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Finished . I loved the book. It was so good. Now, i'm getting ready to read the third book in Nightshade trilogy. It's .

I just finished c:

Alexa wrote: "I just finished c:"

I love that series. Can't wait for the last one in that series

I'm still stuck with only one book as I was really busy with work and I have a newborn nephew at home!

Good luck to the rest of you guys though, I will catch up soon :P

Mary wrote: "Just saw that we have some other new members, too - welcome Em-Em & TheButterflyEffect!"

Hi!

I am trying to finish the book i am reading right now even i am at work. Been tryin to find time and sneak to read . I am almost done! and i cant wait to read new book.

Finished two more today, Murder Most Frothy in print and Wonder on audio. On to the next two :)

TEAM UPDATES

To view all the Teams, go in under More challenges... on the Home Page (right under the last visible challenge, lower right-hand corner).

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You will have to go into each individual team to check their totals.

Expect a 30 minute delay in the totals update, if you just added a book.

bumper sticker from selfcheck

When I try to click on "this page" in your post, there's nothing there for me to click on. Is my computer acting wonky again, or is there something wrong with the link?

Nope. It was I.

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It was working in test...then I somehow added one little space...

Thanks, Barb!

Kind of funny that I posted that with a bumper sticker from selfcheck.com LOL!

Nancy wrote: "Alexa wrote: "I just finished c:"

I love that series. Can't wait for the last one in that series"

I felt really disappointed by that book though :( the ending didnt even shock me. I mean, City of Glass ended in a great way and Clare should have stopped there...I think I'll read the 5th book when the 6th book is out or just next month. I really want to read The Infernal Devices, steampunk!! (:

So next up!!

Good Morning A-Team!!!! (Is almost lunch hour around here, but you get my point)

So, I was checking and we now have 100 books read, wooohooo, GO TEAM!!!!

Book counting:

TEAM A: 100 books
TEAM B: 100 books
TEAM C: 95 books
TEAM D: 80 books

The teams are pretty close, so we have to make every book count - don't forget about the rules, or else our book total will decrease and nobody wants that.

Once more, Just to make sure:

◈ Only books started on or after January 1, 2013
◈ Books must be over 170 pages in length
◈ No graphic novels, manga, or children's picture books allowed

Seriously, you have no idea how sad it is having to ask someone to untagg the book since it doesn't fit the challenge - at least for me is sad, maybe I'm a softy.

Anyway, keep on reading - the book I'm currently reading was started before Jan 1st so it doesn't count for the challenge, but I'll be reading my second one soon enough.

Alexa wrote: "I felt really disappointed by that book though :( the ending didnt even shock me. I mean, City of Glass ended in a great way and Clare should have stopped there...."

That's the main reason I still have City of Fallen Angels to read. I liked how City of Glass ended. It was pretty wrapped up, so a new one has to open to a new side of the story, and I was afraid that the story would suffer for that.

I have a question about the lenght of novels and different editions: I read a lot of books in German. In German most of the books usually have more pages than in English (longer words, more complicated structures etc).
The book I just started reading has more than 170 pages in my edition but in the English edition there are less than 170 pages.
Can I still count this book or is this not possible?

Ellinor wrote: "I have a question about the lenght of novels and different editions: I read a lot of books in German. In German most of the books usually have more pages than in English (longer words, more complic..."

Yes! If your edition has more than 170 pages, it counts. Just make sure you have the right edition selected on Goodreads to reflect that.

I started reading

Mary wrote: "Ellinor wrote: "I have a question about the lenght of novels and different editions: I read a lot of books in German. In German most of the books usually have more pages than in English (longer wor..."

Thanks, Mary!

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges wrote: "It was working in test...then I somehow added one little space..."

Been there, done that! Although, sometimes I think GR adds a little extra when I post links, so maybe you can blame GR for your extra little space :)

I finished over the weekend and I've started this morning!

Barb wrote: " Although, sometimes I think GR adds a little extra when I post links, so maybe you can blame GR for your extra little space :)"

Oh, that would be nice, Barb. They were doing that with that big overhaul a few months back, remember? I thought I was losing my marbles.

Finished and started today

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges wrote: "Barb wrote: " Although, sometimes I think GR adds a little extra when I post links, so maybe you can blame GR for your extra little space :)"

Oh, that would be nice, Barb. They were doing that with that big overhaul a few months back, remember? I thought I was losing my marbles."

I do remember! And I wouldn't be surprised if they're doing another overhaul; I've been getting "Alice" (the girl reading in a chair) an awful lot lately :\

I just started The Unfailing Light. Third book for the year =)

Great job, everyone! :-D

I just started the "Bout of Books Read-a-Thon" today so hopefully that will get me in gear to push ahead this next week.

