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Kasia wrote: "Woot Michelle!!"I'm suprised I finished, wasn't well earlier in the month and didn't pick up a book for about a week. I've finished this, read the month and read your name. One to go for the pnr and Men we love challenge!
How are your challenges coming along?
I'm done, and now I'm taking it easy. But then July is close and off we'll go with another challenge. I've noticed that as I read more (and I do read more, thanks to this group), time passes faster. I'm not sure I like that... But I'm ranting, sorry.
1. Read a book whose author's first or last name starts with "J". 2. Read a book picked from a June B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Florida. (Suggestions for this category is welcome on this thread.)
4. Wedding Theme: Read a book that has one of the following words in its title (Wedding, Marriage, Proposal, Bride, Groom, Engagement) or has a Wedding theme cover.
5. Summer's Solstice: Read a book that has witch/es or wizard/s in it.
6. Gay and Lesbian Pride Month: Read an m/m romance book or a book that has at least one prominent gay or lesbian character.
7. Royalty theme: Read a book that has one of the following words in its title (King, Queen, Lord, Earl, Duke, or any other royal title)
8. Read a book that has, this time, no "human" profile at all in the cover. Please post cover for verification..LOL
9. Read a book written by an author that is "new" to you, meaning you have never read any of his/her work.
10. Reader's Choice or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book
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1. Read a book whose author's first or last name starts with "J". 2. Read a book picked from a June B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Florida. (Suggestions for this category is welcome on this thread.)
4. Wedding Theme: Read a book that has one of the following words in its title (Wedding, Marriage, Proposal, Bride, Groom, Engagement) or has a Wedding theme cover.
5. Summer's Solstice: Read a book that has witch/es or wizard/s in it.
6. Gay and Lesbian Pride Month: Read an m/m romance book or a book that has at least one prominent gay or lesbian character.
7. Royalty theme: Read a book that has one of the following words in its title (King, Queen, Lord, Earl, Duke, or any other royal title)
8. Read a book that has, this time, no "human" profile at all in the cover. Please post cover for verification..LOL
9. Read a book written by an author that is "new" to you, meaning you have never read any of his/her work.
10. Reader's Choice or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book.
Update1. Read a book whose author's first or last name starts with "J". --> An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
2. Read a book picked from a June B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from. --> New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Liz's shelf)
3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Florida. --> A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
7. Royalty theme: Read a book that has one of the following words in its title (King, Queen, Lord, Earl, Duke, or any other royal title) --> The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
8. Read a book that has, this time, no "human" profile at all in the cover. Please post cover for verification..LOL --> Sunset Bay by Susan Mallery
9. Read a book written by an author that is "new" to you, meaning you have never read any of his/her work. --> Body Movers by Stephanie Bond
10. Reader's Choice or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book. --> Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black
Update: Finished finally :)1.
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Update, I managed to read one more! 2. June B-Day celebrant GR shelf.
4. Wedding Theme
7. Royalty theme:
The Duchess Diaries - Barbara Dawson Smith
8. no "human"
A Hoboken Hipster In Sherwood Forest - Marianne Mancusi
9. "new" to you,
Update 6/252. Read a book picked from a June B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
4. Wedding Theme: Read a book that has one of the following words in its title (Wedding, Marriage, Proposal, Bride, Groom, Engagement) or has a Wedding theme cover.
8. Read a book that has, this time, no "human" profile at all in the cover. Please post cover for verification..LOL
10. Reader's Choice or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book.
Completed 4/10
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Update 26/062. June birthday list - Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (Moss)
5. Read a book with a Witch/Wizard - Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
8. No Human Profile on Cover - Light in Shadow
by Jayne Ann Krentz
1. "J" author...2. GR June B'day...
3. Florida...
4. Wedding theme...
5. Witch/wizard character...
6. Gay/lesbian character...
7. Royalty theme title...
8. Cover - no human...
9. New author to me...
10. My choice...
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6/26 Update:RRR JUNE MONTHLY CHALLENGE LIST:
1. "J" author -
2. June B-day -
3. Florida - The Kissing Game by Suzanne Brockmann
4. Wedding -
5. Gay/Lesbian Pride -
6. Witches/Wizards - Witch Fire by Anya Bast
7. Royalty -
8. No Human Profile - Eldest by Christopher Paolini
9. New Author -
10. Pick-it-for-Me - Wake by Lisa McMann (chosen by Keyona)
Time for an update!So far we have 41 participants.
