2026 Reading Challenge discussion

❖ Goodread's Reading Challenge 2014 ❖

Belated update of my own


№ 21
Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy by Sarah Bradford ★★★☆☆

(2014/02/06)


21/100
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6/9
DAPHNE'S CHALLENGE: EXPLORATIONS IN LOVE (Monthly - February)

№ 22


Anthill by Edward O. Wilson ★★★☆☆

(2014/02/08)

22/100
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7/9
DAPHNE'S CHALLENGE: EXPLORATIONS IN LOVE (Monthly - February)

№ 23


Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers by Deborah Cadbury ★★★☆☆

(2014/02/08)

23/100
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7/7
FIRST QUARTER CHALLENGE: LILAC'S RAINBOW CHALLENGE (Quarterly - Completed )

I read a book a few years ago that was interesting. I think it was called Bitter Chocolate. It was all about the chocolate industry, the cocoa beans, the workers and the major chocolate companies.

Jodi wrote: "I read a book a few years ago that was interesting. I think it was called Bitter Chocolate. It was all about the chocolate industry, the cocoa beans, the workers and the major chocolate companies."


Oh, thanks Jodi, I'll look for it. I have a sweet tooth, especially for chocolate (dark bitter chocolate that is), though everything about chocolate interests me. Will look for it.

№ 24


Redwall by Brian Jacques ★★★★☆
(Redwall, #1)

(2014/02/09)

24/100
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8/9
DAPHNE'S CHALLENGE: EXPLORATIONS IN LOVE (Monthly - February)

№ 25



John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk ★★★★☆

(2014/02/10)

25/100
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I miss reading Redwall ):
I used to love it as a kid. Glad you enjoyed it Maiko (:

Adriana wrote: "I miss reading Redwall ):
I used to love it as a kid. Glad you enjoyed it Maiko (:"

I have to admit that it exceeded my expectation.. I guess I was just trying to pamper a kid in me :)

№ 26


The Difference Engine by William Gibson ★☆☆☆☆

(2014/02/12)

26/100
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9/9
DAPHNE'S CHALLENGE: EXPLORATIONS IN LOVE (Monthly - February) Completed

№ 27


The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker ★★★★★

(2014/02/13)

27/100
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2/12
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS

☃ January 2014 ☃
13 books




1. London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd ★★★★☆
2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini ★★★★☆
3. Commuters by Emily Gray Tedrowe ★★☆☆☆
4. One Rough Man by Brad Taylor ★★★☆☆
5. The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan ★★★★☆
6. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway ★★☆☆☆
7. Faith by Lesley Pearse ★★☆☆☆
8. And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer ★★☆☆☆
9. Canada by Richard Ford ★★★☆☆
10. The Trail to Buddha's Mirror by Don Winslow ★★★☆☆
11. Jewels by Danielle Steel ★★☆☆☆
12. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch ★★★★☆
13. Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch ★★★☆☆

№ 28


The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King ★★★★☆
(Mary Russell, #1)

(2014/02/16)

28/100
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3/12
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS

№ 29


Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters ★★★★☆
(Amelia Peabody #1)

(2014/02/17)

29/100
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4/12
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS

№ 30


Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown ★★★★☆

(2014/02/19)

30/100
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5/12
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS

№ 31


A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini ★★★★★

(2014/02/20)

31/100
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6/12
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS

№ 32


The Love Goddess' Cooking School by Melissa Senate ★★★★☆

(2014/02/21)

32/100
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№ 33


The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith ★★★★☆
(No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1)

(2014/02/22)

33/100
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7/12
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS

№ 34


Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs ★★★★☆
(Temperance Brennan series #1)

(2014/02/23)

34/100
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Bernadette wrote: "Wow ur doing so well! My goal for those year is 100 too but I'm nowhere close to you at the moment"

Thanks... I've been shut up inside the house for several snowstorms and have had nothing else to do :)

№ 35


Chocolat by Joanne Harris ★★★★★
(Chocolat #1)

(2014/02/25)

35/100
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I see you liked Chocolat :) I read it years ago and think it's definitely time to re-read. I also really like this book. Are you planning to read also second part? It's The Girl with No Shadow.

Edit: Oh, sorry, I didn't noticed you currently reading it :) How you find it so far?

Tricia wrote: "I see you liked Chocolat :) I read it years ago and think it's definitely time to re-read. I also really like this book. Are you planning to read also second part?...

I love them... I'm planning to read the third installment of the series Peaches for Father Francis
Have you read it? If so what do you think?

№ 36


The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris ★★★★★
(Chocolat #2)

(2014/02/27)

36/100
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Maiko wrote: "I love them... I'm planning to read the third installment of the series Peaches for Father Francis
Have you read it? If so what do you think?"

No, not yet but I'm also planning it. You really encouraged me to read those three books, thanks! I can't wait, I'm goint to the library on Monday :)

№ 37


Peaches for Monsieur le Curé by Joanne Harris ★★★★★
(Chocolat #3)

(2014/03/01)

37/100
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Good luck Maiko!

Trinity wrote: "Good luck Maiko!"

Thank you, Trinity!

