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[Cat]

I enjoyed it, though I was super annoyed at Ellie's initial "I'm going straight", goes to one place looking for a jpb, doesn't get one, sees a con and immediately falls off the wagon!
I get that it'd be dull for us to follow her round various job hunts, but couldn't she have thrown in a line like "after two weeks of trying and failing ..." ?!

[Eldarwen]

Cat wrote: "I enjoyed it, though I was super annoyed at Ellie's initial "I'm going straight", goes to one place looking for a jpb, doesn't get one, sees a con and immediately falls off the wagon!
I get that i..."

Hahah, true. There was barely any token trying as far as going straight is concerned.

[Louise]

Eldarwen wrote: "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 (tine..."

I'm going to be reading this for BSB

[Eldarwen]

Hehe, that was my plan, too!

[Cat]

BSB???

[Eldarwen]

Book Shelf Bingo :-)

SOS: Serious Overload of Series group for UF/PNR books mostly.

[Cat]

ahh...

thanks!

I've started Our Dark Duet now.

[Eldarwen]

No probs!

Enjoy the book :-)

[Eldarwen]

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

The one response I got said dark green. That was what I was leaning toward as well so it should work. If you guys however prefer to go a safer and more obvious way, not a problem!

[Cat]

I'm cool with it being green :)

[Eldarwen]

Ok, so we can use that one for 6 Green as well as 4 Green, since Louise and I are both reading it and there are characters for both.

I'll replace The Smoke Thief with The Last Necromancer then.

That way I also won't need to read Unbelievable for the 4 Green then.

And, since Kelly is currently reading a book that has a pink cover, we can use that for the mini task instead of Perfect. I'll go with a sci-fi book instead to get one of those tasks out of the way as there are quite a few. I'll most likely end up reading The War of the Worlds.

[Eldarwen]

These are the April Cards we have left. Everything else is either already done or claimed, i.e. being read for.

Card 1: 7
Card 2: 2
Card 3: 2
Card 4: 2
Card 5: 1
Card 6: 2
Card 8: 3
Card 9: 2

Skip: 2
Wild: 4

[Cat]

Eldarwen wrote: "Ok, so we can use that one for 6 Green as well as 4 Green, since Louise and I are both reading it and there are characters for both.

I'll replace The Smoke Thief with [book:The Last N..."

sounds like you have a plan, even if I didn't entirely follow it!

I'll assess where we are with the mini when I finish one of my current books.

[Cat]

and, how have we ended up with so many 1s to fill??!

I shall have to hunt down some start of series books!

[Eldarwen]

Haha, right? But there were a lot of other, harder cards that have been filled in first. Didn't realise we had so many 1s either until I did the summary earlier. But they're usually easy. So so many series out there.

[Katie]

Completion:

Primal Bonds
4/20

2 - Book 2 in series
6 - Sean
8 - Ely
Skip - Title

Mini:
N/A

The Fifteenth Minute
4/20

1 - Orsen
2 - Daniel Trevi
4 - Title
5 - Book 5 in series
6 - Author
Skip - Pepe

Mini:
25, 31, 63

Crash
4/20

0 - Standalone
6 - Sophie
Skip - Author

Mini:
24, 39, 56

Rocked: Dex and Becca
4/20

6 - Steve
8 - Setting: England
Skip - Karen

Mini:
24, 28, 63

Twisted and Tied
4/20

2 - Title
3 - Craig Hartley
4 - Book 4 in series
5 - Ian
6 - Sam
8 - Eli
Skip - Jer Kowalski

Mini:
N/A

[Eldarwen]

Aw shame that two don't work for the mini :-(

Is there something maybe that works for a slot that has already been taken? Maybe we can switch around a little? Country you do not live in?

(I'm saying maybe because a lot of the books seem to work for the same tasks.)

[Eldarwen]

Also, can you add a read date for Twisted and Tied, please?

Eta: For The Fifteenth Minute, who is the teacher?

Eta2: For Rocked: Dex and Becca, what's the character called?

Thanks! :-)

[Eldarwen]

Completion Post


The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Date Read: April 21st 2015
Rating: 4 stars

Cards:
Reverse - previously read by Cat
Skip - author: Katherine Arden
1 - #1 in series
5 - character: Irina
6 - character: Sasha
7 - character: Vasilisa Petrovna
9 - character: Konstantin Nikonovich

Mini:
5 - Vasya lies about what she sees
11 - Vasya often disappears for walks in the forest
17 - Vasya has 3 brothers (Kolya, Sasha, Alyoshka) and 1 sister (Irina)
22 - 3 E's in title
24 - black cover
28 - set in Russia
50 - Vasya takes the risk of going into the forest at dangerous times
69 - p. 289: "In honesty, she doubted that virtue had much to do with it."

[Katie]

I'll look at the 2 for the mini later today.

