The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!

[Zuzana]

Jennifer, would maritime adventure books be o.k. for July? They're set not near but on a body of water. ;)

I'd like to read some Aubrey-Maturin novels and maybe Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.

[Lauren]

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!

June 2013 - 5 Audiobooks

Complete: 1/5

✔ 1. Biting Cold by Chloe Neill - (June 10) 4★'s
2. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep
3. Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
4. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
5. Catch Me by Lisa Gardner

[~Jennifer~]

On the water is fine!

[Zuzana]

Great! That solves July for me. :)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

If anyone has an idea of the books they will read for July, do you mind sharing because I am finding this difficult.

the only book that I know I have is:

I have these somewhere but I already read them:

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

[Debbie (Doc)]

I don't know what you like to read, but here my plans.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

those look good Debbie, I'll see what the library has.
Thanks!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

UpdatedPost 53

[Zuzana]

For July I'll pick some of these:


The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld #1) by Philip José Farmer
The Fabulous Riverboat (Riverworld #2) by Philip José Farmer
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Hornblower: Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (Hornblower #11) by C.S. Forester
The African Queen by C.S. Forester
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey/Maturin #3) by Patrick O'Brian
Beach Road by James Patterson

[~Leslie~]

Updated Post #26

[Mary X]

I was going to use some Hamish Macbeth books by MC Beaton which are set in a Scottish village by a Loch.

[Lauren]

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!

June 2013 - 5 Audiobooks

Complete: 5/5 - FINISHED!!!

✔ 1. Biting Cold by Chloe Neill - (June 10) 4★'s
✔ 2. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep - (June 17) 4★'s
✔ 3. Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews - (June 21) 4★'s
✔ 4. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher - (June 25) 3.5★'s
✔ 5. Catch Me by Lisa Gardner - (June 30) 4★'s

[~Melissa~]

June done! Read to/with my daughter

The Girl Games 6/25/13 3♥ Frindle 6/20/13 3♥ Ten 6/20/13 3♥ Eleven 6/28/13 5♥ It's Raining Cupcakes6/14/13 3♥

[Clémentine]

Hello,
This month challenge just wasn't for me, I don't have anybody to read to and I'm not a fan of audio books. To make things easier, I just moved to a new country for a new job, so I didn't have much time to read. Anyway, I decided to make it easy for myself this month, I have to admit, and duplicated the December challenge.

June – Read anything you like this month
1. Checkmate, A neighbor from hell #3, by R.L. Mathewson,350p, 06/06/13, ★★★✩✩
2. Dread Nemesis of Mine, Overworld Chronicle #4, by John Corwin, 360p, 06/16/13, ★★★✩✩
3. Any Duchess Will Do, Spindle Cove #4, by Tessa Dare, 384p, 06/16/13, ★★★✩✩
4. Spark, Elemental #2, by Brigid Kemmerer, 345p, 06/23/13, ★★★✩✩
5. Black Heart, Cursed Heart #1, by R.L. Mathewson, 418p, 06/25/13, ★★★✩✩

[Candy]

June – This month: Read a book/article/etc... (children’s books work) to someone else at least 5 times this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!

*Substituting with December: Read anything you like this month*

1463 pages

1.The Tiger's Wife/Téa Obreht - 338 pages - 6/8 - ★★
2.Black Dogs/Ian McEwan - 178 pages - 6/10 - ★★★
3.Unholy Night/Seth Grahame-Smith - 307 pages - 6/15 - ★★★★
4.Anna Dressed in Blood/Kendare Blake - 387 pages - 6/15 - ★★★★
5.Necromancer/Lish McBride - 33 pages - 6/20 - ★★★★
6.Speak/Laurie Halse Anderson - 220 pages - 6/30 - ★★★★

[Mary X]

updating for June

June
Audiobooks (be read to or read to someone 5 times)

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

Update:

Timeframe: Jan - Dec 2013
Completed Months: 6/12

January: Read 3000 pages. 7919 pgs completed 1/30/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 328 pgs When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason 1/1/13 4♥
2. 658(330 pgs) The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber 1/1/13 3♥
3. 960(302 pgs) Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich 1/2/13 4♥
4. 1213(253 pgs) Carry the One by Carol Anshaw 1/4/13 2♥
5. 1395(182 pgs) The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie 1/5/13 4♥
6. 1707(312 pgs) My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr 15/12 4♥
7. 2174(467 pgs) Low Pressure by Sandra Brown 1/6/13 4♥
8. 2475(301 pgs) Severe Clear by Stuart Woods 1/6/13 4♥
9. 2732(257 pgs) Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich 1/7/13 3♥
10. 2960(228 pgs) Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 1/7/13 4♥
11. 3738(778 pgs) Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 1/7/13 4♥ (large print)
12. 4097(359 pgs) Bloodshot by Cherie Priest 1/10/13 3♥
13. 4295(198 pgs) Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie 1/12/13 3♥
14. 4598(303 pgs) The End of California by Steve Yarbrough 1/13/13 3♥
15. 4970(372 pgs) A Town Called Valentine: A Valentine Valley Novel by Emma Cane 1/13/13 3♥
16. 5340(370 pgs) Twisted by Laura Griffin 1/14/13 4♥
17. 5553(213 pgs) This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz 1/14/13 3♥
18. 5867(314 pgs) Homeland by R A Salvatore 1/16/13 3♥
19. 6117(250 pgs) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan 1/17/13 3♥
20. 6540(423 pgs) Lost Dogs And Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon 1/18/13 4♥
21. 6898(358 pgs) Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger 1/24/13 3♥
22. 7146(248 pgs) An Ocean in Iowa by Peter Hedges 1/27/13 3♥
23. 7524(378 pgs) Montana by Debbie Macomber 1/30/13 3♥
24. 7919(395 pgs) Secret Sins by Lora Leigh 1/30/13 4♥
(hide spoiler)]
February: read 5 romances completed 2/9/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 253 pgs Mistaken Identity (Men of the Bar H) by Merline Lovelace 2/2/13 3♥
2. 377 pgs Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway 2/4/13 4♥
3. 216 pgs Hitched! by Jessica Hart 2/9/13 3♥
4. 219 pgs How To Get Over Your Ex by Nikki Logan 2/9/13 3♥
5. 216 pgs The Downfall of a Good Girl by Kimberly Lang 2/9/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
March: read 5 green covers Completed 3/31/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 390 pgs The First Prophet by Kay Hooper 3/13/13 4♥
2. 204 pgs Nairobi Heat by Mukoma Wa Ngugi 3/14/13 3♥
3. 409 pgs Against the Law by Kat Martin 3/30/13 4♥
4. 368 pgs Green by Jay Lake 3/31/13 3♥
5. 292 pgs Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach 3/31/13 3♥

