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Monday, July 6, 2015

Summer Reading Challenge: Month Two

Here's the categories:

5 points: Freebie! Read any book that fits the general rules.  
10 points: Read a book you have never heard of before. (Just go to a shelf and pick a book based on the cover, the title, whatever you want!)

Started, not finished yet!

10 points: Read a book that has been on your TBR list for at least two years. (If you've had a Goodreads account for 2+ years, this will be easy to figure out. If you don’t, do your best to pick a book you’re pretty sure you’ve been wanting to read for years.)
10 points: Read a book that won a Goodreads “Best Book” award in 2014.
15 points: Read a book by an author who is completely new to you.
15 points: 
Read a book by an author you have read before. (No re-reads for this one.) 
GIRL ON THE TRAIN, previously counted

15 points: Read a book with "light" or "dark" in the title. (Or "lightness" or "darkness.") 

A LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, M L Steadman, 354 pages. I liked it, but the ending wasn't what I expected and I kind of wanted a different one. 3.5/5.

20 points: Read a book with the name of a city, state or country in the title. Edited to add: The place must be real, either current or historical, but not fictional.

THE PARIS WIFE, Paula McClain, 336 pages. Very interesting and a good version of Hemmingway's early life! I loved it, 4.5/5 stars.

20 points: Read a book with an animal on the cover. 

A DOG'S PURPOSE, W Bruce Cameron, 333 pages. This was so sweet and a go to if you need a good cry! But it has a happy ending, so 4/5 stars.

25 points: Read a book that is part of a series with at least four books.
25 points: Read a book that is longer than 500 pages long. — Submitted by winter finisher Kristen from See You in a Porridge

ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, previously counted

30 points: Read a book with an alliterative title. (All words in the title must begin with the same letter; no exceptions for articles or prepositions. Examples: Gone Girl or Nicholas Nickleby. Yes, this is tough, which is why it's worth the most points!)

So my previous total was 40, plus 55 more this month is a grand total of 95. I better get to reading, y'all!

1 comment:

  1. Oh I agree with your review for The Paris Wife - I thought that book was so good! Good luck this month. :)

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