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

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

***** UPDATE *****

I used Pixie books for:

- Read a book shelved "Justice" or "Enemies".
- Read a book with the word "BEAST" or "PREDATOR" in the title or series title.
- Read a book where a character is a warrior/soldier.

We have left:

- Read a book with the word "EAST" or "EASTERN" in the text. (MARY)
- Read a book with the word "WEST" or "WESTERN" in the text. (MARY)
- Read a book featuring a tiger (shapeshifter accepted) or with a tiger on the cover.
- Read a book with the word "SUNSET" or "TWILIGHT" in the text. (ASHLEY)
- Read a book with a character who fights demons or other otherworldly creatures or a book shelved as "Demons". (SARAH D)
- Read a book shelved "Fall" or "Autumn".
- Read a book with the word "NORTH" or "NORTHERN" in the text. (ASHLEY)
- Read a book that is 4th in a series.
- Read a book featuring an/some alien species. (SARAH D)
- Read a book with the name of any officially recognized animal constellations in the title. (VERONICA)

Mary, for EAST and WEST we have pixie books, we can use the last two. I can't find anything for the other tasks. For the others please confirm if we you'll be taking those tasks. I can try to find something else besides the task I have left.

The task pending are:

- Read a book with the word "EAST" or "EASTERN" in the text.
- Read a book with the word "BEAST" or "PREDATOR" in the title or series title.
- Read a book shelved "Justice" or "Enemies".
- Read a book with the word "WEST" or "WESTERN" in the text.
- Read a book featuring a tiger (shapeshifter accepted) or with a tiger on the cover.
- Read a book with the word "SUNSET" or "TWILIGHT" in the text.
- Read a book with a character who fights demons or other otherworldly creatures or a book shelved as "Demons".
- Read a book shelved "Fall" or "Autumn".
- Read a book with a character who fights demons or other otherworldly creatures or a book shelved as "Demons".
- Read a book with the word "NORTH" or "NORTHERN" in the text.
- Read a book that is 4th in a series.
- Read a book where a character is a warrior/soldier.
- Read a book featuring an/some alien species.
- Read a book with the name of any officially recognized animal constellations in the title.

14 tasks.

Some of them have a name next to it in the I have a book column, I was able to use 2 UNO pixie books for two tasks, we have 6 more pixie left, I'll try to use as many as I can in the mini. I will look for the hard ones, but in case I don't find any, there is for the East, West, North tasks.

Mary C wrote: "What are the Uno Pixie books? Do we lose points if we use them? I mean, by having 8 less cards completed? Or do we still get points or them?"

Pixie books are granted when we loose someone on the team. Kristen left and she had 8 BPM. So we get 8 books from pixie as substitution. We get the points as if it was a team member.

Mary C wrote: "I've read Ninth House if that helps with moving some books around."

For which tasks does that book works?

Sarah wrote: "Verónica wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I just saw that Lucy read A Man Called Ove & I have read it so I marked it as reverse!

I will finish my demon book tonight and am not concerned about finishing the ..."

Yes, now the priority is the mini, the cards we need are all very easy to come by.

Ashley wrote: "I am slowly but surely working on my two books that will definitely be finished this month. I'm guessing I'll be able to fit in one more. I'm leaning toward the one that works for Northern over the..."

The 25 books are after counting the pixie ones. We actually need 34-8 pixie= 26 - 1 Draw2= 25 - 5 Veronica = 20.

Sarah wrote: "I just saw that Lucy read A Man Called Ove & I have read it so I marked it as reverse!

I will finish my demon book tonight and am not concerned about finishing the alien book.

Did we determine ..."

For the north/northern, etc., the words have to appear in the title or in the text, but not the spell out, the complete word.

The good news is that we're done with reverses, WD4, all the tougher ones.

The not so bad but to be aware, is that we need 25 books to complete our hands and we have just 7 days left. I think I'll finish tonight two of mine and I think I can make it to another three. So 20 more. We're almost there!

Hannah wrote: "What books are we lacking right now? I'm trying to decide my next read. It looks like we have a lot of reverses being worked on? But I can still find some that work for those if needed. The book I ..."

Well, your book works for WD4 and reverse. Fortunately we are down on the Reverse, but if you find another one or other WD4 that would be great.

As t is now, we only need one more reverse and the WD4, because I used your book for a reverse. But we can change it if another reverse comes along.

There's one book, logged by Lucy (I'm Glad My Mom Died), that works for both (reverse and WD4) and we can use it with one of our Draw 2, use the same book to knock both cards. That would be a master move.

Sarah wrote: "Verónica wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I am off this weekend so going to finish my two books I am currently reading. I slotted for animal and ..."

