Hooked on Books discussion

Ok, great! I'll get my recent reads logged sometime today.

Also 19/7/24
🐚 Unaccustomed Earth (2008) - Jhumpa Lahiri 354pp 5🪼

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Rolled: 7
Landed on: Checker Cab Company
Plan: We own the property

Starting Bank Balance: $832
Money Paid: $-0-
Money Earned: $10 - rent from VVV
Ending Bank Balance: $842

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: None required

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Starting Bank Balance: $842
Rolled: 8
Landed on: Chance

You have won a crossword competition!

Read a book where a character wins a competition.

Please let me know if any of the unused books fit this task

I read a book where a character won a competition let me find the title

It's The Winner by C.J. Parsons

did you use it yet?

The other one I read more recently this guy won a lot of money he ended up putting it on a bum horse to get rid of some - and it won making him a millionaire.
The Absurd Life of Barry White: A brand new uplifting and totally hilarious comedy by Rob Harris

Jazzy wrote: "It's The Winner by C.J. Parsons

did you use it yet?

The other one I read more recently this guy won a lot of money he ended up putting it on a bum horse to get ..."

We can use The Absurd Life - thanks!

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Starting Bank Balance: $842
Money Paid: $-0-
Money Earned: $76
Ending Bank Balance: $918

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book where a character wins a competition.
Reader: Jazzy
Book/Author: The Absurd Life of Barry White: A BRAND NEW uplifting and totally hilarious comedy/Rob Harris
Date Read:7/16/24
How it Fits: Barry won a lot of money when he put it on a bum horse and it won making him a millionaire

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Rolled: 9
Landed on: Walnut Street
Plan: Purchase Property

Starting Bank Balance: $918
Money Paid: $420
Money Earned: $5 (Rent from WWW for Canal St)
Ending Bank Balance: $503

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book whose title contains all the letters in "RITTENHOUSE"
Reader: Anastasia
Book/Author: Great TV and Film Detectives: A Collection of Crime Masterpieces Featuring Your Favorite Screen Sleuths/Maxim Jakubowski
Date Read:7/19/24
How it Fits: GReat TV aNd Film DETectIvES: A COllction of Crime Masterpieces FeatUring Your Favorite Screen SleutHs

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

Barry made a bet online that won him several thousand pounds and he wanted to get rid of some so he bet £20,000 on the long-shot and it won!
Great book about a Welshman who due to Covid works from home in his pants (that's underwear to the Americans) whilst his 75 year old mum picks up after him, cooking, cleaning, and washing, ironing, and putting away his clothes.

Saturday's book (only 1)
🐚 The Frostbound Queen (2024) - Amy Pennza 360pp 21/7/24 5🪼

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Rolled: 9
Landed on: Community Chest

IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY! Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.

Starting Bank Balance: $503
Money Paid: $-0-
Money Earned: $139
Ending Bank Balance: $642

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book where a character celebrates a birthday.
Reader: Ivelisse
Book/Author: The Four Winds/Kristin Hannah
Date Read:7/19/24
How it Fits: Elsa celebrates her 25th birthday

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

21/7/24
🐚 The Samurai of the Red Carnation (2024) - Denis Thériault 288pp 5🪼

Jazzy's books have been entered through here

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Rolled: 7
Landed on: Pacific Avenue
Plan: Pay Rent to BB and collect Salary

Starting Bank Balance: $642
Money Paid: $26 - rent to BB for Pacific
Money Earned: $438 for salary
Ending Bank Balance: $1,054

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book set in a place that borders the Pacific Ocean
Reader: Bernadette
Book/Author: The Wishing Game/Meg Shaffer
Date Read:7/4/24
How it Fits: set in California which borders the Pacific Ocean

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

Post 1

Team RRR
Starting Bank Balance: $ 1054
Rolled: 11
Landed on: Community Chest
Plan: Spin Wheel and do what it say

Team - RRR
Starting Bank Balance: $1054
Money Paid: $ 0
Money Earned: $ 191
Ending Bank Balance: $1245

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Sale of Stock. Read a book with the word "stock" in the text.
Reader: Bernadette
Book/Author: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Date Read: 7/22/24
How it Fits: Pg. 100 "Stock was burned"

TURN COMPLETE

Here we go!

