Team Reading Between the Wines

[Rosina]

twist....that how I thought the books read were working.....if it was read in round one they could be stockpiled for future use....

[Melanie]

Just to let you know on the page with the points workout, you have our start date as May 4th, that should be 14th shouldn't it?

[Melanie]

Ive added a few more characters for The Handmaid's Tale.

[Lucy]

Twist wrote: "Thank you! I moved the info because I needed someplace to put the points. I figure we can use that sheet for all the stops to keep track of info. Then as you said, duplicate the sheets for the rest..."

This is great! Very convenient! I like it!

[Melanie]

Twist wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Just to let you know on the page with the points workout, you have our start date as May 4th, that should be 14th shouldn't it?"

You know what, you are correct, I think.... Hang on..."

Not picking Twist, I am in awe at yours and Cecily's leadership.
Just thought I would point it out so it didn't mess up dates later on.

[Michelle]

I'm a bit confused with the spreadsheet now, lol. where did the sheet go that spelled out Santa Cruz? Is it just me or is it gone?
Gosh a lot goes on here while I'm sleeping. The perils of being on the other side of the world to most of you guys 😁

[Michelle]

Don't worry, I just found it! I was looking at it withmy tablet and because there was a Sheet 10 in between the last two sheets I didn't see the original one tacked on the end. I've got a migraine today so the brain isn't working all that well.....

[Michelle]

Are we going to do the detour for the next leg? It looks like that's what everyone voted on.

[Melindam]

I will read On the Edge by Ilona Andrews and The Dread Goddess: Book of Icons - Volume Two by Jillian Kuhlmann until next Saturday. I have updated the spreadsheet with infos for the spell-it-out.

[Lucy]

So since we haven't decided on things yet:

Currently reading:
The Crown by Kiera Cass
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

Spell-It-Out: Aberdeen
The Crown by Kiera Cass
Character: Eadlyn Schreave

Spell-It-Out: Scotland
The Crown by Kiera Cass
Title: C OR Character: Eadlyn Schreave

OR

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Title: C OR Author: Sarah

Detour:
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
pages: 512

If you guys do decide to on the detour I have to read A Darker Shade of Magic first because Gathering of Shadows is the second book.

I don't have any books located in Scotland or by a Scottish author.

Great job on the first week everyone!!

[Melanie]

I am reading Outlander which is based in Scotland.

Currently reading:
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - 864pgs
Character names: Rupert, Geillis Duncan (listing names that match Aberdeen)

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - 324pgs
Character names: Nick, Rita (listing names that match Aberdeen)

[Melanie]

I'd probably prefer to do a spell-it-out rather than the detour. The detour this week looks a little hard but I will go with majority vote.

So either option 1 (s-I-o) or option 3 (country) for me.

[Rosina]

I don't care what we do

[Cecily]

I would prefer the Spell It Out I am having a hard time finding a book that fits the detour. Do we spell both things or just one of them?

[Rosina]

if we do spell out...i read The last Camellia that had a character Addison

[Rosina]

I am also reading a book right now that has characters for B or N

[Cecily]

Okay so I should be keeping track of ALL the books I have read since the thread started?

"◈ Books count that are started after your team thread is created. Provided the book is started during your challenge period, it can be used at any point during your challenge for a task or detour"

[Cecily]

I am just wondering if we should have a "banked books" tab??

[Lucy]

I picked another shift at work, again... But since the Crown isn't a very long book, I think I should be able to finish that one fairly soon. I'll update you guys again when I finish.

[Julia]

I would prefer the spell it out as well, I'm currently reading The Nightwalker by Sebastian Fitzek and I'm starting The Memory Box by Eva Lesko Natiello tomorrow. So that would fit the letters N, E and B.

[Cecily]

Okay I added my backlogged books to the Book Details tab.

[Michelle]

I want to apologise in advance now that I may not be around much the next couple of days. I've got a big work deadline on Friday that I have to meet and am working nights to get there so reading and spending time on Goodreads may not happen much, sorry!

After Friday I'll be all systems go again!! :-)

[Melanie]

Thanks for the heads up Michelle, hope it all goes well.

