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Lory wrote: "it is now! Sorry!"Got it, thanks! :)
Riah wrote: "Started Reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and think this could work for current or future word. Can you believe I have never read the series...shocking I know. I'm probably one of 10 pe..."I read the first two and a half books, I think, way back in the day. Then they got so popular and everyone was talking about them so I stepped away for a while and never went back. Maybe I'm waiting for them to get less popular... like that's ever going to happen ;)
Caly wrote: "I read the first 3 and then just got involved in other things and never finished the series. Would like to at least do that at some point but just can't get into it right now even though I love fan..."Woman after my own heart! Just think - we have these wonderful books saved up and ready for the perfect moment to read them. :)
Riah wrote: "Have you read the Lord of the Rings books? Those are also very popular and have not been read by my eyes."I read The Hobbit in high school but never got into it... another one of those books that I probably would have loved if I found it earlier. I think I was reading Redwall instead, hehehe.
completed beautiful eastward by Christine Laurencharacters
Bennett Ryan
Chloe mills
Julia
Sarah
Henry
Elliot
Pragya wrote: "Completion post
Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford
Allie (No speaking part, but major flashb..."
Well done! The letters for people with no speaking parts were covered by other characters so it worked out really well. :)
Current word: ATHENA
Possible books for each letter (remembering that some overlap):
A(2) - 16
T - 8
H - 19
E - 17
N - 8
Color Bonus 1: Brown text on cover
Possible: 0? 1? (checking now)
Color Bonus 2: Purple in the title
Possible: we have the one we need - this color bonus will disappear even if we stay with this word. So don't worry about it :)
Most needed (if we decide to stick with this word): Brown text on the cover
We could also use: Books with N in the spell out
Bethany wrote: "Finished:
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad"
The "well-written but not for me" review is a tough one - nice job. :)
Tori wrote: "completed beautiful eastward by Christine Lauren"Yea! Has this book made it to your read and wobble shelves, by chance? It's not showing up on the (dodgy as of late) spreadsheet. :/
I finished this book almost two weeks ago but it was an ARC and didn't have a page count. Now it does! :)
Protege by Lydia Michaels
Read July 30th
Characters:
Collette Banks
Jude Duval
Cheryl
Ezra
Tiffany
Brys
I really hated LoTR. It's a very popular book, I know, but I just couldn't read it. I think it took me a month to finish the first one and I gave up after that. Maybe I'll give the movies a chance one day? Same with Game of Thrones. There's just so many characters I have no idea what's happening most of the time. I DNFed ASOIAF a while ago, but I'm still hoping I read it sometime and see what the fuss is all about.Riah wrote: "Ray, I am with you there. Although I have been trying to give other genres a try. It's hard though, I'm not one who takes change very well hehe. My husband on the other hand loves that kind of genr..."
I'm getting ready to spin for a new word, yea! Let's all cross our collective (and figurative) fingers and toes....
Mod
Your word is ATHENA!
Bonuses:
• brown - Text on Cover is Color
• purple - Color is in Title
Well, hmm. The word is short, that's good. If we have a lot of books with brown text on the cover we may want to keep it - that purple in title will go away if we wait a few hours to spin. But if brown text is a pain we may just want to spin for a new word and see what we end up with. That new word would have
We have a book with purple in the title that we can use from the Travel Agent, so no one has to run and speed read The Color Purple or anything like that, no worries! :)
Off to check our reserve books for brown text now...
eta: We have one book that might have brown text, but I'll need to bring it back to the staff room to make sure. So maybe we want to spin for a new word after this one? Unless people have loads of books with brown text on the cover in their TBR ;)
late to the HP discussion... but i know what u all mean. i put off reading the series fr a long time too because people kept raving abt it constantly and i didn't want to pick up such long books after already knowing what would happen (movie) . but like i mentioned before since i didn't have many books and id already read the twilight series umpteen number of times my friend lent me her hp books and told me to read it. and Oh.M.G it was awesome!! the connection u feel with each character, the inner understanding of everything , and so much that the movies couldn't explain or convey. iv read the series only once -partly because i dont own them and party bcz they really are very long but they definitely need to b read. wonderful series.
new word- ella likey!! :) but purple! *le sigh* i had to read 'the color purple' for college and now i have to do it again for my M.A but iv been putting it off( and im still putting it off) i find the book really depressing!
