The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

I’ve even made a little list of the cards we need so that I can make sure I’m hitting at least two different cards with each book haha.

Des - that's great if you can get through the others, and I'm quite sure Two by Two will be valuable in March if that's when you end up finishing it. I hope you're enjoying the books :)

Oh that is smart Kelly - it's a bit trickier when we get to the end of the month because there as fewer options.

I was glad you said that about the MPG mystery though - I just looked at the spreadsheet again and realized that the book I just finished today and put down for a "G" in the spell-out had a servant as the main character. So got that one checked off - and I can always move it back to G if someone ends up with a servant character book :)

Well....my book AFTER the MPG mystery has servants/maids. Gotta love a historical romance!

Cool - if we end up needing a G, I can switch them around :)

Completion post :)

The Child Finder - Rene Denfield

1 - first in series (Naomi Cottle)
2 - title
3 - author name

Mini challenge:
MPG mystery
R/D - author name
N/C - character name (Naomi Cottle)

Completion post!

The Other Miss Bridgerton - Julia Quinn
1 - title (if you skip “The”)
2 - title (including “The”)
3 - third in series

Mini challenge:
A/R - name (Andrew James Rokesby)
Maid/servant/housekeeper in book

Completion post (my boy is hooked up to an oximetry machine tonight, so I’m not sleeping!)

The Selection - Kiera Cass
Wild draw 4 - blue 1 (if there’s one left)
Reverse
1 - first in series
2 - title
5 - setting (Illéas)

Mini challenge
N - character name (Celeste Newsome)

There’s about 5 of those, so this will help!!

Kelly, you are doing so awesome with reading!! 👏🏼

I have finished reading "Becoming" by Michelle Obama.

Nice job Melissa and Kelly! Those will both be great books to be entered! I updated the planning sheet last night - didn't make it to the main spreadsheet yet. I'll get these two into the planning sheet tonight (and whatever else) and get the main sheet updated.

Thanks Des! This is such a fun challenge! In amongst all this, I’m also doing the pop sugar challenge too haha.

This challenge is such a good one! Having a great team (like this one) makes it so fun.

I wanna keep you all a bit updated. I’ve been struggling badly the last few days with my depression and anxiety, which has made it impossible for me to focus. I’m starting new meds tomorrow, so I’m hoping I’ll have a bit more mental clarity soooooon. It’s been rough lately for me. 🙃

Thanks for the update Des. That is such a hard thing to deal with and I know it takes time to get the right meds and for them to work. Be sure to only let Uno be fun and not a stresser

Des wrote: "This challenge is such a good one! Having a great team (like this one) makes it so fun.

I wanna keep you all a bit updated. I’ve been struggling badly the last few days with my depression and anx..."

I hope everything feels better soon. Finding the right meds for depression/anxiety is a battle. Take care of yourself.

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by Stieg Larsson
0 – C Alexander Zalachenko
2 - #2 in series
3 – C Holger Palmgren
6 – Author first name
7 – C Harriet Vagner
8 – C Erika Berger
9 – C Ronald Niedemann
Skip: C Holger Palmgren
Reverse – Kay Lynn's shelf

by Stieg Larsson
0 – C Alenander Zalachenko
2 – C Torsten Edkilinth
3 – Series #3
4 – C Monika Figuerola
6 – Author first name
8 – C Erika Berger
9 – C Ronald Neidermann
Skip – Peter Teleborian

by Daniel Arenson
1 - #1 in series
4 – Title
5 – C Ishtafel
7 – C Vale
8 - C Elory

Thanks for the well wishes! My therapist and doctors are absolutely wonderful, so I know with time I’ll be better. I just need my brain to cooperate and focus on one thing more than 10 minutes. 😅

I have everything in the planning sheet and should be able to request our first clue tomorrow, once everything is updated in the official sheet. I'm guessing we shouldn't post it here. But please speak up any of you who would like to start working on the solution to the mystery. I can PM you the clue :)

Sounds like a plan Suzanne!! Hope you’re feeling on a more even keel soon Des <3

Also, completion post!

A simple favour - Darcey Bell
6 - title
8 - character name (Emily Nelson)

Mini challenge:
N - character name (Emily Nelson)

Des wrote: "This challenge is such a good one! Having a great team (like this one) makes it so fun.

I wanna keep you all a bit updated. I’ve been struggling badly the last few days with my depression and anx..."

I'm sorry you're struggling Des. Depression is a cruel beast. :-(
Anything we can do as a group to support and help you?

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On the Rocks by Sawyer Bennett

1 - The Last Call Series Book One
3 - C: Hunter Markham
6 - AF: Sawyer
9 - P: North Carolina

Mini Challenge:
S - Savannah Shepherd (character)
G - Gabby Ward (character)
C - Casey Markham (character)
A - Alyssa Myers (character)
N - Nags Head, North Carolina

Completion Post



The Weather Detective by Peter Wohlleben
cover is blue
0 - stand alone
2 - title
skip: author

Mini Challenge:
E - Europe (very vague, but the book talks about England and Germany, mostly Germany, but many other places over Europe)
G - set in Europe, predominantly Germany
T - title

Wow - thanks KayLynn!

Suzanne wrote: "Wow - thanks KayLynn!"

No problem. I am hoping to squeeze a few more in this month as well. I have one I'm pretty sure will have servants or maids in, so I will try my absolute best to get that one in FOR SURE.

