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Did you like Playing With fire and Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter? I really loved the second! I haven't read any of her other series though as I tend to be more into UF than PNR, but I do have some on my TBR list. I didn't see any Frost on your list. Have you read the Night Huntress series? Here is my list (although I haven't read nearly as many as you!). I am actually doing a couple different challenges, this one was the easiest. |
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Actually I have no idea whether reading romance novels would make the reading easier. Is it that the language is supposed to be simpler, or the plot less complex? Not having a go - just never read a romance novel before. Regards Caleb |
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I was one of the early joiners of this group. I think I can do it.
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12-21-2010, 11:20 AM | #53 |
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I am not going to stress over it. A book is whatever I choose to be a book. This thing is a personal challenge against myself, so why would I "cheat"? I do not choose my books by length or complexity, nor will I do so in the coming year.
I have set up my format on the group thread. I plan to track date, title, author, where I acquired the book, price, page numbers if available, and a brief review to remind myself what the book was about. What you track and how you define a book should be up to your own preferences. It is not a race, and there is no prize, except personal growth. Feel free tp peek at my group format if you want to, then decide what is important for your own tracking. |
12-21-2010, 11:50 AM | #54 | |
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You might like the group Delirity. Most of us are fans of PNR and UF, lots of YA series as well. There are tons of great ideas for series and books there. It's a smaller group (but very busy), and I find it perfect for discussing books and getting new ideas. There are also challenges, like A-Z or cover challenges, but you don't have to take part. It's mostly just to get some of us to try different books. It is here. It was 144 books for 2010, but for 2011 we choose our own goals. I like it when people post their ratings on their books, bit most don't there. Now that they have lounges it might be different. |
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OK, I joined. I read 487 books this year so far, so I should have no trouble meeting that.
The 200 pages might be an issue. I expect most of my books were over 200 pages in print, but certainly not all of them. Some full-length romances are pretty short. Take for example this randomly selected title from the Harlequin Presents series: 192 pp in print. Would it count? It's probably fewer pages in epub. |
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I've joined too, although I doubt I'll be able to read 100 books next year. But like DixieGal said: it's the journey that counts And I really like a challenge. I don't really keep count, so it'll be interesting to see how many books I read in a year.
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I'll log all the books I read, even if they're less than 200 pages. I read a lot of fantasy, and they're usually big books (700 to 900 pbook pages). But I'm also planning on reading all the Poirot books in the next months, and they're usually less than 200 ebook pages. So I guess that evens it out. |
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Since I visit MR every day, it will be easier to keep track here |
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12-21-2010, 02:46 PM | #60 |
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I've started using goodreads recently, although my book journal has a list of everything numbered each year. Would it be possible to programmatically suck in a feed from goodreads for our books? I'm already triple-posting some reviews.
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