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July 2014 Challenge: ~The Catch-up Challenge~
- Welcome!
Bookcrazy 12/12 - Done! Congrats!
Catherine 00/??
Cathy 10/10 - Done! Congrats!
Christine 02/05
❁Danielle 13/13 - Done! Congrats!
Elishia 06/06 - Done! Congrats!
Gigi 00/??
Hayley 04/04 - Done! Congrats!
Ipshita 05/02 - Done! Congrats!
I♥BG (Teresa) 00/3-5
Joann 06/06 - Done! Congrats!
Judy 00/??
KarenF 08/08 - Done! Congrats!
Karen 01/02 - Well done!
Kme_17 01/10
Lisa 06/10 – done?
Lisa Kay 00/05 - Zip. Nada.
Maggie 18/16 - Done! Congrats!
Meltem 06/06 - Done! Congrats!
Nana 07/08 - Very well done!
Poongothai 09/09 - Done! Congrats!
ShoSho 07/07 - Done! Congrats!
❤Stephanie 16/16 - Done! Congrats!
Susan 02/??
Trea 12/12 - Done! Congrats!
Valorie 07/07 - Done! Congrats!
I'm in! What a great challenge!
Reserving my spot! I've actually been Catching Up for a while now...ever since I joined the group! I've been working my chosen books for each SGOM into various other challenges across a couple of groups. This gives me an excuse to revisit a couple, and read the ones I haven't been able to fit in just yet!July 2014 Challenge: The Catch Up Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Level: Hardest
Read: 12/12
1. Urban Fantasy: Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep-7/19/14
2. Humorous Romance: Falling for You by Heather Thurmeier-7/12/14
3. Steampunk Romance: Moonlight & Mechanicals by Cindy Spencer Pape-7/8/14
4. Time Travel Romance: Kiss Me, I'm Irish by Bella Street-7/20/14
5. Futuristic Romance: Tyger, Tyger Burning Bryght by Cathryn Cade-7/12/14
6. Chick Lit Romance: 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson-7/20/14
7. Supernatural Romance: 'Til We Meet Again by Stacey Kennedy-7/2/14
8. Viking Romance: Viking's Prize by Tanya Ann Crosby-7/15/14
9. Demonica Series and July SGOM Read: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione-7/9/14
10. KGI Series Read: No Place to Run by Maya Banks-7/11/14
Reader's Choice: Wasted by Jennifer Estep-7/19/14
Reader's Choice: The Way to a Man's Heart by Debbie Macomber-7/11/14
Why do exams exist?! I can't take part in any more challenges in July, have to study (T_T)
I'm in, too!RLftCI: July 2014 Challenge: ~ The Catch-up Challenge ~
0/5
• If You Believe in Santa
My Dearest Enemy, by Connie Brockway (need to determine media)
• SGoM January, 2014: Chick Lit Romance
Red's Hot Honky-Tonk Bar, by Pamela Morsi (PB)
• SGoM June, 2014: Viking Romance
The Last Viking, by Sandra Hill (AD)
• RLftCI Series Read: Psy-Changeling
Kiss of Snow, by Nalini Singh (PB & audible.com)
• RLftCI Series Read: Pink Carnation
The Orchid Affair, by Lauren Willig (PB & CD-to-iPod/Touch)
My Other Series:
All Souls #3 - The Book of Life, by Deborah Harkness (Kindle & audible.com)
Blades of the Rose #3 - Rebel, by Zoe Archer (PB)
Harmony #4 - Just Down the Road, by Jodi Thomas (PB & audible.com)
I-Team #3 - Unlawful Contact, by Pamela Clare (audible.com)
In Death #15 - Purity in Death, by J.D. Robb (need to determine media)
Keegan-Paxton #5 - Lucky Penny, by Catherine Anderson (PB)
I'm in!July 2014 Challenge: The Catch Up Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Level: Medium
Read: 2/3-5
1. Urban Fantasy ?
4. Erotica Night Owl
5. Humorous How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back
8. Time Travel Ruby Red
9. Chick lit The Husband's Secret (DB Challenge)
✔10. Vampire romance Lover Awakened 09.07.2014 ♥♥♥
13. Psy-Changeling by Nalini Singh Shield of Winter
✔ Reader's Choice #1: The Cruelest Month 20.07.2014 ♥♥♥♥
Reader's Choice #2: Magic on the Storm (DB Challenge July)
Reader's Choice #3: The Night Itself (DB Challenge July)
Reader's Choice #4: The Eternity Cure (DB Challenge May Catch-Up)
Done :)Level: Harder
6/6
✔Vampire romance
✔Chick lit
✔Wild Card
Meltem's shelf
I'm in for the easy level! (couldn't resist the temptation)
Ipshita wrote: "I'm in for the easy level! (couldn't resist the temptation)"LOL I read your first post and was going to say why not try the easy level! Great mind and all that ;)
Welcome to the challenge , ShoSho , Trea, Lisa Kay , Gigi , Christine , Meltem and Ipshita !
