The Challenge Factory discussion

Captain ~ Jodi

Rosina
Colleen
Sha
Jenn ~ Nemirdis
Elle

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★Publication years, any edition so long as it is published in the given year.
★Covers must be at least 50%
★Locations as long as the book takes part in the given location at some point in the book.
★Author letters, first, middle, or last name must start with the given letter.
★Title letters, must be the first word in the title excluding the, a, and.
★Cover Item, must have the given item on the cover.
★The alternates with links are for shelves, your book must be on the given shelf.
★New item - Text item, your book must contain the given word and need to include the sentence with it and location when posting your review. Plurals will be ok to use.
★ Please link the proper edition when using publication year, cover item, and cover color.

The Alternates:
1. N/A
2. White
3. 1999
4. Need to Buy
5. Title D
6. Cover Item Weapon
7. Author M
8. Text Item Garage
9. California
10. Purple
11. 2001
12. Read 2014
13. Title L
14. Cover Item Shoe(s)
15. Author J
16. Text Item Broom
17. Spain
18. Gray/Silver
19. 1995
20. Interesting
21. Title W
22. Cover Item Hat
23. Author H
24. Text Item Ambulance
25. China
26. Orange
27. 2000
28. Done
29. Title T
30. Cover Item Water
31. Author Z
32. Text Item Sidewalk
33. Nevada
34. Red
35. 2007
36. Made Me Cry
37. Title B
38. Cover Item Building(s)
39. Author K
40. Text Item Envelope
41. Tennessee
42. Brown
43. 2011
44. Ereader
45. Title E
46. Cover Item A Dress
47. Author I
48. Text Item Sink
49. New York
50. Pink
51. 2002
52. Favorite Author
53. Title R
54. Cover Item 2 People
55. Author S
56. Text Item Thunder
57. France
58. Black
59. 2014
60. Beautiful Covers
61. Title G
62. Cover Item Fire
63. Author B
64. Text Item Lace
65. Australia
66. Green
67. 2012
68. Cute
69. Title S
70. Cover Item An Animal
71. Author L
72. Text Item Midnight
73. Oregon
74. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
75. 2009
76.Set Aside
77. Title C
78. Cover Item No People
79. Author A
80. Text Item Butterfly
81. Scotland
82. Yellow
83. 2006
84. Four Star
85. Title M
86. Cover Item Moon
87. Author F
88. Text Item Gloves
89. England
90. Blue
91. 2010
92. Priority Reads
93. Title G
94. Cover Item Flower(s)
95. Author E
96. Text Item Mountain
97. Illinois
98. Purple
99. 2013
100. Read Me
(view spoiler)[101. Priority Reads
102. Author M
103. Tennessee
104. Text Item Midnight
105. Beautiful Covers
106. Black
107. 2009
108. Title E
109. Text Item Thunder
110. Four Star
111. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
112. England (hide spoiler)]

Hi team! I'm from Ohio (EST). I normally read 3-4 books a week. This will be my third time doing this challenge but don't think I want to be captain. I am willing to help though....:)

Elle will be joining y'all :)

Hi Everybody! I'm from Virginia (EST) and this is my first team challenge so I'm really excited & a little nervous.

Hello. I am Jenn and I think this is where I'm supposed to be :). Jennie can you please confirm for me?

I live in Arizona so I will probably be on a little later in the day than those of you in Est.

I read 2 or 3 books a week. Sometime more depending on what's going on. I would prefer not to be captain as I'm currently working a lot of hours and just started to classes.

I'm excited and looking forward to reading with all of you over the course of this challeng.

Never mind Jenne. I see the rest of my username now.

Hi Jodi, what part of Ohio are you from? I was born in Ravenna, Ohio and my uncle still lives there and has a bed and breakfast there. I grew up in Kent, Ohio and have other family in Hudson, Akron and Columbus areas.

Welcome Elle! No need to be nervous, this is a fun challenge. :)

Jenn ~ Nemirdis wrote: "Hi Jodi, what part of Ohio are you from? I was born in Ravenna, Ohio and my uncle still lives there and has a bed and breakfast there. I grew up in Kent, Ohio and have other family in Hudson, Ak..."


I live in Columbus. I know I have heard of Ravenna but not sure where it is on the map, I will have to Google!

Does anyone have any clever, cool team names? Like "Triple Threat" or "Happy Bookers"

Hi Jenn!

Thanks, Jodi! I'm really looking forward to the challenge & it seems pretty easy but I have never done a review before so that's where the bit of nervousness comes in.

Let me better introduce myself. I can read anywhere from 3-5 books a week, depending on my schedule (which is usually flexible). I read a little bit of most anything fiction.

Also, since I'm not sure of what all is required outside of reading & posting by the deadline, please let me know if there is anything else I need to do or could help with.

Jodi wrote: "Does anyone have any clever, cool team names? Like "Triple Threat" or "Happy Bookers""

I like Triple Threat, that's good!

@Elle, that was my biggest issue too. I hate to write reviews (I usually don't read them either) but once I did a few reviews, things were all good.

Hi everyone

I'm Rosina. Live in Canada MST. Never played before and I don't want to be captain. I read about 3 books a week depending on length and interest level.

