Emily’s Comments (group member since Jan 13, 2021)

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

Amanda wrote: "shared!"

Got it

Amanda wrote: "I shared it above at bottom of the post with all the questions listed :)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/..."

Put in request

Colin Firth is the one, voted.

Colin Firth

Melindam wrote: "Hello Ladies - here you can vote for a "favourite" Darcy film character if you want to. 😉

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Voting

Amanda wrote: "I think so yes!"

So do you want to share or should I?

Do we work on same spreadsheet?

Amanda wrote: "I'm looking for a team if anyone wants to let me join :)"

I started a thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Checking in, not sure how to copy the spreadsheet but i have it open

Amanda wrote: "Melindam wrote: "Emily & Amanda,

maybe you could team up & kick off your Team and then let others know here that new team mates are still welcome? 😊

But of course, you can also wait, no pressure...."

Works for me

Ashley wrote: "Does anyone want to team up?"
I will

☕ The Winter Season Freestyle Challenge ☕ ~
Duration: 1 December - 28 Feb
Completed:
Option 3

Levels:
❄️ Frostbitten Beginner❄️ (1–5 books)
🔥 Cozy Hearth Reader🔥 (6–10 books)
🌨️ Snowfall Storyteller🌨️ (11–15 books)
🍷 Mulled Wine Muse🍷 (16 - 20 books)
🌌 Aurora Bookwanderer🌌 (21–25 books)
🌲Holiday Spirit Seeker🌲(26–30 books)
☃️ Winter Wonderland Legend☃️ (30+ books)

📘 - Read in December
📓 - Read in January
📙 - Read in February

Publication (/3)
◈ a book published in December
◈ a book published in January
◈ a book published in February

Authors & Characters (/5)
◈ a book with an author or character who was born in December
◈ a book with an author or character who was born in January
◈ a book with an author or character who was born in February
◈ a book where the author's or a character's name can be connected to winter (e.g.: Noel, white, snow, candy, January, etc) in any way
◈ a book with the author's initials in the word HOLIDAYS

Genres & Shelves (/6)
◈ a book with MPG Classic(s)
◈ a book with MPG Romance
◈ a book with MPG Cosy Fantasy
◈ a book with MPG Mythology
◈ a book from the Shelf: Winter OR Winter Holidays
◈ a book from the Shelf: Family

Series (/4)
◈ a standalone book
◈ a book 1st in a series
◈ a book 2nd in a series
◈ a book 12th or higher in a series

Covers (/12)
◈ a book with white cover (over 50%)
◈ a book with pink cover (over 50%)
◈ a book with red cover (over 50%)
◈ a book with dark green cover (over 50%)
◈ a book with red letters on cover
◈ a book with white letters on cover
◈ a book with pink letters on cover
◈ a book with dark green letters on cover
◈ a book with candle(s) or fairy lights on the cover
◈ a book with cake on the cover
◈ a book with a snowy scene or related activity (skiing, tobogganing, skating, etc.) or object on the cover
◈ a book with any piece of warm clothing on the cover

Title (/4)
◈ a book with a title that can be connected to winter in any way
◈ a book with the letters CHAMPAGNE in the title (they don't need to be in order)
◈ a book with a title starting with a letter from SOLSTICE
◈ a book with the word WINTER in the (sub)title or series title

Plot (/8)
◈ a book featuring snowfall or any kind of snow-related activities (eg skiing, snow fights, tobogganing, skating, etc)
◈ a book featuring any kind of holiday that is celebrated during the winter months (Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Valentine's Day, etc)
◈ a book featuring a new beginning (your interpretation)
◈ a book where something comes to an end (your interpretation)
◈ a book featuring someone receiving a present
◈ a book featuring someone baking cake
◈ a book featuring someone going on a date
◈ a book featuring a professional player of some winter sport

