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May 19, 2018 07:05AM
the weather here has been nice so far, but it seems like it'll start to rain pretty soon. I'm having a party tonight, so I don't really mind
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Vicky wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Do we count graphic novels in this challenge?"Unfortunately, no."
Okay thank you.
Brandy wrote: "My current book is 699 pages. The next will be 1007. I will probably have these both finished in 10-12 days"This is awesome! I'm going to pencil you in for those two big Arithmancy tasks! :)
Daniela wrote: "How is everyone's weekend going? :)"My weekend is just starting (I woke up a little less than an hour ago) - but since I already know I have AN ENTIRE DAY OFF, it is fantastic. :D
Hey! Checking in.I'm currently reading Obsidio and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish them in few days(l have a long day in the lab tomorrow and that's usually a perfect time to listen to audiobooks:)
Lory wrote: "Hi All, So I am in Ireland on vacation until the 29th, but still plan on reading some. However, I may not be able to add all the character letters in there, but I will try to add them, if needed, when I'm back at acomputer. "No worries! Thanks for letting us know! :)
Completion PostHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter
5-19-2018
320 pages
4*
Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione, Ron Weasley, Draco, Snape, Oliver, Dumbledore, Filius, Minerva, {trying to list those that we need letters for since there's so many characters}
Letters: O, S, D, R, H, F, M, P, W
Buddy Read ~ My First Post
??? Care of Magical Creatures - Feeding Habits - Eats/Drinks unicorn blood
Sonia finished the classes spreadsheet today, so I did some more playing on the Books Tab and entered in some books for points! We were able to spell two of the unforgivable curses and I plugged a couple books into Potions! We're in third place now, so we're off to an awesome start!
The green columns are all automatic and will respond as I enter new books into tasks, so we can all see what books have and have not been used.
Since there are a lot of different directions to go in, I'm going to try and prompt us in certain directions so we can focus on one class at a time and try to knock them out.
We have a pretty solid start on Care of Magical Creatures, so let's start there! If anyone has any book they're reading that could fill some of these spots - give a shout!
Right now we have a winged horse with blue/gold feathers and a lion's mane:
It lives in the mountains: The Mountain Between Us
It drinks Unicorn Blood: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
It's a XXXXX Classified Creature by the MOM: Darken the Stars
We need two more books with something on the cover that could be a physical descriptor and we need a book that describes something in the text that it uses (it could use branches to make a nest, bones for decoration, etc).
Completion PostBook: Holiday in Death
Author: J.D. Robb
Series: In Death
Pages: 308
Date Read: 5/19
Rating: 4 stars
Characters: Eve Dallas, Roarke, Peabody, McNab, Nadine Furst, Charlotte Mira
Letters: H, J, R, I, E, D, R, P, M, N, F, C
Additional: Ice on cover, Lighted/decorated trees, Statue/Fountain, Flowing water
FYI, for planning purposes I'll be reading
- BR - Divination?
- BR
- BR
- History of Magic? Or do something with those eyes on the cover?
- Heart on cover, like example for Mending CharmThere will be more, of course, but these are the Buddy Reads I've got and some things that struck me as being useful for classes.
Additionally I should have some buddy reads for some more In Death books, once I get a little higher in the series.
Vicky, I don't know if you caught it, but the series title on my book
is An Uncertain Choice. So that one could be used for a U.
Thanks for that, Laura, it is super helpful! I penciled Shadow of Night in for prophecies in divination, I found references to it on a search but you'll have to let us know for sure when you read it (or if anyone else has read it and can chime in, please do!).
First Lord's Fury - He has a fiery sword! I'm currently reading Shattered, which has a non-fiery sword. We could pair them for the fire-making charm! I'll pencil that in too!
The Glittering Court - This has lots of options! We could give our magical creature blue eyes or have it use flowers for decoration. We could also use as part of summoning/banishing the necklace if someone read a book where a character is not wearing a necklace. It could also be something to use in our History of Magic essay.
Curse of the Spellmans - Definitely an option for History of Magic, also for the Turquoise covers in Potions!
