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[✿Claire✿]

It was really good. Nothing too difficult but I've recently got into Buffy and thought the three stories fitted in nicely with the series. I've read the first of the three 'compendium' style books as well.

[Midu]

I bought the three omnibus(es) in this set. Liked em but they only made me miss watching the series :-)

[Midu]

finished reading , may read next

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Hi everyone!!!**waves** Looks like everyone is reading a lot of books.

**Grumbles** Out of the 20 books I read in February only 13 qualified LOL

Here's what I finished for Feb.

February

21. Grave Sight
22. Smitten
23. Pride and Prejudice
24. Hate List
25. Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker
26. Tex
27. Saddled: How a Spirited Horse Reined Me In and Set Me Free
28. It's a Little Haywire
29. Christmas Haven
30. The Apothecary's Daughter
31. Maisie Dobbs
32. A Wreath of Snow: A Victorian Christmas Novella
33. Wake



ACCCCKKKK I better get busy for March because according to my stats for this challenge I'm 14 books behind...**sighs** A lot of the books I'm reading right now are less than 170 pages so they don't qualify BUT I need them for other challenges!! Hopefully I will get to some qualifiers soon ☺

[Cathie]

I just finished - 3.5 stars. Found myself laughing out loud at this one often.

[Barbara ★]

I tried to read but it is so incredibly boring that I gave up at page 75. Sounded interesting and it's set in my favorite spot on earth...Australia but I just can't stand it so on to something else.

[Kme_17]

finished with a okay book

[Aneeqah]

Hello lovelies! How is the reading going?

@Robin- Don't worry if you're a bit behind with your challenge, I am as well! ;) We bot still have plenty of time to catch up. =)

@Barbara- I'm sorry that you disliked that one so much, especially with such a great setting! Hopefully your next read will be better. I dislike DNFing books, but it's got to be done if a book is just that bad. =(

Finished my first white book, . Am currently reading , which I'm trying to convince myself to not DNF at this point. It's pretty bad, but I've got to read it for a blog tour and got it as a review book, so I'm trying to push through. I'm disappointed because I was just so excited for it.

[Christina]

I went on a short story and novella reading spree so I didn't get as many books read as I wanted but I did finish , , , and . I'm planning on starting next.

[✿Claire✿]

Don't worry Robin, I read 37 books that counted in January and only 12 books in total in February!!

[Skandia]

Finished .
The story was a cute romance but christian fiction is so not my cup of tea. I hate preaching in books.

Maybe this book is good for something. White 'ish cover maybe?

[Cathie]

I finished early in the morning hours. Finally :-). I bought it the day it came out, began reading it here for the BOTM in November, read only 40 pages at that time, and then put it aside. I picked it up for another clubs BOTM in February and finished it on March 2nd! That's almost as much history on my reading of this as there is book, lol. And just about as interesting. I gave it 3 stars.

[Lisa Kay]

Oh, that one was painful to read, Cathie, despite how well Ms. Rowling writes.

[Cathie]

It's not bad, in my opinion, it's just depressing. It's like reading Peyton Place; everyone has secrets and these secrets are scrutinized under a magnifying glass. It's about mundane life and petty resentments and not so petty non-caring of other people's lives. It is not a fantasy novel, which seems to have dummied us down in the last few years. A different pace. It's a very good study in relationships and no man is an island thought.

[Sara]

Well, I just finished reading and , I don't think it counts as a picture book because it has only a cople of pictures here and there, but if I'm wrong I'll remove it.

They were both pretty good, What's Left of Me was amazing and I gave it five stars, and I gave Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror four stars because it wasn't as creepy as I expected it to be, but it was a good read nonetheless. :)

ALso they're both white covers, kind of.

[Fairlee]

Finished Crime of Privilage which has a white cover.

[Phyllis]

I just finished a book with a white cover. The Boy No One Loved by Casey Watson.

[★ gwiz ★]

Here are my White Covers that I read this week.



✔Joy in the Morning - Betty Smith 5★'s (Feb 26, 2013) 288 pgs

✔Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 5★'s (Feb 28, 2013) 240 pgs

✔ Enchanted, Inc. - Enchanted, Inc 01 - Shanna Swendson 5★'s (Mar 2, 2013) 308 pgs

✔Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne 5★'s (Feb , 2013)

Read Winnie the Pooh for my Top 100 books in the 20th century. You might not count it towards the group read. It does have pictures but not as many or as big as I thought they would be. But It does have a white cover :D

[★ gwiz ★]

Are there going to be any mini challenges this month? It's ok if there isnt going to be. Just setting up this months reads :D

[✿Claire✿]

Just finished - A Class Apart, Amazon says 202 pages long. It was quite good, looking forward to reading the next in the series.

[Lisa Kay]

★ gwendolyn ★ wrote: "Are there going to be any mini challenges this month? It's ok if there isnt going to be. Just setting up this months reads :D"

Any suggestions for challenges, ★Gwendolyn Kay★? Green books and "set in Ireland" are pretty common, but I was thinking of "Only those books you've read for challenges - excluding this one, of course."

