Team Mark Watney

[Romina]

Jenny you can see the spreadsheet in one of our first posts!
Good luck with the challenge!

[Alison]

Looking through shelves now and if anyone is looking for ideas it looks like Catherine and Brianna both joined GR in February and added a lot of books.

I should say I've added some possibilities to the tracking sheet for myself but I don't think there's any chance I can read all of them in two weeks :D

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

I can do

[Alison]

Good news all. For the books added tasks you can use a book on any shelf not just the read shelf. Hopefully that creates some more options.

[Alison]

Just a thought, do you think if we visited Ty and Zane and suggested some books they might like they'd add them to their TBR ;)

[✿~Danielle~✿]

I'll have a better look through tomorrow, because on my look earlier there's not many there that I'll read. So hopefully with all shelves there may be a few more options.

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

try using the compare books button

[Simmi]

I have Rebel of the Sands and have been meaning to read it, so that works out pretty nicely.

Also, I know that we are focusing on the first set of tasks right now, but I started Windwitch this morning, and the author Susan Dennard is best friends with Sarah J. Mass, and reading a book whose author is known to be best friends with another author is one of the tasks in Part 2.

[Alison]

Simmi wrote: "I have Rebel of the Sands and have been meaning to read it, so that works out pretty nicely.

Also, I know that we are focusing on the first set of tasks right now, but I started Windwitch this mor..."

Sounds good to me. I have to confess there's a fair chance I'm going to read King's Cage before I read my books for task 1 as I just need to read it now (plus I miraculously received it from NetGalley)

[Alison]

Not having the best day today. Not long after arriving at work I was positive I could smell a funny smell. Turns out my darling little kitty cat had sprayed on something I was wearing.

Had to take an early lunch (10am??) to go home and shower and change :(

On the plus side all of the travelling back and forth means I've finished which I'm going to slot in to one of the later hands as a draw 2 (reverse and 5)

[✿~Danielle~✿]

That's a bad start to the day :) but at least it did give you more reading time.

[✿~Danielle~✿]

I've a book finished and added it to planning. I've put it in for a task for part 2 of mini challenge.

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Also done is and added in task for part 2.

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

✼Danielle✼ wrote: "Also done is and added in task for part 2."

I added this for a REVERSE because I've read it

[Alison]

Good stuff. That only leaves one more reverse by my count.

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Awesome!

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Alison wrote: "Good stuff. That only leaves one more reverse by my count."

And I'll have that covered as I'm reading One Foot in the Grave, well if you want to use it there, or not.

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

✼Danielle✼ wrote: "Alison wrote: "Good stuff. That only leaves one more reverse by my count."

And I'll have that covered as I'm reading One Foot in the Grave"

or I can cover it with Red Queen

[Alison]

Is it just me or does anyone else start humming the theme tune to the One Foot in the Grave TV show whenever they see that book title?

[Alison]

I've started Ocean at the End of the Lane and Kings Cage but am probably going to focus on Ocean as it should be a quick read.

[Alison]

Not sure if it helps or hurts but it looks like Brianna from Ty and Zane has been replaced by new member Andrea.

[✿~Danielle~✿]

So what does that mean? We already have books picked out from a Brianna's shelf and I've started a book from one of hers.

[Alison]

I've just checked and it looks like we can only use books from the shelves of current members, so not Brianna's I'm afraid. The exception is books she read as part of UNO before leaving which I think means Scarlet and something else.

Sorry I noticed they had a new member last night but didn't pick up they were a replacement for Brianna.

[Alison]

Sorry again. I've just found out that Brianna hasn't actually read any books for Uno. I'm obviously losing the plot as I could have sworn there were a couple of books against her name on their team spreadsheet but they're gone now. So no books on Briannas shelves can be used.

[Romina]

Finished

I plan to read both HP books for the mini by the weekend!

[Romina]

We can use the books we read for the mini challenge in our hands as well right?

From what I understood in the rules we can, but since Im not seeing them on our tracking sheet I thought I should ask

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Yes, there's tab on the planning sheet.

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Alison wrote: "Sorry again. I've just found out that Brianna hasn't actually read any books for Uno. I'm obviously losing the plot as I could have sworn there were a couple of books against her name on their team..."

That sucks as her's was the only shelf (apart from 2) that I found some books I'd read for part 1 of the mini challenge. So I'm going to be no help, they don't really read many book that I do or want to read.

I will go through again and see if there are any others.

[Romina]

Yeah I saw that but shouldn't we be putting them on the general tracking sheet as well so we know which hands they work for?

[✿~Danielle~✿]

I think that when they get read if they aren't already on the tracking sheet they'll be added. I know I hadn't added mine to tracking sheet yet as I wasn't 100% sure I'd read them. But the ones I'll definitely read I'll add as soon as I can.

[Romina]

Alright awesome, I'll add mine then! :)

[Halli]

Just added a book to the mini challenge.

I should have zero things to do Saturday so my hope is that I can just bunker down and get a ton of reading done!

[Alison]

I thought their new member Andrea might have something that would suit you Danielle but having scoured her shelves last night it doesn't look like she's very active in February of any year. Hardly any books added or read.

[✿~Danielle~✿]

I noticed that too lol

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Finished with earlier

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Finished and started

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

I'm going to re-read and this weekend

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Forgot to say was finished yesterday.

[Romina]

Finished HP 1. If someone could update spreadsheet for me that would be great, won't have access to a computer today

[Alison]

No problem Romina. I can do that.

[Romina]

Thanks!

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

We need two 5s one to finish the 7th hand and one for the 8th hand!

[Alison]

Am I the only one who's really not liking these 5's? I do have a book that I want to read and that will work for that but not sure it'll fit any of the Valentine tasks.

[Romina]

I have a two hour bus ride home now so in going to be starting my next book

[Romina]

I have a two hour long bus home now so I'm going to start my next book. Hopefully it works for 5!

[Romina]

Ugh my phone posted that first message without me finishing ! Sorry

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Alison wrote: "Am I the only one who's really not liking these 5's? I do have a book that I want to read and that will work for that but not sure it'll fit any of the Valentine tasks."

Divergent will work I'll focus on that one instead of Panic first

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Finished


The bonus Valentine task is complete - book published 14 Feb 2017

[Romina]

Im not really enjoying the book I started earlier but I will finish it.. almost halfway there!

[Halli]

Finished Landline! Time to find another audio book so I'll see if I can find something that fits a 5.