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Nothing but Reading ChallengesSeptember 2013 Takeover Challenge
Duration: 9/1/2016 - 9/30/2016
2013 - Finished
2015 - Failed
Progress: 7 out of 7 (Dancing All Night: 4-7 books)
“Wild Card”: Since I'm the “Archduchess of Audio,” I have the power to grant you two “Wild Card”* options. Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately. Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then a week later pick one to read:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages - Mystery
• Blue: My favorite color is blue: Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Check out listopia!
Fat Chance by Nick Spalding - *** - 9/3/2016
• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle, so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth by Mika Brzezinski - ***** - 9/15/2016
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans, and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef.
• Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet, so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress:
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/20/2016
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover. (It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs - ***** - 9/10/2016
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking a book depicting any one of these locals:
Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/13/2016 - Beach
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger, by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them. Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one:
I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind - **** - 9/8/2016 - Finishes a challenge
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
Nothing But Reading ChallengesSeptember: A Pirate's Life for Me
Duration: 9/1/2016 - 9/30/2016
September 19th is Talk like a Pirate day and in honor of the holiday, here's a challenge that can get ye ready. Argh!
Levels of Play:
Landlubber: Read 1 - 3 books
Cabin Boy: Read 4 - 6 books
Pirate: Read 7 - 9 books
First Mate: Read 10 - 12 books
Captain: Read 13 or more books
Rules of Play:
◈ Option 2 - Spell-It-Out: Choose a term or phrase from Pirate Lingo list found farther down in the challenge, then read books to spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the series, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Progress: 5 out of 14 (Captain: Read 13 or more books)
All Hands On Deck!
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L: Lee Gutkind; I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse - **** - 9/8/2016
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N: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday - ***** - 9/3/2016 - 128 Pages
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S: Scott Snyder; Batman: The Night of the Owls - ***** - 9/5/2016 - 360 Pages
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N: Ted Naifeh; courtney crumrin volume 5 - ***** - 9/9/2016
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C: Charlotte Brontë; Jane Eyre - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages
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Nothing But Reading ChallengesSeptember-November: Paint your house with books
Duration: 9/1/2016 - 11/31/2016
This Spring / Fall / Autumn (depending on where you live)
it is time to paint your house.... with books!
How to:
» Chose the size of your house
» Chose your theme
» Read books to create painted staircases, walls and fences
Size of your house:
♦ Condominium - two or more staircases, ten or more walls and four or more fences
Walls - Read books where you would like to paint the cover to your walls. Each wall is one book.
Staircases - Read books that you would like to paint the cover spines to your staircase (see this article for an example of a painted staircase. Each staircase must have a minimum of four steps (books)
Fences - Pick a colour for your fence and read books that are predominantly that colour. Each fence is one book.
Themes:
♦ Old favourites - read books you have read before
♦ Genre - read books all from one genre
♦ Author - read books all from the same author
♦ New to me - read books you have not read before
♦ Series - read books that are part of a series
♦ Everything old is new again - read books that have been on your TBR for more than a year
♦ Hit list - read books that have Goodreads ratings of 4.5 or higher
♦ Freestyle - a mixture of the above
Progress: 22 out of 22
Condominium - two or more staircases, ten or more walls and four or more fences
♦ Freestyle - a mixture of the above
Staircase 1 - Author - read books all from the same author
1. Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 9/3/2016 - 128 Pages
2. courtney crumrin volume 5 by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 9/9/2016
3. Courtney Crumrin: The Final Spell by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 9/23/2016
4. Courtney Crumrin: Tales of a Warlock by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 9/29/2016
Staircase 2 - read books that are part of a series
1. Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/13/2016
2. Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/20/2016
3. E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton - *** - 10/7/2016
4. Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 10/11/2016
Walls - read books that have been on your TBR for more than a year
1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages
2. Lucky Us by Amy Bloom - *** - 9/15/2016
3. Fat Chance by Nick Spalding - *** - 10/3/2016
4. Separate Beds by Elizabeth Buchan - **** - 11/1/2016
5. I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - ***** - 11/3/2016
6. Soulless by Gail Carriger - ***** - 11/6/2016
7. American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott - ***** - 11/8/2016
8. Play of Passion by Nalini Singh - *** - 12/1/2016
9. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley - ***** - 11/30/2016
10. Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - ***** - 11/29/2016
Fences - New to me - read books you have not read before
1. I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind - **** - 9/8/2016
2. Batman: The Night of the Owls by Scott Snyder - ***** - 9/5/2016 - 360 Pages
3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs - ***** - 9/10/2016
4. Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth by Mika Brzezinski - ***** - 10/15/2016
Done!Novel Books & Reading Challenges
Camp Gottaread Summer Reading Challenge
Duration: 6/21/2016 - 9/21/2016
Progress: 15 out of 15+
Levels:
Book Addict; Read 15+ Books
Camp Gottaread Activities:
- Climb the intimidating heights of Mount TBR
(Read books from your to-be-read stack)
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages
40 Love by Madeleine Wickham - ** - 6/28/2016 - 288 Pages
This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 6/29/2016
- Fish for new novels you never knew existed
(Read books you just discovered)
Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder - **** - 6/30/2016 - 176 Pages
I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind - **** - 9/8/2016
- Hike the books you've felt were too big to read
(Read books you've always found intimidating)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages
- Swim the seas of series you've always meant to finish but never have
(Read books in series you've meant to finish but never found the time to do so)
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages
Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages
Better Read Than Dead by Victoria Laurie - **** - 8/5/2016 - 296 Pages
Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 8/8/2016 - 388 Pages
Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones - **** - 8/15/2016 - 336 Pages
Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 9/3/2016 - 128 Pages
Batman: The Night of the Owls by Scott Snyder - ***** - 9/5/2016 - 360 Pages
- Explore the tales of new named authors
(Read books written by new-to-you authors)
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin - ***** - 6/23/2016 - 352 Pages
Timebound by Rysa Walker - ***** - 8/16/2016 - 366 Pages
- Listen to Campfire tales
(Read assorted novellas or short stories in anthologies that are scary)
Nothing but Reading ChallengesBeach Blanket Bingo
Duration: June 21st through September 21st, 2016
Progress: 5 out of 5
Card #1: Done!
Sunglasses: Read a book with sunglasses on the cover. Or read a book about a bodyguard:
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages
Beach Bag: Read a book that you might tuck into your beach bag for a great summer read:
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages
Free Space: Reader's Choice:
Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages
Sunburn: Read a book with a predominantly pink or red color cover.
Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones - **** - 8/15/2016 - 336 Pages
Mermaids: Read a book about a mermaid, or is about a singer:
Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 7/8/2016 - Singer
- 336 Pages
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- 157 PagesCurrent Total: 1,639,294
I love Sushi!!Nothing But Reading Challenges
Sushi Train
Duration: 7/1/2016 - Til Done!
Progress: 50 out of 50
Sushi is the ultimate snack food or meal! Packed full of nutritional ingredients, loads of flavour and very little fat, you can now get your fill of Sushi in this reading challenge suggested by our member Ray (thank you!)
DURATION
You set the pace!
HOW TO
1. Spell out the name of your favourite sushi roll using Spell-it-out rules or collect the ingredients to make your favourite Sushi rolls
2. Collect your ingredients:
♨ Nori – dark green or black cover, or mentions seaweed
♨ Rice – white cover or someone eats rice
♨ Cucumber – mentions a garden or farmer’s market
♨ Avocado – Takes place somewhere tropical or someone tends a plant indoors
♨ Tempura – takes place in Japan or something is deep-fried
♨ Wasabi – light green cover or someone eats something spicy
♨ Ginger – any shade pink cover or book mentions a “palate cleanser”
♨ Soy sauce – mentions something salty (the ocean, a food, sweat, etc)
♨♨All other ingredients (fish, veggies, etc) – book with the name of the ingredient in the text or title, or an image of the ingredient on the cover (be creative! A swimming tuna can count for maguro)
♨♨One ingredient in a roll can be acquired by reading a book that mentions that exact roll (i.e., if you want to acquire the crab for a California Roll, the book has to mention “California roll”)
Example-- If I wanted to make my favorite sushi roll—the Guido from Mobo in Santa Cruz, California—I would either:
