The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Ashley wrote: "Okay, I'll plan to finish up my books on 4/1 then. I have most of my reads in April planned now. I think every book I currently have on my list will count for a colored cover or a reverse. Do we wa..."

I like the idea of claiming them before and having set plan. Maybe once everyone logs a few books on April log, Veronica can make a list in thread with color card assignments?

Verónica wrote: "No worries Sarah, good thing we catch it up just on time.

With the recent update made by Sarah D we are a lot less tight.

5 books to finish the mini. 6 to finish the main. So with the 5 of the m..."


lol happy to help. that's totally my bad. I'm glad we're in a place to plan for April!

Definitely for April would be better to claim color cards, since they increase. We don't have as many WD4 either, so yeah we'll assign them. Maybe tomorrow or the 31st I'll make a list of what we have so far and we'll decide. But if someone is already reading a color one no problem.

Sarah wrote: "Mary C wrote: "Wow a lot of color cards for April. Which is more points. I say if you have something for a color card you want to read, put it on the tracking sheet. Than people can see what's stil..."

Yes we still have that one. Here's the link

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

I moved my current reads to the April log tab and added the books I will start with next month, plus my book club book. I have a rough plan for the month and should be able to read probably 2-3 additional colored cards and a reverse or 2. I have some options available but will wait and see what we are still in need of after the initial claiming.

I think we can assign the Red ones already.

Red 2 - Mary
Red 3 - Ashley
Red 7 - Veronica

So Reds are covered.

I see some color cards that are also reverses. We only need 6 reverses this round, and we have at least 5 covered, so we will give priority to the colors.

But in the case of Mary's green, we'll use it as a reverse. My green only works for 0, and we don't have a 2 this time.

Reverses seem to be covered too.

For the other colors we have so far:

Blue 3 - Ashley
Blue 9 - Sarah S

Green 0 - Veronica
Green 7 - Sarah S
Green 9 - Veronica

Yellow 2 - Veronica
Yellow 5 - Veronica

Which means these are the ones we need to look for:

Blue 4
Blue 7
Blue 8

Green 1
Green 3
Green 7
Green 9

Yellow 7
Yellow 8

I'll scope out some colors. My green one might work for another one once I start reading it. But I don't care if it's used for reverse or a color card.

I just finished my last book for the month.

Only ones pending are:

Madhouse at the end of the earth - Lucy
The Great Alone - Hannah E
The Butcher - Hannah E

ok I am having a brain fart and can't find the website to check cover colors. I am thinking House of Sky and Breath
should work for a blue

Verónica wrote: "I just finished my last book for the month.

Only ones pending are:

Madhouse at the end of the earth - Lucy
The Great Alone - Hannah E
The Butcher - Hannah E"

I just finished The Butcher! Updating the spreadsheet now :D

I know I'm pushing it close, but will definitely finish The Great Alone tonight or tomorrow afternoon. I will make sure to finish before 5pm CST tomorrow so that we have plenty of time to update the spreadsheet for the end of the month. Does that work?

It's called tin eye color extraction

Sarah wrote: "ok I am having a brain fart and can't find the website to check cover colors. I am thinking House of Sky and Breath
should work for a blue"

Here's the link:
https://labs.tineye.com/color/6108b9d...

Finding books that are ACTUALLY green feels like a struggle.

I did just a quick review of my TBR looking for colored covers for next month. I would like to claim blue 8. There are quite a few books on my TBR that work for it, so I can definitely cover it. I also found a book that works for blue 7. I should be able to cover that one too if no one else has a book for that card, but I don't want to claim it if someone else gets to it first.


I'm struggling to find books with green covers or yellows that work for 7 and 8. If we can just have periodic updates on what is still needed as the month goes on, I can definitely dig deeper for colored covers if we're struggling to cover them.

I have a yellow 8 book.

I found one that I can read for Yellow 8. I'll put it on the spreadsheet but won't get to it until closer to mid month. I'll continue to keep my eyes open for something that works for one of the green cards.

Mary C wrote: "I have a yellow 8 book."

We must've been typing at the same time. If you want to do the yellow 8, that's fine with me.

Hannah wrote: "Verónica wrote: "I just finished my last book for the month.

Only ones pending are:

Madhouse at the end of the earth - Lucy
The Great Alone - Hannah E
The Butcher - Hannah E"

I just finished T..."

No problem. I will have everything else ready early tomorrow, and just be checking for your update and Lucy's.

So I will put Mary and Ashley for the Yellow 8, one for the card and one for the WD4. In case any of you can't follow the plan we can easily change the WD4.

Sounds good. I'll add mine to the spreadsheet later. I think I may have found a green too. I'll have to look into it a little better and see what numbers it works for/if I'll be able to fit it in with my other reads. I don't want to overclaim and then not be able to get to them all. Time to get ready to pick my daughter up from preschool!

So here's the update for the color cards:

Red 2 Mary
Red 3 Ashley
Red 7 Veronica

Blue 3 Ashley
Blue 8 Hannah
Blue 9 Sarah S

Green 0 Veronica
Green 7 Sarah S
Green 9 Veronica

Yellow 2 Veronica
Yellow 5 Veronica
Yellow 8 Mary, Ashley

We still need to look for:

Blue 4
Blue 7

Green 1
Green 3
Green 9

Yellow 7

Sarah D your blue book could work for a Blue 3 assigned to Ashley, so maybe for the other WD4.

