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R13: SS Team 1 - All Series Start With One
Allison Ann wrote: "I let my passport expire too. :D Kenora is our metropolis, you just replace the mess of highway through Dryden/Vermillion Bay and the daily crashing semis with the peaceful serenity of Mine Centre/..."Hmm might have to try that next time. For some reason I thought that route crossed the border so I have always taken the other way.
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Mandiann wrote: "Sounds busy! Glad you are enjoying a day off.If we roll in the teens, I think I will start The Glittering Court and attempt to finish it during this challenge. If..."
Good to hear! Yeah, I know. I couldn't find a good one with 4 books that I had access to. I think Allison Anne is planning to do a whole series...
Mandiann wrote: "Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Mandiann wrote: "Sounds busy! Glad you are enjoying a day off.If we roll in the teens, I think I will start The Glittering Court and attempt to finish..."
I will continue to look thru what I have as a back-up so she does not have all the pressure on her. I only got thru some of my options so hopefuuly I will find something that works down the list.
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Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Mandiann wrote: "Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Mandiann wrote: "Sounds busy! Glad you are enjoying a day off.If we roll in the teens, I think I will start The Glittering Court and ..."
Sounds good. And I am good to cover the 3 in a series with that series unless someone else wants to do it and then I can just be a back up for that.
Mandiann wrote: "Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Mandiann wrote: "Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Mandiann wrote: "Sounds busy! Glad you are enjoying a day off.If we roll in the teens, I think I will start [book:The Gl..."
Does not hurt to have more than one of us going after those multiple book ones just-in-case. Especially if it is somethinge we want to read.
I'm good for the >500 page book bonus - this upcoming week, probably. I'm actually playing both SS and SSS and since I can use the same book for both I want to get it done when the numbers are most likely to match up.And because of other challenges, I'll almost certainly read a MPG Romance for the 2/11 roll.
The 3 in a series and the full series are a little trickier because of the other challenges, but it might happen. It sounds like it's all under control, though!
Truitt_T wrote: "I'm good for the >500 page book bonus - this upcoming week, probably. I'm actually playing both SS and SSS and since I can use the same book for both I want to get it done when the numbers are most..."Ok, I have a few options for the 500+ also, and was fairly sure I could manage a romance for the week of ♥ day.
Guess I should have mentioned that. 😉 But better to double up than miss one.
Thanks T
Somehow we will make it work. 🤓
Unless they are terrible, I will read the whole series. And if they are terrible, I will read a different series. :D But I don't mind if someone else gets the bonus point. As long as we kick the other team's butts.
Possible coverage for BONUS POINTS✸ One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series. (Mandiann, Allison Ann & ?)
✸ One point can be earned for reading a book with >500 pages. (Truitt T, Alison & ?)
✸ One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series. (Allison Ann & ?)
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✸ One point can be earned for never picking a book from the alternate lists. This point is awarded when your team rolls past 90. (we will see, ¿ & ?)
✸ Valentine's Bonus: One point can be earned for reading a Romance book for the roll on 02/11. (Truitt T, Alison & ?)
Allison Ann wrote: "Unless they are terrible, I will read the whole series. And if they are terrible, I will read s different series. :D But I don't mind if someone else gets the bonus point. As long as we kick the ot..."Sounds like 💯% of a plan! 🏆
WEEK TWO ROLL⚅ + ⚀ = 7
Old spot ~ 8 + 7 = 15 New Spot
So, 1st, 5th, 15th in the series or a standalone
Or alternate task: 15. Cover Item: Sun/Moon
✸ Standalone books can be used for a 1 or a 0
Selection PostSpot: 15
Book: The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead
How it fits: #1 in The Glittering Court Series
Mod
Spot: 15
Book: A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest
How it fits: #1 in A Shade of Vampire series
Ok, thanks galsJust looked at each of those three series and it looks like none of them will work for the One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series bonus, but if you want they could work for the One point can be earned for reading three or more books in a series bonus.
~ Mandiann's Glittering Court series is only 3 books.
