Team Metamorphosis (2) ~ Chat

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

It's gone by crazy fast!

[Kimberly]

I love the image.

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Over halfway done with my book. It is getting really good now. 😀

[Andrea]

That's great! Hopefully it getting really good will speed up the page-flipping a bit. :)

Only a couple of more days for this round. I'm eager to see what categories will be in the next round. Hopefully there will be something that fits our next-up books.

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Round two!!

ROUND TWO (August 30th-September 13th)

Here are the five tasks that need to be divided up between team members.

TASKS:

#3: A day at the beach…
*Read a book with a beach scene on the book’s cover or in its text.

#32 International Cat Day (October 29)
Read a book that fits one of the following:
- has a cat on the cover
- title contains the letters C-A-T in it (in any order)
- a cat plays a large role in the story

#38: Lawn Maintenance
Read a book with a lawnmower or other lawn/gardening equipment on cover or mentioned in the book's text
BONUS POINT: if the word dirt is found in the book's text.

#18: Labor Day (September 4th)
*Read a book using one of the following options:
-title starts with one of the letters in LABOR (not including articles [A,An,The])
-features something related to sports on cover or in text (i.e. football, basketball, tennis racket, etc.)
-Picnic scene on cover or the word "picnic" in the book's text.

#2: Independence Day (the 4th of July)
*Read a book using one of the following options (all on book cover):
-Cover has a majority color of red, white, and/or blue
-The United States flag can be found on book cover
-Fireworks can be found on book cover




Round Two ends 9/13/17, reviews for books need to be posted in their team's review thread by then.

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

I can do #32 International Cat Day (October 29) or #18: Labor Day (September 4th). The book I'm currently reading works for those...just let me know which one I should do. :)

[Monique the Book Geek]

ROUND ONE - COMPLETE

Nicely done team! :)

[Monique the Book Geek]

I did a keyword search in the book I'm about to start reading, and it can cover the #38 task + the bonus point. :)

“…the cemetery maintenance man raking leaves a distance away” (pg. 77).

"He stood to use the shovel" (pg. 297).

“Younger than springtime, older than dirt” (pg. 43).

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Monique wrote: "I did a keyword search in the book I'm about to start reading, and it can cover the #38 task + the bonus point. :)

“…the cemetery maintenance man raking leaves a distance away” (pg. 77).

"He stoo..."

Awesome!!

[Monique the Book Geek]

A book Jamie is reading can cover task #2 because blue and white are two of its cover's majority colors.

[Monique the Book Geek]

A book Kimberly is reading can cover task #18 because something related to sports is in its text.


“…with fluorescent green tennis balls” (pg. 253).

[Monique the Book Geek]

Something Andrea is reading can cover task #3 because there is a beach scene on the cover and in its text.


“Torchlights running to and fro on board, on the beach, winding their way up the hill…” (Prologue).

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Wow, Monique! Great finds/searching!

[Monique the Book Geek]

A book Melanie is reading can cover task #32 because the title contains the letters C-A-T in it.


The Bachelor's Twins

[Monique the Book Geek]

I hope this looks good to everyone! 😃

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Mine works for me -- that's the book I was thinking of using.

[Kimberly]

Monique wrote: "A book Kimberly is reading can cover task #18 because something related to sports is in its text.


“…with fluorescent green tennis balls” (pg. 253)."

Oh my goodness, you are right. I hadn't made it that far. Thank you

[Andrea]

Monique, that book doesn't work for me, as I've had to set it aside for more urgent ones. I am reading and next. I know Inheritance works for #32 or #18 (picnic in text). I'll have to check on Zookeeper. Is someone else able to take #3?

[Andrea]

Ah, wait! I think I found one for #3.
is a review book I really need to get to, and it says this:
"It’s pretty
quiet along this stretch of beach. Do you think all the eggs will hatch and the
turtles will make it to the water?”

Melanie, will that line work for #3 A Day at the Beach?

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Andrea wrote: "Ah, wait! I think I found one for #3.
is a review book I really need to get to, and it says this:
"It’s..."

Yes that works.

[Andrea]

Awesome, thank you!

[Monique the Book Geek]

Awesome everyone! 😃 So it seems this is our plan for Round Two:

#3: A Day at the Beach - ANDREA ( Destination: Romance... )
#32: International Cat Day (October 29th) - MELANIE ( The Bachelor's Twins )✔
#38: Lawn Maintenance - MONIQUE ( An Undivided Heart )
#18: Labor Day (September 4th) - KIMBERLY ( Bringing Maggie Home )✔
#2: Independence Day (July 4th) - JAMIE ( Fatal Frost )

I'm happy to have helped work this out as I was having trouble sleeping last night. I hope you all enjoy these books! 😃

[Andrea]

Looks great to me.

