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Completed a while ago!Ice Cream Challenge
Duration: 7/5/18 - 9/4/18
Level: Four Scoops (26+ books)
Completed: 28/26+
Option #1- Read books with ice cream on the cover.
1.
by Constance Barker 4* 7/82.
by Nancy Ross 2* 7/83.
by Johanna Amicella 2* 7/12 lit. transl.: Making Own Ice Cream: Easy And Yummy Ice Cream Recipes To Do At Home4.
by Heather Justesen 3* 8/9Option #2- Spell out any or all of the ice cream flavors listed below using the usual spell it out rules
MMC = male main character
FMC = female main character
✓ Schwarzwälder Kirsch (spelled out ä becomes ae - same flavors as Black Forrest Cake: Cream, Chocolate, Cherry & Kirschwasser - a new ice cream flavor in Germany)
S: Sharon J. Bolton: Unschuldig wie der Schnee=If Snow Hadn't Fallen 5* 7/12
C: Confessions of a Prayer Slacker by Diane Moody 5* 7/24
H: Heißer Atem=The Heart's Victory by Nora Roberts 3* 7/15
W: Winters, K.B.: Hooked: Book 2 4* 7/10
A: Angel Paws series Summer Grace by Jordan Taylor 5* 7/31
R: Rachel Hauck: Princess Ever After 4* 7/27
Z: Dagan 'Z' Zoelner (MMC) Fuel for Fire by Julie Ann Walker 5* 7/6
W: Winters, K.B.: Hooked: Book 3 4* 7/10
A: Alex Race (MMC) Flown By The Billionaire by Carla Davis 4* 7/7
E: Elaine Sands (FMC) Bitter Melody by Loretta Jackson & Vickie Britton 4* 7/19
L: Love is a Battlefield by Vivian Arend & Elle Kennedy 4* 7/11
D: Duncan Cooke (MMC) His Prairie Duchess book 3 of The Cooke Brothers by Kit Morgan 5* 7/14
E: Ein gefährliches Geschenk=Remember When Nora Roberts & J.D. Robb 3* 7/21
R: Fortune Redding (FMC) Lethal Bayou Beauty book 2 of Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 7/22
K: K.B. Winters: Hooked: Book 1 5* 7/9
I: In Death #17 Das Herz des Mörders=Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 7/10
R: Fortune Redding (FMC) Swamp Sniper book 3 of Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 7/23
S: Swamp Team 3 by by Jana Deleon 5* 7/25
C: Czubaszek, Maria: Nienachalna z urody 2* 7/15 lit. transl.: Of Plain Beauty (actually the Polish title isn't translatable so I tried to reflect the way the author's using this expression)
H: The Hangman's Companion by Joseph Flynn 4* 7/31
✓ Mint
M: Joe McAllister (MMC) Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes book 1 of Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set by Denise Grover Swank 4* 7/28
I: Im Tod vereint=Divided in Death by J.D. Robb 6* 8/10
N: Nora Roberts: Entscheidung in Cornwall=Once More With Feeling 3* 8/6
T: The President's Henchman by Joseph Flynn 5* 7/18
Sep 01, 2018 08:48AM
I nominate
Theodore Boone by John GrishamHalf the man, twice the lawyer. In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much - maybe too much - he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won't stop until justice is served.
