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Quarter 4 Challenge 2018: Finish What You Started
Participants:Amber 1/6
Barb 2/6
Diane 6/6****** FINISHED!
Fiorela 3/6
Jennifer 6/6****** FINISHED!
Jen round 2 6/6 ****** FINISHED AGAIN!!!
KD Brand 6/6 ****** FINISHED!
Laurel 6/6 ****** FINISHED!
Melanie 6/6 ****** FINISHED!
Mich 6/6 ****** FINISHED!
Diane's books and progress- Yes I am back and will be participating on this one! I have owned all of these more than 6 months- 
finished 11/24/2018
Finished 12/13/18
(adult)
Finished 10/6
finished 10/14
Finished 12/22/18
![laurel [the suspected bibliophile] (laurelthereader)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1645808644p1/7494844.jpg)
YYYYYYYYYYYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAAAAASSSSSSI'm in! (not that I'm going to be doing such a great job on this one with all of the shiny new fall releases)
Bookpool:
Completed: 6/6
Count me in!Progress 6/6
Owned books:
Series:
TBR 6+Months:
This is always my favorite challenge. I always have so many books for this one!List of possibilities:
Personal Bookshelf 6+ months:
Goodread TBR 6+ months:
Series 6+ months:
Finished:
Round 2:
This is always my easiest challenge. I'm obviously in.
Also, I second what Laurel said about all the shiny new fall releases! There are so many amazing ones this season!!! So many books. So little time.
Never enough time only goals to work toward
I'm in! Although I've gone off YA lately. I've just started back at a book I started in July, but I've owned it for years. I was just trying to find anything to read! I like this challenge, it's been known to get me cleaning stuff out and lead me onto to new series to start the next year.
Finished --
Finished 6/6
2 stars
4 stars
1 star
3 stars
1.5 stars
3.5 starsI suck so much at these challenges I still haven't ever been able to complete one. . . But count me in please lol 😝
Updating my post #11.Finished my first one -
Owned more that 6 months.
Meh. I wasn't that into it.
Finished book #1
- received this as a gift for Christmas. Took me long enough to get to it :)I enjoyed this book. I put it at a 4. I feel a little bad because I kind of hate Lada, but I LOVE her younger brother. I am excited to continue the series, and bonus for waiting so long: both of the next two books are available now :)
*Updated post #6
Diane,I just checked out your list. You have some great ones on there. I LOVE, love, love Trickster's Choice! That duet was my first introduction to Tamora Pierce, and Wow!, that lady does not disappoint!
Count me in!! I have some great books that I have been putting off for a while now. Some oldies:
These would do, for now, I have a bunch more but I will read them later. I hope to finish these ones before December. Fingers crossed!!
Jennifer wrote: "Finished book #1 - received this as a gift for Christmas. Took me long enough to get to it :)I enjoyed this book. I put it at a 4. I feel a little bad because I k..."
Oh I loved that book. I loved book 2 also! Enjoy :)
Updating post #11I finished my 2nd one (owned more than 6 months)
I thought it was super good except for the romance aspect, which I really didn't like. Everything else though - REALLY good.
I have you all updated. I have to say that getting back into reading has been good for me also. I finished my first 2.
Wow very good. I gave it 5 stars and hope the movie does it justice.
only 3 stars. It was an ok ending to the series but didn't grab me as much as the others. Maybe it is because it has been so long since I read the first two.
Jennifer wrote: "Diane,I just checked out your list. You have some great ones on there. I LOVE, love, love Trickster's Choice! That duet was my first introduction to Tamora Pierce, and Wow!, that lady does not dis..."
I have had this for quite a while but have not gotten round to it. It also will be my introduction to Tamora Pierce.
Updating post #15Done with
I had it for 4 years!! and I love it!!
Fiorela wrote: "Updating post #15Done with
I had it for 4 years!! and I love it!!"
Glad you loved the book! Nice to have you aboard.
Diane wrote: "I have you all updated. I have to say that getting back into reading has been good for me also. I finished my first 2. Wow very good. I gave it 5 stars and hop..."Oh that Winners trilogy finale disappointed me too.
