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One of my all-time favorite books is

It's funny, a little bit snarky, romantic, full of adventure and it's a fantasy which is my favorite genre. I've read it more than once and will probably read it again sometime in the near future.
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I just bought this for my nook. Glad to hear others enjoyed it.

My favorite book is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

Getting to know you - Favorite Book
2/11 Completed
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This is an unforgettable saga of the Scottish Highlands and the war with the English. Claire is truly Jamie's soul mate. I honestly don't think one can survive without the other. I've heard of no one whose read Outlander and didn't fall in love with Jamie, Claire and Scotland. What a book and it's just the beginning of the adventures for these two fabulous characters.
READ: 9/9
O: Outside In - Maria Snyder 10/12
U: Scrumptious - Amanda Usen 12/8
T: Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn 12/13
L: The Third Gate - Lincoln Child 12/5
A: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 11/30
N: Night Sins - Tami Hoag 11/12
D: Down the Darkest Road - Tami Hoag 10/25
E: Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14
R: Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang 10/17






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So glad this one is not on a deadline-cause the Review Mountain is thawing, but still huge.:)
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I'm choosing the classic The Count of Monte Cristo. The book that got me hooked on reading. I have no idea how many times I've read that. Thank goodness there is no deadline because it's going to be a while!
start date 9/17/2012
16/16
COMPLETED February 11, 2013
C: The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires - Molly Harper 10/3 ★★★★★
O: (author) Backstage Pass - Olivia Cunning 12/24 ★★★
U: Unholy Ghosts - Stacia Kane 1/12 ★★★★
N: Night Shift - Lilith Saintcrow 10/5 ★★★
T: Thorns - Kate Avery Ellison 1/20 ★★★★
M:The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley (re-read) 10/9 ★★★★
O: (author) Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver 2/11 ★★★
N: (author) Stardust - Neil Gaiman 10/31 ★★★★★
T: Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones 12/2 ★★★★
E: Eternal Kiss of Darkness - Jeaniene Frost 9/24 ★★★★
C: Blood Cross - Faith Hunter 10/9 ★★★★★
R: Rapture - J.R. Ward 9/17 ★★★★★
I: The Iron King - Julie Kagawa 11/2 ★★★★
S: (author) The Kingdom - Amanda Stevens 10/14 ★★★★★
T: (author) Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 11/13 ★★★★★
O: One Grave at a Time - Jeaniene Frost 11/9 ★★★

P Playing for Keeps by R.L.Mathewson 10/14/12
R Roberts, Nora - The Last Boyfriend 9/30/12
I It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/21/12
D Drip Drop Teardrop by Samantha Young 10/21/12
E Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost 10/29/12
A Ashley, Kristen - Sweet Dreams 10/7/12
N The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks 10/2/12
D Day, Sylvia - Bared to You 12/5/12
P Pretties by Scott Westerfeld 10/16/12
R Richard Castle - Naked Heat 10/12/12
E Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued 11/12/12
J J.D. Robb - Glory in Death 9/19/12
U Under Wraps by Hannah Jayne 10/23/12
D Diffenbaugh, Vanessa - The Language of Flowers
I Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites 10/5/12
C Callihan, Kristen - Firelight 9/24/12
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Like I mentioned in the other challenge, my favourite author is Christoph Marzi, and my favourite book is one that won him the German Fantasy Award - Lycidas.
(Later on, I will choose Any Human Heart by William Boyd, and Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson.)
SCC: Favourite book
Sep 17, 2012 - ???
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J: Carbs & Cadavers by J.B. Stanley - Finished 9/21/12
O: Organize Your Corpses by Mary Jane Maffini - Finished 4/14/13
N: Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan - Finished 11/17/12
A: The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie - Finished 11/10/12
T: To Perish in Penzance by Jeanne M. Dams - Finished 10/03/12
H: State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy - Finished 12/5/12
A: Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie - Finished 10/26/12
N: Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton - Finished 10/11/12
S: Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins - Finished 10/25/12
T: Top O' the Mournin' by Maddy Hunter - Finished 10/19/12
R: Requiem for a Mezzo by Carola Dunn - Finished 9/26/12
A: Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake by Jennifer Allison - Finished 11/26/12
N: Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil by Nancy Atherton - Finished 10/06/12
G: Gunpowder Green by Laura Childs - Finished 10/17/12
E: Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters - Finished 10/10/12
M: Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet - Finished 9/27/12
R: Claws and Effect by Rita Mae Brown - Finished 11/01/12
N: Aunt Dimity: Detective by Nancy Atherton - Finished 10/31/12
O: On the Run by Lorena McCourtney - Finished 1/31/13
R: Getting Old Is the Best Revenge by Rita Lakin - Finished 12/11/12
R: The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini - Finished 12/18/12
E: Dying to Call You by Elaine Viets - Finished 10/13/12
L: Latte Trouble by Cleo Coyle - Finished 9/19/12
L: Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz - Finished 9/24/12

