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Hello everyone!I'm Jackie and I live in North Carolina. I'm retired from a career in Information Technology so I have plenty of time to indulge my reading habit. I read almost anything but favorites are mystery, thrillers, fantasy, and historical fiction.
I've done Wheel before perhaps two or three times, and it's one of my favorite team challenges. Looking forward to reading with all of you!
My shelf is correct.
Unassigned Books for A Novel Role-Playing GameThe Silver Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey (Mage Wars #3) - 9/20/21 - 400
Getting Old is Criminal by Rita Lakin (Gladdy Gold #3) - 9/20/21 - 386 pages
Stay Out of the Basement by R.L. Stine (Goosebumps #2) - 9/22/21 - 144 pages
Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case by Emily Brightwell (Mrs. Jeffries #17) - 9/24/21 - 197 pages
Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #19) - 9/25/21 - 256 pages
Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter #3) - 9/27/21 - 361 pages
Power Play by Beth McMullen (Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls #2) - 9/28/21 - 288 pages
Halloween Moon by Kathi Daley (Cottage on Gooseberry Bay #1) - 9/28/21 - 131 pages
Queen of Hearts by Rhys Bowen (Royal Spyness #8) - 9/30/21 - 304 pages
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs by Ellis Peters (Felse #4) - 10/2/21 - 196 pages
Downfall by Jean Rabe (Dragonlance: Dhamon Saga #1) - 10/2/21 - 397 pages
Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman (Leaphorn & Chee #2) - 10/4/21 - 255 pages
The Haunting of Renegade X by Chelsea M. Campbell (Renegade X #2.5) - 10/4/21 - 104 pages
Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman (Leaphorn & Chee #3) - 10/5/21 - 316 pages
So Damn Lucky by Deborah Coonts (Lucky O'Toole #3) - 10/6/21 - 396 pages
Etheric Recruit by S.R. Russell (Etheric Adventures: Anne and Jinx #1) - 10/8/21 - 133 pages
Virgo: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke (Stone Soul Mage #7) - 10/8/21 - 248 pages
One Potato, Two Potato, Dead by Lynn Cahoon (Farm-to-Fork Mystery #3) - 10/10/21 - 237 pages
The Bennett Case by Diana Xarissa (Markham Sisters #2) - 10/10/21 - 108 pages
Death's Excellent Vacation by Charlaine Harris - 10/11/21 - 339 pages
The Chalmers Case by Diana Xarissa (Markham Sisters #3) - 10/11/21 - 106 pages
Beyond by Mercedes Lackey (The Founding of Valdemar #1) - 10/13/21 - 384 pages
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries #1) - 10/13/21 - 144 pages
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #2) - 10/14/21 - 338 pages
Death, and the Girl He Loves by Darynda Jones (Darklight #3) - 10/15/21 - 272 pages
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (James Bond #1) - 10/15/21 - 192 pages
Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming (James Bond #2) - 10/16/21 - 229 pages
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter #1) - 10/18/21 - 309 pages
Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn (Otherworld #9) - 10/18/21 - 302 pages
One More Last Time by Eric Ugland (The Good Guys #1) - 10/18/21 - 300 pages
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #1) - 10/19/21 - 518 pages
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White - 10/19/21 - 184 pages
The Quiet Game by Greg Iles (Penn Cage #1) - 10/20/21 - 580 pages
Firestorm by Rachel Caine (Weather Warden #5) - 10/21/21 - 292 pages
They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie - 10/21/21 - 364 pages
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Adventures of Tom & Huck #2) - 10/21/21 - 327 pages
The Queen's Accomplice by Susan Elia MacNeal (Maggie Hope #6) - 10/22/21 - 368 pages
Icy Clutches by Aaron Elkins (Gideon Oliver #6) - 10/23/21 - 294 pages
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun (Cat Who #1) - 10/23/21 - 256 pages
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - 10/23/21 - 194 pages
The Third Option by Vince Flynn (Mitch Rapp #4) - 10/25/21 - 402 pages
Heaven: Biblical Answers to Common Questions by Randy Alcorn - 10/26/21 - 60 pages
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick - 10/26/21 - 259 pages
Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong (Women of the Otherworld #4) - 10/28/21 - 528 pages
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland - 10/28/21 - 304 pages
Aunt Bessie Invites by Diana Xarissa (Isle of Man #9) - 10/28/21 - 284 pages
Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith (Portuguese Irregular Verbs #1) - 10/29/21 - 128 pages
The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes (The Storm Runner #1) - 10/29/21 - 448 pages
Original Sin by P.D. James (Adam Dalgliesh #9) - 10/31/21 - 511 pages
