Read with Pride Northwest discussion

Post your movements, the categories you land on, and your chosen/completed books in this thread for the Road to Seattle Reading Challenge.

You do not have to create a new post for each move. You can edit your original post with each move and by the end, it will list all your books.

The game starts on June 1, 2013. (And you can join in any time after that too.) You can create your participants thread prior to June 1, but the game (and reading) can't start until then.

The game formally ends on Friday, September 13, the day before the Meet-Up. :)

Important Note! When you finished the game, please leave a new post announcing that you're done. This alerts me and I'll update our list of those who have completed the game.

Prizes! Don't forget--the first five to complete the game will win a free drink at the Seattle Meet-Up on Sept. 14!

Game Links

Road to Seattle Gameboard and Rules

Road to Seattle Participants

Beth
Barbie
E.J.
Felicia
Kelly Maybedog
Lynda
Paul
Shannon
sno
teela
ttg

Road to Seattle Challenge Winners!: *Beth, *Teela, *Paul (twice!), *Kelly Maybedog, *Barbie

*These first five Challenge Readers will get a free drink at the Seattle Meet-Up! Thanks for participating!

ttg Participant thread

Yay! Can't wait to start! (No, as the organizer, I can't win, but I will buy myself a drink at the Meet-Up!) :D

1: Roll 1. Move to space 1. (GRNW Attending Shelf): Tomfoolery by Lou Harper - Complete
2: Roll 5. Move to space 6 (Hunter, Chase, Rhodes) - Jailhouse Rock by L.C. Chase - Complete
3: Roll 5, Move to space 11 (Contemporaries): Late Night Snack by Lou Harper - Complete
4: Roll 1. Move to space 12 (Any work by a GRNW author): Dance with the Devil by Megan Derr - Complete
5: Roll 2. Move to space 14! Argh! Move back to space 7. Mysteries or Suspense: Dance in the Dark by Megan Derr - Complete
6: Roll 4, move to space 11 - Contemporaries: Sweet Young Thang by Anne Tenino. Complete
7: Roll 5, move to space 16 - Say WA! - TBD

Books Read

This is awesome and I'm ready for this challenge! And, because you're the organizer, I'll buy you a drink in Seattle!!!

Rolled 6 Moved to 6 Chase/Hunt/Road: Riding With Heaven by L.C. Chase Complete
Rolled 3 Moved to 9 Space Cowboy Werewolves: Marathon Cowboys by Sarah Black Complete
Rolled 5 Moved to 14 - Stupid Huskies!!!
Moved BACK to 7 - Mystery : Prey by Andrea Speed Complete
Rolled 4 Moved to 11 - Contemporaries: Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino Complete
Rolled 5 Moved to 16 - WA Author: Chalice by Amber Kell Complete
Rolled 4 Moved to 20 - Samhaim: Spirit Sanguine and Late Night Snack by Lou Harper (I need more of these 2) Complete
Rolled 3 Moved to 23 - Old or New: Moonstruck by Piper Vaughn Complete
Rolled 6 Moved to 29 - Novella or longer: Academic Pursuits by Lou Harper Complete
Rolled 2 Moved to 31 - Contemporary: The Missing Butterfly by Megan Derr Complete
Rolled 5 Moved to 36 - Novel Length: Loving Luki Vasquez by Lou Sylvre Complete

Barbie wrote: "This is awesome and I'm ready for this challenge! And, because you're the organizer, I'll buy you a drink in Seattle!!!"

Heh! Thanks, Barbie! It will be great to meet you at the Meet-Up! :D

Rolls: 4,4,5,3


4: Kell, Tenino, Hale: Whitetail Rock-Complete
8: Move to 16
16: WA Author: Amber Kell Tyler's Cowboy-Complete
21: Oh Canada!: Pender Mackie Wishful Thinking-Complete
24: Back to 15
15: Free-Read: The Fix-Complete

