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OFFICIAL WINTER CHALLENGE - 2008/2009
He would like Baldacci too. I worked for a guy once who I had a mini-crush on. He recommended Baldacci highly - Total Control actually - and he wasn't kidding. Early on, I really liked his stuff. More lately, he's been writing books I wouldn't even pick up. But who knows they may be good.
I completed 10 pt task #10- Read A Book With A Title Containing The Name Of A Body Part (Eg. Hand, Nail, Finger, Toe, Etc).The Family Bones - Kimberly Raiser
I vaguely recall reading on here that bones were going to be considered a body part. If not, then disregard.
New total: 190
(Most recent task completed is in bold.) Tasks Completed
25 points
#3 Read a book of at least 700 pages- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
15 points
#2 Read a book with one of these words in the title: santa, elf, or any of the reindeer- Santa Fe Woman by Gilbert Morris
#4 Read a book and its sequel- Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, book 6) and All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, book 7) by Charlaine Harris
#5 Read a book where one of the main characters has the same job as you- The Missing Books by Ian Sansom.
#8 Read a book that relates to one of your new year's resolutions- Two for the Road by Jane and Michael Stern
10 points
#2 Read a book with a holiday song in the title- Santa, Baby by Jennifer Cruise, Lori Foster, Carly Phillips
#3 Read a book w/ any of the following words in the title: angel, miracle, God...- Miracle on 34th Street by Valentine Davies
#4 Read a book w/any of the following words in the title: love, romance, kiss...- The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham
#8 Read a book whose title contains one of the following words: king, queen, princess...- The Princess Bride by William Goldman
5 points
#4 Read a book whose title contains a winter weather word- Chill Factor by Sandra Brown
#6 Read a book by a new, first time author- Trail of Crumbs by Kim Sunee
#7 Read a book whose title contains one of the following words: winter, Christmas, Kwanzaa...- The Winter Pearl by Molly Noble Bull
#8 Read a book whose title starts with Who, What, Where...- What's So Great About America by Dinesh D'Souza
#9 Read a mystery novel- A Wicked Way to Burn by Margaret Miles
#10 Read a book you've already seen the film to- Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Total Points = 155 points
Read Love Walked In - Marisa de los Santos, for 10 points!5 POINT TASKS
2. February Is National Library Lovers Month...Visit Your Local Library And Check Out A Book. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness (READ: 1/12/09
3. For Valentine’s Day: Read a Romance Novel. Blue Dahlia - Nora Roberts (READ: 12/22/08)
8. Read A Book Whose Title Contains The Word Winter, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any other winter holiday. Skipping Christmas - John Grisham (READ: 12/25/08)
9. Read A Mystery Novel. Little Brother - Cory Doctorow (READ: 1/17/09)
10 POINT TASKS
1. Read a book set in China. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (READ 1/24/09)
4. For Valentine’s Day: Read a Book with the Word Love, Romance, Kiss, Valentine, Cupid, Sweetheart or Heart in the Title. Love Walked In - Marisa de los Santos (READ 1/25/09)
15 POINT TASKS
3. For Valentine’s Day: Read a Book with the Word Chocolate (Or Type of Chocolate or Other Candy) In The Title, Then Eat That Kind Of Chocolate Or Candy. Chocolat - Joanne Harris (READ: 12/27/08)
4. Read A Book And Read It's Sequel. Books should be read back to back. They can be any two books from a series (not necessarily book 1 & 2) but should be read in order i.e. book 3 then book 4 not book 5 then 8. Touching Darkness and Blue Noon (Midnighters Series, Books 2 and 3) - Scot Westerfeld (READ: 1/13/09)
25 Points:
3. Read a book of at least 700 pages.
Brisingr, Christopher Paolini (READ 1/24/09)
Tasks Completed: 9/33
Points: 95 / 375
10. Read A Book With A Title Containing The Name Of A Body Part (Eg. Hand, Nail, Finger, Toe, Etc). A face at the Window by Sarah Graves 10 points
5 POINT TASKS4. It’s Winter: Read A Book Whose Title Contains a Winter Weather Word – i.e. Blizzard, Snow, Ice, Sleet, Icicle, Snowflake, Frost, Freeze, Slush, Flurry, Chill, Or Hail.
