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[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 25
Book: Riley's Torment by Christina Smith
Date Read: 21/10
Pages: 295
Sin: Sloth
Criteria:
- Color: Blue:

Mini-Challenge: Sloth
1. Crow: "A crow cawed from an oak tree above her..." Page 1
2. Crickets & Frogs: "The crickets and frogs croaked loudly." Page 1
3. Squirrel & Chipmunk: "This time it was a squirrel and a chipmunk scurrying through the underbrush." Page 1
4. Wolf: "...he was probably the biggest wolf the girl had seen." Page 1

[Melindam]

Joy is right. We can use a book either for the main challenge or for the mini.

[Eldarwen]

My possible easy animal options after a quick browse of my TBR:

- elephant (easy)
- owl / salamander
- bat
- horse
- wolf
- cat
- dodo
- snake / polar bear
- dog
- lemur

[Stacie]

So then how should we be reporting books? For just one or the other (animals vs regular)? Is there a strategy to it? I would think any books that have a bingo should go to the main challenge but I am not sure about the others.

I just don't want to overwhelm with unnecessary information in completion posts.

[Melindam]

Stacie, please do state the criteria for the main as well as for the mini challenge.

It's a bit tiresome, I know, but this way, we can decide where to assign the book.

[Stacie]

That's fine with me, just wanted to make sure that's what you all wanted :)

[Melindam]

Stacie wrote: "That's fine with me, just wanted to make sure that's what you all wanted :)"

Yes, thank you. :)

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 26
Book: The Missing Manatee by Cynthia C. DeFelice
Date Read: 21/10
Pages: 190
Sin: Sloth
Criteria:
- Color: Blue:

Mini-Challenge: Sloth
1. Manatee: "And then, just as I threw the third ball, this manatee's head popped up out..." Page 35

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 27, Sin Bingo
Book: Stoneheart by Charlie Fletcher
Date Read: 21/10
Pages: 500
Sin: Envy
Criteria:
- Color: Green:
- Genre: MPG > Young Adult
- Criteria: Books that members from other teams have read (during 2019): Read by Deanna from Team Luxuria on 16 October 2019


Mini-Challenge: Sloth
1. Elephant: “And then there it was, its massive feet lurching it forward in time to the leisurely swing of the sporrans ahead of it. An elephant . A white elephant .” Page 98
2. Monkey: “The bony finger jabbed at a monkey in a glass cage…” Page 178

[Eldarwen]

Hmm... I think I'm going to add Stoneheart as a Sin Bingo rather than for the mini challenge, as both animals are easy ones, so worth 5 points whereas bingo is worth 7 points.


Subject to change if necessary down the line :-)

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 28
Book: The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Date Read: 22/10
Pages: 338
Sin: Sloth
Criteria:
- Color: Blue:

Mini-Challenge: Sloth
1. Cat: “The cat had jumped up on her bed…” Page 83
2. Coyote/Wolf/Bear: “ Coyote or wolf …maybe even a bear that had caught her scent…” Page 152
3. Monkey: “…was a bit like watching spastic monkey’s at the zoo.” Page 29

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 29
Book: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Date Read: 22/10
Pages: 422
Sin: Sloth
Criteria:
- Color: Blue:

Mini-Challenge: Sloth
Wolf: “I am a wolf , a 130-pound wolf with pale blond fur.” Page 2
Owl: “Somewhere in the forest an owl hoots softly.” Page 7
Rabbit: “A rabbit bolts out of a thicket…” Page 7
Coyote: “…but it finally recognizes the animal. A coyote .” Page 8
Cat: “We went about five steps when a cat hissed at us…” Page 222
Fox: “Something padded through the undergrowth beyond, a cat or a fox or something equally, small and silent.” Page 411
Vulture: “Crows or turkey vultures had found him first…” Page 193

[Eldarwen]

Wow, you're really on a roll, Nicole!!

[Eldarwen]

Completion Post - Sin Bingo

Book: Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella

Date Read: 21st October
Pages: 364
Sin: Vanity
How it works:
- purple cover
- top shelf contemporary
- shiny stars on the cover (inside the snow globe)

[Nicole]

Eldarwen wrote: "Wow, you're really on a roll, Nicole!!"

Holiday benefits 😎

[Eldarwen]

Hahaha, yes, that is one of the best things ever! :-D

[Eldarwen]

Do you happen to have a few larger books that you could read? The doorstopper kind maybe?

