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Over in a Flash - January 2016
Anita 00/??
Brandilyn 06/06 - Done! Congrats!
Chris 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Elaine 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Julianna 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Karen 00/??
Kendra 00/03
Lauren 00/02
Lisa (Aussie Girl) 04/04 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa Kay 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Margaret 00/??
Melissa 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Nikki ♥ 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Nicole 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Nurse Lisa in Ohio 00/??
Poongothai 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Sandra 01/??
Valarie 08/08 - Done! Congrats!
JANUARY
8 of 8 read... DONE! COLOR:
White - Vision in White 01/09 ★★★★
HOLIDAY:
➊ New Year’s Day - One Mad Night 01/17 ★★★
➋ Epiphany Day - A Notorious Countess Confesses 01/20 ★★★
➌ MLK Jr. - Dream a Little Dream 01/25 ★★★
ITEMS:
Beanie - Instant Attraction 01/01 ★★★✰
Boots - One in a Million 01/02 ★★★
Gloves - The Spring Bride 01/23 ★★★
Snow - Simply Irresistible 01/01 ★★★★
Finished 3/3Count me in! Most likely do 3 :)
Epiphany Day Finished 01/13 ★★★★★
Ice Finished 01/14 ★★★
New to me series Finished 01/15 ★★★★★
Welcome to the challenge, Valarie & Nicole!
I'm in for 3.3 of 3 complete
1. Cult (Black Dagger Brotherhood):
01/022. Released in the last year (7/7/15):
3. President (running for):
1/12
Welcome to the challenge, Chris!
Me too, I'm in. Let you know how many later.Thanks Lisa Kay.
LISA'S TRACKING POST 4/4. COMPLETED HOLIDAY; NEW YEARS DAY (New Release)
. 1/4/16. 4 ★COLOUR; WINTER WHITE; 1/5/16.
3.5 ★HOLIDAY; NEW YEARS DAY (New Release)
. 1/10/16. 3.5 ★HOLIDAY: NEW YEARS DAY (New author and series - Carla Kelly and Channel Fleet series.. 1/11/16.3.5 ★
In for 66/6 Complete - 3 Jan
COLOR: White...as in Winter White.
2 JanHOLIDAY:
(1) New Year’s Day - Clique 1 Jan (New Release)
(2) Epiphany Day - Truth and Consequences 2 Jan (Revelation/Insight)
ITEMS:
Snow -
- 2 Janfire -
- 1 Janjacket -
- 2 Jan
Welcome to the challenge, Elaine, Lisa, & Brandilyn! I'm in for this month, too.
HEAC - Over in a Flash for January
2/2 - Done!
1. New Year’s Day: New series.
✔ Second Chance Summer, by Jill Shalvis ★★★★✩ audible.com 1/3
2. Epiphany Day: Character that has some type of revelation or insight.
✔The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel James Brown ★★★★★audible.com 1/30/2016
You forgot the most important holiday - MY BIRTHDAY!! January 31st. I'm in for the challenge as I only have two ARC's to read for the month.
LOL! Welcome to the challenge, Anita!
HEAC - OVER IN A FLASH (January 2016)0/2
1)GLOVES-
by Maggi Andersen2)JACKET-
by Mary Jo PutneyThanks Lisa Kay :o)
How fun! I'm a January gal myself (20th)
I'm in!3/3
Epiphany Day Hero is a Vicar
1/11 - 3.5★Martin Luther King Jr. dream in title
1/6 - 3★Snow:
1/4 - 3.5★
Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~ Duration: January 1st through January 31th. Yes, we are revisiting this challenge, first posted January 2013.
COLOR: White...as in Winter White.
HOLIDAY:
(1) New Year’s Day - Out with the old and in with the new. Read a new author, new series to you or a new release (released in the last year).
(2) Epiphany Day 1/6/13 - Read a book with any type of religious character or a cult of some sort. A character that has some type of revelation or insight.
(3) Martin Luther King Jr. - Birthday 1/21/13. - Read a book with a plot centered around dreams. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: dream, peace, freedom or believe.
ITEMS: January’s Birthstone is garnet. Flower is carnation. Goat and Water bearer for zodiac. Other items snow/ice
, rain/lighting, cabin, skis or skiing, fire, scarfs, beanie, gloves/mittens, boots, jacket, blanket, Northern lights, fireworks, celebration (Australia Day), President, King, Queen, e.g. for Inauguration Day.
Welcome to the challenge, Lauren, Kendra, Karen, Nurse Lisa in Ohio, Margaret, Sandra, Nikki ♥, & Poongothai!
I'm going to try these:White:
New Years (new series):
Lightning on cover:
Welcome to the challenge, Julianna & Melissa!
HEAC - OVER IN A FLASH (January 2016)Finished 2/2
1)GLOVES
by Maggi Andersen 5*2)JACKET
by Mary Jo Putney 5*Cheers :o)
LISA'S TRACKING POST 1/4 HOLIDAY; NEW YEARS DAY (New Release) Magic Stars (Grey Wolf, #1) by Ilona Andrews. 1/4/16. 4 ★
umm... I think I have read too much this month already... umm done.Brandilyn wrote: "In for 6
6/6 Complete - 3 Jan
COLOR: White...as in Winter White.
2 JanHOLIDAY:
(1) New Year’s Day - Clique 1 Jan (New Release)
(2) Epiphany Day -..."
Woohoo! Congrats, Elaine & Brandilyn!...garnet...
