Buddy Reads discussion

The following are the themes for this year :)
(If you join late and you read a book suiting the theme for the previous months, you can count them too!).

Jan-Something in your mother tongue
Feb-Something under 200 pages
Mar-Realistic Fiction
April-A book of poetry
May-Try a new author
June-A classic you've been meaning to read
July-A book adapted into a movie/season that you liked
Aug-A banned book
Sep-Something Non-fiction
Oct-A book recommended to you
Nov-A horror book
Dec-A crime book

Every time you update your progress here, do mention the total number of challenges achieved (e.g. 5/12) and do mention the first text you did on this thread so that I can update your progress accordingly! (for e.g. you first texted on this thread and your message number was 5, then whenever you post again you'll have to mention that you are updating your message 5-see msg 3 here for more clarity!)
The msg used as reference will be the one where you first told us about ur progress.

Participants(alphabetical order):
Aqsa (msg 3), 8/12
Audrey (msg 11), 3/12
Barbara (21), 5/12
Cyn (msg 2), 4/12
Gabi (msg 30), 5/12
Karen (msg 10), 6/12
Saarah (msg 8), 9/12
Trina (msg 57), 6/12

AAayy, this seems cool. I love reading challenges!

Started: April 25, 2018
Completed: 5/12

Jan-Something in your mother tongue The Never War
Feb-Something under 200 pages Snowed in with the Boss
Mar-Realistic Fiction Rules
April-A book of poetry The Poet X
May-Try a new author I Woke Up Dead at the Mall
June-A classic you've been meaning to read
July-A book adapted into a movie/season that you liked
Aug-A banned book
Sep-Something Non-fiction
Oct-A book recommended to you
Nov-A horror book
Dec-A crime book

(Text Update: msg 3-for future updates, I'll use this)
Progress Update: 7/12

Jan-Something in your mother tongue
پیر کامل

Feb-Something under 200 pages
Mistletoe Black
Mistletoe Red

Mar-Realistic Fiction
Thirteen Reasons Why

April-A book of poetry
Blue Bird

May: Try a New author
Fahrenheit 451
Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


July-movie adaptation :
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

August-banned book
The Call of the Wild

I'm in too!
Started 26th April (Australian Timeline)

Karen wrote: "I'm in too!
Started 26th April (Australian Timeline)"

Come on!
Haha, should I give the timeline too?
Hope we get them all!

Yeah that's probably a good idea :)
I now have to go back through my shelves haha

Karen wrote: "Yeah that's probably a good idea :)
I now have to go back through my shelves haha"

I had to too! *lol*
Well, won't be a problem next time!

I'm excited to be a part of this!

Started April 26th 2018
26/04/18 = 2/12

Do we just edit the message as we go along? Going to update this after I've looked at my shelves properly.

Jan-Something in your mother tongue
Feb-Something under 200 pages - The End We Start From
Mar-Realistic Fiction-One Hundred Names
April-A book of poetry
May-Try a new author
June-A classic you've been meaning to read
July-A book adapted into a movie/season that you liked
Aug-A banned book
Sep-Something Non-fiction
Oct-A book recommended to you
Nov-A horror book
Dec-A crime book

@ Saarah, no you won't have you update the same message again.
When you read you Arpil read, you can post like this:

Text update: msg 8 (in your case-btw I do mention ur message no. at the top in case you forget)
Progress Update: 4/12

And then the April book, okay?

Msg: 2
Progress Update: 2/12

Feb: Something under 200 pages
Dragon School: Sworn

Mar: Realistic Fiction
Wonder

#11

4/12

[X] Jan – Something in your mother tongue – The Light Fantastic
[X] Feb – Something under 200 pages – The Dagger in the Desk
[X] Mar – Realistic Fiction – Farmer Boy
[] April – A book of poetry
[X] May – Try a new author – The Fifth Season
[X] June – A classic you’ve been meaning to read – Democracy in America, The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition
[] July – A book adapted into a movie/season that you liked
[] Aug – A banned book
[] Sep – Something Non-fiction
[] Oct – A book recommended to you
[] Nov – A horror book
[] Dec – A crime book

@Karen
You can use msg 10 for future updates :)

Msg 10
Update Progress - 3/12

Feb: Something under 200 pages
Dragon School: Sworn

Mar: Realistic Fiction
Wonder

May: Try a New Author
#TheRealCinderella

Msg 8
Progress Update 4/12

Jan: Something In your mother tongue - NA so changed it to graphic novel. Tyranny
May: Try a New author The Rosie Project

Done :)

Msg 3
Progress Update 5/12

May: Try a New author
Fahrenheit 451
Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Aqsa wrote: "@Karen
You can use msg 10 for future updates :)"

Aqsa wrote: "The following are the themes for this year :)
(If you join late and you read a book suiting the theme for the previous months, you can count them too!).

