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UPDATE

February Mini Challenge: I will add teams and members as we're progressing through our reads.

PART ONE

Team Mensa
- Cat done
- Eldarwen

Team Hydrus
- Savana
- Ashlee

Team Ceres
- Louise
- Kelly done


PART TWO

Team Sculptor
- Eldarwen
- Katie - Done

Team Venus
- Eldarwen - Done
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Team Milky Way
- Kelly
- Cat done

Team Carina
- Cat - done
- Cat

(This list is on the first page of the team thread so you can easily find it.)

Cat wrote: "Started Second Grave on the Left.
It’s a bit rubbish (for purposes of uno), but does fit S title and #2 in series"

Even if a book can only fit one card, it's one card less to read for! :-)

Eldarwen wrote: "Cat wrote: "Started Second Grave on the Left.
It’s a bit rubbish (for purposes of uno), but does fit S title and #2 in series"

Even if a book can only fit one card, it's one card le..."

And F for Farrow! I like a book with at least three options :)

Ah yes! That is his last name. Completely forgot.

Completed post:
Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone by J K Rowling.
I love these books!


Skip Potter/Peeves/Petunia
3 Harry/Hermione/Hogwarts
7 Vernon
1 Ollivander/first in series/Oliver
4 Fred
9 Neville

If I read another in the Harry Potter series would that take care of the second book in the second bit of the mini challenge??

Kelly wrote: "Completed post:
Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone by J K Rowling.
I love these books!


Skip Potter/Peeves/Petunia
3 Harry/Hermione/Hogwarts..."

Have you posted on the recommending team thread too? (Ceres) - we get 5 points if you do :)

And totally for the mini :)

Cat wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Completed post:
Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone by J K Rowling.
I love these books!


Skip Potter/Peeves/Petunia
3 Harry/Her..."

How do I post on the Team Ceres thread?? I can’t seem to find a link.

Seems like Chamber of Secret’s is up next for the mini challenge :)

Chamber of Secrets can work for a couple of books I saw when briefly scanning the other teams - and

So wherever it fits best!

Second Grave on the Left
fin 17 Feb

fits:
Second title
Farrow char
#2 in series
Kowalski (Cookie's surname) char

Mini part 2:
- has woman & a bladed weapon on cover
Scultpor: - bladed weapon
Pluto: - bladed weapon OR - woman
Grus: - woman & bladed weapon
Mercury: - woman
Venus: - woman
Milky Way: - woman & bladed weapon & Grave in both titles
Neptune: - woman
Kuiper & Triangulum & Musca: - woman
Saturn & Haumea: - woman & bladed weapon
Jupiter: - woman & bladed weapon
Eris: - woman
Betelgeuse: - woman
Tucana: - woman & bladed weapon
Pyxis: - woman
Carina: - bladed weapon

Kelly, their thread is here: /topic/show/...

Do you know how to get a hyperlink back to post here? after your message is posted, right click on the date stamp on the message (in the same bar as your name, on RHS side), "copy link address", scurry over here, paste in a comment & post :)

Or let us know when you've posted to Ceres & I can go find it for you - no probs :)


ETA: the links are at the bottom of our team spreadsheet, Feb Mini tab

Cat wrote: "Kelly, their thread is here: /topic/show/...

Do you know how to get a hyperlink back to post here? after your message is posted, right click on the date st..."

Cat wrote: "Kelly, their thread is here: /topic/show/...

Do you know how to get a hyperlink back to post here? after your message is posted, right click on the date st..."

Posted on Team Ceres page I’m on my phone so not sure I can get the link of the post.

Kelly's post to Ceres re HP (mini 1): /topic/show/...

Thanks Cat!

Kelly wrote: "If I read another in the Harry Potter series would that take care of the second book in the second bit of the mini challenge??"

Absolutely!

Harry Potter works for several teams as several of them have recommended the series, so you don't even have to go looking very far for a connection :-)

Eldarwen wrote: "Thanks Cat!"

Figured I ought to step up a bit with co-cap help :)

Cat wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Thanks Cat!"

Figured I ought to step up a bit with co-cap help :)"

Always appreciated! :-)

And man, you went through that book fast!!

it was a fast book! I was 25% before I knew it!

starting Good Me, Bad Me
there's Phoebe, Izzy & Saskia chars so far.

I've not looked at mini options yet though.
Should I check prioritise Carina recs? (finish off a team)

actually, Carina does have a good fit:

&
both faces with one eye visible

adding here, for reminder: Good Me Bad Me = debut book / Man Called Ove debut book (Venus)

Ah that would be great! And nice connection, too.

That way we can cross another team off the list and can concentrate on the remaining ones :-)

Eldarwen wrote: "That way we can cross another team off the list and can concentrate on the remaining ones :-)"

That's what I thought :) the less recs I have to look at the better!

