Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

                

This thread is to discuss Maplecroft by Cherie Priest. Be prepared for spoilers.


Synopsis:
Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks; and when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one....

The people of Fall River, Massachusetts, fear me. Perhaps rightfully so. I remain a suspect in the brutal deaths of my father and his second wife despite the verdict of innocence at my trial. With our inheritance, my sister, Emma, and I have taken up residence in Maplecroft, a mansion near the sea and far from gossip and scrutiny.

But it is not far enough from the affliction that possessed my parents. Their characters, their very souls, were consumed from within by something that left malevolent entities in their place. It originates from the ocean’s depths, plaguing the populace with tides of nightmares and madness.

This evil cannot hide from me. No matter what guise it assumes, I will be waiting for it. With an axe.

CHAPTER BREAKDOWN

Dec 12: THESE ARE THE THINGS AN EARTHQUAKE BRINGS - A DOCTOR, A LAWYER, A MERCHANT, A CHIEF
          Pages 1 - 53 DQs being posted by:Corey (ring wraiths)

Dec 13: BE SURE YOUR SINS WILL FIND YOU OUT - I CROSS THE MAGPIE, THE MAGPIE CROSSES ME
          Pages 55 - 77 DQs being posted by:Eni (fighting redcaps)

Dec 14: THIS KNOT I KNIT, THIS KNOT I TIE - BUT NETTLE SHANT HAVE NOTHING
          Pages 79 - 123 DQs being posted by: Shannon (Serpents of the Sea)

Dec 15 **Break Day**

Dec 16: CUT THEM ON FRIDAY, YOU CUT THEM FOR SORROW - HAPPY IS THE CORPSE THAT THE RAIN SHINES ON
          Pages 125 - 165 DQs being posted by: Lisa (soaring eagles)

Dec 17: A DWELLING PLACE OF JACKALS, THE DESOLATION FOREVER
          Pages 167 - 225 DQs being posted by: Sadie (army ants) Steven (Scions of the Dark)

Dec 18: RIGHT CHEEK, LEFT CHEEK—WHY DO YOU BURN?
          Pages 227 - 268 DQs being posted by: RachelvlehcaR (Balefire Dragon)

Dec 19 **Break Day**

Dec 20: DEPART, ALL ANIMALS WITHOUT BONES
          (Pages 269 - 346 DQs being posted by: Greta (River Sprites)

Dec 21: FAMILY SLAIN IN MAYFIELD - Emma L. Borden
         Pages 347 - 396 DQs being posted by: Erin (Lightning Crafter) Kelly (spirit weavers)

Dec 22: Owen Seabury, M.D. - End
          Pages 397 - 435 DQs being posted by: Kelly (spirit weavers)

(*)Breakdown done using the kindle edition
(**)Page numbers based on the Penguin Paperback Edition. 435 pgs

This book was real hard to break due the lack of chapter numbers & the amount of sub-chapters.

Discussion Question volunteers:

Sonia (Scions of the Dark) - day 1
Lisa (soaring eagles) - somewhere in the middle
Laura (poisonous toadstools)
Eni (fighting redcaps)
Elena (misty mountain trolls) - day 2
Shannon (Serpents of the Sea) - day 3
Sadie (army ants)
Kelly (spirit weavers)
Corey (ring wraiths)
Erin (Lightning Crafter)
Greta (River Sprites)
RachelvlehcaR (Balefire Dragon)
Abbie (Mordor Seekers)


--from same team--
Steven (Scions of the Dark)
Ashley Marie (Poisonous Toadstools)
Ashley (Blaefire Dragons)



NOTE: We will accept one team member per book per team for writing a days DQs. If, by three days prior to the BOM starting, we don't have enough volunteers to write all DQs, then we will let more than one team member per team write questions. If we have more people than days sign up (prior to 3 days before start date) we will randomise the volunteers to determine those who can write DQs

*claps hands in glee*

I am sooo in for this one.

Dibs on first day of DQs :D

Ooh, I voted for this one. It will be my first BOM.

I would like to have a go at doing some DQ's as well, in the middle of the book so I can be guided by the questions coming before as I will be new to this.

I 'll do a set of questions as well.

wooohooo i voted for this one! i'm in and i volunteer to do questions!

I'm in! Haven't heard about this one but just saw Kevin Hearne gush about the book on the main page :) I would also like to try my hand at DQs, may I have day 2 if no one has claimed it yet please?

Maybe for me on this read....I picked it up, but not sure if I can squeeze it in during december or not.

I'll do some DQs for this as well. (Serpents of the Sea)

I definitely can do DQs one day if needed :) I'm so excited about this book!

I can help with DQs on this one, too, if you still need more bodies!

Count me in!

I'll volunteer for questions :)

I'm in for this one, I'll volunteer for DQs as well.

I can do questions. Preferably towards the end of the reading

I would like to read this and do DQ's if there are still questions left. I'm from River Sprites.

I just bought the book. I can't wait to read this. I'll sign up for DQs. I'm in team Balefire Dragon.

Can I have Day 3?

If there are any left over DQ I will do them. Team Balefire Dragon

If there is still DQ days, I will volunteer. From Mordor Seekers.

Watching the movie "Lizzie Borden Took an Axe"...getting me in the mood to read this book!

