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Dec 16, 2015 08:16PM
This is where I will list the books that I will read for pleasure in 2016 as part of my Reading for Pleasure challenge will be listed here in this thread. Challenge starts January 1st and I will list the books as I finish them along with the format of the book and the link to the review.
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Glad to see you back for another year, Amber!
1. The Night Circus-Print Book Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable and I enjoyed this Circus novel.
2. Terminal -ebook through the overdrive ebooks library through my local libraryReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable and a great final installment of the Virals Series by Kathy Reichs the creator of the Bones novels and TV show.
3. Born of Betrayal-Print BookReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable and a great installment of the League series by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
4. Don't Get Mad, Get Even: 15 Tales of Revenge and More-ebook through Overdrive ebooks libraryReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable and a great short story collection.
5. Wish You Were Eyre-Print BookReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable and a great final book of the mother daughter book club series.
6. Ghostbusters: Get Real -Graphic NovelReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable and fans of Ghostbusters will enjoy this.
7. The Sleeper and the Spindle-Print BookReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable and a great dark fairytale from Neil Gaiman.
8. Triptych- AudiobookReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I enjoyed this one and my first read from Karin Slaughter.
9. Normal - Print book
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable. Reminded me of the killer from the show Dexter.
Amber wrote: "5. Wish You Were Eyre-Print BookReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Is it part of a series, or can you read this independently?
Thanks.
Hey Mimi, Wish You Were Eyre is the final book in the Mother-Daughter Book Club series. Definitely check it out.
10. Gregor and the Code of Claw-Overdrive ebooks library ebook and final book of the Gregor and the Underland Chronicles Series.Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable and a great installment to end the Gregor and the Underland Chronicles series. Review will be posted when I write it out.
Amber wrote: "Hey Mimi, Wish You Were Eyre is the final book in the Mother-Daughter Book Club series. Definitely check it out."Check it out, even if you don't have a daughter? :-)
Yeah I read it and I don't have one. It's a pretty good YA series.
11. A Head Full of Ghosts-Print BookReview:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable. A pretty good Horror Possession/Psychological Thriller novel.
Any chance you'd consider posting with each was to whether it met your reading challenge goal of being pleasurable so then can see if I want to read your whole link? Thanks
Hey Jennifer, I posted underneath each one that it was pleasurable to me so def check the reviews out if the books I've read interest you for the reviews I have up. The only one that I have not written yet is the one for the final gregor book so stay tuned.
12. Extraction-Overdrive ebooks library bookReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasurable and a pretty good and scary short story.
13. Legacy-Print Book
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very pleasureable and was a pretty good Superhero story.
Thanks. I have no idea why I couldn't see it before. Perhaps I was half asleep
14. Princesses Can Be Pirates Too -Overdrive Ebooks Library Ebook/Children's Picture BookReview:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was very Pleasurable about how a Princess can be a Pirate too.
15. The Scarlet Gospels - print book from the library.Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was a very pleasurable book that i reccomend to fans of Clive Barker that features Pinhead from the hellraiser films and Harry D'Amour from the film Lord of Illusion.
16. The Veldt-Short Story ebook I got for free online.Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was a very pleasurable read about a smart house and the horrors within it from Ray Bradbury.
17. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams-Print book from local library.Review: To Follow
It was a very pleasurable, creepy, freaky, and gross short story collection from Stephen King that is on the themes of guilt, morality, and regret.
18. Freddy vs Jason vs Ash: The Nightmare Warriors-Visual Graphic novel on Youtube.Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a pretty good Visual graphic novel that follows the events of the graphic novel Freddy VS Jason Vs Ash and brings back the heroines from the Nightmare on Elm Street series and Friday the 13th series.
19.Symphony of Death Part 1: Robert Diablo- Read for review indie ebook request from authorReview: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This was a pretty good horror novella about a psychiatrist who meets a young man with a dark secret. This is the first of six stories in this horror anthology novella series.
20. Mangaman-Print book graphic novelReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a pretty good graphic novel about a manga man stuck in the world of western comics.
21. The Sleepwalker Tonic-ebooks library bookReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a pretty good read about Charlie laird and friends saving people who became sleepwalking zombies.
22. The Zombie Hunters, Volume 1-Graphic novel web comic at http://www.thezombiehunters.comReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a pretty good graphic novel web comic about zombies. def check it out at http://www.thezombiehunters.com
23. Emissary -Print Book I got for ChristmasReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a pretty good Christian fantasy I read about a young man who discovers that he is a Milantian mage and must reunite all the races to war against a dark force.
24. Harlequin Valentine-Print Book I got for ChristmasReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a pretty good and twisted valentines tale from Neil Gaiman about a demented Harlequin clown who literally gives his heart to the woman he wants as his columbine on valentines day.
25. Keepers of Arden: The Brothers Volume 3-Read for Review Ebook Request from the AuthorReview:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a pretty good read and great installment of the Keepers of Arden series about two brothers who try to save themselves and their friends from evil. In this one they continue to track the dark force that has plagued Arden and want to use Salvarias for their own dark ambitions.
26. Abel's Island-Print book from the local libraryReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a pretty good animal fantasy and survival story about a mouse named Abel who is separated from his new wife Amanda and marooned on an island.
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