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Week 1 Completion PostBook: Sleeping Giants By Sylvain Neuvel
Pages: 320
How it Fits: Science Fiction
Read: 9/6/20
Rating: 2 stars
This book was a difficult for me to finish. I found that the interview part had nothing to the main story of the giant metal robot. For example who slept with who and why.
I'm reading. Am halfway through my book.
I am so sorry but I've had a family emergency pop up. I think I need to opt-out of this challenge since I'm not certain how soon I'm going to get back to it.
Christy wrote: "I am so sorry but I've had a family emergency pop up. I think I need to opt-out of this challenge since I'm not certain how soon I'm going to get back to it."Thoughts & prayers with you Christy!
Oh Christy so sorry for you. Hope it gets better soon.
Week 1 Completion PostTask: Science Fiction
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Read 9/9/2020
Rating: ★★★★
Review: This is one of those books where I ask myself why did it take so long to read it. I loved The Handmaid's Tale, and Atwood's alternate vision of the future is no less terrifying. A bio-engineered virus has killed off most of the human race. Snowman (formerly Jimmy) lives alone and watches over a group of genetically modified humans and fends off attacks from genetically modified animals. He recounts his life before the end of the world and his friendships with Oryx (a former child sex slave) and Crake (a genius/mad scientist). What's really scary is that the state of Snowman's world (when he was still Jimmy) is close to what we are experiencing today. This book was published 16 years ago and Atwood's vision is not all that far-fetched.
Finished my book. Hope to post it tomorrow as I'm on my phone and can't link.
Week 1 Completion PostTask: No More than 8 Letters
Book: NoX by Adrienne Wilder
Pages: 534
How it Fits: Title has 3 Letters
Read: 9/10//20
Rating: 5 stars
Review:
This book is one of my favorites. The story is great even if my heart breaks for Lucas each time I read the book. To find out that his brother was killed only for the purpose to give the mad scientist the highest fitting object to experiment on and to find out that his lover was the one who killed him a second time....
It really breaks my heart. I am still wondering if there will ever be a sequel. I do hope so.
Going to look for a book published Nov 2019.
Week 2 Selection PostTask: Read a book published November 2019
Book: Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich
320 Pages
Published Nov. 12, 2019
Selection PostWeek #2:
Option 1:
2. Disney+ debuted in the USA, Canada and the Netherlands on November 12, 2019.
* Read a book published in November 2019.
Bookcover/link: Murder Aforethought by Parker St. John
Page numbers: 269 pgs/goodreads
How the book qualifies: November 22, 2019
Week 2 Selection PostOption1: Read a book published in November 2019
Book: Queen of the Conquered By Kacen Callender
400 Pages
Published Nov. 12, 2019
Samantha wrote: "Book: Sleeping Giants By Sylvain NeuvelPages: 320
How it Fits: Science Fiction
Read: 9/6/20
Rating: 2 stars
This book was a difficult for me to finish. I found that the interview ..."
Hi Samantha - please add the week to this post and that it is a completion post.
Thanks!
Diane wrote: "Selection PostWeek #1:
Option 1:
2. Disney+ debuted in the USA, Canada and the Netherlands on November 12, 2019.
* Read a book published in November 2019.
Bookcover/link: [book:Murder Aforetho..."
Hi Diane - please update to week 2 :)
Samantha wrote: "Option1: Read a book published in November 2019Book: Queen of the Conquered By Kacen Callender
400 Pages
Published Nov. 12, 2019"
Hi Samantha - I really need the week numbers on all selection and completion posts. Its part of the rules plus it can get confusing down the track if it isn't specified.
Please also add either 'selection' or 'completion' to each post.
