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The Really, Really, Really Hard 2014 Challenge Take 2!
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge! Duration: January 1/14 to December 31/14
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
TOTAL PAGES: 4544
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Total Pages: 2070
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Total Pages: 2,165
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Total Pages: 1895
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
Total Pages: 1635
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
Total Pages: 2254
July– This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
(256 pgs)
Total Pages Read: 1643
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
Total Pages: 2102
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. (I am going to take the change option with this one, because reading 2 books a day, I read just about everything, I am going to read 5 books of my favourite genre HISTORICAL FICTION)
Total Pages: 1711
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
Total Pages: 2202
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
Total Pages: 1207 pages
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
Total Pages: 1034 pages
1/14-12/14Jan: 3000 pages--Done
488 Pages Hopeless 1-1-14 4 stars
163 Pages Coraline 1-4-14 3 Stars
309 Pages Don't Turn Around 1-10-14 4 stars
210 Pages Watsons Go To Birmingham 4 stars
312 Pages Graveyard Book 1-12-14 4 stars
335 Pages Obsidian 1-16-14 4 stars
250 Pages Doll Bones 1-17-14 3 stars
179 Pages Shadows 1-21-14 3 stars
236 Pages What She Left Behind 1-22-14 3 stars
527 Pages Evolution of Mara Dyer 1-24-14 4 Stars
303 Pages The Never List 1-25-14 4 Stars
Feb: 5 romantic books
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1. Easy 2-4-14
2. Evertrue 2-20-14
3. Losing Hope 2-22-14
4. 2-25-14
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March: 5 books with a green cover
1. Saving Kabul Corner 3-7-14
2. Little House by Boston Bay 3-8-14
3. Between 3-21-14
4. Every Day After 3-28-14
5. Witch Song 3-17-14
April: 5 books recommended to you
1. Crewel 4-7-14
2. Goose Girl 4-5-14
3. 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare 4-14-14
4. Nazi Hunters 4-10-14
5. Hallowed Ones 4-2-14
May: 5 books that feature a mom
1. Far From You 5-1-14
2. Journey to the New World 5-2-14
3. Standing in the Light 5-3-14
4. Lost Lake 5-5-14
5. Twenty Boy Summer 5-8-14
June: 5 books that feature a dad
1. 13 to Life 6-5-14
2. Breakfast Served Anytime 6-7-14
3. Monster Calls 6-8-14
4. There Will Be Bears 6-12-14
5. Under A War Torn Sky 6-16-14
July: 5 books with a setting near water
1. Heartbeat 7-3-14
2. Pandemonium 7-7-14
3. Racing in the Rain 7-17-14
4. Panic 7-20-14
5. Golden 7-24-14
August: 5 books that feature a school
1. Coal Miners Bride 8-2-14
2. Loud Awake and Lost 8-8-14
3. Second Life of Abigail Walker 8-15-14
4. Meaning of Maggie 8-18-14
5. Dark Companion 8-21-14
Sept: 5 books from a genre you ignore
1. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 9-7-14
2. In the After 9-14-14
3. Chasing the Milky Way 9-18-14
4. The Fever 9-21-14
5. Heart is a Lonely Hunter 9-24-14
Oct: 5 books with a costume on the cover
1. The Girl From the Well 10-7-14
2. Dont Look Back 10-11-14
3. The Night Tourist 10-12-14
4. Evil Librarian 10-14-14
5. Honey Queen 1014-14
Nov: 600 pages-DONE
1. The Zoo At The Edge of the World 11-02-14 240 pages
2. Between the Lines 11-03-14 352 pages
3. Fiona Thorn and the Carapacem Spell 11-05-14 206 pages
Dec: 3 books about a holiday
1. Gathering of Days by Joan Blos 12-1-14
2. This Star Wont go Out by Esther Earl 12-5-14
3. Let it Snow 12-15-14
Mod
Time Frame: 01 January 2014 - 31 December 2014
Months completed: 6/12
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Total Pages Read: 8574
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May: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
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July: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea).
1. Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin (River: Mississippi)
2. Hide Me Among the Graves by Tim Powers (River: Thames)
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August: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much.
October: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre.
December: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge! Duration: January 1/14 to December 31/14
Completed 4/12
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
3038/3000 pgs DONE!
1.Slide - 1/02/13 - 4.5 stars (262 pgs)
2.The Trouble With Tony- 1/03/14 - 3.5 stars(106 pgs.)
3.Conner's Courage(200 pages) - 1/05/14 - 4 stars
4.Crooked Tree Ranch(176 pgs) - 1/07/14 - 3 stars
5.Pony(200 pgs) - 1/04/14 - 4 stars
6Catch a Ghost(260 pgs) - 1/05/14 - 3 stars
7.The Backup Boyfriend(225 pgs.) - 1/09/14 - 4 stars
8.Grime and Punishment(176pgs) -1/11/14 - 3.5 stars
9.Collide(258 pgs) - 1/12/14 - 4 stars
10.Training Season(343 pgs) - 1/14/14 - 4.5 stars
11.Paris A to Z(105 pgs) - 1/15/14 - 3.5 stars
12.Sex & Sourdough(260 pgs) - 1/17/14 - 5 stars
13. Wholehearted(205 pgs) - 1/19/14 - 3 stars
14.Gathering Storm(262 pgs) - 1/18/14 - 3 stars
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Mark Cooper versus America(252 pgs) - Lisa Henry - 2/02/14 - 4 stars
2.More Than Chemistry(94 pgs) - Kate Sherwood - 2/03/14 - 3 stars
3.Sole Support - 2/04/14 - 3.5 stars
4.Saving Alexander - 2/06/14 - 4.5 stars
5.Cast Off - 2/05/14 - 3.5 stars
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Something Like Spring - 3/14/14 - 4.5 stars
2.Alaska, with Love - 3/13/14 - 3 stars
3.Shock & Awe - 3/17/14 - 4 stars
4. Love Means... No Shame - 3/08/14 - 3.5 stars
5. Complicated - 3/19/14 - 3 stars
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Cupcakes(188 pgs) - 4/01/14 - 2.5-3 stars
2.Unbroken Hearts - 4/04/14 - 3 stars
3.Trouble & the Wallflower - 4/08/14 - 4 stars
4.Ties that Bind - 4/08/14 - 3.5 stars
5.Offside Chance - 4/07/14 - 4 stars
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
1.Bear, Otter, and the Kid - 5/13/14 - 5 stars
2.Fear Nothing - 5/16/14 - 3 stars
3.Never a Hero - 5/23/14 - 4 stars
4.Forged in Steele - 5/21/14 - 4 stars
5. Starting Now - 5/31/14 - 3.5 stars
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
1. Love Comes Home - 6/01/14 - 4 stars
2. Midnight Secrets - 6/12/14 - 3.5 stars
3.Ball & Chain - 6/25/14 - 4 stars
4.Who We Are - 6/20/14 - 5 stars
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July– This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.The Art of Breathing - 7/10/14 - 5 stars
2.Always MJ - 7/18/14 - 3 stars
3.Rules of the Chef - 7/15/14 - 3 stars
4.Keep Swimming - 7/20/14 - 4 stars
5.How I Met Your Father - 7/21/14 - 3 stars
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
1.Be Brave - 8/06/14 - 4 stars
2.Coming Home - 8/07/14
3.Us Three - 8/11/14 - 4.5 stars
4.Surviving Elite High
5. BAMF - 8/25/14 - 3 stars
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
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November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
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December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
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Mod
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2014
JANUARY: – Read 3230 of 3000 pages: DONE (view spoiler)
FEBRUARY Read 5 romantic books: DONE (view spoiler)
MARCH Read 5 a green cover:DONE (view spoiler)
APRIL: Read 5 books recommended to you: DONE(view spoiler)
MAY: Read 5 books featuring a mother:
☑ 1. A Different Blue (Done 5/6) ★★★ ½
☑ 2.Breaking Point (Done 5/10) ★★★★★
☑ 3. Entwined (Done 5/18) ★★★½
☑ 4. Sweet Reckoning (Done 5/4) ★★★★ ½
☑5. Barely Breathing (Done 5/2) ★★★ ½
JUNE Read 5 books featuring a Dad
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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge! Duration: January 1/14 to December 31/14
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Total-3314
1.:Janet Evanovich,Takedown Twenty1/1/2014 3 stars 340pgs
2.Kiss of CrimsonbyLara Adrian 4 stars 387pgs
3.:Lara Adrian,Midnight Awakening1/4/2014 5 stars 369pgs
4.:Rachel Caine,Last Breath1/5/2014 4 stars 335pgs
5.The Kingdom,Amanda Stevens 4 stars 376pgs
6.:Kresley Cole,A Hunger Like No OtherA Hunger Like No Other1/7/2014 5 stars 356pgs
7.:James Patterson,Confessions: The Private School Murders1/8/2014
