Getting to Know You - Favorite Book

[~Leslie~]

Updated Post #15

5/13

Favorite Book: Here Be Dragons

[Martha]

Update -

I haven't finished the favorite author either, but here goes with the favorite book ... love everything about this book ... the setting (I'm southern), the characters, the story.

5/18

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O - On the Beach 10/2/12

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L - Lucifer's Tears 9/21/12
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C - Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs 9/28/12
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G - Godchild 10/5/12
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D - The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder: And Other True Stories from the Nebraska�Pine Ridge Border Towns 9/25/12

[Barb]

Updating:

Since this is going to take months for me to finish, I'm going to start with one of my favorite Christmas books.

The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog, by Dave Barry
ANY word in title with usual exceptions or author's first/last initial

PROGRESS: 16/50   if I counted correctly!

T - author Tom Franklin - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, finished 9/29
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E - Eyewall, H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, finished 9/20

S - Photo, Snap, Shot (Kiki Lowenstein series #3), by Joanna Campbell Slan, finished 9/17
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E - author Elizabeth George Speare - The Witch of Blackbird Pond, finished 9/29
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E - Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club series #2), by Laura Childs, finished 9/30
R - author Charlotte Rogan - The Lifeboat, finished 9/28
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T - Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan, finished 10/1
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A - author Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper, finished 9/18
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G - The Giver, by Lois Lowry, finished 10/6
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L - A Lady of High Regard, by Tracie Peterson, finished 9/30

A - author Austin Grossman - Soon I Will Be Invincible, finished 9/30
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W - What the Cat Saw, by Carolyn Hart, finished 10/7
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L - author Laura Childs - Postcards from the Dead (Scrapbooking Mysteries #10), by finished 10/4
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R - Restorations, by Bonnie Blythe, finished 10/8

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I - author Inman Majors - Love's Winning Plays, finished 10/8
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[Angie H]

updating..

-Francine Rivers. This book is EXCELLENT!

Use any word in the Title or Author's first or last name.
A, An, The do not count.


6/15

A-AdamOct 3

V
O-Olsen, Rachel-It's No Secret: Revealing Divine Truths Every Woman Should KnowSept 30
I-Irene Hannon-Against All Odds Sept 20
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I-Irving, JohnThe World According to GarpSept 23
N-Neta Jackson-The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out Sept 22

T-Tatlock,Ann-Promises to KeepOct 8
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[NayNay]

Finished my challenge Post #3

[[deleted user]]

I've somehow lost my post (I'm a newbie) so I'll try again. It's impossible to pick 1 favorite book, so I'll use a recent one that really spoke to me.

L author Laura Lippman And When She Was Good 09/15/12
E Let's Eat: Recipes from my Kitchen Notebook Tom Parker Bowles 11/04/12
T This is How You Lose Her Junot Diaz 11/02/12

T Town Country Geoffrey Zakarian 10/19/12
H author Christopher Hitchens--Mortality 10/10/12
E Bangkok 8 John Burdett 11/05/12

G author David R. Gillham--City of Women 10/11/12
R author Robert McCammon Swan Song 10/23/12
E The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes 11/08/12
A America Again: Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't Stephen Colbert 10/22/12
T This is Not Chick Lit Elizabeth Merrick (ed) 10/22/12

W Tigers in Red Weather Liza Klaussmann 10/19/12
O 1Q84 Haruki Murakami 11/03/12
R author Jeanne Ray Calling Invisible Women 09/13/12
L The Leftovers Tom Perrotta 09/07/12
D Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child Bob Spitz 11/01/12

S Seating Arrangements Maggie Shipstead 10/13/12
P Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 10/16/12
I The Invention of Everything Else Samantha Hunt 10/16/12
N Shout Her Lovely Name Natalie Serber 10/30/12

[Barbara ★]

I forgot to write this challenge in my little black book (well green actually) and completely forgot about it. I will start today.

[NayNay]

I finished my challenge....can I do another favorite book?

[Alina]

I'm not the moderator, but I believe you can repeat any challenge you like.

[Cherie]

That is correct Alina! Yes, NayNay. Feel free to do as many as you like. :)

[Cherie]

Welcome to the challenge Barbara and Terri and Congratulations NayNay!

[NayNay]

MY NAME IS MEMORY by ANN BRASHARE

I loved this book is a magical book-a love story that lasts more than a lifetime. This book is one that stayed with me long after the last page was turned!!

14/14

M - Violet Miracle by Christina Li 10/15/12 ***
Y - Asking For Trouble by Elizabeth Young 10/19/12 ****

N - the Nude by Dorothy McFalls 10/22/12 ****
A - Mary Boelyn by Alison Weir 10/27/12 ****
M - Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist 10/16/12 ****
E -Just One Taste by Louisa Edwards 10/26/12 ****


I - I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark 10/15/12 ****
S - Strike: Dawn of the Daybreaker by Charlie Wood 10/14/12 *****


M - Fatal Affair by Marie Force 10/16/12 ****
E - the Rose of Winslow Street by Elizabeth Camden 10/28/12 ****
M - an Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance 10/21/12 ***
O - Camille by Tess Oliver 10/17/12 ****
R - Relatively Honest by Molly Ringle 10/31/12 ****
Y - Young Bess by Margaret Irwin 10/29/12 ****

[Barb]

Updating:

The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog, by Dave Barry
ANY word in title with usual exceptions or author's first/last initial

PROGRESS: 20/50   if I counted correctly!

T - author Tom Franklin - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, finished 9/29
H - author Georgette Heyer - Footsteps in the Dark, finished 10/13
E - Eyewall, H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, finished 9/20

S - Photo, Snap, Shot (Kiki Lowenstein series #3), by Joanna Campbell Slan, finished 9/17
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E - author Elizabeth George Speare - The Witch of Blackbird Pond, finished 9/29
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E - Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club series #2), by Laura Childs, finished 9/30
R - author Charlotte Rogan - The Lifeboat, finished 9/28
D - Due or Die (Library Lovers series #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 10/12

T - Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan, finished 10/1
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A - author Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper, finished 9/18
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G - The Giver, by Lois Lowry, finished 10/6
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L - A Lady of High Regard, by Tracie Peterson, finished 9/30

A - author Austin Grossman - Soon I Will Be Invincible, finished 9/30
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W - What the Cat Saw, by Carolyn Hart, finished 10/7
A - author Connie Archer - A Spoonful of Murder (Soup Lovers series #1), finished 10/14
L - author Laura Childs - Postcards from the Dead (Scrapbooking Mysteries #10), by finished 10/4
T - Latte Trouble (Coffeeshop series #3), by Cleo Coyle, finished 10/9 - T in Trouble
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R - Restorations, by Bonnie Blythe, finished 10/8

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I - author Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen - Silent Thunder, finished 9/28
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I - author Inman Majors - Love's Winning Plays, finished 10/8
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[~Leslie~]

UpdatengPost #16

6/13

[Jojobean]

I'm in
Duration: October 28- whenever


N- Noel, Alyson- Fated
E- Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
V- Veronica Roth~ Divergent
E-
R- Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves
M- Marta Acosta- Dark Companion
O- Origin by Jessica Khoury
R- Rage by Julie Anne Peters
E-


T- Tiger’s Destiny by Colleen Houck
I- Idrakula by Bekka Black
G- Gena, Showalter- Intertwined
E-
R- Ripper by Stefan Petrucha
S- Speechless by Hannah Harrington

C- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
U- Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
R- R.L. LaFevers- Grave Mercy
S- Suzanne Collins- Mockingjay
E- Em Bailey- Shift

[NayNay]

Finished my challenge....happy reading all ^-^

14/14

M - Violet Miracle by Christina Li 10/15/12 ***
Y - Asking For Trouble by Elizabeth Young 10/19/12 ****

N - the Nude by Dorothy McFalls 10/22/12 ****
A - Mary Boelyn by Alison Weir 10/27/12 ****
M - Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist 10/16/12 ****
E -Just One Taste by Louisa Edwards 10/26/12 ****


I - I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark 10/15/12 ****
S - Strike: Dawn of the Daybreaker by Charlie Wood 10/14/12 *****


M - Fatal Affair by Marie Force 10/16/12 ****
E - the Rose of Winslow Street by Elizabeth Camden 10/28/12 ****
M - an Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance 10/21/12 ***
O - Camille by Tess Oliver 10/17/12 ****
R - Relatively Honest by Molly Ringle 10/31/12 ****
Y - Young Bess by Margaret Irwin 10/29/12 ****

[[deleted user]]

Congratulations NayNay! Great job!!

