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BOOKS READ: Severus Snape
Title and Author: Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier
Date Read: 5/22/18
Rating: 2 stars
Page Total: 410 pages
Spell-Out Letters:
F - Flint - Character
J - Juliet Marillier - Author
M - Juliet Marillier - Author
N - Neryn - Character
S - Shadowfell - Title
Classes:
Arithmancy: 351 - 500 pages
Herbology: Hardcover book
The Vine That Ate the SouthDate Read: 05/22
Pages:208
Letters: J.D.W author
D-Dante
C-Carver
Notes: Bright yellow cover, cougar on the front, witches/demons/shaman/ devil's apprentice in the story
Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen5/22
3 stars
346 pages
E - Emma
V - Vanessa
R - Richard
T/W - Title
G, H -- author
S, P -- author
C -- Charlotte
Arithmancy -- 161 to 350
Wish You Were MineTara Sivec
5/22
3.5 stars
272 pages
E - Everett
C, J - Cameron James
A - Amelia
T, S - Author
W - Title
B - Bobby
Arithmancy -- 161 to 350
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date Read: 23 may
Page Total: 409 pages
Rating: ⭐⭐
Letters:
M - Maria Snyder - Author
P - Poison Study - Title
S - Maria Snyder - Author
V - Valek - MC
Y - Yelena - MC
Classes:
History of Magic: Part of story??
Arithmancy: 351 - 500 pgs
Defence against the dark arts: poison
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Date Read: 22 May
Page Total: 423 pgs
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Letters:
A - Anna - MC
B - Brian - MC
C - Campbell - MC
F - Anna Fitzgerald - MC's Surname
J - Jodi Picoult - Author
K - Kate - MC
M - My Sisters Keeper - Title
P - Jodi Picoult - Author
R - Julia Romana - Character
S - Susan - MC
Classes:
Arithmancy: 351 - 500 pgs
History of Magic: Part of story??
Herbology - Chick-lit book
Divination - Susan and Brian go to see a fortune teller who reads their cards
Mod
Poison in Paddington by Samantha Silver
Date Read: May 23rd
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 200
Letters:
A - Jennifer Ashton
B – Leonard Browning
C - Cassie Coburn
D – Violet Despuis
E – Jake Edmonds
J – Jake Edmonds
L – Leonard Browning
M – Michaela
S – Samantha Silver (author)
T – DCI Tony Williams
V - Violet Despuis
W – DCI Tony Williams
Classes:
Arithmancy: 161-350
Defence Against the Dark Arts: Poison
History of Magic
Transfiguration: person/woman on cover, telephone booth
Book: A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani
Read: 23.05.18
Pages: 512
Rating: ★★★★
Letters:
W - title
S - author/series
C - author
A - Agatha
T - Tedros
H - Hester
D - Dot
K - Kiko
Y - Yuba
B - Beatrix
L - (Lady) Lesso
E - Evelyn Sader
P - Pollux
M - professor Manley
Classes
CoMC - look - there are swans on cover, maybe use it for body? or feet or neck... and there is a snake on cover too :P
CoMC - aspects - good vs. evil?
Charms - fire on cover, also butterflies could be used for banishing or summonimg (I think ☺) but also butterflies means could mean happy (cheerful)
DADA - troll in the book
Transfiguration - things could be transfigured to swan, butterfly, snake, fire,... or that to something else
since it's tagged as children - word count: 96331 (ARBookfinder)
Title and Author: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Date Read: 5/23/18
Rating: 3 stars
Page Total: 240 pages
Spell-Out Letters:
C - Charles Wallace Murray - Character
E - Madeleine L'Engle - Author
M - Madeleine L'Engle - Author
O - Calvin O'Keefe - Character
W - A Wrinkle in Time - Title
Classes:
Arithmancy: 151 - 350 pages
History of Magic: A Wrinkle in Time sounds like it'll be good to use in the essay
The Edge of Everything Jeff Giles
5/23
2.5 stars
368 pages
Letters:
T -- Title
E -- Title
J -- Author first name
G -- Author last name
X - X is the Character name
Z -- Zoe
D -- Dallas
Arithmancy - 351 - 500
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Book: Secrets Collide - Kathleen Brooks
Date Read: 05.23
Page Total: 245
Rating: ★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
S - title
KB - author
GP - Gemma Perry MC
CD - Cy Davies MC
M - Miles Davies
A - Ahmed
E - Edna
N - Nabi
P - Pierce
T - Tammi
Other Tasks:
Potions - Salamander blood - Read a mystery/thriller book where someone is murdered (Gemma's sister is murdered at the start of the book)
Something we can do with the lightening on the cover?
