Danielle The Book Huntress ’s Comments (group member since Jan 27, 2010)

Danielle The Book Huntress ’s comments from the Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group group.

Zuray wrote: "Im doing it but won't start until July 1. Ive already got too many big-ish books on my June tbr thanks to MakeYourOwnMythTake."

No worries!

Asteropê wrote: "I think this would be fun to try, so I'd be in.
Do we use this thread/post to track our progress?"

Yes. You can use this thread to track, and also sign up on their website if you want prizes.

I'm going to try to do this challenge. Maybe I'll be able to get one bingo. Here's hoping.

The Ripped Bodice LA Summer Romance Bingo Challenge

The famous LA romance bookstore The Ripped Bodice has a fun summer challenge they posted on their website. It's called Summer Romance Bingo. I thought it might be fun to do on the group.



Date: 1 June to 31 August 2020

How To:

Each square represents a book you read during the challenge. Five in a row means bingo. It can be across diagonal either way or down or up. On their website you can enter to win prizes:
https://www.therippedbodicela.com/bingo

On the group you just get bragging rights. :)

You can also post your progress with hashtags for twitter/facebook/instagrams-- #rippedbodicebingo

You can download the playing board on the website at: https://www.therippedbodicela.com/bingo

Group Rules:

1. A book only counts once.
2. Post your progress here on the thread. You are welcome to upload a jpg of your bingo card to show your progress.
3. You can play until you get Bingo once, twice, or however many times, or if you want, you can just read books for all the challenges squares.
4. You can sign up at any time during the challenge period (until 11:59am August 31, 2020)

List of challenge squares in order from left to right from top to bottom.

Dumped at a Wedding
Apple Orchard
Protagonist Smells "Uniquely Like Themselves"
There Was Only One Bed
I'm on a Boat
Set on Island
Suffragettes
Secret Identity
Title is a Pun
Healthcare Professional
Bootleggers
Psychics/Telekinesis
Happily Ever After
The Final Frontier
Cover Has a Large Piece of Jewelry on It
Ice Cream
Their Nose Was Broken Only Once But It Only Makes Them More Handsome
Dad Jokes
Debut Novel
Accidentally in the Wilderness
Meddling Matchmakers
Villain's Love Story
Protagonist Plays an Instrument That's Not a Guitar
Violet Eyes
Midsummer Ball

Copyright 2016 The Ripped Bodice


Challenge Participants

Danielle The Book Huntress
Asteropê
Deana
Sarah
Zuray
Tammy

Sorry for the delay. You create your tracking list here. Just create a post and keep track of the books you read.

Syphilis definitely could have a long dormancy and could be transmitted to children in the womb as well. It was a scary disease. Fortunately, it responds really well to antibiotics in the contemporary world, as long as it's not at the tertiary stage.

Netanella wrote: "Oh my bad. I didn't realize how we were doing it. :)"

You're fine. I just added you to the master list. Thanks for signing up. :)

Thanks, Netanella! I'll add you to the list.

(Illustration by Danielle H. 2020)

DHASG June Challenge


Duration: 1 June to 30 June 2020

Introduction: June is here. Summertime has or will arrive, school is out. Vacation time. With the COVID pandemic, it's a good time to stay in and read. Let's enjoy some good reading this month.

General Rules:

1. Any DHASG member can participate.
2. Sign up at any time during the month, but books must be read between June 1st and June 30th, 2020. Post when you sign up and update your progress regularly and when you finish.
3. Rereads are fine. Reads can overlap with other challenges on the group, but a book can only count once in this challenge.
3. In your stats, write your level, include book name, author, date read, and how it fits the particular challenge point.
4.Have fun!

How Does this Work?:

Here's the word bank below. You choose words and/or phrases and create a list of challenges based on those words. They can be any association you'd like, so long as you follow the guideline you set for each challenge item.

You can also go to the original websites and scavenge your own words and phrases. The links are included below.

Levels:

1. Summer Book Binge: 9-12 books.
2. Pearls of Book Wisdom: 5-8 books.
3. Beach Read: Read 3-4 books.

Word Bank:

Candy Month
Pride Month
National Adopt a Cat Month/Hug Your Cat Day
National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month
Dare Day
Flip a Coin Month
World Environment Day
Old Maid's Day
Best Friends Day
VCR Day
Iced Tea Day
International Panic Day
National Kissing Day
National Selfie Day
Father's Day
International Fairy/Faery/Faerie Day
Forgiveness Day
Hug Holiday
Meteor Day
Summer Equinox (longest day of the year)
Rose
Honeysuckle
Wedding Madness
Juno aka Hera
Juneteenth
Repeat Day
Pearl
Alexandrite


Holiday Trivia taken from Holiday Insights Page:
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreho...

June facts taken from:
https://www.almanac.com/content/month...