Ella - you don't have to worry about the purple book! We have one in the Travel Agent books we can use, and it will go away soon* because the color reset is happening in a few hours. :)* After the color reset the next word we get will have one reduced color bonus. If we go for a new word we'll get one color bonus task, completely new and random. If we stay with this word we'll lose the second (purple) task, leaving only the brown text remaining.
Someone said to me today, 'After the first 100 pages, the LoTR series gets much better.' WHY would I want to wait a hundred pages for that!? HahaPragya wrote: "I really hated LoTR. It's a very popular book, I know, but I just couldn't read it. I think it took me a month to finish the first one and I gave up after that. Maybe I'll give the movies a chance ..."
Idon't see any brown text on my books. :/ I vote re-spin!Bit of a migraine relapse yesterday and today but I seem to be moving back toward getting better. Got some reading done in the bath today. I live in there now -- dunno why, but my head hurts less half submerged in water. My guy brought me Lime Cucumber Gatorade, and it's great, so... upside? Heh.
Kazen wrote: "After the color reset the next word we get will have one reduced color bonus. If we go for a new word we'll get one color bonus task, completely new and random. If we stay with this word we'll lose the second (purple) task, leaving only the brown text remaining. "
Wait, is this brown text? Screen is totally dimmed so hard for me to say... looks red though.
Ray (user2637) wrote: "Wait, is this brown text? Screen is totally dimmed so hard for me to say... looks red though."It looks red, I'm afraid :(
Kazen wrote: "Ella - you don't have to worry about the purple book! We have one in the Travel Agent books we can use, and it will go away soon* because the color reset is happening in a few hours. :)* After th..."
Thank Goodness for that! ( ive never loved our wait till the week end to spin strategy more! )
I like th word. But i havent checked or even noticed the bookcover text color till date so im going to go check.
P.s- it can be any text on cover right? Not only title?
Ella wrote: "P.s- it can be any text on cover right? Not only title?"It can be any text, yes. However, if it's something like a sticker/add on ("Winner of the Blah Prize!", "Book Club Pick!") it doesn't count.
It's my half-birthday! Have some cake! :D Sadly, I don't get another Friday the 13th bday for 10 years.
Happy half birthday!! .. Is the cake chocolate with strawberries and choco chips?? Mmmmm (il just start my diet from monday) ;)
Kazen wrote: "it can be any text, yes. However, if it's something like a sticker/add on ("Winner of the Blah Prize!", "Book Club Pick!") it ..."Thanks! I just went into my wobble shelf to check the colour of bound to the bachelor becz last i checked the sprdsheet , it wasnt used and yay it was brown! Then i went to double check that it wasnt used but it was infact used in the second last spin and for a few seconds i didnt know if i was happy or sad. lol! Il go look for more books
Ella wrote: "Happy half birthday!! .. Is the cake chocolate with strawberries and choco chips?? Mmmmm (il just start my diet from monday) ;)"I wish I could share my cake with all of you but the shipping would be ridiculous and it'd be stale when it got there. :/ Mine's a pumpkin spice cake, with chocolate chips in half, and vegan!
Aw Ella, if only I had been psychic and knew to leave that one behind! ;) Here's hoping you find something.I had a look but the books I have with brown text are either 500+ pages or I'm on a long holds list at the library :P
I found a book that i wanted to read next and happens to have brown text.. Im currently reading a 600+ pages book. Should i put that on hold and read the brown book?
Ray (user2637) wrote:"I wish I could share my cake with all of you but the s..."Hahah i was just jk ;) cake sounds good though iv never had pumkin spice anything or vegan cake :)
Ella wrote: "I found a book that i wanted to read next and happens to have brown text.. Im currently reading a 600+ pages book. Should i put that on hold and read the brown book?"A bit too early to say because we don't know how many people will have brown text books... so do what makes you happy at the moment and we'll figure out the rest in the next day or two :)
Whoo! Happy half-birthday from a fellow half-birthday celebrater:) Technically I don't celebrate my half birthday (My actual birthday is Feb 5th, but I celebrate my half birthday on August 2nd...)...I know it doesn't make any sense, but the first time I did it, the 2nd was a Sunday, and Sundays are just so much better than Wednesdays for celebration!Ray (user2637) wrote: "
It's my half-birthday! Have some cake! :D Sadly, I don't get another Friday the 13th bday for 10 years."
