The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Colour Cover Completion Post 6 Red

Book: Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan
Date Read: Apr 5
How It Fits:
6 - A: Annie Sullivan
2 - Title
Skip - C: Kateri

How is everybody doing?
It is getting very, very hot where I live so I have been staying at home as much as possible and drinking endless glasses of lemonade and iced tea.

Preeti wrote: "Hi. For April, I'd like to claim a Wild Draw 4 with 7 Yellow - The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swann by Virginia Pye

I will add some mo..."

Hi. I am reading a different book for the Wild Draw 4 - & Yellow:
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
C: Victor Frankenstein

My hold at the library for this ebook came through just in time for this month's GOTM Challenge.

It's moving towards spring here in Vermont! We still have patches of dirty snow in some shady spots but we've had a lot of rain the past couple days. This is what we call "Mud Season".

I just finished Iron Widow yesterday and I'm starting The Midnight Library today for my local in-person book group next week.

I hope everyone is doing well!

I am hoping it will rain properly here. So far, it has only drizzled a few times making the temps go up even more.

I have both Iron Widow and The Midnight Library on my 2023 TBR list. I hope to get to them soon, the first one particularly as I need it for another challenge.

Louise wrote: "Team Reminder
As we go into our final month of UNO can I just remind everyone to check in weekly to let us know how you are getting on.

If you claim books whether colored or for the mini do let u..."

Hi All, I'm sorry I haven't checked in sooner. I recently changed my schedule at work and I'm working more hours. So, unfortunately work time is cutting into my available reading time. I will still try my best to help the team with completing the reading challenges this month.

I'm going to go ahead and claim Yellow 2 with:



I think this can be used as a reverse too? I remember someone stating they read it?

So far I have had a slow start to the month but hoping to get more reading in the next few days. I've read one book so far and I will be starting one of my colored covers tomorrow.

I have a book that I can use for Yellow 1 but I don't know if I will be able to get to it until later in the month so if someone reads a book for that before me they can claim it and if not I will have one read sometime this month

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "I'm going to go ahead and claim Yellow 2 with:



I think this can be used as a reverse too? I remember someone stating they read it?"

I read it in Jan of this year. Louise has also read the book.

How is everyone’s holiday weekend. Had a hectic start to the month. Will get everything updated by end of tomorrow 😀

We just returned from visiting my parents and my sister and her family this weekend - it was so nice to catch up with them!

I'm about to finish The Midnight Library, either tonight or tomorrow - then I'm thinking of reading Hotel Magnifique next.

Hi,

I have updated the spreadsheet with my book :) I'm really glad it is April as this is my birthday month, so lots of celebrations are going to happen pretty soon :)

Happy birthday in advance, Alya! I wish you much joy, peace, and good health for your birthday and the years to come!

The weekend was good... it was my parents' anniversary and we had a small family dinner to celebrate that.
We're quite a large extended family so we never have a week without a birthday or anniversary. 😆
I finished reading Frankenstein. I am always amazed at what a powerful book it is particularly considering how young the author was when she wrote it and the era when it was published.

Preeti wrote: "Happy birthday in advance, Alya! I wish you much joy, peace, and good health for your birthday and the years to come!"

Thank you so much, you're so kind!

Colour Cover Completion Post Wild Draw 4 - 7 Yellow
Book: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Date Read: Apr 10
How It Fits: Yellow cover & C: Victor Frankenstein

0 - Stand-alone
3 - C: Henry Clerval
4 - Title
6 - A: Mary Shelley
7 - C: Victor Frankenstein
8 - C: Elizabeth Lavenza
Skip - M. Krempe
Reverse - Read by Louise, Alex, DJ, JoJo

Update

April Cards
1 📕 - Stephanie
6 📕 - Cindy
8 📕 - Cindy

0 📒 - Louise
1 📒 -
2 📒 - Jo
5 📒 - Preeti
6 📒 - Cindy

0 📘 - Louise
4 📘 - Jo

2 📗 - Sana
2 📗 - Preeti
3 📗 - Preeti
7 📗 -

Wild Draw 4 - 1
6 📕 - Louise


Wild - 4
Skip - 3
Reverse - 3

0️⃣ - 3
1️⃣ - 5
2️⃣ - 5
3️⃣ - 4
4️⃣ - 5
5️⃣ - 2
6️⃣ - 9
7️⃣ - 5
8️⃣ - 5

I finished my last color card and one of the baddies is Vlatko so I moved that to 7 📗. I've started for 2 📗.

