The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
ARCHIVE Team Challenge: UNO 2023
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Sammy wrote: "I managed 48 in January... at just under 400 pages per book average. A personal (adult) best.But now hubby is home for the better part of the next two weeks, and I'm stuck at home with a knee inj..."
Is that still the same knee trouble?! That not sorted yet?? :-(
Kayt wrote: "Completion
Book : Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go
Read 4/2/23
Pages: 228
Rating: 4/5"
Have you verified the word count for this?
Because it has a Childrens' and MG tag.
Eldarwen wrote: "Is that still the same knee trouble?! That not sorted yet?? :-("Nope, this is the same thing, only the other knee! lol. I twisted my ankle the other day (something I'm really prone to as I have hypermobile joints), and landed on my knee, which is roughly the size of a watermelon now, and a beautiful purple colour :D
So I need to rest/ice/elevate for a few days, and then gently ease myself back into using it, but as it's not weight-bearing in the meantime, I'm stuck in the same room as hubby 24-7. Not conducive to reading, or you know... sanity. :D
I just booted him out the door to go grocery shopping, so I have an hour of peace to catch up with M Poirot :D
Laura wrote: "So, what's everyone reading this weekend, and into next week? It's raining here in Sunny California, so I'm staying cozy indoors. Started The Coldest Girl in Coldtown earlier today ..."I'm still on A Suitable Boy, which will probably keep me busy until tuesday or so. Also Murder on the Orient Express, which I'm guessing will be done around the same time :)
Next up after those are The Sea, the Sea and The Talented Mr. Ripley
Completion Post🔹LaurLa
Book🔹Two Wrongs Make a Right
Read🔹02.04 ★★★★
Possible Cards
1 - #1 The Wilmot Sisters
2 - title
6 - char Sula
Skip - char Kate Wilmot
I think this was slated for Wild Draw 4 (1 Red)?
Sammy wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Is that still the same knee trouble?! That not sorted yet?? :-("Nope, this is the same thing, only the other knee! lol. I twisted my ankle the other day (something I'm really pro..."
You really are prone to these kinds of shitty things happening to you.. my my... ;-)
Hopefully once the watermelon has shrunk back to normal size, there aren't any other issues :-)
Tell me about it! lol.It's a good thing purple is my favourite colour! :D
Sammy wrote: "Tell me about it! lol.It's a good thing purple is my favourite colour! :D"
Hahahaha, right?? :-)
I'm currently reading
for my real life book club and I'm wondering if I should start an audiobook as well for killing time on the bus in the morning when I'm too sleepy to hold a book in my hand haha. Maybe the next Elemental Assassin in that case. I like listening to those; one of the few series I listen to from time to time as I'm not an audio fan.
Eldarwen wrote: "Kayt wrote: "CompletionBook : Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go
Read 4/2/23
Pages: 228
Rating: 4/5"
Have you verified the word count for ..."
I just did, sorry I had forgotten 53,005 according to AR Bookfinder
And for todays weird question.... second book comes out in a series. But it is a prequel, can we still code it as a 2?
Completion PostBook :
Date Read: 6/2/23
Rating 4/5 (I so did not expect the twist at the end)
Pages: 352
Card it fits:
0 - Stand Alone
2 - Character Trixie
4 - Author Feeney
6 - Setting Sea Glass
9 - Character Nancy, Nana
skip - Characters Poppins, Mr. Kennedy (not sure if this one counts)
Completion Post🔹LaurLa
Book🔹Scornfully Yours
Read🔹02.05 ★★
Possible Cards
1 - #1 Torn series
2 - char Trista Stevens
6 - title S
8 - char Emma Anderson
Skip - author Pamela Ann
Completion Post🔹LaurLa
Book🔹His Risk to Take
Read🔹02.05 ★★★★
Possible Cards
2 - #2 Line of Duty
3 - title H
8 - char Ruby Elliot
9 - set in NYC
Completion PostBook: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Date Read: 2/6
Rating: 4 stars
Cards it fits:
0 - Stand Alone
2 - Title
3 - Author Holly Black
Skip - Character Pearl
Book: Fortuna Sworn
Date Read: 2/6
Rating: 5 stars
Cards it fits:
0 - Character Zara
1 - #1 in series
4 - Title
5 - Character Ian O'Connell
6 - Character Fortuna Sworn
9 - Character Gretchen Nelson
Skip - Author K.J. Sutton
Eldarwen wrote: "Kayt wrote: "CompletionBook : Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go
Read 4/2/23
Pages: 228
Rating: 4/5"
Have you verified the word count for ..."
I verified it before I put it on the spreadsheet. Word count is 53,005.