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Book: Marriage of Inconvenience - Penny Reid
Date Read: 05.24
Page Total: 510
Rating: ★★★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
M - title
PR - author
KC, T - Kat Tanner (Caravel-Tyson) MC
DO - Daniel O'Malley MC
QS - Quinn Sullivan
J - Janie
S - Sandra
A - Alex
G - Greg
F - Fiona
E - Eugene
Title and Author: Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics by Stephen Greenblatt
Date Read: 5/24/18
Rating: 4 stars
Page Total: 224 pages
Spell-Out Letters:
G - Stephen Greenblatt - Author
S - Stephen Greenblatt - Author
T - Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics - Title
Classes:
Arithmancy: 151 - 350 pages
Autoboyography Christina Lauren
5/24
407 pages
A -- title
C, L -- author
T -- Tanner
S -- Sebastian
H -- Hailey
M -- Manny
Arithmancy -- 351 to 500
Localization: lives in Utah or LA?
Cheer charm: tagged funny 7 times?
Transfiguration: Giant book on cover?
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Book: Before Jamaica Lane - Samantha Young
Date Read: 05.24
Page Total: 432
Rating: ★★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
B - title
SY - author
OH - Olivia Holloway MC
N - Nate Sawyer MC
JW - Jo Walker
CM - Cam McCabe
E - Ellie Carmichael
A - Adam Sutherland
Other Tasks: ??
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The Idea of You Robinne Lee
372 pages
T, I: Title
R, L: Author
H: Hayes
O: Oilver
S: Solene
I: Isabelle
D: Daniel
A: Amara
L: Lulit
Arithmancy: 351 to 500
It made me cry so I don't know what we need for the one charm. I have to stop reading books that made me cry.
Title and Author: William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
Date Read: 5/25/18
Rating: 3 stars
Page Total: 174 pages
Spell-Out Letters:
C - C3PO - Character
D - Ian Doescher - Author
I - Ian Doescher - Author
K - Obi-Wan Kenobi - Character
H - Han Solo - Character
L - Luke Skywalker - Character
O - Leia Organa - Character
R - R2D2 - Character
S - Luke Skywalker - Character
V - Darth Vader - Character
W - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - Title
Classes:
Arithmancy: 151 - 350 pages
Astronomy: Star in title (though I suspect we're getting sick of stars)
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Date: 5/25/18
Rating: ★★★★
Pages: 512
Spell Out:
C - Caroline Ferriday MC
F - Caroline Ferriday MC
H - Herta Oberheuser MC
K - Kasia MC
L - Title
M - Author
O - Herta Oberheuser MC
P - Paul or Pietrik
Z - Zuzanna
Classes:
Arithmacy - 501 - 650 pages
Care of Magical Creatures - Location - New York, Poland, Germany, France
BOM:
Thread
Discussion Questions - Set 1
Discussion Questions - Set 2
Discussion Questions - Set 3
Discussion Questions - Set 4
Discussion Questions - Set 5
Mod
Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
Date Read: May 26th 2018
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 455
Letters:
B - Butch O'Neal
D - Van Dean
F - Fritz
H - Havers
J - John Matthew
L - Lash
M - Marissa
P - Phury
Q - Qhuinn
R - Rhage
V - Vishous
W - Wrath
X - Xhexania
Z - Zsadist
Classes:
Arithmancy: 351 - 500
Charms: dagger - 2 people (banishment/summoning)
History of Magic: ?
