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Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
2/5 completed
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1. A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (704 pages)
2. Citadel - Kate Mosse (696 pages)
✔3. Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (672 pages) 3/13
4. Curfew - Phil Rickman (625 pages)
✔5. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness (584 pages) 2/11
6. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy (572 pages)
7. When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (544 pages)
8. The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (528 pages)
9. The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros (506 pages)
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RRRC: 2013 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Mor-book-ly Obese
29 Jan-31 Dec 2013
Round 1:Completed: 8/8
1.The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling (512 pages), 2/12/2013
2. The Secret History - Donna Tartt (559 pages), 2/20/2013
3. Lethal - Sandra Brown (472 pages) 2/24/2013
4. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden (512 pages) 2/26/2013
5. A Time to Kill - John Grisham (528 pages)2/27/2013
6. Superstition - Karen Robards (496 pages)3/11/2013
7.Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley (500 pages) 3/14/2013
8. Middlemarch - George Eliot (1061 pages)3/17/2013








Round 2:Completed: 1/8
1.The Shadow of the Wind- Carlos Ruiz Zafon (487 pages), 3/22/2013
2. Every Which Way But Dead - Kim Harrison (501 pages), 4/7/2013
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1. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness – 579 pgs – 1/24 - ♥♥♥
2. American Gods
3. Fury's Kiss by Karen Chance- 536 pgs – 1/29 - ♥♥♥♥
4. Goliath by Scott Westerfeld – 2/18 - ♥♥♥♥
5. Iced by Karen Marie Moning – 512 pgs - 3/22 - ♥♥♥♥♥
6. In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
7. Little, Big * by John Crowley – 2/24 - ♥♥♥♥♥
8. Midnight's Children
9. Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole –481 pgs - 1/21 - ♥♥♥♥
10. The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (Zamonia, #1)
11. The Compass Rose by Gail Dayton – 458 pgs. - 1/3 - ♥♥♥♥♥
12. The Rook by Daniel O’Malley – 486 pgs. – 1/17 - ♥♥♥♥♥
13. The Secret Keeper
14. The Woman in White

January 1 - December 31, 2013
Mor-book-ly Obese
3/8 Completed
2. Fallen (452 pages)
3. American Gods (635 pages)
4. What Alice Forgot (487 pages)
5. Revolution (472 pages)
6. Insurgent (525 pages)









Durationg: 1/01/2013 - 12/31/2013
Last Updated: 2/26/13
Total Read: 3 out of 8
Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters...
1. Blackout (659 pages)
2. A Discovery of Witches (579 pages)
3. Rapture (502 pages)
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5. Wild Cards I (496 pages)
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5/8

✔1. A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (704 pages) 3/31
2. Citadel - Kate Mosse (696 pages)
✔3. Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (672 pages) 3/13
4. Curfew - Phil Rickman (625 pages)
✔5. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness (584 pages) 2/11
✔6. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy (572 pages) 3/29
7. When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (544 pages)
8. The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (528 pages)
✔9. The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros (506 pages) 3/26
✔10. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin 3/25(1009 pages) 3/25











RRRC 2013 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Mor-book-ly Obese: 8/8 Completed
1.For a Few Demons More (The Hollows #5)- by Kim Harrison- 10th Jan- 4 stars- 456p
2.The Outlaw Demon Wails- by Kim Harrison-14th Jan- 3stars- 455p
3. Into the Woods Tales from the Hollows and Beyond- by Kim Harrison- 24th Jan- 4 Stars- 513p
4.White Witch, Black Curse- by Kim Harrison- 28th Jan- 3 Stars- 504p
5.Black Magic Sanction- by Kim Harrison- 3rd Feb- 3 Stars- 546p
6.Pale Demon- by Kim Harrison- 17th Feb- 3 stars- 496p
7.A Perfect Blood- by Kim Harrison- 23rd Feb- 3 stars-560p
8.Helen of Troy- by Margaret George- 26th March- 3 stars- 755p










