Team 10: 10 More Minutes

[SandyL]

Week #8 - Dual/Multiple Authors

[SandyL]

Bummer - the calls aren't going our way!

[Meg]

SandyL wrote: "Bummer - the calls aren't going our way!"

Seriously 😢

[Meg]

SELECTION POST:
Shelf: Dual/Multiple Authors
Book: Beachboy Murder by Sally J. Smith and Jean Steffens
Pages: 160
Qualification: Written by two authors

[Jen K]

Man, they seriously aren't and after such a good start. We can't win this row because other groups can win with either Horror or Holidays. :( So many with 4 in a row already.

[Jen K]

SELECTION POST:

Shelf: Dual/Multiple Authors
Book: Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
Pages: 430
Qualification: Written by two authors

[Mary X]

Well not a good call for our card, but I happen to be starting:


Selection for duo author:



Fits: Authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

pages: 560

[Tiffany]

Selection post:
Shelf: Dual/Multiple authors
Obsidioby Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Pages: 621
Qualification: written by 2 authors

[SandyL]

Selection Post - Week 8 - Dual/Multiple Authors

Book: Breathless In Love
Author: Bella Andre and Jennifer Skully
Pages: 406
Qualification - 2 authors

[SandyL]

Week 8 - Dual/Multiple Authors 6/6 Completed

Alejandro - The Potluck Club - Completed 7/30/19 - Msg 442
Jen K - Agnes and the Hitman - Completed 7/27/19 - Msg 418
Mary - Dance of Death - Completed 7/24/19 - Msg 423t
Meg - Beachboy Murder - Completed 7/24/19 - Msg 412
Sandy - Breathless In Love - Completed 7/25/19 - Msg 422
Tiffany - Obsidio - Completed 7/28/19 - Msg 421

[SandyL]

I hope everyone enjoys their books!

@Alejandro - how are you coming along on your Free Space and Week 7 books?

Happy Hump Day! 🐪

[Meg]

COMPLETION POST:
Shelf: Dual/Multiple Authors
Book: Beachboy Murder by Sally J. Smith and Jean Steffens
Pages: 160
Read: 07/24
Rating: 4*
Review: I've been following the Aloha Lagoon cozy mystery series from the first. This was a good addition to that series. It was a quick, easy read, set against the backdrop of the lovely island of Kauai. If I had any complaints it would be the tendency to be repetitous. Otherwise well done!

[Alejandro]

Completion Post

Shelf: Goodreads Choice Nominee
Book: Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for
American Independence. By Bill O'Reilly,
Martin Dugard.
Pgs: 340
Read: 7/25
Rating: 4☆☆☆☆
Review: Very good book. This is a History book but
reads like a novel. Learned a lot about the
leadership involved in America's fight for
Independence and its founding. I will
definitely read more history thanks to
this tome. Very interesting read with a fast
tempo. Brought events from our nations
past to life.

[Alejandro]

Hope next weeks call goes more our way.

[SandyL]

Great job Alejandro! I've requested our stamp for Week 7.

[Alejandro]

Selection Post

SHELF: Dual/Multiple Authors
BOOK: The Potluck Club (#1) by Linda Evans Shepherd, Eva Marie Everson
PAGES: 382
QUALIF: 2 Authors

[Alejandro]

Thanks @SandyL.

[Jen K]

Completion Post - Dual/ Multiple Authors

Shelf: Dual/ Multiple Authors
Book: Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
Pages: 430 pages
Completed: 7/27/19
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Super cute and fun romantic comedy with a cranky food writer, a hitman, the mob and a dog. Agnes is trying to keep it together to manage a wedding which will allow her to keep her dream house when the dognappers start appearing and then the hitman requiring her to add solve the murder mystery case to her to do list along with bake wedding cake. I definitely recommend if you don't mind a few steamy pages mixed in.

