The Chain Reaction - 2018

[Andrea]

Update! 3/10 :) :)

[Adriana]

I read my first book - .
I'm going to read a book where a person tries or makes something new for my next read in this challenge.

1/10 books read

[Eirelyn]

Update!

Progress: 3/12

(In between the books, I've put the "common factor" that they both share.)

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses
*Both contain magic*
2) Caraval
*Both have main storylines centering around an immersive game*
3) Ready Player One
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10)
11)
12)

[Sheila]

Update message 14

1/5 The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

[Kiriko]

Book 2 Jacob Have I Loved finished. On to book 3.... I'm torn between world war theme or twins... I could even find something with midwifery.....

[Andrea]

✨ Update: 5/10 :)

[Eirelyn]

Update!

Progress: 4/12

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses
*Both contain magic*
2) Caraval
*Both have main storylines centering around an immersive game*
3) Ready Player One
*Both contain the main character's unsuitable parental figures*
4) Sharp Objects
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)

[Andrea]

Update: 7/10 :)

[Pooja]

I'll join for 5 books.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Pooja wrote: "I'll join for 5 books."

Welcome :)

[Lindsay]

Update msg 9

3/12

[Eirelyn]

Update!

Progress: 5/12

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses
*Both contain magic*
2) Caraval
*Both have main storylines centering around an immersive game*
3) Ready Player One
*Both contain the main character's unsuitable parental figures*
4) Sharp Objects
*Both plotlines are heavily influenced by children*
5) The Onesies, Fall (Totlandia #1)
6)
7)
8)
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10)
11)
12)

[Literary]

This challenge sounds interesting! I'll go for 5 books :)

2/5

1. Coraline This book contains talking animals, so my next book is 2. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
3. Since The Golden Compass, like Narnia book-1 also involves a journey into a snowy land.

[Andrea]

update: 9/10 :)

[Literary]

Update message:
2/5

[Lois]

Update of message # 38

1/TBD

[Amanda]

Update #4


1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Completed 22/1/18 Rating 4 stars


1/6

[Phill]

I love this idea! I'm in for ten. Thanks.

[Andrea]

*** Update:10/10 :)

[Eirelyn]

Update!

Progress: 7/12

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses
*Both contain magic*
2) Caraval
*Both have main storylines centering around an immersive game*
3) Ready Player One
*Both contain the main character's unsuitable parental figures*
4) Sharp Objects
*Both plotlines are heavily influenced by children*
5) The Onesies, Fall (Totlandia #1)
*Characters have trouble living up to the expectations bestowed on them by others*
6) Heartless
*The main character is a dreamer, with a very specific dream for her own future*
7) The Girl With All the Gifts (The Hungry Plague #1)
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10)
11)
12)

[Phill]

Update
Goal 10
Read Heartless by Marissa Meyer - this one has a jester as a character and has a lot of corny jokes. So, my first chain reaction will be "Fool" by Christopher Moore - about a jester and a lot of corny jokes.

[Shanna]

I will try for a chain of 7 books.

Progress: 7/7 Challenge complete!

1. Between Friends 2/26/2018
Connection = important supporting character who has Down syndrome
2. Radiance Descending 2/28/2018
Connection = written by Paula Fox
3. The Slave Dancer 3/3/2018
Connection = 1800's ocean voyage
4. The Castaway 3/5/2018
Connection= whale hunting
5. Water Sky 3/10/2018
Connection = main character goes away from family to live with someone else for a period of time, and ice
6. Ice 3/11/2018
Connection = mystery, family secrets
7. Eleven 3/12/2018
Connection to Between Friends (first book of my challenge )= new friendship, for a loop!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Andrea wrote: "*** Update:10/10 :)"

Congrats! :D Was it hard finding links?

[Lindsay]

Update msg 9

5/12

[Eirelyn]

Update!

