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30. 15.04.2018 - The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts by Arthur Miller
Cards: 0 - Standalone, 1 - Character Goody Osburn, 2 - Title - The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts, 3 - Character - John Hale, 4 - Character - Francis Nurse, 5 - Character - Isaiah Goodkind, 6 - Character - Samuel Parris, 8 - Character - Elizabeth Proctor, 9 - Character - Rebecca Nurse, Skip - Character - Samuel Parris.

Mini - 15. where a character is a lawyer - Danforth said - I have been thirty-two year at the bar, sir, and I should be confounded were I called upon to defend these people.
69. where "honesty" can be found in the text
16. where a character goes to court
28. set in a country you do not live in

31. 15.04.2018 - The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Cards: 0 - Standalone , 2 - Title - The Yellow Birds, 6 - Character - Sergeant Sterling, Skip - Author - Kevin Powers

Mini - 47. with an Orange cover

32. 16.04.2018 - Nora & Kettle by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Cards: 1 - Book 1, 2 - Author - Lauren Nicolle Taylor, 3 - Character - Hiro Jackson, 4 - Character - Frankie Deere, 5 - Character - Douglas Inkman, 6 - Character - Sally, 8 - Character - Ernie, 9 - Title - Nora & Kettle, Skip - Character - Kettle

Mini - 46. with the sky and stars on the cover
1. with “fun” in the text or title.
28. set in a country you do not live in
17. which includes characters who are siblings
69. where "honesty" can be found in the text

33. 16.04.2018 - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Cards: 1 - Author - Octavia E. Butler, 2 - Character - Tom Weylin, 3 - Character - Hagar Weylin, 4 - Character - Kevin Franklin, 5 - Character - Isaac, 6 - Character - Sarah, 7 - Character - Virgie, 8 - Character - Edana Franklin, 9 - Character - Nigel, Skip - Title - Kindred

Mini - 61. with a twisted or convoluted plot - (view spoiler)[Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes the challenge she’s been given: to protect this young slaveholder until he can father her own great-grandmother. She saves his live time and again until and this is where the twist comes in - she kills him (hide spoiler)]
3. where there is a party
1. with “fun” in the text or title
39. where the MC is a writer
28. set in a country you do not live in
25. where someone works as a teacher

34. 16.04.2018 - Their Conquered Bride by Grace Goodwin
Cards: 1 - Book 1, 2 - Title - Their Conquered Bride, 3 - Character - Harry Jenkins, 4 - Character - Ford Ellison, 5 - Character - Ian, 6 - Character - Logan Smythe, 8 - Character - Elizabeth Lewis, Skip - Character - Whitmore Kane

Mini - 20. wtih B and Q in the title
17. which includes characters who are siblings
1. with “fun” in the text or title
28. set in a country you do not live in
54. with lovers on the cover

35. 17.04.2018 - The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 by Władysław Szpilman
Cards: 0 - Standalone, 2 - Title - The Pianist, 3 Character - Henryk Szpilman, 5 - Character - Izaak Szerman, 6 - Author - Władysław Szpilman, 8 - character - Edmund Rudnicki, Skip - Title - The Pianist

Mini - 44. with a musical instrument on the cover
17. which includes characters who are siblings
1. with “fun” in the text or title
55. where a poem is included in the text
28. set in a country you do not live in
15. where a character is a lawyer
69. where "honesty" can be found in the text

36. 17.04.2018 - Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams
Cards: 0 - Standalone. 2 - Character - Ron Tindal, 3 - Character - Kes Hillman-Smith, 4 - Character - Fraser Hillman-Smith, 6 - Character - Stuart Sutherland, Skip - Character - Kiri

Mini - 49. with the word "Chance" in the title
27. with Humor as the main page genre.
22. with 3 E's in the title
1. with “fun” in the text or title
39. where the MC is a writer

37. 18.04.2018 - The Witch's Daughter by Paula Brackston
Cards: - Please advise if you still need the breakdown - No color cards

Mini - 69. where "honesty" can be found in the text - 95.76 % - I could see she sought reassurance, but honesty was imperative if I was to maintain her trust.
17. which includes characters who are siblings
56. written by an author with a first of last name starting with P
28. set in a country you do not live in
1. with “fun” in the text or title

38. 19.04.2018 - Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku by William J. Higginson

Mini - 37. where "Haiku" can be found in the title or text
55. where a poem is included in the text
25. where someone works as a teacher
38. where the title starts with H

39. 20.04.2018 - Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt

Mini - 52. with a space craft on the cover
2. where the character enjoys their job
31. with a predominant sky on the cover
30. with a tall object on the cover
3. where there is a party
28. set in a country you do not live in
1. with “fun” in the text or title
66. where a character is a photographer
51. with an austronaut

40. - 20.04.2018 - A Quiet Life by Natasha Walter

Mini - 65. with a camera on the cover
11. where a character goes for a walk
55. where a poem is included in the text
5. where a character tells a lie
19. where someone goes to a hairdresser
36. with pyjamas in the text (PJ's not allowed, must be the exact word)
17. which includes characters who are siblings
28. set in a country you do not live in
1. with “fun” in the text or title
69. where "honesty" can be found in the text
66. where a character is a photographer
50. where someone takes a risk
59. where the MC is a parent

