GET DOWN TO ZERO

[Katie]

The new goal is to READ ALL THE GENRES.

There are 50 categories all together, including the other. (Hey, if we're going to do this, we've gotta include the other!)

As of right now:

Katie (oh, that's me!) has read 28 categories, so has 22 to go.

Grace also has 28, with 22 to go.

Mireille has 31, so 19 to go. (I didn't count your bastard point, so put it here.)

Jess has 32 and 18 to go.

Steph has 13 and 37 to go.

No more points, just counting down to zero!

Edit: I forgot say--if I got any of these numbers wrong, let me know! Counting is hard!

[Katie]

I finished Romantic Suspense > Spy:

Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase.

So I have 29 categories, 21 to go

[Mireille Duval]

BASTARD POINT: THE COMEBACK.

I finished Other > Science Fiction:

The Elite by Kiera Cass.

I have 32 categories, 18 to go. So basically I read almost as many books as Jess! SHOULD HAVE WON

[Mireille Duval]

I read a LGBTQ book, and it's too bad that you guys can't read french, because it was super sweet and great and I loved it.

So that's Contemporary > LGBTQ:

Recrue by Samuel Champagne

I now have 33 categories, 17 to go!

[Katie]

WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME I CAN'T READ FRENCH?

(Okay, you're right. I can't. :( )

[Katie]

Okay!

I read Other > Christmas:

Maybe This Christmas by Sarah Morgan

I have 30 categories, 20 to go.

[Katie]

I read Contemporary > Sports Centered:

Catching Hell by Mindy Klasky

31 categories down, 19 to go

[Mireille Duval]

I read Contemporary > Other:

What She Wants by Sheila Roberts. Beh.

34 categories, 16 to go and boy is it slow!

[Katie]

I read Historical Romance > Flappers:

An American Duchess by Sharon Page

32 categories, 18 to go

The best part of this book was that it unexpectedly fit this category.

[Grace]

Okay so I still intend to finish as much of this as I can. *pokes thread*

Since I last updated, I have read:

Paranormal > Fae:

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

Historical > Regency:

Lord Carew's Bride by Mary Balogh

Historical > Other > Marriage of Convenience:

It Happened One Season by Stephanie Laurens et al

Which means I am now up to 31 categories with 19 to go

[Katie]

Yessss. I still want to finish, too, but my books are not cooperating!

[Katie]

I read:

Inspirational Romance > Other > Jewish:

Lighting the Flames by Sarah Wendell.

I liked it!

33 categories, 17 to go

[Mireille Duval]

I finally finished a terrible book for the following category:

Historical Romance > Pioneer / Cowboy / 1800’s American West:

Texas Pride by Leigh Greenwood.

34 categories, 16 to go!

[Katie]

Ahhh, good riddance, terrible book!

[Katie]

I read:

Historical Romance > Men in Kilts:

Kiss Me, Annabel by Eloisa James

IDK if this is quite what the challenge intended for this category, but being Scottish was a large part of the book, so I'm counting it.

34 categories, 16 to go

[Grace]

Okay okay! Two more!

Contemporary > Multicultural/multiracial:

Party Lines by Emma Barry

Paranormal > Witches:

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

33 categories down! 17 to go!

[Katie]

Quick, Grace, go read one more, so we can all have the same numbers!

[Grace]

What category should I read next, then!?

[Katie]

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Paranormal demons.

[Grace]

That's one I haven't done yet! RECOMMEND ME A BOOK.

[Katie]

I am probably going to do Dark Currents, which I think is more urban fantasy than romance, but shhhh.

I think I've thought of some others that would fit, but I don't remember now!

[Katie]

OKAY LET'S DO THIS.

I read:

Contemporary > Military:

I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

Paranormal Romance > Angels:

Shadows by Paula Weston

I'll Meet You There was really great! I recommend it for anyone still looking for military. Or just in general.

So now I have:

36 read, 14 to go!

[Grace]

ALRIGHT. Katie and I vowed we were going to take this on after I finished my finals and here's what I've done so far in May:

Contemporary > Pets and Vets:

Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis

Other > Science Fiction:

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

35 read, 15 to go!

[Katie]

Don't tell them that! I haven't gotten to more yet, LOL.

[Katie]

OKAY.

Paranormal Romance > Witches:

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

It was really good!

I guess that's all. So many books read! So few that count!

35 read, 13 to go

[Grace]

Making some more progress!

Contemporary > Firefighters:

Flirting with Fire by Kate Meader

Contemporary > LGBTQ:

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour (highly recommend!)

37 read, 13 to go! (Which I think is what you meant with your last update, Katie)

And on that note, I have completed the Contemporary category!

