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Quarterly Challenge #14 (June 1 - August 31, 2014)
Ohh, yes! In am in.Progress: 10/10
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Abandoned on the go:
(for 10) after 16%),
(for 10) after 60%),
(for 9) after 36%),
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Completed: 0 of 121. New Release: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
2. SUMMERSecond Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
3. Standalone: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
4. No LI: The Reluctant Assassin
5. Swimsuit: Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
6. Dad: The Taking by Kimberly Derting
7. Superhero: The Cloak Society by Jeramey Kraatz
8. Eyes: Captive by Aimeé Carter
9. Friendship: Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
10-12. Longtime TBR: City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead
Hades by Alexandra Adornetto
Completed: 7/101) New release: The Truth About Alice 7/16
2) SUMMER: Monument 14 6/20
3) Standalone: Roomies 6/28
4) No love interest: Perfect Escape 6/7
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers: What I Thought Was True
6) Fathers:
7) Superhero/superhuman:
8) Eyes: Maggot Moon 7/11
9) Friendship: Someone Like You 6/4
10) Longtime TBR: Stealing Heaven
The House of the Scorpion
If I Stay 7/22
OH YES SO EXCITED!Completed: 4/10
1) New release: The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
2) SUMMER: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
3) Standalone: Between Shades of Gray
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
6) Fathers: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
7) Superhero/superhuman: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
8) Eyes: Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
9) Friendship: Maybe One Day by elissa Kantor
10) Longtime TBR:
:O Super exciting! I'm definitely in for this challenge! :DCompleted: 4/12
1. Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead
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4. The Giver by Lois Lowry
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6. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
7. Sidekicked by John David Anderson
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9. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
10. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
*= readCompleted: 7/12
1) New Summer Release: The Rule of Thoughts, The Murder Complex and/or Let's Get Lost
*2) Title starts with one of the letters of SUMMER: Saga, Volume 1 and Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
*3) Standalone YA: The F- It List by Julie Halpern
*4) No Love Interest/Triangle: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
5) Swimsuit/Swimmer on cover: Deep Blue and/or Beauty Queens
6) Features father/father figure: The Lovely Bones and/or Pride and Prejudice
7) Superhero/Superhuman abilities: Hero and/or Steelheart
*8) Eyes on the cover: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
*9) Friendship: Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
10) On to-read list: Mockingbird and/or The Graveyard Book
Extras:
*Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Completed : 10/?1) New release:
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8) Eyes:
9) Friendship:
10) Longtime TBR: all the series I have started and haven't finished yet :
The Novice
I have a question, can a mermaid swimming on the cover count for the "swimmers on the cover"?
Yay, so glad I was able to help. These are so fun!Here's my list for this time around :)
Austin wrote: "4) No love interest: Howl's Moving Castle
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Uhh there is a love interest in Howl's Moving Castle.
Its not directly said, but its very clear at the end.
