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message 451: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 456 comments Kazen wrote: " 600+ pages, wow! I've heard many good things about that series - I hope you like it. :) "

I am LOVING this series Kazen!! The books have a kick-ass female heroine, and a dark and strangely alluring male who I think is the hero, but I still haven't worked that out - and this is book 5! I have been sucked in completely since book 1.

I am so glad that I can read it as part of this challenge as the previous book ended on a cliff hanger and I desperately need to find out WTF happened!!!

Usually such a huge book would take me over a week to read, but I think I will be finishing this one in record time :)


message 452: by Margaret (new)

Margaret | 456 comments You guys are all reading machines!! I have had busy time at work so haven't been able to get into the thread for what feels like days! So great to see the fabulous progress we are making.


message 453: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments Margaret wrote: "I am LOVING this series Kazen!! The books have a kick-ass female heroine, and a dark and st..."

OMG I love the Fever series Margaret! I absolutely love all the characters and I know what you mean about the length. I devoured this series and got my cousin hooked on it too.hehe.


message 454: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments Kazen wrote: "Ella wrote: "...normally when I start a Fantasy series, I tend to binge-read them all..."

Bwahaha, love the impulsive binge-read. :)

You have a lot of tasks if you want to go through the series -..."


Thanks Kazen. I think i might just find myself a series next ;)


message 455: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ella wrote: "OMG I love the Fever series Margaret!"

Okay, that's it. Two more people (on top of a whole bunch of my friends) that love the series - added to my elibrary wish list. :)


message 456: by Victoria Grace (new)

Victoria Grace (torrritm) | 67 comments Alright guys here my official post.
Just finished
Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1) by Rachel Hawkins
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
Pgs: 345
Shelved as : YA, Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary, and Fantasy>paranormal

I need it to be a primary task because I do not have one yet! Next book I will read will be Apollyon by Jennifer L Armentrout


message 457: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Tori wrote: "Alright guys here my official post.
Just finished
Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1) by Rachel Hawkins
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins"


Excellent work! I ended up using it as a primary romance task so you're all set there. :)


message 458: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Annabeth wrote: "Finished reading The Spirit Thief!"

~keeps an eye on the titles surrounding The Spirit Thief - wouldn't want him stealing books next...~

;)


message 459: by Rose (new)

Rose | 633 comments Annabeth wrote: "Finished reading The Spirit Thief!

The Spirit Thief by Rachel Aaron
Pages : 368
Shelved as : YA, Fantasy and Paranormal"


Did you like it? I loved her Fortune's Pawn series


message 460: by Rose (new)

Rose | 633 comments Finished

The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1) by Tess Gerritsen

and

Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin


message 461: by Kate (new)

Kate ★ (spillsandspoils) | 83 comments Tori wrote: "Alright guys here my official post.
Just finished
Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1) by Rachel Hawkins
Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins
Pgs: 345
Shelved as : YA, Fantasy, Romance, Contemp..."


How did you like it? I surprisingly loved this book, and I'm currently reading the next book in the series for the challenge.


message 462: by Rose (new)

Rose | 633 comments Out of curiosity, since I'm in the US. Is it still hard to get a hold of books from the US at the same time they come out here? My friend in Melbourne was always so annoyed with the publishing timeline in school, but I wondered if ebooks are availible sooner.


message 463: by Brianna (last edited Jun 21, 2016 05:04PM) (new)

Brianna Andreda | 422 comments The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Green Mile by Stephen King
Finished: June 21
592 pages
Task: A4 - Read a book shelved as science fiction by at least 10 people (76 people)


message 464: by Brianna (new)

Brianna Andreda | 422 comments Rose wrote: "Out of curiosity, since I'm in the US. Is it still hard to get a hold of books from the US at the same time they come out here? My friend in Melbourne was always so annoyed with the publishing time..."

