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message 1: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Apr 24, 2017 10:01AM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90941 comments Mod
Howler Monkeys
Gillian
Mary
PreePree
Amber
Guinevere
Shae
Vivi

Please post reviews as follows -

The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer
Description Completed: Book featuring an orphan
Review: Link
Buddy: Link
Number of Pages: Link


message 3: by Shae (new)
Apr 29, 2017 05:54AM

Shae Petersen | 6947 comments Also realised that I am doing a series read along of Harry Potter so can start the second book and read during May. It can fit either book about an orphan, or book in a boarding school. I will put in spreadsheet tomorrow when I'm not on my phone


message 4: by Gillian (new)
May 01, 2017 11:55AM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna
Description Completed: read a book with an animal on the cover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages:320 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


message 5: by Abi (new)
May 02, 2017 05:55AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___0___|_____3___|____3

Team______|___0___|_____3___|____3



message 6: by Gillian (new)
May 03, 2017 12:09AM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Description Completed: A tiny bite can make you itch – read a book with something that flies on the cover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages: 768 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...


message 7: by Abi (new)
May 03, 2017 02:10AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___0___|_____9___|____9

Team______|___0___|_____9___|____9



message 8: by Gillian (new)
May 03, 2017 01:16PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Cast in Chaos (Chronicles of Elantra, #6) by Michelle Sagara
Description Completed: Read a book set in another world
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages: 508 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


message 9: by Morgan (new)
May 03, 2017 06:34PM

Morgan (blackrose388) | 252 comments Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Description: **Since this book was started in April I was told it could be used for points but not to cross out descriptions
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Number of Pages: I read 292 pages of this book in May


message 10: by Abi (new)
May 04, 2017 02:29AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___0___|____14___|___14
Morgan____|___0___|_____2___|____2

Team______|___0___|____16___|___16



message 11: by Alyssa Janine (new)
May 05, 2017 12:09AM

Alyssa Janine Busia (alysinbookland) | 234 comments Feel Me Fall by James Morris

Description: Book with shoes or trainers on the cover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
# of Pages: 260 Feel Me Fall


message 12: by Abi (new)
May 05, 2017 02:15AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___0___|____14___|___14
Morgan____|___0___|_____2___|____2
Alyssa____|___0___|_____2___|____2

Team______|___0___|____18___|___18



message 13: by Gillian (last edited May 06, 2017 02:19AM) (new)
May 06, 2017 02:19AM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb
Description Completed: Read a book published in 1995.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Number of Pages: 645 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 14: by Abi (new)
May 06, 2017 03:34AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____20___|___26
Morgan____|___0___|_____2___|____2
Alyssa____|___0___|_____2___|____2

Team______|___6___|____24___|___30



message 15: by Gillian (new)
May 06, 2017 01:32PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments The Circle by Dave Eggers
Description Completed: Book featuring an orphan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Number of Pages: 631 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 16: by Abi (new)
May 07, 2017 05:51AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____26___|___32
Morgan____|___0___|_____2___|____2
Alyssa____|___0___|_____2___|____2

Team______|___6___|____30___|___36



message 17: by Morgan (last edited May 07, 2017 09:26PM) (new)
May 07, 2017 09:15PM

Morgan (blackrose388) | 252 comments A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) by Sarah J. Maas
Description Completed: Read a book by an author, or with a character called ‘Sarah’
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Number of pages: 699 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Black Widow Forever Red (Black Widow, #1) by Margaret Stohl
Description Completed: Read a book featuring an orphan
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Number of pages: 401 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 18: by Abi (new)
May 08, 2017 02:14AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____26___|___32
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____2___|____2

Team______|__12___|____40___|___52



message 19: by Gillian (new)
May 08, 2017 01:06PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Under a Graveyard Sky (Black Tide Rising, #1) by John Ringo
Description: Letter U In Jumanji
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages: 512 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 20: by Abi (new)
May 09, 2017 01:56AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____31___|___37
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____2___|____2

Team______|__12___|____45___|___57



message 21: by Shae (new)
May 09, 2017 04:13AM

Shae Petersen | 6947 comments The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
Description completed: A character starting with A
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Number of pages: 320 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 22: by Gillian (new)
May 09, 2017 02:20PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Description Completed: Read a book with the letters ‘B’, ‘A’, and ‘T’ in the title
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages: 573 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


message 23: by Gillian (new)
May 09, 2017 11:19PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Description Completed: team mates initials S for Shae
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages: 430 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 24: by Abi (last edited May 10, 2017 02:17AM) (new)
May 10, 2017 02:17AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____40___|___46
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____2___|____2
Shae______|___3___|_____3___|____6

Team______|__15___|____57___|___72



message 25: by Shae (last edited May 12, 2017 08:48PM) (new)
May 12, 2017 08:48PM

Shae Petersen | 6947 comments Description: **Since this book was started in April I was told it could be used for points but not to cross out descriptions
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Number of Pages: I read 126 pages of this book in May


message 26: by Abi (new)
May 13, 2017 03:14AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____40___|___46
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____2___|____2
Shae______|___3___|_____4___|____7

Team______|__15___|____58___|___73



message 27: by Gillian (new)
May 13, 2017 05:29PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings
Description Completed: Read 800 pages
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages: 965 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 28: by Abi (new)
May 14, 2017 03:29AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____46___|___52
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____2___|____2
Shae______|___3___|_____4___|____7

Team______|__15___|____64___|___79



message 29: by Alyssa Janine (last edited May 15, 2017 02:27AM) (new)
May 14, 2017 10:04AM

Alyssa Janine Busia (alysinbookland) | 234 comments Shine With Me by S.J. Pierce
Description: Read a book by an author, or with a character called ‘Sarah’
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
# of Pages: 209 Shine With Me


message 30: by Vivi (last edited May 14, 2017 04:42PM) (new)
May 14, 2017 04:41PM

Vivi | 1374 comments The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
Description: Letter A In Jumanji
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Number of Pages: 416 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...)


message 31: by Abi (new)
May 15, 2017 01:26AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____46___|___52
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____2___|____2
Shae______|___3___|_____4___|____7
Vivi______|___4___|_____4___|____8

Team______|__19___|____68___|___87



message 32: by Abi (new)
May 15, 2017 01:27AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments Alyssa Janine wrote: "Shine With Me by S.J. Pierce
Description: Read a book by an author, or with a character called ‘Sarah’
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N..."

