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message 351: by Erica (new)

Erica | 352 comments I finished this challenge in April, but was on vacation and became too busy to post it. This was fun, thanks for the challenge and sorry it was so late.


Alabama (AL) - To Kill a Mockingbird
Alaska (AK) - The Snow Child
Arizona (AZ) - Legends of the Fall(The short story Revenge)
Arkansas (AR) - A Painted House
California (CA) - 1st to Die
Colorado (CO) - The Bride Collector
Connecticut (CT) - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Delaware (DE) - Patient Zero
Florida (FL) - The Cypress House
Georgia (GA) - At the End of the Road
Hawaii (HI) - The Descendants
Idaho (ID) - Sex, Lies, and Online Dating
Illinois (IL) - Carry the One
Indiana (IN) - The Fault in Our Stars
Iowa (IA) - These Things Hidden
Kansas (KS) - Bent Road
Kentucky (KY) - The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Louisiana (LA) - My Life as a White Trash Zombie
Maine (ME) - The Whole Stupid Way We Are
Maryland (MD) - Every Secret Thing
Massachusetts (MA) - Left Neglected
Michigan (MI) - Bad Things Happen
Minnesota (MN) - Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper
Mississippi (MS) - A Time to Kill
Missouri (MO) - Winter's Bone
Montana (MT) - A River Runs Through It
Nebraska (NE) - Sing Them Home
Nevada (NV) - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
New Hampshire (NH) - Change of Heart
New Jersey (NJ) - The Innocent
New Mexico (NM) - Mothers and Other Liars
New York (NY) - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
North Carolina (NC) - The Midwife's Confession
North Dakota (ND) - I Am Not A Serial Killer
Ohio (OH) - One for Sorrow
Oklahoma (OK) - Ready Player One
Oregon (OR) - Thirteen Days to Midnight
Pennsylvania (PA) - The Lovely Bones
Rhode Island (RI) - My Sister's Keeper
South Carolina (SC) - The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square
South Dakota (SD) - Parasites Like Us
Tennessee (TN) - The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady
Texas (TX) - The Dispatcher
Utah (UT) - The 19th Wife
Vermont (VT) - Every Last One
Virginia (VA) - The Body Farm
Washington (WA) - Fifty Shades of Grey
West Virginia (WV) - Endurance: A Novel of Terror
Wisconsin (WI) - A Reliable Wife
Wyoming (WY) - On the Run


To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison A Painted House by John Grisham 1st to Die (Women's Murder Club, #1) by James Patterson The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1) by Jonathan Maberry The Cypress House by Michael Koryta At the End of the Road by Grant Jerkins The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings Sex, Lies, and Online Dating (Writer Friends, #1) by Rachel Gibson Carry the One by Carol Anshaw The Fault in Our Stars by John Green These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf Bent Road by Lori Roy The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie, #1) by Diana Rowland The Whole Stupid Way We Are by N. Griffin Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippman Left Neglected by Lisa Genova Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan Candy Girl A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody A Time to Kill by John Grisham Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult The Innocent by Harlan Coben Mothers and Other Liars by Amy Bourret Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain I Am Not A Serial Killer (John Cleaver, #1) by Dan Wells One for Sorrow by Christopher Barzak Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Thirteen Days to Midnight by Patrick Carman The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square by Rosina Lippi Parasites Like Us by Adam Johnson The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady by Elizabeth Stuckey-French The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff Every Last One by Anna Quindlen The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta #5) by Patricia Cornwell Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James Endurance A Novel of Terror by Jack Kilborn A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick On the Run  by Iris Johansen


message 352: by Cathie (new)

Cathie (catitude) | 999 comments Updated post #269. 17/50.

I will update more as I find out the location of more of the books I've read.

Way to go Erica!


message 353: by Diane ~Firefly~ (new)

Diane ~Firefly~ | 2438 comments Congrats Erica!


message 354: by Joyce (last edited Sep 15, 2014 08:18PM) (new)

Joyce (eternity21) | 478 comments 50 States Challenge
Start Date: May 14, 2013
End Date May 14, 2014 May 14, 2015

