Modern Mrs. Darcy Challenge - 2017

[Kelly]

Updated #14.

8/12 complete

[Nicky]

Update to msg #250.

5/12 complete

[Tania]

Update to message 63, progress 8/12

✓8. A book you don't want to admit you are dying to read - Ruthless Heart by Emma Lang

[Julie]

updated post #45

[Tania]

Update message 63, progress 9/12

✓2. A book with reputation for being un-put-down-able - Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

[Kristina]

Update: 6/12
1. A book you chose for the cover. The Sun is Also a Star Finished 1/19/2017
2. A book with reputation for being un-put-down-able. Divergent
3. A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit. The Luminaries
4. A book you've already read. A Clockwork Orange Finished 2/3/2017
5. A juicy memoir. The Glass Castle
6. A book about books or reading. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Finished 1/16/2017
7. A book in a genre you usually avoid. TBD
8. A book you don't want to admit you're dying to read. Lolita
9. A book in the backlist of a new favorite author. Fight Club Finished 4/15/2017
10. A book recommended by someone with great taste. The Couple Next Door Finished 4/16/2017
11. A book you were excited to buy or borrow, but haven't read yet. House of Leaves
12. A book about a topic or subject you already love. The Bell Jar Finished 4/12/2017

[[deleted user]]

Modern Mrs Darcy Challenge

01/01/17 - 31/12/17

Completed 10/10!

1) A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit (France): Black Ice by Anne Stuart - 11/02/17

2) A book you've already read - Fire Sea by Margaret Weis - 11/01/17

3) A juicy memoir - Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. The Impossible Task. The Incredible Journey by Ed Stafford - 28/03/17

4) A book you were excited to buy or borrow, but haven't read yet: Black Wolves by Kate Elliott - 06/03/17

5) A book about a topic or subject you already love: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren - 24/03/17

6) A book in translation: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin - 12/02/17

7) A book that's more than 600 pages: Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson - 14/05/17

8) A book published before you were born: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - 29/01/17 (1951)

9) Three books by the same author - Lee Child : Die Trying - 04/01/17, Tripwire - 02/02/17, Running Blind - 14/03/17

10) A Pulitizer Prize or National Book Award Winner: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - 19/03/17

[Lindsay]

Update msg 26

24/24

Challenge completed

[Nicky]

Update to msg #250.

6/12 complete

[Cheryl]

3/24

6. A book about books or reading - the book thief by Markus zusak

[Charity]

Updated message 60.

7/7

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 40:

6. An immigration story - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

16/24

[Tania]

Update message 63, progress 10/12

✓6. A book about books or reading - The Great Passage by Shion Miura

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated! Congrats to all who finished!

[Berit]

Edited post #278.
So far 21/24

Reading for fun #5 A juicy memoir: De oroliga

[Nik]

Updated OM 20 with:

08. A book you don’t want to admit you’re dying to read. Shadowfever (2017.06.13, ★★★☆☆).

[20/24]

[Darinda]

Updated message 293
Completed 24/24
Challenge Completed!

✓11. A book nominated for an award in 2017 – The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

[Julie]

updated message 45

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 40:

8. Three books by the same author – Thinner, Desperation, and Revival by Stephen King

17/24

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 40:

1. A Newberry Award winner or Honor book – The Crossover

18/24

[Julie]

updated message 45

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated! Congrats on finishing Darinda :D

[Darinda]

Winter wrote: "Updated! Congrats on finishing Darinda :D"

Thanks!