Setting (/5)
◈ a book set in a Nordic Country or tagged Nordic min 5x
◈ an audiobook set in Switzerland or tagged Switzerland min 5x
◈ an audiobook set in Alaska US or Canada or Russia or tagged any of these min 5x
◈ an audiobook set in one of these countries: Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or tagged any of these countries min 5x
◈ an audiobook set in any country in the Middle East (Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen) or tagged Middle East or any of these countries min 5x

Just for Fun (/10)
◈ a book you read while sipping any kind of winter beverage
◈ a book you read while listening to holiday music or winter ambience
◈ a book you read while wrapped in a blanket
◈ a book you read while watching snow fall outside (real or on screen — we don’t judge!)
◈ a book you read while wearing cozy socks or pajamas
◈ a book you read near twinkling lights (holiday décor counts!)
◈ a book you read by candlelight or next to a fireplace
◈ a book you read while the weather outside was stormy, foggy, or frosty
◈ a book you read while enjoying a sweet winter treat (cookies, chocolate, peppermint anything)
◈ a book you read while waiting for the new year to arrive

I love the Uno's always has me trying a new author. Great game.

April 2025 - April 2026

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📖 Read a book with a character who is a writer
📖 Read a book with a character who loves reading
📖 Read a book with a character who is a librarian
📖 Read a book with the word "typewriter" in the text
📖 Read a book where the main setting is a bookstore
📖 Read a book with the word "LIBRARY" in the title/series title
📖 Read a book with the letters B*O*O*K in the title/series title and/or the author's name
📖 Read a book with the letters P*E*N in the title
📖 Read a book with the author's initials in the word "READING"
📖 (Re)read a book by a favourite author
📖 Read a book from a favourite genre
📖 Read a book of fiction where reference is made to a real book
📖 Read a book recommended to you by a GR Friend
📖 Read a book recommended by a favourite author
📖 Read biography about or the memoirs/autobiography of an author
📖 Read a book with an author using a pen name
📖 Read a non-fiction book connected to reading in some way (your explanation)
📖 Read a book where the main setting is one of the countries listed in the post above
📖 Read a book where one of the cities listed in the post above is mentioned
📖 Read a book from this list Portal
📖 Read a book with a title that starts with a letter from SHAKESPEARE (the/a(n) can be ignored)
📖 Read a book with a character or written by an author called William (or any of its variations)
📖 Read a book whose author was born in April
📖 Read a book that was first published between 1995 - 2024
📖 Read a book that is a retelling of one of Shakespeare's plays
📖 Read a book that contains (parts of) a poem or a collection of poems
📖 Read a play or read a book where a character is an actor/actress
📖 Read a book originally written in a different language than your own
📖 Read a book you have borrowed from a Library
📖 Read a book you own and haven't read yet

📕📗📘📙📚📓📒 📕📗📘📙📚📓📒 📕📗📘📙📚📓

We did it everyone, thanks for all your hard work and rapid reading.

Right now only

7 Yellow- I have looked to see if we can swap it but not seeing any other 7 yellow
Red 4 - Finishing Switched which am almost done with

If you are seeing a switch I can do please let me know because I am not seeing it

The minis are done

Andy wrote: "I've added one to SS - Daughter of the Forest
would work for Green 9 - if we want to swap with one of the current 9's across to Green 2?

have also added it for mini 29"

I did this, worked wonderfully

Frida wrote: "@Emily wasn’t that mini task I claimed for Last Battle? I finished it yesterday. Can’t see the spreadsheet so not sure if you shuffled it to another task ☺️"

I show it was on 35 can I put the finish date- did not move it
35 "The Unknown Beyond
Read a book that explores philosophical questions, the meaning of life, or what comes after death." The Last Battle

Frida wrote: "@Emily wasn’t that mini task I claimed for Last Battle? I finished it yesterday. Can’t see the spreadsheet so not sure if you shuffled it to another task ☺️"

I think so, I will fix was just trying to fill in as much as possible. I will update later today.