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I've never had any illusions that I might actually finish - I've got too many other challenges going and have to use the books I can fit into them. I'm actually pleased just to have passed the halfway point on both the girls' and boys' lists!
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I definitely won't finish. I just don't read fast enough and I've been reading a lot of fantasy lately, which don't have many names.If I finish with 125 names, I'd consider myself lucky. :)
It's not easy either when you have to decide between if you're going to write or read. Oh, the reading has so much temptation! And, I especially love these challenges. But, the writing must come first! I'm hoping to at least finish halfway.
It took me 2 weeks to find the last name Kylie, no one would ship it to me...lol. But now I am done.
Woohoo Lindy!I have been slacking off on finding names lately. I log one in when I come across one but I haven't been actively reading books I know have names in them.
The only name that I don't physically have a book for is Brooklyn. I keep forgetting to request Homicide in Hardcover from the library.
Is there an actual character named Brooklyn in All The Way Home? I looked it up on Amazon to see if I would be interested in reading it an the book search only brings up the city of Brooklyn.
Here is what i readBrooklyn 7/25 Giff, Patricia Reilly All the way home
I'll just get Homicide in Hardcover from the library.I still need a Jeremiah too, I'll have to see what people have used for that. I have a couple possibles from that I can get from the library.
ETA: my library has Welcome to Harmony which also has Reagan. So I'll get that if I have time.
I read that one before this. I have a couple of Regan's it's the Jeremiah I'm having trouble with. I thought there's be one in Crave by JR Ward but he was only mentioned. I scrolled through peoples lists and picked up a few more Jeremiah ideas. But I'll prob just do Welcome to Harmony because I know it has 2 names in it that I need.
I found Jeremiah in both: Han, Jenny We Will Always Have Summer 5/31 Montanari, Richard The Echo Man
CONGRATULATIONS LINDY!!! I think you are our third finisher! Great achievement :)
Does the quiet thread mean everyone's given up? I'm only about 10 names away from finishing. I have a book for every name. It's just a matter of can I get them read in time or not.
Wow, Mary! Try to finish!I'm still working on my list but lately I've been finding a name per book IF I'm lucky...I've gone several weeks without finding a name.
Time for that final sprint to the finish line! :) I've pretty much finished all my other current challenges for this month, so I'm going to spend the next couple of weeks actually putting this one first. Once I finish the book I'm reading I'm going to TRY to only read books that have at least 2 names in them. I don't know if I'll be able to find enough of those to keep me going to the end of the month, but I do have a few lined up. I'm at 125 names now, so there's no way I can even come close to completing the entire list, but it's always nice to finish strong!
That's been my problem-only 1 needed name per book lately. I took a half an hour at my local library to go through the little series romances. I found a lot of names I still needed through those. I wouldn't pay money for them but they're quick, fun reads. I wouldn't have finished w/o them. I can read 5 or 6 of them over a weekend if I don't have anything happening.
If anyone needs Kylie the latest from James Patterson Kill Me has it
I've given up. I can't find any names anymore and I won't read a book just because it has a name I "need". It was fun while it lasted. :)
you are missing out then, i have found so many great new authors by reading people i haven't read before.
I got totally distracted with a couple of other big challenges...not many of these names are showing up in the various african/russian books i've been reading lately
I'm down to 5 names. But, of course, they are all in different books, but I think I'm on track to finish! Keep you fingers crossed...
Ugh. I always wanted to try a Jackie Collins book to see why she's so popular. So I picked up an audiobook that had a Madison in it for this. I should have known to get it print when I saw that the author is the narratory. They alwasy suck at it in my experiece and JC is no exception. But I shall plow through I guess. It's pretty short. It looks like she narrates all her own books so I'll have to get print if I want to try her again.
I actually like the little series romances. I would just never pay any money for them or use a credit/point from a book trading site. But they're entertaining and quick little reads. And now I know that I would like to try a full length Brenda Jackson or Day Leclaire book. (ok so maybe that's a bad thing because the last thing I need is 2 new authors to start acquiring).ETA: I'm still 10 away. That 10 I posted yesterday didn't include the names I had just crossed off after getting at the library. I read them last night.
I went through my list of used books so far and 74 of the 94 books I've used were books already in my TBR. Which begs the question-why is my TBR larger than it was 6months ago? The other 20 wer library books so free.
