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[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

Congrats on your recipe!

Great work. 30 points has been added to your spreadsheet!

[Sharon]

So question the 2 books I’m currently listening to, I started them in February but I won’t finish until March. Will they be able to count?

[Sophie]

Yeah we can use them for March so long as they were started after UNO started.

[Eldarwen]

And we can now finish books for our March hands!

The Countdown has gone to 0 and March has officially begun for the UNO Challenge.

Happy reading everyone!

There will be more books to read this month than last, and more colour cards, so let's crack our fingers and do this! :-D

[Eldarwen]

I've started reading Warm Bodies, a book I've been meaning to read for a while bu I haven't always been in the mood for it. So far, I'm enjoying it a lot.

[Kate]

Happy March! I am currently dying of a hangover doing overtime at work (yes, I regret volunteering for it..)

My first book of the month is purely because it was the only book I have at work. What is everyone else planning to read?

I hope everyone else's Sunday is going better than mine! haha!

[Sophie]

Completion

One Shot by Lee Child
1/3
4*

0 The Zec
1 title
3 Helen Rodin
5 Indianapolis
8 Detective Emerson
9 9 in series

[Sophie]

Kate wrote: "Happy March! I am currently dying of a hangover doing overtime at work (yes, I regret volunteering for it..)

My first book of the month is purely because it was the only b..."

Ouch!! Hope the hangover clears really soon!

Just got home from swimming with Joe. Not sure what the rest of Sunday holds yet. Probably a trip to the park since it's finally sunny.

[Eldarwen]

Kate wrote: "Happy March! I am currently dying of a hangover doing overtime at work (yes, I regret volunteering for it..)"


Sorry I'm laughing at your misery :-)

Hopefully the shift is at least sort of quiet! And you're enjoying the book - as it was the only one you had at hand. Does it work for 3/4/5 by any chance? Since it's such a lovely blue cover.. ;-)

[Sophie]

From memory the characters etc in Room are v limited. I don't think we'll be lucky enough to have one that fits.

I hope you've survived Kate!

[Ravenclaw Library Books]

Completion Post


Chinese Cinderella
Adeline Yen Mah
Mar 1st
4*
Cards:
2 - Place: Tianjin
3 - Place: Huangpu River
4 - Character: Franklin
5 - Character: Irene Tan
6 - Place: Shanghai
7 - Character: Victor Schilling
8 - Character: Eleanor Lui
9 - Character: Niang
Skip - Character: Pierre Prosperi
Red

This one was on my tbr for ages and I am glad I picked it up even though my heart was breaking for Adeline.

[Sophie]

I can remember it being heartbreaking and I read it many years ago. Glad you enjoyed it (not sure that's the right term...)

[Kate]

I almost fell asleep at my desk, but other than that the day went fine!

Room will cover; 0, 8, 1, Blue, Wild(Hand1), Reverse :)

[Kate]

I was just looking at my to-read pile and I have a book to cover the Red 3 in March (and other numbers ha!)



I'll read this next, just a heads up! :)

[Sophie]

Almost isn't too bad!

It's a shame it doesn't cover the blue numbers we need, but the reverse is good - have lots of those this month.
Looks good for Red3 to me, hope you enjoy.

[Sophie]

EVERYONE!! We don't have much planned for the colour cards so far this month! Please please look at your shelves and see what you've got and let us know for a particular tasks. Thanks!

[Sophie]

MARCH

Please say if you can cover any of the colour covers or reverse. The rest are a pretty even mix of letters.

