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RRRC's 3rd Reading Tournament: Follow The Leader Edition
Somehow, Hina being the leader doesn't surprise me. I can't think why! That reminds me - I need to get back into the challenge.
I'm just excited about taking all kinds of new directions with my reading. Only 2 of the titles that I plan on reading were on my TBR shelf. Might discover a new author I can't live without.
yeah, not surprised with Hina being the leader either...and i've had the attention span of a gnat recently, which hasn't helped the whole reading thing
I wanted to try and read as many books as I could that I already own, but I keep finding new ones and either borrowing or buying them. I will never get my tbr pile down!
Fran wrote: "I wanted to try and read as many books as I could that I already own, but I keep finding new ones and either borrowing or buying them. I will never get my tbr pile down!"I'm with you, Fran. That was my initial goal. Then I found myself going crazy trying to find a track that had books that I already owned or were on my TBR already. I just threw in the towel and gave over to the new choices...lol.
I don't know how I did not notice this tournament before. I love the idea. I always planned to do something like this, but never actually did it. This is just the right motivation. :)RRRC's 3rd Reading Tournament: Follow The Leader Edition
Duration: May 13, 2012 - September 15, 2012
Books read: 58
♥ Points by Track:
- Track 1 (Fantasy): 14
- Track 2 (PNR): 39
- Track 3 (Romance): 55
Total Points: 108
Track 1 (Fantasy): Based on The Alloy of Law
1. Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed ☆☆☆ 13.5.-17.5.
2. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin ☆☆☆☆ 31.5.-7.6.
3. The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells ☆☆☆☆☆ 8.6.-11.6.
4. Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht ☆☆☆ 17.6.-19.6.
5. Among Others by Jo Walton ☆☆ 4.7.-6.7.
6. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal ☆☆☆☆ 8.7.-9.7.
7. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente ☆☆ 11.7.-16.7.
Track 2 (PNR): Based on You Slay Me
1. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper ☆☆☆ 17.5.-19.5.
2. High Stakes by Erin McCarthy ☆☆☆ 20.5.-23.5.
3. Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands ☆☆☆ 23.5.-25.5.
4. Bit the Jackpot by Erin McCarthy ☆☆☆ 28.5.-31.5.
5. Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks ☆☆☆ 7.6.-8.6.
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7. Foreplay by Jill Myles ☆☆☆ 11.6.-11.6.
8. Kiss at Your Own Risk by Stephanie Rowe ☆☆☆ 12.6.-14.6.
9. The Fire Lord's Lover by Kathryne Kennedy ☆☆☆☆ 14.6.-15.6.
10. A Certain Wolfish Charm by Lydia Dare ☆☆☆ 15.6.-16.6.
11. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper ☆☆☆☆ 20.6.-22.6.
12. Nightfall by Ellen Connor ☆☆☆ 23.6.-25.6.
13. Shadow Kin by M.J. Scott ☆☆☆ 26.6.-27.6.
14. Blood Rights by Kristen Painter ☆☆☆ 28.6.-29.6.
15. The Demon Lover by Juliet Dark, Carol Goodman ☆☆☆☆ 1.7.-3.7.
16. Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson ☆☆☆ 6.7.-8.7.
17. Vengeance Born by Kylie Griffin ☆☆☆ 10.7.-11.7.
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Track 3 (Romance): Based on The Duke
1. Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell ☆☆☆ 19.5.-20.5.
2. Passion by Lisa Valdez ☆☆☆ 22.5.- 24.5.
3. Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone ☆☆☆ 24.5.-28.5.
4. Hot in Here by Sophie Renwick ☆☆☆☆☆ 1.6.-1.6.
5. Do Over by Mari Carr ☆☆☆☆ 1.6.-1.6.
6. Willing Victim by Cara McKenna ☆☆ 2.6.-5.6.
7. Simple Need by Lissa Matthews ☆☆☆ 5.6.-5.6.
8. The Sweetest Tattoo by Cameron Dane ☆☆☆ 5.6.-5.6.
9. Carrie's Answer by Violet Summers ☆☆ 5.6.-7.6.
10. Sugar and Spice by Mari Carr ☆☆☆☆☆ 7.6.-8.6.
11. A Game of Dress-Up by Elliot Mabeuse ☆ 11.6.-11.6.
12. In His Arms by Tina Donahue ☆☆ 11.6.-12.6.
13. The One by Lora Leigh ☆☆☆ 13.6.-13.6.
14. Play Me by Kaily Hart ☆☆☆ 13.6.-13.6.
15. Curio by Cara McKenna ☆☆☆ 19.6.-20.6.
16. The Reluctant Nude by Meg Maguire ☆☆☆ 22.6.-23.6.
17. Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun ☆☆☆☆ 25.6.-25.6.
