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[[deleted user]]

Congrats on completing your moves Rosa, Ilyssia and Angela!

Rosa, sorry - that is a bit of a tricky one isn't it. Thanks for the link to the list though Barb, very helpful :)

[Barb]

I only wish I'd been able to find lists for more than just swings. There might be others out there, but I couldn't find them :(

[[deleted user]]

Swings is good, I think swings is mainly what I had in mind when I wrote the challenge :)

[[deleted user]]

Thanks for your help, Barb!

Listopia lists just don't really work for me since I only buy books in second hand stores and flea markets and stuff (can't go there with a shopping list ;) ) and the library has only a very limited assortment..

It needed 95 pages of kindle freebies to come upon a swing:


I'm not happy, but I'm not sure how many more pages of kindle freebies I can look at XD

[Krissy]

You scrolled through 95 pages? That is a lot of work when you could have just clicked on the listopia link she gave because the book you chose is like #7 on that list. Lol.

[[deleted user]]

yes krissy, but usually it's more work typing in a whole listipedia list of books to see if any of them are for free at the moment then just scrolling down - and there was always hope I would find something better and it could have been on page 3 or so :) )

[Krissy]

Rosa wrote: "yes krissy, but usually it's more work typing in a whole listipedia list of books to see if any of them are for free at the moment then just scrolling down - and there was always hope I would find ..."

Amazon prices are on the main page of each book. You don't have to actually type in each title.

[[deleted user]]

Krissy wrote: "Rosa wrote: "yes krissy, but usually it's more work typing in a whole listipedia list of books to see if any of them are for free at the moment then just scrolling down - and there was always hope ..."

Really? Where? I only see that 'get a copy now' amazon button, but that only opens the us-amazon page for the book, on the goodreads page itself I don't think I can see a price... (most likely it would be the amazon.com price anyway, I see me scrolling away in the future as well :D )

[Krissy]

Do you use the app? Maybe it's different on there because when you are on the desktop version (which I always use even when I'm on my phone) it has Kindle ebook $$(price). I always find it extremely useful because it also will say if it's available with KU or not. So much better than having to go to Amazon to check every book I'm interested in. Unfortunately I am not familiar with the app so it might be different.

[[deleted user]]

I use the desktop version as well... aww that would have been so great, now I know what I miss out here :(((

[[deleted user]]

Finished another move.

Roll #11
Start Space: 16
Number rolled: 3
Landed on: 19 (Read a book where a letter or parcel is important to the plot)
Book Read: The Lake House - Kate Morton (21/6/17) - Sadie searches through old letters to find clues to solve a 70 year old mystery

[[deleted user]]

I'm so glad you posted that link Barb, guess where my next roll landed me? Yep, #24. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with any kind of playground equipment on the cover (swing, roundabout etc). Lol.

[Katherine]

Completed roll 1 and 2.

Roll #1
Number Rolled: 1
Space Landed on: 1: Read a book with a house on the cover.
Book: The New Days: The First Son ---------- 10/6/17

How the book fits the task: There is a house in the background of the cover.

Roll #2
Number Rolled: 4
Space Landed on: 5. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in ‘STREET’.
Book: Skulduggery Pleasant ---------- 21/6/17

[[deleted user]]

Well done Katherine :)

[Barb]

Caroline wrote: "I'm so glad you posted that link Barb, guess where my next roll landed me? Yep, #24. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with any kind of playground equipment on the cover..."

LOL It was fate! Or kismet, or karma ... or maybe just plain luck?

[[deleted user]]

Caroline wrote: "I'm so glad you posted that link Barb, guess where my next roll landed me? Yep, #24. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with any kind of playground equipment on the cover (swing, roundabout e..."

lol!

