Steph’s Comments (group member since Jan 04, 2022)

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

Cstidsen wrote: "You guys are so fast :0

Seems like I can relax a bit with my reading then without slowing us down xD"

I'm with you on this! I'm hoping to finish one of my two current reads over the weekend, but I definitely won't be as fast as Kate, Kira, and Kimber :)

Kira, can you please add the books you've read to your Uno shelf?

Varsha wrote: "Hi, are we to read only fiction for this challenge ?"

Nope, you can read whatever you like! The book does need to be at least 100 pages long. But otherwise, any genre works!

Happy reading, everyone! I was so happy I got to finally start two new books earlier - The Devil and the Heiress and The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop.

What have the rest of you started reading today?

I'm so excited, too! I wanted to start a new audiobook yesterday, so I'm anxious to be able to start it tomorrow!

Kimber~☆♡Love of Books♡☆ wrote: "Hi!
I put myself down for 4 books a month but im thinking it will be more because I joined another challenge.
Captains do you want to change it to 6 or 8?

What I usually do is when I completed a b..."

If you're able to read more, I don't think anyone will complain! I also don't think we need to change anything anywhere about your monthly count being greater.

As for the books you complete, in addition to posting a completion post, it'd be great to have the books with all the ways they fit the various cards in the tracking sheet. That way we can have everything in one place as we start completing the hands.

Cstidsen wrote: "Probably won't be very activefrom now until we begin. Stressing about having to deep clean my apartment before moving back into a school dorm on Monday.

Uno is gonna be my saving grace from my la..."

No worries! I feel like at this point we're just planning and waiting for the challenge to officially begin :)

Kimber, I moved The Maid to cover the 4 Red card in the tracking sheet (I read this book for last year's Uno, and there's a character named Flora in it). So with that, we only have one more color card to plan for (5 Red).

Welcome Molly and Camille!

Welcome Kira and Kimber!

Kira, it might seem daunting at first, but I’m sure you’ll pick up on it quickly. And happy early birthday!

Kimber, I just finished King’s Fairy Tale earlier this month. It was a bit of a slow build but I loved the back half of it! If you have any other King recos, let me know! 😊

Hi everyone! I’m Steph, one of your co-captains. This is my second year playing Uno, and I’m really excited to kick this one off soon!

I live in Los Angeles with my rambunctious pup. When not working in my home office or at the actual office, I spend my time reading, catching up on movies and shows, and eating out with friends. I love reading romance, mystery/thrillers, fantasy, and have recently gotten more into horror.

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

I really enjoyed my first uno challenge! And am a bit sad that it’s over now. Thank you Paulette, Kelly, and Heather for being amazing captains!

Looking forward to next year’s uno! And if anyone recommends other reading challenges between now and then, let me know! 😊

Paulette, for my outstanding mini prompt, let’s go ahead and use one of the backups (maybe All Your Perfects?). I still have about 40 pages left of Vladimir, but won’t be able to wrap them up today, as I’m on the road.

Completion Post


Date: April 25th


Date: April 26th


Date: April 28th

All updated on GR shelf and the tracking sheet.

I'm still on track to wrap up Vladimir tomorrow, but any of these three could be used for the mini prompt Vladimir is slotted in (#30, one or more men on the cover).

Completion Post



Date: April 22nd
Shelf, Sheet Updated: Yes

Completion Post



Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Date: April 20th
GR, sheet, mini updated: Yes

Completion Post



Date: April 19th
GR, sheet, mini updated: Yes

The first half of this book felt really slow, and I struggled with it a bit, especially Molly. The pace in the second half of the book picked up a bit. But my expectations coming into this one were high, so it fell a bit flat.

bookswithpaulette wrote: "Steph wrote: "Completion Post



Date: April 17th
Sheet, Mini, Goodreads Updated: Yes

I really didn't like this one for about 90% of the book. The writing style was a bi..."

Whoops, forgot to tag it, but it's in my uno shelf now.

I'm on track to wrapping up The Maid tonight and Vladimir and Hound of the Baskervilles by the end of the month. I'll likely be able to squeeze in one more audiobook (especially since I'm helping my sister drive cross country at the end of the month), but I'll need to iron those details out over the weekend.

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Date: April 17th
Sheet, Mini, Goodreads Updated: Yes

I really didn't like this one for about 90% of the book. The writing style was a big drawback and I also didn't like the narrator. But then the last bit of it left me wanting to see how the story continues. So two stars instead of the original one.

I forgot I have The Maid due to the library soon (which I should be wrapping up today/tomorrow), so I've added it into the mini planner as the last utensils option (#18).