5 stars 448pgs
8.:Julie Kagawa,The Iron King1/10/2014 5 stars 363pgs:
9.Rachel Caine,Black Dawn1/11/2014 4 stars 335pgs
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.:Rachel Caine,Bitter Blood2/1/2014 404pgs 5 stars
2.:Rachel Caine,Fall of Night2/2/2014 325pgs 5 stars
3.:Rachel Caine,Daylighters2/4/2014 348pgs 5 stars
4. :Veronica Rossi,Under the Never Sky2/5/2014 334pgs 4 stars
5.:Karen Marie Moning,Beyond the Highland Mist2/6/2014 375pgs 5 stars
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.:If I Die,Rachel Vincent23/2/2014 342pgs 5 stars
2.Charlaine Harris,Definitely Dead3/3/2014 324 pgs 5 stars
3.:J.D. Robb,Concealed in Death3/4/2014 416pgs 5 stars
4.:Jaye Wells,Green-Eyed Demon3/5/2014 374pgs 4 stars
5.:Lara Adrian,Midnight Rising3/7/2014 356pgs 4 stars
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Sweet PerilbyWendy Higgins290pgs 5 stars 4/3/2014
2.CressbyMarissa Meyer420pgs 4 stars 4/5/2014
3.HexedbyKevin Hearne320pgs 4 stars 4/9/2014
4.:Elisabeth Naughton,Marked4-10-2014 340pgs 4 stars
5.:Karen Marie Moning,To Tame A Highland Warrior4-11-2014 5 stars 340pgs
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
1.The ProphetbyAmanda Stevens 347pgs 4 stars
2.:Nora Roberts,The Collector5/2/2014 732 pgs 5 stars
3.:Shadow SpellbyNora Roberts5/2/2014 478 pg 5 stars
4.:Alexandra Ivy,Bound By Darkness5/4/2014 346pgs 5 stars
5.IllusionbySherrilyn Kenyon5/5/2014 413 pgs 5 stars
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
1.The Immortal HighlanderbyKaren Marie Moning6/2/2014 **** p348
2.Unlucky 13byJames Patterson6/3/2014 p417 *****
3.:Alexandra Ivy,Devoured by Darkness6/6/2014 p370 ****
4.Into the Still BluebyVeronica Rossi392pgs ***
5.The Vincent BoysbyAbbi Glines230 pgs 6/10/2014 ****
July– This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Changing this month to Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.3120/3000
1.TerminatedbyRachel Caine**** p304
2.The ChasebyJanet Evanovich7/2/2014****pg 320
3.Running ScaredbyLisa Jackson7/3/2014p528****
4.OutlanderbyDiana Gabaldon
7/10/2014 870pgs ****
5.Wicked BeatbyOlivia Cunning7/11/2014**** 380pgs
6.:Brodi Ashton,Evertrue7/12/2014**** 322pgs
7.:Libba Bray,Libba Bray7/1/2014 **** 396pgs
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
1.PurebyJennifer L. Armentrout329pgs **** 8/1/2014
2.DeitybyJennifer L. Armentrout8/4/2014 330pgs****
3.ElixirbyJennifer L. Armentrout8/5/2014 75 pgs*****
4.ApollyonbyJennifer L. Armentrout8/6/2014**** 343pgs
5.SentinelbyJennifer L. Armentrout 8/8/2014 ***** 190 pgs
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Once Upon a Tower]9/6/2014 **** pgs 404
2.The Taste of InnocencebyStephanie Laurenspgs400 ****
3.Amanda Quick,Slightly Shadypgs 389 ***
4.An Unsuitable BridebyJane Feather**** 9/14/2014 480pgs
5.Rushed to the AltarbyJane Feather451pgs ***
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
1.The Witch With No Name*** 10/13/2014
2.A Kiss at Midnight****10/17/2014
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
Total:743 pages
Blood MagickBlood Magick*****11/4/2014 304 pgs
Kalona's Fall****130 pgs 11/5/2014
****309 PGSDecember – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!Duration: 1/1/14 - 12/31/14
Completed: 12/12 Months
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
In Bed with Mr. Wrong - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 1/6/14 – 250 pages
Taking Shots - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/7/14 – 592 pages
Trying to Score - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/10/14 – 576 pages
Empty Net - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/12/14 – 496 pages
Falling for the Backup - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/13/14 – 112 pages
Blue Lines ♥♥♥♥ - 1/17/14 – 448 pages
Fighting For Irish - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/23/14 – 250 pages
Rush Me - - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/27/14 – 246 pages
Playing the Part - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/28/14 – 180 pages
How to Misbehave - ♥♥♥ - 1/29/14 – 121 pages
Along Came Trouble - ♥♥♥ - 1/30/14 – 416 pages
Flirting with Disaster - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/31/14 – 448 pages
4135 pages read!!
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning – 4.5 Stars – 2/6/14
2. Rock Hardby Olivia Cunning – 4.5 Stars – 2/11/14
3. Hot Ticket by Olivia Cunning – 4.5 Stars – 2/13/14
4. Wicked Beat by Olivia Cunning – 4.5 Stars - 2/13/14
5. Tempting the Player by J. Lynn - 4 Stars - 2/13/14
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Moonglow - ♥♥♥.5 - 3/3/14
2. Dirty Trick - ♥♥♥ - 3/3/14
3. No Dress Required - ♥♥♥ - 3/5/14
4. Green-Eyed Demon - ♥♥♥♥ - 3/7/14
5. Sins & Needles- ♥♥♥♥ - 3/25/14
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Deeper We Fall (Dusty Bookshelf) - - ♥♥♥♥.5 - 4/8/14
2. An Affair to Dismember (Dusty Bookshelf) - ♥♥♥ - 4/10/14
3. Tarnished (PKCRC) - ♥♥♥ - 4/17/14
4. Throne of Glass (Recommended by multiple friends) - ♥♥♥ - 4/19/14
5. On Every Street (Recommended by multiple friends - ♥♥♥ - 4/21/14
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
1. Caught Up in Us - ♥♥♥♥ - 5/4/14
2. The One - ♥♥♥♥ - 5/12/14
3. Cloud Walking - ♥♥♥♥ - 5/13/14
4. Light in the Shadows - ♥♥♥♥ - 5/14/14
5. Graveyard Child - ♥♥♥♥ - 5/25/14
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
1. Four Years Later by Monica Murphy - ♥♥♥♥ - 6/3/14
2. Tidal by Emily Snow - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 6/12/14
3. Tame This by Hadley Quinn - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 6/16/14
4. Luck of the Draw by Kelley Vitollo - ♥♥♥ - 6/17/14
5. Every Second with You by Lauren Blakely - ♥♥♥♥ - 6/18/14
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Sadie Walker is Stranded by Madeleine Roux - ♥♥♥♥ - 7/1/14
2. Loving Cara by Kristen Proby - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 7/6/14
3. Unbroken by Melody Grace - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 7/15/14
4. Unafraid by Melody Grace - ♥♥♥♥ - 7/16/14
5. Unconditional by Melody Grace - ♥♥♥♥ - 7/17/14
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
1. Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/5/14
2. Dare You To by Katie McGarry - - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/6/14
3. Shadows by Jennifer L Armentrout - - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/7/14
4. Crash into You by Katie McGarry - - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/9/14
5. Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/25/14
September – This month: Read 3000 pages in any genre (create your own challenge)
Page Count: 3280
1. Fireborn - 370 pages- ♥♥♥♥ - 9/2/14
2. Officer Off Limits - 250 pages - ♥♥♥♥ - 9/3/14
3. Midnight Secrets(DBS) - 400 pages - ♥♥♥.5 - 9/4/14
4. Deeper - 400 pages - ♥♥♥♥ - 9/6/14
5. Harder - 352 pages - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 9/6/14
6. Donners of the Dead - 287 pages - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 9/8/14
7. All We See & Seem - 117 pages - ♥♥♥♥ - 9/9/14
8. The Changeup - 206 pages - ♥♥♥.5 - 9/9/14
9. No in Between - 290 pages - ♥♥♥♥ - 9/10/14
10. My Control - 49 pages - ♥♥♥♥ - 9/10/14
11. On the Surface - 272 pages - ♥♥♥.5 - 9/11/14
12. Across the Line - 287 pages - ♥♥♥♥ - 9/12/14
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
1. Zombie Killer - Plague World by Dana Fredsti - ♥♥♥♥ - 10/8/14
2. Victorian Lady - Evernight by Kristen Callihan - ♥♥♥♥ - 10/11/14
3. Rock Star - Bad for You by Abbi Glines - ♥♥♥♥ - 10/17/14
4. Football Player - The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton - ♥♥ - 10/24/14
5. Bad Girl - Misbehaving by Abbi Glines - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 10/13/14
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
1. Under the Gun by Hannah Jayne - 301 pages - ♥♥♥♥ - 11/2/14
2. Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire - 337 pages - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 11/3/14
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
1. Christmas - Binding the Shadows by Jenn Bennett - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 12/15/14
2. Christmas - Her Holiday Man by Shannon Stacey - ♥♥♥♥ - 12/17/14
3. Thanksgiving - The Shape of My Heart by Ann Aguirre - ♥♥♥♥ - 12/18/14
You may substitute one month with a challenge from another month if it is too challenging OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!
i am going to try this too!! 2/12 months completed!