[Barb]

An update:


ROLL #10:
START SPACE: 22
NUMBER ROLLED: 1
LANDED ON: 23 = title starts with a letter in BENCH
BOOK READ: The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs, by Greil Marcus, finished 6/21/17
COVER/HOW IT FITS: H in bench

ROLL #11:
START SPACE: 23
NUMBER ROLLED: 2
LANDED ON: 25 = main character has children
BOOK READ: Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty, finished 6/22/17
COVER/HOW IT FITS: all three of the MCs have children

ROLL #12:
START SPACE: 25
NUMBER ROLLED: 3
LANDED ON: 28 = a book longer than 300 pages
BOOK READ: I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool, by Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella, finished 6/22/17
COVER/HOW IT FITS: 320 pages

ROLL #13:
START SPACE: 28
NUMBER ROLLED: 2
LANDED ON: 30 = go back 2 spaces
LANDED ON: 28 = a book longer than 300 pages
BOOK READ:
COVER/HOW IT FITS:

[[deleted user]]

Good job Barb!

[Rina]

Roll #3
Start space: 8
Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: 10 - Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a character who is a teacher.
Book: Hallowed, Cynthia Hand
Date read: 22.06.2017
How it fits: Mr. Phibbs is a teacher

[Cathy]

Start on 7:Read a Young Adult or Children’s book. (Must meet the 150 page minimum)

Book: The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer

Pages: 311
How it fits: MP genre young adult 290
Date Read: 6/23/17
Rating: 4 stars

Start space 7
Roll: 2
Space landed on: 9 Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word ‘SCHOOL’

[[deleted user]]

Well done Rina and Cathy :)

[Angela]

Completed a move!

Start spot - 8
Roll - 5
Spot landed on - 13 - Read a book set in a small town
Read Pachinko on 6/24/17
Generational story with multiple settings, but the main character's home is a small fishing village in Korea in the 1930s

Next roll - 2
Spot landed on - 15 - Your friend is driving past. Catch a lift. Go forward 6 space
Spot moved to - 21 - Read a book with any mode of transportation on the cover
Book planned - Doctor Zhivago

[[deleted user]]

Well done Angela!

[Mama X]

Hey guess what... after I finish Eve: The Awakening, I will actually be reading to move on to ROLL 3! LoL Wow it took me forever! I've read 8 books since Roll 1, and none of them met the requirements for "Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends". Eve definitely meets that criteria. :D

[[deleted user]]

Well done Sarah :)

Carrie, I know the feeling. Hardly any of the books I'm reading are fitting into this challenge!

[[deleted user]]

walked through the playground:

Roll 7: 3/24 - 24. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with any kind of playground equipment on the cover (swing, roundabout etc) - The Ghost Files by Apryl Baker (6/26/17)



decided to stay and play for a while:

rolled 1: 25. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with a main character who has children.

[[deleted user]]

Well done Rosa! How was your 'swing' book in the end?

[[deleted user]]

thanks, Caroline! It was OK. I'm not a big fan of YA and the story was very predictable and bit too much happend (but it was a #1 in a series, I think it was to build up for the following books) but it was not boring and a quick read. won't continue the series, though, but I don't do that very often nevertheless)

[[deleted user]]

At least it was quick :)

[Joann]

Not one of the MCs of my books recently had children, they had ONE child, but not children! I thought I'd landed on an easy square and I've been stuck for awhile. I better not get a tough one or I'll never get off it.

[[deleted user]]

Well done Twist!

I know the feeling Joann, I keep getting stuck on things I thought would be easy too!
Can I just remind you to be sure to post a message for each move that you complete - thanks :)

[Joann]

Oops haven't been posting all of my rolls - here's my update:

Roll #1
Start Space: START
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 2 - Read a book involving neighbours
Book Read: Chocolat - Joanne Harris - 5/10/17

Roll #2
Start Space: 2
Number rolled: 1
Landed on: 3 - The neighbour kid gives you a ride on his handle bars to the end of the street. GO FORWARD 4 SPACES (#7)
7. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a Young Adult or Children’s book. (Must meet the 150 page minimum)
Book Read: Everything, Everything- Nicola Yoon - 5/25/17

