Team B for Best

[Travis]

Ok so looking things over and I think Alcatraz is short enough that I can easily read Alcatraz tomorrow and West Cork Thur and Fri.

[Travis]

Alcatraz I assume could also be a proper name as that is his name. His family is all named after famous prisons

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Travis sivarT wrote: "Alcatraz I assume could also be a proper name as that is his name. His family is all named after famous prisons"

Yes! I knew you were full of smarts

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Travis sivarT wrote: "Oh You're right Alcatraz and his family all have special powers. They're unsuperheroes. They have powers like breaking things. Being late. That's what makes the series so fun is Sanderson took the ..."

Or this. Lots of options.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Travis sivarT wrote: "Ok so looking things over and I think Alcatraz is short enough that I can easily read Alcatraz tomorrow and West Cork Thur and Fri."

And this works too.... I may have a plan. I may sleep on it and see if I find hole in it. But we may be able to kill a few things on card 2. As long as Pragya and Poongothai are good with their reads. I am sure they are, but just haven't heard from them for a little bit (besides the conference thwarting our plans).

[Lisa]

Laura wrote: "@Rusalka - If Jmom's read doesn't fit for standalone I could do that also. I have lots of those to choose from. :)

Next to Beagle's book I can do one more, perhaps even 2. I normally wouldn't be a..."

Get well soon, Laura. I have never had adult chicken pox but I know people who have and they all said it was a complete misery. Take good care of yourself and get plenty of rest.

[Travis]

West Cork can be a standalone or set in 1900's on card 2

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Okay, so my thought so it can be to be dissected while I sleep :P It makes sense to me

We get someone to read the family drama book (I can if with Travis on my proper name book, but finding a book with it listed as a genre is hard, will have to ask for ruling).

Then we go down the middle column. So Travis' West Cork can do mystery, we have a free book (could move Casceil's food book to that square), an england book (easy), and author begins with "T". Seems pretty simple and flexible?

[Beth]

I am going to start House of Names and hope it works for family drama. If not, it should work for something on card two.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Ask and you shall receive! You guys are awesome. Read well, and see you in the morning

[jaxnsmom]

I finished two books:

Zero at the Bone - It works for Title starts with Z, and Set in the US
The Gentleman's Captain - Is there a square for mind numbingly boring? It works for Standalone, Historical fiction, and Set in England.

[jaxnsmom]

Rusalka wrote: "Okay, so my thought so it can be to be dissected while I sleep :P It makes sense to me

We get someone to read the family drama book (I can if with Travis on my proper name book, but finding a book..."

I'm starting a book for Author starts with T.

[Beth]

I started House of Names. If this isn't a family drama then nothing is. Freud named a complex after the drama in this family. If we need a ruling, this should help.

[Casceil]

I have updated the planning card for Card 2, putting in Beth for Family Drama and myself for mystery. I started reading a mystery last night--Cold Poison. I have identified a book I could reader for author's name begins with "T".

[Lisa]

I have finished my second book, The Dumb House. It was another 3 star read for me.

I'm not sure if I will be able to start my third book tonight but if not, I will dive into it tomorrow.

[Mariab]

Get better, Laura!

[Mariab]

Like I said, I could read a very short one mabe, let me know, which task is needed

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Lisa wrote: "I have finished my second book, The Dumb House. It was another 3 star read for me.

I'm not sure if I will be able to start my third book tonight but if not, I will dive into it to..."

Lisa, Poonagthai has reported for Male author, so you are off the hook for that square if you wish.

[Beth]

I will be done with House of Names by sometime during tomorrow's commute. I can probably get one more audio done by the end of the week. I have The Fifth Witness in my library which would work for set in US, or mystery/thriller or the free space on card 2

Or I could do Option B which could work for non-fiction, free space, or new release. Do you have a sense of which way I should go?

[Laura]

Thank you Lisa and Mariab. 😘

And thank you Rusalka. 😘

I am lucky and have a relatively milder dose. Shingles seem horrible and I hope to never get them. I'm real sorry for your mum. Hope she won't get them again. And honestly, I think a pulled back may be much worse. (*ouch*)

[Laura]

I've been going through the Cards and got an idea.
Don't know if it would work but just in case:

If we move Jmom's Tender with a Twist to Hat on the Cover on Card 2 and Beth could take the Non Fiction one we only need a Set in the US and Any book which are easy to do. And 1 row is full.

Romance would be left on card 1 but we can easily do that.

We already have Author's name begins with T so we would only need a Set in England to fill that column too.

In other words we would need to read for these categories:

Romance - on Card 1
Non-Fiction - Beth
Set in US
Any Book
Set in England

Set in US - can be fixed by moving Jmom's book from Begins with Z but if we want to finish that column also we will also have to read:

Family Relationship in title
Set in 1900

Hope it helps.

[Casceil]

For set in US, you can use my book, Cold Poison. It is set in Los Angeles. Begins with Z is a harder one to fill, so I would leave Jmom's book there.

[Beth]

I will start my nonfiction tomorrow then

[Laura]

What do you think Rusalka? Would this work?

I'll be done with my Snow on Cover in another hour or so and would like to choose something else that is shorter and lighter. Snowbrother is horrible!!! Rape and flesh eating and other stuff like that. Chief warrior women who are ruthless, filthy, stinking and utterly disgusting at times. Yuck!!!

