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Challenge 1 of 2015: New, New and New!
Im in I want to get back into this!! simple level please ( lets start slow)
Finished my 2nd
. Updated post #9. (You have me as #10 on the list but I'm #9. Maybe someone deleted their post.)
Finished my second
this is my Loophole Book, new series from an author I've already read.Update post #43.
I'd really like to try this if I'm not too late to join. I'll go with simple since I am still trying to figure out how everything works here. Keeping track:
Is it too late for me to join? I'm up for the super simple level. And I'm already on my first new to me book:
-finished 1/16/2015.Now on to
-finished 1/18/2015 (quick read! fairly enjoyable)Next is
-finished 1/22/2015. Taking a short break to read the second in the trilogy before diving into more new authors.
-finished 2/2/2015Now on to
-finished 2/13. Not sure what next book will be-will update once I decide.And I decided my last one will be
-finished 2/20Got in my six for the simple level!
It's never too late for anyone to join! (I joined my first challenge on YA-MA with 15 days to go. Didn't complete the challenge in time, but it was fun to try!)Everyone should be updated!
Also, can folks please remember to post when they've completed a book for the challenge? Don't just change it on your original post (because then I won't mark it on my tally section).Thanks, everyone!
Rae wrote: "Just finished book 2, Yes Please by Amy Poehler (non-YA)"Hilariously, Rae, I ALSO just finished Yes Please by Amy Poehler. Like, literally, 30 minutes ago. :)
I will play! Let's try fancy!!B - Robin Benway - Audrey, Wait! (Completed)
E - Susan Ee - Angelfall (completed)
Y - Marie Lu - The Young Elites
O - Jessica Khoury -Origin
U - Elizabeth Norris -Unraveling
R - Richelle Mead - The Vampire Academy(completed)
S - Sarah Fine - Sanctum (completed)
E - E. Lockhart -We Were Liars (completed)
L - Lois Lowry - The Giver
F - Rainbow Rowell - Fangirl
Orrrr I can fail to find the time to read this year and squeek by the skin of my teeth with a simple challenge.
Alexa wrote: "Was it good? :D I have it on my list. I love Amy Poehler, she's so much fun!"It was good! I think it's best read right after watching an episode of Parks and Recreation or one of her SNL sketches so that you can keep her voice in your head. (I feel like Amy's humor is often displayed physically and/or tonally and one might not pick up some of the humor in the book if you're not hearing her talking to you).
I do think that I liked Bossypants a bit better (Tina Fey) but Yes Please was still a good read.
That's so funny! I second that about Yes Please. Sometimes I was put off by her tone and then I would remember that it was her humor. I didn't really find it funny, but I enjoyed the read and found parts very inspiring since I'm trying to get into the entertainment business. She was very real, which is all I can ever ask of anyone :)
Jamie wrote: "And I'm completely stumped for a Y and F choice. Can anyone recommend something that springs to mind? "Hi Jamie! Here are couple of ideas!
F -
or
(Granted, these are both "middle grade" but could count as your "non-YA". I read and enjoyed them both. Fantasy - one is more fairytale-esque and a bit dark, the other is an interesting fantasy with a plucky heroine).Other possibilities for F that I haven't read (but are on my To Read list and have pretty good ratings):
For Y, I might suggest these two titles (again, haven't read them, but they look good):
I have a question. Does Patricia McCormick count as YA? I was looking for something else but that was where my library had it shelved.
Jessabeth wrote: "I have a question. Does Patricia McCormick count as YA? I was looking for something else but that was where my library had it shelved."Hi Jessabeth! I think that Patricia McCormick mostly counts as YA (I usually judge book by book, instead of saying that everything an author writes can fit in one particular mode).
In her case, though, every book I looked up seemed to be in the "Teen" section in the Chicago Public Library system - and that's my default rating system.
So - short answer: Yes!
I finished #4. I've got a couple sequels from the library so I'll be taking a break from my challenge reading.
Dang, Angie!! That was SUPER FAST!!! Congratulations on being our first person to complete the task!
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Girl, I feel you!! But it's all about the attempt :)