I read one, while I never finished it and still dont' know why anyone would read her.. I always wanted to try a Jackie Collins book to see why she's so popular.
I'm sort of still going - just having trouble remembering to mark off names on my list once I have read/listened to a book!Vampire Academy had FOUR names for me the other day! So chuffed by that discovery :)
There's a Sydney and an Adrian later in the series. I think Blood Promise for Sydney and Shadow Kiss for Adrian? And the ones after,of course. Actually,Bloodlines is a spin-off that has her and Adrian in it.
This challenge still haunts me. I'll read an name and think, "Was that on the list? I think it was one the list."
LOL, Lisa Kay! Me too! Specially with those women's names started with K. I've found like a gazillion that are not on the list of course.
I kept a post-it in the front of the book to write down the names I needed to check! Boy, did I get teased by my family in the beginning! I'm still playing, but I will never finish in time. Plus this month is slow in the reading department. Nothing is grabbing me. Which is not good for the game. I need about 93 more names!
I had fun with this though.
This one was so deceptive, IMHO. I thought it was going to be a breeze. I kept thinking there was a name from the list only to compare and not find it there. It made me more aware of names, however. And now, when I build a challenge, I usually add a character’s name as an option.
Yeah I did that a lot too. A name yay! only to find that it wasn't on the list and then thinking how could that name not be on the list!I'm so close but I have book club books to read. I don't think they'll have any names that I haven't used yet. But I haven't given up!
It was deceptive! Definitely more challenging than I thought it would be!
It was so hard to remember what names you needed. I started keeping a list of the names and writing notes. I feel very OCD. I even started grilling my daughter about the books she was reading and what the characters names were. I'm down to two names, Carson and Kaylee. I have the books and just need to get reading. I'm feeling very ready to be done.
I have all the ones I need to finish it's just a matter of getting them in in time. Any word on what the next tournament will be? I really need something to encourage me to finish up some series. Maybe another round of the one last time where we got pts for connecting titles. A lot of my series books have common title themes.
LOL,I've written down a list too! And Supernatural has a Jacob,an Isabella/Bella and a Nathan. It also has a Laylah,but apparently that's not on the list. xD
And Howl's Moving Castle has an Annabelle,a Michael and a Benjamen. And it's a pretty awesome book. :D
I have a question: McKenna and Makenna? I would pronounce them the same...And also,in the Georgina Kincaid series,would Seth's nieces be eligible? I'm on Succubus on Top.
I finished today!! Thanks for the fun challenge!
MistressMoon wrote: "I have a question: McKenna and Makenna? I would pronounce them the same...And also,in the Georgina Kincaid series,would Seth's nieces be eligible? I'm on Succubus on Top."
The McKenna/Makenna names sound fine to me :)
I haven't read the Succubus books so I don't know anything about Seth's nieces... ie age, portrayal etc. Perhaps someone else could give an idea on this? I know Dee has read these books...
Lynne wrote: "I finished today!! Thanks for the fun challenge!"Well done Lynne!!! Congratulations!
Thanks Jane! I'll wait for Dee's judgement on the other part. :D
Good for you! I have 9 names left to get done in the next week.
I only read the first book where the nieces show up once so I couldn't use the names (I think all 4 of them have names in the list.)
Thanks Jane and Mary! Keep on reading Mary. You can do it!
I'm so busy this week. I want to buy a new car (getting a Suburu Outback) before the end of month, Wed is book club night at On The Border, Friday Night is a Haunted Hayride with some friends and then taking my daughter Trick or Treating. She doesn't even have a costume yet so we have to do that. Hopefully Friday at work will be slow. I'm here by myself most of the day on fridays and can read if I have no work to do.
In the second one,they're mentioned quite a few times through out the book and they show up twice.Kendall,Kayla,Morgan and McKenna are their names.
I was just hoping,'cause I have about 70 left....
MistressMoon wrote: "In the second one,they're mentioned quite a few times through out the book and they show up twice.Kendall,Kayla,Morgan and McKenna are their names.
I was just hoping,'cause I have about 70 left..."
Hmmm, I may have to try to fit that one in (I've read the first one) since I still need three of those names!
I'm not going to finish this one but I had fun trying!!
There's also a Wyatt. But I'm still waiting on the final judgement...
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