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

[Jennifer C.]

I'm in! This sounds challenging.

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge
Duration: 1.1.13-12.31.13
Completed: 1/12

January: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor - 420 Pages - 1/7/13 ★★★★★
Stem: A Zompunk Novel by Christopher Blankley - 466 Pages - 1/9/13 ★
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - 279 Pages 1/13/133 ★★★★
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - 146 Pages - 1/15/13 ★★★★★
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay - 339 Pages - 1/19/13 ★★★★★
No Words Alone by Autumn Dawn - 509 Pages - 1/20/13 ★★★★
Breakneck by Erica Spindler - 412 Pages - 1/23/13 ★★★
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia - 390 Pages - 1/26/13 ★★★★
Sangre Falls by Sandra Madera - 45 Pages - 1/26/13 ★★

Total Pages: 3006

February: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Warm Bodies/Isaac Marion 217 Pages - 2/5/13 - ★★★
2. True Colors/Kristin Hannah 401 Pages - 2/18/13 - ★★★★★
3. Need/Carrie Jones 239 Pages - 2/23/13 - ★★★
4. Hopeless/Colleen Hoover - 248 Pages - 2/26/13 - ★★★★★
5. Getting ComplicatedDiane Amos - 63 Pages - 2/27/13 - ★

March: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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April: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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May: Read one book with at least 2000 (or 1000+) pages and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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June: Read a book (children’s books work) to someone else every day this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it! *might sub with Jan.

July: 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.
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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!
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September: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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November: Read at least 2500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
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December: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~]

I'll give this challenge a shot. Just hope I can keep up with it.
Total Pages To Date:260803
January:10485/3000(view spoiler)[
Seduced by Moonlight1/3/13 4 Stars Pages 432
Lover Revealed1/6/13 4 Stars Pages 416
The Man Who Built the World1/6/13 4 Stars Pages 306
Under By Duress1/7/14 4 Stars Pages 124
Goodnight, Brian1/9/13 5 Stars Pages 308
Enslaved In Shadows1/9/13 4 Stars Pages 232
Anna Karenina1/10/13 4 Stars Pages 1070
Living Nightmare1/11/13 5 Stars Pages 368
Bared to You1/12/13 4 Stars Pages 280
The Thirteenth Unicorn1/13/12 4 Stars Page 332
Dragon Moon1/14/13 4 Stars Pages 182
Doing Thyme1/14/13 4 Stars Pages 68
His Devious Angel1/16/13 4 Stars Pages 168
Dead to the World1/17/13 5 Stars Pages 292
The Choice1/18/13 4 Stars Pages 308
Reflected in You1/19/13 4 Stars Pages 270
Dirty Little Secrets1/20/13 4 Stars Pages 352
A Stroke of Midnight1/20/13 4 Stars Pages 416
Lover Unbound1/21/13 4 Stars Pages 528
Locked In Torture1/22/13 4 Stars Pages 200
Horizon1/22/13 4 Stars Pages 18
Under By Treaty1/22/13 4 Stars Pages
Don't Be a Hero1/24/13 4 Stars Pages 372
Mistral's Kiss1/24/13 4 Stars Pages 326
A Lick of Frost1/25/13 5 Stars Pages 342
The Waiting1/25/13 4 Stars Pages 305
Naiskarin1/26/13 4 Stars Pages 200
Pearl Lover1/27/13 4 Stars Pages 220
A Promise of Hope1/28/13 4 Stars Pages 299
The Front Line: A Prayer Warrior's Guide to Spiritual Battle1/27/13 4 Stars Pages 160
Cajun Hot1/28/13 4 Stars Pages 162
Broken Vessels1/29/13 4 Stars Pages 320
Born of Fire1/30/13 4 Stars Pages 540
Lightbringer1/30/13 4 Stars Pages 316
Blood Moon1/31/13 4 Stars Pages 117 (hide spoiler)]
February Books:Page Count 1809
(view spoiler)[1.Lone Star TrailbyDarlene Franklin2/9/13 4 Stars Pages 288
2.Drums of AutumnbyDiana Gabaldon2/10/13 4 Stars Pages 896
3.Wild ManbyKristen Ashley2/14/13 5 Stars Pages 320
4.Lover EnshrinedbyJ.R. Ward2/17/13 4 Stars Pages 483
5.Phantom PleasuresbyJulie Leto2/21/13 4 Stars Pages 305 (hide spoiler)]
March Books:Page Count 845
(view spoiler)[1.Entangled3/8/13 4 Stars Pages 331
2.Ninth Crossing: Discovery3/19/13 4 Stars Pages 162
3.In Gods' Hands3/25/13 4 Stars Pages 24
4.The Changelings3/26/13 4 Stars Pages 275
5.Madly3/26/13 4 Stars Pages 53 (hide spoiler)]
April Books:Page Count 1671(view spoiler)[
1.First Grave on the Right4/5/13 5 Stars (Rec by Jenne) Pages 243
2.Shadow of Night4/14/13 4 Stars (Rec by Elizabeth) Pages 584
3.The Exception to the Rule4/15/13 5 Stars (Rec by Bookie) Pages 300
4.Bond with Me4/21/13 4 Stars (Rec by Jenne) Pages 228
5.In Like a Lion4/22/13 5 Stars (Rec by Bookie) Pages 316 (hide spoiler)]
May Books:Page Count 2156(view spoiler)[
1.A Storm of Swords5/18/13 5 Stars Pages 1177
2.The Fiery Cross5/28/13 4 Stars Pages 979 (hide spoiler)]
June Books:Page Count 2905(view spoiler)[
1.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets6/8/13 4 Stars Pages 341
2.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban6/22/13 4 Stars Pages 435
3.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire6/27/13 4 Stars Pages 734
4.Motorcycle Man6/23/13 5 Stars Pages 335
5.A Feast for Crows6/24/13 4 Stars Pages 1060 (hide spoiler)]
July Books:Page Count 1749(view spoiler)[
1.Captive of Magic7/3/13 4 Stars Pages 100
2.Duncan7/4/13 5 Stars Pages 282
3.Alpha & Omega: Call Of The Hunt Omnibus .05 - 3 7/3/13 5 Stars Pages 726
4.The Sword of Truth7/7/13 5 Stars Pages 349
5.Silver Borne7/7/13 5 Stars Pages 292 (hide spoiler)]
August Books:Page Count 2150(view spoiler)[
1.Deadlocked8/6/13 4 Stars Pages 340
2.Dead Ever After8/8/13 5 Stars Pages 338
3.Lover Reborn8/19/13 4 Stars Pages 592
4.Dragongirl8/27/13 4 Stars Pages 512
5.Sky Dragons8/29/13 4 Stars Pages 368 (hide spoiler)]
September Books:Page Count 1723(view spoiler)[
1.Beauty's Curse9/3/13 4 Stars Pages 186
2."I like your form" Confessions of a Personal Trainer9/9/13 3 Stars Pages 243
3.Paradise Valley9/11/13 4 Stars Pages 359
4.Christmas in Apple Ridge: Three-in-One Collection: The Sound of Sleigh Bells, The Christmas Singing, NEW! The Dawn of Christmas9/18/13 4 Stars Pages 576
5.Forty Days at Kamas9/19/13 5 Stars Pages 359 (hide spoiler)]
October Books:Page Count1379(view spoiler)[
1.The One We Feed10/19/13 3 Stars Pages 302
2.Limbus, Inc.10/16/13 4 Stars Pages 272
3.The Donors10/27/13 4 Stars Pages 246
4.The Vanished Lady10/29/13 4 Stars Pages 188
5.Neighborhood Watch10/30/13 4 Stars Pages 366 (hide spoiler)]
November Books:Page Count 1493(view spoiler)[
1.Skin Trade11/3/13 4 Stars Pages 544
2.Nautier and Wilder11/4/13 4 Stars Pages 265
3.Oracle's Moon11/8/13 4 Stars Pages 313
4.True Colors11/17/13 4 Stars Pages 93
5.On Dublin Street11/23/13 4 Stars Pages 275 (hide spoiler)]
December Books:Page Count 1901(view spoiler)[
1.Lucky Sevens12/1/13 4 Stars Pages 356
2.Stolen Innocence12/3/13 3 Stars Pages 96
3.A Christmas Carol12/5/13 4 Stars Pages 86
4.The Magicians' Guild12/5/13 4 Stars Pages 384
5.The Last Hour of Gann12/18/13 4 Stars Pages 979 (hide spoiler)]

[Britt]

I'll give this a shot as well. I'm still new to the group, but I figured I'd just jump in :)
I will change the June challenge though, I don't have anybody I can read to; I've decided to substitute that challenge with reading five works of poetry; I rarely read poetry, so I feel like I should read it more often.
I've also decided on my 2000+ page book: A Dream of Red Mansions, by Cao Xueqin; it's a Chinese classic that's been sitting in my bookcase for a while :)

Mar 24 - Edited to add books

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Challenges completed: 2/12

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman - 399pp - completed Jan. 3, 2013 - 4 stars
2. Gamers - Thomas K Carpenter - 324pp - Completed Jan. 6, 2013 - 3 stars
3. The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman - 326pp - Completed Jan. 11, 2013 - 4 stars
4. The Cruelest Month - Louise Penny - 464pp - Completed Jan. 13, 2013 - 3 stars
5. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy - 813pp - Completed Jan. 30, 2013 - 5 stars
6. De Brief voor de Koning - Tonke Dragt - 455pp - Completed Jan. 23, 2013 - 4 stars
7. The Color Purple - Alice Walker - 295pp - Completed Jan. 19, 2013 - 4 stars
Total: 3076/3000

