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Welcome Skandia!I'm going to push to read The Shadow of the Wind before Battleship ends. It's been shelved as historical, mystery, fantasy, romance, contemporary, classics, young adult, paranormal, and science fiction. So pretty much the whole gamut, lol :)
I have an instagram account attached to my blog where I post in fits and starts - you can find me as SapphiredDragonReads :-)
Elspeth wrote: "Welcome Skandia!I'm going to push to read The Shadow of the Wind before Battleship ends. It's been shelved as historical, mystery, fantasy, romance, contemporary, classics, young adul..."
Nice! Also on my TBR. At the moment I've popped you down for mystery :)
Thanks ladies for a warm welcome!I'm a little confused about the Battleship game but it's ending anyway, so I'll be just listing here my current reads if they fit anywhere, I hope captains can use them
Just started RoomHate yesterday and will finish before BS ending.
Finished After You yesterday.
Both are contemporary and romance genre.
@Noa - About my name - I'm originally from Estonia and have a Finnish heritage, my name is old short version of Scandinavia :)
Skandia wrote: "Thanks ladies for a warm welcome!I'm a little confused about the Battleship game but it's ending anyway, so I'll be just listing here my current reads if they fit anywhere, I hope captains can us..."
Great - I've used Me Before You for A-3 - read a book shelved as romance by at least 10 people. Did you like it?
@Ange, I think I'm pretty easy about 5 stars. Or maybe I just read good books? I did used to have this policy where I basically gave everything 5 (unless it offended me or something) because I figured if they got me to read the book, they were doing something right. Then, I sort of felt it wasn't fair so now I properly rate, but I'd still give something I didn't like that much a 5 if I think it's a good book for someone else. @Ashley, I read Lady Midnight the day it came out and I've reread it once already. What do you think of it in terms of other CC books? And you can do it! Push! P.S. are you shipping any of the couples?
@Karishma, I dont have IG.
@Skandia, Wow, that's cool! I'd like to visit Northern Europe one day. For now though, the closest I'm going to get is watching Vikings on TV.
Ooh that's a good sign Noa. I really like the first 3 TMI books - wasn't too thrilled with the rest of the series. TID was my fave :)
Ashley wrote: "Ooh that's a good sign Noa. I really like the first 3 TMI books - wasn't too thrilled with the rest of the series. TID was my fave :)"I felt the same. However, I did like the sixth TMI book a lot. It could just be that by the time it came out I'd been reading the series for a number of years and was invested though. Have you read the Shadowhunter Academy books or the Bane Chronicles?
I just check and apparently I really liked the sixth TMI one too! Maybe because it was finally ending too haha. Noooo...I know that I should before reading this one but I don't like e-readers etc (Shadow hunter Academy). I have the Bane Chronicles (50cents from Kmart) buut I'm just not so keen on starting? Not sure why!
Ashley wrote: "I just check and apparently I really liked the sixth TMI one too! Maybe because it was finally ending too haha. Noooo...I know that I should before reading this one but I don't like e-readers etc (..."I get the feeling. Even when reading, maybe especially when reading, it's hard not to procrastinate.
Completed:Tittle:
Author: Stephen R. Lawhead
Date Read: 06/27/2016
Pages: 872
Task: B-8 - read a book shelved as historical by at least 10 people
How it fits: Shelved as Historical by 240 users
Viji wrote: "Completed:Tittle:
Author: Stephen R. Lawhead
Date Read: 06/27/2016
Pages: 872
Task: B-8 - read a book shelved as historical by at least 10 people
How ..."
Hi Viji - do you mind if we move this from historical to one of the new tasks? Looking at B-5 - read a book shelved as fantasy by at least 10 people for it
Started:Book:
by Holly WebbThis works for Fantasy, Historical Fiction and Mystery. Also works for the task:
I-8 - read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 female/male names in Scotland according to nameberry (http://nameberry.com/popular_names/Sc...)
I would be able to read 1 more book before 1st July in addition to the above. Could anyone suggest the task which needs an additional read? Thanks.
Ashley wrote: "Viji wrote: "Completed:Tittle:
Author: Stephen R. Lawhead
Date Read: 06/27/2016
Pages: 872
Task: B-8 - read a book shelved as historical by at least 1..."
Not at all, Ashley. You are free to move the books read by me to whichever task that needs them. Our goal, as a team, is to complete the maximum no. of tasks.
Could you pl. suggest another task which needs a book? Thanks.
We have lots of genres to complete tasks for so; fantasy, paranormal, YA, contemporary, science fiction, romance or even mystery!Nothing too tricky and a lot of books will cover a few different ones.
Ashley wrote: "We have lots of genres to complete tasks for so; fantasy, paranormal, YA, contemporary, science fiction, romance or even mystery!Nothing too tricky and a lot of books will cover a few different o..."
Thanks, Ashley. I will try to read another book from any one of the genres you have mentioned.
Finished The Truth About AliceFits - D7 - young adult, shelved 620, contemp shelves 397, romance shelved 76, mystery 41
Karishma wrote: "Umm do you mean that we have to read the rest of the 3 books before reading this ashley?"Sorry didn't see this! I think you're supposed to read everything that's been released before Lady Midnight...well that's what I've read anyway!! So the Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, Bane Chronicles and Shadowhunter Academy.
So many books!
Karishma wrote: "I think you have marked an impartial witness for A9"Yes! Can you add the read date for this one to GR? It's not feeding into the spreadsheet
Karishma wrote: "And I see B10 has nobody assigned for task 2 - a little thing called love will work for that. Or else whatever seems ok for you!"
B10 has been filled - I've deleted it from the front now :)
Karishma wrote: "Ok that's a lot. So looks like that gets postponed then."I'll let you know how I get on with it without reading Bane and Academy. Hopefully it doesn't make it too confusing!
