I finished my previous book much later than I'd intended, mainly because of being immersed in those unforgiving mobile app games. But that's okay, I finally hunkered down and read and ended up breezing right through the rest of it, finishing it late into the night when I should have been sleeping. Touching Evil was 288 pages, getting me $3 to add to my bank, which brings my bank total to $64!
And now we trudge on forward with a quick update because I rolled late last night before going to sleep, and was too tired to really put together a coherent update, so a quick edit and finalizing of this post is going up right before I leave for work.
Roll #11 was a 4, which took me to The Lake House 19. A nice, simple roll, if I do say so myself.
After nearly a week of no activity, it looks like Monkey has taken to climbing the walls. Regretfully, if I keep taking this long to finish a short book, Monkey may be stuck climbing walls indefinitely. Hopefully, Penni will be able to keep things under control. Sorry about that Penni, dear, it's all you now. I'm not sure I can keep up with Monkey in this state.
A simple decision in the making: I will be reading the last book of Kylie Brant's Circle of Evil trilogy, because, despite having taken so long to finish my previous book, it looks like the dice roll gods are on my side. Kyle Brant's first name begins with a 'K' which fits the criteria of "an author whose first or last name starts with any letter in the word L-A-K-E." This is rather wonderful, because I'd been wondering if I'd have to abandon this trilogy until I landed on a square that would allow me to read it, or if I'd maybe just go ahead and use one of my novelty cards.
Fortune is on my side, and my two novelty cards continue to burn holes in my pocket waiting to be used. Not that I'm complaining. I'm obviously leaving these cards for those particular squares I know I won't find a book for.
Facing Evil is 314 pages, Kindle version, which will add $3 to my bank upon completion.
Meanwhile, I'm behind a couple reviews, and will hopefully have them out pretty soon.
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| "If I stare at the corn dogs long enough, maybe one of them will magically jump into my mouth." |
Novelty Cards Currently In My Pocket
My Progress
Current Bank: $64
Prison Library Donation: 0 pages
Books Read: 10
Pages Read: 3,344
Table notes:
*Dates link to corresponding dice roll updates / other links for related activities included.
*Book titles link to reviews if written.
*Page/Cash values in parentheses are still pending reads/ not yet cashed out.
| Date (Roll #) |
Dice Roll | Space/Prompt | Book Title / Author | Pages | Cash |
| 5/20 | Game Start | $20 | |||
| #1 | 5 | The Silk Road: Read a book set in any of the 40 countries along Silk Road, or by an author from any of those countries. |
Hard Target by Pamela Clare | 261 | $3 |
| 5/22 | |||||
| #2a | 8 | Novelty Card Robot -- save for later (Create a numbered list of ten books, and let a random number generator pick for you) |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
| #2b | 4 | Mountain Cabin 16: Read a book that is considered mystery/suspense genre, or which has a title that contains all of the letters in the word C-A-B-I-N. |
Tightrope by Amanda Quick | 320 | $3 |
| 5/25 | See Also: Roll #3 and Memorial Day Bonus Roll Activities | ||||
| #3 | 5 | The Lake House 20: Read a book that features a dog or which has a dog on the cover; or that is set in an area known for its lakes or on a fictional lake. |
Run to Ground by Katie Ruggle | 312 | $3 |
| Memorial Day Bonus Rolls | |||||
| #4 | 7 | The Summer Blockbuster 27: Read a book that features a hero's journey or is a Bildungsroman (coming of age tale); or that has a word related to space in the title (i.e., star, planet, rocket). |
Wolfskin by Juliet Marillier | 516 | $5 |
| #5 | 9 | European Vacation 35: Read a book set in Europe; or that was written by an author who was born in Europe; or that involves travel by boat or that has a picture of a ship on the cover. |
A Grave Matter by Anna Lee Huber | 433 | $5 |
| 6/8 | |||||
| #6a | 10 | Pass Go: Collect $5! | n/a | n/a | $5 |
| Novelty Card Race Car -- save for later (Race around the game board to the space of your choosing and read!) |
n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
| #6b | 11 | Mountain Cabin 18: Read a book that is set west of the Mississippi in the USA, or that was written by an author who comes from that region, or that is considered part of the Western genre. |
Stone Cold Heart by Laura Griffin | 357 | $3 |
| 6/10 | |||||
| #7a | 7 | BL Square: Spin the Wheel Decide | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wheel Decide: Take one extra roll | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
| #7b | 10 | European Vacation 33: Read a book set in the UK, or that was written by an author whose first or last name begins with any letter in the word L-O-N-D-O-N. |
The Indignation of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa | 212 | $3 |
| 6/13 | |||||
| #8 | 5 | Pass Go: Collect $5! | n/a | n/a | $5 |
| School's Out For Summer 1: Read a book that appears on any school related "summer reading list," or that is identified as YA or MG |
Going Rogue by Robin Benway | 321 | $3 | ||
| 6/16 | |||||
| #9 | 10 | Beach Week 10: Read a book that appears on any beach reads list, or a book whose author's first or last name begins with any letter in B-E-A-C-H. |
Chasing Evil by Kylie Brant | 324 | $3 |
| 6/19 | |||||
| #10 | 6 | Mountain Cabin 16: Read a book that is considered mystery/suspense genre, or which has a title that contains all of the letters in the word C-A-B-I-N. |
Touching Evil by Kylie Brant | (288) | ($3) |
| 6/26 | |||||
| #11 | 4 | The Lake House 19: Read a book with a cover that is more than 50 percent blue, or by an author whose first or last name starts with any letter in the word L-A-K-E. |
Facing Evil by Kylie Brant | (314) | ($3) |
| TBA | |||||
| TBA | |||||
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