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo (DC Icons #1) - 11/1/21 - 369 pages
How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith - 11/2/21 - 175 pages
A Turn for the Bad by Sheila Connolly (County Cork #4) - 11/2/21 - 293 pages
American Gods by Neil Gaiman - 11/4/21 - 635 pages
Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks by Annie Spence - 11/5/21 - 244 pages
Forever Fantasy Online by Rachel Aaron (FFO #1) - 11/6/21 - 498 pages
Murder Once Removed by S.C. Perkins (Ancestry Detective #1) - 11/7/21 - 319 pages
Dorothy Must Die: Stories by Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die #0.1 - 0.3) - 11/7/21 - 392 pages
A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones (Sunshine Vicram #2) - 11/9/21 - 416 pages
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter #2) - 11/9/21 - 341 pages
Legendary by Stephanie Garber (Caraval #2) - 11/10/21 - 451 pages
Dogs and Danger by Diana Xarissa (Isle of Man Ghostly #4) - 11/11/21 - 236 pages
Reckless by Cornelia Funke (Mirrorworld #1) - 11/11/21 - 394 pages
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter #3) - 11/12/21 - 435 pages
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #11) - 11/13/21 - 336 pages
The Summons by John Grisham - 11/14/21 - 384 pages
The Street Lawyer by John Grisham - 11/15/21 - 384 pages
King's Dragon by Kate Elliott (Crown of Stars #1) - 11/17/21 - 636 pages
Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lack
ey (The Last Herald-Mage #1) - 11/18/21 - 349 pages
Prudence by Gail Carriger (The Custard Protocol #1) - 11/19/21 - 357 pages
The Inventor's Secret by Andrea Cremer (The Inventor's Secret #1) - 11/20/21 - 336 pages
Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (The Great Library #4) - 11/22/21 - 448 pages
Paradox Child by Jane Yates (Paradox Child #1) - 11/22/21 - 167 pages
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga #7) - 11/23/21 - 336 pages
The Tinkerer's Daughter by Jamie Sedgwick (The Tinkerer's Daughter #1) - 11/23/21 - 291 pages
The Mislaid Magician; or, Ten Years After by Patricia C. Wrede (Cecilia & Kate #3) - 11/25/21 - 328 pages
Free-Wrench by Joseph R. Lallo (Free-Wrench #1) - 11/26/21 - 177 pages
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron (The Dark Unwinding #1) - 11/27/21 - 318 pages
Haunted by Kelley Armstrong (Otherworld #5) - 11/29/21 - 495 pages
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #4) - 11/29/21 - 288 pages
Waking by Emily Thompson (Clockwork Twist #1) - 11/30/21 - 295 pages
I Am Mordred by Nancy Springer - 12/1/21 - 184 pages
Murder Is Easy by Agatha Christie (Superintendent Battle #4) - 12/2/21 - 288 pages
Betrayal by Jean Rabe (Dragonlance: Dhamon Saga #2) - 12/2/21 - 437 pages
Be My Ghost by Carol J. Perry (A Haunted Haven Mystery #1) - 12/3/21 - 288 pages
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter #4) - 12/6/21 - 734 pages
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - 12/7/21 - 357 pages
Initiation by Alexandra Engellmann (Sky Ghosts #1) - 12/7/21 - 268 pages
A Cop and a Coop by Hillary Avis (Clucks and Clues Cozy Mystery #1) - 12/9/21 - 227 pages
Down a Dark River by Karen Odden (Inspector Corravan #1) - 12/9/21 - 336 pages
NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson (NYPD Red #2) - 12/10/21 - 392 pages
The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry - 12/11/21 - 289 pages
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay - 12/12/21 - 368 pages
Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams - 12/13/21 - 448 pages
Unseen by Gretchel Morales (Unseen #1) - 12/14/21 - 296 pages
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix - 12/15/21 - 416 pages
At First Light by Barbara Nickless (Dr. Evan Wilding #1) - 12/15/21 - 395 pages
The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen (Ellery Queen #1) - 12/17/21 - 239 pages
Trick by Emily Thompson (Clockwork Twist #2) - 12/17/21 - 314 pages
Rest in Peach by Susan Furlong (Georgia Peach Mystery #2) - 12/18/21 - 304 pages
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg - 12/18/21 - 193 pages
The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie - 12/19/21 - 248 pages
Activity log - August 20218/1/21
Attack Logophilic Lemur - 15 AP - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 14 AP 35 HP - Reward: 2 XP, 1 Gold
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 24/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 439||
Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 35-20=15
•Monster Attacks Hero (14 AP) => Hero: 24-14= 10 HP
Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 15-20=Dead