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Update -

Team A:1104
Team B:1158
Team C:1210
Team D:1091

[Cathie]

Woohoo!! Look at us go! Great reading team!

[Melanie]

Yes!! We got the lead back!! Go team!!! :D

[Melanie]

Finished yesterday: "Grave Consequences" by Lisa T. Bergren. Loved it!! :)

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Barbara ★ wrote: "I tried to read but it is so incredibly boring that I gave up at page 75. Sounded interesting and it's set in my favorite spot on earth...Australia but I jus..."

Well you know my theory Barb...why continue on with a book that you don't like when YOU KNOW there are more books out there waiting for you that you will like. Years ago I would NEVER not finish a book no matter how bad they were....BUT now I have no problem putting a book on the DNF lol. Too many GOOD books and not enough time to read them if I'm wasting it on a bad book.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Aneeqah wrote: "Hello lovelies! How is the reading going?

@Robin- Don't worry if you're a bit behind with your challenge, I am as well! ;) We bot still have plenty of time to catch up. =)

@Barbara- I'm sorry tha..."

Hi Aneeqah!!! Thanks for the encouragement...I really need it especially when I'm used to be being at least 3-7 books ahead of schedule. My reading time has been cut drastically and it's KILLING me LOL

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Claire wrote: "Don't worry Robin, I read 37 books that counted in January and only 12 books in total in February!!"

Thanks Claire!! Isn't it weird how one month we just "blast it out of the water" and the next month "we are on a downward slide" LOL I think I'm going to blame it all on February being a short month ☺ **thinks a lame excuse like mine is better than no excuse at all** LMBO!!!!!

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Red Solo Cup wrote: "I haven't read that one yet, everyone says it's really bad so I don't know"

I haven't read it yet either for the same reason. I bought a used copy of it for $1 at the Goodwill in January and have been keeping it on the back burner just in case I decide to read it later ☺

[✿Claire✿]

♥Robin ♥ wrote: "Claire wrote: "Don't worry Robin, I read 37 books that counted in January and only 12 books in total in February!!"

Thanks Claire!! Isn't it weird how one month we just "blast it out of the water"..."

That's not a lame excuse, it's a perfectly reasonable one and also explains how it's March and I'm 3 weeks into a 22 week lab project with nothing to show for it!!

[Cathie]

Wow, $1! What a difference a little time makes. I bought a copy the first day it came out and it cost me over $40 Canadian (translated = $40 U.S.). I was determined I was going to read it after paying that price!

Like I said, it's not a bad book. J.K. Rowling is a gifted writer. It is definitely not Harry Potter and I think everyone wouldn't let her out of that box in order to read just a normal novel about day to day life in a small town that has a "projects" area in it's boundaries. ~ It's a shame, actually, because when most people realized this book wasn't about magic, fantasy, etc., they decided they didn't like it.

[Lisa Kay]

FYI, ★Gwendolyn Kay★: has NOT been "tagged" for your "nbrc-tower" bookshelf, so it doesn't show under your "view books."

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Lisa Kay wrote: "★ gwendolyn ★ wrote: "Are there going to be any mini challenges this month? It's ok if there isnt going to be. Just setting up this months reads :D"

Any suggestions for challenges, ★Gwendolyn Kay..."

I like those ideas LK....especially the one of "books for other challenges"

Other ideas for March themes besides green and Ireland could be:
1.luck
2. time change(since we do spring forward an hour on March 10...hint hint time travel books)
3. in like a lion out like a lamb (animal on cover)
4. March is usually windy so generally a good time to fly kites(bright colored cover/diamond shape on cover)
5. the month of March is Women's History Month(strong female character or book about a notable woman in history)
6.the Girlscouts were founded in March 1912(book with a character who bakes,cooks,works with girls...or even has food on cover because they are known for their cookies)
7. March used to be the first month of the year ( hint hint....first book of a series or 3rd book in a series since it's now the 3rd month of the year)
8.the Anglo Saxons used to call March Hylad monath (Stormy month) or Hraed month (Rugged month)...hint hint stormy/rainy cover or "RUGGED" man on cover LOL

[Lisa Kay]

Cathie wrote: "I think everyone wouldn't let her out of that box in order to read just a normal novel..."

I was willing to let her out of that box. I think she is a wonderful writer. I like it when an author tries another genre. However, that book was very, very depressing. Abysmal, even. I understand that she was doing a social commentary, but it was just too much. No hope in it - at all.

[Lisa Kay]

"C Us Win" - Team C's Mini Color Challenge for February

Here we go! Join in for one week, two weeks, or all - or none - of them. As long as something that color on the cover catches your eye.

Valentine's Day Colors!

