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I will do this one again for 2021!Devil May Care, 20+ books.
Will probably complete more than once :)
Read:
Max Brooks : World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Lindsay Buroker : The Emperor's Edge
Patrick Wong : Balancer
Jordan Castillo Price : Among the Living
Elizabeth George Speare : The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Oliver Pötzsch : The Hangman's Daughter
L.J. Smith : The Awakening
Katherine Paterson : Bridge to Terabithia
Caroline Criado Pérez : Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Mia Marshall : Broken Elements
Natasha Ngan : Girls of Paper and Fire
Annette Marie : Chase the Dark
Victor LaValle : The Ballad of Black Tom
Bob Proehl : The Nobody People
Wesley Chu : The Lives of Tao
Fiona King Foster : The Captive
Barry Estabrook : Just Eat: One Reporter's Quest for a Weight-Loss Regimen that Works
Gayle Forman : The Wickeds
Krystal Sutherland : House of Hollow
Allison Saft : Down Comes the Night
20/20
Round 1 complete!
3/28/2021
Round 2
Read:
S.B. Divya : Machinehood
Cate Simon : Courting Anna
Amie Kaufman : Aurora Rising (co-author Jay Kristoff not new to me)
Steve Turnbull : Murder Out of the Blue
C.E. Murphy : Easy Pickings (co-author Faith Hunter not new to me)
Stacey Halls : The Lost Orphan
Jeremy Robert Johnson : The Loop
Robert Kurson : Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
Frances Hardinge : Cuckoo Song
Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James : Winging It (both authors new to me)
Kenzie Cade : Prickly Business (co-author Piper Vaughn not new to me)
Stephanie Diaz : Extraction
Edward W. Robertson : The Red Sea
Micaiah Johnson : The Space Between Worlds
Megg Jensen : Hidden
Ryan Douglass : The Taking of Jake Livingston
David Grann : The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Kara Jorgensen : The Earl of Brass
Susi Hawke : Pumpkin Spiced Omega
20/20
Round 2 complete!
7/15/2021
Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2021Read:
Complete!
33/30 books as of 12 December 2021
(hit 30 in late Oct)
1 Emerald Coin
I read another one! Actually finished a few days ago but I haven’t been on GR.
It was fun, though the second half was a little slow.
That’s probably it for this year, having read 41/30 !
And all together, I deleted something like 350 books too. I shall count this as one of the few good things about 2020... 😂
I read another one, from ye olde 2013-2014 kindle freebie spree...
Entertaining, but nothing original whatsoever, and there was some off stuff that brought it down a star, to a solid 2 for “it was okay.”
I am trying to squeeze in a couple more of those 2013-2014s before the new year! 🙂
I didn't count any new authors I read this year prior to officially joining the challenge in late April. Now I'm curious how many new authors I read between Jan and May...
But no way was it as many as Sammy though! Impressive!
Every time I see food items in texts now, my brain jolts.
Wow, we did particularly well on the Google words.Whowoudda thunk?
Wow, we have a lot of meals! Including... so... much... coffee.If we actually don't end up with any unfed customers this round, that will be funny :D
Choose Your Own Adventure: Harry Potter 12/12/2020 - 3/15/2021 (ystp)Duration: Aiming for about 3 months. Starting 12/12/2020, so my target is... let's say 3/15/2021.
Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle
Book Level: Cursed Child : 25+ books
Scavenger Hunt Level: Harris : 121+ words
Books Read:
Words:
(view spoiler)
Complete! 3/9/2021
29 books, 129 words
2 Sapphire Coins
I would like to do this challenge!I played NBRC Quidditch earlier this year and have been reading the HP books to my kid, so I'm in the mood. Plus, scavenger hunts are fun. And I want those sapphire coins, yo!
Duration: Aiming for about 3 months. Starting tonight 12/12/2020, so my target is... let's say 3/15/2021.
Option 5: Scavenger Hunt Freestyle
►Pick a level and find the [listed] words... in the books you read. There is no limit to the number of words per book
Book Level: Cursed Child : 25+ books
Scavenger Hunt Level: Harris : 121+ words
Books Read:
Words:
(view spoiler)
Complete! 3/9/2021
29 books, 129 words
Complete! 3/9/2021
29 books, 129 words
That's probably it for me, unfortunately, as I haven't started anything else since finishing The Vine Witch and won't have much reading time before the deadline anyway.I hope all of our MIA team members are doing okay!
Go Team Second Breakfast! And thanks Lexi for all your hard work on putting together all the interesting meals :D
Finished The Vine Witch12/11/2020
263 pages
quality : 34% , 68%
local : 18% , 19% , 44%
vinegar 28% , 38%
coffee 34% , 64%(several) , 72%
tea 49% , 64% , 66%
"strong tea" 38%
"willow bark tea" 68%
fish 1% , 82% , 84%
salt 38% , 45% , 46% , 77%
honey 67% , 77%
"dried herbs" 2% , 9% , 63%
bread 4% , 31% , 38% , 62%
"crusty bread" 55%
turmeric 52% , 83%
ginger 83%
fennel 83%
garlic 32% , 83%
onions 32%
cinnamon 19% , 44%
nutmeg 19%
cardamom 19%
rosemary 9% , 42%
"ground-up chicory seed" 2%
milk 3% , 4%(several)
flour 3%
eggs 3%
cheese 2%, 4% , 38% , 39%
snails 1%
That's great, Lexi!
I was doing super well this round, until this week! Darn real life, cramping my style. 🤪
Ugh, this has not been a good “reading week” for me. I will finish my current book but that’s probably it!
Finished Rebel of the Sands12/7/2020
316 pages
“grabbed the tin of coffee” p35
“Is there coffee yet?” p35
honey p103
pickled lemons p106
flatbread p218
spices p103
dates p109
oranges p198
pomegranates p198, 235, 236
water 5, 162, 174, 184, 189
No local, etc.
Not about to sign up for any big classic doorstoppers, but I did just finish another old TBR :) 
I know a lot of people really loved this, but (unpopular opinion time!) I thought it was pretty meh, on more than one level. Oh well!
Not sure if I will read any more old TBRs this month, so I’ll catch folks on the flip side!
Lucy wrote: "Thanks so much! I was not expecting that, especially after posting late for one of the earlier rounds. All thanks to those elephants :D"Oh so sultry.
😂
Finished Frozen Charlotte12/6/2020
309 pages
@Lexi, I will list this book on the spreadsheet on Mon if you haven’t done it by then. Can also add quotes if you need and for the “double appearances” I have in these ingredients...
Coffee 60%
Tea 60%
curly fries 1%, 60%
fries 2%
Lemon 37%
Lemons 38%
Vegetables 15%
tuna 72%, 75%
Steak 15%(x2), 17%(x2)
Bearnaise sauce 15%
beans on toast 15%
toast 22%(x2)
bread 35%
butter 35%
cheese 72%
berries 25%
Egg 15%
Bacon 60%
Salt 34%, 35%(x2)
Local 30%, 57%
Quality 48%
