Team Sybilla (Billie) Bridgerton

[Barbara]

Apoorv, did you use The End for 8. a book released in a day 7 of any month? because this one was

[Apoorv]

Babitix wrote: "Apoorv, did you use The End for 8. a book released in a day 7 of any month? because this one was"

I sure did, Babitix!
Thank you for getting that task covered! :)

[Barbara]

Could you share the spreadsheets with my outlook email?

babitix@hotmail.com and please delete the recepcao.alemoa@vopak.com. It was from my old job :D

Apoorv, could you also refresh my minds about the tasks we still have to complete for this month??

[Apoorv]

Babitix wrote: "Apoorv, could you also refresh my minds about the tasks we still have to complete for this month?? "

We have a bunch of Valentine's tasks that we need to complete with books related to our Valentine Team (Hercule Poirot). The categories are these:

- Read a book your valentine team has read this month
- Read a book your valentine team has read in Feb or added in Feb of any year
- Read a book your valentine team has read that was first published in Feb of any year

In addition we have another part to the Valentine's Task wherein we need to read books for these tasks:

❤ Read a book where there is a secret wedding
❤ Read a book where a character is in jail
❤ Read a book where a character is named Julia
❤ Read a book where two characters fall in love
❤ Read a book where there is unrequited love
❤ Read a book set in China
❤ Read a book first published in July of any year
❤ Read a book with a 3 in the page count
❤ Read a book where someone gives a gift
❤ Read a book where the main character is, and remains, single
❤ Read a book where characters go on a date
❤ Read a book where the characters go to a dance
❤ Read a book where there are a group of 3 or more friends
❤ Read a book where a new friendship is made
❤ Read a book by an author who is known to be a friend of another author
❤ Read a book set in the Middle Ages (5th to the 15th century)
❤ Read a book with a young man as the main character
❤ Read a book written in the 1800s
❤ Read a book with chocolate on the cover
❤ Read a book based in Italy
❤ Read a book based in India
❤ Read a book where a husband gives his wife a present
❤ Read a book where there is a character who is an Emperor

[Elena]

I saw Babitix started reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - it will work for mini challenge 1:1 (read this month by Pigletto) which with mine and Apoorv's books will take care of all five books for that task, yay!

I posted a few choices for task 2 here and for task 3 here. Check them out if you don't feel like browsing through shelves, hope you find something you like!

Also, everyone, please don't forget to add your books to your UNO shelves and add read dates to them. Thank you!

[Elena]

Book Completion


The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot #1) by Agatha Christie
Read: 2/21/17
Cards: 1 - 1st in series, 2 - title, 3 - char. Arthur Hastings, 5 - char. Emily Inglethorp, 8 - char. Evie Howard, Skip - Char. Hercule Poirot, Reverse - yes (read by Apoorv and Sassafrass).
Valentine - part 1/task 1 - read by Chelsea.

[Elena]

Book Report


Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (139 pages, 27,848 words)
Date read: 2/22/17
Cards: 0 - stand-alone, 2 - title, 4 - char. Winnie Foster, 9 - author, Reverse - read by Sassafrass
Valentine 1:2 - read by Pigletto on 2/5/16

[Barbara]

Sorry guys, I may not finish Harry Potter in time!

I started in my new job, and I'm doing so many things! I only have 1 hour per day to read and this is not enough ):

[Apoorv]

Update

As we are entering the last week of the month, here is what we need to get done to complete our hands!

0 = 1
1 = 3
2 = 4
3 = 3
4 = 1
5 = 5
6 = 3
7 = 4
8 = 1
9 = 3
Skip = 0
Reverse = 0
Wild = 1
Wild Draw 4 = 2

Since, I plan on using the last 3 books that we read on the Wild's, it all really is the number game now! Let's keep ploughing in and see how many books we can squeeze in, in these last 7 days!

Also, very importantly, do not forget the Valentine's task!
All those points are BONUS, and we want to cash in as much as we can!

