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I finished my 1 book for this challenge.3. Scream is a series of American slasher films and consists, to date, of four motion pictures. Read a book about a serial killer OR read a book from series that has at least four books.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. I think there are 6 or so books in the series now.
Wish I could commit to more this month, but I'm getting too far behind on my yearly challenges! Thanks for creating and leading this challenge, Merja!
Congrats Erika!And I understand your reason. I'm not taking part to new challenges anymore as I'm currently 2 books behind the schedule in my personal yearly challenge.
Finished a couple!3. Scream is a series of American slasher films and consists, to date, of four motion pictures. Read a book about a serial killer OR read a book from series that has at least four books.
Finished October 1
3 stars.
1. Scream! was Michael and Janet Jackson's song. Read a book that takes place in a spaceship OR read a book that makes you want to scream.
Finished October 19
3 stars.
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Updated Message 3 with 3/5 books completed
4. Scream if you wanna go faster! is the second studio album by Geri Halliwell. Read a book that has a female singer as a character OR read a book that has a car or a motorbike on its cover.
Finished October 22
3 stars.
3/5
You are so quick, Merja! Thank you.
You're welcome! I just happened to be on computer when I got the notification that here's new comment :)
Just completed #5 (painting plays important role) - Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia. Let's talk about the good things with this book first: I appreciated the interesting world that the author created, I enjoyed the diverse characters, and as a southern woman I appreciated her portrayal of the crazy south. Other than that, the book fell flat for me and felt like it was a witch version of Twilight. There was so much teen angst and drama it made my head hurt! Entire pages of conversation were repeated throughout the book as the 16 yo characters declared their undying love for each other. Not an awful read but I'm not going to read the next book. 2.5 stars3/3 - challenge completed!!!
5. The Scream is a famous painting by Edvard Munch. Read a book that has painter as a character OR read a book in which a painting plays an important role.
Finished October 23
4 stars.
4/5
Congrats Megan! :)Updated your status Cassandra! :)
Just finished Six Years by Harlan Coben - going to try to squeeze this one into category #5 - Painting plays an important role.
Finished my challenge and added a 3rd book :) Updated my original post too. Thanks for leading this one Merja!3/2 - Challenge Complete
1. Scream! was Michael and Janet Jackson's song. Read a book that takes place in a spaceship OR read a book that makes you want to scream. Zombies: The Recent Dead by several authors - this one is about zombies, so it works with the scream task.
3. Scream is a series of American slasher films and consists, to date, of four motion pictures. Read a book about a serial killer OR read a book from series that has at least four books. The End of the Story: The Collected Fantasies, Vol. 1 by Clark Ashton Smith
5. The Scream is a famous painting by Edvard Munch. Read a book that has painter as a character OR read a book in which a painting plays an important role. Dragons and Dreams: A Fantasy Anthology - One of the stories features a painter
Congrats Daphne for completing the challenge and with extra book too! :)Carrie, updated your status.
2. I scream for ice cream! Read a book that at least partially takes place in ice cream parlour OR read a book that has ice cream on its cover.
Finished October 26
3 stars.
5/5
Great challenge, Merja!
Congrats Cassandra for completing the challenge! And I'm glad that you liked it :)
4. Scream if you wanna go faster! is the second studio album by Geri Halliwell. Read a book that has a female singer as a character OR read a book that has a car or a motorbike on its cover.
Christine*** The cover says it all.
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Updated your status, Chris! It's nice to see that you continued the challenge even you got it completed :)
I just completed #3 with The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. This completes the challenge for me!
Congrats Lorelei! :)There's still two days left for everyone to complete the challenge or even read more books for this challenge! :)
Hi All,Half past 11 on the 31st and I finished The Ice Cream Girls, just in time to add as a bonus to this challenge.
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Yay Angelique! :) Updated your status :)
OCTOBER: SCREAM!Duration: October 1 - 31, 2014
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Our group theme for October is scream!, so let's explore different places we find the word.
1. Scream! was Michael and Janet Jackson's song. Read a book that takes place in a spaceship
2. I scream for ice cream! Read a book that at least partially takes place in ice cream parlour OR read a book that has ice cream on its cover.
3. Scream is a series of American slasher films and consists, to date, of four motion pictures. Read a book about a serial killer OR read a book from series that has at least four books.
Congrats Sharon for completing the challenge! I can't update the status list with app but as soon as I'm on computer I try to remember to update.
Ok, I've now updated everything. Here's the final list of the challenge. If you see that something is wrong, please inform me.FINAL RESULTS
Alisia 2/2
Angelique 4/3
Carrie 1/2
Cassandra 5/5
Chris 4/3
Daphne 3/2
Emily 3/5
Erika 1/1
Holli 0/3
Jacqueline 0/3
Jayne 1/3
Kelly 0/4
Lorelei 2/2
Megan (#6) 3/3
Megan (#10) 1/2
Reija 2/2
Sharon 3/3
Theresa 0/3
TOTAL SCREAMS
35 out of 48
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Books mentioned in this topic
Her Last Whisper (other topics)I Scream, You Scream (other topics)
Cress (other topics)
The Ice Cream Girls (other topics)
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