Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Well I hope this is still going, as I saw this about halfway through last year!
I've already read one book! I started at 9am and was one of those books I just couldn't put down!

1. The Last Lecture

Just finished my second book! It was brilliant, a decent chick-lit!

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Georgie wrote: "Well I hope this is still going, as I saw this about halfway through last year! ..."

Welcome to our group, and good luck with your 50! :)

(At this rate, you're going to read 365 books this year! Keep it up! ;) )

Just finished my third book! However I'm going to be taking a break from reading for the next 3 weeks to focus on my exams...although I've already bought another 6 books to read!

3. Fahrenheit 451

Making me feel lazy over here! I haven't even cracked a book this year, haha! Good luck on your exams :)

Haha thanks! And I think the reason I've read three so quickly is that they weren't particularly big, I wasn't very busy and they were quite good!

Tima wrote: "Making me feel lazy over here! I haven't even cracked a book this year, haha! Good luck on your exams :)"

Are you kidding me?!? Here I'm *almost* done with my first (although short-ish) book, and I keep thinking, "Man, Tima's probably on, like, book #13 already! I have to pick up my pace!" :D

(Sorry for momentarily hijacking your thread, Georgie)

Haha I don't mind at all! Hijack away :)

Having just finished the exams, the university of course decided to turn off the internet for the day...and so I have spent the day reading!
Quite happily (or rather...sadly, tearfully) read two John Greens!
4. The Fault in Our Stars
5. Looking for Alaska

So I read TFiOS first, as it seems to be THE John Green book to read.
I knew it was going to hurt, and it did, but it was also incredible. I love it for some of the quotes alone! But some of the moments and Hazel's voice and...everything! It definitely lived up to my expectations; devastating, but wonderful!

Not content, I then moved onto 'Looking for Alaska'; not as good as TFiOS, but then again I don't expect any John Green book is! I went into this one blind, having no idea what was going to happen, but I could guess (and lo; I was right.). It wasn't as sad, although I still shed a couple of tears, but it still had some great quotes.

Overall a productive day, and I shall be stocking up on a few more John Green's next time I pass a shop!

Just finished another John Green!

6. Will Grayson, Will Grayson

It was ok. I liked bits of it, and I liked the changing perspective. I thought the ending was a bit weak though.

7. Paper Towns

On a bit of a John Green phase at the moment!
I really liked Paper Towns! It's got everything; mystery, romance, humour and just typical teenagers!

8. Every Day

I liked it, and finished it just in time to start one of the February group reads!

9. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Just finished (a bit early, I know!). It was ok - I've got to admit it's not a book I would choose to read normally, and I would have stopped reading it if it weren't a group read, but I feel good for having read it.

10. Confessions of a GP

11. Have A Little Faith

Wow. It was really good book about faith and really made me think! Mitch really encompasses my feelings about religion perfectly, and manages to cover some pretty heavy topics in a light way! It was so good...just as all of Mitch Albom's books are!

12. Fangirl

Just read this in less than a day - sooooo good! I think it may be as I am currently in my first year of University...and love Harry Potter...and write/read FanFiction...
Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this book,and it's a new favourite!

13. The First Phone Call from Heaven

What can I say, I love Mitch Albom! Such a good book, with some fantastic quotes and a brilliant array of characters. The ending gave me [happy] goosebumps!

14. Graceling

I really enjoyed it! Quite a good premise, and I enjoyed the fact that it was less romance and more action/fantasy. My only criticism would be that Katsa seemed a bit wooden at times, and they seemed to be forcing the 'independent woman who doesn't need/want a husband' too much.

15. Jane Eyre

Absolutely loved it! I can't believe it's taken me this long to read it! It just so beautiful and romantic,and I now know why it is a classic!

16. The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Been a bit busy lately, but finally managed to finish this book! It was quite an odd book...but I'm told that's status quo for Neil Gaiman! I would describe it as a kid's story for adults, and the last couple of chapters were really something. It feels like there's a hidden meaning or moral in there something, but I can't quite work out where...

17. Rivers of London
My mother has been trying to convince me to read this book for a while, but it wasn't until I stumbled across it myself that I actually read it. I'm so glad I did - it is such a great book! A bit unusual, with a spin on magic that is unusual and familiar at the same time - sort of like a scientific Harry Potter. The style very much reminds of Jasper Fforde, as does the story itself.
I've already got the next two books on my self waiting!

