The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Gwen wrote: "Finished
Book: Following Atticus
Author: Tom Ryan

Cards:
2: author Tom Ryan
4: title Following
9: setting New Hampshire
Skip: character Paige

As before, I don’t have a good way of searching for ..."

Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship actually has the word 'peaks' in it's subtitle so we could use it for that

Tracking spreadsheet updated to here

Oh hi!! I’m here to check in! I’m sorry I could have sworn I checked in!

I’m really sorry I haven’t been reading. I’m still trying to catch up on my current reads. I hope to have two books that I started in February done by this week or so! Thank you.

Thanks for pointing out the "peaks" in the title, Laila Jane! I totally missed that.

Elena wrote: "I found a book that's exactly 300 pages long for the mini!

Also I'm reading with tons of stars on the cover. Do y'all think we can use it for starfruit?"

That should work for starfruit!

**TEAM SPREADSHEET UPDATED THROUGH HERE**



Also a heads up to everyone: I will be out of town Thursday through Sunday. I'll still have my phone of course so I'll try to log on at least once a day just in case anyone has questions — I just won't be able to update the team spreadsheet until probably Monday. I'll make sure to update it again tomorrow and do a weekly update tomorrow before I leave though!

Hello, I am back from my convention. I will be making a post tonight after work for my books read.

Kaley wrote: "That should work for starfruit!..."

Yay! And I'm all done with it too :)


Finished


Book: This Adventure Ends
Author: Emma Mills
Date: Feb 18
Cards:
0 - stand alone
2 - character nickname Tash
4 and 6 - character Sloane Finch
7 - character Vera Fuller
8 - author Emma Mills
9 - character Natasha (Tash)
Skip - character Mason Pierce

Mini:
starfruit - stars on cover



Scarlet
Author: Marissa Meyer
Date: Feb 18
Cards:
0 - character Ze’ev "Wolf" Kesley
2 - 2nd in series
5 - character Iko
6 - title
Skip - character Kai
Reverse - Laila Jane and Gwen read

Mini:
circle - "...his thoughts came full circle yet again." - p. 66
cold - "Grabbing the mug of cold and forgotten coffee, ..." - p. 118
dry - "...his vendors were bleeding him dry." - p. 25
eggs/plate - "Sighing, she spooned the eggs onto the plate before sitting..." - p.108
electric - "An electric current traipsed down her nerves..." - p. 184
lady - "Troya, won't you see the lady to her prepared room?" - p. 263
stomach - "...the bar digging into her stomach." - p. 24
2 - 2nd in series

Finished

Title: The Last Wish
Author: Andrzej Sapkowski

Cards:
1- Character Ostrit
2- Location Temeria
3- Character Haxo
4- Character Falwick
5- Character Iola
6- Character Stregobor
7- Character Velerad
8- Location Ellander
9- Character Nenneke
Skip- Character Princess Pavetta
Reverse- Laila has read The Last Wish before!

Finished

Title: Still Alice
Author: Lisa Genova

Cards:
2 - CF Tom Howland
3 - Setting Harvard University or CL Howland
6 - Title Still Alice

Book:On a Pale Horse
Author:Piers Anthony
Date Read: 2-19-20
Cards it fits:
0 – MC Zane
1 – #1 in series
Skip - MC Luna Kaftan
Draw 2: For Hand Seven
Reverse: Gwen's shelf

Book: The Hangman's Daughter
Author: Gavin G. Smith
Date Read: 2-19-20
Cards it fits:
1 – #1 in Series
3 – Title
6 – MC Miska Storrow
MINI CHALLENGE
Airtight: picture on cover, her helmut is airtight
1 – Book was published in January

Book: Legends and Liars
Author: Julia Knight
Date Read: 2-19-20
Cards it fits:
2 – #2 in series
7 – MC Vocho
Skip- Author LN / MC Kacha
MINI CHALLENGE
Gloves: both charagters are wearing gloves on the front cover

Book: Thrawn
Author: Timothy Zahn
Date Read: 2-19-20
Cards it fits:
0 – Author LN Zahn
1 – #1 in Series
2 – MC Thrawn
6 – MC Anakin Skywalker
7 – MC Voss Parck
8 - MC Eli Vanto
Skip- MC Sheev Palpatine

**TEAM SPREADSHEET UPDATED THROUGH HERE**



EDIT: M's books not included. Adding now.
EDIT 2: Done

Sorry for the book dump at the last minute

M wrote: "Sorry for the book dump at the last minute"

No worries at all! I was already updating them anyway :)

February, Week 3

We have made some amazing progress in the last five days! Great job to everyone!! Here's where we stand currently...

