LaurLa’s Comments (group member since Nov 30, 2016)

LaurLa’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

Roll 4: Round 1
Due by: 01.03
Completed: 12.20
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 2 + 3 => 5
Timestamp: 12.06; 4:16 pm US EST
Square: C: Publication Day => 3 => C: Award Night => 11 => T: Goodreads Choice Awards
Task: 1. Fiction OR Mystery & Thriller (2012 nominee)
Book: Frozen Heat ~ Richard Castle
Picked by & time:n/a


Passed GO ==> 5. Read any Award-winning book instead of any of your picks (this Card can only be used with property squares)

I'd like to purchase Man Booker Prize - I will read The Gates of Evangeline (416 pp)

Jammin Jenny wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "I have landed on P: Man Booker Prize - May I have 3 choices please?
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Fatal Chaos
Black Friday
[book:The Gates of Evangeline|2..."

Thank-you!! I'm going with The Gates of Evangeline :-)

CluckingBell wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "I have landed on P: Lambda Literary Award - Book Request - May I have 3 choices please?
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Here you go, LaurLa!

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Thanks - I will go with Deadly Heat!

Roll 3: Round 1
Due by: 12.30
Completed: 12.06
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 5 + 1 => 6
Timestamp: 12.02; 9:37 am US EST
Square: C: Publication Day => 11 => S: Lyn's Literarium
Task: a. Read a book found on Mod's bookshelf
Book: At the Stroke of Madness ~ Alex Kava
Picked by & time:n/a

Roll 2: Round 1
Due by: 12.30
Completed: 01.10
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 2 + 3 => 5
Timestamp: 12.02; 9:34 am US EST
Square: P: Lambda Literary Award - Book Request
Task: n/a
Book: Deadly Heat ~ Richard Castle
Picked by & time: CluckingBell; 12.02; 9:38 am EST

I have landed on P: Lambda Literary Award - Book Request - May I have 3 choices please?
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I have landed on P: Man Booker Prize - May I have 3 choices please?
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Wow! I literally finished my last roll on the last day! This has been fun and I can't wait to start on the new edition (today!) Woohoo!

Roll 80: Round 14
Due by: 11.30
Completed: 11.29
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 4 + 5 => 9
Timestamp: 11.27; 6:55 pm US EST
Square: T: Big and Little
Task: 7. Read a book where author's name (first or last) has at least 7 letters
Book: Full Package - Lauren Blakely
Picked by & time: n/a

Thanks, Bea! I'll go with Axeman's Jazz!

Hey there!! I have landed on The Hunchback of Notre-Dame with you - May I have 3 choices please?
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Roll 79: Round 14
Due by: 11.30
Completed: 11.27
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 1 + 3 => 4
Timestamp: 11.25; 9:40 am US EST
Square: P: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - CluckingBell's
Task: n/a
Book: Axeman's Jazz - Julie Smith
Picked by & time: Bea; 11.25 01:02 pm EST

Roll 1: Round 1
Due by: 12.30
Completed: 12.07
Rating: ★★★★

Roll: 5 + 2 => 7
Timestamp: 12.02; 9:29 am US EST
Square: P: Man Booker Prize - Book Request
Task: n/a
Book: The Gates of Evangeline ~ Hester Young
Picked by & time: Jammin Jenny; 12.02; 9:40 am EST

I will play again!!

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Summary of Rolls


Roll 57: 5 + 4 => 9 ==> P: James Tiptree Jr. Award - Kristina Simon's ==> 2nd Chance

✔✔Round 1 GO Card => 5. Read any Award-winning book instead of any of your picks (this Card can only be used with property squares)
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✔Roll 1: 5 + 2 => 7 ==> P: Man Booker Prize - Book Request ==> The Gates of Evangeline

✔Roll 2: 2 + 3 => 5 ==> P: Lambda Literary Award - Book Request ==> Deadly Heat

✔Roll 3: 5 + 1 => 6 ==> C: Publication Day => S: Lyn's Literarium ==> At the Stroke of Madness

✔Roll 4: 2 + 3 => 5 ==> C: Publication Day => 3 => C: Award Night => 11 => T: Goodreads Choice Awards ==> Frozen Heat
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✔✔Round 2 GO Card => 7. Swap the shelf you've rolled with the current PAS monthly shelf
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✔Roll 5: 1 + 1 => 2 ==> C: Award Night => P: Nobel Prize in Literature ==> Hunt Her Down
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✔✔Round 3 GO Card => 6. Get out of jail free – (may be kept until needed but use only once) => USED on Roll 50
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✔Roll 6: 2 + 2 => 4 ==> P: The Inky Awards - Book Request ==> Hot Asset

