Keely’s Comments (group member since Jan 31, 2019)

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

Current Points:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Mystery Game
Uno Mini Challenge #2
1st October 2023 - 30th September 2024

◈ SEARCH FOR CLUES
1. Read a book with the word "blood" in the text or title
2. Read a book with a knife or gun on the cover
3. Read a book with the word "fingerprint" in the text or title
4. Read a book with the word "DNA" in the text
5. Read a book with the letters D-N-A in the title (doesn't need to be in that order)

◈ INTERVIEW WITNESSES
6. Read a book with a character who is blonde
7. Read a book with a character who is always in trouble
8. Read a book with a character who is a nosey neighbour
9. Read a book with a character who has been in jail
10. Read a book with a character that talks a lot
11. Read a book with a character who doesn't like talking to people
12. Read a book with a character who works in any field of law enforcement (judge, criminal lawyer, police officer)
13. Read a book with a single person on the cover
14. Read a book with more than one person on the cover

◈ DETERMINE THE MOTIVE
15. Read a book where there is adultery
16. Read a book with jewellery on the cover
17. Read a book where someone inherits something
18. Read a book where someone is hiding a secret
19. Read a book where a royal family member is killed so that someone else can take the throne
20. Read a book where someone is jealous

◈ SHORTLIST OF SUSPECTS
21. A book where you guessed correctly who'd turn out to be the perpetrator
22. A book where you guessed incorrectly who'd turn out to be the perpetrator
23. Read a book tagged "whodunit" or "whodunnit"

◈ PREPARE FOR THE ARREST
24. Read a book with a person wearing sunglasses on the cover
25. Read a book with someone in uniform on the cover
26. Read a book with the word "arrest" in the text or title
27. Read a book with the word "detective" in the text or title
28. Read a book with the word "prepare" in the text or title
29. Read a book where a character needs to be somewhere on time

◈ THE CHASE IS ON
Spell-it-out. (spelling out "non-UNO" letters) ChAsinG cRiMinaLs (
30. C
31. A
32. G
33. R
34. M
35. L

Build Your Own Home
Duration: 11th September 2023 - 10th September 2024

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

◈ Build your house

1. Read a book with a building on the cover (can be part of a building or a small one, as long as it's clearly a building)
2. Read a book with (a) muscular man/men on the cover
3. Read a book with a character who is very rich
4. Read a book where a place (house, flat, office, barn etc.) gets renovated or built
5. Read a book with any cargo transport vehicle word in the text (cart, lorry, van, truck etc., plural form is accepted.)
6. Read a book with the letters B*U*I*L*D*E*R in the title (subtitle can be used as well)


◈ Interior Design

7. Read a book with a room interior on the cover (view spoiler)
8. Read a book where a character is painting or decorating something
9. Read a book with at least 4 different colours on the cover (percentage does not matter, letters of the title/author count as well)
10. Read a book with two of the five Feng Shui elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) in the text (plural form accepted).

For tasks 11-16, every piece of decor or furniture can be used only once. (view spoiler)
11. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
12. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
13. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
14. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
15. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text
16. Read a book with some kind of furniture or decor piece on cover or the word in the text


◈ Garden and Terrain

17. Read a book with a geographical place name in the title or series title (e.g.: valley, creek, river, mountain, sea, desert, etc.)
18. Read a book with one of the 4 cardinal directions or their sub directions in the text (the adjectives are also accepted: North, Northern, Northwest(ern), etc.).
19. Read a book with the letters G*A*R*D*E*N in the title (subtitle can be used as well)
20. Read a book with a tree(s) on the cover
21. Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover OR from this list - Flowers on cover
(You can read any edition of the books listed, as long as they meet the usual page/length requirements. If the book listed is part of a series, it can be substituted with any other book from the same series.)
22. Read a book with any word related to the weather in the title or series title (any form is accepted, e.g.: rain(s), rainy, raining, etc.)
23. Read a book from this list - Doors, Portals, Gates
(You can read any edition of the books listed, as long as they meet the usual page/ length requirements. If the book listed is part of a series, it can be substituted with any other book from the same series.)
24. Read a book with some kind of road or stairs on the cover (view spoiler)


◈ Home and Dry

25. Read a book with the title or series title containing a word of address (e.g.: avenue, alley, road, street, lane, close, square, park, etc)
26. Read a book with a number in the title (any format is accepted) (view spoiler)
27. Read a book with a character who has a pet(s)
28. Read a book where both the words "home" and "library" can be found in the text
29. Read a book with a character who is moving to another place (can be just moving house or to a different geographic location)
30. Read a book shelved as "locked-room" (1 tag is enough)
locked room shelf
31. Read a book where a character visits their neighbours
32. Read a book with a happy ending


For tasks 33-40, you can choose either "A" or "B" setting to complete, or both, if you prefer.

