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ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2017
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Team Robert Langdon
A little over 15 hours before the mini starts! I don't know if I'm going to be able to get my ebook and real book done by then but I'm definitely going to try!We have 33 UNO cards remaining and I'm sure we won't have a problem filling those as we work on the mini-challenge.
Finished
Read 13/3
Rating 4 stars
How it fits:
1 - #1 in a series
3 - Char - Robert Hunter
5 - Char - Isabella
I finished
for Yellow 6....it was our last color card. I do still plan on reading
but I prefer to do nonfiction when I have more time because I do read them slower.
Jennifer wrote: "I finished
for Yellow 6....it was our last color card. I do still plan on reading
but I prefer..."I usually do too. It seems more important to remember more of the details when it's real!
I can go look up in rules but was wondering if we have to start and finish books for mini on/after 3/15? Or does it just have to be finished on/after 3/15?
K~Terror wrote: "OK so I looked up anyway and the books need to be started 3/15 or after to count!"Silje posted a link to the countdown clock in message 765. I should probably figure out how to link that stuff someday....
As a team we need to average not quite 4 books a day to complete the whole mini-challenge. I have compiled a list of pretty short books (other than A Man Called Ove and One Plus One) so hopefully I can get through more books than normal. I'm going to the library tonight to pick up my real books and I already have my e- and audiobooks loaded. Also the BF will be gone for the second week of the mini-challenge so I won't have to participate in RL too much...heehee!!
Wonderful!! It's not looking too promising for me to get my books finished....I may just put them on hold until after the mini-challenge.
I'm definitely taking my time with my last book. I'll have it done tonight but I'm taking a break to watch some One Tree Hill with my daughter...
Ugh! New kid at the library is a hardass!! He wouldn't let me go over their 10 book limit!! The veteran librarians ALWAYS let me....poo!!!
Right?!? I was seconds away from doing the haughty "Do you know how much I donate to this joint" line but thankfully my proper upbringing made me bite my tongue LOL!! That and the fact that I remembered he's just doing his job and he shouldn't be shamed for that.
And we're on! Of course, I'm at work the next six hours or so, so it'll be some time before I can read today:P
I'm probably going to finish my pre-mini book tonight, does anyone have a suggestion for a shorter book I could read to help out with the mini?
Andrea wrote: "I'm probably going to finish my pre-mini book tonight, does anyone have a suggestion for a shorter book I could read to help out with the mini?"Actually, I've been wanting to re-read the Harry Potter books this year so maybe I'll read the first one as that should work for part 3 and be a quick read?
DONE
by Helen H. Durrant
Rating: 3-stars
Where it fits:
1 | first book in series
2 | char: Tom
3 | author
5 | char: Imogene
★March Mini: Section 3 - Character named Rachel (Rachel Calladine)
Andrea wrote: "I'm probably going to finish my pre-mini book tonight, does anyone have a suggestion for a shorter book I could read to help out with the mini?"Have you read the Never-Never series by Colleen Hoover?
I think they are just over 150 pages and are real quick & (IMO) entertaining reads!
K~Terror wrote: "Andrea wrote: "I'm probably going to finish my pre-mini book tonight, does anyone have a suggestion for a shorter book I could read to help out with the mini?"Have you read the Never-Never series..."
Sweet those sound good and the first one is free on the Kobo store! What part of the mini challenge would the first one work for?
Andrea wrote: "K~Terror wrote: "Andrea wrote: "I'm probably going to finish my pre-mini book tonight, does anyone have a suggestion for a shorter book I could read to help out with the mini?"Have you read the N..."
Those are great books! And it would fill our last Reverse card! As far as for the mini one would work for Part 1 and the others we can use for Scrabble.
ok....I'm not sure where my head was....it won't work for Part 1 but all three will work for Scrabble.
I'm starting the prequel now Hear No Lies and it's 101 pages....can't get any shorter and qualify LOL!!!
Finished
Read 15/3
Rating 4 stars
How it fits:
0 - Standalone
2 - Title THE Breakdown
SKIP - Author B.A Paris
Doesnt work for mini challenge as started yesterday
Finished
last night. It was impossible to put down, ended up sleeping barely five hours...I put it down as a 3 in UNO, I will have to re-check som names for scrabble as I don't remember too many of them right now:P
DONE
The Widower's Wife by Cate Holahan
Read: 3/16
Rating: 4 stars
Where it Fits:
0 | Standalone
2 | Char: Tom
3 | Char: Harry
4 | Char: Fernanda
6 | Char: Sophia
7 | Char: Vincent
8 | Char: Eve
★March Mini: Section 3 - Character named Eve (Eve Dreher)
DONE
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb
Read: 3/15
Rating: 4 stars
Where it Fits:
4| Char: Feeney
5 | Char: Ian McNabb
8 | Char: Eve
9 | Char: Nadine
SKIP | Title
★March Mini: Section 1 - Author J D Robb (Eve Dallas)
DONE
He's Gone by Deb Caletti
Read: 3/16
Rating: 3.5
Where it Fits:
0 | Standalone
5 | Char: Ian Keller
7 | Char: Vince Jackson
8 | Char: Eleanor Ross
9 | Char: Nathan
SKIP | Char: Dani Keller
★March Mini: Section 3 - Character Mark (Mark Hastings)
Silje wrote: "Finished
last night. It was impossible to put down, ended up sleeping barely five hours...I put it down as a 3 in UNO, I will have to re-check som names fo..."It's sooo worth it when you get a book like that!!
Done
The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry
Read: 3/16
Rating: 3.5 stars
Where it Fits:
0 | Standalone
2 | T-Title
3 | H-Author
★March Mini: Section 3 - Character Ty (Ty and Cadee are MC's)
Jennifer wrote: "I marked that one as TBR but after seeing you only rated it a 3.5 I don't know. Is it worth it?"Honestly it was a pleasant surprise. I think I just picked it up today from Audible's daily deal for $1.95. It's only a 5 hour audio so felt like it was time well spent, especially for under $2. It was a real quick read that I liked - but just didn't feel like there was anything about it that made it stand out more than some others.
Not to mention I'm listening to my audio's at about 2x the speed at the moment for quantities sake...
I'm reading a book now for SOS Bingo that will work for ScrabbleThe Fill-In Boyfriend
T- Title (The)
F- Title (Fill-in)
K-Author (Kasie)
W-Author (West)
G or M - Char (Gia Montgomery)
B - Char (Bradley)
Honestly it was a pleasant surprise. I think I just picked it up today from Audibl..."Oh wow!!! I can usually do 1.5 but I haven't worked my way up to double yet.
I didn't know about their daily deal. Checked it out and am definitely going to have to do that more often!!
Jennifer wrote: "Honestly it was a pleasant surprise. I think I just picked it up today from Audibl..."Oh wow!!! I can usually do 1.5 but I haven't worked my way up to double yet."
I can only sometimes do 2x (and 2.5x) - it depends on the narrator and the book... and sometimes the challenges. LOL! My preference is to listen to them at 1.5x though.
Yes! The daily deal is one of the first things I check out in the morning. HA! I think you can sign up for an email with that info if you want.
The other thing I do is get kindle offers through BookBub where you can get books for usually less than $3. Then every week I'll run the "add narration" app on Amazon to see how much the narration is to add on to the cheap books. If I can get those for $1-$2, I'm a happy camper!
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Read: 3/14
Rating: 4-stars
Where it Fits:
0 | Standalone
3 | Char: Amanda Hardy
5 | Title
7 | Char: Virginia
8 | Char: Grant Everett
SKIP | Char: Parker
This was a very emotional read!