Roll #3: 6
Landed on: #13 - Set in a small town
Book Read: Dead Cold - Louise Penny - 6/4/17

Roll #4: 6
Landed on #19 - Pass the POST OFFICE – Read a book where a letter or parcel is important to the plot
Book Read India Black and the Gentleman Thief - Carol Carr - 6/7/17

Roll #5 - 1- landed on 20. BUS STOP – You just missed one, keep walking. ROLL AGAIN.
Roll #6 - 3 - landed on 23. Walk through the PARK - Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in BENCH (‘the’, ‘a’ and ‘an’ should be ignored) A High-End FinishA High-End Finish - Kate Carlisle - 6/13/17

Roll #7 - 2 - landed on 25. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with a main character who has children

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Joann :)

[Rina]

Roll #4
Start space: 10
Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: 12 - Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a main character who is under 18 years old.
Book: Blood of Elves, Andrzej Sapkowski
Date read: 28.06.2017
How it fits: Ciri, one of the MC, is 13.

[[deleted user]]

Well done Rina :)

[Joann]

Finally moving again!


Roll #7 - 2 - 25. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with a main character who has children The Witch of Belladonna Bay - Suzanne Palmieri - 6/29/17

Roll #8
Start Space: 25
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: 29 - In the PARK - Read a book where a character has a picnic

[[deleted user]]

Well done Joann. Hope this space isn't a tough one for you :)

[[deleted user]]

Well done Twist :)

[Rina]

Roll #5
Start space: 12
Number Rolled: 1
Space Landed On: 13 - Read a book set in a small town
Book: The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells
Date read: 30.06.2017
How it fits: Set in Iping, West Sussex

[[deleted user]]

Good job Rina :)

[Barb]

Another move completed:


ROLL #13:
START SPACE: 28
NUMBER ROLLED: 2
LANDED ON: 30 = go back 2 spaces
LANDED ON: 28 = a book longer than 300 pages
BOOK READ: Topped Chef (Key West Food Critic #3), by Lucy Burdette, finished 6/24/17
COVER/HOW IT FITS: 320 pages

[[deleted user]]

Well done Barb :)

[[deleted user]]

Congrats Sarah :)

[Joann]

Got lucky and the next book happened to have a picnic.

Roll #8
Start Space: 25
Number rolled: 4
Landed on: 29 - In the PARK - Read a book where a character has a picnic Witching on a Star - Amanda Lee - 3/7/17

Roll #9
Start space 29
Number rolled: 2
Landed on: 31 - ICE-CREAM STAND – Read a book with a title where each word begins with one of the letters in ‘ICE-CREAM’ (two word minimum – include ‘the’, ‘an’ or ‘a’

[[deleted user]]

Well done Joann :)

[Cathy]

Start space 7
Roll: 2
Space landed on: 9 Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word ‘SCHOOL’
Book: The School for Heiresses
Pages: 416
How it fits: Liz Carlyle is one of the authors
Date Read:
Rating:

[Delitealex]

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Roll 1-5 space #5 Walk down your street. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in ‘STREET’ ( ‘the’, ‘a’ or ‘an’ should be ignored)

Rusty Nail 7/6/17
Starts with R

Roll 2-4 space #9 Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word ‘SCHOOL
Blood Wager Connie Suttle 7/19/17
Authors initials C S

Roll 3-3 space #12 Pass the SCHOOL Read a book with a main character who is under 18 years old.
The Glasswrights' Apprentice 8/13/17

Roll 4-5 space 17 Pass the CHURCH – Read a book with a religious symbol on the cover.