[Barb]

Updating:

Since this is going to take months for me to finish, I'm going to start with one of my favorite Christmas books. Another time, maybe I can do a different book :)

The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog, by Dave Barry
ANY word in title with usual exceptions or author's first/last initial

PROGRESS: 34/50   if I counted correctly!

T - author Tom Franklin - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, finished 9/29
H - author Georgette Heyer - Footsteps in the Dark, finished 10/13
E - Eyewall, H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, finished 9/20

S - Photo, Snap, Shot (Kiki Lowenstein series #3), by Joanna Campbell Slan, finished 9/17
H - Hurricanes in Paradise, by Denise Hildreth, finished 10/29
E - author Elizabeth George Speare - The Witch of Blackbird Pond, finished 9/29
P - The Pumpkin Muffin Murder (Fresh Baked series #5), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 10/28
H -
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club series #2), by Laura Childs, finished 9/30
R - author Charlotte Rogan - The Lifeboat, finished 9/28
D - Due or Die (Library Lovers series #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 10/12

T - Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan, finished 10/1
H -
E - The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone series #6), by Steve Berry, finished 10/27

A - author Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper, finished 9/18
N - author Noah Boyd - The Bricklayer (Steve Vail series #1), finished 10/28
G - The Giver, by Lois Lowry, finished 10/6
E - Every Man Dies Alone, by Hans Fallada, finished 10/30
L - A Lady of High Regard, by Tracie Peterson, finished 9/30

A - author Austin Grossman - Soon I Will Be Invincible, finished 9/30
N -
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W - What the Cat Saw, by Carolyn Hart, finished 10/7
A - author Connie Archer - A Spoonful of Murder (Soup Lovers series #1), finished 10/14
L - author Laura Childs - Postcards from the Dead (Scrapbooking Mysteries #10), by finished 10/4
T - Latte Trouble (Coffeeshop series #3), by Cleo Coyle, finished 10/9 - T in Trouble
E -
R - Restorations, by Bonnie Blythe, finished 10/8

T - Timothy Taylor - The Blue Light Project, finished 10/16
H -
E - The End of Your Life Book Club, by Will Schwalbe, finished 10/22

C - author Kathy Cloninger - Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts, finished 10/19
H -
R - Robin Sloan - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, finished 10/19
I - author Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen - Silent Thunder, finished 9/28
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M - author Margaret McAllister - Urchin of the Riding Stars (Mistmantle series #1), finished 10/15
A - Amelia Earhart--Case Closed!, by Mike Markowski & Marjie Markowski, finished 10/17
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I - author Inman Majors - Love's Winning Plays, finished 10/8
R -
A - "A" Is for Apple: More Than 200 Recipes for Eating, Munching and Cooking with America's Favorite Fruit, by Greg Patent and Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, finished 10/20
C - The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling, finished 10/23
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O - Blood Orange Brewing (Tea Shop series #7), by Laura Childs, finished 10/26 - Orange in title
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[Ashley Marie]

I'd like to try this one! One of my favorite books is Plain Kate.

Completed Challenge 2/3

Completed 9/9

P The Perks of Being a Wallflower (11/16)
L Laurie R. King (The Beekeeper's Apprentice) (11/13)
A Angelfall (11/27)
I I Am Not A Serial Killer (12/11)
N The Name of the Star (11/7)

K Katya's World (1/17)
A Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer (2/3)
T Laini Taylor (Days of Blood & Starlight) (12/3)
E Ernest Cline (Ready Player One) (11/14)

[[deleted user]]

Challenge completed! (My first GR challenge!)




