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Jess wrote: "MARCH MINI-CHALLENGE POST"This looks fantastic Jess! Its very thorough which I really appreciate :D With your additions we only need ONE more book to finish part one of the mini-challenge. It`s for the ``find a name`` part so that shouldn`t be too difficult
Glad it wasn't too overwhelming to look at, lol!I have to swap Looking for Alaska (Green) with And Then There Were None (Christie) because that's the way the library went today lol.
Other people will probably find one more name by the end of the month even by accident, but if we get close to the end and no one's had any luck let me know and I'll read one of the exact books lol.
Hey all! I hope you are all doing well. I have hit a snag in my usual reading style, but I am pulling out of it quickly. One more book and I should be back up to snuff. :)I did find a Kate in In The Name of Honor, I will add that to my post now.
I have found 2 Buttercups!?! Unfortunately, one was a cow and one is a cat. Not sure they count. :(
Kate S wrote: "I have found 2 Buttercups!?! Unfortunately, one was a cow and one is a cat. Not sure they count. :("I can`t believe you found TWO! I don`t think I`ve ever seen the name Buttercup outside of The Princess Bride xD
Were they talking animals? Or central to the story some way? Even if they don't count, with your last addition of Kate that actually puts us at 10/10 and finishes part 1 of the challenge completely!
Was one of those animals in The Ladies of Missalonghi? Because I saw a Neville as a character listed for that book, so we could use that if he was a person.
As long as everyone stays on track we are looking really good for this month!
I would like to get the spreadsheet as updated as possible on Saturday, so I really need everyone to have their comments updated by then :D that way we can see where we are going into our last week
Can do :)And Kate, I can't believe you found 2 Buttercups either! I have to say, that is a pretty great name for a cow. Very cute haha.
Caroline wrote: "Kate S wrote: "I have found 2 Buttercups!?! Unfortunately, one was a cow and one is a cat. Not sure they count. :("I can`t believe you found TWO! I don`t think I`ve ever seen the name Buttercup o..."
It's amazing what you find when you start looking for it. Neither Buttercup had a speaking role nor a particularly central role to the story. As you pointed out, there was a Neville in the one which can replace Buttercup. He was a doctor and had several speaking scenes.
Jess wrote: "Can do :)And Kate, I can't believe you found 2 Buttercups either! I have to say, that is a pretty great name for a cow. Very cute haha."
It is a fitting name for a cow. I believed it. ;)
Stephanie wrote: "I have found Elizabeth for challenge part 1 in Frankenstein. I will update when I'm finish it :)"Good find!
I'm sorry for my radio silence! I've been feeling unwell and sleeping for most of the last 2 days haha.My books still to finish this month are - Primal Waters, The penultimate peril, The end, Stardust, Spirit bound, Moon called, And then there were none, Dracula, and Storm front.
I'm confident I'll be able to finish these all though as my weird reading style means I've already started them all, if not almost finished. Eg, I'll easily finish at least Primal Waters and Dracula today (would have been 2 days ago if I hadn't slept through those days lol)
Hope this is somewhat helpful. I'll update my proper post when I'm feeling well enough to get to my computer without some casual agony haha.
Jess wrote: "I'm sorry for my radio silence! I've been feeling unwell and sleeping for most of the last 2 days haha."sounds good Jess - I hope you feel better soon!
Heya, it's become apparent that I'm not going to be able to tackle a Clash of Kings in time for our challenge, so I'm picking up The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.This will fulfill our Yellow 1 card because it is the first in a series and the cover is yellow as all get out.
I'll also be breezing through The Princess Bride before the deadline for the 2nd criteria of part 1 of the mini-challenge.
...then I will peacefully return to my tumultuous journey through Westeros. Huzzah!
Okay guys here is the update going into our last few days of March. We have 16 UNO cards and 7 books for part 1 left to finish. This information is based on people`s updated comments, so I`m thinking we actually have less to finish. Looking at everyone`s current reading I have no doubts that we will finish out both our UNO cards and the mini-challenge - nice work guys!
