The Mango Tango Chain Game

[Steven]

Finished THE Graveyard Book.

I'm currently reading two two-word titled books, neither of which would match anyways.... so I'll check back after those.

We need someone to claim the next book!!! :D

[Barb]

I'm reading as fast as I can! LOL

[Jane]

I have finished Daughter of Dragons

My next book for this challenge will be an audible which will take me a bit longer.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ---> matching word = THE

[Steven]

Barb, make sure when you mark Jane's book done that you mark my Neil Gaiman book as well! :)

[Barb]

Got them both, well done!

[Steven]

I'll have to try to find a chain book first thing in the month!

[Barb]

I have to put off my book until August - I need it for a couple of challenges! Good thing August is only a few days away :)

[Steven]

Start it now... Finish it August 1st? Haha

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Steven, Great (and evil) minds think alike! Bwahahahha.

[Barb]

I thought about that, but for one of my other groups, you have to read more than half of the book after the challenge starts in order to count it. But I *could start it now and read to just before the halfway point :)

[Steven]

Well, I'm on my last book for Just for fun challenge. I think I'll be starting a few for August and not rush them! :p

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

THE Seven Steps to Closure.

[Barb]

Added it to the chain, thanks Lisa :)

After I finish my current read,   William Shakespeare's Star Wars (which should be later today, this book is a hoot!), I'm going to start my book for this chain -- finally!

[Steven]

That book does look funny! I saw some screenshots of it on facebook earlier this week. Cracked me up!

[Barb]

It's written as a script/play, and I love that R2 gets lines: "beep meep beep squeak whee!" LOL I would LOVE to see this performed on stage somewhere!

[Steven]

I want to read it, for sure. And I'd like to see it too!

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

I've finished this one. The Seven Steps to Closure. ****.

I can add my next read: The White Princess.

THE White Princess

[Steven]

Barb, Lisa's book is. princess and not a queen!

And my currently reading fits: The Lightning Thief.

[Barb]

Ooops, you're right LOL I'll fix it :)

[Steven]

:) I really need to throw out my phone and kindle. My grammar suffers every time I type on one! haha

[Barb]

Meh ... I make mistakes without even having a smartphone to blame it on! LOL

[Barb]

I *finally finished   The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag, and liked it so much I forgot that I wan't supposed to finish it until after our August challenge begins. Ooops!

My next book for our chain will be   Not the Killing Type, matching THE.

[Steven]

Ooooops! X)

[Steven]

Finished The Lightning Thief for this challenge, and my next chain book will be The Sea of Monsters matching THE again X)

[Barb]

I finished Not the Killing Type, and searched my August book list for one that works off Steven's book. I don't have it in my possession yet, but the only one I have that fits is The Passion of the Purple Plumeria. It's due out this week, and I'm #1 on the library holds list, so I should get my hands on it very soon :)

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Finished . 8/3. ****. Really interesting historical fiction by Phillipa Gregory as part of her Cousins War series, ie The Women behind the War of the Roses.

[Steven]

Finished The Sea of Monsters.

Next up: THE Sweetness at the Bottom OF the Pie!

[Barb]

Got it, Steven :) I loved that book, and the next in the series too!


In order to make it easier for everyone to see at a glance what book you last added to our chain -- the book you need to finish to continue to add to the chain -- I've left an extra space before and after each unfinished book in the list at the top of this thread. If you've finished your book and I missed your post, PLEASE let me know so I can update the chain!

[Nicole]

Following Steven's book THE Sweetness at the Bottom OF the Pie, I'll be reading The Poison Eaters and Other Stories, common word (again): THE.

[Barb]

I've added this to the chain, Nicole!

[Steven]

I have finished The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie... forgot to comment here on Friday when I finished it!

I'll wait until I see what pops up from the library before I claim another book in the chain, as what I will be reading next depends on what comes up first hehe!

[Jane]

Thanks for the reminder :-)

I have finished The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

I am not sure what my next book will be.

[Steven]

By the way, Sheila marked Daughter of Smoke and Bone as finished back in June and just neglected to comment here. So you can mark that one out too.

[Steven]

And Nicole is at 155/212 on Poison Eaters... bet she'll be done soon :)

[Barb]

OK, my latest link for this game is the book I'm reading now, so I'm ok :)

I'll mark books completed for Steven, Jane and Sheila. Thanks for the reminder!

[Nicole]

Steven wrote: "And Nicole is at 155/212 on Poison Eaters... bet she'll be done soon :)"

Closer still now! Hopefully I'll find time to finish it at lunch today :)

[Diane L]

I'm actively working on the book I owe for this thread, so I'd like to grab the next spot here with The Other Side of the Door: A Novel of Suspense by Nicci French matching OTHER from the previous book.

[Steven]

Let us know when you're done with your first one, Evana, and I'll make sure Barb tags your next one after.

Only one book at a time in this one so that we don't leave chain books behind :)

[Nicole]

Steven wrote: "And Nicole is at 155/212 on Poison Eaters... bet she'll be done soon :)"

Aaand finished!

Unfortunately, I have 4 books coming up, and none of them link with the current last book in the line :(

[Steven]

I've had the same problem! All my books have been short titles!

Maybe we can just sit back and wait for Evana to finish Bones of Betrayal for her to claim the next one with the long title and I'll try again hehe.

[Barb]

Yeah, I don't have anything on my list that works for the chain right now either! Maybe this is the title chain gremlin's way of saying we all need to wait for Evana's next book? LOL

[Steven]

Haha, the Title Chain Gremlin.

I sense a new account posting teasing comments! X)

[Diane L]

Bones of Betrayal is over half done. Should finish it tomorrow.

[Barb]

I finally finished   The Passion of the Purple Plumeria, but don't have another book in the line up for the next link in the chain. I'll check back tomorrow to see if anything's changed :)

[Diane L]

Finished Bones of Betrayal. Now I'd like to claim the next spot for The Other Side of the Door: A Novel of Suspense.

[Barb]

I'll take care of it, Evana :)

[Barb]

The only book I have that works in the chain matches only the word "the" -- again! So I'm going to wait a day or so to see if anyone else can match any of the words in Evana's title before I add to the chain.

[Steven]

Haha, that's all that matches for me too. :)

[Nicole]

I don't think I even have a 'The' this time :|

[Barb]

Now I don't even have "the" to work with LOL I have a hold request on a book that has "the" in the title, but the it won't even be released until late this month, and I'm #6 on the list, so I may not get it right away. I don't want to tie up the chain for that long!