UNO Pre Challenge Chat

[lorii (Loriidae)]

Andy wrote: "hi Lorii - I'm open to (almost) anything"

OK my Romance rec is Ilona Andrews innkeeper chronicles a slow burn urban fantasy/sci-fi series the romance is over three books, having said that if you love them then you must read book #4 (a different couple and my personal favourite but not a stand alone) The first is Clean Sweep

[Denise]

Lindsay wrote: "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'm not a mod or a captain, but I have done uno primarily from my phone several times. It can sometimes be a little tricky to put info in the tracking spreadsheet from your phone, but if you could log in to a computer once a week or maybe include a note on the registration form that entering into directly to a ss might be difficult for you...I feel like it would probably work(?). I'll let someone more official weigh in though.

[Lindsay]

Thank you!!!!!

[Melindam]

Hi Lindsay,

If you are using the GR website on your phone through a browser (and can log in to a laptop once a week as Denise suggests) then the challenge would be doable, but if it's through the App only then we don't recommend it.

as it's not only about sheet updates, but communicating with your team regularly in a dedicated thread, getting notifications and findig the right book editions.

[Melindam]

lorii (Loriidae) wrote: "Andy wrote: "hi Lorii - I'm open to (almost) anything"

OK my Romance rec is Ilona Andrews innkeeper chronicles a slow burn urban fantasy/sci-fi series the romance is over three boo..."

Chiming in on Lorii's rec: I love The Innkeeper series and book 4 is also my favourite. 😊

[Andy]

thanks Lorii, adding #1 tbr

[Preeti]

I have seen so many people recommend The Innkeeper series... this just gave me more reason to get the first book in the series.

[Sisa Rose]

📕 Hi there, my name is Sisa Rose. :)
📕 I have played UNO before and it was so much fun! I took a break from Goodreads for a few years, but then this morning I was thinking about this group and how much I missed playing with y'all. So I created a Goodreads and got myself signed-up. I'm so excited!
📕 Some of my favorite genres are fantasy, classics, literary fiction, and romance, but I read almost everything.
📕 Some of my favorite reads in 2024:

📕 Some of the books I'm looking forward to in 2025:

[Jade]

📕 I'm Jade
📕 Last year was my first year of team challenges (UNO and The Amazing Readathon)
📕 I played Uno for April only last year, but I had a great time.
📕 I read about anything other than horror (sorry, perimenopause dreams no good). My usual are historical fiction and sci fi.
📕 Books from 2024

📕 Books you can't wait to read in 2025

[MelanieJoy]

📕 Hi! I'm MelanieJoy.
📕 I have done many GR team challenges over the years, my first team challenge was WOBBLE with NBRC group in 2016. I've been a little inconsistent with my reading but I was very involved last year and it looks like I'll continue this year.
📕 I've played UNO 3 different times, this will be my 4th.
📕 Fave Genres: Fantasy and YA Fantasy are my go to genres, but I like romance, mystery-thriller, some contemporary fiction, historical fiction, with a sprinkling of non-fiction. I really don't like horror and I mostly avoid paranormal at the moment.
📕 Books from 2024

📕 Books you can't wait to read in 2025

[Denise]

Jade wrote: "📕 I'm Jade
📕 Last year was my first year of team challenges (UNO and The Amazing Readathon)
📕 I played Uno for April only last year, but I had a great time.
📕 I read about anything other than horro..."

Literally laughed out loud at your horror comment. 😂

[Melanie]

📕 Name: Melanie

📕 Team Challenge experience: I've done a lot of challenges since my first one in 2018 (Wheelathon 3 in NBRC). I feel like at this point more of my reading is done in a challenge than not.

📕 Have you joined UNO before?: This will be my 7th year joining for UNO, my first was in 2019.

📕 Favorite genres: Romance (suspense, historical, contemporary, & paranormal mostly) as well as mystery thrillers with the occasional sci-fi. I don't read high/epic fantasy or christian fiction but I'm up for trying most other genres.

📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend: Aside from 1 picture book, I had 12 5 star reads last year and I'd recommend all of them (most are part of series I'd recommend as well).


📕 Books you can't wait to read in 2025: Here are 10 books coming out in 2025 I can't wait to read.

[Keri]

Lindsay wrote: "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 do all my GR challenges almost exclusively from my phone and don’t have problems but I don’t use the app for many things. I use my internet browser and make sure GR shows me the desktop version and it’s pretty easy. I also have the Google sheets app so that is where I do spreadsheet things. I do normally try to check in on a computer once a week or so in case anything is too difficult. But if you can do the main things like posting in the thread and viewing and adding to the spreadsheet from your phone, normally teammates can help with tricky things, I have gotten lots of tips over the years 😃

[Lauri]

Hello old friends and new! Aloha from Hawaii!
My name is Lauri & I saw the UNO sign up email just when I was having the post-holiday blues. So yaaaayyyy!
I’ve participated in at least 7 UNOs. I love me a big group challenge & UNO has to be one of my favs. I’m just about done clearing out all my unfinished Christmas books, so I’m good to go!
Here are some of my best books from 2024:



And many more….

[nadine]

hello everyone, so excited for UNO to start :)
📕 Name: nadine
📕 Team Challenge experience: done a few team challenges, but other than UNO i usually prefer solo reading challenges!
📕 Have you joined UNO before?: this will be my third!
📕 Favourite genres: literary, contemporary, young adult, historical and mystery were my top genres of 2024!
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025: top 10 of 2024 (exc. rereads) were:
The Bullet That Missed
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Crime and Punishment
Pachinko
For Your Own Good
The Man Who Died Twice
The Thursday Murder Club
Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl
Just Sayin': My Life In Words

[Frida]

Hi all! I can’t wait for another year of uno. Uno being a gateway challenge to other reading games seems to be the trend here and I’m definitely a part of that demographic
I was thinking the other day that this must be my second or third uno, but alas, turns out it’s actually my 5th. A little insane how quickly time passes if you ask me
I have no genre preferences. My uno books tend to lean more towards romance and mystery just because I read them faster than I do other genres, but outside of uno I like reading a bit of everything. It’s always writing over everything for me, so as long as it’s a well written book nothing else really matters, I could read a book about different drying stages of paint and still enjoy it!

Really looking forward to another year of uno with everyone! Any hints on the theme this year? 👀

[Jessica]

📕 Jessica
📕 I play every team challenge I can find
📕 This is my first Uno
📕 MM Romance always, Fantasy, enemies to lovers,
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend

[Iesha]

📕 Name: Iesha (eye-e-sha; not to be confused with Lesha)
📕 Team Challenge experience: This is my 1st challenge and I'm SO excited!
📕 Have you joined UNO before? No
📕 Favorite genres: Hmmm, not sure I have one yet. Although I love reading, my schedule has made it VERY hard for me to read as often as I would like. BUT this year, I'm changing that!
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025: I didn't get to read any books last year, sadly. I also don't have any to recommend. :-( I have been reading the previous comments and made a shelf for 2025 recs based off of your posts that I'm excited to dive in to! Happy reading everyone!!! :-)

[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

If you are Emily D and signed up as 7192351-E_J_Divitt ; this user is not found. Please message this account so we can find you otherwise you will not be allocated to a team

[Hannah]

📕 Name: Hannah
📕 Team Challenge experience: I have never joined a challenge here before but have taken part in some group challenges elsewhere on Goodreads. I love reading and am determined to read lots this year!
📕 Favourite genres: I will give any book a chance and read a variety of genres. However, if I was forced to choose, I really enjoy Fantasy/Historical fiction.

[Marie (UK)]

📕 Name: Marie
📕 Team Challenge experience: I play several team challenges across different groups. UNO is one of my favourites,
📕 Have you joined UNO before? I have played many times
📕 Favourite genres: Mystery, Classics and Historical Fiction although I will read anything
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025 - I started some series in 2024 that I am loving
DCI Ryan Holy Island
Albert Smith Pork Pie Pandemonium
Eagles of the Empire Under the Eagle
I am a JD Robb addict
Can recommend The Illuminae series Illuminae

[Marie (UK)]

Lindsay wrote: "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..."