28/50 books read Updated 9/15/14

Alabama (AL)-Siren's Secret Finished 6/29/14
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)-Keeper of the Dawn Finished 12/8/13
Colorado (CO)- The Passage Finished 11/18/13
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)Motor Mouth Finished 12/22/14
Georgia (GA)-Hex Hall Finished 5/19/14
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)Dead Beat Finished 2/9/14
Indiana (IN)A Charmed Death Finished 3/19/14
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)-Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Finished 9/22/13
Louisiana (LA)-My Life as a White Trash Zombie Finished 6/6/13
Maine (ME)- Tempest Rising Finished 10/28/13
Maryland (MD)-The Hollow Finished 7/29/14
Massachusetts (MA)-The Book of Illumination: A Novel from the Ghost Files Finished 6/3/14
Michigan (MI)-Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye finished 7/20/14
Minnesota (MN)-Undead and Unreturnable Finished 5/29/13
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)- Three to Get Deadly Finished 11/12/13
New Mexico (NM)-First Grave on the Right Finished 11/30/13
New York (NY)-Category 7 Finished 8/4/13
North Carolina (NC)- Virals Finished 10/9/13
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)-Every Which Way But Dead Finished 6/23/14
Oklahoma (OK)-Virtual Mode Finished 10/13/13
Oregon (OR)-The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Finished 5/14/13
Pennsylvania (PA)Ink Exchange Finished 1/17/14
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)-The Sugar Queen Finished 8/16/13
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)Midnight Alley Finished 12/25/13
Utah (UT)Everneath Finished 2/17/14
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)-Final Target 7/14/13
Washington (WA)- Boneshaker Finished 10/5/13
West Virginia (WV)-Obsidian Finished 8/4/14
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)


The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Twilight, #3.5) by Stephenie Meyer My Life as a White Trash Zombie (White Trash Zombie, #1) by Diana Rowland Category 7 by Bill H. Evans First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1) by Darynda Jones Virtual Mode (Mode, #1) by Piers Anthony The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin Keeper of the Dawn (The Keepers L.A. #4) by Heather Graham Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3) by Janet Evanovich Tempest Rising (Jane True, #1) by Nicole Peeler Virals (Virals, #1) by Kathy Reichs Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) by Cherie Priest Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen Final Target (Wind Dancer, #4) by Iris Johansen Undead and Unreturnable (Undead, #4) by MaryJanice Davidson Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires, #3) by Rachel Caine Motor Mouth (Alex Barnaby #2) by Janet Evanovich Dead Beat (The Dresden Files #7) by Jim Butcher Everneath (Everneath, #1) by Brodi Ashton Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely, #2) by Melissa Marr A Charmed Death (A Bewitching Mystery, #2) by Madelyn Alt The Hollow (Sign of Seven, #2) by Nora Roberts Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mystery, #1) by Victoria Laurie Siren's Secret by Debbie Herbert ] The Book of Illumination A Novel from the Ghost Files by Mary Ann Winkowski Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) by Rachel Hawkins Obsidian (Lux, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout


message 355: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Super, Joyce! Welcome to the challenge.


50 States Cutting Board
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message 356: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 3273 comments Cathie wrote: "Updated post #269. 17/50.

I will update more as I find out the location of more of the books I've read.


A Fault Stars - Indiana; Snow Child - Alaska (hope u read - another good book); Kitchen House - Virginia, The Orchardist - Oregon and GOT - Westeros. Just to name a very few. I did not see your list though.



message 357: by Cathie (new)

Cathie (catitude) | 999 comments Thanks Sarah :-). I added The Orchardist for Oregon. (My list is msg 269). Welcome to NBR! :-)


message 358: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments I should give this another shot. Maybe starting June 1st??? **Lisa Kay ponders this...**


message 359: by Cathie (new)

Cathie (catitude) | 999 comments Go for it Lisa Kay! :-)


message 360: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments I think I only had three left last time. I would have to give myself a year and a half, maybe two. Of course, now I'm reading more mysteries, I might have more luck.


message 361: by Cathie (new)

Cathie (catitude) | 999 comments Umph, I have, like, only 17 completed and my year's almost up. Seems like I have read about 20 books based in New York and Seattle.


message 362: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments LOL! I know! A lot of Seattle.


message 363: by Laila Jane (last edited Dec 15, 2014 07:35PM) (new)

Laila Jane (axlilxlala) | 1238 comments I'm in! This looks like a fun challenge. I'm going back and starting this from Jan 1, 2013 if that's okay, and ending Dec 31. I think this is a challenge I'd like to do every year, so I wanna try to keep it all within the same year.

