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Setting: Oregon
Misc: character is a writer (journalist), character is a teacher (principal), murder takes place, at least 5 people are killed, a character dies (unimportant and important), strong police presence, character is emergency services worker (police)
Finished 12/5/15
411 pages
Published 11/3/15
Blue cover with woman, street and buildings
Genres: Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Characters: Charlotte, Owen, Samuel, Gabriel, Esther, Peter
Setting: England
Series #1
Avg Rating: 3.84
Misc: character is an investigator, Shakespeare quote in the text (You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things. Julius Caesar)
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Goal: Read a book with the name of the tarot card "The Hanged Man" in the text or title
"...Then Yeshua raised his head, and the flies moved off with a buzz, revealing the face of the hanged man, swollen with bites, the eyes puffy, an unrecognizable face."
The White Road by Lynn Flewelling
402 pages
36 chapters
Characters: Alec, Seregil, Micum, Thero, Sebrahn, Rhal, Ulan, Ilar, Rieser, Adzriel, Mydri
Other: map, songs, thieves/spies, magic, dragons, unimportant characters die
The Great Zoo of China
pg 481
date 12/6/15
Setting: China
Characters: CJ, Hamish, Hu, Lucky, Red Face, Bao, Minnie,
Misc: Dragons, MC work as vet, US ambassador, book has no chapters, but several sections.
[p.181]
Goal: Read a book with cookies on the cover
or
Read a book with a green cover
Finished 12/6/15
352 pages
Published 10/13/15
Cover: Rock, girl's eye and blood
Genres: Young Adult, Thriller, Contemporary, Mystery
Characters: Max, Riley, Aaron, Aimee, Sandy, Lorenzo, Maria, Gideon
Standalone
Avg Rating: 3.85
Misc: 38 chapters, one eye on the cover, at least 5 people are killed, character dies, someone suffers from a mental illness, written from more than one character's point of view
Finished 12/6/15
166 pages
Goal: Santa in text
"On a busy day twenty-two thousand people come to visit Santa..."
[p.470]
Goal: Read a book with the word crash, bang, collide, bump or knock (plurals are acceptable) in the title
[p.199]
Goal: Read a book with a classic board game name in the title (Life)
Finished 12/7/15
256 pages
Published 11/3/15
Woman on cover
Genres: Non Fiction, Memoir, Religion, Autobiography
Character: Leah Remini
Setting: Hollywood, CA
Avg Rating: 4.09
Misc: shelved biography on first page, character is an actor
Finished 12/7/15
132 pages
Published 11/9/01
Blue cover with storefronts and snow
Genres: Christmas, Fiction, Holiday, Christian Fiction, Chick Lit, Inspirational
Characters: Robert, Kate, Hannah, Lily, Jack, Maggie, Evelyn, Nathan, Rachel, Doris, Sylvia
Series #1
Avg Rating: 4.21
Misc: 8 chapters, characters celebrate Christmas, holiday theme, snow on the cover, character is a teacher (Doris), character is a lawyer (Robert), character is a tradesperson (Jack), a character dies, red text on the cover
[p.246]
Goal: Read a novel with a recipe in it
[p.272]
Goal: Read a book with a wind instrument on the cover or in the title
[p.288]
Goal: Read a book with a green cover
[p.656]
BOM
Setting: USA
Characters: Shadow, Laura Moon, Robbie Burton, Wednesday/Odin, Bilquis, Zorya Vechernyaya, Zorya Polunochnaya, Zorya Utrennyaya, Czernobog, Essie Tregowan, Anansi/Mr Nansi, Ibis, Jacquel, Hinzelmann, Samantha Black Crow, Chad Mulligan, Marguerite Olsen, Alison McGovern, Wututu & Agasu, Whiskey Jack, John Chapman
misc: reread, song in it, poem in it, Egyptian/Celtic gods mentioned, eating steak, drinking whiskey/wine/beer, road trip, deaths
[p.124]
Goal: Read a book from a self published author that only has one published book on amazon
A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan
08/12/15
276 pages
34 chapters + epilogue
Characters: David, John, Jamie, Adam, Barbara, Maggie
Other: set in Australia and UK, bookstore owner, scene on a plane, character has a son
Finished 12/8/15
180 pages
Published 11/18/03
Red cover with snow and horse-drawn carriage
Genres: Mystery, Christmas, Historical Fiction
Characters: Vespasia, Isobel, Gwendolyn
Setting: England and Scotland
Series #1
Avg Rating: 3.40
Misc: a character dies, holiday theme, characters go on a roadtrip
Finished 12/8/15
272 pages
Published 3/31/15
Green cover with tattooed man holding a guitar
Genres: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary, Music, Humor
Characters: Ben, Lizzy, Ann, Mal, Lena, Jimmy, David, Evelyn, Sam
Setting: Oregon
Series #4
Avg rating: 4.12
Finished 12/8
384 pages
Goal: Someone kissing on cover
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Goal: Read a book with a season in the title (Winter)
[p.392]
Goal: Read a book with the word cornucopia in the text
"...Just as they did in the Hunger Games before the muttations broke through the trees, chased us onto the Cornucopia, and slowly gnawed Cato to a bloody pulp..."