Logophilic Lemur killed - 8/1/21 Available Next: 8/8/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 10 + 1 = 11 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 11 + 1 = 12 HP
•Hero: -14 HP + 2 XP + 1 Gold +1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 12/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 441||
8/1/21
Attack Nook Squirrel - 10 AP - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 9 AP 20 HP - Reward: 2 XP, 1 Nook Squirrel Carcass
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 12/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 441||
Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 20-20=Dead
Nook Squirrel killed - 8/1/21 Available Next: 8/8/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 12 + 1 = 13 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 13 + 1 = 14 HP
•Hero: + 2 XP + 1 Nook Squirrel Carcass +1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 14/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 443||
8/1/21
Attack Greater Sewer Rat 8 AP - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 7 AP 20 HP - Reward: 2 XP, 1 Rat Tail
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 14/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 443||
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 20-20=Dead
Greater Sewer Rat killed - 8/1/21 Available Next: 8/8/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 14 + 1 = 15 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 15 + 1 = 16 HP
Hero: + 2 XP , + 1 Rat tail, +1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 16/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 445||
8/1/21
Attack Brown Bat - 3 AP - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 2 AP 15 HP - Reward: 1 XP, 1 Bat Wing
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 16/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 445||
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 15-20=Dead
Brown Bat killed - 8/1/21 Available Next: 8/8/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 16 + 1 = 17 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 17 + 1 = 18 HP
•Hero: + 1 XP + 1 Bat wing + 1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 18/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 446||
8/1/21
Attack Goblin - 6 - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 5 AP 10 HP - Reward: 1 XP, 1 Goblin Bone
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 18/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 446||
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 10-20=Dead
Goblin killed 8/1/21 Available Next: 8/8/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 18 + 1 = 19 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 19 + 1 = 20 HP
•Hero: + 1 XP + 1 Goblin Bone + 1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 20/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 447||
8/1/21
Attack Drop Bear - 8- 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 7 AP 15 HP - Reward: 1 XP, 1 Drop Bear Meat
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 20/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 447||
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 15-20=Dead
Drop Bear killed 8/1/21 Available Next: 8/8/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 20 + 1 = 21 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 21 + 1 = 22 HP
•Hero: + 1 XP + 1 Drop Bear Meat + 1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 22/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 448||
Activity Log - July 20217/25/21
Staff leveled up to Level 12
Post
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 26/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 12 (AP: 14 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 19 AP)|| XP: 430||
7/25/21
Staff leveled up to Level 13
Post
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 26/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 430||
7/25/21
Attack Logophilic Lemur - 15 AP - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 14 AP 35 HP - Reward: 2 XP, 1 Gold
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 26/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 430||
Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 35-20=15
•Monster Attacks Hero (14 AP) => Hero: 26-14= 12 HP
Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 15-20=Dead
Logophilic Lemur killed - 7/25/21 Available Next: 8/1/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 12 + 1 = 13 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 13 + 1 = 14 HP
•Hero: -14 HP + 2 XP + 1 Gold +1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 14/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 432||
7/25/21
