Suzanne’s Comments (group member since Apr 15, 2011)

Suzanne’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Burn by Maya Banks - **** - 4/8/2014 - 353 Pages

Total: 958,957

Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden - ** - 4/4/2014 - 388 Pages

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014 - 347 Pages

Total: 955,369 Pages

Oh no! Oops!

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen - *** - 4/3/2014 - 182 Pages

Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe - ***** - 4/2/2014 - 258 Pages

On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2014 - 309 Pages

Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr - **** - 3/29/2014 - 376 Pages

Night Broken by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 3/28/2014 - 341 Pages

Lover at Last by J.R. Ward - **** - 3/25/2014 - 591 Pages

Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy - **** - 3/24/2014 - 291 Pages

Current Total: 908,620

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges (All the Mods) wrote: "Congrats on your B.I.N.G.O.s so far, Suzanne! Are you going for a blackout of all the cards?"

Yeah, I'll do the best I can, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to get there :)

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge
Duration: 4/1/2014 - Til Done!

Progress: 79 out of 79

A – AFK (away from keyboard)
A – The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014
F – Fiona Lowe; Boomerang Bride - ***** - 4/2/2014
K – Kim Harrison; Something Deadly This Way Comes - *** - 6/19/2014 - 245 Pages


B – BBL (be back later)
B – Jim Butcher; Death Masks - ***** - 4/27/2014
B – Burn by Maya Banks - **** - 4/8/2014
L – Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen - *** - 4/3/2014


C – CYA (cover your ass)
C – Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - ***** - 5/22/2014
Y – Yasmine Galenorn; Courting Darkness - **** - 5/29/2014
A – A.G. Howard; Splintered - ** - 6/9/2014 - 371 Pages


D – DH (dear hubby – or whatever other D adjective fit that day!)
D – Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden - ** - 4/4/2014
H – Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec - ***** - 4/11/2014


E – ETA (edited to add)
E – Eloisa James; The Duke Is Mine - *** - 7/28/2014 - 367 Pages
T – Laini Taylor; Daughter of Smoke & Bone - ***** - 4/21/2013
A – Alan Bradley; The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - ***** - 5/14/2014


F – FWIW (for what it’s worth)
F – Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy - **** - 3/24/2014
W – Witness in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 4/16/2014
I – The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - ***** - 5/18/2014
W – Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - 403 Pages


G – GTG (got to go)
G – Georgette Heyer; Cotillion - **** - 4/15/2014
T – A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris - *** - 4/24/2014
G – Jim Gaffigan; Dad Is Fat - **** - 6/13/2014 - 275 Pages


H – HAGD (Have A Good Day)
H – Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins - **** - 4/17/2014
A – Lori Austin; Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - ***** - 6/8/2014 - 300 Pages
G – Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin - *** - 8/19/2014 - 274 Pages
D – Dog Handling by Clare Naylor - **** - 4/9/2014


I – IMHO (in my humble opinion)
I – If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You by Kelly Cutrone - ***** - 6/21/2014 - 208 Pages
M – The Maze Runner by James Dashner - *** - 5/6/2014
H – Charlaine Harris; Deadlocked - **** - 6/23/2014 - 327 Pages
O – On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2014


J – J/K (just kidding)
J – Jim Butcher; Dead Beat - ***** - 6/15/2014
K – Amie Kaufman; These Broken Stars - *** - 7/29/2014 - 374 Pages


K – KISS (keep it simple, stupid)
K – Lisa Kleypas; Secrets of a Summer Night - **** - 7/16/2014 - 375 Pages
I – Inkspell by Cornelia Funke - ***** - 9/25/2014 - 635 Pages
S – Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr - **** - 3/29/2014
S – Something About You by Julie James - **** - 7/15/2014 - 307 Pages


L – LMK (let me know)
L – Lover at Last by J.R. Ward - **** - 3/25/2014
M – Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 5/14/2014
K – Kristen Ashley; Rock Chick Rescue - ***** - 9/3/2014 - 500 Pages


M – MIL (mother in law)
M – Richelle Mead; Blood Promise - **** - 5/21/2014
I – Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell - *** - 8/29/2014 - 184 Pages
L – Long Hard Ride by Lorelei James - ***** - 7/23/2014 - 287 Pages


