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Thanks for posting the challenge, Danielle!
1.Under the Mistletoe: In honor of the Christmas holiday tradition of stealing a kiss under the mistletoe, read a book in which one character steals a kiss from another.2.First Snow of the Season: Around this time, we start seeing the first snowfall. Read a book that has a snow scene in it, or a cover that depicts a snow scene.
3.All I Want For Christmas: A lot of folks exchange Christmas/Holiday gift wishlists, and some of us star the things we really want. Read a book where the lead character gets exactly what they have longed for in the book.
4.Naughty or Nice: This is potentially a two parter. You can read a book with a lead character who is on Santa's Nice List. For a bonus point, you can also read a book with a character who would have ended up on Santa's Naughty List.
5.Red and Green: Red and green are colors that represent Christmas. Red a book that has both red and green colors on the cover.
6.Bingo Month: December is Bingo month. You don't have to play bingo for this challenge, but you can use a book that somehow spells out bingo. For example, there are five characters and The first letter of each character's name spells out one of the letters in BINGO. You could also read a book that has five words in the title with the first letters spelling B, I, N, G, and O. One other way would be to have an author's name which has the letters in it in any combination. It does not have to be in order. If you can think of another way to represent Bingo, go for it. Just explain how you did it.
7.Dear John: December is Write a Friend Month. Read a book in which one character writes a letter (or series of) letters to another.
8.International Children's Day: This is the 2nd day of the month of December. Read a book that has a prominent child character or even a children's book to celebrate International Children's Day.
9.We All Scream For Ice Cream!: December 13th is Ice Cream Day. Even if you're on a diet, you had better eat ice cream (it can be lactose free or vegan)! If not, at least read a book that brings to mind ice cream. Here are some facts about this wonderful cold dessert: http://www.icecream.com/icecreaminfo and https://www.ecreamery.com/amazingly-s...
10.Last Minute Reading List: Do you have a list of books you want to read before the end of the year? Well you can read one and get credit for it here.
11.Let's Go Caroling: One of the holiday traditions that people enjoy is singing carols or listening to holiday/Christmas songs. Read a book that has a title of a Christmas or Holiday song in it's title. Here are just a list of some of the holiday songs out there: https://www.ecreamery.com/amazingly-s.... You can always use some other ones that you may know of.
12.Shopping List: Check one of these holidays off your December shopping list--New Year's Eve, Humbug Day, Look on the Brightside Day, Crossword Puzzle Day, Hanukkah, Make Up Your Mind Day.
Bonus: Take a day off for the holidays and read a book on us. This book will count towards your challenge goals.
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DHASG December Reading ChallengeLevel: Three to a Dozen (3-4 books).
BOOKS COMPLETED: 2/3-4.
✓1.Under The Mistletoe (Vampire Warrior steals kiss from a witch, that is how they met) - Hunted by Rebecca Zanetti (Dark Protectors #3). COMPLETED 18/12/2016. ★★★★.
2.First Snow of the Season (snow scene on cover) - All She Wants for Christmas by Jaci Burton (Kent Brothers #1).
3. All I want for Christmas {Is you} (a book featuring someone who gets exactly what they want) - Lover Eternal by JR Ward (BDB #2).
✓4.Naughty or Nice (book features one Naughty & one Nice character) - Dark Lover by JR Ward (BDB #1). COMPLETED 29/12/2016. ★★★★★.
5.Red & Green (Book cover is red and green) - A Rare Gift by Jaci Burton (Kent Brothers #2).
6.Bingo Month (Book title and author's name spell BINGO) - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty.
BOOK COVERS
BOOKS COMPLETED
DHASG December 2016 ChallengeIntroduction: The twelfth and final month of the year is here. December is packed full of holidays, and the seasonably cool weather gets us excited for snuggling up with a good book. Happy December Reading and Happy Holidays!
Levels:
Dirty Dozen: Read 8-12 books.
Done at 9 books read! Whoo Hoo!
1. Under the Mistletoe: In honor of the Christmas holiday tradition of stealing a kiss under the mistletoe, read a book in which one character steals a kiss from another. Niki and Death share a lip lock in this third installment of an awesome urban fantasy series.
✔ Niki Slobodian 3 - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead by J.L. Murray - 12.17.2016 (★★★★)
2. First Snow of the Season: Around this time, we start seeing the first snowfall. Read a book that has a snow scene in it, or a cover that depicts a snow scene.
