Here it is - the OFFICIAL 2014 READING GOAL CHALLENGE THREAD

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Is there a way I can lower my book count I just learned I am moving and that will take a good chunk of my summer I imagine

 

[mumloveseeyore]

book 57/150children of the storm by elizabeth peters
book 58/150stiff:the curious lives of human cadavers by mary Roach
I enjoyed this, it was fascinating but perhaps not for the squeamish
book 59/150aunt dimitys good deed by nancy atherton
book 60/1501913:the year before the storm
a review of many of the major players in the artistic and cultural scene just before the war, it was bitty and didnt seem to hang together, ok but not great
book 61 the golden one by elizabeth peters.

 

[jenny105]

I read the Maze Runner series too and enjoyed it. The movie looks awesome! We saw the trailer when we went to see Divergent and I yelled 'MINHO!' in the theater. I love Minho lol.

 

[Swimnoid]

I have about 50 pages left in my current book and I need a little help picking my next one. I'm going to knock one of the YA titles off of my "to read" list. What do you say DISsers?

Ender's Game
or
Divergent

I haven't seen either of the movies yet. TIA!

I liked Divergent ok and I think I am the only one who thought the end of the series was appropriate.

But I LOVED Ender's Game! One of my favorite books ever! Also if you read that then you must follow it with Ender's Shadow which is the same story written from another character's view. I also have not felt the need to go on with the series though.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

I liked Divergent ok and I think I am the only one who thought the end of the series was appropriate. But I LOVED Ender's Game! One of my favorite books ever! Also if you read that then you must follow it with Ender's Shadow which is the same story written from another character's view. I also have not felt the need to go on with the series though.

ITA about the ending to the Divergent series.

 

[willowsnn3]

Goal 72

#38 Pray For Silence by Linda Castillo

2nd book in the Police Chief Kate Burkholder series. Very good like the first book in the series. Just started the third.
"Murder in Amish country---a gripping series"

 

[nemofans]

Finished book #35 - Contagious by Scott Sigler

Book 2 in the Infected series. The pathogen is adapting which definitely keeps the story going.

Finished book #36 - Pandemic by Scott Sigler

This is the 3rd & final book & WOW! I was trying to read this book so fast to find out what happens at the end, but it was challenging to get through almost 600 pages fast! Great series & terrifying knowing how easily the population can be destroyed. I liked how it ended too.

 

[Glynis]

Goal - 70 books

Book #13 - "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

From Goodreads: In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman — and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, the compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride.

My review: This is one of my all-time favorite books. I love how Dickens introduces characters and plots and weaves them all together like a Chinese puzzle. It is fascinating! Love, love this book!

Next up: "The Maze Runner" and "The Power of One"

 

[portia9]

Another few to add.

#48 A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh. First one I've read of hers and the first one introducing Roderick Alleyn. I brought an omnibus of three so will read more.

#49 Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf-I love how Woolf writes.

#50 The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy-I only started reading Hardy this year. Great classic literature.

#51 Attempting Elizabeth by Jessica Grey-more Jane Austen fanfic. It started clumsily but improved as I read.

#52 Speaking from among the Bones by Alan Bradley-the fifth in the Flavia de Luce series. I love these books. The sixth one is out and the fifth ended on a cliffhanger so I have it on my kindle and waiting until the end of my study semester to read it.

 

[Jafar30]

11 of 25: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

 

[kinntj]

#3 Eat Move Sleep by Tom Rath

Repetitive in his message, but overall I enjoyed it. The move is harder to put into practice. I'm so use to sitting that getting out of that habit is hard. I did buy a pedometer and I'll start using it tomorrow to test how many steps I take.

Took a break from Unbroken and will get back to it and read as much as I can today on Mother's Day.

 

[Swimnoid]

i havent been in much of a reading mood lately and I am far behind on posting.

39. Outwitting Trolls by William Tapply
From Goodreads:
Brady Coyne is a Boston attorney who focuses on a few private clients and the legal drudgery of their everyday life, which leads to a generally unexciting life. Brady, however, gets a call from an old friend and former neighbor, a man from his past as a happily married man. When Brady was married and living in suburbia, Ken Nichols was his happily married neighbor. Both marriages fell apart years ago and Brady moved to Boston while Ken Nichols moved to Baltimore. Now a decade later and in Boston for a conference, Ken contacts Brady for a get-together and a drink. It's an uneventful evening but the next day Brady gets a call from Nichols' ex-wife. She's standing in her ex's hotel room, Nichols is lying dead on the floor of his room and she needs Brady's help.

I enjoyed it. It didnt keep me up turning pages but the characters were likable and the flow of the book was good.

40. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
We all know what it is about. I know so many people hated this installment and how the book ended. I really put off reading it because of that. I actually liked this book better than Insurgent. I thought the way it ended was appropriate.

