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BOOKS READ: Bellatrix Lestrange
Title/Author: House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg
Date Read: 5-18-2018
Page Number: 352
Challenge: Divination: Published in the future
Expected publication: June 12th 2018 by Candlewick Press
Spell Out Letters:
H title
L author
R author
M character – Maud (what L.M. Montgomery is called)
Completion postBook Title/Author: In the Mean Time by Paul Tremblay
Date Read: 18.05.2018
Pages: 280
Classes: Can be used for
History of Magic
Portions (pinkish/purple cover)
Spell-out letters:
I (title)
P (author)
T (author)
K (character) - Kate
V - Veronica
N - Nicholas
C - Cassie
A - Anderbine
F - Florida
H - Harold
D - Diane
Completion postBook Title/Author: The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero
Date Read: 19.05.2018
Pages: 289
Spell-out letters:
T, D (title)
G, S (author)
T, B (author)
G, S (character) - Greg Sistero
T, W (character) - Tommy Wiseau
Completion Post
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Read: 5/19/18
Pages: 272
Rating: 3.5 stars
Spell Out:
A -Title
S-Author - Sara
M-Author -Mass
R-Character- Rhys
F-Character - Feyhre
E- Character -Elaine
C-Character-Cassian
T-Character-Tamlin
Classes:
Divination: Fehyre describes the Bone Carvers vision of her and Rhys' future son
Buddy Read: Buddy Read Link
Title/Author: Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Date Read: 5-19-2018
Page Number: 998
Spell Out Letters:
A title
N author
S author
E character – Erasmas
L character – Lio
A character Arsibalt
J character – Jesry
O character – Orolo
T character – Tulia
C character - Cord
Becoming Mrs. Lockwood by K.I. Lynn
Date Read: 18/5/18
Pages: 476
Classes:
Summoning: Shirt on
Banishing: Shirt off
History of Magic
SpellItOut
A - Character Aaron
B - Title
C - Character Carson
D - Character Daniel
T - Character Talia
S - Character Sophie
O - Character Oliver
N - Character Natalie
W - Character Wren
L - Character LN Lockwood
J - Character Julia
M - Character Miles
Cinderella's Cowboy by Roxanne Snopek
Date Read: 19/5/18
Pages: 148
Classes:
Transfiguration: Cowboy Hat
Spellout
A - Character LN Chad Anders
C - Title
D - Character DeeDee
E - Character Eric
H - Character LN Cynthia Henley
J - Character Joanne
L - Character Leda
M - Character Maddie
R - Author
S - Author
Completion postBook Title/Author: Dark Hollow by John Connolly
Date Read: 20.05.2018
Pages: 458
Spell-out letters:
D (title)
J (author)
C (author)
P (Parker)
B (Billy)
S (Stritch)
T (Tony)
K (Kyle)
Title/Author: The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz
Date Read: 5-20-2018
Page Number: 288
Spell Out Letters:
L title
C author
W author
N character Norma
W character Wallace
Completion Post
The Shimmering Road
Read: 5/20/18
Pages: 416
Rating: 4 stars
Spell Out:
T,S -Title
H-Author - Hester
Y-Author -Young
M-Character- Micky
N-Character - Noah
C- Character -Charlie
P-Character-Pam
Classes:
Charms: Water making (Dry land without water)
Divination: Charlie has visions of people that have been killed
Buddy Read: Buddy Read Link
Completion Post
Book Title/ Author: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / J.K. Rowling
Date Read: May 21, 2018
Pages: 320
Spell Out Letters:
A - Albus Dumbledore
D - Albus Dumbledore
G - Hermione Granger
H - title
L - Neville Longbottom
M - Draco Malfoy
N - Neville Longbottom
P - Potter
R- Ron Weasley
S - Severus Snape
Additional Task : Buddy Read - Joining post. First interaction post. First summary/thoughts post.
Completion Post
Dearest Ivie by J.R. Ward
Date Read: 21/5/18
Rating: 5*
Pages: 145
SpellOut
B - Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood
D - Title
I - Character: Ivie
P - Character: Pritchard
R - Character: Rebus
S - Character: Silas
W - Author LN: Ward
Buddy Read: Link
Mongrel by K.Z. Snow
read 2018/05/20
202 pgs
DoD
Vampire character, will match with sunshine book (i'm currently reading)
Title/Author: Lear's Shadow by Claire Holden Rothman
Date Read: 5-21-2018
Page Number: 304
Challenge: Divination: published in the future
Expected publication: July 10th 2018 by Penguin Books Canada
Spell Out Letters:
L title
C author
H author
R author
B character – Bea Rose
A character – Arthur
W character - White
C character - Cara
The Summer Hideaway by Susan Wiggs
Date Read - 5/21/18
Pages - 432
Spell it Out:
S, W - Author
S - Title
C, T - Claire Turner
R, B - Ross Bellamy
G, B - George Bellamy
N, S - Natalie Sweet
V, J - Vance Jordan
Classes:
Herbology - Ear Muffs - ChickLit/Fluffy book
Potions - Honeywater - A romance book with a body of water on the cover
A Million Little Things by Susan Mallery
Date Read - 5/23/18
Pages - 368
Spell it Out:
M - Title
S, M - Author
Z, S - Zoe Saldivar
M, S - Miguel Saldivar
B - Jen Beldon
K, B - Kirk Beldon
L - Lucas
P, E - Pam Eiland
S, E - Steven Eiland
C - Chad
Classes:
Charms - Firemaking Spell - There are fireworks on the cover, maybe this can work?
