Here it is - the OFFICIAL 2014 READING GOAL CHALLENGE THREAD

[BeckyEsq]

Now reading Book #2 for the year: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley It's about a woman who rents a cottage in Scotland while working on her historical novel and begins to suspect she is experiencing some kind of ancestral memories that are inspiring her writing. So far so good, I like the Scottish setting. It was recommended since I am an Outlander fan.

 

[phorsenuf]

3/75 Gone Girl

Finally read it and I really liked it a lot, until the end that is. I was not a fan of how it ended at all (like so many others), but not enough to dislike the book.

Now I'm on to this one; (It was a freebie)


Into the Whirlwind by Elizabeth Camden

As owner of the 57th Illinois Watch Company, Mollie Knox's future looks bright until the night the legendary Great Chicago Fire destroys her beloved city. With her world crumbling around her, Mollie will do whatever it takes to rebuild in the aftermath of the devastating fire.

Zack Kazmarek, an influential attorney for one of Chicago's finest department stores, is a force to be reckoned with among the city's most powerful citizens. Bold and shrewd, he's accustomed to getting exactly what he wants--until he meets Mollie Knox, the beguiling businesswoman just beyond his reach.

In the tumult as the people of Chicago race to rebuild a bigger and better city, Mollie comes face-to-face with the full force of Zack's character and influence. Zack believes this may finally be his chance to win her, but can Mollie ever accept this man and his whirlwind effect on her life, especially with her treasured company on the line?

 

[Briarmom]

2/50 "Kabul Beauty School" by Deborah Rodriguez

This book tackles a few things close to my heart (women's rights/beauty school) so it was a good read for me. It's just so difficult to try to understand how women are treated in many places around the world.

3/50 "I am Malala" Malala Yousafzai

I'm sure everyone knows about Malala, the 15 year old girl who was shot by the Taliban because she wants girls to be able to get an education. I think everyone should read this book. A fantastic story.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

5 of 25

The Spy Who Loved Me-Ian Fleming

This was a happy accident since at the moment I'm on a bit of a James Bond kick. But if you've seen the movie then you know the basic plot of the novel, granted I'm only now braving the older films so its different but a fun different. The banter is true to the series and I love all the vintage bits that make Bond what he is today. But then I admit to being slightly spoiled by the current Q, I kept seeing him in my head instead of that periods Q.

4/5 since it fits what I wanted at the time and will be reading more as I find them.

Next up: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, with the movie next month I had the perfect excuse.

 

[jenny105]

Just finished #4/30 Wish I Weren't Here by Sandra D. Bricker. It was a quick & easy free kindle read. Not much of a story and I didn't care for the main characters. It was too short to become invested in them. I thought I'd like it more because I think her Emma Rae series is cute but it didn't do anything for me!

 

[K and K's Mommy]

2/50 "Kabul Beauty School" by Deborah Rodriguez

This book tackles a few things close to my heart (women's rights/beauty school) so it was a good read for me. It's just so difficult to try to understand how women are treated in many places around the world.

3/50 "I am Malala" Malala Yousafzai

I'm sure everyone knows about Malala, the 5 year old girl who was shot by the Taliban because she wants girls to be able to get an education. I think everyone should read this book. A fantastic story.

Would you say "I am Malala" is suitable for a 12 year old who already knows her story? She does not like graphic medical stuff. She once had to put away a Lincoln biography when it talked about the bullet going through the brain.

 

[wilma-bride]

3/50 "I am Malala" Malala Yousafzai

I'm sure everyone knows about Malala, the 5 year old girl who was shot by the Taliban because she wants girls to be able to get an education. I think everyone should read this book. A fantastic story.

You mean 15 year old, right?

I quite fancy reading this book, even though it is not my sort of thing. She is such an incredibly brave girl, to stand up for what she believes in.

 

[Briarmom]

Would you say "I am Malala" is suitable for a 12 year old who already knows her story? She does not like graphic medical stuff. She once had to put away a Lincoln biography when it talked about the bullet going through the brain.

There's not a ton of medical info in it. It's definitely in a 15 year old's voice. There's also not a ton of information about how women are treated in Pakistan. I was thinking of having my 10 year old read it this summer (or reading it with her).

You mean 15 year old, right?

I quite fancy reading this book, even though it is not my sort of thing. She is such an incredibly brave girl, to stand up for what she believes in.

Yes. I fixed it.
She is so brave. I'm both excited and nervous to see what happens in her life in the future.

 

[dizluvah]

Now reading Book #2 for the year: The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley It's about a woman who rents a cottage in Scotland while working on her historical novel and begins to suspect she is experiencing some kind of ancestral memories that are inspiring her writing. So far so good, I like the Scottish setting. It was recommended since I am an Outlander fan.

Winter Sea was a book club selection that I read several months back. Great historical fiction, I enjoyed Kearsley's beautiful prose. Please let us know what you thought of it when you finish.

