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Group Read-A-Thon May 2015
Sounds like fun! So whoever finishes first starts right?
It seems funny, but it means that you have to read as quick as possible to be sure your book will be counted lolI'm in ;-)
This sounds kind of scary,lol. As much as I read
, I'm still a bit spacey, but I would SO love to give this a try. I just hope I don't get it wrong. Very cool idea.
Just to make sure, it only has to connect to the last book in one way, right? Title, author name, color, etc?
Just finished the Uno Challenge. This challenge sounds like fun too! I'm in!Hey Karen, I just read that book a few weeks ago! I thought it was pretty good.
That's right and you can be quite creative with your connections so don't worry to much if you don't finish your book super fast and end up needing to connect with another one ;)You can check out one of our old ones to give you an idea here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I finished rising darkness this morningconneted:blue cover
Brooke tally:1
perks group:2
is that right?
yep, that works Brooke!Here is the cover of your book for those that want to find a connection with theirs: (I'm assuming this is the one?)
Rising Darkness by Shannon Mayer
yep. I'll have to figure out how to do that
I finished Rae of Hope by W.J. May connected with a character named RileyBrooke:2
Perks:3
Just wondering. Would this connection work?Brooke's
(Window on cover)My Book:
Hidden by Kosta AngelouPages: 182
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Colour of cover: N/A
Same award won: N/A
Character Names: David, Natalie
Connection: Window on Covers. (If it doesn't work I can delete this.)
Rachel Tally: 1
Perks Group Tally: 4
Sure does. Nice one Rachel
None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio
Genre: YA & Contemporary
Author: I.W. Gregorio
Title: None of the Above
Character names: Kristen (Krissy), Vee, Faith, Derek, Sam, Aunt Claire, and many more I'm not going to list those are the biggies.
Colour of cover: mostly white
Award won: N/A
Number of pages: 352
Connection: both involve secrets being revealed and lives being turned upside down
Colleen's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally: 5
Skill by Tony MonchinskiGenre: thriller?? I think?? (not sure)
Author: Tony Monchinski
Title: Skill
Character names: Stephen, Jack, Dennis, Antoine, Andre, Lindell, Kyle
Colour of cover: mostly black
Award won: N/A
Number of pages: 290
Connection: both books published in 2015. If that connection doesn't work, they're also both thrillers.
Allison's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally: 6
by Nevada BarrConnection is a character name: Stephen
Thriller > Mystery
Anne (Booklady) Talley: 1
Perk's Talley: 7
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristiePages: 171
Series: Hercule Poirot #1
Genre: Mystery/Classic
Colour of cover: Purple
Setting: Essex, England (United Kingdom)
First Published: 1920
Same award won: N/A
Character Names: Hercule Poirot, Inspector Japp, Arthur Hastings, John Cavendish, Emily Inglethorp, Alfred Inglethorp, Cynthia Murdoch, Mary Cavendish, Evie Howard, Lawrence Cavendish
Connection: Mystery
Rachel's Tally: 2
Perks Group's Tally: 8
Essentials of Ecology by G. Tyler Miller Jr.Genre: Nonfiction/Textbook?
Author: G. Tyler Miller Jr.
Title: Essentials of Ecology
Character names: N/A
Colour of cover: green & orange/brown
Setting: Earth
First Published: 2002
Award won: N/A
Number of pages: 384
Connection: both got average ratings between 4-5 stars
Colleen's Tally: 2
Perks' Group Tally: 9
Titanic 1912 by Ken RossignolPages: 171
Series: N/A
Genre: Nonfiction
Colour of cover: Blue, yellow, grey
Setting: Ocean, UK, USA
First Published: 2012
Same award won: N/A
Character Names: N/A
Connection: Nonfiction
Rachel's Tally: 3
Perks Group's Tally: 10
Cold Burn of Magic by Jennifer Estepconnected by Blue Cover
Brooke:3
Perks:11
The Mind Readers by Lori BrightonPages: 170
Series: Mind Readers, #1
Genre: Fantasy,Paranormal, Romance, YA
Colour of cover: Blue
First Published: Dec 07, 2010
Same award won: N/A
Character Names: Cameron Winters
Connection: Blue Cover
Rachel's Tally: 4
Perks Group's Tally: 12
When the Duke Was Wicked(Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James, #1) by Lorraine Heath
Connection : Both 1st in series
Poongothai's tally : 1
Perks Group's Tally: 13
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Connection: Both start with W
Karen's tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 14
The Orchard: a Memoir by Theresa WeirPages: 240
Genre: memoir
Colour of cover: green
First published: January 1, 2011
Award won: N/A
Character names: Theresa, Adrian, Alexander, Lucia, Ruth
Connection: both have trees on the cover
Allison's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 15
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Connection: Green cover (and also trees!)
Karen's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 16
Irradiated by S. Elliot BrandisPages: 160
Series: The Tunnel Trilogy, #1
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia
Colour of cover: Pastel Pink
First Published: May 13, 2014
Same award won: N/A
Character Names: Jade, Pearl, Lewis, Emilia
Connection: Both first in series.
Rachel's Tally: 5
Perks Group's Tally: 17
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Pages: 327
Series: Confessions of a Shopaholic Series, #2
Genre: Fiction
Colour of cover: Beige
First Published: March 2, 2004
Same award won: N/A
Character Names: Becky, Luke, Suze, Michael, Emma, Rory, Tarquin
Connection: Part of a series
Megan's Tally: 1
Perks Group's Tally: 18
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Pages: 375
Series: Delirium Series, #2
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Dystopian
Color of cover: N/A
First Published: February 28, 2012
Same award won: N/A
Character Names: Lena, Julian, Raven
Connection: 2nd book in a series
Debbie's Tally: 1
Perks Group's Tally: 19
Plagued: The Midamerica Zombie Half-Breed Experiment by Better Hero ArmyPages: 168
Series: Plagued States of America, #1
Genre: Post Apocalyptic
Colour of cover: N/A
First Published: Jul 06, 2013
Same award won: N/A
Character Names: Tom, The Old Slaver, Carrie, Rick
Connection: Girl on Cover, or Genre - Post Apocalyptic
Rachel's Tally: 6
Perks Group's Tally: 20
Early Classical MythsPgs: 137
Gene: Textbook/ Non-fiction
Color of Cover: teal
Characters name: too many to put down
Connection: deals with fantasy/mythological creatures.
Colleen's Tally: 3
Perks' Tally: 21
The HobbitGenre: Fantasy
Color of cover: Green/yellow
Character name: Bilbo Baggins
Connection: deals with fantasy/mythological creatures
Melissa's Tally: 1
Perks' Tally : 22
Bunnicula In-a-Box by James HowePages: 496
Series: Bunnicula, #1-3
Genre: Children's, Fantasy
Colour of cover: N/A
First Published: (2004 for this set) Bunnicula 1979
Awards won: South Carolina Book Award for Children's Book Award (1981), Nene Award (1983), Golden Sower Award for Intermediate Category (1981), Sequoyah Book Award (1982), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (1981)
Sunshine State Young Readers Award (1983), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1982), Iowa Children's Choice Award (1982), New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award (1982)
Character Names: Harold, Bunnicula, Chester, Robert Monroe, Ann Monroe, Peter Monroe, Toby Monroe, etc.
Connection: Fantasy, or Mythological creatures.
Rachel's Tally: 7
Perks Group's Tally: 23
Love Only Once (Malory-Anderson Family, #1) by Johanna Lindsey
Connection : Author name starts with J
The Officer and the Bostoner (Fort Gibson Officers, #1) by Rose Gordon
Connection : Both 1st in Series
The One She Was Warned About by Shoma Narayanan
Connection : Both published in 2013
One Tiny Miracle by Carol Marinelli
Connection : Both has 'One' in the title
Poongothai's tally : 5
Perks Group's Tally: 28
Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
Connection: Both have a character with a last name starting with M
Colleen's Tally: 4
Perks' Tally: 29
Metsik by Cheryl Strayed
(it's a translation into estonian of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail)
Connection: Both titles are in blue colour.
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Connection: Authors family names start with "S"
Elinaly's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 31
Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood
Connection: Both books are part of a series
Painter of Silence by Georgina Harding
Connection: Author names starting with G
Karen's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 33
Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed by Jeremy Greenberg
Connection: author has name starting with G
Colleen's Tally: 5
Perks' Tally: 34
He's So Fine by Jill Shalvis
Connection : Author name starts with J
Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis
Connection : Same author
The Indian Tycoon's Marriage Deal by Adite Banerjie
Connection : Both published in 2013
Forbidden Jewel of India by Louise Allen
Connection : Both takes place in India
Poongothai's tally : 9
Perks Group's Tally: 38
Misery by Stephen King
Connection: One of the characters of the previous book is Anusha Laurens, whose name begins with A like Annie Wilkes in Misery.
Silvia's Tally: 1
Perks Talley : 39
From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz
Connection: genre- horror/thriller
Colleen's Tally: 6
Perks' Tally: 40
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Connection: Both include "unconventional" families
Colleen's Tally: 7
Perks' Tally: 41
AsapSCIENCE: Answers to the World’s Weirdest Questions, Most Persistent Rumors, and Unexplained Phenomena by Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown
Connection: both involve science
Colleen's Tally: 8
Perks' Tally: 42
1984 by George Orwell
Connection: Author first name of G
Everwild by Neal Shusterman
Connection: Both have "science fiction" listed as a genre
Karen's Tally: 8
Perk's Tally: 44
The Castlemaine Murders by Kerry Greenwood
Connection: Both books have attempted murders occur
Karen's Tally: 9
Perk's tally: 45
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Connection: Both books are written by female australian authors.
Silvia's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 46
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Pages: 336
Genre: historical fiction
Colour of cover: yellow/gold and red
First Published: 1997
Awards won: Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Adult Fiction (2001), Boston Author's Club Award (1998)
Character Names: Dinah, Joseph, Rachel, Leah, Jacob
Connection: both have an average rating between 4 and 5 stars.
Allison's Tally: 3
Perks' Tally: 47
Wanted by Sara Shepard
Connection: Both have gold (orange) and red covers
Colleen's Tally: 9
Perks' Tally: 48
The Rook by Daniel O'MalleyConnection: Red covers
Melissa's tally: 2
Perks tally: 49
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As a group let's see what we can read in the month of May and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!
EXAMPLE
Post 1:
Kristie posts:
Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book
Post 2:
Karen Posts
Connected by: "King" (author and then title)
Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books
Post 3:
Kristie posts:
Connected by: Cover colour is yellow
Kirstie's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 3 books
NOTE: You can read any book of any length, children's books and graphic novels also count. Please just remember to check the tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post
Books need to be marked as "read" between May 1 and May 31, 2015. (It doesn't matter when you started)