[p.336]
Goal: Read a book with a pink cover
(according to tinyeye labs it is ~65% pink)
Characters: Mitzi, Kelley, George, Margaret, Drake, Kevin, Isabelle, Ava, Nathaniel, Scott
Misc: chapters are not numbered, character is a doctor, character is a teacher, character eats steak, character eats salad, character gets a second chance, holiday theme (Christmas), chapters not numbered
Finished Snow Treasure on 12/9/15
Author: Marie McSwigan
Pages: 196
Setting: Norway
Time: WWII
Genre: well the library list it as historical fiction, but technically it doesn't qualify because it wasn't written 50+ years after
Main character: Peter
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Goal: Read a book with the word kids or children in the title
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Setting: USA, Virginia, Pennsylvania
Characters: Gibson Vaughn, Duke Vaughn, Suzanne Lombard, Benjamin Lombard, Beatrice Arnold, Jenn Charles, Dan Hendricks, Toby Kalpar, Ellie, Nicole, George Abe, Hammond Birk, Leland Reed, Mike Rilling, Fred Tinsley, Abigail Saldana, Calista Dauplaise, Evelyn Furst, Kirby Tate, William McKeogh, Terrance Musgrove, Patricia Daniels, Billy Casper
Misc: 50 chapters, lawyer, hacker, police officer, Senator, hit-man
Edenbrooke
pg:264
date: 12/10
Setting: England
Characters: Marianne, Philip, Cecily, Rachel
misc: Kidnapping, horse named Meg, MC is a heiress
[p.418]
Goal: Read a book where the title starts with the letter K
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Goal: Read a book where the title starts with the letter U
12/11/15
High Spirits: A Collection of Ghost Stories by Robertson Davies
198 pages
Published: October 27, 1983
Genre: Short Stories
Setting: Canada - University of Toronto - Massey College
Characters:
Master of the College, The Ghost, Queen Victoria, King George V, King George VI, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, Sir John A. Macdonald, The Devil (Satan), Saint George, Cleodolinda, Saint Patrick, Saint Catherine, Saint Barbara, Tubfast Weatherwax III, Igor Lvov, Elizabeth Lavenza, Frank Einstein, Scrap, The Massey Bull, Dr. Theophrastus von Hohenheim
Goals fit:
Read a book with short stories
Read a book where someone is lost
Read a book whose author died 5+ years ago
Read a book where there is a tight deadline
Read a book in which a murder or suicide takes place
Read a book where a character is a teacher
Read a book where the characters go to a dance
Read a book where a character is a demon
Read a book where a character can see or feel ghosts
Read a book where a character is an angel (if fallen angel fits)
Read a book where a character eats pasta
Read a book where a character eats salad
Read a book where a character has a first experience
Read a book where a character gets a second chance
Read a book where a character has a strong need for approval
Read a book where a character is a brainiac
Read a book where a character is always ready to help, takes care of others or is often taken advantage of
Read a book where a character is superstitious or believes in some myth or entity
Read a book featuring a "brilliant" character or a bookworm
Read a book with a flower on the cover
Read a book with a grey cover
Read a book where the audio version is narrated by a famous actor
Read a book where the audio version is narrated by a male
Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as Fiction
Read a book with less than 100 goodreads reviews
Read a book with an average goodreads rating of between 3.51 and 3.99
Read a book that is not part of a series
Read a book with no labeled chapters
Read a book where the page numbers add to 18
Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 4 odd numbers
Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 6 even numbers
Read a book with a homophone in the title (Spirits)
Read a book that contains the word strawberry
Read a book that contains the word tomato
Read a book with the phrase "Last straw" in a book (64)
Read a book that contains a quote from another author in the text
Read a book that has the birthstone Garnet in the text or title (69)
Read a book that has the birthstone Diamond in the text or title (102)
Read a book that has the birthstone Emerald in the text or title(125)
Read a book that has the birthstone Ruby in the text or title (12)
Read a book that has the birthstone Topaz in the text or title (191)
Read a book written in first person narration
Semper Fi by Keira Andrews
11/12/15
320 pages
25 chapters + epilogue, 3 parts
Characters: Cal, Jim, Sophie, Adam, Mrs O'Brien, Rebecca
Other: WWII, marines, set on a farm, ship, jungle, MC has children, sad goodbye, stubborn character, characters die, set in New York, Australia, Pacific islands
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Goal: Read a book with a fireplace on the cover
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Goal: Read a book that is in the "Best Adult Vampire Books" List (#20)
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Goal: Read a book with a pumpkin on the cover
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Goal: Read a book that is in the "The Best Fairytales and Retellings" List (#12)
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Goal: Read a book that was first published in December
[p.176]
Word Count: 26383 (according to ARBookFinder)
Goal: Read a book that has reindeer on the cover
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Goal: Read a book that has the birthstone Topaz in the text or title
(..."The glowing topaz of the dragon’s eye swung closer to Zacharias.")
