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Marla wrote: "I finished 405 pages."

Marla, I loved the Alex Rider series!

✼Danielle� wrote: ""

LOL! I love the gif, Danielle.

Laura wrote: "✼Danielle� wrote: "Laura, I just finished reading . The page number is below the minimum, but in the the blurb it says it's 25,000 w..."

Hi Danielle, yes this book counts for the challenge. You will need to mark as read and add to your shelf:) Yeah!!

That's good, Laura. Just added to shelf :)

Marla wrote: "I finished 405 pages."


Hi Marla , could you please add this to your toadstools shelf when you get a chance?

I have finished another book. I posted it here

We have noticed the huge page difference between the several editions for The Lies of Locke Lamora.

The word count is 192,918 so dividing by 250 words per page gives us 771 pages.

Therefore, for Tower Team purposes, we're going to state that the official ruling of this book is 90 points.

When marking your books as read, please choose an edition that has between 751 and 900 pages.

How are you all coming along with your reading?

The challenge has already helped me get out of my slump. I went from reading only occasionally to staying up until early morning just to get more reading time in. I love it. I've missed reading so much.

Now if only I can keep up on all my buddy reads :D.

I finished by Esther Ehrlich last night/this morning. It was pretty amazing and I just couldn't put it down. I stayed up until 2am :).

Amanda wrote: "How are you all coming along with your reading?

The challenge has already helped me get out of my slump. I went from reading only occasionally to staying up until early morning just to get more..."

I love that gif! I was wondering if you are swamped with your buddy reads! I keep thinking that you'll be joining more....I have Nest on my holds on the Overdrive, thank you for the recommendation! I am up next!

Glad a good book is getting you over your slump and back into reading, Amanda. I'd be so lost without a book on the go.

Reading going ok. I've just finished my first buddy read . It was enjoyable. I read the first book over 2 years ago, so was good to get back to this series. Hoping it won't take me 2 years to get to the 3rd book.

I'm still behind on , but hopefully over the next few days I can make some progress.

Margaret wrote: "I was wondering if you are swamped with your buddy reads! I keep thinking that you'll be joining more."

So far I'm resisting. It's really difficult not to join more, especially when people are reading books on my tbr.

✼Danielle� wrote: "I'm still behind on The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch, but hopefully over the next few days I can make some progress."

I'm still a little behind, too. I have to catch up fast because I'm writing questions on the 12th.

It's been a couple of years since I've read this one. I had forgotten a lot of it.

Amanda wrote: "How are you all coming along with your reading?

The challenge has already helped me get out of my slump. I went from reading only occasionally to staying up until early morning just to get more..."

Amanda , any advice for questions? I haven't done them before. I am doing them for the next BOM Crossing Places!

Quite happy tomorrow is the holiday and after a service I have the rest of the day to read ( lol.. and maybe clean!!)

Let's see...
I find it helpful to keep a piece of paper beside me when I read the section so I can jot down notes about good questions to ask.

I'd say focus on asking questions about the sections you enjoyed reading or were interested in. A lot of other people probably felt the same way and it generates more discussion :).

Questions can be about anything from the writing style to what they think will happen next, or similarities between the book and mythology or real life. Some people get pretty creative, and some stick to the basics.

Just have fun with it :). If you need ideas, sometimes it helps to read through past BOMs of books that you've read and read the discussion questions.

thank you, that definitely helps!!!

another round of voting !!! One of the books I wrote in for, was a nominee!! was so good!!!!It was so hard choosing between it and Big Little Lies as I rated them both 5*

did everyone vote yet?

I haven't read very many of the nominees.
I voted for:

Laura wrote: "another round of voting !!! One of the books I wrote in for, was a nominee!! was so good!!!!It was so hard choosing between it and Big Little Lies as I rated them ..."

I voted for YA and figured once I can finish with my cleaning and chores, I'll finish voting.

Kerry-anne wrote: "Im nearly finished a book for another challenge of 324 pages, and I will be starting to read the buddy read The Lies of Locke Lamora, I find it difficult trying to read more than one book and juggl..."