✔Roll 7: 2 + 3 => 5 ==> P: National Book Award - Rosemary's ==> Moonlight on Nightingale Way

✔Roll 8: 1 + 4 => 5 ==> P: James Tiptree Jr. Award - Book Request ==> Fatal Chaos

✔Roll 9: 4 + 4 => 8 ==> P: Edgar Award - Book Request ==> Black Friday

✔Roll 10: 1 + 3 => 4 ==> T: Underrated Books ==> I Am Strong

✔Roll 11: 2 + 7 => 9 ==> P: Bram Stoker Award - Book Request ==> How the Cowboy Was Won

✔Roll 12: 2 + 1 => 3 ==> P: Pulitzer Prize in Literature - LaurLa's ==> Fast Burn

✔Roll 13: 4 + 6 => 10 ==> C: Award Night => JAIL / Just Visiting ==> Tactical Strike
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✔✔Round 4 GO Card => 10. Skip to the nearest Publication Day square
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✔Roll 14: 4 + 2 => 6 ==> P: Women's Prize for Fiction - Book Request ==> Bed of Roses

✔Roll 15: 6 + 5 => 11 ==> P: Carnegie Medal - Book Request ==> One Night of Trouble

✔Roll 16: 5 + 2 => 7 ==> P: Bram Stoker Award - Kristina Simon's ==> Raging Heat

✔Roll 17: 4 + 2 => 6 ==> GO [READ]! ==> 8 ==> P: National Book Award - Rosemary's ==> The Penalty Box
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✔✔Round 5 GO Card => 3. Your picks do not appeal anymore, read a new book of your choosing (but only from your Bookopoly shelf)
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✔Roll 18: 6 + 5 => 11 ==> P: Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize - Book Request==> The Devilish Lord Will

✔Roll 19: 1 + 6 => 7 ==> P: Newberry Medal / Honor - Book Request ==> The Harbor of Lies

✔Roll 20: 6 + 3 => 9 ==> T: Awards of your choice... ==> Awakened by the Wolf

✔Roll 21: 2 + 1 => 3 ==> S: Bea's Bounty ==> Seventh Grave and No Body

✔Roll 22: 4 + 4 => 8 ==> P: Man Booker Prize - Ashley's ==> Sweet Little Lies
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✔✔Round 6 GO Card => 6. Get out of jail free – (may be kept until needed but use only once)
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✔Roll 23: 4 + 1 => 5 ==> P: Lambda Literary Award - CluckingBell's ==> When Lightning Strikes

✔Roll 24: 1 + 1 => 2 ==> P: James Tiptree Jr. Award - Kristina Simon's ==> This Side of the Grave

✔Roll 25: 2 + 6 => 8 ==> P: Edgar Award - Book Request - Amy's ==> Shadows and Silk

✔Roll 26: 6 + 6 => 12 ==> C: Publication Day => S: Bea's Bounty ==> Indulgence in Death and Eighth Grave After Dark

✔Roll 27: 5 + 1 => 6 ==> S: Tien's Trove ==> Cards on the Table
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✔✔Round 7 GO Card => 4. Reduce jail sentence by 50% (if your thickest book is 500 pages long, with this card, you can read a 250 pages book)
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✔Roll 28: 3 + 4 => 7 ==> P: Lambda Literary Award - CluckingBell's ==> All the Right Reasons

✔Roll 29: 4 + 3 => 7 ==> P: Stella Prize - Book Request ==> A Week to Be Wicked

✔Roll 30: 3 + 3 => 6 ==> P: Anthony Award - Book Request ==> The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't

✔Roll 31: 6 + 2 => 8 ==> P: Nebula Award - Elvenn ==> Splintered Bones

✔Roll 32: 2 + 5 => 7 ==> P: Nobel Prize in Literature - Lusie's ==> Soaring
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✔✔Round 8 GO Card => 11. Replace whatever books picked / shelves / tasks rolled by reading a book for another PAS challenge
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✔Roll 33: 3 + 2 => 5 ==> S: Tien's Trove ==> Brighter Than the Sun

