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No point in doing a leaderboard if I'm the only one playing. What's up folks? Is everyone not reading? Buying too many books to play? Do we need to take a break from this challenge and start up again in August when school starts?
May Summer Reading ChallengeDuration: May 2 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: As it's the summer and everyone seems to be busy I gave us a longer time period for this challenge and no bonuses so you can read whatever you want.
5/4 The Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard = 287 pages
(Read in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Titanic's sinking)
5/8 The Key on the Quilt by Stephanie Grace Whitson = 315 pages
5/9 LADY GAGA x TERRY RICHARDSON by Terry Richardson and Lady Gaga = 360 pages
5/9 Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson = 289 pages
5/12 Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Becton = 248 pages
5/15 The Great Call of China by Cynthea Liu = 246 pages
5/17 Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines = 268 pages
Total = 2013 pages
ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "No point in doing a leaderboard if I'm the only one playing. What's up folks? Is everyone not reading? Buying too many books to play? Do we need to take a break from this challenge and start up aga..."There were just too meny good books published lately. I hadn't gotten a book I actually paid for in a while, I have been splurging.
I think I am done buying for now... do I have to wait for the next round to start back in? Or can I start with what I read after my last purchase? Can I count that last purchase as pages read?
Welcome Back.Start from the date/time of your last purchase. And yes, if you read that purchase it can count. lol
I managed to get my purchases in during a church's book sale last month, timed almost perfectly to fall between challenges. Got used books. Anything new I'm reading is coming from the library. I just can't afford many new releases, not at nearly $20 each!
I know what you mean. I had been getting library books too. I recently moved and no longer have access to the huge metro library system. I lost my place in line for all the new releases then broke down and bought them. I chalked it up to moving expenses! The new library has a bus that comes around every 2 weeks though so I am excited about that... It just requires pre-planning. I will update my list from this week and post later tonight.
RRRC- Count offMay Summer Reading Challenge
Duration: May 15 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Read 484 pages
Under a Vampire Moon, Lynsay Sands 5/16/12 *384 pages
The Geek Job, Eve Langlais 5/16/12 *100 pages
May Summer Reading ChallengeDuration: May 2 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: As it's the summer and everyone seems to be busy I gave us a longer time period for this challenge and no bonuses so you can read whatever you want.
5/4 The Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard = 287 pages
(Read in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Titanic's sinking)
5/8 The Key on the Quilt by Stephanie Grace Whitson = 315 pages
5/9 LADY GAGA x TERRY RICHARDSON by Terry Richardson and Lady Gaga = 360 pages
5/9 Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson = 289 pages
5/12 Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Becton = 248 pages
5/15 The Great Call of China by Cynthea Liu = 246 pages
5/17 Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines = 268 pages
5/18 Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett = 281 pages
Total = 2294 pages
May Summer Reading ChallengeDuration: May 2 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: As it's the summer and everyone seems to be busy I gave us a longer time period for this challenge and no bonuses so you can read whatever you want.
Dawn = 484 pages
Briansgirl/Kate =
OKay, I have to reset to zero. I absolutely just could not pass this up. A complete set of all the works of Jane Austin, in ten volumes. Complete in a collectors box, all volumes 3x5 inches with gold edges on all the pages. This is the exact set below:
Goodreads listing:
Photo of mine:
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That's beautiful! I can see why you had to have it.
I'd have loved it even if it wasn't $2. But for that price, I wasn't gonna pass it up! :)I've only read her Pride & Prejudice, and I had to read that the first time around with an Annotated Version (after seeing the movie) so I'd understand it all. I have a copy of Emma and Sense and Sensability in paperback already. I didn't have the others.
Interestingly enough, there is no publisher information, ISBN number, etc that is usually the fine print on the back of the title page. So I have absolutely no clue who made this lovely collector's edition. The bottom front of hte box folds up and the lid holds is closed and it's embossed with gold lettering on the top of the case saying what's in it. I don't think it's been read before because I started rereading Pride & Prejudice and the gold tipped edges of the pages are stuck together and I'm having to carefully turn the pages.
May Summer Reading ChallengeDuration: May 2 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: As it's the summer and everyone seems to be busy I gave us a longer time period for this challenge and no bonuses so you can read whatever you want.
5/4 The Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard = 287 pages
(Read in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Titanic's sinking)
5/8 The Key on the Quilt by Stephanie Grace Whitson = 315 pages
5/9 LADY GAGA x TERRY RICHARDSON by Terry Richardson and Lady Gaga = 360 pages
5/9 Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson = 289 pages
5/12 Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Becton = 248 pages
5/15 The Great Call of China by Cynthea Liu = 246 pages
5/17 Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines = 268 pages
5/18 Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett = 281 pages
Old Total =
5/21 How to Walk a Puma: And Other Things I Learned While Stumbling through South America by Peter Allison = 200 pages
Wow. That was too cool to pass up and may give me a chance to catch up! RRRC- Count off
May Summer Reading Challenge
Duration: May 15 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Read 534 pages
Under a Vampire Moon, Lynsay Sands 5/16/12 *384 pages
The Geek Job, Eve Langlais 5/16/12 *100 pages
Boycotts & Barflies, Victoria Michaels 5/20/12* 50pages
Kate, what a great find!! I bought some books as well, but only 3 of them were big bargains and one was half-price. Then I bought some that were in my Amazon basket. Unfortunately for my page count, I didn't do that all at once, so I kept wiping out my pages read before I even posted them! But I finally read a book after my buying binges, so I'm on the board - May Summer Reading Challenge
Duration: May 2 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: As it's the summer and everyone seems to be busy I gave us a longer time period for this challenge and no bonuses so you can read whatever you want.
