Slender Loris READ BOOKS

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: A Curious Beginning
Author: Deanna Raybourn
Pages: 352
Date started 10/1
Date ended 10/8
Task - Book is #1 in Veronica Speedwell series

[Caroline]

Book : The Penultimate Peril
Author : Lemony Snicket
Pages : 295
Date started :4/10
Date ended : 8/10
Task : Books is #12 in A series of unfortunate events

[Reva]

Book #2.    The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin 180 Pages  Read: 8/10/ 2016

Post this for a series # 2 book.

Also McCullagh Inn is a Series #1 book so plug it in and take it out of the potential gold pile please.

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Threshold
Author: Jordan L. Hawk
Pages: 249
Date started: 10/8
Date finished: 10/9
Task - this is book 2 of the Whyborn & griffin series

[Reva]

Book: #6   Undercover Marriage (Witness Protection #6)

Author Terri Reed

224 pages Read: 9/10/2016  (January 1st 2014)
Characters:   Serena Summers (U.S. marshal) & Josh McCall (U.S. marshal), 

4.06  ·   Rating Details ·  171 Ratings  ·  27 Reviews
ROMANCE, MYSTERY/SUSPENSE  
Notable: illegal adoption ring, kidnapping

Task: this book can be slotted into #6.

(The Earthsea Cycle is slow slogging so I'm switching out #'s 3-6)

[BarbaraAnn]

The Ship Who Sang
Author Anne McCaffrey
Pages 260
Date tarted and ended 10/9/16
Task. #1 in Brainship series

[Reva]

Book: #4   The Man Behind the Scars (The Santina Crown #4)

by Caitlin Crews

 3.54  ·   Rating Details ·  270 Ratings  ·  35 Reviews

192 pages Read: 10/10/2016  (January 1st 2012)
Characters:  Angel Tilson (ex model) & Rafe McFarland, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 

ROMANCE

Task: Series book #4

[Reva]

Book: #1  When an Alpha Purrs (A Lion's Pride #1)

Author: Eve Langlais

 3.81  ·   Rating Details ·  3,387 Ratings  ·  336 Reviews

188 pages Read: 10/10/2016  (June 4th 2015)
Characters:  Kira  (Hairdresser) & Arik (billionaire/shifter), 
ROMANCE, PARANORMAL 

Task: Series Book #1

[Maddie]

Book: The Wrath & the Dawn
Author: Renee Ahdieh
Pages: 404
Started: 3/10
Finished: 6/10
Task: Converted to gold, I think?

[Maddie]

Book: The Fallen
Author: Celia Thomson
Pages: 250
Started: 23/9
Finished: 11/10
Task: Don't think it counts. Over the time frame?

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Irregulars
Author: Nicole Kimberling
Pages: 566
Date started: 10/1
Date ended: 10/11
Tasks - for card 1, Happy - Keith had been happy to oblige -location 146
card 1 - Valentine - the pink symmetry of a valentine - location 7593
Card 1 - date - date to talk with a local label location 493
Card 1 - rose - rose to an intolerable level - location 721
card 3 - Read a book set in country where you live or come from. - about 75% of the book is in the USA, where I love - if it needs to be 100%, then continent where I live would apply

[Reva]

#3  When an Omega Snaps (A Lion's Pride #3)
Author: Eve Langlais
 4.03  ·   Rating Details ·  1,640 Ratings  ·  181 Reviews

206 pages Read: 11/10/2016  (August 6th 2015)
Characters:  Meena & Leo (Omega), Arabella & Hayder (Beta/shifter), Arik Castiglione, (billionaire/Alpha Lion shifter),  Kira  Castiglione (Hairdresser) 

ROMANCE, PARANORMAL

Please note the following haven't shown up in the weapons listings:

Book:  #4   The Man Behind the Scars (The Santina Crown #4) by Caitlin Crews  3.54  · 270 Ratings  ·  35 Reviews
192 pages Read: 10/10/2016  (January 1st 2012)

#6   Undercover Marriage (Witness Protection #6)
Author: Terri Reed

Task: all series towards weapon

[Reva]

Never mind about #4 & #6. I saw your previous post. ;-)

[Ellen]

Book: Virtual Prophet
Author: Terry Schott
Pages: 316
Started: 8/10
Finished: 10/10
Task: #4 in series
card 1
Steel...His forearms have plates of steel straped to them @47%
Silver...He took a silver colored bar from his pcket...@24%

card 5
rose...after a moment. it rose into the air -location 1023
date-They usually go out of date every couple of years -location 1699
Happy... Happy Birthday Danni- location 262

