Mishmash Challenge 2012 (Offical Thread)

[Lu]

Updated to here

[Varla Fiona]

YaY, first one done! Read Skybreaker for task 17.

[Barbara]

Read Forest of Secrets for task 24

Total completed tasks: 6

[Lauren (Sugar & Snark)]

Read It's kind of a funny story for No. 26 and Insurgent for No.1
7/31

[Barbara]

Read Obsidian Prey for task 14

Total completed tasks: 7

[Lu]

Updated

[Claudia]

Overachievers *shakes head*
:)

[Lu]

I know crazy people! At least we can catch up cause they can't finish until they read a 2013 book!

[Barbara]

You're just jealous.

By the time it is 2013 I will only have one book to go and of course the bonus book. How many do you think you will still have to go by then? :P

oh and BTW I finished Rising Storm for task 1

Total finished tasks: 8 *evil grin*

[Lauren]

Finished no.20: 2/30

Just one question Barbara - how much consideration have you given the term advanced reading copy?
*evil grin*

[Barbara]

Oooooh, didn't think of that. Never read an advanced reading copy before, wouldn't know how to get my hands on one. But if you are willing to help me, I am willing to bribe you :D Please, yes??????

[Lauren]

Lol, well if the bribe is good enough, and I happen to have an arc in print, I might just send it to you. After I read it :D

Sadly, almost all my arc's are eBooks, most are protected by DRM (which means you can't read it on anything but my Kindle) and even if they're not, I play by the rules and do not give them to other people, except for review purposes.

[Barbara]

Bribes are negotiable, so naming a price is the first step :)

Spoilsport! No fun in playing by the rules :(

If all I have to do is write a review, all I need is an arc and a place to post my review and then a review is easily written :) And a challenge even more easily won :D

[Lauren]

No worries, I'm sure an opportunity will open up as soon as I'm finished with this challenge :)

[Barbara]

Ok, if that is how the game is played, I will get my own arc. I am sure I am smart enough to figure out how to get my hands on one! And I won't be sharing either!
No one can beat me! *evil grin*

[Lauren]

Lol, psycho :)

[Barbara]

It is in my genes, what can I say, I am genetically challenged!

[Lauren (Sugar & Snark)]

Yeah I have my eye set on an arc too. Even though I am the world worst blogger (as in I never bother to actually blog) my love for obscure biographies is sure to get me an arc of some kind!

[Claudia]

So far the closest to a 2013 arc I came is a Nov 2012 release. :( So close but not quite!

[Lauren (Sugar & Snark)]

I saw a December one the other day but that's still not good enough.
The first book with a 2013 publishing dating that offers an ARC is probably going to be some random and very dull book and the publisher is going to wonder why it is getting a huge influx of requests from South Africa!

[Lu]

I requested one with a date of Jan 2013 but they only start giving them out in November :(

[Lauren]

Finished task 23: 3/30

[Carolien]

Read The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks for Task 15.

2/30

If anybody still needs titles with 5 vowels, I found these:
To My Daughter in France
The Various Haunts of Men
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

I enjoyed all of them previuosly.

[Lu]

Updated.. I think

[Barbara]

You forgot Claudia.
She just updates in her list and doesn't post a new message. So she has finished 3 books.

[Varla Fiona]

Finished Syren for Task 19.

2/31

[Claudia]

I'll make posts like everyone else from now on to make it easier. :)

[Barbara]

Well I think it is up to you what you want to do, because in the first post Lu gives you the option to update in your list or update in messages. I just thought I mentioned it because your name wasn't in the points scoreboard and you are participating :)

[Lu]

Ah ok I'll keep a eye on Claudia's :)
Updating a bit later

[Barbara]

I have a little update to make.
I finished Northanger Abbey By Jane Austen, Reckless by Amanda Quick, Amaryllis by Jayne Castle, and The Chocolate Cat caper by Joanna Carl.
That means I have completed tasks 3,5,12 and 23.

Total completed tasks 12.

[Wendi]

Read To my daughter in France for task 1

[Liezel]

Finished & for tasks 22 and 26

total: 2/30

[Carolien]

Wendi wrote: "Read To my daughter in France for task 1"

What did you think? I read it a while ago and loved it. It just stays with you. I read quite a bit of WW2 stuff.

[Lu]

Updated

[Varla Fiona]

Read Coraline for task 26. Going to watch movie this afternoon...

3/31

[Barbara]

Read the House of Mirth, Exiles and Zinnia for task 5, 19 and 20.

Total finished tasks: 15

[Lauren]

Completed task 20: 4/30

[Carolien]

Read Underfoot in Show Business for task 6.

3/30

[Barbara]

Read Orchid for task 10.

Total completed tasks: 16

[Varla Fiona]

Read Fifty Shades of Grey for task 22 & Letters From Father Christmas for task 30.

5/31

[Lu]

Finished 2 :D

Updating now

[Varla Fiona]

Task 20: Stardust

6/31

[Lauren]

Completed task 28 - 5/30

[Lu]

Completed nr 11 On the Island

3/30

[Barbara]

Read the Hound of the Baskervilles, the Lovely Bones and The Twyligth Tower for tasks 8, 18 and 26.

Total completed tasks: 19

[Varla Fiona]

Task 12: Micro: A Novel

7/31

[Varla Fiona]

Task 4: The Eyre Affair

8/31

[Lauren (Sugar & Snark)]

Hi Finished 4, 5 ,7 , 8, 12, 21 & 30
I'm really behind now! But I guess it is to be expected between moving house and being away at the arts festival!

[Barbara]

I was wondering where you were. Glad you're back! You are not that far behind. You can catch up in no time :)

[Lauren (Sugar & Snark)]

Yeah I had a frantic few weeks! And now I have such bad flu i feel like my head is going to explode, not the best conditions for readings. Just be thankful it's summer in Holland!