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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz.

1.) American Gods
2.) The Princess Diarist
3.) The Flame Bearer
4.) Cruel as the Grave
5.) Murder at Fontainebleau

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1. We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere: 9 Principles to Live By

1) The Handmaid's Tale (311 Pages)
2) Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (272 Pages)
Books read: 2/12
Pages read: 583/3600
Updated: July 8, 2017 with Book #2

9/10 || 3426/3000
1. Red Rising (July 17, 2017)
2. A Walk to Remember (July 26, 2017)
3. The Hate U Give (July 26, 2017)
4. The Archived (July 30, 2017)
5. The Upside of Unrequited (August 21, 2017)
6. Between Shades of Gray (August 27, 2017)
7. The Night Circus (September 6, 2017)
8. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (September 9, 2017) [Reread]
9. Six of Crows (September 30, 2017)

1. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (completed July 9th, 2017)
2. Red Queen (completed July 10th, 2017)
3. Glass Sword (completed July 13th, 2017)
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3RD Quarter Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017
July (18 books)
Books Read: 6/18 - 2,522 pp.
1. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (7/1/17) 423 pp. ★★★★
2. Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (7/2/17) 356 pp./779 pp. ★★★★
3. Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs (7/3/17) 324/ pp./1,103 pp. 3.5 ★★★
4. The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey (7/5/17) 480 pp./1,583 pp. ★★★★
5. Micro by Michael Crichton (7/8/17) 536 pp./2119 pp. ★★★★
6. The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey (7/10/17) 403 pp./2522 pp. ★★★★
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TRIATHLON CHALLENGE
Duration: July 1st - September 30th, 2017
For this challenge, we want you to pick the number of books or pages you want to read in the 3rd Quarter, and list them below. The goal is to read as much as you can in these three months because that is what a Triathlon is, a race! Just think, you have already done all the training, now all you have to do is try!
I'm aiming to read 20 books!
1. After the Fire by Will Hill ✔
2. One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus ✔
3. Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence ✔
4. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart ✔
5. Unconventional by Maggie Harcourt ✔
6. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor ✔
7. Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor ✔
8. Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor ✔
9. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor ✔
10. Editing Emma: The Secret Blog of a Nearly Proper Person by Chloe Seager ✔
11. A Change Is Gonna Come Anthology ✔
12. Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo ✔
13. Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans ✔
14. The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood ✔
15. Spy Toys by Mark Powers ✔
16. Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls ✔
17. Prisoner of Ice and Snow by Ruth Lauren ✔
18. Truth or Dare by Non Pratt ✔
19. Ink by Alice Broadway ✔
20. The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes ✔
21. Freshers by Tom Ellen & Lucy Ivison ✔
22. Daughter Of The Burning City by Amanda Foody ✔
23. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James ✔
24. Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff ✔
25. Cold Blood by Robert Bryndza ✔
26. Invictus by Ryan Graudin ✔
27. The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo ✔
28. Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball by Laura Ellen Anderson ✔
COMPLETE: 28/20 01.09.2017

Welcome to everyone who has joined!
happy reading!

6. A Woman in Berlin (NF)
7. The Robe of Skulls
Books: 7/45
Pages: 2,394/13,500
Non-fiction: 28.57% (20% goal)

7/13
on a role
read more physical than ebooks but the goal here is to tackle our TBR pile so I'm doing good!!

9. On the Beach
Books: 9/45
Pages: 3,214/13,500
Non-fiction: 22.22% (20% goal)

11. I Will Send Rain
Books: 11/45
Pages: 3,602/13,500
Non-fiction: 18.18% (20% goal)

Just finished "The Ersatz Elevator" by Lemony Snicket for another 259 more pages read!
NEW TOTAL: 421 + 259 = 680/20,000
Books mentioned in this topic
Der Heizer: Ein Fragment (other topics)Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (other topics)
The Stoker (other topics)
Corduroy Mansions (other topics)
Stoner (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Lewis Carroll (other topics)John Williams (other topics)
Franz Kafka (other topics)
Alexander McCall Smith (other topics)
John Williams (other topics)
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi.