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ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2022
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Team The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Annalisa wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Insiyah wrote: "Debra, I'm not sure about yours - Annalisa, what do you think? Alyana, your book works :)"
Yay, we can also use it for mini - child on the cover?"
I think yes for..."
Got it. It might work for either drink, food or utensil on the text.
Annalisa wrote: "SS updated to hereMini update:
Let's Get This Party Started!
5. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
6. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
10. ..."
I'm finishing Clash of Kings for mini 21. I should be done in a couple of days.
Completion PostBook: The Hawthorne Legacy
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Pages: 368
Date: 23 Apr 22
UNO Cards it fits:
0: Z - C: Zara
1: O - C: Oren
2: T - C: Tobias
3: H - C: Hawthorne, Jameson
6: S - C: Skye
8: E - C: Eli
9: N - C: Nash
SKIP: K/P - C: Kaylie
Completion Post On SS
Title: The Trapped Girl
Author: Robert Dugoni
Date: April 24th, 2022
Rating: 5 stars
Reverse: None
Mini: 16 Chapter 22 “He stuck it with his fork”.
Completion PostBook: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Date Read: 24-Apr-2022
Cards:
0: #0
2: C: Tsukiko
3: C: Hector Bowen
4: C: Friedrick Thiessen
5: C: Isobel Martin
7: C: Victor
8: A: Erin
9: T: Night
Skip: C: Penelope Murray
Reverse: Colleen, Maggie
Mini:
5. Truth or Dare: "Apples dipped in caramel so dark they appeared almost blackened but remained light and crisp and sweet."
10. Target Practice: "..."to a crystal decanter of brandy."
16. Unexpected Post: "...next to the teacup as he looks at the girl."
Completion Post
Book: The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila
Date Read: 24-Apr-2022
Rating: 3 stars
Cover: Green
Cards:
0: #0
1: C: Oscar
2: T: The
3: T: Houseguest
6: C: Sergio
7: C: Velia
Mini:
5 - Moses and Gaspar: "We’ll have turkey stuffed with olives and chestnuts, an Italian Spumante, and dried fruit,”
10 - The Funeral: "...a few whiskeys to whet his appetite..."
16 - Haute Cuisine: "...remember the wooden spoon blackened with use..."
Annalisa wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Completion PostCompletion Post on SS
Title: Just Not Mine
Author: Rosalind James
Date: 4/21/2022
Rating: 5 stars
Cards: 3, 6, 9
Mini:
12. Read a ..."
Yes. It also mentions tea, and milk. There may have been Ribena mentioned or other children's drinks. There was also meals of stir fry and I think some traditional Maori dishes.
If not I just finished a book last night which did mention Ribena by name, fizzy drinks (pop), cappuccino, and wine.
Kristen wrote: "Mini: 16 Chapter 22 “He stuck it with his fork”.Maybe we can switch my book to use knife or plate so we can use Kristen's book for the fork?
SS UpdatedDänah please add The Hawthorne Legacy to your UNO shelf. Still waiting on The Book of Candlelight and how it fits task "Read a book featuring a shy person".
Maggie once you upload your completion posts I can add it to the SS :)
I was about to ask Kristen for another cutlery item when I saw your post, Alyana :D
Mini Update: 5. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
6. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
(bonbon, pancakes, French Fries and chocolate are used already)
11. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
12. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
(beer, tea, coffee and whiskey are taken)
18. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering (ie cutlery, plates, glasses etc.)
(knife, assiette (plate), glass, teacup, fork are used)
21. Read a book which has given another team its name
22. Read a book which has given another team its name
23. Read a book which has given another team its name
24. Read a book which has given another team its name
28. Read a book with one or more children on the cover
32. Read a book with one or more children on the cover
We need a 4 Green and 1 Green to complete our colour cards.
All in all, we have 22 books left to finish for our main challenge, and 11 for our mini.
Happy reading, everyone!
Completion PostCompletion Post on SS
Title: Risk Taker
Author: Lily Morton
Date: 4/23/2022
Rating: 5 stars
Cards: 3, 5, 6, 8
Mini:
5. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
“Fizzy pop makes me happy. I know you’ve got something in there for the visiting children.” I shake my head. He knows my fridge is full of stuff for children in an attempt to make them comfortable, the same way my old tuck box from boarding school is now in a corner of the room stuffed with toys. I chuck him a carton of Ribena. Page 75
I stare at the label on the tin. “I don’t think a Jaffa cake is going to cure my woes,” I say slowly, feeling my tongue tingle. “I do love them, but I prefer a fondant fancy.” Page 114
I choose a couple of almond croissants quickly. Page 172
Half an hour later I settle back into my comfortable chair and sip my creamy cappuccino. The sun is falling on me, and while it isn’t summer-hot, there’s enough warmth to chase the cave chills away. Page 181
Silas looks cautiously around as if expecting our father to jump out. “I ditched the fucking sausage rolls last year too,” he whispers. “It was like being at some fucked-up adult tea party. We have canapes now.” “Canapes,” Ivo and I breathe, and he snorts. Page 189
Insiyah wrote: "SS UpdatedDänah please add The Hawthorne Legacy to your UNO shelf. Still waiting on The Book of Candlelight and how it fits task "Read a book featuring a shy person".
