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message 1: by C.P. (new)
Dec 28, 2016 07:43AM

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

Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) by Brandon Sanderson
Review: link to review
Buddy Read: link to buddy read thread
Page Count: list number of pages and link to edition you are using (highest count on goodreads or amazon may be used)
Resolution: list the resolution the book meets

Rules
*Books must be read and reviewed between January 1st and March 31st
*Books must be at least 100 pages in length
*Graphic Novels/Manga will only count if specifically mentioned in a resolution and will count for ¼ of the listed page count


Points
*One point for every book read and reviewed that fits one of your resolutions
*One point for every buddy read that takes place within our group (you must make five comments on the thread to receive points)
*Five points for every 1000 pages read


message 2: by C.P. (last edited Jan 02, 2017 10:08AM) (new)
Dec 28, 2016 07:43AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments *Resolutions*
CP
1) Read books on my TBR-2017 shelf and those that follow (if the book starts/is part of a series)
2) Read books from my TBR-Owned-Physical Shelf
3) Read books that I have for review
4) Read books by my favorite authors (mostly: Brandon Sanderson, Dean Koontz, Eoin Colfer, Neal Shusterman)
5) Continue reading started series from past years

Bookbuyer
1. Finish or Re-read series read in 2016
2. Finish or Re-read series read in 2015
3. Read books from OT or OA list that I have yet to read
4. Read books from OT or OA list that I haven't read in a long time and have new books coming out
5. Read at least 1 book released in January 2017

Kylara
1. Read owned physical books that I haven't read yet
2. Re-read and complete any of the following series: Temeraire, WoT, Dresden Files (If Peace Talks is coming out in 2017), and Sabriel.
3. Read 5 NF books (not memoirs) off TBR list.
4. Read owned Kindle books I haven't read yet.
5. Read physical library books (and stop checking them out unless new.)

Melanie
1. Read My Review Books
2. Finish Series
3. Read More Nonfiction
4. Read Books Over 400 Pages

Courtney
1. Take part in at least one Buddy Read
2. Read a book added in "To-Read" in the year 2012
3. Read a New York Times Bestseller (from 2016)
4. Read at least one classic novel

Victoria
1. Read books I owned before 2017
2. Finish series I've already started
3. Re-read books I own (to get rid of them!)
4. Read more diversely

Collette
1. Read 1 book of poetry
2. Read 2 nonfiction books. (any nonfiction)
3. Read 3 books that are translated
4. Read a book that is 400+ pages
5.Read 5 books that will satisfy by BR Read Harder list.

Lisa
1. Reread the Harry Potter Series (1-7)
2. Read each book that comes in my Owl Crate monthly box before the next box arrives.
3. Read at least 10 books that I already own (prior to January 1).
4. Read the Chronicles of Narnia series for the very first time.
5. Read at least one nonfiction book each month.

Laura
1. Read at least one book that's coming out beginning 2017
2. Finish a series started in 2016
3. Read a trilogy (all 3 books have to be already published)
4. Finish the Taken series by Erin Bowman (read book #3 and prequel)
5. Begin a new series

Colleen
1. Read from my older TBR list instead of more recent
2. Finish series I've started
3. Reread several books I've been meaning too.
4. Read from the mountain of books already on my Kindle, iBooks, and Nook
5. Read From Book Suggestions

Victoria B
1) Read more books from different genres (YA, contemporary, thrillers, etc)
2) Finish at least one series.
3) Read more manga/graphic novels.
4) Read longer books.
5) Choose books that have been sitting on my bookshelves for over a year.

Meg
1) Read a new author
2) Read at least 2 physical books that have been waiting for me
3) Read at least 2 kindle books on my shelf
4) Read the Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel series
5) Read a New York Times Best Seller

Kirsty
1) Finish War and Peace ( it's been a year of trying! )
2) Read something by an author I've never read before.
3) Read all books I've borrowed from friends and haven't yet returned.
4) Read something of a genre I don't normally read ( crime, non fiction, memoirs etc )

Charley Girl
1) Finish books for review
2) Read a classic
3) Read a book that has been on my to read shelf for at least a year
4) Read a book from my parent's books


message 3: by C.P. (new)
Dec 28, 2016 07:44AM

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments *Resolutions*


message 4: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (new)
Jan 01, 2017 07:39PM

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments The Sea Queen (The Dark Queens, #1) by Jovee Winters
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 196 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Resolution: #3. Read books from OT or OA list that I have yet to read


message 5: by Victoria (new)
Jan 02, 2017 02:40PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: I'm not sure if we can count editions in other pages? In English, the highest is 394 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...) otherwise, 507 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...)
Resolution: Reading more diversely


message 6: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (new)
Jan 03, 2017 01:18AM

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments Frostblood (Frostblood Saga, #1) by Elly Blake
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Resolution #5. Read at least 1 book released in January 2017


message 7: by C.P. (new)
Jan 03, 2017 01:26PM

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

_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____2_____|___________|_____580_____|____4.90___
Victoria_____|_____1____|___________|_____507_____|_____3.54____



message 8: by Victoria (new)
Jan 03, 2017 07:43PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Echo Among Stars (Echo #1) by JoAnna S. Morris
Resolution: Book that I own
Pages: 219
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 9: by Kirsty (new)
Jan 05, 2017 02:22AM

Kirsty | 5 comments War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 1392
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Resolution: #1 Finish reading War and Peace :-)


message 12: by C.P. (new)
Jan 06, 2017 12:00PM

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

_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____3_____|___________|_____1034_____|____8.17___
Victoria_____|_____2____|___________|______507_____|_____5.63____
Kirsty_______|_____1____|___________|_____1392_____|____7.96___
C P__________|_____1____|___________|______320_____|____2.60___



message 14: by Victoria (last edited Jan 07, 2017 03:05PM) (new)
Jan 07, 2017 03:05PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Skinny Dipping by Alicia M. Kaye
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 320
Resolution: Books owned before 2017

