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Noa, good thing I'm great in not finishing series and starting hundreds of new ones :)
Skandia wrote: "Noa, good thing I'm great in not finishing series and starting hundreds of new ones :)"I try not to be, but I think that's me too
Maybe we have commitment issues lol :P
I really want to read a Laini Taylor book.How do you guys track all your series, I use Fictfact which appeals to my obsession with lists!
I'm the opposite to you two! I feel so guilty not finishing series. Even if I hated the first and the second book I feel like I have to continue. I've been trying so hard to let them go!What's Fictfact Ange?
I do kind of use fictfact though I keep forgetting about it. That is where goodreads comes in as I can do a quick search on the series and see which books are marked as read and therefore where I am up to.Fictfact.com is a site where you can register and then mark where you rare up to on any series and it will email you if a new book in a series you have on there comes out.
Actually I need to update it for a series challenge I am doing this month :-)
@Ange, You should! She's great. What's Fictfact? I use Goodreads (I have shelves for things that have to be released and for continuing series). @Ashley, maybe you're the best of us ;) I used to hold on, but my lists got too big to ever handle. This last month I've been working on getting rid of books and I've gotten rid of 300 to-read books and shelved 63 series I don't plan to continue as such.
Nikk wrote: "I do kind of use fictfact though I keep forgetting about it. That is where goodreads comes in as I can do a quick search on the series and see which books are marked as read and therefore where I a..."That sounds really useful.
Read: Black Dog by Cat GrantDate: 8/7/16
Pages: 145
Fits: It's a coach book. All the MCs are fighters (1 boxing, 2 MMA), a tournament is attended, lots of training happens, and the main setting is the training gym.
I am happy to do the 2 hour sprint tonight if no one has claimed it. You just need to let me know in the next 3 hours or so :)
Yes Skandia start on Brandon Sanderson. Any of his books is fine just not the YA one. Not that it's bad (am sure it's good too) but I rather you pick any of his other books for a first read.I used fictfact for a while and then just forgot all about it. I found it bothersome updating 2 different sites so I stuck with Goodreads. I still have a profile there but it has been ages til my last update.
I'm like Skandia, I can drop a series without second thought. However, I rarely DNF a book though even when I'm having a hard time finishing it (ehem American Gods) or I'm finding it meh (ehem Shatter Me).
Skandia, of you want to start small with Sanderson, he weote a novella. Am reading it now and it's good -The Emperor's Soul.
Nikk wrote: "I am happy to do the 2 hour sprint tonight if no one has claimed it. You just need to let me know in the next 3 hours or so :)"Ashley was thinking of doing the 2 hr tonight, hopefully she comes online so we'll know if she's going thru with it tonight.
You can do 3 hrs after her if you want to!
Noa, Karishma and I can play rock paper scissors on who's next. ;)
Can i read Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 243 pages for page jumping?
I am not sure I will be able to do the 3 hour one or higher. I can't guarantee I will ever get 3 hours in a row to myself to read but we will see when Ashley is looking at doing the 2 hour one.
Skandia wrote: "I have both The Final Empire and Steelheart ready. Which one you recommend?"Definitelt The Final Empire!
I haven't read Steelheart so I can't form an opinion.
Gillian wrote: "finished Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggspages 352
task 5"
What did you think of it, Gillian? I'm thinking about buying a copy from my local bookshop next sales-day.
Gillian wrote: "Can i read Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke 243 pages for page jumping?"Done!
Howd you like Miss Peregrine's? I m8ghy see the movie but not reading the book.
Noa, which sprint do you want to reserve? You're free to choose from 4, 5 and 6 hours lol.
Awryt. I'll take 4 and Karishma can take 6 lol.Try The Emperor's Soul too Noa. It's short and a standalone!
Read: Nighttime Dreams by M.A. ChurchDate: 8/7/16
Pages: 135
Fits: 100-150 pgs (Event 2, Heat 2)
Water for Elephants should be completed tomorrow or the next day.
