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message 1: by Abi (last edited Mar 28, 2019 04:22AM) (new)

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments Team Sir Didymus's Progress. Feel free to add your own tracking/planning posts here also. :)

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Part 1: I wish the goblins would come and take you away. Right now.


1. Read a book in which someone suffers from amnesia, or has forgotten a period of time.
(+5 bonus points if the phrase 'can't remember' appears in the blurb of your chosen book.)

Brooke - The Last Letter from Your Lover
Bonus - N


2. Read a book which has the letters 'L', 'A', 'T', and 'E' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'late' in the title.)

Maria - A Late Loving
Bonus - Y


3. Read a book in which the main character's mother is dead.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book features a step-mother - this must be verifiable in the blurb or at least 2 other people's reviews to count.)

PrincessJ - This Tiny Perfect World
Bonus - N


4. Read a book with the letters 'S', 'H', 'H', in the title or author's name.
Frankie - Thunderhead

5. Read a book with the letters 'W', 'I', 'S', and 'H' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'wish' in the title.)

6. Read a book which has the word 'dark' in its title or author's name.
Maria - Darkfever

7. Read a book which has a man on the cover.
Janani - Hate Notes

8. Read a book with a building on the cover, or a book which has the word 'city' as part of its title.
Andrea - The City of Brass

9. Read a book which has the letters 'B', 'A', 'B', and 'Y' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'baby' in the title.)

Maria - Baby Fever Bride
Bonus - Y


10. Read a book which has at least 13 letters in the title.
(+5 bonus points - You need to be super-quick for this one; read your chosen book and have the review posted on your team's review thread by 13:00 on March 1st (Goodreads time), you must have started and finished the book in March for it to count.)

KatiePA - The Keeper of Lost Things
Bonus - Y





Part 2: It just goes on and on forever!

11. Read a book featuring one or more fae.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book also has the word 'bite' in the title.)

Maria - Fairy Bite
Bonus - Y


12. Read a book which has a title beginning with the letter 'L' to go left, or a book which has a title beginning with the letter 'R' to go right. ('A' and 'The' cannot be skipped.)
PrincessJ - Love, Hate & Other Filters

13. Read a book in which the main character has a name (first or last) beginning with 'H', OR the author has a first or last name starting with the letter 'H'.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has both the main character and an author whose name (first or last) begins with the letter 'H'.)

Andrea - After
Bonus - N


14. Read a book from a series with at least 8 books.
Frankie - The Bad Beginning

15. Read a book which has the letters 'E', 'L', 'L', and 'O' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'ello' in the title.)

Andrea - The Lovely Bones
Bonus - N


16. Read a book which has at least 2 eyes on the cover (they must be open and visible on the cover).
Andrea - Rising

17. Read a book which has the word 'that' or 'way' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has both the word 'that' and the word 'way' in the title.)

Maria - I Want It That Way
Bonus - Y


18. Read a book which has the letter 'C' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'castle' in either the title or author's name.)

19. Read a book tagged either 'Dance', or 'Magic'.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book is tagged both 'dance' and 'magic'.)

Heather - Legendary
Bonus - N


20. Read 923 pages (can be made up from more than 1 book).
(+5 bonus points if instead, you read a book in less than 9 hours and 23 minutes, (please remember to update on Goodreads when you start and when you finish, for your book to count).)
(1178/923)
Andrea - Illuminae - 602 pages
Andrea - The Heart Forger - 576 pages





Part 3: The Oubliette


21. Read a book with the letters 'F', 'A', 'I', and 'R' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'fair' in the title.)

Maria - All's Fair in Love and Lust
Bonus - Y


22. Read a book tagged 'Death' (must be tagged at least twice)
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book is both tagged 'death' and has the word 'death' in the title.)

Andrea - The Accident Season
Bonus - N


23. Read a book with at least 2 hands on the cover (must be visible.).
Andrea - East

24. Read a book with a title which starts with either 'U' for up, or 'D' for down, ('A' and 'The' cannot be skipped) or which has the words 'up' or 'down' in the title
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book starts with a 'U', or 'D', AND has the words 'up' or 'down' in the title.)

