Agnieszka’s Comments (group member since Aug 10, 2017)

Agnieszka’s comments from the Badass Reading Challenges group.

I love these challenges! I'm in again :-) I'm starting with the level Unyielding but hope to do them all.

Legacy of Alan Rickman
Start Date: 12/11/17
Level: Unyielding: Read 2 options for each listed (34 books)
Completed: 0/34+


Die Hard
Read a book set at Christmas time
Read a book primarily set in ONE location
Read a book in which a character falls to their death

Truly, Madly, Deeply
Read a book with a MC who is a musician => Deceptive Cadence
Read a book featuring a ghost Pascha #5
Read a book with the word Truly, Madly OR Deeply in the title Truly => Deadly B01BO1CHZY

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Read a book with a MC who is a Sheriff
Read a book that is a Robin Hood Retelling => Dauntless
Read a book with a Spoon on the cover or in the text

Sense and Sensibility
Read Sense and Sensibility (If a re-read for you, will NOT count as your one per month)
Read a book set in the 1800s
Read a book that won any award (Goodread Choice awards do count)

Dogma
Read a book tagged as Humor or Comedy at least 100 times
Read a book with a god, or god-like being => Awaken the Passion (Glorious Companions #4) B00522P65A (244 pages)
Read a book with all the letters of METATRON in the title only

Galaxy Quest
Read a book that is considered a Paraody
Read a book with a MC who is an alien (from outer space)
Read a book with the word Quest in the title => The Quest for Forgiveness B0068OD2R0

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Read a book by an author whose initials are S.S.
Read a book with a MC who is a teacher
Read a book featuring a character who helps another, without their knowledge

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Read a book with all the letters of SEVERUS in the title only
Read a book featuring a character who works with potions (Trunk, Zauber-, Liebestrank) - very unlikely
Read a pook with a character who has black hair

Love Actually
Read a book tagged as Romance at least 100 times
Read a book with a MC named Harry
Read a book where a MC is seduced by another character

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Read a book with all the letters of SNAPE in the title only
Read a book featuring a character who is wrongly accused
Read a book with 394 pages

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (If a re-read for you, will NOT count as your one per month)
Read a book with a MC or by an author whose first name is Marvin
Read a book featuring a talking android

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Read a book with two MC who hate each other
Read a book featuring a character who gives out a detention
Read a book featuring a character who has something stolen from them

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Read a book with a page count that ends in 14
Read a book with the word Obviously in the text
Read a book with all the letters of OCCLUMENCY in the title and subtitle

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Read a book with the word Prince in the title
Read a book featuring a character who gets what they have always wanted
Read a book featuring a character who reveals a secret about themselves

Alice in Wonderland
Read an Alice in Wonderland retelling
Read a book featuring a talking animal (no shapeshifters)
Read a book featuring a prophecy

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 & 2
Read a book featuring a character who curses another
Read a book revealing the truth about a character
Read a book with each of the following:
a) the word Always in the Title
b) the word Always in the Text
c) that you will always love - Blekitny zamek

Alan Rickman
Read a Book by an author whose first name is Alan
Read a Book by an author whose last name is Rickman
Read a Book by an author whose initials are A.R.
Read a Book set in London, England

Karsyn wrote: "Basically it means that the challenge has a start/stop point, it won't keep going on, once you are done it's done. :D"

Now I get it, thank you!

Length of Run: Limited - does this have a meaning or is it just for fun?

That's so great! I'm in :-)

Gibbs' Rules
Start Date: 11/15/17
Completed: 8/37
200+, 1 re-read per month, any order

Rule 1: "Never let suspects stay together". Read a book with 2 or more suspects to one crime

Rule 1: "Never screw over your partner". Read a book in which a MC screws someone over
Ewig Dein=Forever Yours by Daniel Glattauer 6* 11/28/17 - actually both MCs

Rule 2: "Always wear gloves at a crime scene". Read a book a pair of gloves on the cover

Rule 3: "Don't believe what you're told. Double check". Read a book with the word DOUBLE in the title & Read a book with the word CHECK in the title

Rule 3: "Never be unreachable", Read a book in which MC is unreachable

Rule 4: "The best way to keep a secret? Keep it to yourself. Second best? Tell one other person - if you must. There is no third best." Read a book in which a secret is kept OR Read a book in which a secret is exposed
Und dann gab's keines mehr=And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 6* 11/20/17 - nine secrets are exposed (re-read November)

