Pick-a-Shelf discussion

I hope no one minds that I am drawing the letters for July early this month. Sleepless night.

The letters for July are:

W - J - L - C - O

With this draw, W, L and C will be retired.

Wow! 7 hours and no one jumping on the new letters! Must be summertime.

Yay July letters!

Bea, it's weird no one some them earlier...but now I found them! (9 hours later)

Bea wrote: "I hope no one minds that I am drawing the letters for July early this month. Sleepless night.
The letters for July are:
W - J - L - C - O
With this draw, W, L and C will be retired."

I wasn't expecting the draw yet! Thanks for the early look at them, though. Off to discover what I will be reading!

I'm pretty sure the flowers on this cover are lily's. Do you think I use this book for item on cover "lily"?

I think this is going to be the plan, but I'm pretty sure I'll change it along the way.

July - W - J - L - C - O

a. shelf 1 W - Won The Black Elfstone
b. shelf 2 J - Junk In the Woods
c. shelf 3 L - Location-russia The Bear and the Nightingale
d. shelf 4 C - Classics The Mists of Avalon
e. shelf 5 O - Orphan Throne of Glass
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) L - Love Love Walked Right In
g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) C - Closed Behind Closed Doors
h. author's first name L - Linwood Barclay, The Accident
i. author's last name C Lincoln Child, Full Wolf Moon
j. item on cover L lily The Moonlit Garden
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) W - Witches The Witching Hour, series Lives of the Mayfair Witches
l. name of character* Luke Under Rose-Tainted Skies

July W - J - L - C - O


a. shelf 1 W Witches - Hounded 14/06/2017
b. shelf 2 J Jan The Gardener from Ochakov 22/06/2017
c. shelf 3 L love story Before You Go 17/06/2017
d. shelf 4 Ciencia The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars 15/06/2017
e. shelf 5 Outdoors Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage 16/06/2017
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) Ophelia Ophelia 25/06/2017
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) Lamp Burning Lamp 25/06/2017
h. author's first name Jennifer The Secret of Raven Point 16/06/2017
i. author's last name Walter Beautiful Ruins 23/06/2017
j. item on cover Cup The Red Notebook 25/06/2017
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) Chaos The Knife of Never Letting Go 21/06/2017
l. name of character Linda Douglas Brown The Girl In The Ice 25/06/2017

Lusie wrote: "I'm pretty sure the flowers on this cover are lily's. Do you think I use this book for item on cover "lily"?

"

Lusie, the flowers look like lilies to me.

Thanks Bea!

Bea wrote: "Wow! 7 hours and no one jumping on the new letters! Must be summertime."

I had a massive headache last night so I wasn't online or I would've caught this lol
Thanks for the early draw, Bea :)

Here's mine :)

July: W - J - L - C - O

a. shelf 1: W for WLW - False Hearts (Pacifica) by Laura Lam
b. shelf 2: J for J-lit - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by Yasutaka Tsutsui
c. shelf 3: L for Literacy - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
d. shelf 4: C for Cultural-love - A Golden Age (Bangla Desh #1) by Tahmima Anam
e. shelf 5: O for Other-countries - Dawn of the Dreadfuls (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 0.5) by Steve Hockensmith & Jane Austen
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the): C for Chronicle - Chronicle in Stone by Ismail Kadare
g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the): O for Outback - Great Pioneer Women Of The Outback by Susanna de Vries
h. author's first name: J for John - The Golden City (Fourth Realm #3) by John Twelve Hawks
i. author's last name: C for Cronin - The City of Mirrors (The Passage #3) by Justin Cronin
j. item on cover: W for Wings - Nevermore (Maximum Ride #8) by James Patterson

k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography): O for Or - Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there? by Whoopi Goldberg
l. name of character*: L for Lenah - Eternal Dawn (Vampire Queen #3) by Rebecca Maizel

I still haven't finished June (which for me is weird)....

I haven't finished either. I keep reading other books instead lol

Dee wrote: "I still haven't finished June (which for me is weird)...."

We are totally sidetracked by Rothfuss!

Lusie wrote: "I haven't finished either. I keep reading other books instead lol"

I rarely stick to my plan... usually if I got off track & read other books, I'd try to fit those books in instead, if I can :)

Tien wrote: "Dee wrote: "I still haven't finished June (which for me is weird)...."

We are totally sidetracked by Rothfuss!"

yeah we were...I think May was one of my lowest monthly reading totals

Lusie & Marie, your lists look good but Marie, you're still missing 1 book for k.

Thanks for checking Tien.
That is what I do too. I read other books and check if they fit in.

Tien wrote: "Dee wrote: "I still haven't finished June (which for me is weird)...."

We are totally sidetracked by Rothfuss!"

It does sound like you are! But his books are worth it :)

Bea wrote: "I hope no one minds that I am drawing the letters for July early this month. Sleepless night.

The letters for July are:

W - J - L - C - O

With this draw, W, L and C will be retired."

Things have been just TOO hectic here. I have not had much online time.

Tien wrote: "Bea wrote: "Wow! 7 hours and no one jumping on the new letters! Must be summertime."

I had a massive headache last night so I wasn't online or I would've caught this lol
Thanks for the early draw,..."

mine are there

Tien wrote: "Lusie & Marie, your lists look good but Marie, you're still missing 1 book for k."

thanks i had totally missed that

Bea wrote: "Wow! 7 hours and no one jumping on the new letters! Must be summertime."

Well, I didn't look until today because I was expecting it on the 15th :). I didn't see this in my updates; must have been buried somewhere.

Karin wrote: "Bea wrote: "Wow! 7 hours and no one jumping on the new letters! Must be summertime."

