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Task: a book where the MC is brilliant or extremely clever
How it fits: Both MCs are clever private inquiry agents
Is there an illustration in the book? no
Date read: 03/06
The book you read: The Very First Damned Thing
Task: Read a book tagged 'Fantasy'
How it fits: Fantasy
Is there an illustration in the book? no
Date read: 03/07
The book you read: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Task: Read a book with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
How it fits: We and Were both start with W
Is there an illustration in the book? No
Task: Read a book with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
How it fits: We and Were both start with W
Is there an illustration in the book? No

Task: read a book where 2 words in the title begin with the same letter
How it fits: There are two words in the title (French and For) that begin with the same letter.
Is there an illustration in the book?: Unfortunately, no.
Date read: 3/8/2023

Task: the author uses an initial or initials instead of a first name
How it fits: author is P. G. Wodehouse
Is there an illustration in the book? no
Date read: 03/08

The book you read: Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part Two - T.M. Frazier 3/8
Task: Read a book where the author uses an initial or initials instead of a first name
How it fits: author uses initials instead of first name
Is there an illustration in the book? no
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The book you read: Hill Country Cattleman
Task: Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: there are consecutive vowels in the title
Is there an illustration in the book? no
The book you read: Jailbird
Task: Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: there are consecutive vowels in the title
Is there an illustration in the book? no
The book you read: Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different
Task: Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: there are consecutive vowels in the title
Is there an illustration in the book? no
The book you read: Hill Country Cattleman
Task: Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: there are consecutive vowels in the title
Is there an illustration in the book? no
The book you read: Jailbird
Task: Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: there are consecutive vowels in the title
Is there an illustration in the book? no
The book you read: Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different
Task: Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: there are consecutive vowels in the title
Is there an illustration in the book? no

Task: Read a book tagged 'Nonfiction'
How it fits: The book is tagged "nonfiction"
Is there an illustration in the book?: No
Date read: 3/9/23

3/9/23
Task: Read a book with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
How it fits: 3 words starting with D
Is there an illustration in the book?: no

The book you read:

Task: Read a book with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
How it fits: Jingle Bells in June
Is there an illustration in the book?: NO

Task: Read a book where the MC shows bravery
How it fits: Red steps in front of a police officer and takes a bullet that was meant for the officer
Is there an illustration in the book? no

Task: Read a book tagged 'Adventure'
How it fits: Tagged by 11 people
Is there an illustration in the book? no

Task: Read a book where the MC is physically attacked
How it fits: Joe is tasered by the killer when he is investigating alone.
Is there an illustration in the book? no

Task: Read a book tagged 'Fantasy'
How it fits: Fantasy MPG -
Is there an illustration in the book? no

Task: Dave Pigeon: Bookshop Mayhem by Swapna Haddow
How it fits: one of the main characters goes to a second hand bookshop.
Is there an illustration in the book?: No

The book you read:

Task: Read a book with 400+ pages
How it fits: 416 pages
Is there an illustration in the book? no

Task: a book tagged 'Science' or 'Science Fiction'
How it fits: SciFi
Is there an illustration in the book? yes - shield graphic around chapter numbers
Date read: 03/08

The book you read: Preppy: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater, Part Three - T.M. Frazier 3/9
Task: Read a book where the MC is physically attacked
How it fits: heroine is kidnapped and during rescue hero is attacked by villain
Is there an illustration in the book? no

The book you read: Sweet Wild of Mine - Laurel Kerr 3/9
Task: Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: swEET has consecutive vowels
Is there an illustration in the book? no

3 books; 0 illustratins; 75 tokens
The book you read: An Artist of the Floating World
Task: Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: flOAting
Is there an illustration in the book?: No
The book you read: Gary of a Hundred Days
Task: Read a book tagged 'Fantasy'
How it fits: MPG "Fantasy;" tagged 42 times
Is there an illustration in the book?: No
The book you read: Cloud Ten
Task: Read a book where the MC is brilliant or extremely clever
How it fits: MC Frankie is an amazing PA, who's able to read people, organize like a house on fire, and fool people into thinking he's a woman
Is there an illustration in the book?: No

Task: Read a book where the MC is brilliant or extremely clever
How it fits: Agent Pendergast is one smart cookie!
Is there an illustration in the book? No

3/9/23
Task: - Read a book written by two authors
How it fits: two authors
Is there an illustration in the book?: no


The book you read: My Love Story!!, Vol. 1 by Kazune Kawahara
Task: Billy's Bravery by Tom Percival - Read a book where the MC shows bravery
How it fits: Takeo, in the course of one volume: defends a girl from getting groped on the bus (and punched the guy when he said she wanted it/deserved it for wearing a short skirt); saves the girl from a huge column from falling on her; saves a drowning child; and saves a cat stuck in a tree (dude's super brave)
Is there an illustration in the book?: yes (it's a manga)

Task: non-fiction
How it fits: it's an autobiography
Is there an illustration in the book?: No, but there are photos

Task: Read a book with a person's name in the title
How it fits: Title is character name
Is there an illustration in the book?: No

Task: with 400+ pp.
How it fits: 840p
Illustration: Yes

Task: Read a book where the MC is physically attacked
How it fits: Characters are stalked and attacked by mutant monsters
Is there an illustration in the book?: no

Task: Read a book written by two authors
How it fits: Cowritten by Jonathan Maberry and Rachael Lavin
Is there an illustration in the book?: no

Task: Read a book where the MC shows bravery
How it fits: Heather protects her students and catches the killer.
Is there an illustration in the book?: No
The book you read: Her Deadly Game
Task: Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: Her Deadly Game
Is there an illustration in the book?: No
The book you read:

Task: Read a book that is nighttime on the cover
How it fits: Nighttime on the cover
Is there an illustration in the book?: No.

