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Jan 02, 2017 02:22PM
Last year i set my goal around 50 books. I did not finish it, so trying again this year. :)
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1. King's Lament Done2.Incantations Done
3.Pebbles in the water: Short stories by Mandar Naik Done
4.The Watermelon King Done
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I will start another post for the rest. But I figure this way that I can keep them organized, and see how far that I can go :)
Also, I am doing other challenges, but not sure if I do it on this one, or I post that in the 2017 reading challenge section.
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Finished my first book tonight of 2017. Here is my review :)Started on January 3, 2017 and finished January 16, 2017
Rated it a 5 star
Author: Lilia Blanc
King's Lament starts out with a story of a extremely young Prince, who has been sold to a less than delightful Queen after the death of his mother and father. He is betrayed by almost everyone, except for a musician who comes and frees him from the dungeon before the Queen can get her hands on him.
Throughout the entire book the Queen's assassins are always one step ahead of the Prince and his clan of supporters, and they are met with many illnesses and injuries they must overcome in order to put the Prince back on his throne as rightful heir.
It is not all sadness, since the author throws in several expressions of love and sex to make up for all the fighting going on between the Queen and the Prince
I should state that if a person is not open to LGBT scenes they might not like this particular book.
I found it highly enjoyable, and I would highly recommend it. The author keeps you biting your nails in suspense as to what will happen next.
Okay, so I am guessing I can post other challenges in this section. Not only did I finish that book, but it also counts towards my 55,000 page challenge. So far I have read 451 pages
Forgot to include the link for my review of King's Lament, so here it is :)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Oh, another challenge I signed up for 1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname) – Read a book that contains one of your names in some way – author, title, character.
2. What is your favourite sport? – Read a book that is either about your favourite sport or one of the characters plays that sport. You could also chose a book where the cover shows that sport.
3. What colour are your eyes? – Read a book where the colour of your eyes is the main colour of the cover, or the word is in the title.
4. Have you ever had a broken bone? – If yes, read a book with the word “Bone” in the title. If no, read a book about archeology (the character may be an archeologist, the book may be set in a museum, etc)
5. What is your favourite movie? – If the movie is an adaptation, read the book that inspired the movie. Or, read a book that is written by the same author. Or, read a book that has the same title. If the movie is not an adaptation, read a book with a similar theme or has the same title.
6. What is your favourite book? – Read it again. Or, read a book that has the same title. Or read a book by the same author. If you can’t find the same title, or the author only has the one book, go to the book page and click on “Readers Also Enjoyed”. Select a book from the list.
7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. – Select a series and read the book that corresponds to that number. Or, read a book with the number in the title.
8. What is your favourite holiday? – Read a book that is about that holiday, set during that holiday, or has the name in the title.
9. What is your relationship status? – Read a book with that word in the title, or where the main character or author shares that status. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will be representative?
10. Are you right or left handed? – Read a book with that word in the title.
11. What is your birthday month? – Read a book with the selected month in the title, or set during that month.
12. Do you have a pet? What is it? Don’t have a pet? Adopt a pet that someone in your immediate circle has (mother, brother, sister, friend, etc.) – Read a book featuring that type of pet. Or, read a book with that pet in the title.
13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc) – Read a book set in the country or region of choice. (Chinese – set in China, Italian – set in Italy, etc.) If you chose a type of food that is not specific to a country, what region would you find it prevalent? Read a book set in that region. For example – Seafood would be prevalent in the coastal areas of Canada, United States, among others.
14. What is something you use daily? (brush, computer, car, get creative) - Read a book with that word in the title. Or, is on the cover. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will represent that item?
15. What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number) – Select that number of books on your TBR, put them into the Fruit Machine (or another randomizer), and read the one that is selected. If you used European sizes, convert to US using this site: https://www.softmoc.com/ca/shoesize.asp That will reduce the number of books you need to plug into the Fruit Machine.
16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour? – Read a book that either represents that flavour by the colour of the cover, or in the title. You may also chose a book that represents that flavour in some way.
17. What is your country of birth? – Read a book set in that country, or written by an author that was also born in that country.
18. What is your favourite season? – Read a book with either the season in the title, or set in that season.
19. What is your current desk top picture? – Interpret that desk top picture any way you like. Read a book that represents that interpretation. For example, mine is a magnified picture of a frozen soap bubble. I could interpret it as ice, or alien landscape, or bubble. I could read a book with “Ice” in the title, a book set on an alien planet, or has bubbles on the cover. The gophering could be endless on this one.
20. What is your preferred mode of transport? – Read a book with your selection on the cover, or in the title, or it plays a significant role in the book.
21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? – Go to your TBR and order the shelf by number. Read the book that corresponds to your answer. If you picked “none” or “zero” as your answer, your number will be 100.
22. Have you been in an accident? – If yes, read a book set in a hospital, or with the word “accident” in title. If no, read a book that is a thriller, in which an accident is a high probability.
23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? – Read a book with your selected word in the title, or depicted on the cover.
24. Name a place you’d like to visit. – Read a book set in that location.
25. What is your favourite genre? – Read a book in that genre.
26. Do you prefer a car or truck? – Read a book with your selection on the cover or in the title.
27. Do you have a tattoo? – Read a book that represents your tattoo in some way. For example, if you have a tattoo of a rose, your book choice could have a rose on the cover, in the title, or a proper name of the author or character. If you don’t have a tattoo, read a book with a tattoo on the cover, or represents a tattoo that you would want if you were to get one.
