The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE - UNO 2021
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Team Who Framed Roger Rabbit
We still need some coloured covers, if anyone who hasn't already claimed some wants to. 1 Red - Anubha
3 Red - Jessamine
5 Red - Jane ✔
7 Red - Jessamine ✔
1 Yellow - Jessamine ✔
3 Yellow -
8 Yellow - Allison ✔
9 Yellow -
6 Green - Anubha ✔
3 Blue - Lindsay
3 Blue - Jessamine ✔
WILD DRAW 4 - 6 Green - Allison ✔
WILD DRAW 4 - 5 Red - Allison ✔
WILD DRAW 4 - 1 Yellow - Allison ✔
WILD DRAW 4 - 3 Blue - Allison ✔
WILD DRAW 4 -
WILD DRAW 4 -
Completion Post 03/06/213rd Degree 3 stars
2: 3rd in a series
6: location San Francisco
Skip: Patterson
Reverse: Read by Allison
Completion PostAwk-Weird by Avery Flynn - 3/05/21 - 3 Stars - Could work for 3 Blue
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le - 3/06/21 - 5 Stars
Loud Mouth by Avery Flynn - 3/06/21 - 3 Stars - Could work for 3 Yellow
I have two more colored covers that could work. I somehow ended with a lot of them from the library this month haha
An Offer From a Gentleman - 3 Blue
Take a Hint, Dani Brown - 3 Yellow
I'm here :) Didn't get as much reading in this week because we had some good weather and I was able to do some yard work. Supposed to be crummy again next week, so my reading will be up ;)Are you all getting some spring weather yet?
(Just added a finished book to the spreadsheet.)
I am here also - between work and being sick, I only finished my first March book on Sunday so will update on the tracking sheet shortly
Jessamine wrote: "Completion PostAwk-Weird by Avery Flynn - 3/05/21 - 3 Stars - Could work for 3 Blue
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le - 3/06/21 - 5 Stars
Loud Mouth by Avery Flynn - 3/06/21 - 3 Stars - Could work ..."
Thanks Jessamine. All updated!
Celia wrote: "I'm here :) Didn't get as much reading in this week because we had some good weather and I was able to do some yard work. Supposed to be crummy again next week, so my reading will be up ;)Are you..."
Glad you've been having some lovely weather. It's been beautiful and melting like crazy here too. Doesn't mean I don't still have 2 feet of snow in my yard, but baby steps. :D They are predicting snow and rain this week though, so everything will be a nightmare.
Nikk the Sapphired Book Dragon wrote: "I am here also - between work and being sick, I only finished my first March book on Sunday so will update on the tracking sheet shortly"Sick on top of all your work stress, so sorry Nikk. Hope things get better soon.
So, we are updated for our first week. We read 25 books which is exactly what we need to stay on track for the month. Awesome job everybody. Hope you all have a lovely week. Stop in and tell us what you are doing, reading, having for lunch, etc. :D
Allison Ann wrote: "So, we are updated for our first week. We read 25 books which is exactly what we need to stay on track for the month. Awesome job everybody. Hope you all have a lovely week. Stop in and tell us wha..."Thank you, Allison, I hope you have a lovely week as well! I just finished reading books 2 and 3 in the Bridgertons series (updated in the spreadsheet) and I'm now reading The Unhoneymooners:)
Completion Post 03/08/21The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 4.5 Stars
2: CH Troy
3: CH Harry
4 CH Frankie
6: Title
7: CH Vivian
8: CH Evelyn
9: CH North
Skip CH Paulo
Completion posts Finish date- 03/09/21
A Study in Scarlet
1- one in series
6- Sherlock (C)
Across the Green Grass Fields
6 Green
Shadow and Bone
0- Zoya (C)
1- 1 in series
6- Title
A Kiss Before Dying
0- Standalone
5- Author
8- Ellen (C)
The Lemon Tree Café
6- Stanley (C)
7- Verity (C)
8- Ed (C)
If all these books are good, Ill add em to uno shelf
Anubha wrote: " Completion posts Finish date- 03/09/21
A Study in Scarlet
1- one in series
6- Sherlock (C)
Across the Green Grass Fields
6 Green
Shadow and Bone
0..."
All good, thanks Anubha.
Jennifer wrote: "Completion Post 03/08/21The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 4.5 Stars
2: CH Troy
3: CH Harry
4 CH Frankie
6: Title
7: CH Vivian
8: CH Evelyn
9: CH North
Skip CH Paulo"
Thanks Jennifer! Someday I will read this book. :D
We Just Wanna Have Fun! March Mini ChallengeThis is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players. Get your fancy, garish disco gear and dancing shoes on and sing along to some of the 80s greatest hits with us while you are reading!
