Fall 22 Readathon: Team Beet

[Traci]

I just went to the library and picked up Patina (orange cover, sports) and Concrete Rose (red cover, ya). Both should be quick reads, not sure if they cover other prompts.

[Nancy]

I am listening to Gods of Jade and Shadow but won't finish for a few days.

Drunk On Love, for orange cover, might be done tomorrow.

[Traci]

I'll start my book for "author not alive anymore" after I finish Patina, which I'm hoping to finish today.

[Nancy]

I'll definitely finish Drunk On Love (orange cover) today, though it may not be until tonight.

Once I'm done with that I'll switch to reading Gods of Jade and Shadow on both Kindle and audio instead of only audio, so I'll finish it faster.

[Alicia]

I'm not loving Vicious (red cover) so far, so it's taking me longer to finish. Does anyone else have a red cover one coming up soon? If so, I may switch to a different book.

I should finish Testaments today though

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Alicia wrote: "I'm not loving Vicious (red cover) so far, so it's taking me longer to finish. Does anyone else have a red cover one coming up soon? If so, I may switch to a different book. "

One of my library holds came in with a red cover and I can certainly knock it out by this weekend. It can be my treat for getting through The Dark is Rising, which I'll finish tonight.

[Traci]

Amy (Other Amy) wrote: "Alicia wrote: "I'm not loving Vicious (red cover) so far, so it's taking me longer to finish. Does anyone else have a red cover one coming up soon? If so, I may switch to a different book. "

One o..."

I also have a red cover I could finish by the end of the read-a-thon if we need it.

[Alicia]

Thanks! Everything points to me loving Vicious but I'm just so bleh on it right now.

I can start Act Your Age, Eve Brown for first name in title

[Samantha]

I just finished and added it under orange cover. It was just published so could be moved to A book that was published in the fall if someone else finishes another orange cover.

I started the audio book of We Ride Upon Sticks it is a YA about a high school hockey team so covers a few prompts.

I will probably also start Lucie Yi Is Not a Romantic.

[Jillian]

I’m hoping to finish Murder is Binding today. The book seems so deal a lot with the main character and her strained relationship with her sister so I think it can work for family dynamics.’

[Nancy]

Drunk On Love will also work for published in Sept/Oct/Nov so I can put it there.

[Mahi]

Would this count as majority red?
I could have it done by the end of the challenge.

[Alicia]

I would say so, since the only other "colors" are white and black (and some people don't count those as even colors, just shades).

I also was thinking of maybe reading Scythe, and I was thinking red cover but it can also fit a lot of others.

Also, Mahi we could possibly put Murder on the Orient Express under author no longer living and complete Cornucopia #3

[oshizu]

Thank you, everyone. Especially, to Nancy for posting spreadsheet instructions, to Tracing for freezing the upper rows, and to Alicia for moving Malice to the mystery/thriller prompt!

I just finished reading Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. It fits the dystopian novel & deceased author prompts.
Since the Plans tab shows more fits for deceased author, I slotted it as the 3rd dystopian novel. Also, does it look like a black/white cover to you?


In progress:
* - red cover, ghost, magical realism
* - orange cover, deceased author

I also own the books below and will read them next:
* - yellow cover, food on cover, mystery
* - black/white cover

[Mahi]

There are more planned books for diseased authors but none of them are read yet so I moved it to that slot and now we’ll have 5 complete cornucopias as soon as we get 2 more acorns!

And yep that looks black and white to me.

[Nancy]

I'm giggling at your typo, Mahi. "diseased"

[oshizu]

Mahi wrote: "There are more planned books for diseased authors but none of them are read yet so I moved it to that slot and now we’ll have 5 complete cornucopias as soon as we get 2 more acorns!

And yep that looks black and white to me.."

@Mahi
Thank you for reassigning Flow My Tears.
I will also mark its black/white prompt on the Completed tab, just in case.

Edited to add: You're so quick Mahi!