These are the books I have listed to use for PART 2. If a finished book is missing or a book was started before the mini-challenge started please let me know ASAP. We`ve got 18 books to use for this part so far - excellent job! We would need 48 to use all the letters.
The Slippery Slope
Tehanu
Dealing with Dragons
How to Speak Dragonese
The Man of Feeling
How to Be a Pirate
No Longer Human (Bob)
No Longer Human (Genna)
Baking is Murder
Searching for Dragons
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Pyramids
Knitting is Murder
Peace Like a River
The Animators
The Black Dahlia
Matilda
Calling on Dragons
We`re looking good on matching our letters with the available scrabble letters, but we really need some Y ones! R, N, and E are also needed
I am currently reading Chosen which can count for a back-up for name scavenger hunt....character Will. I will then start What Once Was Perfect for a "Y"....author's last name
Okay guys we are 48 hours out from starting our final month of UNO! So please get your March comments as updated as possible as soon as possible. You can also, if you'd like, go ahead and start your April comment.
Here are the colored cards for April. This time we have 10 to do.
0 Blue - Emma - Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay
9 Green - Bob - Go Tell It on the Mountain
1 Yellow - Bob - A Clash of Kings
1 Red - Bob - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
backups
Also keep in mind that we will have a final mini-challenge in April that will be starting around the 15th. It will probably have something to do with Easter. I know we can't plan too much for a mini-challenge because we don't know what the parameters will be, but seeing as it'll be the last month I think it's safe to assume it will be fairly open and fairly large. So maybe keep your shorter books for the second half of the month.
April Books:Deathless
1 (First in a series (I`ll believe the sequel when I see it >.>)), 7 (Author: Valente), Skip (Character: Koschia)
READ
Dark Lord of Derkholm
1 (first in a series), 6 (Character: Scales), 8 (Character: Elda), Skip (Character: Kit)
April 4th
How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (29444 words)
1 (Character: Old Wrinkly), 2 (Character: Toothless), 3 (Character: Hiccup), 4 (4th in a series), 5 (Location: Isle of Berk), 9 (Character: Norbert the Nutjob)
BLUE
April 4th
A Visit from the Goon Squad
0 (stand alone), 6 (Character: Sasha), 7 (title starts with V), 8 (author Egan), Reverse (Bob)
April 6th
How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (32517 words)
2 (Character: Toothless), 3 (Character: Hiccup), 4 (Character: Fishlegs), 5 (5th in a series), 6 (Stoick the Vast), 7 (Character: Valhallarama)
GREEN
April 6th
How To Ride A Dragon's Storm (33981 words)
2 (Character: Toothless), 3 (Character: Hiccup), 4 (Character: Fishlegs), 6 (Stoick the Vast), 7 (7th in a series)
April 7th
Tales from Earthsea
2 (Titles starts with T), 5 (5th in a series), reverse (Jess)
April 13th
Soul Music
2 (Author: Terry), 6 (Character: Susan), Skip (Author: Pratchett)
56.8% RED
April 16th
How to Break a Dragon's Heart (39261 words)
2 (Character: Toothless), 3 (Character: Hiccup), 4 (Character: Fishlegs), 6 (Stoick the Vast), 8 (8th in a series)
April 18th
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword (46952 words)
2 (Character: Toothless), 3 (Character: Hiccup), 8 (Character: Excellinor), 9 (9th in a series)
RED
April 19th
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel
2 (Character: Toothless), 3 (Character: Hiccup), 4 (Character: Fishlegs), 5 (Character: Innocence), 6 (Character: Snotlout), 7 (Character: Valhallarama), 8 (Character: Excellinor), Skip (Character: Patience)
April 22nd
The Nightingale
0 (stand alone), 2 (Title starts with T), 3 (Author: Hannah) 4 (Location: France), 5 (Character: Isabelle), 7 (Character: Vianne), 9 (Title starts with N), Skip (Author: Kristin), Reverse (Kate)
BLUE
April 22nd
How to Betray a Dragon's Hero
2 (Character: Toothless), 3 (Character: Hiccup), 4 (Character: Fishlegs), 5 (Character: Innocence), 6 (Character: Snotlout), 7 (Character: Valhallarama), 8 (Character: Excellinor), Skip (Character: Patience)
April 23rd
How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury
2 (Character: Toothless), 3 (Character: Hiccup), 4 (Character: Furious), 5 (Character: Innocence), 6 (Character: Stoick), 7 (Character: Valhallarama), 8 (Character: Excellinor), Skip (Character: Patience)
April 24th
Invisible Monsters
0 (stand alone), 5 (title starts with I), 8 (Character: Evie), 9 (Location: North America), Skip (Author: Palahniuk)
April 25th started before mini-challenge
The Light Fantastic
2 (Author: Terry), Skip (Author: Pratchett), Reverse (Bob)
April 26th
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
0 (stand alone), 2 (Author: Terry), 9 (Author: Neil), Skip (Author: Pratchett), Reverse (Bob)
April 28th
Nine Princes in Amber
0 (Author: Zelazny), 1 (first in a series), 8 (Character: Eric), 9 (Title starts with N)
April 29th
The Other Wind
1 (Title starts with O), 2 (Character: Tehanu), 6 (6th in a series)
April 30th
Equal Rites
2 (Author: Terry), 3 (3rd in a series), 8 (Title), Skip (Author: Pratchett)
April 30th
April Reading Plan:The Trial FINISHED 4/7/17
2 - title
Skip - author "Patterson"
Chosen FINISHED 4/8/17
1 - 1st in Series
2 - character last name "Thompson"
6 - author's last name "Swank"
8 - character first name "Emma"
The French Kiss FINISHED 4/10/17
1 - 1st in Series
4 - title
8 - character last name "Elliott"
9 - set in NYC
Skip - author "Patterson"
French Twist FINISHED 4/12/17
3 - 3rd in Series
4 - title
8 - character last name "Elliott"
9 - Set in NYC
Skip - author "Patterson"
Parties are Murder FINISHED 4/17/17
2 - character first name "Tania"
3 - character last name "Henderson"
6 - set in Springdale
Skip - author's first name "Kathy"
Mini-Challenge: Kate Daniels - MC works in food industry
Football is Murder FINISHED 4/19/17
2 - character first name "Tania"
3 - character last name "Henderson"
4 - title
6 - set in Springdale
Skip - author first name "Kathy"
Mini Challenge: Eve Dallas - set in a small town
Cruises Are Murder: A Bee's Bakehouse Cozy Mystery FINISHED 4/21/17
3 - character last name "Henderson"
5 - fifth book in series
6 - character first name "Sophia"
8 - character last name "Eglin"
Skip - author first name "Kathy"
Mini Challenge: Heathcliff - page count includes 8 & 0
Mistletoe is Murder
Brave New World
3 - author "Huxley"
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
1 - 1st in series
Reverse - read by Kate
Rock Chick
1 - 1st in series
3 - character "Henry"
5 - character "India"
8 - character "Eddie"
9 - surname "Nightingale"
Confessions of a Shopaholic
1 - first in series
6 - author's first name
Skip - author's last name
Currently reading: Books for April:
READ
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
Date: 4/3/17
0 (stand alone)
2 (author: Thien)
6 (character: Sparrow)
Skip (character: Kai)
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Date: 4/5/17
1 (setting: Ontario)
2 (character: TimEEz)
3 (title)
4 (character: Felix)
6 (character: SnakeEye)
8 (character 8Hands)
Skip (character: Phil the Pill)
***RED COVER***
Nano by Robin Cook
Date: 4/5/17
0 (character: Zach)
2 (series)
6 (character surname: Spallek)
9 (title)
Skip (character: Pia)
Outline by Rachel Cusk
Date: 4/5/17
0 (stand alone)
1 (title)
Skip (character: Paniotis)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace
4/8/17
0 (stand alone)
2 (character: Tirzah)
5 (character: Iras)
6 (character: Simonides)
7 (character: Valerius)
8 (character: Esther)
Styx by Bavo Dhooge
Date: 4/8/17
0 (stand alone)
1 (setting: Ostend)
5 (character: Isabel)
6 (title: Styx)
7 (character: Victor)
The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder
Date: 4/8/17
0 (stand alone)
2 (title: The)
3 (character: Henry)
6 (title: Skin)
Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig
Date: 4/9/17
0 (stand alone)
1 (character O'Hara)
2 (character: Tunis)
6 (character: Scarlett)
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Date: 4/10/17
0 (stand alone)
1 (character: Ove)
4 (author: Fredrik)
6 (character: Sonja)
9 (character: Nasanin)
Skip (character: Parvaneh)
Reverse: Read by Raah
Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple
Date: 4/10/17
0 (stand alone)
2 (title: Today)
4 (character: Flood)
5 (character: Ivy)
6 (author: Semple)
8 (character: Eleanor)
The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates
4/14/17
0 (stand alone)
1 (author: Oates)
2 (title: The)
4 (title: Falls)
