Over in a Flash - June, 2015 (Challenge Revisited)

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Over in a Flash - hopefully will be a reoccurring challenge.

I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.

Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~

Duration: June 1st through June 30th.

Rules: Read 2 books with the following items found on their covers; choose 2 of the 3 options below. Be sure to post your book covers, dates read, and star ratings. If you want, you can do this at the end of the month after you reviewed your covers. Feel free to do all three, or more, if you want.

Member Choosing: June has been a GoodReads member since January, 2013, and a participant of Happily Ever After Café since March, 2013. She likes books that make her laugh or cry. Also chick-lit, contemporary, classic literature, mystery, self-help, and memoirs or biography.

COLORS: Pink...all shades of...
                     and Blue...all shades of...

HOLIDAY THEMES: (1) National Doughnut Day: {June 1st} Read a book with a cover that you think looks delicious, (and it doesn't have to be food, LOL!) (2) National Trails Day: {June 2nd} Read a book where the character goes hiking, camping, or to summer camp; or one that takes place in small town, or countryside. (3) Weed Your Garden Day: {June 13th} Read a book where the main character loves to garden, or they have a flower name, or the book’s title has the word “garden” or a flower name in it. (4) Father’s Day: {June 17th} Read a book where the main character is a father or will be a father, or where the character has “daddy” issues. (5) Summer Solstice: {June 22nd} Read a summer or beach themed book. (6) International Fairy Day: {June 24th} Read a book about fairies - or the fae - or is a fairy tale retelling. (7) Meteor Day: {June 30th} Read a book with a title that has the words “moon,” “star,” or “night” in it; or the main characters is into astronomy; or just love stargazing; or the cover featured a night sky.

ITEMS: June’s Birthstones are pearl, alexandrite, and moonstone. Its flower is the rose. Zodiac Signs are Gemini and Cancer. Other cover items are summer, camp, beach, cocktail, flip-flop, hat, wedding, road-trip, camping, bicycle, and pet.

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Sorry I'm so behind; they keep us very busy here. The above challenge is from June, 2013. We'll try to have a new one for July, though.

[Elaine]

Hi Lisa,
I'll do 7 (to follow later).
Thanks :o)

[Bror (Abrar)]

Can i join but will start reading after the 7th ?
I have exams , don't know what i'm doing online now lol

[Jonel]

I'm in for all 3 (or more). I will make time for this in all my craziness this month.

COLORS:
Pink...all shades of...
Blue...all shades of...

HOLIDAY THEMES:
(1) National Doughnut Day:
(2) National Trails Day:
(3) Weed Your Garden Day:
(4) Father’s Day:
(5) Summer Solstice:
(6) International Fairy Day:
(7) Meteor Day:

ITEMS:
rose
summer
camp
beach
cocktail
flip-flop
hat
wedding
road-trip
camping
bicycle
pet


Ok, so I'm at 17/3 so far....

[R.C.]

I'm in for two. I have to go through my TBR pile and decide which ones.

[Ashwini]

I'll do two. this is my first group challenge thingy so just to be sure can I read two books that match with the theme like the summer solstice or national trails day kind? thx

[Jenn]

I will join this one :) I've been wanting to get back into the group challenges. I'm gonna start with a goal of 2 but there may be more :)

[Lindy]

I'll give it a try

[Lindy]

Goodreads has 186 books on bicycling, and arthur conan doyle wrote 2 if you like him

[Nicole]

Count me in for 4 this month :)
2/4 completed

1. Meteor Day Finished 6/5/15 ★★★★

2. National Doughnut Day

3. Summer Solstice

4. Fathers Day Finished 6/10/15 ★★★★★

[Amyiw]

OK, I think I can do this as long as I can count, books that make you laugh or cry, and not those genre, because each one of her favorite genre's are out of genre for me... then again if I can count historical romance as historical, it'll be easily accomplished.

[Leah]

Lindy wrote: "Goodreads has 186 books on bicycling, and arthur conan doyle wrote 2 if you like him"

Love Arthur Conan Doyle!

[Julianna]

I'm in for two.

[Elaine]

HEAC OVER IN A FLASH (Revisited) June 1st - 30th

0/7

1) PINK COVER - by Wendy Vella
2) BLUE COVER - by Jennifer McQuiston
3) DELICIOUS COVER - by Sophia James
4) PEARLS COVER - by Stacy Reid
5) NIGHT IN TITLE - by Sophia James
6) ROSE ON COVER - by Sophie Barnes
7) MOON IN TITLE - by Hilary Gilman

Thanks :o)
HAVE CHANGED "Delicious cover" (misplaced book)

[Diana S]

June Challenge

COLORS: Pink...all shades of...
and Blue...all shades of...