41. 21.04.2018 - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

Mini - 27. with Humor as the main page genre.
58. where DNA can be found in the text
39. where the MC is a writer

42. 21.04.2018 - Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone

Mini - 51. with an austronaut - Lieutenant Colonel Eileen Collins was the commander of the space shuttle - July 1999
30. with a tall object on the cover
17. which includes characters who are siblings
28. set in a country you do not live in
1. with “fun” in the text or title
52. with a space craft on the cover
25. where someone works as a teacher

43. 22.04.2018 - Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo by Zlata Filipović

Mini - 67. with a Z in the title
15. where a character is a lawyer
28. set in a country you do not live in
1. with “fun” in the text or title

44. 22.04.2018 - His Own Good Sword by Amanda McCrina

Mini - 4. set in a different world (i.e. not Earth) - (in an alternate Roman empire-like world)
17. which includes characters who are siblings
38. where the title starts with H
8. with a map inside (e.g. inside the front cover)

45. 23.04.2018 - Great Sky Woman by Steven Barnes
Cards - Red 3 - 70.3% red , Character called Hawk Shadow (Frog’s eldest brother)

Mini - 32. where SKY can be found in the title
64. where a natural disaster occurs - earthquake
17. which includes characters who are siblings
8. with a map inside (e.g. inside the front cover)

46. 23.04.2018 - The Aqua Net Diaries: Big Hair, Big Dreams, Small Town by Jennifer Niven

Mini - 48. with a Pink cover
55. where a poem is included in the text
15. where a character is a lawyer
3. where there is a party
28. set in a country you do not live in
1. with “fun” in the text or title
39. where the MC is a writer
27. with Humor as the main page genre.
22. with 3 E's in the title
25. where someone works as a teacher

47. 24.04.2018 - Redshirts by John Scalzi
Cards - Red 4 - 69.5% red - Character - Flinn

Mini - 45. set in space
5. where a character tells a lie
58. where DNA can be found in the text
9. where there are aliens
61. with a twisted or convoluted plot
1. with “fun” in the text or title
10. where a character travels to another planet

48. 26.04.2018 - The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz

Mini - 40. with a newspaper or book on the cover
5. where a character tells a lie
17. which includes characters who are siblings
28. set in a country you do not live in
1. with “fun” in the text or title
38. where the title starts with H
25. where someone works as a teacher

[[deleted user]]

Hi everybody

I'm not good at the planning thing. I'm in another group where when as soon as you finish one book you receive another challenge - so planning ahead is a bit difficult.

I will however keep in mind what we still need so if its okay with everybody I'll just post as we go along.

I just want to say we're an awesome team and I'm proud to be Team Hydrus

[Alissa]

Read for April

Warriors #1: Into the Wild
1 book 1 in series
2 character Tigerclaw
3 author last name Hunter
4 character Fireheart
6 character Spottedleaf
8 author first name Erin

The Alice Network
0 stand alone
4 location France
6 character last name St. Clair
Skip author first name Kate

The Beginning of Everything
0 stand alone
2 character first name Toby
4 character last name Faulkner
8 character last name Ellicot
9 character last name Nakamura
78.1 % yellow

A Game of Thrones
1 book 1 in series
2 character Tyrion
3 character Hodor
6 character last name Stark
8 character Eddard
9 character Nymeria
Skip character Pyp
Reverse Megan has read it

Glass Sword
2 second book in Red Queen series
4 character last name Farley
6 character first name Shade
7 author first name Victoria
Skip character first name Kilorn
Reverse Jenny has read it

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
mini - 58 DNA in text on page 149
mini - 15 the mom is a lawyer
0 stand alone
6 author first name Susannah
9 location NYC

Unbecoming
mini - 3 there's a high school party in Chapter 16
0 stand alone
6 character first name Simona
Skip character first name Katie

Warriors #2: Fire and Ice
1 character Oneeye
2 second book in series
2 character Tigerclaw
3 character Halftail
4 character Fireheart
6 character Silverstream
Skip character Patchpelt
mini 17 (or 18) - characters that are siblings Fireheart finds his sister Princess

Bed and Breakfast and Murder
mini - 15 eggs and toast on cover
1 first in series
4 character first name Fee (Fiona)
5 character first name Iris
7 location Vermont

Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir of Appalachia
mini 1 - On page 161 of - "It’s like Disneyland here, “ he told me once. “There is so much fun stuff to do!” - author is describing her husbands opinion of the cabin.
0 stand alone
4 title

Pies & Peril
60. with all the letters in WORK can be found in the authors first and last name

Filigrees, Fortunes and Foul Play
53. with a heart on the cover
59. where the MC is a parent
2. where the character enjoys their job
6 author last name
8 author first name

Forest of Secrets
3 book 3 in series
4 character Fireheart
4 title
mini
5. Read a book where a character tells a lie
8. Read a book with a map inside (e.g. inside the front cover)
17. Read a book which includes characters who are siblings

