Posted May 17, 2013 Book Number: 81 Number Of Pages: 542 Book Title: Inferno Author: Dan Brown Summary: Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital, far away from home. He has a head wound, and remembers nothing of the past few days. When a woman storms in with a gun, Robert only just manages to run away with a young doctor. Now he begins a hunt for the truth. Share this post Link to post
Posted May 21, 2013 Book Number: 69 Number Of Pages: 380 Book Title: Rapunzel’s Daughters and Other Tales Author: Josie Brown, Rose Mambert, and Bill Racicot Summary: This is a collection of rewritten fairytales, most of them with modern and satirical twists. Rating: 4/5 Review: Some stories are better than others. Share this post Link to post
Posted May 24, 2013 Book Number: 82 Number Of Pages: 416 Book Title: City of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, book #3) Author: Robin Hobb Summary: The Tarman expedition has reached the city of Kelsingra, but are separated from it by a river they cannot easily cross. The dragons must finally learn how to fly, or die trying, as their keepers cannot hunt enough to feed them all well while they are unable to hunt for themselves. Book Number: 83 Number Of Pages: 448 Book Title: Blood of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, book #4) Author: Robin Hobb Summary: The dragons have finally mastered flight, and the long missing Tintaglia appears, close to death. The Chalcedans, sent by a desperate Duke, have done too much injury to the dragons for them to ignore, and they decide to finally settle the matter. Share this post Link to post
Posted May 26, 2013 Book Number: 32 Number Of Pages: 184 (Bulgarian edition) Book Title: The Nun Author: Denis Diderot Summary: Suzanne Simonin doesn't want to be a nun, but her parents put her in a monastery, because they can't take care of her. She tells the story of her life in the form of a letter addressed to the Marquis de Croismare who, she believes, can rescue her from the monastery. Book Number: 33 Number Of Pages: 382 (Bulgarian edition) Book Title: Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Summary: Katnis is the face of the revolution - the Mockingjay. Everyone in Panem relays on her for moral support and vengeful spirit. Without Katnis the revolution would have never started. Book Number: 34 Number Of Pages: 135 (Bulgarian edition) Book Title: Phèdre Author: Jean Racine Summary: It's a classic french play based on a greek myth. Fedra is the greek queen desperately in love with her stepson, who in turn is in love with the woman destined to take the kingdom if his father dies - Aricia. Book Number: 35 Number Of Pages: 100 (Bulgarian edition) Book Title: Oedipus the King Author: Sophocles Summary: Oedipus is told by an all-knowing prophet that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. He is very frightened and in his attempt to break the prophesy he accidentally fulfills his destiny. Book Number: 36 Number Of Pages: 178 (Bulgarian edition) Book Title: Morphology of the Folktale Author: Vladimir Propp Summary: It's a study based on tales. It teaches you the 31 functions of the hero in the tale. In the end you understand that all the tales in the world are the same. Book Number: 37 Number Of Pages: 423 (Bulgarian Edition) Book Title: Telling Lies Author: Paul Ekman Summary: It is a book based on Ekman's research on lying and he tries to explain how to spot the liar by his voice, words, face, body language. It's like a guide that can actually teach you a lot of helpful things. Rating: 5/5 Review: I started reading Paul Ekman because of the Lie to me series, which is based on his books and his researches. And if it's even possible, the books are actually better then the series. If you want to learn more about lying and how to understand when someone is lying to you, I strongly recommend this book Share this post Link to post
Posted May 29, 2013 Book Number: 70 Number Of Pages: 246 Book Title: The Alchemy of Forever Author: Avery Williams Summary: Seraphina has lived for several centuries by transferring her soul to new bodies every ten years. She longs to finally die and so has to run away from the other Incarnates, especially their leader, Cyrus. She accidentally goes into the body of a car crash victim and has to decide whether to stay or run away again. Rating: 5/5 Share this post Link to post
Posted May 30, 2013 Book Number: 47 Number Of Pages: 112 Book Title: Doctor Who - The Silurian Gift Author: Mike Tucker Summary: The Doctor arrives at an oil refinery in the South Pole to see what the newly discovered energy is. Soon he realises that there have been some attacks and that more people might be in danger. Share this post Link to post