Wow! Four children and life on top of that, I would say that you are being smart in just tackling one book at a time. Reading is suppose to be fun, which I keep reining myself in. I have four books going right now, wheweee, a bit much.

I finished . It was pretty good. I usually have a very hard time liking heroines in romance but I sort of liked Jessica.
This is why I can't read too much romance at a time. Something about the headstrong, I-can-do-what-I-want heroines in romance really rub me the wrong way.

I think that I forgot to post a link to our . It updates with the click of a button. So cool.

So far we have 500 points. That's great for being just a few days in!

Yes, I was wondering about that yesterday, but then I found the link in your post on page one.

500 points is great so far.

Kerry-anne wrote: "loving the spreadsheet Amanda thank you :) well done everyone this is great so far i need to pick up my pace to help contribute :)"

You're doing great, Kerry-Anne :).
What matters most is that we have fun.

FINALLY finished a book! It was taking me forever to get through this one!

The Innocent Mage: 642 pp. 70 pts

I think there's another thread that I'm supposed to post that to as well, but my poor brain can't remember where...can someone point me in the right direction?


Also, I just had my major event at work (it went awesome!) and am less crazy busy now, so I'll go through the buddy reads and pick a few to participate in! Right now though, I feel like this:

Ashley Marie wrote: "FINALLY finished a book! It was taking me forever to get through this one!

The Innocent Mage: 642 pp. 70 pts

I think there's another thread that I'm supposed to post that to as we..."


Ashley Marie,
no worries, Amanda or I will find your read books and if we don't you will remind us:) lol

way to go ... thats a big one!

Here is where you post the read books

Here you go, Ashley Marie
Poisonous Toadstools Read Books

Glad you had some good news! :)

Thanks, ladies!

Keep up the great work ladies!! We are at 650 points!!!

Ashley Marie wrote: "FINALLY finished a book! It was taking me forever to get through this one!

The Innocent Mage: 642 pp. 70 pts

I think there's another thread that I'm supposed to post that to as we..."

Hey Ash! I've missed you! :D

I'm glad your work event went so well. The sleepy kitty gif is awesome. lol

I looked at your rating for The Innocent mage. It wasn't my favorite book either.

Laura wrote: "Keep up the great work ladies!! We are at 650 points!!!"

Whohoo! I should be finished with The Lies of Locke Lamora pretty soon. I'm writing the DQs for tomorrow.

Ashley Marie wrote: "FINALLY finished a book! It was taking me forever to get through this one!

The Innocent Mage: 642 pp. 70 pts

I think there's another thread that I'm supposed to post that to as we..."

aa love that gif, I can't wait to see which BRs you will sign up with :)

I changed my bookshelf to: team-2014-challenge-iii-toadstools, because I stupidly used the wrong year...sorry.

@Laura, I added my book to my shelf and did you read Russian Roulette, the #10 Alex Rider? It wasn't what I expected, but I did enjoy it.

I am already behind on my first buddy read, but I have 2 audiobooks in progress, so I have to finish one, so I can start my buddy read.

On the spreadsheet my book of Beyond Possession is showing no pages or points.

Amanda wrote: "Hey Ash! I've missed you! :D

I'm glad your work event went so well. The sleepy kitty gif is awesome. lol

I looked at your rating for The Innocent mage. It wasn't my favorite book either. "

I'm so glad the event is over, even though it went really well. I'm so tired lol. Organizing a career fair involved way more lifting of heavy things than I anticipated! I thought the kitty gif perfectly summarized how I felt after all the picking things up and putting them down I did all day lol.

I was super underwhelmed by the Innocent Mage, and really didn't like the ending at all. (view spoiler)[I kept waiting for something to happen, and it really never did. And then when it finally did, Miller killed off the only two characters I liked! I also don't like folksy accents as a general rule : / (hide spoiler)]

✼Danielle� wrote: "On the spreadsheet my book of Beyond Possession is showing no pages or points."

