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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Pages: 264
Narrator: Dan Stevens (the version I listened to)
Date Finished: 8/4
Rating: 3.25 stars
Characters: (view spoiler)
Letters: A (title), C (author), D, S (narrator), B, E, F, J, L, M, N, O, P, R, T, U, V, W (characters)
Colors: No pink, silver, or gold
Red and Green: "The hills and the red earth and everything so green and luscious looking." (pg. 21)
Orange: "...the sky to the west was streaked with red and orange." (242)
Blue: "...looked up at the blue sky and climbed into the Dalmain." (13)
Purple: "His face contorted, turned purple." (67)
Black: "...dressed in black silk ready for dinner..." (37)
White: "He grinned suddenly, showing his white pointed teeth." (49)
Grey: "And I have lost two skeins of my grey knitting-wool." (159)
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Title: Fire
Author: Kristin Cashore
Pages: 528
Series: Graceling Realm
Finished: 8/4
Rating: 4.5 stars
Narrator: Xanthe Elbrick
Characters: Fire, Brigan, Archer, Cansrel, Nash, Hanna, Clara, Garan, Queen Roen, Immiker aka Leck
Completion PostShock & Awe by Abigail Roux
Pages 106
S - Title
A, R - Author
N, O - MC - Nick O’Flaherty
K - MC - Kelly Abbott
Red - Page 53 …it meant they weren't too deep. He also had several red welts …
Green - Page 73 ... He was wearing a green and khaki service uniform, a barracks cover…
Blue - Page 44 ... Kelly's eyes were a shade close to blue, with hints of green and g…
Black - Page 76 …his feet propped on the railing. He'd changed into jeans and a black T-Shirt…
Completion Post - Mini Challenge
The Wicked Hot Wizard of Oz by Mark Pace
Pages 117
T,W - Title
M,P - Author
D - MC - Donny
Need to get page # added to Goodreads.
Amazon Link
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
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by Cherise Sinclair
Pages: 180
Finished: 8/4/16
Rating: 4 stars
Title: D
Author: C, S
Series: M (Masters of the Shadowlands)
Characters: K, D, N, Z, J, R, B (Kari, Dan, Nolan, Z, Jessica, Raoul, Buck)
KellyJo wrote: "Completion Post - Mini Challenge The Wicked Hot Wizard of Oz by Mark Pace
Pages 117
T,W - Title
M,P - Author
D ..."
Don't know if we need Gold in Title for Mini challenge. But I think OZ is Gold?
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling
Pages: 352
Finished: 8/4/16
H-Title
J,R,T- Authors
H, P, A, S, D, G, R, W- Characters
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Bossypants by: Tina Fey
Pages: 283
Finished: 8/6/16
B-Title
T, F- Author
T, F, A, B, L, M- Characters
Blue in text: "I wore the electric blue polyester Hilary Clinton power suit that my roommate and I shared for such occasions." 69
White in text: "I bought this kickass white denim suit at the Springfield Mall." 16
Red: "...and his face went red with the weight of it." 53
Green: " I was sweaty and green from having to touch..." 198
Yellow: "She knew that yellow hair was king." 22
Black: "Black pants and a lavender chenille sweater..." 119
Brown: "Droopy brown eyes..." 24
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Title: Grave Witch
Author: Kalayna Price
Pages: 325
Series: Alex Craft
Finished: 8/6
Rating: 4 stars
Narrator: Emily Durante
Characters: Alex Craft, Falin, Holly, Casey, Tamara, John, Death, Roy
Bookcover:
Title: One Last Lie
Pages: 354
Rating: 5 stars
Task: WAT
Characters: Jonathan, Phillip, Angela, Tommy and June
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Pages: 430
Narrator: Martin Jarvis
Date Finished: 8/6
Rating: 3.5 stars
Characters: Adam Young, Pepper, Wensleydale, Brian, Aziraphale, Anthony Crowley, Anathema Device, Newton Pulsifer, Shadwell, Madame Tracy aka Marjorie Potts, Hastur, Ligur, Death, War aka Carmine "Red" Zuigiber, Famine aka Raven Sable, Pollution, Ronald Tyler, Beryl Ormerod
