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I took the quiz twice and ended up with Pteranodan and Compsognathus, but the Brachiosaurus was always my favorite so I'm doing all three.***COMPLETE***
Goal: 36/36 books
June 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
✓ Pteranodan:
P - Peter Clines, author of 14 (06/07/14)
T - Four: The Traitor by Veronica Roth (08/10/14)
E - Every Last Kiss by Courtney Cole (06/20/14)
R - Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan (07/05/14)
A - Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan (07/29/14)
N - Nash by Jay Crownover (07/19/14)
O - Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan (08/31/14)
D - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (06/26/14)
A - Kristen Ashley, author of Rock Chick (09/15/14)
N - Naturally, Charlie by S.L. Scott (08/16/14)
✓ Compsognathus:
C - Courtney Cole, author of Fated (07/14/14)
O - Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout (09/24/14)
M - Mistress of Rome by Kate Quinn (09/26/14)
P - Phenomenal X by Michelle A. Valentine (07/10/14)
S - Kylie Scott, author of Lick (06/01/14)
O - The One by Kiera Cass (10/26/14)
G - Greed by Fisher Amelie (08/24/14)
N - Shana Norris, author of The Boyfriend Thief (10/31/14)
A - Therese Anne Fowler, author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (10/06/14)
T - Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker (09/30/14)
H - Heather Dixon, author of Entwined (08/15/14)
U - Undeclared by Jen Frederick (06/29/14)
S - The Son by Veronica Roth (07/31/14)
✓ Brachiosaurus:
B - Bully by Penelope Douglas (06/03/14)
R - Tina Reber, author of Love Unscripted (06/23/14)
A - Brodi Ashton, author of Everneath (11/14/14)
C - Cora Carmack, author of Keeping Her (10/10/14)
H - HDU by India Lee (09/20/14)
I - If Forever Comes by A.L. Jackson (06/30/14)
O - Olivia Rivers, author of Frost Fire (11/01/14)
S - Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater (08/09/14)
A - Amy Plum, author of Die for Me (09/20/14)
U - Unbroken by Melody Grace (07/22/14)
R - Rebecca Donovan, author of Barely Breathing (07/27/14)
U - Until We Fly by Courtney Cole (07/31/14)
S - Searching for Someday by Jennifer Probst (09/09/14)
The Jurassic Park: What Dinosaur are you? Round IIDuration: 20th May - 19th November
10/13
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I finished my dinosaur!! I'm gonna do another one!April 15, 2014 - June 15, 2014
13/13 complete
C - The Collector by Nora Roberts 4/26/2014
O - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 4/21/2014
M - Archetype by M.D. Waters 5/15/2014
P - The Uncertainty Principle by Peter Michael Rosenberg 5/3/2014
S - Joyland by Stephen King 4/15/2014
O - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 6/4/2014
G - If I Stay by Gayle Forman 5/3/2014
N - Time Was by Nora Roberts 5/9/2014
A - Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky 4/18/204
T - The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 5/27/2014
H - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 4/17/2014
U - Untraceable by Laura Griffin 4/20/2014
S - Snapshot by Lis Wiehl 4/19/2014
Reading Challenges > The Jurassic Park--What Dinosaur are you? Reading Challenge start 06/01/14
part 1
9/59
Pteranodan
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R - Rebecca Zanetti - Blind Faith (Sin Brothers #3) 06/04/14
A - All He Ever Dreamed (Kowalski Family #6) by Shannon Stacey 06/13/14
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O - Robin D. Owens - Heart Fate (Celta's Heartmates #7) 06/18/14
D
A - Kristen Ashley - Three Wishes 06/15/14
N
Brachiosaurus
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R - Rogue Rider (Lords of Deliverance #4) by Larissa Ione 06/21/14
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I - Ilona Andrews - Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels #5.5) 06/19/14
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S - Gena Showalter - Lord of the Vampires (Royal House of Shadows #1) 06/10/14
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S - Staking His Claim (Line of Duty #5) by Tessa Bailey 06/16/14
Compsognathus
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Dilophosaurus
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I - It Had to Be You (Lucky Harbor #7) by Jill Shalvis 06/20/14
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Pteranodan
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part 20/50
Spinosaurus
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Triceratops
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
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Velociraptor
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I finished "my" dino type, and gave some thought to spelling out all the dino names, but remembered that I need to get out from under some of these challenges, so I'm going to call this one done :)WHAT DINOSAUR ARE YOU?, 4/17 - 7/31 (self-imposed deadline)
PROGRESS: 16/16
✓ T – Transfer of Power (Mitch Rapp #3), by Vince Flynn, finished 5/9 ★★★.5
