December Copy Cat Challenge

[Megan]

In Zoe's absence, I thought it would be fun to continue to do this. I cannot hand out completes, but hopefully people are still interested!

Duration: 1-31 December 2016
Sign up period: Until 30 November 2016
Partners will be assigned on the same day

Guidelines:
- In this challenge, participants are required to sign up first.
- The participants will later be paired up randomly
- You will find who your partner is below, once the pairings are posted
- Participants need to CHOOSE & READ at least one book that your partner has read (from their read shelves)
- When you finish, compare the rating your partner has given to the book and your rating.
- You complete the challenge when you finish reading the book. You will get one "complete" towards earning a prize!

Please post below if you are interested.

Please DO NOT sign up unless you are certain that you can participate.

[☆Joycedale☆]

I'm in. Thanks for doing this

[Tammy]

I am interested. As long as it is in December that gives me time to prepare to do the challenge :)

[Tiina]

Me please!

[Tallulah]

Im in! So great that you brought this one back!

[Diamond]

I'm in

[Kate]

I'm in :)

[Zoe]

So sorry about my absence! I will be putting up pairings later this month-- if that's okay with Megan!

[Emma]

Ok, let's do this! =)

[Zoe]

Keep signing up- I'll be putting up pairs on wednesday the 30th!

[Leslie]

I'm in!

[Zoe]

Pairings will go up tomorrow (:

[coffee]

I'd like to join. ;)

[Awenydd]

I'd like to try this!

[Zoe]

Awenydd wrote: "I'd like to try this!"

Awesome, you're good to go!

[Zoe]

Iulia wrote: "I'd like to join. ;)"

Check back tomorrow for pairings!

[Holly]

I'd like to try this please.

[Zoe]

Below are the pairings for this month. Please pick a book from their "read" shelf, read it, rate it and discuss!

Holly & Megan
Awenydd & Emma
Iulia & Leslie
Kate & Tammy
Diamond & Tallulah
Mion & Joycedale

Update us on your progress on this thread (:

[Megan]

My partner is Holly, and I'm choosing to read The Book Thief! She gave it 5 stars, hopefully I will also enjoy it!

[Zoe]

Megan I love that book! Hope you enjoy!

[☆Joycedale☆]

My partner is Mion
I picked
She gave it 4 stars
I gave it (tba)

[Emma]

So, my partner is Awenydd - love your name, btw. Are you Welsh? - and she read The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde She gave it four stars; let's see how it goes.

[Zoe]

Ooo Emma I read that for school! Let me know how you like it

[Emma]

Zoe wrote: "Ooo Emma I read that for school! Let me know how you like it"

Absolutely, I'll let you know! =)

[Awenydd]

Emma wrote: "So, my partner is Awenydd - love your name, btw. Are you Welsh? - and she read The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde She gave her four stars; let's see how it goes."

Yay! I am :) and Native American~ bit o'Irish in there as well, lol
Going through your shelf now! = )

[Diamond]

My partner is Tallulah and I'm going to read A Court of Thorns & Roses. she gave it 4 stars

[Awenydd]

I will be reading my partner's read book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to find Them!

[Tallulah]

My partner is Diamond and I will be reading
Diamond's rating: 4 stars
My rating: TBD

[Emma]

So, I've just finished Awenydd's book, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. She gave it four stars and so did I. Now, if you excuse me, I'll go watch a couple of episodes of Penny Dreadful.

[Zoe]

Don't forget to let us know how your challenge is going (:

[☆Joycedale☆]

I'm trying to read mine but it's not really holding my interest. I'll pick it up but after awhile I set it aside and start a new book.

[Tallulah]

I am having very similar struggles to Joycedale. The book I have chosen isn't appealing to me in the way I thought it would so I am currently reading a handful of others to give a bit of a break to my chosen CCC.

[☆Joycedale☆]

That sucks. The one you chose sounded good too.

[Zoe]

Maybe you guys could choose new books?

[☆Joycedale☆]

I'm changing mine to

[Megan]

I finished The Book Thief and gave it 5 stars! One of the few books that has made me cry like a baby. Very happy to have read it!

[Zoe]

Megan, I SOB when I read that book- it's so touching and amazing!!! Im so glad you liked it one of my favorites

[Tiina]

My partner was joycedale and I decided to read by Melissa Marr.
Joycedale's rating was 3 stars and so is mine. I found it really difficult to read at first, even though I really liked the idea, and I didn't quite enjoy the ending either. The book had its strong points and weak points, but overall, it was more disappointing than I thought it would be.

[coffee]

From Leslie's "read" bookshelf I chose to read The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz. Both I and Leslie rated it 4 stars.