The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Vicki wrote: "Apoorv, I had put some books on the mini-challenge SS but none of them are there now. I thought we could "save" a spot so not sure if you removed them for a reason or why they aren't there.
UPDATE:..."

All your books are there, Vicki. Don't worry.
I'll send you the link to the spreadsheet. I disabled the one on the first page till the end of the mini challenge.

Kathryn wrote: "Completion Post

The Night Circus
Author: Erin Morgenstern
Pages: 391
Date: March 14th, 2021

Cards:
0: Standalone
2: C - Tante
3: C - Hector
5: C - Isobel
8: A - Erin
Skip: Poppet
R..."

I've read The Night Circus, too.

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Book: Dance Upon the Air
Author: Nora Roberts
Pages: 400
Date: 15-March-2021

UNO Cards it fits:

0: Character- Zach Todd
1: Book 1 in series
2: Character- Todd, Ripley
6: Character- Stevens, Pamela
8: Character- Evan Remington
9: Author- Nora Roberts; Character- Nell Channing
Skip: Character- Peg

Mini Challenge:

#32. Read a book with the word "air" in the title/series title

I'm trying to think of a way it might fit the mini challenge. I'll look closer tomorrow. it's after 2 AM here

Vicki wrote: "Laura wrote: "Vicki, Tina, you've both read Circe, would it fit the category "one of the characters is a god"?
It's got mythology as one of its shelves but not the top shelf. And I ..."

Yep! I second that! I had to really think about Circe. I did love the book though! It's one of the rare books that I would re-read.

Vanessa wrote: "Completion Post


Book: Dance Upon the Air
Author: Nora Roberts
Pages: 400
Date: 15-March-2021."

If it's okay with you Vanessa, I would like to move this to the "dance" in the title mini challenge, because that seems a little rarer to find as opposed to "air" in the title.

Apoorv wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "Completion Post


Book: Dance Upon the Air
Author: Nora Roberts
Pages: 400
Date: 15-March-2021."

If it's okay with you Vanessa, I would like to move this ..."

Yeah sure! You don't need to ask 😀

Thanks Vicki and Tina! Circe was already on my TBR for this year so that's perfect because the others I've added weren't and my list is getting longer and longer :D

Did we end up getting the 'White hat on the cover clue' filled? One of my Miss Marple's would do, I think. It's a quick read if it's needed.

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Book: Just the Two of Us, #2
Author: Ryu Hyang
Pages: 334
Date: 15-March-2021

UNO Cards it fits:

2: Book 2 in series
3: Author- Hyang, Ryu; Character- Hwihyun
6: Character- Soohyuk
Skip: Character- Kyungjo

Mini Challenge:

#21. Read a book where the MC is a doctor/nurse

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Book: City of Ashes
Author: Cassandra Clare
Pages: 453
Date: 15 Mar 21

UNO Cards it fits:
2: Second in a series
3: Character H - Herondale, Imogen
4: Character F - Fray, Clary
5: Character I - Isabelle
6: Character S - Simon
7: Character V - Valentine
9: Location N - New York City
Skip: Character K/P -
Reverse: Tina, Kathryn, Laura, Vicki

Mini: Luke is a werewolf, so a shapeshifter. Magnus is a sorcerer.

I've got the white hat one, Elisabeth! But feel free to read it anyway, maybe one of them could also fit another category.

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Book: Echo
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pages: 592
Date: 14 Mar 21

UNO Cards it fits:
0: Standalone; C: Zwei
1: C: Otto
2: P: Trossingen
3: C: Mr Howard
4: C: Fredrich Schmidt; C: Frankie
5: C: Ivy Lopez
6: C: Sterbridge. Eunice
8: Title E; C: Eunice Sterbridge
Skip: Author P; P: Pennsylvania; C: Kenneth Yamamoto

Cover - Blue 60.4%

Mini - 500+ pages ?? I know someone else has claimed this but I think I remember that the other book could be used for something else too? Was it being set in California?

1/3 of this book was also set in California, I'm not sure if it will work as this book tells the story of 3 children, equally set in 3 different places (Trossingen Germany, Pennsylivania & California), so would it count for the main setting of the book Apoorv?

