Team L (Medium) - Chat

[Mei]

Hi Team! Please check in with us before March 1 as much as possible so we can start planning.

✔ Lakshmi
✔ Abby
✔ Mei
✔ Michelle
✔ Eunique

Main Challenge Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Review Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Letter Frequency:

A ×9, B ×2, C ×2, D ×4, E ×12, F ×2, 
G ×3, H ×2, I ×9, J ×1, K ×1, L ×4, M ×2, 
N ×6, O ×8, P ×2, Q ×1, R ×6, S ×4, T ×6, 
U ×4, V ×2, W ×2, X ×1, Y ×2, Z ×1, blank ×2

Points per letter:

 (1 point)-A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R.
 (2 points)-D, G.
 (3 points)-B, C, M, P.
 (4 points)-F, H, V, W, Y.
 (5 points)-K.
 (8 points)- J, X.
 (10 points)-Q, Z.

Challenge rules:
* Each letter has its own points score (as above).
* Each letter can only be used as many times as it appears on a scrabble board (as above)
* Blanks are freebies, and can be used for any letter, they will be awarded 1 point each.
* If a team manages to complete all 100 tiles, they may start the board for a second time.
* Books must be read between the 1st of March to the 31st of March inclusive.
* Books must be over 100 pages long, without illustrations. (150 pages minimum for middle-grade books, 300 pages minimum for poetry or books written in verse.)
* Please check with us about re-reads before reading.
* Our regular challenge rules can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
* You can use other editions which have other titles, but only if the title is written using english letters, editions which are written in greek letters or arabic etc. won't count.

Points:
* Points will be awarded based on the letter used (as above)
* Buddy reads (which take place within our group) will gain the team 1 bonus point for books under 450 pages, and 2 bonus points for books 450 pages or longer.
* There will be no individual rankings in this game as not everyone will be able to use the higher value letters.

[Abby]

I'm here. :)
Thanks for posting the rules in the group too. It'll help not having to go back and look at them all the time.

[Mei]

Tiles left:

A ×8, B ×2, C ×1, D ×4, E ×12,F ×0, 
G ×1, H ×0, I ×9, J ×0, K ×0, L ×4, M ×0, 
N ×5, O ×8, P ×1, Q ×1, R ×5, S ×3, T ×3, 
U ×3, V ×2, W ×0, X ×1, Y ×1, Z ×1, blank ×2

Planned Books:

If everyone can please state what they're planning to read this March so we can plan ahead. :)

A - (Abby, Mar. 9)
B -
C - (Lakshmi, Mar. 13)
D -
E -
✔ F - (Lakshmi, Mar. 10) (Mei, Mar. 14)
G - (Lakshmi, Mar. 9) (Michelle, Mar. 12)
✔ H - (Abby, Mar. 12) (Lakshmi, Mar. 11)
I -
✔ J - (Lakshmi, Mar. 5)
✔ K - (Lakshmi, Mar. 4)
L -
✔ M - (Michelle, Mar. 6) (Lakshmi, Mar. 12)
N - (Lakshmi, Mar. 2)
O -
P - (Lakshmi, Mar. 1)
Q -
R - (Abby, Mar. 6)
S - (Lakshmi, Mar. 8)
T - (Abby, Mar. 6) (Abby, Mar. 14) (Lakshmi, Mar. 14)
U - (Lakshmi, Mar. 7)
V -
✔ W - (Michelle, Mar. 13) (Lakshmi, Mar. 6)
X -
Y - (Abby, Mar. 4)
Z -
Blank -

[Mei]

Abby wrote: "I'm here. :)
Thanks for posting the rules in the group too. It'll help not having to go back and look at them all the time."

Great! Yeah I keep doing that, too so I just posted it for everyone's convenience. Hi Abby! I think it's my first time being in a team with you :) What are you planning to read?

[Abby]

Here's what I'm planning on reading:

[Mei]

That's great!

Here's mine:

[Mei]

Abby wrote: "Here's what I'm planning on reading:
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Can you tell what letters will you use the following?
The Infinite Sea
A Thousand Pieces of You

[Abby]

I and T

[Michelle]

Hello team!!
Just to be sure, we are only allowed to use the titles right??

Anyway, I got like 8 books I'm hoping to read next month. I can't link books from my phone but as soon as I get in a computer I'll change that :D.

O- Obsidian and Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
U- Uninvited by Amanda Marrone
Z- Zombies Don't Cry by Rusty Fischer
H -Harry Potter #2
J- The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees
Q- The Queen's Soprano
W- White Cat by Holly Black

I don't mind changing my TBR if there are other letters we need or of someone wants to read a letter I have :D.

[Mei]

Hi Michelle, welcome ☺ I'll add those then!
Yes, only titles.

[Lakshmi]

Hey! I don't decide what to read ahead of time. I hope that is alright?

[Mei]

Lakshmi wrote: "Hey! I don't decide what to read ahead of time. I hope that is alright?"

That's okay :D There are 100 tiles and I'm not sure we can finish all of them anyway!

We're all complete now ✔

[Abby]

Has anyone started yet? I still have about three hours.

[Lakshmi]

I have! I just woke up and I'm having breakfast while reading.

