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message 351: by Venecia (last edited Jan 07, 2016 04:48PM) (new)

Venecia | 995 comments Read a book with the word urban, graffiti, city or industrial (plurals are acceptable) in the title

Graffiti by Terry O'Reilly Terry O'Reilly


message 352: by Rebecca (last edited Jan 08, 2016 11:17AM) (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3801 comments Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton

Characters: Agatha, James, Mary, Alf, Jimmy, Roy, Bernard
220 pages
Pub: Aug 1 1994
ISBN: 1849011362

pets: 2 cats
Mystery, cozy mystery, English Lit, Crime
Small town, murder, love affairs


message 353: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments - Read a book with the phrase "chow down" in a book
The Dead Man (Jack Davis Mystery, #2). by Joel Goldman Joel Goldman

"I followed them, poured their food, and watched them chow down." Page 274


message 354: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 male names in Ireland according to nameberry (http://nameberry.com/popular_names/Ir...)

The Dickens With Love by Josh Lanyon Josh Lanyon #85 on list


message 355: by Nicole B (new)

Nicole B | 185 comments Dray (Miller Brothers Book 1) by Alexa Young
Characters: Dray, Luciana, Richie, Laurie, Diane
Setting: Manchestor, England
Fw: A
31 chapters + Ep
Dray runs his own gym, Luciana owns her own coffee shop and is part italian.


message 356: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments Read a book where the first word of the text is As
Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife by Lynne Graham Lynne Graham


message 357: by Nicole B (new)

Nicole B | 185 comments Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim Yellow crocus
Characters: Mattie, Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, Samuel, Matthew
Setting: virginia
Fw: Mattie
27 chapters + pr & Ep
Elizabeth grows up and gets married.


message 358: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments for the Y in the mini challenge

You've Got Male by Gregory L. Norris Gregory L. Norris


message 359: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments For the U in the mini challenge

Until Forever Comes (Mates, #2) by Cardeno C. Cardeno C.


message 360: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

- blue and bronze cover goal


message 361: by Stacie (new)

Stacie (thesebooksaremyfriends) The Master -- Russian goal


message 362: by Sophie, The other one (new)

Sophie (drsophie) | 5690 comments Mod
Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan, #6) by Kathy Reichs

Characters: Temperance Brennan, Katy, Andrew Ryan, Slidell (don't think there was anyone with unusual letters)
Someone gets bitten by a snake, people go missing and are then found. They visit the mountains and a city. The main character is a recovering alcoholic.


message 363: by Tina (new)

Tina | 97 comments How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf, #1) by Molly Harper
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
389 pages, 4,00 rating, Published February 22nd 2011

- Mo, Cooper, Evie, Buzz
- Alaska
- 23 chapters
- First word in text: When


message 364: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3801 comments Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo by Leigh Bardugo
Pub: June 5th 2012
368 pages
Magic, war, people die, evil creatures, orphans,
genre: Fantasy, YA, Paranormal

Alina, Mal, Alexei, Genya, Ivan, Zoya
First word: The


message 365: by April (new)

April | 200 comments Uprising Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix by Margaret Peterson Haddix

pgs: 352

Characters: Yetta, Bella, Jane

Story: 3 girls participate in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory strike and the fire that happened 2 years later (New York City)


message 366: by Anita Reads (new)

Anita Reads | 1677 comments Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, #2) by Richelle Mead
Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead
Finished: 01/11/16
Fits goal: Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is within Numbers 201-250 on your list (the first column before the book cover image) #245 on my TBR list


message 367: by Nicole B (last edited Jan 12, 2016 03:43AM) (new)

Nicole B | 185 comments The Year We Fell Down (The Ivy Years, #1) by Sarina Bowen by Sarina Bowen
Characters: Corey Callahan, Adam Hartley, Dana, Bridger, Stacia
Setting: Connecticut - Harkness Univeristy
Fw: This
23 Chapters
MC is disabled due to a hockey accident and is mostly in a wheelchair. Different MC has broken his leg and his recovering but it heals as the book progresses.

Wolf Fur Hire (Bears Fur Hire, #4) by T.S. Joyce by T.S. Joyce
Characters: Lincoln, Nicole, Vera, Tobias
Setting: Alaska
Fw: One
17 Chapters + Ep
Werewolves, bear shifters, fox shifter, curses, curing curses, big happy families. Lots of snow and winter stuff. Learning to hunt.

