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Review: As Old As Time review
BR: Twisted Tales series BR post 284
Pages: 484 As Old as Time
Guess: do they come from a retelling?
How it fits: retelling of Beauty and the Beast
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Pages: 208
Guess: Do they live in the USA?
How it fits: Set in Alaska.
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Pages: 368
Guess: Do they have brown eyes?
How it fits: 59%, "His deep brown eyes twinkled."
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Pages: 389
Guess: Are they in space?
How it fits: 76%, "It's wasted space."
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Pages: 320
Guess: Do they have green eyes?
How it fits: 7%, "..our bright green eyes.."
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Pages: 472
Guess: Do they have tattoos?
How it fits: Tattoos on cover
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Pages: 400
Guess: Do they get in a fight?
How it fits: MC gets in a lot of fights
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Pages: 208
Guess: Do they live on the east coast?
How it fits: Set in NC
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Pages: 435
Guess: Do they go on a trip?
How it fits: 1%, "When the final stop on a trip is paradise, being the second to last is no picnic."
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Pages: 417
Guess: Do they speak another language?
How it fits: MC can speak French somewhat
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Pages: 427
Guess: Do they face demons?
How it fits: Tagged demons
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Pages: 360
Guess: Do they lose their memory?
How it fits: MC loses memory (sort of)
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Pages: 233
Guess: Do they get in an accident?
How it fits: 55%, "..accident at home."
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Pages: 272
Guess: Are they still in school?
How it fits: 2%, "School disco, Year 9, slow dancing.."
Review: Circe review
BR: Circe BR posts 44-47
Pages: 393 Circe
Guess: do they have a significant other/spouse?
How it fits: Circe has many relationships with various men in her eternal exile
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Pages: 277
Guess: Do they have hazel eyes?
How it fits: 4%, "...olive skin and deep hazel eyes."
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Pages: 337
Guess: Do they have a pet?
How it fits: Dog on cover
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Pages: 239
Guess: Do they have a job?
How it fits: MC's have a job
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Pages: 626 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
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Guess: are they artistic?
How does it fit: MC can paint
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Pages: 381
Guess: Do they have a nickname?
How it fits: MC's name is gumdrop
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Pages: 530
Guess: Are they an orphan?
How it fits: 1%, "The golden orphan of Derfort Harbor."
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Pages: 400
Guess: Are they a rebel?
How it fits: Rebel in title
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Pages: 436
Guess: Do they get betrayed?
How it fits: 40%, "..Raena was certain her own face betrayed."
*I have messaged the Author and will update the page count*
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Pages: 256
Guess: Do they live in a city?
How it fits: MC's live in a city
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Pages: 439
Guess: Do they escape from someone/something?
How it fits: 32%, "Their one chance to escape."
___Name_____|___Books__|___Buddy__|___Pages__|___Total__
____________|___Read___|___Reads__|___Read___|__Points__
Alaina______|___222____|___406.5__|___752.5__|__1159____
Denny_______|_____1____|__________|_____2____|_____2____
Ruthie______|____35____|____45____|___132.25_|___177.25_
Andy________|____69____|____61____|___249____|___310____
Jude________|____30____|__________|___119____|___119____
Caroline____|_____7____|____13____|____27____|____40____
Isabel______|_____6____|____15____|____22.5__|____37.5__
Celia_______|____14____|____21____|____38____|____59____
Vicki_______|____44____|____23____|___137____|___160____
Kim_________|_____8____|_____9____|____27____|____36____
Ashley______|_____1____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
Sumona______|__________|__________|__________|__________
_____________|__________|__________|__________|__________
BONUS: + 130
Total_______|____437____|___593.5__|__1509.25_|__2232.75_
Characters:
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Character Fourteen:
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Incorrect guesses:
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Alaina wrote: "
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Pages: 256
Guess: Do they live in a city?
How it fits: MC's live in a city
[bookcover:Isoldesse|55..."
You forgot these two.

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Pages: 256
Guess: Do they live in a city?
How it fits: MC's live in a city
[bookcover:Isoldesse|55..."
You forgot these two.
Alaina wrote: "Alaina wrote: "
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Pages: 256
Guess: Do they live in a city?
How it fits: MC's live in a city
[bookcov..."
They weren't there when I started. I'll update now.
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Pages: 128 (GN = 32 pages)
Page points only!
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Pages: 512 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Guess: Are they LGTBQ+?
How it fits: Several MCs are lgtbq+
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Pages: 596
Guess: Are they from a fantasy book?
How it fits: MPG Fantasy
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Pages: 304 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Guess: Are they male?
How it fits: MC is male
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Pages: 501 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Guess: Are they POC?
How it fits: MC is POC
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Pages: 288 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Guess: Are they female?
How it fits: MC is female
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Pages: 278 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Guess: Do they have magic?
How it fits: MC has magic
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Pages: 391
Guess: Are they related to a God?