✔Roll 34: 6 + 4 => 10 ==> P: RITA - Jammin Jenny's ==> Magic Shifts

✔Roll 35:3 + 1 => 4 ==> P: Stella Prize - Book Request ==> Yellowstone Redemption

✔Roll 36: 4 + 4 => 8 ==> P: Newberry Medal/Honor - Book Request ==> In the Boss's Bed

✔Roll 37: 5 + 1 => 6 ==> P: Nebula Award - Elvenn ==> The Other Daughter

✔Roll 38:4 + 3 => 7 ==> P: Nobel Prize in Literature - Lusie's ==> Rescue Me
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✔✔Round 9 GO Card => 7. Swap the shelf you've rolled with the current PAS monthly shelf
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✔Roll 39: 1 + 1 => 2 ==> P: Michael L. Printz Award - Book Request ==> The Foxe & the Hound

✔Roll 40: 2 + 5 => 7 ==> P: National Book Award - Rosemary's ==> Lethal Pursuit

✔Roll 41: 1 + 4 => 5 ==> P: James Tiptree Jr. Award -Kristina Simon's ==> Magic Binds

✔Roll 42: 6 + 5 => 11 ==> P: Anthony Award - Book Request ==> Jane Doe

✔Roll 43: 5 + 4 => 9 ==> C: Publication Day ==> Fierce Eden

✔Roll 44: 3 + 1 => 4 ==> P: Bram Stoker Award - Kristina Simon's ==> Sweet Tea and Sympathy

✔Roll 45: 1 + 4 => 5 ==> P: Nobel Prize in Literature - Lusie's ==> The Redhead Revealed
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✔✔Round 10 GO Card => Sent to Jail => No Spin
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✔Roll 46: 3 + 2 => 5 ==> S: Tien's Trove ==> Big Bad Beast

✔Roll 47: 1 + 3 => 4 ==> National Book Award - Rosemary's ==> Lover Awakened

✔Roll 48: 3 + 2 => 5 ==> P: James Tiptree Jr. Award - Kristina Simon's ==> Blood Stained

✔Roll 49: 5 + 4 => 9 ==> C: Award Night => 5 => T: Underrated Books ==> Yellowstone Reflections

✔Roll 50: 5 + 2 => 7 ==> GO TO JAIL => JAIL ==> Use Get Out of Jail Free Card from round 3 Go spin

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✔✔Round 11 Passed GO ==> 3. Your picks do not appeal anymore, read a new book of your choosing
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✔Roll 51: 1 + 1 => 2 ==> S: Susan's Stash ==> Crocodile on the Sandbank

✔Roll 52: 2 + 1 => 3 ==> T: Most popular book in [2011] ==> The Perfect Play

✔Roll 53: 5 + 3 => 8 ==> P: Agatha Award - Amy's ==> Big Girls Don't Cry

✔Roll 54: 5 + 3 => 8 ==> P: Hugo Award - Lusie's ==> The Redhead Plays Her Hand

✔Roll 55: 2 + 3 => 5 ==> C: Award Night ==> P: Nobel Prize in Literature - Lusie's ==> Rebellion

✔Roll 56: 4 + 1 => 5 ==> S: Tien's Trove ==> The Kite Runner
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Round 12
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Roll 57: 5 + 4 => 9 ==> P: James Tiptree Jr. Award - Kristina Simon's ==> 2nd Chance

✔Roll 58: 4 + 3 => 7 ==> FREE PARKING ==> Tempting Her Best Friend

✔Roll 59: 4 + 6 => 10 ==> GO TO JAIL ==> Marking Time

✔Roll 60: 4 + 5 => 9 ==> P: Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize - Book Request ==> Book Boyfriend

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Awards List


1. Goodreads Choice Award
2. RITA Award
3. HOLT Medallion
4. Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award
5. All About Romance (AAR) Annual Reader Poll
6. Golden Medallion by Romance Writers of America
7. Lefty Award
8. Golden Heart by Romance Writers of America
9. Kindle Book Award
10. USA Best Book Award

Bookopoly - Awards Edition (2018-2019)
December 2018 - November 2019

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Book request:
I have landed on xxx with you - May I have 3 choices please?
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Thanks, Amanda! I will go with A Bite to Remember!

Hi Amanda! I have landed on Traitor to the Throne with you - May I have 3 choices please?
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