Rule 5: "You don't waste good." Read a book that was recommended to you by a friend or GR member
Das Geheimnis meines Mannes=The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 5* 11/26/17 - several GR members

Rule 6: "Never say you're sorry. It's a sign of weakness." Read a book in which MC apologizes
Gotcha! by Christie Craig 4* 11/22/17 - both MCs

Rule 7: "Always be specific when you lie." Read a book in which MC is a good liar

Rule 8: "Never take anything for granted." (although Gibbs also quotes it as being "Never assume") Read a book that has all the letters of NEVER ASSUME in its title only

Rule 9: "Never go anywhere without a knife." (although it's also quoted as "Never leave home without a knife" or "Always carry a knife.") Read a book with a knife on the cover
Out of the Frying Pan by Michelle Griep & Kelly Klepfer 3* 11/20/17

Rule 10: "Never get personally involved in a case." Read a book in which MC gets involved with someone they shouldn't

Rule 11: "When the job is done, walk away." Read a book that has all the letters of WALK AWAY in its title only

Rule 12: "Never date a co-worker." Read a book in which the MCs are co-workers who have or are dating

Rule 13: "Never, ever involve lawyers." Read a book with MC who is a lawyer

Rule 14: "Bend the line, don't break it." Read a book with the word LINE in the title

Rule 15: "Always work as a team." Read a book in which a team of people work together
Bridged by Kendra Elliot 5* 11/22/17 FBI & Oregon State Police officers working together to solve a series of crimes

Rule 16: "If someone thinks they have the upper hand, break it." Read a book with one hand on the cover

Rule 18: "It's better to seek forgiveness than ask permission." Read a book that has all the letters of FORGIVENESS in the title only OR Read a book that has all the letters of PERMISSION in the title only

Rule 20: "Always look under." Read a book with the word UNDER in the title

Rule 22: "Never ever bother Gibbs in interrogation." Read a book in which the MC interrogates someone

Rule 23: "Never mess with a Marine's coffee... if you want to live." Read a book in which the MC is a owner of a coffee shop or a barista

Rule 27: "There are two ways to follow someone. First way, they never notice you. Second way, they only notice you." Read a book in which someone does NOT know they are being followed & Read a book in which someone KNOWS they are being followed
Special Agent Francesca by Mimi Barbour 5* 12/1/17 Francesca doesn't know (view spoiler)[her mother hired her an bodyguard (hide spoiler)]

Rule 28: "When you need help, ask." Read a book with an exclamation point (!) or question mark (?) in the title

Rule 35: "Always watch the watchers." Read a book with the word WATCH in the title

Rule 36: "If you feel like you are being played, you probably are" Read a book in which both initials of an author's name are found in PLAYED

Rule 38: "Your case, your lead." Read a book in which someone unexpected is put in charge

Rule 39: "There is no such thing as coincidence." Read a book in which events appear to be coincidences

Rule 40: "If it seems like someone is out to get you, they are." Read a book in which someone is out to get the MC
Deadly Magic book 1 of A Grace Holliday Cozy Mystery Box Set by Elisabeth Crabtree 4* 11/29/17

Rule 42: "Never accept an apology from someone who just sucker punched you." Read a book in which MC doesn't accept an apology

Rule 44: "First things first, hide the women and children." Read a book in which a woman (women) with child(ren), goes into hiding

Rule 45: "Clean up the mess that you make." (although it's also stated as "Never leave behind loose ends") Read a book with a cover your find "messy"

Rule 51: "Sometimes you're wrong." Read a book in which an MC admits they were wrong

Rule 62: "Always give people space when they get off an elevator." Read a book with the word ELEVATOR in the title

Rule 69: "Never trust a woman who doesn't trust her man." Read a book in which a woman doesn't trust her man
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Plethora wrote: "I wish you can add easily from the book home page. But you can't, you need to edit your review, down at the bottom is a box. Private notes, shown only to you. You only get a little over 500 characters, but plenty for my use."

Another 'easier' way to access the notes is when you go to your shelf click on settings and add the notes field. That way you can edit your notes without going into the 'review' option of the book plus you can sort it by notes as well than.

In Germany we have already the 22nd so most of the questions don't apply to me anymore (at least not in terms or the RAT)

1. What are you reading right now? X
2. How many books have you read so far?
I read ...
= the last few pages right after midnight (still added end date 10/20)
a little more than tha last quarter of the book
= my daily 15-25 pages
another few chapters
another few chapters
the first two or three chapters
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? :-)
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
I can't concentrate really well right now so yes many interruptions - but that's life how it is.
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
I still got some reading done *grins*

Karsyn wrote: "I copied it over from my blog, so it's all HTML, instead of the "add book" option. I just used the image code and resized it to make it look better on my blog. :)"

That makes sense. Thank you!

Karsyn wrote: "My Top 11 Books...

How did you make it the covers are so big?

That's soo tough and painful to be forced to pick only one for each year - so the list isn't complete - by far *grins*

2007:
2008:
2009: =
2010:
2011:
2012:
2013: =
2014:
2015:
2016:
2017:

My Opening Meme

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Central Germany

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
I'm re-reading My Sister's Grave and love it as much as I loved it the first time! The other books I either committed to review or I need for challenges and I'm not sure I'll love them but they still look promissing enough I look forward to continue :-)

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
I just eat the two persimons - yummy :-)

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm Agnieszka a little over 40 (as well :-)). I was born in Poland but spent most of my life in Germany. I love to read and reading helped a lot to stay sane the last years since I'm struggling with severe depression. I'm reading almost everything but horror, hardcore SF, fantasy or paranormal. Though my favorite genre right now is romantic suspense followed by cozy-mysteries.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
It's my first!

Karsyn wrote: "So sorry, I missed that question. :/

As long as it's two different titles, it'll work. I don't know German, but if it's just variations of "Husband's Secret" then it wouldn't, but if it's two tota..."

Thank you, yes that helps a lot! Just for you information here the literal translations of both titles:
Die Wahrheit eines Augenblicks = The Truth Of A Moment
Das Geheimnis meines Mannes = My Husband's Secret
and I noticed it only because my online library has the first one and my local library the other edition :-)

Rainbow - that was a tough one and took me some time to finde some covers/think about:

In my Kindle collections I found only three books with rainbows on cover: tiny in the background) & the current edition of The Sham (unfortunatelly not in the GR library yet)

when I think of rainbows one of the first thoughts is always the biblical story of Noah and an interesting book I read is:

covers I loved and thought of rainbows:
& which brings us to the next one Spines
I read mostly ebooks so I see most of the spines in series book set (or some anthologies) and to be honest I don't miss those - even when I borrow library books I seldom notice them - mostly I either look online and know what I know before I go or look rather for authors/titles.

Funny
Right now I prefer books with some fun in it and most of my favorite I mentioned in this thread earlier - so here my favorte series (previously mentioned series this time without links):
- Miss Fortune by J. Deleon
- Bluegrass (with all sub-series) by K. Brooks
- Fox & O'Hare by J. Evanovich
Divorced and Desperate
Holly Wood Files
Bone Secrets
Front and Center
(now )

Funny but so wonderfull



For the next two Time & Place I have no ideas yet - I'll come with something up.

Karsyn wrote: "Hmmmm, the spaceship is small, but can't deny that it's clearly one, so it's ok, this time. For most things, they should probably be a bit bigger. :)

As long as 13 is part of the title (and it is)..."

OK, thank you!
What about the last question:
Read a Book known by TWO different Titles - The Husband's Secret has in German two different titles: Die Wahrheit eines Augenblicks & Das Geheimnis meines Mannes - would that work as well?

Karsyn wrote: "It must be a character from space. When in doubt with stuff like that, you're gonna wanna go with what the task is about. In that case, Mork is an alien from space, so the character must be one.

S..."

Thank you! That helps a lot!

Some questions here as well :-)
Read a Book with an alien Main Character - Would alien as in comming from a different country work too - or must it be a character from space?
Read a Book set in of the five boroughs of New York City - Could it be there something missing? What are the five boroughs? (sorry if it's obvious but I'm from Germany :-))
Read a Book with a character who leads 2 seperate lives - Would someone like a working mother (professinal life & motherhood) work here or what do you mean?
Read a Book with a lovable non-human side character(s) - I hope an animal works here too - if not I hope a ghost will work - he's no more human *grins*

I'm in - there are some tasks I don't want to complete - still I'm planning to complete more than the 40 for my level

Legacy of Robin Williams
Start Date: 10/15/17
Level: Unyielding (2 tasks for each listed)
Completed: 11/36+

Mork & Mindy (1/3)
Read a Book with an alien Main Character = by Douglas Adams 3* 11/12 Ford Perfect
Read a Book by a author whose initials are M.M. - M. Malone, Eye of the Storm (Monette Michaels), Melissa F. Miller, Divine Invasion (Michael Monhollon),
Read a Book with a Main Character named Mindy