Letters: G (title), T, P, N (authors), M, J (narrator) A, B, C, D, F, H, L, O, R, S, W, Y, Z (characters)
Task: standalone mini-challenge
Colors: all except maybe gold
Red: "“They had a man at the front with a red flag,” said Ligur." (pg. 17)
Orange: "Her eyes were a startling orange." (59)
Pink and White: "Mr. Young’s was the same pink as a surgical appliance, and had a snowman picked out on it in white icing." (33)
Green: "...in the green of their eyes the red campfires of the Pleistocene gleam and flicker…." (80)
Blue: "In fact, a flashing blue light in his rearview mirror..." (16)
Purple: "...this bike with seven gears and one of them razorblade saddles and purple paint..." (83)
Black: "The car he was driving was a 1926 black Bentley..." (16)
Gray: "Gray clouds were piling up over the city." (47)
Silver: "...a ball of twinkling silver lines with the occasional coruscating spike of a satellite beam." (348)
Gold: not sure if one of these two instances will work- "“It was only the American Express Gold that stopped it,” said Wethered." (106) or "...like a prospector watching the churning gravel for a glint of useful gold." (132)
Completion PostBookcover:
Title: Slip
Author:David Estes
Pages:416
Date Read:8/7/16
My Rating:4 stars
Characters: Benson, Harrison, Luce, Janice, Michael, Domino, Corrigan, Rod, Gonzo, Jarrod
Colors in text
red- His red underwear is like a brightly colored kite that someone has thrown a blanket over…. Loc 134
orange- A soft orange light emanates from a swan-shaped lamp… loc 2644
pink-..the sky has turned pink, a glowing warning of the approaching dangers of daylight. Loc 603
green-His short ponytail is tied off with a green rubber band. Loc 1639
purple-The dark purple Eye is always there….. loc 1160
blue-Janice’s blue eyes flash with surprise for a moment, before settling into a frown. Loc 615
brown-Better than spaghetti- the red and white and brown squares that are usually his favorite food. Loc 211
black-He sits on the bed and watches as his father pulls on his black pants. Black belt, black shirt, black tie black coat, and black shoes. Loc 133
white- And then he sees it: a swathe of white moonlight shining through the water. Loc 318
grey-
gold- The newswoman with the long, gold hair and red, painted-on smile is speaking. Loc 774
silver -Instead, it casts a silver sheen over the whole of the waters. Loc 554
Cover text: white
WAT Completion PostTitle:
PerfectAuthor: Rachel Joyce
Translator:
Audiobook Narrator: Paul Rhys
Series Name:
Character First/Last/Nickname: Byron, James, Diana, Seymore, Eileen, Lucy, Paula
Colors: blue, black, orange, red, pink, green, purple, brown, white, grey, gold, silver
Item on cover: Red flower
Cover: Black
Title color: Gold
Author color: Gold
WAT Completion PostTitle:
EligibleAuthor: Curtis Sittenfeld
Translator:
Audiobook Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
Series Name: The Austen Project
Character First/Last/Nickname: Jane Bennet, Elizabeth Bennet, Mary Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Charlotte Lucas, Kathleen "Kitty" Bennet, Hamilton "Ham" Ryan, Sally Bennet, Fred Bennet, Chip Bingley, Kathy DeBourgh, Jasper Wick
Colors: all 12 colors
Item on cover: Huge diamond ring
Cover: Red
Title color: White
Author color: Yellow
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Sticks & Stones by Madeline Urban and Abigail Roux
Series: Cut & Run
Pages: 322
Narrator: Sawyer Allerde
Date finished: 8/7
Rating: 3 stars
Characters: Zane Garrett, Ty Grady, Earl Grady, Deacon Grady, Mara Grady, Chester Grady, Jason Stanford, Richard Burns
Letters: S (title), A, R, M, U (authors), C (series), B, D, E, G, J, T, Z (characters)
Colors: No pink, purple, or gold. Pages approximate.
