tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post1973525679553592239..comments2023-06-29T03:24:41.571-05:00Comments on Summer Break Reading Challenge: Summer Break Reading Challenge Activity #7 - Reading UpdateKarin Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665944534975430855noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-41303986737657151122010-07-09T21:48:46.297-05:002010-07-09T21:48:46.297-05:00My post is here:
http://abookloverforever.blogspot...My post is here:<br />http://abookloverforever.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-break-reading-challenge-7.htmlBrittaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756341697752152164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-33262940006693424922010-07-09T19:30:10.739-05:002010-07-09T19:30:10.739-05:00Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee 6/2
Kiss of Death by...Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee 6/2<br /> Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine 6/6<br /> The Blind Side by Michael Lewis 6/11<br /> The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer 6/16 <br />The Brethren by John Grisham 6/24 <br />Don’t Know Where Don’t Know When by Annette Laing 7/3<br /> Deception by Jonathan Kellerman 7/5<br /><br />I'm currently reading Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Claire.<br /><br />My favorite so far was Absolutely Maybe by Lisa YeeJuliehttp://gravesok.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-26143709987181711402010-07-09T18:41:41.203-05:002010-07-09T18:41:41.203-05:00Thanks for making this so easy. Since the beginni...Thanks for making this so easy. Since the beginning of June, I've read:<br /><br />Lies by Michael Grant **** (4 of 5 stars)<br /><br />An Expensive Education by Nick McDonell ***<br /><br />Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien ****<br /><br />The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting ****<br /><br />The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han ****<br /><br />The Pact by Jodi Picoult ****<br /><br />Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes ***** (my fav. so far!)<br /><br />Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy ***<br /><br />The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien ****<br /><br />Stolen by Lucy Christopher ***<br /><br />The Luxe by Anna Gobersen ****<br /><br />Currently reading The Passage by Cronin p. 623<br /><br />AlexandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-81764945485074062102010-07-09T18:10:46.920-05:002010-07-09T18:10:46.920-05:00I've made a post of my progress you can find i...I've made a post of my progress you can find it here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.urbangirlreader.com/2010/07/summer-break-reading-challenge-7.html" rel="nofollow">Urban Girl Reader Challenge #7</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415372761297062069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-8002832872266326882010-07-09T16:30:35.777-05:002010-07-09T16:30:35.777-05:00For the Summer Break Reading Challenge, I've r...For the Summer Break Reading Challenge, I've read these books (out of a total of 22 planned):<br /><br />Read and reviewed:<br />The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist<br />Horns by Joe Hill<br />Visits from the Drowned Girl by Steven Sherrill<br />Going Too Far by Catherine Alliott<br /><br />Read:<br />The Running Man by Stephen King (no review yet)<br />Getting Rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon (no review yet)<br /><br />Reading: <br />The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver <br />Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka<br /><br />Reviews are on http:://leeswammes.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-37450887759200574202010-07-09T16:02:41.033-05:002010-07-09T16:02:41.033-05:00Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur June 2, 2010 E-Book
Cri...Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur June 2, 2010 E-Book<br /> Crime de Cocoa by Joanna Carl June 3, 2010<br />Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender June 10, 2010<br /> The Ghost Writer by Robert Harris June 11, 2010 Audio (Previously published as The Ghost.<br />Burned by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast June 13, 2010<br /> Rooms by James L. Rubart June 14, 2010 E-Book<br /> I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroder June 16, 2010<br /> Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton June 21, 2010<br /> The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, an Eclipse novella by Stephenie Meyer June 23, 2010<br />.Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer June 23, 2010<br /> The Passage by Justin Cronin June 28, 2010<br /> Beneath A Rising Moon by Keri Arthur June 30,2010<br /> Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown July 5, 2010<br /> Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian July 7, 2010<br /> The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen July 9, 2010 E-Book<br /><br /><br />These are the books I’ve read since the beginning of June.<br />My favorites have been:<br />The Passage<br />Beneath a Rising Moon<br />Eclipse<br />Shades of Midnight and<br />The Surgeon<br />All have been reviewed except the last two and those reviews can be<br />Found at <br /><br />http://kathysbookbag.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-24378972801479969202010-07-09T11:49:32.456-05:002010-07-09T11:49:32.456-05:00I love simple!