Progress: 8/12

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses
*Both contain magic*
2) Caraval
*Both have main storylines centering around an immersive game*
3) Ready Player One
*Both contain the main character's unsuitable parental figures*
4) Sharp Objects
*Both plotlines are heavily influenced by children*
5) The Onesies, Fall (Totlandia #1)
*Characters have trouble living up to the expectations bestowed on them by others*
6) Heartless
*The main character is a dreamer, with a very specific dream for her own future*
7) The Girl With All the Gifts (The Hungry Plague #1)
*The main characters spend a lot of time traveling from one place to the next to the next and so on*
8) Island Games: Mystery of the Four Quadrants
9)
10)
11)
12)

[Rowizyx]

After a messy January, I played a team challenge in February and I had to link all my readings... I used strange links because the challenge asked not to repeat any connection twice. :)

Here's my list:

1) A Zoo in Winter (edition I read: Uno zoo d'inverno) by Jirō Taniguchi

2) The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great (edition I read: Il Palazzo d'Inverno) by Eva Stachniak (same word in the titles: winter)

3) A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar (edition I read: Guida per signore in bicicletta sulla via della seta) by Suzanne Joinson (same year pub: 2012)

4) The Elephant's Journey (edition I read: Il viaggio dell'elefante) by José Saramago (same capital letters --> J+S)

5) Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants by Mathias Énard (same word in the titles: elephant)

6) The Oracle of Stamboul (edition I read: L'indovina di Istanbul) by Michael David Lukas (same setting - Istanbul)

7) Victoria and Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant (edition I read: Vittoria e Abdul) by Shrabani Basu (same original language: English)

8) In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale (edition I read: Lo schiavo del manoscritto) by Amitav Ghosh (same genre: History)

9) Una trilogia palestinese by Mahmoud Darwish (same pages num: 416)

10) L'italiano by Shukri al-Mabkhout (nationality adjectives: Palestinian - Italian)

11) Frankenstein in Baghdad (edition I read: Frankenstein a Baghdad) by Ahmed Saadawi (same award - IPAF)

12) Tre sistemi per sbarazzarsi di Tolstoj by Nicola Lagioia (both authors were born in 1973)

13) Come finisce il libro. Contro la falsa democrazia dell'editoria digitale by Alessandro Gazoia (same publisher - Minimum fax)

14) Il meraviglioso vinile di Penny Lane by Giordano Criscuolo (both Italian authors)

[Rowizyx]

And let's go on:

15) The Athenian Women (edition I read: Le ateniesi) by Alessandro Barbero

Same year pub: 2015

[Winter, Group Reads]

Rowizyx wrote: "And let's go on:

15) The Athenian Women (edition I read: Le ateniesi) by Alessandro Barbero

Same year pub: 2015"

These are how many you have finished right ? :)

[Wolf (Alpha)]

I'll try for 50.

[Amanda]

Update #4



1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Completed 22/1/18 Rating 4 stars

Harper Lee and Truman Capote became friends when they were children. Harper helped Truman with his research for In Cold Blood.

2. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Completed 6/3/18 Rating 5 stars


2/6

[Rowizyx]

Winter wrote: "Rowizyx wrote: "And let's go on:

15) The Athenian Women (edition I read: Le ateniesi) by Alessandro Barbero

Same year pub: 2015"

These are how man..."


Yes, I've already read all the books I wrote down in this topic

[Shanna]

Update to message #76. I have finished my challenge! This was a fun way to pick books. It made me think more about different aspects of the books.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Shanna wrote: "Update to message #76. I have finished my challenge! This was a fun way to pick books. It made me think more about different aspects of the books."

Congratulations! :)

[Eirelyn]

Update!

Progress: 10/12

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses
*Both contain magic*
2) Caraval
*Both have main storylines centering around an immersive game*
3) Ready Player One
*Both contain the main character's unsuitable parental figures*
4) Sharp Objects
*Both plotlines are heavily influenced by children*
5) The Onesies, Fall (Totlandia #1)
*Characters have trouble living up to the expectations bestowed on them by others*
6) Heartless
*The main character is a dreamer, with a very specific dream for her own future*
7) The Girl With All the Gifts (The Hungry Plague #1)
*The main characters spend a lot of time traveling from one place to the next to the next and so on*
8) Island Games: Mystery of the Four Quadrants
*Both stories center around teenage male characters*
9) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
*Secrets play a big part in the main characters' motivations*
10) Salt to the Sea
11)
12)

[Lindsay]

Update msg 9

9/12

[Karen]

Berit wrote: "I’m in for five books.