[Nicky]

Update to Msg #250

Progress: 8/12

[Marissa]

Updated message #166:

6/18 completed

11. A book you were excited to buy or borrow, but haven't read yet: The Girls

[Tania]

Edit message 63, progress 11/12

✓10. A book recommended by someone with great taste - David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell

[ReGina]

21/24

Reading for Fun:
6. A book about books or reading - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

[Melissa]

updated #164: 19/26

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 40:

5. A book of any genre that addresses current events - Fast Food Nation by Eric Scholsser
9. A book by an #ownvoices or#diversebooiks author - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

20/24

[Tahera]

Updated msg#266: I have finished with The Scarlet Letter, War Horse, Kensuke's Kingdom and The Wreck of the Zanzibar

[Noelia]

Update to message #10 01/12
✓ 12. A book about a topic or subject you already love Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance

[Sherry]

Update:
9/12 BOOKS Completed ✔

Reading for Fun:
1. A book you chose for the cover: Lost Girls by Ann Kelley [Read 5/22/2017]
➔ ➔2. A book with reputation for being un-put-down-able
3. A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit JAPAN: South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami [Read 4/28/2017]
4. A book you've already read: Tongue In Chic by Christina Dodd [Read 5/6/2017]
7. A book in a genre you usually avoid: Handmade Gifts from the Kitchen: More than 100 Culinary Inspired Presents to Make and Bake: by Alison Walker [Read 1/16/2017]
➔ ➔8. A book you don't want to admit you're dying to read
9. A book in the backlist of a new favorite author: Slated [Read 3/18/2017]
10. A book recommended by someone with great taste: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See [Read 7/12/2017]
11. A book you were exited to buy or borrow, but haven't read yet: The Turn by Kim Harrison [Read 6/18/2017]
➔ ➔12. A book about a topic or subject you already love

Reading for Growth:
4. A book of poetry, a play, or an essay collection: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling [Read 3/28/2017]
7. A book published before you were born: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Read 7/13/2017]

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Tahera wrote: "Updated msg#266: I have finished with The Scarlet Letter, War Horse, Kensuke's Kingdom and The Wreck of the Zanzibar"

I can't find your message unfortunately. How many have you finished? If you state your number of finished books in the updates that makes it very easy :)

[Arielle]

update to post 91

13/24

Reading for Fun:

1. A book you chose for the cover: Ink by Amanda Sun FINISHED 3-30-17
2. A book with reputation for being un-put-down-able : The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes
3. A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit: In the Woods by Tana French
4. A book you've already read: Boy Wonder: My Life in Tights by Burt Ward FINISHED 5-19-17
5. A juicy memoir: Girl Walks out of a Bar: A Memoir by Lisa F. Smith FINISHED 3-27-17
6. A book about books or reading : The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler FINISHED 7-17-17
7. A book in a genre you usually avoid: Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen FINISHED 2-1-17
8. A book you don't want to admit you're dying to read: I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain by Courtney Robertson FINiSHED 2-21-17
9. A book in the backlist of a new favorite author: One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf FINISHED 2-2-17
10. A book recommended by someone with great taste: Once We Were Brothers by Ronald H. Balson
11. A book you were excited to buy or borrow, but haven't read yet: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
12. A book about a topic or subject you already love : All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen FINISHED 4-14-17

Reading for Growth:

1. A Newberry Award winner or Honor book: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin - FINISHED 1/30/17
2. A book in translation: Dawn by Elie Wiesel FINISHED 2/7/17
3. A book that's more than 600 pages : Beach Music by Pat Conroy
4. A book of poetry, a play, or an essay collection: The Odd Couple : The Original Screenplays I and II by Neil Simon. FINISHED 2/5/17
5. A book of any genre that addresses current events: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
6. An immigration story: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7. A book published before you were born: Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
8. Three books by the same author: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Pottery and the Half Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling
9. A book by an #ownvoices or#diversebooks author: Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok FINISHED 4-5-17
10. A book with an unreliable narrator or ambiguous ending: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis FINISHED 2-24-17
11. A book nominatied for an award in 2017: TBA
12. A Pulitizer Prize or National Book Award Winner: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 40:

4. A book of poetry, a play, or an essay collection - The Raven and other poems by Edgar Allen Poe

21/24

[Maddison]

Update to message 281.

Reading for Fun

1. A book you chose for the cover - The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo (07/19/2017)

6/24

[Maddison]

Update to message 281.