18. Damaged Goods by Lauren Gallagher ☆☆ 27.6.-28.6.
19. Fallen from Grace by Laura Leone ☆☆☆ 29.6.-29.6.
20. Strangers by Barbara Elsborg ☆☆☆ 29.6.-30.6.
21. Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn ☆☆☆ 30.6.-1.7.
22. Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye ☆☆☆ 3.7.-4.7.
23. Sweet as Sin by Inez Kelley ☆☆☆ 9.7.-10.7.
24. Shaken by Dee Tenorio ☆☆ 16.7.-17.7.
25. Firsts by Rosalie Stanton ☆☆☆☆ 18.7.-18.7.
26. Creative License by Lynne Roberts ☆☆☆ 19.7.-19.7.
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28. Consumed by Moira McTark ☆☆☆ 10.08.
Welcome Dragana! Great to have you on board :)
I'm so slow this month. RRRC's 3rd Reading Tournament: Follow The Leader Edition
Duration: April 15, 2012 - September 15, 2012
Total Points:2
Track 1(PNR/UF):Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2.The Guardian by Gena Showalter
3.Lord of Rage by Jill Monroe
4.Lord of the Wolfyn by Jessica Anderson
5.Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh
Track 3(Men in Kilt): The Chief by Monica McCarty
1.The Guardian by Margaret Mallory
2.Ravished by a Highlander by Paula Quinn
Track 3(Sci-fi/Steampunk): Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch
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3rd Reading Tournament: Follow the LeaderPoint Total: 4
Track 1: 4
Track 2:
Track 3:
Track 1: The Witness
1. Born to Darkness 5/9-5/11 (2)
2. Darkness Bound 6/1-6/7 (2)
Track 2: Room
1. Before I Go To Sleep 5/16-
Track 3: What is Mine
1. Don't Look Back 5/18-
Hina wrote: "Dragana, I love the pics in your post!"Thank you Hina. :)
OKAY - I am back to this challenge! I have a LOT of reading to do to catch up with Hina - wish me luck!
Nicola wrote: "OKAY - I am back to this challenge! I have a LOT of reading to do to catch up with Hina - wish me luck!"Good luck Nicola. You will need it. ;)
I'd love to join in even though I'm getting a late start. Looks like I've got some catchin' up to do!Total Points: 2
Track 1
Starter: The Hunger Games
1. The Fault in Our Stars = 5/1-5/2
2. The List = 5/25-
I'll start with 10, and add more as I go on. I go through romance novels like mad!Points so far: 2
Track #1
Leader: Unveiled by Courtney Milan (★★★★★)
1: A Lady's Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran (★★★★★)
2: A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant
3: Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow
4: How to Dance with a Duke by Manda Collins
5: Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel
6: Blame It on Bath by Caroline Linden
7: Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas
8: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
9: Scandal Wears Satin by Loretta Chase
10: The Proposal by Mary Balogh
just make sure you check before starting your next one that it still shows on the list, because they do change ;)
Glad you joined us Aiobhan :) I'll link your name through to the full list of participants (pg 1 - msg 8) so that you can find the above post easily by clicking on the link...
Hi Everyone!Thought I would give a little update-
Hina is tearing it up with 114 points!!
Way to go Hina! There are lots of participants in the high teens and twenties. Everyone is doing great so far!
Please make sure to post a points tally at the top of your post- it's a real help for us in trying to keep track of everyone's total points.
My first track has stalled. I started out with a contemporary romance that didn't have any kink factor and somehow ended up with a list of BDSM books since then. I enjoy a little BDSM in my books on occassion, but I think I've had enough for now, lol. I am concentrating on the other two tracks for now. Trying not to end the track completely and lose 5 points. Just taking a break from it.
Hope everyone is enjoying the challenge so far :)
Hey Fran! Having fun! But I seem to be having a break as well. I've stalled on one book and my other books that I'm reading don't fit any of the tracks :(But I'll be back on it soon...
Fran wrote: "Hi Everyone!Thought I would give a little update-
Hina is tearing it up with 114 points!!
Way to go Hina! There are lots of participants in the high teens and twenties. Everyone is doing grea..."