I have this book for the library and I can't wait to read it (Lightning Crafter)

I'm in. Was going to read this one back in October. . .

I would love to read this book, but I will skip the questions this month. Still new to this and want to take a look around.

Glad to have you join us Carla :)

I'm in.

Yes please!

I'd like to join for my first book in this club \o/ Hope I can keep up!

I reserved at library and looks like it will be here in time.

I'll be in. As a new member I am super excited to be in a group and actually starting to read along with the members.

I'm definitely in for this book! I grew up where the Borden murders happened and have walked by their house countless times, so I'm so excited to read this!

Hey guys... I only have the kindle version, so I broke it using percentages. Do I have a volunteer with the physical book that can give me the page numbers?

CHAPTER BREAKDOWN

Dec 12 THESE ARE THE THINGS AN EARTHQUAKE BRINGS - Phillip Zollicoffer, Professor of Biology, Miskatonic University
          (1%-10%)

Dec 13 Lizzie Andrew Borden - THIS KNOT I KNIT, THIS KNOT I TIE
          (10%-23%)

Dec 14 AND IF YOU HAVE A HORSE WITH ONE WHITE LEG... - CUT THEM ON FRIDAY, YOU CUT THEM FOR SORROW
          (23%-34%)

Dec 15 **Break Day**

Dec 16 Phillip Zollicoffer, Professor of Biology, Miskatonic University - Emma L. Borden
          (34%-46%)
Dec 17 Owen Seabury, M.D. - Aaron B. Stewart, Fire Chief, Farthington, Mass.
          (46-59%)
Dec 18 Emma L. Borden - DEPART, ALL ANIMALS WITHOUT BONES
          (59%-64%)

Dec 19 **Break Day**

Dec 20 Emma L. Borden - Christoff Dane, M.D., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, Kingston
          (64%-76%):

Dec 21 Emma L. Borden - Lizzie Andrew Borden
          (76%-87%)
Dec 22 Emma L. Borden - End
          (87%-100%)

Awwww so many new faces.... I hope you all like the book! I know I'm really up for reading this one.

Sonia, I have the Penguin Paperback at 435 pages. I found it a little difficult to match the chapters as you listed (confusing sub chapters) but this is what I came up with..

These are the things... Pages 1-77
The Knot I knit ... Pages 79-91
And if you have a horse.. Pg 93-137
Phillip Zollicoffer .. pages 139- 146
Owen Seabury ... pages 147-268
Depart all Animals.. pgs 269 - 325
Christoff Dane pgs 327 -363
Lizzie -Andrew Barton.. pgs 365 - 378
Emma Borden - pgs 379- 435

Thank Lisa.

Of course this means my breakdown doesnt't work.

*sad face*

OK, new attempt. This time I tried to use only main chapter, except for the last section.

And two days have only one big main chapter.... Can I have the page numbers to see if it works, please?


THESE ARE THE THINGS AN EARTHQUAKE BRINGS - A DOCTOR, A LAWYER, A MERCHANT, A CHIEF

BE SURE YOUR SINS WILL FIND YOU OUT - I CROSS THE MAGPIE, THE MAGPIE CROSSES ME

THIS KNOT I KNIT, THIS KNOT I TIE - BUT NETTLE SHANT HAVE NOTHING


CUT THEM ON FRIDAY, YOU CUT THEM FOR SORROW - HAPPY IS THE CORPSE THAT THE RAIN SHINES ON

A DWELLING PLACE OF JACKALS, THE DESOLATION FOREVER (whole main chapter)

RIGHT CHEEK, LEFT CHEEK—WHY DO YOU BURN? (whole main chapter)

DEPART, ALL ANIMALS WITHOUT BONES (whole main chapter)

FAMILY SLAIN IN MAYFIELD - Emma L. Borden

Owen Seabury, M.D. - End

Hi Sonia, I think this works a lot better...
Penguin Paperback Edition. 435 pgs.

These are the Things.. Pgs 1-53
Be sure your sins.. pgs 55-77
This knot I Knit..Pgs 79-123
Cut them on Friday.. PGs 125-165
A dwelling place.. Pgs 167-225
Right Cheek, Left Cheek.. pgs 227-268
Depart all animals .. pgs 269-346
Family Slain..pgs 347-396
Owen Seabury .. pgs 397-435

It does. Thanks Lisa! Will make it official tomorrow.

I voted for this one! I can't wait to start it!

Is it the 12th yet

Ok, so we have 9 days of DQs which means the first 9 people that come out in our randomiser are selected for writing DQs
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These are:
Shannon
Corey
Eni
Kelly
RachelvlehcaR
Greta
Sadie
Erin
Lisa

The reading schedule will be posted soon. Please let us know if you have a preference for the day to write DQs

I'm in for this one, sounds thrilling :)

Breakdown and posting order on message #2

Let us know if something needs to be changed.

3 days left! Woooohoooo.

Kelly wrote: "Glad to have you join us Carla :)"

Thanks. It's great to be here!

got my copy from the library ready to read

Joining in for this BOM, looking forward to it.

So excited for this BOM! I will be beginning my reading shortly. I'm looking forward to it. This is my first time participating in this kind of activity! Any pointers would be fab! Good luck everyone!