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Sadie’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Tarot Card Reading Challenge COMPLETED
Duration: 4/8/2020 - 1/14/2021
Level: 4- Pyschic

Completed: 13/13

Level 1 - Mystic

Suit: Wands
Wands represent primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth. Wands are also indicative of all things that you do during the day to keep you busy, be it working at the office, home or the great outdoors. Wands have to do with movement, action and initiatives and the launching of new ideas

1. Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Determination, Inspiration, Creativity) 4/21/20
2. Maestra (Determination, Ambition, Action) 4/29/20
3. Winter (Strength, Action, Initiative) 5/12/20

Level 2 - Telepathic

Suit: Swords
Swords represent action, change, force, power, oppression, ambition, courage, violence and conflict. This suit can also mean hatred, battle, and enemies, and of all the suits, this one is considered to be the most powerful and dangerous.

1.Sold (Oppression, Violence, Change) 5/15/20

Major Arcana
1. The Hanged Man --> Red Sparrow (Transition, Sacrifice, Change) 6/10/20
2. The Fool --> The Secret Garden (Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism) 6/16/20
3. The Tower --> Inside the Hotel Rwanda: The Surprising True Story ... and Why It Matters Today (Drastic Change, Unexpected Events, New Life) 6/28/20

Level 3 - Supersensory

Suit: Cups
Cups represent love, feelings, relationships and connections. Cups are about displays of emotion, expression of feelings and the role of emotions in relation to others. Cups are also linked to creativity, romanticism, fantasy and imagination

1.The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock (Fantasy, Relationships, Emotion) 7/10/20

Major Arcana
1. The Devil --> King's Cage (Bound To A Situation, Self-Delusion, Anger) 7/16/20
2. The Lovers --> War Storm (Relationships, Conflicting Choices) 8/06/20

Level 4 - Psychic

Suit: Pentacles
Pentacles (coins) cover material aspects of life including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realization, proof and prosperity

1. Al Capone Does My Shirts (Business, Money, Realization) 12/26/20

Major Arcana
1. Judgement --> How to Date Your Dragon (Change, Decisions, Achievement) 1/03/21
2. Strength --> God Save the Queen (Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will) 1/14/21

COMPLETED 9/19/2020

LITE VERSION
Level I = 10 books.
Read one (1) book for 2011 to 2020

✔ 2020- The Amelia Six by Kristin Gray. Published: 6/02/2020. Read 9/19/2020
✔ 2019- A Warning by Anonymous. Published: 11/19/2019. Read 3/17/2020
✔ 2018- The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Gowar.
Published: 9/11/2018. Read 7/10/2020
✔ 2017- King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard. Published: 2/7/2017. Read 7/16/2020.
✔ 2016- Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard. Published: 2/9/2016. Read 3/27/2020.
✔ 2015- Winter by Marissa Meyer. Published: 11/10/2015. Read 5/12/2020
✔ 2014- Cress by Marissa Meyer. Published: 2/04/2014. Read 4/25/2020
✔ 2013- Scarlet by Marissa Meyer. Published: 2/05/2013. Read 4/11/2020
✔ 2012- Son by Lois Lowry. Published: 10/02/2012. Read 3/13/2020
✔ 2011- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Published: 5/05/2011. Read: 3/21/2020

I'm In ^_^ going for Easy Level right now

The Harry Potter Sorting Hat Reading Challenge
Level: Easy
Start Date: January 30, 2020
Finish Date:
House Sorted In:

Slytherin
➲ Slytherin's emblematic animal is the snake: Read a book which features a snake on the cover or in the story.
*1.* King's Cage. Read 7/16/2020. Rating: ★★★★★
- There is a live boa wrapped around Queen Larentia Viper, Evangeline's Mother, as an accessory to her dress.
➲ Slytherin's emblematic colors are green and silver: Read a book that has a predominately green or silver cover.
*1.* Yellow Ribbon. Read 11/13/2021. Rating: ★★

