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No fire anywhere on our covers, that surprises me almost as much as not having an ocean. :D

Does this look like fire to you guys? I'll probably finish it up either tonight or tomorrow.

Just finished The Art of Being Normal but it doesn't seem to count towards any current goals.

Looks like fire to me.

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Allison Ann wrote: "Looks like fire to me."

Okay cool, that's what I thought :D I'll concentrate on that next then.

I went to bed at 7:30 last night, so very little reading yesterday. I wish I could say I got a great night's sleep and am refreshed, but... :D

I will finish up my dancing book today and because I only have about 100 pages left in my before bed book (the lion book), I might finish that one tonight. I'm savouring it though, so we'll see.

Hope everyone has/had a good Monday.

Checking in on this wonderful Monday morning .... I got very little reading done over the weekend as it was Thanksgiving here in the States and I savored every bit of my long weekend with my family instead of my books :)

Today I've got a sick boy at home so who knows what reading I'll get done today (if any). But I wanted to check in and let everyone know I'm still here, even if I'm pretty quiet.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and happy reading :)

Hope your boy feels better soon Tara.

Just finished The Battle of the Labyrinth so that ticks off the fire goal :)

Faith,

Can you add to your TT shelf please.

I haven't managed to read as much I as wanted the last few days. Things should be better now.

Hope your boy feels better soon Tara.

Tara wrote: "Checking in on this wonderful Monday morning .... I got very little reading done over the weekend as it was Thanksgiving here in the States and I savored every bit of my long weekend with my family..."

Poor kid! I hope he feels better soon!!

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Read a book where the title starts with the letter A
Used Faith's The Art of Being Normal

NEW GOAL
Read a book from a genre that you don't normally read

Has anyone already read something that fits and hasn't been used for a previous goal?

I read which is YA romance, something I generally avoid.

Ok, will use it then.

NEW GOAL

Read a book where the title starts with the letter U

We've used the books that we did have starting with U already

I've a U book

Great Danielle, I don't have any vowel books on deck. :)

Tara - hope your little guy is feeling better. Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving though.

Faith - the spreadsheet gives you automatic points for your page numbers, so you already had the right amount for The Art of Being Normal, but thanks for checking up on yourse.f ;)

Tomorrow is December 1st already! Unbelievable. It is ridiculously warm here - barely freezing, less than a cm of snow on the ground and no ice on the lake yet. It's going to be a lean winter for tourism if this keeps up.

Anyone planning to do the Winter Seasonal Reading Challenge? I have about half my books planned so far. Fortunately every book counts for this challenge too.

Now to finish my dancing book.

I know, it's crazy that it's almost December. It's been cold and raining a lot the last few days here. Pretty miserable.

I had a quick look the Seasonal Reading Challenge last year and decided it wasn't for me.

Finished my dancing couple book -

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a cityscape on the cover.
Used

NEW GOAL -- Read a book where the title starts with the letter H.
Used Danielle's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book that is in the "Best Young Adult Realistic Novels" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...)

Here's a laugh - my terrible YA novel that we just used with people being stars and witches and vampires and demons and other fantasy stuff is on the "Realistic YA" list. :) - still looking.

Crazy lol

I don't read much YA, but I do have some books on that list that I have on my tbr. So if no one else has something that works, I can read a book for it.

I have nothing on that list, I shall leave it to the rest of the group.

People really don't know what the word realistic means do they?

GOALS

DONNA -- Read a book that is in the "Best Arabic Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...).
ALLISON -- Read a book about a lion (or a shape shifter who turns into a lion).
-- Read a book where someone tames/befriends an animal.
-- Read a book where the title starts with the letter U.
-- Read a book that is in the "Best Young Adult Realistic Novels" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...).

Not realistic and there's is some that isn't YA

Finished U title book

NEW GOAL

Read a book where MCs have superhero powers

One of our witches or vampires must be able to fly?

I worked REALLY hard and finished a book before the end of the month. I've been busy and have had no time to read! Now, I have to get christmas cards made and sent out!

