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Mar 18, 2013 07:15PM
Are we that close to 2013...some team? Wow, that didn't take very long at all!
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Well, we are in the lead and averaging about 19 books a day...
Did you and the other moderators think it would be accomplished this quickly when you were in the planning stages of setting up this team challenge Lisa Kay? I'm impressed with the way everyone has committed to this challenge :-)
At the very beginning, I didn't. However, I knew by the end of January that we were going to be finished by the end of the first quarter.
It's been a very good challenge. I didn't know I could read so many books for such a length of time. My brain has absorbed and retained a vast number of worlds and insights that I normally wouldn't have had the pleasure of knowing yet :-)
Just noticed that next to my name on the first page of the thread is "name alert". Can someone tell me what that means? I've gone through several pages of threads and can't find anything anywhere.Just finished a couple of quick reads
Beyond the Highland Mist
and
To Tame A Highland Warrior
Now I'm reading
The Devils Star by Jo Nesbo - funny though it won't come up in the add book line except as a collection.
I finished
which fits #3 - animal on cover (dog).I also finished
which fits #7 - it's the first in the Remember Me series.Thanks so much Lisa Kay for doing this! All of your hard work is really appreciated! :)
Don't think it counts for any of the mini challenges but I've finished
. There were some amusing facts in there!
Finished
(#1) first in series. Not so great though I understand if you liked The Alienist, you'll like this one...sorta the same thing. Though this is much easier to read than that book.
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It just means that there is another Jane somewhere in the Tower Teams Reading Challenge. Some people change their avatar or their book goal, so we can't go by either of them. And with over 240 people in this challenge, we've got to keep you all straight.
I finished
(#5) which I loved and I'm starting
.
Challenge Additions:
for # 7
for #9
for #5
Hi Everyone!!! Looks like there are lots of great books being read ☺ I have today off (well I'm off in the head everyday) from work and I'm trying to get my challenge postings caught up....I'm so far behind in everythng :( AND hopefully get some reading done ☺ Looks like you all are doing GREAT reading some interesting books!!!! So far for the month this is what my challenge looks like.LK I tried to make it simple for you by posting my new challenge additions by themselves in the post just above this one ☺
♥Robin's♥ March “C Us Win” Challenge
Duration: March 1st through 31st. Any book read since then counts!
1. Luck-
2. Time -
3. Lion/Lamb:
4. Wind:
5. Women’s History Month:
1. The Dressmaker
2. The Chaperone
3. Fade
6. The Girl Scouts:
7. First & Third:
1. New Girl (first)
2. An Irish Country Doctor(first)
3. Gone(third)
8. Hylad Monath/Hraed Month:
9. Summer Ending/Spring Coming:
1. Anna and the French Kiss all the green grass ☺
2. That Summer
just finished
which works for category 4
Finished
today which fits #4, bright colors.
I've finised
and have ten pages left of
Kind of don't want to leave that time period (late 1800s/early 1900s) but I have modern books that need to be read! :/
Over the weekend I'll have a look over what I've read this month (not very much) and see if anything applies to the March mini challenge.
just finished
it was a great kinda fluffy mystery. it works for number 3
has: windy cover, animal in story, strong female character (3,4,5)
And the Miss Ran Away with the Rake was perfect, just the kind of historical romance novel I love with a sweet love story, slow and intense build-up of emotions and a lot of funny situations along the way.
Now I am reading:
Yesterday my amazing boyfriend bought me
and
. I started on The Phantom of the Opera this morning, ahh all the lovely French names :')
is done as of last night. I'll write a review on it later on but it was hard to enjoy with the intense racism and confusing amount of characters that were supposed to be focussed on in such a short book.
Finished
. It was really good. Starting
now :)
I just finished
which fits #2 because there is a time travel storyline in it.
Finished:
main hero is luck's son; (1)I'm kinda dissapointed with this book, I expected much more - and it has such a pretty cover... :/
My next read is:
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Have finished
and
. They were both really good books. My next book I am working on is
Water for Elephants maybe works for #1 The book is mainly about the Circus and #3 the Elephant Rosie plays a pivotal role and Shadow of the Hegemon works for #5 because of strong female as one of the main characters.
Books that count for me for the March challenge:#3 Lion/Lamb:
(birds on the front cover) and
(snake on the cover, also it is about a giant snake)Not sure on this one, but possibly
for #10 due to the glum-looking weather on the front? Haha, that's probably pushing it :P
Dragana wrote: "Finished: main hero is luck's son; (1)I'm kinda dissapointed with this book, I expected much more - and it has such a pretty cover... :/
My next read is: [book..."
awww no! I was looking forward to reading that one!
Since the last challenge update, I have finished
, a half nekked "rugged" rock star on cover for #8
- strong female # 5 
- green cover with peach blossoms, def. spring theme :) #9
Midu wrote: "awww no! I was looking forward to reading that one!"Sorry Midu, me too. :( I don't know how to sum it up shortly, so many thins bothered me: Didn't like MC, MC acted irrational and changed his mind without any reason, MC falls in love with with girl that tries to gets him killed (and he knows it), no promised mythology, ...
Just realized I haven't updated in a few days.Finished
(#8)
(#5)
(#5)
(#7)
Currently slogging through
(1009 pages) and
(704 pages)
Finished
, a great book, definitely recommend it!
I finished number 16 -
, a re-read. Had read it before as a child. Still love it. :o)
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♥Robin's♥ March “C Us Win” Challenge
Duration: March 1st through 31st. Any book read since then counts!
1. Luck - All books with “luck” in the title, the series name, or a major theme, count.
2. Time - Time Change (since we do Spring forward an hour on March 10). So, Time
Travel books, or anything with a watch or clock on the cover, count.
3. Lion/Lamb: March is “in like a lion; out like a lamb.” We’ll count books with
an animal on cover, or one where an animal plays a pivotal role in the story-line.
4. Wind: March is usually windy so generally a good time to fly kites. All books with
bright colors, or diamond shapes, or is set in Chicago, (known as “The Windy City”)
will count.
5. Women’s History Month: All books with a strong female character as a Main
Character or is book about a notable woman in history, count.
6. The Girl Scouts: Founded in March, 1912. So, count books with a character that
bakes, cooks, works with girls, or otherwise deserves a badge. Even a book that
has food that you could make cookies with on cover, as they are known for their
cookies!
7. First & Third: March used to be the first month of the year! First in a series, or the
third, will count.
8. Hylad Monath/Hraed Month: The Anglo Saxons used to call March by this
name, which means “stormy month” and “rugged month,” respectively. All books
with stormy/rainy weather on the cover or “rugged” man **sigh** count.
9. Summer Ending/Spring Coming: Some of us are experiencing the End of
Summer (Australia), some seeing the Coming of Spring (America). So, any titles with
“Summer” or “Spring” in them - or any covers that depict signs of them, count.
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Please, if you feel a book should be posted for you, put the #reference or the reason why. Unless something pops out at me, I don't know.Also, sometimes I accidentally put someone's book on someone else's line. Please correct me. Thanks!
Finished
(fits task #1)Not by far as good as first two books in Colorado Mountain series.
Thanks Lisa Kay :-).On your next update (probably the final one) can you put in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
for me (section 5 of the challenge) (I posted it before but it must have gotten overlooked). I have finished
by Edgar Allan Poe. I'm not sure where it fits in...probably doesn't, but it does count for our team, so yeah!! lol
Updated you in Post#1556, Cathie. Sorry about ATGiB, I thought I added that - but I don't see it on anyone else's line. LOL! Also added the Poe book due to "stormy" cover. ☺
Updated those two, Christal on Post#1556. ☺
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