UNO Pre Challenge Chat

[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

UNO 2025 Starts on February 1, and sign ups are open

Can't wait to start playing?

Would you like to chat to other UNO addicts - there are plenty of us!

Feel free to chat about everything and anything here :)

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Good introductory info:

📕 Name
📕 Team Challenge experience
📕 Have you joined UNO before?
📕 Favourite genres
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025


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[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

- When signing up, please give us a number of books you are likely to read, NOT a range! If you have given us a range, we will change it.

- We have capped the maximum number of books at 30, but it doesn't mean that you cannot read more.
If you are a big reader and are likely to read more than 30 books/month, once you have been assigned to a team, you can discuss this with your captain and team.

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[Keri]

So excited for UNO to start!!!

📕 Hi I’m Keri
📕 I love Team Challenges!
📕 UNO is the first GR team challenge I ever participated in, and I have joined every year starting in 2018
📕 Favorite genres are Mystery/Thriller and Fantasy, but I also like many others and enjoy reading from a variety of genres

[Melindam]

Hey Keri, 😊

[Melindam]

I'm Melinda and my 1st UNO challenge was back in 2017 when I joined as a reserve player and that was My Gateway to challenges (addiction).
This will be my 9th UNO in general and my 5th as one of the Mods. 😊

There has been some shifting in my favourite genres, nothing seismic, but formerly neglected genres are getting more reading time from me than before. I still love the Classics and Fantasy, but History, Biographies and Non-fiction in general are growing more prominent in my reading plans. :)

I'm willing to read most genres for challenges, the only exceptions are Horror and Thrillers. I'm avoiding those in general.

[Elisabeth]

Hi Keri and UNO organisers.
This is my umpteenth UNO. I read almost anything for these challenges but I’m a fan of crime , thrillers and historicals. Also been catching up with classics I haven’t read but should have eg I have The Iliad and and The Odyssey lined up. Good letters too!
A month out and I’m looking at my TBR pile with UNO in mind. Haha
Looking forward to meeting up with old team mates and new.

[Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)]

Hi! I'm Jamie. I'm from Texas and I'm obsessed with reading challenges! LOL. I've been participating in reading challenges both solo and team since about 2017 or so. This will be my first time participating in UNO but it looks like so much fun! My favorite genres are Romance, Paranormal, Horror, and Suspense.

[Louise]

Hi All. Ironically I was only thinking of UNO yesterday when trying to pick a book to relax in the bath with. First book I picked up was a YELLOW cover instant reaction was to save it for UNO. This will be my 10th year playing UNO having started back in 2016.
I normally captain or co-captain but this year I’m stepping down from those duties as I have a lot of ongoing RL pressures and need to take time to myself without adding any extra pressure onto myself.

I will read pretty much any genre not too keen on horror or space opera though.

[Melindam]

Hi Elisabeth, Jamie, Louise! 😊

Good catch on that yellow cover, Louise. 🤭

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Hi Everyone,

Can't wait for UNO 2025. This is my tenth year of playing.. I'm such an addict that through the year I collect colour covers in my TBR in preparation.

And I read anything for a challenge.. (especially space smut, LOL)

Looking forward to more reading fun this year!

[Judith]

Hello Everyone!

I think I’ve played every UNO? It was definitely my gateway game to the world of team challenges.

It’s still a favorite and I pile up certain cover colors over the year in anticipation.

I don’t stick to one genre and read lots of different things but I do read a lot of fantasy, mystery, and romance

[Keely]

Yay! I love UNO! I've played since 2020 and is one of the reasons I look forward to a new year.

I don't really collect coloured covers but I do usually think "that would work for UNO" if I read one for another challenge. Although I do have some saved in case.

I will usually read anything, especially for a challenge. I tend to enjoy fantasy and mystery books more, but other genres have surprised me.

[Sammy]

I'm signing up with less than I normally would this year, because I am actually trying to read less, and I might be moving house during UNO, so that'll slow me down too!

If I happen to read more I'll gladly pick and choose the books to use, and if team mates fall by the wayside, also happy to pick up the slack where I can. 😁

[Preeti]

Hi, all. I have been looking forward to this challenge. I have been taking part in this challenge since 2021.

Somewhere along the way I started dedicated shelves for each of the UNO cover colours.

Louise, I found a yellow cover as well and it reminded me that UNO was coming up.

I read pretty much anything though romance still isn't a big favourite. I am trying to read more non-fiction.

