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Taken by Storm by Elle Middaugh
Date Read: 5/18
Pages: 364
BOM/Participation: No
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
21. Romance MPG
22. title has all the letters in M-O-R-T
82. Spell out BEES - E
135. MPG Paranormal
137. MPG Fantasy
148. spell out TRUTH - T
224. Single person on the cover

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What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
Date read: 5/18/2021
Pages: 384

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
#118 Title has all the letters in D-E-A-T-H
#168 Award winning book : Barry Award for best novel 2008
#190 Spell out SKY - S : Ch Sunny

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Book: Set Fire to This Cardhouse
Date Read: 18/05/21
Pages: 193

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
21 Romance MPG
118 title has all the letters in D-E-A-T-H
148 spell out TRUTH - T (MC Toby)
190 Spell out Sky - S (title)
224 Single person on the cover
233 brown cover

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Book: By Imperial Decree
Date Read: 18/05/21
Pages: 148

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
21 Romance MPG
16 MC is transgender or non-binary
90 author initials AM
126 MC is an artist / engineer
190 Spell out Sky - S (MC Shiro)
191 Spell out Sky - K (MC Kensinger)
224 Single person on the cover

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Book: The Hunting Wives
Date Read: May 18, 2021
Pages: 368
BOM/Writing DQs: n/a

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
1. W#35 - Wives in title
2. IR#148 - T (title)
3. TA#190 - S (Character - Sophie)
4. CW#202 - Sophie read a story to her son Jack

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Book: The Hunting Wives
Date Read: May 18, 2021
Pages: 368
BOM/Writing DQs: n/a

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
1...."

My library loan came in for this. I’ll be reading this book next week. 🙂

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The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews
Date Read: 5/18
Pages: 448
BOM/Participation: No
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
20. wedding takes place - in the epilogue the hero and heroine get married
21. Romance MPG
148. spell out TRUTH - T
224. Single person on the cover

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Book: The Hunting Wives
Date Read: May 18, 2021
Pages: 368
BOM/Writing DQs: n/a

Possible uses and reaso..."

I hope you love it as much as I did!

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Book: Dumplin'
Date Read: May 19
Pages: 371
BOM/Writing DQs: Yes
DQ Day 1
DQ Day 2
DQ Day 3

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
1. D#21 - MPG Romance
2. W#82 - Character Ellen
3. D#96 - MPG Coming of Age
4. W#107 - characters dress in costumes for the pageant (various outfits)
5. D#119 - Ellen makes some new friends in school
6. IR#146 - Character Rosie
7. IR#148 - Character Patrick Thomas
8. O#164 - MPG Young Adult
9. TA#190 - Narrator Stevens
10. TA#224 - single woman on cover
11. TA#225 - told from Willowdean's POV

BINGO
crown - MC enters a beauty pageant

Book: From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
Date Read: 19th of May
Pages: 257

Tasks:

64. D - Skull on cover
118. D - title has all the letters in D-E-A-T-H
131. R - letters N-O-W-O-R-R-I-E-S in title
97. R - MPG History
38. O - Science MPG (not Science Fiction)
40. O - Mummy in text (page 60: ...a few years prior a mummy had been stolen from the village...)

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Date Read: 5/14
Pags: 224

Tasks
21: Romance MPG
153: Historical Fiction MPG


Fern by Ann Omasta
Date Read: 5/17
Pages: 240

Tasks:
123: Sea on cover
188: Hat on cover


Vanishing Dreams by Nicole Edwards
Date Read: 5/17
Pgs: 214

Tasks:
92: Guitar on cover
103: MC Dalton is a country western performer

Bingo
G4: Guitar on Cover
H6: Katie wears a mask as a stripper


Choosing the Right Man by Violet Duke
Date Read: 5/17
Pages: 150

Tasks:
166: Abby is a college teacher
224: single person on the cover



Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb
Date Read: 5/18
Pages: 364

Tasks
132: CID Criminal Investigation Department


The Secret One by Ruth Cardello
Date Read: 5/19
Pages: 303

Tasks
148: Title T
176: One man plus blue sky
190: Title S
224: Single person on cover

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The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Date Read: 5/19
Pages: 320
BOM/Participation: No
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
130 "Last" in title (exact match)

Yayy my copies of Fire Keeper's Daughter and The Midnight Library just arrived! Do they only count for the BOM points if I start reading them in June, or could I already start one of them at the end of May? (Also, do I need to finish them by the end of June?) I need to plan ahead a bit because I have exams coming up and the hand in of my bachelor thesis.

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The Viper's Nest by Tate James
Date Read: 5/20
Pages: 382
BOM/Participation: No
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
21. Romance MPG
135. MPG Paranormal
137. MPG Fantasy
148. spell out TRUTH - T
191. Spell out Sky - K - MC Kit
224. Single person on the cover
225. 1st person POV

Yasmine wrote: "Yayy my copies of Fire Keeper's Daughter and The Midnight Library just arrived! Do they only count for the BOM points if I start reading them in June, or could I already start one of them at the en..."

As long as you answer the discussion questions before the end of that month you can read them at any point during the challenge.