[p.384]
Goal: Read a book with 61-70 chapters (69 chapters)
Finished
368 pages
will add to SS tomorrow as docs keep crashing on me
Finished The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
Read: 12/10/15 - 12/14/15
Genre: Mystery, Short Stories
Author: Agatha Christie
Book # in Series: 33
Average Rating: 3.71
# Ratings: 5256 / 200 reviews
I'm not sure on page count, the official GR page shows 100 pages for the ebook. However the paperback back with the same stories, same publisher, shows 363 pages. Which appears to be the default edition.
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Goal: Read a book which has the main location (setting) as outer space
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Goal: Read a book which is set in a circus
[p.304]
BOM
Setting: Ohio, USA
Characters: Lydia, Marilyn, Nathan, Hannah, James
misc: 12 chapters, character with 3 children, important + unimportant character dies, #11669th in "Best Books Ever" list, #3368th in "Best for Book Clubs" list, #12609th in "Books That Should Be Made Into Movies" list, doctor, teacher, eating pizza/salad, character has a strong need for approval, Lydia is 16 years old, Lydia is "the glue that holds the group", Marilyn goes/returns home again, Marilyn/James does something “dumb”, Marilyn & James a romance isn’t approved by her mother, black text on the cover, more than one cover image on GR, edition published on the 13th, audio version narrated by a female, hardcover version less than 300p, audio version more than 10h, more than 1000 reviews, not part of a series, a player in an opposing team has read during this team challenge, a player in your team has read during this team challenge, NBRC Book of the Month, more than one character's point of view, third person narration, ALA Alex Award Winner, set by a lake, MC has one or more sisters/brothers, MC is going to high school/college, a genre that you don't normally read.
Winter
pg824
date:12/15
Setting: Luna, the moon, spaceship
Characters: Cinder, Kai, Iko, Scarlet, Wolf, Cress, Thorne, Winter, Jacin, Levana
Misc: petwolf named Ryu, people from the moon, mindcontrol, geneticly manipulated people, war, wedding, uprising, many people die, a character is a mechanic/queen/cyborg (cinder), princess (winter), guard (jacin), thief (thorne), pilot/french (scarlet), hacker (cress), emperor (kai), android (iko)
Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy
774 pages
15/12/15
10 stories:
Dim Sum Asylum - Rhys Ford
Swift and the Black Dog - Ginn Hale
A Queer Trade - KJ Charles
Magically Delicious - Nicole Kimberling
Everyone's Afraid of Clowns - Jordan Castillo Price
The Thirteenth Hex - Jordan L Hawk
The Soldati Prince - Charlie Cochet
One Hex too many - Lou Harper
Josh of the damned vs the bathroom doom - Andrea Speed
The trouble with hexes - Astrid Amara
Characters: Roku MacCormick, Trent Leonard, Jack Swift, Owen Finch, Crispin Tredarloe, Ned Hall, Keith Curry, Gunther Heartman, Jacob, Victor, Dominic Kopecky, Rook, Riley, Khalon, Hugh fox, Josh, Colin, Vincent, Tim
Other: set in San Francisco, New York, fae, golem, wizard, goblin, medium, law enforcement, familiar (crow shapeshifter), royalty, demons, castle, murder, werewolves, zombies, vampires, lots of hexes
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Goal: Read a book with naughty or nice in the title
Finished
202 pages
add to SS tomorrow 1st thing
A Bookworm Reading (Plethora) wrote: "I'm not sure on page count, the official GR page shows 100 pages for the ebook. However the paperback back with the same stories, same publisher, shows 363 pages. Which appears to be the default edition. "Did you read the kindle edition? Because that one shows as 363 pages also.
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Goal: Read a book that has snowflakes or snow falling on the cover or in the title
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Goal:
Read a book where someone gives a speech in front of a large audience
or
Read a book that has a religious theme
Finished
and participated in discussion. Posted to spreadsheet
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Date: 12-5-15