The Reading Challenge Group discussion

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This year, I am going to do what I'm calling "Flash Readathons." These will be announced a day or so in advance, starting with the next one, and will run for 48 hours. They will also be themed!

To start our first one, since it is Valentines Day, the theme is Romance or Valentines. The goal is to find a book that has a valentine motief on the cover, is pink or red, or is a romance, or possible has Valentine in the title!

Let us know what you are reading!

This runs February 14 and 15 only!

Hiya love the idea.will be reading eversong by donna grant,book genre medieval romance with a paranormal twist

Me!!! I’ll be reading A Merciful Secret and Tied.

My favorite valentine book is Our Souls at Night
I read it for Valentine's Day last year

Am reading Somewhere in Time for Val this year

Happy reading all

💝

I have just started reading The Only Story by Julian Barnes! 😊

I'm reading A Soldier's Valentine by Jenna Mindel

Great idea! Back later once I decide what to read for this...

I love this idea! I'm starting out with Bingo Love.

Lots of romance in the air! I'm still thinking about what to read myself!

Decision made - I’ll start reading a book with a pink cover:

I just finished

Their Eyes Were Watching God.

It is not a romance novel, but it is a book about love.

Celia wrote: "I just finished

Their Eyes Were Watching God.

It is not a romance novel, but it is a book about love."

It is a wonderful book, very sad at times.

Can we read short stories for this challenge?

Cindy, you sure can!

I'm reading Frederica by Georgette Heyer.

I love the idea of flash challenges!!
For this one I’ll be dabbling in...
- Orlando
- The Curse of Chalion
- Neanderthal Seeks Human

I am going to start reading Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.
I have seen it a few times but never actually read it.

I ended up with Penric’s Demon, which is an earlier book in the series with Curse of Chalion, my original choice. So far it’s really good! :)

I read Twelfth Night and loved it. I loved the plot and the happy ending.

I’ve been reading A Passage to India (pink cover). I love the idea of this readathon, but this book was a bad choice - wanted to read it for ages, have enjoyed other books by Forster, but am bored with this one so far. I seem to have read a number of books that follow the same pattern recently - a reasonable start, then endless gossip & socialising before anything happens.

Renee wrote: "I ended up with Penric’s Demon, which is an earlier book in the series with Curse of Chalion, my original choice. So far it’s really good! :)"

That's a good place to start, especially if you're not getting a lot of reading time. Not too hard to get into.

I absolutely adore Penric, Allison. You were right; it was the perfect choice!

Trisha-
I also found Passage to be a bit of a slow starter, but so, so worth it. If it’s not for you now, definitely keep it on your list. Just an amazing book!

Renee wrote: "I absolutely adore Penric, Allison. You were right; it was the perfect choice!

Trisha-
I also found Passage to be a bit of a slow starter, but so, so worth it. If it’s not for you now, definitely..."

Thanks for your advice, Renee - I’ll try it again some time.

Allison or Renee (or anyone else who knows!) - I don’t know anything about Fantasy books but was interested in your comments here. Would you recommend reading “Penric’s Demon” or “The Curse of Chalion” first? Or are they both bad choices for someone new to the genre?
Thanks for any advice you can give.

Penric's Demon might be a good place to start, just because it's short and easy to get into. Then if you like it, keep going from there.

❄Allison❄ wrote: "Penric's Demon might be a good place to start, just because it's short and easy to get into. Then if you like it, keep going from there."

Thanks, Allison. I’ll try it some time soon.

Great advice, Allison! I loved Penric & can’t wait to start Chalion.