Team Interplanetary Biscotti

[Daniela]

We need the start dates in case one of the organizers has a look through book shelves. We rather have everything in place than not getting points for books because such details are missing :) it's a bit weird that your goodreads doesn't start the date once you put it as "currently reading", mine automatically does

[Christina]

It's alright Daniela + Sandy, I asked in the captain's group last night. The mods gave their ok if you really don't want to use start dates :)

[Ambi]

Book title: Gone With the Wind
- Author: Margaret Mitchell
- Date Completed: 02/06
- All cards it works for, and why:
0: standalone book
1: ch Scarlett O’Hara
2: setting Tara
3: ch Melanie Hamilton
4: ch Frank Kennedy
5: ch India Wilkes
6: ch Scarlett O’Hara
8 or 8 Blue: Blue book with character Ella Kennedy
Skip: Aunt Pittypat

[Ambi]

Do we need to read the same books twice for wild?

[Daniela]

@Ambi for a Wild card, we have to duplicate a card in that hand. F.e if one hand has 2, 5, 7, Wild, we can only use a book that fits for either 2, 5 or 7 to fill the wild card. I hope that makes sense.

[Ambi]

Ohhhhh now it does. Thanks Daniela.

[Lau]

Book title: Mister O
- Author: Lauren Blakely
- Date Completed: 02/07
- All cards it works for, and why:
2 (Two) - - is book 2 in a series
3 (Three) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with H - Harper Holiday
9 (Nine) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with N - Nick Hammer

[Lau]

About the "+ six Wild Draw 4's (duplicating coloured cards)" can the same card be duplicated more than once?

I'm starting a blue 8 card :)

[Christina]

Lau Maia wrote: "About the "+ six Wild Draw 4's (duplicating coloured cards)" can the same card be duplicated more than once?

I'm starting a blue 8 card :)"

Each card can only get duplicated once.

I assume though, judging from your profile, the book you started is Deep And Dark And Dangerous. If it doesn't end up working for 7 or 9 as we already got 8 Blue and a WD4 for 8 Blue covered, it will definitely work for Reverse as Natalie has read it before :)

[Christina]

Lau Maia wrote: "
Book title: Mister O
- Author: Lauren Blakely
- Date Completed: 02/07
- All cards it works for, and why:
2 (Two) - - is book 2 in a se..."

missing on your uno shelf ;)

[SandyL]

Book:Wild Hunger
Author: Suzanne Wright
Read: 2/6/20
How it works:
2 - character - Trick
3 - character - Hardy
4 - character - Frankie
6 - author - Suzanne
7 - series - The Phoenix Pack #7
9 - character - Newman (Frankie)

[Ambi]

Book title: Crank
- Author: Ellen Hopkins
- Date Completed: 02/07
- All cards it works for, and why:
1: #1 in series
3: author Ellen Hopkins
6: ch Scott
8: author Ellen Hopkins
Skip: ch Kristina Snow

[SandyL]

Book: Kitchen
Author: Banana Yoshimoto
Date: 2/7/20
How it works:
2 - setting - Tokyo
6 - character - Mikage Sakurai
8 - character - Eriko
Skip - Title - Kitchen

[Ashley]

I just finished a book and will post the info for it tomorrow afternoon. I’m also working on a blue book that will work for 7, 8, or 9.

[Ambi]

I have a 4 Green coming up.

[Daniela]

Great going with the coloured cards! :D I'm already so excited for the mini challenge, can't wait what they have in store for us this time

[Ashley]

Book: The Sun Is Also A Star
Author: Nicola Yoon
Date Completed: 2/7/20
All cards it works for and why:
0 Standalone book
3 Character Hannah Winter
4 Character Jeremy Fitzgerald
5 Character Irene
6 Character Samuel Kingsley
9 Author Nicola Yoon or Character Natasha Kingsley
Skip: Character Natasha Kingsley
Reverse: Christina and Lau have both read this book

[Ambi]

