The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "Just to help look for books a team mate has read....does anyone else on the team read m/m romance?"

Not often, but I have a read a few.

How difficult Reverses are to get depends on the group. If you all friend each other, it is easy to see who has read a book you are interested easily. Hopefully we can get enough without having to work too hard.

There are still lots of color cards to claim. There is enough for everyone to read 1 if they like, plus we will need one duplicate. If not, then others can step in.

Red 1 - TBD
Red 8 - Stacey
Green 1 - TBD
Green 2 - TBD
Green 6 - Alma
Green 9 - Skye
Blue 3 - Diana
Blue 6 - TBD
Wild Draw 4 (duplicate of TBD) - TBD

Carina wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Carina, I also live in Portugal and this is my first year playing UNO (I might be a bit lost, sorry, but I'm making an effort to keep up). I like reading pretty much everything,..."
Violeta was pretty writing, and interesting historically
We can learn together. It looks fun, and I like the card game, too.

Stephie wrote: "Hello all! My name is Stephanie and this is my 3rd or 4th time playing. I'm from NYC and I live with my husband and 10 month old daughter. I read a lot of fantasy and historical fiction but will be..."

ooh I Looked at Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute, I thought it was two books, haha, but I like the Chloe books

Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "Just to help look for books a team mate has read....does anyone else on the team read m/m romance?"

not purposefully, though I like any tame romance. I glanced through my read shelf, is there a way to search shelves by genre. I wonder?

Stacey wrote: "Hi all! With a lot of new players (or newer), the rules and spreadsheets can be tricky. How I like to tackle UNO:
1 - We assign the color cards to make sure we have them covered
2 - For all other b..."

Helpful!

Hi Stacey, I was wondering if My Sister, the Serial Killer would be a good fit for a green card, but maybe I asked in the wrong discussion...

Stacey wrote: "There are still lots of color cards to claim. There is enough for everyone to read 1 if they like, plus we will need one duplicate. If not, then others can step in.

Red 1 - TBD
Red 8 - Stacey
Gree..."

I can take the Blue 6 too, if no one goes for it. I have , author LN starts with S.

Carina wrote: "Hi Stacey, I was wondering if My Sister, the Serial Killer would be a good fit for a green card, but maybe I asked in the wrong discussion..."

Carina, this is a great book. The background looks black and I don't think the text is enough for it to be 50%. It fits a lot of other cards, just not for a green cover.

For folks who are thinking about colors, if you aren't sure, tineye is helpful for guessing. Then ask and the captains can chime in. When there are questions, there is an official group that we ask to make the final decision. Tineye isn't the final decision but can be helpful. Link: https://labs.tineye.com/color/
Make sure that you are including background colors.

Diana wrote: "I can take the Blue 6 too, if no one goes for it."

Diana, sounds good. We need at least 1 person to read for color cards and we've had some time to choose so go for it!

Want to play a game while we wait for UNO to start?

Check out the bingo tab on our tracking sheet. If you are reading a book that fits, add the info to the list and we can cross out that square. I'll probably add one today or tomorrow.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

ok so we don't start reading these books until feb 1st, if I understand . I tried to add to the spreadsheet, but on my very ancient laptop, I couldn't figure how to get to the columns on the right, yet. I'll keep trying.
Author first S, Characters' first names M and T, Setting E, stand-alone
Edit:tineye called this orange. Title H, Author first K last W, Character first name M, Setting A, stand alone, read by Stacey
Green Cover, Character first name T, Setting P , #2 Series
7 Title, Character first name S, Setting T, stand-alone

These are what I plan to read to start, so my newbie question is, which should I read first and do I need to wait my turn until someone else reads theirs? Thanks!

Laura, if you have issues, we can add them and you can just do completion posts here.

We can't count anything that was read before the official start; see the countdown. Roughly Feb 1, but time based on your timezone. I'll post a bit when we are closer. If you are reading something in round 1, and finish it in round 2 that is fine.

Order doesn't matter. Read what you want. It would only be a concern near the end if we needed a certain book. Add as you go.

Stacey wrote: "Laura, if you have issues, we can add them and you can just do completion posts here.

