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**Summer Challenge - 1/12/15 - 29/2/16**
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Such a creative idea :) I'll have to pick an absolute favourite book or two now lol
I'll have to work out a book. Think I'll just go with a 5 star from this year. Too many books I like to pick just one as the standout of all time.
Great challenge - nothing more fun than choosing the books!!
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and a second if I can:)
2nd favourite book - Descent by Tim Johnston
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All subject to change as usual:) Can't wait to start!!!!
Great idea! Would love hints on Aussie Authors...I'm in the USA. Love Lianne Moriarty.
Summer Challenge - 1/12/15 - 29/2/16**A Favourite Book:
Letters from Skye by Jessica BrockmoleL ....
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E .... Endless by Amanda Gray
R .... Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic
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K .... The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
Y .... A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman
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*Subject to change.
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Check the Aussie author recommendations thread, the bookshelf (right hand side of the group's home page) etc Ilene:) Great to have you with us!
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Great idea!! Now to choose my fave book lol
Will have to give some thought to this. My favourites depend on my mood.Bet nobody picks My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises even if it is the favourite, eh? :)
Great challenge once again Brenda. Will have to think it over a bit and see which of my favourite books ( I have a few) lend themselves the best to books I may want to read in the next few months.
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Bet nobody picks My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises even if it is the favourite, eh? :)"
We were discussing this and others with HUGE titles Patty;) lol
Yeah, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making is clearly my favourite book. :-P
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Will have to give some thought to this. My favourites depend on my mood.Bet nobody picks My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises even if it is the favourite, eh? :)"
Hahahalol!! Patty ;D
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LOL!!! I dare you Steve;)
Oh boy, I'll have to think of a shorter title than The Time Traveler's Wife ..... far too many books to commit to
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This is a cool idea! I will come back and edit. I'm going to be traveling overseas for a big chunk of summer so will have to take this into consideration when I pick my 'favourite' book haha
Great ExpectationsG - The Great Gatsby
R - The Retribution of Mara Dyer
E - The Evolution of Mara Dyer
A - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
T - Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence
E - Everyone Worth Knowing
X - Vixen
P - Prudence
E - Elegance
C - Catch 22
T - The Black Tulip
A - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
T- The Solitude of Prime Numbers
I - Flowers in the Attic
O - The Ocean at the End of the Lane
N - Nothing But the Truth: My Story
S - Slammerkin
Out of books starting with T, I, X, R, E, A.
So did my best to replace.
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Oooh... Great challenge!! I should be in for this :DI've picked Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan.
U - Underwater
I - In the Enemy's Service
S - Stitch out of What Tomorrow May Bring
That's going to be a tough one to get through.
I think I have to pick Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop as my favourite book.My list:
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Brenda wrote: "LOL! I'm sure you have many Marianne;)"Sure, but I would like to work through my TBR at the same time!
I'll give it a try even though it's winter approaching here. I'll try to find a short titled favourite so I can have a chance of competing with you guys. My Grandmother sends... the Girl who circumnavigated... hahaha you're a funny bunch!!
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Sure, but I would like to work through my TBR at the same time!"
Yes that's the idea:) I have done it completely with mine - not one book I don't own!
Favourite Book: Plain Truth by Jodi PicoultP - The Perfumer's Secret by Fiona McIntosh
L - The Lost Girls by Wendy James
A - All Good Deeds by Stacy Green
I - Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
N - Nobody But Him by Victoria Purman
T - Tempting Fate by Jane Green
R - Romulus, My Father by Raimond Gaita
U - The Unpredictable Consequences of Love by Jill Mansell
T - Three Weeks To Say Goodbye by C.J. Box
H - Honeymoon by James Patterson
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Not TOO short Ace;)
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My favourite book is Cross Stitch also known as Outlander But Cross Stitch is what I first read it as plus it has more letters, so I will go with that :)C Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
R Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
O One Deadly Sin by Annie Solomon
S Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
S Sons of Anarchy: The Official Collector's Edition by Tara Bennett
S Soulless by Gail Carriger
T The Patterson Girls by Rachael Johns
I Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
T T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton
C Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
H Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
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Brenda, you know me too well! I checked my 5 stars and by far my favourite is A Fine Balance
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F Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
I I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai
N No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
E Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
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C The Color Purple by Alice Walker
E The Expatriates
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I'm all done creating my list, that was fun. Sadly, the next few In Death don't match up. :-(
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Well done! Some of them are tricky with their obscure titles! And I guess unless you choose a fav with an I in it, they won't work:(
Zoey wrote: "My favourite book is Cross Stitch also known as Outlander But Cross Stitch is what I first read it as plus it has more letters, so I will go with that :)C [book:Club D..."
That's one of my favourites too Zoey and was tossing up which of the two titles to use. I think it may depend on which title ties in best with books on my TBR. You've done well with your selections.
RitaSkeeter wrote: "I haz headache. Can anyone recommend a good book starting with 'Y'? I've looked through a couple of listopias and nothing is grabbing me."Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks is one of my favourites Rita. Didn't check to see whether you've read it though.
I love Gone With The Wind and Jane Eyre. Think I have my one and two choices. Off to find books with those letters!
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Make sure you link them all Susan:)
Gone with the Wind is a great book! Jane Eyre is another popular one:)
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Sorry missed this question Rita...sorry for the headache!
You by Caroline Kepnes
quite a large number starting with "yes"...
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Yesterday's Gone: Episode 1
Yesterday's Sun
haven't read any of those - just random pickings...
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G - The Great Gatsby
R - The Retribution of Mara Dyer
E - The Evolution of Mara Dyer
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Amanda I found one for your X - XO by Jeffery Deaver :)
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I'm in. My Favourite book is MagicianM
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My Second Book is The Book Thief
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How It Works:
1). Take the name of your favourite book (or any book you really love if you can't choose a favourite) and read a book that starts with each letter of that book . It’s that simple!
2). If you finish your first title quickly, challenge yourself to choose your second favourite book title and start over! See how many of your favourite book titles you can complete! :)
3). To make it more challenging, try to choose books relating to Summer - title, cover or content...
4). Ideally your book won't be something like It or Us (for obvious reasons!)
Example:
If your favourite book is Gone Girl this is how your choices could look:
G – Gravity by Tess Gerritsen
O – One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
N – Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
E – Emergency Response by Nicki Edwards
G – A Gradual Awakening by Stephen Levine
I – Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon
R – Resurrected, Restitution by Fran Shaff
L – Lost Girls by Angela Marsons
Kick back, relax and enjoy the summer sun whilst reading up a storm!!