Challenge 4 of 2016: Finish What you Started!

[Kdbrand]

Finished my third , another book in a great series.

Updated post #7.

[Diane]

That is such a dark series. I really liked it and feel like it has not received enough attention. I stopped to take a break after Book 3 and never picked it up again. Maybe I should finish for this challenge.

[Christie]

Finished my 5th for series I have not continued in 6 months. Updated post #10.

[Amy]

Update post #6

Finished - - book on my TBR list over 6 months. Really struggled through this one but it's done and I will stop there with this series.

[Kdbrand]

Diane wrote: "That is such a dark series. I really liked it and feel like it has not received enough attention. I stopped to take a break after Book 3 and never picked it up again. Maybe I should finish for this..."

Very dark series, indeed. Book 4 takes a path that I didn't expect, but the plot twist does make sense. I can only read about one book per year because the content is very disturbing.

[Candice]

Was on vacation and couldn't figure out how to update through the phone app... oh well, managed to finish a few with all the wonderful reading time!

- finished 10.30.16 - amazing! - has been on TBR since 01.15.14
- finished 11.02.16 - bleh. At least I can say I read it - has been on TBR since 02.19.13
- finished 11.06.16 - very entertaining, I had to start the sequel instead of reading my next challenge book! - has been on TBR since 04.14.12

updated post 28

As a side note, I see that we can read a non YA book. Does that mean ANY non YA, or does it need to be Adult? It seems like everyone who has utilized this category has read Adult. I would really like to finally finish a comedian's biography I have been "currently reading" for two years now but I want to make sure it applies before I torture myself.

[Candice]

Amy wrote: "Update post #6

Finished - - book on my TBR list over 6 months. Really struggled through this one but it's done and I will stop there with this series."

I remember that being rough. I wanted to like it so badly! Have you read any successful 'alice in wonderland' re-tellings?

[Hillary]

Candice wrote: "Was on vacation and couldn't figure out how to update through the phone app... oh well, managed to finish a few with all the wonderful reading time!

- finished 10..."

Any non-ya just has to meet page req.

[Ashley Marie]

Candice wrote: "Amy wrote: "Update post #6

Finished - - book on my TBR list over 6 months. Really struggled through this one but it's done and I will stop there with this series."
..."

I felt the same way. The Looking Glass Wars was an Alice book I really enjoyed, and I'm dying for Heartless to be released too.

[Amy]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Candice wrote: "Amy wrote: "Update post #6

Finished - - book on my TBR list over 6 months. Really struggled through this one but it's done and I will stop there wit..."

Oh that one sounds good. It's now on my TBR list, thank you. Yes I'm looking forward to Heartless too.

[Candice]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Candice wrote: "Amy wrote: "Update post #6

Finished - - book on my TBR list over 6 months. Really struggled through this one but it's done and I will stop there wit..."

Oh thanks for the recommendation, I'll look for it at the library!

[Casey]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Candice wrote: "Amy wrote: "Update post #6

Finished - - book on my TBR list over 6 months. Really struggled through this one but it's done and I will stop there wit..."

I've never found an Alice retelling that I like! I've read the Looking Glass Wars and just couldn't love it. Not horrible or anything but it didn't work. I've often thought about writing one myself! It's such a rich and amazing story with so much potential and I don't understand why it never gets retold right.

Oddly, the best "retelling" of the Alice story I think is in the PC Video game "Alice" it was actually very good the way they retold the story. Twisted, but oddly enjoyable.

[Diane]

Are you talking about the American McGee video game? I loved the creepiness of the video game.

[Jennifer]

Finished #5 - TBR 6+ months
Updated post #15

[Casey]

Diane wrote: "Are you talking about the American McGee video game? I loved the creepiness of the video game."

Yes, that's the one.

[Gremlin]

I *think* that everyone is updated - but let me know if I missed anyone!

Also, I added one of my own. Finally jumped back into a mystery series that I'd fallen off over a year ago. Adult.

[Kdbrand]

Finished #4 . It's been on my TBR list since March 2014.

Updated post #7.

[Ashley Marie]

Gremlin, I think you missed my "owned" book.

[Amber]

Finished # 4 : This is from my TBR.

I probably won't continue this series. It was OK, but I wasn't wowed by it.

Original post# 8.

[Gremlin]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Gremlin, I think you missed my "owned" book."

Hi Ashley! I think I fixed your listing? Though looking at your original listing, it seems you may have read 4 books already, and I only had you listed as reading 1! Is 4 correct?

Please make sure that you post a new message each time you finish a book (or books), even if you're updating your original post :)

[Melanie, looking for a partner in crime]

update post #9

First 2 down (series I've started but have not finished)-
...an interesting close

and (I am in love with this series/author, but it's tense, so I can't read them back to back)

[Ashley Marie]

Gremlin wrote: "Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Gremlin, I think you missed my "owned" book."

Hi Ashley! I think I fixed your listing? Though looking at your original listing, it seems you may have read 4 book..."

Oh! Got it, okay. I wasn't counting them if they were in the same category.

[Gremlin]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Oh! Got it, okay. I wasn't counting them if they were in the same category."

