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17/25 done.
As you finish each category you will “edit” your post to add what Book it was, the author, how many stars you are giving it and the date you finished.
1. Color: The Woman In Black 3/5, finished 2.4.2012.
2. Number: Hytti nro 6 2/5, finished 3.1.2012.
3. Things That Grow: ----
4. 4 Seasons: ----
5. First Name: Oliver Twist 3/5, finished 4.2.2012.
6. Places: Treasure Island 3/5, finished 24.3.2012.
7. Body Part:
8. Weapon:
9. Body of Water: Forsaken 5/5, finished 16.8.2012.
10. Form of Water: Veden vanki 2/5, finished 9.1.2012. (the title would be: prisoner of water)
11. Product of Fire: Virvatulen vartijat 3/5, finished 21.1.2012. (the title would be something like this: the guardian of the will o' the wisp)
12. Heavenly Body: Jaguar Sun 3/5, finished 19.7.2012.
13. Architecture:
14. 5 Senses: ----
15. Royal Title: The Rebel Princess 3/5, finished 21.9.2012.
16. Family Member:
17. 4 Elements: Maan kätkemät 3/5, finished 7.1.2012. (the word maa means earth, the title would translate into something like this: concealed by earth)
18. Time of Day:
19. Metal: The Golden Compass 4/5, finished ?.
20. Emotion/Feeling: The Hunger Games 5/5 stars, finished 12.3.2012.
21. Animal/Insect: Mockingjay 4/5 stars, finished 20.3.2012.
22. Something to Read: Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files 4/5 stars, finished 28.2.2012.
23. Gender Identifier: Girl, Interrupted 3/5 stars, finished 22.1.2012.
24. Paranormal Being: Odd and the Frost Giants 3/5, finished 6.1.2012.
(Added)
25. Occupation: Private Peaceful 5/5, finished 11.2.2012.
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1. Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist: 523 pages. (Jan 21st- Feb 4th)
2. Markus Zusak - The Book Thief: 584 pages.(April 30th-May 9th)
3. E.L. James - Fifty Shades of Grey: 514 pages. (May 27th-June 2nd)
4. E.L. James - Fifty Shades Darker: 532 pages. (June 4th-June 13th)
5. E.L. James - Fifty Shades Freed: 579 pages. (July 23rd-July 26th)
6. Stephenie Meyer - The Host: 619 pages. (26th August- 22nd September)
So I will go for 10 Door stoppers this year, that is how many door stoppers I have on my bookshelf at the moment and I plan to read them all! I might add more if I go for some rereads or new books, but those 9 more is my main challenge.
(A Song of Ice and Fire, The Son of Neptune, The Gormenghast Trilogy, Count of Monte Cristo)
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1. Hytti nro 6 by Rosa Liksom
2. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
3. Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
4. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
5. Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
6. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
7. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
8. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
9. Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
10. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
11. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
12. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
13. The Woman In Black by Susan Hill
14. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
15. The Colditz Story by P.R. Reid
16. Martin Misunderstood by Karin Slaughter
17. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
18. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
19. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
20. Gallagher's Pride by M.K. McClintock
+21Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
+22No and Me by Delphine de Vigan
+23Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
+24The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
+25Asking for Trouble by Elizabeth Young
+26Jaguar Sun by Martha Bourke
+27Switched by Amanda Hocking
+28Bridesmaid Lotto by Rachel Astor
+29What Kills Me by Wynne Channing
+30Chasing Fate by Elle J Rossi
+31 Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
+32Forsaken by Kristen Day
+33Beg for Mercy by Shannon Dermott
+34First Frost by Liz DeJesus
+35Five by Christie Rich
+36The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle
+37Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
+38The Rebel Princess by Anne M. Strick
+39Slammed by Colleen Hoover
+40Oceans of Red Volume One by Willow Cross
+41Phoenix by Melissa Starr
+42Phantom by Laura DeLuca
+43Stealing Breath by Joanne Brothwell
+44 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
+45Vaempires: Revolution by Thomas Winship
+46 A Part to Play by Jennifer L. Fry
+47 Embrace by Cherie Colyer