Goal: 50
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014

Alabama (AL): The Perfect Game by J. Sterling (01/25/14)
Alaska (AK): Out of Play by Nyrae Dawn and Jolene Perry (10/31/13)
Arizona (AZ): How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski (10/18/13)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA): Truth by Aleatha Romig (02/06/13)
Colorado (CO): Rule by Jay Crownover (05/13/13)
Connecticut (CT): If You Stay by Courtney Cole (08/14/13)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL): The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay (03/26/13)
Georgia (GA): The Space Between by Kristie Cook (05/27/13)
Hawaii (HI): What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor (03/09/13)
Idaho (ID): Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout (08/28/13)
Illinois (IL): After Tuesday by Renee Ericson (09/10/13)
Indiana (IN): The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (01/14/13)
Iowa (IA): Consequences by Aleatha Romig (02/03/13)
Kansas (KS): The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski (10/09/13)
Kentucky (KY): Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry (02/27/13)
Louisiana (LA): My Heart for Yours by Jolene Perry & Stephanie Campbell (08/12/13)
Maine (ME): Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan (07/29/14)
Maryland (MD): Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout (09/24/14)
Massachusetts (MA): Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt (07/09/13)
Michigan (MI): Slammed by Colleen Hoover (02/16/13)
Minnesota (MN): Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler (10/06/14)
Mississippi (MS): The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski (04/07/14)
Missouri (MO): Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (06/23/13)
Montana (MT): Lost and Found by Nicole Williams (11/03/13)
Nebraska (NE): Out of the Shallows by Samantha Young (05/30/14)
Nevada (NV): Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire (04/05/13)
New Hampshire (NH): Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (10/02/14)
New Jersey (NJ): The Queen Bee of Bridgeton by Leslie DuBois (07/08/13)
New Mexico (NM): Nobody's Damsel by Emily Mah Tippetts (02/14/13)
New York (NY): Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (06/02/13)
North Carolina (NC): Sempre by J.M. Darhower (03/29/13)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH): Sometimes Never by Cheryl McIntyre (03/06/13)
Oklahoma (OK): Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan (08/31/14)
Oregon (OR): Ruined by S. Pratt (07/20/13)
Pennsylvania (PA): Just One Day by Gayle Forman (06/27/13)
Rhode Island (RI): Love Unscripted by Tina Reber (06/23/14)
South Carolina (SC): Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols (04/07/13)
South Dakota (SD): Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout (05/12/14)
Tennessee (TN): Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (02/21/13)
Texas (TX): Take Me There by Carolee Dean (03/18/13)
Utah (UT): Here Without You by Tammara Webber (08/08/13)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA): On Dublin Street by Samantha Young (06/23/13)
Washington (WA): Mine by Katy Evans (02/18/14)
West Virginia (WV): Wait for You by J. Lynn (04/12/13)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY): Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (04/20/13)


Finished: 45/50

The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1) by J. Sterling Out of Play by Nyrae Dawn How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski Truth (Consequences, #2) by Aleatha Romig Rule (Marked Men, #1) by Jay Crownover If You Stay (Beautifully Broken, #1) by Courtney Cole The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay The Space Between (The Book of Phoenix, #1) by Kristie Cook What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor Origin (Lux, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout After Tuesday (These Days, #1) by Renee Ericson The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Consequences (Consequences, #1) by Aleatha Romig The Edge of Never (The Edge of Never, #1) by J.A. Redmerski Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) by Katie McGarry My Heart for Yours (My Heart for Yours, #1) by Steph Campbell Archer's Voice (A Sign of Love) by Mia Sheridan Opposition (Lux, #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt Slammed (Slammed, #1) by Colleen Hoover Z A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler The Edge of Always (The Edge of Never, #2) by J.A. Redmerski Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Lost and Found (Lost and Found, #1) by Nicole Williams Out of the Shallows (Into the Deep, #2) by Samantha Young Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3) by Stephanie Perkins The Queen Bee of Bridgeton (Dancing Dream, #1) by Leslie DuBois Nobody's Damsel (Someone Else's Fairytale, #2) by E.M. Tippetts Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn Sempre (Forever, #1) by J.M. Darhower Sometimes Never (Sometimes Never, #1) by Cheryl McIntyre Out of Breath (Breathing, #3) by Rebecca Donovan Ruined (Ruined, #1) by Shelly Pratt Just One Day (Just One Day, #1) by Gayle Forman Love Unscripted (Love, #1) by Tina Reber Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols Apollyon (Covenant, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally Take Me There by Carolee Dean Here Without You (Between the Lines, #4) by Tammara Webber On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street, #1) by Samantha Young Mine (Real, #2) by Katy Evans Wait for You (Wait for You, #1) by J. Lynn Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand


message 364: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Neat, Laila! Welcome to this challenging challenge.

Fifty State Blue Retro Padded iPad Kindle Ereader Case by stunningannak



message 365: by Kathy (last edited Oct 30, 2014 08:23PM) (new)

Kathy  | 0 comments 50 State Reading Challenge
Started: June 1, 2013
End:
Completed: 25 out of 50

Alabama (AL) - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee read 6/17/13
Alaska (AK) - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey read 6/26/13
Arizona (AZ) - Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver read 8/4/2013
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA) - Deeply Odd by Dean Koontz read 7/24/2013
Colorado (CO) - The Passage by Justin Cronin read 2/8/13
Connecticut (CT) - East of Eden by John Steinbeck read 10/6/13
Delaware (DE) - Nocturne, Opus 1: Sea Foam by Norene Moskalski read 9/22/13.
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN) - The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields read 5/8/14
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum read 7/5/13
Kentucky (KY) - The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story by
Dean King read 8/20/13.
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME) - The Wildman by Rick Hautala read 7/8/13
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA) - NOS4A2 by Joe Hill read 10/31/13
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS) - A Time to Kill by John Grisham read 5/19/14
Missouri (MO) - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn read 8/31/13
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV) - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt read 10/26/14 rated 5 stars
New Hampshire (NH) - Doctor Sleep by Stephen King read 7/11/14
New Jersey (NJ) - The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates read 6/24/14
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY) - The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty read 11/9/13
North Carolina (NC) - A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash read 8/10/14
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC) - Haunted House by Jack Kilborn read 9/14/14
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN) - Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver read 7/19/13
Texas (TX) - 11/22/63 by Stephen King read 9/24/13
Utah (UT) - Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah by Colm A. Kelleher read 8/14/14 rated 3 stars
Vermont (VT) - The Secret History by Donna Tartt read 11/17/13
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY) - The Totem by David Morrell read 6/11/13.


message 366: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Wonderful, Kathy! Welcome to the challenge.


message 367: by Irene (new)

Irene updated post 256. 50 of 50!!!!! Started 8/02/12 completed 6/30/13


message 368: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilalynn) | 206 comments Just updated my post. 4 down 47 to go! http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...


message 369: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Neat, Shelia. I was thinking of giving this another go starting from July 1st. Hmmm... decisions, decisions.


message 370: by Jordan (new)

Jordan I know I wont get 50 books done in a year but I'd be willing to attack this with a buddy! I can get 25!! Any takers?!!


message 371: by Lisa Kay (last edited Jul 05, 2013 04:35PM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Ah, I hadn't thought of that, Jorean. Great idea.

You can also set your own pace for this one. I figure it will take me about a year and a half.


message 372: by Cathie (new)

Cathie (catitude) | 999 comments Lisa Kay wrote: You can also set your own pace for this one. I figure it will take me about a year and a half."

Really Lisa Kay; that's great news. I thought it had to be completed in a year but if it's open then I can complete it. I'll have to change my target date, which is ok with me, because I'd hate to see all the reads that qualify not count and have to start over again.

Thanks for posting this info :-). Hope you had a wonderful Independence Day :-)


message 373: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Yes, Cathie, ever our really fast readers have a hard time doing this in one year. There is no way for me to change the first post in this thread; however, I just realized I could put the "you set the pace" in the title, so I did. LOL!

Should be fun.


message 374: by Diane ~Firefly~ (new)

Diane ~Firefly~ | 2438 comments The you set your own pace is nice, but for me this is one challenge that I never complete and rarely hunt for books to fit. I just do my normal reading and see how many states I manage to get each year. Of course, if I'm reading a sample and the book happens to take place in a harder to find state, I am more likely to consider getting it.


message 375: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments So, it is more "open ended" for you, then, Diane?


message 376: by Diane ~Firefly~ (new)

Diane ~Firefly~ | 2438 comments Nah, it is more see what I get and reset it every Jan and start over. If I left it open ended it might take multiple years before I read one of the harder to find states and it gets depressing if I can't mark anything off the list for a long time. So I like the one year format, knowing going in that I won't complete. But I think the set your own pace is a great option for others.


message 377: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Hey, whatever works!


message 378: by Cathie (new)

Cathie (catitude) | 999 comments Lisa Kay wrote: "Yes, Cathie, ever our really fast readers have a hard time doing this in one year. There is no way for me to change the first post in this thread; however, I just realized I could put the "you set..."

