#5 Two-Month Reading Challenge (June 1 - July 31)

[Trinity]

A lot of my friends are doing this challenge too! :) They just aren't doing #5.

[Gisbelle]

Niamh wrote: "How come this isn't a challenge on the group's main page?"

Because there are so many things to do in the group, especially at the beginning of the month. I'm creating one now.

[Valerie]

I'm so in!!!

[Valerie]

Possibilities:

1. New Release: Linked by Imogen Howson or PODs by Michelle K. Pickett
2. June & July: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
3. Father's Day: Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley or My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron
4. Summer Solstice: It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
5. Gay Pride: Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez or Crush by Carrie Mac
6. Aquarium Month: Surface by Tiffany Daune or Going Under by Georgia Cates
7. Canada Day: Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson or The Uninvited by Tim Wynne
8. World UFO Day: The Empire by Elizabeth Lang or The Host by Stephanie Meyer
9. Fourth of July: Prophecy by Ellen Oh or Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston
10. Embrace Your Geekness: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson or Shadow Game by Christine Feehan

[Gisbelle]

I hope you enjoy this challenge Valerie! Good luck!

[Vicki]

0/10


1. New Release: One Tiny Lie or Losing Hope
3. Father's Day: Jo Joe
4. Summer Solstice: That Summer
5. Gay Pride: City of Bones
6. Aquarium Month The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
7. Canada Day: The Gathering
8. World UFO Day: Sapphique 6/10
9. Fourth of July:
10. Embrace Your Geekness

[Becky]

I finished "of Poseidon" this morning! WOW! so 1 down!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

woohoo Becky! Congrats! you are one closer than me! LOL! I'm normally 1/2 finished by now but I haven't even started! :D

Of Poseidon was a great book to start with too. is the narrator of the audio good? I'm probably going to do book 2 as an audio

[Angela]

Repost:

Finished: 3/10

1. New Release: read a book released in either June or July. In case the book is not available for you, you can substitute by choosing any book released in 2013.
2. June & July: Golden by Jessi Kirby 6/2
3. Father's Day (June 16): Going Vintage 6/6
4. Summer Solstice (June 21): Five Summers
5. Gay Pride Month (June): Every Day 6/1
6. Aquarium Month (June): read a book with a person under the water on the cover or underwater theme (mermaid...)
7. Canada Day (July 1): read a book written by a Canadian author or set in Canada
8. World UFO Day (July 2): 1984
9. Fourth of July (July 4): Level 2
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13): The Summer I Became a Nerd

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

woohoo!! Go Angela!

[Angela]

Thanks, Trisha. (: When are you starting?

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

um....hopefully in a few days. I have back to back multiple buddy reads...until I can get through some of the bigger books in there, I won't be able to even start :(

I'm excited for my books though!

I can't wait to see what you think of level 2 too! I have that and just haven't managed to get to it yet! Looks so good though!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

oh, lol, correction, I might start one book tonight! :D WOOHOO!

[Kathy]

Trisha wrote: "woohoo Becky! Congrats! you are one closer than me! LOL! I'm normally 1/2 finished by now but I haven't even started! :D

Of Poseidon was a great book to start with too. is the narrator of the audi..."

I really liked it too! We should buddy read !!! :)

[Trinity]

I'm doing really good on this challenge :D

[Angela]

Trisha wrote: "um....hopefully in a few days. I have back to back multiple buddy reads...until I can get through some of the bigger books in there, I won't be able to even start :(

I'm excited for my books thoug..."

I heard a lot of mixed reviews on Level 2. I hope I like it. (:

[Angela]

Trisha wrote: "oh, lol, correction, I might start one book tonight! :D WOOHOO!"

Yay! :D

[Becky]

Kathy wrote: "Trisha wrote: "woohoo Becky! Congrats! you are one closer than me! LOL! I'm normally 1/2 finished by now but I haven't even started! :D

Of Poseidon was a great book to start with too. is the narra..."

@Kathy - just tell me when!!!! Holy moly I was like, are you serious? THAT's how you're ending the book???

Pick a date and we can go from there!

[Becky]

Trisha wrote: "woohoo Becky! Congrats! you are one closer than me! LOL! I'm normally 1/2 finished by now but I haven't even started! :D

Of Poseidon was a great book to start with too. is the narrator of the audi..."

Trisha, at first she bugged me but it got much better and she did a good job with differentiating the characters voices. I got the audio book for free, so I wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth, lol!

[Kathy]

Becky (Indiana) wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Trisha wrote: "woohoo Becky! Congrats! you are one closer than me! LOL! I'm normally 1/2 finished by now but I haven't even started! :D

Of Poseidon was a great book to start with too..."

I know!!! The ending was like Wha!!!!! lol

It will have to be July cause June is so full!! Is that ok?