Ice by Ed McBain
15 Point task:Read a book that relates to one of your New Year's Resolutions
Read: Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Resolution it related too: Not to be pushed around by people nad to stick up for my self.
I have a total of 30 points
And I have a question....For the 25 point task submited by Karen. Could I use America, or would I need to us United States of America?
Liz I actually really enjoyed Santa Evita and was a good alternative to having to read a christmas book that still fit the question. Its more or less a true story and has a touch of that South American magic realism. The lines between non-fiction and fiction are blurred a lot of the time as the author writes alot about who he interviewed and facts surrounding the cult of Evita after she was dead and the strange journey of her embalmed body - you want to beleive it all, every last detail but have to remind yourself its a novel so i suppose you never really know which bits are true - are the interviews fiction too or are the only fictitious bits - those written in first person that know one could know, just to make it a better read. Leaves you guessing a bit. But its certainly based on a large ammount of fact. I played the Evita soundtrack in the background to add effect lol. She was certainly a fascinating woman. 4 stars from me! I also found some interesting you tube posts about her and the embalmed body that found itself mysteriously moving round the world to keep the interest levels going.
Added Marley and Me for my "movie I've Already Seen" Book. And yes, I cried at both the movie AND the book!5 POINT TASKS
2. February Is National Library Lovers Month...Visit Your Local Library And Check Out A Book. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness (READ: 1/12/09)
3. For Valentine’s Day: Read a Romance Novel. Blue Dahlia - Nora Roberts (READ: 12/22/08)
8. Read A Book Whose Title Contains The Word Winter, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any other winter holiday. Skipping Christmas - John Grisham (READ: 12/25/08)
9. Read A Mystery Novel. Little Brother - Cory Doctorow (READ: 1/17/09)
10. The Oscars Are In February: Read a Book you’ve Already Seen the Film To. Marley and Me - Josh Groban (READ 1/25/09)
10 POINT TASKS
1. Read a book set in China. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (READ 1/24/09)
4. For Valentine’s Day: Read a Book with the Word Love, Romance, Kiss, Valentine, Cupid, Sweetheart or Heart in the Title. Love Walked In - Marisa de los Santos (READ 1/25/09)
15 POINT TASKS
3. For Valentine’s Day: Read a Book with the Word Chocolate (Or Type of Chocolate or Other Candy) In The Title, Then Eat That Kind Of Chocolate Or Candy. Chocolat - Joanne Harris (READ: 12/27/08)
4. Read A Book And Read It's Sequel. Books should be read back to back. They can be any two books from a series (not necessarily book 1 & 2) but should be read in order i.e. book 3 then book 4 not book 5 then 8. Touching Darkness and Blue Noon (Midnighters Series, Books 2 and 3) - Scot Westerfeld (READ: 1/13/09)
25 Points:
3. Read a book of at least 700 pages.
Brisingr, Christopher Paolini (READ 1/24/09)
Tasks Completed: 10/33
Points: 100 / 375
Next Up: How do we feel about Sookie Stackhouse having a mental handicap? I would say her mind-reading skills have DEFINITELY handicapped her in some aspects. What do you think? (Really, I'm just dying to read From Dead to Worse and can't figure out what category I can fit it in!!!!)
Well, that's my first 5 points notched up - Harlan Coben's Hold Tight. (416 pages.)Did I enjoy it? - not really. The central plot mystery was a good one, but the subplots were a bit contrived, and I was disappointed with his writing style... Kind of regret choosing this one as my first Coben, as so many people seem to rate him. Still, it's 5 points.
