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'Ducks in a Row' (October-November) Two Month Mini-Chalenge
I'm in though I'll have to check back with a list.
This is one of my favorite recurring challenges, so of course I'm in again. No idea what I'll read, but I'll figure that out as I go :) DUCKS IN A ROW, 10/1 - 11/30
PROGRESS: 4/4
* State of the Onion (White House Chef #1), by Julie Hyzy, finished 10/3
* A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop #2), by Ali Brandon, finished 10/19
* Vineyard Deceit (J.W. Jackson #3), by Philip R. Craig, finished 11/29
* Stranded (Ivy Malone #4), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 10/16
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 11/29 *****
Glad to see you again, Barbara and Barb!
Ducks in a Row10/1 ~ 11/30/13
20/20 read
1Own the Wind 10/15/13 4.5♥
2Sommersgate House 10/16/13 4♥
3Hidden Away 11/2/13 3♥
4Lean on Me 11/3/13 4♥
5 Silver Borne 10/7/13 5♥
6 River Marked 11/5/13 5♥
1 Promises 10/25/13 5♥
2 Fire Inside 10/25/13 4♥
3 Kiss of Fate 11/7/13 5♥
1 Hell on Wheels 10/6/13 4♥
2 Jet 10/10/13 3♥
3 Body and Soul 11/25/13 3.5♥
4 Damien 11/18/13 3♥
5 A Catered Halloween 10/23/13 2♥
1Shock & Awe 11/11/13 4♥
2Bloodlines 11/16/13 4♥
3Hammered 10/29/13 4♥
1 Riding the Storm 11/11/13 4♥
2 Natural Law 11/8/13 4♥
3 Elijah 11/14/13 4♥
I'm in :)1. The Opening Night Murder..Anne Rutherford(book 1)(read)
2. Mortal Arts..Anna Lee Huber(book 2)(3 Nov)
3. A Fatal Waltz..Tasha Alexander(book 3)
4.
Ducks in a Row (October-November) Two Month Mini-ChalengeOctober 1st to November 30th 2013:
Read 14/15
Book 1:
Book 2: The Sweetest Thing (Done 11/5) ★★★★1/2
Book 3:
Book 4:
Book 5:
Book 6:
Book 7:
Book 8:
Book 9:
Book 10:
Book 1:
Book 2:
Book 3:
Book 4:
Book 5:
2 of 6Book 1: Worth the Fight 10/03 (3 stars)
Book 2:
Book 3:
Read
Book 1: Wild Cards 10/03 (4 stars)
Book 2:
Book 3:
Read
I'm not sure why I've never tried this one before, but I'll give it a shot.
I'm in!0/3
7. Governess Brides #7
My Fair Temptress, by Christina Dodd (Library-eBook)
8. Dresden Files #8
Proven Guilty, by Jim Butcher (PB & audiobook)
9. Bridgertons #9.1 - 9.9
The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After, by Julia Quinn (Kindle)
Welcome Gisbelle, Amie, Missy B., Karrie, Penni, and Lisa Kay!!!
OK, I'm in despite the fact that I always have a hard time finishing this one. Maybe I can plan better this time...Ducks in a Row (October-November)
Timeframe: 10/1/13 to 11/30/13
6/6 COMPLETE
3. - Burn by Maya Banks - 10/6/13 ♥♥♥♥ (#3 in Breathless trilogy)
4. - 4th of July by James Patterson - 11/1/13 ♥♥♥♥ (#4 in Women's Murder Club)
5. - Driftwood Cottage by Sherryl Woods - 10/4/13 ♥♥♥♥♥ (#5 in Chesapeake Shores)
4. - Sweet Temptation by Maya Banks - 11/5/13 ♥♥♥ (#4 in Sweet)
5. - The 5th Horseman by James Patterson - 11/13/13 ♥♥♥♥♥ (#5 in Women's Murder Club)
6. - Moonlight Cove by Sherryl Woods - 10/19/13 ♥♥♥♥♥ (#6 in Chesapeake Shores)
Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔ wrote: "Glad to see you, Catherine & Ezi!"always here :D
READ: 5/6
4~ Stranger - Zoe Archer (Blades of the Rose)
✔5~ Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan) 10/8
✔6~ Blood Rites - Jim Butcher (Harry Dresden) 10/29
✔7~ Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy (Walker Papers) 10/6
✔8~ Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue (Daughters of the Glen) 10/16
✔9~ Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks (World of the Lupi) 10/15
The Lost Challenges'Ducks in a Row' (October-November) Two Month Mini-Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2013 - 11/30/2013
Progress: 6 out of 6
1. Breathless #1: Rush by Maya Banks - *** - 10/3/2013
2. The Rules of Scoundrels #2: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 10/26/2013
3. Three Sisters Island #3: Face the Fire by Nora Roberts - *** - 10/8/2013
4. Charley Davidson #4: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - ***** - 10/6/2013
5. Charley Davidson #5: Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones - ***** - 10/14/2013
6. Otherworld #6: Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 10/30/2013
Suzanne, I see you rated Rush as 3-stars. I agree. I just finished the 3rd in the series and liked it better than the first 2. All of them were a little too over-the-top for me.
