Toni's comments (member since May 29, 2009)

Toni's comments from the Romance Readers Reading Challenges group.

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Game: Pair Me Up (11 new)

13 hours, 42 min ago

Owen Palmer - Katie Chandler

Damali Richards (hint: L.A. Banks)

Game: Karaoke Confusion! (10 new)

14 hours, 0 min ago

Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole (most popular version)

Next:
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening

Game: Karaoke Confusion! (10 new)

1 day ago, 03:37PM

Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth - Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Next:
As I, Turn up the collar on my favourite winter coat
This wind is blowin' my mind

2009 A-Z Character Challenge (195 new)

1 day ago, 08:20AM

Just 1 left! A - Z Character Challenge List

A - ~~Andrea Sachs - The Devil Wears Prada~~ 7/6
B - ~~Luke Brandon - Shopaholic and Sister~~ 7/31
C - ~~Chewbacca - Jedi Search~~ 7/28
D - ~~Ashlyn Darrow - The Darkest Night~~ 9/19
E - ~~Polly Evans - Its Not About the Tapas~~ 8/7
F - ~~Edgar Freemantle - Duma Key~~ 8/31
G - ~~Gloria Rodriguez - Mercury's War~~ 7/23
H - ~~Hanna Schmitz - The Reader~~ 10/10
I - ~~Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom~~ 7/15
J - ~~Jed Lewis - Dark Winter~~ 7/14
K - ~~Kartik - A Great and Terrible Beauty~~ 8/10
L - ~~Alec Lightwood - City of Bones~~ 8/26
M - ~~Mikael Blomkvist - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo~~ 10/9
N - ~~Nathan Rand - Amazonia~~ 8/3
0 - ~~Nobody Owens - The Graveyard Book~~ 9/24
P - ~~Precious Ramotswe - The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency~~ 9/3
Q - ~~Ramona Quimby - Ramona Qumiby Age 8~~
R - ~~Rick Dockery - Playing for Pizza: A Novel~~ 7/20
S - ~~Mia Summerton - Frisco's Kid~~ 7/30
T - ~~Ty Bonner - Your Coffin or Mine~~ 7/25
U - ~~Ungden the Usurper - Echoes of the Fourth Magic~~ 11/30
V - ~~Vasilisa Dragomir - Vampire Academy~~ 11/3
W - ~~Murray Whelan - Stiff~~ 8/8
X - Xhex - Lover Avenged
Y - ~~Tally Youngblood - Uglies~~ 10/12
Z - ~~Zoe Stoker - Out of the Darkness~~ 11/2

December Monthly Challenge: Participants' List Thread (104 new)

1 day ago, 08:08AM

2/10 read

1. Starts with "D": Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
2. B-Day (Lauren): Bergdorf Blondes A Novel by Plum Sykes
3. Ohio: ~~Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy~~ 12/2
4. "Winter" word: Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) by Richelle Mead
5. Christmas Theme: Jingle Boy by Kieran Scott
6. International Children's Day: ~~Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary~~ 12/2
7. May/Dec Affair: Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro
8. Challenge Holiday Gift: Chosen by P.C. Cast
9. Category/Serial Romance: His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls
10. Reader's Choice: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

Game: Karaoke Confusion! (10 new)

2 days ago, 07:14AM

And ruined your black tie affair;The last one to know, the last one to show;I was the last one you thought you'd see there -- I've got friends in low places -- garth brooks

Next:
Tried to amend my carnivorous habits
Made it nearly seventy days

It's A Jungle Out There! Challenge (Quarterly) (111 new)

3 days ago, 08:17AM

Yz wrote: "One more left, Toni. You can make it."

Thanks for the encouragement. I made it but barely. This is also the only challenge I actually finished in November. Hopefully December will be better.

