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Dice Roll (2 dice on Fridays, US Central Time)
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*Titles exclude leading articles like A, An, The)
❀Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
❀ Colors: The cover has to be at least 50% Guidelines
❀ Locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location.
❀ Publication Years: Any edition so long as it is published in the given year according to GR.
❀ Authors' Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
❀ Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
❀ Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, and The do not count.
LIST:
2. Title N
3. Cover Item: Furniture
4. Author L
5. South America
6. Cover: Black
7. Published 2016
8. Character has a pet
9. Cover Item: Lamp/Candle
10. Character has at least one child
11. Romance
12. Set in a place you've visited
13. GR average rating <3.6
14. Cover Item: Jewellery
15. Book that one of your teammates read shelf rated a 5-star
16. Cover: Pink
17. Four or more Words Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
18. Multi-Colored (3 or More Colors)
19. North America
20. Title G
21. Cover Item: Animal
22. Historical
23. Female Author
24. Cover: Green
25. Published 2015
26. Non-Fiction
27. Cover Item: Two or more people
28. Author uses their middle name/initial (e.g. Robert J. Sawyer, Rita Mae Brown)
29. Cover: Red
30. Cover Item: Water
31. Young Adult/New Adult
32. Set in a Fictional Location/Universe
33. Africa
34. Seasonal Theme (i.e Christmas, Halloween etc)
35. Author I
36. GR average rating >4.0
37. Number in the Title (i.e. Third Grave Dead Ahead or Every Fifteen Minutes)
38. Originally published in a language other than English
39. School/College/University
40. Cover Item: Food/Drink
41.Title B
42. Cover Item: Weapon
43. LGBTQ+
44. Author W
45. Published 2011-2012
46. Cover: White
47. Published 2019
48. Australia
49. Author D
50. Cover: Blue
51. Published 2017
52. Cover Item: One person
53. Author R
54. Published before 1950
55. Favorite Author
56. One Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. The Witness or Divergent)
57. Cover: Yellow/Gold
58. Mystery/Thriller
59. Author H
60. Asia
61. Several authors
62. Author A
63. Award winner (must state which/when)
64. New to you author
65. Published 2013
66. Title V
67. Cover Item: Book
68. Published the year you were born
69. Title C
70. Cover Item: Mode of Transportation
71. Title F
72. Published between 2001 and 2010
73. Cover Item: Hands/Arms/Feet/Legs (no other body parts visible)
74. Book to Movie/TV (must state how book qualifies i.e. listopia or precis)
75. Male Author
76. Two Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. Deadly Silence or The Hunger Games)
77. Title J
78. Cover: Purple
79. Debut Novel or Debut Author
80. Cover Item: Instrument
81. Title K
82. Cover Item: Building
83. Published between 1950 and 2000
84. Author O
85. Cover: Grey/Silver
86. Title T
87. Cover Item: Sun/Moon
88. Sci-Fi
89. Title E
90. Cover: Orange
91. Published 2014
92. Three Word Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. Behind Closed Doors or Etched in Bone)
93. Europe
94. Author P
95. Cover Item: Dress
96. Fantasy
97. Cover Item: Hat/Helmet/Other Headwear
98. Author M
99. Cover Item: Plant
100. Author S
101. Four or more Words Title excluding articles like A, An, The (i.e. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
102. Cover: Brown
103. Published 2014
104. Author B
105. Title L
106. Romance
107. Award Winner (must state which/when)
108. Cover: Green
109. Title A
110. Favorite Author
111. Author Y
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I love this Lanelle! Plus, if we're keeping up with game, we'll be ready to jump in if needed.
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Exactly! All the fun of the game without all the pressure :)
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Are you happy with our thread's name? Denise might let us change it. Maybe the Back-up Players' Lounge. Or The Reserves Hideout. Reinforcements 'R' Us. Something along those lines.
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Sure thing! Feel free to pick something more fun. :)
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Thank you!
Lanelle wrote: "I'll be rolling the dice at midnight, which is only 10:00 pm my time.Are you happy with our thread's name? Denise might let us change it. Maybe the Back-up Players' Lounge. Or The Reserves Hideou..."
Those all would be fun.
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Lanelle wrote: "Alison, do you have a favorite? I kinda like Reinforcements 'R' Us."No favorite that really jumps out at me. But I do like that one.
Just wish we had a backwards R, maybe Reinforcements ® Us??? No, it is not as good.
Found it!
Reinforcements Я Us
But you know I think I like it better as
Reinforcements 'R' Us
So just ignore my stream of thought! 🙉🙈🙊👌
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I rolled a 2 and a 5.
