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[Laura]

LaurLa wrote: "Completion Post🔹LaurLa



Book🔹The Miles Between Us
Read🔹03.21 ★★★★
Possible Cards
2 - char Trish Bradly
3 - char Phoenix Hightower
5 - #5 ..."

That cover looks to me like she is on the water. I'm thinking we can make that work for a cephalopod characteristic?

[Sammy]

Completion:

Bookcover:
Book: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Date Read: 22/3/23
Pages: 400
Rating: 3.5 stars

CARDS:

0 - Stand alone
2 - Setting: The End of the World
3 - title
8 - Setting: The End of the World

(The End of the world is an actual place as well as a concept in the book - typical Murakami nuttiness - and the book takes place in alternating chapters 50/50% in the 'real world' and in 'the end of the world')

MINI:

Alaskan hare & Arctic hare - mostly white cover

[Eldarwen]

Laura wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Completion Post🔹LaurLa


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That cover looks to me like she is on the water. I'm thinking we can make that work for a cephalopod characteristic?


Yep indeed, and that's where I put it in the end. :-)

[LaurLa]

Eldarwen wrote: "Laura wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Completion Post🔹LaurLa


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That cover looks to me like she is on the water. I'm thinking we can make that work for a cephalopo..."

Huh. Totally missed that one. Mostly because I was thinking about the story and the people in the story and it has naught at all to do with water or being near the water. But don't tell anyone that cause it is definitely water on the cover!

[Eldarwen]

Funny though how sometimes the cover has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the story!

[Eldarwen]

Busy work today, I completely forgot to post my completion post #thehorrorthehorror hehe


Completion Post


Book: The Great Bazaar And Brayan's Gold: Stories From The Demon Cycle Series by Peter V. Brett
Date Read: 21st March
Rating: 4 stars

Letters:
2 - character: Stasy Talor
6 - character: Stasy Talor
Skip - author

Mini Challenge:
- Golden Tortoise Beetle - colour: reddish brown cover with gold
- Chameleon - Much like chameleons can come in a variety of colours, there are a lot of (bright) colourful clothes among the women in the bazaar
- Chameleon - Chameleons can come in orange colour. Arlen encounters clay demons that are orange in colour
- Alaskan/Arctic hare - Arlen makes the acquaintance of a pure white snow demon

[Eldarwen]

We're slowly getting there :-)

This is what is left of our March Mini Animal Tasks:

Alaskan hare
- Location: Emily - set in Alaska
- Colour:
- Characteristic 3:

Chameleons
- Location: Emily - set in Africa

Anoles
- Colour:
- Characteristic 3:

Peron's Tree Frog
- Location: Kayt The Thornbirds - set in Australia
- Characteristic 2:
- Characteristic 3:

Cephalopods
- Colour: Laura Dance Butterfly Dance - cover requires a pattern

Chrysso spiders
- Colour:
- Characteristic 2:
- Characteristic 3:


If you can no longer read one of the books that are listed here, please give us a shout as soon as possible so someone else from the team can pick up a book for the task. Thank you! :-)
Only a little over a week left to go before April rolls around!

[Sammy]

I'm on the Liane Moriarty right now :)

[Eldarwen]

Sammy wrote: "I'm on the Liane Moriarty right now :)"

Cool :-)

[Jodi]

I have a quick question and know I’ve seen it somewhere but can’t find it now. What is the page calculation for a book that is only an audio, no written book available. I know there’s a formula but it there and that the nook has to be at least 3 hours to count. Just wondering if anyone could refresh my memory?

[Eldarwen]

Yes, exactly. If you don't have a page count, then it is at least 3 hours of audio to make sure the book is over the required 100 pages. Verified word count over 25k words works as well. (eta: *though this of course won't work for an audio only)

This is from the rules:

5. Books must be more than 100 pages in length and Children's books, Graphic Novels, Manga, Cook Books, Plays and Poetry books can not be used unless by word count they can be verified as more than 25,000 words using arbookfind.com or more than 3 hours of audio using a reputable website (e.g. audible, overdrive)

[Laura]

Jodi, you might be thinking of Turf Wars, where we can use a formula for an audio only book in order to use it. For Uno we just need to see that it’s at least 3 hours.

[Jodi]

I easily get these challenges confused with each other. Any secrets on how to keep all the challenges straight and organized? Lol.

[Laura]

I have my own private/secret group! I know a lot of people use a spreadsheet, but a group works for me.

[Laura]

Completion Post

Book: Reckless: Pride of the Marines
Date Read: 3/21
Rating: 3 stars
Cards it fits:
0 - stand alone

Mini Challenge:
Golden Tortoise Beetle - Author is from United States
Consumes foliage of plants - Reckless also consumes foliage

[Sammy]

Laura wrote: "I have my own private/secret group! I know a lot of people use a spreadsheet, but a group works for me."

Ditto!

Because I am a little OCD with this stuff, I have different sections for each of the challenge groups I'm in, and each different challenge in those groups has a different topic, with the rules and a link to the challenge in each thread.