Maggie once you upload you..."
Updated the SS with my latest read.
I've also updated my posts in Msg 791 and Msg 792 with additional quotes for food, drink, and potential catering items.
Risk Taker was FULL of food mentions as neither gent cooked so they were always out for food or on dates. I've added in a few quotes. Risk Taker is in Msg 812
I'm currently reading The Hansel and Gretel Curse as retelling of Hansel and Gretel for one of our invitations. I should finish that tomorrow.
I'll see what I have for Greens. I had The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo but I don't think it hits any of the remaining numbers we need for a Green. I could work for a Reverse and other numbers. I'll start looking for a Green cover.
Maggie wrote: "Insiyah wrote: "SS UpdatedDänah please add The Hawthorne Legacy to your UNO shelf. Still waiting on The Book of Candlelight and how it fits task "Read a book featuring a shy person".
Maggie onc..."
Maggie, I think I can cover the Green 1 card. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has a character named Frankie Troupe which will match for the Green 4 card. :)
Alyana wrote: "Maggie wrote: "Insiyah wrote: "SS UpdatedDänah please add The Hawthorne Legacy to your UNO shelf. Still waiting on The Book of Candlelight and how it fits task "Read a book featuring a shy person..."
Perfect! Than I will go with Evelyn and see where we are at once I surface from her story.
THANK YOU!!
Completion Post on SS
Title: A Clash of Kings
Author: George R.R. Martin
Date: April 25, 2022
Rating: ★★★★☆
Does not work for a reverse
Mini:
21 - Team Dragonstone
Title: Invisible Girl
Author: Lisa Jewell
Date: April 25, 2022
Rating: ★★★★☆
Does not work for a reverse
Mini: 5 - Page 185: They’re making something they found on the internet called a choca- mocha cake.
11 - Page 106: The champagne had disappeared in under forty minutes, after which they’d shared a bottle of wine, and when that had gone, before their desserts arrived, they’d each ordered a cocktail.
18 - Page 44: “Big bowl of pasta, with some kind of creamy sauce. I hadn’t been expecting the creamy sauce but ate the whole lot anyway.”
Book/Author: Cell (Stephen King)
Date: 4/25/2022
Cards: 0, 2, 3, 6, 9, Skip
Mini:
5. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
Pg. 66 Bottom of page
Half the sandwiches were roast beef and cheese, half ham and cheese.
10. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
Pg. 203 Top of page
"We could have hot chocolate. I like a tiny splash of bourbon in mine, barbarian that I am."
16. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering (ie cutlery, plates, glasses etc.)
Pg. 67 First paragraph
The tables had been made up for a dinner-service that was never going to happen. Two or three had been tumbled over but most stood perfect, with their glasses and silver shining in the hard light of the emergency boxes on the walls. Something about their calm orderliness hurt Clay's heart. The cleanliness of the folded napkins, and the little electric lamps on each table. Those were now dark, and he had nan idea it might be a long time before the bulbs inside lit up again.
Date: 4/25/2022
Cards: 0, 2, 3, 6, 9, Skip
Mini:
5. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
Pg. 66 Bottom of page
Half the sandwiches were roast beef and cheese, half ham and cheese.
10. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
Pg. 203 Top of page
"We could have hot chocolate. I like a tiny splash of bourbon in mine, barbarian that I am."
16. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering (ie cutlery, plates, glasses etc.)
Pg. 67 First paragraph
The tables had been made up for a dinner-service that was never going to happen. Two or three had been tumbled over but most stood perfect, with their glasses and silver shining in the hard light of the emergency boxes on the walls. Something about their calm orderliness hurt Clay's heart. The cleanliness of the folded napkins, and the little electric lamps on each table. Those were now dark, and he had nan idea it might be a long time before the bulbs inside lit up again.
Wouldn’t Debra’s book be green? It’s tagged is green as well.
Completion Post - on SS fits 0, 3His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
4/25
4 stars
Mini - not sure if #28 works, it's hard to see (there were children demonstrating at this bridge). I listened to the audio and although the civil rights demonstrators tried to order their food at a segregated southern lunch counter, I'm not sure if any specific food/drink was ordered - maybe coffee but can't be sure about that, nor if any utensil mentions as part of this either.