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
3225/3000
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159 pages2.The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee 240 pages
3. A Sweet and Spicy Kind of Love 91 pgs
4. So I'm a Double Threat 278 pages
5. Fat Vampire 148 pages
6. Yank 160 pages
7. Love at First Date 80 pages
8. Truth or Date 80 pages
9. My Last Blind Date 52 pages
10. The Master Undone 40 pages
11. GUILT 55 pages
12. Party Crashers 384 pages
13. Mommy Had a Little Flask 228 pages
14. Deliberately Bound 16 pages
15. Forever Innocent 288 pages
16. All Over You 138 pages
17. Unlikely 200 pages
18. Random 300 pages
19. Third Lie's the Charm 288
FEBRUARY: read 5 romance books
1. How to Love
2. Something Like Fate
3. Hopeless
4. Two Doors Down
5. License to Date
MARCH: read 5 books with green covers
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The Really Really, Really Hard 2014 Challenge Take 2Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Progress: 1/12 months
For All Months:
List the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and rating
January Completed(view spoiler)
FebruaryRead 5 Romantic Books
MarchRead 5 Books With a Green Cover
AprilRead 5 Recommended to You Books
MayRead 5 Books that Feature a Mother
JuneRead 5 Books that Feature a Father
JulyRead 5 Books With a Setting near a Body of Water
AugustRead 5 Books that Feature a School
SeptemberRead 5 Books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much
OctoberRead 5 Books that Feature Something on the Cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume
NovemberRead 600 pages
DecemberRead 3 Books that Feature a Holiday
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!Time Frame: 01 January 2014 - 31 December 2014
Months completed: 12/12
January:Read 3000 pages.
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Thanks so much for bringing this back! This was my favorite challenge of 2013.January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Revealing Us4 stars 1/3 320 pages
When Darkness Comes3 stars 1/6 359 pages
The Purpose Linked Organization: How Passionate Leaders Inspire Winning Teams and Great Results4 stars 1/6 256 pages
Twilight Phantasies3 stars 1/10 256 pages
Embrace The Darkness3 stars 1/16 334 pages
Cat and Mouse4 stars 1/17 399 pages
Petals on the Wind4 stars 1/19 499 pages
Twilight Memories (Wings in the Night, #2)1/20 3 stars 256 pages
If There Be Thorns4 stars 1/21 374 pages
Seeds of Yesterday3 stars 1/22 371 pages
Master of Desire4 stars 1/29 376 pages
Claiming the Highlander4 stars 1/23 373 pages
Envy4 stars 1/18 454 pages
Total 4,627 pages read
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. The Viscount Who Loved Me4 stars 2/9
2. Rock Chick Renegade4 stars 2/13
3. Rock Chick Redemption4 stars 2/14
4. Tangled3 stars 2/16
5. The Wedding Dress 3 stars 2/18
March – This month: Read 5 books with a
Trial by Fire3/8 5 stars
Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir3/8
Halfway to the Grave3/10 4 stars
Immortal in Death3/25 4 stars
Never Run From Love3/26 4 stars
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Corralled4/2 ***
Tiger Magic4/5 ****
Rapture in Death4/3 ***
The Darkest Hour4/8 ****
Dust4/11 ****
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
Royal Street*** 5/1
The Friday Night Knitting Club***** 5/3
King and Maxwell**** 5/8
J is for Judgment5/11 ****
Twilight5/15
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them. Changing to an Alpha Male
1. Animal Magnetism7/2
2. Animal Attraction6/7
3. The King6/10
4. Darkness Dawns6/18
5. Loyalty in Death6/30
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. The City7/23 ***
2. The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After7/24 *****
3. Rescue My Heart7/23 ***
4. Rumor Has It**** 7/17
5. Holiday in Death (In Death, #7)7/1 ****
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
The Sweet Gum Tree 8/5
Onyx8/8
Dissertation and Scholarly Research: Recipes for Success: 2013 Edition8/24
Then Came You 8/30
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
In Still Darkness9/4
Magic Bites9/7
A Discovery of Witches9/15
The Collector9/15
The Sweetest Thing9/22
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
1. Hell & High Water
2. All the Light We Cannot See
3. Night Unbound
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
1. The Christmas Train
2. Small Town Christmas
3. Under the Mistletoe
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge! Duration: January 1/14 to December 31/14
I am so glad to see this one again. It is the first challenge I signed up for and now I am addicted.
January – Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White by Claudia Burney 1/3/14 *** 389 pages
2. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett 1/6/14 *** 281 pages
3. Yellow Crocus: A Novel by Laila Ibrahim 1/7/14 *** 238 pages
4. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down by Neta Jackson 1/9/14 **** 403 pages
5. A Baby for Hannah by Jerry Eicher 1/10/14 **** 288 pages
6.Where Love Grows by Jerry Eicher 1/12/14 **** 320 pages
7. On the Run by Lorena McCourtney 1/13/14 **** 320 pages
8. The Amish Nanny by Mindy S. Clark 1/15/14 **** 344 pages
9. Higher Hope by Robert Whitlow 1/18/14 **** 432 pages
10. Greater Love by Robert Whitlow 1/20/14 **** 400 pages
11.Kate's Song by Jennifer Beckstrand 1/21/14 **** 320 pages
12. Prairie Storm by Catherine Palmer 1/22/14 *** 336 pages
13.Untamed Heart, An by Lauraine Snelling 1/23/14 **** 352 pages
14. A Widow's Hope by Mary Ellis 1/26/14 **** 300 pages
15. Never Far from Home by Mary Ellis 1/27/14 **** 300 pages
16. Shadow in Serenity by Terri Blackstock 1/29/13 **** 352 pages
17. Rebecca's Rose by Jennifer Beckstrand 1/29/14 **** 336 pages
total 5391/3000 pages this month.
February – Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. A Promise of Hope by Amy Clipston 2/2/14 *** 299 pages
2. Caroline's Child by Debbie Macomber 2/3/14 *** 217 pages
3.To Dream Anew by Tracie Peterson 2/4/14 ****
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4. Dr Texas by Debbie Macomber 2/5/14 *** 216 pages
5. A New Day Rising by Lauraine Snelling 2/6/14 **** 288 pages
6.The Hope Within by Tracie Peterson 2/9/14 **** 400 pages
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander S. McCall 3/16/14 233 pagesAn alternate cover for this book is green, it is the one I borrowed from the library and that shows up on my bookshelf.
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by Dan Walsh 3/21/14 352 pages5.
by Terri Blackstock 3/26/14 361 pagesApril – Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 4/13/14 recommedned by Diane Lewis 360 pages ***
2.The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 4/21/14 224 pages ****Recommended by Diane Lewis
3.Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer 4/24/14/ 320 pages**** recommended by Goodreads
4.Jacob's Daughter by Samantha Jillian Bayarr 4/24/14 162 pages *** recommended by my Sweetheart
5.Amish Winter WonderlandSamantha Jillian Bayarr 162 pages *** recommended by my Sweetheart
May – Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
1.The Letters by Susanne Woods Fisher 5/5/13 **** 316 pages
2.You Don't Know Me by Susan Mae Warren 5/6/14 **** 386 pages
3.Sarai by Jill Eileen Smith 5/13/14 ***** 317 pages
4.Maggie's Journey by Lena Nelson Dooley 5/17/14 888 304 pages
5.Huckleberry Hill-by Jennifer Beckstrand 5/28/14 **** 352 pages
June – Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them..
1.The Keeper by Suzanne Woods Fisher 6/1/14 **** 316 pages
2.The Perfect Life by Robin Lee Hatcher 6/10/14 **** 304 pages
3.The Haven by Suzanne Woods Fisher 6/14/14 **** 314 pages
4.Head in the Clouds by Karen Witemeyer 6/17/14****366 pages
5 Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer 6/21/14 *** 352 pages
July– Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Moloka'i by Alan Brennert 7/23/14 - set i Hawaii. 384 pages ****
2.A Daughter's Inheritance by Tracie Peterson 7/25/14 set in New York on The Thousand Islands. 386 pages ****
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1.Neta Jackson-The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out 8/2/14-Mrs. Jodi Mare Baxter is a teacher at the Bethune Elementary School in Chicago.
