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Mar 30, 2024 03:52PM
Jennifer go for it! We can start books for April any time. Just don’t finish it before the countdown in the link above finishes otherwise you can’t count it for April.
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Also I kind of forgot about my card 3 book in Hand 5 so thanks for posting a reminder Michelle!I’ve got 1/4 of the book left so it shouldn’t be an issue to finish it by tomorrow night
I updated the spreadsheet and realized that the draw 2's are not giving us a score. Is that correct?
Sadly no points on draw 2 cards Jennifer😭 after the cards were handed out for March I changed all the points coding for draw 2 so automatic 0s for all of them and I’ve also done the same with April because it’s confusing when our planning spreadsheet points don’t match the official spreadsheet points.I did check with the rules first on the points for draw 2, but if I’m wrong please correct me Michelle!
No, absolutely correct. Those pesky draw 2's don't get us any points. I guess the upside is one book does double-duty, though.
gotcha. That is a bummer, but thanks for the explanation.
I marked Compulsion read again, it was added when read on 3-3-24 and was marked complete before, so the date must have accidentally been deleted by someone with edits or moving it.
Marked one of my last two read just now, will work on the second and remaining today and will finish by this evening.
Finished my last book Hooked. I really, really hated it!
Oh man, that stinks, Erin! Sorry you had to power through it. Let's hope your first April book is much better.
As soon as Kadi finishes her final book, we will be completely done with March. Great job, everyone!I have everything transferred to the official sheet with the exception of Kadi's last book and the final cocktail.
Enjoy those April reads, and be sure you don't complete them until the countdown clock reaches zero!
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
I have finally finished my final book and I’m going to bed
Woo hoo! Good job team! Sorry your last book was a dud Erin 🥴 it’s definitely a bummer when you need to finish a book you’re not enjoying. Hopefully April will be better!
Way to go, Team Valmont! Let’s finish up the final month strong. We have some higher point opportunities this time.
Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Finished my last book Hooked. I really, really hated it!"Oh no! Nothing worse then a crappy book.
Yes, I keep getting them :/
By the way Michelle I finished my final book for March in the early hours of the morning so it was 1st April for me but it was about 6 hours before the countdown ran out which I know because I checked it before I went to sleep.So I’ve put the date read on the spreadsheet as 1 April even though it is a card in March. Is that ok? I’ve added it to the official spreadsheet on the main tab and mini challenge tab as well
Not to me, more of browns, yellows, some orange, and other colors
Wow - had no idea any of these drinks and announcements other than the first 2 posts in the thread were posted lolhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Thanks for sending that link Erin, I shared our creations:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Very proud of them and it was really fun to put them together!
@Jennifer I’ll ask on the captains chat. I don’t think it’ll be deemed orange enough though. And it’s not brown enough either. Too many different colours on there I think. But I’ll let you know what the general consensus is on the captains chat!
Kadi wrote: "@Jennifer I’ll ask on the captains chat. I don’t think it’ll be deemed orange enough though. And it’s not brown enough either. Too many different colours on there I think. But I’ll let you know wha..."ok, I thought I would ask. Apparently i choose the books that too "moody" :)
Jennifer the general consensus from the captains group is that it’s not enough of any one colour to be considered for a coloured card sadly.Also I related, I prefer the moody books over the happy jolly ones. Like sometimes you just want to have some feels
Thanks for checking :) I’ll keep looking! I’m off to a slow start this month.
Just getting home from my first work trip of the month! I'm exhausted but was able to knock out a few books. Gotta go find spots for them on our sheet. BRB>
I found a few reverses on Erin's shelves that I can read this month. I'll keep browsing after I unpack.
Glad you found some stuff, Michelle, you never know what you'll find on my oddball hodgepodge of books!
We’ve read a lot of the same books! I think I’ll be able to find lots of fun things to keep me busy this month.
Even I found a few reverses on your shelf Erin! I haven’t been through everyone’s shelves yet but I’m planning to, not just to find more reverses but because it’s one of the most fun ways to find books you would never otherwise read or even have heard of!
