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[Eldarwen]

Nice work, Ginger!!

[LaurLa]

Annika wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Completion Post
Player: LaurLa


Book: Forged In Ash - Trish McCallan
Read: 03.17
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
0 - Z - character Zan..."

Sorry! I started both of those books after March 15....

[LaurLa]

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Player: LaurLa


Book: All Shook Up - Susan Andersen
Read: 03.17
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
0 - standalone
2 - T - character Tate Lawrence
6 - S - author Susan Andersen
Skip - K - character Keven Bronsen
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards

GR is unclear about whether this is standalone or not. Author's website doesn't list it as part of a series. The GR title field indicates it is but there is no actual series link on the book page or a series page in GR. I think at one point there were 4 books linked only by title but has since been removed since the author doesn't have them as a series on her website.

[LaurLa]

Eldarwen wrote: "Nice work, Ginger!!"

Ditto!!!

[San]

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Player: Ginger



The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Finished: 03.18
Rating: ★★★★
Possible cards:
0 - standalone
2 - title The Fault in Our Stars
3 - character Hazel Grace Lancaster
4 - Title (The) Fault in Our Stars
5 - character Isaac
Skip - Character Peter Van Houten
Draw 2

March mini
Task 2 - Team book :)

[Christine]

I finished Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman.

8 - character Eleanor
7 - character Vonny
6 - character Simon

[Lauri]

Double completion post!

Hope we can work these in somewhere...

Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
200 pages
Finished 3/17/17

Can work for cards: 0- standalone / 3- character Grandmother Henderson / 4- character Papa Ford / 6- location San Francisco / 7- character Vivian

Mai Tai One On by
228 pages
Finished 3/18/17
5 stars! This book is hysterical (especially to those who live in Hawaii)

Can work for cards: 1- 1st in series / 3- character Harold / 4- character Flora / 6- character Sophie / 8- character Emily / 9- characters Nelg & Namaste / Skip- location Kauai

[Annalisa]

Completion Post:

Book: The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean
Finished: 3/18
Possible Cards:
1 - Book 1
2 - Title "The Rogue Not Taken
6 - Author or Character Sophia
Skip - Character Kingscot

March Mini:
Possible Letters
t- Title "The Rogue Not Taken"
s - character Sophia
k - character Kingscot
w - character Warnick
a - character Agnes
j - character John
m - character Mary

[Annika]

Christine wrote: "I finished Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman.

8 - character Eleanor
7 - character Vonny
6 - character Simon"

When did you start this one, can we use it for the mini-challenge?

[San]

I started Grey yesterday, should finish it today. It will work for 3 part of mini challenge. Name: Christian like Christian Ozera in Vampire Academy.

[Eldarwen]

I started a reread of Vampire Academy - I was in the mood for some Dimitri :-) I should hopefully be done with it fairly quickly, maaaaybe even tonight. It will work for part 1 of the March mini challenge.

[LaurLa]

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Player: LaurLa


Book: Love is a Battlefield - Vivian Arend
Read: 03.18
Rating: ★★★★
Possible Cards:
2 - Book 2
3 - H - character Jack Hunter
6 - S - character Suz
7 - V - author Vivian Arend
8 - E - author Elle Kennedy
Skip - P - character Pepper Wilson
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards

[Christine]

Annika wrote: "Christine wrote: "I finished Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman.

8 - character Eleanor
7 - character Vonny
6 - character Simon"

When did you start this one, can we use it for the mini-challenge?"

I started it Thursday or Friday. There is a character named Elizabeth. Would that work for the team named Elizabeth Bennet?

[Annika]

It would :)

And it fills the last empty spot for parts 1-3 of the mini-challenge.

Next up - scrabble :)

[LaurLa]

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Player: LaurLa


Book: Unlawful Contact - Pamela Clare
Read: 03.19
Rating: ★★★★★
Possible Cards:
2 - T - character Tessa Darcangelo
3 - Book 3
5 - I - series titles I-Team
6 - S - character Sophie Alton
Skip - P - author Pamela Clare
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards

[Annalisa]

To complete all of the letters for the scrabble challenge we would need to read a total of 48 more books for the month...That doesn't include anything in the first part of the mini challenge. That's a lot more books than I thought.

[Annika]

It is a lot of books for that part and we most likely won't make that, but we can read for at least a few of the words, and we'll get bonus points for each completed word - that way we dont need to finish all. :)

[San]

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Player: Ginger


Grey by E.L. James
Read: 03.20
Rating: ★
Possible Cards:
2 - character Jason Taylor
4 - 4th in the series
6 - character Anastasia Steele
8 - character Elliot Grey
Skip - K - character Kate Kavanagh

Mini-challenge
Task 3 - Name: Christian

It took me longer to read it than I thought. I knew it was bad, but it was even worse. My brain was destroyed.

[Annika]

At times like that I' always wonder why I finished the entire book....

Masochists?

[San]

I wish I could not finish books like this but I hate to have unfinished things.

[Annika]

I know, I'm the same. I just have to know how it ends.... And in the end it's just never worth it. :(

[Eldarwen]

But on the positive side: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And you have endured the torture of finishing the book!! ;-)

[LaurLa]

Annika wrote: "It is a lot of books for that part and we most likely won't make that, but we can read for at least a few of the words, and we'll get bonus points for each completed word - that way we dont need to..."

