2013 BOOK CHALLENGE! Are you in?

[threeboysmom]

Thank you I must not have seen the updated list thank u

Glad you could join us!! Happy Reading!

 

[mickeysgal]

Please, can I join? I have more books loaded onto my Kindle that I'll ever be able to read. My goal is 40.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Glad you could join us!! Happy Reading!

Yes I am in thank you

 

[SEASONK]

Please add me ~ sorry I am late! My goal is 75 books. Thanks!!!!

 

[Pixiedust34]

For those of you asking about Goodreads.

The EASIEST way to change book from your "to read" list to "currently reading" is NOT to use the edit button. I can never get that thing to work properly, as some of you are also finding out.

On the home page when you first sign in, there is a widget to the top right that says Currently Reading.

Underneath in tiny letters, it says "Add a new book." Click on this to open a search box. Type the name of the book you want to add and hit enter. This will automatically add the title of that book to your "currently reading" list AND, best of all, remove it from your "to read" list!

I also use an app on my iphone to keep track of my progress through the book. It's easy to open it whenever I'm done reading during lunch break or whenever and enter the page number I'm at.

Thanks! I've been using the edit button, but I'll look for the "add a new book" option.

 

[willowsnn3]

Finally finished my first book of 2013!
This year I'm trying to pick books from two lists I have from Bookpage. One is a list of 25 reader favorites & the other is a list of 50 Bookpage editor favorites. So I started with picking the top ranked that were on both lists.

Goal 72

#1 The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Lighthouse keeper and his wife on a remote island dealing with tragic loss & some hard choices to make.

This book was number 2 on the top 25 & number 10 on the top 50. Afraid I can't give it that high a rating.....

 

[wvjules]

I just finished "The Glass Castle" by Jennette Walls.

It's a memoir about her life being moving from town to town in her early childhood, finally settling in Welch, WV. It was a fast read but I didn't really connect with the author. I'd give it 3 out of 5 starts.


Next up: The Fault in Our Stars.

 

[RunningGirl]

I just finished "The Glass Castle" by Jennette Walls.

It's a memoir about her life being moving from town to town in her early childhood, finally settling in Welch, WV. It was a fast read but I didn't really connect with the author. I'd give it 3 out of 5 starts.


Next up: The Fault in Our Stars.

Glad to hear I'm not the only one that didn't like it. My sister absolutely loved it, but I didn't connect either.

Re-reading Great Gatsby, and not enjoying it as much as I remembered. Just pushing through to get done!

 

[Christine]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one that didn't like it. My sister absolutely loved it, but I didn't connect either.

Re-reading Great Gatsby, and not enjoying it as much as I remembered. Just pushing through to get done!

I thought The Glass Castle was "just okay" but sometimes I think it's just me. I'm not wowed by a lot. Anyway, there is a prequel to The Glass Castle--Half Broke Horses. Well, it's not really a prequel I guess, but it is about the author's grandmother. For some reason, I enjoyed that book more, although it doesn't get as much love as the other one.

 

[threeboysmom]

Finally finished my first book of 2013!
This year I'm trying to pick books from two lists I have from Bookpage. One is a list of 25 reader favorites & the other is a list of 50 Bookpage editor favorites. So I started with picking the top ranked that were on both lists.

Goal 72

#1 The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Lighthouse keeper and his wife on a remote island dealing with tragic loss & some hard choices to make.

This book was number 2 on the top 25 & number 10 on the top 50. Afraid I can't give it that high a rating.....

I have that one on my "to-read" list based on its great reviews and interesting storyline. Without giving away the story, can you say why you didn't like it?

I just finished "The Glass Castle" by Jennette Walls.

It's a memoir about her life being moving from town to town in her early childhood, finally settling in Welch, WV. It was a fast read but I didn't really connect with the author. I'd give it 3 out of 5 starts.


Next up: The Fault in Our Stars.

Glad to hear I'm not the only one that didn't like it. My sister absolutely loved it, but I didn't connect either.

Re-reading Great Gatsby, and not enjoying it as much as I remembered. Just pushing through to get done!

I thought The Glass Castle was "just okay" but sometimes I think it's just me. I'm not wowed by a lot. Anyway, there is a prequel to The Glass Castle--Half Broke Horses. Well, it's not really a prequel I guess, but it is about the author's grandmother. For some reason, I enjoyed that book more, although it doesn't get as much love as the other one.

Hmmm.... I may have to rethink The Glass Castle. Maybe I'll look into Half Broke Horses instead.