5 Points
1. A Mercy, Toni Morrison,
2. (Library trip planned)
3. Castle Dor, Daphne Du Maurier
4. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See
5. The Secrets of Jin-Shei, Alma Alexander
6.
7. Why I have not Written any of my Books, Marcel Bénabou
8.
10. I am Legend, Richard Matheson
10 POINT TASKS 1. Read a book set in China
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Total Points: 250
5 Points: 6. First Time Author: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.
Wow, this was a good book. I really liked it and am so glad I read it. Now off to discuss it on the message boards.
Total Points: 185
yeah!25 points: 3. Lisa's Task - Read a book of at least 700 pages. - I've read jonathan strange and mr norrel
15 points: #8 Read a book that relates to one of your new year's resolutions- one of my new year resolutions is to read the books I have received from other bookcrossers and give them away. I've read The 29 steps, that was siting in my shelf for almost 3 years
new total: 90 points
Many Great Authors Died In 2008: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by May Ann Shaffer 10 PtsTotal @ 26/01/2009 = 180 Pts
Read So Far:5 POINT TASKS
2.
4. Winter Weather Word Love in a Cold Climate Nancy Mitford
5. Read a book From Your TBR List, The Lovely Bones
7. Book Whose Title Starts With What. Etc What I Loved Siri Hustveldt
10 POINT TASKS
Arghh I should get 50 pnts for that ordeal!
3. For Christmas: Book with God etc in title The God of Small Things
4. Book with the Word Love Love in the Time of Cholera Garcia Marquez
6.
8. Read Title Containing The Word Queen, Prince etc The Black PrinceIris Murdoch
15 POINT TASKS
1.
4. Book And It's Sequel.:
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book 8
The Miracle at Speedy Motors No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book 9
Family Village Tribe: The Story of Flight Centre Limited
6.
7.
8. New Year's Resolution (quit smoking) White Teeth
9.
25 POINT TASKS
SCORE
Total 300 pnts(Goal: 375)
Tasks complete : 25(Goal: 33)
Andrew - I'm gonna say it would be United States not just America.Meghan - don't really see that as a handicap so it can't count for that.
I'm going to post the suggestion thread for the Spring Challenge today so get your thinking caps on and I know you'll come up with some great tasks for the next go around.
Completed: Library book task - 84 Charing Cross Road5 POINT TASKS
2.
3.
5. Pick out of a hat - An Abundance of Katherines
9. Mystery - Plum Spooky
10. Book already have seen film to - Ella Enchanted
10 POINT TASKS
5.
6. Set in country of ancestry - Chocolat (France)
15 POINT TASKS
3. Title contains "Chocolate," etc. - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
4.
9. Read a Book whose movie counterpart nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar and watch the film - Breakfast at Tiffany's
25 Point Tasks
1. Karen's task - An Artist of the Floating World (Japan)
3. Lisa's task - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Goal: 140
New total: 35 pts.
Jamie (MN)
Now I'll get back to Ella Enchanted...
I finished Can You Trust a Tomato in January? by Vince Staten. It was HIGHLY amusing. That puts me at 145 pts.I'm now reading Miracle on 34th Street by Valentine Davis, illustrated by Tomie dePaola. I don't think I've ever even seen the movie. It's cute so far. Kris Kringle totally swore... which I found HILARIOUS.
I'm also listening to 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, who died last year. I've also never seen this movie, so I don't know what it's about. I expect that at SOME point it will start talking about SPACE. For the first 6 chapters, it's been "ape-men" this and "ape-men" that. It's been pretty boring and frustrating so far... I don't personally believe that we're all descended from apes... and to have him go on and on and on about it for so long.... It's as bad as this rambling review of mine! Hopefully it will get better soon...
15 pt task:4. Read A Book And Read It's Sequel.
84 Charing Cross Road and The Duchess of Bloomsbury St.
New total: 145 points.
Oooh...