(view spoiler)[Your Street

1. Leave your house. Read a book with a house on the cover.

2. Wave to your neighbour. Read a book involving neighbours.

3. The neighbour kid gives you a ride on his handle bars to the end of the street. GO FORWARD 4 SPACES (#7).

4. Read a book with a dog on the cover or the word ‘DOG’ in the title (in order).

5. Walk down your street. Read a book with a title that begins with one of the letters in ‘STREET’ ( ‘the’, ‘a’ or ‘an’ should be ignored)

6. The neighbour’s scary dog is out of the yard. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#4)

Your Neighbourhood

7. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a Young Adult or Children’s book. (Must meet the 150 page minimum)

8. Pass the SCHOOL – Read a book that takes place in a school.

9. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials appear in the word ‘SCHOOL’.

10. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a character who is a teacher.

11. Read a book where the main characters are a group of friends.

12. Pass the SCHOOL - Read a book with a main character who is under 18 years old.

13. Read a book set in a small town

14. You forgot to put the cat out before you left. GO HOME.

15. Your friend is driving past. Catch a lift. GO FORWARD 6 SPACES (#21).

16. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book where a wedding, funeral or christening takes place.

17. Pass the CHURCH – Read a book with a religious symbol on the cover.

18. You meet your friend and stop to chat. GO BACK 7 SPACES (#11) OR DO A FORFEIT*

19. Pass the POST OFFICE – Read a book where a letter or parcel is important to the plot

20. BUS STOP – You just missed one, keep walking. ROLL AGAIN.

21. Read a book with any mode of transportation on the cover.

The Local Park

22. You enter the PARK. Read a book with a green cover or a tree on the cover.

23. Walk through the PARK - Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in BENCH (‘the’, ‘a’ and ‘an’ should be ignored)

24. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with any kind of playground equipment on the cover (swing, roundabout etc)

25. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with a main character who has children.

26. Cut through the PLAYGROUND - Read a book with a child on the cover.

27. In the PARK - Take a moment to smell the flowers. Read a book with the name of a flower in the title.

28. Read a book that is longer than 300 pages.

29. In the PARK - Read a book where a character has a picnic.

30. You take what you think is a short cut. It isn’t. GO BACK 2 SPACES (#28)

31. ICE-CREAM STAND – Read a book with a title where each word begins with one of the letters in ‘ICE-CREAM’ (two word minimum – include ‘the’, ‘an’ or ‘a’)

32. ICE-CREAM STAND - Read a book with an ice-cream on the cover.

33. PUBLIC TOILETS - Nip into the toilets to ‘spend a penny’. Read a book by an author whose initials are W.C. (I will accept C.W also)

34. You take what you think is a shortcut. You’re correct. GO FORWARD 3 SPACES (#37)

35. In the PARK - Take a stroll past the pond. Read a book with water on the cover.

36. In the PARK - Feed the ducks. Read a book with the letters ‘D U C K’ in the title (in any order)

37. Read a book that is between 150 and 200 pages.

Shopping District

38. OFF LICENCE – Read a book with an alcoholic beverage on the cover or in the title

39. DEPARTMENT STORE – Read an anthology of short stories

40. ANTIQUE SHOP – Read a book published before 2000

41. JUICE BAR - Read a book with a cover that is mainly orange.

42. GROCERY STORE - Read a book with some kind of food on the cover OR in the title

43. NEWSAGENT – Read a non-fiction book

44. NEWSAGENT - Read a book with a character who is a journalist.

45. Your mum calls and asks you to pick her up some orange juice. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#41)

46. JEWELLER – Read a book with jewellery on the cover.

47. Oh no! You left a pan on the stove. GO HOME

48. COFFEE SHOP – Read a book with a title that starts with one of the letters in ‘COFFEE’ (‘the’, ‘a’, and ‘an’ should be ignored)

49. COFFEE SHOP - Grab a takeaway coffee for a burst of energy. GO FORWARD 3 SPACES (#52)

50. CINEMA - Read a book that has been made into a film OR with a character who is an actor.

51. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic book.

