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message 1: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (last edited Nov 06, 2015 03:46AM) (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33026 comments Mod
THIS THREAD IS ONLY FOR THE POSTING OF READ BOOKS BY TEAM MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE CAPTAINS


message 2: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments Please include the following in your post:

� the book (use the add book link)
� how many pages in the book
� date completed
� any open goals it may work for
� if you participate in the BOM discussion and/or wrote DQ's for the book
� HELPFUL: anything interesting about the book that may count for a later open goal (for example, there's a gargoyle in the book)


message 3: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) The Child Thief, 481 pages
Completed 11/7
Used for character that has a strong need for approval (Peter, Leroy, Ulfger)
I participated in the BOM discussion but did not write DQs


message 4: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Our Souls at Night
Pages: 194
Date Completed: 11/7
BOM/DQs: No/No
Open Goal: Nada
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Possible Goals:
❑Character starts with A/Addie ❑Character starts with L/Louis ❑Character doesn't have to work (Addie & Louis are both retired) ❑Book has a bully (Addie's son is a bully) ❑Addie & Louis's Romance isn't approved by Addie's son ❑Fiction Genre


Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) (shuga) | 775 comments Town in a Wild Moose Chase (A Candy Holliday Mystery, #3) by B.B. Haywood
Pages~ 336 pages
Finished~ 11.08.2015
BOM/DQs~ No&No
Open Goal~ None

Possible Goals~
Character starts with C~Candy
Character starts with B~Ben
Character starts with M~Maggie
Cozy-Mystery Genre


message 6: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin
Lie Still
Pages: 384
Date Completed: 11/8
BOM/DQs: No/No
Open Goal: #37 on Top 100 German Names (Female)


message 7: by Jo-Jo (new)

Jo-Jo | 686 comments Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat
Lost in the Barrens

Pages: 192
Date Completed: 11/8/15
BOM/DQ: no, no
Task Completed: Read a book about someone who is extremely religious: Denikazi - chief of the Chippewas and Awasin - Cree indian boy


message 8: by Jen (last edited Nov 12, 2015 12:02PM) (new)

Jen (reader44ever) | 2930 comments The Color of Magic A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
The Color of Magic by Sir Terry Pratchett

Pages: 277
Date Completed: 11/08/2015
BoM/DQs: No/No
Open Goal: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as british - plurals and spelling acceptable
Reason: /work/shelve... - Top Shelves first page shows 94 people shelved this book as "british"


☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments The Witness by Nora Roberts
The Witness by Nora Roberts

757 pages
Date: 11/8
Possible goals:
Cover: green,leaves,water
Characters: Elizabeth Fitch/Abigail Lowery, Brooks Gleason, Selene, Mia, Lauren, Sunny
Pets: dogs- Bert,Playto
Setting: Arkansas
computer geek, sheriff, controlling mother, Russian mob, witness protection
Food & pies


message 10: by K~Terror (last edited Nov 08, 2015 06:51PM) (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments Kill You Twice (Gretchen Lowell, #5) by Chelsea Cain
Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain
Pages: 501
Completed: 11/8
Goals: **none yet**
Characters: Archie Sheridan, Gretchen Lowell, Susan, Henry, Bliss, Claire
Setting: Portland, Oregon
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Other: sociopath, drug dealers, detective, serial killer, yoga, freelance journalist


message 11: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Pages: 435
Completed: 11/8
Goals: book with a brunette on the cover


message 12: by K~Terror (last edited Nov 09, 2015 08:00AM) (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Completed: 11/9
Pages: 303
Goals: **none yet**
Setting: Georgia
Cover: Red
Other:
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Characters: Simon, Cal, Nora, Alice, Natalie, Martin, Nick, Bram;
Genre: YA-Contemporary-GLBT-Coming of Age; Books that make you go "awe.."


message 13: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) The Breaking Point (Body Farm, #9) by Jefferson Bass
The Breaking Point by Jefferson Bass
Completed: 11/9
Pages: 373
Goals: none
Possible Goals:
Set in TN and CA; Black cover; published June 9, 2015; thriller/mystery/crime/anthropology/medical genres; #9 in series; 4.0 rating; 101 reviews, 576 ratings; got for free; based on real events; several murders takes place; sad good-bye; written by two authors (using a combined pseudonym); characters names start with B and K (and others); characters are professors, FBI/DEA agents, writer; characters get on planes, helicopters, and cars; character visits (body) farm; probably many more


message 14: by Delta (last edited Nov 09, 2015 10:30AM) (new)

