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2013 TCF'S Monthly Challenge Duration: 1st December - 31st December
Level: Hard
Theme: Pepper Pot Day
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R Ferris Braden by Joyee Flynn *Rylan Zeev*
I Immortal Warrior by Lisa Hendrix
S Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher
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Monthly Challenge December 2013Duration: Dec 01 - Dec 31
Completed: 11/13
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2013 TCF'S Monthly Challenge Duration: 12/1/ ~ 12/31/13
4/5 read
S~ Andrea Speed
12/26/13 4♥W~ Penny *Watson
12/17/13 4♥I~ Larissa *Ione
12/1/13 4.5♥F~
12/18/13 4♥T~ *Tere Michaels
2013 TCF'S December Challenge Timeframe 12/1/13 to 12/31/13
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J - The 6th Target by James Patterson - 12/12/13 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher - 12/4/13 ♥♥♥♥
D - Liar's Fire by Dee Burks - 12/14/13 ♥♥♥
E - Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich - 12/25/13 ♥♥♥
L - A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - 12/24/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie - 12/7/13 ♥♥♥♥
W - A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods - 12/2/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
TCF'S Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 01/13 - December 31/13
Words Associated With December:
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TCF December ChallengeTime Span: December 2013
Completed: 7/7 completed Dec 18, 2013
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I'm in!TCF's December Monthly Challenge
December 1, 2013-December31, 2013
Read 2/3
Littlefield, Sophie Banished 12/30/2013 ****
Alex Von Tunzelmann Indian Summer
Walter Dean Myers Fallen Angels12/26/2013*****
TCF's December Monthly ChallengeDecember 1, 2013-December 31, 2013
Read 3/3 Complete!
E Elizabeth J. Duncan - A Small Hill to Die On (A Penny Brannigan Mystery, #4) 12/18/13 4stars
L (The) Look of Love (A Piper Donovan Mystery, #2) - Mary Jane Clark 12/2/13 4stars
F Fern Michaels - Secret Santa (anthology) 12/27/13 4stars
Bonus:Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Unlucky Day: Read a book where the main character has very bad luck
Violin Day: Read a book where the main character is a musician
National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover
National Brownie Day: Read a book with a brown cover
National Fruitcake Day: Read a book with a "crazy" character
New Years Eve: Read a book that's the end of a series.
I'm going to try to spell out angels, and see how many of the bonuses I can do as well:TCF DECEMBER CHALLENGE
PROGRESS: 6/6 + bonuses
✓ A - author Mary Kay Andrews - Christmas Bliss (Savannah #4), finished 12/5
✓ N - No Place Like Home (Camilla Randall #3), by Anne R. Allen, finished 12/5
✓ G - The Grave Gourmet (Capucine Culinary #1), by Alexander Campion, finished 12/7
✓ E - author Elizabeth J. Duncan - A Killer's Christmas in Wales (Penny Brannigan #3), finished 12/14
✓ L - author Lynne Jonell - The Secret of Zoom, finished 12/17
✓ S - Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet, by Xinran, finished 12/16
BONUSES:
✓ National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover
Unbound (Booklover’s #2), by Julie Kaewert, finished 12/10
✓ New Years Eve: Read a book that's the end of a series
The Supreme Macaroni Company (Valentine #3), by Adriana Trigiani, finished 12/12
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/17 *****
Dec. 1- Dec. 31
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Level: Easy
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Bonuses:
Unlucky Day: Read a book where the main character has very bad luck
Violin Day: Read a book where the main character is a musician
National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover
National Brownie Day: Read a book with a brown cover
National Fruitcake Day: Read a book with a "crazy" character
New Years Eve: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Level: Easy
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Bonuses:
Unlucky Day: Read a book where the main character has very bad luck
Violin Day: Read a book where the main character is a musician
National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover
National Brownie Day: Read a book with a brown cover
National Fruitcake Day: Read a book with a "crazy" character
New Years Eve: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
TCF Monthly Challenge - December 2013BEGINS 01Dec13 // ENDS 31Dec13
10/9 completed
C - CONROY, Pat wrote The Great Santini ✔ – 14Dec13
H - HILLERMAN, Tony wrote The Blessing Way ✔ – 04Dec13
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T - 'Tis The Season ✔ – 19Dec13
M - Maya Running ✔ – 15Dec13
A - AUSTEN, Jane wrote Northanger Abbey ✔ – 23Dec13
S - SPARKS, Nicholas wrote The Wedding ✔ – 31Dec13
Bonuses: (Use in lieu of one or more letters or in addition to spelling main word)
Unlucky Day: Read a book where the main character has very bad luck - Harry has a string of bad luck in Grave Peril ✔ – 05Dec13
Violin Day: Read a book where the main character is a musician
National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover -
✔ – 27Dec13National Brownie Day: Read a book with a brown cover
National Fruitcake Day: Read a book with a "crazy" character - The Woman in White ✔ – 12Dec13
New Years Eve: Read a book that's the end of a series.
