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[Eldarwen]

Melissa wrote: "I was looking at the letters to see what letters to pull out for characters from my book today and saw the word yellowed in the mix. I know we have lots of 7+ letter words, but just wanted to throw..."

More words is always good, thanks! :-)

[Stacie]

Completion Post

11/21
262 pages
3 stars

Sin: Vanity
How it fits: MPG Contemporary
Alternate: Lust
How it fits: it's a lusty cover

Letters
B: title
C: Carson (MC last name)
D: Drew (MC first name)
F: Freeman (Male MC last name)
M: author FN
R: Randi
T: Tanya

[Bookworm_gem]

Sorry been a bit quiet - I should have 1 book for this week.

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 88
Book: Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
Date Read: 22/11
Pages: 656
Sin: Gluttony
Criteria: 600+ pages

Mini-Challenge: Envy
N: Author LN
T: Todd
V & E: Viola Eade
O: 1017
N: Nicola
S & W: Simone Watkins
A: Aaron
I: Ivan
W: Wilf
L: Lee

[Nicole]

Weekend for me so will try to knock a few books out. Will also try to focus on E's.

[Melindam]

Thanks Nicole! & have a great w/e.

[Melindam]

COMPLETION POST:


Date finished: 22 Nov
Pages: 928

Sin + Criteria: Gluttony, 600+ pages

Mini Envy:
A - Anne Weston
E/W - Emma Woodhouse
I / K - Isabella Knightley
S - Harriet Smith

[Melindam]

Eldarwen wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I was looking at the letters to see what letters to pull out for characters from my book today and saw the word yellowed in the mix. I know we have lots of 7+ letter words, but just..."

Actually, I think we should/could go for YELLOWED as the next word. It's the only 8-letter word we got, I think :)

We have a good start on it YE_ _ O _ _ D

So Ls, E & W would be all useful.
Of course, books can be moved around to fit. :)

[Eldarwen]

I've got an E incoming - author of Station Eleven.

I've also started Two Can Keep a Secret but I may not get that done this week as I may focus my attention this weekend on Shades of Wicked as I need to get a move on with my Bingo books hehe. I've fallen behind with my lack of reading time.

[Eldarwen]

Gemma wrote: "Sorry been a bit quiet - I should have 1 book for this week."

No worries! Thanks for letting us know :-)

[Stacie]

I've got a three hour train ride today and again tomorrow. let's see how many books I can get done and post tomorrow evening when I get back home ;)

[Melindam]

Go ahead, Stacie! :)

Currently we are at 20 books, so there is room for improvement!

[Snowtulip]

I finished a W book, When Dimple Meet Rishi...I just can’t do a completion post until I get home.

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "I've got a three hour train ride today and again tomorrow. let's see how many books I can get done and post tomorrow evening when I get back home ;)"

Ooooh, go for it!! :-D
(And some biiiiig ones if you can, please :-))

[Melissa]

Completion Post

Book: ELVES' BELLS: AN EASTWIND WITCHES COZY
Pages186
Date Read 11/22
Sin: Avarice (Anything goes)

Mini Envy Challenge:

A: Ezra Ares
C: Clifford
E: title
G: Gabby
L: Liberty
N: Nova Nelson (author)
R & T: Ruby True

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 89
Book: Moonlighter by Sarina Bowen
Date Read: 22/11
Pages: 370
Sin: Vanity
Criteria: MPG > Contemporary

Mini-Challenge: Envy
S: Author LN
E: Eric
A & E: Alex Engels
D: Duff
S: Smith (Character LN)
S: Scout
R: Rolf
L: Leo
W: Worthington (Character LN)
T: Tara

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 90
Book: Grave Secrets: by Kathy Reichs
Date Read: 22/11
Pages: 450
Sin: Vanity
Criteria: Color - Purple:

Mini-Challenge: Envy
R: Author LN
T: Series (Temperance Brennan)
T: Temperance
A & R: Andrew Ryan
E & N: Elena Norvillo
R & A: Roberto Amado
L: Luis
R: Rosa
O & N: Ollie Nordstern
R: Reyes (Character LN)
L: LaManche (Character LN)

[Melindam]

Awesome work, Ladies!
We only need an E for "Yellowed" and then we can move onto another word. :)

and we read 23 books.

