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2015: Genre Challenge
Read: 6/12January: Fairy tale - Entwined 31/01/15
February: Spy - Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy 04/02/15
March: LGBT - The Darkest Part of the Forest 25/03/15
April: Tradgedy Before I Fall 11/04/15
May: Time Travel My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century 24/05/15
June: Humour From What I Remember... 08/06/15
July: Mental Health Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock 19/07/15
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01/01/2015 - ??/12/2015Read: 0/12
January: Fairy Tale - Dorothy Must Die
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Read: 5/12January: Fairy Tale - Towering by Alex Flinn - 1/2
February: Spy - Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger - 2/3
March: LGBT - The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black - 3/24
April: Tragedy - Kiro's Emily by Abbi Glines - 4/15
May: Time Travel - The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - 5/10
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February: Spy - Mind Games
August: Poetry/Verse -Skyscraping
September: Didn't Participate
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I'm actually nervous for this one! I have specific genres I like but if it is only one book, I think I will be able to do it!Start Date: 1·1·15
Completed: 3/12
January: Burned
February: Two Lies and a Spy
March: Openly Straight
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- Finished: 10/2/15July: Mental health:
finished: 9/7/15 August: Verse/Poetry Books:
September: Dying Earth:
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finished: 12/8/15 November: Thriller: either
Finished: 11/8/15 December: Alternate history:
I think this is such a good idea. I usually just read from specific genres so it'd be good to branch out.Date Started: 1/1/15
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This sounds awesome! There are only one or two specific genres I won't read, so it's possible they won't come up. :D Start Date: January 1, 2015
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I'm only going to be using Kindle books for this challenge, I think it's perfect to help me read more of them. January was pretty easy but February is definitely a curve ball. March was new. April is awesome. I love a tragedy.Read:3/12. Extras: 1
January: Fairytales - Poisoned by Katherine Pine
February: Spy - Introductions + Thief by C.L. Stone
March: LGBT - Not Letting Go by Danni Keane
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I'm in! It's my first time participating in this challenge and I hope I'll do good! :D
Start Date: January 1st, 2015
End Date: December 31st, 2015
Completed: 3/12
January: Fairy Tale: Cinder 1/1/15 (5 stars) ✔
February: Spy: Etiquette & Espionage
March: LGBT: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 3/23/15 (5 stars) ✔
April: Tragedy: Confess 4/23/15 (5 Stars) ✔
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Start Date: January 1st, 2015
End Date: December 31st, 2015
Completed: 3/12
January: Fairy Tale: Cinder 1/1/15 (5 stars) ✔
February: Spy: Etiquette & Espionage
March: LGBT: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 3/23/15 (5 stars) ✔
April: Tragedy: Confess 4/23/15 (5 Stars) ✔
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January: Fairy Tale - Cruel Beauty
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Tiger Lily ★★★
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Read: 8/12January: Fairy Tale: Fairy Tale Reform School: Flunked
February: Spy: Curtsies & Conspiracies
March:LGTBQ: Me Being Me Is Exactly as Insane as You Being You
April: Tragedy: Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
May: Time Travel: Charlotte Sometimes
June: Humor: My Fairly Dangerous Godmother
July: Mental Health
August: VERSE/POETRY BOOKS:True Believer
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October:Zombie: Rot and Ruin
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I just joined and I am really excited to do this challenge!!January: Fairy Tale: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
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Genre ChallengeCompleted: 1/12
January: Fairytale | The Darkest Part of the Forest
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Genre ChallengeDuration: 1st Jan, 2015 - 31st Dec, 2015
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January: fairy-tale | Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
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I'm in, this one seems interesting.
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I'm in!Starting on 1 Jan 2015
Finished on: 1 Dec 15
Completed books: 12/12
January: Fairy Tale-Kill Me Softly
February: Spy-Red Rising (spy in a sci-fi setting)
March: LBGT-Ash
April: Tragedy-The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (parts are hilarious, but everyone dies and what isn't tragic about the fate of Native Americans on the rez?)
May: Time-TravelKing Arthur and Her Knights: Enthroned #1, Enchanted #2, Embittered #3
June: Humor-The Player
July: Mental Health-Until the End
August: Verse-Out of the Dust
September: Dying Earth-Sand Omnibus
October: Zombie-Deadtown
November: Thriller-Ex-Heroes
December: Alternate History-Nero's Fiddle
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One of my New Year resolutions was is to not just read a lot, but to read a wider variety of books. This is so perfect to do that!Start Date: 1/1/15
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January: Fairy Tale - Alice in Zombieland
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January: fairy tale-Clockwork Angel completed January 8th 2015 February: Heist Society Completed: February 14th, 2015
March LGBT:The Blood of Olympus Completed:March 28th
April: Tragedy-
completed April 20th 2014May Time travel-A Thousand Pieces of You Completed: May 16th,2015
JunePaper Towns completed: June 25th, 2015
July- Mental health-The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer completed: July 12,2015
August: Poetry/verse :Impulse completed: August 16th,2015
September Dying world: four
October- zombies- the queen of zombie hearts completed october 31st
November THRILLER: A Spark Unseen completed: November22, 2015
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I'm in!Completed: 1/12
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Gisbelle wrote: "Description A fairy tale is a fictional story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals) and enchantments, often involvi..."