Laura wrote: "Vicky, I don't know if you caught it, but the series title on my book is An Uncertain Choice. So that one could be used for a U."Yep, I have it noted. There are still plenty of Us to go, but I didn't want to start filling in unless we could do another full word. :)
Vicky wrote: "Laura wrote: "Vicky, I don't know if you caught it, but the series title on my book is An Uncertain Choice. So that one could be used for a U."Yep, I have ..."
That makes sense. :)
Book: WinterAuthor: Marissa Meyer
Series: Lunar Chronicles #4
Pages: 827
Date Finished: 5/19
Rating:5 stars
Characters: Cinder, Kai, Levana, Winter, Scarlet, Wolf, Thorne, Iko, Selene
Letters: C,S,K,L,W,T,I
Addition- Hand on cover
Completion Post
The Angel's Game
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Series: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books
5-19-2018
531 pages
3*
Characters: David Martín, Isabella Gispert, Andreas Corelli, Pedro Vidal, Cristina Sagnier, Diego Marlasca
Letters: T, A, C, Z, D, M, I, G, P, V
Herbology ~ 500+ page brown book
I finished Scourged and The Duke Who Ravished Me last night, yay my reading mojo is back! I'm not sure why I thought I was reading Shattered though, darn one-word titles that start with the same letter. :x
I'm reading Dark Queen now, I started it last night and I forgot how much I love these characters.
Vicky wrote: "I finished Scourged and The Duke Who Ravished Me last night, yay my reading mojo is back! I'm not sure why I thought I was reading Shattered though, darn one-word ..."
Lol! :)
has a non-fiery sword on the cover.
Completion PostBook:
Honor in the DustAuthor: Gilbert Morris
Series: Winslow Breed
Pages: 320
Date Read: 5/20
Rating: 4 stars
Characters: Claiborn Winslow, Grace Winslow, Edmund Winslow, Leah Winslow, Stuart Winslow, Heather Evans, William Tyndale, Ives Hardcastle
Letters: H, G, M, W, C, E, L, S, T, I
Additional: Could we do something with a hat that is not on a head and a cover that has a hat on the head for one of the charms? Or would Dust in the title work for the Dragon Dung in Herbology?
I've got a few more Buddy Reads lined up. I feel like both of these, with Curse of the Spellmans, could go towards a good History of Magic essay. But I'm not the most creative with that kind of stuff.
- beginning of June
- 5/25
I'm still hoping to get Scourged from my library soon, although it's now looking like I won't get a turn with it until June. :-(Last night I also finished two books. :-)
Completion Post:
The Emperor of Mars by Patrick Samphire (illustrated by Jeremy Holmes).Pages: 357
Date Finished: May 19, 2018
Middle-Grade Word Count: Unavailable, but book one was just 322 pages long, had the same illustrator, and had 67,254 words, so I think this one is good to go for this challenge, too.
Characters: The Sullivan Family (Hugo [Papa], Caroline [Mama], Jane, Olivia, Edward [main character], and Parthenia [Putty]), Mina [a thief], Lady Harleston, Dr. Octavius Blood/Archibald Simmons, Mr. Davidson, Miss Wilkins, Rothan Gal, Apprentice/Nicholas, George Rackham, Captain Kol
Task: Good for Astronomy? Mars is a celestial word.
You by Caroline Kepnes (performed by Santino Fontana)"Pages" - The Hardcover I started had 424 pages in it. The audiobook I finished was 11h,6m long.
Date Finished: May 19, 2018
Characters: Joe Goldberg, [Guinevere] Beck, Benji, Peach, Chana, Lynn, Nicky, Ethan, Karen Minty
Task: Potions: Mystery/Thriller with a Murder?
Jen wrote: "I'm still hoping to get Scourged from my library soon, although it's now looking like I won't get a turn with it until June. :-("Ohhh, you'll have to let me know what you think of it when you get it! I'm still trying to get my thoughts together on it.