You can use any aspect of your book (title, cover, plot, setting, places, characters, activities...) to cover tasks 35-40. Every aspect can be used only once, but feel free to be creative. (view spoiler)

◈ "A" Setting - Choose your own habitat - "I wanna wake up in a city that doesn't sleep"

A33. Read a book from this list - Cities
(You can read any edition of the books listed, as long as they meet the usual page/ length requirements. If the book listed is part of a series, it can be substituted with any other book from the same series.)
A34. Read a book with MPG Urban Fantasy
A35. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A36. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A37. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A38. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A39. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city
A40. Read a book that connects some way to life in a big city: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have in your imaginary city

◈ "B" Setting - Choose your own habitat - "Small towns and big dreams"

B33. Read a book from this list - Small Towns
(You can read any edition of the books listed, as long as they meet the usual page/ length requirements. If the book listed is part of a series, it can be substituted with any other book from the same series.)
B34. Read a book with MPG Mystery
B35. Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B36. Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B37. Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B38.Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B39.Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement
B40. Read a book that connects some way to life in a small town or village: places, activities, institutions, etc. or what you would like to have at your imaginary settlement

Thank you so much, everyone! I really enjoyed playing with you all. And I agree that we did amazing with the mini. I also didn't think we were going to finish it, but we pulled it off!

I just finished my last book (yay for quiet time at work). It looks like every slot has now been covered, so unless we need a last minute book to swap in, I'm done reading for the challenge!

I will definitely finish my last book left on the mini, but it's not looking like I'll get anymore done unless it is a very short book

I will be finishing my blue either tonight or tomorrow. It will definitely be done in time. I think that is the last book I have for the main. I should still get the books done that I have listed on the mini too. Maybe one or two more as well.

Don't worry about it, Grey! I was only looking through the spreadsheet as I'm very bored at work tonight and noticed it was an option.

For the remaining reverse, Grey read City of Bones which myself and Kelly have read. The book is currently being used as a 4. Perhaps we could swap it to reverse and maybe an overflow book we have will work for the 4? Or at least a 4 will probably be easier to cover while also finding something that works for the mini.

I am fairly certain I would be able to cover the last reverse if needed. But I have several books I have claimed that I need to get closer to finishing before I commit to any more.

I should have a better idea on how many more I can get done before the end on Tuesday.

I'm not sure about your book Michelle. As much as I hate it, I'm tempted to say it's not black enough. But could work for a location in part 2.

And I agree the City of Ashes cover is blue-gray. I also think we could get away with it. Maybe if one of the animals also has a blue-gray colour.

I should be able to get some reading done the next couple of days. Work kept me too busy on Friday and Saturday to get anything done while I was there, but Sunday's are generally quieter and I'm working with a colleague who doesn't talk to me as much.

I can try and cover one of those reverses, but I'm probably not going to be able to check my list until Tuesday. If anyone knows of any short-ish books they have read or listened to that are available on Audible plus then that would be great. It doesn't matter what genre or topic, I will read anything for the points :p

Haha, I will leave it in your capable hands then. In the meantime, I'll just keep reading.

No, the drop down menu thing doesn't work. I've tried to fix it, but I don't really know what I'm doing.

Bearcat
Colours: Brown, black, white

Native to South and Southeast Asia. Is a vulnerable species.
Occurs from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia to Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Yunnan in China, and Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java in Indonesia to Palawan in the Philippines. It is confined to tall forest.

Blue Angel
Colours: blue and black

Glaucus atlanticus (common names include the blue sea dragon, sea swallow, blue angel, blue glaucus, dragon slug, blue dragon, blue sea slug, and blue ocean slug) is a species of small, blue sea slug.
G. atlanticus is usually found in tropical/subtropical areas, floating at the ocean's surface due to the stored gulped air inside its stomach. It usually feeds on cnidarians, which can be noisy due to air escaping its stomach as it feeds.

Blue-footed Booby
Colours: Blue, white and brown

The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a marine bird native to subtropical and tropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It can be found from the Gulf of California south along the western coasts of Central and South America to Peru. It's diet mainly consists of fish.

Boatbill
Colours: Blue, white, brown

Central and South America.
There are several Boatbill birds. I don't know which one is the same as the team one.

Casper Octoput
Colour: White

The informally named Casper octopus species were first discovered in 2016 in the Pacific Ocean, in water off Hawaii.

Echidna
Colours: Brown and Black

Echidna, (family Tachyglossidae), also called spiny anteater, any of four species of peculiar egg-laying mammals from Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea that eat and breathe through a bald tubular beak protruding from a dome-shaped body covered in spines.

Firework Jellyfish
Colours: Pink, Purple/blue

The most recent account of the jelly has been found at a depth of 4,000–5,000 feet (1,200–1,500 m) near the Revillagigedo Archipelago off Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.
The hydrozoan has been spotted in both temperate and tropical waters, and has been found in the Atlantic, Indo-Pacific, Antarctic, Mediterranean, and eastern Pacific.

