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Book: A Pie to Die for by Stacey Alabaster

Date Read: 27th June
Pages: 161
Top Shelf: no
Letters:
C - character: Carl
A - author

Eldarwen wrote: "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)[I actually enjoyed the second half more than the first, but yeahhhh there was more of that infuriating talk - and someone who's even worse than that Rick-or-whatever-dude (hide spoiler)]

Sammy wrote: "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..."

I didn't mind the tense thing at all. It's there maybe 1/3 of the book. I loved the novel. It was something I have never read before, totally unique. It's definitely fantasy, but also maybe sci-fi?? The magic system was unique and if the tense thing doesn't bother you then I strongly recommend it.

Also, for some reason the last sentence of the book made me laugh out loud while simultaneously left with a bunch of questions.

I think I'm just going to have to try getting in a sneak peak at a book store and read a page or two, then go from there.

I'm definitely not going to finish Cameron Post for this week. I haven't done a lot of reading tonight and I'm out most of the evening tomorrow (though I should be home in good time before the deadline hits) so after that somewhat sucky cozy mystery, I'm done for the week.

I might pick His Banana back up tomorrow and read the last 75% 😅 or I'll just get a head start on next week's reads...

Judy wrote: "I might pick His Banana back up tomorrow and read the last 75% 😅 or I'll just get a head start on next week's reads..."

teehee

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301 pages
Genre - historical romance
Letters - N Nessa, Lady Haughton
A - Jack Ashecroft


Genre - Non Fiction/history/travel
272 pages
LEtters - A Title
M - Author Martin Davidson

That's it for me this week. Going to make a start on next week's books, between the two that's over a 1000 pages of reading.

Completed my last one for the week too

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Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
514 pages

C: Calixe
N: Nora
A: Azareen
M: title

Genre: LGBT 33 people ; second column

You know what I find amusing..?

Even Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, is tagged as a horror!

Yeah I think anything King writes is tagged horror 😂

Like that last book I read had no LGBT themes and yet it has that tag due to the author. Shows how unreliable good reads genres are 😉

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Yeah I think anything King writes is tagged horror 😂

Like that last book I read had no LGBT themes and yet it has that tag due to the author. Shows how unreliable good reads genres are 😉"

They certainly are! The amount of books that are tagged adult that are in fact kids books is also astounding!

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "COMPLETION POST "

Yay for finished books!

Unfortunately, we won't be able to count the traveler's guide. From the looks of it there is a large amount of photos and maps included and we don't have a proper way to verify word count.

Hope you found it helpful for planning your trip though :-)

Sammy wrote: "You know what I find amusing..?

Even Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, is tagged as a horror!"


Who knows? Maybe it's horrible to read? ;-))

Eldarwen wrote: "Sammy wrote: "You know what I find amusing..?

Even Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, is tagged as a horror!"


Who knows? Maybe it's horrible to read? ;-))"

Just speaking for myself and others I know that have read it, it's one of the most inspiring things ever written for anyone who wants to be a writer. And for a good few who don't as well, lol. :)

No problem, I’ll take it off my challenge shelf in the morning.

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The Nowhere Child
Author: Christian White
Read: 28 June
Pages: 374
N (Title)
C (author)

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "No problem, I’ll take it off my challenge shelf in the morning."

Ok thanks :-)

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Title: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
Author: Neal Stephenson & Nicole Galland
Date: 28.6.19
Pages: 768

Letters:
C - Chira Yasin Lajani (ch)
I - Isobel Sloane (ch)
N - author's first name
A - Rachel bat Avraham (ch) --> not sure if this counts
M - Melisande Stokes (ch)
O - Frank Oda (ch)

Tag: /

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Title: His Banana
Author: Penelope Bloom
Read: 28/06/19
Pages: 177
Letters: N (character Natasha), C (character Candace)

Completions post:

Title: Children of Time
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Date read: 28 Jun
Pages: 600
Letters:
C- title
I- character: Isa Lain
N- character: Nessel
A- author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
M- character: Holsten Mason

I really feel like I can get in some more reading tonight & I think I'm gonna try to read all of The Sign of Four before the deadline - just clocks in at 160 pages & works for A, C & M.

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Title: Once Upon a Prince
Author: Rachel Hauck
Date: 28.6.19
Pages: I listened to the audiobook, the one that comes up in search is PB with 343 pages

Letters:
O - title
N - char Nathaniel
A - char Avery
C - char Campbell
M - char Margaret

Genre: no

Judy wrote: "I really feel like I can get in some more reading tonight & I think I'm gonna try to read all of The Sign of Four before the deadline - just clocks in at 160 pages & works for A, C ..."

