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Radiance by Alyson Noel
Date Read: 1/27/16
Pages: 189
Goals: no
Characters: Bodhi, Riley Bloom, Buttercup(Riley's Golden Retriever)
Read a book where a character is a ghost
Read a book where a character dies
Read a book with an animal on the cover
Moonshifted (Edie Spence, #2) by Cassie Alexander
Pages: 335 (53 chapters)
Date Completed: 01/29/2016.
BoM/DQs: No/No.
Open Goals: Read a book where a character is a nurse.
Reason: Edie Spence, the lead protagonist, is a nurse.
Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe by Mario Livio
Read: 1/30
Pages: 342
Goal: none
Damsel Under Stress (Enchanted, Inc., #3) by Shanna Swendson
Pages: 306 (22 chapters)
Date Completed: 01/30/2016.
BoM/DQs: No/No.
Open Goal: None for the moment.
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Possible Goals:
***Characters: Katie Chandler, Owen Palmer (wizard), Ethelinda (fairy godmother), Phelan Idris (wizard), Rod Gwaltney (wizard), Sam (gargoyle), Trix (fairy), Ambrose Mervyn (wizard; Merlin), Connie, Gemma, Marcia, Kim, Jake, Philip Vandermeer, Mr. Lansing, Mr. Hartwell, Minerva Felps (seer/psychic), Ethan Wainwright (lawyer), Isabel (part giant?), Ari (fairy), Mimi; Sylvia Meredith, James Eaton, Gloria Eaton, Rebecca Middleton, Mrs. Ellis, Rocky and Rollo (gargoyles).
***Setting: an alternate New York City; holiday themed for Christmas and New Year.
***Birthstone pearl: "It was missing a few pearls..." (page 60)
***Birthstone diamond: "She took a diamond ring..." (page 61)
***Contains the word beets: "...serve beets as a side dish..." (page 172)
***Contains the word onion: "'...burgers without onions.'" (page 204)
***Tarot card Death: "'...love him to death as a friend...'" (page 220)
***Tarot card Justice: "'It gives you faith that there is some justice in the universe.'" (page 245)
***Tarot card The World: "The world was a crazier place..." (page 306)
***Phrase last straw: "That was the last straw." (page 244)
***Characters eat steak: "Soon after we sat down, steak dinners appeared in front of us." (page 61)
***Characters eat pizza: "We ordered a pizza for dinner and ate in front of the fire." (page 89)
***Characters celebrate Christmas: Owen and Katie celebrate Christmas and open presents in Chapter Nine.
***Character cranky without chocolate: "...but I needed chocolate in the worst way..." (page 186)
***Character gets a makeover: Gemma does Katie's makeup for the New Year's Eve party: "When I did get the nerve to look, I didn't recognize myself." (page 228)
***At least three best friends: Katie, Gemma and Marcia are best friends.
On Demon Wings (Experiment in Terror, #5) by Karina Halle
Pages: 454 (24 chapters)
Date Completed: 01/31/2016.
BoM/DQs: No/No.
Open Goal: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as ghosts - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
Reason: "ghosts" is a top shelf.
by Agatha ChristiePages: 297 (25 chapters)
Date completed 1/31/16
Goal: N/A
Characters: Miss. Vansittart, Miss. Bulstrode, Miss Chadwick, Ann Shapland, Miss Johnson, Mlle. Angele Blanche, Eileen Rich, Miss Rowan, Miss Blake, Princess Shaista, Mrs. UpJohn, Julia UpJohn, Prince Ali Yusuf, Bob Rawlinson, John Edmundson, Joan Sutcliffe, Jennifer Sutcliffe, Colonel Pikeaway, Ronnie/Adam Goodman, Mr. Robinson, Derek O'Connor, Miss Springer, Detective Inspector Kelsey, Sergeant Percy Bond, Denis Rathbone, Georges, Hercule Poirot, Alice Calder
Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom by Lucia Jang
Read: 1/31
Pages: 288
Goal: none
Erectile Dysfunction: The Most Effective, Permanent Solution to Finally Overcoming Impotence and Sexual Dysfunction for Your Sexual Health by Bradley Martin
Date read: 1/31
Pages: 166
Goals: none
The Moment Keeper by Buffy Andrews
Date Read: 1/31
Pages: 256
Goals: none at the moment
Characters: Olivia, Sarah, Grace, Matt, Cole, Tom, Elizabeth, Bryan, Lexie, Rachel, Emma
Character was adopted
a character is a dancer
a character commits suicide (Sarah)
a character keeps moments for another character after death(so I guess you could say their ghost is alway present during the other character's life observing and writing down moments as they happen)
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Read: 2/1
Pages: 160
Goal: none
The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics by John Pollack
Read: 2/1
Pages: 240
Goal: none
Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. by Rob Delaney
Read: 2/1
Pages: 208
Goal: none
Secret Sisters (a stand-alone) by Jayne Ann Krentzf
Pages: 336 (62 chapters)
Date Completed: 02/01/2016.
BoM/DQs: No/No.
Open Goal: Read a book whose author has more than 2 pen names.
Reason: Jayne Ann Krentz also writes/publishes under the names Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick
Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats by Steve Ettlinger
Read: 2/1
Pages: 282
Goal: none
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
Finished: Feb. 2
Pages: 397 pages
Goals: character name starts with "F" (Fern Osner)
Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) by Tahereh Mafi
Pages: 461 (73 chapters).
Date Completed: 02/03/2016.
BoM/DQs: No/No.
Open Goal: None for the moment.
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Possible Goals:
***Characters: Juliette Ferrars, Adam Kent, Kenji Kishimoto, Aaron Warner, Castle, James Kent, Supreme Commander Anderson, Sara, Sonya, Winston, Brendan, Lily, Ian Sanchez, Emory, Alia.
***Setting: a dystopian future; somewhere in the northern former United States.
***Tarot card The World: "The world might be sunny-side up today." (page 1)
***Tarot card The Sun and The Moon: "The sun and the moon and the stars..." (page 263)
***Tarot card Death: "Death will show up..." (page 379)
***Tarot card Justice: "'Justice, son.'" (page 449)
***Birthstone emerald: "...a vision of emerald and onyx..." (page 135)
***Birthstone aquamarine: "They're almost aquamarine." (page 223)
***A book with twins: Sara and Sonya are twins. (page 26)
***A character has more than one child: Anderson fathered Aaron Warner and Adam and James Kent.
***A character has one or more brothers/sisters: Adam has one brother, James, and one halfbrother, Aaron.
***An unimportant character dies: An unnamed man is shot dead on page 423.
The Admissions by Meg Mitchell Moore
Read: 2/3
Pages: 320
Goal: characters eat a salad ("grapefruit and jicama salad" pg 126; "fruit salad" pg 192; "green salad" pg 221; "tropical fruit salad" pg 272)
Unite Me (Shatter Me, #1.5, 2.5) by Tahereh Mafi
Pages: 197 (23 + 16 + no labeled chapters)
Date Completed: 02/03/2016.
BoM/DQs: No/No.
Open Goal: None for the moment.
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Possible Goals:
***Characters: Warner, Delalieu, Adam Kent, James Kent, Ian, Juliette, Kenji, Castle, Lily, Alia.
***Setting: a dystopian future; somewhere in the northern United States.
***Tarot card The World: "...the world of common people." (page 20)
***Tarot card The Sun: "The sun is setting." (page 71)
***Tarot card The Moon: "...hung the moon..." (page 123)
***Tarot card Death: "Death and destruction." (page 161)
***A character has one or more brothers/sisters: Adam and James are brothers.
***An unimportant character dies: An unnamed man is shot dead on page 143.
Fortunately, the Milk (a stand-alone) by Neil Gaiman
Pages: 113 (no labeled chapters)
Date Completed: 02/04/2016.
BoM/DQs: No/No.
Open Goal: None for the moment.
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Possible Goals:
***Characters: Mum, Dad, Professor Steg, Splod
***Tarot card The World: "I do not think he pays a lot of attention to the world..." (page 2)
***Tarot card The Sun: "The sun shot around..." (page 30)
***Tarot card The Moon: "The moon was nearly full." (page 31)
***Birthstone diamond, sapphire, ruby: "'Those are diamonds. And sapphires. And rubies.'" (page 27)
***Birthstone emerald: "The eye was the biggest emerald I had ever seen." (page 37)
The Care and Taming of a Rogue by Suzanne Enoch
Read: 2/5/16
Pages: 371
Goals: none right now
Characters: Bennett Wolfe, Phillipa Eddison, David Langley, Olivia Eddison
Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World (a nonfiction stand-alone) by Sarah Vowell
Pages: 219 (chapters have names but no numbers)
Date Completed: 02/06/2016.
BoM/DQs: No/No.
Open Goal: None for the moment.
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Possible Goals:
***Characters: Sarah Vowell, Pat Vowell ("Dad"), Andy Heap, Robin Shamburg, Stanley Bard, Lance Loud, David Bard, Amy Vowell, David Gomez, Carolyn Brackett, Ira Glass, Nils Lofgren, Rick Derringer, Bobby Mayo, Mike Love, Barrett Golding, Dr. Wallace Mendelsohn, Mary Mitchell, David, Joyce, John A., Bob, Dave, Joe, Mom, Indra, Monique, Terrance,
***Setting: various states in the U.S.A. and Holland.
***Tarot card The Sun: "...with the sun shining..." (page 25)
***Tarot card The World: "...never once doubted that the world would end." (page 40)
***Tarot card Justice: "Justice, wouldn't that be nice?" (page 67)
***Tarot card Death: "Would there be an Arthur Miller-themed Death of a Salesman Business Center...?" (page 93)
***Tarot card The Moon: "'And as the moon rose higher...'" (page 122)
***Contains the word tomato: "Just picturing mason jars full of stewed tomatoes..." (page 51)
***Contains the word strawberry: "I'm not quite sure if I feel particularly patriotic about strawberry vinaigrette..." (page 114)
***Contains the word chamomile: "I brew some chamomile..." (page 200)
***Birthstone emerald: "...in sight like unto an emerald." (page 52)
***Birthstone pearl: "...whose amphetamines and pearls he may or may not have been singing about..." (page 82)
***Title appears verbatim in the text: "'Leave the gun. Take the Cannoli.'" (page 58)
***A book with twins: Sarah and Amy Vowell are twins. (page 127)
***A quote from another author in the text: " 'Emma Slattery, I thought. That's who I'd be, that's who we were. Not Scarlett with her baking-powder cheeks. I was part of the trash down in the mud-stained cabins . . .' " (page 145; from Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison)
***A character is a doctor: Dr. Wallace Mendelsohn (pages 204-205)
***A character is cranky without coffee: Sarah (see page 208, lol!).
***A book with a poem in it: Sarah shares a haiku on compost. (page 214)
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (stand-alone nonfiction) by Mary Roach
Pages: 303 (15 chapters)
Date Completed: 01/27/2016.
BoM/DQs: No/No.
Open Goal: Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 2 even numbers.
Reason: ISBN10=0393334791 (only two even numbers: 0, 4)