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Challenge 4 of 2015: Finish What You Started!
finished my second
(adult) been on my tbr forever!!!
(adult) been on my tbr forever!!!
And my third
pn my kindle for like 2 years at least
pn my kindle for like 2 years at least
Jessabeth wrote: "Updated post #12. Do re-reads count? If so I finished The Notebook which I'd started last year but I have trouble re-reading anything even when I love a book. Also just finished One for The Money b..."Hi Jessabeth - Sadly, I don't think we can count rereads for this challenge - since the point is to finish something you'd previously had a hard time finishing or getting around to. But congratulations on doing a reread! I do find them very rewarding (though I'm with you - I seldom do rereads. There's too much new stuff to read!).
Though maybe I'll incorporate re-reads into a future challenge... hmmmm.... ;)
Diane wrote: "I did it - I tackled 
after giving up on it since 7/2013! I don't know why I couldn't get past 10% before but this time it was a hit and I am so glad I finishe..."Yay! Good work, Diane! Isn't that a satisfying experience?
Day wrote: "So quick question. I didn't really start using Goodreads until June of this year. So I don't have anything on my shelf that dates back to April. I have a bunch of To-Be-Read books on my list, but t..."No problem, Day! We totally understand that everyone has different situations and we can definitely use the honor system for this. (I mean - sometimes there's something I've owned or planned to read for years, but never bothered to list it. But I still KNOW that it's been years!)
Everyone should be updated! (But let me know if I've made any mistakes).Also, I finished my second book for this challenge by reading
- which has been on my tbr list for over a year. A good read for the holiday season!
yay, i FINALLY finished a book...lol!1. UnSouled - option 4 - I bought in 2013 when it was released and tried several times to read, but kept putting it aside, but finally finished it over the weekend
2. Anna Dressed in Blood - option 3 - I got the audiobook during the yasync program back in 2012 and never listened to it -but since it fit into another challenge, seemed like a perfect time - it wasn't quite as scary as I was expecting...but a solid book; the narration was only so-so though
3. UnDivided - option 2/3 (borrowed/reborrowed from the library several times) - I think i might have had a mini-heart attack about halfway thorugh with what the author did; but this book was like night and day to book 3 that I really struggled with - seemed like he refound his writing mojo/series mojo and the conclusion worked for me - i didn't feel like anything was left hanging
4. Fairest - from a series, I haven't read in more than 6mths (read bk 3 in March 2014)...I think this is my favoritest in the series so far - there was something about the Queen and seeing her transition into evil was just muey bueno
5. Throne of Glass - i borrowed this from Scribd back in march /April and finally finished it (it had been on my TBR for a while before that - picked it in december as part of a TBR challenge); not a love triangle fan andthis started to get a bit too ehhh but i liked the idea of the champion contest and female kicking ass - might continue with the series in the future
6. Career of Evil - series continuation - i was really enjoying this entry in the Cormoran Strike series up until about the last 30pgs and then it was like presto whammo mystery solved and i was left feeling kind of empty (and looking back she did this with previous books as well)
Yay, Dee! I love those books!
i have undivided from the library right now - technically its been on my to-read for a while - that counts right? haha!i'm trolling my started not finished shelf to see if anything is catching my eye
Dee wrote: "yay, i FINALLY finished a book...lol!1. UnSouled - option 4 - I bought in 2013 when it was released and tried several times to read, but kept putting it aside, but finally finishe..."
Congrats, Dee! (This is a great reminder that I ALSO need to get back to those books! I super loved Unwind).
So real quick - did you say you were doing this challenge earlier?
Oddly, yesterday I went to add a book to Day's list, and realized she wasn't on my original listing, but I found her original joining post (#30) and added her. However, as I was doing that, I saw that I had YOU down as #30 - but couldn't find any original post to grab your number from. So weird! Do you think something got deleted somewhere?
Not a big deal - I can always use #58 :) But i just wonder if you know what happened.