Colleen wrote: "Completion Post - on SS fits 0, 3His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
4/25
4 s..."
Maybe I can find the ebook and search if there were any food, drink and utensils mentioned?
Colleen wrote: "Completion Post - on SS fits 0, 3His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
4/25
4 s..."
Mini:
6 - Page 120: There is a sign outside one store, McLellan’s: BAKED MEAT LOAF DINNER: TWO VEGETABLES—ROLL AND BUTTER, 49 CENTS.
12 - Page 65: (Young also remembered “Highlander’s version of the cocktail hour—drinking a martini out of a Vienna sausage can, complete with an olive.”)
18 - Page 91: Lewis needed a doctor, but he refused to leave the station before having a cup of coffee in the now-integrated café.
Do we still need books for team invitations? If we do, is this allowed? 
Completion PostCompletion Post on SS
Title: The Fourth Time Charm
Author: Maya Hughes
Date: 4/25/2022
Rating: 5 stars
Cards: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, Skip
Alyana wrote: "Do we still need books for team invitations? If we do, is this allowed? "It's not allowed since it's not part of canon series.
You can check the books allowed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Insiyah wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Do we still need books for team invitations? If we do, is this allowed? "It's not allowed since it's not part of canon s..."
I checked the spreadsheet, and when I clicked on the link, this is the first book that showed up A Study in Scarlet It's a short book, I can pick this up if needed. It is part of the 9 book Sherlock Holmes series. I can't find the canon series though.
The linked books are the canon series by Arthur Conan Doyle. The others are all adaptations. Yes, a Study of Scarlet works perfectly, and it's a quick and fun read.
SS Updated.Mini Update:
22 Read a book which has given another team its name
23 Read a book which has given another team its name
24 Read a book which has given another team its name
(Panem, Beauty and the Beast and Dragonstone taken)
28 Read a book with one or more children on the cover
32 Read a book with one or more children on the cover
40 Read a book featuring a shy person
Insiyah wrote: "The linked books are the canon series by Arthur Conan Doyle. The others are all adaptations. Yes, a Study of Scarlet works perfectly, and it's a quick and fun read."Haha it's obvious I'm not familiar with the book series. 🤣🤣🤣
My only reference is the Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock series.
I suspected :D I really hope you like it, though - it's one of my go to reads whenever I'm not into reading anything intense.
Completion Post
Title- Invisible Girl
Author- Lisa Jewell
Read- 4/26/22
Rating- 4 stars
Works for mini # 40 if we need it-shy character-Owen is shy.
Reverse-Alyana
Skip- csn Pick
1- cfn Owen
2- cfn Tilly
3- setting Hampstead
4- csn Fours
6- cfn Saffyre
Alyana wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Completion Post - on SS fits 0, 3His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
[bookcover:His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope|53..."
Thank you Alyana!!!!!!!!! You're the best!
Colleen wrote: "Thank you Alyana!!!!!!!!! You're the best!"Happy to help ☺️
Completion Post on SS
Title: Dakota Born
Author: Debbie Macomber
Date: April 27, 2022
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Does not work for a reverse
Title: Forever, Interrupted
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Date: April 27, 2022
Rating: ★★★★☆
Does not work for a reverse
Book/Author: The God Project (John Saul)
Date: 4/27/2022
Cards: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Skip
Mini: Task #28
Date: 4/27/2022
Cards: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Skip
Mini: Task #28
Completion Post on SS
Title: Best Fake Fiance
Author: Roxie Noir
Date: April 27
Cards: 2, 6, 7, 8, 9
Mini: none of what is left.
SS updated to hereHands update (11 cards left to finish)
Green 1
Green 4
Wilds (5 we are saving this for when books don't fit other cards)
Skip (1)
6 (1)
1 (1)
0 (1)
Mini update (5 books left)
22 Read a book which has given another team its name
23 Read a book which has given another team its name
24 Read a book which has given another team its name
(Panem, Beauty and the Beast and Dragonstone taken)
28 Read a book with one or more children on the cover
32 Read a book with one or more children on the cover
Annalisa wrote: "SS updated to hereHands update (11 cards left to finish)
Green 1
Green 4
Wilds (5 we are saving this for when books don't fit other cards)
Skip (1)
6 (1)
1 (1)
0 (1)
Mini update (5 books left)
2..."
Debra's book cannot be used for mini #28?
Green 4 - currently reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo I expect to finish on 4/28/2022Skip (1) - Currently reading Alcohol You Later - need to finish this tonight. MMC is Nicholas Potter.
6 (1) - Reading this ARC The Scorecard and it needs to be reviewed by this week's end. Title will count.