Book: The Time Paradox
Author: Eoin Colfer
Date Completed: 2/8
All cards it works for and why:
1: ch - Opal Koboi
2: Title - Time Paradox
3: ch - Holly Short
4 and Green: ch - Artemis Fowl
6: #6 in series
8: author first name Eoin

[Christina]

Ambi wrote: "
Book: The Time Paradox
Author: Eoin Colfer
Date Completed: 2/8
All cards it works for and why:
1: ch - Opal Koboi
2: Title - Time ..."

do we all agree that this cover is green? I regularly have problems with green/blue shades so I just wanna make sure 🙈

[Ambi]

According to TinEye, it’s 69% Green. :)

[Christina]

Ambi wrote: "According to TinEye, it’s 69% Green. :)"

yeah I know, but tineye sometimes is wonky with those shades as well 🙈

[Lau]

Deep and Dark and Dangerous
Mary Downing Hahn
Date completed: 08/02
Cards:
Zero - is a "stand-alone" book (i.e. not part of a series
One - Ch - Ali O'Dwyer
Two - Ch - Teresa
Three - author - Mary Hahn
Six - Ch - sissi
Eight . Ch - Emma
Skip - Ch - Kathie Trent
Reverse - Natalie

[Ambi]

Christina wrote: "Ambi wrote: "According to TinEye, it’s 69% Green. :)"

yeah I know, but tineye sometimes is wonky with those shades as well 🙈"

Oh man... and here I was believing it blindly. Smh :)

[Christina]

Ambi wrote: "Christina wrote: "Ambi wrote: "According to TinEye, it’s 69% Green. :)"

yeah I know, but tineye sometimes is wonky with those shades as well 🙈"

Oh man... and here I was believing it blindly. Smh :)"

haha I honestly wish it was that easy - tineye is highly debated each year x) it definitely has its issues lol. (with other colours as well, not just blue/green)

[Ashley]

Christina wrote: "Ambi wrote: "
Book: The Time Paradox
Author: Eoin Colfer
Date Completed: 2/8
All cards it works for and why:
1: ch - Opal Koboi
2: ..."

I'm not sure about this one either. It looks a little more green than blue to me, but I also have issues with green/blue sometimes. It's a very pretty color, whatever it is!

[SandyL]

It looks green to me

[Ambi]

Yay guys. We were going for green!

[Ashley]

Book: The Last Time I Lied
Author: Riley Sager
Date Completed: 2/8
All cards it works for and why:
0: Standalone book
2: Character Theo
3: Character Vivian Hawthorne
4: Character Franny Harris-White
6: Character Sasha or author Riley Sager
7: Character Vivian
8: Character Emma Davis
9: Character Nathan Flynn or Natalie
Skip: Character Krystal
Reverse: Lau has read this book
Blue Cover

[Jen]

#1

Book: Nobody
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Date Completed: Feb 4, 2020
Cards:
0 - Stand alone (I hope), Character: Olivia
9 - (Title) Nobody, Character: Nix, Natalie
6 - Sergei
(There might be more but it's been a long week )

#2

Book: The Imposter's Inheritance

Author: C.J. Archer
Date Completed: 9 February 2020
Cards:
5 - Character: India
4 - Character: Fabian
3 - Character: Hope
8 - Place: England
Skip: Character: Patience
9 - Nine in series
1 - Character: Oscar

[Lau]

Book: Meu Amo e Senhor
Author: Tehmina Durrani
Date Completed: 2/9
All cards it works for and why:
Zero - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with Z - Zarmina
2 (Two) - - has an author first name or surname starts with T - Tehmina Durrani
3 (Three) - - has an author first name or surname starts with H - Marilyn Hoffer
6 (Six) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with S - Sherry
Skip - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with K or P - Mustafa Khar

[Christina]

Ambi wrote: "Yay guys. We were going for green!"

most of captain's chat (who's active in the colour thread anyway) also agreed on green, so we're good :D

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I got quite a bit of reading done on The Fault in Our Stars on Saturday night so I'm hoping to have it done soon! It's really good so far!