(I'm totally not pushing for more points, nope, not me :-p)

[Nicole]

Eldarwen wrote: "Do you happen to have a few larger books that you could read? The doorstopper kind maybe?

(I'm totally not pushing for more points, nope, not me :-p)"

😂 I do. Here is what I have:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 691 pgs
Angels & Demons - 736 pgs
The Time In Between - 626 pgs
The Invisible Bridge - 786 pgs
Queen of Air and Darkness - 912 pgs

[Eldarwen]

Niiiiice! :-D The bigger the better!

As we're currently only in 7th place and there is a rather fat gap between the team on 1st place and us, it would be cool if we could close that gap a little.

Big books and BOM books/participation help a lot!

[Nicole]

Also, I have finished reading the backroom BOM and am just waiting for the questions to be posted. Do I do a completion post now with links to the questions I've answered or wait till the end of the week?

[Nicole]

Eldarwen wrote: "Niiiiice! :-D The bigger the better!

As we're currently only in 7th place and there is a rather fat gap between the team on 1st place and us, it would be cool if we could close that gap a little.
..."

Ok. Will focus on these books 😊 Off to the pool now and will spend the day soaking up the rays and tackling one these books.

[Nicole]

I can also read Wilder Girls for BOM. I see we have until 16 Nov to read it.

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "Also, I have finished reading the backroom BOM and am just waiting for the questions to be posted. Do I do a completion post now with links to the questions I've answered or wait till the end of th..."

Ah you can post it now already with the links from the two first days, I'll add another set to the spreadsheet somewhere down the line if I remember to pick one out :-)

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "I can also read Wilder Girls for BOM. I see we have until 16 Nov to read it."

If you're up for reading it, that'd be great!
(A Bingo, too.)

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "Ok. Will focus on these books 😊 Off to the pool now and will spend the day soaking up the rays and tackling one these books"

Thank you :-)

That sounds lovely! And it's the complete opposite of here haha. Though at least today it isn't raining ;-)

Enjoy!!

[Stacie]

Completion Post

10/22
2 stars
Pages: 320
Shelf: Vanity
How it fits: MPG Contemporary
Second: Avarice
How it fits: anything goes

I wholeheartedly do not recommend this book. Off to read the back room BOM.

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "I wholeheartedly do not recommend this book. Off to read the back room BOM."

Hahaha, and still you gave it 2 stars and not just 1? ;-)

[Stacie]

Eldarwen wrote: "Stacie wrote: "I wholeheartedly do not recommend this book. Off to read the back room BOM."

Hahaha, and still you gave it 2 stars and not just 1? ;-)"

Yeah, I was feeling generous and given the subject material, a traitor to my gender if I gave it a one.

[Eldarwen]

Fair enough!

[Stacie]

Completion Post

10/22
3 stars
153 pages
Sin: Vanity
How it fits: Contemporary
Alternate: Lust
How it fits: That's a hot cover
Bingo: N
BOM: Y
Day 1 DQs
Day 2 DQs
Comment #1
Comment #2
Day 3 DQs

[Rachel]

Hi everybody!! Just so you know, was listed in that fabulous link to SinBingo book shelves by NBRC and it would be perfect for the minichallenge! It has baboon, badger, bat, bear, beetle, bird, butterfly, camel, cat, chameleon, cheetah, chicken, dog, dolphin, eagle, eel, elephant, falcon, ferret, fish, fly, fox, golden "monkey" (idk if that can work for the golden tamarin), frog, goose, hare, hedgehog, cattle, hornet, horse, insect, ladybird, lemming, lemur, leopard, lion, lizard, MACAW*, mayfly, monkey, moth, mouse, owl, panther, pelican, rabbit, rat, reindeer, salamander, seal, sheep, snake, spaniel, sparrow, squirrel, stoat, swan, termite, terrier, tiger, walrus, wasp, wolf, and wolverine!

I'm definitely reading it this week but wanted to let you all know! :)

*= macaw is a tricky animal, too!

[Snowtulip]

Rachel wrote: "Hi everybody!! Just so you know, was listed in that fabulous link to SinBingo book shelves by NBRC and it would be perfect for the minichallenge! It has baboon..."