Potions: orange cover
Transfiguration: dagger on cover
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Book: Lost and Found Sisters - Jill Shalvis
Date Read: 05.25
Page Total: 385
Rating: ★★★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
L - title
JS - author
QW - Quinn Welle MC
TA - Tilly Adams MC
MH- Mick Hennessey
B - Brock Holbrook
CP - Craig Porter
G - Greta
D - Dylan
Other Tasks:
Charms - Watermaking - has body of water on it; banish/summon - dog, hat, beachbag
Transfiguration - dog, hat, beachbag
The Emperor's BladesDate Read: 5/26
Page Count:480
Spell out letters: B,S (author)
K -Kaden-MC (Monk to the Blank God)
V-Valyn-MC Apart of the Kettral (elite soldiers)
A-Adare-MC
T-Tan-SC
P-Pyrre-SC
T-Triste-SC
G-Gwenne-SC
M,U-Micijah Ut-SC
Other: Wing-Huge flying ravens, Ak'kanath-dog sized spiders, Meshkent-lord of pain and is a cat, Ananshael-God of Death, Hull-Owl King
Spells: leeches feed off emotions
Book is #1 in series
Knife/Sword on cover
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Date: 5/26/18
Rating: ★★★
Pages: 189
Spell out:
A - Alexis
B - Dr. Bleak
D - Title
J - Jack and Jill MC
M - author
S - author
Classes:
Arithmacy - 160-350 pages
Care of Magical Creatures location - The Moors (dark and Gothic in many ways)
Defense against the dark arts - Vampire
History of Magic - Book 2 in series.
Potions - There is a chest on the cover that could maybe be used as a culdron
Buddy Read:
Thread
My first comment
Bodies of WaterDate Read: 5/26
Page Count: 130
Spell out lettters: V,H,L Author
M-Milly -SC
E-Evelyn-MC
K-Kirsten-MC
P-Potter-SC
Other tasks: Rusaki (water spirits), Melusine (mermaids)
Book: One Fell Sweep
Author: Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 05.26.18
Rating: ★★★★★
Page Total: 340
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Ilona Andrews
C - Caldenia
D - Dina DeMille
E - Sean Evans
G - Wilmos Gerwar
H - Helen
I - Ilona Andrews
K - Kiran Mrak
M - Maud
O - One Fell Sweep
R - Tony Rodriguez
S - Sean Evans
T - Tony Rodriguez
W - Wing
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 161 - 350 pages
~ Care of Magical Creatures ~ Localization: Setting Texas
~ Defense Against the Dark Arts: Book has werewolves, vampires & various aliens
~ Divination: prophecy described ~ Pg 294 "You will be offered that which you cannot refuse," she whispered. "It will kill everything that is alive inside you... You cannot stop it, because you cannot deny the nature of who you are... That is my prophecy."
~ History of Magic: Title can be used maybe?
~ Potions: Flobberworm mucus - Pg 300 "And you, you obsessive asshole, you worm, you..."
Book: Sweetheart Killer
Author: Summer Prescott
Date Read: 05.12.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 139
Spell-Out Letters:
B - Spencer Bengal
C - Chas Beckett
E - Echo Willis
F - Fiona McCamish
G - Missy Gladstone-Beckett
I - INNcredibly Sweet series
K - Phillip Kellerman
M - Missy Gladstone-Beckett
P - Summer Prescott (author)
S - Sweetheart Killer
T - Timothy Eckels
W - Echo Willis
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 100-160 pgs
~ Care of Magical Creatures: Localization ~ Setting Calgon, Florida
~ Potions:
Salamander blood: Mystery where someone is murdered
Pink Cover
Fatal Chaos Marie Force
416 pages
5/26
3 stars
F: Title/author last name
M: Author first name
S: Sam
N: Nick
E: Elin
C: Celia
A/H: Avery Hill
R: Rosemary
Arithmancy -- 351 to 500
Care of Magical Creatures, Location: DC/there's an ocean on the cover
Water Making Spell -- water on cover
Transfiguration: water on cover
Book: Killer Me Green
Author: Summer Prescott
Date Read: 05.13.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 132
Spell-Out Letters:
B - Chas Beckett
C - Chas Beckett
E - Echo Willis
F - Fiona McCamish
G - Missy Gladstone-Beckett
H - Henry
I - INNcredibly Sweet series
K - Killer Me Green
M - Missy Gladstone-Beckett
P - Summer Prescott (author)
S - Spencer Bengal
T - Timothy Eckels
W - Echo Willis
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 100-160 pgs
~ Care of Magical Creatures: Localization ~ Setting Calgon, Florida
~ Potions:
Salamander Blood: Mystery where someone is murdered
Green cover / green in title
Book: Murder & Marble Cake
Author: Nancy McGovern
Date Read: 05.13.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 152
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Audrey
C - Comfort Cakes Cozy Mysteries series
E - Emily Frank
F - Emily Frank
J - Jay Frank
L - Lewis
M - Murder & Marble Cake
N - Nancy McGovern (author)
R - Rachel Rowan
S - Scott Tanner
T - Scott Tanner
W - Jackson Wyatt
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 100-160 pgs
~ Care of Magical Creatures: Localization ~ Setting Swaddle, CA
~ Potions:
Salamander Blood: Mystery where someone is murdered
Green cover / green in title
Book: Concealed in Death
Author: JD Robb
Date Read: 05.16.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 402
Spell-Out Letters:
C - Concealed in Death
D - Eve Dallas
E - Eve Dallas
F - Mavis Freestone
I - In Death
J - JD Robb (author)
M - Ian McNabb
N - Nash
P - Delia Peabody
R - Rourke
S - Summerset
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 351-500 pgs
~ Care of Magical Creatures:
Lion head on cover
Localization ~ Setting NY
~ Potions:
Salamander Blood: Mystery where someone is murdered
Book: A Kiss at Midnight
Author: Eloisa James
Date Read: 05.17.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 370
Spell-Out Letters:
A - A Kiss at Midnight
B - Jonas Berwick
D - Katherine Daltry
E - Eloisa James
F - Fairy Tales series
G - Gabriel
H - Henry
J - Eloisa James
K - A Kiss at Midnight
L - Leo
M - Mariona Daltry
V - Victoria Daltry
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 351-500 pgs
~ Care of Magical Creatures: Localization ~ Setting England
~ Potions: Blue cover
~ Transfiguration: ?
