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Veiled Obsession by Dori Lavelle
Date: 8/27
Pages: 207
Genre: Suspense / Romance
Works for: "Not Pregnant" (G-4) - MC hides birth control pills from husband - he checks with pregnancy test
Works for: D (N-1) - Author's name
Works for Death (B-2): MC is a serial killer
Works for Crime Scene (G-1): MC is a murderer.
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Addicted by Tracy Wolff
Series: Ethan Frost
# of pgs: 280
Finished: 08/27/16
Fits: N5 ~2nd in series, B4 ~ Published 2014, O2 (looks like coins) ~ MC is a millionaire/billionaire, O4(I take it to be gloomy/sad) ~ MC sadden about breakup and lies
You all my see something else, here is other info to help:
MC was raped in the past, works as an intern for other MC's company, lives with a friend/roommate
One More Night by Julia London
Date: 8/28
Pages: 401
Published: 2006
Works for: (N-5) 2nd in Series - Thrillseekers Anonymous #2
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Murder on the Last Frontier by Cathy Pegau
Date read: 8/28
Pages: 288
Published: 2015
- works for title starts with M
- could also work for crime scene tape picture - MC investigates a murder
One Night With a Rock Star by Chana Keefer
Date read: August 28
Pages: 434
Published : 2013
Genre : Romance
Main character comes from a wealthy family and owns a castle on the Isle of Skye - so can work for O2
Based in Texas mainly
MC is college student
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Date completed: 28 August 2016
Pages: 288
Published: 1999
Works for: Possibly O-2 (gold coins); there is a lot of gambling for money in the book. B-2 (death); there are two deaths in the book.
Finished Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art by Virginia Heffernan on audiobook 8 / 28
272paged
The fairy on B5 reminds me of the title of this book bc she's a magical creature losing through her fingers, but an argument could be made for any picture square because there is a whole section of this book dedicated to the styles of pictures popular on the Internet.
Scandalous Endeavors by Amanda Mariel
Date: 8/28
Pages: 144
Publish Date; 2014
Works for: Publish date is 2014
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Soulless by T. M Frazier
Finished: 08/28/16
# of pgs: 227
Published: 2016
May work for:
G1 ~ Crime Scene
There was a murder, a suicide, some torture, among other crimes in this book.
Ivan by Roxie Rivera
Pages: 111
Date Published: 2013
Completed: 8/28
BINGO - N3 main character is Russian, Titres was invented by a Russian game designer.
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Read: 8/29
Pages: 429
- works for "castle" in the title square
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
completed: 8/28/16
pages: 356
works for:
I-2 - MC is a Lykae, a form of werewolf
updated
Summer Days & Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories edited Stephanie Perkinsfinished: 8/29/16
pages: 400
works for:
N-4: circus tent- one of the stories takes place at a carnival/circus
B5: fairy- a fairy is a mythical creature, and there are a bunch of mythical creatures in the stories
finished Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins on audiobook 8/29/16
384pages
Possibly money or police as both are discussed as reasons for the two mains not to get together.
Finished The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer on audiobook 8/29/16
323pages
works for fairy (little sister's tatto), Money (talks about how she's new money and likes giving it away), Police (talks about being arrested and charged for shop lifting), Frogs(nudes), wolfman (perfect representation of her abusive boyfriend imo)
A Kiss in the Dark by Joan Smith
Date: 8/29
Pages: 199
Genre: Regency Romance
Pub date: 1995
Reason it works: Title contains Dark
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Deaf by Xavier Neal
Date Read: August 29
Pages: 121
How it works: authors first name begins with X
B-3 ~ ' X'
The Slivers of Avalon: The Abandoned Edge by Eden Tyler
Date Read: August 30
Pages: 282
How it works: Fairy on the cover
B-5 ~ 'Fairy'
Amour Amour by Krista Ritchie
Pages: 347
Date read: 8/30/16
- fits the "flying squirrels" square - the MCs are aerial acrobats that "fly" in the air
Dark Desire by Christine Feehan
Date read: 8/30
Pages: 369
Published: 1999
Doesn't fit any of the open squares on our card at the moment. I'll keep an eye out for the next card!
