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BOOKS READ: Team Gluttony
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Crashing Heat by Richard Castle
Date Read:10/29/19
Pages: 234
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
lust - Books that you lust after - new releases- published 2019
vanity - contemporary
BOM: n/a
Wrath mini challenge:
18 Read a book where a theft takes place - a laptop is stolen
43 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Famous People" - Nikki Heat series is listed in the clarification post (part 2)
77 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Female Detective" - Nikki Heat is a female police captain/detective
91 Read a book with a (human) detective as the main character - the female MC is a human detective
94 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 200 - 299 pages - 234 pages
146 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "I Never Knew You At All" - Nikki Heat never revealed to Jamison Rook that she had been married before... until they have to deal with her ex-husband, a police chief investigating the same murder
Completion Post
Book: The Understatement of the Year ~ Sarina Bowen
Pages: 308
Date Read: 10.29 ★★★★
Sins:
Vanity ~ MPG Contemporary
Mini:
~6. Read a book where a hate crime takes place - Rikker is beat-up for being gay
~12 Read a book where the title contains all the letters of "murder" - the UnDERstateMent of the yeaR
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Jack Finney
Date Read: Oct 30
Pages: 224
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Avarice - anything goes
Sloth - blue?
American Assassin by Vince Flynn
Date complete: 10/30
Pages: 435
Sin: Gluttony - 12+ books in series (Mitch Rapp 1-18)
Wrath challenge: MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Spy/Espionage"
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
Date Read:10/30/19
Pages: 286
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
lust - Books that you lust after - new releases- published 2019
vanity - contemporary
envy - green cover
BOM: n/a
Wrath mini challenge:
39 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Culinary Mystery" - MC is a chocolatier, book includes a recipe
49 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Holiday Mysteries" - Easter themed
55 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Proprietor Mysteries" - MC is granddaughter to the candy shop's owner
77 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Female Detective" - MC is female
94 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 200 - 299 pages - 286 pages
129 Read a book where poison is used - murder by poisoned piece of toffee, poison is lily of the valley flower
139 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Cozy Mystery" - https://www.cozy-mystery.com/Amanda-F...
Save the Date by Annabeth Albert
Date Read: 10/28
Pages: 153
Sin: Vanity - Contemporary MPG
BOM
DQ1
DQ2
DQ3
DQ4
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Date Read: 10/30
Pages: 404
Sins:
Envy - MPG Young Adult
Mini
46. One of the champions is killed by an arrow
52. Celaena Sardothien is an assassin
78. Swords on cover
129. Calaena is poisoned during her last battle
Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson
Date Read: 10/31
Pages: 480
Sin:
Gluttony: Author I can’t stop reading
Mini
19. More than 5 people die: Leonard Kanna, Chukov, Nathaniel, Natasha, Martta, Zelvhas, Benzetti
46. Ty shoots a Russian gangster from the terrace of Grand central station.
112. Set after 2001
143. MPG Thriller
Book: All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell
Date: 30.10.19
Pages: 416
Sins:
lust - red cover
gluttony - long series (24 published so far)
Mini-challenge
32 Read a book with a bloodred cover - it might be bloodred?
76 Read a book with a serial killer - book starts with disappearance (and death) of 5th couple
106 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 400 - 499 pages
121 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Forensic Specialist"
Book: City of Lost Souls
Author: Cassandra Clare
Date: Nov 1., 2019
Pages: 546
Sin: Envy (young adult tag), Vanity (contemporary tag)
Mini-challenge:
• Read a book with "Supernatural" on the first page of the book's Top Shelves — tagged Supernatural by 733 people
• Read a book where a theft takes place — Clary steals faerie rings from the Institute
• Read a book where the main character has red hair — Clary has red hair
• Read a book with a red dress on the cover
• Read a book with a person with red hair on the cover
Completion Post
Book: Alpha's Promise ~ Rebecca Zanetti
Pages: 345
Date Read: 10.31 ★★★★
Sins:
Sloth ~ blue cover??
