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message 201: by Hannah (new)

Hannah (diamond_rebel) | 190 comments I will be finishing Wilder Girls in the next hour. I know its cutting it close but I'm almost there.


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❶İձ❶ (ttea) | 9616 comments Louise,
In your post at the start where you've listed examples for sin bingo, why is there A Clash of Kings? I don't see it tagged as dystopia (that one is currently on pg 6 of tags). Am I missing some captains' decision?

I mean, I don't mind. I even might pick it up, especially if it would work for bingo :)


message 203: by Maddy (last edited Oct 20, 2019 02:10PM) (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments Sorry team, I didn't get to finish another book :(
I had guests and didn't have time for reading...

Two questions
1. Do mini challenge books count in our team total books? Meaning, does the limit apply to those too? If I read let's say 5 books for mini, have I reached my weekly limit?

2. Do we have some animal expert? Is this Alpha's Prerogative (Wolves of Stone Ridge #2) by Charlie Richards an antilope or something in the background? I am afraid my zoology knowledge is lacking outside the usual animals


message 204: by Louise (last edited Oct 20, 2019 02:17PM) (new)

Louise | 3295 comments ❶İձ❶ wrote: "Louise,
In your post at the start where you've listed examples for sin bingo, why is there A Clash of Kings? I don't see it tagged as dystopia (that one is currently on pg 6 of tags). ..."


Good spot Tea, I scoured the s/sheets last week for Sin Bingo’s across the Teams. Team lust Claimed it in week one and had discussed it in their thread. I’ll remove this from the post


message 205: by Louise (last edited Oct 20, 2019 02:20PM) (new)

Louise | 3295 comments Maddy wrote: "Sorry team, I didn't get to finish another book :(
I had guests and didn't have time for reading...

Two questions
1. Do mini challenge books count in our team total books? Meaning, does the limit ..."


Yes mini challenge books do count towards our limit. And that is an antelope in the background.


message 206: by ❶İձ❶ (new)

❶İձ❶ (ttea) | 9616 comments Louise wrote: "❶İձ❶ wrote: "Louise,
In your post at the start where you've listed examples for sin bingo, why is there A Clash of Kings? I don't see it tagged as dystopia (that one is currently on p..."


*sigh* And I hoped I found good reason to finally pick it up. :P
Thanks for info. :)


message 207: by ❶İձ❶ (new)

❶İձ❶ (ttea) | 9616 comments btw, my 'honeybee' book also has quoll and bandicoot so far. I'm not even keeping track of easy animals (I remember wombat was mentioned. and Tasmanian devil). So if someone finds honeybee, my book can be used somewhere else


message 208: by ❶İձ❶ (last edited Oct 20, 2019 02:29PM) (new)

❶İձ❶ (ttea) | 9616 comments Louise, are you feeling better?


message 209: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments ❶İձ❶ wrote: "Louise, are you feeling better?"

Much better thank you. I’ve had plenty of rest and “Lempsip�, at least when I’m back in work tomorrow I should get through the day without sneezing!


message 210: by Megan (last edited Oct 20, 2019 04:01PM) (new)

Megan (celtic_girl) | 728 comments I can read for akita, will look through my other next reads later.


message 211: by Maddy (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments Louise wrote: "Yes mini challenge books do count towards our limit. And that is an antelope in the background."

Thank you :)
Should I read it then? It is not a tricky animal, but I mostly have "easy" animal books :(


message 212: by Maddy (last edited Oct 20, 2019 03:16PM) (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments I can do - bunny, wolf, bear, selkie, jaguar, leopard, antelope, fox, elephant, bengal tiger, owl


message 213: by Gareless (new)

Gareless | 48 comments My book has been added to my shelf 🙏🏼


message 214: by LaurLa (last edited Oct 20, 2019 06:39PM) (new)

LaurLa | 2334 comments At the moment, the only cover animal I have is a wolf. And the only title I have is hawk which isn't on the list, sadly. I'll have to go digging for text. Oi, that feels like a massive undertaking! I have a book set in Alaska and one in South American jungle, hopefully those will produce some interesting animals.


message 215: by Kaley (last edited Oct 21, 2019 05:44AM) (new)

Kaley (kaleyamo) | 1913 comments I have a clarification question! I know the rules say...