Ashley wrote: "Karishma wrote: "Ok that's a lot. So looks like that gets postponed then."I'll let you know how I get on with it without reading Bane and Academy. Hopefully it doesn't make it too confusing!"
I've read both of them, and while they make some things clearer and gjve background, they aren't necessary for the main story. In fact, I'd argue that probably even TID isn't necessary. However, if you read all the material released before, you pick up a ton of side comments and little observations that tie in to previous stories.
Book: Going Bovine by Libba BrayDate Read: 28/06/2016
Pages: 480
Fits Task: will fit any task we have pretty much take your pick :)
How It Fits
Just a thought, won't we get higher points if we use Viji's Byzantium for historical? because page pts + 1 bonus pt? Haha you ladies chatted up a storm!
....sigh. I've had to go away for work. Another few phone-bound days ahead... I'm in the hotel now and have wifi so I can download a book. I'll finish The Last Town tonight (luckily I listed it's relevant genres last night).How can I best be of use? What's needed? I'll see if I have something short available.
I downloaded Faking Normal and NYPD Red2. Happy to start either one.
I'm almost done with 2 fantasy books - Owl and the Japanese Circus and Life of Pi.
Book: Nighttime Wishes by MA ChurchDate: 28/6/16
Pages: 122
Fits tasks: choose whatever works
# of times shelved:
Science fiction: 28
Romance: 12
Finished THE LAST TOWN (audiobook)Default version: 278 pages
Categories: fantasy, sci-fi
Reading FAKING NORMAL now.
@Karishma: A) have you entered date started and date finished for said books? B) Did you place them in your wobble shelf?if youve done both, there should be he no problem and spreadsheet may just be late in picking it up:)
Skandia, have you seen the movie adaptation of Me Before You already?
@Karishma - they are both there now :)
Kathleen wrote: "Just a thought, won't we get higher points if we use Viji's Byzantium for historical? because page pts + 1 bonus pt? Haha you ladies chatted up a storm!"We get the page points for any book - it's just the bonus point that's different...but to collect the 5 points from a hit we need to have read the two task books.
Nikk wrote: "Book: Wild Things by Chloe neillDate read: 28/6/16
Pages: 350
Fits Tasks: E8, B7,B5, G7,A3, D10,F10"
Great - we've used this for G7 (paranormal)
Ashley wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Just a thought, won't we get higher points if we use Viji's Byzantium for historical? because page pts + 1 bonus pt? Haha you ladies chatted up a storm!"We get the page points fo..."
If we use the book I finished yesterday (it be fantasy), maybe we can use Byzantium for historical?
Here's my completion post haha.
Book : Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish
Date read: 28 June
Pages: 433
Fits: Fantasy
It was boring and it felt the whole book was just going thorugh this motion. I do not recommend! There are better books out there.
oh I didnt realise we had to read the hit tasks to get the points from a hit. Makes sense now.
Book: American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military HistoryDate Read: 29/06/2016
Pages: 528
Fits Task: F7
How It Fits: read a book shelved as contemporary by at least 10 people
Woo hoo!
Sooooo, I am 100% the slowest reader here. This is actually way more than I normally read. I normally read about a book a week. Maybe more like 1.2 books per week.
I'm tryyyyiiiiiiing. Sorry to let the team down a little, haha.
I have a day off work tomorrow so will hopefully finish An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination for A9
And thennnnn finish Anne of Green Gables for either B2 (book set in Canada) or I9 (shelved as classic).
No way are you letting the team down. I usually only read a book a week, if that too. Before this challenge had started I had read 22 books all year and in less than two weeks I'm now on my sixth book. I don't know if I can keep this pace up but I'm not too worried because it's more about just having fun and meeting new people.
Ange is right! You're definitely not letting the team down ESPECIALLY since you're reading more than normal! You're lifting the team up!!Everyone is doing a fantastic job so far :D
Book:Dead Heat by Patricia BriggsDate: 29/6/16
Pages: 336
# of times shelved
Fantasy: 461
Paranormal: 419
Romance: 206
Science fiction: 20
Mystery: 61
Contemporary: 22
Rebecca wrote: "Book: American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military HistoryDate Read: 29/06/2016
Pages: 528
Fits Task: F7
How It Fits: read a book shelved as contem..."
I'm not particularly good with words but...
Kathleen wrote: "Skandia, have you seen the movie adaptation of Me Before You already?"Yes, I have. Of course the book is better but it was a good adaption and great actors - I love Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke.
About the book's sequel I just finished couple of days ago - it was not what I was expecting at all and sadly nowhere near as good as Me Before You. I'm just so disappointed what author did with Louisa. This is one of those sequels that should have never been written. Actually, the story was ok, but not with those characters we knew. It should have been a standalone novel not connected to Me Before You.
@Noa great gif! on point too.@Skandia: I'm not sure I'm reading the book but I'll definitely watch the movie mostly because of the 2 actors playing.
Noa wrote: "Book:Dead Heat by Patricia BriggsDate: 29/6/16
Pages: 336
# of times shelved
Fantasy: 461
Paranormal: 419
Romance: 206
Science fiction: 20
Mystery: 61
Contemporary: 22"
Great! Used for D10 (mystery)
Finished:The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Date Read: 29/6
Pages: 487
Tasks: Shelved as historical, mystery, fantasy, romance, contemporary, classics, young adult, paranormal, and science fiction.
Skandia - I 100% agree with you about AFTER YOU.
BTW, do we already know how the Olympic Games challenge will go and do we have tasks for it somewhere. It would be easier to plan my reading :)
Not yet Skandia - there is some basic info on page 1 of this thread. We'll let you know when it's released and where to look! Looks like it will come out tomorrow (Thursday)
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