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Read Your Name Challenge
Oh this is fun.A-
S- Sugar daddy by Lisa Kleypas
H- Heartless by Gail Carriger read 02/01/12
L- Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward
E- Even now by Karen Kingsbury
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N- Nice girls don't bite their neighbors by Molly Harper
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Thanks Yz! I am actually going to try it again, using my complete name, including maiden name, this time. I will begin as soon as I complete my current book.RRRCC
READ-YOUR-NAME Round Two
Duration: March
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Finally! With a bit over a week to spare!Dec 23, 2011 – March 23, 2012
9/9 completed
C- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins – Mar 10
H- (A) Hunger Like no Other by Kresley Cole – Jan 19
R- Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb – Feb 17
I- Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb – Jan 16, 2012
S- Small Favor by Jim Butcher – Jan 01, 2012
T- Turn Coat by Jim Butcher – Feb 22, 2012
I- Iron King by Julie Kagawa – Jan 21
N- (The) Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern – Jan 09, 2012
E- Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare – Feb 09, 2012
Thanks, BJ Rose. I was starting to think I would never get that C read!
Well done, Christine.
Yay -- completed at msg 763! Hooray for me!
Pat wrote: "Yay -- completed at msg 763! Hooray for me!"Please repost final list.
READ YOUR NAME CHALLENGEJan 1- Mar 31
11/12
C- Captive Bride by Johanna Lindsey 1/5***
H-The Highlander by Elaine Coffman 1/22 ****
E- The Elusive Bride 3/19****
R-The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands 1/26***
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L- The Lover by Nicole Jordan 2/25****
W- Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen 1/27****
I- An Invitation to Sin by Susan Enoch 2/19****
L- Love with the Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander 2/3****
S- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 1/7****
O- Once and Always by Judith McNaught 1/29****
N- Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by
Sarah MacLean 2/3****
Read Your Name Challenge: Patricia OwensDuration: 1/1/12 - 3/31/12
13/13 Completed - Last Update 3/19
P:Power of the Moon - 1/20
A:Awakening the Nightmare - 2/22
T:Twilight - 2/4
R:The Reluctant Dom - 1/8
I:Insatiable - 1/7
C:Conquer the Dark 2/12
I:Illicit Magic - 3/16
A:Amber Eyes - 3/17
O:Out of Control - 1/19
W:Whispers in the Dark - 1/9
E:Enclave - 3/19
N:Night Play - 2/24
S:Straight to Hell - 1/5
RRRCCREAD-YOUR-NAME Round Two
Duration: March 18 - June 18 2012
3/28
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I-- Invisible by Lorena McCourtney 03/21
C- Convictions by Maureen McKade 03/20
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C The Confession by John Grisham 03/21
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BDB Yearly Challenge: Brotherhood name (Jan-Dec 2012)-Lhatinha28/53 Completed-Updated 3/21/12
I: Iced: A Dani O'Malley Novel
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O: Zane's Way (O'Malley)
D: The Duke's Perfect Wife
N: The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
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E: Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
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L: Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas
D: Deception
B: Beyond the Highland Mist
E: Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
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I: Fixing Freddie by Mona Ingram
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Elke wrote: "BDB Yearly Challenge: Brotherhood name (Jan-Dec 2012)-Lhatinha."WOW!! Read a whole sentence. I am impressed!
Elke wrote: "BDB Yearly Challenge: Brotherhood name (Jan-Dec 2012)-Lhatinha28/53 Completed-Updated 3/21/12
I: Iced: A Dani O'Malley Novel
F: Fifty Shades of Grey DONE 3/2..."
Great Self challenge!
Read Your Name ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2012 - March 31, 2012
5/5 Read DONE!
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I am going to try this, since my name is so short I will use my middle name!Read Your Name Challenge: Ileana
Duration: 2/1/12 - 5/1/12
3/6 Completed-Updated: 3/29/12
I: Fixing Freddie by Mona Ingram
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A: About That Night by Julie James
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Katie wrote: " Read Your Name ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2012 - March 31, 2012
5/5 Read DONE!
K: The Kept Woman by Susan Donovan 3/27/12
A: Any Man of Mine by Rachel Gibson 1/2/12
T: True Confessions by Ra..."
Congratulations, Katie!
