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Over in a Flash - November 2013
BJ Rose 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Brandilyn 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Cassie♥ 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Chris 0/3
Deborah 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Diana S. 6/6 - Done! Congrats!
Eli 0/2
Hanita 4/4 - Done! Congrats!
Ipshita 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Karen L 1/2
Kme_17 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Kritika 0/2
Lindy 0/5
Lisa (Aussie Girl) 4/4 - Done! Congrats!
Melissa (MO) 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Nikki♥ 4/4 - Done! Congrats!
Sammi 0/2
Sandra (AU) 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Saxonjus 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Susie 0/2
0/2
0/2
0/2
0/2
I'm In for 3 -Completed 3 of 3
Scarlet:
11/01Lights on the cover:
11/03Amnesia:
11/09
I'm in for 2. A Casey Watson (not sure which one yet) and divergent by Veronica Roth- which I'm sure is a ya book x
Great! Welcome to the challenge, Chris and Sammi!
Welcome Karen L. This is a great challenge, no pressure and lots of options. Most of all have fun reading.
Four for me this month.... FINISHED 4/4
Colour: Scarlett
. Finished 11/3. ***Theme: YA
. Finished 11/26. 3.5 stars.Fifth in a series
. Finished 11/18. ****Item: Dress
. Finished 11/5. ****.
I'm thinking about these three booksScarlett:
Forget Me Not:
Item (Chocolate):
Super! Welcome, Saxonjus, Karen L, Kme_17, Lisa, Brandilyn, Melissa, and Lindy!
I'm in for 3!
LOL! Are you sure, Ipshita?
Absolutely! :DColour: Scarlet
Theme:
YA
Forget Me Not
Ipshita wrote: "Absolutely! :D"You must like the selection, for some reason. LOL! Welcome to
Yay!I'm in for two, I was planning on reading them anyway!Forget Me Knot/Amnesia
YA
I'm in! Need to review my TBR and figure out how many though.
Neat! Welcome to the challenge, Deborah and Nikki♥!
Lisa Kay wrote: "Ipshita wrote: "Absolutely! :D"You must like the selection, for some reason. LOL! Welcome to your the challenge."
I like all of Over-in-a-flash challenges.
Colour Scarlett : Read The Constant Princess by Phillapa Gregory. Children: The Road To Nab End by William Woodruff. Children growing up in the east end in tbe fifties
Ipshita wrote: "I like all of Over-in-a-flash challenges."☺
How are people done when it isn't even November yer? Do we get to start the challenges whenever we want?
Hey, Lisa Kay.. I think you've posted October 's results in November. I know we're enthusiastic, but not THAT enthusiastic, LOL.
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Hey, Lisa Kay.. I think you've posted October 's results in November. I know we're enthusiastic, but not THAT enthusiastic, LOL."(view spoiler) Talking on the phone to my BFF. I guess I can't mulit-task - Oprah would be so ashamed of me. **hee hee**
Anna wrote: "How are people done when it isn't even November yer? Do we get to start the challenges whenever we want?"No. My mitake, Anna. I had two windows open and was talking on the phone.
At least when you clicked on the links it takes you to their October challenge. LOL! Again, sorry.
Color: Scarlett :
Forget-me-not:
Item: working on it:D
Super! Welcome to the challenge, Eli.
OK, I'm in - I think for 2. I'm still trying to find a 2nd one for October!
Yay! Welcome to the challenge, BJ Rose.
Lovely, Sandra! Added you. Welcome.
Neat, Susie! Added you.
HEA November 2013Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge
COMPLETED
**COLORS: Scarlet!
The Round House by Louise Erdrich (11/8/13) ★★★★
Home Front Girl: A Diary of Love, Literature, and Growing Up in Wartime America by Joan Wehlen Morrison (11/13/13) ★★★★
**November THEMES:
(1) Diwali {Starting November 3rd this year, it’s the five day “festival of lights” celebrated throughout her country, India.}
Read a book where there are lights on the cover, or is fifth in the series.
**(2) Forget-MeNot Day: {November 10th}
Read a book where someone has amnesia, there are Forget-Me-Not flowers on the cover, or someone does something to remember family, friends, and loved ones.
