This is my Wrap-up Post for the Goodreads Summer 2017 Scavenger - Endangered Species seasonal challenge.
Timeframe: June 21 - September 20, 2017
20/20 books completed
Critically Endangered:
✔1. Amur Leopard
* Read a stand-alone book (not part of a series) - or - read a book with a husband and wife as the main characters.
False Flag by John Altman - 7 Sept 2017
Read a stand-alone book (not part of a series)
✔2. Black Rhino
* Read a book with a primarily black cover (show us the cover) - or - read a book where a murder occurs.
Here and Gone by Haylen Beck - 21 Aug 2017
Read a book with a primarily black cover
✔3. Bornean Orangutan
* Read a book set on an island - or - read a book with the letters N-B-O found in the title, in that order.
Make My Wish Come True by Fiona Harper - 12 Aug 2017
Read a book set on an island (St. Lucia)
✔4. Hawksbill Turtle
* Read a book with some sort of fish or water scene on the cover (show us the cover) - or - read a book with a character whose FIRST name starts with a letter in TURTLE (tell us the name).
Burntown by Jennifer McMahon - 17 July 2017
Read a book with a character whose FIRST name starts with a letter in TURTLE [E = Eva]
✔5. Mountain Gorilla
* Read a book set in the mountains or with a mountain showing on the cover (show us the cover) - or - read a Series Book #8 OR #13 (tell us the series).
Read a book set in the mountains or with a mountain showing on the cover [set in the mountains on the Pacific Crest Trail]
✔6. Saola -
* Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SAOLA (disregard, A, An, The) - or - read a book with some sort of significant discovery in the plot (without revealing too much, tell us about the discovery).
Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict by Alice Cooper - 5 July 2017
Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SAOLA (A=Alice)
✔7. Vaquita -
* Read a book originally published in 1958 or earlier - or - read a book with a fisherman or a scene where someone goes fishing.
The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Oz, Book #2) - 21 June 2017
Read a book originally published in 1958 or earlier [first published 1904]
Endangered:
✔8. African Wild Dog
* Read a book with a total # of pages ending in "0" (tell us how many) - or - read a book with some sort of predator in the story.
Final Girls by Riley Sager - 24 July 2017
Read a book with some sort of predator in the story [serial killer]
✔9. Asian Elephant
* Read a book with MYTHOLOGY or FANTASY on the main genre page - or - read a book set in Asia. (Use this list to help.)
Read a book with MYTHOLOGY or FANTASY on the main genre page [FANTASY is on the main genre page]
✔10. Bengal Tiger -
* Read a book set in the 1970's - or - read a book where a character injures or kills an animal.
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins - 30 July 2017
Read a book where a character injures or kills an animal [a cat is drowned]
✔11. Black-Footed Ferret
* Read a book a book by an author who has a significant gap in his/her publication history; tell us the years involved (ex: P.J. Tracy published books in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, then not again until 2010) - or - read a book that has at least 300 pages (tell us how many).
Blood Vow by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Legacy, Book #2) - 16 Aug 2017
Read a book that has at least 300 pages [459 pages]
✔12. Blue Whale
* Read a book with a color word in the title or author's name - or - read a book with some sort of loud noise significant to the plot (thunder, explosion, even screams, etc.).
Read a book with a color word in the title (rose)
✔13. Chimpanzee
* Read a book with some sort of leafy tree on the cover (show us the cover) - or - read a book involving cousins in some way (tell us how).
Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy - 7 July 2017
Read a book involving cousins in some way (two cousins go on a vacation together with their families)
✔14. Red Panda
* Read a book with a predominantly red cover (show us the cover) - or - read a book whose title starts with P (including A, An, The).
Possess by Gretchen McNeil - 4 Sept 2017
Read a book whose title starts with P
✔15. Snow Leopard
* Read a book set in a cold climate - or - read a book with snow in the title or on the cover (show us the cover).
Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber - 2 Aug 2017
Read a book with snow in the title or on the cover [snow on the cover]
Vulnerable:
✔16. Giant Panda
* Read Book #26 or #84 on your TBR, sorted in whatever method you choose - or - read a book with a character or author who is from China.
Hide from Evil by Jami Alden (Dead Wrong, Book #2) - 17 Sept 2017
Read Book #26 or #84 on your TBR, sorted in whatever method you choose [#84]
✔17. Giant Tortoise
* Read a book that is the last in a series (or is the last published so far) - or - read a book with a character or author named George (can be first or last name - reasonable similarities accepted, such as Georgie or Jorge).
The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel (The Book of Ivy, Book #2) - 8 Aug 2017
Read a book that is the last in the series (or is the last published so far)
✔18. Great White Shark
* Read a book with teeth on the cover (show us the cover) - or - read a book that took you a long time to read (at least a week).
Read a book that took you a long time to read (at least a week)
✔19. Hippopotamus
* Read a book with some sort of water on the cover that's large enough for a hippo (like a river, lake, or ocean) - or - read a book with the number 8 in the original publication YEAR (tell us the year.
Read a book with the number 8 in the original publication year [2008]
✔20. Marine Iguana
* Read a book with a fence on the cover (show us the cover) - or - read a book with an author whose first or last name starts with M or I.
Broken Angels by Graham Masterton (Katie Maguire, Book #2) - 22 July 2017
Read a book with an author whose first or last name starts with M or I (M=Masterton)
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