Marylène’s Comments (group member since Apr 28, 2017)

Marylène’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Finished this challenge ! 25/25 Original post 33

I'm in for this challenge

Started : April 28 1017
Starting to-read : 796
Desired end to-read : 700

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Atkins : Urban Fantasy
1. City of Ashes 06/18/17
2. Witchling 06/28/17
3. Grave Secret 10/06/17
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Zone Diet :
Romance
1. Memoirs of a Geisha 04/30/17
2. I've Got Your Number 05/09/17
3. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 05/14/17

Series :
Secret of my Hollywood Life
1. On Location 09/28/17
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5.
300 pages
1. The Burning Air 05/04/17
2. Just What Kind of Mother Are You? 05/15/17

Vegetarian : (animals on cover or about animals)
1. A Dog's Purpose 08/03/17
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5.

South Beach : (books with green covers, titles starting with G, authors first or last name starting with G, or vegetables on the cover)
1. Pippi Longstocking 06/24/17
2. Coraline 06/25/17 by Neil Gaiman
3. Wizard's First Rule 09/10/17 by Terry Goodkind
4. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 09/17/17 by John Green
5. Gypped by Carol Higgins Clark 10/05/17

Mediterranean : (authors born in countries other than your own.)
1. Now You See Me by Sharon Bolton 05/04/17
2. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 05/18/17
3. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 05/23/17
4. Bleachers by John Grisham 05/23/17
5. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry 05/24/17

Banana : Books that start with letter E

Cabbage Soup : (books I got for free)
1. 14 ans et portée disparue 05/01/17
2. Sam 05/22/17
3. The Alchemist 05/25/17
4. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards 05/25/17
5. Private Peaceful 05/25/17

Mediterranean : (authors born in countries other than your own.)
1. The Thirteenth Tale 05/26/17
2. Real Murders 05/31/17
3. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 06/01/17
4. The Time Machine 06/08/17
5. The Ocean at the End of the Lane 06/08/17

Cabbage Soup : (books I got for free)
1. Shadow and Bone 06/08/17
2. Lola and the Boy Next Door 06/08/17
3. Masquerade 06/09/17
4. The Picture of Dorian Gray 06/09/17
5. Nothing Like You 06/09/17

Mediterranean : (authors born in countries other than your own.)
1. The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared 06/13/17
2. The Wedding 06/14/17
3. Between Husbands and Friends 06/15/17
4. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 06/15/17
5. Attachments 06/24/17

Mediterranean : (authors born in countries other than your own.)
1. Never Never 06/24/17
2. Vampire Academy 06/26/17
3. Never Never: Part Two 06/29/17
4. Fangirl 07/16/17
5. Shatter Me 07/27/17

Cabbage Soup : (books I got for free)
1. The Rescue 06/25/17
2. The Book of Intimate Grammar 06/27/17
3. The Nest 06/29/17
4. I Called Him Necktie 08/10/17
5. Alias Grace 09/04/17

Mediterranean : (authors born in countries other than your own.)
1. The Kite Runner 09/11/17
2. Every Day 09/13/17
3. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 09/15/17
4. Revelations 09/19/17
5. The Chaos 09/20/17

Cabbage Soup : (books I got for free)
1. La lumière blanche 09/11/17
2. The Shadow of the Wind 09/16/17
3. Passenger 09/18/17
4. A Walk to Remember 09/19/17
5. End of Days 09/22/17

Mediterranean : (authors born in countries other than your own.)
1. Illuminae 09/24/17
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 09/28/17
3. Starr Bright Will Be With You Soon 09/30/17
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 10/02/17
5. My Sister's Keeper 10/05/17

Cabbage Soup : (books I got for free)
1. When I'm Gone 09/26/17
2. Angels & Demons 09/26/17
3. No Word From Gurb 09/29/17
4. Never Never: Part Three 10/01/17
5. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane 10/05/17

South Beach : (books with green covers, titles starting with G, authors first or last name starting with G, or vegetables on the cover)
1. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 10/10/17
2. Guardians of the West by David Eddings 11/09/17
3. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton 11/10/17
4. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton 11/14/17
5. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 11/17/17

I'm in for Aficionado:
25/25

♚Pocahontas:
♚ Read a book where the protagonist is Native American
♚ Read a book where the character loves nature Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn 06/28/17
♚ Read a book where the character displays shamanic powers. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 06/08/17
♚ Read a book that is a retelling of Pocahontas.

♚Princess Jasmine:
from Aladdin
♚ Read a book where the protagonist is of Arabic descent The Book of Intimate Grammar 06/27/17
♚ Read a book where the character is named Jasmine
♚ Read a book that is a retelling of Aladdin.

♚Snow White:
♚Read a book where the protagonist has fair skin and dark hair. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 04/30/17
♚Read a book where the protagonist is German (or of German descent).
♚Read a book where the protagonist has many male friends. End of Days by Susan Ee 09/22/17
♚Read a book that is a retelling of Snow White.

