Chapter Adventure Reading Challenges (Formerly GXO) discussion

MARCH Key Words:

+ End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown +

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(1) The name and author of the book you're reading for the challenge,
(2) CHALLENGE COMPLETE if you've finished reading the book.
(3) Did you like the book? What did you love (or not love) about it?! Let's help each other find great books to read!

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March: End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown

I'll be reading They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera.

This one was highly recommended by a good friend who eventually bought it for me with the caveat I actually read it, so here's hoping my heart can take it!

CHALLENGE COMPLETED 3/11/22

Oh man was that good! it really made me think about what I would do if I knew without a doubt I would die by the end of the day. It also said a lot about what makes up a family. I thoroughly enjoyed it even if the title spoiled the ending!

Beautiful Dreamer by Christopher Bigsy CHALLENGE COMPLETE

some ideas i have for Mar

How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

The Murder of a Queen Bee by Meera Lester

The Ancient Nine by Ian K Smith

Ketchup C(loud)s

Will be reading Thief River Falls, thinking it is based in my home state of Minnesota. Sounds intriguing.

CHALLENGE COMPLETED!

March: End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown

Last night I finished reading THE STORY OF BEAUTIFUL GIRL by Rachel Simon. A 3.5* read for me. Rather slow (for me) for the first one-third, but the ending was worth it!

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

completed 3/5. This book was hard for me to get in to at first but I LOVED it! There were so many plot twists and it kept me on my feet. I can't wait to read the next book. 5 stars

March: End, Fall, Loud, Queen, Woods, Nine, Beautiful, Crown

END
We Begin at the End Chris Whitaker 3/4/22 5 stars!!!

I read Agatha Christie’s “Peril at End House”. Finished 3/6/22. It’s just over 200 pages, but reads very quickly. I never met an Agatha Christie book I didn’t like!

Challenge complete!
Key Word: Fall
Book: Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman
Clear the schedule, this will be a one day read. Couldn’t put it down! Will be looking for more by this author, definitely!
My review: ; https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Jessica Barton wrote: "Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

completed 3/5. This book was hard for me to get in to at first but I LOVED it! There were so many plot twists and it kept me on my feet. I can't wait to read the next..."

This one has been on my TBR forever. Glad to see it was worth it!

Challenge Complete
Title: We all Fall Down
Author: Robert Cormier
A classic YA novel about the fallout and aftermath of violence and guilt. I liked how the two teen main characters, Jane and Buddy, had realistic personalities with both positive and negative traits.

March
Keyword-Beautiful
Book: Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center
My rating:5 stars
Review: sweet and insightful woman’s fiction. A quick fun read.

For March I read The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World - 3/5 stars

Challenge completed… late 😂
Title: Queen Anne’s Lace by Susan Wittig Albert
I really liked this book! I’m not usually a fan of a book that has two narratives going, and eventually they connect in the end, because I get confused sometimes trying to keep the storylines straight. BUT, this one was easy to follow and ties in so well together. I didn’t know how interesting a book about plants could be, but it was an amazing read for me! Would read it again!

This month I read The beautiful ones by Silvia Moreno Garcia. This a book about this girl named Nina and she is getting ready for her debut in society. But Nina has a secret, she has the power of Telekinesis. This book is about love and betrayal, conformity and passion, very scandalous especially for such a young girl.

Taking a few liberties with the keyword "Queen", I read the 1st book in the Secret McQueen series (Something Secret This Way Comes by Sierra Dean).

It's a paranormal romance that I enjoyed so much I went on to read a few more books in the series.

Challenge complete!
Just now getting a chance to post… I read Queens of Fennbirn. I loved this story. It moved rather slowly at first but then picked up. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series.