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Team Saturn
Kaley wrote: "Hi team! Happy Friday/Saturday (depending on where you live)! I hope everyone had a great week. I just wanted to check in with all of you and see how you are feeling! Do you like UNO so far? Have..."
Loving it so far! It's so hot where I am, I'm looking forward to the cooler weather in a month or so but I know I'll miss the sun!
The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia FloresDanielle Vega
10/2/18
2 - Title starting with T (The Merciless)
4 - Character last name (Flores)
6 - Character name (Sister Lauren, Sutton)
7 - Author last name (Vega)
A while ago, we asked you to head to THIS THREAD to post three (3) favourite books/series, up to a maximum of five (5) for those of us who have a hard time deciding ;-), you would recommend to others.
As some of you have already guessed, this will in some way be incorporated into an upcoming optional mini challenge. (Nope, our lips are sealed still, we are not going to tell you what it is :-p)
However, a surprisingly large number of players have not posted any recommendations yet. Unfortunately, that might make things difficult for your fellow players as well as yourselves.
Please, please, post 3-5 recommendations in the above mentioned thread. If you don't, we may be forced to take unwanted action as a result.
Hi all! Please, if you have a chance today, head over to the thread Pixie linked above and comment with three of your favorite books and that you're a part of Team Saturn! It will only take a minute or two and, like Pixie said, will help everyone :) I know a few of us already have, but if you haven't yet, please do so!
COMPLETION POSTBook: Sex, Not Love
Author: Vi Keeland
Date Read: 2/3/18
Cards: ZERO- Read a stand alone book
THREE- Read a book with character name starting with H (Hunter)
SIX- Read a book with title starting with S
SEVEN- Read a book with author first name starting with v
NINE- Read a book with character name starting with N (Natalia)
SKIP- Read a book with author last name starting with K
Altered CarbonRichard Morgan
Cards:
1 - 1st book in series
2 - Character's first name (Takeshi)
3 - Place (Harlan's World)
7 - Character's first name (Virginia)
Skip - Character's last name (Kovacs)
CompletionBook: A Surprise for the Sheikh by Sarah M. Anderson
Date Read: 2/8/18
Cards:
6 - #6 in series
7 - CF: Violet
9 - CF: Nasira
CompletionBook: Broken Open by Lauren Dane
Date Read: 2/9/18
Cards:
2 - CF: Tuesday
3 - CL: Hurley
7 - CF: Vaughn
8 - CF: Ezra
9 - CF: Natalie
Skip - CF: Paddy
CompletionBook: In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Date Read: 2/11/18
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
4 - CL: Fergusson
5 - T: In the Bleak Midwinter
7 - CL: Van Alstyne
9 - P: New York
Skip - CF: Karen
Completion PostBook Title: Boy21
Author: Matthew Quick
Date Read: 2/11/18
Cards it Counts For/Ways it Fits:
0 - Standalone book
2- CF: Terrell Patterson
4- CF: Finley McManus
8 - CF: Erin Quinn
Skip: CF: Pat McManus
Thank you to everyone who suggested books on that thread!Also, I updated this post with what cards we still have left this month! We are making amazing progress so far so great job everyone :)
I can read for the remaining Wild Draw 4 cards, unless someone else wants to do one.1 Yellow -
2 Green -
Amanda A wrote: "I can read for the remaining Wild Draw 4 cards, unless someone else wants to do one.If you want to do both of them, go for it :) That'd be very helpful! If you don't want to do both, I can probably take the 1 Yellow because I have a few yellows on my TBR list.
Amanda A wrote: "I can read for the remaining Wild Draw 4 cards, unless someone else wants to do one.1 Yellow -
2 Green - [bookcover:The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hu..."
I was planning on reading a book that could fit a WD4, but it could also fit elsewhere, so, like Kaley said, if you want to do both of them, go for it!
I will be reading these books this month anyway for other challenges and noticed they would work for those cards. Since both of you were already planning on reading books for those cards, go ahead and use your books.
Amanda A wrote: "I will be reading these books this month anyway for other challenges and noticed they would work for those cards. Since both of you were already planning on reading books for those cards, go ahead ..."Ok! Well like Catie said we can fit them elsewhere too. But this way we will have a few backups for colored cards/WD4 as well, which will be good to have in case we need them for any reason!
Daughter of Smoke and BoneLaini Taylor
1 - is book 1 in a series
2 - has an author first name or surname starts with T (Taylor)
5 - character name starting with I (Issa)
SKIP - character name starting with K (Karou)
Red - Over 50%
Yes, yes, you have guessed it already - the recommendations were not only for our pleasure but there was something more to it ;-)
Since some of you have already added a few of the recommendations to your TBR shelves, we figured that would be an ideal title for our February Mini Challenge. ;-)
All info for the mini challenge can be found HERE. Have fun!