Regular hands
Cards complete: 71 of 98

Hands complete: 7 of 14
Note: Two hands are only a color card away from being completed. Two others are half-filled. All remaining hands have at least one card already filled — so while this overall number seems like we are behind, we are actually doing very well.

Non-color cards breakdown
1: 1
3: 1
4: 2
6: 5
7: 2
8: 3
9: 4
Skip: 1
Draw 2: 1
Reverse: 3
Wild: 2

Color cards

5 Red - Elena
1 Blue - Kaley

Mini challenge

# Complete: 23 of 40

circle
cornflour
dry
eggs
electric
glass
kiwifruit
lady
passionfruit
pen
plate
2
3
24
120 (Laila has something that should work for this)
270
300 (Elena has something that should work for this)

So, since we have about 10 days left for the month, I'd like to check in on the color cards. There are only two unfilled. One of them is me... :-P I plan to read my 1 Blue book on the plane this weekend.

Elena, how is 5 Red coming? Still planning to read for that before month's end? If not, let us know so we can plan accordingly.

When you're posting books from this point on, please still put all cards it fits for and all mini challenge words/numbers it fits for, even if those ones are already filled — at the end of the month I may need to shuffle things around to get everything to fit, and knowing all of my options is super helpful!

I think that's it! Again, I'll be out of town Thursday–Sunday, but should still be getting online in case you have any questions. Laila should be able to answer anything for you as well.

I'm planning to read red 5 later this week, Friday most likely :)

Finished


Book: The Infinite Sea
Author: Rick Yancey
Date: Feb 19
Cards:
2 - 2nd in series
5 - title
6 - character Cassie Sullivan
7 - character Alexander Vosch
8 -character Evan Walker
9 - character nickname Nugget
Skip - character Ben Parish
Reverse - Gwen read

Mini:
circle - "Just outside the circle of light, ..." - p. 83
dry - "The dry grass shines..." - p. 7
eggs/plate - "I move the cold eggs around the plate." - p. 234
glass - "and a tall glass of orange juice." - p. 207
lady - "her face looked like a little old lady's." - p. 132
pen - "but I grabbed the pad and pen from the desk..." - p. 156
2 - 2nd in series

Finished

Title: Red Queen
Author: Victoria Aveyard

Cards:
1: 1st in a series
2: CF Tiberias Calore
4: CL Diana Farley
7: AF Victoria Aveyard
8: CF Evangeline Samos
Skip: CF Kilorn Warren
Reverse: Read by Kaley, Ilsen, Laila Jane, and Alexis

You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe
Date Read: 02/19/20

Cards:
0 - standalone
2 - CF: Thomas Jefferson
3 - CL: Alexander Hamilton
Skip - S: Pennsylvania

Mini:
Published: 2/4 - would that work for 24?
Circle - "...an inner circle of military aides." - pg. 23
Cornflour - cover is cornflour blue
Dry - "The French hadn't bothered to keep them dry." - pg. 17
Glass - "...which taxed not just paper but also paint, glass, and tea." - pg. 46
Lady - "The title "First Lady" had yet to be introduced." - pg. 130

Gwen wrote: "Finished

Title: Red Queen
Author: Victoria Aveyard

Cards:
1: 1st in a series
2: CF Tiberias Calore
4: CL Diana Farley
7: AF Victoria Aveyard
8: CF Ev..."

I own this book, so I was able to find the following words in the text:

Cold - "This is calculated, cold, a message." - KL: 399
Dry - "Lucas's dry smile disappears completely." - KL: 2828
Electric - "...the electric buzz of cameras drones on." - KL: 1933
Glass - "They were dangling glass beads." - KL: 339
Lady - "This isn't a request, Lady Titanos." - KL: 1577
Moon - "Tonight the moon is shrinking..." - KL: 3661
Orange - "One of them has orange hair and hateful eyes." - KL: 767
Plate - "I pile the plates..." - KL: 1317
Pure - "...pure power and energy." - KL: 1356
Sharp - "She's only fourteen but sharp for her age." - KL: 499
Spoon - "Queen Elara puts down her spoon..." - KL: 2261
Stomach - "...catching me in the stomach." - KL: 2921

Thanks for checking, Laila Jane!

