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message 1: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33044 comments Mod
THIS THREAD IS ONLY FOR THE POSTING OF READ BOOKS BY TEAM MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE CAPTAINS


message 2: by Amanda (last edited Nov 09, 2015 01:48PM) (new)


message 3: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments .


message 4: by Laura (last edited Nov 08, 2015 04:01AM) (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Tell No Lies by Gregg Hurwitz by Gregg Hurwitz

pages: 460 pages
date read: 11/7
goal:no
item on cover: man running, street
cover: blue
genre: mystery, thriller
character names: Daniel Brasher, Christina, X, Lil
setting: San Fransisco
series: no
GR Rating: 3.83
chapters: 73

edit
character is a police officer,
serial killer
people are killed
character is privileged


message 5: by Victoria (new)

Victoria | 113 comments (I've never done this before, so I'm going to follow Laura's lead)

Unexpected Alpha by Bethany Wicker

Pages: 174 (My version had 210?)
Date read: 11/8
Goal: N/A
Genre: YA?
Character names: Selena (Lena), Kane, Callus, Trevor, Amber, Marie, Ace, Ryan, Richard, Rebecca, etc.
Setting: Author doesn't say, it's a forest though.
Series: Yes (but won't be reading the rest?)
GR Rating: 4.60
*This was a read-for-review book, so I wrote a pretty detailed review here.


message 6: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Amanda, I didn't add Victoria's book information as she didn't link yet to her shelf.

I did add my edited information from my post above!


message 7: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Spreadsheet updated to here, Victoria's included!


message 8: by Amanda (last edited Nov 09, 2015 01:54PM) (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon by Nicola Yoon

pages: 320 pages
date read: 11/9
goal:YES (Pages add up to 5)

Other info: Used for goal- no other info needed


message 9: by Victoria (new)

Victoria | 113 comments Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
Pages: 464
Date read: 11/9
Goal: YES, (If it's applicable, rating between 3.0 - 3.5)


message 10: by Jojobean (new)

Jojobean | 447 comments Want to Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman by Sarah Darer Littman

pages: 330 pages
date read: 11/8
goal:no
item on cover: just text
cover: black
genre: realistic fiction, contemporary, sociology>abuse
character names: Abby (Abigail) Johnston, Faith Wilson
setting: Connecticiut
series: no
GR Rating: 3.80
chapters: 741


character (Abby) is a 14 year old
Falls for an older guy online
Meets him and disappears
three parts to story: 1st part in abby's pov, second and third in Lily's(sister), Billy's (boy in abby's class) and Faith (best friend). Abby's pov doesn't come back until part 3


message 11: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments You (You, #1) by Caroline Kepnes by Caroline Kepnes
pages:422
date read:11/9
goal: no
53 chapters
red& white cover, Red text, blood on cover
characters:Beck, Joe, Peach,Nicky
murder
character works in bookstore


message 12: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments spreadsheet updated to here


message 13: by Nichole (last edited Nov 09, 2015 06:41PM) (new)

Nichole | 980 comments Book: Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas by Sarah J. Maas
Read: 11/9/15
Pages: 592
Goal: Yes- Character visits a castle


message 14: by Victoria (last edited Nov 10, 2015 02:24PM) (new)

Victoria | 113 comments Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Read: 11/10
Pages: 436
Goal: yes! Starts with the letter A
* sorry Amanda! I read the kindle version.


message 15: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments updated to here!


message 16: by Victoria (new)

Victoria | 113 comments What Once Was Perfect (Wardham, #1) by Zoe York

Read: 11/11
Pages: 167
Goal: No
Chapters: 18
White cover, two people, trees, snow
Characters: Delaney, Kyle, Claire, Evie
Character is a doctor, reconstructive plastic surgeon and a teacher.
Takes place in Canada and Chicago


(Again, Kindle version! Sorry!)


message 17: by Laura (last edited Nov 11, 2015 06:23AM) (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Victoria wrote: "What Once Was Perfect (Wardham, #1) by Zoe York

Read: 11/11
Pages: 167
Goal: No
Chapters: 18
White cover, two people, trees, snow
Characters: Delaney, Kyle, Claire, Evie
Character is a doctor, recon..."