[Vian]

I'm working on 2 right now: The Chestnut Man and The Witching Hour.

I didn't get to read as much as I would have liked this week, but I'm almost done with Chestnut Man/the discussion questions.

[Nicole]

I'm busy reading The Eight but won't be done until tomorrow. Also have two other books on the go as well.

[Eldarwen]

It is Mini Challenge Time!!

Next week's mini challenge is all in the light of Gluttony.

You can read up more on the rules here.

As per usual, read carefully and if you have questions, feel free to ask.

This one will require coordination!!

[Jammin Jenny]

I'll be reading Opposition and it has a W character - probably later tonight or tomorrow morning

[Jammin Jenny]

I'm good with the series read - I have series for all levels so let's make a plan!

[Snowtulip]

Completion Post

When Dimple Met Rishi


Rating: 3.5 stars
Date Read: 11/21/19
Pages: 380
Sin: Envy
Criteria: Young adult
Alternate: Vanity (contemporary)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

Mini Challenge Lust: #127 on bad book list

Mini Challenge Envy:

W-Title
M-Author
S-Author
D-Dimple - MC
R/P-Rishi Patel- MC

[Snowtulip]

Completion Post

Game Changer


Rating: 2.5 stars
Date Read: 11/22/19
Pages: 334
Sin: Lust, lustful cover
Alternate: Vanity (contemporary)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

Mini Challenge Envy:
G-Title
R-Author, Rachel
S/H-Scott Hunter - MC
K/G-Kip Grady- MC

[Jammin Jenny]

Completion Post


Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Rating: 4 stars
Date Read: 11/22
Pages: 460
Sin: Pride, Award Winning Books
Alternate: Greed (Anything Goes)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

Mini-challenge Envy
S - Title
D/G - Author
K/M - Kabuo Miyamoto - MC
I/C - Ishmael Chambers - MC
H - Hatsue Miyamoto - MC

[Eldarwen]

I had to read Snow Falling on Cedars for my final year in school and I do not remember liking it. In fact, I don't remember very much of the book other than that we also went to see the movie, a few of us together, and cringed most of the time.

Sometimes I wonder if I should pick it up again to see if it was just the fact that I had to read it for school or if I really didn't enjoy it. There was someone famous in the movie as well... might have been Ethan Hawke? But not sure now without going to Imdb to look it up ;-)

[Eldarwen]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "I'm good with the series read - I have series for all levels so let's make a plan!"

Well, since I was planning on reading Shades of Wicked anyway, I could read that for #1.

And then the team could slowly work itself up the ladder.

However, you'd have to wait for me to finish my book before you can finish yours, which in theory shouldn't be an issue, and I promise to be quick about it ;-)

[Snowtulip]

I have books for all levels of series numbers :)

I'm also off work Thurs-Sunday of next week, so I'll have extra reading time!

[Eldarwen]

Oh, nice! Bring in the big books to compensate for that 3k anthology some teams are reading ;-) Or we'll fall massively behind - we're currently in 4th place but with 4k less points than the leading team, soooooo.... ;-)

[Melissa]

Completion Post

Book: Thirteen Reasons Why
Pages: 288
Date Read: 11/22
Sin: Envy (YA)
Alternate Sin: Pride (Award Winning)

Lust mini challenge part 2:
Bad book recommended by Sarah-I have to agree, I did not particularly enjoy this book and now will probably never watch it on Netflix

Envy mini challenge
A & J-author
C: Clay
D: Jessica Davis
T: Title
W: Bryce Wallace

[Vian]

Completion Post



Book: The Chestnut Man - Søren Sveistrup
Date Read: 11/22/19
Pages: 528
Sin: Red
Criteria: Contemporary
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: Y

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Mini Challenge: Envy
C : Title
S : Author
N : Nylander - MC
N & T : Naia Thulin -MC
M & H : Mark Hess - MC
L : Lauren Kjaer - MC
R & H : Rosa Hartung
S : Steen
K : Kristine

[Jammin Jenny]

I think that might be a Sin Bingo...

[Nicole]

Eldarwen wrote: "It is Mini Challenge Time!!

Next week's mini challenge is all in the light of Gluttony.

You can read up more on the rules here.

As per usual, read carefully and if you have questions, feel free ..."

