NC3- BAT Outta Hell

[Bernadette]

Completion Post
Tranquilizer Letter Q
Book: Miller's Valley/Anna Quindlen
Read: 6/14/25
How it fits: AFN begins with "Q"

[Bernadette]

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Goggles - Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of GOGGLES (there must be 3 Gs) in the title/subtitle.
book: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World/Dalai Lama XIV
read: 6/14/25
How it fits: The BOok of Joy: LastinG HappinEss in a ChanGinG World

[bamaace83]

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Tranquilizer Letter I
Book: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
Read: 6-3-25
How it fits: AFN begins with "I"

[bamaace83]

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Tranquilizer Letter T
Book: The Favorites by Layne Fargo
Read: 6-16-25
How it fits: Title begins with T

[Bernadette]

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Tranquilizer Letter U
Book: Under the Net by Iris Murdoch
Read: 6/20/25
How it fits: title

I'm sure no one minds that I took this one - just so happened I read a book for another challenge that fits

[bamaace83]

I'll prioritize these last two books over the next week-ish.

[Teddie]

TIAMAT

Goggles
Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of GOGGLES (there must be 3 Gs) in the title/subtitle.
Anna
Bernadette
Teddie

Tranquilizer
Spell out "Tranquilizer"
T - Anna
R - Anna
A - Anna
N - Teddie
Q - Bernadette
U - Bernadette
I - Bernadette
L - Teddie
I - Anna
Z - Teddie
E - Bernadette
R - Bernadette

Cage
Read a chain of 3 books with the word CAGE in the title/series
Anna
Bernadette
Teddie

[Teddie]

completion: Tiamat
task: read a book with the word CAGE in the title/series
book: Turning Angel by Greg Iles
read: 6.28.25
how it fits: #2 of Penn Cage series

[Teddie]

I'll be starting both my Z and goggles book this week. Have a great weekend ladies!

[Bernadette]

completion: Tiamat
task: read a book with the word CAGE in the title/series
book: The Quiet Game by Greg Iles
read: 7/13/25
how it fits: #1 of Penn Cage series

Thanks for the recommendation Teddie!

Where has July gone😲

[bamaace83]

I'm reading that one too! The goggles book is giving me fits but I'll find something.

[Teddie]

completion: Tiamat
task: letter Z
book: Zoli by Colum McCann
read: 7.7.25
how it fits: title

[Teddie]

Glad you liked it Bernadette!

I'll be finishing my googles book (The Forgetting Moon) tomorrow.

And I'm with you - how the hell are we already halfway through the summer???

[Teddie]

completion
Goggles: Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of GOGGLES (there must be 3 Gs) in the title/subtitle.
book: The Forgetting Moon
how it fits: the fOrGEttinG moon / the five warrior anGeLS
read: 7.16.25

[bamaace83]

I'm working on the goggles book. I'll get everything posted this week. I don't know how this year went by so fast already.

[Teddie]

This summer is flying by :)

[bamaace83]

I thought I had a googles book and I indeed did not. Y'all....I've been looking for 3 O's and not 3 G's. Let me go see if I read anything....

[bamaace83]

Completion: Tiamat
task: read a book with the word CAGE in the title/series
book: The Quiet Game by Greg Iles
read: 7-20-25
how it fits: #1 of Penn Cage series

[bamaace83]

Didn't find anything hiding that I read but now that I know that I'm looking for 3 G's, I'll go figure this out.

[Teddie]

Oh NOOO!

[bamaace83]

Yeah, in my brain I need 3 0's and 2 G's and was on the prowl. I'm now stalking.

[Teddie]

GGGO Anna!

:D

[bamaace83]

Lol, I probably should've stalked weeks ago. I found something on another thread that I should be able to knock out pretty quickly. I have one more book that I have to read before the end of the month and now this one so we can get a new titan. Sheesh.

[bamaace83]

completion
Goggles: Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of GOGGLES (there must be 3 Gs) in the title/subtitle.
book: Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney
how it fits: all the letters are in the title
read: 8-2-25

[bamaace83]

I'm all caught up! I think we can get a new monster now. Whew.

