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Kaley
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Feb 13, 2021 06:30AM
**TEAM SPREADSHEET UPDATED THROUGH HERE**
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Kimber wrote: "I just looked it up and my library (my library is a small beach library)
doesn't have it. sorry!"
Thanks for checking!
Kimber wrote: "I just looked it up and my library (my library is a small beach library)
doesn't have it. sorry!"
Dont mention the 'small beach library' Kimber..you're making me jealous 😄
oh I know...sorry!:/ It's 80 here today but its raining. 🙃🤞
Id take the rain 😄😄..over here its dry (for a change ) still some snow and about 26°/ -3
So jealous! We’re under a winter storm watch where I live. Expected to get 4-7 inches (~10-17cm) tomorrow night/Monday morning. Better than the 5-9 inches (~12-22cm) they originally called for, but we already have snow on the ground from the last few weeks that hasn’t melted too.
I know:( I Always feel bad talking about the weather here. Its always usually sunny and warm.But
The ❄ snow is so pretty and I do miss it!
We are having an extreme cold spell here about -13 Celsius. There is some snow on the ground, and people are enjoying their outdoor skating rinks.
As long as we can use Historical Romance for our bonuses I should be able to come up with a few. I also found a book on my list that has a 6 word title.Do you think we could also use Second Chance romance books? Or books with a widow/widower as a Main Character? Or books where the MC is a doctor?
Diane's February BooksBook: Invitation to the Blues
Author: Roan Parrish
Date Read: February 12
Cards it fits:
2 -- Second in series
4 - F -- MC first name Faron
5 - I -- Title
skip - P -- Author last name
Reverse -- Read by Janeylou
Completion PostBook: Unicorn Tracks
Author: Julia Ember
Date Read: Feb 13
Cards it fits:
0 - Standalone
3 - character LN Harving
8 - Author LN Ember
9 - Setting Nazwimbe
Skip - Character FN Kara
Oh, and Emilienne, sorry I am late with this, but I have read Just a Bit Twisted as well as Janeylou -- long time ago.
Diane wrote: "Oh, and Emilienne, sorry I am late with this, but I have read Just a Bit Twisted as well as Janeylou -- long time ago."I thought you would have Diane but it wasnt marked as read ..but then i forget to mark them off some times
Diane wrote: "Diane's February BooksBook: Invitation to the Blues
Author: Roan Parrish
Date Read: February 12
Cards it fits:
2 -- Second in series
4 - F -- MC first name Faron
5 - I -- Title
sk..."
Ive read this Diane
Janeylou wrote: "Diane wrote: "Oh, and Emilienne, sorry I am late with this, but I have read Just a Bit Twisted as well as Janeylou -- long time ago."I thought you would have Diane but it wasnt ma..."
I just have a different edition marked as read -- the third one down. Not sure why.
CompletedPawsitively in Love
By M.J. O'Shea
Finished 13th feb
4.25 stars
1..author
8..Evan
2..setting Tacoma
Skip...title
6..Scout
Book: The Survivors
Date: Feb. 13
Author: Jane Harper
Main character: Kieran Elliot
Place: Evelyn Bay, Australia
Cards: 6,8,skip
Diane wrote: "Do you think we could also use Second Chance romance books? Or books with a widow/widower as a Main Character? Or books where the MC is a doctor? "Definitely should be able to use the first two. I’m not sure about the last one. Hard telling from the description of our assigned book if the doctor character will actually be in the book or if he’ll just be referenced. If he’s actually in it, we should be able to use that too! Plot elements def can be a connection.
I guess I should probably get started on that book so I can better answer that question and offer up other plot points as possible connections...
The mini challenge has started! Any books finished after this point (and within the last three hours) are eligible for the mini challenge. When posting books that are finished in the eligible period, please indicate that they are eligible and potential connections to our assigned book. If you don’t see any connections, just let me know and I will try to help you come up with some.
If a book doesn’t fit for the mini challenge, that is still OK! It is not a requirement but rather an opportunity for extra points — so we will do our best to figure it out.
sounds good Kaley. thank u!
Ive started my first one
CompletedThe Temple Road
By Kirby Crow
2....title
6...MC Scarlett
Skip..author Kirby
Finishwd 14th feb
3.5 stars
CompletedBy Any Other Name
By Tia Fielding
2..author
4..author
6...MC Skye
Skip..Kara
finished 14th feb
3 stars
💜 mini challenge 💜
#107 on second chances list
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
( title book about 2nd chances)
I'm in In the Ruins and it's a bit long. I hope it will be finished by tomorrow!And then I'll start the mini challenge 😎
Well I have a question: books read counts for for regular and mini challenge or it's one or the other?To be sure we still read books for the regular challenge
Books can count for both Em ..so just got.to find some ..ill sort my list out
Janeylou wrote: "Books can count for both Em ..so just got.to find some ..ill sort my list out"Thanks Janine!
Books can count for both! I anticipate that we will have some just for the mini challenge as well, because I think we have less than 40 books left in our regular hands. I’m planning to update the spreadsheet and get a weekly update out here shortly, so I’ll have a more accurate number on that soon.
**TEAM SPREADSHEET UPDATED THROUGH HERE**
February, Week 2
Cards completed: 73 of 105
Hands completed: 8 of 15
Hi all,
We are halfway through the month!
We are kicking butt on our hands this month! Right now we only have 32 cards left -- with the number of Draw 2 cards we still have left, that comes out to 28 books! We've read 63 books as a team so far, and since today is the halfway mark for the month, I don't think we'll have any trouble with the regular hands. Our pace is great for completing the mini challenge too, though with the rules regarding connections that one will be a little tougher!
