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Sarah wrote: "Hi all! So sorry for the lack of engagement. I work in college athletics and we had our conference swimming and diving championship the last four days - but in reality, it’s an all year prep thin..."
Real life rears it's ugly head! Seriously, I was on a swim team for many years, so I appreciate how much fun you probably had at the meets. :)
Completion PostBook: Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
Date Read: 2/19
Rating: 5 stars
Cards:
0 - standalone
3 - AFN
mini-challenge
Black Cover
Book: West
Date Read: 2/19
Rating: 2.5 stars
Cards:
4 - #4 in series
6 - Character Rory Sullivan
7 - Author
8 - Character East Wainwright
9 - Character North Wainwright
Mini-challenge:
Direction in title
Book: San Domingo: The Medicine Hat Stallion
Date Read: 2/19
Rating: 4 stars
Cards:
0 - Standalone
3 - Author LN
6 - Title
8 - Character Emily Lundy
Skip - Character Peter Lundy
Mini-Challenge:
Spirits - p. 23, "A leetle jug of goot schnapps?"
Mixer - p. 18, "...the hot johnnycake and molasses."
Fruit - p. 37, "...and sweat and leather and pickles and apples, all blended into fragrance."
Herbs/Spices - p. 230, "...and purple sage smelling nice."
Completion PostBook: What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
Date Read: 2/20
Rating: 3.5 stars
Cards:
0 - Standalone
Mini-challenge:
p. 25, Gin fizzes
Completion PostBook: Claimed by Her Mates
Date Read: 2/20
Rating: 3 stars
Cards:
2 - Character Tor
3 - #3 in series
Mini-challenge:
Black text on cover
Book 1Her Billionaire Best Friend
Card 2: 2nd in series
2-16-2024
Book 2
Nanny for the Billionaire
Card 9: Title begins with N
2-17-2024
Book 3
Only One Love
Card 7: 7 in series
Card 9: Author Natasha
2-18-2024
Book 4
Take a Chance on Me
Card 2: begins with T
Card 6: Author S
Card Skip: Character Kate
2-18-2024
Book 5
Ask Me Nicely
Card 2: 2nd in series
2-18-2024
Book 6
Tempt Me
Card 2: Starts with T
Card 1: 1st in Series
Skip: Character Killian
2-20-2024
CompletionBook: Notorious: Steamy Historical Romance Novel, A Rake Regency Romance Book 1 - Corrupting The Innocent
Author:Katherine Harlow
Pages: 212
Card 1: 1st in Series - Corrupting the Innocent (per Goodreads page)
Card 3: Harlow - Author's Last Name (H)
Card 6: Stratton, Penelope - Main Female Character's last name (S)
Card 7: Viscount Hugh Rochford (Viscount is a title even though they do address him by it - so I don't know if it counts?) (V)
Card 9: Notorious (Title) (N)
Skip: Katherine Harlow (Author) (K)
CompletionBook:Sex, Lies & Sweet Tea
Author: Kris Calvert
Pages: 328
Card 1: 1st in Series (Moonlight & Magnolias)
Card 3: Hector Quintos (Male Character - H)
Card 4: Florida (Setting - F)
Card 6: Sex, Lies, and Sweet Tea (Title - S)
Skip: Kris Calvert (Author - K)
Cover: Yellow
Completion Post Home to Whiskey Creek
Author: Brenda Novak
3 - Title
4 - 4th in series
6 - CFN Stephen
8 - CFN Eve
9 - ALN Novak
Skip - CFN Kevin
Mini - p.66 "vodka"
Just checking in...I should be able to finish my red book
, but I don't know if I will get to the yellow
.
Ashlee wrote: "Just checking in...I should be able to finish my red book
, but I don't know if I will get to the yellow ."That should be fine. April read a book that I was able to put in instead of my Green 2, so I'll just finish my audio and use that for a Draw 2 in place of yours.
Go ahead and save the yellow for next month!
Completion PostBook: Wildfire Sea Dragon
Date Read: 2/21
Rating: 3 stars
Cards:
0 - Author Zoe Chant
2 - Character Callum Tiernach-West
3 - #3 in series
4 - Character Fenrir
6 - Character Seven
8 - Character Edith
9 - Character Neridia
Mini-Challenge:
p. 119, "...a slice of peach pie..."
