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Cheryl, I have a few nonfiction books I have to finish up or start reading. They are going to be due at the library. I have that limitation too. Less, options in letters. However in the Jane Austen life in the country nonfiction I'm reading there is letters to her sister, letter from her father, and stuff like that. I wonder if that will count as characters speaking.Woohoo Diane, I'll add it to the spreadsheet. We are rolling, rolling, rolling. :)
More precious than rubies team, yay for us. Do you realize we have read our colour 5 times over and we have almost 48 hours of reading time left. :) We are awesome! I know I'll probably have two more books to add before our time is up so we should definitely make our goal of 6 x SHAMROCK. :D Bravo!
I have 5 books to read by then. I will have one maybe two finished tonight. Right now my books is so horrible. I am just pushing through it. :(
I should have known it's YA. I really need to look at peoples favorites before I listen to a recommendation.We are doing awesome!
Thanks for the reminder Allison. I have the countdown clock posted in message 4 but here is the link to the countdown.
End of Week 1, Beginning of Week 2 Countdown
Title - Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George, 720 pgsH - char Barbra Havers
A - char Taymullah Azhar
M - char Mitchell Corsico
C - char Mitchell Corsico
Title - Jumper by Steven Gould, 345 pagesS - author - Steven Gould
H - char Millie Harrison
M - char Mary Niles
R - char David Rice
C - char Brian Cox
Yay Mollie! You have some big books. I just added the first one making us 535 points. I'll add the second one. :)Nice to see you here.
We are rocking this week's challenge!
Updated the spreadsheets and checked bookshelves. Current points: 545, Officially started our 6th shamrock spell out. Yay!
RachelvlehcaR wrote: "Yay Mollie! You have some big books. "See, I told you there was a reason i've been so quiet. I had my nose stuck in that 700 pager. Jumper I mostly listened to on Audible while I worked my running program.
Now I'm stuck on what to read next. I've wasted so much time tonight just surfing the web, I need to stare at my shelves and decide.
I'd say just pick a book you like and if it works for this spell out or the next, bonus. :)
My eighteenth book. Book: Clockwork Angel
Author: Cassandra Clare
Pages: 500
S - Char: Sophie Collins
H - Char: William Herondale
A - Char: Alexei de Quincey
M - Char: Magnus Bane
C - Author: Cassandra Clare
Updated in spreadsheet and bookshelf.
Book: Approaching ZionAuthor: Hugh Nibley
Series: The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Vol. 9
Pages: 631
H-Author: Hugh Nibley
A-Title: Approaching Zion
C-Series: Collected Works of Hugh Nibley
Great Cheryl! I updated the spreadsheet and checked the bookshelf. We are at 585 points!
Just finished To Kill a Mockingbird.
My book is good but slow so I'm going to start a different one so I can alternate.
Sorry I haven't been chatty, team. My work schedule has been crazy and I have been using the free time to read. I have 4 books in progress and should be able to finish most of them by tomorrow. It is my late work shift tonight so I won't be home until almost 2am, I work 12-9 tomorrow and 7-7 on Sunday. I'll quickly update when I can!
Rachel, thank you for keeping up the spreadsheet for us. You rock.
Michelle, don't worry about your work schedule. Mine has been kind of odd too. I will have all next week off, Spring Break. So, I plan on reading some great books then. I plan on having about 4 or 5 books (shorter books) done by tomorrow night. It's okay that our group isn't chatty. All of us put Don't Care in the if we want a chatty group or not. :P
I figure if we aren't chatting, then we are reading. :) Look at those big books Mollie had. That was a biggie.
In about an hour I will be done with
by Alan Cumming.Also, you're welcome about the spreadsheet.
Just finished another book, I think the RPG is spurring my reading even more than this wheel-a-thon.Title - More Than Fiends by Maureen Child, pgs 288
H - char Harrison Jenks
M - title
R - char Rachel Cohen
C - author
this was a bit more chic-lit that I would have liked in my Demon Duster book, but still cute if you are in the right mood.
Diane, I love the RPG challenge. It always makes me read more. I look around for books for it. I get excited when I find books that would work perfectly. I will add you book to the spreadsheet later tonight. :)
How do we verify word count? I have a couple of YA books I'd like to power through but they might cut it close. The Face on the Milk Carton and Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Book - I'll Be Watching You: A Novel by Andrea Kane - 352 pages - 3 starsColour - SHAMROCK
S - charater - Rick Stone
H - character - Taylor Halstead
A - author - Andrea Kane
M - character - Jonathan Mallory
R - character - Reed Weston
C - charater - Chris Young
K - author - Andrea Kane
I'll have one or two more to post when I get home tomorrow - 7 p.m. Central, an hour before the next week starts. Hope that's early enough.
