The Lost Challenges discussion

October- The people who keep me from reading...are lucy (pug) & hubs: *using author first or last names to attempt completion of this challenge:

READ 3/8

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y: Helen Yglesias the book The Girls

h: April Henry the book The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die
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s: Sara Farizan the book If You Could Be Mine

Jan - Hello, My name is: Patricia
Feb - I live in: Atlanta, GA
Mar -My favorite color is: Purple
Apr - It's all in a days work: Contract Services
May - My favorite author: I can't name just one
My Favorite Food..Jun-Fried Chicken
My Hobby beyond Books...Jul-Movie
My Dream Vacation Is/Was...Aug-Tahiti
I need a drink of...Sep-Water

October- The people who keep me from reading... Husband 7/7 books read
H: Hunted by Kevin Hearne 10/2 - 3.75stars
U: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky by Kristen Ashley 10/5 - 3.75stars
S: Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between by J.A. Saare 10/4 - 4.75stars
B: Into the Fire by Suzanne Brockmann 10/9 - 4stars
A: Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur 10/5 - 4.5stars
N: Biting Bad by Chloe Neill 10/4 - 4.5stars
D: Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland (10/3 - 32.5stars)

I finished September but didn't update...

GETTING TO KNOW CHALLENGE-A-HOLICS

Month: September
Duration: Sep 01, 2013 - Sep 30, 2013
Completed: 5/5

✔ W - Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Maria Semple ★★★ (09/27)
✔ A - The Body in the Library | Agatha Christie ★★★★ (09/11)
✔ T - Top Down: A Novel of the Kennedy Assassination | Jim Lehrer ★★★ (09/20)
✔ E - An Expert in Murder | Nicola Upson ★★★ (09/17)
✔ R - The Rathbones | Janice Clark ★★ (09/25)

*** Completed (09/25) ***

The people who keep me from reading? Actually no one, but myself! The reason I go without reading is only if I get bored. If others try to stop me, I only end up reading more, lol.

GETTING TO KNOW CHALLENGE-A-HOLICS

Month: October
Duration: Oct 01, 2013 - Oct 31, 2013
Completed: 0/6

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I finally finished September. Luckily, October is short.

September- I need a drink of...
Completed 7/7

S Sparks, Kerrelyn Wild About You9/15/13
A Agatha Christie The Pale Horse9/11/13
N No Man's Mistress by Mary Balogh10/9/13
G Garwood, Julie The Lion's Lady9/25/13
R Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend9/30/13
I Ilona Andrews, Magic Rises9/29/13
A Ashwood, Sharon Frostbound9/21/13


October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family)
Completed 0/4

C Coming Up Roses by Catherine Anderson
A Agatha Christie Elephants Can Remember
R Robards, Karen Loving Julia
L Lloyd Alexander The High King

I've finished for October. Has December's question been determined yet?

JANUARY, MY NAME IS ...
(view spoiler)[B - Bedeviled Eggs (Cackleberry Club series #3), by Laura Childs, finished 2/5
A - author Cleveland Amory - The Cat Who Came for Christmas, finished 1/5
R - author Ronda Rich - The Town That Came A-Courtin', finished 1/2
B - The Body in the Library (Miss Marple series #3), by Agatha Christie, finished 1/10

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FEBRUARY, LOCATION - Pennsylvania/PA
(view spoiler)[Books set in Pennsylvania and titles beginning with P and A
1 - Never Sorry (Leigh Koslow #2), by Edie Claire, finished 2/15
2 - Hearse and Buggy (Amish Mystery #1), by Laura Bradford, finished 2/25
P - The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, finished 2/26
A - And On the Eighth Day..., by Ellery Queen, finished 2/2

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MARCH, FAVORITE COLOR - blue
(view spoiler)[B - author Michael Brooks - 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time, finished 3/8
L - author L.L. Bartlett - Murder on the Mind (Jeff Resnick #1), finished 3/10
U - author Nicola Upson - An Expert in Murder (Josphine Tey #1), finished 3/24
E - author Elly Griffiths - A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway #5), finished 3/12

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APRIL, ALL IN A DAY'S WORK - librarians/books
(view spoiler)[books about libraries/librarians/books/bookstores
1 - The Sign Of The Book (Cliff Janeway #4), by John Dunning, finished 4/17
2 - Classified as Murder (Cat in the Stacks #2), by Miranda James, finished 4/26 – Charlie is a librarian
3 - Buried in a Book (Novel Idea #1), by Lucy Arlington, finished 4/29

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MAY, FAVORITE AUTHOR - (Steve) Berry
(view spoiler)[I'm going to spell out BERRY, for Steve Berry
ETA:I also read Berry's latest book, The King's Deception, and one that I'd missed along the way,The Tudor Plot

B - author Ali Brandon - Double-Booked for Death (Black Cat Bookshop #1), finished 5/3
E - author Elizabeth George - Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley #3), finished 5/1
R - author J.D. Robb - Naked in Death (In Death #1), finished 5/12
R - author Lani Diane Rich - The Fortune Quilt, finished 5/16
Y - The Yellow Room, by Mary Roberts Rinehart, finished 5/18

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JUNE, FAVORITE FOOD - pasta/seafood
(view spoiler)[P – P.D. James - Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1), finished 6/15
A – Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1), by Dan Brown, finished 6/11
S – The Senator's Wife, by Sue Miller, finished 6/22
T – The Time Between, by Karen White, finished 6/4
A – Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha, finished 6/18

S – Sammi Carter - Chocolate Dipped Death (Candy Shop #2), finished 6/20
E – Elizabeth J. Duncan - A Brush with Death (Penny Brannigan #2), finished 6/9
A – Avery Aames - The Long Quiche Goodbye (Cheese Shop #1), finished 6/24
F – Fall Girl, by Marybeth Smith, finished 6/4
O – The Overton Window, by Glenn Beck, finished 6/1
O – Old World Murder (Chloe Ellefson #1), by Kathleen Ernst, finished 6/1
D – The Distant Hours, by Kate Morton, finished 6/27

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JULY, HOBBIES - (collecting) recipes
(view spoiler)[R - A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness #2), by Rhys Bowen, finished 7/11
E - author Edie Claire - Never Kissed Goodnight (Leigh Koslow #4), finished 7/13
C - author Chris Grabenstein - Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak #1), finished 7/13
I - Island Girls, by Nancy Thayer, finished 7/1
P - Please Don't Tell, by Elizabeth Adler, finished 7/19
E - Even Money, by Dick & Felix Francis, finished 7/17
S - Sweet Salt Air, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 7/14

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AUGUST, VACATION - a cruise is my favorite vacation :)
(view spoiler)[✔ C - author W. Bruce Cameron - A Dog's Journey, finished 8/2
✔ R - The Red House Mystery, by A.A. Milne, finished 8/6
✔ U - Unsolicited (Booklover’s Mystery #1), by Julie Kaewert, finished 8/18
✔ I - The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe, by Mary Simses, finished 8/2
✔ S - author Deborah Sharp - Mama Gets Hitched (Mace Bauer #3), finished 8/4
✔ E - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein, finished 8/10

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SEPTEMBER, DRINK - PEPSI
(view spoiler)[✔ P - author Phoebe Potts - Good Eggs, finished 9/1
✔ E - author Elizabeth Peters - The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody #2), finished 9/1
✔ P - author Parnell Hall - Dead Man's Puzzle (Puzzle Lady #10), finished 9/14
✔ S - Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor #1), by Jill Shalvis, finished 9/2
✔ I - The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, finished 9/10

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OCTOBER, FAMILY - Jim & Jen (those who still live at home)
✓ J - author Julie Hyzy - State of the Onion (White House Chef #1), finished 10/3
✓ I - If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), by Robin Allen, finished 10/11
✓ M - author Shirley Rousseau Murphy - Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1), finished 10/12

✓ J - author John Dickson Carr - The Dead Man's Knock (Dr. Gideon Fell #19), finished 10/8
✓ E - Edited for Death (Amy Hobbes #1), by Michele Drier, finished 10/11
✓ N - author Shelley Noble - Stargazey Point, finished 10/4


         

October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family)
Completed 4/4

C Coming Up Roses by Catherine Anderson10/16/13
A Agatha Christie Elephants Can Remember10/13/13
R Robards, Karen Loving Julia10/20/13
L Lloyd Alexander The High King10/18/13

October, My Family Keeps Me From Reading:

4/4

Nick- N: A Night Like This, Julia Quinn 10/28/13 ★★★
RaeAnn- R: Rock Chick Revenge, Kristen Ashley 10/23/13 ★★★★★
Maxton- M: A Highlander's Homecoming, Melissa Mayhue 10/8/13 ★★★★★
Piper (the puppy)- P: To Kill A Warlock, H. P. Mallory 10/20/13 ★★★

Barb wrote: "I've finished for October. Has December's question been determined yet?
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December will be "Other challenges I've completed" Only books used to finish a challenge for another group will work. Of course you have to share the other group name and challenge, so us other Challenge a holics can check it out.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Barb wrote: "I've finished for October. Has December's question been determined yet?
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December will be "Other challenges I've completed" Only books used to finish a challenge for another group ..."