[Alicia]

Just finished The Testaments and added it to Sept/Oct/Nov prompt which completed Cornucopia #1. Just need some acorns there. If we want though we can also move it to dystopia.

[Jillian]

I successfully added my book to the cornucopia 4!

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Finished The Dark is Rising for cornucopia 4 as well. I will read Emporer Mollusk vs the Sinister Brain next for the red cover:

[Alicia]

I just added in my audiobook time today and added the scores to complete another Cornucopia #1

[Traci]

I finished Homicide and Halo-Halo and put it in food on the cover #3. My next audiobook covers school or ya.

I ended up socializing tonight and didn't quite finish Patina, so will do that tomorrow.

[Nancy]

I finished Drunk On Love, and put it under orange cover. It also fits for 400+ pages and published in Sept/Oct/Nov but we have a lot of options for all 3 so just picked orange.

Anyone have any objections to moving the acorns from the second Cornucopia 1 to the first Cornucopia 3? I'd rather have one of each before moving on to seconds.

Do you guys think this fits black & white cover? It doesn't fit anything else. Unless there's an animal in the story that isn't clear from the description.

[Alicia]

Nope, sorry, we can totally move it over to 3

[Jillian]

I might be able to get some extra reading in today. We got a 7 month old puppy 3 weeks ago and when I took him to the vet on Tuesday, she said there dental cleaning tools broke and were being repaired so they had openings this week for spay/neutering so I dropped Sherlock off this morning. Then we have had my parents dog since Saturday and they got back into town late last night so I'm taking him home this morning.

[Nancy]

Alicia wrote: "Nope, sorry, we can totally move it over to 3"

Done! We have one of each now. Go Beets!

[Deborah]

Hello! I'm traveling so didn't get much reading in but did fly through the first half of Daisy Darker so added my pages for yesterday. Not much reading time today either but should at least contribute some pages. I'll be back home tomorrow night to finish the weekend strong.

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Nancy wrote: "Do you guys think this fits black & white cover?"

I would not call that a black and white cover, myself. Empress of Salt and Fortune does fit animal in the story (the bird) and item of food on the cover (the word "salt" or the rabbit if you want to stick to depiction and can stand to be a bit mean). You could also make it work for family dynamics, and it fits as a political thriller, but not in the usual sense that genre is meant.

[Nancy]

Great, thanks Amy. I didn't think about salt being an item of food, but you're right. I don't think I'd want to use the rabbit as that though (unless they actually eat rabbit in the book).

[Amy (Other Amy)]

I can't recall, but I don't think they do. The rabbit on the cover is very much a character reference, so I wouldn't want to use it that way either.

[Traci]

Heartstopper Vol. 1 is sitting waiting for me at the library, and I just got confirmation that graphic novels count for prompts if over 200 pages and acorns regardless. So that will give me some quick pages once I get to the library! (And after watching the Netflix show, I'm super excited for the graphic novel)

[Amy (Other Amy)]

That's fantastic. We definitely need those pages.

[Nancy]

I so wish I could read graphic novels. I had Sandman from the library, after having both listened to the Audible AND watched the TV show, and I still couldn't follow what was going on in the GN.

I even had my teenage son who reads manga try to explain it to me. I kind of got it then, but still feel like it's too much effort.

[Alicia]

Nancy wrote: "I so wish I could read graphic novels. I had Sandman from the library, after having both listened to the Audible AND watched the TV show, and I still couldn't follow what was going on in the GN.

I..."

I'm the same. I was so excited about The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite but if I had never seen the show I wouldn't have understood it at all. I don't think my mind works in that way.

I'll start This Coven Won't Break tonight and should be able to finish by late tomorrow for YA. It also fits school, but it looks like YA would be better placement

[Alicia]

Finished Act Your Age, Eve Brown which I didn't like for various reasons.

But it could fit (1) first name or (2) family dynamics. Any preference where I put it?

[Mahi]

Alicia wrote: "Finished Act Your Age, Eve Brown which I didn't like for various reasons.

