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Team 4 - Reading FOUR the Win

Captain: Karen
Brenna
M
Book Concierge
Amanda A
Vickie
Loriidae
(Bouchra)


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Earned: 2
Used: 2

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ALTERNATES:
*Titles exclude leading articles like A, An, The)
❀Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
❀ Colors: The cover has to be at least 50% Guidelines
❀ Locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location.
❀ Publication Years: Any edition so long as it is published in the given year according to GR.
❀ Authors' Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
❀ Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
❀ Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, and The do not count.

LIST:
2. Cover Item: Lamp/Candle
3. Author O
4. Cover: White
5. Romance
6. Published 2013
7. Three Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. Behind Closed Doors or Etched in Bone)
8. Cover Item: Sun/Moon
9. Title T
10. Book that one of your teammates read shelf rated a 5-star
11. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
12. Title L
13. Cover Item: Plant
14. South America
15. Cover: Brown
16. Fantasy
17. Author H
18. Cover Item: Food/Drink
19. Character has a pet
20. Published 2012
21. Title K
22. Male Author
23. Two Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. Deadly Silence or The Hunger Games)
24. Cover: Orange
25. Published between 2001 and 2011
26. Author S
27. Set in a Fictional Location/Universe
28. Cover: Blue
29. New to you author
30. Non-Fiction
31. Asia
32. Published between 1950 and 2000
33. Cover Item: One person
34. GR average rating <3.6
35. Cover: Red
36. Title G
37. Character has at least one child
38. Historical
39. One Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. The Witness or Divergent)
40. Young Adult/New Adult
41. Cover: Purple
42. School/College/University
43. Title V
44. Cover Item: Mode of Transportation
45. Originally published in a language other than English
46. Four or more Words Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
47. Author I
48. Africa
49. Cover: Grey/Silver
50. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
51. Published 2014
52. Title E
53. Cover: Green
54. Sci-Fi
55. Published 2015
56. Cover Item: Furniture
57. Australia
58. Author W
59. Published before 1950
60. Cover: Yellow/Gold
61. Author uses their middle name/initial (e.g. Robert J. Sawyer, Rita Mae Brown)
62. Book to Movie (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
63. Title N
64. Cover Item: Instrument
65. Set in a place you've visited
66. Cover Item: Two or more people
67. Published 2016
68. Author R
69. Award winner (must state which/when)
70. Cover Item: Hat
71. GR average rating >4.0
72. Female Author
73. North America
74. Author A
75. Cover: Pink
76. Published 2017
77. Title C
78. Cover Item: Water
79. LGBTQ+
80. Cover Item: Hands/Arms/Feet/Legs (no other body parts visible)
81. Favorite Author
82. Title J
83. Number in the Title (i.e. Third Grave Dead Ahead or Every Fifteen Minutes)
84. Cover Item: Book
85. Author D
86. Mystery/Thriller
87. Cover Item: Dress
88. Europe
89. Cover Item: Weapon
90. Published 2018
91. Title F
92. Cover: Black
93. Book that one of your teammates read shelf rated a 5-star
94. Author M
95. Cover Item: Animal
96. Several authors
97. Cover Item: Jewellery
98. Title B
99. Debut Novel or Debut Author
100. Author P
101. Cover Item: Building
102. Cover: Green
103. Author N
104. Published 2013
105. Title R
106. Romance
107. Cover Item: Mode of Transportation
108. Author G
109. Two Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. Deadly Silence or The Hunger Games)
110. Cover: Blue
111. Title I

Hi, teammates .... I haven't played in years, but am willing to try it again.

Do NOT want to be team captain.

Reading a book right now about the Grand Canyon and the chapter I'm on is about running the Colorado ... how fast and dangerous it is.

Anyway ... how about this for a team name: River Run Readers

Oh ... another team name idea: Reading FOUR the Win

Hey everyone! I played a round or two the last time the Super Series ran, and I have more time now so I'm excited to do some reading! However, I am in college right now so I probably shouldn't be team captain, I don't know when I may be busy and not have much time to spend online.

For team name, what about something along the lines of The Fab Four or Fantastic Four? I do like Reading Four the Win for a reading themed name though

Hi, everyone! I played the last couple times and loved it. I was captain last time and wouldn't mind doing it again if no one else wants a turn. I love Reading Four The Win! I'm awful with coming up with good team names...

Hello everyone. Looking forward to this.

Hi all! I don’t want to be captain...but excited to play

Hi! I have played this and SSS several times and both are among my favorite team challenges. Looking forward to playing this round with all of you.

I also like Reading FOUR the Win as a team name. Thanks for volunteering to captain, Karen! :-)

Looks like everyone on our team has checked in.

So I think we need to decide on our name. So far these are the suggestions:

River Run Readers
Reading FOUR the Win
Fab Four
Fantastic Four

If there are no other suggestions, can everyone vote for their favorite?