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov - 378pp - Completed Feb 13, 2013 - 5 stars
2 The Accident at 13th and Jefferson - Brenda J Carlton - 462pp - Completed Feb. 20, 2013 - 4 stars
3 Komt een Vrouw bij de Dokter - Kluun - 316pp - Completed Feb 21, 2013 - 3 stars
4 Leve de Liefde - Anita Verkerk - 224pp - Completed Feb. 24, 2013 - 2 stars
5 Sonny Boy - Annejet van der Zijl - 220pp - Completed Feb. 28, 2013

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1 All the Way Gone - D. James Eldon - 204pp - Completed March 4, 2013 - 4 stars
2 2020 Episode 1 - Alex Asper - 42pp
3 The Ghost Map - Steven Johnson - 320pp
4 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain - 384pp
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April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1 A Dream of Red Mansions - Cao Xueqin - 2480 pages

June - This month: Read 5 works of poetry
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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.
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August – 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!
The Dark Tower - Stephen King
1. The Gunslinger
2. The Drawing of the Three
3. The Waste Lands
4. Wizard and Glass
5. Wolves of the Calla
6. Song of Susannah
7. The Dark Tower
(8. The Wind Through the Keyhole)

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Genre choice: Post-Modernism
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October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[Rosina]

I ll give this a shot as well

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Challenges completed: 0/12

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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June - This month: Read 5 works of poetry
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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.
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August – 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!
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September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

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October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[Danie]

This looks like fun! I'm in.

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

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!

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.

August – 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!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[Nichole ~~The Grey Lady~~]

Count me in. I am in the mood for something a little challenging.

Months completed 3/12

COMPLETE January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams 4 stars 307 pages 1/6/13
2. The Shattered Dark by Sandy Williams 4 stars 304 pages 1/8/13
3. Gone Girlby Gillian Flynn 4 stars 434 pages 1/9/13
4. Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett 3 stars 314 pages1/11/13
5. Shadows by Jennifer Armentrout 3 stars 180 pages 1/12/13
6. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov 3 stars 225 pages 1/15/13
7. The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon Green 4 stars 1/19/13 275 pages
8. Living on the Edge by Shannon K Butcher 3 stars 347 pages. 1/20/13
9. The Dog Stars by Peter Sellers 4 stars 320 pages 1/23/13
10. The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran 383 pages 4 stars 1/26/13
11. An Artificial Night by Seanan Mcguire 354 pages 3 stars 1/31/13

total pages for January: 3443 COMPLETE

COMPLETE February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh 3 stars 334 pages 2/7/13
2. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. 564 pages 3 stars 2-10-13
3. Warrior by Zoe Archer 1 star 2-12-13
4. Caressed By Iceby Nalini Singh 352 pages 4 stars 2-16-13
5. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning 3 stars 375 pages 2-17-13

COMPLETE March: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. The Day of the Triffidsby John Wyndham. 4 stars 228 pages 3/3/13
2. Moonglowby Kristen Callihan 4 stars 384 pages 3/7/13
3.The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pieby Alan Bradley. 3 stars. 3/20/13
4. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey 5 stars 3/27/13
5. The House Girl by Tara Conklin 4 stars 3/31/13

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Anewby Chelsea Fine 3 stars. 4/8/13
2. Awryby Chelsea Fine 3 stars 4/9/13
3. Avow by Chelsea Fine 3 stars 4/14/13
4. The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook 4 stars 4/20/13

[Jamie]

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 01, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Months Completed: 2/12

January: Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. FINISHED 1/17/13 ---- 3320/3000

1. Destiny: A Fairy Tale by Aaron Mahnke-3 stars- 252 pages 1/1/13
2. Fifty Shades Darker by E.L.James- 4 stars- 532 pages 1/3/13
3. Jackpot! by Jackie Pilossoph- 5 stars- 322 pages 1/4/13
4. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld- 5 stars- 406 pages 1/5/13
5. She's Not There by Marla Madison- 4 stars- 394 pages 1/7/13
6. Notes to Self by Avery Sawyer- 3 stars- 168 pages 1/7/13
7. The Underworld by Jessica Sorensen- 5 stars- 388 pages 1/10/13
8. There Is No Hope Here by Richard Biggs- 4 stars- 188 pages 1/13/13
9. Awakened by Brenda K. Davies- 5 stars- 319 pages 1/15/13
10. Ready or Not by Chautona Havig-4 stars- 351 pages 1/17/13

February: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. FINISHED 2/28/13----- 5/5

1. Ryan's Return by Barbara Freethy-4 stars- 388 pages---- 2/20/13
2. Playing for Keeps by Kate Perry- 4 stars- 278 pages---- 2/24/13
3. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James- 4 stars- 579 pages---- 2/23/13
4. Perfect for You by Kate Perry- 4 stars- 367 pages---- 2/25/13
5. Love Will Find a Way by Barbara Freethy- 4 stars- 354 pages---- 2/28/13

March: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. The Escape by Samantha Abigail Ashford- 3 stars- 163 pages---- 3/12/13
2. Finding Kate Huntley by Theresa Ragan- 3 stars- 219 pages---- 3/12/13
3. Family Pieces by Misa Rush- 4 stars- 253 pages---- 3/14/13
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June: Read a book/article/etc... (children’s books work) to someone else at least 5 times this month.
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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!
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September: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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October: Read 5 horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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November: Read at least 2500 pages this month from any genre.
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December: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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[[deleted user]]

I'm thinking about joining this challenge and was wondering about the May part of the challenge, would it be possible to read an Omnibus of novels by One author that has been put together as one large book or a boxed set of books ?

[~Jennifer~]

Yes, that's fine!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Jennifer :)

[[deleted user]]

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 01, - December 31, 2013
Months Completed: 1/12
Original post # 65

January: 3660 of 3000pgs
1.Opal ~ Jennifer Armentrout(Jan 1,13)(382pg)5*
2.Confessions of a Murder Suspect ~ James Patterson(Jan 1,13)(372pg)4*
3.We Bought A Zoo ~ Benjamin Mee(Jan 5,13)(261pg)3*
4.Job From Hell ~ Jayde Scott(Jan 6,13)(368pg)3*
5.Stray ~ Rachel Vincent (Jan 8,13)(624pg)4*
6.Rogue ~ Rachel Vincent(Jan 10,13)(394pg)4*
7.Pride ~ Rachel Vincent(Jan 11,13)(425pg)5*
8.Prey ~ Rachel Vincent(Jan 17,13)(393pg)5*
9.Shift ~ Rachel Vincent(Jan 18,13)(441pg)4*



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[Joyce]

I will give it the old college try. Will be interesting since I don't read print books anymore. I just use my Kindle. Number of pages will be interesting.

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge
Duration: 1.1.13-12.31.13
Completed: 2/12

January: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer, 498 pages, 1/4/2013, 5/5
2. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer, 563 pages, 1/8/2013, 5/5
3. Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer, 629 pages, 1/12/2013, 5/5
4. Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer, 756 pages 1/20/2013, 5/5
5. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, 374 pages, 1/24/2013, 5/5
6. Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins, 391 pages,1/27/2013, 5/5

February: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Of Noble Birth by Brenda Novak, 416 pages, 2/17/13, 4/5 stars.
2.You had me at Halo by Amanda Ashby, 304 pages, 2/23/13, 4/5
3.Bad Girl Lessons by Seraphina Donavan, 116 pages, 2/22/13, 5/5
4.Always by Deb Stover, 256 pages,2/28/13, 4/5
5. Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass by Melinda DuChamp, 131 pages, 2/28/13,4/5


March: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Family Pieces by Misa Rush, 266 pages,
2.Identity by Ted Dekker, 66 pages
3.The End of Summer by Alex Smith, 101 pages
4.In the After by Ashley Mackler-Paternostro, 398 pages
5.Crash into my Heart by Selene Grace Siver, 45 pages



April: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

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May: Read one book with at least 2000 (or 1000+) pages and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell,1037 pages
2. The Stand, Stephen King, 1153 pages


June: Read a book (children’s books work) to someone else every day this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!

July: 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.
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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!
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September: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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October: Read 5 horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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November: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
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December: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[Harri]

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

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Shadows Edge by Brent Weeks 1/1/13 *** 642 pages
David and the Hairy Beast by Fiona Veitch Smith 2/1/13 ***** 32 pages
Mabel And Max by Jan Fearnley 2/1/13 **** 48 pages
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes 2/1/13 *** 64 pages
The Flight of the Heron by D.K. Broster 3/1/13 ***** 330 pages
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne 5/1/13 **** 254 pages
The Periodic Table: Elements with Style! by Simon Basher 5/1/13 ***** 128 pages
The Siege of Berlin and Other Stories by Alphonse Daudet 6/1/13 **** 48 pages
Astronomy: Out of this World! by Simon Basher 7/1/13 ***** 128 pages
I'm Really Ever So Not Well by Lauren Child 8/1/13 *** 32 pages
The Real Me Is Thin by Arabella Weir 9/1/13 ** 227 pages
Darke by Angie Sage 10/1/13 **** 641 pages
Shadows by Amy Meredith 11/1/13 * 281 pages
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 13/1/13 *** 141 pages
The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity by Lee Strobel 16/1/13 *** 300 pages

Progress: 3296/3000

Month complete!