1 (1) - Just finished Jade Island Book has a character named Owen Walker in it. I will update the SS and post a completion post for this one tonight.
0 (1)-Currently reading Alcohol You Later - need to finish this tonight. Book is a standalone.
Mini update (5 books left)
22 Read a book which has given another team its name - Have finished The Hansel and Gretel Curse will post completion and update SS tonight.
Annalisa wrote: "Completion Post on SSTitle: Best Fake Fiance
Author: Roxie Noir
Date: April 27
Cards: 2, 6, 7, 8, 9
Mini: none of what is left."
This is also a Reverse. I read the Kindle edition September 26, 2019 - I LOVED Rusty and Charlie
Completion Post
The Hansel and Gretel Curse by Margo Ryerkerk
Title: The Hansel and Gretel Curse
Author: Margo Ryerkerk
Date: 4/27/2022
Rating: 3 stars
Cards: 2, 3, 6,
Mini:
22 Read a book which has given another team its name
This is a retelling of Hansel and Gretel with Hansel being kidnapped by the Witch. Gretel sets off determined to find her brother and retrieve him, only to find that he was taken as part of a binding contract signed by their mother. Along the journey she meets and falls in love with a German General who isn't as forthcoming as he should be. While she begins to trust him, Gretel continues to rely on her own skills, intelligence, and strategies to rescue Hansel and the rest of the villagers that Gretel and the General found when they made it to the Witch's village. Gretel alone is the one who is finally able to stop the evil Witch and end the militant coup the Witch had waged upon the German Throne. Decent retelling. Aged the characters up to 17 but is a solid low YA read. Author tells a decent story with minimal holes, well thought out twists, and keeps to original Grimm version with a wider scope of power and imagination to it. More evil.
Completion PostCompletion Post on SS
Title: Jade Island
Author: Elizabeth Lowell
Date: 4/28/2022
Rating: 4 stars
Cards: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, Skip
Dänah please add The Hawthorne Legacy to your UNO shelf. Still waiting on The Book of Candlelight and how it fits task "Read a book featuring a shy person". Done.
Completion PostBook: The Sword of Summer
Author: Rick Riordan
Pages: 499
Date: 25 Apr 22
UNO Cards it fits:
1: O - #1 in series
2: T - C: Thor
3: H - C: Hearthstone
4: F - C: Frey
6: S - C: Samirah
REVERSE: Insiyah
Color: Blue
#28 child on the cover
Annalisa wrote: "SS updated to hereHands update (11 cards left to finish)
Green 1
Green 4
Wilds (5 we are saving this for when books don't fit other cards)
Skip (1)
6 (1)
1 (1)
0 (1)
Mini update (5 books left)
2..."
Reading Wuthering Heights, and I can read The Hobbit as well.
Completion Post On SS
Title: The Last House On Needless Street
Author: Catriona Ward
Date: April 27th, 2022
Rating: 4 stars
Reverse: None
Green Cover
Completion PostBook: A Flicker in the Dark
Author: Stacy Willingham
Pages: 357
Date: 29 Apr 22
UNO Cards it fits:
0: Z - Standalone
6: S - A: Stacy Willingham
REVERSE: Kristen
Completion PostBook: Ink and Shadows
Author: Ellery Adams
Pages: 304
Date: 29 Apr 22
UNO Cards it fits:
4: F - 4th in series
6: S - C: Sadler, Estella
8: E - A: Adams, Ellery
9: N - C: North Carolina
SKIP: K/P - C: Pennington, Nora
SS UpdatedWe have 2 Wild cards, and a 4 Green left on the main challenge.
Mini:
23 Read a book which has given another team its name (Insiyah - Wuthering Heights)
24 Read a book which has given another team its name (Alyana - A Study in Scarlet)
32 Read a book with one or more children on the cover
My book The God Project has a child in the doorway in the background behind his mother. It can be used for mini 32.
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Mini update:
Let's Get This Party Started!
5. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
6. Read a book with a food on the cover or mentioned in the text
10. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
11. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
12. Read a book with a drink on the cover or mentioned in the text
16. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering (ie cutlery, plates, glasses etc.)
17. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering (ie cutlery, plates, glasses etc.)
18. Read a book mentioning utensils needed for party catering (ie cutlery, plates, glasses etc.)
Note: Each Food / drink / utensils / parties need to be unique. For example, You cannot have 6 cups of coffee or 3 birthday parties.
Let's issue some invitations!
21. Read a book which has given another team its name
22. Read a book which has given another team its name
23. Read a book which has given another team its name
24. Read a book which has given another team its name
28. Read a book with one or more children on the cover
32. Read a book with one or more children on the cover