Denise’s Comments (group member since Mar 28, 2018)

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

My youngest child came home sick today. I think I'll get some unanticipated reading time in while we lay around together tonight/tomorrow.

Sara wrote: "I just want to verify that I'm doing this right- During February I've read Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina, today I started [book:The Secret Lives of Church Ladies|515823..."

I'll bet Uno is way more fun this year now that you know!

Ashleigh wrote: "Denise wrote: "I finished Reckless Girls. I'll add the date finished to the spreadsheet. It was...meh. Probably just overhyped. I was expecting to be blown away.

Note: the character names in this ..."

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UNO Pixie wrote: "Christina wrote: "I actually think we can use books for the mini challenges that we started before the mini but after UNO began 🙈

But I'll double check in previous UNO threads and will let y'all ..."

This is what I thought, but wasn't 100% sure. I usually have 2-3 books going at a time lately...this will help with planning.

Thanks for clarifying!

I finished Reckless Girls. I'll add the date finished to the spreadsheet. It was...meh. Probably just overhyped. I was expecting to be blown away.

Note: the character names in this one are a little tricky. I've only included names that appear the most often (double-checked with google books). Most didn't use last names (I don't think)...I'm also trying to avoid spoilers. :)

Can someone remind me...when the mini-challenges come out, are we usually able to count books started before the mini challenge begins if we finish it after? For example, if I started a long book tomorrow, but finished it on Feb. 20th, would it count?

Just curious.

Daniela wrote: "Just finished . I really enjoyed it and can recommend it! Not sure what my next book will be yet"

So glad you liked it!

Ashleigh wrote: "Sounds great Kelly!

And Christina I wouldn't worry - I've got books on my Netgalley shelf from 2019, I think.. I'm a bad arc reader lol"

Same here. 😬

Elena wrote: "Almost time! I'll definitely be reading Foxglove Summer as my first book, and possibly Later coz I just borrowed a copy from overdrive :)"

Later works as a reverse. I've read it and liked it!

Uno makes me so indecisive. And it makes me read 4 books at once. And then it ends and I'll feel indecisive because it won't matter what color the book covers are. And I'll slow my reading wayyy down. :)

🎉🎉 I'm going to be starting with Reckless Girls. Not sure I've put it on the spreadsheet, but I will.

Daniela wrote: "I found another red book I actually have to read in February for a university course (it's about science fiction in literature)
it works for red 5"

Oh, I've been really curious about this one. Please share your thoughts when you're done!

Elena wrote: "Denise wrote: "Are all 3 dogs beagles? We only have one beagle, but we love him! He's the best reading companion. :).."

Ashleigh wrote: "Oh my gosh Elena, the dogs in your photo are adorable! What..."

Oh, I do see basset now! The one on the far right looks a lot like our beagle. They are very sweet looking dogs. ♥️

P.S. I spent the day at the largest bookstore in the U.S. today. One afternoon really wasn't enough, but I was out of money. 😂

Christina wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I can read for Blue 1 (first in series) and for Red 5 (title).
I'll put them on the spreadsheet as soon as i get to my c..."

Here's what I usually use to decide cover colors (for myself). I look at a book and go with what my first impression would be if someone handed it to me and said "what color is this book?" Would I say blue? Or blue and gray and black? I think both of these covers would work for blue/red because to me, they seem mostly blue or red. I'll agree that the red is reddish pink, but I think it works... especially if it's listed on the UNO red shelf.

Denise wrote: "If we need it, I have this here to read:


The main character's name is Violaine Lepage (so would work for #7). Or I can save it for another month. It's fairly..."

Happy to do it! I just didn't want to claim two color cards if others were still looking. I own them both, so let me know if anyone else has their heart set on red 7 or green 4.

If we need it, I have this here to read:


The main character's name is Violaine Lepage (so would work for #7). Or I can save it for another month. It's fairly short.

Elena wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Elena, live in the US, East Coast with my husband and our three dogs. I've played UNO a few times before and it's one of my favorite team challenges :) Very excited to play with al..."

Are all 3 dogs beagles? We only have one beagle, but we love him! He's the best reading companion. :)

Hi Alex-- I usually use GR from my phone. I wish the mobile site was a little more use friendly. I often have to do a quick update until I can get to my laptop, too.

Tell me more about this planning spreadsheet...I don't mind using one. Would you want people to use it to list the books they are committing to reading or just the books they are thinking about?

I'm thinking about these...

...it's very short, but should be ok as long as it's over 100 pages, right? I think it was around 130 when I checked.


Would probably work for one of the green cards and I can usually read this series pretty quickly.

And I just won a copy of this, which I thought might work for a yellow card, but I'm not sure. I'll probably read it soon either way.


Anyone else have anything planned?