Team Cloak & Dagger - Chat! ✔

[Kade]

I claimed the j,a, s prompt in the spreadsheet. :)

[Ellen-Arwen]

I just thought I'd put this list here for rhyming books - they're mostly children's books which isn't a surprise, but there's some adult books too, like The Eyre Affair. I would offer to read it but I tried a few years ago and it's one of the very few books that I really could not finish,

This is HARD!!

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Aly]

I put a hold for so if it comes in before someone else reads for the rhyming category, I'll read it

[Ellen-Arwen]

Aly wrote: "I put a hold for so if it comes in before someone else reads for the rhyming category, I'll read it"

Do you actually want to read it, or are you just being nice for the team? We shouldn't have to read books we don't want to :(

[Aly]

Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Aly wrote: "I put a hold for so if it comes in before someone else reads for the rhyming category, I'll read it"

Do you actually want to read it,..."

It looks cute and it's a 2 hour audiobook so not bad

[Andy]

We do have 3 categories we can skip - it seems you all have done the ones that looked most difficult at first glance, so we can choose something else to skip! ;)

[Jude: The Epic Reader]

Aly wrote: "I'm going to start both my claimed books today!"

Aly, I have finished Austenland which is good for the -Read a book that a mod rated 1 or 2 star(s), do you want me to go ahead and post it or wait for round two? I see that you have it claimed.

[Aly]

Jude: The Epic Reader wrote: "Aly wrote: "I'm going to start both my claimed books today!"

Aly, I have finished Austenland which is good for the -Read a book that a mod rated 1 or 2 star(s), do you want me to go ahead and post..."

Yes please go ahead!

[Alaina]

Hello Team!

Just wanted to update you all on what tasks you have left for the first hunt! Please see below:

Cover Categories:
19. Cover has an item of art on it (painting, statue, sculpture, etc.) -> Claimed by Celia

Author Categories:
4. One name author (no surname/family name)
12. Author’s initial have J, A, or S (must be two out of three)

Title Categories:
3. Letters S, E, P, T, E, M, B, E, R in title (any order) -> Claimed by Aly
4. Type of food in the title
5. Title that rhymes (ex. Amanda/Miranda by Richard Peck, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie, etc.)

Member Categories:
2. Author’s first name is the same as your middle name -> Claimed by Kim

[Kade]

I’m almost done with #12

[Kade]

I can possibly claim #4 - one name author - if no one else can / wants to.

[Aly]

Okay so we have:

Art on cover - Celia currently reading
One name author - Open
Food in title - Maybe Kade?
Author's first name is your middle name - Kim?

We have 3 skips to use by the end of the month. Kade and Kim, have you started those books yet? If not, we can skip the categories

[Kade]

I can do the one name author if needed, but not the food one. I have a novella that fits and would be a quick read. I’m also finishing the j, s, a initials prompt asap.

[Aly]

Okay. Maybe we can skip Food in title and Author's first name then

[Kade]

Aly wrote: "Okay. Maybe we can skip Food in title and Author's first name then"

I’m fine with whatever works for y’all! If you want to skip all three, that’s fine too. Just let me know what’s easiest for everyone. If you want me to do the one namw author, im reading a book by Tijan.

[Krista]

Hey guys sorry I just added a review for Chain of gold but that is supposed to be on the spreadsheet for second hunt! I got confused because I already saw titles listed for hunt #2.

[Andy]

Aly wrote: "Okay. Maybe we can skip Food in title and Author's first name then"

Can we skip things for the second hunt if we only use 2 skips for the first? Because I think we should definitely use all the skips, and move books or skips to the second hunt if we have any left! ;)

Ps: sorry I'm a bit useless to finish the hunt!

[Aly]

We get 3 skips per month. They don't roll over. So if we finished round 1 before August and still had a skip, we could use it for round two, but I'm not sure if we'll finish in time for that.

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

I added to the banked books tab.

[Andy]

Aly wrote: "We get 3 skips per month. They don't roll over. So if we finished round 1 before August and still had a skip, we could use it for round two, but I'm not sure if we'll finish in time for that."

Thank you Aly! I would suggest we use all 3 skips in the first round then, and use any books for skipped prompts for round 2 - e.g. we could skip one names author and then use Kade book for round 2 instead? (Just an example!)

What do you all think?

[Aly]

Celia, do you know when you'll finish your book for Art on cover?

[Kade]

Whatever works! I didn’t start reading it yet just in case we chose to go another route. I’m on the past few pages for my book for the j, a, s prompt and then I’ll be reviewing that.

[Kade]

so are we basically done with round one?

[Ta || bookishbluehead]

Andy wrote: "Aly wrote: "Okay. Maybe we can skip Food in title and Author's first name then"

Can we skip things for the second hunt if we only use 2 skips for the first? Because I think we should definitely us..."

