Never Too Old For Y.A. & N.A. Books discussion

Sylvia wrote: "Savannah wrote: "So, for best week, week 5, a book with a number in the title, I picked . It has a number in the title, but it's not in numerical form, bu..."

Awesome. Thank you! :-)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

1. a book with more than 500 pages
2. a romance
3. a book that became a movie
4. a book based entirely on its cover
5. a book with a number in the title
6. a book written by someone under 30
7. a book with nonhuman characters
8. a funny book
9. a book by a female author
10. a mystery or thriller
11. a book with a one-word title &
12. a book of short stories
13. a book set in a different country
14. a nonfiction book
15. a popular author's first book
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet
17. a book a friend recommended
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book
19. a book based on a true story
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list
21. a book your mom or dad loves
22. a book that scares you
23. a book more than 100 years old
24. a book published this year
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26. a memoir
27. a book you can finish in a day
28. a book with antonyms in the title
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
30. a book that came out the year you were born
31. a book with bad reviews
32. a trilogy (the first)
33. a trilogy (the second)
34. a trilogy (the third)
35. a book from your childhood
36. a book with a love triangle
37. a book set in the future
38. a book set in high school
39. a book with a color in the title
40. a book that made/makes you cry
41. a book with magic
42. a graphic novel
43. a book by an author you've never read before
44. a book you own but have never read
45. a book that takes place in your hometown
46. a book that was originally written in another language
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday)
48. a book written by an author with your same initials
49. a play
50. a banned book
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show
52. a book you started but never finished

Do we have to read only from that category each week? Or can we read ahead?

Candice wrote: "Do we have to read only from that category each week? Or can we read ahead?"

We asked Sylvia if we could do it out of order but she said that we were going to do it in order, so I'm assuming that we have to stick to the weeks. I'm not 100% sure about reading ahead, though, so don't quote me on that! :-)

Candice wrote: "Do we have to read only from that category each week? Or can we read ahead?"

We are doing them in order and weekly only i.e. no reading ahead please

Can you read more than one book for that week? That may help Candice in her reading frenzy. LOL.

Tracy wrote: "Can you read more than one book for that week? That may help Candice in her reading frenzy. LOL."

You can read more than one book per topic per week but not skip ahead and read another topic

Candice wrote: "Do we have to read only from that category each week? Or can we read ahead?"

If you have the time Candice you can read another book for week two.

No. 7 - a book with nonhuman characters
Just wondering whst counts as nonhuman?

Renae wrote: "No. 7 - a book with nonhuman characters
Just wondering whst counts as nonhuman?"

Yeah Renae, I was wondering that myself. Does it mean animals, or can it be supernatural creatures, ie: vampire, werewolves, etc?

I'm just going to post here so I can keep track of what I read for each week.

1. a book with more than 500 pages
2. a romance
3. a book that became a movie
4. a book based entirely on its cover
5. a book with a number in the title
6. a book written by someone under 30
7. a book with nonhuman characters
8. a funny book
9. a book by a female author
10. a mystery or thriller
11. a book with a one-word title
12. a book of short stories
13. a book set in a different country
14. a nonfiction book
15. a popular author's first book
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet
17. a book a friend recommended
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book
19. a book based on a true story
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list
21. a book your mom or dad loves
22. a book that scares you
23. a book more than 100 years old
24. a book published this year
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
26. a memoir
27. a book you can finish in a day
28. a book with antonyms in the title
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
30. a book that came out the year you were born
31. a book with bad reviews
32. a trilogy (the first)
33. a trilogy (the second)
34. a trilogy (the third)
35. a book from your childhood
36. a book with a love triangle
37. a book set in the future
38. a book set in high school
39. a book with a color in the title
40. a book that made/makes you cry
41. a book with magic
42. a graphic novel
43. a book by an author you've never read before
44. a book you own but have never read
45. a book that takes place in your hometown
46. a book that was originally written in another language
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday)
48. a book written by an author with your same initials
49. a play
50. a banned book
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show
52. a book you started but never finished

Renae wrote: "No. 7 - a book with nonhuman characters
Just wondering whst counts as nonhuman?"

