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Captain: Jennifer & Denise

Members:

Jennifer
Lindy
Denise
Gea


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Words of the week:
1. Baby
2. Camp
3. Pork
4. Wide
5. Quit
6. Flag
7. Home
8. View
9. Jail
10. Nest

Bonus Words:
1. Pancake
2. Newspaper
3. Fan
4. Hotel/Motel
5. Football
6. Barn
7. Mask
8. Pie
9. Attorney/Lawyer
10. Chicken
Please note there will be one extra word of the week & one extra bonus word that won't be used

Letter Values:
A 1
B 4
C 4
D 2
E 1
F 4
G 3
H 3
I 1
J 10
K 5
L 2
M 4
N 2
O 2
P 4
Q 10
R 1
S 1
T 1
U 3
V 5
W 4
X 10
Y 4
Z 10

Hello team!

This is my second time around and I already have books for most of the words since searching for books in advance is my favorite part of the challenge :)

I'm a student from Slovenia so I'm happpy I got in the Paris group as Paris is the closest to me city from those listed.

Hi team! :)

Gea, you're fast! :D But I also like to do the search in advance thing. I've played every round so far, looking forward to getting started on this one!

I'm originally from Germany but live in Finland, so Paris is the closest for me, too. :D

**Test post, this is around the time I'll call the word on Fridays*

Hi Denise!

It's good to see another similar thinking member of the team :) So far we're the only ones to make appearance and I hope Jennifer & Lindy won't be far behind. What do you think about the team name and the captain? I actually like the team name as it is and I won't have much time in summer to be the captain of the team.

Let's wait until tomorrow and then message them if they haven't checked in! :)

The team name is fine with me, if Jennifer & Lindy are okay with it too I'd say let's keep it. Regarding the team captain, let's see if either of them want to do it, I'll also be quite busy... but if we have no volunteers I can do it, I was captain on my last team so I know the drill. :)

I sent out a pm to anyone who hasn't checked in this morning :)

Great, thanks Jenne! Then let's hope they'll show up soon. :)

Hello everyone. I'm Jenn and I'm from Arizona. Wow you guys are fast. I just got the pm from Jenne announcing what team. I am ok with the team name as is.

I'm not overly excited about being captain, but I can do it. I had to take over midgame last time around as our captain disappeared.


I too have also started looking for books ahead of time and can't wait to get started.

I live in the best country in the world, the USA, and Boston is close to me, but i am in Paris

Lindy are you interested in being captain?

Just out of curiosity, other than me and Lindy who else is doing Tower Team Reads.

I have to tell you I am blind and had a lot of trouble last time until almost the end, the team captain had to hold my hard, so I woudlnt' make a good captain, Sorry.

My only advange for challenges is that I read about 30 books a month, since I can't drive, I am stuck at home mostly.

No worries, Lindy, the main thing is that we all have fun! :)

Looks like it's either you or me for captain, Jenn - either way is fine with me, or we could be co-captains. What do you think?

Hi Denise,

Let's be cocaptains. I only filled in last year, so I wasn't posting the points the proper way, was just posting the books, letter, link to post, etc, and she let it slide.

How do you want to work it?



Also for everyone else, how do we want to work the letters?

Ok, co-captains it is!
Ha, good question... we could switch off on a weekly basis, or have one of us keep track of things inside our group and one do the point posts, or just have whoever gets around to it first do things... I've never been on a team with two captains before, so I'm not really sure what would work best. Suggestions? :)

On my last teams, we always picked letters on a first come, first serve basis and it worked out well, so that would be my preference. But if the rest of you would prefer to assign letters in advance, that'd be fine with me as well.

Denise, we could do the posting whoever gets on first, and just post to the thread that we've posted, so the other person knows.


In my other rounds I played, when the words were called, let's say it was "bike", each player would post I have b, k and e. And so on. And we tried to work it so that if someone didn't have a letter, we'd let them have what they did have. That way no one was stuck searching and searching and searching....and we could get done in a timely manner.

I'm down for whatever too, but don't like the idea of assigning letters.

Is there a minumum on the number of pages the book has. I did look but didnt' see it. Thanks

I read it again online and found it. Sorry

what is it?

that books must be above 100 pages, kind of low isnt'it. Most are over 150.

Words were called

Week 1:
Nest

Bonus:
Newspaper

I have a T book with both words, I'm looking if I have any other book with both words, I had some problems with finding newspaper

I also found a book with both N and E bonus and another N book. I like all of the books so I'll wait to see what you have found to decide which letter to take.

I'll be leaving this evening or tomorrow morning so I have to know which book to read by then. I will have it finished by Monday morning.

All I have is an N and i won't be going home until Monday, it is 100 in CT, so I am staying in an air condioned house. Brought my cat too...lol

I'll take T and I'm sending both captains which book I found for E if no one found the book for that letter

Ok guys, I'm looking through my books for E and S. I had an N but I'm sure I can find more.

I found an S with both bonuses. Will keep looking til I hear from Denise.