If you have a good team (and I have never had a bad one) someone will help you with the posting - I would say give it a go but don't commit to too many books maybe start small

[✧˚ Chanelle ˚✧]

Hi everyone!
I’m Chanelle this is my first year playing UNO so bare with me!
My favourite book of 2024 was Quicksilver.
I mostly read fantasy or dark romance but wanting to expand into more genres ✨

[Elizabeth]

Hi everyone!

I’m Liz! This is my first time playing UNO and my first ever group reading challenge! I am super excited to get started.

My favorite genres are mystery/thriller, literary fiction, and romance!

[Kat]

📕 Hi everyone I’m Kat
📕 I have done many team challenges before
📕 This will be my third year playing UNO
📕 My favourite genres are thrillers, crime, romance

Recommend books from 2024 are:
Christina Lauren - The exception to the rule
Frieda McFadden - The teacher
Elle Kennedy - The Goal
Kristen Granata - Heart Trick
Teghan Hunter - I wanna text you up
Anna Belll - Once upon a leap year
Kara Thomas - Cheerleaders
Frieda McFadden - Never lie
Sophie Gravia - Meet me in Milan
Rachel Lynn Solomon - Today, tonight tomorrow
Gayle Forman - Just one day


2025 books i cant wait for
Maz Evans - That’ll teach her
Cary’s Green - Always on my mind
L M Chilton - Everyone in this group chat dies
Amelia Ireland - The Seven o’clock club
Sarah Harman - All the other mothers hate me
Deeps Paul - Ask me how it works: love in an open marriage
Brittany Cherry - If you stayed
Jon Rance - Not moving out

[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

📚📖 While we are waiting for Uno to start ...📖📚

💍 A Tolkien Reading Challenge 💍

If you are impatient for UNO to start, come and join us for a Reading Challenge. Please visit this thread for details:

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

[Kat]

I’ve been trying to organise for colour cards thus is 49% is this allowed ?Beach Read


And this is 45% blue Do Not Disturb

Does the colour cards have to be exactly 50%

[UNO Pixie, Our UNO Helper]

We are playing a game of common sense when it comes to cover colours :)

In theory yes, books must be over 50% to count for a colour.

If you have a book you think is a certain colour, post to your team thread or ask your captain/co-captain. If your team/Cap/Co-cap agrees you are good to go. If your team or captains aren’t sure they may take it to the Captains Group, where the result is binding.

BUT ...You are NOT REQUIRED to use tineye.It is linked here as it is usually the best place to check if you are unsure.


https://labs.tineye.com/color/

If in doubt, or you don't receive a majority answer, then don't use the book :)

[Kaitlin!]

📕 My name is Kaitlin!
📕 I have never participated in a team challenge before.
📕 I have never joined the uno challenge before but I am excited!
📕 General fiction, romance, fantasy, sci-fi, thriller.
📕 Books I read in 2024 that I recommend:

📕 Books I can't wait to read in 2025 (including my physical tbr):

[Kat]

UNO Pixie wrote: "We are playing a game of common sense when it comes to cover colours :)

In theory yes, books must be over 50% to count for a colour.

If you have a book you think is a certain colour, post to your..."

Thanks

[Carrie]

📕 My name is Carrie!
📕 This is my 7th year playing UNO. It’s one of my favorite challenges!!
📕 I have joined many team and individual challenges!
📕 I love mystery, horror, true crime, cozy mystery, and Nordic noir but will read just about anything.
📕 Books I read in 2024 that I recommend:
The Frozen River
The Spellshop
The Women
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Lost Man's Lane
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies
📕 Books I can't wait to read in 2025 (including my physical tbr):
Kills Well with Others
Blood Ties
Fever Beach: A Novel
A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage

[Jhmingos]

Hi everyone,

My colored covers are ready and I'm excited to see familiar names and first-timers. Uno was my gateway to team challenges. The rules looked intimidating, but it all makes sense once you see the spreadsheet.

