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SPRING 2014 READING CHALLENGE
Once again another fun challenge, count me in! Thank you Rachel!!
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Danell wrote: "Once again another fun challenge, count me in! Thank you Rachel!!"Your welcome Danell- Glad you're joining us for the challenge :D
Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Did somebody say Festival of Owls?"i thought you might like that task ;)
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A set of ideas. I don't think I will be doing all of the challenges since I am focused on reading Star Wars novels but I will of course count any that matches a challenge. 1)
(I probably won't read this one since I don't own it but it was the only book that came to my mind when making this list.)2)
3)
(This one I am reading and about to complete the book so of course it won't end up counting. Part of the story has one of the main characters with memory loss though, so it works for someone else that wants to use it.)4)
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(A main character is a mom or soon becomes one, I'll change this if the character does not become a mom in it.)7)
(Was a bestseller back when it came out, I believe... but I see myself reading this before the challenge starts.)
looks like you have some fun reads lined up Josh! :)
Once again you have put together a fun list of tasks for the spring challenge. Thank you Rachel! You take such good care of us!
Your welcome Christine! i have a lot of fun with the challenges and i adore this group :D
i also really appreciate all the positive feedback about the challenges-glad you enjoy them as much as i do.
Thanks again Rachel!i'm gonna start this challenge by reading
I have one of two books I will be starting with by the time the challenge starts.DEAR=LukE SkywAlkeR and the ShaDows of Mindor
OR
Bestseller= Wraith Squadron
It will just depend on if the library gets my copy of Luke Skywalker in by the time I finish my current book I am reading.
You're welcome Jenn :)Thanks for the updates, Jenn & Josh!
I am officially reading Wraith Squadron now. The library is too slow for my pace of reading. lol.
I read
, which works for #7. Not into legal thrillers, but really enjoyed this book!
read The Death Cure
for task 5 (has d-e-a-r in the title)decent end to the trilogy but the first book is so much better than the last 2.
I finished my first book for this challenge,Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston. It fits the Best Seller task. Personally this book was alright. I would only recommend this one for the hardcore Star Wars fan that wants to know everything about Star Wars. 7)
Now I am reading Iron Fist by Aaron Allston... fits the best seller challenge, and is the second book in the Wraith Squadron series... I hope it is better than the first.
And now I know I have about 70 Star Wars books to read before Episode VII comes out December 2015... since the movie takes place 30 years after Return of the Jedi and that in the timeline of the novels is right after the New Jedi Order era of novels. So yeah, I have the New Republic Era to read and New Jedi Knight Era. I have a feeling I will be reading a lot of Star Wars between this year and next. So yeah, 6 down, 64 to go. =D
Thanks for the update Josh!64 to go :O- you're obviously a die hard fan-enjoy! :)
Yeps, I am. Star Wars is my second favorite movie series! Number one of course being Jurassic Park.
I finished
Its a book told in emails and letters. Its pretty funny especially if you know anything about Seattle.
Josh wrote: "Sounds like I would get the humor."You definitely would!
Seems interesting!! but I already bought a books and I'm not sure if they were a best seller or not!!! Can I still join in the challenge?
Fato wrote: "Seems interesting!! but I already bought a books and I'm not sure if they were a best seller or not!!! Can I still join in the challenge?"Of course you can join us for the challenge, Fato :)
just an fyi-you don't have to read a bestseller-to technically complete the challenge-complete any 3 of the 7 tasks listed above by the end of may-this challenge is all about having fun so the important thing is just to enjoy yourself and read some great books!
Rachel wrote: "Fato wrote: "Seems interesting!! but I already bought a books and I'm not sure if they were a best seller or not!!! Can I still join in the challenge?"Of course you can join us for the challenge,..."
Cool! I'm in :D
is on my tbr list and was hoping for suggestions for that task! YEAH!!
Just finished another challenge, though I dont know if I want to count it as a Bestseller OR Memory Impaired. In the book there are a couple of really short scenes that Gara believes she might have the real Lara. I guess it would be more of a subplot. The book I read is Iron Fist by Aaron Allston.Anyways, Iron Fist was better than I thought it would be. It still isnt one of the best Star Wars books I read but better I expected. I recommend it Star Wars fans, not just die hard fans this time.