Good Me, Bad Me

17 Feb

Saskia char
Phoebe char
Izzy char

Mini:
Carina rec has face with one visible eye like a

Alternative: a couple of teams had A Man Called Ove which is also a debut novel

Completion:


2/17/18

2 - Character: Troy
3 - Character: Hector
4 - Book 4 in series
5 - Title I
6 - Character: Savannah
7 - Character: Talia Vasic
8 - Character: Elena
9 - Character: Natasha
Skip - Author: Kelley Armstrong

Mini (lone woman on cover) -
- Sculptor
- Mensa
- Pluto
- Grus
- Mercury
- Venus
- Milky Way
- Neptune
- Triangulum
- Jupiter
- Kuiper
- Saturn
- Eris
- Betelgeuse
- Tucana
- Pyxis
- Musca

Those two books complete Team Carina and Team Venus for part 2 of the mini challenge! :-)

Completed post 18/2/18

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret’s - J K Rowling
2. Book two in series
3. Harry Potter/Hermione Granger
4. Fred Weasley
7. Vernon Dursley/Voldemort
Skip. Potter
6. Seamus Finnegan
9. Neville Long bottom

Not decided on a next book yet. Anything in dire need of being covered?

Good morning team Andromeda!

I finished book eight of the rock chick series. I am so glad that this series was recommended by Katie.

As stated before, this series always has an alpha male, a strong female lead, and comedic undertones. With the exception of book seven, I really enjoyed the series. My favorite book was book one with Lee and Indy; however, I hold a soft spot in my heart for Luke and Ava (I swooned when he danced with her in book eight). Ally and Ren's story was worth the wait, for we got to see their romantic progression through out the book. It didn't happen in a week or two like her other books, so it felt more genuine. Additionally, Ren character was so hot it put Lee's character a little to shame, and Lee and Ally are my favorite, so that is saying something. Anyway, I like Katie recommend this series and hope others enjoy it as well.

@katie -- I gave book eight four stars, because the author rushed the ending, and it was particularly rushed with Darius (makes me so sad). Moreover, I was able to discern that Darius is back together with his teenage love, which he had another child with several years at the end. The author kept pushing several years a head at the end with only snippets of info. I realize that this is Ally and Rens story, but ya can't tease like that and not give another book after. As much as it would be nice to read a story on Darius, I don't believe the author will give us one. She creates books with strong female leads who fin themselves dipped into a world of chaos, and from what I have read Darius woman and child doesn't really fit in that trope. I guess we will just have to be satisfied with the stories that we got.

@katie again, On a separate note, I so wish Jane a story over Darius if I could have one more. She doesn't fall into the authors typical writing trope, but Jane is such a romantic. I would kill to read a book where some man would have to do better than the books she reads and writes to win her over.

Thanks again for the recommend and happy reading to all!

~Sabrina

Kelly wrote: "Not decided on a next book yet. Anything in dire need of being covered?"

Looks like nine / Skip / four - ie N / K / P / F
But it'll get used whatever :)

Sabrina wrote: "Good morning team Andromeda!

I finished book eight of the rock chick series. I am so glad that this series was recommended by Katie.

As stated before, this series always has an alpha male, a st..."

I'm so glad you enjoyed the last book, Sabrina! Especially after the disappointment of book 7. :)

Hi - I just wanted to say thanks for the recommendation of Kiss of Steel. This series has been on my TBR forever - I even had planned to read it last year, but it kept being pushed back into the "will read this someday" stack. I'm glad I finally read it. Awesome series with a lot of potential. Of course now, i have the rest of the series, looks like a spinoff series and other books by this author to read. I guess i never have to worry about my TBR pile going down.

My next read will be The Rome Affair by Karen Swan.

There’s definitely a 3,4,8 and skip just from the author and the blurb.

For the mini challenge it would suit any of these:

Pluto:





Mercury:



Jupiter:



In case it counts I’ve amended my completed post for Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone as I’ve found the correct cover. It was not the Sorcerers stone edition.

BarbaraAnn wrote: "Hi - I just wanted to say thanks for the recommendation of Kiss of Steel. This series has been on my TBR forever - I even had planned to read it last year, but it kept being pushed back into the "w..."

I'm so glad you enjoyed Kiss of Steel! :-) I spent an entire Sunday reading that book when I started it, almost finishing it in one setting and it was fantastic. The rest of the series continues along the same vein with the plot thickening in every instalment. Really good!

And no.... you won't have to worry about your TBR going down.... hehe ;-)

Kelly wrote: "My next read will be The Rome Affair by Karen Swan.

There’s definitely a 3,4,8 and skip just from the author and the blurb.