📕 Name: I'm Jhmingos or Lizzie either name is fine
📕 Team Challenge experience: I only seem to enjoy the long team challenges like Uno but I'm open to any recommendations for individual team challenges!
📕 Have you joined UNO before? This will be my sixth year
📕 Favourite genres: classics, mysteries/thrillers, horror, historical fic. I was also on a huge romance and nonfiction kick last year
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025: These were my 5-star reads last year

[emilydonut]

📕 Emily
📕 I don’t have any team reading challenges experience but I ham very excited to start my first one and I can be very competitive.
📕 my first time playing this UNO
📕 I am into high fantasy and sci fi but I dabble heavily in monster and fantasy romance too.
📕 The Black Witch series is my favorite from last year and I’m excited for Dryad Storm which just came out today! Hoping for a Red God release date in 2025 as well.

[Denise]

📕Name: Denise
📕 Team Challenge experience: I have done 2 Read-A-Thons and I'm in the Ghostbusters challenge in another group
📕 Have you joined UNO before? NOPE...first book UNO but I love the card game
📕 Favourite genres: I like books with words lol...ok I don't prefer SciFi but I'll read it for a challenge. Everything else is fair game
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025:
Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments- My fave read of 2024
Little Women- you can never go wrong with this
The Beekeeper of Aleppo-best fiction I read in 2024

[green]

📕 Sunny
📕 I've done a team challenge before but this is my first time with UNO.
📕 Nope, first time!
📕 Fantasy and classics
📕 Really want to read The Sword of Kaigen

[Kayla]

📕Kayla
📕I don’t think I’ve ever completed a team challenge
📕Completely new to uno but love to read and excited to participate in this type of reading challenge!
📕Favorite genres-historical fiction, memoirs, romance.. Will at least try about anything though!

[Heather]

Hi UNO players!

📕 I'm Heather from rural southern Michigan
📕 I've played quite a few other team challenges, but not this one
📕 I'm a new UNO player, but like some other newbies, I've noticed other GR friends participating and loving it. I'm so glad I didn't miss the signup!
📕 I'll read almost any genre, but my favorites are Romance, Mystery, and Women's Fiction
📕 My favorite reads in 2024:

[Tina ❣]

📕 Tina
📕 I’ve played many Team challenges before. They’re always great fun!
📕 This will be my fifth year playing UNO! It’s such a fun challenge. I’ve co-captained before as well.
📕 At the moment my favourite genres are fantasy and romantasy. But I like most genres. I tend to listen to non-fiction in audible format
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025: I’ve become more picky with liking books and recommendations. But I still have a few recs:
.

I highly recommend

I enjoyed Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and am looking forward to reading Onyx Storm.

[Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader]

Hello everyone! Sorry I am a bit late with my into ☺

📕 Karen
📕 I started joining team challenges in 2012 when I had a newborn and lots of time sitting and feeding. I had no idea this whole world existed before then. lol. Now every year is split into which reading challenge cycle I am in, and then other books just have to go into the gaps ;)
📕 I started UNO 11 years ago (time flys) as a relaxed social challenge. I still love the randomness and ease of the challenge compared to some of the others I have joined / help create
📕 I read everything but horror and not a lot of Romance. I was surprised to notice in my last GR yearly update that the majority of my books are Fantasy or Mystery/Thriller. So I guess they are my favourites. haha
📕 I'm currently reading the Way of Kings series so pretty keen for Sanderson to finish those so I don't have to wait for them ;) I am a huge fan of TJR so really keen on being released this year.

[Sara]

📕 Sara
📕 I've done a few years of team challenges. I love these activities, though, I've cut back a lot in the last few years and mostly focus on a few favorites.
📕 I started UNO like five or so years ago. I've captained a lot, and also co-captained. This is my favorite game of the year, and I look forward to it every year!
📕 I read everything. Though my fav is fantasy/sci-fi stuff.
📕 Currently, I'm reading some manga, haha, getting it out of my system before the games start and I have to move back to reading chapter books.