Thanks :)
Week 2 Selection PostOption 1: Published November 2019
Risk Assessment by Parker St. John
Pages: 197
Qualification: Published Nov. 10, 2019
[*book:Risk Assessment|48755627]
Week 2 Completion PostTask: Read a book published in November 2019
Book: Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich
Read: 9/12/2020
Rating: ★★★
Review: The usual things happen in this book: Stephanie's car is blown up; Lula eats a lot of donuts; people get killed; Mrs. Plum drinks. At least this time Stephanie starts to question her life's choices and contemplates leaving the dangerous life of a bounty hunter. As always, there's not nearly enough of Ranger in this book. Will I read the next one? Sure!
Still not sure which book I want to read. Have downloaded a few excerpts to try to find the one I like most. Am scared it will be the one with over 500 pages. lol
Week 2 Completion PostOption 1: Published November 2019
Risk Assessment by Parker St. John
Pages: 197
Qualification: Published Nov. 10, 2019
Read: 9/12/20
Rating: ★★★★
Pretty good debut book by a new author. We get to meet the people we'll probably be reading about later and all of them see like interesting characters. There are a couple I'll be keeping my out of for. I'll definitely be reading more of the series. Definitely interesting enough to keep me reading and wanting more.
[*book:Risk Assessment|48755627]
Completion PostWeek 2: Option 1:
2. Disney+ debuted in the USA, Canada and the Netherlands on November 12, 2019. Read a book published in November 2019.
Bookcover/link: Murder Aforethought by Parker St. John
Rating (1-5): 4
Review: Sparks flew from the moment that Maksim (Maks) & Valentine (Val) set their eyes on each other. Maks & Val both came from a not easy childhoods. I love when a story is told from dual POV's so you know what is going on in their minds. From the moment that Val is shot, Maks has not left his side. The more they get to know each other, the more they fall for each other. Though Val doesn't believe that he is good enough for Maks, Maks shows him in a lot of little ways that he is the one for him. This is a fast paced, keep you on the edge of your seat wild ride. I can't wait for Reese to find his HEA as well as Miguel. I loved Emma, Maks' 15 yr old neighbor who he was more of a father figure to then her own father.
Hi everyone - with Christy having to leave, I'm going to put Susan into your team...Susan will start the challenge from Week 2.
No doubt she'll be along soon :)
Hi there, I'm just joining in. I'm so happy to get to be apart of this challenge. It's one of my favorites
Week 2 Selection Post-Option 1
Book/author-In the Unlikely Event by L. J. Shen
Pages-338
How it fits-It was published Nov. 17th 2019
Week 2 selection post:Task: option 1 read a book published Nov 2019
Hades and Seph by Eileen Glass 521 pages
published: Nov 14th 2019
Susan wrote: "Hi there, I'm just joining in. I'm so happy to get to be apart of this challenge. It's one of my favorites"Welcome, Susan!
Week 2 Completion PostOption 1: book publish November 2019
Queen of the Conquered By Kacen Callender
Pages:400
Qualifications: Published November 12 2019
Rating: 3 stars
Review:
I can't review this book to if fullest cause it deal with a topic that is current today. All I can say is I wish they edit the book better and the written could have been more solid.
Helke wrote: "Isn´t it time for a new task?"The calls are between 3-6 pm est :)
Diane wrote: "Helke wrote: "Isn´t it time for a new task?"The calls are between 3-6 pm est :)"
Don´t want to go and look for the time converter. Going to bed now and like with St. Nicolas the tasks will be there in the morning.
Helke wrote: "Diane wrote: "Helke wrote: "Isn´t it time for a new task?"The calls are between 3-6 pm est :)"
Don´t want to go and look for the time converter. Going to bed now and like with St. Nicolas the ta..."
Sleep well!
Helke wrote: "Diane wrote: "Helke wrote: "Isn´t it time for a new task?"The calls are between 3-6 pm est :)"
Don´t want to go and look for the time converter. Going to bed now and like with St. Nicolas the ta..."
Sleep well!!
