SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

This is the official thread for the Making Connections reading challenge. Start with any book finished during the challenge period and make connections from there to your next reads (in any order). The more creative the connections, the better! You may not use the same connection twice, eg. book 1 and 2 - Has a red-head on the cover + book 23 and 24 - Has a red-head on the cover, cannot be used.

Example:
1.The Unnaturalists by Tiffany Trent
- Author's name and surname starts with the same letter
2.The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Was made into a movie
3.Winter's Bone
- Movie based on this book starred Jennifer Lawrence
4.The Hunger Games
etc

This will work like the One Thing Leads to Another challenge, except we each get to make it up as we go along.

To do a mini challenge, read 10 books.

This challenge will begin on 1 November 2012 and end on 31 October 2013. Any book that you finish reading during that period will count for this challenge.

To use:

- Inkarna by Nerine Dorman South African / set in Cape Town / Indie / published in 2012
- UFO In Her Eyes by Xiaolu Guo
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1. Infidel by Kameron Hurley Published by Night Shade Books
2. Terminal Island by Walter Greatshell Published by Night Shade Books / features a religious cult
3. Kraken by China Mieville features religious cults / urban fantasy
4. Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht urban fantasy / first in series
5. Earth Thirst by Mark Teppo First in series / rated two stars
6. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes Rated two stars / Victorian era
7. The Constantine Affliction by T. Aaron Payton Victorian era / metafiction
8. The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte metafiction / dropped rating by one star after re-reading
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Dropped rating by one star after re-reading/ read for Deserted Island challenge
10. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Read for Deserted Island challenge / YA
11. The White Shadow by Andrea Eames YA / I own a print copy
12. Expecting Someone Taller by Tom Holt I own a print copy / author's debut novel
13. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill Author's debut novel / main character and the woman he loves are hunted by an insane killer
14. A Killer in the Wind by Andrew Klavan Main character and the woman he loves are hunted by an insane killer reviewed in January
15. The Uninvited by Liz Jensen Reviewed in January / female author
16. The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord Female author ; narrator is a female scientist
17. A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan Narrator is a female scientist / Tor Books
18. Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher Tor Books / multiple POVs
19. Farewell Waltz by Milan Kundera multiple POVs / translated
20. Revenge by Yoko Ogawa Translated / Japanese author
21. Paprika by Yasutaka Tsutsui Japanese author / made into a movie
22. Carrie by Stephen King Made into a movie / One-word title
23. Light by M. John Harrison One-word title / science fiction
24. The Office of Mercy by Ariel Djanikian Science fiction / received a review copy via NetGalley
25. Me and the Devil by Nick Tosches Received a review copy via NetGalley

Progress: 25/25

After Netgalley broke:

✔1. What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang (Nov BoM)
✔2.The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (Nov BoM)(female author)
✔3. One Pink Line by Dina Silver (female author)(3 word title)
✔4. The Kennaway Woman by Daphne Olivier (3 word title)(SA Author)
✔5. Unbreakables by Joe Pringle (SA Author)(Title starts with a U)
✔6. Undeadly by Michele Vail (Title starts with a U)(clouds in the background)
✔7. A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee (clouds in the background)(first in a series)
✔8. Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith(first in a series) (woman's face from the side)
✔9. The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle (woman's face from the side)(starts with "The")
✔10. The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer (starts with "The")(Red cover)
✔11. Finding Claire Fletcher by Lisa Regan (Red Cover)(Mystery)
✔12. Heartless (Mystery)(Paranormal)
✔13. The Indigo Spell (Paranormal)(YA)
✔14. Cinder (YA)(Takes place in the future)
✔15. Scarlet (Takes place in the future) (Sci-Fi)
✔16. The Shining Girls (Sci-Fi)(have titles dominating the cover)
✔17. Beautiful Creatures (have titles dominating the cover)(Published 2009)
✔18. Soulless (Published 2009)(first in a series)
✔19. Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones (first in a series)(St Martin's Press)
✔20. Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt (St Martin's Press)(Published 2013)
✔21. Stolen Nights (Published 2013)(Second in a series)
✔22. Undead and Unemployed (Second in a series)(face obscured/hidden)
✔23. Daughter of Smoke & Bone (mask on cover)(face obscured/hidden)
✔24. Scent of Magic (blue cover)(Published in 2012)
✔25. Pushing the Limits (Published in 2012)

Progress: 25/25

my spot!
I am going to figure out my connections as I go.

