Amanda’s Comments (group member since Jan 13, 2021)

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

Yup! I was the first one though so it instantly got lost. I got excited

Well Clara isn't accepting messages but she was active in the pre challenge thread so I'm sure we'll see her around

We are gonna be SO ready come the 1st!

I'm gonna reach out to Caipi and Clara! I know you told Caipi in our exchange thread, so she should pop around soon.

Amber wrote: "I can take the Red Skip and read The Maid by Nita Prose, there's already something in the spreadsheet so let me know if I should put it in"

I think Janine is filling in right now, but we can put yours in for the WD4. (Those cards just duplicate any color card)

Well so you did lol

Here's our updated February card list! Everyone's crushing it! We still need Red Skip, Red 5, and WD4 (just can't be Green 3, Blue Skip, or Yellow 3)


February
🟨 Yellow 2-Janine
🟨 Yellow 7-Jackie
🟦 Blue Skip--Amanda
🟥 Red 5--Amanda
🟨 Yellow Skip-Jackie
🟥 Red Skip-Janine
🟦 Blue 7-Janine
🟨 Yellow 1-Amanda
🟩 Green Skip-Janine
🟩 Green 3--Amber
🟨 Yellow 3--Jackie
🟥 Red 5-Janine
WD4--Janine (🟩 Green 3)
WD4--Janine (🟨 Yellow 3)
WD4--Janine (🟦 Blue Skip)
WD4--Amber (🟥 Red Skip) All color cards are claimed! Unless someone wants my Yellow 1 I have to replace lol

If everyone else disagrees though we can use it! I'm really bad at color covers (I've already blown up the captains group asking lol)

Definitely Blue for Mann Hunt

Solstice is borderline I think it's not quite enough

Oooh good point about the WD4

I guess just tell me and I'll edit it like I did with yours until I figure out a better way lol

You don't have to use the SS if you don't want to either lol I know the big ones are annoying on your phone

Jackie wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Speaking of color cards...

Does everyone agree this is not enough red?


and I have to reread both of these before a buddy read for the ..."


...I like that answer better lol

I tweaked the SS a little so that there's now an option for character first name, character last name, author first name, and author last name. Should make it easier!

Speaking of color cards...

Does everyone agree this is not enough red?


and I have to reread both of these before a buddy read for the third so I'm going to put down
for our blue skip! I'll add it to the Spreadsheet so everyone can see how the spreadsheet works. ETA: Looks like Amber already has it down!

Amber wrote: "Hey all, I'm Amber in Pittsburgh and this is my first time joining UNO (or any group reading challenge). I work in tax so UNO is always in our busy season. Outside of reading I'm big on knitting, b..."

Welcome Amber! If you have any questions please let us know! Uno can be a little overwhelming at first, but once you start going it makes sense.

I keep trying to learn how to either knit or crochet and get really good at making a line/square before giving up lol

Just an FYI, you don't have to put the books on your UNO shelf until they're completed (I realize I wrote that in a confusing way). You totally can though if it helps you, and we'll just pay attention to finish dates when checking :)

Janeylou wrote: "Hi everyone 👋👋
Im Janine from England and think this is my 4th time playing , but i still get all the cards confused 😁😁

Im really looking forward to playing, but my UNO books have to fit in with a..."

We also have battleship starting soon just to add another challenge lol

Amanda wrote: "Hello team! I'm Amanda, a lawyer who lives in metro Detroit (EST) with my husband, our 5 month old (how is he growing so fast?!), and our two beagle pups. My main hobby has always been reading, but..."

I manifested my ARC into existence with this post

Team Gaston's Blue Peacock is open for business!



https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Hello team! I'm Amanda, a lawyer who lives in metro Detroit (EST) with my husband, our 5 month old (how is he growing so fast?!), and our two beagle pups. My main hobby has always been reading, but I occasionally will dabble in some podcasts or jigsaw puzzles.

I've played UNO 4 times I think. My favorite part is that you really do have a lot of wiggle room to read whatever you feel like reading, but the mini challenges also add some curveballs so that it never feels like it's just a reading log.

My most anticipated release is which comes out next month!! I'm on the author's ARC team though so I'm checking every day to see if I have it lol. I'm also really looking forward to ! 2023 was mostly rereads for me since I had pregnancy brain, so it's too hard to pick a favorite! (I know I chose the questions, I just want to see what you all pick 😂)

I'm not much of a planner, but I'll probably pick up something for one of our color cards first!

Can't wait to meet you all 😊

It's time for UNO!!

I've added a bunch of links above for your reference. Please take the time to add each other! It helps when checking for reverse cards. There's a planning spreadsheet for us to put books on either that we're planning to read in a round, or you can put it on after you've completed. The only cards we want to make sure we plan out beforehand are the color cards so those will be at the top of each spreadsheet to make it easier to see that we've completed them!

If you're using the planning spreadsheet, please fill out each line with as much info as possible. The rows for main SS, Card, and Hand will only be used by Jackie and me, but you will fill out the book, the date read, and anywhere the book could possibly fit. Besides color cards, don't worry about planning for a specific card! Give us all the options by selecting a "how" it fits and filling out the reason and Jackie and I will move them around to make sure everyone's books count! For "reverse" the reason just has to be the name of the team member who read it.

If you don't like using spreadsheets, you can just make a post in the group. Please include the link to the edition you read, the date finished, all the options it works for, and how it fits for each option. If easier, you can use this format:
Book:
Date Read:
Color?:
What/How it fits:

YOU ONLY HAVE TO DO ONE WAY. You do not have to do both a post and the spreadsheet, I just know not everyone enjoys spreadsheets. Everyone does needs to make sure that all books are on their designated UNO shelf and has a date read marked

I think that's a good starting point! Other than that we can answer any questions as we go. Please take the time to introduce yourself! Here's some questions you can answer (but feel free to say whatever you'd like)
-General about you (if you're uncomfortable sharing too much information, don't worry!)
-Have you played UNO before? If so, what's your favorite part?
-What's your most anticipated release of 2024? Your favorite book from 2023?
-What book do you plan on being your first for the first round of UNO?
-We do have 16!! Color cards (including WD4) for round 1, so if you have any color books planned for February, the sooner you can let us know the better :)

Reserved just in case