I'm in! Would it theoretically possible to complete level ecstatic with option 1 only (if we read 4-5 book for each task)? This would be my preference and a little bit more challenging than my current set up :-)Don't Worry Be Happy
Duration: 9/1/18 - 11/30/18
Level: Ecstatic (26+ books)
Completed: 5/26+
Option 1 (2/6)
Read a book from each of these categories:
☺where the MC worries a lot
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3* 9/4
Hacker Exposed by Linzi Baxter 5* 9/4
☺that is tagged as inspirational
Deadly Getaway by Carol J. Post 4* 9/4 (this author's writting only inspirational books)
☺where you don't expect a happy ending
Picking Up the Pieces book 3 of Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set #2 by Denise Grover Swank 5* 9/1
☺that you find humorous
☺where someone on the cover is either laughing or smiling
☺with happy words in the title
Shenanigans: Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans book 4 of Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set #2 by Denise Grover Swank 5* 9/5
Option 2: (0/20+)
Spell-it-out! Use the spell-it-out rules to spell out happy words. You can use the list below, or choose your own
First letter of title, first or last name (author, translator, narrator or character), nick-name (character), series name
yippee (6 letters)
Y:
I:
P:
P:
E:
E:
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Sep 01, 2018 07:20AM
I nominate Diamonds In The Sky: A Paranormal Romance
by M.A. HarperDIAMONDS, LOVE, AND UFOS...
When struggling artist/shoe clerk Caddy Keyhoe stumbles across what may be a lost and untraceable diamond, her first reaction is down-to-earth: Maybe I can sell it. But how odd to be finding it in the gutter now, after last night’s dream of a UFO scattering bright gemstones. Research via Google leads her to the website of melancholy Alec Rix, semi-failed writer and newly-minted UFO authority—courtesy of his published interview with octogenarian Hatchell T. Beckham Sr., retired from farming and strangely eager to discredit the new crop circle on the Beckham property. The crop circle perpetrated by a neighborhood hoaxer. Or by those blazing diamond-shaped UFOs that just about everybody in Hopkins, South Carolina—except old Hatch—claims to have seen…?
As Caddy’s art career takes a magical turn for the stratosphere, Alec’s friendship with Hatch deepens through the old farmer’s tale of his long-lost family. Could there be a book in this? the blocked author has to wonder. But when pursuit of the story sends him blundering into radiant Caddy on the biggest night of her life, priorities immediately change. Because what can it really mean, to “follow a star”? And what does Hawaii have to do with it?
A feet-on-the-ground story with its head in the clouds, Diamonds In The Sky reports from the Unknown with quiet wit, endearing characters, and the speculation that love just might be forever—even if not all diamonds are.
I'm done - that was fun!Fibonacci Sequence Reading Challenge
Start Date: 11/13/17
Level: Bunny Explosion (if adding shelf # possible - if not Honeybees and Family Trees)
Completed numbers: 21/21
Books Read: 53
1: Sixty-Four Days 11/13 - #1 in series
1: Gotcha! 11/22 - #1 in serie
2: (1+1)
Rendezvous mit einem Mörder=Naked in Death 11/23 - #1 in series
Deadly Magic 11/29 - #1 in series
3: (1+2)
Special Agent Francesca 12/1 - #1 in series
The Pirate 12/2 - #2 in series
5: (4+1)
Ice Cream in Winter 12/5 - #4 in series
The Witch Tree 12/5 - #1 in series
8: Special Agent Finnegan 12/6 - 8-letter name (MC)
13: (7+1+5)
Mistyfikacja Bourne'a=The Bourne Deception 12/9 - #7 in series
Bind 12/9 - #1 in series
A Christmas Peril 12/10 - #5 in series
21: (14+7) Hafen der Träume=Inner Harbor by Nora Roberts 12/11 - 14 letter title & 7 letters author's last name
34: (17+11+6) Escaping Christmas by Alice B. Ryder 12/15 - 17 letter title + 11 letters author's name + 6 letters MC's first name (Sophie)
