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Read the Month Challenge: September
September S - Storm Glass
E - Extras
P - Peters: Luna
T - Triptych
E - Eragon
M - Maus I: A Survivor's Tale
B - Bel Canto
E - Erdrich: The Plague of Doves
R - Riders of the Purple Sage
E - Evermore by Alyson Noel
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7 of 9 COMPLETED 09.28OK I may be crazy for taking this all on but here goes:
S: Shopaholic & Baby - Sophie Kinsella COMPLETED 09.28
E: Naughty Neighbor - Janet Evanovich COMPLETED 09.22
P: Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austin COMPLETED 09.08
T: The Third Degree - Greg Iles COMPLETED 09.11
E: Plum Lucky - Janet Evanovich COMPLETED 09.22
M: Mossy Creek - Deborah Smith COMPPLETED 09.26
B: Black Hills - Nora Roberts
E: Manhunt - Janet Evanovich COMPLETED 09.23
R: Reunion at Mossy Creek - Deborah Smith
Melissa's Read the Month list:P - Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
T - Tall, Dark & Dead by Tate Hallaway
R - Rococo by Adriana Trigiani
Yes, the second part of 2009 is going to be crazy hardcore when it comes to these challenges, no doubt about it.
S- Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris FINISHED 9/22E- Envy by Anna Godbersen FINISHED 9/28
P- A Peach of a Murder by Livia Washburn FINISHED 9/8
T- Thai Die by Monica Ferris
E- The Edge of Recall by Kristen Heitzmann
M- Marked by P.C. Cast
B- Nevada Barr A Superior Death
E- Erratum by Walter Sorrells
R- Luanne Rice The Geometry of Sisters
I'm in, but need to figure out my list.September Read The Month:
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My list so far:S - Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd
E - Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
P - Predatory Game by Christine Feehan
T - Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
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M - Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
B - Brighter Than The Sun by Julia Quinn
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R - Rescue Me by Christy Reece
SeptemberS - Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb
E - Evernight by Claudia Gray
P - Promises in Death by J.D. Robb
T - The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
E - Everyday Average Jones by Suzanne Brockmann
M - Moo by Jane Smiley
B - Black Girl in Paris by Shay Young
E - Extras by Scott Westerfeld
R - The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
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9/9 COMPLETE
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S - Succubus Nights - Richelle MeadE - Elijah - Jacquelyn Frank
P – Pettersson, Vicki - The Taste of Night
T - Touch of Darkness - Christina Dodd
E - Ectasy - Jacquelyn Frank
M – Morgan, Alexis - In Darkness Reborn
B - Blood Drive - Jeanne C Stein
E - Evermore - Alyson Noel
R – Rardin, Jennifer - Another One Bites The Dust
E = Eliot, George – The mill on the floss
P = Pride & Prejudice – Jane Austen
T = Tolstoj, Leo – Anna Karenina
E = Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert
M =
B = Boudica 3 – Manda Scott
S - Sweetgrass by Jan HudsonE - Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
P - Protecting His Own by Molly Rice
T - The Lawman by Vicki Lewis Thompson
E - Every Little Thing by Linda Winstead Jones
M - Moonlight Promise by Noelle Berry McCue
B - Blissfully Yours by Diann Walker
E - Egan Cassidy's Kid by Beverly Barton
R - Reluctant Witness by Linda Markowiak
Except for the one book, I am going to take this challenge as an opportunity to get my TBR romance novels down.
Oh man, I didn't even finish August! Wait, I was just thinking, I've got a ton of books I have to read for school. Do those count? I was always under the impression that you had to read romance books for these challenges. At least, that's what I've been doing. Do any books count?
I made a list anyway. Even though I know I won't read them all. But well ... I like to make lists!S: Storm Born by Richelle Mead
E: Silence by Shusaku Endo (Endo for the "E")
P: Personal Demons by Stacia Kane
T: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
E: Evernight by Claudia Gray
M: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
B: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (Bray for the "B")
E: Evil Without a Face by Jordan Dane
R: Real World by Natsuo Kirino
Making the list is half the fun, Shannon! LOLS - Stray by Rachel Vincent
E - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
P - Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
T - Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black
E - Edge Of Hunger by Rhyannon Byrd
M - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
B - Blood Price by Tanya Huff
E - Edge of Danger by Rhyannon Byrd
R - Rogue by Rachel Vincent
Jan wrote: "Making the list is half the fun, Shannon! LOL"In a weird way, it totally is!