I baked red velvet cupcakes yesterday, yum!Ella wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote:"I wish I could share my cake with all of you but the s..."
Hahah i was just jk ;) cake sounds good though iv never had pumkin spice anything or vegan cake :)"
Same. I didn't think brown would be so hard, but everything is either red or black:(Ray (user2637) wrote: "Idon't see any brown text on my books. :/ I vote re-spin!"
Hi, Took an overnight trip with my wife for a little get away but I am back now. 8-)
No brown text in any of my currently available books, I think that will be a tough one so I would consider a re-spin as soon as we can. I do have an "N" book though which I can read after I finish my current one.
8-)
Ella wrote: "Hahah i was just jk ;) cake sounds good though iv never had pumkin spice anything or vegan cake :)"This is a travesty!!!! Pumpkin is amazing! The easy way to do it (though I have no idea if these things are available in where you live) is to get a "spice" cake mix and a (~15 oz) can of pumpkin. Then ignore the instructions on the mix! Instead add the pumpkin and a half cup (4 oz) of water & mix. Bake as listed on box. Might not be vegan due to mix ingredients but eggless usually and -oil +vegetable = a bit more healthful. And a lot more delicious!!
Haha! Happy belated half birthday! It's nice having one in winter and one in summer right!? That's how I got started. My brother always got swimming parties for his bday and I was envious. Cupcakes! Nomnomnom. Those are my go-to but when I'm lazy I just dump the batter in a bundt pan instead. :)Pragya wrote: "Whoo! Happy half-birthday from a fellow half-birthday celebrater:) Technically I don't celebrate my half birthday (My actual birthday is Feb 5th, but I celebrate my half birthday on August 2nd...)...."
I could theoretically read
The Windup Girl if we srick with brown text, but I prefer not to.Life was easier when our bonus was pink in text! Didn't know we had it so good!
Might also work, not sure if text on top is gold or brown. That I would be more looking forward to reading.
Bethany wrote: "Might also work, not sure if text on top is gold or brown. That I would be more looking forward to reading."
Eh, this looks more brown in person than in the picture.
Finished:
13Aug
217 pgs
BCDEFGHIJKLMN P RST W
Whiskey Sour (t)
J. A. Konrath (Joseph) (a)
(view spoiler)
Completed:The Widow by Fiona Barton, 336 pages 13-Aug-2016
W - Title
F - Author
B - Author
Characters
Kate Waters
Jean Taylor
Glen Taylor
Bob Sparkes
Dawn Elliott
Sorry guys ... I don't have 'brown text on cover' on my current read :(But I will go check my TBR and see what I can find.
Happy half-birthday Ray!! I will eat a chocolate cupcake in your honour :)
OK, I have found this book that I can read for 'brown text on cover' 
Just let me know if you want me to stop my current read and start reading this one.
FYI - It will take me a few days to finish (oh I wish I got paid to read instead of having to go to work!!), so it might be better to find a faster reader if you wanted to re-spin for a new word :)
This is an amazing sentence. :D Margaret wrote: "I will eat a chocolate cupcake in your honour"
Travel Agent book
appears to have brown text "The Novel". I screenshot it, opened in an image editing program, and eye droppered the color off the letters. Really looks brown to me and my screen is even dimmed up now.ETA: I found 5 possibles on the TA shelf that may have brown text on cover. @Kazen, I put them on the thing.
Doh, I totally messed something up - if we reroll for a new word we'll have two (new) color bonuses. New week = -1, new word = +1, result = no change. My brain is all ready for a nap so I'll enter books and things when I wake up :)
I found this short read in my kindle freebie library.
It has brown letters on cover. Will read in next 12 hours.
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