Herbology - Ear Muffs - fluffy/chick-lit book
Potions - Honey water - romance book with a body of water on the cover
Title/Author: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Date Read: 5-23-2018
Page Number: 936
Challenge: A large pot:Read a brown cover book with 500+ pages
25% Tussock (brown) 18% Jambalaya (brown) 15.6% Clinker (brown) 11% McKenzie (brown) 6.1% Rob Roy (brown) 4.1% Alert Tan (brown) 3.3% Flame Pea (brown) = 83.1% Brown Cover
Spell Out Letters:
S title
G author
D author
R author
L characters– Lin Ford and Lisa
K character – Karla Saraanen
P character Prabaker
N character - Nazeer
D character – Dider
A characters – Abde Khader Khan and Abdullah Taheri
Completion Post
Read 5/22/18
Pages: 512
BOTM Buddy Read thread
Also participated in book discussion
Spell:
L (title)
M (author)
K (author)
C (character)
P (character)
S (character)
H ( character)
Completion Post
Book Title/ Author: War Storm / Victoria Aveyard
Date Read: May 23, 2018
Pages: 672
Spell Out Letters:
A - author Victoria Aveyard
B - character Mare Barrow
C - character Tiberias Calore
D - character Diana Farley
E - character Evangeline Samos
F - character Diana Farley
I - character Iris Cygnet
K - character Kilorn Warren
L - character Anabel Lerolan
M - character Mare Barrow
S - character Evangeline Samos
T - character Tiberias Calore
V - author Victoria Aveyard
W - title
Additional Task : I think we had this earmarked for Arithmancy, 651-800 pages
Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
5/17/18
p258
3 stars
W-title
J-Author
M-Author
Title/Author: Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds
Date Read: 5-23-2018
Page Number: 183
Challenge: Brew the Potion colour – Turquoise (in title)
Spell Out Letters:
D title
A author
R author/character – Richard
S character - Swift
N character – Naqi
O character - Okpik
Completion Post
Lilac Girls
Read: 5/23/18
Pages: 487
Rating: 5 stars
Spell Out:
L -Title
M-Author - Mary
K-Author -Kelly
C-Character- Caroline
F-Character - Ferriday
H- Character -Herta
O-Character-Oberhauser
P-Character - Paul
R-Character-Rodierre
Classes:
Transfiguration -blooming lilacs paired with dead tree below?
BOM Discussion: Buddy Read Link 1, Buddy Read Link 2, Buddy Read Link 3
Completion Post
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Read: 5/23/18
Pages: 190
Rating: 3 stars
Spell Out:
D -Title
M-Author - Mcguire
S-Author -Seanan
J-Character- Jack
B-Character - Bleak
C- Character -Chester
W-Character-Wolcott
L-Character - Louise
Classes:
Potions - Flubberworm mucus - Loc1524, "trailed between her fingers like a rainbow of worms"
Transfiguration: Dead tree, paired with blooming lilac in post above?
