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2012 July Monthly Reading Challenge - Participants Thread
I'm in! Fun categories MKat. I'll probably shoot for 8, but may have to get realistic and move back down to 5 :)Read: 0/8
1. 'J' - Halfway to the Grave
2. Happy Birthday!: Bah humbug - skip
3. Saudi Arabia (Middle East) - skip
4. Prime! - Purgatory
5. Firecrackers galore - Touched by an Alien
6. Exercises, exercises, I must do my exercises - Out of Bounds
7. Stand alone - Caregiver
8. Ooops; I Forgot - Street Game
9. Ugly cowboy - The Broken H
10. It's all about me :) - tbd
I'm in. I'm really failing the June Challenge and am going on vacation, but I am aiming for eight. I'll post as I go.
READ: 0/91. 'J' is for July: Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James
2. Happy Birthday Betelgeuse!: Twice Bitten - Chloe Neill
3. SKIP!!
4. 7th Month: Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (#3 Sookie Stackhouse series)
5. Fourth of July: Pretty in Ink - Karen Olson (red, white and blue cover)
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (baseball player)
7. All or Nothing Day: Blind Sight: A Novel - Terri Persons
8. I Forgot Day: Blood Lines - Tanya Huff (on TBR since August 29, 2009)
9. Ugly Truck Day: My Give a Damn's Busted - Carolyn Brown (about a cowboy)
10. Reader's Choice: TBD
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RRRC July 2012 Monthly Challenge0/5 Completed
1. 'J' is for July: Janet Chapman - Spellbound Falls
2. Happy Birthday Shell!: Pleasure Unbound
3. 7th Month: Blaze of Memory
4. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Alexander Outland: Space Pirate
5. Reader's Choice: Once Burned
RRRC July 2012 Monthly Challenge1-31 July 2012
0/5 Completed
1. 'J' is for July: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
2. Happy Birthday Wendy!: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
5. Fourth of July: blue cover Highborn by Yvonne Navarro
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton
10. My Choice: Alien Proliferation by Gini Koch
I'm in and here's my list:COMPLETED!!
Read - 10 out of 10
1.'J' is for July:
2. Happy Birthday Kami!:
3. Geography:
4. 7th Month:
5. Fourth of July:
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics:
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th:
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd:
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th:
10. Reader's Choice:
I'm in again! Duration: 7/1/12 - 7/31/12
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1. 'J' is for July: Lover Unleashed(J.R. Ward)
3. Geography:I Am the Chosen King
4. 7th Month:Darkness Unleashed
5. Fourth of July:The Wrong Hostage: A Novel
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics:A Fatal Waltz
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th:Good in Bed
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: A Girl's Guide to Vampires
10. Reader's Choice: Untamed
2012 July Monthly Challenge0/9 Completed
01. 'J' is for July: We liked it so much in June, lets do it again!! Read a book that starts with 'J' or by an author whose first or last name begins with 'J'.
Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis
OR
Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis
OR
Hero at Large by Janet Evanovich
02. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a July birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours. If no one has the same letter, choose someone with the closest letter to yours alphabetically.
Happy Birthday Brenda! (July 4)
Divorced, Desperate and Delicious by Christie Craig
OR
Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey
03. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Saudi Arabia (Middle East). Or because Saudi Arabia has all of these, read a book about a monarchy (royal family), oil, or desert.
04. 7th Month: Lets face it, not a lot of series are seven books long. Since seven is a prime number, read a book that is a prime number in a series or has a prime number of words in the title. For those of you aren't math geeks like me, a prime number is a number greater than one divisible only by itself and one - 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13... (Yeah, this is practically a freebie!)
The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick
05. Fourth of July: Read a book with a Firecracker Heroine or a red, white and/or blue cover.
More than a Mistress by Mary Balogh
06. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Read a book that features athletes or an athletic event, takes place outdoors or is set in France or England.
Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis
OR
Any Man of Mine by Rachel Gibson
07. All or Nothing Day (July 26): Read a stand alone book, one that is not part of a series or connected to any other book.