[Ellen]

Book: Secrets of the Sea House
Author: Elisabeth Gifford
Pages: 320
Started: 8/10
Finished:10 /10
Task:
Card 1
Steel- I got steel rings from woolworths p.17
Silver- where the green machair broke into sandy waves of undulating silver marram grass p.8


Card Three
Read a Book with River or Sea on the cover
Set in the country you come from- Scotland which is in the UK

card five
rose- a bird rose up to he sky p. 84
date- there's a date though p.21
marriage- after a year of marriage p.70
happy- Many were the happy days p.37

[Ellen]

Book: A Funeral for an Owl
Author: Jane Davis
Pages: 412
Started:3 /10
Finished:10 /10
Task:
card 1
silver- silver bracelets jangled p.162
steel- he heard the sound of a steel drum p.276
garlic- she marinades it in yoghurt with chilli, ginger and garlic p.360
ginger- she marinades it in yoghurt with chilli, ginger and garlic p.360
rosemary- pots overflowing with lavender and rosemary. p.145

card two
ants p 31
fly p21
wasp p 324 p.330
snail p.239
head lice p.26
cricket p.118 mentioned in book as sport not bug
worms p.170, 194,310
maggots p.22
insects p.32,45,84,118

card 3
set in country where you come from- england

card 5
rose- rose-tinted view p.183
date- he should take tonight's date seriously p.66
happy- jim was happy to play along p.44

[BarbaraAnn]

Book Flight of Magpies
Author K.J. Charles
Pages 212
Date started 10/11
Date ended 10/12
Task #3 in charm of magpie series

[Reva]

 #4 Better with You (Outback Skies #4)

Author: Lexxie Couper

 4.08  ·   Rating Details ·  40 Ratings  ·  18 Reviews

126 pages Read: 11/10/2016  (April 5th 2016)
Characters:  Dani De Vries (Government Operative) & Charlie Baynard (police), Timothy Wattle (police), Matt, Ryan Taylor ( heli-musterer), Esmee (Gossip), Evan Alexander, Ross (baker), Lachy  (Bartender), Jeremy Craig (deputy prime minister), Bruce Fisher 

ROMANCE, PARANORMAL

Task: Series book #4

[Caroline]

Book : The Elite
Author : Kiera Cass
Pages : 336
Date started : 06/10
Date ended : 12/10

Task : Series book #2

Card 3 : Read a book set on the continent you live on.

[Reva]

#5  When a Lioness Snarls (A Lion's Pride #5)

Author: Eve Langlais

 4.1  ·   473 Ratings  ·  74 Reviews

202 pages Read: 12/10/2016  (July 21st 2016)
Characters:  Luna & Jeoff (Lycan Alpha),   Meena & Leo (Omega), Arabella & Hayder (Beta/shifter), Arik Castiglione, (billionaire/Alpha Lion shifter),  Kira  Castiglione (Hairdresser) 

ROMANCE, PARANORMAL

Task Series book #5

[Ellen]

Book: The Spider Diaries: Part 1
Author: Isobel Archer
Pages: 144
Started: 12/10
Finished: 12/10
Task:
bug mentions
slug x3
ants x3
bug x7
spider/house spider/garden spider x131
fly/flies x 26
blue bottle x2
crane fly x1
horse flies x1
daddy long legs x2
insects x5
wasp x1
stick insect x1
tick x1
cricket x1

series #
part 1 of three

card 5
happy appear to be a reasonably happy couple location 70

[Ellen]

Book: Spring in Skiathos: The Perfect Summer Read
Author: Holly Greene
Pages: 110
Started: 12/10
Finished: 13/10
Task: number 1 in series

[BarbaraAnn]

Beneath the Canyons
Author: Kyra Halland
Pages 199
Started 10/12
Ended 10/13
Task - #1 in series
Card 3 - either book set in imaginary country or book with mountains on the cover
Card 5 - Rose - chapter 9 (mountains that rose into the sky); marriage - chapter 15 (an approved marriage); happy - chapter 1 (I'd be happy to escort you)

[Reva]

#5   The Sheik's Blackmailed Bride (War, Love, & Harmony Series #5)