52. Read a book with any kind of drink on the cover.

53. PET SHOP – Read a book with a character who is an animal (for example: Black Beauty, Charlotte’s Web, Watership Down)

54. PET SHOP - Read a book with any animal on the cover.

55. A man wearing a sign that reads ‘THE END IS COMING’ stops you. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#51) OR DO A FORFEIT*

56. SPORTS SHOP – Read a book with a character who is a professional athlete.

57. BEAUTY SALON – Read a book with a character who works in or visits a beauty salon or hairdressers etc

58. PHARMACY – Read a book where the use of drugs is important to the story

59. Read a book that involves a bad boy OR a group of criminals.

60. FLORIST – Read a book with flowers on the cover.

61. FLORIST - Read a book where a character receives flowers.

62. BAKERY – Read a book with a character who cooks for a living.

63. Time’s running out. Start jogging! GO FORWARD 7 SPACES (#70)

64. BURGER BAR – Read a book where somebody eats fast food.

65. BURGER BAR - Read a book with a title where all the words start with the same letter (including ‘the’, ‘a’, ‘an’ etc)

66. MUSIC STORE – Read a book by an author whose initials are CD or LP

67. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with an instrument on the cover.

68. MUSIC STORE - Read a book with a music related word in the title (for example: song, melody, rhythm)

69. A group of thugs block your path. Run away! GO BACK 10 SPACES (#59)

70. Read a book where a character runs to keep fit.

71. TRAVEL AGENCY – Read a book set in a different country from where you live.

72. TRAVEL AGENCY - Read a book where somebody takes a vacation.

73. THRIFT SHOP – Read a book that you got second hand or that you borrowed from somebody (not the library)

74. PIZZA PLACE – Read a book set in Italy or with an Italian character.

75. You took too long. The library has closed. GO HOME.

76. Read a book with cake on the cover.

77. CARDS & GIFTS – Read a book where somebody celebrates a birthday.

78. POLICE STATION – Read a book that is tagged mystery or crime.

79. POLICE STATION - Read a book where something is stolen.

80. CAFÉ - Stop for cake and a rest. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#76) OR DO A FORFEIT*

81. SOLICITOR’S OFFICE – Read a book with a main character who works in the legal profession.

82. ESTATE AGENT – Read a book where somebody moves house.

83. BANK – Read a book with a wealthy main character

84. BANK - Read a book with the letters ‘B A N K’ in the title (in any order)

85. BUS STOP - Catch the bus! GO DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY.

86. BOOK STORE - Read a book by your favourite author.

87. BOOK STORE - Read a book from your favourite genre.

88. BOOK STORE - Read a book by a new to you author.

89. BOOK STORE - Read a book from a genre that you wouldn’t normally choose.

90. BOOK STORE - Your favourite author is doing a signing at the book store. The queue is long!. GO BACK 4 SPACES (#86)

91. BOOK STORE - Read a book that you bought within the last 6 months.

92. BOOK STORE - Read a book published in the last 12 months.

93. You help an old lady safely across the road. GO FORWARD 3 SPACES (#96).

94. Read a book where a character is involved in an accident.

95. MUSEUM – Read a book that is tagged historical fiction.

96. Read a book that involves grandparents OR with a main character who is over 60.

97. ART GALLERY – Read a book with a character who is an artist.

98. ART GALLERY - Read a book with a cover that you think is artistic.

99. You trip on the steps outside the library. GO BACK 5 SPACES (#94) OR DO A FORFEIT*

100. THE LIBRARY! Congratulations you have successfully returned your book! (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Welcome to the game Delitealex :)

[Kim. E.]

OK, I have about 15 books either in front of me from the library sitting in a box, not to mention those I have on hoopla, audible, and Kindle. :-)

My task is any form of transportation on the cover, so I'm stretching this to the nth degree, but have to ask:

Does a rocket going into outer space count? (OK if its not, feeling a little difficult today :-) )

[[deleted user]]

I'm going to say yes. It's transporting someone from one place to another so why not :)