(Co-)Captains, your spreadsheets will be updated with a new sheet for the mini challenge within the next 24 hours.
All right team! The details for the mini challenge have been posted!First things first � Please go read the rules! (Please do so before continuing with the rest of my post -- it will make no sense until you have read the rules and I don't want to cause any unnecessary confusion!)
Once you have read the rules, browse the team selections and please comment with your top 3�5 team choices for Part 1. Tomorrow morning, right after the challenge starts, I will tally our results and let you know which three teams we are using for Part 1. (FYI, I probably won't be able to post that info until about 3 or 4 hours after the challenge starts -- because it starts at 3 a.m. my time -- but I will post it ASAP after the start time. So make sure to post your choices before that time).
Hopefully there will be a clear-cut top 3, but if not I will try to get a mix of everyone's interests. However, there are only 6 books for Part 1 and 8 of us... so if nothing in the recs for teams for Part 1 interest you, please don't feel obligated to read something for it. There are enough of us that we should be able to fill it up on team members' interests. Also remember that for Part 2, the "connection" can be "it's the same book" � so if you wanted to read something for a team that isn't chosen for Part 2, you can still read it for Part 2.
Important note: Only books started after the challenge start time and finished by Feb. 28 can count for the challenge. The challenge starts in about 18.5 hours from now � on Wednesday February 14, 2018 at 7pm AEDST (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time). To see when this is in your time zone, use
A little more info --Completing the challenge will require about 42 books total (6 in Part 1, 36 in Part 2). We currently have about 45 books read in the first 13 days of February, so the number should be no problem! It will just take a little coordination, communication, and creativity between all of us to make sure we have everything covered :)
Usually during UNO, most of the teams will finish their hands for the month (which we are well on track to do!), so these mini challenges can really made a difference.
Let me know if you have any questions at all!
My top 3:Team Neptune, Team Jupiter, Team Kuiper.
My top 3:Mercury, Neptune, and Betelgeuse
Top 3:Team Milky Way : have about 6 series I am in the middle of reading and by far my top choice
Team Mensa
Team Sculptor
I have no preference for part 1. Any of the teams mentioned above are fine with me.
CompletionBook: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare
Date Read: 2/11/18
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
3 - CF: Holly
6 - CL: Sheridan
8 - T: Extreme Exposure
Skip - AF: Pamela
CompletionBook: Just Try Me... by Jill Shalvis
Date Read: 2/11/18
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
6 - AL: Shalvis
Skip - CL: Peterson
CompletionBook: Carbs and Cadavers by J.B. Stanley
Date Read: 2/12/18
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
3 - CL: Henry
6 - AL: Stanley
7 - P: Virginia
Skip - CF: Keith
CompletionBook: Van by Sawyer Bennett
Date Read: 2/12/18
Cards:
2 - CL: Turner
4 - CL: Fournier
6 - AF: Sawyer
7 - CF: Van
9 - #9 in series
CompletionBook: Sway by Adriana Locke
Date Read: 2/13/18
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
2 - CF: Troy
3 - CF: Huxley
4 - CF: Ford
6 - T: Sway
9 - CF: Nolan
February Mini Challenge Update
For Part 1, we will be using Team Neptune, Team Milky Way, and Team Musca.
This mini challenge will require book claiming so we don't have multiple people reading for one goal. If you are planning to read for one of these, comment below. I will update this comment as we decide. (I've also copied this info into the "February cards" comment on the first page of this thread so you all can find it easily.)
Team Neptune
1-
� Catie2-
� AvniTeam Milky Way
1-
� Nikk (eighth in series for
)2-
� Nikk (seventh in series for
Team Musca
1-
� Kaley (next in series for
)2-
� SarahThat means our Part 2 teams are:
Team Andromeda
Team Betelgeuse
Team Carina
Team Ceres
Team Eris
Team Grus
Team Haumea
Team Hydrus
Team Jupiter
Team Kuiper
Team Mensa
Team Mercury
Team Pluto
Team Pyxis
Team Sculptor
Team Triangulum
Team Tucana
Team Venus
Part 2 will be a little more challenging to claim outright since some ways to "connect" a book you read to a book from that team may not be obvious until you're reading, but if you see something to connect the book beforehand (like to do with the cover, author's name, etc.), please go ahead and comment that you a claiming a book for that team.
Again, this is an optional mini challenge, so don't feel pressured to participate if you don't want to! But, it is a good opportunity to get extra points and potential put us ahead of other teams.
Let me know if you have any questions!