Completion Post
Peeled
Joan Bauer
5-21-2018
256 pages
3*
Characters: Hildy Biddle, Zack Coleman
Letters: P, J, B, H, Z, C
Peeled apple on cover
Completion Post for yesterday:
Lemons by Melissa SavageDate Read: May 20, 2018
Pages: 308 (story is 306 pages long)
Word Count for middle-grade: 62,018
Important Characters: Lemonade Liberty Witt, Tobin Sky, Charlie [Grandfather], Debbie Sky, Mrs. Dickerson, Mr. Harold, Delores Jaworski, Beau Stitch, Joe Kelly, Eliza Rose Cline, Mei Cunningham, Nick French...
Task: Potions: Turquoise cover? (Cover is over 50.5% "turquoise")
Completion PostBook: Wildfire
Author: Ilona Andrews
Series: Hidden Legacy
Pages: 400
Date Read: 5/21
Rating: 5 stars
Characters: Nevada Baylor, Connor Rogan, Leon, Frida
Letters: W, I, A, H, N, B, C, R, L, F
Additional: Tornado on cover;
Care of magical creatures - tiger-like animal summoned from another realm has tentacles, p. 319, "The fringe of tentacles spread upright from its neck like a glowing corona with a turquoise star on each end of the ray.";
Defense Agains the Dark Arts - Fire in title, defense against Vampires;
History of Magic - Good title for our essay.
Completion PostBook: Working for Bigfoot
Author: Jim Butcher
Series: The Dresden Files
Pages: 136
Date Read: 5/21
Rating: 4 stars
Characters: Harry Dresden, Irwin, River Shoulders, Connie
Letters: W, J, B, T, D, H, I, R, S, C
Additional: Can we do something with that footprint? For a summoning/Banishing charm with a book with a foot on the cover? Or for Care of Magical Creatures? Also, title might be good for History of Magic.
Completion PostGirl Underwater
Claire Kells
5-21-2018
304 pages
4*
Characters: Avery, Colin, Lee, Tim
Letters: G, C, K, A, L, T
1 female in shadow on cover
Just to make sure anthologies count as long as I read the whole book correct?
Eternity wrote: "Just to make sure anthologies count as long as I read the whole book correct?"If it's an anthology of short stories, yes.
Completion PostBook: Curse of the Spellmans
Author: Lisa Lutz
Series: The Spellmans
Date Read: 5/21
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 409
Characters: Izzy, Henry, Rae, Olivia, Alfred, David, Morty
Letters: C, L, T, S, I, H, R, O, A, D, M
Additional: Blue/Turquoise cover; eyes on cover; History of Magic essay; Herbology - I read a hardback/MPG Chick Lit; Defense Against the Dark Arts - curse?
Completion Post
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo
Finished: 21/05/18
Pages: 281
4 stars
Characters: Ayame, Koja, Nadya, Droessen, Clara, Yeva, Semyon, Ulla, Signy, and Roffe
Letters: L, B, A, K, N, D, C, Y, S, U, and R
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo
Finished: 21/05/18
Pages: 281
4 stars
Characters: Ayame, Koja, Nadya, Droessen, Clara, Yeva, Semyon, Ulla, Signy, and Roffe
Letters: L, B, A, K, N, D, C, Y, S, U, and R
Hey guys! I haven't finished a book in a while! I'm sorry about the delay. Grad school is kicking my butt this week. I had a test yesterday, so that is out of the way. I just need to write a paper, and I have two clients today but then I will get to reading!! My next couple books are both buddy reads so that will help with the points!
Completion PostBook: Heartless
Author: Marissa Meyer
Pages: 453
Date Read: 5/21
Rating: 4 stars
Characters: Cath, Jest, Peter
Letters: H, M, C, J, P
Additional: Divination - Cath, Jest & Hatta are shown pictures by the beings at the treacle well. These pictures, which seem outrageous, (view spoiler);
Transfiguration - there are thorns, crown, heart, diamond, roses on the cover.
