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The October challenge is up:

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

The October Challenge is up.

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

Congrats to everyone who participated in the September challenge!

Sorry I was two days late posting this. Of course, you can backdate your reads back to October 1st.

DHASG October Challenge

Introduction: October is here. This can be a fun and for some of us, spooky, month. Here's to a awesome, enjoyable month of reading, whether you like your October scary or not! Enjoy fall finally!

Rules:



1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between October 1st and October 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. Ten to a Dozen: Read 10-12 books.
2. Almost A Perfect Ten : Read 6-9 books.
3. Five Will Get You Ten: Read 3-5 books.

Categories:

1.Project Spooky: In order to have a scary October, read a book that is scary or has some thrills and chills.
2.Trick or Treat: Just like kids go from house to house to get some yummy candy, trick or treat in your tbr pile and randomly pick a book to read this month for this part of the challenge.
3.Cookie Month: Since October is Cookie Month, read a book that reminds you of a type of cookie and tell us which and why. Here's a list of cookies to choose from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
4.Pumpkin Fever!:If you go anywhere, you realize it's Pumpkin Fever. With the advent of fall, you can sample plenty of delicious foods that are pumpkin-flavored, and you can even buy pumpkins to decorate your yard/porch. For the love of pumpkin, read a book that represents an aspect/fact of pumpkins and tell us what you picked. Here is a list of pumpkin facts:
http://www.pumpkin-patch.com/facts.html
5.Sarcasm Is Celebrated This Month!: For reals, this is Sarcasm Month. So read a book with a lead character who is known for being sarcastic. Alternatively, you could read a book with a sarcastic-sounding title.
6.What's The Name of Your...Car??: For Name Your Car Day on October 2nd, let's celebrate cars. Read a book that represents or reminds you of a car. Maybe there's a car on the cover, or the lead character is into cars. Or if you read a book with a character who has the same name as one of the cars in "Gone in 60 Seconds," that would be groovy. You can find the list of car names here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187078/t...
7.Do Something Nice: For this holiday on October 5th, let's celebrate being nice to others. Read a book where a character makes a habit of doing this, or there is a scene in the book that really strikes you as illustrating this day perfectly.
8.Mad Hatter Day: In honor of this character from
"Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, this is a holiday on October 6th. The Mad Hatter is of course, mad (crazy), and he wears a hat, and he's silly. How about reading a book that represents The Mad Hatter in some way?
9.Fire Prevention Day: For this day on October 9th, let's celebrate Fire Safety! You could do this by honoring firefighters by reading a book with a lead character who does this for a living, or you could demonstrate fire awareness by reading a book with a fire theme on the cover or a name that brings to mind fire in some way. Let us know what you pick.
10.Party Like a Rock Star!: For It's My Party Day on October 11th, let's have a party. Could this be because of all the birthdays in the fall? Just a thought. Anyhoo, read a book where a party takes place, or someone is celebrating a birthday or another occasion that leads to partying. Yes, even a wedding counts!
11.Dictionary Day:This is celebrated on October 16th, and it's in honor of Noah Webster, the Father of the American Dictionary. Read a book that has a title that is a word that isn't typically used or known. You could even count a book that has a word or words you didn't know prior to reading the book. Another way to meet this challenge is to read a book with a character who uses words for a living (writer, politician, editor, journalist, etc.).
12.You May Pick One of These!: Okay, pick one of these holidays to read for this part of the challenge--No Beard Day, Wear Something Gaudy Day, Punk For a Day Day, Navy Day, National Tell a Story Day.

Bonus: Monster Party: Read a book that represents one of the classic monster types: witch, Frankenstein's monster, ghost, mummy, zombie, demon/devil, werewolf. If you can think of another type, welcome to use it. Just tell us which one.





Information about October Holidays Taken from Holiday Insights Page: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreho...

Challenge Participants List

Heather BOOKLVR24/7
Tina Theresa
KathyD

Yes. I'm working on it now. Will have it posted soon. Sorry for the delay.