Kayt wrote: "And for todays weird question.... second book comes out in a series. But it is a prequel, can we still code it as a 2?"
Kayt, what's the book? We need to go by what shows up when you search for the book.
Laura wrote: "Kayt wrote: "And for todays weird question.... second book comes out in a series. But it is a prequel, can we still code it as a 2?"
Kayt, what's the book? We need to go by what shows up when yo..."
the book is
It lists it as "We Were Liars #0" thus my confusion.
Kayt wrote: "Laura wrote: "Kayt wrote: "And for todays weird question.... second book comes out in a series. But it is a prequel, can we still code it as a 2?"
Kayt, what's the book? We need to go by what sh..."
That one is a puzzle, for sure. I'll let Eldarwen answer that one. :)
Why? Why would they put a book as #0?! That's just odd haha.But the book is a prequel, so definitely not a #2 in series. What we go by for challenges in general is whatever is marked down on the book's page on Goodreads. So in this case #0.
So the series number won't really work for Uno, since 0 is stand-alone, but you've got plenty of other options for the cards anyway :-)
Are you going to read it? Let me know what you think! I read the other one and it was a decent enough read that I might be tempted by this one hehe.
Kayt wrote: "Completion PostBook :
Date Read: 6/2/23
Rating 4/5 (I so did not expect the twist at the end)"
Yaaay! She seems to do that hehe.
I might pick this one up as well but I'll first read her His & Hers, which I've got a copy of.
4 more hours to go in A Suitable Boy! It's both gone really fast and at times seemed like it's never-ending, lol.
Sammy wrote: "4 more hours to go in A Suitable Boy! It's both gone really fast and at times seemed like it's never-ending, lol."Haha ok - but the story is enjoyable, I hope?
Definitely! There are some boring parts, but mostly it's very good.
Eldarwen wrote: "Why? Why would they put a book as #0?! That's just odd haha.But the book is a prequel, so definitely not a #2 in series. What we go by for challenges in general is whatever is marked down on the ..."
Yeah, I picked up a copy yesterday. It is patiently waiting to be read. I really enjoyed the first one, I hope this one is as good.
CompletionBookcover:
Book: A Suitable Boy
Date Read: 7/2/23
Pages: 1474
Rating: 4 stars
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
2 - C: Bhaskar Tandon
3 - C: Haresh Khanna
4 - C: Feste
5 - C: Billy Irani
6 - title
7 - A: Vikram Seth
9 - C: Nawab Sahib
Skip - C: Maan Kapoor
I'm guessing it won't work as a reverse... ;)
Overall verdict on the story: I enjoyed it very much, but I think it could safely lose a couple of hundred pages without hurting the story any.There are some great characters in this book, and some pretty amusing situations. It's basically a super long soap opera.
If anyone is planning to read it, I would recommend sticking to paper/kindle unless you're very familiar with Indian accents. I'm friends with several Indians, and I still struggled to keep up with the audio at times. (Especially as they pronounce the TH as T, which led to some interesting questions as to whether the story contained discussions about DEBT or DEATH, lol!)
Sammy, that’s my constant review of one of my favorite authors, David Weber. He almost always needs a more ruthless editor for his length!
CompletionCover:
Book ;We Do What We Do in the Dark
Read: 7 Feb 23
Pages: 224
Rating 3/5 (I wanted more, I don't know what more I really wanted but I wanted more.)
Cards:
0 = Stand Alone
3 = Author Hart, Character Hannah
9 = Location New York
Kayt wrote: "(I wanted more, I don't know what more I really wanted but I wanted more.)"I know what you mean. Sometimes there is just something missing and you can't quite put your finger on what it is.
Sammy wrote: "Overall verdict on the story: I enjoyed it very much, but I think it could safely lose a couple of hundred pages without hurting the story any.There are some great characters in this book, and some pretty amusing situations. It's basically a super long soap opera."
That definitely sounds like it could be a fun read :-)
Eventually, I'll get to it!
CompletionBookcover:
Book: Murder on the Orient Express
Date Read: 8/2/23
Pages: 219
Rating: 4 stars
Cards:
Blue 9 (#9 in series)
1 - Setting: Orient Express
3 - C: Hercule Poirot
4 - C: Antonio Foscarelli
6 - C: Samuel Edward Ratchett
8 - C: Edward Masterman
9 - 9 in series
SKIP - C: Hercule Poirot
REV - Read by Laura
Completion Post🔹LaurLa
Book🔹Bone Crossed
Read🔹02.07 ★★★★
Possible Cards
0 - char Zee Adelbertsmiter
2 - char Mercy Thompson
3 - char Adam Hauptman
4 - #4 Mercy Thompson
6 - char Samuel Cornick
8 - char Estelle
Skip - author Patricia Briggs
Reverse - read by Laura, Elderwen, others I'm sure!