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1. Finland: Rosa Liksom, Reeta Aarnio
2. UK: Neil Gaiman, Charles Dickens, Michael Morpurgo, Philip Pullman , Susan Hill, P.R. Reid, E.L. James, Elizabeth Young?, Aldous Huxley
3. USA: Kathryn Stockett, Susanna Kaysen, Lauren Oliver, Nicholas Sparks, Lemony Snicket, Rick Riordan, Suzanne Collins, Maggie Stiefvater, John Grisham, Karin Slaughter, M.K. McClintock, Scott Westerfeld, Sarah Dessen, Martha Bourke, Amanda Hocking, Elle J Rossi, Lauren Kate, Lisa Genova, Kristen Day, Shannon Dermott, Christie Rich, Laura Bickle, Anne M. Strick?, Stephenie Meyer, Laura DeLuca, Melissa Starr, Willow Cross, Harper Lee, Kristen Day, Thomas Winship, Jennifer L. Fry
4. South African/Belgian/British: Michelle Paver
5. UK, Scotland: Robert Louis Stevenson
6. Canada: Sara Gruen, Joanne Brothwell
7. Australia: Markus Zusak
8. Belarus: Isaac Asimov
9. Brazil: Paulo Coelho
10. France: Delphine de Vigan
11. Puerto Rico: Liz DeJesus
12.
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14.
15.
Rachel Astor Wynne Channing Colleen HooverCherie Colyer?
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1. I was born in the year 1984, so I will read the book 1984 or a book published that year, perhaps The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
10. Soon I ended up working in the field of psychiatry. So I will read The Bell Jar or The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories.
11. And since I absolutely love dragons I will read Firelight or Inheritance or most likely both!
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4/10 done.
My goal is to read at least 10 books by a Finnish author, including some classics, here´s some ideas. I might have to use some audio books for this one.:
1. Hytti nro 6 2/5, finished 3.1.2012.
2. Maan kätkemät 3/5, finished 7.1.2012.
3. Veden vanki 2/5, finished 9.1.2012.
4. Virvatulen vartijat 3/5, finished 21.1.2012.
5. (Tuntematon sotilas?)
6. (Täällä pohjantähden alla 1?)
7. (Täällä pohjantähden alla 2?)
8. (Täällä pohjantähden alla 3?)
9. (Sofi Oksanen - Puhdistus?)
10. (Mika Waltari - Sinuhe Egyptiläinen?)
Riikka Pulkkinen - Raja?
Remes?
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![Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327960133s/475267.jpg)
![Dear John by Nicholas Sparks](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1307040166s/7031288.jpg)
![The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) by Lemony Snicket](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1328012279s/7618967.jpg)
![The Woman in Black A Ghost Story by Susan Hill](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327868518s/11183173.jpg)
![Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1301921768s/9480425.jpg)
![I, Robot (Voyager Classics) by Isaac Asimov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1333616627s/1045653.jpg)
![The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1304050442s/103506.jpg)
![Asking for Trouble by Elizabeth Young](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1173746001s/322007.jpg)
![Wedding Date by Elizabeth Young](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1175297622s/503020.jpg)
I will try to do 15. The only rule is: no old classics, at least not the sort where the movie is also old. Like Gone with the Wind. I will try to find the sort of books that I did not know where out there even I have seen the movie. Preferably no young adult series, only because I will read those anyway. So this is for me to find something different!
Ideas for Book to movie:
![The Green Mile by Stephen King](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1309292619s/2266079.jpg)
![Eat Pray Love One Woman's Search For Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1328188342s/7972797.jpg)
![Shining by Stephen King](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1328200242s/1891030.jpg)
![The Neverending Story by Michael Ende](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327871159s/27712.jpg)
![The Princess Bride by William Goldman](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327903636s/21787.jpg)
![The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1320494940s/413081.jpg)
![The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1256061300s/4755405.jpg)
![One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327963315s/11225.jpg)
![The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1329662611s/39662.jpg)
![Papillion. Roman by Henri Charrière](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1165604360s/6727.jpg)
Suggestions are very welcome!
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![The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) by Lemony Snicket](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1328012279s/7618967.jpg)
![Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327235223s/70947.jpg)
![The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327089453s/12885649.jpg)
![Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327087419s/12510082.jpg)
![Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327089826s/12512617.jpg)
![Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327099072s/6528333.jpg)
![Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327099048s/7804119.jpg)
![Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3) by Maggie Stiefvater](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1294241389s/9718047.jpg)
![Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1300842729s/10818853.jpg)
![Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) by E.L. James](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1309183143s/11857408.jpg)
![Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1296159834s/24770.jpg)
![Switched (Trylle Trilogy, #1) by Amanda Hocking](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1334091293s/12994578.jpg)
![Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3) by E.L. James](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1320316311s/12881778.jpg)
![Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1268869615s/6487308.jpg)
![Torment (Fallen, #2) by Lauren Kate](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1320541843s/7740152.jpg)
Plan:
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- Trylle Trilogy (1-3)
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- Uglies (1-4)
- Nightshade (1-3)
- Firelight (1-3)
- Wicked Lovely (1-5)
- Vampire Academy (1-6)
The plan will most likely change at some point.. :) At least if I read the first of a series and decide not the read more of it. But we´ll see. And I might not be able to get my hands on all of these so, who knows what´ll happen with this challenge.
(The Best Series)
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Goal: books read from 30 different Sub-Genre (out of these about 70).
1.Romance (7)
2.Horror (2)
3.Thriller/Suspense (1)
4.Sci-Fi/Fantasy (5)
5.Mystery/Crime
6.Western (1)
ROMANCE
HORROR (Maybe: The Shining, Lovecraft?, Dean Koontz?, Anne Rice?)
-Comic Horror
-Dark Fantasy
-Dark Mystery/Noir
-Magical Realism (Laura Esquivel - Like Water for Chocolate?)
-Psychological
-Quiet Horror
-Religious
-Sci-Fi Horror (Smoke and Mirrors / Fragile Things?)
-Weird Tales
-Zombie (Carrie Ryan - The Forest of Hands and Teeth? / Lili St Crow - Strange Angels?)
THRILLER/SUSPENSE (Maybe: ?)
-Action
-Comic
-Conspiracy
-Disaster
-Espionage
-Legal (John Grisham?)
-Medical
-Military
-Police Procedural
-Psychological
SCI-FI/FANTASY (Maybe: Dune, Ender´s Game, 1984..)
-Alternate History
-Arthurian Fantasy
-Children´s Fantasy (Michael Ende - Neverending Story?)
-Comic
-Cyberpunk
-High/Epic Fantasy
-Post-Apocalyptic
-Steampunk
-Superheroes
-Sword and Sorcery
-Time Travel
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MYSTERY/CRIME (Maybe: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Hercule Poirot, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Lovely Bones, Stephanie Plum, John Grishams?, Sherlock Holmes, The Historian, Talented Mr. Ripley, Number One Ladies Detective Agency, Temperance Brennan..)
-Amateur Detective
-Classic Whodunit
-Comic (Bumbling Detective)
-Cozy
-Courtroom Drama
-Forensic
-Heists and Capers
-Inverted
-Locked Room
-Medical
-Romantic
WESTERN (Maybe: Lonesome Dove, The Gunslinger, Brokeback Mountain..)
