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Duration : Sept. 1 - 30, 2016Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
read a book set in a small town Engaged in Death
book #2: The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes
book #3: And Only to Deceive
read a book told in the 1st person - My Name Is Lucy Barton
book #2 And the Mountains Echoed
book #3 These Things Hidden
read a book where time is spent on a boat an An Inquiry Into Love and Death
book #2 Sea Change
book #3 The Edge of Lost
read the 2nd in a series: Second Grave on the Left
book #2 Life Is Good: The Book
Book #3 - The House on Tradd Street
read a book with a car on the cover Flowers in the Snow
book #2 Against the Tide
Mod
Duration: Sept. 1 - 30, 2016
races run : 2
My first car -
read a book whose title is 2 words long - Candlelight Wish 9/3/16 ***
1. The Revenge of Seven 9/1/16 ***
2. Emil and the Detectives 9/2/16 ***
(In case I can race again)
read the second in a series - Lethal Bayou Beauty 9/8/16 ****
1. A Fatal Waltz 9/5/16 ****
2. The Clockwork Giant 9/6/16 ***
I'm in1st race to the finish line
Book #1:
Book #2:
Book #3:
BOOK it to the finish line! - September 2016 200 pages
DONE
List book published in 2011 Bad Vibrations 9/17
2nd book set north of where you live Nashville Milwaukee Seduction, Deceit & a Slice of Apple Pie 9/23
3rd book author whose name starts with a 'P' Peters, Elizabeth Borrower of the Night 9/10
4 set in a small town The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend 9/30
5 2nd in a series Death in Four Courses 9/4
Book It to The Finish LineSept 1 - 30
6/6 Challenge complete
The car my hubby restored for me while I was deployed!
List Book: #2 in Series: Midnight Revenge Set in USA 9/2 ★★★★★
Book 1: One Night with a Hero 9/17 ★★★★
Book 2: Soaring 9/24 ★★★★
List Book: Boiling Point Two Word Title 9/6 ★★★
Book 1: Beefcake & Cupcakes 9/22 ★★★★
Book 2: Into the Deep 9/19 ★★★
Book It To The Finish LineDuration : Sept. 1 - 30, 2016
Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
3/3 complete 9/23/16
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
✔ read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
***
List Book: Worst Fears Realized by Stuart Woods (finished: 9/8/16)
Book 2: Private Vegas by James Patterson (finished: 9/17/16)
Book 3: Kisscut by Karin Slaughter (finished: 9/23/16)
Race 1
Starting Book: The Sapphire Signet
Read: 09/01/2016
Pages: 290
Fit: Set in New York
Book 1: Heir of Fire | 576 pages | Read 09/04/2016
Book 2: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate | 362 pages | Read 09/04/2016
Race 2
Starting Book: The Walk
Read: 09/16/2016
Pages: 308
Fit: Title starts with "W"
Book 1: Unintended Consequences - A Wartime Murder Mystery | 235 pages | Read 09/18/2016
Book 2: Kissing Kelli | 302 pages | Read 09/18/2016
Duration : Sept. 1 - 30, 2016Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
If you want to, you can race again by picking another book from the list and reading 2 more books to reach the finish line for the second (or even third) time.
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live - The Dinner Party by Brenda Janowitz - 9/14 ****
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town - Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo - 9/4 *****
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book whose title is 2 words long - Visiting Hours: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder by Amy E. Butcher - 9/16 **
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA - The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez - 9/7 *****
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person - The Governor's Wife by Michael Harvey - 9/3 ****
The Bay of Angels: A Novel by Anita Brookner - 9/24****
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
set in a small town: Everybody's Fool by Richard Russo (small town) - 9/4
April Fool Dead by Carolyn Hart - 9/2
Plain Murder by Emma Miller - 9/3
told in the first person: The Governor's Wife by Michael Harvey - 9/3
The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown - 9/6
The Bridge Ladies by Betsy Lerner - 9/7
told in the first person - The Bay of Angels: A Novel by Anita Brookner - 9/24
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman - 9/22
The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen - 9/25
set in the USA: The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez - 9/7
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr - 9/9
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda - 9/11
set north of where you live - The Dinner Party by Brenda Janowitz - 9/14
This Must Be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell - 9/13
The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian - 9/16
title is 2 words long - Visiting Hours: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder by Amy E. Butcher - 9/16
And Sometimes I Wonder About You by Walter Mosley - 9/17
Small Change by Elizabeth Hay - 9/18
Mod
That's awesome, Danielle. Do you take your car to any car shows here in the Phoenix area?