L author Laura Lippman And When She Was Good 09/15/12
E Let's Eat: Recipes from my Kitchen Notebook Tom Parker Bowles 11/04/12
T This is How You Lose Her Junot Diaz 11/02/12

T Town Country Geoffrey Zakarian 10/19/12
H author Christopher Hitchens--Mortality 10/10/12
E Bangkok 8 John Burdett 11/05/12

G author David R. Gillham--City of Women 10/11/12
R author Robert McCammon Swan Song 10/23/12
E The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes 11/08/12
A America Again: Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't Stephen Colbert 10/22/12
T This is Not Chick Lit Elizabeth Merrick (ed) 10/22/12

W Tigers in Red Weather Liza Klaussmann 10/19/12
O 1Q84 Haruki Murakami 11/03/12
R author Jeanne Ray Calling Invisible Women 09/13/12
L The Leftovers Tom Perrotta 09/07/12
D Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child Bob Spitz 11/01/12

S Seating Arrangements Maggie Shipstead 10/13/12
P Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 10/16/12
I The Invention of Everything Else Samantha Hunt 10/16/12
N Shout Her Lovely Name Natalie Serber 10/30/12

[Chaitra]

Done!

FAVORITE BOOK

Duration: Sep 16, 2012 - Nov 09, 2012
Completed: 16/16

✓ W - Beautiful Ruins | Jess Walter ★★★★★ (09/19)
✓ U - Under the Dome | Stephen King ★★ (11/09)
✓ T - The Long Earth | Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter ★★★★ (09/22)
✓ H - Alys, Always: A Novel | Harriet Lane ★★ (09/25)
✓ E - Monument 14 | Emmy Laybourne ★★ (09/18)
✓ R - The Round House | Louise Erdrich ★★★★★ (10/05)
✓ I - If I Stay | Gayle Forman ★ (09/21)
✓ N - Shine Shine Shine | Lydia Netzer ★★★ (09/26)
✓ G - Coraline | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (09/17)
✓ H - A Hologram for the King | Dave Eggers ★★★★ (10/05)
✓ E - One For The Money | Janet Evanovich ★★★ (09/20)
✓ I - The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★ (10/12)
✓ G - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows ★★★★ (10/07)
✓ H - Peaches for Father Francis | Joanne Harris ★★★ (10/11)
✓ T - True Believers | Kurt Andersen ★★★ (09/28)
✓ S - Seating Arrangements | Maggie Shipstead ★ (09/19)

*** Completed (11/09) ***

[Martha]

Congrats to all who've finished!! I'm slowly getting there. :-)

14/18

T - Touch by Elmore Leonard 11/20/12
O - On the Beach 10/2/12

K
I - The Insider 10/12/12
L - Lucifer's Tears 9/21/12
L - The Giver by Lois Lowry 11/11/12

A - The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie 10/28/12

M - My Cousin Rachel 10/10/12
O
C - Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs 9/28/12
K
I - Ill Wind 10/24/12
N - Firestorm by Nevada Barr 11/8/12
G - Godchild 10/5/12
B - The Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen by Buck Brannaman 12/15/12
I
R - Ruined 10/22/12
D - The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder: And Other True Stories from the Nebraska�Pine Ridge Border Towns 9/25/12

[Barbara ★]

READ: 9/9

O: Outside In - Maria Snyder 10/12
U: Scrumptious - Amanda Usen 12/8
T: Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn 12/13
L: The Third Gate - Lincoln Child 12/5
A: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 11/30
N: Night Sins - Tami Hoag 11/12
D: Down the Darkest Road - Tami Hoag 10/25
E: Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14
R: Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang 10/17



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[~Leslie~]

Update Post #15

10/13

[Barb]

Finished! And just in time, given the seasonal nature of my book :) I'll probably be back for another round -- after the holidays!