-Bounty Hunter
-Cattle Drive
-Doctor and Preacher
-Eurowestern
-Gunfighter
-Humorous or Parody
-Indian wars
-Modern Indians
-Outlaw
-Prairie Settlement
-Prospecting (gold rushes)
-Revenge
-Town-tamer
-Trapper or Mountain Man
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Alchemist
Before I Fall
Catching Fire
Dark Matter
Embrace
Forever
Girl, interrupted
Hunger Games
I, Robot
Jaguar Sun
K
Linger
Maan kätkemät
Northern Lights
Oliver Twist
Private Peaceful
Q
Rebel Princess
Shiver
Treasure Island
Uglies
Veden vanki
Woman in Black
X
Y
Z
Å
Ä
Ö
![Maan kätkemät by Reeta Aarnio](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312191385s/4198201.jpg)
![Veden vanki by Reeta Aarnio](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1313049525s/12355243.jpg)
![The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327089453s/12885649.jpg)
![Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327087419s/12510082.jpg)
![Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327868529s/18254.jpg)
![The Woman in Black by Susan Hill](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1316834341s/584843.jpg)
![Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353635648s/68783.jpg)
![Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328868065s/1048645.jpg)
![Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347331552s/6482837.jpg)
![Dark Matter by Michelle Paver](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328133091s/8350864.jpg)
![The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333617993s/119322.jpg)
![Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312023209s/295.jpg)
![Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328839272s/6068551.jpg)
![Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1292482391s/6654313.jpg)
![Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3) by Maggie Stiefvater](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1285771367s/9409458.jpg)
![I, Robot (Voyager Classics) by Isaac Asimov](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333616627s/1045653.jpg)
![The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1287827991s/865.jpg)
![Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1296159834s/24770.jpg)
![Jaguar Sun (Jaguar Sun #1) by Martha Bourke](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1326413579s/13411799.jpg)
![The Rebel Princess by Anne M. Strick](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348276501s/9418699.jpg)
![Embrace by Cherie Colyer](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320715686s/12931061.jpg)
Plan:
K: The Kite Runner / Kalevala / The Kitchen House
Q: The Quiet Girl
X:
Y: You Against Me
Z: Z, a Love Story
Å:
Ä: Älä käy yöhön yksin
Ö:
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I will start a challenge like this because I have kindle on my computer and phone and I think I will read some short stories on it. The free kinds!
![Sex With A Lingering Kiss by Alexis Shore](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327887826s/10636146.jpg)
This is my first erotic read, but I thought I´d give it a chance. It was a lot nicer than I had thought it would be. It wasn´t too naughty for me. The way it was written was interesting, letters found in a home, of the previous owners.
![The Way Life Was Forever by Carey Corp](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1321713240s/13074698.jpg)
From the very beginning I was intrigued by this story and the world of it with it's moonwalkers and sun-dwellers. I really liked it and I would have gladly read more about it!
It did feel a bit rushed, especially the ending. I had to turn back pages because I thought I had skipped a part. Also their bonding was too fast. But it was a short story so I don't mind that much.
As an entire book this story would in my opinion have great potential the characters would have more into them and the events would get more thrill and excitement in them.
![A Wedding Story by Dee Tenorio](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1323871332s/12438319.jpg)
Quite a basic love story. It was fun enough and even the plot seemed pretty basic there was somehow more believability to it than I would have thought it to have. This one did not go too fast from one thing to another, or if it did, it was explained by the characters history. At least enough for me.
![Cajun Hot by Nikita Black](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1308296134s/11750828.jpg)
Another erotica. And maybe too much this time, it was not my cup of tea. I didn´t believe the story at all. Then again it took so long for me to finish this, that I don´t think I got a good idea about the whole thing. I only read little bits here and there.
![Aria by Allison M. Dickson](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1311342567s/11317326.jpg)
I could easily imagine this as a movie. It was good, but nothing special for me.
I had to delete all these from my bookshelves on goodreads because it kept counting them as books read on my GR Challenge, but at least I have them here.
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As there is 3 days of no work ahead of me, I will do a mini challenge or maybe even two! I will start with the 48 hour challenge, Friday & Saturday. My goal is to get to Intern level (3-4 categories):
3/3 done. Intern: 3-4 Categories
![Coraline by Neil Gaiman](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327871014s/17061.jpg)
![Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327952519s/6771442.jpg)
![Maan kätkemät by Reeta Aarnio](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1312191385s/4198201.jpg)
#6 Movie Passes: Book to Movie; (a movie you haven't seen) -> Coraline
#5 Passport Stamp: a book either written or published in different country then where you live. -> Odd and the Frost Giants
#8 Assess your Financials: a book that you own, borrowed or got from a library. -> Maan kätkemät
a total of 505 pages! I must admit that the books were small, or the writing, or both. But still!