Book: The HeartbreakerAuthor: Ali Novak
Pages: 329
Date Read: 5/22
Rating: 4 stars
Characters: Stella, Oliver,JJ, Cara,Drew,Alec,Xander
Letters:S,O,J,C,D,A,X
Completion Post for yesterday:
When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina NannestadDate Read:
Pages:
Middle-Grade Word Count: 32,778
Important Characters: Inge Marie Jensen, Grandmother/Astrid "Dizzy" Bruland, Klaus, Chunky Jorgensen, Angelina Nordstrup, Olga and Tina Pedersen (twins)
Task: PetrificusTotalus "I" for main character Inge Marie Jensen?
Completion Post for today:
The Seafarer's Kiss by Julia EmberDate Read: May 22, 2018
Pages (YA book): 214 (story ended on page 212)
Important Characters: merfolk (Ersel [MC], Mama, Havamal, Vigdis, Cardan), Ragna, Loki (god)
Task: Divination - Prophcy/Vision is Described/Felt 2 (Aegir's mage conducts a ceremony for the mermaids that tells them how many children they can have. Ersel learns she has the most potential for child-bearing on page 52.)
Completion PostLincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders
5-22-2018
343 pages
2*
Characters: Abraham Lincoln, Willie Lincoln and a whole mess of ghosts
Letters: L, G, S, A, W
Buddy Read: My Final Thoughts
There are many, many ghosts in the story hanging out in a purgatory-like place.
Completion PostExit West
Mohsin Hamid
5-22-2018
231 pages
3*
Characters: Nadia, Saeed
Letters: E, M, H, N, S
I wanted to make this one fit for an indigo book, but TinEye calls it about 62% violet.
I hope to finish my first book this weekend.. I'm in such a reading slump, it's not funny anymore ^ but my next one will be HP buddy reads, so hopefully they'll get me in the mood again
Jen wrote: "Middle-Grade Word Count: Unavailable, but book one was just 322 pages long, had the same illustrator, and had 67,254 words, so I think this one is good to go for this challenge, too."Jen - I checked with the mods on this one just to be safe and unfortunately unless we can find a verified word count for this specific book we won't be able to use it. I did some searching but wasn't able to turn anything up. Sorry! :(
Laura wrote: "Completion PostBook: Working for Bigfoot
Additional: Can we do something with that footprint? For a summoning/Banishing charm with a book with a foot on the cover?"
I think we could use it for a Banishing charm with a bare foot on the first book. Summoning would be a stretch because there wouldn't be a footprint before you summoned a foot! ;)
That makes sense. I just went on autopilot & put both sense they’re the inverse of each other. :)
Completion PostI finished The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan. 699 pages.
Read 5-23-18
Laura wrote: "Defense Against the Dark Arts - curse"I don't know if we can use this for DADA, only because the Dark Art needs to be something in the book and not just in the title.
Plenty of other options though - just kind of going through and responding so people have an idea of what we are/aren't looking for! :)
Jen wrote: "Hey guys! I haven't finished a book in a while! I'm sorry about the delay. Grad school is kicking my butt this week. I had a test yesterday, so that is out of the way. I just need to write a paper,..."No worries Jen, thanks for taking the time to check in though! :D
I was thinking of the defense rather than the Dark Art, but I guess when it’s a defense it’s a spell, not a curse. :)
~Michelle~ wrote: "Exit West by Mohsin Hamid I wanted to make this one fit for an indigo book, but TinEye calls it about 62% violet."For the record, we don't have to stick 100% with TinEye on this one, as long as it looks good to the eye. But I agree that this is too purpley to be indigo.
was vetoed by the captain's group for Indigo.Someone posted
in the captain's group to show Indigo.Here's a few from my books that I think would count, a lot of these showed as Midnight Express (Blue) or Cherry Pie (Violet) on TinEye:
Daniela wrote: "I hope to finish my first book this weekend.. I'm in such a reading slump, it's not funny anymore ^ but my next one will be HP buddy reads, so hopefully they'll get me in the mood again"No worries! I totally understand the reading slump. May has been a slowwwww reading month for me. :(
Laura wrote: "I was thinking of the defense rather than the Dark Art, but I guess when it’s a defense it’s a spell, not a curse. :)"Hmmm, interesting point. Depending on what's coming after you, a curse COULD be self-defense, it's just a matter of what we could pair it with...
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