[Meg]

Jen K wrote: "Completion Post - Dual/ Multiple Authors

Shelf: Dual/ Multiple Authors
Book: Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
Pages: 430 pages
Com..."

I always loved Crusie "back in the day". She could really make me laugh. I added this one to my formidable WL now...could be I've read it and forgotten (very possible these days!) or I just somehow missed it.

[Jen K]

@ Meg, It's really fun and funny! Hope it's a missed gem that you get to enjoy!

[Tiffany]

Completion post: Dual/Multiple Authors
Obsidio by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Pages: 621
Qualification: written by two authors
Review: Hanna, Nick, Kady, and Ezra barely survived the BeiTech attacks and now find themselves on the container ship, Mai, with the rest of the survivors. Since the jump station was destroyed, their only option is to return to Kerenza. But they have no idea what they’re going to find 7 months after the initial attack. Kady’s cousin, Asha, survived and joined the resistance on Kerenza. This was such a great ending to the series and I’m sort of sad to see it end.

[SandyL]

Completion Post - Week 8 - Dual/Multiple Authors

Book: Breathless In Love
Author: Bella Andre and Jennifer Skully
Pages: 406
Qualification - 2 authors
Completed: 7/25/19
Rating: 3 stars
REview: This book was okay for me. Will Franconi and some other friends started a group called The Mavericks. Since this was the first book in the series, I thought there would have been more of an explanation on what the group was - there was a little discussion, but I'm still wondering... Anyways, Will is a billionaire who runs an import business. He has an impressive car collection that had been featured on a TV show, and receives a letter from a young man wanting to see his cars. The letter touches Will, and he invites Jeremy Newman to visit. It turns out Jeremy is accompanied by his sister, Harper, because he suffers from a brain injury and is developmentally disabled. Will feels an immediate attraction to Harper (you know - hands meet and they feel tingles.) Harper took over the care of her brother when her parents died and she never lets herself relax. But something about Will wants her to take a chance and let go, even for a little bit. It was pretty apparent where this story was going - Harper is afraid if she does anything for herself something will happen to Jeremy. The other thing that I didn't like was Will's "I'm Not Worthy" complex because of stuff that happened when he was young. There were brief glimpses of the other Maverick's who'll have their own upcoming stories

[Mary X]

Completion for dual author shelf.:



Fits: written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
376 pages
3 1/2 stars
Read: 7/24/19

I just read Brimstone and probably should have waited longer to read this installment. Then again, there's so many characters in the Pendergast world that it was easier to keep track of several this time having read the previous book recently. Dance brought even more of the previous characters out of the woodwork and I had trouble remembering who was who and from what book-except for those in the one I had just read. I feel like these books could be much shorter. I also kind of missed the "monster of the week" that the previous books had and I know that this series in now heading into there being the same bad guy for an extended period.

[SandyL]

How was everybody's weekend? It was quiet for me - it was pretty hot so I just tried to stay inside with the air blasting!!! I hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

[Jen K]

Attempted to tour around in the heat but the humidity was a bit much and made me grateful for the blasting AC. Hope you had a great weekend too!!

Read for the next shelf, this game could end any week now which seems unbelievable.

[SandyL]

Are you still in Beirut, @Jen?

[Mary X]

What shelves are potential winners for other teams? I don't see a master spreadsheet anywhere of how the teams are doing.

[Jen K]

Yes, still in Beirut for one more day. My flight is 4 AM on Thursday but it will be so good to be home!

[Jen K]

Group 11 needs Holiday/ Celebration or Child/ Pregnancy but they haven't fully completed other needed stamps (one each way).

Group 13 needs Location Not US but also to finish last stamp.

Group 14 needs Dystopian and finish one more stamp.

Group 4 needs Young Adult and finish one more stamp.

Those are the closest that I see.

[SandyL]

Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "What shelves are potential winners for other teams? I don't see a master spreadsheet anywhere of how the teams are doing."