 

[wgeo]

5/30 If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch

I picked this up because someone mentioned it earlier in the thread, it's about a 15 year old kidnap victim.

I'm glad I read the book, thought it was written well. However, it had me crying soooo much! I am a softy and cry easily but wow this really had me, I read it really quick just so I could finish the story and not be sad.

I'm going back to a Carl Hiaasen book next just to lighten the mood!

 

[KGlo]

Book 3/120 was "Every Day" by David Levithan. I really enjoyed this book and loved the ending even though there seems to be a lot of people unhappy with the ending. It was very enjoyable, and I look forward to the sequel that is due in 2015. I gave it 4 stars on goodreads.


Summary from goodreads: "There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day."


I am currently reading "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli and I am working my way through "S: Ship of Thesus" by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst.

 

[portia9]

#15 Summertime by Raffaella Barker-this was a Bridget Jones-type book. Light and easy read. I downloaded a couple of others of hers.

 

[willowsnn3]

Goal 72

#4 The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

From Goodreads:
My Darling Cecilia
If you're reading this, then I've died . . .

Imagine your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret - something so terrible it would destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others too. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive . . .

This was good but not 'great'. Not something I would want to read over again.

 

[Kimmers127]

Actually...
http://s753.photobucket.com/user/ca...4-43C9-85A7-F808C8A66612_zpstih76ccf.jpg.html

I'm thinking you MAY be beyond a level 4 reader though.

Hahahaha...

Kind of impressed that you came up with one, level 4 or no!

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Hahahaha...

Kind of impressed that you came up with one, level 4 or no!

We have a lot of books!

 

[Briarmom]

Hahahaha...

Kind of impressed that you came up with one, level 4 or no!

I have quite a few if she's really interested.

 

[bookgirl]

Hahahaha...

Kind of impressed that you came up with one, level 4 or no!

Don't know if you're looking for real mummies but,

Elizabeth Peters

The Amelia Peabody series

It's older and and PG at it's worst but it's a really great historical mystery series that is good for a few giggles and is really well done. Elizabeth Peters is also Barbera Michaels (so it's not exactly young and hip) but I really like the series. It's a long series and the most recent ones involve the second generation of characters.

The first one is Crocodile on the Sandbank

From Amazon:

Elizabeth Peters's unforgettable heroine Amelia Peabody makes her first appearance in this clever mystery. Amelia receives a rather large inheritance and decides to use it for travel. On her way through Rome to Egypt, she meets Evelyn Barton-Forbes, a young woman abandoned by her lover and left with no means of support. Amelia promptly takes Evelyn under her wing, insisting that the young lady accompany her to Egypt, where Amelia plans to indulge her passion for Egyptology. When Evelyn becomes the target of an aborted kidnapping and the focus of a series of suspicious accidents and mysterious visitations, Amelia becomes convinced of a plot to harm her young friend. Like any self-respecting sleuth, Amelia sets out to discover who is behind it all.

 

[Kimmers127]

Don't know if you're looking for real mummies but,

Elizabeth Peters

The Amelia Peabody series

It's older and and PG at it's worst but it's a really great historical mystery series that is good for a few giggles and is really well done. Elizabeth Peters is also Barbera Michaels (so it's not exactly young and hip) but I really like the series. It's a long series and the most recent ones involve the second generation of characters.

The first one is Crocodile on the Sandbank

From Amazon:

Elizabeth Peters's unforgettable heroine Amelia Peabody makes her first appearance in this clever mystery. Amelia receives a rather large inheritance and decides to use it for travel. On her way through Rome to Egypt, she meets Evelyn Barton-Forbes, a young woman abandoned by her lover and left with no means of support. Amelia promptly takes Evelyn under her wing, insisting that the young lady accompany her to Egypt, where Amelia plans to indulge her passion for Egyptology. When Evelyn becomes the target of an aborted kidnapping and the focus of a series of suspicious accidents and mysterious visitations, Amelia becomes convinced of a plot to harm her young friend. Like any self-respecting sleuth, Amelia sets out to discover who is behind it all.

Thanks for this suggestion, I will definitely check it out!

 

[Kimmers127]

I have quite a few if she's really interested.

If this is directed at me, I'm definitely interested.

 

[Briarmom]

If this is directed at me, I'm definitely interested.

In books about Egypt or mummies?
I guess I probably have a few recommendations for books about/having to do with Egypt and none about mummies.

Down the Nile
http://www.amazon.com/Down-Nile-Alo...&qid=1390087120&sr=1-1&keywords=down+the+nile

The story of a woman who rowed down the Nile river alone.

Nefertiti: A Novel

http://www.amazon.com/Nefertiti-Nov...NFW_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390087186&sr=1-2

Michelle Moran's historical fiction is always intriguing! I think she has a couple about Egypt.

Hatchepsut The Female Pharoah

http://www.amazon.com/Hatchepsut-Fe...sr=1-1&keywords=hatchepsut+the+female+pharaoh

Not a lot is written about her, but she is fascinating.