Red and Orange: "The fall leaves had turned, making the road a blinding corridor of oranges, yellows, and reds." (pg. 42)
Green and Black: "Zane carefully pulled the heavy green and black camouflage jacket off..." (22)
Blue: "...all four of them covered in the blue paint of the FBI agents-in-training." (17)
White: "Burns said as he frowned and pulled back his white shirtsleeve to check his watch." (27)
Gray: "He was wearing a gray FBI sweatshirt and khakis like all the trainees." (18)
Silver: "...its tan fur almost silver in the moonlight." (252)
Completion PostPatience by Grace R. Duncan
Pages 230
P - Title
G,D - Author
F - Series - Forbes Mates
J,R - MC - Jamie Ryan
C,S - MC - Chad Sutton
Q - MC - Quincy
M - MC - Miles
T - MC - Tanner
Bookcover:
Title: Happily Never After
Author: Isabella Fontaine
Pages: 113
Characters: Alice, Briar, Cindy, Sam, Lina, Fundevogel
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Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban
Series: Cut & Run
Pages: 307
Narrator: Sean Crisden
Date Finished: 8/8
Rating: 3.25 stars
Characters: Ty Grady, Zane Garrett, Dan McCoy, Corbin and Del Porter, Stacy Knight, Lorenzo Bianchi, Vartan Armen, Norina
Letters: F (title), A, R, M, U (authors), C (series), S (narrator), B, D, G, K, L, N, P, T, V, Z (characters)
Colors: All. Page numbers approximate.
Red and Pink: "...the bright red hair clashing with her freckles and the flushed pink of her face." (pg. 8)
Orange and Blue: "The pale blue sky was streaked with pinks and oranges and one splash of brilliant crimson." (101)
Green and Gold: "The other drinks intended for the table stood on green and gold napkins to match..." (255)
Purple: "The name Neptune was scribbled in purple neon..." (113)
Black: "Brow furrowed, black eyes intent." (73)
White: "He was wearing a white shirt with a picture of a scarecrow on it..." (10)
Gray: "His plain gray cotton T-shirt..." (9)
Silver: "...he pulled out an ornate blue and silver bottle and cradled it in the crook of his arm." (141)
Completion PostBookcover:
Title:Friday Night Bites
Author:Chloe Neill
Pages:372
Date Read:8/9/16
My Rating:5 stars
Characters: Merit, Ethan, Nicholas, Jeff, Gabriel, Luc, Celina, Peter
Cover Text:white
Color in title: none
Cover Items: doorknocker, katana
Colors in text:
red- ….envelope tied with a loop of red twine. Pg 17
orange-Mine, being bright orange, wasn’t exactly suitable for recon…. Pg 189
pink- She wore a tidy pink suit,……pg 20
green-One brow was arched over his green eyes, ….. pg 15
purple-The horizon began to purple. Pg 152
blue- “Blue hair. That’s all I’m saying.” Pg 7
brown- I reached in and found a small package wrapped in brown paper. Pg 26
black- …while American vampires had traded in the black velvet and lace for Armani and iphones…. Pg 3
white- She stretched up from the stool and grabbed a white envelope from atop a pile of mail that sat at one end of the island. Pg 88
grey/gray- An intense time, those steel gray eyes fixed on mine, as if he could see through me to ferret out my intentions. Pg 132
gold- His hair was down, the gold of it straight around his face… pg 216
silver – … then crushed the packaging in his hand and threw it into a silver trash can. Pg 39
Completion PostTrying to Score by Toni Aleo
Trying to Score
Pages 576
T - Title
A - Author
F,P - MC - Fallon Parker
L,B - MC - Lucas Brooks
0 - character - Tate Odder
E - character - Elli Fisher
S - character - Shea Adler
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Hunted by Kevin Hearne
Series: The Iron Druid Chronicles
Narrator: Luke Daniels
Pages: 384
Date finished: 8/9
Rating: 2.5 stars
Characters: Atticus (Siodhachan) O'Sullivan, Granuaile, Oberon, the Morrigan, Perun, Jupiter, Zeus, Malina Sokolowski, Flidais, Werner Drasche
Letters: H (title), K (author), T, I (series), L, D (narrator), A, F, G, J, M, O, P, S, W, Z (characters)
Colors: All except maybe silver.