Attack Nook Squirrel - 10 AP - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 9 AP 20 HP - Reward: 2 XP, 1 Nook Squirrel Carcass
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 14/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 432||
Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 20-20=Dead
Nook Squirrel killed - 7/25/21 Available Next: 8/1/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 14 + 1 = 15 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 15 + 1 = 16 HP
•Hero: + 2 XP + 1 Nook Squirrel Carcass +1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 16/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 434||
7/25/21
Attack Greater Sewer Rat 8 AP - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 7 AP 20 HP - Reward: 2 XP, 1 Rat Tail
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 16/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 434||
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 20-20=Dead
Greater Sewer Rat killed - 7/25/21 Available Next: 8/1/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 16 + 1 = 17 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 17 + 1 = 18 HP
Hero: + 2 XP , + 1 Rat tail, +1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 18/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 436||
7/25/21
Attack Brown Bat - 3 AP - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 2 AP 15 HP - Reward: 1 XP, 1 Bat Wing
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 18/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 436||
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 15-20=Dead
Brown Bat killed - 7/25/21 Available Next: 8/1/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 18 + 1 = 19 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 19 + 1 = 20 HP
•Hero: + 1 XP + 1 Bat wing + 1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 20/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 437||
7/25/21
Attack Goblin - 6 - 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 5 AP 10 HP - Reward: 1 XP, 1 Goblin Bone
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 20/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 437||
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 10-20=Dead
Goblin killed 7/25/21 Available Next: 8/1/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 20 + 1 = 21 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 21 + 1 = 22 HP
•Hero: + 1 XP + 1 Goblin Bone + 1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 22/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 438||
7/25/21
Attack Drop Bear - 8- 1 (Rocky the Rock) = 7 AP 15 HP - Reward: 1 XP, 1 Drop Bear Meat
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 22/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 438||
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (20 AP) => Monster: 15-20=Dead
Drop Bear killed 7/25/21 Available Next: 8/1/21
Orb of water gives 1 HP => Hero: 22 + 1 = 23 HP
Rocky the Rock gives 1 HP => Hero: 23 + 1 = 24 HP
•Hero: + 1 XP + 1 Drop Bear Meat + 1 HP from Orb of Water + 1 HP from Rocky the Rock
Hero: LVL 9 || HP: 24/26 || Sword: 2 (AP: 4 +3 Orb of Earth +1 Horse) = 8 AP|| Magic: 13 (AP: 15 +3 Orb of Fire +1 hat +1 Horse= 20 AP)|| XP: 439||
Academy II QuestLevels:
Fill in the application form - Complete 6 Requirements
List your teaching accomplishments - Complete another 5 Requirements
Complete the application process successfully and get the job - Complete the rest of the Requirements
Rewards
✔Application Form: + 3 EXP, 1 Minor Heal Potion
✔Accomplishment List: + 4 EXP, 1 Major Heal Potion
Successful job application: +6 EXP, 1 Health Gem (grants +1 Max HP)
Note: Books need to be read after announcement of the quest. Books used in these tasks are still available to be applied towards other quests. These are participation tasks.
Requirements:
1 Visit the Goodreads blog: News & Interviews & check out at least 3 of their articles. (link to the articles you read & report on the most interesting one in The Local Tavern)
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Bernadette🌻 wrote: "@Jackie - I had a book for #71 that I haven't read yet (and don't have from the library yet - it's still on hold). I saw you recently added one that fits that task so I removed mine and added yours..."That's fine. Thanks!
Same for me. Long wait at my library so not very likely that I'll get them.
DQs Day 6Ch 51 - End
25. Willowdean, oh Willowdean. You are your own worst enemy. First she breaks Mitch's heart because she is finally (somewhat) honest with him, and then she lets her insecurities get in the way of Bo sharing his feelings. Have you ever let your insecurities and other people's opinions stop you from doing something?
