November Monthly Challenge - Suggestions Thread

[Nicola]

November Monthly Challenge

This is the Suggestions Thread. The participants thread is HERE

1. “N" is for November: Read a book that starts with 'N' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'N'.

2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from an November birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours. If no one has the same letter, choose someone with the closest letter to yours alphabetically. RRRC November Birthday List

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Missouri. OR, Missouri is known for its farming industry (108,000 farms, the second-largest number in any state after Texas.) – so, read a book involving the farming industry, set on a farm/ranch, or about a cowboy.

4. Plan Your Epitaph Day (November 1) Read a book where a character’s death plays a significant role in the story, even if that character does not. (Murder Mystery anyone?)

5. Book Lover’s Day (November 3): This is a holiday made for the members of this group! Read a book. Simple, straight forward – you love books so pick one that interests you!

6. Forget Me Not Day (November 10): Read a book that has been on your to-read list for a long time.

7. Young Readers Day (November 13): Read a Young Adult book (it must be classified as YA on the GoodReads page)

8. Shopping Reminder Day (November 26): Naturally we are being reminded to do our Christmas shopping! To help you get into the spirit, read a book with a Christmas theme (perhaps you can pick one up while out shopping…)

9. Stay At Home Because You're Well Day (November 30): I LOVE this idea. What better way to spend a day at home, but curled up with a good book? Read a book that a friend has recommended to you. Tell us who recommended it (yes, it can come from the GoodReads Recommends List)

10. Reader's Choice:

Challenge Duration: November 1 to November 30, 2012

You can choose 3, 5, 8 or all 10 categories depending on your reading speed, books availability and/or time commitment.

When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date/s when you finished your book/s.

Please repost your progress as it helps when updating.

Happy Reading!

[Nicola]

Books Set in Missouri


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[Nicola]

Books Set in the "M" States

Best Southern Literature

Please look at these lists carefully, not all books will fit the criteria

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[Dee]

You mean Missouri not Maine right??

[Nicola]

Thanks Dee - I was just reviewing my October books and it dawned on me what I had done here! Please disregard messages 2 and 3 - I will change the lists as soon as I can. Sorry if I confused you, but at least then I won't be alone!!

[Nicola]

Murder Mystery Ideas

Please note that not all books found on these lists will meet the criteria, but it is a good place to start

Murder Most Cold

Thrillers You Must Read

School Murder Mysteries

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Nicola,

Great categories! I have a question...

For-
8. Shopping Reminder Day (November 26): Naturally we are being reminded to do our Christmas shopping! To help you get into the spirit, read a book with a Christmas theme (perhaps you can pick one up while out shopping…)

Can we use Chanukah or any other 'Christmas time' holiday? Kwanzaa?

[Nicola]

Absolutely! I should not have limited to my tradition - and apologize for that.

[Fran, Moderator]

No problem, I have one on my shelf with Chanukah as the theme that I might use so I just wanted to make sure it was ok :)

[Fran, Moderator]

I actually have 4 sitting on my tbr that would fit the holiday theme, just can't decide which to use!

[Lynne]

I just noticed that the newest book in the Play-by-Play series by Jaci Burton, Playing to Win, is set in St. Louis, MO. So you can meet the challenge and contemplate that great cover.

[Margarita]

Is there a page requirement? Sorry new to the group so wanted to make sure before I started picking. :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Generally there is no page requirement, unless it is specified in the category description or rule. And rereads and audiobooks are fine too. As well as using the book in multiple challenges - we all love multitasking like that!

[Nicola]

True we all love to use books in multiple challenges MountainKat - but I've just realized I cannot remember all of the challenges I have signed up for!

[Sandra]

Nicola, you need either a member thread or a private group to sort yourself out. LOL.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Nicola wrote: "True we all love to use books in multiple challenges MountainKat - but I've just realized I cannot remember all of the challenges I have signed up for!"

Yikes!

Sandra wrote: "Nicola, you need either a member thread or a private group to sort yourself out. LOL."

Definitely! I use a member reading list and it helps so much!!

