Team Manderley

[Denise]

Can I swap out The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue to next month? It's going to be close if I finish it by Monday or not. If we can't, I can probably finish it, but if we have something else can can cover, I won't rush it.

[Sara]

Denise wrote: "Can I swap out The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue to next month? It's going to be close if I finish it by Monday or not. If we can't, I can probably finish it, but if we have something else can can ..."

You can absolutely put off The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue to next month. We have other books that can cover, Denise.

[Sara]

This goes for everyone in fact. If you don't think you can finish your book by Monday, then let me know. We have plenty of overflow to use, and anything you don't think you can finish this month can be used in March.

[Karolyn]

And is it OK for two of us to read the same book in a month? I assume so but wanted to be sure

[Beth]

Yes I believe we can Karolyn! I know there were times two of us would read the same book and the second person to finish would use it for reverse. Or if it’s a colored card task, it would be hard for Wild Draw 4

[Sara]

Karolyn wrote: "And is it OK for two of us to read the same book in a month? I assume so but wanted to be sure"

Yes, absolutely. That is perfectly fine.

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

I'll be able to finish my books by the end of the month, I just got a bit distracted with a new video game...

[Denise]

Sara wrote: "You can absolutely put off The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue to next month. We have other books that can cover, Denise. "

Thanks! I moved it, so there's a hole in the spreadsheet now

[Beth]

I am going to Powell’s today! Yes THE Powell’s in Portland. If I see anything that looks good that fits a colored card

[Sara]

Some groups actually do mini buddy reads during months. Where they all pick one book to read together. I've done it once before with a group. I don't know if any of you are interested in doing that one of the months?

[Sara]

❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "I'll be able to finish my books by the end of the month, I just got a bit distracted with a new video game..."

I entirely understand, Ashley! Which video game?

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "I'll be able to finish my books by the end of the month, I just got a bit distracted with a new video game..."

I entirely understand, Ashley! Which video game?"

Horizon Forbidden West. I was going to put it off until whenever the PS5 came back into stock but I cracked and bought it. It's an 85-hour game so I need to plan my reading wisely lol.

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

Sara wrote: "Some groups actually do mini buddy reads during months. Where they all pick one book to read together. I've done it once before with a group. I don't know if any of you are interested in doing that..."

I wouldn't mind doing this if we somehow come to a consensus of what to read. Sounds fun!

[Beth]

Does anyone happen to have a book that will fit for 5 just in case I can’t finish I Kissed a Girl in time? If not, I’ll set aside more time for it!

[Karolyn]

I finished Impulse last night (ok… like 1 AM because I couldn’t put it down). It will work for a 5 and is at the bottom of the spreadsheet.

Right now I’m looking for another quick read for the weekend because I need to stop watching the news.

[Karolyn]

❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "Some groups actually do mini buddy reads during months. Where they all pick one book to read together. I've done it once before with a group. I don't know if any of you are interested ..."

The Last House on Needless Street works for two of our green cards - so that’s the one I was thinking about.

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

Completion Post

Book - The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Date Finished - Feb.26

Cards - 1 (1st in Series), 5 (CFN Irene), 6 (CLN Singh), 7 (CLN Vale), Skip (CFN Kai), Reverse (Sara) + Blue Cover

Mini - Task #23

[Sara]

❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "I'll be able to finish my books by the end of the month, I just got a bit distracted with a new video game..."

I entirely understand, Ashley! Which video game..."

Oh yes! I'm so looking forward to getting Horizon Forbidden West. I actually have a PS5, but I know if I buy it I'll get nothing else done for a month lol. So I'm putting it off till after Uno.

[Sara]

Karolyn wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "Some groups actually do mini buddy reads during months. Where they all pick one book to read together. I've done it once before with a group. I don't know if a..."

That's on my to-read list so if that is something that a majority of us is interested in reading, it could be a good option for a mini buddy read.

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "I'll be able to finish my books by the end of the month, I just got a bit distracted with a new video game..."