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The rules of the challenge say we're only allowed to count two books from any one series, sorry :\
this is also one of my favorite recurring challenges, so of course i'm in again. i never seem to complete it, but enjoy the attempt tremendously. no idea what i'll read yet this time around, but i'll figure that out as I read along.Duration 10.1 -11.30
READ 5/9
#1: The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy (10.27)
#2: The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel (10.31)
#3: Who Do I Lean On? by Neta Jackson (10.10)
#5: Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters (11.2)
#6: Moonlight Cove by Sherryl Woods (10.15)
Welcome Lindy-Lane! Glad you enjoy the challenge!
Oh wow! I didn't see this one LOL! I'm in. Will post as soon as I gather my books :) Let's see how many I can get done!Ducks in a Row (October-November) Two Month Mini-Challenge
Completed 35 Done
1.Kiss of Midnight 10/10 (3 stars)
2.Magic Burns 10/14 (4 stars)
3.The Prince 10/1 (5 stars)
4.Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet 10/2 (4 stars)
1.In the Band 10/11 (4.5 stars)
2.Endless Knight 10/5 (5 stars)
3.Allegiant 10/24 (3 stars)
4.The Mistress 10/3 (5 stars)
5.Fifth Grave Past the Light 11/24 (4.5 stars)
1.The Scribe 10/16 (5 stars)
2.Time Mends 10/13 (4 stars)
3.Champion 11/9 (4 stars)
4.Wuthering Frights 10/28 (3 stars)
1.Dragon Bound 10/17 (4 stars)
2.Jabril 10/19 (4 stars)
3.Close Remembrance 10/8 (4 stars)
1.Release Me 10/22 (3 stars)
2.Claim Me 11/12 (2 stars)
3.Magic Strikes 11/4 (4 stars)
4.Magic Bleeds 11/11 (4 stars)
1.The Raven Boys 10/26 (4 stars)
2.Sexy Summers 10/27 (3 stars)
3.No Rest for the Wicked 11/16 (5 stars)
1.Carnival of Souls 10/18 (4 stars)
2.World After 11/20 (4 stars)
3.Four Seconds to Lose 11/26 (4 stars)
1.The Selkie 10/7 (3 stars)
2.The Edge of Always 11/10 (4 stars)
1.Throne of Glass 11/14 (4 stars)
2.Crown of Midnight 11/15 (5 stars)
1.A Touch of Crimson 10/12 (4 stars)
2.Wild Man 11/6 (4 stars)
3.Remy 11/27 (4.5 stars)
1.Girl with Guitar 10/20 (4 stars)
2.Mine 11/8 (4.5 stars)
1. book 6
2. book 7
3. book 8
1. book 22.6
2. book 23
3. book 24
Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "Updated Post 8: read 11 of 15"nice job Ezi! Only 4 more to go with a whole month left ...or are you adding more
~Melissa~ wrote: "Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "Updated Post 8: read 11 of 15"nice job Ezi! Only 4 more to go with a whole month left ...or are you adding more"
will probably add more:D
Since I'm just jumping in now can I still use books that I read in Oct?
Connie N. wrote: "Suzanne, I see you rated Rush as 3-stars. I agree. I just finished the 3rd in the series and liked it better than the first 2. All of them were a little too over-the-top for me."I'll probably read the other 2 sometime, but I felt like the storyline was almost EXACTLY like Fifty Shades of Gray and I was hoping it would've been different. Maybe the other two will be different?
