Team Moonwalker Madeleines

[Denise]

I have been following but I've been really sick and I haven't looked through my books yet. I didn't want you all to think I've been ignoring the thread.

[Allison Ann]

Sorry you've been sick Denise, hope you are doing better now. Spent yesterday weighing fish for our local trout derby and crashed like a crash test dummy when I finally got home. :D Still several days to go until we start, what is everyone reading while we wait? I have been hunting for books to work for 5 Green, but when I do actually read, I started . My first Robotham and I call him Robot Ham in my mind and giggle while reading about horrible child abuse and murder. Sometimes I worry about myself. Anyone else reading an awesome book? Or doing something fun?

[Alissa]

I don't have anything from the library that works for colour cards yet, but lots that work in general.

[Allison Ann]

Alissa wrote: "I don't have anything from the library that works for colour cards yet, but lots that work in general."

No worries Alissa - all books work for something, especially lots of Reverse, lots of V and lots of vowels. :D

[Nicole]

Just finished All the Ugly and Wonderful things which was amazing but has given me a major book hangover. Starting The Bookish Life of Nina Hill as a light palate cleanser. I am very much a mood reader!

[Erica]

Hi... my name is Erica and I live in South Florida. This is my first time playing Uno. Challenge seems to be the appropriate word...
I know that I will have a lot of questions..


While I enjoy reading most genres.. I don't care much for science fiction, zombie stories or historical romance...


https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Allison Ann]

Nicole wrote: "Just finished All the Ugly and Wonderful things which was amazing but has given me a major book hangover. Starting The Bookish Life of Nina Hill as a light palate cleanser. I am very much a mood re..."

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill sounds terribly funny and cute, I'm going to have to find that. Your other book isn't my thing at all, but I'm glad you loved it. :D

[Allison Ann]

Erica wrote: "Hi... my name is Erica and I live in South Florida. This is my first time playing Uno. Challenge seems to be the appropriate word...
I know that I will have a lot of questions..


While I enjoy r..."

Welcome Erica. It's really a simple challenge once you get into it. Basically you read books and keep track of what cards they might work for - Title, Author, Characters, Series # and Location. Then the captains use that info to fill in all our cards. We also need to keep an eye out for Reverse cards, which is anything someone else on the team has read. And Colour Cards - if you have a book with a Blue, Green or Red (and probably Yellow next month) cover, then we can count it for whatever info it works for too. About mid-month there is usually a mini-challenge too. No clue what they will be this year, but they are always fun. And if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. I'm sure everyone here would be happy to help you out.

[Rayne]

Hi all. While I wait to start I started reading The Shack and I’m listening to Circe. Two very different genres. Like I said, if it looks interesting, I’ll give it a go if I’m in the mood.

Yep. I too am a mood reader. I could, in the past, plan out a lot of books ahead of time, but lately that just hasn’t really worked out. That’s why I don’t want to commit to too many specific books right now.

[Denise]

I am supposed to be reading Circe for bookclub. I'll wait to start it until we start, though.

[Allison Ann]

I plan all my books. It's fun. Then I don't actually follow the plan and end up reading what I feel like. That's even more fun! :D

[Rayne]

Well. Yeah. I try to plan. i have a huge spreadsheet where I plan my books for another quarterly challenge. But then I look at the list a month later and realize that I’m never gonna read some of them. Which sucks because I love marking them off on the spreadsheet. Lol!

[Rachel]

Nicole wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Has anyone read Truly Devious? I am not familiar with characters etc but am about to get it from the library queue. Would it work with any of the color cards we have?..."

Thanks for the info. Should I try to save it for next month's color cards?

[Rachel]

I am currently trying to finish off Crazy Rich Asians (which I am enjoying way more than I expected to) and Hidden Figures which is boring me to death. I think I expected it to me more about science and mathematics advancements than it is.

[Paula]

Oh, I have Crazy Rich Asians on my shelf, I hadn't seen the movie yet, but I think I'll like the book.
So sad to hear about Hidden Figures, I want to read it or see the movie eventually.

I like to mix genres when I read (as I read multiple books at the same time), then when one of the books it's getting hard to read, I can switch for a lighter book if needed.

I try to plan too, sometimes I read what I plan, other times I do something else, but I like to keep track of things too, I do it on a spreadsheet and on my planner, I do an statistics page and all hahaha.

[Allison Ann]

Rachel wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Has anyone read Truly Devious? I am not familiar with characters etc but am about to get it from the library queue. Would it work with any of the color..."

It works for this month if you want to read it. But if you want to save it for next month, that's fine too. Just let me know when you decide.

[Allison Ann]

Rachel wrote: "I am currently trying to finish off Crazy Rich Asians (which I am enjoying way more than I expected to) and Hidden Figures which is boring me to death. I think I exp..."

I read both of those books and surprisingly I think I saw both movies too (I don't watch many movies, especially when I've read the book). But I remember thinking each book would make a better movie than it did book. I definitely enjoyed Hidden Figures more as a movie. And there's a possibility that I think I saw Crazy Rich Asians just because I saw the commercials so often. :D But it definitely seemed like something that would work visually.

[Erica]

I have read all 3 (Crazy Rich...)..,loved every one....I’m afraid to watch the movie because I don’t think they will be able to capture all of the designs as I imagined them 😃

[Rachel]

Allison Ann wrote: "Rachel wrote: "I am currently trying to finish off Crazy Rich Asians (which I am enjoying way more than I expected to) and Hidden Figures which is boring me to death..."