[LoriLovesBooks]

Hi, everyone. My name is Lori. I’ve only done a few team challenges before. But only 1 similar to this in scale which was the last NBRC wheels challenge.

I read mostly mysteries and fantasy but I tend to read most genres. Not a fan of romance though.

[Kaley]

Can't believe it's almost UNO time again!

📕 Kaley
📕 Team challenge experience: Lots of UNO, some NBRC group ones like Tower Teams and Wheel, and most recently Turf Wars.
📕 I've done UNO for many years now. I think I only missed the first year or two.
📕 Romance is what I read most, but I do like romantasy as well. I'm hoping to break into more fantasy this year.
📕 Not necessarily from 2024 but that I read in 2024 and loved:

[RachelG.]

Hi all,
My name is Rachel and this will be my first time playing UNO but have heard quite a bit about it from players during other team games.

My favorite genre is mystery but I am trying to read more fantasy this year.

[Deanna]

Can't wait for UNO to start!

📕 Deanna
📕 I love team challenges and participate in several over different goodreads groups.
📕 My first UNO was in 2019, so this will be my 7th year.
📕 Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Mystery are my most read genres.
📕 My latest book find was The Good Guys series by Eric Ugland in 2024. It's a mix of litrpg, fantasy, and adventure with a good dose of humor. I blazed through the series with my audible subscription. For 2025, I've already started the related series The Bad Guys

[Denise]

📕 Denise
📕 I love challenges, but last year got pretty crazy for me mid-year and I had to scale back. I have missed Uno so much! It's my favorite. Where are my fellow grinch-mates? 😉
📕 Have you joined UNO before? Yes. I can't remember how many times, but I'm so glad I found it years ago
📕 No favorite genre, but I usually only read one or two SF/Fantasy per year. I'm more mystery/thriller/general fiction
📕 Books I loved in 2024:
Crying in H Mart
The Women
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Murder Road

Books I'm looking forward to reading in 2025:
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
We All Live Here
The God of the Woods
All the Colors of the Dark
The Woman in Suite 11

[Melindam]

Welcome to All New and Seasoned Players!

Glad you are joining us (again)! 😊

[Beatrice]

Hi everyone! 😊

I'm Beatrice and this will be my first time playing UNO but, like Rachel, I've heard quite a bit about it from teammates in other challenges so I'm really looking forward to it!

I like to read across genres (although I'm not a fan of horror), but I tend to read mostly fantasy.

[Vicki]

YIPPEE!!! Most definitely one of my top favorite challenges that I'd be SO sad to miss!!! I'm in! Only problem is, I couldn't find the "want to play" spot to sign up. Does anyone have a link to the signup sheet?

📕 Name: Vicki
📕 Team Challenge experience: I'm a freaking ADDICT who needs a 12-step program for challenge addicts!
📕 Have you joined UNO before? I have not missed any UNO challenges since I began. Not 100% sure how many I've played, but I can trace my UNO challenges back to at least 2019 so for sure I've played since then.
📕 Favourite genres: Historical fiction, mystery, thriller, psychological thriller, and the genres growing on me are fantasy, sports romance, a LITTLE nonfiction. I am still not in love with sci-fi and horror is hit and miss. I love some horror and others, such as zombie books, I try not to.
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025:


NEVER MIND...I found it! Guess I'm nearly blind!

[Brittany]

📕 Name: Brittany
📕 Team Challenge experience: Oodles
📕 Have you joined UNO before? yes
📕 Favourite genres: Speculative Fiction, Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Biography, True Crime
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025
Here's some that made me excited to talk about from my 5 star list of last year


2025: anything I haven't gotten to read yet

[Sharon]

Hi all! Can't wait for UNO to start 😊

📕 I'm Sharon from Northeast Pennsylvania
📕 UNO was my first team challenge and it hooked me! Since then, I've participated in Towers, Wheel, and most recently Turf Wars
📕 Favourite genres: Literary Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Romance, and I'm a sucker for a juicy celebrity memoir
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend:

[Nazifa Ahmed]

Hi everyone!

