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Challenge 1 of 2016: New, New, New!!
Gremlin wrote: "Linda wrote: "I finished my first book in the challenge, 
"Hi Linda - Which category are you using for this one?"
Sorry about that. New author to me.
Linda wrote: "Sorry about that. New author to me."No worries, Linda! Thanks for following up :)
Hey gang - I just wanted to say that for "New Releases" which are supposed to be read in the month that they come out, I'm totally willing to be flexible as some book might come out at the end of the month! So long as you've begun reading it during the month it came out, I'll accept it.(The one in March, though, will need to be finished before the April 1, since our challenge ends at the end of March). Let me know if there are any questions on this!
Completed: 3/6 updated post #23- Read the first book in a series that is new to you
1/1- Read a brand new author to you
1/3- BRAND New Release! Read a book in the month that it’s released
1/8
I hope I'm not too late to join! I'm almost done reading The Wrath and the Dawn I think that's Renee's debut book, or at least the one that really put her on the map.
I finished my second book,
, as a new series. It was meh. Standard love triangle, girl can't choose, blah blah blah. This one has a girl who can move objects with her mind and werewolves.
I completed my first
for first book in a series that is new to me. Can't say I'll read the rest of the series though. Updated post #7.
#56Just finished
! It's such a beautiful book and I recommend it to anyone who loves a good fantasy and the world building is wonderfully done! This will be my debut book from a new author category. The next book I just started is
. This should fulfill the category of first book in a series for me.
Day wrote: "#56Just finished
! It's such a beautiful book and I recommend it to anyone who loves a good fantasy and the world building is wonderfully done! This wil..."I LOVED The Wrath and The Dawn!!!!! Actually, I really liked the Winner's Curse too but Wrath was a delightful surprise to me...
Finished my second book, which was a Christmas present to myself. I bought as a gift to myself because I was getting nowhere reading the paper copy from the library, and it wasn't available as an ebook from any of the libraries I get books from. I try very hard not to buy books, usually relying on said libraries. The book was
, and it was okay. I'm glad to be done and put the series behind me so I can move on to something new!
Finished my first -- gift book:
Updated #26!
Finished my first book
--was a gift bookUpdated post #32
Finished a first in series
.Updated post #6
Hey :) Wondering if
would work for the "new" title, because it's technically adult, but a ton of us read Warm Bodies as a novel with huge crossover appeal. Just realized that was one of the categories where adult wasn't allowed, but it was the only "adult" book I was planning to read for this challenge (mostly because of enjoying Warm Bodies) :(Edit: This book also has a 12 year old MC and a 16 year old MC, as well as R (or so it sounds from the back of the book). Here's hoping!
R. A. wrote: "Hey :) Wondering if would work for the "new" title, because it's technically adult, but a ton of us read Warm Bodies as a novel with huge crossover appeal. Just ..."Hmmmm. That's a hard one! Normally, I default to the Chicago Public Libraries definition, but they don't have that book listed (that I can find). I'll check in with Wendy, since I know she's read it, and I'll let her make the call :)
Day wrote: "I hope I'm not too late to join! I'm almost done reading The Wrath and the Dawn I think that's Renee's debut book, or at least the one that really put her on the map."It's never to late to join, Day! Welcome aboard!
Everyone is updated (though feel free to double-check my work). Seems like we all had a great reading weekend! :)
Gremlin wrote: "Everyone is updated (though feel free to double-check my work). Seems like we all had a great reading weekend! :)"Looks like you missed mine:
I completed my first
for first book in a series that is new to me. Can't say I'll read the rest of the series though. Updated post #7.
Christie wrote: "Gremlin wrote: "Everyone is updated (though feel free to double-check my work). Seems like we all had a great reading weekend! :)"Looks like you missed mine:
I completed my first [bookcover:Here..."
A-ha! Thanks, Christie! That's exactly why I tell people to double check my work. :P It should be up-to-date now :)
R. A. wrote: "Hey :) Wondering if would work for the "new" title, because it's technically adult, but a ton of us read Warm Bodies as a novel with huge crossover appeal. Just ..."Okay - I think the consensus is that we'll let this one count due to younger main characters and such - though, it's a tricky one and definitely in a gray area!
Oh! This is exactly what I need to kick off my reading!
Erika wrote: "Oh! This is exactly what I need to kick off my reading!"I went ahead and added you to the list. Welcome to the fun, Erika!
Just finished my first one for the year!
Updated post #10.
Brandi wrote: "Just finished my first one for the year! Updated post #10."
Hi Brandi! Do you want this to be categorized under new series, new author, or something else?
