Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~’s Comments (group member since Mar 19, 2019)

Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

Yes, thats correct.
I'm hoping to finish all of my current reads in the next few days!

April Mini

TASK LIST

Sinful Search for VILLAIN(s)
(Each synonym can be used only once. Plural accepted.)

1. Read a book with the word VILLAIN in title or series title or in text
2. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
3. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
4. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
5. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text


Heinous Hunt for something Wicked
(Each synonym can be used only once.)

6. Read a book with the word WICKED in title or series title or in text
7. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
8. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
9. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
10. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text

Corrupt Covers
(Use your own interpretation and imagination/creativity (fears). Images/imagery can be of persons, animals, symbols, weather, etc. There may be overlaps between objects/images. That's OK, just don't use the same thing twice. When in doubt, consult your Team and Captains. Captains have the final say.)
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11. Read a book with a colour cover (over 50%) that has a sinister or sinful association
12. Read a book with a colour cover (over 50%) that has a sinister or sinful association (must be a different colour from 11.)
13. Read a book with an object on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association
14. Read a book with an object on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association (must be a different object from 13.)
15. Read a book with an image(ry) on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association
16. Read a book with an image(ry) on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association (must be different from 15.)
17. Read a book with the letters C*U*R*S*E in the title and/or author's name
18. Read a book with a word in the title or series title that can be considered an evil deed or that has some evil connotation

Guilty Genres
(Tasks 19-26: minimum 5 tags, Task 27: any book from the list that meets the UNO requirements)

19. Read a book shelved as Crime or True Crime
20. Read a book shelved as Cozy Mystery or Paranormal Mystery
21. Read a book shelved as Thriller or Horror
22. Read a book shelved as Noir or Hard Boiled
23. Read a book shelved as Dark Fantasy or Erotica
24. Read a book shelved as Hard Science Fiction or Dystopia
25. Read a book shelved as Romantic Suspense or Gothic Romance
26. Read a book shelved as Monster(s) or Anti-Hero
27. Read a book from the shelf Cult Classics*

*(27) if a book on the shelf is part of a series, any book from that series counts.

Tricky Types & Tropes
(Use your own interpretation. When in doubt, consult your Team and Captains. Captains have the final say.)

28. Read a book with an underhanded plotting/intrigue taking place
29. Read a book where some kind of poison or potion is used
30. Read a book where a character is hiding a secret
31. Read a book with a character who switches sides or is considered to be a traitor
32. Read a book with a character considered incapable of love or with a doomed lovers trope
33. Read a book with a Good vs Evil trope
34. Read a book featuring an enemies-to-lovers trope
35. Read a book where a character's intentions are misunderstood
36. Read a book with an ending you consider unresolved or unhappy or dissatisfying
37. Read a book with a family drama trope
38. Read a book where a mcguffin is (intended to be) used for some evil purpose
39. Read a book from this shelf Revenge*
40. Read a book with a place that is (or is thought to be) creepy or haunted
41. Read a book with antagonistic Aliens or AI
42. Read a book where a character is tricked or manipulated in some way
43. Read a book where a character is murdered
44. Read a book with a character who is jealous of somebody or something
45. Read a book with a character considered seductive

*(39) if a book on the shelf is part of a series, any book from that series counts.

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Evil Extras
(Use your own interpretation. When in doubt, consult your Team and Captains. Captains have the final say.)

46.Read a book with a plot (trope/plot device/action/occurrence, etc.) that can be connected with your team villain
47. Read a book with a plot (trope/plot device/action/occurrence, etc.) that can be connected with another team's villain (must be different from 46)
48. Read a book with a character sharing some trait with your team villain
49. Read a book with a character sharing some trait with another team's villain (must be different from 48)
50. Read a book that one of the other teams are reading/have read for any of the tasks under 1-45*
51. Read a book that one of the other teams have read for the February or March Mini challenges*
52. Read a book that was turned into (or was the inspiration for) a movie/tv series*
53. Read a book with MPG Retelling
54. Read a book where a character works or worked in the film industry
55. Read a book from the Shelf Hollywood OR Bollywood*


*(50, 51, 52, 55) if a book on the shelf is part of a series, any book from that series counts


◈ Every book read, i.e. every task completed, is worth 10 points. Each book can be used for one task only.
◈ Books for tasks can be finished in any order. No need to complete blocks to get the 10 points/book.
◈ If your team completes the main tasks (1-45), you get 30 points as bonus.

◈ You get 10 points/book for each of the Evil Extras (tasks 46-55), but they are not part of the completion bonus, just for some more fun if you think you can complete them before the end of the month.

