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All About You, Part One!
All About You ChallengeDuration: August 2011 to July 2012
✔Month 1: AUGUST - completed
✔Month 2: PERIDOT - completed
MONTH 3: My Starsign - Virgo, 5/5 read
Month 3
My Astrological Signs: • Virgo Sun, Scorpio Moon 0/8
V - Vengeance in Death, by J.D. Robb (OD audio)
I - Isabel Cooper = No Proper Lady (PB)
R - Robb, J.D. = Holiday in Death (OD audio)
G - Gail Carriger = Blameless (Adobe Digital)
O - Odd Thomas Series, Book #2 Forever Odd, by Dean Koontz (Library/Kindle)
S - Sizzling Sixteen, by Janet Evanovich (OD audio)
U - Untamed, by Elizabeth Lowell (need to purchase)
N - Nalini Singh = Archangel's Kiss (PB)
Alternates:
Garlock, Dorothy = Leaving Whiskey Bend (OD audio)
All About You Challenge: Set a New Reading Goal (10+)October 1 - 31, 2011 DONE
All About You Challenge: Favourite FoodNovember 1 – 30, 2011
Thanks, I use them too, but not all the time like you do. Very nice. I like that it looks like the pumpkin is growing in the garden. Clever.
OOOHHH! I wanna do this! I like talking about me LOLNBRC - All About You Challenge
Duration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Susan (susayq) wrote: "OOOHHH! I wanna do this! I like talking about me LOL"**hee hee**
Excellent, good to have you here, Susan!
COMPLETED October (Month 8): Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1. Nightfall by Ellen Connor
2. Hereafter by Tara Hudson
3. The Edinburgh Dead by Brian Ruckley
completed 3/3
NBRC - All About You ChallengeDuration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
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H He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Sans wrote: "COMPLETED October (Month 8): Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1. Nightfall by Ellen Connor
2. Hereafter by Tara Hudson
3. The Edinburgh Dead by Brian..."
Congrats!
YEARLY CHALLENGE WITH MONTHLY COMPONENTSAll About You Challenge
Duration: August 2011 to August 2012
✔MONTH 1: My Birthday Month - August COMPLETED
✔MONTH 2: My Birthstone - Peridot COMPLETED
✔MONTH 3: My Starsign - Virgo COMPLETED
MONTH 4: My Chinese Zodiac Sign - HORSE, 5/5 read
November: Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child (I don't have a child but I choose to read YA novels)READ: 4/4
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OCTOBER: 3 New Authors - 2/3 complete
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SEPTEMBER: paranormal genre 4/4 COMPLETE
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AUGUST: DRAGON 6/6 COMPLETE
JULY: Capricorn - 9/9 COMPLETE
JUNE: Garnet - 6/6 COMPLETE
MAY: January - 7/7 COMPLETE
NBRC - All About You ChallengeDuration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
Read: 2/5
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C Christian, Kelly in Wanted by Her Lost Love by Maya Banks
H He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Month 3
My Astrological Signs: • Virgo Sun, Scorpio Moon
1/8
V - Vengeance in Death, by J.D. Robb (OD audio)
I - Isabel Cooper = No Proper Lady (PB)
R - Robb, J.D. = Holiday in Death (OD audio)
✔ G - Gail Carriger = Blameless ★★★★½ AD 11/5 “Buddy Read”
O - Odd Thomas Series, Book #2 Forever Odd, by Dean Koontz (Library/Kindle)
S - Sizzling Sixteen, by Janet Evanovich (OD audio)
U - Untamed, by Elizabeth Lowell (need to purchase)
N - Nalini Singh = Archangel's Kiss (PB)
AD = Adobe Digital
Alternates:
Garlock, Dorothy = Leaving Whiskey Bend (OD audio)
I'm always reading about these challenges and I think I'm ready to participate in one.NBRC - All About You Challenge
Duration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
All About You Challenge(Reboot)Dates: August 2011 - July 2012
Month 1
August 2011
Read Your Birthday Month
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Month 2
September 2011
Read Your Birthstone: Topaz
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Month 3
October 2011
Read 3 or 4 Books by an Author New to You
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Month 4
November 2011
Read 3 or 4 Books from Your Favorite Genre
Historical Fiction
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3.Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
4.The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
Seriously, I have the longest words...birthstone, sign, month (although they're all long). I'm just glad I'm a rat for the chinese zodiac :-PTask 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge) Sagittarius
S - The Shadowing: Hunted
A - Alisha (character) Paranormalcy
G - Giulietta (character) Juliet
I - Inge (character) Dangerously Placed
T - Torment
T - Tommy (character) Bite Me
A - Amelia (character) Hereafter
R - Raylene (character) Bloodshot
I - Irving (character) Timeless
U - Ubel (character) A Beautiful Friendship
S - Spy Killer
Task 1: Read your Birthday Month December
Task 2: Read your Birthstone Turquoise
All About You ChallengeNovember 2011- October 2012
November (Month 1): Read 3 or 4 Authors New to You
3/3 books
Done!
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November - (Month 9/12) - Month 9 - Exceed Your GoalOkay so I've been slacking off the last couple months and i want to get to my 200 books a year challenge so I'm going to Challenge myself to read 10 books this month, with Thanksgiving traveling that will be hard!
