Chain Reactors

[Almeta]

Saturday, February 13th, 12noon ET to Saturday, February 20th, 12noon ET
Countdown
The Chain Game Toppler
Each book must be at least 175 pages.

Chain Reaction R3velations

WoF Almeta
WoF Cakker2000 (Connie)
WoF Jayme
WoF Saar the Book Owl
WoF Lori Z
WoF Abby
WoF Fiona
WoF Jenn

[Almeta]

Chain Reaction

1st 4 books in the chain = 5 points per book
books # 5-8 in chain = 10 points each
book # 9 and beyond in chain = 15 points each

Final Score
1. Why We Took the Car►~ Abby
2. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?► ~ Almeta
3. We Could Be Heroes► ~ Abby
4. All This Could Be Yours► ~ Connie

SUBTOTAL 20 POINTS

5. Not That I Could Tell► ~ Jayme
6. Only Time Will Tell► ~ Fiona
7. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You► ~ Abby
8. Eat, Pray, Love► ~ Saar

SUBTOTAL 60 POINTS

9. Love Medicine► ~ Jayme
10. Murder, Madness & Love► ~ Almeta
11. Carrot Cake Murder► ~ Connie
12. Living with Your Kids Is Murder► ~ Almeta
13. Raspberry Danish Murder► ~ Connie
14. Christmas Is Murder► ~ Lori Z
15. Murder in the First Edition► ~ Almeta
16. Murder on the First Day of Christmas► ~ Lori Z
17. Sisters First► ~ Lori Z
18. Sisters of the Winter Wood► ~ Jenn
19. Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany► ~ Jayme
20. Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters► ~ Almeta
21. Secret Lives of Church Ladies► ~ Connie
22. Secret Lives of Church Ladies► ~ Almeta
23. Secret Lives of Church Ladies► ~ Jayme
24. The Secret Garden► ~ Connie
25. Secret, Book & Scone Society► ~ Jayme
26. For Whom the Book Tolls► ~ Abby
27. The Dirty Book Club► ~ Jenn
28. Tall Tails Secret Book Club► ~ Jayme
29. Woman with a Secret► ~ Almeta
30. The Electric Woman ► ~ Almeta
31. The Woman Upstairs► ~ Saar
32. The Woman in the Water► ~ Almeta
33. Woman in the White Kimono► ~ Almeta
34. Woman in the Window► ~ Fiona
35. Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window► ~ Almeta
36. 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window &Disappeared►~ Fiona
37. Girl Who Played with Fire► ~ Fiona
38. Girl with a Pearl Earring ► ~ Connie
39. Dead Girl Running► ~ Connie
40. Loneliest Girl in the Universe► ~ Abby
41. Last Girl► ~ Almeta
42. Girl with the Louding Voice► ~ Almeta
43. Tenth Girl► ~ Almeta
44. Little Black Girl Lost► ~ Jenn
45.The Black Tower► ~ Almeta
46. Black Tulip► ~ Jenn
47. Black Tulip► ~ Jayme
48. Dreams in Black Static► ~ Almeta
49. Where Dreams Descend► ~ Almeta
50. What Dreams May Come► ~ Almeta
51. Till the Cows Come Home► ~ Almeta
52. Come Unto These Yellow Sands► ~ Almeta

TOTAL 720 POINTS

[Jayme, Moderator]

Alemta - I'm checking with Kristie to find out if I can read a book that you are planning on reading. My hold for The Secret Lives of Church Ladies is available now and I could read that also since it is not very long.

If I can read it, than 6 books for me.

[Almeta]

@Fiona

I slated you for:
Only Time Will Tell
The Woman in the Window
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The Girl Who Played with Fire

Will that work for you?

If you can do more, choose another of your "Girl" books. Maybe another team member can read for "Girl" at the end as well

[Abby]

Off of The Girl Who Played with Fire I could read The Loneliest Girl in the Universe which I have had on my TBR for forever.

[Almeta]

Abby wrote: "Off of The Girl Who Played with Fire I could read The Loneliest Girl in the Universe which I have had on my TBR for forever."

Excellent!

[Jayme, Moderator]

Almeta I will also be reading The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, so you can go ahead and plug it in :)

Never mind - just saw that you did!!

