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January Challenge - RETURNS and EXCHANGES
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RETURN: I gave 5* to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré so I ..."
With regards to checking your reviews here on GR - as long as you've recorded them, and dated when you read them they will be showing in your statistics. So go to "My Books", then you'll see in small print a line of different things to click on...click on "stats" and you'll see the years unfold. Then click on "details" and hey presto, your full year of books will list in the star ratings you've put on them:)
I worked out how to find my reviews so - EXCHANGE: I gave 5* to The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Enjoyed are Moloka'i byAlan Brennert and Still Alice by Lisa Genova. I can't decide between them so I'll read both!
I agree - it is a great idea, Sally! It's like 4 for the price of 2 - we get to see 2 books people have loved (which is interesting in itself) and 2 other potentially good books at the same time!!
Brenda wrote: "For the start of the new year - (2015! How is it possible??) - we have something different to challenge everyone with:)
I'd like to join in this one!
I have read Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and will read another one of hers. For my exchange book I chose Winter Solstice by Rosamund Pilcher, a recommended book was Starting Over by Robin Pilcher, and I have that on my shelves, so I will give that one a go.
RETURNS - Choose a book that you've read in the last 12 months tha..."
I'll give this one a go too. I never read as many books this year as I would have liked, but one of my five * reads, which reminded me how much I had loved the crime genre, was Vicki Tyley's Fatal Liaison and on my recommended feeds I keep seeing a few books but one sticks out with what appears to be sure thing. Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley
Returns - I gave 5★ to Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon so will read The Space BetweenExchange - I gave 5★ to The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory& Other Readers Enjoyed The Tudor Secret by C.W. Gortner
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Returns: I gave 5 stars to Thin Blood by Vicki Tyley so I will read
Exchange: I gave 5 stars to The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café by Alexander McCall Smith. Other reader's enjoyed
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I haven't read any 5 star books this year either so I'm going with 4 star choices.Returns:I liked Etiquette & Espionage so I'll try the next in the series Curtsies & Conspiracies
Exchanges: I enjoyed Thornwood House so I'll try Poet's Cottage
Oh dear, I have bitten off more than I can chew with this one!It seems I only rated three or four out of 102 books in 2014 five stars (picky me). Two have no others by the same author at all, the next has no others by the same author or similar translated into English. The third as no 'readers also enjoyed'....
OK, Exchange: because I loved
I will read
which is also recommended by reader on one of my goodreads groups.Return is proving tricky.
Ok, having found that one of the only possible 'Returns' for me would be ALexander Key, I perused the library catalogue (nothing but DVDs) and then popped over on Abebooks.The cheapest copy of 'The Incredible tide' by Alexander Key is $217.50 Australian.
I am going to cheat: Because I gave
four stars, I will read
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Return: I gave The Forgotten Garden 5 stars so I will read The Secret KeeperI was given the book as a christmas present.
Exchange: I gave the book The Sunnyvale Girls 5 stars so I will read Outback Ghost
Return: I gave A Beautiful Forever 5 stars, so I will read Drawn by Lilliana AndersonExchange: I gave A Walk to Remember 5 stars, so I will read The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
Brenda wrote: "Oh dear Deborah! What a quandary! Hope you have a year of more 5 star reads for you for 2015!"I am just pretty picky with my five stars. For something to get five stars from me it has to be pretty much immaculate writing, plot and characters. Plus I have to have fully enjoyed the reading experience AND keep thinking of the novel after I finish reading it. So I suspect many of my four stars would be a five if I was not quite so pedantic.
Really really picky as I said :)
I hope I am as picky about giving a one star, and yet I seem to have so many more one stars on my list.
Returns: Wolves of the Calla (I'm reading the book before this one currently so will add this as the next book)Exchange: I read The Martian so I will read Influx
Kadi wrote: "Returns: Wolves of the Calla (I'm reading the book before this one currently so will add this as the next book)Exchange: I read The Martian so I will read Influx..."
Influx is an interesting novel. The writing gets a bit sloppy at times but the science is absolutely fascinating and there are some pretty crazy action scenes that involve strange tech.
