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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Ezinwanyi~Mord'Sith wrote: "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..."I had no idea Tamiflu was that expensive.
Hmmm maybe I should have gone to pharmacology school instead of nursing school,lol. I never would have made it though as I hated chemistry and was so happy that my high school chemistry was all I needed - thank the Lord!!
I'm so thankful all I have gotten this year (so far - knock on wood) is a really terrible chest cold that laid me out one weekend.
I am thinking of starting this challenge, very late I know but I intend to only sign up for one challenge at the moment instead of my usual 30+. I haven't actually read any books yet this year as I have been too ill but I have started one today. Any ideas as to whether you think I can manage this or any chance of a reduced word count for January for the late start?
We're about halfway through the month so you may half the limit since you're just getting back to it. :)
Thanks Jennifer, that helps a lot, okay sign me up for my first challenge of 2013 lolJanuary - read 1500 pages as I started challenge late but I may still try for 3000 if it is going well. 915/1500
Mulligan's Reach by Jennie Orbell ***** 24 Jan 2012 - 206 pages
Exorcism of the Species: Stealth #2 by Gail Briggs **** 29 Jan 2013 - 325 pages.
Homeland by R A Salvatore - 31 Jan 2012 ***** - 384
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Also complete Jan challenge.
Jan continued - Twelve Months by Steven Manchester ***** 04 Feb 2013 - 324 pages 1239/1500
Life of Pi by Yann Martel, **** 11 feb 2012 - 339 pages 1578/1500 January complete
now onto my 5 romance books for february.
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer - 15 Feb 2013 *****
Evermore by Alyson Noel - 16 Feb 2013 ***
Living The Dream by Maxi Shelton - 20 Feb 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.
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!
Updated post 92: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
Well done Claire, you have some time left to concentrate on something else now.
Adele wrote: "Well done Claire, you have some time left to concentrate on something else now."Thanks!
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 9) 4★'s - 336 Pages
5. To Catch an Heiress / Julia Quinn (Jan 6) 3★'s - 384 Pages
6. Magic Bites / Ilona Andrews (Jan 11) 4★'s - 260 Pages
7. Shadow Dance / Anne Stuart (Jan 12) 3★'s - 377 Pages
8. Nothing To Fear / Karen Rose (Jan 14) 4★'s - 507 Pages
Total Pages: 2843/3000
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.2514/3000
338 pg 01/03/13 4 stars Bared to You by Sylvia Day
368 pg 01/04/13 4 stars Touching the Clouds byBonnie Leon
285 pg 01/06/13 3 stars My Soul to Takeby Rachel Vincent
304 pg 01/10/13 2 stars Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh
337 pg 01/16/13 5 stars Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
465 pg 01/17/13 4 stars Lord of the Abbey byK.R. Richards
417 pg 01/23/13 by Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
Updated post #12January –.No Experience RequiredbyLauren Stewart pgs.252 1/1/2013 4 stars.
AngelfallbySusan Ee pgs 288 1/2/2013 4 star
.The BecomingbyJeanne C. Stein1/4/2013 3 stars 293 pgs
Lover Eternalby J.R. Ward1/5/2013 4 stars 468 pgs
DominionbyS.E. Lund
1/6/2013 4 stars 233 pgs
Unholy Ghostsby Stacia Kane1/9/2013 354 pgs 3 stars
Nice Girls Don't Have FangsbyMolly Harper1/12/2013 355 pgs 4 stars
Rock Chickby Kristen Ashley1/14/2013 412 pgs 4 stars
Beautiful DisasterbyJamie McGuire1/16/2013 480 pgs 4 stars
Total:3135/3000
DONE
Almost there Lauren.You can do it Zina.
Congratulations Sue, lots of time to spare.
Guess I didn't update the other day.So Im updating today message 58 :D
Have Completed January Challenge but I am still adding pages as the month continues.
Updated post #60:Just finished January :)
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
Great total so far Paris and congratulations Arlene.
I really need to pick up the pace. I can't crap out on the first month!Days of Blood & Starlight - 420 Pages
Stem: A Zompunk Novel - 466 Pages
Uglies - 279 Pages
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - 146 Pages
Sea of Tranquility - 339 Pages
Total Pages: 1650
Yikes!
Great job Arlene! Thanks Adele!Jennifer you can do it. Just don't think about it. I thought it was going to be impossible, but I just kept reading and now I'm over the mark.
Updated post 94. January completed! :)I. January – Read 3000 pages.