Hopefully we can use it in some way!

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Book: Ghosts
Author: Dolly Alderton
Pages: 336
Date: 13 Mar 21

UNO Cards it fits:
0: Standalone
1: C: Olive
4: C: Ferretti, Angelo
7: C: Vivien
8: C: Eddie
9: C: Nina Dean
Skip: C: Katherine

Cover - Green 94.6%

I got my days mixed up and was going to use this for the 'only child' clue for the mini but I finished it a day early because I thought Saturday was Sunday...

Will try find another book for only child - but if anyone else comes across one, please feel free to take #43 from me!

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Book: 84 Charing Cross Road
Author: Helene Hanff
Pages: 230
Date: 15 Mar 21

UNO Cards it fits:
0: Standalone
1: C: Mr Otto
3: Author H
4: C: Frank Doel
5: C: Isabel
6: C: Shelia Doel
7: C: Victor
8: Title E ; C: Ena
9: C: Nora Doel
Skip: C: Pat Buckley

Doesn't fit with any of the remaining Mini Clues - sorry!

Paris wrote: "Completion Post

Book: Echo
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pages: 592
Date: 14 Mar 21

UNO Cards it fits:
0: Standalone; C: Zwei
1: C: Otto
2: P: Trossingen
3: C: Mr Howard..."

That was my book, Paris and it's set in LA as well as being 550 pages so is good for either clue. I'm on p 367 and racing through it. It's a real page turner!

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Book: Heartburn
Author: Nora Ephron
Pages: 179
Date: 15 Mar 21

UNO Cards it fits:
0: Standalone
2: C: Thelma Rice
3: Title H; C: Hopkins, Lucy-May
4: C: Feldman, Mark
6: C: Samstat, Rachel
7: C: Vera Maxwell
8: Author E
9: Author N
Reverse - Read by Apoorv


Mini - Pink Cover but I know that clue has already been taken, don't think it fits for any of the remaining clues

EDIT: - this does have a ring on the cover too.. would it fit for 'diamond jewellery on cover' ?? Clue 18

Morning everyone (or evening / good afternoon depending on where you are..)

I had a couple of days off work and was away from my computer so I'm just catching up on everything now - this mini seems much harder than last month!

As for the song clues - I was born in the 90's but I went through them with my mum who was a teen in the 80's, she was pretty useless haha, but we both agreed that the guesses we have got look really good

Sorry, feeling a bit useless with this mini, I'm not sure how my next few books will fit in with the mini, but I think I might find some short(ish) audiobooks to fit some of the remaining clues.

Apoorv, I know you swapped a book between clue 30 & 32, but I'm going to read Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance, to fill up the Dance clue, so we could swap the other back to Air?

Going to have a look at the other clues now and try and find books for a couple of them..

Okay, I so added your name, Paris, to the "dance" book and swapped back Vanessa's book to "air".

Also, swapped Elisabeth's book to the one set in California, to get the 500+ clue covered.

I don't think the ring on "Heartburn" is diamond-y enough to work for that task, unfortunately. But we will find something.

Great job, everyone, so far! :D

Also, if anyone is finding it difficult to get books for specific tasks, we still have a few colored books to be completed, so we can search for those as well to account for that. Yellow seems to be the pesky kid this month!

Would Ballet Shoes be okay for the clue where the MC is a dancer? I'm just asking to make sure because there seem to be 3 main characters (they all dance though, I believe). I've checked and it's long enough to be allowed for the challenge even though it's a children's book.
I was looking at Flowers in the Attic first, because I know that one of the characters does ballet, but I don't know if she's the main character.

These are the tasks that still don't have any takers. So, if you are looking for what to read next, this might be a good place to start.

Feel free to add your names to these. Also, let's make sure everyone who wants to participate gets a chance to reserve some spots for themselves.

