The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

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Book: Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd
Author: Holly Black, Cecil Castellucci (Editors)
Date: Mar 26
Cards:
0 - stand alone
2 - character Tabitha Bell (from The Stars at The Finish Line)
3 - editor Holly Black
4 - character R.P. Flint (from The King of Pelinesse)
6 - character Sung Kim (from quiz Bowl Antichrist)
8 - character Ellen (from One of Us)

Mini:
14. A character who goes to school - character Montgomery from One of Us goes to Springfield High



Book: The Anatomist's Apprentice
Author: Tessa Harris
Date: Mar 28
Cards:
1 - 1st in series
2 and 3 - author Tessa Harris
4 - character Lydia Farrell
6 - character Thomas Silkstone
8 - character Eliza Appleton
Skip - character Amos Kidd

Mini:
24. Read a book with lights on the cover - lit lamp posts on the cover

I have a question. I know books that you started before don’t count. But if I had a book that I started before but I decided to start the book all over again, would that count?

Hi all,

April cards have been posted. I will tally up all the #s of each card later, but wanted to go ahead and give you all the list of color cards now. Since April is the last month of the challenge, we have many more color cards than previous months.

Here's the list:

1 Yellow - M
5 Yellow
7 Yellow
8 Yellow
2 Red - M
5 Red
8 Red
9 Red
9 Red - Kaley
3 Green - Ilsen
4 Green - M
3 Blue
6 Blue - Kaley
6 Blue - M

We also have four Wild Draw 4s. Luckily for us, one of those is in a hand with a color card and a Draw 2, so we can use one book for both! (So we don't need to duplicate 5 Yellow)

I also just wanted to take a minute to let you all know how much I appreciate all of you. There are so many things going on in the world right now and a lot of uncertainty, and the fact that you all still get on and post what you're reading means a lot to me. I know there are so many more important things to focus on right now! So thank you all for that! And thank you to those of you on the front lines -- It sounds like several of you are in the healthcare field, and just know you are so appreciated! As are all of you in essential fields that are helping the world move forward right now.

Thank you so much for this wonderful team challenge! I’ve been really enjoying myself. I can’t believe it’s about to be over.

I just checked the color cover books I just got in from the elibrary and I can take one of the 9 Reds and one of the 6 Blues.

I have a series I have been holding onto, I can cover - 2 red - 4 green - 6 blue - 1 Yellow

I don’t know which yellow card it will apply to but I’m planning on reading Capturing the Devil next month! I also want to claim 3 Green for A Heart So Fierce and Broken! I have other books that can work for color cards but those are the two that I’m for sure going to read in April!

Have all of those down. Ilsen -- I think Capturing the Devil might have too much black to be considered majority yellow . . . but there are still plenty of non-color cards we can use it for :)

Ilsen wrote: "I have a question. I know books that you started before don’t count. But if I had a book that I started before but I decided to start the book all over again, would that count?"

Sorry I missed this earlier! That shouldn't be a problem, unless it's been on your currently reading this whole time. Then I would just switch it back to "to-read" and then back to currently reading once you start it.

As long as you haven't read (and finished) the book within the last six months and you start it from the beginning, it should work from my understanding.

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Book: City of Ghosts
Author: Victoria Schwab
Date: Mar 29
Cards:
1 - 1st in series
4 - character Findley Stewart
6 and 7 - author Victoria Schwab
8 - setting Edinburgh


Book: The Lost Days of Agatha Christie (def. pages - 136)
Author: Carole Owens
Date Mar 30
Cards:
0 - stand alone
1 - author Carol Owens
2 - title The...

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COUNTDOWN TO APRIL

Start of UNO April

We have till this countdown hits 0 to finish March books!

Book: Taliesin
Author: Stephen R. Lawhead
Date Read: 3-29-20
Cards it fits:
1 – #1 in series
2 – Title
6 – Author FN Stephen

Book: Etiquette & Espionage
Author: Gail Carriger
Date Read: 3-30-20
Cards it fits:
1 – (O) #1 in series
2 – (T) Dimity Plumleigh-Teignmott
3 – (H) Sister Herschel-Teape
6 – (S) Sophronia Temminnick
8 - (E) Title
Skip - (K/P) Pillover Plumleigh-Teignmott

I should finish 2 more by the end of the countdown

Finished

Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Author: Ray Bradbury

Cards:
2 - CL Mr. Tetley
3 - CL Charlie Halloway
4 - CL Ms. Foley
5 - Setting Illinois
6 - Title Something...
9 - CL Jim Nightshade

Finished!