It's All Greek to Me by Katie MacAlister
OR
River of Eden by Glenna McReynolds
08. I Forgot Day (July 2): Read a book that has been on your to-read list so long you forgot about it.
Down by the River by Robyn Carr
09. Ugly Truck Day (July 20): Read a book about a cowboy, construction worker, mechanic, set on a ranch, involves cars/trucks, or one that just has a cover with a guy that looks like he was out working on his truck. ~sigh~
Summer Nights by Susan Mallery
OR
Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
The Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiros
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July 2012 Monthly Reading Challenge 0/5 Completed
1. 'J'uly Promise of the Rose Brenda Joyce
2.
Katie! Dreaming of You Lisa Kleypas4. 7th Month Give Me Tonight Lisa Kleypas
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Then Came You Lisa Kleypas7. All or Nothing Love, Come to Me Lisa Kleypas
List subject to change. Looks like July is Kleypas month ;)
0/10 Completed 1. 'J' is for July: We liked it so much in June, lets do it again!! Read a book that starts with 'J' or by an author whose first or last name begins with 'J'.
2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a July birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours. If no one has the same letter, choose someone with the closest letter to yours alphabetically. RRRC July Birthday List
3. Geography: The Sheik and the Runaway Princess (Silhouette Special Edition, #1430) by Susan Mallery.
4. 7th Month: A Highlander Christmas by Janet Chapman.
5. Fourth of July: Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione.
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: She's No Princess by Laura Lee Guhrke.
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Unbound by April Vine.
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd (on tbr for two years): To Catch an Heiress by Julia Quinn.
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: His Brother's Intended Bride (The Brubaker Brides) by Carolyn Zane.
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
July Monthly Challenge0/?
1. 'J' is for July:Judy Blume: A Biography
2. Happy Birthday!:
3. Geography:Delaney's Desert Sheikh by Brenda Jackson
4. 7th Month:Seventh Heaven
5. Fourth of July:Major Crush
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Read a book that features athletes or an athletic event, takes place outdoors or is set in France or England.
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th:Frat Boy and Toppy
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: (on tbr almost a year) I Scream, You Scream
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th:(mechanic)A Tender Rough by Fae Sutherland
10. Reader's Choice:Wanderlove
*************5/5 completed***************************************I FINISHED!****************************
1.'J' is for July: We liked it so much in June, lets do it again!! Read a book that starts with 'J' or by an author whose first or last name begins with 'J'....WHEN PASSION RULES by Johanna Lindsey...7-9
2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a July birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours. If no one has the same letter, choose someone with the closest letter to yours alphabetically. RRRC July Birthday List
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Saudi Arabia (Middle East). Or because Saudi Arabia has all of these, read a book about a monarchy (royal family), oil, or desert.
4. 7th Month: Lets face it, not a lot of series are seven books long. Since seven is a prime number, read a book that is a prime number in a series or has a prime number of words in the title. For those of you aren't math geeks like me, a prime number is a number greater than one divisible only by itself and one - 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13... (Yeah, this is practically a freebie!)...BORDER BRIDE by Arnette Lamb...7-28
5. Fourth of July: Read a book with a Firecracker Heroine or a red, white and/or blue cover..ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED TO A VAMPIRE? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff...7-24
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Read a book that features athletes or an athletic event, takes place outdoors or is set in France or England.
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Read a stand alone book, one that is not part of a series or connected to any other book.
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: Read a book that has been on your to-read list so long you forgot about it.
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: Read a book about a cowboy, construction worker, mechanic, set on a ranch, involves cars/trucks, or one that just has a cover with a guy that looks like he was out working on his truck. ~sigh~CHARMED BY HIS LOVE by Janet Chapman....7-16
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.METRO GIRL by Janet Evanovich...7-19
I'm in....will post books later!
I'm in for 1 , 2 and 10 will post them laterOkay #10 done July 9 th
Great book
#2 completed - July 16 th Happy Birthday Lynn Horner
. Delightful book by the birthday girl herself!#1 completed July 18th
Hmmm, I think I'm going to try for all 10.0/10 Read
J is for July: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
Happy B-Day Kami! The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter
Saudi Arabia: Hot on Her Heels by Susan Mallery (family oil bidness)
7th Month: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb (13th in series)
4th of July: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis
Tour de France/Olympics: Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox
All or Nothing Day: And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper
I Forgot Day: Scandal's Bride by Stephanie Laurens
Ugly Truck Day: Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy
My Choice: TBD
July Monthly ChallengeRRRC Monthly Challenge
7/7 completed
2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a July birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours.
