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BOOKS READ: Team Gluttony
Read Nov 13 Title/ Author: Imperfect Match - Jordan Castillo Price
Date Read: Nov 13
Pages: 162
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Avarice - Dystopia MPG
Vanity - LGBT
Read Nov 14Title/ Author: Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng
Date Read: Nov 14
Pages: 304
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Sloth - blue?
Vanity - contemporary
Vanity - • Only Award-Winning Books - Any Award as long as it can be linked or appears on Goodreads book page.
Completion Post
Book: Kiss the Earl ~ Gina Lamm
Pages: 384
Date Read: 11.11 ★★★
Sins:
Gluttony ~ Top Shelf Historical Romance
Mini:
- water (on cover)
- man (on cover)
- mansion (on cover)
- artist (female MC is an artist)
Completion Post
Book: Offbeat Love Stories and More ~ Jennifer K. Lafferty
Pages: 232
Date Read: 11.12 ★★
Sins:
Wrath ~ Books that enrage you - this was the stupidest set of stories I ever read. I think I was more mad at myself for reading than anything!
Mini:
- talent (each story in the anthology features someone who has a artistic talent)
Completion Post
Book: Marking Time ~ Marie Force
Pages: 232
Date Read: 11.13 ★★★★
Sins:
Vanity ~ Top Shelf Contemporary
Mini:
- talent (one of the main characters is singer/songwriter)
- emerald (the deep green on the cover makes me think of emeralds)
- mansion (on cover)
- wealthy (main characters/family is very wealthy)
- man (cover)
- woman (cover)
Read Nov 15Title/ Author: It's Kind of a Funny Story - Ned Vizzini
Date Read: Nov 15
Pages: 452
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Envy - YA
Vanity - Contemporary
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Date Read: 11/15/19
Pages: 246
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria:
wrath - brown cover? it is kind of beige, but the majority of the illustration is shades of brown
BOM: n/a
Lust mini challenge:
part 2 - on bad books list
avarice mini challenge:
water - there is a major flood and they try to cross a river that is too strong and the mules died
man - most of the characters were men
cake - Dewey Dell makes a cake (and it is talked about all the way through the book because the person she made it for decided not to buy it after all)
woman - the death was of a woman (wife and mother of the rest of the main cast)
pretty - Dewey Dell is described as pretty
Book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Date: 16.11.19
Pages: 358
Sins:
avarice - dystopia
envy - young adult
Mini-challenge
Lust part 2 - bad recommendation by Megan from Vanity
Avarice
glutton - in Capitol they overindulge in everything possible
conquer - (might be a stretch) last one alive in Games, wins so you might say she/he conquered enemies
art - (might be a stretch) Peeta is great in decorating cakes and his camouflage in Games is perfect
Completion Post
Book: Ham Bones ~ Carolyn Haines
Pages: 305
Date Read: 11.13 ★★★★
Sins:
Envy ~ green cover?
Mini:
- talent (the main characters makes her stage acting debut)
- food (ham in title)
- jewels (The precious jewels of La Burnisco. loc 98.0)
- wealthy (main characters/family is very wealthy)
- champagne (I went to the kitchen to count the bottles of champagne chilling. loc 60.4)
- woman (cover)
Completion Post
Book: Hold The Line ~ S.E. Jakes
Pages: 129
Date Read: 11.14 ★★★
Sins:
Vanity ~ Top Shelf Contemporary
Mini:
- talent (one of the main characters is a famous tatoo artist)
- princess (But princess over here doesn’t travel well. loc 112.1)
- man (cover)
Completion Post
Book: Book Boyfriend ~ Claire Kingsley
Pages: 226
Date Read: 11.15 ★★★★
Sins:
Vanity ~ Top Shelf Contemporary
Mini:
- talent (male main characters is a writer)
- man (cover)
- gold (cover background)
Wilder Girls / Rory Power
November 16, 2019
348 pages
Sin Bingo Envy
BOM - yes
DQ1: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DQ2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DQ3: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DQ4: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Interaction: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Read Nov 16Title/ Author: The Killings at Badger's Drift - Caroline Graham
Date Read: Nov 16
Pages: 265
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Envy - green
Vanity - • Only Award-Winning Books - Any Award as long as it can be linked or appears on Goodreads book page.
