The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
Team Challenge: UNO 2025
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Ashley wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Ashley wrote: "I claimed a Draw 2 in hand 12. To be honest, they still kind of confuse me, so could someone check and make sure I did it correctly when you have a chance?"You did t..."
I did a double check...I said it wrong in my message earlier...we don't have to use 2 different books...we can use the same book for both spots...but they do have to match the card. 2 spots are basically free...3 spots for 1 book. You did the record correctly...sorry for confusing.
No worries... thanks for the clarification!
Less than one week till Uno starts! What are you all doing until then? Do you read as much as usual leading up to a big challenge like this, or do you take it easy and do other things so you're ready to read as much as you can when the challenge starts?
I'm planning to finish up my 2 current reads and MAYBE squeeze in another to get a blackout on my Book Tac Toe card (a monthly challenge I do with a 3x3 card like a Bingo card). I started out the month really strong but I've sort of hit a rut. UNO always helps me pick up the pace. I get my February Book Tac Toe card on the January 28th, so once I get that, I'll also be picking out some books that fit my prompts and work for our UNO hands too. I can't wait for UNO to start.
I'm finishing up books for my January challenges and then will dive in for UNO!
Same here…trying to finish my white elephant challenge and drafting a few challenges for AMMP. Still have quite a bit to do.Looking forward to UNO of course!
I find I become overwhelmed quickly reading for too many challenges, so I mostly just do the big team challenges now. Tammie, any hints you can give us for what AMMP is planning next?
Maria Jo wrote: "I find I become overwhelmed quickly reading for too many challenges, so I mostly just do the big team challenges now. Tammie, any hints you can give us for what AMMP is planning next?"Our next theme is ‘What’s Your Sign?’…you’ll see zodiac themed challenges through May. Something for everyone:)
That sounds like fun! I'm glad you said something, my notifications aren't working, so I didn't see all the new AMMP challenge announcements!
This might be a silly question but what is AMMP?I got my reading prompts for February today. The bad news (for me) is that I don't have anything that immediately jumps out at me for most of the prompts. The good news is that means I should have some flexibility (especially for the mini) because I just don't have books that I feel strongly committed to reading this month for other challenges.
So excited to start reading for UNO soon!
AMMP is another group called "A Million More Pages" that runs individual and group challenges based around a theme for a few months. Here is the group if you want to look closer: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Ashley wrote: "This might be a silly question but what is AMMP?I got my reading prompts for February today. The bad news (for me) is that I don't have anything that immediately jumps out at me for most of the p..."
Hi Ashley....me too...3-1/2 days to go!
AMMP...A Million More Pages...is another reading group. GRs has a ton of them...many of us addicted~over~achiever~readers belong to several groups.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
My challenge in a challenge is to find books that work for multiple challenges. I know that's weird...it keeps my brain super active...I love a good hunt. Ever need help finding a book for something?...my heaven is the search! Glad to help anytime :)
hehe...Maria Jo and I doing our thing at the same time :)Not pacing or anything waiting for UNO to start!
My sister, Keri, who introduced me to UNO is in many of the GRs groups (apparently including that one) and does several of the challenges. I tend to get a bit overwhelmed when I try to do too many challenges. I always think there are so many fun ones but I just don't feel like I can keep up with it all. Tammie - I really enjoy the search too, but may reach out if I need some help... especially when the mini comes around. First I have to see where I can fit my book club book, the color card I've already claimed for UNO, and my buddy read... and then I'll see what's left and go from there! I have some super random prompts like "Galentine's Day" which basically means female friendship has to be a major part of the story... but also some more specific title/cover related prompts like "heart on the cover" or "marriage word in the title".
8 more color cards to claim
4 Wild DRAW4
7 Green
3 Blue
9 Blue
1 Red
7 REV cards remaining. Keep your eyes peeled...if you see a book that's in a spot that you've read, we should consider moving it to REV instead...unless it's in a color spot.
Tammie wrote: "hehe...Maria Jo and I doing our thing at the same time :)Not pacing or anything waiting for UNO to start!"
lol, I wondered if you were replying at the same time!
For red, is this red enough?
I'm tentatively putting it under 1 red but please remove if not appropriate
Chava wrote: "For red, is this red enough? I'm tentatively putting it under 1 red but please remove if not appropriate"
I see too much pink…I moved to 5 spot
Do you still want us to hold off on claiming anything we won't be reading them in the first week? I guess I'm asking in general, but also specifically for colored cards and reverses.
