2013 BOOK CHALLENGE! Are you in?

[kimblebee]

Goal 50


#15 Rush Home Road by Lori Lansens

I didn't think I would do it, but this book gets a 5/5. There was not one part of this book that I didn't like. Everything flowed together so well and there were no slow parts. I am so glad I read this thread, otherwise I would have missed this book. So thank you to everyone that recommended it. I hope this is never made into a movie because it won't measure up.

Not sure what's up next. I'll update when I do.

ETA I've settled on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

 

[Christine]

Finished #6 out of 24 - Into the Darkest Corner. That was certainly a page-turner. I definitely enjoyed it, although I will say it was definitely a dark book. The author did a good job of really making me feel the fear of the main character. Awful. But I like a book like that every now and again! Whew....

Anyway, now I need to figure out what to read next and I have no idea. I hate being bookless.

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

Missed a book last post (bad me!)

I read dirty martini! was a really good book!

 

[threeboysmom]

Anyway, now I need to figure out what to read next and I have no idea. I hate being bookless.

There is nothing worse than being bookless! LOL!

I keep a running list on Goodreads of books I want to read - roughly in the order I want to read them so that I'm never left wondering what I'm going to read next, but I do switch them around now and then depending on my mood and what's available.

 

[threeboysmom]

#9 out of 30

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

I thought I was going to quit this one, I really did. Right around page 30-40ish, I was so bored and just couldn't get into the author's style of writing with this collage of emails, notes, letters, etc. that were telling the story. But I thought to myself, I'll give it another 30 pages or so. I'm glad I did!

By around page 100, I was into it. I had gotten to know the characters and their quirkiness. Even going so far as laughing out loud (the character, Audrey, I thought was hysterical).

By page 200 I was in for the long haul. At this point I HAD to know how this story was going to pan out for everyone. And what the heck DID happen to Bernadette and where DID she go??

I wouldn't say I loved it, but I did enjoy it very much.

I tend to like books that don't always follow the same plotline: 1) a ghastly murder and nobody knows who or why or 2) a steamy romance where the 2 "lovers" fight against their desires for each other or 3) dysfunctional sisters that have to come to terms with their lives so that they can become stronger together as well... sisters.

So anytime a book comes along that's slightly quirky and off the beaten path or a very unique or intriguing plotline, I'm game.

Next up:

The Fall of Giants by Ken Follett

I'll be cozing up to this book for the rest of winter most likely, lol.

 

[stacy347]

Goal 30

Book #11 Twilight's Eternal Embrace by Karen Michelle Nutt

This was a period piece vampire romance story. Total fluff read, and just what I needed after a super stressful week! I don't usually go for the sappy romance stuff, but if they throw some supernatural stuff in there, it is more appealing to me.

Book #12 Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter by Nikki Jefford

Obviously another vamp story, LOL. I tend to get into these in spurts and I've already started another. This one was in the YA genre. Good plot with gov't involvement in the vamp hunting. Fun book, definitely needs a sequel.

Can I raise my goal to 45 please? Thanks!

 

[quietgirll]

Ugh...so I've been wanting to read something light and fun, and having no luck finding anything! I even started one of those Stephanie bond books, but it just wasn't for me. So, I decided to go back and read some of my tried and true fluff, and that's Stephanie plum! When I first got my kindle, I read her books back to back to back(I'd polish them off in a couple of hours!), so I decided to read one for the money again, and go from there- I might just retread them all! So book 9 for me is going to be one for the money by Janet evanovich!

 

[tiggrbaby]

I love the giving tree


In my case it is funny my boss represents a company can't say last time got points any way discovered I have light sensitivity and was given special glasses last October and it has helped a lot so I am re reading books and learning vocabulary most picked up as kids, or teens and the tablet helps a lot with that because I can read online and not only make the font the way I need it but also look up words easer

Some of my favs are YA books!

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements (2 sequels)
A Mango-Shaped Space and Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
A Long Way From Chicago/A Year Down Yonder/Here Lies the Librarian/The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck

 

[Swimnoid]

18 of 75

The Good Guy by Dean Koontz

This was one of his better ones IMHO. Koontz so often gets you gripped in some psychological type thriller only to solve it with a sudden monster. Not this one. This guy, Tim, is just sitting around his friend's bar and this guy comes up to him and starts a strange conversation, then passes him an envelope with $10,000 and a picture of a girl. The stranger tells him he'll get the rest when its finished. Soon after this other guy comes in who was the real intended receiver of the envelope. Tim decides to warn the intended victim. The book follows not only the chase but also who are these people, what are their backgrounds, why is the victim targeted etc etc. Fast paced and interesting.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Some of my favs are YA books!

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements (2 sequels)
A Mango-Shaped Space and Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
A Long Way From Chicago/A Year Down Yonder/Here Lies the Librarian/The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck

Thank you

 

[Ginny Favers]

I am just about done with Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa. It was a YA vampire book-- I never thought I would like another one of those, but this one was really good. I might actually read the sequel. It's also going to be a movie.

I never got into Beautiful Creatures, and the movie looks.... terrible. Usually a trailer makes me want to see a movie, but that trailer turned me off completely!

Immortal Rules was my 7 of 50-- I probably won't end up making my goal because I'm trying to write a new one by March, then I have to edit my contracted one by April and write the contracted sequel by October... it will be insanity.

