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Title: Taken by Storm by Kim Baldwin
Pages: 264
Date read: 12/9
Goal: none
BOM: no
Other: Hudson Steffi Romance reporter librarian one character is a photographer avalanche rock climbing vacation in the Alps


Title:Changeless by Gail Carriger
Pages: 412
Date read: 12/11
Goal: none
BOM: no
Other Alexia Conall shifters vampires ghosts historical fantasy steampunk England Scotland castles


Pigs Have Wings by P.G. Wodehouse
Pages: 240
Date read: 12 Dec
Open goals: Read a book with a turkey or pig on the cover for 10 points (25 Days of TT)
BOM: No

# of pgs:185
finished:12/10
setting:Australia
series:3.5 Temptation series
Character: Alexis, Bryce, Charlotte, Nate
baby born, 3 kids, CEO
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
finished:12/12
Published September 22nd 2015 by Flatiron Books
ISBN:1250077001
People in book:Jenny, Victor, Maile, Laura
book is a memoir, has 1 child, has pets(dead and alive)
occupation:author


We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Pages: 348
Date read: 9-13 Dec
Open goals: Read a book with the word Santa in the text for 10 points (25 Days of TT)
BOM: No
"We spent that Christmas in Waikiki, where Santa wore board shorts and flip-flops..." Part 2, Chapter 6, 28.2%

It's fixed now :)

It's fixed now :)"
Thanks :)


American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Pages: 592
Date read: 12/13/15
Goal: 25 days of TT read a book with a green cover
BOM: Yes

It's fixed now :)"
Could you check again because I'm still not seing the points show up :)

It's fixed now :)"
Could you check again because I'm still not seing the points show up :)"
Hi Dawn,
Check now if you can.


Title: House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan
Pages: 202
Date read: 12/14
Goal: Holiday goal #9 fireplace on cover
BOM: no


Title: Crimson Dawn by Ronnie Massey
Pages: 248
Date read: 12/15
Goal: none
BOM: no
Other: Val Irulan urban fantasy fae vampires djin


Title: The Swashbuckler by Lee Lynch
Pages: 280
Finished: 12/17
Goal: none
BOM: no
Other: Mercedes Frenchy Lydia New York


The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
Pages: 417
Date read: 18 Dec
Open goal: Read a book with "The Hanged Man" in the text or title
BOM: No
"'That's the Hanged Man' my mother whispered when I told her." Page 71


Title: At the Water's Edge by Harper Bliss
Pages: 226
Finished: 12/19
Goal: none
BOM: no
Other: Ella Kay Romance vacation at a cabin near a lake


Pages: 320
Finished: 2/19 2015
Published:9/16 2014
Goal:
BOM:
Points:20
Title;Homecoming

Pages:352
Finished:11/19 2015
Published:2/24 2015
Goal:
BOM:
Points:20


The Bold and the Dominant by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, Isabella LaPearl
Finished:12/19/15
pages:372
Characters:Liam, Hammer or Macen, Raine, Beck, Seth, Gwyneth
Series: # 3 The Doms of Her Life
audio hours:11 hrs 49 min
narrator:Christian Fox(male)

Eighteen by J.A Huss
finished:12/19/15
# of pages:316
Characters:Shannon, Danny, Mateo
character in high school, character is tutor/teacher, character is grad student

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
finished:12/16/15
# of pgs:260
series: #1 Kate Daniels
Characters:Kate, Curran, Beatrice"Aunt B", Dr. Doolittle, Derek, Ghastik
setting:Atlanta, Ga


The Worst-case Scenario Survival Handbook: Christmas by Joshua Piven
Pages: 176
Date read: 15 - 20 Dec
Goal: Read a book with a snowflake on the cover (25 Days of TT)
BOM: No

Pages: *
Date read: 20 december
Goal: read a book with DNA/helix on the cover
BOM: no
*I will edit this more when I am behind the computer


Pages:489
Date read:12/21 2015
Date published: 5/27 2003
Goal:Read a book where the page numbers add to 21 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12)
BOM: No
Points:40

Pages: 123
Date read: 21 dec
Open goal: read a book with elves, sleigh or reindeer on the cover or in the title
BOM: no


A Walk In The Woods: The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike by Bill Bryson
Pages: 336
Date read: 22 Dec
Goal: None
BOM: No
Other info:
Map
21 Chapters
Characters: Bill Bryson, Stephen Katz
Katz gets lost on the trail; he is an alcoholic
Partnership
First word of the text: "Not long after..."
"Still, we must look on the bright side." (p 249)
"Katz was all ears." (p 37)
"... but he also piled lots of other things into the trolley - ... sunflower seeds, Graham crackers, ..." Chapter 2, 9.2 %
" ...and that rich, velvety, lung-filling smell of chlorophyll you get when you push through low branches." Chapter 4, 18.3 %
"The house smelled wholesomely of fresh-baked pastry, garden tomatoes,..." Chapter 21, 97.4 %
First word of the text: Not


