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[Melissa]

Completion Post

Book: Dead as a Doornail
Pages: 295
Date Read: 11/24
Sin: Lust (red cover, guilty pleasure, too steamy for hot weather)
Sin bingo: Y

Envy mini challenge:
A: Alcide Hargrove
C: Charlaine Harris (author)
D: title
E & N: Eric Northman
M: Sam Merlotte
S: Sookie
T: Tara Thornton

[Melissa]

My kids are out of school this week and we are hopefully going to be gone the dreaded process of packing up to move. I’m going to stick with my door stopper Under the Dome. Between my early morning reading and late night reading, I should be able to get it done. I don’t want anybody relying on me to finish a particular series number. We are probably going to be listening to one of the Harry Potter books as we work, so I may have that as well.

[Melindam]

Good luck with the moving, Melissa

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "Yeah, it came back right before 9 so it was out about 5/6 hours. It was a bad trip home and it just kept getting worse."

That sounds great :-/

[Stacie]

I've got a 590 page #2 I can get my hands on.

[Stacie]

Could also jump in with some Anita Blake re-reads or some Black dagger re-reads

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 94
Book: Heaven and Hell by John Jakes
Date Read: 24/11
Pages: 804
Sin: Gluttony
Criteria: 600+ pages

Mini-Challenge: Envy
N: Series (North and South)
E: Elkanah
S: Stanley
R & T: Rip Torn
W: William
D: Davis (Character LN)
A: Ashton

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "I've got a 590 page #2 I can get my hands on."

Ah yes, that might be a good idea - less "work" for Jenny hehe.

[Snowtulip]

Completion Post

The Burning White


Rating: 5 stars
Date Read: 11/24/19
Pages: 992
Sin: Gluttony
Criteria: 600+
Alternate: Avarice (anything)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

Mini Challenge Envy:

T/B-Title
W/B-Author -Brent Weeks
K/G-Kip Guile - MC
A-Androsse
C-Cruxer
L-Liviana

[Nicole]

That's it for me for week 7. Didn't manage to finish my other book and will leave it for week 8. For series, I can read:

Undead and Unsure #12 - 320 pgs
Undead and Unwary #13 - 338 pgs
Trace #13 - 549 pgs
Predator #14 - 468 pgs

Will still look for bigger books.

ETA:
Mission of Honor #12 - 880 pgs

[Snowtulip]

Completion Post

Aurora Blazing


Rating: 3.5 stars
Date Read: 11/24/19
Pages: 400
Sin: Vanity
Criteria: Purple cover
Alternate: Wrath (space opera)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

Mini Challenge Envy:

A-Title
J/M-Author -Jessee Mihalik
B/V-Bianca Von Hassenburg - MC
I/B-Ian Bishop

[Stacie]

Oh it's 512 but still. The #3 is 690 I think? I can look if you want that one instead.

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "Oh it's 512 but still. The #3 is 690 I think? I can look if you want that one instead."

For #3, we're good. Nicole has a 900 pages door stop for that one.

I'll post the updated list so you can have a look :-)

[Eldarwen]

Gluttony Mini Challenge

#1 - Melinda (Butterface - 250 pages)
#2 - Stacie (512 pages)
#3 - Nicole (Queen of Air and Darkness - 912 pages)
#4 - Snowtulip (The Darkest Legacy - 569 pages)
#5 - Stacie (~700 pages)
#6 - Vianvamp (HP#6 - 652 pages)
#7 - Nicole (In Enemy Hands - 545 pages)
#8 - Vianvamp (Blood and Gold - 752 pages)
#9 - Nicole (Ashes of Victory - 672 pages)
#10 - Jenny (Anita Blake - 644 pages)
#11 - Jenny (Anita Blake - 529 pages)
#12 - Nicole (Mission of Honour - 880 pages)
#13 - Nicole (Trace - 549 pages)
#14 - Nicole (Predator - 468 pages)
#15 - Melinda (Men at Arms - 432 pages)
....
....
#30 - Jenny (Death of a Liar - 272 pages)

[Snowtulip]

I plan to read biggies:

The 3K book
A Dance with Dragons (1125 pages, #5)
The Eye of the World (814 pages)
Perdido Street Station (867 pages)

For series ladder I could do the #4 (The Darkest Legacy, 569 pages)

[Eldarwen]

Snowtulip,

can you add Aurora Blazing to your TT shelf please?

It's sitting on your currently reading shelf at the moment.

Thanks! :-)

[Nicole]

E, can you swap #12 for this one please: Mission of Honor #12 - 880 pgs

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "E, can you swap #12 for this one please: Mission of Honor #12 - 880 pgs"

Yus!

[Eldarwen]

Snowtulip wrote: "I plan to read biggies:

The 3K book
A Dance with Dragons (1125 pages, #5)
The Eye of the World (814 pages)
Perdido Street Station (867 pages)

For series..."

Looks good!!

If there's another series read you'd like to pick up - go for it! Stacie's snagged the #5 slot with a fat book but maybe we can talk about swapping in yours :-p

[Snowtulip]

Eldarwen wrote: "Snowtulip,

can you add Aurora Blazing to your TT shelf please?

