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Title: Elizabeth Street
Author: Laurie Fabiano
Date Read: 11/10
Pages: 410
Goal: N/A
GR rating: 3.86
Genre: Historical fiction (based on true events)
Main character: Giovanna Costa Pontillo Siena, Nunzio Pontillo, Angelina Siena
Number of chapters: 43
Setting: Scilla, Italy, Lower East Side NYC
mostly early 1900's
Cover: small Italian village/New York city street
Title: It's in His Kiss
Author: Jill Shalvis
Date Read: 11/10
Pages: 356
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Sam Brody, Becca Thorpe, Cole, Tanner, Olivia
Number of chapters: 30
Setting: Washington
Rating: 4.22
Title: The Prince
Author: Kiera Cass
Date Read: 11/7
Pages: 128
Goal: First published in March
Main Characters: Maxon Schreave, Amberly Schreave, Clarkson Schreave
Setting: Illéa
Rating: 3.93
Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author: J.K. Rowling
Date Read: 11/11
Pages: 870
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger (view spoiler)
Setting: England, Hogwarts, London
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Title: Gone with the Wind
Author: Margaret Mitchell
Date Read: November 11, 2015
Pages: 1037
Goal: Goal #3 Published between 1901-1950 (1936)
Main character: Scarlett O'Hara
Number of chapters: 63
Setting: Georgia, civil war
Genre: Historical Fiction
Title: Little Pretty Things
Author: Lori Rader-Day
Date Read: 11/11
Pages: 303
Goal: N/A
Main Character: Juliet Townsend, Madeline Bell
Number of chapters: 33
Setting: Midway, Indiana, USA
Title: Night Chills
Author: Dean Koontz
Date Read: 11/10
Pages: 384
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Paul Annendale, Ogden Salsbury, Leonard Dawson
Number of chapters:
Setting: Maine
The Human Division
Author: John Scalzi
Date Read: 11.11.15
Pages: 431
Goals: N/A
Characters: Harry
Number of Chapters: 13
Setting: Space
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Title: Her Montana Cowboy
Author: Valerie Hansen
Date Read: 11/12
Pages: 224
Goals: N/A
Main Characters: Julie Shaw, Ryan Travers
Number of chapters: 18
Setting: Jasper Gulch, Montana
GRs Rating: 4.21
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Christian Fiction, Western
Items on Cover: man (cowboy), horse, rope, fence, mountain, cowboy hat,
Title: My Sister's Grave
Author: Robert Dugoni
Date Read: 11/12/15
Pages: 410
Goals: N/A
Main Characters: Tracy Crosswhite, Sarah Crosswhite, Edmund House, Dan O'Leary, Roy Calloway
Chapters: 73
Setting: Cedar Grove, Washington State
GR rating: 3.92
Genre: Mystery/Crime Fiction
Cover: blue sky, trees
Title: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Author: Holly Black
Date Read: 11/12/15
Pages: 419
Goals:N/A
Main Characters: Tana, Gavriel
Chapters: 39
Setting: fantasy town
GR Rating: 3.87
Genre: young adult fantasy
Cover: blue background with hand
Title: Simply Magic
Author: Mary Balogh
Date Read: 11/12
Pages: 433
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Susanna Osbourne, Peter Edgeworth
Number of chapters: 26
Setting: Somerset, England
GRs Rating: 3.77
Genre: Regency Romance
Cover: white, horse, carriage, bridge, trees, water, castle
Misc Info: virgin heroine, teacher
Title: Play Dead
Author: Anne Frasier
Date read: 11/13/15
Pages: 384
Goal: n/a
Genre: Mystery, thriller, crime
Main characters: Elise Sandburg, David Gould, Audrey, Strata Luna
Chapters: 47
Setting: Savannah Georgia
GR rating: 3.73
Cover: Mostly yellow with shadowed trees (again!). Creepy
Misc: Voodoo, zombies, murder/mystery
Title: Uprooted
Author: Naomi Novik
Date Read: 11/15/15
Pages: 435
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Agnieszka, Kasia, Sarkan
Number of chapters: 32
Setting: Polnya (fictional kingdom)
GRs Rating: 4.20
Genre: Fantasy, YA
Items on Cover: Girl, falcon, man, book, three-headed dragon, flower, tree, sword.
