Week #1 Jan. 1-7 Theme New Year, New Start

[Andrea]

For this Weeks theme we will be asking that you read...

a book that is a perfect fit for our New Year, New Start. For this one it's pretty easy. There are at least two ways that this one can be done. You can read a new book that you got for Christmas. You can read a new to you author but please have another one ready for next week's theme. You can read the first book in a new series you wish to read. All of these are perfect ways to start the New Year, New Start challenge

[Christina]

For this week I will be reading . The first in a new series.

[Andrea]

I like the cover.

[[deleted user]]

I decided to go with a new to me author for this week. I'm reading .

[Andrea]

Of Poseidon is good. I enjoyed it. It was such a different concept of things.

I am going to go with two books this week. Because I am going to do this week and the author week. So I can cover this with one stone but I'm also going to read the BOTM

A new series and new to me author all in one!

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I could get away with reading Falling Kingdoms to cover the Author of the Week, Weekly Theme, and the Dare for the week but I also want to read The Crown's Game as well.

[Wendy]

Well I will be reading for the Weekly Challenge and Weekly author. I am also going to read so that can cover our Weekly Theme since it is the first in a series and I also have never read anything by this author.

[Andrea]

Please let me know how Queen of the Tearling is. I have it but haven't brought myself to read it yet.

[Line]

I'm currently reading , new series and new author as it will be my first Laini Taylor book!

[Jacquelyn]

I am currently reading The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken. I have never read one of her books and I know that this book is well loved by many. I'm excited to get further into this book. (:

[Andrea]

Okay so my book for this kind of changed and I decided to read Carrie Fishers' .

I have to say that I have finished this weekly theme and I am going to hopefully finish the Author one now which will also cover this challenge.

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Andrea wrote: "Okay so my book for this kind of changed and I decided to read Carrie Fishers' .

I have to say that I have finished this weekly theme and I am going to hop..."
<3 I still haven't continued on for my book. I couldn't figure out if I wanted to read this book before or after Rainbow Boys. I will hopefully read the book I chose for this challenge today...

[R.J.]

I'm currently reading

It's a new book.

[R.J.]

Jacquelyn wrote: "I am currently reading The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken. I have never read one of her books and I know that this book is well loved by many. I'm excited to get further into this book. (:"

I have this book...but haven't read it yet, let me know how it is :)

[Andrea]

I started it when we started the Group read for it but some stuff happened and I never picked it back up. Life just became well life. Needless to say just two short months later we lost my husband's grandmother so I never finished The Darkest Minds.

[Wendy]

Jacquelyn wrote: "I am currently reading The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken. I have never read one of her books and I know that this book is well loved by many. I'm excited to get further into this book. (:"

I have this sitting on my bookshelf, I look forward to hearing what you think. I have heard great things about this book

[Jacquelyn]

Ok! I will definitely update you all. (:

[Christina]

Finished . This is listed as the first book in a new series by this author. I really enjoyed the book but it ended in a way that makes me think it's not going to be a whole series??? So maybe it doesn't count after all. Will have to go read another one real quick so I don't feel like I cheated. :P

[Wendy]

I didn't get to but I did read this weeks Author and that goes with both Author and Weekly theme. I am still hoping to finish another book by tonight at midnight, but if not I will use as my weekly theme book. Falling Kingdom actual falls for both theme reads, It is a new to me author and the first book in the series

[Christina]

Finished The Bad Beginning, which is a new author and a new series for me. Now I don't feel like I may have accidentally cheated. Yay! The book was kind of funny and kind of disturbing and kind or enjoyable and kind of meh. If the books were longer I probably wouldn't bother reading more, but since they are short and sweet I may decide to do so after all.

[Andrea]

Wendy wrote: "I didn't get to but I did read this weeks Author and that goes with both Author and Weekly theme. I am still hoping to finish another book by tonight ..."

I didn't finish The Crown's Game but I'll finish it this coming up week. I have three books pulled out a week. Is that horrible. One is just an extra one that I have pulled out but right now I've got The Crown's Game which is our BotM and then Falling Kingdoms which I have to finish tonight lol and then the book my husband drew for me which was Taken at Midnight if I remember correctly. But at least it finishes the both weekly themes.

Christina wrote: "Finished The Bad Beginning, which is a new author and a new series for me. Now I don't feel like I may have accidentally cheated. Yay! The book was kind of funny and kind of disturbing..."

I think they do get longer eventually the longer the series goes on. I cannot remember.

[[deleted user]]

I still haven't completed this challenge!!!!

[Andrea]

It'll be okay if you don't. There will be no judging. *silently judging in the corner* I'm kidding about the judging. You know there is no judging.

[[deleted user]]

No no, I feel the judgement! You're making it a personal challenge to read this book by today! XD

[Andrea]

I need to finish Falling Kingdoms today. Have I even finished this challenge. I don't remember...*has horrified look that she can't remember if she finished this challenge...*

[[deleted user]]

*silently judges you*

[Andrea]

I did finish his challenge. I read The Princess Diarist for this one.

[[deleted user]]

I finished just in time! I read for this challenge! Woo!

[Andrea]

I managed to finish mine last night just in time as well but I didn't update anything except the finished reading on my books. I'm going through and updating everything today.

[Roxanne]

I read this is a new author for me

[Andrea]

Pretty cover!

[Roxanne]

Andrea wrote: "Pretty cover!"

It is!

[Andrea]

I oooohh and aaaahhhhed over it.

[Roxanne]

Andrea wrote: "I oooohh and aaaahhhhed over it."

Lol i am total freak for covers, you would be surprised by how many books i add to my tbr and i know nothing about them just thought the cover was amazing.

[Andrea]

I buy a ton of cover buys sometimes and it gets me into trouble. If it's shiny it's going to be bought. I cannot pass up a shiny cover.

[Roxanne]

Haha i am good about not buying although occasionally i slip, but i add them which is my too-read shelf is out of control

[Andrea]

The good news is after I buy them I'll read the synopsis and it's a book I would totally read.

[Roxanne]

You are better than me. I won't read the synopsis and sometimes the cover won't match what i was thinking. Lol

[Andrea]

I've been pretty lucky. I mean I have one cover buy that I bought that I didn't enjoy as much as I hoped I would but it was still a good book and I cannot remember for the life of me what it was right now.