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[Lexi]

Sixty wrote: "Judith wrote: "Sixty wrote: "The book I just finished reading, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre, has a K and a Y in it in case anyone would like to ..."

I have a library ebook copy so I may try to get to it soonish.

[Amanda]

Judith wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Hello! Just finished I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - can be "I" for the title or "A" for the authors first name. It was 292 pages."

Amanda, I..."


Omg im sorry about that! Got mixed up lol, thanks for fixing that.

[Judith]

No worries! The day or so before a new round starts always gets a bit nutty.

[Foxy Grandma]

I will finish Xanadu tonight. So the 3 I read this week gives us a few choices to move around if you need to. If they aren't needed it is fine I enjoyed them......Starting tomorrow on Round 2.

[Foxy Grandma]

Judith wrote: "No worries! The day or so before a new round starts always gets a bit nutty."



Sorry Couldn't Resist..... :}

Stay sane and safe

[Judith]

Sixty wrote: "Judith wrote: "Sixty wrote: "The book I just finished reading, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre, has a K and a Y in it in case anyone would like to ..."

Okay, thank you! Some is fine and in a story like this, expected. But I wanted to make sure it wasn't a gore-fest. So this is really helpful :)

[Judith]

Foxy Grandma wrote: "Judith wrote: "No worries! The day or so before a new round starts always gets a bit nutty."



Sorry Couldn't Resist..... :}

Stay sane and safe"


Hehe, too bad that's not long enough to use for the challenge. Though I think that is a red squirrel not a chipmunk. I'm still trying to find a chipmunk on cover.

[Judith]

Foxy Grandma wrote: "I will finish Xanadu tonight. So the 3 I read this week gives us a few choices to move around if you need to. If they aren't needed it is fine I enjoyed them......Starting tomorrow on Round 2."

Your books are excellent to have as back-fills if someone doesn't finish with all the letters the books work for. Though I think everyone has confirmed they'll be done on time, but life has other ideas sometimes.

We are allowed 1 partial spelling (and can be non-contiguous letters). So even if we don't need them to finish a spelling last minute, we'll still get points for everything you've read.

[Lexi]

Judith, sadly all the chipmunk shifter books I found for you are too short:
1. Wolf's Sweet Chipmunk
2. Hot on a Chipmunk's Tail series

[Lexi]

I found one that might be fun but it is children's and the audio is 4:59 min and 40 secs so no go. -

[Judith]

Hahaha, those are great though. Still not the strangest shifter books we’ve come across.

I keep hoping a chipmunk will pop up on some cozy mystery cover in the background.

[Sixty]

I finished The Open Curtain before the cutoff for this round!

[Jhmingos]

Finished both my books for W and X. They're updated on the spreadsheet.

[Judith]

Awesome Sixty and Jhmingos! I think we are heading for a strong Round 1 finish :)

[Lexi]

Beth, Magical Meditations: Guided Imagery for the Pagan Path is not on your wheel shelf. Can you shelf it so we can use it today?

[Lexi]

Beth, also missing completion dates on Harvest Song and The Hallowed Hunt. Can you add it or we cannot use them today?

Edited: You have a different version marked as read as on your wheel shelf.

[Lexi]

Great job everyone, we finished Round 1 and are in 5th out of 15 teams so that is really good for week 1. Overall, we read 108 books.

We are 2nd for hard letters, great job for all the X's and Y's.

We are 8th on book of the month points. The YA one for June is Five Feet Apart and Judith says it is a very fast read.

[Amanda]

Okay, finished a book for the new round- Girl in Translation - "K" for Kwok (authors last name) or "A" for Annette (character). It was 304 pages. Thanks!

[Lexi]

Amanda wrote: "Okay, finished a book for the new round- Girl in Translation - "K" for Kwok (authors last name) or "A" for Annette (character). It was 304 pages. Thanks!"

Please put it on your wheel shelf and then, I will add it to the SS

[lucy]

Hi All,
Please could someone explain MPG's to me. I think I have confused myself when looking at books.
Thank You

[Lexi]

Lucy, MPG is just the ones on the main page when you look at a book. For instance, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone has 10 MPGS, including Fantasy, fiction, YA, magic, and children’s. While this romance, Love Her or Lose Her has four MPGs: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, and Adult.

I changed yours as it only has two MPGS: Thriller and Mystery. The book is tagged suspense but not MPG tagged. This is easier to tell on a computer versus the phone app. Does that help?

[lucy]

Hi Lexi

Actually now you have said about looking in the app it makes it so much clearer I think on the web screen I get confused.

Now I know what I am looking at a lot better

:-)

[Lexi]

Lucy, we cannot use characters for non-fiction so your true crime book is not usable this round as we can only use author and title. I’m sorry

[lucy]

That’s ok Lexi I will put that one on the back burner for now x

[Lexi]

Lala wrote: "That’s ok Lexi I will put that one on the back burner for now x"

Thank you

[Lexi]

Amanda wrote: "Okay, finished a book for the new round- Girl in Translation - "K" for Kwok (authors last name) or "A" for Annette (character). It was 304 pages. Thanks!"

Added it. Thank you

[Bee]

Okay I finished my book yesterday for the new round, The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future by Fawzia Koofi , 272 pages, Letter K for the author's last name. it could work for task N° 85 ( Read a book with a family relation word (e.g. sister / brother / son) in the title)
Could you please add it to the spreadsheet? Thanks

[Lexi]

Abir wrote: "Okay I finished my book yesterday for the new round, The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future by Fawzia Koofi , 272 pages, Letter..."