Reading for Fun

3. A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit - The Child by Fiona Barton (07/21/2017)

7/24

[ReGina]

22/24
Reading for Growth
3. A book that's more than 600 pages - 11/22/63

[[deleted user]]

Update to message #9.

Reading for Fun:

✅ 3. A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts 06/28/2017 ★★☆☆☆
✅ 9. A book in the backlist of a new favorite author: Loneliness on the Net by Janusz Leon Wiśniewski 07/23/2017 ★★★★★

11/24

[Tahera]

Update to msg 226: Have finished the following books so far:
Reading for fun:
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Reading for growth:
3. A book that's more than 600 pages: Vanity Fair
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[Tahera]

Update to msg 226: Completed the following two too:
Reading for Growth:
1. A Newberry Award winner or Honor book: The Westing Game
12. A Pulitizer Prize or National Book Award Winner: The Age of Innocence

[Owlonmywrist]

Update to post 40:

7. A book in a genre you usually avoid - The Man in 3B by Carl Weber

22/24

[Sherry]

14/12 BOOKS Completed ✔

Reading for Fun:
1. A book you chose for the cover: Lost Girls by Ann Kelley [Read 5/22/2017]
2. A book with reputation for being un-put-down-able : Missingby Kelley Armstrong [Read 7/14/2017]
3. A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit JAPAN: South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami [Read 4/28/2017]
4. A book you've already read: Tongue In Chic by Christina Dodd [Read 5/6/2017]
7. A book in a genre you usually avoid: Handmade Gifts from the Kitchen: More than 100 Culinary Inspired Presents to Make and Bake: by Alison Walker [Read 1/16/2017]
8. A book you don't want to admit you're dying to read: Zom-B by Darren Shan [Read 7/27/2017]
9. A book in the backlist of a new favorite author: Slated [Read 3/18/2017]
10. A book recommended by someone with great taste: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See [Read 7/12/2017]
11. A book you were exited to buy or borrow, but haven't read yet: The Turn by Kim Harrison [Read 6/18/2017]
12. A book about a topic or subject you already love: Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs [Read 7/16/2017]

Reading for Growth:
4. A book of poetry, a play, or an essay collection: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling [Read 3/28/2017]
7. A book published before you were born: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Read 7/13/2017]

[Charity]

Updated message 60.

8/7

[Boipoka]

I'm currently at 10/12

1. A book you chose for the cover - Murder Past Due
2. A book with reputation for being un-put-down-able - Moonraker
3. A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit - The Forgotten Sister: Mary Bennet's Pride and Prejudice
4. A book you've already read - The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts
5. A juicy memoir - Not My Father's Son
6. A book about books or reading - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
7. A book in a genre you usually avoid - The Winter People
8. A book you don't want to admit you're dying to read - The Princess Bride
9. A book in the backlist of a new favorite author - Strong Poison
10. A book recommended by someone with great taste
11. A book you were excited to buy or borrow, but haven't read yet - The Complete Persepolis
12. A book about a topic or subject you already love

[Noelia]

Update : 02/12

Reading for fun

1. A book you chose for the cover The Bear and the Nightingale
2. A book with reputation for being un-put-down-able In and Out of Step
3. A book set somewhere you've never been but would like to visit The Flatey Enigma
4. A book you've already read
5. A juicy memoir On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
6. A book about books or reading The Bestseller
7. A book in a genre you usually avoid The Waste Land and Other Poems
8. A book you don't want to admit you're dying to read Origin
9. A book in the backlist of a new favorite author Demon
✓ 10. A book recommended by someone with great taste The Grapes of Wrath
11. A book you were excited to buy or borrow, but haven't read yet The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre
✓ 12. A book about a topic or subject you already love Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance

[Tahera]

Winter wrote: "Tahera wrote: "Updated msg#266: I have finished with The Scarlet Letter, War Horse, Kensuke's Kingdom and The Wreck of the Zanzibar"

I can't..."

Can you check msg# 348 and 349, I have mentioned my updates :)

[Tahera]

My original msg# is 226 with my nominations...