Like last week, I've updated this post with exactly how many of each card we still need. Since we still have two weeks left, I'm not concerned about any specific needs. We seem to need more 9s than anything else, but I've placed cards that will fit 9 in other places, so I can always rearrange toward the end of the month if needed.
As a reminder, these are the color cards that have been claimed (finished ones not included) and who is covering them.
3 Red - Gwen
9 Yellow - Franziska
Let me know if you have any questions. Happy reading!
Janeylou wrote: "So..are these connections ok1st name of author begins with G"
Kaley wrote: “I don't know that first name starting with the same letter is a strong enough connection. I'd lean toward same full set of initials or same whole first (or last) name.“
As a follow-up to what I said about this ... another team DID ask about same first or last initial in the captains group. While the mod said it’s technically up to teams to creatively connect books, she thought it wasn’t a very strong connection and didn’t care for it. But she did say that same set of initials (rather than only first or last) would be acceptable. So I’d definitely like to avoid just first or last initial as a connection to be safe.
What exactly are the authors initials, is it GG or GM
I think in this case because of the way it’s written we’d have to use all three — GGM — because it’s unclear if the middle initial here is a middle name or part of a last name. That said, I think just having 3 initials in general is unique since most books have authors with only 2 initials in their published names. So if we find another 3-initial author I don’t think it’ll have to be another GGM.
Kaley wrote: "I think in this case because of the way it’s written we’d have to use all three — GGM — because it’s unclear if the middle initial here is a middle name or part of a last name. That said, I think..."
Ooh..thats a great idea ..so something like this would work A.E. Via..or does it need to be like this Lynn Van Dorn
Book: the sun dog
A: Stephen king
Main character. Kevin delevan
Date Feb 15
Cards: 0 stand-alone s-Stephen, skip- king
☆mini challenge
Janeylou wrote: "Kaley wrote: "I think in this case because of the way it’s written we’d have to use all three — GGM — because it’s unclear if the middle initial here is a middle name or part of a last name. That..."
Since the first one is stylized as two initials being the "first name," I don't think we could use that. If it was spelled out like Jennifer L. Armentrout , I think we could use three initials as a potential connection. (She's just the only author I could think of as an example -- not suggesting her specifically as she's not in your preferred genre!)
The second one I'm not sure about either. Gabriel Garcia Marquez has two surnames, while usually "van" surnames are just one surname where the "van" serves more as a prefix. We could maybe use something like "has a space in last name" but it'd be a stretch. I'd prefer we use things a little more solid like genres, cover items, plot elements, etc. that are a little more irrefutable as connections. But I'll take what we can get!
Edited to add: Sorry, I know just a few hours ago I had mentioned it was unclear if it was a middle or last name. I did a little more research on the author so I could better help us out and did discover it is two surnames.
Ok thanks Kaley ...ive got a few books to read and i am determined to find a connection 😄😄
Completion PostTitle: Peter Darling
Author: Austin Chant
Date: Feb 15
Cards it fits:
0 - Standalone
2 - Character FN Tink
3 - Character LN Hook
9 - Setting Neverland
Skip - Title starts in P
Triathlete_Reads wrote: "Completion PostTitle: Peter Darling
Author: Austin Chant
Date: Feb 15
Cards it fits:
0 - Standalone
2 - Character FN Tink
3 - Character LN Hook
9 - Setting Neverland
Skip - Title ..."
Could you use this one for the mini challenge as they both have recieved literary awards ?
It is actually a latin american tradition I believe to use both your mother's family surname as well as your father's family surname as your last name (at least the families I met in Mexico when I travelled there years ago did that!), so for sure those are three names. Janine and/or Emilienne -- Jordan Castillo Price comes to mind when looking for an author with 3 names.
Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari
15 Feb 2021
0 - stand alone
3 - author surname (Harari)
6 - title
Diane's February BooksBook: First
Author: Casey Cox
Date Read: February 14
Cards it fits:
1- Book 1 in series
3 - H -- MC last name Harrison
4 - F -- Title
6 - S -- MC first name Stirling
** this was read in the time frame for the challenge, but I can't find a connection -- eye on the cover???
Diane's February BooksBook: The Hitman's Guide to Tying the Knot Without Getting Shot
Author: Alice Winters
Date Read: February 15
Cards it fits:
2 - T -- title
3 - H -- third book in series
6 - S -- MC last name Stein
** this was read in the time frame for the bonus challenge, but I can't find a connection.
Book: Normal People
Author: Sally Rooney
Place: Dublin, Ireland
C: marianne sheridan, connell
Date: Feb. 16
Cards? -0,6,skip
☆mini challenge
Completed Slippery Creatures
By K.J. Charles
6..title
2..series title
1...first in series
5...Inglebury
Skip...author
💜mini challenge💜
Both tagged historicals
Diane wrote: "It is actually a latin american tradition I believe to use both your mother's family surname as well as your father's family surname as your last name (at least the families I met in Mexico when I ..."Thank you for this! Yes, I had looked at his Wikipedia page and Garcia was his father's surname and Marquez was his mother's -- so this seems right.
I hope everyone is staying safe and warm in your respective parts of the world!We've gotten 9.5 inches (~24cm) of snow where I live within the last 36ish hours. It's been quite a while since I've seen this much snow all at once!
I saw that on the news!it's just really windy here .
Be Safe!✌
Last week we had snow and - 6° C ..but this week its all gone and we got sunshine and 12° +
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