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Time Span: 01 December 2013 - 31 December 2013
Level: Easy
Completed: 4/8
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TCF December ChallengeDuration: 12/1/13 - 12/31/13
Completed: 5/5
ANGEL
A: Anthony, Piers » Xone of Contention **** 12/31/13
N: No Easy Day » Mark Owen **** 12/04/13
G: The Ghostway » Tony Hillerman **** 12/19/13
E: Emily Brightwell » Mrs. Jeffries and the Mistletoe Mix-Up **** 12/18/13
L: The Last Boyfriend » Nora Roberts *** 12/13/13
The Challenge Factory2013 TCF'S December Monthly Challenge
Duration: 12/1/2013 - 12/31/2013
Progress: 9 out of 9
C: C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton - **** - 12/10/2013
H: How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks - ***** - 12/5/2013
R: Richelle Mead; Frostbite: The Graphic Novel - ***** - 12/14/2013
I: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - **** - 12/17/2013
S: Steven D. Levitt; Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - ***** - 12/11/2013
T: Carolyn Turgeon; Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale - *** - 12/18/2013
M: Maya Banks; Fever - **** - 12/9/2013
A: **BONUS**
S: Tara Sivec; Futures and Frosting - ***** - 12/4/2013
BONUS:
Unlucky Day: Read a book where the main character has very bad luck:
Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn - *** - 12/2/2013
Violin Day: Read a book where the main character is a musician
National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover
National Brownie Day: Read a book with a brown cover
National Fruitcake Day: Read a book with a "crazy" character
New Years Eve: Read a book that's the end of a series.
The Challenge Factory2013 TCF'S December Monthly Challenge
Duration: 12/1/2013 - 12/31/2013
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Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Unlucky Day: Read a book where the main character has very bad luck
Violin Day: Read a book where the main character is a musician
National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover
National Brownie Day: Read a book with a brown cover
National Fruitcake Day: Read a book with a "crazy" character
New Years Eve: Read a book that's the end of a series.
2013 TCF'S Monthly Challenge Duration: 1st December - 31st December
Level: Hard
Theme: Pepper Pot Day
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H Moon's Sweet Poison by Scarlet Hyacinth
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S Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher
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I'm in and I'll figure out what to read this weekend.READ: 8/8
✔B: Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill 12/22
✔R: My Life As a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland 12/6
✔A: The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane 12/6
✔D: The Hit - David Baldacci 12/23
✔P: Sleight of Hand - Phillip Margolin 12/27
✔I: Seaborne - Katherine Irons 12/31
✔T: Thankless in Death - J.D. Robb 12/12
✔T: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes - Denise Grover Swank 12/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
TCF Monthly Challenge - December 2013Books Read: 7/9 ♥♥♥♥♥
Spell-out: Christmas
*Christmas in Sugarcreek: A Seasons of Sugarcreek Christmas Novel by Shelley Shepard Gray (12/21/13) 3.5 ♥♥♥
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*Richard Paul Evans' The Locket (12/2/13) ♥♥♥♥
*Irish Country Christmas (An) by Patrick Taylor (12/13/13) 3.5 ♥♥♥
*Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (12/10/13) 3.5 ♥♥♥
*The Top 40 Traditions of Christmas: The Story Behind the Nativity, Candy Canes, Caroling, and All Things Christmas by David McLaughlan (12/3/13) 3.5 ♥♥♥
*Marta Perry's Naomi's Christmas (12/22/13) ♥♥♥♥♥
*An Amish Gift: A Novel by Cynthia Keller (12/4/13) ♥♥♥♥
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Bonus : (Use in lieu of one or more letters or in addition to spelling main word)
Unlucky Day: Read a book where the main character has very bad luck
Violin Day: Read a book where the main character is a musician
National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover
National Brownie Day: Read a book with a brown cover
National Fruitcake Day: Read a book with a "crazy" character
New Years Eve: Read a book that's the end of a series.
