UNO 2021 Pre Challenge Chat

[Preeti]

Eldarwen wrote: "It's always the edition you read.

And stop looking at Tin Eye :-p"

Laura wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Hi. I have a doubt. When we look at cover colours, are we looking at the default edition or the edition that we read? Thanks."

You should look at the edition that you read."

Thanks.

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

So excited for this, just signed up. I have ALOT of books on my tbr to get through as I am on a year long book buying ban. Most anticipated coloured reads are:
Red -
Blue -
Green -
Yellow -

[Kelly]

Hey I'm Kelly and I live in New Zealand. This is my third year doing Uno, and it has actually inspired me to take part in more team challenges and I'm currently doing another two on facebook! My favourite genre is urban fantasy, but I'll read almost anything. My most anticipated books are the three coming out by Seanan McGuire (my fav author) and her Wayward Children series are pretty good blue/green colour covers - I've used them in the past for Uno.

[Sara]

Hi, I'm Sara! This will be my second year doing Uno. I really loved playing this last year and thought it really helped me get out of my reading slump. I'll read just about any genre but I really love fantasy of all subgenres.

[Gwen]

Hi, I'm Gwen and I played Uno last year - I'm really looking forward to playing again! I read all kinds of genres but my favorites are post-apocalyptic, YA, fantasy, historical fiction, some sci-fi, and just good literature. I don't read much romance but that's about it. I'm excited to start the game!

[Emilienne]

Hello everyone!
I'm Emilienne and I'm in France (well, Gustaf, -11°C on Monday, it was freezing).

I play here and there but I've never played BINGO (well, not this version ^^). I love team challenges so, here I am, thanks to Helke.

I might need help from time to time but I can't wait to start this one (waiting for the scavenger hunt to start...).

Oh and I read mainly MM romance (99% of my books?)

What I'm waiting for? The next series of Hazard & Somerset by Gregory Ashe. I'm dying.

A few recommendations, maybe:

Red:



Blue:



Green:

[Laura]

Hi everyone!
I'm Laura from Belgium.
I have never participated in a team reading challenge but I'm super excited!!
I read a lot of historical fiction and fantasy but I really enjoy nearly all genres, except maybe religious things.
I already made a list of (too many) books I want to read this year so fingers crossed that I'll be able to fit them to the UNO prompts :)
Some of the books I'm really looking forward to reading in 2021 are the Familiars
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Pachinko
and the Themis Files trilogy of which I read the first one a few years ago but never got around to the rest.
I will also be rereading the Harry Potter series (for the 100000th time) but in French this time so that'll be fun!
One recommendation for a blue book: the Midnight Library
I just read it and it was so so good! Loved it so much.

[Emily]

📕 Name Emily
📕 Team Challenge experience Have a bunch of team challenge, from other groups. Bachelor, Scrabble, National Park Challenge, Ticket to Ride and more I have been doing challenges for about 8 years.
📕 Have you joined UNO before? No this was suggested to me as a good one to try
📕 Favourite genres Romance, New Adult, Paranormal, Suspense, Thriller, Young Adult, Erotica, pretty much anything
📕 Book you can't wait to read in 2021 Anything Lani Lynn Vale, Suzanne Wright, Shelly Laurenston, Bijou Hunter, Jessica Prince, Layla Frost, Aurora rose Reynolds and more
📕 Your recommendation for book with the best yellow, red, blue, or green cover

[Deanna]

📕 Name: Deanna
📕 Team Challenge experience: I love team challenges and participate in challenges with a handful of different Goodreads groups.
📕 Have you joined UNO before? This will be my 3rd year playing UNO.
📕 Favourite genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
📕 Book you can't wait to read in 2021:
📕 Your recommendation for book with the best yellow, red, blue, or green cover

[Nathalia]

I’m Nathalia from Canada and this will be my very first time playing UNO. I can’t wait to start!!

[Jessica]

Just signed up!!!! So excited. Ive been holding off starting a few books for February 1st ;)

[Shuva]

Hi! I am Sree from Mumbai. I have never played UNO before but you all make it sound so much fun that I have signed up!!
I am excited to do this :-)

[Jhmingos]

Emilienne wrote: "Hello everyone!
I'm Emilienne and I'm in France (well, Gustaf, -11°C on Monday, it was freezing).

