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[Cat]

oooh! oooh! let me think about tracking sheet options......

[Cat]

also: I assume I'm not the only one waiting with excitement for Katie's next book completion dump??

Katiiiieeeeeeeeeee...... come report some books for us!

[Eldarwen]

That'd be extra work though?

[Eldarwen]

Cat wrote: "also: I assume I'm not the only one waiting with excitement for Katie's next book completion dump??

Katiiiieeeeeeeeeee...... come report some books for us!"

Haha indeed you aren't!!

[Cat]

Eldarwen wrote: "That'd be extra work though?"

but then wouldn't have to keep track of reporting posts?

[Eldarwen]

I could throw links to the completion posts into the message on the first page of the team thread reserved for the mini challenges with a copy-paste of the tasks + comments?

Or we'll just wait another couple of days, or until after Katie bulk-posted, and then throw them all onto the spreadsheet then?

We won't be overrun with too many completion posts until then, I think.

[Cat]

other thought for same cover: there's that godawful series of cosy mysteries. Mrs Fix-it or something. Which all have the same cover just different colours?

/ etc etc

They have the benefit of being quick quick quick

[Cat]

Eldarwen wrote: "I could throw links to the completion posts into the message on the first page of the team thread reserved for the mini challenges with a copy-paste of the tasks + comments?

Or we'll just wait ano..."

I think catching the completions somewhere would make sense, yes. Especially if I continue to jibber jabber like this! :)

[Eldarwen]

Cat wrote: "other thought for same cover: there's that godawful series of cosy mysteries. Mrs Fix-it or something. Which all have the same cover just different colours?

/ [bookco..."

That could work, too, actually. They're painted but they do look the same.

[Eldarwen]

Cat wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "I could throw links to the completion posts into the message on the first page of the team thread reserved for the mini challenges with a copy-paste of the tasks + comments?

Or we..."

Hahahaha ;-D
Ok, I'll throw them onto the first page.

[Katie]

Lol! I've only got 4 right now. I'll try to get them posted today. It's field trip day for my daughter, so I'll be out most of the afternoon. :)

[Eldarwen]

Hahaha :-))
4 is not bad though! I think we could already work with that ;-)

Field trip sounds like fun! Are you on surveillance duty for it?

[Katie]

Yeah, she's still in preschool, so each kid will have their parent(s) with them.

[Eldarwen]

Have fun! :-)

[Cat]

started a couple of books - my commuting audio and one to refresh my palate after some pretty intense short stories. Her Body and Other Parties is good, but as it is focusing on the female experience (with magical realism/horror) there's a lot of grimness from which I needed a break.

So, I've picked up Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart (author Tim) and Sins & Needles

I think it's green, so could be 6 Green (Sins title) or 8 Green (Ellie char) or 4 Green (Halle author). I've a feeling it's a reverse too, with Katie?


For the mini, on first glance, as I've not read much yet, so more might come out:

Blood River - road (& river!) trip / set in country I don't live in (Congo - and I'm grateful for that!) / takes a risk (travelling solo through Congo)

Sins & Needles - 3 Es in title / tells a lie (she's a grifter, it's her job to lie!)

[Eldarwen]

I read Sins & Needles (and yep, so did Katie).

(H is 3 card.)

For the mini, I'll have to read through the tasks but there's certainly a few more that'll fit. The lying anyway. Everyone in that trilogy lies at least once per book.

[Cat]

(I am rubbish with keeping the card letters straight in my head! sorry!)

[Katie]

Sorry I didn't get a chance to post yesterday! Will definitely do so tonight.

In other news, the field trip yesterday was to an arcade/mini golf/amusement park place that had a huge ball pit that the kids loved. Sadly, it was 40 degrees and sleeting so we didn't do anything outside. There was a huge crane game (you guys know what I'm talking about???) where they had massive balls and nobody ever wins, right? Not my kid...2 tries and we've got a ball the size of her in the living room now. :P

[Kelly]

Completed post 18/4/18

The Bookshop on Rosemary Lane by Ellen Berry.