1. spell out G-U-I-D-O and then list the ingredients, or
2. collect: Nori, Rice, Avocado, Basil, Garlic, Cream Cheese, and Macadamia Nuts
LEVELS
♓ Caterpillar: 1-5 books read
♓ Spider: 6-15 books read
♓ Tiger: 16-25 books read
♓ Rainbow: 26-30 books read
♓ Dragon: 31+ books read
Spell-it-out rules
Using the first letter in the book’s title, the first letter in the series name, the first letter in the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter in the audiobook narrators first or last name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Caterpillar Roll (15)
C: Gail Carriger; Soulless - ***** - 11/6/2016 - 365 Pages
A: Anna Banks; Hard To Get - **** - 7/8/2016 - 10 Page
T: Timebound by Rysa Walker - ***** - 8/16/2016 - 366 Pages
E: E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton - *** - 10/7/2016 - 320 Pages
R: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - **** - 7/11/2016 - 368 Pages
P: Kristy Parisi; Miscarriage Mom: The Unspoken Realities of Miscarriage and How to Cope - 7/31/2016 - ***** - 108 Pages
I: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 7/29/2016 - 447 Pages
L: Christina Lauren; Sweet Filthy Boy - ***** - 7/19/2016 - 385 Pages
L: Lucky Us by Amy Bloom - *** - 9/15/2016 - 256 Pages
A: Ilona Andrews; Magic Binds - ***** - 10/11/2016 - 328 Pages
R: Ransom Riggs; Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel - ***** - 9/10/2016 - 272 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Stars of Fortune - **** - 9/13/2016 - 336 Pages
O: Origins by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 8/4/2016 - 157 Pages
L: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon - ***** - 1/10/2017 - 152 Pages
L: Kang-Woo Lee; Rebirth Volume 1 - ** - 1/19/2017 - 176 Pages
Crunchy Roll (11)
C: Courtney Crumrin, Volume 3: The Twilight Kingdom by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 7/20/2016 - 134 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Happy Ever After - **** - 9/20/2016 - 333 Pages
U: Unshelved by Bill Barnes - **** - 2/6/2017 - 127 Pages
N: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin: Tales of a Warlock - ***** - 9/29/2016 - 128 Pages
C: The Choice by Jason Mott - **** - 8/4/2016 - 32 Pages
H: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford - *** - 8/1/2016 - 290 Pages
Y: Elizabeth Young; A Girl's Best Friend - **** - 12/29/2016 - 308 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Savor the Moment - ***** - 7/5/2016 - 325 Pages
O: Lauren Oliver; Delirium - *** - 3/15/2017 - 441 Pages
L: Sophie Littlefield; A Bad Day for Pretty - ***** - 2/18/2017 - 304 Pages
L: The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan - *** - 5/6/2017 - 128 Pages
Spicy Tuna Roll (13)
S: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 7/8/2016 - 357 Pages
P: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Match Me If You Can - **** - 8/8/2016 - 388 Pages
I: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - ***** - 11/3/2016 - 327 Pages
C: Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 9/3/2016 - 128 Pages
Y: Skottie Young; I Hate Fairyland, Volume 2: Fluff My Life - ***** - 1/28/2017 - 128 Pages
T: Ted Naifeh; courtney crumrin volume 5 - ***** - 9/9/2016 - 129 Pages
U: Under the Dome by Stephen King - ***** - 7/4/2017 - 1074 Pages
N: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin: The Final Spell - ***** - 9/23/2016 - 133 Pages
A: Abigail Roux; Cut & Run - *** - 7/7/2016 - 348 Pages
R: The Rook by Daniel O'Malley - ***** - 12/7/2016 - 496 Pages
O: Oz: Ozma of Oz by Eric Shanower - ***** - 5/23/2017 - 200 Pages
L: Lee Gutkind; I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse - **** - 9/8/2016 - 320 Pages
L: John Lewis; March: Book One - ***** - 3/20/2017 - 128 Pages
Avocado Roll (11)
A: American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott - ***** - 11/8/2016 - 353 Pages
V: Victoria Laurie; Better Read Than Dead - **** - 8/5/2016 - 296 Pages
O: Oz. The Marvelous Land of Oz by Eric Shanower - ***** - 5/21/2017 - 200 Pages
C: Charlotte Brontë; Jane Eyre - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages
A: Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - **** - 12/9/2016 - 293 Pages
D: Darynda Jones; Seventh Grave and No Body - **** - 8/15/2016 - 336 Pages
O: Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Eric Shanower - **** - 5/18/2017 - 216 Pages
R: Rachel Neumeier; Black Dog - ***** - 12/25/2016 - 448 Pages
O: Mallory Ortberg; Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters - ***** - 7/7/2017 - 226 Pages
L: Lyndsay Faye; Jane Steele - *** - 5/11/2017 - 432 Pages
L: John Lewis; March: Book Two - ***** - 5/26/2017 - 192 Pages
Nothing But Reading ChallengesJuly: Hot & Cold
Duration: 7/1/2016 - 7/31/2016
Progress: 9 out of 28
~HOT & COLD READING CHALLENGE~
July is Summer time, with beaches, ice creams and aquatic sports, right? True, if you are in the US or Europe. However, if you live in Chile, Argentina or Australia, your thoughts are hot chocolate, warm fireplaces, cozy pajamas and fuzzy slippers.
Option Two:Spell-it-Out: Using the first letter in the book's title (or name of the series), the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character’s first, last, or nick-name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with ‘A’, ‘An’, ‘The’, etc., you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.