Delta (sicname) The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (Fairyland, #3) by Catherynne M. Valente
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M Valente
Pages: 248
Goals: none
Possible Goals:
Blue cover; set in NE and Fairyland; child MC (14); Fantasy/MG/YA/Magic/Fairies/Dragon/Adventure/Paranormal genres; character name starts with S; fairies, wyvern, leopard, witch; MC wears goggles; moon on cover; published October 1, 2013; and probably many more.


message 15: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
Completed: 11/9
Pages: 400
Fits Open Goal: A Book with Stationery on the Cover
BOM/DQ: No/No


message 16: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) The Last Town (Wayward Pines, #3) by Blake Crouch
The Last Town by Blake Crouch
Completed: 11/9
Pages: 285
Goals: Nominated in Horror in GR Choice Awards 2014


message 17: by Jo-Jo (last edited Nov 10, 2015 01:18AM) (new)

Jo-Jo | 686 comments The Beautiful Ashes (Broken Destiny #1) by Jeaniene Frost
The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost
Completed: 11/10
Pages: 368
BOM/DQ: no/no
Goals: none


Date published: September 29th 2015
ISBN-10:0373779526

Characters: Ivy, Adrian, Jasmine, Zach, Tomas, Costa, Demetrius, Obsidiana

a pet Gargoyle named Brutus

has hellhounds

2 people with different religions interact - demons and archons...specifically Zach and Demetrius

characters eat pizza

demons, archons(angels), different demon realms, demon minions including police officers

purple cover

couple on cover

set in Oregon, Mexico, North Carolina, Vermont, and New York and various demon realms

the demon realms are all frozen, ice cold

Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance

a book where the world ends (view spoiler)

a book where one character stands with another through adversity (view spoiler)

a book where someone desires world domination - the demons, Demetrius


message 18: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
Read: 11/10/15
Pages: 323
Rating: 3*s
BOM/DQ: No/No
Goal: Published on the 12th (11/12/13)


message 19: by [deleted user] (new)

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Read: 11/10/15
Pages: 416
Goals: None yet.
Characters: Feyre, Tamlin, Lucien, Rhys
There's faeries, pucas, a curse, and war

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Read: 11/10/15
Pages: 227
Goal: Book with 81-90 chapters. There's 87 total.


message 20: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments The Child Thief by Brom
The Child Thief by Brom
Finished: 11/10/15
Rating: 3*s
Pages: 481
BOM/DQ: Yes/No (BOM Thread)
Goals: **Not Yet**
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Char: Peter, Nick, Modron, Leroy, Danny, Ulfgar; Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Retellings;


message 21: by Delta (last edited Nov 10, 2015 02:12PM) (new)

Delta (sicname) Aster Wood and the Lost Maps of Almara by J.B. Cantwell
Aster Wood and the Lost Maps of Almara by J.B. Cantwell
Finished: 11/9
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 292
Goals: 6 odd numbers in ISBN


message 22: by Jen (last edited Nov 10, 2015 02:09PM) (new)

Jen (reader44ever) | 2930 comments Dark Prince (Dark, #1) by Christine Feehan
Dark Prince by Christine Feehan

Pages: 471
Date Completed: 11/10/2015
BoM/DQs: No/No
Open Goal: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page on GR) as maybe - plurals and spelling acceptable
Reason: /work/shelve... shows 19 people shelved as "maybe"


☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments White Horse by Alex Adams
White Horse by Alex Adams
Finished 11/10
Pages 306
GR Rated 3.51
Genre: Sci-fi, Apocalyptic, Fiction, horror
Characters: Zoe,Nick
Pet: cat-Ezmerelda
Zoe works as a janitor for a pharmaceutical.
Nick is a psychiatrist.
zombies


message 24: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) Betrayals (Strange Angels, #2) by Lili St. Crow
Betrayals by Lili St. Crow
Finished: 11/10
Pages: 304
Rating: 1-star
Goals: None
Possible goals:
Red cover; YA/Paranormal/Vampires/Fantasy/Werewolves/Romance/Zombies genres; published November 17,2009; and possibly others


message 25: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
Finished: 11/10
Pages: 102
Rating: 5-star
Goals: Read a book listed as Classic


message 26: by Sarah (new)

