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Completion Post

Just like That by Nicola Rendell
Date Read: 25/2/18
Rating: 3*

Cards:
9 - Author Nicola

Mini
Saturn - couple on cover
Tucana - female face on cover
Haumea - ?

Now that cutthroat is out of the way I will have more time. Going to be finishing probably tomorrow. is going to be right down to the wire

So, for the mini I have linked

& = both set in European capital cities - Saturn

& = same cuddly couple vibe - Tucana

& = man on cover - Haumea

Sounds good Cat

Looking good, ladies!! :-))

Kelly wrote: "Fab I’ll get on it then. Family trip out today which is an hours driving at least. I’ve told my OH he’ll have to drive as I have reading to do!! 😊😊"

Haha awesome!
And they really are fast, fun and easy reading :-)

finished The Fifth Season
25 Feb

Cards (in case):
NK Jemisin author
Essun char
Syen char
Tonkee char
Hoa char
#1 in series
F title

Mini:
we've matched it up to , won't really be easily shifted

Our March hands are up! :-)

For the curious who want to have a look at the spreadsheet already while I put together a little summary.

And here they are!

March Cards

Card 0: 2
Card 1: 7
Card 2: 12
Card 3: 7
Card 4: 8
Card 5: 6
Card 6: 5
Card 7: 5
Card 8: 8
Card 9: 7

Reverse: 7
Skip: 8

Wild: 3
Wild Draw 4: 2

Coloured Cards:
- 1 Red
- 8 Yellow
- 4 Red
- 5 Blue
- 8 Red
- 3 Green
- 7 Blue
- 1 Red

Bah! those coloured cards are all wrong for me!

I'd saved . Does it meet 1, 4 or 8 ??? nope.

oooh.... unless the spaceship Intrepid is allowed to count as setting??

Also saved was: . Also a nope on the cards.

Curse you, UNO Pixie!

Unfortunately, it isn't the Pixie's fault. It's all on the randomiser! Blame that ;-)

Spaceship.... no. It would be space or whatever off-world planet they're on that would count as the setting. Unless they never rarely step foot off the spaceship, then it might be able to count. Would have to check that with the other mods though just to make sure.

Maybe both books could work in April??
Unless you have to read them in March of course..

I'm not committed to them in March, no, so we can hold over till April

Cool, so maybe they'll be useful then :-)

I have a book I've been meaning to read for ages that fits for the 3 Green card:

Oh! oh! I'm so dumb!

I always get the five / seven / eight requirements all wrong!

Lifting the Veil is an I author, so I can totes take that one: Blue 5.

I think I shall read A Country Escape next.


Connections with our last three teams needing a book (Haumea / Tucana / Betelgeuse) are:
boring old woman on cover, or - and I like these two! - ACE spells out a word & The Hate U Give spells out a word (that's for Tucana) or - for either of the other two, has a tent on the cover, with a stripy roof, like this one.

Finished A Country Escape

Cards, in case:
Standalone
Issi char
Katie Fforde author
Tig char

Mini:
& both have stripy tents on them - Haumea or Betelgeuse
Initial letters of titles make a word: ACE & The Hate U Give (thug) - Tucana

Cat wrote: "Oh! oh! I'm so dumb!

I always get the five / seven / eight requirements all wrong!

Lifting the Veil is an I author, so I can totes take that one: Blue 5."

Ah cool! :-)
See, I didn't even check when you mentioned they didn't work ;-)

How's everyone doing with slated books? Two days to go, are we going to do it?!

I think it's:
Ashlee - Shopaholic book
E - the most annoying book ever & Blaze of Memory
Louise - Two Down, Bun to Go & Deadlocked
Kelly - HP & PoA
Savanna - HP & PoA

plus two empty spots for part 2.
I've got kinda on the go, but I'm basically hating it (it'd work with Tucana / - greyscale covers with red writing). I might try and get The Twelve Dancing Princesses read too (Haumea / Cinder / fairytale retelling) as light relief from Shylock.

I've also got an audio, which I'll finish in March for a 3 card (A History of Britain in 21 Women)

Cat wrote: "E - the most annoying book ever & Blaze of Memory"

Hahahahahaha ;-))

I'm probably going to finish Blaze of Memory tonight. I have about 70 pages left to read so should be able to get those done today.

The annoying book... Maybe tomorrow. If not, then it'll be Wednesday, but it'll be done before the deadline!

Halfway through HP and will have it read by the end of Wednesday. Not sure I can fit anything else in.