I really liked Mitch and honestly would have liked to see Will realize that he was a good friend and given him more of a chance. But we can't necessarily choose who we fall in love with so it's understandable. And yes, I have allowed my insecurities stop me from doing things, especially when I was Will's age.
26. Will sees Ellen crying, but lets the moment pass. Later on the judges ask her about loyalty during her interview and she has some some hard realizations about her friendship with Ellen, and finally gets her moment to apologize. Did you think their make up scene was realistic? Have you ever had a friendship end on bad terms?
Realistic enough. They had so much history between them. All they really needed was to talk and open up to each other.
27. Will digs deep to find her confidence and walks the stage in her swimsuit. That takes courage, regardless of your body shape or size! No way I could do it. And then she goes completely off script for her talent and does her best Jolene (great song, btw). Do you think her mom did the right thing by disqualifying her? If you had been the pagent director, would you have let her compete?
Her mom was right in disqualifying her. No way she should make an exception for her daughter.
28. Will and her mother have a nice moment when Will is helping her get dressed. What do you think about their mother-daughter relationship? Do you think they are finally beginning to understand each other?
I was happy to see this. I do think they were beginning to understand each other and hopefully have a much better relationship in the future.
29. Willowdean leaves the pageant after Millie is named second-runner up. It makes me a little crazy that they leave it unknown. Who do you think is crowned the winner? Did you like the ending?
I think the ending was appropriate. Will accomplished what she set out to do. I loved the fact that Millie placed so high since it meant so much to her.
DQs Day 5: Chapters 44 - 5120. Willowdean and her mum seem to briefly reach an understanding over the dress fitting but after the alterations are made they come to blows. It’s the first time that her mum tells her she expected her to lose weight and she fights back. Why do you think this is?
I think Will's mom expects that Will would choose to lose the excess weight like she did when she was a teenager. I can understand her wanting Will to be slimmer for health reasons but not to win a beauty pageant. Also, she has to know that Will has tried unsuccessfully to lose weight in the past.
21. After the talent show Willowdean seeks help from the entertainers at The Hideaway, where they were shown how to walk in heels by pretending to walk the sobriety line. Why did she go to them and have you ever tried to walk the sobriety line, drunk or sober?
It seems that these entertainers were the only ones that would be willing to really help the girls. Goodhearted people.
22. Willowdean is invited to Bo’s to study where she meets his stepmum properly and they discuss astrology. Is what she is told accurate from what we know of her? Does your star sign reflect you?
Well, if Leo's are opinionated and stubborn, she fits.
23. Bo lays his cards on the line with Willowdean and says he doesn’t want their relationship to be a secret, he wants to do it right. She is reluctant to give him an answer but accepts Mitch’s offer to be her escort to the pageant. Is this right? What do you think is going to happen? What would you do?
Will needs to be honest with Mitch first of all and quit stringing him along. And I get so frustrated with Will. Sometimes she acts like she doesn't care what anyone else thinks about her and then she rejects Bo because she's afraid of what people will say about them being together. Make up your mind!!
24. The slumber party brings out a few secrets. Will this change how Willowdean perceives herself and the other girls? Knowing Hannah’s reasons for entering do you think she will go through with trying to ruin it?
I can understand why Hannah is bitter but I don't think she will do anything to ruin the pageant now. I do think that Will is really becoming close to these girls which is good because she needs their friendship.
DQ Day 4Chapters 33 to 43
16. Dolly Parton night was a surprising treat for the girls! Definitely a different experience. It felt to me like it could have been a healing point or turning point for Will in more ways than one. What do you think about the scene, did it add anything special to the book, and do you think it will hold significance in some way later in the story?
This was one of my favorite parts of the book so far. It was good for Will to see Lucy in a different light and to realize how much she meant to other people.
17. I’m almost over Callie and Ellen myself at this point. Friends fight, but this has really blown up. When Callie approaches Will in the bathroom with her mini speech and says that she knows Ellen has always “been good to Will”, what do you think her point was with the speech? Was she truly angry on her friend’s behalf when she went into her admonishment on how wrong it was for Will to be upset that Ellen was entering the pageant? Do you think she’s trying to help Will in a twisted way with her rude advice, or do you think she’s just trying to rub salt in wounds? Would you keep trying to speak to Ellen and make up after the rebuff she issued at Harpy’s after two months when Will tried again to make up?
