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[Rebecca]

It's got even numbers. Hopefully next lot of tasks!

[Ashley]

Kathleen wrote: "Completion post
Book: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Date read: 25 June
Pages: 349
Fit Tasks: J-8 - read a book which has the main locat..."

Why on earth did you keep reading!?!? Haha I thought this one was given up on

[Ashley]

Rebecca wrote: "It's got even numbers. Hopefully next lot of tasks!"

Yeah I'm sure there will be one! Are you enjoying it?

[~~~N~~~]

Book: Nightbloom by Juliette Cross
Date Read: 25/06/2016
Pages: 151
Fits Task: B-10 - read a book where sum of pages is odd number
How It Fits: 151 pages

Since I already hit all the romance and fantasy tasks, I don't see anything else it hits.

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Ashley wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Completion post
Book: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Date read: 25 June
Pages: 349
Fit Tasks: J-8 - read a book which h..."

Nothing like points to uhm give proper encouragement! lol. I was halfway finished and I thought what a waste of points time so I dragged myself through it. Well at least we can use Soundless for the hit tasks. Man, it was pure torturechore reading this book.

[Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon]

Book: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Date read: 25 June 2016
Pages: 315
Fits Tasks : B9, D3, E10, G2, G5, C1, D7 - these last 2 are kinda funny as 32 people shelved this as a young-adult but it really isn't :-P

gonna go check out my bookshelf for what to start next :-)

edit : Oh and B10 & H8

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Noa wrote: "Book: Nightbloom by Juliette Cross
Date Read: 25/06/2016
Pages: 151
Fits Task: B-10 - read a book where sum of pages is odd number
How It Fits: 151 pages

Since I already hit all th..."

Noa, here are tasks you can still read for. How many books did you pledge for Goodreads challenge this year? lol Bet you'll hit it by the time we finish WOBBLE.

B-8 - read a book shelved as historical by at least 10 people
C-1 - read a book shelved as young adult by at least 10 people
D-3 - read a book shelved as mystery by at least 10 people
D-7 - read a book shelved as young adult by at least 10 people
E-7 - read a book shelved as science fiction by at least 10 people
E-10 - read a book shelved as humor by at least 10 people
F-5 - read a book where the audio version is narrated by a female
I-9 - read a book shelved as classics by at least 10 people

B-10 - read a book where sum of pages is odd number (use read edition)
E-8 - read a book that is book 6, 7, 8 or 9 in a series
H-2 - read a book where the audio version is narrated by more than one narrator (duet/full cast)
H-6 - read a book by an author who died in 2015-2016
J-10 - read a book where title has 4 words (all words count)

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Nikk wrote: "Book: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Date read: 25 June 2016
Pages: 315
Fits Tasks : B9, D3, E10, G2, G5, C1, D7 - these last 2 are kinda funny as 32 peop..."

Young Adult?! Maybe these 32 readers were young adults.

Did you like it well enough to continue the series?
Have you read FEVER? There was this website who made a poll about men of PNR. It was Barrons vs Reyes for finals.

[Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon]

Kathleen wrote: "Nikk wrote: "Book: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Date read: 25 June 2016
Pages: 315
Fits Tasks : B9, D3, E10, G2, G5, C1, D7 - these last 2 are kinda fun..."

I know! I was checking shelves for the other tasks and saw that couldn't help but laugh

I did enjoy the series actually and keen to read more but I am kinda annoyed that my library has book 1 no books 2 or 3 but does have 4 through 9 which is more than a little irritating.

I haven't read fever but I can see why Reyes might make the finals :-)

[~~~N~~~]

Kathleen wrote: "Noa wrote: "Book: Nightbloom by Juliette Cross
Date Read: 25/06/2016
Pages: 151
Fits Task: B-10 - read a book where sum of pages is odd number
How It Fits: 151 pages

Since I alread..."

I'm starting Burying Water, which has been shelves as YA 23 times and I can do it for C1. I also want to claim a book for E7 because I enjoy sci-fi and have a couple books in mind already.

And you're right about my Goodreads challenge! I pledged 150 originally, but updated to 200 when I hit 150 before. Now I'm at 192, so I'll have to increase it again. I read 366 books last year, which barely covered my goal of 365 (I blame the amount of fanfiction and unpublished books I read), so I tried to keep it low this year. I kind of want to be competitive about it, but back in 2013 I somehow read 661 books, which is a record I'll never smash.