Title:The Twenty-Ninth Day
Author:Alex Messenger
Date Read- 3-31-20

Cards:
0-Standalone
9-Nunavut, Canada

Book: Curtsies & Conspiracies
Author: Gail Carriger
Date Read: 3-31-20
Cards it fits:
2 – (T) Dimity Plumleigh-Teignmott
6 – (S) Sophronia Temminnick
8 - (E) setting London England
Skip - (K/P) Pillover Plumleigh-Teignmott

Book: Waistcoats & Weaponry
Author: Gail Carriger
Date Read: 3-31-20
Cards it fits:
2 – (T) Dimity Plumleigh-Teignmott
3 – (H) #3 in series
6 – (S) Sophronia Temminnick
8 - (E) Location England
Skip - (K/P) Pillover Plumleigh-Teignmott

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Hi everyone!

Just under 12 hours left for March. As of right now, we will have finished the mini challenge (as soon as I finish my last book -- I only have like 30 pages left!). We have about 11 books left to finish the main hands (not counting the one I'll be finishing shortly).

if you have any more you think you'll have done before the deadline, please let me know so I can plan accordingly! I plan to try to binge-listen to a few short audiobooks now that I'm done with work for the day to get that number down.

I can probably get 1 more finished in 12 hours, maybe 2 if I ignore the pile of dishes in my sink and dirty laundry mountain.

I’m almost done with one but I think that’s all I’m getting for March!

Also, part of the mini challenge was to use words from book titles to come up with a story:
Once you have everything you need to get ready, tell us a little story, why don't you?
A little anticipation on what you expect to encounter in your preparations, or your travels. Maybe a crazy mishap during your travels, maybe a totally wonderful yet incredibly unbelievable romance....

Use the titles of 15 books to tell us your memoirs. Be as creative as you like. You can use as much or as little of a title as you see fit.

Here are the book titles I am using, as well as the story. Let me know your thoughts! If anyone has changes or suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

1. Outcast
2. The Lightest Object in the Universe
3. Something Wicked This Way Comes
4. Specter of the Past
5. The Lost Days of Agatha Christie
6. Mass Effect: Revelation
7. The Icarus Hunt
8. The Warrior's Path
9. The Graveyard Book
10. Warlords and Wastrels
11. Treasure Island
12. Relic
13. City of Ghosts
14. The Library at Mount Char
15. Waistcoats & Weaponry

Story:
There was only one thing standing between the Outcast and his trip through the universe — the funds for transport. He had tried to give up the wicked ways of his past and earn an honest living, but he had lost patience after coming to the revelation that he was still many months away from achieving his goal. He made his decision: the hunt for gold was on. He hurried down the path in the dark graveyard, a flashlight in his hand as he descended into the crypt of former warlords, hoping to find some treasure or an ancient relic without disturbing any vengeful, angry ghosts. After cracking open the tomb, he muttered worriedly to himself. "Books! Piles of books in a warlord's tomb? It makes no sense. What use does he have for this library down here?" The Outcast pushed the books aside and found what he had come in search of — all sorts of weaponry, gems, and coins. He smiled to himself. Soon, he would be spacebound.

I have one finished (will report in a bit) and can probably do 1 or 2 shorties before the deadline.

The story is great, Kaley! Love it!

I'm finishing up one more book, and then I'll have 5 books to post

Hey team! Sorry it's been a couple of weeks! I've been reading a few books. I don't know where they all fit but I'll post them here with settings and character titles and book covers so if there are things for March that we still need covered, you can take a look at my books and see where they go!

Actually to help with planning, I'll just post my 4 finished books now.

Ramsay by Mia Sheridan
Date Read: 03/14/20
Cards:
0 - standalone
3 - CL: Lydia De Havilland
4 - CF: Fionn Molloy
6 - CF: Stuart De Havilland
8 - CF: Eileen Ramsay

I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Date Read: 03/21/20
Cards:
0 - standalone
5 - AF: Ilsa Madden-Mills
7 - CL: Ryker Voss
Skip - CF: Penelope Graham

The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
Date Read: 03/21/20
Cards:
0 - standalone
2 - CF: Thomas Gordon
3 - CL: Sophie Honeywell
6 - CF: Sophie Honeywell
7 - CF: Veronica Gordon

Cars, Coffee, and a Badass Ninja Toilet by K.C. Hilton
Date Read: 03/28/20
Cards:
1 - 1 in series
3 - AL: K.C. Hilton
Skip - CL: Julia Karr

Tracking spreadsheet updated to here

Book:Manners & Mutiny
Author: Gail Carriger
Date Read: 3-31-20
Cards it fits:
2 – (T) Dimity Plumleigh-Teignmott
4 – (F) #4 in series
6 – (S) Sophronia Temminnick
8 - (E) Location England
Skip - (K/P) Pillover Plumleigh-Teignmott

Book: Tunnel of Bones
Author: Victoria Schwab
Date: Mar 31
Cards:
2 - title
6 and 7 - author Victoria Schwab
Skip - setting Paris

Hey, I have a question. Do ARCs count for the UNO challenge? Because I’m actually not sure.