Callie is just a troublemaker. I don't think she's trying to help either Ellen or Will. At this point, I would be done with trying to repair the friendship if I was Will.
18. Mitch and Bo affect Will in different ways, but it’s pretty clear Will is using Mitch in more ways than one. She has him to hang out with on weekends when Ellen is gone, and she went from having a dance partner where she rested her head on his chest throughout several dances before pulling away from him immediately when they get outside so he doesn’t “get the wrong idea”. Mixed signals overdose! Do you think she doesn’t realize what she is doing, that she is subconsciously using him, or do you think she isn’t considering his feelings enough? What do you think is going to happen between them?
Mitch is a good guy, much better than Will deserves, I think. I hate that she's using him the way she is.
19. The Sadie Hawkins dance seems important in Clover City. I had heard of a song about it, but had no idea it was an actual dance at a school. What do you think about the traditions of finding inventive ways to ask people to the dance? Were you surprised that Bo was finally grabbed up for a date? What did you think of Will’s attempt to ask Mitch immediately afterward, and her creativity in doing so?
I wasn't surprised that Bo was asked. And it's pretty typical of Will to ask Mitch just afterward. Again, she is being very unfair to Mitch.
DQ Day 3Chapters 21 to 33
11. For someone claiming and trying to be body positive about herself, Willowdean sure isn't giving anyone else any slack. Her description of Hannah, like with others, was just mean. Do you think the author is projecting Willowdean's insecurities on how she sees herself onto others?
I agree that Will is probably projecting her insecurities through her descriptions of the other girls.
12. What did you think about the incident Patrick kneed in the balls incident? He didn't seem like Mitch's best friend saying that (honestly, maybe Patrick and Willowdean should date). What did you think about her mom's reaction and the resulting blow up between mom & daughter?
Side note: to anyone with teenagers, we are here for you.
Patrick is a jerk and I think Will's reaction was due to years of listening to his abuse of herself and others. It was an extreme reaction but one that he had coming. I can understand her mother's reaction and her grounding Will.
13. Did anyone else want to high five Ellen for calling out Willowdean on her crap? What did you think of their argument? Do you think the rift will be repaired? If so, do you think a Dolly Parton sing-along (thanks Cat) will be part of their healing process?
Definitely Ellen should have called Will out. Ellen has as much right as anyone else to enter the pageant, and Will is being a jerk. It's getting hard to sympathize with Will as she behaves so badly to everyone. I don't know if the friendship will survive. For that to happen, Will really needs to get over herself and start acting like a friend.
14. Based on the blurb, Millie's attitude and pep talk while at the restaurant is what I would of expected from Williowdean. What do you think of these girls deciding to enter the pageant? What did you think of Millie's pep talk?
Will's entering the pageant was good motivation for these other girls but she is too wrapped up in herself. I guess that's pretty typical teenage behavior however, and I think Will is a good person at heart. Maybe Millie's pep talk will make Will see how she can take this pageant and show that she and the other girls are worthy contestants. You shouldn't have to be slim and pretty to be worthy.
15. Thoughts on Mitch? Where do you think his and Willowdean's relationship will go? Do you think she'll crush his poor soft heart?
I really like Mitch but I think Will is still hung up on Bo. I wish she could see Mitch for the good guy/boyfriend that he can be.
DQ for Day 2Chapters 11-20
6. Picking up on the previous grief question to turn it around towards Willowdean and her mother. Will seems to think (I'm paraphrasing here) that her mother is a heartless cow and wants to use Lucy's room all to herself without any consideration whatsoever for anyone else. I can't help but wonder though if the mother isn't somehow trying to be close to Lucy - her own sister - by setting up a craft room in Lucy's space. Everyone deals with grief in their own way, and while yes, I agree with her (unlike Will) that the dusty old things will eventually need to go, I feel like she's trying to find a way to cope at the same time.