Optimists Die First
0 stand alone
1 title
7 location is Vancouver
Skip character first name Petula
mini
5. Read a book where a character tells a lie
34. Read a book with something breakable on the cover

Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom
2. Read a book where the character enjoys their job - Ken loves his work in Alaska
7. Read a book where there is a road trip - Chapter 10 is just one
28. Read a book set in a country you do not live in - Set in USA
34. Read a book with something breakable on the cover -vans can breakdown

[Megan]

April Books

Nemesis
Cards: YELLOW (95.3%), 9 (Title, Location: Newark), 0 (Stand Alone)
**finished 4/14**

Origin
Cards: BLUE (75%), 1 (Title), 5 (5th in Robert Langdon series), 7 (Character: Vidal), 8 (Character: Edmond), Skip (Character: Kirsch)


Lock & Key
Cards: 0 (Stand Alone), 6 (Author: Sarah), 9 (Character: Nate)

[Caroline]

Ricka wrote: "Hi everybody

I'm not good at the planning thing. I'm in another group where when as soon as you finish one book you receive another challenge - so planning ahead is a bit difficult.

I will howev..."

That's no problem at all Ricka :D I think our team has been so successful so far because we have a good mix of planners and pinch hitters - and you're probably our best pinch hitter xD

I'm really excited to be going into our last month as part of Team Hydrus too!

[Hiraya]

Woohoo! Finally finished Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes. I sincerely hope it is not too late.

I will be carrying over my two books, The Path of Daggers and She Who Remembers for next month. Sorry for not being able to read the latter. I've been DYING to read it ever since I got my hands on a copy from a thrift store, but alas, my schedule did not permit it.

If there is anything you wish me to prioritize, I will gladly do so! I will be updating all my posts in a while.

[Caroline]

Nice! And with Virna's last book we are 100% finished with March UNO - with more than 4 days still left to go. Great job everyone!

Make sure you have all of your March books on your UNO shelves (and especially the correct edition if you had a color cover). Jenny will be coming by in the next few days to check that everything is in order :D

Here is the countdown for April books to be finished.

[Alexa]

My April Books

*finished 4-1-18 Into the Drowning Deep card 1: character Olivia; card 2 or 6: character Victoria (nickname Tory) Stewart; card 5: title

*finished 4-2-18 Last One Home card 1: 1st in series; card 6: character Steve; card SKIP: character Karen

*finished 4-5-18 After Anna - works for a blue cover TinEye card 0: standalone; card 2: character Thomas; card 9: character Noah

*finished 4-10-18 Second Chance Summer

*finished 4-11-18 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

*finished 4-14-18 The Woman in the Window

*finish 4-15-18 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Sometimes I Lie card 0: standalone; card Skip: character Paul

[Caroline]

April UNO has (finally) started! Any books finished after this point will count towards our cards. This is the last month, so let's kill it!

Also, happy Easter!

[Jammin Jenny]

Happy Easter!

[[deleted user]]

Wow Jenny that's gorgeous.

Happy Easter everybody

[Caroline]

Hey guys just a small reminder: please don't forget about the reverse card! We've got 8 to do this month, so please remember to check (when posting what cards your book works for) if other team members have read your book :) Otherwise we're already off to a great start!

[Caroline]

Just to keep this on everyone's radar the color cards we do NOT have claimed are

📙 Yellow 1
📙 Yellow 7
📙 Yellow 9
📙 Yellow 9
📕 Red 4

All of the other colored cards are claimed - including all of the Wild Draw 4s. Great job guys :D

[Jammin Jenny]

I have a Yellow 9 (A: Nancy)


Banana Whip Safari Trip by Nancy McGovern

[Caroline]

Updated.

[Alissa]

Another Yellow 9
9 character last name Nakamura
78.1 % yellow

[Hiraya]

Hi! I'll help out with another yellow book. :)
This one:

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Card: Yellow 1 (Author: Oliver Sacks)

Here's the link to my April Reading Plan, for convenience: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Caroline]

Attention Hydrus!

April mini-challenge information is UP! We need to read 74 books to finish this one, but it will also start a few days early on April 12th. The countdown for the challenge start date is here.

Remember books started before April 12th will NOT count for the mini-challenge. Please plan accordingly. Also we are still looking for the Yellow 7 color card, so keep that in mind too.

I'll have more information up in just a few minutes

[Caroline]

April Mini

This mini challenge is all about reading different tasks related to unusual holidays in April!

This challenge is pretty cut and dry.
⭐ We will be given 70 tasks for 70 books.
⭐ For each task completed we will receive 10 points
⭐ If we complete all 70 tasks we will receive 30 bonus points

IF we manage to read all 70 then, and only then, there will be an additional bonus we can attempt. The bonus is to read books that hit two of the tasks already read for. We can read 4 books for 8 tasks. We can mix and match those as we please, but must use 8 different tasks (no doubles). Each bonus book will count for an additional 30 points.

We must finish the first 70 before the bonus though.

This is a lot of books to read in 19 days but I really, really think we can do it guys! GO TEAM HYDRUS!

