Welcome back to the Around the World in 80 Books reading challenge after the summer break. I hope you all managed to get some down time and read loads of books.
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We're half way through the year. Yay! Are you halfway through your reading challenge?
Well done to everyone who read a book in June and added the link to the June post. And an even bigger congratulations to those who read one of the books of the month. I hope you all enjoyed reading a story set in Africa?
First of all, well done to everyone who read a book in May and added the link to the May post. Even though we didn't have a specific May book of the month, it's good to know that you all kept reading.
So here are the May Book of the Month award winners:
This is a bonus award for reading, reviewing and adding the book links for May.
Shonna
Shreyas
Maphead
Kay
Maya
Alisa
Nana
Nana
If I missed you from the list, just make sure you add your book review link to the May post.
On to the challenge for June and we're in Africa this month. Here are the book(s) of the month:
Claws of a Killer by Lauri Kubuitsile
crime fiction
Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, Vol 1) by Naguib Mahfouz
literary fiction
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie
literary fiction
Night Dancer by Chika Unigwe
women's fiction
An Elergy of Easterly by Petina Gappah
short stories anthology
The Palm Oil Stain by Nadia Maddy
contemporary women's fiction
Midwife to Destiny by Nana Prah
sweet romantic fiction
Most Eligible Bachelor by Empi Baryeh
steamy romantic fiction
As always, you can choose to read one or more of these books to qualify for the book of the month award. The Africa continent award will be given out at the end of this challenge.
Add your June book review links
Hi ROW80Book challengers,
As I wrote in my email last month, there isn't a specific Book of the Month in May as we take a break. With that in mind, any fiction book you read in May will count towards your book of the month. All you need to do is read and post the link to your review on the linky to qualify. One book (of the month) per challenger.
Here are the winners of the April LGBT/BOTM reading challenge award:
Shreyas - The Prophet Murders
Shonna - Scars
Veronina - Boy Meet boy
Congratulations to the award winners
If I missed you out of the list please let me know.
Any outstanding continent award will be given next month.
In June we will be travelling to Africa for our reading challenge books.
Add your links to your May reading challenge books
Sorry, we're a bit late getting this up. We're having a hectic April over here.
First of all, thank you to everyone who participated in March's Book of the Month challenge. I know some of the books pulled you out of your comfort zones with the menage/love triangle theme. It is great that you all persevered and finished the books. So thanks again.
Tags: Contemporary,
Romance
Blurb
"Richard,
we had a baby."
31st December 1999. Seventeen-year-old Brit, Hanna
Vincent, meets New Yorker, Richard Larsen; a Columbia student and step-son of
scion Leon Maxwell. Divided by wealth, distance and a common language, an
unconventional friendship grows between the two.
From London to New York, from 1999 to 2012, Fix You
follows the story of quirky, music-loving Hanna and handsome, driven Richard as
they fall in love and are torn apart. Their tempestuous relationship leads to
an explosive revelation that threatens to destroy them both.
Emotional and touching, this is a story of second
chances. Is their love shattered beyond repair?
Tags: Contemporary,
Romance, Suspense
Blurb
A sexy ebook about two seventeen-year-olds—one a victim of human trafficking; the other the son of the man who enslaved her—who fall in love and question everything they ever believed…Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco grew up under vastly different circumstances. Haven, a second-generation slave, was isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege and excess.
First of all, thank you to everyone who participated in February's Book of the Month challenge. I know some of the books pulled you out of your comfort zones. It is great that you all persevered and finished the books. So thanks again.
This month on the Around The World in 80 Books Reading Challenge we are off to the US of A to explore African-American history through fiction.
But before I get to that I want to thank everyone who participated in January's reading challenge. A special commendation to those who complete January's Book of the month challenge and those who read books set in India. Here are the award winners.
Tags: Adult, Contemporary,
Romance
Blurb
What do you do when
the one person you have always wanted, you can almost never have?
We found each other by chance and it was perfect, easy and everything I could have asked for. Our love was one for the books. When he moved next door, my entire world flipped upside down and inside out, but it was the best feeling I had ever experienced. Until the time came to choose between him and my family. I was young and in love, but in the end, I chose my family. I’ve regretted that decision since the day I made it. Now fate has given me a second chance with the one person I knew I was always supposed to be with. But this time so much more was standing in our way.
Can I choose him over the life I’ve come to know?
Will he be able to forgive me and give us a second chance?
Is true love really enough to conquer everything standing in our way?
Sometimes the hardest decisions in life, are the most liberating, I just hope that this time I made the right one.
We found each other by chance and it was perfect, easy and everything I could have asked for. Our love was one for the books. When he moved next door, my entire world flipped upside down and inside out, but it was the best feeling I had ever experienced. Until the time came to choose between him and my family. I was young and in love, but in the end, I chose my family. I’ve regretted that decision since the day I made it. Now fate has given me a second chance with the one person I knew I was always supposed to be with. But this time so much more was standing in our way.
Can I choose him over the life I’ve come to know?
Will he be able to forgive me and give us a second chance?
Is true love really enough to conquer everything standing in our way?
Sometimes the hardest decisions in life, are the most liberating, I just hope that this time I made the right one.
Tags: Contemporary,
Romance
Blurb
From one of Australia's hottest new
authors comes a story about an international scandal, a billionaire, and a
fearless reporter who might just save the day...
Confined in a cold, dull room in the depths of a Shanghai airport, a journalist chasing a career break and a businessman with a shadowy past play a game of truth or dare — deliberately not exchanging names.
They tell each other their most painful secrets and burning desires. One dare leads to a kiss and a wild night of illicit passion, setting off a dangerous sequence of events, bringing exposure and disgrace.
Only the brutal truth can save them. But it will also rip them apart. And it will take more than daring before they can build a new truth together.
Confined in a cold, dull room in the depths of a Shanghai airport, a journalist chasing a career break and a businessman with a shadowy past play a game of truth or dare — deliberately not exchanging names.
They tell each other their most painful secrets and burning desires. One dare leads to a kiss and a wild night of illicit passion, setting off a dangerous sequence of events, bringing exposure and disgrace.
Only the brutal truth can save them. But it will also rip them apart. And it will take more than daring before they can build a new truth together.
If you want to remind yourself of the entire rules and guidelines visit the Around The World In 80 Days Reading Challenge post.
But the basic gist is to travel across the globe by reading books set in different locations. Imagine yourself as the literary Phileas Fogg, travelling from one city to another with each book you read. There are gem awards to collect along the way and a $25 gift card for one lucky winner at the end of the year.
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BOOKS READING CHALLENGE 2014!
Welcome to the Around The World In 80 Books in a Year Challenge 2014! Please
see below for all the details of the challenge. This challenge celebrates the
diversity in books by location and culture.