24 to 48 Hour Mini Challenge 26.2.-28.2.2012.
2/3 or 4 done Temp: 1-2 Categories
![Dark Matter by Michelle Paver](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327953382s/11239488.jpg)
![Percy Jackson The Demigod Files (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) by Rick Riordan](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1328003424s/7575231.jpg)
#5 Passport Stamp: a book either written or published in different country then where you live -> Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files
#8 Assess your Financials: a book that you own, borrowed or got from a library -> Dark Matter
a total of 464 pages!
24 to 48 Hour Mini Challenge 28.4-30.4.2012
#5 Passport Stamp -> Bleachers
#8 Assess your Financials -> Martin Misunderstood
a total of 310 pages!
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~The theme of your word must be the name of a body of water; river, lake, bay, ocean, for example Pacific.
Runs From: April 1st/12-June 31st/12
Gallagher´s Pride
Uglies
Linger
Forever
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades Darker
I, Robot
Notebook
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Alchemist
No and Me
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5/8 done
3rd Quarter Spell Out Challenge
This challenge is a Spell Out Challenge, where we'll spell out countries that are participating in the 2012 summer Olympics!
Rules:
-pick one or more countries that you'd like to spell out from this list http://www.topendsports.com/events/su....
-using books that you've read, spell out the country's name with the titles or author's first/last names that corresponds to the country's letters.
-challenge runs from July 1st to September 30.
-all book formats are allowed
-rereads are fine
-the words The, A, and An are excluded and cannot be used when using the title of a book
This is my plan:
O The Only Living Man With A Hole In His Head
N Nightshade
A Ascend
(Nightshade and Trylle series)
The 2012 Olympics Challenge
It’s almost time for the summer Olympics to start in London, and what better way to kick off the festivities than with a new quarterly challenge!
Rules:
-challenge runs from July 1st to September 30.
-all book formats are allowed
-rereads are fine
2. Show your team spirit! Read a book by an author from your country –OR- read a book that is set in your country.
http://www.topendsports.com/events/su...The Truth About Forever
8. Torch bearers will carry the Flame through more than 1,000 cities, towns and villages in the UK, before it arrives to the opening ceremony. Read a book with the word Fire or its derivative in the title or has an image of fire on the cover.
9. Read a fiction book that has the Olympics as part of the plot, read a non-fiction book about the Olympics, or a biography/memoir of any Olympic athlete.
11. Wenlock and Mandeville are the 2012 Olympics Mascots and are featured in a short cartoon titled Out of a Rainbow. Read a book that has a rainbow on the cover, or a book that has a mascot in it -OR- watch the cartoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1fy6Z...
12. The Olympic Park will feature The ArcelorMittal Orbit, which is a 377 ft high observation tower. The steel sculpture is Britain’s largest piece of public art and is a permanent, lasting legacy of London's hosting of the 2012 Olympics. Read a book where art is a part of the plot or has a park in it -OR- read a book that has a sculpture/piece of art on the cover.
Participation levels:
Bronze Medal: 1-4 books
Silver Medal: 5-8 books
Gold Medal: 9-12 books
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Duration: October 1 - December 31
Rules:
- Pick your favorite character (or one of your favorite characters) from a book, story, or graphic novel
- Spell out your character's name (first, last, full, middle...you choose) using the first letter of ANY MAIN WORD in a book title (you would avoid, for example, words like "the" or "a") OR the first letter of any of the author's names.
- Each book may only be used for one letter.
- Tell us why (mark spoilers, please) this is your favorite character
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pHantom - laura deluca
melissa StarR - phoenix
CherIe Colyer - Embrace
Stealing breath - joanne brothwell
To kill a mockingbird - harper lee
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a PArt to Play - Jennifer L Fry
WiNship, Thomas - Vaempires: Revolution
Zombie RisinG - Thomas Winship, Vaempires
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VaEmpires A White Christmas - Thomas Winship
Awaken - Kristen DaY
Colleen, Hoover - Point of Retreat
Night cIrcus
Rapture - Lauren Kate
The only one I could think of right now
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January Resolutions challenge:
7/4 done. -> LEVEL C with 6 books
Level B: 4 Categories was my goal.
