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message 1: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Hi everyone. I am happy to be a part of this group. I'm hoping to read 50 in 2016. Currently I am reading The Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Lanai Taylor.


message 2: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Black (ohfortheloveofbooks) | 87 comments Good luck with your personal reading challenge this coming year. :)


message 3: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Thank you Sarah :) Good Luck to you as well.


message 4: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 5003 comments Great to see you jump in on the fun! Welcome again and good luck! I have quite some YA to read, so we might overlap :)


message 5: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Great!


message 6: by Blagica , Challenges (new)

Blagica  | 12949 comments best of luck! I don't often read YA maybe you can point me in the right direction?


message 7: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Blagica wrote: "best of luck! I don't often read YA maybe you can point me in the right direction?"

I am very much enjoying the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Mass. I would suggest that series Blagica


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Good luck!!


message 9: by Zara's Retreat (new)

Zara's Retreat | 2365 comments Good luck Kristen


message 10: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 5832 comments Good luck with your challenge, Kristen!


message 11: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Thank you


message 12: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 1. Joyland by Stephen King


message 13: by Jackie B. - (new)

Jackie B. - Death by Tsundoku (reiwing2040) | 1343 comments Congrats on finishing your first book! What did you think of Joyland?


message 14: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Thank you Jackie. It wasn't my favorite Stephen King book but I enjoyed it. :)


message 15: by Megan (new)

Megan (lahairoi) | 7470 comments Congrats on finishing your first book in 2016!


message 16: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Thank you Megan


message 17: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 2. The Illegal by Lawrence Hill


message 18: by Kristen (last edited Jan 18, 2016 09:08AM) (new)

Kristen 3. Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard


message 19: by Megan (new)

Megan (lahairoi) | 7470 comments Kristen wrote: "3. Red Queen"

What did you think? I read it last year and enjoyed it!


message 20: by Kristen (new)

Kristen I liked it. I'm looking forward to the next one.


message 21: by Kristen (last edited Jan 18, 2016 09:08AM) (new)

Kristen 4. The Lost Gate (Mither Mages, #1) by Orson Scott Card


message 22: by Kristen (last edited Jan 26, 2016 04:51PM) (new)

Kristen 5. The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millenium, #4) by David Lagercrantz
6. Queen Song (Red Queen, #0.1) by Victoria Aveyard


message 23: by Alison (new)

Alison G. (agriff22) | 1186 comments What did you think of the Girl in the Spiders web? I have it on my nook and plan to read it this year sometime. Was it as good as the other 3 since it had a different author?


message 24: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Alison wrote: "What did you think of the Girl in the Spiders web? I have it on my nook and plan to read it this year sometime. Was it as good as the other 3 since it had a different author?"

Hi Alison. Sorry I didn't see your comment until now. I really liked it. I couldn't even tell that it was a different author. I personally think it was as good as the others and I am looking forward to any others that this authors writes.


message 25: by Kristen (last edited Feb 11, 2016 07:40PM) (new)

Kristen 7. A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas


message 26: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 8. Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22) by Janet Evanovich


message 27: by Kristen (last edited Feb 11, 2016 07:40PM) (new)

Kristen 9. A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness


message 28: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 10. The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew


message 29: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 11. An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) by Sabaa Tahir


message 30: by Jackie B. - (new)

Jackie B. - Death by Tsundoku (reiwing2040) | 1343 comments You've been making some great progress, Kristen! I've heard great things about The Reason You Walk; what did you think?


message 31: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Jackie B. wrote: "You've been making some great progress, Kristen! I've heard great things about The Reason You Walk; what did you think?"

Hi Jackie! Thanks I've been keeping a pretty steady pace. I really liked it. It's very good :)


message 32: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 12. Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo


message 33: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 13. The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1) by Mary E. Pearson


message 34: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 14. The Custom of the Army by Diana Gabaldon


message 35: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 5832 comments Great job so far, Kristen! Any standout recommendations?


message 36: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Thanks Cassandra! Oooo that's hard they are all soo good. I liked them all. I was pleasantly surprised surprised by A discovery of witches so I'll pick that one.


message 37: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra | 5832 comments Awesome! It's always a good thing when you have a hard time choosing between them. :)


message 38: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Yes! I like them all for their own unique reasons so it is hard to just pick one. :)


message 39: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 15. The Assassin and the Underworld (Throne of Glass, #0.4) by Sarah J. Maas


message 40: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 16. A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows (Outlander, #8.5) by Diana Gabaldon


message 41: by Deanna (new)

Deanna Kristen wrote: "8. Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22) by Janet Evanovich"

Hi Kristen, What did you think of Tricky Twenty-Two? I started to read it, but couldn't get past the first couple chapters. I love the Plum Series and hope to try again soon.


message 42: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Hi Deanna.

I liked it devoured it in a couple of hours. Hope you try to read it again.


message 43: by Deanna (new)

Deanna Kristen wrote: "Hi Deanna.

I liked it devoured it in a couple of hours. Hope you try to read it again."


I'll have it be my next book! Thanks


message 44: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Yes! :)


message 45: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 5003 comments Kristen wrote: "Blagica wrote: "best of luck! I don't often read YA maybe you can point me in the right direction?"

I am very much enjoying the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Mass. I would suggest that series..."


I finished the first a while ago, loved it! Exited for the rest when I'm more on track with what I have to read for challenges :)


message 46: by Kristen (new)

Kristen It is my favorite series that I'm currently reading. Love it!


message 47: by Winter, Group Reads (new)

Winter (winter9) | 5003 comments Kristen wrote: "It is my favorite series that I'm currently reading. Love it!"

Nice ^^


message 48: by Kristen (new)

Kristen 17. The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin McKean


message 49: by Jackie B. - (new)

Jackie B. - Death by Tsundoku (reiwing2040) | 1343 comments You're making great progress, Kristen! I'm impressed that you're right on target (maybe a little ahead?) to meet your goal. It looks like you've read a lot of great books thus far; I hope you keep finding great ones!


message 50: by Kristen (new)

Kristen Thanks Jackie! When I first chose 50 books I thought it would be a stretch to make it but so far so good. I am a little ahead yes. I've enjoyed them all for there own reasons looking forward to making my way through my read next and tbr shelf.


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