Lol, well, that explains why I didn't realize the "rules" had changed; I haven't re-read the first post in many many moons. I like it being open-ended; it makes me know I can accomplish the task without all the previous reads going to waste, so to speak.


message 379: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Looking good, Hailey. ☺


message 380: by Hailey (new)

Hailey (omgreading) Joyce wrote: "50 States Challenge
Start Date: May 14, 2013
End Date May 14, 2014

3/50 books read

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)..."


Just FYI, so you can use MA later, Under The Dome is set in Chester Mills, Maine.


message 381: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Ah! Thanks, Hailey. Are you watching the TV series?


message 382: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments I watched the first one, Hailey. It is pretty gruesome and has an "ick" factor - that I won't spoil here. I do have the rest recorded, should I change my mind.


message 383: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Hailey wrote: "...I would say it is barely based on anything. It makes me so angry because I loved the book and the show is ridiculous."

Wow. I'm stunned. Actually, I think that is terrible. Now, see, I might want to read the book now. I have, like, seven episode that keep mounting up on my TiVo... I doubt I ever get to them.


message 384: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Welcome to this challenging challenge, Erin!


message 385: by Jason (new)

Jason (jasonc) | 4 comments September 2013

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)


message 386: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Neat, Jason! Welcome to this challenging challenge.


message 388: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Wonderful, Susan! Welcome to this challenging challenge.


message 389: by Sheila (new)

Sheila (sheilalynn) | 206 comments Welcome to the challenge Susan! This takes forever! But I am enjoying the challenge and that is the whole point right?!


message 390: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Yup.


message 391: by Susan (new)

Susan Therriault | 13 comments It looks like it might take awhile, I'm hoping just in the regular course of reading I can fill in most of it, thought the last 20 books I read only 2 fit!! So maybe I'll have to actually try to find books that fit in!


message 392: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Probably. Especially some of the states.


message 393: by Michelle (last edited Jun 07, 2015 08:49PM) (new)

Michelle | 3553 comments My start date will be 9/7/13
End Date - 6/7/15

Alabama (AL)- The Year of the Storm
Alaska (AK)- )North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters
Arizona (AZ)- Spooky Little Girl
Arkansas (AR)- Dead of Night: Dancers in the Dark/The Devil's Footprints
California (CA) Love in the Time of Global Warming
Colorado (CO)- Monument 14
Connecticut (CT) Before I Fall
Delaware (DE) Patient Zero
Florida (FL) Hallowed Ground
Georgia (GA) Between, Georgia
Hawaii (HI) Micro
Idaho (ID) Hair of the Corn Dog
Illinois (IL)- Inhuman
Indiana (IN) - The Mighty Miss Malone
Iowa (IA) Ashfall
Kansas (KS)In the After
Kentucky (KY)- Isolation
Louisiana (LA)- The Mercy of Thin Air
Maine (ME) - Hush, Hush
Maryland (MD)- Nine Years Under: Coming of Age in an Inner-City Funeral Home
Massachusetts (MA)- Love Anthony
Michigan (MI) - Sparrow Hill Road
Minnesota (MN) - Shiver
Mississippi (MS)- Safe from the Neighbors
Missouri (MO) Gone Girl
Montana (MT) Let Him Go: A Novel
Nebraska (NE) - Night of the Twisters
Nevada (NV)- Fire and Ash
New Hampshire (NH)- Horns
New Jersey (NJ) - The Lightning Thief
New Mexico (NM) - Ape House
New York (NY)- The Final Descent
North Carolina (NC)- The Four Corners of the Sky
North Dakota (ND) - Apocalypse of the Dead
Ohio (OH)- "Does This Mean You'll See Me Naked?: A Funeral Director Reflects on 30 Years of Serving the Living and the Deceased
Oklahoma (OK)- Supercell
Oregon (OR)- My Abandonment
Pennsylvania (PA) The Caged Graves
Rhode Island (RI) - The Mockingbirds
South Carolina (SC) The Restorer
South Dakota (SD) Dear Daughter
Tennessee (TN) - Deadline
Texas (TX) - Reboot
Utah (UT)- Blackout
Vermont (VT)- The Winter People
Virginia (VA) - The Silver Star
Washington (WA) Moon Called
West Virginia (WV) Devastation
Wisconsin (WI) - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
Wyoming (WY) - Open Season


message 394: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Super, Michelle! Welcome to the challenging challenge.