(Also, if that question makes no sense then don't even worry about it :P)
i can't remember if i said i was or not...lol! probably mentally thought abotu it and then never signed up
Totally possible - but it's still so weird that I had PUT you on the list! (With an incorrect number).I'm going to assume it was some sort of psychic phenomena! :P
Regardless, glad to have you on board!
hmmm, IDK...lol! we'll just blame it on gremlins
Melanie wrote: "finished my second (adult) been on my tbr forever!!!"How did you like Hounded? I've read the whole series thus far and love it!
Jennifer wrote: "Melanie wrote: "finished my second (adult) been on my tbr forever!!!"
How did you like Hounded? I've read the whole series thus far and love it!"
i really liked it! keen to read the rest
(adult) been on my tbr forever!!!"How did you like Hounded? I've read the whole series thus far and love it!"
i really liked it! keen to read the rest
Gremlin - can I get your ruling on a book?UnDivided - I couldn't read it until I finished bk3 (which I had stopped and started several times)...but its been on my GR shelf (to-read-2015) since it was released last year and I've borrowed it from the library several times in an attempt to motivate me to finish up bk3
kosher to count it? (i've only just started it)
Dee wrote: "Gremlin - can I get your ruling on a book?UnDivided - I couldn't read it until I finished bk3 (which I had stopped and started several times)...but its been on my GR shelf (to-rea..."
Considering that UnDivided came out last year and is part of a series that you started many years back, I'd absolutely say it counts :)
Also - I'm glad I'm not the only one who has a tendency to borrow and return things to the library multiple times before actually reading something! Haha!
Finished my 2nd
the 2nd in a series I started in March 2015. Updated post #9.
Finished #4
I have owned it on kindle over 2 years. I think I am going to take Melanie's lead and read
next - I have had that one forever also. - Thanks for giving me that bump Malanie :)
#30Just finished my second book for this challenge! I finished Unteachable. I started reading the book a couple months ago but put it down for another book because I lost interest. So glad I finished it cause it was way better than I thought it was!
That has been on my TBR list too but I have not gotten around to it.
Finished #2 :
I'm counting this as a put-down book, but I also own a copy that's been on my shelf forever and it's been on my Goodread's TBR list for quite a while.
This was really good. I'm so glad this challenge encouraged me to read it.
Updated original post #20.
Amber wrote: "Finished #2 : I'm counting this as a put-down book, but I also own a copy that's been on my shelf forever and it's been on my Goodread's TBR list for quite a while.
T..."
I liked This one OK but was never itching to read the others until last years finish it challenge. I have to say that the next books in the series are sooo good I couldn't stop. You shoule definately go on with the series it gets better and better. I felt the same about
the first is good but the next ones get better and better. - Enjoy the rest of the series ")
Finished my 3rd
from a series I started and hadn't finished.
Finished #5
I have owned it on Kindle for over a year. I loved it - thanks Melanie for motivating me to read it by using it as your book choice.
Diane wrote: "Finished #5 I have owned it on Kindle for over a year. I loved it - thanks Melanie for motivating me to read it by using it as your book choice."
Happy to help :)
also finished my 4th
think its been on my kindle for like 3 years
I have owned it on Kindle for over a year. I loved it - thanks Melanie for motivating me to read it by using it as your book choice."Happy to help :)
also finished my 4th
think its been on my kindle for like 3 years
I'm finally on the board! Finished #1
. Read book 2 in the series last December.Updated post #7
I have 3 books in progress right now - UnDivided (to finish up the series), Anna Dressed in Blood (had the audiobook on the pile since 2012) and Throne of Glass (I borrowed this from scribd in like April and never actually read it...)
Finished #2. (I noticed #1 didn't get added.) Updated post #4.
- I stopped reading the series back in Feb or March.Question - if I read the last book in the series now, does that count towards the challenge, too?
