Round II - Tower Teams Read-a-Thon

[Sonia]

Cathie wrote: "Sonia, I love your mini story about #2 Behind Enemy Lines...anything with a hobbit and fairie is grand :-)"

Thanks Cathie :o)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Behind Enemy Lines
team moonstone

Since red is my favorite color, I checked out Suzanne's shelves from Radically Red and found a book with a pretty red cover.

[Lisa Kay]

Moved my last five responses to new thread .

Leaving this for posting page counts - or whatever.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

❀Tea❀ wrote: "Mini-Challenge #2: Behind Enemy Lines

Since I've been discovered on my previous sneaking attempts, this time I've decided to go openly.
I've opened the door of our Hobbit Hole and stepped outside...."

What fun to read!

HEy, you think we'd leave any baked goods lying around for interlopers? Hmph, I think not!

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Sonia wrote: "Mini-Challenge #2: Behind Enemy Lines

Stealth is not my main quality, I mean, if I applied for a spy job I'll be dead before leaving the spy academy.

But I know people that knows people, so Adri..."

Very cute and creative, Sonia! I love that Tea played along after yours.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges wrote: "
Read-a-Thon Updates


1. New thread on the sister group for the team captains read-a-thon updates here

2. Team updates don't need to be done on a daily basis. However, on the last days of the r..."

Duly noted on all counts. *salute*

[Lára]

Team Lára, that plays just for fun and not for points will read:



Freestyle theme, page goal: 2000
Alternate books:

[Steven]

Lara IS, I see two Sookie Stackhouse books! I'm reading those this year too. Read the first two already, but taking a break while I do the read-a-thon. :)

[Sonia]

Steven wrote: "Lara IS, I see two Sookie Stackhouse books! I'm reading those this year too. Read the first two already, but taking a break while I do the read-a-thon. :)"

I love the Sookie Stackhouse books. It was my first urban-fantasy series (not counting with Harry Potter, of course)

The last one is due to come out May 7th, just in time for the RaT and books in uniforms theme :o)

My favorite Charlaine Harris series so far is the Harper Connelly one - Harper is a girl that after being hit by a lightning at age 16 she develop the ability to sense the deceased and revive the last moments before their death.

First 2 books are good, last 2 are amazing!!!!

:o)

[Sonia]

I forgot to add that audio format is the best way of reading Charlaine Harris series.

I've tried Sookie Stackhouse, Harper Connelly and Aurora Teagarden (a cozy mystery series) and they have amazing narrators.

[Steven]

I have the Harper Connellys too I think. I'm not sure. I have the Aurora Teagarden ones but am not sure when I'll get to those as they don't strike my fancy enough to push up past my already long to-read list. :)

[Sonia]

Aurora's books are good, but pale in comparison with the other series.
Harper's are an entirely different business. Read them. NOW.
*giggles*

[Steven]

If I have them, I'll start them once Sookie's finished. Of course, I'm starting like 50 series right now haha.

[Sonia]

I have a read-the-next-in-series shelf with ‎56 books and a new-series shelf with 96

I don't think I read stand alones anymore :o)

[Steven]

Haha, I'm right there with you. I finally went through this past week and added two shelves: "First book in a series to read" and "next up in a series" :)

[Sonia]

I'm a series fan.

I also prefer tv series to movies :o)

[Steven]

ME TOO!!!!

I want to get invested in the characters. Movies and standalones just don't give me enough of them :D

Don't get me started on TV... I watch WAY TOO MUCH.

[Mary X]

I liked the Harper Connelly books the least of Charlaine Harris' series.

[Marla]

Mini-Challenge #1 Green with Envy!
Member of Team Wild Blue Yonder

[Marla]

Mini Challenge #2:"Behind the enemy lines"
Member of Team Wild Blue Yonder

Stalked:
Team: Leather Jacket Black
Team member: Pigletto
Book:
Reason: Both rated it 4 stars and it is hard to find anyone who doesn't give these books 5 stars.

[Logan]

Steven, Barb, and Lisa Kay - I know I'm late to the party but I had to pipe up and echo Steven's love for James Rollins' Sigma Force series. I recommend them to everyone who will listen and I just adored the superdog Kane in the most recent one. Love love love that series!

[Lisa Kay]

Pretty green cover, Marla!

[Lisa Kay]

Good to know, Logan!

[Steven]

Yay Logan!!! Another Rollinite! ;)))

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

UPDATE

Every team member can still can join the Read-a-Thon till May, 8th.

All books read since May 1st will count for the page goal.

[Lára]

Team Lára´s done with three books (two books from main and one from alternate shelf)!

938 pages of 2000

original post

[Barb]

Sonia wrote: "I have a read-the-next-in-series shelf with ‎56 books and a new-series shelf with 96

I don't think I read stand alones anymore :o)"

My series-next shelf is down to 77 books, and my series-first shelf has over 200 unread books. I'm with you, Sonia, I'm addicted to series!

[Steven]

I'm right there with Barb and Sonia.

I'm a series-whore apparently! AND I'm a rereader... which means I read entire series over and over hahaha

[Sonia]

Steven wrote: "I'm right there with Barb and Sonia.

I'm a series-whore apparently! AND I'm a rereader... which means I read entire series over and over hahaha"

I'm sooo like this. Ask my sister how many times I re-read the first 4 Harry Potter books - she even got mad at me because of that.

[Steven]

:) We just enjoy a story and a world and its inhabitants so much that we must go back for visits!

[Sonia]

Exactly!

Plus the first HP book is so cute I can't resist it!

[Steven]

I prefered the last four to the first three :P

[Eni]

blashphemy steven! lupin and sirius are the best characters in the books! hail to book 3!

[Steven]

Haha, perhaps. But they show up in other books as well, you know. ;)

[Eni]

yeah but sadly lupin doesn't show up enough :(

[Steven]

I'm ambivalent towards him.

*braces himself for physical violence*

[Eni]

psshhh i don't need anyone else to like him! i'm enough and all he needs!

[Lisa Kay]

**hee hee**

[❀Tea❀]

I agree. Remus (& Sirius) don't get enough time/pages in later books. And they especially don't deserve what happened to them.

[Steven]

You and Nymphadora Tonks, that is!

[Eni]

ikr Tea? but then again i mean.. it's supposed to be an epic tale..but not exactly a fairy tale. The way the HP world is built is to make us believe this is all real, and this is all possible. So sadly, a few loved characters do not get to have a happy ever after ending.

you take that back steven! you take that back right now! he's all mine! *pif* him and mr riddick!

[Sonia]

*steps in front of Steven*

Eni, don't hurt him. I need the RaT's updates from MangoTango

[Steven]

Perhaps they don't receive a happy ending, but they willingly sacrificed for a cause that won out... so they're happy somewhere :)

You can have him. I'm sure Tonks will share? X)

[Steven]

Haha, Sonia, it's okay. I have my wand (that I got at Hogwarts in Orlando!) and I know PROTEGO! :D

[Eni]

*pif*

i actually didn't rly like tonks.. not the book one and certainly not the movie one.. thought she was kinda.. meh

wait.. you have a wand? =O T_T

[Sonia]

As long as you don't hurt her either, I'll let you play :-)

[Sonia]

to Eni: I hold him and you take the wand

[Eni]

i agree with this plan =D

[Steven]

Yes, I have a wand. :) I chose....errr... Hermione's wand chose me! X)

I went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Florida last month. First vacation in years. Totally worth it.

Hogwarts. Three Broomsticks. Hogsmead. Great Feast. Wands. Ollivanders. it was.... AMAZING.

[Sonia]

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