Book It To The Finish LineDuration: Sept. 1 - 30, 2016
Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
Lanelle wrote: "Danielle wrote: "The car my hubby restored for me while I was deployed..."That's awesome, Danielle. Do you take your car to any car shows here in the Phoenix area?"
Yes we do - my husband loves to get out and talk cars! Our church (CCV) has a really big one every year that I enjoy.
Duration : Sept. 1 - 30, 2016Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
If you want to, you can race again by picking another book from the list and reading 2 more books to reach the finish line for the second (or even third) time.
Finished 09/12/2016
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book with a car on the cover
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a '
'Slow Drag at the Port' Duration: September 1-30, 2016
Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
If you want to, you can race again by picking another book from the list and reading 2 more books to reach the finish line for the second (or even third) time.
*2 Races Complete!
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
-read a book set north of where you live ~ It Ends with Us takes place in Boston, I live in Florida
-read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
-read a book set in a small town
-read a book where time is spent on a train
-read a book with a car on the cover
-read the 2nd in a series
-read a book whose title is 2 words long
-read a book published in 2011
-read a book set in the USA
-read a book where time is spent on a boat ~ The Light Between Oceans
-read a book where someone goes shopping
-read a book told in the 1st person
-read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
Race #1
1. It Ends with Us 9/5
2. The Nightingale 9/12
3. All the Light We Cannot See 9/22
Race #2
1. The Light Between Oceans 9/16
2. Thinner 9/25
3. The Martian 9/28
Duration : Sept. 1 - 30, 201To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
Race One
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
by Patricia Bracewell09/03/16 ****1.
2.
Race Two
read a book set in a small town
by Cynthia Eden 09/10/16 ****1.
2.
Race Three
Read a book set in the USA
by Eileen Goudge 09/13/16 ****1.
2.
Race Four
read the 2nd in a series
by Patricia Bracewell 09/22/16 **** (The Emma of Normandy #2)1.
2.
Race Five
read a book whose title is 2 words long
09/27/16 ****1.
2.
BOOK it to the finish line! - SeptemberBooks must be at least 200 pages.