The tasks will help you get into the groove as you are readying yourselves for your extravagant disco night out.
They come in threes and each task-trio also provides clues to a famous musician/band & 1 of their songs (and in some cases the official videoclips).
Complete the tasks and try to guess the name of the musician/band + song for extra points.
◈ Every book read, i.e. every task completed, is worth 10 points.
◈ If you complete all tasks, your team will receive 30 bonus points.
◈ You get 3 bonus points/musician-band, if your guess is correct. (max 45 points)
◈ You get 2 bonus points/song if your guess is correct. (max 30 points)
In case you are not certain about your guesses, you have 1 chance to correct them. Just message UNO Pixie with your band/song list and we'll let you know which of your guesses are incorrect.
If you want to use this option, please send your 1st guess-list 4 days before the challenge ends at the latest (27 March). Once you have the reply, you need to adjust your list by the end of the challenge.
For the books, the usual UNO rules applies.
◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (Feb 1)
◈ Books need to be finished after the start of this mini challenge on March 14, 9am UTC (countdown is here) and before April 1 at 9am UTC (when the April UNO month begins).
◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for your UNO hands
◈ The usual book length rules apply
◈ Team spreadsheets will be updated with a mini challenge tab so that you can track your books and claim your points
Tasks:
1. Read a book with a crown on the cover/the word "crown" in the title or in the series title - Allison
2. Read a book where a character is a sorcerer(ess)/wizard/witch - Jane
3. Read a book where a character is a god / with MPG or top shelf "Mythology"
4. Read a book where a character is involved with a criminal organisation
5. Read a book where the MC has more than 3 siblings/ a book that's #5 in a series
6. Read a book with a white suit or white hat on the cover
7. Read a book shelved as "Christian" or "Religion/Religious"
8. Read a book with a black leather jacket on the cover
9. Read a book with MPG "LGBT"
10. Read a book with a shapeshifter character - Jessamine
11. Read a book with a leopard on the cover or the word "leopard" in the title (it can be in any languages)
12. Read a book where a male character is wearing his hair long/with a long-haired man on the cover - Jessamine
13. Read a book where a character from a book ends up in real life or where a real life character gets transported into a book
14. Read a book set in Scandinavia
15. Read a book featuring a music band in the plot
16. Read a book with a pink dress on the cover/with a pink (more than 50%) cover - Jessamine
17. Read a book with a rags-to-riches plot - Jennifer
18. Read a book with diamond jewelery on the cover - Jennifer
19. Read a book set in Detroit (Motown)
20. Read a book with MPG Erotica
21. Read a book where the MC is a doctor/nurse
22. Read a book where the MC is a dancer
23. Read a book where a character has permed hair/gets their hair permed (extra 5 points for if you find "hair like Meg Ryan's" in the text ;)
24. Read a book with a space shuttle on the cover / with MPG "Space" - Lindsay
25. Read a book where a character is royalty/ shelved as "royal(s)" or "royalty" - Lindsay
26. Read a book with a bird(s) on the cover/a bird name in the title - Jane
27. Read a book where a character plays the guitar/with a guitar on the cover
28. Read a book set in a "dark" (dystopian, evil, etc) world - Lindsay
29. Read a book where the MC falls in love with his/her boss(es)
30. Read a book with the word "Dance" in the title/ top shelf "Dance"
31. Read a book with MPG Mystery or Mystery-Detective - Allison
32. Read a book with the word "air" in the title/series title - Allison
33. Read a book with a black & white cover
34. Read a book set in Australia
35. Read a book with at least 2 men on the cover
36. Read a book with MPG Travel
37. Read a book with MPG Romance - Jessamine
38. Read a book with the word "eclipse" in the title / an eclipse depicted on the cover
39. Read a book set in Wales/with a character from Wales
40. Read a book with 500 pages or more - Jessamine
41. Read a book where the MCs are twins or the MC has a twin brother/sister
42. Read a book set in Scotland/with a character from Scotland
43. Read a book where the MC is an only child/a book that's #1 in a series - Jane
44. Read a book with a gun/guns on the cover - Allison
45. Read a book set in California/where someone is travelling to California
Completion Post 03/09/21The Wife Between Us 4.5 stars
2: CH Thompson
6: CH Samantha
7: CH Venessa
9: CH Nellie
Skip CH Kate
Allison Ann wrote: "We Just Wanna Have Fun! March Mini ChallengeThis is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players. Get your fancy, garish disco gear and dancing shoes on and sing along to some of the 80s greate..."