I entirely understand,..."

I do not have the same kind of willpower as you lol. I started playing it immediately as soon as I saw that if you buy it on PS4 for $10 cheaper you get a free PS5 upgrade.

[Sara]

❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "I'll be able to finish my books by the end of the month, I just got a bit distracted with a new video game..."

I entirel..."

Haha, well, that is a really good deal. I would have been tempted too!

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "I'll be able to finish my books by the end of the month, I just got a bit distracted with a new ..."

It's still really expensive though 😭. $80 went down the drain real fast, but it is worth it lol.

[Sara]

❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "I'll be able to finish my books by the end of the month, I just got a bit distracte..."

Ooph, yea. It's definitely pricey. I've been eyeing the new Elden Ring too, so I have to really budget if I want to get all the new games coming out that interest me. This year so far seems like it's going to be killer for RPGs.

[Narsku]

Sara wrote: "Ooph, yea. It's definitely pricey. I've been eyeing the new Elden Ring too, so I have to really budget if I want to get all the new games coming out that interest me. This year so far seems like it's going to be killer for RPGs.."

I'm tempted by both but I really, really don't have the time while work is what it is x)

[Narsku]

Karolyn wrote: "The Last House on Needless Street works for two of our green cards - so that’s the one I was thinking about."

I placed a library hold for it in case we do a buddy read. It says wait time is about four weeks but it's super rare for no one to push their hold back so I might get it sooner. It was on my TBR anyway :)

[Narsku]

Narsku wrote: "I placed a library hold for it in case we do a buddy read. It says wait time is about four weeks"

Oh never mind, my other library had it available immediately ^^'

The edition they have has this cover so I'm not nominating my read for a green:

[Angela]

Sara wrote: "Karolyn wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "Some groups actually do mini buddy reads during months. Where they all pick one book to read together. I've done it once before with a group. I..."

I bought a copy when the book first released and it's still sitting on one of my shelves. So yes, I would love to buddy read this book too.

[Angela]

I wanted to give the team a head's up that starting late next week I am going to be doing quite a bit of traveling through the first week of April. I should still be able to check in frequently etc. I am going to leave my reads (outside of the color cards and mini buddy read) pretty open for mood reading over the next month so I may not fill in many spots up front butttt I will still be reading.

[Sara]

Angela wrote: "I wanted to give the team a head's up that starting late next week I am going to be doing quite a bit of traveling through the first week of April. I should still be able to check in frequently etc..."

Thanks for letting us know, Angela! Happy travels!

[Sara]

Also, it seems like a lot of us are up for a Last House on Needless Street buddy read!

I'm going to make this post a sign up sheet for it. Here's the current people interested:
Karolyn
Narsku
Angela
Sara
Ashley
Denise
Kylie
Andy
Stephanie

Everyone else, you don't have to participate, but if you want to, just let me know and I'll add you to the above list!

Also, what week of March do you guys want to try to read this together? Second or third, is usually a good week to do.

[Karolyn]

Sara wrote: "Also, it seems like a lot of us are up for a Last House on Needless Street buddy read!

I'm going to make this post a sign up sheet for it. Here's the current people interested:
Carolyn
Narsku
Ang..."

I’ll support whatever the team prefers. But if we have another mini challenge mid month… is it better to do the buddy read before or after it’s released mid-month?

I also need to get my work book club book pick sorted (I made the mistake of agreeing to run our book discussion awhile ago and haven’t been able to get anyone to take it over 😄).

[Denise]

Sara wrote: "Also, it seems like a lot of us are up for a Last House on Needless Street buddy read!

I'm going to make this post a sign up sheet for it. Here's the current people interested:
Carolyn
Narsku
Ang..."

I will try it! The library had it.

[Sara]

Karolyn wrote: "Sara wrote: "Also, it seems like a lot of us are up for a Last House on Needless Street buddy read!

I'm going to make this post a sign up sheet for it. Here's the current people interested:
Carol..."

