Halloween Roundup- 12-Howling Hobgoblins

[Severina]

Completion Post

Book: The Phlebotomist
Finish Date: 09-10-23
Task: Arm 2 (scientists)
How It Fits MC is a phlebotomist

This completes my tasks for the chains. :)

[Catsalive]

I'm reading one now that will fit for scientist.

[Catsalive]

All done. I checked in & chose Frankenstein next.

[RaeRae]

ompletion Post

Book: Blood Bound
Finished Date: 09-10-23
Task: Leg 2 (blood in title)
How It Fits: Blood in title

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Technically Frankenstein is not the name of this monster. It is the last name of his creator. He was created by Victor Frankenstein out of multiple corpses. He is 8 feet tall and proportionally large. His features are hideous as well with dull, watery eyes and yellow skin. Most people are scared of him and hate him on sight. He gave up hope of ever being accepted by humans. Then he decided that he had a right to happiness and Victor was to blame. He demanded that Victor create a female companion for him. Victor started to comply but had second thoughts. This angered him and he started killing people that Victor loved.

To catch Frankenstein complete the following tasks:

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles with a common word (example: all titles have "Dark" in them)
Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 using books with "CORPSE" in the title or series
Leg 1: Create a chain of 3 books with a monstrous character (your interpretation)
Leg 2: Create a chain of 3 using books with black covers (minimum 50%)

[RaeRae]

for the common word could it be books with number (s) in the title?
It wouldn't have to be the same number just a number.

[RaeRae]

I plan on reading for Leg 2

[Catsalive]

RaeRae wrote: "for the common word could it be books with number (s) in the title?
It wouldn't have to be the same number just a number."

I think it would have to be the same number.

I'd be happy to use something common like 'blood' again, or love. Let's see if the 3 of us have any books coming up with a common word in the title.

[Catsalive]

I have these coming up:

High Stakes
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Camp Zero
A Quiet Life in the Country
Monument 14
The Duke and I
Vertigo

[Severina]

The only one I have that matches that list is How High We Go In The Dark, but it's a library book and currently already loaned out so I may have a wait for it.

Here's my list of current books on hand or in transit for me at the library:

A Dutiful Boy
The Day The World Came to Town
Rovers
Harlem Shuffle
Take Your Breath Away
The End of the World
Cat Shout For You
The Drop
The Gates

I'm assuming common words like "the" don't count

[Catsalive]

I could find one with CAT in the title easily enough, AWAY & probably WORLD.

RaeRae, how about you?

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Severina wrote: "I'm assuming common words like "the" don't count"

The answer to that is in the Q&A

[Severina]

Thanks, Donna. On phone and hard to toggle back and forth.

Typo in one of listed books, Rae and Cats. It should be:

Cat Shout for Joy

[Catsalive]

Task: leg1 (monstrous ch)
Book: Network Effect by Martha Wells 12/9 4★
Fits: TargetControlSystem is monstrous

Task: arm1
Book: Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hairby Laurie Perry 16/9 3★
Fits: CAT in title

Task: arm2
Book: Move Your Blooming Corpse by D.E. Ireland 17/9 3.5★
Fits: CORPSE in title

Task: leg2
Book: Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie 19/9 4★
Fits:

Task: Leg1
Book: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie 21/9 4★
Fit: murder is monstrous, he thinks his position gave him the right

[Catsalive]

Frankenstein Tracking:

titles with CAT in the title
✔Arm 1: cats~Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair
✔Arm 1: The Christmas Cat
✔Arm 1: Cat Killed A Rat
CORPSE in title
Arm 2: Severina~One Extra Corpse
✔Arm 2: cats~Move Your Blooming Corpse
Arm 2:
monstrous character
✔Leg 1: cats - Network Effect
✔Leg 1: Severina~Edin
Leg 1:

black covers
✔Leg 2: RaeRae -
✔Leg 2: Severina~
✔Leg 2: cats~

[Severina]

Here's my plans;

Arm 2 CORPSE in title: One Extra Corpse by Barbara Hambly

Leg 1 monstrous character: Edin by Lily Mayne

Leg 2 black cover: The Rycke by Lily Mayne
(57.8% black)

[RaeRae]

I have one for cat if Cats can be used and I can find one for WORLD and CAT(S) I have a ton for WITCH too

[Catsalive]

Let's make our common word CAT then as we all have something with that in the title.

[Severina]

CAT as the common word is fine by me. I'll be reading Cat Shout For Joy.