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Read 27/2/13 ***** 76 pages
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene Read 4/2/13 ***** 192 pages
The Host by Stephenie Meyer Read 27/2/13 * 652 pages
Dantalion of the Goetia by Tina M.E. Read 27/2/13 * 246 pages
Mr Gilfil's Love Story by George Eliot Read 18/2/13 **** 126 pages

5/5 Books complete

Month complete!

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Mrs Whippy by Cecelia Ahern Read 1/3/13 ** 75 pages
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Read 2/3/13 ***** 336 pages
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult Read 13/3/13 ***** 423 pages
Third Time Lucky by Meg Cabot Read 31/3/13 ** 224 pages
Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island Read 23/3/13 *** 256 pages

5/5 complete

Month complete!

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick Read 9/4/13 ***** 289 pages Recommended by Rosa
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Read 22/4/13 **** 232 pages Recommended by Elspeth
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult Read 20/4/13 **** 448 pages Recommended by Rosa
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Read 21/4/13 ***** 313 pages Recommended by Elspeth
How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran Read 30/4/13 **** 312 pages Recommended by Hope
5/5 complete

Month complete!

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 1269/1408 pages by 31/5/13, completed on ---, average rating ---
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 1114/1392 pages by 31/5/13, completed on 8/6/13, rating *****
1/2 complete

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!

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1. 1/6/13, 20 minutes, chapter 3, read to little sister
2. 4/6/13, 20 minutes, chapter 4, read to little sister
3. 6/6/13, 20 minutes, chapter 5, read to little sister
4. 7/6/13, 20 minutes, chapter 6, read to little sister
5. 9/6/13, 20 minutes, chapter 7, read to little sister
5/5 times

Month complete!

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.

August – 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!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[Diane L]

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Challenges completed:10/12

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
(view spoiler)[Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear, 294 pages, 4*
Night by Elie Wiesel, 120 pages, 4*
Old New York: Four Novellas by Edith Wharton, 320 pages, 4*
Angel's Rest by Charles Davis, 329 pages, 5*
When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall, 317 pages, 4*
The SecretAmos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates, 192 pages, 3*
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov, 288 pages, 3*
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny, 296 pages, 3*
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene, 384 pages, 3*
The Face of Heaven by Murray Pura, 352 pages, 5*
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi, 326 pages, 3*
This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 368 pages, 3*
The Preacher's Bride by Jody Hedlund, 384 pages, 4*
The Widow's Husband by Mir Tamim Ansary, 358 pages, 3*
Total pages: 4692 (hide spoiler)]

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
(view spoiler)[1 - 16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber, 376 pages, completed 2 Feb, 4*
2 - When the Soul Mends: A Novel by Cindy Woodsmall, 368 pages, completed 11 Feb, 4*
3 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, 320 pages, completed 14 Feb, 3*
4 - The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley, 476 pages, 19 Feb, 4*
5 - Ransomed Bride by Jane Peart, 252 pages, 27 Feb, 4* (hide spoiler)]

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
(view spoiler)[1. Artifacts by Mary Anna Evans, 305 pages, 4 March, 4*
2. Irish Gilt by Ralph McInerny, 240 pages (for regular print edition), 14 Mar, 3*
3. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, 320 pages, 15 Mar, 5*
4. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, 235 pages, 16 Mar, 3.5*
5. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder, 412 pages, 21 Mar, 5*
(hide spoiler)]

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
(view spoiler)[1. Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin - Mom, completed 21 Apr
2. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson - Katie, completed 29 Apr
3. Canticle by R.A. Salvatore - Ken, completed 23 Apr
4. Slan by A.E. van Vogtr - Pat, completed 3 Apr
5. Annie, Between the States by L. M. Elliott - Stacy, completed 24 Apr (hide spoiler)]

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
(view spoiler)[
1 The Arabian Nights: A Tale of 1001 Nights
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1 by Anonymous, 982 pages
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 2 by Anonymous, 878 pages
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 3 by Anonymous, 855 pages
Completed final volume 29 May. Overall rating was only 2 - very repetitious.
The total for this 3 volume book was 2715 pages.
(hide spoiler)]

June - This month: Read a book (children’s books work) to someone else five days this month. ;)
(view spoiler)[1 - On June 4th I read to Alexander and James:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, chapter 3
2 On June 14th I read to Benjamin, Alexander and James

3 On June 15th I read to James
and 3 other books I couldn't find links for
4 On June 17th I read to Benjamin, Alexander and James

5 On June 18th I read to Benjamin, Alexander and James
(hide spoiler)]

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.
(view spoiler)[1 White Dolphin by Gill Lewis, 338 pages, finished 2 July, 3*
2 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis, 256 pages, finished 8 July, 3*
3 Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, 288 pages, finished 13 July, 4.5*
4 The Widow of Jerusalem by Alan Gordon, 276 pages, finished 23 July, 3*, contrary to what is suggested by the title about 85% of this book takes place in Tyre which is a Mediterranean seaport.
5 Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler, 527 pages, 28 July, 3* (hide spoiler)]

August – 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!
Chronicles of the Kings by Lynn Austin has 5 books
(view spoiler)[
1 Gods and Kings, 317 pages, 4 August, 4*
2 Song of Redemption, 349 pages, 24 August, 4*
3 The Strength of His Hand, 331 pages, 25 August, 4*
4 Faith of My Fathers, 311 pages, 27 August, 3.5*
5 Among the Gods, 347 pages, 29 Aug, 4*
(hide spoiler)]

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Genre choice: Classics
(view spoiler)[
1 The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas, 768 pages, 6 Sep, 3*
2 A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, 394 pages, 14 Sep, 2*
3 Candide by Voltaire, 176 pages, 22 Sep, 3*
4 The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, 672 pages, 27 Sep, 3*
5 Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, 245 pages, 28 Sep, 4*
(hide spoiler)]

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
(view spoiler)[
1 Murder on the Eiffel Tower by Claude Izner, 292 pages, 6 Oct, 2.5*
2 The Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer, 464 pages, 9 Oct, 4*
3 Death of a Gentle Lady by M.C. Beaton, 272 pages, 11 Oct, 3*
4 Fonduing Fathers by Julie Hyzy, 293 pages, 14 Oct, 2*
5 The Highly Effective Detective by Rick Yancey, 294 pages, 16 Oct, 4*
(hide spoiler)]

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. THRILLER
The Naming of the Dead by Ian Rankin, 464 pages, 2 Nov
The Drowning House by Elizabeth Black, 268 pages, 7 Nov
The Book of the Dead by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, 454 pages, 14 Nov
Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn, 576 pages, 21 Nov
All Cry Chaos by Leonard Rosen, 332 pages, 24 Nov
Total pages this genre this month: 2094

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!
1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, 391 pages, 2 Dec, 3*
2. Death of a Cozy Writer by G. M. Mailliet, 297 pages, 9 Dec, 3*
3. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, 359 pages, 14 Dec, 4*
4. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy, 464 pages, 15 Dec, 3.5*
5. Eric Brighteyes by H. Rider Haggard, 328 pages, 22 Dec, 3*
6. Naomi's Gift: An Amish Christmas Story by Amy Clipston, 192 pages, 24 Dec, 3*
7. The Telling by Beverly Lewis, 336 pages, 27 Dec, 3*
8. The Anatomist's Apprentice by Tessa Harris, 310 pages, 29 Dec, 2.5*
Total for December was only 2677 pages. I moved this month and also took a week-long trip to see grandchildren. Really cuts into reading time.

[JenniferJ]

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge
Duration: 1/1/13-12/31/13
Completed: 1/12

January: 3868/3000 COMPLETED 1/22/13
(view spoiler)[1/2/13 - The Abduction of Mary Rose by Joan Hall Hovey 240 pgs ***
1/4/13 - Supper: The Horror Short Story You've Been Craving by Carolyn McCray 39 pgs **
1/5/13 - Blood Winter by Diana Pharaoh Francis 388 pgs ****
1/7/13 - Rise of the Fallen by Donya Lynne 258 pgs *****
1/8/13 - Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland by Melinda DuChamp 115 pgs ***
1/9/13 - Asking for Trouble by Sandra Byrd 266 pgs ****
1/9/13 - Errant by Diana Peterfreund 33 pgs ***
1/12/13 - Wild Thing by Dandi Daley Mackall 192 pgs ****
1/13/13 - Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins 453 pgs ****
1/13/13 - Captive of My Desires by Johanna Lindsey 464 pgs **
1/14/13 - His Devious Angel by Mimi Barbour 168 pgs ****
1/15/13 - 101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire by Joleene Naylor 52 pgs *
1/18/13 - Untimed by Andy Gavin 325 pgs ****
1/19/13 - Big Girls Don't Cry by Taylor Lee 250 pgs ****
1/19/13 - Shades of Gray by Andy Holloman 250 pgs ****
1/20/13 - On the Wings of a Dove by N. M. Stephen 42 pgs ***
1/20/13 - The Seventh Sister by Z.L. Arkadie 115 pgs ***
1/21/13 - Mississippi Cotton by Paul H. Yarbrough 218 pgs **** (hide spoiler)]

