Pass It On (2014) mini

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Okay, I'm still noodling out the details but I envision this like those "drop something on the next person" threads that I see around GoodReads. Except the thing you're dropping is a BOOK. A book from your tbr list. (Preferably one that meets the criteria for the Genre of the Month, because I think those are most likely to be picked up by the next person.)

For example, tomorrow is August 1, so I'd post 3-5 MYSTERIES that I plan to read in August. (If you only plan on 1 mystery, then choose 2 alternates that YOU plan to read that month, like a classic and a nonfiction.)

For Example, I post:
1) The Black Dahlia
2) Naked in Death
3) The Blessing Way

Alice posts:
I choose Naked In Death.
1) Murder Must Advertise
2) Murder at the Vicarage
3) The Thin Woman

Betty posts:
I choose The Thin Woman.
Then posts 3-5 titles she plans to read in August. Etc.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

RULES:

1) The titles you post should be books YOU intend to read that month. (If you don't get to it, that's another thing, at least you tried.)

2) Please use the html-thingy to link your book titles so the next person can check them out before choosing.

3) Titles should NOT come from the Group's Monthly Challenges, because many of us are doing those already and, while you want someone to choose your book, the object is to challenge ourselves.

4) Once a post has been picked up, it is closed and you must choose from the following post. (In my example, Betty can't choose from me, she must choose from Alice, or wait to see what Claire posts.)

5) If two people post at EXACTLY the same time (because it happens), then the next person can choose from either list (Lucky!) but then BOTH are closed.

6) It's okay to repost a title that has already been posted by someone else if you genuinely plan to read that book.

7) Once you have read the book you picked up, you can enter the stream again, pick up a new title, and post 3-5 more. If this happens close to the end of the month, then post titles that you plan for the following month. (September=classics)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Reserved

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Here are five books that I plan to read in August...

1) The Black Dahlia
2) Naked in Death
3) The Blessing Way**
4) Dragon Bones**
5) V is for Vengeance**

** = finished

[Melissa]

Let's see if I understand, but if not, please help. :)

I Choose The Black Dahlia
1) When Gods Die
2) Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter**
3) The Execution of Noa P. Singleton**
4) Princess Elizabeth's Spy
5) Off the Grid

[Melissa]

Finished:

-The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy; 8-6-14
-Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy L. Sayers; 9/30/14

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Perfect. The next person needs to pick one of yours.

[Melissa]

Renee wrote: "Perfect. The next person needs to pick one of yours."

I just bought The Black Dahlia on my Nook. Will start tomorrow morning. Was suppose to start When Gods Die, but your little challenge changed that. Sooo Fun!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Yay!!

[Faye, The Dickens Junkie]

Cool!

[Melissa]

I choose Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy L. Sayers

1.Gone Girl
2.Why Mermaids Sing
3.Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
4.Six Years
5.Hidden Order

[Kassandra]

Reserved

[Kassandra]

I choose Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I wasn't sure I'd be able to do this challenge this time around as Mystery isn't my strongest genre, but I've been wanting to read this for a long time!

1. The Skeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America’s Coldest Cases
2. Fiendish
3. FaceOff

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

I choose FaceOff

1) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie**
2) Call for the Dead**
3) The Name of the Star**
4) Whose Body?**
5) Get Shorty

** = finished

[Kassandra]

Yay Renee! I'm so excited to read Face-off as well!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

It has a really cool premise and I love short stories. :)

[Melissa]

Kassandra and Renee, did you see that there is a chance to win FaceOff.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Oops. Too late. Already bought it for kindle. (That happens WAY too fast. Damn that Whispernet!) Thanks anyway.

[Karen]

I choose Whose Body?

1 Death Comes As Epiphany
2 The Big Over Easy
3 A Small Fortune
4 The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence

(I hope my interpretation of the genre isn't too broad!)

[Kassandra]

Melissa, I didn't see the chance to win Face-Off. Is that in the giveaways section?

[Kassandra]

Oops! Thanks Iasa! When I was on my phone I couldn't see the link for some reason. Now I see it. Thanks for the link Melissa!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Karen-
I think your mysteries look enticing! I took a couple for my tbr. :)

[Melissa]

Kassandra wrote: "Melissa, I didn't see the chance to win Face-Off. Is that in the giveaways section?"