Task: Read a book with 'zombie' in the text (because you know that all those brains will attract the zombies out there :)
How it fits: I walked into the living room like a zombie and sank into the first chair. (p. 177) *poor Fortune ;-D*
Is there an illustration in the book?: Yes (I love those graphic dividers more and more :-D)
The book you read: A Spy's Devotion by Melanie Dickerson 3.5* 3/10
Task: Read a book that is nighttime on the cover
How it fits:

Is there an illustration in the book?: Yes (I love those graphic dividers more and more :-D)["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

The book you read:

Task: Read a book with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
How it fits: The Tomorrow Tower
Is there an illustration in the book?: NO

Task: a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: "streak"
Is there an illustration in the book? no
Date read: 03/09

Task: read a book with two words that begin with the same letter
How It Fits: This Time both begin with T
Illustration: Yes
Date read 3.10.23
50 tokens

- Read a book with 400+ pages
or
- Read a book with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green. Read 3/10/23
Read a book with two words in the title that begin with the same letter sunshine and sisters
No illustrations

Task: read a book where the MC is brilliant or extremely clever
How it fits: The MC sifted through all her clues and, alone, identified the double murderer
Is there an illustration in the book?: Unfortunately, no.
Date read: 3/10/2023

Task: The Boy with Wings: Attack of the Rampaging Robot by Lenny Henry
- Read a book where the MC is physically attacked
How it fits: The book opens with the MC coming to after being knocked unconscious ("My temple throbs as I carefully wipe blood from my eyelashes.")
Is there an illustration in the book?: No

Task: with you/your/you're in the title
How it fits: you're
Is there an illustration in the book? no
Date read: 03/10

Task: - Read a book where the MC shows bravery (your definition)
How it fits: Clary fights a demon
Is there an illustration in the book?: yes

Task: Read a book where the MC is physically attacked
How it fits: River is physically attacked by her boyfriend when she tells him no to having sex.
Is there an illustration in the book? NO
The book you read: Vanishing Acts by Phillip Margolin and Ami Margolin Rome
Task: Read a book written by two authors.
How it fits: This book was written by a father-daughter team
Is there an illustration in the book?: Not really, but there is a simple black and grey cityscape heading each chapter - probably to denote Portland, where the story takes place
Task: Read a book written by two authors.
How it fits: This book was written by a father-daughter team
Is there an illustration in the book?: Not really, but there is a simple black and grey cityscape heading each chapter - probably to denote Portland, where the story takes place

The book you read: The Crossing - Kathryn Lasky 3/10
Task: Read a book tagged 'Fantasy'
How it fits: has MPG fantasy
Is there an illustration in the book? no


The book you read: My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame
Task: A Dragon Realm Adventure by Katie & Kevin Tsang - Read a book where the MC is married
How it fits: one MC is a widower and one is divorced (those technically count, right?)
Is there an illustration in the book?: yes (it's a manga)

The book you read: Jon and Mack's Terrifying Tree Troubles by A.J. Sherwood
3/11/23
Task: title with consecutive vowels
How it fits: double E
Is there an illustration in the book?: no
Completion Post
The book you read: The Vital Principle
Task: Read a book where the MC shows bravery
How it fits: the MC, Prudence, shows bravery
Is there an illustration in the book? no :(
The book you read: The Vital Principle
Task: Read a book where the MC shows bravery
How it fits: the MC, Prudence, shows bravery
Is there an illustration in the book? no :(

Task: Boot It! -Read a book with consecutive vowels in the title
How it fits: AI in Rain
Is there an illustration in the book? No
The book you read:Lemon Meringue Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke 3/2/23
Task:Lifesize Creepy Crawlies - Read a book with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
How it fits: Meringue and Murder start with the same letter
Is there an illustration in the book? yes
The book you read: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R.L. Stine 3/4/23
Task: You Choose Your Adventure - Read a book tagged 'Adventure'
How it fits: Tagged Adventure on MPG
Is there an illustration in the book? No
The book you read: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers 3/9/23
Task: The Boy with Wings: Attack of the Rampaging Robot - Read a book tagged 'Science' or 'Science Fiction'
How it fits: Tagged science Fiction on MP)G
Is there an illustration in the book: No
The book you read:The Princess Bride by William Goldman 3/10/23
Task: Spider-Man the Amazing Pocket Guide - Read a book that was made into a movie or TV show
How it fits: This book was made into a movie
Is there an illustration in the book? Yes
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Is there an illustration in the book?: Yes