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message 401: by Rosa (new)

Rosa pearce (queen_of_the_weirdos) You name? Rosa
♥Where are you from? Oklahoma
♥Your favorite Genre? Horror
♥Are you a pro at challenges or a newcomer? Newcomer
♥Any thing else you would like to share!


message 402: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) | 7439 comments Welcome!


message 403: by Shellbelle (new)

 Shellbelle  | 434 comments Mod
Welcome Rosa! Glad you joined, make sure to ask any questions you might have!!!


message 404: by Rosa (new)

Rosa pearce (queen_of_the_weirdos) Jenne wrote: "Welcome!"

thank you


message 405: by ~Jennifer~ (new)

~Jennifer~ (book_addiction) | 929 comments Welcome everyone! :)


message 406: by Stephany (new)

Stephany (thebigmachine) Hi! :) I'm Stephany, from Illinois. I'm just a high school student and I try to read as much as I can! I really prefer historical/modern fiction, mystery, fantasy, and non-fiction. Adventures are fun too :) I'm new to challenges!


message 407: by PepperP0t (new)

PepperP0t welcome Rosa, Claudietta & Stephany, its good to have you all


message 408: by Rosa (new)

Rosa pearce (queen_of_the_weirdos) Pat wrote: "welcome Rosa, Claudietta & Stephany, its good to have you all"

thank you


message 409: by Alyssa (new)

Alyssa (lyssad87) Hi, I'm Alyssa. *waves* I live and do my reading in Illinois.

Most of what I read has some kind of paranormal element in it. Vampires, zombies, shifters, gods/goddesses, etc. I think I'm probably most excited to read something with some type of mythology in it. I'm a Greek/Roman myth junkie. I do read some contemporary stuff occasionally.

I've dabbled in some challenges. I've been playing Bookshelf Bingo over in SOS since Round 2. Just this year, I got into the Scavenger Hunt over in The Lost Challenges. I played last round, Round 2, and am now currently playing in Round 3.

I kind of stalked Paris to get here. Lol. We were over at TLC in the The Scavenger Hunt thread talking about SOS Bingo starting, and she mentioned that she was also playing Words with Friends over here. (She's going to be in 3 team challenges at once! That's pretty awesome. I don't know if I could do it.)

So, I stalked my way here and first thing checked out Words with Friends. Pretty brilliant. Sounds like a ton of fun. I'm crossing my fingers for a round 2 of it, cuz I'm in.

I do the occasional year-long challenge. I haven't really had the time to do any monthly challenges. (I have before though.) I find it hard for me to keep up with the monthly challenge while I'm playing a team challenge. (And those have been one right after the next lately. Yay!) I like to focus on my team and what I need to get done for them.

Well... that was A LOT about me.... Hehe. I think it's time for me to do some lurking around the group.... *cough* I mean exploring... :-D


message 410: by Paris (new)

Paris (pah13) | 4285 comments Hi Alyssa!! Glad you stalked me to get here. I love this group. It's really where I honed my challenge skills to be able to try and keep up with 3 team challenges at once. I hope you find this place as awesome as I do!

PS: Totally didn't know you were a Greek/Roman myth junkie too! I wish there were more books that incorporated that (well good ones anyway, I've seen some real crap out there). We'll have to compare and discuss sometime.


message 411: by Denise, Manufacturing Director (new)

Denise (destiny_chan) | 7414 comments Mod
Welcome, Alyssa! :) I'm fairly sure if Words with Friends continues to go as well as it started, there'll be a second round. (Though it's Jenne's thing, so I can't make any promises. ;))
If you want to try a monthly challenge despite having little time, we usually have a few that require only 1-3 books to be read. And of course there's a bunch of year-long challenges you're welcome to join in! Hope you'll have fun here. :)


message 412: by Alyssa (new)

Alyssa (lyssad87) Squee! Hugs for everyone! *hugs Paris and Denise*


message 413: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) | 7439 comments We'll definitely be doing another round of WWGRF! I'm afraid I'm thoroughly addicted to team challenges now lol. Glad you joined our little corner of GR :)


message 414: by Shellbelle (new)

 Shellbelle  | 434 comments Mod
Alyssa, glad you followed Paris over here! (we love Paris, she def. knows how to juggle her challenges! lol) Hope that you enjoy our challenges here!


message 415: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) | 7439 comments Glad to have you Risa! Feel free to jump on in ☺


message 416: by Denise, Manufacturing Director (new)

Denise (destiny_chan) | 7414 comments Mod
Welcome to TCF, Risa! :)


message 417: by Shellbelle (new)

 Shellbelle  | 434 comments Mod
Welcome Risa!!!


message 418: by Marla (new)

 Marla | 1036 comments I am Marla also living in Illinois, but originally from Honolulu, Hawaii.

I like YA, Paranormal Romance, Mystery involving a serial killer and I'm kind of on a Horror kick.

I like reading challenges, but I really haven't done too many, so I'm not a newbie or experienced...how about a beginner.

Love GoodReads!


message 419: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) | 7439 comments So glad you joined Marla!


message 420: by Harri (new)

Harri (books_and_tea) ♥You name? I'm Hester. Hello everyone.
♥Where are you from? Newcastle, England. Home of the geordies.
♥Your favorite Genre? I'll read anything. Right now, I'm big on classics, mainly romantic ones. But sometimes it's sci fi, sometimes fantasy, other times something else. I just read a lot.
♥Are you a pro at challenges or a newcomer? I've done writing challenges before but never reading challenges. I'm pretty excited. xD
♥Any thing else you would like to share! I'm nearly 18, I'm studying English lit, lang and maths at sixth form and I want to be a primary school teacher.


message 421: by Denise, Manufacturing Director (new)

Denise (destiny_chan) | 7414 comments Mod
Welcome, Marla & Hester, great to have you join us! :)


message 422: by Alexandra (new)

Alexandra (hawkescream) Hi everyone! I'm Alex. I'm from Florida where I live with my husband, my corgi, two cats, and two pet rats. My favorite genre is either fantasy or science-fiction but I'll give anything a try. I'm not really picky and there are very few books I honestly didn't enjoy to some degree. I'm a newbie at challenges, so I need to do some discussion reading before I actually start participating!


message 423: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) | 7439 comments Great to have you Hester and Alex!


message 424: by Alexandra (new)

Alexandra (hawkescream) Thank you!


message 425: by Shellbelle (new)

 Shellbelle  | 434 comments Mod
A big WELCOME to our new members!!!


message 426: by Chan (new)

Chan Luo Qi Hi! I'm Luo Qi from Singapore! I like reading any types of books actually, as long as they're good books:) I'm a competitive person who likes to take on challenges, so I guess I've found the right book:) I look forward to having fun in this club:)


message 427: by ~Jennifer~ (new)

~Jennifer~ (book_addiction) | 929 comments Welcome to everyone who joined in the last month! Sorry I missed you during my time away. :)


message 428: by Joni (new)

Joni  | 89 comments Hi I'm Joni. I'm from So Cal. I"m new to challenges and not very quick at doing them yet but am trying. My fave genre is Mystery and Urban fantasy. I am looking forward to having a good time with everyone!


message 429: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) | 7439 comments Welcome to the Group Joni!


message 430: by Denise, Manufacturing Director (new)

Denise (destiny_chan) | 7414 comments Mod
Welcome, Joni! I'm sure you'll fit right in and have a great time! :D


message 431: by ~Jennifer~ (new)

~Jennifer~ (book_addiction) | 929 comments Welcome Joni!


message 432: by Barb (new)

Barb I thought I'd joined this group ages ago, but GR tells me I haven't, so here goes ... :)

I'm Barb, living in south-central Pennsylvania, where I work part-time at our local public library. I'm mom to two twenty-somethings: a US Air Force 2nd LT who just got married a month ago and is preparing to leave (with his wife, thank goodness!) for a 3-year stint in Okinawa, and a recent college grad who has come back home while she figures out what she wants to do with her life.

I'll read almost anything -- no bodice-rippers or horror for me, thank you! -- but my favorite genres are mystery/thriller/suspense and historical fiction. When I'm not reading, I like to scrapbook, cook/bake and sing with a local community chorus.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone here :)


message 433: by Denise, Manufacturing Director (new)

Denise (destiny_chan) | 7414 comments Mod
Welcome to TCF, Barb, we're glad to have you! :)


message 434: by Gen (new)

Gen (genb) Shellbelle wrote: "
Introduce Yourself!