Good Morning, Vietnam (0/3)
Read a Book with the word Morning in title - Thunder in the Morning Calm?
Read a Book by an author whose initials are A.C. => The Old Spook (Charles Ameringer); Connie Almony, At Bluebonnet Lake (Amanda Cabot), Royal Blood (Amity Cross)
Read a Book with a scene in a radio station (song on radio not enough) - Angel After Dark B00HCK1TZQ

Dead Poets Society (0/2)
Read Dead Poets Society (sure not)
Read a Book with a Main Character who is a teacher
Read a Book with the word Society in title => The Obituary Society

Cadillac Man (0/3)
Read a Book with a car on the cover
Read a Book set in of the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx & Staten Island) - Lincoln Rhmye series?
Read a Book by an author whose initials are J.O. => Joy Ohagwu, Janette Oke, Jenny Oliver, Damels in Danger (Olivia Jaymes)

Hook (1/3?)
Read Peter Pan or a retelling of Peter Pan (we'll see)
Read a Book with a character who leads 2 seperate lives = by Eric Van Lustbader 3* 11/11 (view spoiler)[
The MCs two personalities, each with a separate live:
- David Webb a university professor, widdower and loving father &
- Jason Bourne a ruthles former CIA operative helping with almost impossible to solve life-and-death situations all over the world
"You have to understand how difficult it is having two personalities, always at war with each other. I wish with every fiber of my beeing that I could cut one of them out of me." Moira said, "Which one would it be?" "That's the damnable part," Bourne said. "Every time I think I know, I realize that I don't." p. 41 - ISBN 978-1-4091-1765-0
(hide spoiler)]
Read a Book with a ship (ocean based) on the cover => Tampa Star, Hail Storm; The Handler, Fatal Return or The Confession (Weston); Breathless, Deadly Straits, Hook, The Search for Sough Pole Santa (200+?)

Aladdin (1/2)
Read a Book with a Genie (jinn or djinn) character (more than unlikely)
Read a Book with a cover that is at least 80% Blue (verified by TinEye) by Robert Dugoni 6* 11/10 100% blue (TinEye) :-)
Read a Book with a lovable non-human side character(s)**

Mrs Doubtfire (1/3)
Read a Book with a character who uses disguies Mistyfikacja Bourne'a=The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader currently reading - the antagonist & most likely the MC
Read a Book with a Main Character who is a Housekeeper
Read a Book with Dual POVs by Kendra Elliot 5* 10/16/17

Jumanji (1/3?)
Read a Book featuring a board game
Read a Book that starts with the letter J (may not ignore articles) - Just Beyond the Clouds
Read a Book with a pair (2) of dice on the cover by A.R. Winters 3* 11/2

The Birdcage (0/3?)
Read a Book with a Main Character who is openly gay (we'll see)
Read a Book where a character dresses in drag
Read a Book with a birdcage on the cover

Flubber (1/2)
Read a Book with a cover that is at least 80% Green (verified by TinEye)
The Cuckoos of Batch Magna http://labs.tineye.com/color/84d99302...
Black Jack Point (Whit Mosley #2) http://labs.tineye.com/color/64beff8c...
Sparrow House (Anna Denning Mystery #2) http://labs.tineye.com/color/aa4d39cc...
The Murder at Sissingham Hall http://labs.tineye.com/color/179eeac1...
Healing Love (Dawson) http://labs.tineye.com/color/4b6f5a76...
The Last Witness (JM Mystery-thriller #3) http://labs.tineye.com/color/d43187b0...
Read a Book with a Main Character who is an Inventor by Kathleen Brooks 5* 11/7 Sophie is inventing 'intelligent' guns and missles for the DOD
Read a Book with a lovable robot side character(s) (rather unlikely)

Good Will Hunting (1/2)
Read Good Will Hunting (sure not)
Read a Book with a Main Character who is a genius by Elle Casey 5* 10/20 Jenny is a genius especially regarding computers and programming
Read a Book set in Boston

One Hour Photo (1/3?)
Read a Book with a photograph on the cover
Read a Book with a Main Character who is a photographer by Elle Casey 5* 10/18 May is a wedding photographer turned surveillance specialist
Read a Book by an author whose initials are S.P. => Proximity (Steven Philips), Steven Penner (David Brunelle Legal Thrillers #1-2), Fight (Preston Sprinkle), Savannah Page (When Girlfriends), Chasing Fireflies (Paul Seiple), Closing the Gap (Patty Slack), Lacy's Lane (Patricia Strefling), Penelope Swan (Netherfield Affair, Darcy's Christmas Wish)