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Nikk wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Nikk wrote: "Book: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Date read: 25 June 2016
Pages: 315
Fits Tasks : B9, D3, E10, G2, G5, C1, D7 - these las..."

Let me know when you get book 2 maybe we can buddy read it! I don't know, I think Barrons still wins for most i-dont-even-know-how-to-describe-him-maybe-worst-but-good-manhandling everrr? If that even makes sense.

We've got a task to (E-8) read a book that is book 6, 7, 8 or 9 in a series and I'm thinking of reading a Kate Daniels. But we need 2 readers for the task so not yet committing. Are you following the series?

[~~~N~~~]

Also, I looked and I haven't read Night Broken (book 8 in the Mercy Thompson series), so I'm going to book myself up and read that for E8.

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Noa wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Noa wrote: "Book: Nightbloom by Juliette Cross
Date Read: 25/06/2016
Pages: 151
Fits Task: B-10 - read a book where sum of pages is odd number
How It Fits: 151 page..."

661? Wow. Great year for books! I joined GR 2 years ago but wasnt active. Just used it to organize my books, then I discovered NBRC and TT3 and now I live for nothing but reading challenges! (See what I did there? lol)

I barely finished my GR pledge last year. Measly 120 books so I decreased it to 100 this year. But with WOBBLE, I think I'm going to hit 100 before December!

[Nikki the Sapphired Book Dragon]

I have only read book 1 of the kate daniels series and whilst I liked it I didn't feel the burning desire to read book 2 any time soon however I am up to book 9 in the chicago land vampire series so could definitely read that for that task


I was just starting wicked by jennifer armentrout for on of the ya task but could be swayed to read wild things instead :-)

I also need to catch up on Sharp objects. I think I am day behind now

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

I'm going to read Kate Daniels 8 too. I think the series picked up in book 2 and by then I was invested. Either of you following Anne Bishop's The Others?

I'm not keen on trying another Gillian Flynn book. Gone Girl was too depressing. But it doesnlt hole a candle to Pretty Girls. That was such a horrifying read for me I cant believe I finished it. Oh the things I did for challenges haha.

I checked next months BOM and not particularly keen on the selection lol.

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Spreadsheet updated til here. Good night ladies!

[Viji]

for the task
B-8 - read a book shelved as historical by at least 10 people,

I started by Stephen R. Lawhead

[~~~N~~~]

Kathleen wrote: "Noa wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Noa wrote: "Book: Nightbloom by Juliette Cross
Date Read: 25/06/2016
Pages: 151
Fits Task: B-10 - read a book where sum of pages is odd number
How It Fi..."

I only just started reading challenges, but I get what you mean. I'm reading way more than I planned to this year! I had the same problem with reaching my 2015 challenge (maybe it just wasn't the year for books, lol?). I hope you hit your challenge early, and WOBBLE would definitely be the push to do so. P.S. 100 sounds like a very healthy, no stress goal (and kind of what I was aiming for this year, but I ended up reading more than expected).

[Ange]

Book: Troll Mountain: The Complete Novel by Matthew Reilly
Date Read: 26/06/2016
Pages: 240
Fits Task: G2 Fantasy
How It Fits - 22 people marked as fantasy

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

100 to me is a bit challenging especially with work and all. I enjoy watching too many TV shows that it was stealing some reading time so I decided to cut back. That's not to say I find myself binge watching sometimes. Or maybe my slow social life gave me more time for reading? Pffft what is social life anyway.

Anybody watched Me Before You already. I haven't read the book but I'm watching the movie mainly because it's Sam Claflin. Otherwise, I couldn't be bothered.

[Gillian]

Kathleen wrote: "100 to me is a bit challenging especially with work and all. I enjoy watching too many TV shows that it was stealing some reading time so I decided to cut back. That's not to say I find myself bing..."

I have read the book and plan to see the movie soon. The book was great but i think the movie will be better.

[~~~N~~~]

Kathleen wrote: "100 to me is a bit challenging especially with work and all. I enjoy watching too many TV shows that it was stealing some reading time so I decided to cut back. That's not to say I find myself bing..."

I usually don't watch any TV, but I've watched some the last two weeks (Mr. Robot, Hand of God, Vikings, and GoT) because I have free time. I probably won't watch Me Before You anytime soon.

[Ashley]

I've finished Animal Farm for I-9 - read a book shelved as classics by at least 10 people.