Is it possible on future rounds to let me check my books before assuming which task I'll do? My GR "Currently Reading" is so backlogged with books I've had to set aside that it isn't a good barometer of what I've got going on right now. Thank you!

[Monique the Book Geek]

Andrea wrote: Looks great to me. Is it possible on future rounds to let me check my books before assuming which task I'll do? My GR "Currently Reading" is so backlogged with books...

Absolutely Andrea! 😃

[Andrea]

Thanks, Monique!

One of my favorite things about these team challenges is browsing through my books when the categories come out to see which one close to the top of my TBR list will work for each of the categories. I am often able to read something for more than one category, which provides flexibility for the team. I'm so excited about this round's book! Kim Sawyer is one of my favorite authors, and she wrote one of the stories in this collection.

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Finished my book! Posting soon.

[Andrea]

Wow! Super fast. So happy!

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Andrea wrote: "Wow! Super fast. So happy!"

Thanks! I had some reading time last night and today and it went by pretty quickly. :)

[Andrea]

I knew you said it was picking up and getting good. I'm glad the second half flew by for you!

I have one book to finish up before I can start mine this time, but I should be finishing that other one by tomorrow, I think.

[Monique the Book Geek]

Thank you for completing our Round Two #32 task so quickly Melanie! 😃

Kimberly - Your review of Bringing Maggie Home covers our #18 task, so I posted this on our review page. Thank you Kimberly! 😃

Thank you for working on our #3 task Andrea! 😃

I wrote to Jamie about the #2 task on Tuesday and yesterday, and I haven't heard back from her yet. I hope she can cover this task...

I'll be starting on my #38: Lawn Maintenance task book tomorrow and will finish it by the 9th-10th weekend. 🤓

[Andrea]

I'm glad to do my part, Monique.

Does anyone have big plans for Labor Day weekend? My family is planning on barbecuing on Monday. I'm trying a new-to-me burger recipe, so I'm hopeful for that. I've been meaning to find a good homemade burger recipe, and I might have just found a winner. Taste will tell the story, though, so we'll see.

[Monique the Book Geek]

I spent Labor Day with my family... Barbecued chicken, corn on the cob, and potato salad. 😃 I hope you all had a blessed weekend!

[Andrea]

Yes, it was lovely! Sounds like yours was too. My family and I barbecued turkey burgers and hot dogs (after making s'mores), and we also had Chocolate Deluxe (a chocolate lover's poke cake). And we went to see Leap! on Sunday afternoon. Cute little movie, but there were some crude jokes.

[Monique the Book Geek]

Would you recommend Leap Andrea? I first heard of this via 700 Club Interactive last week (6:28-20:06 on this video with character interviews).

Jamie wrote me back and she is for sure reading Fatal Frost for our Round Two #2 task. If you read this, thank you Jamie! :)

[Andrea]

Yes, I would, Monique. There are some things that might not be appropriate for all children, but some of it might go over their heads. But it was a really cute movie with a fantastic message. Very enjoyable with funny characters. I love that it features ballet. That was one of the main reasons I wanted to watch it.

[Andrea]

I'm about halfway through my book right now. Working on it as we speak. :)

[Monique the Book Geek]

Andrea wrote: "Yes, I would, Monique..."

I'm still a kid at heart and will likely be watching Leap. Thanks for the mention Andrea! :)

I'm working on reading my book as we speak too. ;)

[Andrea]

How far are you into your book? Is it interesting? Remind me which one you're reading again, please.

I just finished the second novella in .

[Monique the Book Geek]

I'm about halfway through my book (An Undivided Heart), which I'm loving and will finish it by the end of this week. :)

[Andrea]

Jamie, how's your book coming along? Are you enjoying it so far?

[Monique the Book Geek]

Melanie - Is there any chance the book you are currently reading could fulfill our #2 task if we don't hear back from Jamie before the Round Two deadline (9/13)? It would work because the majority color on the book's cover is blue.



I read this book very recently and enjoyed it. I hope you are too. :)

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Yes, I can do that if she doesn't get it done in time. I'm loving the book, but have had little reading time this week. Can't wait to read more!

[Andrea]

I'm excited to see which categories are called on Wednesday. I just went through and made notes on which of my September books will work for which categories. I hope one of the ones I can cover pops up next (there are lots that work for the three books I'm planning on getting to next). This month is a really busy one for me with two editing jobs and tutoring.

[Monique the Book Geek]

Thankfully I finished my book for our Round Two #38 task. I might not be online much these next few days as I'm preparing to be hit by Hurricane Irene tomorrow and might experience a power outage.

