Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Tower Teams Read 2013 Start

Tower Teams Read 2013 hosted by Nothing But Reading Challenges.

~Tower Teams~
                                                            First to Read 2,013 Books

Goal: The first team to reach 2013 books read, wins! Then the team challenge starts over again.

When: Starts January 1, 2013 and goes until the first team reaches 2,013 books read.

How: We will take all the people who sign up and divide them equally into groups, taking into account the number of books they read in 2012, but otherwise we will be using a "ramdomizer" to assign. When you go to the sign-up thread, PLEASE INDICATE the NUMBER of BOOKS you read in 2012. (Just to even out the teams. Thanks!)

◈ Books must be >170 pages. I found several items on the Internet that say
    200 location numbers on a Kindle are equivalent to 10 - 11 pages. When NO
    hardback or paperback editions are available for reverence, covert with the
    lower number.

◈ Audio books are allowed. (For page numbers, audiobooks should be compared
    to the paper edition.)

◈ No graphic novels. (Sorry.)

◈ Any genre counts.

◈ "Re-reads" will be allowed, if it has been a year since you have read the book.
    This includes listening to the audio version, if you've already read the book. 


◈ When a team reaches 2,013, we will change the end date of the challenge. The first
    team to post - regardless of the other team eventually posting more books - wins.
    We'll check to see who places.


My goal for this challenge is to read 120 books over 170 pages.

Update April: First part of this challenge has finished but it is continuing in a second part.

THIS is the bookshelf for the first part of the challenge.
And HERE is the bookshelf for the second part.

