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

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

The Mist by Stephen King

This one should work for a green cover because it's listed as an example of a green cover for the UNO Challenge. 🙂

1- character Ollie Weeks
6- author Stephen King, character Steff Drayton
9- character Norton
Skip- author Stephen King
Reverse: Veronica has read it

Everyone's name started with a D, a B, or an M!

Sha wrote: "Another question. What if I read a book (devil in winter in this case) before joining Goodreads so it's not there on my shelf? Can I use it for reverse? Can I add it to my shelf now?"

This is from the FAQs, if it helps...

"Is reverse a book a teammate has read at any time or during the challenge?
-Anytime"

A Load Of Old Bones by Suzette Hill
1 - 1st book in series. Character Francis Oughterard
3 - author Suzette Hill
4- characters Elizabeth Fotherington, Francis Oughterard
6 - location: Sussex. Author Suzette Hill
8 - character Elizabeth Fotherington

Camilla wrote: "Denise wrote: "I'll have one I think is a red cover finished by the weekend. I put it into tineye, and it broke down several shades of red/reddish brown, but it looks red to me. What do you think?
..."

That's fine. I'm already reading it, so I'll finish it. I didn't see where we had to use tineye this year. I just saw where it said, "if your group agrees on the color, it works" and it looked red to me. But it's fine either way.

Also, do the names of audiobook narrators count? I thought I read that somewhere, but now I can't find it.

I'll have one I think is a red cover finished by the weekend. I put it into tineye, and it broke down several shades of red/reddish brown, but it looks red to me. What do you think?

Poongothai wrote: "All done for Feb.

Hope all had a good read this month.

For your current reads, if you can hold till Mar 1 to complete, we can use it for the next month.

If we solve the case, we can get a bonus..."

That's actually a relief. I wasn't going to finish any of these books before Friday without staying up really late tonight!

Poongothai wrote: "We are doing good

Cards still remaining...

Thanks for this update. I am currently reading three, but my next day off is Friday, so I'm not sure if I'll get any of them finished before March 1st.

EDIT: do we need a #6? I could focus my efforts on my book by Suzette Hill and finish Wednesday night if we need it for this month.

They updated the leaderboard-- Team Lily Bard is in 21st. Tough competition!

I see in the FAQ that audiobooks are allowed. I'm anticipating that someday it will stop snowing and I'll have some travel time in my car. Does an audiobook narrator count as an author? Or just the actual author?

Also, when I I was reading through the FAQ, I noticed that if your whole team agreed on the color of a book cover, it would count. (Just mentioning it since tin eye seems to be iffy sometimes.)

Read Feb 22
The Portrait by Antoine Laurain
0- stand alone
2- The (title)
8- char Uncle Edgar
Skip- location Paris, title, char Pierre-François
Mini--
Locations: Paris, Mandragore, France
Characters: Pierre-Francois Chaumont
Charlotte Chaumont
Uncle Edgar
Martin Baretti
Aimé-Charles Rivaille
Mélaine de Rivaille

Camilla wrote: "We need a skip, and we can always switch books around so that every book finds a suitable place, don't worry about that. And we have lots of letters still to cover in the mini.

ETA: your book work..."

Thanks--I wasn't thinking of "The." I'd have missed it.

I'm trying to decide if I should finish one of the books I've started, or start something new this weekend. Do we have anything we really need to finish before February that isn't being covered? Or...what do we think is most important?

I will finish The Portrait today...just a few pages left. It would only work as a 0,8, or skip 😕 but maybe it'll help with the mini challenge.

My Sister, the Serial Killer
Feb. 21
0- stand alone
1- author Oyinkan Braithwaite
2- char Tade
9- Location: Nigeria
Skip- char Korede
And works as Reverse

Mini: murder occurs, characters: Ayoola, Korede, Tade, Femi
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Veronica wrote: "Hey all.

Been under the weather. Crazy over here. Right now I am trying to play catch up. I am so glad you guys are reading and having fun. Lets keep the momentum going"

So sorry to hear you're still not feeling well, Veronica. Thanks for being our captain. Rest up!

Petra wrote: "Sha wrote: "In other words I shave no idea what the mpg part of mpg science is. Help?"

Me neither... I could read How We'll Live On Mars which is said to be Science but I don't kno..."

Let me know! I have a copy of The Mist here that I could read.

Poongothai wrote: "Camilla has explained everything correctly

Camilla, The Long Song is approved for yellow from the mods.

Sha, you can start your books now for March completion.

Petra, you can read How We'll Live..."

It's updated on GR to show read now.

The House Husband by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski

Started and Finished Feb 20
2: char Teaghan Beaumont
3: Title starts with H
6: Co-author Swierczynski
Skip: Author Patterson and Location: Philadelphia
Mini: alliterative title

Camilla wrote: "If the 50% cover color rule is not absolute, will this be approved for yellow? Tineye gives me 48.7% yellow.
"

I don't think I get an official vote, but it looks really yellow to me.

Veronica wrote: "Hey Denise,

We can use the books read after you joined. Unfortunately we cannot count the ones before."

Hi Veronica,
I specifically asked the mods when they messaged me to join team Lily Bard. They said count everything started after Feb. 1.