I'll read darker water for team Neptune
Awesome :) I have both of you added in.
I will be reading night broken in the mercy Thompson series for team Milky Way this week. It was already on my list for this week and I can also read up from the grave from the night huntress series if no one else takes the second team Milky Way slot
Completion PostBook Title: Future Home of the Living God
Author: Louise Erdrich
Date Read: 2/14/18
Cards it Counts For/Ways it Fits:
0 - Standalone book
1- CF: Orielee
2- CF: Tia Jackson
3- CF: Hiro
6- CL: Cedar Songmaker
7- CF: Virginia Potts
8- CF: Eddy Potts
9- Nickname: Spider Nun
Skip: CL: Mary Potts
Reverse: Kaley has read
Color: Blue
Happy to read The Dry - Team Musca.We are meant to post a review/feedback on the book on their team's forums as well aren't we? Just so I know where to go when I finish! :)
Completion PostTitle: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo�
Author: Stieg Larsson
Date: 2/14/18
One: Is book 1 in a series
Three: Harriet Vanger
Seven: name Vanger
Yellow Cover
CompletionBook: Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid
Date Read: 2/14/18
Cards:
1 - #1.5 in series
6 - CL: Sullivan
9 - T: Neanderthal
Skip - AF: Penny
CompletionBook: Crash and Burn by Allison Brennan & Laura Griffin
Date Read: 2/14/18
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
3 - CL: Hart
4 - CL: Flynn
6 - CF: Scarlet
Skip - CF: Krista
Nikk wrote: "I will be reading night broken in the mercy Thompson series for team Milky Way this week. It was already on my list for this week and I can also read up from the grave from the night huntress serie..."Ok! I have you down for the Mercy Thompson one. If you are planning to read the second one this month anyway, let me know and I can put you down for it now. Or if you want to wait another week or so to see if anyone else wants to claim something for that one, that's fine too!
Sarah wrote: "Happy to read The Dry - Team Musca.We are meant to post a review/feedback on the book on their team's forums as well aren't we? Just so I know where to go when I finish! :)"
Yes we are! It's optional but worth an extra 5 points so definitely worth it if it's something you don't mind doing :)
Amanda A wrote: "CompletionBook: Crash and Burn by Allison Brennan & Laura Griffin
Date Read: 2/14/18
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
3 - CL: Hart
4 - CL: Flynn
6 - CF: Scarlet
Skip - CF: Krista"
Hi Amanda,
Did you happen to start either (or both) of the books you finished yesterday after the start of the mini challenge? If so I was going to look through and see if I could find "connections" for them for Part 2...but if not I'll just add them to the regular hands! Just figured I'd check so as to not waste them if they were eligible :)
Have you down for the other Part 2 ones you claimed!
Kaley wrote: "Hi Amanda,Did you happen to start either (or both) of the books you finished yesterday after the start of the mini challenge? If so I was going to look through and see if I could find "connections" for them for Part 2...but if not I'll just add them to the regular hands! Just figured I'd check so as to not waste them if they were eligible :)"
Hi Kaley, I started and finished Crash and Burn after the start of the mini challenge.
Awesome. I'm going to connect it to a Team Sculptor book � so we now have one of those covered as well! I've updated the first page comment with # left with these changes.
Completion/mini challenge updateThe Dry
Jane Hooper
0 - Stand alone
2 - Title starting with T ("The Dry")
3 - Author last name (Harper)
4 - Character last name (Falk)
8 - Character first name (Ellie)
I read this as part of the Mini Challenge Part 1, for Team Musca.
My forum comment is here:
/topic/show/...
Great book!
CompletionBook: Unnatural Causes by Dawn Eastman
Date Read: 2/15/18
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
3 - CL: Hawkins
8 - AL: Eastman
9 - CF: Nick
Skip - CF: Katie
Mini Challenge - Team Sculptor
Woman and trees on both covers
CompletionBook: Cherry Pie or Die by CeeCee James
Date Read: 2/16/18
Cards:
1 - #1 in series
2 - CL: Tanner
4 - CF: Frank
6 - CL: St. Claire
8 - CF: Eliza Sue
Skip - CL: Peterson
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Hi team! Happy Friday/Saturday (depending on where you live)! I hope everyone had a great week. I just wanted to check in with all of you and see how you are feeling! Do you like UNO so far? Have you found any great books based on your teammates' reads that are now on your TBR list?
I, for one, live in an area that is expecting a decent amount of snow/ice this weekend, so I'll probably stay in most of the weekend and hopefully will be able to get a lot of good reading in :)
Also, as an update -- I'm expecting we will have a mini challenge for February announced within the next few days, but I will let you know the details when I learn more!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!