I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed this!!

[Ashley]

Kathleen wrote: Nothing like points to uhm give proper encouragement! lol. I was halfway finished and I thought what a waste of points time so I dragged myself through it. Well at least we can use Soundless for the hit tasks. Man, it was pure torturechore reading this book."

Haha thank you for your efforts! Way to do it for the team :)

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

I'm trying to avoid books with love interests dying in the end. I want happy ever afters! But I know the movie will be great, the trailer was beautiful. And Sam Claflin.

Oh are there new episodes of Mr Robot? I binge watched that one. It was actually a good series. And I feel like I'm the only one who hasn't seen a GoT episode.

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

I'm thinking Animal Farm is all gore and I don't know what gave me that idea. It's not?

Yeah, I took one for the team and all that fuss. No biggie, I read a bad YA so why not a memoir with a good advocacy... just meh writing.

[Ashley]

I enjoyed Me Before You. Another surprise! I don't like romances usually or books where you can predict the end...but it was just a nice read

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Lot of friends recommending it, said it is a great read. But I'll just watch the movie and get my poor heart broken once.

[Gillian]

Book:Soundless by Richelle Mead
Date Read: 26/06/2016
Pages: 266
As its no longer needed for Asia i guess young adult will suit or if they have a category for worst book you have ever read it would fit there also :)

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

That bad Gillian? In what way? Hah. Nixing it from my TBR then!

[Ashley]

Gillian wrote: "Book:Soundless by Richelle Mead
Date Read: 26/06/2016
Pages: 266
As its no longer needed for Asia i guess young adult will suit or if they have a category for worst ..."

I can use it for historical if you want to keep the YA ones free to fill?

[Gillian]

Kathleen wrote: "That bad Gillian? In what way? Hah. Nixing it from my TBR then!"

The narrater was flat all the way through which did not help hardly anything happened and when it did it was skipped over so fast. I found it impossible to get into.

[Gillian]

Ashley wrote: "Gillian wrote: "Book:Soundless by Richelle Mead
Date Read: 26/06/2016
Pages: 266
As its no longer needed for Asia i guess young adult will suit or if they have a cat..."
yes please

[Ashley]

Yeah I didn't really enjoy it either! Defs cut it ;)

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

Done! 1 less book to read!

[Ange]

Morning Karishma, although its my late afternoon :)

Thanks for the heads up on Soundless, Ive also taken it off.

Havent read Me Before You or watched the movie but want to do both. Was going last week with my mum and sister in law but ended up having to cancel

[Kimberly]

Finished LONE WOLF (audiobook)
Most popular version: paperback: 517 pages

Goal: multiple narrators

[Kimberly]

What else is needed?
Thanks for helping me while I remain Phone-bound..

[Ange]

Hi Kimberly, we have heaps of the hit tasks to do for bonus points, so any books in romance, mystery, humor, fantasy, historical, young adult or sci-fi

[Ange]

Im reading Coraline which will work for G5 fantasy or E7 sci fi. Ive checked the word count as its a children's book and its over 25k words.

[Ange]

Wow I didnt realise that book was so huge! Thats 11 points :)

[Ange]

I like Reilly's books too although this one was kind of a boring, read it a thousand times before story. It was a quick read though so didn't take up too much of my time

[Kimberly]

I'll read FAHRENHEIT 451 - which can be Sci-Fi or Fantasy.

[Ashley]

Kimberly wrote: "I'll read FAHRENHEIT 451 - which can be Sci-Fi or Fantasy."

This will also work for classics if you'd like to keep the other options for your next read?

[kat (wanderfulbooks)]

I'll read Eleanor & Park for H-2 - read a book where the audio version is narrated by more than one narrator (duet/full cast).

[Kimberly]

Happy to do whatever. I'll read it and you choose where it goes?

[Ashley]

Great :)

[Gillian]

Book:Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Date Read: 26/06/2016
Pages: 409
Fits Task: G-6 - read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 female/male names in Ireland according to nameberry?
How It Fits: Maria was on the nameberry list for Ireland

[Gillian]

I'm currently 1/2 through reading for F6
Have just started E10
If no one is doing
B-2 - read a book which has the main location (setting) as Canada
I could read let me know if that still needs to be covered as i would hate to see us miss out on the points for tasks that are only 1/2 done.

[Ashley]

That would be good back up Gillian - we can use Anne for classics if someone else fills the goal :)