[Caroline]

April Mini Tracking

⭐ Apr 1 Fun at Work Day
1. Read a book with “fun” in the text or title - Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir of Appalachia - Alissa - pg. 161 "'It’s like Disneyland here,' he told me once. 'There is so much fun stuff to do!'” Read: 18
2. Read a book where the character enjoys their job - Nemesis - Bucky is playground director and then a waterfront director and he states that he loves his jobs - Megan - Read: 14

⭐ Apr 3 World Party Day
3. Read a book where there is a party - Unbecoming - Alissa - There is a high school party in chapter 16 - Read: 16
4. Read a book set in a different world (i.e. not Earth)

⭐ Apr 4 Tell a Lie Day
5. Read a book where a character tells a lie - Shadow Spinner - (view spoiler)[Uncle Eli told Shahrazad’s eunuch that she was crippled because of an accident -the truth was that her mother deliberately maimed her. (hide spoiler)] Ricka. Read: 13
6. Read a book first published on 4th April (any year) - American War - Megan - April 4, 2017

⭐ Apr 5 Read a Road Map Day
7. Read a book where there is a road trip - All Together Dead - Sookie takes a road trip to a Vampire Convention - Jenny. Read: 13
8. Read a book with a map inside (e.g. inside the front cover) - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Jenny. Read: 18

⭐ Apr 5 First Contact Day
9. Read a book where there are aliens - Pilot X - Jenny - characters are from Aldura and other non-earth planets. Read: 16
10. Read a book where a character travels to another planet The Sirens of Titan - Caroline - MC goes to Mars and Mercury. Read: 19

⭐ Apr 6 Walk to Work Day
11. Read a book where a character goes for a walk - The Goshawk - The MC goes for a walk - Ricka - Read: 12
12. Read a book first published on the 6th of any month - The Memory of Things - Virna - first published September 6th, 2016

⭐Apr 6 Sorry Charlie Day
13. Read a book where a character is named Charlie, or Charles - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Jenny - Character: Charlie. Read: 14
14. Read a book where the author is named Charlie, or Charles - All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders - Nicole

⭐ Apr 10 Be Kind to Lawyers Day
15. Read a book where a character is a lawyer - The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts - Ricka - Character: Danforth "I have been thirty-two year at the bar." Read: 15
16. Read a book where a character goes to court - Sunset Ridge - Ricka - Luther went to court because he cut Snob Evans’s finger off. Read: 12

⭐ Apr 10 Siblings Day
17. Read a book which includes characters who are siblings - Fire and Ice - Alissa - Fireheart finds his sister Princess - Read: 16
18. Read a book where estranged siblings reconnect - Lock and Key - Megan - sisters live together after not seeing each other for 10 years

⭐ Apr 11 Barbershop Quartet Day
19. Read a book where someone goes to a hairdresser/barber - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Ricka - Susan takes Juliet to Madame Helena's for a haircut. Read: 14
20. Read a book with B and Q in the title - The Conquered Brides - Ricka - Read: 16

⭐ Apr 12 Grilled Cheese Day
21. Read a book with an edible item on the cover - - Alissa - eggs and toast on the cover - Read: 17
22. Read a book with 3 E's in the title - The End of the World Running Club - Nicole - Read: 23

⭐ Apr 12 Yuri's Night
23. Read a book where all the letters in YURI can be found in the title - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Jenny
24. Read a book with a black cover (>50%) - The Woman in the Window - Alexa - 58% black - Read: 14

⭐ Apr 13 Scrabble Day
25. Read a book where someone works as a teacher - Origin - Megan - Robert Langdon is a Harvard Professor
26. Read a book with 2 B's in the authors name - The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery - Nicole

⭐ Apr 14 International Moment of Laughter Day
27. Read a book with Humor as the main page genre. - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Ricka. Read: 21
28. Read a book set in a country you do not live in - Death of a Scriptwriter - Location: Scotland (Jenny lives in the U.S.) - Jenny - Read: 17

⭐ Apr 14 Reach as High as You Can Day
29. Read a book with 500+ pages - Closer Than You Think - Jenny - 575 pages
30. Read a book with a tall object on the cover - - Nicole - there is a tall hourglass on the cover. Read: 15

⭐ Apr 14 Look up the Sky Day
31. Read a book with a predominant sky on the cover - - Jenny. Read: 15
32. Read a book where SKY can be found in the title - Great Sky Woman - Ricka

⭐ Apr 16 Eggs Benedict Day
33. Read a book with a yellow and white cover - - Jenny - 87% yellow and white. Read: 14
34. Read a book with something breakable on the cover - - Jenny - Read: 21

⭐ Apr 16 Wear Pajamas to Work Day
35. Read a book written by an author with the initials P & J - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult - Nicole
36. Read a book with pyjamas/pajamas in the text - An Awfully Big Adventure - Ricka - 17% - St Ives and a woman he swore was his Auntie from Cardiff were discovered in matching pyjamas, he in the top and she in the bottoms. Read: 14

⭐ Apr 17 Haiku Poetry Day
37. Read a book where "Haiku" can be found in the title or text - Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku - Read: 19
38. Read a book where the title starts with H - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Megan

