You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

56 views
Closed Discussion Topic > Looking for Mr. Right... Reporting

Comments Showing 1-49 of 49 (49 new)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by jaxnsmom (new)

jaxnsmom | 8341 comments Report here


message 2: by jaxnsmom (last edited Feb 12, 2015 07:38PM) (new)

jaxnsmom | 8341 comments A quick look to see what's completed and what's missing for the bonus tasks.

What does your date look like? (For these books, the item must be on the cover.)
COMPLETED
Human head - Theresa
Pair of eyes - Kirila
Torso, a frontal view - Rebecca
A pair of legs - Rebecca
A pair of shoes - jmom

You never know where your Mystery Date might be from, your own neighborhood, across the country, or halfway around the world.

Africa - Beth, T2
South America - jmom
Canada - jmom
An alien world or on some type of spaceship - jmom
An island - Tory

What are you date’s hobbies?
COMPLETED
Collecting Comic - Theresa, Rebecca, Freya
Shooting – some serious gunplay, or some type of weapon being used - Beth
Reading – Rebecca, Wanda
Clubbing – a book from another participant’s tbr - Theresa
Role Play Games – Debra
Crafting – a main character does some type of craft for a hobby - Theresa


message 3: by jaxnsmom (new)

jaxnsmom | 8341 comments reserved


message 4: by Theresa~OctoberLace (last edited Feb 14, 2015 06:07PM) (new)

Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 1090 comments Reserved for Team Spreadsheet Updates. Click the link below to see the latest version:

Updated 02-14-15 8:05 pm CST

57 books read, 80 bonus points earned, 650 points total!


message 5: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I've finished Critical Diagnosis byAlison Stone for Reading – Read an author that’s new to you, and A Matter of Class for Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet – Read a historical fiction book.


message 6: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) I have completed When Girlfriends Step Up by Savannah Page for Reading-Read an author that's new to you.


message 7: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I've also finished Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and Purpose for Lois Lane and Superman – Read a biography, autobiography, or memoir, Superior Death for Shaggy and Scooby Doo – Read a murder mystery, and Marry-Me Christmas for Samson and Delilah – Read a romance.


Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 1090 comments I just finished The Voyage of the Dawn Treader for Collecting comic books – Read a book that’s part of a series.


message 9: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) I completed Flambards for Romeo and Juliet – Read a YA book


message 10: by Debra (last edited Feb 08, 2015 04:41PM) (new)

Debra (debra_t) | 6542 comments Put me down for completing Ready Player One, a gaming book.


message 11: by Thing Two (new)

Thing Two (thingtwo) Oops - sorry! Didn't realize we had our own separate reporting thread. Okay, I finished Legacy of Masks - the main character is a criminal defense attorney - no. thank. you.

This could also fit under #58 - a human/other life form interact. The Cherokee Ani Tsaguhi Bear makes an appearance.


message 13: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I finished Dying to Have Her for series. It is the second in a trilogy.


message 14: by Tory (new)

Tory Hendershot (nghtstlkr64) | 48 comments Finished The Tempest for an Island.


message 15: by Beth (new)

Beth (eparks4232) | 2556 comments Finished Scarpetta (sorry, can't do links from phone). Takes place on an island, also could work for book involving weapon and crime thriller, and job we would (DA) or wouldn't (ME) want our date to have...


message 16: by jaxnsmom (new)

jaxnsmom | 8341 comments I listened to Taking The Fifth by J.A. Jance Taking The Fifth for shoes.


Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 1090 comments Finished The Good Girl for "Read a book with a human head (or a human looking alien). Mostly the head, as little of the body as possible." This one is all head!

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica


message 18: by jaxnsmom (new)

jaxnsmom | 8341 comments I've edited post 2 to show a quick look at bonus tasks.


message 19: by Theresa~OctoberLace (last edited Feb 09, 2015 09:19PM) (new)

Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 1090 comments Beth wrote: "Finished Scarpetta...also could work for book involving weapon and crime thriller..."

Beth, I moved your finish of Scarpetta to Shooting on the spreadsheet, since Island was already covered and we needed the points there.


message 20: by Freya (new)

Freya | 9 comments Sorry for the late check-in. Been without Internet for four days...! However, in that time I've managed to read:-

The Colour of Magic for part of a series.

The King's Speech for a book featuring a royal character.


message 21: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I’ve finished Unseen for crime thriller.


message 22: by Rebecca (last edited Feb 10, 2015 12:42PM) (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I read At the Captain's Command for romance and Gilt Trip for murder mystery, My Ántonia for classic and Aftershocks for job you'd like your date to have (male character is a doctor).


Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 1090 comments I finished Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting for Crafting – Read a book with a main character does some type of craft for a hobby.


message 24: by Wanda (new)

Wanda (wanda71) I just finished The Lavender Garden. This book does not have time traveling in the plot but the perspective does change from the past to present. The plot switches from the present to France during World War II. It would also fit the task historical fiction.


message 25: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 298 comments I finished Lion in the Valley last night! I believe this was for the dreamboat's job - turn on ;)


message 26: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I finished Tall, Dark and Deadly (FBI #1) by Lorie O'Clare for torso and Talk Me Down (Tumble Creek, #1) by Victoria Dahl for legs.


message 27: by Kirila (new)

Kirila | 660 comments Just finished The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones, #2) by Helen Fielding for eyes. Now we have our first bonus points!