This is a good point! There is a mini-challenge every month, so doing it third week means we can all use the book in the mini tasks. That could give us a wide variety of options to fill.

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "I'll be able to finish my books by the end of the month, I..."

Yeah, I've heard Elden Ring is supposed to be really good as well. And it's got George R.R, Martin attached to it too.

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

Sara wrote: "Also, it seems like a lot of us are up for a Last House on Needless Street buddy read!

I'm going to make this post a sign up sheet for it. Here's the current people interested:
Carolyn
Narsku
Ang..."

I'm in! I was the one who was originally going to read it anyway lol, so this is very convenient for me.

[Kylie]

I will try to get my hands on a copy. It sounds like a fun read!

[Sara]

❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Sara wrote: "Also, it seems like a lot of us are up for a Last House on Needless Street buddy read!

I'm going to make this post a sign up sheet for it. Here's the current people interested:
Carol..."

I thought you were the one originally reading it! I just couldn't find that post, lol, so I didn't trust my memory. xD

[Sara]

Alright, here's the March countdown! This is the clock deadline for February to get in.

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

So, I'm going to get as much put on our official sheet today as I can. And then I'm going to fill in the unfinished tasks with overflow. There is only roughly 35 hours left before the lockdown and I don't want to cut it close, especially since we have so much overflow right now. Anything that you're currently reading, I'm going to move to March, so if you're working something and are okay with putting it off until the 1st of March, then it'll count for March.

[Karolyn]

Ashley or Stephanie - any concerns about finishing the two books for the mini challenge?

[❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀]

Karolyn wrote: "Ashley or Stephanie - any concerns about finishing the two books for the mini challenge?"

Nope, I'm good! I'll definitely have my book done tomorrow.

[Karolyn]

❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Karolyn wrote: "Ashley or Stephanie - any concerns about finishing the two books for the mini challenge?"

Nope, I'm good! I'll definitely have my book done tomorrow."

Fantastic! I have a backup for B33 if we need it.

[Sara]

Karolyn wrote: "❀●○●○Ashley○●○●❀ wrote: "Karolyn wrote: "Ashley or Stephanie - any concerns about finishing the two books for the mini challenge?"

Nope, I'm good! I'll definitely have my book done tomorrow."

Fan..."

I checked in with Stephanie in a pm and she says she'll be done by tomorrow with her read. Though, thank you for having a backup ready just in case!

[Denise]

I pulled my 8 from February and moved it to march, too. can someone fill it please?

[Stephanie]

I have finished this massive 1072 page book! I adore Stephen King books so I was thrilled to see it on the small town list for the mini challenge for February. I was not sure where to put it as far as on the chart for UNO cards so I put the information in the overflow portion in February's tab.

[Stephanie]

UPDATE: I just happened to refresh my page and see Denise's post I can fill the 8 slot with Under the dome. I'll go ahead and fill it in :)

[Denise]

Stephanie wrote: "UPDATE: I just happened to refresh my page and see Denise's post I can fill the 8 slot with Under the dome. I'll go ahead and fill it in :)"

Thanks so much! I got an unexpected paper assigned for school. I would rather be reading for fun, but life/school happens.

[Stephanie]

Denise wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "UPDATE: I just happened to refresh my page and see Denise's post I can fill the 8 slot with Under the dome. I'll go ahead and fill it in :)"

Thanks so much! I got an unexpected p..."

You're welcome!! I agree life has a funny way of changing our plans whether we like it or not. Good luck on your paper!!!

[Sara]

Thanks, Stephanie, Denise!

Our sheet is looking really good right now. :)

[Andy]

anything we need in the last 24 hours?

[Andy]

Sara wrote: "Also, it seems like a lot of us are up for a Last House on Needless Street buddy read!

I'm going to make this post a sign up sheet for it. Here's the current people interested:
Karolyn
Narsku
Ang..."

count me in, hoping can source from library in the next week or two