Sarah The Moving Finger

Finished: 11/11
Pages: 227
Rating: 3 star
Goals: none current

Possible goals
Character: Jerry, Joanna, Megan, Miss Jane Marple, Aimee
Author: Agatha Christie
British mystery
Amateur sleuth


message 27: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments Checkmate (Neighbor from Hell, #3) by R.L. Mathewson
Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson
Pages: 302
Rating: 3.5 stars
Goals: Conner and Rory are neighbors
BOM/DQ: No/No


message 28: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown
Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown
Pages: 548
Rating: 3 stars
Goals: Book Title starts with "H"
Read: 11/10


message 29: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments Black Gold (Takhini Wolves, #1) by Vivian Arend
Black Gold by Vivian Arend
Pages: 256
Rating: 2.5*s
Read: 11/11
Goals: **none yet**
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Black Cover, man, woman, wolf & trees on cover,
char: Shaun & Gem
Genre: Paranormal, shapeshifters, PNR, romance, erotica, werewolves, fantasy, contemporary, wolves
Setting: Georgia


message 30: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) Apollyon (Covenant, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Pages: 343
Rating: 1-star
Read: 11/11
Goals: none
Possible Goals:
Red(?) cover; yellow text; published April 4, 2013; YA/Fantasy/Paranormal/Greek Mythology/Supernatural; hellhound; Olympian/Greek gods; write under pen name; and probably lots more.


☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments The Island by Elin Hilderbrand by Elin Hilderbrand
416 pgs

I will post more soon but added to spreadsheet


message 32: by Jo-Jo (new)

Jo-Jo | 686 comments UnEnchanted (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, #1) by Chanda Hahn
UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn

Read: 11/12/2015
Pages: 235
Rating: 4 stars
BOM/DQ: no/no
Goal met: Read a book where characters go to a dance (Fairy Tale themed high school dance)


message 33: by K~Terror (new)

K~Terror (k-terror) | 5600 comments Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Pages: 522
Read: 11/12/15
Rating:
BOM/DQ: No/No
Goal: **none yet**
Goal info:
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YA-Fantasy, Wizards, 2015 ŷ nomination, Yellow/Blue/White Cover
Char: Simon Snow, Baz, Penelope, Agatha, Davy, Lucy


message 34: by [deleted user] (new)

The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1) by Erika Johansen
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Read: 11/12/15
Pages: 448
Goal: None
Characters: Kelsea, Lazarus, Pen, Andalie, Thomas
Mis Info: the audio version is narrated by a female, there's a map at the beginning and a sapphire necklace


message 35: by Jen (new)

Jen (reader44ever) | 2930 comments The Child Thief by Brom
The Child Thief by Brom

Pages: 476 + 4 for Prologue (+5 if you include the map)... So 480 or 481 total pages
Date Completed: 11/12/2015
BoM/DQs: Yes/No
Open Goal: Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is number 251 or higher on your list (the first column before the book cover image)
Reason: The Child Thief was number 2,993 on my "to-read" shelf before I switched it to "currently reading."


message 36: by Monica (new)

Monica (nutz4reading) Dork in Disguise by Carol Gorman Dork in Disguise by Carol Gorman
✻Pages: 176
✻R𲹻:11/12/15
� Goal: None
� Characters: Cinnamon, Jerry, Brenda, Tony, Gabe, Craig, Robin



message 37: by ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ (last edited Nov 13, 2015 05:26AM) (new)

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments Finished and added to spreadsheet

The Suit (Holly Springs, #1) by B.N. Toler
doesn't fit a goal

The Tycoon's Revenge (Baby for the Billionaire, #1) by Melody Anne used for the pizza goal


Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) (shuga) | 775 comments Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs , ransom riggs
dates: 11.09-11.11
rating: 4*s
pages: 352 (kindle)
goals: none

