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message 601: by ❀Tea❀ (last edited Nov 28, 2015 05:46AM) (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments

- Read a book with a briefcase on the cover

- Read a book with the word artist, painter, museum, art or paint (plurals are acceptable) in the title

- Read a book co-written (and credited) to two authors

- Read a book that has lipstick “kiss” markings on the cover

- Read a book that won or was nominated in the 2010 Goodread Choice Awards (https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...)


message 602: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments Sophie wrote: "If we all read one they can always be used for another goal! I'm using the goals as a vague guide to prompt me, but if either of you want to read one then go for it! My copy is hiding in a box from..."

I'm confused, what are you guys talking about?


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Venecia | 995 comments Tea I'm reading the & book currently.


message 604: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Venecia wrote: "I'm confused, what are you guys talking about?"

About In Death series for cranky without coffee/chocolate goal :)
Three of us though that other one is reading for it :P


message 605: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments ❀Tea❀ wrote: "Venecia wrote: "I'm confused, what are you guys talking about?"

About In Death series for cranky without coffee/chocolate goal :)
Three of us though that other one is reading for it :P"


Ok lol.


message 606: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Venecia wrote: "Tea I'm reading the & book currently."

Still?!
*sniker*

I thought you gave up on it. I decided to save Angels & Demons for some other goal (found some nice things in it)


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❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments RebeccaS wrote: "
Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
"


Don't forget to put it on your shelf :)

How was it?


message 608: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments ❀Tea❀ wrote: "Venecia wrote: "Tea I'm reading the & book currently."

Still?!
*sniker*

I thought you gave up on it. I decided to save Angels & Demons for some other goal (found some nice things in it)"


I was reading something else at the same time.


message 609: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3799 comments Ahh thanks for the reminder! It was really good, but definitely creepier than previous ones (the whole sending dead body parts.... Yick). I love Strike as a character!


message 610: by Sophie, The other one (new)

Sophie (drsophie) | 5690 comments Mod
Stacie is a machine for reading wrote: "Sophie wrote: "Will read the next one of those soon then! Slowly working my way through them"

You're the other goal queen! loving this team!"


Thanks!
Will slow down from next week when I start back at work.


message 611: by Nicole B (new)

Nicole B | 185 comments just finished reading a '&' book if its still going. ^^ Sex & Violence


message 612: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Yes ma'am :)

Let's see if I can get spreadsheet working...


message 613: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments NEW GOAL

Read a book with a purple cover
Used Written in Red


Read a book where a character is a brainiac


message 614: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Any of your books fit new goal?


message 615: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments I'm going to use one of Pretty Girls for Paul (if we have any left still ☺)


message 616: by Nicole B (new)

Nicole B | 185 comments The Rosie Projectmaybe? The mc is a professor of genetics?


message 617: by ❀Tea❀ (last edited Nov 25, 2015 02:54PM) (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments NEW GOAL

Read a book with a blonde on the cover

Used Venecia's Unfinished Business


Read a book with a black cover

Using Nicole's Lying and Kissing


message 618: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments NEW GOAL

Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a bus, train, or other road based vehicle

*yes we have it twice now!*


message 619: by Sophie, The other one (new)

Sophie (drsophie) | 5690 comments Mod
Had hoped that wasn't possible!


message 620: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Anyone in the mood for Murder on the Orient Express? :P


message 621: by Nicole B (new)

Nicole B | 185 comments struggling to find alternatives at the moment lol


message 622: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments I think I found couple but won't be for sure until I read them. from blurb they should work.

Or I can go for rereads I'm sure of (and I read Orient Express only when I'm traveling from Belgrade to Zagreb by train in the middle of the winter. Yep, got stuck in snow for couple of hours last time I read it :P).


message 623: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Maybe (and that's huge maybe) this will help

Road-trip


Turtlecollector Dennis | 1164 comments I was also hoping we couldn't get the same goal twice.

Would this work for 2 authors? I am going to try to read it on my Thanksgiving holiday. Cover and GR has authors as James Patterson and Marshall Karp.