The main characters are called Liliana, Kat and Gabriel and the author is called Susan, is there anything else you want to use the book for?


message 33: by Alyssa Janine (new)
May 15, 2017 02:22AM

Alyssa Janine Busia (alysinbookland) | 234 comments Abbie wrote: "Alyssa Janine wrote: "Shine With Me by S.J. Pierce
Description: Read a book by an author, or with a character called ‘Sarah’
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Oh, ok. There's just a character named Sarah, Kat's bestfriend in the story. I'll change the description then to They grow much faster than bamboo – Read a book with flowers on the cover.


message 34: by Alyssa Janine (last edited May 15, 2017 02:27AM) (new)
May 15, 2017 02:26AM

Alyssa Janine Busia (alysinbookland) | 234 comments The Things They've Taken by Katie McElhenney
Description: There be a monsoon in your lagoon! Read a book with water or rain on the cover (or in the title)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
# of pages: 278 The Things They've Taken


message 35: by Abi (new)
May 16, 2017 01:59AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____46___|___52
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____6___|____6
Shae______|___3___|_____4___|____7
Vivi______|___4___|_____4___|____8

Team______|__19___|____72___|___91



message 36: by Abi (new)
May 16, 2017 02:00AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments Alyssa Janine wrote: "Abbie wrote: "Alyssa Janine wrote: "Shine With Me by S.J. Pierce
Description: Read a book by an author, or with a character called ‘Sarah’
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

It has to be a main character or mentioned in the blurb (or authors name) I've added it for flowers. :)


message 37: by Alyssa Janine (new)
May 16, 2017 11:06AM

Alyssa Janine Busia (alysinbookland) | 234 comments Abbie wrote: "Alyssa Janine wrote: "Abbie wrote: "Alyssa Janine wrote: "Shine With Me by S.J. Pierce
Description: Read a book by an author, or with a character called ‘Sarah’
Review: https://www.goodreads...."

Thanks! I'll remember that.


message 38: by Gillian (new)
May 16, 2017 08:36PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Hunter's Claim (The Alliance, #1) by S.E. Smith
Description Completed: Read a book with the word Hunter
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages: 236 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 39: by Gillian (new)
May 16, 2017 08:39PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Dragonswan (Were-Hunter #0.5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Description Completed: Read a romance novel
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages: 188 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 40: by Gillian (last edited May 16, 2017 11:39PM) (new)
May 16, 2017 11:39PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Moonraker by Ian Fleming
Description Completed: car on the cover
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:N/A
Number of Pages: 454 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 41: by Abi (new)
May 17, 2017 03:20AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|___6___|____53___|___59
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____6___|____6
Shae______|___3___|_____4___|____7
Vivi______|___4___|_____4___|____8

Team______|__19___|____79___|___98



message 42: by Abi (new)
May 17, 2017 03:20AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments Gillian wrote: "The Jewel of Dantenos A Lee Starfinder Adventure from the World of The Godling Chronicles (The Godling Chronicles, #0.5) by Brian D. Anderson
Description Completed: letter J
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Sorry Gillian, The minimum page count on this challenge is 100 pages.


message 43: by Gillian (new)
May 17, 2017 09:41AM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Abbie wrote: "Gillian wrote: "The Jewel of Dantenos A Lee Starfinder Adventure from the World of The Godling Chronicles (The Godling Chronicles, #0.5) by Brian D. Anderson
Description Completed: letter J
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/rev..."
no problem :)


message 45: by Abi (new)
May 19, 2017 02:16AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|__11___|____58___|___69
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____6___|____6
Shae______|___3___|_____4___|____7
Vivi______|___4___|_____4___|____8

Team______|__24___|____84___|__108



message 46: by Gillian (new)
May 19, 2017 01:54PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Moreta Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7) by Anne McCaffrey
Description Completed: Letter M
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Number of Pages: 487 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...


message 47: by Gillian (new)
May 19, 2017 02:11PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Justice (New Species, #4) by Laurann Dohner
Description Completed: the second Letter J
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Number of Pages: 396 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


message 48: by Gillian (new)
May 19, 2017 04:55PM

Gillian Murrell | 3686 comments Risk by Dannika Dark
Description Completed: Letter R
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Number of Pages: 289 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


message 49: by Shae (new)
May 19, 2017 10:40PM

Shae Petersen | 6947 comments Description: **Since this book was started in April I was told it could be used for points but not to cross out descriptions
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: N/A
Number of Pages: I read 389 pages of this book in May


message 50: by Abi (new)
May 20, 2017 05:43AM

Abi (abi_gr) | 27659 comments 
Team Howler Monkeys:



__________|_Buddy_|__Points_|__Total
__________|_Reads_|__Earned_|

Gillian___|__11___|____67___|___78
Morgan____|___6___|____12___|___18
Alyssa____|___0___|_____6___|____6
Shae______|___3___|_____7___|___10
Vivi______|___4___|_____4___|____8

Team______|__24___|____96___|__120



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