3 series (book 1, book 2, book 3 ect...)

Alma - #2 in a series working on
Jennifer - #3 in a series working on

[JenniferJ]

I should finish up my book tonight. I am liking it so far. If you like haunted ghosty stories with a bit of a gothic flare y'all shuld check this one out. It's fairly short and is a 3rd book in series but I'm not having any problem with it and I haven't read the first two books. It's called by Cheryl Bradshaw

[Alma]

Oh JenniferJ, I read the synopsis of your book. I am going to leave as “to be read” but I am such a wuss with ghosts and I’ll probably have to be with someone every time I read this book or I’ll have a heart attack.
I went to the cinema a few years ago to watch “The ring” and I nearly peed on myself for fear of going to the toilet alone 😅🥴

[Alma]

I’m done with my fourth book and completed the mummy. I am going to start with the longer book that’ll probably take me a week 🫣

[JenniferJ]

Alma wrote: "Oh JenniferJ, I read the synopsis of your book. I am going to leave as “to be read” but I am such a wuss with ghosts and I’ll probably have to be with someone every time I read this book or I’ll ha..."

LOL It's not really a scary book. Was more of a mystery but there was ghosts.

Okay so as soon as Ashley finishes her last book we will have that big bad Mummy completed and will wrap her up and bury her back in her tomb. (muhahahahaha)

I noticed we are running like 4th on the scoreboard! High fives team! Way to go!

[JenniferJ]

Next up...

Frankenstein

Arm 1
Create a chain of 3 using titles with a common word (Spring)

Alma
Jennifer
Ashley

Arm 2
Create a chain of 3 using books with spiders on the covers

Alma
Jennifer
Ashley

Leg 1
Create a chain of 3 using titles with color words (Example: White Oleander)

Alma
Jennifer
Ashley

Leg 2
Create a chain of 3 using books that are all black

Alma
Jennifer
Ashley

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

I think these are going to be my books for ...

Frankenstein

Arm 1 - Spring in Title
Dead of Spring: A Hades and Persephone Retelling

Arm 2 - Spider on Cover
Cackle (Rachel Harrison)

Leg 1 - Color Word in Title
All Systems Red
I may change this, since it's a short book, but it might be a nice quick one to get us finished and on to the next monster...

Leg 2 - Black Cover
A Deadly Education

Hopefully I'll be done with my last book soon. I'm struggling with 2 different books on a slight deadline, and they are both print, so it's taking me longer, bc I'm splitting by attention.

[Alma]

That’s brilliant 🤩. I think we can start reading for the next monster as long as we don’t finish it before you. I am struggling to find a book with spider on cover. I wonder if I can go with the word rather than actual spiders. Do you know or will I ask?

[JenniferJ]

Alma I had a hard time finding a spider book I wanted to read to. None of the ones on the provided list peaked my interest so I went to Amazon and did a search on spider in books until I found one I liked.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Sorry, Jennifer. It cut me off and wouldn't let me add any more books to the list. I am sure there are a lot more books with a spider on the cover. Amazon is a great resource. I am glad you were able to find one that way.