NYPD Red 2 (NYPD Red, #2) by James Patterson


message 625: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Turtlecollector wrote: "I was also hoping we couldn't get the same goal twice.

Would this work for 2 authors? I am going to try to read it on my Thanksgiving holiday. Cover and GR has authors as James Patterson and Marsh..."


That definitely works :)


message 626: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments We had blonde on cover twice already too, just not at the same time :)


Speaking of it, we need more blondes. If we get it again, we won't have anything :P


message 627: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3799 comments Would Water for Elephants work for on a train? Don't they live in a traveling train and much of the plot occurs there if I remember right.

In case anyone has that on their TBR ;)


message 628: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (thesebooksaremyfriends) I think I've got one for the road based vehicle one.


message 629: by Anita Reads (new)

Anita Reads | 1677 comments Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans in this group. Hope you have a great evening :)

I finished a book, and added it to books read. As far as I can see it doesn't fit any current goals.


message 630: by Sophie, The other one (new)

Sophie (drsophie) | 5690 comments Mod
I enjoyed Water for Elephants but read it pretty recently, so not up for a reread yet.

Happy Thanksgiving to anyone who's celebrating today.


message 631: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3799 comments Happy Thanksgiving!!!! Or regular old Thursday to everyone!


message 632: by Sophie, The other one (new)

Sophie (drsophie) | 5690 comments Mod
Finished Portrait in Death for the coffe/chocolate goal. There were more mentions of them than I remember from others of the series!


message 633: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Happy Thanksgiving who's celebrating! :)


message 634: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments One transportation book is done. Give me couple of minutes to update spreadsheet with everything (need to make it work first)


message 635: by ❀Tea❀ (last edited Nov 26, 2015 11:59AM) (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments NEW GOALS

a book with a hat on the cover

Read a book with the word artist, painter, museum, art or paint (plurals are acceptable) in the title


*lets see what we have*
I know we have a hat

Used The Aviator's Wife


message 636: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating.


message 637: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments NEW GOAL

Read a book that won or was nominated in the 2010 Goodread Choice Awards (https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...)


message 638: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (thesebooksaremyfriends) I finished one for the road based vehicle.


message 639: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (thesebooksaremyfriends) NEW GOAL:

Read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 female names in Ireland according to nameberry (http://nameberry.com/popular_names/Ir...)

Used The Raven Prince -- author Elizabeth


message 640: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (thesebooksaremyfriends) NEW GOAL:

Read a book that has lipstick “kiss” markings on the cover


message 641: by Eni (new)

Eni | 2349 comments Happy be-lated turkey day team! =)




message 642: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments lol
I love it :)


message 643: by Sophie, The other one (new)

Sophie (drsophie) | 5690 comments Mod
Excellent! Makes me sad we don't do turkey day here


message 644: by Eni (new)

Eni | 2349 comments GOAL: Read a book where a character is a succubus/incubus - used Eni's Succubus Blues

NEW GOAL: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as re-read - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable


message 645: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Eni wrote: "GOAL: Read a book where a character is a succubus/incubus - used Eni's Succubus Blues

NEW GOAL: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as re-read - plurals..."


Using Taryn's The Left Hand of Darkness


message 646: by ❀Tea❀ (last edited Nov 28, 2015 05:34AM) (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Read a book where the kindle version is less than 300 pages

Using The Giver


Read a book where the title starts with the letter F

Using Fangirl


message 647: by ❀Tea❀ (last edited Nov 28, 2015 05:43AM) (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Read a book that is in the "Favorite Chick-Lit" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...)

Using The Time Traveler's Wife


message 648: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments NEW GOAL


Read a book with a briefcase on the cover


message 649: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Read a book that won or was nominated in the 2010 Goodread Choice Awards

Used The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner


Read a book that is next in a series that you've already started

Used The Master Magician


message 650: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments NEW GOAL

Read a book with a Military rank in title (Private, Major, Captain, General, etc)


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