Crazy for Young Adult Books discussion

64 views
ARCHIVES: CHALLENGES > 41st Two Month Challenge: June 2019 and July 2019

Comments Showing 1-17 of 17 (17 new)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by ☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie (last edited Jul 30, 2019 11:24PM) (new)

☆☆Hannah☆☆ | 6935 comments Duration: June 1 - July 31
This thread is for participants to post their list and progress.

Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.


Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten items, if you don't think you'll be able to finish in time. Please choose based on your reading speed.
- Any genres are acceptable.


message 2: by ☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie (last edited May 29, 2019 09:26PM) (new)

☆☆Hannah☆☆ | 6935 comments 1.) New Release: Read a book that has been released in June or July of 2019. If you don't have any then any book released in 2019 will work.

2.) J: Read a book that has the letter J in either the title or the author's name.

3.) Repeat Day: Read a book that has more than one word that starts with the same letter.

4.) Red Rose Day: Read a book that has either a red cover or a flower on it.

5.) National Kissing Day: Read a romance book.

6.) Log Cabin Day: Read a book with a building on the cover.

7.) UFO Day: Read a book that starts with either U, F, or O.

8.) Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Read a standalone book.

9.) Fresh Spinach Day: Read a book with a green cover.

10.) Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Read a book with someone wearing pants on the cover.


message 3: by Sarah (last edited Jul 08, 2019 11:14AM) (new)

Sarah Goodner (sarahgoodner) | 299 comments

I'm in!
Completed: 6/10

1. New Release: The Perfect Child
✔ 2. J: Peaks and Valleys: Making Good And Bad Times Work For You--At Work And In Life⭐⭐⭐ 6/2
✔ 3. Repeat: A Storm of Swords⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6/26
✔ 4. Red Rose: The Handmaid's Tale⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/3
✔ 5. National Kissing Day: Emma⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6/1
✔ 6. Log Cabin: Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper⭐⭐⭐⭐ 6/29
7. UFO: Oliver Twist
✔ 8. Cheer up the Lonely: Every Exquisite Thing⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/8
9. Fresh Spinach: Inheritance
10. Take Your Pants for a Walk: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

Read:
Emma by Jane AustenPeaks and Valleys Making Good And Bad Times Work For You--At Work And In Life by Spencer JohnsonA Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. MartinEllie Jordan, Ghost Trapper (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #1) by J.L. BryanThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodEvery Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick




message 4: by Amanda (last edited Jul 18, 2019 04:56PM) (new)

Amanda | 4527 comments 10/10


1. New Release: Sorcery of Thorns
2. J: The Lovely and the LostJennifer Lynn Barnes
3. Repeat Day: If I'm Being Honest
4. Red Rose Day: White Rose
5. National Kissing Day: When Summer Ends
6. Log Cabin Day: Sky Without Stars
7. UFO Day: The Unhoneymooners
8. Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Nine Perfect Strangers
9. Fresh Spinach Day: The Nightingale
10. Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: We Hunt the Flame

Finished:
White Rose by Kip Wilson We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, #1) by Hafsah Faizal Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty Sky Without Stars (System Divine, #1) by Jessica Brody When Summer Ends by Jessica Pennington Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes If I'm Being Honest by Emily Wibberley The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah


message 5: by Jessica (last edited Jul 27, 2019 06:09AM) (new)

Jessica (jvblazejak) | 557 comments 7/10



✅✅✅Done!!!✅✅✅


1.) New Release: Released in June or July of 2019: Call It What You Want ✶✶✶✶ 20 July
2.) J: The letter J in either the title or the author's name: Just Jaime✶✶✶✶✶ 3 July
3.) Repeat Day: More than one word that starts with the same letter: Betty Before X✶✶✶ 10 July
4.) Red Rose Day: Red cover or a flower on it: Beastly✶✶✶ 25 July
5.) National Kissing Day: Romance book: Defending Taylor ✶✶✶6 July
6.) Log Cabin Day: Building on the cover: Renegades✶✶✶✶✶ 16 July
7.) UFO Day: Title starts with either U, F, or O: Frankie✶✶✶ 17 June
8.) Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Standalone: Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster✶✶✶✶✶ 12 July
9.) Fresh Spinach Day: Green cover: Please Ignore Vera Dietz ✶✶✶✶ 23 July
10.) Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Someone wearing pants on the cover: All's Faire in Middle School✶✶✶✶ 6 July



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Books Read:
Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer Just Jaime by Terri Libenson Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz Beastly (Beastly, #1; Kendra Chronicles, #1) by Alex Flinn Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally Renegades (Renegades, #1) by Marissa Meyer Frankie by Shivaun Plozza Sweep The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson


message 6: by Rachida (last edited Jul 30, 2019 02:23AM) (new)