Does Harry potter count?
i'm inJanuary; Clockwork Angel completed
February: Heist Society completed
March:The Blood of Olympus completed
April: Before I Fall
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You got me interested in this one! I'll give it a tryRead: 5/12
January: Fairy Tale: The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 3* 1/25/13
February: Spy: Scorpia 4,5* 2/9/15
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April: UnSouled 3.5* 6/1/15
May: The Future of Us 4* 6/8/15
June: I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away 3.5* stars 6/24/15
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Elizabeth wrote: "Does Harry potter count? "The book doesn't have all the right components making up a fairy tale.
Start Date: 1/1/15Completed:
Read: 6/12
January: Fairy Tale - Roses- finished 1/31/15 4.5 stars
February: Spy - Code Name Verity
March: LGBT The Perks of Being a Wallflower - finished 6/9/15 5 stars
April: Tragedy - Please Ignore Vera Dietz - finished 8/29/15 5 stars
May: Time Travel - My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century - finished 8/17/15 5 stars
June: Humor - Beauty Queens
July: Mental Health - This Song Will Save Your Life - finished 10/7/2015 5 stars
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November: Thriller - Panic - finished 12/22/2015 3 stars
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Sounds fun! I'll try it out.Start: 1/2/15
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Completed: 6/12
January: Fairy Tale - Entwined Finished 1/24
February: Spy- I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You Finished 2/21
March: LGBT- Middlesex Finished 4/25
April: Tragedy - Before I Fall Finished 5/3
May: Time Travel - The Clay Lion Finished 5/28
June: Humor - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Finished 7/2
July: Mental Health-Made You Up
August: Verse - Sold
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I am in I hope I can do this oneCompleted: 12/12 plus 1
January: Fairy Tale - Scarlet Moon 1/17/15 ***, Stitching Snow 5/30/15 *****
February: Spy/Espionage - Violins of Autumn 3/30/15 ***
March: LGBT - Luna: a Novel 4/7/15 ****
April: Tragedy - You Are Not Here 4/11/15 ****
May: Time Travel - When You Reach Me 6/28/15 ***
June: Humor - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 9/26/15 *****
July: Mental Health - impulse 8/15/15 ****
August: Verse/Poetry - Perfect 12/13/15 ****
September: Dying Earth - Z for Zechariah 10/31/15 ***
October:Zombie - This is Not a Test ***** 12/27/25
November:Thriller- Liars, Inca **** 1/2/16
December:Alternate History- A thousand Pieces of You***** 1/3/16
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I'm in!January; Fairytale: Den fredløse 3/5 stars
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November: I Hunt Killers
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June: Humor
August: Poetry/ Verse Hamlet
October: Zombie
December: Alternate History Curtsies & Conspiracies
Question- is there a length requirement? I was looking into reading Thumbelina by Hans Christian Anderson and its only 6 pages...I feel like this challenge is more for full length novels right
Start Date: 1/1/15Finish Date: 28/12/15
Completed: 12/12
January: Fairy Tales - Alice in Zombieland
February: Spy - I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
March: LGBT - Middlesex
April: Tragedy - Vanishing Girls
May: Time Travel - Landline
June: Humour - Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
July: Mental Health - All the Bright Places
August: Verse/Poetry - Crank
September: Dying Earth - The Testing
October: Zombie - Warm Bodies
November: Thriller - The Girl on the Train
December: Alternate History - Etiquette & Espionage
Start date: Jan 16Completed: 2/12
January: Fairy Tales Stitching Snow 4* 1/20/15
February: Spy Waistcoats & Weaponry 5* 2/8/15
March:LGBT Heartless 4* 3/14/15
April:Tragedy The Way of Shadows 4.5* 4/14/15
May:Time Travel Sapphire Blue
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Does the queen by Kiera cass count as a fairy tale?
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Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding And Treating Prenatal And Postpartum Depression (other topics)Liars, Inc. (other topics)
A Thousand Pieces of You (other topics)
The Einstein Intersection (other topics)
Clockwork Angel (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Talia Vance (other topics)Melanie Dickerson (other topics)
Description
A fairy tale is a fictional story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals) and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events.
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