⭐ Apr 18 Columnist Day
39. Read a book where the MC is a writer - Magpie Murders - Caroline - MC Alan Conway is a novelist - Read: 18
40. Read a book with a newspaper or book on the cover - The Hired Girl - Ricka

⭐ Apr 20 Look Alike Day
Read 2 different books with the same cover - Identical (there may be slight color or different zooming, but it is clearly the same photo.) These cannot be the same book.
41. Book 1 - - Nicole. Read: 13
42. Book 2 - - Nicole. Read: 13

⭐ Apr 21 Record Store Day
43. Read a book with a main page genre of music/musician
44. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover - The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 - Ricka - Read: 17

⭐ Apr 21 Astronomy Day
45. Read a book set in space - Redshirts - Ricka
46. Read a book with the sky and stars on the cover - - Ricka - Read: 16

⭐ Apr 21 Jelly Bean Day
47. Read a book with an Orange cover - - Ricka - 55% orange. Read: 15
48. Read a book with a Pink cover - - Ricka

⭐ Apr 23 Take a Chance Day
49. Read a book with the word "Chance" in the title - Ricka - Last Chance to See - Read: 17
50. Read a book where someone takes a risk - A Wild Ride Through the Night - Caroline - "Having made a wager with death for nothing less than his life and soul, Gustave must travel from the earth to the moon and back in a single night." That sounds like a hell of a risk to me.

⭐ Apr 23 Impossible Astronaut Day
51. Read a book with an astronaut - Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream - Ricka
52. Read a book with a space craft on the cover - - Ricka

⭐ Apr 23 Lover's Day
53. Read a book with a heart on the cover - Alissa -
54. Read a book with lovers on the cover - - Ricka. Read: 13

⭐ Apr 24 Poem in Your Pocket Day
55. Read a book where a poem is included in the text - A Tale for the Time Being - pg. 414 - the book uses Yosano Akiko's poem Sozorogoto (Rambling Thoughts). Read: 13
56. Read a book written by an author with a first of last name starting with P - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Jenny - Author: Philip K. Dick - Read: 17

⭐ Apr 25 DNA Day
57. Read a book with scientist as an important character - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Virna - MC is a marine biologist
58. Read a book where DNA can be found in the text - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - Alissa - page 149 "His lab introduced DNA sequences that direct the cells to make certain types of receptors." Read: 14

⭐ Apr 26 Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
59. Read a book where the MC is a parent - Wyrd Sisters - Nicole - Nanny Ogg is a mother many times over
60. Read a book with all the letters in WORK can be found in the authors first and last name - Pies & Peril - Alissa - Author: Janel Gradowski

⭐ Apr 26 Pretzel Day
61. Read a book with a twisted or convoluted plot - Kindred - Ricka - Read: 16
62. Read a book with baked goods on the cover - - Jenny. Read: 12

⭐ Apr 26 Richter Scale Day
63. Read a book with a character or author name of Richard, Rick, or Ricky - Quite Contrary by Richard Roberts - Nicole - Read: 16
64. Read a book where a natural disaster occurs - The Long Winter - Jenny - blizzards. Read: 15

⭐ Apr 27 World Pinhole Photography Day
65. Read a book with a camera on the cover - - Ricka - Read: 20
66. Read a book where a character is a photographer - Monstrous Regiment - Caroline - Otto Chriek is a newspaper photographer

⭐Apr 29 Zipper Day
67. Read a book with a Z in the title - Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo - Ricka - Read: 22
68. Read a book first published on the 29th (any month) - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - initially published on 7/29/2008 - Jenny

⭐ Apr 30 Honesty Day
69. Read a book where "honesty" can be found in the text - The Witch's Daughter - Ricka - 95.76 % - I could see she sought reassurance, but honesty was imperative if I was to maintain her trust. Read: 18
70. Read a book with a blunt character - Night Watch - Caroline - Sam Vimes is about as blunt as you can get (before Granny Weatherwax of course)

Claimed: 68/70
Read: 45/70

[Hiraya]

Interesting. The book we're going to work on for our UNO cards can also count as points for the mini-challenge, right?

Anyway, sign me up for the last yellow. :)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne
Card: Yellow 7 (Author: Verne)

Also, I'll start planning how I can help with the challenge once I've finished The Path of Daggers. ;)

GO TEAM HYDRUS!

[Caroline]

Virna Pamela wrote: "Interesting. The book we're going to work on for our UNO cards can also count as points for the mini-challenge, right?

Anyway, sign me up for the last yellow. :)
[bookcover:Twenty Thousand Leagues..."

Yes. Every book you read will hit an UNO card and a mini-challenge task. And excellent - thanks Virna!

And as a confidence booster for everyone - we've managed 49 books in the first 8 days of April!

[Caroline]

While the above is the full list, I'm gonna do a second tracking post here by person as well. That way we can see where we are as both a team and as individuals.

