HeatherREADS’s Comments (group member since Feb 08, 2021)

HeatherREADS’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

Alright I moved it to the yellow 7 and now the yellow 1 is available. What a team we are The Fifth Element, fantastic! 😁

I added some books that I'm hoping I can finish (fingers crossed!!) I found a book that can be a yellow 7 on my bookshelf. Woo Hoo!! I also switched the book I had for yellow 1 to yellow 7, because that seems harder to fill? We can move it if its better another way. So now for yellow, we just need a yellow 1.

Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch - I have an ARC of this book and the cover is totally green, no designs, just some text. The published edition has a different cover. Just to let you know as I added it as a green card.

Have a great day everyone! We are getting into Spring (although it did snow a bit last week) so it's nice and sunny here today. Hope everyone is enjoying some good weather and good reads!

Also I have a book that can be red or yellow. I’m thinking yellow would be better since there’s more spots but less books. It can probably fit anywhere - it’s 10 short stories with 10 different authors, titles, and characters so that should give some wiggle room with this book. Does anyone have yellows they plan to read? Should I go ahead and use this one for yellow?

I have an ARC of a book with a yellow cover. The published edition has a different color. Can I use this book for yellow?

I can't figure out how to post a picture. I have the image on Canva so I will link the photo of the cover I have on the spreadsheet. The book is called All You Can Kill and it's by Pasha Malla.

*hangs head in shame

I claimed the written between 1978 - 2005 on the mini but I'm not going to read that book right now. I just couldn't get into it. Sorry.

So that is a spot that still needs to be filled. Sorry!!

Happy belated birthday, Gustaf!!

I filled in a couple spots of books I have already read. I also listened to The Gay Best Friend! So that’s a reverse too. I liked it - it made me laugh, it almost made me cry. Good character development too I thought.

I will keep an eye on the books listed and the spots claimed and add it in if I’ve read the book too.

Hi Tif!

I have a cover color question. If I use TinEye, what is the minimum percentage to consider a cover that specific color?

Thank you!!

I like:

R2D2 & C-3PO
Luke Skywalker
Chewbacca
Emperor Palpatine


But I’m also ok if those aren’t the choices

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I appreciate the clarification!!

Sorry, I am just waking up - but what is MPG in reference to the mini challenge?

Happy Monday everyone!! Hope you all had a great weekend! Anyone come across a 5 star book so far during the challenge?

Hi Tiffany - I added a wild draw 4 to the spreadsheet but I wanted to make sure the book I’m using is actually a wild draw 4. If I’m understanding correctly, a draw four duplicates a card with a color and a number? If so, Every Fall is a red 7 so I think it qualifies? Can you clarify for me?
Thanks!!

Gustaf - I was looking for books on everyone’s Read shelf to see what I could read for a reverse. I just picked up a copy of The Gay Best Friend from the library this morning. I hope I love it as much as you did!!

Hi Faith!

I know I sound like a broken record, but We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin was great. Gripping and engaging, lots of twists and turns. Sometimes the narrators bug me to, but I didn’t not that for this audiobook.

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry was fantastic. Nonfiction read by the author, it connects Black/African-American history of all sorts to the color blue. It was really informative and I enjoyed Perry as the narrator.

What Happened to Ruthie Ramirez by Claire Jimenez was good also. It’s a little bit older, from 2023, but the plot really drew me in and I quickly became invested in the characters.

Hope you can find something you like to listen to!

Heather

Question for the mystery lovers - what's a good mystery that you've read recently? Not that I need to add to my TBR, but I'm always looking for good new books!

I liked Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney and We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin.

Gustaf wrote: "1. Gustaf Martinez Amador
2. MM Romance
3. I game a lot and love cozy games like Stardew Valley and The Sims
4. I think this is my fourth or fifth year.
5. I'm not a sci-fi person but I'll have..."

Hi Gustaf!
Thanks for the welcome! My kid loves the Sims also! I like it too, but haven't played for a while. How old is your dog? High energy little one, or mellowed wise dog? I confess, I had to look up pictures of a whippet since I'm not really familiar with the breed, and the pictures of whippet puppies were adorable. Such an elegant looking dog.

Tiffany wrote: "HeatherREADS wrote: "Hi!

My name is Heather.

I like mysteries, literary fiction, and some science fiction but I'm working on reading more widely than that. Lately, I have been reading a lot of ..."

That's awesome! My kid is really into musical theater too, so I get a lot of second-hand knowledge about different musicals. Lately it's been Newsies. But I think my favorite musical that I've seen is Six. Loved, loved, loved it!! I have not actually read Wicked but I remember hearing good things about the book, way back when it came out. I have to ask - what was the best: the book, the musical, or the movie?

This seems like a fun team :) Glad to meet everyone!!

Tiffany, can I do a yellow 8 - Human Acts (character name; Eun-Sook)?

Hi!

My name is Heather.

I like mysteries, literary fiction, and some science fiction but I'm working on reading more widely than that. Lately, I have been reading a lot of cli-fi, even though it terrifies me.

I have a 12 year old kid and live in Western New York.

I've played uno before - I think this is the third year I have played.

I very rarely watch movies, so this is a tough question! I did just go see Wicked so I'll pick that as my favorite movie.

We have two cats: A big bushy-tailed black cat named Pippa, and an orange and tan scaredy-cat named S'mores.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I can't wait to start playing! Looking forward to meeting everyone :)

😁😁😁😁