Red and Pink: "Red and pink flowers in hanging pots dangled from the eaves..." (pg. 44)
Orange and Green: "...the figure had an odd, churning aura in green and orange." (144)
Blue: "...this time as a Vedic demon with blue skin, four arms..." (32)
Purple: "...but rather surrounded them in various shades of purple." (27)
Black: "And of course I would surveil him from a black windowless van..." (1)
White: "But I could see them plainly as clouds of white energy..." (15)
Gray: "...I saw that one had the telltale gray aura of a vampire." (14)
Gold: "They weren’t wearing leaf-shaped green and gold armor with curlicues..." (170)
Maybe Silver: "...referring to the silver throne from which he could observe events in most of the nine realms." (50)
WAT Completion PostTitle:
1984Author: George Orwell
Translator:
Audiobook Narrator: Simon Prebble
Series Name:
Character First/Last/Nickname: Winston Smith, Big Brother, O'Brien, Emmanuel Goldstein, Tom Parsons, Syme, Julia
Colors: all 12 colors except orange
Item on cover: Big Brother Torso
Cover: Red & green
Title color: Red & yellow
Author color: White
Completion PostBookcover:
Title:Code Orange
Author:Caroline B. Cooney
Pages:200
Date Read:8/10/16
My Rating:5 stars
Characters: Mitty (Mitchell), Olivia, Derek
Cover Text: orange
Cover Items: none
Colors in title: Orange
Colors in text:
red- A red tug pulled a long barge. Loc 1422
orange-
pink- (I hate pink) loc 2572
green- …his mom usually had nonfood, like a green salad without dressing. Loc 562
purple-
blue- It was oddly colorful, sort of blue. Loc 1747
brown- She was wearing brown, a color Mitty’s mother felt should be banned. Loc 1776
black- It was darker than the rest, almost black. Loc 179
white- Their tongues were covered with white fur and their breath stank. Loc 416
grey/gray- Wrinkled and gray and giggling with love. Loc 2342
gold-…British-looking room full of leather, antique maps, dark velvet and books with gold page edges. Loc 142
silver - …the mimes and the guy who painted himself silver and pretended to be a statue. Loc 137
Completion PostBarbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon
Pages 211
B - Title
R,D - Author
I - Series - Ice Planet Barbarians
L - MC - Liz
G - Character - Georgie
V - Character - Vektal
Red - Page 3 …up a second new girl, this one with freckles and bright red hair…
Orange/Pink - Page 139 …not Earth. When the skies turn pink and a washed out orange, we …
Green - Page 5 ... I tell them about how, three weeks ago, I was taken by Little Green Men…
Purple - Page 26 She has five toes where I have three, and at the sight of the purple, swollen ones…
Blue - Page 8 ... back after a few days, with a big blue hulking barbarian with horns…
Brown - Page 4 …and she's scared. Next to her is Claire, who has big brown eyes a…
White - Page 58 ... The thing's flippers flail, blood spurts onto the white snow, a…
Grey - Page 187 ... They peek out behind the ever-present grey cloud cover and nearly…
Completion Post
Title: Grey Mask: A Miss Silver Mystery
Author: Patricia Wentworth
Pages: 256
Series: Miss Silver
Finished: 8/10
Rating: 2.5 stars
Narrator: N/A
Characters: Margot Standing aka Esther Brandon aka Greta Wilson, Charles Moray, Margaret Langton, Archie Millar, Mr. Hale, Egbert, Freddy, Grey Mask, Miss Silver, Lesbia Ravenna, Ernestine
WAT Completion PostTitle:
TsuraAuthor: Heather Anastasiu
