Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Challenge 1:

The Heroine Challenge
(Moderate 4 - 8 books for every type of heroine.)

Outsider/Rebel/Bluestocking Heroine - Heather Wells from Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot, Eowyn from The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien, Alice in All Fall Down by Sally Nicholls, Kat in Heist Society by Ally Carter

Wallflower Heroine - Abbey from Blue Remembered Heelsby Nell Dixon, Diane in The Rat-a-tat Mystery by Enid Blyton, Maria in The Courtesan's Lover by Gabrielle Kimm, Chloe in The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

Professional Heroine - Nyemah Mulya in 1515 by Faisal Tehrani, Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Daisy Day in Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman, Queen Caroline in Crossing Over. Anna Kendall by Anna Kendall

Rich Girl Heroine - Almost all the female characters in An Absolute Scandal by Penny Vincenzi, Amma in Evening Is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan

Brainiac Heroine - Sandy Shortt from A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahern, Liv from Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia, Aomame in 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

Spinster Heroine - Caterina Sforza in Assassin's Creed: Renaissance by Oliver Bowden, Emily Faithfull in The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue, Madame de Cintre in The American by Henry James

Woman Warrior/Kick-Butt Heroine - Raven Madison from Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives, Vol. 3 by Ellen Schreiber, Emma Morley in One Day by David Nicholls, Maria in Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade by Oliver Bowden, Cassie in The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Minx/She-Devil Heroine - Puteri Laila from my love playgirl by Siti Nur Dhuha, Nicole in How To Disappear Completely by David Bowick

Girl Next Door Heroine - Anastasia in Dragon's Oath by P.C. Cast, Lenobia in Lenobia's Vow by P.C. and Kristen Cast, Mary in Three Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Level 4, Rla by Arthur Conan Doyle, Anne Frank in The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, Gladys Hungerton in The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

Paranormal Heroine - Lena Duchannes in Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl Kami Garcia

Challenge 2: DONE

Read the Alphabet Challenge (Start : January 22 2012 Finish :8 February 2015)
A) A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahern
B) Blood Relatives, Vol. 3 by Ellen Schreiber
C) Cabot, Meg - Size 12 Is Not Fat
D) Diane in The Rat-a-tat Mystery by Enid Blyton
E) Ethan Wate in Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
F) Faisal Tehrani , 1515
G) Gabrielle Kimm, The Courtesan's Lover
H) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
I) Ibn-La'Ahad, Altaïr in Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade by Oliver Bowden
J) Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
K) Kami Garcia Margaret Stohl, Beautiful Creatures
L) Lenobia's Vow by P.C. and Kristen Cast
M) my love playgirl by Siti Nur Dhuha,
N) Nell Dixon, Blue Remembered Heels
O) One Day by David Nicholls
P) P.C. Cast, Dragon's Oath
Q) Queendom in Crossing Over. Anna Kendall by Anna Kendall
R) The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
S) Samudera Al-Fatihah by H. Bey Arifin
T) Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
U) Ushikawa in 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
V) Voskuijl, Elli in The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
W) Watson in Three Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Level 4, Rla by Arthur Conan Doyle
X)X-ing a Paragrab by Edgar Allan Poe
Y) York, a setting in All Fall Down by Sally Nicholls
Z) Zanne in My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

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Challenge 3:

All About You Challenge

Month 1: Birthday month (Jan 21 2012 - Feb 20 2012)
M - Meg Cabot, Size 12 Is Not Fat
A - H. Bey Arifin, Samudera Al-Fatihah
R - Raven Madison in Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives, Vol. 3 by Ellen Schreiber
C -Cecelia Ahern, A Place Called Here
H -The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Month 2: Birthstone; Aquamarine (March 3 - March 24)
For reference; read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone

Blue Remembered Heels by Nell Dixon (the heels are suppose to be blue)
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
my love playgirl by Siti Nur Dhuha (her shirt is blue. so is the back of the book)



Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge), Pisces (March 29 - June 22)
P - Portugal (part of the story takes place there) 1515 by Faisal Tehrani
I - Ibn-La'Ahad, Altaïr in Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade by Oliver Bowden
S - Stohl, Margaret & Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures
C - Carolina (Takes place in South Carolina), Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
E - Emma Morley in One Day by David Nicholls
S - Snubby in The Rat-a-tat Mystery by Enid Blyton

Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge), Rat (26 June - 8 July)
R - Rillieux (Martin's father) in Lenobia's Vow by P.C. and Kristen Cast
A - Anastasia in Dragon's Oath by P.C. Cast
T - Tomasso, San ( a setting in The Courtesan's Lover by Gabrielle Kimm)

Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
1. England - Three Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Level 4, Rla by Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Japan - 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
3. Italy - Assassin's Creed: Renaissance by Oliver Bowden

Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre (Non-fiction)
The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Heist Society by Ally Carter

Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books that one of your family members or friends have read
1. The American by Henry James

Challenge 4: DONE (Finished: June 22)

Oh My Gods! Challenge (Deadline;20/2/2013) (Titan- 12 books)

Zeus - Aragorn, Elrond, Prince Imrahil, Denethor and Faramir, Theoden, Gandalf (yeah, lots of kings and leadership here) in The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

Poseidon - The Rat-a-tat Mystery by Enid Blyton

Apollo - A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahern

Ares - Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade by Oliver Bowden

Hephaestus - 1515 by Faisal Tehrani

Hermes - Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Hera - Charlie in Blue Remembered Heels by Nell Dixon

Demeter - Emma Morley in One Day by David Nicholls(she tries to get pregnant)

Athena - Heather Wells in Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot (yes, she can keep some serious as xD)

Hestia - Raven Madison in Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives, Vol. 3 by Ellen Schreiber

Artemis - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Aphrodite - Puteri Laila in my love playgirl by Siti Nur Dhuha

Challenge 5: DONE

Mind~Body~Spirit Challenge (Level Five: Sixth Sense - Double it! Go for 24 books; pick and choose your categories)

Mind -
/ Read a book that appeals to your mind, where you really learned something -Samudera Al-Fatihah by H. Bey Arifin, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Read a historical romance novel that was really History 101, by an author with some serious credentials. - Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia Margaret Stohl, Lenobia's Vow by P.C. and Kristen Cast, All Fall Down by Sally Nicholls
/ Read a book where the heroine is a brainiac - One Day by David Nicholls
Read a book where the hero is a brainiac. - 1515 by Faisal Tehrani, Barney in The Rat-a-tat Mystery by Enid Blyton, Three Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Level 4, Rla by Arthur Conan Doyle

Body -
Read a book where the hero or heroine teaches an exercise class (any exercise), is a physical education instructor (at a school or gym), or coach. Or one where the hero/heroine is instructed by someone in some type of exercise. - Blue Remembered Heels by Nell Dixon, 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Read a book where the protagonist gets into shape - Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
Read a book where the hero or heroine has lost or is hampered by one of their senses, or has an enhanced ability: sight, hearing, smell, touch, or taste - Dragon's Oath by P.C. Cast
/ Read a book that shows a great body on the cover - Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives, Vol. 3 by Ellen Schreiber, Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade by Oliver Bowden, The Courtesan's Lover by Gabrielle Kimm



Spirit -
Read an inspirational book, any genre - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult,Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
•/Read a book with a spirited/spitfire heroine - my love playgirl by Siti Nur Dhuha
•Read a book with a ghost in it, any genre - Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
•/ Read a book where someone has extrasensory perception: psychic abilities such as telepathy, clairaudience, and clairvoyance, and their trans-temporal operation as precognition or retrocognition - A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahern

Challenge 6: DONE

Read Your Name Challenge
N- Nyemah Mulya in 1515 by Faisal Tehrani
U- Ushikawa in 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
R- The Rat-a-tat Mystery by Enid Blyton

A- Adèle Varens in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
I- Italy ( a setting in The Courtesan's Lover by Gabrielle Kimm)
N- New Orleans,a setting in Lenobia's Vow by P.C. and Kristen Cast
A- Anastasia in Dragon's Oath by P.C. Cast

N- Niccolò Polo in Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade by Oliver Bowden
O- One Day by David Nicholls
O- Otto Frank in The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
R- Roylott in Three Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Level 4, Rla by Arthur Conan Doyle
A- Albom, Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
Z- Zanne in My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
L- Lena Duchannes in Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
I- Isabel from All Fall Down by Sally Nicholls

Challenge 7: DONE

Films du Monde Reading Challenge (April 4 2012 - October 4 2012)
1. Australia - Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
2. Canada - Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade by Oliver Bowden
3. France -
4. Germany - One Day by David Nicholls
5. India - Lenobia's Vow by P.C. and Kristen Cast
6. Japan - Dragon's Oath by P.C. Cast
7. Spain - 1515 by Faisal Tehrani
8. South Korea - The Courtesan's Lover by Gabrielle Kimm
9. Taiwan - Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia Margaret Stohl
10. United Kingdom - The Rat-a-tat Mystery by Enid Blyton

Challenge 8: DONE

Around the World in 80 Days Reading Challenge (14 July 2012 - 5 October 2012) I'm from malaysia, btw

America - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Scotland - Three Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Level 4, Rla by Arthur Conan Doyle
Netherlands - The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Challenge 10:

Mythical Creatures


Solovei Rakhmatich (Also known as Nightingale)

S - Suresh in Evening Is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan
O -
L - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
O -
V - Vincenzi, Penny (author of An Absolute Scandal)
E - Eyre, Jane in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
I -

R - Ralph in Lord of the Flies by William Golding
A - Assassin's Creed: Renaissance bynOliver Bowden
K - Kat in Heist Society by Ally Carter
H - Harun Yahya, Miracles of The Qur'an
M - My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
A - All Fall Down by Sally Nicholls
T - Touch-and-go Bullet-head in X-ing a Paragrab by Edgar Allan Poe
I - Isa Craig in The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue
C - Chloe in The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
H- Haruki Murakami, 1Q84: Books 1 and 2

Challenge 11:

The Harry Potter Sorting Hat Reading Challenge
Easy: Choose your favorite house and its rival. Read 8 books.

I'M IN GRYFFINDOR! (Now going to try Ravenclaw vs Hufflepuff and see which I will get from these two to fight off with gryffindor)

Gryffindor
➲ Gryffindor's emblematic animal is the lion: Read a book about a lion (or a shape shifter who turns into a lion).

➲ Gryffindor's emblematic colors are scarlet and gold: Read a book that has a predominately scarlet or gold cover.

➲ "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost of Gryffindor: Read a book featuring ghosts or read a book in which someone was decapitated or beheaded. Yikes!
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1 rating)
- The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (4 rating)


➲ Members of Gryffindor are described as courageous, chivalrous, and brave to the point of recklessness (sometimes) : Read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book.
- Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (5 rating)
- The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle (5 rating)

Slytherin
➲ Slytherin's emblematic animal is the snake: Read a book which features a snake on the cover or in the story.

➲ Slytherin's emblematic colors are green and silver: Read a book that has a predominately green or silver cover.

➲ The Bloody Baron is the house ghost of Slytherin: Read a book in which a suicide or murder takes place. You can also read a book where the protagonist loves someone who does not love them back.
- Assassin's Creed: Renaissance by Oliver Bowden (4 rating)
- An Absolute Scandal by Penny Vincenzi (3 ratings)
- Evening Is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan (3 rating)

➲ Members of Slytherin are described as cunning and shrewd: Read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book. Or read a book in which the protagonist irked you.
- Heist Society by Ally Carter (1 rating)

Hufflepuff
➲ Helga Hufflepuff, the founder of Hufflepuff, was a witch during medieval times: Read a book that is set in a medieval time period (between 5th to the 15th century)
➲ Hufflepuff's emblematic colors are yellow and black: Read a book that has a predominately yellow or black cover.
- How To Disappear Completely by David Bowick (3 rating)
- The 5th Wave by Rick YanceyRick Yancey (5 rating)
➲ Fat Friar, the house ghost of Hufflepuff, dedicated his life to religion: Read a book about someone who is extremely religious.
➲ Members of Hufflepuff are described as hard working, patient, and loyal: Read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book.
- The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue (3 rating)

Ravenclaw
➲ Ravenclaw's emblematic animal is the eagle: Read a book which features an eagle on the cover or in the story. You can also read a book about someone who can shape shift into a bird of any type.
➲ Ravenclaw's emblematic colors are blue and bronze: Read a book that has a predominately blue or bronze cover.
- X-ing a Paragrab by Edgar Allan Poe (1 rating)
- Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (5 rating)
➲ Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Ravenclaw, was Scottish: Read a book that takes place in Scotland.
➲ Members of Ravenclaw are described as intelligent, witty, and wise: Read a book in which the protagonist is scholarly, bookish, all knowing, etc...
- The American by Henry James (1 rating)

Challenge 12:

Goodreads Choice Awards (2013) Reading Challenge

★ A Little Bit of Everything: Read 1 Book from each category (Easy: 1 book from 5 different categories)

Fantasy
The Ghost Bride

Young Adult Fiction
Eleanor & Park

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
The 5th Wave<

Fiction
And the Mountains Echoed

Historical Fiction
The Valley of Amazement

Challenge 13

Finish this Sentence

Levels: Proofreader – Read 20-29 books

1.“If you had written a book, you would call it...How To Disappear Completely"
2. “I would do anything for you, except...X-ing a Paragrab”
3. “The world needs more... Sealed Letter"
4. “If only I had...Anansi Boys"
5. “Look out behind you, it’s The American"
6. “It’s rabbit season! It’s Duck season! No, it’s...The 5th Wave”