The reference to the animal within the text of the book needs to be to the actual animal and not an expression such as "lazy like a sloth", for example.

By actual animal, does that mean that the actual living animal has to appear? Or if it's, say, a helmet that contains a family crest that has a lion in it, does that count? It depicts the actual animal, but I'm not sure the semantics here. (I am likely overthinking it!)


message 216: by Charlie (last edited Oct 21, 2019 09:14AM) (new)

Charlie (miss_charlie_d) | 206 comments I plan to read The Monkey's Raincoat this week for the mini-challenge.

I saw someone post about a limit. I signed up for 1 book per week, does that mean I can only contribute 1 book per week, or if I read more do they all count?


message 217: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments Charlie wrote: "I plan to read The Monkey's Raincoat this week for the mini-challenge.

I saw someone post about a limit. I signed up for 1 book per week, does that mean I can only contribute 1 book ..."


The limit is for the team, if you can complete more feel free. LaurLa and I will let you know if we need you to stop reading until the rollover


message 218: by Louise (last edited Oct 21, 2019 09:56AM) (new)

Louise | 3295 comments Kaley wrote: "I have a clarification question! I know the rules say...

The reference to the animal within the text of the book needs to be to the actual animal and not an expression such as "lazy like a sloth",..."


From the s/Sheet
�"Find as many animals as you can either on the cover, in the title or in the text of the books you are reading. The reference to the animal within the text of the book needs to be to the actual animal and not an expression such as ""lazy like a sloth"", for example. The animal can be real or imaginary (e.g. a teddy bear, picture of a moose)"



message 219: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments Maddy wrote: "I can do - bunny, wolf, bear, selkie, jaguar, leopard, antelope, fox, elephant, bengal tiger, owl"

Bunny - needs to be rabbit
Selfie - not in the list
Bengal tiger - I’ll take this as tiger 😊


message 220: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments When posting your books this week can you add as many of the animals that it works for as possible, that way we can move things around as needed.


message 221: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments Guidelines agreed by the Captains

For word in text:
- the actual animal must be referred to and not part/characteristic of the animal
- representations of the animal do not count (stuffed animal, statue, etc)
- metaphors involving the animal do not count (as stated by the mods in the rules)

Some examples:
- If someone has a taxidermy deer in their house, it's a deer. (counts)
- If two characters are having coffee and one of them is talking about the eagle the rehabbed at the bird sanctuary last week, it's an eagle. (counts)
- If someone has a crocodile purse, it's a purse. (does not count)
- If someone has a dalmatian fur coat, it's a coat not a dog. (does not count)
- If someone randomly exclaims that they wish they were a wolf, they're... still not actually a wolf. (does not count)



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Gareless | 48 comments I started reading Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) by Seanan McGuire and i'll prob finish it tomorrow, I could count it for a pink cover??? it mentions turtles and i thought that would be an animal on the list but sadly!! it's not :c


message 223: by Amy the book-bat (new)

Amy the book-bat (batkisses) | 872 comments Gareless wrote: "I started reading Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) by Seanan McGuire and i'll prob finish it tomorrow, I could count it for a pink cover??? it mentions turtles and i thought that would be an animal on the ..."

I think it is only about 1/3 pink.


message 224: by Kaley (new)

Kaley (kaleyamo) | 1913 comments Gareless wrote: "I started reading Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) by Seanan McGuire and i'll prob finish it tomorrow, I could count it for a pink cover??? it mentions turtles and i thought that would be an animal on the ..."

Yeah, IMO it's not enough of any one color -- looks like a pretty even mix of blue, pink, and purple.


message 225: by Gareless (new)

Gareless | 48 comments rip, wont be a cover then
thanks!


message 226: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 2334 comments Reminder - please include sentence and location for the animals you find in the text


If you are listing more than a 3 or 4 words, just include the sentence for any that are tricky or the first one or two easy. We'll come back to you if we need one further down your list.


message 227: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 2334 comments Maddy & Chris, can you update your posts from yesterday?


Maddy - Need location/pg number and sentence
Chris - add sentence


message 228: by Maddy (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments FYI - I will definitely have 3 more sloth books - antilope, tiger and rabbit. Not sure if I will manage more, but these 3 definitely :)


message 229: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments That’s great Maddy 🙂


message 230: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 2334 comments Can I have a consesus on whether this is blue enough for cover color?

Crime Beat A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers by Michael Connelly


message 231: by Maddy (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments no, don't think so. I would say grey more than blue


message 232: by Kaley (last edited Oct 25, 2019 12:15PM) (new)

Kaley (kaleyamo) | 1913 comments My first impression when looking at it is mostly blue.


message 233: by LaurLa (last edited Oct 25, 2019 12:22PM) (new)

LaurLa | 2334 comments What brown for this one?

City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) by Cassandra Clare


message 234: by Maddy (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments Yes :)


message 235: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments LaurLa wrote: "Can I have a consesus on whether this is blue enough for cover color?

Crime Beat A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers by Michael Connelly"


Mostly grey on this one.


message 236: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments LaurLa wrote: "What brown for this one?

City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) by Cassandra Clare"


I see brown


message 237: by Kaley (new)

Kaley (kaleyamo) | 1913 comments I thought there was too much yellow/orange!


message 238: by Amy the book-bat (new)

Amy the book-bat (batkisses) | 872 comments LaurLa wrote: "Can I have a consesus on whether this is blue enough for cover color?

Crime Beat A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers by Michael Connelly"


I thought the grey part was more of a blue-grey, which is why I went with blue... it looks more blue on my screen


message 239: by Amy the book-bat (new)

Amy the book-bat (batkisses) | 872 comments LaurLa wrote: "What brown for this one?

City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) by Cassandra Clare"


looks brown to me


message 240: by Maddy (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments Is the deadline still Monday?
How far are we in regards to the limit? Can I read more or should I slow down?


message 241: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments Maddy wrote: "Is the deadline still Monday?
How far are we in regards to the limit? Can I read more or should I slow down?"


I’ll do an update in a few hours


message 242: by Maddy (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments Ok :)


message 243: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments We have just over a day left until the end of Week 3 and have completed 38 books. 6 more books is our maximum for the week. Please let us know if you are likely to finish before deadline so we can ensure we don’t go over our limit.

We have a new mini challenge for next week Wrath

I’ll get a breakdown up shortly.


message 244: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments Does this work for Red?
Rosemary's Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1) by Ira Levin


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❶İձ❶ (ttea) | 9616 comments Louise wrote: "Does this work for Red?
Rosemary's Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1) by Ira Levin"


It's more brown (orange) to me than red


message 246: by Maddy (last edited Oct 26, 2019 12:53PM) (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments Can I get 2 out of those 6 books? I can read 2 more


message 247: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments All yours Maddy, I’ve got about 30pgs left of Save the Date which I can hold off if needed.


message 248: by Maddy (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments Louise wrote: "Does this work for Red?
Rosemary's Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1) by Ira Levin"


Hard to tell...More brown I think


message 249: by Maddy (new)

Maddy | 2127 comments Louise wrote: "All yours Maddy, I’ve got about 30pgs left of Save the Date which I can hold off if needed."

Oh, I was planning to finish that one too :)


message 250: by Louise (new)

Louise | 3295 comments Putting these here as my plan for next week:
A Song for Julia (Thompson Sisters, #1) by Charles Sheehan-Miles
The Thief (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #16) by J.R. Ward
Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) by Madeleine Urban
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas


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