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

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

Chunkster Challenge (400+)

Round 1 *Completed*
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Level One (Chunkster)
1. Ice Like Fire (479 pgs)
2. A Symphony of Echoes (478 pgs)
3. Frost Like Night (496 pgs)

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4. To Defy a King (520 pgs)
5. The Oversight (464 pgs)
6. The Fifth Season (500 pgs)

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7. The Winter Rose (720 pgs)
8. The Likeness (494 pgs)
9. The Seventh Scroll (496 pgs)
10. Tigana (692 pgs)
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Round 2 *Completed*
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Level One (Chunkster)
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (508 pgs)
2. A Court of Mist and Fury (432 pgs)
3. A Gathering of Shadows (512 pgs)

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4. Flame of Sevenwaters (455 pgs)
5. Moonglow (432 pgs)
6. In the Ruins (624 pgs)

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7. Cast in Fury (416 pgs)
8. Barefoot Season (400 pgs)
9. Servant of the Crown (406 pgs)
10. The Queen's Captive (416 pgs)
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Round 3 *Completed*
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Level One (Chunkster)
1. The Edge of Worlds (400 pgs)
2. The Harbors of the Sun (416 pgs)
3. The Firebird (544 pgs)

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4. The White Gryphon (400 pgs)
5. Career of Evil (492 pgs)
6. The Midnight Rose (496 pgs)

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7. Kiss of Steel (448 pgs)
8. A Conjuring of Light (512 pgs)
9. The Waterborne Blade (512 pgs)
10. The Dreaming Suburb (480 pgs)
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Round 4 *Completed*

Level One (Chunkster)
1. Mistress of Rome (470 pgs)
2. Promise of Blood (560 pgs)
3. Crown of Stars (624 pgs)

Level Two (Flower Presser)
4. Mortal Heart (464 pgs)
5. Between Two Thorns (400 pgs)
6. The Exiled Queen (592 pgs)

Level Three (Back Breaker)
7. The Gray Wolf Throne (517 pgs)
8. The Crimson Crown (608 pgs)
9. A Court of Wings and Ruin (597 pgs)
10. Jane, Unlimited (464 pgs)

Potentials:
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Thief's Magic (560 pgs)
In the Night Garden (496 pgs)
The Shock of Night (464 pgs)
The Silver Gryphon (400 pgs)
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Doorstopper Challenge (800+)

I'm planning to read two doorstoppers this year.

✔ 1. The Gathering Storm (989 pgs)
2.

Potentials:
Winter of the World (960 pgs) - abandoned
War and Peace (1784 pgs)
Great North Road (948 pgs)

Cereal Numbers Challenge

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✔ Snow Like Ashes - Sara Raasch - Level 1: Grab A Spoon: 3-4 books *Completed*


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✔ 1. Snow Like Ashes
✔ 2. Ice Like Fire
✔ 3. Frost Like Night
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✔ Crown of Stars - Kate Elliott - Level 1: Grab A Spoon: 3-4 books *Completed*


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✔ 5. The Gathering Storm
✔ 6. In the Ruins
✔ 7. Crown of Stars
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✔ Gaslight Mystery Series - Victoria Thompson - Level 1: Grab A Spoon: 3-4 books *Completed*


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✔ 10. Murder on Bank Street
✔ 11. Murder on Waverly Place
✔ 12. Murder on Lexington Avenue
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✔ Regency London - Michelle Diener - Level 1: Grab A Spoon: 3-4 books *Completed*


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✔ 1. The Emperor's Conspiracy
✔ 2. Banquet of Lies
✔ 3. A Dangerous Madness
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✔ Seven Realms - Cinda Williams Chima - Level 1: Grab A Spoon: 3-4 books *Completed*



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✔ 1. The Demon King
✔ 2. The Exiled Queen
✔ 3. The Gray Wolf Throne
✔ 4. The Crimson Crown
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✔ Soulfinders - Maria V. Snyder - Level 1: Grab A Spoon: 3-4 books *Completed*


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✔ 1. Shadow Study
✔ 2. Night Study
✔ 3. Dawn Study
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Buyer's Remorse Challenge

Round 1 *Completed*
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Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. The Ghost Bride (2014)
2. Long Summer Day (2015)
3. A Symphony of Echoes (2016)
4. The Emperor's Conspiracy (2016)
5. To Defy a King (2011)

Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. The Oversight (2015)
7. Incognito (2014)
8. The Winter Rose (2012)
9. Dark Deeds (2016)
10. Fated (2015)

Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
11. The Gathering Storm (2015)
12. Princess at Sea (2016)
13. One for Sorrow (2014)
14. Susanna and the Spy (2014)
15. Valor's Choice (2014)

Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of All Dust Bunnies
16. Flame of Sevenwaters (2016)
17. House Immortal (2015)
18. Dark Minds (2016)
19. Houses of Stone (2015)
20. The Spirit Thief (2014)
Dance of Book Joy ensues!
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Round 2 *Completed*

Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. By Divine Right (2015)
2. In the Ruins (2015)
3. Servant of the Crown (2015)
4. The Queen's Captive (2016)
5. The Edge of Worlds (2016)

Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. The Harbors of the Sun (2016)
7. The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince (2016)
8. The Tudor Secret (2014)
9. The Rest Falls Away (2015)
10. The Waterborne Blade (2015)

Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
11. Penric's Demon (2016)
12. Penric and the Shaman (2016)
13. The Dreaming Suburb (2015)
14. Mistress of Rome (2014)
15. Promise of Blood (2014)

Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of All Dust Bunnies
16. Crown of Stars (2016)
17. Between Two Thorns (2014)
18. The Medium (2015)
19. The Other Side of Midnight (2016)
20. Oath of Fealty (2014)
Dance of Book Joy ensues!

50 Book Challenge *Completed*
Overachiever's Challenge - What Comes After 50?

Number of books to date: 121
January: 12
February: 7
March: 7
April: 7
May: 7
June: 13
July: 10
August: 11
September: 13
October: 13 *Annual Goal Reached!*
November: 13
December: 8

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January




1. Snow Like Ashes ★★★★★
2. The Ghost Bride ★★★★
3. Long Summer Day ★★★
4. Ice Like Fire ★★★★
5. A Symphony of Echoes ★★★★1/2
6. The Emperor's Conspiracy ★★★★
7. Frost Like Night ★★★★★
8. Rivers of London ★★★
9. To Defy a King ★★★
10. The Oversight ★★★
11. Incognito ★★★
12. The Fifth Season ★★★★

February



13. The Winter Rose ★★★
14. Say Yes to the Marquess ★★
15. Dark Deeds ★★★★
16. The Reincarnationist ★★★★
17. The Clockwork Crown ★★★★
18. Murder on Bank Street ★★★★
19. Fated ★★★

March



20. The Gathering Storm ★★★★
21. Dark Triumph ★★★★
22. The Likeness ★★★★
23. The Seventh Scroll ★★★★
24. Princess at Sea ★★★★
25. Black Powder War ★★★
26. Owl and the Japanese Circus ★★★

April



27. One for Sorrow ★★★
28. The Rose Master ★★★
29. The Mindful Path through Shyness: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Help Free You from Social Anxiety, Fear, and Avoidance
30. Tigana ★★★★★
31. Susanna and the Spy ★★★★
32. The Shivering Sands ★★★
33. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ★★★★

May



34. Aunt Sophie's Diamonds ★★★★
35. A Court of Mist and Fury ★★★★
36. Valor's Choice ★★★★
37. A Gathering of Shadows ★★★★
38. Flame of Sevenwaters ★★★★
39. House Immortal ★★
40. Moonglow ★★★

June




41. The Hallowed Hunt ★★★★
42. Dark Minds ★★★★
43. Bewitching Season ★★
44. Iron Kissed ★★★★
45. The Field Guide ★★
46. Houses of Stone ★★★
47. Murder on Waverly Place ★★★
48. Cruel Beauty ★★
49. The Spirit Thief ★★★
50. By Divine Right ★★★★
51. In the Ruins ★★★
52. The Secret of Spellshadow Manor ★★★
53. Book of a Thousand Days ★★★★

July - Overachiever's Challenge - What Comes After 50?



54. Banquet of Lies ★★★★
55. Cast in Fury ★★★★
56. Barefoot Season ★★★
57. The Case Is Closed ★★★★
58. Servant of the Crown ★★★★
59. The Queen's Captive ★★★
60. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There ★★★★
61. The Edge of Worlds ★★★★
62. The Harbors of the Sun ★★★★
63. The Black Gryphon ★★★★

August




64. Deadline ★★★★
65. The Firebird ★★★★★
66. The Hound of the Baskervilles ★★★
67. The White Gryphon ★★★
68. Cetaganda ★★★
69. Career of Evil ★★★★
70. The Midnight Rose ★★★
71. Magic in the Wind ★★
72. Her Royal Spyness ★★★
73. This Gun for Hire ★★★
74. Kiss of Steel ★★★★

September




75. A Hundred Summers ★★★★
76. A Conjuring of Light ★★★★
77. The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince ★★★
78. The Tudor Secret ★★★
79. The Rest Falls Away ★★★★
80. The Waterborne Blade ★★★★
81. Penric's Demon ★★★
82. Penric and the Shaman ★★★★
83. The Dreaming Suburb ★★
84. Mistress of Rome ★★★
85. The Demon King ★★★★
86. A Letter of Mary ★★★★
87. Secrets in the Mist ★★★

