The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2023
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Team Luna Moth
welp here I was asking my questions, and then I went awol for more than 48 hours - so sorry about that! on a brighter note though, I finished my first book of 2023 and it was a 5 star read (while also completely wrecking me!). The War That Saved My Life super recommended!!
Yay on finishing first book of the year and a 5 start at that.
🔖 Which books are you most looking forward to reading this year?
🔖 How do you consume your books and where do you usually get them?
I listen to most books on audio which I usually get from scribd or libby. Sometimes I might also get an ebook from there if it's quite short and no audiobook available, but honestly I can barely remember the last time I read a physical book 🙊
🔖 Which author(s) have you read all /most books of?
This is embarrassing, but they're actually both YA authors, Karen M. McManus and John Green lol
🔖 Would you reather hear a spoiler of a book’s ending or never find out how it ends?
I like that we're all agreeing on the spoiler - cliffhangers are so annoying!!
🔖 If you could live in any book universe which one would you choose to be in?
If I get to be a witch (and the world isn't as transphobic as the author who has created it), then the HP universe - although I do think being a left-handed bookseller could be fun too 👀
🔖 Time to get controversial - Which book do you think is the most overrated?
I generally can't get into classics and constantly wonder why they're so hyped, but I think that's more of a me problem. Colleen Hoover I've never tried simply because I know (most of) those books aren't for me. The second Twilight book I HATE with a passion though and it's the reason I never continued with the series. But most importantly, Gone Girl! I don't know why but I neither liked the book nor the movie, and everybody else seems to love both??
I haven’t read or seen Gone Girl.
✿~Danielle~✿ wrote: "I haven’t read or seen Gone Girl."I've tried 3 or 4 times to read the book and just haven't got very far. However, I loved the movie.
Jean wrote: "Do Roman numerals work for numbers in Uno. I am planning to reread QB VII for another challenge and wondered if I can use it here too?"I asked in the captain's group and they said it's okay to use if it's pronounced QB 7 like you said :)
Christina wrote: "Jean wrote: "Do Roman numerals work for numbers in Uno. I am planning to reread QB VII for another challenge and wondered if I can use it here too?"I asked in the captain's group and they said it..."
Thanks yes this is an old book but is pronounce QB7.
I just realised I only have one week to finish my current book before the challenge starts.. Time is flying
The audiobook of You'll Be the Death of Me just came through from the library and now I don't know whether I should listen to it already or wait until uno and listen to podcasts instead ahhh
also, I may or may not have bought 30 second hand jigsaw puzzles today so I'll definitely have enough of them to do while listening to audiobooks in the next few months lol
Christina wrote: "also, I may or may not have bought 30 second hand jigsaw puzzles today so I'll definitely have enough of them to do while listening to audiobooks in the next few months lol"I love a good jigsaw. Although I can't remember the last time I sat down and did a physical one.
Christina wrote: "The audiobook of You'll Be the Death of Me just came through from the library and now I don't know whether I should listen to it already or wait until uno and listen to podcasts ins..."I find it’s hard in the days before a challenge starts on what to read.
Christina wrote: "also, I may or may not have bought 30 second hand jigsaw puzzles today so I'll definitely have enough of them to do while listening to audiobooks in the next few months lol"Nice! I like doing puzzles, but online.
I don't think I need any more screen time than I already have haha
Christina wrote: "also, I may or may not have bought 30 second hand jigsaw puzzles today so I'll definitely have enough of them to do while listening to audiobooks in the next few months lol"I’m working on a 5000 piece puzzle I got for Christmas. I’m thinking it will take at a month to do. If for no other reason the puzzle takes practically all my dining room table and there little space to layout pieces.
I'm like you Danielle, I like doing online puzzles. But I just discovered BoardGamesArena and now I've been doing that while listening to my audiobooks 😁
Ohh I'll have to check out BoardGamesArena, Lizzie!Jean, we just found out a friend of my mum has a few 5000-6000 puzzles, but we don't have any space to do them, both our dining tables are too narrow lol.
My neck/shoulder area is soooo sore from puzzling last night which sucks even more since our masseuse was here yesterday as well...
Jean, I can't even finish a 1000-piece puzzle in a month, much less 5,000. That's impressive.Let me know what you think Christina if you ever check out that site. I don't know that many board games but they have a huge collection. There's one where you play a Victorian-era gentry family that's fallen on hard times. You get points by having music recitals and admiring the flower garden with a well-connected nobleman haha.
maybe I should not say I did a 1000 piece puzzle I got for Christmas in about 5 hours one very recent evening 🙊
Just three and a half days to go. I’m going to finish the audio I’m reading tomorrow and hold off before starting the next. I should have the kindle books I’m reading done too, so will be all set for Wednesday.
Same, I'm reading short books until Uno begins. They're mostly poetry which is way out of my comfort zone
I haven't started anything since I finished my first and only read of 2023 so far - trying to save my books and reading ability for uno lmao
Before we get started in a couple days, here’s where we are on colour cards for Feb. Still a few open to claims if you want to grab any!
🟨 7 yellow –
🟨 8 yellow – Jhmingos – Beach Read
🟩 5 green – Christina – Inheritance Games
🟩 7 green – Jean – Sister Circle
🟩 8 green – Christina – Since You've Been Gone
🟦 1 blue – Jhmingos – The Hawthorne Legacy
🟦 7 blue – Jean – Smitten
🟥 6 red – CB – Shades of Dark
⬛️ WD4 (8🟨) – Danielle – Tin Man
⬛️ WD4 (7🟩) – Jhmingos – Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
⬛️ WD4 –
⬛️ WD4 –
WD4 (a colour cards can be duplicated once)
Do you consider this a blue cover if so it would work for blue 7 and I will read 
It show gray (71%) on tinEye, but . . .
I think that’s blue and enough of it too. I dislike tineye and don’t use it.
✿~Danielle~✿ wrote: "I think that’s blue and enough of it too. I dislike tineye and don’t use it."
Great thanks I will add it to my list to read
Smitten looks good, and I can do
for 8 Green!
Whoever added (or wanted to at least) Finders Keepers for a green card can still read it for a Wild Draw 4, you didn't have to delete it ;)
I forget, can we use series title as part of the Uno spell-out, like author, title, and character?
Jhmingos wrote: "I forget, can we use series title as part of the Uno spell-out, like author, title, and character?"No on series title.
Christina wrote: "Whoever added (or wanted to at least) Finders Keepers for a green card can still read it for a Wild Draw 4, you didn't have to delete it ;)"Lol - that was me. I saw someone else had just entered a book for the green card that we needed, so I went and found a red book by the same author that covered the card we needed there instead. I’ll keep looking around for options that fit the wild card need, so I may add Finders Keepers back or something else that works
Well I suppose I better plan some books for this month. Been too busy trying to cram/finish books before the end of January to even think about February haha
I haven't been able to finish my current book, I guess that one will have to wait until may lol (but the story isn't really coplex, so can easily pick it up in 3 months again). I haven't planned my books for february yet. so if anyone has recommendations for light reads let me know. I have a few papers to write for university, so I'm really looking for fun and not too complex books
Found a book for 7 Yellow -
so I'll take that one.
I don't know what to start with urghhhh
Christina wrote: "I don't know what to start with urghhhh"Glad I don’t have that problem. I have a couple of books I need to finish by Friday night so I’m starting with them. I’m a third of the way through my first book now a V book
I started the audiobook of The Inheritance Games while walking the doggo. Only got about 70 mins done but I really like it so far!
The Inheritance Games is a good book to start Uno. I'm actually planning to read its sequel, the Hawthorne Legacy for a color cover. Hope you like it.
I didn’t start anything yesterday with having a bad headache, hope to today, although I’m not sure what yet.
Hope you're feeling better today, Danielle!And I saw that, Lizzie! I'm hoping to read the whole trilogy for uno and not wait for months or even years inbetween like I do way too often with series lol.
Daniela wrote: "I haven't been able to finish my current book, I guess that one will have to wait until may lol (but the story isn't really coplex, so can easily pick it up in 3 months again). I haven't planned ..."
I barely had time to read when I was in university so happy to give you some recommendations:
Daniela wrote: "I haven't been able to finish my current book, I guess that one will have to wait until may lol (but the story isn't really coplex, so can easily pick it up in 3 months again). I haven't planned ..."
riiiight, I forgot about this, I've been meaning to recommend the Wayward Children series!!
I'm really excited to read that book Jhmingos, I'm a huuuuge Grady Hendrix fan.How was it???
CB, can you add Shades of Dark to your uno shelf please?
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I have really no idea. I'm just happy to get back into reading haha
🔖 How do you consume your books and where do you usually get them?
I usually read on my kindle and get books through overdrive. I might give audio books another shot as I'm currently crocheting a blanket and listening to a book would be great instead of mindlessly watching tv shows lol
🔖 Which author(s) have you read all /most books of?
Probably Stephen King books. I'm not a fan of his person (don't getme started on the sexist language he uses especially in his old books), but something about his books just capture me.
🔖 Would you reather hear a spoiler of a book’s ending or never find out how it ends?
Spoiler for sure
🔖 If you could live in any book universe which one would you choose to be in?
Harry Potter would be fun because of the magic. Otherwise any cozy small town in a romantic book
🔖 Time to get controversial - Which book do you think is the most overrated?
Terry Pratchett books, never got into them