February: Read 5 romantic books. COMPLETED 2/26/13
(view spoiler)[1. Cowboys And Angels by Cindy Stark (2/10/13) 144pgs ****
2. No Exchanges, No Returns by Laurie Kellogg (2/4/13) 230pgs ****
3. Married By Christmas by Scarlett Bailey (2/3/13) 202pgs ****
4. My Cheeky Angel by Mimi Barbour (2/25/13) 168pgs ***
5. Kissed in Paris by Juliette Sobanet(2/25/13) 268pgs ***** (hide spoiler)]

March: Read 5 books with a green cover. COMPLETED 3/26/13
(view spoiler)[1. Hannah's Voice by Robb Grindstaff (3/-1/13) 242Pgs *****
2. Cool Beans by Erynn Mangum (3/-3/13) 298Pgs ***
3. Pitch Green by The Brothers Washburn (3/10/13) 280Pgs *****
4. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (3/22/13) 358Pgs *****
5. Night of the Assassin by Russell Blake (3/25/13) 180Pgs ***
(hide spoiler)]

April: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends.
1. Title by -- (4/--/13) #Pgs *****
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5. Title by -- (4/--/13) #Pgs *****

May: Read one book with at least 2000 (or 1000+).
1. Title by -- (5/--/13) #Pgs *****

June: Read a book to someone else 5 times.
1. Title by -- (6/--/13) #Pgs *****
2. Title by -- (6/--/13) #Pgs *****
3. Title by -- (6/--/13) #Pgs *****
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5. Title by -- (6/--/13) #Pgs *****

July: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water.
1. Title by -- (7/--/13) #Pgs *****
2. Title by -- (7/--/13) #Pgs *****
3. Title by -- (7/--/13) #Pgs *****
4. Title by -- (7/--/13) #Pgs *****
5. Title by -- (7/--/13) #Pgs *****

August: Read a book series from start to finish. (5 Books)
1. Title by -- (8/--/13) #Pgs *****
2. Title by -- (8/--/13) #Pgs *****
3. Title by -- (8/--/13) #Pgs *****
4. Title by -- (8/--/13) #Pgs *****
5. Title by -- (8/--/13) #Pgs *****

September: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore.
1. Title by -- (9/--/13) #Pgs *****
2. Title by -- (9/--/13) #Pgs *****
3. Title by -- (9/--/13) #Pgs *****
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5. Title by -- (9/--/13) #Pgs *****

October: Read 5 horror books.
1. Title by -- (10/--/13) #Pgs *****
2. Title by -- (10/--/13) #Pgs *****
3. Title by -- (10/--/13) #Pgs *****
4. Title by -- (10/--/13) #Pgs *****
5. Title by -- (10/--/13) #Pgs *****

November: Read at least 600 pages.
1. Title by -- (11/--/13) #Pgs *****
2. Title by -- (11/--/13) #Pgs *****
3. Title by -- (11/--/13) #Pgs *****
4. Title by -- (11/--/13) #Pgs *****
5. Title by -- (11/--/13) #Pgs *****

December: Read anything.
1. Title by -- (12/--/13) #Pgs *****
2. Title by -- (12/--/13) #Pgs *****
3. Title by -- (12/--/13) #Pgs *****
4. Title by -- (12/--/13) #Pgs *****
5. Title by -- (12/--/13) #Pgs *****

[Kate]

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

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

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!

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.

August – 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!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!


You may substitute one month with a challenge from another month if it is too challenging OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!

[Megan]

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Duration: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

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!

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.

August – 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!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!


You may substitute one month with a challenge from another month if it is too challenging OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!

[Turtlecollector Dennis]

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
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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♥

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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♥
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May: read two 1000 pg books Completed 5/13/13
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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♥
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June: Listen to a book on CD Completed 6/25/13
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1. 14+ hrs Covet by J R Ward 6/25/13 3♥
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July: Read 5 books set by water Completed 7/31/13
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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♥
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August: Read complete series of at least 5 books Completed 8/27/13
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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♥
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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

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

I will give this a go. Not sure I can manage any month completely, but I'll try.


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

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

3257/3000
302 pages Instant Attraction, Jill Shalvis 1/2/13 5 stars
320 Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet, Darynda Jones 1/5/13
277 Instant Gratification, Jill Shalvis 1/6/13
273 Instant Temptation, Jill Shalvis 1/6/13
367The Duke Is Mine, Eloisa James 1/12/13
384 The Ugly Duchess, Eloisa James 1/19/13
348 The Sweetest Thing, Jill Shalvis 1/25/12
384 The Duke And I, Julia Quinn 1/25/12
266 Angel Fire, Valmore Daniels 1/25/12
336 Night Pleasures, Sherilyn Kenyon 1/31/13

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Bound by Blood, P.A. Lupton 2/18/13 ★★★★ 361 pgs
The Viscount Who Loved Me, Julia Quinn 2/13/13 ★★★★★ 354 pgs
Trouble with Harry, Myla Jackson 2/8/13 ★★★ 204
Werewolf in Denver, Vicki Lewis Thompson 2/21/13 ★★★★ 336 pgs
Everything and the Moon, Julia Quinn 2/23/13 ★★★ 384 pgs
Head Over Heels, Jill Shalvis 2/23/13 ★★★★ 328 pgs

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Soul of a Highlander, Melissa Mayhue 3/1/13 ★★★★ 368 pgs
Dark Desires After Dusk. Kresely Cole 3/8/13 ★★★★ 368 pgs
Storm's Heart, Thea Harrison 3/10/13 ★★★★ 186 pgs
Romancing Mister Bridgerton, Julia Quinn 3/17/13 ★★★★★ 460pgs
At Last, Jill Shalvis 3/28/13 ★★★★





April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.


Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, Lisa Kleypas, 4/6/13 211 pgs ★★★

May – Replacing with January challenge
Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

3019
208 Rosy George's Convention Conundrum, PJ Young 5/3/13 ★
123 Pictures of Emily, Theresa Weir 5/3/13 ★★
376 It Had to Be You, Susan Elizabeth Phillips 5/2/13 ★★★★
309 Forged in Fire, Trish McCallan 5/8/13 ★★★
320 The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley 5/7/13 ★★★★★
451 Inferno, Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/13/13 ★★★★
372 To Sir Phillip, With Love, Julia Quinn 5/17/13 ★★★
360 About a Dragon, G.A. Aiken 5/19/13 ★★★
500 Rock Chick Rescue, Kristen Ashley 5/22/13 ★★★

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!

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.

August – 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!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!


You may substitute one month with a challenge from another month if it is too challenging OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!

[Candy]

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

January 1, 2013-December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

3039/3000

Oryx and Crake/Margaret Atwood - 93 pages - 1/2 - ★★ ★ ★
Mr. Darcy, Vampyre/Amanda Grange - 227 pages - 1/4 - ★★
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks/Max Brooks - 144 pages - 1/5 - ★★★★
Rosemary's Baby/Ira Levin - 245 pages - 1/8 - ★★ ★ ★
Eragon/Christopher Paolini - 509 pages - 1/20 - ★★★★
Pictures of You/Caroline Leavitt - 322 pages - 1/23 - ★★★★
Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath/Stephanie Hemphill - 272 pages - 1/24 - ★★★
The Living Dead/John Joseph Adams - 487 pages - 1/27 - ★ ★★
Breaking Night/Liz Murray - 352 pages - 1/30 - ★★★★
Soulless/Gail Carriger - 388 pages - 1/31 - ★★★★

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Reading books with "Romance" listed as a genre on the main page

1595 pages

1.Must Love Dogs/Claire Cook - 304 pages - 2/3 -★★★
2.The Perks of Being a Wallflower/Stephen Chbosky - 213 pages - 2/12 - ★★★
3.Revolution/Jennifer Donnelly - 472 pages - 2/24 - ★★★★★
4.Heat Wave/Richard Castle - 216 pages - 2/27 -★★★
5.Cinder/Marissa Meyer - 390 pages - 2/28 -★★★★

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1997 pages

1.Howl's Moving Castle/ Diana Wynne Jones - 336 pages - 3/10 - ★★★★★
2.The Woodcutter/Kate Danley - 346 pages - 3/24 -★★★
3.Matched/Ally Condie - 384 pages - 3/27 - ★★★★★
4.Anna and the French Kiss/Stephanie Perkins - 386 pages - 3/30 - ★★★★
5.Insurgent/Veronica Roth - 545 pages - 3/31 - ★★★★★

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1634 pages

1.Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas/James Patterson - 266 pages - 4/12 - ★★★★
2.The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level/Chris Hardwick - 279 pages - 4/15 - ★★★
3.Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?/Mindy Kaling - 222 pages - 4/22 - ★★★
4.City of Glass/Cassandra Clare - 541 pages - 4/28- ★★★★
5.Where'd You Go, Bernadette/Maria Semple - 326 pages - 4/30 - ★★★★


May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

2392 pages

Under the Dome/Stephen King - 1,072 pages - 5/31 -★★★★★
The Stand/Stephen King - 1,320 pages - 5/29 -★★★★★

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 - ★★★★


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.Life of Pi/Yann Martel - 460 pages
2.The Shipping News/E. Annie Proulx - 352 pages
3.The Lifeboat/Charlotte Rogan - 288 pages
4.Seaweed/Elle Strauss - 233 pages
5.Summer At Willow Lake/Susan Wiggs - 338 pages

August – 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!

1.Beautiful Creatures/Kami Garcia - 577 pages
2.Beautiful Darkness/Kami Garcia - 508 pages
3.Dream Dark/Kami Garcia - 73 pages
4.Beautiful Chaos/Kami Garcia - 566 pages
5.Beautiful Redemption/Kami Garcia - 576 pages

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Christian Fiction:Almost Heaven/Chris Fabry - 385 pages
2.Cozy Mystery: Progressive Dinner Deadly/Elizabeth Spann Craig - 170 pages
3.Christian Fiction:When Calls the Heart/Janette Oke - 220 pages

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!


You may substitute one month with a challenge from another month if it is too challenging OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!

[Suzanne]

The Challenge Factory
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Duration: 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating -
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James - *** - 1/3/2013 - 532 Pages
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella - ***** - 1/6/2013 - 433 Pages (965 Total)
Undone by Rachel Caine - ***** - 1/8/2013 - 305 Pages (1270 Total)
The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole - ***** - 1/8/2013 - 163 Pages (1433 Total)
Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 1/10/2013 - 276 Pages (1709 Total)
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James - ** - 1/16/2013 - 551 Pages (2260 Total)
Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 1/18/2013 - 360 Pages (2620 Total)
A Hathaway Wedding by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 1/18/2013 - 28 Pages (2648 Total)
Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 1/21/2013 - 373 Pages (3021 Total)



February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating:
1. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward - *** - 2/6/2013 - 502 Pages
2. Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 2/7/2013 - 281 Pages
3. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman - ***** - 2/11/2013 - 451 Pages
4. Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 2/15/2013 - 326 Pages
5. Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel - ***** - 2/18/2013 - 224 Pages



March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating:
1. Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story by Ally Carter - ***** - 3/21/2013
2. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand - ***** - 3/18/2013
3. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes - ** - 3/20/2013
4. The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe - ***** - 3/31/2013
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - **** - 3/29/2013



April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating:
1. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley - **** - 4/2/2013
2. Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning - ***** - 4/7/2013
3. Grave Witch by Kalayna Price - ** - 4/10/2013
4. Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 4/12/2013
5. Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec - ***** - 4/30/2013



May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating:
1. The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss - ***** - 5/31/2013 - 1,000 Pages
2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - ***** - 5/31/2013 - 1,276 Pages



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!:
We read stories everynight. Done!

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. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong - ***** - 7/2/2013 - Set in Vancouver Island
2. Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West - ***** - 7/5/2013 - Set on the Alabama Coast
3. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell - ***** - 7/7/2013 - Everglades
4. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl - *** - 7/11/2013
5. Sand Castle Bay by Sherryl Woods - *** - 7/14/2013



August – 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!
Charley Davidson
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones - **** - 8/5/2013
For I Have Sinned by Darynda Jones - ***** - 8/5/2013
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones - ***** - 8/6/2013
Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones - *** - 8/21/2013
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - ***** - 8/29/2013
Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones - ***** - 8/30/2013



September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating: Non-Fiction
1. Unsinkable: A Memoir by Debbie Reynolds - ***** - 9/9/2013
2. The Tao of Martha: My Year of LIVING; Or, Why I'm Never Getting All That Glitter Off of the Dog by Jen Lancaster - ***** - 9/24/2013
3. Dieting Sucks: What to Do When Your Waistline Makes You Miserable by Joanne Kimes - ***** - 9/28/2013
4. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser - ***** - 9/29/2013
5. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich - ***** - 9/30/2013



October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating:
1. Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow - **** - 10/21/2013 - 293 Pages - Horror
2. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher - ***** - 10/28/2013
3. One Summer by Karen Robards - ***** - 10/31/2013
4. House Rules by Jodi Picoult - ***** - 10/31/2013
5. 12 Rounds by Lauren Hammond - ***** - 10/31/2013



November – This month: Read at least 1500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
1. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn - ***** - 11/1/2013 - 260 Pages
2. Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham - ***** - 11/3/2013 - 344 Pages
3. The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart - *** - 11/7/2013 - 229 Pages
4. Gypsy Wind by Lisa Jackson - ** - 11/8/2013 - 256 Pages
5. Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale - ***** - 11/11/2013 - 277 Pages
6. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron - ***** - 11/11/2013 - 277 Pages



December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas -
1. Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn - *** - 12/2/2013 - 281 Pages
2. Futures and Frosting by Tara Sivec - ***** - 12/4/2013 - 212 Pages
3. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks - ***** - 12/5/2013
4. Fever by Maya Banks - **** - 12/9/2013
5. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton - **** - 12/10/2013
6. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt - ***** - 12/11/2013
7. Frostbite: The Graphic Novel by Richelle Mead - ***** - 12/14/2013
8. Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin - *** - 12/15/2013
9. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - **** - 12/17/2013
10. Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon - *** - 12/18/2013
11. Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter - ** - 12/22/2013
12. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill - **** - 12/25/2013

[Phyllis]

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Challenges completed: 1/12

January – This month read 3000 pages then list book title, author, number of pages, date completed and your rating.

1.Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden. 205 pages. 3 stars. Finished 1/2
2. The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner. 320 pages 4 stars. finished 1/4
3. Julie by Catherine Marshall. 384 pages. 5 star finished 1/7
4.Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin 428 pages. 5 stars. finished 1/10
5. Short-Straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer. 365 pages. 5 stars. finished 1/12/13.
6. Invisible by Lorena McCourtney 320 pages 5 stars. finished 1/14/13
7. At Any Cost by Lauren Nichols 224 pages 5 stars finished 1/16/13
8. Chasing Mona Lisa by Tricia Goyer 322 pages 3 stars finished 1/21/13
9. Prize of My Heart by Lisa Norato 298 pages 3 stars finished 1/22/13
10. Prairie Rose by Cathering Palmer 262 pages 4 stars finished 1/24/13
11. The Search by Shelley Shephard Gray 288 pages 5 stars finished 1/25/13
12. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary GenerationFound by Shelley Shephard Gray 272 pages 5 stars
finished 1/26/13
13. Fatal Judgment by Irene Hannon 330 pages 5 stars finished 1/28/13
14. The Fence My Father Built by Linda Clare 294 pages 3 start Finished Jan 30
15. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks 340 pages 4 stars finished 1/31/13

4648 pages in January, 2013



February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Out of Control by Mary Connealy finished 2/12/13

2. Kelly's Chance by Wanda Brandstetter finished 2/8/13

3.A Time to Love by Barbara Cameron finished 2/19/13

4. Sixty Acres and a Bride by Regina Jennings finished 2/9/13

5 The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury finished 2/21/13

Complete 2/21/13

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy finished 3/22/13 400 pages 3 stars

2. The Amish Midwife by Leslie Gould and Mindy Starns Clark finished 3/14/13 324 pages 4 stars

3. Return to Me by Robin Lee Hatcher finished 3/5/13 271 pages 4 stars

4. Beyond the Storm by Carolyn Zane finished 3/23/23 272 pages 5 stars

5. Valiant Hope by Donna Fleisher finished 3/11/14 308 pages 4 stars

Finished with March, now on to April.


April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1 Valiant Bride by Jane Peart recommended by Stacy Lewis finished 4/10/13

2 The Tall Woman by Wilma Dykeman recommended by Diane Lewis finished 4/16/13

3 Angel's Rest by Charles Davis recommended by Diane Lewis finished 4/4/13

4. Her Good Name by Ruth Axtell recommended by Franck (on good reads)finished 4/10/13

5 The List by Robert Whitlow recommended by Madeline Howard finished 4/8/13

I am finished with all five of my books and I thoroughly enjoyed each one of them. A big thank you to all who recommended them.

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Prairie by Anna Lee Waldo 1120 pages finished 5/25/13 3 stars

2. Sacajawea by Anna Lee Waldo pages 1424 pages finished 5/10/13 4 stars



June -Listen to audio-books

1. Moonlight on the Millpond by Lori Wick 8 hrs. 30 min. finished 6/6/13

2. Just Above a Whisper by Lori Wick 8 hrs. 11 min. finished 6/11/13

3. Leave a Candle Burning by Lori Wick 8hrs. 47 min. finished 6/18/13

4. The Shepherd's Voice by Robin Lee Hatcher 8 hrs. 47 mins. finished 6/24/13

5. Even Now by Karen Kingsbury 11 hrs and 18 min. ****

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. Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden finished 7/12/13

2.Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordan Lake finished 7/9/13

3. Moon Over Water by Debbie Macomber finished 7/15/13

4. Water's Edge by Robert Whitlow finished 7/5/13

5. No Safe Harbor by Elizabeth Ludwig finished 7/18/13

August – 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!

Lions of Judah series by Gilbert Morris

1. Heart of a Lion finished 8/18/13 352 pages ****
2. No Woman So Fair finished 8/20/13 351 pages ***
3. The Gate of Heaven finished 8/24/13 317 pages ****
4. Till Shiloh Comes finished 9/5/13 318 pages *** I didn't receive this book from my digital library until 9/3/13 even though I had put a hold on it the middle of August.
5. By Way of the Wilderness finished 8/25/13 284 pages ****
6. Daughter of Deliverance finished 8/29/13 316 pages ****


September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Genre choice: Religion - Non-Fiction

1. When God Whispers Your Name by Max Lucado finished 9/8/13 232 pages *****
2. The applause of heaven, When God whispers your name, In the grip of grace by Max Lucado finished 9/25/13 219 pages ****
3. The Beloved Disciple: Following John to the Heart of Jesus by Beth Moore finished 9/24/13 352 pages ****
4. Falling in Love with Prayer by Mike Macintosh finished 9/17/13 ****
5. Our Covenant God: Living in the Security of His Unfailing Love by Kay Arthur finished 9/12/13 304 pages ***

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Not by Sight by Kathy Herman 400 pages **** 10/4/13
2. When a Secret Kills by Lynette Eason 352 pages **** 10/5/13
3. Lonestar Sanctuary by Colleen Coble 312 pages **** 10/7/13
4. Lonestar Secrets by Colleen Coble 321 pages ****10/11/13
5. Lonestar Homecoming by Colleen Coble336 pages **** 10/14/13

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

Christian Fiction - 4258 pages

1. Unforeseeable by Nancy Mehl 332 pages *** 11/1/13
2. Trapped by Irene Hannaon 393 pages **** 11/3/13
3. Predator by Terri Blackstock 334 pages **** 11/3/13
4.The Coming Storm by Tracie Peterson 398 pages **** 11/8/13
5. The Living Room by Robert Whitlow 424 pages **** 11/9/13
6. On a Someday by Roxanne Henke 369 pages **** 11/12/13
7. A Gift of Grace by Amy Clipston 336 pages **** 11/15/13
8. Leaving Lancaster by Kate Lloyd 368 pages **** 11/18/13
9. A Stranger's Gift by Ann Schmidt 320 pages **** 11/21/13
10. The Outsider by Ann Gabhart 345 pages **** 11/22/13
11. A Home for Lydia by Vanetta Chapman 335 pages **** 11/25/13
12.. That Certain Summer by Irene Hannon 11/29/13 304 pages ****

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff 12/5/13 514 pages ***
2. Everlasting Hope (Oregon Brides Series #2) By Tracey Bateman 12/6/13*** 176 pages
3- Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh 12/8/13 **** 264 pages
4. Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay 12//8/13 **** 304 pages
5. A Nose for Justice by Rita Brown 12/11/13/*** 267 pages
6. An Unlikely Suitor by Nancy Moser 12/12/13 **** 381 pages
7. One Holy Night by J. M. Hochstetler 12/13/13 **** 292 pages
8. A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861 by Karen Hesse 12/14/13*** 169 pages
9. Santa Fe Woman by Gilbert Morris 12/16/13 *** 326 pages
10. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 12/18/13 **** 272 pages
11. Freefall by Kristen Heitzmann 12/21/13 **** 464 pages
12. Bookmarked For Death by Lorna Barrett 12/24/13 **** 297 pages
13. That Holiday Feeling by Debbie Macomber 12/26/13 ** 330 pages
14. In Plain Sight by Lorena McCourtney 12/29/13 **** 311 pages
15. Hills of Wheat by Sarah Price 12/30/13 ** 220 pages
16. Don't Die Under the Apple Tree by Amy Patricia Meade 12/31/13 *** 288 pages

[Arlene]

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

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating
5173/3000 pages
1. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs 294pgs 01/05/2013
2. Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs 89pgs 01/05/2013
3. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs 287pgs
4. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs 287pgs
5. Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine 231pgs
6. Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill 357pgs 01/06/13
7. Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill 355pgs 01/07/13
8. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs 292pgs 01/08/2013
9. Witchful Thinking by H.P. Mallory 312pgs 01/09/13
10. Chick with a Charm by Vicki Lewis Thompson 311pgs
11. Grave Dance by Kalayna Price 371pgs 01/17/13
12. Winter Fire by Elizabeth Lowell 374pgs
13. Soulless by Gail Carriger 365pgs
14. Undone by Rachel Caine 305pgs
15. Over Hexed by Vicki Lewis Thompson 336pgs
16. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks 326pgs
17. Whats a ghoul to do by Victoria Laurie 281pgs

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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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!
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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.
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October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[Ingrid]

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge
Duration: January 01, - December 31, 2013
Months Completed: 0/12

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November: Read at least 2500 pages this month from any genre.
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[Phyllis]

Can I swap the January reading 3000 pages with June's Read to Someone Else? I have 4 little great-greatsons visiting in January so I could read to them otherwise I have noone to read to rxcept the dog?

[~Jennifer~]

It's fine with me!

[Amanda A]

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

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Finished: 6,758 total pages
(view spoiler)[1. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom|1/2/13|224 pages|4★
2. At Last by Jill Shalvis|1/3/13|314 pages|4★
3. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich|1/5/13|320 pages|3★
4. That Holiday Feeling by Debbie Macomber, Sherryl Woods & Robyn Carr|1/8/13|330 pages|3★
5. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo|1/11/13|358 pages|4★
6. The Desperate Game by Jayne Castle|1/11/13|192 pages|3★
7. The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo|1/12/13|32 pages|3★
8. Thunder Horse Redemption by Elle James|1/13/13|224 pages|4★
9. Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson|1/13/13|318 pages|3★
10. Fins by Ashley L. Knight|1/14/13|172 pages|3½★
11. Lucky Break by Carly Phillips|1/15/13|378 pages|3★
12. Making a Splash by Joanne Rock|1/16/13|224 pages|4★
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3,086 pages as of 1/16/13
13. Temptation and Twilight by Charlotte Featherstone|1/18/13|384 pages|4★
14. Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis|1/19/13|277 pages|4★
15. Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews|1/19/13|90 pages|4★
16. The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas|1/20/13|70 pages|3★
17. Fatally Frosted by Jessica Beck|1/20/13|320 pages|3★
18. Sultry with a Twist by Macy Beckett|1/21/13|320 pages|4★
19. Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke|1/21/13|352 pages|3★
20. Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson|1/22/13|372 pages|3★
21. Any Bitter Thing by Monica Wood|1/27|384 pages|3★
22. The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts|1/28|319 pages|4★
23. Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez|1/30|208 pages|3★
24. The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool by Margaret Gray|1/31|176 pages|4★
25. Blood Winter by Diana Pharaoh Francis|1/31|400 pages|4★ (hide spoiler)]

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Finished: 9 books
(view spoiler)[The Next Right Thing by Colleen Collins|2/3|304 pages|4★
To Have and To Code by Debora Geary|2/3|364 pages|3★
The Mercenary by Cherry Adair|2/4|250 pages|3★
An Inconvenient Affair by Catherine Mann|2/4|192 pages|4★
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes|2/9|369 pages|5★
Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas|2/13|384 pages|4★
Making Him Sweat by Meg Maguire|2/18|224 pages|4★
Tall Dark and Hungry by Lynsay Sands|2/23|372 pages|4★
The Downfall of a Good Girl by Kimberly Lang|2/25|224 pages|3½★ (hide spoiler)]

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

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!

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.

August – 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!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[Phyllis]

~Jennifer~ wrote: "It's fine with me!"

Thank you!

[Diana S]

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Duration: January - December 2013
Months Completed: 0/12
Books Read: 8
Updated: 2/12/13


January: Read 3000 pages. (Total: 2360)
Charles Todd's The Walnut Tree F/R: 1/2/13 (4 stars****) 208 pp.
Alexander McCall Smith's The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
F/R: 1/9/13(4 stars****) 240 pp.
David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
F/R: 1/11/13(5 stars*****)496 pp.
Marta Acosta's Midnight Brunch F/R: 1/16/13 (3.5 stars***) 336 pp.
Susan Beth Pfeffer's Life As We Knew It F/R: 1/18/13(3 stars***) 337 pp.
Louise Erdrich's The Birchbark House F/R: 1/20/13 (3 stars***) 256 pp.
Pattie Malletee's Nowhere But Up: The Story of Justin Bieber's Mom
F/R: 1/24/13 (4.5 stars****) 217 pp.
Alice Hoffman's The Red Garden F/R: 1/26/13 (3.5 stars***) 270 pp.

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November: Read at least 1500 pages this month from any genre.

December:Read anything you like this month.

[~Melissa~]

~Jennifer~

question - I was reading Days of Blood & Starlight - I read 200 before Jan 1st finished the other 317 pages after the new year. May I claim the 317 pgs in the Jan challenge?

[~Jennifer~]

Sure thing. :)

[~Melissa~]

~Jennifer~ wrote: "Sure thing. :)"

Yay!

[Katie]

Sounds lik a lot of fun. I am definitely up for a fun challenge!

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge
Duration: 1.1.13-12.31.13
Completed: 0/12

January: Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Where We Belong by Emily Giffin 372 pages (01/03/13) ***
2. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult 448 pages (01/09/13) ****
3. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift 302 pages (01/13/13) ***
4. Bloodline, A Stranger in the Mirror, The Naked Face by Sidney Sheldon 755 pages (01/18/13) *****
5. Three Plums in One by Janet Evanovich 796 pages (01/21/13) *****
6. A Study in Scarlett by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 108 pages (01/21/13) ****
7. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich 320 pages (01/30/13) ****

3101/3000

February: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. The Widower's Tale by Julia Glass 416 pages (02/06/13) ****
2. The Bungalow by Sarah Jio 290 pages (02/10/13) ****
3. The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber 416 pages (02/15/13) ****
4. Outlander byDiana Gabaldon 870 pages (02/22/13) ***
5. Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah 428 pages (02/28/13) ****


March: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Wishbones by Carolyn Haines 336 pages (03/05/13) ****
2. Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier 224 pages (03/09/13) ****
3. Skipping Christmas Christmas with the Kranks by John Grisham 177 pages (03/11/13) ***
4. The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart 336 pages (03/20/13) ***
5. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 288 pages (03/29/13) *****


April: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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May: Read one book with at least 1600 (or 800+) pages and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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June: Read a book (children’s books work) to someone else every day this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it! *might sub with Jan.

July: 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.
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October: Read 5 horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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November: Read at least 2500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
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December: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[Lauren]

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

January 2013

1. The Prophet / Amanda Stevens (Jan 3) 4.5★'s - 352 Pages
2. Fallen / Erin McCarthy (Jan 4) 3★'s- 320 Pages
3. Echoes at Dawn / Maya Banks (Jan 5) 3★'s - 307 Pages
4. Rainshadow Road / Lisa Kleypas (Jan 6) 4★'s - 336 Pages

Total Pages: 1315/3000

[Phyllis]

~Jennifer~ wrote: "It's fine with me!"

We[l, that didn't happen, so I will go with it as listed.

[Nichole ~~The Grey Lady~~]

how much green has to be in the cover for march for it to count? Like what if the lettering is just green or a small portion?

[Kattibrie]

Updated post #26. And I also have a question - would textbooks count for the 3000 pages goal? I have exams next week and I'll have to read at least 2 textbooks from start to finish anyway...

[✿Claire✿]

Ok, I'll give this a go, will probably have to substitute June as I'll be living alone by then!

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

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
3469/3000
Five Get into a fix - Enid Blyton - 1/1/13 - ***** - 182 Pages
Five Go To Demon's Rocks - Enid Blyton - 1/1/13 - ***** - 192 pages
Five On Finniston Farm - Enid Blyton - 1/1/13 - ***** -176 pages
Five Have A Mystery To Solve - Enid Blyton - 2/1/13 - ***** - 170 pages
Five Are Together Again - Enid Blyton - 2/1/13 - ***** - 192 pages
Five Have A Puzzling Time - Enid Blyton - 3/1/13 - ***** - 160 pages
The Magician's Nephew - C. S. Lewis - 4/1/13 - ***** - 202 pages
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - C. S. Lewis - 5/1/13 - ***** - 171 pages
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern - 8/1/13 - ***** - 490 pages
Soulless - Gail Carriger - 9/1/13 - **** - 365 pages
Red Dwarf Omnibus - 11/1/13 - **** - 590 pages
A Discovery of Witches - 13/1/13 - ***** - 579 pages
January - COMPLETE 13/1/13
Also read in January:
The White Rose - 13/1/13 - ** 51 pages
Elemental Magic - 13/1/13 - 250 pages
A Vampire Christmas - 15/1/13 - 60 pages
Late of the Payroll - 14/1/13 - 550 pages
New Blood - 16/1/13 - 216 pages
Timeline - 17/1/13 - 29 pages
The Time Traders - 17/1/13 - 448 pages
Vestal Virgin - 19/1/13 - 338 pages
Friend Request - 21/1/13 - 69 pages
Witch Got Your Tongue - 21/1/13 - 154 pages
Total for January - 5634 pages

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. P.S. I Love You - 15/2/13 - ***** - 470 pages
2. Safe Heart - 4/2/13 - **** - 313 pages
3. Hyde - 12/2/13 - ***** - 418 pages
4. RED TIDE - 10/2/13 - **** - 285 pages
5. Death by Cake - 18/2/13 - * - 266 pages

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1 - Jack MacFadden and the Faerie Realm - 25/3/13 - **** - 82 pages
2 - The Red Room - 26/3/13 - ***** - 91 pages
3 - The Annihilation of Foreverland - 27/3/13 - **** - 317 pages
4 - - 28/3/13 - ****
5 - - 03/3/13 - ****

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

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!

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.

August – 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!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

[~Jennifer~]

Nichole ~~The Grey Lady~~ wrote: "how much green has to be in the cover for march for it to count? Like what if the lettering is just green or a small portion?"

It should be the predominant color on the cover.

[Zuzana]

I'll give this a shot.

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

I. January– Read 5,828/3,000 pages

1. The White Disease by Karel Čapek Jan 1, 2013 ***** (121 pages)
2. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris Jan 2, 2013 ** (321 pages)
3. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester Jan 3, 2013 *** (310 pages)
4. Lieutenant Hornblower by C.S. Forester Jan 4, 2013 **** (320 pages)
5. The Tempest by W. Shakespeare Jan 5, 2013 *** (200 pages)
6. Hornblower: Hornblower and the Hotspur by C.S. Forester Jan 6, 2013 **** (394 pages)
7. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Jan 6, 2013 ***** (128 pages)
8. Hornblower During the Crisis by C.S. Forester Jan 7, 2013 *** (176 pages)
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Jan 10, 2013 **** (533 pages)
10. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters Jan 12, 2013 *** (208 pages)
11. Hornblower: Hornblower and the Atropos by C.S. Forester Jan 16, 2013 **** (352 pages)
12. Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault Jan 20, 2013 (380 pages)
13. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs Jan 24, 2013 ** (532 pages)
14. St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters Jan 25, 2013 *** (224 pages)
15. The Actor and the Earl by Rebecca Cohen Jan 26, 2013 ** (216 pages)
16. His Last Bow by A.C. Doyle Jan 27, 2013 *** (242 pages)
17. The Bride by Julie Garwood Jan 28, 2013 *** (352 pages)
18. Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre Jan 30, 2013 **** (312 pages)
19. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Jan 30, 2013 **** (166 pages)
20. The Big Four by Agatha Christie Jan 31, 2013 ** (250 pages)
21. A Lantern In the Window by Bobby Hutchinson Jan 31, 2013 ****(91 pages)

II. February – Read 13/5 romantic books / 3,417 pages

1. Hired by the Cowboy by Donna Alward Feb 1, 2013 ** (184 pages)
2. To Catch an Heiress by Julia Quinn Feb 2, 2013 ** (377 pages)
3. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward Feb 4, 2013 *** (393 pages)
4. Beat to Quarters by C.S. Forester Feb 5, 2013 **** (view spoiler)[it's a historical fiction with strong romantic subplot - love between Horatio Hornblower and Lady Barbara (hide spoiler)] (273 pages)
5. Family Trust by Amanda Brown Feb 6, 2013 * (336 pages)
6. The Persian Boy by Mary Renault Feb 9, 2013 **** (432 pages)
7. An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde Feb 10, 2013 **** (view spoiler)[it's a play with strong romantic subplot - love between Robert Chiltern and his wife Gertrude (hide spoiler)] (144 pages)
8. Eromenos by Melanie J. McDonald Feb 18, 2013 **** (view spoiler)[it's a historical fiction about love affair of the Roman emperor Hadrian and his eromenos Antinous (hide spoiler)] (176 pages)
9. The Gladiator's Master by Fae Sutherland Feb 19, 2013 *** (244 pages)
10. Mr. Darcy's Refuge: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds Feb 20, 2013 *** (238 pages)
11. Twelfth Night by W. Shakespeare Feb 21, 2013 ***** (view spoiler)[it's a play about a love triangle of Viola (aka Cesario), Orsino and Olivia (hide spoiler)] (180 pages)
12. An Unconventional Courtship by Scotty Cade Feb 23, 2013 ** (230 pages)
13. An Unconventional Union by Scotty Cade Feb 25, 2013 * (210 pages)

III. March – Read 7/5 books with a green cover / 1,446 pages

1. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides Mar 9, 2013 **** (243 pages)
2. A Daughter of Eve by Honoré de Balzac Mar 10, 2013 ***** (144 pages)
3. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks Mar 11, 2013 *** (214 pages)
4. The diving-bell and the butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby Mar 12, 2013 **** (139 pages)
5. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane Mar 17, 2013 **** (176 pages)
6. City by Clifford D. Simak Mar 20, 2013 *** (242 pages)
7. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie Mar 24, 2013 **** (288 pages)

IV. April – Read 6/5 books recommended to you. / 1,595 pages

1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson Apr 5, 2013 *** (Jirka recommended the Millenium trilogy to me) (602 pages)
2. Jednou nohou v blázinci by Simona Monyová Apr 8, 2013 *** (recommended by Vendulka)(120 pages)
3. Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Apr 9, 2013 *** (recommended by GR)(192 pages)
4. This Immortal by Roger Zelazny Apr 13, 2013 **** (recommended by GR)(216 pages)
5. The Last Concubine by Catt Ford Apr 18, 2013 ** (recommended by Amazon)(220 pages)
6. Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy Apr 21, 2013 **** (recommended by Melissa - ladybug)(245 pages)

V. May – Read 2/2 books with at least 800 pages / 2,184 pages

1. The Stand by Stephen King May 25, 2013 *** (1,320 pages)
2. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin May 31, 2013 **** (864 pages)

VI. June – Read to somebody OR You may listen to 1/1 audiobook. / 327 pages

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton June 7, 2013 **** (audiobook: over 9 hours, 327 pages)


VII. July – Read 8/5 books with a setting near or on a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea). / 1832 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 *** (353 pages) (view spoiler)[first chapters are set on the ocean, the last few chapters Temeraire is stationed in Dover and patrols the channel (hide spoiler)]
8. Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik July 31, 2013 **** (398 pages)

VIII. August – SUBSTITUTE: Read 5/5 books from your favourite genre - historical fiction. / 2, 517 pages

1. The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory Aug 2, 2013 *** (390 p)
2. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory Aug 6, 2013 **** (664 p)
3. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory Aug 16, 2013 **** (518 p)
4. The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory Aug 21, 2013 ** (504 p)
5. The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory Aug 31, 2013 *** (441 p)

IX. September – Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore - YA dystopia / 1,574 pages

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Sep 2, 2013 ***** (374 pages)
2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Sep 6, 2013 *** (391 pages)
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Sep 7, 2013 *** (390 pages)
4. The Giver by Lois Lowry Sep 25, 2013 **** (179 pages)
5. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Sep 26, 2013 *** (240 pages)

X. October – Read 5/5 mystery/suspense/horror books. / 1,499 pages

1. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by A.C. Doyle Oct 8, 2013 *** (365 pages)
2. A Play of Heresy by Margaret Frazer Oct 13, 2013 *** (304 pages)
3. Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne Oct 18, 2013 *** (272 pages)
4. The Murderer's Tale by Margaret Frazer Oct 20, 2013 *** (230 pages)
5. Ice Tomb by Deborah Jackson Oct 24, 2013 ** (328 pages)

XI. November – Read 2,923 /600 pages

1. The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis Nov 6, 2013 **** (243 pages)
2. The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis Nov 9, 2013 *** (224 pages)
3. Cut & Run by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban Nov 11, 2013 *** (348 pages)
4. Xylophone by K.Z. Snow Nov 17, 2013 *** (162 pages)
5. Isabeau: A Novel of Queen Isabella and Sir Roger Mortimer by N. Gemini Sasson Nov 18, 2013 *** (422 pages)
6. Once Upon A Rose by by Judith O'Brien Nov 19, 2013 ** (352 pages)
7. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Nov 20, 2013 **** (244 pages)
8. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk Nov 22, 2013 **** (224 pages)
9. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis Nov 23, 2013 *** (221 pages)
10. Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Nov 24, 2013 *** (122 pages)
11. May by Karel Hynek Mácha Nov 25, 2013 **** (121 pages)
12. Years of Red Dust: Stories of Shanghai by Qiu Xiaolong Nov 30, 2013 **** (240 pages)

XII. December – Read anything you like. / 1,929 pages

1. Sticks & Stones by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban Dec 1, 2013 **** (315 p.)
2. Mistletoe Mischief by Stacey Joy Netzel Dec 1, 2013 *** (91 p.)
3. City of Silver: A Mystery by Annamaria Alfieri Dec 3, 2013 **** (336 p.)
4. Messenger by Lois Lowry Dec 4, 2013 *** (169 p.)
5. Son by Lois Lowry Dec 5, 2013 **** (400 p.)
6. Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux and Madeleine Urban Dec 10, 2013 *** (314 p.)
7. Zoo Station by David Downing Dec 11, 2013 *** (304 p.)

[Clémentine]

Hi, I'm very interested but can I still join and use the books I have read since the beginning of the month? And are re reads allowed?
Thank you

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Clémentine wrote: "Hi, I'm very interested but can I still join and use the books I have read since the beginning of the month? And are re reads allowed?
Thank you"

though I am not a mod, I don't see why you couldn't join if you wanted to!

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Updated post 20; January is DONE

[~Jennifer~]

Oh course you can join. You may backdate the books you've read starting January 1st. Rereads are okay unless otherwise specified during the challenge. :) Have fun!

[~Melissa~]

Ezinwanyi~Mord'Sith wrote: "Updated post 20; January is DONE"

Damn girl - the month isn't even halfway over...showoff..... and in 10 books ☺ you rock!!

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

~Melissa~ wrote: "Ezinwanyi~Mord'Sith wrote: "Updated post 20; January is DONE"

Damn girl - the month isn't even halfway over...showoff..... and in 10 books ☺ you rock!!"

LOL. Remember I was off from work for the past 2 weeks with the flu. So I was in bed

[Clémentine]

Thank you for your answers, I'm in :)

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard 2013 Challenge

Completed: 8/12

January – Read 3000 pages => 3924/3000 pages
1. Ember by Bettie Sharpe, 98 pages, 01/03/13, ★★★★★
2. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper, 371 pages, 01/04/13, ★★★★✩
3. Broomstick Breakdown by Eve Langlais, 86 pages, 01/04/13, ★★✩✩✩
4. Lord of Danger by Anne Stuart, 350 pages, 01/12/13, ★★★★★
5. Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis, 341 pages, 01/13/13, ★★★✩✩
6. Ral's Woman by Laurann Dohner, 112 pages, 01/15/13, ★★★✩✩
7. Star Quality by Lori Foster, Lucy Monroe, Dianne Castell, 352 pages, 01/16/13, ★★✩✩✩
8. Jamie by Lori Foster, 381 pages, 01/17/13, ★★★✩✩
9. Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell, 435 pages, 01/18/13, ★★✩✩✩
10. The Devil and Ms. Johnson by Hannah Murray, 287 pages, 01/24/13, ★★★✩✩
11. Le vieux qui ne voulait pas fêter son anniversaire by Jonas Jonasson, 506 pages, 01/27/13, ★★★✩✩
12. Alien Mate by Eve Langlais, 72 pages, 01/27/13, ★★★✩✩
13. A Matter of Pride by Marie Harte, 133 pages, 01/29/13, ★★★★✩
14. All Through the Night by Connie Brockway, 400 pages, 01/30/12, ★★★★★





February – Read 5 romantic books with a red covert (personal twist)
1. Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec, 286 pages, 02/06/13, ★★★★★
2. His Christmas Pleasure by Cathy Maxwell, 374 pages, 02/11/13, ★★★✩✩
3. Master of Crows by Grace Draven, 276 pages, 02/14/13, ★★★★✩
4. My False Heart by Liz Carlyle, 451 pages, 02/17/13, ★★★✩✩
5. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, 240 pages, 02/24/13, ★★★✩✩




March – Read 5 books with a green cover
1. The Witness by Nora Roberts, 757 pages, 03/02/13, ★★★★★
2. Desire by Amanda Quick, 400 pages, 03/09/13, ★★★✩✩
3. Delicate Freakn' Flower by Eve Langlais, 255 pages, 03/10/13, ★★★★✩
4. Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson, 264 pages, 03/17/13, ★★★★✩
5. Splintered, Splintered #1,by A.G. Howard, 371 pages, ★★★✩✩




April – Read 5 books recommended to you by friends
1. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, 107 pages, 04/06/2013, ★★★★✩, recommended by my brother
2. The Forbidden Lord by Sabrina Jeffries, 384 pages, 04/07/2013, ★★★✩✩, recommended by GR
3. Existence by Abbi Glines, 161 pages, 04/13/13, ★★★✩✩, recommended by GR
4. Discours de la Servitude Volontaire by Étienne de La Boétie, 63 pages, 04/27/13, ★★✩✩✩, recommended by my brother. It's a short book but it's written in old french and I had to read each sentence at least two times to understand what the author was saying.
5. 1Q84, 1Q84 #1, by Haruki Murakami, 300 pages, 04/30/13, ★★★★✩, recommended by Norbert




May – Read two books at least 1000 pages long
1. Under the Dome by Stephen King, 1072 pages, 05/09/13, ★★★✩✩
2. The Witching Hour by Anne Rice, 1207 pages, 05/22/13, ★★✩✩✩




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, ★★★✩✩




July – Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea)
1. Demon from the Dark, IAD #10, by Kresley Cole, 430 pages, 07/06/2013, ★★★★★
2. I Got You, Babe by Jane Graves, 336 pages, 07/13/2013, ★★✩✩✩
3. Claudia Dain by Tell Me Lies, 362 pages, 07/14/2013, ★★★★✩
4. Surviving Demon Island by Jaci Burton, 368 pages, 07/22/13, ★★✩✩✩
5. Never Seduce a Scoundrel by Sabrina Jeffries, 368 pages, 07/31/13, ★★★★✩




August – Read a complete book series, at least 5 books long
Cougar Falls by Marie Harte
#1 Rachel's Totem, 117p, 08/10/13, ★★✩✩✩
#2 In Plain Sight, 87p, 08/10/13, ★★✩✩✩
#3 Foxy Lady, 89p, 08/10/13, ★★★✩✩
#4 Outfoxed, 115p, 08/10/13, ★★★✩✩
#5 A Matter of Pride, 133p, 08/11/13, ★★★★✩
#6 Right Wolf, Right Time, 145p, 08/25/13, ★★✩✩✩




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

October – Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books

November – Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre

December – Read anything you like this month. Merry Christmas!

[~Melissa~]

Ezinwanyi~Mord'Sith wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Ezinwanyi~Mord'Sith wrote: "Updated post 20; January is DONE"

Damn girl - the month isn't even halfway over...showoff..... and in 10 books ☺ you rock!!"

LOL. Remember I was of..."

oh....well then ok....hope you are feeling better cause this years flu has been horroble.
I work in a nsg and rehab center. It has been a bad season. Knock on wood we haven't had that many cases of "true" flu but we have had a few. We have masks and hand sanatizers galore!! All I can say is hand washing,hand washing,hand washing, sneeze/cough into your elbowl sneeze/couch into your elbow.....

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I haven't had the flu in over 10 years and I got the flu shot this year. I forgotten how much your body just aches. All I could do was lay in bed and listen to books. I didn't even want to hold the kindle.

Plus, the flu medicine Tamiflu was $62. That was crazy expensive. But I'm back at work today

[~Leslie~]

Updated Post #27

January – Read 3000 pages
Touch the Dark(307) 1/4/13 *** stars
A Dance With Dragons(1045)
Until Proven Guilty(352)
Canyons of Night(325) 1/9/13 **** stars
For Darkness Shows the Stars(402)
Mortal Danger(393)
Jade Island(384)
Total page count: 3208