Week: 1
Dice roll: 7
Previous Spot: N/A
Current Spot: 7
What to read:
#7 in series
Alternate: Published 2016
Completion Posts:
Alison
Cathy
Dale review
Lanelle review
Hi there I love the Reinforcements 'R' Us team name.
I have a book that will qualify for the #7 in series.
When do we start? Do we need to do selection posts?
The plan is to read
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust #7 in the Flavia de Luce series. BUT, it is still on hold, so may have to change that up.
Fingers Crossed!
I need to read
Lover Avenged (which happens to be the 7th book in the black dagger brotherhood series) for another 2 challenges so this sorts 3 challenges at the same time. I love it when that happens
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Welcome, Dale. I'm glad you found us.
Dale wrote: "I love the Reinforcements 'R' Us team name."
Awesome. I'll ask Denise to change our thread's name.
Dale wrote: "I have a book that will qualify for the #7 in series. When do we start? Do we need to do selection posts?"
I'm glad you found a book already. You can start as soon as I've rolled. I think making a selection post is a good habit to have.
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Week 1
Spot: 7
Qualification: 7th in the Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery
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Spot: 7
Book: Secret Hollows
Qualification: 7th in the Mary O'Rielly Mysteries
Finished: 8/31/19
Rating: ★★★
Review: This is a good installment to the series. The guy and the girl are progressing in their romance. (So are two other couples :) Mary has plenty of help solving this crime. There is some closure as well as new leads for the next book. One thing did bother me. (view spoiler)
Selection Post:Week 1
Spot 7
Book:Lover Avenged
Author: JR Ward
How it fits: 7th Book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
Completion PostWeek 1
Spot 7
Book:Lover Avenged
Author: JR Ward
Pages:527
Completed:1 September 2019
How it fits: 7th Book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
Review,
Been reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood series for my Stack the series challenge.
I have really enjoyed the writing of JR Ward. Her characters have such depth.
I have loved all the books so far in the series. In this book Rehvenge has been struggling to keep his distance from the Brothers because of his secrets.
There is so much going on in the storyline that at times I had to stop to make sure I knew who was who and what they were doing.
Very exciting read. Looking forward to the next book in the series. Thank goodness there are a few of them.
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Week: 2
Dice roll: 8
Previous Spot: 7
Current Spot: 15
What to read:
a standalone
#1 in a series
#5 in a series
#15 in a series
Alternate: Book that one of your teammates read shelf rated a 5-star
Completion Posts:
Dale
Lanelle review
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Week 2
Spot: 15
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Qualification: Unusual Chickens #1
I completed #7 in elder races night's honor but I am away from my computer. I will do better next time
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No problem. I just hadn't heard from you in a while.
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Week 2
Spot: 15
Book: Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Qualification: 1st in a series
Finished: 9/7/19
Rating: ★★★★
Review: What a super cute story. It's all about a young girl whose family moves to her great uncle's farm. She has to learn about living on a farm and in the country. The pictures of the chickens totally add to the cuteness!
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You do seem to be going through them fast :)
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Week: 3
Dice roll: 3
Previous Spot: 22
Current Spot: 25
What to read:
#2 in a series
#5 in a series
#25 in a series
Alternate: Published in 2915
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Week 3
Spot: 25
Book: The Indomitable Miss Elizabeth
Qualification: Meryton Mystery #2
Finished: 9/19/19
Rating: ★★★
Review: I really enjoy this author's writing. She has a good balance of tension, humor, and characterization. I do wish that the writing would better reflect the time period, tough. I will definitely read the next book in the series.
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Week: 4
Dice roll: 5
Previous spot: 25
New spot: 30
What to read:
a standalone
#3 in a series
#30 in a series
Alternate: Cover Item - water
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Week 4
Spot: 30
Book: Demonglass
Qualification: water on the cover
Pages: 365
Date read: 9/21/19
Rating: 3 stars
Review: I read the first book of this series a couple of months ago, and so I thought that I would have troubles with book 2. I was surprised at how much I'd forgotten. That's not usually a problem for me. Beware: book 2 ends with a cliffhanger!
Just poppin' in to say hi. Gonna start playing along from here until a team opens up. :)
Hi Cyndee and Lanelle, I'll be joining on here as well.
I noticed a team doing selection posts as well as the review posts. Should we do that here as well?
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Cyndee wrote: "I noticed a team doing selection posts as well as the review posts. Should we do that here as well?"
It's not mandatory, but Denise and I thought it would be a good way for the stand-by players to keep up with the game. If you've read something this week that matches the roll, you are welcome to post the book. If not, then you can start with Friday's (well, midnight Thursday's) roll.
