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Name Books p.a. Timezone

Abbie 110 USA
Greta	 50	USA (CDT)
Amy J	 75	USA (CDT)
Ezinwanyi 300	USA (CST)
Rebecca	 200	USA (East Coast)
Riley 175 USA (East Coast)
Apoorv 100 USA (East Coast)

Captain Abbie and Co-captain Greta

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Go Team Spandex!!

Spandex? What? for real?

Hi everyone.
Ab2y: We are back at it.

Hey guys, I am so excited for this challenge. I did UnCoverit and that was a lot of fun too. I just wanted to let you know that for the first days of the challenge my internet access will be limited because we're going on vacation. I leave tomorrow and get back the following Saturday. I will still be reading and will check in whenever I can. After that I will be around a lot more!

Greta wrote: "Hey guys, I am so excited for this challenge. I did UnCoverit and that was a lot of fun too. I just wanted to let you know that for the first days of the challenge my internet access will be limi..."

Hi Greta. I had a hard time getting the strategy of UnCover it. i hope this one is less strenuous.
How are we doing it? first come, first serve on the letters?

We're going to have a private group for our team, right? I think I'll just wait to talk strategy until then ;-)

UnCoverit was my first team challenge and thankfully I had a great captain and a great team, so I mainly followed along with their suggestions. It ended up working because we did win & hopefully I can use that experience to help out this time!

I didn't realize there was strategy. I just thought you read

Yes this challenge is a bit easier so we don't need private groups as it is pretty much just trying to read what you can to spell out your word.

It was pretty amusing for us mods coming up with anagrams (you could've been team slot machine, but it made me giggle too much!) I quite like spandex as you get the stargate portal!

*waves* Hi Ezi....oohhh and my UnCover it buddy ~ Hi Greta!!

~Melissa~ wrote: "*waves* Hi Ezi....oohhh and my UnCover it buddy ~ Hi Greta!!"

Came to check out spandex? LOL.

Hi Melissa :-)

You know Team Spandex is lookin' good!!

It is interesting to see what happens when you google spandex images
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Karen wrote: "It is interesting to see what happens when you google spandex images


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Karen, that was so wrong! just wrong, girl. LOL.

Karen wrote: "It is interesting to see what happens when you google spandex images


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Where is Pat when I need her eye bleach - holy crap - that is an image you can't unsee. That was mean Karen,lol

Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "*waves* Hi Ezi....oohhh and my UnCover it buddy ~ Hi Greta!!"

Came to check out spandex? LOL."

I need a different image of Spandex put into my head because Karen's horrid vision was so not what I was thinking,lol

Oh Hai! I love the name, lol.

Karen beat me to the first picture so here's another (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

Sadly, I couldn't find Clint Eastwood in Spandex :)

Found another! (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

Heehee, okay I'm off to harass other teams now :)

bahahahaha
I did put it under a spoiler!

and oh my..... I think Nichole's images need more of a WARNING than a spoiler!!! xD

What is wrong with you girls??!?!? The image that comes to mind is Ty and Zane, Spartacus, Chris Hemsworth etc in spandex bike shorts dammit NOT the blob of the day in spandex that shouldn't have been made in that size for the love of......

Hi Team!! Just making the rounds!

Oh wow - eye bleach definitely needed! Now I'm on the hunt for images of Chris Hemsworth in biker shorts!

Feast on this instead

See the hunger

Feel the fighting Spirit

week one

I want "H" but I do have "O" & "R" book just in case.
Double Blind by Heidi Cullinan (Not a horror book.)

Hi Team Spandex! I just came by to look at all those sexy spandex images. lol

Logan wrote: "Hi Team Spandex! I just came by to look at all those sexy spandex images. lol"

Check out the Spartacus pics too. What are you reading for your group selection?

Not sure yet. I have an H, S, and O book. The I and Y are gonna be tough!

I'm planning to read NOS4A2 which is classified as a Horror novel. It's by Joe Hill. So It could work for H.
Edited to add that I may be able to also read Beauty's Release by A.N. Roquelaure

Logan wrote: "Not sure yet. I have an H, S, and O book. The I and Y are gonna be tough!"

I'm not clear on the rules perhaps, but why do we need I or Y or even S?

I am reading The Red Queen, which counts as R.

Logan wrote: "Not sure yet. I have an H, S, and O book. The I and Y are gonna be tough!"

We got an easier one to start with

I am also going to read Insurgent by Veronica Roth, another R.

Amy J. wrote: "Logan wrote: "Not sure yet. I have an H, S, and O book. The I and Y are gonna be tough!"

I'm not clear on the rules perhaps, but why do we need I or Y or even S?"

Logan isn't on our team, she is just visiting...and spying :D
So her reading choices are just conversation

Amy J. wrote: "Logan wrote: "Not sure yet. I have an H, S, and O book. The I and Y are gonna be tough!"

I'm not clear on the rules perhaps, but why do we need I or Y or even S?"

My choices for Horror:
Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton shelved by 229 people as horror
Go Anita Blake


Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk shelved 34 times as Horror

I hope the Team Captains can keep track. I will probably start my books tomorrow

Sorry for the confusion! I'm such a dirty infiltrator!

Logan wrote: "Sorry for the confusion! I'm such a dirty infiltrator!"

LOL, I love you dirty inflitrator :D

I've also got an "O" I could read. Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation by Olivia Judson. We seem to be in need of them.

I think we should all try to read 2 books (more if you can).

BTW, I've started Widdershin

Has everyone checked in?

Greta wrote: "Has everyone checked in?"

I don't think the captains have...but other teams have organized pretty well.

Hi team
James has joined the captains group, so I've sent him a message to make sure he knows how to get here.
Jennifer hasn't responded to my friend request, so I have messaged a replacement player, Abbie, to join as co-captain. Hopefully she will check in within the next 24 hours.
If James doesn't respond I'll find you a replacement for him too.

Hopefully we will have you sorted soon!!
Is anyone interested in stepping up as captain/co-captain?

Hello all, Abbie here, reporting for duty!

Never played before, so please fill me in!
I understand we are to spell HORROR?

Woohoo! Thanks for coming by so fast Abbie.

Yes this team is spelling out HORROR this week.

How a spell it out works
Spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the author's first or last name, the first letter in the series name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word. If your book starts with a number (e.g. 24 Bones) use the number to determine the first letter (in this example, it would be T)

I'll also invite you to the captains group

Haha, just got up, and it was the first email I saw this morning!

So I am co-captain?
James is Captain?

So let me try to see what s going on for now until James Shows.
If I have anything wrong please let me know.

H:Ezi:Double Blind by Heidi Cullinan (Not a horror book.)
O:AmyJ:Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation by Olivia Judson.
R:AmyJ:Beauty's Release by A.N. Roquelaure
R:Gretta:Red Queen
O:Abbie:The Year of The Flood, O for Oates
R:Gretta:Insurgent,Roth

H:AmyJ:NOS4A2 by Joe Hill(Horror)

yes Abbie, James is captain - I'm just giving him another 24 hours as he is active but may not have found this thread

Once you have spelled out the word you can re-read the genre word again, as many times as you like. So for the above you still need another "O" before you can get points for the re-read of "H". I hope that makes sense ;)