ROUND II: Team Leonidas

[Shannon]

Finished -- no goal

Girl Most Likely To

[Chris]

I'm about half way through "Why Kings Confess" should work for that goal. Will be finished tomorrow.


Rough day, three house showings. :-(

[Margaret]

Finished:


303 pages
8/26/15
Goal:Yes
book first published on the 5th of a month
3 stars

[Margaret]

Chris wrote: "I'm about half way through "Why Kings Confess" should work for that goal. Will be finished tomorrow.


Rough day, three house showings. :-("

your house being shown? or are you a real estate agent? I guess I don't know much about you Chris or either I have forgotten.

[Laura]

Margaret wrote: "Laura wrote: "It sounds like we have all goals covered again! Way to go everyone !!!"

Now we all deserve a cuppa tea or coffee or better yet....a Margarita! :D"

ohhhh a Margarita sounds good!!Good idea, Margaret!!lol

[Chris]

I've been trying to sell mine. It's too big for me alone and ties me down.

I have two pups, so being out of the house while they show is not much fun in summer heat.

[Laura]

Kim wrote: "I just looked at the master spreadsheet, which I told myself I wasn't going to do when Elle dropped out. I told myself I was just going to have fun and not worry about the standings (not like I re..."

I love your mushy post!!

[Margaret]

Chris wrote: "I've been trying to sell mine. It's too big for me alone and ties me down.

I have two pups, so being out of the house while they show is not much fun in summer heat."

darn...three in one day, I can imagine how hard that had been.

[Chris]

Margaret wrote: "Chris wrote: "I've been trying to sell mine. It's too big for me alone and ties me down.

I have two pups, so being out of the house while they show is not much fun in summer heat."

darn...three ..."

Not that bad... just lots of slobber in the car. Yuck!

[Laura]

Agron's New goal: read a book with a blue cover


complete--- used Shannon's The Veil

[Laura]

Shannon wrote: "Finished -- no goal

Girl Most Likely To"

HI Shannon, can you please give me a page count for this book?

[Margaret]

I was going to mention my book with only 1/3 of the cover is blue but I see at least two books already read with a lot of blue and not used for goals.

[Laura]

Kim wrote: "Struuuuuggggllllinnng through the book I need to finish before starting Red Queen. Hope it's finished tomorrow and I can get moving on Red Queen. Sorry for the delay. I'm reading [book:Dreams of..."

I liked this series but I thought the first book was the best. Like you I needed to see how it ended! Some sad bits!!

[Laura]

Agron's New Goal: read a book with the word asparagus

[Shannon]

Laura wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Finished -- no goal

Girl Most Likely To"

HI Shannon, can you please give me a page count for this book?"

Sorry tagged the edition that doesn't give page count...

340

[Shannon]

Laura wrote: "Agron's New Goal: read a book with the word asparagus"

Girl Most Likely To

Pg 10

"...scattering of bullet-hard peas and four limp asparagus spears under a badly..."

[M]

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Book: by Garth Nix
Page Count: 491
Date Read: 26 August
Attack Points: .5
Rating: 4 stars
Goal: none

I should have Anna and the French Kiss finished by the time I leave for work and another one done by tomorrow.

[M]

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Book: by Stephanie Perkins
Page Count: 372
Date Read: 26 August
Attack Points: .5
Rating: 1-2
Goal: Pet Rabbit

[Amanda]

Kim wrote: "I just looked at the master spreadsheet, which I told myself I wasn't going to do when Elle dropped out. I told myself I was just going to have fun and not worry about the standings (not like I re..."

I'm glad you like the challenge so much! I've been having a lot of fun, too, and I'm glad we got such a great team.
Don't worry about not being as fast of a reader as some. The entire point of these challenges is to have fun and meet other readers. :)

[Amanda]

We were able to complete a few goals with previously read books:(view spoiler)[
Read a book that contains the word asparagus Used Shannon's book, Girl Most Likely To
Read a book whose author (first or last) starts with W used Elle's book, Salvage The Bones
Read a book that starts with the letter E Used M's book, Eye Of The Wizard (hide spoiler)]

[Amanda]

Argon's new goals:
1) Read a book that is in the Amazon 2003 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
2) Read a book where the first word of the text is This


I'm currently going through our finished books to see if anything will fill the second goal.

[Margaret]

How many goals do we have for the Amazon 2003? I am currently reading which is on the 1-20 page on the list.

[Margaret]

I also have the to hit this goal if it comes up again....I am ready! lol

[Amanda]

Margaret wrote: "How many goals do we have for the Amazon 2003? I am currently reading which is on the 1-20 page on the list."

We have two Amazon 2003 goals and one 2004 goal.

I'll post a full list of our goals in a few minutes. Right now I'm juggling too many tasks and getting confused. :D

[Shannon]

You go Margaret!!! ;)

I checked my open books & the books I'm most likely to start in the best few days..... No "This"

I've got to make up for my Queen of Fire DNF in another challenge so next up will be something with a weapon on the cover...but right now I'm reading to get somebody out of book "jail" lol!

I can keep looking though....