1. Roll 5. Space 5. Fantasy reads - Marlowe's Ghost by Sarah Black - Complete
2. Roll 4. Space 9. Shifters - Full Moon Mating by Stormy Glenn - Complete
3. Roll 5. Space 14 - Back to space 7 - Mystery - Set Ablaze by Morticia Knight - Completed
4. Roll 3. Space 10 - In the Flesh by Ethan Stone - Completed
5. Roll 4. Space 14 - Back to space 7 - Mystery - Prey by Andrea Speed - Completed
6. Roll 4. Space 11 - Contemporary - You Can Still See The Stars In Seattle by Kade Boehme - Completed
7. Roll 2. Space 13 - Total E-Bound - The Case Of The Cupid Curse by R.J. Scott - Completed
8. Roll 5. Space 18 - Shorts/Novellas - Sweet Treats by Stormy Glenn - Completed
9. Roll 5. Space 23 - Old/New - Keeping Sweets by Cate Ashwood - Completed
10. Roll 2. Space 25 - K/M/B - Blood Moon by M.J. O'Shea - Completed
11. Roll 6. Space 31 - Contemporaries - Sunshine's Kiss by Stormy Glenn - Completed
12. Roll 5. Space 36 - GRNW Authors - Loving Luki Vasquez by Lou Sylvre - Completed
13. Roll 1. Space 37 - You're Done!

Will definitely do this again, too many authors / books to explore before September!

Books Read:

1. Roll 1. Moved to space 1. Book from the GRNW Attending Author Shelf: Marathon Cowboys by Sarah Black COMPLETED 7/4
2. Roll 5. Moved to space 6. On the Chase, On the Hunt, On the Road: Open Tackle by L.C. Chase COMPLETED 8/10
3. Roll 6. Moved to space 12. Any GRNW attending author: The Laird's Forbidden Lover by Amelia C. Gormley COMPLETED 9/12

Sounds like fun. I'll give it a try. :)

1. Roll 5 Move to 5-Saving Valor by Amber Kell
2. Roll 3 Move to 8 Says to move to 16-Trials of Tam by Amber Kell
3. Roll 2 Move to 18-Sweet Treats by Stormy Glenn
4. got a 3, but didn't have any of those books so rerolled-and got another three. Third times a charm though and got a four. Move to 22-Lei'd by the Shark by Daisy Harris
5. Roll 6 Move to 28 Says to go UP 5-Move to 23 -Don't read historical and can't find anything on the 2013 list that I own that I haven't read in the last couple months already(or in at least one case I only have an older incarnation). So rolling again.
Got a 3. Move to 25-Lessons for Lewis by Amber Kell
6. Roll 2 Move to 27-Cowboy Easy by Stormy Glenn
7. Roll 6 Move to 33-Good, I can continue with the Blaecleah Brothers :) Cowboy Keeper by Stormy Glenn
8. Roll 3 Move to 36-Cowboy Way by Stormy Glenn
9. Roll-doesn't matter(but it was a 3)-next spot is the finish line.
DONE!!!!!!!!!

Link to my shelf of books read for this:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

Will be doing it again at least once a month.

hmmm, not sure I'll have enough time to make it very far, but I'll at least give it a go.

I want to start now! But I'll wait. :(

Kelly Maybedog wrote: "I want to start now! But I'll wait. :("

I know! Waiting is hard. :) It's only a few days away.

I'm holding out on so many books on my TBR list... making me be really picky about what I'm reading this week so... it's like that old Mervyn's commercial: "Open, Open, Open..." LOL!

Paul wrote: "I'm holding out on so many books on my TBR list... making me be really picky about what I'm reading this week so... it's like that old Mervyn's commercial: "Open, Open, Open..." LOL!"

Heh! I'm being picky too! Like, "I can't read that yet! What if it pops up in a GRNW category???" :D

ttg wrote:Heh! I'm being picky too! Like, "I can't read that yet! What if it pops up in a GRNW category???" :D

Know what you mean. That's why I finally decided to get around to reading the latest Mercy Thompson book that I've had but have been putting off. Means a reread of the rest of the series first. Hopefully that will keep me occupied all week.

Feeling like a doofus, here. Do I magically get added to the participant list by submitting a comment?

First roll: 1
Book: Irregulars - COMPLETED
Hey, I get to hit three attending authors at once: Nicole Kimberling, Astrid Amara, and Ginn Hale. Now if we could just convince Josh to attend...

E.J. wrote: "Feeling like a doofus, here. Do I magically get added to the participant list by submitting a comment?"