I thought I would like Hidden Figures more. I am having a hard time finishing.

[Rachel]

Erica wrote: "I have read all 3 (Crazy Rich...)..,loved every one....I’m afraid to watch the movie because I don’t think they will be able to capture all of the designs as I imagined them 😃"

Are the second two long? Maybe I can read them for the challenge.

[Erica]

About the same length as the 1st one....

[Rayne]

I read all three of the Crazy Rich Asian books and loved them all. I saw the movie after reading book 1 and while I enjoyed it, I felt the the movie didn’t quite capture the outrageousness. But that’s just me. My mind pictured something far more than what I saw in the movie.

I also listened to the audio of Hidden Figures and absolutely loved it. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Haven’t seen the movie yet.

[Alissa]

Allison Ann wrote: "I plan all my books. It's fun. Then I don't actually follow the plan and end up reading what I feel like. That's even more fun! :D"

This is exactly what I do

[Allison Ann]

So, just for people who are planning their February reads...

8 Green - Allison -
5 Green - Erica -
5 Green - Allison -
8 Blue - Rachel -
1 Blue - Brooklyn -
7 Red - Paula -
1 Red - Rachel -
WD4 - Allison - 8 Blue -
WD4 - Rachel - 1 Blue -

[Allison Ann]

Getting closer....

[Rachel]

I will be reading first as the library just gave it to me, there are a zillion people behind me and I only have 7 days to read it. AHHH! Maybe this can count for a red card?

[Paula]

Rachel wrote: "I will be reading first as the library just gave it to me, there are a zillion people behind me and I only have 7 days to read it. AHHH! Maybe this can count ..."

it works for the 1 red we have! but it has to be started on saturday for it to work

[Allison Ann]

Rachel wrote: "I will be reading first as the library just gave it to me, there are a zillion people behind me and I only have 7 days to read it. AHHH! Maybe this can count ..."

Your library only gives you 7 days for a book? I appreciate my library all the time, but even more now. :D As Paula said, if you start it after the deadline, we can count it for 1 Red.

[Paula]

Maybe it's 7 days because it is in high demand¿?

Chile's digital public library lends each book for 21 days, it has improved a lot in the recent years, and they're expanding their catalogue too.
The physical public library lends the books for 10 days during the school year and 15 days in the summer (that's now =D)

[Rachel]

Paula, I will wait til Saturday to start it. It isn't very long and I like the author, so hopefully I will finish before they reclaim it.

Allison, some books are 7 days for popular new releases. :(

[Erica]

Can I add The Other Woman - Sandie Jones for 1 Red?

[Paula]

yes! we can use it for the other Wild draw 4, the cover needs to be 50%+ red

[Allison Ann]

Erica wrote: "Can I add The Other Woman - Sandie Jones for 1 Red?"

I can't find a cover for that book that is more than 50% red Erica. They are mainly blue and white, this is the most red I could find - . Can you link to the copy you have? Thanks.

[Erica]

sooo... i have a question... under 1 Red.... it has to hit every point under the "One'" ?

[Erica]

How about I'm Stiill here - for 5 Green?

[Paula]

Erica wrote: "sooo... i have a question... under 1 Red.... it has to hit every point under the "One'" ?"

It needs to hit at least one of the points under 1 (character, series #, Title, Author or Setting) and the cover must be 50%+ red

About I'm Still Here, who is the author? I'm not sure wich book your talking about, can you link the edition you may read?

[Erica]

the author is Austin Channing Brown...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Paula]

Erica wrote: "the author is Austin Channing Brown...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."

Yes, that one works for 5 green

[Denise]

Getting ready to start some books. Hurry up already, February 1!

[Rachel]

Denise wrote: "Getting ready to start some books. Hurry up already, February 1!"

Seriously, as I'm watching my time tick down on my library book.

[Paula]

I finished one of the books I wanted to finish before the challenge starts, I'm not sure if I'll manage to finish the other one by tomorrow =/

[Alissa]

Currently trying to finish up what I have on the go before starting anything new. Just got The Chestnut Manand The Bookish Life of Nina Hill from the library.

[Allison Ann]

I have three books on the go to finish and I have to keep stopping myself from starting new books instead. Less than 48 hours at least. :D

[Allison Ann]

Just a little over 12 hours before we can begin reading. Yay! :D

Getting closer....

Anyone decided their first book yet? I'm thinking I will start with my 8 Green book -

[Rayne]

I finished my current books today so I’m ready to start my first UNO book tomorrow. I’m going with the Our Bloody Pearl. After that, I guess it’s just whatever works.

I do have one that would work for 8 blue if we need it. Just let me know.

[Nicole]

I'm trying to plow through the rest of 11/22/63 tonight! Not sure what I'll read first for the challenge but leaning toward Children of Virtue and Vengeance

[Denise]

Insomnia kicked in. Can't start a book for two more hours. Maybe I'll attempt sleep until then. Yea, right.

I'll start To All the Boys I've Loved Before once it's February 1, officially.

[Allison Ann]

My brain often wakes me up for the start of challenges. Hooray insomnia. So ready, set, START!!!!! Now to read a bit!

Hope everyone but me is sleeping. But if you're not, hope you have a great book to start with.

[Rachel]

Nicole wrote: "I'm trying to plow through the rest of 11/22/63 tonight! Not sure what I'll read first for the challenge but leaning toward Children of Virtue and Vengeance"

Oooh. That's on my list too. I should just go through your read shelf for all the reverse cards. lol

[Rachel]

Happy Reading Everyone!