I finished a book recently where the hero had been really promiscuous and was still in contact with some of his ex-lovers, but he was jealous because the heroine was pulled on his friend's lap and hugged. It irritated me because I don't think he realized how awkward it was for the heroine hearing about all his conquests.

I love your phraseology, Peridot_Lyoness. Emotional paleontologist. Awesome!

Are there any other tortured hero fans on this group?

I love them. Why?

They just make me fall in love with them and my heart bleed and hurt for them. I think a dangerous, tortured hero is a perfect combination, because they can scare you but at the same time, they are like a wounded animal you just want to love and heal and soothe.

What are your thoughts on tortured heroes?

What do you think of a jealous hero who has been or is promiscuous? Hypercritical or no? Why?

The September challenge is up:

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

Congrats to all the participants!

The September Challenge is up:

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

DHASG September Challenge

Introduction: September is here. School is back in, and fall is around the corner. It's exciting to look forward to what the fall has to offer. Happy September Reading!

Rules:



1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between September 1st and September 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. Cloud Nine: Read 9-12 books.
2. The Whole Nine Yards: Read 6-8 books.
3. Nine Lives: Read 3-5 books.

Categories:

1. Back to School: It's time for school to start again for the year. Read a book that involves some sort of school environment. The lead character can be a student or a teacher.
2.Improve Yourself!: September is Self-Improvement Month. Read a book with a character who is on the road to self-improvement. You could use a book with a title that doubles as an aspiring saying.
3.Be Late For Something: For September 5th, let's celebrate being a procrastinator for once! You can represent this in a variety of ways. You could read a book with a lead character who is always late. Perhaps the character is a late bloomer. You could have a book set in the future. For this part of the challenge, only, you could count a book that you didn't get to finish last month, but finally finished this month. If you can think of any other way to represent this, let us know.
4.Labor Day: For Labor Day on September 5th, read a book that has a character with an interesting or unusual job. Let us know what you find.
5.Read a Book Day: For September 6th, celebrate reading books by counting any book that you finish this day.
6.Honey, Baby!: This is Honey month. Honey is incredible. 100% natural and made by bees. And it's yummy and sweet. Read a book that represents some characteristics of honey. Here is a list of honey trivia. Choose something from the list and read a book that represents that aspect of honey.
http://www.honeyassociation.com/index...
7.Pardon Day: September 8th is a day to work on your manners, because manners never go out of style. Read a book with a lead character who has very good manners or in which one lead character does say "sorry" to another character.
8.Freaky Friday/Life Swap: For September 10th, which is Swap Ideas Day, let's take the concept to the next level. Read a book where the characters switch lives for a certain time period.
9.Make Your Bed: If you don't make your bed everyday, then September 11th is a good day to do it. For this challenge, read a book in which the character spends some time in bed. Let's hope they make it as well (but it's not required for this challenge). If you can find a book where the character is in bed on the cover, even better.
10.Defy Superstitions Day: For September 18th, let's challenge some common superstitions by reading a book that represents one of the most common ones. http://www.livescience.com/14141-13-c... You could choose a book with a title that brings to mind one of those superstitions or the cover features it. It's up to you.
11.The Family That Blends Together..: For September 16th, which is National Step-Family Day, let's celebrate blended families, when couples with children marry each other. This can be a good thing, or not so much. Read a book in which there is some sort of step-family arrangement integral to the storyline.
12Wife Love Day: The third Sunday in September is Wife Appreciation Day. Read a book where a lead character does exactly that. The character has to be legally married to their wife during the story.

Information about September Holidays taken from Holiday Insights page. : http://holidayinsights.com/moreholida...





Challenge Participants List

KathyD
Heather Booklvr24/7
Tina Theresa
Suzanne

I'm definitely not into neanderthals either, Period_Lyoness.

Welcome, Jedi!

Thanks!

There are a lot of very close similarities. Does make you wonder.

I'm so sorry about your loss, Jazzy. I hope it gets better soon. Try to do some other things you enjoy for a while.

Totally agree, Nene!

Well Said, Nene. I think that there can be a bit too much jealousy. I don't like it if the hero is jealous of a child or the heroine's attention to a family member. And also if it's out of distrust.

Way to go, Phe!