Erica’s Comments (group member since Apr 02, 2012)

Erica’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I'd like to join in too. My plan is 4x6 with with a goal of 1,000 pages. And I'm up in Alaska as far as the time zone goes. Thanks! Happy reading!

I've been pondering the Sookie Stackhouse series too. I've also been looking at the Temperance Brennan series (Bones) has anyone read those?

Hello team! I am a bit late on the team, but will catch up!

Here is a little info about me:

Name: Erica
Location (optional): Alaska
Favorite Book of All Time: To Kill A Mockingbird
Favorite Book of 2012: Daughter of Smoke and Bone
and Code Name Verity
Favorite Book Genre: Dystopia, zombies, mystery, classic literature and anything funny
Favorite Animal: My dogs, tigers, jaguars and elephants
Favorite Cartoon: Teenage Mutant Nija Turtles, X-Men and Fantastic 4
Favorite Movie: 300, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Harry Potter series and the Lord of the Rings series
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: The characters from Lord of the Rings
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: I am a 4th degree black belt in the martial art taekwondo, art, geocaching, writting, outdoor activities (snowmachining, snowshoeing, hiking, swiming, boating), watching movies or playing video games.

Finished this with 31 and finally got around to adding the last few books. This was a great challenge and I ended up reading some great books that I might not have otherwise. Thanks for the challenge!


Best Fiction:

The Peach Keeper
The Story of Beautiful Girl
The Midwife's Confession


Best Mystery & Thriller:

Before I Go To Sleep
A Red Herring Without Mustard
These Things Hidden
Now You See Her
Live Wire
Iron House


Best Historical Fiction:

The Sisters Brothers


Best Science Fiction:

Ready Player One
Robopocalypse



Best Horror:

What the Night Knows
My Life As a White Trash Zombie
Zone One
The Last Werewolf
The Cypress House




Best Romance:

Fifty Shades of Grey



Best Humor:

Bossypants
Go the Fuck to Sleep


Best Memoir & Auto-Biography:

Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love
A Stolen Life



Best Young Adult Fiction:

Where She Went
Beautiful Disaster




Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction:

Divergent
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Across the Universe
Daughter of Smoke and Bone



Best Middle Grade and Children's:

Wonderstruck
A World Without Heroes
The Emerald Atlas

I'd like to join, I read 145 in 2012
Thanks

I am starting this in September of 2012


Month 1: My birth month; March
M - The Midwife's Confession
A - Another Man's War: The True Story of One Man's Battle to Save Children in the Sudan
R - Ready Player One
C - The Cypress House
H - The Hobbit



Month 2: Birthstone or favorite stone; my birthstone is aquamarine, but I decided to do my favorite stone which are Pearls.
P - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
E - Endurance: A Novel of Terror
A - Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
R - Robopocalypse
L - The Late, Lamented Molly Marx
S - Stop in the Name of Pants!



Month 3: My zodiac sign; Pisces
P - The Peach Keeper
I - Iron House
S - The Story of Beautiful Girl
C - Code Name Verity
E - Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues
S - The Sisters Brothers



Month 4: Chinese zodiac sign; Rooster
R - The Rook
O - One for Sorrow
O - On the Run
S - The Snow Child
T - Tell the Wolves I'm Home
E - Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil
R - The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady



Month 5: Read 3-4 books in a country you would like to visit
Ireland - Darkfever
Bloodfever
Scotland - Among the Missing
France - Syndrome E
Italy - A Very Private Gentleman



Month 6: Read 3-4 from your favorite genre;
fiction/fantasy/adventure/mystery/funny/dystopia - post-apocalyptic/zombie
The Book Thief
City of Thieves
Mice
The Night Circus
The Murder Room
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Dead and Moaning in Las Vegas



Month 7: Read 3-4 books with a friend;

Month 8: Read 3-4 books by some of your favorite authors
The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling
A Painted House, by John Grisham
My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
Dark Places, by Gillian Flynn
Beauty Queens, by Libba Bray
NOS4A2
Speaking from Among the Bones



Month 9: Read the most in one month; July 2013 I read 24 books
Stardust
The Diviners
Speak
Shiver
Linger
Forever
Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
For One More Day
The Time Keeper
The Boy in the Suitcase
Not Without My Daughter
The Raven Boys
Season of the Machete
Toys
Lady of Ashes
The Wicked and the Just
Objects of My Affection
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
Sundays at Tiffany's
Miracle on the 17th Green
Against Medical Advice: One Family's Struggle with an Agonizing Medical Mystery
Never Let Me Go



Month 10: Read a favorite food: Sushi
S - Surfacing
U - Under the Dome
S - Sharp Objects
H - Horns
I - Invisible Boy



Month 11: Read 3-4 books by authors you've never read before
The Submission, by Amy Waldman
The Gargoyle
Heart-Shaped Box, by Joe Hill
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, by Holly Black
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio



Month 12: Read your favorite book crush's name; Aragorn
A - Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History
R - A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
A - The Age of Miracles
G - Gone Girl
O - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
R - The Road
N - The Namesake

Completed Greeeting the Sunrise!

1. Favorite Genre: Mystery;The Cypress House
Romance;Beautiful Disaster
2. Books with dogs: The Last Werewolf
3. Hawt guy on the cover: Gerard Butler is my dream man Another Man's War: The True Story of One Man's Battle to Save Children in the Sudan
4. Coffee or ice cream: My fav ice cream is strwberry cheesecake Ready Player One
5. Blue cover: If I Stay
6. Beautifully styled hair: Where She Went
7. All time favorites list: Daughter of Smoke and Bone
8. Audio book: The Hobbit

I am in for this challenge! I am going for 30.


Best Fiction:

The Peach Keeper
The Story of Beautiful Girl
The Midwife's Confession


Best Mystery & Thriller:

Before I Go To Sleep
A Red Herring Without Mustard
These Things Hidden
Now You See Her
Live Wire
Iron House


Best Historical Fiction:

The Sisters Brothers


Best Science Fiction:

Ready Player One
Robopocalypse



Best Horror:

What the Night Knows
My Life As a White Trash Zombie
Zone One
The Last Werewolf
The Cypress House




Best Romance:

Fifty Shades of Grey



Best Humor:

Bossypants
Go the Fuck to Sleep


Best Memoir & Auto-Biography:

Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love
A Stolen Life



Best Young Adult Fiction:

Where She Went
Beautiful Disaster




Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction:

Divergent
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Across the Universe
Daughter of Smoke and Bone



Best Middle Grade and Children's:

Wonderstruck
A World Without Heroes
The Emerald Atlas

1) Wow! What a great place to stop. "She's the last one. Ever."

Gah! I want to keep going! haha.

2) Anyone else getting a Hunger Games vibe?

A little.

3) Do you think Thomas has been there before and escaped or could he possibly have watched them before? Maybe it's a reality TV show?

I think Thomas has been there before, or has at least seen it before and it wasn't completly erased from his memory. Which could go along the lines of a reality tv show, perhaps Thomas watched it and that is way it looks familiar.

4) The Changing????? What is that all about?

I think the Grievers do something to the boys that will in change the victim into a Griever.

5) Any idea where they are?

no

6) What do you think they do to everyone before they get there? Obviously they wipe some of their memories, but do you suspect they do anything else? And why did the girl seem to know more? Is she the only girl and if so, why did they send her? Sooooo many questions.

If some of the boys have been there for years, perhaps those in charge are bored and in need of a little spice.

7) So are you liking the story so far? Are you hooked?

I am hooked!

I've just bought the book and I'm excited for my first group read!

I am new to the group and wanted to give this challenge a try. So I am starting this from my readings begining in April.

A- Across the Universe, by Beth Revis
B- Bent Road, by Lori Roy
C- Carry the One, by Carol Anshaw
D- The Descendants, by Kaui Hart Hemmings
E- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safron Foer
F- The Fault In Our Stars, by John Greene
G- Girl In The Arena, by Lise Haines
H- Heartsick, by Chelsea Cain
I- The Innocent, By Harlan Coben
J-
K-
L- Left Neglected, by Lisa Genova
M- Mothers and Other Liars, by Amy Bourret
N-
O-
P- The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square, by Rosina Lippi
Q-
R- Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
S- Still Alice, by Lisa Genova
T- These Things Hidden, by Heather Gudenkauf
U- Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld
V-
W- Winter's Bone, by Daniel Woodrell
X-
Y-
Z-

I'm going to give this a try. Good luck to all!

Alabama (AL) - To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) - The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan
Colorado (CO) - The Bride Collector, by Ted Dekker
Connecticut (CT) - We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL) - The Cypress House, by Michael Koryta
Georgia (GA) - At the End of the Road, by Grant Jerkins
Hawaii (HI) - The Descendants, by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL) - Carry the One, by Carol Anshaw
Indiana (IN) - The Fault In Our Stars, by John Greene
Iowa (IA) - These Things Hidden, by Heather Gudenkauf
Kansas (KS) - Bent Road, by Lori Roy
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD) - Every Secret Thing, Laura Lippman
Massachusetts (MA) - Left Neglected, by Lisa Genova
Michigan (MI) - Bad Things Happen, by Harry Dolan
Minnesota (MN) - Candy Girl; A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, by Diablo Cody
Mississippi (MS) - A Time To Kill, by John Grisham
Missouri (MO) - Winter's Bone, by Daniel Woodrell
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ) - The Innocent, by Harlan Coben
New Mexico (NM) - Mothers and Other Liars, by Amy Bourret
New York (NY) - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safron Foer
North Carolina (NC) - The Midwive's Confession, by Diane Chamberlain
North Dakota (ND) - I Am Not A Serial Killer, by Dan Wells
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK) - Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
Oregon (OR) - Thirteen Days to Midnight, by Patrick Carman
Pennsylvania (PA) - The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC) - The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square, by Rosina Lippi
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX) - The Dispatcher, by Ryan David Jahn
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT) - Every Last One, by Anna Quindlen
Virginia (VA) - The Body Farm, by Patricia Cornwell
Washington (WA) - Fifty Shades of Grey, by E.L. James
West Virginia (WV) - Endurance: A Novel of Terror, by Jack Kilborn
Wisconsin (WI) - A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick
Wyoming (WY)