N – NVM (nevermind)
N – Nora Roberts; Shadow Spell - **** - 7/22/2014 - 319 Pages
V – Brian K. Vaughan; Saga, Volume 2 - ***** - 6/2/2014 - 144 Pages
M – MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche - ***** - 6/26/2014 - 349 Pages


O – OP (original post/er)
O – One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak - ***** - 4/13/2014
P – Pompeii by Robert Harris - * - 5/28/2014


P – PITA (pain in the ass)
P – Patricia Briggs; Night Broken - ***** - 3/28/2014
I – It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas - **** - 7/27/2014 - 382 Pages
T – Thinking of You by Jill Mansell - ***** - 5/8/2014
A – Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery - **** - 7/7/2014 - 379 Pages


Q – Q&A (questions & answers)
Q – Julia Quinn; Just Like Heaven - ***** - 11/1/2015
A – Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas - *** - 7/14/2014 - 391 Pages


R – RAK (random acts of kindness)
R – Rachel Caine; The Dead Girls' Dance - *** - 5/26/2014
A – Aldous Huxley; Brave New World - **** - 7/21/2014 - 268 Pages
K – Kim Edwards; The Memory Keeper's Daughter - ***** - 7/18/2014 - 401 Pages


S – SMH (shaking my head)
S – Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler - ***** - 8/2/2014
M – Richelle Mead; Spirit Bound - ***** - 5/27/2014
H - Justin Halpern; Sh*t My Dad Says - **** - 7/9/2014 - 159 Pages


T – TTYL (talk to you later)
T – Tessa Dare; Romancing the Duke - ***** - 6/22/2014 - 370 Pages
T – The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - **** - 7/8/2014 - 338 Pages
Y – Yasmine Galenorn; Blood Wyne - **** - 4/20/2014
L – Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - ***** - 6/4/2014 - 594 Pages


U – UL (Upload)
U – The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison - ***** - 4/10/2014
L – Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014 - 332 Pages


V – VBG (very big grin)
V – Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
B – Blood Rites by Jim Butcher - ***** - 6/7/2014 - 439 Pages
G – Geraldine Brooks; People of the Book - **** - 9/22/2014 - 449 Pages


W – WTF (what the f***)
W – Will Schwalbe; The End of Your Life Book Club - **** - 8/10/2014 - 336 Pages
T – Terry Pratchett; The Light Fantastic - **** - 5/1/2014
F – Faith Hunter; Blood Cross - ***** - 7/17/2014 - 321 Pages


X – X&O (hugs & kisses)
X – The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton - ***** - 10/28/2015 - 290 Pages
O – Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - ***** - 6/27/2014 - 298 Pages


Y – YGM (you’ve got mail)
Y – Yasmine Galenorn; Shaded Vision - ** - 6/18/2014 - 306 Pages
G – John Green; The Fault in Our Stars - ***** - 6/12/2014 - 313 Pages
M – Richelle Mead; Shadow Kiss - ***** - 5/7/2014


Z – ZOMG (z’oh my god – much more exciting than simply OMG)
Z – Markus Zusak; I Am the Messenger - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
O – Malika Oufkir; Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail - **** - 7/24/2014 - 293 Pages
M – Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan - ***** - 8/7/2014 - 304 Pages
G – John Green; Looking for Alaska - ***** - 12/1/2014 - 256 Pages

Nothing but Reading Challenges
The NBRC Mods’ April Showers Scavenger Hunt
Duration: 4/1/2014 - 4/30/2014

Progress: 12 out of 12

A: Anna Quindlen; Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake - *** - 4/3/2014
P. Terry Pratchett; The Light Fantastic - **** - 5/1/2014
R: Rachel Hawkins; Hex Hall - **** - 4/17/2014
I: Ilona Andrews; On the Edge - ***** - 4/1/2014
L: Fiona Lowe; Boomerang Bride - ***** - 4/2/2014

S: Tara Sivec; Hearts and Llamas - ***** - 4/11/2014
H: Kim Harrison; The Undead Pool - ***** - 4/10/2014
O: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak - ***** - 4/13/2014
W: Witness in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 4/16/2014
E: Cynthia Eden; Deadly Heat - ** - 4/4/2014
R. Richelle Mead; Shadow Kiss - ***** - 5/1/2014
S: Sookie Stackhouse Series: A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris - *** - 4/24/2014

