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The Twelve Towers Challenge
A question: Can children's picture books count for this challenge? If not, I'll need to adjust my plan.
Jen wrote: "A question: Can children's picture books count for this challenge? If not, I'll need to adjust my plan."Let's just say there is unwritten rule for the group that books should have 160 pages to make things more challenging. ☺
That said, it's your challenge and you decide what you want to read. Since nothing is specified here.
In another words I can't say yes or no. Yes because there is nothing in rules about not using them, and no because this is supposed to be reading challenge and those books are not really challenge :)
Up to you. :)
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Let's just say there is unwritten rule for the group that books should have 160 pages to make things more challenging. ☺That said, it's your challenge and you decide what you want to read. Since nothing is..."
Okay, thanks! I was wondering because to be "true" to the Tower requirements, the 12 books I most recently acquired and the 10 random ones from Random.org both include children's picture books. I can swap them out. I was just wondering if I had to be literal. ;-)
EDIT: But I'll swap them out later, once I've completed the other 10 and 9 books for these Towers. I think I'll be able to complete the Towers without the picture books, but you never know! lol
Thank you!
I FINALLY finished off the last few books from this challenge! Just in time! ;)
Jessica (Goldenfurpro) wrote: "I FINALLY finished off the last few books from this challenge! Just in time! ;)"Congratulations! And congratulations to everyone else who has finished their challenge, too!
Jessica (Goldenfurpro) wrote: "I FINALLY finished off the last few books from this challenge! Just in time! ;)"Way to go!
I'm going to drop out of this challenge. There's so many books to read in this one but I may start over once I have completed some of my other challenges. My post was on page 3 message 147.
Finally, finally finished this one. Took me a few weeks longer than my deadline, but it's done.My Post
It's okay, Renee, good luck with your other challenges!Yay, Laila Jane! Congrats
I've been bad at updating my challenge. I need to take a look at my post to update it and see what I'm missing.Congrats, Laila Jane! How exciting! :-)
The Twelve Towers Challenge
First challenge I've entered and I'm excited :)
I'll take it slow : Slow and Steady - up to 5 years
Duration: January 14th 2016 - January 14th 2021
5/78
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
1. Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons
2. Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
3. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
4. Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom
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11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
1. Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 30/1/16
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
6. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
7. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
8. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
9. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
10. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
11. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
1. Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
2. After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
3. Where Futures End by Parker Peevyhouse
4. Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
5. Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor
6. Orchards by Holly Thompson
7. Just One Day by Gayle Forman
8. East by Edith Pattou
9. Sugar by Deirdre Riordan Hall
10. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
1. Captive Prince: Volume Two by C. S. Pacat 17/1/16
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1. The Midnight Heir by Cassandra Clare 17/1/16
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7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
1. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 15/1/16
2. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 19/1/16
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THE TWELVE TOWERS CHALLENGE
No Specified Duration (Started January 21, 2016) | Level: Undecided | 26 of 78 Books Read
THE 12th TOWER | 12 Books Acquired Since Start Date
[ ] 1. Sinful Confessions by Samantha Holt (purchased Jan 23, 2016)
[ ] 2. Tremaine's True Love by Grace Burrowes (purchased June 20, 2016)
[ ] 3. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker (purchased Sep 28, 2016)
[ ] 4. The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin Yoke (purchased Oct 2, 2016)
[ ] 5. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott (purchased Nov 2, 2016)
[ ] 6. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (purchased Nov 2, 2016)
✔ 7. Midnight Wish by Lily Maxton (purchased Nov 16, 2016) — (Dec 2016) ②
[ ] 8. How To Bed A Baron by Christy English (purchased Nov 16, 2016)
[ ] 9. How to Wed a Warrior by Christy English (purchased Nov 16, 2016)
[ ] 10. A Study in Seduction by Nina Rowan (purchased Nov 19, 2016)
[ ] 11. I Wish You Were Mine by Lauren Layne (purchased Nov 20, 2016)
[ ] 12. A Lady Never Lies by Juliana Gray (purchased Nov 26, 2016)
THE 11th TOWER | 11 Books Never Found Time to Get Around To / That Have Been On My Shelves the Longest (Pre-Selected)
[ ] 1. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein (first book ever added to Goodreads on July 30, 2008)
[ ] 2. The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil (#1 on my TBR list for ~5 years)
[ ] 3. 1776 by David McCullough (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 4. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 5. Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 6. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 7. The Prophet by Khalil Gibran (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 8. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 9. I'll Take You There by Joyce Carol Oates (added Aug 11, 2008)
[ ] 10. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown (added Aug 11, 2008)
[ ] 11. The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (added Aug 11, 2008)
THE 10th TOWER | 10 Books Randomly Selected From My Shelves (Pre-Selected using Random.org)
[ ] 1. The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories by Truman Capote (#2555)