I had not heard of The Martian or if Influx, they both sound really up my alley though!
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I have read The Martian. It is very popular. I quite enjoyed it but there was a lot of technical stuff which dragged a bit for me.
The Martian grated on me because of the humor. Occasionally it descended into juvenile humor and I would lose more respect for the character. I've yet to see anyone agree with me, though. I told a friend of mine that she had to read it just so someone else can dislike it with me. The science does get pretty intense but I actually liked those parts.
Oh, I must have brain fade: I only just worked out why the title of this challenge, duh!
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I loved it too and I do like the technical stuff behind it but when I was reading it I was also doing a hard chemistry assignment so reading about chemistry at the same time wasn't the best timing.
Ugh. Science in your fiction and nonfiction at the same time? I'm surprised you had the patience. And The Martian is really intense on the science. I did like that.
Brenda wrote: "Anne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Anne wrote: "RETURNS: I read The Sunnyvale Girls by Fiona Palmer and gave it a 5 --- I will read in 2015 her book The Road Home.EXCHANGES: I read "Big Little Lies" ..."
I'll try but I'm hopeless with computers O.o I have finished The Rosie Project, I had to read it early it was driving me nuts looking at it, it was a great recommendation and really surprised me :) I will wait for the new year for the Road Home, sorry I re lighted on the first book O.o
Hey Anne - it's fine don't fret - you can pick another book for the challenge - many people change their minds as the challenge progresses.With my summer one I have made a few substitutions already and no doubt will do more. As long as you read the challenge books between the designated dates it doesn't matter if you change them :)
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Yep, I'll be starting with: Return, Girl of Shadows by Deborah ChallinorFor
The Silk Thief by Deborah Challinor...been hangin' out for this one :D
Damn. I just unthinkingly started one of mine. I guess I'll have to set it down for a couple of days. I'm a bit anxious!
Sally906 wrote: "Hey Anne - it's fine don't fret - you can pick another book for the challenge - many people change their minds as the challenge progresses.With my summer one I have made a few substitutions alrea..."
thanks for that :) I just had to read the dang thing I will try to find the sequel The Rosie Effect because I want to see how it ends anyway but will hold off another day before looking lol :)
I'm getting excited about this challenge Brenda. Had a lot of fun choosing my books. After whittling down a short list here are my choices:RETURN: Because I gave Storm Front (Dresden Files 1) 5★ I'll read
Grave Peril (Dresden Files 3) by Jim Butcher
EXCHANGE: Because I gave Lost and Found 5★ I'm going to read Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett
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Return: The Night is for Hunting by John Marsden so I am now onto the final in the series- The Other Side of DawnExchange: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman for The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
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Oh, sure, just rub it in. I still have to wait a whole day. :(
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RETURN 5* forGreen byM.J. Porter so will be readingRed byM.J. Porter
EXCHANGE 5* for The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob
a book other people enjoyed
We Are Called to Rise byLaura McBride
I didn't read enough books in 2014 to choose from so I'm just choosing from my 5 star list. Return: One of my all time favourites is The Turning: Stories so I'm going to read Blueback: A Contemporary Fable.
Exchange: The Red King so I will read A Fox Called Sorrow.
Now I have figured out how to add books to my pledge 2015 is off to a good start. My dream is to make time to actually read now hence I'm being unambitious and starting off small.
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished my Return read:The Silk Thief by Deborah Challinor
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting my Exchange: When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett
Deborah wrote: "Oh dear, I have bitten off more than I can chew with this one!It seems I only rated three or four out of 102 books in 2014 five stars (picky me). Two have no others by the same author at all, the..."
I must be picky also, Deborah as I only rated two books with 5 stars last year. There were lots of 4 stars, maybe I just have to be more generous in 2015! I like the idea of this challenge though :)
Finished my EXCHANGE read: Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett 4.5★review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now onto my RETURN: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher :D
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RETURN: I gave 5* to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré so I ..."
So glad you like it Mary....but you'll have to thank Sally for this idea. I agree, it's a great one!