Jan-Something in your mother tongue
Feb-Som..."

I will check my records but I know I have done most of them, thanks

Sure :)

Saarah wrote: "Msg 8
Progress Update 4/12

Jan: Something In your mother tongue - NA so changed it to graphic novel. Tyranny
May: Try a New author The Rosie Project"

Really liked The Rosie Project; how did you like it Saarah?

I did. I loved it, it was different to what you usually get with the guy as the geek and the girl, the socially 'cool' one. I'm hoping to start its sequel, The Rosie Effect, soon.

! Mothers tongue- Dark Witch- Nora Roberts Irish
2. Under 200 pages - Savannah Sleuth-
3 Realistic Fiction After Anna
4 Poetry= By The Forces Of Gravity
5 5 Kendare Blake
6 Classic = incomplete
7 Book adapted to movie = incomplete
8 Banned Book= Rage- Stephen King, no longer banned /out of print
9 Non Fiction - Roots - Tara O"Connor
10 Recommended = Proof - Ted D Berner / incomplete
11 Horror - Strawberries - Bartsch
12 Crime - Haunted - James Patterson
Total 9/12

@Barbara, I'll update but wasn't it supposed to be monthly😉?

P.S. You can also see Book Count 2018:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I forgot to mention it in the text :)

This reminds me I haven't even read the classic yet!

Message 8
Progress Update 6/12

July - A book adapted into a movie/season: The Choice
June- A Classic You've been meaning to read:The Handmaid's Tale

I'll update :)

Oooh I like this idea! May I join?

Sure Gabi :)

Aqsa wrote: "Sure Gabi :)"

Woo! Thanks Aqsa ^_^

Started: July 30
Completed: 5/12

Jan-Something in your mother tongue: To Kill a Kingdom
Feb-Something under 200 pages:
Mar-Realistic Fiction: After You
April-A book of poetry:
May-Try a new author: Shatter Me
June-A classic you've been meaning to read: A Wrinkle in Time
July-A book adapted into a movie/season that you liked:
Aug-A banned book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Sep-Something Non-fiction:
Oct-A book recommended to you:
Nov-A horror book:
Dec-A crime book:

Updated :)

Message 30
Progress Update: 5/12

August (banned book): I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

July-movie adaptation :
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Going to read The Call of the Wild for August.

I won't be reading I know why the caged bird sings, I read it before and have too many books on my agenda to read one again , Hopefully however I will read another 4=5 books in the last weeks of August

Barbara wrote: "I won't be reading I know why the caged bird sings, I read it before and have too many books on my agenda to read one again , Hopefully however I will read another 4=5 books in the last weeks of Au..."

Did u plan on reading it before?

Bo this came through my feed just saying I am out

Msg 10 update
June - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Will read The Hunger Games or Significance by Shelly Crane for July, and The Catcher in the Rye for August (sorry I'm so behind!)

Aqsa, I didn't know The Call of the Wild was a ban book! I love that book ❤

I'll update your June Read :)

Karen wrote: "Aqsa, I didn't know The Call of the Wild was a ban book! I love that book ❤"

Yes, I've heard great things about it :)

Yeah, it looks like a lot of the classics have had their turned being a banned book! If you need a book for August, just look in the classics section. Almost all the classics I know have been banned at some point! The only one I can think that hasn't is The Old Man and the Sea

Wow really?

Message 8
Progress Update: 7/12
April (book of poetry): And Still I Rise

Just one book behind, oh well got some time in August :) Happy Eid to those celebrating (I'm celebrating tomorrow!) Busy, busy, busy!

Eid Mubarak to you too and everyone else :)
I had it yesterday :)

Thank you, Aqsa :)

:)

Don't know what I'm going to do about the November theme. I also love how you picked Nov for the horror theme-perfect because people are still shaken from haunted Halloween hayrides.

Anyone know of a book that's scary or thrilling but won't urge me to sleep with all the lights in the house on? Like, a level 1 scary book, horror reading for beginners! XD I was thinking about Full Tilt but I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks Gabi :)
Unfortunately I haven't read a horror book yet!
But will get to it around Nov, so I don't have any recommendations about that Genre.
But wouldn't you wanna read real horror instead of less-horror stuff when you get to it? That's how you'll know the book was awesome!
But dw I'll be on the lookout for it!