Spring Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks Showing 1,901-1,950 of 2,717

[Petra]

Congratulations, Wendy! How terrific!!!

[Ashley FL]

Congratulations, Wendy!! That is great work!

[Donna Jo]

Wendy wrote: "30.3 - Ms. Anderson's Task - Birth and Renewal
A. Read a book first published in 2010. The book may be part of a series; however, it must be the FIRST BOOK in the series. Stand-alone books are fine..."

Way to go, Wendy!

[Erin (NY)]

I read All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy for task 10.9.

Total Points: 520
Tasks Completed: 27
Tasks In Progress: 1
Books Read: 36
Pages Read: 11900

[Donna Jo]

Finished:
5.10Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (who lived from 1828-1910).
837 pages, plus 17 pages of introduction.
Poor Anna, doomed to inhabit the pages of a LOOOONG Russian novel forever. Actually, I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. And the footnotes were very helpful. But I'm glad I'm done with it.

[Belinda]

15.1 A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
The story is set in Sierra Leone
and
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
The author is Irish

[Elliott]

15.3
The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins
I think The Hunger Games should be on the list, because it is an amazing book that really makes you think. I think the Bible should be at the top of the list because it can change your life.

[Josalyn]

I just finished 25.8. I read Redwallby Brian Jacques and Because of Winn-Dixieby Kate DiCamillo

190 points

[Jackie]

Here's what I have so far:

10.4 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- The Host
5.5 Whatever is popular- The Shack
and
20.6 Favorite series- (They don't have a link yet...too new maybe)Fantasy in Death J.D. Robb

The Host was not what I was expecting from Stephanie. Completely different but a great plot line.

The Shack was one of the best books I've read in a really long time. Well written book with a different take on Christianity. I've been dying to read it and I finally got it in.

Fantasy in Death is part of the In Death Series by J.D. Robb. I don't know if any of you have read them but they're kind of like futuristic homicide detective books. Her character development is amazing with the same relationships through out all of the books. If you haven't tried them pick one up!

[Susan]

5.9 I read "Beat the Reaper" by Josh Bazell. It was honestly one of the best books I have read this year. Not an "Oprah" book, just a good fast moving story told in a sarcastic/funny way (although somewhat gory). I highly recommend!

[Alice]

Hi Cynthia,

Yes sorry I realised this morning that I read the wrong number! I have found connection between the books which is as follows:

Both Brooklyn and Between the Assassinations were published in the UK and the USA during 2009 and the author's of each book is a journalist also!

Thanks,

Alice

[Cindie]

Wendy wrote: "30.3 - Ms. Anderson's Task - Birth and Renewal
A. Read a book first published in 2010. The book may be part of a series; however, it must be the FIRST BOOK in the series. Stand-alone books are fine..."

congratulations Wendy!

[Bluemoon]

Finished the 50 point task. My first roll was a 6 so Mystery/Thriller. My second roll was another 6 (Boxcars) so I rolled again and got a 4 which is 20th or 21st century literature. I read The Paris Vendetta: A Novel (3*) for my mystery/thriller and read The Goose Girl (5*). The Paris Vendetta did not grab me as much as some of the other books have. It was still a good read. I really enjoyed The Goose Girl. I can't wait to read the next one in the series.
I really had fun with this task thanks Ms. Anderson.

This will bring my total to 265 points.

[[deleted user]]

15.1 - For the first book, set in one of the countries, I read The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes which is set in Ireland. It was meh. Too twee and sentimental for me.

For the second part, author from one of these countries, I read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, who is from Zimbabwe (Yes, I know he is 'Scottish' by parentage, but he was born in Zimbabwe and also lived in Africa for many years. Plus he's in Wikipedia under Zimbabwean novelists) I liked it and will probably pick up some of the other books in the series.

20.8 - I finally finished this task the right way. And can I just say that I hate these read however many pages tasks. Just say read two books or three books or whatever. There just seems to be too many of these tasks. And they become really joyless for me. I like to pick books that are interesting to me for each of these tasks, but when I start thinking about numbers, ugh.

Okay, rant over, so I read The Magicians by Lev Grossman, a sort of Harry Potter-esque/Narnia world where coeds go to a Magical College to learn Magic except it is dark and real, and I loved this book. Go read it now! 416 pages.

I also read The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis. I chose this book because in The Magicians, there is frequent mentioning of children's novels set in the world of Fillory, which is definitely based on Narnia. I also remember reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a child and loving it, so I decided to pick this book up since I never read it. I enjoyed it, and will probably be re-reading the other books at some point. 221 pages.

