The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Completion Post
So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane



1- Young Wizards series Book One
2- C: Tom Swale
4- C: Fred
6- Title
9- C: Nita Callahan
skip- C: Kit Rodriguez

Mini Challenge:
S - character Tom Swale or Title
D - author Diane Duane
C - character Nita Callahan
T - character Tom Swale
N - character Nita Callahan
R - character Kit Rodriguez

Completion post
The Bolter - Frances Osborne
0 - stand alone
1 - author name (Osborne)
4 - author name (Frances)

STATUS UPDATE - FEBRUARY

We are pretty much done!! Here is all that is left:

MIni Challenge

1. We still need to figure out the mystery. More to be posted soon

Claimed - to read
Note: Also, I'm keeping a list of backups in case of life happening. Just speak up if you need a backup! =)

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

Des
1. The One (C)


Melissa
1. The Nightingale (N)

Laila
1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (U - Umbridge)
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (N- Neville)

February Hands

Reserved

Laila
1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (last Wild Draw 4 slot)
2. That Boy (#2, Hand 12)
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (Hand 13 Wild)

Suzanne
1. The Bitter Kingdom (#8 Hand 14)

Des
1. The One


Cards Still Needed
1- need 1
2 - Need 1
9 - need 1

Nice job everyone!

If you finish a book in February, that's fine - I'll put it on our "backup" list. You can also start longer books that you may not finish til March. Or watch t.v. =)

March Madness!!
We got our March hands - you can see them here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
There are 2 more hands of cards - 15 vs. the 13 in February.

Color Cards
Yellow 7
Yellow 7
Yellow 3
Yellow 5
Green 5
Red 8
Blue 4
Blue 9

Wild Draw 4
Wild Draw 4

As you can see - keep an eye out for Yellow covers =)

I can cover 1 for the book I’m about to finish, and 9 for the book I’ll finish by tomorrow? Then if nobody else can, I can cover 2 as well - I’ve got enough books so I’ll be able to find something.

Thanks Kelly =)

I’m also going to stalk the other groups to see what books they’ve read for their colour cards haha.

Oh great idea! Be sure to write down here if you have any good ones.

A couple I've seen are:
Yellow 7:
(I could read)
(I've already read)
(but I'd have to read book 2 first)

Green 5

Well I need to read the Kitty #5 one and the Wayward Children (Seanan McGuire) one so we’ll have Wild Draw 4 or reverse covered!!!

Oh perfect! And I'm ok with reading or not reading any of those - lol I just listed them at the start of the challenge because Yellow 7 is so hard - and wow so far we've gotten THREE. I think there should be some kind of prize.

Yeah it’s not easy!! But looks like we have the hard one covered at least.

Also completion!!!
Cast in fury - Michelle Sagara
1 - character name (Orogrim)

Last year I'm pretty sure the team that had the most Yellow 7 cards won the game, so let's hope that is a good sign for us!

Hopefully!! That would be awesome!!! The next two books I’m reading (which will be completed in the next two days) are:

And the trees crept in - Dawn Kurtagich (9 - character Nori)
Twice Bitten - Chloe Neill (2 - title)

Thanks Kelly! You have sure been a rock for our team this month. A beautiful rock. Like a sapphire :)

It just so happens that blue is my favourite colour haha

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by Daniel Arenson
2 – C Til
3 - #3 in series
5 – C Ishtafel
7 – C Vale
8 – C Elory

Thanks M!

I put that in for #8 in hand 14. I really like the dragons on those book covers - it makes them tempting to read :)

Completion post!!!

And the trees crept in - Dawn Kurtagich
9 - character name (Eleanor “Nori” Daniels)

I am going to look through my books today. I know I have a bunch that will fill all the 8's we need to do

Great. Thanks M!

Also if no one has claimed them I can cover the 5 Green and 8 Red color cards.

If Cast in Courtlight by Michelle Sagara has enough blue, I can cover Blue 9. The version I’m currently holding sure does! I’ll link it when I get to computers for checking purposes.

Cast in Silence. My bad. I’m trying to do too many things at once!!

Here are the mystery clues we have earned:

(view spoiler)[
Clue Number One
THE HOUSEKEEPER’S STATEMENT
“They all live here together, you know, like a bunch of
inmates at some kind of institution, fighting and swearing…. The
old man’d throw open the door every morning and come down to
the library where he’d take his coffee. Then onto the veranda for
lunch, rain or shine, and he’d sit in the rocker and fall off sleeping
during the afternoons. Supper in the dining room, then off to bed
by nine when he’d lock himself in again.”

