Group Read-A-Thon July 2014

[Laura]

Barefoot Season by Susan Mallery

Connection: Both covers have pictures of water in the background, both authors have the initials SM, and the main characters' names both start with M.

Laura's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 149

Who is going to be the 150th? :)

[Emily]

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Connection: Love stories
Emily's Tally: 3
Perks Tally: 149

[[deleted user]]

Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris

Connection: Both women authors and blue covers

Tia's Tally: 10
Perk's Tally: 152

[Georgie]

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Connection:Both were first published in May
Georgina's tally: 7
Perk's tally:153(148 is also repeated twice)

[Ash]

One More Thing by B.J. Novak

Connection: Both books were written by American authors.
Ashley's tally: 7
Perk's tally: 154

[Beth]

Yes, Yes, Cherries: Stories by Mary Otis

Connection: Both are books of short stories.
Beth's tally: 3
Perks tally: 155

[Beth]

Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl

Connection: Both are books of short stories.
Beth's tally: 4
Perks tally: 156

[[deleted user]]

The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab

Connection: Rhyming words in the last word of the title :O) ?
Tia's Tally: 11
Perk's Tally: 157

[Beth]

Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson

Connection: Each has a young woman on the cover whose face is partially obscured, and both are in the YA genre.
Beth's tally: 5
Perks tally: 158

This is really addictive. :)

[AniSsina]

Tamed by Emma Chase


Connection: In both books someone's last name is Evans (Lilly & Drew) and both we're published in July 2014.
AniSsina's Tally: 9
Perk's Tally: 159

[Beth]

Asylum by Christopher J. Payne

Connection: Both have one-word titles.
Beth's tally: 6
Perks tally: 160

[Beth]

Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard

Connection: Both titles start with the letter "A."
Beth's tally: 7
Perks tally: 161

[Mary-ellen]

The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

Connection: Both YA titles
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 18
Perk's Tally: 162

[Ash]

The Beast Within by Serena Valentino

Connection: Both written by female authors.
Ashley's tally: 8
Perk's tally: 163

[Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader]

by Veronica Rossi

Connection: Both female authors have a name starting with V

Karen's Tally: 9.1

Perk's Tally: 164

[Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader]

by V.E. Schwab

Connection: Another female author with a V name! And both read by me ;)

Karen's Tally: 10.1

Perk's Tally: 165

[Eldarwen]

Silence by Michelle Sagara

Connection: Single word titles (by female authors)
Eldarwen's Tally: 5

Perks Tally: 166

[AniSsina]

Meeting His Match by Katee Robert



Connection: in both the heroine's love died before the book start
AniSsina's Tally: 10
Perk's Tally: 167

[Georgie]

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Connection: Similar number of pages (200 and 201)
Georgina's tally: 8
Park's tally: 168

[Ash]

(Goodreads doesn't show a cover for this book, but it's blue with a baseball on it.)

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend: Women Writers on Baseball by Elinor Nauen

Connection: Both written by female authors.
Ashley's tally: 9
Perk's tally: 169

[[deleted user]]

The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady by Elizabeth Stuckey-French

Connection: Long titles and Female authors
Tia's Tally: 12
Perk's Tally: 170

[Silje]

The Italian's Rags To Riches Wife by Julia James

Connection: Blue on the cover and female authors

Silje's tally: 12
Perk's tally: 171

[Silje]

The Rags-To-Riches Wife (Secret Lives of Society Wives) by Metsy Hingle

Connection: romance genre and almost the same title.

Silje's tally: 13
Perk's tally: 173

[Silje]

Pleasured in the Playboy's Penthouse by Natalie Anderson

Connection: Romance genre.

Silje's tally: 14
Perk's tally: 173 (wrote wrong on the last one)

[Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader]

The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

Connection: Both are part of a series (and Artemis is very rich! ;) )

Karen's Tally: 11.1

Perk's Tally: 174

[Silje]

Forever Jake by Barbara Dunlop

Connection: Short titles

Silje's tally: 15
Perk's tally: 175

[Silje]

Fire by Kristin Cashore

Connection: Red on the cover

Silje's tally: 16
Perk's tally: 176

[Silje]

Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

Connection: Both story happens in a world different than ours.

