Team Kuiper

[Cinthia]

It feels like a lot more books for this march mini challenge... Hopefully we can get them done. :)

[Laura]

We have a couple more days, since March is longer. I had a few at the end of the month that didn’t need to be used. I have faith in us! :)

[Diana]

Oh yeah, there are a lot of books for the mini challenge. I put 3 on the planning sheet that I will definitely read, but I think I won't be able to read more than that.
I am moving to Spain for a couple of months, starting on april, and it will be really hard to leave everything settled at home here and manage the amount of work I have to do in the meanwhile. I am really sorry I won't be of much help.

[Jessica]

Completed: Throne of Glass

I am going to wait until tomorrow to start Crown of Midnight

[Laura]

I love how many spots have already been filled in! Just one thing. When you post a book here, can you let us know other letters it could work for? That way, if we need to move things around we know where they go.

Also, I think our goal should be to fill the purple letters first, since those are worth more points. Then we'll work on finishing up the shortest words first, since there is a completion bonus on each word.

[Laura]

Diana wrote: "Oh yeah, there are a lot of books for the mini challenge. I put 3 on the planning sheet that I will definitely read, but I think I won't be able to read more than that.
I am moving to Spain for a c..."

Sounds like a challenging time for you. And exciting!

[Laura]

Jessica wrote: "Completed: Throne of Glass

I am going to wait until tomorrow to start Crown of Midnight"

You've got Crown of Midnight marked as read on 3/13.

[Jessica]

Laura wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Completed: Throne of Glass

I am going to wait until tomorrow to start Crown of Midnight"

You've got Crown of Midnight marked as read on 3/13."

I'll fix it. I was going to start it today but then I remembered that the mini challenge starts tomorrow :) Weird that it shows as read...

[Laura]

Jessica wrote: "Laura wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Completed: Throne of Glass

I am going to wait until tomorrow to start Crown of Midnight"

You've got Crown of Midnight marked as read ..."

Could be a glitch because it's a re-read. Or, if you marked it as Reading and then changed it, it could have picked that up.

Or, of course, it could just be that the computers can read your mind! :)

[Laura]

For the difficult/more points letters we still need:

Y
4
U
J

[Laura]

I'll put some notes on the spreadsheet as soon as I get one answer, but some of these letters cross in the crossword, so we only need 1 book for some of these spots!

[Kristel]

I'm going to read I Am Number Four for the mini challenge. So we have the number covered

[Laura]

Awesome! I was just wondering I was up to a re-read of that. Divergent would work, too.

[Diana]

Finished Where'd You Go, Bernadette

[Cinthia]

Laura wrote: "I'll put some notes on the spreadsheet as soon as I get one answer, but some of these letters cross in the crossword, so we only need 1 book for some of these spots!"

The color coding helped, but there are three missing on the letters that cross.

[Laura]

Cinthia wrote: "Laura wrote: "I'll put some notes on the spreadsheet as soon as I get one answer, but some of these letters cross in the crossword, so we only need 1 book for some of these spots!"

The color codin..."

I don't know who did the color coding, but it turns out that we need to read a separate book for each of them, even the ones that cross. :)

Thank you to whoever did it. I'm sorry to waste your work/time like that. I forgot to post here after we got an answer in the captains' group. :(

[Kristel]

Laura wrote: "Cinthia wrote: "Laura wrote: "I'll put some notes on the spreadsheet as soon as I get one answer, but some of these letters cross in the crossword, so we only need 1 book for some of these spots!"
..."

That was me:) I think the clarification came just after I closed goodreads last night.. Oh well

[Sarah]

I am reading The Godfather

Letters that it can work for, just looking at the little blurb on Goodreads,

V
M
S
C
F
T
J
P
A
R
L
B
N

[Laura]

Sarah wrote: "I am reading The Godfather

Letters that it can work for, just looking at the little blurb on Goodreads,

V
M
S
C
F
T
J
P
A
R
L
B
N"

Put it down for a C for now, to complete a word.

[Laura]

Of the letters that are worth more points, we just need to cover another U still. Remember, cover items can be used, so if you have a book with an Umbrella on the cover, that would work (or a Ukulele!) :)

[Sarah]

Laura wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I am reading The Godfather

Letters that it can work for, just looking at the little blurb on Goodreads,

V
M
S
C
F
T
J
P
A
R
L
B
N"

Put it down for a C for now, to complete a word."

Perfect - I can do that :-)

[Christine]

Finished The Drowned Girls and added it to the spreadsheet.

[Laura]

Christine wrote: "Finished The Drowned Girls and added it to the spreadsheet."

That one isn't on any of your shelves. Can you please add it? Thanks!

Is it eligible for the mini-challenge? Started Wednesday or later?

Never mind. I was looking at the wrong shelf.