Ashley wrote: "Do you still want us to hold off on claiming anything we won't be reading them in the first week? I guess I'm asking in general, but also specifically for colored cards and reverses."As most of us are veterans at UNO…this isn’t something you don’t already know…around the 12th-ish the mini comes along. Ideally we’ve read for about 1/2 of the cards in our deck at the official start of the mini…which is usually on the 15th-ish.
To answer your question Ashley, I’m fine with you picking more than 1 week…but we’ll need help from the entire team to complete the mini…
It’s my experience that if we can finish color cards and REV ahead of the mini, it’s less to have to match up…some of the mini tasks can be a bit difficult / different.
I totally realize that most of us read strictly what we want so the ‘ideal’ scenario isn’t always realistic.
All I suggest is that we remember the mini is around the corner…plan B may be necessary in order to finish.
I hope this lengthy answer answers your question…
Tammie wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Do you still want us to hold off on claiming anything we won't be reading them in the first week? I guess I'm asking in general, but also specifically for colored cards and reverses...."Makes sense. I'll hold off from adding much else for now, as I'm a slower reader. I basically just have the books I will definitely be reading this month on there now like my book club book and buddy reads and things that aren't flexible so I'll definitely be reading them regardless of the mini. That being said, I still will have a few books that will be flexible-ish for the mini.
Perfect AshleyI just had a look at our WS.
We’re at 25% claimed…makes one week of reading…just where we need to be!
@Maryjo…could you move your First Lie Wins book to a REV spot IF you’ll finish after 2/2? I’m planning to read this book first and should finish at some point on the 2nd.
@ALL…keep your eyes peeled for other possible REVs
COUNTDOWN to start reading for month 1 > https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
Tammie wrote: "Perfect AshleyI just had a look at our WS.
We’re at 25% claimed…makes one week of reading…just where we need to be!
@Maryjo…could you move your First Lie Wins book to a REV spot IF you’ll finish..."
I have already read First Lie Wins so it would be fine on a reverse anyway.
Tammie wrote: "Perfect AshleyI just had a look at our WS.
We’re at 25% claimed…makes one week of reading…just where we need to be!
@Maryjo…could you move your First Lie Wins book to a REV spot IF you’ll finish..."
I definitely have some reverses on my radar.
Ashley wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Perfect AshleyI just had a look at our WS.
We’re at 25% claimed…makes one week of reading…just where we need to be!
@Maryjo…could you move your First Lie Wins book to a REV spot I..."
That’s right…you have! Is it good? Don’t tell me anything…I hear it’s a nail biter…
Tammie wrote: "@Maryjo…could you move your First Lie Wins book to a REV spot IF you’ll finish after 2/2? I’m planning to read this book first and should finish at some point on the 2nd."Oh, yeah, that would make a lot more sense! I read the Wild prompt wrong at first and my brain thought it meant re-read a book someone else read for that hand! I will move it to a reverse.
Tammie wrote: "Ashley wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Perfect AshleyI just had a look at our WS.
We’re at 25% claimed…makes one week of reading…just where we need to be!
@Maryjo…could you move your First Lie Wins book ..."
haha I just thought it was okay but I know a lot of people who loved it.
I just got
from the library! Yeah…I’m going to be reading a lot this weekend! 😊 Excited!
I picked up several books from the library I'm excited about today, too! I'm going to do my best to hide from the in-laws (thankfully not staying with us!) and read!
Tammie wrote: "I just got from the library! Yeah…I’m going to be reading a lot this weekend! 😊 Excited!"my daughter just came into my room, she says she is traumatised with only 200 pages to go in this book. She is loving the series :)
Enjoy!
I have my kids find UNO appropriate books. Lucky school has just started again for the new year (we're in Australia so the school year started last week). They have several compulsory books which are all blue! Yey
It's time! We can start reading...YEAH! UNO has officially begun!
Chava wrote: "Tammie wrote: "I just got from the library! Yeah…I’m going to be reading a lot this weekend! 😊 Excited!"my daughter just came into my room, she says she is trauma..."
This series is very popular with the young ones! The last book ended with a WOW so those of us who loved it are super excited.
I'm going to get one book out of the way quickly before I start on this chunkster :)
Tammie wrote: "Chava wrote: "Tammie wrote: "I just got from the library! Yeah…I’m going to be reading a lot this weekend! 😊 Excited!"my daughter just came into my room, she says..."