50 point challenge - I rolled 6/6/3, and I decided to read a collection of short stories and an autobiography.

For the short story collection, I read Drown by Junot Diaz. I really enjoyed it a lot. As a Latina, it is hard to find literature that speaks to me, and this group of stories definitely did. I look forward to reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which has been sitting on my TBR shelf for a while.

For the Autobiography, I read Melissa Febos's memoir Whip Smart: A Memoir, about her time working as a dominatrix in NYC while attending college. This book is not for the faint of heart. It goes into every gory detail of what this sort of job entails, and it is not pretty. Febos's own experience is also the more harrowing because of her own drug addiction (heroin) and in the end, she does become clean and leave the job. Her view on the profession is not totally one-sided, however, and she does mention that there are some people who are really into the job and do it because they get something out of it besides all of the money. (Imagine making 75 an hour! Plus tips!) I could never do this though, it just grosses me out way too much. Not the best read ever, but pretty interesting.

Previous score: 380
Current Score: 465

[Bridgit]

Hi Cynthia -

Here is task 10.7: True Crime In Cold Blood

Thanks!

[Arow]

25.9 - Wendy's Task - Spring Break
I read 'Fool' by Christopher Moore.
I was in high school from 1995 to 2000. Christopher Moore released the following during those years and made him a cult following of readers.

Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story (1995)
Island of the Sequined Love Nun (1997)
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove (1999)

Tasks Completed: 10
Points Earned: 230
Books Read: 13

[Rachel Lee]

Ok so I haven't posted in a very long time but I have been reading so this will be a long post.

5.1 The Last Hawk

5.5 City of Bones Goodreads Author

5.8 Talk of the Town Goodreads Author

10.6 The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game-also watched the movie and loved it

15.3 Left Behind

15.5 Exploding Gravy: Poems to Make You Laugh Thunderstorms today, At Least No Hail Is Coming, House can take no more

15.6 FallenGoodreads Author AND Hush, Hush

20.1 Miss Match: A Lauren Holbrook Novel While this book may not be classified as humor, I found myself laughing out loud throughout the entire book. This is a book where the main characters reminded me so much of my own group of friends that I couldn't help but laugh at the conversations between Lauren and her best friend. I enjoyed this book so much, that I ended up purchasing the other two in the series and read them right away.

20.3 Dark Pursuit One of the main characters in this book suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from a car accident. This character is a writer who can no longer hold his plots in his head and struggles with writing and keeping any concentration following this injury. It also caused memeroy loss and confusion in addition to mood swings. This is a newer diagnosis that is just now gaining recognition. This is an injucy that occurs during combat and is becoming increasingly common in troops returning from Iraq and/or Afghanistan due to roadside bombs and IEDS. This is a major concern for VA hospitals as the symptoms can vary greatly in severity and cause lifelong issues for those suffering from a TBI.

20.6 Spherical Harmonic This is a series I discovered secondary to another task for this challenge. I enjoyed that book so much that I found ways to fit all 14 books into this challenge. This series is a science fiction romance/family saga or could be considerd a space opera. However, the author is also a theoretical physicist so her background adds a lot of interest to the scientific aspects of the story. Being the science nerd that I am, I really enjoy this added complexity to the story.

20.8 James Potter and the Vault of Destinies

25.1 Spinning Forward I would love to learn to knit

25.4 Full Moon AND Daring Chloe

25.9 Twilight-I was in high school and college from 1999-2008.

30.3 Rooms: A Novel2010 AND The Renovation: Carter Mansion

30.4 Over Sea, Under Stone AND The Radiant Seas

30.5 Skyfall AND City of Ashes Catherine Asaro and Harry Turtledove both contributed to Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy AND Harry Turtledove and Cassandra Clare both contributed to Turn the Other Chick

50.1 I rolled a 3 and a 5 so I read an award winning romance New Moon and a historical fiction A Passion Most Pure

Total Points 555/980
Total Books 47/78
Total Tasks Completed 34/56
Total Pages 17118

[Ellen]

25.4 - Diane's Task - The Name Game -- Read The Chardonnay Charade by Ellen Crosby and Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
Goodreads author -- Ellen Crosby
Books Read: 24
Pages Read: 7379
Tasks Completed: 19
Tasks in Progress: 5

[Manday]

Task 25.9 - Spring Break - I read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, I was in HS 1998 - 2002, right towards the beginning of the Harry Potter craze.

