2nd Quarter Challenge: Clear the Shelves

[Megan]

Just completed my second Kindle book - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. Excellent book about an unfamiliar and chilling period in history. At first, I wasn't sure how the author would tie in the current and historical narratives, but the stories blended well. My only criticism is that the ending felt rushed. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

3/20

[Janine]

Updated message 63. I've now completed one of each of my categories; kindle, physical and library!

3/15

Abhorsen by Garth Nix (From the library)

[Bobbi]

Took me a while (note to self, make sure I get to this every day! Haha) but I have everyone updated. Welcome to everyone that signed up!

I finished The Deadly Real Estate Affair and gave it 1 star. This is like the third or fourth book in a series so not having an editor is no excuse for me at this point.

1/20

[Ju]

Update from #86:

1. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire - 3rd April
2. A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire - 3rd April
3. An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire - 6th April

[Lori]

Maria wrote: "updated message 8

1/8

The Time Traveler's Wife 4-5-16"

I loved that book. I couldn't put it down.

[Maria]

Lori - It really was a very good book. Even though it was pretty big, it was an easy read.

[Lori]

Maria wrote: "Lori - It really was a very good book. Even though it was pretty big, it was an easy read."

Do not go see the movie. It is so different. I had to read the book a second time just to get the love back.

[Maria]

I saw the movie first and thought it was okay. After I read the book, I really thought the book was much better.

[Bobbi]

Maria wrote: "I saw the movie first and thought it was okay. After I read the book, I really thought the book was much better."

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[Rachael]

I totally agree about The Time Traveler's Wife - the book was so much better!

[Nwanneka]

I have been unable to read for months and finally was able to pick up a book and complete it. I don't want to loose the momentum. So I'm going to start clearing out with 5 books between now and the end of the quarter.
1. All the Light We cannot see
2. The Time Traveler's wife(started and never finished)
3. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
4. The Constant Princess
5. The Silver Linings Playbook
Wish me luck!!

[Cindy III]

Well, I do need to clear the shelves, so I'm in. I'm going to read 10 books.

2nd Quarter Challenge: Clear the Shelves
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2016

1. Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars read Apr.16-17
2. Claymore, Vol. 1: Silver-eyed Slayer read May 30
3.Gimmick!, Volume 1 May 31
4. Seraph of the End, Vol. 1 May 31
5. Seraph of the End, Vol. 2 May 31
6. Claymore, Vol. 3: Teresa of the Faint Smile June 2
7. Kiss of the Rose Princess, Vol. 3 June 3
8. Yes! We Are Latinos: Poems and Prose About the Latino Experience June 17
9. Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey June 28
10. Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 3 June 30

10/10

[Kelly]

Updated #30.

2. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ✔

2/12 complete.

[Ara]

I have at least David Baldacci books and the whole of artemis fowl series and many other books which i am planning to complete.

[Blagica , Challenges]

8/40

[Overbooked ✎]

updated post #52

Knife

progress: 5/30

[Nola]

I have not done any challenges for the year yet so I will begin here. I will read 12 books to clean my shelves. Some will be regular books and some ebooks.
2/12
1. completed 4/12 *** reviewed
2. completed 4/18 Reviewed
3. completed 4/21 Reviewed 5 stars
4. Completed 4/23 Reviewed 5 stars
5. Completed 5/3 Reviewed 5 stars
6. Completed 5/8 Reviewed 5 stars Action packed!
7. Completed 5/9 Reviewed 5 stars
8. Completed 5/9 Reviewed 5 stars
9. ]Completed and reviewed
10. Completed and reviewed
11. Completed and reviewed
12. Completed and reviewed

[Daniela]

Updated post #16

Nº 10 - Seduzida finished 09-04-2016

1/10

[Rachel W]

Update: I've read two more books, so my score is now 3/15

My Brilliant Friend and
Cocaine Blues

I enjoyed them both very much!

[Bec]

[Update message 18]

3/20

1. The Games [02/04/16]
2. Come Closer [04/04/16]
3. Wither [07/04/16]


I'll admit I haven't done too well with not buying books - bought a couple of ebooks on special and the splurge I was talking about earlier. Oh well - at least I'm slowly getting other books off the shelf.

[Rachael]

Updated Message 2. Just finished Ship of Magic which means I have completed 2/12 books for this challenge.

[Rowizyx]

I want to read at least 45 books I bought and never read, I'm in!

1. Diabolik anno LV n. 4: In mano al nemico
2. La regina del deserto
3. Le stanze dei fantasmi
4. The Gospel of Loki
5. Diabolik anno LV n. 5: Non solo per i diamanti
6. Vader. Darth Vader. Star Wars: 1
7. Tutta la luce che non vediamo
8. I guardiani del Louvre
9. Kobane Calling
10. Civil war #1: Tu da che parte stai?
11. Civil war #2: Scontro finale
12. Civil war #3: La morte del sogno
13. Navi perdute
14. Vergine giurata

[Megan]

Just completed my first book off my Random Word shelf - The Sisters of Henry VIII: The Tumultuous Lives of Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France by Maria Perry. At first I enjoyed this book. Learning about the lives of Margaret and Mary from a young age was fascinating. However, the book went a bit off track when Henry came to power. The author tried to show how Henry's hand was ever present in his sisters' lives, but instead of focusing on the sisters', the book focused rather on Henry. I understand that money was important in Tudor times but a lot of details could have been edited out. Interesting but not my favorite Tudor history. 3 stars

4/20

[Marina]

Update post 118

Alex

Read: 3/10

[Rachael]

Updated Message 2 (again).
Book 3 = Half Lost. Although I didn't physically own this book at the start of this challenge, I have wanted to read it for well over a year so I am counting it here. It was so good; I literally could not put it down and managed to read it in a few hours

[Overbooked ✎]

updated post #52

The Last Wish

progress: 6/30

[Destiny]

1/10 Done:

[Stephanie]

Update: I finally finished one! I just finished I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban which I have been meaning to read forever and was about as awesome as expected it to be. I am now 1/15.

