Kimberly’s Comments (group member since Dec 31, 2019)

Kimberly’s comments from the Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges (Formerly GXO) group.

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in JULY - any year.

Awards that have been announced in JULY include:

* Hugo Awards
* International Booker Prize
* James Tate Black Memorial Prizes

--- Comment below with ---
(1) the name book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) the name and year of the award it won
(3) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book

Yalonda wrote: "Woo hoo! This motif is right up my alley :-) So many choices ..."

Yes! I love this one too.

Read a book featuring any kind of magic, illusion, super powers, or enchantments.

--- Comment below with ---
(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?! Let's help each other find great books to read!

AUGUST Key Words:

"ONE, SECRET, WILL, TREE, BLUE, YOU, FLAME, THOUSAND"

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(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?

Joosje wrote: " I read Sunshine at the Comfort Food Café and I loved it. It's part four of a six part series, which can also be read as standalone books. I lo..."

Sounds like a good one!

Indy_Chick wrote: "Challenge complete.
Key word: beneath
Title: The Girl Beneath the Sea
Author: Andrew Mayne
New author to me, and I really enjoyed this mystery/crime/thriller-- so much so that I purchased the secon..."

He's fairly new to me too but so far I'm loving his books!

Cecil wrote: "Indy_Chick wrote: "Challenge complete.
Key word: beneath
Title: The Girl Beneath the Sea
Author: Andrew Mayne
New author to me, and I really enjoyed this mystery/crime/thriller-- so much so that I ..."

Yes! I've read the first and second of The Naturalist series and loved them. I need to continue on.

Whitney wrote: "Challenge Complete

Find Her by Lisa Gardner

Wow, this was an addictive read. It was full of surprises, and although it was a dark story, reading it did not give me a sickening feeling. If you e..."

I do like here books. Haven't read this one yet though.

Joosje wrote: " I read A run in the park and I loved it. It's a novella about a group of people who take up running, told from different perspectives, and gives an insight in..."

This sounds like a fun one.

Cecil wrote: "Planning on reading two; I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf, and They Called Us Enemy. The second one is a bit over the page limit, but oh well, I don't think that w..."

Nope! Not a big deal at all.

Yalonda wrote: "Nice theme! I am going to take this chance to read Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor."

Such a good choice!! I hope you like it.

I read The Night Gardener . It's a middle grade book. I listened to the audio and liked it quite a bit.

Your task this month is to read at least 1 book that WON a book award in JULY - any year.

Awards that have been announced in JULY include:

* Arthur C. Clarke Award
* Thriller Awards
* Shirley Jackson Awards were given out in July between 2009-2019

--- Comment below with ---
(1) the name book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) the name and year of the award it won
(3) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book

JULY Key Words:

"EVER, SHINE, GONE, SEARCH, WOOD, UNDER, ROAD, LIKE"

--- Comment below with ---
(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?

Read a novella, comic, graphic novel, manga, short collection of poetry- basically anything less than 150 pages counts!

--- Comment below with ---
(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?! Let's help each other find great books to read!

MAY Key Words:

"Away, Wait, Book, Raven, Lake, Angel, Nine, Island"

--- Comment below with ---
(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?!

Read a Middle Grade novel.

--- Comment below with ---
(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?! Let's help each other find great books to read!

My book pick is

Read a book that features food, restaurants, cafes, cooking, baking, on the cover or in the story.

--- Comment below with ---
(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?! Let's help each other find great books to read!

Here are some suggestions:

Read a books set in a country, or about a culture, different than your own.

--- Comment below with ---
(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?! Let's help each other find great books to read!