Rachida | 59 comments 41st Two Month Challenge
Start Date: June 1st
End Date: July 31st
Completed: 8/10

1.) New Release: Read a book that has been released in June or July of 2019. If you don't have any then any book released in 2019 will work.
It's Not About the Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race ✔️

2.) J: Read a book that has the letter J in either the title or the author's name.
Murder Past Due

3.) Repeat Day: Read a book that has more than one word that starts with the same letter.
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 4: Last Days ✔️

4.) Red Rose Day: Read a book that has either a red cover or a flower on it.
Crown of Feathers ✔️

5.) National Kissing Day: Read a romance book.
I Heart New York ✔️

6.) Log Cabin Day: Read a book with a building on the cover.
City of Ashes ✔️

7.) UFO Day: Read a book that starts with either U, F, or O.
Uprooted ✔️

8.) Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Read a standalone book.
The Hate U Give ✔️

9.) Fresh Spinach Day: Read a book with a green cover.
Graceling

10.) Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Read a book with someone wearing pants on the cover.
Love From A to Z ✔️


TBR
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore Murder Past Due (Cat in the Stacks, #1) by Miranda James

Read
It's Not About the Burqa Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race by Mariam Khan City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali I Heart New York (I Heart, #1) by Lindsey Kelk Uprooted by Naomi Novik Crown of Feathers (Crown of Feathers, #1) by Nicki Pau-Preto Ms. Marvel, Vol. 4 Last Days by G. Willow Wilson


message 7: by Stephanie (last edited Jul 28, 2019 03:13PM) (new)

Stephanie Hanlon | 81 comments I'm In :)

10/10 Completed :)

1.) New Release: Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson - Finished 23/07/19

2.) J: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff - Finished 08/06/19

3.) Repeat Day: Will Grayson Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan - Finished 30/06/19

4.) Red Rose Day: Lament by Maggie Stiefvater - Finished 11/06/19

5.) National Kissing Day: Ballard by Maggie Stiefvater - Finished 24/06/19

6.) Log Cabin Day: Dream London By Tony Ballantyne - Finished 10/07/19

7.) UFO Day: Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff - Finished 29/06/19

8.) Cheer Up The Lonely Day: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - Finished 09/06/19

9.) Fresh Spinach Day: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury - Finished 28/07/19

10.) Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Dream Paris by Tony Ballantyne - Finished 14/07/19

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green Lament (Books of Faerie, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater Ballad A Gathering of Faerie (Books of Faerie, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater Dream London by Tony Ballantyne Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3) by Amie Kaufman We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury Dream Paris by Tony Ballantyne


message 8: by Tiffany (last edited Jul 22, 2019 08:31AM) (new)

Tiffany Oiney_Reads_Another (oiney_reads_another) | 139 comments I'm definitely going to give this one a go!

√1.) New Release: Read a book that has been released in June or July of 2019. If you don't have any then any book released in 2019 will work.
Soul of the Sword 07.09.19

√2.) J: Read a book that has the letter J in either the title or the author's name.
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life 06.15.19

√3.)s Repeat Day: Read a book that has more than one word that starts with the same letter.
Salt to the Sea 06.20.19

√4.) Red Rose Day: Read a book that has either a red cover or a flower on it.
The Elite 07.02.19

√5.) National Kissing Day: Read a romance book.
Right Next Door 06.20.19

√6.) Log Cabin Day: Read a book with a building on the cover.
City of Ashes 07.16.19

7.) UFO Day: Read a book that starts with either U, F, or O.

√8.) Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Read a standalone book.
Before She Knew Him

√9.) Fresh Spinach Day: Read a book with a green cover.
Warriors: We all are warriors fighting our own battles 06.23.19

√10.) Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Read a book with someone wearing pants on the cover.
The Kiss Quotient 07.19.19

9/10 Completed
Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox, #2) by Julie Kagawa The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys The Elite (The Selection, #2) by Kiera Cass Right Next Door (Love in New Bedford, #1) by Delilah Peters City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson Warriors We all are warriors fighting our own battles by Gurpreet Kaur The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang


message 9: by Regan (new)

Regan (mamabrown78) | 1 comments I’m in!
1) New Release book: A book released in either June or July 2019 (mine released 5/28 🤞🏻)

Trouble at Brayshaw High - Meagan Brandy

2) J: Read a book with J in the title or with an author whose name starts with a J

3)Repeat Day: Read a book with a title with more than one word starting with the same letter