[ ] 2. Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout (#3231)
[ ] 3. The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman (#7524)
[ ] 4. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (#1279) 1278 over the edge of the world
[ ] 5. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (#5092)
[ ] 6. The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier (#2453)
[ ] 7. The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (#2745)
[ ] 8. Dreamer by Steven Harper (#6627)
[ ] 9. Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov (#3375)
[ ] 10. Forbidden by Jess Michaels (#8474)
5852 the prince of midnight
68 winning the wallflower
THE 9th TOWER | 9 Books That Are Sequels, Series Continuations, or Spin-Offs
✔ 1. London's Perfect Scoundrel, Lessons in Love, #2 by Suzanne Enoch (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ 2. How to Romance a Rake, Ugly Ducklings, #2 by Manda Collins (Jan 2016) ③
✔ 3. The Devil Takes a Bride, The Cabot Sisters, #2 by Julia London (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ 4. Good Earl Gone Bad, Lords of Anarchy, #2 by Manda Collins (Jan 2016) ③½
✔ 5. The Spinster Bride, Lords and Ladies Series, #4 by Jane Goodger (Jan 2016) ③
✔ 6. Her Wicked Proposal, The Leagues of Rogues, #3 by Lauren Smith (Jan 2016) ③
✔ 7. The Art of Taming a Rake, Legendary Lovers, #4 by Nicole Jordan (Jan 2016) ②
✔ 8. The Improper Bride, Sisters of Scandal, #5 by Lily Maxton (Jan 2016) ⑤+
✔ 9. Enticing Her Unexpected Bridegroom, Lady Lancaster Garden Society, #4 by Catherine Hemmerling (Feb 2016) ②
THE 8th TOWER | 8 Novellas or Short Stories (Can Be Part of an Anthology)
✔ 1. Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye (Feb 2016) ④
✔ 2. Days of Rakes and Roses by Anna Campbell (Feb 2016) ③
✔ 3. The Affair by Lily Maxton (Nov 2016) ③½
✔ 4. The Wager by Lily Maxton (Nov 2016) ④
✔ 5. The Love Match by Lily Maxton (Nov 2016) ④½
✔ 6. Unlovable by Cynthia St. Aubin (Nov 2016) ③
✔ 7. A Dress the Color of Dusk by Elizabeth Cole (Nov 2016) ②
✔ 8. A Christmas Tragedy: A Short Story by Agatha Christie (July 2016) ④
THE 7th TOWER | 7 Books That Everyone Else Seems to Have Read But Me
[ ] 1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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THE 6th TOWER | 6 Anticipated Releases (Post-Start Date, Pre-Selected)
✔ 1. The Study of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries (release date: Mar 22, 2016) — (Dec 2016) ④
✔ 2. Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (release date: Mar 29, 2016)
✔ 3. 'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick (release date: Apr 16, 2016) — (Feb 2016) ④
[ ] 4. Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh (release date: Apr 26, 2016)
✔ 5. Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas (release date: May 31, 2016) — (Nov 2016) ④
✔ 6. A Match Made in Mistletoe: by Anna Campbell (release date: Nov 30, 2016) — (Dec 2016) ④
THE 5th TOWER | 5 Books Recommended Via Goodreads
[ ] 1. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh (recommended by Catherine)
[ ] 2. The Soldier by Grace Burrowes (recommended by Nikki)
[ ] 3. The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey by Dawn Anahid MacKeen (recommended by Asdeghik)
[ ] 4. The Autobiography of an Execution by David R. Dow (recommended by Stacy)
[ ] 5. Seduction Wears Sapphires by Renee Bernard (recommended by Amy) (?or Squeeze Play?)
THE 4th TOWER | 4 Books Started But Never Finished
[ ] 1. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (started January 10, 2013)
[ ] 2. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (started July 20, 2014)
[ ] 3. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg (started January 13, 2015)
[ ] 4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (started February 16, 2015)
THE 3rd TOWER | 3 Books That Are Rereads
✔ 1. The Matchmaker by Rexanne Becnel (Feb 2016) ④
✔ 2. Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Nov 2016) ④½
✔ 3. Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas (Nov 2016) ④
THE 2nd TOWER | 2 Books with Covers That Don't Fit the Storyline or That I Don't Like
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THE 1st TOWER | 1 Book That Intimidates Me
[ ] 1. War and Peace or Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Mod
Welcome to the challenge Jill and Juliana :)
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Congrats Laila Jane! ☺Welcome to the challenge Jill and Juliana :)"
Thanks!! Love this challenge and categories/construction! :-)
THE TWELVE TOWERS CHALLENGENeed for Speed - 18 months
Start Date: 20 February 2016
Projected End Date: 20 July 2017
34/78 Books Read
THE 12th TOWER | 12 Books Acquired Since Start Date
✓1. A Spy's Devotion by Melanie Dickerson
✓2. In the Woods by Tana French
✓3. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
✓4. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
✓5. Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
✓6. Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
✓7. Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
✓8. Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
✓9. Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
✓10. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
✓11. The Curse of Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones
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THE 11th TOWER | 11 Books Never Found Time to Get Around To / That Have Been On My Shelves the Longest (Pre-Selected)
1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
2. Dracula by Bram Stoker
3. Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
4. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
✓5. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
7. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
8. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
9. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
10. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
11. Persuasion by Jane Austen
THE 10th TOWER | 10 Books Randomly Selected From My Shelves (Pre-Selected using Random.org)
1. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
2. The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
3. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger
4. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
5. Magnolia by Kristi Cook
6. Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan
7. The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
8. Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
9. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
10. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
✓THE 9th TOWER | 9 Books That Are Sequels, Series Continuations, or Spin-Offs
✓1. Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb
✓2. Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
✓3. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
✓4. Wicked Cravings by Suzanne Wright
✓5. Eric by Terry Pratchett
✓6. Carnal Secrets by Suzanne Wright
✓7. Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
✓8. Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
✓9. Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
THE 8th TOWER | 8 Novellas or Short Stories (Can Be Part of an Anthology)
✓1. Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews
✓2. The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
✓3. Unlocked by Courtney Milan
✓4. Blue and Gold by K.J. Parker
✓5. Under the Mistletoe with Me by Kristen Proby
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THE 7th TOWER | 7 Books That Everyone Else Seems to Have Read But Me
✓1. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
✓2. Soulless by Gail Carriger
✓3. The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
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THE 6th TOWER | 6 Anticipated Releases (Post-Start Date, Pre-Selected)
✓1. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab (release date: 23 Feb 2016)
✓2. Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs (release date: 08 Mar 2016)
3. Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan (release date: 28 Jun 2016)
4. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling (release date 31 Jul 2016)
5. The Thorn of Emberlain by Scott Lynch (release date: 21 Jul 2016)
6. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (release date: 22 Sep 2016)
THE 5th TOWER | 5 Books Recommended Via Goodreads
✓1. Falling Into Bed with a Duke by Lorraine Heath
✓2. Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey
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THE 4th TOWER | 4 Books Started But Never Finished
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THE 2nd TOWER | 2 Books with Covers That Don't Fit the Storyline or That I Don't Like
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THE 1st TOWER | 1 Book That Intimidates Me
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THE TWELVE TOWERS CHALLENGENeed for Speed - up to 18 months (possibly may change)
Start Date: Feb. 24, 2016
Projected End Date: July 23, 2017
1/78 Books Read
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
1. AlterWorld
2. Red Rising
3. The Forgotten Garden
4. A Gathering of Shadows
5. Version Control
6. Unseen
7. Unhooked
8. Under the Never Sky
9. Memory of Water
10. Bloodlines
11. The Girl from Everywhere
12. Daughter of Smoke & Bone
11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
1. The English Patient
2. The Woman in White
3. Time and Again
4. The Book Thief
5. Sons and Lovers
6. The Complete Claudine
7. Corelli's Mandolin
8. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
9. Oryx and Crake
10. Swann's Way
11. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
1. The Shadow of the Wind
2. A Fierce and Subtle Poison
3. Journey to the End of the Night
4. The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
5. Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz
6. Alien Species Intervention
7. The Singular and Extraordinary Tale of Mirror and Goliath
8. City of Light
9. The Last Days of New Paris
10. In Her Shoes
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
1. Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
2. Unhinged (Splintered, #2)
3. The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2.5)
4. Fire Study (Study, #3)
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8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case
✔1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - 02.29.16 - 3★
2. Night
3. The Outsiders
4. Wide Sargasso Sea
5. Flowers for Algernon
6. The Emperor's Soul
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7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
1. Water for Elephants
2. The Time Traveler's Wife
3. The Goldfinch
4. The Girl on the Train
5. Red Queen
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6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
1. United States of Japan Mar 1st, 2016
2. Outrun the Moon May 24, 2016
3. Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire #1) Jun 28, 2016
4. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Harry Potter, #8) Jul 31, 2016
5. A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) Aug 30, 2016
6. Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3) ???
5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
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4 books that you started but never finished
1. The Idiot
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
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3 books that you've already read before
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
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1 book that intimidates you
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The Twelve Towers Challenge. Start Date: 9th March - 1st November. Part 1: Read: 0/50
12 books that you've acquired most recently:
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11 books that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
1. Scarlet
2. Cress
3. The Princess Bride
4. The Son of Neptune
5. Memoirs of a Geisha
6. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
7. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
8. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls
9. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After
10. Eat Slay Love
11. The Zombie Whisperer
10 books you randomly select from your shelves
1. The Demigod Diaries
2. Intentions of the Earl
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The Twelve Towers Challenge. Start Date: 9th March - 1st November. Part 2: Read: 0/28
7 books that everyone seems to have read but you:
1. Fairest
2. Sons of Destiny
3. Eric
4. Yesterday's Gone: Season One
5. A Midsummer Night's Dream
6. Mockingjay
7. The Spook's Mistake
6 anticipated releases
1. The Hidden Oracle
2. Demigods & Magicians: Percy and Annabeth Meet the Kanes
3. The Sword of Summer
4. The Hammer of Thor
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5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
