The Challenge Factory discussion

Team 10 Members
Captain: Marty
Iris
Ezi
Allison Ann
Jamie

Helpful Links:

Dice Roll (2 dice on Fridays US Central Time)
Post Your Spot
Discussion Thread

ALTERNATE LIST:

Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
For colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
For locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location
For Shelves: Any book on the given shelf
For Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
For Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
For Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
For Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.

**5 links where gotten from RRRC's Let's Partner Up! challenge which I am currently enjoying**

1. Title D
2. Cover: Black
3. Goodreads Choice Awards 2015
4. England
5. I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
6. Cover Item Vehicle
7. Author M
8. The Ultimate List of Fighter Romance
9. California
10. Cover Purple
11. 2001
12. Title L
13. Author J
14. Cover Item Weapon
15. Goodreads Choice Awards 2014
16. Texas
17. New Release in 2016
18. Cover: Gray/Silver
19. Geek/Nerd/Genuis Romance
20. Cover Item Food/Drink
21. Title W
22. Best Book Boyfriends
23. Author H
24. Tattoos
25. Released the month you rolled (year doesn't matter)
26. Science Fiction
27. Cover: Orange
28. Athletes or Sports. This link might help Athletes, Sport stars etc
29. Title T
30. Cover Item Water
31. Author L
32. Mental Illness
33. On Teammate's shelf
34. Cover: Red
35. Law Enforcement/Military
36. Audiobooks
37. Title B
38. Cover Item Building(s)
39. Amazon 2016 Bestsellers
40. Artist/Dancer/Musician
41. Enemies to lovers (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
42. Friendship
43. Road trip
44. Sequel in a series you've already started. Must have read a book in that series already.
45. Freebies
46. New to me Author
47. Humor
48. New York
49. Author I
50. Fairy Tale Retellings
51. Man Protagonist
52. Favorite Author
53. Title R
54. Cover Item: 2 or more People
55. Tagged DNF
56. Second chance love (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
57. Florida
58. White
59. Goodreads Choice Awards 2012
60. Title S
61. Cover Item An Animal
62. Author Z
63. Best Book Ever
64. Title E
65. College
66. Mexico
67. Beautiful covers
68. Cover: Green
69. Priority Reads
70. Cowboy (girl) take me Away (western)
71. Historical (fiction, nonfiction, romance etc)
72. Author S
73. suspense thriller
74. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
75. 2009
76. Has at least one child
77. Title C
78. Cover Item No People
79. Author A
80. Standalones
81. Europe
82. Cover: Yellow/Gold
83. LGBT
84. I Don't Understand All That Fuss
85. Title M
86. Cover Item Moon
87. Author F
88. Amnesia/Memory loss (temporary, real, faked)
89. Reader's choice
90. Cover: Blue
91. 2013
92. Author E
93. Title G
94. Cover Item Weapon(s)
95. Detective
96. Non-caucasian author
97. Illinois
98. Cover: Purple
99. Character has a pet
100. Amazing
(view spoiler)[ [101. Cover: Brown
102. Author M
103. Multicultural
104. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween, Valentine etc)
105. Wisconsin
106: 2008
107. 3 Star
108. Canada
109. Cover: Pink
110. Book read by anyone (regardless of team) in this challenge this round (hide spoiler)]

Howdy Iris and Ezi! So glad we're reading together. My series have all been moldering on my TBR of late, so it's time to get some progress made.

Marty wrote: "Howdy Iris and Ezi! So glad we're reading together. My series have all been moldering on my TBR of late, so it's time to get some progress made."

YEESSSS! I am ready too. I kind want to do SSS but there isn't enough people too

Welcome Allison Ann.

Any ideas for names?

Yay a team. Hello Ezi, Iris and Marty!

I have no ideas for a name incorporating 13. Hmmmm. 13 is the least number of hours per day that I work. Anything in that? ;) I have the song 16 Candles running through my brain but I'm singing 13 candles. Unlucky 13? Lucky 13? B-13? Judas was the 13th guest at the Last Supper.

I'm clearly useless at this. :D

Wow, I'm drawing a blank here. For some reason, 'Cover (to Cover) Girls' keeps running through my head, but that's pretty meh.

I added Jamie to our team, YAY!

Do you guys watch Game of Thrones?
Khalessi's 13?

ThatEzi wrote: "Do you guys watch Game of Thrones?
Khalessi's 13?"

I don't, but I have read a couple of the books. Not that I have any idea what you are talking about, but I'm always willing to vote for any name I didn't think of, so ... :D

Did she have 13 dragons? Because I could be a dragon.

She had 3 dragons.
We can be Thirteen at Winterfell

Hi team! I am glad I didn't miss this!

I've read and watched GoT so I am on board with team Khaleesi

ThatEzi wrote: "Do you guys watch Game of Thrones?
Khalessi's 13?"

I like it. :)

We need to agree on team name and a captain

ThatEzi wrote: "We need to agree on team name and a captain"

I'm good with either Khaleesi's 13 or Thirteen at Winterfell.

If absolutely no one else wants to be captain, I can do it, but I can't necessarily stay up until midnight every week to roll or post things.

I can roll as I'm usually up. But I'd prefer someone else to be captain so I can mod the other challenges.

