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The Jurassic Park--What Dinosaur are you? (Spell-it-Out)
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I just wanted to take the test. I'm a Stegosaur =]
Who's for lunch?Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Ooh I used to really love dinosaurs as a kid. I took the test and I'm a COMPSOGNATHUS dinosaur! ╭( ･ㅂ･)و ̑̑Start date: May 1, 2014
Completed date: May 26, 2014
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C - Cath; main character from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 5/3/14 ★★★★★
O - The One by Kiera Cass 5/26/14 ★★
M - The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen 5/15/14 ★★★
P - Patrick; character from The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg 5/12/14 ★★★★
S - The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder 5/4/14 ★★★★
O - V is for Virgin by Kelly 5/20/14 Oram ★★★
G - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 5/25/14 ★★★★★
N - Charade by Nyrae Dawn 5/5/14 ★★★★★
A - Ana; main character from Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James 5/9/14 ★★★★
T - Hereafter by Tara Hudson 5/10/14 ★★★
H - Helen; main character from Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini 5/11/14 ★★★★
U - Unenchanted by Chanda Hahn 5/5/14 ★★
S - Switched by Amanda Hocking 5/8/14 ★★
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"You might look cute and curious at first, but as soon as you fan out your neck skin, it's on!" Seems fitting.D-
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O- The Girl Who was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill
S- The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith
A- And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard
U- In the Blood by Lisa Unger
R- Sleep Donation by Karen Russell
U- Uninvited by Sophie Jordan
S- Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn
I will take a year to finish this one because I have been quite busy lately, hopefully things will calm down soon and I can get back to reading!
Duration: May 1, 2014-August 31, 2014
11/11 completed
I am a triceratops:
T-So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Thanks) Completed May 16, 2014.
R-Richelle Mead Blood Promise Completed June 4, 2014.
I-Insurgent Completed August 26, 2014.
C-City of Glass Completed May 6, 2014.
E-The Eyes of a King (Eyes) Completed May 26, 2014.
R-Roth, Veronica: Divergent Completed May 22, 2014.
A-City of Fallen Angels (Angels) Completed May 14, 2014.
T-Tan, Amy: The Joy Luck Club Completed May 18, 2014.
O-One for the Money Completed May 22, 2014.
P-The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Pie) Completed July 11, 2014.
S-Shadow Kiss Completed May 7, 2014.
Duration: May 1, 2014-August 31, 2014
11/11 completed
I am a triceratops:
T-So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Thanks) Completed May 16, 2014.
R-Richelle Mead Blood Promise Completed June 4, 2014.
I-Insurgent Completed August 26, 2014.
C-City of Glass Completed May 6, 2014.
E-The Eyes of a King (Eyes) Completed May 26, 2014.
R-Roth, Veronica: Divergent Completed May 22, 2014.
A-City of Fallen Angels (Angels) Completed May 14, 2014.
T-Tan, Amy: The Joy Luck Club Completed May 18, 2014.
O-One for the Money Completed May 22, 2014.
P-The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Pie) Completed July 11, 2014.
S-Shadow Kiss Completed May 7, 2014.
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That's fine, Sarah. ☺
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I'm in, I am triceratops :)T - Towards Zero by Agatha Christie - 5/22/2014
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COMPLETED: 5/11
Hi I'm a StegosaurusMay 1 2014 - Open because I want to do all the dinosaurs
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I wasn't gonna join because I'm trying to take a break from challenges. But than I got Tyrannosaurus Rex as my dinosaur and I had to join. I'm stilling laughing about it
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I'm Triceratops; I'll start today (May 1)11/11
T - (Tsitsi) Nervous Conditions (1988) by Tsitsi Dangarembga (05/11/14) *****
R - (Robert) Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals (2005) by Robert M. Sapolsky (05/13/14) ***
I - (I) I Am Legend (1954) by Richard Matheson (07/15/14) ***
C - (Carlson) K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev, America's Most Unlikely Tourist (2009) by Peter Carlson (05/09/14) ****
E - (Edwards) The Lost Prince (2012) by Selden Edwards (10/09/14) ***
R - (Roffey) The White Woman on the Green Bicycle (2009) by Monique Roffey (06/10/14) **
A - (Anna) Anna of the Five Towns (1902) by Arnold Bennett (05/15/14) ****
T - (Tanith) Lycanthia: or The Children of Wolves (1981) by Tanith Lee (05/27/14) ***
O - (Oksanen)Purge (2008) by Sofi Oksanen, (translated by Lola Rogers) (05/17/14) ***
P - (Playing) Playing in the Light: A Novel (2006) by Zoe Wicomb (06/07/14) **
S -(Storied) The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry (2014) by Gabrielle Zevin (05/21/14) *****
I'm a Pteranodon!10/10 COMPLETED!