Books Read: 21
Pages Read: 7298
Points: 260
Big Book Tickets Claimed: 1 out of 3
Good Reads Author Ticket: 1

[Wendy]

Dlmrose wrote: "Wendy wrote: "30.3 - Ms. Anderson's Task - Birth and Renewal
A. Read a book first published in 2010. The book may be part of a series; however, it must be the FIRST BOOK in the series. Stand-alone..."

Thanks!!

[Wendy]

Petra wrote: "Congratulations, Wendy! How terrific!!!"

Thanks Petra!!

[Wendy]

Ashley wrote: "Congratulations, Wendy!! That is great work!"

Thanks Ashley!!

[Wendy]

Donna Jo wrote: "Wendy wrote: "30.3 - Ms. Anderson's Task - Birth and Renewal
A. Read a book first published in 2010. The book may be part of a series; however, it must be the FIRST BOOK in the series. Stand-alone..."
Go Donna JO!!! Thanks!!

[Wendy]

Cindie wrote: "Wendy wrote: "30.3 - Ms. Anderson's Task - Birth and Renewal
A. Read a book first published in 2010. The book may be part of a series; however, it must be the FIRST BOOK in the series. Stand-alone ..."

Thanks Cindie!!

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

20.8 - Happy Birthday To You Rachel Lee (March 24th)! - A Magical Birthday
I read Storm Glass (512 pages) by Maria V. Snyder (a Goodreads author). The book was all about magic, but there were a few escapes in it as well!

and
5.1 - All About The Birds And The Bees
I read The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham



Points: 805
Books: 60
Books by Goodreads authors: 12
Big Books - 1
Pages: 16990
Tasks: 45

[Erin]

5.9 - reading a book in bed... I finished Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression - finally!! I thought I spent more time reading in bed than I actually did!

TOTAL POINTS: 15/980
BOOKS READ: 6/76
COMPLETED TASKS: 2/57
Erin B.

[Hannah]

5.2 "A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." The Forgotten Garden

10.5 Freedom Of The Press: Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by journalist/screenwriter Diablo Cody

Total Points: 195
Tasks Completed: 12
Books by Goodreads authors: 1
Big Books: 2 (500+ and 750+)

[Deedee]

I’m ready to claim another task!
25.8 - Helen's Task - Talk to the Animals
In honor of our animal friends, read two books (fiction or non-fiction):
A. A book narrated by or written in the voice of an animal
I read: Waiting for Gertrude: A Graveyard Gothic by Bill Richardson (Hardcover, 192 pages) : a quirky novel : in goodreads words: < In Paris's Pere-Lachaise cemetery lie the bones of many renowned departed. It is also home to a large number of stray cats. Now, what if by some strange twist of fate, the souls of the famous were reborn in the cats with their personalities intact?> Didn’t work for me …. Except for the scenes with Oscar Wilde, who stole the show whenever he was around :0)
AND
B. A book demonstrating the relationship between owners and pets
I read: The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson (Hardcover, 352 pages) [A Costa Book Award Nominee for Novel in 2009:]. This novel is about a young man who takes care of a pair of elephants imported from India to England in the 1770s. He values his elephants over human relationships; and he grows to believe that he is in psychic communication with the female elephant. It’s told in easy prose and reads quickly. I can see why it was nominated for the Costa Award; I can also see why it didn’t win. 3 stars.


390 + 25 = 415





Tasks Completed: 21
Points for this task: 25
Points thus far: 415/980
Books read: 32
Pages Read: 8735
Books by Goodreads authors: 2
Read but not claimed: 7 books
(Parts of the following 2-book tasks: 15.2B, 20.8, 25.2, 25.4C, 25.10A, 30.1B, and 30.6A)

[Cindy LooHoo]

Cynthia wrote: "Cindy wrote: "5.8 “Mr. Watson, Come Here, I Want To See You.”
I finished The Call of the Wild (sorry) by Jack London.

[Cindy LooHoo]

Cynthia wrote: "Cindy wrote: "Yippee! I managed to complete my 50 point task! First roll 3 - Romance - I read Hide in Plain Sight. Second roll 5 - Historical Fiction. Combination of 8 gave me One with an award win..."

So to add the author references for the 50 pt reads.... Hide In Plain Sight by Marta Perry and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson which won an Audie award for Classic Audio Book.