[Mei]

I haven't, but will do in a few hours :) It's March 2 here.

[Abby]

I have a book for J. Just a head's up since we only need one for that letter.

[Lakshmi]

Abby wrote: "I have a book for J. Just a head's up since we only need one for that letter."

Uh oh! I'm already reading Just One Day guess we'll just switch that for a blank then. *shrug*

[Abby]

That's okay, Lakshmi! I was just going to read it to get the points so you're perfectly welcome to do J.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Adding Eunique to your group ☺

[Eunique]

Hello, I'm a part of your group now. Is there a book you want me to start on?

[Lakshmi]

Abby wrote: "That's okay, Lakshmi! I was just going to read it to get the points so you're perfectly welcome to do J."

Thanks! I should've let you know that I'd started for "J" we're in the same team, after all. But then I'm an idiot.
Welcome, Eunique!!

[Abby]

Well I should have thought to check our little list too lol. Forgot we had that.

[Lakshmi]

Abby wrote: "Well I should have thought to check our little list too lol. Forgot we had that."
All good, then?

[Abby]

I'll get to starting tomorrow for A and will be reading for H sometime within the month.

[Abby]

And all good, Lakshmi. Like I said, I was just going to read it for the points.

[Mei]

Eunique wrote: "Hello, I'm a part of your group now. Is there a book you want me to start on?"

Hi Eunique! Welcome to the group. Feel free to take any letters :)

[Abby]

I just started for T

[Abby]

Thanks for tracking our progress, Mei! It helps a lot. :)

How's everyone doing?

[Lakshmi]

Abby wrote: "Thanks for tracking our progress, Mei! It helps a lot. :)

How's everyone doing?"

Yes, it does! Thank you Mei!
I'm doing great so far! What about you?

[Abby]

I feel like I'm reading pretty quickly this month. And it's nice not having the added stress of fitting books into specific categories.

[Lakshmi]

Abby wrote: "I feel like I'm reading pretty quickly this month. And it's nice not having the added stress of fitting books into specific categories."

It really is!

[Mei]

Thanks Abbie and Lakshmi :)

I'm having my reader repaired today so I hope I can help the group :) The first book I've read this month was a DNF, I was forcing myself to finish it so it could count for the challenge, but it really is terrible :(

[Mei]

Hi! So just an update - we've recently finished tiles 'H' and 'M'.

On the other hand, Abby's Morning Star won't be used for M anymore, as well as the other Harry Potter. I'll read a Harry Potter book (book 6) so how will we move books around?

I'm willing to give up HP #6, but I already have scheduled it for tomorrow :(

[Abby]

There are a couple of other editions of Morning Star in different languages that I could potentially use. I suggest you look at other languages for Harry Potter as well.

[Mei]

Thanks for the idea Abby! Sorry didn't thought of that.

There's an edition that starts with 'X'. I wonder if this is alright... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

[Abby]

Ooh! X would be awesome! I'd ask Sarah before trying though.

[Michelle]

I can give up reading my books that are 'blank' -I have to return HP#2 to the library in two days so it would kinda help me hehe...

Today I'll start to read the books I said I would read. Right now I'm reading White Cat & I'm hoping to start Zombies Don't Cry & Obsidian. (:

[Mei]

That's okay Michelle. You can still take the 'H' tile and we still have blank tiles if Sarah approves of 'X'. Woo, that would be a lot of points though!

Happy reading girls!

[Abby]

I'm reading for U.

[Abby]

Mei, I'd like to substitute for . There's an edition of City of Glass that starts with V I'll use instead.

[Mei]

Abby wrote: "Mei, I'd like to substitute for . There's an edition of City of Glass that starts with V I'll use instead."

Added Under the Never Sky!

Btw, can you link me the V edition for City of Glass? I couldn't find it when I was about to add it via the search bar. I'm sure the search bar and the editions page came from the same database, but I couldn't find it, even though I looked for it one by one.

[Abby]

Oops! I got those switched around. Crooked House is the one with the V edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Mei]

Added! It has a Z edition though, in case you're interested: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Abby]

Mei wrote: "Added! It has a Z edition though, in case you're interested: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1..."

Well Michelle has already expressed that she'll be reading a book for Z and I didn't want to steal it away from her.

[Mei]

Oops sorry didn't notice that.

[Lakshmi]

Hey, I just thought I'd let you know that I'm planning to read P.S. I Still Love You since we only have one P left.

[Michelle]

Hey guys, I just wanted to give an update. I'm hoping to finish Zombies Don't Cry tonight & The Queen's Soprano tomorrow.(:

[Lakshmi]

Hey guys! I just wanted to say that my finals are starting tomorrow and I don't think I'll be able to read as much as I have in the past weeks. I'll still read of course but only like 3 books a week. I'm so sorry about this!

[Mei]

That's okay Lakshmi. You read a lot in the past weeks anyway! Hope you pass your finals :)

[Mei]

Hi guys, sorry I've been MIA for a while. I've been taking care of my graduation and job hunting requirements. But I'm reading The Girl On the Train :) Hope everyone's enjoying their reads.

I'll update our team progress soon. Probably tomorrow :)