I'll probably need additional details related to December's challenge. I'm guessing all the books need to be read in December but when you say finish a challenge does that mean only the last book read for the challenge counts?

Also is there a question we're answering or letters we need i.e. authors/titles? How many will we have - some are part of a lot more challenges than others are.

Hello My Name Is
Location, Location, Location
MY Favorite Color
It's All in a Days Work
My Favorite Authors
My Favorite Food
My hobbies
My Dream Vacation
I Need A Drink Of
The People That Keep Me From Reading

November, I'm Thankful For
0/4 Read

Family: (couple on the cover)
Good Books: (avg. rating over 4)
Tan Skin: (tan on the cover)
The Walking Dead: (zombies)

JoAnne wrote: "when you say finish a challenge does that mean only the last book read for the challenge counts?"

That's how I would interpret it -- the very last book that finishes a challenge.


"Also is there a question we're answering or letters we need i.e. authors/titles? How many will we have - some are part of a lot more challenges than others are."

In the very first post for this whole, year-long challenge, Dawn says that Any number of books is fine, but at least 2, so I would think that would apply to December as well.

Jenne wrote: "Hello My Name Is
Location, Location, Location
MY Favorite Color
It's All in a Days Work
My Favorite Authors
My Favorite Food
My hobbies
My Dream Vacation
I Need A Drink Of
The People That Keep Me F..."

Like this. Nice approach.

1. Hello! My name is... Jessie
2. Location, location, location! Virginia
3. My favorite color is... Chicago Maroon
4. It's all in a days work... Grad Student
5. My Favorite Author Is... Kate Quinn
6. My favorite food is... Steak
7. My hobby beyond books is... (Cross) Stitch
8. My dream vacation would be... Ireland
9. I need a drink off... Pumpkin
10. The people who keep me from reading are...Dan / Thor
11. I'm thankful for... Books, Family, Cross-Stitching and Teaching

GETTING TO KNOW CHALLENGE-A-HOLICS

Month: November
Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2013
Completed: 1/4

I'm thankful for... Books, Family, Cross-Stitching and Teaching

Rather than spell out all that I'm thankful for (quite the list, I narrowed it down significantly!), I will spell out using the first letter of each of the aforementioned.

B
F
C A Lethal Inheritance by Victoria Costello ★★★ 11/4/13
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JoAnne Weiss January- Hello! My name is...
February-Location, location, location!
March- My favorite color is...
April- It’s all in a days work at...
May- My favorite author is...
June- My favorite food is...
July- My hobbies beyond books...
August- My dream vacation would be/was...
September- I need a drink of...
October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family)
November- I am thankful for...
December TBD

I'm in - looks like fun. You can mix and match whether using author and/or title each month?

January- Hello! My name is... 6/6 read
J = Jump, Shirley - The Bridesmaid and the Billionaire - 1/7/13 3stars
O = Outsider - Diana Palmer - 1/13/13 4 stars
A = Almost a Bride - Patricia McLinn 1/14/13 4 stars
N = New Bay Wedding - Nell Dixon - 1/2/13 3 stars
N = Nora Roberts - The Perfect Hope - 1/22/13 5 stars
E = (The)English Heiress - Roberta Gellis - 1/28/13 4 stars

Finished! Lining up my February reads - 8 books needed since I'm going with my town.

February-Location, location, location! 8/8 read
(it's in Connecticut)
T Tempting the Billionaire-Jessica Lemmon 2/22/13 4stars
R Rally 'Round the Corpse-Hy Conrad 2/1/13 4stars
U Until the End of Time-Danielle Steel 2/10/13 4stars
M Martin, Deirdre...-Kiss the Bride 2/6/13 4stars
B The Billionaire Wins the Game-Melody Anne 2/12/13 4stars
U An Uxpected Blessing-Debra St John 2/12/13 3stars
L Lisa Kleypas-Crystal Cove 2/8/13 5stars
L Liz Fielding-Secret Baby, Surprise Parents 2/11/13 4stars

Done with February - whew! At least my next challenge is shorter than both January's and February's and I have all 4 lined up that I plan to read.

March- My favorite color is... 4/4 read
B Baby Under the Christmas Tree-Teresa Carpenter 3/4/13 4stars
L L.A. Caveman-Christina Crooks 3/2/13 4stars
U Ursula Sinclair-Wine & Roses (The Guardian Agency Series #3) 3/21/13 4stars
E Almost a Scandal-Elizabeth Essex 3/20/13 4stars

YAY-Done with March! Now on to look for April reads.

April- It’s all in a days work at...school. I work in an elementary school office in my town. 5/6 read
S Sand Castle Bay (Ocean Breeze, #1) - Sherryl Woods 4/20/13 4stars
C Chance of a Lifetime - Jodi Thomas 4/17/13 4stars
H The Highlander's Reward - Eliza Knight 4/6/13 5stars
O One Hot Cowboy Wedding - Carolyn Brown 4/28/13 4stars
O :( didn't finish until May
L Liz Fielding - Wild Justice 4/18/13 3stars

May- My favorite author is... (I have so many it is hard to choose) so I'm going to go with... 4/4 read
H Hedlund, Jody - The Preacher's Bride 5/4/13 4stars
A The Auction - Lyn Austin 5/22/13 5stars
R Roxanne Snopek - His Reluctant Rancher 5/10/13 5stars
T Three Sisters (Blackberry Island #2) 5/21/13 5stars

June- My favorite food is... 4/4 read DONE!
F Force, Marie - Fool for Love (Book 2 The McCarthys of Gannsett Island series) 6/16/13 5stars
I The Italian's Inexperienced Mistress - Lynne Graham 6/16/13 4stars
S Stolen Charms - Adele Ashworth 6/1/13 4.5stars
H Homecoming - Lacey Baker 6/9/13 4stars

July- My hobbies beyond books... 6/6 DONE!
T The Trouble with Love (Cupcake Lovers #2) - Beth Ciotta 7/7/13 4.5stars
R Richard Paul Evans - A Step of Faith (The Walk #4) 7/3/13 5stars
A Angell, Kate - Squeeze Play (Richmond Rogues #1) 7/4/13 4stars
V A Very Special Delivery - Linda Goodnight 7/21/13 4stars
E Erickson, Karen - Tempted By Her Boss (The Renaldis, Book 1) 7/19/13 4stars
L Lindsey, Johanna - One Heart to Win 7/11/13 4stars

But, I do bring books with me!!!

August- My dream vacation would be/was... Italy and Hawaii but will go with Italy 5/5 books DONE Finished just in the nick of time! On to the next challenge.
I The Italian - Lisa Marie Rice 8/11/13 4stars
T Twelfth Night Secrets - Jane Feather 8/18/13 4stars
A Armed and Fabulous (Lexi Graves Mystery, #1) - Camilla Chafer 8/8/13 4stars
L Loving Lydia (Atlantic Divide, Book 1) - Diane Saxon 8/3/13 4stars
Y Yes Chef, No Chef - Susan Willis 8/31/13 2stars

September- I need a drink of... 5/5 DONE!
W Winning the Boss's Heart - Hayson Manning 9/16/13 4stars
A Alward, Donna - Beneath the Badge 9/4/13 4stars
T A Taylor-Made Life - Kary Rader 9/18/13 5stars
E Elizabeth Essex - Scandal in the Night 9/28/13 5stars
R Rose Harbor in Bloom - Debbie Macomber 9/1/13 4stars

my favorite go to drink!

October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family) Fluffy, my cat! She usually sits right on the book or in front of me when I'm on the computer so then I have to more the computer back. Or she'll be kneading my chest area and I have to hold my book or Nook to the side and try to read around her! Read 3/3 DONE!

C California Sunset - Casey Dawes 10/6/13 4stars
A Atlantic Divide #3 - Finding Zoe by Diane Saxon 10/7/13 4stars
T Thea Harrison writing as Amanda Carpenter, Flashback 10/23/13 4stars

November- I am thankful for... Read 6/6 DONE!