[Laura]

Casceil wrote: "For set in US, you can use my book, Cold Poison. It is set in Los Angeles. Begins with Z is a harder one to fill, so I would leave Jmom's book there."

In that case we only need 1 Free book to fill up that row. Poongothai has just finished 1 that fits for Person with Hat and we don't even need to move Jmom's book from Romance.

[Pragya]

Hope you feel better soon, Laura.

I am 20 pages from finishing my first read. I have two flights today so hoping to put a dent in the second one too.

[jaxnsmom]

Finished my Author starts with T book. Will look at posts and spreadsheet to figure out what to read next, possibly Set in England.

[Lisa]

Rusalka wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I have finished my second book, The Dumb House. It was another 3 star read for me.

I'm not sure if I will be able to start my third book tonight but if not, I will di..."

Okay. I was going to read my next book, English Animals, for the animal on cover task but it will fit several tasks on Card 2. Or I could read Letters from Skye for the epistolary task on Card 1 instead? Is anyone reading or going to be reading a book for that task?

[jaxnsmom]

I'm starting A Fashionable Indulgence which will work for Historical fiction and Set in England.

[Travis]

Poongathai is down for reading an epistolary not sure on status of that though

[Lisa]

Travis sivarT wrote: "Poongathai is down for reading an epistolary not sure on status of that though"

In that case, I will stick with English Animals and we can just use it for Card 2. Or even Card 3 if we get that far.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Sorry. Please see the timezone disclaimers I gave at the beginning. I just got home.

Left on card one, and who is scheduled. Could you please check in how you are looking

First book in a series - Laura (hopefully finish tomorrow)
Epistolary style book - Poongothai (reading)
Young adult - Pragya (on a plane, should finish one and dent the second)
One word title - Beth
Books made into movies - Travis
Female author - Pragya (reading)
Proper name in title - was Rusalka, but now Travis?
Author's name begins with "F" - Rusalka

[Laura]

I finished my book for Snow on Cover and will probably finish the first in series today also.

I'll start from Animal perspective next but I would need something else also. I normally read 2 at one time.

Which category still needs reading?

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I am happy with whatever people want to do for card two.

I have said we need to prioritise rows and columns but reads aren't quite matching up with that.

At the moment we have Beth finishing up the top row, with a family drama (thanks Beth). We would then have 3 books in the middle column, so just need free book and England. Sounds like Jmom is currently heading to England.

Then we could move to the middle column. Someone read a US book, Beth's non-fiction read, and either have another hat read or move one of the books on card one to card two and replace that read.

Then go to the far left column, as there would only be two reads left on that one with Jmom's Z read.

But. Up to you guys.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I've marked my thinking on the spreadsheet in numbers. I understand describing directions is a bit hard. 1-4 in the order I'm suggesting above.

[Lisa]

Rusalka wrote: "I am happy with whatever people want to do for card two.

I have said we need to prioritise rows and columns but reads aren't quite matching up with that.

At the moment we have Beth finishing up ..."

Okay, in that case I will take the set in the US task. I will read The Couple Next Door instead of English Animals.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Lisa wrote: "Okay, in that case I will take the set in the US task. I will read The Couple Next Door instead of English Animals. "

Awesome, thank you.

[Laura]

Would either The Secret Mountain or By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept go for Mountain Setting?

And I could also read Eight Cousins- which would go for both classic and family relationship in title.

[Lisa]

Rusalka wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Okay, in that case I will take the set in the US task. I will read The Couple Next Door instead of English Animals. "

Awesome, thank you."

No worries at all. Might as well go for as many points as possible.

[Travis]

Oh I'm done let me go report

[Laura]

Or I could read another male author book so we could move Poongathai's book to Hat.

Or if no one has claimed Set in 1900 till now, I'd like to take that.

[Poongothai]

Travis sivarT wrote: "Poongathai is down for reading an epistolary not sure on status of that though"

I'm reading for it. Will complete in one or two days

[Pragya]

I finished Genuine Fraud for YA. Began Gifts for female author. Will add to finished tasks tomorrow.

[Beth]

Russalka, I think you missed that I finished Winter for the one word title yesterday.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Poongothai wrote: "Travis sivarT wrote: "Poongathai is down for reading an epistolary not sure on status of that though"

I'm reading for it. Will complete in one or two days"

Awesome, thanks

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Beth wrote: "Russalka, I think you missed that I finished Winter for the one word title yesterday."

Got it now. Sorry, you said you were going to finish, not that you had.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Laura wrote: "Or if no one has claimed Set in 1900 till now, I'd like to take that."

Go for this one.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I'll do a male author which can move Poongothai's read to person with a hat.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I have to go and do some work, but the next one I see needs to be filled is Family relationship in the title.
Laura, I saw you had an option for that too, so let us know what you go with.

Then someone can choose the next row/column. Casceil is on it. So we need then MC has special powers.

I will not be on here for the next 8 hours or so.

[Laura]

Then I'll start Family Relationship tonight Rusalka.

By that time both my first in series and Animal perspective will be done.

I'll also take 1900 with The Winter Ghosts. Both that and Eight Cousins are short reads and I won't have any problem finishing them.