PenPal Readers discussion

In Zoe's absence, I thought it would be fun to continue to do this. I cannot hand out completes, but hopefully people are still interested!

Duration: 1-31 December 2016
Sign up period: Until 30 November 2016
Partners will be assigned on the same day

Guidelines:
- In this challenge, participants are required to sign up first.
- The participants will later be paired up randomly
- You will find who your partner is below, once the pairings are posted
- Participants need to CHOOSE & READ at least one book that your partner has read (from their read shelves)
- When you finish, compare the rating your partner has given to the book and your rating.
- You complete the challenge when you finish reading the book. You will get one "complete" towards earning a prize!

Please post below if you are interested.

Please DO NOT sign up unless you are certain that you can participate.

I'm in. Thanks for doing this

I am interested. As long as it is in December that gives me time to prepare to do the challenge :)

Me please!

Im in! So great that you brought this one back!

I'm in

I'm in :)

So sorry about my absence! I will be putting up pairings later this month-- if that's okay with Megan!

Ok, let's do this! =)

Keep signing up- I'll be putting up pairs on wednesday the 30th!

I'm in!

Pairings will go up tomorrow (:

I'd like to join. ;)

I'd like to try this!

Awenydd wrote: "I'd like to try this!"

Awesome, you're good to go!

Iulia wrote: "I'd like to join. ;)"

Check back tomorrow for pairings!

I'd like to try this please.

Below are the pairings for this month. Please pick a book from their "read" shelf, read it, rate it and discuss!

Holly & Megan
Awenydd & Emma
Iulia & Leslie
Kate & Tammy
Diamond & Tallulah
Mion & Joycedale

Update us on your progress on this thread (:

My partner is Holly, and I'm choosing to read The Book Thief! She gave it 5 stars, hopefully I will also enjoy it!

Megan I love that book! Hope you enjoy!

My partner is Mion
I picked
She gave it 4 stars
I gave it (tba)

So, my partner is Awenydd - love your name, btw. Are you Welsh? - and she read The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde She gave it four stars; let's see how it goes.

Ooo Emma I read that for school! Let me know how you like it

Zoe wrote: "Ooo Emma I read that for school! Let me know how you like it"

Absolutely, I'll let you know! =)

Emma wrote: "So, my partner is Awenydd - love your name, btw. Are you Welsh? - and she read The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde She gave her four stars; let's see how it goes."

Yay! I am :) and Native American~ bit o'Irish in there as well, lol
Going through your shelf now! = )

My partner is Tallulah and I'm going to read A Court of Thorns & Roses. she gave it 4 stars

I will be reading my partner's read book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to find Them!

My partner is Diamond and I will be reading
Diamond's rating: 4 stars
My rating: TBD

So, I've just finished Awenydd's book, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. She gave it four stars and so did I. Now, if you excuse me, I'll go watch a couple of episodes of Penny Dreadful.

Don't forget to let us know how your challenge is going (:

I'm trying to read mine but it's not really holding my interest. I'll pick it up but after awhile I set it aside and start a new book.

I am having very similar struggles to Joycedale. The book I have chosen isn't appealing to me in the way I thought it would so I am currently reading a handful of others to give a bit of a break to my chosen CCC.

That sucks. The one you chose sounded good too.

Maybe you guys could choose new books?

I'm changing mine to

I finished The Book Thief and gave it 5 stars! One of the few books that has made me cry like a baby. Very happy to have read it!

Megan, I SOB when I read that book- it's so touching and amazing!!! Im so glad you liked it one of my favorites

My partner was joycedale and I decided to read by Melissa Marr.
Joycedale's rating was 3 stars and so is mine. I found it really difficult to read at first, even though I really liked the idea, and I didn't quite enjoy the ending either. The book had its strong points and weak points, but overall, it was more disappointing than I thought it would be.

From Leslie's "read" bookshelf I chose to read The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz. Both I and Leslie rated it 4 stars.