Stolen A Bad Boy Romance by Kaylee Song by Kaylee Song
Characters: Kathryn, Micheal, Janson, Greyson, Joanna, James
Setting: Baltimore
Fw:I
20 Chapters + ep
Mafia types, minor charactor deaths, kidnapping, one mc gives birth, another becomes pregnant, two minors charcters end up in Jail.


message 368: by Tina (new)

Tina | 97 comments More Than Just a Pair of Pumps by Alexandra Iff
More Than Just a Pair of Pumps by Alexandra Iff
280 pages, 4,30 rating, Published May 18th 2015

- Trinity, Dimitri
- New York
- 10 chapters
- First word in text: I


message 369: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments Read a book where the title starts with the letter X
XO, Blake (The Undergrad Years, #3) by Avery Aster Avery Aster


message 370: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments - Read a book with fruit on the cover
Cherry On Top by M. Rode M. Rode


message 371: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments Read a book with a wind instrument on the cover or in the title
When The Jazzman Sings...  by Karma Eastwick Karma Eastwick


message 372: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3801 comments Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody, #13) by Elizabeth Peters by Elizabeth Peters

Pub: May 1 2001
496 pages
First word: I

Ramses, Nefret, Amelia, Rose, Horus, Cyrus, Bertie, Margaret, Selim, Jamil, Sethos, Kat, Dolly
Takes place: Egypt, WWII
Genres: Mystery, HF, Egypt, Cultural


message 373: by Sophie, The other one (new)

Sophie (drsophie) | 5690 comments Mod
The Paper Swan by Leylah Attar
BOM
kidnapping
Skye, Damian, Sierra, Rafael, Warren and Victor
They visited an island, spent time on the sea

Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer
Linh Cinder, Queen Levana, Scarlet Benoit, Ze’ev "Wolf" Kesley, Emperor Kai, Ran Kesley, Carswell Thorne, Iko, Aimery Park, Linh Adri, Linh Pearl, Michelle Benoit
Set in France and China


message 374: by Nicole B (new)

Nicole B | 185 comments Dawson Fur Hire (Bears Fur Hire, #5) by T.S. Joyce
Characters: Dalton, Kate, Chance, Lincoln, Nicole, Vera
Setting: Alaska
Fw: Dalton
19 Chapters + Ep
Werewolves, bear shifters, fox shifter, Kate works as a nurse.

Easy Bake Coven (Easy Bake Coven, #1) by Liz Schulte
Easy Bake Coven
Characters: Selene, Cheney, Katrina, Devin, Jessica, Leslie, Sebastian, Sy
Fw: I
37 Chapters
Selene is a witch/half elf, her friends are witchs and they are in a coven. Cheney, Sy and Sebastian are elves. Selene teaches yoga.


message 375: by Nicole B (new)

Nicole B | 185 comments Accidentally Married by Victorine E. Lieske
Characters: Madison, Jared, Veronica, Patricia, Zachary
Setting: Nebraska
Fw: Madison
26 Chapters + Ep
Fake wedding into a real wedding.


message 376: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments The Bride Wore Scarlet by Liz Carlyle

-gold dress on cover goal


message 377: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3801 comments The Lake House by Kate Morton by Kate Morton
First word: The
593 pages
Pub: Oct 5 2015

August 1933 Cornwall, 2003 Cornwall and London

Ben, Alice, Eleanor, Deborah, Sadie, Bertie, Peter, Anthony, Donald, Howard, Clementine,

Pets: 2 Labs ( Ash and Ramsay) and a cat


message 378: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments Read a book with Roman numerals on the cover
On the Clock (Market Garden, #8) by L.A. Witt L.A. Witt Aleksandr Voinov


message 379: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments Rise (A Gay Fairy Tale) by Keira Andrews Keira Andrews Leta Blake

First Word: Over
Characters: Jack, Rion, Adair, Damara, Maura
Misc: Mc is a redhead, misfit/outcast, story is a fairytale retelling.
Words: Ruby, diamond.

Secrets in the Air (Secrets, #1) by Liz Borino Liz Borino

First word: The
Characters: Everett, Kaden, Don, Stuart, Ian, Martha, Roger, Elise, Jenna, Laura.
Misc: MC are businessman, pilot, nurse. Rides a motorcycle. Gets kidnapped.
Words: diamond


message 380: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3801 comments A Likely Story (Library Lover's Mystery, #6) by Jenn McKinlay by Jenn McKinlay
pub: Nov 3, 2015
first word: I
6th in series

characters: Lindsey, Sully, Beth, Vivian, Evelyn, Ronnie, Ian, Mary, Nancy, Jean, Kevin, Calvin,
Milton
Fiction, mystery, cozy mystery
takes place: Brian Creek, coast of Connecticut and on one of the islands
32 pages
bonus short story


message 381: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Plameni inkvizitori

- middle age goal


message 382: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments A Solid Core of Alpha

- recommended based on my tt shelf


message 383: by Tina (new)

Tina | 97 comments Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2) by Gail Carriger
Changeless by Gail Carriger
374 pages, 3,99 rating, Published April 1st 2010

- Alexia, Connall
- England, Scotland
- 17 chapters


message 384: by Sophie, The other one (new)

Sophie (drsophie) | 5690 comments Mod
Cold Killing (D.I. Sean Corrigan #1) by Luke Delaney

Characters: Sean Carrigan, Sally Jones, James Hellier, Sebastian Gibran, Dave Donnelly

Crime - 4 murders and 1 attempt (attempt on a main character). Set in London


message 385: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments The Truck Driver

- truck on cover


message 386: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7) by Janet Evanovich

- chick lit list


message 387: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3801 comments The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern by Erin Morgenstern
512 pages
Pub: Sep 13th 2011
First word: The

Characters: Celia, Marco, Isobel, Penelope, Aislin, Alexander, Winston, Bailey, Chandresh, Hector

Magic, Twins, Circus, Death


message 388: by Anita Reads (new)

Anita Reads | 1677 comments Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Published: 10/01/06 Pages: 337
Characters: Miranda, Matt, Jonny, Laura,
Set in Pennsylvania
Written in diary form
They have a cat
The moon has been pushed (by a meteor) closer to earth, which gives a lot of natural disasters like Tsunamis, crazier thunderstorms, and volcano outbreaks.

