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Ok so are we only meant to have 5 cards? But we have 6 because we got a draw two (hence the two yellow?) and we can’t get a new card until both those yellow cards are filled? So even if Andrea you finish that yellow card we won’t get a new card until the other yellow is done, is that right?
Andrea wrote: "Shae wrote: "I think I need to read the rules again as I’m getting confused. So you will get points for the storyteller? Or you’ll bank it and then get points if the card comes up?"I think Storyt..."
But if storyteller doesn’t fall into a category, say in the off chance that the others get read quicker, or even whatever book from that green category that doesn’t count towards the card, we bank it for the chance a card that it fits comes up? Or do we get points still even if it doesn’t fit a card?
Shae wrote: "Ok so are we only meant to have 5 cards? But we have 6 because we got a draw two (hence the two yellow?) and we can’t get a new card until both those yellow cards are filled? So even if Andrea you ..."Yes we technically will only have 5 cards even if we have a draw 2 or 4 since they count together as one card.
Shae wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Shae wrote: "I think I need to read the rules again as I’m getting confused. So you will get points for the storyteller? Or you’ll bank it and then get points if the card comes up?"..."
No we'll hold onto it and hope for a category to come up or switch around already completed books. I'm not 100% sure if we can count books just for page points if they are started and finished in March
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then? It will be audio on Maddie’s overdrive, so I think that’s open to me, velina, Maddie and Andrea. That way we get buddy points as well as fill that other yellow card so we can get rid of the two draw two cards
Andrea wrote: "Shae wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Shae wrote: "I think I need to read the rules again as I’m getting confused. So you will get points for the storyteller? Or you’ll bank it and then get points if the car..."Ok cool. I’ve got a few planned books that I’ll bank. Should I be looking at what categories they will fill so they are ready? Or are we just seeing as we get new cards
Shae wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Shae wrote: "Andrea wrote: "Shae wrote: "I think I need to read the rules again as I’m getting confused. So you will get points for the storyteller? Or you’ll bank it and then get po..."I'd say just wait until the new cards are up. Some of them are so broad you'll have a huge list
Shae wrote: "Does someone want to buddy then? It will be audio on Maddie’s overdrive, so I think that’s open to me, velina, Maddie and Andrea. That way we get buddy p..."I'll BR it with you, I'm going to put off some of the Wild Magic series
Andrea wrote: "Shae wrote: "Does someone want to buddy then? It will be audio on Maddie’s overdrive, so I think that’s open to me, velina, Maddie and Andrea. That way w..."Oh awesome!! That will take that card then, and I guess if you don’t do all of the wild magic series (assuming that is the other yellow card) maybe velina has books for that category.
Yay! I saw sleepless in Manhattan on someone’s booktube channel a while ago and then searched my to read list of books with man, then found it on Maddie’s overdrive. I like contemporaries as audio so hopefully it’s a good one :)
Of cinthia or kelly! Haha I have to remember everyone in the team :P I’m excited to try serious next month
Yeah we can definitely be flexible with it. I know I'll plan my books as I go
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Feel free to take my spot if you review a book that fits before I do. :) About the painted man, I’ll have the audiobook too so I can finish it quickly but it’s still 17hours of audio. :P To complete the cards faster, I’d need to start my BRs before the dates I planned. It would probably be a couple of days but I’m not sure what the rules are about this?
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You can't start more than 7 days before the BR is scheduled, or 14 days after the last comment. Unless someone else starts then with you.
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Also if you get some lovey dovey stories, they're from my bf's mum :p She uses it too, hence all the Nicholas Sparks which Shae and I have jumped on the bandwagon for haha.
Can someone add me to finnikin of the rock for the word Fin? Also is there anyway we can write the dates we plan to read them on the planning thread? I will read that one on the first. That way if someone has something earlier maybe we can jump in. Idk.
Cinthia wrote: "Can someone add me to finnikin of the rock for the word Fin? Also is there anyway we can write the dates we plan to read them on the planning thread? I will read that one on the first. That way if ..."Yeah I can totally add dates and I'll add you to that
Maddison wrote: "Also just a mention for those using my OverDrive: Please don't delete anything that you didn't get for yourself. Or if someone else is wanting to listen to something you downloaded, please comment ..."Not a problem
I rearranged the spreadsheet! Hopefully that makes it easier.