F (The) First Phone Call from Heaven - Mitch Albom 11/22/13 5stars
A Amy Lillard - Katie's Choice 11/6/13 5stars
M Mitch Albom - The Time Keeper 11/2/13 3stars
I Impossible Choice - Janie Summers 11/23/13 3stars
L (A) Long, Hot Summer(The Triple Horn Brand #3)- Delilah Devlin 11/3/13 4stars
Y Yorke, Margaret - The Point of Murder 11/29/13 3stars

JoAnne wrote: "Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Barb wrote: "I've finished for October. Has December's question been determined yet?
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December will be "Other challenges I've completed" Only books used to finish a cha..."

Yes, the books must be read in December and must finish a challenge in another group.

For example I'm doing Romance Lovers For the Challenge Impaired Double Decker challenge and I need to read a book with YY and ZZ during December. Only the ZZ book would count as it is the one that finishes the challenges.

And you would need a minimum of two finished challenges. They can be yearly, quarterly or monthly or whatever.

November- I am thankful for...
Completed 3/6

F Fool for Love by Eloisa James11/10/13
A Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris11/2/13
M Maxwell, Cathy Bedding the Heiress
I Ione, Larissa Eternity Embraced11/3/13
L Lorelei James Slow Ride
Y Your Wicked Ways by Eloisa James

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Barb wrote: "I've finished for October. Has December's question been determined yet?
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December will be "Other challenges I've completed" Only books used ..."

Thanks for the clarification. Makes much more sense now!

November- I'm thankful for...:my eyes (to read, to watch, and to see my loved ones) & my ears (to hear music and loving sounds from my loved ones) *using author first or last names to attempt completion of this challenge:

READ 1/2

E (for eyes): Elizabeth Peters the book Night Train to Memphis (11.2)

E (for ears):

January: Hello! My Name Is... Danielle
(view spoiler)[Duration: Jan 1, 2013 - Jan. 31, 2013
Completed: 4/4
D - Dana Marie Bell - The Wallflower
A - Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series - The Laughing Corpse
N - Nightshifted
I - Iced

I'm doing a nickname because I would never spell my whole name in one month. I don't read that fast!

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February: Location Location Location... Sumter, SC
(view spoiler)[Duration: Feb 1 to Feb. 28
5/6 completed

S Sparks, Kerrelyn Vamps and the City
U US Nearly Departed in Deadwood
M Mercy Thompson Iron Kissed
T To Kill a Warlock To Kill A Warlock
E Elisabeth Naughton Marked
R Will probably cheat and read a novella
(South Carolina)

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March: Favorite Color - Purple
(view spoiler)[March 1 - 31
2/6 completed


P P.A. Lupton Bound by Blood
U
R Richelle Mead Storm Born
P Patrica Briggs Bone Crossed
L Leto, Julie Phantom Pleasures
E Eugenie Storm Born



I cheated :) (hide spoiler)]

April- It’s all in a days work at...Teach For America
(view spoiler)[Completed 3/3

T - Thompson, Mercy (series) - Silver Borne 4/23 4 stars
F - Frost, Jeaniene (author) - One Foot in the Grave 4/16 5 stars
A - Austin Erickson (hero) - Vamps and the City 4/10 3.5 stars

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May - My favorite author is... NO IDEA
(view spoiler)[3/6 completed

N - Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs 5/21 - 4 stars
O - Oclare, Lorie Feather Down 5/12 - 2 stars - meh

I -
D - Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend
E - Eric Dead in the Family 5/22 3.5 stars
A - Adrian, Lara Edge of Dawn

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June - My favorite food is...(Cheese) FRIES
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4/5

F - Frost, Jeaniene - At Grave's End 6/10 5 stars
R - River Marked 6/30 4 stars
I - Caressed By Ice 6/27 4.5 stars
E - Estep, Jennifer - Spider's Bite
S - Succubus Heat - Succubus Heat 6/12 3 stars

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July - My hobbies beyond books...CRAFTS
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C - Claimed
R - Richelle Mead Succubus Shadows
A - Aimélie Aames His Every Desire
F - Franco (side character) Sleepy Willow's Heartless Soul
T - Taryn Warner (main character) Feral Sins
S - Sorenson, Jessica Darkness Falls

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August - My dream vacation would be...any tropical island
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I - Iris (main character) The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires 3.5 stars
S - Succubus Revealed 4 stars
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A - Ashaya (main character) Hostage to Pleasure 4 stars
N - Nalini Singh Mine to Possess 4 stars
D - Dante (main character) Wicked Cravings 4 stars

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September - I need a drink of...MOCHA
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M - Mercy Thompson (main character) Frost Burned
O -
C - Chloe Neill (author) Some Girls Bite
H - Jackson Holt (main character) Crux
A - Ashley, Kristen (author) Rock Chick

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October - The people who keep me from reading...JAYLA (my baby)
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J - J.R. Ward Lover At Last
A - Andrews, Ilona Magic Burns
Y
L - Laura Thalassa The Unearthly
A - Ashley, Kristen Rock Chick

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November - I'm thankful for...LIFE

L -
I - Ilona Andrews Magic Strikes 5 stars
F - Frater, Rhiannon Pretty When She Dies 4 stars
E - Elena - heroine Archangel's Legion 4 stars

Finished November:

NOVEMBER, I'M THANKFUL FOR...FAMILY

✓ F - The Fatal Funnel Cake (Fresh Baked #8), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 11/14
✓ A - author Donna Andrews - Murder With Peacocks (Meg Langslow #1), finished 11/23
✓ M - author Mary Saums - Thistle and Twigg (Thistle & Twigg #1), finished 11/21
✓ I - If Fried Chicken Could Fly (Country Cooking School #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 11/17
✓ L - author Laura Childs - Gilt Trip (Scrapbooking Mystery #11), finished 11/2
✓ Y - author Rick Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective (Highly Effective Detective #1), finished 11/11

     

December will be "Other challenges I've completed" Only books used to finish a challenge for another group will work. Of course you have to share the other group name and challenge, so us other Challenge a holics can check it out.

The books must be read in December and must finish a challenge in another group.

For example I'm doing Romance Lovers For the Challenge Impaired Double Decker challenge and I need to read a book with YY and ZZ during December. Only the ZZ book would count as it is the one that finishes the challenges.

And you would need a minimum of two finished challenges. They can be yearly, quarterly or monthly or whatever.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "December will be "Other challenges I've completed" Only books used to finish a challenge for another group will work. Of course you have to share the other group name and challenge, so us other Cha..."

One of the challenges I'm doing is the A-Z annual challenge and have Q, X, Z left to read as titles and X as author. I've been reading them out of order throughout the year so I would think whichever letter is the last one read in December finishes the challenge -correct?
That's the same for all the challenges I've done - I don't usually read them in the order of the word I've selected.

I don't think I'm playing for December.

Jan - Hello, My name is: Patricia
Feb - I live in: Atlanta, GA
Mar -My favorite color is: Purple
Apr - It's all in a days work: Contract Services
May - My favorite author: I can't name just one
My Favorite Food..Jun-Fried Chicken
My Hobby beyond Books...Jul-Movie
My Dream Vacation Is/Was...Aug-Tahiti
I need a drink of...Sep-Water
Oct - The people who keep me from reading... Husband


November- I am thankful for...All I have
A: Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur -- 11/12 - 4stars
L: Pleasures Untold by Lisa Sanchez -- 11/13 - 2.75stars
L: Turn and Burn by Lorelei James -- 11/17 - 4stars
I: Immortal Warrior by Lisa Hendrix -- 11/6 - 4.25stars
H: Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann -- 11/2 - 5stars
A: Warrior by Zoe Archer -- 11/19 - 4.5stars
V: Visions of Magic by Regan Hastings -- 11/26 - 4stars
E: Night Season by Eileen Wilks -- 11/4 - 3.75stars

January - My name is Barbara
February - I live in Budd Lake, New Jersey
March - My favorite color is purple
April - It's All in a Day's Work at the Warehouse
May - My Favorite Author is Nora Roberts (J.D. Robb)
June - My favorite food is Pasta
July - My Hobbies beyond books is....cross stitch.
August - My dream vacation would be/was...the Australian Outback!
September - I need a drink of...Arizona Green Tea
October - The people who keep me from reading...are kids with fur!

November- I am thankful for...the Library!

READ: 10/10

T: Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/10
H: Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis 11/7
E: Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters 11/23

L: Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9
I: Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen 11/16
B: Eternity Base - Bob Mayer 11/21
R: Curfew - Phil Rickman 11/6
A: White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2
R: Labyrinth - Kat Richardson 11/29
Y: A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley 11/3



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

November- I am thankful for...
Completed 6/6

F Fool for Love by Eloisa James11/10/13
A Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris11/2/13
M Maggie Casper Zane's Way11/16/13
I Ione, Larissa Eternity Embraced11/3/13
L Lauren Dane Cake11/15/13
Y Your Wicked Ways by Eloisa James11/25/13

November:
I am thankful for

My favorite authors:
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer 11/3/13 ★★★
The Dragon Who Loved Me, G. A. Aiken 11/7/13 ★★★★
The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After, Julia Quinn 11/9/13 ★★★★★
One Lucky Vampire, Lynsay Sands 11/14/13 ★★★★

JoAnne Weiss January- Hello! My name is...
February-Location, location, location!
March- My favorite color is...
April- It’s all in a days work at...
May- My favorite author is...
June- My favorite food is...
July- My hobbies beyond books...
August- My dream vacation would be/was...
September- I need a drink of...
October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family)
November- I am thankful for...
December TBD

I'm in - looks like fun. You can mix and match whether using author and/or title each month?

January- Hello! My name is... 6/6 read
J = Jump, Shirley - The Bridesmaid and the Billionaire - 1/7/13 3stars
O = Outsider - Diana Palmer - 1/13/13 4 stars
A = Almost a Bride - Patricia McLinn 1/14/13 4 stars
N = New Bay Wedding - Nell Dixon - 1/2/13 3 stars
N = Nora Roberts - The Perfect Hope - 1/22/13 5 stars
E = (The)English Heiress - Roberta Gellis - 1/28/13 4 stars

Finished! Lining up my February reads - 8 books needed since I'm going with my town.

February-Location, location, location! 8/8 read
(it's in Connecticut)
T Tempting the Billionaire-Jessica Lemmon 2/22/13 4stars
R Rally 'Round the Corpse-Hy Conrad 2/1/13 4stars
U Until the End of Time-Danielle Steel 2/10/13 4stars
M Martin, Deirdre...-Kiss the Bride 2/6/13 4stars
B The Billionaire Wins the Game-Melody Anne 2/12/13 4stars
U An Uxpected Blessing-Debra St John 2/12/13 3stars
L Lisa Kleypas-Crystal Cove 2/8/13 5stars
L Liz Fielding-Secret Baby, Surprise Parents 2/11/13 4stars

Done with February - whew! At least my next challenge is shorter than both January's and February's and I have all 4 lined up that I plan to read.

March- My favorite color is... 4/4 read
B Baby Under the Christmas Tree-Teresa Carpenter 3/4/13 4stars
L L.A. Caveman-Christina Crooks 3/2/13 4stars
U Ursula Sinclair-Wine & Roses (The Guardian Agency Series #3) 3/21/13 4stars
E Almost a Scandal-Elizabeth Essex 3/20/13 4stars

YAY-Done with March! Now on to look for April reads.

April- It’s all in a days work at...school. I work in an elementary school office in my town. 5/6 read
S Sand Castle Bay (Ocean Breeze, #1) - Sherryl Woods 4/20/13 4stars
C Chance of a Lifetime - Jodi Thomas 4/17/13 4stars
H The Highlander's Reward - Eliza Knight 4/6/13 5stars
O One Hot Cowboy Wedding - Carolyn Brown 4/28/13 4stars
O :( didn't finish until May
L Liz Fielding - Wild Justice 4/18/13 3stars

May- My favorite author is... (I have so many it is hard to choose) so I'm going to go with... 4/4 read
H Hedlund, Jody - The Preacher's Bride 5/4/13 4stars
A The Auction - Lyn Austin 5/22/13 5stars
R Roxanne Snopek - His Reluctant Rancher 5/10/13 5stars
T Three Sisters (Blackberry Island #2) 5/21/13 5stars

June- My favorite food is... 4/4 read DONE!
F Force, Marie - Fool for Love (Book 2 The McCarthys of Gannsett Island series) 6/16/13 5stars
I The Italian's Inexperienced Mistress - Lynne Graham 6/16/13 4stars
S Stolen Charms - Adele Ashworth 6/1/13 4.5stars
H Homecoming - Lacey Baker 6/9/13 4stars

July- My hobbies beyond books... 6/6 DONE!
T The Trouble with Love (Cupcake Lovers #2) - Beth Ciotta 7/7/13 4.5stars
R Richard Paul Evans - A Step of Faith (The Walk #4) 7/3/13 5stars
A Angell, Kate - Squeeze Play (Richmond Rogues #1) 7/4/13 4stars
V A Very Special Delivery - Linda Goodnight 7/21/13 4stars
E Erickson, Karen - Tempted By Her Boss (The Renaldis, Book 1) 7/19/13 4stars
L Lindsey, Johanna - One Heart to Win 7/11/13 4stars

But, I do bring books with me!!!

August- My dream vacation would be/was... Italy and Hawaii but will go with Italy 5/5 books DONE Finished just in the nick of time! On to the next challenge.
I The Italian - Lisa Marie Rice 8/11/13 4stars
T Twelfth Night Secrets - Jane Feather 8/18/13 4stars
A Armed and Fabulous (Lexi Graves Mystery, #1) - Camilla Chafer 8/8/13 4stars
L Loving Lydia (Atlantic Divide, Book 1) - Diane Saxon 8/3/13 4stars
Y Yes Chef, No Chef - Susan Willis 8/31/13 2stars

September- I need a drink of... 5/5 DONE!
W Winning the Boss's Heart - Hayson Manning 9/16/13 4stars
A Alward, Donna - Beneath the Badge 9/4/13 4stars
T A Taylor-Made Life - Kary Rader 9/18/13 5stars
E Elizabeth Essex - Scandal in the Night 9/28/13 5stars
R Rose Harbor in Bloom - Debbie Macomber 9/1/13 4stars

my favorite go to drink!

October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family) Fluffy, my cat! She usually sits right on the book or in front of me when I'm on the computer so then I have to more the computer back. Or she'll be kneading my chest area and I have to hold my book or Nook to the side and try to read around her! Read 3/3 DONE!

C California Sunset - Casey Dawes 10/6/13 4stars
A Atlantic Divide #3 - Finding Zoe by Diane Saxon 10/7/13 4stars
T Thea Harrison writing as Amanda Carpenter, Flashback 10/23/13 4stars

November- I am thankful for... Read 6/6 DONE!

F (The) First Phone Call from Heaven - Mitch Albom 11/22/13 5stars
A Amy Lillard - Katie's Choice 11/6/13 5stars
M Mitch Albom - The Time Keeper 11/2/13 3stars
I Impossible Choice - Janie Summers 11/23/13 3stars
L (A) Long, Hot Summer(The Triple Horn Brand #3)- Delilah Devlin 11/3/13 4stars
Y Yorke, Margaret - The Point of Murder 11/29/13 3stars

December - Challenges Need to Finish Read 3/3 DONE!!

Alphabet Yearly Challenge 2013 - doing both authors and titles
for title: (The) Xanadu Adventure - Lloyd Alexander 12/31/13 2stars
(see post #59 on https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...?)

100 Book Genre Challenge - 2013
Accessory to Murder - Elaine Viets 12/31/13 4stars
(see post #36 on https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...?)