Lisa Kay wrote: "Woohoo! Congrats, Elaine & Brandilyn!...garnet..."
Thanks Lisa Kay - only 2 though ;o(
LISA'S TRACKING POST 2/4 HOLIDAY; NEW YEARS DAY (New Release) Magic Stars (Grey Wolf, #1) by Ilona Andrews. 1/4/16. 4 ★
COLOUR; WINTER WHITE; 1/5/16. Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #1) by Julia Quinn3.5 ★
Updated you, Nikki ♥ & Lisa!
1/?? Completed 1/8/16Items: Fireworks (They flew between the two main characters! ;)
Starstruck
by RaeAnne Thayne
4****
LISA'S TRACKING POST 3/4 HOLIDAY; NEW YEARS DAY (New Release) Magic Stars (Grey Wolf, #1) by Ilona Andrews. 1/4/16. 4 ★
COLOUR; WINTER WHITE; 1/5/16. Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #1) by Julia Quinn3.5 ★
HOLIDAY; NEW YEARS DAY (New Release) Take Me All the Way A Coral Cove Novel by Toni Blake. 1/10/16. 3.5 ★
3/3Epiphany Day Hero is a Vicar
1/11 - 3.5★Martin Luther King Jr. dream in title
1/6 - 3★Snow:
1/4 - 3.5★
LISA'S TRACKING POST 4/4. COMPLETED HOLIDAY; NEW YEARS DAY (New Release) Magic Stars (Grey Wolf, #1) by Ilona Andrews. 1/4/16. 4 ★
COLOUR; WINTER WHITE; 1/5/16. Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #1) by Julia Quinn3.5 ★
HOLIDAY; NEW YEARS DAY (New Release) Take Me All the Way A Coral Cove Novel by Toni Blake. 1/10/16. 3.5 ★
HOLIDAY: NEW YEARS DAY (New author and series - Carla Kelly and Channel Fleet series.. 1/11/16.3.5 ★ Marrying The Captain (Channel Fleet, #1) by Carla Kelly
3 of 3 complete1. Cult (Black Dagger Brotherhood):
01/022. Released in the last year (7/7/15):
3. President (running for):
1/12
Finished
Loved this one! ★★★★★ magical stars!
Finished
Wowzers ★★★★★And that makes 3, all done for this month!
Woohoo! Congrats, Nikki♥, Lisa, Chris, & Nicole!
Updated you, Sandra. :o)
...garnets...
2 books down!New Years:
(loved it)lightning on cover:
(it was an OK read)
Updated you, Melissa...and me, too. :o)
Last book for this challenge finished: White cover
And also the first of my big city challenge! Love multi task reading.
Woohoo, Melissa! Congrats!
...garnet...
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Completed 3Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~
Duration: January 1st through January 31th. Yes, we are revisiting this challenge, first posted January 2013.
COLOR: White...as in Winter White.
HOLIDAY:
(1) New Year’s Day - Out with the old and in with the new. Read a new author, new series to you or a new release (released in the last year).
(2) Epiphany Day 1/6/13 - Read a book with any type of religious character or a cult of some sort. A character that has some type of revelation or insight.
(3) Martin Luther King Jr. - Birthday 1/21/13. - Read a book with a plot centered around dreams. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: dream, peace, freedom or believe.
ITEMS: January’s Birthstone is garnet. Flower is carnation. Goat and Water bearer for zodiac. Other items snow/ice
, rain/lighting, cabin, skis or skiing, fire, scarfs, beanie, gloves/mittens, boots, jacket, blanket, Northern lights, fireworks, celebration (Australia Day), President, King, Queen, e.g. for Inauguration Day.
HEAC Over in a Flash ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Completed: 2/2 - All Done!
1.Holiday (New Year's Day): A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson (1/31)★★★★★
2.Color (White): The Marriage Lesson by Victoria Alexander (1/24)★★★1/2
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I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.
Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~
Duration: January 1st through January 31th. Yes, we are revisiting this challenge, first posted January 2013.
Rules: Read 2 books with the following items found on their covers; choose 2 of the 3 options below. Be sure to post your book covers, dates read, and star ratings. If you want, you can do this at the end of the month after you reviewed your covers. Feel free to do all three, or more, if you want.
Member Choosing: Nikki♥ from California, U.S.A. has been a GoodReads member since April, 2008, and a participant of Happily Ever After Café since February, 2012. Besides Reading, she loves cooking, making mini scrapbooks and card making. Her current avatar shows her two French Bulldogs, “Pugsley” and “Wednesday.”
COLOR: White...as in Winter White.
HOLIDAY: (1) New Year’s Day - Out with the old and in with the new. Read a new author, new series to you or a new release (released in the last year). (2) Epiphany Day 1/6/13 - Read a book with any type of religious character or a cult of some sort. A character that has some type of revelation or insight. (3) Martin Luther King Jr. - Birthday 1/21/13. - Read a book with a plot centered around dreams. Read a book with one of the following words in the title: dream, peace, freedom or believe.
ITEMS: January’s Birthstone is garnet. Flower is carnation. Goat and Water bearer for zodiac. Other items snow/ice, rain/lighting, cabin, skis or skiing, fire, scarfs, beanie, gloves/mittens, boots, jacket, blanket, Northern lights, fireworks, celebration (Australia Day), President, King, Queen, e.g. for Inauguration Day.
*The Martin Luther King Jr. poster reads: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” See it better on our