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Wheel-a-thon 8
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I really want to read Man in Tokyo - was it a fast read, or a slower one?
How is everyone's reading going? Any stand out books?
I haven’t started Death du Jour yet, and sometimes GR doesn’t use the official kindle version as the one to use. When I start reading it and get the correct version I’ll make sure it is updated! 🎃
My dude in Tokyo book should be the correct edition and page number now. It should be the Kindle one, but I’m doing this from my phone and it might need a double check.
I jumped on the Icebreaker (Hannah Grace) train this yesterday and I get it now - I get the hype. It was so good.
Daniel wrote: "I haven’t started Death du Jour yet, and sometimes GR doesn’t use the official kindle version as the one to use. When I start reading it and get the correct version I’ll make sure it is updated! 🎃"Sorry about that!
I think I read the wrong column.🫢🦇🦇🦇👻
Melissa wrote: "Sorry about that!I think I read the wrong column.🫢🦇🦇🦇👻"
You’re good. I brought it up on my kindle to trigger the correct version and went ahead and fixed it. 😊🧙♂️🧛♂️
Melissa wrote: "A few notes for you all!Lauri, could you add The Secrets of Hartwood Hall to your shelf?
Daniel, your page count for Death du Jour does not match the book you linked.
Megan, your Man in Tokyo ..."
I add them to my shelf when I finish…
Hi everyone! Sorry I was MIA this weekend. We had a pet emergency and it was ROUGH! Our 6-mo old Husky somehow severed 2 of the 3 tendons in his back leg and is now awaiting surgery to either reattach the tendons or possible amputation. Hopefully everything goes smoothly regardless. I will be checking in on everything more closely once I am home again, unless I have a nice lull at work and can sneak in a few moments.
Holy wow! That is insane and terrible. How the heck did your dog manage that? Did it get in a fight? Poor baby! Big hug to you. That's a lot to deal with
Oh no! I hope for a swift recovery for you and your furry one.
Oh my goodness Ashley! No worries about catching up! You must need sleep!
I am thinking of you and your husky puppy!
Lauri wrote: "Melissa wrote: "A few notes for you all!Lauri, could you add The Secrets of Hartwood Hall to your shelf?
Daniel, your page count for Death du Jour does not match the book you linked.
Megan, yo..."
Thanks Lauri :)
I'll double check next time!
I am enjoying this settings part of the challenge. My current book in Johannesburg is a little slow go in the middle (Present Darkness) but I definitely wouldn't have picked it up otherwise.The Last Rose of Shanghai was emotionally intense just about all the way through.
But I'm glad to have read it. I read Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution and these two together gave me a picture of what was going on in Shanghai around 1937.
Melissa wrote: "I am enjoying this settings part of the challenge. My current book in Johannesburg is a little slow go in the middle (Present Darkness) but I definitely wouldn't have picked it up o..."I'm trying to figure out how to make a timeline to fit the different things I learn about on the way.
I am on Book 3 of the Bourne series, and it is so CRAZY! But I am loving this one the most so far
Thanks everyone! It was just a freak accident! We recently roofed a shed in our backyard and we think he somehow sliced it on a sheet that was leftover? That's the only thing remotely sharp where he was and that's all we can come up with. We were able to pick him up tonight to await surgery. We decided the best route was amputation, since the recovery for the reattachment is pretty brutal and we aren't sure he will tolerate it well.
So, we should have a tripod by the weekend! Gah, what a week it will be!
Poor baby!! Praying for a quick recovery for your puppy!!
Completion Post!Paw and Order
Spencer Quinn
Finished 10/30/23
Page count: 320
Spellout letters:
L - CFN Lizette
P - title
S - AFN
Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!
Lauri wrote: "Completion Post!Paw and Order
Spencer Quinn
Finished 10/30/23
Page count: 320
Spellout letters:
L - CFN Lizette
P - title
S - AFN
[bookcover:Paw and Order|1877538..."
Got it added Lauri! Please make sure you add it to your wheels shelf! Thank you!
If anyone has any P's or O's (that you haven't already put on the SS, please let me know! :)
Lorna wrote: "I’ve somehow managed to read book five in a series instead of book two (it’s the same story just a different POV) and the one I’ve linked on the SS is the wrong one. I’ll correct this tomorrow when..."I wonder how book 2 will be when you get to it!!
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I have O! Pioneers! Which I think I'll read before time? I'm just trying to get through a couple others before I promise that one.
Completion Post!The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
Katie Lumsden
Finished 10/31/23
Page count: 339
RED cover!
Spellout letters:
L - ALN
M - CFN Margaret
P - CFN Paul
S - title
Could someone mark this as completed on our spreadsheet, please? Thank you!
Completion Post!The Book of Candlelight
Ellery Adams
Finished 10/31/23
Page count: 294
Spellout letters:
A - ALN
L - CFN Lou
M - CFN Marie
P - CLN Pennington
S - CFN Sheldon
V - CLN Vega
Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!