Finished reading today.

I plan on starting this evening!

Suzanne wrote: "I finished over the weekend and I've started this morning!"

did you enjoy I had it from the library months ago but didnt get a chance to read it...

Just updated my shelf. It was only showing 1 book read not 3.

If you go in under your percent link, Dawn, it will update it.

It will take about 30 minutes b/f it is reflected in the Team's total.

Name: Dawn
Location (optional): Colorado USA
Favorite Book of All Time: Green Eggs and Ham
Favorite Book of 2012: Born of Silence
Favorite Book Genre: Romance, any kind, pnr, historical, contemporary just needs a HEA
Favorite Animal: Cats
Favorite Cartoon: From my childhood Ren and Stimpy, That I currently watch on a daily basis Team Umizoomi
Favorite Movie: Love Actually
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: ???
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: Girl Scouts and anything crafty, probably due to a pintrest addiction

♥Pinterest♥

Lisa Kay wrote: "♥Pinterest♥"

Ditto!

I just finished and I loved it.

Location (optional): Nebraska, USA
Favorite Book of All Time: Armageddon by Leon Uris
Favorite Book of 2012: The Kappillan of Malta by Nicholas Monsarrat
Favorite Book Genre: Historical fiction
Favorite Animal: bison
Favorite Cartoon: Flintstones
Favorite Movie: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Sophia's Grandmother from The Summer Book by Tove Jansson. She is exactly the kind of grandmother I'm trying to be.
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: Puzzles of all kinds, crochet, Rubik's cubes of many sizes, grandchildren

I decided not to read "First Grave on the Right" just yet. Just wasn't in the mood for it tonight after reading "The Vespertine".

So, I just finished .

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the book yet, because it's pretty late and I'm tired. It was good, and I enjoyed reading it... but I'm not sure how much. haha I'll know better in the morning!

Auggie wrote: "I decided not to read "First Grave on the Right" just yet. Just wasn't in the mood for it tonight after reading "The Vespertine".

So, I just finished .

I'm not entir..."

Please do tell how you felt about it whenever you have time c:
I've got both of the books (Everneath & Neverfall), but I'm worried they're not as promising as the synopsis.

Alexa wrote: "Auggie wrote: "I decided not to read "First Grave on the Right" just yet. Just wasn't in the mood for it tonight after reading "The Vespertine".

So, I just finished . ..."

I loved Everneath (partly because I'm fascinated by Greek mythology) but there are pretty mixed reviews for this. I do admit the book moves pretty slowly, only picking up toward 3/4 of it though.

I have just finished my 8th book, . Will be reading next.

@ Dawn
Green Eggs and Ham! Love Actually! Love love love.

@ ❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥
Ooh, Cinder! The sequel comes out pretty soon. I can't wait.

@ Evana
Addicted to puzzles of all kinds. Love Rubik's Cubes too.

Finished book two, onto book 3! And maybe 4!

Elaine wrote: "Alexa wrote: "Auggie wrote: "I decided not to read "First Grave on the Right" just yet. Just wasn't in the mood for it tonight after reading "The Vespertine".

So, I just finished . ..."


I gave it a 4/5 last night before bed because the ending was pretty fascinating.

However, upon morning light I realize that it's more of a 3/5 book for me. It was entertaining, and the storyline was good, but the characters were still really flat. I started feeling bad for the villain and irritated at the main character but was still interested enough to read.

Yeah. Definitely a 3/5.

Mary wrote: "@ Dawn
Green Eggs and Ham! Love Actually! Love love love.

@ ❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥
Ooh, Cinder! The sequel comes out pretty soon. I can't wait.

@ Evana
Addicted to puzzles of all kinds. Love Rubik's Cub..."

I know and I can't wait

Zina wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I finished over the weekend and I've started this morning!"

did you enjoy [bookcover:I've Got Your Number|12033..."

I did enjoy it very much! I always think I'm going to know how her books end, but they always surprise me which is nice!

I am going to be reading again cause I really didn't like it. But I am going to try it again

I LOVE Kim Harrison and Kristen Hannah. I want to read Night Road, but I'm afraid it'll be a tear jerker!

Ok I finished and I'm going to start today! I wish I had known that Undone was the start of a spin off series because I felt like I was trying catch up on the world rules the entire time, but oh well, it was still good!

Finished reading

**Checks the teams' results**
O_O
**closes mouth**

TEAM A: 128
TEAM B: 117
TEAM C: 118
TEAM D: 105

Either the delay on the results and the checking on books that we're doing today has something to do with it, or we had a 15 book increase in the last 7 hours, way to go A-Team!!!