Please make sure to check if your book fits in for any of the tasks specific to our Valentine team, Hercule Poirot.
Elena has been kind enough to collate a list for our ease of reference for Part 1 (Task 2) and Part 1 (Task 3). Do go through this list and see if anything catches your fancy!

If not, please don't forget that we have a Part 2 to the Valentine's task, where we have to read books fitting to different themes.

All the relevant information is available in these two spreadsheets.
Challenge Spreadsheet
Planning Spreadsheet

Please take a moment to go through all of this before deciding on your next read!
More the points, merrier we are! :D

[Plethora]

I've for three books I'm working on finishing by tomorrow night for another Challenge.

One can cover a 5, it starts with IT.
One can cover a 9, author N
One can cover a 6, author S

They might cover other things, but I know that off top of head. Will add to planning sheet this evening.

Not sure yet if they will cover a valentine task. But will push those hard after this batch. As they are for a current leg that ends Thursday. Few days break before next leg started in Amazing Race.

[Elena]

I guess I have it pretty easy, this is the only team challenge I'm in right now :))

Here's what I planned to read in the next few days:
1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - works for 5 and mini 1.3 (Pigletto), have it on audio, about 1/4 done.
2. Mary Poppins - will work for mini 1.2 or 1.1 in case Babitix doesn't have enough time to finish the HP book ;)
3. Every Day - mini 1.2 (Kirsten)

Will have to see what numbers we need before I plan any more :)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Hi everyone. I added a few books to the spreadsheet and I'll add them here in a few minutes. Sorry for being MIA but between being on vacation and then coming back to renovations the next day, it's been pretty crazy here.

[Plethora]

Elena wrote: "I guess I have it pretty easy, this is the only team challenge I'm in right now :))..."

So few...lol

I think I have 9 active team challenges right now.

[Plethora]

You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister
Read: 02/20/17
Possible: 1 (Book #1); 7 (Character: Drake Vireo); Skip (Author: Katie)

[Plethora]

Valentines Post

You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister
Read: 02/20/17
Possible:
❤ Read a book first published on the 7th of any month - published 09/07/17
❤ Read a book where the main character has a pet - Aisling has a pet demon dog
❤ Read a book with a 3 in the page count - Pages 356

[Apoorv]

A Bookworm Reading (Plethora) wrote: "You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister
Read: 02/20/17
Possible: 1 (Book #1); 7 (Character: Drake Vireo); Skip (Author: Katie)"

You read some interesting books, Plethora!
You Slay Me! Having My Baby! The Devil's Grin!

I dont know if that's a story in there, but hmmm.. ;=) :P

[Plethora]

Apoorv wrote: "I dont know if that's a story in there, but hmmm.. ;=) :P..."

It's called challenges ;)

It makes me read outside what was my normal reads!

Those do string together to make an interesting story tag line...but boy those three are very different types of books.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Completed Books:

Book Read: Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
Date Read: 2/15/17
Book 1 (1)
Character: Tyler (2)
Character: Isiah (5)
Character: Sally (6)
Character: Echo (8)
Character: Noah (9)
Setting: Kentucky (skip)

Book Read: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Date Read: 2/16/17
Book 1
Character:Will Traynor (2)
Set: Ireland (5)
Character: Nate (9)
Read By: Rachel, Apoorv (Reverse)

Book Read: The Twelve-Step Plan by Erin Brady
Started: 2/19/17
Finished: 2/19/17
Published: Feb. 3, 2015
Stand-alone (zero)
Character: Sadie Rollins (6)
Author: Erin Brady (8)

Book Read: Fallen by Lauren Kate
Date Read: 2/21/17
Book 1 (1)
Character: Todd (2)
Character: Dr. Sanford Hopkinton (3)
Title: Fallen (4)
Set: Savannah, Georgia (6)
Character: Penny (Skip)

Book Read: Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
Started: 2/21/17
Finished: 2/22/17
Character: Zelda (zero)
Author: Theresa Anne Fowler (2)

[Apoorv]

Carmen, can you check if any of your books, those started after 14th, fit in our Valentine's Tasks?

[Sassafrass]

Hi Team. I'm so sorry that I have not been reading like I did previously. My dog died this morning, she had been in the hospital for a while and she passed early this am. I've not been a great frame of mind.

[Barbara]

I'm reading Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie.

I am so busy lately, but I think I can finish it until February 28.

For Valentine's Task it will fill:
❤ Read a book where the main character is, and remains, single. Hercule Poirot is single, right? I hope so!

For our February task it will fill (until now!):
3. H - Character Hercule
5. I - Place Iuguslávia
6. S - Place Syria
KP - P - Character Poirot, Hercule
Since this book is set inside a train, it goes through a lot of places, like Syria, Iugulávia, etc. Can we use those places?


Apoorv, I noticed that you didn't use my book The Last Kingdom for ❤ Read a book set in the Middle Ages (5th to the 15th century). This is a hard task to complete, so this book is perfect for it. I started reading it on February 15.
It is set on the 9th century.

Could you accept me in our spreadsheet? my Gmail is barbara.alvespe

[Elena]

Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Team. I'm so sorry that I have not been reading like I did previously. My dog died this morning, she had been in the hospital for a while and she passed early this am. I've not been a great fram..."

Hi Sassafrass, so sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing. Been through this too, it's devastating. I hope it gets a little easier for you soon.

[Elena]

Babitix wrote: "I'm reading Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie.

I am so busy lately, but I think I can finish it until February 28.

For Valentine's Task it will fill:
❤ Re..."

Babitix, we can actually use Murder on the Orient Express for part 1 of mini challenge which will get us more points! I hope you enjoy it :)

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Apoorv wrote: "Carmen, can you check if any of your books, those started after 14th, fit in our Valentine's Tasks?"

Yes, I'll check that out

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I hope these work:

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
2/22/17
Zelda fell in love with Scott.
Fits: ❤ Read a book where two characters fall in love or
❤ Read a book with a 3 in the page count

The Twelve-Step Plan
2/19/17
Fits: ❤ Read a book where there is unrequited love
Sadie’s in love with a pop star who doesn't even know she exists

[Elena]

Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1) by P.L. Travers (209 pages, 38,085 words)
Read: 2/24/17
Cards: 1 - 1st in series, 2 - author, 3 - char. Herbert, 4 - char. Fannie, 8 - setting England, Skip - char. Mary Poppins, Reverse - yes (read by Plethora and Carmen)
Valentine - 1.1 or 1.2 - read by Christina on 2/14/17

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Completed Book:
Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Read: 2/23/17

Character: Kevin Tucker (2)
Character: Heath (3)
Set: Chicago, Illinois (5)
Book 6 (6)
Author: Phillips (skip)

[Plethora]

Completion Post
Regular Hands

It Started with a Kiss by Marina Adair
Read: 02/22/17
Possible: 1 (Book #1); 2 (Character: Ty); 5 (Title: It); 6 (Setting: Sequoia Lake)

The Eight by Katherine Neville
Read: 02/23/17
Possible: 1 (Book #1); 7 (Character: Valentine); 8 (Title: the Eight); 9 (Author: Neville); Skip (Author: Katherine)

Monster in His Eyes by J.M. Darhower
Read: 02/23/17
Possible: 1 (Book #1); 5 (Charater: Ignazio); 6 (Character: Santino); 7 (Character: Vitale); 9 (Setting: New York); Skip (Character: Karissa); Reverse (Carmen: read 03/19/16)

[Plethora]

Valentines Mini Completion Post

It Started with a Kiss by Marina Adair
Read: 02/22/17
Possible: ❤ Read a book where two characters fall in love - Ty and Avery fall in love
Possible: ❤ Read a book where characters go on a date - Ty and Avery go on a date

The Eight by Katherine Neville
Read: 02/23/17
Possible: ❤ Read a book where there is a character who is an Emperor - Catherine the Great (Empress of Russia)

Monster in His Eyes by J.M. Darhower
Read: 02/23/17
Possible: ❤ Read a book where two characters fall in love - Nez and Karissa fall in love
Possible: ❤ Read a book with a 3 in the page count - pages 351
Possible: ❤ Read a book where someone gives a gift - Nez gives Karissa gifts
Possible: ❤ Read a book where characters go on a date - Nez and Karissa go on a date
Possible: ❤ Read a book with a young woman as the main character - Karissa is 18/19

[Sassafrass]

have we gotten the fifteen tasks for the valentine's challenge part two? Or do we still need those?