Translator:
Audiobook Narrator:
Series Name: Tsura
Character First/Last/Nickname: Tsura, Andrei, Luca, Mihai
Colors: red, pink, green, blue, grey, brown, black, white, gold, silver
Item on cover: Woman's face & hand
Cover: Black & tan
Title color: White
Author color: White
Completion PostBookcover:
Title: Beauty and the Brain
Series: The Dream Maker
Author:Alice Duncan
Pages:288
Date Read: 8/11/16
My Rating:4 stars
Characters: Colin, Martin, Brenda, George, Jerry
Cover Text: red/white
Cover Items: director chair, camera, movie reel, teepee, movie film
Colors in text:
red- Her mouth was as red as roses and bowed beautifully…. Loc 212
orange-
pink- Her evening gown of pink silk brought out the shell pink blush of her cheeks…. Loc 567
green- Today she was clad for sport, in a light green outfit that would have looked right at home on the golf course. Loc 1110
purple- Big purple bruises were more easily evident on exposed body parts than they had been before they’d had a chance to ripen. Loc 4723
blue-…and her blue eyes, which matched her gown to perfection, sparkled like sapphires. Loc 217
brown- Colin peered down at her, his beautiful brown eyes reminding her of something hot and hazardous. Loc 2940
black- His black eyebrows drew down into fierce V over his nose, and those two deep creases appeared between his eyes. Loc 1223
white- Her skin looked like white rose petals with a mere hint of pink….. loc 228
grey/gray- When he got old and gray, he wouldn’t be out of a job…. Loc 648
gold- The greens and golds of the mountainscape appealed to Colin’s senses. Loc 1927
silver -
Completion PostChained by Adrienne Wilder
Pages 194
C - Title
A,W - Author
B - Series - Bounds Gods
K - MC - Kaleb
L - MC - Leo
Z- Character - Zen
WAT Completion PostTitle:
|PerfectionAuthor: R.L. Mathewson
Translator:
Audiobook Narrator:
Series Name: Neighbor from Hell
Character First/Last/Nickname: Trevor, Zoe
Colors: orange, pink, green, blue, grey, brown, black, white, silver
Item on cover: Man & woman
Cover: Blues & white
Title color: Blue
Author color: Blue
completion postWhite Knight and Black Fur by Joyee Flynn
Pages 120
W - Title
J,F - Author
Characters
D- Dor
G- Gawain
A,M- Aldis McMurray
WAT Completion PostTitle:
DivergentAuthor: Veronica Roth
Translator:
Audiobook Narrator: Emma Galvin
Series Name: Divergent
Character First/Last/Nickname: Beatrice "Tris", Tobias "Four", Jeanine, Albert, Eric, Peter
Colors: red, orange, pink, green, purple, blue, grey, brown, black, white, silver, gold
Item on cover: Cityscape, dark clouds & fireball
Cover: Blues & Greys
Title color: White & Grey
Author color: White
WAT Completion PostTitle:
The Dog StarsAuthor: Peter Heller
Translator:
Audiobook Narrator:
Series Name:
Character First/Last/Nickname: Hig, Jasper, Bruce
Colors: red, orange, pink, green, purple, blue, grey, brown, black, white, silver, gold
Item on cover: Dog constellation & airplane
Cover: Blue
Title color: White
Author color: White
completion postMyth And Mischief by Gabrielle Evans
pages 138
M - Title
G,E - Author
S- MC - Sly
C - MC - Colton
Z- character - Zion
Lover EternalTitle: Lover Eternal
Author: J.R. Ward
Pages: 441
Blue cover, with white title and some silver.
Characters:
Z (Zsadist)
W: Wrath
H: Hollywood
T: Tohrment
J: John
O, C, X, U: All Misters (Mr. O, Mr. X, Mr. C)
M: Mary
B: Bella
P: Phury
F: Fritz
R: Rhage
Setting: New York.