1. What Would Jane Austen Do?
2. Inkspell
3. Alice In Deadland Trilogy
4. Cry for the Moon
5. Rosario+Vampire, Vol. 3
4 books that you started but never finished
1. Momentary Marriage
2. Oops! It's Christmas Box Set
3. Tastes Like Chicken
4. 900 Miles
3 books that you've already read before
1. Rosario+Vampire, Vol. 2
2. Rosario+Vampire, Vol. 1
3. Love Mode, Vol. 1
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
1. A Stranger in the Family
2. Champagne and Lemon Drops
1 book that intimidates you
1. Dead Highways: Divided
The Twelve TowersStart: March 18, 2016
Level: Fast and Furious
(0/78)
Mod
I realised I recently finished this challenge :)I choose quick as a bunny - over 2 years
01.04.2014 - 01.04.2016
Finished 31/78 books
12 books I've aquired recently
1: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 05/27/14 ★★★★★
2: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 08/28/14 ★★★★.5
3: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 06/23/14 ★★★★★
4: The One You Love by Paul Pilkington 08/27/14 ★★★
5: Worth The Weight by Mara Jacobs 09/09/14 ★★
6: Wait for Me by Elisabeth Naughton 04/21/14 ★★★★★
7: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 09/06/14 ★★★★★
8: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 10/19/14 ★★★★.5
9: Glory in Death | J.D. Robb 10/20/14 ★★★★★
10: Game Misconduct | Bianca Sommerland 10/28/14 ★★★★
11: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton 10/30/14 ★★★.5
12: Sweet Blood of Mine by John Corwin 11/02/14 ★★★
11 books that you've never found time to read or have been on your shelves the longest: All books from the bottom of my TBR pile
1. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 04/03/14 ★★★★
2. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine 04/04/14 ★★★★
3. Invisibility by Andrea Cremer 04/20/14 ★★★.5
4. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 06/01/14 ★★★★
5. The Iron King by Julia Kagawa 07/12/14 ★★★★
6. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting 09/19/14 ★★★★★
7. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong 09/29/14 ★★★★
8. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia 10/09/14 ★★★★
9. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins 01/07/15 ★★★★
10. White Cat by Holly Black 01/19/15 ★★★
11. Halo by Alexandra Adornetto 01/20/15 ★★★★
10 books I've randomly selected from my To-Read shelf using random.org
1: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot 05/10/14 ★★★
2: Unseen by Mari Jungstedt 07/19/14 ★★★
3: A Bridge to Love by Nancy Herkness 07/21/14 ★★★★
4: Nora Roberts Land by Ava Miles 07/31/14 ★★★★.5
5: UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn 07/31/14 ★★★★
6: Ignite by Kaitlyn Davis 08/02/14 ★★★★
7: Northern Lights by Nora Roberts 08/13/14 ★★★★★
8: Heist Society by Ally Carter 08/18/14 ★★★
9: Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson 08/30/14 ★★★★★
10: Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber 09/08/14 ★★★
9 Sequels, series continuation or spinoff:
1: The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong (Darkest Powers #2) 04/24/14 ★★★★
2: The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia #4) 04/26/14 ★★★★
3: The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine (The Morganville Vampires #2) 05/03/14 ★★★★
4: The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong (Darkest Powers #3) 05/05/14 ★★★★★
5: The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia #7) 05/17/14 ★★★
6: Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine (The Morganville Vampires #3) 05/21/14 ★★★★
7: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #2) 06/12/14 ★★★★★
8: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #3) 06/15/14 ★★★★★
9: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #2) 07/16/14 ★★★★.5
8 Novellas or short stories
1: Homecoming by Richelle Mead 04/06/14 ★★★★★
2: Adrian's Lost Chapter by Richelle Mead 04/29/14 ★★★★★
3: The Meeting by Richelle Mead 04/29/14 ★★★★★
4: Sex With the Lawyer by Kelly Young 07/30/14 ★★.5
5: Voices of the Soul by Rene Folsom 09/11/15 ★★
6: Silver-White by Shawn Underhill 10/23/15 ★★
7: An Unlikely Match by Barbara Dunlop 11/03/15 ★★★★
8: Rocky Ride by Vivian Arend 11/22/15 ★★★
7 books that everyone seems to have read but me
1: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris 04/08/14 ★★★★
2: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 10/16/14 ★★★
3: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 06/19/14 ★★★
4. A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 06/30/14 ★★★★
5. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 12/02/14 ★★★★
6. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 01/08/15 ★★★★★
7. The Firm by John Grisham 01/12/15 ★★★★★
6 Anticipated releases
1: Silver Shadows (Bloodlines) - Richelle Mead Silver Shadows 08/07/14 ★★★★★
2: You're the One That I Want - Giovanna Fletcher You're the One That I Want 06/26/14 ★★★½
3: The Ruby Circle | Richelle Mead 02/15/15 ★★★★★
4: Losing at Love | Jennifer Iacopelli 02/27/15 ★★★
5: The Liar | Nora Roberts 05/08/15 ★★★★
6: Dream a Little Dream | Giovanna Fletcher 07/08/15 ★★★★★
5 books that were recommended to you by goodreads
1: Blue Bloods Melissa De La Cruz 11/04/14 ★★★★.5
2: Divergent by Veronica Roth 07/09/14 ★★★★
3: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward 07/05/14 ★★★★★
4: Naked in Death by J.D. Robbs 08/14/14 ★★★★.5
5: Wallbanger by Alice Clayton 08/19/14 ★★★★★
4 books I started but never finished
Since I almost always finish a book I changed this to books that will finish a series
1. Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead (Georgina Kincaid #6) 05/28/15 ★★★★★
2. Born in Shame by Nora Roberts (Born in Trilogy #3) 05/21/15 ★★★★
3. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) 03/20/15 ★★★★
4. City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #6) 02/21/16 ★★★
3 books that you've already read before
1: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 11/23/14 ★★★★
2: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling 11/29/14 ★★★★★
3: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 11/14/15 ★★★★★
2 books with covers that doesn't follow the plot
None of these covers has anything to do with the storyline
1.Wings by Aprilynne Pike 08/24/15 ★★★
2. Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout 10/13/15 ★★★★
1 Book that intimidates me
1: A Clash of Kings | George R.R. Martin (it's pretty long) 10/23/14 ★★★★.5
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THE TWELVE TOWERS CHALLENGE
Done: 18/78
Level: Slow and Steady
Duration: 23rd March, 2016 to 23rd March, 2021
12 books I've acquired most recently
✓1. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
✓2. A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
3. Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen
4. The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
5. Maximum City - Suketu Mehta
✓6. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