The purpose of the column "Member reading" of the Feb mini tab is to indicate that you have a book for that task (but not reading it yet), so the others can see which ones are totally vacant and have something to look for. Once you start to read a book you can decide which task you want to take (in case it works for more than one), you do that by putting the book on the "Reading By" column, and now you claimed it. In the column "MINI" on the Feb log tab you put all the tasks a book works for, in case we need to move things around.

If it's too complicated just put the book you are reading in the Reading By of the task of your choice. In case we need to move something we'll ask. The glass hotel can be put in the trees task, and your name on the "reading by" column. Same with the Horse one for the animal task.

PS: I'll change the name of "Member reading" to "I have a book".

Sarah wrote: "I am off this weekend so going to finish my two books I am currently reading. I slotted for animal and I had slotted for body of wate..."

Yes I think The Glass Hotel can go in the trees task, and we'll move Mary's book to South on title. The Horse one can take the animals task. If you are already reading them you can log them in the mini.

And we're done with the color cards, yay!

We only need a WD4 more, but since one of our teammates is no longer playing, we were granted 8 Pixie books, and I will look for a WD4 there if no one else has a book for it. Also I'll leave those Pixie books for the mini tasks that we might find difficult to fill.

But just keep going y'all, we're gonna make it 💪🤓

Thanks Sarah D and Maria Helena for logging the books, it was a relief, we seemed to be a little behind.

The good news is that we've crushed the 5's and 7's. The only ones giving trouble are the reverse, I'll try to add at least one to my list.

Hannah, your book "Not a Happy Family" will take the "4 in page count" task. The other one was for one of Sarah's books.

I'm almost done with Yellow 5, but we're still in need for the Blue 4 and another repeated color card.

Ashley wrote: "Also, it seems like maybe reverses are still a priority - throw some of your favorite thriller titles my way. If they fit something tricky on the mini, even better!"

I read "Stillhouse Lake", you have it in your to-read list, it works for body of water & orange letters.

Ashley wrote: "Verónica wrote: "I put the book I'm currently reading on the "EAST in text" task, but it works for other words on text. If someone finds a book with EAST on title we can move it, just to maximize p..."

It definitely would be better use of my book in the FOUR task, if you're OK with it I'll move it. Do yours fits in any other task?

I think words in text are probably the easiest to find, so maybe we should try first to find the words in titles.

I think the animals/shapeshifters ones are the hardest for me.

I put the book I'm currently reading on the "EAST in text" task, but it works for other words on text. If someone finds a book with EAST on title we can move it, just to maximize points. My book only works for words on text or the FOUR in title. And I will finish it by the 14th.

Don't forget that we still can communicate through this comments. Whether it's asking to a teammate to switch tasks with you or to let us know you really want to read one specific book that only works for one task, but you'll start later, and so on.

I added a column on the Feb log tab for the mini, so you can write the task it works for (green letters, bird, water, etc).

Also, on the mini tab everyone that finds something for a task can write their name in the 'Member reading' column, that way we can see which tasks we don't have a book for, but don't fill in the name of the book yet, until you start reading it. The task will be claimed once the book name is filled in. If more than one person has a book for a task only the one starting the book can claim it.

If we need to move things around the column in the log tab will help finding out if one book fits in more than one task.

For the new players, this mini challenge is a chance to get extra points, but lets be real, we all members of this UNO group are freaks and try to finish it all, hehe.

For the mini I do prefer the tasks to be claimed, since they tend to be too specific and finding things is harder than with regular cards.

For the planners, write in the Member reading column next to the task your name if you have found a book for it. I try not to put too much on my plate, but I'll write my name in everything I find and I will decide depending on which ones have less or none candidates.

For the mood readers, as soon as the book for a task comes your way also write it, even if someone else's name is on it, write it right next to it. Same case if a book works for more than one task. But always try to look for the ones vacant.

Mini challenge is on! Seems fun. Check the Feb Mini tab in our log spreadsheet.

◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (Feb 1).

◈ Books need to be finished after the start of this mini challenge on Feb 14, 9am UTC https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown... and before March 1 at 9am UTC (when the March UNO month begins).

◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books from what you are claiming for your UNO hands.

You can find all info in the group discussion
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Mary C wrote: "Sorry I haven't read more. I've been a little depressed since my sister passed away right after New Years. I've just been kind of blah about reading. But Sweep of the Heart has revved up my reading..."

I'm so sorry Mary. Don't worry about UNO, if books give you comfort so be it. Grief tends to come in waves, go at your own pace. I wish reading could provide you with some distraction.