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IT'S A PERKS HOLIDAY READ-A-THON
As a group let's see what we can read in the month of December and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
How this works...
* Each book needs to connect to the holiday season
* "Connections" can be based on by genre, author, title, character names, narrator, subject etc.
* As soon as you have a book that you have read in December 2014 that can connect to the last one, post it with the reasons it connects and the running tally for you, and for the group for the month, and let's see how many books we can read and connect in the month!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
The Arctic Incident
Connection: Based in the Artic with lots of SNOW!
Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
Second Chance Summer
connection: For me, the holidays are over SUMMER :)
Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
The Crossing Places
Connection: I have to CROSS a lot of PLACES travelling around to family at Christmas ;)
Kirstie's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 3 books
.... hopefully you get the idea.... be creative and have FUN :)
NOTE: You can read any book of any length, children's books and graphic novels also count. Please just remember to check the tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post
Books need to be marked as "read" between December 1 and December 31, 2014. (It doesn't matter when you started)
As it may have been buried, the next book for this challenge was recommended by Laura at post 97. It is:
Stormbreaker by Anthony Harowitz
Total for month = 142
IT'S A PERKS ALPHABET READ-A-THON
As a group let's see what we can read in the month of November and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
How this works...
* Each book needs to follow the alphabet from the last one posted
* The Alphabet letter can be based on by genre, author, title, character names, narrator etc.
* As soon as you have a book that you have read in November 2014 that can connect to the last one, post it with the reasons it follows the alphabet and the running tally for you, and for the group for the month, and let's see how many books we can read and connect in the month!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
A
Artemis Fowl (Title)
Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
B
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (character Bobo Winthrop)
Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
C
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (title and author)
Kirstie's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 3 books
.... hopefully you get the idea....
NOTE: You can read any book of any length, children's books and graphic novels also count. Please just remember to check the tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post
Books need to be marked as "read" between November 1 and November 30, 2014. (It doesn't matter when you started)
I think Beth is the winner with 135 points!You can choose the theme for our Themed BOM in January - just send me a message with what you choose.
Thanks everyone for joining this read-a-thon. We will go back to an A-Z readathon for November :)
Thanks for kicking things off Brandy!
Laura wrote: "Looking forward to reading it! I have loved the books I 've read thus far for this challenge."Excellent :)
163 books for October
Words
A-H
Afraid Cat Deadly Games
Apples Chocolate Deathly Ghost
Asylum Cauldron Decaying Ghoul
Autumn Cemetery Demon Gloomy
Axe Chilling Devil Goblins
Bats Cloak Dracula Goosebumps
Beware Clowns Enchantment Grave
Bewitched Cobwebs Evil Graveyard
Bitter Coffin Eyeballs Grim Reaper
Black Cold Fangs Grisly
Black cat Corpse Fear Groans
Blood Costume Party Films Gruesome
Boils Creaking Fog Hair Raising
Bones Creepy Footsteps Halloween
Boo Crow Frankenstein Haunted
Broom Curse Freak Hell
Broomstick Danger Frightening Hocus Pocus
Candles Dark Frogs Horror
Candy Dead Full moon Howling
I-Z
Incantation Phantom Silence Tomb Stone
Jack O Lantern Poison Sinister Trapped
labyrinth Poltergeist Skeleton Treat
Lightning Possessed Skulls Trees
Magic Potions Slime Trick
Masks Pumpkin Souls Undead
Midnight Quiver Spells Unusual
Mist Rats Spiders Vampire
Moans Rattling Spirits Vile
Monster Raven Spook Warlock
Moon Rituals Storms Warts
Movies Rotting Strange Werewolves
Mummies Ruins Supernatural Whispers
Nightmare Scary Sweets Wicked
Noises Screaming Terror Witch
October Scythe Threatening Wolves
Owls Secluded Thrill Woods
Panic Shadows Thunder Yelling
Paranormal Shrieking Toads Zombies
IT'S A PERKS HALLOWEEN READ-A-THON
As a group let's see what we can read in the month of Octoberand have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
How this works...
* Each book needs to "connect" to Halloween. We have provided a list of words (in the next post) for you to chose from
* For each unique word you connect to through the month, give yourself 10 points.
* If you can’t connect it to one of our words, but have a different way to connect to Halloween, that’s ok, just give yourself 5 points.
* If you connect to a word you have already connected to, give yourself 5 points
* As soon as you have a book that you have read in October2014 that can connect to a Halloween word, post it with the reasons it "connects" and the running points tally for you, and for the group for the month, and let's see how many books we can read and connect in the month!
* The person with the most points at the end of the month can choose the theme for our Themed BOM in January
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
Mr. MercedesConection: “Horror” (genre)
Kristie's tally – 10 points
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
The Graveyard BookConnected by: "Graveyard” (title)
Karen's tally: 10 points
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
The Girl with the Dragon TattooConnected by: The main character, Lisbeth, is pretty scary
Kirstie's tally: 20 points
Perks group tally: 3 books
Post 4:
Karen posts:
A Field of PoppiesConnected by: I can’t find a word to connect to, but I’m sure poppies bloom in October! (5 points)
Karen's tally: 15 points
Perks group tally: 4 books
.... hopefully you get the idea....
NOTE: Books should be at least 100 pages or 25,000 words for children's books (check at arbookfind.com) to count.
Please just remember to check the group tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post
Reserved
Our winning BOTM for October is Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas.
After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.
Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.
Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another.
Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.
Reserved
Our theme for October is witches and our winning witch-themed BOTM is A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.
Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.
Debut novelist Deborah Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense. Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos. This smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of Anne Rice, but it is as contemporary and sensual as the Twilight series-with an extra serving of historical realism.
Time to nominate themes that you would like for our November themed BOTM!Nominations:
Books about war
Fall colored covers
Titles with the word "change" in them
Native American characters or culture
Family get-together
Books about loss
Our winning BOTM for October is Throne of Glass.Discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Our winning witch-themed BOTM for October is A Discovery of Witches.
Discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Our winning BOTM for October is Throne of Glass.Discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Our winning witch-themed BOTM for October is A Discovery of Witches.
Discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Nice connections everyone!