[Sara ♥]

Completed Tasks

5 Point Tasks
7. Developmental Disorder: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (4/15/10)
8. Telephone/Communication: Talk Nerdy to Me by Vicki Lewis Thompson (4/7/10)
9. Read a Book in Bed: Brighter Than the Sun (4/9/10)

10 Point Tasks
3. Author/Character Pat...: Educating Caroline by Patricia Cabot (4/11/10)
10. Clothing/Accessory Title: The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks (4/27/10)

15 Point Tasks
3. Books All Should Read pp.3/4/5: The Help by Kathryn Stockett (4/2/10)
6. Pop Friends Book, Friend of Friends (Jamie B.): Enna Burning by Shannon Hale (3/25/10) AND Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar (4/26/10)
9. Pen Name: An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (Julia Pottinger) (4/20/10)

20 Point Tasks
6. Bridget – Favorite Series: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn (4/17/10)

30 Point Tasks
1. Roseann – Spring Fling: Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton (4/23/10) AND Highland Fling by Katie Fforde (4/8/10)
4. DLM Rose – Landform Title, Water-form Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (4/23/10) AND River Secrets by Shannon Hale (4/3/10)
5. PJ Reads – Six Degrees of Separation: Forest Born by Shannon Hale (4/25/10) AND 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass (3/8/10)

Six Degrees of Separation:
*Wendy Mass contributed to Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd, which is a bunch of short stories all edited by Holly Black
*Holly Black is friends with Libba Bray (http://libba-bray.livejournal.com/tag...)
*Libba Bray once sang karaoke with Shannon Hale (http://libba-bray.livejournal.com/tag...)

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CURRENT STATS
Tasks Completed: 24/57
Books Read: 37/79
Pages Read: 11,327
Points Earned: 345/980



PS - Goodreads Authors thus far: Jennifer Estep, Kathryn Stockett, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Michael Delaney

[Ines]

10.10 - [Book: Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office] - Jen Lancaster

20.1 - [Book: How to Spot a Bastard by his Star Sign: The Ultimate Horoscope] - Adele Lang

Your not-so-typical horoscope to guys that makes fun of all the horoscope signs and the personality quirks that may be associated with them. Will it prevent you from making a bad decision (j/k!)? No, but the quiz section at the end is sure to make you laugh. E.g., I will date a male only if he is: a) a mammal; b) a primate; c) a large primate; or, d) capable of speech.

Tasks completed: 11
Pages read: 3,832
Points: 170

[Nicole]

5.4 Day After Night: A Novel
I loved the Red Tent and Anita Diamant didn't disappoint this time around. It wasn't quite as joyful of a book, but still powerful and a great read!
20.3 Love Walked In
I LOVED this book. The mother of an 11 year old is bi-polar, and starts changing her behavior and disappearing. The book is about the effects of the mother is the throws of untreated illness.
20.6 Seven Up
This is from Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, which is about an inept Jersey girl working as a bounty hunter. A cast of characters including her grandmother who social schedule revolves around the funeral home make the series laugh out loud funny.
30.4 The Clan of the Cave Bear and The Sea of Monsters
Enjoyed both!

Total points: 410

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I finished task 20.2 Clean Sweep by reading "Maisie Dobbs" by Jacqueline Winspear. Maisie Dobbs The main character Maisie started working as a maid for a prominent family in England.

Tasks Completed 11/27
Books Completed 16/57
New Total: 140

[Helen]

15.1 Independence Day

A. Set in Country: Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann - Ireland 3* Fair but not wonderful.

B. Author from Country: Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson set in Norway and written by a Norwegian author. 3* Also good but not wonderful.

POINTS: 635
TASKS: 39
BOOKS 52
PAGES: 15,820

[Leigh]

Completed task 25.1 Michelleo’s Task – Future Aspirations by reading Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank by Randi Hutter Epstein. There is a picture of a baby on the cover, and I'd like to start a family sometime soon. I enjoyed the book, it was interesting, and a little horrifying, to see what women went through as little as 100 years ago in the world of birthing babies.

325/980 points
Tasks Completed: 16/57
Tasks In Progress: 4
Books Read: 27/82
Pages Read: 6473

[Ms.soule]

5.6 - May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
Goong by So Hee Park (Korean) - ★★★★

5.10 - "The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them."
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) - ★★★

10.2 - Three/Four/Five
Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson (3.54 rating at start) - ★★★★

10.3 - The Luck Of The Irish
A.. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs - ★★★

15.3 - At Least Once In A Lifetime
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns – I don’t know about EVERYONE reading this book, but it was a great exploration of prejudice, social pressure, and interdependence in the final year of a family patriarch’s life. As a former librarian, I'm very picky about saying ANY book is something everyone should read since reading choices are so personal, but I personally think The Bible and Speaker for the Dead are books that everyone can get something from - ★★★★

15.5 - "A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom."
Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke - ★★★
Ranier’s poems are kind of weird
But some are deep and
Touch a hurting place inside.

