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September 2017 - I've Got a Little List, I've Got a Little List
Oh no - Oathbringer not out until november!The Forgotten Garden is on my annual challenge list! Options are narrowing!!
Oh that assassin list sounds good Lori.
Janice wrote: "Margo wrote: "These titles are on my shelves:From Best Gothic Books Of All Time:
The Forgotten Garden, The Thirteenth Tale, My Cousin Rachel, ."
You'v..."
Yup - pasting error! Well spotted Janice.
Casceil I am looking to My Cousin Rachel. I have never read it.
Margo wrote: "These titles are on my shelves:From Best Gothic Books Of All Time:
The Forgotten Garden, The Thirteenth Tale, My Cousin Rachel, Frankenstein
I recommend The Thirteenth Tale, although your other choices sound good as well.
While going through my list and trying to decide which book I may be more in the mood to read in a few days I accidentally came across a book that I already own that takes place in a museum. I was considering it for this challenge when I realized it will work for my yearly challenge as well. So excited! I will find something else for this challenge, but I'm so happy that I just happened upon something that can be used for my archeology task.
I got 'Hidden Gems-YA Fantasy Novels,' 'YA Music Books,' 'Sci-Fi & Fantasy Must Reads,' & 'The Assassin's Cloak: Diaries & Journals.'I am intrigued by all of them! This is an excellent idea!
Sarah wrote: "That's a good selection there."Indeed, there are a lot of good lists in here, I find a lot of good selections in many posts...
My lists are:Amish Mysteries
Anarcha-Feminist Books
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
The Bee-Loud Glade: Beeswax, Honey, Bees, Mead, Beekeeping, Apiarists, Apiology and Apiculture
That's a very strange combination!
Fun Task :)My lists are:
I'll probably do the list "I only Watch the Movie" or 2nd "Great Romance Novels"
Lori Z wrote: "Oh, I guess I should ask, can we go with a different set of lists or can we only choose from the original 4 that we get? "Up to you. If it was me, I'd decide I was looking at the challenge and choose. But I understand looking at the function and then coming back later. As discussed, a few people have looked a few times. So, up to you :)
Rus, if I had known that I'd have kept checking back. I hate Romances :) and the other 2 of my Lists? Meh
Laura wrote: "My lists are:...
The Bee-Loud Glade: Beeswax, Honey, Bees, Mead, Beekeeping, Apiarists, Apiology and Apiculture"
Oooo
Anne (Booklady) wrote: "Rus, if I had known that I'd have kept checking back. I hate Romances :) and the other 2 of my Lists? Meh"You can always go back and look again, Anne. I only had one of my four lists that interested me as well, but fortunately there were plenty of good books on it.
Kristie, that's okay. I've never read
, but have seen the movie many times. And I need it for the Fall 2017 Seasonal Reading Challenge. So all's good :D
My lists are:Best Fantasy Series: Hidden Gems
What To Read After Harry Potter
Best Books About Ancient Rome
Books About Faery
I imagine I will read something from the Best Fantasy Series: Hidden Gems list as I have quite a few books from that list sitting on my TBR pile.
Anne (Booklady) wrote: "Kristie, that's okay. I've never read , but have seen the movie many times. And I need it for the Fall 2017 Seasonal Reading Challenge. So all's good :D"Very good, Anne. :) I'm thinking about reading Jaws for the yearly challenge.
I really like this challenge! And like so many others, I'm enjoying just reading about the different lists everyone is finding!Now, off to see what my lists will be. :)
This is a great challenge! The only issue I have is that between my lists there are some 7000+ books! And three of the four lists relate to little-known authors or books:- Little Known Authors Worth Reading
- I Marked My Calendar For This Book's Release
- Best Unknown Books
- Best Unappreciated Books
Now to search for books on my TBR. With such long lists that shouldn't be too hard.
well, i won the jackpot as far as random lists go:- Books you wish more people knew about - Part II
-100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
-Women & Gender Studies
-I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
I am sure I can find something there..
I finally had a chance to check the link today.My four lists were:
- Books that would have appalled H.P. Lovecraft
Yeah - none of these were on my TBR list!
- Best Jane Austen Fan Fiction
Hmm - of the first 100 books listed I have read 3 and 8 were on my TBR.
IF I choose this topic, I might read The Jane Austen Book Club, if my library has it.
- Books About Cutting Yourself
What??? - no way!
- CLEAN Romance Books
Okay - I can do this one.
I looked at the first 200 books. I have read over 20 of them, and at least 9 were on my TBR.
IF I choose this list, Clockwork Angel appeals to me today.
They are interedting lists though Cherie nonetheless. I'm surprised at what people come up with.
I was curious and checked the Lists again. Good grief! I got:
Novels of Domestic Life
YA Novels of 2019
family related romance story
Reverse Harem Favourites
I will keep my first list and my selections.
Thanks Rusalka! I think in the true spirit of the challenge I'll go with my first set of lists. I'm sure I'll find something.
Cherie wrote: "I was curious and checked the Lists again. Good grief! I got:
Novels of Domestic Life
YA Novels of 2019
family related romance story
Reverse Harem Favourites
I will keep my first list and my sele..."