Are you referring to getting the book from a library or buying the book? From the library, sometimes you can get an ebook faster because not too many people have yet realized that you can get ebooks from the library through overdrive and I forget the name of the other one (it's not as popular). Like when Glass Sword came out I ended up with the ebook the next month. I guess it's quicker with ebooks because they're automatically returned at the end of the borrow period where as you have to wait for a person to return it and some people just don't mind the extra library fees just to finish up the book.


message 465: by Rose (new)

Rose | 633 comments I mean if the dates that books are released/published are shifted. E.g. You can't get a book from your favorite U.S. author until a couple weeks after it comes out here.


message 466: by Riah (new)

Riah (Moscato) | 55 comments I'm going to have to try out that Fever series as well! I been looking for more Fantasy books and branching out of my usual genres.


message 467: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Brianna wrote: "The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Green Mile by Stephen King
"


Way to go, Brianna! Was it as good as I remember? ;)


message 468: by Lory (new)

Lory | 629 comments I think I am also going to jump on the Fever train at some point. they sound pretty awesome!


message 469: by Brianna (new)

Brianna Andreda | 422 comments Rose wrote: "I mean if the dates that books are released/published are shifted. E.g. You can't get a book from your favorite U.S. author until a couple weeks after it comes out here."

Yeah that's true for most popular authors


message 470: by Brianna (new)

Brianna Andreda | 422 comments Kazen wrote: Way to go, Brianna! Was it as good as I remember? ;)"
Yes it was awesome. I loved it way more than the movie. I loved getting know a little more about the characters than we do in the movie. I'm also glad the movie didn't spoil the book for me. Like I wasn't waiting on for certain parts to happen or expecting it to go exactly that way. I guess that's because I haven't seen the movie in so long.


message 471: by Tammie (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments I highly recommend K Monings Fever series as well. I've rated half of them 5 stars. Every book is a good one. I read a lot...took me 3 days...books are all pretty long but hardly any dragging in the story line.


message 472: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Tammie wrote: "I highly recommend K Monings Fever series as well. I've rated half of them 5 stars...."

Fine I'll put a hold on the first book of the series, twist my arm why don'cha. ;)


message 473: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments Kazen wrote: "Fine I'll put a hold on the first book of the series, twist my arm why don'cha. ;)"

hahah Kazen, you crack me up :) To all those planning on reading the Fever series I definitely think u should give it a try and we (members of the KMM fandom) hope yo enjoy it as much as we have :)


message 474: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments I just got the latest book of one of my fav. series and I'd like to reread the first 5 books first. I read them in november, so they count right??


message 475: by Kazen (last edited Jun 22, 2016 01:22AM) (new)

Kazen Ella wrote: "I just got the latest book of one of my fav. series and I'd like to reread the first 5 books first. I read them in november, so they count right??"

Let's check the Rules of Wobble!

◈ "Re-reads" will be allowed, if it has been six months since you have read the book.


Sounds good to me!


message 476: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments okay thx kazen.. so do i need to change the dates on the book or simply following my reading timeline will be enough ?


message 477: by Kazen (last edited Jun 24, 2016 05:17PM) (new)

Kazen

I'm hiding details under spoilers so we can concentrate on HITS! Tasks that still need to be filled at the top, bonus tasks below that, misses below that.

New/Incomplete
Members reading for their first primary task - Melissa
Open primary slots listed below (details under the spoiler)

Read a book shelved as science fiction by at least 10 people - 1 slot open
Read a book shelved as young adult by at least 10 people - 2 slots open
Read a book shelved as non-fiction by at least 10 people - 2 slots open
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Bonus
Members eligible to read for bonus - everyone else! :)

Each person can read one book for each square - so if you read five romances only one can be used for B1. You could use a second at A1, though. :D

The following genres can be read for bonus: (details under spoiler)
romance (x2), mystery, horror, young adult (x2), fantasy (x2), non-fiction, science fiction, contemporary, chick lit, historical, or paranormal

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Misses
In case of book emergency break glass click spoiler
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Read on! :D


message 478: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Ella wrote: "okay thx kazen.. so do i need to change the dates on the book or simply following my reading timeline will be enough ?"

I think you just need to change your begin and finish dates, the spreadsheet should pick up the rest (and if it doesn't we'll let you know) :D


message 479: by Kate (new)

Kate ★ (spillsandspoils) | 83 comments Miss Mayhem (Rebel Belle, #2) by Rachel Hawkins
Finished: June 22, 2016
277 pages
Task: Either Fantasy, YA, or Romance


message 480: by Tammie (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments Kazen wrote: "Tammie wrote: "I highly recommend K Monings Fever series as well. I've rated half of them 5 stars...."

