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Oct 08, 2011 03:14AM
I have finished Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution. It was a good book - a bit of a page turner, and my review is at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Louise wrote: "I have finished Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution. It was a good book - a bit of a page turner, and my review is at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."I have also just finished Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution, 4 stars. I'm now reading Goddess of Spring which I'm not enjoying nearly as much.
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another one down :D
1.Spring clean your bookcases by reading a much loved, but yet unread book.
The Knife of Never Letting Go
3.5 stars
review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
2. Choose a book that features a new life.
Shadow's Edge
3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour.
Exile
4/5
4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
Tell-All
5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*
6. Pick a book with either a red or yellow cover.
Fire
7. Pick a Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event.
Un Lun Dun
8. A book about horses/horse racing/betting/money won and lost.
Battle Royale
3.5/5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
9. How about a book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name...
Mistborn: The Final Empire
10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
trees and wind are in gardens right?
in that case The Name of the Wind
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1.Spring clean your bookcases by reading a much loved, but yet unread book.
review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
2. Choose a book that features a new life.
Shadow's Edge
3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour.
4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
Tell-All
5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*
6. Pick a book with either a red or yellow cover.
Fire
7. Pick a Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event.
Un Lun Dun
8. A book about horses/horse racing/betting/money won and lost.
9. How about a book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name...
Mistborn: The Final Empire
10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
trees and wind are in gardens right?
in that case The Name of the Wind
]
Maggie wrote: "It's a late start but I am going to give it a try:-1.Spring clean the bookshelf - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
2 A young life on the cover — The wind up bird chronicle by Haruki Mu..."
This looks like a good group of books
Melanie wrote: "... 10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!trees and wind are in gardens right?
in that case The Name of the Wind
..."
You have just given me an idea for number 10. I have this book lying around, which my partner read and raved about ... thanks Melanie.
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
2. Choose a book that features a new life.
*TBA*
3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour.
*TBA*
4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
*TBA*
5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*
6. Pick a book with either a red or yellow cover.
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman. Currently Reading
7. Pick a Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event.
The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (re-read). Capitol Citizens bet money on Tributes, so this book qualifies. ★★★★★
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore (My surname begins with a 'T'. Always at the end of the role in school, yay.) ★.5
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... -Just a casual 100 likes! (contains some language)
10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. The girl on the cover seems to be lying on the grass. Gardens have grass :)
Still working on the list. Veeeery hard. Suggestions anyone?
Finished Goddess of Spring yesterday - really dont bother, 1 star. I started Wither this morning and I am intrigued by it so far.
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Have a look back, Jess, at what others have read/are going to read for the challenge. That will help you:)
Gumby-Maggie wrote: "Finished Goddess of Spring yesterday - really dont bother, 1 star. I started Wither this morning and I am intrigued by it so far."
LOL goddess of spring! I read them all awhile ago haha so wonderfully dreadful! you should read godess of the sea even better!
LOL goddess of spring! I read them all awhile ago haha so wonderfully dreadful! you should read godess of the sea even better!
Brenda wrote: "Jess wrote: Still working on the list. Veeeery hard. Suggestions anyone?Have a look back, Jess, at what others have read/are going to read for the challenge. That will help you:)"
I reckon you could read Catching Fire for the show/carnival book Jess - there is no bigger carnival/show in Suzanne Collins world than the hunger games and it means you can read on from the first one. Catching Fire is pretty good too.
Getting there#1 The Hungry Tide 2 stars
#3 The Lacuna 2 stars
#4 Under This Unbroken Sky 5 stars
#6 The Red Tent 4 stars
#7 The Great Gatsby 2 stars
#8 Bad Dirt 3 stars
#10 Create a Mediterranean Garden: Planting a Low-Maintenance, Drought-Proof Paradise Anywhere 5 stars
Still to go
#2 The Deep End of the Ocean
#5 Lovesong (pub. Nov 09) current read
#9 Lilian's Story
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2. Choose a book that features a new life.. The Perfect Husband (baby born)
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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6.
The Interrogator
(it looks more yellow than it shows here)7. Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event...Life of Pi
8.
(a gambling scandal!)9.
10. book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!..
From This Moment On
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Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
2. Choose a book that features a new life.
*TBA*
3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour.