Breaking Dawn
is over 700 pages? WHEW! I was really scared about the time constraint with trying to read
The Sweet Far Thing
... (I think it's going to frustrate me a lot, and that I'll need to take breaks for my own sanity...) But if I can just re-read Breaking Dawn... *psshhh* No sweat. I've been meaning to read it again anyway.
Read a book with the word chocolate:Chocolate Beach by Julie Carobini 15 pts
total:115 points
Just earned 5 points for reading a book that was made into a movie that I'd already seen. I read True Grit by Charles Portis so my sad little total is now 55 points-yikes!!
8. Read A Book Whose Title Contains The Word King, Queen, Princess, Prince, Duke, Or Duchess.Total: 95
a question on the physical/mental handicap challenge:my library book group is reading The Girls by Lori Lansens for February. it's about a pair of siamese twin girls. would that count for physically handicapped? here's a link from amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Girls-Novel-Lor...
thanks!
6. Read A Book That Takes Place In A Country That Is Part Of Your Ancestry: Felicia's Journey takes place in Ireland & England & I have ancestors from both. (10 pts.)New total: 210 pts.
Liz (Bklyn)
It looks like I will have another go at Santa Evita next (perhaps knowing it is a blend of fiction & non-fiction will make it easier going this time round....)
I finished The Age of Innocence this weekend, but now I've watched the movie! Thus completing:9. The Oscar's are coming: Read a Book or Play Whose Movie Counterpart Was Nominated or That Won in the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay Category and Watch the Film.
(It was nominated in 1993, but lost to Schindler's List. Must be hard to compete with Schindler's List!)
The Age of Innocence is by Edith Wharton.
So the 15 brings me to...35! Making my way up.
Melissa, did you enjoy Age of Innocence? Edith Wharton is one of my favorite authors; I would recommend House of Mirth if you enjoyed Innocence and haven't already read it.
I read Age of Innocence in December, but haven't watched the film yet. I really didn't enjoy it nearly as much as the House of Mirth. I just found it kind of unbelievable that he would have a crush to the point of obsession on this woman he had barely known.
Total Points To Date: 130--Completed Tasks--
5 Pointers:
3. Read a Romance Novel.
12/18: Persuasion = +5 pts
5. Pull a book from a hat.
1/4: Solaris = +5 pts
7. Title Starts With Who, What, Where, When, Why...
1/26: Where the Heart Is = +5 pts
10 Pointers:
7. Read a book where the main character has a mental or physical handicap.
1/18: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time +10 pts
4. Read a Book with Love, Romance, or Heart in the title.
1/21: Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel +10 pts
15 Pointers:
4. Read A Book And Read It's Sequel.
12/27: The Golden Compass & The Subtle Knife = +15 pts
6. Read A Historical Fiction Book Featuring A Famous Historic Personality...
1/2: Girl with a Pearl Earring = +15 pts
8. Read a book relating to one of your New Years resolutions.
1/17: Don't Eat This Book! Fast Food and the Supersizing of America + 15 pts
25 Pointers:
2. Read a book that you've started but never finished.
1/23 The Runaway Jury +25 pts
3. Read a book of at least 700 pages.
1/15: The Count of Monte Cristo = +25 pts
Tasks To Be Completed:
5 Point Tasks:
1. Read A Book With A Main Character Who Is African American...
- Beloved, Toni Morrison
9. Read a mystery novel.
- Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil, John Berendt
10. Read a book that you've already seen the film to.
- Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton
10 Point Tasks:
3. Read a book with God, Angel, Miracle, etc in the title.
- American Gods, Neil Gaiman
5. Read a book by an author that died this year.
- The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton
8. Read a book with King, Queen, etc in the title.
- The Princess Bride, William Goldman
15 Point Tasks:
9. Read a Book Whose Movie Counterpart Was Nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay Category and Watch the Film.
- The Reader, Bernard Schlink
Goal: 190 total points.