message 395: by Marie (last edited Sep 25, 2015 01:28AM) (new)

Marie | 287 comments I've been thinking about this one, since I read a lot of Urban Fantasy, so I think I could pull it off. But, I'm giving myself 24 months :D I'll post books as I read them.
Starting date: October 3rd 2013.
34/50
Alabama (AL)Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins 3/8/14
Alaska (AK) Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong 21/11/13
Arizona (AZ) he Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan 18/3/15/
Arkansas (AR)The Last Werewolf Hunter by William Woodall
California (CA) Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong 19/11/13
Colorado (CO) Rule by Jay Crownover read 8/1/2014
Connecticut (CT) Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Delaware (DE) Eternal by V.K.Forrest
Florida (FL) Throttle me by Chelle Bliss 16/1/15
Georgia (GA) Maverick by Lora Leigh 2/2/14
Hawaii (HI) Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell 25/7/14
Idaho (ID) Vindicated by Keary Taylor 12/10/13
Illinois (IL) Divergent by Veronica Roth 14/11/13
Indiana (IN) Damn Good Man by Michelle Witvliet
Iowa (IA) Ashfall by Mike Mullin
Kansas (KS) Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning 21/4/14
Kentucky (KY)Pushing the limits by Katie McGarry 04/11/13
Louisiana (LA): Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Maine (ME): Need by Carrie Jones 10/4/15
Maryland (MD): Black Jack by Lora Leigh 28/2/14
Massachusetts (MA): Trouble by Samantha Towle 8/4/14
Michigan (MI) A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton
Minnesota (MN) Linger by Meggie Stiefvater
Mississippi (MS): School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins 22/3/14
Missouri (MO) Guilty Pleasures by Lauren K. Hamilton
Montana (MT) Against the Wall by Rebecca Zanetti 2/11/14
Nebraska (NE) The Girl Who Circumnavigated the Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Nevada (NV) Nauti and Wild by Lora Leigh 17/8/2015
New Hampshire (NH) Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey
New Jersey (NJ) Of Poseidon by Anna Banks 26/7/14
New Mexico (NM) Angel by L.A.Weatherly 4/3/15
New York (NY) Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan 29/11/13
North Carolina (NC) Death Du Jour by Kathy Reichs 1/11/14
North Dakota (ND) Taken by Storm by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Ohio (OH) The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning 17/10/14
Oklahoma (OK) Divine by Mistake by P.C.Cast 3/5/14
Oregon (OR) Dead Iron by Devon Monk 19/5/14
Pennsylvania (PA): Wicked Lovely be Melissa Marr 7/4/14
Rhode Island (RI) Down and Dirty by Christine Bell 5/4/15
South Carolina (SC) Dangerous Games by Lora Leigh 15/4/15
South Dakota (SD) Strange Angels by Lily St.Crow
Tennessee (TN) Spell bound by Rachel Hawkins 3/2/14
Texas (TX) Wild Card by Lora Leigh 29/1/14
Utah (UT) Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Vermont (VT) Stay With Me by Elyssa Patrick
Virginia (VA) Tempted by the Soldier by Nicolette Day 7/1/15
Washington (WA)Branded by Keary Taylor 10/10/13
West Virginia (WV)Wait for you by J.Lynn 04/13/2013
Wisconsin (WI) American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Wyoming (WY)Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 15/9/2015