P: Patch (character) Finale 05/26/14
T: Tom Rob Smith (author) The Secret Speech 05/22/14
E: Em (character) All Our Yesterdays 05/05/14
R: Rowling, J.K. (author) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 05/15/14
A: Flowers for Algernon 05/04/14
N: Nick Marcelli (character) The Book of Lost Souls 05/13/14
O: Oll (character) Graceling 05/10/14
D: Daniel Wing (character) Legend 05/15/14
O: O'Leary, Tess (character) The Husband's Secret 05/17/14
N: Nickel Plated 05/19/14
I re-took the quiz and got Velociraptor, which is my fave dino!
12/12
V: Veronica Roth (author) Four: A Divergent Story Collection 07/08/14
E: Elizabeth Bennett (character) Pride and Prejudice 06/25/14
L: Liam Stewart (character) The Darkest Minds 06/29/14
O: Onyx 06/10/14
C: City of Heavenly Fire 06/06/14
I: Into the Darkest Corner 06/12/14
R: Rollins, James (author) The Blood Gospel 06/17/14
A: Agent 6 06/02/14
P: Peony (character) Cinder 06/19/14
T: Two for the Dough 07/04/14
O: Opal 06/21/14
R: Rowling, J.K. (author) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 06/18/14
Now a Triceratops!
11/11
T: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line 07/13/14
R: The Rosie Project 07/17/14
I: Iggy (character) The Angel Experiment 07/14/14
C: Carey (character) If You Find Me 07/25/14
E: Ethan Burke (character) The Last Town 07/15/14
R: Ragan, T.R. (author) A Dark Mind 07/19/14
A: Apple White (character) The Storybook of Legends 07/12/14
T: Takumi (character) Looking for Alaska 07/26/14
O: Origin 07/10/14
P: Patterson, James 1st to Die 07/22/14
S: Spirit Legacy 07/12/14
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I'm a Triceratops, I'll start May 01, 2014 and hopefully end on August 17th, 2014.T-
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Oh, I do like Jurassic Park. I am a Stegosaurus.01/05/2014 - 01/06/2015
S: Dissolution by C.J Sansom ★★★ 8th May 14
T: Water Walker by Ted Dekker ★★★ 13th June 14
E: Elizabeth Tudor; character in The Boleyn King by Laura Anderson ★★★ 12 June 14
G: Glenn; character in The Walking Dead, Vol. 02: Miles Behind Us by Robert Kirkman ★★★★★ 25 Aug 2014
O: Tilde O'Hara; character in Night Bus by Frances M. Thompson ★★★ 20 July 2014
S: Scarecrow; character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum ★★★ 01 Aug 2014
A: Black Hat by Kayla Al-Shamma-Jones ★★ 18th June 14
U: The Unseen by Alexandra Sokoloff 10 Oct 2014 ★★★
R: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell ★★ 15 June 14
U: Under the Knife by Brandon Seifert ★★★★★ 06 March 15
S: Sarah; character in Torn by Andrew Constant ★★ 28th July 14
I'm a StegosaurusDuration : May 2014 to Nov 2014
S - Jill Shalvis : Instant Gratification May 2
T - The One That Got Away May 4
E - Elizabeth Hoyt : The Serpent Prince - June 14
G - Gentle Rogue May 6
O - One Dance with a Duke June 22
S - Jill Shalvis : Instant Temptation May 3
A - A Texan's Luck May 14
U - Unlocked Sep 23
R - Romeo, Romeo May 15
U - Amanda Usen : Scrumptious Nov 26
S - Silk Is For Seduction May 5
I don't have nearly enough time to read as much as I'd like these days so I'll give myself till the end of the year to get through that many books.1-12 Done
V-V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
E-The Never Ending Story by Michael Ende
L-The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Done!
O-The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
C-The Coming of the Terrans by Michael Moorcock
I-I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
R-Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Done!
A-A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
P-Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi
T-Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
O-Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
R-Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
I'm a StegosaurusI'm giving myself to the end of the year to finish.
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The Jurassic Park: What Dinosaur are you? Duration: 4/17/14 thru 6/16/14
I'm a Dilophosaurus.
Dead Heat by Dick Francis (5/8/14)
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Paper Towns by John Green (4/23/14)
Hannh Swensen in Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke (5/5/14)
O'Brien, Edna - The Country Girls by (4/30/14)
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (5/7/14)
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I'm in! It's funny because on the description of my dinosaur (I'm a Velociraptor) it says "They're lethal at eight months and I do mean lethal"....and my SN since joining GR in 2010 has always been LethalLovely. IT'S KISMET, I TELL YOU!NBRC's "The Jurassic Park--What Dinosaur are you?" Reading Challenge
Duration: May 3, 2014-December 31, 2014
Goal: 8/12 Completed
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L= Lexi Blake~Steal the Sun ★★★★☆ 5/23
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C= Carter, Mina~Perfect Mate ★★★☆☆ 5/27
I= In the After by Demitria Lunetta ★★★☆☆ 5/7
R= Roxie Rivera~Sergei, Volume 2 ★★★★☆ 5/14
A= Amber Lin~Giving It Up
P= The Professional by Kresley Cole ★★☆☆☆ 5/17
T= Tempt the Stars by Karen Chance ★★★☆☆ 7/12
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R= R.G. Alexander~Make Me Burn ★★★☆☆ 6/25
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I'm a Velociraptor!
