Team Interplanetary Biscotti

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Christina wrote: "Ambi wrote: "I absolutely loved loved loved Daisy Jones and the Six. Can’t wait to read her other books the next few months."

l listened to the audiobook of Daisy Jones in 2019 and really enjoyed ..."

Cool sounds good! I'm going to try to start The Fault in Our Stars today (hopefully!). Probably for reverse then if that's ok?

[Christina]

sorry everyone, I've been at work earlier and then walked our dog for two freaking hours!!!!! while listening to Come Tumbling Down - I might even finish it tonight already :)

I'll have to go back into work for a few hours in a bit but I'm here now :)

[Christina]

Lau Maia wrote: "The Q&A thread is closed. If a book is tagged Childrens and YA in MPG do we still need a word count verification? Or can it be used?"

It doesn't matter what else a book is tagged, if it's tagged Childrens it needs to be verified. What's the book? I can try to find word count for you :)

[Christina]

Ashley wrote: "Question: for colored books, do we go by a picture we took of the book or the stock photo of the edition we are reading on Goodreads? I’m assuming maybe because the lighting in my house isn’t the g..."

We go by the stock photo of the edition we are reading on goodreads. However, if you have a physical copy in your hands and say it looks differently in person (e.g. more blue than purple or more green than yellow) than the photo on GR does then we can go by that as well.

Your book looks more purple to me, but others might see it differently since we perceive colour differently. What does everybody else think? If we don't come to a conclusion we can also ask in the captain's chat.
Judging from its default page I'm not sure it'll fit any of our blue cards, but of course only the MCs get mentioned there and you might still stumble across any character names that would work :)


Ashley wrote: "I also can’t seem to figure out how to post a photo in here..."

A photo you took or the cover link to the book on GR?
The first one doesn't really work unless you upload the photo to some website first so you have an url to link, and the second one (what I did above to The Last Mrs. Parrish) you do via 'add book/author' above the comment section. I hope that helps :)

[Christina]

Natalie wrote: "Christina wrote: "Ambi wrote: "I absolutely loved loved loved Daisy Jones and the Six. Can’t wait to read her other books the next few months."

l listened to the audiobook of Daisy Jones in 2019 a..."

yeah of course, but remember to tell us everything the book works for when you finish so we can switch it around if needed :)

[Ashley]

Christina wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Question: for colored books, do we go by a picture we took of the book or the stock photo of the edition we are reading on Goodreads? I’m assuming maybe because the lighting in my ho..."

Okay... thanks! This is the copy that I have.

[Ashley]

I won't get to it until later in the month. For now, I'm going to start with The Unhoneymooners for the colored card I've already committed to! As I am participating in several challenges, I'm trying to work on a plan for the month that maximizes counting as many books as I can that meet criteria for multiple challenges. I don't know that I will have any green books, but have a few blues and yellows that I am looking into for this month... or some point during UNO!

[Christina]

That's definitely more than 50% blue, Ashley :)

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Christina wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Christina wrote: "Ambi wrote: "I absolutely loved loved loved Daisy Jones and the Six. Can’t wait to read her other books the next few months."

l listened to the audiobook of Daisy..."

Great thanks! I will keep track as I read.

[Daniela]

Lau Maia wrote: "Quidditch practice? Please tell me more"

I think it's quicker if you watch a video rather than me trying to type everything xD its a complex sports, sadly not being seen as an "official" one, as game time can't be forseen (game time stops whenever a referee calls a foul or whatever, not like with soccer). But we do have world cups and european cups (those are for national teams, so players from all teams thrown together). And my team is going to participate at the EQC (it's like the champions league for europe) - at EQC your team has to qualify (so we have a qualifier for all Austrian teams f.e and the winner gets to go to the cup).

If you want to know how it looks like, this is the World Cup Finale from 2018 :)

[Lau]

Thanks Daniela, I'm going to check the game out,didn't know it existed :)

I'm starting that has a green cover and is book 1 in a series so it works for 1 Green

Should I post to the spreadsheet?

[Daniela]

@Lau only Christina and I can edit the spreadsheet. Once you're done reading, post it in here, with the layout Christina posted in the first few comments (where all the information is)

[Ambi]

Daniela wrote: "Lau Maia wrote: "Quidditch practice? Please tell me more"

I think it's quicker if you watch a video rather than me trying to type everything xD its a complex sports, sadly not being seen as an "of..."

Wow I didn't know there was a real life Quidditch game. What happens to the golden snitch? Is there any?