We can't count anything that was read before the official start; see the countdown. Roughly Feb 1, but time ba..."

okay, great! thanks, looking forward to it

Hey I can read for R1

and

for G1

If they are not already spoken for

Stephie wrote: "Hey I can read for R1

and

for G1

If they are not already spoken for"

They are yours

Hi!
Sorry, a bit lost here as I have posted messages before but somehow they dissapeared.
Some practical questions: I cannot understand what are we supposed to fill up on the spreadsheet by now:
- Should we read more than 1 book per card, or only 1 book percard?
- How many cards do we have to fill up?
- What is the size of the entire team?
Thank you
Best,

I'll try to answer all of the questions. A link to game rules in on the first page, comment #6. Our team members are in the first post and can also be found on the members tab of the official sheet.

For new people - we choose color books, but the captains and co-captains figure out how to use the other books to fill out cards. Each round will have an increase in # of cards and typically of harder cards.

First, teams: Each team has at least 1 captain (me) and 1-2 co-captains (Charly and Carina for us). The size of the teams is based on total books/month averages and not # of people to try to make things fair. We have 8 team members, 3 of whom are captains/co-captains.

Hands - This is found on the official team sheet. Only the 3 captains can edit. For February we have 15 hands, each hand has 7 Cards. On the right there is a summary of the total # of cards of each type (except color cards) that we need, have completed, and have left to read. The cards are explained on the Cards tab of that doc as well as at the top of our tracking sheet.

Each card is covered by 1 book - the only exception if for Draw 2s. For Draw 2s, we can use one book for 2 different cards (either way we don't get points for Draw 2, just an option for fewer books to read).

Example: Hand Three: The cards are an 8, 3, Wild, 0, Draw 2, 6 and 2. So we need to read 6 different books. The Draw 2 can be any combination of 2 cards, say 8 and 6 if one book covers both options. The wild is a duplicate of any card in the hand. So we could use Draw 2 for 8 and Wild.

To help the captains, we use the tracking sheet. You can plan or add as you go. Or you can post in the thread. The captains will check the books to make sure they meet the rules and are on your shelf and will assign them to a hand. The color cards are at the top since they are the most specific and hardest to come by. Under that, we have a place to list the book info. The title (with link for checking), who read it so we can check shelves, the date read for folks who plan ahead, columns for the captains to communicate what has been done, and then a list of all of the options so that the captains can decide how to use them.

For newbies, we will also have mini challenges that start in the middle of the month. Those we will worry about later.

Stacey wrote: "I'll try to answer all of the questions. A link to game rules in on the first page, comment #6. Our team members are in the first post and can also be found on the members tab of the official sheet..."
Thank you for taking the patience to explain this to me, it is getting clearer to me now.
I believe I put already one book there, I'll add a few more of the ones that I'm planning on reading soon.

No problem. We have several new players. For the spreadsheet, we really only need the info when you are done. Some people are planners, and it can help with deciding how to use a book. Others, like me, choose books as we go and knowing what we have and need can help.

I'm definitely in the planner category lol. I'm only this way with challenges. Otherwise I read whatever!

Stephanie, I admire you! I can't manage that. I think a mix works well for team challenges though.

Carina wrote: "Hi Stacey, I was wondering if My Sister, the Serial Killer would be a good fit for a green card, but maybe I asked in the wrong discussion..."

I have read this (it's good!) so you know in case you do end up reading it through the game

Stacey wrote: "I'll try to answer all of the questions. A link to game rules in on the first page, comment #6. Our team members are in the first post and can also be found on the members tab of the official sheet..."

This was very helpful, thank you

19 hours from now until UNO starts! That's Feb 1 at 9AM UTC (Dublin, Lisbon), 4 AM EST (New York) and 1 AM for CA.

Countdown: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

I finished my book last night and am sad to have to wait to start another. Extra excited to start!

haha, I'm trying to finish fast but I've come to peace with myself that the books I'm reading now will have to wait until UNP ends

So excited! Just a couple more hours till it starts! I have my shelf ready to go.

I'm picking my book for tomorrow.

I'm bad on the colors.
Is this blue

I think it is.