~ Diane's Season for Scandal series will not work because #3.5, of the 4 books, does not meet the min page requirements(✸ Page limit: min. 140 pages)
~ Donna's A Shade of Vampire series is just way, way too long, it seems, what was it like 60+ books. lol!
This is not an issue, just wanted to make sure everyone was on the same page. 🤓
I have so many options I just can not come to a discussion on what to read, still working on just narrowing down my choices.
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Ok, thanks galsJust looked at each of those three series and it looks like none of them will work for the One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series bonus, but if you want they co..."
I wasn't trying for either of those as I thought people had already stated they were going for them?
Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Ok, thanks galsJust looked at each of those three series and it looks like none of them will work for the One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series b..."
Ok, it is all good. I was just going thru all the stuff and double checking. Thanks
Selection PostSpot: 15
Book: The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott
How It Fits: Book Collector Mystery #1
Book #1 of a five book series that I intend to read for the bonus point of reading a whole series.
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "lol!Gals your discussion is totally identifable for me, even if it still very different. Growing up in the part of California I have, it is very different from what most people think of or see as California from tv and movies. I also, the narrow part of the stata I can drive from the Pacific Coast near San Francisco to the eastern border just west of Reno in 4 hours, with good weather but North to South, top to bottom, is a solid 12 hours, without stops, if not well over 16. I think it is third for longest distance border to border after Alaska and Texas in the US.
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Even more fun explaining to someone from Europe about our distances. No madame, you can not fly into Vancouver BC and drive to Toronto Ontario for lunch. :D Unless it is lunch 3 days later.
Oh yeah! I learned about that back in High School, one of my close friends is first generation, so her grandparents or other family would visit and just could not understand that nor the lack of public transportation we had in Tahoe.🤓
Week 2 booksTruitt_T - ??
Alison - The Family You Make (Sunrise Cove #1) - done 1/29/2022
OR Studfinder (Busy Bean #5) - done 1/30/2022
OR The Big Chili (Undercover Dish Mystery #1) by Julia Buckley
Allison Ann - The Christie Curse - Collector Mystery #1
Donna - A Shade of Vampire - A Shade of Vampire #1
Diane ~Firefly~ Duke of My Heart - Season for Scandal #1
Mandiann - The Glittering Court - The Glittering Court #1
✸ Claimed ✸ 2 in 1 Bonus (view spoiler)
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Just looked at each of those three series and it looks like none of them will work for the One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series bonus, but if you want they co..."
I can pick another book. I haven't started it yet and I am not stuck on it. I didn't look at how many books were in the series but yeah that author just churns out books.
Donna wrote: "Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Ok, thanks galsJust looked at each of those three series and it looks like none of them will work for the One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series b..."
Totally up to you.
If you want to read that, or it and something else, not sure how fast you read.
I listened to a book I can use for this week, but it is the only one in a new series so does not work for the bonus, I am still looking for one that might work for a bonus, so may do a different book instead.
We have the potential of other rolls that could be used to start a series if we land on say space 41 or 61. After all realistically this challenge is at least 9 weeks and that is only if teams can roll high numbers every week.
Something that is niggling at the back of my brain. For the bonus of ✸ One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series. There must be at least 4 books in that series. Series + spin-off totalling ≥4 books also counts. For series with >9 books, point will be awarded for reading books 1-9. For still ongoing series, all books published to date (OR up to #9 in longer series) must be read.~ No re-reads on this one.It does not state that all of the books have to be read as tasks for this challenge. It says "must be read" but, not specifically for this challenge.
So in my mind I am wondering if book 1 and the last book are read, possibally a few of the others for tasks for this as long as the player read the others before the end of the challenge..... 🤔😕🤔
Or is it implied? And that would be skirting the rules? 😒😕🤔🤔🤔
Also Donna, re-reading this Bonus task you could use that series up to book 9. "...For series with >9 books, point will be awarded for reading books 1-9. For still ongoing series, all books published to date (OR up to #9 in longer series) must be read.~ No re-reads on this one.
Someone did askRoger - president of NBR United - wrote: "For the finish and start the series do we have to read the fractions, ie 4.5, or 2.6?"