For the mini challenge it would suit any of these:

Pluto:

[bookcove..."

Great!

Thanks, will change the names/links on the spreadsheet to reflect the proper edition :-)

Kelly, since you changed the completion post to the edition you read, could you also change the edition on your shelf, please? Thanks! :-)

Completion Post


Trapped by Kevin Hearne
Date Read: February 18th
Rating: 4 stars

Cards:
Skip - author: Kevin Hearne
1 - character: Atticus O'Sullivan
3 - author: Kevin Hearne
5 - #5 in series

Eldarwen wrote: "Kelly, since you changed the completion post to the edition you read, could you also change the edition on your shelf, please? Thanks! :-)"

I’ve changed it to the only version of Philosphers Stone I can find :/

I might be able to finish up Vengeance in Death tonight.

Then I'll move on to Blaze of Memory next, which can work for a 9 card (author Nalini Singh) and for Team Grus who recommended The Others series by Anne Bishop who deals with a psychic girl ripped out of her known world and thrown into the world of shifters. The Psy-Changeling series deals with the same sort of plot device - a psy (psychic race) is ripped out of her cold, known world to be thrown into the warm, emotional world of the changelings (i.e. shifters).

Completion Post:
Dog Collar Crime

1 - first in series
2 - FN Theresa
4 - FN Frankie
5 - set in Illinois


I had to request my book for Part 1 of the challenge from my local library. I am hoping that it will be in today. In the meantime, I am reading A Flair for Chardonnay , so for part 2 it will fit anything with a dog on the cover.

Dog... dog.... I think I remember a dog on a cover somewhere... I think that might have been team Ceres though, which is used for part 1.

But I'm sure there'll be a different feature on the cover or in the book that we can use :-)

I'm 2/3 through The Midnight Queen - S / H author / #1 in series

I think it pairs up with Mercury:
& - night scenes with a tree branch

Would also work with a bird on the cover too, or book with magicians.

Cat wrote: "I'm 2/3 through The Midnight Queen - S / H author / #1 in series

I think it pairs up with Mercury:
& [bookcover:One Door Away from Heaven|15..."

I'll reserve a spot :-)

Completion Post


Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
Date Read: February 19th
Rating: 4 stars

Cards:
Skip - character: Delia Peabody
4 - character: Ryan Feeney
5 - character: Ian McNab
6 - character: Lawrence Charles Summerset
7 - title
8 - character: Eve Dallas

Mini Challenge
Teams that recommended the In Death series:
Team Sculptor
Team Triangulum

Found another dog!

Team Triangulum.

Will slot your Chardonnay book in there, Ashlee :-)

Completion Post

Perfect Alibis by Jane Wenham-Jones
Date Read: 17/2/18
Rating: 4*

Cards
0 - Standalone
2 - Character FN Troy
3 - Character FN Hettie
6 - Character FN Stephanie
8 - Character FN Erica
Skip - Title P

Mini Challenge

Sculptor
silhouette

Mensa
silhouette

Hydrus


Pluto
three people on cover

Grus
set in England


Mercury
silhouette

Venus
silhouette

Milky Way
set in England

Triangulum
set in England/ author worked in publishing beforehand

Haumea
set in England

Ceres
silhouette

Jupiter
silhouette

Kulper
set in England

Saturn


Eros
set in England

Aargh!
I am finding myself mixing Cutthroat & this challenge! Was looking at some of the other teams Feb minis, and found myself thinking "hmmmm... that's not a reasonable connection, is it? let's challenge it!"

(view spoiler)[Neptune pairing books based on LGBT plot - which is just another way of saying MPG is the same, I think (hide spoiler)]

Hmm.. might depend on how it's phrased. I'll have a look :-)

Sucks though when you start mixing things! That can be really frustrating at times, especially if you're starting to make your own life a little harder because of it.

The Midnight Queen
19 Feb

Fits:
#1 in series
Sylvia Hunter author
Taylor char

Mini:
Mercury
& - both night scenes with tree branch on cover
(will also work for books with birds on cover or magicians in the story)

=====
aaaaaand! that means only one book left to finish for an SRC completion! (8hrs left on the audio)

Good going Cat

Louise wrote: "Good going Cat"

Thanks Louise :)
There were a couple of tasks I really struggled with this time, so I'm glad I manged to wrestle it into submission!

next book(s):
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
mini connections: horse on cover / translated into English

Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
there's char Nanny Ogg as well as the TP author
mini-connections: witches in story / mask on cover / Discworld been rec'd

(I'll look up actual matches on completion, this is more an aide memoire :) )

Yeah Cat! I've never even come close to finishing a season of SRC. You and Marie are amazing!

Aw... thanks

{gone all shy now}