COYER Summer Wrap-Up

COYER Summer Wrap-Up

by CarolNo Comments
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...
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Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge

by Carol2 Comments
In case you couldn't tell from my last couple of posts, I'm already in the mood for Christmas reading, so of course I'm joining the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge that starts Monday. It's hosted by Michelle at Christmas Spirit. From Christmas Spirit: Challenge will run from Monday, November 20, 2017 through Saturday, January 6, 2018, Twelfth Night (or Epiphany for the Christians among us). Cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged! These must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas short stories or poems, books about Christmas crafts, and for the first time...a children's Christmas books level! I'm signing up for the Christmas Tree level which is 5 or 6 books. And, since it lines up so well, I'm also joining Michelle's Christmas Spirit Readathon hosted at Seasons of Reading, which also starts Monday. From Seasons of Reading: Read-a-Thon dates: Monday, November 20 at 12:00am CDT until Sunday, December 3 at 11:59pm CDT (adjust your time zone accordingly...there's a time zone...
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#FrightFall Readathon

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The FrightFall Readathon begins October 1 and lasts for a month this time around. I always love Michelle's Readathons, so of course I'm participating, even if most of my reads will not be necessarily as frightening as other folks'. From Seasons of Reading: Just remember...the one main "rule" of FrightFall is that you must read at least ONE scary book (which can be a thriller, mystery, Gothic novel, or similar for those who are faint of heart). Since we are doing a month long, I hope you will indulge the scary a bit more, but that is entirely up to you. It is all about the reading after all. Our social media hashtag is #FrightFall and we have our outstanding Facebook group which has become quite the reading community. I am definitely one of the faint of heart. My "scary read" this time around will probably be Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero. Other possible reads: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Slade House by David Mitchel The Shimmering Road...
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R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril Challenge XII

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R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril XII starts today. Our fabulous hosts are Heather at My Capricious Life and Andi at Estella's Revenge. Head over to either blog to sign-up. The purpose of the R.I.P. Challenge is to enjoy books that could be classified as: Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Dark Fantasy. Gothic. Horror. Supernatural. There are two simple goals for the R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril XII Challenge: 1. Have fun reading. 2. Share that fun with others. I don't read much horror, but a mystery and a cup of hot chocolate is perfect for fall. I'm signing up for Peril the First. Read four books, any length, that you feel fit (our very broad definitions) of R.I.P. literature. It could be Stephen King or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Shirley Jackson or Tananarive Due…or anyone in between. I'm also going to try to participate in the group read of Slade House by David Mitchell. My tentative reading list: Glass Houses by Louise Penny Slade House by David Mitchell Weycombe by G. M. Malliet Death at Breakfast by Beth Gutcheon Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker The Shimmering Road by...
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by Carol3 Comments
Yesterday's Bout of Books Challenge: Book Spine Rainbow Take a selection of your favorite book spines to make a rainbow! Share on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #bookspinerainbow and #boutofbooks! https://www.instagram.com/p/BYKFltZAsyX/?hl=en&taken-by=carolsnotebook https://twitter.com/carolsnotebook/status/900727596094279680...
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