Bouchra will be joining you.

Voting for: Reading FOUR the Win

I am going to vote
Reading Four the win

I like Reading Four the Win

I really like Reading FOUR The Win also

Reading FOUR the Win

Hi guys! I played a few years ago and had to drop out for personal reasons. Hopefully this time around I will be here all the time :)

I like Reading FOUR the win too, and thanks for volunteering to be captain, Karen!

Looking forward to reading together :)

Everybody decided on Reading FOUR the Win and Karen as captain? :)

Yes, Denise. We only have 1 person who hasn't responded yet and Reading FOUR the Win is the choice for everyone else. Thanks.

Karen ...
When will you be rolling? And when do you want us to post what we'll be reading?

If I remember correctly, I can roll Friday (Central Time). I'm a night owl, so it will be ready for all of you Friday morning. Below I'm posting some of the questions asked/answered. We all need to have our review post by around 8 pm (Central Time) Thursday Night as I cannot roll until all review posts are done.

★ You can use any edition of the book you read.
★ Books must be started after your team has rolled.
★ Review posts MUST include the following: Book title, author, cover, how it qualifies for the spot you're on, date finished, rating, review (min. 3 sentences)
★ Publication years, any edition so long as it is published in the given year.
★ Covers must be at least 50%
★ Cover Item, must have the given item on the cover.
★ Locations as long as the book takes part in the given location at some point in the book.
★ Author letters, first, middle, or last name must start with the given letter.
★ Title letters, must be the first word in the title excluding the lead ARTICLE (The, A, An...)

So turns out the mod wasn't paying attention when writing up the bonus point requirements, so here's an update to the starting and finishing a series bonus. What it was meant to say is:

✸ One point can be earned for starting and finishing a series. There must be at least 4 books in that series. Series + spin-off totalling ≥4 books also counts. For series with >9 books, point will be awarded for reading books 1-9.

Okay ... I have books lined up that will fill ANY of the spots 2-12 ... ready for tomorrow's roll!

Book Concierge wrote: "Okay ... I have books lined up that will fill ANY of the spots 2-12 ... ready for tomorrow's roll!"

Wow, you're so organized! Off to look for mine!

Week 1 - Rolled a 9

Can read the 9th book in a series or Alternate: Title T

❀ Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, and The do not count

Week 1


Coda C.D. Reiss
How It Qualifies: #9 in the series
Date Finished: 9/17/18
Rating: 4 stars
Review: This finishes up the series (finally!) I really enjoyed the wrap up and finally seeing the MCs HEA! Throughout the series, they had so many obstacles that I thought it might never happen. Jonathan was such a dominant alpha and in the beginning wouldn't give an inch. But as all their secrets came out, he gradually mellowed a bit and realized how much Monica meant to him.

Week 1 / Spot 9

Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon
Qualification: Title begins 'T'
Date Finished: 19Sep18
Rating: 3***
Review: This is a mystery, a coming-of-age story, a social commentary, and an historical fiction work all in one. The setting is a particular street in a London neighborhood in the summer of 1976. The mystery begins when Mrs Creasy goes missing. The adults quickly suspect the "loner" in the neighborhood because of past events. But 10-year-old Grace and her friend Tilly decide that if they can find God, they'll find Mrs Creasy, so they begin carefully investigating, going house to house inquiring of the neighbors. As they do so, each neighbor reflects on what happened nine years previously, and their individual guilt and complicity slowly is revealed.

What an interesting and engaging story! It's a different construct from the typical mystery. I love the focus on the young girls, whose innocence is in sharp contrast with the guilty secrets of the adults. This is the author's debut novel. I look forward to reading more works by her.

I plan to read Heart of Venom (Elemental Assassin #9).

Tomorrow's Cthulhu: Stories at the Dawn of Posthumanity by Scott Gable
How It Qualifies: Title begins with a 'T
Date Finished:
Rating:
Review:

The Flight Attendant
Author: Chris Bohjalian
How it Qualifies: Title begins with a T
Date Finished
Rating

Victorian Vickie wrote: "The Flight Attendant
Author: Chris Bohjalian
How it Qualifies: Title begins with a T
Date Finished
Rating"

Vickie, sorry, A, An or The do not count as the first word in the Title.

Ugh! Didn’t notice that....will have a new book picked out!!

Throne of Glass
Author: Sarah J. Maas

How it Qualifies: Begins with a T
Date Finished: 9/20
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
I originally found this book from Maas's other series, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and I'm so glad I decided to try this series as well! I loved this book, each of the characters had so much depth, even the ones who didn't seem important at first, and it was cool to watch all of them develop together. Specifically the relationships between Celaena, Dorian, and Chaol were developed much more than I was expecting the way they all bantered was fun to read. It was also interesting how Kaltain happened to have much more to her than first met the eye. The plot stayed exciting the whole time too, what began as just Celaena simply being taken to a competition turns into something so much more exciting and interesting as she tries to save the other competitors and herself from a gruesome death.