Thanks for sorting out my books Kat!FYI - the 480 page book is THE NIGHTINGALE.
Is there anything that needs to be completed sooner?
I'll finish REAL tonight.
I have a list of 13 books I should read this month and I added it. I'm trying to schedule myself so I read those books I've been meaning to for a while. Hopefully I like The Emperor's Soul ^.^P.S. The other book I'm reading, No Apologies, is a buddy read, so I won't be done till towards the end of this challenge, because of the number of chapters I have to read per day.
Noa wrote: "I have a list of 13 books I should read this month and I added it. I'm trying to schedule myself so I read those books I've been meaning to for a while. Hopefully I like The Emperor's Soul ^.^P.S..."
Would it be okay for us to bank the book for Wheelathon then if we find a book for the task No Apologies supposedly works for? We're hoping to unlock bonus rounds *fingers crossed*
If you don't like The Emperor's Soul, then I'm going to shove the Mistborn series at you ;)
Kathleen wrote: "Noa wrote: "I have a list of 13 books I should read this month and I added it. I'm trying to schedule myself so I read those books I've been meaning to for a while. Hopefully I like The Emperor's S..."Oh. Well maybe just have it for something in a bonus round then? Because it ends before this challenge finishes. Move it however you want.
Lol, I feel your Sanderson devotion
@Ashley, Awesome :)
Kimberly wrote: "Thanks for sorting out my books Kat!FYI - the 480 page book is THE NIGHTINGALE.
Is there anything that needs to be completed sooner?
I'll finish REAL tonight."
None at the moment. We are trying to complete all necessary rounds/heats per events to unlocl bonus rounds. We are now onto our 2nd week of Olympics yey!
Karishma wrote: "I can take 6:-PBut by when will you be done with your sprints?"
That we don't know yet. We'll buzz you asap when it's your turn!
Noa wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "Noa wrote: "I have a list of 13 books I should read this month and I added it. I'm trying to schedule myself so I read those books I've been meaning to for a while. Hopefully I lik..."Oh I thought just as the challenge ends. Yes for bonus rounds! Sanderson devotion? Not really. Just an average fan. I know someone though who's soooo into him like serious devotion.
Ashley wrote: "Finished the 2 hour sprint"How was Lady Midnight?
Would you or would you not?
I don't think I'd move around much with a bath like this! The books might get splashed on!
Sorry missed that! If you want to read for the 3 hour today or tomorrow then, that would be great. We'll just see how we'll roll for the next sprints :)
Noa wrote: "Gillian wrote: "finished Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggspages 352
task 5"
What did you think of it, Gillian? I'm thinking about buying ..."
Its a kids book really but it was interesting for most of it but i found the ending was abrupt. That may have been because i had been listening in the morning then had to stop for most of the day when i restated i got a couple of words and it was the end. I wanted to rewind a bit and listen to the last few minutes but decided to wait till i got home to do it. Sadly my audio was recalled by the library when i got home and now its on a waiting list lol
Gillian wrote: "Noa wrote: "Gillian wrote: "finished Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggspages 352
task 5"
What did you think of it, Gillian? I'm thinking a..."
Too bad! I might just wait to borrow a copy from someone I know then, because I'd gotten the impression it was for older readers. You're actually the first person I know whose read it though.
Kathleen wrote: "Would you or would you not?
I don't think I'd move around much with a bath like this! The books might get splashed on!"
I would, but I would freaking reorganize everything, because the bottom shelf is way too close for comfort.
As a kid, I really wanted a reading tree house full of bookcases. I mean, I didn't have a yard, and it wasn't nice outside, but I liked the idea.
And have you ever seen those bookcase staircases (I actually knew someone who had one)? They drive me insane, because the association of feet and books makes me fear they'll get dirty so bad.
