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Jul 12, 2020 12:00PM
I don’t leave until Saturday but I am on countdown for sure. Especially given the Oklahoma heat this week. Ugh.
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Angie ☯ wrote: "Slytherpuff wrote: "I'll move my books over in a day or so to round 3"
I moved all books not completed from Round 2 over to Round 3 - that hadn't already been deleted or moved. :-)"
Thank you
I moved all books not completed from Round 2 over to Round 3 - that hadn't already been deleted or moved. :-)"
Thank you
Kate wrote: "Added some books for Round 3 - I'm going on vacation next week so they are longer than usual. Hopefully that helps with the points! Will have internet access so shouldn't have any trouble logging t..."Enjoy, have a lovely time. We had a lovely sunny day yesterday but today the rain is back ;(
Happy Monday all!I hope you all had enjoyable weekends, and are looking forward to the week.
I read several books over the weekend, and would prefer to just do that today as well. Ah, life.
I hear you!! Although I managed to bring an audiobook in to the office with me today so I am happy ;)
Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Abbey wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Manage to finish another couple of books today. 
was brilliant, I definitely recommend a read, this is exactly why Nora Roberts i..."Thanks for the great suggestions, just added them to my TBR and will search for them from library online after work (or when I get bored of working... lol). I'm excited, I love finding new prolific authors, because there is much to enjoy!
Have you or anyone else read the JD Robb
Naked in Death book's by her too? Seems like an interesting series and has been in my TBR for a while, but it's quite long lol.
Abbey wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Abbey wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Manage to finish another couple of books today. was brilliant, I definitely recommend a read, this is e..."I read the first book in the series, but I wasn't keen. Keep saying I will try the next one but there are other book I want to read more that get in the way, so I haven't gotten around to it yet.
I have just started reading
I couldn't resist the cover. I am hoping it is as foreboding as I think it is going to be :/
So, the August BOMs are up. If any of you are interested in reading, or volunteering for DQs, here are the links.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I might read the second one, will see how easy it is to get ahold of.
Pachinko has been on my TBR for a while, so I’ll plan to finally read it now. See kids, sometimes procrastination does pay off.I might read the other... I haven’t been in a YA mood recently :/
Jenny wrote: "So, the August BOMs are up. If any of you are interested in reading, or volunteering for DQs, here are the links.https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"
I just reserved the first one, but it's 8 weeks out so hopefully it gets to me sooner than that so I can participate!
I am planning to read Pachinko next week!
Okay so... It's 2:30 in the morning, so I should be sleeping not starting a new book... Ahem... But that's not the point... Here I was reading all happy when they say, and I quote: "the boss said to protect you at any cost. That includes defenestration" I got so excited I had to share it! So darn cool
Sonia wrote: "Okay so... It's 2:30 in the morning, so I should be sleeping not starting a new book... Ahem... But that's not the point... Here I was reading all happy when they say, and I quote: "the boss said t..."OK, now I need to know what kind of office feels the need to protect its workers from defenestration. I always thought it was the perfect surprise attack.
I always think of you when I (rarely) read that word too!!!!
Neither of those are my cup of tea, but I will probably still read them! Lol!!
Abbey - re:
I really like the In Death series by J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts. Its set in the future 2059, I think is when it starts out. The MC, Eve Dallas, is a police lieutenant and a little snarky. The male MC, Roarke is kind of yummy....Lol! Eve's sidekick is hilarious once you get to know her. I like the audios for these and they are fairly quick reads as well.
Angie ☯ wrote: "Neither of those are my cup of tea, but I will probably still read them! Lol!!"Pachinko seems like a historical family drama. That is just about the last type of book I am in the mood for right now, but I will probably read it too.
Are any of you volunteering for DQs for it?
Jenny wrote: "Are any of you volunteering for DQs for it? ..."I will, if I can find the book! I'm a glutton for punishment!! hahaha
Cool. I just put myself down as an alternate, so if you find it, you can do the questions!
Jenny wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Okay so... It's 2:30 in the morning, so I should be sleeping not starting a new book... Ahem... But that's not the point... Here I was reading all happy when they say, and I quote: "t..."Ahahahhaha
No office. It's a bodyguard series. He threw a stalker through the window to protect the client
Well. That makes more sense, doesn't it!
That actually sounds kind of funny
Does a beach count a as a geological feature?? 🤔
Jenny wrote: "Angie ☯ wrote: "Neither of those are my cup of tea, but I will probably still read them! Lol!!"Pachinko seems like a historical family drama. That is just about the last type of book I am in the ..."
I will read it if I can get ahold of it.
I'm on the waitlist for both August books so I should get them. I'm working my way through The Sun Down Motel and should have that finished today. I'll go work on my answers to questions at some point today as long as work isn't too crazy. Y'all really need to read Dear Martin. I read it last month and it was really good. I'm also sitting over here looking at this weeks Olympic tasks and shaking my head. I was confident I could do 7 books in 7 days for Show Dressing and then boom the Decathlon appeared. I think the Olympic Gods are just waiting until someone goes off screaming in the wind. For reals! I may be pulling out my Harry Potter broom and holding on for dear life in the sky before this is over.
