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Over in a Flash - June, 2016
Becky ♡The Bookworm♡ 02/03
Brandi 01/03
Brandilyn 00/03
Brenda 01/03
Chris 02/03
Divya 02/03
Elaine 07/07 - Done! Congrats!
Fareya 00/03
Kendra 00/03
Lauren 01/02
Lisa (Aussie Girl) 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa Kay 00/02
Melissa 00/03
Nikki♥ 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Nicole 01/03
Sandra 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Silvia 00/03
Valarie 00/??
Virginia 00/04
JUNE
3 of 3 – COMPLETED!☀ COLOR: Pink & Purple - Real Vampires Live Large 06/12★★★
☀ THEME: National Zoo & Aquarium Month - Real Vampires Have Curves 06/07 ★★★
☀ ITEM: Blue Sky - Midsummer Magic 06/25 ★★✰
Welcome to the challenge, Valarie!
Completed 3/3
Superman Day Finished 2/6 ★★★★ 
Barefoot Finished 16/6 ★★★★ 
National Camping Month Finished 10/6 ★★★★
Welcome to the challenge, Nicole!
Two for me this month 2/2 COMPLETEDPINK AND PURPLE:
6/4/16. ★★★★NATIONAL ZOO DAY ANIMAL ON COVER:
horses in the background. 6/4/16.★★★
Welcome to the challenge, Lisa!
I'm in as always! 7 for me, thank you.
I'm in for 2 this month. My summer has just ramped up with Summer Reading Program beginning at the library!! ;)
HEAC- OVER IN A FLASH (June 2016)FINISHED 7/7
1) PINK COVER Secrets of an Accidental Duchess Jennifer Haymore 4.5*
2) PURPLE COVER Accidentally Compromising the Duke Stacy Reid 5*****
3) NATIONAL GO BAREFOOT DAY How the Marquess Was Won Julie Anne Long 5***** (read this barefoot in bed)
4) SUPERMAN DAY Duke of Midnight Elizabeth Hoyt 5*****
5) PEARL COVER How to Manage a Marquess Sally MacKenzie 5*****
6) BLUE SKY COVER Loving a Lost Lord Mary Jo Putney 5*****
7) ROSE COVER A Promise of Spring Mary Balogh 4****
Thanks :o)
Welcome to the challenge, Elaine, Brenda, & Sandra!
Over in a Flash - June, 2016 Duration: June 1 - 30, 2016
1/3
☐Cover: {purple with a little pink} Bad Attitude
☑National Doughnut Day: {circle on cover} Tommaso 6/6/16
☐Item: {Eve Dallas} Origin in Death
I'm in for two.2/2
National Doughnut Day: something circular on cover
6/7 - 3★Blue Sky:
6/3 - 4.5★
I'm in for 31. Something ccircular on cover;
6/12.
6/3 (Barefoot reading)
I'm in for three this month!Over In a Flash - June 2016
Finished: 3 of 3
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✔︎ 1. Barefoot Day: The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian |★★★★| Jun 5
✔︎ 2. Nat. Camping Month: In Plain Sight by C.J. Box |★★★★| Jun 16
✔︎ 3. Rose on Cover: Born in Shame by Nora Roberts |★★★★★| Jun 8
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Welcome to the challenge, Nikki♥, Chris, & Becky ♡The Bookworm♡! Updated your link, Brenda. :o)
4/4 Done!animal on the cover. Saved by the Rancher
Purple cover Lucky Like Us
PEARL COVER Third Debt National Go Barefoot Day:Overruled
Welcome to the challenge, Fareya & Virginia!
Sure. Welcome to the challenge, Kendra!
I'm in for 3!Purple cover with a little pink on the left hand side: Even the Moon Has Scars
June 16th 5* - Well written Sweet YASomething round on the cover & cover is pink: After I Do
June 10th 5*Barefoot: Running Barefoot
June 17th 5*
Welcome to the challenge, Silvia!
I'm going to ease into my first challenge in this group with three. :)pink/purple:
blue sky:
rose:
Welcome to the challenge, Brandi!
Welcome to the challenge, Lauren!
I'm in for 3 books.Superman day: Ignited (Whiskey Nights) - Suzannah Daniels - done
Time to find the next two books. The choice will be tough!!
Finished
This one had supernatural elements which I really liked. Would read more in this series.
I'm going to try 3Pink:
Animal on cover:
Blue Sky:
Two for me this month 2/2 COMPLETEDPINK AND PURPLE: Marrying Winterborne (The Ravenels, #2) by Lisa Kleypas 6/4/16. ★★★★
NATIONAL ZOO DAY ANIMAL ON COVER: Dacey Bride of North Carolina (American Mail-Order Bride #12) by Shanna Hatfield Horses in the background. 6/4/16.★★★
1/2 Completed 6/4/16Color: Purple (pop of color)
4****
2/2 Completed 6/4/16Theme: Superman Day: {June 12th} Read a book about someone who helps people, be they a social worker or someone who volunteers a lot of their time.