I don't know why T&T didn't get a read date when all the others did, but I added it.

Teacher: Dr. Harlon Overstein

Character: Rick

[Eldarwen]

Thanks! :-)

[Eldarwen]

Going to read Bonds of Justice next and it could work for "book published on the 6th of any month" and the way it is shaping up, it might also work for "character goes to court".

[Kelly]

Completed post 22/4/18

Mr Scarlettis Ghost by Linda Stratmann

1 First in series
6 Author
8 Eustice
3 Hamid
Skip Partchment
9 Nellie
4 Foxton

Mini
17 Eliza, Anna and Daniel Hamid
39 Mina
5 Miss Eustice
15 Mr Phipps
16 Mr Clee
50 Mina organising the last seance to unmask the fraudsters.

[Cat]

finished Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart 21 Apr

Cards:
Tim author
standalone

Mini:
7 - is totally about a road (& river) trip through the Congo
8 - map inside (Amazon preview tells me - I listened to the audio so didn't spot it)
23 - YURI can be found in the subtitle, if that's allowed?
28 - I, very happily, do NOT live in the Congo, where this was set
32 - SKY can be found in the subtitle, if that's allowed?
50 - MC travels through the Congo, through areas where rebels & fighting where endemic

[Eldarwen]

Subtitles are allowed, yes!

[Eldarwen]

Alright, ladies!

As we're nearing the end of the month and the end of the challenge, here is the list of the remaining tasks that do not have a book assigned to them yet. It might be useful if we started looking for particular tasks so we can cover as many of them as possible.

Tasks Left
4. set in a different world (i.e. not Earth) - KATIE
6. first published on 4th April (any year)
8. with a map inside (e.g. inside the front cover) - KATIE
10. where a character travels to another planet
14. where the author is named Charlie, or Charles - KATIE
16. where a character goes to court - KATIE
20. wtih B and Q in the title
21. with an edible item on the cover - KELLY
26. with 2 B's in the authors name
29. with 500+ pages
32. where SKY can be found in the title - CAT
33. with a yellow and white cover
35. written by an author with the initials P & J
37. where "Haiku" can be found in the title or text
40. with a newspaper or book on the cover
41. 2 different books with the same cover - Book 1
42. 2 different books with the same cover - Book 2
43. with a main page genre of music/musician
45. set in space
47. with an Orange cover
49. with the word "Chance" in the title
50. where someone takes a risk - KATIE
51. with an astronaut
52. with a space craft on the cover - CAT
53. with a heart on the cover
54. with lovers on the cover
55. where a poem is included in the text - KATIE
57. with scientist as an important character
59. where the MC is a parent
60. with all the letters in WORK can be found in the authors first and last name
64. where a natural disaster occurs
65. with a camera on the cover
66. where a character is a photographer
67. with a Z in the title
68. first published on the 29th (any month)

===

There are a couple of tasks that have been claimed but where the books aren't finished yet.
Where possible, for your next books, please try to find something that fits one or more of these particular tasks.
We can do a little switching around but unfortunately, there are a fair number of books that fit the same tasks, so there isn't all that much moving possible.

Thanks, ladies! Let's do the best of the remaining week of reading!! :-)

[Cat]

I picked up at the library yesterday.... Will it work for yellow & white cover? It will work for space ship on the cover, but astronaut might be pushing it - I've not read the book in sooo long, I can't remember how prominent they might be. Ditto scientist.

Obvious cards: Ian Fleming author / #3 in series

[Eldarwen]

Hm, should work for yellow and white, yes. Spaceship on cover is definitely a plus, too.

[Cat]

oh, pencil me in for the SKY in title task? - The Stone Sky
I don't think it'll fit anything else, though I've not checked the publish date yet

[Katie]

I'll spend some time going through my books to see what I can add. I should be able to knock out a pretty good # of books before the end of the month. :)

[Eldarwen]

Katie wrote: "I'll spend some time going through my books to see what I can add. I should be able to knock out a pretty good # of books before the end of the month. :)"

We're counting on that, Katie :-)))
(No pressure, at all haha ;-))
Thanks

[Eldarwen]

Cat wrote: "oh, pencil me in for the SKY in title task? - The Stone Sky
I don't think it'll fit anything else, though I've not checked the publish date yet"

Done!

[Eldarwen]

And just to put a tiny bit of extra pressure on *grin*

Here is our COUNTDOWN until the end of Uno.

[Katie]

So, I'm fairly sure my current book will work for 50. After that, I've got plans for 4, 8, 14 and 16. If I finish those I'll see what's left at that point. :)

50 - Sweet Ruin
4 - The Harem Master
8 - Stone Rose
14 - Rise & Fall
16 - Seducing the Defendant

Also, those 2 books that didn't fit the mini before...

Primal Bonds

1, 3, 11, 17

Twisted and Tied

1, 2, 5, 11, 36, 58

[Eldarwen]

Thanks, Katie!

