Team OPERA

[Melissa]

Yes - it is a Greek god retelling.... (but it's so good)
I'll think of another.....

[Brittany]

Ashley wrote: "Brittany, can you add Winter to your wheels shelf?"

On it

[megan]

I shouldn't have a problem finishing the books I've listed - much more free time this week than the last two (WDW with the fam)

[Daniel]

I’m having a harder time than expected getting through The Yiddish Policeman’s Union. I should have it finished, but I won’t have The Lightning-Struck Heart done. I have to read it for another challenge though, so we can move it to the next round.

[Ashley]

Alrighty Daniel! I've been struggling a bit with some of my reads this round also.

[Melissa]

I should be good to finish - plodding through a few right now.

[Lauri]

I’m definitely good to go — I might even have a couple surprises in store!

[Shannon]

Do we have a word for next round yet? It is unlikely that ill finish my book before then

[Brittany]

I will finish mine and have more to add

[Ashley]

Shannon wrote: "Do we have a word for next round yet? It is unlikely that ill finish my book before then"

Not yet, but it should be soon!

[Ashley]

Eating my words! Our new word is OCARINA, and the cover color is ORANGE!

[megan]

So much easier!

[Lauri]

Completion Post!
Vampires of El Norte
Isabel Cañas
Finished 11/16/23
Page count: 371
Spellout letters:
E - CFN Elena
H - CFN Hortensio
I - AFN
N - CFN Nena
R - CLN Romero
S - CLN Serrano



Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

[Ashley]

Got it Lauri! :)

[Ashley]

Just checking on our Z books! Here is what is claimed that has a Z:

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Xiran Jay Zhao) - Melissa
The Exceptions (Kate Zernike) - Melissa
The Haunting (Natasha Preston) - Ashlee L
Shogun (James Clavell) - Megan

How are you coming with these? Do we need to make any changes? Some small changes can be made, but if someone can't finish one of these, please let me know ASAP!

[Ashley]

Ariel! Please add "Catch Her Death (Melinda Leigh)" to your wheels shelf before the end of the round! Thank you! :)

[Daniel]

So for Round 4 tasks do they have to be specifically talking about music? Of it book mentions “folk remedies” instead of “folk music” would that count?

[Ashley]

Daniel wrote: "So for Round 4 tasks do they have to be specifically talking about music? Of it book mentions “folk remedies” instead of “folk music” would that count?"

While you must find the words exactly (so you can't find "electronic" - it has to have the -a ending), if you find an exact match that isn't talking about the music genre (e.g. "he was a spiritual person" you can still claim it).

And yes, they really mean you can't use plurals, possessives or verb ending changes (bad luck if you find "he yodels" but no yodelling!)

[Ashley]

Ok Team - do we think this is an orange cover? btw, I hate trying to decide on what is orange (and brown)... ugh, such terrible colors!

[Ashley]

Also, a timer update! Round 3 ends in 17 Hours : 53 Minutes! Make sure you check on your books on the SS!

[Lauri]

Completion Post!
Dim Sum of All Fears
Vivien Chien
Finished 11/17/23
Page count: 291
Spellout letters:
E - CFN Esther
I - CFN Isabelle
L - CFN Lana
R - CFN Ryan
Y - CLN Yeoh



Could someone mark this as completed on our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

[Lauri]

Completion Post!
A Thief of Time
Tony Hillerman
Finished 11/17/23
Page count: 209
Spellout letters:
E - CFN Eleanor
H - ALN
N - CLN Nakai
T - AFN
Z - CLN Zah!!

White cover AND if you look at the pot on the cover there is a Kokopelli figure on it playing a FLUTE!! Double word score for Lauri??



Could someone please mark this as completed on our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

[Lauri]

Completion Post!
The Girls in the Stilt House
Kelly Mustian
Page count: 384
Spellout letters:
R - CLN Rankin
S - CFN Sylvie
T - CFN Teensy



Could someone please mark this as completed on our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

[Lauri]

Do we think this is an orange cover?



If so, I will claim for round 4 with an O for ALN…

[Melissa]

Lauri wrote: "Do we think this is an orange cover?



If so, I will claim for round 4 with an O for ALN…"

Definitely orange!

[Melissa]

Lauri wrote: "Completion Post!
A Thief of Time
Tony Hillerman
Finished 11/17/23
Page count: 209
Spellout letters:
E - CFN Eleanor
H - ALN
N - CLN Nakai
T - AFN
Z - CLN Zah!!

White..."

As the kids say..

Winner, winner chicken dinner!!!!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Melissa]

Lauri, your three books there are updated :)

[Melissa]

Megan! Shogun! Impressive.... Will you read the second in the series?

[Melissa]

Some updates:
Ariel, could you put Catch Your Death on your shelf? I got all the other ones :)
Brittany, could you put What Kind of Mother on your shelf? And how was Ancillary Sword?