The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog, by Dave Barry
PROGRESS: 50/50

T - author Tom Franklin - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, finished 9/29
H - author Georgette Heyer - Footsteps in the Dark, finished 10/13
E - Eyewall, H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, finished 9/20

S - Photo, Snap, Shot (Kiki Lowenstein series #3), by Joanna Campbell Slan, finished 9/17
H - Hurricanes in Paradise, by Denise Hildreth, finished 10/29
E - author Elizabeth George Speare - The Witch of Blackbird Pond, finished 9/29
P - The Pumpkin Muffin Murder (Fresh Baked series #5), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 10/28
H - At Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson, finished 11/23
E - Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club series #2), by Laura Childs, finished 9/30
R - author Charlotte Rogan - The Lifeboat, finished 9/28
D - Due or Die (Library Lovers series #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 10/12

T - Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan, finished 10/1
H - Good Hope Road, by Lisa Wingate, finished 12/2 - H in HOPE
E - The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone series #6), by Steve Berry, finished 10/27

A - author Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper, finished 9/18
N - author Noah Boyd - The Bricklayer (Steve Vail series #1), finished 10/28
G - The Giver, by Lois Lowry, finished 10/6
E - Every Man Dies Alone, by Hans Fallada, finished 10/30
L - A Lady of High Regard, by Tracie Peterson, finished 9/30

A - author Austin Grossman - Soon I Will Be Invincible, finished 9/30
N - Lydia Netzer - Shine Shine Shine, finished 11/2
D - author Richard Doster - Safe at Home, finished 12/1

W - What the Cat Saw, by Carolyn Hart, finished 10/7
A - author Connie Archer - A Spoonful of Murder (Soup Lovers series #1), finished 10/14
L - author Laura Childs - Postcards from the Dead (Scrapbooking Mysteries #10), by finished 10/4
T - Latte Trouble (Coffeeshop series #3), by Cleo Coyle, finished 10/9 - T in Trouble
E - Elaine Viets - Shop Till You Drop (Dead-End Job series #1), finished 11/6
R - Restorations, by Bonnie Blythe, finished 10/8

T - Timothy Taylor - The Blue Light Project, finished 10/16
H - author H.G. Wells - The Time Machine, finished 12/6
E - The End of Your Life Book Club, by Will Schwalbe, finished 10/22

C - author Kathy Cloninger - Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts, finished 10/19
H - author Chanda Hahn - Unenchanted (Unfortunate Fairy Tale series #1), finished 12/22
R - author Robin Sloan - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, finished 10/19
I - author Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen - Silent Thunder, finished 9/28
S - Steven James - The Pawn (Patrick Bowers series #1), finished 11/2
T - The Third Policeman, by Flann O'Brien, finished 11/3
M - author Margaret McAllister - Urchin of the Riding Stars (Mistmantle series #1), finished 10/15
A - Amelia Earhart--Case Closed!, by Mike Markowski & Marjie Markowski, finished 10/17
S - Susan Isaacs - Goldberg Variations, finished 11/8

M - Man in the Blue Moon - by Michael Morris, finished 11/12
I - author Inman Majors - Love's Winning Plays, finished 10/8
R - author Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson series #1), by Rick Riordan, finished 11/29
A - "A" Is for Apple: More Than 200 Recipes for Eating, Munching and Cooking with America's Favorite Fruit, by Greg Patent and Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, finished 10/20
C - The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling, finished 10/23
L - author Lawrence Block - Burglars Can't Be Choosers (Bernie Rhodenbarr series #1), finished 11/14
E - Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (Rat Pack series #1), by Robert J. Randisi, finished 11/16

D - Dress Her in Indigo (Travis McGee series #11), by John D. MacDonald, finished 12/6
O - Blood Orange Brewing (Tea Shop series #7), by Laura Childs, finished 10/26 - Orange in title
G - The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, finished 11/3


                  

                  

                  

                  

                  


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/22 *****

[Barb]

I'm ready for another round now - but I'm going with a simpler title this time :) A Wrinkle in Time was my favorite book as a kid, but I just could not persuade either of my kids to read it :(