Count me in:Progress: 3/10
1) New Release: The Truth About Aliceby Jennifer Mathieu
2) SUMMER: The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George
3) Standalone: Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa M. Klein
4) No Love Interest: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger finished July 22, 2014
5) Swimmer/Swimsuit: Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon
6) Father Figure: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
7) Superhero/Superhuman: Gone by Michael Grant
8) Eyes: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor finished July 3, 2014
9) Close Friendship: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares - finished July 4, 2014
10) Long TBR-Shelf Member: The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman, & The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
I've just finished the Quarterly challenge #13 today, so I'm ready to dive right into the next one! :D2. SUMMER: More Than This by Patrick Ness
4. No Love Interest: Mountain Garden by Will Ottley
6. Fathers: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart
I'm in!!Progress: 2/10
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2) Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
3) The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
4) First Test by Tamora Pierce
5) Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
6) Eragon by Christopher Paolini
7) Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout
8) The Host by Stephanie Meyer
9) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
10 a) City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
b) Cinder by Marissa Meyer
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Another great challenge! Count me in! New release: The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
Summer:
Stand Alone:
No Love:
Swimsuit:
Bad Father:
Great father:
Super power:
Eyes:
Friendship:
Longest TBR:
joining in. 10/10
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Finshed!! 17.08.2014
Sounds fun! Will add my specifics in later. Progress: 0/10
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2) SUMMER:
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8) Eyes:
9) Close Friendship:
10) Long TBR-Shelf:
Okay here goes:Progress: 2/10
1) New release: Perfected by Kate Jarvik Birch
3) Standalone: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
4) No love interest: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
6) Fathers:The Taking by Kimberly Derting
8) Eyes: Mind Games by Kiersten White
9) Friendship: Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
10) Longtime TBR: Gone by Michael Grant
Mod
1) New release: The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu (done)
2) SUMMER: Entwined by Heather Dixon (done)
3) Standalone: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (done)
4) No love interest: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (done)
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers: Lost Voices by Sarah Porter (done)
6) Fathers: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (done)
7) Superhero/superhuman: Antigoddess by Kendare Blake (done)
8) Eyes: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (done)
9) Friendship: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling(done)
10) Longtime TBR: Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater (done)
Completed: 10/10
11/101) New release: Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander #8) by Diana Gabaldon (7/2/14)
2) SUMMER: Unbreakable by Rebecca Shea (6/11/14)
3) Standalone: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (6/18/14)
4) No love interest: Gathering Blue (Quartet #2), by Lois Lowry (6/6/14)
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers: Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama (6/18/14)
6) Fathers: My Sister's Keeper by Jody Picoult (6/3/14)
7) Superhero/superhuman: Destiny (Girl in the Box #9) by Robert J. Crane (7/13/14)
8) Eyes: Wide Awake by Shelly Crane (6/9/14)
9) Friendship: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (6/8/14)
10) Longtime TBR: Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth (7/26/14)
Beautiful Creatures (Castor Chronicles, #1)by Kami Garcia (8/14/14)
Imitation (Clone Chronicles, #1)
Count me in!Completed 8/10
1) New Release: Pills and Starships by Lydia Millet - Finished 7/15/14
2) SUMMER: Earth Girl by Janet Edwards - Finished 6/8/14
3) Standalone: This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith - Finished 6/9/14
4) No Love Interest: A Creature of Moonlight by Rebecca Hahn - Finished 6/6/14
5) Swimmer/Swimsuit: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray - Finished 8/17/14
6) Father Figure: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau - Finished 6/22/14
7) Superhero/Superhuman: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo - Finished 7/3/14
8) Eyes: Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix - Finished 7/20/14
9) Close Friendship: Noggin by John Corey Whaley - Finished 7/29/14
10) Long TBR: Hero by Alethea Kontis - Finished 7/4/14
10 - bonus!) Long TBR, take 2: Between the Spark and the Burn by April Genevieve Tucholke - Finished 8/14/14
Completed 10/10My Plan:
Completed 1/101. New Summer Release: Perfected - Kate Jarvik Birch
2. Title Starts with S.U.M.M.E.R: Ruby Red - Kerstin Gier
3. Standalone YA: Eleanor and Park - Rainbow Rowell
4. No Love Interest: The Giver - Lois Lowry
5. Swimsuit/Swimmer on Cover: Of Poseidon - Anna Banks
6. Features a Father Figure: Inkheart - Cornelia Funk
7. Superhero/Superhuman Abilities: Steelheart - Brandon Sanderson (FINISHED & it was AMAZING)
8. Eyes on the Cover: Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver
9. Friendship: Since You've Been Gone - Morgan Matson
10. On To-Read List: Keturah and Lord Death - Martine Leavitt