Book: Storming the Castle
Author: Eloisa James
Date Read: 05.17.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 138
Spell-Out Letters:
B - Jonas Berwick
D - Phillipa Damson
E - Eloisa James
F - Fairy Tales series
G - Gabriel
J - Eloisa James
K - Kate
P - Phillipa Damson
R - Rodney
S - Storming the Castle
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 100-160 pgs
~ Care of Magical Creatures: Localization ~ Setting England
Book: Lover Reborn
Author: JR Ward
Date Read: 05.20.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 590
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Autumn/No'One
B - Black Dagger Brotherhood series
F - Fritz Perlmutter
J - JR Ward
L - Lover Reborn
M - John Matthew
N - Autumn/No'One
P - Fritz Perlmutter
Q - Qhuinn
S - Saxton
T - Tohrment
V - Vishous
W - JR Ward
X - Xhex
Z - Zypher
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 501-650 pgs
~ Care of Magical Creatures: Localization ~ Setting Caldwell, NY
~ Defense Against the Dark Arts: Book with vampires
~ Herbology: A Large Pot ~ 55% Brown (accding to Tineye) + 590 pgs
Book: When Beauty Tamed the Beast
Author: Eloisa James
Date Read: 05.20.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 372
Spell-Out Letters:
E - Eloisa James
F - Fairy Tales series
G - Gavan
J - Eloisa James
L - Linnet Berry Thrynne
P - Piers Yelverton
S - Sebastien
T - Linnet Berry Thrynne
W - When Beauty Tamed the Beast
Y - Piers Yelverton
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 351-500 pgs
~ Care of Magical Creatures:
Lion on cover
Localization ~ Setting England
~ Transfiguration: Lion into man?
Book: When Darkness Comes
Author: Alexandra Ivy
Date Read: 05.23.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 359
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Alexandra Ivy
B - Abby Barlow
D - Dante
G - Guardians of Eternity series
I - Alexandra Ivy
V - Viper
W - When Darkness Comes
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 351-500 pgs
~ Defense Against the Dark Arts: Book with vampires, demons, witches & wizards
Book: Seduced by a Pirate
Author: Eloisa James
Date Read: 05.24.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 128
Spell-Out Letters:
B - Griffin Barry
C - Colin
E - Eloisa James
F - Fairy Tales series
G - Griffin Barry
J - Eloisa James
M - Mrs. McGillycuddy
P - Phoebe
S - Seduced by a Pirate
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 100-160 pgs
~ Care of Magical Creatures: Localization ~ Setting England
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Book: Tempting Fate - Alissa Johnson
Date Read: 05.26
Page Total: 322
Rating: ★★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
T - title
AJ - author
P - series
MB - Mirabelle Browning MC
WC - Whittaker Cole MC
K - Katie Cole
E - Evie Cole
D - Alex Durmant
S - Sophie Durmant
F - William Fletcher
Jane's Melody Ryan Winfield
336 pages
J -- title
R, W -- author
C -- Caleb
G -- Grace
Arithmancy -- 161 to 350
Flashes of War by Katey Schultz
Date: 5/27/18
Pages: 200
Rating: ★★★★
Spell Out
F - Title
K - Author
S - Author
These are short stories so I could go searching in each story for character names but since this is a green cover and I think it is being used for potions I'm not going to go through and get them.