18 books read | 6 races
Race 1
1. 2 word title - Double Shot ~ 9/2/16 ~ ★★
Book 1 - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda ~ 9/3/16 ~ ★★★★★
Book 2 - City of Bones ~ 9/5/16 ~ ★★★★★
Race 2
2. W title - Way Off Plan ~ 9/7/16 ~ ★★
Book 1 - Take Me On ~ 9/9/16 ~ ★★★★
Book 2 - The Power ~ 9/9/16 ~ ★★★★★
Race 3
3. 2nd in a series - Out of Nowhere ~ 9/10/16 ~ ★★
Book 1 - Just a Bit Ruthless ~ 9/11/16 ~ ★★★1/2
Book 2 - Easy ~ 9/12/16 ~ ★★★★★
Race 4
4. Time spent on a boat - Breakable ~ 9/14/16 ~ ★★★
Book 1 - Fallow ~ 9/18/16 ~ ★★★★★
Book 2 - Love Means... No Shame ~ 9/19/16 ~ ★★★★
Race 5
5. Set North of me - Social Skills ~ 9/21/16 ~ ★★★★★
Book 1 - Conduct Unbecoming ~ 9/22/16 ~ ★★★
Book 2 - Hainted ~ 9/25/16 ~ ★★★★★
Race 6
6. Someone goes shopping - The Melody Thief ~ 9/27/16 ~ ★★★
Book 1 - Everneath ~ 9/28/16 ~ ★★★★
Book 2 - Holding Strong ~ 9/30/16 ~ ★★★
Book It To The Finish LineDuration: Sept. 1 - 30, 2016
Finished: 12/12 books | 4/4 races
Race 1:
Book #1: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (author whose name starts with 'P') - Sep 02, 2016 - 3★
Book #2: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne & John Tiffany - Sep 03, 2016 - 2★
Book #3: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - Sep 03, 2016 - 2.5★
Race 2:
Book #1: Morning Star by Pierce Brown (2 word title) - Sep 06, 2016 - 4.5★
Book #2: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell - Sep 18, 2016 - 4.5★
Book #3: The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke - Sep 11, 2016 - 3.8★
Race 3:
Book #1: Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor (2nd in a series) - Sep 11, 2016 - 4★
Book #2: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - Sep 12, 2016 - 2★
Book #3: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir - Sep 16, 2016 - 3★
Race 4:
Book #1: Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks (told in 1st person) - Sep 25, 2016 - 4★
Book #2: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr - Sep 20, 2016 - 4.5★
Book #3: To Ride Hell’s Chasm by Janny Wurts - Sep 29, 2016 - 3.5-4★
*If* I had a hot rod, it would look something like this...... :-)
Book It To The Finish Line
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2016
Completed: {3/3} X 3 Rounds :)
***COMPLETED 9-11-2016***
ROUND #1
Book 1: {read a book whose title is 2 words long}
Tough Cookie|Diane Mott Davidson 9-1-2016 | 3*Book 2: {my choice #1}
The End of Your Life Book Club|Will Schwalbe 9-2-2016 | 4*Book 3: {my choice #2}
That Summer|Sarah Dessen9-5-2016 | 3*ROUND #2
Book 1: {read a book set in the USA}
Drums of Autumn|Diana Gabaldon 9-7-2016 | 5*Book 2: {my choice #1}
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street|Natasha Pulley 9-9-2010 | 3*Book 3: {my choice #2}
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend|Katarina Bivald 9-9-2016 | 3*ROUND #3
Back 1: {read a book where time is spent on a train}
Water for Elephants|Sara Gruen 9-10-2016 | 5*Book 2> {my choice #1}
Son|Lois Lowry 9-11-2016 | 4*Book3:{my choice #2}
The Sound of Glass|Karen White 9-11-2016 | 4*
Book It To The Finish LineStart: 9/1/16
End: 9/30/16
3/3
List Book #1: read a book told in the 1st person-Precious by Sapphire ***** 9/2/16
Book #2:All We Have Left by Wendy Mills **** 9/3/16
Book #3:Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover ***** 9/8/16
3/3
List Book #2:read a book set in the USA-The Clock Winder by Anne Tyler **** 9/11/16
Book #2: This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen *** 9/13/16
Book #3: The Alienist by Caleb Carr **** 9/16/16
3/3
List Book # 3: read a book whose title is 2 words long All In by Simona Ahrnstedt **** 9/15/16
Book # 2: The Choices We Make by Karma Brown ***** 9/23/16
Book # 3: Unbecoming by Jenny Downham **** 9/26/16
(view spoiler)
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
TCF—Book It to the Finish Line Duration: 9/1/16-9/30/16
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line. If you want to, you can race again by picking another book from the list and reading 2 more books to reach the finish line for the second (or even third) time.
Books must be at least 200 pages, except for Mini Yacht reqmt.