Nothing but Reading Challenges
April's 3 Rs (Resurgence, Rejuvenation & Rebirth) Reading Challenge
Duration: 4/1/2014 - 4/30/2014

Progress: 20 out of 29

R: Rachel Hawkins; Hex Hall - **** - 4/17/2014
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S: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014
U: The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison - ***** - 4/10/2014
R: Richelle Mead; Shadow Kiss: The Graphic Novel - ***** - 5/14/2014
G: Yasmine Galenorn; Blood Wyne - **** - 4/20/2014
E
N: B.J. Novak; One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories - ***** - 4/13/2014 - 276 Pages
C: Cotillion by Georgette Heyer - **** - 4/15/2014
E: Cynthia Eden; Deadly Heat - ** - 4/4/2014

R: Richelle Mead; Blood Promise - **** - 5/21/2014
E
J: J.D. Robb; Witness in Death - ***** - 4/16/2014
U
V
E
N: Clare Naylor; Dog Handling - **** - 4/9/2014
A: Anna Quindlen; Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake - *** - 4/3/2014
T: Laini Taylor; Daughter of Smoke & Bone - ***** - 4/21/2013 - 418 Pages
I: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - ***** - 5/18/2014
O: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2014
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R: Rachel Caine; The Dead Girls' Dance - *** - 5/26/2014
E
B: Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe - ***** - 4/2/2014
I
R: Richelle Mead; Spirit Bound - ***** - 5/27/2014
T: The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014
H: Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec - ***** - 4/11/2014

Nothing but Reading Challenges
April Showers Bring May Flowers April/May Reading Challenge
Duration: 4/1/2014 - 5/31/2014

Progress: 14 out of 14

I've done Magnolias, Hyacinths and Lilacs. This year, I want to plant Dogwood and Hostas. Hosta is not on the list, but they do have flowers so I'm counting them.

D: Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden - ** - 4/4/2014
O: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak - ***** - 4/13/2014
G: Georgette Heyer; Cotillion - **** - 4/15/2014
W: Witness in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 4/16/2014
O: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - ***** - 5/31/2014
O: Malika Oufkir; Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail - ***** - 5/30/2014
D: Dog Handling by Clare Naylor - **** - 4/9/2014
S: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014

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H: Kim Harrison; The Undead Pool - ***** - 4/10/2014
O: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2014
S: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/27/2014
T: Tara Sivec; Hearts and Llamas - ***** - 4/11/2014
A: Anna Quindlen; Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake - *** - 4/3/2014
S: Sue Monk Kidd; The Invention of Wings - ***** - 5/18/2014

Done!

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- 230 Pages

- 305 Pages

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- 416 Pages

- 526 Pages

- 120 Pages

- 280 Pages

Total: 840,953

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B: Jim Butcher; Death Masks - ***** - 4/27/2014
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O: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak - ***** - 4/13/2014 (hide spoiler)]


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Candy, Flowers, Chocolate, Jewelry for Valentine’s Day: {February} Read a book with any of these items on the cover. Or has a character named with derivative of any of these items (Candice; Daisy; Coco; Jade).
April Showers: {April} Read a book depicting rain on the cover.
Candlemas: {February} Read a book with a candle or flame on the cover.
Daylight Saving Time - or “Summer Time” in other parts of the world: {March} Read a book with a sun on the cover. Or a something depicting time (i.e. clock, watch, sundial), is on the cover.
Spring: {March} New born babies! Read a book with a baby on the cover. Or is newly published in the month you read it. Or is 1st in a series.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor - ***** - 4/21/2013 - 418 Pages (hide spoiler)]


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National Humor Month: {April} Read a book you find humorous:
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett - **** - 5/1/2014
National Pecan Month: {April} Read a book where one of the characters is a nut. Or is a book that is set in Texas (where a lot of pecans grow).
Free Space: Readers choice!
A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris - *** - 4/24/2014
National Grapefruit Month: {February} Read a book with a yellow or pink cover.
National Poetry Month: {April} Read a book with poetry inside…even if it is only a few lines, like the dedication. (hide spoiler)]