Solo Command by Aaron Allston is the book I am starting. It is the last book in the Star Wars: X-Wing: Wraith Squadron Trilogy. It once again fits into the Bestseller Challenge.
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thanks for the update dc! i really have to read stay awake-it's been on my tbr for a long time.
Just finished another challenge. Solo Command completes Best Seller for me for a second time! =DStar Wars novels 8 of 70. 62 left.
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7)
The next book I am currently tackling makes go back in time to before the X-Wing novels took place in the Star Wars timeline - mainly cause I skipped since I didn't own it - Star Wars: Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor It features the word DEAR in it's title. It also takes place between, The Truce of Bakura, and X-Wing #1: Rogue Squadron.
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Hey everyone! I just got back from a week in AZ visiting my parents. It was nice to have sun and warm temps. I didn't get as much reading done but I finished task #5, D-E-A-R in the title. I read Dead Irish A murder mystery set in San Francisco. It was good with a very exciting finish.
thanks for the update, Christine:D Glad you got some sun while visiting your parents-this winter was terrible!
I guess rainfall in March broke all kinds of records in WA. While in AZ, I experienced a dust storm, again unusual for this time of year. It's a winter that is never ending. The good news is daffodils and tulips are starting to bloom here.
Read
, which works for #6 in the challenge. Christine I am happy for you!! Sunshine, warm temps, daffodils and tulips are hopefully in my future! As for now dirty snow, snow banks, gray skies, but 40 degrees...add in the winds and it feels like 20. I like winter, the beauty of snow and the peaceful tranquility it offers, however, I am ready to transition to Spring!
thanks for the update Danell :)i will never forget that crazy movie
Just finished
which works for #4 in the challenge.
I thought it was good. Was disappointed with the ending, was wondering if she was writing a sequel. Part of me loved Bernadette, but yet part of me wanted to tell her to wake up! It was a fun read and after the dark stuff I have been reading lately, it was a much needed read! Now if I could just have her endless bank account!! How about you Christine? What were your thoughts?
Danell wrote: "Just finished which works for #4 in the challenge."Thanks for the update Danell!
Christine & Danell-Glad you both mostly liked Where'd You Go, Bernadette-for some reason i could not get into the story and didn't finish the book.Danell- i wish i had bernadette's bank account too lol
I was expecting Bernadette to be more funny. Everyone had told me that it was hilarious. I guess I went into it with my expectations set too high. I loved Bee, the daughter, the best.
Bee was great and I agree with you about Bernadette being more funny.
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The Spring 2014 Reading Challenge starts March 5th and ends May 31st, 2014.
Rules of the challenge:
read 3 books (or more)
complete 3 tasks (or more)
books can be in any genre
re-reads are ok
So this spring, complete 3 (or more) of the following tasks:
1. The Festival of Owls starts on March 7th-so this spring
read a book that has THE WORD BIRD IN THE TITLE
OR
read a book in which a TYPE OF BIRD IS ONE OF THE WORDS IN THE TITLE.
2. Academy Awards Night is March 2nd-so this spring
read a book that has WON A LITERARY AWARD
3. Memory Day is March 21st-so this spring
read a book that FEATURES A CHARACTER WITH A MEMORY IMPAIRMENT.
4. April is National Card and Letter Writing Month -so this spring
read a book in which A LARGE PART OF THE STORY IS TOLD THROUGH
LETTERS/NOTES or
JOURNAL/DIARY ENTRIES or
EMAILS/TEXTS or
CARDS/POSTCARDS.
5. April 12th is D.E.A.R. DAY (aka Drop Everything And Read) so this spring
read a book that has THE LETTERS D-E-A-R IN THE TITLE (these letters don't have to be in order)
6. Mother's Day is May 11th-so this spring
read a book in which THE MAIN CHARACTER IS A MOM
7. Random Task_this task counts toward the challenge but is not inspired by the season-so this spring
read a book THAT IS OR WAS A BESTSELLER
HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE :D