Francesca’s Comments (group member since Sep 11, 2012)

Francesca’s comments from the Challenges, Challenges! group.

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1. Escape - Carolyn Jessop (June 10, 2013)
2. Odd Thomas - Dean Koontz (June 20, 2013)
3. Hex Hall - Rachel Hawkins (June 2013)
4. Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter (hospital)
5. Size 12 is Not Fat - Meg Cabot (June 15, 2013)
6. Eve - Iris Johansen (June 19, 2013)

First time I'm coming up with this myself! Guess I've got time.

This months theme: Injuries! Lol

1. Pick a book where someone visits a hospital.
2. Pick a book where someone has chronic pain.
3. Pick a book where none of the main characters have kids.
4. Pick a book where a main character is blonde.
5. Pick a book where someone gets injured.
6. Pick a book where everyone lives in the end.

Haha - wonder what's on my mind.

Obviously we missed you!

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11. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - JK Rowling (completed May 12, 2013)
12. The Iron Daughter - Julie Kagawa (completed May 24, 2013)

1. Bike Month: read a book where a character has non-traditional mode of transportation.
2. Recommitment Month: continue a series that for whatever reason you've placed aside.
3. Blood Pressure Month: read a book that gets you excited!
4. Smile Month: read a book that makes you smile.
5. Second week of May is Pet week: read a book with a shifter.
6. May 1 is May Day: read a book where the main character has a job.
7. May 1 is Loyalty Day: read a book in a series that you are loyal to OR by an author you love
8. May 4 is Star Wars Day: read a book that's been lost in your TBR mountain. May the force be with you!
9. May 9 is Lost Sock Memorial Day: read an author or a book with a character that never fails to knock your socks off.
10. May 12 is Mother's Day: read a book where a character is pregnant, already has a child or has mommy issues
11. May 19 is Boy's Club Day: read a book where the main character is male.
12. May 27 is Memorial Day: read a book where a character is a warrior/fighter.

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1. I Heart New York - Lindsey Kelk (April 17, 2013)
2. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien (April 15, 2013)
3. The Encyclopedia of Me - Karen Rivers (Aril 22, 2013)
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5. Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne (April 27, 2013)
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7. The End of Your Life Book Club - Will Schwalbe (April 14, 2013)
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16. Ash - Malinda Lo (April 14, 2013)
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1 – April 1st is April Fool’s Day so read a book with a character who acts the fool or a book that makes you laugh!
2 – April 1st is also 1 Cent day in the US so read a book that was free, a library book or borrowed from someone!
3 – April 2nd is International Children’s book day so read a YA book or a book that has a child in it!
4 – April 3rd is Find a Rainbow Day so read a book with a colourful character or with a cover that is all one colour!
5 – April 7th is No Housework Day so it’s the perfect opportunity to read a book any will do!
6 – April 9th was the day the First Library was opened in the US so again read a book that was free, a library book or borrowed from someone!
7 – April 10th is National Siblings Day so read a book that has siblings in it or very close friends!
8 – April 13th is Scrabble Day so read a book with a one word title!
9 – April 14th is Reach as high as you can Day so read a book that has been on your TBR for a long time!
10 - April is Humour month so read a book that makes you laugh!
11 – April 15th Was the day the first McDonalds was opened so read a book that starts with any letter from the word McDonalds
12 – April 18th was the day the first Laundromat was opened so read a book that cleans up a series or at least cleans some space off a shelf!
13 – April 18th 1906 was the Great Earthquake in San Francisco so read a book set in San Francisco or somewhere in America!
14 – April 18th is also Pet Owners Day so read a book with a pet or shifter in it!
15 – April 25th is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand so read a book with a Kiwi or Aussie character or Author!
16 – April 25th is Take your daughter to work day so read a book with a daughter in it!
17 – April 26th is Hug-a-Friend Day so read a book recommended to you by a friend!
18 – April 27th is Tell-a-Story Day so read any fiction book!
19 – April 29th is National Zipper Day so read a book that is a spin off from another series or that changes POV throughout the book!
20 – April 30th is National Honesty Day so read a book which you would honesty recommend to others!

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5. Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt (Mar. 24, 2013)
6. Twice Bitten - Chloe Neill (Mar. 24, 2013)
7. All She Ever Wanted - Barbara Freethy (Mar. 28, 2013)
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1. A book with a green cover. Can be any shade, any type, just make sure for the most part the cover stays green.
2. A book with the word "Green" in either the title or authors name. Doesnt have to be just '____ Green'. Could be any variation of green. Like Greenfield, Greene, Greeney etc.
3. A book that has to do with Saint Patrick's Day.
4. A book that has shamrock, gold, luck(y), leprechaun, clover, or any "Saint Patrick's Day -esq" things in the title.
5. A book that is either a) about Ireland or b) the author is form Ireland.
6. A book with the title that is in Gold or Green writing.
7. A book that begins with M or A but specify what letter you will be doing by deleting the other one :)
8. A book that is of "humor" genre.. get it... ha ha, april fools ;-)
9. A book with floral pattern on the front, or something to do with flowered things. can be a simple flower, or maybe a garden
10. A book from C&B's archive folder. Do some spring cleaning of your own and see what C&B has to offer, knock it off your list as well!

