Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges (Formerly GXO) discussion

This months key words are:

Mine, Again, Honey, Paradise, Still, Club, Train, Legend

Share with us!

Which key word did you pick? What book did you read and what did you think of it

Just finished this - it was good 3*

Paradise
I read The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren I loved it a funny good summer read.

I read A Train To Moscow by Elena Gorokhova. I haven't read many books based in Russia, and it was a good story.

• The Pallbearers Club - Paul Tremblay
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

- 2 stars on Goodreads.
Oof. Holy hell, that was boring af. Which is supremely disappointing, because I loved everything else of Tremblay’s that I’ve read so far. Admittedly, there were a few hair-raising scenes, but those were sparsely scattered throughout a storyline that was an utter snooze-fest.

Key Word:
Paradise

Book:
Strangers in Paradise, Volume 1

Thoughts:
It was a kind of bizarre love triangle graphic novel from the 90s, but it was actually really good for the first volume. I also think the designs and cover art are absolutely beautiful. If I can find the rest of the volumes, I’ll definitely continue reading them. 4 stars!

Word: Club
Book: 4th of July by James Patterson (Women’s Murder Club.)
Was a fun quick read, a roller coaster ride as this series seems to be.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Kimberly wrote: "This months key words are:

Mine, Again, Honey, Paradise, Still, Club, Train, Legend

Share with us! I picked Legend ( the name of the book)

Which key word did you pick? What book did you read and what did you think of it"
I chose Legend by Jude Deveraux - found it to be very interesting "time travel" romance - 3 men fell in love with her in 1 book<> fast read with good ending.....

Challenge complete!
Key Word: Paradise

I just finished Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy by Dani Anguiano & Alastair Gee and it was quite a harrowing read about the horrifying Camp Fire razing an entire town to the ground.

I just finished reading Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhá Lai. It’s a middle grade book, following the life of a girl and her family that were forced to flee from Saigon. It shows their struggles as they move to America to escape the wars in Vietnam. It is written in verse, so it is a quick read.

I read The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren. It was a really good book and fun book to read.

I’m going to try and read “The Suicide Club” by Rhys Thomas.

I read 3 books for this. A Train To Moscow by Elena Gorokhova (historical fiction based in Russia), These Still Black Waters by Christina McDonald (I would call this paranormal mystery) and Bound By Honey by Jamie Dalton (fantasy romance). I read all of these on my Kindle and liked them all. The Bound of Honey is the most recent Starry Kingdoms of the Fae books, each written by a different author and short in length. It wasn't my favorite of the 11, but it was alright. These Still Waters was good enough that I'm reading the next book in the series now, What Lies In Darkness. lastly, it was

I read Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann. I rated it three stars - it wasn’t for me. The premise was interesting but it was just too dark for me.

Had another read that fit this challenge


I liked it but it took me a long time to get through it - I'm going to continue with the series

Challenge Complete-Keyword Legend: Legends by Robert Silverberg (Ed.)

I’m not sure this was the best idea for an anthology. For one, how many people would have read all these series? There is a short synopsis at the beginning of each story, giving the reader at least a little knowledge of its background, but even that isn’t always enough. Also, none of the stories pick up on the major plots of the series. Rather, each story mainly takes place in the same universe, but not with any of the known characters. If there’s some sort of connection, I didn’t pick up on it since it’s been so long since I’ve read any of them.

I had only read the King, Martin, and McCaffrey series. I never cared for KIng’s Dark Tower series, Martin’s still isn’t completed, and McCaffrey’s got too big and cumbersome, so not the best choices.

Still, I gave all the stories a go. The only one I felt compelling enough to create any interest in the original stories was Tad Williams’ The Burning Man, from his Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series. But the story is set hundreds of years before the other books, and completes Breda’s, the narrator, story. I may read one of his other books, because I did enjoy his writing. So in that regard it was a success. But given the size of the book, a very small one.

I'm going to make it through all but one as my "paradise" book didn't arrive at the library as expected.

Only MINE - Susan Mallery (cute as always)
Look AGAIN- Lisa Scottoline (riveting as always)
HONEYmoon + Second HONEYmoon - James Patterson (I seldom read books in sequence but had no choice with these two! so good!)
Gin and Chowder CLUB - so unremarkable that I can't even recall the author - nan...r?
Night TRAINS - Barbara Wood (huge fan, somehow missed this when I read all her others... don't think interlibrary loan was quite as easy back then)
LEGEND of the Pharoah's Tomb (a kids book my daughter found for me - part of a series but don't remember the author, was actually really good - and totally not set on Mars like I thought every time I glanced at the cover...)
should be able to finish STILLhouse Lake- Rachel Caine

My daughter totally makes fun of my monthly words but I am loving this!

Okay I admittedly JUST finished the second book but we are counting it for July anyway! Chose these two!! Loved them both!

Challenge Completed - Keyword CLUB: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix.

In July these are the books read with the following key words: Mine, Again, Honey, Paradise, Still, Club, Train, Legend

Mine- Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda - 3 stars; This Heart of Mine by C.C. Hunter - 4 stars; Say you'll be Mine by Naina Kumar - 3 stars; What once was Mine by Liz Braswell - 4 stars


Again- Scream and Scream Again by R.L. Stine - 4 stars; When we Meet Again by Caroline Beecham - 3 stars; You've been Warned Again by James Patterson - 4 stars;


Honey- Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult - 4 stars


Paradise- Murder in Paradise by James Patterson - 3 stars; The Paradise Problem byChristina Lauren- 3 stars


Still- I am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall - 3 stars


Club- The Midnight Club by James Patterson - 3 stars; Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo - 3 stars; The Briar Club by Kate Quinn - 3 stars


Train- The Circus Train by Amita Parikh - 3 stars; Last Train to Memphis by Peter Guralnick - 4 stars; The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton - 3 stars


Legend- The Library of Legends by Janie Chang - 3 stars


These books were on hold and didn't read until August with key words: Honey; Still & Mine:
Honey by Isabel Banta - 3 stars; Still Mine by Amy Stuart - 3 stars and Meant to be Mine by Hannah Orenstein - 3 stars

Challenge completed in July (just posting now).
Key word: train
Title: The Cabin at the End of the Train: A Story About Pursuing Dreams
Author: Michael V. Ivanov

For July I read Still Waters by Viveca Sten...just noticed I didn't report my reads in July. The story is good, and I found her descriptions of the Swedish islands very appealing, want to add to bucket list, though probably could do without the murder if visiting.

Challenge complete! Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson.
Keyword: Train

Really enjoyed reading this one - maybe more than the 1st book in the series.

I read 'The Girl on the Train' by Paula Hawkins

1) A Train To Moscow- Elena Gorokhova
2) These Still Black Waters- Christina McDonald
3) Bound By Honey- Jamie Dalton