I vote for 13 at Winterfell

I'm cool with either name. Like Marty, I could captain if no one else could do it. If I was the kind of captain who didn't have to roll and could post our spot and reviews whenever she had time and didn't have to chase down anyone for their books - that kind of captain I could be. :D

I'm holding out hope that Iris or Jamie desperately want the position.

I'm trying to remember if this is the challege that is moderated in CST so midnight is midnight my time too.

Allison Ann wrote: "I'm trying to remember if this is the challege that is moderated in CST so midnight is midnight my time too."

yes, Central Standard time

Lol the rolling time definitely isn't good for me

I like 13 at Winterfell or Khaleesi's 13 second choice

Any takers for Captain?
Marty?
Team name? 2 votes for Thirteen at Winterfell, 1 vote for Khalessi's 13

I hope we will be an active team, communicating, responding and talking to each other. Or this won't be fun!

ThatEzi wrote: "Any takers for Captain?
Marty?
Team name? 2 votes for Thirteen at Winterfell, 1 vote for Khalessi's 13

I hope we will be an active team, communicating, responding and talking to each other. Or th..."

I will be active. I am just laying low until the captain spot is resolved. Like others, I am happy to update and track but I hate rolling, the time isn't good for me and inevitably I get a low number!

I can roll

So it looks like I've been promoted to Captain. I should be up until midnight tonight so I can roll.

Everybody cool with Thirteen at Winterfell?

Marty wrote: "So it looks like I've been promoted to Captain. I should be up until midnight tonight so I can roll.

Everybody cool with Thirteen at Winterfell?"

Works for me and Thanks for stepping up Marty

15 mins

Start your engines everyone. I rolled a 6.
So that's either #6 in a series or the alternate choice of Cover Item Vehicle.

I'm going to read Grey Dawn by Clea Simon, #6 in the Dulcie Schwartz series.

Hi, sorry for the late respond I just woke up. This is my first time, so if I'm correct we have to read a book with a vehicle on the cover right? Or the sixth book in a series?

Btw, I love GoT so the name is awesome!

Iris wrote: "Hi, sorry for the late respond I just woke up. This is my first time, so if I'm correct we have to read a book with a vehicle on the cover right? Or the sixth book in a series?"

Yep, that's right.

Iris wrote: "Hi, sorry for the late respond I just woke up. This is my first time, so if I'm correct we have to read a book with a vehicle on the cover right? Or the sixth book in a series?"

Yep. Vehicle can be a motorbike, horse etc

Selection Post
Week 1, Spot 6

Book: Nikolai 2 (Her Russian Protector #6)
Pages: 549

Iris wrote: "Btw, I love GoT so the name is awesome!"

Me too
Shame Shame...confess

Sorry everyone. I get up at 3 a.m. so I go to bed early. Won't be around to chat in the evenings for awhile. On the other hand, I can always roll at 3 a.m. if no one feels like staying awake. Thanks for being captain Marty. I'll be reading Hanging by a Thread by Monica Ferris - A Needlecraft Mystery #6.

I'm currently reading the sixth book of the mortal instrument series. Does that one count or do I have to start in a new book?

Yay Marty, nice roll!

Off to find a book

Iris wrote: "I'm currently reading the sixth book of the mortal instrument series. Does that one count or do I have to start in a new book?"

New book. The book has to be started AFTER the roll. Sorry dear

Selection Post
Week 1, Spot 6

Book: Legend, #6 in Real series
Author: Katy Evans
Pages: 272

Hmm, I can't seem to find a book, any recommandations?

I can't find a book with a vehicle on it help! I'm kind of Desperate, haha

oops I thought I forgot to post the other comment, my bad

Iris,
Vehicle can be horse and carriage, bike, plane...I will take any mode of transportation that requires a conductor

From your shelf:
(have bicycles)
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

features a truck
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

features a helicopter right about the title "A"
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

(3rd row, 3rd square has an ambulance)
If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Iris, did my list help you? your TBR is very small and manageable. Mine is like 560 books, LOL!
It's friday night and I am watching Teen Wolf. What are you guys doing?

It helped a bit, but I'm in Cyprus right now so now book buying for me. I'm going to read a Dutch book that's the sixth in a series. I guess that's also allright? It will be Als het zaterdag wordt (Frieda Klein series) I see she's an english writer Nicci French. I'm currently on my phone so I'm not able to post the cover.

Nicci French - Saturday

That's fine! But do your selection post as soon as you can and you have to finish by Thursday night

I haven't started my book yet but I'll try tonight. I am going to a wedding so I'm shopping for stuff to wear. Thus, an audiobook would have been ideal. But I'm not sure I have a book 6 that I haven't listened to. I'll look again at audible though

Have fun at the wedding Ezi.

My younger son is taking classes this summer at his University. He texted me Thursday to see if he could come home this weekend. I replied, of course, this is your home! Then he texts, well our friend is having a housewarming so is it okay if I bring 3 buddies with me. LOL. Mind you, I live in a 2 BR NYC apartment so.... But it's fine. We do have big couches.

So I am washing blankets and towels and Dustbusting dog hair today. I should have found an Audible, too. My original plan was a crochet class this afternoon but we shall see how the timing shakes out.

Selection Post
Week 1, Spot 6



Book: Als het zaterdag wordt #6 in Frieda Klein series
Author: Nicci French
Pages: 360