Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion
Archived Challenges
>
January, 2014: Out with the Old -- In with the New!
message 101:
by
Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator
(new)
Jan 15, 2014 06:53PM
reply
|
flag
Congrats Judy :D
Updated January 23 (4/5)Updated January 18 (3/5)
Updated January 16 (2/5)
Updated January 11 (1/5)
Out with the Old - In with the New! January 2014 Challenge
Duration: January 1 to January 31, 2014
Level: Medium - (5 Books)
Out with the Old: Up Till Now by William Shatner
New (to me) Author: Finding Colin Firth by Mia March Completed 1/22/14 -- ★★★✩✩
New Series: The Untamed Bride by Stephanie Laurens Completed 1/18/14 -- ★★★★✩
Reader's Choice: A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan Completed 1/10/14 -- ★★★✩✩
Reader's Choice: Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World by Paul Martin Completed 1/15/14 -- ★★★★✩
Just one more left to read...Timeframe: January 2014
Level: Harder
Completed: 7/8
old: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
old: The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee 1/15/14 3♥
new series/author: Under Wraps by Hannah Jayne 1/16/14 3♥
new series/author: Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn 1/7/14 3♥
new series/author: Storm Front by Jim Butcher 1/13 3.5♥
new author: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay 1/7/14 4♥
new author: Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones 1/12/14 3.5♥
new author/series: An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson 1/13/14 3♥
Congrats Teresa :D
congrats to all the finishers so far!
I'm in - I'll go for Medium.4/5 Read
Old: Rendezvous by Amanda Quick
New Author: Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn 1/5/14
New Series: A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James 1/16/14
My Choice: Immortal Ever After by Lynsay Sands 1/7/14
My Choice: Northern Lights by Nora Roberts 1/11/14
Thanks for making me laugh, June. I love that scene in that movie. LOL!
Woohoo, ❀Tea❀! Congrats!
Is it alright to change in the middle? I was thinking about reading Finding Colin Firth for my new to me author. Otherwise, I might not be able to get in any chick lit books at all.
Teresa wrote: "Is it alright to change in the middle?"Sure, Teresa. I do it all the time. ☺
◈AinniA ~ the Nite Owl 0/4
◈Hanita 0/3
◈*Hayley* 0/4
◈Ipshita 0/3
◈Jenny 3/6
◈Joann 4/6
◈Judy 6/6 - Done! Congrats!
◈June 0/3
◈Karen F 04/5
◈Kitten 0/4
◈Kritika 1/3
◈Lara 0/3
◈Lindy 0/?
◈Lisa Kay 3/6
◈Meltem 5/5 - Done! Congrats!
◈Nana 3/5
◈Nichole 3/6
◈Patty 0/6
◈Rosina 1/5
◈Snowflake 0/5
◈❤Stephanie 7/7 - Done! Congrats!
◈Susan 2/3
◈❀Tea❀ 8/10
◈Teresa 2/5
◈Turtlecollector 7/8
◈Valorie 3/6
RLftCI January, 2014: Out with the Old -- In with the New! Duration: January 1, 2014 - January 31, 2014
Level: Harder
5/6 Read
1. old: Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. new release: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovitch, 01.14.14 ★★★
3. new series: Don't Fear the Reaper by Michelle Muto, 01.06.14 ★★★★
4. new author: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning, 01.05.14 ★★★★
5. Reader's Choice #1: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, 01.02.14 ★★★★★
6. Reader's Choice #2: Killbox by Ann Aguirre, 01.05.14 ★★★★★
Finished!Timeframe: January 2014
Level: Harder
Completed: 8/8
old: Graceling by Kristin Cashore 1/19/14 4♥
old: The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee 1/15/14 3♥
new series/author: Under Wraps by Hannah Jayne 1/16/14 3♥
new series/author: Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn 1/7/14 3♥
new series/author: Storm Front by Jim Butcher 1/13 3.5♥
new author: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay 1/7/14 4♥
new author: Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones 1/12/14 3.5♥
new author/series: An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson 1/13/14 3♥
Woohoo! Congratulations, Turtlecollector!
I changed my New to Me Author, and finished another one. I'm up to 3/5. Only two more to go! Please see Post #116 for a full accounting.
Well done TC!But, come on, there are still two weeks left. You can do more. :D
◈AinniA ~ the Nite Owl 0/4
◈Hanita 0/3
◈*Hayley* 0/4
◈Ipshita 0/3
◈Jenny 3/6
◈Joann 5/6
◈Judy 6/6 - Done! Congrats!
◈June 0/3
◈Karen F 04/5
◈Kitten 0/4
◈Kritika 1/3
◈Lara 0/3
◈Lindy 0/?
◈Lisa Kay 3/6
◈Meltem 5/5 - Done! Congrats!
◈Nana 3/5
◈Nichole 3/6
◈Patty 0/6
◈Rosina 1/5
◈Snowflake 0/5
◈❤Stephanie 7/7 - Done! Congrats!
◈Susan 2/3
◈❀Tea❀ 8/10
◈Teresa 2/5
◈Turtlecollector 8/8 - Done! Congrats!
◈Valorie 3/6
Hooray for all the finishers so far!5/6 Done
1. Old:
2. New Author: A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
3. New Release:
4. New Series:
5. My Choice:
6. My Choice:
Other Books Read...
Venom by Jennifer Estep
Ohhhhhhhhh... you liked
, Valorie. GTK.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Ohhhhhhhhh... you liked , Valorie. GTK."I love all the Stephanie Plum books, I know some people find them to be too silly, but I'm always laughing hysterically while I read them.
Some are just a bit better than okay and others have me laughing hysterically, too.
