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[Maddy]

sorry to hear that Ora :(
Hope she gets better soon!

[Melindam]

COMPLETION POST:

Barchester Towers

Ice Creams at Carrington’s

Planning sheet updated

[Bookworm_gem]

Ora wrote: "I got some really bad news about my MIL. She is going into hospice. My husband and I are flying out to California tomorrow and will come back on Monday. I will be finishing my current book [book:Lo..."

So sorry to hear this. Wishing you and your family all the best x

[Jackie]

Sorry to hear this, Ora. Have a safe journey. Wishing the best for you and your family.

[Maddy]

Completion Post

Title: The Sun Down Motel
Author: Simone St. James
Pages: 336
Date read: 7/7
Letters: S- title, C - character Carly
Tag: No
Task: 44 Read a book recommended by someone in a different team
Recommended by Team Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
BOM: Yes

DQ1 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DQ2- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DQ3 -https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DQ4 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DQ5- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Planning sheet updated

[Maddy]

Do we need more E? Or other letters?

[Bookworm_gem]

Completion Post

Reflection

spreadsheet updated

[Judy]

Maddy wrote: "Do we need more E? Or other letters?"

Some more E's definitely can't hurt!

[Maddy]

Okay :)

[Jackie]

Completion Post

Title: Speedy Death
Author: Gladys Mitchell
Pages: 266
Date read: 7/7
Letters: S, C, E
Tag: No
Task: Read #1 in a series - Mrs. Bradley #1

Planning sheet updated

[Maddy]

Maddy wrote: "Completion Post

Title: The Soldier's Scoundrel
Author: Cat Sebastian
Pages: 352
Date read: 7/6
Letters: S- title, C - author, R - character Oliver Rivington
Tag: ..."

Changed task since it is not entered yet ;)

[Maddy]

Completion Post

Title: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Author: Gail Honeyman
Pages: 383
Date read: 7/7
Letters: E - title, S - charcter Sammy, R - character Raymond
Tag: No
Task: 32 Read a book with "morris dancing" (variants like dance / dancers OK) in the text
"try everything once, except incest and morris dancing" (67.0%)
BOM: No

Planning sheet updated

[Melindam]

Our word for Round 3 is SNORKELLING

Tags
1 Petal
2 Love
3 Asia
4 Music
5 Art

[Maddy]

That is perfect! I have some Dean Koontz books to read! We are so lucky with our words! :)

[Annalisa]

I don’t think I’m going to finish The Autobiography of Malcom X. It isn’t a quick read and I have a physical copy so I don’t have as much time to read it. I checked the words and it seems like there is a good chance of getting another word with X.

[Jackie]

Completion Post

Title: Turn Coat
Author: Jim Butcher
Pages: 420
Date read: 7/7
Letters: R, C, E
Tag: No
Task: Read a book set in the United States - Chicago, IL

Planning sheet updated

[Jackie]

Do we need more X's?

[Ali]

That is a great word!

[Melindam]

Jackie, we can move around other books for X, so we are good. :)

[Jackie]

Great, thanks!

[Ora]

Thanks! I finished Lover Mine and updated in the SS and just realized I forgot to add the I character name. Will get that added. Sorry it’s not a good completion post. I will do better with my next one when I’m not so stressed and have a better attention span

[Melindam]

Thank you, Ora and take care.

[Melindam]

Annalisa, don't worry! We are good with Xes (we have a couple of X books we used for other letters, we can swap). Read something you like, instead! :)

[Judy]

I've added a new tab to our planning spreadsheet so we can start planning our books for Round 3!

Links to the genre tag shelves have also been added here.

[Melindam]

Thanks Judy, very useful.

I have been intending to (re)read Tai-Pan: The Epic Novel of the Founding of Hong Kong if we should ever get the "Asia" or "China" tag :)

[Judy]

Looks like the perfect opportunity then ;)

I might finally get to Norwegian Wood... it must've been one of the first books I put on my Kindle back in ...2012?

[Melindam]

Once again, AWESOME WORK, Ladies!



We have spelled "EXERCISE" 11 times already and we need 1 more "S" to complete the 12th.

