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message 52: by Abbie (new)
Jul 12, 2025 02:25PM

Abbie | 1355 comments Abbie wrote: "False Note (Alibis Collection, #3) by David Lagercrantz
Task Buddy read
Buddy https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Review https://www.goodreads.com/revie..."

Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages 49

Add to message 48 for minimum page count


message 53: by Lara (new)
Jul 12, 2025 03:54PM

Lara Knight | 1057 comments Saar The Book owl wrote: "Lara wrote: "A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Type: Adult
Description: Buddy read
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy Read: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/sho..."

Hi, sorry about that! I kept it short cos I had my final thoughts in more detail on the buddy read thread. Review updated and extended here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 54: by Maddie (last edited Jul 12, 2025 04:41PM) (new)
Jul 12, 2025 04:41PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53686 comments Mod
Team Fun:


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__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___9___|__21___|____51___|__51___|___0___|___123
AsYouWish_|___9___|__22___|____53___|__53___|___0___|___128
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___4___|__20___|____37___|__37___|__12___|___106
Melanie___|___1___|___0___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____18
SarahA____|___3___|___0___|____22___|__22___|___0___|____44
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__30___|__80___|___207___|__207__|__12___|___506


*Message 42: review counted
*Message 48: counted


message 55: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jul 13, 2025 07:55AM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90931 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___8___|__21___|____50___|__50___|___0___|___121
AsYouWish_|___9___|__22___|____53___|__53___|___0___|___128
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___5___|__28___|____45___|__45___|__12___|___130
Melanie___|___1___|___0___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____18
SarahA____|___3___|___0___|____22___|__22___|___0___|____44
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__27___|__88___|___207___|__207__|__12___|___514

* Update to Lara's points as I think the points for message 42 weren't added.
* Update to Abbie's points as I believe she should have earned 3 points for message 48/52 and 21 points for message 51.
* Update to team totals.


message 56: by Abbie (new)
Jul 14, 2025 02:20AM

Abbie | 1355 comments On Your Knees (Masked Men series) by Jaye Pratt
Description buddy read
Buddy read Yes https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages 286


message 57: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 14, 2025 04:08AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___9___|__26___|____55___|__55___|___0___|___136
AsYouWish_|___9___|__22___|____53___|__53___|___0___|___128
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___5___|__28___|____45___|__45___|__12___|___130
Melanie___|___1___|___0___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____18
SarahA____|___3___|___0___|____22___|__22___|___0___|____44
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__28___|__93___|___212___|__212__|__12___|___529



message 59: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 14, 2025 05:01AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___9___|__26___|____55___|__55___|___0___|___136
AsYouWish_|___9___|__22___|____53___|__53___|___0___|___128
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___6___|__36___|____53___|__53___|__12___|___154
Melanie___|___1___|___0___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____18
SarahA____|___3___|___0___|____22___|__22___|___0___|____44
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__29___|_101___|___220___|__220__|__12___|___553



message 61: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jul 14, 2025 07:21AM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90931 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___9___|__26___|____55___|__55___|___0___|___136
AsYouWish_|__10___|__29___|____60___|__60___|___0___|___149
Fernanda__|___1___|___0___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____22
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___6___|__36___|____53___|__53___|__12___|___154
Melanie___|___1___|___0___|_____9___|___9___|___0___|____18
SarahA____|___3___|___0___|____22___|__22___|___0___|____44
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__30___|_108___|___227___|__227__|__12___|___574



message 62: by Fernanda (new)
Jul 15, 2025 06:48AM

Fernanda Fonseca | 393 comments A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas
Type: Fantasy
Task: Is number 1 or 3 or 13 in a series
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 542 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


message 63: by Fernanda (new)
Jul 15, 2025 06:54AM

Fernanda Fonseca | 393 comments Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson
Romance
Task: Has at least 1 of the following letters - Y, A, B, U, D, R, E, S, C, O, or N anywhere in the title/series name/author name.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 400 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 65: by Maddie (new)
Jul 15, 2025 03:55PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53686 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___9___|__26___|____55___|__55___|___0___|___136
AsYouWish_|__10___|__29___|____60___|__60___|___0___|___149
Fernanda__|___2___|___0___|____29___|__29___|___0___|____58
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___6___|__36___|____53___|__53___|__12___|___154
Melanie___|___2___|___4___|____13___|__13___|___0___|____30
SarahA____|___3___|___0___|____22___|__22___|___0___|____44
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__33___|_112___|___249___|__249__|__12___|___622



