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Team #9
Captain: Rachel -Goodbye Borders

Members:
Judithe
Preethi
~Melissa~
Amy ~ Lover of Books ~
Nici
Rachel -Goodbye Borders

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Hello team! Can't wait to meet ya all here, and looking forward to reading with you!!

First edit: Well, I don't think we're doing team names (sigh of relief, cause every creative speck of my brain matter has disappeared...and a good number of the memory cells seem to be missing as well!), but we do need to decide a team captain. All of us are new at this, and will surely be supportive of each other as we're all learning! That said, I'm also going to pass here on the captain-hat (but willing to be as helpful as possible to our lovely leader!) RL is crazy (heading into insanely crazy from this Saturday!)

The happiest thing is I'll finally be able to settle down when picking a book cause I KNOW "this" is what to read this week.

OK. Back to paper grading, and (almost!) wishing it were the weekend so I could stop dithering over which book to pick (and ending with no pick at all...it's very, very sad!)

Second edit: Peeked around (yes, I should be working, but...) and we need a name...a brilliant name!

Hello team! I am nici and I live in a very cold Iowa in the US. Can't wait to read with you! Fair warning, I work 15 hour shifts both Saturday and Sunday every weekend, so I will probably post my book choices on Monday

Hi team! Waves at Nici and Judithe. I'm Melissa and live in very cold Illinois!! I hate cold weather....oh well. Lived here my whole life you'd think I'd be used to it,lol. I

'm so excited for this to start. My RL is insane at the moment as well so I will pass the captain hat also but willing to assist all of us through this first round. Let the colors begin!!

Hiya Melissa! We are close to one another. Where do you live in Illinois?

Chicagoland area (small suburb of) - how about you? Gotta love the Midwest in the winter.

Hi team! I also live in Illinois here all my life. As for team captain, I've never done it before for other team challenges so I don't know if I make a good team captain.

Hi there Amy! Where are u at in Illinois? My dh is from the Chicago area and I have some family also that lives there. I am in Iowa city and am ready for spring!

Nici wrote: "Hi there Amy! Where are u at in Illinois? My dh is from the Chicago area and I have some family also that lives there. I am in Iowa city and am ready for spring!"

About 30 minutes from Chicago.

Fantasyland
Shuffle and pick!
Where is everyone on the game board?
Week 1 Jan 27th 4/6
Card: 5 of diamonds
Color: purple
Space: 5
Judithe- 1/29 4*My Review
Preethi- 2/2 4* My Review
~Melissa~ 1/31 3.5* My Review
Amy~ 2/1 4* My Review
Nici- 2/1 2* My Review
Rachel- 1/28 4* My Review

Week 2 Feb 3rd
Card: 5 of Spades
Color: Purple-->Let's Tame a Dragon! and move to spot 84 which is Blue
Space: 11-->84
Judithe- 2/7 4* My Review
Preethi- 2/7 4* My Review
~Melissa~ 2/5 4* My Review
Amy- 2/6 3.5* My Review
Nici- 2/8 4* My Review
Rachel- 2/5 4.5* My Review

Week 3 Feb 10th
Card: 6 hearts
Color: Orange
Space:#84--> #88
Judithe- 2/14 4* My Review
Preethi- 2/14 5* My Review
~Melissa~ 2/13 4* My Review
Amy- 2/11 5* My Review
Nici- 2/15 5* My Review
Rachel- 2/10 3*My Review

Week 4 Feb 17th
Card: 4 of Clubs
Color: Yellow
Space:#88--> #92
Judithe- 2/19 4* My Review
Preethi- 2/21 4* My Review
~Melissa~ 2/20 4* My Review
Amy- 2/18 4*My Review
Nici- 2/19 5* My Review
Rachel- 2/18 2.5* My Review

Week 5 Feb 24th
Card: Ace of Hearts
Color: Red
Space: #92-->#95
Judithe 2/27 4* My Review
Preethi 2/26 5* My Review
~Melissa~ 2/24 5* My Review
Amy- 2/26 4* My Review
Nici 3/1 5* My Review
Rachel- 2/26 4* My Review

Week 6 Mar 3rd
Card: Ace of Diamonds
Color: Red
Space: #95-->102
Judithe 3/4 4* My Review
Preethi 3/5 4* My Review
~Melissa~ 3/3 5* My Review
Amy 3/9 3* My Review
Nici 3/9 3.5* My Review
Rachel 3/6 5* My Review

Week 7 Mar 10th
Card: King of Spades
Color: Free choice
Space:#102-->#126
Judithe 3/10 5* My Review
Preethi 3/14 5* My Review
~Melissa~ 3/12 5* My Review
Amy 3/10 3.5* My Review
Nici 3/13 5*My Review
Rachel 3/10 4* My Review

Boise! That's rather close to my hometown, but quite far from my current one! (I'm in Tokushima, Japan...find Osaka on a map, then trail your finger directly down to the next island...you'll probably land directly over my house). We're not as cold as someplaces...but no insulation (or not enough!) Looking forward to SPRING! Funny how we have so many from the IL area!