✓7. Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn
8. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
9. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle
10. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
11. Mort - Terry Pratchett
12. Pet Sematary - Stephen King
11 books that I never find time to get around to
1. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami
2. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
3. Good Omens - Terry Pratchett
4. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel García Márquez
5. The Shining - Stephen King
6. The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
7. The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory
8. The Hungry Tide - Amitav Ghosh
9. Watership Down - Richard Adams
10. My Name is Red - Orhan Pamuk
11. Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
10 books I randomly selected from my TBR shelf
1. The Cider House Rules - John Irving
2. Pigs Have Wings - P.G. Wodehouse
3. The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai
4. The Fry Chronicles - Stephen Fry
5. Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh
6. Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
7. About a Boy - Nick Hornby
8. The Bone Collector - Jeffery Deaver
✓9. Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years - Sue Townsend
10. Empire of the Sun - J.G. Ballard
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
1. The Wise Man's Fear - Patrick Rothfuss
2. Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch
3. The Republic of Thieves - Scott Lynch
4. Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years - Sue Townsend
✓5. Hollow City - Ransom Riggs
6. Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs
✓7. Scarlet - Marissa Meyer
✓8. Cress - Marissa Meyer
✓9. Winter - Marissa Meyer
8 novellas or short-stories
1. The Slow Regard of Silent Things - Patrick Rothfuss
✓2. The Strange Library - Haruki Murakami
3. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Judy Blume
✓4. Glitches - Marissa Meyer
✓5. The Little Android - Marissa Meyer
6. The Queen's Army - Marissa Meyer
7. Night - Elie Wiesel
8. The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros
7 books that everyone seems to have read but me
1. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
✓2. The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
3. 1984 - George Orwell
4. Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
5. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
6. The Paris Wife - Paula McLain
✓7. Cinder - Marissa Meyer
6 anticipated releases
1. Solutions and Other Problems - Allie Brosh
2. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - J.K. Rowling
3. The Thorn of Emberlain - Scott Lynch
4. The Winds of Winter - George R.R. Martin
5. Doors of Stone - Patrick Rothfuss
✓6. Saga, Volume 6 - Brian K. Vaughan
5 books that were recommended to me
✓1. The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri
2. The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
3. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
4. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
✓5. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
4 book by authors I've read before
1. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel García Márquez
2. The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling
3. Five Quarters of the Orange - Joanne Harris
4. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
3 books that form a trilogy
1. The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi
2. The Secret of the Nagas - Amish Tripathi
3. The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi
2 books with covers I don't like, but everyone raves about the books
✓1. Our Souls at Night - Kent Haruf
2. Wool - Hugh Howey
1 book that intimidates me
1. 1Q84 - Haruki Murakami
I always finish a book no matter what, and I rarely do re-reads (especially with that ever increasing TBR pile!)...so I've substituted those 2 categories accordingly :)
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I have to say I'm impressed that you finish all your books. I just can't. I'll suffer through it only, and really only if that's only book that works for some specific challenge. :)
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Karen wrote: "I always finish a book no matter what, and I rarely do re-reads (especially with that ever increasing TBR pile!)...so I've substituted those 2 categories accordingly :)"I always finish books too, but sometimes, I wish I wasn't so stubborn.
I just figured I have too much books and not enough time to read them, so I don't want to lose that little I have on something I don't like.I did start dnf-ing them after I switched to ebooks. Before that it was mostly library books and there weren't so many choices, so I'd suffer through them.
I totally agree with you Tea, and it makes perfect sense, but I just can't do it.
Marla wrote: "I totally agree with you Tea, and it makes perfect sense, but I just can't do it."Well I do have dnf shelf and to be continued one. And so far none of the books from TBC were actually continued. I guess that's just nicer name for dnf :P
Quick as a Bunny - up to 2 yearsDuration:01/04/16 - 31/03/18
Completed:0/78
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10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
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4. #29
5. #36
6. #55
7. #91
8. #116
9. #126
10. #139
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
4 books that you started but never finished
3 books that you've already read before
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
1 book that intimidates you
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❀Tea❀ wrote: "I just figured I have too much books and not enough time to read them, so I don't want to lose that little I have on something I don't like.I did start dnf-ing them after I switched to ebooks. Bef..."
This actually makes more sense Tea. After all, why waste time reading something you don't like. But I guess it's like an OCD with me! :p
I remember cursing and suffering my way through Fallen but I was too stubborn to abandon it. I've gotten slightly smarter now and I try to pick books that I will most probably like (three cheers for recommendations and reviews!)...hehe :D
I feel like this is going to be a real challenge for me so I am going to do the 5 year duration: Slow and Steady 4/10/16-4/10/21 (I had to change my duration of time so that I have even the slightest chance of finishing this up!)I will add them as I read them.
Books Read: 11/78
The Twelve Towers
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
1.Salt to the Sea
2.The Darkest Part of the Forest
3.Eight Hundred Grapes
4.The NightingaleFinished 9/5/16
5.I Am the Messenger
6.Every Last Word
7.The Leftovers
8.A Darker Shade of Magic
9.Ink and Bone 7/29/16
10.Don't Breathe a Word
11.Has Anyone Seen My Pants?
