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374 pages
Genre - NO
Letters -
N - Title
C - Series name Chicago Stars.
A - Annie Glide

Next up -
kindle edition - 301 pages
Letters so far -

N - Nessa, Lady Houghton
A - Jack Ashecroft

The audio for Cameron Post actually helped a little.

I listened to it last night while taking care of a few things at home and the snarky tone the narrator sometimes used was quite cool.

I'm finally more invested in the story now that I'm further in and didn't fall asleep over the book on the bus this morning ;-)

Looking forward to finding out what our new word will be!

I reserve the right to regret that statement later, lol!

I've been baking this morning: a rhubarb - mascarpone - white chocolate pie is almost ready, and I have pan-banging cookie dough chilling in the fridge. Plus baking is a good time to listen to audiobooks.

Pan-banging?! What kind of dough is that?

Your pie sounds really intriguing though! I've never considered combining rhubarb with white chocolate. I really am intrigued as to what that combination tastes like.

Now I’m hungry!! That pie sounds amazing.

Eldarwen wrote: "Pan-banging?! What kind of dough is that?

Your pie sounds really intriguing though! I've never considered combining rhubarb with white chocolate. I really am intrigued as to what that combination ..."

The dough is nothing special, it's the baking technique. Here's a link to a similar recipe to the one I used:
http://www.theboywhobakes.co.uk/recip...

The pie has a usual, quite thin pie crust. It's filled with caramelized rhubarb (rhubarbs, muscovado sugar, cinnamon cooked together) and covered with a whipped vanilla sauce + mascarpone cheese + melted white chocolate "mousse".

Haven't tried either of the recipes before, so don't know yet how they'll turn out. Will let you know.

Yum! Sounds amazing!!

COMPLETION POST

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
480 pages
26/6/19

N: Victor Nash
M: Margot Ockwell
O: Title

Genre: No

Started a little cozy mystery to sneak read at work. The page count only juuuuuust makes it within the bottom limit haha.

But it's a quickie that I'll be able to easily finish at work this week, just to get another book in since I'm not sure I'm going to manage to finish the Cameron Post book before the deadline.

Eldarwen wrote: "Started a little cozy mystery to sneak read at work. The page count only juuuuuust makes it within the bottom limit haha.

But it's a quickie that I'll be able to easily finish at work this week, j..."

I'm hoping to finish Muse of Nightmares. All depends on how demanding my youngest is on Friday and takes away my reading time. lol

Not had much chance to read these past couple of days. Our house guest is leaving on Saturday, but I just found out our daughter is coming home for the weekend, so I guess I won't get any serious reading done until Monday, lol.

I should still be able to manage a big chunky one during that week though :)

I'm pretty sure I can hunker down and finish Cameron Post before the deadline & I'm also reading Noteworthy which I'll definitely finish, it's so much fun!

Looks like next week's word is SAND with Horror as top shelf

Yikes.

Ok, I'm going to my happy place and will read The Spook's Destiny which is tagged as Horror (MPG - 78 users), but really isn't ;)

Judy wrote: "Looks like next week's word is SAND with Horror as top shelf"

So it is! :-)


Do we have some takers for HORROR top shelf books?

I've got 2 books that I could potentially read for horror. Will have to see how much reading I'll get done over the weekend before I decide if I can manage both or not.

I'll definitely start with the German translation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary.

I've had this book on my physical shelf for years and years but never actually read it. Now is finally the time. 20 or so years later o.O

I've got Frankenstein and that's pretty much it from me...

I've got a whole heap of King... I'm good, lol

Stephen King, Nightmares and Dreamscapes 864 pages.

So could be either S or N from me :)

Also it's a short story collection, and plenty of characters with A or D names too, so just pick whichever letter we need most, lol.

And if we don't have enough horror books, I can always squeeze in one of his less chunky ones before the end of the week too...

I can read the next two spooks books if we need it for horror. I’m not sure about N but they do work for S,A, D

I've got a big one -

706 pages paperback
Horror - listed 12 times
So far - only works for the letter "D" Character Diana Hyde. (There may be more as a I start reading.)

Good, good!

Half our top shelf books are claimed then already with a few more in reserve as options. That's a good start already :-)

Oh I can also re-read The Graveyard Book if we need it for Horror
67380 words https://www.arbookfind.com/bookdetail...