2.The Amish Bride by Mindy S. Clark 8/18/14 The main Character goes to Pastry School in South Bend, IN.
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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!Time Frame: 01 January 2014 - 31 December 2014
Months completed: 0/12
January:Read 3000 pages.
Books Read:
1.Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals - The Reference Book Describing the Metaphysical Properties of the Mineral Kingdom 1/2/14 726 pages 2 stars
2. The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision 1/9/14 110/256 pages 2 stars
3. Takedown Twenty 1/14/14 309 pages 3 stars
4. Yes Man 1/24/14 205/371 pages 4 stars
5. Discover Your Psychic Type: Developing and Using Your Natural Intuition 1/23/14 288 pages 2 stars
6. Ashes to Ashes 1/25/14 406 pages 5 stars
7. Grave Peril 1/28/14 454 pages 3 stars
Partial reads:
Bitten 112 pages
The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence 121 pages
Listverse.com's Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists: Fascinating Facts and Shocking Trivia on Movies, Music, Crime, Celebrities, History, and MoreThe Ultimate Book of Top Ten Lists: A Mind-Boggling Collection of Fun, Fascinating and Bizarre Facts on Movies, Music, Sports, Crime, Celebrities, History, Trivia and More 468 pages
Uncle John's Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader 45 pages
February: Read 5 romantic books.
Forbidden 2/13/14 418 pages 4 stars
March: Read 5 books with a green cover.
April: Read 5 books recommended to you.
May: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
June: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea).
August: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much.
October: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre.
December: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge! January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Completed: 0/12 Months
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
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This one looks fun - January will be tough!The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Read 3304/3000 pages Completed!
1. Touch Me (The Intrepid Women Series), Kathryn Jane, Nook 141 pages, 1/2/14, 4stars
2. What a Texas Girl Dreams (Texas Girls #3), Kristina Knight, Nook 92 pages; 1/2/14; 4stars
3. The Reluctant Amazon (Alliance of the Amazons, Book 1), Sandy James, Nook 387 pages, 1/4/14, 4stars
4. The Impetuous Amazon (Alliance of the Amazons, Book 2), Sandy James, Nook 377 pages, 1/5/14, 4stars
5. Winners, Danielle Steel, pb 402 pages, 1/6/14, 5stars
6. Will Work for Love, Amie Denman, Nook 145 pages, 1/8/14, 4stars
7. Must Love Cats (The Nine Lives of Thomas Cash Riley, Book 1), Elysa Hendricks, Nook 129 pages, 1/10/14, 4stars
8. The Brazen Amazon (Alliance of the Amazons, Book 3), Sandy James, Nook 419 pages, 1/14/14, 4stars
9. Just Like Heaven (Sweetland Novel, #2), Lacey Baker, pb 362 pages, 1/18/14, 4stars
10. An Irresistible Shadow, Kirsten S. Blacketer, Nook 142 pages, 1/19/14, 3stars
11. Wyoming Fierce (Wyoming Men, #2), Diana Palmer, hardcover 343 pages, 1/21/14, 4stars
12. Wyoming Bold Wyoming Men, #3), Diana Palmer, hardcover 365 pages, 1/22/14, 4stars
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
You may substitute one month with a challenge from another month if it is too challenging OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!Duration: 1/1/14 - 12/31/14
Completed: 4/12 Months
January – Read 3000 pages 3330/3000
1. Garden Spells, Sarah Addison Allen, 01/09/14 ***** (pages 304)
2.The Princess Bride, William Goldman, 01/12/14 **** (pages 283)
3.The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, Ree Drummond, 01/15/14 **** (pages 341)
4.The Fault in Our Stars, John Green, 01/18/14 ***** (pages 313)
5.Mad About the Boy,Helen Fielding, 01/17/14 *** (pages 336)
6.The Perfect Christmas, Debbie Macomber, 01/11/14 *** (pages 232)
7.Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, 01/22/14 **** (pages 107)
8.Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas, 01/22/14 **** (pages 368)
9.Entwined with You, Sylvia Day, 01/20/14 (pags 356)
10.The Importance of Being Married, Gemma Townley, 01/27/14 **** (pages 337)
11.The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, Mathias Malzieu, 01/29/14 *** (pages 172)
12.The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman, 01/29/14 **** (pages 181)
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.Crazy For You, Jennifer Cruise, 02/03/14 **** pages 336
2. Fairy Tale Flirts 5 Romantic Short Stories, Lisa Scott, 02/09/14 **** pages 154
3.A Message to Your Heart, Niamh Greene, 02/10/14 **** pages 368
4.An Offer From a Gentleman, Julia Quinn, 02/14/14 **** pages 358
5.The Out of Office Girl, Nicola Doherty, 02/26/14 **** pages 313
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. One for the Money, Janet Evanovich, 03/14/14 **** p. 320
2.The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley,03/27/14 **** p.374
3.The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen, 03/30/14 ***** p 273
4.Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See, 03/31/14 **** p269
5.The Cat Who Moved a Mountain, Lilian Jackson Braun, 03/31/14 *** p 272
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you.
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Kahled Hosseini, 04/03/14 ***** p.402
Tangled, Emma Chase, 04/06/1 **** p.254
The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield, 04/14/14 **** p.406
One Hundred Names, Cecilia Ahern, 04/20/14 **** p 471
Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie, 04/24/14 ***** p. 245
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
1.Two for the Dough, JAnet Evanovich, 05/24/14 ****
2.This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E Smith, 05/31/14 ****
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
1. The Chocolate Thief, Laura Florand, 06/12/14 ****
2.Evil Under the Sun, Agatha Christie, 06/20/14 ****
3. The Vincent Brothers, Abbi Glines, 06/22/14 ****
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Dream Lake, Lisa Kleypas, 07/13/14 ****
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August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
1.Someday, Someday, Maybe, Lauren Graham, 08/03/14 ***
2.A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 08/06/14 *****
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!
1/1/14 - 12/31/14
Completed: 4/12 Months
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
3047/3000
All Roads Lead to Austen: A Yearlong Journey with Jane by Amy Elizabeth Smith - pages 15/384 (389 pages) - 1/19 - ★★★★
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell - pages 259/1037 (778 pages) - 1/24- ★★★
Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly - 371 pages - 1/24 - ★★★★
Angelfall by Susan Ee - 283 pages - 1/27 - ★★★★★
Life by Keith Richards - pages 172/564 (392 pages) - 1/28 - ★★
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn - 194 pages - 1/30 - ★★★★
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - 260 pages -
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill - 380 pages -
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill - 692 pages (312 read in Feb) - 2/5 - ★★★★
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - 449 pages (189 read in Feb) - ★★★
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker - 813 pages - 2/27 -★ ★★
Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride - 352 pages - 2/27 - ★★★★
Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James - 514 pages - 2/28 - ★★★★
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker - 563 pages - 3/24 - ★★★
Insurgent by Veronica Roth - 533 pages - 3/26 - ★★★★★
Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt - 384 pages - 3/30 - ★★★★
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater - 369 pages - 3/31 - ★★★★
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - 269 pages - 3/31 - ★★★★
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo - 368 pages 4/17 - ★★★★
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan - 310 pages - 4/20 - ★★★★★
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore - 296 pages - 4/24 - ★★★★
Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole - 304 pages - 4/28 - ★★★★
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 208 pages - 4/29 - ★★★★★
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
Count me in for this one too.TCF: The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge
01/01/14 - 12/31/14
7/12 Months Completed
54 Books
January: Read 3000 pages
8,176/3,000 PAGES
✔1. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean - 01/01/14**** (400/400)
✔2. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths - 01/03/14**** (320/720)
✔3. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich - 01/04/14*** (230/950)
✔4. All-American Girl by Meg Cabot - 01/05/14*** (398/1,348)
✔5. Summer House by Nancy Thayer - 01/07/14**** (368/1,716)
✔6. Glitter Baby by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 01/09/14**** (448/2,164)
✔7. Run to Me by Christy Reece - 01/11/14**** (354/2,518)
✔8. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich - 01/11/14*** (164/2,682)
✔9. Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt - 01/12/14*** (382/3,064)
✔10. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi - 01/13/14*** (689/3,753)
✔11. Baby, Drive South by Stephanie Bond - 01/14/14*** (336/4,089)
✔12. Zodiac Unmasked by Robert Graysmith - 01/15/14*** (560/4,649)
✔13. Baby, Come Home by Stephanie Bond - 01/16/14*** (330/4,979)
✔14. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank - 01/16/14**** (304/5,283)
✔15. Epilogue: A Memoir by Anne Roiphe - 01/17/14**** (224/5,507)
✔16. Stroke of Midnight by Olivia Drake - 01/17/14*** (345/5,852)
✔17. Five Days in November by Clint Hill - 01/19/14**** (256/6,108)
✔18. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters - 01/20/14**** (226/6,334)
✔19. Portrait of a Killer by Patricia Cornwell - 01/21/14* (387/6,721)
✔20. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery - 01/22/14***** (314/7,035)
✔21. Yuletide Baby Surprise by Catherine Mann - 01/23/14*** (186/7,221)
✔22. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare - 01/24/14*** (336/7,557)
✔23. The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James - 01/26/14*** (405/7,962)
✔24. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - 01/27/14*** (214/8,176)
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
✔1. Uncovering the Silveri Secret by Melanie Milburne - 02/03/14 ★★ (192pgs)
✔2. The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks - 02/05/14 ★★★ (304/496)
✔3. Romeo, Romeo by Robin Kaye - 02/08/14 ★★★★ (400/896)
✔4. Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery - 02/09/14 ★★★★ (376/1,272)
✔5. Addicted by Charlotte Featherstone - 02/11/14 ★★★★ (336/1,608)
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
✔1. Last Ditch by Ngaio Marsh - 03/11/14 (288 pages) ★★★
✔2. Amsterdam by Ian McEwan - 03/14/14 (178 pages) ★★★
✔3. Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich - 03/17/14 (384 pages) ★★★★
✔4. Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben - 03/22/14 (343 pages) ★★★★
✔5. Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas (336 pages) ★★★★
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
✔1. Blood Memory by Greg Iles - 04/03/14 (NayNay) (512 PAGES) ★★★★★
✔2. The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan - 04/04/14 (336 PAGES) ★★
✔3. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett - 04/05/14 (Rosina) (287 PAGES) ★★★
✔4. Emperor: The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden - 04/08/14 (448 PAGES) ★★★★
✔5. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - 04/26/14 (311 PAGES) ★★★
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
✔1. The Husband's Secret|Liane Moriarty - 05/08/14 (416 PAGES) ★★★★★
✔2. Mortal Fear|Greg Iles - 05/12/14 (720 PAGES) ★★★★
✔3. Unspoken|Lisa Jackson - 05/14/14 (369 PAGES) ★★★
✔4. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion|Fannie Flagg - 05/19/14 (352 pages) ★★★★
✔5. Little Bee|Chris Cleave - 05/24/14 (266 pages)★★★
JUNE – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
✔1. The Shadow of the Wind|Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 06/04/14 (487 pages) ★★★★★
✔2. XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel|Jeffery Deaver - 06/07/14 (385 pages) ★★★★
✔3. Where We Belong|Emily Giffin - 06/09/14 (372 pages) ★★★★
✔4. Crime Scene At Cardwell Ranch|B.J. Daniels - 06/15/14 (256 PAGES) ★★★
✔5. The Light Between Oceans|M.L. Stedman - 06/28/14 (362 PAGES)★★★★★
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
✔1. The House at Riverton|Kate Morton|07.07.14|★★★|599 PAGES
✔2. Lethal|Sandra Brown|07.10.14|★★★★|465 PAGES
✔3. Virgin River (Virgin River, #1)|Robyn Carr|07.14.14|★★★★|386 PAGES
✔4. Full Steam Ahead|Valerie Chase|07.14.14|★★★★|201 PAGES
✔5. Messenger of Truth|Jacqueline Winspear|07.18.14|★★★|322 PAGES
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
✔1. Deep Freeze|Lisa Jackson|08.03.14|★★★|512 Pages
✔2. The Boys in the Boat|Daniel James Brown|08.05.14|★★★★★
✔3. Matched|Ally Condie|08.08.14|★★★★|366 Pages
✔4. Orphan Train|Christina Baker Kline|08.12.14|★★★★★|294 Pages
✔5. Full Measures|Rebecca Yarros|08.14.14|★★★★|237 Pages
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!
Duration: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Completed: 1/12 months
✔January: Read 3000 pages.
Total pages read: 3033/3000
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The Kill Order by James Dashner, 327 pages, completed on 01/01/14, rating: ♥♥♥
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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, 240 pages, completed on 01/01/14, rating: ♥♥♥♥
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City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare, 424 pages, completed on 01/04/14, rating: ♥♥♥
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Allegiant by Veronica Roth, 526 pages, completed on 01/07/14, rating: ♥♥♥♥
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Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare, 565 pages, completed on 01/12/14, rating: ♥♥♥
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Beastly by Alex Flinn, 304 pgs, completed on 01/15/14, rating: ♥♥♥♥
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 268 pgs, completed on 01/16/14, rating: ♥♥♥
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Love, Eternally by Morgan O'Neill, 209 pgs, completed on 01/19/14, rating: ♥♥
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu, 170 pgs, completed on 01/20/14, rating: ♥♥
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
Duration: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Completed: 1/12 months
✔January: Read 3000 pages.
Total pages read: 3033/3000
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The Kill Order by James Dashner, 327 pages, completed on 01/01/14, rating: ♥♥♥2.
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, 240 pages, completed on 01/01/14, rating: ♥♥♥♥3.
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare, 424 pages, completed on 01/04/14, rating: ♥♥♥4.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth, 526 pages, completed on 01/07/14, rating: ♥♥♥♥5.
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare, 565 pages, completed on 01/12/14, rating: ♥♥♥6.
Beastly by Alex Flinn, 304 pgs, completed on 01/15/14, rating: ♥♥♥♥7.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 268 pgs, completed on 01/16/14, rating: ♥♥♥8.
Love, Eternally by Morgan O'Neill, 209 pgs, completed on 01/19/14, rating: ♥♥9.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu, 170 pgs, completed on 01/20/14, rating: ♥♥February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!Time Frame: 01 January 2014 - 31 December 2014
Months completed: 0/12
3075/3000 pages.
1. These Three Remain, Pamela Aidan, 464 pages,1/2/2014, 4 stars
2. The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger,434 pages, 1/6/2014, 1 star.
3. Dead Until dark, Charlaine Harris, 292 Pages. 1/12/2012, 5 stars
4. Living Dead in Dallas, Charlaine Harris, 291 pages, 01/16/2014, 4 stars
5. Club Dead, Charlaine Harris, 292 Pages, 1/18/2014, 4 stars
6. Dead to the world, Charlaine Harris, 310 pages, 1/22/14, 4 stars
7. Dead as a Doornail, Charlaine Harris,295 pages, 1/25/14, 4 stars
8. Definitely Dead, Charlaine Harris, 324 pages, 1/27/14, 4 stars
9. All Together Dead, Charlaine Harris, 323 pages, 1/29/14, 4 stars
10. From Dead to Worse, Charlaine Harris, 359 pages.1/31/2014, 4 stars
February: Read 5 romantic books.
Marc: Read 5 books with a green cover.
April: Read 5 books recommended to you.
May: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
June: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea).
August: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much.
October: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre.
December: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 3/12
January - (view spoiler)
February - (view spoiler)
March – (view spoiler)
April – (view spoiler)
how do we determine page numbers? My nook is usually different from what's stated on goodreads
Jenne wrote: "Either way is ok :)"thanks - will go with my page numbers even if they are lower
I'm down for Jenne's Challenge! Wish me luck people~! :DDDDD
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge! January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
January –
1. Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer: 448p; 5*; 1/2/14
2. Emerald Green by Kerstin Gier: 464p; 5*; 1/3/14
3. Sizzle by Julie Garwood: 384p; 4*; 1/3/14
4. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny: 311p; 4*; 1/8/14
5. The Forgotten by David Baldacci: 422p; 4*; 1/5/14
6. Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas: 375p; 4*; 1/6/14
7. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson: 447p; 3*; 1/22/14
8. Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts: 484p; 5*; 1/12/14
Total pages: 3335.
February –
1. Getting Rid Of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie: 5*; 2/1/14
2. Crazy For You by Jennifer Crusie: 5*; 2/3/14
3. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Kasey Michaels: 5*; 2/2/14
4. Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie: 5*; 2/5/14
5. The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Jennifer Crusie: 4*; 2/11/14
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day.