[Ultrajbk]

1/10

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers. Ok this one has been sitting on my shelf for many YEARS! Could I be accused of being one of those wankers who likes certain books on their shelves? Potentially yes....but then I believe that books choose their time....and sometimes we purchase them well ahead of this time...and this book chose now....but why oh why did it wait so long? I thoroughly enjoyed this bio of the (even by maths professor standards) eccentric Paul Erdos. May the SF curse me....if you have the slightest interest in numbers READ THIS...

[Ultrajbk]

1/10

The Man Who Loved Only Numbers. Ok this one has been sitting on my shelf for many YEARS! Could I be accused of being one of those wankers who likes certain books on their shelves? Potentially yes....but then I believe that books choose their time....and sometimes we purchase them well ahead of this time...and this book chose now....but why oh why did it wait so long? I thoroughly enjoyed this bio of the (even by maths professor standards) eccentric Paul Erdos. May the SF curse me....if you have the slightest interest in numbers READ THIS...

[Jeana]

Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love

1/20

[[deleted user]]

Updated message 22

Finished 3/30

1. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
2. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
3. The Wildings by Nilanjana Roy

[Lindsay]

Updated msg 11

2/10
The Book Thief

[Beverly]

I'm going to go for 20 books from my TBR list. I'm hoping some of my book clubs pick books I've been wanting to read:

1. Stealing Shadows Kay Hooper
2. All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr
3. Edge of Evil by J. A. Jance
4. Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart
5. Started Early, Took My Dog Kate Atkinson
6. Broken April Ismail Kadare
7. The Bunnicula Collection James Howe
8. One Sarah Crossan
9. The Cold Dish Craig Johnson
10. Death Without Company Craig Johnson
11. Memory Man David Baldacci
12. Out of Darkness Ashley Hope Perez
13. The Promise Robert Crais
14. Choke Chuck Palahniuk
15. Stars Above Marissa Meyer
16. The Daughter of Time Josephine Tey
17. The Round House Louise Erdrich
18. The Ghosts of Heaven
19. Haunted (Harrison Investigation, #1) Heather Graham
20. Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly

ADDITIONAL TITLES READ:
21. The Black House Peter May
22. At the Edge of the Orchard Tracy Chevalier
23. The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies Susan Wittag Albert
24. Midaq Alley Naguib Mahfouz
25. The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater
26. Murder on the Bucket List Elizabeth Perona
27. House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski
28. Cat's Cradle Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
29. B is for Burglar Sue Grafton
30. In the Tall Grass Stephen King and Joe Hill
31. Elizabeth Is Missing Emma Healey
32. Death in Venice Thomas Mann

[Blagica , Challenges]

10/40

[Lynn]

Updated Message 29.

2/10

✔Last Car To Elysian Fields--Finished 04/12/16

For some reason, I abandoned this series by James Lee Burke 5+ years ago. I'm so glad I took this challenge because this was a great book! No fewer books on the shelves....I added the next in the series :-)

[Angela Jr.]

updated message 150

3/5

[Stephanie]

Update: I just finished Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, which I have been hearing about for a long time. It is really a fantastic book. I highly recommend it! That brings me to 2/15.

[Bobbi]

Updated to 191. Sorry it took me so long to update, everyone. The boyfriend deployed yesterday so I was trying to spend as much time as I could with him before that.

[Lindsay]

Updated msg 11

[Cindy]

Update to post #146

3/25 :)

[Sam F]

Just completed Landline by Rainbow Rowell and The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

2/25 to date

[Amanda]

Updated #57

1. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Completed 3/04/16 Rating 5 stars

1/15

[Daniela]

Updated post #16

Nº8 - Sexta-Feira ou a Vida Selvagem

2/10

[Cindy]

Update to post #146

4/25 :)

[Jewel]

My goal is to read The Lunar Chronicles and Cassandra Clare's books (TMI, TID, Bane Chronicles, Shadowhunter Academy, Lady Midnight) so I think that's 20 books! (I finished The Book Thief and The Way I Used To Be the beginning of April)

I have read: 30/20
1. The Book Thief
2. The Way I Used to Be
3. Cinder
4. Scarlet
5. Cress
6. Fairest
7. Winter
8. Stars Above
9. The Darkest Minds
10. City of Bones
11. City of Ashes
12. City of Glass
13. Clockwork Angel
14. Saga, Volume 1
15. City of Fallen Angels
16. The Shadowhunter's Codex
17. Clockwork Prince
18. Smut
19. Never Fade
20. City of Lost Souls

21. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
22. Clockwork Princess
23. Me Before You
24. City of Heavenly Fire
25. The Bane Chronicles
26. Attachments
27. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
28. Summer Days & Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories
29. Lady Midnight
30. Pride and Prejudice

[Blagica , Challenges]

11/40

[Bobbi]

Updated to 201. :)

[Stephanie]

Update: I just finished American Psycho which I have heard about for FOREVER and finally read it. I will not be reading it again, but it was well written. Anyway, I am up to 3/15 now.

[Megan]

Just cleared a book off my Audible shelf - A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley. I really enjoyed this book, both in audiobook and kindle format! The past and present sections were blended together well, but each section was also strong enough to stand on its own. My only criticism was I wanted the present to the know the ending of the past. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

5/20