4. Read a book where the MC is involved in a criminal organisation
8. Read a book with a black leather jacket on the cover
12. Read a book where a male character is wearing his hair long/with a long-haired man on the cover
13. Read a book where a fictional character ends up in real life or where a real life character gets transported into a book
17. Read a book with a rags-to-riches plot
18. Read a book with diamond jewellery on the cover
20. Read a book with MPG Erotica
22. Read a book where the MC is a dancer
23. Read a book where a character has permed hair/gets their hair permed (extra 5 points for if you find "hair like Meg Ryan's" in the text ;)
29. Read a book where the MC falls in love with their boss(es)
30. Read a book with the word "Dance" in the title/ top shelf "Dance"
38. Read a book with the word "eclipse" in the title// an eclipse depicted on the cover
39. Read a book set in Wales / with a character from Wales
43. Read a book where the MC is an only child/a book that's #1 in a series

Also, take a look at the songs/singers, so that we can finalize the list. We have only one chance to change anything once we send our final answers, so let's try and get it bang on in the first go.

Apoorv wrote: "These are the tasks that still don't have any takers. So, if you are looking for what to read next, this might be a good place to start.

Feel free to add your names to these. Also, let's make sure..."

I'm not quite sure what 'MPG' means, but would Lady Chatterly's Lover work for 20. Read a book with MPG Erotica ??

Paris wrote: "I'm not quite sure what 'MPG' means, but would Lady Chatterly's Lover work for 20. Read a book with MPG Erotica ??.."

It absolutely does. MPG is Main Page Genres, so when you open a page for a particular book, the list of genres on the right hand side are genres on the main page of the book.

Paris wrote: "Completion Post

Book: Heartburn
Author: Nora Ephron
Pages: 179
Date: 15 Mar 21

UNO Cards it fits:
0: Standalone
2: C: Thelma Rice
3: Title H; C: Hopkins, Lucy-May
4: C..."

I haven't started the 'pink dress on the cover' book yet so am more than happy to find something for a clue we need. It would have been a slight waste anyway because it has a predominantly blue cover!

I've just discovered I have a no 1 in series book which I can read instead of the pink cover/dress book so I added that to the spreadsheet. It also has birds on the cover and I have a book called The Seagull too in case swapping needs to be done with the one we already have for that clue.

I'm about to read Anne of Green Gables for another challenge. Can anyone think of any of our mini challenges that it might fit for? I haven't read it yet, so I don't know.

I finished a book, but I haven't completely updated the spreadsheet yet. Really busy right now. Will do ASAP.

Kathryn wrote: "I'm about to read Anne of Green Gables for another challenge. Can anyone think of any of our mini challenges that it might fit for? I haven't read it yet, so I don't know."

I haven't read it either but I'm pretty sure she's an orphan so presumably an only child... We can use that instead of my first in series book because I have to finish the book I'm reading before I start that one. I can look for something else we need.

I found this in my kindle library. I'd forgotten to check it.

Should cover the leather jacket clue.

Elisabeth wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I'm about to read Anne of Green Gables for another challenge. Can anyone think of any of our mini challenges that it might fit for? I haven't read it yet, so I don't kno..."

That works for me! I should be finished with this one within a couple days. :)

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The Scarecrow
Author: Michael Connelly
Pages: 550
Date: March 16

Cards
0 C: Zo nickname of Alonzo Winslow
2: 2 in Jack McEvoy series
3 C: Hicks, Darnell
4 C: Fowler, Dorothy
6 Title: Scarecrow
Skip C: Prendergast

Mini Challenge
45 Set in California

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Book: Guitar Notes
Author: Mary Amato
Pages: 296
Date: 16-March-2021

UNO Cards it fits:

0: Standalone
2: Character- Tripp Broody
Reverse- Read by Vicki

Mini Challenge:

#27. Read a book where a character plays the guitar/with a guitar on the cover

Apoorv wrote: "Also, if anyone is finding it difficult to get books for specific tasks, we still have a few colored books to be completed, so we can search for those as well to account for that. Yellow seems to b..."

Ohh! I can read a book with yellow cover! I had assumed that all the colored books were done. I just don't think it will fit it any one the tasks for the mini-challenge.

Apoorv wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Apoorv, I had put some books on the mini-challenge SS but none of them are there now. I thought we could "save" a spot so not sure if you removed them for a reason or why they aren't ..."