Click on the title FaceOff and then scroll down; you should see the chance to *Enter*.

[Kassandra]

Thanks, I found it and signed up for it!

[Karen]

Renee wrote: "Karen-
I think your mysteries look enticing! I took a couple for my tbr. :)"

Yay! Always happy to contribute to other people's book addiction, LOL

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

I picked up FaceOff from Kassandra, and am finally starting to read. So far, it's excellent. A collection of short stories, each written by two famous mystery/thriller authors. Such fun!

[Kassandra]

I'm so happy that you're enjoying Face Off Renee! I'm looking forward to tucking into it.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

This month's genre challenge has been really good for me. :) I'm probably going to try and add one mystery.a month to my monthly plan going forward. I'd forgotten how mush fun they can be.

[Melissa]

Renee, Mysteries are my -- go to sleep candy, they are fun. Great for entertainment, great way to end the day. But have been setting them aside due to the genre challenge and of course, since finding the 1001 books.... So how many mysteries have you managed? It looks like your cranking away. For me, summertime does not allow me to read much, but September is around the corner. :)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Similarly, I'd gotten away from reading them, unless classic like Arthur Conan Doyle or Wilkie Collins. I like all genres but seem to go in phases. I think that's another reason the monthly challenges have been good for me. They keep me from getting into a rut, yet aren't too restrictive.

Anyway, I've read about 15 mysteries so far, and I'm into three others, The Eustace Diamonds (on audio), The Black Dahlia, and Faceoff. How about you?

[Melissa]

I thought I'd have a great month, but only 9 and not all mysteries. I have about 4 more that I would like to try to fit in. Like you, this year has been keeping me hopping and trying new genres. How do like The Black Dahlia?

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Thanks, Sandy! That's perfect. If no one picked up the thread I was just going to add the list if classics to start the next round. :)

[Kassandra]

I picked up Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil from Melissa and I'm loving it! The story about the various characters of Savannah was so engrossing that I forgot that this was a mystery! It took me until page 250 or so when the crime was finally revealed to notice that there was more to the story than gossip and good old Southern tales. I'd definitely recommend this one and can't wait to see how it ends.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Lol. Yes, the crime almost seemed secondary!

[Melissa]

Too funny! I still have not read this and it was earmarked for this year and this month--still not have there. :)

[Kassandra]

It really does - but it's so much fun just getting to it that I really don't mind.

[Kassandra]

Melissa, it might be a good one to add to your list for the readathon, it's a fun read :)

[Melissa]

I would, but I've got a list/stack of short novels (about 130 pgs.) that I plan on checking off that weekend, maybe I'll earmark The Garden for another weekend challenge. Kassandra, a very good suggestion, though! :)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

I choose Villette.

- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- The Portrait of a Lady
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (MOOCS Title)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

:D Its the one they had available as an audio file from my library, so I figured it was destiny.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Heheh. Have Ears, Will Travel.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Well, I finished the abridged version of Villette, but finished nothing after the September Readathon. So I'm restarting this challenge for October with...

-The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
-Hard Times (Dickens)
-Household Tales by Brothers Grimm (Grimm)
-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Carroll)

I know they're not "Horror Genre" but the MOOC titles I'm planning are already covered by the Group Challenges.
-Dracula (Stoker)
-Frankenstein (Shelley)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Hmm... My original concept was to choose something each month. Then jump back into the stream for the next month. But, I really don't think it hurts the concept if you jump back in whenever you finish. Just keep reading and passing along your list of planned reads.

[Melissa]

Finished Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy L. Sayers.

I choose Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

1. The Picture of Dorian Gray
2. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
3. Dark Places

Happy Reading!!!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

When i create a mini-challenge, I usually throw in a "reserved" spot just after I explain the challenge, just in case I need to add something that should be up front but maybe not part if the explanation. It's the Virgo covering potentialities again. Didn't mean to be confusing.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Sorry. Read too quickly. Thought 2 related to 1. You don't need to report back, other than maybe to say when you finish what you chose and what you're choosing next. But feel free to leave a review if you'd like. I just didn't think of it. It might be nice to share some chat on books we've shared. :)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Hmmm. We'll just restart for November..,

I'm planning on:
1) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2) The Glass Castle
3) Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
4) The Prime Minister
5) Little Dorrit

Three NF and two classics.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Yes. By all means. :)