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Group Read-A-Thon February 2016

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message 1: by Perks Moderator, Know-it-all (last edited Jan 26, 2016 12:47AM) (new)

Perks Moderator | 559 comments

IT'S A PERKS CONNECTED READ-A-THON




As a group let's see what we can read in the month of February and have a Read-A-Thon with a twist!

How this works...


* Each book needs to "connect" to the last one posted

* "Connects" can be based on by genre, author, title, character names, colour of cover, same award won or number of pages

* As soon as you have a book that you have read in the month that can connect to the last one, post it with the reasons it "connects" and the running tally for you, and for the group for the month, and let's see how many books we can read and connect in the month!



EXAMPLE

Post 1:
Kristie posts:
Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1) by Stephen King Mr. Mercedes
Kristie's tally - 1 book
Perks Group tally - 1 book

Post 2:
Karen Posts
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
Connected by: "King" (author and then title)
Karen's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 2 books

Post 3:
Kristie posts:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Connected by: Cover colour is yellow
Kirstie's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 3 books

.... hopefully you get the idea....


NOTE: You can read any book of any length, children's books and graphic novels also count. Please just remember to check the tally of the book ahead of you and add up the tally as you post

Books need to be marked as "read" between Feb 1 and Feb 29, 2016. (It doesn't matter when you started)


message 2: by Perks Moderator, Know-it-all (new)

Perks Moderator | 559 comments reserved


message 3: by Louise (new)

Louise | 1281 comments I'll start
Death By Honeymoon (Caribbean Murder, #1) by Jaden Skye 02/02/16
Death By Honeymoon by Jaden Skye
Louise's Tally: 1 book
Perk's Group Tally: 1 book.


message 4: by Avid Reader and Geek Girl (last edited Feb 02, 2016 04:00PM) (new)

Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 1572 comments Deal Breakers by Laura Lee 2/1/126
Deal Breakers by Laura Lee

Connection: Romance genre

Avid's Tally: 1 book
Perks' Tally: 2 books


message 5: by Donna (new)

Donna Nowosielski | 143 comments Dream of You (Laurel Heights, #5) by Kate Perry
Dream of You

Connection : Romance

Donna's Tally: 1 book
Perk's Tally: 3 books


message 6: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3762 comments Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase
Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase

Connection: Both have female MCs with names starting with L (Lola/Lorna)

Karen's Tally: 1

Perk's Tally: 4 books


message 7: by Donna (new)

Donna Nowosielski | 143 comments Love By Accident by Michelle Beattie
Love By Accident

Connection: the female leads name also started with an L - Lauren

Donna's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally : 5 books


message 8: by Lauri (new)

Lauri (otwlauri) | 934 comments The Hotel Riviera by Elizabeth Adler
Hotel Riviera by Elizabeth Adler

Connection: another romance which happens, quite coincidentally, by accident AND the MC's name also begins with L (Lola)

Lauri's Tally: 1

Perks Tally: 6 books


message 9: by Elinaly (new)

Elinaly Kõik see silmale nähtamatu valgus by Anthony Doerr
translated version. Original:
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Connection: Both authors family names are 5 letters long (Adler and Doerr)

Elinaly's Tally: 1
Perks Tally: 7 books


message 10: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3762 comments Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

Connection: Both books nominated for GR choice awards

Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #2) by Kevin Hearne
Hexed by Kevin Hearne

Connection: Both books have an author with a name starting with K (surname / first name)

Karen's Tally: 3

Perk's Tally: 9 books


message 11: by Allison (last edited Feb 07, 2016 03:35PM) (new)

Allison Steadman The Sea Witch (The Era of Villains, #1) by S.J. Valfroy
The Sea Witch by S.J. Valfroy

Connection: Both are fantasy books.

Allison's Tally: 1

Perk's Tally: 10 books


message 12: by Kat (new)

Kat | 119 comments Girl Online On Tour (Girl Online, #2) by Zoe Sugg
Girl Online On Tour by Zoe Sugg

Connection: They both have purple covers.

MB's Tally: 1
Perk's Tally: 11


message 13: by RachelvlehcaR (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) A Darker Shade of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Connection: Author's last name begins with "S".

In Sunshine Bright and Darkness Deep An Anthology of Australian Horror by Kathryn Hore
In Sunshine Bright and Darkness Deep: An Anthology of Australian Horror by Kathryn Hore & other authors including Natalie Satakovski.

Connection: Both books released on the 24th day of the month.

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

Connection: Both books released in the year 2015

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Connection: Both books have characters that begin with D. Dean in Luckiest Girl Alive, and Dim in A Clockwork Orange.