3063/3000 pages
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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 9) 4★'s - 336 Pages
5. To Catch an Heiress / Julia Quinn (Jan 6) 3★'s - 384 Pages
6. Magic Bites / Ilona Andrews (Jan 11) 4★'s - 260 Pages
7. Shadow Dance / Anne Stuart (Jan 12) 3★'s - 377 Pages
8. Nothing To Fear / Karen Rose (Jan 14) 4★'s - 507 Pages
9. Some Girls Bite / Chloe Neill (Jan 17) 3★'s - 341 Pages
10. The Perils of Pleasure / Julie Anne Long (Jan 18) 4★'s - 375 Pages
Total Pages: 3559/3000 - DONE!
Will continue counting until the end of the month.
Updated post 26. I'm getting closer, I hope I could finish. :)
I already hit my January page count. I just figured I'd keep adding until the month was up and then do an update.
@ Mary - I'm doing the same. I'm trying for the original goal of 5000pgs. I'm close ☺
I know it's a way off but I am thinking about it now. I just reread the "rules" for each month to remind myself. For Aug, if we don't have a series that we haven't started yet that has 5 books in it, can we just read 5 books from any one series? I'm trying to finish series I've started before starting any new ones as much as possible.
I would also like to know about Aug and Mary's question because it says read a series start to finish but does that mean we can just read the first 5 books because most of mine are either trilogy's or have over 5 books in a series.yea I can't believe I am already done with January!
January: 3868/3000 COMPLETED 1/22/13
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 ****
Yep. Start to finish. =D I'm evil. lol
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I will have to agree with your assessment
(*giving the side eye glare to Jennifer)
Lol aww. I'm doing it too! So I'm torturing myself as we'll.
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Who knew she was so Evil :D If any one is doing the Series challenge of Kristen Ashley her
(Ghost and Reincarnations) series is 5 books long. I was going to do these books that month
I didn't think I'd make the page count goal for January, but I did, so I'm in!The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Duration: 1.1.20103-12.21.2013
Last Update: 7.16.2013
Completed: 6/12
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August - Read a Series from Start to Finish
September - 0/5 Books from a Genre You Don't Read Much
October - 0/5 Mystery/Suspense/Horror
November - 0/600 Pages
December - Anything you like!
I might have missed it (and if I did I'm sorry...I'm super tired), but when you say "romantic books" for February, does that mean like a contemporary romance or a book where the romance is the main component or could it be a UF where their is a romantic element?Thanks!
~Jennifer~ wrote: "Anything with romance."Yeah!
~Melissa~ wrote: "Who knew she was so Evil :D If any one is doing the Series challenge of Kristen Ashley her
(Ghost and Reincarnations) series is 5 books long. I was going to do ..."I love those books. Love. Them. :)
Updated post 114 (still cant figure out how to do it fancy like everyone else)but my page count is
2514/3000
Will finish this month...
~Jennifer~ wrote: "Anything with romance."Great. Thanks Jennifer!
~Jennifer~ wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Who knew she was so Evil :D If any one is doing the Series challenge of Kristen Ashley her
(Ghost and Reincarnations) series is 5 books long. ..."I'm looking forward to them!!
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If any one is doing the Series challenge of Kristen Ashley her
(Ghost and Reincarnations) series is 5 books long. I was going to do ..."great idea...make sure to remind us in March, so I can read them because I think I actually have all of them
OK, I'm closer now. I have 2571 pages right now. I think I'll make it. Phew!!Updated list in Message 53
I stuck with the original 5000 page challenge for Jan.✔ January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 5000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
✔ 1. Silent House | Orhan Pamuk ★ (01/04) ·◊· Pages 0-352 = 352p.
✔ 2. Joseph Anton | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (01/04) ·◊· Pages 0-656 = 656p.
✔ 3. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters | Julian Barnes ★★★★ (01/06) ·◊· Pages 142-307 = 165p.
✔ 4. The Last Runaway | Tracy Chevalier ★★★ (01/07) ·◊· Pages 0-320 = 320p.
✔ 5. Washington: A Life | Ron Chernow ★★★★★ (01/07) ·◊· Pages 387-928 = 541p.
✔ 6. Astray | Emma Donoghue ★★★★★ (01/07) ·◊· Pages 0-288 = 288p.
✔ 7. The Zookeeper's Wife | Diane Ackerman ★★ (01/09) ·◊· Pages 0-368 = 368p.
✔ 8. number9dream | David Mitchell ★★★★ (01/11) ·◊· Pages 0-416 = 416p.
✔ 9. Landing | Emma Donoghue ★ (01/11) ·◊· Pages 0-336 = 336p.
✔ 10. Little Women | Louisa May Alcott ★★ (01/13) ·◊· Pages 0-477 = 477p.
✔ 11. A Murder at Rosamund's Gate | Susanna Calkins ★★ (01/17) ·◊· Pages 0-352 = 352p.
✔ 12. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Susanna Clarke ★★★★★ (01/17) ·◊· Pages 223-782 = 559p.
✔ 13. A History of the Present Illness | Louise Aronson ★★★★ (01/17) ·◊· Pages 0-272 = 272p.
==5102/5000p
Updated post 109Reduced target of 1500 words due to late start
Read 723/1500
Mulligan's Reach by Jennie Orbell ***** 24 Jan 2013 - 206 pages.
Exorcism of the Species: Stealth #2 by Gail Briggs **** 29 Jan 2013 - 325 pages.
Homeland by R A Salvatore 192 pages so far
I have 4 books to read in 2 days to complete January, I do not think this is possible.
January – 5460/3000pgs read
Days of Blood & Starlight 317 pgs 1/2/13 5♥ approved by Jen on 1/3/13
Wake 320 pgs 1/3/12 4♥
The Mane Event 391pgs 1/4/13 4♥
Stuart Little 130 pgs 1/4/13 3♥
Just Ask 200pgs 1/5/13 4♥
Second Grave on the Left 326 pgs 1/9/13 3.5~3.75♥
Zane's Redemption 276 pgs 1/6/13 4♥
Allison Hewitt Is Trapped 340 pgs 1/10/13 2♥
Blood Wager 258pgs 1/11/13 4.5♥
Deadly Game 333pgs 1/11/13 5♥
Tart 340pgs 1/13/13 3♥
Rock Chick Redemption 670 pgs 1/15/13 4♥
Me and My Ghoulfriends 308 pgs 1/15/2013 3♥
And Then There Were None 275 pgs 1/18/13 3♥
Hidden Fire 287 pgs 1/20/13 4♥
By a Thread 356 pgs 1/24/13 4♥
Desires Unleashed pgs 298 1/23/13 3♥
Iron Kissed currently reading 287 pgs
Thanks Adele!! This also helped with another challenge from a diff group where I had to read more books in a month than I normally do....18 is def more than I normally read,lol And I have 7 days to spare - will prob finish a couple more...
~Melissa~ wrote: "Thanks Adele!! This also helped with another challenge from a diff group where I had to read more books in a month than I normally do....18 is def more than I normally read,lol And I have 7 days ..."
It looks like I am going to fail this challenge in the first month, even though my page count was reduced due to a late start. I have only read 206 pages of my reduced target of 1500, I fear that is too much to do in 7 days.
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 9) 4★'s - 336 Pages
5. To Catch an Heiress / Julia Quinn (Jan 6) 3★'s - 384 Pages
6. Magic Bites / Ilona Andrews (Jan 11) 4★'s - 260 Pages
7. Shadow Dance / Anne Stuart (Jan 12) 3★'s - 377 Pages
8. Nothing To Fear / Karen Rose (Jan 14) 4★'s - 507 Pages
9. Some Girls Bite / Chloe Neill (Jan 17) 3★'s - 341 Pages
10. The Perils of Pleasure / Julie Anne Long (Jan 18) 4★'s - 375 Pages
11. The Duke Is Mine / Eloisa James (Jan 19) 4★'s - 367 Pages
12. Oracle's Moon / Thea Harrison (Jan 24) 3★'s - 313 Pages
13. Dead Witch Walking / Kim Harrison (Jan 25) 3.5★'s - 416 Pages
14. Against the Fire / Kat Martin (Jan 26) 3★'s - 408 Pages
Total Pages: 3559/3000 - DONE!
Continued count: 5063
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.2818/3000
338 pg 01/03/13 4 stars Bared to You by Sylvia Day
368 pg 01/04/13 4 stars Touching the Clouds byBonnie Leon
285 pg 01/06/13 3 stars My Soul to Takeby Rachel Vincent
304 pg 01/10/13 2 stars Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh
337 pg 01/16/13 5 stars Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
465 pg 01/17/13 4 stars Lord of the Abbey byK.R. Richards
417 pg 01/23/13 3 stars Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
304 pg 01/26/13 4 stars The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
I ll make it and probably another 1000 pages....
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Completed:
Dracula 488 pages
Hopeless 391 pages
Captive Surrender 167 pages
Demon's King 278 pages
Rock the Heart 328 pages
The Proposition 316 pages
When Beauty Tamed the Beast 372 pages
Lady Luck 479 pages
The Giver 192 pages
Sweet Dreams 562 pages
Destroyer 313 pages
Demon's Quest 189 pages
Homeland 384 pages
Fallen Too Far 207 pages
Notorious Nineteen 320 pages
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet 320 pages
The Name of the Wind 672 pages
Perfectly Matched 288 pages
Dominion 215 pages
The Edge of Never 426 pages
Dominion 215 pages
The Lover's Dictionary 211 pages
This is Not a Test 323 pages
Between the Lines 308 pages
Consequences 368 pages
Seduction and Snacks 286 pages
Where You Are 304 pages
Sweet Reunion 296 pages
Total: 9218 pages (so far)