I'll see if I can make those 2 fit somehow by switching some things around if possible.

And awesome on the other ones! :-D

[Eldarwen]

Ookay, for Primal Bonds, I need the reason why task 17 fits. Who are the siblings?

And for Twisted and Tied, I need the reason why task 11 fits. Who goes for a walk?

Also, since I've been switching things around a little, we're going back to The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson - that was now slotted in for task 70. Who is the blunt character?

Thanks! :-)


(Tasks that have been filled with the switching around and removed from the above list: 24. black cover & 31. predominant sky.)

[Cat]

you can fill in Musical instrument on the cover too!

finished:

Cards:
blue cover
Victoria Schwab author
Kate char
Henry Flynn char
Emily char
Ilsa char
Our title
#2 in series

for ref: also 500+pages (510)

[Eldarwen]

500+ pages might come in handy!

I finished he last few pages of War of the Worlds - will post a completion post tomorrow (going on midnight here) and then I'll try to finish up the necromancer book as quickly as possible.

After that, I'll see what else I can scrounge up and read fast.

[Katie]

Primal Bonds: Sean and Liam are the siblings

Twisted and Tied: Miro and coworkers go for a walk

The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson: Emma is the blunt character

[Kelly]

Completed post 24/4/18

The Flower Shop on Foxley Street by Rachel Dove.

3 Taylor
4 Title
5 Irvin
6 Stuart
8 Elaine
7 Victor

Mini
Pink cover
22 Title

[Kelly]

These are my current reads and what they cover so far...

The Little Bakery on Rosemary Lane by Ellen Berry

8 Author

Mini 21

A Year at Meadowbrook Manor by Faith Bleasdale.
3 Harriet
4 Author
6 Singer

Mini
18??
31 cover
30?

[Katie]

I'll take 55 as well. A Brush of Darkness

[Eldarwen]

Katie wrote: "I'll take 55 as well. A Brush of Darkness"

Ooooh :-DDD
Phineas, I LOVE Phineas haha. I hope you'll enjoy that one!

[Eldarwen]

Katie wrote: "Primal Bonds: Sean and Liam are the siblings

Twisted and Tied: Miro and coworkers go for a walk

The Ongoing Reformation of Micah Johnson: Emma is the blunt character"

Thanks!

[Eldarwen]

Kelly wrote: "These are my current reads and what they cover so far...

The Little Bakery on Rosemary Lane by Ellen Berry

8 Author

Mini 21

A Year at Mea..."

I'll see if I can make both somehow fit :-)

You're making me want to read all those books with the cute little shops hehe.

[Kelly]

Eldarwen wrote: "Kelly wrote: "These are my current reads and what they cover so far...

The Little Bakery on Rosemary Lane by Ellen Berry

8 Author

Mini 21
..."

They’re easy reads and you know it will end happily!

The Meadowbrook book is also a 1 as it’s first in a series.

[Eldarwen]

Katie,
sorry, I've been switching things around so I'll need some info from you again hehe. In Tangled Threads, who is the lawyer? I was thinking Mab Monroe, but I can't remember if she's just someone big and important or if she's actually a lawyer... Might get things confused (I've only read the first book in the series).

[Eldarwen]

Updated Task List

6. first published on 4th April (any year)
10. where a character travels to another planet - ELDAR
14. where the author is named Charlie, or Charles - KATIE
16. where a character goes to court - KATIE
20. wtih B and Q in the title
21. with an edible item on the cover - KELLY
26. with 2 B's in the authors name
27. with Humor as the main page genre.
28. set in a country you do not live in
29. with 500+ pages
33. with a yellow and white cover
35. written by an author with the initials P & J
37. where "Haiku" can be found in the title or text
40. with a newspaper or book on the cover - ELDAR
41. 2 different books with the same cover - Book 1
42. 2 different books with the same cover - Book 2
43. with a main page genre of music/musician - CAT
45. set in space
47. with an Orange cover
49. with the word "Chance" in the title - KELLY
51. with an astronaut
52. with a space craft on the cover - CAT
53. with a heart on the cover
54. with lovers on the cover
59. where the MC is a parent
60. with all the letters in WORK can be found in the authors first and last name
64. where a natural disaster occurs
65. with a camera on the cover
67. with a Z in the title
68. first published on the 29th (any month)

[Eldarwen]

Completion Post


The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Date Read: April 23rd
Rating: 4 stars

Cards:
0 - standalone
1 - character: Ogilvy
3 - author's first name initial

Mini:
9 - Martians attack Earth
28 - UK
30 - Martian Tripods
50 - narrator/MC runs from Martians, runs toward Martians, observes them from a hiding spot

[Eldarwen]

Kelly wrote: "They’re easy reads and you know it will end happily!"

Sometimes that is just what is needed! :-)