Heh! Yep! I'll add you to the participant list. (And you can just edit your comment to add books and play the game. :)

This sounds like so much fun and a great way to discover new-to-me authors. I'm in!

1. Roll: 5 - Forever in Second by Finn Marlowe - Completed
2. Roll: 2 move to place 7 - Suspense, Loving Luki Vasquez by Lou Sylvre - COMPLETED
3. Roll: 3 move to 10 - Chaser by Rick Reed - COMPLETED
4. Roll: 6 - moved to place 16 - WA Author, Tempting Sin by Amber Kell - COMPLETED
5. Roll: 4 - moved to place 20 - Riptide Publishers, Frat Boy & Toppy by Anne Tenino -COMPLETED
6. Roll: 5 - moved to place 26 - Heidi Belleau, The Druid Stone - COMPLETED
7. Roll: 4 - moved to place 30 - Fantasy

Yay, and the Road to Seattle Challenge can officially start!

To participate, just edit your participant post and add your rolls, categories, and chosen books. Give a shout-out in a new message if you've finished through the whole game. That will help alert me that you're done. :)

For new people just coming in: Join any time! This reading challenge will run until Sept. 13, and you can pop in to play at any time over the summer.

Happy reading!

I am going to Participate in this challenge.

First Roll: 2,Place 2 Amber Kell, "Prideful Mate" (Supernatural Mates 2)COMPLETE

Second Roll: 1, Place 3 (have no books in my to-read shelf, rolling again), rolled a 3 places me at 5 Fantasy Reads, L.C. Chase, "Gray's Fallen" COMPLETE

Third Roll: 6, Place 11, Contemporaries, Stormy Glenn, "Picture Me Perfect" (Sammy & Friends 1) COMPLETE

Fourth Roll: 1, Place 12, Any Book by attending Author, M.J. O'Shea, "Bridges" COMPLETE

Fifth Roll: 1, Place 13, Book Site Total-E-Bound,Amber Kell, "Taking Care of Charlie" (Yearning Love 1) COMPLETE

Sixth Roll: 5, Place 18, Short Stories or Novellas, Megan Derr, "Delivery With a Smile" COMPLETE

Seventh Roll: 3, Place 21, Heidi Belleau, L.C. Chase, Cate Ashwood, or Finn Marlowe, L.C. Chase, "Open Tackle" COMPLETE

Eighth Roll: 5, Place 26, Heidi Belleau, Andrea Speed, or Stormy Glenn, Stormy Glenn, "Full Moon Mating" (Wolf Creek Pack 1) Complete

Ninth Roll: 4. Place 30, Steampunk, Fantasy, or Shifters, Amber Kell, "Lost and Found" (Hellbourne #1) COMPLETE

Tenth Roll: 3, Place 33, book by Anne Tenino, Ethan Stone, Amelia Gormley, Stormy Glenn, Stormy Glenn, "Just a Taste of Me" (Wolf Creek Pack 2)

Eleventh Roll: 6, Place 37 (since the list ends at 37 not 39)

I'm Done.

I am going to take a break but I will be doing this challenge again at least once every two weeks. I love the fact that I got to read so many different new books that I just have to try this again.

Teela, how did you do all of that in three days? I'm so impressed!

First role, rolled a three. Space three: Choose a book from your to-read shelf that’s by an author attending GRNW. Read Spirit Sanguine. It was sooooo good! LOVED it!

Second roll, rolled a five. Space 8: You just got a free espresso shot from that hot barista! Move ahead to space 16. Space 16: Say WA! Read any book by a WA state author. Read Delsyn's Blues, also really fantastic.

Third roll, rolled a three. Space 19: Read any book by a GRNW author whose first or last name starts with “S.” Picture Me Perfect. Enjoyable. I love how Troy treats Nicky.

Fourth roll, rolled a six. Space 25: Read any book by a GRNW author whose first or last name starts with a “K”, “B”, or “M.” Forever in One Second. Liked it a lot. Desperately wish there were a sequel.

Fifth roll, rolled a five. Space 30: Clockwork Werebears! Read a book from Steampunk, Fantasy, or Shifters. Dance with the Devil. I was confused at first but ended up loving it.