[Teddie]

4 Titans remain for BAT Outta Hell to vanquish:

TITANS
Methuselah
Scylla
Behemoth
Mechag
Tiamat
King Kong
Godzilla
MUTOs
Mokele-Mbembe
Skull Devil
MothraM
Rodan
King Ghidorah
Amhuluk
Na Kika
Camazotz

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Methuselah


Methuselah is a quadrupedal creature with a reptilian face and horns like a bull. His eyes have no visible pupils and are glossy and clouded over. He can blend into the landscape due to the gigantic mountain on his back. He has camouflaged himself as an island and an iceberg. He is classified as a protector because he has shielded and transported humans from natural disasters and Titan attacks.

To capture Methuselah, you will need 4 chains.

Complete the following tasks
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with horns on the cover
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with mountains on the cover
Leg 3: Read a chain of 3 books with a character that uses camoflage
Leg 4: Read a chain of 3 books set on an island

[Teddie]

METHUSELAH
Leg 1: Horns on the cover
Bernadette
Anna
Teddie


Leg 2: Mountains on the cover
Bernadette
Anna
Teddie


Leg 3: Character who uses camouflage
Bernadette
Anna
Teddie


Leg 4: Book set on an island
Bernadette
Anna
Teddie

[Teddie]

completion: Leg 2: Mountains on the cover
book: Just for the Summer
author: Abby Jimenez
how it fits: mountains on the cover
read: 8.8.25

[Teddie]

lol - I just found my camo book via a turf wars task list:


Hope you guys are having a fun weekend!

[bamaace83]

completion: Leg 2: Mountains on the cover
book: Resisting the Grump
author: Ashley Munoz
read: 8-13-25
how it fits: Mountains on cover

[Teddie]

Ok, the Camos and Cupcakes book was a bust, but The Spy Coast has a character trying to assassinate Maggie in camo - yay!

[Bernadette]

Completion: Leg 4: Book set on an island
Book: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
Read: 8/23/25
How it fits: On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are disappearing

[bamaace83]

completion: Leg 1: Horns on the cover
book: As Old as Time
author: Liz Braswell
read: 8-24-25
how it fits: Horns on cover

[bamaace83]

I read Spy Coast so I'm totally using that! I didn't even think about that part of the book.

[bamaace83]

completion: Leg 4: Book set on an island
book: Glorious Rivals
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
read: 8-22-25
how it fits: Set on Hawthorne Island

[Teddie]

Completion: Leg 4: Book set on an island
Book: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
Read: 8/23/25
How it fits: On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are disappearing

[Teddie]

Completion: Leg 3: Character who uses camouflage
Book: The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
Read: 8/21/25
How it fits: Character wears camo when trying to assassinate Maggie

[bamaace83]

Completion: Leg 3: Character who uses camouflage
Book: The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
Read: 8-17-25
How it fits: Character wears camo when trying to assassinate Maggie

[Bernadette]

I just requested The Spy Coast from the library. It would be dumb luck if I found a book that fit this task, so I'll go with what you both read.

[Bernadette]

Completion: Leg 2: Mountains on the cover
Book: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Read: 8/19/25
How it fits: mountain on cover

[bamaace83]

Bernadette wrote: "I just requested The Spy Coast from the library. It would be dumb luck if I found a book that fit this task, so I'll go with what you both read."

Do you have kindle unlimited? That's where I got it from. Also, I'm pretty sure that you're on a different team in the challenge where we read those ten tasks but we did a buddy read if you need a task and want to jump in. I've jumped in to a couple other group's informal buddy reads for extra points.

[Teddie]

I've def jumped into other team BRs :) Join us Bernadette!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Bernadette]

bamaace83 wrote: "Bernadette wrote: "I just requested The Spy Coast from the library. It would be dumb luck if I found a book that fit this task, so I'll go with what you both read."

Do you have ki..."

Thanks! I do have KU. I didn't think to check if it was available there. And I may join your BR.

[Bernadette]

Completion: Leg 3: Character who uses camouflage
Book: The Spy Coast/Tess Gerritsen
Read: 8/29/25
How it fits: Character wears camo when trying to assassinate Maggie

[Teddie]

completion

Leg 1: Horns on the cover
book: The Witch Roads
read: 9.20.25
how it fits: horns on the cover

[bamaace83]

Popping in to say hi! I'm also trying to go find all my wayward challenges before October hits.

[Teddie]

Hi All! Happy October :)

[bamaace83]

Happy October! This is going to be a good reading month for me. :)