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[Melindam]

Just a reminder for whoever finishes The Hunger Games first. It is tagged sand 1x. :)

[Cat]

I kicked out Sophie's "set in London" to finish off the Thames Ice Snake.

spun....

Dr. Zachary Smith (Lost in Space)
1 200 to 299
2 Set in space or on another planet
3 Character is untrustworthy
4 A cheesy book (your interpretation)
5 MPG science fiction/Sci-fi

[Melindam]

I will finish my fae book tomorrow.

I read the ACOTAR series first as books 1-3 came out. I wasn't a huge fan, but despite having some problems with SJM's manipulative writing (that woman wouldn't recognise subtlety if it spat her in the face) I enjoyed them nevertheless. Maybe I should've left them at that, lol. Re-reading them now wasn't the best of ideas. If it wasn't for page points, I would consider abandoning book 3.

[Sammy]

I'm only 1/3 of the way through so far. Been concentrating on my long audios which I wanted to get out of the way before I go away next week.

Should finish HG tomorrow, most likely.

[Sammy]

Melindam wrote: "I will finish my fae book tomorrow.

I read the ACOTAR series first as books 1-3 came out. I wasn't a huge fan, but despite having some problems with SJM's manipulative writing (that woman wouldn'..."

Yeah, I ended up buying a lot of her books in "bulk" in sales on audible. wondering what I was thinking really, as she just isn't really my cup of tea 😆

[Sammy]

I'm also starting a book with a ridiculously long title... All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye and not a single R in there anywhere so I could use it for the GREED task. Rude!

(but 4 Rs in the author name! lol)

[Melindam]

So, just to extend (or to limit ;) Sammy's Thirst Game Round 2 to (not)Hot Prof Team.

So far Henry C got 2 votes (Sammy, Sonia), Christian B also got 2 (Cat, Mel).

For our team, Sophie has the deciding vote. (Domi's excluded ;)

[Sophie, The other one]

Yeah there's a reason I haven't voted over there yet! Unlikely pretty much everyone else I don't have a strong preference either way which makes being the deciding vote for team not hot prof v difficult.

[Sonia]

Melindam wrote: "For our team, Sophie has the deciding vote. (Domi's excluded ;)"

All kids know who superman and batman is.... he could vote on the alias. Just saying...

But then again. We need a deciding vote, so, yeah, maybe it's better this way.

[Melindam]

lol, I'll ask Domi.

[Melindam]

He said Batman and I'll swear I wasn't influencing him. It's b/c of the batmobile. *giggles*

[Sonia]

Yeah... Batman has cool gadgets... But Superman can fly!!! And shoot lasers with his eyes... And cannot die!!!!!

[Melindam]

The Hungry Grass was fed.

Here is The 456

1. 350 to 450
2. Author initials (all) in TORCHWOOD
3. Character regrets a past action
4. "radio" in text"
5. MC has a child or children

[Melindam]

My Shards of Honor will fit 1, 2 and 4 tasks for Zachary Smith but not the cheese. :)

[Sammy]

finished HG and added it to the sheet 😁

[Sammy]

also, I can cover 3-5 of the latest monster 😁

[Melindam]

Yaay

[Melindam]

I added Sophie's The Hunger Games book for the 350-450 page range and my under sth metallic on cover. :)

[Melindam]

So, I just started rereading Shards of Honour (read it in 2017 first, during my very first UNO Challenge) and I just had a Near-Vimes moment. :D

When Aral tells Cordelia why he's called the "butcher of Komarr" and what happened afterwards, I thought "oh, he's a bit like Old Stoneface, the king-killer."

[Sammy]

😁 It hadn't occurred to me at the time, but yes!

[Melindam]

Yes, it also eluded me on that 1st read, so I'm quite happy (and smug) with my association. :D

[Sophie, The other one]

Thanks Mel! Just trying to get caught up with all my challenges and glad you're keeping me on track here!

[Melindam]

Adding "defenestration in text" to my near-Vimes experience in Shards of Honour. :D

[Cat]

reading a le Carre..... up to now my reading experiences with him have been of the Smiley novels, in grimy post-war times. (watching The Night Manager doesn't count!)
So it's a bit of a shock to have reference to Take That in this one! original era, too. their jaunty 90s pop is not my expected musical background to a spy book!