But it could fit (1) first name or (2) family dynamics. Any preference where I put it?"

I moved Murder is Binding over to Cornucopia 1 (we just need more acorns there), so Act Your Age would be great for family dynamics.

[Nancy]

I will finish Gods of Jade and Shadow at some point tomorrow, and should be able to squeeze in The Empress of Salt and Fortune after that, and then that will be it for me as Sunday I have things going on that don't preclude reading!

[Alicia]

Oh for some reason I thought it ended today! How fun.

[Emma R.]

I finished Crow and put it under first name is a title. I also finished Soul Taken and put it for a book with a ghost.

I'm working on Voice of War and still planning on finishing by Sunday

Same with City of Wind

[oshizu]

I finished Beloved by Toni Morrison. It was a difficult read so I'm reading a culinary cozy next.
Beloved works for the following prompts:
*red cover, features a ghost, set in 1900s, family dynamics, magical realism

Based on which prompts need filling, I'm changing my next books to the following:
My plan is to finish them over today & tomorrow.
*Cinder - dystopian, young adult novel, first name in title
* The Grilling Season - yellow cover, 400+ pages, mystery, food on cover

I had a different books planned for the dystopian, ghost, and black/white cover prompts, but I'll lay those aside for now.
I guess that, at this point, we're more in need of acorns than prompt fillers. :D

[Traci]

I'm feeling under the weather so am laying low this weekend so should get lots of reading in.

Today, I hope to finish:
Slouching Towards Bethlehem - black/white cover or author no longer alive
Of Princes and Promises - set in school or YA

I'll plan to read:
Heartstopper: Volume One - YA, sports, or set in school
Concrete Rose - red cover, YA

I have some options for what I'll read after that. I might bring my focus back to what I need for other challenges and see if they fit here since we're in need of acorns.

[Alicia]

This week actually worked out really well for me and audiobooks because I had to drive so much. I'll try to get two more books done by Sunday.

Reading These Witches Don't Burn which can fit in YA. Then I'll wait to see if we are missing anything before choosing a second book

[Samantha]

Had a bad reading day yesterday, I think I need to DNF my audio book of We Ride On Sticks it is just not catching my attention and I forget to listen to it.

I am making progress on Lucie Yi Is Not a Romantic hopefully I can finish that up today.

Looks like we are doing well filling the prompts just need more acorns so will focus on just getting pages and hours read so we can get more of those.

[Nancy]

Alicia I admit I'm jealous of all of your audio time this week. Sometimes having to do a lot of driving is a good thing!

Traci hope you feel better soon.

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Best wishes for good health, Traci.

[Traci]

Samantha wrote: "Had a bad reading day yesterday, I think I need to DNF my audio book of We Ride On Sticks it is just not catching my attention and I forget to listen to it.

I am making progress on [book:Lucie Yi..."

I've been meaning to ask what you think of We Ride on Sticks since I still need the witch prompt for popsugar. Too bad it's not going well for you.

[Traci]

Thanks for healthy wishes. Though I did just decide to take a partial sick day, it's not awful, but lingering symptoms that just aren't going away (travel didn't help).

[Jillian]

I finished Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and added it to Magical Realism. I loved this book and magical realism is generally a genre I don’t care for but it was an excellent book.

Also, I updated the spreadsheet from my phone and I couldn’t figure out how to delete my book from the planning column U. If someone would like to delete it for me or I’ll delete it when I get in my computer later tonight or tomorrow.

[Amy (Other Amy)]

Jillian wrote: "I finished Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and added it to Magical Realism. I loved this book and magical realism is generally a genre I don’t care ..."

Welp, it's got an octopus. *chucks book on to read shelf*

(ETA: Also, I deleted your completed column.)

[Deborah]

I'm back in town so my reading is slowly picking back up. I'm focusing on Her Majesty's Royal Coven which would work for Yellow cover with my edition and I'm sure other things. The audiobook finally came through from the library which hopefully means I can finish by tomorrow. Mostly I'll focus on getting pages in anything I can.