[Almeta]

Jayme wrote: "Almeta I will also be reading The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, so you can go ahead and plug it in :)

Never mind - just saw that you did!!"

Yeah, I saw her response and added it right away.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Almeta wrote: "Anyone willing to read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek? i gave it five stars."

I've already read that book :( but it was really good.

So if I am not slated to read The Black Tulip I can gopher for another book for the chain.

[Almeta]

Jayme wrote: "Almeta wrote: "Anyone willing to read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek? i gave it five stars."

I've already read that book :( but it was really good.

So if I am not slated to read The Black Tulip I can gopher for another book for the chain."

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies is the fifth book. Are you going for a sixth?

[Jayme, Moderator]

Are you going for a sixth

My books aren't that long, so I will gopher for another short book. Crossing fingers I find one that fits the chain.

Did we decide on a team name?

[Almeta]

Jayme wrote: "Are you going for a sixth

My books aren't that long, so I will gopher for another short book. Crossing fingers I find one that fits the chain.

...

Got anything to connect

For Whom the Book Tolls

to one of these two books?

Woman with a Secret► ~ Almeta
The Woman in the White Kimono► ~ Almeta

[Almeta]

Jayme wrote: "Did we decide on a team name?"

No we haven't. I was hoping for Saar and Connie to join us first.

Looks like Chain Reaction and Top of the Chain are tied.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Almeta wrote: "Jayme wrote: "Are you going for a sixth

Got anything to connect

"
Yes!!! Tall Tails Secret Book Club

[Almeta]

Jayme wrote: "Almeta wrote: "Jayme wrote: "Are you going for a sixth

Got anything to connect

"
Yes!!! Tall Tails Secret Book Club"

Perfect! 🎈🎈🎈

[Jenn]

To continue the chain from The Tenth Girl, I could probably manage Little Black Girl Lost #1, and The Black Tulip . . . if that is of any use?

[Almeta]

Jenn wrote: "To continue the chain from The Tenth Girl, I could probably manage Little Black Girl Lost #1, and The Black Tulip . . . if that is of any use?"

Very useful!

[Almeta]

@Jayme

The Black Tulip will fit now, if you are still interested.

[Fiona]

Almeta wrote: "@Fiona

I slated you for:
Only Time Will Tell
The Woman in the Window
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
[book:The Girl..."

That will work for me but I don't think that I can do more than that.

[Almeta]

Fiona wrote: "Almeta wrote: "@Fiona

I slated you for:.........That will work for me but I don't think that I can do more than that...."

Those books will make a great contribution to the team. Thanks for your flexibility.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Almeta wrote: "@Jayme

The Black Tulip will fit now, if you are still interested."

I will read the others first and if I have time will sneak it in. It all depends on how the week goes with other obligations. :)
You are doing a great job organizing the team!

[Almeta]

Jayme wrote: "Almeta wrote: "@Jayme

The Black Tulip will fit now, if you are still interested."

I will read the others first and if I have time will sneak it in. It all depends on how the week goes..."

Makes perfect sense. Thanks.

[Almeta]

re you still planning on reading Ember Queen and
Why We Took the Car during the Toppler?

I can try to find connections, if you are.

[Almeta]

Excellent gophering everyone!

We now have one complete chain going.

If you can read more, any book with these words will fit in:

Could
First
Girl
Love
Murder
Secret
Sisters
Tell
Who
Woman

Or read one that will fit at the top or bottom of the chain.

[Abby]

Almeta wrote: "re you still planning on reading Ember Queen and
Why We Took the Car during the Toppler?

I can try to find connections, if you are."

Probably. I'm definitely going to read Why We Took the Car because it's short and looks fun but I don't know if I'll be able to fit Ember Queen in the week because it's rather long.

[Saar The Book owl]

Sorry for the late check in. I can read one of the following or both:
Eat, Pray, Love
The Woman Upstairs

[Lori Z]

Okay, so I'm good to go with my 3 picks:
Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life
Christmas is Murder
Murder on the First Day of Christmas
I don't want to commit to any more at this time but if I have time I'll jump on another one.

[Almeta]

Lori Z wrote: "Okay, so I'm good to go with my 3 picks:
Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life
Christmas is Murder
[book:Murder on the First Day of Christmas|173693..."