➲ The Bloody Baron is the house ghost of Slytherin: Read a book in which a suicide or murder takes place. You can also read a book where the protagonist loves someone who does not love them back.
*1.* The Giver. Read 2/16/2020. Rating: ★★★★★
- Jonas' Father murders a newborn, per society's rules.
➲ Members of Slytherin are described as cunning and shrewd: Read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book. Or read a book in which the protagonist irked you.
*1.* The Hunger Games. Read 5/02/2020. Rating: ★★★★★
- The protagonist, Katniss, is a cunning person throughout here trials.
➲ Salazar Slytherin was a skilled Legilimens: Read a book where the main character is telepathic.
➲ The locket used as a Horcrux was said to have belonged to Salazar Slytherin. It was silver with a large "S" engraved on the front: Read either a book with a locket, or other large metal necklace on the cover or read a book by an author who's first name and last name both begin with the same letter.
*1.* Son by Lois Lowry. Read 3/13/2020. Rating: ★★★★
- The Author's first and last name starts with the same letter, "L"

Gryffindor
➲ Gryffindor's emblematic animal is the lion: Read a book about a lion (or a shape shifter who turns into a lion)
*1.* I'm Not Lion To You. Read 2/23/2022. Rating: ★★★
➲ Gryffindor's emblematic colors are scarlet and gold: Read a book that has a predominately scarlet or gold cover.
*1.* Scarlet. Read 4/11/2020. Rating: ★★★★

➲ "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost of Gryffindor: Read a book featuring ghosts or read a book in which someone was decapitated or beheaded. Yikes!
*1.* Undeadly. Read 8/26/2020. Rating: ★★★★
➲ Members of Gryffindor are described as courageous, chivalrous, and brave to the point of recklessness (sometimes) : Read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book.
*1.* Messenger. Read 3/1/2020. Rating: ★★★★
- The MC, Matty, was a brave character throughout the book.
➲ Godric Gryffindor was known as the most skilled duelist of his time: Read a book where the main character is a great swordsman/swords woman.
*1.* The Queen of the Tearling. Read 8/22/2021. Rating: ★★★★★
- Mace, the queen's chief of queen guard, is one of the most skilled swordsman in the guard
➲ Godric Gryffindor left behind 2 known relics, the Sorting Hat and a goblin-made ruby encrusted sword: Read a book with a decorated sword on the cover.

I'm in :)

TBR Closet 2020
Goal: 10 books
Books completed: 6/10

Books:
Books added in 2012
1. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood *COMPLETED* 3/13/2020
2. The Notebook *COMPLETED* 8/15/2020
3. Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
*COMPLETED* 4/21/2020
4. The Hunger Games *COMPLETED* 5/02/2020

Books added in 2013
5. Life Without Limits *COMPLETED* 11/25/2020
6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
7. The Language of Spells

Books added in 2014
8.The Comfort of Lies

Books added in 2015
9. Blue Bloods
10. Getting Over Garrett Delaney
11. The Witch of Little Italy

Books added in 2016
12. The Picture of Dorian Gray *COMPLETED* 8/15/2020

I'd like to join as "Warming Up"!

Time's 100 Must Read Books of 2019
Duration December 1, 2019- December 1, 2020
Time's 100 Must Read Books

Level: Warming Up - 1- 5 books
Completed: 1/5

1. A Warning by Anonymous
Read: 3/17/2020 Category: History & Politics

I'm in :)

TBR Closet 2019
Goal: 10 books
Books completed: 1/10

Books:
2012
1. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2. The Notebook
3. Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
4. The Hunger Games
2013
5. The Golden Compass
6. Life Without Limits
7. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
8. The Language of Spells
2014
9.The Comfort of Lies

2015
10. Blue Bloods
11. Getting Over Garrett Delaney
12. COMPLETED Mister Monday 3/11/2019
13. The Witch of Little Italy

2016
14. The Picture of Dorian Gray