📕 Moumi
📕 Never participated in a team challenge before!
📕 Nope! Can somebody teach me how UNO works?
📕 Sci-fi, adult fantasy, mystery-thrillers, horror, romance.
📕 Books from 2024 (might be older, but I read them in 2024) I'd recommend:
1. Green bone saga (Jade City, Jade War, Jade Legacy)
2. The Song of Achilles
3. Interpreter of Maladies
4. Persepolis
5. A Man Called Ove
6. The September House
7. The Hidden Pictures
8. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
9. Love, and Other Words

Books you can't wait to read in 2025:
1. The God of the Woods
2. The Wedding People
3. James
4. The Tainted Cup
5. Incidents Around the House
6. We Used to Live Here
7. Big Little Lies
8. How to Solve Your Own Murder
9. The Thirteenth Tale
10. Blood Over Bright Haven
11. The Institute
12. Rhythm of War

[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

Nazifa Ahmed wrote: "Hi everyone!

📕 Moumi
📕 Never participated in a team challenge before!
📕 Nope! Can somebody teach me how UNO works?
📕 Sci-fi, adult fantasy, mystery-thrillers, horror, romance.
📕 Books from 2024 (m..."

Hi Nazifa,

For starters, please visit this thread for the rules.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

In post 3 you will find the link to the sign-up form.

If you have more questions, you can send a message to this account.

[Catherine]

📕 Name: Catherine-Read about 26 books/month
📕 Team Challenge experience: I joined Goodreads last year and joined a handful of challenges that lasted 1 month to several months long. Most memorable was my first Challenge (Wheel) that showed me I could read way more than 30 books a year with the assist of Audio.
📕 Have you joined UNO before? I have not and I am way excited to join
📕 Favorite genres- I enjoy Fantasy, Paranormal, Lit-Fic, Psy-Fi, Mystery, and I will read romance once in a while.
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025

Favorites (5 stars) from 2024: My unpopular opinions
-one of the scariest books I read.
-The audio made the book.
- Introduced to Julia Whelan
-Real spy stuff
-First Netgalley read
-5 star series
-5 Star Series
-5 Star Series
-5 Star Series
-5 Stars Series
-5 Star Series
-5 Star Series
-5 Star Series
-5 Star Series
-first thriller of the year(Why did I like this so much?)
read at the same time but liked more than
I was scared
- I cried
-probably more kid but fun
-I enjoyed the journey they all took, and that ending!
and
-think MIB but evil
& -Weird Lit-Fic- Ate it up
-I recommend stopping here and not reading the next book.
-I could only imagine Blake Lively.
-One of my favorite time travel
And then all of these


I am excited to continue all my series in 2025

[Melindam]

Hello Cat, Nazifa, Beatrice!

Hope you'll have fun reading times with us! 😊

[Melindam]

‼️IMPORTANT!‼️

There are some players who already posted here (thank you! 😊), but haven't signed up yet.

You'll find the link to the sign up form in post 3 of the All About UNO thread.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆]

📕 Skye Blue
📕 I've played before, but I keep missing the sign ups
📕 Have you joined UNO before? yes
📕 Favourite genres- MMRomance, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025
I loved from 2024 several series

Looking forward to
and I'm determined to read the whole series to so I started my year with book 1, and I'm gonna do the rest this year.

I read lets say 24 books a month.

I read mostly MM Romance, and would love to be on a mm reading team. Diane and Helke I know will be captaining a team.

[Jammin Jenny]

Hey everyone. Nice to see a lot of familiar names...

📕 Name - jammin jen
📕 Team Challenge experience - lots
📕 Have you joined UNO before? - yes but not for 2 years
📕 Favourite genres - mystery, horror, sci-fi, thriller
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025

[Ilsen]

📕 Name: Ilsen
📕 Team Challenge experience: My first team challenge was UNO but I’ve also played Tower Teams as well and I really enjoy both!
📕 Have you joined UNO before: This will be my fifth year in UNO! I’ve played consistently until 2023 when I was busy with school. I am done with school but I am working so I did lower my reading but I do hope to excel more than that!
📕 Favourite genres: Fantasy, contemporary romance, and mystery!
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025:
My top 10 in 2024 are (in no particular order):


I’m looking forward to reading The Wedding People this year along with some of my owned TBR!

[Trio]

Hi everyone, I'm Trio and this is my 3rd or 4th UNO I think? I really enjoy this one, so thanks MODS and Captains and everyone else who does the work so we can have fun doing it :)
💐🍬🍾

[Jonnie]

I would like to sign up. I have been apart of two UNO challenges over the last handful of years. I enjoyed them. I read about 5-6 books a month. If I get more free time I can read some quite quickly. I would like to be part of a team. Let me know who is in need of team mates.