Michelle wrote: "We’ve read a lot of the same books! I think I’ll be able to find lots of fun things to keep me busy this month."Nice, I hope so! I read some serious stuff, cheesy stuff, and like to think I'm decently diverse with genre - I love the fun books primarily
Kadi wrote: "Even I found a few reverses on your shelf Erin! I haven’t been through everyone’s shelves yet but I’m planning to, not just to find more reverses but because it’s one of the most fun ways to find b..."And I loved that you did for YA also - I saw some comments when you said on reading from our shelves for younger stuff so did check out the SS to see what you put from my shelf. I have been enjoying finding some of these vintage YA books on audible too to re-read that way when I no longer own them - sometimes that works out well and sometimes it's obnoxious (like the high pitched babysitter club book last month!) :D
I want to re-read a vintage Christopher Pike soon, have in paperback, still one of my favorite all time authors
@Sam Your book Honeymoon Crashers is predominately orange. Can we use that for an overload?
sure, move stuff around as you see fit but it feels early!
Oh I just noticed it was orange and we didn't have one for the overload :)
I’m leaving on my vacation early tomorrow but I’ve got plenty of books loaded up so I can get reading in every night. I’ll be back late on the 14th so I’ll see you all just in time to launch the final mini challenge and wrap up this round of Uno on a high note! I’ll try to keep the spreadsheet up to date while I have cell service. We have some unclaimed color cards for the month and some reverses as well. If everyone could check their shelves and see if they can get those trickier cards claimed it would be amazing.
See you in a week. Happy reading, everyone.
I hope you have a nice holiday Michelle! I’ll man the stations whilst you’re gone so you can relax and enjoy yourself😊 I hope you’ve got some great reads with you! I had a flight a few days ago and I finished two books during the journey, it’s such a great time to switch off from the internet and focus on your reads. I have a flight again back home on Sunday so I’m hoping to finish another read then too
Have a great vacation, Michelle!
Enjoy your vacation Michelle! Looks like the April mini has been announced! :)
Hey everyone! We’re almost halfway through the month so here are all the coloured cards we have left to be claimed:0 Green
6 Green
Skip Red
2 Red
8 Red
6 Yellow
6 Yellow
We also have 1 Overload card left and the colours available for it are:
Orange
Brown
White
And we also have 3 reverse cards which are free to claim.
I’ve added the mini challenge to our spreadsheet so I’ll share the details of it below and the countdown as well
April mini challenge rules:◈ Every book read, i.e. every task completed, is worth 10 points. Each book can be used for one task only.
◈ Books for tasks can be finished in any order. No need to complete blocks to get the 10 points/book.
◈ If your team completes the main tasks (1-45), you get 30 points as bonus.
◈ You get 10 points/book for each of the Evil Extras (tasks 46-55), but they are not part of the completion bonus, just for some more fun if you think you can complete them before the end of the month.
◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (Feb 1)
◈ Books need to be finished after the start of this mini challenge on 15 April, 9am UTC
COUNTDOWN Link:
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
April mini challenge TASK LIST Sinful Search for VILLAIN(s)
(Each synonym can be used only once. Plural accepted.)
1. Read a book with the word VILLAIN in title or series title or in text
2. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
3. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
4. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
5. Read book a with a synonym for the word "villain" in title or series title or in text
Heinous Hunt for something Wicked
(Each synonym can be used only once.)
6. Read a book with the word WICKED in title or series title or in text
7. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
8. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
9. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
10. Read book a with a synonym for the word "wicked" in title or series title or in text
Corrupt Covers
(Use your own interpretation and imagination/creativity (fears). Images/imagery can be of persons, animals, symbols, weather, etc. There may be overlaps between objects/images. That's OK, just don't use the same thing twice. When in doubt, consult your Team and Captains. Captains have the final say.)
[These are suggestions only:
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2) by Terry Pratchett Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7) by Jim Butcher The Trouble With Witches (Shadowvale, #1) by Kristen Painter The Werewolf Meets His Match (Nocturne Falls, #2) by Kristen Painter 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) by James Patterson The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) by Agatha Christie The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King (hide spoiler)]
11. Read a book with a colour cover (over 50%) that has a sinister or sinful association
12. Read a book with a colour cover (over 50%) that has a sinister or sinful association (must be a different colour from 11.)
