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Ball; banquet;
Steak; Silver;
Sheik; wealthy; butler; might;
Glittery; mighty;
Heir; treasure;
Week 6 - UpdateWe are currently @25 books.
@Megan can you post your books please.
Thanks for posting the mini challenge Amy. Standard spell-it-Out Rules are below, when posting your books please also include series name.❶ Spell-It-Out: These challenges spell out a word. Then for each letter read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last names) that begin with letters that correspond to the word you choose.
Secret Seduction by Jill Sanders
Date Read: 11/15
Pages: 254
Sins:
Mini - money pg56 “... considering the amount of money he was about to make..."
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
Date Read: 11/15
Pages: 564
Sins
Mini -Lust Part 2 - Bad book rec
I’m going to be out for most of the day today, I have 4 books completed , 1 BOM, 2 bad books and 1 mini - money.I’ll do a mass update this evening when I’m back home. If we can concentrate on trying to get a line in bingowe need GREED, jewels, sapphire, prince, pharaoh, deluxe, caviar, champagne 😉
Day 2 - chapters 4 - 85. The Boat Shift segment was intense! The description of the changes to the island were very evocative (and reminiscent of Annihilation, as Frankie mentioned). Are you going to be able to walk in the woods the same again? How effective are you finding the fungal horrors?
I don’t tend to go walking in the woods but when I do it is generally during the day.
6. Welch. First, during the Boat Shift segment; Did you believe/agree with Welch at the first reading? And by the end of this section, looking back, do you still agree? Would you have done what Hetty did, and complied with the rule of silence? Then we discover Welch is communicating with someone (with a familiar voice....) about receipt, replacement and returns. By the end of this section we can guess at "receipt", but who / what is being returned?? Were you surprised by the reveal of Welch being in on "it"?
There is definitely something suspicious about Welch, how much she is actually involved remains to be seen. Hetty is in a difficult situation if she breaks the silence she risks causing panic but by remaining silent she is eaten by guilt.
7. Hetty has a big revelation about Reese "I've spent my every day since I met her telling myself the wrong thing. Telling myself over and over that she was cold, when maybe she was burning the whole time" I actually judged Hetty a lot at this point, for being so blinkered and oblivious, but I did like the adjustment she made during the conversation. How do you feel about Hetty, Reese and Byatt? Are they becoming more credible characters yet?
I like how their characters are coming more alive.
8. We have a switch in POV to Byatt. What do you think of this choice by the author?
This is always a risk when an author takes this approach, I think in this instance it pays off.
9. The Byatt segment shows medical stuff happening. What do you make of that? Are they curing or creating?
Seems to me like they are creating, what it is is yet to be seen.
10. "Just before a flare-up, there's a moment. Hard to describe, hard to pin down, but for me it almost makes it worth it. The pain and the loss, all of it a fair price for this. This strength, this power, this eagerness to bare my teeth>" What do you think this quote means? Does it hint at reasons for the Tox? At future developments in the story line?
I think they are possible trying to develop a super weapon, after all who would see a high school girl as a threat.
DQ’s Day One: Chapters 1-31. It’s interesting to see the dynamic between the main girls (Hetty, Byatt, Reese). They can fist fight over food one minute, but still be best friends the next. Reminds me of my sister & I. LOL. Have you ever had this kind of relationship with someone?
I think most sibling relationships are like this, I know growing up my brother and I were very much like it.
2. Byatt sneaks out of the room when she thinks Hetty is sleeping, then crawls up in Reese’s bunk when she returns. Where do you think she snuck off to? & what did she mean when she said to Reese, ”If you know something...”? Reese shuts down & kicks her out of her bunk. Wonder what their secret is?
I found this part very odd to say the least.
3. Hetty says, “And I’ve wanted boys, and I’ve wanted girls, but I’ve never wanted anyone enough to miss them, enough to pluck them from the slideshow of my old life and bring them here.”
People have different ways of handling emotional stuff like this. Some people (like Hetty) believe thinking or talking about your loved ones or past life would only make the situation harder to deal with emotionally. Put yourself in this situation. How do you think you’d cope with missing your old life/family? Would you be like Hetty & shut down emotionally to prevent more pain? Or would you be like the other girls, laughing & sharing stories of your old life?
I think I’d probably be a bit of both, putting on a front with a larger group but only sharing my worries with those I trust.
4. Personally, I’m really enjoying the book already! I love the writing style, the world building, & the characters. I know we’re only a few chapters in, but how are you liking it so far? What aspect of the book do you like best at this point (writing, world building, characters, etc.)?
I’m really enjoying it especially the mystery of Tox!
Kaley wrote: "So if it's a "recommended" bad book series, does that mean any book in the series counts (since it links to the series page)?"Yes, I’m contemplating 50 shades!
Great job team and a special thank you Maddy. 🙂
Thanks Maddy
With the mini challenge we need to get full lines to maximise our points.Using card 1 and LaurLa’s Silver this is what we need to fill that line.
• Vertical Middle
Steak
Man
✔️Silver
Greed
Art
Shiny
Mansion - Hannah
• Horizontal Middle
Truffles
Deluxe
Sultan
Might
Palace
All-You-Can Eat
• Diagonal Top Left - Bottom Right
Talented
Emerald
Money
Jewels
Sapphire
Prince
• Diagonal Top Right - Bottom Left
Pearls
Champagne
Casino
Butler
Mighty
Heir
LaurLa wrote: "I updated the thread and SS with my last book The Last Letter. Apparently I'm off by an hour! I'm so sorry."I fudged our story with Maddy’s last book. With all these time changes going on what originally started as a 10pm cut off for me is now an 8pm one!
We have now completed Week 5 literally by the skin of our teeth. Well done everyone we are now on Bingo. Don’t forget we still earn points for bad book rec’s Read.
Team GluttonyA Child’s Eye View
The Unwelcomed Child
Leah on the Offbeat
The Outlander
Fifty Shades if Mr Darcy
Woman in Cabin 10
Art of War
Lime Gelatin and Other Monsters
Bedding the Highlander
Zodiac
The Vampire Hunter
The Pirate’s Witch
Year One
The child Leah approached the Outlander, Mr Darcy to arrange a meeting in Cabin 10 to discuss the art of war. Leah was wearing a shirt stained with lime gelatin and Mr Darcy was dressed in what looked like his bedding.
"What is your Zodiac sign?" asked Leah.
"I am a vampire hunter," replied Mr. Darcy.
Leah was confused by the response and left to write a letter to her pirate prince. The world declared the beginning of Year One.
Team GluttonyThe Mystery of the Tomb
Icebound
Mr Darcy goes Overboard
Honor bound
Party Princess
The Tyrant's Tomb
The Mystery of the Moving Image
Bird Box
Crown Jewels
Sense and Sensibility
Never too Much
Mostly Dead Things
Murder is Easy
The Icebound Mr. Darcy was chatting with the honor bound Princess Mia while at the Tyrant's Tomb. They were participating in a murder mystery party titled "The Mystery of the Moving Image." Mr. Darcy was dressed rather dapperly in a hat with a bird feather in the band, while the Princess was resplendent in the crown jewels.
Mr. Darcy said, "One must use their sense and sensibility when investigating a murder."
Princess Mia agreed, "There is never too much sense used."
The party became much more sinister when they discovered mostly dead things. Tomorrow's headlines will have the world saying that "Murder is easy."