@ShoShi True that! And I'll most likely end up reading more than just 2 books :P
I am definitely in. I need to catch up on some stuff :)
I want to participate too :) I have to catch up on some series.
July 2014 Challenge: The Catch Up ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Level: Hardest
Read: 1/12
1. Demonica series #4
✔ ***-*2. Kate Daniels #3
3. Psy-Changeling #11
4. The Dresden files #2
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I'm in!2/??
Santa 2012 - Riding Wild by Jaci Burton
Viking Romance - Lord of Fire and Ice by Connie Mason
RLfCI: July challenge
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July Challenge: ~ The Catch-up Challenge
Duration: July 1st to 31st 2014
Level: Hardest 10 or more
Progress 00/11
Categories Past SGOMs:
Urban Fantasy
Night's End
Suspense
Midnight Games
Erotica
Take Me, Break Me
Humorous
Love Hacked / penny Reid
New Adult
Harder
Futuristic Romance
Born of Fury
Vampire romance
How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying)
Small Town Lovin'
Series read:
The Dresden files by Jim Butcher
Grave Peril
KGI by Maya Banks
The Darkest Hour
Kate Daniels
Magic Breaks
I just thought of something... can I catch up my Santa Christmas rec book for this challenge?
Susan (susayq ~) wrote: "I just thought of something... can I catch up my Santa Christmas rec book for this challenge?"Yup.
I'm in. :)July 2014 Challenge: The Catch Up Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Level: Hardest
Read: 18/16
Past SGOMs:
Urban Fantasy
Category Romance
Suspense
Erotica: Unravel Me 7/13 ***
Western: Romance The Bounty 7/18 ****
Highlander
Humorous: Neanderthal Seeks Human 7/19 ****
Steampunk
New Adult
Regency
Dark Fantasy
Time Travel
Futuristic Romance: Holiday in Death 7/14 ****
Victorian Romance
Supernatural Romance: A Fox Between the Bear's Sheets 7/3 ****
Chick lit
Medieval romance
Vampire romance: Darkness Rises 7/7 ****
Small Town Lovin': Sweet Perdition 7/12 ****
Viking Romance
Series reads:
The Dresden files by: Death Masks 7/24 ****
KGI: No Place to Run 7/21 ****
Spell it out:
R: Ral's Woman 7/5 ***
O: Once Upon a Time in Bliss 7/5 ***
M: Mackenzie's Mountain 7/11 *****
A: Afterlife with Archie 7/4 ****
N: Noble Destiny 7/11 ***
C: Lash by: Sam Crescent 7/3 ***
E: New Pack Order by: Eve Langlais 7/6 ***
Reader's Choice:
1. Wrath 7/3 ****
2. The Promise 7/12 ***
To Read:
Finished:
- Welcome!
Bookcrazy 00/12
Catherine 00/??
Christine 00/08
❁Danielle 00/11
Elishia 00/??
Gigi 00/??
Hayley 00/??
Ipshita 00/02
Judy 00/??
Lisa Kay 00/05
KarenF 00/08
Kme-17 00/??
Maggie 00/16
Meltem 00/06
Nana 00/08
ShoSho 00/??
Susan 00/??
i♥bg (Teresa) 00/03
Trea 00/12
I'll give it a whirl! not sure how many yet ;)
I'm in for 8.0/8 Read
1. Urban Fantasy: Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep
2. Highlander: The Recruit by Monica McCarty
3. Regency: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
4. Vampire: One Lucky Vampire by Lynsay Sands
5. Supernatural: Mate Claimed by Jennifer Ashley
6. Small Town: Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis
7. My Choice: TBD
8. My Choice: TBD
Ipshita wrote: "I'm in for the easy level! (couldn't resist the temptation)"Haha I thought you had exams.
I'm in0/??
Past SGOMs:
Urban Fantasy
Category Romance
Suspense
Erotica
Western Romance
Humorous
Steampunk
New Adult
Regency
Dark Fantasy
Futuristic Romance
Victorian Romance
Supernatural Romance
Chick lit
Vampire romance
Small Town Lovin'
Series read:
Psy-Changeling by Nalini Singh
Demonica by Larissa Ione
The Dresden files by Jim Butcher
KGI by Maya Banks
In!! This is exactly something I was just wishing we had here, haha! Then bam, I read the newsletter and here is the challenge I wanted.I'm in for
3-5 - Medium
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ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "In!! This is exactly something I was just wishing we had here, haha! Then bam, I read the newsletter and here is the challenge I wanted."Your wish is our command. LOL!
