Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Members
Amanda (CAPTAIN)
Tammy (CO-CAPTAIN)
Karla
Joanne
Maritza
Sheila

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Hi everyone. I don't think I've met any of you before but hopefully by the time this is over we all will be friends. I look forward to the game starting.

Hi Team! First time playing for me, excited to get started!

Hi team! I can't wait to start.
I've been collecting books with hard-to-find letters. Can it be the 22nd yet? :)

Member shelves:
Amanda
Joanne
Karla
Maritza
Sheila
Tammy

Hey Sheila! *waves*. Enjoy the challenge!

Hi Amanda! and Sheila! I thought I (from Team Malachite) would drop by to say howdy and tease you all....because we are going to be the team to beat! lol

Margaret wrote: "Hi Amanda! and Sheila! I thought I (from Team Malachite) would drop by to say howdy and tease you all....because we are going to be the team to beat! lol"

Hey! Long time, no talk. ;)
So...does this mean we're going to the library on Monday?

Amanda wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Hi Amanda! and Sheila! I thought I (from Team Malachite) would drop by to say howdy and tease you all....because we are going to be the team to beat! lol"

Hey! Long time, no talk..."

Right! My goodness when was the last time? hmmm.... a couple of hours? :D lol....imagine that, going to the library :P of course after we have some good vegetarian eats at South Pine!

I was looking at our spreadsheet... Is blue-violet our colour for the first week?

Hi guys I didn't know teams had been assigned. Awesome. I loved this challenge the first go around. Hope I can keep up with you guys.

So is there any particular way that we will be listing books read?

Joanne wrote: "I was looking at our spreadsheet... Is blue-violet our colour for the first week?"

Yes, that's our first color to spell out. We got stuck with some difficult letters right off the bat.
U and V!?

Maritza wrote: "So is there any particular way that we will be listing books read?"

If you could do something like this:

by J.R. Ward
Characters: Bella, Zsadist


I'll pay attention to the title and author, but I won't always know what the character's names are if they aren't mentioned in the synopsis.

So...where are you all from and what are your favorite genres?


I'm from California, in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. It's really beautiful around here. :) Even though we're desperate for rain right now.

I read pretty much any genre except for biographies. I especially love epic/high fantasy and historical fiction. Lately I've been on a historical romance binge.

When you all get a chance, could you please post a link to your wheelathon shelf?

I was looking through my books last night and I have a good supply of U and V books.

Amanda wrote: "When you all get a chance, could you please post a link to your wheelathon shelf?

I was looking through my books last night and I have a good supply of U and V books."

lol...your books? you make it sound like a modest pile, are your team mates aware that you have your own library in your apartment? I wish! :D

Margaret wrote: "lol...your books? you make it sound like a modest pile, are your team mates aware that you have your own library in your apartment? I wish! :D "

*ahem*

Who, me? ;)

lol! Every time I come to visit you, I feel pulled in to the very back of your apartment and those books are whispering and tempting me. Yep, you have a library and I actually get this excitement and start looking and drooling just like at the county library! no joke! lol

btw...Laura is on the Sapphire team and we are planning to discuss The Walking Dead. Are you aware of our TWD discussion plans? We can venture over to the purple side and discuss.

hehe, hi Amanda! I found Kerry Anne and told her where to find us!

Your new teamies are welcome to join our Walking Dead discussions!

I recognize Shelia from our Longmire and Elly Griffiths discussions! Hello Shelia!

Margaret wrote: "lol! Every time I come to visit you, I feel pulled in to the very back of your apartment and those books are whispering and tempting me. Yep, you have a library and I actually get this excitement a..."

LOL! And now I know why you like to visit....
;)

Margaret wrote: "btw...Laura is on the Sapphire team and we are planning to discuss The Walking Dead. Are you aware of our TWD discussion plans? We can venture over to the purple side and discuss."

Yeah! TWD tonight! I'm ready for some more Darryl time.

Amanda wrote: "Margaret wrote: "lol! Every time I come to visit you, I feel pulled in to the very back of your apartment and those books are whispering and tempting me. Yep, you have a library and I actually get ..."

ah...no....well, it helps :P lol

Laura wrote: "hehe, hi Amanda! I found Kerry Anne and told her where to find us!

Your new teamies are welcome to join our Walking Dead discussions!

I recognize Shelia from our Longmire and Elly Griffiths disc..."

Oh...Longmire series! I need to get started on the books....I have heard so much about them. I pledge to myself that I will be starting them in April. :D

Margaret wrote: "Laura wrote: "hehe, hi Amanda! I found Kerry Anne and told her where to find us!

Your new teamies are welcome to join our Walking Dead discussions!

I recognize Shelia from our Longmire and Elly ..."

They are really great, Margaret. I am currently waiting for . I have the following three sitting here waiting!

Laura wrote: "hehe, hi Amanda! I found Kerry Anne and told her where to find us!

Your new teamies are welcome to join our Walking Dead discussions!

I recognize Shelia from our Longmire and Elly Griffiths disc..."

Oh good! I was wondering where she was :).

Margaret wrote: "Oh...Longmire series! I need to get started on the books....I have heard so much about them. I pledge to myself that I will be starting them in April. :D "

Yes! You'll love Walt Longmire. He's a great character and the books are really well-written.

Amanda wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Oh...Longmire series! I need to get started on the books....I have heard so much about them. I pledge to myself that I will be starting them in April. :D "

Yes! You'll love Walt ..."