Date Published: May 19, 2015
Title: Kiss of Snow
Author: Nalini Singh
Date Read: 11/13
Pages: 432
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Sienna Lauren, Judd Lauren, Hawke Snow, Lucas, Walker Lauren, Lara, Sascha, Nikita Duncan
Number of chapters: (audio version)
Setting: San Francisco, California
GRs Rating: 4.48
Genre: paranormal, werewolf, shapeshifter
Cover: black, face, scar
Date Published: 5/31/2011
Misc Info: psychic
Title: The Child Thief
Author: Brom
Date Read: 11/15
Pages: 508
Goal: N/A
NBRC Challenges: BOM - participated in Discussion
Discussion comment #1
Main Characters: Peter Augustus Duchene, Nick Colt
GRs Rating: 4.10
Genre: fantasy, horror, retellings, fiction, fantasy-fairy tales, dark, adult, mystery
Date Published: 8/25/2009
Title: Nrcropolis
Author: Jordan L. Hawk
Date Read: 11/14
Pages: 200
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Christine, Percival Endicott Whyborne, Griffin Flaherty
GRs Rating: 4.47
Genre: Fantasy, M/M, Romance, Historical, Horror
Date Published: May 5th, 2014
Title: Goldfinger
Author: Ian Fleming
Read: 11/14
Pages: 264
Characters: Masterton Sisters, Pussy Galore, James Bond, Auris Goldfinger, Oddjob
GR Rating: 3.79
Genre: Mystery, Spy Thriller, Classic
Published: March 23rd, 1959
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Title: Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen
Date Read: 11/16
Pages: 470
Goal: Read a book on the "Must Read Classics" Listopia list
Main Characters: Elizabeth, Jane, Lydia, Kitty, Mary and Mr. and Mrs. Bennet; Mr. Darcy; Mr. Bingley; Mr. Wickham
Number of chapters: 61
Setting: England, UK
GRs Rating: 4.23
Genre: Classics, Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction
Cover: Two ladies in white dresses
Date Published: January 1813
Title: Carry On
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Date read: 11/16/15
Pages: 529
Goal: n/a
Genre:fantasy, young adult, magic, romance
Main characters: SImon Snow, Baz Pitch, Penelope Bunce, Davy, Lucy,
Chapters: 85
Setting: London, England
Date published: October, 2015
GR rating: 4.22
Cover: yellow white blue colors, two profiles
Misc: vampires, mages, witchcraft, mystery, murder,
Title: Waking the Dead
Author: Kylie Brant
Date Read: 11/17
Pages: 326
Goal: involves a house renovation
(I'm rebuilding on a smaller scale. Belatedly she noticed sings of construction in progress.)
Title: Omega's Shepherd
Author: J.T. Brewer
Date Read: 11/13
Pages: 809
Goals: N/A
Main Characters: James Omega
Number of chapters: 40
Setting: Colorado
GRs Rating: 3.50
Items on Cover: fox, owl, trees, clouds, man, lake
Title: You Know You Love Me
Author: Cecily von Ziegesar
Date Read: 11/15
Pages: 304
Goals: Read a book where a character gets a manicure or pedicure
"How do you want your nails?" her mother's manicurist asked as she massaged her fingers. (page 185)
Main Characters: Serena van der Woodsen, Blair Waldorf, Jenny Humphrey
Setting: New York
GRs Rating: 3.54
Genre: young adult, chick lit, romance, contemporary
Items on Cover: couple, watch
Title: Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
Author: Lori Copeland
Date Read: 11/16
Pages: 192
Goals: N/A
Main Characters: Arlene Santana
Number of chapters: 14
Setting: Vermont, Georgia
GRs Rating: 4.18
Genre: Christian fiction, holiday, Christmas, fiction, Christian
Items on Cover: snow, pine trees, stars
Title: An October Bride
Author: Katie Ganshert
Date Read: 11/17
Pages: 120
Goals: N/A
Main Characters: Emma Tate, Jake Sawyer
Number of chapters: 15
Setting: Mayfair, Wisconsin
GRs Rating: 4.17
Genre: Christian fiction, romance, contemporary
Items on Cover: bride, bouquet, wedding dress
Title: A November Bride
Author: Beth K. Vogt
Date Read: 11/17
Pages: 120
Goals: N/A
Main Characters: Sadie McAllister, Erik Davis
Number of chapters: 13
Setting: Colorado
GRs Rating: 4.03
Genre: Christian fiction, romance, contemporary