◈ 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 15 April, 9am UTC

COUNTDOWN Link:
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

and before 1 May at 9am UTC (when UNO 2024 finishes).

◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books from what you are claiming for your UNO hands
◈ The usual book length rules apply
◈ Team spreadsheets will be updated with a mini challenge tab so that you can track your books and claim your points

Alejandra wrote: "added my books so far. I hope they are in fact usable.
in (blue 8), the main character uses Elizabeth once in the book, the rest of the time goes by Lizzie.
in [bookco..."

Yes both are great thank you! Have moved to the main SS :)

Yes fuscia is pink.

Overloads are different colours we need to fulfill, if you look down the right in the table you’ll see what colours we have left to choose from. Black and white are already covered

When I checked yesterday we were 17th, we had a lot of draw 2s in march and we don't get points for them so set us back.
We have a lot of colour cards this month so should be able to work our way back up top.
But we did again get every available point thrown our way!!

Ive moved everything to the main spreadsheet so we are complete for March!! Thank you all

Here’s the countdown for April : https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

I’m 70% complete with my green book. Kindle says I have an hour left so will either finish it this afternoon or in the morning

Hi laila
You still have two books to complete on the spreadsheet. Do you think you’ll get them finished? Thanks

I have now covered all the remaining spots on the Mini, so if youve got a book on the main to finish then they will also work for the mini, please add your read date to both sheets.

We have 7 books for the main & 6 books for the mini to finish and March will be complete :)

Great last push these last 10 days!

MelanieJoy wrote: "I just finished a book

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
by Kathleen Rooney
(standalone)
Characters: Lillian, Max, Gian or Johnny, Wendy, Peter, Skip, Olive, Helen
384 pages
Finished 3..."

Thank you have added to the Mini

We've been given the April cards and I've updated the spreadsheet. Can you believe were going into the final month of the challenge already?!

The mods have done away with the WD4 cards and instead we have 5 overload cards,
Overload cards are also cover colour cards, BUT they require different colours.
The colours you can use for Overload cards are the following:

- purple
- pink
- orange
- brown
- grey
- white
- black

We can only use each cover colour once . They are worth 30 points and don't have to fit any letters, only colours.

we have a long list of std colour cards though, so have a hunt on your shelves :D

1 Red
4 Red
7 Red
9 Red
Skip Red
2 Yellow
3 yellow
6 Yellow
8 Yellow
Skip Yellow
1 Blue
2 Blue
3 Blue
3 Blue
4 Blue
5 Blue
7 Blue
8 Blue
Skip Blue
9 Green
Skip Green

Rosina wrote: "Thanks...feeling much better...

I started another read that i havent put on the SS....might work for the mini challenge.....

Evil Under the Sun"

Could you please mark Local woman missing as finished on your shelf please? Can see you've finished it on the spreadsheet but it needs a finish date on the book.

thanks

Hope you’re feeling better Rosina

I have another green I can read I’ll check and see if it works for 4 and cover it :)
Thanks for the heads up in loads of time <3

Rachael wrote: "I just finished my 3rd book this month, doing a bit better than last month. Slow reader here. I think That book could also be used for the mini March challenge if I understand the rules correctly. ..."

Yes, thats perfect. I can move across if you're unable, just let me know.

I keep calling it mediocre march... was just feeling a little less motovated this month, for no apparent reason.

11 Reading days left of March

we have 37 books for the main remaining to be claimed or finished, so were a little behind.
The mini is looking good, and I'm shifting books around as best as I can to fulfill the second set of prompts, whilst taking into account we get a bonus only for completing the first part of the mini.

I myself have had a slower start to march, but I'm hoping to get a few books finished this weekend, and adding a few shorter ones onto the SS after.

If anyone who has signed up for a colour card doesnt think at this stage it can be covered then please shout :)

We still have the use of 3 of UNO pixie cards to use on the main and the mini, so I can strategically slot them in at the end of the month wherever we need (if we need).

I had last week off work so couldnt really access the spreadsheet.
Im going to update all I can now, get some hands completed and give you an update on what we need shortly :)

Yes that would work great, and you can see the tail on the cover

How I interpret part two is pretty straight foward. Looking at books weve already finished and looking only at the titles for this example, we could make the cockatil The Magician Knocks Em Dead, by combining The Magician’s Nephew & Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead.
We can use between 2 and 6 books to make one cockatil.

I have added some suggestetions to the mini tab for the second prompt in part one.
If you feel your book works for the cockatil name but is different to my suggested task, feel free to amend as you see fit.
For EG. if you read a book where a character drinks a bloody mary, change the task name for prompt 2.

Any questions please ask.