♮ February 2014 ♮
24 books



14. The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch by ★★★★☆
15. Pegasus by Robin McKinley ★★★☆☆
16. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks ★★★☆☆
17. I Was Vermeer: The Rise and Fall of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Forger by Frank Wynne ★★★★☆
18. The Mind Readers by Lori Brighton ★☆☆☆☆
19. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters ★★★☆☆
20. Orlando by Virginia Woolf ★★☆☆☆
21. Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy by Sarah Bradford ★★★☆☆
22. Anthill by Edward O. Wilson ★★★☆☆
23. Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers by Deborah Cadbury ★★★☆☆
24. Redwall by Brian Jacques ★★★★☆
25. John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk ★★★★☆
26. The Difference Engine by William Gibson ★☆☆☆☆
27. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker ★★★★★
28. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King ★★★☆☆
29. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters ★★★★☆
30. Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown ★★★★☆
31. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini ★★★★☆
32. The Love Goddess' Cooking School by Melissa Senate ★★★★☆
33. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith ★★★★☆
34. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs ★★★★☆
35. Chocolat by Joanne Harris ★★★★★
36. The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris ★★★★★
37. Peaches for Monsieur le Curé by Joanne Harris ★★★★★

№ 38


Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell ★★★★☆
(Kay Scarpetta #1)

(2014/03/01)

1/4
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME MINI CHALLENGE (Monthly/Mini)

38/100
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My goodness woman! I need to catch up to you. You are doing so well (:
What did you think of Cinnamon and Gunpowder?

Adriana wrote: "My goodness woman! I need to catch up to you. You are doing so well (:
What did you think of Cinnamon and Gunpowder?"

Well, in short, a woman as a captain of a pirate ship was an awesome character, the dishes made me literally drooling reading it, and of course, loved the story and the actions. I gave it a 4!!!

№ 39


The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng ★★★★★

(2014/03/02)

✷ ❖ 39/100
☭ 2014 Reading Challenge (100 books) ☭

✷ ❖ 11/55
READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD (Yearly)

✷ ❖ 8/14
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS (Yearly)

✷ ❖ 2/4
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME MINI CHALLENGE (Monthly)

Maiko wrote: "Adriana wrote: "My goodness woman! I need to catch up to you. You are doing so well (:
What did you think of Cinnamon and Gunpowder?"

Well, in short, a woman as a captain of a pirate ship was an a..."

Sweet! I love when stories add recipes and I'm excited about a woman being the captain of a pirate ship. Thanks!

Adriana wrote: "Maiko wrote: "Adriana wrote: "My goodness woman! I need to catch up to you. You are doing so well (:
What did you think of Cinnamon and Gunpowder?"

Well, in short, a woman as a captain of a pirate..."

If you like books with kitchen and recipes in them, I just finished this The Hundred-Foot Journey and it's really, really good.

№ 40


The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais ★★★★★

(2014/03/03)

✸ ❖ 40/100
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№ 41


The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths ★ ★★☆☆
(Ruth Galloway #1)

(2014/03/04)

✹ 41/100
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№ 42


The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ★★★★★

(2014/03/06)

✺ 42/100
☭ 2014 Reading Challenge (100 books) ☭

✺ 12/55
READ THE MONTH AROUND THE WORLD (Yearly)

✺ 9/14
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS (Yearly)

№ 43


The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark ★★★★★

(2014/03/08)

✻ 43/100
☭ 2014 Reading Challenge (100 books) ☭

✻ 3/4
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME MINI CHALLENGE (Monthly)

№ 44


A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness ★★★★★
(All Souls Trilogy #1)

(2014/03/10)

✼ 44/100
☭ 2014 Reading Challenge (100 books) ☭

✼ 10/14
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS

Maiko wrote: "№ 44


A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness ★★★★★

(2014/03/10)


✼ 44/100

☭ 2014 Reading Challenge (100 books) ☭..."

What did you think about the romance?

Adriana wrote: "Maiko wrote: "№ 44


A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness ★★★★★

The romance was okay, I think, more like an adult version of romance, not like Twilight. The discovery of being a real witch took a major part on the plot instead.

№ 45


Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness ★★★★☆
(All Souls Trilogy #2)

(2014/03/12)

✽ 45/100
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№ 46


The Book Of Fathers by Miklós Vámos ★★☆☆☆

(2014/03/15)

✾ 46/100
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✾ 4/4 (Completed)
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME MINI CHALLENGE (Monthly)

№ 47


The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown ★★★★☆
(Robert Langdon #3)

(2014/03/15)

✿ 47/100
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№ 48


The Alchemyst by Michael Scott ★★★☆☆
(The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #1)

(2014/03/16)

❀ 48/100
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❀ 11/14
RECOMMENDED BY READING CHALLENGERS (Yearly)

№ 49


The Magician by Michael Scott ★★★☆☆
(The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #2)

(2014/03/18)

❁ 49/100
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№ 50


The Sorceress by Michael Scott ★★★★☆
(The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #3)

(2014/03/19)

❂ 50/100
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№ 51


The Necromancer by Michael Scott ★★★★☆
(The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #4)

(2014/03/21)

❃ 51/100
☭ 2014 Reading Challenge (100 books) ☭