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Congratulations guys! We did it! That is two books read for this year! I know some of you are moving a little slow with your reading, and I want you to understand, so am I. I am actually one book behind in my 25 book challenge, according to my challenge widget. My friend Ashleigh is chomping right away at her books. She has read seven of her 20 book goal, and I have only read five. I think she is going to read more than me this year! lol Anyway, instead of doing a normal Q&A, I just have one question...Are you excited about The One? My response: YES! I cannot wait. On another note, I am excited to move forward with the book club. I like all genres, but I love to read books that have either recently been turned into movies, or will soon be a movie (hence Divergent). I decided that for our April 2014 read we are going to be reading... Silver Linings Playbook!! Ta-dah!! Some of you may have already read it, and or seen the movie, but I have done neither so this will be fun! So for our first reading assignment. I need everyone to read to A Hive Full of Green Bees by Friday, April 25. Just like always, I will have questions and answers ready. I hope you all enjoy this read. I think it should be really fun! XOXO Tricia
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Hello Avid Book Club fans! So what are thinking about The Elite now??? After I got past Chapter 20, I couldn’t put it down, so I have finished the book and let me tell you!! I cannot wait for The One to come out! I think we can actually have this book completely finished by Friday, April 11. This gives you all two weeks, which I think should be plenty of time, to finish our read, and then I will announce our next book club read! Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten much voting participation in the past, so we are going to try it like this, but also let me know if you like my selection. I really want you all to express your interests!!! So without further ado, here is out Q&A part II (yes, I just now realized that rhymed!) ***WARNING!! SPOILER ALERT!!***
Hello Everybody! I hope you are enjoying The Elite! I think this is another great read! I read the first ten chapters in a week, so hopefully you all had the same luck! If you haven't finished yet, don't worry! You still have plenty of time to catch up! I think we should be able to finish the next ten chapters by Friday, March 28. So just to reiterate, please read Chapters 11-20. Check out the questions and let me hear your answers! XOXO Tricia
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Hello my pretties!! I hope you all have finished Divergent, and enjoyed it! I thought it was a really good, easy read. Just as a reminder, the movie Divergent is set to release on March 21, 2014, so I expect everyone to go see it! I won’t be able to see it that weekend because I will be in Reno (more to come on that later) but I hope to see it when I get back! Maybe with my sister??? As we finish the first book of the year, I have some questions for all of you to answer. **Where do you see this book club going this year? Did you benefit from the book club last year? What would you be interested in reading this year? **All of these questions are things that you definitely need to ask yourselves, and answer for me! If you want your answers to be private from everyone else, please feel free to email me at [email protected]. I definitely want this book club to be beneficial and fun for all of you, so be sure to shoot me your answers! On another note, now that we have finished out first book club read, we are on to our already decided second, The Elite. I started reading it last night, so if you haven’t started yet, do not worry! You still have plenty of time to catch up! I would like to have Chapters 1 through 10 read by Friday, March 14, 2014. This gives you two weeks! I doubt we will need that much time, but if we do or have stragglers then we are prepared! This will also give everyone all of Spring Break (if you go to NCSU) to get caught up! I hope everyone is doing well and I look forward to hearing your responses! Questions:
My Answers:
What are your thoughts? XOXO Tricia
Hello Everybody! How is everyone holding up with all the snow? I don't know about y'all, but I finished reading this section pretty fast! There was a lot going on. It is hard to believe it is already February! For this section, I need everyone to read to the end of the book by February 28, 2014. I know that seems quick, but I fully believe that you will be able to do it! Good luck! Also, a reminder, our next book club read will start as soon as you finish Divergent. Seeing as how that is the case, I will post both the third section of Divergent and the first section of The Elite. Good luck and hope everyone is enjoying the book! XOXO Tricia
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Hello Everyone! I hope you are enjoying Divergent! I definitely had trouble putting it down! So as you know, you are supposed to be through Chapter 13. Needless to say, three weeks was too long for me, and I totally finished the book, but if you are still trying to keep up, don’t worry, you will have plenty of time to finish! One of the things I wish I had had a better understanding of at the beginning of the book, the factions. So I pulled this off Wikipedia: “The city is divided into 5 factions: Abnegation, meant to uphold selflessness; Amity, meant for the peaceful; Candor, meant for the honest; Dauntless, meant for the brave; and Erudite, intended for the knowledgeable.” Hopefully, that sets everyone straight! For our next Q&A, you need to read Chapter 14 through Chapter 26. Try to have these chapters read by Friday, February 14, and I will try to post questions over the weekend. If you haven’t started, this is probably the best book to get into really quick, and if you liked The Selection, then I think you will also like Divergent. Good luck to everyone, and remember to post your answers to the questions below! XOXO Tricia
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Look y'all!! This is it! We have made it! New Year's is right around the corner! This is our final book club post of 2013, as I am not planning on doing anything else until after New Year's Eve. I asked everyone to finish up The Selection, and I am hoping you all enjoyed it. I thought it was a really easy read, and it was a simple plot to follow. I see what Cass was trying to do with Aspen and Maxon, but it is literally going to drive me crazy until I find out which one America chooses. I might just skip The Elite and go on to The One!! lol Just kidding. Well I hope everyone has an amazing New Year's and look for a suggestion post in January. LAST Q&A OF 2013!!! Who0t!!! XOXO Tricia ***WARNING!!! SPOILER ALERT!!!***
Hello Everyone! I hope you are enjoying The Selection! I have actually finished the book because I couldn't put it down, but some of you may be following the rubric closer than I am. I just wanted to let everyone know that our next section is to finish the book by Friday, December 27, 2013. I realize this is just five days away, but you only have four chapters left. You can do this! After I post the final Q&A session, I will post suggestions for our upcoming 2014 book read. I know everyone is excited for the holiday season, so do not worry, we will not start the book until after the New Year! I hope everyone is having a magnificent break from school, and I am wishing a Merry Christmas from my family to yours this Christmas season!! Talk to you all again after Christmas! XOXO Tricia
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Hello Everyone! I hope everyone has had much success with studying for exams! I know they start Monday, so good luck to everyone! I also hope you are all enjoying The Selection. I did not realize it was such an easy read, but I am really enjoying it. Our goal was to read through Chapter 10 by Friday, and I do believe we have done it! Since that is the case, our next section of reading will be through Chapter 21 by Friday, December 20, 2013. I hope you all are as excited as I am to see what happens to America! If you have already finished the book (because you couldn't put it down), check out author Kiera Cass's website. Also, The Selection sequel The Elite is available for purchase. We might just have to do it as a 2014 Book Club read!! Here are a couple extras from Cass's website to help you answer our Q&A questions. I think they will also help you understand a little more of what you are reading!
XOXO Tricia *** Warning - Spoiler Alert ***
Hello Everyone! I hope you all enjoyed What Alice Forgot! I thought it was avery interesting concept and an interesting read, especially near the end. I know this post is a little late but as some of you in the Raleigh area may have noticed, school started back on Wednesday. Life has been a little tense and exciting building up to the end of summer, so I kind of shirked my duties and enjoy my last bit of life before classes! Also, I finally got a new laptop! YAY!! I have full access to my ?'s and O's again!! It makes life so much easier when you are not copy and pasting these things! lol So as usual, I am post my questions with my responses. Also too, start today and running through next Friday, August 30, the polls will be open to suggesting a September 2013 book club read! I have a whole assortment of ideas, but I really want to hear yours as well! Please really think about what you want to read! XOXO - Tricia ****WARNING - SPOILERS AHEAD****
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