My list of books:
  1. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
  2. Moon dance by J.R. Rain
  3. Sterling by Dannika Dark
  4. A Nomadic Witch by Debora Geary
  5. Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang 
  6. To Have and To Code by Debora Geary
  7. De Novo Syndrome by Jim Buckner, David Mark Brown 
  8. The Scourge by A.G. Henley
  9. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 
  10. Dogs Don't Lie by Clea Simon 
  11. Legend of the White Dragon: Legends by Melanie Nilles 
  12. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
  13. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 
  14. My Familiar Stranger by Victoria Danann
  15. Shadowmagic by John Lenahan 
  16. Deadly Legacy by Alison Bruce
  17. Vampire Moon by J.R. Rain 
  18. Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stace
  19. A Different Witch by Debora Geary
  20. Twist by Dannika Dark 
  21. Cross My Heart by Abigail Strom
  22. Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder 
  23. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
  24. Become by Ali Cross
  25. Always the Designer, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker
  26. Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with Progeria by Hayley Okines, Kerry Okines, Alison Stokes  
  27. Winging It! by Shel Delisle
  28. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 
  29. Skellig by David Almond
  30. The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa  
  31. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
  32. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
  33. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
  34. Witches on Parole by Debora Geary
  35. Witches under Way by Debora Geary
  36. Witches in Flight by Debora Geary
  37. American Vampire by J.R. Rain 
  38. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder  
  39. Worm: The First Digital World War by Mark Bowden 
  40. Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
  41. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks 
  42. Stained by Ella James 
  43. Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina
  44. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs 
  45. Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper 
  1. A Celtic Witch by Debora Geary 
  2. Wise Follies by Grace Wynne-Jones 
  3. Wait For Me by Elisabeth Naughton 
  4. Goddess Legacy by M.W. Muse 
  5. Amy's Story by D'Elen McClain
  6. Manhattan Grimoire by Sandy DeLuca
  7. Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
  8. Marked by Kim Richardson
  9. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis  
  10. Endlessly by Kiersten White
  11. Every Witch Way But Wicked
  12. The Hunt by Joseph Williams
  13. Virtual Evil by Jana Oliver
  14. WLT: A Radio Romance by Garrison Keillor 
  15. Queen Of Sorcery by David Eddings 
  16. Magician's Gambit by David Eddings 
  17. Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings 
  18. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 
  19. Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings 
  20. Just Doll by Janice Daugharty
  21. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
  22. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
  23. The Last Colony by John Scalzi
  24. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
  25. Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
  26. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
  27. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
  28. Sharpe's Prey by Bernard Cornwell
  29. Merrick by Anne Rice
  30. Guards! Guards!: by Terry Pratchett
  31. The Light Within Me by Carly Fall
  32. All Summer Long by Susan Mallery
  33. Zombacter: Center City Contagion by Sean Bingham  
  34. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch  
  35. Waking Up Married by Mira Lyn Kelly  
  36. Alone by Robert J. Crane
  37. Chocolate Shoes And Wedding Blues by Trisha Ashley
  38. Alice in Zombieland by Nickolas Cook
  39. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
  40. The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
  41. The Case of the Flashing Fashion Queen by Norah Wilson
  42. Origins by Kristen Middleton
  43. Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
  44. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 
  45. Her Own Devices by Shelley Adina 
  46. The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay
  47. Amethyst by Heather Bowhay
  48. A Lost Witch by Debora Geary
  49. To Kill a Warlock by H.P. Mallory
  50. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
  51. Moon Child by J.R. Rain
  52. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
  53. Daughter of Dragons by Kathleen H. Nelson 
  54. A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines
  55. Witch Way Bends by Olivia Hardin 
  56. Cursed by Casey Odell
  57. Frey by Melissa Wright 
  58. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
  59. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs
  60. Magnificent Devices by Shelley Adina
  61. Drowning Mermaids by Nadia Scrieva 
  62. Eternal Vows by Chrissy Peebles 
  63. Between the Land and the Sea by Derrolyn Anderson 
  64. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach
  65. The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa 
  66. Fins by Ashley L. Knight 
  67. I Bring the Fire: Part I Wolves by C. Gockel
  68. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 
  69. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
  70. Dorothy: The Darker Side of Oz by Scott Stanford
  71. Watership Down by Richard Adams 
  72. Fathom by Ashley L. Knight
  73. Everblue by Brenda Pandos
  74. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
  75. The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen by Alan Garner
  76. One Glass Is Never Enough by Jane Wenham-Jones
  77. The Owl Service by Alan Garner
  78. Bitten Shame by Olivia Hardin
  79. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
  80. Shifty Business by Olivia Hardin
  81. Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
  82. Vegan, Virgin, Valentine by Carolyn Mackler
  83. Firelight by Sophie Jordan
  84. Æsel by Kristna Stoltz
  85. Necrophobia by Jack Hamlyn 
  86. Dreams Underfoot: The Newford Collection by Charles de Lint
  87. Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey  
  88. The Dragon Reborn by Kathleen H. Nelson 
  89. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan 
  90. Dollhouse by Anya Allyn
  91. The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
  92. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan 
  93. DRT by Eric Thomas
  94. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory 
  95. The Witching Hour by Anne Rice 
  96. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan 
  97. An Imperfect Witch by Debora Geary 
  98. WitchLove by Emma Mills
  99. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
  100. How (Not) to Kiss a Toad by Elizabeth A. Reeves
  101. XBestia by Melissa Conway
  102. Good Husband Material by Trisha Ashley
  103. Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett 
  104. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 
  105. Wyrd Girl by Jon Jacks 
  106. How (Not) to Kiss a Prince by Elizabeth A. Reeves
  107. How (Not) to Kiss a Beast by Elizabeth A. Reeves
  108. How (Not) to Kiss a Ghost by Elizabeth A. Reeves 
  109. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
  110. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan  
  111. How (Not) to Kiss a Gargoyle by Elizabeth A. Reeves
  112. Vampires: The Recent Undead by Paula Guran (Editor)
  113. Leopard Moon by Jeanette Battista
  114. The Moon Of Gomrath by Alan Garner
  115. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
  116. Elidor by Alan Garner
  117. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
  118. Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake 
  119. Burning Chrome by William Gibson 
  120. Playing for Time by Barbara Bretton

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