Posted May 31, 2013 Book Number: 84 Number Of Pages: 240 Book Title: Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King Author: William Joyce Summary: Before he was Santa, Nicholas St. North was an excellent swordsman and a bandit. His search for treasure leads him to the well guarded town of Santoff Claussen. Here he starts learning from a great wizard, and becomes involved in the battle against the Nightmare King, who is again free in the world after long imprisonment. Book Number: 85 Number Of Pages: 272 Book Title: E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core Author: William Joyce Summary: The Nightmare King is beaten once, and is surely plotting revenge. He is located at the Earth's Core, after he has taken hostages. The Guardians need E. Aster Bunnymund, the last of the Pookas, to provide a tunnel to the Core, so they can confront Pitch again. Book Number: 86 Number Of Pages: 240 Book Title: Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies Author: William Joyce Summary: Toothiana collects children's teeth, which contain memories, but she is also a fierce fighter. When it turns out that Pitch was not quite as beaten as the Guardians had thought, the help of the Tooth Fairy becomes invaluable. Share this post Link to post
Posted June 5, 2013 (edited) Book Number: 71 Number Of Pages: 342 Book Title: Secondhand Charm Author: Julie Berry Summary: Evie wants to be a doctor and seems to have magic that enhances health and makes her gypsy-bought charms actually work. The king visits Evie’s village is and gives her a scholarship to the royal university for healing one of his men. Rating: 5/5 Book Number: 72 Number Of Pages: 292 Book Title: The Swan Maiden Author: Heather Tomlinson Summary: Doucette is the youngest and apparently only magic-less daughter of a count. One day she finds her swan skin and flies off to her aunt to receive training. She falls in love with a shepherd boy and wants to be with him despite what her family says. Rating: 5/5 Review: This is a fascinating read. Book Number: 73 Number Of Pages: 325 Book Title: The Princess Curse Author: Merrie Haskell Summary: Reveka is an herbalist’s apprentice that tries to break the curse of the twelve dancing princesses in order to gain the reward money and awaken the sleeping victims. The story is set in Sylvania, a made-up region of Romania threatened by the Turks and the Hungarians. Rating: 5/5 Review: This is an absolutely wonderful book with several unexpected developments. Edited June 13, 2013 by clara954 Share this post Link to post
Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) I know it's late to be joining this since it ends in less than 2 weeks... but Hopefully I can reach 10 books by August 1st... I'll definitely reach 5. so Sign me up Please! July 13th 2013 Edited June 14, 2013 by CandraCat Share this post Link to post
Posted June 19, 2013 Book Number: 74 Number Of Pages: 261 Book Title: Unlocking the Spell Author: E. D. Baker Summary: Princess Annie goes on another quest to get her sister’s betrothed turned back into a human. Her inability to have magic work around her helps during their journey as Annie, Gwendolyn, Liam, and Beldegard try to track down the wicked dwarf. Rating: 5/5 Review: This sequel to The Wide-Awake Princess is just as good as the first. Share this post Link to post
Posted June 22, 2013 I know it's late to be joining this since it ends in less than 2 weeks... but Hopefully I can reach 10 books by August 1st... I'll definitely reach 5. You still have a whole month to read Updated to here. Share this post Link to post
Posted June 24, 2013 Book Number: 87 Number Of Pages: 384 Book Title: Small Gods Author: Terry Pratchett Summary: It tells the tale of the (formerly) Great God Om, now in the form of a tortoise with no divine powers, and his believer Brutha (who is not so certain that the tortoise can really be a god) Share this post Link to post
Posted June 26, 2013 Book Number: 48 Number Of Pages: 255 Book Title: Doctor Who - Dead of Winter Author: James Goss Summary: The Doctor, Amy and Rory land near a clinic in the 18th century, where a doctor is healing patients from a disease that won't have a cure until a century later. Share this post Link to post
Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) Book Number: 88 Number Of Pages: 390 Book Title: Rivers of London Author: Ben Aaronovitch Summary: Peter Grant is a police constable. Taking a witness statement from a man who turns out to be a ghost is the start of his career taking a whole new direction. ETA: Book Number: 89 Number Of Pages: 373 Book Title: Moon Over Soho Author: Been Aaronovitch Summary: Jazz musicians are dropping dead, apparently not of natural causes, and Peter Grant is on the case. Edited July 5, 2013 by Nimrodel Share this post Link to post
Posted July 7, 2013 ( I have a feeling I won't make 250 but I might hit the halfway point.) Book number 91 Number of pages240 Book title laughing in the Face of Danger Book author Scott Haskins Summary: Canadian soldiers tell their stories of serving during WW2. Book number 92 *REREAD* Number of Pages177 Book titleTalking to Dragons Book AuthorPatricia C Wrede Summary: Prince Daystar goes off on a search with a dragon to free his father. Book number 93 Number of Pages 460 Book title The Storyteller Book author Jodi Picoult Summary: A young lady makes friends with an old fellow who wants her to kill him - he is an ex nazi soldier and her grandmother survived the concentration camps of that time. Book number94 Number of Pages300 Book titleDewey's Nine Lives Book author Vicki Myron Summary: Nine cat stories from people who were touched by the story of Dewey the