{I may be stretching this a little BUT Mr. Lemoncello helps people to appreciate public libraries & the love of books & reading!! He is a Superman in my eyes!!}
5***** To say that I enjoyed this book would be an under statement! It was fun, educational, enlightening,completely and utterly engaging!! We are doing a group read with the children this summer at our library and I think that they will thoroughly enjoy this book! Hopefully as much as I did!! I could not stop reading until I finished it!
1/2National Doughnut Day: something circular on cover
Blue Sky:
6/3 - 4.5★
3/3 Complete 20 JuneCOLOR: Pink and Purple.
19 JuneJUNE THEMES:
(3) National Zoo & Aquarium Month
A Deer Surprise 2 June
ITEMS:
blue sky Trevor 1 June
At this moment i am so hooked with the Whiskey Nights stories that I told myself I would finished the remaining two books before concentrating on the challenge not realising they totally fit:Superman Day: Ignited - Suzannah Daniels (male character being a firefighter and saving people)
Camping Month: Deceived - Suzannah Daniels (Male character being a real outdoorsy character. *spoiler* he proposed during a Gamping = Glamourous Camping)
Time to find third book now!
Finished: 1 of 3Read:
by Chris Bohjalian |★★★★| Jun 5WHEW! I still don't have the words to describe this book. The author did a tremendous amount of research on the 1915 Armenian Genocide, including a two week trip to Syria where he visits the Armenian Genocide Museum and other key places along the route through the desert. The characters in his book are fictional, but the setting and horrors written about are based on historical fact.
It's always difficult for me to read about mankind's inhumanity to each other, especially toward women and children, but there were touching moments in the book that made it well worth the read. History fans will probably get the most out of Bohjalian's work. This is definitely adult material.
Get the audiobook with the author interview if you can. It's very insightful! I found both the audio and ebook through my library Overdrive app.
Updated My Post.
1/2 done.
My Super hero/someone who volunteers her time. I know technically Louisa was paid to help Will, but in my opinion she went over and beyond her job duty's and also in her life with her family and boyfriend. She was always trying to help someone, and often times at her own expense. She was a hero in my book!
Finished: 2 of 3Read:
by Nora Roberts |★★★★★| Jun 8I hate to see this trilogy come to end! It's been my favorite NR's series to date! Loved the characters! They became like family that I want to visit again. The story was great, the humor kept me smiling and the setting was a character all on its own. So good!
Hi Lisa Kay, finished (see message 12).Nothing less than 4* reads. Really enjoyable
2/2National Doughnut Day: something circular on cover
6/7 - 3★Blue Sky:
6/3 - 4.5★
Welcome to the challenge, Divya, Melissa, & Brandilyn!
Congrats, Lisa (Aussie Girl), Sandra, Elaine, & Nikki♥!
...pearls...
Becky ♡The Bookworm♡ 02/03
Brandi 00/03
Brandilyn 00/03
Brenda 01/03
Chris 02/03
Divya 02/03
Elaine 07/07 - Done! Congrats!
Fareya 00/03
Kendra 00/03
Lauren 01/02
Lisa (Aussie Girl) 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa Kay 00/02
Melissa 00/03
Nikki♥ 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Nicole 01/03
Sandra 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Silvia 00/03
Valarie 00/??
Virginia 00/04
Updated you, Brandi. :o)
Finished
★★★★ 10/6Liked this one but I didn't realize it was a shorty. Will be reading more by this author.
Finished my first book, Animal on cover
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I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.
Duration: June 1st through June 30th.
Rules: Choose at least two (2) of the three (3) options below. (Meaning a minimum of two books.) Color may be the predominant color of the book, or a “pop” of color that catches your eye. Themes are explained. Items may be found on the cover, or the word found within the story-line.
Please feel free to post your book covers, read dates, and star ratings.
You may join at any time during the month. Feel free to do all three, or even more, if you want.
Member Choosing: Brenda, who has been a GoodReads Member since July 2011 and a HEAC member since April 2013, tells us about herself: COLOR: Pink and Purple.
JUNE THEMES: (1) 1)National Camping Month - Read a book with a hero or heroine who is outdoorsy. (2) National Go Barefoot Day: {June 1st} Read a book where someone is barefoot on the cover. Or one that you only read while you are barefooted! (3) National Zoo & Aquarium Month Read a with an animal on the cover. Yes, fish are animals, too! (4) National Doughnut Day: {June 5th} Read a book with a doughnut on the cover, or something circular. Or one where the hero or heroine eats a doughnut. (5) Superman Day: {June 12th} Read a book about someone who helps people, be they a social worker or someone who volunteers a lot of their time.
ITEMS: June’s Birthstones are pearl, Alexandrite, and moonstone. Its flower is the rose. Zodiac Signs are Gemini and Cancer. Other cover items are Eve Dallas or any New York street scene, blue sky, a bunny (made of dust or not), bicycle, wedding ring, or a straw hat.