Allison’s Comments (group member since Jan 02, 2015)

Allison’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

I hope you enjoy Way of Kings if you get to it, Lau. It's definitely long, but good.

I hate to mention this, but I was on the beach today... sorry guys! :D

I'm in for level 1!

Level 1 Suiting Up 1-5 books
1. For Darkness Shows the Stars
2. Across a Star-Swept Sea
3. Labyrinth
4. Borders of Infinity
5. Sky Raiders

Completed

I'm in on this one too. There are several authors I've been meaning to try for years now. I'll start out with level 3. *Completed*

Level One: Test the Waters (1 New Author)
1. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

Level Two: Wade in the Shallow End (3 New Authors)
2. In This House of Brede: A Novel by Rumer Godden
3. The Lost Book of the Grail by Charlie Lovett

Level Three: Take a Swim (6 New Authors)
4. What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris
5. Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
6. Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn

Level Four: Dive Right In (10 New Authors)
7. Leviathan by Scott Westerfield
8. A Familiar Tail by Delia James
9. The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
10. As the Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer

I'm glad to know both of you enjoyed it, and thanks for letting us re-use the threads Renee!

If anyone is interested in a buddy read of War & Peace, a few of us are starting it in February. See the buddy read folder if you want to join.

That's a good choice, Robert. I hope you enjoy it!

Yes, Trisha, make them count for as many as you can across the maxi and year-long challenges.

Welcome to the group, Emma. Have fun with the challenges!

Damla, I can't imagine how huge that book must be!

Plus, we'll be able to see what the previous group thought about it too. I saw that there's a discussion about which translation is best. I'm going to see which ones my library has.

We're starting a buddy read of War and Peace in February. Anyone can join! It's going to take some of us a while, so feel free to join anytime during the year.

This is the perfect year to take the plunge, since Tolstoy is one of this year's anniversary authors. The book also counts as a Shelf Bender at over 1000 pages.

There was a buddy read in 2015 with threads for each 'book' within the book. Since this breaks up the reading so nicely and allows for different paced readers, we will be re-using these for our discussions.

To avoid spoilers for those who are reading at a slower pace, please use the individual threads to discuss each book.

**General discussion only in this thread, please.

Discussion Threads:

Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Book 8
Book 9
Book 10
Book 11
Books 12-15
Epilogues

Glad to see you joining on this one Cindy! I'm in too - love this genre.

Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1. What Angels Fear - 19th C
2. One Corpse Too Many - 12th C

Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
3. Lion Heart - 12th C
4. A Curious Beginning - 19th C

Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
5. Frederica - 19th C
6. Truly Yours - 19th C
7. The Moor - 20th C

Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
8. Shadows and Strongholds - 12th C
9. The Face of a Stranger - 19th C
10. Murder on Sisters' Row - 20th C

Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
11. The Broken Girls - 20th C
12. A Useful Woman - 19th C
13. As the Crow Flies - 20th C
14. Murder at the Brightwell - 20th C
15. The Anatomist's Wife - 19th C

Completed

I'd love to have you both along! I'll go ahead and set up a buddy read thread to start in February.

Jenny wrote: "We could do a byddy read, see if anyone else wants to as well! Maybe for February start date?"

Ok, let's do it! I have a feeling I won't without a buddy read :)

There was a buddy read a couple years ago that we could use to help us set up a new one.

You could probably count most of the Dickens novels individually, Damla!

Hi Kiersten, welcome to the group!

Barbara Kingsolver is a great choice for literary.

That might help me actually do it, Jenny!

I'm going around the world this time too.

Around the World *Completed*

🚂 1st Leg: North America

✔ The Kingdom (South Carolina)
✔ Murder on Sisters' Row (New York)
✔ A Familiar Tail (New Hampshire)
✔ The Broken Girls (Vermont)
✔ The House on Tradd Street (South Carolina)
✔ The Widow's House (New York)
✔ Lethal (Louisiana)
✔ Walk on Earth a Stranger (Pioneer Trail)
✔ Bellewether (New York)



🚙 2nd Leg: South America

✔ The Seven Sisters (Brazil)



🚃 3rd Leg: Europe

✔ Nine Coaches Waiting (France)
✔ Secrets of the Lighthouse (Ireland)
✔ The Memorist (Austria)
✔ The Castle of Otranto (Italy)
✔ All Is Fair (England)
✔ The Lost Book of the Grail (England)
✔ A Place Beyond Courage (England)
✔ The Moor (England)
✔ One Corpse Too Many (England)
✔ A Curious Beginning (England)
✔ The Face of a Stranger (England)
✔ A Useful Woman (England)
✔ As the Crow Flies (England, France, Australia)
✔ Murder at the Brightwell (England)
✔ The Anatomist's Wife (Scotland)
✔ A Perilous Undertaking (England)
✔ When Gods Die (England)
✔ Dissolution (England)





🚎 4th Leg: Middle East

✔ The Wrath & the Dawn (Persia/Iran)
✔ The Rose & the Dagger (Persia/Iran)
✔ Cybele's Secret (Turkey)



🛩 5th Leg: Africa

✔ Daughter of the Sky (South Africa)
✔ The Thousand Names (North Africa)



🛵 6th Leg: Asia

✔ The Star-Touched Queen (India)



🛥 7th Leg: Australia & Oceania

✔ As the Crow Flies (England, France, Australia)
✔ Evergreen Falls (Australia)