You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

I will finish witches today, and I plan to try to read one more. I've found a book for "Mountain Setting," so I claimed it on the planning card for Card Two.

Geez it's only 947am here

I finished my read and I think I can read one more book before the toppler ends. I need to figure out what needs to be read.

Good question. I think we still need Classic and author debut. We might still need recent release.

I read for debut, and published 2017/18. I think classic might be all that's left on card 2.

Classic does seem to be the only one no one is reading.

I think there was a book read that qualified as classic that was used in another square. Don't know which one, so don't know if it could be switched and another read in its place.

I read The Shearing Gun that takes place in Australia, which is on card 3. If we want to try to fill that column we'd need cozy mystery, scifi/fantasy, free read and an R author. I can read the R author. Sorry, I'm not up for a classic, I looked at listopia and my brain is running from the idea.

I'm going to read an R author now.

Does someone want to exchange with me and take the MC with special powers? I'm about to start that now together with the train read. But I can do classic instead.

Give me a few minutes - I might be able to find something.

ok. I'll start checking for classic.
I think my book A Darker Shade of Magic may also be used for MC with special powers as the MC, Kell is a blood magician being able to do magic with the help of his blood. That should count as special powers right? If yes then we could move that to MC with special powers and look for another first in series which should be pretty easy to find.

My read Gifts fits both MC with special powers and first in series. I can then do the female author again. :)

Exactly how are we defining special powers? Limited to humans? I have one with a male witch, but the blurb also mentions a human that can dissolve spoons with his mind, so I'm thinking that could work.

Pragya's suggestion is great Jmom. Gifts would be perfect for MC with special powers and if she takes female author to fill the gap than you would be back to Card 3.

Should I take the classic guys?

Pragya, that sounds great, but I just one-clicked a book for kindle that fits special powers. That way we won't mess up too much of what's already been plotted. If you read another book, can it fit one listed in post 308? Except R author. I'm going to fit that in too.
Off to start Flight of Magpies for special powers.

Laura - Yes, please take the classic.

Done. I'll start on the train and classic then.

How many hours do we actually have left? around 30?

jaxnsmom wrote: "Pragya, that sounds great, but I just one-clicked a book for kindle that fits special powers. That way we won't mess up too much of what's already been plotted. If you read another book, can it fit..."

Sure, Jmom. I will try to find a cozy mystery so that someone can pick up the easy free read one.

GR doesn't classify many books as cozy mysteries. Would The Full Cupboard of Life fit?

Laura wrote: "Done. I'll start on the train and classic then.

How many hours do we actually have left? around 30?"

24

Thank you Pragya. :)

Pragya wrote: "GR doesn't classify many books as cozy mysteries. Would The Full Cupboard of Life fit?"

Yes, it does. If you want any other possibilities:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

Cozies differ in that they are less bloody, little to no cursing or sex, a lot calmer than a lot of mysteries.

jaxnsmom wrote: "Pragya wrote: "GR doesn't classify many books as cozy mysteries. Would The Full Cupboard of Life fit?"

Yes, it does. If you want any other possibilities:

https://www.goodreads.com/li..."

Perfect, thank you! Starting with it.

I read a classic for book to movie so if someone has a book to movie mine could be switched.

book to movie? let me check my shelves. If I find something nicer than To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf I'll ask for a switch.

Damn. I have been looking for half hour but can't find my copy in my overcrowded bookshelf. Will have to find something else. Or maybe go with a free read since no one is opting for it.

Starting the notebook for Card 3 free read

The notebook also fits the book to movie.

Travis you are great! :) I'm gonna take Veronika Decides to Die for book to movie so yours can be moved to classics. This one goes for book to movie right? I checked in Wiki and it says there that a movie was made after it.

We currently are using a cozy mystery in the free space on Card 2, The Bitter Taste of Betrayal. If we plug that into cozy mystery on Card 3, then the space we would have to fill is a free space, so any book would do.

Perfect, Casceil.

I finished Flight of Magpies for MC has special powers on card 2. Now to start an R author for card 3.