I play here and there but I've never played BINGO (well, not this version ^^). I love team challen..."

When I first played UNO last year, I wasn't sure about the rules coming in but I think you'll be able pick it up quickly. It's a lot of fun.

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

I assume like last year there’s no point starting any books before the start of the challenge as they can’t be used??

[Melindam]

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "I assume like last year there’s no point starting any books before the start of the challenge as they can’t be used??"

Hi Gem,

Correct.

Only books started after the Countdown to UNO (1st Feb) is up can be used.

You can consult the rules under the "All about UNO-thread", but also your team captain will alert you.

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Melindam wrote: "Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "I assume like last year there’s no point starting any books before the start of the challenge as they can’t be used??"

Hi Gem,

Correct.

Only books started after..."

I thought as much, Thank you. sorry I looked in the rules but couldnt see it :)

[Andy]

hi, Andy from Ireland

new to team challenges, and Uno

some colour-covers








looking forward to the challenge

[From Heaven With Love]

Where do you look for your group? And how do you know in which one you are in?

[Melindam]

Once the Teams are set up, you will get notified via this thread. You will be able to check your team in a spreadsheet

[alex]

Hey, I'm Alex! I'm super excited, this is my first year doing this challenge. Can't wait to do some reading!

[[deleted user]]

My name is Caroline.

I have never participated in a team challenge before, as I just made my Goodreads account at the beginning of the year.

I have never joined UNO before (once again because I just made my Goodreads account)

My favorite genres are YA fantasy and sci-fi. I am a huge Brandon Sanderson fan! His book Skyward is my absolute favorite!

I can't wait to read The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (I just bought it and it arrived a few days ago).

Also, I want to branch out and try some contemporary. I tend to dislike them because the cheesy teenage romance is torture enough in real life, I don't need it in my books. However, if anyone has good recommendations...I'll try anything once.

As for colored books,
Flamecaster (red)
Shadowcaster (blue)
The Crimson Crown (red)
The Exiled Queen (blue)
Deathcaster (yellow maybe)
This Savage Song (red)
Our Dark Duet (blue)

I am so excited for this challenge!!!

[Elena]

Hi to everyone! I am Elena. I've never played this challenge before. Actually I heard about this challenge from a friend, and it seems really interesting. I am eager to participipate!
I love thrillers and crime novels, but I've been into classics lately too. Basically I can read anything :)
My recommendation for the color red is The Name of the Rose, The Chemistry of Death
color yellow: Half of a Yellow Sun
color blue: American Dirt

[Frida]

Hellooo
I'm Frida! I've been on GR for years but this is my first team challenge of any kind. Not to sound like a gushing schoolgirl but oh my GOD this sounds so exciting, I can't wait.
I do enjoy reading historical fiction, but honestly I'll read absolutely anything. I always prefer writing over plot.
I've never really paid attention to cover colors before so I don't have any recommendations on that this year. But hopefully for my second UNO round next year I'll be more helpful.
happy reading everyone!

[From Heaven With Love]

Melindam wrote: "Once the Teams are set up, you will get notified via this thread. You will be able to check your team in a spreadsheet"

Oh Ok, thank u!!

[Frida]

I forgot to add in my above comment
Question for anyone willing to answer, do you have any recommendations for other reading challenges? I don't think I'll start a second one right away, but maybe in March, or at the latest when this challenge is over, I'd like to join another. Preferably on Goodreads though!
Thanks <3<3

[Jammin Jenny]

Frida, there are so many group challenges because there are so many groups!

I am a moderator in two groups - A Million More Pages and Game Night. Both of these groups will have group challenges starting up in May (for AMMP based on the show Wacky Races) and June (for Game Night based on The Amazing Race).

There's also For Love of a Book (they have fun no-time pressure team or partner challenges), and NBRC (they have different team challenges throughout the year - some are high pressure, some are more relaxed).

Just check around and you'll find a bunch.