message 68: by Fernanda (new)
Jul 16, 2025 05:10AM

Fernanda Fonseca | 393 comments Loves, my count is off, I should have 3 books not 2


message 69: by Saar The Book owl (last edited Jul 16, 2025 09:33AM) (new)
Jul 16, 2025 09:31AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___9___|__26___|____55___|__55___|___0___|___136
AsYouWish_|__10___|__29___|____60___|__60___|___0___|___149
Fernanda__|___3___|___0___|____29___|__29___|___0___|____58
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___6___|__36___|____53___|__53___|__12___|___154
Melanie___|___4___|___4___|____28___|__28___|___0___|____60
SarahA____|___3___|___0___|____22___|__22___|___0___|____44
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__35___|_112___|___264___|__264__|__12___|___652


*Adjustment to Fernanda's book count: 3 instead of 2.


message 70: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 16, 2025 09:33AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Fernanda wrote: "Loves, my count is off, I should have 3 books not 2"

Sorry, it's fixed now :)


message 72: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 16, 2025 09:37AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|___9___|__26___|____55___|__55___|___0___|___136
AsYouWish_|__10___|__29___|____60___|__60___|___0___|___149
Fernanda__|___3___|___0___|____29___|__29___|___0___|____58
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___6___|__36___|____53___|__53___|__12___|___154
Melanie___|___4___|___4___|____28___|__28___|___0___|____60
SarahA____|___4___|___0___|____30___|__30___|___0___|____60
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__36___|_112___|___272___|__272__|__12___|___668



message 73: by Abbie (new)
Jul 16, 2025 02:03PM

Abbie | 1355 comments Kings of Lockdown (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep, #2) by Caroline Peckham
Description Has at least 1 of the following letters - Y, A, B, U, D, R, E, S, C, O, or N anywhere in the title/series name/author name
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages 694


message 74: by Maddie (new)
Jul 16, 2025 02:50PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53686 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|__10___|__26___|____67___|__67___|__12___|___172
AsYouWish_|__10___|__29___|____60___|__60___|___0___|___149
Fernanda__|___3___|___0___|____29___|__29___|___0___|____58
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___6___|__36___|____53___|__53___|__12___|___154
Melanie___|___4___|___4___|____28___|__28___|___0___|____60
SarahA____|___4___|___0___|____30___|__30___|___0___|____60
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__37___|_112___|___284___|__284__|__24___|___704



message 76: by Maddie (new)
Jul 16, 2025 06:16PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53686 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|__10___|__26___|____67___|__67___|__12___|___172
AsYouWish_|__11___|__29___|____67___|__67___|___0___|___163
Fernanda__|___3___|___0___|____29___|__29___|___0___|____58
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___6___|__36___|____53___|__53___|__12___|___154
Melanie___|___4___|___4___|____28___|__28___|___0___|____60
SarahA____|___4___|___0___|____30___|__30___|___0___|____60
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__38___|_112___|___291___|__291__|__24___|___718



message 78: by Maddie (new)
Jul 16, 2025 09:27PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53686 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|__10___|__26___|____67___|__67___|__12___|___172
AsYouWish_|__12___|__29___|____79___|__79___|__12___|___199
Fernanda__|___3___|___0___|____29___|__29___|___0___|____58
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___6___|__36___|____53___|__53___|__12___|___154
Melanie___|___4___|___4___|____28___|__28___|___0___|____60
SarahA____|___4___|___0___|____30___|__30___|___0___|____60
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__39___|_112___|___303___|__303__|__36___|___754



message 79: by Lara (new)
Jul 18, 2025 04:56AM

Lara Knight | 1057 comments Babel by R.F. Kuang
Type: Adult
Description: Published 2022
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 953 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...