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 231
Resolution: Read more diversely (mental illness)


message 15: by C.P. (last edited Jan 08, 2017 08:10AM) (new)
Jan 08, 2017 08:09AM

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



_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____4_____|___________|_____1498_____|____11.46___
Victoria_____|_____2____|___________|_____1277_____|_____10.39____
Kirsty_______|_____1____|___________|_____1392_____|____7.96___
C P__________|_____1____|___________|______320_____|____2.60___



message 20: by Victoria (new)
Jan 10, 2017 04:07PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 379 (this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
Resolution: Read more diversely


message 24: by C.P. (last edited Jan 12, 2017 08:24AM) (new)
Jan 12, 2017 08:23AM

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



_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____7_____|___________|_____2694_____|____20.47___
Victoria_____|_____5____|___________|_____1656_____|_____13.28____
Kirsty_______|_____1____|___________|_____1392_____|____7.96___
Colleen______|_____2____|___________|______576_____|___4.88__
C P__________|_____3____|___________|______839_____|____7.20___



message 26: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (last edited Jan 21, 2017 06:09PM) (new)
Jan 19, 2017 07:19PM

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Page Count: 458 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Resolution: #3


message 27: by Victoria (new)
Jan 20, 2017 11:11PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2) by Rick Riordan
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Resolution: Finishing series already started
Pages: 562 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...)

Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Resolution: Reading diversely (disabled character)
Pages: 520 (this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...)


message 29: by C.P. (new)
Jan 21, 2017 05:09PM

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



_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____8_____|___________|_____3152_____|____23.76___
Victoria_____|_____7____|___________|_____2738_____|_____20.69____
Kirsty_______|_____1____|___________|_____1392_____|____7.96___
Colleen______|_____3____|___________|______576_____|___8.21__
C P__________|_____4____|___________|______2084_____|____14.42___



message 31: by Victoria (new)
Jan 21, 2017 08:54PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Pages: 320 (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Resolution: Reading more diversely


message 32: by C.P. (new)
Jan 22, 2017 09:46AM

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



_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____9_____|___________|_____3569_____|____26.85___
Victoria_____|_____8____|___________|_____3058_____|_____23.29____
Kirsty_______|_____1____|___________|_____1392_____|____7.96___
Colleen______|_____3____|___________|______576_____|___8.21__
C P__________|_____4____|___________|______2084____|____14.42___



message 33: by Victoria (new)
Jan 23, 2017 02:08PM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Sculpting David by Chadi Nassar
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Resolution: Read more diversely
Pages: 143


message 34: by C.P. (new)
Jan 24, 2017 06:45AM

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



_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____9_____|___________|_____3569_____|____26.85___
Victoria_____|_____9____|___________|_____3201_____|____25.01____
Kirsty_______|_____1____|___________|_____1392_____|____7.96___
Colleen______|_____3____|___________|______576_____|___8.21__
C P__________|_____4____|___________|______2084____|____14.42___



message 36: by C.P. (new)
Jan 25, 2017 08:39AM

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



_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____9_____|___________|_____3569_____|____26.85___
Victoria_____|_____9____|___________|_____3201_____|____25.01____
Kirsty_______|_____1____|___________|_____1392_____|____7.96___
Colleen______|_____4____|___________|______1122_____|___9.61__
C P__________|_____4____|___________|______2084____|____14.42___



message 37: by Victoria (new)
Jan 26, 2017 12:09AM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Something Rare And Special by Judy Allen
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 183
Resolution: Re-reading books


message 41: by Melanie (last edited Jan 27, 2017 06:51PM) (new)
Jan 27, 2017 06:50PM

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) A Guy Like Me The John Scott Story by John Scott
review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 256
4. Read Books Over 400 Pages


message 42: by Victoria (new)
Jan 28, 2017 12:43AM

Victoria Scott | 466 comments Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) by Alwyn Hamilton
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 358
Resolution: Read more diversely


message 44: by C.P. (new)
Jan 28, 2017 02:23PM

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



_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____9_____|___________|_____3569_____|____26.85___
Victoria_____|_____11____|___________|_____3742_____|____29.71____
Kirsty_______|_____1____|___________|_____1392_____|____7.96___
Colleen______|_____4____|___________|______1122_____|___9.61__
Melanie______|_____4_____|___________|_____1592______|___11.96______
C P__________|_____5____|___________|______2356____|____16.78___



message 45: by Laura (acquariusgb) (new)
Feb 01, 2017 06:11AM

Laura (acquariusgb) (acquariusgb) | 442 comments The Rising (Supernaturals Book 1) by Ryan Troske
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 416
Resolution: 5. Begin a new series


message 46: by Melanie (new)
Feb 01, 2017 10:10PM

Melanie (lovebeingvegan) Unoffendable How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better by Brant Hansen
pages: 214
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read nonfiction


message 49: by C.P. (new)
Feb 03, 2017 09:44AM

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



_Name________|__Points___|___Buddy___|__Pages___|__Total___
_____________|___________|___Read____|___Read___|__Points__

Bookbuyer____|____9_____|___________|_____3569_____|____26.85___
Victoria_____|____11____|___________|_____3742_____|____29.71____
Kirsty_______|_____1____|___________|_____1392_____|____7.96___
Colleen______|_____5____|___________|_____1558_____|___12.79__
Melanie______|_____5____|___________|____1806______|___14.03______
Laura________|____1_____|___________|______416_____|___3.08______
C P__________|_____6____|___________|______2987____|____20.94___



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