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Group Read-A-Thon February 2016
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02/02/16Death By Honeymoon by Jaden Skye
Louise's Tally: 1 book
Perk's Group Tally: 1 book.
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase
Connection: Both have female MCs with names starting with L (Lola/Lorna)
Karen's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 4 books
Love By Accident
Connection: the female leads name also started with an L - Lauren
Donna's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally : 5 books
Hotel Riviera by Elizabeth Adler
Connection: another romance which happens, quite coincidentally, by accident AND the MC's name also begins with L (Lola)
Lauri's Tally: 1
Perks Tally: 6 books
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Connection: Both authors family names are 5 letters long (Adler and Doerr)
Elinaly's Tally: 1
Perks Tally: 7 books
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Connection: Both books nominated for GR choice awards
Hexed by Kevin Hearne
Connection: Both books have an author with a name starting with K (surname / first name)
Karen's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 9 books
The Sea Witch by S.J. Valfroy
Connection: Both are fantasy books.
Allison's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 10 books
Girl Online On Tour by Zoe Sugg
Connection: They both have purple covers.
MB's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 11
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Connection: Author's last name begins with "S".
In Sunshine Bright and Darkness Deep: An Anthology of Australian Horror by Kathryn Hore & other authors including Natalie Satakovski.
Connection: Both books released on the 24th day of the month.
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Connection: Both books released in the year 2015
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Connection: Both books have characters that begin with D. Dean in Luckiest Girl Alive, and Dim in A Clockwork Orange.
Rachel's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 15
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Connection: Both books average ratings are lower than 4, but both readers (me and RachelvlehcaR) gave to their read books 5 stars! :)
Elinaly's Tally: 2
Perks Tally: 16 books
Nice one Elinaly! I really enjoyed that book too :)
Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
Connection: Both books are Young Adult books.
Allison's Tally: 2
Perks Tally: 17 books
Translation of The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Connection: Both are female authors writing in English who have used also pen names: Christie as Mary Westmacott and Meyer as Alicia Blade
Elinaly's Tally: 3
Perks Tally: 18 books
.Connection: both are mysteries set in England.
Lisa's Tally: 1
Perks Tally: 19 books
Connection: Another mystery!
Connection: Both books are not part of a series
Connection: Both books are set in the 20th century
Karen's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 22
Connection: still another mystery
Lauri's tally: 2
Perks tally: 23
Connection: Both books have an average rating that is a little lower than 4 stars.
Allison's tally: 3
Perks tally: 24
translation of The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Connection: both books have a large body of salt water (ocean or sea) on the cover.
Elinaly's Tally: 4
Perks Tally: 25 books
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Connection: Both books take place in England.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Connection: Both books have red covers.
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Connection: Both books are book 1 in their series.
The Gift Of Story by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Connection: Book books have an average rating of 4.
Rachel's Tally: 8
Perk's Tally: 29
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Connection: Both books have female authors.
Marta's tally: 1 book
Perks tally: 30 books
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Connection: Both by an american female author
Silvia's Tally : 2
Perks's Tally: 32
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Connection: Both books were nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award and The Magnolia Award
Silvia's Tally: 3
Perks's Tally : 33
Black Butler, Vol. 17 by Yana Toboso
Connection: Both graphic novels.
Silvia's Tally: 4
Perks's Tally : 34
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Those Left Behind by Joss Whedon
Connection: graphic novels
Changes by Jim Butcher
Connection: genre: sci-fi fantasy
Deal Breakers by Laura Lee
Connection: main characters have a child
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
Connection: Female authors
Avid's tally: 4
Perks' Tally: 39
Connection: Author Jim Butcher
Donna's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 40
Connection : both start with the letter F
Donna's Tally:4
Perk's Tally : 41
A Step Toward Falling by Cammie McGovern
Connection: They both have 'fall' in their titles; 'Fall from...' and 'A Step Toward Falling'.
MB's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 42
Connection: Cam the authors name is Cammie and one of the characters name is Cam
Donna's Tally : 5
Perk's Tally : 43
Connection: same author Samantha Young
Donna' s Tally : 6 books
Perk's Tally : 44 books
Something Wild by Lexi Ryan
Connection: genre: contemporary Romance
Avid's Tally: 5
Perks' Tally: 45 books
Connection: both female authors
Lisa's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 46 books
Vilja teine elu by Kalle Muuli and Tiit Pruuli (two male authors)
genre: politics, memoir
Connection: Both titles are written in white
Elinaly's Tally: 5
Perks Tally: 47 books
My Life on the Road
Connection: Autobiography/memoir - cover black & white photo
Lauri's tally: 3
Perks tally: 48 books
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Connection: Female Authors
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
Connection: Both YA Books
Karen's Tally: 8
Perk's Tally: 50 books
99 Thoughts on Ganesha by Devdutt PattanaikConnected by: Both red covers
The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya BaruConnected by: Both Indian Authors
The Last Wicked Scoundrel by Lorraine HeathConnected by: Both published in 2014
Midsummer Magic by Catherine CoulterConnected by: Both part of a series
Beach House No. 9 by Christie RidgwayConnected by: Both 1st in series
Married by Monday by Catherine BybeeConnected by: Both part of a series
Kitty's Countryside Dream by Christie BarlowConnected by: Same author initials
Poongothai's tally: 7 books
Perks group tally: 57 books
Deep by Kylie Scott
Connection: both involve the theme of family and fitting in
Avid's Tally: 7
Perks' Tally: 60 books
The Bollywood Bride by Sonali DevConnected by: Both published in 2015
Poongothai's tally: 8 books
Perks group tally: 61 books
Marked by T.L. Mcdonald
Connection: Both are written by female authors.
MB's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 62 books
Death on the Nile by Agatha ChristieConnected by: Both written by female authors
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan ArielyConnected by: Both above 50000 GR ratings
Narcopolis by Jeet ThayilConnected by: Both above 250 pages
Poongothai's tally: 11 books
Perks group tally: 65 books
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Connection: one word title
Elinaly's Tally: 6
Perks Tally: 66 books
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The Perks Of Being A Book Addict
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As a group let's see what we can read in the month of February and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
Connected by: "King" (author and then title)
Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
Connected by: Cover colour is yellow
Kirstie's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 3 books
NOTE: You can read any book of any length, children's books and graphic novels also count. Please just remember to check the tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post
Books need to be marked as "read" between Feb 1 and Feb 29, 2016. (It doesn't matter when you started)