55: (16+10+29)
Das kleine Mädchen 12/16 - 16 letter title (lit. translation: The Little Girl)
Amber Alert 12/17 - 10 letter title
A Patchwork Christmas Collection 12/24 - 29 letter title
89: (24+1+36+28)
Hang Your Heart on Christmas 12/26 - 24 letter title
An Informal Christmas 12/28 - #1 in series
Die Nacht, in der die Himmelstür offen stand: ... und andere wahre Geschichten, die das Herz berühren 12/30 - 36 letter title (orig. title: The Best Of Guideposts Christmas; lit. translation: The Night When Heaven's Gate Was Open: ... And Other True Stories That Touch The Heart)
The Brands Who Came For Christmas 12/30 - 28 letter title
144: (1 & 4 & 4)
Christmas Visitors 12/31/17 - #1 in series
Bis In Den Tod=Rapture in Death 1/2/18 - #4 in series
Targeted 1/10 - #4 in series
233: (2 & 3 & 3)
Risky Shot 1/15 - #2 in series
Dead Heat 1/16 - #3 in series
A Killer Among Us 1/25 - #3 in series
377: (3 & 7 & 7)
His Forever Valentine 2/2 - #3 in series
Special Agent Maximilian by Mimi Barbour 2/3 - 7 letters author's last name
Totenmontag=Monday Mourning 2/14 - #7 in series
610: (6 & 10)
Mord ist ihre Leidenschaft=Vengeance in Death 2/18 - #6 in series
Spiel mit dem Mörder=Witness in Death 3/20 - #10 in series
987: Take A Risk 4* 5/29 - #987 TBR (as of 3/20)
1597: (1 & 5 & 9 & 7)
The Tycoon's Revenge 2* 6/4 - #1 in series
Monster in the Closet 6* 6/7 - #5 in series
Three Plums In One by Janet Evanovich 4* 6/13 - 9 letters author's last name
Forever Concealed 5* - #7 in series
2584: (2 & 5 & 8 & 4)
Escorting the Actress 4* 6/23 - #2 in series
Caught Up in Her 4* 6/24 - 5 letter MC's first name (Bryan)
High Five 5* 6/26 - 8 letter title
Hot Six 5* 6/29 - 4 letters MC's last name (Plum)
4181: (4 & 18 [= 8 + 8.5 + 1.5] & 1)
Seven Up 3* 6/30 - 4 letters MC's last name (Plum)
Hard Eight 4* 7/2 - #8 in series
Visions of Sugar Plums book 1 of Between the Plums 2* 7/3 - #8.5 in series
Einparken lit. transl. Parking (verb) 2* 7/4 - #1.5 in series
Flown By The Billionaire 4* 7/7 - #1 in series
6765: (6 & 7 & 6 & 5)
A Frozen Scoop of Murder by Constance Barker 4* 7/8 - 6 letters author's last name
Hooked: Book 1 by K.B. Winters 5* 7/9 - 7 letters author's last name
Das Herz des Mörders=Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 7/10 - 6 letters author's pen name
Love is a Battlefield by Vivian Arend & Elle Kennedy 4* 7/11 - 5 letters firstz author's last name
10946: (10 & 9 & 4 & 6)
Unschuldig wie der Schnee=If Snow Hadn't Fallen 5* 7/12 - 10 letters MC's name (Lacey Flint)
Nienachalna z urody by Maria Czubaszek 5* 7/15 lit. transl.: Of Plain Beauty (actually the Polish title isn't translatable so I tried to reflect the way the author's using this expression) - 9 letters author's last name (Czubaszek)
Heißer Atem=The Heart's Victory by Nora Roberts 3* 7/15 - 4 letters author's first name
The President's Henchman by Joseph Flynn 5* 7/18 - 6 letters author's fist name (or MC's last name McGill :-))
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "I have some cover questions:
Is it ice cream cup or a cupcake on cover?
How do you call in English this ..."Thank you!
I have some cover questions:
Is it ice cream cup or a cupcake on cover?
How do you call in English this kind of ice - ice cream as well? (I think I read somewhere there's a difference and wasn't sure if it would work for this challenge)
this looks like brownie á la mode to me - would it work for this challenge?
Part 2
I love ice cream and sorberts - how could I not join :-)What's your favorite flavor? Since my favorite Peppermint is rarely available in Germany I usually go (depending on my mood) for one of these: Cherry, Strawberry, Black Currant (Sorbert), Coffee, Dark Chocolate or Maple Walnut
Ice Cream Challenge
Duration: 7/5/18 - 9/4/18
Level: Four Scoops (26+ books)
Completed: 28/26+
Option #1- Read books with ice cream on the cover.
