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message 1: by C.P. (new)
Sep 26, 2016 08:27AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Please post reviews in the following format.

The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6) by Brandon Sanderson
Review: link to review
Buddy Read: link to buddy thread
Pages: link to highest page count
Category/Description: List the category/description you are completing

Rules/Points
Rules
*Books must be read and reviewed (or have five status updates) from October 1-December 31st in order to count.
*Manga/graphic novels/poetry/books written in verse will count for ¼ of the page count listed
*You must read a book set on every continent and a book by an author from every continent before categories may be repeated.

Points
*½ a point for books/short stories shorter than 100 pages
*1 Point for every book 100-399 pages
*2 Points for every book over 400 pages
*Every buddy read that takes place within our group will earn the equivalent number of points for the book (Ex: a buddy read of a 300 page novel will earn you 1 point and the novel itself will earn you 1 point)
*2 Points for participating in the buddy read for the group book of the month (for each month the challenge is running)


The Categories

By Setting
*Read a book set on every continent (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Africa, Australia)

By Author
*Read a book by an author from every continent (excluding Antarctica)


message 2: by Victoria (new)
Oct 01, 2016 10:53PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8) by J.K. Rowling
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 327 (in script format)
Category: Author from Europe


message 3: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (new)
Oct 02, 2016 06:46PM

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments The Body Finder (The Body Finder, #1) by Kimberly Derting
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 400 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category/Description: Setting - North America (Buckley, Washington, USA)


message 4: by C.P. (new)
Oct 05, 2016 01:21PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____1_____|___________|____1_____|____2_____
Bookbuyer____|__________|_____1_____|__________|____2____



message 5: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (new)
Oct 07, 2016 12:10AM

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments Gifted Thief (Highland Magic, #1) by Helen Harper
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 348 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category/Description: Author - Asia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

It's not listed on Goodreads but I found where she lived from her site. Here is the part that states where she lives. The link to the actual site is below. ^-^(view spoiler)

http://helenharper.co.uk/about/


message 6: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (new)
Oct 08, 2016 04:26PM

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments The Empress of Bright Moon (The Empress of Bright Moon, #2) by Weina Dai Randel
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 368 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category/Description: Setting - China (doesn't list a specific city.)


message 7: by Victoria (new)
Oct 09, 2016 01:37PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Timekeeper (Timekeeper, #1) by Tara Sim
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 424 (this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
Category: Set in England


message 8: by C.P. (last edited Oct 10, 2016 08:22AM) (new)
Oct 10, 2016 08:21AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____1_____|______1_____|____1_____|____4_____
Bookbuyer____|____2_____|______1_____|__________|____4___



message 9: by C.P. (new)
Oct 12, 2016 08:30AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture A Novel of Mathematical Obsession by Apostolos Doxiadis
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 224 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Category: Author from Europe (Greece)


message 10: by Lauren (last edited Oct 13, 2016 06:28PM) (new)
Oct 13, 2016 06:09PM

Lauren Stevens (larn12) | 13 comments The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 503 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Category: Setting in Europe (UK)


message 11: by C.P. (new)
Oct 14, 2016 09:06AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____1_____|______1_____|____1_____|____4___
Bookbuyer____|____2_____|______1_____|__________|____4___
Lauren_______|__________|______1_____|__________|____2____

Courtney_____|_____1____|____________|__________|____1____



message 12: by C.P. (new)
Oct 16, 2016 07:38PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Fever at Dawn by Péter Gárdos
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 314 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Category: Set in Europe (Sweden)


message 13: by Lauren (new)
Oct 17, 2016 05:05PM

Lauren Stevens (larn12) | 13 comments The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 323 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category: Author from North America (USA)


message 14: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (new)
Oct 18, 2016 06:00PM

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments Crimson Death (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #25) by Laurell K. Hamilton
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 720 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category/Description: Setting / Dublin, Ireland


message 15: by C.P. (new)
Oct 21, 2016 09:02AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Crossroads of Twilight (Wheel of Time, #10) by Robert Jordan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 847 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Category/Description: Author from North America (SC, USA)


message 16: by C.P. (last edited Oct 21, 2016 09:15AM) (new)
Oct 21, 2016 09:09AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____1_____|______1_____|____1_____|____4___
Bookbuyer____|____2_____|______2_____|__________|____6___
Lauren_______|____1_____|______1_____|__________|____3____