Author: Elizabeth Lennox

 4.22  ·   Rating Details ·  227 Ratings  ·  11 Reviews

148 pages Read: 14/10/2016  (July 10th 2015)
Characters:  Luna & Dassar (Sheik), 

ROMANCE: HORSE6/KITCHEN 10/KITCHEN-TWO.5 
Dorothy, the dog; Lucifer, the Cat, Chickens,

Task:

Series Book #5

CAT: Lucifer, the Cat

[Reva]

Task: Series #1, #2, #3


#1   Escaping A Royal Wedding (Royal Cordova Family Trilogy #1)

Author: Elizabeth Lennox

 3.89  ·   Rating Details ·  424 Ratings  ·  12 Reviews

154 pages Read: 14/10/2016  (September 6th 2009)
Characters:  Anastasia Elisia Marquenda (Princess) & Erik Marcus Phillips (Prince), 

ROMANCE


#2   The Man's Outrageous Demands (Royal Cordova Family Trilogy #2)

Author: Elizabeth Lennox

 3.84  ·   Rating Details ·  292 Ratings  ·  8 Reviews

208 pages Read: 14/10/2016  (September 6th 2009)
Characters:  Marabeth (Princess) & Sam Montrose (Prince), 

ROMANCE


#3   Mistress To The Prince (Royal Cordova Family Trilogy #3)

Author: Elizabeth Lennox

 4.04  ·   Rating Details ·  348 Ratings  ·  10 Reviews

125 pages Read: 14/10/2016  (September 6th 2009)
Characters:  Tara Jacobs & Maximillian (Prince), 

ROMANCE

[Caroline]

Book : The One
Author : Kiera Cass
Pages : 337
Date started : 12/10
Date ended : 14/10

Task : #3 in serie The Selection
Task : Read a book with clothing on the cover
Task : Find the word HAPPY in the Text (Our last conversation wasn’t exactly a happy one) p.11
Task : Find the word MARRIAGE in the Text (“In my family, all the marriages are arranged.) p.32

[BarbaraAnn]

Book Whisper of Evil (Evil, #2)
Author Kay Hooper
Pages 418
Date started 10/9
Date finished 10/15
Task. Fits either book 2 or book 5 of series

[BarbaraAnn]

Book Reed
Author Anna Hackett
Pages 149
Start and finish date 10/15
Task. #4 in Hell Squad series

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Slashback
Author: Rob Thurman
Pages: 353
Date started and ended 10/15
Task - #8 in Cal Leandros series

[Maddie]

Book: The Rose & the Dagger
Author: Renee Ahdieh
Pages: 416
Started: 5/10/16
Finished: 16/10/16
Tasks: There's no quests in progress, so I suppose either series or money?

[Reva]

#4  The Return of the Di Sione Wife (The Billionaire's Legacy #4)

Author: Caitlin Crews

224 pages Read: 16/10/2016  (September 20th 2016)
Characters:  Anais Di Sione (Lawyer) & Dario Di Sione 

ROMANCE

Task: Series #4
Published 2016

[Reva]

#1 Married for the Tycoon's Empire (Brides for Billionaires #1)

Author: Abby Green

224 pages Read: 16/10/2016  (September 20th 2016)
Characters:  Julianna Ford & Ben Carter (Tycoon), 

ROMANCE

Task: Series

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Author: Jules Verne
Pages: 300
Date started 10/11
Date ended 10/16
Task - #6 Extraordinary Voyages

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Velvet Blade
Author: Sean Michael
Pages: 180
Date started and ended 10/16
Task - #7 in Velvet Glove series

[Melissa]

The Masked City
Genevieve Cogman
Task Card 2 - mildly annoying character: Lord Silver is annoying OR will fit # 2 in series

[BarbaraAnn]

Model Citizen
Author: Lissa Kasey
Pages: 220
Date started: 10/17
Date ended: 10/18
Task - card 3 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in ALKA.

[Melissa]

Winter Storms
Elin Hilderbrand
pages: 246
Book #3 in series OR originally written in English which is my native language.

