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DHASG December Challenge
Introduction: The twelfth and final month of the year is here. December is packed full of holidays, and the seasonably cool weather gets us excited for snuggling up with a good book. Happy December Reading and Happy Holidays!
Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between December 1st and
December 31st.
3. A book may only be used once for this challenge.
4. Post or link to your final stats when you are completed.
5. In your stats, list book name, author and date read. Unless obvious, include why you choose a certain book in parentheses in your stats.
Levels:
1. Dirty Dozen: Read 8-12 books.
2. Half a Dozen: Read 6-7 books.
3. Three to a Dozen: Read 3-4 books.
Categories:
1.Under the Mistletoe: In honor of the Christmas holiday tradition of stealing a kiss under the mistletoe, read a book in which one character steals a kiss from another.
2.First Snow of the Season: Around this time, we start seeing the first snowfall. Read a book that has a snow scene in it, or a cover that depicts a snow scene.
3.All I Want For Christmas: A lot of folks exchange Christmas/Holiday gift wishlists, and some of us star the things we really want. Read a book where the lead character gets exactly what they have longed for in the book.
4.Naughty or Nice: This is potentially a two parter. You can read a book with a lead character who is on Santa's Nice List. For a bonus point, you can also read a book with a character who would have ended up on Santa's Naughty List.
5.Red and Green: Red and green are colors that represent Christmas. Red a book that has both red and green colors on the cover.
6.Bingo Month: December is Bingo month. You don't have to play bingo for this challenge, but you can use a book that somehow spells out bingo. For example, there are five characters and The first letter of each character's name spells out one of the letters in BINGO. You could also read a book that has five words in the title with the first letters spelling B, I, N, G, and O. One other way would be to have an author's name which has the letters in it in any combination. It does not have to be in order. If you can think of another way to represent Bingo, go for it. Just explain how you did it.
7.Dear John: December is Write a Friend Month. Read a book in which one character writes a letter (or series of) letters to another.
8.International Children's Day: This is the 2nd day of the month of December. Read a book that has a prominent child character or even a children's book to celebrate International Children's Day.
9.We All Scream For Ice Cream!: December 13th is Ice Cream Day. Even if you're on a diet, you had better eat ice cream (it can be lactose free or vegan)! If not, at least read a book that brings to mind ice cream. Here are some facts about this wonderful cold dessert: http://www.icecream.com/icecreaminfo and https://www.ecreamery.com/amazingly-s...
10.Last Minute Reading List: Do you have a list of books you want to read before the end of the year? Well you can read one and get credit for it here.
11.Let's Go Caroling: One of the holiday traditions that people enjoy is singing carols or listening to holiday/Christmas songs. Read a book that has a title of a Christmas or Holiday song in it's title. Here are just a list of some of the holiday songs out there: https://www.ecreamery.com/amazingly-s.... You can always use some other ones that you may know of.
12.Shopping List: Check one of these holidays off your December shopping list--New Year's Eve, Humbug Day, Look on the Brightside Day, Crossword Puzzle Day, Hanukkah, Make Up Your Mind Day.
Bonus: Take a day off for the holidays and read a book on us. This book will count towards your challenge goals.
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Winter Solstice, Happy New Year, Happy Kwanzaa. If I forgot any holidays, we wish you a great one! If you don't celebrate, still have a pleasant December.
Information about December holidays taken from Holiday Insights page: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreho...
Hi, Heather. I'm working on the challenge right now. I'm sorry I am late in posting it. I was out of town for Thanksgiving and came back to major deadlines. I should have it up in an hour or two.
Hello, fellow DH addicts and challenge lovers. I am starting this thread to get you guys involved in developing challenges for next year. Please feel free to post thoughts on what you like or don't like about the challenges and some suggestions.I will try to get the 2017 challenges posted the last week of December.
I love you guys' creative choices with the challenges. Thanks for signing off. Sorry I was awol for a while. This fall has been extremely busy for me.
Hello, DHASGers! Heads up that the November Challenge is up:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DHASG November Challenge
Introduction: November is here! Holiday season is around the corner and fall is truly here, for most of us! It's going to be busy for all of us, but let's hope we do get some time to read good books this month!
Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between November 1st and November 30th.
3. A book may only be used once for this challenge.
4. Post or link to your final stats when you are completed.
5. In your stats, list book name, author and date read. Unless obvious, include why you choose a certain book in parentheses in your stats.
Levels:
1. Eleven--Almost a Dozen: Read 9-12 books.
2. Seven-Eleven : Read 7-11 books.
3. Eleventh Hour: Read 3-6 books.
Categories:
1. Native American Heritage Month: November is Native American Heritage Month. Let's honor Native American culture and tradition by reading a book that highlights this culture or with a prominent character who is of Native American heritage.
2.Peanut Butter Lovers Month: Yay to peanut butter! Let's celebrate this awesome food by reading a book that highlights some of the facts about peanut butter found here: http://nationalpeanutboard.org/peanut..., or something else that you can connect to peanut butter.