Amazon Lily by Theresa Weir
completed: 8/30/16
pages: 279
how it fits: G-3 Tapirs - story is set in Brazil where tapirs live
updated
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
finished: 8/31/16
pages: 408
works for:
I-2: gifts- main character hates getting presents
O-3: vegetables- mom is a vegetarian, eats only healthy stuff
B-1: lake/sky- the main character's name is Sky, and there's a lot of sky in that pic...
Amazon Lily by Theresa Weir
Date: 8/31
Pages: 279
how it fits: G-3 Tapirs - story is set in Brazil where tapirs live
My Liege of Dark Haven by Cherise Sinclair
completed: 8/30/16
Pages: 393
how it fits: I-5 - 3rd in series; N-2 - cover is black; G-3 - under 1k reviews
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Date completed: 30 August 2016
Pages: 372
Published: 2016
Works for: B-1 (lake); the main character practices her newfound abilities near a lake frequently. Possibly B-3 (lion); in Egypt, the lion represented the heat of the sun and the main character is a Sun Summoner. Also, lions can symbolize power/courage/strength, which the main character displays in spades (she's one of the most powerful Grisha)
Under the Midnight Stars by Shawna Gautier
completed: 8/31/16
pages: 238
fits: B-4 - "star" in title; O-2 - title starts with U
updated
Royal Flush by [autho:Rhys Bowen|202867]
Date: 9/1
Pages: 306
Pub: 2009
Works for: (I-5) Third in Series (A Royal Spyness #3)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Pages : 447
Completed : September 1
Works for I4 - ice cream picture: ice cream can be associated with childhood and this novel looks back on childhood memories of Henry a Chinese boy.
Other: set in Seattle, deals with Japanese internment in WWII, lost love.
The Cage by Megan Shepherd
Date Read: Sept 1
Pages: 405
O-1?? - Pumpkin - Page 263 " Pumpkins. Big, round ones. They’d painted blue-eyed faces on them that looked an awful lot like hers.Rolf brought down the mallet."
Other Info:
MP genre- Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Aliens
Published 2015
They are in a cage.
Must solve strange puzzles/mazes all over island
Six humans wake up in a place that looks semi normal but there are black windows everywhere. Aliens have put them in a Cage to observe them.
They are in a type of zoo.
Expected to breed.
What Waits in the Woods by Kieran Scott
Date Read: Aug 31
Pages: 288
Book Info:
MP genre, horror, mystery, thriller, suspense, adventure
Published: 2015
Creepy Dolls all over the woods
Getting lost
Dead body
Four friends
One random stranger in the woods offers to help
Campfire story of RL serial killer "The Skinner"
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Pages: 409
Date completed: 9/2/16
Published: July 30, 2013
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, YA, Romance
FMC named Blue
Psychics
4 boys
Raven on cover
Searching for Glendower - person, god, treasure, wish
Characters die/dead body
Name of their school is "Aglionby" and every time I said that word in my head, I pronounced it Ag-lion-bee, which constantly made me think of a lion
A Spring Affair by Milly Johnson
Finished: 9/2/16
Pages: 482
Published: 2009
- for the "spring" in title square
How I Live Now by Meg Rosofffinished: 9/2/16
pages: 175
work for:
N-4: fish- the kids have a "perfect day" where they go out fishing, and then another time fishing when they start starving and need food
An Infamous Army by Georgette Heyer
Date: 9/2
Pages: 448
Published: 1937
Works for: Title starts with A or O; 4th in series (Alistair #4)
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Let Me Be Weak: What People in Pain Wish They Could Tell You by Brittany Barbera
Completed 8/27
116 pages
Zero stars.
Works for either "they" in the title or "could" in the title.