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BOOKS READ: Severus Snape
Book: A Great and Terrible Beauty
Date: 21/5/1
Pages: 403
Letters:
A G -Title
L B -Author
G D -Gemma Doyle
K -Kartik
F W -Felicity Worthington
P C -Pippa Cross
V -Virginia Doyle
E -Elizabeth
T -Tom
M -Miss Moore
N -Mrs. Nightwing
S R -Sarah Rees-Toome
M H -Martha Hawthorne
I -Ithal
J D -John Doyle
Classes:
Arithmancy: 351-500
Dark Arts: Witches/magic/evil spirit/nymphs
Divination: Prophecy/visions -MC has visions of another character dying. Also, there are crystal balls and tarot cards in the story but I don't remember if they're used or if the visions come from the MC.
History of Magic -I guess
Transfiguration -To/from person or dress
Book: Rebel Angels
Date: 31/5/1
Pages: 584
Letters:
R -Title
L B -Author
G D -Gemma Doyle
K -Kartik
F W -Felicity Worthington
A B -Ann Bradshaw
P C -Pippa Cross
E -Elizabeth
T -Tom
M -Miss Moore
N -Mrs. Nightwing
S R -Sarah Rees-Toome
J D -John Doyle
Classes:
Arithmancy: 501-650
Dark Arts: Witches/magic/evil spirit/gorgon/nymphs /ghosts
Defense: Angels (maybe?)
Divination: Prophecy/visions
History of Magic -I guess
Transfiguration -To/from person or dress
Moxie Jennifer Mathieu
335 pages
5 stars
6/5
M: title, author last name
J: author first name
V: Vivian
S: Seth
C: Claudia
L: Lucy
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Date: 6/4/18
Rating: ★★★★
Pages: 240
Spells:
G - Gregory Samsa character
H - author
M - Title/author
Other:
Potions it has a yellow cover.
Book: Sticks & Stones
Author: Abigail Roux & Madeleine Roux
Date Read: 06.03.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 322
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Abigail Roux
B - Richard Burns
C - Cut & Run series
D - Deacon
E - Earl
G - Ty Grady
M - Madeleine Urban
R - Abigail Roux
S - Sticks & Stones
T - Ty Grady
U - Madeleine Urban
Z - Zane Garrett
Book: Cake
Author: J. Bengtsson
Date Read: 06.04.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 611
Spell-Out Letters:
B - J. Bengtsson
C - Cake
J - Jake McKallister
K - Kyle
L - Bob Lassen
M - Michelle
S - Scott
Book: Written in Red
Author: Anne Bishop
Date Read: 06.04.18
Rating: ★★★★★
Page Total: 514
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Anne Bishop
B - Anne Bishop
C - Meg Corbyn
D - Douglas Burke
E - Elliot
H - Henry
J - Jester
K - Karl
M - Meg Corbyn
N - Nathan
O - The Others series
S - Simon
T - Tess
V - Vladimir
W - Written in Red
Other Tasks:
~ Divination: Meg uses cuts on her skin to see visions (tools)
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Book: The Lost Hero
Author: Rick Riordan
Date Read: 06.05.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 557
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Annabeth Chase
C - Annabeth Chase
G - Jason Grace
H - Heroes of Olympus series
J - Jason Grace
L - The Lost Hero
M - Piper McLean
P - Piper McLean
R - Rick Riordan
T - Thalia
V - Leo Valdez
Book: The Theory of Second Best
Author: J. Bengtsson
Date Read: 06.05.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 526
Spell-Out Letters:
B - J. Bengtsson
C - Carl
D - Dale
J - Jake
K - Kyle
M - Marsha
T - The Theory of Second Best
W - Kenzie Williams
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Book: Stolen - Ron Vitale
Date Read: 06.04
Page Total: 226
Rating: ★★1/2
Spell-Out Letters:
S - title
RV - author
C - series
R - Renee MC
P - Phoebe MC
J - Jeremiah
M - Mab
H - Henri
Other Tasks:
Divination - Read three books where a prophecy/vision is described/felt -- if needed - Sophie/Cinderella has a vision at the beginning of the book where her daughter is shot by Queen Mab
Book: Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat
Read: 06.06.18
Rating: ★★★★
Pages: 360
Letters:
P - title
C - author
D - Damen
L - Laurent
O - Orlant
G - Govart
J - Jord
P - Paschal
A - Aimeric
Author: Lian Hearn
Read: 06/05
352 pages
Astronomy: Moon on title
LH:author
B: title
T: series name
KS: character- Kaede Shirakawa
O: character- Otori
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Book: Citizen Insane - Karen Cantwell
Date Read: 06.06
Page Total: 186
Rating: ★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
C - title
K - author
B - series
M - Barbara Marr MC R
W - Roz Walker
PO - Peggy O'Malley
H - Howard Marr
S - Shashi Kapoor
A - Amber Marr
KJ/U - Krystle Jennings/Kiki Urbanowski
Dumplin' Julie Murphy
6/6
384 pages
4 stars
B: Bo
C: Callie
D: title
E: Ellen
H: Hannah
J: author first name
L: Lee
M: author last name
T: Tim
W: Willowdean
Could be good for a story with the title.
Title and Author: The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
Date Read: 6/7/18
Rating: 3 stars
Page Total: 256 pages
Spell-Out Letters:
B - S.A. Bodeen - Author
C - The Compound - Title
E - Eli Yanakakis - Character
L - Lexie Yanakakis - Character
R - Rex Yanakakis - Character
S - S.A. Bodeen - Author
T - Therese Yanakakis - Character
Y - Rex Yanakakis - Character
Classes:
Arithmancy: 161 - 350 pages
Title and Author: A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
Date Read: 6/7/18
Rating: 2 stars
Page Total: 374 pages
Spell-Out Letters:
D - Katherine Daltry - Character
E - Eloisa James - Author
G - Gabriel (not including ridiculous long name) - Character
J - Eloisa James - Author
K - A Kiss at Midnight - Title
V - Victoria Daltry - Character
Classes:
Arithmancy: 351 - 500 pages
Charms: Summoning charm perhaps since she's lost her shoe, this could be the before, the after could be a shoe on a foot
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Book: Seven Viking Romances - Anonymous
Date Read: 06.07
Page Total: 303
Rating: ★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
S - title
O - Odd
Assassin's ApprenticePage Count:392
Date Read: 6/8
Rating : 5 stars
Spell out letters: R,H (Author)
F-Fitz-MC
B-Burrich-SC
C-Chivarly-SC
V-Verity-SC
R-Rurisk-SC
K-Kettricken-SC
S-Shrewd-SC
First in series
Deer and skull on the cover
Mod
Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
Date Read: une 8th
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 375
Letters:
D - character: Devon Ravenel
E - character: Ethan Ransom
G - character: Garrett Gibson
H - title
J - Sir Jasper Jenkyn
K - author
L - author
P - character: Pauline
R - character: Ethan Ransom
W - character: West Ravenel
Classes:
Arithmancy: 351-500
Charms: summoning/banishing (necklace)
History of Magic:
Potions: pink cover
Transfiguration: necklace, dress
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Solar BonesPage Count: 224
Date Read: 6/8
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Spell out letters:
M,C-Marcus Conway -MC
A-Agness-SC
stream of consciousness
Black and Blue Anna Quindlen
288 pages
6/8
2 stars
A -- author first name
B -- title
C -- Crenshaw (MC last name)
F -- Fran
M -- Mike
Q -- author last name
R -- Robert
Book: Road to the Sun by Keira Andrews
Read: 07.06.18
Rating: ★★★★
Pages: 246 (my edition doesn't have pages entered, so I went with default one)
Letters
R - title
K A - author
J - Jason Kellerman
M - Maggie Kellerman
B H - Ben Hettler
D - Dee
S - Shelly
T - Tim
Classes:
Astronomy - Sun in the title
Book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Read: 09.06.18
Rating: ★★★★★
Pages: 358
Letters
H - title
S C - author
K E - Katniss Everdeen
P M - Peeta Mellark
T - Effie Trinket
A - Haymitch Abernathy
G - Gale
R - Rue
F - Ceasar Flickerman
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Book: Fuel for Fire - Julie Ann Walker
Date Read: 06.08
Page Total: 386
Rating: ★★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
F - title
JW - author
B - series
CD - Chelsea Duvall
Z - Dagan Zoelner
ES - Emily Stone
AV - "Ace" Ventura
RM - Roper Morrison
P - Rusty Parker
Other Tasks:
Charms - Fire-Making Spell -- Fire in title; flames on cover
DADA - fire as a defence
Transfiguration - turn a man into anything... dog, woman, crab, pig, any animal we have on a cover. I like dog or pig myself!
Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
Date Read: 6/8/18
Rating: ★★★★
Pages: 375
Letters:
D - character: Devon Ravenel
E - character: Ethan Ransom
G - character: Garrett Gibson
H - title
J - Sir Jasper Jenkyn
K - author
L - author
P - character: Pauline
R - character: Ethan Ransom
W - character: West Ravenel
Classes:
Arithmancy: 351-500
Charms: summoning/banishing (necklace)
History of Magic:
Potions: pink cover
Transfiguration: necklace, dress
Buddy Read:
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Book: Scourged by Kevin Hearne
Read: 09.06.18
Rating: ★★★ ½
Pages: 288
Letters
*it was audio so I might miss someone*
S - title
K H - author
I - series (The Iron Druid Chronicles)
A O - Atticus O’Sullivan
G M - Granuaile MacTiernan
L - Loki
F - Flidais
W - Sun Wukong
C - Coyote
B - Brighid
Classes:
Charms - fire on the cover?
DADA - fae, giants, draugars, yeti
Divination - tool - character is tyromancer so she sees future in patterns of curdling and coagulation while making cheese
Divination - prophecy - see above - she predicts when and where attack will be
Transfiguration - sword?
Title and Author: Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain
Date Read: 5/31
Page Total: 254
Spell-Out Letters:
Title
K
O
A
Series: L - Love in Laguna
Author: T
Author: L
MC: B - Billy
MC: S - Shaz
Title and Author: The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune
Date Read: 5/30
Page Total: 400
Spell-Out Letters:
Title:
L
S
H
Series - S - (Tales From Verania )
Author
T
L
K
Characters
S- SAm
R -Ryan
G - Gary
T_- Tiggy
M - Morgan
Other Tasks: Defense
Title and Author: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Date Read: 6/7
Page Total: 374
Spell-Out Letters:
Title
R
P
O
Author
E
C
Characters
W - Wade Owen Watts,
O - Ogden Morrow,
P - Parzival, Aech,
J - James Donovan
H - Halliday,
A - Art3mis,
K - Kira Morrow,
D - Daito,
S - Shoto, & Sorrento.
N - Nolan
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WenjackPages:112
Date Read:6/9
Rating: 4 stars
Spell out: J,B-Author
C-Charlie-MC
A bunch of animals on the cover
Book: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
Author: JK Rowling
Date Read: 06.07.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 304
Spell-Out Letters:
B - Credence Barebone
C - Credence Barebone
F - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
G -Percival Graves
H - Henry Shaw
J - Jacob Kowalski
K - Jacob Kowalski
M - Mary Lou
P - Percival Graves
Q - Queenie
R - JK Rowling
S - Seraphina Picquery
T - Tina
HP BR:
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Book: Magic Burns
Author: Ilona Andrews
Date Read: 06.08.18
Rating: ★★★★★
Page Total: 272
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Ilona Andrews
B - Bran
C - Curran Lennart
D - Derek Gaunt
G -Ghastek Stefanoff
I - Ilona Andrews
J - Jim Shrapshire
K - Kate Daniels
L - Curran Lennart
M - Magic Burns
N - Andrea Nash
O - Julie Olsen
R - Red
S - Jim Shrapshire
Other Tasks:
~ Care of Magical Creatures: Lion mane
BR:
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Book: The Son of Neptune
Author: Rick Riordan
Date Read: 06.09.18
Rating: ★★★★
Page Total: 521
Spell-Out Letters:
E - Ella
F - Frank Zhang
G - Gaea
H - Heroes of Olympus series
J - Percy Jackson
L - Hazel Levesque
O - Octavian
P - Percy Jackson
R - Rick Riordan
S - The Son of Neptune
Z - Frank Zhang
Other Tasks:
~ Astronomy: Neptune in title
Feedback Mira Grant
512 pages
6/9
3 stars
A: Ash
B: Ben
F: title
G: Author last name
M: Author first name
N: Newsflesh series
I think we were going to use this for a class.
