Team Mira

[Diane ~Firefly~]

@Holli, per the questions about Ludus thread, the answer is yes, one book will count.

[Renee]

Found this in the the question threads, so Holli, yes you can read the last Maze Runner for that task.

Cait wrote: "Hello again! Another question, sorry.

For the goals that include reading a book on an Amazon lists. A lot of the lists include box sets. Could we read one of the books included in that box set and..."

We've decided to be nice mods and say yes ;)

[Renee]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "@Holli, per the questions about Ludus thread, the answer is yes, one book will count."

You found it quicker than me! I knew I'd seen it somewhere and scrolled through so many threads until I found it.

[Renee]

Finished

304 pages
8/14

[Holli]

Thanks! I will start as soon as possible then. :)

[Renee]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Renee read Fifty Shades of Roxie Brown on 8/13"

Nice catch Ezi - I didn't think of that one when I cut and pasted the goals. *Slaps forehead*

[Renee]

First Sight, that I finished yesterday, the characters went to the movies.

[Berit☀️✨]

Fabulous!!! What did they see? ;-)

[Renee]

Berit wrote: "Fabulous!!! What did they see? ;-)"

It didn't say what they saw at the cinema, but they watched Miss Congeniality then Titanic for a chick flick night at home the week before :)

[Renee]

Next goal was character with first name starting with E - Elliot Lynch was the MC in The Marrying Type that I finished a few days ago, so I put that in.

Updated to here

Current goals

Read a book that contains the word leek
Read a book that is ranked 201-300 in bestsellers on book depository (http://www.bookdepository.com/bestsel...)
Read a book with a colon : in the title

[Holli]

If no one else has a book with a colon in it, I have a bunch of non-fiction books on my TBR that do. They seem to live in those book titles. :)

[Renee]

Holli wrote: "If no one else has a book with a colon in it, I have a bunch of non-fiction books on my TBR that do. They seem to live in those book titles. :)"

I'm struggling to find one. You're right Holli, they are more common in non fic.

[Ezi]

Book: Fallen by Traci L. Slatton (242 pages)
Finished: August 13
Task: book contains the word "leek"
Rating & Review: ★★★★★. LOVED it
this book is a dystopian that follows a woman named Emma differentiating what happened BEFORE and AFTER the world shattering event. If you want a kick ass heroine with a side of romance, this is your book. I love this book will read the sequel.



Book: Forever His by Shelly Thacker (419 pages)
Finished: August 14
Rating & Review: ★★★.
this was a beauty and the beast retelling with an Outlander feel. Woman was transported 700 years back to France and historical times. The writing was just okay.

[Ezi]

Current tasks

★ Read a book with a colon : in the title
★ Read a book that is ranked 201-300 in bestsellers on book depository (http://www.bookdepository.com/bestsel...)
★ Read a book that starts with the letter V

[Berit☀️✨]

LOL! Haven't we already had all of these tasks???

[Ezi]

All except the middle one from Book Depository

[Ezi]

Book: One to Hold by Tia Louise
Finished: 8/14
Rating: ★★★.
Melissa and her husband were going through marital problems. It appears her hsuband needed a trophy wife and Melissa wanted the real deal. Unfortunately for Melissa, she married a man who doesn't take no for an answer and won't let her humiliate him by leaving him. This one dealt with a very touchy subject in relationships--controlling rich asshole husbands and love starved young wives. I don't know if I like it enough to read book 2.

[Ezi]

[Holli]

Book:The Death Cure by James Dashner (338 pages)
Finished: 8/15/15
Task: Read a book that is ranked 201-300 in bestsellers on book depository: #299
Rating & Review: 2 stars
If The Scorch Trials was creepy, this one was even more so. This book's world is beyond disturbing, along with everything within it. It's very violent and has the DUMBEST ending I've read in a while. I felt it would end with Thomas (view spoiler)[finding out the whole of the series was just another simulation not that it would end with another stupid memo saying the Flare was just a population control means (hide spoiler)]. Ugh! All I can say about it is: Seriously?

[Ezi]

Holli wrote: "
Book:The Death Cure by James Dashner (338 pages)
Finished: 8/15/15
Task: Read a book that is ranked 201-300 in bestsellers on book depository: #2..."

Good job

[Ezi]

Current tasks

★ Read a book with a colon : in the title
★ Read a book that starts with the letter V
★ Read a book with a colon : in the title (YES, for a 3rd time and simulateously with the other one above)

[Holli]

I don't know if I should laugh or just lay down and twitch. :-)

[Renee]

I'm laughing. We're not the first team to have the same goal simultaneously. At least it was another colon and not another leek! The joys of random!

[Renee]

Fools Rush In: An April Fools Day Anthology

I've already read it, a fun chick lit short story anthology and it's free. Only 236 pages if someone wants a colon book?

http://amzn.to/1MtnMys

[Holli]

Renee wrote: "I'm laughing. We're not the first team to have the same goal simultaneously. At least it was another colon and not another leek! The joys of random!"

I did actually laugh when I saw it. It must want us all to clear out our non-fiction books. :)

[Berit☀️✨]

Book completed Pages 327, 8/14*****
Book completed Pages 393, 8/15*****

[Ezi]

Berit,
Those are both good books. I'm partial to BDB of course.

[Ezi]

Book: Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay (402)
Finished: 8/15
Rating: ★★★1/2.
I liked this story even though it was YA fantasy. It had depth to it and an underlying theme to treating others humanely and with dignity despite physical imperfections. I wish someone would tell Vogue, People magazine etc that it's okay not to be flawless. It didn't make you a monster or that you are defective.

[Berit☀️✨]

I was a little late to the paranormal party, but now I can't seem to get enough :-)

[Ezi]

Berit wrote: "I was a little late to the paranormal party, but now I can't seem to get enough :-)"

Ohhh, I can help you with that

[Holli]

I think nearly half of what I read is paranormal. It's a fun genre. :)

[Berit☀️✨]

I used to think why would anyone read a book about vampires, and yes my very first vampire book was Twilight, I actually like that book, And read the entire series, and then well I was pretty much hooked :-)

[Ezi]

My first was and was my second. Then (night huntress series) and then (Demonica series), then (Midnight Breeds)
So they are my top 5 series

Husband makes fun of me but he loves The Walking Dead and zombies

[Berit☀️✨]

My ex husband and I, share books and sometimes I throw one of these books his way, and he doesn't always appreciated ;-)

[Ezi]

Berit wrote: "My ex husband and I, share books and sometimes I throw one of these books his way, and he doesn't always appreciated ;-)"

Mine is straight sci fi and military sci fi/ dystopian.
I made him read Divergent and hunger game series with me. He liked them except the romance parts

[Renee]

Updated spreadsheet

Moving our discussion and book posting to Team Shaka Zulu for round 2
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...