RRRCCREAD-YOUR-NAME Round Two
Duration: March 18 - May 18 2012
6/28
N-- Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon 03/31
I-- Invisible by Lorena McCourtney 03/21
C- Convictions by Maureen McKade 03/20
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L-- Love Me If You Must by Nicola Young 03/24
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I am going to try this, since my name is so short I will use my middle name!Read Your Name Challenge: Ileana
Duration: 2/1/12 - 5/1/12
4/6 Completed-Updated: 4/1/12
I: Fixing Freddie by Mona Ingram
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I am going to try this, since my name is so short I will use my middle name!Read Your Name Challenge: Ileana
Duration: 2/1/12 - 5/1/12
5/6 Completed-Updated: 4/4/12
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CATHERINE ASHLEY HALL 1/1/12-6/1/12
13/19 BOOKS
C= Charleston's Lonely Heart Hotel by Steve Brown
A= An Affinity for Shadows by Liz R. Newman
T= To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn by Sandra Byrd
H= The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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R= Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
I= Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong
N= No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
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A= A Century of Wisdom: Lessons from the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the World's Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor by Caroline Stoessinger
S= Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
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L= Lucinda, Dangerously by Sunny
13/19 BOOKS
C= Charleston's Lonely Heart Hotel by Steve Brown
A= An Affinity for Shadows by Liz R. Newman
T= To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn by Sandra Byrd
H= The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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I= Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong
N= No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
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S= Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
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L= Lucinda, Dangerously by Sunny
CATHERINE ASHLEY HALL 1/1/12 - 6/1/12
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A= Kelley Armstrong
T= Taylor Stevens
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8/19 AUTHORS
C= Suzanne Collins
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I hope no one minds if I use 6 months for this. I am trying my entire name so I wanted to see if I could do this in dbl the time.
I am going to try this, since my name is so short I will use my middle name!Read Your Name Challenge: Ileana
Duration: 2/1/12 - 5/1/12
6/6 Completed-Updated: 4/5/12
FINISHED!!
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I missed this challenge...:)Read Your Name Challenge: Hina
5/1/12 - 8/1/12
2/4 Completed
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Read Your Name Challenge: Duration: 5/10/12 - 8/09/12
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1.D:The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter
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I missed this challenge...:)Read Your Name Challenge: Hina
5/1/12 - 8/1/12
4/4 Completed
I am In...Period June 2012- Aug 2012
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L- Last lecture
E- Echoes by Danielle Steel
K- Kitchen house/ kite runner
S- Secret Daughter
H- The Hobbit
M- Matterhorn
Y-Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
Hina wrote: "I missed this challenge...:)Read Your Name Challenge: Hina
5/1/12 - 8/1/12
4/4 Completed
H - Enjoying the Show by Marie Harte. Completed 5/10/12 **** (4 Stars)
I - The Italian's Forced Bride by..."
Congratulations, Hina!
I had trouble with the O's, so I used my common nickname. It only shortened my goal by 1 book - I hope that is okay.Read Your Name - round 2
March 13th - June 13th
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NICKI KATHLEEN PENHEIRO CONNOR
N inja Soccer Moms by Jennifer Apodaca 04/08
I nvisible by Lorena McCourtney 03/21
C onvictions by Maureen McKade 03/20
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas 04/13
I 've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella 05/13
K indred in Death by J.D. Robb 04/06
Summer Rental by Mary Kay A ndrews 06/
T ales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume 04/21
H ex Hall by Rachel Hawkins 03/15
L ove In Bloom by Katie Rose Smith 03/26
E mbers of Hope, Flickers of Passion by Kristen James - 05/26
Fifty Shades of Grey by E . L James - 05/27
N o One But You by Jillian Hart 04/21
The P itcher's Mom by Heather Choat Davis 05/18
Fifty Shades Darker by E . L James - 06/03
N ight Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon 03/31
H ere Comes Trouble by Erin Kern 06/08
Two for the Dough by Janet E vanovich 04/03
I I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark. 04/25
Spell Bound by R achel Hawkins 05/13
O nce a Cowboy by Linda Warren 04/17
The C inderella Moment by Gemma Fox -- 03/17
Almost Perfect by Julie O rtolon -- 06/13
Double Dare by Rhonda N elson 04/05
The Last Song by N icholas Sparks 03/24
The O utsiders by S.E. Hinton 04/28
Demonglass by R achel Hawkins 05/03
That's a pretty long name. Great job, Nicola!
Yz the Whyz wrote: "Hina wrote: "I missed this challenge...:)Read Your Name Challenge: Hina
5/1/12 - 8/1/12
4/4 Completed
H - Enjoying the Show by Marie Harte. Completed 5/10/12 **** (4 Stars)
I - The Italian's Fo..."