*Hytti nro 6 2/5, finished 3.1.2012.
*Lose weight: Coraline 5/5, finished 6.1.2012.
*Take a vacation: Odd and the Frost Giants 3/5, finished 6.1.2012.
*Save money: Veden vanki 3/5, finished 9.1.2012.
*Reconnect with old friends: The Help 4/5, finished 19.1.2012.
*Exercise more: Virvatulen vartijat 3/5, finished 21.1.2012.
*New job: Girl, Interrupted 3/5, finished 22.1.2012.
Tickle Me Pink, February
5/6 done -> engaged, goal completed
1. Private Peaceful Colours: white
2. Before I Fall Colours: pink
3. Dear John The words
4. The Bad Beginning Colours: red and white
5. Dark Matter Colours: white
March Madness Challenge:
4/4 done Runner up, goal completed
1. Marathon: Northern Lights
2. Touchdown: The Hunger Games
3. 15-love: Catching Fire
4. 3 Pointer: Mockingjay
April's No Spring Chik(en) Challenge: 3/3-4
Hope Springs Eternal: 3-4 books Goal completed
1. Hen Party: Linger
2. The Chicken or the Egg: Water for Elephants
3. Spring Goes in like a Lion and Out like a Lamb: Forever
May's Military Challenge
3/3-4 done Sergeant, goal completed
1. Read a book that's set during a war (real or fictional) -OR- that has a fight in it. The Book Thief
2. Read a book that involves a branch of the military in some way –OR- has a flag on the cover, or the cover is predominately one of the colors that makes up your country's flag. Example: If you live in the U.S. you'd read a book that's cover is predominately red, white, or blue. (flag colours) BLUE: I, Robot
3. Read a book that takes place in a country different than the one you live in -OR- read a book that takes place after a war has ended or is a post-apocalyptic or dystopian book. The Alchemist
The Start of Summer Challenge
3/3-4 done dipping toe into the water, goal completed
2. Read a book where the father risks it all to save his family OR a book where the main character must make a great sacrifice (Example-Katnis in The Hunger Games sacrifices herself to the Games, in order to save her sister) Uglies
6. Read a book where the father is strict or overbearing OR a book where the character must break a rule to achieve their goals No and Me (in order to help a friend she must break the rules..)
7. The lazy days of summer are starting-read a book on your tbr list that you’ve been too lazy to read (for example, a difficult or large book) OR read a book from the Listopia List-Best Summer Reads
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11... The Notebook
Three Cheers for July Challenge
2/1-2 doneGoing outside to get some sunshine, goal completed
![Asking for Trouble by Elizabeth Young](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1173746001s/322007.jpg)
3. Food and picnics are a big part of the 4th of July and summertime. Read a book with an image of food on the cover, a book where food plays an important part in the plot -OR- has a title that has a food in it. The Truth About Forever
August Cover Hunt Challenge
4/5-6 done
![Forsaken (Daughters of the Sea, #1) by Kristen Day](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1343004797s/15764736.jpg)
![Chasing Fate (Unspun, #3) by Elle J Rossi](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1333330849s/13516522.jpg)
![Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1268869615s/6487308.jpg)
![What Kills Me by Wynne Channing](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1339091312s/15305194.jpg)
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February: It's a Love/Hate Thing Mini Challenge:
1. When the Silver Screen is Tarnished:
I read
![Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1327960133s/475267.jpg)
2. No Way, No How!:
I like triangles in books! The love kinds! When the girl has two guys she doesn´t really now how to choose.. but I would not want to be that girl! :)
3. Nobody Loves Me: Literary villain I love to hate must be from Harry Potter -> Snape. He is just so wonderfully annoying, even after reading ALL the Potter books, I just love to hate him, no matter what :)
4. If It Ain't Broke...:
I read
![Dear John by Nicholas Sparks](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1307040166s/7031288.jpg)
March Midterm Mania Mini Challenge: 4/4
You don't even need to read a book to get top marks in this challenge, so hopefully we see lots of participants!