Annvelwis - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Lori - 9 books done
Michelle - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
DarkHeart - 5 books done
Jane - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
LibraryLass - 9 books done
Nikki - 8 books done
Melissa - 9 books done
Briansgirl - 5 books done
Melinda - 7 books done
Shazzy - 9 books done
Barbara
Kasia - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Kristen - 6 books done
Annie - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Brenda (natesmomb) - 3 books done
Tasha
Amanda - 3 books done
Jessi - 7 books done
Keyona - 2 books done
Katie - 1 book done
Lindy Lane
Susan
Lara - 8 books done
Shyloh - 3 books done
Alison
audball - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
colleen - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
BJ Rose - 9 books done
Yz - 6 books done
Fanip - 2 books done
tosca - 9 books done
Mel - 7 books done
Delitealex - 6 books done
Kim - 1 book done
Julie(Mom2lnb) - 4 books done
Laura - 6 books done
Nichole - 6 books done
Valerie - 5 books done
The following had signed up since the last update:
Courtney - 3 books done
Kenjii - 2 books done
Group's running total: 230 books read.
7 participants had completed all ten categories.
Signing up will remain open throughout the whole month.
Also, if you haven't done it yet, feel free to add your completed books to our group bookshelf.
Note: For ease of tracking, please repost your official list with your progress after every update. Striking out the title and/or a finished date after the book's name will be best.
Final update will be July 1.
Happy reading, everyone!
1. "J" author...2. GR June B'day...
3. Florida...
4. Wedding theme...
5. Witch/wizard character...
6. Gay/lesbian character...
7. Royalty theme title...
8. Cover - no human...
9. New author to me...
10. My choice...
All done
Update 27/062. June birthday list - Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (Moss)
5. Read a book with a Witch/Wizard - Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
by Jayne Ann Krentz
Okay, so I'm stretching things just a touch to make these fit. But Lonely Hearts was about a guy who was a wedding planner, so I'm moving that into "wedding theme", and putting a different book I read into my gay/lesbian pride category. It's a bit of a stretch, but it gets me to 8 instead of 7!If anyone still needs a gay book, I recommend Str8te Boys. It was really good, and I think it would be good for someone who had never read m/m before. It was really short and really cute. If you're curious, send me a PM.
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I really hate to give up on a book, but Stalking Darkness just isn't doing it for me, and it's too late to choose another, since I'm leaving on vacation in a couple days, so guess I'll get an Incomplete for this one, and try again next month. Congrats to all those who have finished.Completed 9/10
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Don't worry BJ. There's always next month. I usually finish or come close but this month I've only managed 5/10 so far. A Tom Clancy novel took me 2 weeks to read and Under the Tuscan Sun has taken me a week so far and I'm just over half done with it and not even sure if I'll get it done by the end of the month.
1. Authors name starts with J- 2. Birthday shelf-
3. Florida-
4. Wedding-
5. Summer solstice witches warlocks-
6. Gay lesbian-
7. Royalty-
8. No human on cover-
9. new to you-
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Getting desperate! lol I'm still working on Under the Tuscan Sun. I listed the book my son had me read to him several nights at bedtime as reader's choice.June Monthly Reading Challenge
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1. Author's "J" name -
2. June B-Day - Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes (Courtney)
3. Florida - A Christmas Captive by Patricia Cabot (aka Meg Cabot)
4. Wedding Theme - A Weaver Wedding by Allison Leigh
5. Wizard -
6. Gay -
7. Royalty - The Rebel Prince by Raye Morgan
8. No "human" profile on cover -
9. New Author -
10. Reader's Choice - Thomas Breaks the Rules by W. Awdry 6/27/09
Briansgirl wrote: "Don't worry BJ. There's always next month. I usually finish or come close but this month I've only managed 5/10 so far. A Tom Clancy novel took me 2 weeks to read and Under the Tuscan Sun has taken..."Thanks for the encouraging words, Briansgirl. Under the Tuscan Sun sounds really interesting, but also sounds like the type of book you want to read leisurely to savor the sights and sounds and smells of the area. And the Clancy book is not a quick read either.
BJ Rose wrote: "Thanks for the encouraging words, Briansgirl. Under the Tuscan Sun sounds really interesting, but also sounds like the type of book you want to read leisurely to savor the sights and sounds and smells of the area. And the Clancy book is not a quick read either."It took me two weeks to read the Clancy novel and it's been at least a good week on Under the Tuscan Sun and I still have about 1/5th of it left. I read it more quickly when they were actively repairing the house. Now that it's a culinary and wine lovers description of Tuscany and an Etruscian and Roman history lesson of the area... it's going much much slower. Between these 2 books it hasn't left time for much else. The James Potter book was good but a 400 page ebook that I have to read on my computer seemed to take awhile to read as well.
Shazzy★ ♥•-:¦:-•-:¦:-•♥★ wrote: "I've finished! That was a close call.1. Read a book whose author's name starts with "J" - Allyson James - Dragon Heat 1/6**
2. Read a b'day book (Moss) - [book:L..."
Congrats! Now you're ready for next month :-)
Shazzy★ ♥•-:¦:-•-:¦:-•♥★ wrote: "I've finished! That was a close call."Yay, all done!
Shazzy★ ♥•-:¦:-•-:¦:-•♥★ wrote: "I've finished! That was a close call.1. Read a book whose author's name starts with "J" - Allyson James - Dragon Heat 1/6**
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Well done :)
I chose Dragon Heat for two challenges in July, but I was wondering if it's any good. There's still time for me to change it, heh ;) What do you thing about that book?