3. All I Want For Christmas: A lot of folks exchange Christmas/Holiday gift wishlists, and some of us star the things we really want. Read a book where the lead character gets exactly what they have longed for in the book.
✔ Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - 12.19.2016 (★★★)
4. Naughty or Nice: This is potentially a two parter. You can read a book with a lead character who is on Santa's Nice List. For a bonus point, you can also read a book with a character who would have ended up on Santa's Naughty List.
✔ Niki Slobodian 1 - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by J.L. Murray - 12.13.2016 (★★★★★)
5. Red and Green: Red and green are colors that represent Christmas. Red a book that has both red and green colors on the cover.
✔ A Zombie New Year by Anthony Renfro - 12.23.2016 (★★)
6. Bingo Month: December is Bingo month. You don't have to play bingo for this challenge, but you can use a book that somehow spells out bingo. For example, there are five characters and The first letter of each character's name spells out one of the letters in BINGO. You could also read a book that has five words in the title with the first letters spelling B, I, N, G, and O. One other way would be to have an author's name which has the letters in it in any combination. It does not have to be in order. If you can think of another way to represent Bingo, go for it. Just explain how you did it.
7. Dear John: December is Write a Friend Month. Read a book in which one character writes a letter (or series of) letters to another.
8. International Children's Day: This is the 2nd day of the month of December. Read a book that has a prominent child character or even a children's book to celebrate International Children's Day.
✔ Niki Slobodian 2 - The Devil Is a Gentleman by J.L. Murray - 12.14.2016 (★★★★)
9. We All Scream For Ice Cream!: December 13th is Ice Cream Day. Even if you're on a diet, you had better eat ice cream (it can be lactose free or vegan)! If not, at least read a book that brings to mind ice cream. Here are some facts about this wonderful cold dessert: http://www.icecream.com/icecreaminfo and https://www.ecreamery.com/amazingly-s...
10. Last Minute Reading List: Do you have a list of books you want to read before the end of the year? Well you can read one and get credit for it here. This book will help me complete an annual reading challenge due to its publication date of 1992.
✔ Moonrunner 1 - Under the Shadow by Jane Toombs - 12.21.2016 (★★★★)
11. Let's Go Caroling: One of the holiday traditions that people enjoy is singing carols or listening to holiday/Christmas songs. Read a book that has a title of a Christmas or Holiday song in it's title. Here are just a list of some of the holiday songs out there: https://www.ecreamery.com/amazingly-s.... You can always use some other ones that you may know of.
✔ The Sparrow in Hiding by J. Kathleen Cheney - 12.23.2016 (★★★★★)
12. Shopping List: Check one of these holidays off your December shopping list--New Year's Eve, Humbug Day, Look on the Brightside Day, Crossword Puzzle Day, Hanukkah, Make Up Your Mind Day. Make Up Your Mind Day, for the bondage scene in Kleypas's book where the spinster helps to make up the mind of her rake who's tied to the bed.
✔ A Historical Christmas Present by Lisa Kleypas, Lyndsay Sands, Leigh Greenwood - 12.24.2016 (★★★★)
Bonus: Take a day off for the holidays and read a book on us. This book will count towards your challenge goals.
✔ Beauty by Robin McKinley - 12.26.2016 (★★★★)
December ChallengeLevel — Dirty Dozen (8–12 books)
Completed — 15!
