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Category: 4: "Quest" in text
How it Fits: pg/% and quote

___Name___|__Books__|__BR_____|__Pages__|__Total__
__________|__Read___|__Points_|__Read___|__Points_

Taffy_____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Ashlyn____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Jessica___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Cindee____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Satwant___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Shannon___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Shan A____|_________|_________|_________|__________
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 342 *note: I started this last night but what I read today still falls in the 3 point range. 280 pages.
Task: #12 Features Public Transit
How it Fits: Page 181 "I take the subway to Grand Central, where I catch the train to New Haven."

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Pages:512 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Task:#24 1 in page count
How it fits: there is a 1 in the page count

___Name___|__Books__|__BR_____|__Pages__|__Total__
__________|__Read___|__Points_|__Read___|__Points_

Taffy_____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Ashlyn____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Jessica___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Cindee____|____1____|_________|____5____|____5_____
Satwant___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Shannon___|____1____|_________|____3____|____3_____
Shan A____|_________|_________|_________|__________
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________

Team_Totals|____2____|__________|____8_____|____8_____

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 352 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Task: #14 Book has a map

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Pages: 306
Category: 6. "Ordinary" in text (pg/% and quote)
How it Fits: ...that propel these ordinary women. loc. 41

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Pages: 400 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Task: #16 Author is from the same country as you
How it fits: Author is American like myself

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Pages: 442
Task: #18 "Homesick" in text
How it Fits: Page 234 "....the entire evening had somehow made me homesick while I was home (nonsensical much?).

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Pages: 319
Task: #30 Read a Book with No Romance
How it Fits: There's no Romance

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Pages: 350
Category: 20. Takes place in a city where you live/have visited
How it fits: Set in New Orleans where I've visited


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Pages: 348
Category: 22. Re-read an old favorite of yours
How it fits: Rereading for the umpteenth time

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Pages: 283
Category: 28. Read a book you got for free
How it fits: Borrowed via Libby

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Pages: 436
Task: #8 Features a Tradition
How it Fits: Chapter 9 "The hot-dog party was one of Abe's big traditions."

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Pages: 360
Task: #21 'Home' in Text
How it Fits: Page 46 "I can drive you home."

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Pages: 257
Category: 1. Set in a small town
How it fits: Small fictional town in Florida

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Pages: 121
Category: 3. Published in January
How it fits: Published January 12, 2021

___Name___|__Books__|__BR_____|__Pages__|__Total__
__________|__Read___|__Points_|__Read___|__Points_

Taffy_____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Ashlyn____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Jessica___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Cindee____|____3____|_________|____13___|____13____
Satwant___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Shannon___|____5____|_________|____18___|____18____
Shan A____|____6____|_________|____17___|____17____
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________

Team_Totals|____14___|__________|____48____|____48____

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 400
14.2 in page count
How it fits: This edition - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...

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Pages: 384
13. Features an important phone call (your interpretation)
How it fits: (view spoiler)[MMC gets a phone call from his agent. (hide spoiler)]


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Pages: 469
6. Features a chosen one/prophecy
How it fits: There is the "one" in this book


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Pages: 376
19. Published in February
How it fits: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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Pages: 235
Task: #15 Title starts and ends with a letter in ODYSSEY
How it Fits: D and Y in Title

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Pages: 86 *Points should be for 0.5 but is adding as .025 on SS
Task: #12 Invitation in text
How it Fits: Page 33 "And what does his invitation say to you?"

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Pages: 452
Task: #2 MC gets a text
How it Fits: Page 175 "I absently tap my fingers on the screen as I stare at the text message on my phone."

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Pages: 232
Task: #21 MC Takes a Flight
How it Fits: Page 154 "The driver took me to the airport for my trip to Miami, where I would swith to a charter for the short flight to Eden."

Shannon The Show Stopper wrote: "
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Pages: 86 *Points should be for 0.5 but is adding as .025 on SS
Task: #12 Invitation in text
How it Fits:..."

Since this is only 86 pages, it will only count towards page points, not a category. But thanks for the heads up about the SS, I'll go try to fix that

Shannon The Show Stopper wrote: "
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 452
Task: #2 MC gets a text
How it Fits: Page 175 "I absently tap my fingers on the screen as I stare at..."