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Baseball Season Starts in Australia: {March} Read a book were someone plays baseball. Or the setting is Australia.
Family Day in Canada & England: {February} Read a book where family plays an important part:
Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn - **** - 4/20/2014
Passover: {April} Read a book where someone escapes slavery. Or is set in Israel or Egypt.
Spring: {March} Spring beings in the Northern Hemisphere. Read a book with flowers on the cover. Or is set in springtime.
National Women’s History Month: {March} Read a book written by a woman:Witness in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 4/16/2014 (hide spoiler)]



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National Irish American Heritage Month: {March} {Designated by Congress in 1995.} Read a book where the protagonist is Irish. Or is very lucky. Or is forth in a series. (For four-leaf clover.)
Patriot’s Day: {April} Read a book where the protagonist is a patriot to their country.
End of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere: {March} Read a book depicting snow on the cover. Or is all white. Or is set in winter.
Records and Information Management Month: {April} Read a book where the protagonist is a clerk, secretary, or manages information.
Presidents’ Day: {February} Read a book where someone is the president of something.

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B: Burn by Maya Banks - **** - 4/8/2014
I: Ilona Andrews; On the Edge - ***** - 4/1/2014
N: Nora Roberts; Dark Witch - *** - 3/9/2014
G: Georgette Heyer; Cotillion - **** - 4/15/2014
O: Lauren Oliver; Annabel - *** - 3/6/2014 (hide spoiler)]


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American Heart Month: {February} Read a book with a heart on the cover:
Hearts and Llamas by Tara Sivec - ***** - 4/11/2014
An Affair to Remember Month: {February} Read a book where someone has an affair:
Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr - **** - 3/29/2014 - Technically she was still married
In Like a Lion, Out Like a lamb: {March} This idiom came about because the month of March usually starts with cold, unpleasant weather, but ends mild and pleasant. So read a book that you found rough to get into, but pleasant by the end. Or where a character was rough at the beginning, but became nicer by the end:
Colton Manor by Francene Carroll - **** - 2/28/2014
Lawn and Garden Month: {April} Read a book with a lawn or garden on the cover:
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins - **** - 4/17/2014
Good Friday: {April} Read a book you finished on a Friday:
Winning the Wallflower by Eloisa James - ***** - 2/26/2014 (hide spoiler)]


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National Weddings Month: {February} Read a book with a wedding in the storyline.
Earth Day: {April} Read a book with the Earth on the cover, or where the protagonist is an environmentalist.
Free Space: Readers choice!
Legend by Marie Lu - **** - 3/13/2014 - 305 Pages
National Children’s Dental Health Month: {February} Read a book where you can see someone’s teeth on the cover. Or someone goes to the dentist:
Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden - ** - 4/4/2014 - Teeth on the Cover
April Fool’s Day: {April} Read a book where someone plays a prank on someone or someone plays the fool:
Night Broken by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 3/28/2014 (hide spoiler)]


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(view spoiler)[Groundhog Day: {February} Read a book with clouds on the cover. Or bright sun on the cover. Or takes place in Pennsylvania. Or you read/finished on February 2nd. Or, if you can find it, has a groundhog on the cover!
St. Patrick’s Day: {March} Read a book which is set in Ireland. Or with a predominately green cover. Or with a character named Pat. Or possibly occurs during St. Patrick’s Day.
Keep America Beautiful Month: {April} Read a book set in America:
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen - *** - 4/3/2014
International Guitar Month: {April} Read a book where someone plays the guitar or other stringed instrument.
Easter: {April} Read a book set during Easter. Or where something on the cover reminds you of Easter. (Like a pretty dress!) Or you read/finished April 20th.
Troubles and Treats by Tara Sivec - **** - 3/12/2014 - 230 Pages - Candy on the cover (hide spoiler)]


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(view spoiler)[National Cherry Month: {February} Read a book with a red cover. Or has a cherry on the front:
The Professional: Part 1 by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/20/2014 - 120 Pages
National Frozen Food Month: {March} Read a book where the setting is very, very cold.
March Equinox: {March} This falls on the 20th this year - so count any book you read/finished on that day. Or has the letter “X” in the title, series name, character name, or author name. Or is 20th in a series, if you’ve read that high!
National Craft Month: {March} Read a book in which someone has a hobby or craft.
Great American Pie Month: {February} Pie is certainly “comfort food.” Read a book that makes you feel warm and cozy inside:
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014 - Makes me feel warm and cozy! (hide spoiler)]