Hi team!!! Preethi here.. I'm from India... This is the first time I am trying a team challenge... A bit excited ....

Ohh India and Japan! Very cool. Team challenges are lots of fun

Some tidbits on the number 9 (courtesy of Wikipedia):
Maybe these will help us think of a name.....

*There are nine muses in Greek mythology (Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (erotic poetry), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (song), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy)).
*It takes nine days (for an anvil) to fall from heaven to earth, and nine more to fall from earth to Tartarus
*In J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, there are nine rings of power given to men, and consequently, nine ringwraiths. Additionally, The Fellowship of the Ring consists of nine companions, representing the free races and also as a positive mirror of the nine ringwraiths
*Nine is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1 and 3. It is 3 times 3 and hence the third square number. Nine is a Motzkin number. It is the first composite lucky number, along with the first composite odd number.

@Rachel - I like the Nine Muses


Some other name thoughts:(I am on a nine team in another group so here were some we threw around & a few new ones)

Notorious Nines
Never-ending Nines
Naughty Niners
Nifty Niners
Finish Line Nine

Divine Nine
Wicked Nines
Nine Fantasy(or Color or Candy) Seekers (or 6 since there are 6 of us)

Post 2
Week 8 Mar 17th
Card: 2 of Clubs
Color: Blue
Space: 126-->128
Judithe- 3/18 4* My Review
Preethi- 3/22 4* My Review
~Melissa~ 3/20 4* My Review
Amy- 3/23 3* My Review
Nici- 3/21 4* My Review
Rachel- 3/21 3* My Review

Week 9 Mar 24th
Card: 4 of Clubs
Color: Yellow
Space: 128-->130
Judithe- 3/24 4* My Review
Preethi- 3/27 5* My Review
~Melissa~ 3/29 4* My Review
Amy- 3/30 4* My Review
Nici- 3/29 4* My Review
Rachel- 3/25 4* My Review


Week 10 Mar 31th
Card: 4 of Diamonds
Color: Yellow
Space: 130-->136
Judithe- 3/31 5*My Review
Preethi- 4/5 4* My Review
~Melissa~ 4/4 3.5* My Review
Amy- 4/6 4* My Review
Nici- 4/4 5* My Review
Rachel- 4/2 3* My Review

Week 11 Apr 7th
Card: Ace of Diamonds
Color: Red
Space: 136-->past 138 for the win!
Judithe- 4/7 4* My Review
Preethi- 4/7 4* My Review
~Melissa~ 4/9 4.5* My Review
Amy- 4/8 4* My Review
Nici- 4/11 5* My Review
Rachel- 4/7 4* My Review

I like Nine Muses, Wicked Nines, and Divine Nine.

Preethi, Judithe and Nici ~ any thoughts on names

@Rachel - that would be great if you could be captain.

I can help. I'm just unable to post with connected links in them. I'm co-captain on another team challenge and halfway through my links stopped working correctly - so I do the background stuff and she posts - if that makes sense,lol

i like the companions

Team #9 you've got about 10 hours to decide on a captain :D

I think Rachel would make a good captain... What do you all say???

I'm good with Rachel being captain.....

@Nici - is that for a team name? The Nine Companions?

The Nine (Six?) Muses and Divine Nine (Six?) have a good ring to them too
Everyone okay with me as captain then?

Yes, I vote Rachel for captain.

Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "Nici wrote: "Hi there Amy! Where are u at in Illinois? My dh is from the Chicago area and I have some family also that lives there. I am in Iowa city and am ready for spring!"

About 30 minutes fro..."

Amy - which direction from Chicago?? We are about 45min NW of Chi-town,lol....we could be neighbors(ish) and not know it

We just need Judithe and Preethi to ring in on you being captain and we should be all good.

When do we have to have a team name by??

~Melissa~ wrote: "Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "Nici wrote: "Hi there Amy! Where are u at in Illinois? My dh is from the Chicago area and I have some family also that lives there. I am in Iowa city and am ready for s..."

I'm not sure. I am not good with my directions when it comes to streets.

ohh can't wait to start! what are you ladies currently reading?

This should be fun!! I just finished - really loving this series and I finished which was really good as well and I beleive a stand alone.

I have to finish 2 books for other challenges over the weekend ( )and 2 buddy reads ( )as well....I think they may roll over into Feb,lol

What about everyone else?

Rachel, congrats on captainship! HOORAY!