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
Book it to the Finish Line - Slow Drag at the PortBegins: 01Sept16 / Ends: 30Sept16
3 books read
20 feet driven
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these
read a book set north of where you live
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series - Grace Interrupted ✔ – 04Sept16 (HA, it fits the next three categories as well!)
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
THEN to go an additional 1 foot PER BOOK ...
Book 1 of my choice - The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side ✔ – 07Sept16
Book 2 of my choice - For Your Love ✔ – 11Sept16
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9/9 ~ finished Sept 29thRead a book set north of where you live:
Fallow by Jordan L Hawk ~ 9/12/16 ~ 4.5★
How to Wish Upon a Star by Eli Easton ~ 9/29/16 ~ 4★
Unraveling Josh by Edie Danford ~ 9/22/16 ~ 3.5★
Read a book set in the USA:
Finley by Ella Frank ~ 9/5/16 ~ 4★
Life, Some Assembly Required by Kaje Harper ~ 9/17/16 ~ 4★
Risk Aware by Amelia C. Gormley ~ 9/9/16 ~ 4★
Read a book where time is spent on a boat:
Fight the Tide by Keira Andrews ~ 9/24/16 ~ 4★
Savage Love by Sandrine Gasq-Dion ~ 9/18/16 ~ 3.5★
Undercover Boyfriend by Jacob Z. Flores ~ 9/15/16 ~ 3★
BOOK it to the finish line! September 2016Duration: 9/1/16 - 9/30/16
Books: 6 of 3
Feet Driven: 6 x 18 = 108
'Slow Drag at the Port' is an annual hot rod event that is unlike any other. The featured race is actually a "coasting" competition because participants coast to the finish line and do not accelerate.
Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
If you want to, you can race again by picking another book from the list and reading 2 more books to reach the finish line for the second (or even third) time.
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live
Last Man Standing by David Baldacci (9/4/16)
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
The 5th Horseman by James Patterson (9/24/16)
read a book set in a small town
The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith (9/7/16)
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
Dirt by Stuart Woods (9/18/16)
read a book whose title is 2 words long
Zach's Lie by Roland Smith (9/25/16)
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
The Last Star by Rick Yancey (9/2/16)
read a book where time is spent on a boat
From Time to Time by Jack Finney (9/18/16) ~ Titanic
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
Duration : Sept. 1 - 30, 2016Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
If you want to, you can race again by picking another book from the list and reading 2 more books to reach the finish line for the second (or even third) time.
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book published in 2011
Book It To The Finish LineDuration : Sept. 1 - 30, 2016
Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
3/3 complete
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town Death Among the Doilies by Mollie Cox Bryan, 09/19/16 ****
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
Book 1:
Book 2: A Story to Kill by Lynn Cahoon, 09/11/16 ****
Book 3: The CEO Came DOA by Heather Haven, 09/12/16 ****
Book #1 - Smiley 9/4Book #2 - Numbers 9/5
Book #3 - Grand Passion 9/7
Book #1 - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 9/9
Book #2 - River Road 9/13
Book #3 - A Good Man For Katie 9/19
Book It to the Finish Line - September 2016Slow Drag at the Port
Races: 0 of 4
Books Read: 0 of 13
Race 1
Qualifier: Finding Bliss - B.J. Harvey ~ set in Chicago, north of Indy
Dragster: Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare ~ first name starts with P
Dragster: Yours to Keep - Serena Bell ~ set in Beacon, Massachussetts
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
Race 2
Qualifier: Unravel Me - Kendal Ryan ~ characters use the L train to get around in Chicago
Dragster: His Ordinary Life - Linda Winfree ~ car on cover
Dragster: Playboy's Lesson - Melanie Milburne ~ #2 in Chatsfield series
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
Race 3
Qualifier: Thrill Me - Susan Mallery ~ 2 word title
Dragster: Color My Horse - Bev Pettersen ~ pubbed Nov 2011
Dragster: Safe at Last - Maya Banks ~ set in Texas
✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧✧
Race 4