[Katie]

Haha, SO I DID.

Okay, let's not take books away from myself!!!

37 read, 12 to go

[Karina]

Hi, I joined the group because I'm looking to know people and get together in book clubs, but I don't understand very well if you guys have a list of books or if I can join you in your readings. I'm in seattle by the way.

[Katie]

Hi! You can see the list we're using here. You are welcome to join us! It's pretty casual. We are just trying to read books that fit each of the categories. Whatever books you want! In this thread, we're counting down how many we've read and how many we have left. There are 50 categories all together.

I'm in Tacoma. :)

[Katie]

OKAY. Let's see if I can get my points correct this time. Seeing as my correction was wrong.

Contemporary > LGBTQ:

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

38 read, 12 to go

[Katie]

I read:

Inspirational Romance > Amish:

The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher

39 read, 11 to go

I CAN DO THIS.

[Grace]

OKAY, I have to catch up.

I read:

Other > Fantasy:

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

38 read, 12 to go!

[Jess]

I am coming for you all. I read:

Other > Christmas:

Home for the Holidays by Sarah Mayberry

Romantic Suspense > Spy

What the Bride Didn't Know by Kelly Hunter

Paranormal > Angels

Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh

And then I've got a bunch of Historicals.

Men in Kilts

When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare

WW2

Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey

Victorian

My Beautiful Enemy by Sherry Thomas

American West

With All My Heart by Jo Goodman

Assuming Katie's initial math was correct, that means I have 39 read, 11 to go.

[Grace]

Let's play some more catchup! I have read:

Historical > WWII

The Morning Song by Eva Ibbotson

Rome

Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin

I just recounted according to my google doc and I'm actually down to 41 read, 9 to go.

[Katie]

Okay, I can claim at least one more:

Contemporary Romance: Cowboy

Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend

Oooh, and this works, I think:

Paranormal Romance: Demons

Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge

Neither was super great for me sadly!

41 read, 9 to go

[Grace]

2016: the year we finish this thing, amirite??

I have read one or two more for this, I think, but I am on my phone and also lazy. New Years resolution, etc.

[Katie]

GONNA TRY

I think I have plans for all of my remaining categories now. Just have to hope they're all finish-able books!

[Katie]

I AM BACK

Historical Romance -> World War II

A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson

Other -> Time Travel

The Future of Us by Carolyn Mackler and Jay Asher

43 read, 7 to go

[Katie]

Paranormal Romance -> Ghosts

Proposal by Meg Cabot

Contemporary Romance -> Firefighters

Flirting with Fire by Kate Meader

45 read, 5 to go, woo woo!

[Grace]

ALRIGHT ALRIGHT KATIE IT'S ON.

Historical > Men in Kilts

When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare

Historical > 1950s

Fifteen - Beverly Cleary

Historical > Pioneer/Cowboy/American West

Summer Chaparral - Genevieve Turner

44 read, 6 to go!!

[Katie]

NOPE. :P

[Katie]

I TOTALLY HAVE THIS.

Historical Romance -> Middle ages
The Merchant's Daughter by by Melanie Dickerson

Historical Romance -> Asian
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama

I had the worst trouble with middle ages. I DNF'd two books before finally figuring out I had this one on my Kindle.

The Marriage Bureau for Rich People isn't historical, but I figured a book actually set in an Asian country, about Asian characters, was more in the spirit of things than the historical ones about white people.

47 read, 3 to go!!!!!!!!!!!

[Grace]

LOOK BEHIND YOU.

Paranormal > Demons

Evernight - Kirsten Callihan

Paranormal > Ancient Gods

Abandon - Meg Cabot

Other > Time Travel

Landline - Rainbow Rowell

47 read, 3 to go! I'm in this place where I'm not super excited about options for the last categories I have remaining, so I'm just trying to push through because I JUST WANT TO BE DONE (and also I am determined to finish).

[Katie]

Historical Romance > Rome:

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

48 read, 2 to go

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Katie]

Historical Romance > 50's:

The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice

49 read, 1 to go

I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN

[Katie]

GUESS WHAT!

Contemporary Romance > Medical:

The One In My Heart by Sherry Thomas

50 read, 0 to go

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Grace]

ALRIGHT.

Historical > Flappers:
Bright Young Things - Anna Godbersen

Historical > Middle Ages:
Honour's Splendour - Julie Garwood

Paranormal > Dragons:
Darkest Flame - Donna Grant

50 read, 0 to go

Would be more excited if the last three hadn't been really disappointing/upsetting reads. Ugh. BUT AT LEAST I'M DONE NOW.

[Katie]

YESSSSSSS! WE WIN!