Spell hot&cold "pairs":
Fire/Ice - Completed 2014
Summer/Winter
S: Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts - ***** - 7/5/2016
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M: Marissa Meyer; The Queen's Army - *** - 7/8/2016
M: Maggie Stiefvater; Sinner - *** - 7/8/2016
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R: Abigail Roux; Cut & Run - *** - 7/7/2016
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I: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 7/29/2016
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R: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - **** - 7/11/2016
Hot/Cold
H: Hard To Get by Anna Banks - **** - 7/8/2016
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C: Christina Lauren; Sweet Filthy Boy - ***** - 7/19/2016
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H: Heart of Evil by Heather Graham - *** - 7/25/2016
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Nothing But Reading ChallengesJuly: Picnic in July
Duration: 7/1/2016 - 7/31/2016
Progress: 10 out of 10
Levels of Play:
Ants in your pants - Read 1 - 3 Books
Easy Breezy - Read 4 - 6 Book
Dog Days of Summer - Read 7 - 9 Books
Summer Loving - Read 10 - 12 Books
Smarter than your average bear - Read 13 +
Summer is a time for getting out of the house and getting together with friends and family for a picnic. So for July we decided a Picnic in July would be the perfect theme for a challenge.
For this challenge read/do one or more of the following:
- Do a traditional spell-it-out challenge spelling out the word(s) associated with picnic (or the word picnic itself) using the first or last letter of a character's or author's first, last, or 'nick' name. Or you can use the first letter of the title. If the title begins with A, An, The, etc then you may use the first letter of the second word of the title.
Food and other items you might find or take on a picnic:
Basket
Hamburgers
H: Heart of Evil by Heather Graham - *** - 7/25/2016
A: Anna Banks; Hard To Get - **** - 7/8/2016
M: Marissa Meyer; The Queen's Army - *** - 7/8/2016
B: Jordanna Max Brodsky; The Immortals - ***** - 7/29/2016
U: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - ***** - 7/31/2016
R: Abigail Roux; Cut & Run - *** - 7/7/2016
G: Graeme Simsion; The Rosie Effect - **** - 7/11/2016
E: E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton - ***** - 7/30/2016
R: Nora Roberts; Savor the Moment - ***** - 7/5/2016
S: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 7/8/2016
Horseshoes - Completed 2013
Nothing But Reading ChallengesJuly: Baby You're A Firework
Duration: 7/1/2016 - 7/31/2016
Progress: 7 out of 25
In the US the 4th of July is a big event. We know, however, that a lot of our members do not live in the States, therefore, I've decided to make this a challenge based on you and one of Katy Perry's hit songs titled "Firework" because each of you has a spark that, if you haven't already, you've just gotta ignite. Cause baby you're a Firework. :)
History of Fireworks:
"Fireworks were invented in ancient China in the 7th century to scare away evil spirits, as a natural extension of one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China, gunpowder. Such important events and festivities as Chinese New Year and the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival were and still are times when fireworks are guaranteed sights. China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world.
Fireworks are generally classified as to where they perform, either as a ground or aerial firework. In the latter case they may provide their own propulsion (skyrocket) or be shot into the air by a mortar (aerial shell).
The most common feature of fireworks is a paper or pasteboard tube or casing filled with the combustible material, often pyrotechnic stars. A number of these tubes or cases are often combined so as to make, when kindled, a great variety of sparkling shapes, often variously colored. The skyrocket is a common form of firework, although the first skyrockets were used in war. Such rocket technology has also been used for the delivery of mail by rocket and is used as propulsion for most model rockets. The aerial shell, however, is the backbone of today's commercial aerial display, and a smaller version for consumer use is known as the festival ball in the United States." Gotten from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks
For this challenge you may:
1) Use the following list of works to create a spell-it-out challenge. Read books that begin with each of the corresponding letters of the word you choose.
2) Read a book with one of the words listed below (from list of types of fireworks) in the title.
3) Read books with fireworks on the cover.
4) Read books with words that correspond to the 4th of July like independence or whatever words would correspond with your countries celebration.
5) Any combination of the above.
Break: Completed 2015
Dahlia: Completed 2015
Aerial Firework: these items are chain-fused fireworks that propel a series of aerial shells, comets or mines into the air from collectively attached tubes to produce various colors, noises, and effects. Aerial Fireworks come in a large variety of effects and sizes and are the most beautiful of show pieces of the consumer fireworks (a show in a box). They are also called "Cakes" or "Repeaters."
A: Abigail Roux; Cut & Run - *** - 7/7/2016
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I: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 7/29/2016
A: Anna Banks; Hard To Get - **** - 7/8/2016
L: Christina Lauren; Sweet Filthy Boy - ***** - 7/19/2016
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Artillery Shell:
a cartridge containing pyrotechnic composition, a burst charge, and an internal time fuse, that is launched into the air from a mortar creating a beautiful burst of firework display.
Barrage:
a rapidly fired sequence of firework effects.
Beehive:
a visual effect of color stars that actively are swarming around which illuminates into a visual Beehive appearance.
Brocade:
a large spherical break of stars that produce very long lasting trails dripping down, usually silver or gold.
Bottle Rocket:
a small rocket that shoots into the air with a variety of effects.