I really enjoyed last quarter. I missed by two, but I'll try again. 1. New Release - The Fever
2. SUMMER
3. Standalone - Looking for Alaska
4. No Love Interest - The Maze Runner (might be fudging a little, but there is not a lot of love in the book)
5. Swimsuit/Swimmer on cover - We Were Liars
6. Father Figure
7. Superhero/Superhuman abilities
8. Eyes on the cover
9. Friendship - If He Had Been With Me
10. On my to-read list - Breathless
Read 6/10
I'm IN!Completed 0/12
1) New release: #scandal - Sarah Ockler
2) SUMMER: Second Chance Summer - Morgan Matson
3) Standalone: Everything Leads To You - Nina LaCour
4) No love triangle: Pushing The Limits - Katie McGarry
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers: Unbecoming of Mara Dyer - Michelle Hodkin
6) Fathers: Cinder - Marissa Meyer
7) Superhero/superhuman: Being Jamie Baker - Kelly Oram
8) Eyes: Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor
9) Friendship: Code Name Verity - Elizabeth Wein
10) Longtime TBR:
1. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You - Ally Carter
2. The Maze Runner - James Dashner
3. Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell
Completed: 6/101) New release:
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8) Eyes:
9) Friendship:
10) Longtime TBR:
1) New Release: Four: A Divergent story collection3) Standalone: Grave Mercy
4) No Love Interest: Etiquette and Espionage
5) Swimmer/Swimsuit: Of poseidon
7) Superhero/Superhuman: Percy Jackson and the lightning thief
8) Eyes: Initiation
9) Close Friendship: Clockwork Prince
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10/10 DONE :)
This is my first challenge here :)Completed: 1/12
1) New release: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
2) SUMMER: The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
3) Standalone: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 5★
4) No love interest: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
6) Fathers: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7) Superhero/superhuman: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
8) Eyes: If I Stay by Gayle Forman
9) Friendship: Bloodlines by Lindsay Anne Kendal
10) Longtime TBR: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
11) Longtime TBR: Marked by P.C. Cast
12) Longtime TBR: The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud. Ben Sherwood by Ben Sherwood
I am in!!!Completed: 1/10
1) New release:
2) SUMMER:
3) Standalone: The First 15 Lives of Henry August
4) No love interest:
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers:
6) Fathers:
7) Superhero/superhuman:
8) Eyes:
9) Friendship:
10) Longtime TBR:
My first one too!3/10
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Bonus Books:
Wooohoo! I always love new-quarterly-challenge-day!I didn't finish the last one, but it's summer, so this one will hopefully get completed!
Also - I just read Morgan Matson's Since You've Been Gone, and would highly recommend it as your close-friendship novel if you haven't yet. :)
Progress: 10/10 + 2 Bonus Points 2/2 (Yes! Finished, last week of August) - Excuse the mixed up book covers and unlinked books, I'm too lazy to fix them right now, lol).
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9) Close Friendship:
10) Long TBR-Shelf Member:
Completed: 2/101) New release:
2) SUMMER:
3) Standalone:
4) No love interest:The Golden Compass
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers:
6) Fathers:
7) Superhero/superhuman:Steelheart
8) Eyes:
9) Friendship:
10) Longtime TBR:
Completed: 10/101) New release: The Kiss of Deception by Mary Pearson
2) SUMMER: Earth Girl by Janet Edwards
3) Standalone: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
4) No love interest: A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
6) Fathers: This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer Smith
7) Superhero/superhuman: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
8) Eyes: Oblivion by Sasha Dawn
9) Friendship: The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
10) Longtime TBR: The One by Kiera Cass
Completed 1/101) New Release: The Glass Sentence by S.E Grove
2) Summer: Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
*3) Standalone: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
4) No love interest: Etiquette & Espionage by Carriger, Gail.
5) Swimsuit/Swimmers: Wake by Amanda Howking
6 ) Fathers: The Book Thief by Zusak, Markus.
7) Superhero/superhuman: Steelheart by Sanderson, Brandon
8) eyes: Graceling by Cashore, Kristin
9) Friendship: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Maguire, Gregory.
10) Longtime TBR: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Completed 10/101. New Release: City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
2. SUMMER: A Midsummer Night's Scream by R.L. Stine
3. Standalone: This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
4. No love interest: Maybe I Will by Laurie Gray
5. Swimsuit/Swimmers: Of Neptune by Anna Banks
6. Fathers: This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
7. Superhero/superhuman: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
8. Eyes:
by A.G. Howard9. Friendship: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
10. Longtime TBR: Natural Born Angel by Scott Speer
Completed 2/101. New Release:Hungry by H.A. Swain
2. SUMMER:Say Her Name by James Dawson
3. Standalone: My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal
4. No love interest: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
5. Swimsuit/Swimmers:Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore
7. Superhero/superhuman: I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
8. Eyes: Firelight by Sophie Jordan
10. Longtime TBR: The White Glove War by Katie Crouch
This sounds fun. I think I will do it.
Completed 10/10Bonus Books:
The End Games by T. Michael Martin
Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover
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LET'S DO THIS THING. I'm going to fail but oh well. Completed: 0/10
1. New Release: Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
2. SUMMER: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
3. Standalone: Paper Towns by John Green
4. No Love Interest: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
5. Swimming: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
6. Father: The Book Thief by Marcus Zuzak
7. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
8. Eyes: Unravel Me by Tahareh Mafi
9. Friendship: Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
10. TBR: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Bonuses: (Highly unlikely anyway.)
If I Stay
Just One Day
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Tiffany - A Monster Calls is one of the best books I've read. It is unforgettable and the drawings are amazing.
Beverly wrote: "Tiffany - A Monster Calls is one of the best books I've read. It is unforgettable and the drawings are amazing."I'm looking forward to reading it! I just ordered the paperback because I figured the eBook wouldn't do it justice. :)
10/101) New Release: Let's Get Lost
2) SUMMER: Magnolia
3) Standalone: How to Meet Boys
4) No Love Interest: Bloodlines
5) Swimmer/Swimsuit: We Were Liars
6) Father Figure: The Dark World
7) Superhero/Superhuman: Rebel
8) Eyes: If I Stay
9) Close Friendship: Open Road Summer
10) Longtime TBR: Born at Midnight
4/121. New Release:
2. SUMMER:
3. Standalone: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
4. No Love Interest:
5. Swimmer/Swimsuit:
6. Father Figure:
7. Superhero/Superhuman:
8. Eyes:
9. Close Friendship:
10. Longtime TBR:
Bonus longtime TBR:
Matched and Glass
Sarah wrote: "I'm IN!Completed 0/12
1) New release: #scandal - Sarah Ockler
2) SUMMER: Second Chance Summer - Morgan Matson
3) Standalone: Everything Leads To You - Nina LaCour
4) No love triangle: Pushing Th..."
If you are interested to know: There definitely IS a love-triangle and consequently also a love intetest in Pushing the Limits.
1) New Release:2) SUMMER:
3) Standalone YA: Entwined
4) Loveless: Code Name Verity
5) Swimming cover: The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls
6) Father:
7) Superhuman/Superhero:
8) Eyes: Enders
9) Friendship:
10) Longtime TBR: Firelight, Unwind
Young Adult Book Reading Challenges
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Rules
Duration: June 1, 2014 – August 31, 2014
We are a YA Book Club, so all books should be young adult (unless otherwise noted).
You have 3 months to read 10 YA books that satisfy following requirements:
1) Read a book that is a new release published in June, July or August of 2014. Goodreads offers lists of the most popular new releases by month; they might help you to make your choices - June, July and August. (If you have difficulties obtaining these new books, you can read a release from the same months 2013).
2) Read a book whose title starts with one of the letters of the word SUMMER.
3) Read a standalone YA title. Ideas here:
4) Read a book with no love interest. Ideas here: (If all else fails, try to read something without a love triangle instead).
5) Read a book with a swimsuit or swimmers on the cover. Ideas here:
6) June 15 is Father’s Day. Read a book that features a father or father figure.
Ideas here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
7) June 30th is Superman’s Birthday. Read a book with a superhero or a person with superhuman abilities. It does not have to be a comic book. Ideas here:
8) July 12 is Different Color Eye day. Read a book that features eyes on the cover.
Ideas here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
9) August 3 is Friendship Awareness day. Read a book with a close friendship.
Ideas here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
10) Shave your list this summer. Read a YA book that has been on your “to-read” shelf the longest. For extra points, read 3!
Everything should be done on this thread - your questions, your plans and your progress.
Many thanks to Jody for providing some of the ideas used here.
Happy reading!