Book: A Love Catastrophe
Date Read: 2/21
Rating: 4 stars
Cards:
0 - Stand alone
1 - Character Mr. O'Toole
2 - Character Miles Thorn
3, Skip - Character Kitty Hart
Yellow Skip
Mini-Challenge:
p. 210, "Ah! There's grapefruit juice and..."
p. 285, "...asks where he can find lemon slices."
Book: The Space Between
Date Read: 2/21
Rating: 3 stars
Cards:
2 - #2 in series
6 - Title
Skip - Author Kate
Mini-Challenge:
Direction - Between
Ariel wrote: "Book: Notorious: Steamy Historical Romance Novel, A Rake Regency Romance Book 1 - Corrupting The InnocentCard 7: Viscount Hugh Rochford (Viscount is a title even though they do address him by it - so I don't know if it counts?)"
Titles can be tricky, because sometimes someone is addressed by their title enough that seems it should fit under the nickname rule. But titles like Viscount, Grandma, Princess, etc. can't be used for the name.
ETA: It says book 1 in the title, but it is not part of a series on Goodreads, so it would be a 0 for Stand alone. But it works as a 1 for the 1 in title.
With one more week to go, here's a quick update of how we're doing.Color Cards (if you won't be able to read a planned book, let us know ASAP so we can work on finding another option).
Blue Skip - Ariel
Draw 4 - Cindy
Draw 4 - Ashlee
Draw 4 - Laura
We have 6 out of 15 hands completed, with only 16 cards left to be completed (including the color ones).
For the mini-challenge, we have 27 out of 40 tasks completed.
Direction in Title - 3 more needed (Laura has one more)
Words of direction: for example
- East, West, North, South
- Left, right
- up, down, across, under, over, along, past, around, forward, front, behind, after, back, between
Rule of thumb for direction is: would you use it when giving directions to a location? If yes, it works.
Author initial FIND - 2 more needed (Laura reading one now)
Black Cover - 2 more needed
Black writing (no other color) on cover - 3 more needed
Cindy said she had a couple, but she hasn't updated us on her baby news.
Spirits - completed
Mixers - 1 more needed
Fruit - completed
Herbs/spices - 2 more needed (Sarah reading one)
Sorry I haven’t checked in. I had my baby and haven’t gotten as much reading done. I have one book to log. I think I should be able to fit my yellow cover and one of the black text only on cover in by months end
Cindy wrote: "Sorry I haven’t checked in. I had my baby and haven’t gotten as much reading done. I have one book to log. I think I should be able to fit my yellow cover and one of the black text only on cover in..."Congratulations!!!!
I have found 3 more books with only black text on the cover, so if you have to choose between finishing the yellow cover or the black text book, go for the yellow cover.
Completion PostBook: Boss Without Benefits
Date Read: 2/22
Rating: 3 stars
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
2 - Character name Tatum
7 - ALN
Mini-challenge:
p. 209, "...honey cinnamon stick tea bag..."
p. 236, "...champagne with too little orange juice."
Completion PostBook: Knot for a Moment
Date Read: 2/23
Rating: 4 stars
Cards:
3 - #3 in series
5 - Character Ian Chambers
6 - ALN
8 - Character Eva
9 - Character Noreen
Skip - Title
Mini-challenge:
Author FN in FIND
March hands have been dealt!!!!I don't think I've ever had a month of Uno with only 5 Draw 2s! This is a very good thing, because while Draw 2s reduce the number of books you have to read, they also reduce our possible points. So yay for potential points!
We have NINE (9) Reverses! 2 of them are in one of our hands with a Draw 2, so that means we need to read 8 books that fit for Reverses.
Color Cards:
Red Skip
Red Eight
Red Two
Green Skip
Yellow Skip
Yellow Nine
Green 4
Blue 5
Green 6
Green 1
Blue Skip
Green 7
Yellow 7
Red 9
Draw 4
Draw 4
The Yellow Skip and Nine are in a hand with a Draw 2, so if we can find one book that works for both, great!
I can do the Red Skip with
I can also do
for the Red 8. And
for the Blue Skip.