All Clear by Connie Willis - 5.24 - 643 pages
This is book 2 of a really great time-travel story - I love Connie Willis!
I'm very slowly, a few pages at a time, rereading Pride & Prejudice. In this case, the mini volume 1. It's on my nightstand.I'm getting some new & used books soon, but they are birthday presents. :)
This looks like fun. I want to join once (if?) it starts again in June. :)
It's been ongoing for a couple years Cherie. Dates of challenges change often. This one just happens to end at the end of the month. Some only last 2-3 weeks. If someone hits the goal early, then the challenge ends and we start a new one. So check back often.
ஐ Briansgirl "Book Sale Queen"ஐ wrote: "It's been ongoing for a couple years Cherie. Dates of challenges change often. This one just happens to end at the end of the month. Some only last 2-3 weeks. If someone hits the goal early, then t..."Ok. I'll keep an eye on the thread. Thanks! :)
Well, I wiped out my big book! Guess I don't want to win this challenge!! I bought some more books the other day - couldn't resist this one - Audible had a sale on all the In Death books, so I stocked up. Now have the series to #30 (I'm currently listening to #17, so that gives me plenty of listening! My hubby loves them also, so we get double-duty there). As long as I was buying, I also bought some used books from Amazon that have been on my wishlist awhile. So, reset me to zero and then add the one I finished yesterday
Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr - 5.27 - 378 pages
May Summer Reading Challenge LeaderboardDuration: May 2 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: As it's the summer and everyone seems to be busy I gave us a longer time period for this challenge and no bonuses so you can read whatever you want.
Briansgirl/Kate = 200 pages
BJ Rose = 378 pages
Dawn = 534 pages
I'm trying to slowly finish my (free kindle) ebook on my ipod. Up to 79% now. With it being Memorial Day weekend, two family birthday's (my mother's and mine) and my truck driver husband home for the weekend... I've had very little time to read over this long holiday weekend. But that's okay... I was given gift cards to buy books off Amazon for my birthday! (I didn't reset since they were gifts, and they won't arrive for another week at least. One is preordered for a July release.)
RRRC- Count offMay Summer Reading Challenge
Duration: May 15 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Read 902 pages
Under a Vampire Moon, Lynsay Sands 5/16/12 *384 pages
The Geek Job, Eve Langlais 5/16/12 *100 pages
Boycotts & Barflies, Victoria Michaels 5/20/12* 50pages
Wicked Temptations, Patricia Watters 5/28/12 268
Kiss at Your Own Risk, Stephanie Rowe **100 pages
May Summer Reading Challenge LeaderboardDuration: May 2 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: As it's the summer and everyone seems to be busy I gave us a longer time period for this challenge and no bonuses so you can read whatever you want.
Briansgirl/Kate = 200 pages
BJ Rose = 378 pages
Dawn = 534 pages *CONGRATULATIONS*
Even before Dawn posted her pages today, she was still in the lead when the challenge ended yesterday. So Congratulations Dawn! Please set us up a new challenge. If you don't see this to post a new challenge by tomorrow, I'll go ahead and post one. Anything read starting June 1st counts towards the new challenge, since the last one ended May 31st.
I would have had to reset so glad a new challenge is starting. I got a couple gift cards to Amazon and bought several books last week that all started arriving today. And yesterday, my brand new kindle arrived, so although I have free ebook kindle reads to read on it, I had to buy just a few ebooks available only for the kindle that I've had on my wishlist (as I've read something else by the author and wanted to read more by them.)
Wahhoooooo! Give em a few minutes to come up with something.