Reverse: 8
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1 Yellow - Sophie On the Steel Breeze
6 Green
3 Blue
7 Red - Eldarwen Silver Silence
3 Red - Kate
4 Blue
5 Green
4 Green
5 Blue


Wild Draw 4 cards: 3
(for these we need to duplicate 3 of the colour cards)
- Raven Red 7
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0 - 4
1 - 5
2 - 7
3 - 9
4 - 8
5 - 8
6 - 6
7 - 5
8 - 8
9 - 7
Skip - 6
Wild - 3
Draw 2 (nothing to read) - 12

[Sophie]

The above post is also in my reserved posts at the start of the thread and I'll try to keep it up to date

[Sharon]

I have one for 3 Blue

[Sharon]

Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen. I can’t attach the cover on my phone but I will a little later

[Sharon]

Will have 4 Blue as well

[Eldarwen]

Sharon wrote: "Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen. I can’t attach the cover on my phone but I will a little later"

That's something I absolutely hate about using the app. The important things don't work. But at least you can use emojis ;-))

[Eldarwen]

Ah crap, sorry, I forgot to check Chasing Cassandra at home, but I don't think it's looking good.

I might have to postpone that until next month in the hopes of a blue card that works for it.

[Eldarwen]

I could cover a Wild Draw 4 card or two:

3 Red:

3 Blue:

Or I could read for 4 Green:

I also have this lovely green cover lying around but I'm not sure where it could fit as the synopsis doesn't give away a lot of names, will have to check that one tonight: .

[Sharon]

4 Blue (Takes place in San Francisco)

3 Blue
What does everyone think?

[Sharon]

The Paragon Hotel

Just checked this out from library for 3 Blue as well

[Eldarwen]

Paragon Hotel is a very very dark blue, must look lovely in real life!

They're all good. If you want to read them all, go for it!! :-)

[Eldarwen]

Raven,

from the books you listed, which ones would you like to read for the colours? Do you have a preference?

[Ravenclaw Library Books]

Eldarwen wrote: "Raven,

from the books you listed, which ones would you like to read for the colours? Do you have a preference?"

I am currently reading


I don't mind reading these ones after

[Eldarwen]

Which letters does The Reader on the 6.27 work for?

Lord of the Flies could only be used for a 3 Red and I'm not sure there's an H character in there? I can't remember though, even though it hasn't been that long since I've read the book..

The Invisible Library would be good for the 5 Green if we can agree it is actually green. I have the paperback at home and I'm still not sure as it's one of those greenish blue / blueish greens haha. Willing to go with it though if the team agrees it's green :-) (Reverse as well - I've read it a few years ago.)

[Eldarwen]

Sharon wrote: "
4 Blue (Takes place in San Francisco)"

Is there a character with F initials somewhere in there?

San Francisco isn't going to work for 4.

[Sharon]

Eddie Franklin

[Eldarwen]

Sharon wrote: "Eddie Franklin"

Great, thanks!

Not an I character as well by any chance? Just in case...? ;-)

[Sharon]

Actually yes there is an Ida but I don’t have a last name.

[Kate]

Here are three and some of them will work for color cards - red and blue mostly.

Completion Post
The Nickel Boys
Date Completed - 03/02/2020
Color - Red
Cards - 0 - Stand Alone
1 - none
2 - Title - The Nickel Boys
3 - Character - Mr. Hill
4 - Character - Franklin Bill
5 - Character - Ishmael
6 - Character - Bell Smith
7 - Character - Vincent
8 - Character - Elwood
9 - Title - Nickel Boys, The
Skip - Character - Chickie Pete


Abundance
Complete - 03/01/2020
Cards -
0 - stand alone
1 - none
2 - Character - Thomas Jefferson
3 - Location - The Hofberg, Vienna, Austria
4 - Location - France
5 - none
6 - Author - Sena Naslund
7 - Location - Vienna, Austria
8 - none
9 - Author - Naslund
Skip - Location - Paris

The Cruelest Month
Complete - 02/29/20
Color - Blue
0 -Character - Ruth Zardo
1 - Character - Odile Montmagny
2 - Location - Three Pines, Quebec
3 - Book 3 in the series
4 - Character - Madeline Favreau
5 - Character - Isabelle Lacoste
6 - Character - Sophie Smythe
7 - none
8 - none
9 - Character - Yvette Nichol
Skip - Author Louise Penny