A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows, #4) by Kim Harrison
A Fistful of Charms | Kim Harrison
Published: 06/27/06 pages: 528
Characters: Rachel, Ivy, Jenks, Kisten, Nick, Brett, Jax, David, Ceri
Contains: Witches, Vampires, Werewolves and Elves.
Set mostly in Michigan
Book 4 in a series
Theres a pet cat called Rex in this one.


message 389: by April (new)

April | 200 comments Rose Under Fire Rose Under Fire (Code Name Verity, #2) by Elizabeth Wein by Elizabeth Wein

Audiobook
HB pgs: 367 pgs

Characters: Rose Justice, Little Rose (in Polish, was listening so cannot spell it), Irena, Ana

Plot: Rose, American pilot flying for ATF (transport of people and damaged plans in Englad during WWII) flew into France and disappeared for 8 months. Was in Ravensbruck female work camp in Germany and escaped with Little Rosie (a rabbit) and Irena, a Russian female pilot

The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1) by Soman Chainani The School for Good and Evil

pgs: 488

Already used

A World Without Princes A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, #2) by Soman Chainani by Soman Chainani

pgs: 433

Characters: Agatha, Sophie, Tedros, Hester, Anadil, Dot, Hort, the School Master, Dean Sader

Schools have realigned to Boys vs Girls, with the Boys, lead by Tedros wanting to kill Sophie and Agatha for ruining the Happily Ever After.


message 390: by Tina (new)

Tina | 97 comments All the Way to Heaven (Fallout Series #1) by Becky Doughty
All the Way to Heaven by Becky Doughty
331 pages, 4,37 rating, Published November 2nd 2015

- Anica, Paulo, Tish, Isa, Madalina, Cosimo
- Tuscany
- 51 chapters
- First word: I
- Anica is involved in a accident and brakes her leg


message 391: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments The Warrior's Apprentice

- setting flying ship


message 392: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3801 comments Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) by J.K. Rowling by J.K. Rowling

870 pages

Didn't take notes but basically have it memorized so I'll keep watching the goals.


message 393: by Tina (new)

Tina | 97 comments The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
312 pages, 3,95 rating, Published July 2nd 2013

- Caymen, Xander, Skye, Henry, Mason
- California
- First word in text: My


message 394: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments Texas Fall
- US state goal


message 395: by Venecia (new)

Venecia | 995 comments - Read a book with a bicycle on the cover
Howtown by Michael Nava Michael Nava


message 396: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (rebeccasg) | 3801 comments Crops and Robbers (A Farmers' Market Mystery, #3) by Paige Shelton by Paige Shelton
Pub: Jan 1 2011
286 pages

lots of food mentioned (mostly crops)

characters: Becca, Allison, Poppy, Ian, Bo, Linda, Brian, Vivienne, Nobel, Jake, Betsy, Manny, Sam

murder, falsely accuses / framed, love triangle (ish), located on a farm


message 397: by Anita Reads (last edited Jan 23, 2016 02:34PM) (new)

Anita Reads | 1677 comments Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7) by Jim Butcher
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Finished: 01/23/15
Published: 05/03/2005 Pages: 517
Character: Harry, Thomas, Murphey (Karrin), Morgan (Donald), Bob, Butters, Billy, Ebeneezer McCoy
Set: Chicago, Illinois.
Includes: Wizards, witches, demons, vampires,
Pet dog: Bubbles
Harry is a Private investigator
Book #7 in a series.

Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) by Molly Harper
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
Finished: 01/23/15
Published: 03/31/2009 Pages: 355
Characters: Jane, Gabriel, Dick, Zeb
Includes vampires, werewolves and ghosts.
MC is a librarian
MC gets sacked from the library.
Both slightly important and unimportant characters die in this one.
MC is falsely accused and framed of murdering someone.


message 398: by ❀Tea❀ (new)

❀Tea❀ (ttea) | 9625 comments The Ladies of Missalonghi
- author died in 2015


message 399: by Tina (new)

Tina | 97 comments Forever (Time for Love, #1) by Miranda P. Charles
Forever by Miranda P. Charles
242 pages, 3,80 rating, Published March 19th 2014

- Rebecca, Zach, Magda, Sarah
- Australia
- 22 chapters
- First word in text: Extremely
- The entire book takes place on a cruise.


message 400: by Tina (new)

Tina | 97 comments Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
390 pages, 4,14 rating, Published January 3rd 2012

- Cinder, Kai, Pearl, Peony, Iko, Adri, Levana
- New Beijing
- 38 chapters
- First word in text: The


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