The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

I’ll be done with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the next 2-3 days. We can use that to cover book where a murder occurs if no one else has a book

Those are fantastic to cover Kelly - thanks!

I've got a book that will work for MPG: science and for the O in our first spell-out of the mini challenge. They'll also work with our regular Uno hands we need. I think my current book, Hopeless, will be finished after the mini starts, so I'll keep watch for letters in the first word while I read it. :)

Great! Thanks Des! We are going to be super mini-challenge achievers =)

I thought those letters might be a bit harder to cover, and their in my pile to read this week. I’ll just put them off until challenge starts!!

Also, completion post!!

Killers of the Flower Moon - David Gran
0 - stand alone
1 - place (Osage Hills)
3 - character name (William Hale)
8 - character name (Ernest Burkhart)

Laila Jane wrote: "I’ll be done with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the next 2-3 days. We can use that to cover book where a murder occurs if no one else has a book"

Thanks Laila - that works well.

I am going to read Burn Bright this week and I think it'll work for alliteration.

I'll get all of todays updates put in sometime tonight - I have some grading to do first - the eternal struggle :)

Lol and I'm doing this Ultimate Loser thing at the gym - its tough - between starving and spending 1-3 hours exercising every day, my reading time has been diminished /cry.

Completion Post

A Negotiated Marriage by Noelle Adams (02/10/19)

1 - #1 in series
9 - Author's first name

I'll put this down for #1 in Hand 3

Yay! Thanks Laila :)

Completion post!

Someone to Wed - Mary Balogh

Probably best fit as a 6 (title) as the other one it fits (3 - character name Wren Heyden) is a bit thin on the ground but there’s plenty of 6s to be had!

Happy Valentines Day!! From now on all of the books we read can also fit into the mini-challenge tasks - yay!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Completion post! Now onto the mini challenge.

Beastly - Alex Flinn

1 - #1 in series
3 - character name (Rob Kingsbury)
4 - author
SKIP - character name (Kyle Kingsbury)

Kelly - since you finished that one today - we can also use it for the mini challenge - which is great! Happily, the mini challenge books just have to be finished on or after Feb. 14 (well and started after the start of Uno).

I finally finished my audio and reading books today - so I have quite a few things to enter - what a nice way to end the day - thinking about books :)

Oh that’s perfect!! Other than Lina and Sloane, I don’t believe there are any other names that would fit.

Posting here for posterity (and thanks for checking Suzanne!) - the title of the book I read a couple of days ago wasn’t Magic for Nothing. It was Ashes of Honor. Same author but different series! All the other details are correct.

Great - thanks Kelly!

I didn't quite get everything ordered but I will tomorrow after the gym because - no school! yay!

Large completion post incoming.
I am going to start The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It fits for MPG Mystery and for Read a book based in Sweden or by a Swedish author for the bonus challenge.

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by Tanya Huff
1 – Series #1
2 – author/MC named Torin Kerr
3 – author
7 – title
Skip MC named Torin Kerr

by Heinrich Harrer
2 – Loaction Tibet
3 – author name;
7 – title

by Tanith Lee
1 – Series # 1
2 – author
9 – title

by Andy Remic
2 – Rage of Kings #2
7- land they live in is called Vagandrak
Skip – character Kiki
9- character Narnok
0-character Zastarte

Thanks for all those beautiful books M. And that's great for Girl with a Dragon Tattoo. I guess we can see which we need when you finish reading it - I'd GUESS the Swedish author one is harder - but who knows!?

M wrote: "Large completion post incoming.
I am going to start The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It fits for MPG Mystery and for Read a book based in Sweden or by a Swedish author for the bonus challenge."

That would also count for reverse. I've read and loved the whole series!!!

I have to be honest, I'm not 100% sure I understand the mini challenge.
Based on what everyone else has committed to read, what else do we need? I'm sure I can find something to fit.

Great question. We still need:
1. Read a book with a housekeeper, maid or Servant in the story
2. Book tagged MPG mystery OR based in Sweden or by a Swedish author (M's book is flexible with these)
3. Lots of letters still - - title, author, characters, series name can all be used. Need:
E x 3
S x 4
I x 2
D
G
C
A
T x 2
N x 4
U
R
L x 1

Suzanne wrote: "Great question. We still need:
1. Read a book with a housekeeper, maid or Servant in the story
2. Book tagged MPG mystery OR based in Sweden or by a Swedish author (M's book is flexible with these)..."

Ok sweet. Everything I'm currently reading would fit into at least one category.
Remind me....does a book starting with "The" count as T or as the first letter of the next word. I.E. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Is that T or G?

For those we can use either T or G, which is nice!

And that is great your current books will fit things :)

Completion post!