Denise wrote: "No, just the full numbers.
You can however count a fraction book for the 3 books from the same series point if you want, provided it fulfills the minimum page requirement."
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So in my mind I am wondering if book 1 and the last book are read, possibally a few of the others for tasks for this as long as the player read the others before the end of the challenge..... 🤔😕🤔
Or is it implied? And that would be skirting the rules? 😒😕🤔🤔🤔"
It's implied. Meant to be, anyway, though I guess I might need to spell it out in future rounds. 🤔
I think we might have had the question come up in previous rounds, but either way: All books in the series must be read as part of the challenge (either for a series number task or an alternate) if you want to claim the bonus. Same goes for the "3 books from the same series" bonus.
Completion Post - week 2spot: 15
by Kelly BowenFinished: 1/29/22
Fits: 1sth book in the Seasons for Scandal series
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Ivory makes her living by making scandals never happen and this time she's called in when a dead earl is found tied to the bed of a missing, unmarried 18 year old girl during a party. The girl's brother (The Duke) returns unexpectedly and insists in being involved which causes Ivory much trouble as he questions her constantly and the more he is around the bigger her attraction grows.
It was a good story with some mystery and lots of interesting secondary characters for future books. I'm not a huge fan of historical romances, but I'll continue this series.
I'm not much for romance novels, but that one sounds interesting Diane. Always enjoy when the female MC has some kind of background/job/interest rather than just being young and naive. :DFinished my book this morning before work and I'll get the review up tonight. Good book, I will definitely continue on with the series. Let's hope for a #2 in our next roll.
Denise, Thanks for the clarification. I think that is what I must have always believed in the past. Just got frustrated finding a series that will work this time and so started thinking outside of the box. 😉🤓
Allison AnnNo rush on the review post, we have many days.
As for a 2 it is highly likely with spot 15 this time. With rolling two dice, it will minimum get us to spot 17, but a roll above five is much more likely and even with the highest roll we would still only end up on 27.
Mod
spot: 15
A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest
Date: 1/31/22
Fits: book 1 in the A Shade of Vampire series
Rating: 3
Review: I liked the premise of the series. A vampire community kidnaps humans to keep their society alive but the prince falls in love with one of them triggering an old prophecy. It is a bit slower-paced than most of her books that I have read so far. It does have potential so I am hoping that it picks up in future books. I am also very curious about this prophecy that they have triggered as the author only alludes to it but doesn't go into any details. Overall, an interesting read and I look forward to more.
Team 1 ~ Week 2Truitt_T✸
Contact - Tracefinder #1 + 518 pages = Bonus - Completion Post
Alison
The Big Chili (Undercover Dish Mystery #1)
Allison Ann
The Christie Curse - Collector Mystery #1 - Completion Post
Donna
A Shade of Vampire - A Shade of Vampire #1 - Completion Post
Diane ~Firefly~
Duke of My Heart - Season for Scandal #1 - Completion Post
Mandiann
The Glittering Court - The Glittering Court #1 - Completion Post
✸ Claiming ✸ One point can be earned for reading a book with >500 pages
✸ Claimed ✸ 2 in 1 Bonus
Donna wrote: "Completion Post - week 2spot: 15
A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest
Date: 1/31/22
Fits: 3 ..."
I am confused by your 3 in the fits line. What do you mean? We did not have a 3 in any of the tasks.
Mod
spot: 15
A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest
Date: 1/31/22
Fits: 3 ..."
I am confused by your 3 in the fits line. What do yo..."
typo. That was the rating. Let me fix that.
Completion PostWeek 2
Spot: 15
Book:
The Christie Curse by Victoria AbbottQualification: Book Collector Mystery #1
Finished: 1/30/22
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review: A good start to a series with a very interesting premise. The MC is working for a book collector, trying to track down rare books. As a reader and a mystery lover, this job makes my heart happy. MC Jordan is quirky without being annoying, my main pet peeve in cozies. Her family is awesome, her friends are not very present yet, but I hope that will change and her employer adds a touch of difficulty to keep things from being too perfect. Looking forward to what happens next.