Rachel's Tally: 4
Perk's Tally: 15


message 14: by Elinaly (new)

Elinaly Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Connection: Both books average ratings are lower than 4, but both readers (me and RachelvlehcaR) gave to their read books 5 stars! :)

Elinaly's Tally: 2
Perks Tally: 16 books


message 15: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3762 comments Nice one Elinaly! I really enjoyed that book too :)


message 16: by Allison (new)

Allison Steadman Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

Connection: Both books are Young Adult books.

Allison's Tally: 2
Perks Tally: 17 books


message 17: by Elinaly (new)

Elinaly Pruuni ülikonnaga mees by Agatha Christie
Translation of The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

Connection: Both are female authors writing in English who have used also pen names: Christie as Mary Westmacott and Meyer as

Elinaly's Tally: 3
Perks Tally: 18 books


message 18: by Lisa (new)

Lisa | 22 comments A Christmas Homecoming (Christmas Stories, #9) by Anne Perry .

Connection: both are mysteries set in England.

Lisa's Tally: 1
Perks Tally: 19 books


message 19: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (last edited Feb 14, 2016 06:51PM) (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3762 comments Sister by Rosamund Lupton
Connection: Another mystery!

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Connection: Both books are not part of a series

Unnatural Habits (Phryne Fisher #19) by Kerry Greenwood
Connection: Both books are set in the 20th century

Karen's Tally: 6

Perk's Tally: 22


message 20: by Lauri (new)

Lauri (otwlauri) | 934 comments The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Alice Kimberly
Connection: still another mystery

Lauri's tally: 2

Perks tally: 23


message 21: by Allison (new)

Allison Steadman The Siren by Kiera Cass
Connection: Both books have an average rating that is a little lower than 4 stars.

Allison's tally: 3

Perks tally: 24


message 22: by Elinaly (new)

Elinaly Ja tee lõpus on ookean by Neil Gaiman
translation of The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Connection: both books have a large body of salt water (ocean or sea) on the cover.

Elinaly's Tally: 4
Perks Tally: 25 books


message 23: by RachelvlehcaR (last edited Feb 15, 2016 01:14PM) (new)

RachelvlehcaR (charminggirl) The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

Connection: Both books take place in England.

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Connection: Both books have red covers.

Steelheart (Reckoners, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Connection: Both books are book 1 in their series.

The Gift Of Story by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
The Gift Of Story by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Connection: Book books have an average rating of 4.

Rachel's Tally: 8
Perk's Tally: 29


message 24: by Marta (last edited Feb 15, 2016 02:49PM) (new)

Marta (martascupoftea) Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Connection: Both books have female authors.

Marta's tally: 1 book
Perks tally: 30 books


message 25: by Silvia (new)

Silvia Turcios | 395 comments Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

Connection: Also by a female author

Silvia's Tally: 1
Perks's Tally : 31


message 26: by Silvia (new)

Silvia Turcios | 395 comments We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Connection: Both by an american female author

Silvia's Tally : 2
Perks's Tally: 32


message 27: by Silvia (new)

Silvia Turcios | 395 comments Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

Connection: Both books were nominated for the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Award and The Magnolia Award

Silvia's Tally: 3
Perks's Tally : 33


message 28: by Silvia (new)

Silvia Turcios | 395 comments Black Butler, Vol. 17 by Yana Toboso
Black Butler, Vol. 17 by Yana Toboso

Connection: Both graphic novels.

Silvia's Tally: 4
Perks's Tally : 34


message 29: by Silvia (new)

Silvia Turcios | 395 comments Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, #1) by Ben Hatke
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

Connection: Also a graphic novel

Silvia's Tally: 5
Perks's Tally: 35


message 30: by Avid Reader and Geek Girl (last edited Feb 17, 2016 09:27PM) (new)

Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 1572 comments Reserved

Those Left Behind (Serenity, #1) by Joss Whedon
Those Left Behind by Joss Whedon

Connection: graphic novels

Changes (The Dresden Files, #12) by Jim Butcher
Changes by Jim Butcher

Connection: genre: sci-fi fantasy

Deal Breakers by Laura Lee
Deal Breakers by Laura Lee

Connection: main characters have a child

Smoke (Burned, #2) by Ellen Hopkins
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins

Connection: Female authors

Avid's tally: 4
Perks' Tally: 39


message 31: by Donna (new)

Donna Nowosielski | 143 comments Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) by Jim Butcher

Connection: Author Jim Butcher

Donna's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 40


message 32: by Donna (new)

Donna Nowosielski | 143 comments Fall from India Place (On Dublin Street, #4) by Samantha Young

Connection : both start with the letter F

Donna's Tally:4
Perk's Tally : 41


message 33: by Kat (new)

Kat | 119 comments A Step Toward Falling by Cammie McGovern
A Step Toward Falling by Cammie McGovern

Connection: They both have 'fall' in their titles; 'Fall from...' and 'A Step Toward Falling'.