Insomnia (0/3)
Read a Book set in Alaska
Read a Book with a character who has Insomnia - Jack Daniels series?
Read a Book that is tagged at least 100 times as Psychological Thriller

RV (0/3?)
Read a Book the features a road trip, via car, bus, train or RV
Read a Book that is tagged at least 100 times as Comedy
Read a Book by an author whose initials are B.M. => Mimi Barbour, Tearful Surrender Joyfull Release (Marquita Batchelor), One Night More (Mandy Baxter), Mossad (Michael Bar-Zohar), Mick Bose, Brigitta Moon, Ben Muse (Arnco, Killing Chase), Michelle Lynn Brown, Megan Bryce, Bob Mayer

Happy Feet (0/3?)
Read a Book with a Penguin(s) on the cover
Read a Book set in the Antarctic
Read a Book with the word Happy in the title => Chasing Happy

Night at the Museum (0/3)
Read a Book featuring a Museum
Read a Book that mentions Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
Read a Book with the word Night in the title => Night Passage, One Night More, One Night in Tehran, Last Night in Montreal, The Night of Knives, The Night-Comers, Queen for a Night, Wild Nights in Paradise

NotM: Battle of the Smithsonian (0/3)
Read a Book the features a battle
Read a Book set in Washington D.C.
Read a Book by an author whose initials are T.R. => Mission from the Depths (Tim Rinaldi), Silent Sentry (Theresa Rizzo), Breaking Free (Teresa Reasor), Key Weird (Robert Tacoma)

Boulevard (0/3?)
Read a Book that is tagged at least 100 times as Drama
Read a Book with a Main Character who is a Banker
Read a Book in which a character comes out as gay

NotM: Secret of the Tomb (2/3)
Read a Book with the word Secret in the title When a Secret Kills by Lynette Eason 5* 11/14
Read a Book set in London = by Sharon Bolton 6* 10/30
Read a Book that is the 3rd in a Trilogy (not series)

Robin Williams (1/3)
Read a Book by an author whose first name is Robin => Persecuted: I Will Not Abandon, Injustice for All, Shelter (Merrill), Chasing Amanda #2
Read a Book a book by an author whose last name is Williams => Kissed by A Cowboy, Carbon-14
Read a Book set in Chicago by Katherine Reay 5* 11/8
Read a Book about Robin Williams (rather unlikely)

last updated: 11/17/17

* No, professional versus motherhood would definitely not work. We're talking about completely different lives. In that case of the movie Hook, Peter Banning is a father/banker and then he finds out he's actually Peter Pan, and had a whole different life he forgot about. So we're looking for perhaps a person who has 2 different families where one doesn't know about the other. Or where a character thinks that someone does one thing, but they actually do something else. It's got to be a completely different set of lives they live.

** Animals work as side characters IF they are actually characters heavily featured, and not just laying on a couch for a scene. In this case we were talking about Abu/Genie. So any non-human character that make an impact (not just for one scene) fits. Gonna say no on a ghost tho, as they were human.

Some questions:
Read a Book with a spaceship on the cover - do you mind if the spaceship is really tiny? I wanted read
Read a Book with the number 13 in the title (can be spelled out) The 13: Fall - The 13 is actually series title but also part of the title - can I still use it?
Read a Book with a Goodreads Rating under 3 - can I use books without a single rating and therefore listed 0.00?
Read a Book known by TWO different Titles - The Husband's Secret has in German two different titles: Die Wahrheit eines Augenblicks & Das Geheimnis meines Mannes - would that work as well?

I'm in - there are two or three tasks I don't think I'll find anything I want read and so I plan to complete all but those

Legacy of Bill Paxton
Start Date: 10/15/17
Ruff Scale: Unyielding (2 tasks for each listed)
Completed: 6/36+ books

Aliens (1/2)
Read a Book with a spaceship on the cover - Diamond in the Sky B00I2Y22X4
Read a Book featuring a battle with aliens
Read a Book that is the 2nd in a series by Elle Casey 5* 10/20 Bourbon Street Boys #2

Tombstone (0/3)
Read a Book with a Tombstone on the cover
Read a Book that is tagged at least 100 times as a Western
Read a Book set in Arizona

True Lies (0/3)
Read a Book with the word Truth in the title
Read a Book with the word Lies in the title
Read a Book featuring a Spy - The Old Spook

Apollo 13 (1/3?)
Read a Book with the number 13 in the title (can be spelled out) The 13: Fall (ok) / Lean Mean Thirteen (re-read)
Read a Book set in space = by Douglas Adams 3* 11/12
Read a Book with a Main Character named Fred

Twister (0/3?)
Read a Book that has a tornado in it
Read a Book with the word Extreme in the title
Read a Book with a cow on the cover

Titanic (0/3?)
Read a Book that features the Titanic (fiction or non-fiction) - Der Klang des Pianos
Read a Book with a Main Character who is a Treasure Hunter
Read a Book by an author whose initials are B.L.