[Taya:)]

Hi, I’m Taya.

I’m a new member, and this is my first challenge in this group. I’ve played and captained a few team challenges in another group. I mostly read MMRomance.

[Gail]

📕 Gail
📕 I love team challenges! I have participated in many of them over the years.
📕 This is my 1st Uno Challenge.
📕My favorite genres are Psychological Thrillers, Mystery / Suspense, Horror, True Crime, YA, and Rom-Coms.
📕 Books I enjoyed last year:
The Ghost Writer
The Arrangement
The Housemaid
One Day in December

[Claire]

📕 Name
Claire
📕 Team Challenge experience
I played quite a few challenges a few years ago. Due to illness I couldn’t play anymore for some years, but I’m back again.
📕 Have you joined UNO before? Yes
📕 Favourite genres contemporary, classics, thriller, fantasy
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025

I enjoyed and most of all

[Megan]

📕 Name
Megan

📕 Team Challenge experience
I love team challenges and participate in a lot of them.

📕 Have you joined UNO before?
I've participated in UNO several times

📕 Favourite genres
I'm a mood reader and enjoy many different genres. I've currently been reading a lot of mystery and fantasy books.

📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend


📕 Books you can't wait to read in 2025

[Judy]

📕 Name: Judy
📕 Team Challenge experience: I've done plenty of rounds of wheel and TT in the past few years!
📕 Have you joined UNO before? Nope, this is my first time! After years of hearing about it and observing all the fun from a distance, I've finally convinced myself I can handle another team challenge...
📕 Favourite genres: Anything but horror/thriller/mystery/crim or cozies, but I'm currently on a mission to actually love more of the books I'm reading so I'll focus on fantasy and litfic/classics for a bit
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025: Chain-Gang All-Stars was one of my favorite books of 2024, as was ‎22 Bahnen and the first two Stormlight Archive books - really looking forward to continuing that series this year!

[Coby]

📕 Name: Coby
📕 Team Challenge experience: None
📕 Have you joined UNO before?: No, but I'm excited to join!
📕 Favourite genres: anything, except horror.
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025: I enjoyed Manacled, Fourth Wing, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, The Future and am looking forward to finally reading All Fours, Good Material, Rhythm of War, Piranesi.

[Jamie]

📕 Name: Jamie
📕 Team Challenge experience: I've participated in a lot of team challenges in other groups but this is my first one in the group.
📕 Have you joined UNO before?: No
📕 Favourite genres: I read pretty much anything, but prefer anything with romance.
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025: I'm really excited for Onyx Storm

[Melissa]

I am Melissa. I am new to the UNO challenge. I have done other group challenges in other groups. My favorite genres seem to be historical fiction, magical realism, romance and psychological suspense. I have found joining challenges gets me out of my comfort zone and finding some real gems. My TBR list is constantly growing, I'm looking forward to so many books and still need to get to a bunch.

[Nicole B]

📕 Name Nicole
📕 Team Challenge experience I've played Uno most years since 2018 but never seem to be able to successfully do others.
📕 Have you joined UNO before? 6 times, dropping out once
📕 Favourite genres Fantasy/Scifi and Queer books tend to be my favourite
📕 Books from 2024 you'd recommend or books you can't wait to read in 2025 The Castle in the Mirror and the House on the Cerulean Sea were my favourites of 2024, alongside any of T. Kingfishers work :D

[Alexia･ﾟﾟ･｡༉‧₊˚. ❧]

Hello everyone👋😊
This is my first team challenge, and I'm happy I get to start UNO as my first Goodreads group challenge. I'm looking forward to starting this with you all!🤗 I will read anything, but some of my favorite genres are Fantasy, Romance, and Mystery. My top read from last year was the Once upon a broken heart series! I'm excited for Tahereh Mafi's new series, since i loved the Shatter me series