Michelle's Empty Nest’s Comments (group member since Sep 26, 2022)

Michelle's Empty Nest’s comments from the Game Night group.

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Game: Pinochle
Book: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
Author: Lauren Willig
Date Read: 6-15-2023
Pages: 428
Task: 2) Read a book with the numbers 4 and 8 in the page count (your edition)
How it Fits: 4 & 8 in page number

Week 24 - Pinochle


To win your tricks and take the game, complete one of the following tasks:
1) Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in PINOCHLE
2) Read a book with the numbers 4 and 8 in the page count (your edition)
3) Read a book where someone is tricked (your interpretation)
4) Read a book from a trilogy (it can be book 1, 2, or 3, but must be a trilogy)

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Game: 500
Book: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Author: Kim Edwards
Date Read: 6-7-2023
Pages: 401
Task: 💠 Read a book that is #0 (or standalone) #5 or #500 in a series
How it Fits: Standalone

Teresa wrote: "And so it begins....

Alright, first we need to pick our game piece, I suggest we just go in order of how our names are listed - Tru gets the first piece, I get second, and so on. - It'll make it e..."


The game piece set up sounds good to me!

Truitt_T wrote: "Thank you, Teresa!

It's funny the first spaceship is the one I would have chosen, so I love your in order idea. :)

I chose college - aren't we a well degreed group so far - and I am now a Galacti..."


On the Week 1 tab you can see where we filled in some info. That's where the magic happened.

Truitt_T wrote: "Dana aka ♥Belladonna♥ wrote: "Now I'm going to have to check out the series! Thanks, Tru. It looks like I already have books 1 & 4, thanks to Tor's old monthly freebie newsletter."

I loved those f..."


There are 33 people waiting with only 2 available copies through my library.

I chose college as well and became a Spaceship Pilot. Fun times! 🚀

I must confess that even though I've heard a lot about this series, I have never read a single book.


I did add the first book to my TBR and put it on my Libby waitlist, although it's going to be a long wait for the audiobook.


Hoping I'll enjoy it!

Hey, team!! So excited for this!

I Spy
August COTM
Found: 1/10





1. Alien: The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 8-10-2023

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I'm in and will need a team, please.

I checked us in for this round. 💃

Team Honey is happily married to Max: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

👰🏻‍♀️👰🏻‍♀️👰🏻‍♀️Just Married👰🏻‍♀️👰🏻‍♀️👰🏻‍♀️

Book: A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
Author: Flannery O'Connor
Date Read: 6-18-2023
Task: 💍Something Old: Read a book published on or before your birth year.
How It Fits: Published in 1955 - 15 years before I was born

👰🏻‍♀️👰🏻‍♀️👰🏻‍♀️Just Married👰🏻‍♀️👰🏻‍♀️👰🏻‍♀️


✅ 💍 Something Old: Read a book published on or before your birth year. Michelle's Empty Nest Message 255

✅ 💍 Something New: Read a book published in 2023. Bobbi Message 256

✅ 💍 Something borrowed: Read a book you borrowed from the library. Leslie Message 253

✅ 💍 Something blue: Read a book with a blue cover. Michelle Message 257

✅ 💍 Read a book in which a wedding takes place. Rushali Message 258


*** You have two ways you can conquer these tasks. Either you all can read for the same task or you can all read for different tasks.

All books need to be finished by Sunday June 25

Rushali wrote: "I can probably do the birth year one, if needed!"


I'm good with that one, but thanks for offering.

Michelle wrote: "Michelle's Empty Nest wrote: "Michelle, if you would rather do blue cover, I can easily take the other - before the year you were born - just let me know which you want me to put you down for."

I ..."


Not a problem at all...and please don't feel bad. I'll put you down for blue cover. 😊

Michelle, if you would rather do blue cover, I can easily take the other - before the year you were born - just let me know which you want me to put you down for.

Rushali wrote: "I'll take the wedding one. Thanks for understanding! 😄"


No problem. 😉

Leslie wrote: "Are we each reading for a different task? If so, I'd like to stick with Something Borrowed."


Yes, we needed to change tactics. I'll put you down for that. 😊