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A couple of days ago I discovered that there are tie-in novels for the Supernatural TV series, I guess I should have realized sooner, given the show's popularity, but it had just never occurred to me before. So, I looked them up, from the summaries it sounds like they are all monster of the week stories, which is understandable considering they have to fit within established canon. Surprisingly, my library had a few of the books in their e-library selection, so I decided to check one of them out. I read Supernatural: Cold Fire, and it was solid read, very action and plot focused, not a lot of character development, but that makes sense because it takes place within season 10. The monsters were interesting, not something we've seen on show before. There was a little Mark of Cain angst, but not a whole lot. Overall, I'd say it was an fun read, and I'm interested to try out some of the others, each being by different authors.

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I finished my first book of the new year! It was a Star Trek novel I had been putting off reading, since I wanted to save it for the new year. I liked it, it was a very slow build and a little heavy handed at times, but still enjoyable. I wouldn't say it was my favourite Trek novel so far, those still go to the McCoy novels, but it was nice to visit with The Next Generation. One funny thing, there are these sacred birds in the novel, and I kept picturing them looking like a cassowary, only kiwi sized. The problem is, that is not how the are described, they are supposed to have no necks, but no matter how hard I tried, that is just how I pictured them in my head.

Anyways, this fulfills the the Movie/TV Tie-in square for my book bingp.
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Book-Bingo-2020

The First Book in a Series - Light Years by Kass Morgan
Diverse Reads - Bonds of Brass by
Over 300 Page Book - Without A Backward Glance by Kate Veitch
Humour - Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
Non-fiction - City of Light, City of Poison by Holly Tucker

Book Mentioned in Another Book - **Wild Card**  Female Author - My One and Only Duke by Grace Burrowes **Wild Card**
Book on Display at the Library - **Substitution** Starts with the first letter of your name - Run Away by Harlen Coben **Substitution**
Movie/TV Tie-in - Exiles by Howard Weinstein
Banned Book - The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
An Animal on the Cover - Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe

Set in your Country - The Fortunate Brother by Donna Morrissey
Classic - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Free Space - X-Men: With Great Power by Victor Gischler
Mystery Crime -  Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey
Title has a Name in it - Spartacus by T. L. Mancour

Food/Cooking - **Substitution** Sci-fi/Fantasy/Paranormal - This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone **Substitution**
YA/Children - The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Colour in the Title - The Red Hot Earl by Darcy Burke
Award Winning Book - The Ghosts Of Belfast by Stuart Neville
Dystopian - **Wild Card** Fanfiction over 100,000 words - Summer Film Festival of Death by OldToadWoman **Wild Card**

Published in 2020 - The Rebel Heiress and the Knight by Melissa Oliver  
Romance Novel - Someone to Remember by Mary Balogh
An Author You've Never Read Before - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
100 Pages or Less - The Taming of Lord Scrooge by Renee Anne Miller
POC Author - Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
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So, I read my first Star Trek tie-in novel, it was Dreams of Ravens by Carmen Carter, and have to say I really enjoyed it. It was very character driven with spurts of action, plus a bit of a mystery mixed in. It was focused on McCoy, who was one of my faves from the original series, and on the Kirk-McCoy friendship. There was also an original character, Dr Diana Dyson, which I really liked, but I checked the wiki and this is the only novel she appears in, which is too bad, she had a great relationship with McCoy.

I have heard the tie-in novels can be hit or miss, have you read any of the other tie-in novels? Any you can recommend?  I am familiar with TOS, TNG and VOY.
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Book-Bingo

Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Paranormal - In The Shadows by Kiersten White and Jim Di Bartolo
Mystery/Crime/True Crime - The Medical Examiner by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Audiobook or Ebook - Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh
Number or Color in the Title - His Three-Day Duchess by Laurie Benson
Diverse Reads - In Many Waters by Ami Sands Brodoff

Children's or YA -  The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Biography/Autobiography/Nonfiction - At the End of the World by Lawrence Millman
Historical (fiction or nonfiction) - Tempting Prudence by E.E. Burke
Set in Your State/Country or Written by a Local Author - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Title Starts with the First Letter of Your Name - Redeeming the Rogue Knight by Elisabeth Hobbes

Female Author - An Earl of Her Own by Heather Boyd
One Word Title - Jack by Grace Burrowes
Free Space - Business Arrangement Bride by Jessica Hart
Movie Tie-in/Made into a Movie - On The Beach by Nevil Shute
Title is at Least Six Words Long - The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Published This Year - Lady Save the Duke by Annabelle Anders
Horror - **Substitution**  Less than 200 pages long  - The Test by Sylvain Neuvel **Substitution**
Chosen Based on the Cover - Gutter Magic by Rich Douek
A Banned Book - **Wild Card** The Last Outpost of All That Is by gekizetsu (fanfiction 59,037 words) **Wild Card**
A New-to-You Author - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Comic or Graphic Novel - Hawkeye: Kate Bishop, Vol. 1: Anchor Points by Kelly Thompson and Leonardo Romero
A Book that is Part of a Series (4+ books) - Dreams of the Raven by Carmen Carter
TV Tie-in/Made into a TV Show - The City on the Edge of Forever by Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton and David Tipton
Fairy Tale or Fairy Tale Retelling - Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige
Cookbook or Food Memoir - Cake by Maria Kalman and Barbara Scott-Goodman

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