2025 Book Carnival Circuit: Lazy River Readers

[Lexi]

I haven’t started mine yet as work has been a lot this week

[Sammy]

Only book I have left to go at the moment is my last one for the reading ride, but not starting it until saturday as I'm buddy reading with Jenny and Angie and they need it for TT 😆

Won't take me more than a couple of days to finish though.

[Lexi]

I found a book that works for light and my Food word so I should finish it by Friday and we can get a new set of food words.

[Sammy]

Nice! 😁

[Lexi]

🍿 Food Vendor: The Juggler's Juice Bar
"🍿 Food Vendor Word: whirl
Reader: Laila Jane
Book: Unlikely Story by Ali Rosen
Date Completed: 05/12/2025
Page Count: 312
Location: Page 207
Sentence: ""...so peaceful instead of in his normal whirl."""
"🍿 Food Vendor Word: blend
Reader: Lexi
Book: Westside Lights by WM Akers
Date Completed: 05/16/2025
Page Count: 285
Location: p.117
Sentence: ""The light blended with the green"" "
"🍿 Food Vendor Word: toss
Reader: Teddie
Book: Replay by Ken Grimwood
Date Completed: 05/08/2025
Page Count: 311
Location: p192
Sentence: ""...resulted from a successful toss."""
"🍿 Food Vendor Word: spirited
Reader: Teresa
Book: For the Love of Summer by Susan Mallery
Date Completed: 05/10/2025
Page Count: 401
Location: pg 203
Sentence: ""mean-spirited, evil ex"""
"🍿 Food Vendor Word: nimble
Reader: Sammy
Book: Anything you can imagine by Ian Nathan
Date Completed: 05/10/2025
Page Count: 576
Location: p 102
Sentence: ""Legolas may be as nimble as Fred Astaire"""

[Lexi]

Checked us in

[Sammy]

yay!

[Teddie]

thanks Lexi!

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

🎪 Carnival Announcement! 🎪
Step right up! The Wheel of Fortune has spoken, and here are your results for your next spin:


🍿 Food Vendors: Circus Sideshow Sizzlers
Find 5 of the magic words listed below within the pages of your books. Each Team Member must find a unique word, no repeating.
Words: Eccentric, Unconventional, Zesty, Extraordinary, Outlandish, Anomalous, Idiosyncratic, Bizarre, Flamboyant, Unorthodox, Peculiar, Audacious, Unusual, Exotic, Intriguing

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Oh yay, new carnival food task! These tasks make me hungry for carnival food.

[Sammy]

I just had shawarma, so I'm good for a while 😆

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Sammy wrote: "I just had shawarma, so I'm good for a while 😆"

Oooh, that sounds delicious!!!

[Sammy]

It was. 🤤

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Finished my wild roulette book! A cool 11 (or possibly 12 if they get rounded up) points, woot!

Now, back to my 700+ page book for our attraction tab.

[Sammy]

nice! 😁

[Teddie]

go Teresa!!

[Lexi]

With TTs up and running, my books just got longer so that will be more points that my recent clearing out of shorter books

[Sammy]

Request: Whoever has been adding the handy little +/- tabs to hide stuff on the SS... Please teach me, Obi-wan Kenobi! I'd do a google search on how to do it, but I've no idea what words to use to make the information appear before me 😆

[Teddie]

lol

- select the rows you want to roll up
- Go to View in menu, select option Group
- it will show you your selected rows to group - do it

done!

[Sammy]

Simples! Thank you sempai. I shall go forth and obsessively group everything in all my SS from now on 😂

[Teddie]

[Laila Jane]

I'm so behind on my books this week. I finally finished my book for the wild card roulette. I checked in my individual post. Is there anything else I have to do for it?

[Sammy]

We need to post a victory post. I can do that now.

[Sammy]

Ok, so we can submit more than one book each for the bonus apparently. Does anyone have any others finished during the bonus timeframe that fit?

Second opinions welcomed on whether I can use any of these for bright lights:

(moon)
(stars)
(unidentified bright glow)

And I've got

which has a striped sail

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Sammy wrote: "Ok, so we can submit more than one book each for the bonus apparently. Does anyone have any others that fit?

Second opinions welcomed on whether I can use any of these for bright lights:

[bookcov..."

I say it does not hurt to try all of them.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Oh! I read this one the other day. Do you think it works?? I almost ignored it but that disco ball could be a bright light??

[Sammy]

I'd say that there is a bright light reflected in the disco ball...

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

OH oh! I finished this one last night!

Think that lighthouse works for bright light?

[Sammy]

definitely!

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Woot! I'm a little less salty now :D

[Lexi]

I think the Dark Tower works for bright light. I am less sure on the others.