Challenge Participants

Netanella

If you have the inclination, we could definitely use help creating the monthly challenges. Please consider it and you're interested, you can sign up here for which months you want to do. I will go ahead and do the June-August challenges since I'm out of school in the summer, unless someone really has a hankering to sign up for a summer month challenge.
The basic rules stay the same. You can just copy and paste those from previous months. You are welcome to be creative and come up with any kind of challenge you want otherwise.


Months:

June: Danielle
July; Danielle
August: Danielle
September: Netanella
October: Netanella
November: Netanella
December:
January:

Thanks, Netanella. I haven't had anyone step up who's interested. I'd be fine with it.

Life has been really intense for me with my schedule. That's why I haven't been around much. I'm out of class for the summer. I do have my internship, but I hope to be around more.

Moved to promotions. Please follow group rules.

I'm sorry the monthly challenges fizzled. I just didn't have time to do them with my hectic school and work schedule. I hope to get that back on track this summer. I will work on one for June and try to get it posted later on today.

Hi, Olga. Your post violates self-promotion rules and it was deleted. Feel free to introduce here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

DHASG Cover Love Challenge 2020

Duration: 1 January to 31 December, 2019

Introduction: Let's be honest! We usually want to read a book because of it's rocking cover. Well this challenge celebrates the allure of good covers. Read deep but choose by the covers in this challenge.

Instructions:

Match a book cover with one of the categories on the list. A cover could potentially meet more than one category of the challenge, but you get to choose which one.

Rules:

1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge, and can sign up at any time during the year by December 31st, 2020
2. Sign up and post your stats regularly on this thread.
3. A book may only count once. Rereads are acceptable.
4. Since this is a cover challenge, at least one cover edition of the book used must match with one of the qualifications of the challenge. It possible, post the cover so we can see it, using a goodreads link (add book/author and click bookcover).

Levels:

1. Cover Librarian: Read 30 or more books.
2. Cover Catcher: Read 20-29 books.
3. Cover Hunter: Read 15-19 books.

Categories:

1. Warrior Cover: A hero with a sword, an ax, a warhammer or bow (any other historical fighting instrument) on the cover.
2. Highland Cover: Hero wearing a Scottish plaid or otherwise appearing to look like a Scottish highlander.
3. Sporty Cover: Hero wearing or holding sports gear.
4. Hot and Heavy Cover: Hero and Heroine in a clinch.
5. Bare-chested Cover: Hero is shirtless.
6. Military Hero Cover: Hero is wearing a military uniform.
7. Hero of Color Cover: Hero on the cover is black, Native American, Asian, Latino or Middle Eastern.
8. Dressed to the Nines Cover: Hero is wearing formal clothing or a three piece suit.
9. Dancing Machine Cover: Hero is dancing alone or with someone else.
10. Rock Star Cover: Either hero is holding or playing instrument or cover has an instrument.
11. Flower Power Cover: A flower or bouquet of flowers is on the cover.
12. Animal Kingdom Cover: An animal is on the cover.
13. On the Beach Cover: A beach or ocean is depicted.
14. Kiss Cover: Someone is kissing or lips are depicted on the cover.
15. Femme Fatale Cover: A dangerous woman is on the cover.
16. Woman of Color Cover: A woman who is black, Asian, Native American, Latino or Middle Eastern is depicted on the cover.
17. Sci-Fi Cover: The cover depicts a science fiction scene.
18. Food Paradise Cover: Food of some kind is shown on the cover.
19.Let There Be Light Cover: A flame or a candle or torch, or anything that provides light is on the cover.
20.Fast and the Furious Cover: A hot rod car is on the cover.
21.Regency Manners Cover: A cover depicts a Regency historical romance scene.
22.Steampunk Aesthetic Cover: A Steampunk type scene is on the cover.
23.Swashbuckling Cover: The cover depicts a pirate or swashbuckling scene.
24.Historical Gentleman or Lord Cover: A historically dressed man is on the cover.
25.Black and White Cover: Only the colors of black and white are on the cover, or a black and white photograph is on the cover.
26.Sword and Sorcery Cover: The book cover depicts a fantasy scene.
27. To Protect and Serve Cover: The cover depicts a police officer or fireman.
28. Kids R'Us Cover: A child, baby or children are on the cover.
29. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Cover: The hero is wearing a cowboy hat or other gear on the cover.
30. Spooky Cover: The cover looks scary or horrific.
31.Supernatural Lover Cover: A supernatural/paranormal scene is on the cover. Hero/heroine looks more than human.
32.Secret Agent Cover: The hero or heroine on the cover is depicted as a spy or secret agent.
33.The A Team Cover: There are at least three persons on the cover.
34.All That Glitters Cover: The cover depicts a high class scene, all the glitz and glitter. Alternatively depicting diamonds or jewels.
35.Prize Fighter Cover: Cover depicts a boxer, martial artist or a mixed martial artist cover.
36.Bearded Cover: The hero has a full beard on the cover.
37.Chrome Dome Cover: The hero is bald on the cover.
38.All Tatted Up Cover: A person on the cover has visible tattoo(es).
39.Beautiful Dress Cover: A figure on the cover is wearing a lovely dress.
40.Cartoon Cover: The cover is illustrated, animated or graphic art (drawn or painted, not photographed).
41.World Tour Cover: The cover features an international city.
42. Fairy Tale Cover: Cover features elements from a well-known fairy tale.
43. Variation of a Theme Cover: A cover that is an homage to classic literature or classic movies, tv.
44. Beauty in the Eye Cover: A cover that is just really gorgeous.
45. Kooky Cover: Strange or weird cover.
46. Four Seasons Cover: The cover distinctively conveys one of the four seasons: winter, spring, summer or fall.
47. Biker Boy or Babe Cover: The person on the cover is riding a motorcycle.
48. Au Natural Cover: The person on the cover is mostly or fully undressed.
49. Bookaholic Cover: Book(s) are depicted on the cover.
50. Do Not Comprehend Cover: The cover makes absolutely no sense.
51. Nerds Are Sexy Cover: Read a book with a nerdy looking person on the cover.
52. Masquerade Cover: Read a book where the cover model is wearing a mask or their face is obscured.