FAVORITE BOOK
Duration: Sep 16, 2012 - Nov 09, 2012
Completed: 16/16
✓ W - Beautiful Ruins | Jess Walter ★★★★★ (09/19)
✓ U - Under the Dome | Stephen King ★★ (11/09)
✓ T - The Long Earth | Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter ★★★★ (09/22)
✓ H - Alys, Always: A Novel | Harriet Lane ★★ (09/25)
✓ E - Monument 14 | Emmy Laybourne ★★ (09/18)
✓ R - The Round House | Louise Erdrich ★★★★★ (10/05)
✓ I - If I Stay | Gayle Forman ★ (09/21)
✓ N - Shine Shine Shine | Lydia Netzer ★★★ (09/26)
✓ G - Coraline | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (09/17)
✓ H - A Hologram for the King | Dave Eggers ★★★★ (10/05)
✓ E - One For The Money | Janet Evanovich ★★★ (09/20)
✓ I - The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★ (10/12)
✓ G - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows ★★★★ (10/07)
✓ H - Peaches for Father Francis | Joanne Harris ★★★ (10/11)
✓ T - True Believers | Kurt Andersen ★★★ (09/28)
✓ S - Seating Arrangements | Maggie Shipstead ★ (09/19)
*** Completed (11/09) ***

The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog, by Dave Barry
ANY word in title with usual exceptions or author's first/last initial
PROGRESS: 50/50 if I counted correctly!
T - author Tom Franklin - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, finished 9/29
H - author Georgette Heyer - Footsteps in the Dark, finished 10/13
E - Eyewall, H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, finished 9/20
S - Photo, Snap, Shot (Kiki Lowenstein series #3), by Joanna Campbell Slan, finished 9/17
H - Hurricanes in Paradise, by Denise Hildreth, finished 10/29
E - author Elizabeth George Speare - The Witch of Blackbird Pond, finished 9/29
P - The Pumpkin Muffin Murder (Fresh Baked series #5), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 10/28
H - At Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson, finished 11/23
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club series #2), by Laura Childs, finished 9/30
R - author Charlotte Rogan - The Lifeboat, finished 9/28
D - Due or Die (Library Lovers series #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 10/12
T - Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan, finished 10/1
H - Good Hope Road, by Lisa Wingate, finished 12/2 - H in HOPE
E - The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone series #6), by Steve Berry, finished 10/27
A - author Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper, finished 9/18
N - author Noah Boyd - The Bricklayer (Steve Vail series #1), finished 10/28
G - The Giver, by Lois Lowry, finished 10/6
E - Every Man Dies Alone, by Hans Fallada, finished 10/30
L - A Lady of High Regard, by Tracie Peterson, finished 9/30
A - author Austin Grossman - Soon I Will Be Invincible, finished 9/30
N - Lydia Netzer - Shine Shine Shine, finished 11/2
D - author Richard Doster - Safe at Home, finished 12/1
W - What the Cat Saw, by Carolyn Hart, finished 10/7
A - author Connie Archer - A Spoonful of Murder (Soup Lovers series #1), finished 10/14
L - author Laura Childs - Postcards from the Dead (Scrapbooking Mysteries #10), by finished 10/4
T - Latte Trouble (Coffeeshop series #3), by Cleo Coyle, finished 10/9 - T in Trouble
E - Elaine Viets - Shop Till You Drop (Dead-End Job series #1), finished 11/6
R - Restorations, by Bonnie Blythe, finished 10/8
T - Timothy Taylor - The Blue Light Project, finished 10/16
H - author H.G. Wells - The Time Machine, finished 12/6
E - The End of Your Life Book Club, by Will Schwalbe, finished 10/22
C - author Kathy Cloninger - Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts, finished 10/19
H - author Chanda Hahn - Unenchanted (Unfortunate Fairy Tale series #1), finished 12/22
R - author Robin Sloan - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, finished 10/19
I - author Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen - Silent Thunder, finished 9/28
S - Steven James - The Pawn (Patrick Bowers series #1), finished 11/2
T - The Third Policeman, by Flann O'Brien, finished 11/3
M - author Margaret McAllister - Urchin of the Riding Stars (Mistmantle series #1), finished 10/15
A - Amelia Earhart--Case Closed!, by Mike Markowski & Marjie Markowski, finished 10/17
S - Susan Isaacs - Goldberg Variations, finished 11/8
M - Man in the Blue Moon - by Michael Morris, finished 11/12
I - author Inman Majors - Love's Winning Plays, finished 10/8
R - author Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson series #1), by Rick Riordan, finished 11/29
A - "A" Is for Apple: More Than 200 Recipes for Eating, Munching and Cooking with America's Favorite Fruit, by Greg Patent and Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, finished 10/20
C - The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling, finished 10/23
L - author Lawrence Block - Burglars Can't Be Choosers (Bernie Rhodenbarr series #1), finished 11/14
E - Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (Rat Pack series #1), by Robert J. Randisi, finished 11/16
D - Dress Her in Indigo (Travis McGee series #11), by John D. MacDonald, finished 12/6
O - Blood Orange Brewing (Tea Shop series #7), by Laura Childs, finished 10/26 - Orange in title
G - The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, finished 11/3
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/22 *****