I'm planning on joining in with the Winter challenge Allison, though I'm not usually very good! I've taken part a few times before but this time was my best score, and I still only got 220 points. I enjoy finding stuff that fits the tasks but I'm also a total mood reader so I never take it too seriously (and often forget half way through which is a bit useless!).

I'm thinking about doing the seasonal challenge. I'm already doing the Iditarod Race on the A Million More Pages group and I wish I hadn't signed up for that, you have to read a book a week that meets specific requirements and have to check in before you move on and you only get the instructions weekly as the new stop opens up. It's not easy for my reading speed....... So I might not have a good start on the seasonal challenge depending on how the race continues for me........

I would like to take part in the seasonal challenge but it seems complicated, I don't really understand how everything works !

Sarah-jane wrote: "I would like to take part in the seasonal challenge but it seems complicated, I don't really understand how everything works !"

So I'm not the only one who read the instructions and realized I was more confused after reading them than before??? It seems terribly complicated and very rigid if you screw your reporting up. But I like a lot of the options for this season and I figure I'll learn as I go :)

I agree Tara ! I am also worried I won't be reading enough this month because I have exams that start in January ... :/

I never concern myself with finishing. In fact this round I didn't post my final book so I wouldn't have to make up a challenge. :) I also don't concern myself too much with not being perfect - hard as I try I know I'll screw something up so why worry too much. But I love trying to match my books to the goals. It's fun!

It looks fun Allison :) I'll see if I end up giving it a go.
I am already really proud of having read 6 books this month for TT and 7 in total ! I was at an average of 4 before :)

Hello, I'm checking in after the weekend... and I'm sick.
So, I finally finished my book but unfortunately it doesn't fit any of the goals so far.

Finished my lion book.

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a pair of glasses on the cover.
Used Danielle's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book that is in the "The Best Epic Fantasy" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...).

Sorry you're sick Ariane, hope you feel better soon.

Your book The Thirteenth Tale will actually work for our newest goal, but you need to put it on your shelf first please. :) Thanks!

Used Kari's for goal "Read a book where MCs have superhero powers."

NEW GOAL -- Read a book that covers multiple generations.

GOALS

DONNA -- Read a book that is in the "Best Arabic Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...).

-- Read a book where someone tames/befriends an animal.

DANIELLE -- Read a book that is in the "Best Young Adult Realistic Novels" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...).

ARIANE -- Read a book that is in the "The Best Epic Fantasy" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5...).

-- Read a book that covers multiple generations.

Best epic fantasy sounds good ;) I'll have a browse of the list when I get home

Ariane's book is on that list, we're just waiting for her to put the book on her shelf so we can complete the goal. Not to discourage you from reading from that list - because most of those books are awesome. :D

Okay perfect :D

There's plenty on that list I want to read/re-read but none I'd planned to get to soon so it works out nicely. I'm planning to try and get the Wheel of Time books read in 2016, and I want to re-read Game of Thrones but I'm hesitant to do it yet because at this rate I'll have finished and forgotten everything again before Winds of Winter comes :( Plus Mistborn is on my list too but I haven't got a copy yet!

Faith - have you read anything by Guy Gavriel Kay? He's on that list quite a bit but he doesn't seem to be overly well known outside of Canada. If you haven't, I HIGHLY recommend his novels. Especially and and and and basically everything else. :D

Ooh I haven't, but Tigana is actually on an ultimate SFF list in one of my other groups. Thanks for the recommendations :D

Sorry haven't been around. Had to get reading to get a book done for a team challenge today.

Ariane wrote: "Hello, I'm checking in after the weekend... and I'm sick.
So, I finally finished my book but unfortunately it doesn't fit any of the goals so far."

I'm sorry you are unwell. I hope you feel better soon.

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Finished another book tonight. That brings my total contribution up to 4 .. very small in comparison, but very well for me personally.

This one was . It's #3 in the Stone Barrington series, and a good installment in my opinion. A little predictable in places, but overall a book that I enjoyed.

I don't understand why I keep starting book series that have a gazillion books already published! It's like a never-ending battle...

Good job Tara ! :)