July - Light Spell Out Challenge

[Ashley]

Updated to message 8.
4/5
finished Cat and Mouse

[Siren]

Updated message 65: read 2/5

[Claire]

Dlyn wrote: "I finished my challenge. 5/5 done. This was great. TY, Claire, for running it :)"

Congratulations on finishing, Dlyn! And you're welcome! It's been fun leading a challenge (my first time)!

[Samantha]

Update to message 64!

I'm spelling out campfire.

C-
A-
M-
P-
F- Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
I-
R-
E-

Not sure I'm going to complete this challenge but I'll read as much as I can.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

3/4

L: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

[Megan]

Just completed my selection for "C" - Seduced By The Heart Surgeon by Carol Marinelli. This is the danger of doing random word searches through the TBR pile. Oh well, at least it's off my TBR. Even for an erotic romance, this was poorly written. Story was entirely unbelievable as well. Not continuing the series and not worth reading. 2 stars

6/8

[Debra]

Msg 19 updated Completed challenge

[[deleted user]]

Message #2 update!

✔️ A: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 27.07.2018 ★★☆☆☆

L A _ _ E _ N

4/7

[Nikki]

*Update to msg. 13

Challenge Complete!!

5/5

[Megan]

Just completed my selection for "E" - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. I really enjoyed the writing! Add to that it was set in a high school in the late-90's, which is when I was in high school, and she did a great job of portraying it! Characters were interesting and complex, and I didn't find the story to be predictable. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

7/8

[[deleted user]]

Message #2 update!

✔️ N: Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 29.07.2018 ★★★★★

L A N _ E _ N

5/7

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Done! 4/4

W: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

[[deleted user]]

Message #2 update!

✔️ T: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 29.07.2018 ★★★★☆

L A N T E _ N

6/7

[Robin]

update 20 2/4
F- finished 7/9/18
I- 7/29
R-
E- 8/4

[Ashley]

Update to message 8
COMPLETE 5/5

finished Eragon

[Megan]

Just finished my selection for "I" - Falling into Place by Amy Zhang. I appreciate the author's examination of teenage issues. However, the use of the imaginary friend was distracting. And the snapshot sections were oddly placed. Overall, worth reading. 3.5 stars

8/8 - CAMPFIRE spelled and challenge completed!

[Brittany]

Message 17 update

5/6 completed

I slacked a little in reading everything that I wanted to read this month. I ended up reading The Story of Doctor Dolittle today for S and since it fit into my popsugar and book riot reading challenges for childhood classics prompts. I only have to finish E, and I only have about 2 hours of the audiobook left for Everything Here Is Beautiful so hopefully I can get it finished tomorrow.

[[deleted user]]

#55 updated

[Elina]

Update ms23 - all done 6/6

[Hafsa | حفصہ]

Updated Message #29:

4/4!

[Gabby]

Unfortunately, I did not get to any of my letters :(

[Claire]

Thing 2 wrote: "Unfortunately, I did not get to any of my letters :("

Not to worry, things happen. Maybe you can use these for some other challenges and get to them then.

[Brittany]

Update to message 17

I finished the audiobook for Everything Here Is Beautiful on my way home from work this evening for E. I was trying my hardest not to finish, but I made it with a couple hours to spare. 6/6 done.

[Megan BG]

B: The Book of Essie
U: I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
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

5/5

[Chris]

Message 62 updated. 8/8 done! Purple Hibiscus (of course) and The Leavers were the best of the 8 for me. Thanks for running the challenge. I don't think I would have gotten there on my own. :)

[[deleted user]]

Message #2 update!

Duration: July 1 - 31, 2018

***COMPLETE***

✔️ L: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 14.07.2018 ★★★★★
✔️ A: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 27.07.2018 ★★☆☆☆
✔️ N: Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 29.07.2018 ★★★★★
✔️ T: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 29.07.2018 ★★★★☆
✔️ E: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 15.07.2018 ★★★★☆
✔️ R: The Ruined Map by Kōbō Abe 31.07.2018 ★☆☆☆☆
✔️ N: The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen 22.07.2018 ★★☆☆☆

L A N T E R N

7/7