The Challenge Factory discussion

Roll 2: Spot 7: Set in Arizona



Read: Stormwalker by Allyson James
Series: Stormwalker #1
Date: 2/14/2014
Rating: ****
Review: This was a good start to a new to me series! I loved the story line and the characters, even if Nash was a bit annoying. I will definitely continue reading this series!

I'll finish my book tonight.

Roll: 2
Spot: 7


The Book of the Dead by Douglas Preston
Series: Pendergast #7
Date: 15.02
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: This is a great book as well as the other books I have read from this series. In this book agent Pendergast is in high security prison and his brother is planning his perfect crime. If this doesn't peak an interest then in the middle of it is an ancient Egyptian tomb. Its really interesting book and freaked me out couple of times.

Sorry for being late on this. I had some personal issues over the last few days that had me away from the Internet for a while.

I'll be reading Critical. I'll try my best to finish it before 22:00 EST. I hope that's enough time ...

Are you eastern time Bouchra? If so you're only an hour ahead of central. If you have your book done no later than tomorrow you're good.

No, I'm not EST, I'm UTC+3. I'm going to be staying up the night though, because of an erratic sleep schedule, so I may as well consider myself living on EST, even if I'm not physically in it. :P

Lol, it's 2:45 pm my time right now.

Critical by Robin Cook
Relevance: 7th in series
Date completed: 08:10, 2/16/2014 (UTC+3)
Rating: ****
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Rolled a 6 and we are on spot 13 now :)

Roll: 3
Spot: 13

Laura: - post 66
Suzanne: - post 67
Bouchra: - post 69
Sue: - post 65

I'll be reading , 3rd book in the series

I will read 3# in series

I'll be reading , #3 in the series.

I'm going to read , #1 in a series

Roll: 3
Spot: 13

My Soul to KeepbyRachel Vincent
Series: Soul Screamer #3
Date: 2/17/2014
Rating: 5 Stars
Review:
Kaylee has one addiction: her very hot, very popular boyfriend, Nash. A banshee like Kaylee, Nash understands her like no one else. Nothing can come between them.
Until something does.

Demon breath. No, not the toothpaste-challenged kind. The Netherworld kind. The kind that really can kill you. Somehow the super-addictive substance has made its way to the human world. But how? Kaylee and Nash have to cut off the source and protect their friends—one of whom is already hooked.

And so is someone else…

I really like this series and ready to start the next book since it stopped with such cliff-hanger.

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Spot: 13


The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston

Series: Pendergast #3
Date: 19.02
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: I love this series! I think I'm addicted to it :) These are so interesting to read and even though the books are really long, they are amazing. In this book agent Pendergast looks into old murders that connect to killings in the present. Is it the same killer? That will come out in the book :) If you like thrillers, that's the book to read :)

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Spot: 13 - 1 or 3 in a series or set in France



Read A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Series: A Song of Ice and Fire #1
Date: 2/19/2014
Rating: *****
Review: I really liked this book even though it really intimidated me at first. I'm a big fan of the television series so I don't want to read past season 3. So far so good, I think watching the show before reading the book helped because I have a face to put with a name while I'm reading. There are a lot of characters to keep track of!

Hi Bouchra,

How is the book coming? Laura is to draw late tonight...

Out of the Storm by JoAnn Ross
Relevance: 3rd in series
Date completed: 08:30, 2/20/2014 (UTC+3)
Rating: ***
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Sorry for the delay, I just finished typing up the review, and the Internet froze up on me.

I rolled a 1 and now we are on spot 14

I'll read and its 1st book from the series

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Spot: 14

Laura - - post 77
Sue - - post 76
Bouchra - - post 80
Suzanne - - post 82

I'm gonna read a stand alone for the 1.... I needed a z for another challenge....

Not sure what I'm going to read, I'm either going to read (Author E) or (1st in a series).

Posiden is pretty good....

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Spot: 14 - 1 or 4 in a series or stand alone

Zombie Queen of Newbury HighbyAmanda Ashby
Date: 2/20/2014
Rating: ***
Review:
Quiet, unpopular, non-cheerleading Mia is blissfully happy. She is dating super hot football god Rob, and he actually likes her and asked her to prom! Enter Samantha?cheerleading goddess and miss popularity? who starts making a move for Rob. With prom in a few days, Mia needs to act fast. So she turns to her best friend, Candice, and decides to do a love spell on Rob. Unfortunately, she ends up inflicting a zombie virus onto her whole class, making herself their leader! At first she is flattered that everyone is treating her like a queen. But then zombie hunter hottie Chase explains they are actually fattening her up, because in a few days, Mia will be the first course in their new diet. She?s sure she and Chase can figure something out, but she suggests that no one wear white to prom, because things could get very messy.