1.
by Constance Barker 4* 7/82.
by Nancy Ross 2* 7/83.
by Johanna Amicella 2* 7/12 lit. transl.: Making Own Ice Cream: Easy And Yummy Ice Cream Recipes To Do At Home4.
by Heather Justesen 3* 8/9Option #2- Spell out any or all of the ice cream flavors listed below using the usual spell it out rules
MMC = male main character
FMC = female main character
✓ Schwarzwälder Kirsch (spelled out ä becomes ae - same flavors as Black Forrest Cake: Cream, Chocolate, Cherry & Kirschwasser - a new ice cream flavor in Germany)
S: Sharon J. Bolton: Unschuldig wie der Schnee=If Snow Hadn't Fallen 5* 7/12
C: Confessions of a Prayer Slacker by Diane Moody 5* 7/24
H: Heißer Atem=The Heart's Victory by Nora Roberts 3* 7/15
W: Winters, K.B.: Hooked: Book 2 4* 7/10
A: Angel Paws series Summer Grace by Jordan Taylor 5* 7/31
R: Rachel Hauck: Princess Ever After 4* 7/27
Z: Dagan 'Z' Zoelner (MMC) Fuel for Fire by Julie Ann Walker 5* 7/6
W: Winters, K.B.: Hooked: Book 3 4* 7/10
A: Alex Race (MMC) Flown By The Billionaire by Carla Davis 4* 7/7
E: Elaine Sands (FMC) Bitter Melody by Loretta Jackson & Vickie Britton 4* 7/19
L: Love is a Battlefield by Vivian Arend & Elle Kennedy 4* 7/11
D: Duncan Cooke (MMC) His Prairie Duchess book 3 of The Cooke Brothers by Kit Morgan 5* 7/14
E: Ein gefährliches Geschenk=Remember When Nora Roberts & J.D. Robb 3* 7/21
R: Fortune Redding (FMC) Lethal Bayou Beauty book 2 of Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 7/22
K: K.B. Winters: Hooked: Book 1 5* 7/9
I: In Death #17 Das Herz des Mörders=Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb 4* 7/10
R: Fortune Redding (FMC) Swamp Sniper book 3 of Miss Fortune Series Boxset 1 by Jana Deleon 5* 7/23
S: Swamp Team 3 by by Jana Deleon 5* 7/25
C: Czubaszek, Maria: Nienachalna z urody 2* 7/15 lit. transl.: Of Plain Beauty (actually the Polish title isn't translatable so I tried to reflect the way the author's using this expression)
H: The Hangman's Companion by Joseph Flynn 4* 7/31
✓ Mint
M: Joe McAllister (MMC) Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes book 1 of Rose Gardner Mystery Box Set by Denise Grover Swank 4* 7/28
I: Im Tod vereint=Divided in Death by J.D. Robb 6* 8/10
N: Nora Roberts: Entscheidung in Cornwall=Once More With Feeling 3* 8/6
T: The President's Henchman by Joseph Flynn 5* 7/18
May 01, 2018 05:25AM
Cool! My library has this book and I hope I'll get in time to join :-)
It's after midnight here in Germany and I'm so tired I decided to go to bed now. It was a great reading day with 12 hours 45 minutes & 450 pages. I was able to finish two of my current books, continued another one and started three other (abandoned one of them).The details are in my updated message #32
Kristie wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Thanks Kristie! Maybe you will be able to join us for a little while:-)"I certainly hope to! The 23rd is my birthday, so it just depends what our plans end up being for..."
Happy Birthday Kristie!