Question... Can you replace the "Old Book" with the "wild card"?
Hayley wrote: "Question... Can you replace the "Old Book" with the "wild card"?"Sure.
TY Lisa <3 Just didn't want to break a rule hehe.
Of course not. **hee hee**
FinishedJanuary 2014: Out With The Old -- In With The New!
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2014
Level: Medium (may change) - Hard
13/13
✓Old: Willing Victim 1/3 ★★★★☆
✓New to Me Author: The Bird Day Battalion by Genevieve Dewey 1/14 ★★★☆
✓New to Me Author: Fixed on You by Laurelin Paige 1/5 ★★★★☆
✓New to Me Author: Blame It On The Mistletoe by Eli Easton 1/21 ★★★★★
✓New to Me Author: Playing for Keeps 1/8 ★★★★★
✓New to Me Author: French Quarter by Lacey Alexander 1/21 ★★★★☆
✓New series: Backwoods 1/12 ★★☆☆☆
✓New Series: Shock & Awe 1/22 ★★★★★
✓New Series: Quid Pro Quo 1/16 ★★★★☆
✓New Series: Temptation 1/15 ★★★★☆
✓New Series: Surrender (Bound Hearts #1) 1/6 ★★★★☆
✓Reader's Choice: Play It Safe 1/10 ★★★★★
✓Reader's Choice: Take It Off 1/17 ★★★★☆
Finished:
~ Out with the Old - In with the New!Level: Harder
Completed: 5/6
Old:
Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey *1/11/14 ★★★★☆
New Author:
The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole *1/17/14 ★★★★☆
New Series:
Colorado Mountain #1, The Gamble by Kristen Ashley *1/10/14 ★★★★☆
Wild Card:
Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland *1/14/14 ★★★★☆
Reader's Choice:
Another Chance to Dream by Lynn Kurland *1/19/14 ★★★★☆
Reader's Choice:
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Congrats, Kitten! Woohoo!
◈AinniA ~ the Nite Owl 0/4
◈Hanita 0/3
◈*Hayley* 0/4
◈Ipshita 0/3
◈Jenny 3/6
◈Joann 5/6
◈Judy 6/6 - Done! Congrats!
◈June 0/3
◈Karen F 04/5
◈Kitten 13/13 - Done! Congrats!
◈Kritika 1/3
◈Lara 0/3
◈Lindy 0/?
◈Lisa Kay 3/6
◈Meltem 5/5 - Done! Congrats!
◈Nana 3/5
◈Nichole 5/6
◈Patty 0/6
◈Rosina 1/5
◈Snowflake 0/5
◈❤Stephanie 7/7 - Done! Congrats!
◈Susan 2/3
◈❀Tea❀ 8/10
◈Teresa 2/5
◈Turtlecollector 8/8 - Done! Congrats!
◈Valorie 5/6
Updated Post #116I've finished 4 out the 5 books I chose for this month. I was also able to get in a chic lit book, which I don't generally read. It was alright.
Teresa wrote: "I've finished 4 out the 5 books I chose for this month."Added you, babe.
I also added Turtlecollector's shelves, if anyone wants to make any last minute additions.
Finished!Old :
by Sophie Jordan/01-03 4♥new to me author : Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H Lawrence-DNF. Replaced with
by Erin McCarthy 01-09 5♥new series :
by Kristen Proby 01-23 2♥
Woohoo! Congrats, Hanita!
Congrats to those who have finished already <3
RLftCI January, 2014: Out with the Old -- In with the New! Duration: January 1, 2014 - January 31, 2014
Level: Hardest
10/10 Read
Challenge Complete 01.25.14
1. old (TBR 02.07.11): Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon, 01.21.14 ★★★★1/2
2. new release: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovitch, 01.14.14 ★★★
3. new series: Don't Fear the Reaper by Michelle Muto, 01.06.14 ★★★★
4. new series: Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson, 01.18.14 ★★★★★
5. new series: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, 01.25.14 ★★★★★
6. new series: Valkyrie by Kate O'Hearn, 01.10.14 ★★★
7. new author: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning, 01.05.14 ★★★★
8. new author: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean, 01.25.14 ★★★★★
9. Reader's Choice #1: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, 01.02.14 ★★★★★
10. Reader's Choice #2: Killbox by Ann Aguirre, 01.05.14 ★★★★★
Hayley wrote: "5/6 -- Can't seem to get this last book.... Boo. LOL"I know! The end of January has crept up on me.
Woohoo! Congrats, Joann!
RLftCI: Out with the Old -- In with the New!Duration: January 1 - 31, 2014
5/6
1. ✔"old" - Storm of Seduction, by Cindy Gerard ★★★★☆ SJLibrary-eBook 1/3
2. "new release" - How To Run With A Naked Werewolf, by Molly Harper (audible.com preorder)
3. ✔"new series" Lending a Paw: A Bookmobile Cat Mystery, by Laurie Cass ★★★★½ PB 1/2/14
4. ✔"new to me author" - Short-Straw Bride, by Karen Witemeyer ★★★★½ audible.com 1/24
5. ✔Reader's Choice: Turn Coat, by Jim Butcher ★★★★★ PB 1/13 “buddy read”
6. ✔Reader's Choice: Another Chance to Dream, by Lynn Kurland ★★★★☆ PB 1/24 “buddy read”
Read
To Read
Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired
Books mentioned in this topic
Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World (other topics)Finding Colin Firth (other topics)
A Crown of Swords (other topics)
Up Till Now (other topics)
The Untamed Bride (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Tracy Weber (other topics)Laurie Cass (other topics)
Jim Butcher (other topics)
Karen Witemeyer (other topics)
Cindy Gerard (other topics)
More...