1.Since You're Leaving Anyway, Take Out the Trash by Dixie Cash: 4*: 3/19
2. Mischief in Mudbug by Jana Deleon: 5*: 3/27
3. It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas: 4*: 3/5
4. Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews: 4*: 3/7
5. Totally Fishy by Gale Borger: 4*: 3/3
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you:
1. Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton: 4/7
2. Mai Tai One On by Jill Marie Landis: 4/3
3. The Seance by John Harwood: 4/11
4. The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations by Zhu Xiao-Mei: 4/21
5. Bad Publicity by Joanne Sydney Lessner: 4/23
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
1. Sparks Fly by Katie MacAlister: 5/3
2. Death on a Deadline by Christine Lynxwiler: 5/4
3. The Spanish Cape Mystery by Ellery Queen: 5/8
4. The Distant Hours by Kate Morton: 5/10
5. Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos by Donna Andrews: 5/26
June: features a father:
1. Crooked House by Agatha Christie: 6/16
2. A Timely Vision by Joyce Lavene: 6/24
3. The Immortal Collection by Eva García Sáenz: 6/30
4. The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley: 7/5
5. The Secrets of Lily Graves by Sarah Strohmeyer: 7/8
July: set near water:
1. The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley: 7/3
2. The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley: 7/5
3. What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman: 7/17
4. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio: 7/16
5. Season of Storms by Susanna Kearsley:
August: involving a school of any kind
1. home school: Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie: 8/3
2. artists' school: Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh:
3. an artist's school: Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh: 8/12
4. private school: Conversion by Katherine Howe: 8/20
5. college: Site Unseen by Dana Cameron: 8/23
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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge! January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
Progress: 1/12 months completed
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Total: 3483/3000 pages
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
✔January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano 356 pg, 1/3/14 ★★★★☆
Kissed by Darkness by Shéa MacLeod 244 pg, 1/7/14 ★★★★☆
I Am Forever by Wynne Channing 261 pg, 1/8/14 ★★★★★
The Sharpest Blade by Sandy Williams 320 pg, 1/10/14 ★★★★★
Taste by Kate Evangelista 1/13/14 259 pg, ★★★★☆
Amaury's Hellion, Tina Folsom 1/14/14 270 pg, ★★★★☆
Plague Nation by Dana Fredsti 1/17/14 336 pg, ★★★★☆
Kissed by Fire by Shéa MacLeod 1/20/14 237 pg, ★★★★☆
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/21/14 320 pg, ★★★★☆
In the Blood by Adrian Phoenix 1/24/14 389 pg ★★★★☆
Beneath the Skin by Adrian Phoenix 1/27/14 415 pg ★★★☆ ☆
pg count to date: 3407
✔February read 5 romantic books
Marked by Elisabeth Naughton 321 pg, ★★★★☆ 2/3/14
Under Wraps by Hannah Jayne 330 pg, ★★★★☆ 2/6/14
In the End by Tracey Ward 259 pg, ★★★★☆
2/8/14
The Alchemy of Forever by Avery Williams 256 pg, ★★★★☆ 2/9/14
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, 356 pg, ★★★★☆ 2/12/14
✔March: read 5 books with a green cover
Sleepless by Tracey Ward , 405 pg, ★★★★★ 3/4/14
The Selection by Kiera Cass, 336 pg, ★★★☆☆ 3/7/14
Viral Nation by Shaunta Grimes, 320 pg, ★★★★★ 3/12/14
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley, pg 352, ★★★★★ 3/26/14
Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland, 370 pg, ★★★★☆ 3/30/14
✔April, Read 5 Books Recommended to You:
Mind Games by Carolyn Crane pg 371, ★★★★☆ 4/7/14
Etched in Bone by Adrian Phoenix pg 382 ★★★★★ 4/8/14
On Midnight Wings by Adrian Phoenix pg 386 ★★★★★ 4/11/14
Omega Mine by Aline Hunter pg 189 ★★★★☆ 4/20/14
Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison pg 281 ★★★★☆ 4/18/14
✔May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them:
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige pg 452 ★★★★☆ 5/5/15
Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter pg 384 ★★★☆☆ 5/6/14
Lick by Kylie Scott pg 286 ★★★★★ 5/8/14
Everbound by Brodi Ashton pg 358 ★★★★☆ 5/6/14
Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead pg 378 5/14/14 ★★★★☆
✔June: read 5 books that feature a father
Play pg304 6/8/14 ★★★★★
The Rise 392 pg 6/12/14 ★★★★★
The Devil You Know 336 pg 6/20/14 ★★★★☆
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper 355 pg 6/23/14 ★★★★☆
The Elite by Kiera Cass 336 pg 6/30/14 ★★★★☆
✔July: read 5 books with a setting near a body of water
Rebel Nation by Shaunta Grimes 320 pg 7/2/14 ★★★★★
Flesh by Kylie Scott 288 pg 7/4/14 ★★★★☆
Blood on the Bayou by Stacey Jay 352 pg 7/10/14 ★★★★★
Fireborn by Keri Arthur 7/12/14 ★★★★☆ 370 pg
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness 7/16/14 ★★★★★ 576 pg
✔August: read 5 books that feature a school of any kind:
Swapping this month for 5 freebies
Dead Spots by Melissa F. Olson 8/3/14 ★★★★☆ 293 pg
Immune by Shannon Mayer 8/5/14 ★★★★☆ 242 pg
Donners of the Dead by Karina Halle 8/10/14 ★★★★☆
Writing on the Wall by Tracey Ward 8/11/14 ★★★★☆ 171 pg
Caressed by Shadows by Amanda J. Greene ★★★★☆ 8/13/14
✔September: Read 5 books from genre(s) you don't read much of:
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong ★★★★☆ 9/26/14 416 pg(fantasy)
Evertrue by Brodi Ashton ★★★★☆ 9/25/14 336 pg (YA)
The Man Within by Lora Leigh ★★★★☆ 9/23/14 223 pg (erotica)
Darkhouse by Karina Halle ★★★★☆ 9/21/14
346 pg (horror)
Found by Evangeline Anderson ★★★☆ 9/14/14 379 pg (sci-fi)
✔October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
Plague World by Dana Fredsti ★★★★☆ 10/6/14 320 pg
Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer ★★★★☆ 10/10/14 266 pg
Old Blood by Karina Halle ★★★★☆ 10/14/14 93 pg
Necrophobia by Jack Hamlyn ★★★☆☆ 10/20/14 222 pg
Wanted: Dead or Undead by Angela Scott ★★★★☆ 10/23/14 225 pg
✔November: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre
The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter 406 pg ★★★★☆ 11/10/14
The Devil's Reprise by Karina Halle 244 pg ★★★★★ 11/13/14
✔December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
A Bewitching Christmas by Amanda J. Greene ★★★★☆ 12/21/14
I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas by Molly Harper ★★★★☆ 12/23/14
Secret Santa by Sierra Dean ★★★★☆ 12/23/14
Mod
Time Frame: 01 January 2014 - 31 December 2014
Months completed: 12/12
January: read 3000 pages
3096/3000+ pages
After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse 1/3/14 ** 195 pages
Life Reader 1/6/14 ***344 pages
Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman 1/7/14 ** 230 pages
The Random Gentleman 1/7/14 ** 236 pages
The Sum of Random Chance 1/7/14 *** 192 pages
A Chance for Charity 1/7/14 *** 261 pages
Charity Girl 1/8/14 **** 288 pages
The Girl from Red Lion Square 1/9/14 *** 236 pages
Love In A Small Town 1/9/14 *** 169 pages
The Enchanted Barn 1/10/14 *** 300 pages
Plain Tales from the Hills 1/12/14 ** 256 pages
Here Comes Mr. Trouble 1/13/14 *** 254 pages
Trouble Comes to Town: A Hailey Hanson Mystery 1/14/15 ** 135 pages
February: read 5 romantic books
1. Pemberley by the Sea: A Modern Love Story, Pride and Prejudice Style - 2/2/14 ****
2. Pride and Platypus: Mr. Darcy's Dreadful Secret - 2/4/14 **
3. Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot - 2/8/14 ****
4. To Win Her Heart - 2/12/14 ***
5. Lord Sidley's Last Season - 2/13/14 ***
March: read 5 books with a green cover
1. Corie Universe Feeder - 3/4/14 ***
2. Hazardous Duty - 3/9/14 ***
3. The Memory - 3/9/14 ***
4. Half Moon - 3/11/14 **
5. Loving Longest - 3/12/14 ***
April: read 5 books recommended to you
1. I Am Number Four - 4/12/14 ****
2. Kat, Incorrigible - 4/16/14 ***
3. An Honorable Thief 4/12/14 ***
4. Anytime, Anywhere - 4/8/14 ****
5. Mr. Malcolm's List - 4/28/14 ***
May: read 5 books that feature a mother
1. Happy Birthday to Me - 5/1/14 ***
2. Safety in Numbers - 5/2/14 ***
3. Foxy's Tale - 5/4/14 **
4. False Colours - 5/11/14 ***
5. The Reality of Second Chances - 5/4/14 ***
June: read 5 books that feature a father
1. Twilight - 6/2/14 **** (Charlie and Carlisle)
2. A Touch of Night - 6/5/14 *** (Mr. Bennet)
3. Eye of the Crow - 6/5/14 *** (Mr. Holmes)
4. Snowbound - 6/11/14 *** (Ethan)
5. River Marked - 6/12/14 *** (Adam & Coyote)
July: read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (books with mermaids)
1. Tangled Tides - 7/2/14 ***
2. Seaweed - 7/3/14 ***
3. Alice at Heart - 7/3/14 ***
4. Just Breathe - 7/4/14 **
5. Atlantis Riptide - 7/5/14 ***
August: read 5 books that feature a school of any kind
1. Foxworth Academy - 8/15/14 ***
2. A School for Villains - 8/4/14 **
3. Vampire University - 8/3/14 **
4. Nocturnal Academy - 8/8/14 ***
5. Paranormal Public - 8/7/14 ****
September: read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore - Steampunk
1. The Exile's Violin - 9/2/14 ***
2. The Clockwork Giant - 9/10/14 ***
3. The Tinkerer's Daughter - 9/10/14 ****
4. Chadwick Yates and the Cannibal Shrine - 9/13/14 **
5. The Rithmatist - 9/15/14 ***
October: read 5 books that features a cover that could be a Halloween costume
(masks?)
