2nd Quarter Challenge: Sharon's Spring Challenge

[JoJo]

Updated message #32 - completed 5/6


The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

5/5 Loved this book!

[Kelly]

Finished 12/12! Updated post 207.

[Melissa]

Updated message 147. Already finished but still updating.

7/5

[Elsbeth]

Yay! I'm finished!

8/8

1.Read a book about time travel.
- Pretty Maids in a Row by Teri Kanefield (16-4-2015) - Mattie 'becomes' Mary Queen of Scotts, while staying in a small inn near the French Alps. Nearby is the ruin of a castle where Mary spend some time before her first marriage
2.Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision.
- Seven Days of Friday by Alex A. King (9-4-2015) - Vivi decides all of a sudden to move to Greece
3.Read a book that takes place in the Spring.

4.read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water.
- The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes (14-4-2015) - water on the cover = the river Thames, London
5.Read a steampunk book.

6.Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

7.Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.
- Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead (2-4-2015) - It takes place at the Vampire Academy
8.Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.
- De reis van de gazelle by Gerrit Barendrecht (8-6-2015) - The weather during the trip is important for the yourney of the sailingship
9.Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading.
- Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (9-5-2015) - last year some of my Bookgroups on Goodreads had this for their montly read, but somehow I never got around to reading it.
10.Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.

11.Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.
- Ghosts of Tsavo by Vered Ehsani (15-4-2015) - released February 14th 2015.
12.If you walk with or have a spring in your step, you walk energetically in a way that shows you are feeling happy and confident. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics or an action genre book.
- A Vintage Year by Kate Preston (25-6-2015) - Harris has a lot of confidence and (thinks) he is happy.

[JoJo]

Updated message #32

completed 6/6 My challenge is finished!!!



1: Read a book about time travel - The Time Machine by H. G. Wells -

[Sherry]

Hey you didn't update mine. my message was on 6/10 (message 233) that I completed all my challenges 4/4 and you mark down 3/4 completed. Please update

[Nicole]

Updates msg 58 - 11/12

[Megan BG]

11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.
The Goldfinch

(The newest book)

5/6

One more to go!

[Amanda]

I'm now 11/12 complete and have updated message 23.

I'm halfway through book 12 so hopefully will finish on time!

[Megan BG]

Yay! Done!

8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.
Ozma of Oz

[Reija]

Just in time! Finished my seventh book and completed challenge, updated msg 80

[Megan]

Just completed #1 (time travel) - The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley. While this novel had a slow start, it did grab me about 30% of the way in. I liked the characters and the switching back and forth between the modern and old stories. Unlike most novels that employ this technique, I felt the two halves of this book could stand on their own and enjoyed both. Overall, worth reading! 4 stars

11/12

[Nicole]

*Update for Nicole W.*

1. Spring Ahead! The phrase "Spring forward, Fall back" HELPS people remember how Daylight Saving Time affects their clocks. At 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March, we set our clocks forward one hour ahead of Standard Time. Read a book about time travel.


2. Spring into action - to suddenly begin moving or doing something. READ A BOOK where a character makes an impetuous decision.



7. Spring Break is a vacation period in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the northern hemisphere. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break.


8. Spring goes in like a lion and out like a lamb. With March being such a changeable month, in which we can see warm spring-like temperatures or late-season snowstorms, you can understand how this saying might hold true in some instances. We can only hope that if March starts off cold and stormy it will end warm and sunny, but the key word is hope. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot.


10. Hope Springs Eternal is from a poem An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope – people always hope for the best, even in the face of adversity. Will continue to hope even though they have evidence that things cannot possible turn out the way they want. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.


11. Spring to mind - to appear suddenly or immediately in your thoughts. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.
(This is the English translation, which was released in 2015. The original Japanese version was released in 2014, I think.)


Goal Met So Far: 6/4

[Winter, Group Reads]

2nd Quarter Challenge: Sharon's Spring Challenge

Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2015

1. Read a book about time travel. - A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle

2. Read a book where a character makes an impetuous decision. - Weight of Blood, David Dalglish

3. Read a book that takes place in the spring. - Broken April, Ismail Kadare

4. Read a book with water on the cover or that takes place on the water. - Jernjomfruen, Ann-Christin Gjersøe

5. Read a steampunk book. - The Time Machine, H.G. Wells

6. Read a book that has been on your TBR list the longest. - The Book of Lost Things, John Connolly

7. Read a book that takes place at a college or during spring break. - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce

8. Read a book where weather plays an important part to the plot. - Alberte og Jacob, Cora Sandel

9. Read an old favorite or a book you have been putting off reading. - Almost Heaven, Chris Fabry

10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet. - Haugtussa, Arne Garborg

11. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list. -
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick

12. Read a book that has a character who exhibits these characteristics (happy, confident) or an action genre book. - Forest of Secrets, Erin Hunter

12/12

Challenge Complete

[Winter, Group Reads]

Finished!

[ScarlettMi]

Updated Message #38

(10/12)

[Megan BG]

Yay! 7/6! And I might read a short poetry book tonight.

9. Read...a book you have been putting off reading.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

[Megan]

Just completed #7 (college) - Foodies Rush In by Tanya Eby. I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it! The beginning was a touch clunky and there were a few plot issues, but the characters were so interesting and the writing was fun, so I let the rest slide. Worth reading! 4 stars

12/12 - Challenge completed w/ 15 minutes to spare:)

[Megan BG]

I ended up with 8!

10. Read a book of poetry or a book about a poet.
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems

[ChrisP]

11. Spring to mind - to appear suddenly or immediately in your thoughts. Read a book that was released in 2015 or the newest book on your TBR list.


Heir to the Jedi - 2015

Finished 8/3

[Amanda]

2 days over, but I'm finished 12/12 :-)

I've updated message 23 with all my books. Thanks for this challenge, I enjoyed it.

[Sharon]

Final tally - congratulations everyone, great job!
Participants: last updated 7/2

Adriana 4/4 finished!
Amanda 12/12 finished!
Amy 6/6 finished!
Anissa 0/4
Ariel 9/9 finished!
Berit 1/12
Brianna 12/6
Cassandra 7/7 finished!
Charity 11/5 finished!
Chris 8/3 finished with extra!
Cindy 5/5 finished!
Dana 4/6
Debra 0/?
Eggp 4/4 finished!
Ellen 0/?
Elsbeth 8/8 finished!
Emma 12/12 finished!
Ericka 0/7
Erika 0/5
Heather 0/12
Holli 2/3
Isa 12/12 finished!
Kylie 0/3
Jamie. 8/8 finished!
Joanne 6/6 finished!
Jodi 1/7
Jodie 0/12
Julie 0/3
Julee 12/12 finished!
Kari 0/3
Karina 6/6 finished!
Kelsi 12/6 finished!
Kelly 12/12 finished!
KME_17 0/12
Kylie 0/4
Mallory Heart 0/12
Maria 6/6 finished!
Mary Pat 4/4 finished!
Megan 12/12 finished!
Megan 8/6 finished with extra!
Melanie 0/12
Melissa 7/5 finished with extra!
Merja 2/6
Nicole 11/12
Nicole W 6/4 finished with extra!
Nola 0/5
Reija 7/7 finished!
ScarlettMi 10/12
Sharon 7/7 finished!
Sherry 4/4 finished!
Sheryl 3/4
Sibyl 4/3 finished with extra!
Silja 6/6 finished!
Stephanie 1/12
Susan 7/6
Tasha 6/6 finished!
Vernice 5/5
Winter 12/12 finished!