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Saudi Arabia (Middle East). Or because Saudi Arabia has all of these, read a book about a monarchy (royal family), oil, or desert.
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: Read a book that has been on your to-read list so long you forgot about it.
I'm in too. Complete: 0/5
1. July:
2. Happy Birthday Cathy: Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
3. 7th Month: Pride & Passion by Charlotte Featherstone
4. I Forgot Day: Eternal Hunter by Cynthia Eden
5. Reader's Choice: Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
2012 July Monthly Challenge0/10
1. 'J' is for July: Moonlight in the Morning
2. Happy Birthday!: Undertow(happy birthday Cathy)
3. Geography: Silver Angel
4. 7th Month: Tempting the Beast
5. Fourth of July: Courting Justice
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Changing the Game
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Good Girl Gone Bad
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: Saddled and Spurred
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: Kissin' Tell
10. Reader's Choice: Jacked Up
Read: 10/10 ***Complete***Read:
To Read:
JULY0 of 10 Complete!
1. Starts with “J”: Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
2. Happy Birthday Lauren!: Wolf at the Door by MaryJanice Davidson
3. Saudi Arabia: Royally Romanced by Marie Donovan (monarchy)
4. 7th Month: Undead and Unstable by MaryJanice Davidson (11th)
5. Fourth of July: I Want Candy by Susan Donovan (firecracker heroine)
6. Olympics: The Naked Viscount by Sally MacAllister (England)
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: It's All Greek to Me by Katie MacAllister
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs (November ’09)
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: I Love This Bar by Carolyn Brown (Cowboy)
10. Reader's Choice: Jingle All The Way by Fern Michaels et al.
To Read:
Complete:
July Monthly Challenge
0/10
1. “J" is for July : Judgement of Souls by Margarita Felices
2. Happy Birthday Jennifer! : Breaking Point by Pamela Clare
3. Geography : Royally Yours: A Modern-Day Valentine's Fairytale by Jude ryan
4. 7th Month : Dead Case in Deadwood by Ann Charles
5. 4th of July : Falling for You by Julie Ortolon
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics : Football Crazy by Terry Ravenscroft
7.All or Nothing Day - 6th July: No Turning Back by Tiffany A. Snow
8. I Forgot – 2nd July :Logan's Redemption by Cara Marsi
9. Ugly Truck – 20th July :Relentless by Cindy Stark
10. Reader's Choice : Lead Me On by Victoria Dahl
July Monthly ChallengeCompleted 8/8
1. 'J' is for July:
3. Geography:
4. 7th Month:
5. Fourth of July:
6. Tour de France:
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th:
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: (set on ranch)
10. Reader's Choice:
1. 'J' is for July: Seduce Me In Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank4. 7th Month: Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione
5. Fourth of July: Once and Again - Lauren Dane
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Immortal Champion - Lisa Hendrix
10. Reader's Choice: Truth Or Demon - Kathy Love
July Monthly Challenge0/10 COMPLETED
1. 'J' is for July: Storm Front (The Dresden Files) Jim Butcher
2. Happy Birthday!: Luna (July Birthday) Born of Night by Serrilyn Kenyon
3. Geography: Wolves of the Crescent Moon by Yousef Al-Mohaimeed (Saudi Arabia)
4. 7th Month: A Few Demons More (Book 5 The Hollows) 5 prime number
5. Fourth of July: Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur (Blue Color and Kickass Heroine)
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Running in Heels by Anna Maxted (London, England.)
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Handbags and Homicide by Dorothy Howell
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: Iron Kissed (Warren COWBOY, Zee MECHANIC, Involves cars and trucks to be worked on)
10. Reader's Choice: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
You can choose 3, 5, 8 or all 10 categories, depending on your reading speed, book availability and/or time commitments.
Lauren (aplpeach) wrote: "I'm In. I am going to try for all 10! Its good to be back after a 2 month Hiatus!"Welcome back!