It's sitting on your currently reading shelf at the moment.

Thanks! :-)"

Got distracted looking for big books ;)

It's updated and I'm done for this week :)

[Eldarwen]

Hehehe ;-)
Thanks, ST!

[Nicole]

In terms of strategy, should I also read Sloth or Sin Bingo books while waiting for my turn? And naturally will read the anthologies in between.

[Melindam]

If we need #15, I can read . It's 432 pages

[Eldarwen]

Melindam wrote: "If we need #15, I can read . It's 432 pages"

Yes please! If you can fit it in, go for it!

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "In terms of strategy, should I also read Sloth or Sin Bingo books while waiting for my turn? And naturally will read the anthologies in between."

Yes, Sin Bingo or Sloth would always be cool.

If you have a #7, you can always read that one as well? I'll gladly give you my spot :-)

[Melindam]

Eldarwen wrote: "Melindam wrote: "If we need #15, I can read . It's 432 pages"

Yes please! If you can fit it in, go for it!"

OK, sign me up! :)

[Nicole]

Eldarwen wrote: "Yes, Sin Bingo or Sloth would always be cool.

If you have a #7, you can always read that one as well? I'll gladly give you my spot :-)"

Best I can do for #7 is In Enemy Hands - 545 pgs.

We can also swap my #9 out for Ashes of Victory - 672 pgs

But I'll keep looking.

[Eldarwen]

Our list is looking good so far! :-D

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Yes, Sin Bingo or Sloth would always be cool.

If you have a #7, you can always read that one as well? I'll gladly give you my spot :-)"

Best I can do for #7 is [book:In Enemy Han..."

Ok, cool!

And sure, we can always swap stuff around. :-)

[Nicole]

It's a good thing work is slowing down this week for me because I will not be doing much work with all these big books 😂

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "It's a good thing work is slowing down this week for me because I will not be doing much work with all these big books 😂"

Hahaha :-))

[Eldarwen]

Also, here it is:

Countdown to the End of Week 7 / Beginning of Week 8

[Melindam]

I am listening to Butterface and will finish shortly after the countdown. :)

[Eldarwen]

Great!

I'm going back to . Would you consider this a purple cover? It's got weird shading and I'm unsure, though the paperback does have a purple tinge.

[Stacie]

This is probably it for me for the week.

Completion Post

Adam Silvera
11/24/19
320 pages

Sin: Sloth
How it fits: blue cover
Alternate: Envy
How it fits: MPG Young Adult
Alternate: Pride
How it fits: MPG LGBT

Mini challenge:
A: author FN
D: Denise
E: Ellen
G: Griffin
J: Jackson
R: Russell
S: author LN
T: Theo
W: Wade

[Melindam]

Am on my phone now, so I cannot really say. It doesn't look purple enough for me.

[Eldarwen]

We're on 44 books now for this week!

We can accept 1 more if you're dying to post one but that will be the very last one!! :-)

Anything else you're currently reading should please be finished after the countdown so it can count towards next week.

[Melindam]

COMPLETION POST

Date read: 24 Nov
Pages:250
Sin: Gluttony -pink cover

Mini: book #1 in The Hartigans series

[Stacie]

I'm working on my #2. should be done by tomorrow.

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 95
Book: Lucky by Jackie Collins
Date Read: 25/11
Pages: 753
Sin: Lust
Criteria: Top Shelf: Guilty Pleasure (9 times)
Alternative: Vanity: Top Shelf: Contemporary (14 times)

[Nicole]

I started my #3 book so long because it is big and complex. Cassandra Clare's world always boggles my mind 🤪

[Eldarwen]

Haha ok :-)

I think it's less her world as such than her writing that is the issue for me.

But then, it already starts with her characters, whom I generally don't have all that much empathy for.

[Melindam]

COMPLETION POST:


Date read: 25 Nov
Pages: 885
Sin / Criteria: Gluttony, Top shelf historical romance / 600+ page

[Melindam]

FYI, I made quite some progress in the 3k Christmas Anthology, though I can't say it enhances my craving for peace on earth, let alone goodwill to men. :)

It brings out the Ms Ebenezer Scrooge & the Grinch in me!! :D

[Eldarwen]

Hahahahaha :-))

Sorry - I am trying not to laugh at your misery ;-)

[Melindam]

Eldarwen wrote: "Hahahahaha :-))

Sorry - I am trying not to laugh at your misery ;-)"

Please do laugh by all means! :)

I also do that. There are some OK stories, but most of them so far are just so silly that I am laughing at them myself. It helps.

[Melindam]

Maybe a new musical interlude would help! :)

[Eldarwen]

Hmmm... ok.... let me think it over ;-)

[Eldarwen]

Here goes!!

Musical Interlude

This song has been following me for the last couple of weeks. Every time I get into the car, it's on the radio, without fail after I woke up to it one morning haha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1G...

I think that might be fitting for some of those fabulous novellas as well ;-)

[Melindam]

Eldarwen wrote: "Here goes!!

Musical Interlude

This song has been following me for the last couple of weeks. Every time I get into the car, it's on the radio, without fail after I woke up to it one morning haha.
..."


LOL! I actually like this song. :)