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Group Read-A-Thon July 2014

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message 51: by Alycia (new)

Alycia (bookhound18) | 149 comments If all else fails, I'll add all the books I read to my daughter in a month! We'll reach 200 in no time. Lol!


message 52: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3767 comments Lol!


message 53: by Mary-ellen (last edited Jul 07, 2014 07:04AM) (new)

Mary-ellen (missy666) | 545 comments If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Connection: Both books feature characters who have lost their family.
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 33

I agree 200 would be a great target! Thanks for adding the cover of my last book Karen!


message 54: by Silje (new)

Silje (sikna) | 908 comments Being a Bad Girl by Julie Cohen Being a Bad Girl by Julie Cohen

Connection: Both have blue on their cover
Silje's tally: 4
Perk's tally: 34


message 55: by Kayla (new)

Kayla Hutchinson (kaylahutchinson) Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) by Veronica Rossi
Connection: Both have a male and female on the cover.
Kayla's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 35


message 56: by Silje (last edited Jul 07, 2014 07:26AM) (new)

Silje (sikna) | 908 comments Featured Attraction by Julie Cohen Featured Attraction by Julie Cohen

Connection: Same author and some of the characters appear in both books.

Silje's tally: 5
Perk's tally: 35


message 57: by Silje (new)

Silje (sikna) | 908 comments Driving Him Wild Driving Him Wild (Nights of Passion) by Julie Cohen by Julie Cohen

Connection: Same author

Silje's tally: 6
Perk's tally: 36


message 58: by Calley (new)

Calley (calleytheginge) Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) by Tahereh Mafi
Unravel Me
Tahereh Mafi
Connection: elements of romance

my tally: 3
perk's tally: 38 (Kayla's post was skipped in the previous tally)


message 59: by Brandy (last edited Jul 07, 2014 10:06AM) (new)

Brandy The Eighty-Dollar Champion Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts
By Elizabeth Letts
Connection: both have 4+ stars on average
Brandy Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 39


message 60: by Alycia (last edited Jul 11, 2014 02:57PM) (new)

Alycia (bookhound18) | 149 comments Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Connection: Both have animals in it.
Alycia's tally: 3 books
Perks tally: 40 books


message 61: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5929 comments The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Connection: Both have a single person, trees, & a sun on the cover.
Kristie's tally: 1
Perks tally: 41


message 62: by KayLynn (new)

KayLynn Zollinger (kaylynnskorner) | 266 comments Murder Most Frothy (Coffeehouse Mystery, #4) by Cleo Coyle
Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle

Connection: The main character in both books has a name beginning with the letter C. Cassie in The 5th Wave and Clare in Murder Most Frothy.
KayLynn's tally: 2
Perks tally: 42


message 63: by [deleted user] (new)

Loki's Wolves

Connection: Both have dark blue covers.
Sarah's Tally: 2
Perks Tally: 43


message 64: by Brandy (new)

Brandy The Redhead Revealed (Redhead, #2) by Alice Clayton
by Alice Clayton
Connection: both have women on the cover
Brandy tally: 2
Perk's tally: 43


message 65: by Silje (last edited Jul 08, 2014 03:53PM) (new)

Silje (sikna) | 908 comments City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6) by Cassandra Clare City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

Connection: Both have a redhead on the cover

Silje's tally: 7
Perk's tally: 45 (same number on both before)


message 66: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5929 comments Good catch, Silje. Thanks!


message 67: by Mary-ellen (new)

Mary-ellen (missy666) | 545 comments Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

Connection: Both have portals to other worlds and the Fae are in both books.
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 3
Perk's Talky: 46


Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 1572 comments The Initiate A Divergent Story by Veronica Roth
The Initiate by Veronica Roth

Connection: both are dystopian
Collen's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 47


message 69: by Srividya (new)

Srividya Vijapure (theinkedmermaid) | 13 comments Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Connection: Both are by the same author
Srividya's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 48


message 70: by Amanda (new)

Amanda | 5 comments Wild Card by Lora Leigh

Connection: Both covers are bluish and gray
Amanda's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 49


message 71: by Georgie (last edited Jul 09, 2014 07:01AM) (new)

Georgie My Life Next Door (My Life Next Door, #1) by Huntley Fitzpatrick
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Connection: Both are set in the US,
Georgie's tally: 2
Perk's tally: 50


message 72: by Silje (new)

Silje (sikna) | 908 comments Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Connection: Setting still in the US and a story about love=)

Silje's tally: 8
Perk's tally: 51


message 73: by Kaylee (new)

Kaylee Wilson (RockinGummyBrear) | 30 comments City of Lost souls

Connection: Both the covers look like something is glowing.

Kaylee's tally: 1
Perks tally: 52


message 74: by Eldarwen (new)

Eldarwen | 5004 comments One by One (Robert Hunter, #5) by Chris Carter
One by One by Chris Carter

Connection: Both authors have their name and surname start with a C.

Eldarwen's tally: 2
Perks tally: 53


message 75: by Mary-ellen (new)

Mary-ellen (missy666) | 545 comments The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

Connection: Both books have red covers.
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 54


message 76: by Mary-ellen (new)

Mary-ellen (missy666) | 545 comments Can we include non-fiction books or are we doing fiction only?


message 77: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3767 comments Sure Mary-ellen, any book counts!


Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 1572 comments The Son A Divergent Story by Veronica Roth

Four: The Son: A Divergent Story by Veronica Roth

Connection: both are told from a male point of view
Colleen's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 55


message 79: by Ash (last edited Jul 11, 2014 06:07PM) (new)

Ash (morethanfairytales) | 115 comments Suddenly, Love by Aharon Appelfeld Suddenly, Love
Connection: Both are written from a male perspective.
Ashley's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 56 books


message 80: by Kayla (new)

Kayla Hutchinson (kaylahutchinson) I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1) by Pittacus Lore I Am Number Four
Connection: Both are written by male authors.
Kayla's total: 3
Perk's total:57 (I'm adding Ashley's above)


message 81: by KayLynn (new)

KayLynn Zollinger (kaylynnskorner) | 266 comments Spook Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach

Connection: Both are about the paranormal.
KayLynn's total: 3
Perk's total:58


message 82: by Alycia (last edited Jul 11, 2014 02:57PM) (new)

Alycia (bookhound18) | 149 comments Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

Connection: Both are Goodreads authors.
Alycia's tally: 4
Perks tally: 59


message 83: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (last edited Jul 11, 2014 03:15PM) (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3767 comments Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7) by Jim Butcher
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

connection: Both author's first names start with "J"

Karen's tally:3
Perk's tally: 60


message 84: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5929 comments Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7) by Jim Butcher
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

Connection: Same book!!!

Kristie's Tally: 2
Perks Tally: 61


message 85: by Katelyn (new)

Katelyn (dramanerd08) | 27 comments Delirium (Delirium, #1) by Lauren Oliver

Delirium

Connection:Both have eight letters in the title.

Katelyn's Tally:2
Perks Tally:62


message 86: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3767 comments lol Kristie!


message 87: by Mary-ellen (new)

Mary-ellen (missy666) | 545 comments Writing Great Books for Young Adults Everything You Need to Know, from Crafting the Idea to Landing a Publishing Deal by Regina Brooks

Writing Great Books for Young Adults by Regina Brooks

Connection: Previous book a YA title, this book about writing for YA
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 63


message 88: by kat (wanderfulbooks) (last edited Jul 12, 2014 06:47AM) (new)

kat (wanderfulbooks) (wanderfulbooks) | 367 comments The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1) by Erika Johansen

The Queen of the Tearling

Connection: Previous book is about writing for YA, this is a YA novel

Kathleen's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 64


Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 1572 comments The Traitor A Divergent Story by Veronica Roth

Connection: Dystopian YA

Collen's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 65


message 90: by [deleted user] (new)

More Than This by Lissa Matthews

Connection: Short Story/Novella

Tia's Tally:1
Perk's Tally: 66


message 91: by Mary-ellen (new)

Mary-ellen (missy666) | 545 comments Where She Went by Gayle Forman

Where She Went by Gayle Forman

Connection: Adam is the name of a key character in both books

Mary-Ellen's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 67


message 92: by Mary-ellen (new)

Mary-ellen (missy666) | 545 comments Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Wonder by R J Palacio

Connection: Both titles start with W, both are realistic stories.

Mary-Ellen's Tally: 7
Perk's Tally: 68


message 93: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (last edited Jul 13, 2014 02:40AM) (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3767 comments The Collected Works of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
The Collected Works of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Connection: Initial "J" in author and title names

Karen's tally: 4

Perk's Tally: 69


message 94: by Georgie (new)

Georgie Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Connection: Both have very similar ratings on goodreads (4.07 and 4.17) and both are set in a state beginning with M (Massachusetts and Montana)

Georgina's tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 70


message 95: by Silje (new)

Silje (sikna) | 908 comments Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead Vampire Academy By Richelle Mead

Connection: Same book!

Silje's tally: 9
Perk's tally: 71


message 96: by Silje (new)

Silje (sikna) | 908 comments Warrior Rising (Goddess Summoning, #6) by P.C. Cast Warrior Rising by P.C.Cast (re-read)

Connection: Both books have kickass female main characters=)

Silje's tally: 10
Perk's tally: 72


message 97: by Alycia (last edited Jul 13, 2014 02:32PM) (new)

Alycia (bookhound18) | 149 comments Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne
Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne and Illustrated by H.A. Rey

Connection: Both books have similar color schemes on the cover using predominantly yellow, blue and brown.
Alycia's tally: 5
Perks tally: 73


message 98: by [deleted user] (new)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) by Jenny Han by Jenny Han

Connection: also published for Young Readers but by Simon and Schuster

Tia's Tally : 2
Perk's Tally: 74


message 99: by Brandy (new)

Brandy Under Different Stars (Kricket, #1) by Amy A. Bartol
Amy A. Bartol
Connection: both have young women on the cover

Brandy's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 75


message 100: by [deleted user] (new)

Ill Wind (Weather Warden, #1) by Rachel Caine by Rachel Caine

Connection: Both first in the series

Tia's Tally:3
Perk's Tally: 76


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