7/15 maybe? My kids will be at church camp that week! I'll have the house to myself during the day of course for a full 5 days!! lol :)

[Becky]

Kathy wrote: "Becky (Indiana) wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Trisha wrote: "woohoo Becky! Congrats! you are one closer than me! LOL! I'm normally 1/2 finished by now but I haven't even started! :D

Of Poseidon was a grea..."

7/15 sounds fantastic! I'll pencil you in, lol, and if that changes let me know. Can you make the thread? If not I'll try to remember tonight!

[Kathy]

Becky (Indiana) wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Becky (Indiana) wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Trisha wrote: "woohoo Becky! Congrats! you are one closer than me! LOL! I'm normally 1/2 finished by now but I haven't even started! :D

Of Posei..."

Awesome!! I'll do it now and post the link on the buddy read thread! :)

[Becky]

Ty Kathy!!! :-)

[Kathy]

Becky (Indiana) wrote: "Ty Kathy!!! :-)"

You're welcome!! :)

[Mickslibrarian]

1/10

1. New Release:
2. June and July: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce June 6
3. Father's Day:
4: Summer Solstice:
5. Gay Pride Month:
6. Aquarium Month:
7. Canada Day:
8: World UFO Day:
9: Fourth of July:
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day:

[Trinity]

1. New Release-Altered
2. June & July- The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
3. Father's Day- Unravel Me
4. Summer Solstice- A Midsummer's Night Dream
5. City of Ashes
6. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
7. Dark Inside
8. Parallel
9. Heart to Heart
10. Shelter

[Samantha]

1. New Release:
2. June & July:
3. Father's Day (June 16):
4. Summer Solstice (June 21):
5. Gay Pride Month (June):
6. Aquarium Month (June):
7. Canada Day (July 1):
8. World UFO Day (July 2):
9. Fourth of July (July 4):
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13):

[[deleted user]]

I'm in!

1. New Release: Joyland 6/11 5*
2. June and July: The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery 7/7 3*
3. Father's Day: Dance of Shadows 6/20 4*
4: Summer Solstice: Summerland 7/28 4*
5. Gay Pride Month:
6. Aquarium Month:
Ten Tiny Breaths 7/31 5*
7. Canada Day:
8: World UFO Day: Doctor Who: Magic of the Angels 7/7 5*
9: Fourth of July: Cinder 7/3 5*
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day:

[Catastrophe]

Yay! I'm done :)

10/10

Start date: June 1, 2013
Finish date:June 10, 2013

1. New Release: 6/8 4 stars

2. June & July: . 6/4 4 stars

3. Father's Day: (N-Noel) 6/5 4 stars

4. Summer Solstice: 6/3 3 stars

5. Gay Pride Month: 6/4 4stars

6. Aquarium Month: 6/9 3 stars

7. Canada Day: 6/7 4 stars

8. World UFO Day: 6/9 3 stars

9. Independence Day: 6/6 3 stars

10. Embrace Your Geekness Day: 6/2 5 stars

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay! Congrats Abbie!!!!

[Mandiann]

Sign me up!

8/10

1. New Release:How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True (7/20)
2. June and July:The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (6/15)
3. Father's Day:Bumped Bill (6/17)
4: Summer Solstice:That Summer (6/9)
5. Gay Pride Month:Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
6. Aquarium Month:Mermother: An Account of What Happened in the Sea
7. Canada Day:Anna Dressed in Blood(7/6)
8: World UFO Day:Logan's Run (7/7)
9: Fourth of July: (6/12)
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day:The Summer I Became a Nerd (6/23)

[Catastrophe]

Trisha wrote: "Yay! Congrats Abbie!!!!"

Thanks Trisha! I had to finish the challenge asap because it's back to school week! :)

[Katherine]

Wow that was fast! Congrats Abbie!!!

[Catastrophe]

Katherine wrote: "Wow that was fast! Congrats Abbie!!!"

Thanks Katherine! :)

[Mickslibrarian]

2/10

1. New Release:
2. June and July: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce June 6
3. Father's Day:
4: Summer Solstice:
5. Gay Pride Month:
6. Aquarium Month:
7. Canada Day:
8: World UFO Day:
9: Fourth of July: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald June 9
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day:

[Angela]

Abbie wrote: "Yay! I'm done :)

10/10

Start date: June 1, 2013
Finish date:June 10, 2013

1. New Release: 6/8 4 stars

2. June & July: .[bookcover:See You at Harry's|1238..."

Congrats!!