Well, I didn't look until today because I was expecting it on the 15th :). I didn't see this in my updates; mus..."

Yeah, I was early.

The letters for July are:

W - J - L - C - O

With this draw, W, L and C will be retired.

a. shelf 1 - W - Want - Playing by Heart by Anne Mateer
b. shelf 2 - J - Juvenile - Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron
c. shelf 3 - L - Library - Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood
d. shelf 4 - C - Classics - Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym
e. shelf 5 - O -Own - Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson

f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) J - Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym

g. any word in title (excluding a, an, the) - C - Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood

h. author's first name C for Christopher - Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood

i. author's last name C for Cameron Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron

j. item on cover - J for Jacket you might have to see it larger to see what he's wearing Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood

k. any word in Series name / Subtitle (excl. a, an, the, novel, trilogy, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) B for Baroque Cycle Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson

l. name of character* L is for Lula Playing by Heart by Anne Mateer

looks good, Karin.

July: W, J, L, C, O

a. shelf 1 W - Weird The City & the City by China Miéville
b. shelf 2 J - Japanese Literature Gokumon-tō: La isla de las puertas del infierno by Seishi Yokomizo [The Isle of the Gates of Hell]
c. shelf 3 L - Low Fantasy The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
d. shelf 4 C - Classic Sci-fi Minority Report by Philip K. Dick
e. shelf 5 O - Old Favorites Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) C - City (The City & the City)
g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) O - Oído He oído a los mares gritar mi nombre by Víctor Conde [I've Heard the Seas Shout My Name]
h. author's first name C - China (The City & the City)
i. author's last name C - Conde (He oído a los mares gritar mi nombre)
j. item on cover C - Curtains (Gaudy Night)
k. any word in Series name / Subtitle W - Wimsey Lord Peter Wimsey (Gaudy Night)
l. name of character L - Loren Silvercloak (The Summer Tree)

July

W J L C O

W Shelf 1: wishlist-non-fiction - The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief
J Shelf 2: juvenile - M Is for Magic - read 04/07/2017
L Shelf 3: literary-fiction - The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
C Shelf 4: Cozy - Dangerous Minds
O Shelf 5: Owned - Dead Girl Walking
f. first word in title (excluding a, an, the) L
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy. g. any word in title but NOT first (excluding a, an, the) - W Dead Girl Walking
h. Author's first name - J Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich
i. author's last name - J The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce
j. item on the cover W Woman
k. any word in Series name/subtitle (excl. am, an, then, novel, series, chronicles, memoir, biography, autobiography) W The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief
l. name of character - J Jack Parlabane Dead Girl Walking

Looks good, Elvenn & Karen

Every single time the letters W - J - L - C - O skim by my eyes even though my mind immediately corrects, I think of Roger Wilco" because WILCO is almost the same as WJLCO.

Karin wrote: "Every single time the letters W - J - L - C - O skim by my eyes even though my mind immediately corrects, I think of Roger Wilco" because WILCO is almost the same as WJLCO."

aaah... lol, I thought who's that?!?! Googled it and am even more embarrassed! :p

Tien wrote: "Karin wrote: "Every single time the letters W - J - L - C - O skim by my eyes even though my mind immediately corrects, I think of Roger Wilco" because WILCO is almost the same as WJLCO."

aaah... ..."

I meant only this definition procedure words for radiotelephone communication, meaning "received and will comply". I don't know the rest of that stuff.

I only got to 'Roger' as being part of a radio comm as in 'ok' and 'WilCo' being a short-form of 'Will Comply'

Pretty nifty, I thought ;p

Here's my plan for July. Had a small vacation, which totally messed up my reading rhythm, so I tried to pick some easy ones to help me catch up!

July - Letters: W J L C O

1 Skip used this month! (See this post for my earned and used skips.)

Shelves
a. W - Women - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
b. J - Juvenile Fiction - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
c. L - LGBTQ - The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston
d. C - Comic Books - Kanan - The Last Padawan by Greg Weisman
e. O - Own - Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton

Categories
f. First word in title - W - A Wrinkle in Time
g. Any word in title but NOT first - L - Kanan: The Last Padawan
h. Author's first name - SKIP!
i. Author's last name - J - E.K. Johnston
j. Item on cover - L - Lightsaber

k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - L - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times [. . .]
l. Name of character - C - Caleb Dume (from Kanan - The Last Padawan)

July Scattershelves


Bragging Rights

Letters: W - J - L - C - O



Shelves
a. shelf 1: W ~ wishlist
Soldier of Fortune - Judith James
b. shelf 2: J ~ judgement
Promise Not to Tell - Jennifer McMahon
c. shelf 3: L ~ love
The Day He Kissed Her - Juliana Stone
d. shelf 4: C ~ contemporary
The Look-Alike Bride - Kathryn Brocato
e. shelf 5: O ~ oyster
Honeymoon in High Heels - Gemma Halliday

Categories
f. first word in title: L ~ Look
The Look-Alike Bride - Kathryn Brocato
g. any word in title but NOT first: O ~ of
Soldier of Fortune - Judith James
h. author's first name: J ~ Jennifer
Promise Not to Tell - Jennifer McMahon
i. author's last name: J ~ James
Soldier of Fortune - Judith James
j. item on cover: L ~ legs
Honeymoon in High Heels - Gemma Halliday
k. any word in Series/Subtitle: C ~ Crystal
The Day He Kissed Her - Juliana Stone (Bad Boys of Crystal Lake)
l. name of character: W ~ William
Soldier of Fortune - Judith James (William de Veres)

looks good, Ariel & LaurLa