8 Ellen
6 Sophie
4 Freda
7 Val
5 Irene
9 Norma
2 Tamsin
Skip Pattie

Mini challenge
3 Opening party of bookshop
5 Mark to Della
17 Della, Roxanne and Jeff
21 Cake on cover
22 Title
30 Church Steeple on cover
50 Della opening bookshop
59 Della
62 Cake on cover

[Eldarwen]

Okay, so thinking over the books I am reading and have planned to read:

- The Bear and the Nightingale for reverse, I'm probably going to be half-way through by the end of the day
- Offside for 1 card, work permitting, I might be done with this by the end of the day
- The Smoke Thief for 6 green, which might be replaced by Bayou Moon, I'll pick that one up as soon as I'm done with Bear & Nightingale
- Perfect for 4 card and pink cover (mini), I'll read that over the weekend, they're such a guilty pleasure read haha but quick to get through

And that should leave enough time to pick up the 4th book in the Pretty Little Liars series, which is *tadaaaa* Green! So I can read that the last weekend of the month and cover the 4 Green unless someone else has something they have finished by then.

Cat is currently reading for 8 Green, so the 4 Green is the last coloured card we have left that we need to read for.

[Kelly]

I have a couple more green covers I could read next but I’m not sure whether there are any F’s in them. Can’t see any from reading the blurb.

[Eldarwen]

Do you happen to have an orange cover? Because we have a task for an orange cover in the mini challenge. That might be an idea? And it won't require a specific character name either as long as it works for something for the hands :-)

[Eldarwen]

Btw Louise, I snagged your Julia Quinn book for one of our reverse cards as Katie read it.

That leaves ONE reverse card we need to fill!

[Eldarwen]

Kelly wrote: "I have a couple more green covers I could read next but I’m not sure whether there are any F’s in them. Can’t see any from reading the blurb."

Or you could read for an 8 Green if that helps?

Then we'll use Cat's green book as a reverse. That could work, too.

[Kelly]

Eldarwen wrote: "Kelly wrote: "I have a couple more green covers I could read next but I’m not sure whether there are any F’s in them. Can’t see any from reading the blurb."

Or you could read for an 8 Green if tha..."

Yes Green cover with a character called Eustace!

[Eldarwen]

Fantastic! :-)

Sounds like an interesting book and it seems like the main character is a writer, which is perfect for one of our mini tasks.

[Katie]

Completion:

Tangled Threads
4/17

1 - Owen
2 - Title
4 - Book 4 in series
6 - Sophia
7 - Vinnie
8 - Author
Skip - Roslyn Phillips

Mini:
1, 3, 5, 15, 17, 18, 19, 50, 58

The Painted Crown
4/17

2 - Book 2 in series
3 - Hellia
4 - Flora
5 - Istari
7 - Vellem
Skip - Title

Mini:
1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 16 (if we can count a royal court), 17, 31, 46, 50, 59

Brooklynaire
4/17

2 - Leo Trevi
3 - Hugh
4 - Book 4 in series
6 - Author
9 - Nate Kattenberger
Skip - Nate Kattenberger

Mini:
1, 3, 5, 17

The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson
4/17

1 - Book 1 in series
2 - Title
6 - Author
8 - Emma
Skip - Author

Mini:
1, 5, 17, 28, 50, 70

The Thief
4/17

2 - Title
6 - Sola
7 - Vishous
8 - Ehric
9 - Setting: New York
Skip - Phury

Mini:
1, 5, 15, 17, 30, 50, 70

Her Guardian Angel
4/17

2 - Tag
3 - Title
5 - Author
6 - Book 6 in series

Mini:
1, 3, 5, 17, 50, 58

[Eldarwen]

:-DDD

[Eldarwen]

Just fyi though, royal court won't work. It needs to be an actual court, with judges, prosecutors, lawyers, etc. etc.

[Katie]

Ok. Won't add that one in the future. :)

[Kelly]

Completed post 18/4/18

The Summer of Serendipity by Ali McNamara.

0 stand-alone
6 Serendipity. Character
Skip Parker
8 Eddie
1 Orla
4 Finn


Mini:
22 see title
23 see title
28 Ireland
31 see cover
5 Ren
11 Ren
70 Donal - he is described as blunt by another character
13 Charlie - Bellboy
2 Ren

[Kelly]

Eldarwen wrote: "Do you happen to have an orange cover? Because we have a task for an orange cover in the mini challenge. That might be an idea? And it won't require a specific character name either as long as it w..."

Would this cover the Orange cover?

[Eldarwen]

Kelly wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Do you happen to have an orange cover? Because we have a task for an orange cover in the mini challenge. That might be an idea? And it won't require a specific character name eithe..."