Laura wrote: "Ariel wrote: "Book: Notorious: Steamy Historical Romance Novel, A Rake Regency Romance Book 1 - Corrupting The InnocentCard 7: Viscount Hugh Rochford (Viscount is a title even though they do addr..."
That's what I figured but I didn't think it would hurt to put it just in case. :)
CompletionBook: Puck Yes
Author: Lauren Blakely
Pages: 460
Rating: 3.5 stars
Card 2: #2 in series (My Hockey Romance)
Card 3: Hayes (Male Character Name - H)
Card 4: Stefan (Male Character Name - S)
Card 5: Ivy (Female Character Name - I)
Skip: Puck Yes (Title - P)
Color: Blue
Completion PostBook: Heaven's River
Date Read: 2/24
Rating: 5 stars
Cards:
2 - ALN
3 - Title
4 - #4 in series
Green 2
Mini-Challenge:
AFN in FIND
Ariel wrote: "Laura wrote: "Ariel wrote: "Book: Notorious: Steamy Historical Romance Novel, A Rake Regency Romance Book 1 - Corrupting The InnocentCard 7: Viscount Hugh Rochford (Viscount is a title even thoug..."
Always put everything you think might work! I'm here to make sure we stay within the rules, but push the creativity as much as we can!
Completion PostBook: Ryan Renewed
Date Read: 2/24
Rating: 4 stars
Cards:
3 - Character Hayden Chambers
5 - #5 in series
6 - AFN
7 - Character Vlad
Mini Challenge:
Black Cover
I can also take the Blue 5 with a new library book.
Completion PostBook: Scattered Showers
Date Read: 2/25
Rating: 3 stars
Cards:
1 - Character Owen
6 - Title
9 - Character Noel
Cindy wrote: "Sorry I haven’t checked in. I had my baby and haven’t gotten as much reading done. I have one book to log. I think I should be able to fit my yellow cover and one of the black text only on cover in..."I grabbed Frost Burned off of your shelf for a 4, so don't worry about posting that one.
Completion PostBook: Between Love and Loathing
Date Read: 2/25
Rating: 4 stars
Cards:
2 - #2 in series
3 - Character Dominic Hardy
4 - Character Natya Fitch
5 - Character Izzy
6 - AFN
7 - Character Valentino
8 - Character Evie
9 - Character Natya Fitch
Skip - Character Paloma
Mini-Challenge:
Direction in Title
Completion PostBook 1
The List
Card 2 Title 2
Card 4: Author Fernando
Card 0: Standalone
2-21
Book 2
Shattered
Card 6: Title starts with S
Card 1: 1st in series
2- 23
Book 3
One Man Advantage
Book 1: Title
Skip: K author
Card 3: 3rd in series
Card 9: Character Nicole
2-24
Book 4
Faceoff
Card 4 Title
Skip: Author K
Card 2: 2nd in series
2-24
Book 5
Breakaway
Card 1: 1st in series
Skip Author K
2-24
Completion PostBook: Lady Whistledown Strikes Back
Date Read: 2/26
Rating: 3.5 stars
Cards:
1 - Character Ozzie
2 - #2 in series
3 - ALN
4 - Character William Ford
5 - Character Isabella Martin
6, 8 - Author name
7 - Character Vivian Birling
Skip - Character Peter Thompson
Mini-Challenge:
Direction in title
April wrote: "Completion PostBook 1
The List
Card 2 Title 2
Card 4: Author Fernando
Card 0: Standalone
2-21
Book 2
Shattered
Card 6: Title starts with S
Card 1: 1st in series
2- 23
Book 3
One Man Advantage
B..."
Believe it or not, Shattered is actually MPG Childrens. Crazy! Since it isn't actually a children's book, arbookfind won't have a word count. I was able to find a listing on Audible showing the audio is over 3 hours. For future books, please check word count/audio time if it is MPG Childrens. Thanks!
Also, can you please put Breakaway on your Uno shelf. Thanks!
Laura wrote: "April wrote: "Completion PostBook 1
The List
Card 2 Title 2
Card 4: Author Fernando
Card 0: Standalone
2-21
Book 2
Shattered
Card 6: Title starts with S
Card 1: 1st in series
2- 23
Book 3
One M..."
