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So, I read the BOM for this month and put it up in our Regeneration but can't figure out if we can use the same book for regeneration and a round? Anyone know?
Zuza wrote: "From the list I will be reading Došel jsem daleko by Ishmael BeahWe can read in different languages, right?"
I believe so - I don't see why not?
Okay so it looks like we have:10 tagged MPG Crime KERRI
9 that has the letters A-R-S-E-N-I-C in the title ( in any order) ZOE
8 that was published in the 1980s SARAH
7 with a detective whose initials can be found in the word poison NO ONE YET
6 set in Scandinavia ZUZA
5 that is more than 500 pages SARAH - MAYBE?
4 from an author who was NOT born in the USA, Canada or UK KERRI
3 that is #3 in a series ZOE - DONE
2 with one or more flowers on the cover ZOE - DONE
1 that is on the Foreign Lands list ZUZA
Anyone wanting to do #7? I am in a school intensive all this weekend (and working, ugh) so I don't think I can finish more than one book between now and Sunday but maybe...
Completion PostBook: Murder on the Orient Express
Task: #10 - MPG Crime (marked as Mystery > Crime)
Rating: 3 stars
Review: This was an enjoyable read! I've been reading this murder mystery for forever and I'm glad I finally did. It was a lot more humorous than I was expecting, but it was still twisty and thrilling. The ending was a bit of a stretch, for me, but I still liked it. Now I want to read more Agatha Christie!
hm ok. I had a book for 2 but that's fine. I'll do 8 for sure and keep looking at 5.
Zuza wrote: "Zero for Round 3 is Sunday 15th Sept"In that case, I’m gonna change my book for #4 to Gods of Jade and Shadow. It’s shorter and the author was born in Mexico.
I finally found something for #7 I think I can finish it before Sunday! I’ll post a selection post when I’m at my computer
Crap no. I won’t have time to finish it. Anyone else??
I've got nothing :( And I'm focusing on getting through my last book.
I don't think I will be able to read and finish book for task #7 before Sunday, I still have more than half of the second book :(.
yeah we're in trouble I had some personal stuff happen so the deadline won't be met by sunday
Just finished my book and updated the sheet. Gotta get to bed, so I'll do my completion post tomorrow. Sorry I couldn't do more!
Mod
Isn't this molten stunning?
Unfortunately, you are in MOLTEN and have failed to complete the countdown tasks beforeour countdown.
This means you have been sprayed with some hot lava and lose 10 points for each book in the countdown stage not completed.
You can chose to finish your countdown books during this round for the 10 points per book, OR you can move straight on to the SafeZone groups for the 30+ points per book... If you have a book in progress for Countdown, but didn't finish it before the Countdown hit zero then you can use that book for the SafeZone - no penalties will accrue in that instance only, but the timing constraints of the SafeZones will apply (i.e. if you use it for SafeZone 3, make sure you finish it only after you have completed SafeZone 1 and/or 2)
Thanks Moderators! Team - I’m thinking we do safezone books and apply whatever we’ve been working to finish towards those, if possible, since they are worth more points anyway. What do y’all think?
Okay I figured I would go ahead and find a word that works with a book I just finished outside of this group and the one I just started. So I started spelling out FLOWERS. I have F and S covered. Can anyone else add in their round 1 books to that or read a book that works for L-O-W-E-R?
We should do the safezones for sure. But don't we need to finish the safezone 1 and/or 2 to start safezone 3?
Definitely agree with doing the safezones, but I’m not sure about whether we have to finish them in order or if we can just skip to safezone 3. I’ll have to check when I have access to a computer.
Just found this: HINT: As group 3 is so broad, you’d only get into group 3 if you had finished 1 or 2 (or decided not to do one or both of them).
So as long as we don’t do Safezones 1 and 2, we are good.
So I think I can do W and E as well. Hopefully we have enough time! :) So could everyone do one book each you think? L, O, and R? Or if there’s a W or E that you’re itching to read let me know. I have a bunch to choose from right now. My holds at the library are coming in all at once!
Let me take a look when I get home today :)
I have Othello that I could get through before next week to take care of the O.
Awesome!!I finished F, and E. I will start on W now and if Sarah can't do L, I'll see if I can fit it in before they call it!