🐚 Death and the Conjuror (2022) - Tom Mead 288pp 21/7/24 5🪼


🐚 Moon Dust in My Hairnet (2024) - J.R. Creaden 358pp 5🪼


🐚 When the Sky Falls (2024) - B.R. Spangler 338pp 23/7/24 5🪼

Tuesday 23/7/24

🐚 A Village in the Third Reich (2022) - Julia Boyd 505pp 5🪼


🐚 The Second Mrs. Strom (2024) - Kaira Rouda 289pp 5🪼


🐚 The Polish Girl (2022) - Malka Adler 417 5🪼

Team, we made the following swap with Team Ventnor Verse Venturers:

We gave them $80 and New York Ave (orange) & they gave us Marvin Gardens (yellow)

We previously owned one yellow and now own 2. The third is still open for purchase - Atlantic. They now own two orange properties and would have to trade with BBB to get the third.

I finished Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy. 681 pages. read 7/7-7/23.

can someone update the spreadsheet for me? thanks.

The Heir of Venus (2024) - Laura Shepperson 24/7/24 400pp

Jazzy & Jessica's books have been entered through here

Post 2


Team RRR
Starting Bank Balance: $1165
Money Paid: $50
Money Earned: $0
Ending Bank Balance: $1115

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book with a car on the cover
Reader: Krystyna

Book/Author: Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
Date Read: 7/5/24
How it Fits: car on the cover

Turn complete

Bernadette wrote: "Team, we made the following swap with Team Ventnor Verse Venturers:

We gave them $80 and New York Ave (orange) & they gave us Marvin Gardens (yellow)

We previously owned one yellow and now own 2...."
I think we are the only team without a set

Just wondering why we didn't consider buying Rodeo Drive with the last spin

Hey guys! Im slowly reading as classes and work is allowing. Hoping to finish my book by next week. Sorry about how slow i am reading :(

Anastasia wrote: "Just wondering why we didn't consider buying Rodeo Drive with the last spin"

Anastasia, all I can say is it looks like the best direction was not chosen and we should have gone that way.

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Rolled: 9
Landed on: Ballot Box
Read a book with a character whose first or last name starts with B.

Starting Bank Balance: $1,115
Money Paid: $-0-
Money Earned: $204
Ending Bank Balance: $1,319

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book with a character whose first or last name starts with B.
Reader: Jessica
Book/Author: Say You Swear/Meagan Brandy
Date Read:7/23/24
How it Fits: CFN - Brady

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

Bernadette wrote: "Anastasia wrote: "Just wondering why we didn't consider buying Rodeo Drive with the last spin"

Anastasia, all I can say is it looks like the best direction was not chosen and we should have gone t..."
Maybe there should be more team discussion as we can take up to 24 hours on the turn.

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Rolled: 7
Landed on: Lakeshore Drive
Plan: Buy Property and Collect Salary

Starting Bank Balance: $1,319
Money Paid: $270
Money Earned: $449 (Salary)
Ending Bank Balance: $1,498

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book with a shoreline on the cover
Reader: Megan
Book/Author: A Very French Affair/Sue Roberts
Date Read:7/10/24
How it Fits:

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Rolled: 5 🥳🥳🥳
Landed on: Atlantic Avenue
Plan: Buy Property

Starting Bank Balance: $1,498
Money Paid: $260
Money Earned: $-0-
Ending Bank Balance: $1,238

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book by an author whose first and last initial can be found in “ATLANTIC”
Reader: Ivelisse
Book/Author: The Wind Knows My Name/Isabel Allende
Date Read:7/18/24
How it Fits: Author's initials IA are in ATLANTIC

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

We now own a complete set of properties

Brooke, would you say that The Pardon is set at or near a beach?