(hide spoiler)]
April: read 5 recommendations Completed 4/28/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 481 pgs Tara(sister): The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 4/23/13 4♥
2. Raquel S(GR): The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness 4/28/13 3♥
3. 305 pgs Madeleine Knutsson(GR): Legend by Marie Lu 4/22/13 4♥
4. Kelli(GR): Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 4/27/13 4♥
5. 377 pgs Toni(GR): Hyde by Lauren Stewart 4/23/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
May: read two 1000 pg books Completed 5/13/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 1024 pgs World Without End by Ken Follett 5/8/13 4♥
2. 1079 pgs Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 5/13/13 2♥
(hide spoiler)]
June: Listen to a book on CD Completed 6/25/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 14+ hrs Covet by J R Ward 6/25/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]

[Debbie (Doc)]

I updated my June posting here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Lauren]

How much of the book needs to take place near/ on water? Is one chapter enough? The occasional mention of the city being by a lake (set in Chicago for example)?

[Mary X]

Finished July:

I just used books that had significant scenes involving a body of water or were set near a famous body of water.

July
5 w/Water Setting
1: Ghost Moon-Heather Graham (Key West)
2: Bones of the Barbary Coast-Daniel Hecht (San Francisco Bay)
3: Play of Passion-Nalini Singh (fictional creek/stream in CA)
4: Death of a Poison Pen-MC Beaton (fictional Scottish loch)
5: Solomon's Jar-Alex Archer (Amazon River Tributary, Rio Maranon, Peru & East River in NY, North Sea in Amsterdam)

[Paris]

All done with July!

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Deep Autumn Heat - 7/1/13 - ♥♥♥
2. Blaze of Winter - 7/3/13 - ♥♥♥
3. Crash - 7/14/13 - ♥♥♥
4. The Mourning After - 7/15/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
5. Last Call - 7/17/13 - ♥♥♥♥

[Zuzana]

Finished July!

VII. July – Read 7/5 books with a setting near or on a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea). / pages

1. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis July 2, 2013 *** (274 pages)
2. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway July 5, 2013 ***** (93 pages)
3. The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto July 6, 2013 **** (188 pages)
4. The Pearl by John Steinbeck July 7, 2013 **** (97 pages)
5. One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters July 11, 2013 *** (214 pages) (view spoiler)[the river Severn plays a major role in this case (hide spoiler)]
6. The Chinese Lake Murders by Robert van Gulik July 16, 2013 *** (215 pages)
7. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik July 21, 2013 *** (view spoiler)[first chapters are set on the ocean, the last few chapters Temeraire is stationed in Dover and patrols the Channel (hide spoiler)]

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Jennifer,
For August (Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!)

Could we finish out a series that we have more than 5 books left?
For instance, I have 6 books left in the Riley Jensen series (books 4-9);

[Zuzana]

Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "Jennifer,
For August ... Could we finish out a series that we have more than 5 books left?
For instance, I have 6 books left in the Riley Jensen series (books 4-9); "

I second that suggestion, why not make it "read at least 5 books from a series of choice"? There are so many good series that are just too long to tackle in one month.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

One more question.
Would this series work. Book one is lie 37 pages, Book 2 is 109 etc

[Debbie (Doc)]

I have updated my July list.

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[~Melissa~]

Question for the series challenge for August ~ I totally forgot about this and read the 1st book of a Kristen Ashley series.
Can I read one of her 4 book series (The 'Burg) and read 1 book from another series (Colorado Mountain - book #2) of hers for a total of 5 books by the same author?

[~Jennifer~]

You may complete the series however you like as long as they're from the same series. For the Kristen Ashley question, that's fine, too.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Thanks for being flexible Jennifer

[~Melissa~]

Thanks Jennifer!

[Lauren]

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!

July 2013 - 5 Books Set on/near water

Complete: 5/5 - FINISHED!!!

✔ 1. Moonglow by Kristen Callihan - (July 2) 4★'s (River Thames)
✔ 2. House Rules by Chloe Neill - (July 5) 4★'s (Lake Michigan)
✔ 3. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione - (July 9) 3.5★'s (Greek Island)
✔ 4. Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs - (July 13) 3★'s (Puget Sound)
✔ 5. The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James - (July 14) 3★'s (Indian Ocean, Caribbean Sea)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Updated Post 20 on Page 1:

JULY:5 BOOKS with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea): DONE

1) by Kristen Painter (Done 7/13, ★★★★½); 381 Pages
2) by Jill Shalvis (Done 7/14, ★★★★½); 311 Pages
3) by Tracey Garvis Gravis (Done 7/24, ★★★★½); 374 Pages
4) by Karen Marie Moning (Done 7/27, ★★★★); 354 Pages
5) by Lisa Kleypas (Done 7/29); ★★★★ 211 pages