Qualifier: The Promise - May McGoldrick ~ h travels from America to England via ship
Dragster: His Majesty, the Prince of Toads - Delle Jacobs ~ h goes on several shopping excursions
Dragster: The Score - Elle Kennedy ~ 1st person telling
Dragster: Whispers in the Dark - Maya Banks ~ title starts with W
Done :)*If* I had a hot rod, it would look something like this...... :-)
Book It To The Finish Line
Duration: September 1 - September 30, 2016
Completed: {3/3} X 3 Rounds :)
***COMPLETED 9-11-2016***
ROUND #1
Book 1: {read a book whose title is 2 words long}
Tough Cookie|Diane Mott Davidson 9-1-2016 | 3*Book 2: {my choice #1}
The End of Your Life Book Club|Will Schwalbe 9-2-2016 | 4*Book 3: {my choice #2}
That Summer|Sarah Dessen9-5-2016 | 3*ROUND #2
Book 1: {read a book set in the USA}
Drums of Autumn|Diana Gabaldon 9-7-2016 | 5*Book 2: {my choice #1}
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street|Natasha Pulley 9-9-2010 | 3*Book 3: {my choice #2}
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend|Katarina Bivald 9-9-2016 | 3*ROUND #3
Back 1: {read a book where time is spent on a train}
Water for Elephants|Sara Gruen 9-10-2016 | 5*Book 2> {my choice #1}
Son|Lois Lowry 9-11-2016 | 4*Book3:{my choice #2}
The Sound of Glass|Karen White 9-11-2016 | 4*
Slow drag at the portrace 1
read a book set north of where you live
In the Unlikely Event
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Sugar King of Havana: The Rise and Fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's Last Tycoon
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town
Race 2
read a book where time is spent on a train
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book whose title is 2 words long
Animal Farm
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America
read a book where time is spent on a boat
Islands in the Stream
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
The Challenge FactoryBOOK it to the finish line! - September 2016
Duration: 9/1/2016 - 9/30/2016
Progress: 0 out of ?
'Slow Drag at the Port' is an annual hot rod event that is unlike any other. The featured race is actually a "coasting" competition because participants coast to the finish line and do not accelerate.
Feel free to post pictures of your hot rod :)
Duration : Sept. 1 - 30, 2016
Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
If you want to, you can race again by picking another book from the list and reading 2 more books to reach the finish line for the second (or even third) time.
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
Round #1
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Update message # 22 - Challenge completed - 11Sept16Book it to the Finish Line - Slow Drag at the Port
Begins: 01Sept16 / Ends: 30Sept16
3 books read
20 feet driven
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these
read the 2nd in a series - Grace Interrupted ✔ – 04Sept16 (HA, it fits the next three categories as well!)
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
THEN to go an additional 1 foot PER BOOK ...
Book 1 of my choice - The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side ✔ – 07Sept16
Book 2 of my choice - For Your Love ✔ – 11Sept16
.
I'm in.BOOK it to the finish line!
Duration : Sept. 1 - 30, 2016
Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
read a book whose title is 2 words long
Mortal Ties- Eileen Wilks- 9/5/16
-1. Hell To Pay- J.C. Diem- 9/6/16
-2. Apprentice in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/6/16
read a book set in the USA
Ghostly Worries by Lily Harper Hart-9/7/16 (set in Whisper Cove, Michigan)
-1. Not His Dragon by Annie Nicholas- 9/7/16
-2. My Familiar Stranger by Victoria Danann- 9/8/16
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'
Wish You Were Here- Rita Mae Brown- 9/11/16
-1. The Trouble with Demons- Lisa Shearin- 9/14/16
-2. Boundary Crossed- Melissa F. Olson- 9/16/16
read a book told in the 1st person
Red Queen- Victoria Aveyard- 9/17/16
-1. Poison Study- Maria V. Snyder- 9/19/16
-2. Twice Tempted- Jeaniene Frost- 9/19/16
read the 2nd in a series
The Rosie Effect- Graeme Simsion- 9/22/16 (book 2 in the Don Tillman series)
-1. Spellbinder- Melanie Rawn- 9/24/16
-2. Obsidian- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 9/25/16
I finished 5 races. I think that is good enough.