My husband and my anniversary was April 7th and his birthday is April 4th. Our youngest son's birthday is April 27th. It's definitely a busy month!

My birthday is in April also and mine and my husband’s anniversary is also in April

Hi. Would this book work for Yellow?



I am reading it for another challenge and Tineye says it is 51.7% yellow. If it works, we can use it for the 1 Yellow as it is the 1st book in the series.

Looks yellow to me

The mini challenge has already started. I'm claiming some tasks. On part 1 -these fit books I've started/about to start
#2. Read a book with at least one ear on the cover.
#1. Read a book where someone doesn't ever seem to use the bathroom.
#12. Read a book with a blue cover.
#20. Read a book with a red cover.
#44. Read a book that is MPG LGBT/LGBTI or any variation thereof.

Stephanie wrote: "The mini challenge has already started. I'm claiming some tasks. On part 1 -these fit books I've started/about to start
#2. Read a book with at least one ear on the cover.
#1. Read a book where so..."

Thanks for the prod. My week has been all messed up this week.

April Mini
◈ Books need to be finished after the start of this mini challenge on April 12, 9am UTC https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown... and before May 1 at 9am UTC (when UNO sadly comes to an end).

Part 1
Some animals have (seriously) unfortunate names. We therefore did not want to inflict them upon you as team names. They do deserve attention as well however and that's where the April mini challenge comes into play.

You will be reading books for tasks relating to some less than lucky beasties - you will also get some photos and details on them for your pleasure.

◈ Every book read, i.e. every task completed, is worth 10 points.
◈ Each book can be used for one task only.
◈ Books for tasks can be finished in any order.
◈ If your team completes all the tasks, you get 30 bonus points.

• Bony-Eared Assfish
1 Read a book where someone doesn't ever seem to use the bathroom. (You know those books, where references to going to the bathroom or behind a tree are non-existent, even if they travel for weeks.)
2 Read a book with at least one ear on the cover. (It doesn't need to be a cover with just an ear. The ear can be attached to a person or even an animal. You just clearly need to able to see the ear.)

• Penis Snake
3 Read a book where someone owns or sees a snake, or where reference is made to a snake. (Let your imagination fly.)
4 Read a book with a skull on the cover.

• Common Cockchafer
5 Read a book that is not suitable for children.
6 Read a book set in May - or spring in general.

• Pink Fairy Armadillo
7 Read a book featuring a scientist.
8 Read a book with a pink cover.

• Naked Mole Rat
9 Read a book where someone ends up (practically) naked (there can be a lot of reasons for this, be creative).
10 Read a book where someone lives in a community.

• Sparklemuffin
11 Read a book with a character who likes to bake.
12 Read a book with a blue cover.

• Vampire Squid
13 Read a book featuring vampires.
14 Read a book with a black cover.

• Mountain Chicken
15 Read a book where a characters lives in or takes a trip to the mountains.
16 Read a book with a green cover.

• Ice Cream Cone Worm
17 Read a book where someone eats or sells ice cream.
18 Read a book with a character who lives at or takes a trip to the beach.

• Satanic leaf-tailed Gecko
19 Read a book where a great deal of the story/action takes place at night.
20 Read a book with a red cover.

• Fried Egg Jellyfish
21 Read a book where someone eats or makes breakfast.
22 Read a book with a yellow cover.

• Spiny Lumpsucker
23 Read a book where a character is considered to be attached to someone, or with a clingy character.
24 Read a book with a purple cover.

• Sarcastic Fringehead
25 Read a book featuring a sarcastic character.
26 Read a book with an orange cover.