Sooooooo useful! lol.

[LaurLa]

Sammy wrote: "Laura wrote: "I have my own private/secret group! I know a lot of people use a spreadsheet, but a group works for me."

Ditto!

Because I am a little OCD with this stuff, I have different sections ..."

This is what I do too, Sammy. Private group, Folder for each challenge group, new topic for each year and then each challenge is a new post in the topic with a link to the challenge and my actual post in the actual challenge. I track in my private group and copy/paste into the challenge post.

[Sammy]

Works a treat, no? And I find I never forget about challenges I have joined (including individual ones), unlike the majority of people, it seems, lol.

[Sammy]

Completion:

Bookcover:
Book: The Husband's Secret
Date Read: 22/3/23
Pages: 396 pages
Rating: 3 stars

CARDS:

0 - Stand alone
1 - C: Lucy O'Leary
2 - Titlt
3 - Title
4 - C: Cecilia Fitzpatrick
5 - C: Izzy
6 - Setting: Sydney
7 - C: Virginia
8 - C: Esther
SKIP - C: Polly

MINI:

Flower spiders - set in Australia

[LaurLa]

Completion Post🔹LaurLa



Book🔹Book Lovers
Read🔹03.23 ★★★★
Possible Cards
3 - author Emily Henry
6 - char Nora Stephens
8 - author Emily Henry
9 - char Nora Stephens

I think this is slated for 8 and 9 Blue for a Draw 2 in hand 16

Mini
Location: the book is set in North America which works for both Golden Tortoise Beetle and Chrysso spiders
Color: Blue

[Jodi]

If book is available only in audio format where there are no page count numbers to base the raw sum on, use the following formula to determine your page count: Audio listening time in minutes divided by 1.75. Disregard any decimal point (always round down to nearest whole number)

Is this formula ok to find a book that has audio and no page count?

[Laura]

That’s the formula for Turf Wars, I believe. We just need to see an entry on Audible showing that the audio is at least 3 hours.

[Sammy]

Completion:

Bookcover:
Book: MaddAddam
Date Read: 23/3/23
Pages: 394 pages
Rating: 3 stars

CARDS:

0 - C: Zeb
2 - C: Toby
3 - 3 in series
5 - C: Ivory Bill
6 - C: Snowman

MINi:

Alaskan hare - mostly white cover

Anoles - Anoles change colours as a social signal - In the book Crakers partially change colour when they are ready to mate

[Laura]

Completion Post

Book: Wild Country
Date Read: 3/23
Rating: 5 stars
Cards it fits:
2 - Character Tobias Walker
6 - Character Scythe
7 - Character Virgil
Skip - Character Jana Paniccia

Mini Challenge:
Anoles - Change color based on things like emotions; Scythe's hair color changes with emotions

[Laura]

Sammy wrote: "Completion:

Bookcover:
Book: MaddAddam
Date Read: 23/3/23
Pages: 394 pages
Rating: 3 stars

CARDS:

0 - C: Zeb
2 - C: Toby
3 - 3 in series
5 - C: Ivo..."

Also works for Arctic Hare because the author is Canadian.

[Sammy]

Laura wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Completion:

Bookcover:
Book: MaddAddam
Date Read: 23/3/23
Pages: 394 pages
Rating: 3 stars

CARDS:

0 - C: Zeb
2 - C: Toby
3 - 3 in ser..."

true, but I saw that one was claimed already :)

[Eldarwen]

No, it wasn't :-)

I had only written down the location so people would know what to look for without going back to the mini challenge thread.

[Sammy]

Eldarwen wrote: "No, it wasn't :-)

I had only written down the location so people would know what to look for without going back to the mini challenge thread."

Fair enough :)

[Laura]

. I know some of what's on the cover is pens, but does it look like there are also knives on there? If so, I'll read it for the Chrysso Spider for blades on cover.

[Jodi]

I can take one of the Chrysso Spiders characteristic with a book I'm finishing today. The species from Peru is yellow. The sofa on cover is yellow.

[Eldarwen]

Laura wrote: ". I know some of what's on the cover is pens, but does it look like there are also knives on there? If so, I'll read it for the Chrysso Spider for blades on cover."

With the new page, you can't seem to enlarge properly anymore, but I don't think there are knives on there, just lots of pens. But roses on cover, and they have thorns, so there might be a connection there.

[Eldarwen]

Jodi wrote: "I can take one of the Chrysso Spiders characteristic with a book I'm finishing today. The species from Peru is yellow. The sofa on cover is yellow."

Cool cool!

[Laura]

Eldarwen wrote: "Laura wrote: ". I know some of what's on the cover is pens, but does it look like there are also knives on there? If so, I'll read it for the Chrysso Spider for bla..."

I hate that! I've been known to grab my phone to use the app while my laptop is open on my lap, all so I can enlarge the cover.