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "In!! This is exactly something I was just wishing we had here, haha! Then bam, I read the newsletter and here is the challenge I wanted.."
Lisa Kay wrote: "
Your wish is our command...."
LOL
Woo, I have the power!
Oh, I've got a question -- for SGOM does it *have* to have a romantic bent if it's something like steampunk? I'm not sure what steampunks that I am interested in have or don't have romance so I'm just trying to find out for future reference, thanks!
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Oh, I've got a question -- for SGOM does it *have* to have a romantic bent if it's something like steampunk? I'm not sure what steampunks that I am interested in have or don't have romance so I'm j..."I'd say not necessarily ! Just go for it ;)
- Welcome!
Bookcrazy 00/12
Catherine 00/??
Christine 00/08
❁Danielle 00/11
Elishia 00/??
Gigi 00/??
Hayley 00/??
Ipshita 00/02
Judy 00/??
Lisa Kay 00/05
KarenF 00/08
Kme-17 00/??
Maggie 00/16
Meltem 00/06
Nana 00/08
ShoSho 00/??
Susan 00/??
i♥bg (Teresa) 00/03
Trea 00/12
Duration: July 1st to 31st. Levels:
3-5 - Medium
Categories:
Past SGOMs:
Urban Fantasy
Category Romance
July 18Suspense
Erotica
Western Romance
July 14Highlander
July 25Humorous
Steampunk
New Adult
Regency
July 8
July 20Dark Fantasy
Time Travel
Futuristic Romance
Victorian Romance
Supernatural Romance
Chick lit
July 21Medieval romance
Vampire romance
Small Town Lovin'
July 3
July 12Viking Romance
Series read:
Psy-Changeling by Nalini Singh
The Dresden files by Jim Butcher
Cynster by Stephanie Laurens
Demonica by Larissa Ione
Lords of deliverance by Larissa Ione
KGI by Maya Banks
Bridgertons By Julia Quinn
Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
De Piaget by Lynn Kurland
Symphony of Ages
Immortals after dark
Kate Daniels
Reader's Choice: Two - or more, if you have more than three books that fall into the other categories.
“WILD CARD!” Remember, you may replace any book with one found on the shelves of our “Wild Card” Birthday Babies.
Meltem
Susanne
Spell it out: Spell out any of these words:
SGOM, Series, romance, Psy-Changeling (or either of those words separated), Harry, Dresden, Carnation, Kate, Curran, Lords, Cynster, Bridgertons, immortals, Symphony, Lynn
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Oh, I've got a question -- for SGOM does it *have* to have a romantic bent if it's something like steampunk? I'm not sure what steampunks that I am interested in have or don't have romance so I'm j..."I know of a couple of Steampunk series that do have a romantic bent, if you're interested. Cindy Spencer Pape has her Gaslight Chronicles, starting with Steam & Sorcery. These are pretty good, but I actually prefer Kady Cross' Steampunk Chronicles. The prequel book is The Strange Case of Finley Jayne, and is usually packaged in ebook form with The Girl in the Steel Corset. Both of these have romantic stories, though Kady Cross' books are listed as YA and have an actual story arc that spans several books. Hope that helps!
July 2014 Challenge: ~ The Catch-up Challenge ~ Duration: 1st July - 31st July
Level: Hardest
1/13
Urban Fantasy
Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian
Marked by Midnight by Lara Adrian
Category Romance
Exiled by Evangeline Anderson
Shadowed by Evangeline Anderson
Suspense
Touch & Geaux by Abigail Roux
Ball & Chain by Abigail Roux
Erotica
The Playful Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
The Bound Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
Western Romance
Going Cowboy Crazy by Katie Lane
Humorous
Girl On The Run by Jane Costello
New Adult
On the Plus Side by Tabatha Vargo
Chick lit
Meet Me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan
Trea wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Oh, I've got a question -- for SGOM does it *have* to have a romantic bent if it's something like steampunk? I'm not sure what steampunks that I am interested in ha..."Thank you for the suggestions, Trea! I do have the Kady Cross books on my TBR (though my library doesn't carry the prequel, boo) but I wasn't sure how much romance they have in them. Good to know that they have enough to count!