If you can manage, go for it :-)

And as a reminder, here is the

COUNTDOWN .

Any book finished before this deadline will count for week 2. Any book finished after this deadline will count for week 3.

Judy, I'm about to start part 3 of Cameron Post, and (view spoiler)[omg, I am so pissed!! What a ridiculous endeavour!! And to think that people are gullible enough to spend 10k on something like that o.O How nice of Cam's family to just use the money her parents left her for her education. Lovely, lovely, lovely. I am starting to see why you liked the book but didn't enjoy it. (hide spoiler)]

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Title: The Sign of Four
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 28/6/19
Pages: 160
Letters: C (author), A (author), M (character Mary)

I actually managed to get this done in good time!

Eldarwen wrote: "Judy, I'm about to start part 3 of Cameron Post, and [spoilers removed]"

So much yes to all of that! (view spoiler)[It's just such a waste and wtf even was that move with spending her education fund - you'd think they'd have other priorities... (hide spoiler)]

Oh nice!!

* for the book completion

Aaaaand we're off for week 3!

Happy horror reading :-)

Hi guys. Sorry I’m a bit quiet atm - I'm feeling rubbish. Doctor said it is a flu virus. Not one of the big four though as I've had the flu shot, but I’ve been in bed mainly sleeping for 2 days already.
Which means I’m not reading much. But my horror book is not big so I’m hopeful to get through it this weekend and will then start another.
I hope everyone else’s weekend is slightly better!

Sorry to hear that, Karen! Hopefully you'll be rid of it soon :-)
Don't worry about the books though, health comes first! :-)

I hope you feel better soon, Karen!

Oh that's no fun at all! hope you feel better soon.

Just sleep enough, don't worry about reading, Karen. Those flu viruses are annoying!

Feel better soon Karen.

Yay, I got picked for DQ's for - Day 3 / 4th July.

Got a lot of reading to do this week.

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Feel better soon Karen.

Yay, I got picked for DQ's for - Day 3 / 4th July.

Got a lot of reading to do this week."

Oooh nice!

That book looks quite interesting. I might give it a go once it is out in a paperback edition that is a more handy size (and a bit cheaper).

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Title: Dead Man's Folly
Author: Agatha Christie
Date: 29.6.19
Pages: 240

Letters:
S - George Stubbs (ch)
A - author's first name
D - title

Tag: /

I hope you feel better Karen!

I managed to finish a book today but I’ll do the completion post in the next few days. Hopefully with another finished book

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Title: Walk with Me: Camino de Santiago — France
Author: L.M. Soria
Date: 29.6.19
Pages: 280

Letters:
S - author

Genre: no

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Title: Dearly Devoted Dexter
Author: Jeff Lindsay
Date: 29.6.19
Pages: 304

Letters:
A - Albert Doakes (ch)
D - title

Tag: horror

Camilla wrote: "
Title: Walk with Me: Camino de Santiago — France
"

Ohhh, I'd LOVE to walk that one day! But I probably won't read that book, lol.

I'm planning on walking it next summer.

Camilla wrote: "I'm planning on walking it next summer."

Ohhh, so jealous! lol.

Thanks everyone. I'm feeling a little better today and got some reading in!

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The Spook's Destiny by Joseph Delaney

S: Title
A: Alice
D: Author

Genre: Horror, MPG, 79 users

My husband and daughter walked the Camino de Santiago from France right across Spain to the coast in 2014. I think it was around 800 km and took them five weeks. They love trekking.. me not so much, LOL. They've done a lot of treks and climbs and this one was their favourite.

Wow, that sounds amazing Lisa! I don’t think I could do it for five weeks either. Maybe a week would do me! 😂

Yes, the most they walked in a day was 50km. My daughter was crying by the end of that day and lost the toe nail on her big toe! The average was about 25-30 kms daily. They did stop for a couple of days in places though. But she has very fond memories of it overall and says she was the fittest she has ever been in her life by the time they completed it.

Yikes. I’ve heard that people who walk long distances like that lose toenails. Must have been painful 😖
How old was she at the time?

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Yikes. I’ve heard that people who walk long distances like that lose toenails. Must have been painful 😖
How old was she at the time?"

Had to stop a minute to work it out.. she was 27.