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The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
Book: The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
Anthony Ray Hinton
Date Read: May 16, 2021
Rating: 5 stars
#149
C2- MC needs to pay money
D2- Mc serves time in prison
Hi Chandler, glad you found us. I believe you can only use books you completed since May 24 and nothing before then. Also, please take a look at this post and the ones following for information on how we'd like completion posts, especially if they work for tasks. Thanks so much and glad you are here!
Completion Post
Book: The Chaperone
Author: Laura Moriarty
Pages: 367
Date read: 5/27/21
Rating: 4 stars
Tasks:
#14-There is a protest by black citizens when they sit down at the lunch counter every day in Wichita, KS for about one month until finally the owner gives up and serves them food
#20-The MC marries her husband
#29-spell out T- Title- "The"
#56-the MC and another major character go to the cinema. It takes place in the 20's, so first they are "talkies". They go again later when the movies have sound. This same major character becomes a real film star. Historical fiction, but the movie starlet is true.
#88-half the book is set in NYC. The other half Wichita, KS
#99- has the letters COHEN in the title: THE CHaperONe
#111-spell out letter C- Title "Chaperone"
#112-spell out letter L- AFN Laura
#153-Historical Fiction
#169 and #171-Spell out letter L- AFN Laura
#224-single woman on cover
#237-epic journey to NYC for MC to find her birth mother and also for the other MC to become a famous dancer and movie star
BINGO- 6I- Theater is a big part in the NYC scenes
#7H-One of the MC ends up being a big film star
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I can only second this, Tati! :-D
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Tops Down Bottoms Up by Jay Northcote
Date Read: 5/25/21
Rating: 4★
Pages: 100
Tasks: 206 (Loc 191 “..."
Awesome find!!
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Completion Post!
Book: Equal Rites
Date Read: May 28, 2021
Rating: 4 stars
Tasks
Book of the month
42: Terry Pratchett
160 & 161: Drum Billet
189: Hat on cover
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Just a heads-up, I'm currently reading Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the 116 Days that Changed the World, which doesn't seem to fit a lot of tasks, but it does fit #95 (MPG History)
Completion Post
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
Date: 5/28
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 757
Tasks:
#21: MPG Romance
#84: AFN
#104: mask on cover
#113: Archeron, Nesta
#137: MPG Fantasy
#164: MPG Young Adult (spoiler alert: it should not be)
#173: Cassian
Stacie wrote: "Completion PostA Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
Date: 5/28
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 757
Tasks:
#21: MPG Rom..."
I really don't get why this series is YA. The first book, okay. But by the second book, it was pretty clear that it was not YA material...
Completion Post
Book: Dark in Death
Page count: 368 pp
Date/Rating: 05.28 ★★★★
Works for:
Task 21: mpg romance
Task 27/113/172/190: character Adam Glazier
Task 28/149/160: character Heather DeLona
Task 45: Eve is a police officer
Task 56: first victim is killed in a cinema, Eve and team go there to take the homicide case
Task 81/161: character Annalisa Bacardo
Task 82/83: character Eve Dallas
Task 84/172/190: character Ann Smith
Task 88: set in NYC
Task 111/173: character Craig Jefferson
Task 114/162/192: character Yancy
Task 118: DEATH is part of title
Task 146: author JD Robb
Task 151: title initials spell DID
Task 159/170: series I; character Ian McNabb
Task 160: title D
Task 203: duh... it's a murder mystery
Task 229: mpg mystery
Task 230: mpg crime
Task 236: look hard but there is a car!
Bingo: H4 - moveable type - the story revolves around a serial killer using book plots as her killing scenes - moveable type = words =books.
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That actually is not even a spoiler...
Exactly, Tati! Same with Throne of Glass. Starts off being YAish and then takes a swan dive into not exactly YA friendly territory.
Guess it comes with developing as a writer? Maybe.
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Book: Dark in Death"
Gosh... I am on.. #10?! Yes, 10 is next for me. So many books left still o.O
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And this totally went on the spreadsheet hahaha :-)
Eldarwen wrote: "LaurLa wrote: "Task 203: duh... it's a murder mystery"And this totally went on the spreadsheet hahaha :-)"
Oh no... hope that doesn't risk the wrath of the mods!