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Winter into Spring Seasonal B.I.N.G.O. 2014
Duration: 2/1/2014 - 4/30/2014

Progress: 48 out of 71 (Cabin Fever = 71 or greater)

Card #1
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Row 1
For the letters B.I.N.G.O. across the top, read books that work for those letters. These may be: Title; Series Name; Author’s Name (first or last); or a Character’s Name (first or last) that starts with that letter. Or go with the predominant color of that letter. (i.e. Card #1 would be deep dark green or gold bookcovers.)
B: Jim Butcher; Summer Knight - ***** - 2/13/2014
I: It's All Greek to Me by Katie MacAlister - **** - 2/23/2014
N: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 3/4/2014
G: Yasmine Galenorn; Harvest Hunting - *** - 2/20/2014
O: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez - * - 3/5/2014 (hide spoiler)]


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Black History Month: {February} Read a book where the protagonist is black. Or has a black cover:
Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy - **** - 3/24/2014 - Black Cover
Canned Food Month: {February} Read a book that has been sitting on your shelf a long time. Or one with food on the cover:
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - **** - 2/10/2014
Creative Romance Month: {February} Read a book with a clever “meet-cute” between the hero and heroine. DEFINITION: A “meet-cute” is a term sometimes used to describe a situation in film, television, literature, etc. in which a future romantic couple meets for the first time in a way that is considered adorable, entertaining, or amusing.:
Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands - *** - 2/11/2014
Arbor Day: {March or April - depending on country.} Read a book with a tree on the cover:
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - **** - 2/7/2014
National Welding Month: {April} Read a book where someone welds something together, even if it is diverging plot lines:
Lover at Last by J.R. Ward - **** - 3/25/2014 (hide spoiler)]


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(view spoiler)[National Nutrition Month: {March} Read a book where someone is concerned about diet or nutrition. Or Read a cookbook. Or where the protagonist is a nutrition conscious chef.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 3/17/2014 - 416 Pages
Oscars: {March} Read a book with a gold cover. Or has a statue. Or read a book where someone gets an award.
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella - **** - 2/26/2014
Free Space: Readers choice!: The Awakening by Christine Feehan - *** - 3/3/2014
Single's Awareness Day: {February} Read a book where the protagonist is single. Or you read/finished on the 13th, 14th, or 15th:
The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson - *** - 2/14/2014
Ash Wednesday: {March} Read a book you finished on a Wednesday. Or someone arises from the ashes. Or is reborn:
Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward - **** - 2/3/2014 (hide spoiler)]


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(view spoiler)[Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday: {March} Read a book with a multi-colored cover. Or takes place in New Orleans. Or read a book with a parade in the storyline. Or that you read/finished on a Tuesday:
Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/24/2014
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: {April} Read a book where the protagonist takes a self-defense class or avoids an attacker:
Ever After by Kim Harrison - ***** - 2/18/2014
National Peanut Month: {March} Read a book with a brown cover. Or where someone loves peanuts or peanut butter:
Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe - ***** - 4/2/2014
Olympics: {February} Read a book with a ring or circle on the cover. Or is 5th in a series.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth - ***** - 3/18/2014 - 526 Pages
Stress Awareness Month: {April} Read a book where the protagonist is under stress at some point:
Zoo: The Graphic Novel by James Patterson - ** - 2/19/2014 (hide spoiler)]


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(view spoiler)[Taxes: {April} Read a book with money on the cover. Or the protagonist is an accountant. Or someone stresses over their taxes. Or you read/finished on April 15th.
Dog Handling by Clare Naylor - **** - 4/9/2014
Snow Plow: {March} It’s the end of Winter At least for the Northern Hemisphere. This means - Read a book you plowed right through.
Trouble on Reserve by Kim Harrison - ***** - 3/16/2014 - 20 Pages
Red Cross Month: {March} Read a book where someone helps someone after a disaster. Or has a cross on the front cover.
The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison - ***** - 4/10/2014
Music in Our Schools Month: {March} Read a book where someone is a musician:
Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman - ***** - 3/23/2014
Superbowl: {February} Read a book where someone plays football. (It doesn’t have to be professional football; it can just be a game of scrimmage.) Or you read/finished on February 2nd.
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- 417 Pages