 

[PigletsPal2]

Ugh...so I've been wanting to read something light and fun, and having no luck finding anything! I even started one of those Stephanie bond books, but it just wasn't for me. So, I decided to go back and read some of my tried and true fluff, and that's Stephanie plum! When I first got my kindle, I read her books back to back to back(I'd polish them off in a couple of hours!), so I decided to read one for the money again, and go from there- I might just retread them all! So book 9 for me is going to be one for the money by Janet evanovich!

If you want a light-hearted read, you may want to try any of the Jeremy Clarkson books. He's a presenter on the British version of Top Gear, but he also writes non-car-related columns for the Sunday Times.

Clarkson is funny, irreverent, and is an equal-opportunity county-basher (but I have to admit, the, US and France seem to bear the brunt.)

His own country's goverment isn't spared either. The UK is considering instituting a national oath, much like our Pledge of Allegiance. After much questioning of possibilities, he decides that HP Sauce is the last true British food invention, so he devises this pledge: "I pledge allegiance to the sauce of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and to the nation for which it stands, one sauce, with two distinct flavors, with nourishment and joy for all."
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Each essay stands on its own, and it's easy to put down and pick up again later. After all the murder and mayhem in the Louise Penny novels this is a welcome break.

Queen Coleen

 

[tiggrbaby]

If you want a light-hearted read, you may want to try any of the Jeremy Clarkson books. He's a presenter on the British version of Top Gear, but he also writes non-car-related columns for the Sunday Times.

Clarkson is funny, irreverent, and is an equal-opportunity county-basher (but I have to admit, the, US and France seem to bear the brunt.)

His own country's goverment isn't spared either. The UK is considering instituting a national oath, much like our Pledge of Allegiance. After much questioning of possibilities, he decides that HP Sauce is the last true British food invention, so he devises this pledge: "I pledge allegiance to the sauce of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and to the nation for which it stands, one sauce, with two distinct flavors, with nourishment and joy for all."
.
Each essay stands on its own, and it's easy to put down and pick up again later. After all the murder and mayhem in the Louise Penny novels this is a welcome break.

Queen Coleen

Oooh, I love the British Top Gear show! Have to check out his stuff!

 

[nemofans]

Finished book #8: The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott

This is a YA book & I enjoyed it. It has a variety of creatures; sorcerers, vampires, were animals, undead, beasts along w/2 teenage twins that are pulled into this world by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was drawn to this b/c of Nicholas Flamel & the sorcerer's stone from the Harry Potter series 1st book. I was surprised to find out that Nicholas Flamel did really exist in our world & there is a theory that he & his wife did actually use the sorcerer's stone to make the elixir of life. This is the 1st book in a 6 book series & I will read the rest too. This is also going to be a movie.

Twin 15-year-old siblings Sophie and Josh Newman take summer jobs in San Francisco across the street from one another: she at a coffee shop, he at a bookstore owned by Nick and Perry Fleming. In the very first chapter, armed goons garbed in black with "dead-looking skin and... marble eyes" (actually Golems) storm the bookshop, take Perry hostage and swipe a rare Book (but not before Josh snatches its two most important pages). The stolen volume is the Codex, an ancient text of magical wisdom. Nick Fleming is really Nicholas Flamel, the 14th-century alchemist who could turn base metal into gold, and make a potion that ensures immortality. Sophie and Josh learn that they are mentioned in the Codex's prophecies. Mayhem ensues, as Irish author Scott draws on a wide knowledge of world mythology to stage a battle between the Dark Elders and their hired gun—Dr. John Dee—against the forces of good, led by Flamel and the twins. Not only do they need the Codex back to stop Dee and company, but the immortality potion must be brewed afresh every month. Time is running out, literally, for the Flamels. This book proceeds at a breakneck pace, and populated by the likes of werewolves and vampires.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I'm going through this thread from the beginning to get ideas...

I didn't realize there was a format we were following for reviewing! Sorry!

Also....Is there a Goodreads group for us? If so what is it called?

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

I'm going through this thread from the beginning to get ideas...

I didn't realize there was a format we were following for reviewing! Sorry!

Also....Is there a Goodreads group for us? If so what is it called?

I don't think there is one yet but let's create one

 

[kimblebee]

I don't think there is one yet but let's create one

There is, but I'm not sure what its called. I'm sure someone will be along who can tell you.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

There is, but I'm not sure what its called. I'm sure someone will be along who can tell you.

Thank you

 

[smkiya]

So I got a late start, but I finished my first book of the year. I originally started with "The Night Circus", but I couldn't get into it for some reason. I haven't read any novels for over a year so it was a slow start. I went to the library this past Thursday to pick up a couple of books that I knew would be quick light reads before I tried The Night Circus again. "The Shoemaker's Wife" was on the Rapid Read shelf (allowed on loan for only one week) and it was on my Goodreads 'to read' list.

Book 1 of 20 - "The Shoemaker's Wife" (4 out of 5 stars)
I loved this book, and read it during every free minute I had. In fact, I just finished reading it. It was a beautifully written story and the details of life in Italy and New York took me back in time to places I would like to have seen. The characters were well developed and likeable. I only gave it 4 stars because I think the ending dragged on quite a bit, and in my opinion should have ended much sooner than it did. I found myself reading the last 30 or so pages without the same intensity as I had with the rest of the book. Overall... I laughed, I cried, I loved...

 

[Simba's Mom]

There is, but I'm not sure what its called. I'm sure someone will be along who can tell you.

I think it's called the DISreaders.