• Blobfish
27 Read a book with a character who simply has no luck, or good fortune.
28 "Read a book where a character's world collapses, or where everything a
character thought to be true turns out to be wrong. (There can be lots
of interpretations for this. Use your own imagination and judgement.)"

• Colon Rectum
29 Read a book with a two-word title.
30 Read a book with a brown cover.

• Moustached Puffbird
31 Read a book where a character has a moustache or beard.
32 Read a book with a white cover.

• Pleasing Fungus Beetle
33 Read a book with an inoffensive character, i.e. someone who is considered to be pleasing.
34 Read a book featuring a pest, or a disease/illness.

• Slippery Dick
35 Read a book where someone drinks or makes a cocktail.
36 Read a book with 3 things that are the same on the cover. (This can be 3 items/plants/people/etc.)

• Strange-tailed Tyrant
37 Read a book featuring a tyrant.
38 Read a book set in South America.

• Tasseled Wobbegong
39 Read a book set in Australia.
40 Read a book where someone goes for a swim.

• Tufted Titmouse
41 "Read a book with a beard on cover. (The beard can be on a person or an
animal. It just needs to be clearly recognisable as a beard.)"
42 Read a book with a gray cover.

• Puddingwife
43 Read a book with two people on the cover. (Not more, not less. Age/gender doesn't matter. Just two people.)
44 Read a book that is MPG LGBT/LGBTI or any variation thereof. (MPG Queer accepted as well.)

• Slowpoke
45 Read a book that could be considered slow. (This can mean various things for various people. Use your own judgment.)
46 Read a book set in North America.

• Hellbender
47 Read a book with a rock on the cover.
48 Read a book with a character who (usually) leads a quiet life.

Part 2

All those extraordinary animals used for team names. If you haven't done any exploring of the lovely pictures posted for each team, now is your chance! You will be reading books for tasks relating to the beasties borrowed for fellow teams - have a browse through the teams, if you haven't already done so, to get a visual on these spectacular animals.

For each team name, you can read two books, choosing two of the following options:

◈ Read a book with the entire name of the animal in title or text.
◈ Read a book with a part of the animal's name in the title. (This obviously doesn't work for all team names.)
◈ Read a book with a cover representing (any of) the animal's colour(s).
◈ Get creative! Find a way to connect your book to the team name / animal in some way.


For example:
For Team Honduran White Bat, you could have the following options:
1. You find "Honduran White Bat" in either a book's title or somewhere in the text. The entire name, not just a part of it.
2. You read a book with "white" or with "bat" in the title. Not in the text.
3. You read a book with a white cover.
4. You read a book that is set in Honduras, for example, as it is a Honduran white bat, and not a Slovenian or Chinese white bat.

Another example:
For Team Boatbill, you could have the following options:
1. You find "Boatbill" in either a book's title or somewhere in the text.
2. You read a book with either "boat" or "bill" in the title, as both parts of the animal's name are an actual word.
3. You read a book with a blue cover or with a white cover, for example.
4. You find a fabulous other connection - i.e. you're being creative.


Bearcat

Blue Angel

Blue-footed Booby

Boatbill

Casper Octopus

Echidna

Firework Jellyfish

Ground Pangolin

Honduran White Bat

Kirk's Dik-Dik

Laughing Kookaburra

Leaf Sheep

Leafy Seadragon

Lilac-breasted Roller

Luna Moth

Narwhal

Panda Ant

Platypus

Quokka

Red-lipped Batfish

Sea Pen

Streaked Tenrec

Sugar Glider

Tasmanian Devil

Thorny Devil

Venezuelan Poodle Moth

Question - For Task #36 Read a book with 3 things that are the same on the cover. (This can be 3 items/plants/people/etc.)

