We Love Lisa Kleypas December 2013 Build Your Own Challenge

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

WLLK December Build Your Own Challenge

For the month of December, you have the option to make your own challenge to celebrate the twelfth month of 2013.

You could:

*Spell it out
*Write a letter to Santa
*Base your challenge around an end of the year checklist

.....The world is your oyster.

Also keep in mind your challenge can overlap with the Seasonal challenges for Fall and December, depending on the beginning and end of the season.

Other Rules:

1. Sign up at any time by December 31st, and you can change your challenge at any time during the month.
2. Since I was late posting the challenge that's on me. Feel free to backdate back to the first of December.
3. All books must be read between December 1st and December 31st.
4. Happy Holidays!!!

We hope you will be able to participate in our last monthly challenge of the year!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Challenge Participants!

Ora----------------5/5
Lady Heather-------X/5
Laura--------------5/5 and 4/8
Danielle The Book Huntress-------7/4
MaryReadsRomance-----------------5/10
Lisa Kay-------------------------X/X

[Ora]

5/5

BBF's I want to unwrap.

1. At Grave's End Jeaniene Frost 12/06
2. Becoming BloodPaula Black 12/07
3. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished Sarah MacLean 12/16
4. Calmly, Carefully, Completely Tammy Falkner 12/17
5. And Then He Kissed Her Laura Lee Guhrke 12/24

[Lisa Kay]

Oh, good challenge title, Ora! Welcome.

[Lady Heather]

I'm in and my goal is 0/5

[Laura]

Count me in! I'm still thinking about what I'm going to do.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Thanks for signing up, ladies!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Danielle's WLLK December BYOC

Goal: Read four holiday-themed books.

Completed: X/4

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Danielle, honey, thank you so much. I'm sorry I forgot all about the challenge. You're all kinds of awesome and I love you!

[Laura]

I'm doing two this month...this one is for everything I read this month.

December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile

0 / X completed

1. Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
2.
3.
4.
5.

[Laura]

This one is to spell out 'Presents' using Christmas-themed books.

December’s Spell The Month Challenge duration – December 1-31


Using the first letter in the title, or the authors first or last name, spell something related to the month using books from TBR pile

0 / 8 completed

P- Pickens, Andrea- Regency Christmas Spirits *
R- Ranstrom, Gail- The Christmas Visit *
E- ‘The Elusive Bride’ in A Taste of Christmas- Debbie Raleigh
S- Stocking Stuffers- Judith A. Landsdowne *
E- Edith Layton- A Dreamspun Christmas *
N- Nina Porter- A Touch of Christmas *
T- ‘Tis the Season- Kat Martin *
S- Sandra Heath- A Regency Christmas VII *

* Anthology book

This can also be tied to the December Build Your Own challenge with reading books from my TBR pile.

[Lisa Kay]

Neat, Laura! Do you mind if I copy you? I'll have to see if I can spell out anything from all the Christmas books I plan to read this month.

[Laura]

Help yourself!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

UniquelyMoi ... So I Can Shine... wrote: "Danielle, honey, thank you so much. I'm sorry I forgot all about the challenge. You're all kinds of awesome and I love you!"

No problem! Glad to help!

[Lisa Kay]

Thanks, Laura!

**Lisa Kay scratches head in thought.**

[Laura]

December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile

1 / X completed

1. Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich completed 12/7
2. A Dreamspun Christmas with Edith Layton *
3.
4.
5.

[MaryReadsRomance]

New to this challenge so please bear with me. I made a Christmas list when I noticed this challenge : )

I have about 10 books I have add to my to read pile but not sure which I will actually get done (it's Christmas after all : )

My top 5 which I already own but have not yet read are:

1. A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas (To finish the series! Read the others before joining GR)
2. A Christmas Ball by Jennifer Ashley, Emily Bryan, Alissa Johnson -
3. Historical Christmas Present by Lisa Kleypas, Lynsay Sands, Leigh Greenwood
4. The Sheik and the Christmas Bride by Susan Mallery (helps finish off the Desert Rogue series)
5. His Mistress by Christmas , by Victoria Alexander

[Lisa Kay]

Welcome to the challenge, MaryReadsRomance!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Glad you joined the challenge, as Lisa Kay said, MaryReadsRomance. I like your challenge idea, by the way!

[Laura]

December Build Your Own Challenge- read books from my TBR pile

5 / 5 completed

1. Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich completed 12/7
2. A Dreamspun Christmas with Edith Layton * completed 12/22
3. The Christmas Visit with Gail Ranstrom * completed 12/28
4. Stocking Stuffers with Judith A. Landsdowne * completed 12/29
5. 'Tis The Season (Christmas Anthology): Under the Mistletoe/A Baby for Christmas/Christmas Angel/Home for Christmas with Kat Martin * completed 1/1

* Anthology book

[Laura]

I was only able to "open" half of my presents... :/

December’s Spell The Month Challenge duration – December 1-31


Using the first letter in the title, or the authors first or last name, spell something related to the month using books from TBR pile

4 / 8 completed

P- Pickens, Andrea- Regency Christmas Spirits *
R- Ranstrom, Gail- The Christmas Visit * completed 12/28
E- ‘The Elusive Bride’ in A Taste of Christmas- Debbie Raleigh
S- Stocking Stuffers- Judith A. Landsdowne * completed 12/29
E- Edith Layton- A Dreamspun Christmas * completed 12/22
N- Nina Porter- A Touch of Christmas *
T- ‘Tis the Season- Kat Martin * completed 1/1
S- Sandra Heath- A Regency Christmas VII *

* Anthology book

This can also be tied to the December Build Your Own challenge with reading books from my TBR pile.

[Lisa Kay]

Aww... cute, Laura. Still, well done!

[Laura]

This was a rough year for me for reading...I was about 30 books and 10,000 pages behind my normal average. :(

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Congratulations, Laura.

I understand having a rough reading year. I had a pretty bad slump, especially towards the end of the year.

The graphic novels saved it for me.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Danielle's WLLK December BYOC

Goal: Read four holiday-themed books.

Update: 1/2/14

Completed: 7/4

1. Snowflakes and Stetsons by various 12/9
2. The Real 12 Days of Christmas by Helen Haigle 12/9
3. The Twelve Nights of Christmas by Sarah Morgan 12/17
4. The Magic of Christmas by Various 12/20
5. A Christmas Present by Lisa Kleypas, others 12/23
6. A Grosvenor Square Christmas by various 12/26
7. 30 Scripture Readings for Christmas edited by Christopher D. Hudson 12/31

[Lisa Kay]

Congrats, Lady D!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Thanks, Lisa Kay!