Books I have read so far:
Pope Joa...I love simple!<br /><br />Books I have read so far:<br />Pope Joan by Donna Wolfolk Cross<br />New Moon by Stephanie Meyer<br />The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer<br />Hector and the Search for Happiness By Francis Lelord<br /><br />Books I am currently reading;<br />Moby Dick by Melville (page 400)<br />Superparenting for ADD (Chapter 11, page 129)<br />Shadowed Summer (page 30)<br /><br />I am participating in a reading challenge on Monday-Wednesday and hope to finish a couple more books on my list.<br /><br />You can check my label Summer Break Reading Challenge on my blog for my reviews. http://www.booksnob-booksnob.blogspot.comLaura Kozy Lanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660048273181347880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-80665624958671835662010-07-09T10:13:29.655-05:002010-07-09T10:13:29.655-05:00Ok, these are the books I've read since the ch...Ok, these are the books I've read since the challenge started:<br /><br />The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong<br />Plus by Veronica Chambers<br />Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen<br />Firespell by Chloe Neill<br />Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton<br />Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton<br />Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs<br />Tex by S.E. Hinton<br />That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton<br />Dedication by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus<br /><br />I sorta went on a S.E. Hinton binge and am loving all of her stuff. Looks like I'm slowly cleaning off the TBR shelf! Yay!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007037401143598285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-4616115860871675242010-07-09T09:53:46.263-05:002010-07-09T09:53:46.263-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633364891278747705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-33389345910107409142010-07-09T09:53:02.262-05:002010-07-09T09:53:02.262-05:00I'm enjoying participating in this challenge a...I'm enjoying participating in this challenge and I'm also taking part in the Goodreads Seasonal Challenge. I have lots of ways I'm keeping track on my blog:<br />http://ghhslibrary.psd401.net/<br />I have pages for the challenges I'm doing and I'm posting lots of reviews. I've really devoted myself to a reading summer and I've read 32 books since June 1. Two of my favorites are Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher for YA and The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova for adults. I really enjoy reading and posting with everyone. I didn't have a chance to do the heart throbs post, but I enjoyed reading all of your posts!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633364891278747705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-1314460989232909312010-07-09T09:04:40.594-05:002010-07-09T09:04:40.594-05:00Right now I'm reading The Passage and listenin...Right now I'm reading The Passage and listening to Going Bovine. The rest of my update is in a post on my blog-<a href="http://skeltonsbooktree.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-break-reading-challenge-7.html" rel="nofollow">Challenge #7</a>Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279996120002942852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-1255240573637087532010-07-09T07:44:14.820-05:002010-07-09T07:44:14.820-05:00here's a post
http://omgbookshere.blogspot.com...here's a post<br />http://omgbookshere.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-break-reading-challenge-7.htmlClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710577721795478554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-16218291324013324502010-07-09T05:31:21.182-05:002010-07-09T05:31:21.182-05:00I made apost for my update that you can find here ...I made apost for my update that you can find here - http://badassbookie.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-break-challenge-activity-7.htmlBadass Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570906832924626716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-85917802878866461862010-07-09T03:03:10.466-05:002010-07-09T03:03:10.466-05:00So far I have read:
Nights of Villjamur, Mark Cha...So far I have read:<br /><br />Nights of Villjamur, Mark Charan Newton - http://libertyfallsdown.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/review-nights-of-villjamur/<br /><br />The Drake Chronicles 1 and 2, Alyxandra Harvey - http://libertyfallsdown.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/review-the-drake-chronicles-alyxandra-harvey/<br /><br />Feed, Mira Grant - http://libertyfallsdown.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/review-feed/<br /><br />Claire De Lune, Christine Johnson (Not reviewed yet)<br /><br />The Map of All Things, Kevin J Anderson (Not reviewed yet)<br /><br />Really enjoyed all so far, except the Drake Chronicles. Which weren't bad, just didn't get on with them.<br /><br />Picking up Horns by Joe Hill next, I think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-49634740750641212782010-07-08T23:25:09.747-05:002010-07-08T23:25:09.747-05:00I've read a lot of books this summer so it was...I've read a lot of books this summer so it was easier to make a blog post listing them, which can be found here --> http://theladycriticslibrary.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-break-reading-challenge-7.html<br />However, the ones that really stand out are all the Pretty Little Liars books; that's one amazing series.-khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-71530144589430630062010-07-08T23:04:14.314-05:002010-07-08T23:04:14.314-05:00I've done a mix of my own post and a comment h...I've done a mix of my own post and a comment here. My update on what I've read in the past two weeks (since the kick-off of my <a href="http://readingthroughlife.ca/introducing-the-summer-slimdown/" rel="nofollow">first hosted challenge, the Summer Slimdown</a>) is <a href="http://readingthroughlife.ca/summer-slimdown-challenge-check-in-1/" rel="nofollow">right here</a>. But I read a lot more since June 23rd - <a href="http://readingthroughlife.ca/tyranny-review" rel="nofollow">Tyranny</a>, <a href="http://readingthroughlife.ca/because-i-am-furniture-review" rel="nofollow">Because I Am Furniture</a>, <a href="http://readingthroughlife.ca/her-fearful-symmetry-review" rel="nofollow">Her Fearful Symmetry</a>, <a href="http://readingthroughlife.ca/willow-review" rel="nofollow">Willow</a>, and <a href="http://readingthroughlife.ca/the-reader-review" rel="nofollow">The Reader</a>.Carinahttp://readingthroughlife.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-65689622208471369122010-07-08T20:22:03.141-05:002010-07-08T20:22:03.141-05:00I did a post about it. it just seemed a little eas...I did a post about it. it just seemed a little easier plus it allowed me to look at a list and enjoy my progress<br />http://kissmybook.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-break-reading-challenge-activity_08.htmlErika Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00267288869553706447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-72271543342915021272010-07-08T19:45:08.183-05:002010-07-08T19:45:08.183-05:00Kathy, I love how you keep track of your reading i...Kathy, I love how you keep track of your reading in the LibraryThing thread. I've never seen that before.<br />KarinKarin Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665944534975430855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-89066694546193237092010-07-08T19:09:56.262-05:002010-07-08T19:09:56.262-05:00I've read quite a few books this summer (my de...I've read quite a few books this summer (my definition of summer is broad, though, so maybe I haven't read as many as I think).<br /><br />The reads that stand out in my mind are:<br /><br />Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver http://derapsreads.blogspot.com/2010/07/book-review-before-i-fall-by-lauren.html<br /><br />Split by Swati Avasthi <br />http://derapsreads.blogspot.com/2010/07/book-review-split-by-swati-avasthi.html<br /><br />Glass by Ellen Hopkins<br />http://derapsreads.blogspot.com/2010/06/book-review-glass-by-ellen-hopkins.html<br /><br />Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles <br />http://derapsreads.blogspot.com/2010/06/book-review-jumping-off-swings.html<br /><br />These are the top reads of my summer thus far. It's been a hot one!Mrs. DeRapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412356257110198452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-29388107576305254982010-07-08T18:38:12.151-05:002010-07-08T18:38:12.151-05:00Like most here the quickest way to find out what I...Like most here the quickest way to find out what I've reviewed is to look at my Blog: http://patriciasparticularity.blogspot.com/<br />In terms of what I've read so far this summer, here is some: Knit Two, Friday Night Knitting Club, Vampire Diaries Book 1, 2 ,3 ,4 & Vampire Diaries The Return book 1, and many more. <br />I'm currently reading Vampire Diaries The Return book 2, Hearts at Stake, Austenland, & Leaving Paradise.Patricia's Particularityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987130921220318006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-34016127171882696752010-07-08T17:59:37.219-05:002010-07-08T17:59:37.219-05:00I've read eight books since summer began. My f...I've read eight books since summer began. My favorites have been The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. The others I've read are: This is Me from Now On, Goop Soup, Summer at Tiffany, A Room with a View, Anastasia's Secret, and Sea Smoke. Reviews can be found in my archives or by author on my review page.<br /><br />I'm expecting The Passage in the mail tomorrow! I have high hopes and can't wait to read it!Chellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506296443676360367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-20482695495414787282010-07-08T17:39:40.145-05:002010-07-08T17:39:40.145-05:00The books I've read since summer started are: ...The books I've read since summer started are: Vampire Diaries Book#1 and 2- L.J. Smith, Everlasting- Angie Frazier, and Sookie Stackhouse books #1-6. I just reviewed <a href="http://aivbooks.blogspot.com/2010/07/wildthorn-by-jane-eagland.html" rel="nofollow">Wildthorn- Jane Eagland</a> and I'm currently reading Rising Shadow.Adrianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311736707223598993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-26351652054696512282010-07-08T17:33:58.989-05:002010-07-08T17:33:58.989-05:00http://www.bookworminginthe21stcentury.com/2010/07...http://www.bookworminginthe21stcentury.com/2010/07/summer-break-reading-challenge-7.html<br /><br />There's mine! :) Lots of people are reading The Passage this summer. <br /><br />And I loved John Marsden growing up. Might be time for a re-read myself!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089936646594784828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18891018322043424.post-53693077839707130672010-07-08T17:22:26.318-05:002010-07-08T17:22:26.318-05:00The quickest way to see what I have read so far th...The quickest way to see what I have read so far this summer is to check my <a href="http://www.librarything.com/topic/92456" rel="nofollow">LibraryThing Summer Reading Thread</a>. I have reviewed all of the books there on either <a href="http://inside-dog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Inside of a Dog</a> or <a href="http://msmartin-media.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Ms. Martin Teaches Media</a>. I just finished listing book #40. I'm currently reading <i>The Accidental Werewolf</i> by Dakota Cassidy. I seem to be on an adult book run. I had been trying to alternate adult and YA and throw in the occasional MG book.Kathy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168003964595205125noreply@blogger.com