This book was OK but not a genre I normally read....It had a little to much blood and guts for my taste....

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Spot: 14

Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Series: A Magical Bakery Mystery #1
Date: 22.02
Rating: 5 Starts
Review: Its a fun and easy mystery book, what takes place in the south. The main character is opening a bakery with her aunt and her husband. There is a murder and her aunts husband is the main suspect. Katie (main character) and her aunt don't believe he did it, so they start looking into it. In this book you can find also magic ;) I like a good mystery book with little magic in it :) It was a great read!

How are you all doing with your books?

I'm reading Divergent, the first in a series. Over 1/3 the way through, I'll be done in a couple of hours or so.

Divergent by Veronica Roth
Relevance: 1st in series
Date completed: 02:40, 2/23/2014 (UTC+3)
Rating: *****
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Sue wrote: "Posiden is pretty good...."

I wasn't able to get it from the library in time, maybe next roll!

Spot 14



Read: Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden
Date: 2/22/2014
Rating: ***
Relevance: Author with an E
Review: I was not very impressed with the first book in this series and I wasn't really planning on reading the next one. This book worked for a different challenge so I decided to give it another shot and it was ok. It was better than the first but nothing I would be willing to reread.

Rolled a 6 and now we are on spot 20

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Spot: 20

Laura - - post 90
Suzanne - - post 91
Sue - - post 87
Bouchra - - post 92

I'll be reading Honour by Elif Shafak - its a stand alone

I am in a mood for a change...so I will read 2nd in series

Spot 20



Read: Rock HardbyOlivia Cunning
Date: 2/24/2014
Rating: ****
Relevance: 2nd in a series
Review:
An ultimatum can break your heart....

Every night lead singer, Sed Lionheart whips thousands of women into a frenzy with his voice alone. But the stage is the only place Sed feels any passion since he lost Jessica...

If you’re not willing to break all the rules...

It shattered her heart, but law student Jessica broke off her engagement to Sed, determined to be successful on her own terms. But no other man can ever hold a candle to Sed...

Then a chance meeting and tortuously close quarters lead to uncontrollable flares of passion and rediscovery of their unique penchant for public encounters. Now, in addition to the risk of mutual heartbreak every time they get together, they’re in danger of truly scandalous public exposure...

I really like this series...a good break from things that go bump in the night...lol

I'm going to be reading by John Gray. Relevance is G initial.

Hi Suzanne hope all is ok...Laura rolls tonight...

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Spot: 20


Honour by Elif Shafak
Date: 26.02
Rating: 5 Stars
Relevance: Stand alone
Review: This book tells a story about honour and what it means to middle eastern family. You find out what the book is right away, but it gives you story how it come to be. You get the full story through all the family members. I like how the book is build up and I enjoyed reading it, even though its a sad story.

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Spot: 20



Read: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
Date: 2/24/2014
Rating: *****
Relevance: Stand Alone Book
Review: I've been looking forward to this book for a year and it did not disappoint! Such a sweet story about a run down camp at lost lake and how the characters come together to help save it and to find hope. I gave it 5 stars!

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray
Relevance: Author's name: John Gray
Date completed: 07:10, 2/27/2014 (UTC+3)
Rating: ****
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Rolled a 1 and now we are on spot 21

I'll be reading its #2 in the series

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Spot: 21

Laura - - post 100
Sue - post 98
Bouchra - - post 99
Suzanne - - post 101

I will read 2nd in a series.

I'll be reading , it's book 2 in the series!

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Spot: 21



Read: Crave by J R Ward
Date: 2/28/2014
Rating: ****
Relevance: 2nd in series
Review: Seven deadly sins. Seven souls that must be saved. One more no-holds- barred battle between a fallen angel with a hardened heart and a demon with everything to lose.

Isaac Rothe is a black ops soldier with a dark past and a grim future. The target of an assassin, he finds himself behind bars, his fate in the hands of his gorgeous public defender Grier Childe. His hot attraction to her can only lead to trouble-and that's before Jim Heron tells him his soul is in danger. Caught up in a wicked game with the demon who shadows Jim, Isaac must decide whether the soldier in him can believe that true love is the ultimate weapon against evil.

This book started out slow....I have never liked war anything... but it got so much better as I got into the story.... I look forward to the rewst of the war between good and evil....

The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Relevance: standalone
Date completed: 23:50, 2/28/14
Rating: *****
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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Spot: 21

The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
Relevance: #2 in the series
Date: 01.03
Rating: 5 Stars
Review: If you feel sand or are not in the happy mood you should pick up this book. This book is really funny and there is always happening something. I love some werewolf drama, with funny characters, which makes me laugh :)