Pools Open Reading ChallengeDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
Pools Open Reading ChallengeDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
6/2 Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris = 327 pages
Total = 327 pages
Pools Open Reading ChallengeDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery - 6.02 - 370 pages
Pools Open Reading ChallengeDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach
648/4,000 Pages
Under a Midnight Moon, Cora Zane 6/1/12= 16 pages
A Werewolf in Manhattan, Vicki Lewis Thompson 6/3/12=316*2 (water on cover)
Pools Open Reading ChallengeDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery - 6.02 - 370 pages
Delicious by Susan Mallery - 6.03 - 363 pages
Total pages = 733/4000
Pools Open Reading ChallengeDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
6/2 Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris = 327 pages
6/3 The Rock Star's Daughter by Caitlyn Duffy (310 x 2) = 620 pages
Total = 947 pages
Pools Open Reading Challenge LeaderboardDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
1,156 / 5,000
Inkheart = 465 pages
Finding Sky = 308 pages
Noughts & Crosses = 383 pages
Pools Open Reading ChallengeDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
870/4,000
6/3 Bone Idol (scene at the beach) 86 pages x2=172
6/6 Second You Sin 314 pages
6/7 Bewitched by Bella's Brother (scenes at pool) 192 pages x2=384
Pools Open Reading ChallengeDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery - 6.02 - 370 pages
Delicious by Susan Mallery - 6.03 - 363 pages
Sullivan's Woman by Nora Roberts - 6.05 - 219 pages
Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb - 6.04 - 320 pages
Total pages = 1272/4000
I have to reset. As I drove to Kansas and back I passed through a citywide garage sale, another garage sale in another city, and a new thrift shop in yet another town. lol I didn't pay much for the used books, but since I did get some, I have to reset.
Pools Open Reading Challenge LeaderboardDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
Briansgirl/Kate = *RESET TO ZERO*
Dawn = 648 pages
Becky = 870 pages
Megan = 1,156 pages
BJ Rose = 1272
Pools Open Reading Challenge Leaderboard FINALDuration: June 1st to June 15
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Schools are out and the pools are open around here, so double points for a book with water on the cover or a scene at the pool or beach.
Briansgirl/Kate = *RESET TO ZERO*
Dawn = 648 pages
Becky = 870 pages
Megan = 1,156 pages
BJ Rose = 1272 *CONGRATULATIONS*
As we've passed the end deadline... BJ wins!
BJ please make a new challenge, and it can start from when this one ended on 6/15.
Hmm! Are we not reading or just forgetting to post?!The Fourth of July seems a good choice, but I need to think about a bonus, so will be right back!
I think it's both of those BJ, along with folks are buying books. :)I've read a couple books since the 15th. I'd had to reset before that last week for book buying.
I'm leaving the goal of 4,000 pages the same, but increasing the time, since we all seem to have trouble in reaching that goal!Fourth of July Challenge
Duration: June 16 - July 7
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Fireworks and Picnics and Parades are all part of July 4th celebrations. So take double pages if there are any of these on the cover or in the story.
I got sidetracked by real life but am back now. My nefews came to visit, it is amazing how little free time I had with 4 kids in the house! Fourth of July Challenge
Duration: June 16 - July 7
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Fireworks and Picnics and Parades are all part of July 4th celebrations. So take double pages if there are any of these on the cover or in the story.
336/4000 Read
336= Spell Bound, Rachel Hawkins 6/18/12
As my reward for winning the May Summer Reading Challenge I snagged
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as 3 of my used books. Is there a time limit to using my rewards... Not that I think I will be able to resist for 2 months but maybe...
Fourth of July ChallengeDuration: June 16 - July 7
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Fireworks and Picnics and Parades are all part of July 4th celebrations. So take double pages if there are any of these on the cover or in the story.
6/17 Sweet Liar by Jude Deveraux = 448 pages
6/17 Matchmakers by Jude Deveraux from The Invitation = 82 pages
Total = 530 pages
Fourth of July ChallengeDuration: June 16 - July 7
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Fireworks and Picnics and Parades are all part of July 4th celebrations. So take double pages if there are any of these on the cover or in the story.
460/4000 Read
336= Spell Bound, Rachel Hawkins 6/18/12
124*= Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night, Kresley Cole 6/19/12
Fourth of July ChallengeDuration: June 16 - July 7
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Fireworks and Picnics and Parades are all part of July 4th celebrations. So take double pages if there are any of these on the cover or in the story.
Rules of Engagement anthology by Stephanie Laurens, et al - 6.18 - 442 pages
Fourth of July ChallengeDuration: June 16 - July 7
Goal: 4,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: Fireworks and Picnics and Parades are all part of July 4th celebrations. So take double pages if there are any of these on the cover or in the story.
Rules of Engagement anthology by Stephanie Laurens, et al - 6.18 - 442 pages
Confessions of a Scoundrel by Karen Hawkins - 6.21 - 370 pages
Total Pages = 812
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Duration: May 2 - May 31
Goal: 5,000 pages
Reward: 2 new or 4 used books
Bonus: As it's the summer and everyone seems to be busy I gave us a longer time period for this challenge and no bonuses so you can read whatever you want.
5/4 The Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard = 287 pages
(Read in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Titanic's sinking)
5/8 The Key on the Quilt by Stephanie Grace Whitson = 315 pages
5/9 LADY GAGA x TERRY RICHARDSON by Terry Richardson and Lady Gaga = 360 pages
5/9 Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson = 289 pages
5/12 Charlotte Collins: A Continuation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Becton = 248 pages
5/15 The Great Call of China by Cynthea Liu = 246 pages
Total = 1745 pages
And I didn't even count a cookbook I read.