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Natalie wrote: "There’s also SOS: Serious Overload of Serieshttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Their bingo game starts soon and was my first competitive team game on GR. St..."
This is my #1 favorite challenge. Bookshelf BINGO is the best! Soooo much fun! Hope to see you over there!
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah
Pgs: 264
B,T,N
Needed a book that everyone could agree on for the drive home. Unfortunately, it's a memoir, so no character names. Maybe we can use it for the page count?
Title: Under Her Skin
Author: Margo Bond Collins
Series: Shifter Shield #1
Pgs: 268
Finished: 8/29/18
TWT: Task 7.5 - Read a book with a snake on the cover
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Rick Riordan
Pages: 417
Finished: 8/27/18
TWT: Task 2.3 - Read a book with a P and a J in the title
** Let me know if you need a list of the gods for character letters. Not sure if task books can double for character letters. Hotel wifi is pretty rough and I'm typing on the desktop site using my phone. Soooo ... not the easiest set up. ***
My daughter and I have been listening to Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, we're really close to finishing. That would cover the P & J title.
Joanne wrote: "I'm also already reading a book that has a sword on the cover, so if we all post all the options our books work for, I hope one of them can be used for something else. I put down options even if ta..."Cool, if we already have a second sword book, I'll focus on the snake book first.
Title: The Unyielding
Author: Shelly Laurenston
Series: Call of Crows
Date read: 8/23/18
Pages: 400
Characters Letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U (title), V, W, Y
Character Names: Steig Engstrom, Erin Aliza Amsel, Betty Lieberman, Chloe Wong, Danski "Ski" Eriksen, Davis Henry Braddock, Gullveig, Hel, Kera Watson, Ludvig "Vig" Rundstom, Marbjorn "Bear" Ingolfsson, Tessa Kelly, Yardley King, Analisa Dinapoli, Harvold, Jace Berisha, Jourdan Ambrosio, Karen, Rolf Landvik, Siggy Kaspersen, Tommy, Tyr, Nena Berisha, Death, Famine, War, Pestilence
I'll finish The Unyielding either today or tomorrow - I'm @ 60%. I was reading it as another "U" book but it has characters that will work for all of the letters we still need. I'll post it tomorrow.
These are my books to cover:Task 4.2
✓ Read a book with "Dragon" in the title
✓ Read a book with "Dragon" in the series name
✓ Read a book with a Dragon on the cover (Dracon pic on the top left of each book)
Title: Dragon Squeeze
Author: Shelly Laurenston
Series: Dragon Point #2
Date read: 8/18/18
Pages: 211
Characters Letters: A, C, D, K, L (author), P, S, T, W, Y, Z
Character Names: Dexter Kenneth Cline, Adrienne "Adi" Silvergrace, Theo Parker, Deka, Yolanda, Waida, Zahra
Title: Dragon Unleashed
Author: Shelly Laurenston
Series: Dragon Point #3
Date read: 8/20/18
Pages: 234
Characters Letters: A, C, D, E, I, J, K, L (author), M, O, P, S, T, W, X, Y, Z
Character Names: Tomas Obsidian, Chandra Mary Kashmir, Ishaan, Marisol, Jerrad, Dexter Kenneth Cline, Adrienne "Adi" Silvergrace, Theo Parker, Yolanda, Waida, Zahra, Samael D'Ore, Deka, Xylia, Sue Ellen Mercer, Anastasia
Title: Dragon Foretold
Author: Shelly Laurenston
Series: Dragon Point #4
Date read: 8/21/18
Pages: 222
Characters Letters: A, B, D, E, H, L (author), M, P, R, S, T, W, X, Y, Z
Character Names: Sue Ellen Mercer, Remiel D'Ore, Amy Silvergrace, Anastasia, Brandon Mercer, Deka Silvergrace, Hattie Parker, Samael D'Ore, Theo Parker, Waida, Xylia, Yolanda, Zahra
I totally gave both of the Call of Crows books that I read 4 stars ... all 3 books have U titles if someone else wants to read them, too. It was my first time reading Shelly Laurenston and I really enjoyed her style.
Take care, Karen! Have a good time!
You can put me down for Dragon Squeeze (Dragon Point #2) to cover any of the dragon tasks. (There's a little dragon on the top left corner.) I also have Dragon Unleashed (Dragon Point #3) checked out to cover a second dragon task. If I have time, I'll try pick up # 4, too - unless you don't think the little dragon is sufficient.
And I have one more "U" book, The Unyielding. The Call of Crows series has been much better than I thought it would be. I like that it's a different side of Norse mythology than I'm used to seeing. Plus, the series is only 3 books long - so that's a bonus!