Do we have someone reading for the free book on card 2?

If I've followed the discussion correctly, it sounds like we might have most of a column on Card 3, but we still need science fiction/fantasy. I don't know if I can finish another book in time, but I will look for something that fits Fantasy.

I might end up finishing the book I am reading. It’s a mystery/thriller with lawyer MC set in US, I think some of that may help. I didn’t think I would get this far, but it is going fast and I could stay up late and finish it before services tomorrow.

I had no idea we would get this far. Look at you crazy things!! I've updated the spreadsheet with the musings and wheeling and dealings above.

I'm just about to finish cleaning the house (stopping for coffee), then will read until my cousin arrives. She's just told me that they have plans for dinner with other friends, so I may be able to finish my book.

Problem is I now don't know where it will fit Strip Jack. But we can worry about that if I complete. I am thinking i could slip it in to author with an R, if Jmom's current read fits elsewhere on card 3. But I'll check in later and let you all know how it's going.

I'm amazed at you all, particularly with all our time zone issues.

If we don't find an easier way, we can put Strip Jack into the Mystery spot on Card 2, and move Cool Poison to "Release before 2000" on Card 3. I found something to read for fantasy, Dark Flames, and I am about a third of the way through it, so I have hopes of finishing it in time.

I finished my R author book, Husband Hunters. This is the only square it fits, except for the free read which Pragya is reading.

Finished The Christmas Train for trains and started Veronika Decides to Die for book to movie (so we can move Travis's book to classics)

I may be able to read one extra book this evening. But which category do we need? It seems we already have a column on card 3 fully covered. Is there anything missing that I could fill?

Casceil wrote: "We currently are using a cozy mystery in the free space on Card 2, The Bitter Taste of Betrayal. If we plug that into cozy mystery on Card 3, then the space we would have to fill is..."

Beth wrote: "I might end up finishing the book I am reading. It’s a mystery/thriller with lawyer MC set in US, I think some of that may help. I didn’t think I would get this far, but it is going fast and I coul..."

If Casceil's cozy is moved to card 3, will Beth's book be needed to fill the free read on card 2? Just want to make sure the free read gets filled.

I can take a free read. Should I?

Laura wrote: "I can take a free read. Should I?"

It's hard to tell at the moment. My brain is being overridden by my stomach so I'm ordering a pizza to see if that helps. You might want to pick a book that will fit a square on card 3 in case the free read isn't needed. I don't think we'll get another row/column filled, but at least we'll get the points :)

If you take the free read for card two Laura I think. Then Casceil's can be moved to Cozy on card 3. Beth's read would fit lawyer if she completes.

Casceil wrote: "If we don't find an easier way, we can put Strip Jack into the Mystery spot on Card 2, and move Cool Poison to "Release before 2000" on Card 3. I found something to read for fantasy, [book:Dark Fla..."

Actually Strip Jack would fit that too, it was released in 1992. Missed that one.

I've started The Perils of Praline: Or, the Amorous Adventures of a Southern Gentleman in Hollywood, which is tagged humor on its GR page. So far not so much humorous as stupid.

In that case I'll take Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver. It may fit for the Free Read on Card 2 as well as for Last in Series on Card 3 in case Free Read will already be taken by the time I'm done.

Finished The Perils of Praline: Or, the Amorous Adventures of a Southern Gentleman in Hollywood and it was worse than I feared. It's for humor on card 3.

I'm off to bed. No more books for me. I have Red Cross blood donation in the morning and then meeting a friend.

Sleep well, Jmom. Sorry it ended with a bad read

It'll probably take me most the morning before I finish my last book. Also there is just under 8 hours left folks.

I have finished The Couple Next Door for set in the US on Card 2. Unfortunately I was less than impressed with it. I thought it was poorly written with flat, unlikeable characters and far-fetched plot twists. I was surprised it's as popular as it is.

That's it for me for this toppler as I don't have enough free time over the next few hours to read another book.

We have done so well! Great job everyone!