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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments I'll have some books to update.


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Shadow Reaper Christine Feehan

pg 142 wine
pg 319 pasta, garlic bread, salad
pg 14 pasta, artichoke, zucchini, flan, Guinea Fowl, tiramisu
pg 389 water
pg 172 champagne
pg 69 coffee, orange juice
pg 66 coffee, sausage, bread
pg 307 tea

A: Christine Feehan
C:
Lucia
Nicoletta
Rico Ferraro
Riyuu Tanaka
Mariko
Osamu Santu
Giovanni
Taviano
Vitorio
Amo
Emmanuel
Henri


message 103: by Mary X (last edited Oct 24, 2022 07:24AM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments The Watchmaker's Daughter C.J. Archer

pg 21 tea, cakes
pg 142 beef
pg 21 bread
pg 85 potato
pg 86 wine
pg 143 chocolate, honey, sugar, milk
pg 187, eggs, bacon, toast



A: CJ Archer
C: Matthew Glass, Letitia, Duke, Cyclops, Willie Johnson, Richard, Catherine, Eddie Hardacre, India Steel, Beatrice, Mason,


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary, do you have the characters' names or food items from The Warded Man?


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments If anyone has any books with titles, author initials, or character initials that start with I, E, O, U, or Y that would be awesome. We are about to end the month and we still have a bunch of vowels that need books on the spell-it outs.


message 106: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Darn. I thought I posted that and I deleted the post I do in my personal challenge tracker in another group. I'll use Amazon & Google books to do it again.

I think there was a minor U character in the Watchmaker's daughter. I'll see if I can find the name. I can't always mark them down when I used the audio book.


message 107: by Mary X (last edited Oct 25, 2022 05:33AM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Watchmaker's Daughter has a Mr. Unger. I think he's in the book enough to count.

Also found on pg 171: sherry and brandy which I missed.

(I just downloaded the ebook from the library to make searching easier)

I'll look up the names and such for Warded Man again.


message 108: by Mary X (last edited Oct 25, 2022 06:56AM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments The Warded Man Peter V. Brett

pg 29 milk
pg 30 eggs, bacon,
pg 49 parsnip, corn, meat
pg 21 platter of sandwiches
pg 51 chicken
pg 27 bread, cheese, sausage
pg 88 ale, stew
pg 363 slice of beef, potatoes, fruit
pg 79 herbs
pg 320 corn, wine
pg 170 bacon, honey, ham, eggs, bread, baked apples,
pg 340 fish
pg 398 rabbits

C: Arlan, Jeph, Keven, Marea, Cholie, Renna, Selia, Graig, Elona, Ruscoe Hog, Benni, Ilain, Leesha,


message 109: by Mary X (last edited Oct 25, 2022 10:45AM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments How to Stop Time-Matt Haig

pg 26 fed her rabbit pie and cherries
pg 62 vinegar crisps and cherry juice
pg 114 roast goose
pg 124 plums and damsoms (a fruit), and cherries but also apples and greengages (another fruit)
pg 125 bread and parsnip pottage,
pg 8 egg hoppers
pg 14 chicken instead of lobster
pg 84 broiled bluefish
pg 286 pumpkin salad, broiled blue fish, pork belly,
pg 204 coffee, cognac, wine
pg 173 ham
pg 98 oysters and champagne
pg 142 drank ale and ate real oysters
pg 152 apples
pg 114 lettuce
pg 259 bottle of rum, bag of pasta, Bacardi for my mum
pg 192 halibut in shrimp sauce,
pg 173 herbal tea

Omai, Estienne, Thomas Hazard, Rose, Agnes Wade, Camille Guerin, Daphne Bello, Jonathan Hutchinson, William Manning


message 110: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments OK I have finished up all the books I had started over the last couple of weeks while I was convalescing on my couch. Also driving again which has upped my audio book listening.

Spreadsheet is updated and I'll be posting the characters/foods here soon.