[RaeRae]

Completion Post

Book: The Awakening
Page: 436
Finished Date: 09-13-23
Task: Leg 2 black cover
How It Fits: Black cover

[Severina]

Completion Post

Book: Edin by Lily Mayne
Finished Date: 09-16-23
Task: Leg 1 - monstrous character
How It Fits: Edin is a 7 foot tall horned purple being who is literally viewed as a monster by humans

[Catsalive]

Tracking updated: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Severina]

Completion Post

Book: The Rycke by Lily Mayne
Finished Date: 09-17-23
Task: Leg 2 - black cover
How It Fits: 57.8% black according to the link given



Book: The Christmas Cat by Melody Carlson
Finished Date: 09-18-23
Task: Arm 1 - common word
How It Fits: Title includes our chosen common word, CAT

[RaeRae]

Completion Post

Book: Cat Killed A Rat
Finished Date: 09-19-23
pg: 203
Task: Arm 1 - common word
How It Fits: Title includes our chosen common word, CAT

[Catsalive]

Frankenstein Tracking:

titles with CAT in the title
✔Arm 1: cats~Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair
✔Arm 1: Severina~The Christmas Cat
✔Arm 1: RaeRae~Cat Killed A Rat

CORPSE in title
✔Arm 2: Severina~One Extra Corpse
✔Arm 2: cats~Move Your Blooming Corpse
✔Arm 2: RaeRae~Corpse in a Crate: Cozy Mystery

monstrous character
✔Leg 1: cats - Network Effect
✔Leg 1: Severina~Edin
✔Leg 1: cats - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

black covers
✔Leg 2: RaeRae -
✔Leg 2: Severina~
✔Leg 2: cats~

[Catsalive]

We need another corpse & a monstrous character to complete Frankenstein. I can do an extra one if necessary.

What are you reading now Rae Rae?

[RaeRae]

I am reading

[Catsalive]

Tracking updated https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Severina]

Sorry, I haven't been getting messages from the thread. I will hopefully be done my corpse book tomorrow

[Severina]

Completion Post

Book:One Extra Corpse by Barbara Hambly
Finished Date: 09-22-23
Task: Arm 2 - corpse in title
How It Fits: Corpse is in title

[Severina]

Can we do vampire next? I have two books out from the library that just happen to fit the prompts. :)

[Catsalive]

Severina wrote: "Can we do vampire next? I have two books out from the library that just happen to fit the prompts. :)"

Sounds good to me.

[RaeRae]

Completion Post

Book: Corpse in a Crate: Cozy Mystery
Finished Date: 09-24-23
pg: 201
Task: Arm 2 - corpse in title
How It Fits: Corpse is in title

[Catsalive]

checked in Frankenstein

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Reminder: Everyone should read at least one task per monster. Nobody should read a whole chain by themselves. This is rule #1.

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Vampires are undead creatures that survive by drinking blood. Some folklore says that they can be warded off with things like garlic, mustard seeds, crucifixes, rosaries, or holy water. They also claim that vampires cannot walk on consecrated ground or in sunlight. They must be invited into your home before they can come and go as they please. Killing a vampire is usually done by staking them with wood, preferably Ash, or by decapitation.

To capture the vampire, complete the following tasks

Arm 1: Create a chain of 3 using titles or series with the word "vampire"
Arm 2: Create a chain of 3 using books with all the letters 'ASH' in the title (any order)
Leg 1 Create a chain of 3 books with a cross or crucifix on the cover or in the title
Leg 2 Create a chain of 3 books with a red cover (minimum 50%)

[Catsalive]

Vampire tracking

vampire in title or series
✔arm1: cats~A Girl's Guide to Vampires
✔arm1: RaeRae~The Vampire's Pet
✔arm1: Severina~The President's Vampire

ASH in title
✔arm2: cats~Happiness for Beginners
✔arm2: Severina~The Monster of Elendhaven
arm2:

cross/crucifix on cover/title
leg1: Severina~
leg1:
leg1:

red cover
✔leg2: Severina~
✔leg2: cats~
✔leg2: RaeRae~

[Catsalive]

Arm2: ASH letters in title
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 25/9 2.5★

Arm1: vampire in title/series
A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister 27/9 2★

[Catsalive]

FYI: For cross/crucifix in title instead of on cover it can be embedded - crossing, crossroads, etc.

[RaeRae]

Arm 1: Vampire in the title or series name
The Vampire's Pet

[Catsalive]

I'll read A Girl's Guide to Vampires

Maybe Morrigan's Cross or The Crossing Places
& one of these

[Severina]

Here's my plans:

Arm 1 (vampire in title): The President's Vampire
Arm 2 (ASH in title): The Monster of Elendhaven
Leg 1 (cross on cover):
Leg 2 (red cover): not sure yet, I have a couple of different options.

[Severina]

Completion Post #1

Title: The Monster of Elendhaven
Author: Jennifer Giesbrecht
Finished Date: 09-27-23
Task: Arm 2 - A S H in title

[Severina]

Completion Post #2

Title: The Bullet
Author: Mary Louise Kelly
Finish Date: 09-30-23
Task: Leg 2 - red cover

[Donna, Chief Inspector]

Checking in to see how this team is doing. GR is wonky to say the least. Let me know if I can help.

[Severina]

Donna wrote: "Checking in to see how this team is doing. GR is wonky to say the least. Let me know if I can help."

I haven't had any issues personally, Donna. Hope everyone else is doing good as well.

[Severina]

Completion Post #3

Title: The President's Vampire
Author: Christopher Farnsworth
Finish Date: 10-01-23
Task: Arm 1 - vampire in title

[RaeRae]

Completion Post #1

Title: The Vampire's Pet
Author: V.R. Cumming
Finished Date: 10/02/23
Task: Arm1 - Vampire in the title
Pg: 350

[Catsalive]

Leg2: red cover
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 4/10 4★

[RaeRae]

I have a red cover one but im not quite finished with it