3.Once Upon a Dream: For National Sleep Comfort Month, let's read a book that touches on one aspect of sleep, dreaming. You could read a book that features a dream theme or with a dreamy hero or heroine. Or even a character whose dreams come true. Tell us why you chose that book.
4.Chemistry Week: The first week of November is Chemistry Week. Chemistry is the subject dealing with the identification of substances of which matter is composed. We also think of chemistry as the tension and the attraction between people. Read a book where leads have good chemistry, or in which they study or demonstrate the science of chemistry in some way. You could even use the chemical formula of elements to represent the books. For example, gold is Au. You could use a book with "August" in the title. I look forward to seeing how creative you can be. Here is a list of elements, if you're interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
5.Real Jewelry Month: November is Real Jewelry Month. Who knew? Read a book that represents precious stones or minerals. You could use a book that has one in the title, or a character who is named after a precious stone or mineral. List of jewels and minerals: http://www.minerals.net/gemstonevarie...
6.Marooned Without a Compass Day: November 6th is this holiday, which addresses that feeling of being lost without direction, both literally or metaphorically. Read a book in which a lead character is in that predicament.
7.Younger Readers Day:The second Tuesday in November celebrates young readers. Read a book that is targeted to younger readers: either children, middle grade or young adult.
8.Chaos Never Dies Day: November 9th is a day that addresses the concept of chaos (complete disorder and confusion), which is ever present or lurking. Read a book in which the lead characters have to deal with chaos in their lives.
9.Forget-Me-Not Day:November 10th is used to get in touch with loved ones. Read a book where the lead character does exactly that.
10.Sadie Hawkins Day: On November 13th, we celebrate women taking the initiative in the relationship, with its origin from Al Capp's "Lil' Abner" cartoon. Read a book where the heroine pursues the hero and/or makes the 1st move.
11.America Recycles Day: November 15th is the day that brings awareness to recycling. How about you recycle a book in your tbr pile? Choose a book you have read before and do a reread. Another option is to read a 'pass it on' book, a book that was given to you by another reader.
12.Cornucopia: Pick one of the holidays from November to read for this part of the challenge--USMC Day, World Kindness Day, Cook Something Bold Day, Guy Fawkes Day, Look for Circles Day, National Fast Food Day.
Bonus: Give Thanks!: Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday of the month of November. It's the day that Americans traditionally give thanks. Read a book that spotlights 'giving thanks' in a way that impacts you.
Information about November holidays taken from Holiday Insights: http://holidayinsights.com/moreholida...
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Way to go everyone else who participated. I am currently working on the November challenge.
I need to edit my comment when I am using my laptop. Don't know where Iron Man came from! lol.
I don't mind a little bit of cursing but I don't like when they take the Lord's name in vain and when the talk is really really raunchy. I agree I don't think that having a large penis necessarily makes you a better hero and it's probably an overused device. Iron Man I like steamy love scenes but I don't like when they get kinky that's a turnoff for me. I don't think every book has to have love scenes but I think they can definitely add to a book when they're doing well and I miss them when they're not there sometimes.
I really liked Virtue Falls by Dodd. The reviews for Obsession Falls aren't as good, unfortunately. Haven't read it yet though.
Susan (the other Susan) wrote: "YUM! I just finished Sandra Brown's "Sting," and I'm in love with the hero. Deliciously narrated by actor Stephen Lang for the audiobook. Shaw Kinnard is hired to do a hit on a woman whose brother ..."Looking forward to this one.
Shannon wrote: "Hey everyone,So, I'm trying to find a book with a blind Hero. Maybe paranormal but, it definitely doesn't have to be. Along the lines of Wrath from Dark Lover and Zarek from Dance with the Devil...."
He's not dangerous but the hero is Entwined is permanently blind.
I think we liked a lot of the same moments, Arch. I didn't expect to be drawn in by Gaby and Illya as much as I was. They stole the movie away from Henry Cavill, and that's saying something. I also just thought it was a fun movie. I root for a sequel.
Cindi wrote: "Jericho Barnes!" thumbs up!
I personally am very attracted to tortured lead characters. I think it's cathartic to read an angsty book in which a main character goes through a lot of bad stuff but comes out good in the end. I don't like my leads to be too perfect. I can't relate and I actually don't care. I want to see a flawed person get their happy ending.I think that even after thirty years of romance novel reading, I will still be drawn to a tortured hero just as much.
Great comments, Ladies. I agree with you on all the points. I feel that romantic fiction is a very easy target and a punching bag for the genre fiction world. It's very easy to take pot shots at romance because it's primarily read by women (although many men read and write them). I think that it's another way to strike out at the female gender. Many assumptions are made about romance readers, that we are undereducated, gullible, sad, lonely women who have no lives and who get our jollies from reading. The truth is that it's no less valid a place for escapism as a good action adventure or horror novel. I think that the argument that romance novels foster bad behavior and damaging thought patterns and expectations is at its heart fallacious. I think that anyone who reads a fiction novel and takes it as truth has an intrinsic issue that is unrelated to the subject matter. While one can learn some universal truths about human nature from fiction, that's as far as it has to go. Also, one can learn from seeing life through another eyes, but it's not a primer for behavior.
