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message 51: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Hello team-

I just finished A Curse so Dark and Lonely, and I noticed we need an A to get the extra 50 points for finishing HAPPY NEW YEAR (Awesome job by the way for completing that!!!)

I was going to use this book I just read to claim another Y since A is so common, but I didn't know if anyone else was reading a book that could claim that last A, or if I should do it with this book?

I'm good with either, and have my review done, so I can post it whenever someone lets me know what they think would be best! :) :)


message 52: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments @ Katie I am also reading a curse so dark and lonely. I could also claim the Y if no one else does. I should be done with the book tomorrow


message 53: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Perfect, Sarah!!! I’ll post my review tonight for the A! Thanks for reply!


message 54: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments One last question...Can someone tell me what the bonus points column is for under the reviews link? I knew we got extra points of we spelled out HAPPY NEW YEAR as a team, but I don't quite know why I have 9 bonus points listed with my name....

Thanks!


message 55: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments @Katie this is what Sarah wrote:

Bonus points will be awarded based on page count, the same as page points and buddy read points. So if you read a 300 page book and are awarded 6 points, you will earn an extra 6 points for claiming a letter. Similarly, if you read a 300 page middle-grade book, you will receive 4 page points, and a further 4 bonus points for claiming a letter. The same maximums apply as apply for page points.


message 56: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) Sarah wrote: "@Katie this is what Sarah wrote:

Bonus points will be awarded based on page count, the same as page points and buddy read points. So if you read a 300 page book and are awarded 6 points, you will ..."


Oh, cool! Thanks for explaining that


Saar The Book owl | 5362 comments Mod
I've finally finished my first book and will post my review in seconds :D


message 58: by Julianne (new)

Julianne | 746 comments I'm about to post my review, but I noticed for the review for Whisper that Saige forgot to claim a letter!


message 59: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments @Julianne I noticed that too.

@Saige you have to claim a letter before Sarah scores the book otherwise you cant change it.

@Jana with Renegades you cant claim a letter because you started the book in December, but you will get the page points for what you have read in January.


message 60: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) I don't think it fits for any letters. Can I just put it in for page points?


message 61: by Julianne (new)

Julianne | 746 comments You can claim it for W, H, or E.


message 62: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) Oh dang, I really just blanked on that. So sorry guys- it's been a long week.


message 63: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments no worry Saige!


message 64: by AdiReadsStuff (new)

AdiReadsStuff | 47 comments Just finished One of us is Lying. Which letter should I claim for it?


message 65: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Hello Nursen!

I would say maybe Y...only because it takes two P's and two Y's to complete the tagline every time, so we'll need double of those letters. Unfortunately, none of the books I'm reading right now have a P.

Hope you're having a good weekend!!!


message 66: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments ^^ HA! I take that back about not having a P! :) I didn't realize there was a buddy read for Pride and Prejudice starting today! :)


message 67: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) Katie wrote: "^^ HA! I take that back about not having a P! :) I didn't realize there was a buddy read for Pride and Prejudice starting today! :)"

Yep! I'm excited to start


message 68: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Oh man!! Nice job team!!!! We’re in the lead by 8 points!! 8!! :)


message 69: by Fuzaila (new)

Fuzaila (feistyhijabi) | 1336 comments Yess great work team! I didn't expect that tbh 😁😄


message 70: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Hello team!

I wanted to give you a heads up, that I'm in the middle of a bunch of books and buddy reads that are all taking place at the same time right now. I'm making my way through them all, but I'll probably end up finishing all of them at the same time. So I probably won't be able to add a review this week, but by the weekend, I hope to have quite a few! "A Little Life" is HUGE and I really want to finish that one up soon, and with it being a BR and over 1000 pages, that will bring in some points!

I read Pumpkin Heads as a buddy read last week, but I'll need to combine that with other graphic novels or short books to count. I was going to see if anyone wanted to read these short books later in the month:

Heartstopper Volume One (Heartstopper, #1) by Alice Oseman Heartstopper Volume Two (Heartstopper, #2) by Alice Oseman El Deafo by Cece Bell Parkland Speaks Survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas Share Their Stories by Sarah Lerner

My goal this week is to finish up my big buddy read and one of my audio books! Plus make good progress in my other 3 buddy reads. Fingers crossed!!


message 71: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments Hey Team

I noticed today that we are just 3 letters away from completing Happy New Year again. Go Team! I have 2 books I am going to try to finish this week with one being a buddy read.

Happy Monday everyone!


message 72: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Hello everyone!

I finished 2 books today, but I won't be able to get my reviews up until tomorrow. I can claim the remaining A and E, but if someone else gets their books up before mine, I can claim different letters :) No worries.

But if someone posts a P soon, we'll have the tagline completed 2 times!!

I need to finish my BIG book this weekend! It' just taking me so long to get through it, but my goal is by SUNDAY! I can do it... HA!


message 73: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) I've been really behind in my reading because of school, but I should have one posted tonight and a few more over the long weekend.


message 74: by Julianne (new)

Julianne | 746 comments I have two reviews to write and post today! I'll take a look at the open letters


message 75: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) I'll have one for two Ps done by the end of this weekend


message 76: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments I also still have one review to write.

Saige, I’ll do a some more in our buddy read this weekend and try to get that one done too!!

I really want to finish A Little Life this month, since it’s 1000 pages of buddy reads... it would be so many points, but I’m reading that one so slowly.