Night Swimmer (Online Elf) wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Oh, I've got a question -- for SGOM does it *have* to have a romantic bent if it's something like steampunk? I'm not sure what steampunks that I am interested in ha..."Thanks, I think I shall! :)
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Thank you for the suggestions, Trea! I do have the Kady Cross books on my TBR (though my library doesn't carry the prequel, boo) but I wasn't sure how much romance they have in them. Good to know that they have enough to count!"I'd loan the Kindle copy to you if I could, if lending was enabled for it! The prequel isn't really necessary to read before the first book, and if you can't get it, I can tell you what happens in it. Just be aware, the romance is secondary to the plot, and the first book does not have a HEA, that relationship is still in development at the start of book two. (There are 4 total out, with novellas as well.) However, I see enough romance in them to count! If you decide to read them, I really hope you enjoy them!
Thanks, Trea! I am not really good at e-reading so the 4 books I can get from the library will be fine. Good to know the info that you shared, though!
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Thanks, Trea! I am not really good at e-reading so the 4 books I can get from the library will be fine. Good to know the info that you shared, though!"Glad to help! Wanted to let you know...my 5 year old son saw your avatar picture and he loves it! He's a huge Unikitty fan!
Hehe, that's cute, Trea! I love her, too.
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Oh, I've got a question -- for SGOM does it *have* to have a romantic bent if it's something like steampunk? I'm not sure what steampunks that I am interested in have or don't have romance so I'm j..."Another addition to steam punk with a romance in it is Bec McMaster's Kiss of Steel. That is the first book in the series. There are several of us ladies in here that LOVE that series.
I'm in.
July 2014 Challenge: The Catch Up Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Level: Hardest
Read: 1/10?
Urban Fantasy:
Humorous:
✔
Regency:
✔
Time Travel:
✔
✔(Change because couldn't get The Rose Garden on time)
Check lit:
✔
Wild Card Meltem's shelf:
My Choice:
✔
July 2014 Challenge: The Catch Up Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Level: Hardest
Read: 1/10?
Urban Fantasy:
Humorous:
✔Regency:
✔Time Travel:
✔
✔(Change because couldn't get The Rose Garden on time)Check lit:
✔Wild Card Meltem's shelf:
My Choice:
✔
July 2014 Challenge: The Catch Up Challenge Duration: July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Level: Hardest
Read: 1/12
I finished 'Til We Meet Again a few days ago, and hadn't had a chance to post until now. It wasn't that great a read, I know of better ghost stories than what this one was.
I've never read anything by that author, Trea. You're so good about trying new authors.
The Catch Up Challenge Duration: July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2014
Level: Easy
Read: 1/2
SGOM Western Romance: The Texan's Reward-05/07/14 ★★★★★
Lisa Kay wrote: "I've never read anything by that author, Trea. You're so good about trying new authors."*laughs* I have a bad habit of picking up freebie, or $.99 Kindle books. It winds up feeding my TBR to massive proportions, but sometimes I find gems! This one was a lump of coal for me though.
While I don't mind erotic stories, this one really had no solid conclusion and the hero (who was supposed to be from the Civil War) didn't really talk or act like he was from that time frame. The explanation given of him adapting to the times really didn't ring true for me. Why should he adapt? He's a ghost, only looking for a way to cross over, not come back to life. Made for a distracting read.
Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired
Books mentioned in this topic
Skin Game (other topics)Winning Sounds Like This: A Season with the Women's Basketball Team at Gallaudet, the World's Only Deaf University (other topics)
Kissing Midnight (other topics)
Someday, Someday, Maybe (other topics)
Bungalow Nights (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sam Crescent (other topics)Eve Langlais (other topics)
Sam Crescent (other topics)
Eve Langlais (other topics)
Have you missed one or more of our previous SGOMs? Would you like to revisit some of them? Are you behind in one our series read? Or do you simply want to participate in one of our awesome past challenges? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this challenge is for you!
Rules: Pick your reading level for the month of July, selecting from the following categories (you may choose a category more than once, if you desire). You may have two Reader’s Choices, or more, if you have more than three books that fall into the other categories. Also, you may use the “Spell-it-Out” option.
Duration: July 1st to 31st.
Levels: Categories:
Reader's Choice: Two - or more, if you have more than three books that fall into the other categories.
“WILD CARD!” Remember, you may replace any book with one found on the shelves of our “Wild Card” Birthday Babies. Spell it out: Spell out any of these words:Check out Add a Book & Bookcover Link, if you need to know how.
Don’t forget to add your books to the RLftCI group 14,000 in 2014 Book Count Challenge. For more info, go here . If you’re already a part of this group challenge, don’t forget to ‘tag’ these with the appropriate bookshelf!