My Grandfather passed away on Valentine's Day and we put my kitty down two days later. I've been reading waaaay more than my norm to escape reality.

Sorry to hear that - sounds like a pretty rough few weeks.

Wow sorry KayLynn - that sounds tough. Reading is a good way to escape for a bit :) Either of those alone would be a lot to deal with!

Completion post

Keeper of the castle - Juliet Blackwell
2 - character name (Mel Turner)
4 - character name (Florian Libole)
5 - fifth in series
8 - character name (Ellis Elrich)
Skip - title

Mini challenge
E/T/F - character names
D - character name (Graeme Donovan)

Aww, thanks, KayLynn. I’m doing okay and just having this little corner of the internet to escape from time to time helps. Once my meds start kicking in I’m sure I’ll be back to a good place in no time. 😊

I found out today that we don't have to have the spell-outs finished to request clues - yay! I'll try to request some later. I'd love to get our mystery solved, or at least mostly done, this weekend, since THURSDAY is the last day of the month - can you believe it!?

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by Glen Cook
1 - #1 in series
2 – C Trinket
3 – C Hagop;
4 – C Feather
6 – C Silent
8 – C Elmo;
9 – C Nightcrawler

by Glen Cook by Glen Cook
1 – Otto
2 – Tracker
3 - #3 in series
6 – Silent
8 - Elmo

Mini Challenge Spell Out
E, S, O, C

Omg the month has gone so quickly!!! When will we get our March hand?

Thanks M for the books!

And yes I can't believe it is almost March. I bet we'll get our new hand this weekend.

So....we are getting really close to being done! Amazing!

I'm going to get everything entered tonight then put a status report here listing what is still needed/in progress. I'm excited to see!

Yay!! That sounds awesome!!! I’m so excited. If you need any extra ideas for my books, just let me know. I’m up for the next few hours because I’m foreign haha

Thanks Kelly! You are so super helpful, it has made a huge positive difference!

Aw thanks. I’m so excited to be able to help. I wanted to join a real life reading group, but there’s none at decent times for mothers of children with additional needs who also have shift working husbands. This works perfectly!

STATUS UPDATE - OUTDATED !!!

MIni Challenge

1. We still need to figure out the mystery. I'll work on this/post more tomorrow.

Unclaimed
N - Laila Harry Potter Book
MPG Mystery (note: Kelly I put Fates Edge in for "I")

Claimed but not yet read
Note: I am the one who put down many of these books based on mentions in the thread. So please don't feel obligated - just speak up if there is one you don't want to finish in February. We have time to adjust :) Also, I'm keeping a list of backups in case of life happening.

KayLynn
1. Housekeeper, etc. in story
2. Through Glass (E)

Des
1. The One (C)
2. Two by Two (S)
3. Hopeless (D)
4. Quiet (S)

Melissa
1. The Nightingale (N)

Laila
1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (U - Umbridge)

February Hands
We don't usually reserve these - it's kind of first read first recorded :).

That said:
Reserved

Laila
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (last Wild Draw 4 slot)

Cards Still Needed
0 - need 1
1- need 1
2 - Need 2 1
4- need 2
5 - need 1
6 - need 1
8 - need 2 1
9 - need 1
Skip - need 2 1
Wild (matching 5, 7, skip or reverse) need 1

Nice job everyone!

The book I’m currently reading will cover a skip!!

And I can cover MPG mystery with my next book. The one I just read (Keeper of the castle - Juliet Blackwell) could also be MPG mystery if needed. Let me know if you want me to cover it!

Actually (and sorry for spamming!) one of the books I’ve read (The Child Finder) isn’t on the mini challenge list. That’s an MPG mystery book!!

I’m currently reading ‘That Boy’ which can work for card 1 (#1 in series) or 2 (title). And I’ll be done with ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ today - this can cover the wild card since it works for reverse.

Oh! And Deathly Hallows can cover N in the mini - N for Neville Longbottom

Completion post!!

Hello Stranger - Lisa Kleypas
8 - character name (Ethan Ransom)
SKIP - author name

Thanks for looking ladies!

When we do finish early (and I think we will) then it's totally up to you with what you want to do for the rest of the month. Any book you start but don't finish til March can count for the March hands. But its also fine (of course!!) to just read what you want and finish it when you want - that is probably what I will do.

I updated the status thing above :)

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The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Date: 02/17/19
Cards: Yellow - cover
0 - stand alone
1 - C: O'Shaughnessy
2 - C: Thursby
3 - A: Hammett
4 - C: Floyd
6 - C: Sam Spade
8 - C: Effie
Mini - a murder takes place


The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
Date: 02/22/19
Cards: Yellow - cover
0 - stand alone
2 - C: Toto
3 - C: Hare
9 - C: Nickell
Skip - C: Paul
Mini - MPG "science" 579 tags

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by Daniel Arenson

2 - #2 in series
5 – C Ishtafel
7 – C Vale
8 – C Elory

I can commit to 6 or Skip for February cards with Hopeless and 1, 4, 6, or Skip with The One. These are probably the last 2 I'll finish in February. The others on my list will have to most likely be March books.

Thanks Des! You've done great at your February reading!! I'm so proud of our team, and so glad everyone is willing to help!

Completion Post


Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Date: 02/23/19
Cards: 1 - S: 1st
3 - C: Holder
6 - C: Six
Skip - C: Karen
Reverse - Laila's "read" shelf