Bonus: Feel free to choose some covers of your own that don't necessarily fit into the above choices. Just tell us what your criteria is.

Challenge Participants

Laura
Danielle TBH

Introduction:

This is an opportunity for DHASGers to get creative and make a yearly challenge that makes them happy. The only caveat, it must have some dangerous hero content, since that is the theme for the group.

Are you looking for suggestions? Check out the Dangerous Hero Mega challenges and you can feel free to copy and paste and use some of those challenges that you really enjoyed to create your own reading challenge experience.

Some general suggestions:

1. Word-Based Challenge: Spell out a word or phrase with books that you read. You can choose a phrase or word that has a dangerous connotation, or sexy, or whatever you'd like.
2. Types of Dangerous Heroes: You can do general types of dangerous heroes or get as specific as you'd like. They can historical, contemporary, or paranormal.
3. Rank your dangerous heroes.
4. Regional/Globe-Trotting
5. Book Genres

or something that is entirely your own. Maybe you'll inspire other members.

General Rules:


1. Books must be read between the time period of January 1st and December 31st of 2020. You can start as early as 12:00am on January 1st, and must be done by 11:59pm December 31st. A member can join the challenge at any point during the year.
2. The books you use do not have to be romance. If you read a fictional book of any kind with a hero that you feel is bad/edgy/dangerous enough to qualify, you can use them.
3. You can post your book selections at any time once the thread opens, and you may make changes up until the end of the year.
4. You cannot use a book more than once in a particular option. Books between options may overlap.
5. Please let the Challenge Coordinator know if you are signing up, and she will add you to the participant list. Please let the Coordinator know when you have finished your challenges for the year.
6. Participants can do as many of the options as they wish. If they decide to repeat challenges, that is fine, but they must use new books from those used in the first challenge. Please specify which challenges you are doing. Please repost your progress regularly.
7. Participants can change their options and books anytime during the challenge.
8. Spell out your challenge very clearly and what your goals are/levels you can attain.
9. Make your challenge feasible, fun, but also challenge yourself!

Yeah, this group is actually for Dangerous Heroes, but why not also celebrate dangerous women?

So this year, we'll have a Lethal Women challenge. You know, those dangerous women who save the day, or even work for world domination. It's up to you to define that.

Rules:

1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Sign up for the challenge here on/after January 1st.
It will allow you to create a shelf to log your reading. There is also a thread to discuss the challenge here:
3. Books must be read between January 1st and December 31st, 2020.
4. A book may only be read/counted once for the challenge. Rereads definitely count.
5. While this is a dangerous hero group, this challenge is for lethal women. Choose your books accordingly.
6. What about non-binary characters? You can count them too. You can create your own challenge or include them into either one of the hero or heroine challenges.

DHASG 2020 Yearly Dangerous Hero Challenge

Introduction: This is our chance to fill our lives with our beloved dangerous literary heroes. Each member can count all the books they read that have a character who represents the traits of a dangerous hero to you. You have all year, so let's do it.


Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Sign up for the challenge here on/after January 1st.
It will allow you to create a shelf to log your reading. There is also a thread to discuss the challenge here:
3. Books must be read between January 1st and December 31st, 2020.
4. A book may only be read/counted once for the challenge. Rereads definitely count.
5. This challenge is dedicated to male/hero characters. This is a dangerous hero group so typicallythe yearly challenges are associated with the male dangerous heroes.
6. But...What about non-binary characters? You can count them too. You can create your own challenge or include them into either one of the hero or heroine challenges.

The official sign up page is here, but feel free to post your stats on this thread.

https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

Challenge Participants:

April ♥"LOS" ♥
Laura
Emily
Netanella
LaTanya273
AngelaW
Brenda
Sophia

The January challenge is up:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...