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Title: The Undoing
Author: Shelly Laurenston
Series: Call of Crows
Date read: 8/17/18
Pages: 400
Characters Letters: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, R, S, T, U (title), V, W, Y
Character Names: Jace Berisha, Danski "Ski" Eriksen, Marbjorn "Bear" Ingolfsson, Kera Watson, Ludvig "Vig" Rundstom, Erin Amsel, Chloe Wong, Tessa Kelly, Betty Lieberman, Yardley King, Steig Engstrom, Brianna, Gullveig, Hel, Davis Henry Braddock
TWT:
Book 2, Task 4: Read a book where the characters attend a party (Kera's Initiation Party)
Book 3, Task 5: Read a book with woods on the cover
Book 6, Task 3: Read a book that starts with U
Book 7, Task 3: Read a book with lots of people staying in one home (The Crows all live together)
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Title: Stormwalker
Author: Allyson James
Date read: 8/13/18
Pages: 329
Characters Letters: A, B, C, F, H, J, M, N, S (title)
Character Names: Janet Begay, Coyote, Nash Jones, Mick "Burns", Maya Medina, Fremont Hansen, Amy McGuire
TWT:
Book 1, Task 4: Read a book where the title starts with S
Book 3, Task 2: Read a book with a shapeshifter character (Coyote)
Book 4, Task 2: Read a book with a Dragon in the book (Mick)
Book 5, Task 4: Read a book where there is a "rescue" (Janet resuces Mick from the Beneath.)
Book 6, Task 3: Read a book where someone tries to protect someone (Mick protects Janet from the dragons.)
Book 7, Task 4: Read a book where the main character "goes home again" (Janet goes home to see her father & grandmother after six years of staying away.)
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Title: Blood Cross
Author: Faith Hunter
Date read: 8/12
Pages: 321
Characters Letters: A, B, D, E, F, G, H (author), J, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, Y
Character Names: Molly Trueblood, Brian Robere, Brandon Robere, Jane Yellowrock, Leo Pellissier, George "Bruiser" Dumas, Rick (Ricky Bo) LeFleur, Beast, Tom (Troll), Jodi Richoux, Aggie One Feather, Sabina Delgado y Aguilera, Bettina Rousseau, Angelina Trueblood, Evan Trueblood, Derek Lee, Evangeline Everhart
TWT:
Book 1, Task 1: Read a book with “troll” in the title or text (Tom, Katie's Primo, is nicknamed Troll by Jane)
Book 2, Task 2: Read a book with a deadly weapon on the cover (shotgun, knives,stakes)
Book 2, Task 4: Read a book where the characters attend a party (Jane & Bruiser go to a party at The Nunnery.)
Book 3, Task 2: Read a book with a shapeshifter character (Jane changes into a mountain lion.)
Book 5, Task 4: Read a book where someone dies (Corporal Leon Alphonse Hicklin)
Book 5, Task 4: Read a book with a large battle (Showdown between vamps, witches, humans and Jane)
Book 5, Task 4: Read a book where there is a "rescue" (Angie Baby, Little Evan & Bliss)
Book 6, Task 3: Read a book where someone tries to protect someone (Molly creates wards of protection around Jane's house and a hedge of thorns around the spot where Jane typically shifts.)
Book 6, Task 5: Read a book with a graveyard on the cover (Graveyard is seen behind Jane & Bitsa)
Book 7, Task 2: Read a book with brothers (Brian Robere & Brandon Robere)
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Title: The Unleashing
Author: Shelly Laurenston
Date read: 8/9/18
Pages: 373
Characters Letters: A, B, C, E, G, K, L, M, R, S, T, U (title), V, W, Y
Character Names: Kera Watson, Ludvig "Vig" Rundstom, Skuld, Erin Amsel, Chloe Wong, Tessa Kelly, Betty Lieberman, Yardley King, Jace Berisha, Steig Engstrom, Katja Rundstom, Leigh Matsushita, Brianna, Gullveig, Shona-sari
TWT:
Book 5, Task 1: Read a book a bird on the cover
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Title: The Scandal
Author: John Grisham
Date read: 7/28/18
Pages: 224
Characters Letters: A, B, F, G, I, M, T, W
Character Names: Theodore Boone, Ike Boone, Woods Boone, Judge Gantry, April Finnemore, Marcella Boone
TWT: TWT didn't start until 8/1, so this book doesn't qualify
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Title: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Date read: 8/4/18
Pages: 388
Characters Letters: A B C D E F G H J K M N O P R S T
Character Names: Evelyn Hugo, (Elizabeth) Monique Grant, Harry Cameron, Frankie Troupe, Celia St. James, Connor Cameron, John Braverman, Robert Jamison, Ernie Diaz, Don Adler, Mary & Roger Adler, Mick Riva, Rex North, Karl Olvirsson, Max Girard, David, Ari Sullivan, Gwen Peters, Ruby Reilly, James Grant
TWT:
Book 1, Task 4 - Read a book with a predominately green cover
Book 1, Task 4 - Read a book where the title starts with S
Book 6, Task 3 - Read a book where someone tries to protect someone: Evelyn tries to protect Celia, Harry, and most of all herself (view spoiler)
Book 6, Task 5 - Read a book where one of the main characters dies: Almost all of the main players are dead during the telling of the story (view spoiler)
Book 7, Task 1 - Read a book with 'Seven" in the title
Book 7, Task 2 - Read a book that has a story/tale within the novel: the whole book is a story within a story. (view spoiler)
Book 7, Task 3 - Read a book with a funeral: there are several (view spoiler)
Book7, Task 3 - Read a book where someone has a baby: Evelyn has a daughter. (view spoiler)
Book 7, Task 4 - Read a book where the main character "goes home again" (view spoiler)
Book 7, Task 5 - Read a book where multiple people die (view spoiler)