Thanks Fran!
i seem to be on a bit of a break as well for one of my tracks...ending up putting a book aside, so i'm going to go back and look at other books listed and probably take a point penalty
RRRC 3rd Reading TournamentTotal Points - 66
Track 1: Spider's Bite
1 Skinwalker ★★★★ 6.11
2 The Better Part of Darkness ★★★ 7.1
3 Mark of the Demon★★★★ 7.5
4 Dying Bites★★★ 7.8
5 Unclean Spirits ★★★★ 7.16
6 Deadtown ★★★1/2 8.1-8.1
7 Under Wraps ★★ 8.1-8.2
8 Shaedes of Gray ★★★★ 8.2-8.2
9 Blood Rights ★★★★
10 A Touch of Crimson ★★★ 8.11-13
11 Dark Awakening 8.16-8.17
12 Bonded by Blood 8.22
13 When Blood Calls 8.24-8.26
14 Blood of the Wicked 8.28-8.29
15 Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend ★★★★9.1-9.2
16 Black Wings ★★★★ 9.11-9.12
17 Dark Descendant ★★★★ 9.13-9.14
18 Stormwalker ★★★★ 9.14-9.15
Points - 36
Track 2: Fifty Shades of Grey
1 The Reluctant Dom ★★★★ 7.18-7.19
2 Masters at Arms ★★★★ 7.19-7.19
3 Sugar and Spice ★★★ 7.19-7.19
4 Nobody's Angel★★★★ 7.27-7.28
5 Light Switch ★★★★ 7.28-7.28
6 Blushing Violet★★★ 7.28-29
Points - 12
Track 3:Strange Angels
1 Raised by Wolves★★★★ 7.10
2 Firelight ★★★★ 7.26
3 Intrinsical ★★★★ 7.18
4 Shattered Souls ★★★★ 8.5-8.6
5 The Space Between ★ 8.8-8.11
6 Drink, Slay, Love★★★ 8.24-8.28
7 Possess ★★★1/2 8.30
8 Shifting ★★★★8.31
9 Arcadia Awakens ★★★1/2 9.9
Points - 18
Welcome Dawn! I'll set up your link on page 1, msg 8...
HiI am in... I am latecomer though :)... i dont know how i missed this challenge... i love all the challenges of this group but hard to be in all and do well unlike HINA :)...
I hope my understanding is right... i select a track based on my previous read and select a book from readers also enjoyed section and upon finishing that book i repeat by picking a book from readers also enjoyed section.. If not please correct me....
Points =2
Track 1: Based on To kill a mocking bird ( CLASSIC)
1. One flew over the cuckoo's nest **** 7/23
2. A clockwork Orange
Track 2: Based on A walk to remember ( ROMANCE)
1. Sam's letter to Jennifer *** 6/19
2. The Locket
Hi Lekshmy!Yes, you have it right. Choose up to 3 titles you have enjoyed in the past and create up to 3 tracks using those titles. Have fun with it!
Lekshmy wrote: "HiI am in... I am latecomer though :)... i dont know how i missed this challenge... i love all the challenges of this group but hard to be in all and do well unlike HINA :)...
I hope my understa..."
Hey Lekshmy - I've linked your post above into msg 7 on page 1 so that you can easily find your list again :)
I've only been updating this thread periodically. I may have more read than what's on my main post here depending on when I last updated. I just find it easier that way.I keep getting sidetracked by books that don't fit any of my tracks. The best one for me has been the one with mostly Kindle books because I read on my Kindle at work. But now that track has come to an end as far as Kindle books for me and the next book will have to print for it.
I think i'm going to have to withdraw. I'm so behind on my reading. Sorry.
Awww Wan! I'm going really slowly as well, if that makes you feel better :) ...But I'll mark you down as 'withdrawn'.
i think with the exception of Hina, we are all going slow ;)
We are all tortoises :) ...except Hina, of course!
Dragana wrote: "Tortoises can still have fun ;)"
Are we really that slow - or is Hina just that fast???
I too have been distracted, but will keep on trying!
Well I know you guys might not appreciate it, but I have noticed this month that compared to what I usually read and finish, I just feel so tired all the time lately that I fall asleep reading like at 9, when before I couldn't fall asleep till 11 or 12. Even then I find my attention wandering away in the evening, the only time I am getting any reading done is in the morning and afternoon. I am useless for the rest of the day. I don't know why, especially since I have more time now than I did last month. I am going to ease back on the reading, or whatever that is for me. It is just odd (for me anyways :)) Maybe I will write some of the reviews that I have been putting off.
