Verónica’s Comments (group member since May 14, 2020)

Verónica’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

+++UPDATE+++

Only 5 Yellow is left of the color cards. All WD4's done.
Only one 5 and one 7 to go, and just two reverse.

If we keep going like this we'll get bored until the mini comes, hahaha. Well done 😁.

A correction on the color cards. 1 Blue is done, and I will use mine as a WD4.

Color cards left:
8 Red
2 Blue
4 Blue
5 Yellow
9 Yellow
7 Green

I just started an 8 Red.

Hello everyone!

How's everybody doing? I've had a busy week and I'm a little behind on my reading but I hope I can catch up this weekend.

+++Update+++

Color cards, three done, seven more to go:
8 Red
1 Blue
2 Blue
4 Blue
5 Yellow
9 Yellow
7 Green

I'm currently reading for 1 & 2 Blue.

We are half way the 5's (4 left), 7's (4 left) and Reverse (3 left). Nice!

Vanessa wrote: "I finished my last book for Feb! I guess I was the last one."

Yes, the last one, that's a wrap for February.

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Thank you for all your kind wishes of recovery. I have a post op visit on Monday, so I'm hoping after that visit I will start feeling better.

I have a question about short story books that I plan ..."

Short stories books count as long as the whole thing is read. You can use the author listed on GR as the "editor". If editor is not listed as such, an there are more than two authors, the first author mentioned usually is the editor. But if there are only two authors we can use any of them.

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "That's good news! Thank you so much for keeping us updated. I can move the book Flowers for Algernon over to March now. I had surgery on Wednesday and that's slowed down my reading of physical book..."

I hope everything is OK Jojo. I wish you a fast and easy recovery.

Corina wrote: "Question: if the dust jacket doesn't have the needed 50% of a colour to qualify, but the actual cover is completely in that colour, can we count it for a colour card or not?"

If you can find a picture on the web of the actual cover you have, we can ask a GR librarian to add it to the book as another edition and then we can use it. We have a few GR librarians on the UNO challenge group.

I will add a new tab for March.

We've finished our hands people! 🎉🎇🎊
Good job everyone!

Just two tasks remain to complete the mini. One is mine (Girl with a Pearl Earring) and one Vanessa's (The Escape Room). With four days left nothing could go wrong, right? RIGHT? hahaha

I guess the rest of the team can chill for a few days, maybe read reeeaaally slow, or big chunky books 😜 .

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Just want to confirm that if we start a book now, but finish it in March it will count for March? I noticed UNO Pixie posted the countdown for March and I was concerned that meant March books had t..."

Yes Jojo, books started on Feb and finished on March count for March. See the countdown as a remainder on when to finish it for it to count.

Bella wrote: "thanks Vanessa! I just finished The Kind Worth Killing, and I'm in the middle of The Spanish Love Deception. I'll double check to see if maybe stretching The Spanish Love Deception into March will ..."

Well, The Spanish Love Deception could be used for a Reverse in March, so if you want to stretch it go ahead 😉

March cards are in 📣

I think we got a good set again. Ten colored this time (like all teams) with lots of yellow, but just a couple more Reverse than Feb, same amount of Draw 2 and less 5's, 7's and WD4's. Lots of 1's.

Five more books and Feb will be done!

Mini status:

Veronica
- Girl with a Pearl Earring: A Novel
- The Devil's Highway

Vanessa
- The Escape Room

Corina wrote: "Hi team, I started this new book, but its a chunky one, so not sure I will be able to finish it this month.
However, I am happy to squeeze in another shorter book or 2 this month, but wanted to che..."

I think a 1 will be a good choice, we have three of those left and they are a little harder to find than the other remaining cards. Other option would be a 9.

Kira wrote: "I'm a procrastinator and a lot of my books get finished last minute. It doesn't help that lately I keep starting books and switching to another. So many in progress. 😂

I will have at least 5 more ..."

Books started in February can be carried on, so they will count for March. Finished date is the one that counts for the month. If you finish it in April it will count for April, but it should've been started with UNO on February, not before.

So you're gonna keep us on the edge, uh? hehe. I think if we see that the hands are getting completed before you finish all, we can do something like with the mini, holding them a while to be counted for March. But you keep doing your thing and we will see near the weekend how we progress. Is better to have to spare than falling short.

We are doing pretty good team!

+++UPDATE+++

One week left, 16 cards left =16 books to read.

Seems a lot still, but we are 8 members and all of us are contributing. Is totally doable.

The books still pending for the mini are:

Jojo:
- If Walls Could Talk
- Broken (In the best possible way)

Veronica:
- Girl with a Pearl Earring: A Novel
- The Devil's Highway
- Beartown

Heli
- The Four Winds

Corina
- The Ocean at the end of the lane

Vanessa
- The Escape Room

I will definitely finish my books by the end of the month. If someone with a book on the mini thinks will not make it, please give us a heads up pronto so someone still has time to look for something else.

The books listed for the mini are eight. Eight more and we will complete our hands. Let's do this!

Melanie's book "That Deep River Feeling" was used for the GARDEN task.

Heli wrote: "Verónica wrote: "Corina, I substituted your book "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek" from task 28, Heli's last finished book has the words home and library in the English translation (I found it ..."

Thanks Heli, that's very kind.

I found something for the painting one, an audio of the "Girl with a Pearl Earring: A Novel". But if you find the other book Vanessa feel free to replace it.

Corina, I substituted your book "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek" from task 28, Heli's last finished book has the words home and library in the English translation (I found it on the text through a Google Books search). Your other book Heli, was placed in 4 cardinal directions.

Hi everyone.

I did some changes in the mini in order to fit in a couple of books finished by Bella and Melanie. Corina agreed for Bella's book to take one of the "furniture or decor" tasks she had. I removed my book in the trees task to put Melanie's last read. I also was able to place one of Kira's in the 4 colors one I also had.

The only task not claimed is
"8. Read a book where a character is painting or decorating something".

Any takers?

I'll try to place the books finished first by any of you in the mini, unless the book already in place is in "Currently Reading" status.
It helps if you look for a task for your book and write it next to the points column as a suggestion.