My Christmas Gifts
2013 TCF'S Monthly Challenge Duration: 1st December - 31st December
Level: Hard
Theme: Pepper Pot Day
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COMPLETED
I'm going to call this one done. Thanks, it was fun!
TCF DECEMBER CHALLENGE
PROGRESS: 6/6 + bonuses
✓ A - author Mary Kay Andrews - Christmas Bliss (Savannah #4), finished 12/5
✓ N - No Place Like Home (Camilla Randall #3), by Anne R. Allen, finished 12/5
✓ G - The Grave Gourmet (Capucine Culinary #1), by Alexander Campion, finished 12/7
✓ E - author Elizabeth J. Duncan - A Killer's Christmas in Wales (Penny Brannigan #3), finished 12/14
✓ L - author Lynne Jonell - The Secret of Zoom, finished 12/17
✓ S - Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet, by Xinran, finished 12/16
BONUSES:
✓ National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover
Unbound (Booklover’s #2), by Julie Kaewert, finished 12/10
✓ New Years Eve: Read a book that's the end of a series
The Supreme Macaroni Company (Valentine #3), by Adriana Trigiani, finished 12/12
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/17 *****
Congrats to everyone who's finished so far!
Finished my Challenge....happy Reading!C
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Good job, Suzanne, Zuzana, and NayNay, for finishing early.
Congrats to those that finished. Reading my last book for this challenge now! Still have two others to complete which will then complete the getting to know you challenge that took place all year.11 days left to finish!!!
Finished with time to spare. Merry Christmas!2013 TCF'S December Challenge
Timeframe 12/1/13 to 12/31/13
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J - The 6th Target by James Patterson - 12/12/13 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher - 12/4/13 ♥♥♥♥
D - Liar's Fire by Dee Burks - 12/14/13 ♥♥♥
E - Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich - 12/25/13 ♥♥♥
L - A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - 12/24/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie - 12/7/13 ♥♥♥♥
W - A Seaside Christmas by Sherryl Woods - 12/2/13 ♥♥♥♥♥
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UPDATE to Message # 13 - CHALLENGE COMPLETED - 31Dec13I didn't complete spelling CHRISTMAS, but used two of the bonus items to substitute for R and I
DONE ...
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Books mentioned in this topic
City of Glass (other topics)Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (other topics)
The Wedding (other topics)
The Woman in White (other topics)
Crossing to Safety (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (other topics)John Steinbeck (other topics)
Steven D. Levitt (other topics)
Kerrelyn Sparks (other topics)
Steve Berry (other topics)
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How It Works:
○Below there will be a list of words associated with December You will choose 1 or more word from the list and choose/read books that either the •Title •Author or •Series begins with each letter!
○To Move up to the Hard Level you will choose books from the same Genre or Theme (Listed Below) for each word you read! *If you do more than one word you can use a different genre or theme for each word☺
There will be a couple of Bonus Options for those who want to add a little something extra!
•Some Info to Keep In Mind•
♦You CAN do re-reads as long as they are read during challenge.
♦You CAN change you •Books & •Level of Difficulty at any time during the challenge.
♦Update your orginal list, as well as updating a post occasioanlly.
•Strike out Finished Books
•Rate your Finished Books 1-5 ♥'s 1 5 Being the Best!
•Add a tally of completed books to Orginal Post= 0/5 completed!
If you have questions Please ask me here, or PM me or any of the Mods!
December Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With December:
•Christmas •Kwanza •Hanukkah •Presents •Stocking(s)
•Elf •Reindeer •Santa •Family •Angel(s)
Birthdays in December:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Bette Midler •Brendan Fraser •Teri Hatcher •Kirk Douglas •Dionne Warwick
•Frank Sinatra •Taylor Swift •Brad Pitt •Meredith Vieira •Jude Law
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Ice Cream Day: All of your books must have a "sweet" ending
Forefather's Day: All of your books must be of a historical genre
Boxing Day: All of your books must have a strong male lead
Pearl Harbor Day: All of your books must have a military or war theme
Write a Friend Month: All of your books must come from your friends shelves (please list which friend(s) you got your books from)
Pepper Pot Day: All of your books need to be "hot" romance, erotica, etc
Unlucky Day: Read a book where the main character has very bad luck
Violin Day: Read a book where the main character is a musician
National Roof Over Your Head Day: Read a book with a house on the cover
National Brownie Day: Read a book with a brown cover
National Fruitcake Day: Read a book with a "crazy" character
New Years Eve: Read a book that's the end of a series.
Good Luck and Happy Reading!