30 Day Challenge

[Gabrielle]

Day 7: A book to listen on a road trip would be The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

[Gabrielle]

Day 8: The Dirty Billionaire Trilogy by Meghan March. I also loved the Divergent series

[Kristen]

Day 8, Series Everyone Should Read (in my honest opinion): The Neopolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

[Gabrielle]

"Against the backdrop of a Naples that is as seductive as it is perilous and a world undergoing epochal change, Elena Ferrante tells the story of a sixty-year friendship between the brilliant and bookish Elena and the fiery, rebellious Lila with unmatched honesty and brilliance."

Dang, I want to read this now 😂

[Cristina]

Day 7: I've only recently begun listening to audiobooks so unfortunately, I don't have many options to choose from. I did enjoy the audiobook for Stephen King's A Good Marriage and Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies.

Day 8: I also can't say I've ever read a series I adored besides Harry Potter, but I understand it's not for everyone, nor is Rowling the adored author she once was.

[Gabrielle]

Cristina wrote: "Day 7: I've only recently begun listening to audiobooks so unfortunately, I don't have many options to choose from. I did enjoy the audiobook for Stephen King's A Good Marriage and Liane Moriarty's..."

I've read Big Little Lies and I absolutely loved it.

[Kristen]

Day 9, Favorite Book to Give as a Gift: hmm, I've gifted several books but I don't think there is one in particular that is like above and beyond any others, but whatev, for the heck of it, I gave The Landmark Caesar to my sister just so she didn't have to keep renewing it at the library.

[Gabrielle]

Day 9:Favorite book to give as a gift?
I would have to choose Alice's Adventure in Wonderland. I'm in love with that book.

[Cristina]

Day 9: I don't have a favorite book to give as a gift since I select books depending on who they are for. However, if I had to list a specific instance... I would probably say when I surprised my partner with Jocko Willink's "Leadership Strategy and Tactics" right when it came out. They adore Willink's message and teachings, and credit him with helping kick them into gear, so it was a much appreciated gift.

[Kristen]

Day 10, Book that Made Me Cry Happy Tears: Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres (although there was much heartbreak before the happy tears)

[Gabrielle]

Day 10, Book that Made Me Cry Happy Tears: Born Blue by Han Nolan (there was much heartbreak before the happy tears)

[Kristen]

Day 11, Character I'd Want Dinner or Drinks with: Briony Tallis from Atonement

[Gabrielle]

Day 11, Character I'd Want Dinner or Drinks with: Jest from Heartless.

[Cristina]

Day 10: A book that made me cry happy tears was Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. It was so heartbreaking and bittersweet, yet it helped me realize a lot about humanity and this crazy life we share.

Day 11: A character I’d want to have dinner or drinks with... that’s a tough one! I’m torn between Evelyn Hugo and Scarlett Clark from They Never Learn. But I’m sure if I gave it even deeper thought, I’d find more characters I’d love to join our dinner party.

[Gabrielle]

Cristina wrote: "Day 10: A book that made me cry happy tears was Anxious People by Fredrik Backman. It was so heartbreaking and bittersweet, yet it helped me realize a lot about humanity and this crazy life we shar..."

🤓

[Gabrielle]

Day 12, A "popular" book you hate: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

[Kristen]

Sorry, Twilight fans, but I despised Twilight.

[Cristina]

Day 12: A popular book I hate is Red, White & Royal Blue. There are many others, but that's the first that immediately came to mind... Lol.

[Kristen]

Day 13: Black River by S.M. Hulse

[Gabrielle]

Day 13: Born Blue by Han Nolan and The Color Purple by Alice Walker

[Cristina]

Day 13: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.

[Gabrielle]

Day 14, A fairytale retelling: Heartless by Marissa Meyer

[Kristen]

Day 14: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

[Gabrielle]

Kristen wrote: "Day 14: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer"

Marissa Meyer is a popular author today.😂 Is she one of your favorite authors too?

[Kristen]

Loved every book in the Lunar Chronicles! I will read Heartless soon. :)

[Kristen]

Day 15 - A book that made me cry sad tears :'( - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepytys

[Gabrielle]

Day 15-Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds

[Cristina]

Day 14: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

Day 15: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

[Gabrielle]

Kristen wrote: "Loved every book in the Lunar Chronicles! I will read Heartless soon. :)"

Heartless is amazing! I will always love Marissa Meyer because of that book.

[Gabrielle]

Cristina wrote: "Day 14: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

Day 15: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls"

I haven't read Where the Red Fern Grows in a long time. It's a great book.

[Kristen]

Day 16, Book that I've Read More than Once: Animal Farm by George Orwell

[Gabrielle]

Day 16: Born Blue by Han Nolan

[Gabrielle]

Thank you all who have been such a wonderful player to this challenge!

[Kristen]

Day 17, Book with a Person's Name in the Title: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

[Cristina]

Day 16: A Dozen Black Roses by Nancy A. Collins

Day 17: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King

Also, I apologize for not posting daily. Finals are rapidly approaching which has kept me very busy and distracted recently. Loving this challenge though!

[Gabrielle]

Day 17, Book with a Person's Name in the Title:A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


Cristina, you do not have to worry about posting everyday if it is an inconvenience for you to do so. I also hope that you'll do amazing on your finals. I just recently graduated and I know how much of a challenge finals are.

[Cristina]

Gabrielle wrote: "Day 17, Book with a Person's Name in the Title:A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


Cristina, you do not have to worry abo..."

Thank you so much, Gabrielle! :)

[Gabrielle]

Cristina wrote: "Gabrielle wrote: "Day 17, Book with a Person's Name in the Title:A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


Cristina, you do not..."

😊

[Kristen]

Day 18, Book I Like by an Author No Longer Living: The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy

[Gabrielle]

Day 18, Book I Like by an Author No Longer Living: Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

[Cristina]

Day 18: A book I like by an author who is no longer with us would be The Princess Bride by William Goldman.

[Gabrielle]

Cristina wrote: "Day 18: A book I like by an author who is no longer with us would be The Princess Bride by William Goldman."


I thought that was an ok book. I mean it was worth reading but it wasn't one of my favorite books.

[Gabrielle]

Day 19, An audiobook you like because of the narrators voice: The Dirty Billionaires Trilogy by Megan March

[Kristen]

Day 19: ... ... ... I actually don't have one to put for today because I'm not a big audiobook listener...

[Gabrielle]

Kristen wrote: "Day 19: ... ... ... I actually don't have one to put for today because I'm not a big audiobook listener..."

I know what you mean. Lol. I only listen to the romance books because I like how they portray the characters. Also listening to people say those things I it find hilarious.

[Cristina]

Day 19: This is another tough one because I haven't listened to enough audiobooks to have a true favorite. But, if I had to pick, I'd say Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, read by Cassandra Campbell.

[Kristen]

Day 20, Book with an Unreliable Narrator: The Effect of Living Backwards by Heidi Julavits

[Gabrielle]

Day 20, Book with an Unreliable Narrator: Fairest by Marissa Meyer

[Cristina]

Day 20: The first book with an unreliable narrator that came to mind for me was Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane.

[Kristen]

Day 21, an anthology: The Norton Book of Classical Literature, edited by Bernard Knox.