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NC Send In the Clowns (NO pictures) (continuing)
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Truitt_T wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I'm done my books! for once, you lovely people aren't waiting on me LOLI'm almost caught up with all my challenges! O.O"
Go Teresa, go!
I might be able to get my two remaining b..."
No rush! With TW battle ending soon, I'm going to wait to choose books for the tasks that I can't fill with banked ones until we know what the new points tasks will be anyway.
I'm 75% done with mine, will be done today or tomorrow for sure.
I have an extra book with 18 if needed.
I just posted our completion - sorry I've been so slack!
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The Violator is the demonic (& true) form of the Clown. His current disguise is that of the Clown, a 5'6 overweight, balding man with menacing face paint. He is the Spawn's mentor and one of the Phlebiac Brothers. He is a very powerful force with superhuman strength the equivalent of 15 strong men. He can breathe fire, shapeshift, possess others, and survive multiple types of attacks except for decapitation from an angel or hellspawn. He views humanity as weak and thinks that demons should lead the armies of Hell, not Spawn. He is determined to prove his superiority to his master. Since he can't kill them without an order, he weakens them by causing them to waste their powers. He has died many times and been reanimated by his master. After the death of the Spawn, Clown started to build his own army to bring down the kingdom of Heaven. He kills anyone who is aware of the Spawn's demise. He isn't "Clowning Around".
Complete the following Tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with demons
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with angels
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with a bald character
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of SPAWN in the title/series
Yay! I actually was able to fill in all my books with banked except one, but that one I'm currently reading!Kari, I filled in Leg 2 for you with a banked book.
Teresa wrote: "Yay! I actually was able to fill in all my books with banked except one, but that one I'm currently reading!Kari, I filled in Leg 2 for you with a banked book."
Awesome, thank you :)
I'll look for the other 3, I don't think any of my banked books have bald characters, angels or demons.
If you need, I have a banked that has a serial killer trying to summon a demon (but isn't successful) that I can ask if it would work (its tagged demon 1x). And another where they are called angels and demons in the book even though they aren't technically what we think of as angels and demons.
Teresa wrote: "If you need, I have a banked that has a serial killer trying to summon a demon (but isn't successful) that I can ask if it would work (its tagged demon 1x). And another where they are called angels..."Of course, that would be great unless Tru needs them. Or we could share them, thank you!
Let's wait to see what Tru has then we can put them where they do the most good. I'm going to read a demon book next so I should have two to share :D
Sounds good 👍. I also found stuff I could read for any of them no problem. I have to finish my current book first which doesn't fit anywhere, no demons, angels or bald dudes :s
I got lucky - I had books that worked for all the tasks.Kari, you're welcome to any spares Teresa has!
Finished and dropped off our clown! Twisty is next up...
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Twisty is a clown with a mental disability. He worked with Rusty Westchester's Traveling Circus. The carnival freaks, jealous of his popularity, spread a false rumor that he was molesting children. He lost his job and could no longer find work as a clown. He returned to his hometown to find his mother had died. Desperate and angry, he attempted suicide. He survived but his lower jaw had been blown off in the attempt. He began wearing a wide-grin prosthetic mask over his missing jaw. He also decided to make the children love him again by keeping them safe from their mean parents. They made them do chores and denied them candy.
He also thought the carnival freaks that cost him his job were "stealing" the children so he had to protect them from them as well. So he started wearing his clown suit and carried a sack that held his juggling pins. He became a bloodthirsty kidnapper and serial killer but he didn't realize that his actions were wrong.
Complete the following tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with characters that have a mental disability
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books that start with a letter in CIRCUS
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with candy on the cover
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of the word JUGGLING in the title/series
Oh wow - this is going to be tough….I’m out and about, but I’ll take a look at what I’ve got once I’m home.
I'm filling in what I can for you guys, but so far, I'm out of luck... :(
Teresa wrote: "I'm filling in what I can for you guys, but so far, I'm out of luck... :("I have an extra for Circus (inheriting miss fortune), wanna grab it?
Kari wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I'm filling in what I can for you guys, but so far, I'm out of luck... :("I have an extra for Circus (inheriting miss fortune), wanna grab it?"
Please!
The one I'm struggling with is Juggling...
Teresa wrote: "The one I'm struggling with is Juggling......"Yes, those 3 G's are so hard. Found these two, the first I gave 3 stars and I'll probably read the second one, it's short.