1) The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte (makes references to Moby Dick by Melville)
2) The Dangerous Protector by Janet Chapman (makes references to Moby Dick by Melville/Set in Maine)
3) The Seductive Impostor By Janet Chapman (Set in Maine/cover with a cliff on it)
4) Courting Carolina by Janet Chapman (cover with a cliff on it/Title with a first name in it)
5) The adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Title with a first name in it/Title with a last name in it)
6) Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (Title with a last name in it/published in the 19th century)
7) De Eeuwige Echtgenoot by Fjodor Dostojewski (published in the 19th century/ a woman faced away on the cover)
8) Persuasion by Jane Austen (a woman faced away on the cover/main character is an old spinster)
9) Soulless by Gail Carriger (main character is an old spinster/set in London)
10) Kraken by China Mieville (set in London/has predominantly black cover)
11) The Immortal Rules by Julia Kagawa (has predominantly black cover/is about vampires)
12) Heartless by Gail Carriger (is about vampires/has the word heart in the title)
13) Heart-shaped Box by Joe Hill (has the word Heart in the title/is about ghosts)
14) Changeless by Gail Carriger (is about ghosts/one word title)
15) Midnight by Erin Hunter (one word title/published in 2005)
16) The Island by Victoria Hislop (published in 2005/is about something called a plague)
17) Blamelessby Gail Carriger (is about something called a plague/ has unusual air travel)
18) Polar Shift by Clive Cussler (has unusual air travel/written by a man)
19) Cicero by Anthony Everitt (written by a man/is non-fiction)
20) Courtiers by Lucy Worsley (is non-fiction/British author)
21) Monday to Friday Man by Alice Peterson (British Author/edition I read, was published in 2011)
22) Lone Wolf by Kathryn Lasky (edition I read, was published in 2011/story mentions a bear-goddess)
23) Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey (story mentions a bear-goddess/set in an alternate version of Earth)
24) Timeless by Gail Carriger (set in an alternate version of Earth/written by a woman)
25) Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey (written by a woman)

COMPLETED

☑ > First published in October
☑ > 3 People on the cover
☑ > First book in a series
☑ > Published on 18 Sept 2012
☑ > Cover - blue eyes
☑ > Lead female is a killer
☑ > First person perspective
☑ > Published in August
☑ > Two word title
☑

10/10

1.
2. published in 2009
3. automatons
4. about nephilim
5. the 4th book in the series
6. name & surname of author start with same letter
7. main character has blonde hair
8. one word title
9. colour in title
10. character's named after a colour

10/10

1. A women standing alone on cover.

2. both have women standing alone on cover.

3. both are the second book in a series.

4. both were published in 2010.

5. both were published in June.

6. both books are about angels.

7. both are goodreads authors.

8. both are the fourth book in the series.

9. both have animals on the covers.

10. both have two word titles.

11. both are about supernatural.

12. they both only come out at night. (The main characters)

13. both books were published in 2012.

14. both books have 3 people on the cover.

15. (at the time I made this list 26/10/2012) both books had a 4.09 rating.

16. both books have a one word title.

17. both are the first book in a series.

18. the main character's surnames in both books are part of the title.

19. both books have zombies.

20. both books were published in September.

21. both books feature werewolves.

22. there are clouds on the cover of both these books.

23. both books are about relationships between people who "hate each other at first sight."

24. both books have two people on the cover.

25. I was disappointed with both of these books

TOTAL-25/25

25/25 FINISHED

1) One For The Money
2) Ender's Game - new to me authors
3) What's Left of Me - main character is under 20
4) Another Fine Myth - Used for Life Full of Books Challenge
5) I Never Promised You a Rose Garden - Published before 1980
6) Soulless - Female protagonists
7) Carpe Jugulum - Vampires
8) The Warlock - Characters with magical abilities
9) Raising Dragons - Teenage protagonists
10) How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel Dragons
11) Kraken Mythical creatures
12) Seizure Animals play key role
13) The Island of Dr. Moreau Research involving animals
14) The Hound of the Baskervilles Classic
15) Charlie Bone and the Time Twister Dog plays important role
16) Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy Same character
17) Troubletwisters - magic is critical to storyline
18) Little Women - siblings
19) Two for the Dough - female character filling predominantly male role
20) Phoenix Rising - Female who has a gun
21) Changeless - Steampunk
22) Agatha H and the Airship City - dirigible
23) The Darkest Minds - Parasol Protectorate challenge
24) The Big Over Easy - New series
25) Three to Get Deadly - Crime solving