So time and speed are needed if we want to get many rungs on the ladder. I will take a look at what series I've got but will generally read anything.

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 91
Book: Outside In by Maria V. Snyder
Date Read: 22/11
Pages: 355
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Color - Blue:

Mini-Challenge: Envy
O: Title
I: Series (Insiders)
S: Author LN
T & S: Trella Sanchia
R & A: Riley Ashon
L: Dr. Kiana Lamont
L: Logan

[Nicole]

Eldarwen wrote: "Oh, nice! Bring in the big books to compensate for that 3k anthology some teams are reading ;-) Or we'll fall massively behind - we're currently in 4th place but with 4k less points than the leadin..."

What 3k book 🤔 We can read it as well 😎

[Jammin Jenny]

Here's what I have in my queue for next week if you want to slot me in for one or two in the chain I can do them for sure:

Glory in Death #2 - 416 pages
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse #3 - 240 pages
In Big Trouble #4 - 309 pages
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave #13 - 304 pages
Queen of the Flowers #14 - 275 pages
Death of a Liar #30 - 272 pages

Fit me in where you need me. Except for next Tuesday/Wednesday, I can read any day, so I'd be better with the lower # in series, or higher # (depending on how far we get by Wednesday night).

[Jammin Jenny]

Yeah, what 3k book?

I can break out all my Stephen King books instead of focusing on the mini-challenges..

The Stand - 1,153 pages
It - 1,116 pages
Under the Dome - 1,074 pages
Four Past Midnight - 930 pages
Insomnia - 890 pages
11/22/63 - 866 pages
Nightmares & Dreamscapes - 816 pages

Let me know if you'd rather I read big books instead of series # next week, and I'll try to get at least two of these done.

ETA: The Stand and IT

[Nicole]

Here is what I have got for series:

Redesigned #2 - 295 pgs
Dagger's Edge #2 - 304 pgs
Sink or Swim #3 - 178 pgs
The Enforcer #3 - 506 pgs
Queen of Air and Darkness #3 - 912 pgs
Until Nico #4 - 247 pgs
Conqueror #5 - 579 pgs
Fatal Frenzy #9 - 384 pgs
Once in a Lifetime: Lucky Harbor 9 #9 - 353 pgs
The Darkest Craving #10 - 480 pgs

[Nicole]

And for anthologies I have Hot on Ice: A Hockey Romance Anthology - 2151 pgs 😎 But will also read the 3k one! I think the next mini-challenge is getting to me because I am feeling gluttonous 🤪

[Jammin Jenny]

Ooh go for it Nicole!

[Vian]

This is the anthology worth 3k

[Vian]

I don't own physical copies of many series, but I can fill in on anything we decide.

[Jammin Jenny]

Thanks! It's free on KU so I'll start reading it tomorrow. There are 27 stories, so if I read 3/night, that's 9 days of reading.

[Melindam]

Dear All,

If the Gluttony Mini is appealing to you, go for it! :)

However, in general I would say, reading big books will bring us much more points on the long run. I just told E. that personally I will concentrate on doorstoppers for next week rather than books with much smaller page counts in a series. :)
As for the 1k or 3k books - bring them on, Ladies!!!

That being said, I started listening to which is a short book and #1 in a series and will make sure I only finish after the deadline for this week expired. That can be used as the starting point for the Gluttony Mini.

I also started which is 900+ pages and is a standalone.

[Melindam]

Jenny / Nicole! Go for those gatestoppers!!!! :)

[Melindam]

The next word that we are spelling out could be ALTERED.

We already have _ L T_R_D

WE need an A & 2 Es for that.

[Nicole]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Thanks! It's free on KU so I'll start reading it tomorrow. There are 27 stories, so if I read 3/night, that's 9 days of reading."

I'll do the same!

[Melindam]

FANTASTIC! :)

I am tempted to go along with it as well.

As I'm from Hungary, unfortunately I don't get KU, but 6,30 USD is quite a good price for a 3k book, so I might buy it. :)

As I have a free weekend, I think I'll be able to finish another 800+ book,

[Eldarwen]

Beware though - from some of the ratings I've seen, the stories aren't brilliant. Lots of 2 or 3 stars which makes it an even longer book if the stories aren't worth it.

Just thought I'd put that out there before you all go throwing out money for it - those of you who do not have KU.