[Reva]

 #9  Private Vegas (Private #9)

Author: James Patterson

 3.69  ·   Rating Details ·  7,867 Ratings  ·  685 Reviews

361 pages Read: 18/10/2016  (January 26th 2015)
Characters:  Dr. Justine Smith  (Psychologist) & Jack Morgan  (CEO/PI), Lester Olsen, , Rick Del Rio, 

setting:  Los Angeles, California (United States) 
Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) 

 THRILLER

Task: #9 in a series

[Reva]

Book: #10  Just One Kiss (Fool's Gold #10)

Author: Susan Mallery

 4.11  ·   Rating Details ·  6,882 Ratings  ·  432 Reviews

384 pages Read: 20/10/2016  (May 17, 2013)
Characters:   Patience McGraw (Hairdresser) & Justice Garrett (Security Trainer/Bodyguard), Lillie McGraw, Ada, 

ROMANCE

Task: Series #10

[BarbaraAnn]

Book Buried Bones
Author Kim Fielding
Pages 250
Date started 10/18
Date ended 10/20
Task card 1 title mentions bones

[Reva]

Sacking the Quarterback

by Samantha Towle, James Patterson (Goodreads Author)

 3.26  ·442 Ratings  ·  49 Reviews

144 pages Read: 21/10/2016  (September 6th 2016)
Characters:  Melissa St. James (ADA/lawyer) & Grayson Knight (Quarterback), Mason Daughtry (Detective), Jason Black (Detective), Benedict Cross (States Attorney), Earl, Officer Santiago, Tyler ROMANCE: HORSE6/KITCHEN 10/KITCHEN-TWO.5,  MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Notable One brother covering for another, Drug cartel, attempted murder, witness Protection

Task: uncertain -- May only be good for gold.

[Reva]

The Mating Season by Laurie Horowitz , James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 180 pages Read: 21/10/2016  (September 8th 2016) Characters:   Sophie Castle (bird nerd) & Rigg Greensman (cameraman), Nicola, Ahmed, Katya, Simon, Corey West (Producer),  ROMANCE: HORSE6/KITCHEN 10/KITCHEN-TWO.5, 
Notable: filming a bird documentary; On Cover: Pink cover ; Oils/Gemstones: JASMINE AND ROSES;  SAPPHIRE;  Travelled by: auto, jet; Set in: Egypt, Los Angeles

Task: ?Gold

[Caroline]

Book : A Court of Thorns and Roses
Author : Sarah J. Maas
Pages : 416
Date started : 15/10
Date ended : 22/10
Task : Book #1 in serie ; Read a book written in another language (The book was originally wrote in english and my mother tongue is french)
Task card 3 : Book first published in 2015
H : N/A
E : Elain (Character)
A : Amarantha (Character)
R : Rhysand (Character)
T : Tamlin (Character)

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Bannerman's Law
Author: John R. Maxim
Pages: 512
Date started: 10/21
Date ended: 10/23
Task card 4 - E - character elana
Card 5 - Gold - location 2203 all her gold
Cotton - location 557 he shook out a light cotton blanket
Silk - location 5923 the loose silk dress
Fabric - location 3705 a tugging against fabric
Paper - location 602 she's doing a term paper
Bowl - location 4317 he flushed the bowl

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Dark Heart
Author: Thom Lane
Pages: 150
date started: 10/15
Date ended: 10/23
Tasks - card 3 - book first published in 2008
Card 4 - T - Author first name is Thom

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Optical Delusions in Deadwood
Author: Ann Charles
Date started 10/23
Date ended 10/27
Task - book published in 2011

[Kat]

Book: Being Me with OCD: How I Learned to Obsess Less and Live My Life
Author: Alison Dotson
Pages: 152
Date started: 24/10
Date finished: 30/10
Task: (non-fiction books can still count right?)
- Read a book under 200 pages
- West in the text: "... and a West Highland white terrier named McDuff..." (If the word doesn't have to have the same meaning in the text)
- Or for 1 point of gold

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Born of Fire
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Pages: 515
Date started: 10/17
Date ended: 10/29
Tasks - Card 5 - Read a book where someone dangles a reward to get someone else to do something - Shahara was offered a large reward to help heal her sister in return for betraying Syn. Also fits - Read a book where someone takes or gives a bribe or where the main character is a thief. - Syn is a hacker (thief of data)

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Blade Song
Author: J.C. Daniels
Pages: 174
Date started and ended: 10/29
Tasks: Card 5 - read a book under 200 pages; may fit letters for card 3 - task states in title and several letters in Blade Song are in title; Card 1 - north (page 9), South (page 33), East (page 4), west (page 136)

[BarbaraAnn]

Book: Captive Prince: Volume One
Author: C.S. Pacat
Pages: 241
Date started: 10/29
Date read: 10/30
Task - Card 1 - north (page 46), west (page 187)