Let's see if we can at least partially spell out it a lucky! 13th time. :)

[Melindam]

Start of Round 3 is 10 pm UK, 10 July

Once again, we'll ask you to report your last books for Round 2 by
our internal Countdown

[Ora]

I will be able to get one more E book done before the countdown ends. Not sure what other letters it will work for yet. I might get another short book done but not sure right now. With my body on east coast time in California I will be able to get some reading done before I have to start my day. Thank god for books. I would go crazy if I couldn’t get lost in a book.

[Melindam]

Ora wrote: "I will be able to get one more E book done before the countdown ends. Not sure what other letters it will work for yet. I might get another short book done but not sure right now. With my body on e..."

Much appreciated, Ora. Hang in there!!

[Maddy]

I will definitely have 3 books I put in SS done this week. but probably no more than those for this week ;)

[Melindam]

Maddy wrote: "I will definitely have 3 books I put in SS done this week. but probably no more than those for this week ;)"

Great! :)

[Jackie]

I should finish 2 - 3 more before the deadline.

[Maddy]

and
Which one is more purple?
I could use one for purple and another for dessert I think

[Melindam]

Maddy wrote: " and
Which one is more purple?
I could use one for purple and another for dessert I think"

Maddy, both work for purple, but use the first for that purpose. :)

[Melindam]

Jackie wrote: "I should finish 2 - 3 more before the deadline."

Thanks for letting us know, Jackie.

[Maddy]

Completion Post

Title: The Battered Body
Author: Ellery Adams
Pages: 328
Date read: 7/8
Letters: E - author
Tag: No
Task: 63 Read a book featuring a celebration
BOM: No

Planning sheet updated

[Maddy]

Melindam wrote: "Maddy, both work for purple, but use the first for that purpose. :)"

Thanks Melinda :)

[Annalisa]

I will probably finish The House at Mermaid’s Cove before the deadline. Works for an E (Edith) and maybe an R but I can’t remember character name.

[Melindam]

Annalisa wrote: "I will probably finish The House at Mermaid’s Cove before the deadline. Works for an E (Edith) and maybe an R but I can’t remember character name."

Thanks for the heads-up, Annalisa

[Jackie]

Completion Post

Title: Wife for Hire
Author: Janet Evanovich
Pages: 255
Date read: 7/8
Letters: E
Tag: No
Task: Read a book with MPG Chick Lit

Planning sheet updated

[Sunshine]

Oscar

The Shearing Gun

With a Kiss

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

...all posted on the spreadsheet. Thanks

I probably won't finish anything else before the next round

[Judy]

Sunshine wrote: "Oscar

The Shearing Gun

With a Kiss

[book:The Sev..."

Thanks, Sunshine! :)

Unfortunately, we can't use Oscar as you finished it on 25 June, which was still during Round 1. The other three have been added to the spell out.

[Ali]

Completion Post


Clockwork Angel

Details on spreadsheet

[Sunshine]

Hi, I had the date wrong for Oscar. I finished it Friday afternoon.
I fixed the date on the planning sheet.

[Judy]

Sunshine wrote: "Hi, I had the date wrong for Oscar. I finished it Friday afternoon.
I fixed the date on the planning sheet."

Alright, thanks :)

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Completion Post
Title:
Author:

Pages: 336
Date read: 07/07/20
Letters:
E- Author name
R- Kirsten Raymonde
C- Clark Thompson
S- Title
Tag: No
Task: 1 Read a book set in Canada

Title: Soundless
Author: Richelle Mead

Pages: 267
Date read: 07/07/20
Letters:
E- Elder Chen
X- Xiu Mei
R- Author's name
C- Elder Chen
S- Title
Tag: No
Task: 55 Read a book set in China

[Ali]

Completion Post:


The Songweaver's Vow

Details on spreadsheet

[Jackie]

Completion Post

Title:
Author: Patricia Briggs
Pages: 294
Date read: 7/8
Letters: C, S
Tag: No
Task: Read a book with a forest on the cover

Planning sheet updated

[Annalisa]

Completion Post

July 8th

I put this down for a country scene, if that doesn't work I think it will work for a blue cover. If you don't think either work please let me know and I'll figure something else out.

I've got it on the SS.