Cake:
is also known as an Aerial Firework or Repeater and come in a variety of sizes and shapes.
Chrysanthemum:
a dense spherical burst of stars, in which the stars leave a burning trail of particles as they expand outward. This is a very well known type of firework shell break.
Comet:
A star or fiery ball which emits a thick trail of sparks on the way up, following the star or ball and eventually burns out or fades away. These are sometimes added to a shell basically chasing the shell up until it breaks.
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Cone:
a cone shaped fountain.
Crackle:
a rapidly popping or banging noise one after another.
Crossette:
a shell that when breaking splits across from each other usually in the shape of a plus sign moving outward.
Dragon Eggs:
a cluster of crackling sparks in the air.
Diadem:
A large chrysanthemum with the willow effect.
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Falling Leaf:
this effect is when stars fall down rocking back and forth method as a leaf falling down from a tree.ect when stars fall slowly down in a rocking back and forth method as a leaf falling down out of a tree
Fire Cracker:
a firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing, producing a loud bang. These are sold individually or in rolls and bricks.
Finale:
a rapidly fired sequence of aerial fireworks, typically fired at the end of a display. Individual fireworks sometimes have a speed up ending such as a 25 shot cake shooting up 20 shots at a normal pace with the last 5 shots being fired rapidly.
Flying Fish:
this effect is when little specs of light (sometimes colored) swarm around in the air and propel themselves outward as a school of fish would when startled.
Fountain:
a device that projects a spray of sparks. These come in a variety of effects, colors, sounds, shapes and sizes.
Girandola:
special wheel which rises rapidly in the air while emitting a spray of sparks and, sometimes, a whistle. Some may end with breaks and or effects.
Glitter:
bright twinkling points of color within a firework.
Go Getters:
color stars that expand outward and appear self propelled sometimes having an unusual noise accompanying them.
Layer Effect:
effects that are fired at different levels. Example colored mines firing from the ground with crackling at the tips of the mine and larger breaks bursting above.
Mine:
multiple pyrotechnic effects that are ignited and dispersed into the air leaving a visual trail from the ground to the sky. These are found in preloaded tubes, reloadable tubes and cakes.
Missile:
a rocket shaped item. When ignited it is launched like a missile into the air. Some missiles have colored stars, reports or whistles. They come singular or in multi shot cakes.
Mortar:
a tube used to launch Artillery shells and mines into the air.
Mortar Rack:
sturdy wooden or metal frames used to support mortars in an upright position. These come in a variety of tube count and structural designs.
Palm Tree:
this effect looks like the large leaves hanging down from a Palm Tree.
Peony:
a flower like effect that is spherical shaped, the stars do not leave trails as they expand outward.
Pistil:
a small color or effect in the center of a display.
Report:
a loud bang sound.
Rocket:
a tube or cylinder with a cone shaped front attached to a guiding stick. Some rockets are designed to produce a variety of effects like some color, whistle, report, or other minor effect at the highest point of the flight path.
Roman Candle:
a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire into the air.
Salute:
loud report and white flash.
Scrambling Comet:
similar to a ground comet, these comets are contained in a shell and when the shell breaks the comets take off and fly in different directions.
Snake:
a pellet that when lit produces an ash in a long snake like effect.
Step Cake:
this type of cake shoots rapidly back and forth from right to left. These cakes have many tubes giving a full fan of effects into the air. The shots start on one side and then step up to the center and back down to the other side.
Strobe:
bright flashing stars that flash on and off during its performance.
Tail:
a trail of color or effects that follows the shell as it leaves the ground to the sky.
Wheel:
a circular firework that spins round and round emitting an assortment of colored sparks, noises and effects. This item is usually fastened to a post or tree by the use of a nail.
Willow:
a large round break that look like many fine branches hanging down from a willow tree.
Sparkler:
a stick like creation that when lit on one end causes sparks to appear.
Done!Progress: 9 out of 9
J: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Daimon - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
I: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 6/30/2016
T: This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 6/29/2016
T: Touch the Dark by Karen Chance - ***** - 6/28/2016
E: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Bed of Roses - ***** - 6/17/2016
B: Bill Barnes; Frequently Asked Questions - *** - 6/20/2016
U: Unicorn and Dragon by Lynn Abbey - ***** - 6/27/2016
G: Gretchen Rubin; The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun - ***** - 6/23/2016 - 352 Pages
Done!Progress: 11 out of 11
LONG'S BAKERY is my favorite bakery in Indianapolis!