Since I’m Swedish, I’ll start with a book about our one true king, King Zlatan.
I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan’s parents were immigrants from former Yugosla..."


Berit, I loved reading your connections!

[Patricia]

Fun idea! I'd like to join for 4 books. (April 6)

1. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Africa, memoir, humour, language-culture-identity)
2. Exit West (culture-identity, love relation, moving countries)
3. Home: A Memoir of My Early Years (moving countries, artistic scene, family life)
4. Becoming (family life)

[CrazyAsACupcake]

Updated message 7

I finished my first book and decided to read another book with LGBT main characters. My next book, which I am currently reading, is People Like Us by Dana Mele

Currently at 1/6

[Eirelyn]

Update!

Progress: 12/12 ***COMPLETED***

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses
*Both contain magic*
2) Caraval
*Both have main storylines centering around an immersive game*
3) Ready Player One
*Both contain the main character's unsuitable parental figures*
4) Sharp Objects
*Both plotlines are heavily influenced by children*
5) The Onesies, Fall (Totlandia #1)
*Characters have trouble living up to the expectations bestowed on them by others*
6) Heartless
*The main character is a dreamer, with a very specific dream for her own future*
7) The Girl With All the Gifts (The Hungry Plague #1)
*The main characters spend a lot of time traveling from one place to the next to the next and so on*
8) Island Games: Mystery of the Four Quadrants
*Both stories center around teenage male characters*
9) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
*Secrets play a big part in the main characters' motivations*
10) Salt to the Sea
*Main characters reveal life-changing info about themselves*
11) Every Day
*Both stories have deeper meanings and lessons beneath the surface storyline*
12) Confessions of a Shopaholic

[Winter, Group Reads]

Eirelyn wrote: "Update!

Progress: 12/12 ***COMPLETED***

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses
*Both contain magic*
2) Caraval
*Both have main storylines centering around an immersive gam..."

Congratulations! Well done! Was it hard finding links?

[AttWaq]

I am in for 15 books.
1. Tower of Dawn
2. The Cruel Prince Faeries involved
3. Blood Rose Rebellion Main character feels she doesn't belong
4.The Fates Divide The main character is meant to lead but is hated
5.Deception Point Main character has bad relations with her dad
6. War Storm The twist is phenomenal
7. A Court of Frost and Starlight Both male characters try to show people that they deserve their crowns
8. Carry On Both main characters have loyal friends
9. The Fates Divide The romance is somewhat similair.
10. Angelfire The stories seal with supernatural stuff.
11. Wings of the Wicked Books of the same series

[Winter, Group Reads]

AttWaq wrote: "I am in for 6 books.
1.Tower of Dawn
2.The Cruel PrinceFaeries involved
3."

Have you finished those 2 ? :)

[Berit]

Edited post #10.
So far 2/5.

[AttWaq]

Winter wrote: "AttWaq wrote: "I am in for 6 books.
1.Tower of Dawn
2.The Cruel PrinceFaeries involved
3."

Have you finished those 2 ? :)"

yes

[Berit]

Edited post #10.
So far 3/5.

[Lindsay]

Update msg 9

10/12

[Chelsea]

Update: Message 25
3/7

[Amanda]

Update #4


2. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Completed 6/3/18 Rating 5 stars

Truman Capote wrote A Christmas Memory
L. Frank Baum wrote A Kidnapped Santa Claus

3. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Completed 26/3/18 Rating 5 stars

Dorothy and her friends walk along the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and Candide travels through Europe, the Americas and the Ottoman Empire

4. Candide by Voltaire
Completed 4/4/18 Rating 4 stars


4/6

[Chelsea]

Update: Message 25
5/7

[Sheila]

Update
message 14
4 Alice

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