Maria - Down & Dirty #1
Bonus - Y


25. Read a book that a teammate has given up. (Solo players can ask another solo player for ideas, or read something tagged 'Given-up'.)

26. Read a book with an item of jewellery on the cover.
Frankie - Granny's Got a Gun

27. Read a book with the word 'be' in the title (for beware).
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'beware' in the title.)

Maria - Beware the Beast
Bonus - Y


28. Read a book tagged 'fantasy'.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book also has the letters 'G' and 'K' in the title (for Goblin King.))

Andrea - Markswoman
Bonus - N


29. Read a book with an item of food on the cover, or in the title.
(+5 bonus points if your book has the word 'cake' in the title and a picture of cake on the cover.)

Frankie - The Lie Tree
Bonus - N


30. Read a book which has the letters 'R', 'U', and 'N' in the title/author's name.
KatiePA - Thunderhead





Part 4: Further into the Labyrinth

31. Read a book with the letters 'H', 'E', 'L', and 'P' in the title.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'Help' in the title.)

Heather - Losing Hope
Bonus - N


32. Read a book with the word 'cat' in either the title or author's name.

33. Read 3 books with 200 - 300 pages. (These don't have to all be read by the same person.)
PrincessJ - How to Be Brave
Andrea - Brutal Curse
KatiePA - Flipped

34. Read a book with the letters 'F', 'R', 'E', and 'E' in the title or author's name.
Frankie - The Grisly Grizzlies: Lachlan

35. Read a book with a title beginning with the letter 'R' to choose the right door ('A' and 'The' cannot be skipped).
(+5 bonus points if instead, your chosen book has the word 'knock' in the title.)

Jessica - Rhett & Link's Book of Mythicality: A Field Guide to Curiosity, Creativity, and Tomfoolery
Bonus - N


36. Read a book in which someone goes missing.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book also has the word 'missing' in the blurb.)

Andrea - Two Can Keep a Secret
Bonus - Y


37. Read a book which has a title starting with the letter 'P' (for poison) ('A' and 'The' cannot be skipped).
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'poison' in the title.)

38. Read a book which is not tagged 'romance' (at all).

39. Read a book with the word 'fire' in the title.

40.Read a book which has a letter 'D' in the title (for disaster).
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'disaster' in the title.)

Andrea - Cinder
Bonus - N



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Part 5: The Bog of Eternal Stench


41. Read a book with the letters 'B', 'O', 'E', and 'S' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book also has the word 'Eternal' in the title.)

Andrea - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Bonus - N


42. Read a book with the letters 'P', 'A', 'S', and 'S' in the title/author's name.
Andrea - The Miseducation of Cameron Post

43.Read a quicky! (A book with 100-200 pages.)
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'bridge' in the title or a picture of a bridge on the cover.)

44. Read a book with one or more trees on the cover.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book also has the word 'tree' as part of the title.)

Andrea - The Girl in the Tower
Bonus - N


45. Read a book which has two letter 'R's' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the title 'Roar'.)

Andrea - Everything, Everything
Bonus - N


46. Read a book which has the letter 'S' in the title.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'strange' in the title.)

Andrea - Slayer
Bonus - N


47. Read a book which has a dress on the cover.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has a big white ballgown on the cover.)

Frankie - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury
Bonus - N


48. Read a book with the letters 'F', 'A', 'L', and 'L' in the title/author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'fall' in the title.)

49. Read a book with a couple/2 people on the cover.
Janani - Make Me Bad

50. Read a book with something that you could throw on the cover (tell us what it is when you post your review).
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has a chair on the cover.)