message 80: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 18, 2025 05:02AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|__10___|__26___|____67___|__67___|__12___|___172
AsYouWish_|__12___|__29___|____79___|__79___|__12___|___199
Fernanda__|___3___|___0___|____29___|__29___|___0___|____58
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___7___|__36___|____65___|__65___|__24___|___190
Melanie___|___4___|___4___|____28___|__28___|___0___|____60
SarahA____|___4___|___0___|____30___|__30___|___0___|____60
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__40___|_112___|___315___|__315__|__48___|___790



message 81: by Lara (new)
Jul 18, 2025 06:32AM

Lara Knight | 1057 comments Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Type: Adult
Description: Published 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 480 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 82: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 18, 2025 07:43AM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|__10___|__26___|____67___|__67___|__12___|___172
AsYouWish_|__12___|__29___|____79___|__79___|__12___|___199
Fernanda__|___3___|___0___|____29___|__29___|___0___|____58
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___8___|__36___|____74___|__74___|__24___|___208
Melanie___|___4___|___4___|____28___|__28___|___0___|____60
SarahA____|___4___|___0___|____30___|__30___|___0___|____60
Shae______|___3___|__11___|____11___|__11___|___0___|____33
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__41___|_112___|___324___|__324__|__48___|___808



message 84: by Shae (new)
Jul 18, 2025 10:20PM

Shae Petersen | 6945 comments False Note (Alibis Collection, #3) by David Lagercrantz
Type: Adult
Description: Buddy Read thread present on group.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 41


add with
The Skydivers (Alibis Collection, #4) by Chris Bohjalian
Type: adult
Description: Buddy Read thread present on group.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 49


message 85: by Shae (new)
Jul 18, 2025 10:25PM

Shae Petersen | 6945 comments Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy, #1) by Harley Laroux
Type: adult
Description: Buddy Read thread present on group.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 493 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


message 86: by Shae (new)
Jul 18, 2025 10:29PM

Shae Petersen | 6945 comments In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros
Type: adult
Description: Has an edition published between 2012 and 2025.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 545 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 89: by Abbie (new)
Jul 19, 2025 01:03PM

Abbie | 1355 comments Small Things (Alibis Collection, #6) by Wanda M. Morris
Description buddy read
Buddy https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages 35( to be put with message 88)
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 90: by Shae (new)
Jul 20, 2025 12:09AM

Shae Petersen | 6945 comments Good Neighbors (Alibis Collection, #5) by Chad Zunker
adult
Description buddy read
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
pages: 45

add to

Small Things (Alibis Collection, #6) by Wanda M. Morris
adult
Description buddy read
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
pages: 35


message 91: by Abbie (new)
Jul 20, 2025 02:43PM

Abbie | 1355 comments Hopeless (Chestnut Springs, #5) by Elsie Silver
Description: published betwee 2012 and 2025
Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages 552


message 92: by Lara (new)
Jul 21, 2025 03:58AM

Lara Knight | 1057 comments It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
Type: Adult
Description: Published 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 401 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 94: by Saar The Book owl (last edited Jul 21, 2025 11:27PM) (new)
Jul 21, 2025 11:20PM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
***Scores in progress***


message 95: by Saar The Book owl (last edited Jul 21, 2025 11:33PM) (new)
Jul 21, 2025 11:32PM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


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__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|__13___|__35___|____87___|__87___|__12___|___221
AsYouWish_|__14___|__29___|____96___|__96___|__12___|___233
Fernanda__|___3___|___0___|____29___|__29___|___0___|____58
Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|___9___|__36___|____82___|__82___|__24___|___224
Melanie___|___4___|___4___|____28___|__28___|___0___|____60
SarahA____|___4___|___0___|____30___|__30___|___0___|____60
Shae______|___7___|__22___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____86
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__51___|_132___|___390___|__390__|__48___|___960



message 98: by Lara (new)
Jul 23, 2025 03:25PM

Lara Knight | 1057 comments Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1) by Callie Hart
Type: Adult
Description: Published 2024
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 624 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 99: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 23, 2025 10:39PM

Saar The Book owl | 5329 comments Mod
Team Fun:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Abbie_____|__13___|__35___|____87___|__87___|__12___|___221
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Jamie_____|___1___|___6___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____18
Lara______|__10___|__36___|____94___|__94___|__36___|___260
Melanie___|___4___|___4___|____28___|__28___|___0___|____60
SarahA____|___4___|___0___|____30___|__30___|___0___|____60
Shae______|___7___|__22___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____86
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__54___|_132___|___415___|__415__|__60___|__1022



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