October




88. Lady Thief ★★★
89. The Island ★★
90. Promise of Blood ★★
91. A Beautiful Blue Death ★★★
92. The Restorer ★★★★
93. Crown of Stars ★★★★
94. The Better Part of Valor ★★★
95. Mortal Heart ★★★★★
96. A Dangerous Madness ★★★
97. Bone Crossed ★★★★
98. Between Two Thorns ★★★★
99. The Lotus Palace ★★★
100. The Exiled Queen ★★★★★

November



101. The Gray Wolf Throne ★★★★
102. The Crimson Crown ★★★★★
103. Sixth of the Dusk ★★★★
104. Vengeance in Death ★★★★
105. A Court of Wings and Ruin ★★★★★
106. All for Love ★★★
107. The Medium ★★★
108. The Other Side of Midnight ★★★★★
109. Shadow Study ★★★★★
110. Jane, Unlimited ★★★
111. Night Study ★★★★★
112. Dawn Study ★★★★★
113. The Other Daughter ★★★
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December



114. The Corinthian ★★★★
115. Bloody Jack ★★★
116. Oath of Fealty ★★★★★
117. Kings of the North ★★★★
118. Smoke and Mirrors ★★★
119. Any Other Name
120. Love, Lies and Spies ★★★★
121. The Kings of Clonmel ★★★★

My main goals this year are to read the books I already own, and to make progress on series I've started. So pretty much the same as last year! I'll be participating in challenges that help me with these goals, but I'll also get sidetracked on new and shiny things and that's ok.

So glad we're doing this one again - I need it a few times over! All 4 levels for me this time.

Round 1
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Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. The Ghost Bride (2014)
2. Long Summer Day (2015)
3. A Symphony of Echoes (2016)
4. The Emperor's Conspiracy (2016)
5. To Defy a King (2011)

Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. The Oversight (2015)
7. Incognito (2014)
8. The Winter Rose (2012)
9. Dark Deeds (2016)
10. Fated (2015)

Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
11. The Gathering Storm (2015)
12. Princess at Sea (2016)
13. One for Sorrow (2014)
14. Susanna and the Spy (2014)
15. Valor's Choice (2014)

Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of All Dust Bunnies
16. Flame of Sevenwaters (2016)
17. House Immortal (2015)
18. Dark Minds (2016)
19. Houses of Stone (2015)
20. The Spirit Thief (2014)
Dance of Book Joy ensues!
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Round 2

Level One (5 TBR books) = List Tickler
1. By Divine Right (2015)
2. In the Ruins (2015)
3. Servant of the Crown (2015)
4. The Queen's Captive (2016)
5. The Edge of Worlds (2016)

Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. The Harbors of the Sun (2016)
7. The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince (2016)
8. The Tudor Secret (2014)
9. The Rest Falls Away (2015)
10. The Waterborne Blade (2015)

Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
11. Penric's Demon (2016)
12. Penric and the Shaman (2016)
13. The Dreaming Suburb (2015)
14. Mistress of Rome (2014)
15. Promise of Blood (2014)

Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of All Dust Bunnies
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Dance of Book Joy ensues!

Happy new year Jenny!

It looks like I'll manage to finish one more book for the readathon and the year. This one is a treat. I'm really enjoying it. Snow Like Ashes.

Well done, Sonia!

Lynnette wrote: "I'm in again. But would rather not start over. I am in the middle of Bleak House from my last throw. If I ever finish, I sure want to have credit for it. lol It is slow going. I really liked the mo..."

You deserve the credit for it, Lynnette!

Hey, 3 is still good! The readathon helped me finish my last one - The Dead Travel Fast. I'm ready for a new year of haunting now. :)

I'm going to use this opportunity to read The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo. I've been meaning to get to it for about a year now.

Me too! I'm on vacation and not enjoying using the app!!

"New Beginnings" is our chosen theme for January. You may read any book, fiction or nonfiction, that relates to this theme.

What do you intend to read? Any suggestions? If there's interest in a buddy read, we can also set that up.

Happy New Year - and here's to new beginnings!

Sarah, you can go ahead and record your moves right here. Glad you're joining in!

This maxi challenge is for those who want to explore the genre of Historical Fiction. It will run from January-March 2017.

Historical Fiction for our purposes is defined as anything set in the past, in a time that the author did not directly experience.

Level 1 - 2 Books
Level 2 - 4 Books
Level 3 - 6 Books

Finished both of my vampire novels!

Camille wrote: "I really enjoyed it so I am starting over. I kind of hit a slump with a few DNFs and like Renee, I also like a clean slate!"

That's a really good point, Camille. I added another rule on what you can do if you get stuck with a dnf.

This maxi challenge runs from January to March 2017 (now extended through June!), focusing on the continent of Africa. Since our purpose is vicarious travel, a majority of the content must actually be set in Africa. Fiction and nonfiction are both acceptable.

This will be choose your own adventure - you decide what your goal should be. Bon Voyage!