♚Aurora:
more commonly known as Sleeping Beauty
♚ Read a book where the protagonist has a curse placed upon her at birth. Every Day by David Levithan 09/13/17
♚ Read a book where the main character is unaware of her biological family or where she comes from. Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 09/10/17
♚ Read a book that is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty.

♚Mulan:
♚ Read a book where the protagonist is Chinese (or of Chinese descent), she must also be able to kick some serious ***.
♚ Read a book where the protagonist disguises herself as a man or enlists in the army.

♚Ariel:
from The Little Mermaid
♚ Read a book where the protagonist has red hair, has a lot of sisters, or is a mermaid. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 06/18/17
♚ Read a book where the protagonist frequently disobeys her father. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 05/14/17
♚ Read a book that is a retelling of The Little Mermaid.

♚Belle:
from Beauty and the Beast
♚ Read a book where the protagonist loves books and reading. Now You See Me by Sharon Bolton 05/04/17
♚ Read a book about a protagonist who adores her father Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 09/28/17
♚ Read a book with a man who is not handsome (he can have scars, be it emotional or physical) or is temperamental . The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 06/09/17
♚ Read a book that is retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Uprooted by Naomi Novik 03/13/18

♚Esmeralda:
from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
♚Read a book where the protagonist is a Gypsy
♚Read a book where the character has a pet goat (this should be interesting).
♚Read a book that is a retelling of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

♚Megara:
from Hercules
♚Read a book where the protagonist has a low opinion of men Starr Bright Will Be With You Soon 09/30/17
♚Read a book where the character is cynical about love. The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend 09/05/17
♚Read a book that is a retelling of Hercules.

♚Tiana:
from The Princess and the Frog
♚Read a book where the protagonist is African American
♚Read a book that takes place in New Orleans Never Never 06/24/17
♚Read a book where the character is a waitress or an excellent cook. The Rescue 06/25/17
♚Read a book that is a retelling The Princess and the Frog.

♚Cinderella
♚Read a book about someone who has an evil stepmother
♚Read a book about someone who has had a difficult life but perseveres with the help of love. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 09/17/17
♚Read a book that is a retelling of Cinderella.

♚Rapunzel:
♚Read a book where the MC has really long hair Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi 07/27/17
♚Read a book where the MC was kidnapped. Real Murders by Charlaine Harris 05/31/17
♚Read a book that is a retelling of Rapunzel.

♚Alice
♚Read a book where the protagonist lives in a dream world or discovers an alternate (fantasy) world The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 06/08/17
♚Read a book where the protagonist defies a monarch (preferably a queen).
♚Read a book that is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.

♚Jane
from Tarzan
♚Read a book where the protagonist is an artist The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 05/23/17
♚Read a book set in Africa or in a rural (out of reach) area The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 05/25/17
♚Read a book that has a vibrant yellow cover or features someone on the cover dressed in yellow The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 10/02/17
♚Read a book that is a retelling of Tarzan.

♚Tinker Bell
from Peter Pan
♚Read a book where the protagonist is a fairy (not to be mistaken with a faerie ).
♚Read a book where the protagonist is very shy or has problems communicating . Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 07/16/17
♚Read a book that is a retelling of Peter Pan (but it has to feature a Tinker Bell).

I'm in for this challenge.
Start date 4/28/2017



32/50

Alabama (AL) Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines 02/22/18
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer 11/21/17
Arkansas (AR) Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris 03/24/18
California (CA) Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins 06/08/17
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL) The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder 02/26/18
Georgia (GA) Real Murders by Charlaine Harris 05/31/17
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID) Frostbite by Richelle Mead 11/23/17
Illinois (IL) The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 05/23/17
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA) Never Never by Colleen Hoover 06/24/17
Maine (ME) Cum Laude by Cecily von Ziegesar 10/27/17
Maryland (MD) Every Day by David Levithan 09/13/17
Massachusetts (MA) Between Husbands and Friends by Nancy Thayer 06/15/17
Michigan (MI) The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter 03/09/18
Minnesota (MN) Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 11/22/17
Mississippi (MS) Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 10/31/17
Missouri (MO) Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton 11/10/17
Montana (MT) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead 06/26/17
Nebraska (NE) Attachments by Rainbow Rowell 06/24/17
Nevada (NV) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 03/13/18
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM) The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 06/13/17
New York (NY) Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz 06/09/17
North Carolina (NC) The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks 06/25/17
North Dakota (ND) Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich 01/18/18
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 10/12/17
Oregon (OR) Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 06/15/17
Pennsylvania (PA) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 10/06/17
Rhode Island (RI) My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult 10/05/17
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX) 11/22/63 by Stephen King 05/18/17
Utah (UT) A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 04/02/18
Vermont (VT) The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon 03/26/18
Virginia (VA) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 02/07/18
Washington (WA) Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 05/14/17
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

I'm in for Platinum : Around the World in 80 Days Challenge
April 28, 2017 - July 14, 2017
I live in Canada

5/25 Read

1- U.S.A. Memoirs of a Geisha
2-U.K. The Burning Air
3- BRAZIL The Alchemist
4- ISRAEL Shadow and Bone
5- SWEDEN The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
6- FRANCE The Wedding
7- AUSTRIA I Called Him Necktie
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