Yz, My name is not much of a challenge, with only 4 letters, I should have "borrowed" someone else's name for this challenge. :)
Just discovered reading challenges (really, what have I been doing all my life?) and I am jumping right in! My hubby tells me just to do one and see how it goes. Bahahaha! Just do one challenge... he's hilarious... Read Your Name Challenge
6/15/12 - 9/15/12
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N:Never Love A Highlander by Maya Banks
N: Notorious by Karen Erickson
M:Maverick by Lora Leigh
A:The Assignment be Evangeline Anderson
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L:The Locker Room by Amy Lane
D:The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
I:Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione
N:Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
Breann wrote: "Just discovered reading challenges (really, what have I been doing all my life?) and I am jumping right in! My hubby tells me just to do one and see how it goes. Bahahaha! Just do one challenge... ..."Welcome to the madness! : )
I think I'll give it a shot, but I will be cross-referencing a lot of challange books from other challanges. I will make sure to add some new ones in though. 8/19 Completed
M- Mommy's Little Girl by Diane Fanning (6/17/12) 4****
E- Etheral by Addison Moore (6/21/12) 4****
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I- I Wish... by Wren Emerson (6/23/12) 4****
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A- Angel by Mary E. Kingsley (6/11/12) 4****
D- Danger in the Shadows by Dee Henderson
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W- A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (6/8/12) 5*****
N- Nothing Stays in Vegas by Elena Aitken (6/12/12) 4****
R- Revenge of the Homecoming Queen by Stephanie Hale (6/19/12) 4****
O- On Little Wings by Regina Sirois
B- The Beautiful Evil by Robbi Bryant (6/11/12) 3***
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Read Your Name Challenge: Duration: 5/10/12 - 8/09/12
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5.O: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
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7.S:Seduction Of A Highland Lass by Maya Banks
8.W: The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
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Read Your Name Challenge6/15/12 - 9/15/12
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Hey can i restart the challenge??? i cudnt complete it ..:(
update to post 737...11/18 complete! have not been studiously following this challenge...have a couple on my currently reading list now...so hopefully will get through!
9/19 CompletedM- Mommy's Little Girl by Diane Fanning (6/17/12) 4****
E- Etheral by Addison Moore (6/21/12) 4****
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I- I Wish... by Wren Emerson (6/23/12) 4****
S- Sacred Sins by Nora Roberts (7/5/12) 5*****
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N- Nothing Stays in Vegas by Elena Aitken (6/12/12) 4****
R- Revenge of the Homecoming Queen by Stephanie Hale (6/19/12) 4****
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I will try this challenge. And using my complete name. So, it will be more fun!Read Your Name Challenge
8/15/12 - 11/15/12
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L: LeviathanA: All Shook Up
U: The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons
R: The Rocky Road to Romance
E: The Enemy We Know
L: The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club
J: January Kills Me
E: Eroma
A: Almost Dead
N: Nothing But Trouble
M: The Murder Stone
A: Angel
R: Red's Hot Cowboy
T: Towards Zero
I: I Do (But I Don't)
N: Not Another Bad Date
Done!!
DNF. :(Read Your Name Challenge:
Duration: 5/10/12 - 8/09/12
9/10
10.N: Never Love A Highlander
DONE!!!Read Your Name Challenge
6/15/12 - 9/15/12
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Congrats to all the recent finishers :)
Okay I am in for this one as well... It may take a few days to get my list up.2/1/2013-4/30/2013
DONE! 18/18
B Brooke McKinley Shades of Gray finished 2/13 4.5*
R Rachel Haimowitz The Flesh Cartel #4: Consequences finished 2/1 5*
A Amy Lane Chase in Shadow finished 2/3 5*
N Nacht, Jackie Latitude Extreme finished 2/10 3.5*
D Dex in Blue finished 2/4 5*
I Inferno finished 2/7 3.25*
L Lanyon, Josh Perfect Day finished 2/16 5*
Y Your Biggest FAN finished 2/10 3.5*
N Nacht, Jackie Latitude 45 finished 2/10 3*
C Compensations finished 2/1 5*
A An Angel's Soul finished 2/5 3.5*
R Rachel Haimowitz The Flesh Cartel #3: Choices finished 2/1 5*
P Pike, Erica Grade-A-Sex Deal finished 2/3 3.5*
E Ethan, Who Loved Carter finished 2/2 5*
N New Leather finished 2/19 2.5*
T Truthful Change finsihed 2/8 3*
E Edward Unconditionally finished 1/31 3*
R Rowan McBride Paul's Dream finished 2/12 4*
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READ YOUR NAME CHALLENGE
Jan 1- Mar 31
10/12
C- Captive Bride by Johanna Lindsey 1/5***
H-The Highlander by Elaine Coffman 1/22 ****
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R-The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands 1/26***
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L- The Lover by Nicole Jordan 2/25****
W- Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen 1/27****
I- An Invitation to Sin by Susan Enoch 2/19****
L- Love with the Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander 2/3****
S- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 1/7****
O- Once and Always by Judith McNaught 1/29****
N- Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by
Sarah MacLean 2/3****