41. Victims by Jonathan Kellerman
From Goodreads:
Not since Jack the Ripper terrorized the London slums has there been such a gruesome crime scene. By all accounts, acid-tongued Vita Berlin hadn’t a friend in the world, but whom did she cross so badly as to end up arranged in such a grotesque tableau? One look at her apartment–turned–charnel house prompts hard-bitten LAPD detective Milo Sturgis to summon his go-to expert in hunting homicidal maniacs, Alex Delaware. But despite his finely honed skills, even Alex is stymied when more slayings occur in the same ghastly fashion . . . yet with no apparent connection among the victims. And the only clue left behind—a blank page bearing a question mark—seems to be both a menacing taunt and a cry for help from a killer baffled by his own lethal urges.

This is the Alex Delaware series and they are always a pretty good read although they can be pretty gory.

42. Letters From Home by Kristina McMorris
This was set in World War II and follows three roommates as they deal with how the war effects their lives. The main story concerns one girl who is writing a soldier overseas. She met him at a dance before he left and so did her roommate. She agrees to write to him a letter in her roommate's name and continues writing him after her roommate joins the WAC and also goes overseas. As they continue writing she falls in love with him..of course.

This was a pleasant, fast read. The characters were likable and the action was engaging.


Now I have a bunch of halfway finished books to get through. Nothing much is interesting to me right now.

 

[StephMK]

#15 - Deconstructing Amelia - waited a long time for this from the library but glad I didn't pay for it. It had so much potential and was being compared to Gone Girl by some reviewers. It really held my attention and there were several mysteries to figure out.

However, some of the resolutions were so implausible that it ruined it for me. The overall story was really good but there were some parts that were just too unrealistic.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Just finished "Call Me Irresistable" by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, #22/60. It was just OK. Although it was supposed to be a comedy, I didn't laugh. All the love/hate changes just didn't make sense to me, like how the 2 main characters went from hating each other to loving each other I don't know how that happened.

 

[willowsnn3]

Goal 72

#39 Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo

Another in the Kate Burkholder series.
The Slabaugh family are model Amish farmers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. When the parents and an uncle are found dead in their barn, it appears to be a gruesome accident: methane gas asphyxiation caused by a poorly ventilated cesspit. But in the course of a routine autopsy, the coroner discovers that one of the victims suffered a head wound before death, indicating foul play. But who would want to make orphans of the Slabaugh’s children? And is this murder somehow related to a recent string of shocking hate crimes against the Amish?

 

[threeboysmom]

I wanted you all to help me choose which book to take off of my reading list next. Instead, you talked me into adding another.

ROFL!! That's the way the DIS rolls...

 

[threeboysmom]

Is there a way I can lower my book count I just learned I am moving and that will take a good chunk of my summer I imagine

Just let me know what your new book count is, Tink, and I will gladly update it for you. Good luck with your move!

Finished book #35 - Contagious by Scott Sigler

Book 2 in the Infected series. The pathogen is adapting which definitely keeps the story going.

Finished book #36 - Pandemic by Scott Sigler

This is the 3rd & final book & WOW! I was trying to read this book so fast to find out what happens at the end, but it was challenging to get through almost 600 pages fast! Great series & terrifying knowing how easily the population can be destroyed. I liked how it ended too.

Guess I need to update my "to read" list with ANOTHER book! This one looks too good to pass up. Sigh...

 

[nemofans]

Guess I need to update my "to read" list with ANOTHER book! This one looks too good to pass up. Sigh...

More like 3 books if you read the whole series!

 

[nemofans]

Finished book #37 - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

I highly recommend this book & will be recommending it to my book club to read as well. It is a super quick book as I read it within 1 day! It's about a man who owns a bookstore. His wife died & has had a difficult time coping when someone leaves a baby in his bookstore. I really enjoyed the characters & I just loved the comments he & others make on books which I have read. I think book readers would love this story.

A.J. Fikry, the irascible owner of Island Books, has recently endured some tough years: his wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and his prized possession--a rare edition of Poe poems--has been stolen. Over time, he has given up on people, and even the books in his store, instead of offering solace, are yet another reminder of a world that is changing too rapidly. Until a most unexpected occurrence gives him the chance to make his life over and see things anew.

Next books: The James Potter series!!

 

[xlsm]

Finished book 22 of 45, The Good Sister by Wendy Corsi Staub.

I've been reading this author since I was 13 or 14 and I found a copy of her YA novel Witch Hunt (which was re-released in 2000 but has since gone out of print. That makes me sad b/c I would love to find a copy!).

Her books are not always well written, but there's just something about them that make me keep coming back. I've got a knack for figuring out the ends of mystery novels, but she stumps me every now and then. Maybe that's why I can't stay away!

The Good Sister focuses on Carley Archer, a good Catholic girl from a good Catholic family who has recently become the target of bullies at her new high school. Her best friend has elected to go to public school instead of the private Catholic school that is a tradition for the girls in Carley's family. They begin to drift apart. After her friend's shocking suicide, Carley's only refuge is the new friend she's made online, Angel.

This was a fun, fast, easy read. It kept me guessing, and I was actually wrong about whodunnit.

I rate it a 3/5, and if you're looking for a breezy thriller for the summer months ahead, I'd recommend it.