Oh, OK, thanks :)

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Book: The Attorney
Author: Steve Martini
Pages: 448
Date: 16-March-2021

UNO Cards it fits:

0: Character- Zolanda Suade
3: Character- Harry Hinds
4: Character- Floyd Avery
6: Author- Steve; Character- Susan McKay
8: Character- Victor Koblinski
Skip: Character- Paul Madrianis

Mini Challenge:

#5. Read a book where the MC has more than 3 siblings / Read a book that's #5 in a series

I'm currently reading The Pisces which will count towards a yellow cover



Can try to squeeze in Something to Live For towards the end of the month if we still need another yellow

We need:
1 Red (O)
1 Yellow (O)
4 Red (F)
4 Yellow (F)
8 Yellow (E)

So, yes, Paris and Vanessa! Bring on the yellows!

Updated to here

One of the books I'm going to read also has a yellow cover. Don't know what letters it's going to fit though, at least E and H.

I can do the Red 1.

And perhaps this would work for Diamonds on the cover?


Actually the clue says 'diamond jewellery 'so maybe not.

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Holding Out For A Hero
Author: Amy Andrews
Pages: 243
Date: March 17
Cards
2 C:Trish
3 Title
4C: Forsythe
5 C: Iris
6 C: Simon
8 C: Ella
Skip C: Prince, Jake

Mini Challenge

8. Black leather jacket on cover
34. Set in Australia

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Book: The Night Fire
Author: Michael Connelly
Pages: 416
Date: 17-March-2021

UNO Cards it fits:

1: Character- Olivas, Robert
2: Character- Thompson, Margaret
3: Character- Harry Bosch
8: Character- Elvin Kidd
9: Title- Night
Skip: Character- Kenworth, Tom

Mini Challenge:

#31. Read a book with MPG Detective Fiction

Ooh I must remember to read that in April as a reverse, Vanessa. It's sitting in my TBR pile.

Elisabeth wrote: "Ooh I must remember to read that in April as a reverse, Vanessa. It's sitting in my TBR pile."

Haha :) I was planning on reading 'Dark Sacred Night' as reverse for April too.

Quick request to everybody,

Just cleaned out our guesses for the songs/singers based on max votes, and I believe we are almost there except two songs.

So, do take a look when you can and let's try and get a consensus on that, so that we can submit those clues and get them points. :)

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Book: Daisy Jones & The Six
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Pages: 404
Date: 18-03-2021

UNO Cards it fits:

0: Standalone
1: Character - Opal Cunningham
2: Author T; Character - Teddy Price
3: Character - Hank Allen; Harris, Nick
4: Character - Frankie; Freddie Mandoza
6: Title Six; Character - Simone Jackson; Susana Dunne; Snyder, Artie; Sirko, Karen
8: Character - Eddie Loving; Elaine Chang
9: Character - Niccolo Argento; Nick Harris
Skip: Character - Pete Loving; Karen Sirko; Price, Teddy
Reverse - Read by Apoorv, Paris

Mini challenge:
15. Read a book featuring a music band in the plot
Also, several characters in the book play the guitar.
Most of the book also takes place in LA but I'm not sure if that would be enough to qualify for the California one.

Apoorv wrote: "Quick request to everybody,

Just cleaned out our guesses for the songs/singers based on max votes, and I believe we are almost there except two songs.

So, do take a look when you can and let's t..."

I put in my two cents but I really don't know much about those two bands!
I'm totally hyped we found so many though, I hope they're correct :)

Laura, I agree with your suggestions so I’ve changed my votes to them. I still haven’t asked my muso partner for his thoughts but I will

One of my Vintage Harlequins might fit either the rags to riches plot or falling in love with the boss. From the blurb and a quick skim through it looks like it's a gold digging girl on the make but she gets the rich guy in the end. The main character is the one in love with her boss (the rich guy) but ends up with someone else. No Nice Girl

The reviews seem to lean it towards rags to riches.
Worth a shot do you think? It's only 183 pages so very quick and will fill a regular March spot. And it has one one of those hilarious covers.