Overall, I think I enjoyed this book even more than Maas's other series; there was so much action, so many twists and turns I wasn't expecting, and plenty of mystery involved as well, that I think I'll definitely read the rest of the series in the future.

Started reading Thunder Dog yesterday (it's already Sunday morning here). I apologize for the lack of a link, I'm updating you guys from the mobile app and have no idea how to link books within these comments from my phone 🙈

Week 1- spot 9

Book:Tricks
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Date Read: 9-21-18
How it fits: the title starts with T
Rating: 4 Starts
Review: Ellen Hopkins is one of those authors who just grips at your soul as she tackles teen issues. As you read about each of these 5 different teens, your heart just breaks for them. Due to the topics, they maybe hard to read for some people but she is one author I always recommend to my HS students.

Week 1 - Spot 9
Book: Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Author: Michael Hingson
How it fits: Starts with a T
Date Read: 18 September 2018
Rating: ****
Review: This book was a really interesting insight both into the events of 9/11 (which I know very little about) and into life for blind people. Lately, I've become quite interested about how people with various limitations live life, especially because I'm noticing that here in my country, they lead pretty miserable lives with little to no any hope for their futures.

It was good to read the story of someone who lives a great life despite having a limitation, and it got me thinking - if someone born before the age of the Internet was able to accomplish so much, then it must be so much more easier to accomplish way more, with our modern technology.

Reading about the events of 9/11 from someone who lived through them was pretty intriguing too. Michael's description makes you feel as if you were right there with him, and I kept wondering - if this was the experience described by someone who cannot see, what would it be to read the experience of someone who could? I'm definitely going to try and read more about this tragic incident again soon.

Hey everyone! Hope y'all don't mind, I sent you all friend requests :)

How's the reading going? I'm (obviously, since I posted the review already!) done with my book and already have lined up two options for the next one, a #1 or #2 in a series :)

Do you guys primarily read on apps or buy or borrow the physical copies?

Book title Tomorrow's Cthulhu: Stories at the Dawn of Posthumanity
Author Scott Gable (editor)
How it qualifies Starts with T
Date finished 19 September 2018
Rating ****
Review
Deep under the oceans something awakens. A ball of yarn that is is a nervous system. In labs, scientists disappear as victims of their own experiments. The voice of the Great Old Ones mock humanity, driving some to madness.

There are 31 short stories in this collection. I have read Lovecraft for years and it was refreshing to read new (to me) authors telling tales in the mythos. I bought this book on a whim and I am glad that it is now in my collection.

Uhm... you're probably going to hate me for saying this, but a short story collection counts as an anthology and there's this rule for using anthologies:
✸When using an anthology you may use any of the numbers in the book except for the .5 since this means ½. But you must review each story in the anthology.

I dis-agree but I will have all 31 reviews up as soon as i can

Perhaps I should amend that to "counts as an anthology for the purposes of this challenge". I'm going with Ezi's ruling from an earlier round on this. That case specifically concerned short story magazines, but I would apply the same principle here.
This was her take on it.

Bouchra wrote: "Hey everyone! Hope y'all don't mind, I sent you all friend requests :)

How's the reading going? I'm (obviously, since I posted the review already!) done with my book and already have lined up two ..."

Thanks for the friend request. I usually read on apps but have started to borrow print books from my library more often now.

M wrote: "I dis-agree but I will have all 31 reviews up as soon as i can"

So sorry about that.

Spot 9

Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassins #9)
Date Read: 9/18
Rating: ★★★★

Gin and her friends are attacked as they are enjoying a spa trip and Sophia is kidnapped by Harley Grimes while Jo-Jo is seriously injured. Gin plans to rescue Sophia and Owen offers to help. I liked the background information provided on Gin and Sophia's pasts, including when Sophia was held by Grimes years before and Fletcher rescued her. Gin is very protective of those she considers her family, which made this installment more emotional than previous books. There is plenty of action as Gin brings her usual destruction. I will definitely continue with this series and look forward to reading the next one.

Bouchra wrote: "Hey everyone! Hope y'all don't mind, I sent you all friend requests :)

How's the reading going? I'm (obviously, since I posted the review already!) done with my book and already have lined up two ..."

I borrow audiobooks and ebooks from Overdrive and physical books from my library. I primarily read ebooks on a Kindle device.

It really depends for me, I'll usually read it wherever my library has it available, in print or on Overdrive, but I usually end up reading the Overdrive ones on my phone. Its nice to have them for the bus rides I have into my college campus.

I also just wanted to let you guys know that I will probably be submitting my reviews pretty close to 8 p.m. central time on thurdays, I usually don't get back home until around 6 or 7, but I will be done reading before the deadline, I'm making pretty good progress :)

Thanks for the info, Brenna. I’ll try not to bug you for your reviews.