1. Classical Literature with Prof. Rita Booke: I think that Hunger Games will still be loved long from now, but I´m quite sure that Lord of the Rings at least will be a classic still after 100 years from now. It has already lasted a long time but I believe it will continue to be read by people of all ages.
2. Sociology 101 with Prof. B. Friendly: I read Shiver.
3. Child Psychology with Prof. U. R. A. Kidd: I read Northern Lights.
4. Nutrition with Prof. I. M. Hungree: I read The Hunger Games.
April Showers Make May Flowers: 4/4
Rain showers may cloud our day but soon after flowers are on their way!
1. Rainy Day Blues: I believe I would start feeling good when ever, if I just started to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, meaning the first book mostly. I remember reading it once and liking it a lot.
2. Lightning Strike: I read Shiver Trilogy Boxset. In this series many of the characters have to grow as persons, especially Cole, I think. He starts out as someone not really caring about anything or anyone but turns out as a very important person for the story..
3. Everything's Coming Up Roses: I read Water for Elephants.
4. Daisy Chain: I read Linger.
May is all about Moms Mini-Challenge 3/3
You don't even need to read a book to excel in this challenge, so hopefully we see lots of participants!
In honor of Mother’s Day our mini-challenge this month is all about moms!
Challenge goes from May 1st-May 31st.
Rereads/any format/challenge combining are all fine.
You may post your book list ahead of time or as you go.
2. Read a book where a baby is born, human or otherwise –OR- tell us something you that you did with your mom or another important woman in your life, as a child. -> Gallagher's Pride
3. I gave this as a christmas present to my mom, "lily of the valley" http://www.laatukoru.fi/media/catalog...
4. Lily is my favourite flower, I think it´s just so beautiful, but I like roses and other flowers too.
Something Borrowed, Something Blue Mini-Challenge!
3/4 done
Weddings are full of traditions. For the mini challenge this month we’re going to read something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue!
1. Something old: Read a book set at least 100 years in the past OR read a book that’s considered a classic
2. Something new: Read a book set at least 100 years in the future OR read a book that’s been published in 2012 Jaguar Sun
3. Something borrowed: I read The Notebook
![Uglies (Uglies, #1) by Scott Westerfeld](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1312878604s/12337593.jpg)
Categories:
Guest Book attendant: 1 book
Bridesmaid: 2 books
Maid of honor: 3 books
Bride: 4 books
Firsts Mini Challenge
This challenge is all about firsts!
3/4 done
Fallen
2. Read the first book on your GR to-read list (the one that is in position #1 on your list).
![To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1330430444s/169182.jpg)
[book:What Kills Me|15305194]
![Left Neglected by Lisa Genova](https://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1328041557s/11557574.jpg)
Levels
First Level: 4 books
Second Level: 3 books
Third Level: 2 books
Fourth Level: 1 book
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Series already finished
1. The Complete Wreck by Lemony Snicket 1/13.
2. The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne Collins 3/3.
3. Shiver Trilogy Boxset by Maggie Stiefvater 3/3.
4. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James 3/3.