Opal (Lux, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout , jennifer l armentrout
dates: 11.11-11.13
rating: 4*s
pages: 382 (kindle)
goals: none


message 39: by [deleted user] (last edited Nov 13, 2015 09:13PM) (new)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Read: 11/13/15
Pages: 422
Goal: Unreliable narrator


message 40: by Sarah (last edited Nov 13, 2015 11:24PM) (new)

Sarah The Child Thief by Brom

The Child Thief by Brom

Finished 11/13
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 476
BOM. Yes


message 41: by Monica (last edited Nov 14, 2015 05:34PM) (new)

Monica (nutz4reading) Finished:

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Date read:11/14/15
Pages: 323
Goal Does fit the goal for won or nominated in the 2011 ŷ Choice awards
Misc: Characters: Victoria Jones, Grant, Elizabeth, Meredith, Pages add up to: 8, 4 parts (each part has chapters that start at 1), White flowers on the cover, There is a dictionary of Victoria's flowers at the end.


message 42: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) Project Puffin The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock by Stephen W. Kress
Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock by Stephen W. Kress
Read: 11/14
Pages: 376
Goal: None
Possible Goals:
White cover, orange text; published April 28, 2015; science/non-fiction/animals/birds/environment/nature/natural history genres; received for free; poem in it; tight deadline; learned something new; two authors; many others



The Terror by Dan Simmons
The Terror by Dan Simmons
Read: 11/15
Pages: 769
Goal: none
Possible Goals:
White (?) cover, blue and white text; published January 8, 2007; horror/historical fiction/fantasy/thriller/mystery/adventure/survival genre; many others


message 43: by [deleted user] (new)

Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
Read: 11/15/15
Pages: 336
Goal: None at the moment
Characters: Laurel, Sky, Natalie, Hannah
*Chapters don't have names or numbers. They're all letters to dead famous people.


message 44: by Jen (last edited Nov 17, 2015 10:06AM) (new)

Jen (reader44ever) | 2930 comments The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1) by Jim Butcher
The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1) by Jim Butcher

Pages: 630 (hardcover; 69 chapters))
Date Completed: 11/15/2015
BoM/DQs: No/No
Open Goal: Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 2 odd numbers
Reason: 0451466802


message 45: by Monica (new)

Monica (nutz4reading) Stranded with Her Ex by Jill Sorenson by Jill Sorenson
Stranded with Her Ex
Read: 11/15/15
Pages: 219, paperback, 17 chapters plus and Epilogue
Goal none at the moment
Characters: Daniela Flores, Brent, Jason, Sean, Elizabeth
Misc: Romantic Suspense, Couple on cover, water/ocean, lighthouse, dark cover, 1 person dies, Sharks, Sea Lions, and birds are in this book.


message 46: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) Console Wars Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris nd the Battle that Defined a Generation|18505802] by Blake J. Harris
Read: 11/15
Pages: 576
Goal: "method to the madness" "But there really is a method to the madness. From idea to purchase, [...]" pg 122


☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2) by Elle Kennedy by Elle Kennedy
Read 11/16/15
Pages-297
Goals-no


message 48: by Sarah (new)

Sarah A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) by Christopher Moore

A Dirty Job. By Christopher Moore

Finished: 11/17
Pages: 387
Goal: A book with a character who is a Grim Reaper


message 49: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Finished: 11/16
Pages: 567
Goal: none
Possible goals:
Blue cover, blue and white letters; published April 5, 1979; horror/paranormal/ghosts/mystery/thriller/fantasy/supernatural/suspense genres; character is a ghost; lots of others


Stormbound (The Guardian Herd, #2) by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Stormbound by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Finished: 11/16
Pages: 320
Goal: none
Possible goals:
Blue (?) cover, yellow and white letters; horses/pegasi on cover; published April 21, 2015; fantasy/childrens/middle/grade/animals genres; characters die; character is a healer; lots of others


message 50: by Delta (new)

Delta (sicname) The Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore
Finished: 11/17
Pages: 306
Goal: None
Possible Goals:
Orange or Red cover with gold writing; angel on cover; published October 12, 2004; humor/fantasy/holiday/Christmas/Zombies genre; got for free; zombies, angels; someone is killed; character is police officer; bat as a pet; many others


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