I see we have 4 finished books over 500 pages. Is that enough? I was going to binge read/listen short easy reads to get our book numbers up.


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary C wrote: "OK I have finished up all the books I had started over the last couple of weeks while I was convalescing on my couch. Also driving again which has upped my audio book listening.

Spreadsheet is up..."


I was able to add some desserts with one of the 500+ page books. What we are really hurting for right now are those spell-it-out vowels. If we don't finish the spell-it-outs then our meals won't be finished and we won't be able to use them. I should have a couple more books finished before the end of the month. Hopefully more. Though I am not sure about the characters' names quite yet to know if any of them have vowels.


message 112: by Mary X (last edited Oct 26, 2022 09:55AM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments OK. I'll keep an eye for some vowels. The books I finished recently all had at least one U, O, I or E. I'm back in my office where I can listen to audio books most afternoons. I'm going to try and knock out a shorter book each day. I'm also behind on a genre based challenge so that'll help that.


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Lucan Susan Kearney

pg 83 frozen vegetables, fruit,
pg 27 dined on fish and chips, three cheese toast,
pg 100 pastries, meat and cheese, wine
pg 20 tea

C: Lucan Roarke, Marisa, Cael, Quentin, Shaw, Brennon, Rion, Jaylon, Nisco, Depuck, Vivianne Blackstone,


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Darkfire KissDeborah Cooke

pg 55 coffee
pg 75 chickpea salad, roast chicken, ham
pg 63 peanuts. steak and eggs and maybe a slice of pie
pg 151 fish
pg 290 champagne, herbal tea, gingerbread,
pg 228 traded in oil and wine
pg 62 beer, vodka
pg 192 bread, cheese and apples
pg 296 herbs
pg 175 fruit and jam
pg 61 salt
pg 161 pepper


C: Eric, Melissa, Viv Jason, Thor, Rafferty, Sloane, Zoe, Sara Keegan, Lorenzo, Magnus, Jorge, Chen, Quinn, Delaney, Garrett, Isabelle


message 115: by Mary X (last edited Oct 27, 2022 09:23AM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Yesterday's News Sam Cheever

pg 4 frankfurter
pg 19 fruitcake
pg 69 candy bar, cholcolate
pg 134 salad, bread, butter,
pg 47, tea, coffee
pg 149 salad dressing
pg 40 grilled cheese, tuna, brown bread
pg 138 cookies, iced tea
pg 58 bagel, cream cheese
pg 85 vinegar
pg 76 raisins

T: Yesterday
C: Tatty Baker, Anna Yesterday, Pratt Davies, Joss Zebediah,Pierce, Mike, Greta, Bill Dresden, Frank Gillford, Scott Friese,


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments I've updated the spreadsheet and these are the letters we need to complete:

E: 4
I: 8
O: 5
U: 3
N: 2


message 117: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments I saw all the open I's so I'm reading a couple of shorter Ilona Andrews Books.

Here's the 1st:

The Kinsmen Universe Ilona Andrews

pg 16 Burgundy wine
pg 136 skewers with vegetables and meat
pg 37 apple pie
pg 49 coffee, berries on the vine and spicy sweet bread
pg 236 redfish and redfish caviar
pg 41 spiced stock. A mess of minced herbs
pg 207 saltiness and spice
pg 27 lemon rind
pg 160 mushrooms
pg 22 pastry
pg 70 salt
g 146 blue pepper
pg 60 crisp dough, buttery taste, raspberry
pg 37 honey


A: Ilona Andrews

C: Meli Galdes, Angel, Celino Carvanna, Clair Shannon, Venturo Escana, Lord Nagrad, Deidre Lebred, Marcus, Robert, Timur, Nina


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary C wrote: "I saw all the open I's so I'm reading a couple of shorter Ilona Andrews Books.

Here's the 1st:

The Kinsmen Universe Ilona Andrews

pg 16 Burgundy wine
pg 136 skew..."