Thank you and I added it to the SS.

[Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫]

Hi everyone! I finished my (first) book-- --for week 2 and have put it on the spreadsheet. :)

[Judith]

Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫ wrote: "Hi everyone! I finished my (first) book----for week 2 and have put it on the spreadsheet. :)"

Looks interesting! Did you enjoy it?

Also - love the cover!

[April]

Finished Kiss and Spell on Sat, but never get on a computer much during weekend.

Cute, quick read. I do love Katie and Owen.

Updated spreadsheet

[April]

I know there are rules out there for plays but I can never find them.

Shakespeare is an example. Page total works but I know there is something about because it is written as all dialogue, the page number has to be higher?

I'm asking because a favorite author Ian Doescher writes retellings of famous movies as if Shakespeare wrote them, Iambic pentameter and all! Ex: William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope

They are over 150 pg but never quite make 200 pgs.

Can they be used?

[Lexi]

April wrote: "I know there are rules out there for plays but I can never find them.

Shakespeare is an example. Page total works but I know there is something about because it is written as all dialogue, the pag..."

The short answer is no, the book is too short.

The long answer is you check it on amazon Audible to see if the audio is over 5 hours (this one is 3.5) or check arbookfind.com to see if it is over 40,000 words (this one is 28,000).

[April]

Lexi wrote: "April wrote: "I know there are rules out there for plays but I can never find them.

Shakespeare is an example. Page total works but I know there is something about because it is written as all dia..."

Thanks. Knew there were rules somewhere

[April]

Finished How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

Really good. It's the History we never learn on the Mainland US, history of our conquered islands.

Updated spreadsheet

[Bee]

Just finished another book: 300 دقيقة by تامر إبراهيم, Pages 171, task 5.
The book is set in egypt and it could work for the letter I, since the author's name is Tamer Ibrahim.
Could you please add it to the spreadsheet? Thanks

[Judith]

April wrote: "Finished How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

Really good. It's the History we never learn on the Mainland US, history of our conquered islands.

Updated s..."

I saw that on the spreadsheet and thought it looked really interesting.

[Judith]

Abir wrote: "Just finished another book: 300 دقيقة by تامر إبراهيم, Pages 171, task 5.
The book is set in egypt and it could work for the letter I, since the author's name is Ta..."

Sure thing, when you get a chance could you mark it as read and place it on your wheel shelf?

Thank you!

[Judith]

Judith wrote: "Abir wrote: "Just finished another book: 300 دقيقة by تامر إبراهيم, Pages 171, task 5.
The book is set in egypt and it could work for the letter I, since the author..."

Never mind, I just saw it pop on!

[April]

Ok, so which page number total do I use?

My Kindle copy says 251 pgs but the HC version says 181 pgs

[Lexi]

April wrote: "Ok, so which page number total do I use?

My Kindle copy says 251 pgs but the HC version says 181 pgs"

Shelve the version that you read. If you read kindle then change the edition to what you read.

[April]

Lexi wrote: "April wrote: "Ok, so which page number total do I use?

My Kindle copy says 251 pgs but the HC version says 181 pgs"

Shelve the version that you read. If you read kindle then change the edition t..."

NP. Just didn't want there to be confusion when someone else reads the same book but has a different page count

[Lexi]

April wrote: "Lexi wrote: "April wrote: "Ok, so which page number total do I use?

My Kindle copy says 251 pgs but the HC version says 181 pgs"

Shelve the version that you read. If you read kindle then change ..."
Only BOMs have a standard page count but thank you for asking

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Hello, dropping in from team Fridge for some recommendations for Fantasy (Epic/High/Dark) and Space Opera. If you have any please?

Thank you!

[Judith]

Hey Danielle!

I’d recommend the Faithful and the Fallen series by John Gwynne. It starts with Malice.

And I love Michael Sullivan’s series which start with Theft of Swords and Age of Legend depending on the series.

Sorry for the lack of links but I’m on the app

[Melanie]

Hi team! Happy 4th to fellow Americans on the team.

Just wanted to check in and give a recommendation. If you're a fan of sci-fi books, I have to highly recommend The Dred Chronicles by Ann Aguirre. I read all three books this week because they were so good I didn't want to pick up anything else. Threw off my entire reading plans for the week, but hey I have a new favorite series now so that's fine.

[Foxy Grandma]

Hi Team,

I am sorry for being AWOL the past week. My son was killed in a motorcycle accident last weekend and I have not been online very much. I have read a lot though, that has been my escape from this nightmare.

[Lexi]

Foxy Grandma wrote: "Hi Team,

I am sorry for being AWOL the past week. My son was killed in a motorcycle accident last weekend and I have not been online very much. I have read a lot though, that has been my escape f..."

I am so sorry to hear that and you are in my prayers. Whatever you need to do to care for yourself and your family, do first. If you just want to shelf your books on your wheel shelf, I can add to them to the SS if that saves you time. (I do it for multiple other team members). Again, holding you all in my prayers.

[Judith]

I just don’t even know what to say besides I’m sorry for you and your entire family.

[Kristel]

Foxy Grandma wrote: "Hi Team,

I am sorry for being AWOL the past week. My son was killed in a motorcycle accident last weekend and I have not been online very much. I have read a lot though, that has been my escape f..."

I'm sorry for your loss and hope you can somehow find a path through these extremely difficult times.