L: Lorna Landvik; Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons - ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
O: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 6/14/2016 - 368 Pages
N: Nora Roberts; Savor the Moment - ***** - 6/30/2016
G: Gretchen Rubin; The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun - ***** - 6/23/2016 - 352 Pages
S: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; This Heart of Mine - *** - 6/29/2016
B: Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts - ***** - 6/17/2016
A: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Daimon - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
K: Sophie Kinsella; Finding Audrey - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages
E: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages
R: J.D. Robb; Judgment in Death - ***** - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages
Y: The Year of Living Shamelessly by Susanna Carr - ***** - 6/29/2016
Done!Progress: 12 out of 12
Option #3: Spell It!
You no longer read children or young adult books. Or maybe you're just not in the mood for them. Not a problem. Pick any title from the list and spell-it-out using the usual rules(*)
A: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik - ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; Hot Six - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages
S: Sophie Kinsella; Finding Audrey - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages
O: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 6/14/2016 - 368 Pages
P: Paul Cornell; Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood - ***** - 6/17/2016
S: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; This Heart of Mine - *** - 6/29/2016
F: Faith Hunter; WeSa and the Lumber King - *** - 6/13/2016 - 1 Page
A: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Daimon - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
B: Bill Barnes; Frequently Asked Questions - *** - 6/20/2016
L: Dalai Lama XIV; The Art of Happiness at Work - ***** - 6/29/2016
E: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages
S: Jill Shalvis; Animal Magnetism - **** - 6/30/2016
- 1276 Pages
- 368 Pages
- 480 Pages
- 112 Pages
- 335 Pages
- 135 Pages
- 335 PagesTotal: 1,286,400
Nothing But Reading ChallengesRemembering David Bowie: A Reading Challenge
Duration: 6/1/2016 - Til Done!
Progress: 47 out of 47 (Life on Mars: 46-55 books)
Songs from Labyrinth
L: Lorna Landvik; Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons - ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
A: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Daimon - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
B: Bill Barnes; Frequently Asked Questions - *** - 6/20/2016
Y: Skottie Young; I Hate Fairyland, Volume 2: Fluff My Life - ***** - 1/28/2017 - 128 Pages
R: J.D. Robb; Judgment in Death - ***** - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages
I: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 7/29/2016
N: Nora Roberts; Bed of Roses - ***** - 6/17/2016
T: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin, Volume 3: The Twilight Kingdom - ***** - 7/20/2016
H: Hot Six by Janet Evanovich - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages
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M: Madeleine Wickham; 40 Love - ** - 6/28/2016 - 288 Pages
A: Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - **** - 6/30/2016
G: Heather Graham; Heart of Evil - *** - 7/25/2016
I: I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind - **** - 9/8/2016 - 320 Pages
C: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - **** - 6/9/2016 - 1276 Pages
D: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 1/25/2017 - 743 Pages
A: American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott - ***** - 11/8/2016 - 353 Pages
N: Nora Roberts; Savor the Moment - ***** - 7/5/2016
C: Cut & Run by Abigail Roux - *** - 7/7/2016
E: Excerpts from the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica by Various - ***** - 6/14/2016
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A: Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - **** - 12/9/2016 - 293 Pages
S: Sophie Kinsella; Finding Audrey - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages
T: Timebound by Rysa Walker - ***** - 8/16/2016 - 366 Pages
H: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin - ***** - 6/23/2016 - 352 Pages
E: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages - 335 Pages
W: WeSa and the Lumber King by Faith Hunter - *** - 6/13/2016 - 1 Page
O: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 6/14/2016 - 368 Pages
R: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - **** - 7/11/2016
L: Christina Lauren; Sweet Filthy Boy - ***** - 7/19/2016
D: Darynda Jones; Eighth Grave After Dark - ***** - 2/1/2017 - 293 Pages
F: Frequently Asked Questions by Bill Barnes - *** - 6/20/2016
A: Sarah Addison Allen; First Frost - ***** - 1/26/2017 - 296 Pages
L: Victoria Laurie; Better Read Than Dead - **** - 8/5/2016 - 296 Pages
L: Lucky Us by Amy Bloom - *** - 9/15/2016 - 256 Pages
S: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 7/8/2016
D: Darynda Jones; Seventh Grave and No Body - **** - 8/15/2016 - 336 Pages
O: Origins by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 8/4/2016
W: Water Bound by Christine Feehan - *** - 6/16/2016
N: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday - ***** - 9/3/2016 - 128 Pages
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W: Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood by Paul Cornell - ***** - 6/17/2016
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Binds - ***** - 10/11/2016 - 328 Pages
T: Ted Naifeh; courtney crumrin volume 5 - ***** - 9/9/2016 - 129 Pages
H: This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 6/29/2016 - 432 Pages
I: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - ***** - 11/3/2016 - 327 Pages
N: Nora Roberts; Stars of Fortune - **** - 9/13/2016 - 336 Pages
Y: Elizabeth Young; A Girl's Best Friend - **** - 12/29/2016 - 308 Pages
O: Daniel O'Malley; The Rook - ***** - 12/7/2016 - 496 Pages
U: Under the Dome by Stephen King - ***** - 7/4/2017 - 1074 Pages
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Nothing But Reading ChallengesSurvive Your Own Apocalypse
Duration: 6/1/2016 - Til ?