Clue Number Two
ATTENDING NURSE’S STATEMENT
The following statement was taken from Ms. Annette
Jones, duty nurse when the victim was hospitalized for an
angioplasty two weeks before his murder.
“I wasn’t surprised that he’d have heart problems — he
weighed close to 300 lbs., and there was so much stress in that
family. I mean, his three grown children just fought all night like
little kids. The waiting room was next to the nurse’s station and
they got so loud that we couldn’t stand it. We spent the night
doing rounds instead of hanging out at the desk, just coming back
when a patient needed drugs or something. We’ve got a closet
behind the station where we keep all the drugs for surgery and
recovery.”

Clue Number Three
FROM THE FORENSICS REPORT
The fact that the victim was apparently unable to rise from
bed to summon help indicates that a large dose of the toxin was
administered. However, the body was too decomposed to
determine into which part of the body the injection was delivered.

(hide spoiler)]

Here is the link to the mystery story:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Here are the questions we need to answer:
- Who killed Faustus Dutton?
- How was it done?
- What was it about the killer that gave him or her away?

And... I don't have many good ideas for this. I think most of the other teams are doing the solving via private messages. But I have to admit, I'm pretty stuck! Feel free to PM me any ideas, or we can just discuss it here. It is worth 50 points - which is a lot - so I hope we can solve it. We do get 3 guesses :)

Completion post!!

Twice bitten - Chloe Neill
2 - title

So that’s the 9 and the 2 done at my end - would you like me to cover the 1 book that’s got nothing in it in the spreadsheet???

Thanks Kelly - and that'd be great if you want to, but if you'd rather start a longer book for March, that is fine too - I have a book that could cover it that I'll be finishing this week.

It’s a book I’ll read by tomorrow, and it was next on my list anyway so I’ll read it and if you need it then yay.

Great - thanks Kelly!

No problem!! I’ve mapped out my next five March books too, and will actually attempt to get onto the computer tonight to load them in the March planning spreadsheet.

Great!

I am also not sure how to discuss the mystery - I suppose we can create like a secret group to do it, or do it via PM or ??? I still don't really have great ideas and it is midterms, so I also don't have a ton of time. But it would be nice to solve it so that we can get full points for the month.

So yes, if everyone who has a chance can read the story and the clues and maybe message me your suggestions - I'd REALLY appreciate it.

Are you able to message me the clues? All your posts were redacted haha.

Certainly! I'll message you the clues and my so far sparse thoughts. Hopefully the story link works - I'm sure it has clues as well :)

So the books I have hopefully for the colour cards are What Fresh Hell for yellow 7 and Cast in Silence for the blue one - are they ok?

And I've also just logged the first five books in the spreadsheet. I've not finished putting all the info for them, but I guess that'll come soon enough!

That sounds great for the color books - I will put those and the ones M mentioned into the color parts of the planning sheet this afternoon.

I’m expecting to finish Harry Potter and the Cursed Child today. And then I’ll make my completion posts

Completion Post

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (02/24/19)
 Wild - Can fit reverse: Read by Suzanne

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by J.K. Rowling (02/26/19)
 Wild Draw 4

Just have 'That Boy' to finish, which should hopefully be done by tomorrow. The open spots for cards 1, 2, and 9 are covered right? Anything for the mini that still needs to be completed? I can try to squeeze in a short book if needed.

BTW - I stuck Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 in the mini for U - Umbridge. At least that hard task is all done =)

I’ve done 9 (and the trees crept in), 2 (twice bitten) and about to finish 1.

Yup I think we should be all set! After the gym I'm going to update everything

And ty Laila!!

This murder mystery is sooo hard! I've read it 4 times, taken notes, and read the clues over and over and I just have no idea. I feel like there's something missing. :(

Me too Des! I swear there’s something missing!!

Haha I have a sheet of notes too - and Des had some great ideas. Kelly, if you have any ideas, feel free to message me. I'll send you a copy of what Des said and what i said back. And if anyone else wants to look - please do!

Ok all our February stuff is updated - doing the finishing touches at the end of the month will be pretty minor :)

I'm going to type up guess one and send ot to Kelly and Des (and anyone else who wants it) and then will send it to the mods hopefully tomorrow morning. I hope they give good feedback, unless we are somehow magically right. I feel a ton better about our theory now though :)

I’ve just finished a book that can be used as a 2 or 4 at a pinch

Blood of Eden - Tami Dane
2 - author name
4 - character name (Chad Fischer)

Thanks Kelly - I always feel so happy having backup books!