Hannah let me know if you decide to take the blue 7.

Put me down for Green 3. I have a couple of different options that will work for it depending on mood.

Ashley wrote: "Put me down for Green 3. I have a couple of different options that will work for it depending on mood."

Done.

Color cards to look for:

Blue 4
Blue 7
Green 1
Green 9
Yellow 7

I can definitely commit to blue 7!
I'll add my colored books to the April Log tab. I might not finish them until more mid month, but I can definitely get them done in April :)

Ooh!! Ashley, I see that you're planning to read "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue". I'm very curious to hear your thoughts on it. I LOVED it and still think about it fondly, but I've heard so many mixed opinions, haha!

Hannah wrote: "Ooh!! Ashley, I see that you're planning to read "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue". I'm very curious to hear your thoughts on it. I LOVED it and still think about it fondly, but I've heard so man..."

It's out of my comfort zone and not something I would necessarily choose to read myself... but it's my book club book this month. Sometimes I find books I really love when I step out of my comfort zone. Other times, not so much. I'm curious about this one because it does seem like people I know mostly either love it or hate it. I'll try to remember to report back!

Verónica wrote: "So here's the update for the color cards:

Red 2 Mary
Red 3 Ashley
Red 7 Veronica

Blue 3 Ashley
Blue 8 Hannah
Blue 9 Sarah S

Green 0 Veronica
Green 7 Sarah S
Green 9 Veronica

Yellow 2 Veronic..."

ok yeah then I will use it for the WD4, thank you so much

Ugh this year for me.

Back in October I had surgery on my foot. They had to replace the joints in my big toe. (2nd surgery an injury about 8 years ago) Someone stepped on my foot at the same party where my friend died With that happening I forgot all about it. My toe swelled up and I went to the foot surgeon. Turns out my toe was broken when it was stepped on and pushed the plastic joints out of place. Having surgery this Wednesday. So I'll be on the couch for a couple of weeks.

I wanted more time to sit and read or do needlework. But not this way.

Mary C wrote: "Ugh this year for me.

Back in October I had surgery on my foot. They had to replace the joints in my big toe. (2nd surgery an injury about 8 years ago) Someone stepped on my foot at the same part..."

So sorry to hear this, Mary. Some seasons are so much harder and darker than others. Know that you are not alone. Praying for you from afar.

I've finished The Great Alone! Such a great book! Looking forward to April :)

Aaaaand we're done! 🎉 Good job everyone!

We're currently in 4th place, but we're still at the mercy of the cards randomizer gods and late updaters . Nevertheless, April's gonna be fun.

Congrats to all team members, most of you have been performing above and beyond. I fell short this month but I think April will be a lot better.

Go Pangolins 💪

It's true, it's mostly up the randomizer when we're finishing all our cards and mini-tasks. Or we an hope that a team ahead of us doesn't finish some of their cards and tasks.

We're doing great.

They might postpone my surgery for a week or two until the inflammation in my foot goes down. But I'm on the couch for the next few weeks.

Mary C wrote: "They might postpone my surgery for a week or two until the inflammation in my foot goes down. But I'm on the couch for the next few weeks."

I'm so sorry Mary, I hope you are not in pain. Laying on the couch all day seems like a nice thing when you are comfortable and not without a choice, hehe.

Oh, Mary! I'm so sorry you are dealing with yet another thing. You really seem to be unable to catch a break right now. Sending you all the love and positive vibes. I agree with Veronica, bed rest and laying around all day seem so nice unless you are forced to do it. I hope you heal quickly and are able to get in plenty of reading and needlework.

Great job with March everyone! Looking forward to another great month of reading with you all!

Why are Green book so hard to find? I found a book that will work for both Green 9 or Green 1 so you can't put me down for one of those based on whatever someone else can find.

Sarah wrote: "Why are Green book so hard to find? I found a book that will work for both Green 9 or Green 1 so you can't put me down for one of those based on whatever someone e..."

I just found a Green 1, do you want to claim the other Green 9 with this book?

Now we only need

Blue 4
Yellow 7

Verónica wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Why are Green book so hard to find? I found a book that will work for both Green 9 or Green 1 so you can't put me down for one of those based on what..."

Sounds good!

I am so so sorry Mary for what you're walking through. sending you so much love

So sorry Mary.

Looks like Maria just read a book that is perfect for a Green 7. Do you want to slot it in that color card? I don't have to read the book I picked or I can for back up too. I am such a mood reader that it doesn't matter to me.

Sarah wrote: "Looks like Maria just read a book that is perfect for a Green 7. Do you want to slot it in that color card? I don't have to read the book I picked or I can for back up..."

Great, I'll change it.

Sarah wrote: "Looks like Maria just read a book that is perfect for a Green 7. Do you want to slot it in that color card? I don't have to read the book I picked or I can for back up..."

Yay, good catch! I was too tired when I posted to check through the new colour cards.

maria helena wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Looks like Maria just read a book that is perfect for a Green 7. Do you want to slot it in that color card? I don't have to read the book I picked or I c..."

Those green ones are hard to find too! I was just curious what you were reading too so I was checking out the books you had added and was like hey that is a perfect Green card!