Maddie--do you have a a BR for Beautiful Beginning & Dangerous Days of Daniel X, I couldn't find them. Also you might want to update the date on the April BR thread for The Knife of Letting Go to be safe. @Shae--when did you want to read Sleepless in Manhattan??
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And my buddy and I are both starting earlier, so we don't need a date change do we?
I just don't think it's worth it writing/planning dates, because we never know what cards we'll get.
Maddison wrote: "Yeah I have BRs for those once, hence why they're bolded. Just haven't made threads yet. I'll see if Shae can do that as I'm too busy haha.And my buddy and I are both starting earlier, so we don'..."
I'd say let Sarah know so she can add the date to the topic just in case your buddy doesn't show or something comes up.
I couldn't remember if you had a buddy read for it lol.And the dates are just to see when everything is being read in case someone will have something that fits and will be finished faster.
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Ah yeah gotcha.
I'm planning on Final Empire to be read around the 10th, late I know but it's my 4th book of the month. If you want someone else can take it, but I am reading Final Empire this month regardless, so I'd prefer it to count. Storyteller should take me 2-3 days, and I'll get Beautiful Beginning and Daniel X finish on the 1st. After Storyteller I'll jump into Knife of Never Letting Go, which shouldn't take me too long as it is YA, so probably finish that on the 5th-7th. I would say definitely 6th but I've got a birthday dinner in Auckland then. But I'll definitely get more audios done in those times XD
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Maddison wrote: "Because I can get heaps of short audios easily to fill all of the spots, but I personally hate it when I claim for a book and then someone else just takes it. I'd like permission first if anyone wa..."I'd say if we can't find a book then definitely do shorter audios. But if there's a book that we already have claimed, ask first and then we can switch around stuff
Maddison wrote: "Haha Shae'll show up. She's my buddy for both.Ah yeah gotcha.
I'm planning on Final Empire to be read around the 10th, late I know but it's my 4th book of the month. If you want someone else can..."
Perfect!!
This is my reading schedule:Audios: Wild Magic 1-3, Warrior Heir, Sleepless in Manhattan, To Kill A Kingdom,
Physicals: Finnikin of the Rock, and The Pledge so far
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o have lots of big physicals xD
final empire
painted man
knife of never letting go
storyteller
dawn
throne of glass series
lies of locke lamora
strange the dreamer
another faust
invasion of the tearling
acowar
probably more i can't remember
I've planned books for like the first week and after that idk hahaha
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I have them all on the Uno Planning sheet now!
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I'm not sure you need to put them all though. What's the point? We can track ourselves what works where XD
I understand if people want to take my Final Empire slot because it's quite late on in the month, but we will also have other tasks before that one gets flipped.
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Maddison wrote: "I will probably swap out Final Empire for a shorter audio that I can listen to after my first 2. Is anyone else okay with me taking their spots with short(ish) audios?"You might want to hold off on that for right now because we might finish one of these categories pretty quickly
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Maddison wrote: "hold off on final empire taking a spot?"No hold off on reading/listening to a bunch of short audios. You can totally have the spot for Final empire because I don't think we'll find a lot of books with Fin in them
Maybe after the first couple of days we'll start moving things around
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Maddison wrote: "Okay. but aren't you all reading finnikin of the rock? so I might be really behind on that spot. if I am then I won't read it but I'll see how everyone else goes"Yeah that will be a physical for me and idk how much time I'll have for actually reading. So I wouldn't mind giving up that spot XD
Maddison wrote: "Okay. but aren't you all reading finnikin of the rock? so I might be really behind on that spot. if I am then I won't read it but I'll see how everyone else goes"Plus the BR doesn't start until the 6th and I'm not sure when Kelly will get to it since she has a few other books reading.
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andrea I want to read sleepless in manhattan as soon as it comes in on overdrive and is april. i am the first hold on it so hopefully its soon
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I think Storyteller will end up in the green category. I haven't moved it into one of the colored spots since there's already 4 books there and I'm not sure what books will be finished first.
I'll try to keep the planning sheet as organized as possible, but I think books that get done quicker will have priority. Did that help??