[Cinthia]

Finished Logan

[Nicole]

Finished The Philosopher’s Flight

[Laura]

Nicole wrote: "Finished The Philosopher’s Flight"

That one covered our Green 7! The only color card left is a Red 7. If no one else finds anything I'll check out some Red book lists next week. :)

[Laura]

Laura wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Finished The Philosopher’s Flight"

That one covered our Green 7! The only color card left is a Red 7. If no one else finds anything I'll check out some Red book lists next week. :)"

I spoke too soon. It turns out the book is blue in person. :(

Jessica, you're still doing the Throne of Glass books, right?

[Christine]

I finished My Name is Lucy Barton and added it to the spreadsheet.

[Laura]

Christine wrote: "I finished My Name is Lucy Barton and added it to the spreadsheet."

When did you start that one? Before or after 3/15?

[Laura]

Diana wrote: "I am currently reading The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, which works for yellow 0."

How is this one coming? Are you still on track to finish it by the end of the month?

[Diana]

Laura wrote: "Diana wrote: "I am currently reading The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, which works for yellow 0."

How is this one coming? Are you still on track to fin..."

Yes! :)

[Diana]

Finished Harry Potter e o prisioneiro de Azkaban.

[Christine]

Laura wrote: "Christine wrote: "I finished My Name is Lucy Barton and added it to the spreadsheet."

When did you start that one? Before or after 3/15?"

Before, so we can't use it for the mini challenge. :(

[Jessica]

Completed: Crown of Midnight 03/16

[Jessica]

Laura wrote: "Laura wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Finished The Philosopher’s Flight"

That one covered our Green 7! The only color card left is a Red 7. If no one else finds anything I'll check out some Red book lists ..."

Yes, I started on Saturday (03/17). So sorry I was silent over the weekend :)

[Sarah]

I should have done this week - my poor kitten started having seizures again last week, so it has been a really, really rough week and a half!

I also have another book , hopefully it will work for something?

[Laura]

Jessica wrote: "So sorry I was silent over the weekend :)"

No problem. Having fun?

[Laura]

Sarah wrote: "I should have done this week - my poor kitten started having seizures again last week, so it has been a really, really rough week and a half!

I also have another ..."

Perfect! We have a U that's not covered yet.

That's all of the letters that count for extra points. They are either read for or planned for.

[Cinthia]

Finished The Madman’s Daughter a few days ago. I've been a bit busy, but I'll be able to finish the books I have listed (and hopefully a few more). :)

[Christine]

I added The Amateurs to the spreadsheet. We can't use it for the mini because I started it a few days before the challenge began. :(

Is there anything in particular I need to read for the mini challenge? I'm off work this week. :)

[Laura]

Christine wrote: "I added The Amateurs to the spreadsheet. We can't use it for the mini because I started it a few days before the challenge began. :(

Is there anything in particular I need to read for the mini ch..."

There are a lot of Cs & As. Here are the rules:

“Spell-it-out" rules:
Letter needs to be the first letter in the book title, author first name or surname, character name or nickname, or setting. Articles (a/an/the) can be ignored in the book titles. For this spell-it-out, you can also use the first letter in the series name AND you can use cover items on books (e.g. an Avocado on the cover can be used for A)

[Sarah]

Finished The Godfather.

Starting Unforeseen now.

[Laura]

Sarah wrote: "Finished The Godfather.

Starting Unforeseen now."

This is showing a start date of 3/13 on your shelf. That's the day before the mini-challenge started. :(

[Sarah]

Hmmmmm. I know I didn’t start reading it until after. Unless I accidentally clicked it?

Sometimes even if I click on the book from my Kindle, it says it’s starting to read.

I’ll try to find another C unless someone else does.

[Laura]

Sarah wrote: "Hmmmmm. I know I didn’t start reading it until after. Unless I accidentally clicked it?

Sometimes even if I click on the book from my Kindle, it says it’s starting to read.

I’ll try to find ano..."

If you didn't start reading until after then we can use it. You can just change the start date.

[Sarah]

Yeah. I know I didn’t. I was saving it for the mini challenge. I will adjust the date first thing tomorrow.

I hate that about my kindle being linked. Even if I open the book and uncheck “currently reading,” it still shows it. Ugh.

Thanks! :-)

[Cinthia]

Finished Darkfever

[Christine]

I added The Perfectionists to the spreadsheet. It can be used for the mini challenge. The book had a lot of characters: Ashley/Alex/Ava, Josh/Julie, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Parker, and Nolan.

I'm confused by the challenge. Do we actually complete the crossword puzzle? Is there a spreadsheet? I understand the rules of spell-it-out, but what are we spelling out? I'm confused.

[Laura]

There’s a tab on our planning spreadsheet called “copy of March Mini”. We’re reading for the letters that were left blank. They’re listed on that planning sheet.

[Laura]

Cinthia wrote: "Finished Darkfever"

Are you still reading Bloodfever? I see it planned on the mini-challenge sheet, but your name isn't there anymore.