Progress: 66 out of 68 (Master of Disaster; Read 10 or more books)
Step One:
Disaster has struck! The world is in chaos and you are now on a quest to create a new world and survive chaos. Choose a disaster/catastrophic event from the list below and read a book that features that event:
V: Victoria Laurie; Better Read Than Dead - **** - 8/5/2016 - 296 Pages
O: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 6/14/2016 - 368 Pages
L: Lorna Landvik; Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons - ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
C: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - **** - 6/9/2016 - 1276 Pages
A: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Daimon - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
N: Nora Roberts; Bed of Roses - ***** - 6/17/2016
I: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 7/29/2016
C: Christine Feehan; Water Bound - *** - 6/16/2016
E: Excerpts from the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica by Various - ***** - 6/14/2016
R: J.D. Robb; Judgment in Death - ***** - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages
U: Unshelved by Bill Barnes - **** - 2/6/2017 - 127 Pages
P: Paul Cornell; Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood - ***** - 6/17/2016
T: This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 6/29/2016 - 432 Pages
I: I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind - **** - 9/8/2016 - 320 Pages
O: Origins by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 8/4/2016 - 157 Pages
N: Nora Roberts; Savor the Moment - ***** - 7/5/2016
S: Scott Snyder; Batman, Vol. 1: The Court of Owls - **** - 6/30/2016 - 176 Pages
Step Two:
Choose where you were when disaster struck. This can be a town, state, or country. Read a book that is set in this location:
H: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin - ***** - 6/23/2016 - 352 Pages
O: Daniel O'Malley; The Rook - ***** - 12/7/2016 - 496 Pages
N: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin, Volume 3: The Twilight Kingdom - ***** - 7/20/2016
O: Oz: Ozma of Oz by Eric Shanower - ***** - 5/23/2017 - 200 Pages
L: Christina Lauren; Sweet Filthy Boy - ***** - 7/19/2016
U: Under the Dome by Stephen King - ***** - 7/4/2017 - 1074 Pages
L: Leaves on the Wind by Zack Whedon - ***** - 1/10/2017 - 152 Pages
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Step Three:
You are pretty resourceful, you can opt to rescue yourself or to have someone (perhaps your favorite book character) save you from peril. Choose a hero, heroine, or yourself by reading a book featuring your favorite hero, heroine, or a character who shares your name or that was written by an author who shares your name. You can also do this one as a Spell-It-Out of their or your name:
C: Cut & Run by Abigail Roux - *** - 7/7/2016
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R: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - **** - 7/11/2016
R: Rysa Walker; Timebound - ***** - 8/16/2016 - 366 Pages
A: Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - **** - 6/30/2016
N: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin's Monstrous Holiday - ***** - 9/3/2016 - 128 Pages
Step Four:
As with most disasters, the area you are in is now may be uninhabitable or much different from what it once was. You may choose somewhere safe that you wish to now live (think space travel or perhaps move to a magical realm) or choose a book which depicts how the world has changed (think dystopian/post apocolyptic stories). Read a book set in your new world. This can be a fantasy land or a real place (Perhaps not all of earth was affected).