Mollie wrote: "How do we verify word count? I have a couple of YA books I'd like to power through but they might cut it close. The Face on the Milk Carton and [book:Who Could That Be at This Hour?|1..."Those both are well over 160 pages according to GR, which is all that matters. :)
oh good. I'll see what I can get done this weekend. I'm stuck at a badminton tournament tomorrow. Hopefully I can get a book finished.
The last one that I will get through for this week...Book:The Other Boleyn Girl
Author: Philippa Gregory
Pages: 661
H-character:Henry VIII
A-character:Anne Boleyn
M-character:Mary Boleyn
O-title:Other Boleyn Girl
C-character:Catherine of Aragon
I'll update the books later on tonight. I am having game night at a friends. Great job everyone.
I just got home from work but I didn't get time to read at all tonight. I am back at work in 9 hours so I am going to get some sleep and probably won't get to post again before our deadline. Great first week. We started strong!Next word is BABY POWDER. Start looking for those letters, team!!
Rachel, would you mind posting our spreadsheet in the captain's group for us? Otherwise I will try to set an alarm at work and get it posted before our deadline. Let me know when you get a chance.
I sure will. I didn't get to finish my book either book. I have until tomorrow to 6pm so I will have 4 books by then. :)
I updated the spreadsheets and checked bookshelves. We have 635 points! Once I finish my book we have finished our 6th spell out of Shamrock. I have made the spreadsheet of Baby Powder for week two. :)
I've got 57 pages left in this book, so I can guarantee that I will finish it soon after I get to work. Therefore I'll post it now and anything else I read today I'll save up for BABY POWDER. Okay? Book - The Last Light Of The Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay- 582 pages - 4 stars
Colour - SHAMROCK
S - charater - Sturla Ulfarson
H - character - Helda
A - character - King Aeldred
R - character - Rhiannon mer Brynn
O - character - Osbert
C - charater - Ceinion
K - author - Guy Gavriel Kay
RachelvlehcaR wrote: "I'll update the books later on tonight. I am having game night at a friends. Great job everyone."I hope you had fun Rachel. I'm curious, were you playing board games? I ask because that is one of my hobbies.
So I'm off to work again. This schedule is killing me. Not even home 9 hours before I am back. Anyway, I have several books I am finishing that will roll to baby powder.
I will start getting the letters together for our next word tonight.
Allison Ann, just post it when you finish. I will place it in the spreadsheet. :)Diane, yes, it's board game night. My best friend invites me to the big board game nights. We have them a least once a month. We have about 6 to 9 people every game night. I do well in them even when the games are new.
Michelle, I hope you have a few days of coming up. I will be also finishing up of books of baby powder too.
Allison Ann, how is The Last Light of the Sun? I have a few of Guy Gavriel Kay books and need to read them. Also, did you like The Drawing of the Three? I read it back when we had the TT challenge. I'm working on the third book. Do you think you'll continue on in the series.Cheryl, did you like I, Robot? It's been on my trl for a long time. I have always wanted to read the The Other Boleyn Girl. How it the series or did you just read the book as a stand-alone?
Michelle, I was wondering about the series A Walt Longmire Mystery. I was told by my reading buddy that it was recommended to him. You are far in the series, do you like that series? Shall, I read them?
I'm posting from my phone so I apologize for not having links. but I finishedthe face on the Milk Carton by Caroline b. Cooney 208 pages
s char. reeve sheilds
m char. Miranda johnson
r char. reeve shields
c author Caroline b. cooney
My nineteenth book.Book: Not My Father's Son
Author: Alan Cumming
Pages: 288
A - Author: Alan Cumming
C - Author: Alan Cumming
RachelvlehcaR wrote: "Allison Ann, just post it when you finish. I will place it in the spreadsheet. :)Diane, yes, it's board game night. My best friend invites me to the big board game nights. We have them a least..."
That is awesome. I usually host a game night once a month as well. What are your favorite games? My favorite right now is Marvel Legendary, but I also really like Splendor, Qwirkle and Castles of Burgundy.
Right now my favorites are Superheros (it's a card game of planning and chance), Nuclear War (I have been kicking but in this game), Firefly the board game.We change it around all the time. Depending on what the gathering is focused on we will have that person pick the game they want to play. If it's a birthday or special occasion that person gets to pick the game we play. We have a lot of games to choose from. A few we never played, they are brand new. We are looking forward to play.
@Rachel - of the ones you've listed, I've only played Firefly the boardgame, which I do like, it just takes so long. I'm going to have to look into Superheros as I like the theme.
⏰ Reminder: We only have 4 more hours until Week 1 is finished.➤ If posting books for Week 1 please post them ASAP. Books for week one need to be read before noon, Sunday 29th March, Australian Eastern Daylight Savings time. (Due in 3 hours and 50 minutes.)