2013 TCF'S December Monthly Challenge
Fern Michaels - Secret Santa (anthology) 12/27/13 4stars (See post #9 on https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)

I've finished! This was a lot of fun, thanks Dawn :) Here's my completed list:

JANUARY, MY NAME IS ... BARB
(view spoiler)[✓ B - Bedeviled Eggs (Cackleberry Club series #3), by Laura Childs, finished 2/5
✓ A - author Cleveland Amory - The Cat Who Came for Christmas, finished 1/5
✓ R - author Ronda Rich - The Town That Came A-Courtin', finished 1/2
✓ B - The Body in the Library (Miss Marple series #3), by Agatha Christie, finished 1/10

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FEBRUARY, LOCATION - PENNSYLVANIA
(view spoiler)[Books set in Pennsylvania and titles beginning with P and A
✓ 1 - Never Sorry (Leigh Koslow #2), by Edie Claire, finished 2/15
✓ 2 - Hearse and Buggy (Amish Mystery #1), by Laura Bradford, finished 2/25
✓ P - The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, finished 2/26
✓ A - And On the Eighth Day..., by Ellery Queen, finished 2/2

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MARCH, FAVORITE COLOR - BLUE
(view spoiler)[✓ B - author Michael Brooks - 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time, finished 3/8
✓ L - author L.L. Bartlett - Murder on the Mind (Jeff Resnick #1), finished 3/10
✓ U - author Nicola Upson - An Expert in Murder (Josphine Tey #1), finished 3/24
✓ E - author Elly Griffiths - A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway #5), finished 3/12

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APRIL, ALL IN A DAY'S WORK - LIBRARY
(view spoiler)[books about libraries/librarians/books/bookstores
✓ 1 - The Sign Of The Book (Cliff Janeway #4), by John Dunning, finished 4/17
✓ 2 - Classified as Murder (Cat in the Stacks #2), by Miranda James, finished 4/26 – Charlie is a librarian
✓ 3 - Buried in a Book (Novel Idea #1), by Lucy Arlington, finished 4/29

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MAY, FAVORITE AUTHOR - (Steve) BERRY
(view spoiler)[I'm going to spell out BERRY, for Steve Berry
ETA:I also read Berry's latest book, The King's Deception, and one that I'd missed along the way,The Tudor Plot

✓ B - author Ali Brandon - Double-Booked for Death (Black Cat Bookshop #1), finished 5/3
✓ E - author Elizabeth George - Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley #3), finished 5/1
✓ R - author J.D. Robb - Naked in Death (In Death #1), finished 5/12
✓ R - author Lani Diane Rich - The Fortune Quilt, finished 5/16
✓ Y - The Yellow Room, by Mary Roberts Rinehart, finished 5/18

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JUNE, FAVORITE FOOD - PASTA/SEAFOOD
(view spoiler)[✓ P – P.D. James - Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1), finished 6/15
✓ A – Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1), by Dan Brown, finished 6/11
✓ S – The Senator's Wife, by Sue Miller, finished 6/22
✓ T – The Time Between, by Karen White, finished 6/4
✓ A – Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha, finished 6/18

✓ S – Sammi Carter - Chocolate Dipped Death (Candy Shop #2), finished 6/20
✓ E – Elizabeth J. Duncan - A Brush with Death (Penny Brannigan #2), finished 6/9
✓ A – Avery Aames - The Long Quiche Goodbye (Cheese Shop #1), finished 6/24
✓ F – Fall Girl, by Marybeth Smith, finished 6/4
✓ O – The Overton Window, by Glenn Beck, finished 6/1
✓ O – Old World Murder (Chloe Ellefson #1), by Kathleen Ernst, finished 6/1
✓ D – The Distant Hours, by Kate Morton, finished 6/27

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JULY, HOBBIES - (collecting) RECIPES
(view spoiler)[✓ R - A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness #2), by Rhys Bowen, finished 7/11
✓ E - author Edie Claire - Never Kissed Goodnight (Leigh Koslow #4), finished 7/13
✓ C - author Chris Grabenstein - Tilt-a-Whirl (John Ceepak #1), finished 7/13
✓ I - Island Girls, by Nancy Thayer, finished 7/1
✓ P - Please Don't Tell, by Elizabeth Adler, finished 7/19
✓ E - Even Money, by Dick & Felix Francis, finished 7/17
✓ S - Sweet Salt Air, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 7/14

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AUGUST, FAVORITE VACATION - a CRUISE
(view spoiler)[✓ C - author W. Bruce Cameron - A Dog's Journey, finished 8/2
✓ R - The Red House Mystery, by A.A. Milne, finished 8/6
✓ U - Unsolicited (Booklover’s Mystery #1), by Julie Kaewert, finished 8/18
✓ I - The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe, by Mary Simses, finished 8/2
✓ S - author Deborah Sharp - Mama Gets Hitched (Mace Bauer #3), finished 8/4
✓ E - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein, finished 8/10

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SEPTEMBER, DRINK - PEPSI
(view spoiler)[✓ P - author Phoebe Potts - Good Eggs, finished 9/1
✓ E - author Elizabeth Peters - The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody #2), finished 9/1
✓ P - author Parnell Hall - Dead Man's Puzzle (Puzzle Lady #10), finished 9/14
✓ S - Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor #1), by Jill Shalvis, finished 9/2
✓ I - The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman, finished 9/10

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OCTOBER FAMILY - JIM & JEN (those who still live at home)
(view spoiler)[✓ J - author Julie Hyzy - State of the Onion (White House Chef #1), finished 10/3
✓ I - If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), by Robin Allen, finished 10/11
✓ M - author Shirley Rousseau Murphy - Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1), finished 10/12

✓ J - author John Dickson Carr - The Dead Man's Knock (Dr. Gideon Fell #19), finished 10/8
✓ E - Edited for Death (Amy Hobbes #1), by Michele Drier, finished 10/11
✓ N - author Shelley Noble - Stargazey Point, finished 10/4

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NOVEMBER, I'M THANKFUL FOR... FAMILY
(view spoiler)[✓ F - The Fatal Funnel Cake (Fresh Baked #8), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 11/14
✓ A - author Donna Andrews - Murder With Peacocks (Meg Langslow #1), finished 11/23
✓ M - author Mary Saums - Thistle and Twigg (Thistle & Twigg #1), finished 11/21
✓ I - If Fried Chicken Could Fly (Country Cooking School #1), by Paige Shelton, finished 11/17
✓ L - author Laura Childs - Gilt Trip (Scrapbooking Mystery #11), finished 11/2
✓ Y - author Rick Yancey - The Highly Effective Detective (Highly Effective Detective #1), finished 11/11

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DECEMBER, FINISH A CHALLENGE
challenges to finish by 12/31/13
✓ CCC FALL SPELL - completed 12/10
✓ CCC A – Z AUTHOR - completed 12/16
✓ CCC DECEMBER SCAVENGER - completed 12/26
✓ CCC DECEMBER SPELL - completed 12/24
✓ CCC DECEMBER MoM - completed 12/17
✓ CCC I WANT THEM ALL! - completed 12/26
✓ DECEMBER CHALLENGE, The Challenge Factory group - completed 12/17
✓ LOOKING BACK ON 2013, 2013 Reading Challenge group - completed 12/3
✓ 2013 SUPER COZY SLEUTH, Crusin' Through the Cozies group - completed 12/10
✓ TLC DECEMBER 1-2-3 CHALLENGE - completed 12/12

CCC = Crazy Challenge Connection group
TLC = The Lost Challenge group

Congrats Barb. I kinda fizzled here at the end.

It's easy to do! There's so much going on at this time of year, and there always seem to be so many challenges that end on December 31 :\

I did good until December :-/

December
Completed :3/3

2013 New Releases : Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

TLC Series : Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

A-Z James and Quinn : In the Highlander’s Bed by Cathy Maxwell
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

So here is the whole thing completed!
TLC's Getting to Know Challenge-A-Holics
Duration: Jan 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013
Completed: 5/5

January: Hello! My Name Is...

C Catch of the Day by Whitney Lyles etal1/19/13
A Arthur, Keri Darkness Rising1/21/13
T 'Twas the Night After Christmas by Sabrina Jeffries1/18/13
H The Hellion and the Highlander by Lynsay Sands1/17/13
Y Yasmine Galenorn Changeling1/30/13


February-Location, location, location!
Michigan
Completed 4/4

Local Author: Kim Harrison, Ever After2/5/13
Local Author: Kim Harrison, Blood Crime2/8/13
Local Setting: Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke2/7/13
Local Setting: The Christmas Clock by Kat Martin2/25/13


March- My favorite color is...Green
Completed 5/5

G The Goddess Legacy Aimee Carter3/1/13
R Running Wild by Linda Howard3/5/13
E Emma Lang Matthew3/18/13
E Elizabeth Hoyt Lord of Darkness3/21/13
N Neferet's Curse by PC & Kristin Cast3/17/13


April- It’s all in a days work at...school
Completed 6/6

S Scarlet by Marissa Meyer4/5/13
C Chased Lauren Dane4/4/13
H Holly, Emma Beyond Innocence4/3/13
O Oliver, Lauren Delirium4/7/13
O Over Sea, Under Stone Susan Cooper4/30/13
L Lynn, Cherrie Unleashed4/2/13