[Laura]

Completion Post

Book: The Invisible Intruder
Date Read: 3/23
Rating: 3 stars
Word count: 33,651
Cards it fits:
2 - Title
3 - Character Helen Archer
4 - Character George Fayne
5 - Title
6 - Character Steve Rover
9 - Character Nancy Drew
Skip - Author Carolyn Keene

Mini Challenge:
Alaskan Hare - one of the largest species of hares; this is book #46 in a series that has 175 primary works.

Peron's Tree Frog - known as maniacal cackle frog; loc 2144, "...burst into maniacal laughter."

Book: The Haunted Bridge
Date Read: 3/23
Rating: 3 stars
Word count: 34,349
Cards it fits:
2, 3 - Title
4 - Character George Fayne
6 - Character Chris Sutter
9 - Character Nancy Drew
Skip - Author Carolyn Keene

Mini Challenge:
Alaskan Hare - White cover

[Eldarwen]

These are our coulour cards for April:

6 Blue -
1 Yellow -
8 Green -
8 Yellow - Sammy - A Scanner Darkly
5 Green -
9 Green -
2 Yellow - Sammy - The Kraken Wakes
3 Red - Eldarwen - The Girl in the Red Coat
1 Red -
8 Blue - Sammy - Us Against You
6 Green -
8 Yellow - LaurLa - The Bride Test
3 Yellow - Laura - Meet Cute
3 Green -
8 Red - LaurLa - Twisted Threads
6 Red -
7 Yellow -
1 Green - LaurLa - Moonlight and Magic



Wild Draw 4 -
Wild Draw 4 -
Wild Draw 4 -

[Eldarwen]

I have claimed the 3 Red already because I've been meaning to read for many years now for this challenge hehe.

[Sammy]

I'd love 2 & 8 yellow please, as I'm going to be reading them for another challenge anyway :)


(2 yellow)

(8 yellow)

Laurla, would you please be so kind as to add this cover to the second one?

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5...

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/A-Scanne...

[Sammy]

And could I also have 8 blue please?

[Sammy]

I can probably cover just about anything else too, but I'll let others grab what they want first ;)

[Sammy]

Completion:

Bookcover:
Book: The Chocolate Lovers' Club
Date Read: 24/3/23
Pages: 391 pages
Rating: 3 stars

CARDS:

1 - #1 in series
2 - title
9 - C: Nadia

MINI

Peron's Tree Frog - known as the maniacal cackle frog - in the book one of the characters bursts out in hysterical laughter at a situation she finds herself in. ALSO - it's known as the emerald-spotted tree frog and one of the characters receives an emerald engagement ring

[Eldarwen]

Sammy wrote: "Completion:

Bookcover:
Book: The Chocolate Lovers' Club
Date Read: 24/3/23"


Uno shelf, pretty please, thanks! :-)

[Sammy]

I thought my tags were looking a little sparse, lol. All done.

[Eldarwen]

Hehehe. Thanks!

[Laura]

I’ve been wanting to read , so I’ll do a Wild Draw 4 for the Yellow 8.

[LaurLa]

Completion Post🔹LaurLa


Book🔹Ravenous
Read🔹03.23 ★★★★
Possible Cards
3 - char Hayden Roth
4 - author Marie Force
5 - #5 Quantum series
6 - char Marlowe Sloane
8 - char Ellie Godfrey
9 - char Natalie Godfrey
Skip - char Kristian Bowman

Mini
Cover color is black which works for Chrysso Spiders: the coloration is variable. C. compressahas a striking black sternum and abdomen, but the venter of Brazilian species is black,

[LaurLa]

Some options for me


Greens! We don't have total agreement the first two work... but I see green when I look at these covers...

Green 1: character Annette Osmond; Green 6: setting Salem, Mass


Green 8: #8 in series


Green 6: character Sonial Arlingtion


Yellows!
Yellow 7: character Talia Vega


Yellow 8: char Esme Tran (Wild Draw 4 maybe)


Reds - is this red enough?
Red 8: character Emily Drake

[Eldarwen]

LaurLa wrote: "Completion Post🔹LaurLa


Book🔹Ravenous
Read🔹03.23 ★★★★"

This doesn't appear on your read shelves. Searching for it gives me no read date and no rating? Weirdo GR glitch possibly?

[Eldarwen]

LaurLa wrote: "Some options for me


Greens! We don't have total agreement the first two work... but I see green when I look at these covers..."


1st and 3rd green, yes. Are you planning on reading both? Or just the first one?
The middle one, I'm iffy on.

I'm also iffy about the 7 yellow. It seems a lot goldish with hints of yellow deviations but not outright yellow?

The other yellow works.

The red would work.

===

I'll put you down for 1 Green, 8 Yellow and 8 Red for now :-)
Unless your reading plans don't account for all three of them - give me a shout! :-)

[Sammy]

Eldarwen wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Some options for me


Greens! We don't have total agreement the first two work... but I see green when I look at these covers..."


1st and 3rd green, yes. Are you planning on readin..."

Looks to me like the title works for a 2 yellow ;)

[Eldarwen]

Too obvious haha - but yes.
In my defense, I tend to ignore title so the "The" doesn't always register with me.

Eta: and it is even a #2 in series. Didn't spot that either haha.