13. Read a book with an object on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association
14. Read a book with an object on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association (must be a different object from 13.)
15. Read a book with an image(ry) on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association
16. Read a book with an image(ry) on the cover that has a sinister or sinful association (must be different from 15.)
17. Read a book with the letters C*U*R*S*E in the title and/or author's name
18. Read a book with a word in the title or series title that can be considered an evil deed or that has some evil connotation
Guilty Genres
(Tasks 19-26: minimum 5 tags, Task 27: any book from the list that meets the UNO requirements)
19. Read a book shelved as Crime or True Crime
20. Read a book shelved as Cozy Mystery or Paranormal Mystery
21. Read a book shelved as Thriller or Horror
22. Read a book shelved as Noir or Hard Boiled
23. Read a book shelved as Dark Fantasy or Erotica
24. Read a book shelved as Hard Science Fiction or Dystopia
25. Read a book shelved as Romantic Suspense or Gothic Romance
26. Read a book shelved as Monster(s) or Anti-Hero
27. Read a book from the shelf Cult Classics: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... *
*(27) if a book on the shelf is part of a series, any book from that series counts.
Tricky Types & Tropes
(Use your own interpretation. When in doubt, consult your Team and Captains. Captains have the final say.)
28. Read a book with an underhanded plotting/intrigue taking place
29. Read a book where some kind of poison or potion is used
30. Read a book where a character is hiding a secret
31. Read a book with a character who switches sides or is considered to be a traitor
32. Read a book with a character considered incapable of love or with a doomed lovers trope
33. Read a book with a Good vs Evil trope
34. Read a book featuring an enemies-to-lovers trope
35. Read a book where a character's intentions are misunderstood
36. Read a book with an ending you consider unresolved or unhappy or dissatisfying
37. Read a book with a family drama trope
38. Read a book where a mcguffin is (intended to be) used for some evil purpose
39. Read a book from the shelf Revenge: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... *
40. Read a book with a place that is (or is thought to be) creepy or haunted
41. Read a book with antagonistic Aliens or AI
42. Read a book where a character is tricked or manipulated in some way
43. Read a book where a character is murdered
44. Read a book with a character who is jealous of somebody or something
45. Read a book with a character considered seductive
*(39) if a book on the shelf is part of a series, any book from that series counts.
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Evil Extras
(Use your own interpretation. When in doubt, consult your Team and Captains. Captains have the final say.)
46.Read a book with a plot (trope/plot device/action/occurrence, etc.) that can be connected with your team villain
47. Read a book with a plot (trope/plot device/action/occurrence, etc.) that can be connected with another team's villain (must be different from 46)
48. Read a book with a character sharing some trait with your team villain
49. Read a book with a character sharing some trait with another team's villain (must be different from 48)
50. Read a book that one of the other teams are reading/have read for any of the tasks under 1-45*
51. Read a book that one of the other teams have read for the February or March Mini challenges*
52. Read a book that was turned into (or was the inspiration for) a movie/tv series*
53. Read a book with MPG Retelling
54. Read a book where a character works or worked in the film industry
55. Read a book from the Shelf Hollywood OR Bollywood*
*(50, 51, 52, 55) if a book on the shelf is part of a series, any book from that series counts
Hollywood shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...Bollywood shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I grabbed one of the 6 yellows and I am back from my trip late tonight to get everything sorted out that I’ve claimed. I have several books almost completed that I will update in a couple of days.
Just finished a yellow I had reserved. Scrolled down and found that the mini is much larger than I originally envisioned! Have fit in every book read since 15th in a mini spot somewhere
Nice! I need to fit in a few more of mine, too.Countdown to the end!
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
I'm going through the sheet and trying to fit everything finished since the mini started into a slot. I've found a few we can use. Be sure we find places for everything you have finished since 4/15. If you need a slot and it's already taken, post here so we can swap things around.
Hey guys, I can’t believe there’s not long left now! It always takes a while after the challenge to adjust to the fact that you don’t need to note down character names anymore😂I’ve got hopefully three more reads left in me for this challenge. Maybe even 4 at a push. This challenge has really made me get into the swing of reading again!
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