Unfortunately not, no :-(

[Kelly]

Eldarwen wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Do you happen to have an orange cover? Because we have a task for an orange cover in the mini challenge. That might be an idea? And it won't require a specific charac..."


I didn’t think so. Does anyone else have one? If not I could reread this

[Eldarwen]

Katie,
for Her Guardian Angel, could you please give page number and sentence for DNA?
Thanks!

Eta: Same for "fun" for The Thief!

Eta2: And a teeensy bit more detail for the party in Brooklynaire please, thanks! Just what kind of party, who by... that'll be enough.

Eta3 (last one!): The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson - who are the siblings? Thanks!

[Eldarwen]

Kelly,
for The Summer of Serendipity: The magical feel good perfect holiday read, could you please give a page number and reference for the "blunt" statement?
Thanks!

[Eldarwen]

Completion Post


Offside by Juliana Stone
Date Read: April 18th 2018
Rating: 4 stars

Cards:
1 - #1 in series / title starts with O
2 - character: Trent Barker
4 - character: Logan Forest
6 - author: Juliana Stone

Mini:
1 - page 20: "You had your fun and honestly..."
5 - Billie doesn't tell Logan that she passed herself for being Betty
15 - Gerald Dooley is a lawyer
28
54
69 - page 23: "but thanks for your... honesty, Bobbi"

[Eldarwen]

12 tasks for the mini challenge have been completed. 10 more have been claimed and need to be read for :-)

We're off to a good start!

[Louise]

Completion Post

Mary, Mary by James Patterson
Date Read: 13/4/18
Rating: 4*

Cards:
2 - Character James Truscott
9 - Nana (Character nickname)
Skip - Author Last Name

[Louise]

Completion Post

An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
Date Read: 15/4/18
Rating: 4*
Cards:

1 - Title
3 - #3 in series
4 - Character LN Penelope Featherington
6 - Character FN Sophia
7 - Character FN Violet
8 - Character FN Eloise
Skip - Character FN Posy
Reverse - Read by Katie

April Mini
1 - pg 18 "... but Whistledown was great fun..."
5 - Araminta lies about Sophia's inheritance.
22 - 3 E's in title

[Louise]

Completion Post

The Taming of Annabelle by Marion Chesney
Date Read: 18/4/18
Rating: 4*

Cards:
2 - #2 in series
3 - Character Holden
6 - Character Sylvester
8 - Character Harriet Evans
Skip - Character Peter

April Mini
13 - Charles Armitage
17 - Six Armitage Sisters
34 - Mirror

[Kelly]

Eldarwen wrote: "Kelly,
for The Summer of Serendipity: The magical feel good perfect holiday read, could you please give a page number and reference for the "blunt" statement?
Thanks!"

Page 210. Discussion between Ren and Father Duffy about Donal.

[Katie]

You bet!

1. DNA: Page 90, "...directly from the DNA of a fallen angel whose evil had blackened his soul..."

2. Fun: Page 104, "Eduardo had been fun, however, a buffer between her and their eldest's clashes."

3. Party: It's a benefit party thrown my MC Nate and his friend Alex.

4. Siblings: MC Micah and his brother Alex.

[Eldarwen]

Thank you, ladies! :-)

[Cat]

Finished

Task: green 6 - Stabler char in one of the stories

Mini:
One of the stories has a photographer char
One has a writer char
H title

[Eldarwen]

Cool, another task finished!
And that brings our consecutively completed hands to 5 :-)

I was thinking about picking up this one:

Looks green to me (tineye calls it black...) and it has an F character so it could cover the 4 Green we have left.

Do we think it's green enough?

I also asked in the captain's thread just because the reactions to colour covers and tineye results are always fun hehe.

[Cat]

also finished Sins & Needles

The cover is green: Ellie char / S title. no F though :(
Reverse with Katie & E

Mini: lies told left, right & centre / 3Es in title

[Cat]

You got that book IRL, looking green? 'cos it looks to me marginal on the 50% green...

[Eldarwen]

Don't have the physical copy yet. Want to get it but that won't be until next month earliest.

Eta: I have a free kindle copy that I want to sneak read at work.

[Eldarwen]

Cat wrote: "also finished Sins & Needles

The cover is green: Ellie char / S title. no F though :(
Reverse with Katie & E

Mini: lies told left, right & centre / 3Es in title"

What did you think of it??