Read & Go - 2019

[Ashley]

I hope I'm replying in the right place, this is my first book challenge (and my first post)!

I want to do all 24 books, please.

1. A novel set in the woods
2. A novel involving a creative outlet
3. A novel featuring food you have not tried
4. A novel involving a train ride
5. A graphic novel
6. A novel involving ghosts
7. A novel featuring a zoo, animal shelter or sanctuary -- "Leaving Time" by Jodi Picoult, completed January 2019
8. A novel set on a bus
9. A novel where a main character seeks self-improvement
10. A novel featuring a bike ride
11. A novel set in or involving something industrial (factory, etc.)
12. A novel involving a plane ride
13. A novel set in a snow land
14. A novel set in a country other than your own
15. A novel featuring a garden
16. A novel set in a museum
17. A novel set in a hotel
18. A novel featuring an instrument you wish you could play
19. A novel involving an escape
20. A novel set underground or underwater
21. A novel involving a road trip
22. A novel depicting a sci-fi technology that now exists
23. A novel set in a city within 100 km of your own
24. Bonus: A novel set in your home town

[SANDYE]

Update Message 66:

Finished 5 / 24

[Heather]

updated message 108
3/24 complete

[Heather]

updated message 108
4/24 complete

[Crystal]

Update msg 4: 4/12

#15 Garden : The Broken Girls

[Kylie]

I'm up to 3 / 8.
Full details in message 35.

[aub.downtherabbithole]

Updated post #80
Personal Goal: 4/6

[Crystal]

Update msg 4: 5/12

#5 Graphic Novel: X-Men Origins

[Renee]

January update for Renee: 2 / 10 completed!

10. A novel featuring a bike ride- This World We Live In - and that mountain, and a pot hole!

15. A novel featuring a garden - The Dead and the Gone - when the garden you dreamed of doesn't work...

[Octothorpe Reader Leora K]

Update to Message 149
Completed 4
Goal 20

[Vish]

edited message 115 8/22

[Carmen]

Message #26 updated: 3/24

[Crystal]

Update msg 4: 6/12

#14 Different Country The Tattooist of Auschwitz

[Lindsay]

Update msg 14

12 completed so I would like to change my goal from 10 to 24

[Mie]

This is going so well! Please change my goal to 18 👍

January update msg 10: 11/18

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

7/22

5. A graphic novel- Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
6. A novel involving ghosts- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
9. A novel where a main character seeks self-improvement- Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King- lots of the character do, some not until the end, but still
12. A novel involving a plane ride- Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris. Am I stretching it? Maybe. But he does have multiple stories of plane rides.
19. A novel involving an escape- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
21. A novel involving a road trip- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness(would also fit 1)
22. A novel depicting a sci-fi technology that now exists-Artemis by Andy Weir (would also fit 3, 11, 19)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Berit]

Edited post #29.
So far 10/12.

[Vish]

10/22 updated message 115

[Megan BG]

6/12

6. A novel involving ghosts: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[Kelsi]

Updated message 50. 7/23 complete.

[Anne ✨]

Updated message 33

9/15 complete.

[Ze Peng]

4/15

9. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
10. The Giver

[Shala]

Update Msg. 13

4/12

[Crystal]

Update msg 4: 7/12

[Megan]

Just completed #7 (animal shelter) - The One That Got Away by Simon Wood. Initially an interesting concept, the writing just didn't hold up. The word usage was repetitive and there were holes in the plot. The ending was completely unbelievable. Not worth listening to the audiobook. Ok to read if it's free on kindle. 3 stars

7/24

[Heather]

updated message 108

5/24 complete

[Nikki]

*Update to msg. 46

4/10 complete

[Amy]

Updated post 18

[Vish]

11/22 updated message 115

[AJ]

Update to #117
2/24

[Ashley]

Update msg 41 2/24

[Octothorpe Reader Leora K]

Updated message 148

Completed 5
Goal 20

[Megan]

Just finished #2 (creative outlet) - Dead Certain by Adam Mitzner. An enjoyable, quick read with good twists and turns. The legal aspect was accurate, which I greatly appreciate. I figured out the mystery, but it didn't stop my enjoyment. Definitely worth reading! I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. 4 stars

8/24

[Carmen]

Message #26 updated: 4/24

[Vish]

12/22 updated message 115

[Megan]

Just completed #21 (road trip) - The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. I feel emotionally wrung out from reading this book. Everything from the way the prose was written, to the descriptions, to the characters, to the way that bits and pieces of the backstory were revealed was artfully and masterfully done. And even though I burst into tears at the thing I never wanted to happen but knew would happen and my heart broke, this is still one of the best books I've read in a long time. Going right into the second book now. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

9/24

[Amy]

Updated post 18-- a novel involving a creative outlet (acting)

[Ilona]

Ashley wrote: "I hope I'm replying in the right place, this is my first book challenge (and my first post)! "

This is the right place! :)

[Berit]

Edited post #29.
Goal raised to 18.
So far 12/18.

[Ilona]

The list has been updated!

Great progress everyone :):)

[Megan]

Just completed #19 (escape) - The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness. Really interesting explorations in this second book and great character development! Just a touch slow in the middle, but otherwise a great second book! Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

10/24

[Meaghan]

Update Message 52:

3/20

[Amy]

Updated message 18

[Jeanne]

Jeanne wrote: "Aiming for all 24.

1. A novel set in the woods
2. A novel involving a creative outlet
3. A novel featuring food you have not tried <-- Murder She Typed (Izzy Greene #1)
4. A novel involving a train ride
5. A graphic novel
6. A novel i..."

[Octothorpe Reader Leora K]

Updated message 148
Completed 6
Goal 20 Books

[Crystal]

update msg 4: 8/12

[Amy]

Updated message 18-- a novel set in the woods-- Prey

[aub.downtherabbithole]

Update on Message #80 - personal challenge 6/6 completed.

Because I reached my goal so early I will just keep reading. I don't think I'll do all 24. I am also involved in other challenges. So I will just keep updated monthly. Thanks for the reading prompts!

[oshizu]

Updated msg #3: 16/20 books read
(as of 21 February)

Note: Please raise my challenge goal to 20. :D

[Megan]

Just completed #18 (instrument - flute) - Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. I really enjoyed the epistolary and mixed media style of this book! It knit the plot together nicely, until the book just ended abruptly. Still worth reading! 4 stars

11/24