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Jennifer H Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) by Becca Fitzpatrick Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater The Boyfriend List 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver (Ruby Oliver, #1) by E. Lockhart Need (Need, #1) by Carrie Jones The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1) by Kady Cross Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore Ghostgirl (Ghostgirl, #1) by Tonya Hurley Omnitopia Dawn (Omnitopia, #1) by Diane Duane Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor Phantom Universe (Summer Chronicles, #1) by Laura Kreitzer Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings, #1) by Jackson Pearce

'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
From: January 1st ~ 31st


Did ever see a bookcover and say I've got to read that book and really have no idea what it is about?

For this challenge choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.

Shallow read 1-2 books
Superficial read 3-4 books
Conceited read 5-6 books

* Anthologies and rereads allowed


message 2: by Cecily (last edited Jan 20, 2016 02:46PM) (new)

Cecily Black TLC 'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 01, 2016 - January 31, 2016
6/6 Completed
Finished 01/19/16!!!

✔ The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #1) by Michelle Hodkin 01/16/16
✔ Tyrant (King #2) by T.M. Frazier 01/10/16
✔Dirty Bad Wrong (Dirty Bad #1) by Jade West 01/19/16
✔ Daughters of Eve by Lois Duncan 01/16/16
✔ Beg (Songs of Submission #1) by C.D. Reiss 01/02/16
✔ Love Sex Repeat by Alessandra Torre 01/17/16

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #1) by Michelle Hodkin Tyrant (King, #2) by T.M. Frazier Dirty Bad Wrong (Dirty Bad, #1) by Jade West Daughters of Eve by Lois Duncan Beg (Songs of Submission, #1) by C.D. Reiss Sex Love Repeat by Alessandra Torre


message 3: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Welcome Cecily!


message 4: by Cheryl (last edited Jan 30, 2016 07:13PM) (new)

Cheryl La Pa (cheryllp) | 120 comments TLC 'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 01, 2016 - January 31, 2016

7/7 Completed

1. A Different Blue by Amy Harmon by Amy Harmon 5 Jan
2. Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman by Amie Kaufman 9 Jan
3. Passenger (Passenger, #1) by Alexandra Bracken by Alexandra Bracken 20 Jan
4. Stolen Songbird (The Malediction Trilogy, #1) by Danielle L. Jensen by Danielle L. Jensen 24 Jan
5. Girl From Above Falling (The 1000 Revolution, #0.5) by Pippa DaCosta by Pippa DaCosta 25 Jan
6. Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) by Ilona Andrews Magic Breaks 27 Jan
7. Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer by Marissa Meyer 31 Jan


message 5: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Welcome Cheryl!


message 6: by ❀~Amy~❀ (last edited Jan 31, 2016 12:11PM) (new)

❀~Amy~❀ (ajpayne75) | 145 comments Judge a Book By Its Cover ~ January

10 Read

1. Curious (The Finn Factor, #1) by R.G. Alexander ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★
2. By His Rules by J.A. Rock ~ 1/4/16 ~ ★★★★
3. Perfect Imperfections by Cardeno C. ~ 1/5/16 ~ ★★★★★
4. Magic & Mistletoe by Annabelle Jacobs ~ 1/9/16 ~ ★★★
5. Rock Rod Studios Presents Alex Undone by Emory Vargas ~ 1/13/16 ~ ★★★1/2
6. Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts (Claimings, #1) by Lyn Gala ~ 1/16/16 ~ ★★★★★
7. The Holiday Hoax by Skylar M. Cates ~ 1/18/16 ~ ★★★
8. Duet by Eden Winters ~ 1/21/16 ~ ★★★★
9. On Solid Ground by Melissa Collins ~ 1/24/16 ~ ★★
10. Like a Lover (Housemates, #2) by Jay Northcote ~ 1/31/16 ~ ★★★★


message 7: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Have Fun, Amy!


message 8: by Storm (last edited Jan 29, 2016 04:50PM) (new)

Storm (stormgerlock) TLC 'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 01, 2016 - January 31, 2016

3/6 Completed

1. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 2016.01.12 ****
2. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 2016.01.13 ****
3. The Selection by Kiera Cass 2016.01.29 ****
4.
5.
6.

Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater The Selection (The Selection, #1) by Kiera Cass


message 9: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Glad to have you join us, Storm!


message 10: by Trinity (last edited Jan 06, 2016 08:19PM) (new)

Trinity January 'Judge A Book By It's Cover'
Superficial read 3-4 books

Books Completed: 4/4

✔ 1. The Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey 1/6 ♥♥♥♥
✔ 2. Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard 1/5 ♥♥♥♥
✔ 3. Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz 1/3 ♥♥♥♥♥
✔ 4. Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally 1/6 ♥♥♥

The Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey Never Have I Ever (The Lying Game, #2) by Sara Shepard Deadly Little Games (Touch, #3) by Laurie Faria Stolarz Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀Challenge Completed 1/6/16❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀


message 11: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Welcome Trinity!


message 12: by *Dawn (last edited Feb 01, 2016 12:52AM) (new)

*Dawn (x1f4dadawnx1f4da) | 413 comments TLC, 'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
From: January 1st ~ 31st

Choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting. *Anthologies and rereads allowed.

Shallow read 1-2 books
Superficial read 3-4 books

Conceited read 5-6 books

1. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Jenny Lawson, 1-10-16 (4*), review
Furiously Happy A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, #1 HHG series, 1-20-16 (4*), review
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams
3. Cyrano De Bergerac Edmond Rostand, 1-31-16 (5*), review
Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

I had several more books picked out with covers I thought were really cool, but unfortunately, I couldn't fit them in. I had too many other books needed for other challenges that pushed these fun covers to the back of the line. This was a fun challenge, though! Thank you!


message 13: by Mirliz (last edited Jan 31, 2016 04:11PM) (new)

Mirliz | 27 comments January 'Judge a Book By Its Cover'
Level: Shallow (1-2 books) | Progress: 1/1

En tillfällig lösning; by Denise Rudberg & Hugo Rehnberg [1/25] ♥♥♥♥

En tillfällig lösning by Denise Rudberg


message 14: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Welcome Dawn & Mirliz!


message 15: by Deanne (last edited Jan 03, 2016 08:47AM) (new)

Deanne Patterson (cnnamongirlaolcom) | 49 comments 'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge. Choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting.
From: January 1st ~ 31st. I.m in for Conceited read 5-6 books

1. A Daughter for Christmas by Margaret Daley
2 The Lawman's Christmas Wish (Alaskan Bride Rush, #6) by Linda Goodnight
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4
5
6


message 16: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Welcome Deanne


message 17: by Katherine (last edited Jan 12, 2016 03:23AM) (new)

Katherine | 220 comments 'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
From: January 1st ~ 31st
Superficial read 3-4 books
Read: 4/4

1. Divergent - READ
2. Frosted Shadow - READ
3. Zombie Fairy Tales: The Complete Collection - READ
4. Hollowland - READ

Completed:
Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth Zombie Fairy Tales The Complete Collection by Kevin Richey Frosted Shadow (Toni Diamond Mysteries #1) by Nancy Warren Hollowland (The Hollows, #1) by Amanda Hocking


message 18: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Welcome Katherine!


message 19: by Jade (last edited Jan 30, 2016 06:12PM) (new)

Jade Diamond (jadediamond) TLC 'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 01, 2016 - January 31, 2016

1. The Iron King
2. Lola and the Boy Next Door
3. Between
4. The Bad Beginning
5. The Reptile Room
6. The Miserable Mill

Read:
The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1) by Julie Kagawa Between by Jessica Warman Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2) by Stephanie Perkins The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) by Lemony Snicket


message 20: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Welcome to the challenge, Jade!


message 22: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Welcome Ceira!


message 23: by Ceira (new)

Ceira (candyceira) | 47 comments Thanks I really hope I'll enjoy my chosen books!