It's A Jungle Out There! Challenge (Quarterly) (111 new)

3 days ago, 08:16AM

Update 9/9

1. ~~Dog - A Kiss Before the Apocalypse~~ 10/17
2. ~~Cat - Dewey: The Small-Town Cat Who Touched the World~~ 10/16
3. ~~Any mammal (not dog/cat) - Moo (pig)~~ 9/26
4. ~~Fish - Double Whammy~~ 11/27
5. ~~Bird - The Hunger Games~~ 11/17
6. ~~Reptile - Echoes of the Fourth Magic (lizard)~~ 11/30
7. ~~Amphibian - The Wind in the Willows (frog)~~ 10/2
8. ~~Insect - Along Came a Spider~~ 11/18
9. ~~Legendary/mythical creature - The Girl the Dragon Tattoo~~ 10/9

Bonus: Nightlife (half human-half vampire)

A Kiss Before the Apocalypse (Remy Chandler, #1)

Dewey The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Echoes of the Fourth Magic (The Chronicles of Ynis Aielle, #1)

Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, Book 1)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

November Monthly Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread (304 new)

3 days ago, 08:10AM

Update 4/5

1. November - Nightlife by Rob Thurman
3. New York - ~~Along Came a Spider by James Patterson~~ 11/18
4. Fall Theme - ~~Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen~~ 11/27
5. DST Change - ~~72 Hours by Shannon Stacey~~ 11/13
9. Romantic Suspense - ~~Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann~~ 11/30

Read the Month Challenge: November (161 new)

3 days ago, 08:06AM

6/8 read.

N - Nightlife by Rob Thurman
O - ~~The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory~~ 11/12
V - ~~Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead~~ 11/2
E - ~~Echoes of the Fourth Magic by R.A. Salvatore~~ 11/30
M - ~~Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie~~ 11/20
B - Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks
E - ~~Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card~~ 11/8
R - ~~Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton~~ 11/3

Read the Month Challenge: December (56 new)

3 days ago, 08:04AM

2/8

D - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
E - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
C - Chosen by P.C. Cast
E - Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro
M - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
E - ~~Erin McCarthy -- Sucker Bet~~ 12/2
R - ~~Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary~~ 12/2

December Monthly Challenge: Participants' List Thread (104 new)

3 days ago, 07:57AM

0/10 read

1. Starts with "D": Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
2. B-Day (Lauren): Bergdorf Blondes A Novel by Plum Sykes
3. Ohio: Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy
4. "Winter" word: Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) by Richelle Mead
5. Christmas Theme: Jingle Boy by Kieran Scott
6. International Children's Day: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
7. May/Dec Affair: Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro
8. Challenge Holiday Gift: Chosen by P.C. Cast
9. Category/Serial Romance: His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls
10. Reader's Choice: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

A Lifetime of Books Challenge (119 new)

6 days ago, 09:42AM

Reposting my list due to changes in books.
Dates: 5/30/09 to 5/29/10

1979 - ~~Ramona and Her Mother - Beverly Cleary~~ 10/16
1980 - ~~The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum~~ 10/13
1981 - ~~Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Beverly Cleary~~ 12/2
1982 - The Elusive Heiress - Carolyn Keene
1983 - The Haunted Carousel - Carolyn Keene
1984 - ~~Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - James Kahn~~ 7/15
1985 - Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
1986 - Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold - Terry Brooks
1987 - ~~Rumble Fish - S.E. Hinton~~ 11/4
1988 - The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
1989 - ~~The Bourne Supremacy - Robert Ludlum~~ 10/23
1990 - The Case of the Safecracker's Secret by Carolyn Keene
1991 - ~~Outlander - Diana Gabaldon~~ 10/22
1992 - ~~Along Came a Spider - James Patterson~~ 11/18
1993 - ~~The Bourne Ultimatum - Robert Ludlum~~ 10/30
1994 - ~~Jedi Search Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy - Kevin Anderson~~ 7/28
1995 - ~~Moo - Jane Smiley~~ 9/26
1996 - ~~The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner~~ 9/4
1997 - ~~Frisco's Kid (Book 3) - Suzanne Brockmann~~ 7/30
1998 - ~~Everyday Average Jones (Book 4) - Suzanne Brockmann~~ 9/10
1999 - ~~Stiff - Shane Maloney~~ 8/8
2000 - ~~Stomfront - Jim Butcher~~ 8/17
2001 - ~~The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory~~ 11/12
2002 - ~~The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger~~ 7/6
2003 - ~~The City of Ember - Jeanne DuPrau~~ 6/20
2004 - ~~The Last Juror - John Grisham~~ 11/6
2005 - ~~The Book Thief - Markus Zusak~~ 6/19
2006 - ~~72 Hours - Shannon Stacey~~ 11/13
2007 - ~~Playing for Pizza: A Novel - John Grisham~~ 7/20
2008 - ~~The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman~~ 9/24
2009 - ~~Fade - Lisa McMann~~ 7/22
2010 - Ecstacy Unveiled - Larissa Ione