Lol. I'm not only lovely the random lists but also the combination of lists that people seem to be getting.
Cherie wrote: "I finally had a chance to check the link today.My four lists were:
- Books that would have appalled H.P. Lovecraft
Yeah - none of these were on my TBR list!
- Best Jane Austen Fan Fiction
Hmm ..."
I am also surprised at what people come up with... anyway, I loved Clockwork Angel Cherie, I hope you like it.
I have narrowed my options down to Swordspoint, Traitor's Blade and The Lions of Al-Rassan. They all appeal to me but Lions is quite long so I imagine I will go for one of the others as they are shorter.
Cherie wrote: "I was curious and checked the Lists again. Good grief! I got:
Novels of Domestic Life
YA Novels of 2019
family related romance story
Reverse Harem Favourites
I will keep my first list and my sele..."
That's hilarious Cherie! Makes me realise how lucky I was with my lists lol
Looking at what some of you were given, I was really lucky with my lists. They fitted together quite well and most were fantasy heavy which is one of the genres I read the most.
What is reverse harem? Stories about a woman with a harem of men?
Peggy wrote: "What is reverse harem? Stories about a woman with a harem of men?"Yep. I've read part of a series that is considered a reverse harem.
Ghost Bird: The Academy Omnibus Part 1: Books One - Four
It is VERY young adult with lots of angst and a total Mary Sue main character.
Ariane wrote: "I am also surprised at what people come up with... anyway, I loved Clockwork Angel Cherie, I hope you like i..."Thanks, Ariane. I think you made my choice for me. I am looking forward to reading it now. :-)
Peggy wrote: "What is reverse harem? Stories about a woman with a harem of men?"LOL! I did not even look at the books listed.
Peggy, You made me curious, so I looked it up. Here is what it says:
Reverse Harem Favourites
Series, worlds where one woman can and does have more than one man who adores her in a wonderful HEA. Multiple Heroes.
All genres go- fantasy, new adult, romantica....
Books in no particular order of preference
Some books have MM action too
Books or series ending with an MF HEA( only one hero) not allowed.
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There are 330 books on the list.
#1 on the list - with 106 votes is Introductions
Ok. I have 10 lists there plus 5972 pages, with 10 lists each... O_O
Mariab wrote: "Ok. I have 10 lists there plus 5972 pages, with 10 lists each... O_O"
You just want the 4 lists that are under "Lists with recent activity". Don't click on the link "more lists with recent activity".
I just went back to see what lists are there now and one of the four was Books That Are Becoming Movies & TV Shows. There are 19 books on the first page that are on my TBR! Some of them I've lost interest in, but a couple I really want to read. Just thought I'd mention it because it looks like a good list (to me). I'm sticking with my first lists, but I go back to see what's there every so often just for fun.
I think it could become an obsession, going to check and see what headings come up under the list every day. Even worse, checking the books under some of the really strange ones. One of them, I even added some books to yesterday. It was for Your Favorite Five Star Reads of 2017. One of mine were already on the list, so I added four more. ^_^
Thanks for enlightening me Kimey and Cherie. Some of the lists contain books I have no idea existed.I have to look up MF HEA now though.
Peggy wrote: "Ah, Male Female Happily Ever After"Thanks Peggy. That saves me the hassle as I had no idea what it meant either. Learning new things every day...
I've got https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9.... I'll read The Kite Runner. It was very difficult to choose a book! Interessting lists.
The only list I could see myself reading anything from out of the four I got was What People Born in the 1980's Have Read in 2017. Luckily for me, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race is on that list (pretty high up on the first page, too). I own that book and am planning to read it for another reading challenge.
Cherie, that sounds like a good list too!
Cherie wrote: "Peggy, You made me curious, so I looked it up. Here is what it says:
Reverse Harem Favourites
Series, worlds where one woman can and does have more than one man who adores her in a wonderful HE..."
Introductions is the first book in the series that I have read parts of. I didn't know until a few books in that it was considered a reverse harem and was the first time I'd ever heard of such. The books were a guilty pleasure for me, but not something I'd ever recommend to anyone. Part of me wants to go back to the series, but I don't know if it was good enough to spend my valuable reading time on. You know, so many books, so little time!
My lists wereThe can't wait books of 2017
Favorite Christian books
Best crime and mystery books
Most interesting magic system
Most interesting magic system sounds interesting. I shall have to check it out.
I have discovered that if I choose the "Explore" tab on my iPod, when I open GoodReads, it takes me to Listopia and shows six catagories. I just checked on line and the four displayed under Recent Activity are the same, but there are two more on my iPod. They are:
Best Left-Texas
The Best Urban Fantasy
Best Paranormal Romance Series
Best Dogs in Romance Novels: Canine not
Can't Wait Books of 2016
Best War Novels.
This is the best list I have ever gotten! ;-)
Cherie wrote: "This is the best list I have ever gotten! ;-)"Cute, Cherie!
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From Best Gothic Books Of All Time:
The Forgotten Garden, The Thirteenth Tale, My Cousin Rachel, ."
You've got some great books to choose from. Is the second list supposed to be from the list "2017 Highly Anticipated Epic Fantasy"?