A Holly Jolly Grumpy Grinchmas: Christmas in Sugarplum Hollow
The Naughty Billionaire's Baby Bargain
Thanks for the suggestions... they are no where near my preference, but I might try the last one if I can't come up with anything else. :D
Teresa wrote: "Thanks for the suggestions... they are no where near my preference, but I might try the last one if I can't come up with anything else. :D"Sooo hard. I can't find anything else, argh.
Wow - Juggling is so hard! I may make do with the Naughty Billionaire, but it will probably be Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll try to get to it sooner, though.
I asked in one of my other challenges and they came up with Losing My Rejection, Shifter Grove Rogue Wolves series... it's not in KU but I think I'm going to go ahead and buy it as I really don't want to read either of the above books...
So do you think that’s a sun in the background, lol?I’ve made it 25% through the Naughty Billionaire - so not my thing…..
I'm sure it is a sun, whether it would count for celestial body is a different matter, as you don't really see it... If you do get it, it is available at the author's website for the same price as amazon, but you can get 10% off your first order.
On the other hand, that is bread at the bottom (they work in a bakery) so it would count for food on the cover!
I'm done my Juggling book - it was ok. It needed proof reading as there were lots of errors running spellcheck wouldn't fix ("as" instead of "was", "ever" instead of "every", those kinds of things) The story itself wasn't bad, but it felt longer than it was. Oh well. I don't feel like I need to read any more in the series, but I would try the author again if I got a book for free or cheap.
Teresa wrote: "I'm done my Juggling book - it was ok. It needed proof reading as there were lots of errors running spellcheck wouldn't fix ("as" instead of "was", "ever" instead of "every", those kinds of things)..."I finished my Juggling book too, it wasn't very good either :S
I'll finish mine tonight. Sorry - it's been a busy week. I've had listening time, but not much reading time....
I fianlly finished, and checked us in!
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The Joker is a supervillain clown with green hair, white skin, and red lips. He has no superhuman abilities. Instead, he uses his expertise in chemical engineering to develop poisonous or lethal concoctions and thematic weapons. Sometimes he works with other supervillains but these collaborations usually collapse due to his desire for chaos.
Complete the following tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with Red, White & Green covers (no other colors allowed - except for text)
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with weapons on the cover
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with the word POISON in the text
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with the authors initials in JOKER
Ok - I've filled in what I could from banked books. It'll be a bit before I get to some of mine...
Truitt_T wrote: "I fianlly finished, and checked us in!"What did you think of the book?
Teresa wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "I fianlly finished, and checked us in!"What did you think of the book?"
Honestly? I wasn't much of a fan. But, it worked for this challenge and TW, so it's all good. :)
And you were right about the editing errors.
Hmmm...would you say that this is a red, white, and green only cover?
Truitt_T wrote: "Hmmm...would you say that this is a red, white, and green only cover?"I'd say yes
Got lucky and found stuff for all of them :)
I could check if any of my other books have Poison if you want but I don't have anything else for the others.
Kari wrote: "Got lucky and found stuff for all of them :)"Excellent!
And your opinion works for me, Kari. I'll add it.
I'm looking for an initials in JOKER book. Teresa - is Ghostridden on the Cozy TW list? It feels like I saw it there, bu now I can't find it...
Kari wrote: "I could check if any of my other books have Poison if you want but I don't have anything else for the others."Cross-posted.
I've got poison covered. It's just those pesky initials....
Truitt_T wrote: "I'm looking for an initials in JOKER book. Teresa - is [book:Ghostridden|2..."If it was, it is gone now. I'm not going to get to it until the next round of TW so I wasn't worried about it fitting.
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The Cleaver was a man who found a job as a clown but then came home to discover his wife was having an affair. He put on his clown suit and then killed her and her lover. The cops showed up and he ran off laughing. He disappeared but children also disappeared every year and someone was always found butchered at the same time. He is looking for his daughter, whom he had left behind and was put up for adoption. Once he finds her, it becomes a family business! The Cleavers are known for setting traps and enjoy torturing their victims.
Complete the following tasks
To Catch the Cleaver
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with someone having an affair
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books tagged family
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books where someone disappears
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of TRAP in the title
To Catch Lil Miss Cleaver
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with a daughter in the story
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with someone who is adopted
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books with a family business
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of CLEAVER in the title/series
Hmmm...so does this mean that we can use banked books for the first group of tasks, but not the second?
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