Team Don Quixote

[Geri]

Well, I had to add a few of these recs to my list. 😁 I’ve got to try the hot rh, of course. And the Bujold series is interesting.

[Robyn]

Thanks for the Space opera recs. I added some of them to my TBR.

[Alysa]

FYI team, I'll be finishing another book later tonight, which I can log in the morning, but then I will be mostly offline for a few days.
Will keep on reading and be able to log another book (or two) by the time I get back on Monday night :D

[Laura]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Geri]

Happy 4th of July weekend to those in the U.S! And Happy Friday to everyone else! 😁 it’s going to be hot here. So my husband and I will grill out and make it a movie weekend. Yes, I will read some. But I do need a little break. I went crazy this week with unexpected library books becoming available at the same time. It truly was a challenge week for me!

[Laura]

Robyn wrote: "Thanks for the Space opera recs. I added some of them to my TBR."

Geri wrote: "Well, I had to add a few of these recs to my list. 😁 I’ve got to try the hot rh, of course. And the Bujold series is interesting."

I hope you enjoy!

Geri, if you like that RH series, that author has a contemporary trilogy that all start with U titles, so if we get a spin with a U in it, I recommend it! :)

[Laura]

Geri wrote: "Happy 4th of July weekend to those in the U.S! And Happy Friday to everyone else! 😁 it’s going to be hot here. So my husband and I will grill out and make it a movie weekend. Yes, I will read some...."

Happy 4th to you, too! Our family will be staying home, grilling burgers, and then our favorite tradition. We watch Independence Day every year. And now, of course, we watch the 2nd one as well. :)

[Laura]

With almost exactly a week to go, we have completed 3 spellings, and are about halfway through the fourth. Go team Quixote!!!

[Carrie]

Completion Post:

Believe Me

J.P. Delaney

Used for D - Author last name Delaney; can also be used for L CLN Latham
Task 161 - 2 word title
338 pages

Read 7-3-2020

[Geri]

Laura wrote: "Geri, if you like that RH series, that author has a contemporary trilogy that all start with U titles, so if we get a spin with a U in it, I recommend it! "

I bookmarked the series. 😀

[Robyn]

Completion Post:


Author: Nicole Trope
Date Read: July 3
Used for the letter L: Title
Pages: 456

Tasks that Fit:
6. MPG Thriller
28. Suspense
57 - five word title
118. multiple points of view
121. body of water on the cover
124 - read a book you got for free (if an ARC from the publisher counts)
130. Two people on the cover
198 - read a book set in Australia

[Cindee]

Completion post


Author:Rin Chupeco
Date Read: July 3rd
Used for the letter:L C:Lilac
Pages:432

Task: 23 :MPG Paranormal

[Geri]

Wow, there were a lot of fireworks here last night! It being a Saturday and many of us staying close to home helped, I’m sure. I was able to see some of the light show without leaving my place.

Now back to reading. For some reason apocalyptic/post apocalyptic books are what I am craving right now. I’m sure it has nothing at all to do with the pandemic! 😁

[[[ Frankie ]]]

I’m here (& I finished The Bird Eater the other day). Gonna catch up on the posts I missed! Been a busy week (& even busier weekend!)

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!

[Laura]

Robyn wrote: "Completion Post:


Author: Nicole Trope
Date Read: July 3
Used for the letter L: Title
Pages: 456

Tasks that Fit:
6. MPG Thriller
28. Suspense
57 - fiv..."

I put this down for N for the author (we have a bunch of Ls right now!), and the Set in Australia book. Let me know if you want to use it for a different task (since I don't know what you plan to read!). We can only change the tasks within the round, though, so once we get to Friday afternoon it will be set in stone.

[Robyn]

Laura wrote: "Robyn wrote: "Completion Post:


Author: Nicole Trope
Date Read: July 3
Used for the letter L: Title
Pages: 456

Tasks that Fit:
6. MPG Thriller
28. Sus..."

Looks fine to me! I have so many books I can always find something to fit somewhere lol

I think the last 2 books i'll get to anyway are Dream Lake and Winter Garden

[Laura]

Robyn wrote: "Laura wrote: "Robyn wrote: "Completion Post:


Author: Nicole Trope
Date Read: July 3
Used for the letter L: Title
Pages: 456

Tasks that Fit:
6. MPG Th..."

I also show you on the spreadsheet for Beach Read. Shall I remove that one?

[Robyn]

Laura wrote: "Robyn wrote: "Laura wrote: "Robyn wrote: "Completion Post:


Author: Nicole Trope
Date Read: July 3
Used for the letter L: Title
Pages: 456

Tasks that ..."

Oh yes! I forgot about that as well. Nope its still good for this round too

[[[ Frankie ]]]

Sorry I’ve been a bit slow in my reading the last couple weeks, but I promise things are slowing down, therefore my reading can pick up & get back to normal!

[Geri]

I am hoping our next word has a V, W, S or A. There are some books I have been putting off. But I am ready for more difficult letters like Q and X too. LOL

[Geri]

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "Sorry I’ve been a bit slow in my reading the last couple weeks, but I promise things are slowing down, therefore my reading can pick up & get back to normal!"

It sounds like you have been enjoying the summer. Nothing wrong with that! 😁

[Laura]

Hey team! Just a quick update.

We have 3 completed spell-outs on the official spreadsheets, and 2 partials. We just need 2 Ys and an E for those.

On our planning spreadsheet we're into our 9th spelling, so lets try to fill in the holes before we start on another one!

We have 8 out of 10 books for Tags on the spreadsheet, but I believe Michelle is planning a couple more. 4 have been completed.

[Alysa]

I am back and have finished 2 books, including 1 tagged.
I am going to log and update now :D

[Geri]

I’ll finish my Y book tomorrow. 😀

[Patrycja]

got back from a library with 4 new books i hope to use during the next round (:

[Laura]

We have our round 3 word! I'll get the sheet set-up for planning in just a few.

Word:
Barbeque

Tags:
Switzerland
Mountain
Freedom
Breathing
Winter

Yes, those are the same tags as this round!

[Laura]

Patrycja wrote: "got back from a library with 4 new books i hope to use during the next round (:"

Here's hoping!

[Alysa]

Laura wrote: "Yes, those are the same tags as this round!"

Dammit, I closed most of my browser tabs of stuff that would work, since it was kind of implied that we would not get the same set of tags twice, like, as part of not getting the same *word* twice.

Good thing I remember some of those books and I haven't purged browser history recently, but argh... :/

[Laura]

Each set of tags is attached to two words. So we for sure won’t get them again! I wonder if A Court of Thorns and Roses has the Mountain tag? I’ll have to check when I get to my computer.

[Geri]

I get to read more of the Nevermore Bookshop Mysteries! 😁

[Laura]

Divergent is tagged Mountain? Why?

[Michelle]

Countdown!!
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...#

[Michelle]

Laura wrote: "Divergent is tagged Mountain? Why?"

That's so weird. No clue!

[Laura]

Michelle wrote: "Laura wrote: "Divergent is tagged Mountain? Why?"

That's so weird. No clue!"

Well, even for the sake of taking one for the team I'm not willing to go through the heartbreak of the Divergent series again. :)

[Laura]

I found 3 Mountain tags that I'll read for next round.

If anyone wants a road trip book, I recommend Amy & Roger's Epic Detour, with the Mountain tag.

And, if you like the Mercy Thompson series, but haven't yet read Charles & Anna's books, I highly recommend Cry Wolf, also with the Mountain tag!

[Michelle]

I saved one of my winter tags for the next round, too.

[Alysa]

@Captains - can you ask a librarian in Captains Group to add a page count for the following Kindle book?:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

It's 240 pages according to Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

[Laura]

Will do! Turn around is usually 24 hours or less on that thread. :)

[Michelle]

Found a Y title to read today - Year One.

[Laura]

Michelle, I’m pretty sure that one was recommended by another team, so it works for one of those tasks.

[Michelle]

Let me try to figure out which team recommended it.

[Alysa]

Does anyone know if Spinning Silver has any character names that would work for BARBEQUE?
It's tagged Winter, but if I can't make it fit the spell-out, I can't read it for Round 3... :/

[Laura]

Alysa wrote: "Does anyone know if Spinning Silver has any character names that would work for BARBEQUE?
It's tagged Winter, but if I can't make it fit the spell-out, I can't read it for Round 3....."

Sorry. I haven't read it, and I don't see any names in any of the reviews that fit. :)

[Alysa]

Laura wrote: "I don't see any names in any of the reviews that fit."

Yeah, I checked that too. Maybe I'll ask around in Terminus thread in case someone else can think of a character...

[Laura]

It looks like Geri has read it. She may remember something.

I even tried using Amazon to see if I could find out the Duke or the Tsar's names.

[Laura]

Geri, Uglies was recommended by Team Harry Potter, if you want to change the task you've got it down for.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


LaurLa, A Bad Day For Sunshine was also recommended by them. (and by The Hobbit)


Carrie, Still Life was also recommended by them. (and also by the Hobbit)

[Laura]

Michelle wrote: "Let me try to figure out which team recommended it."

I might have imagined it. I can't find it anywhere. :)

[Geri]

Alysa - I read the book years ago and don’t remember the names. I looked it up online but none of the MC names work for our word.

Laura - Thanks! I will change my task.

[LaurLa]

Laura wrote: "LaurLa, A Bad For Sunshine was also recommended by them. (and by The Hobbit)"

Thanks - I changed it on the Planning SS - let me know if you need me to change it on the real SS.

[Robyn]

Finished: July 9
Pages: 361

Here are some tasks the book fits into:
48. MPG Contemporary
56. MPG Romance
130. read a book with 2 people on the cover
161. Two word title
175. Book set in the United States

Also possible: (wasn't sure so didn't list them)
yellow or orange kinda color?
a task said a beach on cover (would that also include the word "beach"