I think that's a good idea. :)

[Celia]

Aly wrote: "Celia, do you know when you'll finish your book for Art on cover?"

I finished it yesterday, just posting the review now.

ETA posted!

[Andy]

Well done everyone! :)

Should we ask to skip these then?

Author Categories:
4. One name author (no surname/family name)

Title Categories:
4. Type of food in the title
5. Title that rhymes (ex. Amanda/Miranda by Richard Peck, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie, etc.)

[Ta || bookishbluehead]

Sounds good!

[Aly]

I already finished 'Title that Rhymes'

[Aly]

We would be skipping One name author, Food in title, and Author's first name is also your middle name

[Andy]

Aly wrote: "We would be skipping One name author, Food in title, and Author's first name is also your middle name"

Ah, sorry! That's good for me! :)

[Alaina]

Hello Team!

Just wanted to update you all on what tasks you have left for the first hunt! Please see below:

Author Categories:
4. One name author (no surname/family name)

Title Categories:
4. Type of food in the title

Member Categories:
2. Author’s first name is the same as your middle name -> Claimed by Kim

[Aly]

Kim, have you started Author's first name is your middle name? If not, we can skip it and use that book for round 2

[Ellen-Arwen]

I swear I just saw someone post for a book called Buttercup something but now it's disappeared (Butter for food in the title) and I am going completely mad O_O

[Kade]

I put my banked books into categories for round two. Hope that was okay.

[Aly]

Kade wrote: "I put my banked books into categories for round two. Hope that was okay."

I think it's fine

[Celia]

The book I just finished, works for a few harder ones:

Cover
Cover has a moon/stars -
Person wearing sunglasses on the cover - edition I read

Author
UK author
Common last name - Adams

Goodreads inspired
12th on any list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
1st on any list - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
More than 1000 reviews - 3052 reviews

Genres, Tags, Shelves
MPG science fiction
MPG humor
MPG adventure

Character
MC has an unusual occupation
MC is male
MC starts a new job

Writing and storyline
Robot in book - Colin the happy robot

Let me know which you think we need the most for round 2 or which would be hardest to find otherwise

[Kade]

Celia wrote: "The book I just finished, works for a fw harder ones:

Cover
Cover has a moon/stars -
Person wearing sunglasses on the cover - ed..."

I can’t answer for everyone but I’d think that these may be the harder ones?

-robot
-12th on any list

[Ta || bookishbluehead]

Great work team! We only have 3 books left for Round 1. Should we skip them and start round 2? How does it work? Do we tell Alaina?

[Andy]

Ta || bookishbluehead wrote: "Great work team! We only have 3 books left for Round 1. Should we skip them and start round 2? How does it work? Do we tell Alaina?"

Yes, I think we just write it here? Like "we agreed to skip x y and z for the first round for July"? Or maybe better in the review thread!

[Aly]

Alaina, we'd like to skip one name author and author's first name is the same as your middle name please.

That should finish round 1

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina, we'd like to skip one name author and author's first name is the same as your middle name please.

That should finish round 1"

Can you post this on the team's review thread? :)

[Ellen-Arwen]

Do we need to post all the books we've put into the spreadsheet onto the review thread?

[Alaina]

Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Do we need to post all the books we've put into the spreadsheet onto the review thread?"

For the second hunt? Yes, please. Just don't repost the 5 that were on hold because I've counted them already.

[Ellen-Arwen]

Alaina wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Do we need to post all the books we've put into the spreadsheet onto the review thread?"

For the second hunt? Yes, please. Just don't repost the 5 that were on hold because I'v..."

Okay, gonna take a while but no worries :) :D

[Alaina]

Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Do we need to post all the books we've put into the spreadsheet onto the review thread?"

For the second hunt? Yes, please. Just don't repost the 5 that were on h..."

That's fine lol

[Ellen-Arwen]

Alaina wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Do we need to post all the books we've put into the spreadsheet onto the review thread?"

For the second hunt? Yes, please. Just don't repost ..."

I was catastrophising - didn't take that long! :D

[Ellen-Arwen]

How do we find out if a book is on a list? (sorry to be thick!)

[Alaina]

Hmm well you could do a control find and search for the book on the pages of the list. Or go to the books main page and scroll down until you see "LISTS WITH THIS BOOK". Then you can search the lists that way and see if your book fits for a list task.

[Ellen-Arwen]

Alaina wrote: "Hmm well you could do a control find and search for the book on the pages of the list. Or go to the books main page and scroll down until you see "LISTS WITH THIS BOOK". Then you can search the lis..."

Thanks Alaina!

[Kade]

Alaina wrote: "Ellen-Arwen wrote: "Do we need to post all the books we've put into the spreadsheet onto the review thread?"

For the second hunt? Yes, please. Just don't repost the 5 that were on hold because I'v..."

I won’t be able to add mine until later tonight I believe. Just a heads up.