Noa wrote: "And have you ever seen those bookcase staircases (I actually knew someone who had one)? They drive me insane, because the association of feet and books makes me fear they'll get dirty so bad. ..."When we lived in NYC, we had a spiral staircase and a bookcase that ran up the wall next to it - it was awesome - like a ladder to get at our books. Our apartment was two small studios stacked on top of one another so the bookcase was the height of two apartments. :)
I loved living in NY - but now I'm on a hobby farm in Tasmania - with sheep and goats and chickens and so much space. I wouldn't trade it in.
I've finished: Real on 8 July 2016.
This was my coach book.
I listened to the audio - but the most popular edition is the ebook with 293 pages
Kathleen wrote: "Would you or would you not?
I don't think I'd move around much with a bath like this! The books might get splashed on!"
I would totally love that bathroom minus the toilet though.
You should not have shown me that, right now i stiff and sore from my new job and i could totally go for a bath and a book :)
I am the odd man out in the John Green sense.I loved TFIOS. It was my first John Green experience and I read it on a whim, before there was much hype about it. I absolutely adored it.
After all the hype and the movie, I'm not sure I would have embraced it the same way.
His other books have been less interesting to me. Looking for Alaska was too cliche for me. I keep trying him - hoping for a gem - but I think I may just be too old to appreciate him. Ha.
In August, I am going to do some study - which means my reading pace will likely slow down. I'm warning you all in advance in case you'd prefer I step down and give my space to a faster reader. When I signed up for this challenge, I wasn't planning on doing this course - but the opportunity is too good to pass up. It's an intensive Masters Unit - with a 10,000 word paper as the assessment - so no small task. Please be honest with me about your thoughts. I'll still read a book a week - but maybe not more than that.
Would this be passable for you Noa?
Kimberly, your NYC apartment sounds awesome! And no need to withdraw from WOBBLE. Just pop in and check what minimum books you need to read, secure your spot and come chat with us about mundane things from time to time. What Masteral course are you taking? I've been eyeing a postgraduate course too but it's so expensive!
My my my Gillian, you look like you're dozing off already!
@Kimberly, I like NYC and that actually sounds really cool. I would like a place like that. And of course you should stay on the team!@Kat, I like the upper part of the bookcase. I don't like the part that's in the the actual staircase/at the bottom. Though, tbh, with that much room for books I wouldn't be picky.
Hey, Basilisks! Just rolling by on my way to dinner. Congratulations on our all making it through the first week of Olympic Games with our legs and good natures intact. I hope you all found some great books among the toughest of the tasks and are having fun with your teammates (and us!)
It's a tough challenge, and that's no lie, but the road is a little easier with a good book and a good friend to share it with, and that's what makes a reading challenge fun.
Gotta go. They'll start eating without me if I don't get a move on and all that'll be left will be the leg bones. Not enough meat on those to keep a hungry dhole fed....
Have a great second week everybody!
Thanks for rolling by Pat!
Guess this one would make your heart aflutter!
Kathleen wrote: "Guess this one would make your heart aflutter!"
Oh no.... Aggghhh...... I just want to pick them up so bad x.x
Kathleen wrote: "Would this be passable for you Noa?
Kimberly, your NYC apartment sounds awesome! And no need to withdraw from WOBBLE. Just pop in and check what minimum books you need to read, secure your spot a..."
This first staircase with shelves is absolutely fabulous! I'd like to have it in my dream house I'll build one day ...
Me too Skandia! I'd love to have something like that in my future home.And this too...
I'd want a house surrounded by nature.
Completion PostBook: The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
Date Read: 08 July
Pages: 175
Task: Event 2 Heat 1
Book: Awakening by Brandon Sanderson
Date Read: 09 July
Pages: 128
Task: Event 2 Heat 2
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I've been meaning to read V.E. Schwab for a while and Laini Taylor is <3
I've heard a lot of great things about Mistborn, but it always seemed too big a commitment for the moment. Like if I read on book I'd have to read them all and I'm not sure I'm ready for that.