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Sarita
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Feb 03, 2021 04:01AM
We visite Salzburg and Innsbruck once - just had 2-3 days in Austria and always wanted to go back!
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I hope that final week of the semester goes well, Davina. So sorry about the hardships! I’ve had seasons like that. They make us stronger. Hang in there!
Thank you Staci. Oh yes, it is beautiful here. I cherish it too little because I'm so used to it, but I can't wait for summer and when I can visit the lakes again and go hiking in the mountains for a bit! :D
I would love to visit America someday!
Do you guys think it will be beneficial to assign/grab rows?Some of us reads faster than others so don't think we should split everything.
For example:
Staci grabbed row 4.
Andrea: 1-3
Sarita: Trying row 7
It could work with horizontal ships but not so much vertical?
Or for example - I'm trying row 7 - column B:E if first guess is correct?
Nice job on first review posted! I'm fine with any approach. Knowing that the board is updated on Mondays and Thursdays helps with strategy. It will be good to get an update later today.
Huh. We did all try different portions of the board, didn’t we? I’m cool with whatever. And if we find it works better a different way, then we can adjust on the next board, if we like.
One thing that will speed things up is to skip every other spot in a row unless we find a ship to try to take out. This strategy rules out more than just the one target spot, as you can see with what I’ve done so far. There’s no way it can be A1, B2, C1, etc., and we didn’t even have to guess those. That’s why I like doing a checkerboard pattern.
Andrea wrote: "One thing that will speed things up is to skip every other spot in a row unless we find a ship to try to take out. This strategy rules out more than just the one target spot, as you can see with wh..."Yes, was just thinking of different ways to tackle this. This also sounds like a good strategy.
I was just thinking aloud. Everyone targeting the same spot vs different areas - but so far we all are selecting different spots :-)
Yes, I like what you're saying about searching different areas of the board, Sarita. Great plan!
Team Three has found three ships (one sunk), Team Two has found one (none sunk), and we have found two (one sunk).I'm working on blazing through some audiobooks to pile up some guesses over the weekend. Hoping to have that ship sunk when we get updates on Monday.
What are y'all's reading plans for the weekend? Any particular books you're looking forward to reading?
Just finished one book so will take another guess tomorrow. Then hopefully will have some good reading time over the weekend to put a big dent in the new one I will start (and some I’m busy with).
Woot woot! Another hit! Staci, you have the magic touch.
Andrea wrote: "Woot woot! Another hit! Staci, you have the magic touch."For sure! Well done on your hit as well Andrea!
Andrea wrote: "Checking in on...Davina, Megan, and Tricia
How is the reading coming along, gals?"
Hi, I am good thanks, I have just finished The Rose of Winslow Street by Elizabeth Camden
and I am about to startFor such a time as this by Ginny Aiken
.Have you read any of these books?
Tricia, hi! Will you please change your target spot from B1? It can’t possibly be that one as we’ve already ruled it out with the checkerboard pattern. How about you work on one of these rows: 5, 8, 9, or 10. Thanks!I have not read either of those books, but they have gorgeous covers.
Andrea wrote: "Tricia, hi! Will you please change your target spot from B1? It can’t possibly be that one as we’ve already ruled it out with the checkerboard pattern. How about you work on one of these rows: 5, 8..."ok, I change the target spot, I hope it's ok
Yes, that’s perfect, thank you! What book is up next for you?I’m trying to finish up The Cumberland Bride by Shannon McNear today.
It’s great to meet you!
I am currently reading For such a time as this by Ginny Aiken. The Cumberland bride seems interesting, I have not read any book of the series Daughters of mayflower. Nice to meet you too!
The series has been hit and miss for me. Cumberland is shaping up to be one of the better ones. My favorite so far is The Pirate Bride.I don’t think I’ve tried Ginny Aiken before. Is the book enjoyable so far?
So far it's good, it's a retelling of the biblical story of Esther in the 19th century
I'm an Elizabeth Camden fan for sure. I haven't yet read anything by Ginny Aiken. Just finished a novella by Joanna Barker which doesn't qualify for our game, but will be starting on something that will qualify soon.
I like Elizabeth Camden too, Against the tide is my favourite:)
So I changed my mind. I'm finishing Stranded by Dani Pettrey today and refocusing on Cumberland tomorrow. I was in the mood for suspense today. Hehe.
I reached my goal of four books over the weekend. I'm trying to blaze through one more audio today (hopefully before updates).Goal for the week: 3 books before Thursday's update.
What are your goals for the week, friends?
Wow Andrea, you are a machine! Hope to have one, maybe two finished by Thursday. Otherwise one by Thursday and one for Monday.