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And this totally went on the spreadsheet hahaha :-)"
Oh no... hope that doesn't risk the wrath of the mods!"
Not to worry :-)
🌟Completion Post 🌟 
Send Me Crazy by T. Gephart
Date Read: 5/29/21
Rating: 4★
Pages: 258
Tasks: 12 (Humor mpg), 21 (Romance mpg), 27 (author), 84 (title), 88 (set in NYC), 145 (author), 146 (MC Riley), 232 (MCs go on a holiday to a cabin)
Completion Post
Book: Miracle Pie
Page count: 264 pp
Date/Rating: 05.29 ★★★
Works for:
Task 21: mpg romance
Task 27/113/172/190: character Katie Guthrie
Task 28/149/160: character Heidi
Task 29/145/148/191: character Trish Klumb
Task 81/161: character Mrs. Brauer
Task 82/83/146: author Edie Ramer
Task 84/172/190: character Sam Guthrie
Task 111/173: character Cherise
Task 160: character Don
Task 224: single person
Bingo:
D8 - meat product pie - pie on the cover
H8 - cheeseboard - set in Wisconsin which is the 'cheese state'
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Send Me Crazy by T. Gephart
Date Read: 5/29/21
Rating: 4★
Pages: 258
Tasks: 12 (Humor mpg), 21 (Romance mpg)..."
Can you add this to your TT shelf, please?
Thanks!
Eldarwen wrote: "Stacie wrote: "#164: MPG Young Adult (spoiler alert: it should not be)"That actually is not even a spoiler...
Exactly, Tati! Same with Throne of Glass. Starts off being YAish and then takes a s..."
Oh I know it’s not. I was being sarcastic. I sometimes forget things I say out loud don’t come across in writing.
Completion Post
That Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Date: May 28
Rating: 2 stars
Pages: 432
Tasks:
#21: MPG Romance
#29: Title
#81: Beatrice
#207: season in title
I have a question about my DQs for Equal Rites.I wrote answers for Days 1, 2 and 4. They are entered on the SS as Day 1&2 in one column and Day 4 in another column. I notice the 20 points is missing in that Points column. I thought we just needed to answer questions for 3 days to get the 20 points. Is it because Day 1 and 2 are listed in the same column?
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I wrote answers for Days 1, 2 and 4. They are entered on the SS as Day 1&2 in one column and Day 4 in another column. I notice the 20 points is mis..."
Yes, they are listed in the same column because they come one after the other so there is more space to list other DQ answers. I figured it might be an incentive to answer ALL DQs instead of limiting the answers to the 3 required days. But I'll change it if you want to stick to just 3 days of DQ. No worries!
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Repeating this in case my previous post wasn't seen."
Ah, fab! That post was indeed missed!
I was wondering where the links were hehe. I didn't go far enough back in the comments when I checked. :-)
Completion Post
Book: I Shall Be Near to You
Author: Erin Lindsay McCabe
Pages: 305
Rating: 4 stars
Date read: 5/29/2021
Tasks:
#83 Spell out E-AFN Erin
#159 and #170- Spell out I- Title "I"
#177-cover has one man and uniform is blue. It's really a woman on the cover, but she disguises herself as a man to fight in the Civil War, so not sure if this will work.
#189-military hat on cover
#224
#225
BINGO
B2- American Eagle our national bird-this book was about the Civil War
A6-the soldiers cook over the fire with an iron skillet
Eldarwen wrote: "Nanci wrote: "I have a question about my DQs for Equal Rites.I wrote answers for Days 1, 2 and 4. They are entered on the SS as Day 1&2 in one column and Day 4 in another column. I notice the 20..."
Ah, now I understand your clever thinking! :)
Normally I wouldn't mind answering another day of questions, but I wasn't the biggest fan of the book, so if you don't mind changing it that would be great. I may read another one of the BOM books as it's a good way to get us some points!