And yes, The Hate U Give was great. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie!
book #1
This was a light, magical, mystery caper. I enjoyed the humor, and now I can check it off my TBR list. I will very likely read the rest of the series.
Woohoo I'm on the board!Book 1 is done
(TBR)Overall, not super impressed but I'll tune into the next one because I'm a sucker for Asian settings and fairy tale retellings.
book #2
This was my horror read for the month. It's not too scary, but it's not light either. The world-building concept was interesting. It definitely justifies the need for young protagonists, which some YA lacks. I definitely liked it and plan to continue the series.
Melanie wrote: "book #2This was my horror read for the month. It's not too scary, but it's not light either. The world-building concept was interesting. It definitely..."
I've had the first two Jonathan Stroud books for a while, and now you make me want to pick them up and read them! :)
I guess that's why this challenge is so great, lol. It gets you to read a few more of those books just sitting on your shelves.
True story.
Great job getting off to a good start! I think I have all updates current. I really like that we are saying what we liked about a book because it has the possibility to peak interest for the rest of us.
book 3
More MG than YA, this is the story of a mother who is willing to brave any challenge to save her kid. Told from the perspective of a mouse, it has a unique POV. The book goes into the history of the NIHM experiments more than the movie...because the book is better than the movie. It is a nice, warm book-end to my month’s reading.
Ps: I’ve owned this book for like 4 years!
Finished the first one a little while ago, but wasn't able to get on to updated. I started reading this in July, but I've owned it for a few years. I finally got around to starting the series, and I've owned the whole trilogy forever, so if I can finish it, they'll all count. I did also finish the second one recently.
I really liked it, but the beginning doesn't fit so much with the rest in my opinion and it took me a LONG time to get into it (hence starting it in July and putting it down until now.)
Melanie wrote: "book 3More MG than YA, this is the story of a mother who is willing to brave any challenge to save her kid. Told from the perspective of a mouse,..."
This was one of my favorite books as a child. I read it the first time in 4th grade. Thank you for the reminder about this, as I have a 4th grader who might like it now.
Barb wrote: "This was one of my favorite books as a child. I read it the first time in 4th grade. Thank you for the reminder about this, as I have a 4th grader who might like it now."Definitely a good choice. Good luck!
Book 4
This is my MA pick. It was billed as similar to the Hitchhikker's Guide (and it was), but even though it WAS funny, something about it didn't quite hit the mark. I stopped reading it for like a whole month because it didn't captivate me enough. I liked it, but I didn't love it.
Updating post #11I finished my 3rd one (owned more than 6 months)
Awful. 1 star.
Finshed books #2 & 3 - Both are part of a series I read quite awhile ago
I enjoyed both books. I liked the final book in the trilogy. I thought it wrapped it up pretty well.
Book 2 is done!
(physical shelf)4 stars
I've been holding off on this one for quite some time for some reason. Maybe because it was called the African Harry Potter and I was understandably skeptical because how can you top Harry Potter? (view spoiler)
African Harry Potter is such an understatement.
This book is the African Akata Witch. The world building is phenomenal, Sunny (the MC) is very relatable as a twelve-year-old thrown into a new world where she's expected to keep up or die trying, and her friends are fully formed people. While the plot is a little thin, the world of Leopard People and Lambs more than makes up for it.
I've finished books 1 & 2--both are books I've owned for a couple of years.
--Non YA--Alex Award winner with a gothic, literary feel. I really enjoyed the beginning and end of this book, but it did get a little slow in the middle. 4 stars
--Demented teenage girl and interesting backstory about creepy dolls. I'm glad I finally read it, even though it wasn't very scary. 3 stars Updated post #5
laurel [suspected bibliophile] wrote: "Book 2 is done! (physical shelf)4 stars
I've been holding off on this one for quite some time for some reason. Maybe because it was called the African Harry Potte..."
So glad you loved this book! I liked the second book in the series even more than the first.
Melanie wrote: "laurel [suspected bibliophile] wrote: "Book 2 is done! (physical shelf)4 stars
I've been holding off on this one for quite some time for some reason. Maybe becaus..."
That's so exciting! I can't wait to pick up the next one...now I just have to find a copy from the library(ies) lol
Book 3 complete! Post 4 is updated.