Still working on my book. Have about 1.5 hrs left. SHould be done tomorrow.
Mandiann wrote: "Still working on my book. Have about 1.5 hrs left. SHould be done tomorrow."Ok, you are good it is only Tuesday. 🤓
Allison Ann wrote: "We're overachievers."😃🤓
Alison (Lady Coffin) wrote: "Mandiann wrote: "Still working on my book. Have about 1.5 hrs left. SHould be done tomorrow."Ok, you are good it is only Tuesday. 🤓"
Finished. :P I will get my completion post up tomorrow though. Long day.
Selection and Completion PostWeek 2 - Spot 15
Book: Contact by Kaje Harper
Pages: 518 per GR
How It Fits: First book in the Tracefinder series.
Completed: 2/1/2022
Rating: 4 stars
Bonus: ✸ One point can be earned for reading a book with >500 pages.
Review: I'm not a particularly big fan of books with criminal MCs or that heavily involve gangs/organized crime, etc., but I recently read another book by this author that I enjoyed and was intrigued by the psychic angle, so I gave it a shot. Early on, I thought I'd made a mistake. It's a long book and rather slow going, but I ultimately enjoyed Nick and Brian and their very difficult situation.
Completion PostWeek 2
Spot: 15
Book:
by Richelle MeadHow it fits: #1 in The Glitter COurt Series
Finished: 2/1
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review:
While I didn't love the characters, I really enjoyed the world and the story. I thought the ending was quite pleasant and wrapped this chapter up nicely while still leaving me with enough questions and interest to continue on with the other books in the series. Solid immersive fluff but far from my favourite by this author.
COMPLETION POST ~ Week TwoSpot: 15
The Big Chili (Undercover Dish Mystery #1) by Julia Buckley Completed: February 1st
Fits: 1st book in series
Rating: ✯✯✯
Review: Oops! Pasted second book review in the wrong place. 😕
As I stated with the first book this is a twist on the caterer, cook or baker status quo for many of these food related cozy mysteries. It was definitely entertaining, I liked aspects, and a character from this second book better than the first. But as with most in this genre it really does follow a formula. So again it is good for semi quick light diverting read in my opinion.
Team 1 ~ Week 2
⚅ + ⚀ = 7 + 8 = New Spot 15
1st, 5th, 15th a the series, a standalone or the alternate task: 15. Cover Item: Sun/Moon
Truitt_T✸
Contact - Tracefinder #1 + 518 pages = Bonus - Completion Post
Alison
The Big Chili (Undercover Dish Mystery #1) - Completion Post
Allison Ann
The Christie Curse - Collector Mystery #1 - Completion Post
Donna
A Shade of Vampire - A Shade of Vampire #1 - Completion Post
Diane ~Firefly~
Duke of My Heart - Season for Scandal #1 - Completion Post
Mandiann
The Glittering Court - The Glittering Court #1 - Completion Post
✸ Claiming ✸ One point can be earned for reading a book with >500 pages
✸ Claimed ✸ 2 in 1 Bonus
Wow look at us go and be done on Wed!
Ok gals we are done for the week until I can roll.We are likely to end up with a 2 for next week as long as I can roll us at least a 5. But remember that books are not supposed to be started until after the roll. So, basically not until Friday.
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Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "Wow look at us go and be done on Wed!"👍😉🤓
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Mandiann wrote: "LOL! Ahh Sudbury, the Southernmost city I would consider Northern Ontario. Gotta love how people from the GTA consider anything North of them Northern Ontario. ..."
lol!
Gals your discussion is totally identifable for me, even if it still very different. Growing up in the part of California I have, it is very different from what most people think of or see as California from tv and movies. I also, the narrow part of the stata I can drive from the Pacific Coast near San Francisco to the eastern border just west of Reno in 4 hours, with good weather but North to South, top to bottom, is a solid 12 hours, without stops, if not well over 16. I think it is third for longest distance border to border after Alaska and Texas in the US.
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