Works for S and N

I've found another one -



Horror - 45 people

Letters so far - S (series name) A - Character Audrey Rose

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "I've found another one -



Horror - 45 people

Letters so far - S (series name) A - Character Audrey Rose"


Oh, I didn't think about that one! Good idea. I have the first book on my shelf and I've been meaning to read it, so I can consider that one as another option for this week if I don't want to read or won't be able to fit in The Great Zoo of China (which was my second option after the Stephen King).

I'm currently reading Blood and Chocolate, horror by 126 users, and can do another one if needed.

Works at least for A.

Camilla wrote: "I'm currently reading Blood and Chocolate, horror by 126 users, and can do another one if needed.

Works at least for A."

Ace!

Are you enjoying it?

Eldarwen wrote: "Are you enjoying it?"

Haven't gotten very far yet, but not too bad. The author is new to me.

And of course New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird has horror by 166 users.

Wanna squeeze in another for this week?

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Title: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Author: Douglas Adams
Date read: 26/06/2019
Pages: 247
Letters: A - Author
M - character, Richard MacDuff

Genre: Nope

It's not much, but a few extra points can't hurt, right? :)

Every little bit helps. Sammy. How's the weather in Yorkshire today. I'm taking your advice and packing my wet weather gear!

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Every little bit helps. Sammy. How's the weather in Yorkshire today. I'm taking your advice and packing my wet weather gear!"

Supposedly better than it's been these past few weeks, according to the BBC. But I'm not seeing much evidence of it when I look out the window! lol.

I enjoy the horror genre, so will be able to find something in my shelves. I’ll go take a look.

I can read Thicker Than Blood which has a character starting with A and author last name beginning with S.

I’ll have other books tagged horror too if needed.

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Title: Noteworthy
Author: Riley Redgate
Date read: 27/06/19
Pages: 384
Letters: N (title), I (character Isaac), M (character Mama)
Tagged LGBT

Emma (M) wrote: "I can read Thicker Than Blood which has a character starting with A and author last name beginning with S.

I’ll have other books tagged horror too if needed."

Sounds good!

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The Master
Author: Kresley Cole
Read: 27 June
Pages: 417
Letters: C (author)
M (Title)
I (character - Ivanna)
N (character - Natalie)
A (character - Aleks)

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Title: The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Author: Emily M. Danforth
Date read: 27/06/19
Pages: 470
Letters: M (title), I (character Irene), C (character Cameron)
Tagged LGBT

I am doooooooooone! 🎉 one of those cases where the book was good, but I didn't enjoy it...

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Shadow's Seduction
Author: Kresley Cole
Read: 27 June
Pages: 248
Letters: C (author)
M (character - Mirceo)
C (character - Caspian)

Tagged LGBT

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Title: The Fifth Season
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Date read: 27 June
Pages: 512
Letters:
I- character: Innon
N - author: N.K Jemisin
A- character: Alabaster
Genre: yes

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Title: Liberation Square
Author: Gareth Rubin
Date read: 27/06/2019
Pages: 400
Letters:
C, O - char Charles O'Shea
N - char Nick
I - char Ian Fellowman
M - char Morton
A - char Lorelei Addington

Genre: No

I'll finish an audiobook tomorrow, then I'm done for week 2.

Wow! Lots of completion posts again :-D

Judy wrote: "I am doooooooooone! 🎉 one of those cases where the book was good, but I didn't enjoy it... "

I am intrigued!

I've started to enjoy it quite a bit, but I'm still only about half-way through so I'm assuming the part I've been dreading is coming up soon.

(view spoiler)[The first lesson on bad behaviour and misleading, sinful desires has already happened with oh-so-charming-I-look-like-Christ guy whose name I've already forgotten again. I'm sure there's more of that to come. (hide spoiler)]

Kristel wrote: "Completions post:

Title: The Fifth Season
Author: N.K. Jemisin"


Did you enjoy this one?
I've been told repeatedly to read it but haven't grabbed a copy yet.

Eldarwen wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Completions post:

Title: The Fifth Season
Author: N.K. Jemisin"


Did you enjoy this one?
I've been told repeatedly to read it but haven't grabbed ..."

Unfortunately I was one of those on the opposite side of the fence... couldn't get past the second person present tense. Soooooo horrible to read, lol.

Second person present tense?? *shudders*
That sounds like it could be an issue for me as well.