I made a mistake, the only lettr I have is an E. as middle initial.

I think it is Elaine, saw it once.

so we have me for E, Jenn for S and Gea for T so who gets N....Denise, she hasnt' been on.

Usually I am at home and can run to the library for books, but I am away and forgot my library card, so cant' even go hee.

Ok I will keep looking for N then too.

I'm pretty happy with the S. book that I found, but I will keep looking for more N and S books. You ladies go ahead and start on your books, and Denise and I will hash out the remaining letters.

On a positive note, I found a Q book that has quite a few of the bonuses. I think that is supposed to be our hard letter this round.

Week 1:
Nest

Bonus:
Newspaper


N - Denise - Deadtown by Nancy Holzner WOW Bonus - Yes, Bonus Word, Yes post 43
E - Lindy
S - Jennifer - Spellcaster WOW bonus - Yes, Bonus Word, yet. Post 42
T - Gea - A Taste Of Heaven WOW Bonus - Yes, Bonus Word yes. Post 39

Sorry I'm so late, just got back from work (I'll always check in around this time, so no worries if you don't hear from me earlier). :)

I've found a book for N with both bonuses, so go ahead and read the one you have for S, Jenn!

Hi Denise. S is good for me. I get one later too because I'm West Coast so the other ladies have been up for at LEAST 3 hours before me, lol.

Happy reading, everyone.

Week 1: NEST
Letter: T

Book: A Taste Of Heaven
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
This was one of the many western books I've read recently and while it was a good book it was my least favorite of the bunch. I liked it well enough to read more from this author.

WoW (nest): She rose from her chair and wriggled her taffeta fanny into his lap, reminding him of a hen settling on her nest .
Bonus word (newspaper): After all, she was in Montana because she had answered a newspaper advertisement for a wife.
Total Points: 3

Good job Gea!


I'm going to be out of town Thurs through Sun. I will try to check in via phone, but Denise can you please post the teams score this week?

Also if I don't get online by Friday evening, go ahead and just pick your letters and I'll take what is left

I'm going to get my book read and turned in before I go.

Nice, Gea!

No worries, Jenn, I'll take care of it. :)

Week 1: NEST
Letter: S


Book: Spellcaster
Rating: ★★��

Review: I like this book a lot better than the Evernight Series. I think that the way witches do their magic in this story, is interesting. It's different than any other type of spell casting that I've read about. I think this story has a lot of potential.

There are some things that I don't like. For starters, I don't really know what Mateo or Nadia looked like, other than they have black hair and that they're attractive. I wish that I had a better description of the characters.

I can't wait for the next book. I want to know more about Verlaine. I also want to know more about Asa. I also want to know what the deal is with Nadia's mom. There has to be some kind of reason for her behavior.

WOW (nest): "In a nest of seaweed lay a chest half dissolved by time and tide..." location 2115

Bonus word (newspaper): "Since the newspaper wasn't exactly a hotbed of activity even during normal hours..." location 3725

Week 1: Nest
My Letter: N
Deadtown by Nancy Holzner
Finished: 23 July 2013
Rating: ★★★★

Review:
The first book in the UF Deadtown series featuring shapeshifter and demon slayer Victory Vaughn as the requisite kickass female protagonist, this turned out to be a fast-paced and highly entertaining read. It took me a few chapters to warm up to Vicky, but I ended up liking her a lot and am looking forward to continuing her story in the sequel.

Bonus Items:
Nest: "I'd take the stone back to my nest..." (Kindle version: Location 4696)
Newspaper: "A sheet of newspaper somersaulted down the street" (Kindle version: Location 1325)

Good job everyone.


How is it going Lindy?

It is only Tuesday, i can't read more then 50 pages in most books a day.

Ok. Just checking.

I am done:


week 1
Letter: E Karen E. Olsen Hot Shot
WOW: nest pg 39 a couple of days had created a birds nest out
of it, and at least while it was wet, it looked normal.
Bonus: newspaper pg 39 I arrived at the newspaper half and hour later.

REVIEW:
Annie Seymour is the police reporter for the New Haven Herald Newspaper (The real paper is the Register). She has insatiable curiosity and the incredidible to find trouble. This time around, Annie finds herself
a suspect in the murder? of her ex-husband, Ralph, whom she has not seen in 15 years. Annie is talked into attending a bachelorette party at the Rouge Lounge, and is a person of local interest. She looks good for the crime: means, motive, and opportunity land her in an interrogation room downtown and off her usual beat, which she's forced to surrender to her
She's attracted the attention of both an enigmatic male stripper ("Jack Hammer") and a too-good-to-be-true community organizer cum preacher. Plus she's got her very own stalker. A great novel with lots of action and set in my home state.

Great job, Lindy! :)

I can't find your book under that title, though, but I think it's this one: Shot Girl - can you confirm that for me before I go post our points?

Thit is it the author is the same, did you look at that?

Yes, it's the same author and the book description sounded like it's the one you read, so I was pretty sure I've got the right one - just checking! :)