1. Lady Eugenia's Holiday - 10/6/14 **
2. Dominic - 10/6/14 ***
3. Rogue's Honor - 10/3/14 ***
4. A Certain Want of Reason - 10/25/14 ****
5. Lord Stannington's Secret - 10/3/14 ***
November: read at least 600 pages this month from any genre
623/600+
1. A Countess Below Stairs 11/2/14 *** 383 pages
2. Eulogy's Secret 11/2/14 ** 240 pages
December: read 3 books that have a holiday in them
1. Christmas Belles 12/6 ***
2. Merry's Christmas: a love story 12/7/14 ***
3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 12/8/14 ****
The Really, Really, Really Hard ChallengeStart: 1/1/14 Finish: 12/31/14
1/12 Months
January
3842/3000 pages
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February
3/5 books
This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Holding the Dream by Nora Roberts 345 pages **** 2/3/14
2. Finding the Dream by Nora Roberts 336 pages ***** 2/5/14
3. The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum 303 pages **** 2/10/14
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0/5 books
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April
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May
0/5 books
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June
0/5 books
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July
0/5 books
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August
0/5 books
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September
0/5 books
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October
0/5 books
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November
0/600 pages
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December
0/3 books
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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!Time Frame: 01 January 2014 - 31 December 2014
Months completed: 2/12
January:Read 3000 pages.
3355/3000
Divergent by Veronica Roth - 487pgs - 1/13/14 - 5 stars
Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America by Les Standiford - 291pgs - 1/6/14 - 5 stars
Alex by Pierre Lemaitre - 400pgs - 1/5/14 - 4 stars
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton - 320pgs - 1/12/14 - 3 stars
Easy by Tammara Webber - 336pgs - 1/17/14 - 5 stars
Fifty Shames of Earl Grey by Fanny Merkin - 224pgs - 1/19/14 - 3 stars
The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne - 480pgs - 1/19/14 - 4 stars
H When Hell is the Favourable Option by David C. Jaundrell - 292pgs - 1/26/14 - 3 stars
Insurgent by Veronica Roth - 525pgs - 1/31/14 - 5 stars
February: Read 5 romantic books.
Slammed by Colleen Hoover - 214pgs - 2/9/2014 - 5 stars
Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover - 215pgs - 2/11/2014 - 5 stars
This Girl by Colleen Hoover - 304pgs - 2/15/2014 - 4 stars
Night Road by Kristin Hannah - 385 pgs - 2/5/2014 - 5 stars
What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor - 336 pgs - 2/25/2014 - 4 stars
Marc: Read 5 books with a green cover.
April: Read 5 books recommended to you.
May: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
June: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea).
August: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much.
October: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre.
December: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
RESERVEI'll try but I don't know if I can do it. :) I guess that's why it's a challenge.
The Challenge FactoryThe Really, Really, Really Hard 2014 Challenge Take 2!
Duration: 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014
Progress: 58 out of 58
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 1/8/2014 - 374 Pages
2. When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James - *** - 1/9/2014 - 372 Pages
3. Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart - ***** - 1/10/2014 - 288 Pages
4. Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl - **** - 1/12/2014 - 128 Pages
5. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard - ***** - 1/14/2014 - 286 Pages
6. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - **** - 1/14/2014 - 275 Pages
7. Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah - ***** - 1/15/2014 - 394 Pages
8. Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger by Beth Harbison - ***** - 1/16/2014 - 371 Pages
9. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan - **** - 1/21/2014 - 513 Pages
Total: 3,001
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating -
10. Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward - **** - 2/3/2014 - 572 Pages
11. Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands - *** - 2/11/2014
12. The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson - *** - 2/14/2014
13. Harvest Hunting by Yasmine Galenorn - *** - 2/20/2014
14. It's All Greek to Me by Katie MacAlister - **** - 2/23/2014
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating:
15. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 3/4/2014 - 384 Pages
16. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - * - 3/5/2014 - 417 Pages
17. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 3/17/2014 - 416 Pages
18. Night Broken by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 3/28/2014 - 341 Pages
19. Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin - ***** - 3/30/2014
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating -
20. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014 - Recommended in Jan. 2014 by RRRC Pick It For Me Challenge
21. Cotillion by Georgette Heyer - **** - 4/15/2014 - Recommended in July 2011 by RRRC Pick It For Me Challenge
22. Death Masks by Jim Butcher - ***** - 4/27/2014 - Recommended in May of 2014 by RRRC Pick It For Me Challenge (Picks were made in April)
23. Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 5/14/2014 - Recommended in May of 2014 by RRRC Pick It For Me Challenge
24. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris - **** - 6/23/2014 - Recommended in March of 2014 by RRRC Pick It For Me Challenge
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them:
25. Thinking of You by Jill Mansell - ***** - 5/8/2014
26. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley - ***** - 5/14/2014
27. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - ***** - 5/18/2014
28. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - ***** - 6/12/2014 - 313 Pages
29. MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche - ***** - 6/26/2014
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them:
30. Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan - **** - 6/13/2014 - 275 Pages
31. Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks - **** - 7/3/2014
32. Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery - **** - 7/7/2014 - 379 Pages
33. The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht - **** - 7/8/2014 - Features a Grandfather
34. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern - **** - 7/9/2014
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating:
35. Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway - **** - 7/1/2014 - 384 Pages
36. Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas - **** - 7/16/2014 - 375 Pages
37. Blood Cross by Faith Hunter - ***** - 7/17/2014 - 321 Pages - Set in New Orleans
38. Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols - ***** - 7/31/2014
39. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks - *** - 8/27/2014 - 324 Pages
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them:
40. Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler - ***** - 8/2/2014 - Dartmoth College
41. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages - Hides in a school attic
42. The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe - **** - 8/10/2014 - Main character worked at Harvard
43. Of Triton by Anna Banks - **** - 9/2/2014 - 246 Pages - High School Student
44. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 9/4/2014
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Non-Fiction:
45. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser - *** - 10/21/2014
46. Yes Please by Amy Poehler - ***** - 11/28/2014
47. The Art of Happiness at Work by Dalai Lama XIV - ***** - 12/27/2014
48. Dieting Sucks: What to Do When Your Waistline Makes You Miserable by Joanne Kimes - ***** - 12/28/2014
49. I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists by Wade Rouse - ***** - 12/29/2014
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
50. Vampire: Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian - *** - 10/3/2014 - 402 Pages
51. Dismembered Hand: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black - **** - 10/5/2014 - 419 Pages
52. Ghost: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - ***** - 10/6/2014 - 318 Pages
53. Goddess: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - *** - 10/7/2014
54. Witch: The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison - ***** - 10/21/2014
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
55. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - *** - 11/2/2014 - 391 Pages
56. Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout - ***** - 10/3/2014 - 366 Pages
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
57. Looking for Alaska by John Green - ***** - 12/1/2014 - Thanksgiving
58. Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - ***** - 12/24/2014
59. A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 12/25/2014
Timeframe: Jan - Dec 2014Completed: 7/12
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Total: 3112 pgs
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February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
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June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
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July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
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August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
You may substitute one month with a challenge from another month if it is too challenging OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!
Here is January, I sort of forgot and am up to 6000 pages now.Day author title Pages
2 Webb, Amy Data, a Love Story: 304
3 Patterson, James Treasure Hunters 451
4 Brunstetter, Wanda E. Plain and Fancy 337
5 Coble, Colleen Tidewater Inn: Hope Beach 397
6 Copeland, Lori Hearts Frontier 421
7 Brown, Sandra Tough Customer 512
8 Karon, Jan In This Mountain 653 X
9 Parker, Robert B. Pale Kings and Princes 320
10Cooney, Caroline B. Diamonds in the Shadow 228 3623
Lindy wrote: "Here is January, I sort of forgot and am up to 6000 pages now.Day author title Pages
2 Webb, Amy Data, a Love Story: 304 ..."
don't forget you need to rate each book as well
good job!