Other
Arithmacy 161-350
Care of magical creatures - Location - Iraq, Afghanistan, Appalachia
Potion - 86.2 %Chalet Green (Green)
Transfiguration - Toy soldier on the cover transform into real soldier or something else into toy.
Title and Author: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
Date Read: 5/12
Page Total: 224
Spell-Out Letters:
C - Title
M- Author
Rating (optional): 3
Cover (optional): orange
Title and Author: Locked In Silence by Sloane Kennedy
Date Read: 5/27/18
Page Total: 268
Spell-Out Letters:
L - Title
K - Author
S - Author
N - MC
D - MC
Other Tasks:
Transfiguration: lock to open?
Rating (optional): 5 stars
Cover (optional): n/a
Title and Author: Something Like Spring by Jay Bell
Date Read: 5/25/18
Page Total: 452
Spell-Out Letters:
S - Title
J - Author
B- Author
J - MC
C - MC
W - MC
B - MC
T - MC
Other Tasks:
Transfiguration: Spring to summer
Rating (optional): 5 stars
Cover (optional): n/a
Title and Author: Hell & High Water by Charlie CochetDate Read: 5/19
Page Total: 297
Spell-Out Letters:
H - Title
C - Author
D - MC
A - MC
Other Tasks:
Rating (optional): 4 stars
Cover (optional):
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Book: Into the Fire - Amanda Usen
Date Read: 05.27
Page Total: 202
Rating: ★★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
I - title
AU - author
H - series
LG - Lila Grant MC
JC - Jackson Calabrese MC
Title and Author: William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher
Date Read: 5/27/18
Rating: 3 stars
Page Total: 172 pages
Spell-Out Letters:
C - C3PO - Character
D - Ian Doescher - Author
H - Han Solo - Character
I - Ian Doescher - Author
L - Luke Skywalker - Character
O - Leia Organa - Character
R - R2D2 - Character
S - Luke Skywalker - Character
V - Darth Vader - Character
W - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back
Y - Yoda - Character
Classes:
Arithmancy: 151 - 350 pages
Mod
Sinful Cinderella by Anita Valle
Date Read: May 28th
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 158
Letters:
A - Anita Valle (author)
C - Cinderella
E - Prince Edward
L - Lunilla
M - Melody
S - title
V - Anita Valle (author)
Classes:
Arithmancy: 100-160
Charms: banishing/summoning (crown)
Transfiguration: crown
Book: Tangle of Need
Author: Nalini Singh
Date Read: 05.27.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 422
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Adria Morgan
B - Bowen
D - Riaz Delgado
E - Evie
H - Hawke
I - Indigo
J - Judd
K - Kaleb
L - Sienna Lauren
M - Adria Morgan
N - Nalini Singh
P - Psy-Changeling
R - Riaz Delgado
S - Nalini Singh
T - Tangle of Need
V - Vasic
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 351-500 pgs
~ Charms: Maybe Cheering? Maybe match with someone laughing on cover?
~ Defense Against the Dark Arts: Book about shifters
Book: Every Heart a Doorway
Author: Seanan McGuire
Date Read: 05.27.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 176
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Angela
C - Christopher
E - Every Heart a Doorway
J - Jack & Jill
K - Kade
L - Lundy
M - Seanan McGuire
N - Nancy
S - Seanan McGuire
W - Wayward Children series
Other Tasks:
~ Arithmancy: 161-350 pgs
~ Transfiguration: Maybe something with the forest or the doorway?
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Book: Unspoken - Lauren Hawkeye
Date Read: 05.28
Page Total: 148
Rating: ★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
U - title
LH - author
F - series
EK - Ellie Kendrick MC
DG - Dominic Gabriel MC
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Book: Every Heart a Doorway
Author: Seanan McGuire
Date Read: 05.27.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 176
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Date Read: 05/22
Pages: 531
Classes:
Divination- where a prophecy/vision is described/felt (Seer sees into the future and tells the
special snowflakeMC that she's THE chosen one who will bring back magic to Orisha and save all the Majis thus she needs to climb mountains and slaydragonsmagic-hater humans and be strong and endure and all that pep talk) ---> I could rant all day haha!BOM:
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