8 (character surname: Erskine)
The Cauliflower by Nicola Barker
4/14/17
0 (stand alone)
2 (title: The)
3 (character: Hriday)
6 (character: Sri)
9 (author: Nicola)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
4/13/17
0 (stand alone)
2 (title: The)
3 (character: Hyde)
6 (title: Strange)
8 (character: Edward)
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
4/13/17
0 (stand alone)
3 (author: Hofstadter)
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
4/17/17
0 (stand alone)
Skip (author: Paul)
started before mini-challenge
Bitter Poison: An English Village Cosy Featuring the Colonel by Margaret Mayhew
4/19/17
3 (character: Hugh)
4 (setting: Frog End)
5 (series)
8 (title: English)
9 (character: Naomi)
***eligible for mini-challenge: 1 & 6 in page count (Heathcliff), set in small town (Eve Dallas)
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
4/19/17
1 (series)
3 (Holmes)
4 (character: Ferrier)
6 (title: Study)
8 (character: Enoch)
REVERSE: previously read by Raah
started before mini-challenge began
Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton
4/19/17
2 (series)
4 (character: Flynn)
6 (author: Sefton)
7 (character: Vickie)
9 (title: Needled)
***eligible for mini-challenge: murder mystery so characters die (Peeta Mellark)
The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati
4/17/17
0 (stand alone)
2 (title: The)
6 (author)
9 (setting: New York)
started before mini-challenge
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
4/17/17
0 (stand alone)
6 (character: Sonja)
started before mini-challenge
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
4/20/17
0 (stand alone)
5 (title)
***eligible for mini-challenge: over 10000 reviews (Dresden)
Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
4/22/17
2 (title)
5 (series)
6 (character: Stoker)
Skip (author)
***eligible for mini challenge: character (Pauline) goes swimming (Ove), B-Bertie (Elizabeth Bennet), set in the countryside/small town? (Eve Dallas)
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
4/22/17
0 (character: Znedna)
2 (title)
3 (character: Hugo)
7 (character nickname: Voltaire)
8 (character: Eva)
Skip (author)
***eligible for mini-challenge: white cover
(Poirot), character goes swimming (Ove), drawing of water on the cover (Ove)Spy Who Couldn't Spell, The : A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI's Hunt for America's Stolen Secrets by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
4/22/17
0 (series)
2 (title)
6 (character: Stephen)
***eligible for mini-challenge: white cover
(Poirot), set in DC metro area-Chantilly (Mercy Thompson), genre Crime (Rachel Watson), "tree" in text (Augustus Waters), HAUX can be found in title/subtitle (Kate Daniels)The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
4/23/17
0 (stand alone)
2 (title: The)
4 (character: Francis)
6 (author: Stef)
Skip (author: Penney)
started before mini-challenge
By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie
4/25/17
2 (character: Tommy)
4 (series)
8 (character Mr. Ecces)
***eligible for mini-challenge: funeral takes place
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
4/24/17
1 (series)
3 (author: Hank)
4 (character: Franklin)
Skip (title: Prime)
***eligible for mini-challenge: genres of both suspense and thriller, spell-it-out C, M (character Charlotte McNally)
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
4/25/17
0 (series)
2 (title)
***eligible for sub-challenge: over 500 000 ratings, MC dies
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
4/23/17
7 (author)
*tineye calls this violet, but it looks pretty BLUE in person*
***eligible for mini-challenge: number in title, spell-it-out 'A'
Dyer Consequences by Maggie Sefton
4/23/17
2 (character: Tracy)
4 (character: Flynn)
5 (series)
6 (author)
Skip (character: Kelly)
***eligible for mini-challenge: there is a fire in the book, characters go to a cafe/restaurant
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
4/23/17
2 (title: The)
4 (character: Frank)
9 (character: Nick)
Skip (title: Postman)
***eligible for mini-challenge: MC works in the food industry, 1 & 6 in page count, Crime genre
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
4/24/17
0 (series)
2 (character: Takatsuki)
3 (author)
6 (character: Satsuki)