[Christina]

Natalie wrote: "I got quite a bit of reading done on The Fault in Our Stars on Saturday night so I'm hoping to have it done soon! It's really good so far!"

someone please remind me (over and over and over again if you can) to finally read The Fault in Our Stars by the end of this uno challenge as well! lol

[Daniela]

@Christina I can just give you the book when we see each other next time ;)

[Lau]

Book: Caliban's War
Author: James S.A. Corey
Date Completed: 2/10
All cards it works for and why:
2 (Two) - - is book 2 in a series
3 (Three) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with H - James "Jim" Holden
9 (Nine) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with N - Naomi Nagata
Skip - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with K or P - Alex Kamal

[Daniela]

So I only have 100 pages left of and I really don't know wether to read the last pages extra slow or start a new book before the mini challenge. I have a feeling the mini challenge will be posted on Valentine's Day or on the weekend x)

[Lau]

Book: Every Heart a Doorway
Author: Seanan McGuire
Date Completed: 2/10
All cards it works for and why:
1 (One) - - is book 1 in a series
6 (Six) - - has an author first name or surname starts with S - Seanan McGuire
8 (Eight) - - has a title starting with E
9 (Nine) - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with N - Nancy
Skip - - has a character with a first name, surname or nickname starting with K or P - Kade
Reverse - Christina

[SandyL]

Title: A Brand New Ending
Author: Jennifer Probst
Date: 2/7/20
How it works:
1 - character - Ophelia
2 - series - Stay #2
6 - series - Stay
8 - character - Ethan
Skip - author - Jennifer Probst

[SandyL]

Title: How to Keep a Secret
Author: Sarah Morgan
Date: 2/8/20
How it works:
0 - standalone
3 - title - How
6 - author - Sarah Morgan
9 - character - Nancy

[SandyL]

Title: The Candle Palace
Author: Devney Perry
Read: 2/9/20
How it works:
2 - title - The
4/6 - character - Sarah Foster
Skip - author - Devney Perry

[SandyL]

Title: Girl in Translation
Author: Jean Kwok
Date: 2/10/20
How it works:
0 - standalone
9 - setting - New York
Skip - character - Kimberly

[Ambi]

Sandy you're on fire! :D

[Christina]

SandyL wrote: "
Title: Girl in Translation
Author: Jean Kwok
Date: 2/10/20
How it works:
0 - standalone
9 - setting - New York
Skip - charact..."

that's blue, right? 😏

[Christina]

Daniela wrote: "So I only have 100 pages left of and I really don't know wether to read the last pages extra slow or start a new book before the mini challenge. I have a feelin..."

you could just start a new book without finishing MSK if you want to hold out on it? ok I see it's already on our spreadsheet lol

Daniela wrote: "@Christina I can just give you the book when we see each other next time ;)"

I own the book, I just... still haven't read it x)

[Ambi]

Christina wrote: "SandyL wrote: "
Title: Girl in Translation
Author: Jean Kwok
Date: 2/10/20
How it works:
0 - standalone
9 - setting - New York..."

That is very blue. :D

[Christina]

^ needed to make sure because of my brain hah

[Christina]

Lau Maia wrote: "
Book: Every Heart a Doorway
Author: Seanan McGuire"

I LOVE KADE SO MUCH <'3 (but I see you 'only' gave the book 3 stars so I'm not sure I want to know your thoughts lol)

[Christina]

10 days into the challenge, and *almost* half of our books this month are covered! Great going, team! :)

We've got all of our normal colour cards covered (I'm currently working on our two 'last' ones for 7 Blue + 9 Yellow), but we still have 3 Wild Draw 4s left. All of our blue cards are already duplicated, so we still need to duplicate 3 out of these 4:
- 1 Green
- 4 Green
- 8 Yellow
- 9 Yellow

Please let us know if you can cover any of them :)

[SandyL]

I can read for 8 Yellow

[Christina]

That'd be great Sandy, thank you!