The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Completion post!

Pride and Prejudice (audible book)

Finished April 11.

Works for
0 stand alone
4- character Fitzwilliam
8- character Elizabeth
skip- character Kitty
reverse- Marie has read this

I have found a red 5 book if we still need it. I have read it, but can happily reread it.

I can cover the pink cover with .

Kirsten wrote: "I can cover the pink cover with ."

Nice. Works for a reverse card too. I just read that.

I will read the humor genre book.

Jenny wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "I can cover the pink cover with ."

Nice. Works for a reverse card too. I just read that."

Yes, that's what reminded me I have it too. :)

Captains - I was just scrolling through the new posts and trying to choose another mini-challenge task, and I noticed that I misspelled a character's name for The Assistants (last book read).

Kevin Hanson (with an o, NOT an e) is the correct spelling. Sorry about that!

Should finish And Then There Were None this week. Slowly working on The Way of Kings as well. After finishing ill be sure to look into all the places they can fit.

We can now read books for the mini challenge!!

It took all my will power to wait until today to read this book which came out on Tuesday, but it was worth the wait.

Completion post!


An Argumentation of Historians by Jodi Taylor

Finished April 12.

Works for
1- character Owen
2- character Tim
3- character Hendred
4- character Farrell
6- character Sykes
8- character Enderby
9- character North
Skip- character Peterson

Mini challenge works for
2- Character enjoys her job- Max enjoys being an historian. A lot.
5- Character tells a lie- (Time Police) "I have reason to believe you are harboring two fugitives." (Max) "We aren't harboring fugitives."
Of course, they are.
59- MC is a parent- Max and Leon are parents.

How much detail do we need to write down to justify a task completed for the mini challenge? Was what I wrote too much? Too little?

Jenny wrote: "How much detail do we need to write down to justify a task completed for the mini challenge? Was what I wrote too much? Too little?"

It looks fine to me :)

COMPLETION
The Vanishing Season
13/04/2018
406 pages
3 stars
author Joanna Schaffhausen

Mini Challenge
This definitely has DNA in the text - he was one of the few people close enough to steal her DNA" page 378 task 58

CARDS
RED
0 standalone
2 and 7 title
4 character Darryl Franklin
6 author surname
3 and 8 Character Ellery Hathaway
9 set in US state New England
SKIP character Chief Parker

Completion Post

Cupcakes and Casualties
by Agatha Frost
date completed: 4/13/18
Cards:
3 - character Harriet Barnes
4 - author's last name
6 - character Julia South
8 - character Evelyn Wood
Skip - character Shane Parsons
Reverse - read by Marie
Does not count for mini challenge

Captains - Would the Brooklyn Bridge count as something tall on the cover?
Someday, Someday, Maybe

Also - starting my humor book

Laura wrote: "Captains - Would the Brooklyn Bridge count as something tall on the cover?
Someday, Someday, Maybe

Also - starting my humor book"

Looks pretty tall to me!

Legend by Katy Evans
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1- Ozz
2- Remington Tate
6- Book 6 in the series
8- Author's name

finished 4/11

Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
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finished 4/12

1- Series name: Alpha & Omega

4- book 4 in the series
6- Setting: Scottsdale, Arizona



Veiled by Benedict Jacka
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finished 4/13


2- Character - Talisid
3- Character - Haken
6- Character - Slate
7- Character - Alex Verus
8- Setting: London, England

This book was started after 4/12 so can be used for the mini challenge:

14 Apr International Moment of Laughter Day
28. Read a book set in a country you do not live in (England. I live in the US)

Completion post!

The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore

Finished April 13.

Works for
5 green- character Ignacio
2- character Theo
3- character Howard
4- character Fenton
5- character Ignacio
6- character Steve
7- character Val
8- character Estelle
9- Nailsworth
Skip- takes place in Pine Cove

Mini challenge works for
32- three Es in title
23- YURI in title
57- character is a scientist- Gabe Fenton, biologist.
70- blunt character- Mavis Sands- "Mavis tossed back a shot of Bushmills to take the edge off her frustration at not being able to whack anyone with a baseball bat. She wasn't really angry that Molly had bitten a customer. After all, he was a tourist and rated above the mice in the walls only because he carried cash."

Dima wrote: "Legend by Katy Evans
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1- Ozz
2- Remington Tate
6- Book 6 in the series
8- Author's name

finished 4/11

Dead Heat by [..."

How does it count for number 14 for the mini challenge? We need examples :)

Daniela wrote: "Dima wrote: "Legend by Katy Evans
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1- Ozz
2- Remington Tate
6- Book 6 in the series
8- Author's name

finished 4/11

[book:Dead Heat|2..."