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Starting Bank Balance: $1,238
Rolled: 4
Landed on: Roll Again
Plan: Roll Again and Collect Salary

Rolled: 9
Landed on: Boardwalk
Plan: Pay rent to VVV

Looking for book

Team, we need a 400+ page book that can fit one of the following tasks:

• Read a book with an MPG Classic(s)
• Read a book set on/near a beach
• Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in “BOARDWALK”

🐚 The Family Chao (2022) - Lan Samantha Chang 320pp 24/7/24 3.5🪼


🐚 The Russia House (1989) - John le Carré 450pp 26/7/24 5🪼

Pineville Trace (2024) - Wes Blake 140pp 26/7/24 5🪼

Bernadette wrote: "Team, we need a 400+ page book that can fit one of the following tasks:

• Read a book with an MPG Classic(s)
• Read a book set on/near a beach
• Read a book by an author whose first and last initi..."


I found one that will work!! (Summer Rental meets page count and set at a beach) I'll start it shortly and post when finished. It will likely be after midnight, but hopefully that will be okay. We have 24 hours to complete our turn, right? I'm on central US time.

Brooke wrote: "Bernadette wrote: "Team, we need a 400+ page book that can fit one of the following tasks:

• Read a book with an MPG Classic(s)
• Read a book set on/near a beach
• Read a book by an author whose f..."

So, The Pardon wasn't set at or near a beach?

Yes, we have 24-hours! 18 left.

Bernadette wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Bernadette wrote: "Team, we need a 400+ page book that can fit one of the following tasks:

• Read a book with an MPG Classic(s)
• Read a book set on/near a beach
• Read a book by an..."

I guess it depends on how beach is defined. It is set in Miami with one scene in Key West.

Just saw this, as Sat morning here. I have The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer which I have been reading if you want me to finish it. I can finish it in less than an hour if you want. It is MPG Classics. Let me know if you want me to finish it.

Anastasia wrote: "Just saw this, as Sat morning here. I have The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer which I have been reading if you want me to finis..."

That would be great Anastasia if you can😊

Bernadette wrote: "Anastasia wrote: "Just saw this, as Sat morning here. I have The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer which I have been reading if yo..."

Just added it to the spreadsheet

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Starting Bank Balance: $1,238
Money Paid: $150 - rent to VVV
Money Earned: $401 - salary
Ending Bank Balance: $1,489

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book with an MPG Classic(s)
Reader: Anastasia
Book/Author: The Canterbury Tales/Geoffrey Chaucer
Date Read:7/26/24
How it Fits: MPG Classics
Turn complete✔️👍🏻

Thanks Anastasia!

Hello Everyone..

I apologize for my absence the past 3 days. My entire household, including myself all have covid. My absence left the bulk of the burden onto Bernadette and Christina. Add in RL that includes family and jobs and things can sometimes get a bit chaotic. Things may not always go the way they should. However, I am starting to feel a little better so hopefully the worst is behind me and I can be of some use. I hope everyone is having a good week and has been able to get some good reads in.

Michelle wrote: "Hello Everyone..

I apologize for my absence the past 3 days. My entire household, including myself all have covid. My absence left the bulk of the burden onto Bernadette and Christina. Add in RL t..."
Sorry to hear you have been ill and wishing you a speedy recovery.

Looks like VVV and BB have ganged up and monopolised the board. Not many properties left. I think we should buy some houses. We can always sell them if we need the money.

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Rolled: 10
Landed on: Connecticut Avenue
Plan: Pay rent to WWW and buy houses

Starting Bank Balance: $1,489
Money Paid: $458
Money Earned: $-0-
Ending Bank Balance: $1,031

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
Task: Read a book with wood on the cover
Reader: Christina
Book/Author: Gingerbred Lessons/Kiki Burrelli
Date Read:7/14/24
How it Fits: trees (wood) on the cover

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

🚂Team - Railroad Reading Raiders🚂

Starting Bank Balance: $1,031
Rolled: 2
Landed on: St. Charles Place

Starting Bank Balance: $1,031
Money Paid: $ -0-
Money Earned: $19 (Mod added money for FBR)
Ending Bank Balance: $1,050

Book(s) read to complete your turn...
None Needed. We Own the Property

Turn complete✔️👍🏻

May buy more houses after the next roll. Hoping we can buy Virginia.

I need to have 2 books added to the spreadsheet.

birthday girl by Penelope Douglas, 407 pages. read 7/21-27

go ask Alice by anonymous, 192 pages. 7/24-28.

thanks.