... and it's time to go to sleep (almost 1am here)


message 28: by Thing Two (new)

Thing Two (thingtwo) I finished Lucky Us.


message 29: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I've finished Plum Spooky for humorous book and Lost Lake for magical realism.


Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 1090 comments I finished The Wolves of Midwinter for Clubbing – Read a book from another participant’s TBR. I found this on Beth's TBR list


message 31: by Beth (last edited Feb 12, 2015 04:45PM) (new)

Beth (eparks4232) | 2556 comments Finished with my Africa book, which is Americanah!


message 32: by jaxnsmom (new)

jaxnsmom | 8341 comments I finished The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms for my Alien world/Space book.


message 33: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I just finished reading Storm of Shadows for fantasy.


message 34: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 298 comments I just finished Inferno by Dan Brown...I'm sorry I am not sure which task this book covered. I haven't been on GR much because I've been reading in all of my spare time! I have one more book to go!!
Next time I really need to find books with smaller page counts!!!
:-)
Happy Reading!


message 35: by Debra (new)

Debra (debra_t) | 6542 comments I finished The King of Plagues. Since we already have someone who finished the bonus points for shooting, you could put this in for a horror book (Bella and Edward).

I ALSO finished Vox for a sexy book for me and Johnny Depp.


message 36: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I finished Anne of Avonlea for YA.


message 37: by Thing Two (new)

Thing Two (thingtwo) I finished Parthian Shot.


message 38: by jaxnsmom (new)

jaxnsmom | 8341 comments I finished The Curse of the Pharaohs for Africa.


message 39: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I finished Royal Holiday Bride for royal character.


message 40: by Tory (new)

Tory Hendershot (nghtstlkr64) | 48 comments Finished Howl's Moving Castle. It was originally going to be for Clubbing but since that's covered I'll move it to Almeta and Kermit. I also read You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! Publisher: Scribner; Updated edition and Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment for nonfiction and Jasper Jones for YA.


Theresa~OctoberLace (octoberlace) | 1090 comments I just finished my 5th and final book for this Toppler, A Small Indiscretion for "Claire and Jamie Fraser (Outlander) – Read a book with time travelling, or where the perspective changes between the present and the past." This book switches back and forth to cover present events and what had happened 20 years before.


message 42: by Debra (new)

Debra (debra_t) | 6542 comments Read A Fistful of Collars for Mickie and Minnie. Chet is a dog and narrates the mystery. I LOVE this series!


message 43: by Melissa (last edited Feb 14, 2015 06:39AM) (new)

Melissa | 298 comments I finished my last book, City of Ashes!
I originally had it down for torso, but looking at the sheet I think that's already covered. So if that's the case this book could go towards one of the the following
Couples:
Gomez & Morticia Adams (Paranormal)
Buffy & Angel (vampires)
Brokeback Mtn (forbidden love=bro+sis)


message 44: by Kirila (new)

Kirila | 660 comments Just finished my second and last book for the toppler: Mostly Harmless for the alien world.


message 45: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca (bd200789) I've finished Little Shop of Homicide which is another murder mystery.


message 46: by jaxnsmom (new)

jaxnsmom | 8341 comments Debra wrote: "Read A Fistful of Collars for Mickie and Minnie. Chet is a dog and narrates the mystery. I LOVE this series!"

It's one of favorites! I love how Chet hears something and then realizes it's him barking.


message 47: by Thing Two (last edited Feb 14, 2015 10:44AM) (new)

Thing Two (thingtwo) Thing Two wrote: "I finished Parthian Shot."

I finished my South American book, except it was set in South Africa. Oops! The author grew up in Brazil, but ...

Legacy of Masks counts as line 58 Almeta and Kermit (move from line 20) <-- already covered. It's about the myth of the Cherokee Indian bear. I'll go ask how to count this ...
Lucky Us counts as line 56 Brokeback Mountain (move from line 51)
Parthian Shot counts as line 37 The Bobbits (move from line 26)
The Substance of Fire & The Film Society I'll use in line 20 - I don't want to date a headmaster in South Africa.
Morality for Beautiful Girls is total chick-lit. Line 38.


message 48: by Thing Two (new)

Thing Two (thingtwo) Thing Two wrote: "Thing Two wrote: "I finished Parthian Shot."

I finished my South American book, except it was set in South Africa. Oops! The author grew up in Brazil, but ...

Legacy of Masks counts..."


And the ruling was yes! Move Legacy to line 32, please, for legends. :)


message 49: by Pragya (new)

Pragya  (reviewingshelf) | 4026 comments Sorry I'm late to report I finished The Honey Thief for author new to me.


back to top