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

Update: July finished

Timeframe: Jan - Dec 2013
Completed Months: 7/12

January: Read 3000 pages. 7919 pgs completed 1/30/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 328 pgs When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason 1/1/13 4♥
2. 658(330 pgs) The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber 1/1/13 3♥
3. 960(302 pgs) Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich 1/2/13 4♥
4. 1213(253 pgs) Carry the One by Carol Anshaw 1/4/13 2♥
5. 1395(182 pgs) The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie 1/5/13 4♥
6. 1707(312 pgs) My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr 15/12 4♥
7. 2174(467 pgs) Low Pressure by Sandra Brown 1/6/13 4♥
8. 2475(301 pgs) Severe Clear by Stuart Woods 1/6/13 4♥
9. 2732(257 pgs) Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich 1/7/13 3♥
10. 2960(228 pgs) Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 1/7/13 4♥
11. 3738(778 pgs) Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 1/7/13 4♥ (large print)
12. 4097(359 pgs) Bloodshot by Cherie Priest 1/10/13 3♥
13. 4295(198 pgs) Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie 1/12/13 3♥
14. 4598(303 pgs) The End of California by Steve Yarbrough 1/13/13 3♥
15. 4970(372 pgs) A Town Called Valentine: A Valentine Valley Novel by Emma Cane 1/13/13 3♥
16. 5340(370 pgs) Twisted by Laura Griffin 1/14/13 4♥
17. 5553(213 pgs) This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz 1/14/13 3♥
18. 5867(314 pgs) Homeland by R A Salvatore 1/16/13 3♥
19. 6117(250 pgs) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan 1/17/13 3♥
20. 6540(423 pgs) Lost Dogs And Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon 1/18/13 4♥
21. 6898(358 pgs) Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger 1/24/13 3♥
22. 7146(248 pgs) An Ocean in Iowa by Peter Hedges 1/27/13 3♥
23. 7524(378 pgs) Montana by Debbie Macomber 1/30/13 3♥
24. 7919(395 pgs) Secret Sins by Lora Leigh 1/30/13 4♥
(hide spoiler)]
February: read 5 romances completed 2/9/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 253 pgs Mistaken Identity (Men of the Bar H) by Merline Lovelace 2/2/13 3♥
2. 377 pgs Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway 2/4/13 4♥
3. 216 pgs Hitched! by Jessica Hart 2/9/13 3♥
4. 219 pgs How To Get Over Your Ex by Nikki Logan 2/9/13 3♥
5. 216 pgs The Downfall of a Good Girl by Kimberly Lang 2/9/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
March: read 5 green covers Completed 3/31/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 390 pgs The First Prophet by Kay Hooper 3/13/13 4♥
2. 204 pgs Nairobi Heat by Mukoma Wa Ngugi 3/14/13 3♥
3. 409 pgs Against the Law by Kat Martin 3/30/13 4♥
4. 368 pgs Green by Jay Lake 3/31/13 3♥
5. 292 pgs Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach 3/31/13 3♥

(hide spoiler)]
April: read 5 recommendations Completed 4/28/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 481 pgs Tara(sister): The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 4/23/13 4♥
2. Raquel S(GR): The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness 4/28/13 3♥
3. 305 pgs Madeleine Knutsson(GR): Legend by Marie Lu 4/22/13 4♥
4. Kelli(GR): Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 4/27/13 4♥
5. 377 pgs Toni(GR): Hyde by Lauren Stewart 4/23/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
May: read two 1000 pg books Completed 5/13/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 1024 pgs World Without End by Ken Follett 5/8/13 4♥
2. 1079 pgs Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 5/13/13 2♥
(hide spoiler)]
June: Listen to a book on CD Completed 6/25/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 14+ hrs Covet by J R Ward 6/25/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
July: Read 5 books set by water Completed 7/31/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 384 pgs Tuesday's Gone: A Frieda Klein Novel by Nicci French 7/17/13 3♥
2. 402 pgs Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione 7/22/13 4♥
3. 432 pgs The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs 7/27/13 4♥
4. 324 pgs Only One Life by Sara Blaedel 7/30/13 4♥
5. 352 pgs Always Watching by Chevy Stevens 7/31/13 4♥
(hide spoiler)]

[★ gwiz ★]

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge Part 1
Duration: January 01, - December 31, 2013
Months Completed: 11/12

JANUARY CHALLENGE COMPLETED
Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1.✔Opal - Lux #3 - Jennifer Armentrout - 5★'s Jan 1, 2013 pages 382
2.✔Job from Hell - Ancient Legends #1 - Jayde Scott 4★'s Jan 4, 2013 pages 371
3.✔ Stray #1 - Rachel Vincent 4★'s Jan 8, 2013 pages 624
4.✔ Rogue #2 - Rachel Vincent 4★'s Jan 10, 2013 pages 394
5.✔ Pride #3 - Rachel Vincent 5★'s Jan 12, 2013 pages 425
6.✔ Prey #4 - Rachel Vincent 5★'s Jan 13, 2013 pages 393
7.✔ Shift #5 - Rachel Vincent 5★'s Jan 14, 2013 pages 441
8. ✔A Home of Her Own - Brenda Novak 5★'s Jan 16, 2013 pages 304
9.✔Alpha by Rachel Vincent 472 pgs 5★'s Jan 18, 2013 pages 472
10. ✔ Black Sheep- Georgette Heyer - Kimberly Pauley pages 293
11. ✔ Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) - Kimberly Pauley pages 293
12. ✔Still Sucks to Be Me: More All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampire- Kimberly Pauley 5★'s Jan 21, 2013 374 pgs
13✔Hex Hall - Hex Hall #1 - Rachel Hawkins 5★'s Jan 22, 2013 336 pgs
14.✔Demonglass - Hex Hall #2 - Rachel Hawkins 5★'s Jan 24, 2013 359 pgs
15.✔Spell Bound - Hex Hall #3 - Rachel Hawkins 5★'s Jan 25, 2013 327 pgs
16. ✔Blood from a Stone - Cynthia Lucas5★'s Jan 27, 2013 296 pgs
17.✔ Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Eon #1 - Alison Goodman 5★'s (Jan 30, 2013) 531 pgs