So, just in case I can't get online Wednesday to see our Round Three tasks... Here is the book I'll be reading over the next two weeks:


Some of the tasks this book can cover are:

#1: “The summer was only a third over and she was already eager for school to start again” (pg. 176).
#4: “…to the pool with Cynthia and her mother” (pg. 147).
#5: “…she and her husband and son had gone camping in Canada” (pg. 49)
#6: “…the June sun was hot and she needed her sunglasses” (pg. 7).
#11: “…and pulled out a pint of mint-chocolate-chip ice cream” (pg. 149.
#12: Lucinda filled the glasses with iced tea” (pg. 24).
#13: “Evelyn sliced off the hard green skin of the watermelon” (pg. 148).
#20: “…cookies for the Fourth of July bake sale” (pg. 82).
#21: “Mae held her mug of cinnamon-apple tea under her nose, drinking in the spices” (pg. 260).
#22: “If Frank hadn’t died in Vietnam” (pg. 152). Frank was a soldier who lost his life in the Vietnam war.
#23: “…making a moat of three pillows around herself” (pg. 308).
#25: “Mae took a peppermint from the candy jar” (pg. 147).

I’ll add to this later if I can…

[Monique the Book Geek]

I'll update this post as we finish these tasks. :)

ROUND TWO: TEAM METAMORPHOSIS

#3: A Day at the Beach - ANDREA ( Destination: Romance... )✔
#32: International Cat Day (October 29th) - MELANIE ( The Bachelor's Twins )✔
#38: Lawn Maintenance - MONIQUE ( An Undivided Heart )✔
#18: Labor Day (September 4th) - KIMBERLY ( Bringing Maggie Home )✔
#2: Independence Day (July 4th) - JAMIE ( Fatal Frost )✔

ROUND TWO: TEAM METAMORPHOSIS

#3: A Day at the Beach
*Read a book with a beach scene on the book’s cover or in its text.

*Book: Destination: Romance: Five Inspirational Love Stories Spanning the Globe by Kim Vogel Sawyer, Constance Shilling Stevens, and Rose Allen McCauley
*Read by: Andrea, finished September 12, 2017, rated 4 stars
*How it works: In its text - “It’s pretty quiet along this stretch of beach. Do you think all the eggs will hatch and the turtles will make it to the water?” (pg. ???)
*Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#32: International Cat Day (October 29th)
*Read a book that: 1) has a cat on the cover; 2) contains the letters C-A-T in its title—in any order; OR 3) has a cat that plays a large role in the story.

*Book: The Bachelor's Twins by Kathryn Springer
*Read by: Melanie, finished August 30, 2017, rated 4 stars
*How it works: The title contains the letters C-A-T.
*Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#38: Lawn Maintenance
*Read a book with a lawnmower or other lawn/gardening equipment on cover or in the book's text.

*Book: An Undivided Heart by Vonette Bright and Nancy Moser
*Read by: Monique, finished September 10, 2017, rated 5 stars
*How it works: Gardening tools are in the book’s text - “…the cemetery maintenance man raking leaves a distance away” (pg. 77) and "He stood to use the shovel" (pg. 297).
*BONUS POINT: The word “dirt” is found in the book’s text - “Younger than springtime, older than dirt” (pg. 43).
*Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#18: Labor Day (September 4th)
*Read a book that: 1) has a title that begins with one of the letters in LABOR—not including articles like “a,” “an,” or “the”; 2) features something related to sports on cover or in its text; OR 3) has a picnic scene on cover or the word "picnic" in the book's text.

*Book: Bringing Maggie Home by Kim Vogel Sawyer
*Read by: Kimberly, finished September 1, 2017, rated 5 stars
*How it works: The title begins with one of the letters in LABOR.
*Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#2: Independence Day (July 4th)
*Read a book that’s cover: 1) has a majority color of red, white, and/or blue; 2) has the United States flag on it; OR 3) has fireworks on it.

*Book: Fatal Frost by Nancy Mehl
*Read by: Jamie, finished September 8, 2017, rated 3 stars
*How it works: Blue and white are two of the book cover's majority colors.
*Link to review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Andrea]

Thanks for updating us, Monique. Stay safe!

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

Stay safe, Monique!

[Andrea]

Team Metamorphosis, how are the books coming along? They're due tomorrow.

I've got under a hundred pages left in mine and am making time to get it finished tonight.

[Melanie, ✞Moderator, Avid Reader, & Blogger ✞]

You guys, I'm gonna try my best to get the second book done in time, but it might not happen. This week has been incredibly busy. O.o

[Monique the Book Geek]

With the power out yesterday from Hurricane Irma, I ended up fulfilling our Round Two #3 task with a book I started reading earlier this summer and needed to finish before my library loan expired. So if you can’t finish this task for whatever reason Andrea, I can post for this round tomorrow. :)


"They walked a good stretch of the beach in silence, her attention on the waves coming into the shore” (pg. 491-2).

Also, no worries Melanie. It turns out Jamie finished her task #2 reading on Friday, so I posted to our team review page for her. :)