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Tower Team D: Dangerously Determined to Devour All Books
Woohoo 500!! 100 books in 5 days WOW
Yeah Team!!! So excited we passed 500!! @Jane - so excited for you and you to get to pick the theme of the next mini challenge which will start on Wed February 6th. I will PM you to talk about it. February is going to be a great month!!
Finished listening to the audiobook
. Excellent. I would recommend.
It sounds so wonderful, Gayle. I'm definitely recommending it to my mom. She loves audiobooks and she loves books and movies with sad endings. She hates HEA!! I think I was adopted!!
I am desperately trying to finish up my last two books for this month. I had to ditch another book because it was just not well written. Yuck. Oh well. But life is getting in the way of me reading today. But the two I'm reading are
and
.Very different books!
Attention Please!! Hi Everyone!
Since the mini-challenges were a hoot, we've decided to expand the party! So for each month, there will be a theme running for most of it. Just read a book that fits the rules for that month and you're done. But don't worry - there will still be mini-challenges running too without any change. To spice things up a bit, we have devised a point system.
1. Each book you read for the monthly or mini-challenge will get one point.
2. If it meets both the monthly and the on-going mini-challenge requirement, then the book will get TWO points.
We will keep records of the books and the totals will be posted at the end of the challenge period. The winner will get to decide the next month's challenge.
Note: Winners of the mini-challenge will decide the next mini-challenge. There is no change to this.
FEBRUARY MONTHLY CHALLENGE
WHEN: February 1 - February 24
WHAT: In honour of Valentine's Day, for the month of February, read Romance books
RULES:
1. The book should be shelved as romance by at least 10 people. To check this, go to the book page. In the right-hand side, there will be a section called Genres. Just click on it and it will show up all the shelves for this book. For an image, click the spoiler. (view spoiler)
2. Book should be read between Feb 1 and 24 and meet the Tower Team Challenge requirements i.e page count >170
3. Participants in this month-long challenge, please post the book in the thread. If it ties in with any mini-challenge, it has to be stated explicitly. (It makes work easier for us mods)
Happy Reading!
Finished
yesterday, too late for a red book.I'm just cursed, I'm not really loving new books I've picked up, after finishing 2 other so-so and 1 decent book. Sigh.
But I've got some good ones just in from the library, so I've gotta slog through and finish a couple in progress to get to the good stuff. Just keep
I hope you find some better books, Marla!! Life's too short to waste time on bad books!! Great job on posting the February Challenge, Vi!!! I'm so excited and have all my Romance books lined up!!
Leslie wrote: "I hope you find some better books, Marla!! Life's too short to waste time on bad books!! Great job on posting the February Challenge, Vi!!! I'm so excited and have all my Romance books lined up!!"
Thanks for the sympathy, Leslie! Unfortunately, I am fanatical about finishing every book I start, so I try to have a good mix of quick reads and slower reads going at the same time. Unfortunately, I've been doing a poor job at choosing my fun, quick reads.
Marla, I used to be the same way until I saw a quote on a Starbucks Cup about reading to a certain page number based on your age. In doing a quick google search, it appears to have been written by Nancy Pearl - here's her thoughts on the matter:Nancy Pearl's Rule of 50 for dropping a bad book
I've realized that there are always more books out there to move onto. The only rule where I have to finish is if I've spent money on it. Hope you enjoyed the article!
Rebecca wrote: "Marla, I used to be the same way until I saw a quote on a Starbucks Cup about reading to a certain page number based on your age. In doing a quick google search, it appears to have been written by..."I LOVED the article Rebecca!!! Thanks. I don't know if I can do it, but I will consider it. And I do like the rule of 50, except it seems to me that longer 1st books usually need 100 pages to hit their stride. I hesitate to read books that I'm wary of due to content or length, but this would free me from the commitment. Hmmm...it definitely gives me something to ponder!
I am so glad you liked the article! When I know that people are struggling with a book I tell them about that rule and then promptly list a few of the good books I've read recently. Let me know how successful you are!And for those longer books, I'll allow you to reach 100 pages but not 101 :)
@ LeslieI love J.A. Jance and J.P. Beaumont. Hope you enjoy.
Had a big pickup at the library this week. Up next:
The Husband List is really outside my normal genre but I'm willing to give it a try.
You know - seeing all the covers here makes me glad I have a 3 week check out at my library :)
@Gayle - I got this a while ago for my nook on one of their Free Fridays. I've heard such good things about this author but never got around to reading it. It's good!@Rebecca - great lineup of books!! I love 3 week checkouts! And Janet Evanovich is always good for a chuckle. And the one about introverts sounds really interesting.
February is here and our monthly challenge has begun!! I'm so excited since this is the genre I read the most!! I love romance and HEA (happily ever after)!!Also, I would like to mention that the Superbowl this weekend is in my hometown of New Orleans!! Have a hurricane on me!! It's never to early to have a party when you are in New Orleans! Laissez les bons temps rouler!
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Listening to the audiobook
and reading
. Both are new authors for me.
Hi guys, I am new here.I just finished:
and picked up:
Welcome Anna! I just put Warm Bodies on hold at the library earlier today. It looks really interesting.
@Gayle - I absolutely love Nalini Singh. I just completed her Psy-Changeling series and it was amazing!! I am on the 3rd one of this series. This one is a little more UF. Welcome, Anna!! Happy to have you as part of our group. Everyone seems to be reading Warm Bodies!