[Christina]

I already finished CTD so I thought I'll show you what a finished book post should look like :)

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
Date Completed: Feb 1
All cards it works for, and why:
1 - ch(aracter) Sumi Onishi
4 - ch Christopher Flores
5 - #5 in series
6 - ch Sumi Onishi (or author ;))
8 - ch Eleanor West
Skip - ch Kade
blue cover

[SandyL]

I'm getting a late start - it's been a busy day for me, but I have tomorrow off so I can hopefully get at least one book finished and hopefully two!

[Jen]

Can we not update the books in the tracking sheet ourselves? I always found it easier to do there, cause I always end up missing the cards when I try to list them off:

Book: Tunnel of Bones
Author: Victoria Schwab
Completed: Feb 1, 2020
T- Title, 2 in series
S - Author
V- Author
P - Character (Pauline), Place - Paris
F- France

I feel like I've forgotten a card will post later when I remember.

[Jen]

Yep, missed one.

H- Character - Jacob Hale

[Lau]

- Book title: Poirot e os 4 Relógios
- Author: Agatha Christie
- Date Completed: 02/02/2020
- All cards it works for, and why:
3 (Three) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with H - Inspector Hardcastle
4 (Four) - - has a 4 or Four in the title
6 (Six) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with S - Sheila Webb
8 (Eight) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with E - Edna Brent
Skip - - has a title starting with K or P

[Christina]

Jen wrote: "Can we not update the books in the tracking sheet ourselves? I always found it easier to do there, cause I always end up missing the cards when I try to list them off:

Book: [book:Tunnel of Bones|..."

Daniela and I decided against a separate tracking sheet that everyone has access to. We have been doing fine without one over the years (the two of us just keep track in our official team ss) and I personally think it's easier this way, especially for our newbies.
It's okay if you forget to add a card your book works for - if you realize later you can still let us know. Sometimes we'll even catch it ourselves :) For my own reads, I usually keep track of names that work for uno in a note on my phone or in ebooks I just highlight them.
Also, since every member is required to check in at least once a week having to post your finished books here will hopefully assure that ;)

[Christina]

Lau Maia wrote: "
- Book title: Poirot e os 4 Relógios
- Author: Agatha Christie
- Date Completed: 02/02/2020
- All cards it works for, and..."

just a quick little reminder to put your finished books on your respective uno shelves ;)

[Lau]

Sorry, it's done now

[Christina]

How's everyone doing? I can't believe I currently have 3 books on the go 🙈

The Hunting Party on ebook from my library
The Nanny on audio from scribd
Die Verlobten des Winters from my mum's best friend

They all work for coloured cards, but I won't finish either one of them any time soon hah!

[Lau]

- Book title: The Big Sleep
- Author: Raymond Chandler
- Date Completed: 03/02/2020
- All cards it works for, and why:
1 Green . #1 in a series

[Ashley]

Title: The Unhoneymooners
Author: Christina Lauren
Date completed: 2/3/20
Cards it works for and why:
0 Standalone book
1 Character named Olive
2 Characters with surname Torres and Thomas
3 Set in Hawaii and character Charlie Hamilton
6 Character named Sophie
8 Character named Ethan
9 Character named Natalia
Reverse - Sandy read this book
Coloured card - cover is yellow

[Ambi]

As you can see, I'm trying very hard to finish Gone with the Wind. So bear with me. :D

[Ashley]

How significant does the character have to be to count?

[Lau]

I think it has to have dialogue

[SandyL]

Title: Love on the Rocks
Author: Kay Harris
Date completed: 2/2/20
Cards it works for:
Skip - Kay (author)
3 - Harris (author)
0 - #1 in Love on Tour series
6 - Sean (character)
2 - Tolk (character)
7 - Victoria (character)

[Christina]

Ashley wrote: "How significant does the character have to be to count?"

From UNO FAQ: "We generally want them to have some dialogue and meaning to the story. Not just a hotel bellhop called Victor that opens a door, for example."

Hope that helps :)

[Ashley]

I thought I remembered reading the qualifications somewhere but couldn’t remember where to look! Thanks everyone!

[Christina]

Ambi wrote: "As you can see, I'm trying very hard to finish Gone with the Wind. So bear with me. :D"

How do you like it so far? :)

[Christina]

SandyL wrote: "
Title: Love on the Rocks
Author: Kay Harris
Date completed: 2/2/20
Cards it works for:
Skip - Kay (author)
3 - Harris (autho..."