Courtney_____|_____2____|______1_____|__________|____4____



message 17: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (new)
Oct 21, 2016 07:12PM

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments Desires of the Dead (The Body Finder, #2) by Kimberly Derting
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Category/Description: Author / Seattle, Washington, USA


message 18: by [deleted user] (new)
Oct 22, 2016 12:27PM

After You (Me Before You, #2) by Jojo Moyes
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 409 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category/Description: Setting - London, England


message 19: by Victoria (last edited Oct 23, 2016 08:07PM) (new)
Oct 23, 2016 08:05PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop A Memoir, a History by Lewis Buzbee
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 216
Category: Author from North America (California)

The Bridge (Isaac’s Story London, #1) by C.L. Walker
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 232
Category: Author from Africa (South Africa)

The Retribution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #3) by Michelle Hodkin
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 470
Cateogory: Set in North America


message 20: by C.P. (new)
Oct 24, 2016 05:31AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Unblemished by Sara Ella
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 352 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category: Set in North America (NYC)


message 21: by Bunnita (Worth Reading It?) (new)
Oct 24, 2016 06:32AM

Bunnita (Worth Reading It?) (bunnita) | 328 comments Sinful Cinderella by Anita Valle
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 156
Category: By Author -North America -USA


message 22: by C.P. (new)
Oct 24, 2016 07:55AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____3_____|______2_____|____1_____|____8___
Bookbuyer____|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7___
Lauren_______|____1_____|______1_____|__________|____3____
Ruth_________|____1_____|____________|__________|____1____
Bunnita______|____1_____|____________|__________|____1_____


Courtney_____|_____3____|______1_____|__________|____5____



message 23: by [deleted user] (new)
Oct 24, 2016 10:00AM

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 331 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category/Description: Author from New England, USA


message 24: by Lauren (last edited Oct 25, 2016 08:11PM) (new)
Oct 24, 2016 11:43AM

Lauren Stevens (larn12) | 13 comments Marley and Me Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 291 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Category: Setting in North America (USA)


message 25: by Lauren (last edited Oct 27, 2016 01:29PM) (new)
Oct 25, 2016 08:11PM

Lauren Stevens (larn12) | 13 comments The Tipping Point How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 301 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category: Author from Europe (UK)


message 26: by Lauren (new)
Oct 27, 2016 01:28PM

Lauren Stevens (larn12) | 13 comments Chasing the Light by Jesse Blackadder
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: ebook 432 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category: Setting in Antarctica


message 27: by C.P. (new)
Oct 29, 2016 09:15PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____3_____|______2_____|____1_____|____8___
Bookbuyer____|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7___
Lauren_______|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7____
Ruth_________|____2_____|____________|__________|____2____
Bunnita______|____1_____|____________|__________|____1_____


Courtney_____|_____3____|______1_____|__________|____5____



message 28: by [deleted user] (new)
Nov 05, 2016 08:40AM

Running (Running #1) by Barbara Spencer
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 245 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Category: Author from Europe, UK


message 29: by C.P. (new)
Nov 17, 2016 01:28PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____3_____|______2_____|____1_____|____8___
Bookbuyer____|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7___
Lauren_______|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7____
Ruth_________|____3_____|____________|__________|____3____
Bunnita______|____1_____|____________|__________|____1_____


Courtney_____|_____3____|______1_____|__________|____5____



message 30: by Lauren (last edited Nov 22, 2016 08:27PM) (new)
Nov 22, 2016 08:27PM

Lauren Stevens (larn12) | 13 comments Picnic At Hanging Rock (Illustrated Edition) by Joan Lindsay
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 204 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Category: Author from Australia


message 31: by C.P. (new)
Nov 23, 2016 03:23PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____3_____|______2_____|____1_____|____8___
Bookbuyer____|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7___
Lauren_______|____4_____|______2_____|__________|____8____
Ruth_________|____3_____|____________|__________|____3____
Bunnita______|____1_____|____________|__________|____1_____


