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Team D's numbers adjusted on Post #1529.

Kristin wrote: "Pintrest is so addicting. Everything for my son's first birthday was off of there and my husband makes me fun of me because I have everything for his birthdays planned out and he could use some he..."
I planned my son's engagement party using Pinterest. It was awesome. And his fiance is using it for the wedding. And my oldest daughter is using it to plan her wedding. Though she's not allowed to post until she has finished her Med school applications. Such incentive!!

Just finished How I Got Him To Marry Me: 50 True Stories . Free book for review. All the ups and downs of having a relatioship that ends in marriage. Fifty personal stories on how the women made their dreams come true. A delightful read.

Good afternoon everyone!




Dangerously Determined to Devour All Books Team - We all had a lot of fun last month when the captains challenged you to beat us in a read-off. Well, we've decided to do it again! (I know, crazy, right!)

We are going to change it up a bit. From March 28th to April 7th, can you read 4 times as many pages as Leslie, Vi and I read as a group? Yes, that means if we read 1,000 pages, you will need to read 4,000 pages.

We have decided to not include audio books for this challenge. And in order for the book to count, you must post the page count here. All other challenge rules apply.

Books can be started at any time but must be finished between the dates above.

I do believe it's Game On!

I'm ready, Rebecca!! I'm excited for this challenge.

Yay, Team D! Read on.

Just finished , a little after midnight on March 28. If it counts, it is 289 pages :0)

Deedee - it will count.

I just finished on my morning commute. It's 320 pages.

I just finished , after midnight last night. It has 343 pages in Kindle edition ( I actually have a Kobo, but don't see that version). Does this count?

I also have a question about changing my goals. I said I would read 30 books this year. I joined Goodreads late 2012, so just guessed a number. I am already at 18 books for the Tower Team challenge, and 19 for the year. Who should I speak to about increasing my goal. I don't want to do it on my own, without permission if it is going to skew the team numbers. If someone could let me know, I would appreciate it. Thanks all!! :)

Donna wrote: "I also have a question about changing my goals. I said I would read 30 books this year. I joined Goodreads late 2012, so just guessed a number. I am already at 18 books for the Tower Team challe..."

Donna - if you want to change your goals, let me know your new total and message the Nothing but Reading Challenges Moderator to let them know. You can find their link on the main page. If you signed up for Round II, please make sure they know you want to update that number as well.

Good morning, Team!! Y'all have been busy! Missing New Orleans and my mom and my son, so I thought I would share.



On a book note - I finished early this morning. 391 pages. I have now started

Rebecca wrote: "Donna wrote: "I also have a question about changing my goals. I said I would read 30 books this year. I joined Goodreads late 2012, so just guessed a number. I am already at 18 books for the Tow..."

Rebecca, I think I will bump it up to 50. Thanks for your help, I will message the Moderators.

Donna - thanks for letting me know. And I didn't forget about your question about page numbers. I'm talking to the other captains for their opinions.

I finished today. 402 pgs
Loved it!

Oh, Melissa - I'm so glad you started that series!! It's so good!!

Leslie wrote: "Oh, Melissa - I'm so glad you started that series!! It's so good!!"

I know - I love her. I need to finish the Demonica series also,lol

Finished 216 pages.

Written by Erskine Caldwell, who earlier in life had written & . He specializes in exposing southern hypocrisy.

Just finished Dark Pursuit: The Lost Shinmahs Free book for review. The story line and characters are excellent and believable. I could actually picture the story as I was reading it. It is a page turner and a must read. For Captain Page Challenge 323 pages

Took the book I have just started off here it is only 80 pages.lol

When will the next mini challenge be?lol

Looking good everyone!

@Marguerite - we are taking a week off from the mini challenge due to the holiday weekend. It will start back up next week. I can't wait to see what Faith comes up with for the next one.

We will also be posting the results of the month long Mystery challenge tomorrow. The next month long challenge will start next week too.

Rebecca, ok and thank you.

Just finished by Maria Semple. It has 326 pages.

Just finished When Minds Collide Free book for review. I found the story itself and characters good. Two seperate people with two seperate bodies as well as two minds merged to become one person with both characteristics. In other words one body being two people. I do feel it could of been took further though. A good read.

Just started Until You

I finished yesterday - a humongous 1009 pages. I feel like doing a victory dance! And I have another 3 chunkies like that lined up for this month. *Gulp*

March Monthly Challenge - March For Mystery!