I agree we won't get them all read... but we can start with one or two of the seven letter words and go from there. Just let us know which words and then we can all list which letters we can read for... or something like that.

[Chris]

I'm still working on Magic Bites but if you give me say, 2 or 3 letters, I can look on my TBR shelf and let you know what I'll read next.

[Eldarwen]

From the books we have already finished for the March mini (for the Scrabble part, I mean), it looks like we could soon finish up the word "Knapper".

So if you want to hunt for a particular letter, these would be the ones to look for, as we're still missing them for the above word:

A
P
R

[Eldarwen]

We also have a few books already that can go towards the word "Synonym".

What we still need for it are the following letters:

N
Y
M

[Eldarwen]

I started You some time this week (2 chapters only so far) but I can step it up a little after I have my current reads finished and we can easily use that for the Y we still need.

And I'm just now realising that the month is nearing its end... Ok, ok, almost 2 weeks left, but still ;-)

Keep an eye on the date, people! Especially those who have books on the spreadsheet that they want to read this month but haven't gotten to yet, thanks!

[Chris]

OK, I'll read 'Practical Demonkeeping' by Christopher Moore for 'P', if that's alright.

[Annika]

Of course - any book fitting the uno rules is all right :)

How are you liking Kate Daniels btw? :)

[Chris]

To be honest, it's OK. I like the vampires and shapeshifters but feel it's tailored more towards the ladies. I do like Kate's 'don't give a monkey's' attitude though. It reminds me a bit of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[Eldarwen]

Yeah that's the thing with Urban Fantasy these days - it's more female-oriented, which is why I'm usually reluctant to recommend these kinds of series to guys.

If you want a really good Urban Fantasy series though that is also male-oriented, go for Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series. It is amazing.

[Chris]

I might give that a try, E.

[LaurLa]

I am reading an O book right now. It's a drag but I'm pushing my way through...

[Annika]

Chris wrote: "I might give that a try, E."

I definitely second the Dresden recommendation! That series is epic! :)

[Eldarwen]

LaurLa wrote: "I am reading an O book right now. It's a drag but I'm pushing my way through..."

Eurgh, such a shame when that happens. :-/

[Eldarwen]

Aaaaand that is done, which was used for the first part of the mini challenge.

[LaurLa]

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Player: LaurLa


Book: One Night with a Goddess - Judi McCoy
Read: 03.20
Rating: ★★
Possible Cards:
0 - Z - character Zeus
2 - Book 2
5 - I - character Isabelle Castleberry
6 - S - character Suzanne Armbruster
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards

[LaurLa]

Thank goodness that one is done! I need something light and fun and juicy now!

[Annika]

LaurLa wrote: "Thank goodness that one is done! I need something light and fun and juicy now!"

Do you have something in mind? :)

[Eldarwen]

[Annika]

Should we be afraid to ask? ;)

[LaurLa]

Annika wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Thank goodness that one is done! I need something light and fun and juicy now!"

Do you have something in mind? :)"

Well, I have a list of books I need to read for various challenges... I just hope they are better than the one I finished last night.

[Eldarwen]

Annika wrote: "Should we be afraid to ask? ;)"

Lol no. It's just what happens when LaurLa says she barely survived reading the book and I'm thinking "I will surviiiiive" and then Chandler pops into my head ;-)

[Eldarwen]

Oh, and, I finished Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side.

I'm going to pick up either or next. Hmm...

[LaurLa]

Eldarwen wrote: "Annika wrote: "Should we be afraid to ask? ;)"

Lol no. It's just what happens when LaurLa says she barely survived reading the book and I'm thinking "I will surviiiiive" and then Chandler pops int..."

Wow. And I'm often shocked at where how my thought processes ramble...

[LaurLa]

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Player: LaurLa


Book: Her Immortal Love - Diana Castle
Read: 03.21
Rating: ★★★
Possible Cards:
1 - Book 1
2 - T - character Tristan Drake
3 - H - Title
6 - S - character Saffron Kidde
8 - E - character Elaine
Skip - K - character Saffron Kidde
Draw 2 - Same book for 2 cards

Scrabble Options
Setting - United States (no specific city listed)
Characters - Tristan Drake, Lydia March, Sarron Kidde, Elaine, Carlotta, Douglas March

[LaurLa]

Just wanted to let you know I do plan on still reading for the Yellow 9 before the end of the month.

Looks like we're pretty close to getting all the cards done. How do you want us to post our books for the Scrabble part - just the letters that would apply rather than cards? What words should we focus on next?

[Christine]

Do nonfiction books count? I finished All is Grace by Brennan Manning.

[Annika]

Christine wrote: "Do nonfiction books count? I finished All is Grace by Brennan Manning."

Absolutely they count :)

[Annika]

LaurLa wrote: "Just wanted to let you know I do plan on still reading for the Yellow 9 before the end of the month.

Looks like we're pretty close to getting all the cards done. How do you want us to post our bo..."

We are, The only ones left to fill are the wild and wild draw 4 and they are the easiest ones :)

I'd say post all the letters that the books will count for, but don't focus so much on the cards.
We basically have Knapper done - we only need an R but we'll most likely assign this at the end of the month as it is an easy letter to fill.
For berserk we have the 2 E's and the K done
For Synonym we are missing the second Y.
So basically read what you like, but it would be good if it fits a few different letters so that we can switch around if needed :)