I am in~ all 10!!1. J is for July: Murder List by Julie Garwood
2. Happy Birthday, Amanda!! Some Like It Wicked by Teresa Medeiros
3. Geography:The Queen's Vow by Gortner, C.W.(monarchy)
4. 7th Month: The Husband Hunt by Lynsay Sands
5. 4th of July: Night Pleasures by Kenyon, Sherrilyn
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: One Dance with A Duke by Tessa Dare
7. All or Nothing Day: The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood
8. I Forgot Day: Paradise by Judith Mcnaught
9. Ugly Truck Day:
10. Reader's Pick: Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard
I'm in for 5, will post as I go.July Reading Challenge
5/5 Done
2. Happy Birthday:
3. Geography:
5. 4th of July:
7. All or Nothing (single):
9. Ugly Truck Day:
Amber, above the comment box there is a link add book/author. Click on that and it brings up the option to choose either the link or the cover of the book you input. Sometimes it takes a bit of finding to get the exact book you want, just keep looking.
RRRC July 2012 Monthly Challenge1-31 July 2012
0/5 Completed
1. 'J' is for July: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
4. 7th Month: Irresistible by Susan Mallery
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Hey, Good Looking by Fern Michaels
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: The Cowboy and The Vampire by Clark Hays
10. Reader's Choice:The Wingless Bird by Catherine Cookson
I am going to try to do 6 of the 101.J is for July (Jane Eyre)
2.July Birthday (Hunger Games)
3.skip
4.Prime number in a series (Catching Fire 2nd book in the hunger games)
5. skip
6.skip
7. All or nothing (Alice Adventure in Wonderland)
8. I forgot (Eat Pray Love)
9. skip
10. Readers Choice (A Walk to remember)
I am in for 9...This is my first attempt at this monthly challenge so I might be reaching by trying to go for the 9!1. J is for July...Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult (I have been trying to start this book for over a month but have yet to do it!) FINISHED 7/2/12 ****
2. Happy Birthday Shell! Wicked Intent by Lora Leigh FINISHED 7/2/12 ****
3. SKIP!
4. 7th month...Charmed by Nora Roberts (Book 3 Donovan Stories) FINISHED 7/4/12 ****
5. 4th of July...12 Wicked Nights by Nadia Aidan (Red Cover) FINISHED 7/1/12 ****
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics...The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton FINISHED 7/28/12 *****
7. All Or Nothing Day July 26th...Principles and Pleasures by Margaret Allison FINISHED 7/3/12 ****
8. I Forgot Day July 2...One For The Money by Janet Evanovich FINISHED 7/8/12 ****
9. Ugly Truck Day July 20...Red's Hot Cowboy by Carolyn Brown FINISHED 7/6/12 ****
10. Readers Choice...Enchanted by Nora Roberts FINISHED 7/4/12 ****
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This thread is for participants to post their lists and update their progress. The thread for suggestions is HERE.
1. 'J' is for July: We liked it so much in June, lets do it again!! Read a book that starts with 'J' or by an author whose first or last name begins with 'J'.
2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a July birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours. If no one has the same letter, choose someone with the closest letter to yours alphabetically. RRRC July Birthday List
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Saudi Arabia (Middle East). Or because Saudi Arabia has all of these, read a book about a monarchy (royal family), oil, or desert.
4. 7th Month: Lets face it, not a lot of series are seven books long. Since seven is a prime number, read a book that is a prime number in a series or has a prime number of words in the title. For those of you aren't math geeks like me, a prime number is a number greater than one divisible only by itself and one - 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13... (Yeah, this is practically a freebie!)
5. Fourth of July: Read a book with a Firecracker Heroine or a red, white and/or blue cover.
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Read a book that features athletes or an athletic event, takes place outdoors or is set in France or England.
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Read a stand alone book, one that is not part of a series or connected to any other book.
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: Read a book that has been on your to-read list so long you forgot about it.
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: Read a book about a cowboy, construction worker, mechanic, set on a ranch, involves cars/trucks, or one that just has a cover with a guy that looks like he was out working on his truck. ~sigh~
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
You can choose 3, 5, 8 or all 10 categories, depending on your reading speed, book availability and/or time commitments.
When posting your progress, please make sure to put the date you finished each book.
Please repost your progress as it helps with updating!
Happy Reading!