All Things Summer Challenge 2013

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Oh, I loved And One Last Thing ...

Great list!

[Ezi]

We Love Lisa Kleypas: Monthly Challenge: All Things Summer Challenge 2013

Read 2 of 5

1) Book published September 2009: Tempt Me at Twilight (Done 7/23)
2) Book published June 2010: Love in the Afternoon
3) Books with summer invthe title/also published in June 2002 Summer Island
4) Books with summery images on the cover: On the Island (Done 7/24)

[Lady Heather]

1. And One Last Thing ..... currently reading

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Lady Heather wrote: "1. And One Last Thing ..... currently reading"

LOVE that book! Once she gets over the shock, and the telling of the shock, it's funny! Heck, it's even funny before tat!

[Dina]

All Things Summer Challenge
Duration: June 21st - September 22nd

I know it's the summer challenge, but it's winter here where I live - and that's why I'm going to spell WINTER for this challenge. :)

1/6 completed

W: Skye Warren's Broken Beauty == 06/22 ★★★★★
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[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

I think I will try something different this time. Instead of just reading summer themed books, I will spell out something.

Danielle's 2013 WLLK All Things Summer Challenge
Duration: June 21st- September 22nd.
Goal:

Part I: Read 10 books that represent summer in some way.

Completed: X/10


Part II: Spell out I'M MELTING

I:
M:

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Completed: X/9

Both parts can overlap in books!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Sounds fun, Danielle! Well, not the melting part, but the challenge :)

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

LOL! I just say that a lot, because I hate hot weather. :)

[Dina]

Come to Brazil, Danielle. It's winter here. :)

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

Oh, that sounds lovely, Dina!

[Lisa Kay]

**chuckles over Lady D's spell-it-out**

[Lady Heather]

1/10 done

[K]

For my first challenge, I'm picking six books that titles spell out summer to celebrate the beginning of summer vacation.

Starting June 24


Completed .......x/6

1. Serendipity by Carly Phillips

2. Untraceable by Laura Griffin

3. More than Meets the Ink by Elle Aycart

4. Music of the Heart by Katie Ashley

5. Effortless by S.C. Stephans

6. Rocky Mountain Angel by Vivan Arend

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Kate, I've been wanting to read Vivian Arend's series. I'm interested in knowing what you think of it.

[Lady Heather]

2/10

[K]

Dhes, I read the first three books in the series awhile back and enjoyed them, I have had Rocky Mountain Angel on my kindle for awhile.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Okay, thanks!

[Dina]

All Things Summer Challenge
Duration: June 21st - September 22nd

I know it's the summer challenge, but it's winter here where I live - and that's why I'm going to spell WINTER for this challenge. :)

3/6 completed

W: Skye Warren's Broken Beauty == 06/22 ★★★★★
I:
N: Nalini Singh's Wild Invitation == 06/26 ★★★★☆
T:
E: Cynthia Eden's Alpha One == 06/29 ★★★★☆
R:

[Lady Heather]

3/10

[Alycia]

WLLK All Things Summer Challenge

1/6 complete
I want to catch up on series/authors and read new releases this summer.

1. A Counterfeit Betrothal/ The Notorious Rake- read 6/29
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[jingles]

It's taken me forever to decide, but I am going to do a spell out of "SUMMER FUN".


WLLK: All Things Summer
Date: 06/21/13 - 09/22/13
9/9

Challenge completed 08/06/13

✔1. S = Summer Island by Kristin Hannah - 07/06/13
✔2. U = Uncovering the Correttis by Carol Marinelli - 07/03/13
✔3. M = The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie - 07/02/13
✔4. M = McCullough, David/John Adams - 07/20/13
✔5. E = Evanovich, Janet/Twelve Sharp - 07/04/13
✔6. R = Ron Chernow/Washington: A Life - 07/16/13

✔7. F = Foote, Shelby/The Civil War, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian - 07/29/13
✔8. U = The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 08/06/13
✔9. N = Nicholas Sparks/True Believer - 07/05/13

[BJ Rose]

Haven't been able to come up with anything creative, so I'll go with SUMMERTIME. List to follow shortly, but at least I now know I'm looking for 10 books.

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Can I count a book where the character was born in August? I'm reading Lucille Ball's biography and she was born in August.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Can I count a book where the character was born in August? I'm reading Lucille Ball's biography and she was born in August."

Yep! She was born in the summer time, it makes you think of summer, it counts!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

BJ Rose wrote: "Haven't been able to come up with anything creative, so I'll go with SUMMERTIME. List to follow shortly, but at least I now know I'm looking for 10 books."

Coming up with the challenge is... well... half the challenge! LOL!

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

All Things Summer Challenge

Duration - June 21st - September 22nd

(view spoiler)[
This is the Summer version of our Reading with the Seasons challenges. As always, you decide how to make it work for you.

Some examples:

**A character’s name is Summer.
**Many weddings take place during the summer.
**School letting out for the summer.
**Families taking summer vacations.
**Summer heat waves, swimming parties, etc.
**Books published in June, July, August or September count, as well as books in which a character or author is named June, July, August or September.
**Books with summer related words in the title such as hot, heat, vacation, sun…
**Books with summery images on the cover.
**Books that make you fan yourself!
**Books that have any kind of summer celebration like Independence Day.

*****Most importantly, if you can tie it to the summer theme, it works!*****

Please, when you post your stats updates, do it like this: x/12 or "3 down..." etc., because this way it’s much easier for me to keep track of. I do much of my updating from my iPad now and if I can't easily find the stats, I might miss them.

Feel free to list your books at any time, and change them or alter your challenge right up through September 22nd.

The only restriction to this challenge is that books can only count if they were started on or after June 21st and finished by September 22nd.
(hide spoiler)]

Teresa's Tentative List:

0/8 (number may change)

1. The Sandcastle Girls ("Sandcastle" in title. Loved building sandcastles when I was a kid).

2. Secrets of a Summer Night ("summer" in the title)

3. Out of the Easy (Takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, a place I've visited many summers)

4. A Faint Cold Fear (Published September 16, 2003)

5. Getting Over Garrett Delaney (Main character, Sadie embarks on a summer of personal reinvention full of laughter, mortifying meltdowns, and a double shot of love)

6. Second Chance Summer ("Summer" in title and cover looks summer-y)

7. Vision in White (Involves a wedding)

8. Love, Lucy (Biography of someone born in August)

*Edit: I removed a book because it does not qualify. Thought it lasted for summer but no, that's just the first few chapters.

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Might Read:

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Great list, Teresa!!!

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

Thanks! This was very easy for me. Summer is my favorite season and I've been trying to find books that feel like summer to me and I've got all of these books sitting on my bed or night stand, waiting to be read, haha. Now, the Karin Slaughter may not feel like summer in the traditional sense but mystery/thrillers are my favorite go-to genre so when I found out it was published in one of the required months for this, I was pretty ecstatic.

It's always fun to see the lists everyone comes up with for these challenges!

[Lindy]

I am a little late, muyst have missed my notification

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Got you added, Lindy!

[Sapphire]

Count me in :)

[BJ Rose]

We Love Lisa Kleypas
All Things Summer Challenge
June 21 - September 22, 2013

4/10

√ S = Stephanie Laurens: Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue - 6.24
U = Untraceable by Laura Griffin
√ M = The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley - 7.03
√ M = Mallery, Susan: The Sassy One - 7.02
E = Elise Hyatt: Dipped, Stripped, and Dead
R = A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens
√ T = Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb - 6.23
I = In Pursuit of Miss Eliza Cynster by Stephanie Laurens
M = A Most Dangerous Profession by Karen Hawkins
E = Emily Hendrickson: Lord Nick's Folly

[Valie]

Valie's Summer Challenge : 20 books related to Summer or published in Summer
June 21 - September 22, 2013


20/20

1. The Way You Look Tonight (Summer fling) ~ 6/24 ★★★★☆
2. Zane (Published in Summer 2012) ~ 6/25 ★★★☆☆
3. Love at First Sight (in Summer/independence Day) ~ 7/3 ★★★★☆
4. Forged in Steele (Published in Summer 2013) ~ 7/5 ★★★★★
5. Chance of a Lifetime (Cover looks like summer) ~ 7/7 ★★★★☆
6. The Summer He Came Home (Summer in the title) ~ 7/18 ★★★☆☆
7. I Dream of Danger (Published in Summer 2013) ~ 7/28 ★★★★☆
8. Time For Love (100% Summer) ~ 7/31 ★★★★☆
9. Hotter Than Ever (Published in Summer 2013) ~ 8/11 ★★★★☆
10. Freefall (in Summer/Summer break) ~ 8/15 ★★★★☆
11. Next of Kin (in Summer) ~ 8/18 ★★★☆☆
12. Don't Cry for Me (Published in Summer 2012) ~ 8/23 ★★★☆☆
13. The Trouble With Being a Duke (Published in Summer 2013) ~ 8/30 ★★★★☆
14. The Protector (Published in Summer 2011) ~ 9/01 ★★★★☆
15. Come Away With Me (in Summer) ~ 9/05 ★★☆☆☆
16. 13 Rounds (Published in Summer 2013) ~ 9/06 ★★☆☆☆
17. Deathwatch (Published in Summer 2013) ~ 9/07 ★★★★☆
18. Deathtrap (Published in Summer 2013) ~ 9/09 ★★★★☆
19. Making It Last   (Published in Summer 2013) ~ 9/13 ★★☆☆☆
20. Ignited (in Summer/Published in Summer 2013) ~ 9/16 ★★★★☆

[Dina]

All Things Summer Challenge
Duration: June 21st - September 22nd

I know it's the summer challenge, but it's winter here where I live - and that's why I'm going to spell WINTER for this challenge. :)

4/6 completed

W: Skye Warren's Broken Beauty == 06/22 ★★★★★
I: If I Fall by Kate Noble == 07/06 ★★★★☆
N: Nalini Singh's Wild Invitation == 06/26 ★★★★☆
T:
E: Cynthia Eden's Alpha One == 06/29 ★★★★☆
R:

[K]

Updated 7/10

Completed 3/6

S completed 7/8

U completed 7/7 want to read more from this author

M completed 7/5



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[Laura]

All Things Summer Challenge- 2013
(Duration- 6/21 - 9/22)

0 / X

1. Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier- published in July
2.

[Alycia]

WLLK All Things Summer Challenge

2/6 complete
I want to catch up on series/authors and read new releases this summer.

1. A Counterfeit Betrothal/ The Notorious Rake- read 6/29
2. The Next Best Thing- read 7-12
3.
4.
5.
6.

[Lisa Kay]

Such a neat pic, Alycia. ☺

[Alycia]

Thanks Lisa Kay! I thought it was perfect for summer.

[Alycia]

And maybe the lady walking away was the one reading.

[Lisa Kay]

Alycia wrote: "And maybe the lady walking away was the one reading."

I think so. ☺

[BJ Rose]

We Love Lisa Kleypas
All Things Summer Challenge
June 21 - September 22, 2013

5/10

√ S = Stephanie Laurens: Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue - 6.24
U = Untraceable by Laura Griffin
√ M = The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley - 7.03
√ M = Mallery, Susan: The Sassy One - 7.02
E = Elise Hyatt: Dipped, Stripped, and Dead
R = A Rake's Vow by Stephanie Laurens
√ T = Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb - 6.23
√ I = In Pursuit of Miss Eliza Cynster by Stephanie Laurens - 7.15
M = A Most Dangerous Profession by Karen Hawkins
E = Emily Hendrickson: Lord Nick's Folly

[Lady Heather]

4/10 done

[Laura]

All Things Summer Challenge- 2013
(Duration- 6/21 - 9/22)

2 / X

1. Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier- published in July completed 7/13
2. The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan- takes place in summer completed 7/16
3. The Cove by Ron Rash- narrative begins at the end of summer
4.

[Laura]

All Things Summer Challenge- 2013
(Duration- 6/21 - 9/22)

3 / X

1. Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier- published in July completed 7/13
2. The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan- takes place in summer completed 7/16
3. The Cove by Ron Rash- narrative begins at the end of summer completed 7/21
4. Inferno by Dan Brown- title makes me think of summer in Missouri
5.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Laura, I'm DYING to know what you think of Inferno! It's getting such mixed reviews.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ladies, I've been away - mentally and physically - for awhile. I think I'm all caught up in this thread, but if I've missed someone, please let me know!

[Laura]

UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish wrote: "Laura, I'm DYING to know what you think of Inferno! It's getting such mixed reviews."

I'm really liking it! I read over half of it last night in a few hours. I take it for what it is, an entertaining mix of conspiracy theory-like thriller and "history". :) If you liked the previous ones then you should enjoy this one as well.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm glad to hear it, Laura!

[Laura]

All Things Summer Challenge- 2013
(Duration- 6/21 - 9/22)

4 / X

1. Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier- published in July completed 7/13
2. The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan- takes place in summer completed 7/16
3. The Cove by Ron Rash- narrative begins at the end of summer completed 7/21
4. Inferno by Dan Brown- title makes me think of summer in Missouri completed 7/23
5. The Venetian Mask by Rosalind Laker- the cover is summery
6.