I'm in. I hope to read again more than 350 pages :-)Earth Day-Read-A-Thon
Duration: 4/22/18 8am to 4/23/18 8am (24 hours)
Reading time: 12 hours 45 minutes
Pages read: 450
Started:
Die Eleganz Des Igels=The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery DNF (113)
Die blaue Liste by Wolfgang Schorlau lit. translation: The Blue List (108)
The Life and Times of Jesus: From His Earthly Beginnings to the Sermon on the Mount by Michael J. Ruszala (20)
Finished:
Błękitny Zamek=The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (75)
Das Kreuz und die Messerhelden=The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson (75)
Continued:
Das Lächeln des Killers=Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb (59)
Mini Challenges:
Can you start (finishing is optional) a book that begins with any of the letters in the words EARTH DAY?
E - Die Eleganz Des Igels=The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery started (Die is one of German articles)
R - Der Report der Magd=The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood continued
Since its Earth Day are any of your reading options earth friendly options? (borrowed from the library, audio books, e format) - Most of my paper books are older than 15 years - apart from those my library is selling because people are no more interested in them. More than 90 % of my owned books are ebooks :-)
Which part of the world are you reading from? Germany
What book(s) do you hope to finish today? Błękitny Zamek=The Blue Castle, and one or two of the short books I need this month for my various challenges
Are you sitting in your favorite nook? Unfortunatelly not, I love to read in my bed but since I spent most of the last two days in bed with migraine I had to change position so my back stops hurting
Favorite book snacks? usually grapes (preferably red) but not this time, I think I have a last bag of cranberries in dark chocolade (unfortunatelly all my shops took them out of sale :-() and think today is a perfect day to treat myself
Yay or nay to more read-a- thons? Oh yes please! especially if they include mini challenges :-)
Its a "Green" kind of day; find us 5 covers on your TBR that are more than 50% green. Share and post them here. (all from my favorite shelf and rated 5* or 6*)
Using books on your TBR shelf spell -out "Earth Day". (all from my favorite shelf and rated 5* or 6*)
E: The Apple of My Eye
A: At the Edge of a Dark Forest
R: Riptide
T: Turn On the Light So I Can Hear
H: His Forever Valentine
D: Driving Miss Daisy
A: The Allure of Julian Lefray
Y: Young, William Paul: Die Hütte - Ein Wochenende mit Gott=The Shack
What is your favorite book (so far) of 2018? May include up to 3 books. Share and post your picks. My last three 6* books (got this year extremely many of those and per chance all three are German originals I would most likely never read/listen to if I didn't need them for a challenge):
Unter Fremden by Jutta Profijt 6* 4/9/18 (274) lit. translation: Among Strangers - my favorite German author - most of her books are translated into English though not this one (yet)
Alles ist gut.: Sechzehn sehr kurze Geschichten, in denen gar nichts gut ist by Diego Bernardini 6* 4/20/18 (32) - lit. transl: All's well: Sixteen very short stories where nothing is well
110 - Ein Bulle hört zu: Aus der Notrufzentrale der Polizei by Cid Jonas Gutenrath 6* 4/14/18 (200 - estimated) lit. translation: 110 (German emergency number) - A Cop (or Pig - sorry it's the author's decision to use this word) Listens: From Police' Emergency Call Center
Check out another participant's TBR and grab not one but two books to add to your TBR. Share and post your picks!
From Laura's TBR:
Are you any good at puzzles? Try out this mini Earth Day puzzle to give yourself a tiny reading break.