I agree that people deal with grief in different ways. Using Lucy's room for something that she enjoys doing may be Will's mom's way of dealing with her grief.
7. Will and Bo. Thoughts? More particularly, Will's reaction to finding out that Bo will start going to the same school?
I can see why Will was upset that Bo hadn't told her that he was changing schools. If he didn't want to keep their relationship a secret, he would have told her.
8. The more I read, the more I wonder how Ellen and Will are (still) friends with the way they talk to each other. According to Will, they are drifting apart because Ellen is having sex and because of Callie (she doesn't quite say it but it is definitely there). Their interactions however do make me wonder, a lot. I feel like they're friends more because it's a habit than anything else. They're both dependent on each other - Will because she doesn't seem to have other friends and can't stay in the pool alone? Ellen because she needs a back-up when she goes to pick up her pay check?) What do you make of their friendship now that we know more. Irreparable rift? Habit? Undying friendship?
Their friendship does seem to be unhealthy for both of them, sort of a co-dependency. And why in the world can't Ellen pick up her paycheck without backup? It's hard to see this friendship lasting but I don't know. Their shared history may be enough to see them through this patch.
9. And this inevitably brings me to Will's interactions with Callie. It seems like Callie is at least trying, even though there is the fat-girl-issue, but she isn't completely ignoring Will, unlike Will herself, who barely manages to be civil to the girl. Sure, I completely understand the jealousy of thinking that someone is stealing your (best) friend from you, but it isn't helping Will's case that she is basically being a douche to the girl.
Callie is the type to be nice to your face and then talk about you behind your back like she did in the store. I don't blame Will for treating Callie the way she does.
10. Did anyone else have that moment of "oh shit, something really terrible is going to happen on the date" when Ellen and Tim tell Will that Patrick Thomas is Mitch's best friend. Or is it just me who thinks that there is a very obvious lack of mobbing and finger-pointing? Not that this is a bad thing, on the contrary! Though I do find it odd since Will has A LOT of issues and basically hates people who are not Ellen (and Bo).
Mitch seemed a pretty good guy and I was hoping that he and Will would hit it off. Interesting that Will didn't feel out of place going out with Mitch when she thought that she and Bo would make people talk about how unlikely a pair they made. I guess because Mitch was a big guy, it wouldn't surprise anyone. Still seems like an odd way of thinking.
DQs Day 1 - Chaps 1 - 101. What do you think of Willowdean? Does she feel like a sufficiently real person?
She feels like a real person to me. She seems mature in some ways and not so much in others. Typical teenager in that respect, a mixture of conflicting emotions and behaviors.
2. What you you think about her relationship with Ellen? They are starting to keep secrets from each other now - do you think that this is the start of a drifting apart or will they stay close?
It could be a trend but I think maybe this is a temporary thing. They have been friends for so long, maybe their close friendship will survive.
3. Bo is interesting - the opposite of Will in terms of being reserved in comparison to her chattiness, but with something lurking in his backstory. Do you want to have a guess at what's up with him? Would anyone NOT have done the same as Will and followed him to the abandoned school in the hopes of more making out?!
Bo is a mystery at this point and I'm not sure if he is going to be a positive or negative force in Will's life. At her age, I probably would have been too chicken to go with him. I think Will is hungry for attention and proof that Bo finds her attractive.
4. Will claims ownership of "fat" when she introduces herself to Bo. How successful do you think she is in her aim to stop it from being an insult?
I think this is a defense mechanism that Will uses. It's like if she insults herself, others won't
5. Lucy has clearly been a big influence in both Will and Ellen's lives, and yet they haven't been talking about her at all since her death. Do you think this is a normal reaction to a sudden death? Would you be like Will's mother, and get rid of everything, or keep it?
Lucy's death was probably the first experience with death that Will and Ellen have had and they're not really sure how to process it. It appears that they are just now starting to talk about it with each other and hopefully that is a good step in their grieving process. It's been six months so it makes sense that Will's mom would want to remove most of Lucy's possessions. Hopefully, she would keep some things to remember her by however.
I usually have 2 - 3 going at a time.