January's Total pages 6615

FEBRUARY CHALLENGE COMPLETED
Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1.✔Eona - Alison Goodman 5★'s (Jan 26, 2013) 637 pgs
2. ✔ Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - Jolie Wilkins #1 - H.P. Mallory 5★'s (Feb 4, 2013) 304 pgs
3.✔ Toil and Trouble - Jolie Wilkins #1 - H.P. Mallory 5★'s (Feb 5, 2013) 270 pgs
4.✔ Be Witched: A Jolie Wilkins/Rand Balfour Novella - Jolie Wilkins #1 - H.P. Mallory 5★'s (Feb 5, 2013) 55 pgs
5. ✔Witchful Thinking - Jolie Wilkins #1 - H.P. Mallory 5★'s (Feb 6, 2013) 336 pgs
6.✔ The Witch Is Back - Jolie Wilkins #1 - H.P. Mallory 5★'s (Feb 7, 2013) 368 pgs
7.✔ Something Witchy This Way Comes - Jolie Wilkins #1 - H.P. Mallory 5★'s (Feb 8, 2013) 336 pgs
8.✔ The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich 4★'s (Feb 9, 2013) 246 pgs
9.✔ Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish - Grace Burrowes 5★'s (Feb 10, 2013) 391 pgs
10.✔Dark Craving - Dark Kings 01 - Donna Grant 5★'s (Feb 11, 2013) 105 pgs
11.✔Incarceron - Incarceron 01 - Donna Grant 5★'s (Feb 14, 2013) 458 pgs
12. ✔Sapphique - Incarceron 02 - Catherine Fisher 5★'s (Feb 16, 2013) 470 pgs
13. ✔Unearthly - Unearthly 01 - Cynthia Hand 5★'s Feb 21, 2013 435 pgs
14. ✔ Hallowed - Unearthly 02 - Cynthia Hand 5★'s Feb 23, 2013 403 pgs
15. ✔Radiant - Unearthly 02.5 - Cynthia Hand5★'s (Feb 23, 2013) 94 pgs
16. ✔ Boundless - Unearthly 03 - Cynthia Hand 5★'s (Feb 25, 2013) 438 pgs
17. ✔Joy in the Morning - Betty Smith 5★'s (Feb 26, 2013) 288 pgs
18. ✔Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 5★'s (Feb 28, 2013)

February's Total pages 5871

MARCH CHALLENGE COMPLETED
Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. - DONE This was a challenge to fit green covers in with all my other challenges requirements.

1. ✔ Enchanted, Inc. - Enchanted, Inc 01 - Shanna Swendson 5★'s (Mar 2, 2013) Wearing green & Green Frog 308 pgs
2. ✔ Off Leash - Jenna Anderson 5★'s (Mar 10, 2013) 80 pgs
3. ✔ Gone to Green - Green 01 - Judy Christie 4★'s (Mar 12, 2013) 211 pgs
4. ✔ The Prize - Julie Garwood 4★'s (Mar 14, 2013) 408 pgs
5. ✔ Castles/The Lion's Lady - Julie Garwood 4★'s (Mar 16, 2013) 354 pgs
6. ✔ The Magicians' Guild - Black Magician 01 - Trudi Canavan 5★'s (Mar 18 , 2013) 370 pgs
7. ✔ The High Lord - Black Magician 03 - Trudi Canavan 5★'s (Mar 23, 2013) 656 pgs
8. ✔ The Novice - Black Magician 02 - Trudi Canavan 5★'s (Mar 22, 2013) 577 pgs
9. ✔ The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame 3★'s (Mar 24, 2013) 182 pgs

March's Total pages 3146

APRIL CHALLENGE COMPLETED
Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. ✔Frost Burned - Mercy Thompson 07 - Patricia Briggs 5★'s (April 1, 2013) 352 pgs
- Kat
2. ✔ Wolfsbane and Mistletoe - Patricia Briggs 5★'s (Apr 3, 2013) 340 pgs - Susan
3. ✔ The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky 5★'s (Apr 5, 2013) 213 pgs Pike's Peak Library
4.✔ Iron King - Iron Fey 01 - Julie Kagawa 5★'s (Apr 9, 2013) 363 - Kat
5.✔WithThe Iron Daughter - Iron Fey 02 - Julie Kagawa 5★'s (Apr 10, 2013) 359 pgs - Kat
6. ✔The Iron Queen - Iron Fey 03 - Julie Kagawa 5★'s (Apr 13, 2013) 358 pgs - Kat
7. ✔The Iron Knight - Iron Fey 04 - Julie Kagawa 5★'s (Apr 17, 2013) 394 pgs - Kat
8. ✔The Iron Legends - Iron Fey 01.5, 03.5, 04.5 - Julie Kagawa 5★'s (Apr 17, 2013) 394 pgs - Kat
9. ✔ My Soul to Take - Soul Screamers 01 - Rachel Vincent 5★'s (Apr 20, 2013) 279 pgs - Kat
10. ✔ My Soul to Lose - Soul Screamers 00.5 - Rachel Vincent 5★'s (Apr 23, 2013) ) 61 pgs - Kat
11. ✔ My Soul to Save - Soul Screamers 02 - Rachel Vincent 5★'s (Apr 23, 2013) 279 pgs - Kat
12. ✔ My Soul to Keep - Soul Screamers 03- Rachel Vincent 5★'s (Apr 27, 2013) 296 pgs - Kat
13. ✔ My Soul to Steal - Soul Screamers 04 - Rachel Vincent 5★'s (Apr 28, 2013) 343 pgs - Kat
14. ✔ If I Die - Soul Screamers 05 - Rachel Vincent 5★'s (Apr , 2013) 342 pgs - Kat

April's Total pages 4370

MAY CHALLENGE COMPLETED
This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 800/1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
May or June Substitution: ???
1. ✔The Mortal Instruments Boxed Set: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass Cassandra Clare 5★'s (May 2013) 1520 pgs
2. ✔ Black Dagger Brotherhood: Boxed Set #1- J.R. Ward 5★'s (May 2013) 1268 pages