Yep! You're much further along then you thought! :D

[Christie]

Finished my 6th for series I have not continued in 6 months. Updated post #10. I am planning on going for a 2nd round since I have so much to catch up on.

[Gremlin]

Christie wrote: "Finished my 6th for series I have not continued in 6 months. Updated post #10. I am planning on going for a 2nd round since I have so much to catch up on."

Rock on, Christie!!! Congratulations and keep at it! :)

[Ashley Marie]

Christie wrote: "Finished my 6th for series I have not continued in 6 months. Updated post #10. I am planning on going for a 2nd round since I have so much to catch up on."

I really enjoyed those books!!

[Christie]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "I really enjoyed those books!! "

I have too. I'm not usually much of a steampunk fan, but these are so much fun to read.

[Amy]

Hmmmm maybe I need to pick that series up again then. I read the first few chapters of the first book ages ago and put it down but if it's fun I might have another look.

[Christie]

Finished my 7th (1st of round 2) for series I have not continued in 6 months. Updated post #10.

[Diane]

Just finished #3 - Adult- I have owned it more than 6 months. It was good, I am glad I finally got around to reading it. Updated #5

[Veronica]

Updated Post #18

For Own (book #3 for challenge ) - *Finished 11/13/16*

[Candice]

Amy wrote: "Update post #6

- Series I started more than 6 months ago."

So did you end up reading the 3rd one? I realized shortly after finishing Perfect Scoundrels that I'm pretty sure they never explain what the W.W. stands for in Hale's name! Or, they did explain it, but I was only half paying attention. I was wondering if you read it and focused more than I did haha

[Amy]

Candice wrote: "Amy wrote: "Update post #6

- Series I started more than 6 months ago."

So did you end up reading the 3rd one? I realized shortly after finishing Perfect Sc..."

No I never ended up reading it and I don't think I will. That would be annoying if she never ended up explaining what W.W. stands for. Anyone else read it and knows what it means? Are you sure it's the last book?

[Amber]

Amy wrote: " Anyone else read it and knows what it means? Are you sure it's the last book? "

I read Perfect Scoundrelsand no, they don't tell you what his initials stand for. And the author has said there may be a fourth book, but as far as I know she's not currently working on it.

And, I just found out that they released a novella (book# 3.5) this month. But, according to the reviews, still no full name.

[Emily]

Yeah, I think that series just kind of fell by the wayside. I liked it, though not as much as Gallagher Girls. And if there isn't another book, I'm annoyed that we never found out Hale's name.

[Amber]

Emily wrote: "Yeah, I think that series just kind of fell by the wayside. I liked it, though not as much as Gallagher Girls. And if there isn't another book, I'm annoyed that we never found out Hale's name."

I definitely agree with this.

[Christie]

Finished my 2nd of round two (8th overall) for series I have not continued in 6 months. Updated post #10.

[Gremlin]

Finished my 2nd one: Lola and the Boy Next Door

This was a series I'd stopped reading over 6 months ago.

[Anna]

I finished 2 more to bring my total to 5.

I finally read . I have owned the book since April 29, 2005 (I know this because the receipt is still in the book) and the audio since June 26, 2015.

I finished after reading the first one in May of 2015.

Updated #14

[Kdbrand]

Finished #5- . Book was signed by the author at a literature festival in March 2015. So glad I finally got around to reading it!

Updated post #7

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

Read 3/6:

(TBR)

Post #12 is updated.

[Candice]

Amber wrote: "Amy wrote: " Anyone else read it and knows what it means? Are you sure it's the last book? "

I read Perfect Scoundrelsand no, they don't tell you what his initials stand for. And t..."

Gah how disappointing. I was considering starting the Gallagher series but not sure I'm ready to give the author another try. And anyway, there's lots of TBR to be finished

[Emily]

Gallagher Girls is a fantastic series, and that one is completed. I loved it!

[Barb]

Finished #6! on my TBR since January 2015. updated post #17

I may try for a second round. We'll see. I've got like 7 books to hit my goal for the year, and I may just keep going with the series I've been reading. Those pesky library books keep coming up!

[Gabriela]

I've read two so far: (Adult), which has been in my TBR for ages and (in my possession since last year).

Updated post #4

[laurel [the suspected bibliophile]]

Read 4/6: (TBR)

Post #12 is updated.

[Amber]

Finished #5 -

Also TBR.

Original post# 8.

[Cintia]

Updated #63

Finished my first: - Owned (since Feb./2016, but actually on my TBR list since July/2015!)

[Kelly]

So I accidentally completed a second round of this challenge (yay!). I tend to randomly pick a book from my "owned" shelves in between library books and it just so happened that a lot of my recent ones fit this challenge. It feels good to clean up my shelves, even if it's only a little.

- 11/3 (series); - 11/10 (owned); - 11/15 (owned); - 11/15 (started, non-YA); - 11/20 (owned); - 11/22 (TBR)

Updated post #16.

[Christie]

Finished my 3rd of round 2 for series. This counts as a new release (published in February 2016). Updated post #10.