Boys of Brayshaw High - Meagan Brandy

4)Red Rose Day: A book with a red rose on the cover

5)National Kissing Day: Read a Romance Novel

6)Log Cabin Day: Read a book with a building on the cover

7)UFO Day: Read a book with a title that has words starting with U, F, or O

8)Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Read a stand alone book

9)Fresh Spinach Day: Read a book with a green cover

10)Take your pants for a Walk Day:


message 10: by ☆☆Hannah☆☆, The Book Junkie (last edited Jul 27, 2019 09:44PM) (new)

☆☆Hannah☆☆ | 6935 comments 10/10


1.) A Charming Misfortune (Magical Cures Mystery, #12) by Tonya Kappes 19853373

2.) Mr. July (Calendar Boys #7) by Nicole S. Goodin 19853373

3.) Escape from the Isle of the Lost (Isle of the Lost #4) by Melissa de la Cruz 19853373

4.) My Accidental Marriage by Rachel Taylor 19853373

5.) Borrowing Kisses A Sweet Small-Town Romance (Borrowing Amor Book 5) by Kat Bellemore 19853373

6.) Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren 19853373

7.) Unforseen Daddy A bad boy second chance romance (Sexy Tycoons) by Emelia Blair 19853373

8.) The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen 19853373

9.) The Cowboy's Return (Family Ties, #4) by Carolyne Aarsen 19853373

10.) Emotionally Charged (Empath Chronicles, #1) by Selina Fenech 19853373


message 11: by Miriam (last edited Jul 26, 2019 03:06PM) (new)

Miriam Passman (onetwigleekeber3) | 402 comments 1. New Release: Read a book that has been released in June or July of 2019. If you don't have any then any book released in 2019 will work. We Hunt the Flame

2.) J: Read a book that has the letter J in either the title or the author's name.P.S. I Still Love You

3.) Repeat Day: Read a book that has more than one word that starts with the same letter.The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl completed: June 11th, 2019

4.) Red Rose Day: Read a book that has either a red cover or a flower on it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1) by Becky Albertalli completed: June 12, 2019

5.) National Kissing Day: Read a romance book.A Midsummer's Nightmare

6.) Log Cabin Day: Read a book with a building on the cover.[[book:The Red Scrolls of Magic|30295312]

7.) UFO Day: Read a book that starts with either U, F, or O. Unforgiven (Fallen, #5) by Lauren Kate

8.) Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Read a standalone bookThe Coldest Girl in Coldtown completed

9.) Fresh Spinach Day: Read a book with a green coverSmile.

10.) Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Read a book with someone wearing pants on the cover. Black Widow Forever Red (Black Widow, #1) by Margaret Stohl


message 12: by Natalie (last edited Jul 18, 2019 04:18PM) (new)

Natalie (nzhouey) | 174 comments 1.) New Release: Cinder & the Prince of Midnight

2.) J: The Lovely and the Lost

3.) Repeat Day: Fight or Flight

4.) Red Rose Day: The Throne of Fire

5.) National Kissing Day: Fix Her Up

6.) Log Cabin Day: The Red Pyramid

7.) UFO Day: Foolish Hearts

8.) Cheer Up The Lonely Day: The Goldfinch

9.) Fresh Spinach Day: The Kiss Quotient

10.) Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Dark Taste of Rapture

Read:
Cinder & the Prince of Midnight (Midnight Tales, #1) by Susan Ee The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, #2) by Rick Riordan Dark Taste of Rapture (Alien Huntress, #6) by Gena Showalter Fix Her Up (Hot & Hammered #1) by Tessa Bailey Fight or Flight by Samantha Young The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) by Rick Riordan


message 13: by Alicia, Is being buried by her TBR (last edited Jul 05, 2019 04:15PM) (new)

Alicia (aliciajb) | 1272 comments 10/10
Finished 5 July

✔ 1.) New Release: DEV1AT3 19/6 (4 stars)
✔ 2.) J in author's name: Ship of Smoke and Steel 17/6 (4 stars)
✔ 3.) Repeat Day: Soul of the Sword 25/6 (3 stars)
✔ 4.) Flower on cover: The Secret Girl 13/6 (4 stars)
✔ 5.) Romance: Call It What You Want 5/7 (5 stars)
✔ 6.) Building on cover: The City Witch 19/6 (5 stars)
✔ 7.) UFO: Flamecaster 14/6 (4 stars)
✔ 8.) Standalone: Deposing Nathan 30/6 (5 stars)
✔ 9.) Green cover: Nyxia Uprising 16/6 (4 stars)
✔ 10.) Pants on cover: On the Come Up 15/6 (4 stars)


