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I grabbed the other boat trip task that was floating around with Emily Wilde.
Sammy wrote: "Also Cat, did you infect Mel with the spinning curse, or just hand it off to her? If the latter, it'll be safe for you again. We could be dealing with a "hot potato" kind of spinning situation where one of us is "it" and should avoid the wheel?"Of course, if it's more like an infection, we could all end up with it at the same time, in which case we're doomed
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Not sure how we can tell between hot potato and infection. If hot potato maybe we switch back to Cat.
Under TT we'll be bound to get all 100-175 pagers. π€
Sophie wrote: "It'll be like this until a TT situation when it will switch to under 200 pages."Naturally.
Just finished a book set in Illinois. Not got anything coming up with 2 authors though...Also, if we swap Domi's 'A Rideg Valo' with Cat's 'Devil's Breath', we can dispose of Danny Zuko!
Sure, Sammy. Domi's book can be swapped. :)
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Audrey Jr.
1 500 to 650
2 MC murders or kills someone
3 Red cover (at least 50%)
4 Little or synonym in title
5 Standalone book (not part of a series)
At least the cover requirement is UNO-friendly!
Ok, so Sophie and I should keep our distance from the two of you so as not to catch it then? πLuckily I have a 599 on the go π
We'll need a new FF book to replace it. I can have a look in a few days if nobody has anything
I'm gonna make myself get through this book over the next few days. It's taken me over a week to read 150 pages so far! *sigh* (11 days, in fact!)Does anyone else do this to themselves:
Keep reading books by an author, even though they never or rarely go above an "ok" rating.
I have so many 3 star authors that I still keep picking up regardless. Sarah Waters is one of those, though I don't think this one is going to make it as high as 3 stars!
Sammy wrote: "Ok, so Sophie and I should keep our distance from the two of you so as not to catch it then? πLuckily I have a 599 on the go π"
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ETA I actually liked The Paying Guests the most of the three I've read, mainly because it's set in my manor, so I could pretty much visit the house location and also see the changes in the environs
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As Cat says, she's really hard work. 2 3-stars and a 2-star so far from me, and I can see this one sticking at 2 also.I like the idea of her as an author a lot more than the actual books π
It's like Margaret Atwood. I loved Hag-Seed and The Penelopiad, but aside from that I find her distinctly meh. 2/3 stars all the way.And still, I see an Atwood book, I buy it. WHY!?
For some reason I've never felt tempted to try her (SW) books.
Slight improvement:Wolfgang von Γberwald
1 350-450
2 Tagged WEREWOLF at least 10x
3 A reference is made to a real book or author
4 BATH in text
5 Any kind of device (real or fictional) is used for communication
I will be able to pick up werewolf a little later if it's not claimed by then.
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Awesome! πI should be done with mine in an hour or so!
And that's Wolfie done!Karenin (Anna Karenina)
1 350 to 450
2 train on cover
3 has a love triangle
4 MPG historical fiction
5 a book from this Listopia
Happy to take the Listopia task unless someone has one on the go?ETA: I have The Warden ready to go, which also has MPG historical fiction. JUST short of the word count though *sigh*
I have 2 books as TBR from that list, but both are longer reads, so I don't think I'll get to them any time soon and The Warden is short at least. :)
Sure is. I've not read many Victorian novels at only just over 300 pages! π
Oh, and also: Happy Dickens Day! ππ₯³
Sammy wrote: "Oh, and also: Happy Dickens Day! ππ₯³"Happy Dickens Day!!! π₯°
Sammy,is there a love triangle in Lessons in Chemistry? It works for the page count.
Hubby just brought it to me form the library.
Originally I wasn't planning on reading it, but your review & the fact that it's been translated and available in my local library tipped the balance. π
No, sorry! Romantic relationships are all very much one-at-a-time and between 2 people only, lol.But it was a very enjoyable read regardless!
Sammy wrote: "No, sorry! Romantic relationships are all very much one-at-a-time and between 2 people only, lol.But it was a very enjoyable read regardless!"
I don't mind about the absence of a triangle, just asked b/c of the task. π
If you enjoy it even half as much as I did, you're in for a good read! π
For the Little or synonym in title task, are we ok with The Ballad of SMALLhope and Pennyroyal, or should we look out for something that isn't a compound word?
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elsewhere, I'll be picking up
which will cover GOLEM in title nicely :)ETA and might have a scientific "family" tree in there too!
It'll be a day or two mind
I'm happy to go with the flow. π
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SANDWORM is here now:
450+
Tagged sand at least 1
Letters WORM in title
Teeth visible on cover
1 and 8 in page number
I'm not horrified by my spin.
Phew, Sophie hasn't been infected yet! πBut if another super long one is needed in the next few days, I'll be starting a 700+ tomorrow and have Kushiel's Dart coming up at 1000+ too.
Finished off Audrey, and it looks like I'll be able to use my 700 pager! πIvan the Terrible (Russia)
1 651+
2 takes place in Russia
3 MC royalty
4 MC married more than once
5 TERROR (any order) found in title
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Sonia's been in isolation, we might need to call on her to spin.
Surprisingly, Carrie Soto Is Back is tagged sand 1x. I've been planning on re-reading it as the only book by TJR I really liked so far. (she may be my Sarah Waters, Sammy π )
I want to try the dramatised, full-cast version, so waiting for my next Audible credit to drop.
I feel exactly the same about TJR πBut I'll give the dramatised version a miss. I vastly prefer a regular audiobook.
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But looks to me like Sophie has that one well in hand!
Also Cat, did you infect Mel with the spinning curse, or just hand it off to her? If the latter, it'll be safe for you again. We could be dealing with a "hot potato" kind of spinning situation where one of us is "it" and should avoid the wheel?
Of course, if it's more like an infection, we could all end up with it at the same time, in which case we're doomed π