I just checked your uno shelf and there's no start date for this book, can you please add it? :)

[Ambi]

Christina wrote: "Ambi wrote: "As you can see, I'm trying very hard to finish Gone with the Wind. So bear with me. :D"

How do you like it so far? :)"

The author and I have very different perspectives on what "the modern woman" is. (view spoiler)[Scarlet just wants to dance and party even though she's a widow. She does not care about the soldiers or the war cause. Apparently that makes her a progressive woman. I'm sitting here, shouting "Have some DEPTH, woman!" I like the guy tho. He's very unusual and unpredictable, which makes me look forward to read about him.

I am simultaneously reading Frederick Douglas's autobiography for my English class. Comparing them side by side, I can really see how the Southern author successfully averted mentioning the cruelty on slaves, to prevent receiving any backlash. I know the black slaves are not the center of the book but come on, do you seriously want me to believe that slaves had an amicable master-servant relationship during that time. (hide spoiler)]

Sorry for the rant. On my defense, when you asked if I liked it, you opened a dam. I'm really looking forward to changing my opinion cause there's 800 more pages left. :)

[Christina]

Ambi wrote: "Christina wrote: "Ambi wrote: "As you can see, I'm trying very hard to finish Gone with the Wind. So bear with me. :D"

How do you like it so far? :)"

The author and I have very different perspect..."

hahaha that's okay, I'll never read it so just keep your thoughts coming if you'd like :D I don't even really know what it's about. I know there's a movie as well, but I never watched that either, oops.

ps: if you want to mention anything spoiler-y please remember to use the < spoiler > tag in case others here still want to read it ;)

[Ambi]

Oh sure.

[Daniela]

I'm already so behind on reading, I've been too busy. Will finally get to my computer tonight and read through all the messages xD but from what I've seen from quickly scrolling through, we are off to a good start :)

[Lau]

Title: Big Rock
Author: Lauren Blakely
Date completed: 4/2/20
Cards it works for:
Skip - Kay (author)
1 (One) - - is book 1 in a series
3 (Three) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with H - Spencer Holiday
6 (Six) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with S - - Spencer Holiday
9 (Nine) - - is set in a place name starting with N - New York City, New York (United States)

[Daniela]

Lau Maia wrote: "
Title: Big Rock
Author: Lauren Blakely
Date completed: 4/2/20
Cards it works for:
Skip - Kay (author)
1 (One) - - is book 1 in a serie..."

I don't quite see how Skip works for the book, as the authors name is Lauren Blakely? Nicknames can only be used for the charactes in the book, and only when the nickname is more regulary used than their full name (from what I remember anyway)

[Lau]

It was a copy paste mistake :)

[Daniela]

Lau Maia wrote: "It was a copy paste mistake :)"

oh gottcha! :)

[Ambi]

Can I read Crank which has 34497 words, according to arbookfinder?

[Daniela]

Ambi wrote: "Can I read Crank which has 34497 words, according to arbookfinder?"

Yes! It needs to have over 25.000 words, which Crank has :)

[Daniela]

The book sounds really interesting, let me know how you liked it!

[Daniela]

Ambi wrote: "Daniela wrote: "Lau Maia wrote: "Quidditch practice? Please tell me more"

I think it's quicker if you watch a video rather than me trying to type everything xD its a complex sports, sadly not bein..."

Sorry I never answered your Quidditch question! Yes, there is a snitch, it's just a person wearing trousers with a sock attached to the trousers. In the sock is a tennis ball, so that's basically your snitch and you have to catch it. It's really hard as the snitch runner is basically allowed to throw you around as long as he isn't aggressive about it

[SandyL]

Title: Letters to Molly
Author: Devney Perry
Completed: 2/5/20
Works for:
2 - series - Maysen Jar #2
4 - character - Finn
Skip - author - Perry

[Lau]

My toddler is sick and the nights have been really difficult so I'm not that focus on reading but I had a good week start so I'll probably catch up through the weekend. I'm just do tiiiiiiiired :)

[Christina]

That's okay Lau, we all understand ;) and there's no weekly goal to meet anyway - thankfully, otherwise reading 3 books at the same time wouldn't work for me either :)

[Lau]

Title: Love and Other Words
Author: Christina Lauren
Completed: 2/6/20
Works for:
O (Zero) - - is a "stand-alone" book (i.e. not part of a series)
6 (Six) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with S - Macy Sorensen
8 (Eight) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with E - Elliot Petropoulos
Skip - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with K or P - Elliot Petropoulos

[Christina]

SandyL wrote: "
Title: Letters to Molly
Author: Devney Perry
Completed: 2/5/20
Works for:
2 - series - Maysen Jar #2
4 - character - Finn
Ski..."

Sandy, both your books are missing start dates, please add them :)

[SandyL]

I've never added start dates to any of my books. This is my third year doing this challenge and it's never been an issue. All my books have been started after the challenge started.