Great plans, Sarita!Aw, thanks. I've had a few library audios to cruise through, and I can listen to those at 2x+ speed and retain my comprehension. I wish I could read Kindle and paperback books that fast.
I just got an editing job for the next few weeks, so my reading pace might slow significantly. That's one reason I was pushing so hard this past work-free weekend.
Congrats on the editing job Andrea!I'm currently reading a physical book and a Kindle book. Hope to finish both prior to Thursday.
I have two more spots to finish ruling out the top three rows (H3 and J3). I think I’ll help chip away at the bottom couple of rows after that. Anyone have objections to that? Or other thoughts of where I should aim next?
Sounds like a good plan. Rule out those last two spots and then move to the bottom.
Agree, think should try covering bottom - I focused there but not reading as much as you!
Ship update:Ships:
Battleship (4 holes) - still to find
Submarine (3 holes) - think we are one away
Destroyer (2 holes) - still to find
Thanks, Sarita! I appreciate your thoughts as well as the ship update. The Destroyer is always the toughest to find, I think. Hopefully on one of our boards we'll find it first.
Thanks for the update Sarita! I should be able to get the submarine on Thursday. :-)Agree that the Destroyer is the toughest to find!!
Happy reading all.
Not going to make it to three books by today, but my second will be done tonight. Two out of three's not bad. ;)I'm looking to finish 2-4 over the weekend, around my editing work and household chores.
How's it coming for y'all? Are you finding fantastic books to enjoy or subpar ones to forget?
I've got a mix of the two going at the moment. A reread of Karen Witemeyer's Full Steam Ahead, which I'm loving just as much as the first time I read it back in 2014, and The Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman. The latter is not really my type of story. It's a ghost story, and one of the leads has turned out to be a gutter-mouthed alcoholic. Not a character I can root for. I was hoping the Doors to the Past would be a great series, but it's not starting off on a keeper for me. I'm hopeful about some upcoming titles in the series, though, as their premises sound much more up my alley.
I also saw that on that first book, which was why I first did not request it and then decided to try. But if it is really about Ghosts I might skip that one and try the rest.I'm about 45min away from finishing another book. We are going camping, so hoping that I get some reading in to finish
and also maybe
(not far from the end but reading this one slower with someone).
Have fun on your camping trip, Sarita! It's much too cold here for that right now. I believe Monday night is supposed to be -1 degree (F) or so. Brr! I hope your trip finds much warmer weather! Y'all are in summer, right? being in the Southern Hemisphere.The mystery in The Lady in Residence does revolve around a ghost. Not sure if it's a "real" ghost or a faked thing(view spoiler), but it's just rubbing me the wrong way.
Andrea wrote: "Have fun on your camping trip, Sarita! It's much too cold here for that right now. I believe Monday night is supposed to be -1 degree (F) or so. Brr! I hope your trip finds much warmer weather! Y'a..."Yes summer here though I see they are predicting a thunder storm for today but tomorrow will be close to 104F. At least it is next to a river! But luckily also close to a town so if the heat is too much can go for a drive in the aircon car.
I'm not really a fan of camping but my husband loves it and with two boys... Looking forward to in about 5 years where I can sit and read the whole day while they catch fish or whatever men does.
Oh, those reading days will be so wonderful when you get there in a few years! I hope the thunderstorm doesn't cause any issues for the trip. Stay safe and have fun!
Staci, I see you've read
- is it similar to Jaime Ho Wright's?
The tone of The Lady in Residence and The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus are slightly similar.
I don't mind that eerie feeling.
was also like that and had a reasonable outcome. If the Lady in Residence is similar to that, it would be ok.The Haunting of Bonaventure Circus was also ok, there was a reasonable outcome. The only thing I didn't like about that one was that that one character said she can speak to the dead.
That speaking to the dead thing is kind of like the "seeing ghosts" thing in The Lady in Residence; I can say those two marks are definitely similar. You may enjoy the mystery of the story from Dini's perspective.It's not hitting the mark for me, but that doesn't mean it won't be a stellar hit for other readers. Every book has its fans, and I'm happy when books I don't like find readers who love them. Maybe go into Lady with caution?
Andrea wrote: "That speaking to the dead thing is kind of like the "seeing ghosts" thing in The Lady in Residence; I can say those two marks are definitely similar. You may enjoy the mystery of the story from Din..."Yes definitely will. I always try a book for a few chapters :-)
Same. If it doesn't hook me by then and it isn't a NetGalley or other review book, then I don't finish it.
I'm trying to finish a few of my Netgalley books right now. They are not fiction, but so so good.Almost done with
and I have begun
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