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message 1: by Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus (new)
Aug 19, 2012 08:16AM

Dlmrose | 18433 comments Mod
What were your favorite books of the Summer 2012 Challenge?


message 3: by Jayme(theghostreader) (new)
Aug 21, 2012 02:06PM

Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3040 comments Roam
Deadlocked
Pretty Little Liars


message 6: by JC (last edited Aug 21, 2012 03:05PM) (new)
Aug 21, 2012 03:03PM

JC (jmnc) | 638 comments Still a few more books to go until the end of the challenge, but so far my 5 star reads are:
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Little Stranger
The Invisible Bridge
The Secret Life of Bees
Fall of Giants


message 7: by Coralie (new)
Aug 21, 2012 04:13PM

Coralie I rarely give five stars, but these made it.
The Summer Book
A Promise Of Peaches
Among Others


message 8: by Ms.soule (new)
Aug 21, 2012 05:16PM

Ms.soule (mrssoule) My five-stars this summer:

Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie
Paris in Love: A Memoir by Eloisa James
Goong, Volume 11 & Goong, Volume 12 by Park So Hee
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullay Hunt
The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter
Allergy-Friendly Food for Families: 120 Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Egg-Free, and Soy-Free Recipes Everyone Will Enjoy by the editors of Kiwi magazine
Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis
The Wallflower, Vol. 1 by Tomoko Hayakawa


message 11: by Regan (new)
Aug 25, 2012 10:56AM

Regan | 21 comments I gave 5 stars to just one book:

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. I read the audio version with Jeremy Irons and he was pitch perfect. No one could be so reprehensible and likable at the same time.

My 4 star books:

The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
As I Walked Out One Evening: Songs, Ballads, Lullabies, Limericks, and Other Light Verse by W.H. Auden
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster


message 13: by Jayme(theghostreader) (new)
Aug 26, 2012 10:43AM

Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3040 comments Briar Rose by Jane Yolan


message 14: by Cindie (last edited Aug 26, 2012 11:28AM) (new)
Aug 26, 2012 11:26AM

Cindie | 1836 comments Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon
Apron Anxiety: My Messy Affairs In and Out of the Kitchen by Alyssa Shalasky
The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court by Michelle Moran


message 15: by Ritika (new)
Aug 27, 2012 12:19PM

Ritika (ritikap) | 349 comments The song of ice and fire series
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows

Once I finished the first one, there was no looking back. I can't seem to want to read other books till I can finish them. Thankfully, only one more is left.


message 16: by JC (new)
Aug 27, 2012 01:32PM

JC (jmnc) | 638 comments Good luck getting rid of that feeling after reading the most recent one - it will leave you hanging and wanting more!


message 17: by Jayme(theghostreader) (new)
Aug 27, 2012 03:04PM

Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3040 comments Yeah, the next release date is like 2013.


message 18: by Ritika (new)
Aug 27, 2012 03:51PM

Ritika (ritikap) | 349 comments 2013 is too kind an estimate :(. I am just crossing my fingers and hoping it is not another 6 years.


message 20: by Chelsi (new)
Sep 01, 2012 07:25AM

Chelsi | 89 comments 5 star reads
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy and The Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer Miller


message 21: by Kate (new)
Sep 01, 2012 07:46AM

Kate (kathrynlouwca) | 1002 comments I read and fell in love with the entire Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. I highly recommend them! In addtion, I finally read Divergent by Veronica Roth. Loved it.


message 22: by Wendy UK (new)
Sep 01, 2012 08:01AM

Wendy UK (wendyuk) | 724 comments I enjoyed all but one of the books I read for the summer challenge. I gave five stars to:

Can Any Mother Help Me?
The Sisters Brothers
The Anatomy School
The Bean Trees
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
The Forgotten Affairs Of Youth: An IsabelDalhousie Novel
Bertie Plays The Blues

You will notice that Alexander McCall Smith is a favourite author of mine!


message 23: by Angie (new)
Sep 01, 2012 01:10PM

Angie (pinkindle) | 587 comments My 5 Star reads were:

Shadowfever (Fever, #5) by Karen Marie Moning Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) by Beth Revis


message 26: by Chris (last edited Sep 11, 2012 03:58PM) (new)
Sep 11, 2012 03:58PM

Chris (chrismd) | 1237 comments I always love it when I pick a book solely because it fits a task and then I end up really liking it. For the second challenge in a row, that's been a book with "rain" in the title. This summer is was
The Scent of Rain and Lightning Not sure why exactly, but the story really stuck with me long after I finished it.

Other top reads
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Girl in Translation
Cinder
The Friday Night Knitting Club - another suprise because I'm not a big chick lit fan
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children


message 27: by Jennifer (new)
Sep 12, 2012 05:02AM

Jennifer | 42 comments My one 5 star book from the summer 2012 challenge was Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta


message 28: by Jennifer W (new)
Sep 12, 2012 08:51AM

Jennifer W | 466 comments I really loved Identical, which wasn't surprising because I love her books in general. My other 2 favorites were Between Shades of Gray and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Quiet is a book that has changed the way I look at, and interact in, the world.


message 29: by Lorna (new)
Nov 09, 2012 07:42PM

Lorna | 526 comments Summer Favorites;

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury The Sledding Hill by Chris Crutcher The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate


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