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Date Read: 03/31/20

Cards:
0 - standalone
1 - CF: Owen Callihan
2 - T title
3 - CL: Cassie Hanwell
Skip - AF: Katherine Center

Tracking thread updated to here. Looks like we need just 4 more books

Ilsen wrote: "Hey, I have a question. Do ARCs count for the UNO challenge? Because I’m actually not sure."

This is what is says on the FAQ thread:

Are we allowed books that haven't yet been published?
Yes, as long as they are listed on Goodreads you can use them.

Laila Jane wrote: "Ilsen wrote: "Hey, I have a question. Do ARCs count for the UNO challenge? Because I’m actually not sure."

This is what is says on the FAQ thread:

Are we allowed books that haven't yet been publi..."

Oh ok cool! Thank you so much!

Finished:


Book: The Bone Houses
Author: Emily Lloyd-Jones
Date Finished: March 31
Cards:
0 - A stand-alone
3 - CL: Mr. Hywel
8 - CF: Ellis

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And with just a few hours to spare... WE FINISHED MARCH!!

Excellent job, everyone!!!

(MelanieJoy — I grabbed some of your books from your shelves to finish off our remaining spots!)

PS - I updated this post with a complete card breakdown for April!

We still have plenty of color cards open (particularly yellow and red) so be on the lookout for any books matching those!

Woohoo! Amazing work, everyone!!

I'm halting my last minute read and making it first thing tomorrow instead :)

Book: Come Tumbling Down
Author: Seanan McGuire
Date: Apr 1
Cards:
5 - 5th in series
6 - author Seanan McGuire
8 - character Eleanor West
Skip - character Kade


I have a book for Yellow 5

Finished

Title: Doll Bones
Author: Holly Black
4/2/2020

Cards
0 - CF: Zach Barlow
2 - CF: Tom Bell
3 - AF: Holly Black
8 - CF: Eleanor Kerchner
Skip - CF: Poppy Bell

So sorry I forgot to come back with completion posts!

Woohoo on to April!

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Hi all!

I'm not going to be posting my typical Friday update since it's only day three of the month — not much to update :)

Hope you all have a good weekend! Stay safe & healthy.

Book: Bridge of Birds
Author: Barry Hughart
Date Read: 4-4-20
Cards it fits:
1 – (O) First book in series
3 – Author LN Hughart
9 – (N) Mc Number Ten Ox
Skip - (K/P) MC Li Kao
Color Card – 1 yellow First book in series

Book: Red Mars
Author: Kim Stanley Robinson
Date Read: 4-4-20
Cards it fits:
1 – (O) #1 in series
2 – (T) Maya Toitovna
4 – (F) Frank Chalmers
6 – (S) Sax Russell
9 - Nadia Cherneshevsky
Skip - (K/P) Author FN Kim
Color Card – 2 red MC Maya Toitovna

Book: Carry On
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Date: Apr 4
Cards:
1 - 1st in series
2 - character Tyrannus Basilton "Baz" Grimm-Pitch
6 - character Simon Snow
8 - character Ebb
9 - character Nicodemus
Skip - character Penelope Bunce
Reverse - Kaley read

Book: Green Mars
Author: Kim Stanley Robinson
Date Read: 4-6-20
Cards it fits:
2 – (T) Maya Toitovna
3 – (H) Hiroko Ai
4 – (F) Simon Frasier
6 – (S) Sax Russell
Skip - (K/P) Peter Clayborne
Color Card – 4 green MC Hiroko Ai

Book: Blue Mars
Author: Kim Stanley Robinson
Date Read: 4-6-20
Cards it fits:
3 – (H) Hiroko Ai
6 – (S) Sax Russell
Skip - (K/P) Author FN Kim
Color Card – 6 blue MC Sax Russell

Book: We are Never Meeting in Real Life.
Author: Samantha Irby
Date: Apr 5
Cards:
0 - stand alone
5 and 6 - author Samantha Irby

Yellow cover

Finished

Title: Bog Child
Author: Siobhan Dowd

Cards:
1: CL Cora O'Brien
2: CF Uncle Tally
4: CF Fergus McCann
5: Setting Ireland
6: AF Siobhan Dowd

Finished


Author: Kiersten White
Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden
pages: 352
Date: 4/6/2020
Rating: 4 stars

location: Camelot
Characters: Authur, Guinevere, Mordred, Sir Ector and Sir Kay, Merlin, Brangien