✓ Y – author Malala Yousafzai – I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, finished 5/4 ★★★★.5
✓ R – author Sara Rosett – Elusive (On the Run #1), finished 5/8 ★★★
✓ A - author Susan Wittig Albert - Chile Death (China Bayles #7), finished 4/22 ★★★★
✓ N - author Barbara Natterson-Horowitz - Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing, finished 4/28 ★★★
✓ N - author Nancy E. Turner - My Name Is Resolute, finished 5/3 ★★★.5
✓ O - The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway #6), by Elly Griffiths, finished 4/19 ★★★★
✓ S - Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1), by Louise Penny, finished 4/21 ★★★.5
✓ A - Animal Magnetism (Animal Magnetism #1), by Jill Shalvis, finished 4/26 ★★★.5
✓ U - Unauthorized Access, by Andrew McAllister, finished 4/24 ★★★
✓ R - author Elisabeth Rose – Instant Family, finished 5/11 ★★★
✓ U - The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches: A Practical (and Fun) Guide to Enjoying Life More by Spending Less, finished 5/1 ★★★
✓ S - author Michele Scott - Murder Uncorked (Wine Lover’s Mystery #1), finished 5/14 ★★★.5
✓ R - author Rhys Bowen - Death of Riley (Molly Murphy #2), finished 5/16 ★★★★
✓ E - Eat, Pray, Love, finished 4/20 ★★★
✓ X - Xtabentum, by Rosy Hugener, finished 6/21 ★★★
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/21 *****

Jurassic Park What Dinosaur Are You? Reading Challenge
Start Date: 6/15/14
End Date: 9/15/14
V- Vicious, by V.E. Schwab 7/31 ★★★
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L- Lion In The Valley, by Elizabeth Peters 6/15 ★★★★★
O- Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens 7/8 ★★★★
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A- The Ape Who Guards The Balance, by Elizabeth Peters 7/8 ★★★★★ and a ♥
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I'll jump in on this one.Start Date: 6/21/14
End Date: 12/21/14
Completed: 1/13
I got Dilophosaurus.
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L The Girl Who Played with Fire Character: Lisbeth Salander
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Start Date: 6/21/14End Date: 12/21/14
Completed: 2/13
I got Dilophosaurus.
D Divergent
I Insurgent
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A Allegiant
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I'm a velociraptor, and have read it!V The Vampire Diaries L.J Smith
E His Wicked Games By Ember Casey
L L.A. Candy Lauren Conrad
O Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman
C Crossing the Line Katie McGarry
I Into That Forest Louis Nowry
R Red at Night Katie McGarry
A Anna Dressed in Blood Kendare Blake
P Petals on the Wind V.C Andrews
T Teardrop Lauren Kate
O Hooked on the Game by C.M. Owens
R Remember Me Christopher Pike
**********************Challenge Complete***********************09/09/14
I got Velociraptor and my greatest asset is intelligence...(I believe I got this one because I answered the question about which is real dinosaur, right)but whatever I'll go with it.
What Dinosaur Are You? Reading Challenge
Start Date: 6/24/14
End Date: 12/24/14
12/12 Complete
V: Variant by Robison Wells -08/08/14☆☆☆1/2
E: David Estes - Fire Country -07/24/14☆☆☆☆☆
L: Life's A Cappella by Yessi Smith -07/28/14☆☆☆☆
O: Owen in Amped by Daniel H. Wilson -08/01/14☆☆☆1/2
C: Caroline Clemmons - Brazos Bride -06/24/14☆☆☆1/2
I: Into the Deep by Samantha Young -,b>07/16/14☆☆1/2
R: Sara C. Roethle - Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! -07/15/14☆☆☆☆
A: After the End by Amy Plum -08/27/14☆☆☆1/2
P: Partials by Dan Wells -07/03/14☆☆☆☆1/2
T: Tara Elizabeth - Denounced -08/10/14
O: One Good Reason by Nicole Salmond -08/18/14☆☆1/2
R: Raphael of Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh _09/09/14☆☆☆☆
The Jurassic Park: What Dinosaur are you? Round IIDuration: 20th May - 19th November
13/13
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COMPLETED
The Jurassic Park: What Dinosaur are you? Round IIIDuration: 28th June - 27th December
0/11
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Start Date: 6/21/14End Date: 12/21/14
Completed: 4/13
I got Dilophosaurus.
D Divergent
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A Allegiant
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I'm a compsognathus. Never heard of it before but apparently small and cute but deadly!April 22 – July 21
13/13
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I re-took the quiz and got Velociraptor, which is my fave dino!12/12
V: Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth 07/08/14
E: Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice 06/25/14
L: Liam Stewart from 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: The Blood Gospel by James Rollins 06/17/14
A: Agent 6 06/02/14
P: Peony from Cinder 06/19/14
T: Two for the Dough 07/04/14
O: Opal 06/21/14
R: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 06/18/14
Congrats on finishing Jaclyn I'll have to check out Agent 6 and Onyx. I think those are the only two I haven't read.