[Denise]

Jonnie wrote: "I would like to sign up. I have been apart of two UNO challenges over the last handful of years. I enjoyed them. I read about 5-6 books a month. If I get more free time I can read some quite quickl..."

Message 31 has the link to sign up! 🎉🎉

[Denise]

Nazifa Ahmed wrote: "Hi everyone!

📕 Moumi
📕 Never participated in a team challenge before!
📕 Nope! Can somebody teach me how UNO works?
📕 Sci-fi, adult fantasy, mystery-thrillers, horror, romance.
📕 Books from 2024 (m..."

Your top 3 books for 2025 are all on my TBR-soon list as well. They all look so great!

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Waving hello from tropical northern Queensland Australia

📕 Name: lorii (recently abbreviated from loriidae)
📕 Team Challenge experience: I only play team challenges, I make a commitment and stick, individual challenges I have found don't work for me. I have been playing team challenges with various groups since 2016.
📕 Have you joined UNO before? Last year was my first year
📕 Favourite genres: Romance, urban fantasy, epic fantasy, space opera
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025

I am a series reader - start at book #1
Urban fantasy: faith hunter Soulwood, #6 Rift in the Soul
Romance: Stephanie Rowe Birch Crossing #2 Accidentally Mine
Space opera: jessie mihalik consortium rebellion (trilogy) #3 Chaos Reigning

[Charly]

Hello All!!!

This will be my 6th year playing. I skipped last year due to school being too intense, and I missed it a lot. Excited that it is that time already and get to start figuring out what books I'm going to read.

[Chrissie]

Hello everyone! I can hardly wait for UNO to start \o/

📕 Name: Chrissie
📕 Team Challenge experience: mostly UNO
📕 Have you joined UNO before? Yes, this is my third year
📕 Favourite genres: Thriller, Fantasy, YA ... to say just a few
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend

[Andy]

hi
Andy joining for my 5th UNOversary

looking forward to the group fun, I still have not gotten the habit of stockpiling by cover colours, but mostly a library based reader so willing to wander the stacks in search of elusive yellows

my favourite genres, based on The 144 Most Read Books of the 2024 are:
⭐Fiction - 9 of 12 read
⭐Sci Fi - 9 of 12 read
⭐Historical Fiction - 8 of 12 read
⭐Fantasy - 8 of 12 read

my lowest genres are these, so if anyone is fan of these and wanted to recommend one book, I'd be very open to it
😿Mystery & Thriller - 1 of 12 read
😿Romantasy - 0 of 12 read
😿Romance - 0 of 12 read

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Andy wrote: "...my lowest genres are these, so if anyone is fan of these and wanted to recommend one book, I'd be very open to it...
...😿Romance - 0 of 12 read ..."

What sub-genres do you prefer: Historical, suspense / mystery, contemporary drama, sci-fi, paranormal, clean, erotica, etc might help narrow down some recs.

[Andy]

hi Lorii - I'm open to (almost) anything

[Sammy]

Careful Andy. Someone may try to introduce you to the... joys... of furniture shifter romances. 😆

[Melindam]

🤣

[Andy]

Sammy wrote: "Careful Andy. Someone may try to introduce you to the... joys... of furniture shifter romances. 😆"

I might have to find someone else to do my library pick-up that week 😳

[Lady Tea]

📕 Name: Lady Tea *curtsies*
📕 Team Challenge experience: Tons! It's always a fun experience and a real motivator to read when I sometimes (albeit rarely) get in a reading slump.
📕 Have you joined UNO before?: Yup! This'll be my third year playing!
📕 Favourite genres: Cozy mysteries, historical romances, mysteries, Gothic, and just romance in general!
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025:
Hmm...there's a few from 2025. I'm actively adding to the shelf right now actually, so recommendations are appreciated. 2025 releases shelf

[Lindsay]

This challenge sounds like a lot of fun! I typically only access GoodReads from my phone and there is a note in the info page that says this does not work well for the challenge. If that’s the case I shouldn’t sign up, but really want to……thoughts?

[Roe]

📕 Roe
📕 Team challenges are my favorites! Ive done a bunch over the years.
📕 This is my 3rd yr for Uno
📕I will read anything but mostly love Thrillers
📕 Butcher and Blackbird was my top book last yr. Excited for Onyx Storm even though I think it will destroy my life!