I always date, number, author, title pages and rate all of my books2 001 Webb, Amy Data, a Love Story: 304 rated 4
how I gamed online dating to meet my match
3 002 Patterson, James Treasure Hunters ATlantic Ocean 9-16-3 451 rated 4.5
4 003 Brunstetter, Wanda E. Plain and Fancy bk 5 PA Grn 337 rated 4.5
Rides of Lancaster Cty
5 004 Coble, Colleen Tidewater Inn: Hope Beach bk 1 397 rated 5
6 005 Copeland, Lori Hearts Frontier: The Amish of Apple Grove bk 1421 rated 4
KAN western
7 006 Brown, Sandra Tough Customer brown TX lg 512 rated 2
8 007 Karon, Jan In This Mountain bk 7 653 rated 2
9 008 Parker, Robert B. Pale Kings and Princes bk 14 320 rated 4
10 009 Cooney, Caroline B. Diamonds in the Shadow YA GOLD 228 rated 4
I just completed January :)January:
1. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (Jan 2 - ★★★★☆ - 292 Pages)
2. Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds (Jan 3 - ★★★★★ - 291 Pages)
3. Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane (Jan 5 - ★★★★☆ - 354 Pages)
4. Guilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke (Jan 7 - ★★★★☆ - 384 Pages)
5. Shadow of the Vampire by Meagan Hatfield (Jan 10 - ★★★☆☆ - 368 Pages)
6. Darkhouse by Karina Halle (Jan 13 - ★★★☆☆ - 327 Pages)
7. One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly (Jan 16 - ★★★☆☆ - 272 Pages)
8. For I Have Sinned by Darynda Jones (Jan 17 - ★★★★☆ - 77 Pages)
9. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Jan 19 - ★★★★★ - 384 Pages)
10. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (Jan 21 - ★★★★☆ - 384 Pages)
Total Pages: 3133
February:
1. Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery (Feb 2 - ★☆☆☆☆ - 384 Pages)
2. Dark Prince by Christine Feehan (Feb 5 - ★★★☆☆ - 501 Pages)
3. The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen (Feb 6 - ★★★★☆ - 313 Pages)
4. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper (Feb 8 - ★★★★★ - 384 Pages)
5. Lick by Kylie Scott (Feb 9 - ★★★★☆ - 286 Pages)
March:
April:
Kait wrote: "I just completed January :)January:
1. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (Jan 2 - ★★★★☆ - 292 Pages)
2. Until November by [author:Aurora Rose Reynolds|721..."
Good job Kait! Yay! I'm almost there too.
Ice 213 pages Jan 12 R4Against the Rules 251 pages Jan 17 R3
Shield's Lady 405 pages Jan 10 R4
The Wedding Night 249 pages Jan 17 R4
You Slay Me 342 pages Jan 20 R4
Fire Me Up 360 pages Jan 22 R4
Insatiable 451 pages Jan 14 R4
Overbite 275 pages Jan 15 R4
Crystal Flame 421 pages Jan 9 R4
Love for Lenore 49 pages Jan 16 R3
Diamond Bay 240 pages Jan 11 R5
Artemis Fowl 278 pages Jan 24 R4
Hero at Large 288 pages Jan 25 R4
Total pages 3,822
February:
Instant Attraction 312 pgs 2/5 R3
Gamemaster 187 pgs 2/6 R4
Instant Gratification 296 pgs 2/6 R3
Instant Temptation 272 pgs 2/8 R3
Stop the Wedding! 178 pgs 2/11 R3
March:
The Bargain Bride 330 pgs 3/3 R5
Jewels of the Sun 347 pgs 3/4 R5
A Man In A Kilt 315 pgs 3/11 R5
Unconquered 331 pgs 3/13 R4
Love in a Nutshell 310 pgs 3/20 R4
April - recommended by goodreads and Lanelle
The Mercenary 256 pgs 4/10 R3
The Reluctant Viking 480 pgs 4/11 R3
The Bronze Bow 254 pgs 4/20 R5
A Certain Wolfish Charm 375 pgs 4/3 R4
Maybe This Time 342 pgs 4/11. R4
May - Mothers
No Knight Needed 5/2 R3
All I Want for Christmas is You 5/3 R3
Waiting Fate 5/3 R3
Smitten 5/3 R4
Promise Cove 5/6 R3
June - Fathers
Getting Lucky 6/1 R3
Cry Wolf 294 6/3 R4
Family Man 6/4
The Shape of Mercy 6/5
Summer in Eclipse Bay 6/9
July
Heart of Gold 7/6
High Seas Deception 7/7
The Witch on Twisted Oak 7/7
Undertow 7/8
Serpent In Paradise 7/10
August
The Grand Finale 8/1 246pg
Zinnia 8/2 344pg
Improper English 8/2 369pg
The Wicked Ways of a True Hero 8/3 338pg
The Scandalous Life of a True Lady 8/4 343pgs
September
Valor 9/9
Dare 9/9
Reason 9/9
Defiance 9/10
Chaos 9/10
October
Must Love Dragons 10/3
Sex & the Immortal Bad Boy 10/5
Beauty and the Wolf 10/9
The Earl's Inconvenient Wife 10/10
The Protector 10/10, earlier edition
November
Heart of Fire 309 pgs 11/1
The Heir 407 pgs 11/2
December
Me and Mr. Darcy 12/1
Second Thyme Around 12/3
Men in Kilts 12/4
JoAnne wrote: "Good job Kait! Yay! I'm almost there too."Thanks! :) I see you've completed January now too, woooo! Hope February is just as kind to us.
Kait wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Good job Kait! Yay! I'm almost there too."Thanks! :) I see you've completed January now too, woooo! Hope February is just as kind to us."
I think February will be a piece of cake since I like romances. October may be the hardest for me.
JoAnne wrote: "Kait wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "Good job Kait! Yay! I'm almost there too."Thanks! :) I see you've completed January now too, woooo! Hope February is just as kind to us."
I think February will be a p..."
Paranormal romances and sci fi romances have good Halloween costume covers. Cowboys romances and pirate romances are good costumes too. I am more worried about the 5 books recommended by someone else.
Mod
Got my January Done!3072/3000
1.
by Laura Levine (1/1/14)**** 240 pages2.
by Gena Showalter (1/2/14)** 564 pages3.
by Kate Evangelista (1/3/14)**** 259 pages4.
by Rachel Hawkins (1/6/14)**** 327 pages5.
by Carrie Vaughn (1/10/14)***** 259 pages6.
by Carrie Vaughn (1/16/14)***** 321 pages7.
by Ally Condie (1/14/14)**** 369 pages8.
by Dave Cullen (1/25/14)**** 417 pages9.
By MaryJanice Davidson (1/23/14) 272 pages10.
by Larissa Ione(1/19/14)***** 44 pages
Lanelle wrote: "Don't forget that Goodreads has recomendations based on the books you've read. I think I'll let Goodreads pick out April's books. Or I can suggest some books for you, Leslie."I was wondering how that part worked.
The Really, Really, Really Hard 2014 Challenge Take 2January
Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn (1/17/14) 3 stars - 523 pages
Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey (1/20/14) 3 stars - 441 pages
A Candle in the Wind by Vanessa Orivolo (1/21/14) 4 stars - 320 pages
Revive by SC Harrison (1/21/14) 4 stars - 403 pages
The Forsaken by renee pace (1/24/14) 4 stars - 267 pages
Willow by Donna Lynn Hope (1/28/14) 3 stars - 363 pages
Blood Rule by Heather Hildenbrand (1/29/14) 3 stars - 269 pages
Another thing you can do on the recommended month is use the pick 5 challenge here and if you participate in the dusty bookshelf and the finish what you've started challenges too.
January
3842/3000 pages
This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. The Negotiator by Dee Henderson 297 pages **** 1/2/14
2. Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire 280 pages ** 1/7/14
3. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld 568 pages **** 1/12/14
4. Divine Evil by Nora Roberts 568 pages ***** 1/16/14
5. Daybreak by Belva Plain 420 pages ***** 1/20/14
6. Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou 160 pages *** 1/21/14
7. The Alibi by Sandra Brown 564 pages **** 1/25/14
8. Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock 296 pages *** 1/26/14
9. Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts 366 pages ***** 1/31/14
10. The Way Home by George Pelecanos 323 page *** 1/31/14
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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2014 Challenge!
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
May – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Mother in them.
June – This month: Read 5 books that feature a Dad in them.
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
August – This month: Read 5 books that feature a school of any kind in them.
September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre(s) you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
October – This month: Read 5 books that feature something on the cover you could/would see as a Halloween Costume.
November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
December – This month: Read 3 books that have a holiday in them (any holiday will do)!
You may substitute one month with a challenge from another month if it is too challenging OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!