(small little) Completion Post x 2
Book: The Fire
Book: Joy For Beginners
Selection Post for W:Book: Wonderblood
Qualification: Title begins with W
Oh and Zuza, if you want to participate in the Monthly discussion for Recursion then we could get some Regenration points too! But no pressure. :)
Completion PostBook:
Qualification: Title starts with “W”
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
Well this was....odd it wasn’t bad. I enjoyed it while listening. But the ending felt abrupt to me. And there were definitely a few content warning moments. Nothing that went so far to make me put it down though. More like hints of things. Anyway, interesting but not te best ever.
I can read for “L” now too Selection post
Qualification: Author name begins with “L”
Completion PostBook:
Qualification: Author first name begins with "L"
Rating: 3 stars
Review: It's YA supernatural fiction, y'all. I feel lik it would've been much better had she or her friend had actually called out the guys for being super creepy and possesive. Like maybe just once "Hey dudes, I don't belong to anyone but myself, but thanks". But the romance piece, I know is juvenile, but I still think that it then, in turn, teaches young adults/teens/middle graders that certain things in relationships are okay. Anyway, the story itself is fun and the writing isn't bad. Would've received aother star had they just once acknolwedged the above.
Switching to Já a holka odvedle by Jared Reck for R. This Recursion book requires a lot of thinking and I need the exact opposite ....
sorry all, I had a family emergency this week and had to take care of business. I'll look at the list.
Finished my book for R and updated the spreadsheet ;)
Just finished up Othello and I updated the spreadsheet!
Yay! We finished Flowers! Sarah - do you want to take next week off and see if you still want to participate? I read a ton so you don’t need to, if you need the time. Though I think everyone is required to read to get full points? Kerri - is that correct? Do what you need to do Sarah - there are people who still want to join a team too, I think, so don’t feel like you have to for us!
That is correct, unfortunately. This is the last round, though, so that's something to keep in mind.
Oh okay! Well we can try for whatever we can do. :)
They posted for round four! We can start in ten hours :) Figured I’d post it, Kerri, since I was here. ^_^10 with something prickly/spiky on the cover (e.g. Echidna)
9 with a character who lives on a farm/ranch
8 written by a author from the Mediterranean
7 that is #7 or higher in a series
6 tagged MPG Adventure
5 from the I Only Watched the Movie list
4 first published on the 4th of a month
3 that has between 250 and 300 pages
2 with a perpetually grumpy/grouchy/bitchy character
1 with a non-Caucasian main character
Selection Post#3
#8
#1
#4
I can do Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster for #6 and I'm still looking around for something that will fit one of the other prompts.
Completion PostX 2
Book:
Rating: 4 stars
Qualification for #3: Has 261 pages
Date read: 9/23
Book:
Rating: 4 stars
Qualification for #1: Main characters are POC
Date read: 9/24
Finished the latter book and realized that the library had the e published date a day off. Uugghhh thank goodness it covers another one we needed though. I’m gonna update my post above!
Just finished the book for #5
and updated the spreadsheet. And I think I found a book for #6
, do you think it fits the task?
I’m actually reading a book for #6, so that ones covered.
Kerri wrote: "I’m actually reading a book for #6, so that ones covered."Yes, sorry, I can see that post now. So we still have tasks #10, #7 and #2?
Sarah, have you picked a task?
Yeah Zuza, looks like it. I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish for Sunday evening either, if that’s when it ends. I still have two books to go and I might finish one but not the other. :( We can definitely try the spell it outs next week though and see where we get. :)
Completion postBook:
Qualification: #8 - author is from Spain
Rating: 3 stars
Review: I’m not sure if this was a struggle for me because I was distracted this week or because it was actually this confusing. I felt like I didn’t fully understand who people were throughout the book. I did enjoy the premise but it never felt like it came together.
I will do 2 for sure. I will look into 7 and 10.
I am so sorry for my absence. I had some personal matters that came up and honestly checked out in a few areas and this is one of them. I'll do #2 for sure.
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Qualification: Has flowers on cover
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
This is the second book in this series. The first was so so beautiful. The second was just as beautiful but not quite 5 stars. Probbaly more like 4.5 It is just about people's lives. It's that simple. But the author has a way of weaving you into the story that makes you feel like you've know these people all your life.