The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart (11/20/13) 3.5 ★★★
**(3) Children’s Day: {November 14th}
Read a book where a child or children feature prominently in the storyline.
The Great Brain at the Academy by John D. Fitzgerald (11/10/13) ★★★★
**(4) National Young Readers Day: {November 14th}
Read a book that falls into the Young Adult category.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (11/6/13) ★★★★
(5) Thanksgiving: {November 28th}
Read a book that has Thanksgiving as the time of year.
**ITEMS:
**November’s Birthstones are topaz, citrine and cat’s-eye.
Sphinx's Princess by Esther M. Friesner (11/15/13) ★★★★
Flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Zodiac Signs are Scorpio or Sagittarius.
Other cover items are mask, ring, dress, petals, pyramid, chocolate, or a laptop computer.
November Bookshelf
Neat, Diana S! Welcome to the challenge.
YAY! Finally finished October, so now I can make my November choices:COLOR: Scarlet:
THEME: Amnesia:
would also work for scarlet, but needed one for theme since I can't find any of the items!
In for 32/3 Complete
Color: The Student Prince
Theme (Children): I Heard Him Exclaim finished 11/1 4*
Item (ring): Saying I Do finished 11/1 3.5*
I'm attempting for 4 this month Scarlet:
Theme-Children's Day:
Theme-Young Adult:
Dress:
HEA November 2013 Challenge0/2 Completed
COLOUR: Scarlet: Keeping Secret
THEMES: (1) Diwali: Dark Currents
Updated you, BJ Rose, Brandilyn, Nikki♥, and Sandra!chocolate
I'm in!!!! :DTheme - Forget-Me Not Day :
Theme - YA :
Items - Chocolate :
Scarlet -
That's all for now.
Welcome to the challenge, Hanita!forget-me-nots
OLORS: Green! Staub, Wendy Corsi Shadow Killers OCTOBER THEMES:
divorced: .Castle, Jayne Deception Cove
Summer Ends in Europe: {October 27th} Evans, Richard Paul
Read a book where something spooky happens Delaney, Joseph The Last Apprentice
Cookbook: Read and try a new cookbook.
As near as I can figure, that is five books, Lindy. Updated you.topaz
Finished 1/4.COLOUR: scarlet
/ Finished 11/3. ★★★.
Done!3/3 Complete
Color: The Student Prince finished 11/3 4*
Theme (Children): I Heard Him Exclaim finished 11/1 4*
Item (ring): Saying I Do finished 11/1 3.5*
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I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.
Duration: November 1st through November 30th.
Rules: Choose two (2) of the three (3) options below. Color may be the predominant color of the book, or a “pop” of color that catches your eye. Holidays are explained. Items may be found on the cover, or the word found within the storyline. Be sure to post your book covers, dates read, and star ratings. You may join at any time during the month. Feel free to do all three, or more, if you want.
Member Choosing: Ipshita has been a GoodReads member since July, 2013, and a participant of Happily Ever After Café since September, 2013.
She likes to read all types of romance novels, especially Historical Romances. She say she may at first come as a very pragmatic person, but am an absolute romantic. She loves her family and her mom is her best friend. She is very easy-going when with her friends, but a bit wary around strangers. She likes to paint, listen to music and am a total fan of horror and Japanese or Chinese action movies.
COLORS: Scarlet!
November THEMES: (1) Diwali {Starting November 3rd this year, it’s the five day “festival of lights” celebrated throughout her country, India.} Read a book where there are lights on the cover, or is fifth in the series. (2) Forget-MeNot Day: {November 10th} Read a book where someone has amnesia, there are Forget-Me-Not flowers on the cover, or someone does something to remember family, friends, and loved ones. (3) Children’s Day: {November 14th} Read a book where a child or children feature prominently in the storyline. (4) National Young Readers Day: {November 14th} Read a book that falls into the Young Adult category. (5) Thanksgiving: {November 28th} Read a book that has Thanksgiving as the time of year.
ITEMS: November’s Birthstones are topaz, citrine and cat’s-eye. Its flower is the Chrysanthemum. Zodiac Signs are Scorpio or Sagittarius. Other cover items are mask, ring, dress, petals, pyramid, chocolate, or a laptop computer.