Buddy Read: Buddy Read Link
Yours for Christmas by Susan Mallery
Read - 5/24/18
Pages - 123
Spell it Out:
Y - Title
S, M - Author
B, V - Bailey Voss
C, V - Chloe Voss
K, S - Kenny Scott
M, T - Marsha Tilson
N, B - Noelle Boylan
P - Paul Jennings
Classes:
Potions - Lionfish Spines - Read a skinny book (under 125 pages)
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Date Read: 20/5/18
Pages: 342
Spellout
A - Author: Anne
C - Character: Claudia
D - Character: Daniel
I - Title
L - Character: Louis
M - Character LN: Daniel Malloy
T - Series: The Vampire Chronicles
V - Series: The Vampire Chronicles
Blood Vow by J.R. Ward
Date Read: 22/5/18
Pages: 481
Spellout:
A - Character: Axe
B - Title B
E - Character: Elise
J - Author FN
L - Character: Lassiter
M - Character: Mary
P - Character: Peyton
R - Character: Rhage
T - Character: Troy
W - Author LN
Classes: DADA - blood ward defend against mages
Completion postBook Title/Author: The Haunting of Rookward House by Darcy Coates
Date Read: 24.05.2018
Pages: 225
Spell-out letters: T, H, D, C, G (Guy), T (Thomas), A (Amy)
Completion Post
Braving the Rapids
Read: 5/25/18
Pages: 282
Rating: 3 stars
Spell Out:
B -Title
W-Author - Witt
P-Character- Paxton
J-Character - Jordan
R- Character -Rob
M-Character-Matt
S-Character - Steve
A-Chracter - Abel
F-Character -Fleece
Classes:
Charms-Water making
Lincoln in the Bardo
5/23
2 stars
343 p
Buddy Read Points: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
L-Title
G-Author
S-author
W-Willie
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Date Read: 26/5/18
Rating: 5*
Pages: 223
Fits: Hardcover book
Buddy Read
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Date read: 5/26/18
Rating: 5 stars
Pages: 525
BotM 1st post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Spell-outs: Z (mc), C (title), L (name of series), T (author, mc), A (author, mc), I (mc), B (sc), M (sc),
Z - Zelie
I - Inan
B - Binta/Baba
M - Mama Agba
Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns by R.L. Stine
Date read: 5/26/18
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 113
Class: Potions (Lionfish spines)
Spell-outs: A (title), G (series name), R (author), S (author), D (mc), W (mc), L (sc), T (sc)
D - Drew
W - Walker
L - Lee
T - Tabby
Read 5/27/18
376 pages
Spell:
T - Title
E - Title
L - Athor
W - Author
B - Character
V - Character
A - Character
G - Character
J - Character
Completion postBook Title/Author: The Real-Town Murders by Adam Roberts
Date Read: 27.05.2018
Pages: 241
Spell-out letters:
T - Title
R- Title
A - Author
M - Character
P - Character
L - Character
Book Title/Author: Mostly Void, Partially Stars by Joseph Fink Jeffrey Cranor
Date Read: 27.05.2018
Pages: 309
Spell-out letters:
M - Title
J - Author
F - Author
C - Author
P - Character
T - Character
D - Character
Title/Author:Alchemy and Academe : A Collection of Original Stories Concerning Themselves with Transmutations, Mental and Elemental, Alchemical and Academic by Anne McCaffrey
Date Read: 5/27/2018
Page Number: 271
Challenge: Potions; Collect the equipment – Cauldron on cover
Spell Out Letters:
A – title/author
M - author
Title/Author: The Sun Sword by Michelle West
Date Read: 5/27/2018
Page Number: 957
Challenge: Astronomy SUN 0.02 points per page = 19 points
Spell Out Letters:
S title
M author
W author
K character – Kiriel
D character – Diora
V character – Valden
A character – Auralis
T character -Teresa
R character Ramiro Callesta
K character - Kallandras
M character - Meralonne
J character – Jay
A character - Avandar
]Title/Author: Black and Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge
Date Read: 5/27/2018
Page Number: 422
Challenge: Brew the Potion colour – Orange
Spell Out Letters:
B – title/author
E - author
Quickening, Vol. 1by Amy Lane
316 pgs
Spells
A, L - Author Amy Lane
G, V - Character Vernal Green
B - Braken
C, K - Cory Kirkpatrick
N - Nicky
M - Max
R - Renny
E - Ellis
I - Iris
Head on Cover...
Potions - Flobberworm mucus
Bright Green?
Defense Against Dark arts
Werewolves, vampires
Completion Post
Calamity
Read: 5/27/18
Pages: 417
Rating: 4 stars
Spell Out:
C -Title
B-Author - Brandon
S-Character- Sanderson
D-Character - David
M- Character -Meaghan
J-Character-Johnathon
P-Character - Phaedrus
A-Chracter - Abraham
T-Character -Tia
Completion Post
A Fall of Water
Read: 5/27/18
Pages: 361
Rating: 4 stars
Spell Out:
A -Title
E-Author - Elizabeth
H-Author- Hunter
G-Character- Gio
V-Character - Vechio
B- Character -Beatrice
D-Character-Dez
L-Character - Lucien
A-Chracter - Abel
M-Character -Matt
C-Character-Carwyn
T-Character -Tenzin
Classes:
Charms-Banishing charm, books on shelf (I could then read a shelf without books)
Defense against dark arts - vampires!
CompletionDeath on the Nile
Date: 14/05/18
Rating: ****
Potions - Yellow Cover
Spell out:
H (MC-Hercule)
P (MC-Poirot)
A (Author)
L (MC- Linette)
Hope I have done this right!
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Read: 5/18/18
Pages: 176
Rating: 4 stars
Spell Out:
H -Title
N-Author - Nnedi
O-Author -Okorafor
B-Character- Binti
A-Character - Ariya
V- Character -Vera
Classes:
Magical Creature - tentacles
Potions - indigo