1. Spud by John van de Ruit (SA Author)
2. In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut (SA Author)(2010 Man Booker Prize shortlist)
3. Room by Emma Donoghue (2010 Man Booker Prize shortlist) (1 word title)
4. Delirium by Lauren Oliver (1 word title) (published in 2011)
5. I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella (published in 2011) (published under pseudonym)
6. Breed by Chase Novak (published under pseudonym) (set in NY)
7. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (set in NY) (on NY Times Bestseller list 12 Feb 2012)
8. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (on NY Times Bestseller list 12 Feb 2012) (author's debut novel)
9. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (author's debut novel) (first book in a series)
10. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (first book in a series) (American author)
11. Dare Me by Megan Abbott (American author) (lips on cover)
12. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire (lips on cover) (protagonist has alliterative name)
13. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (protagonist has alliterative name) (film adaption stars Saoirse Ronan)
14. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (film adaption stars Saoirse Ronan) (eye on cover)
15. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (eye on cover) (goodreads author)
16. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (goodreads author) (a number in the title)
17. The Twelve by Justin Cronin (a number in the title) (middle book in a trilogy)
18. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (middle book in a trilogy) (published posthumously)
19. The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier (published posthumously) (word "bone" in title)
20. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (word "bone" in title) (published in September)
21. What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang (published in September) (Nov BoM)
22. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (Nov BoM) (author born in 1955)
23. Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney (author born in 1955) (4 word title)
24. Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts (4 word title) (lone woman on cover)
25. Seduced in the Dark by C.J. Roberts (lone woman on cover)

Planning done! Was so much fun :)

25/25

1. Girl, Interrupted
2. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - movies about both books
3. The Magicians - Both main characters are freakishly intelligent
4. Home Front - Both authors are Goodreads authors
5. Fifty Shades Darker - There is a helicopter crash in both books
5. If I Stay - Main characters are both brunettes
6. Where She Went - Books of the same series
7. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Both main characters has a love for music
8. Fifty Shades Freed - both characters have been molested by women
9. Prince of Thorns - both characters witnessed their mothers' death
10. Warm Bodies - both books have undead characters
11. Chocolat - both books are the first in a series
12. Gone Girl - both women are pregnant at the end the book
13. Carrie - in both books women takes revenge
14. Thirteen Reasons Why - both characters are wronged by their peers
15. On the Island - female characters fall for the guys that are not their usual type
16.Just One Day - both are romance books
17. Dark Lover - both characters fall in love instantly
18. Cinder - both books are written by female authors
19. Quarantine: The Loners - both fall under "young adult" category
20. Les Misérables - both authors are male
21. Shiver - I rated both books 2 star
22. Un Lun Dun - both books are fantasies
23. DEWITCHED: The Untold Story of the Evil Queen - both settings are fantasy versions of actual places
24. Kennis van die Aand - main characters spent time in jail
25. Divergent - both main characters live under oppression

I'm am shamelessly lazy with challenges right now.
Finished the mini challenge! 10/10

1.I Am Legend kills people (albeit vampire versions of people(/is killed
2. Predator - about killing , character has tumor
3. The Fault in Our Stars chars have tumors caused by cancer, title contains stars
4.The New Space Opera 2 set amongst the stars, has short stories about military men
5. The Increment About military man, ex-SAS member
6. Strike Back ex-SAS member, British Author
7. The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30) British Author, Has witches as characters
8. Carpe Jugulum Has witches as characters, vampires play a role
9. The Truth vampire plays important role, press freedom, framed, discworld,
10. A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld, #32) discworld novel, Authors name ends with a T
11. Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries T in author's full name, black holes
12. Zima Blue and Other Stories - has short stories featuring black holes. merlin, alternate realities, spaceships, AI
13. Adam Robots - Short stories collection. Has story about time travel
14. The Shining Girls - time travel. Strong female protagonist
15. Stealing light = Strong female protagonist. Fishlike alien species.
16. Nova war - same fishlike alien species. Nova explosions.
17. Empire of light - Nova explosions. Last book in trilogy.
18. The Night Eternal - Last book in trilogy. Title contains Night.
19. 30 Days of Night - title contains Night. Has number on cover.
20. Dark Inside - has number on cover. First in series.
21. The Black Company - first in a series. Contains magic.
22. Shadows Linger - contains magic. 2nd book in series.
23. A Clash of Kings - second book in a series. Has character named Arya
24. A Storm of Swords - Has character named Arya. Contains Knights.
25. A Feast for Crows - Has knights.

FINSHED

Congrats!

I'm done :-)

I think I'm done. Used some very stupid connections toward the end though.

I think we have all used a connection or two that we're not proud ofn but as long as they are valid who cares.

Congrats to all who have finished!

Here goes:

1. Medusa - Title starts with M
2. Miss Marple's Final Cases - Mystery
3. The Mummy Case - Young boys are the heros
4. Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different-And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men - War affects all ages, including young men / boys
5. Attack Alarm - modern warfare situation
6. S.E.A.L. Team Omega Flames of Betrayal - Helicopters and other flying machines
7. Timeless - People who have never flown before
8. The Magician's Assistant - Part of the story happens in Nebraska
9. Loving Eliza - main characters are both Carpenters
10. Secrets

Mini challenge completed!

Nice!

Congrats!

Finished mini challenge

Congratulations

Congrats Liezel!