MB's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 42


message 34: by Donna (new)

Donna Nowosielski | 143 comments Echoes of Scotland Street (On Dublin Street, #5) by Samantha Young

Connection: Cam the authors name is Cammie and one of the characters name is Cam

Donna's Tally : 5
Perk's Tally : 43


message 35: by Donna (new)

Donna Nowosielski | 143 comments Valentine (On Dublin Street, #5.5) by Samantha Young

Connection: same author Samantha Young

Donna' s Tally : 6 books
Perk's Tally : 44 books


Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 1572 comments Something Wild (Reckless & Real, #0.5) by Lexi Ryan
Something Wild by Lexi Ryan

Connection: genre: contemporary Romance

Avid's Tally: 5
Perks' Tally: 45 books


message 37: by Lisa (new)

Lisa | 22 comments Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer

Connection: both female authors

Lisa's Tally: 2
Perks' Tally: 46 books


message 38: by Elinaly (last edited Feb 20, 2016 12:20PM) (new)

Elinaly Vilja teine elu by Kalle Muuli
Vilja teine elu by Kalle Muuli and Tiit Pruuli (two male authors)
genre: politics, memoir

Connection: Both titles are written in white

Elinaly's Tally: 5
Perks Tally: 47 books


message 39: by Lauri (new)

Lauri (otwlauri) | 934 comments My Life on the Road My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem

Connection: Autobiography/memoir - cover black & white photo

Lauri's tally: 3
Perks tally: 48 books


message 40: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3762 comments All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Connection: Female Authors

Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman

Connection: Both YA Books

Karen's Tally: 8

Perk's Tally: 50 books


message 41: by Poongothai (last edited Feb 25, 2016 01:47AM) (new)

Poongothai (poongsa) | 559 comments 99 Thoughts on Ganesha by Devdutt Pattanaik 99 Thoughts on Ganesha by Devdutt Pattanaik
Connected by: Both red covers

The Accidental Prime Minister (The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh) by Sanjaya Baru The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru
Connected by: Both Indian Authors

The Last Wicked Scoundrel (Scoundrels of St. James, #5) by Lorraine Heath The Last Wicked Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath
Connected by: Both published in 2014

Midsummer Magic (Magic Trilogy, #1) by Catherine Coulter Midsummer Magic by Catherine Coulter
Connected by: Both part of a series

Beach House No. 9 (Beach House No. 9, #1) by Christie Ridgway Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway
Connected by: Both 1st in series

Married by Monday (The Weekday Brides, #2) by Catherine Bybee Married by Monday by Catherine Bybee
Connected by: Both part of a series

Kitty's Countryside Dream by Christie Barlow Kitty's Countryside Dream by Christie Barlow
Connected by: Same author initials


Poongothai's tally: 7 books
Perks group tally: 57 books


message 42: by Lisa (last edited Feb 25, 2016 07:33AM) (new)

Lisa | 22 comments Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler
connection: both female authors

Lisa's tally: 3
Perks tally: 58 books


message 43: by Avid Reader and Geek Girl (last edited Feb 25, 2016 03:17PM) (new)

Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 1572 comments Save of the Game (Scoring Chances #2) by Avon Gale
Save of the Game by Avon Gale

Connection: Genre Romance

Avid's Tally: 6
Perks' Tally: 59 books


Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 1572 comments Deep (Stage Dive, #4) by Kylie Scott
Deep by Kylie Scott

Connection: both involve the theme of family and fitting in

Avid's Tally: 7

Perks' Tally: 60 books


message 45: by Poongothai (new)

Poongothai (poongsa) | 559 comments The Bollywood Bride (Bollywood) by Sonali Dev The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev
Connected by: Both published in 2015


Poongothai's tally: 8 books
Perks group tally: 61 books


message 46: by Kat (new)

Kat | 119 comments Marked by T.L. Mcdonald
Marked by T.L. Mcdonald

Connection: Both are written by female authors.

MB's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 62 books


message 47: by Poongothai (last edited Feb 29, 2016 03:31AM) (new)

Poongothai (poongsa) | 559 comments Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #17) by Agatha Christie Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Connected by: Both written by female authors

Predictably Irrational The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
Connected by: Both above 50000 GR ratings

Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Connected by: Both above 250 pages


Poongothai's tally: 11 books
Perks group tally: 65 books


message 48: by Elinaly (last edited Feb 29, 2016 09:35AM) (new)

Elinaly °¿²õ²¹±¹²Ôä±è±è by Sarah Waters
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Connection: one word title

Elinaly's Tally: 6
Perks Tally: 66 books

666... muahhahaa...


message 49: by Karen ⊰✿, Avaricious Reader (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 3762 comments lol ;)


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