Do we have to complete all the tasks? And also is it like the band Queen for the first task? Or does it have to be a song? A lot of bands/songs can fit the task crown on cover. How would we know?
I finished listening to HOLLOWEEN it was 4 hrs 44 mins long. Idk the MPG for this book so can it be counted for Uno challenge?
We have to try and read all of the tasks yes. So if people want to pick out 3-4 that they'd like to claim to start, that would be great. As for guessing the songs/artists, we want to be a bit sneaky about those. Don't post any guesses in the thread. If you have an idea, please PM it to me. I have about 10 that I'm pretty sure on. When I get a chance, I will send all my guesses to you all to look over and hopefully together we can get them all. I was a teenager in the 80s, music was my life, this challenge is right up my alley and if I have to get all my old cassette tapes out of the basement.... Just kidding, but I will be watching videos on Youtube to jog my memory. :D
List of tasks/books I can read:2. Read a book where a character is a sorcerer(ess)/wizard/witch
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman26. Read a book with a bird(s) on the cover/a bird name in the title
Summer at Conwenna Cove by Darcie Boleyn 43. Read a book where the MC is an only child/a book that's #1 in a series
Gone with the Minion by Renee George (Madder Than Hell #1)
I can read these for the mini:10. Read a book with a shapeshifter character
12. Read a book where a male character is wearing his hair long/with a long-haired man on the cover
- is this long enough?16. Read a book with a pink dress on the cover/with a pink (more than 50%) cover
37. Read a book with MPG Romance
40. Read a book with 500 pages or more
I am currently reading a book with a gun and a crown on the cover. So I'm going to claim at least one of those tasks. :DI also have a book that mentions Meg Ryan's hair, so we can get that bonus point. Still need one for a perm though.
The hair is long enough but is that cover pink? I'd call it purple, but then I have trouble with colours. :D Anyone else care to chime in?
Completion Post<\b>This Time Next Year
0: SA
2: Ch - Tara
6: Author - Sophie
9: Title
Completion Post<\b>
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
2: 2nd in series
3: Author - Hank
7: Place - Val Verde
8: Title
Skip: Ch - Peter
Jennifer wrote: "Completion Post 03/09/21The Wife Between Us 4.5 stars
2: CH Thompson
6: CH Samantha
7: CH Venessa
9: CH Nellie
Skip CH Kate"
Another Reverse - thanks Jennifer!
Jessamine wrote: "Completion PostThe Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren - 3/09/21 - 4 Stars"
Thanks Jessamine - cute book no?
Anubha wrote: "I finished listening to HOLLOWEEN it was 4 hrs 44 mins long. Idk the MPG for this book so can it be counted for Uno challenge?"I haven't forgotten about this Anubha, just waiting to see if it is approved. Also, I'll add your other books when I'm done work tonight. Thank you!
Lindsay wrote: "Completion PostThis Time Next Year
0: SA
2: Ch - Tara
6: Author - Sophie
9: Title
Completion Post
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
2: 2nd in series
3: Author - Hank
..."
Thanks Lindsay!
Allison Ann wrote: "Jessamine wrote: "Completion PostThe Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren - 3/09/21 - 4 Stars"
Thanks Jessamine - cute book no?"
yess, so cute! ❤️❤️
Allison Ann wrote: "The hair is long enough but is that cover pink? I'd call it purple, but then I have trouble with colours. :D Anyone else care to chime in?"Hmm: Does the book need to work with both things on the task?
I thought it just needed one of the options, If it needs both I only think I have book for task 2
Jane wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "The hair is long enough but is that cover pink? I'd call it purple, but then I have trouble with colours. :D Anyone else care to chime in?"Hmm: Does the book need to work with..."
Books only need to work for one option - the long hair and the pink covers were different tasks. But to me the book looks purple, not pink.
Jennifer wrote: "what about The Glass Castle for 17?The Princess Diaries for 18?
Let me know and I will get started."
The diamond jewelry is good but I don't really remember The Glass Castle, I know the author survives and overcomes her weird family, but to me a rags to riches means poverty to actual wealth. I can check though.
Allison Ann wrote: "Books only need to work for one option - the long hair and the pink covers were different tasks. But to me the book looks purple, not pink..."Thank you Allison, I got confused there for a moment :-)
Anubha wrote: "I finished listening to HOLLOWEEN it was 4 hrs 44 mins long. Idk the MPG for this book so can it be counted for Uno challenge?"This book is long enough, go ahead and put it on your UNO shelf.
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No problem Anubha. I'm happy to check anything you might want to read. :D"
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Apparently I spoke too soon. A Study in Scarlet and A Kiss Before Dying are both long enough to use, the two plays are too short.