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Book: Straight Up - Deirdre Martin
Date Read: 06.09
Page Total: 353
Rating: ★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
S - title
DM - author
W - series
A - Aislinn McCafferty
LO - Liam O'Brien
J - Jack
P - Padraig
F - Fergus Purcell
S - David Shields
T - Teague Daly
N - Nora McCafferty
E - Erin O'Brien
Mod
Red Dirt Heart 3 by N.R. Walker
Date Read: June 10th
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 287
Letters:
C - character: Charlie Sutton
E - character: Ernie
G - character: George
L - character: Laura
N - character: Nara
R - title
S - character: Sam
T - character: Travis
W - author
Classes:
Arithmancy: 161-350
Herbology: dirt in title
Potions: red in title
Transfiguration: boot on cover
Artemis by Andy Weir
Date: June 10, 2018
Rating: ★★★
Pages: 305
Spells:
A - Title
B - Bob (character)
D - Dale (character)
J - Jazz (character)
L - Lene Landvik (chracter)
R - Rudy (character)
S - Svoboda
Classes:
Location: The Moon
Banishing Charm: The moon is covering the sun. Banish the Sun if we have a book with the Sun on the cover.
Transformation: Eclipse Diamond Ring on the cover into a diamond ring.
Buddy Read:
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Book: Aphrodite's Kiss - Julie Kenner
Date Read: 06.10
Page Total: 404
Rating: ★★★
Spell-Out Letters:
A - title
JK - author
P - series
ZS - Zoe Smith
GT - George Taylor
D - Deena
H - Hoop
L - Lane Kent
M - Mordechai
We Are All Made of Stars Rowan Coleman
6/10
2 stars
432 pages
Spell Out Letters:
B -- Ben
C -- author last name
H -- Hope
I -- Issy
R -- author first name
S -- Stella
V -- Vincent
Also works for:
Herbology: has chick-lit as MPG
Book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Author: JK Rowling
Date Read: 06.10.18
Rating: ★★★★★
Page Total: 324
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Albus Dumbledore
D - Draco Malfoy
F - Fred Weasley
G - Hermoine Granger
H - Harry Potter
J - JK Rowling
L - Neville Longbottom
M - Draco Malfoy
N - Neville Longbottom
O - Oliver Wood
P - Harry Potter
Q - Quirinus Quirrell
R - JK Rowling
S - Severus Snape
V - Vernon Dursley
W - Ron Weasley
Other Tasks:
~ Transfiguration: Owl on cover?
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Book: The Bat
Author: Jo Nesbo
Date Read: 06.10.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 374
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Andrew Kensington
B - The Bat
E - Birgitta Enquist
H - Harry Hole
J - Jo Nesbo
K - Andrew Kensington
L - Sergey Lebie
M - Neil McCormack
N - Jo Nesbo
O - Otto Rechtnagel
R - Robin Toowoomba
S - Sergey Lebie
T - Robin Toowoomba
W - Larry Watkins
Y - Yong Sue
BR:
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Book: Leah on the Offbeat
Author: Becky Albertalli
Date Read: 06.10.18
Rating: ★★★
Page Total: 368
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Becky Albertalli
B - Becky Albertalli
C - Creekwood series
G - Garrett
L - Leah on the Offbeat
M - Morgan
N - Nick
S - Simon
T - Taylor
Turquoise cover!
BOM:
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What Einstein Didn't Know - Robert L. Wolke
Date Read: May 15th
Pages: 168
Rating: 4 stars
Letters:
W - title
R - author first name
W - author last name
Other task:
Transfiguration - perhaps the objects can be transfigured into... something?
What Einstein Told His Barber: More Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions - Robert L. Wolke
Date Read: May 19th
Pages: 288
Rating: 4 stars
Letters:
W - title
R - author first name
W - author last name
Other task:
Transfiguration - cover also has several objects
A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Mohammed Hanif
Date Read: May 25th
Pages: 336
Rating: 4 stars
Letters:
A C - title
M - author first name
H - author last name
Z - Zia-ul-Haq, Zainab
A - Ali Shigri
O - Obaid
Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy, #1) - Mira Grant
Date Read: June 07th
Pages: 599
Rating: 4 stars
Letters:
F - title
M - author first name
G - author last name, Georgia Mason
S - Shaun Mason
B - Buffy
R - Rick
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex - Mary Roach
Date Read: June 10th
Pages: 330
Rating:3 stars
Letters:
B - title
M - author first name
R - author last name
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn Ward
Date: 6/11
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 285
J --author first name
K -Kayla
L -- Leoni
M -- Michael
W -- author last name
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198 pages
6/4
3 stars