library cat. Book number 95 Number of Pages548 Book titleBag of Bones Book Author Stephen King Summary: An author struggling from writers block moves to his summer place and realizes it is haunted. He makes frieds with a young widow and her daughter slowly unearthing crimes that happened long ago there. Book number96 Number of Pages445 Book title:Sleep in Heavenly Peace Book author M. William Phelps Summary: A true story of a mom who killed three of her children at birth. Their remains found in suitcases. Book number97 Number of Pages305 Book titleBabyface Killers Book authorClifford L Linedecker Summary: True stories covering many school shootings and those who commit such crimes. Book number98 Number of Pages 287 book title Like Father Like Son Book author Robert Scott Summary: A teenage boy helps his father get girls, one young girl they end up killing. Book number99 Number of Pages798 Book titlePerfect Murder, Perfect Town book authorLawrence Schiller Summary: True story of the unsolved murder of JonBenet Ramsay and the investigation. Book number100 Number of Pages518 Book titleNever Look Away Book Author Linwood Barclay Summary:David is a reporter who finds a big story suddenly involving him and his family. Share this post Link to post
Posted July 13, 2013 Book Number: 90 Number Of Pages: 418 Book Title: Whispers Under Ground Author: Ben Aaronovitch Summary: A person is found, stabbed to death, on the Baker Street station of the London Underground. There's "something funny" about the case, so Peter Grant is brought along on the investigation. Share this post Link to post
Posted July 14, 2013 Book Number: 49 Number Of Pages: 252 Book Title: The Terra-Cotta Dog Author: Andrea Camilleri Summary: Inspector Montalbano finds a cave with two bodies inside. There is also a sculpture of a dog. The clues lead him to investigate the history of the village and what happened there in World War II. Share this post Link to post
Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Book Number: 91 Number Of Pages: 279 Book Title: A Street Cat Named Bob Author: James Bowen Summary: It's the story of how James Bowen, a recovering addict, found the ginger street cat Bob, and how it completely changed his life. ETA: Book Number: 92 Number Of Pages: 335 Book Title: The World According to Bob Author: James Bowen Summary: The sequel to "A Street Cat Named Bob", in which James Bowen writes of his continued life with Bob. Heartwarming Second edit: Book Number: 93 Number Of Pages: 301 Book Title: Broken Homes Author: Ben Aaronovitch Summary: Peter Grant gets quite a bit to work on as he's presented with murders, a stolen grimoire, a dangerous Night Witch, and some kind of magical construction that their opponent the "Faceless Man" is apparently very interested in Edited July 26, 2013 by Nimrodel Share this post Link to post
Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) Book Number: 50 Number Of Pages: 316 Book Title: The Fault in Our Stars Author: John Green Summary: Hazel, a young girl, meets a new boy at a cancer support group and starts to fall in love with him. Book Number: 51 Number Of Pages: 432 Book Title: Time Riders Author: Alex Scarrow Summary: Three young people are saved at the last moment before their deaths. They become part of a secret group that has to protect History because there are people who travel through it to change it. Edited July 28, 2013 by Raistlin24 Share this post Link to post
Posted July 28, 2013 (edited) Updated to here The new thread is up. Remember that books finished before August 1st will still count towards this thread. EDIT: This Challenge has finished! Edit2: Updated with the post below. Edited August 5, 2013 by BookChallenge Share this post Link to post
Posted August 3, 2013 I finished 5 more books before August 1st so might as well add them. Book Number 101 Number of Pages 363 Book Title: Flash and Bones Book Author Kathy Reichs Book Summary: Dr. Temerance Brennan gets mixed up in a case involving race cars and a disappearance of a young girl from 12 years ago. Book number 102 Number of Pages 215 Book title Ghost Stories of Hollywood Book Author Barbara Smith Summary: Various stories of haunted homes, theatres and more around the Hollywood area. Book Number 103 Number of Pages356 Book title the Future of Us Book Author Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler Summary: In the year 1996 two teenagers get on a computer and the internet and find out what their future holds through a thing called facebook. But every time they go on Facebook something has changed. Book Number104 Number of Pages224 book title Another Place at the Table Book author Kathy Harrison Summary: A Foster mom tells about many of the abused/neglected children that has been part of her life. The difficulties of dealing with them, and helping them to cope with life. Book Number 105 Number of Pages 330 Book Title His very Silence Speaks Book Author Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence Summary: The History of Comanche, both before the horse being found alive at the little Big Horn and his role in death as a museum piece. Share this post Link to post
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