Introduce yourself to the group and tell us a little bit about yourself☺ Let us know...

♥You name? (what you would like to be called)
♥Where are you from?
♥Your favorite ..."


Hi my name is Gen. I am from a small town in Michigan approx 30 miles north of our state capitol. I live with my husband of 27yrs and we have 3 adult children and 3 doggie children :). "Gone with the Wind" is my fav book of all time. Now, however, I am into paranormal mysteries, historical mysteries or I guess I should just say mysteries in general LOL! I hope to be an active member as soon as I figure my way around! nice to meet all of you:0)


message 435: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) | 7439 comments Welcome Barb and Gen! Make yourselves at home and jump right in!


message 436: by Marla (new)

 Marla | 1036 comments Natasha wrote: "I was here and then I was gone. Now I'm back. Basically, I had entered into too many challenges and tried to pretend all those unfinished challenges don't exist. But now I'm back since 2013 will be..."

That's the attitude! It's a new year and a fresh start. Welcome back.


message 437: by ~Jennifer~ (new)

~Jennifer~ (book_addiction) | 929 comments Welcome! :)


message 438: by Lynn Blackmar (new)

Lynn Blackmar Hi, I'm Lynn. I'm a professional author who has written three books, one of which is out, and one which is about to come out.

Since I started writing, I noticed my book reading habits have declined, and I'm trying to set aside time to read more, as well as read a larger variety of genres and styles.


message 439: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) | 7439 comments Welcome to the group! Hopefully the challenges will help you with your reading :)


message 440: by ~Jennifer~ (new)

~Jennifer~ (book_addiction) | 929 comments Welcome Lynn! :)


message 441: by Shellbelle (new)

 Shellbelle  | 434 comments Mod
WELCOME to all of our New Members!!!

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message 442: by Denise, Manufacturing Director (new)

Denise (destiny_chan) | 7414 comments Mod
Welcome, Lynn! :)


message 443: by [deleted user] (new)

Hello everyone!

My name is Karen. I'm from Kolkata , India .
I just finished my graduation this year and am currently doing a course on finance (C.A.) And Corporate law (C.S.)
I have pretty much been an avid bookreader my entire life (It kinda runs in the entire family :D)
I initially read mainly mystery /crime/ sci -fi and a chance encounter with mills and boons blaze when I was 12( I still think that was way too early) started me off on romance.Over the past 2 years I have been solely obsesses with Historical Romance and a little bit of contemporary thrown in.
Goodreads is like my second home, I love all the amazing people I have met here, the great books I have discovered here and of course the wonderful challenges.

I love The Challenge Factory because while earlier all the other groups I joined had mainly romance challenges, this one gives me an opportunity to read other genres again ,like in the 100 book genre or crime in You have the Right to remain Silent. Also love the idea of series challenges. And since I'm a challenge addict that will def give me the way to revisit my old favorites :D

And that's a lot about myself !
Hope to interact and make lots of new friends here,
Cheers and happy reading everyone :D


message 444: by Jenne (new)

Jenne  (jennetheinstigator) | 7439 comments Well we're happy to have you Karen! We try to cater to all sorts of genres with the challenges around here, feel free to jump on in :)


message 445: by [deleted user] (new)

Jenne wrote: "Well we're happy to have you Karen! We try to cater to all sorts of genres with the challenges around here, feel free to jump on in :)"

Thank you ! I have already joined quite a no of challenges :)


message 446: by ~Jennifer~ (new)

~Jennifer~ (book_addiction) | 929 comments Welcome welcome welcome. :) We're very happy to have you in the group, Karen!


message 447: by [deleted user] (new)

~Jennifer~ wrote: "Welcome welcome welcome. :) We're very happy to have you in the group, Karen!"

Thank you so much Jennifer :D


message 448: by Denise, Manufacturing Director (new)

Denise (destiny_chan) | 7414 comments Mod
Glad to have you, Karen, welcome! :)


message 449: by [deleted user] (new)

Denise wrote: "Glad to have you, Karen, welcome! :)"

Thanks Denise!


message 450: by Tarryn (new)

Tarryn (the_opal_bibliophile) Hey everyone! My name is Tarryn. I'm from Arizona and I've done a few challenges before but not in a while. My favorite genre is romantic comedies, but I'll try pretty much anything. This is really exciting! :)


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