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
Date: 5/29
Rating: 2 stars
Pages: 336
Tasks:
#113: title
#212: spoon on cover
#229: MPG Mystery
A6: frying pan: Lila works at her family's restaurant as a chef
G3: Lila has a dog, Longanisa
Checking just in case - I just realized I forgot to go back and answer the rest of the DQs for Equal Rites (this is what I get for reading the book ahead!) Do they have to be in my the end of May? I am out all day today so checking now in case I need to get them in tomorrow. I don't want to keep forgetting!
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Book: Widow's Web by Jennifer Estep
Date Read: 30th May
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 364
Tasks:
204 #7 in series
Also works for a few of the spell-outs, fantasy MPG, murder, and so on.
I'm just being lazy, and since it's one of my own books, I know where we could move it to if it comes to that.
Completion Post:
Book:Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend
Date Read: 5/30
Rating: 3 Stars
Pages: 214 Pages
Tasks:#28 H Molly Harper Author
84 MC is named Sonja
190 MC named Sonja
224 Single person on cover
🌟Completion Post 🌟 
Merry Cherry Christmas by Keira Andrews
Date Read: 5/31/21
Rating: 3.5★
Pages: 224
Tasks: 220 (set in the University of Toronto), 108 (MC named Max), 113 (Author), 164 (YA mpg), 191 (author)
Eldarwen wrote: "They have to be answered within a month of the start date of the BOM, so you have a bit of time still :-)"Okay, thank-you!!
Completion Post
Book: Keep On Loving you
Page count: 413 pp
Date/Rating: 05.30 ★★★★
Works for:
Task 21: mpg romance
Task 28/149: character Ryan Hamilton
Task 29/84/145/148/190: character Tilda Smith
Task 81/161: character Brett Walker
Task 82/83: character Zan Elliot
Task 111/146/173: author Christie Ridgway
Task 113/172: character Angelica Walker
Task 169/171: character London Jennings
Task 191: title K
Bingo:
A8 - Octarine wool - colors of cover match colors of wool
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Book:Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend
Date Read: 5/30
Rating: 3 Stars
Pages: 214 Pages
Tasks:#28 H Molly Har..."
This doesn't have a read date on your shelf. Could you add it, please?
Thanks!
Completion Post
Book: The First Three Rules by Adrienne Wilder
Date Read: 5/19
Rating: 5 stars
Tasks:
#27 - character George Marsh
#28/149 - character Ellis Harper
#83 - character Ellis Harper
#137 - MPG Fantasy
#138 - MPG Horror
#146 - character Rudy Harper
Completion Post
Book: Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder
Date Read: 5/23
Rating: 3 stars
Tasks:
#27 - character George Marsh
#28/149 - character Ellis Harper
#83 - character Ellis Harper
#137 - MPG Fantasy
#138 - MPG Horror
#146 - character Rudy Harper
Completion Post
Book: The Final Rule by Adrienne Wilder
Date Read: 5/30
Rating: 4 stars
Tasks:
#27 - character George Marsh
#28/149 - character Ellis Harper
#29/145/148 - character Terrance North
#81 - character Buck Kennedy
#83/161 - character Ellis Harper
#111/173 - character Dave Caldwell
#112/169/171 - character Leon Wise
#137 - MPG Fantasy
#138 - MPG Horror
#146 - character Rudy Harper
#160 - character Dave Caldwell
Those book covers confused me. I'm over here thinking why is the same book posted with three different covers? I...sigh.
Stacie wrote: "Those book covers confused me. I'm over here thinking why is the same book posted with three different covers? I...sigh."Lol. It's the same series. They look alike, but are not the same book (they're parts of the same story) 😁
Vivi wrote: "Stacie wrote: "Those book covers confused me. I'm over here thinking why is the same book posted with three different covers? I...sigh."Lol. It's the same series. They look alike, but are not the..."
It took me entirely too long to figure that out...
Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez
Date: 5/30
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 299
Tasks:
#172: Adrian Copeland
#173: Copeland, Adrian
#214: dog on cover
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Date Read: May 08, 2021
Rating: 5 stars
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