Ground Pangolin
Colour: Brown

The ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), also known as Temminck's pangolin, Cape pangolin or steppe pangolin, is one of four species of pangolins which can be found in Africa, and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. The animal was named for the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. As a group, pangolins are among the most critically endangered and illegally trafficked animals in the world.

Honduran White Bat
Colours: White and Yellow

It constructs "tents" out of understory plant leaves by strategically cutting the leaf ribs with its teeth; it roosts in these tents during the day. It is a specialist frugivore, consuming almost exclusively the fruits of one species of fig.

It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama at elevations from sea level to 700 m (2,300 ft).

Kirk's Dik-Dik
Colours: Brown, white and black.

Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) is a small antelope native to Eastern Africa and one of four species of dik-dik antelope.
The dik-dik's name is derived from its call. When they feel threatened, dik-diks lie low to prevent detection. If they are discovered, they run in a swift, zigzag-like pattern until they reach refuge in a nearby thicket.

Laughing Kookaburra
Colours: Brown and white

The laughing kookaburra is native to eastern mainland Australia, but has also been introduced to parts of New Zealand, Tasmania, and Western Australia. It occupies dry eucalypt forest, woodland, city parks and gardens.

Leaf Sheep
Colours: Green and white

Costasiella kuroshimae—also known as a "leaf slug", "leaf sheep", or "salty ocean caterpillar"—is a species of sacoglossan sea slug.
Discovered in 1993 off the coast of the Japanese island Kuroshima, Costasiella kuroshimae have been found in the waters near Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. They live in tropical climates.

Leafy Seadragon
Colours: Blue and teal

It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. The name is derived from the appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over the body. These protrusions are not used for propulsion; they serve only as camouflage.

Lilac-breasted Roller
Colours: Blue, purple, green, white, orange

It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula. It prefers open woodland and savanna, and it is for the most part absent from treeless places.

Luna Moth
Colours: Green and brown

Canada and North America.

Narwhal
Colours: Brown and white

It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada and Russia.

Panda Ant
Colours: Black and White

Is a wingless wasp. This species was discovered in 1938, and inhabits the Chilean sclerophyll forests.

Platypus
Colours: Brown, black and white

Australia, including Tasmania.

Quokka
Colour: Brown

Quokkas are found on some smaller islands off the coast of Western Australia, particularly Rottnest Island just off Perth and Bald Island near Albany. Isolated, scattered populations also exist in forest and coastal heath between Perth and Albany.

Red-lipped Batfish
Colours: Red, green and white

Found around the Galapagos Islands and off Peru. Batfish are not good swimmers.
The species is a piscivore/invertivore, mainly feeding on other small fish and small invertebrates including shrimp, crabs, worms and mollusks.

Sea Pen
Colours: Blue, Pink/purple

Sea pens have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide, as well as from the intertidal to depths of more than 6100 m.

Streaked Tenrec
Colours: Yellow, black and white

Its natural habitats are in tropical lowland rain forests in northern and eastern parts of Madagascar. It can be found on land, splashing in shallow waters or digging underground.

Sugar Glider
Colours: White and brown

The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel.

The sugar glider is native to a small portion of southeastern Australia, in the regions of southern Queensland and most of New South Wales east of the Great Dividing Range.

Tasmanian Devil
Colours: Grey, white, pink

Until recently, it was only found on the island state of Tasmania, but it has been reintroduced to New South Wales in mainland Australia, with a small breeding population.
Size of a small dog

Thorny Devil
Colours: Brown and Black

The thorny devil (Moloch horridus), also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Velezuelan Poodle Moth
Colours: White, black, brown

The photographs were taken in the in the Canaima National Park of Venezuela. The region includes diverse habitat types, including moist forest and high rock plateaus known as tepuis.

I'll get a list done at some point in the next 24 hours.

When I looked earlier, I think I counted 4 unclaimed reverses. I can do at least one of them, maybe two if needed. Otherwise I'm just powering through as many shorter books as I can. I'm so far behind on my yearly reading goal which is another reason for me to read as much as I can this month.

Mid April Update

All colour cards have been claimed. 8 out of 18 have been completed. Both WD4s have been claimed but yet to be finished.

For the main part of the challenge, we have completed 39 cards out of 94 (this does not include the coloured ones). A bit less than where we should be, but we still have plenty of time.

We have made a good start with the mini. Would it be helpful if I put a list together for part two which is for the team creatures? So that we can easily see what we are looking for? After tonight, I have a few days off so I can probably get that done tomorrow.

Omg... I'm an idiot. I assumed that the mini challenge started on the 15th... I don't think I even looked. I've been holding off on finishing books. I've been very tired and yes that is my excuse and I'm sticking with it.

I guess this is the announcement that the mini is officially underway...

It is the biggest mini of the challenge. I think it worked out to about 100 tasks!

I've planned some shorter books for the second half of the month so hopefully that will help bump our numbers up.

April Mini

The April Mini has been announced! You can find details Here!

The spreadsheet has been updated so feel free to start claiming, but remember, as always, books cannot be finished until the mini officially begins.