Oh wow that is crazy for Shattered it definitely is not a children's book. I will check next time. Sorry about that.
Breakaway is on my UNO shelf now.
Is there any chance that we have a book that could be moved into the Red spot that I have?Life has happened and I'm not sure I'll manage to finish in time. I am completely overwhelmed with end of trimester grading/paperwork.
We do, Ashlee. Because it’s a Draw 4 spot, any color card works. You read a blue cover book at the beginning of the month. I noticed it the other day.Take care of your real life stuff! You already covered yourself.
Laura wrote: "We do, Ashlee. Because it’s a Draw 4 spot, any color card works. You read a blue cover book at the beginning of the month. I noticed it the other day.Take care of your real life stuff! You alread..."
Awesome! Thank you
I will finish the audio that I have going. I'll add that tomorrow.
Completion PostBook: The Harsh Bite: Codename: Spithra
Date Read: 2/27
Rating: 3.5 stars
Cards:
0 - Character Zig
1 - Character Oz
2 - #2 in series
3 - Title
Mini-challenge:
All Black Writing on cover
Quick update for February:We have one card left! Cindy is reading for our final Draw 4 color card!
Mini-challenge - 4 tasks left!
Direction in Title
Black Cover
Only Black Writing on cover (x2)
I have books to cover all of the remaining mini-challenge tasks, but if somebody has anything that works, please let me know!
Also, we need to get our March color cards planned! Please check out post #6 in this thread to see what we have/need.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Completion PostBook: Iron Flame
Date Read: Feb. 27
Stars: 3.5
Cards:
2: Second in Series
5: Title (Iron Flame)
6: CLN (Sorrengail)
7: CFN (Violet)
Mini: Lemonade
I can grab the yellow skipBook
CLN: Kennedy
Sarah wrote: "I can grab the yellow skipBook
CLN: Kennedy"
Keep a good character list. If there is an N character, we can use it for both cards because there is a Draw 2 in that hand!
Cindy, how is your yellow book coming? I read a Red book, and April read a blue book, either of which can be swapped if you're struggling to finish before the end of the month.I had my first two babies 20 months apart (to the day). And my third came one month after my first turned 3. So I get that some days you have all the energy in the world, and some days you don't have enough energy to turn a page.
I’m still working on my yellow skip. I should be able to finish it on Thursday. Just struggling a little with finding the time to read and not falling asleep immediately after starting too lolFor March I can try and read color covers that are still available. I don’t want to claim anything in case I don’t have a chance to get to them since I’m still trying to get a routine with a new baby and toddler.
Cindy wrote: "I’m still working on my yellow skip. I should be able to finish it on Thursday. Just struggling a little with finding the time to read and not falling asleep immediately after starting too lolFor..."
That's understandable. How about if you just tell us when you start one, so no one else picks one up and finishes while you're working on something?
And for the yellow, don't stress since we have back-ups. If you don't finish until Friday we can put it in for a March Yellow.
Laura wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I can grab the yellow skipBook
CLN: Kennedy"
Keep a good character list. If there is an N character, we can use it for both cards because there is a Dra..."
Will do!!
Completion PostBook: Daddies Next Door
Date Read: 2/28
Rating: 3 stars
Mini-challenge:
Direction in title
Laura wrote: "Cindy wrote: "I’m still working on my yellow skip. I should be able to finish it on Thursday. Just struggling a little with finding the time to read and not falling asleep immediately after startin..."I can post when I start a color cover.
I thought I would be able to finish my yellow book today but I don’t think I will be able to so we can count it for next month and use a back up to complete this months cards. Sorry
Book: Dust BornDate Read: 2/29
Rating: 5 stars
Mini- only black writing on cover
Book: Find Me
Date Read: 2/29
Rating: 5 stars
Mini - Black cover
Book: The Wicked Sting: Codename: Scorpius
Date Read: 2/29
Rating: 5 stars
Mini - only black writing on cover
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So sorry for the lack of engagement. I work in college athletics and we had our conference swimming and diving championship the last four days - but in reality, it’s an all year prep thing.
I’m back now (ish!), so should be able to engage more