Fine I'll put a hold on the first book of the series, twist my arm why don'cha. ;)"


You'll love it!


message 481: by Kate (new)

Kate ★ (spillsandspoils) | 83 comments I'm going to try The Road by Cormac McCarthy . It has mixed reviews so I'm excited to read it for myself. It would also count for Sci-Fi, :)


message 482: by Victoria Grace (new)

Victoria Grace (torrritm) | 67 comments Kazen can you ask them about restarts? I put down Red Rising a few months ago and just restarted it? I'm listening to it on audio book this time around and would love if it counted.


message 483: by Sam Lien (new)

Sam Lien (sam_nguyen) | 124 comments Finished!
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan
Name: The Lightning Thief
Date: 6/22/2016
Number of pages: 377
Usable for: young adult, fantasy, author's first and last name abbreviation.


message 484: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Tori wrote: "Kazen can you ask them about restarts? I put down Red Rising a few months ago and just restarted it? I'm listening to it on audio book this time around and would love if it counted."

As long as you didn't finish it in the last six months and restart from the beginning I don't see a problem with it. :). Just make sure your start and finish dates are for this read.

And thank you, migraine, for waking me up at 2:30am to answer this question:P


message 485: by Victoria Grace (new)

Victoria Grace (torrritm) | 67 comments Thanks Kazen!

Someone should name us team Migraine


message 486: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Tori wrote: "Someone should name us team Migraine"

No, don't encourage them! ;)


message 487: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Kate wrote: "Miss Mayhem (Rebel Belle, #2) by Rachel Hawkins
Finished: June 22, 2016
277 pages
Task: Either Fantasy, YA, or Romance"


Kate, you're burning through this series! :) Is it holding up?


message 488: by Kazen (last edited Jun 22, 2016 02:53PM) (new)

Kazen Sam wrote: "Finished!
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan
Name: The Lightning Thief"


~high five!~


message 489: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Annabeth wrote: "I am reading The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan which will work for Fantasy, Sci-fi and Romance."

And is 700+ pages - we're cheering you on!


message 490: by Tammie (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments Finished :)
Genuine Lies by Nora Roberts
Genuine Lies, Nora Roberts
6/22/16
521 pages
Romance, Contemporary, Mystery, Suspense, Chic-lit


message 491: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments Finished Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor, #1) by Jill Shalvis
Simply Irresistible- Jill shalvis
23rd June
330pgs
Chick-lit ( i can't select anything else because the series i'm abt to read will use them all :P )


message 492: by Kazen (new)

Kazen Tammie - Yeaaaa Nora! I'm not even a contemporary romance person and I like Nora, hehe.

Ella - Yea book, and thanks for telling us about the chick lit thing - we'll make sure your book goes towards that task. :)


message 493: by prag ♻ (new)

prag ♻ (janayanation) Im done with faking normal but I'm outside atm so I'll post in the evening when I'm home.


message 494: by Sam Lien (new)

Sam Lien (sam_nguyen) | 124 comments When will our next guesses be?


message 495: by Tammie (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments Q: im think we continue with the same Battleship board vs starting a new one tomorrow. Is that right?


message 496: by Tammie (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments Sam wrote: "When will our next guesses be?"
Instructions say tomorrow....not sure if we can do earlier...I'm hoping the great strategists on our team will make recommendations like before...that turned out well for us.


message 497: by Tammie (last edited Jun 23, 2016 07:15AM) (new)

Tammie | 4553 comments I'm planning to start To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons, #5) by Julia Quinn
In addition to the Romance shelves it also fits, historical, British literature, humor, #5 in series, a few others. The book received an award...sometimes that comes up too...
372 pages


message 498: by Rose (new)

Rose | 633 comments Finished

The Daedalus Incident (Daedalus #1) by Michael J. Martinez

Which was not good at all. Solid " would have been a DNF" territory.


message 499: by Ella (new)

Ella | 367 comments oh i loved the entire Bridgerton series. it was my first ever historical novel (not considering the ones i read for school)


message 500: by Victoria Grace (new)

Victoria Grace (torrritm) | 67 comments I was looking at the boards of the other land animals. They have not gotten as many hits as us and they've found more subs. I think were looking pretty good if we can all read our hits so far!


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