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Lightning by Dean Koontz
Date read: 5/20/2021
Pages: 309


Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
#126 MC is an artist - She's an author
#137 MPG Fantasy
#174 Time Travel MPG
#191 Spell out SKY - K

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Book: King of the Dark
Date Read: 20/05/21
Pages: 354

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
21 Romance MPG
46 flames on cover
79 features elves
114 Spell out CLAY - Y (MC Yazdan)
135 MPG Paranormal
137 MPG Fantasy
155 MC uses horse(s) as a mode of transportation
199 chess piece in title (eg Rook / Queen)
224 Single person on the cover
244 important character dies (view spoiler)[Julian dies (hide spoiler)]

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Book: Four Fifths a Grizzly : A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All
Date Read: May 20, 2021
Pages: 256
BOM/Writing DQs: n/a

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
1. TA#224 - single person on cover
2. BINGO - equals sign ->number in title and we equal four fifths of a grizzly
3. Jackanory - What obstacles are in the protagonists' way? -> a grizzly bear

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Book: How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet
Date Read: May 18, 2021
Pages: 280
BOM/Writing DQs: n/a

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
1. O#38 - Science MPG
2. TA#177 - one man and blue fish on cover
3. TA#189 - hat on cover
4. TA#190 - author Sophie

BINGO
A6 - Frying Pan -> Cooking in the book
D8 - Meat Product Pie -> book is about food products, including meat

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Book: Bookish and the Beast
Date Read: May 19, 2021
Pages: 288
BOM/Writing DQs: n/a

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
1. D#21 - Romance MPG
2. IR#57 - MC is an actor (Vance)
3. W#83 - E -> Character Elias
4. W#103 - MC is in the performing arts
5. W#107 - Characters dress in costumes (at the con)
6. D#118 - title has all the letters in D-E-A-T-H
7. W#137 - MPG Fantasy
8. CW#170 - I - Character Imogen

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A House at the Bottom of a Lake

Josh Malerman

Date Read - May 20, 2021
Pages: 209

Possible Uses:
122 - Boat on cover (does a canoe count as a boat?)
137 - MPG Fantasy
164 - MPG YA

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Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
Date Read: 5/21
Pages: 400
BOM/Participation: Yes - Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
21. Romance MPG
96. MPG "coming of age"
119. someone makes a new friend - Will makes new friends with Millie, Amanda and Hannah
164. Young Adult MPG
224. Single person on the cover
225. 1st person POV

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The Vanishing by Jayne Ann Krentz
Date Read: 5/21
Pages: 320
BOM/Participation: No
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
21. Romance MPG
137. MPG Fantasy
148. spell out TRUTH - T
191. Spell out Sky - K

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Blood Wedding by Pierre Lemaitre
Date read: 5/21/2021
Pages: 320

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
Bingo - Runner: Sophie is on the run. The police are looking for her.

Jackanory - What's the spur that starts the story? Black Wedding.

Book: Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Date Read: 21st of May
Pages: 269

Tasks:

98. R - Set in China
119. D - someone makes a new friend (Lily and Snowflower)
190. TA - Spell out Sky - S
196. IR - recommendation from diff team (Michelle from team Luggage)

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Book: Body of Evidence
Date Read: May 21
Pages: 452
BOM/Writing DQs: -
Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
190 Spell out Sky - S - MC is Kay Scarpetta
191 Spell out Sky - K- MC is Kay Scarpetta
225 1st person POV
240 "Moist" in text - "She shimmered darkly in the rising heat, her eyes heavy lidded, her moist lips parted,", p. 170

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Book: The Other Side of Midnight
Date Read: May 19
Pages: 612
BOM/Writing DQs: -
Possible uses and reasons/justifications:

57 MC is an actor / aspiring actor - Noelle is an actress
190 Spell out Sky - S
244 important character dies - (view spoiler)[Noelle is sentenced to death and executed (hide spoiler)]

We're doing well, don't forget if you are claiming BOM points please post the default pages assigned to each book regardless of which edition you read.

Louise wrote: "We're doing well, don't forget if you are claiming BOM points please post the default pages assigned to each book regardless of which edition you read."

Do we then also have to link up every comment we make for the DQs or are you going to check at the end of the month yourself that we wrote the minimum amount necessary for the points?

Yasmine wrote: "Louise wrote: "We're doing well, don't forget if you are claiming BOM points please post the default pages assigned to each book regardless of which edition you read."

Do we then also have to link..."
You need to link 3 days of discussion comments when you post your book.

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Date Read: 5/21
Pages: 288

BOM Links: DQ Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Tasks
15 - Words are Equal Length
42 - Author TP
136 - MPG Witches
189 - Hat on Cover



The Rings of Haven by Ryk Brown
Date Read: 5/22
Pages: 241

Tasks:
48 - MPG Military Fiction
146 - R - Title
223 - Black Cover
237 - The crew of the Aurora are trying to make their way home.


Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
Date Read: 5/23
Pages: 400
BOM: Discussion Set Day 5
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
21. Romance MPG
96. MPG "coming of age"
119. someone makes a new friend - Will makes new friends with Millie, Amanda and Hannah
164. Young Adult MPG
224. Single person on the cover
225. 1st person POV

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A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Date read: 5/22/2021
Pages: 594

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
#21 Romance MPG
#32 Features a ghost
#39 Geometric shape on the cover
#40 Mummy in text. Page 416: "Why is she wrapped up like a mummy?"
#118 Title has all the letters in D-E-A-T-H
#137 MPG Fantasy
#225 First person POV

Bingo
B4 Vampire fangs - vampires in the book.

Jackanory
What's the spur that start the wedding? or
What's the next plot point? or
Time for the final twist.
= A discovery of witches

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Book: Conspiracy Theory
Date Read: 22/05/21
Pages: 247

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
21 Romance MPG
83 Spell out BEES - E (author Elle)
123 sea on cover
191 Spell out Sky - K (author Keaton)
224 Single person on the cover

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The House in the Cerulean Sea
5/23/21
394 pages

Uses:
21 Romance MPG
123 sea on cover
137 MPG Fantasy
164 Young Adult MPG
167 title includes an adjective
196 Team Cheery Littlebottom recommendation
225 1st person POV
236 vehicle powered by engine on cover

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Book: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Date Read: May 23, 2021
Pages: Official Page Count: 288pgs
BOM/Writing DQs: NA

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
W Tasks
1. Book where all the words in the title are the same length
2. Spell out BEES - E
3. MPG Paranormal
4. MPG Witches
5. MPG Fantasy

BINGO Spots
equals sign - equal in the title

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
Date Read: May 22, 2021
Pages: Official Page Count: 400pgs
BOM/Writing DQs: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Answers to daily questions:

Day 1: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Day 2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Day 3: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
R Tasks
1. gown on cover

D Tasks
1. MPG Romance
2. read a book where someone changes job

TA Tasks
1. Single person on cover

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Book: The Foundling
Date Read: May 24
Pages: 400
BOM/Writing DQs: Yes
Day 1
Day 2
Day 5

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
61 read a book where someone changes job
180 cover has only one woman (can include men, but not multiple women) PLUS something blue
224 Single person on the cover
225 1st person POV

Louise wrote: "We're doing well, don't forget if you are claiming BOM points please post the default pages assigned to each book regardless of which edition you read."

Very confusing! LOL I will edit my post and put the correct edition on my TT shelf. Thanks!

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Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Date Read: 5/23
Pages: 544
BOM/Participation: No
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
39. geometric shape on cover - straight lines
137. MPG Fantasy
146. spell out TRUTH - R
167. title includes an adjective
224. Single person on the cover
225. 1st person POV
244. important character dies - MC, Laurens Bancroft, hires Kovacs to investigate his death

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The Hunting Wives by May Cobb
Date Read: 5/23
Pages: 368
BOM/Participation: No
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
148. spell out TRUTH - T
167. title includes an adjective
211. cover has something gold or silver on it - gold bullet
225. 1st person POV
244. important character dies - MC, Margot Banks, dies by end of book

Jenny- The Hunting Wives was a crazy, wild read! I kept shaking my head at how dumb the MC was behaving. But I kept reading! It was like watching a train wreck. I couldn’t look away. LOL

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Book: Vicarious by Rhett C. Bruno
Date Read: May 24, 2021
Pages: 442 pages (is this the right choice of page numbers? This is from the e-book, but I listened to the audiobook so I'm unsure).
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
89. cityscape on cover
167. title includes an adjective
180. cover has only one woman (can include men, but not multiple women) PLUS something blue
225. 1st person POV


Bingo:
G7: Ignis: Live is a reality show which films the protagonist Mission's entire life for the amusement of the citizens of High Earth

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Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Date Read: 5/24
Pages: 529
BOM/Participation: No
BOM/Writing DQs: No

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
21. Romance MPG
133. MPG Vampires
137. MPG Fantasy
146. spell out TRUTH - R
164. Young Adult MPG

Bingo
A1 Death of Rats - MC, Baz, a vampire, eats rats
B4 vampire fangs - MC, Baz, is a vampire

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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Date read: 5/24/2021
Pages: 850

Possible uses and reasons/justifications:
#21 Romance MPG
#137 Fantasy MPG
#211 Cover has something gold or silver on it
#225 First person POV
#246 From best ending listopia - #138 on the list.

E6 Howling wolf - Claire encounters a pack of wolves while trying to save Jamie from prison.

Jackanory
Describe your protagonist or
Describe your antagonists or
Describe your secondary characters or
Who's the cameo or
= Outlander

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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

Elle Cosimano
Date Read: May 24, 2021
Pages: 368

Possible Uses:
D21 - Romance MPG
W 83 - Bees E - Author Elle
CW 180 - 1 woman plus something blue on cover (her glasses are blue)
TA 224 - Single person on cover

Cilla wrote: "Completion Post
Book:Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Date Read: May 23, 2021
Pages: Official Page Count: 288pgs
BOM/Writing DQs: NA

Possible ..."

Don't forget the extra points available for the Equal Rites BOM