I love that book, I hope you enjoy it too! Can't wait to see the tv series next month :)

[Snowtulip]

Completion Post

Death of a Kingfisher


Rating: 3 stars
Date Read: 10/22/19
Pages: 245
Sin: Vanity
Criteria: Contemporary
Alternate: Avarice (anything goes)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

Mini Challenge: Sloth
Cover item is kingfisher

[Melindam]

Wow, Rachel. Thanks for letting us know.

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 30
Book: The Time In Between by María Dueñas
Date Read: 22/10
Pages: 626
Sin: Sloth
Criteria:
- Color: Blue:

Mini-Challenge: Sloth
1. Cat: “…and cats lying out in the sun.” Page 4
2. Dog: “…and a scrawny dog crossing the tracks.” Page 131

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 31
Book: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Date Read: 23/10
Pages: 736
Sin: Lust
Criteria:
- Color: Red:
Alternative: Vanity: Genre: Shelved contemporary 620 times or criteria: Award-winning book: Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer (2005)

Mini-Challenge: Sloth
1. Bear: “The grizzly bear gazed out at…” Page 200
2. Rat: “…half eaten sandwich in paper, was an enormous rat .” Page 223

[Melindam]

Thanks Nicole. We'll take the book for the mini challenge I guess, because it's not red enough for the colour cover

[Eldarwen]

Ah, those fat books are really awesome for points! :-D

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 32
Book: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Date Read: 23/10
Pages: 599
Sin: Lust
Criteria:
- Color: Red:

Mini-Challenge: Sloth
1. Seagull: “The stormy weather had brought instead seagulls today.” Page 502
2. Deer: “…and stocked with deer for the hunt.” Page 502
3. Bee: “The female bees always outnumber the male bees .” Page 122

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 33
Book: Save the Date by Annabeth Albert & Wendy Qualls
Date Read: 22/10
Pages: 153
Sin: Lust
Criteria: - Genre: MPG > Contemporary
BOM: Yes
Chapter 1-3
Chapter 4-5
Chapter 6-7
Chapter 8-10

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "Completion Post, Book 33
Book: Save the Date by Annabeth Albert & Wendy Qualls
Date Read: 22/10
Pages: 153
Sin: Lust
Criteria: - Genre: MPG > Cont..."

Used this for the mini challenge as there are sleeping dogs mentioned in the very beginning of the book. :-)

[Eldarwen]

Completion Post

Book: Save the Date by Annabeth Albert & Wendy Qualls

Date Read: 23rd October
Pages: 153
Sin: Vanity
How it works: top shelf contemporary

Mini Challenge - Sloth:
- Dog: Location 194: "They had two sleeping dogs with them."
- Duck: Location 1059: "I'm sure the ones I'm used to aren't from ethically sourced, hand-fed, organic ducks, though."


*ETA: This was a BOM. I added my links immediately to the spreadsheet. Making life easier and all that jazz ;-)

[Melissa]

Completion post

A Werebear Scare
Date read: 10/22
Pages:182
Sin: Avarice
Criteria: Anything goes
Bingo: no
BOM: no

Animals:
Owl
Loc 385 “And why didn’t she send the owl herself?”

[Melissa]

Sorry for the short book this week. I plan on starting an 800 page one next

[Eldarwen]

No worries, Melissa! :-)
Hooray for next week's book nevertheless hehe.

[Eldarwen]

Melissa,

can you add A Werebear Scare to your TT shelf, please?

Thanks!

Also: page numbers don't match for the edition you have on your Read shelf and what you listed in your completion post. Please check and let me know, thanks!

[Melissa]

Eldarwen wrote: "Melissa,

can you add A Werebear Scare to your TT shelf, please?

Thanks!

Also: page numbers don't match for the edition you have on your Read shelf and what you listed in your com..."

Done! I don’t know where I got 194 from, it is 182. I edited my post to reflect the correct page numbers. Sorry about that.

[Stacie]

I've got malamute in a book!

[Nicole]

Stacie wrote: "I've got malamute in a book!"

Great find! Woohoo!!

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 34
Book: Hot Ticket by Olivia Cunning
Date Read: 24/10
Pages: 391
Sin: Vanity
Criteria: - Color: Purple: (Could be pushing the boundaries on this one)
Genre: MPG > Contemporary

Mini-Challenge: Sloth
1. Butterfly: "A butterfly ?" I don't recall. You better show me." Page 200