- 35 Pages

- 342 Pages

Total: 744,716

- 117 Pages

- 384 Pages

Total: 688,977

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Life's a Box of Chocolates Reading Challenge
Duration: 3/1/2014 - 2/28/2015

Progress: 73 out of 73

Primary Categories:

Alcohol/Liquor/Spirits:
A: The Awakening by Christine Feehan - *** - 3/3/2014
L: Legend by Marie Lu - **** - 3/13/2014 - 305 Pages
C: Clare Naylor; Dog Handling - **** - 4/9/2014
O: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez - * - 3/5/2014
H: Hooked on Murder by Betty Hechtman - ***** - 3/23/2014 - 280 Pages
O: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2014
L: Lover at Last by J.R. Ward - **** - 3/25/2014

L: Fiona Lowe; Boomerang Bride - ***** - 4/2/2014
I: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - ***** - 5/18/2014
Q: Queen Takes King by Gigi Levangie Grazer - ***** - 2/27/2015
U: The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison - ***** - 4/10/2014
O: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak - ***** - 4/13/2014
R: Richelle Mead; Blood Promise - **** - 5/21/2014

S: Sarah MacLean; No Good Duke Goes Unpunished - ***** - 3/4/2014
P: The Professional: Part 1 by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/20/2014 - 120 Pages
I: If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You by Kelly Cutrone - ***** - 6/21/2014 - 208 Pages
R: Richelle Mead; Shadow Kiss: The Graphic Novel - ***** - 5/14/2014
I: I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - 360 Pages
T: Trouble on Reserve by Kim Harrison - ***** - 3/16/2014 - 20 Pages
S: Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr - **** - 3/29/2014



Sweet
S: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014
W: Witness in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 4/16/2014
E: Kim Edwards; The Memory Keeper's Daughter - ***** - 7/18/2014 - 401 Pages
E: Eloisa James; The Duke Is Mine - *** - 7/28/2014 - 367 Pages
T: Troubles and Treats by Tara Sivec - **** - 3/12/2014 - 230 Pages



Acidic
A: Annabel by Lauren Oliver - *** - 3/6/2014
C: Cotillion by Georgette Heyer - **** - 4/15/2014
I: It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas - **** - 7/27/2014 - 382 Pages
D: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts - *** - 3/9/2014
I: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell - *** - 8/29/2014 - 184 Pages
C: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - ***** - 5/22/2014



Fruit
F: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 3/17/2014 - 416 Pages
R: Rachel Caine; The Dead Girls' Dance - *** - 5/26/2014
U: Ursula K. Le Guin; Gifts - *** - 8/19/2014 - 274 Pages
I: Inkspell by Cornelia Funke - ***** - 9/25/2014 - 635 Pages
T: A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris - *** - 4/24/2014



Floral
F: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - ***** - 6/12/2014 - 313 Pages
L: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen - *** - 4/3/2014
O: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - ***** - 6/27/2014 - 298 Pages
R: Richelle Mead; Spirit Bound - ***** - 5/27/2014
A: Allegiant by Veronica Roth - ***** - 3/18/2014 - 526 Pages
L: Laini Taylor; Daughter of Smoke & Bone - ***** - 4/21/2013 - 418 Pages



Vegetable
V: Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014 - 387 Pages
E: Jennifer Echols; Biggest Flirts - ***** - 7/31/2014 - 336 Pages
G: Jim Gaffigan; Dad Is Fat - **** - 6/13/2014 - 275 Pages
E: Michael Ende; The Neverending Story - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages
T: Thinking of You by Jill Mansell - ***** - 5/8/2014
A: Alan Bradley; The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - ***** - 5/14/2014
B: Patricia Briggs; Night Broken - ***** - 3/28/2014
L: The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett - **** - 5/1/2014
E: Erin McCarthy; Flat-Out Sexy - **** - 3/24/2014



Earthy
E: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe - **** - 8/10/2014 - 336 Pages
A: Lori Austin; Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - ***** - 6/8/2014 - 300 Pages
R: Robert Harris; Pompeii - * - 5/28/2014
T: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - **** - 7/8/2014 - 338 Pages
H: Justin Halpern; Sh*t My Dad Says - **** - 7/9/2014 - 159 Pages
L: Lisa Kleypas; Married By Morning - ***** - 5/14/2014
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Blood Wyne - **** - 4/20/2014