So popular!! My daughter already has a list of friends who will be reading this after her. She's her own librarian! :)
I listened to the full cast audiobook version of the 1st book with sound effects and everything. I was so immersed, it was great. I started book 2 but only got half way. It's red, so I might start again & sneak it in for this year's UNO....
Chava wrote: "I have my kids find UNO appropriate books. Lucky school has just started again for the new year (we're in Australia so the school year started last week). They have several compulsory books which a..."Why have I never thought about the school year being different in Australia?!?!? I'm aware that the seasons are different and that Christmas is in the summer but for some reason it never occurred to me that the kids would still be off school in the summer... which would be our winter. I hope they get off to a good start.
I literally just finished up my last read of January... so I'll be starting 1 or 2 of my UNO reads today. I have to go pick my husband up from the airport in a couple of hours, so I'm not sure how much reading I'll do today... but I'm excited to start!
Ashley wrote: "Chava wrote: "I have my kids find UNO appropriate books. Lucky school has just started again for the new year (we're in Australia so the school year started last week). They have several compulsory..."Yeah we're a bit upside down here :). Christmas in summer really is weird. The Santas still wear the full outfits in 40C (104F) & above heat and many people have traditional Christmas lunches with all the sides although a more traditional Aussie Christmas is now a bbq in the backyard while playing cricket :).
The kids went back alright. We're having a week of of 104F this week, so it's tough but luckily aircon has been invented here too :)
Finished my first book and it was good! Recommended
I finished my first one as well, not as great. On to the next one
I fell asleep while reading yesterday evening and I was really looking forward to continue reading in the train this morning but my kindle's battery was depleted :'( Should've recharged it overnight. One point for paperback books though, they will never run out of battery.
Audrey Jane wrote: "I fell asleep while reading yesterday evening and I was really looking forward to continue reading in the train this morning but my kindle's battery was depleted :'( Should've recharged it overnigh..."😂hehe...I love my Kindle...it's small...easy to carry around. I don't usually forget to charge...I just plain forget to put it in my purse :z
WS / numbers updateThere's been a bit of discussion in the captains group as someone had a question about whether there was a limit for books we could read. There was a cap when we signed up of 30 books.
It's likely only a couple of us will come close to this, but I wanted to clarify that there is no cap on per books per person. This was just for the sign up to keep teams even. Please do plan to record all the books you read on the SS somewhere. Heavy readers...let's continue to keep a slow start to allow those with limited reading time to make choices first.
Second...you'll notice under 'draw2' entries I have revised the reader names in each case to have a '.' after the name on one of the entries...this keeps the tracking for number of books read under the team member section correct.
Let us know if you have questions about any of this.
Tammie wrote: "Finished my first book and it was good! Recommended"
Good to know! I'm planning to start that soon!
I have another blue cover (can be used for 3) and at least one more reverse I tentatively plan to read. As I'm a slower reader, I'm kind of waiting to see what the mini throws at us before I put either on the spreadsheet.My reading has kind of been all over the place yesterday and today. The state of our country has me alternating between trying to consume all the news and comprehend what is happening and then trying desperately to get lost in a book. My brain feels like it's going to explode, so hopefully that means I'll be getting a lot of reading done now.
I was hoping to finish my first UNO book tonight... but I spent too much time talking to my husband. hahaha Anyway, I'm hoping I will finish it tomorrow!
Sounds good Ashley…I’m humming right along…working on several shorties trying to finish another challenge. The beautiful thing about UNO is the first couple of weeks it’s pretty easy to fit almost every book in somewhere :)
I've been adding my finished books where they fit and hopefully will start the ones I said I'd do soon. So far my mood reading hasn't wanted them. 🙃
Hehe…feel free to delete and swap out whatever…I’ve already done some of that because of a few other challenge situations.I’m going to finish several shorties and start several others hoping to finish once the mini gets underway…fingers crossed they’ll work for whatever the uno pixie has in store for us :)
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You did the record corre..."
Wait, what?!?!? For Draw 2s, the book doesn't even have to match the card? Does it have to match one of them? Or we could literally pick something that only works for 2 and then use it for both a 5 and a 7 which are typically harder? (I'm not suggesting we do this because it feels like cheating to me even if it is within the rules.) My mind is just blown right now.