Title: Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Pages: 441
Finished: 12/22
Goal: none
BOM: no
Other: Julia Nicholas 41 chapters


The Water Witch by Juliet Dark(Carol Goodman)
finished:12/21/15
# of pages:352
Published February 12th 2013 by Ballantine Books (first published September 13th 2012)
ISBN:0345524241
characters:Callie, Duncan, Bill, Liam
occupation:Professor
setting:Fairwick, New York
this book was 136 on my tbr(don't know if that is important for a goal or not), witches, fae, succubus, incubus,

When He was Wicked by Julia Quinn
finished:12/22/15
# of pgs:368
Published June 29th 2004 by Avon (first published January 1st 2004)
ISBN:0060531231
Series:Bridgertons #6
Characters:Francesca Bridgerton Stirling, Michael Stirling
setting:England, 1824 (United Kingdom)
Scotland, 1824 (United Kingdom)
2150th on tbr


Date read: 12/24 2015
Date published: 6/28 2005
Goal : Read a book wher main story in set in Asia
Pages: 258
Points: 20
BOM: No


The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
Pages: 416 (This is going to need a page override as I have the audio edition on my shelf - 416 is the default edition's number of pages)
Date read: 24 Dec
Goal: None
BOM: No
22 chapters
Audio is 16 hours 21 minutes, female narrator
Based on real historical events
Characters get on a plane
Charles gives political speeches
First experience - Anne's first flight in an aeroplane
Character dies of natural causes - Anne's father dies of a stroke
First person narration
First word of the text: He


The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
Pages: 416 (This is going to need a page override as I have the audio edition on my s..."
Hi Sarah, Thanks for letting me know. It should show up with page numbers now.


Release the Stars by Harper Bliss
Pages: 196
Finished: 12/25
Goal: Devils advocate in the text-Oh stop playing the Devil's advocate already. Loc 110 of 2676 (4%)
BOM: no


Damaged Goods by Eliza Lentzski
Pages: 232
Finished: 12/26
Goal: holiday goal Published in December
BOM: no


Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
Pages: 448
Finished: 12/27
Goal: none
BOM: no
Other: Rose Lissa Christian Dimitri YA Vampire Fantasy


All Wrapped Up by Holly Smale
Pages: 220
Finished: 28 Dec
Goal: None
BOM: No
Characters: Harriet, Nick, Toby
First word of the text: My


Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Pages: 461
Finished: 28 Dec
Goal: None
BOM: No
38 chapters
Twins
Characters eat pizza, pasta salad
Sunflower, strawberry, mint, tomatoes, radish
Norse God mentioned (Odin)
Sight for sore eyes
Justice
Second chance

Pages: 176
Finished: 28 December
Open goal: read a book with dinner in the title

Pages:176
Date finished: 28 december
Open goal:
*hot chocolate on the cover
*religious theme
*presents are exchanged
*someone saves christmas


Hope for Christmas by Jennifer Hayden
Pages: 252
Date finished: 29 Dec
Open goal: Something important happens on "the night before christmas"
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A Touch of Christmas by George Durrant
Pages: 146
Date read: 29 Dec
Open goal: Religious theme (short stories with a theme of the true meaning of Christmas) or Christmas decorations on the cover

Pages: 153
Finished: 29 December
Open goal: Christmas on the beach/in a very warm climate


Switching Gears by Rhavensfyre
Pages: 510
Finished: 12/29
Goal: none
BOM: no
Other: Micah Olivia Regina Romance

Pages: 108
Finished: 29 December
Open goal: book with christmas decorations/lights on the cover

Pages: 176
Finished: 29 December
Open goal: (maybe) Read a book where presents are exchanged or that has presents on the cover for 10 points



They should now. Let me know if there is a problem.


Pages: 448
Date finished:12/30/2015
Date published: 11/27/2012
Goal: Read a book who has from 61-70 chapters
BOM: No
Points:40


Trust Me by Kristin Mayer
# of pgs:358
finished:12/29/15
Published October 4th 2013 by Kristin Mayer (first published October 3rd 2013)
ISBN:098999130X
# 1 in Trust series
Characters:Allison, Damien, Sam

Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley
# of pgs:489
finished:12/30/15
Published January 28th 2014 by Forever (first published December 11th 2012)
ISBN:1455599247
Chracters: Kane"Tack" Allen, Tyra,
#4 in Dream Man series
MC President, owns custom auto business


A Ghostly Undertaking by Tonya Kappes
Pages: 288
Date read: 12/31
Goal: no
BOM: no
Other: undertaker funeral home ghosts paranormal
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The Chamber by John Grisham
Pages: 656 pages
Date read: 9 Dec
Goal: Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as stories - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable
Has stories near the bottom of the middle column - 18 people
BOM: No