12.Eleanor & Park12/26/16
11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
1.To Kill a Mockingbird
2.The Kite Runner
3.Into the Wild
4.Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
5.Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster 7/10/16
6.Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
7.The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
8.Confessions of a Shopaholic
9.Cell
10.Lisey's Story
11.Black House
10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
1.Yes Please
2.Winter
3.Starflight
4.Finders Keepers
5.Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened 7/7/16
6.Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology 7/5/16
7.I'll Meet You There
8.In the Unlikely Event
9.The Two of Us
10.Symptoms of Being Human
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
1.Library of Souls
2.Lumberjanes, Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max 7/20/17
3.Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan 7/26/17
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8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
1.The Pier Falls: And Other Stories
2.The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
3.The Grownup10/9
4.Welcome to the Monkey House 8/3/17
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7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
1.In Cold Blood
2.Watership Down
3.1984
4.Sense and Sensibility
5.Slaughterhouse-Five
6.The Hobbit
7.The Princess Bride
6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
1.The Hidden Oracle
2.Beware That Girl
3.You Know Me Well
4.Imagine Me Gone
5.Don't You Cry
6.The Problem with Forever
5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
1.One
2.Lost in the Sun
3.Rain Reign
4.Stella by Starlight
5.Necessary Lies
4 books that you started but never finished
1.More Happy Than Not
2.Uprooted
3.Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir Finished 6/27/16
4.The Heart Goes Last
3 books that you've already read before
1.The Great Gatsby
2.The Little Prince
3.The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
1.The Goldfinch
2.The Interestings
1 book that intimidates you
1.Outlander
Finished Books from Challenge:
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Level: Slow and Steady◈ How to play: This challenge is a little different from our usual ones. You may choose your own time frame for finishing the challenge, but the goal is to read a total of 78 books. There are a total of twelve towers or stacks of books. The description for each is described below and you get to choose the time you will have to climb each of the towers. You may work on them simultaneously or at different times. The choice is up to you.
Duration: 4/12/16 - 4/12/21
Completed: 78/78
◈ Rules
Any media allowed (audio, ebook, graphic novel, book, etc.)
◈ Levels and Duration
Slow and Steady - up to 5 years
Eyes on Target - up to 3 years
Quick as a Bunny - up to 2 years
Need for Speed - up to 18 months
Fast and Furious - up to 1 year
◈ The Twelve Towers
☒ 12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
01. The Thin Man (4/14/16) ***
02. Red Harvest (4/14/16) ***
03. The Deviant Strain (4/17/16) ****
04. The Maze Runner (5/20/16) ****
05. An Amish Boy and a Mother’s Prayer (6/23/16) *****
06. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper (9/22/16) *****
07. The Kobayashi Maru (10/30/16) ***
08. The Haunted Mesa (11/13/16) *****
09. A Good Man Gone (2/28/17) ****
10. Drop Dead Red (3/9/17) ****
11. A Monster Calls (3/16/17) *****
12. Vanished (3/27/17) ****
☒ 11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
01 Nory Ryan's Song (8/7/20) ****
02 Edward's Eyes (10/2/20) ***
03 Stone Fox (8/14/20) ***
04 The Borrowers (8/27/20) ***
05 The Teacher's Funeral (8/3/20) ****
06 Dovey Coe (8/5/20) *****
07 Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry (8/7/20) ***
08 Christy (3/6/17) ***
09 The Kitchen Counter Cooking School (8/4/20) ****
10 Swallows and Amazons (12/6/18) ****
11 The Talisman of Zandria (10/11/20) ***
☒ 10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
01. His Majesty's Dragon (7/7/17) ****
02. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (8/24/17) **
03. The Pigeon Pie Mystery (10/2/17) ****
04. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (12/1/17) ****
05. 1632 (7/31/18) ****
06. The High Window (11/10/18) ***
07. The Map of the Sky (11/16/18) ***
08. Aru Shah and the End of Time (4/11/19) ***
09. Storm Front (4/12/19) ****
10. Almost Home (4/16/19) *****
☒ 9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
01. The Seeing Stone (Spiderwick Chronicles, #2) (5/18/16) ****
02. The Cat Who Sniffed Glue (5/18/16) *****
03. Walk Through the Valley (5/26/16) ****
04. Lucinda's Secret (5/28/16) ****
05. A Wicked Chill (6/4/16) ****
06. A Study in Revenge (6/21/16) ***
07. The Cat, the Vagabond and the Victim (7/2/16) ****
08. The Mysterious Benedict Society & the Perilous Journey (7/4/16) ****
09. Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland & Cut the Moon... (8/11/16) ****
☒ 8 novellas or short stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
01. Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories (5/2/16) ****
02. Killing at the Carnival (5/12/16) ***
03. The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While (5/13/16) ***
04. Home Is the Sailor (5/13/16) ****
05. Silently and Very Fast (5/13/16) ****
06. The Field Guide (5/17/16) ****
07. Graven Images (5/28/16) ****
08. A Good Hanging (6/5/16) ***
☒ 7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
01. The Road (7/7/16) *
02. The Color Purple (7/17/16) ***
03. Beloved (7/18/16) **
04. A Town Like Alice (9/21/16) ****
05. The Bad Beginning (10/28/16) **
06. Never Let Me Go (11/1/16) ****
07. Love in the Time of Cholera (12/8/16) *
☒ 6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
01. Miss Dimple and the Slightly Bewildered Angel (11/28/16) ****
02. Precious and Grace (11/26/16) ****
03. Better Late Than Never (12/3/16) ****
04. Dead, Bath, and Beyond (12/28/16) ****
05. The Cat, The Collector and the Killer (9/16/16) ****
06. Tall Tail (8/6/16) ****
☒ 5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
01. Broken Things to Mend > Karey White (8/18/20) ***
02. The Home and the World > Rabindranath Tagore (8/25/20) ***
03. The One and Only Bob > Katherine Applegate (4/2/21) ****
04. The Single Girl's To-Do List > Lindsey Kelk (1/7/20) ****
05. The Vanishing Thief > Kate Parker (12/4/16) ****
☒ 4 books that you started but never finished (till now)
01. The Eye of the World (5/6/16) ****
02. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki & His Years of Pilgrimage (12/1/16) **