[Catastrophe]

Thank you Angela :)

[Angela]

Repost:

Finished: 4/10

1. New Release:
2. June & July: Golden by Jessi Kirby 6/2
3. Father's Day (June 16): Going Vintage 6/6
4. Summer Solstice (June 21): Five Summers 6/11
5. Gay Pride Month (June): Every Day 6/1
6. Aquarium Month (June):
7. Canada Day (July 1):
8. World UFO Day (July 2):
9. Fourth of July (July 4): Level 2
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13): The Summer I Became a Nerd

[Mickslibrarian]

3/10

1. New Release:
2. June and July: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce June 6
3. Father's Day:
4: Summer Solstice:
5. Gay Pride Month:
6. Aquarium Month:
7. Canada Day:
8: World UFO Day: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde June 17
9: Fourth of July: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald June 9
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day:

[Angela]

Repost:

Finished: 5/10

1. New Release: The Moon and More
2. June & July: Golden by Jessi Kirby 6/2
3. Father's Day (June 16): Going Vintage 6/6
4. Summer Solstice (June 21): Five Summers 6/11
5. Gay Pride Month (June): Every Day 6/1
6. Aquarium Month (June):
7. Canada Day (July 1):
8. World UFO Day (July 2):
9. Fourth of July (July 4): Level 2 6/16
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13): The Summer I Became a Nerd

[Birdie]

Repost
9/10

1. New Release: Born Of Illusion 7/6, 5 stars
2. June & July: Spider's Bite 7/14 4 stars
3. Father's Day (June 16): Chosen at Nightfall 6/7, 4 stars
4. Summer Solstice (June 21): Twenty Boy Summer 7/1, 4 stars
5. Gay Pride Month (June): Paper Towns 7/16 (5 stars)
6. Aquarium Month (June): Of Poseidon 7/8 (3 stars)
7. Canada Day (July 1): Anna Dressed in Blood 7/10 (3 stars)
8. World UFO Day (July 2): The Girl in the Clockwork Collar
9. Independence Day (July 4): Black City 6/21, 3 stars
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13): Bitter Blood 6/27 (5 stars)

[Gisbelle]

You guys have been doing great so far! Good luck!

[Sami]

Start date: June 1st
Completed

1. New Release (2013) : Altered 6/6 4*
2. June & July: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson 17/6 4*
3. Father's Day (June 16): (A) A Room Swept White 5/6 3*
4. Summer Solstice (June 21): That Summer 12/9 3*
7. Canada Day (July 1): Anne of Green Gables 13/8 4*
8. World UFO Day (July 2): The Visitor 14/6 4*
9. Fourth of July (July 4): Open House 21/6 5*
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13): Tightrope 4* 3/6

Goal: 8
Completed: 8

[Jessica]

I have done 8/10.

1. New Release:
Finished:
Rating:

2. June & July: Calico Joe by John Grisham
Finished: June 23rd
Rating : 3/5 stars

3. Father's Day (June 16): (C) Come Thirsty: No Heart Too Dry for His Touch
Finished: July 11, 2013
Rating: 5/5

4. Summer Solstice (June 21): The Summer I Turned Pretty
Finished: July 9, 2013
Rating: 2/5

5. Gay Pride Month (June): City of Bones
Finished: July 30, 2013
Rating: 4/5

6. Aquarium Month (June):
Finished:
Rating:

7. Canada Day (July 1): The Gathering
Finished: July 10, 2013
Rating: 5/5

8. World UFO Day (July 2): The Maze Runner
Finished:July 6th
Rating:4/5

9. Fourth of July (July 4):Divergent
Finished: July 19, 2013
Rating: 5/5

10. Embrace Your Geekness Day: The Summer I Became a Nerd
Finished: June 6th
Rating: 5/5 stars

[Josh]

This looks fun! I already read some that fits into some of the challenges already! =D

1. New Release: 6/11
2. June & July:
3. Father's Day (June 16):
4. Summer Solstice (June 21):
5. Gay Pride Month (June):
6. Aquarium Month (June):
7. Canada Day (July 1):
8. World UFO Day (July 2): 6/6
9. Fourth of July (July 4): Curently Reading
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13): 6/26

[Trinity]

1. New Release: Altered

2. June & July: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

3. Father's Day:

4. Summer Solstice: A Midsummer Night's Dream

5. Gay Pride Month: City of Ashes

6. Aquarium Month: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

7. Canada Day: Dark Inside

8. World UFO Day: The 5th Wave

9. Fourth of July:

10. Embrace Your Geekness Day:

[Becky]

And, yay Trinity, you and I start City of Ashes today, so we'll both be able to cross that off our lists!

[Trinity]

Yay! :-)

[Mickslibrarian]

4/10

1. New Release:
2. June and July: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce June 6
3. Father's Day:
4: Summer Solstice:
5. Gay Pride Month: Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader by Cassandra Clare June 24
6. Aquarium Month:
7. Canada Day:
8: World UFO Day: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde June 17
9: Fourth of July: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald June 9
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day:

[Christie]

1. New Release:
2. June & July: It's Not Summer Without You 7/5
3. Father's Day (June 16):
4. Summer Solstice (June 21):The Summer I Turned Pretty 7/4
5. Gay Pride Month (June): Out of the Pocket 6/29
6. Aquarium Month (June):
7. Canada Day (July 1): The Rising 7/28
8. World UFO Day (July 2):
9. Independence Day (July 4):
10. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13):