Gremlin wrote: "Brandi wrote: "Just finished my first one for the year! Updated post #10."
Hi Brandi! Do you want this to be categorized under new series, new author, or somethi..."
I have it categorized as new genre :)
Gremlin wrote: "Okay - I think the consensus is that we'll let this one count due to younger main characters and such - though, it's a tricky one and definitely in a gray area! "YAY! I won't read any other Adult novels for this challenge, just to play fair since this is a gray area book :) So excited though because my library actually had it! (And so far it's good)
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Finished my #2
in the new author category. Post #9 is updated!
Laurel wrote: "Finished my #2 in the new author category. Post #9 is updated!"How did you like the book? This is one of my most favorite books :)
Brandi wrote: "Day wrote: "#56Just finished
! It's such a beautiful book and I recommend it to anyone who loves a good fantasy and the world building is wonderfully do..."Brandi, I heard a lot of good things about the Wrath and the Dawn but for some reason always put it to the side for other things. I'm so glad I finally read it, now I understand what all the hype was about :)
I'm on the last few pages of the Winner's Curse right now, it's good, but a little confusing at times. I'm hoping the second book is better...
#56 I just finished the Winner's Curse for the new series category for the challenge!
Finished #2
New to me AuthorUpdated post #6
Laurel wrote: "Finished my #2 in the new author category. Post #9 is updated!"Hi Laurel - unfortunately, you already have a book for the "new author" category. We're trying to get one from each category, not doubling up.
Would either of the books you read work for a different category? A gift you recently received? Or a genre you don't normally read? Or was one of them recommended to you by someone in YA-MA?
Also, I changed the wording in the instructions (adding "one from each category"). Sorry if it wasn't more clear!
Finished my first -
This is a new-to-me author.
Updated original post#13.
I'm post #12I finished number 1 which was
and was a gift to me from my best friend.Starting number 2 now which is
. It's a new genre to me... I think it's mystery. I'm not sure if it's YA or not and I'm not even really sure what it's about which both scares and intrigues me haha. I received it as an ARC. I usually only EVER read YA books and never mysteries like this one so while I'm not sure if it's YA or not I'm hoping it can count since it will be so different from what I'm used to?
I have had a slow new year for reading so far but I know I will catch up. I just finished #1
It was given to me by a student. I am glad I read it. It amazes me when an author can turn a horrible subject into a beautifully written story.
Is it considered a gift if you bought a book with a gift card you received? I'm about to start
that I've always wanted to read, and bought with my Amazon gift card I got from my sister-in-law as a holiday present.
Finished #3 - new series -
- I'm not sure I'll read the rest. I liked the beginning and the end, but I found myself skimming the middle, and I went three days without reading, which is not a good sign for a book. I've got a lot of library books that are not new to me to read, so I'm going to take a break from the challenge for now. :)
Finished my first:
which was a present to me for Christmas.Will update my post #22
So I just started reading
. This was going to cover my new genre category but I can't find whether this is YA or not. Would this still be ok?
Rae wrote: "I usually only EVER read YA books and never mysteries like this one so while I'm not sure if it's YA or not I'm hoping it can count since it will be so different from what I'm used to? "Rae - I think that you make a very compelling argument, actually. I'm going to open up the "new to me" genre to accepting non-YA categories - because I'm going to guess that for many of us, if we want a truly "new" genre, we'll have to get out of YA! Hahaha.
Linda wrote: "Is it considered a gift if you bought a book with a gift card you received? I'm about to start that I've always wanted to read, and bought with my Amazon gi..."Hi Linda - Yep! I'll totally count that. :) Also, enjoy it! It's a great book.
Day wrote: "So I just started reading . This was going to cover my new genre category but I can't find whether this is YA or not. Would this still be ok?"Yep! Actually - I'm about to open up the "new-genre" category to include non-ya books, since that really opens up the options for truly reaching outside our normal genres. :)
Everyone should be updated! But do, please, check my work as sometimes a post slips by without my notice.Great reading, everyone!
I completed my first one for the year. I finished the first book of a series that is new to me,
.Post number 4
finished
brand new author to you
Updated my post #25
Finished
for New Release. Updated post #10. Starting on
.
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I do highly recommend it, but not to everyone. It's a very particular style of humor (very British and wacky - think Terry Pratchett or Monty Python).
For instance, some quotes:
“For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.”
or
“The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.”
I read it when I was younger and loved it. And I still love it, but I know that there are some days when maybe it's not what I want to read (as its not particularly deep). It's just a fun, very witty, space adventure. And sidenote: The BBC Radio play is brilliant.