SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

Here we can update what we have read and see how everyone is doing.

The Challenge will run from 1 February 2013 untill 31 January 2014.

Have fun!

Scoreboard:

Participants:
Barbara - 9 (Riana, Liezel, Lu, Emma, Sharle, Carolien, Lauren S., Claudia, Varla Fiona)
Varla Fiona - 9 (Claudia, Lauren, Carolien, Lu, Liezel, Barbara, Emma, Sharle, Riana)
Emma - 5 (Lu, Lauren S., Claudia, Liezel, Riana)
Liezel - 4 (Varla Fiona, Emma, Riana, Sharle)
Carolien - 4 (Emma, Riana, Barbara, Varla Fiona)
Claudia - 3 (Varla Fiona, Riana, Liezel)
Riana - 3 (Lu, Claudia, Varla Fiona)
Lu - 3 (Claudia, Barbara, Liezel)
Rochelle - 2 (Lu, Lauren S.)
Lauren S - 1 (Varla Fiona)
Sharle

Finished Lu's choice The Hallowed Ones

Finished Claudia's choice Cinder

Finished Laurens choice. Gone Girl. Fantastic read, cant say nything else just incase someone else wants to read it. Its just one of those books

What did you to with your son? You are reading like crazy at the moment. Does he take a lot of naps or something?

Lol No Barbara just the 1 nap during the day. I wouldnt say Im reading like crazy its just I havebeen enjoying the books chosen. I couldnt put Gone Girl down, I just had to finish it. Also Instead of watching tv of an evening I read. Im reding the BOM instead nkwthn Ill get back to the challenge.

Finished with Lu's choice - On the island (a lot of tears later!)

Hey Guys, Hope you don't mind, I did not nominate in this challenge but would like to take part.

Lu: On the Island (Done)
Lauren: Gone Girl (Done)
Claudia: Cinder (Done)

Hey Rochelle! Please take part the more the merrier. Unfortunately it is too late for you to nominate. But don't let that deter you from reading some great books!

updated!

Luckily I'm not worried about the nominations :-) Thanks! Cannot wait to read them all, excited about the books on the list!

Finished Lauren's nomination: The Rook.

Really enjoyed the book and looking forward to a sequel sometime.

Yay, glad you liked it :) I would love a sequel as well. Apparently the author is working on one.

Finished:

✔Claudia: Cinder

Thank you so much Claudia! Loved it!

Lu (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Finished:

✔Claudia: Cinder

Thank you so much Claudia! Loved it!"

I know, it was great. The second one has just come out and I really enjoyed it as well.

I'm probably starting it today :)

Finished Rinan's nomination: If I Stay

Finished Claudia's nomination: Cinder

Finished Liezel's nomination: Horns and Lu's nomination: The Hallowed ones.

updated!

Finished Claudias Choice. THE HOBBIT

Finished Carolien's nomination the Red Tent

Finished:
✔Barbara: The Night Circus
Great read btw!

2/9

You have Claudia to thank, because it was her nomination for last year and it was one of the best books I read so I nominated it this year. :)

Finished Varla's nomination: Un Lun Dun
Wow I think I am in love with China Miéville *sigh*

3/9

Riana wrote: "Wow I think I am in love with China Miéville *sigh*"

I definitely am :D Un Lun Dun was fun.

I finished Un Lun Dun - Varla Fiona's choice. I didn't like it as much as Railsea, but still glad I read it.
My first book for this challenge. :)

Riana wrote: "Finished Varla's nomination: Un Lun Dun
Wow I think I am in love with China Miéville *sigh*"

That was my response too. My next was Kraken, but it wasn't as good. I need to try Railsea...

I agree with Claudia - Railsea was better than Un Lun Dun.

Read The Hobbit Claudias nomination.

I read Lauren's nomination Gone Girl.

Barbara wrote: "I read Lauren's nomination Gone Girl."

HI Barbara what did you think of Gone Girl? Brilliant book in my opinion, thorouhly enjoyed it nd had my head spinning.

I didn't like the first half. I kept wondering what everybody thought so special. I had seen a lot of praise for this book and I just didn't get it. Then we understood what happened and I understood why everybody thought it was a great book and it did give me the chills at some points. Too bad the beginning was a bit boring.

Barbara wrote: "I didn't like the first half. I kept wondering what everybody thought so special. I had seen a lot of praise for this book and I just didn't get it. Then we understood what happened and I understoo..."

I think thats why I really liked it Barbara as it comes across as a boring book and then all of a sudden youre hit with one shocker after another. Its one of those books that does give you the chills and you have to have a few inutes rest to comtemplate all that has happened.

Lol, I wasn't bored by the first half at all - I was too busy obsessing over every possible bitof evidence, and every nuance of thought or dialogue :)

I had very high expectations because all you guys already read it and thought it was one of the best books ever. I thought it was just another mysterybook and I just didn't get it in the first hald and kept wondering what everybody loved so much and then I got it. Maybe if I didn't have all those expectations I might have enjoyed the first part more.

Riana wrote:Wow I think I am in love with China Miéville *sigh*

"

I second that

Finished Un Lun Dun - @ Varla's nomination.

1/9

I finished A walk across the sun for Emma's nominations and The Help for Sharle's nominations.

Updated!

Finished Carolien's choice Before the Poison
Finished Lu's choice On The Island
Finished Liezel's choice The Way of Shadows

Total Read: 5

Read Emma's choice Beautiful Disaster
2/9

Read Barbara's choice Night Circus.

Read Emma's choice Kill Artist.

7/9

Finished Code Name Verty nominated by Claudia.

Great book. Thanks for the nomination, Claudia! I recently saw a documetary about the ATA which formed the perfect backstory for this book.

Finished Emma's Choice - The Kill Artist.

Haven't read a cold war thriller in ages and loved it.

1/9

Finished Good Omens nominated By Varla Fiona. That was actually a reread for me and I must say I liked it better the second time so thnks for nominating it Varla Fiona so I got to discover it again.

This also means I have finished all the books and this challenge.

Well done!

Feeling very ashamed now since I haven't even started...

Congrats on finishing!!

Glad you enjoyed my nomination.

@Lauren: you really should start. There were some great reads in there.

@Varla Fiona: I really did enjoy it. The first time I liked the book, but not that much and I gave it 4 stars because it was better than books I give 3 stars and also a bit out of loyalty to Terry Pratchett. But this time around I almost gave it 5 stars. I got more of the jokes and things that were set up early in the story to come back 200 pages later and I saw how intricate the story really was. I decided to reread this one just to see what made you nominate it since I didn't get it and I wouldn't have recommended it to anyone. But I really do understand now.

Congrats Barbara! Good Omens will be a reread for me as well and I am looking forward to it.

Finished Riana's choice - If I Stay which I enjoyed.

2/9