2. June B-Day celebrant GR shelf. 4. Wedding Theme
8. no "human"
9. "new" to you,
I'm not going to get to the last book so I'll have to be content with 9. Can't wait to start next month's challenge. I'll definitely read all of them.
Final update:7. Royalty theme: Read a book that has one of the following words in its title (King, Queen, Lord, Earl, Duke, or any other royal title) --> The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
10. Reader's Choice or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book. --> Tempt Me with Darkness by Shayla Black
Final Update9/10 completed
9. New to you author: A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix
I'm throwing in the towel early because I ended up getting caught up in the mystery series by O'Connell that I started here in this challenge. I ended up spending my time on reading 8 books in that series this month and now I'm down to one day left. I have the new Stephanie Plum book calling my name so I'm going to finish June with that instead of my challenge reads.
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Took me 2 weeks to read the Clancy novel and about a week and a half to read Under the Tuscan Sun. I managed to squeeze one last book in on the last day of the month to finish with 8. Although reader's choice was a bedtime story I read several times to my son.1. Author's "J" name -
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3. Florida - A Christmas Captive by Patricia Cabot (aka Meg Cabot)
4. Wedding Theme - A Weaver Wedding by Allison Leigh
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6. Gay -
7. Royalty -
8. No "human" profile on cover -
9. New Author -
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Challenges completed in JuneI managed 3 of the challenges this month.
1. Read a book whose author's first or last name starts with "J".
Lisa Jewell- 31 Dream Street
8. Read a book that has, this time, no "human" profile at all in the cover. Please post cover for verification..LOL
Rising Tide- Norah Roberts
9. Read a book written by an author that is "new" to you, meaning you have never read any of his/her work.
Elizabeth Winthrop- December
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Okay, obviously didn't finish all 10, but I made a good go of it. =)2. A book from Liz's Shelf Ashes of Midnight - Lara Adrian
7. Royalty Theme Lament The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater
8. No Human Profile on Cover A Madness of Angels - Kate Griffin
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Completed 9 out of 10. Read 39 books this month but just couldn't get to The Vampire's Bride. (Courtney's shelf)
4. Wedding theme...The Vampire's Bride by Gena Showalter
I got 6 done.
1. author starts with J - Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey
2. June bday shelf - (Hilda) Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
5. witch/wizard - Witch Fire by Anya Bast
6. gay character - Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur (MC's brother)
9. new to me author - Street Magic by Kaitlin Kittredge
10. readers choice - Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
1. author starts with J - Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey
2. June bday shelf - (Hilda) Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
5. witch/wizard - Witch Fire by Anya Bast
6. gay character - Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur (MC's brother)
9. new to me author - Street Magic by Kaitlin Kittredge
10. readers choice - Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
Update 30/06 - All done! Changed out Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison to Witching Moon by Rebecca York which I read earlier in the month. by Jayne Ann Krentz
Update - argh just scraped in this month. Am using bro-in-law's pc as mine died an unnatural death and laptop is in fix-it shop, too. Hmm@that BUT finished:10. Pick-It-For-Me: Trash Sex Magic by Jennifer Stevenson 30th Jun 2009
Yz's Final Update:The last two books did not arrive from the library. Oh well...
RR JUNE MONTHLY CHALLENGE LIST:
1. "J" author -
2. June B-day -
3. Florida -
4. Wedding -
5. Gay/Lesbian Pride -
6. Witches/Wizards - Witch Fire by Anya Bast
7. Royalty -
8. No Human Profile -
9. New Author -
10. Pick-it-for-Me - Wake by Lisa McMann (chosen by Keyona)
Final Update:We had 42 participants.
Annvelwis - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Lori - 9 books done
Michelle - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
DarkHeart - 7 books done
Jane - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
LibraryLass - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Nikki - 8 books done
Melissa - 9 books done
Briansgirl - 8 books done
Melinda - 7 books done
Shazzy - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Barbara - 9 books done
Kasia - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Kristen - 6 books done
Annie - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Brenda (natesmomb) - 3 books done
Tasha
Amanda - 8 books done
Jessi - 7 books done
Keyona - 2 books done
Katie - 1 book done
Lindy Lane
Susan
Lara - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Shyloh - 4 books done
Alison
audball - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
colleen - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
BJ Rose - 9 books done
Yz - 8 books done
Fanip - 2 books done
tosca - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Mel - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Delitealex - 7 books done
Kim - 1 book done
Julie(Mom2lnb) - 4 books done
Laura - 6 books done
Nichole - 8 books done
Valerie - 9 books done
Courtney - 3 books done
Kenjii - 2 books done
The following had signed up since the last update:
Jan - 6 books done
Group's final total: 275 books read.
12 participants had completed all ten categories.
If you haven't done it yet, feel free to add your completed books to our group bookshelf.
June Challenge is officially closed.
Good job, everyone!
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