Lisarenee wrote: "Congrats on finishing Jaclyn I'll have to check out Agent 6 and Onyx. I think those are the only two I haven't read."
Thanks! Both of those books are within a series. :)
Start Date: 6/21/14End Date: 12/21/14
Completed: 5/13
I got Dilophosaurus.
D Divergent
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A Allegiant
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Finished!I finished it one day late :(
Should have given myself 3 months and a day!
NBRC The Jurassic Park - what dinosaur are you?
Dinosour: Stegosaurus
Duration: 04/18/14 - 07/18/14
✔ Stegosaurus 11/11:
S: Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games 06/05/14 ★★★★
T: To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee 06/19/14 ★★★
E: Emma Donoghue Room 04/18/14 ★★★★
G: Gaiman, Neil The Graveyard Book 05/07/14 ★★★★★
O: Obsidian Jennifer L. Armentrout 06/23/14 ★★★★★
S: Sophie Kinsella Confessions of a Shopaholic 06/25/14 ★★★½
A: Anna and the French Kiss Stephanie Perkins 06/18/14 ★★★
U: Unseen Mari Jungstedt 07/19/14 ★★★
R: Rick Riordan The Lightning Thief 06/01/14 ★★★★
U: Under the Dome Stephen King 05/24/14 ★★★
S: Succubus Blues Richelle Mead 06/08/14 ★★★★
I finished my 3rd dinosaur! I think I'm gonna stop at 3 :)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
Jurassic Park - What Dinosaur Are You?5/1 to 11/30
D: The Distant Hours by Kate Morton: 5/10
I: House of Evidence by Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson: 5/21
P: Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?: The Mystery Behind the Agatha Christie Mystery by Pierre Bayard: 5/9
L: Death on a Deadline by Christine Lynxwiler: 5/4
O: One Way Out by Michele Albert: 6/8
P: Pisaq Pipeline, A World Heritage Mystery by Will Young: 6/3
H: The Night Is Alive by Heather Graham: 5/23
O: Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh: 7/25
S: Soulless by Gail Carriger: 5/2
A: Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews: 5/26
U: Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson: 5/30
R: Magnolia Moon by JoAnn Ross: 5/7
U: The Bait by Dorothy Uhnak: 6/20
S: Sparks Fly by Katie MacAlister: 5/3
Dino 1 done - will chose more and post as I finish!
Dino #2 is: Compsognathus
Renee wrote: "Congrats Laurie!Sorry, you're not as cute as Jaclyn."
Lol...mine was pretty darn cute!!
Start Date: 6/21/14End Date: 12/21/14
Completed: 7/13
I got Dilophosaurus.
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Done!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
!
Finished my dinosaur.WHAT DINOSAUR ARE YOU?
Timeframe: 5/1/14 to 8/31/14
P Miss Silver Deals With Death by Patricia Wentworth - 5/15/14
T Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers - 5/30/14
E The Portrait of Doreene Gray by Esri Allbritten - 5/11/14
R Where There's a Will by Rex Stout - 5/8/14
A The Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu - 5/9/14
N Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/6/14
O Outfoxed by Rita Mae Brown - 7/3/14
D Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry - 5/21/14
O The Missing Madonna by Carol Anne O'Marie - 8/16/14
N Naked Heat by Richard Castle - 7/1/14
I'm a Triceratops :DT - Uma Aventura no Bosque - Ana Maria Magalhães - Character Teresa
R - A Ruiva - Fialho de Almeida
I - The Inexperienced Ghost - H.G. Wells
C - Someone Like You - Cathy Kelly
E - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis - Character Edmund
R - Auschwitz: A New History - Laurence Rees
A - Fantasy Lover - Sherrilyn Kenyon (character Grace Alexander)
T - Lições de Dactilografia - André Mayans Tunhas
O - Os Sensos Incomuns - Maria Isabel Barreno
P - Nazarenas e Matrioskas - Margarida Rebelo Pinto
S - Desesperadamente Giulia - Sveva Casati Modignani
The Jurassic Park--What Dinosaur are you? Reading Challenge Duration: 01/05/2014 - 21/07/2014
I'm a Dilophosaurus.
Read: 13/13
D. Dani, Falling for Her Fiance - May 14, 2014
I. I Love the Earl - Jun 22, 2014
L. Silent Revenge by Laura Landon - Jun 17, 2014
O. One Chance At Love - May 22, 2014
P. Park, Eleanor & Park - May 22, 2014
H. Honor Bound - Jun 27, 2014
O. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver - Jun 21, 2014
S. Short-Straw Bride - May 06, 2014
A. A Husband's Regret by Natasha Anders - May 08, 2014
U. UnEnchanted - Jul 09, 2014
R. No Regrets by Kathryn Ross - May 07, 2014
U. Undercover Professor - Jul 21, 2014
S. The Espressologist by Kristina Springer - Jun 28, 2014
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