As long as you can get HP finished by the end of Wednesday, it's all good, Kelly!! :-)

Completion Post

Two Down, Bun to Go by H.Y. Hanna
Date Read: 26/2/18
Rating:4*

Getting closer and closer to completion! :-D

Finished for the mini...

The Twelve Dancing Princesses
26 Feb

Is a fairy tale retelling like Cinder, team Haumea

For cards:
T title
KM Shea author
Emerys char
Iusadora char

(I got to 49% of Shylock is My Name and had to read something else!)

I will finish Shopaholic on Wednesday

Cat wrote: "(I got to 49% of Shylock is My Name and had to read something else!) "

Haha, yeaaaahhh, with some books it's definitely better to have something else on the go as well to make them more bearable ;-)

Ashlee wrote: "I will finish Shopaholic on Wednesday"

Great!

Completion Post


Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
Date Read: February 26th 2018
Rating: 4 stars

Cards:
3 - character: Lucas Hunter
6 - author: Nalini Singh
7 - #7 in series
9 - author: Nalini Singh
Skip - character: Massey Petrokov

Mini Challenge:
slotted in for Team Grus

I've been away a bit, but still reading!
Finished in just the nick of time!

Completion Post


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Cards:
2 - Character: Sybill Trelawney
3 - Third in a series
4 - Character: Fred Weasley
6 - Character: Severus Snape
7 - Character: Vernon Dursley
9 - Character: Neville Longbottom
(Probably even more...)

Mini Challenge:
Part One Team Hydrus

Awesome!

Have you posted in team Hydrus to let them know that you read this book and what you thought of it?

If so, please post a link here.

If not, please do so - it's 5 extra points :-)

Thanks!

For the last mini....
Finished Shylock Is My Name

Cards: s title, h author, p char

Mini
& = black &white covers with red writing. Tucana

Will be finished mine tomorrow

Link to review on Team Hydrus:

/topic/show/...

Completion post 27/2/18
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Mini challenge part two - Eris

Next book for March - A Secret Garden by Katie Fforde.

Completion:

Be Mine... Or Else
2/27/18

0 - Standalone
2 - Character: Tia
3 - Character: Beau Heart
6 - Character: Samuel
Skip - Character: Katie

Mini (single woman on cover)-
- Tucana

School Of Corruption
2/27/18

0 - Standalone
5 - Character: Ian
6 - Character: Christina Shaw
Skip - Character: Don Ponting

Cat wrote: "For the last mini....
Finished Shylock Is My Name

Cards: s title, h author, p char

Mini
& = black &white cov..."

You finished it! And survived reading it ;-)

Louise wrote: "Will be finished mine tomorrow"

Great!

Me too :-)
I have about 30 pages left to read so should finish fairly soon, providing work isn't going to keep me from reading even a single page until lunch.

Savana wrote: "Link to review on Team Hydrus:

/topic/show/..."

Fantastic, thanks!

I survive, yes, but Jacobson is firmly on my No More Ever list. It was not fun.

Started The Mage Wars for finishing in March. it’s a red cover. What cards do I need to watch for??? 1, 4, 8. That’s O, F & E, right?

ETA: spot of research reassures me that there is a Farle char - phew!

That's correct!

Part Two of the mini challenge is done!!

Leaves Louise, Ashlee and me to finish our books for the first part today.

Ladies, once you finish your books, please do not forget to head over to the team whose recommendation you've been reading to leave a comment about the book and then link that comment back here.

Thanks!! :-)

I'm going to read next so that will work for the 8 Yellow card.

Kelly wrote: "Next book for March - A Secret Garden by Katie Fforde..."

obviously I've read A Secret Gadern by Katie Fforde, so that's a nice reverse :)

Cat wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Next book for March - A Secret Garden by Katie Fforde..."

obviously I've read A Secret Gadern by Katie Fforde, so that's a nice reverse :)"

Perfect!

And we have a hand with a few reverse cards and a Draw 2, so we'll get rid of two reverses at once :-)

Finished my book will post a review when I get home tonight. :)

Louise wrote: "Finished my book will post a review when I get home tonight. :)"

hurrah!

I hope E's managed to choke down the last 30 pages of Crash & Burn! Two weeks, she's been wrestling with that one - talk about taking some pain for the team!

Haha, well I've been wrestling for it that long, yes, but I've read other stuff in between and work kept me busy so... ;-)

Work was of course not letting me read a lot today, typical. But I have only a few more pages left, so food and then I'll finish it.

Will post in a bit!

That leaves Ashlee to hopefully post soon as well :-)

Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
Date Read: 28/2/18
Rating: 4*
Team Ceres

Aaaaand I fell asleep haha.