Martha, To Kill a Mockingbird is also one of my very favorites. I've read it a bunch of times and am moved by it every time.
I've never read The Count of Monte Cristo (gasp!) I know, I know. It's one of those that I always say I'm going to read one day but it always gets pushed to the back burner.
Mallory, yes. My intention is for you to spell out every word in the title. If an individual decides not to do that it's ok. I'm not gonna come hunt you down or anything. :)

Any word in title, or only the first word? "And" does not count but "An" does? I have a lot of As in my title and I want to be sure I've got it straight :)

Let's say any word in the title and I meant to write A, An and The. And is ok. I'll modify the rules above.


Favorite Book
Duration: September 18 to ???
Completed 3/11
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D - Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke READ 9/21 ***
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LOL! The Fever series is on my TBR list... one day I'll get to it!

It's so good! Beware of cliffhangers though and always have the next book on hand! :)

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I have reread it several times as an adult and still get emotional, and can even recite parts of it. And yes, I saw the movie when it came out. And as always, the book was better.
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I I Am Number Four 7/18/2013
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L Lewis, Michael: Moneyball : The Art of Winning an Unfair Game 8/9/2013
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Wow, I just realized I gave myself an X... I apparently don't like myself a whole lot. lol

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Since this is going to take months for me to finish, I'm going to start with one of my favorite Christmas books.
The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog, by Dave Barry
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PROGRESS: 16/50 if I counted correctly!
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Getting to Know You - Favorite Book
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You choose your own book Terri. It can be your all time favorite or just a favorite that you've read recently.
For a good example, check out Barb's post above: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Books mentioned in this topic
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The Scarlet Letter (other topics)
Clockwork Angel (other topics)
On Literature (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
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This challenge is original to SCC!
Duration: No deadline
For this month's getting to know you, let's find out what everyone's favorite book is. If you have more than one favorite you can just pick one, or you can do more than one if you like since there is no deadline this time. You can use your all time favorite, your latest 5 star read, your favorite in a specific genre - whatever book you think everyone should read.
Make sure to put a link to the book so we can all add it to our TBR if we haven't read it yet.
All formats are accepted
All books must be at least 150 pages
Cross-challenging is encouraged
Use any word in the Title or Author's first or last name.
A, An, The do not count.
Participants
Alina
Angie
Ashley CW
Ashley Marie
Barb
Barbara ★
Bree
Brianna
Chaitra COMPLETE
Cherie
Jackie
Joanne♥
Joni
Kris
Leslie
Mallory
Marscha
Martha
Meghan
NayNay
olivia
Sanz
Sarajayne COMPLETE
SilverRaindrops
Skandia
Steph Ann
Surkhab
Teresa in Ohio
Terri COMPLETE