No worries Victoria, sometimes the spreadsheet recognizes the book and sometimes it doesn't . An override is easy to do:-)


message 18: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments updated to here


message 19: by Amanda (last edited Nov 11, 2015 08:29PM) (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
11/11/15
Pages: 241
Goal: YES (character is a fae)
(view spoiler)


message 20: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments Updated to here


message 21: by Margaret (last edited Nov 12, 2015 12:22AM) (new)

Margaret (everlastinggrace) Home to Holly Springs (Father Tim, #1) by Jan Karon
11/22/15
380 pages
goal: N/A
chapters: 32 chapters
characters: Timothy, Cynthia, Peggy, Henry, Willie, Ray
characters were: doctor, priest, writer
events of interest: (view spoiler)
takes place in: Mississippi, Memphis, TN


message 22: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments Updated to here


message 23: by Jojobean (new)

Jojobean | 447 comments Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

pages: 599 pages
date read: 11/11/15
item on cover: Text
cover: red, yellow and orange
genre: Science Fiction
character names: Kady Grant, Ezra Mason, AIDEN (artifical Intelligence)
setting: Space on the ships Alexander and Hypatia
series: yes
GR Rating: 4.27
chapters: no chapters


*book is told through hacked classified documents, im's, video surveillance footage narration, emails and AIDEN's files, and other documents of that nature


message 24: by Lucy (new)

Lucy Luu (lovelucyluu) | 229 comments The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancey

Should I put all this other information too?


message 25: by Nichole (last edited Nov 12, 2015 03:37PM) (new)

Nichole | 980 comments Sweet Release (Blakewell/Kenleigh Family Trilogy, #1) by Pamela Clare by Pamela Clare
Pages: 374
Date Read: 11/12
Goal: No (I don't think)
Cover: Pink, Water, Man and Woman, Ship,
Genre (Main Page): Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Adult, Western, Suspense, 18th Century,
Main Character: Alec Kenliegh- brown hair, Brown Eyes, Kidnapped, Slave
Main Character: Catherine (Cassie) Blakewell- Golden reddish hair (referred to as copper), Green Eyes, Virgin, Plantation Owner, Raising Brother
Setting: Virginia 1730
Series: Yes, #1
GR Rating: 3.91
chapters: 36 + Epilogue
Plot: Slavery/Indentured Service, Abducted, Wrongly Accused, Pregnancy, Romance...


message 26: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Lucy wrote: "The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancey

Should I put all this other information too?"


Only if it doesn't meet a goal. You are good this time!


message 27: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments spreadsheet updated to here, including Joanne's book


message 28: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Tides of Honour by Genevieve Graham by Genevieve Graham

Goal: no
Pages: 431
Date: Nov 13
Setting: Halifax, Canada ,during WWI
Canadian author
Different Pov's (Danny & Audrey)
characters: Danny, Johnny, Audrey, Mick,Pierre,
*song on page 45-46
rhubarb, plums, raspberries, blackberries, foxberries, oil lamp
Halifax explosion
second chances


message 29: by Amanda (last edited Nov 13, 2015 09:08PM) (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley by Franny Billingsley

Goal: No
Pages: 176
Date: Nov 13
Setting: Manor by the sea
Characters: Corinna Stonewall, Lord Merton, Edward, Alicia, Finian
Other: Shapeshifter (seal), Otherkin(Selkie), set by the ocean, sailing, attempted murder


message 30: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments Spreadsheet updated to here


message 31: by Nichole (new)

Nichole | 980 comments Book: Carry on by Rainbow Rowell
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Pages: 528
Published: 10/6/2015
Setting: Fictional- Watford School of Magicks
Main Page Genres: Fantasy, YA, Romance, Fiction, GLBT, Magic, Contemporary
Characters: Simon Snow, Tyrannus Basilton 'Baz' Pitch-Grimm, Penelope Bunce, Agatha Wellbelove
Other: Mages, Students, Vampires, Mystery


message 32: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Spreadsheet updated to here


message 33: by Margaret (last edited Nov 14, 2015 09:13AM) (new)

Margaret (everlastinggrace) Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
author: Marilynne Robinson
pages: 219
published: 1981
chapters: 11
setting: Idaho in a small town
cover: gray with a train track
genre: fiction, literature, classics
characters: Ruth, Lucille, Sylvie, Mary
plot: (view spoiler)


message 34: by Lucy (new)

Lucy Luu (lovelucyluu) | 229 comments Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling
by J.K. Rowling
pages: 435
chapters: 22
published: July 8th,1999
Rating: 4.49
Reviews: 24,471
Setting: United Kingdom
Characters: Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger, Sirius Black, Albus Dumbledore, Remus Lupin

If there's any other info needed please lemme know :)


message 35: by Jojobean (new)

Jojobean | 447 comments Dark Shadows by Toni Vallan ~ by Toni Vallan, 11/14/15

pages: 185 pages
date read: 11/14/15
item on cover: girl
cover: red and black
genre: Psychological thriller
character names: Ella Raimi
setting: Town in Mass.
series: no, standalone
GR Rating: 4.42


*MC is bullied at school
Murders occur
MC terrified of dark
MC wakes up in morning with cuts and burns or body and bed covered in blood and has no recollection of how it happened


message 36: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments Spreadsheet updated to here


message 37: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas
date: 11/15
goal: yes.. 3rd in series


message 38: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments spreadsheet updated to here


message 39: by Nichole (new)

Nichole | 980 comments Book: Cold-Hearted Rake (The Ravenels, #1) by Lisa Kleypas by Lisa Kleypas
Read: 11/14/15
Published: 10/27/15
GR Rating: 3.86
Genre (Main Page): Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Regency
Characters: Devon Ravenel, Lady Kathleen Ravenel, Lady Helen Ravenel, Rhys Winterborne, Weston (West) Ravenel, Lady Cassandra Ravenel, Lady Pandora Ravenel
Setting: Hampshire, England 1875
Cover: Blue/Pink, White text, Flowers
Series: Yes, 1st book
Other: Widow, Twins, Horses, Royalty (Earl)


message 40: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments spreadsheet updated to here


message 41: by Margaret (new)

Margaret (everlastinggrace) Lee Marvin Point Blank by Dwayne Epstein
by Dwayne Epstein
read: 11/15/15
pages: 315
published: January 1st 2013
genre: biography, non-fiction
cover: B & W with yellow lettering
goal: no
setting: Hollywood, New York, Pacific theater (WW2) and Arizona
Badass antics to the hilt....total badass


message 42: by Margaret (new)

Margaret (everlastinggrace) The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew
by Anna Jean Mayhew
11/16/15
published: 2011
genre: historical fiction, southern
goal: no
cover: (more beautiful than the story, I HATE that) yellow, with a jar and butterflies
characters: Jubie, David, Mary, William, Estelle, Paula
setting: North Carolina, Georgia and the beach
plot and other: (view spoiler)


message 43: by Laura (new)

Laura | 9707 comments spreadsheet updated to here!


message 44: by Victoria (new)

Victoria | 113 comments The Book of Ivy (The Book of Ivy, #1) by Amy Engel
by: Amy Engel
read: 11/16
published: 11/4/2015
Genre: Dystopia
goal: No
Cover: City background, girl holding knife
Characters: Ivy, Bishop, Callie, Victoria
Setting: North America, set in the distant future.

MC is a girl, tall, forced into a arranged marriage.
Plot points include rape, domestic violence, aristocracy, murder, rebellion, suicide, family that doesn't love the MC


message 45: by Victoria (new)

Victoria | 113 comments The Revolution of Ivy (The Book of Ivy, #2) by Amy Engel

Same info as above
Published: 11/3/2015
Cover: same, with knife pointed outward
Goal: No
Setting: in a forest, desert, beach, same distant future N.America as above

(view spoiler)


message 46: by Lucy (new)

Lucy Luu (lovelucyluu) | 229 comments The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
by Erin Morgenstern
Pages: 387
Chapters: 5
Published: September 13th, 2011
Rating: 4.01
Reviews: 43,467
Setting: All over the world, a lot of London though
Characters: Celia Bowen, Marco Alisdair, Bailey Clarke, Widget and Poppet Murray (Twins), Hector Bowen, Alexander, Friedrick Thiessen, Chandresh Lefevre, Ethan Barris, Tara & Lainie Burgess (Sisters), Tanta Padva, Tsukiko

Note: When I was looking on the spreadsheet, specifically my tab, it says I only have one book. It doesn't list Harry Potter being read. Thank you


message 47: by Nichole (new)

Nichole | 980 comments Book: The Firebird
Author: Susanna Kearsley
Pages: 539
Chapters: 47
Series: Yes, #2
Published: 6/4/13
GR Rating: 4.07
Goal: No
Setting: Aberdeenshire, Scotland and St. Petersburg, Russia
Cover: Orange, Grass, Birds, Single Female
Characters: Anna Moray, Edmund O'Connor, Nicola Marter, Rob McMorran
Genre (Main Page): Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Time Travel, Paranormal, Contemporary, Science Fiction, Russia, Mystery


message 48: by Nichole (last edited Nov 17, 2015 11:24AM) (new)

Nichole | 980 comments Lucy wrote: "Note: When I was looking on the spreadsheet, specifically my tab, it says I only have one book. It doesn't list Harry Potter being read. Thank you"

You have to add it to your TT shelf for the SS to capture it. Even then, I think it takes a little bit to update.


message 49: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments Lucy wrote: Note: When I was looking on the spreadsheet, specifically my tab, it says I only have one book. It doesn't list Harry Potter being read. Thank you."

Your book will show up on the spreadsheet as soon as you add it to your tower teams shelf. :)


message 50: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments Spreadsheet updated to here


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