*TBA*
4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
*TBA*
5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*
7. Pick a Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event.
The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (re-read). Capitol Citizens bet money on Tributes, so this book qualifies. ★★★★★
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore (My surname begins with a 'T'. Always at the end of the role in school, yay.) ★.5
Review Here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... -Just a casual 100 likes! (contains some language)
10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. The girl on the cover seems to be lying on the grass. Gardens have grass :)
Also, this is FICTION. I found no non-fiction/biography that would possibly interest me. Also, CURRENTLY READING.
Still working on the list. Veeeery hard. Suggestions anyone?
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Message #376 & #374 Jess;D
Finally finished another book.5. The Lost Stores - John Flanagan
Stupid HSC is cutting into my reading time.
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5. The Lost Stores - John Flanagan
Stupid HSC is cutting into my reading time."
Haha!!! But Emily...you can read forever;D
Have finished Vet in Harness. A very easy read - which is good, coz my tonsillitis is having a resurgence. Review to follow later.About to start Genesis of the Grail Kings: The Explosive Story of Genetic Cloning and the Ancient Bloodline of Jesus - but if it's a totally stupid book I'm not going to finish it.
That only leaves me The Lost Symbol to read and I've finished the challenge!
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About to start [book:Genesis of the Grail Kings: Th..."
Wow! Good work Louise! Sorry about you still being unwell though:(
Just finished [book:Penguin Essentials A Room With A View|10290481, which had a spring 'flowery' look to the cover. Gave this book 4 stars.Thus 7 down, three to go.
1. A much loved book. Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich.
2. Choose a book that features a new life. Bundle of Trouble by Ellen James.
3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour. A Room with a View by E.M. Forster.
4. Choose a book which includes handicrafts ... The Memory Keepers Daughter by Kim Edwards
5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring. The Secret Signal by Simon Haynes.
7. Young Adult book. Fledgling by Mark A. Cooper.
9. A book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name (D). Divergent by Veronica Roth.
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Dee-Ann wrote: "Just finished [book:Penguin Essentials A Room With A View|10290481, which had a spring 'flowery' look to the cover. Gave this book 4 stars.Thus 7 down, three to go.
1. A much loved book. Sm..."
Woohoo... look at all those books! You're readin' more than me right now! :D
Update:1. Shadow Princess: A Novel
2. One with a new life:
3. A book with a spring image:
4. The Royal Show/carnival/ livestock:
5. Aussie author, book released in Spring: Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves
6. A book with a red and/or yellow cover: Things I Want My Daughters to Know
7. YA book:
8. A book about racing/horses/betting: The Dark Horse
9. Book starting with M:
10. Garden connection to Spring: One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square
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1. Shadow Princess: A Novel
2. One with a new life: The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for The Animals We Love READ
3. A book with a spring image: Goddess of Spring READ
4. Th..."
Doing well Maggie:)
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5 down, 5 to go:)
Great going Lesley you are nearly there and there is a month to go
I am plodding through my Spring challenge reading - here is what I have read so far:1. Spring Clean - read a book from your shelf : Dead Man's Chest by Kerry Greenwood Read
2. New Life - read a book with a baby on the cover (either human or animal): Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child Read
3. Spring on cover - Stone Springby Stephen Baxter Read
5. Book released in spring by an Aussie Author: Empire Day by Diane Armstrong released in September - Currently reading
9. Read a book whose title starts with my first initial - 'S': Smokin' Seventeenby Janet Evanovich Read
10. Book with garden or spring connections -
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen - has blossoms on the cover, and the peach tree is in a garden - Read
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I'm on the last 5 chapter of 'The Bee Loud Glade' by Steve Himmer - a great book - and taking part in the book discussion for it this month too! And I've just picked up 'How to Hepburn'... a funny book on how to be just like Katharine Hepburn... only 25 pages into it and already it's got me laughing my head off. :D
Sally906 wrote: "I am plodding through my Spring challenge reading - here is what I have read so far:1. Spring Clean - read a book from your shelf : Dead Man's Chest by [author:Kerry Greenwood|480..."
I love Kerry Greenwood! Both Phryne Fisher and Corinna Chapman.