Magic Apocalypse (ala Kate Daniels)
M: Madeleine Wickham; 40 Love - ** - 6/28/2016 - 288 Pages
A: Anna Banks; Hard To Get - **** - 7/8/2016
G: Heather Graham; Heart of Evil - *** - 7/25/2016
I: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - ***** - 11/3/2016 - 327 Pages
C: courtney crumrin volume 5 by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 9/9/2016 - 129 Pages
A: American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott - ***** - 11/8/2016 - 353 Pages
P: Kristy Parisi; Miscarriage Mom: The Unspoken Realities of Miscarriage and How to Cope - 7/31/2016 - *****
O: Oz. The Marvelous Land of Oz by Eric Shanower - ***** - 5/21/2017 - 200 Pages
C: Charlotte Brontë; Jane Eyre - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages
A: Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - **** - 12/9/2016 - 293 Pages
L: Lucky Us by Amy Bloom - *** - 9/15/2016 - 256 Pages
Y: Elizabeth Young; A Girl's Best Friend - **** - 12/29/2016 - 308 Pages
P: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Match Me If You Can - **** - 8/8/2016 - 388 Pages
S: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 7/8/2016
E: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages - 335 Pages
Step Five:
You have now developed some special abilities. Read a book that showcases your special abilities:
F: Frequently Asked Questions by Bill Barnes - *** - 6/20/2016
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Binds - ***** - 10/11/2016 - 328 Pages
R: Ransom Riggs; Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel - ***** - 9/10/2016 - 272 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; Hot Six - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages
W: WeSa and the Lumber King by Faith Hunter - *** - 6/13/2016 - 1 Page
E: E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton - *** - 10/7/2016 - 320 Pages
I: I Hate Fairyland, Volume 2: Fluff My Life by Skottie Young - ***** - 1/28/2017 - 128 Pages
L: The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan - *** - 5/6/2017 - 128 Pages
D: Darynda Jones; Seventh Grave and No Body - **** - 8/15/2016 - 336 Pages
E: Elizabeth Buchan; Separate Beds - **** - 11/1/2016 - 384 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Stars of Fortune - **** - 9/13/2016 - 336 Pages
Step Six:
You have now found other people with unique abilities and formed a team of five. You can name your team and read a book that spells out the name of that team or you can choose four books that feature each of your fellow team members (you have already read one about yourself):
F: Jamie Ford; Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - *** - 8/1/2016
I: Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 3/29/2017 - 88 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Happy Ever After - **** - 9/20/2016 - 333 Pages
E: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - **** - 11/11/2016 - 173 Pages
M: Marissa Meyer; The Queen's Army - *** - 7/8/2016
A: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie - ***** - 7/9/2017 - 230 Pages
S: Sophie Kinsella; Finding Audrey - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages
T: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin: The Final Spell - ***** - 9/23/2016 - 133 Pages
E: Escape from Lucien by Kazu Kibuishi - **** - 11/28/2016 - 224 Pages
R: Rachel Neumeier; Black Dog - ***** - 12/25/2016 - 448 Pages
S: Scott Snyder; Batman: The Night of the Owls - ***** - 9/5/2016 - 360 Pages
- ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
- *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 PagesTotal: 1,214,590
Nothing But Reading ChallengesHunger Games Challenge: Escape the Capitol
Duration: 6/1/2016 - Til Done!
Moved to Make More Room
Nothing But Reading ChallengesCleaning out the TBR closet
Duration: 6/10/2016 - 12/31/2016
Progress: 26 out of 30
I joined Goodreads in 2012, and I still have books on my "to read" shelf from back then. They just stare at me... mockingly... asking me when I'm going to either read them or remove them from my shelf...
This year is the year I am going to read the books I have left on my tbr that I added in 2012. Would you like to join me?
This reading challenge is simple...
>sort your "to read" shelf by date
>pick the books that you are going to read which have been on your list the longest and set yourself a goal. You may decide to read all of your books from the oldest year, or you may just take the oldest 20, or 50, or 5 books on your list. Completely up to you how you set your goal and how many books you read!
I would appreciate it if you post your thoughts on the books once you finish them. Was it worth waiting for? :)
Added in before and during 2012
1. Water Bound by Christine Feehan - *** - 6/16/2016 - Added June 17th 2011
2. Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts - ***** - 6/17/2016 - Added April 19, 2011
3. Frequently Asked Questions by Bill Barnes - *** - 6/20/2016 - Added May 5th, 2011
4. Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages - 335 Pages - Added May 13th, 2011
5. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages - Added April 20, 2011
6. The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin - ***** - 6/23/2016 - 352 Pages - Added May 7, 2011
7. Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages - Added May 5, 2011
8. This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 6/29/2016 - Added January 28, 2011
9. Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - **** - 6/30/2016 - Added April 20, 2011
10. Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts - ***** - 7/5/2016 - Added May 25, 2010
11. Cut & Run by Abigail Roux - *** - 7/7/2016 - Added June 30, 2011
12. The Queen's Army by Marissa Meyer - *** - 7/8/2016 - Added November 20, 2012
13. Heart of Evil by Heather Graham - *** - 7/25/2016 - Added October 22, 2012
14. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford - *** - 8/1/2016 - Added April 19, 2011
15. Better Read Than Dead by Victoria Laurie - **** - 8/5/2016 - 296 Pages - Added 5/25/2011
16. Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 8/8/2016 - 388 Pages - Added 1/28/2011
17. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages - Added 10/12/2009
18. Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/20/2016 - Added 5/9/2011
19. Soulless by Gail Carriger - ***** - 11/6/2016
20. Separate Beds by Elizabeth Buchan - **** - 11/1/2016 - Added 1/28/2011
21. American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott - ***** - 11/8/2016
22. Fables, Volume 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham - ***** - 11/19/2016 - Added 5/13/2011
23. Play of Passion by Nalini Singh - *** - 12/1/2016 - Added 7/6/2011
24. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley - ***** - 12/7/2016 - Added 10/20/2012
25. Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - **** - 12/9/2016 - Added 10/21/2011
26. Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett - ***** - 12/11/2016 - Added 7/20/2011
27.