How it fits: MPG Mythology/God in title
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Pages: 368
Guess: Does it feature a war?
How it fits: Tagged WW2
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Pages: 416
Guess: Do they use a weapon?
How it fits: Dagger on cover
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Pages: 464
Guess: Are they royalty?
How it fits: MC is royalty
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Pages: 360
Guess: Do they have blue eyes?
How it fits: Blue eyes on cover
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Pages: 284 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Guess: Do they have red hair?
How it fits: Red hair on cover
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Pages: 320
Guess: Are they an assassin?
How it fits: MC is an assassin
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Pages: 245
Guess: Do they have blonde hair?
How it fits: Blonde hair on cover
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Pages: 311 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Guess: Are the enemies to lovers?
How it fits: MC cares for enemy
Review: Maggie and the Black Tie Affair review
Pages: 102 Maggie and the Black-Tie Affair
Guess: Do they have/attend a party?
How it fits: story takes place during a big New Years Eve party
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Pages: 368
Guess: Are they an orphan?
How it fits: MC is sort of an orphan since her whole family is in a frozen slumber.
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Pages: 335
Guess: Do they commit a crime?
How it fits: MPG Crime
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Pages: 464
Guess: Do they deal with dragons?
How it fits: Dragon on cover
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Pages: 400
Guess: Do they do drugs?
How it fits: Lots of people do drugs
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Pages: 293
Guess: Do they have brown hair?
How it fits: 12%, "..brown-haired soldier.."
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Pages: 304
Guess: Do they live in the US?
How it fits: 1%, "Are you sure you don't want me to come to LA with you?"
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Pages: 325
Guess: Are they artistic?
How it fits: MC is a famous painter
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Pages: 320
Guess: Do they have a pet?
How it fits: Cat & dog on cover/in title
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Pages: 450
Guess: Do they have a sibling?
How it fits: Features brothers
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Pages: 320
Guess: Are they in a relationship?
How it fits: MC's are dating one another
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Pages: 240
Guess: Are they a teenager?
How it fits: MC is 17
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Pages: 360
Guess: Do they get really dressed up in a scene like ballgowns, tuxes (or old-fashioned versions) etc?
How it fits: MC gets really dressed up for a gala type evening
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Pages: 283
Guess: Do they live in a small town?
How it fits: MCs live in a small town
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Pages: 384
Guess: Do they live in Southern Europe?
How it fits: A major setting in the book is in Southern Europe?
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Pages: 256
Guess: Is Mexico a setting in the book?
How it fits: Mexico is a setting in the book.
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Pages: 512
Guess: Is the West Coast of the USA a major setting in the book?
How it fits: The West Coast of the USA is a major setting
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Pages: 508
Guess: Are they a child? (Under 13)
How it fits: One MC is a child (under 13)
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Pages: 187
Guess: Do they have an affinity with STEM?
How it fits: One MC has an affinity with STEM.
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Pages: 465
Guess: Do they die?
How it fits: MC dies
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Pages: 501
Guess: Is "the South" of the US a major setting?
How it fits: States considered "the south" is a major setting
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Pages: 572
Guess: Do they fight against monster-type creatures?
How it fits: MCs fight against monster-type creatures
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Pages: 368
Guess: Do they have a job?
How it fits: MC works in the family funeral home.
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Pages: 308
Guess: Does their name start with a vowel?
How it fits: Ariadne starts with a vowel
Review: The Helios Disaster review
Pages: 100 Helioskatastrofen (first edition with pages listed)
Guess: are they neurodiverse / do they have some sort of mental illness?
How it fits: Conrad has schizophrenia (which I finally learned to spell because of this book) and Anna eventually suffers from multiple mental illnesses as well
___Name_____|___Books__|___Buddy__|___Pages__|___Total__
____________|___Read___|___Reads__|___Read___|__Points__
Alaina______|___244____|___439.5__|___827.25_|__1266.75_
Denny_______|_____1____|__________|_____2____|_____2____
Ruthie______|____45____|____75____|___174.25_|___249.25_
Andy________|____75____|____69____|___274____|___343____
Jude________|____30____|__________|___119____|___119____
Caroline____|_____7____|____13____|____27____|____40____
Isabel______|_____6____|____15____|____22.5__|____37.5__
Celia_______|____16____|____21____|____40____|____61____
Vicki_______|____44____|____23____|___137____|___160____
Kim_________|_____9____|_____9____|____30____|____39____
Ashley______|_____1____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
Sumona______|__________|__________|__________|__________
_____________|__________|__________|__________|__________
BONUS: + 140
Total_______|____478____|___664.5__|__1656.25_|__2460.75_
Characters:
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Character Fifteen:
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Pages: 206
Guess: Do they use a bow and arrow?
How it fits: 90%, "An arrow flew in and struck Orzei in the neck. Zaya started and looked up. Princess Sofrai's best friend, her love, lowered the bow slowly."