[Melindam]

:D

[Melindam]

I only read his Smiley's books. I don't remember too much about them, except the fact that I was incensed about the ending of The Honourable Schoolboy. Hated that hebmade me trudge along like 600 pages and then slapped me in the face with THAT.

[Cat]

not read that one. and 600 pages seems like a LOT of le Carre to get through! he's not your most upbeat of authors, is he?

[Melindam]

:D

Perfectly put, Cat.

[Sonia]

20 minutes left on my teeth & page combo if work doesn't keep interrupting

[Sonia]

And done!

That's one less sandworm to worry about.

Next one to be spun...

Red Death (EA Poe)
1 175-225
2 Masquerade ball or party in book
3 Seven or more colors on the cover
4 "dizziness" or "dizzy" in text
5 Tagged "plague" (5 or more times)

[Sonia]

Do we need to identify all the colours?

I'd say this cover have at least seven:



White, Silver, Blue, Teal, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Red, Green, etc....

[Melindam]

Ummm, aren't we supposed to dissuade you from reading Michele Notaro? :)

[Sonia]

Ahahaha, not sure.

This one is the last on the series... and I know for a fact that it will have a happy ending. Because last one I read from her, featured one of the MCs' adopted kids. So, yeah... It's the path to there that scares me.

But, I already took a break. I think I'll have to start over, because I don't remember the point where I am. Bit it's just 60 pages or so.

[Melindam]

♡

[Sophie, The other one]

I haven't read any le carre for about 20 years. Teenage me wasn't a fan.

Fingers crossed this isn't too traumatic in getting to the happy ending Sonia.

[Sonia]

Well... considering the Fae are a violent bunch... and we're talking a big bad Fae Pirate King that likes to terrify beings and use them as pets or chomp on them (whilst they're alive and bleeding) to feed his power... yeah... not great hopes for lack of trauma.

[Melindam]

I have put Doomsday Book for the "plague" slot, but cannot start before next week, so it can be kicked out any time you may come across sth else that works.

[Melindam]

Sophie,

would your book Falling for His Practical Wife kind of fit the "cheesy" category?

If yes, we could finish off Zachary Smith. :)

[Cat]

Melindam wrote: "Sophie,

would your book Falling for His Practical Wife kind of fit the "cheesy" category?

If yes, we could finish off Zachary Smith. :)"

if nothing else it's a cheesy cover!

[Melindam]

Good idea, Cat.

I'll be Sophie's agent and put her book there. :)

[Sonia]

Melindam wrote: "Good idea, Cat.

I'll be Sophie's agent and put her book there. :)"

*giggles*

[Melindam]

Commander Waterford (The Handmaid’s Tale)

1. 350 to 450
2. Red cover
3. "Wall" in text
4. Book makes you uncomfortable (any reason)
5. Book has been made into movie or tv show

[Cat]

grabbed 1, 3 & 4 of Cmmdr Waterford

[Sophie, The other one]

Melindam wrote: "Good idea, Cat.

I'll be Sophie's agent and put her book there. :)"

Keep organising me please!

[Melindam]

Sophie wrote: "Melindam wrote: "Good idea, Cat.

I'll be Sophie's agent and put her book there. :)"

Keep organising me please!"

The least I can do for my Captain!

🤭🥰

[Melindam]

Willoughby has been fittingly chased away by Alan Rickman's diaries :)

Heathcliff & Catherine (Wuthering Heights)
1. 350 to 450
2. MC bent on revenge
3. ghost in story
4. MPG Gothic
5. author initial EB or BE

[Melindam]

And my Salt & Broom fits ghost in story/MPG Gothic .

[Cat]

whooop!

[Cat]

I'm wondering, maybe I should move Traitor Baru Cormorant into Heathcliff & Catherine for the page count and MC bent on revenge. It's against two +page count at the moment, but they are probably easier fills (wall in text / makes you uncomfortable).

thoughts? shall I shift?

[Melindam]

I think you should shift, Cat. :)