July - Light Spell Out Challenge

[Claire]

Updated message #9

G - Gateway to the Moon

1/6

[[deleted user]]

I'm in - I'll try KINDLE (as in illuminate)

K - Knots and Crosses 2 ⭐
I - The Ice Cage 4 ⭐
N - The Night is Darkening Around Me 4 ⭐
D - The Dante Club 3 ⭐
L - The Likeness 4 ⭐
E - Ethan Frome 4 ⭐

[Megan BG]

3/5

B: The Book of Essie

L: Disjointed Lives

S: Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song

[Shaelyn]

I'll join! I'm going to try out firefly

F- The Marvelous land of Oz by L. Frank Baum✔️
I- Inheritance by Christopher Paolini ✔️
R- Treasure Island by Robert Luis Stevenson✔️
E- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
F- Ozma of Oz by Frank L. Frank Baum✔️
L- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Y- My Grandmother Asked me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fedric Backman ✔️

[Lynn]

Finished two more books and updated Message 15 -- 4/8


G
L
E -- Everyone Brave is Forgiven - 07/06/18 ✔
A
M
I
N-- And Then There Were None - 07/07/18 ✔
G

[[deleted user]]

#55 updated

[Ashley]

Update to message 8
2/5

finished Mystery at Shadow Lake

[Chris]

I’m in with spectral, even though I’m late! :)


S - The Song of Achilles - completed, 07/03
P - Purple Hibiscus - completed, 07/30
E - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - completed, 07/31
C - Circe - completed, 07/08
T - Tinkers - completed, 07/12
R - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend - completed 07/16
A - Altered Carbon - completed, 07/13
L - The Leavers - completed, 07/24

8/8

[Claire]

Chris wrote: "I’m in with spectral, even though I’m late! :)
S - Song of Achilles - completed, 07/03/18
P - Purple Hibiscus
E - Endurance
C - Circe - completed, 07/08/18
T - Tinkers
R - The Readers of Broken Whe..."
It's never too late! I'm happy to add you!

[Samantha]

I'm in! I'm going to spell out campfire; here are the books I hope to read! (If my local libraries have all of them!)

C-Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
A- American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in the U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle
M-More Than This by Jay McClean
P-Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
F-Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
I-I am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
R- Rework by Jason Fried
E- Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates

[Siren]

Ah nice. I guess I'll join the first challenge of the year for me. I choose the word:

L - The Lord of the Rings ✔️
U - Utsikt til paradiset
M - Mansfield Park ✔️
O - Orlando ✔️
S - Scott Pilgrim, Volume 2: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

3/5 - failed this month, hopefully I'll do better next month :)

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

2/4

G: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

[[deleted user]]

Update:

2/5

S
P - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 2018-07-07
A
R - The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur - 2018-07-02
K

[Megan BG]

B: The Book of Essie

L: Disjointed Lives
B: Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
S: Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song

1 more!

[Robin]

update 20 1/4
F- finished 7/9/18

[[deleted user]]

#55 updated

[Megan]

Just completed my "M" book - The Murder House by James Patterson. Pretty standard murder mystery. A little long - editing out some of the extraneous pieces would have been helpful. Worth reading or listening to on a long car ride. 3 stars

2/8

[Nikki]

*Update to msg. 13

3/5 books complete

[Jhuma]

Update Message #38

U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Challenge Completed: 3/3

[Claire]

Way to go, Jhuma and Mie!

Lots of good progress happening in this challenge. Keep it going!

[Angela]

I finished Unselfie today.

[Brittany]

Update to message 17

3/5

I finished Unbreak My Heart to U today

[Suaad (I just want a cat)]

Update Message 24:

2/4

Finished W: A Wrinkle In Time 2.5/5 🌟

[Megan]

Just completed my "R" - The Lying Game by Ruth Ware. I really enjoyed Ware's writing in this book! I remember liking her first book - it was a good debut - but her writing has really improved. The characters were interesting, and I liked them with all their complications. While there could have been a touch of editing some of the extraneous bits (like all the times she talked about the brightness of the sun), I really enjoyed the book overall. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

3/8

[Claire]

Megan, I really enjoy the fact that you post a mini review of the books you read in the challenges you do. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[[deleted user]]

Message #2 update!

