The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2023
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Team Platypus
Or is it Killer Grandmas? I might be getting lost in translations... It's like a crossover between Golden Girls and Mr and Mrs Smith.
Plus... on the challenge point of view, this one works for Skip (Title) , 0 (stand alone), 2 (Mary Alice Tuttle), 3 (Helen), 6 and 9 (Natalie Schuyler) and 7 (Vance Gilchrist) and those were just a quick search
Killer grandmas is less ambiguous, lol. Grandma killers leaves one to wonder whether the grandmas are doing the killing, or being killed.Not a conversation I imagined having when I got up this morning... :D
yeah, it's the lost in translation effect. We use killers of grandmas when they are the ones being offed, and grandmas killers the other way around.Although in this case, I believe either one works, because we get to see their journey as assassins, and then as targets for assassination, and consequent reaction, because retirement sounds better when you can actually live to enjoy it.
Holy Reverse Cards Batman!Please slot me for one of those Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries I can't remember who read it here this month, but I know someone did.
I will review my other TBRs tonight and see where I can fill in. :)
Sammy wrote: "I can also do Big Little Lies - read by Kayt"I should read that some day soon as well, so I'll slot it in either this month or next to count as a reverse :-)
Ugh. I have no idea what I'm going to finish for February much less what I'm going to then be reading in March! I need to spend some quality time with my TBR....
Possibles:Blue 8 - character Ellie
Blue 8 - author; Blue 9 - char Nora
Blue 1 - series 1; Blue Skip - author
Green 3 - author; Green 7 - char Valerie; Green 8 - author
Red 3 - author; Red 9 - title or series #9
Skip Red - char Coleman Peters
Skip Blue - author
March already ! But we've barely started the year 2023 !I can take Blue 1 with
. I'm not too far in at the moment as I've been falling asleep earlier lately so will keep it for March. I still can fit another book for Februari though, let me check my tbr for the mini.
Ok so on lunch I went through my TBR.So here is what we can pencil me in for as of right now.
Red Skip -
Editor Jessica Spotswood, one of the authors is Saundra Mitchell8 Blue -
Author E. Lockhart (if this cover is not enough shades of blue to cover 50% pls let me know.)6 -
Starts with a SReverse - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
I am sure I will read more, but I wanted to plan out my the majority committed books. :)
And I am super flexible so if someone else has one of the cards reserved, pls let me know.
Kayt, just in case, remember Skip is K or P ;)
Regarding the Feb mini-challenge I will read for the task shelved as "autumn" or "fall" with The Bone Houses (shelved 11 times as autumn).
Kayt wrote: "And I am super flexible so if someone else has one of the cards reserved, pls let me know."Crud, thank you for the reminder.
Completion PostBook: Vision in Silver
Date Read: 2/22
Rating: 5 stars
Mini-challenge: Shelved as animals 7 times
Eldarwen wrote: "Laura,can we use your Krav Maga book for the mini challenge?
Then I'll finish
for March, as in my current chapter a character with a V popped up, so we could use..."I'll post it right now. :)
Book: The Throne of LiesDate Read: 2/17
Rating: 4.5 stars
Mini Challenge
46 - p. 328, "...he's also a Krav Maga addict by night..."
Kayt wrote: "Ok so on lunch I went through my TBR.So here is what we can pencil me in for as of right now.
Red Skip -
Editor Jessica Spotswood, one of the authors..."On your color possibilities, for anthologies we can only use the Editor, not each author. And this cover looks a little bit too orange to work for Red, to me.
On your blue, I'll let Eldarwen weigh in, but I don't think it's quite 50% blue. The mods and the other captains can be real sticklers about that! :)
For your 6 and your Reverse, when you finish them, post them with all possibilities they work for, and we'll slot them in where they are needed at the time. But we have so many reverses, I am making a list of who says they can read one!
To help keep us organized:Skip Green -
Skip Blue -
Skip Red -
Skip Yellow - Sammy - A Keeper
A Keeper by Graham Norton
3 Red - Sammy - Hellbent
1 Blue - Audrey Jane -
3 Green - Sammy - A Bone to Pick
9 Red -
9 Blue - Eldarwen - Nightblade
8 Green -
1 Blue -
7 Green -
8 Blue - LaurLa -
(Draw 2 in this hand)9 Blue - LaurLa -
(Draw 2 in this hand)Hellbent (Orphan X, #3) by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz A Bone to Pick (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #2) by Charlaine Harris Nightblade (Nightblade #1) by Ryan Kirk
Wild Draw 4 - Laura - Red 3 -
Wild Draw 4 - Laura - Blue 9 -
Wild Draw 4 -
Wild Draw 4 -
Wild Draw 4 -
Reverse (x9!)
Kayt - Emily Wilde's (read by Laura)
Sammy - The Rise of Magicks (read by LaurLa)
Sammy - Big Little Lies (read by Kayt)
LaurLa wrote: "Possibles:Blue 8 - character Ellie
Blue 8 - author; Blue 9 - char Nora
Blue 1 - series 1; Blue Skip - author
[bookcover:Dixie ..."