And I've been wanting to read The Eyre Affair, Pleasure Unbound, and Tempt Me with Darkness. So I'll keep an eye out to see what you think!
Here is mine:LAST UPDATE: 09/29/2009 COMPLETED
Shannon wrote: "Oh man, I didn't even finish August! Wait, I was just thinking, I've got a ton of books I have to read for school. Do those count? I was always under the impression that you had to read romance boo..."Although most of us read a lot of romance books, the challenges are not limited to romance books. So feel free to use whatever book you have that meets the category.
Yz wrote: "Although most of us read a lot of romance books, the challenges are not limited to romance books. So feel free to use whatever book you have that meets the category."Ok, I wasn't 100% sure. Thanks for clarifying.
Finished August Challenge last night, but now we have 3 more tasks to complete in one less day - but thinking positive!S = The Scot and I by Elizabeth Thornton
E = Empire of Ivory Temeraire #4 by Naomi Novik
P = Perils of Pursuing a Prince by Julia London
T = The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
E = Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
M = Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
B = Black Powder War Temeraire #3 by Naomi Novik
E = Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
R = Ride The Fire by Pamela Clare
An author whose last name starts with this letter or a book which title starts with the given letter. S -
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T - Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead
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R - The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
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S E Echols, Jennifer: The Boys next door (9/2)
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E Evermore: Alyson Noel (9/8)
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B Brian, Kate: Invitation Only (9/5)
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Okay here is my list so far...E: Empire Falls
P: Hot Property, Carly Phillips
T: True Compass, Edward Kennedy
E: Eat Pray Love
M: Censoring an Iranian Love Story, Shahriar Mandanipour
B: Body Movers, Stephanie Bond
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S - Sweetgrass by Jan HudsonE - Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
P - Protecting His Own by Molly Rice
T - The Lawman by Vicki Lewis Thompson
E - Every Little Thing by Linda Winstead Jones
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B - Blissfully Yours by Diann Walker
E - Egan Cassidy's Kid by Beverly Barton
R - Reluctant Witness by Linda Markowiak
1 DOWN, 8 TO GO!S:
E: Silence by Shusaku Endo (Endo for the "E")
P: Personal Demons by Stacia Kane
T: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
E: Evernight by Claudia Gray
M: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
B: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (Bray for the "B")
E: Evil Without a Face by Jordan Dane
R: Real World by Natsuo Kirino
READ
TO READ
ALSO READ
S - Stray by Rachel VincentE - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
T - Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black
E - Edge Of Hunger by Rhyannon Byrd
M - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
B - Blood Price by Tanya Huff
E - Edge of Danger by Rhyannon Byrd
R - Rogue by Rachel Vincent
Here is my list for September.S-Swimsuit- James Patterson
E-Finger Lickin Fifteen-Janet Evanovich
P-Promises In Death-Nora Roberts
T-Tail Spin- Catherine Coulter
E-Metro Girl-Janet Evanovich
M-Mastered By Love-Stephanie Laurens
B-Black Hills-Nora Roberts
E-Wife for Hire-Janet Evanovich
R-Rouge Of My Own- Johanna Lindsey
September -- Update 1/9S - Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb
E - Evernight by Claudia Gray
P - Promises in Death by J.D. Robb
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E - Everyday Average Jones by Suzanne Brockmann
M - Moo by Jane Smiley
B - Black Girl in Paris by Shay Youngblood
E - Extras by Scott Westerfeld
R - The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
2 downS - Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd
P - Predatory Game by Christine Feehan
T - Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
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M - Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
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R - Rescue Me by Christy Reece
Two down!