Thanks Danielle. It's fixed now.

Ashley Marie wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Hey Ash! I've missed you! :D

I'm glad your work event went so well. The sleepy kitty gif is awesome. lol

I looked at your rating for The Innocent mage. It wasn't my favorite book e..."

Same here. I was bored the entire way through and then the ending was frustrating. I didn't even bother picking up the next book.
I was just looking at my rating and wondering why I gave it three stars. Maybe I was feeling particularly kind that day :).

I thought I was being kind with 2 stars lol

How is everyone's reading going? I am enjoying my two buddy reads of which one of them is a re-read funny how it seems to flow better the second time around, the first time I read it I struggled over the Russian names. I loved it then and now my love meter has blown the top! lol anyhow, I am getting a new bookcase on Friday and I have been busy moving my books out of my old bookcase. I have been also frantically looking for two of my Wendel Berry books of which I cannot find! ugh!

I have put one book aside for now so that I can concentrate on these two current BRs....so that is what is happening on my end of the world. :)

Marla wrote: "I changed my bookshelf to: team-2014-challenge-iii-toadstools, because I stupidly used the wrong year...sorry.

@Laura, I added my book to my shelf and did you read Russian Roulette, the #10 Alex R..."

Yes Marla,
I read the whole Alex Rider series and loved it. His character steadily progresses from the first book to the last. He is quite the young man!

Margaret wrote: "How is everyone's reading going? I am enjoying my two buddy reads of which one of them is a re-read funny how it seems to flow better the second time aroun..."

hi Margaret, and everyone else :)
I am reading this month's BOM Crossing Places and another Walking Dead book. I am hooked on the show!

I just finished , which was just as good as I had remembered it.

I like so far (though this drunk guy is getting on my nerves). lol I love the audio.

I have a few other buddy reads that I need to be reading more and I'm still waiting on a few books from my library.

I joined several more buddy reads but I forgot to add them to my buddy read list...so now I have to retrace my steps and figure out which ones I joined. :D

Margaret wrote: "How is everyone's reading going? I am enjoying my two buddy reads of which one of them is a re-read funny how it seems to flow better the second time aroun..."

YAY for new bookcases!

Laura wrote: "Margaret wrote: "How is everyone's reading going? I am enjoying my two buddy reads of which one of them is a re-read funny how it seems to flow better the ..."

I love The Walking Dead show as well! so, how are the book/s? I have never read a zombie story before, wondering if it would be a bit much? lol...and I watch the show and I ask a question like that!

Laura wrote: "I am reading this month's BOM Crossing Places and another Walking Dead book. I am hooked on the show!"

Same here! We're die-hard Walking Dead fans.
I've never read the comics, though I may give them a try someday.

Margaret wrote: "Laura wrote: "Margaret wrote: "How is everyone's reading going? I am enjoying my two buddy reads of which one of them is a re-read funny how it seems to fl..."

Margaret, I can't believe that I LOVE the show! It is not something that would normally appeal to me but I started watching it with my teenager son and I am hooked! My favorite character is Darryl!! Who is yours?

The books are quite a bit different than the show. I am reading them out of order as my library only has two of them. There is a character named Lily who features prominently in the books. She takes over after the governor is killed. My guess is that the show is different because it has to be tv appropriate. In the book he violently rapes Michion, cuts off Rick's hand and I haven't heard of Darryl yet. Yet I will keep reading them :)

Amanda who is your fav. character from the walking dead?

Reading is going good, have quite a few buddy reads coming up. I think I've forgotten a few so have to go searching.

I've never watched The Walking Dead.

Laura wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Laura wrote: "Margaret wrote: "How is everyone's reading going? I am enjoying my two buddy reads of which one of them is a re-read funny h..."

Daryl is my favorite character, too. I also love Michonne and her sword :D.

Did you hear they they're going to be making a companion/spin-off series next year? I guess it will show fans what is going on in the rest of the world.