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Apr 16, 2021 05:58AM

88432 Eldarwen wrote: "Denise wrote: "16- character goes to cinema (it's one of the dares)"

A dare? Going to the cinema is a dare?
That seems like a bit of an odd one haha."


They are high school students. The dare was to attend the young kids showing of Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer. 😂
Apr 15, 2021 09:31PM

88432 Completion post:
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
4/15/21

Cards - blue cover, 8 - character Eddie Rochester

Mini:
8 - word neon in text. "I wasn't imagining pulling up to a window like we were grabbing french fries and heading to a motel advertising free parking on a neon sign." (there are also references to neon colored margaritas)
B4- author Rachel Hawkins
B5- character Campbell
B10- setting, Alabama
26- 290 pages
33a- MPG Mystery/Thriller
34a - stand alone book
Apr 15, 2021 09:11PM

88432 Completion post:
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (Dash & Lily, #1) by Rachel Cohn
4/15/21
Cards:
1 - book one of series
2- character, Edgar Thibaud
6- character, Sofia
8- character, Edgar Thibaud
9- setting, New York City

Mini:
16- character goes to cinema (it's one of the dares)
B7 - character Lily
B11- author Rachel Cohn
B18- Lily's brother is in a same sex relationship
B19 - character goes dancing or clubbing
26- 260 pages
35a- Young Adult genre
38a- Also a TV show
Apr 15, 2021 09:05PM

88432 Carlie wrote: "Okay this might be a wildly stupid question (please don’t judge me it’s been a long day lol), but where are you finding the full list of mini challenge tasks?? In the mini challenge post all I’m se..."

I had the same problem! I found them on our team spreadsheet - there's an April mini-challenge tab. :)
Apr 14, 2021 08:58PM

88432 Mini planning--
I'm reading Something Borrowed, Someone Dead for a color card. It works for lots of mini categories.
1- e-i-g-h-t in title
3- #8 or higher in series
12- main character smokes
B2/B3- author M.C. Beaton
B4- character Roy Silver
B5- character Charles Faith
B6- character James Lacey
B8- character Gloria French
B9- character Bill Wong
B10/B11- character Agatha Raisin
B16- Detective Bill Wong
19- character goes to hairdresser
27- 304 pages
38a- TV show
Apr 14, 2021 08:51PM

88432 RavenclawLibraryBooks wrote: "Sorry I haven't been engaged with the group for a while.
My fibromyalgia has been playing up but I will be posting my completion posts tomorrow."


Hope you are feeling better!
Apr 14, 2021 05:31PM

88432 Looking at my books and planning for the mini...
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares will work for:
16- character goes to cinema
B7 - character Lily
B18- Lily's brother is in a same sex relationship
B19 - character goes dancing or clubbing
26- 260 pages
35a- Young Adult genre
38a- Also a TV show

I should finish this soon.
Apr 14, 2021 05:19PM

88432 Eldarwen wrote: "One thing about the mini challenge:

I was having a look now to assign some of the books you've mentioned already, and it made me realise I forgot to mention (and I'm not sure you've noticed?) that..."


I also like A4a a little bit better, but could do either.
Apr 13, 2021 05:28PM

88432 Oh this challenge hurts my brain. 😂 I have several here that I was hoping to get to but it'll take a sec to figure out what they work for.
Apr 10, 2021 08:02PM

88432 Completion post --
Muffins and Mourning Tea (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #5) by H.Y. Hanna
Cover: green
1-character Devlin O'Connor, setting: Oxford
2-character Tatiana
3- author H.Y. Hanna
5-fifth book in series
Apr 10, 2021 07:42PM

88432 I just signed up for Tower Teams.
Apr 06, 2021 07:59PM

88432 It's April 6th and we're almost through the spreadsheet! Here's one more...

Completion Post
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

Cards:
0- stand alone
1- character Owen Pick
2- character Tilly
4- character Roan Fours
5- title, Invisible Girl
6- character Saffyre Maddox
Skip- character Owen Pick
Apr 02, 2021 12:48PM

88432 Completion Post
Snow Bound by Blake Crouch
finished 4/2/21

Cards:
5- character Will Innis
6- character Kayln Sharp
8- character Javier Estrada
Skip- character Kayln Sharp
Apr 01, 2021 09:26PM

88432 Jhmingos wrote: "Completion Post
One by One by Ruth Ware
Book: One by One by Ruth Ware
Date: 4/1/21

Cards
0 - Standpoint
1 - T: One
2 - C: Topher St. Clair-Bridges
4 - P:..."


Oh yeah. I'm a Ruth Ware super fan!
Mar 31, 2021 09:38PM

88432 Eldarwen wrote: "Denise wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Yes, it's only the blue that matters now heheh.

And with that, all our cards are done for March! :-D"

You only love me for my blue cover. 😭"

And the Meg Ryan book..."


Hahaha. 😂
Mar 31, 2021 09:36PM

88432 Eldarwen wrote: "I am now going to ruthlessly advertise a team challenge in another group ;-)

Some of you are already in that group and should totally sign up - not looking at you, Tina, not at all hehe.

NBRC (ot..."


I don't really get it. Will I get it once it starts? 😂
Mar 31, 2021 04:49AM

88432 Eldarwen wrote: "Are you ready?



One more day and we are off with out April cards! :-D"


Yes. Trying not to finish anything yet. 😂
Mar 30, 2021 06:06AM

88432 Eldarwen wrote: "Yes, it's only the blue that matters now heheh.

And with that, all our cards are done for March! :-D"


You only love me for my blue cover. 😭
Mar 29, 2021 05:47PM

88432 Completion Post -
all done with:
Till Death Do Us Tart (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #4) by H.Y. Hanna

4th book in the series! (and several other cards, but you only care about the blue 4)
Mar 25, 2021 07:23AM

88432 Completion Post...kind of :)
I finished the Meg Ryan task book. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to list it here. I'm paranoid! I emailed Eldarwen the details.