I have just started two books:
and
The first one is by an author that I love! She writes very lyrical books that are sort of time travelish. And the other is a new author for me and was recommended by a friend.And I finished
and
I just finished
it was actually better than i expected. So anyone who likes YA books should read this one too :) I'm currently reading
,
,
and
I usually read a lot of books at the same time :P All of them are really good (so far) so i highly recommend them :)
Some really interesting books, Anna! I'm on the 5th one of the Game of Thrones series. I have a love/hate relationship with that series!
Anna wrote: "I just finished it was actually better than i expected. So anyone who likes YA books should read this one too :) I loved The Host - it was so good!
haha I have that same love/hate relationship as Leslie w/Game of Thrones series,lol
I finished Blood Red Road and I gave it 4 stars. The story was great even if sometimes I felt like the book became an RPG game like Zelda or Mario, in a battle came the minions first and then the big boss. The thing I disliked the most was the writing, and I did not care a lot for the characters.I will now begin
.
Mod
Alert! Since we have so many people who have joined the challenge, Team Members who signed up in the early days of the challenge are disappearing from the Home Page. Never fear, your hyperlinks in Post #3 of this thread will still take you to your view books screen.
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January 2013 Determined to Devour All Books Update
I was going through my check today and thought I'd share some fun facts for the month of January.
"Big" Books (over 750 pages):
Read by more than 1 person:
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Really neat and fun facts, Rebecca! Thanks.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Really neat and fun facts, Rebecca! Thanks."Thanks Lisa Kay - it was interesting seeing the same authors and books from different members and I thought I'd share with everyone.
Hi all -- currently reading
, which is an espionage novel, not a romance (much to my surprise) but still a quick read ....and I've just started
, a book I've been picking up and putting down for a couple of years now. It's 760 pages, and I'm on page 12. So far I like: the title; the setting (1890s London); and the way the story begins with action. I'm one of the ones who read
; it's ok but I wasn't impressed. I really liked
and would recommend it (over 10 shelved it as romance, a plus!). I read
in 2011 and thought well of it so I added the rest of Carol Goodman's books to my TBR list.Thanks Rebecca for posting the book frequency list ... I've read several of those books before January 1st, and a couple in January.
Thanks Deedee! Carol Goodman is one of my favorite authors. I'm a little behind in her books but I make sure to pick them up whenever I see them.
I've gotten better about tossing unsuccessful books. I must have heard about the 50 page rule on NPR years ago because that's what I do, although sometimes books don't even make it that far. I've found that I feel more willing to take a chance on new genres and new to me authors if I know that I'm only committing myself to 50 pages if I've chosen a dud.
Re-reads: I rarely do re-reads. That said, I do occasionally re-read books. Here's a list of the ones I've re-read:
And ones on my to-be-reread list:
Loved the stats for the group with all the covers, Rebecca!! Great work.And this is my first time reading Carol Goodman but I really like the book so far.
@Deedee - I actually love re-reads. I don't remember all the little details and I love revisiting characters I love. I have several personal challenges and buddy read challenges going on that involve re-reading a series in order. Because the first time around I often read a series out of order.
Okay, team. Who is going to be reading some great romance novels that I can add to my already groaning TBR!!! I'm so excited!!
And, speaking of tossers, good-bye to
. I found myself unwilling to suspend disbelief to the extent required to continue this novel. Ah, well, I'll start another one tomorrow.
We need to have a toss pile for this group! I'm still working on the two I started yesterday. Both are very good!Happy Reading day, everyone!!
Drew, the month long challenge is here: Message 659We will be starting a mini-challenge later this week (February 6th I think).
Jane if you would like to claim your prize as winner of the last mini challenge, please check you messages.
Andrew wrote: "Where is the thread for the Feb mini-challenge?--DREW"
Welcome to the group Drew!
I'm about halfway through Wallbanger ~ this book is hilarious!! I got the look from people by me at lunch yesterday because I was laughing so hard.Also reading Worth The Weight which is a very sweet romance. I'm almost done.
~Melissa~ wrote: "I'm about halfway through Wallbanger ~ this book is hilarious!! I got the look from people by me at lunch yesterday because I was laughing so hard.Also reading Worth The Weight which is a very swe..."
Thanks so much Melissa, I just looked up the Wallbanger and it looks great. I'm going to give it a try. That's why I love this group so much, I'm being introduced to so many books an authors that I would not have come across on my own!! Also it should count as a romance for the Feb. challenge!! :)
Donna wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "I'm about halfway through Wallbanger ~ this book is hilarious!! I got the look from people by me at lunch yesterday because I was laughing so hard.Also reading Worth The Weight w..."
If you have a nook it is only $4.99 ~ not sure how much on iBook or Kindle. Really is hilarious
Welcome, Drew! We will have a great mini challenge up and ready on Wednesday.And Donna, you are so right. That's what makes this so much fun.
@Melissa - I have heard good things about Wallbanger. I may have to pick it up for my nook.
I've had computer issues this week. :( I haven't been able to get online, so I need to update my bookshelf with the books I've read this week. It's not as fun keeping track of my books without Goodreads! I'm sorry I missed Marguerite's mini-challenge. I have a lot of red covers, too. Oh, well. The February challenge sounds great! Most of my TBR shelf is romance!
Mine, too!! Glad you are back online and on GR!
Finished two books that are shelved as Romance:
and
The first one is first time author for me. Loved the writing and the story was certainly intriguing. But in the end, it left me flat as I didn't like the characters. The second one was beautiful and sweet. I love this author!
At the moment I'm reading an older romance for a challenge
and then I'll be starting
which is a new series by an author that I love.
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Very exciting that we have passed the 500 books.