✔️ L: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 14.07.2018 ★★★★★

1/7

[Megan]

Claire wrote: "Megan, I really enjoy the fact that you post a mini review of the books you read in the challenges you do. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!"

That's very kind, Claire! Thanks!

[[deleted user]]

Msg #55 updated

[Megan]

Just completed my "A" selection - Artemis by Andy Weir. I'm impressed. I loved Weir's first book, so I was worried about how he would follow up. He went a completely different direction but still centered around space and science. This was a successful caper book set on the moon. And while some of the technical science talk could have been edited a touch for my liking, everything else was good! And I liked his main character. And it was entertaining! Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

4/8

[[deleted user]]

Message #2 update!

✔️ E: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 15.07.2018 ★★★★☆

2/7

[[deleted user]]

Msg #55 updated

[Suaad (I just want a cat)]

Update Message 24

3/4 books done

Finished L: Little Fires Everywhere 5/5 🌟

WOW! I'm glad this challenge (and group pick) finally got me to read it

[[deleted user]]

Update:

4/5

S - A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams - 2018-07-11
P - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 2018-07-07
A
R - The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur - 2018-07-02
K - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - 2018-07-15

[Chris]

Msg #62 edited... 5/8. This challenge has almost caught me up with my yearly goal progress!

[Lynn]

Completed the challenge and updated Message 15 -- 8/8

I picked a bunch of winners and zoomed through them. Thanks for managing the challenge Claire.

[Claire]

Lynn wrote: "Completed the challenge and updated Message 15 -- 8/8

I picked a bunch of winners and zoomed through them. Thanks for managing the challenge Claire."

You sure did! I love when I get books I can't put down, especially in a short challenge.

And you're welcome. I was happy to lead, I've had fun doing it! I like seeing how much progress everyone is making.

[Claire]

Speaking of progress, here are our stats for this challenge so far (I'm kind of a numbers geek):

Number of participants: 35
Total books planned: 192
Books read so far: 63
Challenges completed: 3

[Angela]

B= Ghost Boys (completed)
U=Unselfie (completed)
G= Gifts of Imperfection (Still need to read)

[Nikki]

*Update to msg. 13

4/5 now complete! Onto the last book :) I'll be reading Firefly Lane, I've been told it's good...so fingers crossed I finish it in time!

[[deleted user]]

Update: COMPLETE!!

Update:

5/5

S - A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams - 2018-07-11
P - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling - 2018-07-07
A - The Thinnest Air by Minka Kent - 2018-07-17
R - The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur - 2018-07-02
K - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - 2018-07-15

[Claire]

Nikki wrote: "*Update to msg. 13

4/5 now complete! Onto the last book :) I'll be reading Firefly Lane, I've been told it's good...so fingers crossed I finish it in time!"

You should have no problem. I read it a while ago, and really liked it. As I recall, it's a pretty quick read! I hope you like it!

[Ashley]

Update to message 8.
3/5

I finished Mystery at Shadow Lake and Out of Africa

[Claire]

I just finished my third book, The River's Memory

[Hafsa | حفصہ]

Updated message #29

3/4

A = I Hope My Voice Doesn't Skip
P = Puerto Rico Strong

[Suaad (I just want a cat)]

Update Message 24

4/4 books! Woohoo!

Finished O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane or Out of the Blue Ready Player One - 1 🌟

[[deleted user]]

Msg #55 updated - one book left!

[[deleted user]]

Message #2 update!

✔️ N: The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen 22.07.2018 ★★☆☆☆

3/7

[Megan]

Just completed my selection for "P" - The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine. Most of my lack of enjoyment of this book has to do with this being one of my least favorite fairy tales. I hate the impostor scenario. Redwine's writing and characters were interesting and well-thought out. A bit of editing could have helped with some of the repetitiveness, but overall, a tight story. Worth reading. 3.5 stars

5/8

[Brittany]

I just finished Rebels, Volume 1: A Well-Regulated Militia for the R in luster. 4/6 completed.

[Claire]

I just updated to show 4 out of 6 completed, too!