A WRINKLE IN TIME
PROGRESS: 14/14

✔ A - author Cleveland Amory - The Cat Who Came for Christmas, finished 1/5

✔ W - WONDER, by R.J. Palacio, finished 1/6
✔ R - RUNEMARKS, by Joanne Harris, finished 1/26
✔ I - IN Plain Sight (Ivy Malone #2), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 1/13
✔ N - NOWHERE to Run (KEY News #6), by Mary Jane Clark, finished 1/20
✔ K - KINSEY and Me: Stories, by Sue Grafton, finished 1/27
✔ L - The LAST Runaway, by Tracy Chevalier, finished 1/16
✔ E - Bedeviled EGGS (Cackleberry Club #3), by Laura Childs, finished 1/5

✔ I - INVASIVE Procedures, by Orson Scott Card, finished 1/15
✔ N - NIGHT Marchers (Night Marchers #1), by Rebecca Gober, finished 1/21

✔ T - author Terry Brooks - Armageddon's Children (Genesis of Shannara #1), finished 1/26
✔ I - author Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen - Shadow Zone, finished 2/7
✔ M - MURDER Most Frothy (Coffeeshop #4), by Cleo Coyle, finished 1/6
✔ E - author Elizabeth Peters - Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1), finished 1/24


                          

        


*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 2/7 *****

[~Leslie~]

Duration: 9/16/12 - 2/16/13

13/13 COMPLETED

H Highland Warrior 11/4/12 ***** stars
E Entwined 10/7/12 **** stars
R The Red Heart of Jade 12/1/12 ***1/2 stars
EMortal Danger(Eileen Wilkes) 1/18/13 **** stars

B Beautiful Lies 10/3/12 **** stars
EThe Return of Black Douglas(Elaine Coffman) 11/5/12 *** stars

D Dark Ruby 9/19/12 *** stars
R The Recruit 1/11/13 ***** stars
ALord of the Wolfyn(Jessica Anderson) 9/20/12 **** stars
GGhost Moon(Heather Graham) 10/23/12 **** stars
O One Night in Scotland 10/18/12 **** stars
N No Proper Lady 1/21/13 ***1/2 stars
S Sparks Fly 9/25/12 **** stars

[Barb]

Congrats, Leslie!

[~Leslie~]

Thanks, Barb! Thinking about doing another book.

[Barb]

I'm on my second one now :) Since there's no deadline, why not, right? LOL

[Amelia]

Somehow my original post got deleted. I've finished my challenge now.

Getting to Know You - Favorite Book
No Deadline
6/6 done
Finished: January 24, 2013

B - Clare Bell - The Jaguar Princess - 11/13/12
E - Esther Friesner - Nobody's Princess - 10/25/12
A - Abercrombie, Joe - Last Argument of Kings - 10/16/12
U - UnWholly - 1/24/13
T - Turner, Megan Whalen - The King of Attolia - 12/5/12
Y - Ysabel - 10/9/12

[Barb]

Yay Amelia!

[Skandia]

Yay! Finally finished on 2/3/13 !


P Playing for Keeps by R.L.Mathewson 10/14/12
R Roberts, Nora - The Last Boyfriend 9/30/12
I It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9/21/12
D Drip Drop Teardrop by Samantha Young 10/21/12
E Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost 10/29/12

A Ashley, Kristen - Sweet Dreams 10/7/12
N The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks 10/2/12
D Day, Sylvia - Bared to You 12/5/12

P Pretties by Scott Westerfeld 10/16/12
R Richard Castle - Naked Heat 10/12/12
E Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued 11/12/12
J J.D. Robb - Glory in Death 9/19/12
U Under Wraps by Hannah Jayne 10/23/12
D Diffenbaugh, Vanessa - The Language of Flowers
I Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites 10/5/12
C Callihan, Kristen - Firelight 9/24/12
E Envy by Anna Godbersen 12/13/12

[Barb]

Yay Skandia!

[Ashley Marie]

Done! ...at least until I start over!



