The Goodreads Authors Challenge - 2014

[Lorelei]

I haven't posted here in a while. Here's what I've read so far.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore READ 2.28.14
A Thousand Splendid Suns READ 1.8.14
Tears of the Giraffe READ 8.14.14
Pardonable Lies READ 1.29.14

4/10

[Elsbeth]

Update:
30/35
Abigail Owen - Blue Violet

[Daphne]

Two more completed - Updated MSG 127:

Goal: 8/10

7. Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis 8/27/14

8. An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's OddestTown by David Farley

[Elsbeth]

Update: 31/35
Jen Minkman - The Island: A Dystopian Novella.

[Elsbeth]

Update: 32/35:
Erron by Melanie Schulz

[Lorelei]

I have read 4/10. Please see my message #272 for the details.
Thank you Zara!

[Erika]

I have completed my challenge with these final two books:

The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

Both excellent reads!

10/10 (I'm Erika ms 20).
Thanks for this challenge, Zara!

[Elsbeth]

33/35:
Jennie Wood - A Boy Like Me. Wonderful story about a boy going through puberty in a girl's body...

[Zara's Corner]

updated to here.

[Lorelei]

I've read 5/10 with the completion of Notorious Nineteen. These books are so silly, but I love them!

[Elsbeth]

34/35:
Jesikah Sundin - Legacy.

Wonderful book!

[Elsbeth]

Yeah! Finished! 35/35:
Somewhere To Fight For by Drew Lane

[Lorelei]

I loved Gone Girl and finished it today. I am now at 7/10. I've updated message #272 with my reads.

[Victoria]

I've finished number 21/25 - Brighton Belle by Sara Sheridan

[Lorelei]

I have read 8/10 with the completion of The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. Thanks for updating.

[Deyara]

I'm on 20/20 here . I had to up my level, I read way more GR authors than I thought I did :)

[Victoria]

I've finished number 22/25 - The Never List and number 23/25 The Perfume Collector and updated my original list on message 198. Only two more to go and I have reached my goal

[Lorelei]

I've finished Firefly Lane. I'm at 9/10. Yay!!

[Zara's Corner]

Lorelei wrote: "I've finished Firefly Lane. I'm at 9/10. Yay!!"

Well done Lorelei.

Well done everyone else as well. You're doing great work.

[Victoria]

24/25 after finishing The Amber Fury by Natalie Haynes. One left until I reach my goal

[Lorelei]

Hi Zara, I've completed my challenge 10/10!! With The Little Lady Agency which I finished today. It was such a cute British read; definitely chic lit.

[Zara's Corner]

Lorelei wrote: "Hi Zara, I've completed my challenge 10/10!! With The Little Lady Agency which I finished today. It was such a cute British read; definitely chic lit."

Hi Lorelei well done on completing the challenge.

[Victoria]

I've finished book 25/25 with The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James. Goal completed!

[Zara's Corner]

Victoria wrote: "I've finished book 25/25 with The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James. Goal completed!"

Congratulations Victoria. Well done.

[Caro]

I really forgot to update my progress. So here it is:


1.Cassandra Clare withCity of Bones, City of AshesCity of Glass

2. Laura van den Berg with The Isle of Youth: Stories, What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us and There Will Be No More Good Nights Without Good Nights

3. Danielle Paige with Dorothy Must Die and No Place Like Oz

4.Magdalena Ganowska with Imperfect

5.Lauren Oliver with Before I Fall

6.Caroline Tung Richmond with The Only Thing to Fear

7.Neal Shusterman with Unwind

8.John Green with The Fault in Our Stars

9.Olga Brine with My Whispers of Horror: Letters Telling Women's True Tales from Ex-USSR Nations

10.Brina Courtney with Reveal, CaptureandRunaway

So I ended reading 10 Goodreads authors and it was a total of 17 books. I did not understood well how it was really counted in this challenge, but i can say for sure that the challenge has been completed!

