March 2013's Build Your Own Challenge!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

As with all of our BYOC challenges, you get to decide how to make this one work for you. As long as you can tie it to March, it will count.

Need some ideas? Here you go -

--It's Irish American month, which brings to mind leprechauns, four leaf clovers, pots of gold and rainbows!

--It's Music in Our Schools Month, Nutrition Month, and Women’s History Month.

--March 2 is Read Across America Day in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday.

--March 21st is the 1st day of Spring which makes me think of flowers and warmer weather. (There will be an All Things Spring Challenge posted in early March, so you might want to plan ahead for an opportunity to overlap books.)

If you need more inspiration, check out this list for other possible ideas: March Happenings

Please post your status updates like this: 1/4, 2/34, 9/10, etc., at the top of your update. That's the best way to make sure you're updated correctly.

Restrictions - You can sign up and list your books at any time, but all books must be started no earlier than March 1st, and must be completed by March 31st to qualify. You can make changes to your challenge through the final day.

We hope you'll join us! :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Participants




BJ Rose---------------------7/9
Brandilyn-----------------11/11- - - - DONE!!!
Christina-------------------9/9 - - - Done!!!!
Desiree-------------------4/6
Jingles-----------------------5/5 - - - Done!!!
Karen
Lady Danielle-------------------15
Laura------------------------5
Laura----------------4/4 - - - Done!
Lisa Kay
Susan-----------------------------4/6
Susanne----------------------------6/6- - - - DONE!
Valie---------------------11/11 - - - Done!

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

0/11

S Something Like Summer
P Parker, Sloan Take Me Home
R Red+Blue
I Icicle
N Never a Hero
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Bell, Jay Something Like Winter
R Rent
E Ethan Day As You Are
A Acrobat
K Kings of Ruin

[S]

I'm in!

[Susan]

I'm in!

[Lisa Kay]

I'm in. I just don't know what I'll spell yet.

[Valie]

I'm in.

[Laura]

Count me in! I'll do both the 'Build Your Own Challenge' with reading books off my TBR and the 'Spell It Out Challenge' with spelling 'Eire' using Irish themed books. I'll post my tentative lists later.

[BJ Rose]

I'm in - so many good ideas to choose from, and March is also my birthday month. Will have to think about this!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Hey, everyone!


I'm giving away 5 copies of Karen Ranney's The Lass Wore Black, over in the Happily Ever After Cafe.

The only catch is that in order to qualify for a copy, you have to be in the US and be willing to participate in a Buddy Read beginning March 11, which also means you'll need to join that group to participate. It's a great place, so I'm sure you'll enjoy yourselves.

In the future I'll be doing more and when I get the books far enough in advance I'll be able to offer them internationally, but this time it's cutting it too short.

If you're interested, head over, read the rules and sign up! To sign up, please follow this link: The Lass Wore Black Buddy Read in the Happily Ever After Cafe

[Laura]

I'm spelling 'Eire' using Irish-themed books.

March’s Spell The Month Challenge duration – March 1-31


Using a letter in the title, or the author's first or last name, spell something related to the month using books from TBR pile

0 / 4 completed

E- Emerald Enchantment- Marylyle Rogers *
I- Daughter of Ireland- Juilene Osborne-McKnight
R- Rogers, Marylyle- Once Upon a Time
E- Elaine Crawford- A Sprinkle of Fairy Dust *

* Anthology book

This can also be tied to the March Build Your Own challenge.

[Desiree M ~*~*~]

I'm in. I'll post my list later.

[[deleted user]]

Im in ! will post my list soon!

[S]

Spring is slowly arriving and the snow is slowly melting away, making rooms for flowers. Therefore, I will spell "TULIPS".

WLLK BYOC Challenge March
Duration: March 1 - March 31 2013

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Read: 0/6

T: To Love a Thief
U: Ugly Ducklings #3 How to Entice an Earl by Manda Collins
L: Legends of the Four Soldiers #1 To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby by Shana Galen
P: Penelope by Anya Wylde
S: Suzanne Wright's Feral Sins

[Valie]

Jeez, I can't choose : HELLO SPRING or WINTER BREAK (two first weeks of March in Paris!)? .... WINTER BREAK or HELLO SPRING ?
Anyway, it will be 11 books ![image error]

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Why not call it - BREAK for SPRING - and combine both??

[[deleted user]]

March is the month before my birthday and I always spend it wrapping up old stuff and completing unfinished things and preparing to start anew with my birthday :D Ok , so my challenge will be about wrapping up what I have already started , ie finishing up or making up to date some series that I already have started. No fixed number yet.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Bonus : Two ARC's

Bonus : Two books other than romance

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Karen, just a question - sorry to sound clueless - when you post that way, does it mean 5 for sure, but you're shooting for 9 all together?

[[deleted user]]

No , no its ok , I mean 5 for sure in the main category, I may do more and 2 for the first bonus and 2 for the second .

I kind of have fixed the bonus categories for every month:)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thank you! That's kind of how I figured it, but I wanted to be sure!

[[deleted user]]

UniquelyMoi *~* BlithelyBookish wrote: "Thank you! That's kind of how I figured it, but I wanted to be sure!"

No problem :):)

[Christina]

0/9 completed

I'm in.. I'm gonna try for ST PATRICK..

[jingles]

I would love to participate. I will do the spell out option with MARCH, so I'm in for 5 total.


WLLK: March 2013 Challenge
Date: 03/01/13 - 03/31/13
5/5

Completed 03/15/13

✔M: MacLean, Sarah - One Good Earl Deserves a Lover ~ 03/05/13
✔A: Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas ~ 03/09/13
✔R: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean ~ 03/01/13
✔C: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas ~ 03/14/13
✔H: Harbison, Beth - Shoe Addicts Anonymous ~ 03/15/13

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm glad to see everyone! I think I have you all listed. Please be sure and holler if I mess up your stats!

[Valie]

Finally, it will be WINTER BREAK !

3/11

W -
I -
N - Night Resurrected ~ 3/5 ★★★★★
T -
E -
R -

B -
R - Ruined by Moonlight
E - Elizabeth Hoyt, Lord of Darkness ~ 3/2 ★★★★☆
A - Alexandra Hawkins, Dusk with a Dangerous Duke ~ 3/7 ★★★ 1/2
K -

[Christina]

1/9 completed

S:
T: (T)his Man by Jodie Ellen Malpas- 3.5 stars- another book similar to 50 shades series..

P:
A:
T:
R:
I:
C:
K:

[BJ Rose]

I was going to spell BIRTHDAY because this is my month, but I have a terrible time finding a 'Y', so I'm going with ST. PATRICK, whose feast day is the day before my birthday:

We Love Lisa Kleypas
Build Your Own Challenge
March 2013

0/9

S = The Sassy One by Susan Mallery
T = Tracy Anne Warren: The Husband Trap

P = Pilcher, Rosamund: Sleeping Tiger
A = Ashley, Jennifer: Highlander Ever After
T = Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh
R = Robb, J.D. : Strangers in Death
I = The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber
C = Curse of the Kings by Victoria Holt
K = Kleypas, Lisa: Crystal Cove

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

1/11

S Something Like Summer
P Parker, Sloan Take Me Home finished 3/1 4.5*
R Red+Blue
I Icicle
N Never a Hero
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Bell, Jay Something Like Winter
R Rent
E Ethan Day As You Are
A Acrobat
K Kings of Ruin

[Christina]

Happy early birthday BJ!!

[Christina]

2/9 completed

S:
T: (T)his Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas- 3.5 stars- another book similar to 50 shades series..

P:
A:
T:Beneath (T)his Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas- 2.5 stars only because I finished it and didnt throw my kindle through a wall..
R:
I:
C:
K:

[novelhook]

S- Shelly Laurenston(all books)
P- Pleasure Unbound, Larissa Ione
R- Rachel Gibson, Any Man Of Mine
I- Its in His Kiss, Julia Quinn
N- Nicole Edwards, Temptation
G- Gena Showalter, Beauty Awakened

B- Brawn, Laurann Dohner
R- Rachel Gibson, Nothing But Trouble
E- Everything Forbidden, Jess Micheals
A- Amanda Ashley(all books)
K- Kristina Douglas, Warrior

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

2/11

S Sloan Parker Take Me Home finished 3/1 4.5*
P The Picture of Dorian Gray finished 3/2 4*
R Red+Blue
I Icicle
N Never a Hero
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Bell, Jay Something Like Winter
R Rent
E Ethan Day As You Are
A Acrobat
K Kings of Ruin

[BJ Rose]

Christina wrote: "Happy early birthday BJ!!"


Thanks, Christina!

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

3/11

S Sloan Parker Take Me Home finished 3/1 4.5*
P The Picture of Dorian Gray finished 3/2 4*
R Rent finished 3/3 4*
I Icicle
N Never a Hero
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Bell, Jay Something Like Winter
R Rent
E Ethan Day As You Are
A Acrobat
K Kings of Ruin

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Hey, everyone! I've posted the All Things Spring Challenge early to give you time to line up your books! Sign up anytime!

[Susan]

0/6


E-Eloisa James
A-Amelia Grey-Gentleman Says I Do
S-Shana Galen-When You Give A Rake A Ruby
T-Tessa Dare
E
R-Roberts,Nora The Perfect Hope

[Laura]

March Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile including my book club selection.

1 / X completed

1. Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas completed 3/2
2. Daughter of Ireland by Juilene Osborne-McKnight
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles in Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume II by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ^
4. Emerald Enchantment with Marylyle Rogers *
5. Sprinkle of Fairy Dust with Elaine Crawford *
6. Once Upon a Time by Marylyle Rogers
7. Happily Ever After by Marylyle Rogers
8. Long Ago and Far Away by Marylyle Rogers
9.
10.

^ Book club selection
* Anthology book

[Desiree M ~*~*~]

WLLK-March Spell It Out Challenge
Duration: March 1-March 31

Completed: 1/6

S - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
P - Playing to Win by Jaci Burton
R - Robinson, Jake; The Admiral's Bride by Susanne Brockmann Done 3/2 *****
I - Wild Invitation by Nalini Singh
N - Nicola; Beauty Awakened by Gena Showalter
G - Godric; Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt



Alternates or Extras

S - Seymour, Ransom; Waking Up With the Duke by Lorraine Heath
P - Dark Peril by Christine Feehan
I - Ilona Andrews; Fate's Edge

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

4/11

S Sloan Parker Take Me Home finished 3/1 4.5*
P The Picture of Dorian Gray finished 3/2 4*
R Rent finished 3/3 4*
I Icicle
N Never a Hero
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Bell, Jay Something Like Winter
R Red+Blue finished 3/4 4*
E Ethan Day As You Are
A Acrobat
K Kings of Ruin

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Sign me up!

Not sure what I'm doing though!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Danielle's WLLK March BYOC
Headfirst into Spring

Goal: Read 15 books in the month of March.

Update:

Completed: X/15

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

5/11

S Sloan Parker Take Me Home finished 3/1 4.5*
P The Picture of Dorian Gray finished 3/2 4*
R Rent finished 3/3 4*
I Icicle
N Never a Hero
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Barnette, Michael and Auburnimp Hajiri's Pet finished 3/5 4*
R Red+Blue finished 3/4 4*
E Ethan Day As You Are
A Acrobat
K Kings of Ruin

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

5/11

S Sloan Parker Take Me Home finished 3/1 4.5*
P The Picture of Dorian Gray finished 3/2 4*
R Rent finished 3/3 4*
I Icicle
N Never a Hero
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Barnette, Michael and Auburnimp Hajiri's Pet finished 3/5 4*
R Red+Blue finished 3/4 4*
E Ethan Day As You Are
A Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov City Mouse finished 3/5 5*
K Kings of Ruin

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

6/11

S Sloan Parker Take Me Home finished 3/1 4.5*
P The Picture of Dorian Gray finished 3/2 4*
R Rent finished 3/3 4*
I If It Flies finished 3/6 5*
N Never a Hero
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Barnette, Michael and Auburnimp Hajiri's Pet finished 3/5 4*
R Red+Blue finished 3/4 4*
E Ethan Day As You Are
A Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov City Mouse finished 3/5 5*
K Kings of Ruin

[BJ Rose]

We Love Lisa Kleypas
Build Your Own Challenge
March 2013

3/9

√ S = Shameless by Karen Robards - 3.06
√ T = Tracy Anne Warren: The Husband Trap - 3.05

P = Pilcher, Rosamund: Sleeping Tiger
A = Ashley, Jennifer: Highlander Ever After
T = Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh
R = Robb, J.D. : Strangers in Death
√ I = The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber - 3.02
C = Curse of the Kings by Victoria Holt
K = Kleypas, Lisa: Crystal Cove

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

8/11

S Sloan Parker Take Me Home finished 3/1 4.5*
P The Picture of Dorian Gray finished 3/2 4*
R Rent finished 3/3 4*
I If It Flies finished 3/6 5*
N Never a Hero finished 3/6 5*
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Barnette, Michael and Auburnimp Hajiri's Pet finished 3/5 4*
R Red+Blue finished 3/4 4*
E Ethan Day As You Are
A Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov City Mouse finished 3/5 5*
K Kings of Ruin

[Christina]

3/9 completed

S:
T: (T)his Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas- 3.5 stars- another book similar to 50 shades series..

P:
A:
T:Beneath (T)his Man by Jodi Ellen Malpas- 2.5 stars only because I finished it and didnt throw my kindle through a wall..
R:
I:(I)n Flight by R.K. Lilley- 5 stars
C:
K:

[Susan]

2/6


E-Eloisa James
A-Amelia Grey-Gentleman Says I Do-completed 3/4/2013
S-Shana Galen-If You Give A Rake A Ruby
T-Tessa Dare
E-Erin Knightley-Little Miss Mistletoe-completed 3/5/2013
R-Roberts,Nora The Perfect Hope

[S]

Woho, Brandilyn! You are doing awesome!

[Brandilyn]

in :)

March is spring break for my kindergartener, so I will spell SPRING BREAK

9/11

S Sloan Parker Take Me Home finished 3/1 4.5*
P The Picture of Dorian Gray finished 3/2 4*
R Rent finished 3/3 4*
I If It Flies finished 3/6 5*
N Never a Hero finished 3/6 5*
G Grant, Cat Power Play: Resistance

B Barnette, Michael and Auburnimp Hajiri's Pet finished 3/5 4*
R Red+Blue finished 3/4 4*
E Ethan Day As You Are finished 3/7 4*
A Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov City Mouse finished 3/5 5*
K Kings of Ruin