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7. Papillon 2
8. Papillon 3
9. Papillon 4
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*completed*
November: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge) Completed 3/6
Anderson, Catherine : Comanche Heart
Unclaimed : Courtney Milan
Ursula Guin : A Wizard of Earthsea
NBRC - All About You ChallengeDuration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
Read: 4/5
M Micheals, Kasey wrote How to Wed a Baron
A Amelia Carson in Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath
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C Christian, Kelly in Wanted by Her Lost Love by Maya Banks
H He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
All About You Challenge: Favourite Food DONENovember 1 – 30, 2011
I used your ticker idea for another challenge of mine, Angie, I loved it so much. Thanks! ☺
I'm doing a combo of books and short stories this month.Month 3
My Astrological Signs: • Virgo Sun, Scorpio Moon
10/12 books
3/7 short stories*
V - ✔ Vengeance in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★★ OD audio 11/13
I - ✔ Immortals After Dark, Book #3 No Rest for the Wicked, by Kresley Cole ★★★★✩ AD 11/7
R - ✔ Robb, J.D. = Holiday in Death ★★★★½ OD audio 11/20
G - ✔ Gail Carriger = Blameless ★★★★½ AD 11/5 “Buddy Read”
O - Odd Thomas, by Dean Koontz (PB & OneClick audio)
S - ✔ Shit My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern ★★★★½ OD audio 11/10 “buddy read”
U - Untamed, by Elizabeth Lowell (need to purchase)
N - ✔*Nalini Singh = “Beat of Temptation,” a short story
in An Enchanted Season ★★★★½ Kindle 11/15
S - ✔ A Song of Fire & Ice A Dance With Dragons, by George R.R. Martin ★★★½✩
CDs to iPod/Touch 11/10 “buddy read”
C - *Chance, Karen = “Buying Trouble”, a short story in On the Prowl (Nook)
O - ✔ * “The Outlaw,” a short story by Jodi Thomas in Give Me a Texas Outlaw ★★★★✩ PB 11/21
R - ✔ Ransom, by Julie Garwood ★★★★½ PB 11/14 re-read/“buddy read”
P - ✔ The Perfect Play, by Jaci Burton ★★★½✩ PB 11/12
I - ✔ Immortal After Dark, Book #2 A Hunger Like No Other, by Kresley Cole ★★★★★
Loupe audio 11/21
O - *Odessa, character in “Most Wanted” by DeWanna Pace in Give Me a Texas Outlaw
M - ✔ Mercy Thompson, Book #2 Blood Bound, by Patricia Briggs ★★★★½
AD & OneClick audio 11/17; “buddy read”
O - ✔ *“One True Love,” short story by Suzanne Enoch in
The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown ★★★★✩ PB 11/21
O - *On the Prowl anthology, short story “Alpha & Omega,” by Patricia Briggs (Nook) re-read
N - *Nalini Singh = Angels' Judgment, a short story in Must Love Hellhounds (AD)
I'm on Month 4, but I'll be unable to finish this month. Is it ok for me to make this month last for two and then keep going monthly afterwards?
Im new to joining this group - so this is my first participation of sorts...01.01.2012-01.31.2012
MONTH 1 Read your Birth Month: February
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READ 01.23.2012E:
READ 01.09.2012B:
READ 02.07.2012R:
READ 01.05.2012U:
Read 03.07.2012A:
READ 01.30.2012R:
READ 01.05.2012Y:
Month 2: Read your Birthstone:
Birthstone: Amethyst:
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READ 03.02.2012M:
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READ 02.17.2012Y:
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Month 3: Read your Astrological Sign:
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Read 03.18S:
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Month 4: Read your chinese zodiac sign
S: Sanctuary Cove
N: The Next Always
A: A Witch in Time
K: Seduce Me at Sunrise
E: Envy
CaroB wrote: "I'm on Month 4, but I'll be unable to finish this month. Is it ok for me to make this month last for two and then keep going monthly afterwards?"I say yes, CaroB! That's my 2¢ worth. ☺
Welcome Sallie!
Month 4November 2011
Read 3 or 4 Books from Your Favorite Genre
Historical Fiction
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3.Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati
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December: Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authorsREAD: 3/3
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NOVEMBER: Young Adult - 4/4 complete
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OCTOBER: 3 New Authors - 2/3 complete
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SEPTEMBER: paranormal genre 4/4 COMPLETE
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AUGUST: DRAGON 6/6 COMPLETE
JULY: Capricorn - 9/9 COMPLETE
JUNE: Garnet - 6/6 COMPLETE
MAY: January - 7/7 COMPLETE
NBRC - All About You ChallengeDuration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
Read: 5/5 completed!
M Micheals, Kasey wrote How to Wed a Baron
A Amelia Carson in Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath
R A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens
C Christian, Kelly in Wanted by Her Lost Love by Maya Banks
H He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Congrats, Susan. Pretty pastels you have going there. ☺
All About YouMarch: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Historical Romance:
April: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Lisa Kleypas
1.When Strangers Marry 4/11/11
2. Only With Your Love 4/12/11
Candace Camp
3.The Wedding Challenge 4/4/11
4. An Affair Without End 4/13/11
May: Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge)
L-Lucky Streak : Carly Phillips 5/11/11
I-Ione, Larissa : Eternal Rider 5/17/11
L- A Little Harmless Sex : Melissa Schroeder 5/4/11
Y-You Slay Me : Katie MacAlister 5/9/11
June: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge) Completed 9/9
July: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
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4. Grace Burrowes - The Heir 8/4/11
August: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Completed 11/11
September: Read your Birthday Month
Completed 3/3
DONE!
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October: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
Completed 7/7
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November: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Completed 6/6 DONE!
December: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Completed 0/3
R-Richelle Mead : Succubus Heat
A-Adam: Jacquilyn Frank
T-Tasha Alexander : A Crimson Warning
January: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
1. Never Love a Highlander
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February: 1. Read a book set in the state/county/province/country you were born in. Wisconsin
2. Read a book set in the state/county/province/country you are currently living in. Michigan
Thanks, Lisa Kay! I didn't even realize I had the pastel thing going LOLCathy, congrats on this month! I have to admit, I kind of swooned when I saw your favorite book crushes name :) He's one of my favs too!
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