Non human could be werewolves, vampires, shifters, anything not human.

Tracy wrote: "Renae wrote: "No. 7 - a book with nonhuman characters
Just wondering whst counts as nonhuman?"

Non human could be werewolves, vampires, shifters, anything not human."

Excellent! Thank you, Tracy! :-)

Welcome Savannah.

Thanks Tracy for answering their question :D

Sylvia wrote: "Thanks Tracy for answering their question :D"

Welcome Sylvia. I'm really liking this challenge.

Tracy wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Thanks Tracy for answering their question :D"

Welcome Sylvia. I'm really liking this challenge."

It keeps it very exciting and fresh :D glad you are liking it hun

Yeah it does. I also live the TBR challenge. Really need that and I've already knocked out 8 books :)

Tracy wrote: "Yeah it does. I also live the TBR challenge. Really need that and I've already knocked out 8 books :)"

Yes! I've got so many to bust through too

Tracy wrote: "Renae wrote: "No. 7 - a book with nonhuman characters
Just wondering whst counts as nonhuman?"

Non human could be werewolves, vampires, shifters, anything not human."

Ohh I like that idea, I tend to read alot of those types of books :-)

Renae wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Renae wrote: "No. 7 - a book with nonhuman characters
Just wondering whst counts as nonhuman?"

Non human could be werewolves, vampires, shifters, anything not human."

Ohh I like tha..."

Me too Renae :) love PNR books.

Sylvia wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Yeah it does. I also live the TBR challenge. Really need that and I've already knocked out 8 books :)"

Yes! I've got so many to bust through too"

I'm just hoping to read as many as I add.

Belkis wrote: "Renae wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Renae wrote: "No. 7 - a book with nonhuman characters
Just wondering whst counts as nonhuman?"

Non human could be werewolves, vampires, shifters, anything not human."

..."


I love paranormal and they don't even have to be romance.

Tracy wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Yeah it does. I also live the TBR challenge. Really need that and I've already knocked out 8 books :)"

Yes! I've got so many to bust through too"

I'm just hoping to ..."

You're doing great hun

Sylvia wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Thanks Tracy for answering their question :D"

Welcome Sylvia. I'm really liking this challenge."

It keeps it very exciting and fresh :D glad you are liking it hun"

I am, too! When we first started, I thought that it was going to be a lot harder than it is actually turning out to be. I mean, we were all planning on reading these books anyway, right? Now we have some incentive to get them done, a goal to reach. This is really, really fun!
Of course, seeing as how I spend 50% of my time on Goodreads and the other 50% actually reading, my husband isn't the biggest fan of the challenges. But he always thinks it's funny and laughs when I go into a 45 minute tirade on a book that I'm reading! :-)

Book with number in title

Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel

Completed 01/28/15

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Thanks Tracy for answering their question :D"

Welcome Sylvia. I'm really liking this challenge."

It keeps it very exciting and fresh :D glad you are ..."

LOL! My husband does the same thing Savannah :P he's not a big fan of Goodreads hahahahaha!

Belkis wrote: "Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Thanks Tracy for answering their question :D"

Welcome Sylvia. I'm really liking this challenge."

It keeps it very exciting and fresh..."

LOL! That's hilarious, Belkis! Every time I tell him that I need to buy a book, he says, "What Goodreads challenge is is for this time?" Heeheehee! :-)

My kids rag me about GR as well. My son says I have my head stuck in a book or the computer

For next week, an author under 30, is it an author who is currently under 30 or was under 30 when they wrote the book?

Savannah wrote: "For next week, an author under 30, is it an author who is currently under 30 or was under 30 when they wrote the book?"

Good question Savannah. I just went with Listopia on GRs and picked a book that I had in my tbr from the list LOL! I guess they were under 30 when they wrote the books hahaha! Here's the link in case you want to check it out.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

Belkis wrote: "Savannah wrote: "For next week, an author under 30, is it an author who is currently under 30 or was under 30 when they wrote the book?"

