Felicity’s Comments (group member since Mar 09, 2020)

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

I just updated the spreadsheet. We are finished! Unfortunately, the cards are randomly selected and this was not our year to get the best points. I do wish there was some credit for completing tasks thoroughly and early on because our team would have earned it. Thanks for playing this year and giving me lots of ideas for new books and authors to read. It was nice getting to know you all!

I thought I had a solution to avoid my reading one more book but that is not the case. But Raquel, if you don't want to finish Beautiful Stranger by tomorrow, I have moves I can make to cover it.

I have another solution. Raquel- is there a character in Deep Dark Secrets that is cruel or arrogant? I assume so since this is a murder mystery. Can you give me a name?

Or a fast read Revenge book because I can move the book in Revenge to Anti-hero.

Hi Team,

We are so close. The only task we have left unaccounted for is the Monsters/Anti-Hero prompt. I could probably read 1 book by tomorrow evening but I do not have any ideas. Any books you would recommend that would fit this category?

I realized it was Alison who offered to read a dystopian book which she finished. I am going to take my book out and put hers in (I am only about half done.)

If Raquel is not going to read for the Erotica genre, we have a book that can be moved there and then a romantic suspense or gothic suspense needs to be filled. That should be easy to find.

Raquel wrote: "I don’t think I will get to another mini book before end of month. I can try if someone has a suggestion and isn’t too long for tasks left. I can’t access the spreadsheet right now, but do I have a..."

The only book I see that you committed to read and is unfinished is Beautiful Strangers. Let us know if you are not going to get to it so someone else can look for it. I thought you had offered to read a sci fi/dystopian but I have already started one so that doesn't need done.

Good job Tiffany! I have a dystopian book I can read for the sci fi/dystopian prompt but don't want to take it if Raquel is also reading a dystopian book. The page length requirement is 100 pages or 25,000 words (checked on ARBooks.)

We now have just 1 book left to read in the regular UNO prompts. It is for a 5 card. Please take a look for a card with I titles or characters or fifth in a series.

We have a few of the prompts left in the mini challenge. The only ones that no-one has committed to are Hard Science Fiction/Dystopia and Monsters/Anti-Heroes. Take a look and see if you have any that would work for those.

Juhi wrote: "Felicity wrote: "Hi all,

I read recently and slotted it as having something in common with another team's villain. I keep thinking about it because one of my book clubs ..."

Yes it does. I'll put it in that spot.

Hi all,

I read recently and slotted it as having something in common with another team's villain. I keep thinking about it because one of my book clubs is discussing it this month and another is discussing it next month. It was a great book and I would recommend it but I really disliked the ending. The dissatisfying ending is also a mini prompt. Let me know if someone has a book they can use for either prompt because I can move them around.

Yay!

I appreciate everyone reading and updating the spreadsheet. I have a couple questions:

- Alison- are you still planning to read Only and Forever?

Raquel- I see you have input a few books to the mini planning spreadsheet. For #22- Noir or Hard Boiled, you plan to read The Resting Place. I just started a book that I can finish today that would fit that prompt. Can you use The Resting Place somewhere else? Or if you haven't started it you don't need to.

Everyone, please look for a Green 9.

Thanks,
Felicity

Hi all,

Hope you all had a great weekend. We have 8 days to go on UNO and I thought I would update you all on where we are.

This month, we have read 78 books and still have 27 to go so we should be able to complete this challenge at this pace. For our color cards: we have commitments for the Yellow 1 and the Blue 4 but need someone to commit to reading the 9 Green. Please take a look at your tbrs and see if something fits.

FYI- we have met our Overload requirements so if you were planning on reading something for it, that is not necessary. We also still need 4 number 5s so be looking for those as you read.

For the mini, we still need to fill 24 of the mini prompts. At this point, every book finished should be able to be used for the Mini. Please take some time to look at the prompts and consider them as you are reading. These are pretty flexible prompts but it helps to be looking for things as you read the book. It is harder for Tiffany and me to look for where your books qualify if we haven't read them. If you need some guidance on the prompts, please ask.

Happy Reading!
Felicity

Greetings, team. It is hard to believe this is the third and final month of UNO 2024 and time to start thinking about the Mini Challenge. Here are the details. A spreadsheet for planning is one of the tabs on our Team Spreadsheet. Remember, books can be started anytime after UNO began but cannot be finished until April 15th or later.

Something Wicked This Way Comes - April Mini Challenge

This is an optional (view spoiler) mini challenge for our UNO players. Come on over and explore the dark side of books and reading.

You just could not resist the UNO Mods luring you in to the Hidden Bar and of course you took that one last drink for the road, didn't ya?

After consuming that last drink, you see that another door has appeared on the backwall of the Hidden Bar. And you feel compelled to rise from your table, open it and step through.

You find yourself in a strange, eerie place with dark corners, hidden nooks and crannies, ghostly lights, voices whispering in your ears and, of course, there are all those books on countless and endless shelves calling out to you to read them.

You are in the Hidden LaB(Y)ARinth Library and the only way OUT is IN.

You have to find and read the RIGHT WRONG books in time to get out.


◈ 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

Google doc link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/

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

Let me know if you have any questions. The way our team reads thrillers and mysteries I don't anticipate any problems with these prompts.

Raquel wrote: "Also, how do the overload cards work? I hadn't seen these before."
They said they had done this before but I don't remember it. (Maybe before my time.) We have to read 5 Overload Cards and we can choose among any of the colors and there is no letter requirement. They have to be one of the colors:

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

Each color can only be used once. Hope that makes sense. A lot easier than the Draw 4s, which they are replacing.

Congratulations Team! With Juhi's book finished we have completed the main challenge and the mini challenge. Now we can move on to our last month of UNO. Any books you have started in February or March can be used as long as they are finished in April. Lots of color card requirements so look for those. The tracking spreadsheet is available if anyone would like to start planning.

Good to know Tif. I read and enjoyed Reckless Girls by her for Uno 2 years ago because it is a nice yellow color. I just borrowed The Villa from the library to read for a reverse for next month.

Sorry, I didn't see the gown on the cover. Yes, items appearing on the cover can be used just not items mentioned in the book that are not in one of the ingredient category.