HOLIDAY THEMES:
(1) National Doughnut Day: {June 1st} Read a book with a cover that you think looks delicious, (and it doesn't have to be food, LOL!)
(2) National Trails Day: {June 2nd} Read a book where the character goes hiking, camping, or to summer camp; or one that takes place in small town, or countryside.
(3) Weed Your Garden Day: {June 13th} Read a book where the main character loves to garden, or they have a flower name, or the book’s title has the word “garden” or a flower name in it.
(4) Father’s Day: {June 17th} Read a book where the main character is a father or will be a father, or where the character has “daddy” issues.
(5) Summer Solstice: {June 22nd} Read a summer or beach themed book.
(6) International Fairy Day: {June 24th} Read a book about fairies - or the fae - or is a fairy tale retelling.
(7) Meteor Day: {June 30th} Read a book with a title that has the words “moon,” “star,” or “night” in it; or the main characters is into astronomy; or just love stargazing; or the cover featured a night sky.

ITEMS:
June’s Birthstones are pearl, alexandrite, and moonstone. Its flower is the rose. Zodiac Signs are Gemini and Cancer. Other cover items are summer, camp, beach, cocktail, flip-flop, hat, wedding, road-trip, camping, bicycle, and pet.

[Allysa]

I am down for two
Blue:

Summer Solstice:

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

No apologies necessary Lisa Kay. Thanks for getting a challenge up with all you have to do at the moment!

I'm in for three. 3/3. FINISHED

HOLIDAY THEME; Weed your garden . Finished 6/2. ★★★☆

COLOUR: BLUE 6/3. ★★★★★

HOLIDAY THEME; DADDY ISSUES Finished 6/11. 4 ★

[Kme_17]

Thanks for all you do Lisa Kay. I'm in for three.

[Brandilyn]

I am in for 6 again. I will figure out which 6 later.

And no worries Lisa Kay, we all know real life can smack us in the face at the least expected moments. Thanks for everything you do!

LOL, one of the things I love about this challenge... since I read nothing but M/M it is even harder than for those of you that read het ;)

Colors: Blue Worth a Thousand Words finished 1 June
Blue Held Hostage finished 7 June

themes: camp Midsummer finished 5 June
Daddy Issues Flesh & Blood finished 5 June

Items: pet Where There's Smoke finished 5 June
Rose By Any Other Name finished 1 June

[Ellen]

I'll try for 2
Color: Blue- 6/7
, 6/11
Wreckage , 6/20
,6/21/15
Pink: , 6/14

International Fairy Day: Alias Hook, 6/28

[[deleted user]]

Ok. I think I have this figured out. lol. I have 3 books picked out for food, wedding, beach. :) I will post covers when done (still not sure how to do that on GR). :(

[[deleted user]]

Brandilyn I have 1 M/M & 2 het because My brain was not computing enough to get 3 M/M so I look forward to see your 6. :)

[Poongothai]

I'm in for 4

COLORS:
Pink | June 4
Blue | June 21

HOLIDAY THEMES:
(1) National Doughnut Day: {June 1st} Read a book with a cover that you think looks delicious, (and it doesn't have to be food, LOL!)
(2) National Trails Day: {June 2nd} Read a book where the character goes hiking, camping, or to summer camp; or one that takes place in small town, or countryside.
| June 28
(3) Weed Your Garden Day: {June 13th} Read a book where the main character loves to garden, or they have a flower name, or the book’s title has the word “garden” or a flower name in it.
(4) Father’s Day: {June 17th} Read a book where the main character is a father or will be a father, or where the character has “daddy” issues.
| June 2
(5) Summer Solstice: {June 22nd} Read a summer or beach themed book.
| June 18
(6) International Fairy Day: {June 24th} Read a book about fairies - or the fae - or is a fairy tale retelling.
| June 15
(7) Meteor Day: {June 30th} Read a book with a title that has the words “moon,” “star,” or “night” in it; or the main characters is into astronomy; or just love stargazing; or the cover featured a night sky.

ITEMS: June’s Birthstones are pearl | June 3, alexandrite, and moonstone. Its flower is the rose. Zodiac Signs are Gemini and Cancer. Other cover items are summer | June 14, camp, beach | June 25, cocktail, flip-flop, hat, wedding, road-trip, camping, bicycle, and pet | June 19.

[Chris]

I'm in for 3.

6 of 3

06/01 - Blue
6/2 - Camping out at archaeological dig in Egypt.
Blue 06/05
- MC is going to be a father 06/06
- My favorite blue - 6/11
- Character has problem with father's gambling - 6/11

Takes place in the countryside: - The BEST!

[Kate]

i'm in for 2 :)

[Nikki ♥]

I'm in for three.

Over in a flash June

3/3

Blue ~ 6/10 - 4★
Blue ~ 6/12 - 4★
Beach ~ 6/2 - 4★

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

I'm in for three. 1/3

HOLIDAY THEME; Weed your garden Dearest Rogue (Maiden Lane, #8) by Elizabeth Hoyt. Finished 6/2. ★★★☆

[Phoenix (Online Elf)]

Ab2y wrote: "Can i join but will start reading after the 7th ?
I have exams , don't know what i'm doing online now lol"

That's fine, Ab2y. LOL!

[Phoenix (Online Elf)]

Amyiw wrote: "OK, I think I can do this as long as I can count, books that make you laugh or cry, and not those genre, because each one of her favorite genre's are out of genre for me... then again if I can coun..."

Perfectly okay, Amyiw.

[Phoenix (Online Elf)]

Ashwini wrote: "I'll do two. this is my first group challenge thingy so just to be sure can I read two books that match with the theme like the summer solstice or national trails day kind? thx"

That's fine, too, Ashwini!

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

I'm in for three. 2/3

HOLIDAY THEME; Weed your garden Dearest Rogue (Maiden Lane, #8) by Elizabeth Hoyt. Finished 6/2. ★★★☆

COLOUR: BLUE Over the Edge (Troubleshooters, #3) by Suzanne Brockmann 6/3. ★★★★★

[Chris]

Complete
3 of 3

06/01 - Blue
6/2 - Camping out at archaeological dig in Egypt.
Blue 06/05

[Elaine]

HEAC OVER IN A FLASH (Revisited) June 1st - 30th

7/7 Finished

1) PINK COVER - Wendy Vella 5*****
2) BLUE COVER - Jennifer McQuiston 4****
3) DELICIOUS COVER - Sophia James 4****
4) PEARLS COVER - Stacy Reid 5*****
5) NIGHT IN TITLE - Sophia James 4****
6) ROSE ON COVER - Sophie Barnes 4****
7) MOON IN TITLE - Hilary Gilman 3***

Thanks :o)

[Lauren]

I am in for 2

[[deleted user]]

I finished my Food

[Sandra]

I'm in for 2. Completed 1/2 on 06/09/2016

HOLIDAY THEMES: (1) National Doughnut Day: {June 1st} Read a book with a cover that you think looks delicious!


5***** I LOVED this book! A fun, "sweet", summer read! When I actually had a chance to sit down with it I finished it in an afternoon! Did not want to stop reading!!

[BJ Rose]

Probably biting off more than I can chew…

Happily Ever After Cafe
Over in a Flash
June 1-30, 2015

2/6

√ COLOR: Blue: by Christine Feehan - 6.02
COLOR: Pink: by Jana DeLeon
COLOR: Pink:
THEME: #2 - takes place in small town: by Emily March
ITEM: Pet on Cover: by Sofie Kelly
√ ITEM: Pearls on Cover: by Julia Quinn - 6.06 the pearls are difficult to see in the picture, but they're there between the gems & along the sides of the bracelet

[Reina]

Done! 6/29/15
I think this is my first challenge. Trying for 3 books. I hope I remember to post again by the end of the month! And thanks, Lisa Kay!

I've read 1/3:
(Pet)
4.5 stars; this started slow, but by the end I loved it and didn't want it to end. One of my favorites in this series.

(garden/flower) 3.5 stars A good read, but the point of view shifts were sometimes confusing or unneeded. Especially like the strong but vulnerable heroine. Though I could've done without the sex scenes, they were well-done.

(small town) Had to give up on this not too far in, because of the apparent secret the hero is keeping. I may try again another time.

So, instead I read A Summer in Sonoma 2 stars This was disappointing, as I'd heard a lot of good things about Carr's books. Not only was the book not set in Sonoma (there were a few scenes there), but there was so little setting detail that the book could otherwise have been set anywhere. There were too many characters for me, and it seemed to be women's fiction, with all the characters and points of view, so that the sex scenes seemed superfluous. I never connected to most of the characters, and ended up skimming some of it. I would have preferred a book just about the first character that was introduced (Cassie). Anyone know if Carr's Virgin River books are different than this?

[[deleted user]]

For my 2nd book I changed to a blue/pet new release

[Nicole]

Finished ...Absolutely beautiful read! Loved it! 5 ★'s

[Jonel]

I'm currently at 7/3. I updated my original post, but since it's on this page still, I won't copy it down here.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

I'm in for three. 3/3. FINISHED

HOLIDAY THEME; Weed your garden Dearest Rogue (Maiden Lane, #8) by Elizabeth Hoyt. Finished 6/2. ★★★☆

COLOUR: BLUE Over the Edge (Troubleshooters, #3) by Suzanne Brockmann 6/3. ★★★★★

HOLIDAY THEME; DADDY ISSUES Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins Finished 6/11. 4 ★

[[deleted user]]

Finished book 3 (changed due to new release)- MC in a Father

[Nikki ♥]

3/3

Blue ~ 6/10 - 4★
Blue ~ 6/12 - 4★
Beach ~ 6/2 - 4★

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Ashwini wrote: "I'll do two. this is my first group challenge thingy so just to be sure can I read two books that match with the theme like the summer solstice or national trails day kind? thx"

Sure, Ashwini!

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Hi, all! Sorry I haven't updated. Super, super busy. Hopefully, things will calm down after July 8th, when I'll have a temporary home. Also, looks like my house will be done in mid September, so it will get crazy again, but then settle down.

Thinking of you and happy you're getting those books read!

[Chris]

Lisa Kay, hope it all settles down quickly!

[Sandra]

2/2 Completed 06/15/2016

Item: Road-Trip (She take a journey returning home and discusses several road trips throughout the book)


4**** A very funny, insightful book. Rhoda makes you see things from her perspective and just plain makes you laugh out loud. She is one who definitely makes lemonade out of the lemons that life throws at her! Going to get her follow up book now!!