May- My favorite authors (among many others) are...
Completed 10/10

Maya
B Briggs, Patricia Frost Burned5/9/13
A Anne Perry Cardington Crescent5/24/13
N Naked in Death by JD Robb5/53/13
K Keyes, Marion Watermelon5/13/13
S Summer Knight by Jim Butcher5/17/13
and
Eloisa or Lorelei
J JR Ward Lover At Last5/7/13
A Alexander, Victoria His Mistress by Christmas5/27/13
M My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander5/29/13
E Erin McCarthy Hot Finish5/2/13
S Singh, Nalini Wild Invitation5/12/13


June- My favorite food is...
Completed 9/9

C Carter, Aimee The Goddess Inheritance6/4/13
H Held, Rhiannan Silver6/17/13
O Oliver, Lauren Pandemonium 7/1/13
C Christine Warren Drive Me Wild6/2/13
O Once Upon a Tower by Eloisa James6/30/13
L Laurenston, Shelly and Cynthia Eden Howl For It6/8/13
A Archer, Zoe Scoundrel6/28/13
T Twice Tempted Jeaniene Frost6/13/13
E Eden, Cynthia Avenging Angel6/16/13


July- My hobbies beyond books...I like to
Completed 9/9

M The Mistress Memoirs by Jillian Hunter7/28/13
A Arend, Vivian Rocky Mountain Heat7/10/13
K Kantra, Virginia Forgotten Sea7/23/13
E Erin McCarthy Seeing is Believing7/8/13

C Cherry Adair Black Magic 7/25/13
A Atlantis Redeemed by Alyssa Day7/17/13
R The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater7/6/13
D Dare, Tessa Any Duchess Will Do7/18/13
S Showalter, Gena The Darkest Seduction7/16/13


August- My dream vacation would be...
Completed 6/6

E Evanovich, Janet Plum Spooky8/25/13
U Unger, Lisa Darkness, My Old Friend8/29/13
R Rocky Mountain Haven by Vivian Arend8/21/13
O Oliver, Lauren Requiem8/23/13
P Phillips, Susan Elizabeth Dream a Little Dream8/2/13
E Erin McCarthy The Fangover9/2/13


September- I need a drink of...
Completed 7/7

S Sparks, Kerrelyn Wild About You9/15/13
A Agatha Christie The Pale Horse9/11/13
N No Man's Mistress by Mary Balogh10/9/13
G Garwood, Julie The Lion's Lady9/25/13
R Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend9/30/13
I Ilona Andrews, Magic Rises9/29/13
A Ashwood, Sharon Frostbound9/21/13


October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family)
Completed 4/4

C Coming Up Roses by Catherine Anderson10/16/13
A Agatha Christie Elephants Can Remember10/13/13
R Robards, Karen Loving Julia10/20/13
L Lloyd Alexander The High King10/18/13


November- I am thankful for...
Completed 6/6

F Fool for Love by Eloisa James11/10/13
A Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris11/2/13
M Maggie Casper Zane's Way11/16/13
I Ione, Larissa Eternity Embraced11/3/13
L Lauren Dane Cake11/15/13
Y Your Wicked Ways by Eloisa James11/25/13


December
Completed :3/3

2013 New Releases : Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

TLC Series : Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

A-Z James and Quinn : In the Highlander’s Bed by Cathy Maxwell
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Updated post 495 - Finished for December with 3/3 read/challenged finished.

Thanks! enjoyed it!

I finished
see post #530

Finished!!!

Duration: 1/1/13 - 12/31/12

January:Hello My Name Is... Leslie(view spoiler)[
LLove Bites 1/11/13 *** stars
EWeb of Lies(Jennifer Estep) 1/30/13 **** stars
SHeart of the Dragon(Gena Showalter) 1/28/13 *** stars
LWorking for the Devil(Lilith Saintcrow) 1/23/13 **** stars
II Own the Dawn 1/14/13 **** stars
EJade Island(Elizabeth Lowell) 1/22/13 ***1/2 stars (hide spoiler)]


February-Location, location, location . . . New Orleans(view spoiler)[
NStolen Heat(Elisabeth Naughton)2/21/13 ***stars
EEternal Hearts2/28/13 ****stars
WDark Lover(JR Ward)2/28/13 ****stars
OOnce Burned 2/4/13 **** stars
RMurder on Black Friday(PB Ryan)2/10/13 **** stars
LLord of Fire and Ice 2/9/13 ***1/2 stars
EBuilding From Ashes(Elizabeth Hunter)2/26/13 ***** stars
ACrystal Gardens(Amanda Quick)2/20/13 **** stars
NNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 2/15/13 ****1/2 stars
SFinding the Lost(Shannon K. Butcher) 2/16/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


March- My favorite color is... Green(view spoiler)[
GMurder Game(Ghostwalkers)3/11/13 ***** stars
RRogue Rider3/28/13 **** stars
EEmbrace the Night Eternal3/16/13 **** stars
ETempted(Elisabeth Naughton)3/3/13 **** stars
NNo Control3/26/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


April- It’s all in a days work at... StJoseph(view spoiler)[
SStreet Game4/9/13 **** stars
TThe Taken
JDivided in Death(JD Robb)4/22/13 ****1/2 stars
OOnly Mine4/30/13 ***stars
SSpider’s Revenge3/24/13 **** stars
EEye of Heaven5/24/13 **** stars
PCarrie Goes Off the Map(Phillipa Ashley)5/22/13 ***stars
HEvery Which Way But Dead(Kim Harrison)4/11/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


May- My favorite author is... Christine Feehan(view spoiler)[
CUnknown(Rachel Caine)5/4/13 ***1/2 stars
HHaunted Ground
RRock Chick Rescue5/16/13 ***1/2 stars
IPassion Unleashed(Larissa Ione)5/19/13 ***** stars
SSimply Irresistible5/6/13 **** stars
TRules of Civility(Amor Towles)6/9/13 ***1/2 stars
IIn Rides Trouble5/2/13 ***1/2 stars
NStolen Seduction(Elisabeth Naughton)5/22/13 ***1/2 stars
EBlood Lines(Eileen Wilks)5/8/13 ****stars
FRuthless Game(Christine Feehan)5/9/13 ***** stars
EThe Earl of Her Dreams5/6/13 *** stars
EBy a Thread(Jennifer Estep)6/4/13 ****stars
HA Fistful of Charms(Kim Harrison)5/20/13 **stars
AWild Man(Kristen Ashley)5/12/13 ***** stars
NArchangel's Blade(Nalini Singh)5/30/13 ***** stars (hide spoiler)]


June- My favorite food is... Pasta(view spoiler)[
PBlood Bound(Patricia Briggs)6/11/13 ****1/2 stars
AAnd the Bride Wore Plaid6/28/13 ***1//2 stars
SSamurai Game6/20/13 ***1/2 stars
TThis Side of the Grave6/24/13 ****1/2 stars
AThe Mystery Woman(Amanda Quick)6/3/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


July- My hobbies beyond books... TV(view spoiler)[
TTexas Glory7/7/13 **** stars
VThe Vampire Who Loved Me7/17/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


August- My dream vacation would be... Europe(view spoiler)[
EWidow’s Web(Jennifer Estep)8/21/13 **** stars
UUntraceable8/29/13 *** stars
RNight Shift(Nora Roberts)8/2/13 *** stars
OSilver Lining(Maggie Osborne)8/23/13 ***** stars
PIron Kissed(Patricia Briggs)8/2/13 ****1/2 stars
EEnraptured8/26/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


September- I need a drink of... Ice Tea(view spoiler)[
IEcstasy Unveiled(Larissa Ione)9/17/13 **** stars
CEvernight(Claudia Gray)9/25/13 **1/2 stars
EBlood Challenge(Eileen Wilks)9/20/13 ***** stars
TTrouble in Mudbug10/4/13 ***1/2 stars
EDeadly Sting(Jennifer Estep)9/2/13 **** stars
AMotorcycle Man(Kristen Ashley)9/3/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


October- The people who keep me from reading... Lionel(view spoiler)[
LTexas Splendor(Lorraine Heath)10/6/13 *** stars
IInnocent in Death10/19/13 ***** stars
OObsidian10/12/13 **** stars
NCold Feet(Brenda Novak)10/7/13 **1/2 stars
EEnslaved10/9/13 ***1/2 stars
LLucky in Love10/5/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


November- I am thankful for... Children(view spoiler)[
CCreation in Death11/11/13 ***** stars
HHeaven, Texas11/4/13 ***** stars
IUntie My Heart(Judith Ivory)11/18/13 **** stars
LA Lady by Midnight11/2/13 **** stars
DThe Dark Highlander11/8/13 ***** stars
RHidden Star(Nora Roberts)11/29/13 **** stars
EEdge of Dawn11/17/13 **** stars
NWait For Me(Elisabeth Naughton)11/4/13 ***1/2 stars (hide spoiler)]