Items on Cover: bride, bouquet, wedding dress
Title: Breaking Dawn
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Date Read: 11/18
Pages: 769
Goals: N/A
Main Characters: Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, Jacob Black
Number of chapters: 39
Setting: Forks, Washington
GRs Rating: 3.70
Genre: young adult, fantasy, paranormal, romance, shapeshifters, werewolves
Items on Cover: chess pieces (queen & pawn), chess board
Title: Scarlet
Author: Marissa Meyer
Date Read: 11/18
Pages: 452
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Scarlet, Wolf, Cinder, Thorne
Setting: Paris (mostly)
Rating: 4.31
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Silas MarnerAuthor: George Eliot
Date Read: 11.17.15
Pages: 264
Goal: N/A
Characters: Silas Marner, Godfrey Cass, Dunsten Cass, Nancy Lammeter
Setting: England, 1800's
Rating: 3.6
Genre: Classics, English Lit
Notes: Orphan, Weaver, Squire
Title: Krampus: The Yule Lord
Author: Brom
Date Read: 11/18
Pages: 357
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Jesse Walker, Krampus, Santa Claus, Isabel, Linda, Dillard
Number of chapters: 19
Setting: West Virginia
GRs Rating: 4.12
Genre: horror, fantasy, mythology, dark, religious
Cover: face, tongue, teeth, eyes
Date Published: 10/30/12
Misc Info: demons, angels, Gods, during Christmas
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Title: The Line
Author: J.D. Horn
Date read: 11/19/15
Pages: 296
Goal: n/a
Genre: fantasy, witches, paranormal, magic, romance
Main characters: Mercy Taylor, Maisie Taylor, Jackson, Peter, Oliver, Connor
Chapters: 34
Setting: Savannah, Georgia
Date published: October, 2015
GR rating: 3.76
Cover: fountain, street lamps
Misc: witchcraft, mystery, murder, twins
Title: Relic
Author: Renee Collins
Date Read: 11/19/2015
Pages: 400 pages
Goal: Read a book that starts with the letter R.
Title: All I Want is Everything
Author: Cecily von Ziegesar
Date Read: 11/19
Pages: 240
Goals: Read a book that has been turned into a TV show
Title: The Rancher's Christmas Proposal
Author: Sherri Shackelford
Date Read: 11/19
Pages: 288
Goals: N/A
Main Characters: Tessa Spencer, Shane McCoy
Number of chapters: 19
Setting: Cimarron Springs, Kansas
GRs Rating: 4.40
Genre: Christmas, holiday, inspirational, romance, historical, historical romance
Items on Cover: sled, family, man, woman, kids, snow, house, trees, mountains
Title: Tempted At Midnight
Author: Jacquie D'Alessandro
Date Read: 11/19
Pages: 309
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Emily Stapleford, Logan Jennsen, Sarah, Julianne, Carolyn, Gideon
Number of chapters: 24
Setting: London, England
GRs Rating: 3.97
Genre: historical, romance
Cover: blue, man, woman, blue dress, hands
Date Published: 4/7/2009
Misc Info: heroine is an author, hero is wealthy
Title: The Child ThiefAuthor: Brom
Date Read: 11/20/15
Pages: 476
Goal: N/A
BOM and discussion questions answered here: My first comment
Main Characters: Peter, Nick
Number of chapters: 26
Setting: Avalon
GRs Rating: 4.10
Genre: Fantasy
Cover: Boy, City, Trash, Ghosts
Date Published: August 25, 2009
Misc Info: Retelling of Peter Pan, involves gods.
Title: The Wrath and the Dawn
Author: Renee Ahdieh
Date Read: 11/20/15
Pages: 388
Goal: N/A
Main Characters: Khalid, Shahrzad, Tariq
Number of chapters: not numbered
Setting: Fantasy World
Rating: 5 Stars
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Cover: Red and black
Date Published:May 12 2015
Title: Finding Home
Author: Lauren K. McKellar
Date Read: 11/21
Pages: 156
Rating: 3 stars
Goals: N/A
Main Characters: Amy Detrinella
Number of chapters: 23
Setting: Australia
GRs Rating: 3.42
Genre: contemporary, young adult, romance, new adult, music, realistic fiction
Cover: girl, beach
Date Published: October 1, 2013
Misc Info: father is a famous musician, MC mom died, MC deals with alcohol addiction
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