I finished
Miracle on 34th Street
as my Christmas word book. I'm at 155 now.Next is Dancer by Lorri Hewett. Dancer is one of Santa's reindeer. :)
Completed Tasks:5 Point Tasks
2. The Sand Castle by Rita Mae Brown
3. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Harper Lee Wiki Link
7. Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? by David Feldman
8. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
10 Point Tasks
2. Deck the Halls by Mary & Carol Higgins Clark
3. Elizabeth & Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens by Jane Dunn
4. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
7. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
8. Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
10. HP and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
15 Point Tasks
1. Read a book about the civil rights movement or one that takes place during that time period: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
2. Santa and Pete by Christopher Moore & Pamela Johnson
3. Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody: Lifesaver
4. The Fellowship of the Ring & The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
5. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares: Tibby is a cashier
7. The Essential Tao by Thomas Cleary
8. Dracula by Bram Stoker: Resolution: Read all of the books on TNBBC's Reading List
9. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
10. And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidimic by Randy Shilts
25 Point Tasks
1. Watership Down by Richard Adams Richard Adams Wiki Link
2. Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
3. HP and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Total Points Earned: 295
Total Books Read: 24
Total Pages Read: 8482
Next up: Read a historical book featuring a famous historic personality or a biography of a historical figure: The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory
5 Point Tasks 1 – Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (12/10/08)
2 – Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris (12/26/08)
5 – Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (01/26/09)
8 – The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (12/19/08)
10 Point Tasks
2 – Silver Bells by Luanne Rice (12/27/08)
3 –Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas (01/07/09)
4 –The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (01/09/09)
6 – The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson (01/07/09)
9 – The Warmest December by Bernice L. McFadden (12/28/08)
15 Point Tasks
2 – The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn (1/19/09)
4 –Club Dead and Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (12/17/08) and (12/19/08), respectively.
25 Point Tasks
1 – The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho (12/30/08)
2 –Jewel by Brett Lott (12/23/08)
Tasks Completed: 13/33
Number of Pages Consumed: 4,053
Points: 150/375
FIFTEEN POINTS:8) New Years' Resolution: Read 50 of the "1001 books to read before you die"
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Before: 80 points; Now: 95 points
Finished
Dancer
for 15 pts (name of a reindeer). I've now completed 18 tasks for 170 pts.Still listening to 2001: A Space Odyssey ... Slowly but surely. I'm thinking the movie HAS to be better than the book... There's so much description... In movie format, they could chop all that out. (Although, in the forward, the author said that the novel was created for the movie--to make writing the script easier, so he probably did that on purpose... But still. Tedious.)
Next.... hmmmm... Either Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas (plus eating a sugar daddy...) or Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiros (takes place in Scotland (Sara)). It will depend on my mood after work...
I'm Not Scareduhm, don't find my post anymore for which task I was going to use this book.....
Anybody any suggstions?
I just finished Strong Spirits (can't remember the author right now). It's listed as a romance at the library, so I am counting it for that task, but I would not have categorized it as such. If I wasn't reading it for the challenge, I probably would have quit part way through--or just skipped to the end to find out the mystery. I'm bummed because I've now read two books that I really did not like. So now I'm onto Nevada Barr's Winter Study--she usually is a great read for me--I hope so this time.I'm at 105 points.
Should we torture ourselves by reading books we don't like just so we can fill in a box on the winter challenge list? Life is too short. chuck the book, find one you enjoy and add that one to your list, says I!
Yay for snow days! I finished a 15 point task:4. Read a book and it's sequel
Grave Sight and Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
New Total: 190
Jeane wrote: I'm Not Scareduhm, don't find my post anymore for which task I was going to use this for..."
It takes place in Italy... is one of your initials 'I'? Does the main character have a disability? Did you check it out from the library? Was it a mystery book? (I obviously know nothing about the book...)
Rosemary wrote: "Should we torture ourselves by reading books we don't like just so we can fill in a box on the winter challenge list? Life is too short. chuck the book, find one you enjoy and add that one to you..."Amen!