Andrea - The Bone Witch
Bonus - N






Part 6: Entering the Goblin City

51. Read a book which has the letter 'J' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if instead of having the letter 'J', your chosen book is tagged 'Junk')

Andrea - Daisy Jones & The Six
Bonus - N


52. Read a book with a female main character.
Frankie - Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

53. Read a book in which the main character has one or more children.
Andrea - Vox

54. Read a book which has the word 'out' in either the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has both the word 'get' and the word 'out' in the title or author's name.)

Maria - Knock Love Out
Bonus - N


55. Read a book with the letters 'A', 'X', and 'E' in the title/author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'axe' in the title.)

KatiePA - Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Bonus - N


56. Read a book which has water on the cover, or in the title.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book also has a ship of some kind on the cover.)

Heather - Daughter of the Pirate King
Bonus - Y


57. Read a book which has the letters 'B', 'F', 'F', in the title/author's name.
Frankie - The Last Black Unicorn

58. Read a book which has a 'H' in the title or author's name (for 'Hide').
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'hide' in the title.)

Andrea - The Nightingale
Bonus - N


59. Read a book with either the word 'rock' or 'roll' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has both the word 'rock' and the word 'roll' in the title/author's name.)

60. Read a book which has a door on the cover or the word 'door' in the title.
Frankie - Every Heart a Doorway





Part 7: The Final Showdown

61. Read a book which is a standalone.
Frankie - Aerialists

62. Read a book by a male author.

63. Read a book which has the letters 'N', 'E', 'A', and 'R' in the title/author's name, or the letters 'F', 'A', and 'R' in the title/author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has all the letters 'N', 'E', 'A', 'R', 'F', 'A', and 'R' in the title/author's name.)

Frankie - A Study in Charlotte
Bonus - N


64. Read a book which features a couple face-to-face on the cover. (Please check with us if you are not sure if your book counts.)
Morgan - Everything, Everything

65. Read a romance novel (the tag 'romance' must appear in the top 10 tags for your book on Goodreads).
(+5 bonus points if your book is tagged 'romance' above any other genre on its Goodreads page.)

Andrea - Warm Bodies
Bonus - Y


66. Read a book which has the letters 'S', 'T', 'O', and 'P' in the title/author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'stop' in the title.)

Frankie - Elevation
Bonus - N


67. Read a book which has a word starting with the letter 'P' in the title.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'power' in the title.)

Brooke - Power of Five
Bonus - Y


68. Read a book with something that flies on the cover, or in the title.
Andrea - The Raven Boys

69. Read a book with the letters 'N', 'E', 'E', and 'D' in the title/author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'need' in the title.)

Andrea - A Natural History of Dragons
Bonus - N


70. Read a book which is the final full-length novel in a series.
KatiePA - Winter


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Descriptions completed - 90/140

Round 1:
Part 1 = Complete
Part 2 = Complete
Part 3 = Complete
Part 4 = Complete
Part 5 = Complete
Part 6 = Complete
Part 7 = Complete

Round 2:
Part 1 = 6/10
Part 2 = 1/10
Part 3 = 4/10
Part 4 = 1/10
Part 5 = 5/10
Part 6 = 2/10
Part 7 = 1/10


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18. Read a book which has the letter 'C' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'castle' in either the title or author's name.)

Andrea - Imprison the Sky
Bonus - N


25. Read a book that a teammate has given up. (Solo players can ask another solo player for ideas, or read something tagged 'Given-up'.)
Morgan - Throne of Glass

32. Read a book with the word 'cat' in either the title or author's name.
Andrea - The Uninvited

37. Read a book which has a title starting with the letter 'P' (for poison) ('A' and 'The' cannot be skipped).
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'poison' in the title.)

Maria - Potent As Poison
Bonus - Y


38. Read a book which is not tagged 'romance' (at all).
Andrea - A Monster Calls

39. Read a book with the word 'fire' in the title.
Heather - Ice Like Fire

43.Read a quicky! (A book with 100-200 pages.)
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'bridge' in the title or a picture of a bridge on the cover.)

Maria - The Boy on the Bridge
Bonus - Y


48. Read a book with the letters 'F', 'A', 'L', and 'L' in the title/author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'fall' in the title.)