Thanks! One more clarification (because you mentioned the roll is midnight Thursday), the rules thread says: Reviews are due at the latest by end of day on Friday - 23.59pm Central Time. So the roll is Thursday midnight but the reviews aren't due until Friday by midnight? But we aren't supposed to roll until everyone's reviews are posted?
Sorry for the confusion, I just want to be certain I've got my timing right.
Sorry for the confusion, I just want to be certain I've got my timing right.
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If you were part of a regular team, you would be correct. You can't roll until all the reviews are in and complete.
Many Team Captains ask that all reviews be in by Thursday night so that s/he can roll as early as possible. A lot of folk like to get a head start on the next week's book.
But here on this thread, we're a bit more relaxed. We're playing just for fun. For myself, I do like to follow the rules.
Lanelle wrote: "Cyndee wrote: "Thanks! One more clarification (because you mentioned the roll is midnight Thursday), the rules thread says: Reviews are due at the latest by end of day on Friday - 23.59pm Central T..."
I tend to be a rule follower myself so just wanted to make sure I had it straight. :) Thank you!
I'll definitely have something in for this weeks roll by tomorrow night (if nothing else, that standalone option this week makes it a little easier to jump right in!).
I tend to be a rule follower myself so just wanted to make sure I had it straight. :) Thank you!
I'll definitely have something in for this weeks roll by tomorrow night (if nothing else, that standalone option this week makes it a little easier to jump right in!).
COMPLETION POST
Week 4
Spot: 30
Book: Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
Qualification: Standalone
Pages: 374
Date read: 9/26/19
Rating: 5 stars
Review: YA book in which teenage Grace, who was adopted as an infant, goes in search of her biological mother after giving up her own baby for adoption and finds out that she also has a biological brother and sister. Her older brother has spent his life in the foster care system and her younger sister was adopted by a couple who found out they were pregnant just 3 months after her adoption was final and spends her life surrounded by three people who look identical to each other but look nothing like her. The book is all about these teens' personal relationships with their families, their love interests, each other, and themselves. It is a beautiful, youth-centered examination into what it really means to be a family and the value we place on ourselves.
Week 4
Spot: 30
Book: Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
Qualification: Standalone
Pages: 374
Date read: 9/26/19
Rating: 5 stars
Review: YA book in which teenage Grace, who was adopted as an infant, goes in search of her biological mother after giving up her own baby for adoption and finds out that she also has a biological brother and sister. Her older brother has spent his life in the foster care system and her younger sister was adopted by a couple who found out they were pregnant just 3 months after her adoption was final and spends her life surrounded by three people who look identical to each other but look nothing like her. The book is all about these teens' personal relationships with their families, their love interests, each other, and themselves. It is a beautiful, youth-centered examination into what it really means to be a family and the value we place on ourselves.
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Week: 5
Dice roll: 3
Previous spot: 30
New spot: 33
What to read:
#3 in a series
#33 in a series
Alternate: Africa
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Week 5
Spot: 33
Book: Dead Man's Folly
Qualification: Hercule Poirot #33
Pages: 240
Date read: 9/30/19
Rating: 3 stars
Review: Agatha Christie's writing is always good. This mystery was confusing and disappointing. Even though Hercule Poirot explains all the details at the end, it still didn't make sense. The disappointing part was my fault. I should remember that usually the person that is portrayed as the bad guy, isn't typically the bad guy :)
COMPLETION POST
Week 5
Spot #33
Book: Keepsake
Qualification: True North series #3
Pages: 326
Date read: 10/02/2019
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Zach's rare past and upbringing allow him to offer Lark a special kind of understanding while she struggles through PTSD brought about by a recent event. Sarina Bowen writes some seriously lovable heroes and Zach might be one of my favorites from her. It was also great to get glimpses of what's going on with the other folks out at Shipley Farms.
Week 5
Spot #33
Book: Keepsake
Qualification: True North series #3
Pages: 326
Date read: 10/02/2019
Rating: 4 stars
Review: Zach's rare past and upbringing allow him to offer Lark a special kind of understanding while she struggles through PTSD brought about by a recent event. Sarina Bowen writes some seriously lovable heroes and Zach might be one of my favorites from her. It was also great to get glimpses of what's going on with the other folks out at Shipley Farms.
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Captain: Lanelle (Team 8)
Alison (Lady Coffin)(moved to Team 11)Cathy(moved to Team 4)Dale(moved to Team 6)(Wolf (Alpha))
Cyndee(moved to Team 7)(Eugenia)