I love puzzle of almost any kind :-)
Using books on your TBR shelf spell out your favorite Earth Day word. May use your own words that are not on the list. (all from my favorite shelf and rated 5* or 6*)
R: Risky Shot
E: Even Now / Ever After
C: Cabin by the Lake
Y: Yvonne Harris: The Vigilante's Bride
C: Chasing Ivan
L: Love Letters
I: I Can't But Jesus Can: Experiencing the Power of Surrender
N: No Safe Haven
G: Gator Bait
Using books on your TBR shelf make a rainbow with the covers of your book. (ROYGBIV or be creative!) Must have ONE green cover. (all from my favorite shelf and rated 5* or 6*)
Are your eyes getting tired? Need a short break? Try your mad wordsearch skills with this short Earth Day wordseach puzzle. Cool :-)
Sometimes I get sooo lost in the books that I am reading especially if its about my favorite book boyfriend. Tell us all about your favorite book boyfriend. (or girlfriend)
Optional... spell out his( or her) name with your titles on your TBR. That's a tough one: I think I have to name two since they are pretty much in a different way both my favorites: Roarke (In Death series) & Ahmed (Bluegrass Universe - especially the Bluegrass Brothers series)
Need another mini break? How about complete this short mini Earth Day slider puzzle! You can do it! Nice - looks like I'm out of practice :-)
Do you judge a book by a cover? Show us 3 of your favorite book covers. What makes them your favorite covers? Share and post.
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Thank you, already looking forward to it :-)
Vacation Destination Reading Challenge - All Over the WorldStart Date: 4/13/18
Level: Around the World in 360 days
Completed: 3/32+
Sweden: add ACE: Mörder Anders und seine Freunde nebst dem einen oder anderen Feind=Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All by Jonas Jonasson 2* 4/13
Germany: 110 - Ein Bulle hört zu: Aus der Notrufzentrale der Polizei by Cid Jonas Gutenrath 6* 4/14/18 (200 - estimated) lit. translation: 110 (German emergency number) - A Cop (or Pig - sorry it's the author's decision to use this word) Listens: From Police' Emergency Call Center - Aus der Notrufzentrale #1
Austria: Geschafft! 50 Kilo leichter in einem Jahr by Annette Mayer 4* 4/16/18 (90) lit. translation: Done! 50 Kilogram Less (or Lost) In One Year
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Since I'm not much of treveller I'm going to split the challenge for me. In the first message I'm going to add books set in Israel, Canada, Poland and USA (state indictions) only and in the second one all the other countries all over the world. I hope you don't mind :-) I'm going for the Around the World in 360 days (32+ books) levelVacation Destination Reading Challenge - Favorite Countries
Start Date: 4/13/18
Level: Around the World in 360 days
Completed: 5/32+
Israel, Canada, Poland:
Totgeglaubte leben länger=Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs 1* 4/17 Canada & Israel
USA:
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 3* 4/14 NJ, PA
His Prairie Princess book 1 of The Cooke Brothers 4* 4/14 OR
Not What He Expected by Annie Boone 3* 4/17 NE, NYC
Rise Above: How to Heal the Hurts and Overcome the Worst by Robert Rogers 5* 4/17 MO, KS
(view spoiler)
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Welcome Megan & Ariel!Your challenge posts are linked HERE
Megan ( and anyone else) here is the Read-a-thon scheduled for a little later in the month! Hope you can join us.
https://www.goodread..."
Dear mods, the link to the Read-a-thon leads to the participants of this read-a-thon :-)
After a rather slow beginning it still became an exceptional reading day (especially thanks to the audiobook). All in all I read almost 14 hours, finished 1 book, read the following novella and continued four of my current books with an amazing total of 544 pages :-)For details see message #47
After a rather slow beginning it still became an exceptional reading day (especially thanks to the audiobook). All in all I read almost 14 hours, finished 1 book, read the following novella and continued four of my current books with an amazing total of 544 pages :-)My books today
Finished/Read entire novella:
Symphonie des Todes=Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb 169 pages
Mörderspiele=Three in Death (book 2 Mörderspiele = Interlude in Death) 135 pagesContinued:
Rise Above: How to Heal the Hurts and Overcome the Worst by Robert Rogers 1 chapter (15 pages)
Das Kreuz Und Die Messerhelden=The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson 20 pages
Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 70 pages
Mörder Anders und seine Freunde nebst dem einen oder anderen Feind=Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All by Jonas Jonasson 200 min. = 136 pages*
Just in case
