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I always like to squeeze in a few shorties at the end of the round for extra points (when I can)! Don't be shy, read a short book (or 12!)!
Alright team! We've got our last spell-out complete! Woo! We have one more book that is not finished. If we get that one logged before the cutoff, I'll add it in as well!We've dropped in the ranking, but that's ok. If we're strategizing for Round 2, I'd say we just need to read MORE books. That seems to be where we are falling behind. Get your reading hats on!! :)
Either way, great job for Round 1 team!!
We've completed another spell-out! We have one in progress, which will be completed once everyone finishes their claimed books. I've also started another, so if anyone wants to jam in some short books, feel free! :)
Thank you!
Lorna: When you get a second, add The Sky is Everywhere (Jandy Nelson) to your Wheels Shelf. I have verified it on your Read shelf, so just make sure you add it before the end of Round 1. Thank you!
Just a team heads-up! We (the captains) only have 30 mins after each round ends to update the official spreadsheet and check in with the mods. After those 30 mins are up, we cannot add any more books that have been read for this round.
Please remember to share all your finished books with enough time to spare, we don't want them to go to waste!
If you will be finishing up a book very close to the deadline, please let us know ASAP! :)
Round 1 Ends October 211 Day // 8 Hours
Updated Book List
Claimed....
P A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters) Lauri
Z Zora and Langston Melissa
L How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix) Lauri
E Cursed Cruise (Victoria Fulton, Faith McClaren) Shannon
H A Hard Day for a Hangover (Darynda Jones) Lauri
E Edge of Oblivion (J.T. Geissinger) Megan
Location ClaimsCheck here before claiming a Location! (also located in message 7)
Austin, USA
Berlin, Germany
Bogotá, Colombia
Brazzaville, Congo
Chengdu, China
Havana, Cuba
Kingston, Jamaica
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Manchester, United Kingdom
Melbourne, Australia
Milan, Italy
Nashville, USA
New Orleans, USA
Paris, France
Shanghai, China
Sydney, Australia
Tokyo, Japan
Toronto, Canada
Varanasi, India (Benares)
Vienna, Austria
**If the setting is not obvious from the book's GR page, please provide a little blurb in column N (or here in the thread) for proof. Thank you!
Melissa wrote: "Wow!! that is amazing Ashley!!!I'll start looking, now that I'm done with creepy puppets...."
That book really was creepy. I read it earlier this year, so I'm honestly glad I wasn't allowed to read it again...
Location Help!I made a (not in any way) exhaustive list of books in different locations, and by exhaustive, I mean that I'm tired of even looking at the list.... lol
Austin: https://www.goodreads.com/places/2088...
Berlin: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1359...
Bogotá (Bogota): https://www.goodreads.com/places/9139...
Brazzaville: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/braz...
Half the World Away - Chengdu, China
Chicago: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1103...
Detroit: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1944...
Havana: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1502...
Johannesburg: https://www.goodreads.com/places/2213...
Kingston: https://www.goodreads.com/places/2575...
Liverpool: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1988...
Manchester: https://www.goodreads.com/places/3014...
Melbourne: https://www.goodreads.com/places/4925...
Milan: https://www.goodreads.com/places/2424...
Montreal: https://www.goodreads.com/places/7268...
Nashville: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1400...
New Orleans: https://www.goodreads.com/places/931-...
Paris: https://www.goodreads.com/places/898-...
Seoul: https://www.goodreads.com/places/6380...
Shanghai: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1305...
Sydney: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1030...
Tokyo: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1764...
Toronto: https://www.goodreads.com/places/6756...
Varanasi (Benares): https://www.goodreads.com/places/4903...
Vienna: https://www.goodreads.com/places/1007...
Now, because we can only use books set somewhere ONCE, if you find a location on the list, let us know ASAP, so no one reads a book (that they wouldn't otherwise be reading) twice. Of course, everyone is welcome to read whatever they want, but if someone wasn't stoked about reading a book that was set in Brazzaville, we wouldn't want someone to take it out from under them. Hope that makes sense!
I hope everyone is looking for these obscure locations... yikes! It seems hard!ETA: The captains group just gave us this gem: https://www.tripfiction.com/
megan wrote: "I'll cover the E"Awesome megan! :)
Ashlee L!I noticed Spells and Spiced Latte on your wheels shelf when doing some book verification. Is this a book you will finish before the end of Round 1, or will you push it to Round 2?
Updated Book ListClaimed....
P A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters) Lauri
Z Zora and Langston Melissa
L How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix) Lauri
T The Sky is Everywhere (Jandy Nelson) Lorna
E Finding My Elf (David Valdes) Lorna
R Assistant to the Villain (Hannah Maehrer) Ashley
L Bro and the Beast (L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy) Lorna
E Cursed Cruise (Victoria Fulton, Faith McClaren) Shannon
Z The Plot Against America (Phillip Roth) Megan
H A Hard Day for a Hangover (Darynda Jones) Lauri
R Night Swim (Megan Goldin) Brittany
E Edge of Oblivion (J.T. Geissinger) Megan
Anyone have an E book?
Hiya Team Opera!Round 2 Details are UP!
Our new word is "VIOLA POMPOSA" and our Cover Color is RED!
Also, check out the BONUS information!
Now that we've got a collection of instruments, let's go on a tour!
During Round 2 books set in one of the musical cities on the list below earn an additional 5 bonus points.
Location List:(view spoiler)
Any questions? Let's here them!
Countdown to Round 2: 2 Days / 17 Hours
Round 1 Ends - October 213 Days // 2 Hours
Brittany wrote: "I finished Deathly Hallows last night if someone is online and wants to add a 10/17/23 date for me,"Got it!
Ariel wrote: "If no one has since claimed it, I can have an R done today. :)"Sure! Go for it! Also, can you add "Wasted Words" to your wheels shelf when you get a moment? Thank you!
**will update as we go!Here is a quick rundown (in case you can't/don't access the SS) of what we have claimed....
P A Morbid Taste for Bones (Ellis Peters) Lauri
Z Zora and Langston MelissaA Hemlock Island (Kelley Armstrong) Ashley
L How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix) LauriP The Bookbinder (Pip Williams) AshleyE Wasted Words (Staci Hart) ArielZ If This Gets Out (Sophie Gonzales) Megan
T The Sky is Everywhere (Jandy Nelson) Lorna
H How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix) Melissa
E Finding My Elf (David Valdes) Lorna
R Assistant to the Villain (Hannah Maehrer) Ashley
L Bro and the Beast (L.C. Davis, Joel Abernathy) LornaN Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling) Brittany
E Cursed Cruise (Victoria Fulton, Faith McClaren) Shannon
Z The Plot Against America (Phillip Roth) MeganT Hannibal (Thomas Harris) Daniel
H A Hard Day for a Hangover (Darynda Jones) LauriA Artificial Condition (Martha Wells) Daniel
R Night Swim (Megan Goldin) Brittany
and what letters we would need to complete a spell-out with our current claims/reads...
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