Week 3Option 1:
12. The Simpsons back catalogue is available for more of Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa et al! ...Have you noticed how all the names are short? Even the writers' names are short - Matt, James, Dan, Al, Sam, Mike, John etc (Yes, I am conveniently leaving out a few names for the sake of this category ;)
*Read a book with an MC whose first name is less than 6 letters long.
Qualification must be quoted in the précis; please provide an extract. Nicknames will work.
Option 2:
Key date - 18 March 2020
A book on your team mates 'read' list AND rated at least 3 stars and read on or after the key date.
Option 3:
Pass
This can only be used once each 5 weeks. Only one team mate can use this option each week.
I saw it go up and decided to post it.
Samantha wrote: "I saw it go up and decided to post it."Yeah I think I posted it just shortly after she placed the call, but it was still too late for Helke
Selection PostWeek #3:
Option 1:
12. The Simpsons back catalogue is available for more of Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa et al! ...Have you noticed how all the names are short? Even the writers' names are short - Matt, James, Dan, Al, Sam, Mike, John etc (Yes, I am conveniently leaving out a few names for the sake of this category ;)
*Read a book with an MC whose first name is less than 6 letters long.
Qualification must be quoted in the précis; please provide an extract.
Book link: The Fantastic Fluke by Sam Burns
Page numbers: 288 pgs/Goodreads
How the book qualifies: Since his mother's murder, Sage McKinley doesn’t live, he exists.
[*book:The Fantastic Fluke|54802242]
Week 3 Selection PostTask: MC has name less than 6 letters
Book: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
372 pages
How it fits: MC name is Agnes (5 letters)
"Warwickshire in the 1580s. Agnes is a woman as feared as she is sought after for her unusual gifts. She settles with her husband in Henley street, Stratford, and has three children: a daughter, Susanna, and then twins, Hamnet and Judith. The boy, Hamnet, dies in 1596, aged eleven. Four years or so later, the husband writes a play called Hamlet."
[*book:Hamnet|43890641]
Samantha wrote: "I saw it go up and decided to post it."HI Samantha - I still need you to amend your Week 1 completion post and Week 2 selection post. I need the week number stated on each of them before I can mark them off as completed.
Thanks :)
SandyC wrote: "Week 3 Selection PostTask: MC has name less than 6 letters
Book: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
372 pages
How it fits: MC name is Agnes (5 letters)
[*book:Hamnet|43890..."
Hi Sandy - could you please quote an excerpt from the precis with Agnes' name? Thanks
Week 3 Selection PostMC name less than 6 letters
The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings by Lily Morton
Pages: 301
Qualification: Precis Blue Billings is edgy, beautiful, and lost.
[*book:The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings|48752448]
Shannon wrote: "Week 3 Selection PostMC name less than 6 letters
The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings by Lily Morton
Pages: 301
Q..."
Hi Shannon - could you please provide an excerpt from the precis with the MC's name in your selection post? Thanks :)
For Option 1:Please make sure you include an excerpt from the precis (blurb) quoting your MC's name that is less than 6 letters.
*a lot of ppl are missing this little detail, so this will be posted in all teams
Samantha wrote: "Selection Post - Week #1Task: Read a science fiction
Book: Sleeping Giants By Sylvain Neuvel
Pages: 320"
Jane (PS) wrote: "Samantha wrote: "I saw it go up and decided to post it."HI Samantha - I still need you to amend your Week 1 completion post and Week 2 selection post. I need the week number stated on each of the..."
Done and done. I will try better for the following weeks.
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Task: No More than 8 Letters
Book: Falling by Barbara Elsborg
Pages: 282
How it Fits: Title has 7 Letters
Read: 9/5/20
Rating: ★★★★★
This book was amazing! I don't think I put my kindle down (except to briefly sleep) since I started it. Harper's injustice kept me quietly seething throughout but Malachi's sweet and funny personality took the edge off. It was frustrating, heartbreaking, happy, sad, funny with a mystery that was as interesting and the smexing couple. Who knew? Just really, really great.