Match of Wits, A (Ladies of Distinction Book #4) - Jen Turano

Monday, August 5, 2019

1. Current Bank Value:$75.00

2a. Today's Roll

 

You rolled 2 dice:

3 5

Timestamp: 2019-08-05 05:18:36 UTC

2b. Space 28 - Summer Romance. I chose A Match of Wits (Ladies of Distinction #4) by Jen Turano because finishing it means I am complete on two series this BL-opoly (261 pages = $3.00).

 

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Saturday, August 3, 2019

1. DNF'd London Belles at 26% mark = $1.00

    Read In Perfect Time (432 pages) = $4.00

    Read All the President's Men (336 pages) = $3.00

    Read All I Am (384) = $3.00

    Passed Go! 2x = $10.00

2. Current Bank Value: $72.00

3. Today's Roll

You rolled 2 dice:

2 5

Timestamp: 2019-08-04 03:21:06 UTC

4. Space 21 - The Cat. Since I can read anything for this space, I'm going to use the book I just finished today. The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell by W. Kamau Bell is 340 pages long, adding another $3.00 to the bank. My next (and probably final) roll will be on Monday.

5. New Current Bank Value: $75.00 - this is the amount I was hoping to reach by the end of the game and a week early to boot!

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Saturday, July 6, 2019

1. Finished A Talent for Trouble on June 30th; 264 = $3.00 to the bank

2. Current Bank Value: $51.00

3. Roll #10:  6+1 = 7 which lands me on Space 35 - Set in Europe. I choose London Belles (Article Row #1) by Annie Groves (292 pages); currently reading.

4. Fourth of July Rolls:

    1a) You rolled 2 dice:

         4 6

          Timestamp: 2019-07-06 23:42:21 UTC

    1b) Space 8 - Race Car. I decided to use the card and went around to Space 34 - When? in title or historical fiction. I choose In Perfect Time (Wings of the Nightingale #3) by Sarah Sundin so that I can finish the trilogy. 432 pages. +$5.00 for passing Go.

     2a) You rolled 2 dice:

           3 6

          Timestamp: 2019-07-06 23:50:17 UTC

     2b) Space 6 - Set in hometown, state, or country. I started reading All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward after the game began but need to put more effort in reading it (I am at page 47 out of 336 reading pages). Here's my opportunity! +$5.00 for passing Go.

     3a) You rolled 2 dice:

           6 4

          Timestamp: 2019-07-07 00:10:17 UTC

    3b) Space 15 - Tree(s) on the cover or set in a mountain community. I choose All I Am (Farmers' Market Story #2) by Nicole Helm (384 pages).

 

Well, that should hold me over until my household goods arrive to our new house. Thanks MR for the extra rolls!

 

Tuesday, June 11th - Roll #9

1. DNF at a little over 17% (page 61) Hearts of Gold. Trigger Warning for violence and violence against women (on the page and a bit graphic). 80s romance didn't catch or keep my attention - I ended up cross stitching and binge watching season 11 of Big Bang Theory and season 3 of The Good Place rather than read the book.

2. Current Bank Value: $48.00

3. Roll #9

You rolled 2 dice:

1 5

Timestamp: 2019-06-11 16:13:35 UTC

4. Space 34 - When? Time Travel, Historical Fiction, or has When? in the title. I chose A Talent for Trouble (Ladies of Distinction #3) by Jen Turano (historical romance). I really enjoy the series thus far and can count on the author to give me a great and fast read. 264 pages = $3.00 book value

 

Sunday, June 9th - Roll #8

1. Finished Rise of the Rocket Girls today. 326 pages = $3 to the bank.

2. Current Bank Value: $42.00

3a. Roll #8

You rolled 2 dice:

3 3

Timestamp: 2019-06-09 17:16:13 UTC

3b. 

You rolled 2 dice:

2 3

Timestamp: 2019-06-09 17:17:44 UTC

3c. 