LEADER BOARD
ROS – 375
DARLA – 310
EL - 310
JON – 275
ANGELA - 265
OFMATT – 215
BONNIE - 210
LIZ (BROOKLYN) – 210
SARA - 195
HEATHER (ONE OF MANY) – 190
LINDSEY – 190
JEANE – 185
LESLIE - 185
KAREN – 180
BETH – 175
CYNTHIA - 175
ANN FROM SC - 165
ANGIE - 155
LAURA - 155
SERA - 150
EVA – 145
BECKY - 140
BIANCA - 140
ALICE - 135
KRISTINA - 130
MELODY - 130
SARENNA – 130
LYNNLEE4 - 125
JAMIE (23) - 120
JULIE – 120
ROBIN – 120
APRIL – 115
SANDY - 115
AMANDA - 110
ELIZABETH - 105
MEGHAN - 105
MEL - 105
JEN – 100
ADRIENNE - 95
LEANNE - 95
SUZIER - 95
BNOIR - 90
MELISSA - 90
ANDREW (ACE) - 85
LIZ (VEGAS) - 80
ALYSSA - 75
FALLON – 65
HEATHER (KS) - 65
JASMINE - 65
MARSHA - 65
MARIA - 60
CHRISTINA V - 55
FIONA – 55
HAYES – 55
JAMIE (25) - 55
JESSICA - 55
JOANIE – 55
SARAH - 55
TERRI - 55
LISA (CO) - 50
POTJY - 50
TIFFANY – 50
ALYCIA - 45
EMILEE – 45
STEPHANIE - 45
FIONA (TWEETY) - 40
JULIE (TN) - 40
MELISSA (UK) – 40
RHIANNON - 40
STELLA - 40
ASHLEY – 35
JAMIE (MN) - 35
KATHRYN – 35
LIZ (NY) – 35
ANDREW - 30
ELIZ - 30
JUDITH – 30
ALLISON - 25
STEPHANIE (NV) - 25
LISA (NV) - 20
ROSEMARY - 20
GEMMA - 15
LORI - 15
NICOLE - 15
LIZZY - 10
ANN – 5
KT - 5
SUSANNA - 5
Jeane - is 'Im not scared' a mystery perchance?oh and while im there, dear challenge friends, can someone elnlighten me as to what a Graphic Novel is? id never heard the term before seeing it on good reads. Took me a while to work out YA too but have got up to speed now!
Jon, graphic novels are like comic books, but the storylines usually have the complexity and depth that you would find in a regular novel. The stories are told in a comic book format with illustrations.
Ah i see, thanks El. and congrats on breaking the 300 points mark !
Liz I just discovered Santa Evita is on the 1001 books to read before you die list if you need another good reason to give it another bash!
Read a Romance novel for 5 points.Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
New total = 130
Lynlee4 wrote: "Rosemary wrote: "Should we torture ourselves by reading books we don't like just so we can fill in a box on the winter challenge list? Life is too short. chuck the book, find one you enjoy and ad..."I hear you--it's just one of my many neurosis (sp?) that I have a hard time quitting a book once I've started it. I've gotten pretty good at it, but this challenge has made me fall back into bad habits! Won't let it happen again though!!
I agree with everyone who says life is too short to finish crappy books. And yet, for this challenge, I do (not that it hasn't been a bad habit for years). Satisfaction for completeing the challenge outweighs time wasted. Of course, I have a good grasp of the art of speed reading, which really helps.I just finished one of the worst pieces of drivel I've read in a long time, because it was the only book with a holiday title I could get access to.
10 Points
2. Holiday Song Title: One Silent Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
It didn't help that it was #23 in the series...but even if it was the first in the series it probably would've been just as painful.
Total Points: 195
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Ok, here is my reading list - bit late to fill all the categories; and if I read all of these, it means I will have succeeded in cloning myself in my garden shed laborato..."
I think if I say one more time I want to read a Baldacci once when my boyfriend is around...he might buy me one just to have me read one. I keep seeing his name on books and want to try one...but I keep taking other books.