Caroline
⭐ 10. Read a book where a character travels to another planet - The Sirens of Titan - MC goes to Mars
⭐ 39. Read a book where the MC is a writer - Magpie Murders - MC Alan Conway is a novelist
⭐ 50. Read a book where someone takes a risk - A Wild Ride Through the Night - "Having made a wager with death for nothing less than his life and soul, Gustave must travel from the earth to the moon and back in a single night." That sounds like a hell of a risk to me.
⭐ 55. Read a book where a poem is included in the text - A Tale for the Time Being - pg. 414 - the book uses Yosano Akiko's poem Sozorogoto (Rambling Thoughts)
⭐ 66. Read a book where a character is a photographer - Monstrous Regiment - Otto Chriek is a newspaper photographer
⭐ 70. Read a book with a blunt character - Night Watch - Sam Vimes is about as blunt as you can get (before Granny Weatherwax of course)

Jenny
⭐ 9. Read a book where there are aliens - Pilot X - characters are from Aldura and other non-earth planets
⭐ 7. Read a book where there is a road trip All Together Dead - Sookie takes a road trip to a Vampire Convention
⭐ 8. Read a book with a map inside (e.g. inside the front cover) - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
⭐ 13. Read a book where a character is named Charlie, or Charles - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Character: Charlie
⭐ 23. where all the letters in YURI can be found in the title - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
⭐ 28. set in a country you do not live in - Death of a Scriptwriter - Location: Scotland (Jenny lives in the U.S.)
⭐ 29. with 500+ pages - Closer Than You Think - 575 pages
⭐ 31. with a predominant sky on the cover - Erewhon
⭐ 33. with a yellow and white cover - Banana Whip Safari Trip - 87% yellow and white
⭐ 34. Read a book with something breakable on the cover - The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
⭐ 56. written by an author with a first of last name starting with P - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Author: Philip K. Dick
⭐ 62. with baked goods on the cover - Cream Puff Murder - cream puff on cover
⭐ 64. where a natural disaster occurs - The Long Winter - blizzards
⭐ 68. first published on the 29th (any month) - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - initially published on 7/29/2008


Nicole
⭐ 14. Read a book where the author is named Charlie, or Charles - All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
⭐ 22. Read a book with 3 E's in the title - The End of the World Running Club
⭐ 26. Read a book with 2 B's in the authors name - The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
⭐ 30. Read a book with a tall object on the cover - Mort - there is a tall hourglass on the cover
⭐ 35. Read a book written by an author with the initials P & J - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
⭐41 & 42. Read 2 different books with the same cover - The Touch Of Ghosts & The Coldest Blood
⭐ 59. Read a book where the MC is a parent - Wyrd Sisters - Nanny Ogg is a mother many times over
⭐ 63. Read a book with a character or author name of Richard, Rick, or Ricky - Quite Contrary by Richard Roberts

Virna
⭐ 57. Read a book with scientist as an important character - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - the MC is a marine biologist
⭐ 12. first published on the 6th of any month - The Memory of Things - first published September 6th, 2016

Alissa
⭐ 1. Read a book with “fun” in the text or title - Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir of Appalachia - "It’s like Disneyland here, “ he told me once. “There is so much fun stuff to do!” Pg. 161
⭐ 3. Read a book where there is a party - Unbecoming - There is a high school party in chapter 16
⭐17. Read a book which includes characters who are siblings - Fire and Ice - Fireheart finds his sister Princess
⭐ 21. Read a book with an edible item on the cover - Bed and Breakfast and Murder - eggs and toast on the cover
⭐ 53. Read a book with a heart on the cover - Filigrees, Fortunes and Foul Play
⭐ 58. Read a book where DNA can be found in the text - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - page 149 "His lab introduced DNA sequences that direct the cells to make certain types of receptors."
⭐ 60. Read a book with all the letters in WORK can be found in the authors first and last name - Pies & Peril - Author: Janel Gradowski

Ricka
⭐ 5. Read a book where a character tells a lie. Shadow Spinner - (view spoiler)[Uncle Eli told Shahrazad’s eunuch that she was crippled because of an accident -the truth was that her mother deliberately maimed her. (hide spoiler)]
⭐ 11. where a character goes for a walk - The Goshawk - MC goes for a walk
⭐ 15. Read a book where a character is a lawyer - The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts - Character: Danforth "I have been thirty-two year at the bar."
⭐ 16. Read a book where a character goes to court - Sunset Ridge - Luther went to court because he cut Snob Evans’s finger off
⭐ 19. Read a book where someone goes to a hairdresser - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Susan takes Juliet to Madame Helena's for a haircut
⭐ 20. Read a book with B and Q in the title- The Conquered Brides
⭐ 27. Read a book with a main page genre of humor. - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
⭐ 32. where SKY can be found in the title - Great Sky Woman
⭐ 36. Read a book with pyjamas/pajamas in the text - An Awfully Big Adventure - 17% - St Ives and a woman he swore was his Auntie from Cardiff were discovered in matching pyjamas, he in the top and she in the bottoms.
⭐ 37. Read a book where "Haiku" can be found in the title or text - Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku
⭐ 40. Read a book with a newspaper or book on the cover - The Hired Girl
⭐ 44. Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover - The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45
⭐ 45. Read a book set in space - Redshirts
⭐ 46. Read a book with the sky and stars on the cover - Nora & Kettle
⭐ 47. Read a book with an orange cover - The Yellow Birds - 55% orange
⭐ 48. Read a book with a Pink cover - The Aqua Net Diaries: Big Hair, Big Dreams, Small Town
⭐ 49. Read a book with the word "Chance" in the title - Last Chance to See
⭐ 51. Read a book with an astronaut - Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
⭐ 52. Read a book with a space craft on the cover - Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
⭐ 54. Read a book with lovers on the cover - A Season to Be Sinful
⭐ 61. Read a book with a twisted or convoluted plot - Kindred
⭐ 65. Read a book with a camera on the cover - A Quiet Life
⭐ 69. Read a book where "honesty" can be found in the text - The Witch's Daughter - 95.76 % - I could see she sought reassurance, but honesty was imperative if I was to maintain her trust.