Update of those left to read: 1. Shadow Princess: A Novel
5. Aussie author, book released in Spring: Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves (WAITING ON THE LIBRARY)
6. A book with a red and/or yellow cover: Things I Want My Daughters to Know CURRENTLY READING
8. A book about racing/horses/betting: The Dark Horse
10. Garden connection to Spring: One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square
I have enjoyed putting the books together for this challenge as I am sure others have - I have picked some titles to be added to my TBR list - thanks for those. I only have one book to go in this challenge.1. Book from TBR pile – Twin Fantasies by April Carew 5* 10/09/11
2. New Life – baby on cover or in the story – What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 3* audio 26/09/11
3. Spring Image on cover – At Home with the Templetons by Monica McInerney - audio
4. Book about show/carnival/cooking/craft something that ties into a show – The Breadmaker’s Carnival 1* audio 24/10/11 - I actually did not finish this story as it was terrible.
5. Book by an Aussie author released Sept/Oct/Nov – Angel Puss by Colleen McCullogh 5* audio 10/10/11 (published Oct 2005)
6. Book with either a red or yellow cover – Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning – 5* 26/10/11
7. Young Adult Book – Linger by Maggie Stiefvater – 4* audio 10/09/11
8. Horses/Horse racing/gambling – Getting Paid to Drink and Gamble by Jeff Collerson – 2* audio 11/10/11
9. Book beginning with B – Blue Angel by Logan Bell 4* 21/09/11
10. A book with a garden connection – The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton - 5* audio 15/11/11
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4 to go in this challenge:)
Well with one month to go I only have 4 to go:4. Book with anything that can be linked to an activity at the Royal Adelaide Show: Enslaved by Ducks by Bob Tarte
6. Colours of spring - Book with a cover of red or yellow:
Rip Tide by Kat Falls7. Young Adult book: Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley which is going to double as my November horror challenge as well
8.Spring Carnivals - horses, horse racing, betting money:
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
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Un Lun Dun down :D (would have liked it more if I had not already read Neverhwere)
1.Spring clean your bookcases by reading a much loved, but yet unread book.
The Knife of Never Letting Go3.5 stars
review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
2. Choose a book that features a new life.
Shadow's Edge
3. Choose a book for it's cover - a spring image with all it's colour.
Exile4/5
4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
Tell-All
5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*
6. Pick a book with either a red or yellow cover.
Fire
7. Pick a Young Adult book, not necessarily by an Aussie author, for this event.
Un Lun Dun3.5
8. A book about horses/horse racing/betting/money won and lost.
Battle Royale3.5/5 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
9. How about a book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name...
Mistborn: The Final Empire
10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
trees and wind are in gardens right?
in that case The Name of the Wind
]
The Knife of Never Letting Go
review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
2. Choose a book that features a new life.
Shadow's Edge
Exile
4. A book about a show/carnival rides/handicrafts/cookery/livestock..anything to tie into the event.
Tell-All
5. Choose a book written by an Aussie author, released somewhere in the 3 months of Spring.
*TBA*
6. Pick a book with either a red or yellow cover.
Fire
Un Lun Dun
Battle Royale
9. How about a book with the title beginning with the first letter of your name...
Mistborn: The Final Empire
10. A book with a garden connection for spring or a non-fiction/biography, again with a spring connection!
trees and wind are in gardens right?
in that case The Name of the Wind
]
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Only two to go and a whole month to read them in. I read heaps for a while, but something tells me the last couple of books will take a little longer, need to get some real work done...1. Spring clean
2. New Life Cloudstreet - a new start?
3. Spring Image
4. Livestock
5. Spring release date - Hand Me Down World is due to be released in paperback...
6. Red/Yellow Cover
7. YA
8. Horses
9. Starting with M for Megan
10. A Garden
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Brenda wrote: "You're doing really well Megan:) I was interested in your view of The Riders as I have it to read as well..."Sorry - that review was a bit of a rant. But I think my not liking it had a lot to do with the fact I also don't like scary movies. I reckon if you enjoy scary movies then the book is probably totally different. Not that the book is scary or anything, just filled with stressful suspense :D
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Sorry - that review was a bit of a rant. But I think my n..."
Mmmm! I am curious to read it now;D
Update of those left to read: 1. Shadow Princess: A Novel CURRENTLY READING
5. Aussie author, book released in Spring: Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves (WAITING ON THE LIBRARY)
10. Garden connection to Spring: One Magic Square: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square HALF WAY THROUGH
Will post reviews for the couple I just finished.
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Seeing I won't be able to knock over another book during this weekend, I've covered my Spring Reading Challenge on my blog. :)http://continuousreader.blogspot.com/...
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