December ... Merry Christmas
MThe Blood of Roses(Marsha Canham)12/31/13 **** stars
ERitual Magic(Eileen Wilks)12/18/13****1/2 stars
R The Rising 12/9/13 ***1/2 stars
R Virgin River 12/4/13 **** stars
Y Your Scandalous Ways 12/14/13 ****stars

CDark Melody(Christine Feehan)12/22/13***** stars
HAs an Earl Desires(Lorraine Heath)12/7/13 *** stars
RSuccubus Blues(Richelle Mead)12/19/13 ***1/2 stars
I I Kissed an Earl 12/7/13 ***** stars
SDying Wish(Sentinel Wars)12/26/13 **** stars
TDragon Bound(Thea Harrison)12/31/13***** stars
M Against the Night 12/30/13 **** stars
A Animal Attraction 12/6/13 **** stars
S Strangers in Death 12/8/13 **** stars

January - My name is Barbara
February - I live in Budd Lake, New Jersey
March - My favorite color is purple
April - It's All in a Day's Work at the Warehouse
May - My Favorite Author is Nora Roberts (J.D. Robb)
June - My favorite food is Pasta
July - My Hobbies beyond books is....cross stitch.
August - My dream vacation would be/was...the Australian Outback!
September - I need a drink of...Arizona Green Tea
October - The people who keep me from reading...are kids with fur!
November - I am thankful for...the Library!

December - Other Challenges I've Completed

(TLC) A-Z Friends Challenge
✔N: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes - Denise Grover Swank 12/14

(NBRC) Bizarre, Crazy, Silly and Unique Holidays Reading Challenge - Part II
✔31~New Year's Eve Day: Thankless in Death - J.D. Robb (m.c. is Eve Dallas) 12/12

(CCC) A-Z Author Challenge
✔B: Shannon Butcher - Finding the Lost 12/29

(TLC) A-Z Series Challenge
✔Z: [Zoe Martinique] Wraith - Phaedra Weldon 12/27

3/14-3/15

January- Hello! My name is...
February-Location, location, location!
March- My favorite color is...
B Book of 1000 Days 3-3-14
L Little House by Boston Bay 3-8-14
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E Every Day After 3-28-14

April- It’s all in a days work...
L Laura Bickle-The Hallowed Ones 4-2-14
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B Bascomb, Neal-Nazi Hunters 4-10-14
R Ryan, Pam Munoz, Esperanza Rising 4-27-14
A Albin, Gennifer-Crewel 4-7-14
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May- My favorite author is...
H Hale, Sharon 5-24-14 Princess Academy
O Osborne 5-3-14, Standing in the Light
F Far From You 5-1-14
F Fraustino, Lisa I Walk in Dread 5-12-14
M Meeting Trouble 5-14-14
A Allen, Sarah Addison~Lost Lake 5-5-14
N Natalie Lloyd 5-10-14 Snicker of Magic

June- My favorite food is...
C Combs, Sarah Breakfast Served Anytime 6-7-14
A Ann Dee Ellis, The End or Something Like That 6-10-14
N~Ness, Patrick Monster Calls 6-8-14
D~Doller, Trish, Where the Stars Still Shine
Y You Know Where to Find Me 6-21-14

July- My hobbies beyond books...
B
A Ann, Lisa Scott School of Charm 7-27-14
K Kirby, Jess Golden 7-24-14
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G Golden Girl 7-11-14

August- My dream vacation would be/was...
B Before I Die 8-14-14
E Escape Under the Forever Sky 8-5-14
A Adele Griffin, Loud Awake and Lost 8-8-14
C Coal Miners Bride 8-2-14
H Hoover, Colleen-Slammed 8-27-14

September- I need a drink of...
C Caged Graves 9-19-14
O Oliver, Lauren=The Spindlers 9-12-14
K Katie Quirk-A Girl Called Problem 9-28-14
E Erin Moulton-Chasing the Milky Way 9-18-14

October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family)
D Dowd, Siobhan-A Swift Pure Cry 10-5-14
O One Eye Laughing 10-2-14
G The Girl From the Well 10-7-14
S Stone, Tanya Lee-A Bad Boy Can be Good For A Girl 10-4-14

November- I am thankful for...
F Fiona Thorn 11-03-14
A The Alchemist 11-8-14
M Marissa de los Santos-Saving Lucas Biggs 11-11-14
I Inkheart 11-21-14
L Lauren Oliver-Rooms 11-20-14
Y Yolen, Jane-Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast 11-22-14

December-Jan, Feb, others I have not completed
L-Lisa Bergren-Deluge 12-1-14
I The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 12-7-14
S Spirit Keeper 12-23-14
A All Four Stars 12-20-14
O
H Hubbard, Jenny-And We Stay 12-28-14
I In a Glass Grimmly 12-19-14
O O'Brien, Tim-Things They Carried 12-17-14
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I
R Robin Talley-Lies We Tell Ourselves 12-14-14
Y Young Elite by Marie Lu 12-12-14
B Blos, Joan Gathering of Days 12-1-14
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N Napoli, Donna Jo-The Smile 12-29-14

The Lost Challenges
Getting to Know Challenge-A-Holics
Duration: 8/1/2013 - 7/31/2014

Each month a theme question will be posted and books read that relate to the answer. For example, a theme could be: Location Location Location. You would respond with your location then spell it out or read books set in your location. You can get as specific as you want U.S.A., or Colorado, down to specific cities. Any number of books is fine, but at least 2.

You can spell out using author, title, series or character.

August- My dream vacation would be/was...
September- I need a drink of...
October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family)
November- I am thankful for...
December TBD
January- Hello! My name is...
February-Location, location, location!
March- My favorite color is...
April- It’s all in a days work...
May- My favorite author is...
June- My favorite food is...
July- My hobbies beyond books...

August- My dream vacation would be/was...
A: Ann Aguirre; Foundation - *** - 8/13/2013
L: Libba Bray; The Diviners - ***** - 8/8/2013
A: Ann Aguirre; Enclave - *** - 8/13/2013
S: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones - ***** - 8/6/2013
K: Karen Marie Moning; Fever Moon: The Fear Dorcha - ***** - 8/7/2013
A: And One Last Thing ...Molly Harper - ***** - 8/17/2013
N: Garth Nix; Mister Monday - * - 8/27/2013

C: Challenge by Melissa Marr - *** - 8/19/2013
R: Veronica Roth; Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story - **** - 8/7/2013
U: Untamed by P.C. Cast - *** - 8/18/2013
I: Iced (Dani O'Malley, #1) by Karen Marie Moning - ***** - 8/12/2013
S: Sheila Roberts; Bikini Season - **** - 8/10/2013
E: Ellen Schreiber; Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives, Vol. 3 - *** - 8/7/2013



September- I need a drink of...
C: Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery - *** - 9/11/2013
O: On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves - ***** - 9/2/2013
F: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - **** - 9/3/2013
F: Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale - ** - 9/30/2013
E: Eloisa James; When Beauty Tamed the Beast - *** - 1/9/2014
E: Evelyn: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 3/17/2014



October- The people who keep me from reading...
M: Maya Banks; Rush - *** - 10/3/2013
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Demon Mistress - ***** - 10/30/2013

G: Tracey Garvis-Graves; Uncharted - ***** - 10/2/2013
I: India Savage: Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 10/20/2013
R: R.J. Palacio; Wonder - *** - 10/1/2013
L: Lili St. Crow; Strange Angels - **** - 10/21/2013
S: Sarah MacLean; One Good Earl Deserves a Lover - ***** - 10/26/2013



November- I am thankful for my family
M: Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale - ***** - 11/11/2013
Y: Penryn Young: Angelfall by Susan Ee - ***** - 11/13/2013

F: Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 11/14/2013
A: Lori Austin; Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - ***** - 11/30/2013
M: Vicki Myron; Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - ***** - 11/11/2013
I: Isaac Asimov; Prelude to Foundation - *** - 11/12/2013
L: Lauren Graham; Someday, Someday, Maybe - ***** - 11/3/2013
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Bone Magic - ***** - 11/30/2013



December will be "Other challenges I've completed" Only books used to finish a challenge for another group will work. Of course you have to share the other group name and challenge, so us other Challenge a holics can check it out. The books must be read in December and must finish a challenge in another group. For example I'm doing Romance Lovers For the Challenge Impaired Double Decker challenge and I need to read a book with YY and ZZ during December. Only the ZZ book would count as it is the one that finishes the challenges. And you would need a minimum of two finished challenges. They can be yearly, quarterly or monthly or whatever.