Andrea - The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
Bonus - N


62. Read a book by a male author.
Andrea - Dry


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46. Read a book which has the letter 'S' in the title.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'strange' in the title.)
Andrea - Slayer
Bonus - N

47. Read a book which has a dress on the cover.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has a big white ballgown on the cover.)
Frankie - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury
Bonus - N


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5. Read a book with the letters 'W', 'I', 'S', and 'H' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'wish' in the title.)

KatiePotatieArts - Three Wishes
Bonus - Y


46. Read a book which has the letter 'S' in the title.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'strange' in the title.)

Frankie - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury
Bonus - N (original title is L'étrange voyage de monsieur Daldry)


47. Read a book which has a dress on the cover.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has a big white ballgown on the cover.)

KatiePotatieArts - Matched
Bonus - N


59. Read a book with either the word 'rock' or 'roll' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has both the word 'rock' and the word 'roll' in the title/author's name.)

Maria - Rock, Rattle & Roll
Bonus - Y



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Round 2:

3. Read a book in which the main character's mother is dead.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book features a step-mother - this must be verifiable in the blurb or at least 2 other people's reviews to count.)

Maria - The Duke She Wished For
Bonus - Y


4. Read a book with the letters 'S', 'H', 'H', in the title or author's name.
Heather - The Gamer's Guide to Getting the Girl

10. Read a book which has at least 13 letters in the title.
Andrea - Trail of Lightning

13. Read a book in which the main character has a name (first or last) beginning with 'H', OR the author has a first or last name starting with the letter 'H'.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has both the main character and an author whose name (first or last) begins with the letter 'H'.)

Andrea - Gemina
Bonus - N


25. Read a book that a teammate has given up. (Solo players can ask another solo player for ideas, or read something tagged 'Given-up'.)
Frankie - The Mind Readers

29. Read a book with an item of food on the cover, or in the title.
(+5 bonus points if your book has the word 'cake' in the title and a picture of cake on the cover.)

Frankie - Granny Strikes Back
Bonus - N


30. Read a book which has the letters 'R', 'U', and 'N' in the title/author's name.
Frankie - Granny Undercover

42. Read a book with the letters 'P', 'A', 'S', and 'S' in the title/author's name.
Heather - 13 Minutes

46. Read a book which has the letter 'S' in the title.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'strange' in the title.)

Andrea - Slayer
Bonus - N


49. Read a book with a couple/2 people on the cover.
PrincessJ - 99 Days

54. Read a book which has the word 'out' in either the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has both the word 'get' and the word 'out' in the title or author's name.)

KatiePotatieArts - Out of My Mind
Bonus - N



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2. Read a book which has the letters 'L', 'A', 'T', and 'E' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'late' in the title.)

Andrea - The Disasters
Bonus - N


5. Read a book with the letters 'W', 'I', 'S', and 'H' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'wish' in the title.)

Andrea - Slouch Witch
Bonus - N


9. Read a book which has the letters 'B', 'A', 'B', and 'Y' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book has the word 'baby' in the title.)

Maria - Baby Fever Promise
Bonus - Y


21. Read a book with the letters 'F', 'A', 'I', and 'R' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'fair' in the title.)

Andrea - Obsidio
Bonus - N


39. Read a book with the word 'fire' in the title.
Andrea - For a Muse of Fire

44. Read a book with one or more trees on the cover.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book also has the word 'tree' as part of the title.)

Andrea - The Great Pursuit
Bonus - N


45. Read a book which has two letter 'R's' in the title or author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the title 'Roar'.)

Bellatrix - The Name of the Wind
Bonus - N


52. Read a book with a female main character.
Andrea - Queens of Geek

66. Read a book which has the letters 'S', 'T', 'O', and 'P' in the title/author's name.
(+5 bonus points if your chosen book actually has the word 'stop' in the title.)

Andrea - Crown of Feathers
Bonus - N



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