My name is Venus Black - Heather Lloyd
0 - stand alone
3 - author
7 - character name (Venus Black)
8 - setting (Everett, Washington)

Feb mini challenge:
V - character name (Venus Black)

With all our books entered, we have 50 books read, and only 43 left in our cards so we are well on track! I'm sure proud of our team! And I'm looking forward to solving the mini-challenge mystery with you!

Keep an eye out for Reverses and fives.

Oh and Laila - will you get to the Cursed Child this month? It's fine if not - I know those last Harry Potter books are really long!

My “I” books are both five. One could be used as a reverse too (it’s the Kate Daniels series which you’ve read Suzanne). I’m reading those two now.

Great - those will be perfect fits :)

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (02/15/19)

3 - Main character, Title
6 - #6 in series
Skip - Main character
Reverse - Read by Suzanne and Des
Mini challenge - Book where murder occurs

Since Drew by J. Nathan (02/15/19)

0 - Standalone
6 - Title
9 - Author last name
Mini challenge - S for title

Suzanne wrote: "With all our books entered, we have 50 books read, and only 43 left in our cards so we are well on track! I'm sure proud of our team! And I'm looking forward to solving the mini-challenge mystery w..."

KayLynn is reading 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' and Des is reading 'Hopeless'. Both can work for reverse since I've read them both.

I finished Half-Blood Prince yesterday and have already started Deathly Hallows. I'm hoping to finish that next week, and then I can finally get started on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

I have 5 books checked out from my library, plus an audiobook, I’m going to push to finish in the next 10ish days. I wanted to list them all for reference. Most of them are on audio, so I think I can get through them. 🤞🏼

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (looooving this, so far)
The One by Keira Cass (3rd in The Selection)
Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks

Thanks for the updates! And that is awesome - sounds like we have Reverse cards well under control.

Des, I liked Quiet also - I learned so much from that book!!

Laila, I read (again) the Harry Potter books late last year. I know at about the spot you are at right now, I sat down after a long day and said "Accio drink" fully expecting it would work :) How disappointing that I am a Muggle.

Suzanne wrote: "Thanks for the updates! And that is awesome - sounds like we have Reverse cards well under control.

Des, I liked Quiet also - I learned so much from that book!!

Laila, I read (again) the Harry Po..."

I know! I would love to be a wizard. Have you been to the Pottermore website? You get sorted into a Hogwarts house, and get a wand, and a Patronus. I am proudly a Ravenclaw. Playing around on the website is actually what inspired me to re-read the series all over again.

Yes! I really like the website. I was SO SO sure all these years that I was a Ravenclaw because of the whole math/college professor/reading thing. But I sorted into Hufflepuff, which now makes perfect sense :)

Completion post :)

Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews
5 - author name
REVERSE - Suzanne

Oh, and it’s an I book for the mini challenge haha.

Great - thanks Kelly :)

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by Stieg Larsson
1 - first in series
3 – C Henrik Vanger
5 – C Isabella Vagner
6 author first name
7 – C Isabella Vagner or Henrik Vanger
8 – MC Erika Berger
Reverse - Kay Lynn's shelf

Mini Challenge
MPG – Mystery
Takes place in Sweden/Swedish author

Wow that book fits all the hard cards!

Oh Kelly, the #3 Stillhouse Lake book is on netgalley as a "read now" book - which means you can automatically download a copy. Just in case you are interested :)

Oooh yes I’ll go have a look when I’m done with the days chores!!

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Not Quite Enough by Catherine Bybee (02/17/19)

2 - Character: Trent
3 - #3 in series
9 - Title
Mini challenge - MC works in the medical field (as a nurse)

Suzanne, I put both The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Not Quite Enough in the official spreadsheet

Thanks so much!! I really appreciate it!

So I finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo early this morning. Today I have eaten my way through most of The Girl who played with Fire. Why have I waited so long to read this series. They are do good.

Wow that is quick reading. I'm glad you are enjoying them. It has been awhile since I read them, but I know I really liked them, and they felt different, which is always nice.

M wrote: "So I finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo early this morning. Today I have eaten my way through most of The Girl who played with Fire. Why have I waited so long to read this series. They are do..."

I LOVED that whole series. THe Girl Who Played With FIre will count as reverse as well.

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Fates Edge - Ilona Andrews

4 - title
5 - author name

Mini challenge - I (author name)

My next book is MPG mystery if no one has covered that yet too!

Ok great! I really appreciate all of you on the team and the way you've pitched in - it makes Uno a lot more fun! And I love that so many enjoyable books are being read!

I’m still chugging away at my books. At my current rate I may not get to Two by Two, but I’ll get through the others. :)