***eligible for mini-challenge: there's a (bon)fire, are frogs native to Australia?
The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
4/27/17
0 (series)
7 (character: Vatanen)
Skip (author)
***eligible for mini-challenge
Strait is the Gate by André Gide
4/26/17
0 (series)
6 (title)
***eligible for mini challenge
The Assault by Harry Mulisch
4/28/17
0 (series)
2 (title)
3 (author)
6 (character: Steenwijk)
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
4/26/17
0 (series)
3 (character: Harris)
6 (character: Sean)
7 (character: Val)
8 (character: Esther)
9 (character: Nick)
Skip (character: Powers)
***eligible for mini-challenge
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
4/26/17
1 (series)
4 (character: Flanagan)
6 (character: Soneji)
Skip (author)
***eligible for mini-challenge: Easter and Monday in text, egg in text
Doctorow: Collected Stories by E.L. Doctorow
4/26/17
0 (series)
8 (author)
***eligible for mini-challenge
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
0 (series)
6 (author)
7 (character: Vladimir)
8 (character: Estragon)
***eligible for mini-challenge
The 5th Horseman by James Patterson
4/28/17
2 (title)
5 (series)
Skip (author)
April Books What Alice Forgot
Yellow Cover
9: Character Nick
0: Stand alone
Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay
6: Character Sam
Take a Chance on Me
0: Stand alone
And Then There Were None
Challenge: Read a book where the genre on the main page in Goodreads is Crime
0: Stand alone
7: Character Vera
8: Character Emily
April Books : The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Start : 4/27/17
Finish : 4/30/17
0 (stand alone)
3 (author surname 'Hannah')
5 (Character : Isabelle)
Reverse (Caroline read)
**Eligible for Mini Challenge : there is a word 'Juice' in the book (Page74 : Juice dribbled down her chin.)
Option : there is a word 'Petal" in the book (Page 172 : Stones broke into pieces, a skein of roses fell, their pink petals scattering across the grass.)
BLUE
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Start : 4/2/17
Finish : 4/25/17
1 (Book 1 in series)
Skip (Character : Po)
Reverse (Teresa read it)
April reading listAn Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender **READ 4/12**
0 – standalone
1 – character Danny O’MAZZI
*counts for GREEN 1*
Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente **READ 4/23/17**
1 – First in a series (I guess there’s going to be a sequel?)
5 - Character Ivan
7 – Author Catherynne M. VALENTE
9 - Character Naganya
Skip – Character Koschie
Reverse – Caroline’s read it
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie **READ 4/24**
1 – Series Hercule Poirot #1 *counts for RED 1*
Skip – character Hercule POIROT
Negroland: A Memoir by Margot Jefferson **READ 4/27**
0 – standalone
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin **READ 4/30**
4 - Character FLORENCE
6 - Character SARAH
8 - Characters ELIZABETH, ELISHA
9 – setting NEW YORK CITY *counts for GREEN 9*
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin **READ 4/30**
1- Character Osha
2- Character TYRION Lannister, second in a series
3- Character HODOR
4- Character Walder FREY
5- Character ILYN Payne
6- Character Jon Snow… or any of the STARK family
7- Character VARYS
9- Character NYMERIA
Skip- Character Podrick Payne
Reverse- Caroline has read it
So just to keep everyone updated, Jess has dropped from the team due to a personal issue. So let's do our best and kick our reading into high-gear for April :)
Read in April:Into the Wild
0 - "stand alone"
5 - Has a title starting with 'I'
Skip - Authors surname starting with 'K'
Reverse - read by Kate S
One Plus One
0 - "stand alone"
1 - title starting with 'O' or having 'One in the title
2 - has a character with surname starting with 'T' (Jessica Thomas)
8 - has a character with first name starting with 'E' (Ed Nicholls)
9 - has a character with surname starting with 'N' (Ed Nicholls)
Reverse - read by Kate S
GREEN > 65% shades of green
Currently Reading:
Ugly Love
Cards:
0 - "stand alone"
2 - character "Tate Collins"
3 - author surname starts with 'H'
BLUE >68% shades of blue
Others: Tentative reading plan for the game of UNO in the month of April.
