X marks the spot. I made it the 65 steps to the treasure for Summer COYER.
Books read / points earned:
Taste of Murder by Helena Marchmont
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi – 4 pts (at least 20 years in the future)
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas – 3 pts (strong female protagonist)
The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu – 4 pts (prominently includes gaming in some way)
A Knife in the Fog by Bradley Harper – 1 pt (cover that is at least 51% blue)
Death of a Ladies’ Man by Helena Marchmont
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 5 pts – (book that one of your goodreads friends has given 4/5 stars and that another goodreads friend had given 1/2 stars. Patty gave it 4 stars and Diana from Book of Secrets gave it 2)
One Summer by Bill Bryson – 3 pts (book that takes place during the summer)
99 Percent Kill by Doug Richardson – 4 pts (book with a number in the...
It’s been a while since I’ve done a COYER challenge, but it’s this is Summer Vacation you can read whatever you want! I can’t pass that by, can I? The Challenge runs from June 1 until August 31. As well as reading a lot of books generally, there are themed readathons and a treasure hunt that I’m planning on joining. Head over to the sign-up page for all the information and the link to the Facebook group. The twitter hashtag is #COYER.
The calendar of some of the events:
June 1st: Challenge startsJune 7th: Twitter Kick-off (6pm EST)June 9th-22nd: Deserted Island Read-a-thonJuly 7th-13th: Sharknado Read-a-thonJuly 20th: Twitter Check-In (1pm EST)July 21st-27th: Swabbing the Deck Read-a-thonAugust 11th-24th: Evil Octopus Read-a-thonAugust 25th: Twitter Wrap-Up (4pm EST)
I'm going to keep track of the challenge here. There's also a link to the page on my sidebar....
I am an unapologetic series reader. Mysteries of course, vintage and contemporary, but also sci-fi, fantasy, and even the occasional romance. The two books I'm in the middle of right now, listed on my sidebar, are both parts of mysteries. So, when I saw Michelle and Berls' Can You Read a Series in a Month? Challenge at Because Reading Is Better than Real Life, I had to join in.
The challenge is to pick 1 series, and then read EVERY book in that series during May. To count as a series, there needs to be at least 3 published books, so trilogies work. If the series isn't complete yet, as long as the first 3 books have been published it counts. The hashtag is #SeriesinaMonth.
Wanna join in? Sign up here.
The hard part is picking which series. I was thinking about Rachel Howzell Hall's Detective Elouise Norton series, but buying all 4 would be a bit expensive and the wait time...
As always, I enjoyed Michelle's Christmas Reading Challenge. I met my goal of 5-6 books.
Here's my list:
Portrait of a Murderer by Anne Meredith (review)The Man Who Invented Christmas by Les Standiford (review)Not a Creature Was Purring by Krista Davis (review)‘Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost (review)Slay Bells by T. C. Wescott (review)Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (review)
Novellas:
Santa Puppy by Lynn Cahoon (review)A Christmas Tartan by Paige Shelton (review)Secret Santa by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards (review)
Short Story:
“The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding” by Agatha Christie (review)
Childrens Books:
Scampy Doodle and the Reindeer by G. J. Barnes (review)...
My original goal for the 2018 Back to the Classics Challenge was 6 books, but I ended up filling all 12 categories, which means I earned 3 entries in the drawing. It shouldn't be surprising, but by and large classics are enjoyable reads. The titles should link to my reviews. Thanks again to Karen at Books and Chocolate for hosting.
1. A 19th Century Classic- The Time Machine by H. G. Wells – 1895
2. A 20th Century Classic – The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler – 1939
3. A classic by a woman author – A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
4. A classic in translation – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
5. A children’s classic –A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
6. A classic crime story – Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
7. A classic travel or journey narrative – The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
8. A classic with a single-word title – Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
9. A classic...