Finished


Book: The Duff
Author: Kody Keplinger
Date: Feb 20
Cards:
0 - stand alone
2 - character Toby Tucker
Skip - author Kody Keplinger

Mini:
300 pages



Book: First & Then
Author: Emma Mills
Date: Feb 20
Cards:
0 - stand alone
2 - character Devon Tennyson
3 - character Jordan Hunter
4 - title
6 - character Stanton Perkins
8 - character Ezra Lynley
Skip - character Stanton Perkins

Mini:
circle - "I looked around the circle and realized..." - p. 23
dry - "His eyes were dry." - p. 190
eggs - "... a carton of milk, a dozen eggs." - p. 215
electric - "A thousand electric cars could run on how you feel..." - p. 288
glass - "My mom poured me a glass of milk,.." - p. 49
kiwifruit - "staring down the mango papaya and strawberry kiwi buttons..." - p. 69 (??)
lady - "That counselor lady?" - p. 69
plate - "His eyes were on his plate." - p. 250

Book: School of Deaths
Author: Christopher Mannino
Date Read: 2-21-20
Cards it fits:
1 – #1 in series
6 – MC Susie Sarino

Mini Challenge:
270: there is 270 pages in this book

Book: 47 Ronin
Author: Joan D. Vinge
Date Read: 2-21-20
Cards it fits:
1 – MC Oishi
2 – Shogun Tsunayoshi
3 – MC Hazama
4 – 4 in title
5 - 5 MC Isogai
7 – 7 in title
Skip – MC Kai

Finished!

Book-Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Author- Mildred D. Taylor
Date read-2-22-2020

Cards it fits:
2-Author- Mildred D. Taylor
3-Character- Hammer Logan
4-Series-Book 4 of the Logans series
6-Place- Strawberry, Mississippi
Skip- Character- Kaleb Wallace

Mini Challenge-
Dry- “Overhanging limbs of the forest trees to keep us dry.” (pg. 40)
Eggs- “All them folks up there selling milk and eggs too?” (pg. 77)
Electric- “An electric tenseness filled the air…” (pg. 169)
Glass- “The counter had a glass top…” (pg. 80)
Lady “I’ve got a good mind to saddle Lady and go looking for them.” (pg. 141)

Tracking spreadsheet updated to here

I know Elena is working on 5 Red, but I started reading as a back-up (and because I wanted to read it anyway lol) but I'm going to try blowing through it as quickly as I possibly can to make sure we get that in by the end of the month!

Finished!

Book-Children of Blood and Bone
Author-Tomi Adeyemi
Date read-2-23-2020

Cards it fits:
0-Character-Zelie Adebola
1-Series- Book 1 of the Legacy of Orisha
2-Author- Tomi Adeyemi
5-Character- Inan
6-Character- King Saran
9-Character- Nailah
Skip- Character- Admiral Kaea

Mini Challenge-
Circle- “They circle us in droves..” (pg. 59)
Dry- “My mouth is too dry to speak.” (pg. 16)
Glass- “Come on, I will the glass bottle, trailing its arc with my eyes.”(pg. 58)
Plate- “I poke at the uneaten pie on my plate.” (pg. 33)

Book: The Armored Saint
Author: Myke Cole
Date Read:
Cards it fits:
1 – #1 in series
2 – MC Basina Tinker
3 – MC Heloise
6 – MC Samson

Mini Challenge
Plate: character is wearing plate armor on the cover
2: Edition I read was published in February
Pen: “All I have is my ledger, pen, and ink.” - Pg 15

Finished

Title: What the Wind Knows
Author: Amy Harmon
Date read: 2/23/2020

Cards:
0 - stand alone book
2 - CF: Thomas Smith
3 - AL: Amy Harmon
5 - Setting: Ireland
8 - CF: Eoin Gallagher

Hi everyone!! I'm back. Just wanted to stop in and say hi for now. I'll get our spreadsheet updated sometime today so we know what we need to do before the end of the month still, but that will probably be a few hours from now still.

Looks like you all put in a lot of reading while I was gone! Great job, everyone!! :)

Welcome back, Kaley! I hope you had a good weekend. Looking forward to the update so I can check it out before selecting my next book... but no rush! Thanks for all your hard work on this!

Welcome back, Kaley!

Finished


Book: I Am Not a Serial Killer
Author: Dan Wells
Date: Feb 24
Cards:
Red 5 - cover/title
1 - 1st in series
9 - character Dr. Neblin
Skip - character Kay Crowley

Mini:
circle - "my character on the screen ran helplessly in circles" -86%
dry - "Old skin was my favorite - dry and wrinkled,.." - 2%
electric - "...in every inch of my body like an electric hum,.." - 79%
glass - "I poured myself a glass and immediately dropped it..." - 26%
lady - "Wait, where's that old lady that lives down by the canal?" - 2%
3 - published in March

Thanks all! It was a great weekend. Didn't get as much reading done as i'd originally planned, though! I went to read my book on the plane there and surprise....it wasn't downloaded! :( My library recently switched all YA/childrens' ebooks to a new platform called Axis 360, and I have not quite figured out the app yet. Apparently when I opened it before and thought I downloaded it (like the Kindle app does), it only opened it online. Needless to say, it's not my favorite app! (I've had issues with listening to audiobooks on it too....sigh)

At least I made sure it was downloaded before I flew home though! Should finish it within a few days. (The book for 1 Blue)

**TEAM SPREADSHEET UPDATED THROUGH HERE**

February, Final Week

Hi all! Since we're into the last few days of February, I wanted to go ahead and give everyone an update on where we stand currently!