Finished:
The Secret Girl (Adamson All-Boys Academy, #1) by C.M. Stunich Flamecaster (Shattered Realms, #1) by Cinda Williams Chima On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Nyxia Uprising (The Nyxia Triad, #3) by Scott Reintgen Ship of Smoke and Steel (The Wells of Sorcery, #1) by Django Wexler DEV1AT3 (Lifelike, #2) by Jay Kristoff The City Witch (The Coven School of Magical Arts Novella Book 1) by Chandelle LaVaun Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox, #2) by Julie Kagawa Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer


message 14: by Clare (last edited Aug 04, 2019 01:11AM) (new)

Clare Snow (claresnow) | 35 comments Read 8/9

1.) New Release: Read a book that has been released in June or July of 2019. If you don't have any then any book released in 2019 will work. The Test ✔ Read 6/5. 5★

2.) J: Read a book that has the letter J in either the title or the author's name.
What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume YA ✔ Read 8/4. 3★

3.) Repeat Day: Read a book that has more than one word that starts with the same letter.
All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis YA ✔ Read 6/21. 4★

4.) Red Rose Day: Read a book that has a red cover.
Dark Matter ✔ Read 7/16. 3★

5.) National Kissing Day: Read a romance book.
Sway YA

6.) Log Cabin Day: Read a book with a building on the cover.
Breakfast at Tiffany's ✔ Read 6/15. 4★

7.) UFO Day: Read a book that starts with either U, F, or O.
Fahrenheit 451 ✔ Read 7/16. 3★


8.) Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Read a standalone book.
The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone ✔ Read 6/30. 5★

9.) Fresh Spinach Day: Read a book with a green cover.
Rogue YA ✔ Read 7/4. 4★

10.) Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Read a book with someone wearing pants on the cover.
Mallee Boys YA

Read:
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume All Rights Reserved (Word$, #1) by Gregory Scott Katsoulis Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean Rogue (Hive #2) by A.J. Betts

TBR:
Sway by Kat Spears


message 15: by Cara (last edited Jul 13, 2019 07:53PM) (new)

Cara (caramariew) | 366 comments Read: 6/10
1. New Release:

2. J: Read a book that has the letter J in either the title or the author's name.

3. Repeat Day: Spy School 6/16 4*

4. Red Rose Day: Hope Never Dies 6/14 2*

5. National Kissing Day: Read a romance book.

6. Log Cabin Day: Read a book with a building on the cover.

7. UFO Day: Ogre Enchanted 6/3 3*

8. Cheer Up The Lonely Day:Kiss Number 8 7/13 3*

9. Fresh Spinach Day:Hearse of a Different Color 7/11 4*

10. Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Witchnapped in Westerham 6/20 3*
_______________________________________
Ogre Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #0.5) by Gail Carson Levine Hope Never Dies (Obama Biden Mysteries, #1) by Andrew Shaffer Spy School (Spy School #1) by Stuart Gibbs Witchnapped in Westerham (Paranormal Investigation Bureau, #1) by Dionne Lister Hearse of a Different Color (Hitchcock Sewell Mysteries, #2) by Tim Cockey Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable


message 16: by kristina (last edited Jun 17, 2019 07:26PM) (new)

kristina (ninacriedpower) | 35 comments June-July 2019

1. New Release:
2. J: Read a book that has the letter J in either the title or the author's name.
3. Repeat Day: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue read 6/9
4. Red Rose Day: Read a book that has either a red cover or a flower on it.
5. National Kissing Day: Read a romance book.
6. Log Cabin Day: Renegades read 6/3
7. UFO Day: Obsidio read 6/17
8. Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Sadie read 6/5
9. Fresh Spinach Day: Read a book with a green cover.
10. Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Read a book with someone wearing pants on the cover.

Total: 4/10
Renegades (Renegades, #1) by Marissa Meyer Sadie by Courtney Summers Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3) by Amie Kaufman The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings #1) by Mackenzi Lee


message 17: by Starr (last edited Aug 04, 2019 12:19PM) (new)

Starr Bevenour | 120 comments I'm in.
6/10
1.) New Release: Read a book that has been released in June or July of 2019. If you don't have any then any book released in 2019 will work. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 6 English Translated Version Released June 4th, 2019. 6/10.

2.) J: Read a book that has the letter J in either the title or the author's name. Jurassic Park 6/28

3.) Repeat Day: Read a book that has more than one word that starts with the same letter. Season of the Sandstorms 6/10.

4.) Red Rose Day: Read a book that has either a red cover or a flower on it.

5.) National Kissing Day: Read a romance book. The Raven Boys 6/23

6.) Log Cabin Day: Read a book with a building on the cover.

7.) UFO Day: Read a book that starts with either U, F, or O.

8.) Cheer Up The Lonely Day: Read a standalone book. Fahrenheit 451

9.) Fresh Spinach Day: Read a book with a green cover. The Green Mile by Stephen King

10.) Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: Read a book with someone wearing pants on the cover.


back to top