Can it be 3 of the same word repeated in the title of the book? I'm currently reading

I have finished 2 of my color card reads so far

Colour Cover Completion Post

Book: Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder (Sally and Pearl Adventure Club #1) by Wendy Day
Date Read: Apr 14
How It Fits: 1 Yellow - Yellow cover & 1st in series

1 - 1st in series
3 - C: Henry
6 - C: Sally Johnson
Skip - C: Pearl

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Question - For Task #36 Read a book with 3 things that are the same on the cover. (This can be 3 items/plants/people/etc.)

Can it be 3 of the same word repeated in the title of the book? I'm curre..."

I think that's pretty creative. I would say Yes.

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Question - For Task #36 Read a book with 3 things that are the same on the cover. (This can be 3 items/plants/people/etc.)

Can it be 3 of the same word repeated in the title of the book? I'm curre..."

Not sure, to me a thing is something I can hold. I’ll check with the Captain’s group see what they say.

Louise wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Question - For Task #36 Read a book with 3 things that are the same on the cover. (This can be 3 items/plants/people/etc.)

Can it be 3 of the same word repeated in the title o..."

I thought it was creative too! But please let me know the verdict from the Captains Group : )

Colour Cover Completion Post
Book: Tapestry by Beth Duke
Date Read:
How It Fits: Green cover & 2: Title

0 - Stand-alone
2 - Title
6 - C: Skye Willis
7 - C: Verna Willis
Skip - C: Pete Darling

By the way, the book I just finished has exactly 3 violets amongst the other flowers and leaves on the cover. (A backup in case JoJo's book doesn't work for the task.)

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Louise wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Question - For Task #36 Read a book with 3 things that are the same on the cover. (This can be 3 items/plants/people/etc.)

Can it be 3 of the same word repeated..."

From the Mods
It should be something related to the cover art. Not the title, author name or other writing on cover, such as comments from other authors about the book etc.

Louise wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Louise wrote: "JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Question - For Task #36 Read a book with 3 things that are the same on the cover. (This can be 3 items/plants/people/etc.)

Can it be 3 of t..."

Okay, Thank you!

Hi. Shall I put my book from Message 283 against the 3 items task?

Preeti wrote: "Hi. Shall I put my book from Message 283 against the 3 items task?"

That would be great. I’m going to be doing a mass update today and tomorrow to see where we’re at

Hi! Just want to confirm that this cover would be considered a blue cover since it appears to be more than 50% blue.

Added this for Bearcat- Black cover . Checked with TinEye it says 67.7% Black.

JoJo_theDoDo wrote: "Hi! Just want to confirm that this cover would be considered a blue cover since it appears to be more than 50% blue.

"

Looks blue to me

Sana wrote: "Added this for Bearcat- Black cover . Checked with TinEye it says 67.7% Black."

Not a lover of tineye but definitely black

Louise wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Hi. Shall I put my book from Message 283 against the 3 items task?"

That would be great. I’m going to be doing a mass update today and tomorrow to see where we’re at"

Done!


Also, do you think this book would work for the Firework Jellyfish?



There are little fires and water on the cover. I thought the fire could represent the name and the water could represent the habitat of the animal.
It might be a bit too much of a stretch but I thought it was worth trying...😊

Would this book work for Leaf Sheep? The cover has a ton of leaves. Thanks.

Is it me or is this mini pretty difficult? And there seem to be way more prompts than usual! I'm struggling to find books that work that I am actually able to read! Anyone else?

Gwen wrote: "Is it me or is this mini pretty difficult? And there seem to be way more prompts than usual! I'm struggling to find books that work that I am actually able to read! Anyone else?"

I agree! The part of the mini with the Team names seems a bit more difficult to find relatable books that apply to the team names.

Same here! I have been finding the second part tougher to find books for.

Preeti wrote: "Would this book work for Leaf Sheep? The cover has a ton of leaves. Thanks.

"

It has sheep in text on pg4

Preeti wrote: "Louise wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Hi. Shall I put my book from Message 283 against the 3 items task?"

That would be great. I’m going to be doing a mass update today and tomorrow to see where we’re at"..."

Definitely a habitat one

The volume has 3 books, and the first one is titled Dark Angel. Can I use it for #d Blue Angel?