➤ Make sure you have the book in your WAT bookshelf. (All the books posted to this point are in your bookshelves. I've checked them all.)
➤ Make sure you have posted the correct edition in your bookshelf.
➤ Please check out official spreadsheet to see if everything is correct on your book. (Mistakes happen.)
Official Ruby Team Spreadsheet
Currently we have 655 points and are on our 7th spell out of Shamrock.
Weekly Rankings
All Teams Weekly Rankings
Great job everyone. It takes a team to help out. We had a wonderful two weeks. The bonus week has helped a huge amount. Be proud of yourself. We've done wonderful!
Go Ruby!
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Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "@Rachel - of the ones you've listed, I've only played Firefly the boardgame, which I do like, it just takes so long. I'm going to have to look into Superheros as I like the theme."What I've found in Firefly is you have to play illegal and immoral. :P
Whatever character I play I just play illegal and then starting doing immoral jobs. You know like poisoning the water supply. You get paid lots of money and I've found it works well. I tend to beat everyone when playing as a evil villain verses the noble hero. :D
I make allies with the bad guys, do all my tasks, and make tons of money, making for a short game.
Helpful Tools for Week 2Spell Out: Baby Powder
Listopia of White Cover Books: White Covers
Stumped on finding a letter? Here is a link to a listopia of books starting with that letter: Titles that start with...
Links to BotM's to sign up for DQs:
Note: The more of us sign up the better the chances for Team Ruby to get a DQ day.
➢A Pretty Mess by Carla Caruso (Bonus BOM), Start Date March 27, 2015 - Rachel has DQs for 3/29/15
➢ The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North ; (Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy BOM); Start Date 02 April 2015 - Rachel has signed up for DQs (Ramdonmizer isn't posted yet--hope for the best!)
➢ The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, by Leslye Walton ; (Young Adult BOM); Start Date 12 April 2015 - We Need A Teammate to Sign Up for DQs!
➢ Silver Bastard (Silver Valley, #1) by Joanna Wylde (Back Room BOM); Starts April 12, 2015 - Rachel has signed up for DQs (Ramdonmizer isn't posted yet--hope for the best!)
➢ The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins ; (Anything Goes BOM) ; Start Date 22April 2015 - Rachel has signed up for DQs (Ramdonmizer isn't posted yet--hope for the best!)
My library has The Girl on the Train, I'll go sign up for that one if they are still taking names. The other books do not exist in my world, sorry.
LOL, Allison Ann, I know what you mean. There are only two books I'm interested in reading, the Sci-fi book and The Girl on the Train. The rest I'm just taking it for the team.
I've finished Summer Heat for S title.And Real Dangerous Girl for K Series.
I'm trying to finish my last book but I don't think I'll be able to get it done in 15 minutes. So, I just might add it for Baby Powder.
RachelvlehcaR wrote: "Allison Ann, how is The Last Light of the Sun? I have a few of Guy Gavriel Kay books and need to read them. Also, did you like The Drawing of the Three? ..."Rachel, GGK is one of my favourite authors. His writing is just so beautiful and the stories make you think and sincerely care about the worlds he builds. He's not a terribly prolific author so I spread them out so I don't run out. He's probably the only author I pay money for anymore. My favourite book by him is Tigana and then A Song for Arbonne but I have a soft spot for The Fionavar Tapestry too, his first novels, the first I read, more romantic than his later works. I highly recommend you try him. Not much gore though. :D
I'm planning on reading the Longmire books eventually. They've been recommended by everyone I know who has read them.
Right now I'm reading Tigana. So far it's amazing. I'm not far in it but it's already great. I'm looking forward to finishing it this week. I have heard good things about the Longmire books. I'm going to check the series out.
I submitted out spreadsheet. We have earned 635 points. We have done 6 full spell outs
We have read 54 for the 6 full spell outs.
Amazing Team Ruby! Amazing! We shamrocked this week's challenge! :P
⏰ Week 2 has officially started! ⏰ New Spell Out: Baby Powder
Allison Ann wrote: "I've got 57 pages left in this book, so I can guarantee that I will finish it soon after I get to work. Therefore I'll post it now and anything else I read today I'll save up for BABY POWDER. Oka..."Allison Ann did you finish the book?
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Title - Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure by Diane Kelly, 341 pgs
S - char Alicia Shenkman
H - series name - Tara Holloway Novel
A - char Alicia Shenkman
M - char Christina Marquez
R - char Ross O'Donnell
O - char Ross O'Donnell
C - char Christina Marquez
K - author
Cute book, but I went in expecting more mystery and instead got more chick-lit