7/8 read
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8. Trying to Score by Toni Aleo

Level: More-Bookly-Obese
7/8 Complete
1.The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling 1/12/13 (512 pages)
2. The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory 1/22/13 (502 pages)
3. Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern 2/5/13 (512 pages)
4. Winter of the World by Ken Follett 3/3/13 (940 pages)
5.Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia 3/9/13 (563 pages)
6. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare 3/23/13 (534 pages)
7. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier 4/4/13 (544 pages)








Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR three tomes of 800 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.
6/8
1. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead - 1/15/2013 - 5 Stars - 489 pages
2. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - 1/20/2013 - 4 stars - 594 pages
3. Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman - 2/20/2013 - 5 Stars - 524 Pages
4. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - 3/1/2013 - 3 Stars - 518 pages
5. Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - 3/6/2013 - 4 Stars -451 pages
6. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward - 4/9/2013 - 5 Stars -591 pages
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Level: More-Bookly-Obese
8/8 Complete
1.The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling 1/12/13 (512 pages)
2. The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory 1/22/13 (502 pages)
3. Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern 2/5/13 (512 pages)
4. Winter of the World by Ken Follett 3/3/13 (940 pages)
5.Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia 3/9/13 (563 pages)
6. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare 3/23/13 (534 pages)
7. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier 4/4/13 (544 pages)
8. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward 4/9/13 (591 pages)









DONE! :)
8/8 read
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Level: Mor-book-ly Obese: 8 books over 450 pages
Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
8/8 Read
Challenge Complete 04.14.13
1. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon, 768 pages, 01.12.13 ★★★★★
2. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, 870 pages, 01.19.13 ★★★★★
3. Dracula by Bram Stoker, 488 pages, 01.27.13 ★★★★★
4. Sovereign by C.J. Sansom, 583 pages, 02.17.13 ★★★1/2
5. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, 1,070 pages, 02.18.13 ★★★★
6. The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss, 994 pages, 03.23.13 ★★★★
7. The Forever Queen by Helen Hollick, 656 pages, 03.22.13 ★★★★★
8. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward, 591 pages, 04.14.13 ★★1/2









January 1 - 31, 2013













Duration: 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2013
Progress: 3/10
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01. Gone with the Wind (1037 pages)
02. The Secret Keeper (481 pages)
03. The Passage (784 pages)
04. The Twelve (568 pages)
05. Fifty Shades Darker (532 pages)
06. Fifty Shades Freed (579 pages)
10. The Gamble (555 pages)

Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Level: Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
Completed: 2/5
1.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (870 pages) (1/16)★★★★★
2.Lover at Last by J.R. Ward (591 pages) (4/10)★★★★1/2
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Mor-book-ly-obese
This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR three tomes of 800 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give into your craving.
0/8 chunksters
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Mor-book-ly Obese
29 Jan-31 Dec 2013
Round 1:Completed: 8/8
1.The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling (512 pages), 2/12/2013
2. The Secret History - Donna Tartt (559 pages), 2/20/2013
3. Lethal - Sandra Brown (472 pages) 2/24/2013
4. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden (512 pages) 2/26/2013
5. A Time to Kill - John Grisham (528 pages)2/27/2013
6. Superstition - Karen Robards (496 pages)3/11/2013
7.Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley (500 pages) 3/14/2013
8. Middlemarch - George Eliot (1061 pages)3/17/2013








Round 2:Completed: 5/8
1.The Shadow of the Wind- Carlos Ruiz Zafon (487 pages), 3/22/2013
2. Every Which Way But Dead - Kim Harrison (501 pages), 4/7/2013
3. Lover at Last - J.R. Ward (628 pages), 4/30/2013
4.Kiss the Girls - James Patterson (458 pages), 4/24/2013
5. A Fistful of Charms - Kim Harrison (510 pages), 5/5/2013
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(Read 8 books, 450 pages or more.)
RRRC: 2013 Chubby Chunkster Challenge (Mor-book-ly Obese)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
8/8 Read









✔1. A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (704 pages) 3/31
2. Citadel - Kate Mosse (696 pages)
✔3. Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (672 pages) 3/13
4. Curfew - Phil Rickman (625 pages)
✔5. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness (584 pages) 2/11
✔6. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy (572 pages) 3/29
✔7. When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (544 pages) 5/10
8. The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (528 pages)
✔9. The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros (506 pages) 3/26
✔10. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin 3/25(1009 pages) 3/25











Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Mor-book-ly Obese
8/8
This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas (448 Pages) 1/31
Beneath This Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas (524 Pages) 2/03
Love Unscripted by Tina Reber (592 Pages) 3/02
Love Unrehearsed by Tina Reber (720 Pages) 3/06
Reckless by S.C. Stephens (532 Pages) 4/11
Brie Learns the Art of Submission: Submissive Training Center by Red Phoenix (479 Pages) 4/18
Consequences by Aleatha Romig (526 Pages) 4/06
Truth by Aleatha Romig (480 Pages) 4/08










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4. City of Lost Souls 535
5. Beautiful Darkness 503
6. Beautiful Chaos 516
7. Beautiful Redemption 451
8. Scarlet 452
9. Divergent 487
10. Insurgent 487
11. Allegiant 496
12. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 525













Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR three tomes of 800 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.
7/8
1. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead - 1/15/2013 - 5 Stars - 489 pages
2. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - 1/20/2013 - 4 stars - 594 pages
3. Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman - 2/20/2013 - 5 Stars - 524 Pages
4. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - 3/1/2013 - 3 Stars - 518 pages
5. Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - 3/6/2013 - 4 Stars -451 pages
6. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward - 4/9/2013 - 5 Stars -591 pages
7. Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs - 5/17/2013 - 4 Stars - 535 pages
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✔1. A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (704 pages) 3/31
2. Citadel - Kate Mosse (696 pages)
✔3. Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (672 pages) 3/13
4. Curfew - Phil Rickman (625 pages)
✔5. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness (584 pages) 2/11
✔6. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy (572 pages) 3/29
✔7. When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (544 pages) 5/10
✔8. The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (528 pages) 5/13
✔9. The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros (506 pages) 3/26
✔10. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin 3/25(1009 pages) 3/25











8/8
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte - 5 stars - 507 pages
Jane Eyre
Swan Song - Robert R. McCammon - 5 stars - 956 pages
Swan Song
Centennial - James A. Michener - 5 stars - 1056 pages
Centennial
The Traders - William Stuart Long - 4 stars - 621 pages
The Traitors
Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward - 4 stars - 572 pages
Lover Reborn
Lover at Last - J.R. Ward - 4 stars - 696 pages
Lover At Last
The Green Mile - Stephen King - 4 stars - 696 pagesThe Green Mile
Shogun - James Clavell - 5 stars - 1152 pages
Shōgun

Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters OR three tomes of 800 pages or more. You know you want to.....go on and give in to your cravings.
8/8
1. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead - 1/15/2013 - 5 Stars - 489 pages
2. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - 1/20/2013 - 4 stars - 594 pages
3. Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman - 2/20/2013 - 5 Stars - 524 Pages
4. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - 3/1/2013 - 3 Stars - 518 pages
5. Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - 3/6/2013 - 4 Stars -451 pages
6. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward - 4/9/2013 - 5 Stars -591 pages
7. Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs - 5/17/2013 - 4 Stars - 535 pages
8. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - 6/9/2013 - 5 Stars - 509 pages









Round 2: Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?
1/5
1.Inferno by Dan Brown - 6/17/2013 - **** - 463 pages
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Mor-book-ly Obese
29 Jan-31 Dec 2013
Round 1:Completed: 8/8
1.The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling (512 pages), 2/12/2013
2. The Secret History - Donna Tartt (559 pages), 2/20/2013
3. Lethal - Sandra Brown (472 pages) 2/24/2013
4. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden (512 pages) 2/26/2013
5. A Time to Kill - John Grisham (528 pages)2/27/2013
6. Superstition - Karen Robards (496 pages)3/11/2013
7.Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley (500 pages) 3/14/2013
8. Middlemarch - George Eliot (1061 pages)3/17/2013








Round 2:Completed: 8/8
1.The Shadow of the Wind- Carlos Ruiz Zafon (487 pages), 3/22/2013
2. Every Which Way But Dead - Kim Harrison (501 pages), 4/7/2013
3. Lover at Last - J.R. Ward (628 pages), 4/30/2013
4.Kiss the Girls - James Patterson (458 pages), 4/24/2013
5. A Fistful of Charms - Kim Harrison (510 pages), 5/5/2013
6. Summer At Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs (535 pages), 5/22/2013
7. Rock Chick Redemption- Kristen Ashley (672 pages), 5/28/2013
8.Red Mist - Patricia Cornwell (512 pg), 6/20/2013








Round 3:Completed: 0/8
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The 2013 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Durationg: 1/01/2013 - 12/31/2013
Last Updated: 6/20/13
Total Read: 8 out of 8
Mor-book-ly Obese - This is for the truly out of control chunkster. For this level of challenge you must commit to 8 chunksters...
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5/8 completed
1)Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton (585 pages) finished 1/10
2)Green Rider by Kristen Britain (571 pages) finished 1/13
3)Under the Dome by Stephen King (1072 pages) finished 1/31
4)Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (484 pages) finished 2/12
5)The Immortal Rules by Julia Kagawa (472 pages) finished 6/22

1. Refuge by N.G. Osborne, 464 pgs, 1.10
2. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning, 560 pgs, 5.18
To read:
3. Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2) by Laini Taylor 517 pgs
4. Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood #4) by JR Ward, 455 pgs
5. Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood #5) by JR Ward, 502 pgs
6. Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6) by JR Ward, 534 pgs
7. Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood #7) by JR Ward, 527pgs
8. Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by JR Ward, 512 pgs
9. Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood #9) by JR Ward, 489 pgs
10. Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood #10) by JR Ward, 572 pgs
11. Lover At Last (Black Dagger Brotherhood #11) by JR Ward, 591 pgs

(Read 8 books, 450 pages or more.)
RRRC: 2013 Chubby Chunkster Challenge (Mor-book-ly Obese)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Round 2: Completed: 2/8
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Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Level: Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
Completed: 3/5
1.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (870 pages) (1/16)★★★★★
2.Lover at Last by J.R. Ward (591 pages) (4/10)★★★★1/2
3.The Host by Stephenie Meyer (619 pages) (5/12)★★★★★
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6/8 completed
1)Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton (585 pages) finished 1/10
2)Green Rider by Kristen Britain (571 pages) finished 1/13
3)Under the Dome by Stephen King (1072 pages) finished 1/31
4)Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (484 pages) finished 2/12
5)The Immortal Rules by Julia Kagawa (472 pages) finished 6/22
6)Insatiable by Meg Cabot (466 pages) finished 7/15

6/8 completed
1. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 481 pages
2. Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult 450 pages
3. The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer 732 pages
pages
4. Private Berlin by James Patterson 450 pages
5 Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts 496 pages
6. Me Before You by Jo Jo Moyes 480 pages

✔1. A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (704 pages) 3/31
✔2. Citadel - Kate Mosse (696 pages) 7/16
✔3. Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (672 pages) 3/13
4. Curfew - Phil Rickman (625 pages)
✔5. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness (584 pages) 2/11
✔6. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy (572 pages) 3/29
✔7. When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (544 pages) 5/10
✔8. The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (528 pages) 5/13
✔9. The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros (506 pages) 3/26
✔10. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin (1009 pages) 3/25










Alternates or extras:
A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin (1177 pages) 4/25
A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (1060 pages) 6/13
NOS4A2 - Joe Hill (692 pages) 7/18



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