Completed 9/9

P The Perks of Being a Wallflower (11/16)
L Laurie R. King (The Beekeeper's Apprentice) (11/13)
A Angelfall (11/27)
I I Am Not A Serial Killer (12/11)
N The Name of the Star (11/7)

K Katya's World (1/17)
A Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer (2/3)
T Laini Taylor (Days of Blood & Starlight) (12/3)
E Ernest Cline (Ready Player One) (11/14)

[Barb]

Yay Ashley!

[Ashley Marie]

Thanks, Barb!

[Barb]

Finished! I may be back for another book later, but I need to take a break from this challenge for awhile.

I'm doing A Wrinkle in Time was my favorite book as a kid, but I just could not persuade either of my kids to read it :(

A WRINKLE IN TIME
PROGRESS: 14/14

✔ A - author Cleveland Amory - The Cat Who Came for Christmas, finished 1/5

✔ W - WONDER, by R.J. Palacio, finished 1/6
✔ R - RUNEMARKS, by Joanne Harris, finished 1/26
✔ I - IN Plain Sight (Ivy Malone #2), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 1/13
✔ N - NOWHERE to Run (KEY News #6), by Mary Jane Clark, finished 1/20
✔ K - KINSEY and Me: Stories, by Sue Grafton, finished 1/27
✔ L - The LAST Runaway, by Tracy Chevalier, finished 1/16
✔ E - Bedeviled EGGS (Cackleberry Club #3), by Laura Childs, finished 1/5

✔ I - INVASIVE Procedures, by Orson Scott Card, finished 1/15
✔ N - NIGHT Marchers (Night Marchers #1), by Rebecca Gober, finished 1/21

✔ T - author Terry Brooks - Armageddon's Children (Genesis of Shannara #1), finished 1/26
✔ I - author Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen - Shadow Zone, finished 2/7
✔ M - MURDER Most Frothy (Coffeeshop #4), by Cleo Coyle, finished 1/6
✔ E - author Elizabeth Peters - Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1), finished 1/24


                  

      


*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 2/7 *****

[Ashley Marie]

Awesome, Barb!

[Barb]

Thanks :)

[Jackie]

Finished this a few months ago but just remembered to update. - Message 19

[Juana "Darkness"]

I'm in.

[Juana "Darkness"]

UPDATES

GETTING TO KNOW YOU: FAVORITE BOOKS

1. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
L: Lizzy Ford- 9/3/13
O: 9/1/13
V: 11/11/13
E: 8/28/13
R: Richards, Victoria- 9/17/13


E: Eden, Cynthia- 9/4/13
T: Terry Spear- 9/20/13
E: Enoch, Suzanne- 9/15/13
R: Regina Scott- 10/6/13
N: Nora Roberts- 10/5/13
A: 8/28/13
L: 9/4/13


2. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
L: 9/8/13
O: 9/16/13
V:
E: 9/14/13
R: 11/8/13


A: Alicia Scott- 9/22/13
W: Ward, J.R.- 10/2/13
A: 10/14/13
K: Kleypas, Lisa- 9/6/13
E: Elaine Marie Alphin- 9/20/13
N: 11/27/13
E: 11/14/13
D: 8/26/13


3. Lothaire by Kresley Cole
L: 9/14/13
O: 11/20/13
T: 11/1/13
H: Hunter, S.A.- 9/22/13
A: Allow Mackay- 11/17/13
I: Ivie, Jackie- 9/10/13
R: Royal, Lauren- 1/11/14
E: Ella Quinn- 11/22/13


4. The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter
T: 1/20/14
H: Heidi Betts- 1/16/14
E: Emily Goodwin- 2/12/14


D: 9/1/13
A: Alexandra Ivy- 1/9/14
R: Rosemary Rogers- 2/18/14
K: Kenyon, Sherrilyn- 9/28/13
E: Elizabeth Hoyt- 1/1/14
S: Showalter, Gena- 9/29/13
T: Teddy Jacobs- 1/18/14


K: Kenyon, Sherrilyn- 1/29/14
I:
S: Susan Wiggs- 10/12/13
S: Showalter, Gena- 11/30/13


5. Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day
A: Amanda Quick- 1/26/14
T: Toni Crawford- 2/5/14
L: Linda Lael Miller- 10/2/13
A: Ashe, Katherine- 2/2/14
N: 2/27/14
T: 3/9/14
I:
S: 1/4/14


R: R.L. Stine- 2/27/14
I:
S: Suzanne Wright- 1/14/14
I:
N:
G: Gena Showalter- 9/12/13

[Juana "Darkness"]

UPDATE: All Done

Getting to Know You- Favorite Books
DURATION: August 25, 2013- May 7, 2014
UPDATES

GETTING TO KNOW YOU: FAVORITE BOOKS


1. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
L: Lizzy Ford- 9/3/13
O: 9/1/13
V: 11/11/13
E: 8/28/13
R: Richards, Victoria- 9/17/13


E: Eden, Cynthia- 9/4/13
T: Terry Spear- 9/20/13
E: Enoch, Suzanne- 9/15/13
R: Regina Scott- 10/6/13
N: Nora Roberts- 10/5/13
A: 8/28/13
L: 9/4/13


2. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
L: 9/8/13
O: 9/16/13
V: 11/11/13
E: 9/14/13
R: 11/8/13


A: Alicia Scott- 9/22/13
W: Ward, J.R.- 10/2/13
A: 10/14/13
K: Kleypas, Lisa- 9/6/13
E: Elaine Marie Alphin- 9/20/13
N: 11/27/13
E: 11/14/13
D: 8/26/13


3. Lothaire by Kresley Cole
L: 9/14/13
O: 11/20/13
T: 11/1/13
H: Hunter, S.A.- 9/22/13
A: Allow Mackay- 11/17/13
I: Ivie, Jackie- 9/10/13
R: Royal, Lauren- 1/11/14
E: Ella Quinn- 11/22/13


4. The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter
T: 1/20/14
H: Heidi Betts- 1/16/14
E: Emily Goodwin- 2/12/14


D: 9/1/13
A: Alexandra Ivy- 1/9/14
R: Rosemary Rogers- 2/18/14
K: Kenyon, Sherrilyn- 9/28/13
E: Elizabeth Hoyt- 1/1/14
S: Showalter, Gena- 9/29/13
T: Teddy Jacobs- 1/18/14


K: Kenyon, Sherrilyn- 1/29/14
I: Ivy, Alexandra- 4/22/14
S: Susan Wiggs- 10/12/13
S: Showalter, Gena- 11/30/13


5. Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day
A: Amanda Quick- 1/26/14
T: Toni Crawford- 2/5/14
L: Linda Lael Miller- 10/2/13
A: Ashe, Katherine- 2/2/14
N: 2/27/14
T: 3/9/14
I: 4/24/14
S: 1/4/14


R: R.L. Stine- 2/27/14
I: 4/27/14
S: Suzanne Wright- 1/14/14
I: 4/29/14
N: Nonea Rae, Willow- 5/2/14
G: Gena Showalter- 9/12/13

[Natasha]

Getting to Know You - Your Favorite Book

Duration: No Set Duration/Open Ended

My favorite book is The Lord of the Rings.

17/17 letters

T - The Taming of the Queen
H - Hunter
E - Embrace

L - League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth
O - The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey
R - Richard III
D - Disaster Capitalism

O - On Literature
F - The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature

T - Talon
H - Henry IV, Part 1
E - Empire of Things: How We Became a World of Consumers, from the Fifteenth Century to the Twenty-First

R - The Red Queen
I - The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
N - The Night Circus
G - Go Set a Watchman
S - The Scorpio Races

[Jennifer]

I'm in but i'm going to start with a short book and do a second book after...

L - Love, Accidentally
U - The Union Street Bakery
C - The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse
Y - You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Kills You: A Rat Pack Mystery

Lucy

[Tammie]

Scarlet letter done
S
CClockwork Angel 2/1
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Ominous

Marked✔

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TThe Summer I Turned Pretty
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TTo All the Boys I've Loved Before
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The wrath & the dawn done

Foolish hearts done
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[jingles]

Welcome to the challenge, Tammie!