[Kendra]

2014 Reading Challenges (Group)—The Goodread Authors Challenge--Finished
1/1/14-12/31/14

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

20/20

1. Beverly Kendall—All's Fair in Love & Seduction—1/3/14
2. Ana Vela—Cats & Dogs—1/4/14
3. Lauren Royal—Amethyst—1-6-14
4. Barbara Graham—Murder by Music: The Wedding Quilt—1/7/14
5. Kendra Little—Bedding the Billionaire—1/10/14
6. Shadonna Richards—Accidentally Flirting with the CEO—1/10/14
7. Cursed Kiss—Helen Scott Taylor—1/20/14
7. Brenda Sparks—Alpha Mine—1/27/14
8. Janet Evanovich—Finger Lickin' Fifteen—1/30/14
9. Z.L. Arkadie—Find Her, Keep Her: A Martha's Vineyard Love Story—2/1/14
10. Luke Young—Friends With Partial Benefits—2/2/14
11. Keary Taylor—Branded—2/4/14
12. Kathy Kulig--Desert of the Damned—2/8/14
13. Daly Moon--Smart Mouth Waitress—2/11/14
14. Karen Whiddon— The Lost Wolf's Destiny—2/11/14
15. Melissa F. Hart—Falling for an Angel—2/18/14
16. Heather Graham—The Keepers: Christmas in Salem: Do You Fear What I Fear?\The Fright Before Christmas\Unholy Night\Stalking in a Winter Wonderland--2/19/14
17. Elaine Levine—The Edge of Courage—2/23/14
18. Karen James—The Cowboy Kiss—2/24/14
19. S.K. Falls—Judgement—2/25/14
20.Victoria Danann—My Familiar Stranger—3/9/14

[Sharon]

THE GOODREADS - NEW TO ME AUTHORS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
I'm just going to list the authors that are new to me = 41
The idea is to read books by Goodreads authors. These authors have invested in the Goodreads community just as you have.

The authors you read don't need to be new to you; however, we encourage you to go outside of your comfort zone a bit to discover new authors right here.

K.C. Blake, Christine Lynxwiler,Catherine Robertson, Jamie Magee, Yann Martel, Cat Devon, Sara B. Larson,Wendy Lyn Watson,G.G. Vandergriff,Michael Palmer,Erik Larson,Josie Belle,Neil Gaiman, Mike Brown, Juliet Marillier, Huntley Fitzpatrick,Leighann Dobbs, Rainbow Rowell, A R Winters,Alison Sweeney,Derick Parsons,Kate Atkinson,Claire Cook,Betta Ferrendelli, James Dashner, Claire Cook, Gretchen Rubin, Gretchen Galway, Lila Ashe, Gem Sivad, Maria Grazia Swan, Christine Zolendz, Jessie L. Star, Carrigan Fox, K.J. Jackson, Rose Pressey, Janet Elizabeth Jones, Sara Rosett, Mimi Rogers, Tallulah Grace, Willow Rose

[ScarlettMi]

Message 66 Updated - I finished 25 authors for this challenge

[Victoria]

I'm still showing as 20/25 for this challenge, can I be updated please as I have finished my goal

[Brian]

Sydney wrote: "Brian what have you thought of the Maze Runner series so far??"

I was just going back to this thread to make sure I had updated my completion status back in March and only just saw your question now, Sydney...9 months later! Sorry! I wish that there were a way to be notified when a group member posts a question directed specifically at another member in these threads!

To answer your question, I thought the Maze Runner series were...entertaining enough, but I was very unimpressed with the writing and at times very irritated with the characters in the story. Both The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials used some cheap and sometimes uninspired plot 'twists' to create suspense, making these books major page turners. I finished each of them in less than a day - not because I was so blown away by how incredible the story was - but because I just wanted to friggin finally find out what was happening to these kids and know what was going on.

Overall I gave them a generous 3 stars - maybe deserved 2.5. Easy read, very popular with much younger male readers - like 5th to 8th grade-ish - which makes sense if you read it. Older readers will tend to find it poorly written, and female readers may be turned off by the glaring absence of strong female characters.

Although I finished the first two books in the Maze Runner Trilogy, I just haven't had any real interest or desire to grab a copy and read the third and final book in the story, The Death Cure - maybe I'll get around to it relatively soon just for completion's sake. ^^