Book It to The Finish LineSept 1 - 30
6/6 Challenge complete
The car my hubby restored for me while I was deployed!
List Book: #2 in Series: Midnight Revenge Set in USA 9/2 ★★★★★
Book 1: One Night with a Hero 9/17 ★★★★
Book 2: Soaring 9/24 ★★★★
List Book: Boiling Point Two Word Title 9/6 ★★★
Book 1: Beefcake & Cupcakes 9/22 ★★★★
Book 2: Into the Deep 9/19 ★★★
❀~Amy~❀ wrote: "BOOK it to the finish line! - SeptemberBooks must be at least 200 pages.
18 books read | 6 races ..."
Finally getting to update. Enjoyed this one a lot!!
Better late than never....Book It to the Finish Line - September 2016
Slow Drag at the Port
Races: 6
Books Read: 18
Race 1
Qualifier: The Score - Elle Kennedy ~ 1st person telling - 09.04 ★★★★
Dragster: Echoes at Dawn - Maya Banks - 09.08 ★★★★
Dragster: Ride with Me - Ruthie Knox - 09.09 ★★★★
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Race 2
Qualifier: Color My Horse - Bev Pettersen ~ pubbed Nov 2011 - 09.05 ★★★★
Dragster: The Marcelli Princess - Susan Mallery - 09.12 ★★★★
Dragster: Trust In Me - Lana Williams
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Race 3
Qualifier: Whispers in the Dark - Maya Banks ~ title starts with W - 09.05 ★★★★
Dragster: The Mistress of Trevelyan - Jennifer St. Giles - 09.16 ★★★★
Dragster: Against The Odds - Mara Jacobs - 09.17 ★★★
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Race 4
Qualifier: His Majesty, the Prince of Toads - Delle Jacobs ~ h goes on several shopping excursions - 09.06 ★★★★
Dragster: No Other Love - Jean Adams - 09.18 ★★
Dragster: Reaper's Fire - Joanna Wylde - 09.18 ★★★★
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Race 5
Qualifier: Safe at Last - Maya Banks ~ set in Texas - 09.10 ★★★★
Dragster: Mistress of Melody - Anthea Lawson - 09.20 ★★★★
Dragster: The Trouble with Being Wicked - Emma Locke - 09.21 ★★★★
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Race 6
Qualifier: Finding Bliss - B.J. Harvey ~ set in Chicago, north of Indy - 09.10 ★★★★
Dragster: Danger in Deer Ridge - Terry Odell - 09.24 ★★★★
Dragster: Standing in the Shadows - Shannon McKenna - 09.27 ★★★★
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'Slow Drag at the Port' is an annual hot rod event that is unlike any other. The featured race is actually a "coasting" competition because participants coast to the finish line and do not accelerate.
Slow Drag at The Port of Ilwaco, WA. youtube video
Feel free to post pictures of your hot rod :)
Duration : Sept. 1 - 30, 2016
Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay
To participate in this drag race, you must read 1 book from the following list. Then you will need to read any 2 books of your choice to reach the 20 foot finish line.
If you want to, you can race again by picking another book from the list and reading 2 more books to reach the finish line for the second (or even third) time.
To accelerate for 18 feet, read one of these:
read a book set north of where you live
read a book with an author whose name starts with a 'P'
read a book set in a small town
read a book where time is spent on a train
read a book with a car on the cover
read the 2nd in a series
read a book whose title is 2 words long
read a book published in 2011
read a book set in the USA
read a book where time is spent on a boat
read a book where someone goes shopping
read a book told in the 1st person
read a book where the title starts with a 'W'