I think Dima just meant that task 28 was part of Day 14 ;)


as always, for everyone, please list all the tasks your books work for

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane: A Novel
14/04/2018


MINI Challenge

28 country i don't live in CHINA and USA
50 someone takes a risk MC takes a risk leaving her Daughter outside orphanage it is an offence in China
59 MC is a parent has Daughter who is adopted and later a son

CARDS - read a full cast narration
0 standalone
1 narrator Joy Osmanski
2 title
3 character Haley
6 Author Lisa See Lisa See
8 narrator Emily Walton
SKIP narrator Kimiko Glenn

Kirsten wrote: "Another for the lookalike one, I have if anyone can locate "

Has anyone come up with books for the look alike task yet? If not, I can get In the Bag from Kindle- it looks OK.

Also, the only author I can come up with for #60- WORK is J.K. Rowling. But, I just reread the Potter series earlier this year. Anyone else want to?

I am also considering reading a Ray Bradbury book to cover #26- two Bs, Zoe's Tale which has both poem and a haiku in it, Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman, for #23- YURI.

Everything I am either already reading, or considering reading have multiple tasks they can cover, so I am trying to figure out the hardest ones first. Thoughts?

Rogue by Katy Evans:
Finished 4/14
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Cards:
0- Character alias - Zero
2- character - Remington Tate
4- Book 4 in the series
6- Character - Slate
8- Author's name
Skip - Author's name.

for the mini challenge:
it can be used for:
3. Read a book where there is a party
MC had a birthday party in the last chapter.

or

54. Read a book with lovers on the cover

Jenny wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Another for the lookalike one, I have if anyone can locate "

Has anyone come up with books for the ..."

I thought I had just found a set of lookalike covers but just checked GR and neither are long enough for UNO, ugg! :(

I'll have a look through my books re: "WORK". Wondering though if J.K. Rowling counts as the K isn't really a first or a last name, but more in lieu of a middle name as part of her pen name...

Found another with the same cover image i was looking at before that IS long enough... what are the odds of finding a 4th? hah

long enough:
too short:

EDIT: ah-ha! Got one!

For #60 I could read:
The Hunger: An Irish Girl's Diary, 1845-1847 by Carol Drinkwater
Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski
Space Crazy by K. Rowe

Kirsten,
If you choose one of those double cover books, I can get the matching one-as long as it is on Kindle. Unless, of course, you want to read both of them yourself. I'm not much of a Romance reader, but I will try anything.

Jenny wrote: "Kirsten,
If you choose one of those double cover books, I can get the matching one-as long as it is on Kindle. Unless, of course, you want to read both of them yourself. I'm not much of a Romance r..."

Both are on Kindle & I was able to get them for free with my kindle unlimited trial. So I can attempt to read both. I used to read more romances but haven't lately. I may not be able to start them until Tuesday or so though as I try to finish up at least one of the books I am currently reading.

Kirsten wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Another for the lookalike one, I have if anyone can locate "

Has anyone come up with ..."

We can always ask in the captain's group. I wouldn't mind reading Harry Potter again :)

I broke my finger yesterday and I'm wearing a cast. So I should have more time to read as I can't work until the 25th with this thing for sure.

I just can't seem to find books for this mini challenge

the book i am reading now has a poem in it.

I stalked through some spreadsheets and picked out books (ok there are only 3, but better than nothing) that might be interesting for the mini challenge:

6. first published 4th of April
14. author Charlie
18. estranged siblings

Kirsten wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Another for the lookalike one, I have if anyone can locate "

Has anyone come up with ..."

and we got a no for using J.K Rowling as the K is in her second name

You know, I can't think what J.K's first name is. I always thought of her as J.K., like BB King, or PDQ Bach. Perhaps one day I will look it up.

Daniela, I am so sorry you got hurt. I hope you at least can get some nice non-work related fun stuff done while you recuperate.
I have found a bunch of books that work for the mini tasks if you want me to list some for you. Also, the Charlie Anders book is really good.

Kirsten, I will leave the double cover books to you. Yay.