Vanity ~ Top Shelf Contemporary
Mini:
~3. Read a book where there is a car accident - Promise and Ivar crash into the back of a police car
~66. Read a book where an important character faints - Promise faints from reaction to Mercy's teleportation ability
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Closed Casket - Sophie Hannah
Date Read: Nov 1
Pages: 400
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Avarice
Sin mini
90 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense set in 1920s - > Set 1929
Book: Beastly Things by Donna Leon
Date: 1.11.19
Pages: 304
Sins
gluttony - long series (this is 21st in series)
Mini-challenge
48 - Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Blackmailed" - blackmail isn't the crime of the book, but there was blackmail (view spoiler)
91 - Read a book with a (human) detective as the main character - police detective is main character
119 - Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Police Procedural" - mc is police detective
148 - Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 300 - 399 pages
Completion Post
Book: Just Like Heaven ~ Julia Quinn
Pages: 374
Date Read: 11.01 ★★★★
Sins:
Gluttony ~ MPG Historical Romance
Mini:
~60. Read a book where two or more characters get into a screaming match (no physical violence) - Honoria and Maarcus argue and yell at each other after the musicale.
Completion Post
Book: Taken by Darkness ~ Alexandra Ivy
Pages: 115
Date Read: 11.01 ★★★
Sins:
Sloth ~ Books that have been on your TBR for at least 2 years - added June 2017
Mini:
~18. Read a book where a theft takes place ~ Juliet steals a magical crystal from the home of a man during a soiree a his house
~66. Read a book where an important character faints - Juliet faints after creating a portal for her and Victor to escape into
~78. Read a book with a bladed weapon on the cover ~ there are swords/daggers on the cover
Book: Delicious by Sherry Thomas
Date: 2.11.19
Pages: 368
Sins
envy - green cover
gluttony - historical romance
The Thief by J.R. Ward
Date Read: 11/2
Pages: 464
Sin:
Gluttony: more than 12 books in series
Mini:
66. Read a book where an important character faints. Marisol’s grandmother faints and has to be admitted to the Brotherhood clinic.
Book: The Survivors Club by Lisa Gardner
Date: 3.11.19
Pages: 528
Sins
lust - red cover
Mini challenge
41 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 500 or more pages
46 Read a book with a long distance attack (sniper / arrow) - book starts with assassin taking down person with sniper
Completion Post
Book: Fall Back ~ Zoe York
Pages: 124
Date Read: 11.02 ★★★
Sins:
Sloth ~ Books that have been on your TBR for at least 2 years - added Nov 2015
Mini:
~113. Read a book with a maximum of 6 characters - Cade, Mel, Cassie, Jared, room service waiter, concierge
Completion Post
Book: Fall Dark ~ Zoe York
Pages: 114
Date Read: 11.02 ★★★
Sins:
Sloth ~ Books that have been on your TBR for at least 2 years - added Nov 2015
Mini:
~46. Read a book with a long distance attack (sniper / arrow) - Larken is a sniper for the private black ops company
Completion Post
Book: In from the Cold ~ Nora Roberts
Pages: 105
Date Read: 11.02 ★★★★
Sins:
Gluttony ~ MPG Historical Romance
Mini:
~66. Read a book where an important character faints - Ian faints from the pain during the 'surgery' to remove the bullet from his shoulder
Completion Post
Book: A Promise to Believe In by Tracie Peterson
Pages: 367
Date Read: 10/27
Sins: Wrath - brown cover
Completion Post
Book: Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham
Pages: 320
Date Read: 10/31
Sins: Gluttony - Historical Romance
Completion Post
Book: InterWorld by Neil Gaiman & Michael Reeves
Pages: 304
Date Read: 10/31
Sins: Envy - Young Adult
Completion Post
Book: Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock
Pages: 352
Date Read: 11/2
Sins: Vanity - Contemporary
Mini: 70. Read a book with smoke on the cover
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Date Read:10/31/19
Pages: 224
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
envy - young adult
vanity - Only Award-Winning Books - Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1965), The Charles W. Follett Award (1964), Clara Ingram Judson Memorial Award (1965)
vanity - purple cover?