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
Date Read: 11/15
Pages: 564
Sins
Mini -Lust Part 2 - Bad book rec
Secret Seduction by Jill Sanders
Date Read: 11/15
Pages: 254
Sins:
Mini - money pg56 “... considering the amount of money he was about to make..."
Read Nov 16Title/ Author: Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn
Date Read: Nov 16
Pages: 394
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Envy - - Books that members from other teams have read (during 2019) - Ambi, Jun 15, 2019
Vanity - contemporary, awards
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Date Read: 11/16/19
Pages: 211
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria:
envy - young adult MPG
vanity - Only Award-Winning Books - Newbery Medal (1963), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1964), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award (1965)
BOM: n/a
Lust mini challenge:
part 2 - on bad books list
Book: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Date: 17.11.19
Pages: 522
Sins:
lust - red cover ? (I think it's enough, barely :P)
Mini-challenge:
Lust part 2 - bad recommendation by Cat
Avarice
bank - characters go to bank to check deposit box
car - there is little car chase through Paris :)
butler - A prim and elegant butler stood before them, making final adjustments on the white tie and tuxedo he had apparently just donned. 51%
mansion - On the television, a lean French police officer was giving a press conference in front of a sprawling mansion. 95%
wealthy - one of the characters is wealthy (has all fancy cars, private jet, driving in limo,...)
Title/ Author: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Date Read: 11/17
Pages: 352
Sin: Greed mini Challenge: All of these are in text in the book
Mansion p.16
Bank p. 199
Deluxe p. 336
Champagne p. 22
Steak p. 117
Silver p. 62
Wealthy p. 56
Rich p. 322
Palace p. 203
Sapphire p. 260
Prince p. 81
BOM: N/A
Read Nov 17Title/ Author: Familiar - M.L. Rhodes
Date Read: Nov 17
Pages: 243
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Vanity - Lgbt, Contemporary
Read Nov 17 Title/ Author: Gravitational Attraction - Angel Martinez
Date Read: Nov 17
Pages: 596
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Vanity - Lgbt
Completion Post
Book: A Bridge for Judith ~ Clarissa Ross
Pages: 136
Date Read: 11.17 ★★★
Sins:
Avarice ~ anything goes
Mini:
- prince (In a few minutes they were heading up Prince Street, pg 11)
- greed (You can’t imagine how many times the bridge has been proposed and abandoned because of petty greed and jealousies. Pg 27)
Megan wrote: "
Book: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Pages: 431
Date Read: 11/14
Sin: Envy - young adult"
The deadline for week 6 has passed
Book: The Golden Egg by Donna Leon
Date: 17.11.19
Pages: 256
Sins
gluttony - long series - this is #22
Mini-challenge
G - title (or Guido Brunetti (ch))
T - title
D - author's FN
L - author's LN
C - Commissario Brunetti - series
V - Vianello (ch)
E - Elettra (ch)
Larken by S.G. Rogers
Date Read: 11/18
Pages: 164
Sins:
Vanity - Purple Cover
Gluttony - MPG Historical Romance
Mini
L - Title
S - Author FN
R - Author LN
G - Series - Graceling Hall
B - Character - Brandon King
K - Character - Brandon King
M - Character - Myles
Read Nov 18 Title/ Author: The Good Girl - Mary Kubica
Date Read: Nov 18
Pages: 400
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Sloth - blue?