I don't think there is a published master sheet - hopefully Ezi will let us know.

[SandyL]

Jen K wrote: "Yes, still in Beirut for one more day. My flight is 4 AM on Thursday but it will be so good to be home!"

Safe travels!!!

[Jen K]

SandyL wrote: "Jen K wrote: "Yes, still in Beirut for one more day. My flight is 4 AM on Thursday but it will be so good to be home!"

Safe travels!!!"

Thanks!!

[Mary X]

Shelf is books to tv/movie. So maybe not a winner this week.

Gives us another 3 in a row if we get our Free Space and Dual Author stamps.

Who hasn't finished the Free Space yet?

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Congratulations 10 More Minutes on completing your Goodreads Award Choice Nominee Shelf.
Your Bingo Board has been updated to reflect the stamp.

[Mary X]

Selection Post for book to tv/movie



Fits: Has been adapted for film of some kind 28 times according to Wikipedia.

Pages: 256.

I was planning to reread this this week anyway for another team challenge so this is good timing for this call.

[SandyL]

Shelf #9 - Books to TV/Movies

Here are some lists if you need ideas:

Books That Are Also TV Shows
American Literature at the Movies
Best Books turned into a Made for TV Movie
Books That Were Made Into Movies, Series and Miniseries

I was looking up the lists and figured I'd post them in case anyone needs ideas.

[SandyL]

Selection Post
Shelf #9 - Books to TV Movies

Book:
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Pages: 311
Qualification - book made into movie called "Charly"

[Jen K]

SELECTION POST: Books to TV/Movies

Shelf: Books to TV/ Movies
Book: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Pages: 259
Qualification: TV Series produced by Amazon Prime

[Meg]

SandyL wrote: "Jen K wrote: "Yes, still in Beirut for one more day. My flight is 4 AM on Thursday but it will be so good to be home!"

Safe travels!!!"

Have a great flight back!

[Meg]

SELECTION POST:
Shelf: Books to TV/Movie
Book: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Pages: 259
Qualification: Adapted for the big screen in 1995

[Alejandro]

Hello @10 More Minutes team. Hope all are well and are enjoying your reads.

[Alejandro]

Completion Post

SHELF: Dual/ Multiple Author
BOOK: The Potluck Club by Linda Evans Shepherd, Eva Marie Everson
PAGES: 382
READ: 7/30
RATING: 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
REVIEW: Rarely read Christian Fiction but after this book I hope to read more. Good story about a potluck and prayer group. Multiple point of view and humor sprinkled throughout made it enjoyable. This book has a quick tempo wich I liked also. Story is set in a small town where some are very guarded about their privacy while others seem to be hoping for a juicy tidbit of gossip. Some of their struggles and conflicts were very relatable. How they deal with loss and grief for instance. Overall it was a great read and has a lot of recipes. Hope to try at least one.

[Alejandro]

Thank you @SandyL for the lists. Will difinitely help me find the right book for this shelf. :D

[Alejandro]

@Meg, I wish you safe travels also!

[Alejandro]

I asked @Ezi if my selection for book to tv/movie is ok.
I might have to change it if its not good.
Can't find it on a list anywhere but I know its was adapted into a series because I have watched some episodes.

[Alejandro]

Selection Post

SHELF: Book to TV/Movie
BOOK: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes #4 by Arthur Conan Doyle
PAGES: 320
QUALIF: Adapted to a TV. series.

[SandyL]

Great job team - I've asked for our Week 8 stamp.

@Alejandro - how is your Free Space book coming along?

I hope everyone has a great week!!!

[Tiffany]

Selection post: book to tv/movie
One for the Money
Qualification: was made into a movie
Pages: 350

[Meg]

Tiffany wrote: "Selection post: book to tv/movie
One for the Money
Qualification: was made into a movie
Pages: 350"

One of the funnest books ever 😍

[Tiffany]

It’s so good so far!