Isn't it a long series? I hope that I'll be able to find them all. :D oh....sorry to tell you but Darryl is not all yours! hehe ....I totally love his hard exterior with a soft warm center. He needs just needs some love and lots of understanding.

Hi Everyone! I'm fairly new to this group (NBRC) and I'm looking forward to this!

I'm from Hendersonville, TN (right outside of Nashville). I enjoy historical fiction, classics, and many nonfiction books. I'm enjoying broadening my reads here on GR.

Margaret wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Oh...Longmire series! I need to get started on the books....I have heard so much about them. I pledge to myself that I will be starting them in April. :D "

Yes! Yo..."

The 11th one comes out in May!! I'm hoping to be caught up!

Laura wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Oh...Longmire series! I need to get started on the books....I have heard so much about them. I pledge to myself that I will be starting them in Apri..."

wow! does it ever get old reading so many in a series? I have only read one series and it was the Stephen King Dark Tower series. I think I read through to the 6th book. Not sure why I stopped. Which reminds me I haven't put them all as read but perhaps this year I'll read them all over again. :D

Tammy wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm fairly new to this group (NBRC) and I'm looking forward to this!

I'm from Hendersonville, TN (right outside of Nashville). I enjoy historical fiction, classics, and many nonfictio..."

Hey Tammy! What type of historical fiction do you like? Bernard Cornwell is my favorite HF author. I love a good battle scene.

Tammy wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm fairly new to this group (NBRC) and I'm looking forward to this!

I'm from Hendersonville, TN (right outside of Nashville). I enjoy historical fiction, classics, and many nonfictio..."

Hi Tammy...I am from Team Malachite and probably will be popping over here poking my nose in here because of several reasons. Amanda may have to boot me out...lol I see that you have many of the same book interests as my own. So, I'm following you. Welcome to NBRC it is great fun and you'll meet so many fantastic people here. :D

Amanda wrote: "Tammy wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm fairly new to this group (NBRC) and I'm looking forward to this!

I'm from Hendersonville, TN (right outside of Nashville). I enjoy historical fiction, classics, and ..."

I think War and Remembrance is the book that got me started with HF. I recently read The Age of Innocence an liked it. I loved Remains of the Day. I'll have to check out Bernard Cornwell.

Tammy wrote: "I think War and Remembrance is the book that got me started with HF. I recently read The Age of Innocence an liked it. I loved Remains of the Day. I'll have to check out Bernard Cornwell."

Remains of the Day is one of my mom's (Margaret) favorite books.
I'm definitely going to have to read it some day. She's read several of my recommendations and I've only read one of hers :).

Bernard Cornwell is a great writer. He's especially good if you like battle scenes and military history.

my shelf name is wheel-a-thon-2015

Amanda wrote: "So...where are you all from and what are your favorite genres?


I'm from California, in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. It's really beautiful around here. :) Even though we're desperate for rain r..."

I'm in Winnipeg, Canada. I'm not sure what I would say my favourite genres are, I always have trouble with that question. I like a lot of things and read a lot of contemporary fiction, literary fiction, historical fiction, some sci-fi, some non-fiction, YA. All over the place I guess. Reading is my hobby and my passion (like all of you I'm sure).

I'm probably a bit of a slower reader than many on the team, but I can usually get through 2-3 books a week.

My team shelf is here

I was already planning on reading Unwind in the very near future, so you can put me down for U. Or, if it works better, it could be used for L (character name)

Joanne wrote: "I was already planning on reading Unwind in the very near future, so you can put me down for U. Or, if it works better, it could be used for L (character name) "

I love the Unwind series, Joanne. I hope you like it :).
I'm also a very eclectic reader. It seems to help keep the reading slumps away.

Hey everyone,

I didn't realize this was starting so soon! I'm Karla. I live in Federal Way, Washington. I'm trying to juggle a few team challenges now. I hope I didn't over-extend myself!

I enjoy reading a wide variety of books. I just won't read erotica or old western books, other than that, I am open to trying new things.

My shelf is here

Reading this week that I will finish on 22nd:


In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
I - title
E- author
L - author

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
B - author

Karla wrote: "Hey everyone,

I didn't realize this was starting so soon! I'm Karla. I live in Federal Way, Washington. I'm trying to juggle a few team challenges now. I hope I didn't over-extend myself!

I enjoy..."

Hi Karla! We actually don't officially start until the 22nd. Right now we're just getting the teams settled in.

Joanne wrote: "Reading this week that I will finish on 22nd:


In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
I - title
E- author
L ..."

Thanks Joanne. I set up a tracking tab on the spreadsheet(link found in first post) if you want to take a look.

Looks great! Can't wait to see what everyone else is reading.

I have one book I can hold off on finishing until the 22nd.

by Jennifer Brown
Character: Valerie

I think this meets color requirement by Karen Erickson

Margaret wrote: "Hi Amanda! and Sheila! I thought I (from Team Malachite) would drop by to say howdy and tease you all....because we are going to be the team to beat! lol"

Wow, trash talk already. We will see about that team to beat thingy, right Tiger Eyes?

Amanda wrote: "Joanne wrote: "I was looking at our spreadsheet... Is blue-violet our colour for the first week?"

Yes, that's our first color to spell out. We got stuck with some difficult letters right off the ..."

How do we know our color already?