 

[keenercam]

Goal - 52 books

I am on my third book of the year. I read a free Kindle book called "Worth the Weight" by Mara Jacobs and liked it so much that I've bought the other two books in the trilogy - "Worth the Drive" and "Worth the Fall". I am reading the third one now and really enjoying it.

The books are set in Michigan, in the Upper Penninsula, and the characters are very endearing - three women in their mid-thirties who have been best friends since kindergarten. The first book is about "the nice one"; the second book is about "the pretty one"; and the third is about "the smart one". The books are best described as romances with some very "hot" scenes, but it's not gratuitous sex - the stories really carry the day.

 

[Christine]

Goal - 52 books

I am on my third book of the year. I read a free Kindle book called "Worth the Weight" by Mara Jacobs and liked it so much that I've bought the other two books in the trilogy - "Worth the Drive" and "Worth the Fall". I am reading the third one now and really enjoying it.

The books are set in Michigan, in the Upper Penninsula, and the characters are very endearing - three women in their mid-thirties who have been best friends since kindergarten. The first book is about "the nice one"; the second book is about "the pretty one"; and the third is about "the smart one". The books are best described as romances with some very "hot" scenes, but it's not gratuitous sex - the stories really carry the day.

Sounds a lot like a Nora Roberts trilogy. They also involve three women and each book focuses on that woman's story. There is also a hot romance (guy) for each woman, along with a little bit of a supernatural flare thrown in.

I'll have to look these up on Amazon for the reviews. I do like the Nora Roberts' trilogies.

 

[RunningGirl]

I have that one on my "to-read" list based on its great reviews and interesting storyline. Without giving away the story, can you say why you didn't like it?

Also finished this one (The Light Between Oceans) in December and it was okay, but not great. It's not a book I will be recommending to my friends.

 

[SEASONK]

Goal 75

#1 ~ Just The Way You Are by Barbara Freethy

A young couple have one night together and conceive a child. They get married, and change their life course. 9 years later they are reevaluating the decision to get married. Some other family dynamics are involved also.

Quick easy read, some might call it a cheesy romance. I liked that it was a light read, and a well written story.

Free kindle book.

 

[willowsnn3]

Also finished this one (The Light Between Oceans) in December and it was okay, but not great. It's not a book I will be recommending to my friends.

I have that one on my "to-read" list based on its great reviews and interesting storyline. Without giving away the story, can you say why you didn't like it?

I don't know really, just seemed to 'drag along'. I wanted to know the ending so I kept reading, lol. I didn't connect with the characters altho I could understand their actions most of the time. I love thrillers, which this book did not fall into that cat. But other than thrillers I like something uplifting and this book didn't do that either.

 

[mmouse37]

Goal 30 books but hope to read more.

I have finished (in 2013) Off Season and Offspring by Jack Ketchum. Not for the faint of heart - about cannibals on the Maine coast. Very gory.

I also finished in 2012 his book The Girl Next Door based on the story of Sylvia Likens who was abused and tortured to death by her care giver/children/neighbohood kids in the 1960's.

I am ready for some light reading now.

MJ

 

[Simba's Mom]

Goal 75

#1 ~ Just The Way You Are by Barbara Freethy

A young couple have one night together and conceive a child. They get married, and change their life course. 9 years later they are reevaluating the decision to get married. Some other family dynamics are involved also.

Quick easy read, some might call it a cheesy romance. I liked that it was a light read, and a well written story.

Free kindle book.

Are you also a Barbara Freethy fan? I read that book and really liked it. Rught now I'm reading "Some Kind of Wonderful". Another cheesy romance that I'm thoroughly enjoying.

 

[disneyfanforever]

I just finished "The Glass Castle" by Jennette Walls.

It's a memoir about her life being moving from town to town in her early childhood, finally settling in Welch, WV. It was a fast read but I didn't really connect with the author. I'd give it 3 out of 5 starts.


Next up: The Fault in Our Stars.

I thought about reading The Glass Castle, but now I am not so sure. I have The Fault in Our Stars on my list as well.

 

[RunningGirl]

Alright, finished Great Gatsby. Now onto The Fault in Our Stars.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

Put me down for 52 - though, admittedly, a couple are going to be small. I still have quite a few YAs of my DD's to catch up on and some of them are short. I also have a few that I started, but never got back to. Hope it OK to use this challenge to force me to get back to them!

#1 - "Gone Girl"

just started "The Book Thief" last night.

(I have a good 60-70 books on my Shelfari "to read" and "owns" list - so I need this push to get me back to reading!!!)