You rolled 2 dice:

3 5

Timestamp: 2019-06-09 17:21:25 UTC

4. So first roll, I landed on Space 32 - The Nordic Express. I have no books that fit the prompt. So I am skipping this space. Continuing on, I moved to the GO! square, pocketing $5.00. Continuing on, I move to Space 8, the Race Car and I decided to move to a space of my choosing, which is Space 28 - Summer Romance. I choose Hearts of Gold (The Hearts of California #1) by Phoebe Conn; 343 pages = $3 book value. The cover of my NOOK copy is not so 80s as the cover in BL's database. 

 

Wednesday, June 5th - Roll #7

1. Finished Very Strange Bedfellows last night. 365 pages = $3 to the bank.

2. Current Bank Value: $39.00

3. Roll #7

You rolled 2 dice:

2 4

Timestamp: 2019-06-05 07:22:28 UTC

4. Space 27 - that has a word related to space in the title, such as star, planet, rocket. I chose Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt. 326 NOOK pages = $3 value.

 

Saturday, June 1st - Roll #6

1. Finished The Dancing Lady: The Ninth Day (The 12 Days of Christmas Mail Order Brides #9) by Mimi Milan; 158 pages = $2.00 to the bank

2. Current Bank Value: $36.00

3. Roll #6

You rolled 2 dice:

2 5

Timestamp: 2019-06-01 19:19:51 UTC

4. Space 21 - The cat: Be the cat. Read whatever the hell you want. So I chose Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew by Jules Witcover. 365 pages (the rest is end notes and index) = $3.

 

Thursday, May 30 - Roll #5

1. Finished Gentleman of Her Dreams and Then Came You for a total of 239 pages and $3.00 to the bail fund.

2. Current Bank Value: $34.00

3. Roll #5

You rolled 2 dice:

4 5

Timestamp: 2019-05-30 10:43:33 UTC

4. Space 18 - Read a Western, a book set in the West, or by an author from the region

I chose The Dancing Lady: The Ninth Day (The 12 Days of Christmas Mail Order Bride Series) by Mimi Milan, set in Colorado in 1876. 158 pages = $3.00 value.

 

Tuesday, May 28 - Updates and Roll #4

1. Finished reading A Change of Fortune ($3.00) and On Distant Shores ($5.00); DNF Summerset Abbey at the 25% mark (pg. 70) and taking my $1.00 + $5.00 for passing GO

2. Current Bank Value: $34.00

3. Roll #4

You rolled 2 dice:

1 2

Timestamp: 2019-05-28 16:14:04 UTC

4. Just Visiting Space - read enough for $3.00 donation to bail fund. I'm reading Gentleman of Her Dreams (Ladies of Distinction #0.5) by Jen Turano (81 pages) and Then Came You (Bradford Sisters #0.5) by Becky Wade (158 pages).

 

Friday, May 24 - Memorial Day Rolls

A. Current Bank Value: $20.00

B. Used Random Dice Generator for roll #1

You rolled 2 dice:

34

Timestamp: 2019-05-24 20:20:44 UTC

C. Space 35 - We Took the Ferry to France, Crossing the English Channel

I chose On Distant Shores (Wings of the Nightingale #2) by Sarah Sundin (433 pages). It takes place in Sicily in 1943. 

D. Used Random Dice Generator for roll #2

You rolled 2 dice:

3 6

Timestamp: 2019-05-24 20:27:36 UTC

E. Space 7 - Read a book with a house on the cover

Passed GO, so when I finish this book I will add the $5.00. I chose Summerset Abbey (Summerset Abbey #1) by TJ Brown (322 pages).

 

Sunday, May 19th/Monday, May 20th: Day 1 of Game!

A. Current Bank Value: $20.00

B. Used Random Dice Generator

You rolled 2 dice:

3 5

Timestamp: 2019-05-19 20:28:45 UTC (yeah, I finally figured out how to do this image thingy)

C. Space 8 - The Race Car - sped along the game board until I came to the Summer Romance region. I picked Space 28 and I chose A Change in Fortune (Ladies of Distinction #1) by Jen Turano.