Vertical Limit (0/3?)
Read a Book that is tagged at least 100 times as Survival (not sure about)
Read a Book featuring a mountain climbing expedition
Read a Book with the word Vertical or Limit in the Title

Thunderbirds (0/3)
Read a Book set in the 1960's - The Admiral's Daughter B005U5TYXO
Read a Book featuring technologically advanced machines - In Death series
Read a Book with a Goodreads Rating under 3 - none without previous ratings

Haywire (1/3)
Read a Book featuring a Black Ops mission
Read a Book with a military (active or former) character = by Eric Van Lustbader 3* 11/11 a general
Read a Book that starts with the letter H (may NOT ignore articles)

2 Guns (1/2)
Read a Book with 2 (or more) guns on the cover
Read a Book featuring Comic Book character(es), but NOT a comic book itself (rather unlikely)
Read a Book featuring a character who is undercover by Kathleen Brooks 4* 11/4 - at the beginning of the book Matt is undercover on loan to the DEA

Million Dollar Arm (0/3)
Read a Book featuring a baseball game
Read a Book based on a true story - A Place to Call Home (Whitmore)
Read a Book set in India

Edge of Tomorrow (0/3)
Read a Book on the Time Loop List (100+ pages, this task only) Die Frau des Zeitreisenden = The Time Traveler's Wife
Read a Book wth the word Edge or Tomorrow in the Title
Read a Book known by TWO different Titles Das Geheimnis meines Mannes=The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty ?* ?/? the other German title of this book: Die Wahrheit eines Augenblicks

Nightcrawler (1/3)
Read a Book featuring a photojournalist(s)
Read a Book that incorporates multiple genres by Lynette Eason 5* 11/14 MPG: Christian, mystery, romance, suspense
Read a Book set in Los Angeles

Bill Paxton (1/3)
Read a Book by an author whose first name is William or Bill
Read a Book by an author whose initials are B.P. by Pepper D. Basham 3* 10/21
Read a Book set in Texas Gotcha! by Christie Craig currently reading
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last updated: 11/17/17

BARC Mods wrote: "30 Days of Read-a-Thon


11 ~ Exciting"

There are so many exciting books I really have no idea where to start:
For sure those mentioned in my previous message and so pretty much everything by Lynette Eason, Dee Henderson, Jana Deleon, Robert Dugoni, Kendra Elliot, Jeffery Deaver, J.C. Phelps as well as the Black Knights Inc. Series.
I love Nora Roberts' romantic suspense (without paranormal elements) and the In Death series.

I'm sure there are more, but I didn't want to go too much overboard ;-)

21 ~ Blue:
some of my favorites:
- currently reading and enjoing
- one of my favorite series and I'm looking forward to read the last novel soon
20 ~ Best: Favorites
19 ~ Graphic: I don't mind graphic sexual content or violence as long as it supports the story and the violence is not too gory
18 ~ Alternative: absolutely no idea
17 ~ Listen: All in all I'm not a fan of audiobooks but there are two I love and could even imagine they are even better than the books:
= =
16 ~ Green:
I was amazed at the number of different greens on this cover and it's within my top five by Nora Roberts
All the new covers of the Bluegrass Universe most of the books don't have the new covers yet but I'm re-reading this series (again) and adding them to the GR library - they are all similar in style to the latest sub-series Forever Bluegrass All the Bluegrass books are fun, sexy romantic suspense
15 ~ Thick: I noticed I wasn't that fond of the thick books I read so far :-(
14 ~ Thin: Since I'm struggling with concentration thin books are my favorite kind and it's easier for me right now to read several short stories or novellas than stick to one thick book - some days I'm able to read more when I read the short stuff
13 ~ Genre: There're only few genre's I don't read: horror and hardcore SF, fantasy and paranormal
12 ~ Exercise: After more than 10 years I wasn't able to concentrate on workbooks I'm so happy I managed this year to work through =