[Teddie]

Hey Laila Jane - I read an R book that we could use for our Rides word if you want? I'm in no rush, but thought I'd offer :)

[Sammy]

Would that be The Reformatory by any chance? 😁

I'll be finishing a 700-pager tomorrow, so it would be awesome to have somewhere to put it! (I've finished all my books for this, lol.)

[Lexi]

I’ve got a 900+ page one tomorrow as well if there is a space for it. Likely my longest one this year.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Oh, it would be awesome if we can get a new ride word before you two finish your huge books!

[Sammy]

Since we weren't done with the attractions when I finished my book, I've swapped out my genre book instead, as this one gets us double the points 😁

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Sammy wrote: "Since we weren't done with the attractions when I finished my book, I've swapped out my genre book instead, as this one gets us double the points 😁"

Nice!

[Lexi]

Mine won't work for attraction but I can wait for tomorrow morning to finish at the latest. I think we previously agreed to move around spell-it-out.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Lexi wrote: "I’ve got a 900+ page one tomorrow as well if there is a space for it. Likely my longest one this year."

How is the book? Does it feel worth 900 pages? I looked at what you’re reading to see what it is and I love the cover!

[Lexi]

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Lexi wrote: "I’ve got a 900+ page one tomorrow as well if there is a space for it. Likely my longest one this year."

How is the book? Does it feel worth 900 pages? I looked at what you’re reading ..."

The first one is Tuyo and is entirely worth the 400 pages. It has a very cozy feeling that you just want to keep hanging out with the characters despite not being cozy in the normal sense in that it has a really strong plot with death and high stakes. It is an odd series where the main plot is book 1,3 and 7 so those are the only ones I have read. I really liked 1 and 3, which was around 600 pages, but this one is a little over long.

[Teddie]

M: afn Mikki
Book: The Collected Regrets of Clover
Reader: Teddie
Date Completed: 05/04/2025
Page Count: 320

Y: Title: Y
Book: The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History
Reader: Sammy
Date Completed: 05/06/2025
Page Count: 338

T: title: T
Book: The Dark Tower
Reader: Sammy
Date Completed: 05/18/2025
Page Count: 1050

H: Title: H
Book: Hideaway by Nora Roberts
Reader: Teresa
Date Completed: 04/30/2025
Page Count: 464

I: Title: I
Book: Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
Reader: Laila Jane
Date Completed: 05/18/2025
Page Count: 447

C: AFN and ALN: Cooney, C.S.E.
Book: Saint Death's Herald
Reader: Lexi
Date Completed: 04/27/2025
Page Count: 437

W: Title: W
Book: Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
Reader: Teresa
Date Completed: 05/18/2025
Page Count: 770

H: TitleL H
Book: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Reader: Teddie
Date Completed: 04/30/2025
Page Count: 400

I: ALN: Ide
Book: The Gentleman and His Vowsmith
Reader: Lexi
Date Completed: 05/11/2025
Page Count: 464

R: title
Book: Replay
Reader: Teddie
Date Completed: 05/08/2025
Page Count: 311

L: AFN: Laura
Book: Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Reader: Sammy
Date Completed: 05/09/2025
Page Count: 457

[Teddie]

I checked us in for the Mythic Whirl ride. I figure when we get our next word I'll find a letter that Laila Jane's Drama King will fit.

It doesn't look like you've started it yet, so totally up to you Laila Jane if you want to leave it there with the new word. :)

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Lexi wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Lexi wrote: "I’ve got a 900+ page one tomorrow as well if there is a space for it. Likely my longest one this year."

How is the book? Does it feel worth 900 pages?..."

Thanks for the feedback! I am thinking of checking out book 1, at least.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa), Bibliotherapist]

Teddie wrote: "I checked us in for the Mythic Whirl ride. I figure when we get our next word I'll find a letter that Laila Jane's Drama King will fit.

It doesn't look like you've started it yet, ..."

Thanks, Teddie!

I've just started a few books so I hope we get a word that works for one of those, hehe.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

🎪 Carnival Announcement! 🎪
Step right up! The Wheel of Fortune has spoken, and here are your results for your next spin:


🎡 Reading Rides: Time Twirl
Spell out the name of your ride using the first letters of book titles, series titles, or author names.

[Lexi]

Thanks, Teddie.

Anyone, feel free to replace my I book. Those are just the two books that I will finish this weekend.

[Teddie]

Same goes for my T book -- I put my CR L book in but can put my book The Swarm in on a later task as well.

[Sammy]

The Swarm is an awesome read!

[Sammy]

I found books for the E and I. I can get to the E pretty quickly, but the I has to wait until June as it's one I'm reading for Book Quest. I can find something else if needed, but it'll be much shorter!

[Sammy]

And Teresa is reading two McCammons! I have found my people... 😆