Never mind...I just checked the spreadsheet and we are all good for colors.

how exciting-Let's go Tasmanian Devils!

Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "I'm picking my book for tomorrow.

I'm bad on the colors.
Is this blue

I think it is.


Never mind...I just checked the spreadsheet and we are all good for colors."

I think it is as well but would probably check with the captains group. We are good for this month, but will keep it in mind in case we need to swap for some reason.

Happy start to UNO everyone? What book are you starting with? I just got this one from the library and started this morning:

Stacey wrote: "Happy start to UNO everyone? What book are you starting with? I just got this one from the library and started this morning:
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I loved this book!

Stacey wrote: "Happy start to UNO everyone? What book are you starting with? I just got this one from the library and started this morning:
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Here's my choice:
:) It has been sitting on my shelf for way too long. And the author wrote my favourite book of all time. Big expectations for this one. :)

I’m starting with A Court of Silver Flames 🔥 I tried to finish the series in January but held off for this as my first read in February and for Uno.

Finished

Happy reading all! We have our first 2 books finished, which cover 4 cards with out Draw 2s. So great start when only a little over 2 days in.

For our newer players, on the spreadsheets, or in your completion posts (only 1 needed), please include the reason for why it fits. For example, not just character, but CFN Patrick for Skip. This will help save your captains time, especially if the names/places aren't in the goodreads synopsis.

Happy Friday everyone!!! Hope the week is going well. I should be finishing my first book of the month today. This weekend I'm going to start on November 9 by Colleen Hoover. How's everyone's week going?

hi everyone! wow, I'm 10% through Shuggie Bain and some of you finished your books already. way to go!

Carina wrote: "hi everyone! wow, I'm 10% through Shuggie Bain and some of you finished your books already. way to go!"

I wouldn't worry about how far and fast you get through, that's a quality over quantity kind of book, I believe, enjoy

Charly wrote: "Happy Friday everyone!!! Hope the week is going well. I should be finishing my first book of the month today. This weekend I'm going to start on November 9 by Colleen Hoover. How's everyone's week ..."

Happy Friday- team!

I did finish my first book and I believe I added it to the spreadsheet. It is a "Green Cover, Character first name T, Setting P , #2 Series" in case I didn't do it correctly. It's hard to tell on my end. I can fix it if needed, otherwise, I'm off to start book two. Happy reading, all!

Finished Spare. How's everyone's weekend going?

Finished my first book, Five feet apart,this morning

My hubby is gone for the day, so I thought it was a great time to sneak to the craft store.

I picked out all my yarn for a sunflower cardagan idea I have.
I looked on the app, and realized I could save about an extra $20, by doing instore pick up....so I ordered it all, and paid on the ap right in the store, then put everything back.

I'm really hoping they have it ready in a few hours so I can go back and pick it up, and sneak it into my stash before hubby gets home.

I'm not supposed to buy more til I finish making all these blankets I bought yarn for the last couple months.

I bought about $1200-1300 worth of yarn for $400, so it was a deal I couldn't pass up....and I'm chugging my way through them. I've finished 7 blanket, and almost done with an 8th since Jan 1.

But I really want to work on my sunflower idea...

Crossing my fingers I can sneak it in, so I don't hear "Not more F'in yarn!!!!" 10 xs.

Finished my 2nd book, but now I'm at work. Yesterday we were busy as my daughter made high school all-state band. My parents came in town so we had some nice family time.

Skye, I want to see the sunflower when you are done!

Skye, I see The Shackles that Told us on your UNO shelf, but it doesn't have a read date. Can you fix that? It does show a 2/4 date for The Scars that Bind Us, so maybe you updated the wrong book? Just checking!

Also, noticed there is a book, Dead Weight that you listed as finished on 2/1. It's not on your shelf.

Thanks!

Alma, similar issue. I see Five Feet Apart on your shelf, but it doesn't have a read date. Please update.

Sorry Stacey, sometimes the date has to be added manually but I don’t notice it until you tell me. It is a bit of a nuisance.

Alma wrote: "Sorry Stacey, sometimes the date has to be added manually but I don’t notice it until you tell me. It is a bit of a nuisance."

No problem, as long as you don't mind me telling you. Just need to make sure.