Ashley wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Completion Post!Paw and Order
Spencer Quinn
Finished 10/30/23
Page count: 320
Spellout letters:
L - CFN Lizette
P - title
S - AFN
[bookcover:Paw and..."
Added! Thank you!
Lauri wrote: "Completion Post!The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
Katie Lumsden
Finished 10/31/23
Page count: 339
RED cover!
Spellout letters:
L - ALN
M - CFN Margaret
P - CFN Paul
S ..."
Got it
That P might come in handy...
Lauri wrote: "Completion Post!The Book of Candlelight
Ellery Adams
Finished 10/31/23
Page count: 294
Spellout letters:
A - ALN
L - CFN Lou
M - CFN Marie
P - CLN Pennington
S - C..."
Done!
End of Round Countdown: 2 Days : 20 Hours : 30 MinutesLet's make sure we are happy with everything on the SS and if you think you won't finish something, please let us know and/or remove it!
If you have any last-minute add-ons, please feel free! Throw in some red covers or short books, or both!
Also, if you notice that you have added a read date to your book but there is no check mark from a captain, your book might not be on your wheels shelf! Please try to make sure we clear up anything before the end of the round! :)
Finished “Who to Believe” dont think ill be able to finish another for this round so ill start reading for next round later.
Shannon wrote: "Finished “Who to Believe” dont think ill be able to finish another for this round so ill start reading for next round later."Thanks for the update Shannon! Will you add your book to your wheels shelf when you get a moment! Thank you!
Round 3 Information!!!Our Round 3 word is SYNTHESIZER and our cover color is WHITE! I've added all the necessary info to our tracking SS, so feel free to begin addition books if you'd like!
Bonus Info
For this round, we need to find musical instruments on the cover of our books (any instrument, just has to be obviously an instrument). Each found instrument will earn an additional 5 bonus points. Only one instrument per book cover and a maximum of 10 bonus instruments. You can find the same instrument multiple times (not least because no one's got time to decide if it's a violin or viola etc etc)
Note: It is possible changes will be made to the standard rules based on the point spread at the end of round 2, but we won't know that until the end of the round!
I'll finish my two books, but it will be on Saturday when they are totally finished...
Oooh - instruments!Well, I'm going to a library book sale this weekend! I'll scour....
Lauri - when you get a moment, add The Book of Candlelight (Ellery Adams) to your wheels shelf!
Completion Post!Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
Alan Bradley
Finished 11/2/23
Page count: 331
Spellout letters:
A - AFN
L - CFN Louisa
O - CFN Ophelia
Could someone please mark this one as completed on our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!
Just a question - you said 331 - but the copy on your shelf and linked is 400
Just finished Death du Jour and I’ll be out all day Saturday and won’t be able to read so I’m done for around 2. BUT I DID get Starter Villain from the library today so I’m going to go ahead and jump on that for round 3.
Excellent.I got Starter Villian too :) I couldn't resist the cover.
Daniel wrote: "Just finished Death du Jour and I’ll be out all day Saturday and won’t be able to read so I’m done for around 2. BUT I DID get Starter Villain from the library today so I’m going to go ahead and ju..."Awesome Daniel!
Ok Team! Here is what we currently have as claimed on the SS. I need to know if anyone isn't going to finish any of them. Fire and Ice (Dana Stabenow) - Lauri
The Origins of Totalitarianism (Hannah Ardent) - Megan
Over and Out (Jenni L. Walsh) - Melissa
Hidden Pictures (Jason Rekulak) - Ashlee L
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese) - Melissa
I'd Rather Be Reading (Anne Bogel) - Ashley
The Mistletoe Motive (Chloe Liese) - Lorna
Role Playing (Cathy Yardley) - Lorna
Shadow Woman (Thomas Perry) - Brittany
Self-Care for People with ADHD (Sasha Hamdani) - Brittany
Girl, Serpent, Thorn (Melissa Bashardoust) - Brittany
Also! I have a book that's been read that doesn't have a place unless all of the claimed books are read AND we find 2 O's (or we lose a strategic claimed book).
Ashley wrote: "Ok Team! Here is what we currently have as claimed on the SS. I need to know if anyone isn't going to finish any of them. Fire and Ice (Dana Stabenow) - Lauri
The Origins of Totalitarianism (Hann..."
I finished Hidden Pictures on 10/24. That was the one I didn't want to mess up the spreadsheet with. 🙈 I'll go add the date.
Ashlee wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Ok Team! Here is what we currently have as claimed on the SS. I need to know if anyone isn't going to finish any of them. Fire and Ice (Dana Stabenow) - Lauri
The Origins of Totali..."
Hah! An excellent surprise!
Just a friendly reminder. We need the sheets finalized within 30 minutes of the end of the Round, which is: 0 Day : 21 Hours : 3 Minutes
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Lauri, could you add The Secrets of Hartwood Hall to your shelf?
Daniel, your page count for Death du Jour does not match the book you linked.
Megan, your Man in Tokyo has the same problem...
Could you check this? Thanks!!