C’s Comments (group member since Dec 12, 2024)

C’s comments from the Hooked on Books group.

As I understand it, Char, we choose a task, but then there's a surprise rule (see the first message). Dunno what that rule will be until we get there I think...

I'd prefer MPG, since that's more straightforward. The chain is a wildcard, so I may not get a book done this week, since I only have today and tomorrow before I'm out of town, but I'll do what I can.

Prompt Name / #: Thrillers #63
Book: Miss D and Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis
Author: Kathryn Sermak
Date Read: 9/7
Pages: 288
Task: Read a book where the word HOUSE is found in the text.
How it Fits: pg 33 "the thick green carpet at the Colonial House"

Week: 1
Book Title: Miss D and Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis
Author: Kathryn Sermak
Page Count: 288
Reflection: Bette Davis was organized, always carrying on, sometimes demanding 😳. I like to think I'm organized, since this helps me keep track of books I'm reading and challenges I'm doing.

The tasks are posted in the announcement thread, so make sure you find those! Here's the first one:

Week 1 Prompt: What You Bring With You
Some locks don’t need a key—they open for what you carry.
Choose a book that reflects something you bring to this partnership:
a personality trait, a past experience, a strength, a flaw—anything that shapes how you read and relate.

Each of you will choose your own book and explain what you're bringing to the box.

Team/Player Name: Jack-in-the-Doom
Toy/Object finished: 16 Dead Man's Dice
Toy Chest answer:
Spreadsheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
What books met Belle's special rule? (minimum 1 per person): no special rule on this toy since it wasn't a mini game? But all three of us read for the task.

Just finished my book and saw this. I'll go check us in if it's not already done. 💖

I think we're still half the board away from a salary space? I guess unless we hit something that advances us a way forward. I was thinking Richard's big books (especially the ones that he tagged for cashing in). As far as tasks, they are so varied that almost anything could work for something else, so that's why I was thinking largest possible, or largest from a mix of teammates. Thoughts?

Sounds good, Char! Hope you're feeling better!!

No worries! I didn't look at all the books logged for this; just the bigger ones trying to find a match, but I think we did okay on the earnings. 😁

Prompt # / Name: 17: Facebook
Book: Dear Mrs. Bird
Author: AJ Pearce
Date Read: 9/6
Pages: 281
Task: Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9
How it Fits: published 4/5/2018

Prompt Name / #: Thrillers #62
Book: Dear Mrs. Bird
Author: AJ Pearce
Date Read: 9/6
Pages: 281
Task: Read a book where the MC has an unusual first name.
How it Fits: MC's first name is Emmeline

I got back, and found two MPG Politics books in our logged books. That let us use a big book from Richard and Beth's Bernie Sanders series book. I posted that, and our turn is done. :)

Team Historical Holdings
Starting Bank Account Balance: $750
Money Paid: $0
Money Earned: $529
Ending Bank Account Balance: $1279

*Turn Complete*

Team Historical Holdings
Starting Bank Account Balance: $750
Rolled: 3
Landed on: Genre Twins
Timestamp: 9/6/2025 14:20:14
72-hour Deadline: 9/9/2025 14:20:14

Plan: read for task and earn $ based on pages

Beth or Wish, our turn. I rolled a 3 and moved our token to genre twins: two teammates must each read a book from the same genre. We earn $.50 per page, so we may want to use some chunky books, maybe from the book log if we have common genres. I will put up the turn post, but then I have to run. I'll check progress when I'm back home, since I can start checking books as well then. :)

If we need it, my current book is Dear Mrs. Bird, but the page count isn't very high.

Thanks Beth! Can never go wrong with a spinner wheel lol! :)

Cousin's wedding. Not gonna be relaxing lol...

I so appreciate that we're all here for each other! 💖 I'm on vacay Wed-Sun next week, so I won't be on much, or probably reading much...

Oh yes, absolutely! Just if I get time on and see it's waiting, I can't not. Ya know. 🤪 I definitely appreciate y'all picking up when I don't have time, or if I'm away like most of next week. We all have other things in our lives, so I just look at it as doing what I can when I can, and that paying forward for the team will come full circle when needed. :)