1. Futures and Frosting by Tara Sivec - ***** - 12/4/2013 - Finished 12 Days of Christmas Challenge 2013
2. Fever by Maya Banks - **** - 12/9/2013 - Random Book List #160
3. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt - ***** - 12/11/2013 - December 'Broaden Your Horizons' Monthly Challenge
4. Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin - *** - 12/15/2013 - The Harry Potter Sorting Hat Reading Challenge
5. Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon - *** - 12/18/2013 - 2013 TCF'S December Monthly Challenge
6. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill - **** - 12/25/2013 - Creature Feature ~ December 2013



January- Hello! My name is...
S: Sara Shepard; Pretty Little Liars - ***** - 1/14/2014
U: Ursula St. Clare: Colton Manor by Francene Carroll - ***** - 1/30/2014
Z: Zoo: The Graphic Novel by James Patterson - ***** - 1/31/2014
A: Avenger's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden - *** - 1/22/2014
N: Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 1/8/2014
N: Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl - **** - 1/12/2014
E: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan - ***** - 9/29/2013

Part 2

February-Location, location, location!
I live in Indianapolis, Indiana
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
D: Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands - *** - 2/11/2014
I: Ilona Andrews; On the Edge - ***** - 4/1/2014
A: Sarah Addison Allen; Lost Lake - ***** - 2/24/2014
N: Nora Roberts; Dark Witch - *** - 3/9/2014
A: The Awakening by Christine Feehan - *** - 3/3/2014
P: James Patterson; The Christmas Wedding - *** - 2/14/2014
O: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez - * - 3/5/2014
L: Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward - **** - 2/3/2014
I: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - ***** - 5/18/2014
S: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher - ***** - 2/13/2014



March- My favorite color is...
B: Betty Hechtman; Hooked on Murder - ***** - 3/23/2014 - 280 Pages
L: Lauren Oliver; Annabel - *** - 3/6/2014
U: The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison - ***** - 4/10/2014
E: Erin McCarthy; Flat-Out Sexy - **** - 3/24/2014



April- It’s all in a days work...
D: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor - ***** - 4/21/2013 - 418 Pages
A: Anna Quindlen; Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake - *** - 4/3/2014
T: Terry Pratchett; The Light Fantastic - **** - 5/1/2014
A: The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014
B: Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe - ***** - 4/2/2014
A: Alan Bradley; The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - ***** - 5/14/2014
S: Tara Sivec; Hearts and Llamas - ***** - 4/11/2014
E: Cynthia Eden; Deadly Heat - ** - 4/4/2014

C: Cotillion by Georgette Heyer - **** - 4/15/2014
O: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak - ***
O: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - ***** - 6/27/2014
R: J.D. Robb; Witness in Death - ***** - 4/16/2014
D: Death Masks by Jim Butcher - ***** - 4/27/2014
I: If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You by Kelly Cutrone - ***** - 6/21/2014
N: Clare Naylor; Dog Handling - **** - 4/9/2014
A: A.G. Howard; Splintered - ** - 6/9/2014
T: A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris - *** - 4/24/2014
O: Téa Obreht; The Tiger's Wife - **** - 7/8/2014
R: Rachel Hawkins; Hex Hall - **** - 4/17/2014



May- My favorite author is...
N: Nora Roberts; Shadow Spell - **** - 7/22/2014
O: Malika Oufkir; Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail - **** - 7/24/2014
R: Richelle Mead; Shadow Kiss: The Graphic Novel - ***** - 5/14/2014
A: Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery - **** - 7/7/2014 - 379 Pages

R: Rachel Caine; The Dead Girls' Dance - *** - 5/26/2014
O: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks - *** - 8/27/2014 - 324 Pages
B: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead - **** - 5/21/2014
E: Kim Edwards; The Memory Keeper's Daughter - ***** - 7/18/2014 - 401 Pages
R: Richelle Mead; Spirit Bound - ***** - 5/27/2014
T: Terry Pratchett; The Light Fantastic - **** - 5/1/2014
S: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014



June- My favorite food is...
P: Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher - ***** - 8/4/2014
O: Scott O'Dell; Island of the Blue Dolphins - *** - 8/29/2014
P: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - **** - 9/23/2014
C: Charlaine Harris; Deadlocked - **** - 6/23/2014
O: Of Triton by Anna Banks - **** - 9/2/2014
R: Richelle Mead; Last Sacrifice - ***** - 6/4/2014 - 594 Pages
N: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages



July- My hobbies beyond books...
W: Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014
O: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 9/4/2014
R: Robin Sloan; Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - ***** - 8/7/2014
L: Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 7/2/2014
D: The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James - *** - 7/28/2014

O: One Night of Sin by Elle Kennedy - *** - 9/12/2014
F: Faith Hunter; Blood Cross - ***** - 7/17/2014 - 321 Pages

W: Will Schwalbe; The End of Your Life Book Club - **** - 8/10/2014
A: Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas - *** - 7/14/2014
R: Christie Ridgway; Beach House No. 9 - **** - 7/1/2014 - 384 Pages
C: Cecelia Ahern; The Book of Tomorrow - *** - 8/12/2014
R: Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 9/3/2014
A: Aldous Huxley; Brave New World - **** - 7/21/2014 - 268 Pages
F: Jasper Fforde; The Eyre Affair - **** - 8/20/2014
T: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman - *** - 7/29/2014

Starting Over

January- Hello! My name is...
L L M Elliott-Give Me Liberty 1-14-15
I
S Sharon Draper-Out of my Mind 1-11-15
A Adam Gidwitz-The Grimm Conclusion 1-5-15

February-Location, location, location!
O
H Hart, Amber-After Us 2-27-15
I The Impossible Knife of Memory 2-22-15
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March- My favorite color is...
B Better To Wish 3-3-15
L Limbaugh-Rush Revere and the American Revolution 3-2-15
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E The Ever After Bird 3-9-15

April- It’s all in a days work...
L Lee-Under a Painted Sky 4-26-15
I I Kill the Mockingbird 4-10-15
B Bradley, Kim-Jeffersons Sons 4-1-15
R Rhiannon Frater-The First Days 4-10-15
A As the World Dies 4-20-15
R Rhiannon Frater-Fighting to Survive 4-17-15
Y Yansky-Utopia, Iowa 4-28-15

May- My favorite author is...
F Frater-As The World Dies Vol. 2 5-28-15
R Ruth Minsky Sender-The Cage 5-19-15
A As the World Dies Vol 1 5-7-15
T Tricia Stirling-When My Heart Was Wicked 5-11-15
E Ellie's Story 5-5-15
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June- My favorite food is...
S Stampler-Where It Began 6-4-15
T The Tenderness of Thieves 6-14-15
E Echo 6-1-15
A Adamson-Born Free 6-6-15
K Klein-Ophelia 6-20-15

July- My hobbies beyond books...
D
O Oakes-The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly 7-24-15
G Gibaldi-The Night We Said Yes 7-3-15
S Sabaa Tahir-An Ember in the Ashes 7-2-15

August- My dream vacation would be/was...
B Baskins-Ruby on the Outside 8-9-15
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C Cate of the Lost Colony 8-4-15
H Hand-Unearthly 8-7-15

September- I need a drink of...
October- The people who keep me from reading... (AKA Family)
November- I am thankful for...
December- Other challenges I completed

The Lost Challenges
Getting to Know Challenge-A-Holics
1/1/16 - 31/12/16


January: Hello! My Name Is...
J
A
D
E

February: Location, location, location!
A - Across the Universe
U - Unwind
S
T - The Truth About Forever
R
A - Alice in Zombieland
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A - Arizona

March: My favorite color is...
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E
D - The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

May: My favorite author is...
C - The Chance You Won't Return
A - Ashes
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S
A - Ash
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D - Dead Girls Don't Lie
R
A - As Dead As It Gets

C - The Chosen One
L
A - Asylum
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June: My favorite food is...
P
A - An Autumn To Remember
S
T
A - Awaken

July: My hobbies beyond books...
M
U - The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
S
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C - Clean

August: My dream vacation would be/was...
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N
G
L
A - As I Wake
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September: I need a drink of...
I
C - Coraline
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T
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A - The Archived

November: I am thankful for...
F
A - Are We There Yet?
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