03. The Blind Assassin (8/29/16) ***
04. Anna Karenina (1/21/21) *
☒ 3 books that you've already read before
01. The Stranger (4/13/16) ***
02. An American Plague (6/17/16) ****
03. Slaughterhouse-Five (6/29/16) **
☒ 2 books with covers that you don't think fit the story line or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
01. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (7/10/20) *** (Don't like the cover)
02. Zugzwang (9/27/16) ** (cover doesn't fit the story line)
☒ 1 book that intimidates you
01. Lonesome Dove (7/20/20) ****
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The Twelve TowersEyes on the Target (4/16/19)
78/78
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from 4/17/16)
1) Smart, Sexy and Secretive by Tammy Falkner 6/6/16
2) The Cowboy Inherits a Bride by Cora Seton 6/15/16
3) Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair 6/22/16
4) First Things First by Barbara Delinsky 7/4/16
5) Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell 7/14/16
6) Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell 7/16/16
7) Accidentally Married to the Billionaire - Part 1 7/22/16
8) Fighting for Irish by Gina L. Maxwell 8/12/16
9) Accidentally Married to the Billionaire by Sierra Rose 8/16/16
10) A Stranger in Paradise by Tianna Xander 9/1/16
11) Undersold by B.B. Hamel 9/11/16
12) Accidentally Married To The Billionaire - Part 3 by Sierra Rose 11/6/16
11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
1) Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen completed 2/17/17
2) Emma by Jane Austen completed 8/9/17
3) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte completed 8/30/16
4) An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde 9/16/17
5) Hounded by Kevin Hearne completed 5/12/17
6) Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward 8/22/17
7) The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 2/6/17
8) Death and the Easter Bunny by Linda Berry 5/3/17
9) The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown 4/24/17
10) Inferno by Dan Brown 5/7/17
11) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain 4/11/17
10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
1) The Willows in Winter by William Horwood 7/5/16
2) On His Terms by Sierra Cartwright 11/24/16
3) Even Witches Get the Blues by J.D. Winters 1/29/17
4) Must Love Kilts by Angela Quarles 2/11/17
5) The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff 2/16/17
6) The Humans by Matt Haig 3/27/17
7) The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers 3/29/17
8) Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews 3/30/17
9) Real Good Love by Meghan March 5/3/17
10) Inferno by Dan Brown 5/7/17
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
1) The Moving Finger (Miss Marple #4) by Agatha Christie 4/19/16
2) To Tame A Highland Warrior (Highlander #2) by Karen Marie Moning 4/23/16
3) Immortal in Death (In Death #3) by J.D. Robb 4/27/16
4) Seize the Night (Dark-Hunters #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 6/20/16
5) Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum #21) by Janet Evanovich 6/21/16
6) Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum #22) by Janet Evanovich 6/25/16
7) The Cowboy Wins a Bride (The Cowboys of Chance Creek #2) by Cora Seton 6/28/16
8) The Case of the Sulky Girl (Perry Mason #2) by Erle Stanley Gardner 6/30/16
9) Hunted (Dark-Protectors #3) by Rebecca Zanetti 7/7/16
8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
1) Ivan by Roxie Rivera 9/13/16
2) The Balkan Escape by Steve Berry 11/14/16
3) The Devil's Gold by Steve Berry 12/4/16
4) The Admiral's Mark by Steve Berry 12/6/16
5) Origins by Ilona Andrews 12/21/16
6) Unbuttoned by Maisey Yates 2/13/17
7) New Year's Endeavor by Loucinda McGary 4/3/17
8) Dragonswan by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/13/17
7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling 5/31/16
2) Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 6/19/16
3) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 8/25/16
4) The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 10/19/16
5) The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan 11/14/16
6) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 12/5/16
7) A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 12/13/16
6 anticipated releases (release dates after 4/17/16)
1) The Last Star by Rick Yancey 10/26/16
published 5/24/16
2) Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich 11/23/16 published 11/15/16
3) Mischief and the Masters 11/23/16 by Cherise Sinclair published 11/15/16
4) Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich 12/6/16
published 8/16/16
5) The Sexy One by Lauren Blakely 12/24/16
published 10/15/15
6) Man Candy by Melanie Harlow 12/27/16
published 6/20/16
5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
1) American Assassin by Vince Flynn 6/13/16
2) Trial by Fire by Jo Davis 8/23/16
3) The Science of Loving by Candace Vianna 12/31/16
4) Night After Night by Lauren Blakely 8/7/16
5) Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn 3/6/17
4 books that you started but never finished
1) The Woman Who Lost Her Soul by Bob Shacochis started 9/12/16
2) Shadow Prey by John Sandford started 2/19/16
3) The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch started 5/15/16
4) Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb started 5/15/16
3 books that you've already read before
1) N or M? by Agatha Christie 4/21/16
2) This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/6/16
3) Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/20/16
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
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by Elaine Fox 7/8/16I expected a light, fun read and it really wasn't
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by Carla Swafford 3/4/171 book that intimidates you
1) NOS4A2 by Joe Hill 5/12/16
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Updating from post 215Level and Duration:
Eyes on Target - up to 3 years
Start: March 30,2014 End: March
Completed Books: 55/78
◈ The Twelve Towers
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
(view spoiler)
11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
(view spoiler)
10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
1. Lick 5/3/14
2. Play 7/2/14
3. The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo 11/25/13
4. Oblivion 12/18/13
5. Aftershock 9/23/15
6. The Fault in Our Stars 6/20/15
7. Angelfall 9/23/14
8. Montana Sky 12/2/14
9. The Night Circus 1/18/15
10. Pirate Latitudes 12/11/14