message 24: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H The only one that I have read is Born at Midnight and I really enjoyed it.


message 25: by Ceira (new)

Ceira (candyceira) | 47 comments That's cool. I actually started it earlier today and it's pretty good so far :)


message 26: by Kme_17 (last edited Jan 27, 2016 11:41AM) (new)

Kme_17 | 181 comments Judge a Book By Its Cover ~ January

6/6 Read

1. The Postmistress by Sarah Blake Jan 26
2. A Kind of Magic (The Shields, # 2) by Donna Grant Jan 20
3. A Dark Seduction (The Shields, #3) by Donna Grant Jan 19
4. Midnight's Warrior (Dark Warriors, #4) by Donna Grant Jan 17
5. In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar Jan 15
6. Black and Blue (Otherworld Assassin, #2) by Gena Showalter Jan 15


message 27: by Ceira (new)

Ceira (candyceira) | 47 comments 1/3 read

Born at Midnight


message 28: by Belkis (last edited Jan 08, 2016 09:14PM) (new)

Belkis (bminaya) 6 Read

1. An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair 1/6
2. Ambushing Ariel (Dragon Lords of Valdier, #4) by S.E. Smith 1/2
3. Holding Her Hand (Reed Brothers, #9) by Tammy Falkner 1/3
4. Sophia (Vampires in America, #4) by D.B. Reynolds 1/4
5. Spin (The Corruption Series, #1) by C.D. Reiss 1/7
6. The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore 1/8


message 29: by Trinity (new)

Trinity Finished!
Books Completed: 4/4

✔ 1. The Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey 1/6 ♥♥♥♥
✔ 2. Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard 1/5 ♥♥♥♥
✔ 3. Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz 1/3 ♥♥♥♥♥
✔ 4. Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally 1/6 ♥♥♥

The Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey Never Have I Ever (The Lying Game, #2) by Sara Shepard Deadly Little Games (Touch, #3) by Laurie Faria Stolarz Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally


message 30: by Suzanne (last edited Jan 18, 2016 11:40AM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2732 comments The Lost Challenges
January 'Judge a Book By It's Cover' Monthly Challenge
Duration:
1/1/2016 - 1/31/2016

Progress: 6 out of 6

1. A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare - *** - 1/5/2016
2. Courtney Crumrin Volume 1: The Night Things by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 1/6/2016
3. This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman - **** - 1/11/2016
4. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 1/11/2016
5. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 1/13/2016
6. The Dark Side Of Night by Cindy Dees - ***** - 1/16/2016

A Week to Be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2) by Tessa Dare Courtney Crumrin Volume 1 The Night Things by Ted Naifeh This Night So Dark (Starbound, #1.5) by Amie Kaufman Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1) by Ilona Andrews Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13) by Charlaine Harris The Dark Side Of Night (H.O.T. Watch, #1) by Cindy Dees


message 31: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Well done, Trinity!


message 32: by Jennifer H (new)

Jennifer H Welcome Suzanne!


message 33: by Ceira (new)

Ceira (candyceira) | 47 comments Unfortunately I couldn't complete this challenge... too bad :(


message 34: by Storm (new)

Storm (stormgerlock) I didn't make it either this month. :(


message 35: by *Dawn (new)

*Dawn (x1f4dadawnx1f4da) | 413 comments Original post #12.

TLC, 'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
From: January 1st ~ 31st

Choose a book that caught your eye because it was pretty, weird or just plain interesting. *Anthologies and rereads allowed.

Shallow read 1-2 books
Superficial read 3-4 books

Conceited read 5-6 books

1. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Jenny Lawson, 1-10-16 (4*), review
Furiously Happy A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, #1 HHG series, 1-20-16 (4*), review
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams
3. Cyrano De Bergerac Edmond Rostand, 1-31-16 (5*), review
Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

I had several more books picked out with covers I thought were really cool, but unfortunately, I couldn't fit them in. I had too many other books needed for other challenges that pushed these fun covers to the back of the line. This was a fun challenge, though! Thank you!


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