WEEK			COLOR	 listopia	zzcover bookshelves
Jan. 27-Feb. 02		Blue 	 Blue 		B★'s or LK's
Feb. 03-Feb. 09		Pink 	 Pink 	B★'s or LK's
Feb. 10-Feb. 16		Red 	 Red 	 	B★'s or LK's
Feb. 17-Feb. 23		Purple Purple 	B★'s or LK's
Feb. 24-Mar. 02		White 	 White 	B★'s or LK's

bold = Current Week
B★'s = Barbara★'s bookshelves (eclectic taste)
LK's = Lisa Kay's bookshelves (majority romance & mystery)

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[Lisa Kay]

♥Robin ♥ wrote: "Other ideas for March themes..."

Oh, I LOVE all of those, ♥Robin♥! Let me revamp it slightly, and re-post it with pictures. I'm going to call it ♥Robin's♥ March C Us Win Challenge. ☺

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Lisa Kay wrote: "♥Robin ♥ wrote: "Other ideas for March themes..."

Oh, I LOVE all of those, ♥Robin♥! Let me revamp it slightly, and re-post it with pictures. I'm going to call it ♥Robin's♥ March C Us Win Challen..."

Thanks LK!! Go ahead and revamp it however you want/use which ever ones you want ☺☺...those were just some quick ideas I came up with LOL

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Just had another idea....for some of us(like me) our snow is melting away and we are seeing bright sun-shining days so you could use snowy or sunny/spring like covers ☺

[Cathie]

Very true LisaKay, it was depressing.

I found it very interesting that in many interviews, Rowling states that she felt she "had to write" this book and that it's very personal to her. Did you know that several characters and experiences in the book are attributed to her life. For example, Howard Mollinson and Simon Price are a mash-up of her estranged real-life father; Gavin is her first husband and Kay Bawden is herself, a young, single J.K.

I think, after having heard/read those tidbits, I read the book, just for curiousity's sake.

Some things in life are just hopeless. I did like the way she wrapped it up in the end; some people changing, moving on, others not and never would.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Cathie wrote: "Wow, $1! What a difference a little time makes. I bought a copy the first day it came out and it cost me over $40 Canadian (translated = $40 U.S.). I was determined I was going to read it after ..."

OH MY...yes what a difference a little time makes. I can't recall EVER paying that much for a book but if I did, like you, I would be determined to read it!!!!

ETA: You have really peaked my curiousity now sharing those little tidbits of info....thinking maybe I should move the book up the mountain a little ways ☺

[Cathie]

Robin, just read it slowly, probably best taken between other light less serious reads, a little bit at a time :-).

Holy cow dung! ~ I got on the mini challenge board with 2 book covers ~ how did that happen! lol. Yipee!! See what happens when I don't even know what I'm doing, lol.

[✿Claire✿]

♥Robin ♥ wrote: "Just had another idea....for some of us(like me) our snow is melting away and we are seeing bright sun-shining days so you could use snowy or sunny/spring like covers ☺"
That's true over here too Robin, last weekend we had a good bit of snow and yesterday I was on a 12 hour shift wearing a t-shirt (ok, 2 t-shirts and a vest but...) for at least 10 hours of it rather than the fleece jacket I normally had to wear, it was lovely. And the sun was shining (doesn't happen much in the North-East) so it made being out dawn to dusk worthwhile :)

[Phyllis]

Cathie wrote: "Hi Lisa Kay ~ I liked The Name of the Wind. I gave it 4 stars, only because there were so many questions left unanswered. I don't like it when an author only writes part of story, making you have ..."

I like reading a series of book. Example I read all 12 or 13 in Debbie Mccomber's Cedar Cove Series and Karen Kingsbury's Baxter family. I don't like what seems to very popular now, and I am not sure what they call them. But they sell for 99 cents or $1.99 but they are only a few chapters and ususally only less than a hundred or hundred and fifty pages and there are many in a series. You end up paying more than you would for a regular noval. I refuse to do it. Oh, well that is just my opinion.

[Lisa Kay]

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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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[Lisa Kay]

Cathie wrote: "Holy cow dung! ~ I got on the mini challenge board with 2 book covers ~ how did that happen! lol."

☺

[Lisa Kay]

Phyllis wrote: "You end up paying more than you would for a regular novel."

Excellent point, Phyllis!

[Lisa Kay]

Cathie wrote: "Did you know that several characters and experiences in the book are attributed to her life."

That is very interesting, Cathie.

[Lisa Kay]

♥Robin ♥ wrote: "...if I did, like you, I would be determined to read it!!!!"

Well, I bought both the audio and the hardback versions. Never again.

[Cathie]

Wow, Lisa Kay, that really was a financial commitment! I don't think I would have liked listening to it on Audio at all ~ like you said, too depressing.

[Lisa Kay]

It was a BIG financial commitment, Cathie. But I was doing the NBRC/BOM thread. Plus, I thought I would lend it out to my friends. Instead, I don't even have to heart to offer it to them. Or if I do, they are not interested. **sigh**