[Nanci]

Greetings all!
I am Nanci from Virginia and I have played in every UNO challenge! I enjoy many challenges on GR, but UNO is my favorite because it's pretty low key, you can read any book genre you like, you meet lots of great new people, and it's just so much fun!

I am volunteering again this year to be a co-captain. I have co-captained or captained every time and I look forward to being part of another great team in 2021! Don't sweat it if you're new to the challenge. Everyone is super helpful on GR and happy to help out with questions!

[Jammin Jenny]

Ready for some UNO!

[Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader]

Frida wrote: "I forgot to add in my above comment
Question for anyone willing to answer, do you have any recommendations for other reading challenges? I don't think I'll start a second one right away, but maybe ..."

Hey Frida. I'm also a mod at Nothing But Reading Challenges which as the name suggests....

lol

We start team challenges there generally each March and have a few through the year that are a mix of assigned teams and create your own teams

[Ani]

Hello my name is Anisa go by Ani too.
Never done a team challenge this will be my first.
Looking forward to it, I love psychological thrillers but open to reading anything really.
Blue cover books - The Holiday
Yellow - "The hunting party" "Girl, woman, other" "maybe one day" " half of the yellow sun"
Green- "Verity" "The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo"
Red- "good girl bad blood"

[Barbara]

📕 Name: Barbara Pereira

📕 Team Challenge experience: I had played it twice a few years ago and I loved the experience of sharing reading with people from different parts of the world.

📕 Have you joined UNO before? Yes, twice!

📕 Favourite genres: Biography, Memoir, Dystopian, Historical Events and Historical Novels.

📕 Book you can't wait to read in 2021


📕 Your recommendation for book with the best yellow, red, blue, or green cover

[Vanessa]

Hi everyone,

My name is Vanessa. This is my first time playing any Team Challenge!

I had read about this challenge last year and it sounded really exciting. I am looking foward to be a part of it this time.

My favourite genre is Mystery and Thrillers but I don't mind reading others as well.

[Giovanna]

Hello everyone! I'm Gi from Brazil! I heard about UNO and I got really excited, even though I have never played something like that before - especially as a team

I am new to the group actually and may need some help from my teammates but I'm totally up for the challenge. Would also like to say that this is so well organized it makes me reaaally happy and looking forward to participating! Congrats!

I like to read anything but my favorites are romances, mysteries, and fantasies.

Here are my recommendations:


p.s.: already checked and blue corresponds to 50.9 % of the Wonder cover btw lol I liked that tineye thing :P

[Utkarsha]

Hey, everyone!

My name is Utkarsha. I am from India.
This is my first time participating in UNO and I am very excited about it.
My favorite genres are Fantasy, Historical Fiction, YA Fiction, Children's Lit and Non-fiction.

I recently bought 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' and can't wait to read it!

[Kay]

Name: Kay

📕 Team Challenge experience: Last year i was in a team for UNO

📕 Have you joined UNO before? Yes

📕 Favourite genres: Young adult, childrens, thrillers, mystery, sciencs fiction

📕 Book you can't wait to read in 2021: Honestly? Anything by VC Andrews. Also, I'm trying to finish Camp Confidential book series

📕 Your recommendation for book with the best yellow, red, blue, or green cover:

[Ashley]

Hey Im Ashley! Currently living in New Brunswick, Canada. This will be my second year playing UNO. Last year it helped me reach my reading goal per month. I enjoy anything really but my top fav would have to be psychological thrillers. I also enjoy a romance novel here and there.
After reading the synopsis of from a recommendation here, I now really would like to read this in 2021!
My recommendation for a blue cover is .. Although it is a long book, I enjoyed it :)

I can't wait to begin UNO this year!