The House of Hades
2 - title starting with 'T'
3 - title starting with 'H'
4 - book 4 in a series
9 - has a character with first name starting with 'N' (Nico Di Angelo)
Skip - has a character with first name starting with 'P' (Percy Jackson)
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
0 - "stand alone"
5 - title starting with 'I'
If I Stay
1 - book 1 in series
2 - has a character with first name starting with 'T' (Teddy Hall)
3 - has a character with surname starting with 'H' (Teddy Hall)
4 - has a author with surname starting with 'F' (Gayle Forman)
5 - title starting with 'I'
6 - has a character with surname starting with 'S' (Kim Schein)
Skip - has a character with first name starting with 'K' (Kim Schein)
BLUE >90% shades of blue
While at the library yesterday, I picked up a handful of short-ish books to read this month. I will update my post tomorrow or Wednesday, but I am embracing the shorter book philosophy for our final month of the challenge. ;)
Okay so I just checked and even though Jess has dropped we can still use any of her previously read books for our reverse cards this month so just keep that in mind :D
April booksRead:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
1 (book 1)
skip (Character: King)
3? (Character: [The Mad] Hatter)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
2 (2nd book)
5 (Character: The Incredibly Deadly Viper)
1 (character: Count Olaf)
7 (Character: Violet)
Skip (character: Klaus/ Mr. Poe )
6 (author: Snicket, character: Sunny/ Stephano)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
3 (3rd book)
1 (character: Count Olaf)
7 (Character: Violet)
Skip (character: Klaus/ Mr. Poe )
6 (author: Snicket, character: Sunny. Captain Sham)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Skip (location: Paltryville; character: Phil)
4 (4th book)
1 (character: Dr. Orwell)
6 (character: Shirley, Sir)
1 (character: Count Olaf)
7 (Character: Violet)
Skip (character: Klaus/ Mr. Poe )
6 (author: Snicket, character: Sunny)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
5 (Character: Isadora)
9 (Character: Nero)
7 (Character: Violet)
Skip (character: Klaus/ Mr. Poe place: Prufrock Prepatory school )
6 (author: Snicket, character: Sunny, Spats)
Okay you guys the April mini-challenge starts in about 2 hours and...well it's a bit of a thing. This is all the information I have so far and will update here as the mod's finish posting the challenge. The countdown counter is hereWe'll get 10 points for each task completed! (unless otherwise specified) Plus an extra 5 bonus points for each completed egg (i.e. you complete all the tasks given for that team egg)
These are the tasks:
1. Augustus Waters
Find the following 6 words in the text of 6 different books. The plural version of the words is okay to use.
