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Carnal Secrets by Suzanne Wright
Pages: 366
Date Published: 2014
Completed: 9/2
BINGO - I5 third in a series, Or one for later.
Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
Finished 9/3
Pages: 360
Pub: 1986
BINGO - B-3 Lion - Lion in title and picture on cover
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Date read: 3 September 2016
Pages: 361
Published: 2008
How it fits:Possibly N-1 (Zeus); it's a book involving Greek gods and Zeus is mentioned a few times.
Unfiltered & Unlawful by Payge Galvin
Date: 9/3
Pages: 224
Pub: 2014
Works for 'Starts with U' (O-2) - or not used for this round
Updated
Tainted by SE Reign
completed: 9/3/16
Pages: 100
works for: Butterly - there is a butterfly on the cover and H calls h "farasha" which means butterfly
Crazy, Sexy, Ghoulish: A Halloween Romance by G.G. Andrew
Pages: 110
Date Published: 2015
Completed: 9/3
BINGO - O1 set during Halloween
Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal
Read: 9/1
Pages: 248
Works for: B1 (Mystery); I2 ('of' in title); I3 (three words in title); N3 (rating of 3.64); O1 (cover is white)
The Smile by Donna Jo Napoli
Read: 9/3
Pages: 260
Works for: N3 (rating between 3-4, 3.76); MAYBE for I4 (setting is Italy, the home of luxury racing cars like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti -- that might be a bit of a stretch!)
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Kimberly Shursen
Finished: 09/01/16
Pgs: 312
Fits: B1 (Mystery), I3 (#3 ~ Title has 3 words and 3 in page #)?, N3 (3 or 4 star rating ~ at this time book has a 4 star rating on GR)
Reaper's Property by Joanna Wylde
Finished: 09/02/16
# of pgs: 299
Fits: N3 (3 or 4 star rating ~ at this time book has a 4.14 star rating on GR)
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Finished: 09/03/16
pgs: 383
Fits: N3 (3 or 4 star rating ~ at this time book has a 4.10 star rating on GR), O3 (Title contains Queen)
FLIPP The Switch Strengthen Executive Function Skills by Sheri Wilkins
Read: 9/3/16
Pages: 174
Published: 2015
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Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Completed: 9/3/16
Pages: 177
works for: I-1 - Carrie sees many psychiatrists; O-1 - white cover
I finally finished Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
Completed 9/3
531 pages
Works for B2 characters work at a hospice, a hospital, and a mother nurses her dying grandmother. Lots of Illness and death.
And N5: Part of the story is set in Iowa, corn capital of America.
I5: Character named John
I2: For the Overlook hotel
Stars, Love And Pirouettes by Alicia Street
Works for b3... Has star in the title
Finished 9/4
137 pages
Monster: Made & Broken by Nora Ash
Finished: 9/4/16
Pages: 183
- fits the "cradle" picture since the male MC blackmails the female MC to have his child
Finished No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process by Colin Beavan 9/4/16
288 pages
I think this could work for red pandas because red pandas are threatened by climate change and this book is about what we can do to prevent climate change
Finished Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 9/4/16
190pages
Not sure if this works for anything yet
Her Favorite Temptation by Sarah Mayberry
Completed: 9/4/16
Pages: 176
how it fits: set in australia - leafy seadragons are located off the coast of australia
updated
The Black Diamond by Jennie Gallant
Finished 9/5
Pages: 213
Pub: 1981
Bingo: Title contains Black
Updated
Long Pig in a Poke by Wylie James
genre: humor
published 2016
178 pages
completed 9/5/16
read for "title contains long"
Apple Pie A La Murder: A Cozy Baked Murder Series book 1 by Kate Bell
completed: 9/5/16
Pages: 106
how it fits: B-5 - apple - apple in title and picture on cover
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Pages: 276
Date Published: 2010
Completed: 9/5
BINGO - G1, has a lion on the cover
Torture to Her Soul by J.M. Darhower
Date Read: Sept 5
Pages: 394
Series: MONSTER in his eyes
Doesnt work for anything right now.
Book Info:
Mafia
Italians (yum!)
Revenge
Death/Murder
New York, Italy, Kissimmie Florida
The Silent Ghost (Novella) by Sue Ann Jaffarian
completed: 9/5/16
Pages: 103
how it fits: B-5 Apple - character is Granny Apples
updated
Finished Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 9/5/16 on audiobook
433pages
Could work for Apple because 3 of the main characters work as teachers, otherwise hold for next card
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil gaimanpages: 360
finished: 9/6/16
works for:
O5- "E"-a character is named Enn
B2- skull and cross bones, a lot of people die in the stories
B1- gift, a man keeps getting little presents from his neighbor
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessenfinished: 9/6/16
pages: 252
works for:
O4: because main character always feels out of place
O3: MC is used to being alone, doesn't really have friends
Sector C by Phoenix Sullivan
Date: 9/6
Pages: 256
Pub: 2011
Works for: ? or if we keep card (I-2) Phoenix
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Ice Cream & Aesop by Keir McCabe
Date Read: Sept 3
Pages: 260
I-4 Ice Cream is on cover and title