Barb wrote: "Question - if I read the last book in the series now, does that count towards the challenge, too?"It sure would! :)
Everyone should be updated at this point! But please feel free to check my initial post and make sure that I've got your numbers right (I've been making more errors than normal this round - me thinks that I somehow missed some updates?).Anyhow - feel free to gently nudge me if you're numbers aren't correct :)
Finished books 2 and 3
- TBR list for over 6 months
- Read the first few books in the series several years ago. I think this one is middle grade as well...Updated post #11
I know this challenge is finish what you started, but I think there is no way for me to finish
. I know a lot of people like this book, but I am finding it so boring. I'm going to switch to
which has been on my TBR list forever.
book 2 down ;)1. UnSouled - option 4 - I bought in 2013 when it was released and tried several times to read, but kept putting it aside, but finally finished it over the weekend
2. Anna Dressed in Blood - option 3 - I got the audiobook during the yasync program back in 2012 and never listened to it -but since it fit into another challenge, seemed like a perfect time - it wasn't quite as scary as I was expecting...but a solid book; the narration was only so-so though
3. UnDivided - option 2/3 (borrowed/reborrowed from the library several times) - currently in progress
Finished my 4th, updated post 17. From a series I haven't read lately:
now going to finish a series that doesnt' count towards the challenge but i'm excited about. Since I'm doing good here.
Got caught up in a particuarly stressful cycle at work, but I finally finished 2 challenge reads:
(on my physical shelf for 3 years) and
(a series I started but did not finish). I would read so much more if it weren't for that silly job thing...
Update post #14
Yeah that silly job thing gets in the way of so much... except paying the bills :) Sometimes when I am at work I wonder how many books I would read if I didn't have to be at work.
halfway done!1. UnSouled - option 4 - I bought in 2013 when it was released and tried several times to read, but kept putting it aside, but finally finished it over the weekend
2. Anna Dressed in Blood - option 3 - I got the audiobook during the yasync program back in 2012 and never listened to it -but since it fit into another challenge, seemed like a perfect time - it wasn't quite as scary as I was expecting...but a solid book; the narration was only so-so though
3. UnDivided - option 2/3 (borrowed/reborrowed from the library several times) - I think i might have had a mini-heart attack about halfway thorugh with what the author did; but this book was like night and day to book 3 that I really struggled with - seemed like he refound his writing mojo/series mojo and the conclusion worked for me - i didn't feel like anything was left hanging
Linda wrote: "I know this challenge is finish what you started, but I think there is no way for me to finish . I know a lot of people like this book, but I am finding it so boring...."You know, Linda, sometimes it's actually okay to recognize that you aren't finishing something simply because you don't like it! There's not enough time in our lives to read all the books that do nothing for us.
And I hope that you love Code Named Verity!
Melanie wrote: "Got caught up in a particuarly stressful cycle at work, but I finally finished 2 challenge reads: (on my physical shelf for 3 years) and (a se..."Oh golly! You've completed the challenge, Melanie!! Congratulations!!!
Feel free to keep going - either as a second go-around or just to see how many "finish what you started" books you can read before the end of the year! :)
I've finished three books so far:
(series)
(series) and
(TBR)Updated post #8
There's 2 Melanie's...I'm #14
Melanie wrote: "There's 2 Melanie's...I'm #14"Haha! Well, that makes things both more clear and more confusing. Thanks for clarifying your number, Melanie #14! (And I see that you did that in your post, too).
It definitely illustrates how helpful numbers are! :)
Finished book 4
- Series that I started a year or so agoUpdated post #11
Finished my 3rd
. I last read this series in December 2013. This also counts as my one non-YA book. Updated Post #9.
Another multi-update...#4 was UnSouled, which has been on my TBR pretty much since I knew this was going to be a series.
#5 was Prodigy. I read the first book in July 2012 (I did re-read Legend to refresh my memory right before starting this one, does that still count?).
#6 was Empire of Shadows, which has been on my library wishlist for about a year, but I guess I didn't add it to Goodreads until I actually checked it out.
Updated post #10.
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