How many of these do you really want to read? I put you down for Book Lovers (I'm going to read it this month, too!), but before I mark anything else I wanted to check with you.
I don't think The Night is Watching works for a red. And I don't think Semi-Psychic Life is green enough.
Hungry Like a Wolf is borderline on if it's blue enough. Some of the blue bleeds into black. But all the others look good to me.
I'm planning to read:
- Blue 8, 9 (Draw 4) (Reverse)
- Red 3 (Draw 4)
(too orange?) - Red Skip, Red 3
(Blue enough?) - Blue 8
Finished: Mini challenge 22, book with a white cover.
Such a Pretty Fat - Jen Lancaster
(I am in my phone so it won’t let me tag the book right now. The cover is in the post from yesterday though.
Laura wrote: "How many of these do you really want to read?"I'll read any of them that work and that we need.
should also work for Red 3 if needed.
I'm not going to be able to participate this year I feel, I still haven't gotten to read. I had hoped this would make my reading energy kick in, but alas. I hope I can play with you all next year instead. Good luck, team!
Emelie wrote: "I'm not going to be able to participate this year I feel, I still haven't gotten to read. I had hoped this would make my reading energy kick in, but alas. I hope I can play with you all next year i..."I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you get your reading energy back!
This looks green to me, but TinEye is calling it blue!
. But it's even marking the trees as blue, so I think the website is going a little crazy!Anyway, works for a Skip or an 8, assuming it's green.
LaurLa wrote: "Laura wrote: "How many of these do you really want to read?"I'll read any of them that work and that we need.
should also work for Red 3 if needed."I'll let Eldarwen figure out what else to put you down for, other than Book Lovers.
Completion PostBook:
Shelter in PlaceDate Read: 2/23
Rating: 5 stars
Mini-challenge:
1 - Blue letters on cover
10 - Reed is guarding Simone; Simone is guarding CiCi
This one also has a character named Tulip Knox, so it can be a back up for the Blue 2.
Emelie wrote: "I'm not going to be able to participate this year I feel, I still haven't gotten to read. I had hoped this would make my reading energy kick in, but alas. I hope I can play with you all next year i..."Sorry to hear that, Emelie, but thanks for letting us know!
Good luck with getting your reading mojo back :-)
Laura wrote: "a character named Tulip Knox"Hehehehe, what a name.
Laura wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Laura,can we use your Krav Maga book for the mini challenge?"
I'll post it right now. :)"
Fab, thanks! That takes care of one of those more difficult green ones then :-D
Laura wrote: "I'm planning to read: - Blue 8, 9 (Draw 4) (Reverse) - Red 3 (Draw 4) (too orange?) - Red Sk..."Yeah, Mercy is too orange.
The other one isn't blue. I'd consider that teal.
Laura wrote: "This looks green to me, but TinEye is calling it blue! . But it's even marking the trees as blue, so I think the website is going a little crazy!An..."
Eh... I don't see blue but I also don't see green. It's a bit of an odd one :-/ What colour is mint?? Probably more green? If mint is green, then it's enough of the colour to count.
I call mint a shade of green, not blue.
Kayt,
isn't quite blue enough no, sorry.LaurLa,
Red Skip with
could be yours as well if you want :-)
Laura wrote: "I call mint a shade of green, not blue."8 Green it is then!
Completion Post
Book: Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben
Date Read: 22/02
Rating: 3.5 stars
Cards it fits:
0 - standalone
2 - character: Tom
3 - author: Harlan
4 - character surname: Fletcher
6 - character: Suzanne
8 - character: Ellie
9 - character: Napoleon
Skip - character: Kelsi
Eldarwen wrote: "LaurLa,Red Skip with
could be yours as well if you want :-)"Got it!
I have a book nearly complete that could fit for Blue 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9. Should I save finishing it for a colour card, possibly March?
Emily wrote: "I have a book nearly complete that could fit for Blue 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9. Should I save finishing it for a colour card, possibly March?"Yes, that would be a good plan!
I'll slot you in for a 1 Blue then, we still have that card open. Otherwise, we can easily use it to duplicate 8 Blue for a Wild Draw 4 card :-)
Emily wrote: "Completion PostBook: Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben
Date Read: 22/02
Rating: 3.5 stars
Cards it fits:
0 - standalone
2 - character: Tom
3 - author..."
Does this work for any of the tasks for the mini challenge?
Jodi wrote: "Completion PostBook:
Kerri ManiscalcoDate Read: 2/22
Rating: 4 stars
1 - first in series"
Does it work for any of the mini tasks?
Completion Post
Book: Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
Date Read: 23rd February
Rating: 4 stars
Cards:
2 - title starts with T
3 - #3 in series
7 - character: Jake Valentine
Skip - author
Mini Challenge:
- "Twilight" in title
Eldarwen wrote: "Emily wrote: "Completion PostBook: Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben
Date Read: 22/02
Rating: 3.5 stars
Cards it fits:
0 - standalone
2 - character: ..."
Could work for:
- Red letters on the cover (author's name)
- Page count with a 4 (347 pages)
- White letters on the cover (title)
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Grandma killers!!!