(series)3.5 stars
This is actually a re-read (shhh), but part of a series reread that I started last December. I wanted to finally read the last three books in Emerlan saga—and since I haven't read any of them since um, the early, early 00s, I needed to start from the beginning. Briar's book is the fourth in the Circle of Magic quartet.
The audiobook was pretty good, and kept me a lot more interested than if I had read the book, although I'm still not as bowled over by the Circle books as I am by anything Tortall related.
Updating post #11Finished my 4th
I liked it, but the pacing was pretty slow. And not gonna lie - my eyes would start glazing over every time I saw the words "my father's father's father. . . " But all the lore and stuff was important to the story, and the writing was really nice.
Also, it reminded me to finally read the second book to The Wrath and the Dawn. I read the first book YEARS ago and never moved on to the next one.
Updating post #15It took me forever but I finished with
The first part was a bit slow for me, but later with all the buzz going on it gets better.
Yay!!
Diane wrote: "Participants:Barb 2/6
Diane 2/6
Fiorela 2/6
Jennifer 3/6
KD Brand 2/6
Laurel 3/6
Melanie 4/6
Mich 4/6
Diane I read 4 books. I think you forgot me by accident.
Finished up #3
to continue the Lying Game series. I read the previous book in the series in Sept 2013. One of those guilty pleasure reads. Updated post #5
Updating post #11Finished my 5th one -- One (or more) of any books in a series that you've started but not continued in over 6 months
I didn't think it was that great of a wrap up at all :P The first book was way better.
(but wow I might actually finish a challenge for the first time ever!)
Finished books #4 & 5
- finishing a series I started probably 2 years ago or so. Also, they have sat on my bookshelf for about a year...I enjoyed these two books immensely. I very much enjoyed the first book and was thrilled with the last two in the trilogy.
*Updated post #6
Way to go Jennifer - You are almost complete! You know you don't have to stop at 6 keep going to clear those shelves.I read the first book in the series years ago but it was just an OK book for me so I never went on to the next ones even though I heard they were great. I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Finished #4
-continuation of the Chronicles of Nick books. I hadn't read anything in the series since May 2014.Updated post #5
Finished book 4!
(TBR, not Goodreads)3 stars. It was entertaining and light fun (with a little more gritty gore than I was expecting), but the overuse of tugging/running hands through hair, the word "superpowers," and the overabundance of people trilling their dialogue made it a little annoying at times.
Post #4 is updated :)
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We always end the year with my favorite challenge, the shelf-clearing, catch-up and get some closure challenge.
At long last, we get to FINISH WHAT WE STARTED!
Description
This much needed (for me), end-of-the year challenge runs from October 1 through December 31, 2018.
Read books from the following " finally get around to" categories to participate:
♦ One (or more) of any books in a series that you've started but not continued in over 6 months (Prior to 4/1/2018). It can be an ongoing or a completed book series.
♦ One or more of the books that have been on your TBR (To Be Read) Goodreads bookshelf for 6 months or more (Prior to 4/1/2018)
♦ One or more of any book that you've had in your possession for 6 months or more. Physical or ebook, owned or borrowed! (Waiting to be read since 4/1/2018 or earlier). Obviously we'll have to use the honor system for this one. :)
♦ Any book that you previously started, but never finished for some reason (Prior to 4/1/2018) - Feel free to peruse your "put down" folders ;)
The Goal is to read 6 books. Feel free to Mix and Match!
Nitty-Gritty Details:
-No Books with a pub date falling after 4/1/2018.
-Books must be more than 150 pages to qualify
-Audio books are allowed
-No more than 3 books from the same series
-No more than 3 newer releases from 2018 will be allowed (must be published prior to 4/1/2018)
-1 non-YA book is allowed (Non-YA = middle grade, New Adult, or Adult).
I'll be keeping track of participants progress (as much as possible) in post #2. Participants will be listed alphabetically by their name and the number on the post made to declare their participation.
When posting your progress, please remember to use the number of that original post as well.
Let’s see how much we can catch up on, readers and feel free to do more than one round if you feel the need to clear those shelves!
TO THE BOOKSTACKS!!
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