I like Divine Nine, but am OK with the others, too.

Sorry...I'll be around more tomorrow...EXTREME STRESS...son taking first high school entrance exam RIGHT NOW! Still figuring out who will pick him up after interviews this afternoon, coordinating all this while teaching classes (now enjoying lunch) after having had about three and half hours sleep 'cause had to get his lunch made, and drive him there (at the same time as the other 1000 -literally!- examinees) on the first snowy day in town this winter...great way to top off a week that also held a very unexpected funeral, and the start of finals (once finals start, it's easy for me...not so much for the students though).

SOOOOOOOOOO....next week, I will be around a little more, the week after that, I'll be practically living here! Sorry about my semi-MIA status so far...always checking out the thread, even if I'm not posting much!!!

Oh...and I'm reading the final Blades of the Rose novel (Zoe Archer)...4-book-bundle, but actually have no idea the name! Haven't had time to look it up! EEP!

Judithe wrote: "Rachel, congrats on captainship! HOORAY!

I like Divine Nine, but am OK with the others, too.

Sorry...I'll be around more tomorrow...EXTREME STRESS...son taking first high school entrance exam RI..."

Sorry it sounds like you've had a rough go this week! My condolences for your loss. Also, high school entrance exams...YIKES is all I can say ~ that will be me next year and add snow to the ground
-yippee.
Hope your books are taking your mind off of some of your stress☺

Judithe wrote: "Rachel, congrats on captainship! HOORAY!

I like Divine Nine, but am OK with the others, too.

Sorry...I'll be around more tomorrow...EXTREME STRESS...son taking first high school entrance exam RI..."

I'm really sorry for your loss.

Current votes for team name (let me know if I missed any)
Amy- Nine Muses, Wicked Nines, and Divine Nine.
Judithe- Divine Nine
Preethi
~Melissa~Nine Muses
Nici-The Nine Companions
Rachel- Nine Muses, Divine Nine

What do you think Preethi?

Here's to a better week Judithe!

Divine Nine has a good ring to it ....

Is any good Melissa?
I will finish tonight and may start a novella while waiting to pick our card....I've got several books separated by color.

Sounds like we have a team name ~ woohoo and a team Captain. Thanks Rachel!

Posted to other thread

Rachel- Goodbye Borders wrote: "Is any good Melissa?
I will finish tonight and may start a novella while waiting to pick our card....I've got several books separat..."

LOL haven't opened it yet and was thinking of switching to as it will work for 2-3 challenges and the other will only work for one... I've been enjoying surfing the net instead of reading like I should be ☺
But when I get to it I'll let you know. I've heard good things about it.

Rachel ~ I haven't read Moira Rogers before... is she good...what author for pnr would you compare her to?

People, I have a basic doubt....

After this week's draw has been done, and the color has been decided, should we read a book and then, post its rating together???

Or, should we first update which book we are going to read, and then update the ratings and reviews after we are finished with the book????

When color announced let everyone know your choice. Then when you finish post your review on this thread:-) (With rating and date finished)

Let me think on Moira Rogers. What I've read I've really liked.

Do we know the time (midwest vs japan) yet for the color announce? Just so I have an idea what time to check on Sundays.

Thanks for the info, Rachel!!!

Shelly Laurenston is the one that comes to mind similar Moira Rogers- excellent secondary characters (that get their own book and HEA) and humor (although less humor than Laurenston's books)
Japan's about 16 hours ahead of me (MST), so would be 15 hrs CST and 14 hrs EST.

Rachel- Goodbye Borders wrote: "Shelly Laurenston is the one that comes to mind similar Moira Rogers- excellent secondary characters (that get their own book and HEA) and humor (although less humor than Laurenston's books)
Japan'..."

Got it ~ thanks. I love Shelly Laurenston so I will need to add Moira Rogers to my TBR pile. THUD it just got longer,lol

FYI, I'm in Japan...and, it's 11:45 p.m. on Saturday night, right now. I think Steph said a 9 a.m. or so post...will run check, If that is correct, 9 hours and 10 minutes from NOW, where ever you are!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

There's a link about time zone, it's 9 a.m. (+/-) Japan Time (aka, my time! LOL! And Steph's) so do the math from the previous post. In that link, Lauren wrote about it being 2 a.m. for her time zone. Rachel, how is the time for you? If it's an OMG time of day, I can hit the randomizer link for us (have kids...and early riser spouse...8 a.m. is sleeping in! now...) But, no worries for me on that, (at least until it's that win-defining-move...) what works best for all!

Math help...just checked world clock. Boise (aka Rachel) is 8 a.m. Saturday, Japan is 12:00 a.m. Sunday. So, that means, Boise's "9 a.m. Japan time" is 5 p.m. Saturday, right? (It's been a long day...)