Dairy
D: Death Masks by Jim Butcher - ***** - 4/27/2014
A: The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014
I: If You Ask Me by Betty White - **** - 10/2/2014 - 258 Pages
R: Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare - ***** - 6/22/2014 - 370 Pages
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Courting Darkness - **** - 5/29/2014



Carmel
C: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - ***** - 5/22/2014
A: A.G. Howard; Splintered - ** - 6/9/2014 - 371 Pages
R: Rachel Bertsche; MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend - ***** - 6/26/2014 - 349 Pages
M: Maya Banks; Burn - **** - 4/8/2014
E: Cynthia Eden; Deadly Heat - ** - 4/4/2014
L: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - ***** - 6/4/2014 - 594 Pages



Other
O: Malika Oufkir; Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail - **** - 7/24/2014 - 293 Pages
T: Tara Sivec; Hearts and Llamas - ***** - 4/11/2014
H: Charlaine Harris; Deadlocked - **** - 6/23/2014 - 327 Pages
E: Eleanor Brown; The Weird Sisters - **** - 8/15/2014 - 320 Pages
R: Rachel Hawkins; Hex Hall - **** - 4/17/2014

Nothing but Reading Challenges
The Fibonacci Sequence Reading Challenge
Duration: 3/1/2014 - ?

Progress: 3 out of 21 (Bunny Explosion ⇔21+ books)

Option 3 ⇔Use your TBR: Sort your to-read or other shelf of your choice by date added - you can choose either descending or ascending but keep your chosen direction till the end of the challenge. Then you just have to read books #1, #1, #2, #3, #5, #8 and so on

1: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez - * - 3/5/2014
1: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards - ***** - 7/18/2014 - 401 Pages
2: The Princess Bride by William Goldman - **** - 10/24/2018 - 398 Pages
3: Mr. Maybe by Jane Green
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1597
2584
4181
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10946

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Sub-genre: Non-Fiction
Duration: 3/1/2014 - Til Done!

Instructions

Progress: 33 out of 33

• Autobiography:
Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - ***** - 6/27/2014 - 298 Pages
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch - *** - 8/25/2014 - 241 Pages
Yes Please by Amy Poehler - ***** - 11/28/2014 - 329 Pages
Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal - ***** - 5/7/2015 - 288 Pages
Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir by Nicole J. Georges - ***** - 12/8/2015 - 288 Pages
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris - ***** - 12/21/2015 - 291 Pages
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

• Biography:
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe - **** - 8/10/2014 - 336 Pages
If You Ask Me by Betty White - **** - 10/2/2014 - 258 Pages
The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow - *** - 8/24/2015
American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott - ***** - 11/8/2016 - 353 Pages

• Diary & Memoirs:
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen - *** - 4/3/2014
I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind - **** - 9/8/2016 - 320 Pages

• Business & Finance:
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg - ***** - 6/24/2015 - 217 Pages
Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth by Mika Brzezinski - ***** - 10/15/2016 - 208 Pages

• Cookbooks / Food & Lifestyle:
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser - *** - 10/21/2014 - 399 Pages

• Cultural/Social Issues:
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir - **** - 7/24/2014 - 293 Pages

• General Non-Fiction:
How To Guide Girl Scout Brownies On Brownie Quest by Ann Redpath - *** -1/12/2016 - 94 Pages

• History:
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson - **** - 8/12/2015 - 456 Pages

• Humor:
Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler - ***** - 8/2/2014
I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists by Wade Rouse - **** - 8/7/2015 - 272 Pages
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 11/14/2015 - 329 Pages
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 2/12/2016 - 318 Pages
Excerpts from the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica by Various - ***** - 6/14/2016

• Parenting:
Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan - **** - 6/13/2014 - 275 Pages

• Reference:
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl - ***** - 4/6/2015 - 304 Pages

• Self-Help:
If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You by Kelly Cutrone - ***** - 6/21/2014 - 208 Pages
MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche - ***** - 6/26/2014 - 349 Pages
What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey - ***** - 6/25/2015 - 240 Pages
Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World by Lisa Bloom - ***** - 10/7/2015 - 288 Pages
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey - ***** - 5/10/2016
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

• Women’s Issues
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou - **** - 9/1/2014 - 288 Pages