It looks like we might finish another synthesizer today - just one s slot is missing
I better go finish my 2 books. This Starter Villain is kinda growing on me...

[Ashlee]

Finished my 2. Updating the sheet now.

[Melissa]

Ashlee wrote: "Finished my 2. Updating the sheet now."

Excellent.

[Ashley]

Round 3 End Countdown: 2 Hours : 25 Minutes

[megan]

Go team!

[megan]

Melissa wrote: "Megan! Shogun! Impressive.... Will you read the second in the series?"

Definitely.

[Melissa]

Good reading team!!

We are moving into Round 4. Orange covers and bonus words in text.

The bonus words in text are music genres. The words can be found on the member sheet of our spreadsheet. They include:

Baroque
Bhangra
Bluegrass
Calypso
Electronica
Fado
Folk
Grunge
K-Pop
Mambo
Mariachi
Merengue
Motown
Noh
Polka
Rautalanka
Reggae
Salsa
Shashmaqam
Ska
Spiritual
Sufi
Tango
Yodeling/Jodeling
Zydeco

I'll put them in the top of this thread too.
I definitely think some of these words should count more than others!

[Melissa]

Brittany and Shannon, I put a book each of yours from round 3 to round 4, but I wasn't sure if they fit any of the letters.

[Melissa]

Any favorites from last round?

[Melissa]

My favorite was The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir. I picked it up at the library because I was in the mood for a biography / memoir and thought we might need a Y (author's name). I learned a lot about the Hmong people (from a base of 0 knowledge) and found the narrative very interesting.

I more 2 stars than usual too.

[Daniel]

I’ll be incredibly impressed if someone finds “Shashmaqam” in their text!

[Melissa]

😆
I haven't read any Central Asian Musical books! Maybe it's time to root around in the library.

[Brittany]

I got stuck on an 8-hour flight delay today while flying home for Thanksgiving. :( Sucked

Adding book now

I enjoyed Ancillary Sword, it was less chaotic, and you got to know the characters a lot more intimately. I'm excited to see what direction Book 3 will take them

[Lauri]

I will go ahead and claim The Cat Who Wasn't There by Lilian Jackson Braun for a C title…

[Ariel]

I'm so sorry - I didn't realize I didn't add it. That's really my downfall in all of this. LOL

[Ashley]

Lauri wrote: "I will go ahead and claim The Cat Who Wasn't There by Lilian Jackson Braun for a C title…

"

Got it Lauri - I also discovered that this book contains 4 words from the bonus list. I've put down one on the SS, but I'm listing them all here in case we need a different one to get all 10 unique words

Folk
Polka
Salsa
Spiritual

I also found Yodel - but alas, it must be "YODELING". Very rude. haha!

[Ashley]

Ok Team - I looked through the books that I could that are on the SS and found 8 unique words, and several repeats. We have to get 10 unique words before we can start duplicating and we are already sooo close! If you find a "duplicate" in your book, please log it anyway, because once we find 10 unique, we will be able to use it and I am sure we can do it!

Here's what is logged so far:

Calypso (book also has Reggae)
Bluegrass (book also has Folk)
Folk (book also has Bluegrass)
Spiritual
Polka (book also has Folk, Salsa, Spiritual)
Baroque
K-Pop (book also has Salsa)

[Ashley]

Also, one of the other lovely captains has shared this list (of lists) that pertain to the words. No guarantee the book will contain the word, but it's a good starting place for some of the more "hard-to-find" words:

Baroque
Bhangra
Bluegrass
Calypso
Electronica
Fado
Folk
Grunge
K-Pop
Mambo
Mariachi
Merengue
Motown
Noh
Polka
Rautalanka
Reggae
Salsa
Shashmaqam
Ska
Spiritual
Sufi
Tango
Yodeling (or Jodeling)
Zydeco

[megan]

Brittany wrote: "I got stuck on an 8-hour flight delay today while flying home for Thanksgiving. :( Sucked

Adding book now

I enjoyed Ancillary Sword, it was less chaotic, and you got to know the characters a lot ..."

Did it at least allow you to get some reading in while waiting? I always seem to end up stuck in Atlanta for extended lay overs. It gets crazy there.

[Brittany]

Not really. My anxiety was too high and my son was freaking out and my mom wouldn't stop calling me and working with the airlines to try to at least make it without being stuck overnight.

We had to reroute through 2 different airports since that was the only flight in to my destination :(

[Melissa]

Brittany wrote: "Not really. My anxiety was too high and my son was freaking out and my mom wouldn't stop calling me and working with the airlines to try to at least make it without being stuck overnight.

We had t..."

Ooof.
so glad that's done for you.

[Melissa]

Lorna wrote: "This might be the hardest challenge I’ve ever done🤣"

Truth!!