When I click your review link, it looks like no review has been written for this book. Is that just my computer being weird or something? I see that you've shelved it, but there's no written review

___Name___|__Books__|__BR_____|__Pages__|__Total__
__________|__Read___|__Points_|__Read___|__Points_

Taffy_____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Ashlyn____|____4____|____8____|____17___|____25____
Jessica___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Cindee____|____3____|_________|____13___|____13____
Satwant___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Shannon___|____8____|_________|___22.5___|___22.5____
Shan A____|____6____|_________|____17___|____17____
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________

Team_Totals|____21___|____8____|____69.5___|____77.5___

On Hold: Ghosted 

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BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 368
25. Features a magical location
How it fits: magical location toward end of book

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Pages: 356
9. MC explores somewhere new
How it fits: they explore a Renaissance fair

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Pages: 370
24. Vehicle on cover
How it fits: airplane

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Pages: 192
1. MPG Adventure
How it fits: MPG adventure

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Pages: 432
16. MC goes hiking/backpacking
How it fits: MCs go for a long walk/hike

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Page count: 222
Category: 17. MC takes a vacation
How it Fits: Ski Vacation for Christmas

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Pages: 221
Category: 8. Author's initials in COMMUNICATE
How it fits: Author is Evie Mitchell ~ E, M

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Pages: 189
Category: 29. Published within the last 2 years
How it fits: Published in 2023

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Pages: 332
Category: 11. MC is away from home for a long time
How it fits: American visits and ends up staying in Europe

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Pages: 435
Category: 12. Invitation in text
How it fits: ...formal invitations. pg. 25

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Pages: 416
Task: #3 Features a Road Trip
How it Fits: MPG Road Trip

___Name___|__Books__|__BR_____|__Pages__|__Total__
__________|__Read___|__Points_|__Read___|__Points_

Taffy_____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Ashlyn____|____9____|____20___|____35___|____55____
Jessica___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Cindee____|____3____|_________|____13___|____13____
Satwant___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Shannon___|____10___|_________|___31.5__|___31.5___
Shan A____|____11___|_________|____30___|____30____
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________

Team_Totals|____33___|____20___|___109.5___|___129.5___

On Hold: Ghosted 

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 465
Task: #21 MC's first/last name has a double consonent
How it Fits: MC name is Will

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Pages: 391
Task: #8 Character flees from something
How it Fits: From Blurb "A Prussian soldier fleeing the Nazis with stolen treasure."

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Pages: 358
1. Author's inititals in REFUSAL
How it fits: LS

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Pages: 304
11. MC is reluctant to do something
How it fits: Doesn't want to attend or host balls

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Pages: 509
30. Character feels guilty
How it fits: Feel guilty about someone else dying

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Pages: 308
26. Book is part of a trilogy
How it Fits: Book one of a trilogy


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Pages: 308
16. Features a big risk
How it Fits: MC takes a big risk freeing her mother and going against her father


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Pages: 336
18. 3rd book in series
How it Fits: Third book in the trilogy


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Pages: 352
27. MC does something that frustrates you
How it Fits: Jean keeps going to Toby's even after he threatens her.

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Pages: 240
Category: 23. Insecure character
How it fits: MC insecure about her weight after dealing with her ex

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Pages: 343
Task: #2 MC is scared of something
How it Fits: Chapter 18 "I was so scared that we might break through the ice."

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Pages: 230
Task: #29 Character makes an excuse
How it Fits: Chapter 16 "I used his political figure as an excuse."

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Pages: 222
Task: #5 Features a breakup
How it Fits: Chapter 2 "Then the argument and breakup with Lucas that she hadn't explained to anyone yet."

___Name___|__Books__|__BR_____|__Pages__|__Total__
__________|__Read___|__Points_|__Read___|__Points_

Taffy_____|_________|_________|_________|__________
Ashlyn____|____12___|____20___|____47___|____67____
Jessica___|____4____|_________|____13___|____13____
Cindee____|____3____|_________|____13___|____13____
Satwant___|_________|_________|_________|__________
Shannon___|____15___|____6____|___47.5__|___53.5___
Shan A____|____12___|_________|____32___|____32____
Isabel____|_________|_________|_________|__________
__________|_________|_________|_________|__________

Team_Totals|____46___|____26___|___152.5___|___178.5___

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 304
4. 3 in page count

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 440
14. Goodreads rating is less than 3.5
HIF: 3.32