That'll help a lot. Thanks! I just finished one with an E and an O. =)


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments I just updated so here are the current letters we need for the Spell it outs:

E: 1
I: 7
O: 4
U: 3


message 120: by Meghna (new)

Meghna | 71 comments Book 2

Title- The Reading List - Sara Nisha Adams
Pages- 373
Date of read- 29/10/22
Read by- Meghna


Food available:
Cake - Loc86
Okra, Beans - Loc158
Cassava Chips - Loc175
Rice, Spinach, Coriander - Loc183
Bread - Loc195
Spaghetti, Lamb stew, Dumpling - Loc560
Chicken nuggets, Fries - Loc3087
Sausage, Bacon - Loc4580
Cheese - Loc4586

Characters:
Aidan
Nikhil
Jaya
Jayesh
Aleisha
Leilah
Rohini
Priya
Deepali
Vriti
Mukesh
Naina
Naseem
Noor
Henry
Claire
Leonora
Indira
Izzy
Samuel
Zac

The Reading List


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments I just updated the spreadsheet with the last couple of book and here are the current letters that we need for the spell-it-outs:

I: 5
O: 4
U: 3


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Fated Blades

A: Ilona Andrews

C: Matius Baena, Ramona Adler, Haider Davenport, Solei, Cassida, Gabriel,

Do you still need food references if you are using for the spell out?


message 123: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments I finished another Ilona Andrews book. Got another book started that works for I and U.


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary C wrote: "Fated Blades

A: Ilona Andrews

C: Matius Baena, Ramona Adler, Haider Davenport, Solei, Cassida, Gabriel,

Do you still need food references if you are using for the spell out?"


Right now we just need to finish up the spell-it-outs unless you have a book over 500 pages that has some good desserts or alcoholic drinks listed. =)


message 125: by Mary X (last edited Oct 31, 2022 03:59PM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments I just realized that I didn't add Fated Blades to spreadsheet so adding that now with this one.

The Beginning Place Ursula K. Le Guin

A: Ursula LeGuin
C: Irena Panner, Hugh Rogers


message 126: by Mary X (last edited Oct 31, 2022 06:19AM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments I am available to fill in books into letters on the spreadsheet if needed. I had started to but didn't want to mess anything up.

It looks like my last 2 books will take care of the I's and one of the U's. But we still have 4 O's and a U. I'll see if I can find an audio book short enough to get done today.


message 127: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Found a short O book I can get in today. Hopefully an I or U character will also show up


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Oracle-Carissa Andrews

A: Carissa Andrews
T: Oracle
C: Diana Hawthorn, Blake Wilson, Esther Trundle, Renaldo, Lenny,

That's it for me this round. But I'll check in later in case you need me to move books into spots.


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments OK, I was going to fit my last 3 books into spots but I'm getting errors. so I clearly don"t know what I'm doing.


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary C wrote: "OK, I was going to fit my last 3 books into spots but I'm getting errors. so I clearly don"t know what I'm doing."

I will check the spreadsheet before I go to bed. =)


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Okay, I think that I've got the spreadsheet all filled out. Have a look and see what you all think. Now we just have to wait for the customers and then assign them food, I guess. We missed that part last month so it's all new to me. From this point forward, don't forget to add any of your November books to the November books section on the spreadsheet. =)


message 132: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Thank you Vanessa for doing all that.


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary C wrote: "Thank you Vanessa for doing all that."

No problem. I hope that I filled out everything right.


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments I don't know what to do with the meals and store front thing at all.

Merely Magic


p10 ale
pg 16 herbs
pg 17 watercress
p29 bay leaves, mint, honey
pg 30 chocolate
p61 fish, soup, broth, chowder
p88 potatoes, wine
p 110 scone and tea
p121 jam
p 127 Walnut
p290 roast a pig


A: Patricia Rice
T: Ninian Malcolm Siddons, Drogo Ives, Gertrude, Tom, Alice, Ewan Ives, Joseph, Claudia Twane, Lydie, Hermione,


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary C wrote: "I don't know what to do with the meals and store front thing at all.