• Onion
• Peel
• Tree - Love, Diamonds, and Spades - Ashlee
• Flower - Love, Tussles, and Takedowns - Ashlee
• Petal -
• Juice
2. Becky Bloomwood
Use the normal UNO rules to spell out Pysanka
❖ P - - The Light Fantastic - Caroline - (Author)
❖ S
❖ A - How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury - Caroline - (Character: Alvin)
❖ K - Mistletoe is Murder: A Christmas Cozy Mystery (Bee's Bakehouse Mysteries) - Ashlee - (Author: Kathy; also works for `` character goes to café)
❖ A
3. Bones
✲ Read a book set in Italy
✲ Read a book first published in 2011
✲ Read a book where the MC's goes to the zoo
✲ Read a book with a 7 and a 2 in the page count. (any combination)
4. Buttercup
❖ Read a book set in Germany
❖ Read a Book with chocolate on the cover
❖ Read a book that is 1st in a series
5. Elizabeth
Use the normal UNO rules to spell out basket
6. Eve Dallas
✤ Read a book with a decorator
✤ Read a book set in a small town
✤ Read a book with a character is obsessed with a holiday
7. Harry Dresden
❖ Read a book with over 500 000 ratings - Tuesdays with Morrie - Kate
8. Heathcliff
✳ Read a book with a garden on the cover
✳ Read a book with 1 & 6 in the page count
✳ Read a book with an 8 & 0 in the page count
9. Hercule Point
✿ Read a book with a rabbit on the cover - The Year of the Hare - Kate
✿ Read a book with an orange cover - The Other Wind - Caroline
✿ Read a book with a bird on the cover - Deathless - Bob
10. Jack Torrance
❖ Read a book set in Australia
❖ Read a book with a hat on the cover
❖ Read a book with a parade
11. Kate Daniels
❖ Read a book where the MC works in the food industry
❖ Read a book set in France
❖ Read a book where all the letters in Haux can be found in the title
12. Liesel Meminger
✢ Read a book with a grey cover
✢ Read a book with witches
✢ Read a book where there is a fire
13. Mark Watney
❉ Read a book with a tropical island location
❉ Read a book that contains the word Easter in the text or title
❉ Read a book with a statue on the cover
14. Mercy Thompson
✿ Read a book that contains the word egg in the text or title
✿ Read a book based in Washington, D.C
✿ Read a book where a character is a President or First Lady
15. Ove
❖ Read a book with water on the cover
❖ Read a book where a character goes swimming
❖ Read a book with Monday in the text or title
16. Peeta Mellark
❖ Read a book where the characters dance
❖ Read a book where a main character dies
❖ Read a book based during the 5th - 15th century (years 401 - 1500)
17. Rachel Watson
✾ Read a book where the genre on the main page in Goodreads is Crime
✾ Read a book where the genre on the main page in Goodreads is Thriller
✾ Read a book where the genre on the main page in Goodreads is Suspense
18. Robert Langdon
Use the usual UNO rules to spell out KITE
❖ I
❖ T
❖ E
19. Ron Weasley
✻ Read a book which has one or more rabbits on the cover
✻ Read a book with an Australian native animal on the cover
✻ Read a book where a main character is an animal
20. Rose Hathaway
❖ Read a book where a funeral takes place
❖ Read a book with a vegetarian
❖ Read a book where the MC works in a church
21. Sybilla (Billie) Bridgerton
❖ Read a book with pots or pans on the cover
❖ Read a book where a character is a cook or a chef
❖ Read a book where the characters go to a cafe or restaurant
22. Ty & Zane
❃ Read a book that is in the "Best Books Ever" Listopia List - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Caroline
❃ Read a book with a Number between 1-500 in the title (can be spelled out) - Nine Princes in Amber or Station Eleven - Caroline (haven't decided which yet)
23. Will Traynor
Use the usual UNO rules to spell out LUCK
24. Yvaine
I can take Kate Daniels...character works in the food industry. The MC of Parties Are Murder: A Bee's Bakehouse Cozy Mystery owns/runs a cafe.
Happy Easter team Buttercup from Team Peeta Mellark...something fun to read!
Happy Easter Team Buttercup!I found a rodent of unusual size!
From Team Mercy Thompson :D
For the Mini Challenge:I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai has over 10,000 reviews (13,825)
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom as over 500,000 ratings (562,152)
by Arto Paasilinna has a rabbit on the cover
by Milan Kundera has a white cover
Happy Easter from Team Jack Torrance! Peace, Love, and Peeps!
Happy Easter from Team Elizabeth Bennett!
Happy Easter from Team Ron Weasley!
Greetings from team Sybilla! Happy Easter!
Have a wonderful easter!! Greeting from team Mark Watney
Princess Buttercup, Eve Dallas here to tell you Happy Easter!
To Team Buttercup,
from Team Yvaine :-)
Easter wishes from Team Harry dresden
Wishing you a wonderful Easter from Team Yvaine :)
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