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I'm enjoying it. it's not reinventing anything, but Jalaluddin has done a couple of fun spins on Austen with observant Muslim characters, which is a nice spin. so, don't go in expecting hot and steamy explicit scenes, but you will get fun characters with a reasonable balance of family-driven angst and sweet romance
Melindam wrote: "How about this one? I can definitely see purple, but not sure about pink?
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Pink and purple are both there for me

Pink and purple are both there for me

I am fine w/o steamy. There's enoughof that in Jilly Cooper & Ilona Andrews to last for a month. ;)
Thanks, Sophie. :)
I finished off Prof M and spun Lady M!
Lady Macbeth (Macbeth)
1 100 to 175
2 Blood on cover
3 Book has a manipulative character
4 Gendered word in title (lady, girl, fireman etc)
5 Author initials in SHAKESPEARE
Lady Macbeth (Macbeth)
1 100 to 175
2 Blood on cover
3 Book has a manipulative character
4 Gendered word in title (lady, girl, fireman etc)
5 Author initials in SHAKESPEARE
My wheel spinning curse has struck again!
finished Tambuakar, got .... yup, the exact same one!
Tambuakar
1 200 to 299
2 Waterbody in title
3 jellied or eel in text
4 Book set in the 1900s
5 Extinct animal mentioned
finished Tambuakar, got .... yup, the exact same one!
Tambuakar
1 200 to 299
2 Waterbody in title
3 jellied or eel in text
4 Book set in the 1900s
5 Extinct animal mentioned

1. 500 to 650
2. Tagged Audio (at least 10 times)
3. Silver item on cover
4. MC must work with a group (your interpretation)
5. Author initials (all) in DELETE
We could move Sammy's Anna K into the Audio tags (388 tags) plus LT author initials. sadly Anna is too long for the page count :(
Possibly she's got a silver bracelet too?
Possibly she's got a silver bracelet too?



1. 350 to 450
2. Read a book that has been translated into French
3. Moon on cover
4. MPG Paranormal
5. silver text on cover

Shame about no moon on cover. :)
But of course feel free to remove it from any/all slots, if you finish books that work earlier. :)

The One-Armed Man (The Fugitive)
350 to 450
Contains a chase scene
Black and white on cover
MPG Suspense or Thriller
At least one arm on cover

I'm reading this which is
1. 384 pages
4. Mystery Thriller MPG - we happy with this?
5. two arms on cover
2. possibly - not far enough through to be 100%
3. white stars. not sure if the title is black? thoughts?
could be a one-fer

I think the title might be dark blue, but the text underneath it black?
little blurb text, black, check!
I'll put it in for 1 & 3, waiting on #4 in case Sophie or Mel object to "mystery thriller" rather than the vanilla "thriller" :)
I'll put it in for 1 & 3, waiting on #4 in case Sophie or Mel object to "mystery thriller" rather than the vanilla "thriller" :)
oh! Sammy, doesn't your Vaudeville book have a crescent moon inside the pentangle on the cover? (aka, get out of my space and fill in the moon on cover! - I'm pretty confident there's going to be some sort of chase. I've already had two characters in the air ducts!)
New monster:
Joffrey (Game of Thrones)
1 500 to 650
2 MC is royalty
3 Title starts with a letter in CROWN
4 Gold item on cover
5 More than one death in the book
Joffrey (Game of Thrones)
1 500 to 650
2 MC is royalty
3 Title starts with a letter in CROWN
4 Gold item on cover
5 More than one death in the book

The new spin brings us the classic:
Daleks
500 to 650
"Exterminate(d)" in text
Letters in DALEKS in title
6 and 3 in page number (started in 1963)
Xenophobia is important to plot (your interpretation)

also the word "exterminator" several times. *sigh*


1. 100 to 175
2. Light source on cover
3. Letters in REOPEN in Title
4. Author name starts with PN or G
5. MC goes outside at night

One question to consider: are we OK with spinning for another Urban Legends monster or should we try a Greek one?
I am happy either way. :)
grabbed three of ROPEN, witha possibility of the "goes out at night" as I read.
As for next wheel? Entirely up to the spinner which they go with I reckon :)
As for next wheel? Entirely up to the spinner which they go with I reckon :)

Next on the naughty list: BUNYIP
1. 200 to 299
2. Seal or dog on cover
3. Read a book with a ecological message/ theme (your interpretation)
4. Takes place in a rural area
5. Letter Y in title

I'm putting it in 200 to 299 as there aren't many other spots for it (can go in "title starts with letter in CROWN" though, if anyone needs to move it!)
Finished the Devourer.
did a foolish, and respun:
Hound of the Baskervilles
1 100-150
2 Tagged "dog" (5 or more times)
3 Bright yellow or green text on cover
4 BASKERVILLES in title (any order)
5 "Phosphorus" in text
feel free to hate on me!
did a foolish, and respun:
Hound of the Baskervilles
1 100-150
2 Tagged "dog" (5 or more times)
3 Bright yellow or green text on cover
4 BASKERVILLES in title (any order)
5 "Phosphorus" in text
feel free to hate on me!
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