18. Moon Over Soho

After 'Rivers of London' I moved straight onto the second one, and it was so good I'm now moving onto the third!

19. Whispers Under Ground

Just finished the third one! I'm told there's another one already out, but unfortunately I now have exams, and so I shall have to put my reading on hold until June :(

20. Northanger Abbey

21. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

I'm back! I've finished Uni for summer, and I'm now on holiday, meaning I've read 2 books in 3 days.

Both really good books, and I can't wait until I get home to read the next book in the Miss Peregrine's series!

22. Persuasion

Just reread Persuasion. It's my second favourite Austen (after the obvious P&P)!

23. Love Letters to the Dead

Wow. Such a good book, and incredibly moving. It draws you in gradually and I found myself crying at the end. Such a good book I would totally recommend it to anyone who enjoys YA books, Chick Lit or (oddly) John Green!

24. The One

25. How They Met and Other Stories

Another 2 books in 2 days! Both really good though!

Halfway now - and just past halfway through the year! I'm hoping this is a good sign!

26. We Were Liars

27. Anna and the French Kiss

Loved it!!!

28. Attachments

Just found out the Rainbow Rowell will be visiting my local bookshop in a couple of weeks! Quite excited about that :)

29. Lola and the Boy Next Door

Can't wait for the next one!!

30. Just One Day

31. Just One Year

Just spent the last couple of days reading these, and really enjoyed them! Such a brilliant love story, especially given the fact that Willem and 'Lulu' only spend about half the first book together!
I loved the fact that they seem to just miss each other as well. The only downside is that I would've love a bit more on their reunion!

32. Shards and Ashes

33. Memory
It was ok; I imagine it would be better in it's original language (German) and perhaps more suited for kids than YA as it was labeled

34. Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness
I know that technically it's not a 'book', but it is Novel length, longer than some books I've read, and soooooooo good!!!

35. From What I Remember
Really fun book :)

36. Isla and the Happily Ever After

Loved it! I love the way her characters fall in love, and that we get to see the characters from the previous two books. I also enjoy that the whole book isn't about Isla and Josh falling in love - she just gets on with it, so there can be a story besides just falling in love!

37. A Little Something Different

A nice little read :)

38. Monument 14

It was quite good, although I think the end was slightly rushed. Unsure about whether there is a sequel, but I probably wouldn't read it if there was.

39. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Absolutely brilliant. Just the right mix of mystery, fantasy and an amazing cast of characters. Almost like a more down to earth Da Vinci code!!

40. Once

Bought and read in about 3 hours. Absolutely heartbreakingly sad - the innocence of a young jewish boy, not quite realising what's happening.

41. An Abundance of Katherines

I'm doing Maths at University, so I loved how mathsy this book was!

42. Thirteen chairs

It wasn't what I was expecting when I picked it up, but it was still good. Slightly scary/creepy, but not so much that I couldn't sleep at night! I would have liked slightly more expansion of the story outside the stories (not to give too much away), but an enjoyable read.

43. The Geography of You and Me

I absolutely adores this book! I originally bought it because of the author, having read her other two books and loved them (without realising she was the author of both of them), and this one certainly lived up to the standard! I really loved the minimalist 'chapters' at places in the book, especially at the end of Part III.

44. The Moment Collector

It was ok, nothing special. I was slightly disappointed by the ending/'big reveal', but I think that was the point. Also, for a book where the blurb talks about a ghost, she doesn't really feature much!

45. Etiquette & Espionage

A fun book, and my first foray into Steampunk!

46. Curtsies & Conspiracies So I'm in love with this series! I picked this book up at 8.05 this morning and I've just finished it at 7.15pm!! Moving onto the next one as soon as it's delivered ;)

47. The Originals

I love Cat Patrick, so when I saw this book I just had to read it! Absolutely loved it.

48. The Testing

Typical Dystopian novel - set in the USA in the future, land ravaged by war and natural disaster and a (potentially) evil government forcing teens from different areas of the country fight each other to the death.
Having said that, I did enjoy it!!

Georgie your almost there. Yeah!!

Haha I know! Totally can't believe it! I almost didn't think I'd manage it, but now I'm pretty sure I can finish 2 more in the 2 months ;)

49. Waistcoats & Weaponry

So I got this book this morning...and I finished it within 6 hours. I adore this series...just a shame I'll have to wait so long for the next one!!

Be jealous. Gail Carriger is going to be at my local library next week. Books for autographing already in the car.