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2. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia (Feb. 10, 2013)
3. A Night Like This - Julia Quinn (Feb. 26, 2013)
4. Insatiable - Meg Cabot (Mar. 15, 2013)
5. I Heart New York - Lindsey Kelk (April 17, 2013)
6. Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt (Mar. 24, 2013)

1. Could Never Make it Fit: * Pick a book for this category that you’ve been wanting to read, but could never make it fit into a challenge. Until now!

2. The Right Time:* Pick a book for this category that you’ve been waiting for the right time to read…which is now!

3. 6 Months: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for 6 months.

4. 1 Year: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for a year.

5. 1 + Year: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for over a year.

6. Redo!: *Pick a book that you started, put down (for whatever reason) and didn’t finish.

You can use a category more than once.

Have fun!!

1. Could Never Make it Fit: * Pick a book for this category that you’ve been wanting to read, but could never make it fit into a challenge. Until now!

2. The Right Time:* Pick a book for this category that you’ve been waiting for the right time to read…which is now!

3. 6 Months: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for 6 months.

4. 1 Year: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for a year.

5. 1 + Year: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for over a year.

6. Redo!: *Pick a book that you started, put down (for whatever reason) and didn’t finish.

You can use a category more than once.

Have fun!!

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Feline
1. Just After Sunset - Stephen King (Feb. 18, 2013)
2. Twice Bitten - Chloe Neill (Mar. 24, 2013)
3. The Encyclopedia of Me - Karen Rivers (April 22, 2013)
4. The Iron Daughter - Julie Kagawa (May 24, 2013)
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6. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia (Feb. 10, 2013)
7. Insatiable - Meg Cabot (Mar. 15, 2013)
8. Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne (April 27, 2013)
9. Under the Dome - Stephen King (June 30, 2013)
10. Deeper Than The Dead - Tami Hoag (July 20, 2013)

Woodland Animal
11. Ash - Malinda Lo (April 14, 2013)
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Bird
16. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - JK Rowling (completed May 12, 2013)
17. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (July 27, 2013)
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Reptile
26. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - JK Rowling (June 22, 2013)
27. Size 14 is Not Fat Either - Meg Cabot (July 6, 2013)
28. The Scent of Jasmine - Jude Deveraux (July 12, 2013)
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36. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (July 27, 2013)
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Outrageous Animal Challange 2013

Duration: Jan 1st to December 31th 2013

A favourite type of challenge of mine so I've given it a new twist for 2013!
Read up to FIVE books from each category given. You can choose a few or pick the lot! Also you can do 5 in one category and only 1 in another. And the "Other"
category can be used for anything that doesn't fit nicely in to another category! I will accept a normal house cat/familiar or shifter who turns in to a cat for each category!
Also if a character can turn in to multiple forms then you have to choose 1 category to put them in unless you read all 5 books in the series then obviously you can use it 5 times!

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1. Bridget Jones' Diary - Helen Fielding (Feb. 18, 2013)
2. A Night Like This - Julia Quinn (Feb. 23, 2013)
3. One for the Money - Janet Evanovich (Feb. 26, 2013)
4. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia (Feb. 10, 2013)
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Everyone knows that February is all about LOVE!!!
This months challenge is to work our way through the romance sub genres.
Based off wikipedia they are as follows:

1-Contemporary Romance
2-Historical Romance
3-Romantic Suspense
4-Paranormal Romance
5-Science Fiction Romance
6-Fantasy Romance
7-Time Travel Romance
8-Inspirational Romance
9-Multicultural Romance
10-Erotic Romance

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Heather Wells by Meg Cabot
Size 12 is Not Fat - June 15, 2013
Size 14 is Not Fat Either - July 6, 2013
Big Boned - September 26, 2013
Size 12 and Ready to Rock
Size 12 is the New Black


Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neil
Some Girls Bite - January 16, 2013
Friday Night Bites - January 27, 2013
Twice Bitten - March 24, 2013
Hard Bitten - July 26, 2013
Drink Deep - September 17, 2013
Biting Cold - October 10, 2013
House Rules
Biting Bad

Hi Everyone,

So the point of this challenge is to read a series in its entirety in the upcoming year. You can reread a series as long as you reread the entire thing this year. You can also choose more than one series.

-Frannie

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L - The Lying Game - Sara Shepard (January 14, 2013)
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E - 11/22/63 - Stephen King (January 26, 2013)
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This is another choose your word challenge. You decide the word you will spell.

January Words to Choose From!

Birthday's in January: *You can use First or Last Names or Both!
♦Ernie (from Sesame Street) (28th)
♦J.R.R. Tolkien - (3rd)
♦ Michelle Obama (17)
♦Edgar Allan Poe (19)
♦Elvis Presley (8)
♦Sherlock Holmes (6)

January Holidays & Things Associated with January! *If there are two words you can choose one or all of them
♦New Year's
♦Inauguration (Day)
♦Martin Luther King
♦ Winter
♦Super Bowl
♦Exercise
♦Organize

January is National ______ Day/Week/Month
***These are national days/weeks/months or silly holidays in January! -Remember if there are two words you can do one or both!
♦Stalking Awareness
♦Kazoo
♦Fruit Cake
♦Pooh
♦Thesaurus
♦Polka
♦Peculiar People