Courtney_____|_____3____|______1_____|__________|____5____



message 32: by Victoria (new)
Nov 30, 2016 04:27PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 452
Category: Set in Asia


message 33: by C.P. (last edited Dec 01, 2016 12:48PM) (new)
Dec 01, 2016 12:47PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments The One Dollar Horse (The One Dollar Horse, #1) by Lauren St. John
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy Read: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 400
Category: Author from Africa (South Africa)

The Boy Who Runs The Odyssey of Julius Achon by Julius Achon
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 285
Category: Set in Africa (Uganda)

Princess of Athelia An Unfinished Fairy Tales Novella by Aya Ling
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 80
Category: Author from Asia (China)


message 34: by C.P. (last edited Dec 01, 2016 12:50PM) (new)
Dec 01, 2016 12:50PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____3_____|______3_____|____1_____|____10___
Bookbuyer____|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7___
Lauren_______|____4_____|______2_____|__________|____8____
Ruth_________|____3_____|____________|__________|____3____
Bunnita______|____1_____|____________|__________|____1_____


Courtney_____|_____5____|______2_____|_____1_____|____10.5___



message 35: by Lauren (new)
Dec 05, 2016 05:41PM

Lauren Stevens (larn12) | 13 comments The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 496 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Category: Set in Australia (Melbourne)


message 36: by C.P. (new)
Dec 05, 2016 07:30PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____3_____|______3_____|____1_____|____10___
Bookbuyer____|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7___
Lauren_______|____4_____|______3_____|__________|____10____
Ruth_________|____3_____|____________|__________|____3____
Bunnita______|____1_____|____________|__________|____1_____


Courtney_____|_____5____|______2_____|_____1_____|____10.5___



message 37: by Lauren (new)
Dec 14, 2016 04:57PM

Lauren Stevens (larn12) | 13 comments The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 235 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Category: Setting in Africa (Botswana)


message 38: by C.P. (new)
Dec 15, 2016 09:07AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____3_____|______3_____|____1_____|____10___
Bookbuyer____|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7___
Lauren_______|____5_____|______3_____|__________|____11____
Ruth_________|____3_____|____________|__________|____3____
Bunnita______|____1_____|____________|__________|____1_____


Courtney_____|_____5____|______2_____|_____1_____|____10.5___



message 39: by Victoria (new)
Dec 16, 2016 08:44PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) by John Marsden
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 286
Category: Set in Australia


message 40: by Lauren (new)
Dec 26, 2016 04:06PM

Lauren Stevens (larn12) | 13 comments Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 589 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Category: Written by African author (Nigeria)


message 41: by C.P. (new)
Dec 28, 2016 07:53AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____4_____|______3_____|____1_____|____11___
Bookbuyer____|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7___
Lauren_______|____5_____|______4_____|__________|____13____
Ruth_________|____3_____|____________|__________|____3____
Bunnita______|____1_____|____________|__________|____1_____


Courtney_____|_____5____|______2_____|_____1_____|____10.5___



message 42: by Victoria (new)
Dec 28, 2016 11:10PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Honor Lost Love And Death In Modern Day Jordan by Norma Khouri
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 252
Category: Author from Asia (Jordan)


message 43: by Victoria (new)
Dec 30, 2016 08:29PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments A Killing Frost (Tomorrow, #3) by John Marsden
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 278
Category: Author from Australia


message 44: by C.P. (new)
Jan 01, 2017 07:19PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
Category: Set in Asia (Russia)


message 45: by C.P. (new)
Jan 01, 2017 07:23PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Final Scores:



___Name______|__Short___|___Long___|__Buddy___|__Total___
_____________|___Book___|___Book___|___Read___|__Points__

Victoria_____|____6_____|______3_____|____1_____|____13___
Bookbuyer____|____3_____|______2_____|__________|____7___
Lauren_______|____5_____|______4_____|__________|____13____
Ruth_________|____3_____|____________|__________|____3____
Bunnita______|____1_____|____________|__________|____1_____


Courtney_____|_____6____|______2_____|_____1_____|____11.5___



message 46: by C.P. (new)
Jan 01, 2017 07:25PM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments And our winners are Victoria and Lauren! Messages will go out within the next day regarding prizes. Feel free to check our prize lists and let me know what you want before then.

Ebook list: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Physical book list: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


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