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
(view spoiler)
8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
(view spoiler)
7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
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6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
(view spoiler)
5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
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4 books that you started but never finished
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3 books that you've already read before
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2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
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Ooh boy. This may take a while.The Twelve Towers Challenge
Start Date: April 18, 2016 - April 18, 2021
Level: Slow and Steady
Read: 8/78
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
1. Bad Monkey
2. Killer Instinct
3. In the Air Tonight
4. Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
5. Dark Lord of Derkholm
6. The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
7. When She Woke
8. The 100
9. Strange Magic
10. Reboot
11. Cast in Angelfire
12. Bite the Dust
11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
1. A Game of Thrones
2. The Eye of the World
3. Wizard's First Rule
4. The Stand
5. The Handmaid's Tale
6. The Man in the High Castle
7. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
8. The Giver
9. Memoirs of a Geisha
10. The Golden Compass
11. Dragons of Summer Flame
10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
☤ 1. Uglies
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9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
✌ 1. Passion Unleashed
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8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
☆ 1. For I Have Sinned
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7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
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6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
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5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
❅ 1. Cinder
❅ 2. First Grave on the Right
❅ 3. Room
❅ 4. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
❅ 5. The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
4 books that you started but never finished
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3 books that you've already read before
1. Old Yeller
2. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
3. Where the Red Fern Grows
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
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1 book that intimidates you
1. Dune
I'm going to try this again.My 2nd The Twelve Towers
Start Date: April 18, 2016 - April 18, 2018 or 2019?
Level: 2 or 3 years
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
The Bourbon Kings
11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
Heartsick May 14th
Beautiful Bastard
Good in Bed
10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
The Billionaire Wins the Game | Apr. 25,2016
Knight & Play | Apr. 25,2016
The Unsung Hero | Apr. 26,2016
Stars Above | Apr. 26,2016
Off the Record | Apr. 28,2016
Forever Black | Apr. 30,2016
Come Away with Me | May 1,2016
Murder to Go | May 7,2016
City of Lost Souls | May 15th
8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
The Hooker and the Hermit | Apr.28,2016
6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
Dreams of Gods & Monsters | Apr. 22,2016
A Biker Christmas | Apr. 28,2016
Playing for Keeps | Apr. 30,2016
4 books that you started but never finished
3 books that you've already read before
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
1 book that intimidates you
Dragonfly in Amber
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Thinking about starting this one for my first challenge.
Lauri's Tremendous Towers!Slow and steady wins the race!
Start May 6, 2016 -
1 book that intimidates you
Here be Dragons
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the story line or covers that you don't like - but everyone raves about the books
1. Interview with the Vampire
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3 books you've already read
1. The Far Pavillions
2. The Shelters of Stone
3. Spring Moon: A Novel of China
4 books you've started, but never finished
1. The Werewolves of London
2. Living Reed: A Novel of Korea 7/5/16
3. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
4. Dead Air 5/26/16
5 books which were recommended to you via Good Reads
1. Hounded
2. The Eyre Affair
3. Confess 6/7/16
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6 books that are anticipated releases (released after May 6, 2016)
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7 books that everyone seems to have read except you
1. Gone Girl
2. Red Rising
3. The Nightingale
4. All the Light We Cannot See 1/28/17
5. The Girl on the Train
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8 Novellas or short stories - they can be part of anthologies (you don't have to read the whole book in this case)
1. Kalona's Fall
2. This Year's Class Picture - The Living Dead 9/4/16
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9 Sequels, series continuations or spin-offs
1. Rip Tides #9 5/30/16
2. Fallout #2
3. Takedown Twenty #20 6/8/16
4. Dishing the Dirt #26 6/20/16
5. Cooks Overboard #6 6/13/16
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10 Books you randomly select from your shelves
1. Yes Please
2. In the Shadow of the Banyan 6/18/16
3. The Gathering
4. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
5. China Dolls
6. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
7. Spying in High Heels
8. Shakespeare's Landlord
9. The Honk and Holler Opening Soon
10. Crazy Rich Asians
11 Books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest
1. Zipporah, Wife of Moses
2. Bossypants
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
4. Cleopatra: A Life
5. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
6. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
7. Eat, Pray, Love
8. Peter the Great: His Life and World
9. Daughter of Smoke & Bone
10. Grave Mercy
11. A Discovery of Witches
12 Books you've acquired most recently(after May 6, 2016)
1. The Restaurant Critic's Wife
2. Christmas in Paris
3. Silence
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Wow, Jennifer...7 months?!!...I am totally impressed. I was just noticing that I am swiftly approaching 2 years, so my 5 years was safe but not unrealistic. I'm thinking Eyes on Target (3 years) may be doable.