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E = Empire of Ivory Temeraire #4 by Naomi Novik
P = Perils of Pursuing a Prince by Julia London
T = The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
E = Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
M = Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
B = Black Powder War Temeraire #3 by Naomi Novik
E = Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
R =
S - E - Elijah - Jacquelyn Frank
P – Pettersson, Vicki - The Taste of Night
T - Touch of Darkness - Christina Dodd
E - Ectasy - Jacquelyn Frank
M – Morgan, Alexis - In Darkness Reborn
B - Blood Drive - Jeanne C Stein
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R – Rardin, Jennifer - Another One Bites The Dust
S - Sweetgrass by Jan HudsonE - Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
P - Protecting His Own by Molly Rice
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E - Every Little Thing by Linda Winstead Jones
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B - Blissfully Yours by Diann Walker
E - Egan Cassidy's Kid by Beverly Barton
R - Reluctant Witness by Linda Markowiak
I'll update the titles as I find the appropriate books (that I also want to read).S =
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P = Patterson, James - Black Market (September 6) — review
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R = Ripped! by Jennifer LaBrecque (September 7) — review
3/9!
Made some changes in original list:
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E = Empire of Ivory Temeraire #4 by Naomi Novik
P =
T = The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
E = The Enchantment by Kristin Hannah
M = Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
B = Black Powder War Temeraire #3 by Naomi Novik
E = Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
R =
3 out of 9 read - 10 SeptP - Predatory Game by Christine Feehan
T - Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
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M - Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
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R - Rescue Me by Christy Reece
4/9
S =
E = Empire of Ivory Temeraire #4 by Naomi Novik
P =
T = The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
E = Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
M = Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
B =
E = Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
R =
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4 out of 9 read - 11 SeptP - Predatory Game by Christine Feehan
T - Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
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R - Rescue Me by Christy Reece
5/9
]S =
E = Empire of Ivory Temeraire #4 by Naomi Novik
P =
T = The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
E = Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
M =
B =
E = Always a Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
R =
S - Sweetgrass by Jan HudsonE - Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
P -
T -
E - Every Little Thing by Linda Winstead Jones
M -
B - Blissfully Yours by Diann Walker
E - Egan Cassidy's Kid by Beverly Barton
R - Reluctant Witness by Linda Markowiak
7/9 done! (on Sept. 13)S = Secret Agent Reunion (September 11) — review
E = Epiphany (September 9) — review
P = Patterson, James - Black Market (September 6) — review
T = Top-Secret Bride (September 12) — review
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M = My Spy (September 10) — review
B = Bulletproof Marriage (September 12) — review
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R = Ripped! by Jennifer LaBrecque (September 7) — review
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P – Pettersson, Vicki - The Taste of Night
T - Touch of Darkness - Christina Dodd
E - Ectasy - Jacquelyn Frank
M –
B - Blood Drive - Jeanne C Stein
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R –
S: E: Silence by Shusaku Endo (Endo for the "E")
P: Personal Demons by Stacia Kane
T: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
E: Evernight by Claudia Gray
M:
B: A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (Bray for the "B")
E: Evil Without a Face by Jordan Dane
R: Real World by Natsuo Kirino
READ
TO READ
ALSO READ
Read-the-month:S -
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All done!
Read the MonthS- Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
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T - The First Sin by Cheyenne McCray
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M - Magic in the Bone - Devon Monk
B - Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur
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Here is my list for September:S – Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lucy Monroe - Done
E – Plum Loving by Janet Evanovich - Done
P – Public Secrets by Nora Roberts - Done
T – Talk Nerdy to Me by Vicki Lewis Thompson
E – Emerald Ring by Laura Willig - Done
M – Middlemarch by George Eliot
B – The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
E – Envy by Sandra Brown
R – Return to Me by Shannon McKenna - Done
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Read Your Name Challenge: you take the letters of the month, and for each letter you find a book which either has an author whose last name starts with this letter or a book which title starts with the given letter. Remember to disregard all the articles: a, an, the...
The duration of challenge is from the beginning of the month to last day, but you can post your list ahead of time ;).
S-E-P-T-E-M-B-E-R is loooooooooooooooooonnnnng and includes 3 'E's, but if you're are up for a challenge, so am I.