Cards complete: 85 of 98

Hands complete: 9 of 14
(Most of these are at least half filled! I filled the harder ones like 7, Reverse, etc. first -- but if for some reason we don't complete all hands, I'll shuffle around for max points. Don't think that'll be an issue though! We are very close!)

Cards remaining
3: 1
4: 1
6: 4
8: 1
9: 2
Skip: 1
Reverse: 1
Wild: 1 (Must fit for 5 or 9)
1 Blue (Kaley)

Mini challenge

The mini challenge is down to just numbers! Here they are
2 — options include: second in series, published in February, published on the second of the month
3 — options include: third in series, published in March, published on the third of the month
6 — My current read for 1 Blue will work for this one
24 — must be published the 24th of the month. Unfortunately it was ruled that books published 2/4 wouldn't work :(
120 — Laila has something for this.

Another thing to consider is the bonus part of the mini challenge!
Have your team create a recipe for your team name and submit via message to the UNO Pixie by Feb 29 to receive an additional 30 bonus points.

Anyone wanna take a stab at this? I'm thinking maybe we just do a tartlet recipe and add in some fun things to do the "void" part — black food coloring, wacky space ingredients and steps (moon rock crust, throw it into a black hole to cool, etc. — but I am open to all creative ideas! Once we have something, I'll message it to UNO Pixie for our bonus points!

Also, we currently have about 5 days and 12 hours till March begins. Countdown here.

What the Wind Knows was published in March of 2019 so that could work for 3 in the mini challenge...

Welcome back Kaley!

I finished a book last night that would work for 2 in the mini-challenge. And I'm planning to start my 120 pg book tonight. Hopefully I can finish it tomorrow.

Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare
Date Read: 02/23/20

Cards:
2 - 2nd in series
6 - CL: Rhys St. Maur
9 - S: Nethermoor Hall

Mini:
2 - 2nd in series

Tracking spreadsheet updated to here

Gwen wrote: "What the Wind Knows was published in March of 2019 so that could work for 3 in the mini challenge..."

I used that one for lady... but I can always switch around if needed if someone has a book that works for lady but no numbers. :)

Book:Ladylord
Author: Sasha Miller
Date Read: 2-24-20
Cards it fits:
0 – stand alone novel
3 – MC Lady Javere qa Hyasti
4 – MC Madam Farhat
5 - (I) MC Ivo qa Gilad
6 – MC General Sigon / Author FN Sasha
9 – MC Nao-Pei qa Hyasti

I have a book that can work for 120. Would this one count?
Costume Close-Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790

Finished

Title: Shoot the Moon
Author: Billie Letts

Cards:
0 - stand alone book
1 - setting: Oklahoma
2 - CL: Charlene Teeve
3 - CL: Gaylene Harjo
5 - CF: Ivy
6 - Title: Shoot the Moon

M wrote: "I have a book that can work for 120. Would this one count?
Costume Close-Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790[bookcover:Costume Close-Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern..."

I'm not sure. Since it mentions having many photographs and patterns in the book, I'm not sure it'd meet the word count and have no way to verify, so I'm guessing it would be ruled out (since it's so close to the minimum page count -- and I'm guessing it has at least 21 pages of pics).

But Laila is working on 120, so we should be fine!

Welcome back Kaley! I hope you enjoyed your trip.

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Is anyone reading something for 24? I'm about to search for something for me to use if not, but wanted to double check first.

Once I have 24 covered I believe we have everything for the mini covered!

Woohoo, we're doing so good!

Kaley, I found a book for 24 in case you need backup :)

Any word on when we can have a peek at the March hands?

I've finally finished a book, I hope and plan to be much more helpful during March and to be more active!

Aurora Rising
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Date read: 1 Feb- 23 Feb
Cards:
0- character nicknames "Zero"
1- book one in a series
2- character name "Tyler"
4- character name "Finian"
6- character name "Scarlet"
skip- author name "Kaufman"

Elena wrote: "Woohoo, we're doing so good!

Kaley, I found a book for 24 in case you need backup :)

Any word on when we can have a peek at the March hands?"

I’ve heard they’ll be posted “Wednesday-ish” so hopefully soon! Not sure what time it’ll be with the different time zones but when I know I’ll keep you posted!

I'm willing to take a try at the "Void Tartlet" recipe if that is still something we want to do, just let me know.