Good question Savannah. I just went with Listopia on GRs an..."

Thanks, Belkis! :-)

All hubby's and kids bug us cause we aren't paying them attention for once lol glad you are all loving this challenge, as am I.

I would definitely think the best outcome for Authors under 30 would be if they were under 30 when they wrote the book. I've already got mine picked out woot woot.

Sylvia wrote: "All hubby's and kids bug us cause we aren't paying them attention for once lol glad you are all loving this challenge, as am I.

I would definitely think the best outcome for Authors under 30 woul..."

My husband said just that! "Why aren't you paying attention to me?" :-)

If there are two authors and one of them was under 30, is that okay?

Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "All hubby's and kids bug us cause we aren't paying them attention for once lol glad you are all loving this challenge, as am I.

I would definitely think the best outcome for Autho..."

Just a single author for this challenge please

Sylvia wrote: "Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "All hubby's and kids bug us cause we aren't paying them attention for once lol glad you are all loving this challenge, as am I.

I would definitely think the best ..."

Oh, okay. I noticed Kristin Cast was on your list of authors under 30. I was going to do Marked, but does she have any other books other books other than House of Night?

Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "All hubby's and kids bug us cause we aren't paying them attention for once lol glad you are all loving this challenge, as am I.

I would definitely..."

Oh shoot, she writes with her mother. Hmmmm check out her page cause I'm pretty sure she has written her own book…oh wait, just checked, it's coming out in June of this year. I guess we can add co-authored books to the list. If you really want to read that book you can :D

Sylvia wrote: "Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "All hubby's and kids bug us cause we aren't paying them attention for once lol glad you are all loving this challenge, as am I.

I..."

Oh, good! I only own about 3 books by authors under 30. :-)

Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "Savannah wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "All hubby's and kids bug us cause we aren't paying them attention for once lol glad you are all loving this challen..."

No worries

week 7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I can't decide between and (vampires/deamons are the non-human characters. I'm trying to read books for this challenge that coincide with the TBR challenge. I have so many books on my shelf I need to read. I've put myself on a book buying ban (though I have pre-ordered cause I couldnt help myself).

Oh Nicole I loved both the All Souls Trilogy & The Blood of Eden Trilogy. Great options you have to chose from.

Belkis wrote: "Oh Nicole I loved both the All Souls Trilogy & The Blood of Eden Trilogy. Great options you have to chose from."

Well you're no help Belkis hehe.

Nicole wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Oh Nicole I loved both the All Souls Trilogy & The Blood of Eden Trilogy. Great options you have to chose from."

Well you're no help Belkis hehe."

Hahahaha! Sorry Nicole LOL! I loved them both :P

I'm definitely going to be reading our BOTM since it's paranormal and by Julie Kagawa!! And I've been wanting to read it since before it's release, so it's a win-win with them not sure what else after this one but I've got tons that I want to read so it'll be really hard picking another one after I'm sure :)

I have searched through all of my books looking for books for the next couple of weeks and I own absolutely no mysteries or thrillers. What to do, what to do!?

Now banned books, I own A LOT of those! :-)

I love mysteries and thrillers. Lately Sandra Brown has been my go to girl for mysteries.

Savannah wrote: "I have searched through all of my books looking for books for the next couple of weeks and I own absolutely no mysteries or thrillers. What to do, what to do!?

Now banned books, I own A LOT of th..."

Same problem for me Savannah. I don't care for pure mysteries or thrillers so this one is going to be really tough for me too :(

is a fabulous mystery for those of you who aren't really into mysteries. You don't even realize you are reading one. It's really really good.

Tracy wrote: " is a fabulous mystery for those of you who aren't really into mysteries. You don't even realize you are reading one. It's really really good."

Thanks Tracy :) maybe I'll give it a try. Oh I think is a mystery too!!!! And I really want to read this one. Oh now I'm excited LOL! I need to go check it out but yup I believe it is if I remember correctly and I already have it lined up to read since it's one of my favorite authors :D