It's A Jungle Out There! Challenge (Quarterly) (111 new)

6 days ago, 08:58AM

Update 8/9

1. ~~Dog - A Kiss Before the Apocalypse~~ 10/17
2. ~~Cat - Dewey: The Small-Town Cat Who Touched the World~~ 10/16
3. ~~Any mammal (not dog/cat) - Moo (pig)~~ 9/26
4. ~~Fish - Double Whammy~~ 11/27
5. ~~Bird - The Hunger Games~~ 11/17
6. Reptile - Echoes of the Fourth Magic (lizard)
7. ~~Amphibian - The Wind in the Willows (frog)~~ 10/2
8. ~~Insect - Along Came a Spider~~ 11/18
9. ~~Legendary/mythical creature - The Girl the Dragon Tattoo~~ 10/9

Bonus: Nightlife (half human-half vampire)

November Monthly Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread (304 new)

6 days ago, 08:34AM

Update 3/5

1. November - Nightlife by Rob Thurman
3. New York - ~~Along Came a Spider by James Patterson~~ 11/18
4. Fall Theme - ~~Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen~~ 11/27
5. DST Change - ~~72 Hours by Shannon Stacey~~ 11/13
9. Romantic Suspense - Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann

Read the Month Challenge: November (161 new)

13 days ago, 10:01AM

5/8 read.

N - Nightlife by Rob Thurman
O - ~~The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory~~ 11/12
V - ~~Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead~~ 11/2
E - Echoes of the Fourth Magic by R.A. Salvatore
M - ~~Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie~~ 11/20
B - Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks
E - ~~Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card~~ 11/8
R - ~~Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton~~ 11/3

Read the Month Challenge: November (161 new)

16 days ago, 09:52AM

3/8 read.

N - Nightlife by Rob Thurman
O - ~~The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory~~ 11/12
V - ~~Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead~~ 11/2
E - Echoes of the Fourth Magic by R.A. Salvatore
M - Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
B - Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks
E - ~~Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card~~ 11/8
R - ~~Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton~~ 11/3

November Monthly Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread (304 new)

16 days ago, 07:54AM

I seen the trackers and thought they were cute, so I added one to my list.

Update 2/5

1. November - Nightlife by Rob Thurman
3. New York - ~~Along Came a Spider by James Patterson~~ 11/18
4. Fall Theme - Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen
5. DST Change - ~~72 Hours by Shannon Stacey~~ 11/13
9. Romantic Suspense - Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann

It's A Jungle Out There! Challenge (Quarterly) (111 new)

16 days ago, 07:40AM

Update 7/9

1. ~~Dog - A Kiss Before the Apocalypse~~ 10/17
2. ~~Cat - Dewey: The Small-Town Cat Who Touched the World~~ 10/16
3. ~~Any mammal (not dog/cat) - Moo (pig)~~ 9/26
4. Fish - Double Whammy
5. ~~Bird - The Hunger Games~~ 11/17
6. Reptile - Echoes of the Fourth Magic (lizard)
7. ~~Amphibian - The Wind in the Willows (frog)~~ 10/2
8. ~~Insect - Along Came a Spider~~ 11/18
9. ~~Legendary/mythical creature - The Girl the Dragon Tattoo~~ 10/9

Bonus: Nightlife (half human-half vampire)