I like the name Happy Bookers.

I read a bit of everything but my go to is epic historical reads or PNR/UF.

Looking forward to making new friends and finding new authors/books.

Hi Rosina! I use to read quite a bit of UF but I genre jump so it's been awhile.

Looks like we haven't heard from Sha & Colleen. I'm going to PM them since it looks like we need a captain.

In regards to the team name, it doesn't matter to me...I like both suggestions.

Hey everyone! Sorry for being late to the game. :) I live in Texas (CST). LOVE this challenge but won't be a good captain. I like Triple Threat. I read about 2 books per week. Looking forward to getting started. :)

Welcome Sha!

I'm hoping Colleen wants to be captain when she checks-in.

Oh & being a nosy newbie, I was looking around in the archives. In Round 2 there was a team called, "Four Happy Bookers". Just thought I would share that.

I like triple threat

Hi Rosina and Sha! Nice to meet you. :)

Hi Team,

If Colleen does not want to be captain, I don't mind doing it (I will need to learn how make the links though) but I have 1 issue. On Fridays, there are some weeks that I am not near a computer until 4 PM and we technically can roll at 12 AM(CST, I think?), if this is not a problem for you all, I can be captain. Just let me know...

Hi Jodi...looking forward to getting to know you.

Jodi it's ok to have another teamie help roll if you want. I can help you with how to make a link.

There's a html thread here on our group that shows a picture of the html code for links. Lemme know if you need help with it :)

Jodi wrote: "Hi Team,

If Colleen does not want to be captain, I don't mind doing it (I will need to learn how make the links though) but I have 1 issue. On Fridays, there are some weeks that I am not near a c..."

Jodi, I'm usually up til after 1am EST so I can roll if that's a problem. My schedule is pretty flexible so I can help out whenever. The links are very easy, I just learned that part myself today.

Hi all, since we haven't heard from Colleen yet should we just go with "Triple Threat" as our team name?

I'm good with that!

Elle wrote: "Hi all, since we haven't heard from Colleen yet should we just go with "Triple Threat" as our team name?"

Sure sounds good!

Hi all, I will gladly be captain! @Elle, it would be great if you could help by doing the rolls on Fridays. I will let Jenne know that our team name is "Triple Threat." I am excited to get reading. Let the game begin!!!

Whoohoo! You rock Jodi :)

Hello everyone! Sorry to be late - I've had a few long work days this week and had mentally had "check in on Friday" for this challenge.

I'm a first time player (but have done several challenges and read 2-3 books a week - so I should be good). Some of my friends play this and it sounded like so much fun. I'm excited!

Hi Colleen!

Jodi wrote: "Hi Colleen!"
Hello! :) Thank you for volunteering to be captain.

Welcome Colleen!

Jodi wrote: "Hi all, I will gladly be captain! @Elle, it would be great if you could help by doing the rolls on Fridays. I will let Jenne know that our team name is "Triple Threat." I am excited to get readi..."

No problem, I will be up...hoping we will get a lucky roll ;)

Me too Elle! I already figured out my books, so depending on the roll, I am ready to read. :)

Sorry guys, storm knocked out my internet signal for a couple hours but we got a great roll...we are on Spot 12. So we have 5 options:

(1) Standalone (for 1)
(2) 1st in a Series (for 1)
(3) 2nd in a Series (for 2)
(4) 12th in a Series (for 12)
(5) Something off the Read 2014 list (for 12)

Jodi: Please correct me if my options are wrong.

Team: I will post my book selection later today & give an update on my progress come Monday. I will also submit my rating & review by Thursday afternoon so Jodi can post everything & we can roll again at midnight.

Happy reading ladies & have a wonderful weekend!

Good job Elle! Looks good.:)

Thanks for rolling!

SPOT 12

I will be reading , 1st in series.

Happy Reading everyone!

Spot 12

I will be reading , 1st in series.

I will be reading stand alone

I'm reading (1st in Series).

Elle wrote: "I'm reading (1st in Series)."

This is on my TBR too! I can't wait to read your review. I hope it is a good book. :)

Sha wrote: "I will be reading stand alone "

Oh! One of my favorite books so far this year, although my friend wasn't as impressed. I hope you enjoy it!

Jodi wrote: "Elle wrote: "I'm reading (1st in Series)."

This is on my TBR too! I can't wait to read your review. I hope it is a good book. :)"

This is a pretty good series! The books aren't a typical serial as much as they each (so far) focus on a different protagnoist. I've read the first three and they all feel like stand alone novels to me. If we land on 4 I'll be reading this series. :)

1st in series

Rosina wrote: "
1st in series"

Great choice! I love the Fever series.

Elle wrote: "I'm reading (1st in Series)."

Ooh...That book was good. The second two are even better.

Elle wrote: "Sorry guys, storm knocked out my internet signal for a couple hours but we got a great roll...we are on Spot 12. So unless my newbie self is confused, we have 4 options:

(1) Standalone (for 1)
(2)..."

Could we read the 12th book in a series? I think I have a couple that are that far.

@Jenn, I have asked the question in the discussion thread. Hopefully Jenne gets back to us soon so that you can start your book.