May's Total pages 2788

JUNE CHALLENGE COMPLETED
Substitution: Read from the library book pile 10 books List the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. ✔ Lover Revealed - Black Dagger Brotherhood 04 - J.R. Ward 5★'s (Jun 5, 2013) 455 pgs Lover Revealed Library Book
2. ✔ Lover Unbound - Black Dagger Brotherhood 05 - J.R. Ward 5★'s (Jun 7, 2013) 502 pgs Lover Unbound Library Book
3.✔ The Secret - Highlands' Lairds 01 - Julie Garwood 4★'s (Jun 11, 2013) 379 pgs The Secret Julie Garwood Library Book
4.✔DShadow Music- Highlands' Lairds 03 - Julie Garwood 4★'s (Jun 11, 2013) 339 pgs Library Book
5.✔ The Perfect Play - Play by Play 02 - Jaci Burton 4★'s (Jun 14, 2013) 299 pgs Library Book
6.✔ Taking a Shot - Play by Play 03 - Jaci Burton 4★'s (Jun 17, 2013) 309 pgs Library Book
7.✔ Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Love By Numbers 01 - Sarah MacLean 4★'s (Jun 18, 2013) 422 pgs Library Book
8.✔ A Bride in the Bargain - Deeanne Gist 4★'s (Jun 19, 2013) 365 pgs Library Book
9.✔ Honor's Splendour - Julie Garwood 4★'s (Jun 22, 2013) 384 pgs Library Book
10. ✔ Sizzle Julie Garwood 5★'s (Jun 23, 2013) 320 pgs

June's Total pages 3,774

JULY CHALLENGE COMPLETED Swapped with August Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!
1.✔ Artemis Fowl – Artemis Fowl 01 - Eoin Colfer 4★'s (Jul 11, 2013) 316 pgs
2.✔ The Arctic Incident - Artemis Fowl 02 - Eoin Colfer 4★'s (Jul 19, 2013) 277 pgs
3.✔ The Eternity Code - Artemis Fowl 03 - Eoin Colfer 5★'s (Jul 20, 2013) 352 pgs
4.✔ The Opal Deception - Artemis Fowl 04 - Eoin Colfer 5★'s (Jul 21, 2013) 416 pgs
5.✔ The Lost Colony - Artemis Fowl 05 - Eoin Colfer 5★'s (Jul , 2013) 385 pgs
6.✔ The Time Paradox - Artemis Fowl 06 - Eoin Colfer 5★'s (Jul , 2013) 391 pgs
7. ✔The Atlantis Complex - Artemis Fowl 07 - Eoin Colfer 4★'s (Jul 25, 2013) 357 pgs
8. ✔The Last Guardian - Artemis Fowl 08 - Eoin Colfer 5★'s (Jul 28, 2013) 328 pgs

July's Total pages 2,822

[★ gwiz ★]

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge Part 2


August: Swapped with July: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), COMPLETED

1. ✔ Smart Mouth Waitress - Life in Saltwater 02 - Dalya Moon 4★'s (Aug 1, 2013) Saltwater 270 pgs
2. ✔ Cry Wolf – Alpha & Omega 01 - Patricia Briggs 5★'s (Aug 6, 2013) Lake in Montana 368 pgs
3. ✔ Hunting Ground - Alpha & Omega 02 Patricia Briggs 5★'s (Aug 7, 2013) Puget Sound 286 pg
4. ✔ Fair Game - Alpha & Omega 03 Patricia Briggs 5★'s (Aug 9, 2013) Atlantic Ocean 293 pg
5. ✔ Foul Play - Janet Evanovich 4★'s (Aug 10, 2013) Water Lake for Dog 256 pg
6. ✔ Back to the Bedroom - Janet Evanovich 5★'s (Aug 10, 2013) Potomac River 272 pg
7. ✔ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter 01 - J.K. Rowling 5★'s (Aug 5, 2013) Black Lake 310 pgs
8. ✔ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter 02 - J.K. Rowling 5★'s (Aug 13, 2013) Black Lake 341 pgs
9. ✔ Lakeside Cottage - Susan Wiggs 4★'s (Aug 22, 2013) Lake 400 pgs

August's Total 2796 pages

September: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, COMPLETED
1.✔ Magic Mourns Kate Daniels 03.5 - Ilona Andrews 5★'s (Sep 1, 2013) 77 pgs Mystery
2.✔ Magic Dreams Kate Daniels 04.5 - Ilona Andrews 5★'s (Sep 2, 2013) 86 pgs Mystery
3.✔ An Apple for the Creature Kate Daniels 05.6 - Ilona Andrews 5★'s (Sep 2, 2013) 336 pgs Mystery
4.✔ Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys - Annie Graceland 01 - Pamela DuMond 4★'s (Sep 8, 2013) 320 pgs Mystery
5.✔ Cupcakes, Sales, and Cocktails - Annie Graceland 02 - Pamela DuMond 3★'s (Sep 8, 2013) 63 pgs Mystery
6.✔ Cupcakes, Pies, and Hot Guys - Annie Graceland 03 - Pamela DuMond 4★'s (Sep 10, 2013) 296 pgs Mystery
7.✔ Hotshot Julie Garwood 5★'s (Sep 12, 2013) 368 pgs Mystery
8. ✔ Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan 5★'s (Sep 24, 2013) 288 pgs Mystery
9. ✔ The Ideal Man - Buchanan 09 - Julie Garwood 4★'s (Sep 25, 2013) 322 pgs Mystery

September 2,156 Total pages

October: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, COMPLETED
1.✔ Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead 332 pgs
2.✔ Witch Weigh Caroline Mickelson 4★'s (Oct 2, 2013) 155 pgs Mystery
3.✔ When Lightning Strikes Brenda Novak 4★'s (Oct 4, 2013) 448 pgs
4.✔ What's a Ghoul to Do? - Ghost Hunter 01 - Victoria Laurie 4★'s (Oct 21, 2013) 281 pages
5.✔ book:Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness|13547180] - Susannah Cahalan 5★'s (Oct 20, 2013) 264 pgs
6. ✔Blood Rites - Grey Wolves 03 - Quinn Loftis 5★'s (Oct 27, 2013 223 pgs
7. ✔ Just One Drop - Grey Wolves 02 - Quinn Loftis 5★'s (Oct 31, 2013 239 pgs

October 1,942 Total pages

November: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. COMPLETED
1.✔ Perfect Pumpkin Pie Denys Cazet 5★'s (Nov 9,2013) 32 pgs
2.✔ Out Of The Dark - Grey Wolves 04 - Quinn Loftis 4★'s (Nov 9,2013) 414 pgs
3.✔ Thanksgiving Janet Evanovich 5★'s (Nov 10,2013) 256 pgs
4.✔ The Seven Steps to Closure Donna Joy Usher 4★'s (Nov 14,2013) 410 pgs
5.✔ The Gift - Crown's Spies 03 - Julie Garwood 5★'s (Nov 15,2013) 384 pgs
6. xxxHolic, Vol. 1 xxxholic 01 - CLAMP 5★'s (Nov 16,2013) 178 pgs
7. The Deep and Snowy Wood Elwyn Tate 5★'s (Nov 16,2013) 22 pgs
8. Lover Reborn Black Dagger Brotherhoos 10 - J.R. Ward 5★'s (Nov 22,2013) 572 pgs
9. Lover At Last Black Dagger Brotherhoos 11 - J.R. Ward 5★'s (Nov 25,2013) 696 pgs

November 2,964 Total pages

December: Read anything you like this month, COMPLETED
1.✔ Divergent - Divergent 01 - Veronica Roth 5★'s (Dec 2, 2013 487 pgs
2.✔ Insurgent - Divergent 02 - Veronica Roth 5★'s (Dec 4, 2013 525 pgs
3.✔ The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant - Divergent 02 - Veronica Roth 5★'s (Dec 5, 2013 526 pgs
4.✔ Puppy Come Home Laura Yirak 4★'s (Dec 6, 2013 25 pgs
5. ✔ Legacy - Sharing Knife 002 - Lois McMaster Bujold 5★'s (Dec 15, 2013) 372 pgs
6.✔ When We Touch - Whiskey Creek 0.5 - Brenda Novak 4★'s (Dec 17, 2013 110 pgs
7..✔ Every Waking Moment Brenda Novak 4★'s (Dec 18, 2013 378 pgs
8.✔ Daimon - Covenant 00.5 Jennifer L. Armentrout 5★'s (Dec 18, 2013) 62 pgs
9.✔ Living to Tell the Tale: A Guide to Writing Memoir Jane Taylor McDonnell 5★'s (Dec 19, 2013) 176 pgs
10.✔ Half-Blood - Covenant 01 Jennifer L. Armentrout 5★'s (Dec 19, 2013) 281 pgs
11.✔ Pure - Covenant 01 - Jennifer L. Armentrout 5★'s (Dec 19, 2013) 281 pgs
12.✔ Deity - Covenant 03 - Jennifer L. Armentrout 5★'s (Dec 24, 2013) 330 pgs
13.✔ Apollyon - Covenant 04 - Jennifer L. Armentrout 5★'s (Dec 26, 2013) 343 pgs
14.✔ Sentinel - Covenant 05 - Jennifer L. Armentrout 5★'s (Dec 30, 2013) 297 pgs
15.✔A Home of Her Own Brenda Novak 5★'s (Dec 30, 2013) 304 pgs

December 4,497 Total pages

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I got a question. I've been reading several series a month. My question is can I read books from several series like Anita Blake, Riley Jenson, J.R. Ward, and Harry Potter for this month challenge? Thanks in advance!

[NayNay]

Jennifer, I was wondering if I can swap this month's challenge with one of my own....

I would like to swap the series read with reading my favorite genre Historical Fiction

My challenge post is #42

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

Update:

Timeframe: Jan - Dec 2013
Completed Months: 7/12

January: Read 3000 pages. 7919 pgs completed 1/30/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 328 pgs When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason 1/1/13 4♥
2. 658(330 pgs) The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber 1/1/13 3♥
3. 960(302 pgs) Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich 1/2/13 4♥
4. 1213(253 pgs) Carry the One by Carol Anshaw 1/4/13 2♥
5. 1395(182 pgs) The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie 1/5/13 4♥
6. 1707(312 pgs) My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr 15/12 4♥
7. 2174(467 pgs) Low Pressure by Sandra Brown 1/6/13 4♥
8. 2475(301 pgs) Severe Clear by Stuart Woods 1/6/13 4♥
9. 2732(257 pgs) Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich 1/7/13 3♥
10. 2960(228 pgs) Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 1/7/13 4♥
11. 3738(778 pgs) Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 1/7/13 4♥ (large print)
12. 4097(359 pgs) Bloodshot by Cherie Priest 1/10/13 3♥
13. 4295(198 pgs) Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie 1/12/13 3♥
14. 4598(303 pgs) The End of California by Steve Yarbrough 1/13/13 3♥
15. 4970(372 pgs) A Town Called Valentine: A Valentine Valley Novel by Emma Cane 1/13/13 3♥
16. 5340(370 pgs) Twisted by Laura Griffin 1/14/13 4♥
17. 5553(213 pgs) This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz 1/14/13 3♥
18. 5867(314 pgs) Homeland by R A Salvatore 1/16/13 3♥
19. 6117(250 pgs) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan 1/17/13 3♥
20. 6540(423 pgs) Lost Dogs And Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon 1/18/13 4♥
21. 6898(358 pgs) Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger 1/24/13 3♥
22. 7146(248 pgs) An Ocean in Iowa by Peter Hedges 1/27/13 3♥
23. 7524(378 pgs) Montana by Debbie Macomber 1/30/13 3♥
24. 7919(395 pgs) Secret Sins by Lora Leigh 1/30/13 4♥
(hide spoiler)]
February: read 5 romances completed 2/9/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 253 pgs Mistaken Identity (Men of the Bar H) by Merline Lovelace 2/2/13 3♥
2. 377 pgs Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway 2/4/13 4♥
3. 216 pgs Hitched! by Jessica Hart 2/9/13 3♥
4. 219 pgs How To Get Over Your Ex by Nikki Logan 2/9/13 3♥
5. 216 pgs The Downfall of a Good Girl by Kimberly Lang 2/9/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
March: read 5 green covers Completed 3/31/13
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1. 390 pgs The First Prophet by Kay Hooper 3/13/13 4♥
2. 204 pgs Nairobi Heat by Mukoma Wa Ngugi 3/14/13 3♥
3. 409 pgs Against the Law by Kat Martin 3/30/13 4♥
4. 368 pgs Green by Jay Lake 3/31/13 3♥
5. 292 pgs Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach 3/31/13 3♥

(hide spoiler)]
April: read 5 recommendations Completed 4/28/13
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1. 481 pgs Tara(sister): The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 4/23/13 4♥
2. Raquel S(GR): The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness 4/28/13 3♥
3. 305 pgs Madeleine Knutsson(GR): Legend by Marie Lu 4/22/13 4♥
4. Kelli(GR): Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 4/27/13 4♥
5. 377 pgs Toni(GR): Hyde by Lauren Stewart 4/23/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
May: read two 1000 pg books Completed 5/13/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 1024 pgs World Without End by Ken Follett 5/8/13 4♥
2. 1079 pgs Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 5/13/13 2♥
(hide spoiler)]
June: Listen to a book on CD Completed 6/25/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 14+ hrs Covet by J R Ward 6/25/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
July: Read 5 books set by water Completed 7/31/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 384 pgs Tuesday's Gone: A Frieda Klein Novel by Nicci French 7/17/13 3♥
2. 402 pgs Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione 7/22/13 4♥
3. 432 pgs The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs 7/27/13 4♥
4. 324 pgs Only One Life by Sara Blaedel 7/30/13 4♥
5. 352 pgs Always Watching by Chevy Stevens 7/31/13 4♥
(hide spoiler)]
August: Read complete series of at least 5 books
Chronicles of the Kings by Lynn Austin
1. 317 pgs Gods and Kings 8/7/13 4♥
2. 349 pgs Song of Redemption
3. 331 pgs The Strength of His Hand
4. 311 pgs Faith of My Fathers
5. 347 pgs Among the Gods

[~Jennifer~]

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "I got a question. I've been reading several series a month. My question is can I read books from several series like Anita Blake, Riley Jenson, J.R. Ward, and Harry Potter for this month challenge?..."

Try to stick with just one for at least 5 books. If you don't have that many left in any given series, then you may mix and match.

[~Jennifer~]

NayNay wrote: "Jennifer, I was wondering if I can swap this month's challenge with one of my own....

I would like to swap the series read with reading my favorite genre Historical Fiction

My challenge post is #42"

Yes, as long as you haven't already used that option.

[NayNay]

~Jennifer~ wrote: "NayNay wrote: "Jennifer, I was wondering if I can swap this month's challenge with one of my own....

I would like to swap the series read with reading my favorite genre Historical Fiction

My chal..."

Thank you

[Diane L]

I'm looking ahead to September when the challenge is

Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much.

I read just about any genre with a single exception ( and I don't see that changing). Can I use a genre I used to read quite a bit but haven't read much in the past two years? I was thinking of classics.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

~Jennifer~ wrote: "Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ wrote: "I got a question. I've been reading several series a month. My question is can I read books from several series like Anita Blake, Riley Jenson, J.R. Ward, and Ha..."

Okay thank you!

[Barbara ★]

I finished my August challenge.

August – This month: (Original) Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it! (Replacement-duplicate Nov challenge with a twist.) Read at least 500 pages this month from 6 genres.

Fantasy = 621 pages COMPLETE
The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier (621 pages) 8/7

Paranormal = 1495 pages COMPLETE
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper (336 pages) 8/3
Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan (370 pages) 8/8
Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke (389 pages) 8/14
Scoundrel - Zoe Archer (400 pages) 8/18

Romantic Suspense = 1087 pages COMPLETE
Naked Edge - Pamela Clare (370 pages) 8/3
Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard (323 pages) 8/5
Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne (394 pages) 8/16

Steampunk = 570 pages COMPLETE
Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare (570 pages) 8/2

Mystery = 1183 pages COMPLETE
Taking Eve - Iris Johansen (339 pages) 8/10
A Brisket, a Casket - Delia Rosen (256 pages) 8/13
The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler (231 pages) 8/16
Unwanted - Kristina Ohlsson (357 pages) 8/21

Romance = 892 pages COMPLETE
The Temptation of Your Touch - Teresa Medeiros (420 pages) 8/11
Chasing Fire - Nora Roberts (472 pages) 8/21

[~Melissa~]

August – Done!
This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!
2 8/2/13 5♥
3 8/20/13 3.75♥
4 8/22/13 5♥

1 8/5/13 3.75♥
2 8/7/13 4♥
3 8/12/13 4♥
4 8/15/13 4♥

[Zuzana]

I didn't manage to finish the Tudor Court series this month as I feared. :/ Wouldn't you consider 5 of 6 books enough for the August task, Jennifer?

[Lauren]

Finished August's challenge:

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!

August 2013 - 5 Urban Fantasy Books*

Complete: 5/5

✔ 1. At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost - (Aug 7) 4★'s
✔ 2. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs - (Aug 12) 4★'s
✔ 3. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher - (Aug 20) 4★'s
✔ 4. Ill Wind by Rachel Caine - (Aug 27) 4★'s
✔ 5. Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione - (Aug 28) 4★'s



*Create My Own Challenge

[Debbie (Doc)]

Updated my post for August.

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

Update:

Timeframe: Jan - Dec 2013
Completed Months: 8/12

January: Read 3000 pages. 7919 pgs completed 1/30/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 328 pgs When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason 1/1/13 4♥
2. 658(330 pgs) The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber 1/1/13 3♥
3. 960(302 pgs) Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich 1/2/13 4♥
4. 1213(253 pgs) Carry the One by Carol Anshaw 1/4/13 2♥
5. 1395(182 pgs) The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie 1/5/13 4♥
6. 1707(312 pgs) My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr 15/12 4♥
7. 2174(467 pgs) Low Pressure by Sandra Brown 1/6/13 4♥
8. 2475(301 pgs) Severe Clear by Stuart Woods 1/6/13 4♥
9. 2732(257 pgs) Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich 1/7/13 3♥
10. 2960(228 pgs) Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 1/7/13 4♥
11. 3738(778 pgs) Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult 1/7/13 4♥ (large print)
12. 4097(359 pgs) Bloodshot by Cherie Priest 1/10/13 3♥
13. 4295(198 pgs) Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie 1/12/13 3♥
14. 4598(303 pgs) The End of California by Steve Yarbrough 1/13/13 3♥
15. 4970(372 pgs) A Town Called Valentine: A Valentine Valley Novel by Emma Cane 1/13/13 3♥
16. 5340(370 pgs) Twisted by Laura Griffin 1/14/13 4♥
17. 5553(213 pgs) This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz 1/14/13 3♥
18. 5867(314 pgs) Homeland by R A Salvatore 1/16/13 3♥
19. 6117(250 pgs) Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan 1/17/13 3♥
20. 6540(423 pgs) Lost Dogs And Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon 1/18/13 4♥
21. 6898(358 pgs) Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger 1/24/13 3♥
22. 7146(248 pgs) An Ocean in Iowa by Peter Hedges 1/27/13 3♥
23. 7524(378 pgs) Montana by Debbie Macomber 1/30/13 3♥
24. 7919(395 pgs) Secret Sins by Lora Leigh 1/30/13 4♥
(hide spoiler)]
February: read 5 romances completed 2/9/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 253 pgs Mistaken Identity (Men of the Bar H) by Merline Lovelace 2/2/13 3♥
2. 377 pgs Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway 2/4/13 4♥
3. 216 pgs Hitched! by Jessica Hart 2/9/13 3♥
4. 219 pgs How To Get Over Your Ex by Nikki Logan 2/9/13 3♥
5. 216 pgs The Downfall of a Good Girl by Kimberly Lang 2/9/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
March: read 5 green covers Completed 3/31/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 390 pgs The First Prophet by Kay Hooper 3/13/13 4♥
2. 204 pgs Nairobi Heat by Mukoma Wa Ngugi 3/14/13 3♥
3. 409 pgs Against the Law by Kat Martin 3/30/13 4♥
4. 368 pgs Green by Jay Lake 3/31/13 3♥
5. 292 pgs Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach 3/31/13 3♥

(hide spoiler)]
April: read 5 recommendations Completed 4/28/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 481 pgs Tara(sister): The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 4/23/13 4♥
2. Raquel S(GR): The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness 4/28/13 3♥
3. 305 pgs Madeleine Knutsson(GR): Legend by Marie Lu 4/22/13 4♥
4. Kelli(GR): Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 4/27/13 4♥
5. 377 pgs Toni(GR): Hyde by Lauren Stewart 4/23/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
May: read two 1000 pg books Completed 5/13/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 1024 pgs World Without End by Ken Follett 5/8/13 4♥
2. 1079 pgs Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 5/13/13 2♥
(hide spoiler)]
June: Listen to a book on CD Completed 6/25/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 14+ hrs Covet by J R Ward 6/25/13 3♥
(hide spoiler)]
July: Read 5 books set by water Completed 7/31/13
(view spoiler)[
1. 384 pgs Tuesday's Gone: A Frieda Klein Novel by Nicci French 7/17/13 3♥
2. 402 pgs Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione 7/22/13 4♥
3. 432 pgs The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs 7/27/13 4♥
4. 324 pgs Only One Life by Sara Blaedel 7/30/13 4♥
5. 352 pgs Always Watching by Chevy Stevens 7/31/13 4♥
(hide spoiler)]
August: Read complete series of at least 5 books Completed 8/27/13
(view spoiler)[
Chronicles of the Kings by Lynn Austin
1. 317 pgs Gods and Kings 8/7/13 4♥
2. 349 pgs Song of Redemption 8/23/13 4♥
3. 331 pgs The Strength of His Hand 8/25/13 4♥
4. 311 pgs Faith of My Fathers 8/26/13 4♥
5. 347 pgs Among the Gods 8/27/13 4♥
(hide spoiler)]
September: Read a genre usually ignored-Nonfiction
1. 333 pgs Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
2. 467 pgs Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 by Madeleine Albright
3. 291 pgs The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by Josh Hanagarne
4. 368 pgs The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari by Paul Theroux
5. 315 pgs Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

[Zuzana]

Zuzana wrote: "I didn't manage to finish the Tudor Court series this month as I feared. :/ Wouldn't you consider 5 of 6 books enough for the August task, Jennifer?"

Nevermind, I'm gonna substitute August task for "Read 5 books from your favourite genre." - in my case historical fiction.

August completed. Books Read: 5/5 / Pages: 2,517.

The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory Aug 2, 2013 ***(The Tudor Court #1)
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory Aug 6, 2013 **** (The Tudor Court #2)
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory Aug 16, 2013 **** (The Tudor Court #3)
The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory Aug 21, 2013 ** (The Tudor Court #4)
The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory Aug 31, 2013 *** (The Tudor Court #5)