Invincible (Chronicles of Nick, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Branded (Fall of Angels, #1) by Keary Taylor Vindicated (Fall of Angels, #3) by Keary Taylor Wait for You (Wait for You, #1) by J. Lynn Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) by Katie McGarry Living with the Dead (Women of the Otherworld, #9) by Kelley Armstrong Frostbitten (Women of the Otherworld, #10) by Kelley Armstrong Book of Shadows (Sweep, #1) by Cate Tiernan Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth Rule (Marked Men, #1) by Jay Crownover Maverick (Elite Ops, #2) by Lora Leigh Black Jack (Elite Ops, #4) by Lora Leigh Spell Bound (Hex Hall, #3) by Rachel Hawkins Wild Card (Elite Ops, #1) by Lora Leigh School Spirits (School Spirits, #1) by Rachel Hawkins Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) by Melissa Marr Trouble by Samantha Towle Backstage Pass (Sinners on Tour, #1) by Olivia Cunning Divine By Mistake (Partholon, #1) by P.C. Cast Dead Iron (Age of Steam, #1) by Devon Monk Rules of Entanglement (Fighting for Love, #2) by Gina L. Maxwell Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy, #1) by Anna Banks Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy, #1) by Wendy Higgins The Immortal Highlander (Highlander, #6) by Karen Marie Moning Against the Wall (Maverick Montana, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan, #2) by Kathy Reichs Tempted by the Soldier (Falling for You, #2) by Nicolette Day Throttle Me (Men of Inked, #1) by Chelle Bliss Angel (Angel, #1) by L.A. Weatherly The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, #1) by Rick Riordan Down and Dirty (Dare Me, #2) by Christine Bell Need (Need, #1) by Carrie Jones Dangerous Games (Tempting SEALs, #2) by Lora Leigh Nauti and Wild (Nauti, #6; Wild Riders, #4) by Lora Leigh Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand


message 396: by Lisa Kay (last edited Oct 05, 2013 11:51AM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Super, Marie! Welcome to the challenge.

50 States - Bundles of Cookies



message 397: by Patty (last edited Nov 06, 2013 08:27PM) (new)

Patty (plv77) | 45 comments This looks like it will take awhile but it also looks interesting so I'm going to give it a try.

50 States Challenge
Start Date: October 10, 2013
End Date October 10, 2014

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA) Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 10-24-13
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)


message 398: by Mave (last edited Nov 07, 2014 10:59AM) (new)

Mave | 68 comments This looks like a fun challenge! I'm in!
50 States Challenge
Start Date: October 10, 2013
End Date October 10, 2014

20/50 books read

Alabama (AL):The Vincent Brothers, Abbi Glines, 06/22/14 ****
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR):Shakespeare's Landlord, Charlaine Harris, 09/26/14 ****
California (CA): Moonlight Road, Robyn Carr, 11/29/13 ****
Colorado (CO):Good Girls Don't, Victoria Dahl, 05/12/14 ****
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA):Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, Beth Hoffman,02/28/14 ****
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL):Some Girls Bite, Chloe Neill, 11/22/13 ***
Indiana (IN):The Fault in Our Stars, John Green, 01/18/14 *****
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY): Beloved, Toni Morrison, 02/27/14 ****
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME):This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E Smith, 05/31/14 ****
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN):Undead and Unappreciated, MaryJanice Davidson, 11/15/13 ***
Mississippi (MS): The Help, Kathryn Stockett, 10/16/14 *****
Missouri (MO):Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, 03/19/14 ****
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH): Until There Was You, Kristan Higgins, 10/31/13 ****
New Jersey (NJ): Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan, 03/04/14 ***
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY): Reflected in You, Sylvia Day, 11/10/2013 ***
North Carolina (NC): Garden Spells, Sarah Addison Allen, 01/09/14 *****
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK): The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, Ree Drummond, 01/15/14 ****
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC):The Backup Plan, Sherryl Woods, 10/17/13 ****
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX): Caine's Reckoning, Sarah McCarty, 03/11/14 ***
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA):The Perfect Christmas, Debbie Macomber, 01/11/14 ***
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)
The Vincent Brothers (The Vincent Boys, #2) by Abbi Glines Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard, #1) by Charlaine Harris Moonlight Road (Virgin River, #11) by Robyn Carr Good Girls Don't (Donovan Brothers Brewery, #1) by Victoria Dahl Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman Beloved by Toni Morrison Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) by Chloe Neill The Fault in Our Stars by John Green This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith Undead and Unappreciated (Undead, #3) by MaryJanice Davidson The Help by Kathryn Stockett Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan Reflected in You (Crossfire, #2) by Sylvia Day Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen The Pioneer Woman Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond The Backup Plan (The Charleston Trilogy, #1) by Sherryl Woods Caine's Reckoning (Hell's Eight, #1) by Sarah McCarty The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber


message 399: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments Super, Patty and Mave! Welcome to the challenge.

birds of the 50 states



message 400: by Ashley Marie (new)

Ashley Marie (darlingdoor) | 1733 comments I just saw this article and thought it might be helpful to those doing this challenge:

The most famous book set in every state


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