[Zoë]

Yay! So excited that I am checking in in time. I feel like very year I remember this at the last minute or after the fact. haha. This will be my second or third year doing the UNO challenge, I believe. I have done a bunch of team challenges over the past 3 or 4 years and love them. They keep me motivated and also help me branch out to other genres or books I might not have picked up otherwise.
My favorite genres are fantasy, mystery, thriller, literature, and poetry.
The book I am most looking forward to this year is probably Erika Johansen's Beneath the Keep. A prequel (#0) in the Queen of the Tearling series. It is also a great red cover!
Otherwise I would say Slade House by David Mitchell

[Val]

Hey everyone. I’m Val from Atlanta and this will be my first Uno Challenge. Hopefully all of you seasoned Uno players will help a girl out.🤓. My favorites are Women’s Fiction, Mysteries and Historical Fiction. Looking forward to getting out of my “box” and reading different genres. Most looking forward to reading The Push and Anxious People in 2021. Let the reading commence!🏆

[[deleted user]]

Hi Val! My name is Caroline, and it is my first UNO Challenge too. We can struggle together haha. Do you have any Historical Fiction recommendations? I am trying to get into the genre. My favorite genres are YA Fantasy and Science Fiction, so if you need recs I've got you!

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Don't worry ladies. You'll have lots of help (and chat) along the way! It's a lot of fun and soon you'll be old hands looking for the letters and colour covers. And then there's the mini challenges for an added surprise.

[Val]

Caroline wrote: "Hi Val! My name is Caroline, and it is my first UNO Challenge too. We can struggle together haha. Do you have any Historical Fiction recommendations? I am trying to get into the genre. My favorite ..."

Hi Caroline!
Some of my favorites are:
The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Giver of Stars (JoJo Moyes)

They are all quite different! happy reading.

[Val]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Don't worry ladies. You'll have lots of help (and chat) along the way! It's a lot of fun and soon you'll be old hands looking for the letters and colour covers. And then there's the mini challenges..."
Thank you!

[Giovanna]

Val Lawrence wrote: "Caroline wrote: "Hi Val! My name is Caroline, and it is my first UNO Challenge too. We can struggle together haha. Do you have any Historical Fiction recommendations? I am trying to get into the ge..."

Hey! sorry to burst in, but one of the books you recommended is actually going to help me on another challenge I'll start, so I wanted to say thank you! It's the Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by the way. It seems to be such a nice reading. Thanks!

[Alma]

Hi everyone, this will be my first UNO. I'm really looking forward to it. I have been trying to read more and this is the perfect excuse.

[Jodi]

This is my second time playing UNO. So fun! I like ALL genres and can read 1–3 books a week and I like a chatty team. If I could be with my turf war peeps that would be awesome 😁 Open to meeting new people also!! I am not a good leader in this setting anyway...or tracker so I’m better off just reading and adding or submitting books.

[Tina ❣]

Hey all! Lovely to see new and familiar faces here! I've played Uno twice before so this will be my third time. I've played on other team challenges in different groups so I'm not a stranger to team challenges and the ins and outs.
My favourite genres have changed over the years depending on my age. It's currently new adult, adult, contemporary, fantasy, non-fiction (biographies/memoirs, psych and self help), humour and sometimes mystery.
I don't have many books on my can't wait to read. It's really reading books that have been started before and not finished or books that I added to my self 10 years ago!

[Eldarwen]

Tina ❣ wrote: "Hey all! Lovely to see new and familiar faces here! I've played Uno twice before so this will be my third time. I've played on other team challenges in different groups so I'm not a stranger to tea..."

Welcome to team "let's clean out the tbr closet" ;-))

[Val]

Gi wrote: "Val Lawrence wrote: "Caroline wrote: "Hi Val! My name is Caroline, and it is my first UNO Challenge too. We can struggle together haha. Do you have any Historical Fiction recommendations? I am tryi..."

Awesome!

[Melindam]

Hello fellow UNO junkies and would-be junkies, :)

📕 I am Melinda and my first UNO challenge in 2017 is to blame for my team challenge addiction.

📕 This will be my 5th UNO and it is my undisputed favourite among the challenges.

📕 My favourite genres are classics, fantasy, women's fiction, golden-age detective fiction and middle-grade.

📕 Book you can't wait to read in 2021
I haven't read any books by Naomi Novik, but I will start with
Also, I got intrigued by .
And I absolutely can't wait to read . It's not too far until the end of April and UNO will help me bide my time.

📕 Your recommendation for book with the best yellow, red, blue, or green cover

[Kay]

are rereads allowed?