Merely Magic


p10 ale
pg 16 herbs
pg 17 watercress
p29 bay leaves, mint, honey
pg 30 chocolate
p61 fish, sou..."


I wasn't sure either for this part. I assigned the meals to certain age groups. I hope that was what we were supposed to do. =P


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments The book I just added has disappeared.


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary C wrote: "The book I just added has disappeared."

Sorry about that. I fixed it. I hid all the books on the spreadsheet from the first and second round so they wouldn't be in the way. I copied your book to the third round books spot so you can see it again. =)


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments Starfighter Command: Game 2 Grace Goodwin

Another one with no food or drink references that I could find. Hopefully it works for spell outs.

C: Kassius Remeas, General Jennix, Mia Becker, Alexius, Jamie, Lily


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Updated the spreadsheet to here. =)


message 140: by Mary X (last edited Nov 07, 2022 08:03AM) (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments To the Edge

pg 53 beer
pg 102 champagne
pg 127 cheese
pg 108 mussels, shrimp, sushi
pg 200 sour cream, Margarita, Jose Cuervo, tequila
pg 217 root beer
pg 11 wine, nectar
pg 199 taco, iced tea, sugar, refried beans
pg 175 steak
pg 165 egg, lettuce
pg 199 chicken fajita, onions
pg 219 chips and salsa
pg 290 chicken casserole, coffee
pg 328 potatoes
pg 180 prime beef
pg 134 asparagus soup

A: Cindy Gerard
C: Nolan Garrett, Jillian Kincaid, Rachel Hanover, Claire, Lydia, Ethan, Jason Wilson, Marion Abramson, John Smith, Darin


message 141: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments I need romance, classics or historical for a genre based team challenge. I'm going to see if I can find some that hit the 500 mark. I thought a couple Nora Roberts books I have would work but they're just short of 500. Although I'll probably read them anyway.


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary C wrote: "I need romance, classics or historical for a genre based team challenge. I'm going to see if I can find some that hit the 500 mark. I thought a couple Nora Roberts books I have would work but they'..."

Here is a list:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

There are several historical romances that are classics on the first page of that list. There are many more pages though.


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Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments I just found 2 Lisa Jackson books on my Scribd list that are just over 500 pages. But I'll check that list out.

They don't have to be historical romances. Although I am fond of those too.


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments For long contemporary romances you should try Mariana Zapata. She writes long books and they are always awesome.


message 145: by [deleted user] (last edited Nov 07, 2022 04:34PM) (new)

hi all i'll look on the spread sheet and see what taks i can get my books to work for


message 146: by [deleted user] (new)

right this is going to take longer than i thought and its midnight here i promise i'll post everything tomorrow i have 13 books to search through for words though some was libray books so might have to only use them as spell out but the ebooks will be easy to search through


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments The spreadsheet is updated to here. =)


message 148: by Mary X (new)

Mary X (marymaryalwayscontrary) | 5588 comments I’ll check her out.

The genre challenge doesn’t need to be over 500 pages. But we need a few for this, so 2 birds one stone. There is the Wheel-at-thon team challenge starting. Might be bonus points fir long books.

I possibly have an addiction to team reading challenges.


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Jodie (JT) wrote: "right this is going to take longer than i thought and its midnight here i promise i'll post everything tomorrow i have 13 books to search through for words though some was libray books so might hav..."

Take your time. This challenge is really in depth so if you don't want to worry creating meals on the spreadsheet then you can just post completion posts here in the thread. If you can't remember any foods that is okay but we would need character names for the spell-it-outs.


Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction (fangirlfaction) | 196 comments Mary C wrote: "I’ll check her out.

The genre challenge doesn’t need to be over 500 pages. But we need a few for this, so 2 birds one stone. There is the Wheel-at-thon team challenge starting. Might be bonus poi..."


I know. I love them too. =)


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