Rissa (an M/M kinda Girl!!) wrote: "Since I'm just jumping in now can I still use books that I read in Oct?"Sure you can!
I wonder if I should start another list because I am almost done with mine.
Very happy that I got 6 books done this time--I'm calling this one official done!Ducks in a Row (October-November)
Timeframe: 10/1/13 to 11/30/13
6/6 COMPLETE
3. - Burn by Maya Banks - 10/6/13 ♥♥♥♥ (#3 in Breathless trilogy)
4. - 4th of July by James Patterson - 11/1/13 ♥♥♥♥ (#4 in Women's Murder Club)
5. - Driftwood Cottage by Sherryl Woods - 10/4/13 ♥♥♥♥♥ (#5 in Chesapeake Shores)
4. - Sweet Temptation by Maya Banks - 11/5/13 ♥♥♥ (#4 in Sweet)
5. - The 5th Horseman by James Patterson - 11/13/13 ♥♥♥♥♥ (#5 in Women's Murder Club)
6. - Moonlight Cove by Sherryl Woods - 10/19/13 ♥♥♥♥♥ (#6 in Chesapeake Shores)
I was really hoping to do better than this, but I just wasn't able to connect all the series books I read.
DUCKS IN A ROW, 10/1 - 11/30
PROGRESS: 4/4
* State of the Onion (White House Chef #1), by Julie Hyzy, finished 10/3
* A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop #2), by Ali Brandon, finished 10/19
* Vineyard Deceit (J.W. Jackson #3), by Philip R. Craig, finished 11/29
* Stranded (Ivy Malone #4), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 10/16
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 11/29 *****
Well I'll call this one done :) managed to complete 35 in total. This was great!
Congrats Belkis! That's crazy impressive.
CHALLENGE COMPLETEREAD: 6/6
✔4~ Stranger - Zoe Archer (Blades of the Rose) 11/24
✔5~ Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan) 10/8
✔6~ Blood Rites - Jim Butcher (Harry Dresden) 10/29
✔7~ Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy (Walker Papers) 10/6
✔8~ Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue (Daughters of the Glen) 10/16
✔9~ Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks (World of the Lupi) 10/15
Belkis wrote: "Well I'll call this one done :) managed to complete 35 in total. This was great!"Awesome, Belkis!
Barbara ★ wrote: "CHALLENGE COMPLETEREAD: 6/6
✔4~ Stranger - Zoe Archer (Blades of the Rose) 11/24
✔5~ Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan) 10/8
✔6~ [book:Blood Rites|993..."
WTG, Barbara!
As always - thanks for setting up this challengeCompleted 20/20 - update post #5
4. Heartless, Gail Carriger 11/9/13 ★★★5. The Dragon Who Loved Me, G. A. Aiken 11/7/13 ★★★★
6. A Highlander's Homecoming, Melissa Mayhue 10/8/13 ★★★★★
4.Last Dragon Standing, G.A. Aiken 10/9/13 ★★★★★
5. Rock Chick Revenge, Kristen Ashley 10/23/13 ★★★★★
6. One Grave at a Time, Jeaniene Frost 11/30/13 ★★★★
Belkis wrote: "Well I'll call this one done :) managed to complete 35 in total. This was great!"I am in awe!
Great job to all the other finishers.
I changed a book, but I did it! Congrats to all finishers! 4/4
6. Monkeewrench #6
✔Off the Grid, by P.J. Tracy ★★★★☆ audible.com 10/14 Pub 2012; 320 pages
7. Cowboys of Cold Creek #7
✔ A Cold Creek Secret, by RaeAnne Thayne ★★★★☆ PB 11/30
8. Dresden Files #8
✔ Proven Guilty, by Jim Butcher ★★★★★ PB 10/23
9. Bridgertons #9.1 - 9.9
✔ The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After, by Julia Quinn ★★★★☆ Kindle 10/6
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Ducks in a Row (October-November) Two Month Mini-Chalenge
From:October 1st to November 30th 2013
Rules: Read books from the same series or ‘mix-n-match’ – as long as it was at least three in a row. Like 3, 4, 5? Or 11, 12, 13? 17, 18, 19? (You do NOT have to read them in that order.) As long as you keep it all in a row. There can NOT be more than two from the same series...