[Ravenclaw Library Books]

Completion Post


Goodnight Mister Tom
Michelle Magorian
Mar 1st
5*
Cards:
0 - Character: Zach
1 - Character: Tom Oakley
2 - Character: Mrs Thorne
3 - Character: Mrs Hartridge
4 - Character: Mrs Fletcher
6 - Character: Geoffrey Sanderton
8 - Character: Edward Fletcher
9 - Character: Nancy Little
Skip - Character: Mr Peters


After reading Chinese Cinderella I felt I needed to dive back into a childhood favourite to recover from the heartbreaking reality of Adeline's childhood.


The Reader on the 6.27
Mar 2nd
2*
Cards:
0 - Standalone
2 - Title
4 - Character: Felix Kowalski
7 - Character: Guylian Vignolles
Skip - Character: Felix Kowalski

This has been on my tbr for ages but I was really disappointed by it and I am so glad that I only paid 20p for this book in a charity shop.

[Eldarwen]

Sharon wrote: "Actually yes there is an Ida but I don’t have a last name."

First name is a good start! :-)

[Eldarwen]

Kate wrote: "Here are three and some of them will work for color cards - red and blue mostly. "

Can you add The Nickel Boys to your Uno shelf, please?

Thanks!

[Eldarwen]

Raven,

can you add The Reader on the 6.27 to your Uno shelf please?

Thanks!

Sorry it sucked :-/ But as you said, at least you only paid 20p for it! It's at list a little consolation.

[Sophie]

The Invisible Library looks more blue than green to me, but could be used for one of the 2. Might be worth taking to the captain's group to ask.

[Sophie]

I've got for green 6

might cover one of the remaining blue cards but I don't have a full character list yet.

[Eldarwen]

Sophie wrote: "The Invisible Library looks more blue than green to me, but could be used for one of the 2. Might be worth taking to the captain's group to ask."

If we can't decide on whether it's one or the other, the captains' group is going to have the same issue.

The result will probably be "teal".

[Sophie]

Bah sorry it wasn't a good book Raven. At least it's off your tbr now

[Eldarwen]

Ooookay, I'll do an updated list on the colour cards tomorrow, unless Sophie feels like doing it now - getting late here.

But at first glance - we are good on the blues! Even duplicating one already with what you guys have mentioned so far.

Please hunt down some green covers, those are looking a little forlorn amidst all the others haha. Thanks! :-)

[Sophie]

One of us will get to it tomorrow - been a long day here and I should be in bed already

[Ravenclaw Library Books]

Sorry guys I added it to the wrong shelf but have just corrected it.
I have a couple more books from my physical tbr that I want to get to so I am doing a random number generator and choosing that way.

[Eldarwen]

RavenclawLibraryBooks wrote: "Sorry guys I added it to the wrong shelf but have just corrected it.
I have a couple more books from my physical tbr that I want to get to so I am doing a random number generator and choosing that..."

Haha, at least it was one a shelf somewhere ;-)

Good luck with the random number generator! Tried that before and then I usually end up with a book I am not at all in the mood for *grin* but that's just my luck.

Aaaanyway, I think Sophie's right and it's definitely time for bed as I should have been there a while ago already as well. Good night!

[Ravenclaw Library Books]

Completion Post


I Am Watching You
Teresa Driscoll
Mar 2nd
3*
Cards:
2 - Character: Tony Longfield
3 - Character: Henry Ballard
6 - Character: Sarah
8 - Character: Ella Longfield
9 - Character: Nancy Little
Skip - Character: PC Cathy Bright
Reverse - Sophie, Melissa

Tomorrow I will start on according to my number generator.
Good night everyone.

[Kate]

Nickel Boys added!

[Eldarwen]

Kate wrote: "Nickel Boys added!"

Thanks!