Have a good weekend everyone!


message 77: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments I have my book review ready to go anytime today! I see we're starting the tagline for the 3rd time! It looks like both the A's have already been claimed for the 3rd time, so the book I have read can claim:

Y, W, N, R, E

Is there any preference from people? I'll try and avoid letters other people are planning on :) :) I'll wait to post it until later today/tonight once I hear what other people are thinking! :)

*I'm temped to say Y or W since we need 2 Y's and W might be a weird letter to get??


message 78: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) Katie wrote: "I have my book review ready to go anytime today! I see we're starting the tagline for the 3rd time! It looks like both the A's have already been claimed for the 3rd time, so the book I have read ca..."

Avoid P, lol. We'll have a ton of those once we finish our BR


message 79: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Oh no! We dropped to last! But not by much at all!! Should be able to catch back up after 1-2 books! I should have my big book done tomorrow! And I'm doing another buddy read now! I don't have much planned for the end of the month, so if anyone is thinking of starting something, let me know!

Hopefully we can catch back up! :) :)

I do have to read Truly Devious (Truly Devious, #1) by Maureen Johnson for my library book club if anyone else is interested?


message 80: by Raghad (new)

Raghad | 1483 comments we will catch up! i have BRs for Middlegame by Seanan McGuire and The Places I've Cried in Public by Holly Bourne this week.


message 81: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) Katie wrote: "Oh no! We dropped to last! But not by much at all!! Should be able to catch back up after 1-2 books! I should have my big book done tomorrow! And I'm doing another buddy read now! I don't have much..."

I read Truly Devious a few weeks ago and loved it! I'd be happy to chat about it so you can get BR points


message 82: by Sarah A (last edited Jan 18, 2020 10:53PM) (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments I am almost done with Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas and I have to make catch up on my BR for Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly which I should have all done by monday.


message 83: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) I'll be done with The Brightest Fell by Nupur Chowdhury tomorrow, and I have Monday off so I'm hoping to finish Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen then


message 84: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Awesome guys!! I just finished my big book A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara !!! SO, so, so many tears with this one. YIKES!

I'm almost done with Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) by Sarah J. Maas and will be reading more in Starsight (Skyward, #2) by Brandon Sanderson and Truly Devious (Truly Devious, #1) by Maureen Johnson . I just requested the thread for Truly Devious.

I also just got an audio book hold come through for Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane if anyone is interested in buddy reading it?


message 85: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments Ok everyone I just finished Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas . I was going to claim the letter N if you guys are all ok with that? I'm trying to read stepsister but I am just not really loving it and I'm not sure why! So, I may have to give up on it now and read it some other time.

Happy reading everyone!


message 86: by Saige (new)

Saige (lannister807) Yeah, grab N


message 87: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments I just finished Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) by Sarah J. Maas .... I can go for one of the P's or E's. Any preference? I still need to write my review, but I'll do that tonight!

I might go with P, only because my other book I'm reading doesn't have a way to claim a P. Unless other people are going for P?

Hope everyone is doing well!!


message 88: by Raghad (new)

Raghad | 1483 comments @Katie P is harder to find so go with it :)


message 89: by Julianne (new)

Julianne | 746 comments Havent had any time to read lately, sorry guys! But I'll try to finish A Wicked Thing (A Wicked Thing, #1) by Rhiannon Thomas before the end of the month


message 90: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Finished 2 books this weekend! I'll get my reviews done tonight and posted! :) :) I hope to finish 2 more!


message 91: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Hi guys!!

I just saw we need another P to get the tagline completed again! The books I'm reading don't have a P in the title or author's name :(

Does anyone else have a P going on? If not, I might pause one of the books I'm reading now to snag another P first!!


message 92: by Raghad (new)

Raghad | 1483 comments I'm reading Nevernight but it doesn't have a P :(


message 93: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments Im reading Archenemies so I have no way to get a P. Ill look and see if I have a short book that has a P in it too


message 94: by Neha (new)

Neha | 257 comments Hey everyone! Just finished The Diviners by Libba Bray. Any suggestions on a letter to claim?
My other book that's almost done is Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke. No Ps sadly :(


message 95: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments Awesome, Neha!! Maybe Y since it's a weird letter??

I'll snag another P! I'll even try to do 2 P's if possible, just in case we're close to getting through the tagline again!

I finished Truly Devious (Truly Devious, #1) by Maureen Johnson but need to write my review, so I can claim the other Y with that book. I'll try to get that review written by later today!


message 96: by Neha (last edited Jan 27, 2020 08:32AM) (new)

Neha | 257 comments I can do Y! But I believe any book works for Y:

* For this challenge, you may choose any letter from your book's title, series name, author name, and you can even use the word 'by', as in 'Legend (Legend #1) by Marie Lu', could be used for 'Y' (so basically any book can be used for 'Y')

From the rules!

I'll get my review written tomorrow morning :D


message 97: by Katie (new)

Katie | 3379 comments OOOOOH THAT'S RIGHT!!! :) :) :) Snag anything then!! :) I'm working on P's right now! :)


message 98: by Neha (new)

Neha | 257 comments Hahaha, awesome. I'll pick a random letter when I post then :D :D :D


message 99: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments Katie I started a P too. I should have it done by tomorrow and Ill post the review


message 100: by Sarah A (new)

Sarah A (barrowerofbooks) | 1534 comments Hey team I finished 2 books today and Ill get the views up tonight. I am going to try and finish one more book before the month is up but I have a busy week ahead of me.


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