28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? – If Classic, read a book published in 1800 – 1899. If Contemporary, read a book published in 2000 – 2017.
29. What is your favourite flower? – Read a book with that selection on the cover or in the title. Or, read a book that you feel represents that flower in some way.
30. Have you been to Europe? Where? – Read a book set in that location. If you haven’t been to Europe, read a book set in a European country you would like to visit.
31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious… who would it be? – read a biography, autobiography, memoir, or historical fiction about that person. Or, read a book that is representative of that person.
32. What is the feature you are most often complimented on? – Read a book with that feature on the cover or in the title.
33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither? – If ghost, read a ghost story. If alien, read a story with aliens in it. If neither, read a book about another supernatural being other than a ghost or alien (werewolf, vampire, witch, succubus, etc).
34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? – Read a book with that creature on the cover, in the title, or in the story.
35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc) – Read a book in that setting or that represents your choice.
36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be? – Read a book with that word in the title, or read a book where a character is afflicted by that same loss.
37. Who is your favourite author? – Read either a book by that author, or a book recommended by that author.
38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? – If tea or coffee, read a book with the word in the title, or set in a country where that beverage is a huge export (ie China for tea, Brazil for coffee). If water, read a book with the word in the title, or set on/near a large body of water.
39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: (https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...) – Read a book with that gemstone on the cover, in the title, or the colour of that gemstone is the colour of the cover.
40. What is your favourite fruit? – Read a book with that fruit on the cover, in the title, or the colour of that fruit is the colour of the cover.
41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc) – Read a book where this issue is prominent or is represented in some way. It may be fiction or non-fiction.
42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? – Read a book in that setting.
43. To what time period would you like to time travel? – Read a book either set in that time period, or published in that time period. Or, read a book about time travel where the character’s time travelled to that period.
44. Do you prefer shoes or bare feet? – Read a book where your selection is on the cover or in the title, or get creative and find a book that represents your choice.
45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither? Read a book with either a predominantly green or black cover depending on your answer. If you said “neither”, read a book with a predominantly white cover. Aim for at least 75% of the cover so that when you look at the cover, it screams green, black or white depending on your choice.
46. What is your Zodiac sign? – This one is wide open. Read a book that represents your zodiac sign in some way. Mine is Sagittarius (the archer). I could read a book with Sagittarius in the title, Archer in the title, author named Archer, bow and arrow on the cover, horse on the cover, a Western with Indians (bow & arrow).
47. What is your height in inches? – Go to your TBR shelf and sort by number. Read the book that matches your answer. If you don’t have that many books on your TBR, select a listopia on a topic you are interested and read the book with the corresponding number to your height.
48. Who is someone you miss? – Read a book that represents that person in some way. I miss my mother, so I could read a book with “Mother” in the title, a biography of Mother Theresa, where the main character is a mother, a book with a mother holding her baby on the cover, etc.
49. What is your hobby? – Read a book that represents that hobby in some way.
50. What language would you like to learn to speak? – Read a book that was translated from that language to one you do speak. Or, chose a book where a character speaks that language. For example, if you chose Gaelic, you could read any of the books in the Outlander series.
I agreed to 30 books for that challenge
This book kept me in total suspense, and quite surprised at how well it turned out.It is about a house that sits in a small town. The house has been full of ghostly activity, suicides and down right murder. Legend has it that a witch is responsible, but one girl thinks it is hogwash. Until she meets a psychic that moves next door to a store where the woman works at. she starts confiding in the psychic after her sister is found dead, and search's for answers. But what if the answers she is seeking is not what she expects them to be? During her search she starts piecing together things that happened when her whole family lived in the house and why the house is the way it seems to be.
Can she set the house free from the haunting? You will have to read the book to find out.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I wrote my basic review, but will post a little bit about it here. I offered to read the book because even though I am not generally into many books like this, it looked like it would be a good book. I was not diappointed.The book is only 4 chapters, but it is full of wonderful stories. My favorite one was the last story. It tells of a little girl who can see different colours with every individual she knows, almost like seeing a person's aura. The sad part is that as she gets older the colours change because of meanness and negativity in them. In the end, after an accident she sees those people for who they are. Very moving.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished my fourth book, and now that I have a new tablet I hope to catch up some on reveiws and reading. I am so far behind, but I have plenty of books to read. I read The watermelon King, and I ended up giving it only four stars. it was a good read, just not the type of books I can really get into.
It is about these two brothers that go out on a journey of Africa, and end up in Kenya. Along the way they run into obstacles and often have to change their plans. They have to wait for days or hours to get rides, they have to worry about roadside bandits, and even get a medical scare towards the end.
It does tend to start off boring, and go back and forth for a few chapters. Once you get settled it does become more of an interesting book. There is some funny parts during the read and also some sad scenes.
I walked away feeling like that I had been on a journey and that the whole point of the book is sometimes go out on a whim and explore. You might meet new people and learn about how they live. Overall, a good read. Just not my thing is all.
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Watermelon King (other topics)Pebbles in the water: Short stories by Mandar Naik (other topics)
Incantations (other topics)
King's Lament (other topics)