You just rest and take care if yourself Hima - we could all use the catch up time!Just joking. Honestly hope you feel better soon!
I'm starting late, but I am in. Follow the Leader Tournament
April 15-September 15
Points: 8
Track #1: Holes by Louis Sachar
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3. Blue Willow by Doris Gates
Track #2: Front and Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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Track #3:Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
1.
Hina wrote: "Well I know you guys might not appreciate it, but I have noticed this month that compared to what I usually read and finish, I just feel so tired all the time lately that I fall asleep reading like..."Whatever you do, make sure you are taking care of yourself! And don't put off seeing a doctor if it all goes on for too long...
(And as Nicola mentioned, perhaps someone else can come close to catching up to you - although I have to say, that is pretty unlikely! ;)
Dragana wrote: "Tortoises can still have fun ;)"
Such a cute pic, Dragana! Thanks :)
Karla wrote: "I'm starting late, but I am in. Follow the Leader Tournament
April 15-September 15
Points:
Track #1: Holes by Louis Sachar
1. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
2. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Kather..."
A link to this post is now in msg 7 :) Have fun with this challenge Karla!
Can being tired alot and sleeping a lot be something worth seeing a doctor about??? I mean I don't want to go see a doctor about something like that. Its not like I actually feel sick sick. Does that even make sense? I guess I am low in energy...IDK
it could just be exhaustion, but it could be a symptom of something else...if you have had it for a while, it might be worth just going to get a check-up
I had those same issues and I was diagnosed with depression. But my husband had just walked out on us after moving us cross country to a place where we knew no one. I had a lot of reasons to be depressed.
This looks SO fun!! I wish I had seen this before. Better late, than never! :)RRRC's 3rd Reading Tournament: Follow The Leader Edition
Duration: April 15, 2012 - September 15, 2012
Points
Track 1:
Track 2:
Track 3:
Total Points:
Track 1:
Leader Book: A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
1. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (currently reading)
Track 2:
Leader Book:
Track3:
Leader Book:
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Dee and Mary, Thank you for the concern. I am hoping it is just exhaustion or stress (I really don't know what I am stressed about though). But if it presists I will go see a doc.
Hina wrote: "Can being tired alot and sleeping a lot be something worth seeing a doctor about??? I mean I don't want to go see a doctor about something like that. Its not like I actually feel sick sick. Does..."These are also some of the classic symptoms of being hypothyroid - and issues with your thyroid require medication. There aren't any natural alternatives and it doesn't generally go away. ...I know, because I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - it sounds a lot worse than it is. It's an autoimmune disease and means I have an underactive thyroid gland. It is managed by 1-2 pills a day and I have no side effects while I'm on the medication. Before I went on the medication, I was tired all the time, felt cold, lost hair, bad reflexes, etc etc. I ignored these symptoms for over 10 years, and functioned fine - but evidently I was lucky to not have put on a lot of weight which is what most ppl do ('cos they are tired and lethargic).
The other sickness I had where I was tired all the time was Ross River Fever - this is caused by mosquito bites, so not sure if this is an issue where you live. This can be pretty severe - I was lucky and only had tiredness and arthritic issues for a month or so.
And then of course, there is also the 'kissing disease' that so many ppl catch at Uni (at least over here) - we call it Glandular Fever, but I think you call it 'Mono'. I had that and didn't even know it - showed up on a blood test later. But given I also had thyroid problems, I was just living with being tired anyway :)
Anyway, I'm not saying you have any of the above, but tiredness is often your body telling you that it is fighting something and it is working overtime to try to cure itself...
*end of dissertation*
Kim L wrote: "This looks SO fun!! I wish I had seen this before. Better late, than never! :)RRRC's 3rd Reading Tournament: Follow The Leader Edition
Duration: April 15, 2012 - September 15, 2012
Points
Tr..."
Glad you joined us Kim - I've set up your link to the above post in msg 7 :)
Hey Hina I think your concerned bookworm friends are all trying to tell you to check it out. Hopefully you can tell us we all worried for nothing - you are just staying up too late beating our *#*'s in this challenge, but look into it for us okay? :)
Hina? What Nicola said :)
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Hina seems to be the leader at the moment with a lot of titles read in all three tracks- great job Hina!
There are many of you with several titles read for several tracks- eveyone seems off to a great start :)
Hope you are all enjoying the challenge so far, and not too many bumps in the road. It's all about having fun while finding some new titles to read :)