Categories
Under the Mistletoe ➔ one character steals a kiss from another
His for Christmas: A Dark Billionaire Romance, Skye Warren – 12/22/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
First Snow of the Season ➔ includes a snow scene
Rogue Rider, Larissa Ione – 12/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
All I Want For Christmas ➔ main character gets exactly what they have longed for in the book
Ecstasy Unbound, Setta Jay – 12/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Naughty or Nice ➔ main character could be on Santa’s nice and naughty list
Glutton for Pleasure, Alisha Rai – 12/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Red and Green ➔ features both the colors red and green on the cover
Christmas with the Reeds, Tammy Falkner – 12/15/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Bingo Month ➔ title is five characters long
Dirty, Kylie Scott – 12/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Dear John ➔ character writes a letter (or series of) letters to another
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, Lisa Kleypas – 12/24/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
International Children’s Day (December 2) ➔ prominent child character/children’s book
Matilda, Roald Dahl – 12/23/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Ice Cream Day (December 13) ➔ main characters take an orphan out for her first ice cream
The Beast, J.R. Ward – 12/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Last Minute Reading List ➔ end-of-the-year book
Good Girl Gone, Tammy Falkner – 12/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Humbug Day ➔ humbug-type main character
Lord’s Fall, Thea Harrison – 12/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Look on the Brightside Day ➔ main character likes to see the best in her situation
Cress, Marissa Meyer – 12/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Hanukkah ➔ blue cover
Game for Marriage, Karen Erickson – 12/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Make-Up-Your-Mind Day ➔ character has a big decision to make
The Ghost and the Graveyard, Genevieve Jack – 12/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Bonus ➔ Take a day off for the holidays and read a book on us. This book will count towards your challenge goals
Provoked, Rebecca Zanetti – 12/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
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DHASG December Challenge
Introduction: The twelfth and final month of the year is here. December is packed full of holidays, and the seasonably cool weather gets us excited for snuggling up with a good book. Happy December Reading and Happy Holidays!
Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between December 1st and
December 31st.
3. A book may only be used once for this challenge.
4. Post or link to your final stats when you are completed.
5. In your stats, list book name, author and date read. Unless obvious, include why you choose a certain book in parentheses in your stats.
Levels:
1. Dirty Dozen: Read 8-12 books.
2. Half a Dozen: Read 6-7 books.
3. Three to a Dozen: Read 3-4 books.
Categories:
1.Under the Mistletoe: In honor of the Christmas holiday tradition of stealing a kiss under the mistletoe, read a book in which one character steals a kiss from another.
2.First Snow of the Season: Around this time, we start seeing the first snowfall. Read a book that has a snow scene in it, or a cover that depicts a snow scene.
3.All I Want For Christmas: A lot of folks exchange Christmas/Holiday gift wishlists, and some of us star the things we really want. Read a book where the lead character gets exactly what they have longed for in the book.
4.Naughty or Nice: This is potentially a two parter. You can read a book with a lead character who is on Santa's Nice List. For a bonus point, you can also read a book with a character who would have ended up on Santa's Naughty List.
5.Red and Green: Red and green are colors that represent Christmas. Red a book that has both red and green colors on the cover.
6.Bingo Month: December is Bingo month. You don't have to play bingo for this challenge, but you can use a book that somehow spells out bingo. For example, there are five characters and The first letter of each character's name spells out one of the letters in BINGO. You could also read a book that has five words in the title with the first letters spelling B, I, N, G, and O. One other way would be to have an author's name which has the letters in it in any combination. It does not have to be in order. If you can think of another way to represent Bingo, go for it. Just explain how you did it.
7.Dear John: December is Write a Friend Month. Read a book in which one character writes a letter (or series of) letters to another.
8.International Children's Day: This is the 2nd day of the month of December. Read a book that has a prominent child character or even a children's book to celebrate International Children's Day.
9.We All Scream For Ice Cream!: December 13th is Ice Cream Day. Even if you're on a diet, you had better eat ice cream (it can be lactose free or vegan)! If not, at least read a book that brings to mind ice cream. Here are some facts about this wonderful cold dessert: http://www.icecream.com/icecreaminfo and https://www.ecreamery.com/amazingly-s...
10.Last Minute Reading List: Do you have a list of books you want to read before the end of the year? Well you can read one and get credit for it here.
11.Let's Go Caroling: One of the holiday traditions that people enjoy is singing carols or listening to holiday/Christmas songs. Read a book that has a title of a Christmas or Holiday song in it's title. Here are just a list of some of the holiday songs out there: https://www.ecreamery.com/amazingly-s.... You can always use some other ones that you may know of.
12.Shopping List: Check one of these holidays off your December shopping list--New Year's Eve, Humbug Day, Look on the Brightside Day, Crossword Puzzle Day, Hanukkah, Make Up Your Mind Day.
Bonus: Take a day off for the holidays and read a book on us. This book will count towards your challenge goals.
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Winter Solstice, Happy New Year, Happy Kwanzaa. If I forgot any holidays, we wish you a great one! If you don't celebrate, still have a pleasant December.
Information about December holidays taken from Holiday Insights page: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreho...