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NBRC: September 2013 Takeover ChallengeDuration: September 1 - 30, 2013
Level: Dancing All Night: 4-7 books
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CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately.
Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several
books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then
a week later pick one to read.
• Blue: Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
✔ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★ Library-CDs to iPod/Touch 9/17 “read & watch buddy read”
• “V” is for...: Read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that
starts with “V.”
✔ The Cooking School Murders, by Virginia Rich ★★★☆☆ Library-PB 9/5
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef.
Never Buried, by Edie Claire (Kindle)
• Love That Dress!: Read a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: Read a book with one on the cover.
(It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something
smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
✔ It Had to Be You, by Jill Shalvis ★★★★☆ audible.com 9/10
• Do You Know Jack?: Read a book with a character named Jack in it.
✔ Master and Commander, by Patrick O'Brian ★★★★☆ ODA 9/8
• Challenge Book: Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge...
✔ Start Me Up, by Victoria Dahl ★★★★☆ audible.com 9/1 - first book posted in Alphabet Author Challenge
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of
your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
✔ Killjoy, by Julie Garwood ★★★★½ ODA 9/15
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Ten Things That Are On My Mind. 3/10 Completed
1.Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: The Cuckoo's Calling
2.Blue: Fool for Love
3.“V” is for...: The Viking's Sacrifice
4.This Kitchen is Green Powered: Tempting the Player
5.Love That Dress!:
6.Animals:
7.Beach, Mountains, Desert: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
8.Do You Know Jack?: Smooth Talking Stranger
9.Challenge Book:
10.One More Time: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Well, I was hoping to finish one more book and dance all night, but I couldn't make it. Maybe I should have taken on something a little smaller than The Passage for my fourth book! lol At least I made it to the party! Happy birthday again Lisa Kay!!Duration: September 1 - 30, 2013
Level: Going to the Party
Completed: 3/3
CATEGORIES:
✓ This Kitchen is Green Powered: Quidditch Through the Ages
✓ Beach, Mountains, Desert: The Last Original Wife
✓ One More Time: Audio - Coraline
*Updated post # 78* Finished! Phew. I was hoping to do another, but don't think I'll have time by tomorrow.
Completed: 6/6
✔ • Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie - 17th Sept '13 - ***
✔ • Blue: Under the Never Sky, by Veronica - 29th Sept '13 - *****
✔ • “V” is for...: Insurgent by Veronica Roth - 4th Sept '13 - **1/2
✔ • Love That Dress!: Forbidden by Amy Miles - 14th Sept '13 - *1/2
✔ • Animals: Six Moon Summer by S.M. Reine - 24th Sept '13 - ****
✔ • Beach, Mountains, Desert: Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar - 10th Sept '13 - ***1/2
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All done! I hope your birthday was wonderful, LK :)
Level: Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books
READ: 8/8
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (9/14) ★★★★
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The Bitter Kingdom (9/16) ★★★★
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hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle,
so read a book by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
Deathless (9/21) ★★★
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and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green.
Kill City Blues (9/27) ★★
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Flat-Out Love (9/29) ★★★
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (9/10) ★★★★★
Wild Cards:
Spellbound (9/17) ★★★★★
The Age of Miracles (9/24) ★★
Completed:
I have now finished the 10 books for this challenge. I hope you enjoyed your birthday Lisa Kay.10 books read
I will join at the Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books level:
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries:
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler finished 9/12• Blue:
The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen by Alan Garner finished 9/4 • “V” is for...:
Vegan, Virgin, Valentine by Carolyn Mackler finished 9/18• This Kitchen is Green Powered:
The Owl Service by Alan Garner finished 9/9• Love That Dress!:
Dollhouse by Anya Allyn finished 9/30• Animals:
Æsel by Kristina Stoltz finished 9/25• Beach, Mountains, Desert:
Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey finished 9/28• Do You Know Jack?:
Necrophobia by Jack Hamlyn finished 9/25• Challenge Book:
Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan finished 9/16 This concludes my 2013 Mythology Challenge
• One More Time:
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice finished 9/2
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.My Goal: 3
Completed: 4/3
Hope you had an awesome birthday month, LK! Thanks for letting us celebrate with you! And just because you can never have too many baked goods for your birthday...
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: Read a mystery.
9/27/13 (***)• Blue: Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
9/11/13 (****)• “V” is for...: Read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
9/28/13 (*****)• Beach, Mountains, Desert:
9/18/13 (***) Takes place in a beach town, during the summer. Lots of mention of the beach in this one.
I just ended up managing to dance all night! And i only just managed that by reading all night! :)4/4
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia !
1. Eragon by Christopher Paolini ★★★★☆ - 30.09.13
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans,
and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where
the main character is a chef.
2. Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★☆☆ - 22.09.13
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
3. Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan ★★★★☆ - 29.10.13
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them.
Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
4. Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell ★★★☆☆ - 25.09.13
Thanks for the great party, Lisa Kay! Hope you had a wonderful birthday!I wanted to greet the sunrise, but ended up dancing all night.
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately.
Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several
books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then
a week later pick one to read.
A Necessary End by Peter Robinson - 9/6/13
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia !
• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be
hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle,
so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that
starts with “V.”
The Devil You Know by Mike Carey - 9/25/13
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans,
and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where
the main character is a chef.
by E.J. Copperman - 9/10/13• Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,
so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
by Yasmine Galenorn - 9/2/13• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something
smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them.
Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - 9/29/13
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of
your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog by Elizabeth Peters - 9/21/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETELevel: Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books
READ: 9/10 (read 8-10 books)
✔1. Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26
✔2. Blue: Rebel - Zoe Archer (blue cover) 9/8
3. “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
✔4. This Kitchen is Green Powered: Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson (green cover) 9/17
✔5. Love that Dress!: Sizzle - Julie Garwood (shows most of a beautiful dress) 9/29
✔6. Animals: When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall (pig on cover) 9/6
✔7. Beach, Mountains, Desert: Emissary - Fiona McIntosh (desert on cover) 9/11
✔8. Do You Know Jack?: Unzipped - Lois Greiman (hero=Jack) 9/2
✔9. Challenge Book: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt (finishes quite a few challenges for me) 9/28
✔10. One More Time: Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien (audio book) 9/9
Thanks, ladies. Yes, I had a wonderful birthday. Congrats and woohoo on finishing, Ash, Jane, Teresa, Asha, Jackie, and Barbara★!
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I'll read The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd for the Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries.
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2014Levels:
Dancing All Night: 4-7 books
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately.
Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several
books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then
a week later pick one to read.
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia !
Sep 14• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be
hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle,
so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that
starts with “V.”
by Victoria Dahl Sep 28• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans,
and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where
the main character is a chef.
Sep 11• Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,
so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
Sep 12• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover. (It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
Sep 24• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something
smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them.
Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
Sep 26• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of
your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
September Takeover Challenge
Duration: September 1-30, 2015
Greeting the Sunrise: 9/9 completed
“Wild Card”: Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately. Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then a week later pick one to read.
Sprinkle with Murder (9/6/15)
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Check out listopia!
(9/2/15)
• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle, so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
I've Got Your Number (9/17/15)
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans, and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (9/10/15)
• Love That Dress!:I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet, so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress. Wildcard!
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (9/19/15)
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(9/23/15)
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?:My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger, by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack. Wildcard!
Strawberry Shortcake Murder (9/14/15)
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them. Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
The Color Purple (9/4/15)
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
The Harlequin (9/8/15)
Duration: September 1-30, 2015
Greeting the Sunrise: 9/9 completed
“Wild Card”: Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately. Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then a week later pick one to read.
Sprinkle with Murder (9/6/15)
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Check out listopia!
(9/2/15)• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle, so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
I've Got Your Number (9/17/15)
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans, and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (9/10/15)
• Love That Dress!:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (9/19/15)
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(9/23/15)• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?:
Strawberry Shortcake Murder (9/14/15)
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them. Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
The Color Purple (9/4/15)
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
The Harlequin (9/8/15)
September 2013 Takeover ChallengeDuration: September 1 - 30, 2013
Dancing All Night: 4-7 books
(7/7)
CATEGORIES:
✔•Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: Choose a book from this genre.
✔•This Kitchen is Green Powered: Read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef.
✔•Love That Dress!: Read a book that shows a beautiful dress. **WC
✔•Beach, Mountains, Desert: Read a book depicting any one of these locals.
✔•Do You Know Jack?: Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
✔•Challenge Book: Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
✔•One More Time: Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system (audio). **WC
“Wild Card”: Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
-AUDIOBOOK
Welcome to the challenge Kelsi and Michelle :)
Nothing but Reading ChallengesSeptember 2013 Takeover Challenge
Duration: 9/1/2015 - 9/30/2015
2013
Progress: 2 out of 8 (Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books)
“Wild Card”: Since I'm the “Archduchess of Audio,” I have the power to grant you two “Wild Card”* options. Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately. Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then a week later pick one to read:
House Rules by Jodi Picoult - **** - 9/1/2015 - 532 Pages
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia !
• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be
hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle,
so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that
starts with “V.”
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans,
and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where
the main character is a chef.
• Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,
so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something
smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them. Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one:
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - ***** - 9/7/2015 - Helped me finish Summer Christmas Reindeer Challenge
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of
your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
I would like to participate. Starting late, so don't know if I will make it to 8-10 books, but I will try. Some of the books I have read this month already may fit the categories.September 2013 Takeover Challenge
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2015
Dancing All Night: 4-7 books
7/7 completed
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
by Franklin W. Dixon
by Leon Uris3. “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. Read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
5. Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
by Dave Barry
by Richard Paul Evans (completed 9/18/15)8. Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
by Maurice Sendak10. One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
Wild Card”: Since I'm the “Archduchess of Audio,” I have the power to grant you two “Wild Card”* options. Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
Wild Card #1:
by Dave Barry
Would a baker count as a chef? Or does it have to be a chef specifically?
Kelsi wrote: "Would a baker count as a chef? Or does it have to be a chef specifically?"I think it could work.
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Kelsi wrote: "Would a baker count as a chef? Or does it have to be a chef specifically?"
I think it could work."
Thank you! :)
I think it could work."
Thank you! :)
September 2013: Takeover Challenge Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books
Read: 4
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately.
Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several
books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then
a week later pick one to read.
• Blue: Reign of Shadows 10/9/16
• “V” is for...: Vegas Baby 5/9/16
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans,
and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where
the main character is a chef.
• Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,
so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: Rescue My Heart 18/9/16
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something
smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: Mr. Romantic 1/9/16
• One More Time:
I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind. • Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately.
Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several
books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then
a week later pick one to read.
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia !
• “V” is for...: Shattered Vows by Sam Crescent 9.11
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Big Girls Guide to Buying Lingerie by Amie Stuart 9.6
• Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,
so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: Alaska ocean, small town Wide Open Spaces by Aurora Rose Reynolds 9.4
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: Penalty Clause by Fiona Davenport 9.5
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of
your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind. • Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: The Silkworm
• Blue: Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia ! -
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas• “V” is for...: read a book with a “V” in the title - Looking for Lovedu: Days and Nights in Africa
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef. -
• Love That Dress!: read a book that shows a beautiful dress. -
- French Lessons• Animals: Read a book with one on the cover.
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking a book depicting any one of these locals. Wild card: Audio - Dept. of Speculation
• Do You Know Jack?: Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack. Wild Card - Audio - What's Left of Me
• Challenge Book: Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one. The Haunting of Hill House
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system. - Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
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Nothing but Reading ChallengesSeptember 2013 Takeover Challenge
Duration: 9/1/2016 - 9/30/2016
2013 - Finished
2015 - Failed
Progress: 7 out of 7 (Dancing All Night: 4-7 books)
“Wild Card”: Since I'm the “Archduchess of Audio,” I have the power to grant you two “Wild Card”* options. Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately. Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then a week later pick one to read:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - *** - 9/6/2016 - 507 Pages - Mystery
• Blue: My favorite color is blue: Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Check out listopia!
Fat Chance by Nick Spalding - *** - 9/3/2016
• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle, so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth by Mika Brzezinski - ***** - 9/15/2016
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans, and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef.
• Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet, so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress:
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/20/2016
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover. (It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs - ***** - 9/10/2016
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking a book depicting any one of these locals:
Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/13/2016 - Beach
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger, by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them. Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one:
I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind - **** - 9/8/2016 - Finishes a challenge
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
so i've made it halfway through the 2012 version and am almost halfway through this one. obviously i won't finish either this month but!Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries:
Choose a book from this genre.
• Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
• read a book with a “V” in the title.
• read a book with a cover that is predominately green.
• Substitution:
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
• The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
but since the mountains are in afghanistan and full of armed Taliban i'd rethink this locale• substitution:
on audio! :-)• Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
Finished 9/19• Audio:
Finished! 10/28/16
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2 years later.... I've been keeping track of my reads on each of the challenges in this group and I've almost completed this challenge so I figured I would put my progress up (I am attempting to complete the first 8):
1. Mystery Novel: 1/18/15 - If You Find Me
2. Blue: 9/20/14 - Witch & Wizard
3. V is for Vegan: 11/5/13 - Everything for Us
4. Green Power: 10/2/14 - Shadow Mirror
5. Love that Dress: 8/6/15 - Alice in Zombieland
6. Animal Lover: [Date] - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
7. Beach, Mountains, or Desert?:
8. Do you know Jack?:
September: Takeover ChallengeLevel: Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books
“Wild Card”: Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
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9/14
9/15
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9/13
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9/5My Gift to You: I’m giving each of you, whether or not you join this challenge, an Extension "Gift Card" for NBRC Challenges.
Greeting the SunriseRead 0/10
•Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately. Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then a week later pick one to read. I'll probably read an Agatha Christie for this one (my favourite mystery author)
•Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Something blue off my free kindle list
•“V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle, so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.” Free kindle or classic this time
•This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans, and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef. Green free kindle book
•Love that Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet, so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
•Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
•Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking a book depicting any one of these locals.
•Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger, by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
•Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them. Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
•One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system. Night Circus audio
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Happy Birthday, Lisa Kay!!September: Takeover Challenge
Duration: 9/1/19 - 9/30/19
Level: Dancing All Night: 4-7 books
Progress: 6 of 5
“Wild Card”: Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
• Wrapped Up in Mysteries: Choose a book from this genre.
Dead Simple by Peter James (9/4/19)
• Blue: Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
by Suzanne Enoch (9/15/19)• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! Read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef.
by Debbie Macomber (9/4/19)• Love That Dress!: Read a book that shows a beautiful dress.
by Gail Carriger (9/11/19) • Animals: Read a book with one on the cover.
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: Read a book depicting a beach, the mountains, or the desert.
• Do You Know Jack?: Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
The Enemy by Lee Child (9/24/19) ~ Jack Reacher
• Challenge Book: Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
Horde by Ann Aguirre (9/10/19)
• One More Time: Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this audio.
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (9/29/19) ~ audio
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