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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
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February – This month: Read 5 romantic books ✔
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good job Jade!
BTW, I love the MacKenzie highlander series. Love Jennifer Ashley's writing of the brothers
BTW, I love the MacKenzie highlander series. Love Jennifer Ashley's writing of the brothers
yeah! Feb is complete!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
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!February 2013 - 5 Romance Reads
Complete: 5/5 - FINISHED!
✔ 1. Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas (Feb 6) - 4.5★'s
✔ 2. Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole (Feb 9) - 4★'s
✔ 3. The Wolf Who Loved Me by Lydia Dare (Feb 12) - 3★'s
✔ 4. Once and Again by Lauren Dane (Feb 15) - 3★'s
✔ 5. The Prey by Allison Brennan (Feb 16) - 4★'s
I carried forward my January challenge, I completed this and have read 3 of my 5 romance books so far. I will finish Feb in time. My late start has not hindered me too much.
Yay February is done.✔February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas (211 pages) 2/1 ★★★
2. Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber (307 pages) 2/5 ★★★★★
3. Now or Never - Michele Bardsley (296 pages) 2/11 ★★★
4. The Highlander's Fury - Maeve Greyson 2/15 ★★★★
5. The Trouble with J.J. - Tami Hoag 2/20 ★★★★
Hehe, I have the same edition of The Girl who kicked the Hornet's nest and I also plan to read it next month. I think it will work, Zuzana, but lets wait for Jennifer. If not I'm gonna have to start looking for another green book...
Kattibrie wrote: "Hehe, I have the same edition of The Girl who kicked the Hornet's nest and I also plan to read it next month. I think it will work, Zuzana, but lets wait for Jennifer. If not I'm gonna have to star..."Kattibrie, I have the whole Millenium trilogy in this edition: red, blue and green - looks good on the bookshelf. :)
Finished and updated my original post, here's this month's art:February – This month: Read 5 romantic books.
1.The Great Gatsby - 01.02, 3.5/5
2.Portuguese Irregular Verbs - 02.02, 4/5
3.Deep Freeze - 08.02, 3.5/5
4.Rebecca - 10.02, 4/5
5.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 24.02, 5/5
I had to change some books along the way, so a couple of these are not romantic per se, but they do feature a romantic part somewhere in them...
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
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
2/3 4♥
2/3 4♥
2/8/13 4.5♥
2/8/13 4.5♥
2/13/13 5♥
2/23/13 5♥
Question about the green covers. Are alternate covers ok, do we have to use the one we have?
If I want to read
, can I use the alternate cover
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Checking February off my list...I doubled the amount of books to read this month cause I was on a roll.February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Thoughtless - 2/1/13 - ♥♥.5
2. Slammed - 2/2/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
3. Platinum - 2/3/13 - ♥♥♥
4. Love in the Afternoon - 2/6/13 - ♥♥♥♥
5. Lethal Rider - 2/8/13 - ♥♥♥♥
6. The One That Got Away - 2/11/13 - ♥♥♥
7. Easy - 2/13/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
8. Rough, Raw, and Ready - 2/15/13 -♥♥♥♥
9. Hitched! - 2/18/13 - ♥♥♥♥
10. Storm's Heart - 2/19/13 - ♥♥♥♥
You'll have to play catch up for this one, but if you start now it shouldn't be that difficult. :) I wouldn't wait, though.
Updated post 49 with Feb. City of Thieves 2/5 4 Stars
The Queen's Vow: A Novel Of Isabella Of Castile 2/13 4 stars
If I Stay 2/17 5 stars
Hunted 2/18 3 stars
The Angel's Game 2/27 3 stars
February:1. Shadow's Claim 06.02 ****
2. The Vincent Boys 07.02 *****
3. The Vincent Brothers 08.02 ****
4. Fifty Shades Darker 13.02 ****
5. High Stakes 15.02 ****
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.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 -★★★★
I'm currently reading an 800-pages book with a green cover, but I'm only at 300-something and it's certain I won't be able to finish it today. I guess I can't use it for March's task since I started it in February, right?
Finished February!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 - ★
Yup, I knew that, it's Ok ;). When I started it a few days ago I kinda hoped to finish it by the end of the month, but I do tend to drag those Wheel of time books for a long time...
Phew just made it....February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1Once Bitten by Trina M. Lee 258 pages 02/04/13 4♥
2Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout361 pages 02/14/13 3♥
3Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia563 pages 02/18/13 5♥
4Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr 328 pages 02/20/13 3♥
5Don't Die, Dragonfly by Linda Joy Singleton232 pages 02/28/13 4♥
ok now moving on to March Here are my possible reads
American Gods
Magic Bites
The Plague
Cry Wolf
Stolen
Zombies Sold Separately: A Night Tracker Novel
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd
The Anatomist's Apprentice
Does anyone have a view if there is one I should start with?
FEBRUARY: READ 5 ROMANTIC BOOKS: Done!
1)
by Kristin Hannah [544 Pages] (Done 2/3)
2)
by Jessica Sorensen [276 Pages] (Done 3/1--finished in the wee morning!)
3)
by Alice Clayton [391 Page] (Done 2/1)
4)
by Lisa Kleypas [374 Pages] (Done 2/21)
5)
by Sean Kennedy [376 Pages] (Done 2/24)
1)
by Kristin Hannah [544 Pages] (Done 2/3) 2)
by Jessica Sorensen [276 Pages] (Done 3/1--finished in the wee morning!) 3)
by Alice Clayton [391 Page] (Done 2/1) 4)
by Lisa Kleypas [374 Pages] (Done 2/21) 5)
by Sean Kennedy [376 Pages] (Done 2/24)
Hi Jennifer, Is it too late for me to sign up for this challenge? I would like to join in too if i could.
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books (Done)1
(P218)(Done2/2),♥♥2
(p311),(Done10/2),♥3.
(P151)(Done15/2),♥♥♥4.
(p324)Done5/2),♥♥♥5.
(p331)(Done20/2), ♥March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day (Done).
1.
(P592)(Done 5/3),♥♥♥2.
(P.462)(3/3),♥♥♥3.
(p.369)(8/3),♥♥♥4.
(p.371)(10/3),♥♥5.
(p.128)(12/3),♥♥♥
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!March 2013 - 5 Green Cover
Complete: 1/5
1. Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill - Listening Now
2. Moonglow by Kristen Callihan
✔ 3. Hush by Cherry Adair - 4★'s
4. Shattered by Karen Robards
5. Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
~Jennifer~ wrote: "So this challenge may not be as hard as the title claims, but it will be challenging. Each month you'll have a different assignment to complete. If for some reason one month is impossible. You are ..."Okay, I'm jumping on board from March!
To finish the challenge you'll have to complete all 12 months so sometime during the year you'll have to make up for January and February. I did offer a reduced page count for January to someone so I'll apply that as well. January 1500 pages. February is still 5 books.
Jennifer:
On April Recommended reads, do you need us to say who recommended the book?
ie. (goodreads recommends or something like that?)
On April Recommended reads, do you need us to say who recommended the book?
ie. (goodreads recommends or something like that?)
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