5. Uglies, The Collector's Set by Scott Westerfeld 1/4.
6. Switched by Amanda Hocking 1/3.
7. Fallen byLauren Kate 2/4.
![Freja (Sagan om Valhalla, #1) by Johanne Hildebrandt](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1185788337s/1606596.jpg)
![Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker, #1) by Jenna Black](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317792360s/7234828.jpg)
![Nightshade (Nightshade, #1) by Andrea Cremer](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333400218s/7402393.jpg)
![The Dark Divine (The Dark Divine, #1) by Bree Despain](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320520531s/6380822.jpg)
![Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1) by Simone Elkeles](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1316637352s/4268157.jpg)
![Personal Demons (Personal Demons, #1) by Lisa Desrochers](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317792296s/7823600.jpg)
![Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348940011s/83143.jpg)
![Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1) by Christopher Paolini](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1293505063s/113436.jpg)
![Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) by Melissa Marr](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327814035s/305234.jpg)
![Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331231240s/345627.jpg)
Series ending in 2012:
![Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy, #1) by Kiersten White](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1341040322s/7719245.jpg)
![Firelight (Firelight, #1) by Sophie Jordan](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1269737893s/6448470.jpg)
![Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1311704885s/7735333.jpg)
Possible re-reads of the year:
1. Northern Lights by Philip Pullman 1/3.
![The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1270305841s/3487420.jpg)
![Percy Jackson and the Olympians Boxed Set (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1-3) by Rick Riordan](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348008151s/3165162.jpg)
![Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr (Inheritance, #1-3) by Christopher Paolini](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348466270s/2479827.jpg)
![The Twilight Saga (Twilight, #1-4) by Stephenie Meyer](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328326297s/8316724.jpg)
![His Dark Materials Trilogy The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1349031797s/305311.jpg)
![The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1240356428s/17261.jpg)
![The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347720684s/827763.jpg)
![Dragonlance Chronicles (Dragonlance #1-3) by Margaret Weis](https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266464667s/68380.jpg)
![DRAGONLANCE LEGENDS - Book (1) One Time of the Twins; Book (2) Two War of the Twins; Book (3) Three Test of the Twins by Margaret Weis](https://www.goodreads.com/assets/nocover/60x80.png)
Not sure if I have read the Legends though.
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ALL BOOKS IN 2012: 68/66
List of all challenges:
Yearly:
I Spy Title 16/25
Door Stoppers 6/10
New-to-Me Authors 47/20Around the World in Books 11/15
This Is Your Life 8/11
My Finnish Books Challenge 4/10
Book-to-movie challenge 8/15
Listopia Challenge 14/33
Sub-Genre Challenge 16/30.
Alphabet Challenge 18/29
Short stories/novellas etc. 4.
Mini Challenges 3 completed.
Quarterly Inspirations
Jan-March: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
Coraline Private Peaceful Before I Fall The Hunger Games Catching Fire Shiver
Apr-June: Gulf of Finland 10/13
3rd Quarter Spell Out Challenge: BOTSWANA 5/8
The 2012 Olympics Challenge: 7/5-8
Fourth Quarter Character Challenge: Christian Grey: -/13
Monthly:
January Resolutions 6/4
February Tickle Me Pink 5/6
March Madness 4/4
April´s No Spring Chik(en) Challenge 3/3-4
May's Military Challenge 3/3-4
The Start of Summer Challenge 3/3-4
Three Cheers for July Challenge 2/1-2
August Cover Hunt Challenge: 3/3-4
September Industry Challenge: 1/
Feb: It's a Love/Hate Thing Mini Challenge: 4/4
March: March Midterm Mania Mini Challenge: 3/4
April: April Showers Make May Flowers Mini Challenge 4/4
May: May is all about Moms Mini-Challenge 1/3
June: June's Mini Challenge Something Borrowed, Something Blue 3/4
July: -
August: Firsts Mini Challenge: 3/4
All About September Mini Challenge:
Group Reads:
January: The Help (finished)February: -
March: Northern Lights (#1 His Dark Materials)April: The Host (Our Guilty Little Secret group)
August:
Beg for Mercy(OGLS group)Buddy Reads:
January: Oliver TwistFebruary: Lauren Oliver - Before I Fall (Our Guilty Little Secret group)March: When God Was a Rabbit &
Hunger GamesMarch-April:
Catching Fire&MockingjayMay: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief &
The Book ThiefSeptember:
Brave New WorldOctober: To Kill a Mockingbird
November: Madame Bovary
TBR Twins:
1.(July) Sarajayne: Sarah Dessen - The Truth About Forever2. (August) Gina: Lisa Genova - Left Neglected3. September Devynne: Stephenie Meyer - The Host4. October - Ashley: The Night Circus.