Alexa
⭐ 24. Read a book with a black cover (>50%) - The Woman in the Window - 58% black

Megan
⭐ 2. Read a book with a character who enjoys their job - Nemesis - Bucky is playground director and then a waterfront director and he states that he loves his jobs
⭐ 6. Book published on April 4th - American War - April 4, 2017
⭐ 18. Estranged siblings reconnect - Lock and Key - sisters live together after not seeing each other for 10 years
⭐ 25. Character works as a teacher - Origin - Robert Langdon is a Harvard Professor
⭐ 38. Title starts with H - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[Nicole B]

So far I can take:

41. Book 1 -
42. Book 2 -

- Same tree/photo used

35. Read a book written by an author with the initials P & J
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

14. Read a book where the author is named Charlie, or Charles
- All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

22. Read a book with 3 E's in the title
-The End of the World Running Club

63. Read a book with a character or author name of Richard, Rick, or Ricky
- Quite Contrary by Richard Roberts

26. Read a book with 2 B's in the authors name
- The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb

[Jammin Jenny]

Would #26 count as there are 3 Bs in the author's full name (roBin hoBB), or is it just 2 Bs in either the first or last name?

[Caroline]

Hmmm, that's a good question. I guess we'll see what the mods say, they can be oddly picky sometimes. Im actually wondering if we need to get the identical book covers approved. Do we ask for permission or forgivness?

[Jammin Jenny]

I think those trees are close enough to ask for forgiveness later on. I'm just not sure about letters since they specify a number and that can sometimes be disputed.

I also asked about a color questions - pink enough?

- it looks pink to me, but tineye isn't giving it 50% pink.

[Jammin Jenny]

Here's my plan so far...depending on what everyone else comes up with I can dig further.

4. set in a different world (i.e. not Earth) - Pilot X

12. first published on the 6th of any month - The Silent Corner - first published on 6/6/2017

23. where all the letters in YURI can be found in the title - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

28. set in a country you do not live in - Death of a Scriptwriter - set in Scotland

29. with 500+ pages - Closer Than You Think - 575 pages

31. with a predominant sky on the cover - - mostly sky on cover

32. where SKY can be found in the title - Fire in an Amber Sky

33. with a yellow and white cover - (there is some brown but very little - mostly yellow and white - 87%)

34. with something breakable on the cover - - there's a vase on the cover

40. with a newspaper or book on the cover - - there are books on the cover

48. with a Pink cover - - cover is 68% pink

51. with an astronaut - Good Morning, Midnight

62. with baked goods on the cover -

67. with a Z in the title - The Zookeeper's Wife

68. first published on the 29th (any month) - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - initially published on 7/29/2008

[Caroline]

I will be glad to be done with tineye this month. That book is clearly pink (one of the colors is even rose pink!) so hopefully the mods will give it the thumbs up.

Also, I just read this so I can't use it, but I did want to throw there that Good Morning, Midnight would work for "astronaunt" and "travel to another planet" if anyone is feeling like reading it. I thought it was pretty good

[Jammin Jenny]

I know - tineye just sometimes seems to get it so wrong!

[Jammin Jenny]

Caroline wrote: "I will be glad to be done with tineye this month. That book is clearly pink (one of the colors is even rose pink!) so hopefully the mods will give it the thumbs up.

Also, I just read this so I ca..."

Good Morning, Midnight looks right up my alley so I just borrowed it on Overdrive. So, put me down for #51 too.

[Jammin Jenny]

No pink cover for me!

Found one!

48. with a Pink cover - - cover is 68% pink

[[deleted user]]

Hi everybody

It looks like a quiet a challenge!!! You guys are so good at all this planning stuff. Sorry to be a wet blanket but I don't want to commit to anything that I can't do so I'll be after the fact if that's okay with everybody. I'm sure I'll be able to cover some of them.

[Caroline]

Ricka wrote: "Hi everybody

It looks like a quiet a challenge!!! You guys are so good at all this planning stuff. Sorry to be a wet blanket but I don't want to commit to anything that I can't do so I'll be after..."

That's totally fine Ricka :D If you know some of the books you already plan on/want to read coming up I can take a look at where to place them. I like doing it (like a puzzle) and you and I generally read different types of books, so I don't mind spoiling them for myself to find task answers :D

[Caroline]

Please don't forget to add all mini-challenge books to your April tracking posts with the UNO cards they will work for - we've still got 45 of those left to do too :D

[Alissa]

I have no plan so far either. That's what I get for choosing two fat books at the same time.