BOM: n/a
Wrath mini challenge:
70 Read a book with smoke on the cover
102 Read a book with a gun on the cover
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Date Read:11/1/19
Pages: 235
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
BOM: n/a
Wrath mini challenge:
7 Read a book with a haunted place as part of the setting
15 Read a book with "Supernatural" on the first page of the book's Top Shelves
81 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Setting - Isolated Locale"
94 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 200 - 299 pages
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
Date Read:11/2/19
Pages: 432
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
envy - young adult
lust - Books that you lust after - new releases- published 2019
BOM: n/a
Wrath mini challenge:
38 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Young Adult" - MC is 17
79 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense set in 1800AD - 1900AD - set in 1872 New Orleans
87 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Paranormal Mystery" - vampires
106 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 400 - 499 pages
125 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Historical Mystery"
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Date Read:11/2/19
Pages: 187
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
envy - young adult
vanity - lgbtq+
sloth - dark fantasy
vanity - Only Award-Winning Books - ALA Alex Award (2018)
BOM: n/a
Wrath mini challenge:
15 Read a book with "Supernatural" on the first page of the book's Top Shelves
38 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that also meets the criteria for "Young Adult"
59 Read a book with MPG Crime, Mystery, Thriller or Suspense that is 100 - 199 pages
Amy "the book-bat" wrote: "Bookcover: Title/ Author: Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Date Read:10/31/19
Pages: 224
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
envy ..."
It looks like this one didn't get added to the spreadsheet
Amy "the book-bat" wrote: "Amy "the book-bat" wrote: "Bookcover: Title/ Author: Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Date Read:10/31/19
Pages: 224
Sin: Cover/ Top ..."
Fixed.
Read:Penny for Your Secrets by Anna Lee Huber
Date complete: 11/3
Sin: Gluttony - historical fiction
Wrath challenge: historical mystery 1910s
Note: difficulty posting from phone, computer down.
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Fair Game - Josh Lanyon
Date Read: Nov 3
Pages: 270
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
sin bingo - vanity
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Murder is Easy - Agatha Christie
Date Read: Nov 3
Pages: 320
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Gluttony - • Books from a series or author that you can't stop binge reading.
Book/author: City of Heavenly Fire / Cassandra Clare
Date read: November 4, 2019
Pages: 725
Sin: Envy (YA MPG), Vanity (Contemporary top shelf)
Lust mini: part 1 -- works for "where they met" prompts. Ineligible for part 2.
ETA -- it is at the very bottom of the first page for contemporary (literally the last tag when I just checked), so maybe not that one!
Book: A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton
Date: 4.11.19
Pages: 528
Sins
lust - sin bingo - red cover, guilty pleasure tag, steamy book
Mini-challenge
part 1 - why they went there for; consequence; maybe what was said (?)
part 2 - /
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Date Read: 11/4/19
Pages: 359
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
sin bingo - envy
BOM: Yes
DQs: Days 1&2
Days 3, 4&5
Completion Post
Book: Never Too Much ~ Lori Foster
Pages: 352
Date Read: 11.04 ★★★★
Sins:
Vanity ~ MPG Contemporary
Mini:
The consequence (a description of what happened after)
Completion Post
Book: Dark Awakening
Pages: 148
Date Read: 11.05 ★★★
Sins:
Vanity ~ Top Shelf Contemporary
Mini:
Adjective for person #One
What they went there for
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Title/ Author: Wilder Girls - Rory Power
Date Read: Oct 29
Pages: 359
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
sin bingo - envy
BOM: Yes
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