[Sassafrass]

Book completion(s):

Perfect Chemistry
2/15/17
book 1 (1)
character Alex Fuentes (4)
Character Shelley (6)
Character Brittany Ellis (8)
Title P (Skip)

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Marriage Games
2/16/17
Character Zack Abramson (0)
book 1 (1)
Character Adam Steinbeck (6)
Character Kayti (Skip)

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Rookie Move
2/18/17
Book 1 (1)
character Leo Trevi (2)
Author Sarina Bowen (6)
Character Violet Trevi (7)
Character Nathan (9)
Character Patrick O'Doul (Skip)

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Falling Down
2/19/17
Character Zachary Davis (0)
Title F (4)
Author Selena (6)
Author Kitt (Skip)

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Imitation in Death
2/20/17
Character Detective Feeny (4)
Title I (5)
Character Sommerset (6)
Character Eve Dallas (8)
Character Delia Peabody (Skip)

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Etched in Bone
2/12/17
Character O'Sullivan (1)
Character Tess (2)
Character Henry (3)
Character Steve Ferryman (4)
Book 5 (5)
Character Simon (6)
Character Vlad (7)
Title E (8)
Character Nadine (9)
Character Kowalski (Skip)

[Apoorv]

Updated Challenge Spreadsheet till post Post 231

Total Books Read: 61
Total Hands Completed : 8
Feb Challenge - Valentine's Points : 159
TOTAL POINTS: 1575 + 159 = 1734

NOTE
Part 2 of the Valentine's task is COMPLETE !

The numbers left to be covered are as follows:
1 = 1
2 = 3
3 = 1
5 = 3
7 = 3
9 = 2
Wild = 1
Wild Draw 4 = 2

As I mentioned previously, the Wild's will be the last 3 books we will read.

[Plethora]

Thanks for checking the task in part two. When I was posting my completed least night I figure we must be close.

We've almost finished everything. Need a bunch of Feb books from our Valentine theme to max out there. But we've done well.

[Sassafrass]

Book completion:

A Perilous Undertaking
2/25/17
Character Ottilie Ramsforth (1)
Book 2 (2)
Character Sir Hugo Montgomeri (3)
Character Stoker Tempton-Vane (6)
Character Veronic Speedwell (7)
Character Emma Talbot (8)

[Sassafrass]

I'm going to read My Heart and Other Black Holes which was read by Christina on 2/19/17 on Team Hercule Poirot.

Also, I may be able to get one more in by month's end. I'll have to look at their shelves a bit more.

[Apoorv]

Just a quick update, I will be travelling tomorrow, so my online presence will be sketchy for the most part, but I will have everything updated as soon as I get home towards the end of the day.

Please do update the planning spreadsheet and make a comment here about the same, so that I don't miss anything.

Thanks! :)

[Elena]

Book Report


Every Day (Every Day,#1) by David Levithan
Read: 2/25/17
Cards: 1 - 1st in series, 8 - title, 9 - char. Nathan, Skip - Reverend Poole, Reverse - yes (read by Apoorv).
Valentine - 1.2 - added by Kirsten 2/1/14

[Sassafrass]

Book completion:

My Heart and Other Black Holes
2/26/17
standalone (0)
Character Travis (2)
Character Roman Franklin (4)
Character Aysel Seran (6)
Setting Kentucky (Skip)

Valentine-- 1.2: Read by Christina 2/19/17

[Sassafrass]

Apoorv wrote: "The numbers left to be covered are as follows:
1 = 1
2 = 3
3 = 1
5 = 3
7 = 3
9 = 2
Wild = 1
Wild Draw 4 = 2."