15.6 - Friends and Friends of Friends
A. Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson - ★★★
AND
B. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole – from Danielle the book huntress’s lists - ★★★

25.7 - Ashley FL's Task - The Gods Must Be Crazy
Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter - ★★★

25.9 - Wendy's Task - Spring Break
Cause Celeb by Helen Fielding (1994-2002) - ★★★

30.4 - DLM Rose's Task - One if by Land, Two if by Sea
A. Naruto, Vol. 6: The Forest of Death - ★★★
And
B. Inner Harbor by Nora Roberts - ★★★★

Points this post = 155
Total Points = 560

[Belinda]

30.2 We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
and
What to Do about Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! by Barbara Kerley
and
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland by Sally M. Walker

[Jennifer]

15.8Read a Fiction or non-fiction book about or featuring your favorite artist--
I read I am Madame X by Gioia Diliberto. It is about one of John Singer Sargent most controversial paintings. I have always loved Sargent's painting since I saw Mrs. Cecil Wade at the Nelson Art Gallery it is one of the few paintings I have ever seen which I did not want to walk away from. I love Sargent's work so mush that I am cross stitching his painting Lily Lily Carnation.

[Jennifer]

20.2 Read a Book about someone who cleans
I read The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella (Goodreads Author). This was a laugh out loud funny book! I have never read any of her books before but will read them now!

[Jennifer]

25.4 Read a book with an author that shares you name and read a book with the characters name in the title

I read In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner and Amanda Bright @ Home by Danielle Crittenden. In her shoes was good you learned a little more than what was in the movie by Amanda Bright was just okay.

[Jennifer]

30.1 Read a book with Spring in the title and a book with fling toss or throw in the title.

I read Cold Springs by Rick Riordian and The Bookwoman's Last Fling by John Dunning. Both were enjoyable reads but the Bookwoman can get a little slow in places.

Tasks done 16
Points 235
pages 8437
Books 21

[Nicole]

I just completed task 25.2 by reading Jodi Picoult's first two novels, Songs of the Humpback Whale and Harvesting the Heart. This is definitely a case of fabulous firsts. In fact Harvesting the Heart was one of my least favorite Picoult books ever. I loved the structure of the first book. It was very much in her signature style, but even better because one of the narratives went backwards while the rest of them went forward. This technique added a lot to the impact of the storyline. I also really liked how her style was so much more literary than usual.

Tasks Completed: 36/57
Books Read: 51
Pages Read: 15,232


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[Julie J]

I finished task 20.5 with Horton Hears a Who, Yertle the Turtle, The Sneetches, Dr. Seuss' Sleep Book, McElligot's Pool, The Butter Battle Book, and Stuart Little.

Total points: 45
Total books: 7
tasks completed: 2

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

30.4 - DLM Rose's Task - One if by Land, Two if by Sea
A. I read The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and
B. Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder (a goodreads author)



Points: 835
Books: 62
Books by Goodreads authors: 14
Big Books - 1
Pages: 17,615
Tasks: 46

[Rora]

For 80 points...

30.6 Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (4 stars) and The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White (re-read, 3 stars). The Sword in the Stone is referenced in Inkspell.

50. Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg (4 stars, Goodreads Author) and Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll (re-read, 5 stars)

Rolled two ones...fantasy for Flesh and Spirit which is 512 pages and pre-20th century literature for Alice in Wonderland which is 344 pages.

New total: 220 points

[Ellen]

15.1 - Independently Speaking -- Read The Death of an Irish Politician by Bartholomew Gill (takes place in Dublin -- author lived in Ireland)and The Fairest Among Women by Shifra Horn (Author born and lives in Israel -- takes place in Israel)

Books Read: 26
Pages Read: 7857
Tasks Completed: 20
Tasks in Progress: 4

[Audiaa]

10.8
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

25.6
A) The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
B) Would Be Witch by Kimberly Frost
1647 The first woman known to be executed as a witch, Achsah Young in Massachusetts. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane is about a woman who was executed as a witch in the 1600s, and she was actually a witch. Would be witch is about a modern woman with witch powers.

25.2
The Forest of Hands and Teeth and The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
I liked the first book better because that is where the concept of the story was introduced; much of the second book was repeating that concept. I would still read another book by this author.

[Sera]

Finished 30.3

Book first published in 2010 - Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by Mark Halperin, et al. I really enjoyed this behind the scenes book.

Book with "re-" in the title - Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. I enjoyed this book but not as much as most other readers based upon the rating.

Total Points: 145
Book Read: 9
Pages Read: 3433

[Kathleen]

I completed 5.1 by reading Obsidian Butterfly.

My total is now 150.