The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

IT'S A PERKS ALPHABET READ-A-THON

As a group let's see what we can read in the month and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!

How this works...

* Each book needs to follow the alphabet from the last one posted

* The Alphabet letter can be based on by genre, author, title, character names, narrator etc.

* As soon as you have a book that you have read in the month that can connect to the last one, post it with the reasons it follows the alphabet and the running tally for you, and for the group for the month, and let's see how many books we can read and connect in the month!

EXAMPLE

Post 1:
Kristie posts:
A
Artemis Fowl (Title)


Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book

Post 2:
Karen Posts
B
Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (character Bobo Winthrop)


Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books

Post 3:
Kristie posts:
C
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (title and author)


Kirstie's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 3 books

.... hopefully you get the idea....

NOTE: You can read any book of any length, children's books and graphic novels also count. Please just remember to check the tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post

Books need to be marked as "read" between June 1 and June 30,2016. (It doesn't matter when you started)

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A

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness

Connection: A in the title

Silvia's Tally: 1
Perks's Tally: 1

B -
Connection: B title

Lisa's Total: 1
Perk's Total: 2

C -

Connection: Character Cassandra Ravenel
Lisa's Total: 2
Perk's Total: 3

D-
Character - Dacey Jo Butler
Lisa's Total:3
Perks Total: 4

E



A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Setting & Series: Earthsea

Taylor's Total: 1
Perks Total: 5

F -
Connection - Author F Susan Fanetti
Lisa's Total: 4
Perk's Toal: 6

G-
connection: Character Grandma Mauzer

H-

Connection: character Hale

Colleen's Total: 2
Perks' Total: 8

I


Ghostbusters International by Erik Burnham

Connection: Title - International

J


Unveiled: The Dark Skies Trilogy Book One by Lysa Daley

Connection: Character - Jax

MB's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 10

K


All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Connection: one of the narrators name's is Kirby

Colleen's Tally: 3
Perks' Tally: 11

L


Girls Who Travel by Nicole Trilivas

Connection: Character - Lochlon

MB's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 12

M- Connection: Morland Dynasty series.

Lisa's Total: 5
Perk's Total: 13

N - Prophecy of the Shadows by Michelle Madow (Main character: Nicole)

Areli's Tally: 5
Perk's Group Tally: 14

O - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon



P - character Peter



Q- Characters are off to visit the Tsar of Russia, which is like a King ; and his wife is like a Queen ;)

Karen's Tally: 3

Perk's Tally: 17

R


The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

Connection: Romance is a significant part in the book

MB's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 18

S

The Summer Before the War

Connection: author's last name and "summer" in the title

Colleens tally: 1
Perks tally: 19

T -

Connection: Author T -Sherry Thomas
Lisa's Tally: 6
Perk's Total:20

U
The Useful Book: 201 Life Skills They Used to Teach in Home Ec and Shop (Title)


V
The Unforgettable Hero by Valerie Bowman (Author)


Poongothai's tally - 2 books
Perks Group tally - 22 books

W -

Connection: Character William the Ever Randy
Lisa's Total: 7
Perk's: 23

X

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Connection: The book deals with the eXecution of murderers

Silvia's Tally: 2
Perks's Tally: 24

Y


Mr Wigg by Inga Simpson

Connection: All about Mr Wigg in his old age, he is no longer very youthful
:o

Karen's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 25

Z

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

Connection: The elder sister was zealous about protecting her younger sisters

A

What Is Left Over, After by Natasha Lester

connection: It is all about what happens "after"

Karen's Tally: 6

Perk's tally: 27

B - by Sherry Thomas
Connection - Heroine Bryony Asquith Marsden
Perk's Total: 28
Lisa's Total: 8

C
The Unfinished Garden by Barbara Claypole White (Author)


D
Draw Me Close (Title)


E
The Pie Life: A Guilt-Free Recipe for Success and Satisfaction by Samantha Ettus (Author)


F
Montana Actually by Fiona Lowe (Author)



Poongothai's tally - 6 books
Perks Group tally - 32 books

G


Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich

Connection: Character Grandma Mazur

H


Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich

Connection: Genre Humor

Colleen the AR's total: 5
Perk's Tally: 34

I


Unremembered by Jessica Brody

Connection: There is a lot of mystery and intrigue

MB's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 35

J


Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

Connection: One of the survivors is called JJ

K:


The Reluctant Sacrifice by Kerr-Ann Dempster

Connection: The author is called Kerr-Ann.

L


Hello? by Liza M. Wiemer
Connection: The author's name is Liza which begins with an "L"

M


The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood

Connection: The author's name starts with an M because it's Monica.

MM Tally : 4
Perk's Tally:39

N

Never Lie to a Lady (Title)


Poongothai's tally - 7 books
Perks Group tally - 40 books

O


Codex Born by Jim C. Hines

Connection: Lena's tree is an oak (you have to read it to get the importance)

Colleen the AR's Tally: 6
Perks' Tally: 41

P


Ghost House by Alexandra Adornetto

Connection: This book has paranormal investigators in it

MB's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 42

Q

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Connection: Some critics describe the genre of the novel as "Quasi-science-fiction"

Silvia's Tally: 3
Perks's Tally : 43

Well done Silvia!

R

Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty

Connection: Shelved as Romance even though it isn't

S

If I Should Lose You by Natasha Lester

Connection: One of the characters is a surgeon

Karen's Tally: 8

Perk's Tally: 45

T

The Bad Boy CEO (Title)



Poongothai's tally - 8 books
Perks Group tally - 46 books

~U~

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home by Joss Whedon

Connection: Genre Urban Fantasy

~V~

Tales of the Slayers by Joss Whedon

Connection: Characters are "Vampire Slayers"

~W~

Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich

Connection: Character- Gerwulf aka Wolf

~X~

Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich

Connection: Stephanie's mom drink but she'd be better off with Xanax (I know stretching but it's a hard one!)

Colleen the AR's Tally: 10
Perks' Tally: 50

The Ladies Room by Carolyn Brown

Connection: Yesterdays become tomorrow's futures!

Cecily Tally:1
Perks Tally:51

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Connection "Z"

Zygotes created in the name of science.

Cecily Talley: 2
Perks Talley: 52

A
Second Chance Summer (Character: Aiden)


B
You and Only You(Series : Blessings, Georgia, #1)


C
Charlie All Night (Title)


D
Would Like to Meet (Character : Dan Pinkman)


E
Summer by Edith Wharton


F
Some Kind of Wonderful (Character : Zachary Flynn)


G
Smart Girl (Series : The Girl's Series Book 3)


H
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Setting : Herat)


I
I Heard a Rumor (Title)



Poongothai's tally - 17 books
Perks Group tally - 61 books

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Connection: Was a bit of a jumble of ideas and hard to keep on track for a while! :o



Karen's Tally: 9

Perk's Tally: 62 Books