Duration Time: may - december 2014
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I'm a Pteranodon :) I'll start this challenge once I've finished a current challenge...I loved the Jurassic Park movies!
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CHALLENGE:What Dinosaur are You?DURATION: May 4, 2014-June 30, 2014
DETAILS: Spell-it-Out with Book Titles
S-Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
T-the Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
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A-the Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
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S-Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
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Nothing but Reading ChallengesThe Jurassic Park--What Dinosaur are you? Reading Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2014 - 10/31/2014
Progress: 10 out of 10
I'm a Pteranodan!
P: Terry Pratchett; The Light Fantastic - **** - 5/1/2014
T: Thinking of You by Jill Mansell - ***** - 5/8/2014
E: Kim Edwards; The Memory Keeper's Daughter - ***** - 7/18/2014 - 401 Pages
R: Richelle Mead; Shadow Kiss - ***** - 5/7/2014
A: Alan Bradley; The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - ***** - 5/14/2014
N: Nora Roberts; Shadow Spell - **** - 7/22/2014 - 319 Pages
O: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - ***** - 6/27/2014 - 298 Pages
D: James Dashner; The Maze Runner - *** - 5/6/2014
A: Lori Austin; Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - ***** - 6/8/2014 - 300 Pages
N: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages
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I'm in and took the quiz and am a:Dilophosaurus - hummmm.... 0/13
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Apparently I trick people with cuteness, then eat their face off. Sounds like me.
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Loved the description of being a Triceratops! I'm definitely big and huggable!Completed: 2/11
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The Jurassic Park--What Dinosaur are you? Reading Challenge Duration: 01/05/2014 - ???
I'm a Dilophosaurus.
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Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges (All the Mods) wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Ipshita!"Thank you :)
Oooh! I'm going to join this challenge. I'm a Stegosaurus :)
S: Since You've Been Gone 3* 5/14
T: Tarnish 4* 5/21
E: The Eye of Minds 4* 5/20
G: A Great and Terrible Beauty 3* 5/14
O: Obsession 3* 5/18
S: Staniszewski, Anna The Dirt Diary 4* 5/15
A: Allen, Rachel 17 First Kisses 4* 5/15
U: Unteachable 4* 5/17
R: Romeo Redeemed 3* 5/19
U: Unearthly 2* 5/23
S: The Scorch Trials 4* 5/19
All Done!The Jurassic Park--What Dinosaur are you? Reading Challenge - NBRC
Velociraptor - 12/12 - All Done!
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Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay (Library Lover's Mystery #3) ✔O -
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Sullivan's Justice by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg ✔
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Welcome to the challenge, Abbie!
The Jurassic Park: What Dinosaur are you? Duration: 18th April - 17th October
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Took the quiz again and got the same Dinosaur as last time so i'm just picking a randomThe Jurassic Park: What Dinosaur are you? Round II
Duration: 20th May - 19th November
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Finished the challenge! Edited message 91 :)
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10/10 COMPLETED!P: Patch from Finale 05/26/14
T: The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith 05/22/14
E: Em from All Our Yesterdays 05/05/14
R: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 05/15/14
A: Flowers for Algernon 05/04/14
N: Nick Marcelli from The Book of Lost Souls 05/13/14
O: Oll from Graceling 05/10/14
D: Daniel Wing from Legend 05/15/14
O: Tess O'Leary from The Husband's Secret 05/17/14
N: Nickel Plated 05/19/14
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Finished with my dino! :)13/13
C - Cath; main character from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 5/3/14 ★★★★★
O - The One by Kiera Cass 5/26/14 ★★
M - The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen 5/15/14 ★★★
P - Patrick; character from The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg 5/12/14 ★★★★
S - The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder 5/4/14 ★★★★
O - V is for Virgin by Kelly 5/20/14 Oram ★★★
G - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 5/25/14 ★★★★★
N - Charade by Nyrae Dawn 5/5/14 ★★★★★
A - Ana; main character from Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James 5/9/14 ★★★★
T - Hereafter by Tara Hudson 5/10/14 ★★★
H - Helen; main character from Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini 5/11/14 ★★★★
U - Unenchanted by Chanda Hahn 5/5/14 ★★
S - Switched by Amanda Hocking 5/8/14 ★★
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