#of Participants: 18
#of Books read: 68

Leslie:
# of Books: 8
# of Points: 13
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 232
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 256

Vi:
# of Books: 3
# of Points: 5
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 248
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 84

Kristin:
# of Books: 7
# of Points: 13
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 665
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 85

Gayle:
# of Books: 5
# of Points: 7
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 320
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 42

Chris:
# of Books: 3
# of Points: 6
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 720
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 107

Diane ~Firefly~ :
# of Books: 2
# of Points: 4
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 69
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 2489

Marla:
# of Books: 5
# of Points: 6
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 301
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 74

Jane:
# of Books: 1
# of Points: 2
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 13
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 0

Rebecca (Captain):
# of Books: 3
# of Points: 6
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 210
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 28

Rebecca S:
# of Books: 3
# of Points: 4
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 431
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 0

Deedee:
# of Books: 3
# of Points: 4
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 449
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 12

~Melissa~:
# of Books: 5
# of Points: 7
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 223
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 94

Rhonda: ***WINNER***
# of Books: 10
# of Points: 14
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 521
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 169

Sherri:
# of Books: 3
# of Points: 4
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 526
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 60

Alley:
# of Books: 5
# of Points: 7
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 3316
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 46

Donna:
# of Books: 1
# of Points: 1
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 140
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 48

Amanda:
# of Books: 1
# of Points: 1
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 114
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 60

Gen:
# of Books: 1
# of Points: 1
# of People who shelved as Mystery: 85
# of People who shelved as Suspense: 29

Congrats to Rhonda!

A sampling of some of the books we read:

Vi wrote: "I finished yesterday - a humongous 1009 pages. I feel like doing a victory dance! And I have another 3 chunkies like that lined up for this month. *Gulp*"

Way to go Vi!! How did you like that one....my son never finished it,lol - not enough action for him :D

Way to go Rhonda with the mystery challenge!!

Yeah Rhonda! Way to tackle that challenge! Nice job!

Congrats, Rhonda!! Way to go!!

I had a looong gap between GoT and this. I remembered the major plot points but not those minor ones. Once I started going, it came back to me. But the climax sorta disappointed me though. It didn't live up to the buildup. I'm so eager to start the next book.

I love door stoppers! It gives me a sense of accomplishment though my GR widget is now scolding me.

~Melissa~ wrote: "Way to go Vi!! How did you like that one....my son never finished it,lol - not enough action for him :D."

Thanks! This is my first time to win a challenge. I'm fairly new to the group and I've really enjoyed taking part. I'm excited for the next challenge.

Great job, Vi. It feels good to finish a big one! I hope you enjoyed every page!

Current Stats:

Team	 Books Read/Goal*	% of Goal	% of 2,013
Team A	 1632/6359 	 =	 25.6%		81.0%
Team B	 1737/6385 	 =	 27.2%		86.2%
Team C	 1755/6350 	 =	 27.6%		87.1%
Team D	 1536/6375 	 =	 24.0%		76.3%

Goal totals adjusted, subtracting people who never signed up, or never posted a book.

If your Team is on track, it would be at 24.1% of Goal as of today.

Congratulations, Rhonda!! Way to go on the Mystery Challenge.

@Vi - great job finishing A Clash of Kings!! So glad you are back - we missed you!

I have finished with 384 pages

@Melissa - I read LoD before I ever read the Demonica series. It was so crazy!! I couldn't figure out the world and had never read anything like that. But I became obsessed. Now I'm on #3 of Demonica.

Thanks, Rhonda! I did enjoy!

Thanks, Leslie! It is so good to be back!

Awesome, Rhonda!

Congrats, Rhonda on your win!

Just keep reading, Team D!

@Leslie ~ that would definitely be hard to follow starting out that way,lol. Glad you liked Demonica ~ the horsemen and their "world" probably make a little more sense now. Every time I think I can read the next in that series something comes up and I can't get to it.

Finished this was my first by this author. Suspense, action, thriller. Loved it!
359pgs

I finished just now. It was ok. I felt the suspense part was not well done. It could have been better. I don't know why it's classified as YA cos it's not. 3 stars for me. I might pick up the next book in the series.

Vi!!

Midu!! How are you?

I'm good, you?

Just finished Until You Free book for review. Nicholas falls for Ashleigh like a ton of bricks to the point he is jealous beyond belief. Where love is concerned in this book it has all the ups and downs of real life. A must read.

For captains page challenge. 278 pages

Good morning, Team!! I am busy reading Yum - sexy Highlander! I am headed over to Jackson, MS to visit one of my daughters for Easter with my husband and youngest daughter. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!
356 pages!

@Rebecca - it's on me for the mini challenge idea? How exciting!

@Rhonda - Congratulations! 10 mystery books in a month is a definite achievement!

@Vi - Well done on finishing A Clash of Kings - I found it the hardest of the series to get through, but it picks up again in Storm of Swords, and I basically read the whole rest of the series in one go!

For the read-off I've finished at 269 pages and at 298.

Faith - the next mini challenge will be your idea. You can PM Leslie with your ideas. I can't wait to see what you have in mind!

Rhonda - someone will be in touch with you about the month long challenge. I can't wait to hear your idea.

Great job everyone on the Captain's Challenge. A question came up regarding page numbers. Try to use whatever format you read. If the page numbers are available in your format, use something similar. Hope that makes sense to everyone.

Have a great weekend!

Am I supposed to have an idea? Fill me in because, as usual, I'm clueless.

Rhonda wrote: "Am I supposed to have an idea? Fill me in because, as usual, I'm clueless."

You get to pick April's "theme". February was Romance and March was Mystery. That's a perk of being a winner for one of our challenges.

Hummm, perk. I'm a follower, not a leader. I'll start thinking about it. Suggestions from someone with "experience" would be appreciated if allowed.