[Nicola]

Sandra wrote: "Nicola, you need either a member thread or a private group to sort yourself out. LOL."

I'm no sure what those are - but I definitely need something to help me! I thought I was doing okay, but got busy at work and ....

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Nicola - go to the Members Reading Lists area, and you can create a thread to keep track of your challenges. I'd be totally lost without mine!

[Hina]

Hello all,

I am not a big YA reader, the latest read was the Hunger Games series. Can anyone recommend a good YA book? Preferably not part of a series.

Thanks!

[D.G.]

Here are some Hina:
(haven't read it but have heard good things about it)
( I looved this book!)
(one of my favorites of the year!

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Hina!

Check out my YA shelf, I have some goodies that are stand-alone and if they are on my kls shelf I can loan it to you.

[Fran, Moderator]

- some favorite stand-alones


- haven't read but look good, a few I have lendable

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I'm not a big fan of YA either, but I can second Fran's recommendation of Totally Tubular. She recommended it to me a few months ago when I whined to her about needing a YA book, and I really liked it.

[Hina]

Thanks for all the suggestions!

[Colette]

This is my first challenge and I need some clarification on #3. Is it correct to state, I can choose any book involving the farming industry, set on a farm/ranch, or about a cowboy irregardless of whether the author is from or setting is Missouri?

[Fran, Moderator]

Hi Colette!

Welcome and have fun with your first challenge! So glad to have you join us :)

Yes, if you choose a book based on farm/ ranch, cowboy, etc. the author does not have to be from Missouri and the setting doesn't need to be Missouri either.

[Hina]

D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Here are some Hina:
(haven't read it but have heard good things about it)
( I looved this book!)
[bookcover:Daughter of Smoke and Bone|8490112..."

D.G., I ended up starting Easy today, since it was in the beta hero shelf in the hearts and tears game and I could use it for the monthly. LOL. Just wanted to tell you, I'm not halfway into it but so far so good. Its keeping me interested and maybe I should pay more attention to books that are YA/New adult...:)

[Ty]

Hina wrote: "D.G., I ended up starting Easy today, since it was in the beta hero shelf in the hearts and tears game and I could use it for the monthly. LOL. Just wanted to tell you, I'm not halfway into it but so far so good. Its keeping me interested and maybe I should pay more attention to books that are YA/New adult...:) "

there are so many GREAT YA novels out there. and yes, I'm loving the emerging "New Adult" genre. :)

[Britt]

Hina wrote: "Hello all,

I am not a big YA reader, the latest read was the Hunger Games series. Can anyone recommend a good YA book? Preferably not part of a series.

Thanks!"

Easy by Tammara Webber. One of my favourite books of the year

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I have a question for 4. Plan Your Epitaph Day, I have a book where the death of close friends/teammates of the hero is a large factor in his life during the book. I figured that would be OK, but at the end it turns out they weren't really dead - would that still work?

If that makes any sense...? Trying to ask without giving too much away, don't even want to say the name of the book.

[Nicola]

MountainKat wrote: "I have a question for 4. Plan Your Epitaph Day, I have a book where the death of close friends/teammates of the hero is a large factor in his life during the book. I figured that would be OK, but..."

I am assuming that the presumed death leads the activities in the story? I think that is okay - because the storyline would be completely different without the "death" of this character. Go ahead.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Thanks Nicola!!

[Colette]

Fran wrote: "Hi Colette!

Welcome and have fun with your first challenge! So glad to have you join us :)

Yes, if you choose a book based on farm/ ranch, cowboy, etc. the author does not have to be from Missour..."

Just now saw this! Thanks for the help! Any suggestions?

[Fran, Moderator]

Colette,

I just finished Lumberjack In Love and adored it. Short but so sweet. It takes place in the Vermont mountains and has a hunky lumberjack.

And it's free right now on Amazon!

[Colette]

Fran wrote: "Colette,

I just finished Lumberjack In Love and adored it. Short but so sweet. It takes place in the Vermont mountains and has a hunky lumberjack.

And it's..."

Thanks Fran! :)