Ah, Mercy.. :-)I need to check when the paperback edition from Ace is published. Should be soonish, so I can finally read Soul Taken!
Completion
Book: Olivia
Date 8 Feb 2023
Rating: 3/5
I was told from a friend that this was a must read for lgbtqia community. And while I do understand the importance with it being published in 1949 for the first time. I am rather underwhelmed with it. Happy it was a shorter book.
Cards:
0 - Stand alone
1 - Title
6 - Author Strachey
now to look and see what I have on deck next!
Eldarwen wrote: "You're on a roll! :-)"Lol, my job transition has been a bit of a stand still for about a week, lots of reading time!
I ended up reading HP and the prisoners of Azkaban (i guess it’ll work as a reverse.) Stargate - en julefortelling will work as a 1 Red (sets in Oslo).
Book: Stargate
(1 Red)
Date: 6 February
Cards:
0- SA
1- Oslo (setting)
2- Tommy (character)
5- Ingvild H. Rishøi (author)
6- Stella (character)
7- vaktmesteren (character)
8- Eriksen
Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Date: 5 February
Cards:
1- Oliver Word, character
2- Trelawney, character
3- Harry Potter, character
4- Professor Flitwick, character
6- Sirius Black, character
7- Voldemort, character
8- Ernie Prang, character
9- Neville Longbottom, character
skip- Peter Pettigrew, character
Eli wrote: "Book: Stargate (1 Red)"
Oh, I got really excited at first when I saw the title, thinking it was a book related to the sci-fi series Stargate hehehe.
Eldarwen wrote: "Eli wrote: "Book: Stargate (1 Red)"
Oh, I got really excited at first when I saw the title, thinking it was a book related to the sci-fi series S..."
Hehe... Me too!
ARGH! The only book I have available that fits my next maze prompt (over at NBRC) is
.Next month's cards better have a suitable green, or I'm wasting it! lol.
Sammy wrote: "ARGH! The only book I have available that fits my next maze prompt (over at NBRC) is .Next month's cards better have a suitable green, or I'm wasting it! lol."
I so get this... There are a couple of books that I am wanting to read, with lots of solid color on the cover..... At least one of them is a yellow. (fingers crossed for next month)
Completion PostBook: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Date Read: 2/6
Rating: 4 stars
Word Count: 30,644
Cards it fits:
1 - #1 in series
2 - Character Mike TeaVee
6 - Character Veruca Salt
7 - Character Veruca Salt
Reverse: Read by Eli
Book: The Witches
Date Read: 2/7
Rating: 3 stars
Word Count: 35,987
Cards it fits:
0 - Stand Alone
2 - Title
Reverse - Read by Jodi
Book: A Wrinkle in Time
Date Read: 2/8
Rating: 5 stars
Word Count: 49,965
Cards it fits:
1 - #1 in series
6 - Character Sandy Murray
Skip - Character Kate Murray
Reverse: Read by Emelie
Book: Ruining Dahlia
Date Read: 2/8
Rating: 4 stars
Cards it fits:
3 - #3 in series
9 - Setting: New York City
Kayt wrote: "Sammy wrote: "ARGH! The only book I have available that fits my next maze prompt (over at NBRC) is .Next month's cards better have a suitable green, or I'm w..."
Same! I have
from the library and I'll probably renew it hoping for a yellow card that it fits next month.
With a biiiit of luck, we might get yellow and green next month so you can all read your saved books hehe :-)
I have several yellows banked too, one of which I was hoping to read this month for another challenge, but... Grr, lol.
CompletionBookcover:
Book: The Sea, the Sea
Date Read: 8/2/23
Pages: 528
Rating: 4 stars
Cards:
0 - Stand Alone
1 - C: Gilbert Opian
2 - title
3 - C: Mary "Hartley" Fitch
4 - C: Mary "Hartley" Fitch
5 - A: Iris Murdoch
6 - Title
7 - C: Rosina Vamburgh
SKIP - C: Peregrine
(Hartley is Mary's middle name, but she is only ever referred to as Hartley by the MC)
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Also planning to listen to Fortuna Sworn this week. My recent OwlCrate shipment had some items inspired by this series, so I'm intrigued. And I want to read my new copy of The Buried and the Bound from that same shipment.
And, of course, the newest In Death book comes out this week. But libraries tend to be a little slow unless you get on the waitlist the second they put the book in their system. So it'll be a few a weeks on that one.