Sixth roll, rolled a five. Space 35: Anthologies, Shorts, or Free Reads. On The Dock. Damn story made me cry.

Seventh roll, rolled a two. On the nose! Space 37: You’re done! (Feel free to play again for MORE GLORY!) Will do! I’m still trying to read at least one thing by each author before the conference. But then I love something and have to read more of that series/author, and then I have all my other stuff to read…it’s going to be tough.

Kelly Maybedog wrote: "Teela, how did you do all of that in three days? I'm so impressed!


Kelly I managed to finish in three days because I can't job hunt on the weekend where I live (smalltown and really bad bus schedules on the weekend) and I absolutely love reading and I can read faster then the average person according to some school testing I did. And Thanks.
P.S. I am also tend to stay awake for 24 hours and then sleep for 8 hours no matter how hard I try and get on a regular schedule.

Teela and Beth have both completed it... I feel like such a slacker! LOL!

Paul wrote: "Teela and Beth have both completed it... I feel like such a slacker! LOL!"

Just the benefits of having nothing else to do. I'm self-employed/retired. Kids are grown(although the 22 years old still lives at home).

Plus, it was a friendly competion between mother and daughter to see who would finish first. I beat her by about 3 hours. :)
Now it will be interesting to see which of us completes it more times during the summer. :))

Congrats to Beth and teela for completing the Road to Seattle Reading Challenge! Along with Fame and Glory, you both will get a free drink at the Seattle Meet-Up! :D

Feel free to play as many times as you like over the summer. It's a super fun way to catch up on so many wonderful authors.

Teela wrote: "Kelly Maybedog wrote: "Teela, how did you do all of that in three days? I'm so impressed!


Kelly I managed to finish in three days because I can't job hunt on the weekend where I live (smalltown ..."

I'm trying to read at least one work by each author attending. There's so much good stuff to choose from, it's hard.

You sound like me!! I can stay up 24 hours easily, although I usually sleep 10 afterward. And I read fast. I just have to get a hold of the books first. :) I'm still impressed.

Paul wrote: "12. Roll 5. Space 36 - You're Done!
"

Hate to say it, but space 36 is not the last one.

Beth wrote: "Paul wrote: "12. Roll 5. Space 36 - You're Done!
"

Hate to say it, but space 36 is not the last one."

Thanks Beth :) I'll read another and get it fixed!
(see what happens when I print out the board early?)

Another winner! Congrats to Paul!

Another winner! Congrats, Kelly Maybedog!

Round 2 :)
1. Roll 1. Space 1. GRMW Attending Author Shelf. Last First Kiss by Piper Vaughn - Completed
2. Roll 3. Space 4. Tenino, Hale, Kell. To Catch A Croc by Amber Kell - Completed
3. Roll 5. Space 9. SciFi, Shifters, Western. Just A Taste Of Me by Stormy Glenn - Completed
4. Roll 6. Space 15. Freebies. Tomfoolery by Lou Harper - Completed
5. Roll 1. Space 16. WA Authors. College Boys by Daisy Harris - Completed
6. Roll 3. Space 19. GRMW Author "S". Idaho Battlegrounds by Sarah Black - Completed
7. Roll 6. Space 25. GRMW Author "K", "B", "M". Attracting AnthonyAmber Kell - Completed
8. Roll 1. Space 26. Belleau, Speed, Glenn. Heart Song by Stormy Glenn - Completed
9. Roll 1. Space 27. Siren, Storm Moon, Dreamspinner. Raining Men by Rick R. Reed - Completed
10. Roll 4. Space 31. Contemporaries. Cowboy Convenience by Stormy Glenn - Completed
11. Roll 3. Space 34. NW Expansion. Snow on the Mountain by P.D. Singer - Completed
12. Roll 2. Space 36. Attending Author Novel. Bloodlines by Andrea Speed - Completed ***sniffle***
13. Roll 1. Space 37! Done.

The only good thing about getting wisdom teeth out was I got some down time to read :)

Books Read:

Congrats to Barbie for completing the game, and to Paul for completing a second round! (Wow!)

Great job, guys! I hope you're having fun! (And Barbie! You get a free drink in Seattle!)