Is there anyway to move some of the books around so we can fill some of these harder numbers like #5 and #7? I don't know what you guys have to go through to fill in the spreadsheet so I don't want to make more work, it was just a suggestion because now that I'm actually look for V's and I's I can't seem to find a single one, but I read 5 V's and 5 I's this month without even trying. LOL, Murphy's Law!

[Barbara]

Did you guys use The Last Kingdom for Read a book read in the middle age?? It was set in the 9th!!!! I think I started it by day 15 but I'm not sure

I am in the middle of Orient Express! Today I will send the possible items for you guys! It Carnaval here in Brazil and we have a 4 days holiday, what is worst for me to read because I usually read more going to work.

[Raylie]

Book Completion:
True Colors
Author: Kristin Hannah

It's a stand alone book.
Characters: Vivi Ann, Winona Grey, Noah, dallas Raintree, Aurora, Cecila, Mark, Luke, Cat Morgan, Sarah Hamm, Jane, Bryan, Erik Jr, and Henry Grey
Setting: Texas,, a jail, Washington, Oyster Shores

[Raylie]

Elena wrote: "Book Report


Every Day (Every Day,#1) by David Levithan
Read: 2/25/17
Cards: 1 - 1st in series, 8 - title, 9 - char. Nathan, Skip - Reverend Poole, Re..."

How did you like My heart and other black holes? I have it on my TBR list and I was just curious how you liked it.

[Sassafrass]

Rachel wrote: "How did you like My heart and other black holes? I have it on my TBR list and I was just curious how you liked it. "

Hey Rachel, that was me who read that. I thought it was pretty good until the end, and then I had some issues with it. But it was very thought provoking. It was also sometimes very hard to read because the characters were so young.

[Elena]

Babitix wrote: "Did you guys use The Last Kingdom for Read a book read in the middle age?? It was set in the 9th!!!! I think I started it by day 15 but I'm not sure

I am in the middle of Orient Express! Today I w..."

We did Babitix! But can you double check the starting date to be sure please? Because we have the finished date as 15th also :)

Carnaval sounds so exciting! Do you have tons of tourists around this time of year?

[Elena]

Sassafrass wrote: "Is there anyway to move some of the books around so we can fill some of these harder numbers like #5 and #7? I don't know what you guys have to go through to fill in the spreadsheet so I don't want to make more work, it was just a suggestion because now that I'm actually look for V's and I's I can't seem to find a single one, but I read 5 V's and 5 I's this month without even trying. LOL, Murphy's Law!"

Yup, we can move books around until we're ready to submit and we seem to have enough options to be flexible :) No worries, we'll have a couple of days to finalize everything after the deadline.

Also, everyone, if it's a choice between a number and Valentine, go for Valentine! :)

[Elena]

Sass, I added Spicy Lasagna Murder to mini planning sheet, feel free to strike it if I'm getting ahead of myself! :)

[Sassafrass]

Elena wrote: "Sass, I added Spicy Lasagna Murder to mini planning sheet, feel free to strike it if I'm getting ahead of myself! :)"

No, I was just about to put it there and saw that you did! LOL, great minds and all that.

I just finished that torture fest. At least it was short!!

[Sassafrass]

Book completion:

Spicy Lasagna Murder
2/26/17
Character Zander Marsh (0)
Character Cordelia Franks (4)
Title S (6)
Character Eli (8)
Author Patti (Skip)


Valentine-- 1.2 read by Ashleigh on 2/3/17

[Sassafrass]

Ok, I'm going to read Eleanor & Park next which will fit for a Valentine book too.

[Barbara]

I think I read The Last Kingdom from 14 February to 15.

Yes! I live in a famous city called Santos (the city of Pelé's futebol team) but I just went to a small city to run away from the crowd lol Santos is a city located by the coast not so for from Rio, and during the holidays is a nightmare for those who live there. Actually I don't like Carnaval too much, but I like to visit new places with this 4 days break.