Silje's tally: 17
Perk's tally: 176

[Silje]

One Mountain Away by Emilie Richards

Connection: A lone woman on the cover.

Silje's tally: 18
Perk's tally: 177

[Silje]

Cast In Courtlight by Michelle Sagara

Connection: The women on the cover both have their back turned

Silje' Tally: 19
Perk's tally: 178

[AniSsina]

Fiancee for Hire by Tawna Fenske



Connection: The heroine's name in both books starts with a 'K' (Kaylin & Kelli)
AniSsina's Tally: 11
Perk's tally: 179

[AniSsina]

Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry



Connection: Both books are the second in a series. Both show a couple in the cover
AniSsina's Tally: 12
Perk's tally: 180

[Alycia]

The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer

Connection: both books are roughly 170 pages long.
Alycia's tally: 13
Perks tally: 181

[Brandy]

By Penny Reid
Connection: both feature women on the cover
Brandy's Tally: 7
Perk's Tally: 182

[Ash]

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Connection: Both feature women on the cover, again.
Ashley's tally: 10
Perk's tally: 183

[Mary-ellen]

The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa

Connection: Both fantasy
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 19
Perk's Tally: 185 (there are two entries of 176)

[Tiffany]

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption


Connection: both are women authors

Tiffany's Tally: 1

Perk's Tally: 186


***just read this topic for the first time; great idea!! :)

[Alycia]

We're pushing 200! Think we can do it?? :)

[Mary-ellen]

Alycia wrote: "We're pushing 200! Think we can do it?? :)"

Yes! I think we'll make it.

[Tiffany]

Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter
Connection: women authors
Tiffany's Tallly: 2
Perk's Tally: 187


Ya Yas in Bloom
Connection: both books have characters from the American South
Tiffany's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 188


Death by Food Pyramid
Connection: food is a prominent part of both books
Tiffany's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 189

I have read a lot in July :)

[[deleted user]]

The Flip
Connection :Red lettering on the cover
Tia's Tally: 13
Perk's Tally : 190


Replay by Ken Grimwood
Connection: similar coloring with the red lettering

Tias's Tally :14
Perk's Tally: 191

[Tiffany]

An Unclouded Day: A Story about Love, Sequel to Sweet by and by and Standing on the Promises
Connection: women authors
Tiffany's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 192

Slumdog Millionaire
Connection: both have violent characters
Tiffany's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 193

Gideon's Gift
Connection: both books feature homeless people
Tiffany's Tally: 7
Perk's Tally: 194

The Pretend Wife
Connection: both have characters trying to run away from elements of their normal life
Tiffany' Tally: 8
Perk's Tally: 195

Maggie's Miracle
Connection: both feature married women who are not happy in their marriage
Tiffany's Tally: 9
Perk's Tally: 196

Sarah's Song
Connection: book 3 in this series
Tiffany's Tally: 10
Perk's Tally: 197

Hannah's Hope
Connection: book 4 in red gloves series
Tiffany's Tally: 11
Perk's Tally: 198

The 4 books by Karen Kingsbury are very short books.

[Tiffany]

Please tell me how to add pictures of the book cover.

[Laura]

Tiffany - see the words just above the comment box where you type that say "add book/author" - click there, choose if you want to add the cover or a link or the author.

[Tiffany]

ah, thank you! saw how to link the book but not for the cover ;)

[Mohsina]

there're options at the very bottom: link and cover. select cover!

[Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader]

2 to go to reach 200! :o

Should we do this again in August?

[Eldarwen]

Should we do this again in August?"

Totally! :D

[Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader]

Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M Montgomery

Connection: Both have women on the cover and are #4 in the series

Karen's Tally: 12.1

Perk's Tally: 199

[Tiffany]

Thanks, Mohsina!