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Title: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman
Pages: 370
Series: N/A
Finished: 8/13
Rating: 4 stars
Narrator: Neil Gaiman
Characters: Richard Mayhew, Door, Jessica, Mr. Croup, Mr. Vandemar, Islington, Hunter, Lamia, The Abbot, The Marquis de Carabas, Anestisia
Completion Post:
A Clockwork Orangeby:Anthony Burgess
Completed: 8/12/16
Pages: 192
Characters: A, D, B, P, G, R
Red: "down this blood poured like red curtains"- 20
Purple, Green, Orange: "with purple and green and orange wigs on their gullivers" 5
Yellow: "you waited until your boot or finger-nail got yellow" -6
Blue: "the windows of all the flats you could viddy like blue dancing lights" -26
Completion Post:
Paper Towns by: John Green
Completed: 8/13/16
Pages: 305
Characters: M, S, Q, J, B, L, R
Completion Post:
Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
Completed: 8/12/16
Pages: 353 pages
Characters: Oliver, Moritz, Liz, Fieke
Red - p. 23
Orange - p.12
Yellow - p. 95
Green - p. 87
Blue - p. 27
Purple - p. 60
Black - p. 36
White - p. 8
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Completed: 8/13/16
Pages: 288 pages
Characters: Ajax Penumbra, Kat Potente, Neel, Clay Jannon, Oliver, Mat
Red - p. 33
Orange - p. 65
Yellow - p. 59
Green - p. 93
Blue - p. 14
Purple - p. 13
Gold - p. 60
Silver - p. 154
Completion PostBookcover:
Title: Red Moon's Reflection
Series: Moon’s Reflection series
Author: Ela Lond
Pages:209
Date Read: 8/13/16
My Rating:2 stars
Characters: Tina, Damon, Uriel, Muriel, Haniel, Prva, Angelica, Gabiel, Remiel, Irene
Cover Text: white
Cover Items:none
Colors in text:
red- Her gaze was focused on the movement of the guards around the red tent. Loc 66
orange- The large room with barricaded windows housed a cage formed of orange rays of light… loc 218
pink- From the pocket of her brown and pink hoodie she took a handkerchief and dabbed her eyes with it. Loc 1783
green- She stared at his eyes, there were emerald green, so intense in his face. Loc 203
purple-
blue-Trinity suppressed the urge to roll her blue eyes. Loc 65
brown- Her brown shoulder-length hair ---not Trinity’s. loc 1227
black- She wrapped the black lace more tightly around her face, as if that would keep the smell of decay away. Loc 52
white- A white glowing energy in the shape of a woman with angel’s wings appeared beside Trinity. Loc 62
grey/gray- Her hands touched the grey skin…… loc 563
gold-
silver- The layers of silver fog lingered over the dry, ravaged land….. loc 50
Completion Post:
The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye
Narrator: Steve West
Pages: 399
Rating: 3 stars
Characters: Nikolai Karimov, Vika Andreyeva, Pasha Romanov, Yuliana Romanov, Renata Galygina, Aizhana, Sergei Andreyev, Galina Zakrevskaya, Ludmila Fanina
Letters: T, C (title), E, S (author), W (narrator), A, F, G, K, L, N, P, R, V, Y, Z
Colors: All
Red, Orange, Pink: "Another left with a gown that was red at the hem but orange and pink near the bodice..." (48%)
Blue and Gray: "...his blue eyes almost gray and ringed with dark circles." (98%)
Green: "The only thing “normal” about Vika was her dress, the pretty (albeit rumpled) green gown..." (1%)
Purple: "A voluminous gown made of iridescent purple fabric that shimmered in the sweltering midday sun." (4%)
White and Black: "Vika had seen a woman at Bissette & Sons leave with a dress made of white swan feathers and a black-and-white mask to match." (48%)
Gold: "His mother wore a deep ruby gown brocaded in gold..." (51%)
Silver: "It was frozen over, but she could still imagine its soft burbling, the fish glistening silver beneath its surface..." (93%)
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Title:
Author: Karin Slaughter
Translator:
Audiobook Narrator: Michael Kramer
Series Name: Will Trent
Character First/Last/Nickname: Will, Amanda, Angie, John, Michael
Colors: blue, black, white, red, orange, pink, green, purple, brown, gold, silver
Item on cover: 3 white window 'scenes'
Cover: Mostly black
Title color: Blue
Author color: Gold/Lt. Brown