Vanity - contemporary
Mini
Title - G
Author - M, K
characters:
Mia Dennett
Colin Thatcher
Eve Dennett
James Dennett
Gabe Hoffman
Grace Dennett
Ayanna Jackson
Dalmar
Completion Post
Book: Chasing Christmas Eve ~ Jill Shalvis
Pages: 389
Date Read: 11.17 ★★★★
Sins:
Sloth ~ blue cover
Mini:
C -title
J - author FN
S - author LN
H - series
A - Colbie Albright
S - Spencer Baldwin
B - Spencer Baldwin
E - Ella Wheaton
W - Ella Wheaton
F - Finn O'Riley
O - Finn O'Riley
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Date Read: 11/18/19
Pages: 421
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria:
vanity - contemporary MPG, LGBT books.
gluttony - pink cover? OR lust - light red cover
BOM: n/a
Lust mini challenge:
part 2 - n/a
Envy mini challenge:
characters: Alex Claremont-Diaz, Prince Henry of Wales, Nora, June
Book/Author: Fifty Shades of Grey / E.L. James
Date: Nov 19, 2019
Pages: 514
Sin: Lust (Guilty Pleasure on top shelves)
Mini challenge:
Can work for either Lust or Envy, so you can place it wherever works best!
Lust: Recommended by Sarah (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
Envy:
A, S (MC Anastasia Steele)
E (character Elliott Grey)
R (character Jose Rodriguez)
T ( character Taylor)
by Ilona AndrewsDate: 19.11.19
Pages: 416
Sins
sloth - blue cover?
vanity - contemporary
Mini-challenge
I - author's FN
A - author's LN
W - title
N - Nevada Baylor (ch)
C - Connor Rogan (ch)
R - Connor Rogan (ch)
M - Augustine Montgomery (ch)
L - Leon (ch)
The Savior by J.R. Ward
Date Read: 11/19
Pages: 416
Sins:
Wrath - Brown Cover
Vanity - Top Shelf: Contemporary
Gluttony - more than 12 books in series
Mini
T - Title
S - Title
W - Author LN
Bookcover:
Title/ Author: The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story by Miriam C. Davis
Date Read: 11/19/19
Pages: 306
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria:
vanity - purple cover
wrath - Books that enrage you - the police were so corrupt and desperate that they arrested and convicted two men who were obviously not the murderer
BOM: n/a
Lust mini challenge:
part 2 - n/a
Envy mini challenge:
characters: Iorlando Jordano, Frank Jordano, Louis Marrero, Joseph ‘Doc’ Mumfre
Book/Author: Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Date: November 20
Pages: 336
BOM: Yes
DQ1, DQ2, DQ3, DQ4, DQ5
Other interactions: 1
Sin: Envy (YA MPG), Vanity (Contemporary MPG)
Envy mini:
D - character Declan Kelly
E - character Ellery Corcoran
R - character Ryan Rodriguez
S - character Sadie Corcoran
T - title
V - character Vivian Cantrell
Edited to add DQ links
Read Nov 20Title/ Author: Prince of Thorns - Mark Lawrence
Date Read: Nov 20
Pages: 384
Sin: Cover/ Top Shelf Genre/ Criteria
Envy - YA
Sloth - Dark fantasy
Mini
title - P
series - B
Author - M,L
Characters:
Honorous Jorg Ancrath
Making Bortha
Olidan Ancrath
Osson Renar
Gomst
Kent
Liar
Row
Ricky
Nuban
Elban
Roddar
Lundist
Katherine Ap Scorron
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Title/author: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy / Cassandra Clare
Date read: Nov 13, 2019
Pages: 673
Sin: Envy (top shelf YA)
Avarice mini:
man (on cover)
ascension (this is the main theme -- this book is a collection of short stores about MC Simon's training to become a Shadowhunter, all of which culminates into an Ascension ceremony where the students ascend to Shadowhunter status)
food (the terrible food at Shadowhunter Academy is a running joke throughout all the stories)
success / successful (Simon has success/is successful in becoming a Shadowhunter)
Lust mini: n/a