COMPLETION
An Interlude in Berlin
15/04/2018
3 stars


Mini Tasks

1. Loc 4336 " cant let you have all the fun"
5. character tells a lie - its a spy novel they are all telling lies but one of big ones is that there is a defector of importance ready to come over to the Brits - told by Felix Hawes
11. character goes for a walk loc 851 " he went for a long walk in the neighbourhood"
17 Christa Schiller is trying to get her brother Konrad out of prison he is a smaller character
50 someone takes a risk Viktor - loc 2061 "asks Viktor to drop everything and take risks"
55 poem at loc 680
61 definitely convoluted plot


MAIN CARDS
0 standalone
2 and 7 character Viktor Toth
3and 4 Character Felix Hawes
5 Title
6 character Christa Schiller
8 character Eindhart
9 Character Giles Newton
SKIP character Peter Lunn

Jenny wrote: "Daniela, I am so sorry you got hurt. I hope you at least can get some nice non-work related fun stuff done while you recuperate.
I have found a bunch of books that work for the mini tasks if you w..."

I'll go to the library tomorrow to have a look :) and I just figured out my current book actually fits more than one task

Cool.
It would be nice if we could cover more than one task for each book. Other than in the bonus round that is.

Jenny, JK Rowling's first name is Joanne ;)

Completion post!

I am the Messenger by Marcus Zusak

Finished April 15.

Works for
5 red- title
0- stand alone
1- character O'NEILL
2- character Thomas
3- character Henry
5- title
6- character Sophie
8- character Ed
Skip- character Kennedy
Rev- Dima has read

Mini challenge works for
22- three Es in title
28- set in Australia, I live in the US.
50- character takes a risk- Ed confronts a violent wife-beating man.

COMPLETION
Paris for One and Other Stories
15/04/2018
4 stars
359 pages

Mini Challenge
5 character tells a lie Pete says he is stuck at work page 4
11 character goes for a walk page 303 "put on her trainers and walk"
19 character goes to a hairdresser Miranda page 307
22 Paris for One and Other Stories not sure this counts
30 eifell tower on cover
36 pyjama (No S on page 43)

Main Cards

SKIP - title
1 and 3 Olivia Halston
2 and 4 character Fabien Thibauld
6 and 9 Nell Simmons
8 Emile

Captains, would this work for a yellow and white cover-# 33?

another crazy week(end) has gone by, filled with loads of work and immense struggles with my allergies. spring is officially here....

BUT, on a much brighter note, I just finished Fangirl which works for a couple of things for the mini challenge :) (keeping track here in case my notes get lost)

1 "This isn't any fun today" p67
3 party at Levi's place
11 Cath goes for a walk p92
17 Cath & Wren are twins
18 Cath & Wren didn't talk for a couple of months but reconnected later
25 a professor in university is a teacher after all, right???
28 USA
36 "Do you need pajamas or something?" p346
39 Cath writes!!!
58 "You look like you need fresh DNA" p68
70 Reagan is blunt as can be

Jenny wrote: "Captains, would this work for a yellow and white cover-# 33?
"

asked the mods if the 50%+ rule applies for task 33 as well

EDIT: it doesn't. "My thinking was that it should be predominantly yellow or white (>50%) with the other colour as the main other colour"

Completion Post

Fat Chance
by Nick Spalding
date completed: 4/15/18
Cards:
0 - character Zoe Milton
6 - author last name
7 - character Valerie
8 - character Elise Bailey
9 - author first name
Mini:
11 - a character goes for a walk
27 - humor is on the main page genre
49 - chance in the title
53 - heart on the cover
70 - a blunt character (Elise) " The girl has always been blunt, I'll give her that." p. 14

Burned by Benedict Jacka
Finished 4/15
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Cards:

2- Character - Talisid
6- Character - Simaris
7- Character - Alex Verus
8- Setting: London, England

Mini:
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13. Read a book where a character is named Charlie, or Charles

30. Read a book with a tall object on the cover (I think it's supposed to be Canary Wharf)


47. Read a book with an Orange cover(see above)

63. Read a book with a character or author name of Richard, Rick, or Ricky
- Character - Richard Drakh

Completion Post

And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
Date Completed: April 12th 2018

Cards:
0 - Stand alone book
2 - Character Thomas Rogers
7 - Character Vera Claythorne
8 - Characters Emily Brent and Ethel Rogers
Skip - Character Philip Lombard
Reverse - Marie, Jenny, & Kirsten have all read it

Mini:

Character tells a lie - the killer lies to everyone the whole time, I can go into more specifics with team captains if need be just trying to avoid posting the big major spoiler

Where a character goes for a walk - Emily Brent and Vera Claythorne take a walk around the island. (The walk where Emily Brent explains more about the accusation made against her on the recording for anyone who has read the book. Many other characters go on walks around the island to clear their heads or discuss things with the others throughout the book as well.

Dima wrote: "Burned by Benedict Jacka
Finished 4/15
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Cards:

2- Character - Talisid
6- Character - Simaris
7- Character - Alex V..."

For 13. Is there a character called Charles or Charlie?