[Margaret]

I totally understand that! I can hit both of the 2003 goals if you want, I have the books and I have the time. :D

[Kim]

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Book: Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Page Count: 400
Date Read: 8/26/15
Attack Points: 0.5
Rating: 4 stars
Goal: N/A

I'm so angry right now. I've been waiting for this book to come out. Then I waited so patiently for my library to order it for me. It's the end of the trilogy. One of my favorite YA Paranormal - not because it's exceptionally good, but because it's different. Anyways, I finally finish and she didn't answer all my questions! Like deliberately left us hanging on who this mystery character is. Grrrrrr

[Shannon]

I hate that!

I felt that way when I got to the end of the 3rd Eragon book. It was supposed to be a trilogy! I read book three thinking it was a trilogy! ..... It wasn't...

Bet she's planning on more...

[Kim]

Nope. She says she's done. I like legit can't sleep right now. And everyone else is so wrapped up in who she did and didn't pick in the love triangle and I'm like: GUYS! There's a whole mystery character that we don't know the identity of!!! And no one cares. Maybe this is the first sign I'm getting too old to read YA. Sigh....

[Amanda]

That would drive me up the wall! If a story/series is wrapped up I think the story line should be as well.
I've discovered that I really hate love triangles, especially in YA.

[Amanda]

I found something to fit the "this" goal in quite literally the last book I had to check of both spreadsheets. >.<
I used Chris' book Behind the Shattered Glass.

Agron's new goal: Read a book whose author has more than 2 pen names

[Amanda]

Saxa's Goals:
1) Read a book with the word king, queen, prince or princess (plurals are acceptable) in the title (Shannon and Kim)
2) Read a book with the word highway, road, avenue or street (plurals are acceptable) in the title (Amanda)
3) Read a book that is in the Amazon 2004 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...) (Margaret and Christine)

Agron's Goals:
1) Read a book that starts with the letter O
2) Read a book that is in the Amazon 2003 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...) (Laura or Margaret)
3) Read a book that contains the word strawberry

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Ok, I think I got all of that correct. I forgot who was doing what and I had to go back and piece it all together. ;)

[Margaret]

finished:

196 pages
8/27/15
4 stars
Goal: Yes
Amazon 2003 bestsellers

[Amanda]

I can read by Ellis Peters...aka Edith Pargeter, Peter Benedict, Jolyon Carr, and John Redfern.
I downloaded it to my Kindle a few days ago and never got around to starting it. The good thing is that it's a shorty (197 pages) and will go very fast.

[Margaret]

Amanda are we both like fanatically burning our candles late into the night?!!! lol....I couldn't put my book down it was so good and I figure that I need to get 'er done. :P

[Margaret]

Amanda wrote: "I can read by Ellis Peters...aka Edith Pargeter, Peter Benedict, Jolyon Carr, and John Redfern.
I downloaded it to my Kindle a few days ago and never got..."

wow....that will go fast...so Stephen King wouldn't qualify right? Plus, his books are too hefty unless we carry it over but it sounds like you will be taking care of it before the week is out.

[Amanda]

Margaret wrote: "Amanda are we both like fanatically burning our candles late into the night?!!! lol....I couldn't put my book down it was so good and I figure that I need to get 'er done. :P"

I know! Fancy seeing you here. :D

[Amanda]

Margaret wrote: "wow....that will go fast...so Stephen King wouldn't qualify right? Plus, his books are too hefty unless we carry it over but it sounds like you will be taking care of it before the week is out."

I was able to find out that he used another pen name for a short story that he wrote, which would make him count. His books are all pretty hefty though.

[Margaret]

imagine that! man....I have been reading some excellent books in this challenge...I am turning into a book fiend, addict. Going to bed, finally. Great Job Teamies! ;)

[Amanda]

Huh. I thought we used Elle's book for a goal but it's free. So we won't have to worry about that pen name goal after all. Ok, updating the spreadsheet. I'll be back with our new goal.

[Amanda]

Agron's new goals:
1)Read a book that contains the word strawberry
2)Read a book that starts with the letter O

I've checked our books for a book that starts with O and didn't find anything. I haven't yet checked our read books for the word strawberry.

[Kim]

Are we merging again this weekend or do we have another week?

[Kim]

OK. Kids are dropped off at school. I'm going to start looking for strawberry.

[Kim]

A Scattered Life, read by Elle on 8/17, has the word strawberry on page 32: "By the time she started her second strawberry margarita, Audrey relaxed and felt less like an interloper."

Sounds like Margaret's kind of book!

[Chris]

Finished:
Pages: 340
Goal: Yes - "Kings" in title
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[M]

I can do the "O" book. My book club just picked Orlando by Virginia Woolf

[M]

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Book: by Peter V. Brett
Page Count: 453
Date Read: 27 August
Attack Points: .5
Rating: 4 stars
Goal: none

[Shannon]

Finished...no goal


Pages 313

[Laura]

Kim wrote: "Are we merging again this weekend or do we have another week?"

I think we are merging again this weekend!

[Laura]

Agron's New Goal: Read a book with the phrase "all ears" in a book

Saxa's New Goal: Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as Crime