Kelly wrote: "Does a beach count a as a geological feature?? 🤔"Maybe? I would say shoreline or coast, yes. Beach, depending on the type of beach, could be man made, or made from wave or tide action, or erosion, etc. The formation of a shoreline or coast could be defended as geological processes. Beaches may form over geological time periods, but there are many possible processes that form them.
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!
comes out today!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for this author's second book for years!!!!!!!!not that I am excited or anything
Alissa, I am thinking of getting a buddy read thread for Girl, Woman, Other starting on Friday. Does that work for you?
bamaace83 wrote: "I'm on the waitlist for both August books so I should get them. I'm working my way through The Sun Down Motel and should have that finished today. I'll go work on my answers to ques..."Damn!
What is the page count requirement for the Olympics challenge?
If you need a bunch of short books, go look at my shelves for Tower Teams. There will be a bunch there. Some of them were really good, (some), and most are on KU. I do rate everything, so it should be easy to sort through.
Jenny wrote: "Alissa, I am thinking of getting a buddy read thread for Girl, Woman, Other starting on Friday. Does that work for you?"That should work our perfectly!! I have 13 hours left of Gone with the Wind so I should be finished sometime before Friday 🤞🏾
Jenny wrote: "bamaace83 wrote: "I'm on the waitlist for both August books so I should get them. I'm working my way through The Sun Down Motel and should have that finished today. I'll go work on ..."Cool! I will probably go have a look. I'm pretty sure that it's 100 pages because I had a book less than 160 over here and had to take it off because it didn't give us any points.
Jenny wrote: "OH MY GOD!!!!!!! comes out today!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for this author's second book for years!!!!!!!!not that I am excited or anything"
And, I was wrong!!!! I think I got an email with the wrong date on it. I have to wait an entire month for this. Frowny frowny face. Yes, I know I typed that out.
But, I did get a couple of new books from the bookstore that look good. So, life is still ok.
Jenny, I totally just used your task lines for Watership Down. I'm planning on reading it this week. I went ahead and planned out all those Olympic books and just went for it with mostly 300-400 page books. I'll be listening to chipmunk speed audio books and reading every night but I'm telling myself that I can make this happen. It means that I will have more than my usual number books this 2 weeks but its all the Olympics fault. I think I'm just going to go ahead and add them to the spreadsheet and then I have to legit make it happen.
Good luck to you!You will be able to get it done.
And, if you decide to change the T character name from Toadflax to Thethuthinang, feel free. I was trying to name Watership characters in my head, and I got to twenty before I gave up and looked on line to see if there was one that started with I or O. I thought all of the letters would be covered with one book, but, alas, no. teehee
could someone look to see if the wizard is missing from the spreadsheet for round 3 as I don't want to duplicate it?
This was one from last read that I believe would be moved over
This was one from last read that I believe would be moved over
I looked on the official ss, and I did not see The Wizard. So, if it is not on the round three tab on the tracking spreadsheet, then it probably just got missed when unread stuff got moved over. Sorry about that.
Slytherpuff wrote: "could someone look to see if the wizard is missing from the spreadsheet for round 3 as I don't want to duplicate it?This was one from last read that I believe would be moved over"
Goldenhand was the only one I saw to be moved over from Round 2 to Round 3.
Jenny is correct - The Wizard wasn't turned in for Round 2 either.
You can update the Round 3 sheet with what you are reading - if you won't be reading Goldenhand, just delete it. And add the book or books that you will be reading.
Sorry for the mix up!!
Angie ☯ wrote: "Slytherpuff wrote: "could someone look to see if the wizard is missing from the spreadsheet for round 3 as I don't want to duplicate it?
This was one from last read that I believe would be moved o..."
Just wanted to make sure I wouldn't accidentally get double points for it being on their twice. I thought I had both on there
likely finishing the other tonight
This was one from last read that I believe would be moved o..."
Just wanted to make sure I wouldn't accidentally get double points for it being on their twice. I thought I had both on there
likely finishing the other tonight
i listened to the audiobook version default is 200 right?
Slytherpuff wrote: "i listened to the audiobook version default is 200 right?"Default is whatever the top book edition is on the "all editions" list, unless the top one is a large print version.
Don't worry about linking. I clean that stuff up periodically. So does Angie, if she beats me to it.
Slytherpuff wrote: "i listened to the audiobook version default is 200 right?"For an audio, the page count is from the default version in GR - usually the one listed first. I can verify the page counts for you. No worrys, if you can't link - I can link it when I verify too.
We really shouldn't be letting people know so readily that we are currently sharing one brain.
Jenny wrote: "Once again Angie...JINX!"Jenny wrote: "We really shouldn't be letting people know so readily that we are currently sharing one brain."
Oh, that is too funny!!!! 😃
I just want to try abd make this easier for me. For me the first edition that shows up is the one in my list. I also know the edition currently on my shelf isn't the one I read. Just need to look through
Am I going insane or just the check mark seem a row below where it is supposed to be in my list?
Slytherpuff wrote: "Am I going insane or just the check mark seem a row below where it is supposed to be in my list?"Nope, you're just insane. Or, since it looks like both Angie and I are playing with the spreadsheet right now, then one of us temporarily put a check mark in the wrong box.
It's fine now...or is it? bwahaha
Letitia, your book Rise is not on your Wheel shelf yet.Kate, your book A Lesson Before Dying is not on your wheel shelf yet, and you need to assign a task. I found a few that would work for it.
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