What's coming up are Unbecoming and Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness.

I'll watch for what's in the text.

[Megan]

Here's what I've come up with so far. I tried to make sure that I only went for holidays that hadn't been claimed yet, if I accidentally overlapped with someone else though just let me know and I'll adjust to cover something different.

6. Book published on April 4th (April 4, 2017)
**finished 4/30**

18. Estranged siblings reconnect (sisters live together after not seeing each other for 10 years)
**finished 4/23**

25. Character works as a teacher (Robert Langdon, Harvard Professor)
**finished 4/29**

38. Title starts with H (Harry Potter)
**finished 4/21**

56. Author's first or last name begins with P (Philip Roth)
**finished 4/14**

I'll see what's still needed towards the end of the challenge and add more to help cover them

[Caroline]

Alissa wrote: "I have no plan so far either. That's what I get for choosing two fat books at the same time.

What's coming up are Unbecoming and Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness...."

That's fine Megan - if you have no objections I'm going to put Brain on Fire down for 58. Read a book where DNA can be found in the text. For Unbecoming I'm going to put it down for 3. Read a book where there is a party :D I just need you to tell me what chapter the party is in when you read it (google book previews often omit page numbers for some strange reason)

[Caroline]

Megan wrote: "Here's what I've come up with so far. I tried to make sure that I only went for holidays that hadn't been claimed yet, if I accidentally overlapped with someone else though just let me know and I'l..."

You're all good Megan - this looks great! And congrats on finding the April 4th - that's a pretty hard one :D

Also just as a heads up to everyone I moved one of my books from the "main genre page of humor" to "character who is a photographer" (I figured that one would be harder to find again) so the humor one is now up for grabs if anyone wants it :D

[Caroline]

Okay lovely ladies, our last mini-challenge has officially started! Any books started after this point will work for the mini-challenge. I've looked at all the other teams and no other team is as prepared and ready to tackle this challenge as we are. We've also read more books than anyone else in the first 11 days of April.

So let's do this! Go Team Hydrus!

[Alexa]

I'm getting ready to start The Woman in the Window and according to TinEye the cover is 58% black, so it will work for #24.

My list of the rest of the books I plan to get to this month is at home so I'll post later with what those might match up to!

[[deleted user]]

I'm reading for 36. with pyjamas in the text - Sunset Ridge 17.22 % - Three weeks later Dave was unsure how he came to be standing in the sitting room at nine o’clock at night in his pyjamas and dressing gown.

& for 1. with “fun” in the text or title - The Goshawk - 3,61% - Gos concentrated his attention backward, without looking round, and dipped the tip of his tail in the extraordinary medium. It was fun.

[Jammin Jenny]

I just bought



at the library bookstore so I can take #43. with a main page genre of music/musician

[Alissa]

Caroline wrote: "That's fine Megan - if you have no objections I'm going to put Brain on Fire down for 58. Read a book where DNA can be found in the text. For Unbecoming I'm going to put it down for 3. Read a book where there is a party :D I just need you to tell me what chapter the party is in when you read it (google book previews often omit page numbers for some strange reason)
"

In Unbecoming the party is happening in Chapter 16.

[Jammin Jenny]

I'm finishing up Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet and think we should count it as one of our bonus books (if we get that far). It works for #13 (character named Charlie) and #70 (a blunt character - both Charlie and Rayes are very blunt). I started after the timer went off and I don't think it works for any of the open spots.

Okay with that?

[Caroline]

Okay - I'll update for tasks 1, 24, 36, and 43 - excellent ladies :D

Alissa - thank you for the update :D

Jenny - I think the bonus books are going to be fairly easy since we only have to do a couple and some of the tasks are pretty easy to find both in one book. I think it would be better right now to focus on the hitting each one. I'm thinking this if it sounds good to you too:

Fourth Grave - character named Charlie
Magpie Murders - MC as a writer
A Tale for the Time Being - Poem in the text

[Jammin Jenny]

Sounds good to me! I'll take spot #13 and update my tracking post.

[Caroline]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Sounds good to me! I'll take spot #13 and update my tracking post."

Great! Also I'm really glad we had this conversation so early in the challenge. If anyone is reading a book that won't work for open tasks, but will work for others please tell us. I'm sure we can get stuff shifted around, especially as we actually read our books and have more information, and a book marked for an easier task might actually work for a much harder one - like what happened above :D

On that note, if anyone ends up reading a book with a post 19th century, traditional western version of a court room let me know and I'll move my book to task 2.

[Jammin Jenny]

Following along that same train of thought, it might be wise to list other open tasks your book could work for when you post a book as complete. That way you'll be looking at the list of tasks when your book is fresh in your mind just in case we need to move things around later.

I just did this for the book I used for Task #62. It also worked for currently open tasks 2, 5, 17 and 21 so I listed them as possible alternates.

[Caroline]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Following along that same train of thought, it might be wise to list other open tasks your book could work for when you post a book as complete. That way you'll be looking at the list of tasks when..."

Yea that's probably a good idea - so if everyone would just follow Jenny's very smart lead that would be appreciated :D