[Rosina]

finished will update sheet

[Lucy]

Update:
Finished The Crown by Kiera Cass
Date started: May 20th
Date read: May 23rd
Characters: Eadlyn Schreave, Eikko/Erik Petteri Koshinen, Kile Woodwork, America Schreave/Singer, Maxon Schreave, Lady Brice, Henri Jaakoppi

[Melanie]

Completion post.

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
How it fits: Character names Serena Joy, Ofglen, Luke, Nick, Rita, Moira, The Commandant, Aunt Elizabeth, Aunt Lydia, Janine, Cora, Dolores, Offred.
Read: 5/24/2017

***Date and character names added to spreadsheet.***

Twist or Cecily, I will let you see where you want to fit it into the S-I-O sheet.

[Melindam]

I have updated the sheet "3 Book details" for the "Gassim" spell-it-out.

[Melindam]

Finished by Ilona Andrews & updated spreadsheet "3 Book details".

[Melindam]

Finished by Kat French and updated spreadsheet "3 Book details".

[Michelle]

I'm back! My deadline is now done and dusted so I can get back to being normal again.
I should be finishing The Great Zoo of China this weekend. It's so good, if only I could offload my husband and kids for a day I'd get through it so much quicker 😁

[Michelle]

What are we doing next? Are we going to do the spell-it-out again or something else?
I haven't really chosen my next book so can try and pick something that matches what we need once I'm done with my current one.

[Cecily]

sounds good to me! I will let you know what I find :)

[Melindam]

Twist wrote: "I have place a Pages column in the Book Details Sheet so that we might see if any of the current books work for the Detour."

Great job, Twist - thanks for doing it for all of us!

[Julia]

Done with The Night Walker and The Memory Box! :)

Will check out my to read shelf in search for a book that fits the detour...

[Melindam]

Finished .

[Melanie]

Twist wrote: "Glad your task is complete. I love Matthew Reilly. Have you tried James Rollins? He is very similar. "

I agree, James Rollins is a fantastic author. So far I have only read his Excavation and found it fascinating.

[Melanie]

Okay I found a book that will work for the Detour.

My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past has 240 pages. Fantastic.

[Cecily]

I also found a book for the detour 123 Pages - 1+2+3 = 6

[Julia]

I'm going to read Bad Mommy by Tarryn Fisher, it's got 231 pages.

[Michelle]

Twist wrote: "Michelle wrote: "I'm back! My deadline is now done and dusted so I can get back to being normal again.
I should be finishing The Great Zoo of China this weekend. It's so good, if only I could offl..."

No I haven't tried James Rollins but now I'll have to look out for him if his writing is similar.

[Michelle]

I also found a book in my TBR pile that fits the detour, yay!

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - 204 pages

I'll start reading it tomorrow most likely.

[Melindam]

- 240 pages, I will start reading tomorrow or the day after.

[Melindam]

Finished

[Rosina]

I ll search my shelves for a book...might be later today when I can get on the computer instead of my phone. ...
I'm still having issue with GR...

[Cecily]

Have we departed to the next destination yet?

[Lucy]

Hello All,

Sorry I have been MIA, I've been slammed with work and school.

Finished: Specials by Scott Westerfeld.
Date Started: May 24th
Date Finished: May 27th

Still reading: A Court of Wings and Ruin

Detour: Deity by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Great job and happy reading everyone! <3

[Melindam]

Finished for the detour.
Finished to be used later in the challenge. (BTW, it has the word "Amethyst" in the text).
Updated spreadsheet.
Happy Reading to All! :)

[Melindam]

I do have a list and will add it tomorrow to the spreadsheet

[Melindam]

Twist wrote: "Melindam wrote: "Finished for the detour.
Finished to be used later in the challenge. (BTW, it has the w..."
I have added the list and put all my letters in alphabetic order to make it a bit clearer. :)

[Melindam]

I did an Uno cards team challenge earlier this year. I also registered for the tower teams challenge, but was too late. :( I enjoy both spell-it-out and the mixed tasks we were given in the uno challenge, like "read a book with a red cover + a char/place name/ author's name starting with v" or "read a book where a char goes swimming" etc. I am also doing the 2017 popsugar individual challenge.