Thanks for the confirmation Lori. Enjoy Christmas in February! ☻

[Almeta]

Saar The Book owl wrote: "Sorry for the late check in. I can read one of the following or both:
Eat, Pray, Love
The Woman Upstairs"

Hellloooo Saar! Glad you've joined us.

I will list both books for you to read. If you can not get to them both, the chain will not be broken. So no worries.

Do you have an opinion on a team name?

[Almeta]

By-the-Way, Jayme has confirmed that a book can be read by more than one team member.

So if you see a title that you also want to read, it is allowed.

[Almeta]

Abby wrote: "Almeta wrote: "re you still planning on reading Ember Queen and
Why We Took the Car during the Toppler?

I can try to find connections, if you are."

Probably. I'm definitely going to read Why We Took the Car because it's short and looks fun but I don't know if I'll be able to fit Ember Queen in the week because it's rather long..."

I've placed you at the top,
Why We Took the Car►~ Abby
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?► ~ Almeta
We Could Be Heroes► ~ Abby

We will see if the library delivers on time.☻

I removed Ember Queen.

[Abby]

Thank you!

[Saar The Book owl]

Almeta wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "Sorry for the late check in. I can read one of the following or both:
Eat, Pray, Love
The Woman Upstairs"

Hellloooo Saar! Glad you've joined ..."

Book in chains
Letters in chains
Chained Readers

[Almeta]

🎶♫Chains♫🎶 Link

[Jayme, Moderator]

Chained Readers is cute!

[Almeta]

Jayme wrote: "Chained Readers is cute!"

Okay let's vote on a name from these three choices:
Chain Reaction
Top of the Chain
Chained Readers

[Lori Z]

Hmm tough choice but I'm going to vote for Chain Reaction

[Saar The Book owl]

I'm going to vote for 'Chained Readers'.

[Fiona]

Chain Reaction is good :)

[Jayme, Moderator]

I like Chain Reaction too.

Almeta - are you going to set-up a separate reporting thread for the Toppler?

I think I am going to start with Not That I Could Tell and Tall Tails Secret Book Club since both of those books are links to continue the chain.

I am still planning on reading 6 books, but was thrown a curve ball yesterday and have to have an MRI on my ankle and several doctor appts next week. Don't they know a Toppler is scheduled and they are eating into my reading time!?! :)

[Almeta]

Jayme wrote: ".....I think I am going to start with Not That I Could Tell and Tall Tails Secret Book Club"

Yes those two books would be more important than Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany, Love Medicine and Secret Lives of Church Ladies, which I gather you have figured out yourself!

That leaves Secret, Book & Scone Society

I am sorry that you are having medical issues. Soooo annoying.

Take care of your health first. Don't worry about the Toppler.

[Almeta]

Jayme wrote: "....Almeta - are you going to set-up a separate reporting thread for the Toppler?..."

I had not planned to create a separate thread, however I see that Kristie's team has done so. Perhaps as the moderator she would prefer it.

I'm going to name the team Chain R3action. (the 3 follows the trend of identifying the team number).

AND

We can use the thread Chain Reaction R3velations to report our finished books.

[Almeta]

@ABBY

If you begin your reads with We Could Be Heroes and
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You, then the chain would likely continue, whether you were able to read the others or not.

I'm just suggesting those first in case life throws you a curve and you are unable to complete any of the others.

[Almeta]

@FIONA

If you find that you can't complete all of your reads,
Only Time Will Tell is the least necessary book in the chain.

[Almeta]

@SAAR

Both your reads are in a great position to continue the chain.

Let me know if you can add another book, so we can talk about the best strategy at that point.

[Almeta]

@JENN

Your choices are placed well in the chain also.

If anything prevents you from completing them all, I suggest you eliminate Black Tulip near the end.

[Almeta]

@ LORI Z

I suggest you read Christmas Is Murder last, since its absence would not break the chain.

[Almeta]

I am going to try again to reach CONNIE. She can help us grow our chain.

[Almeta]

@JAYME

We've already discussed your strategy. Hope your medical appointments go well.

[Almeta]

Hope everyone has all their books available, charged eReaders, extra CD player batteries, delicious snacks and thirst quenching drinks at the ready!

Go get a good nights sleep.

See you in the morning.

Enjoy your books and have fun!