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I'm going to give this a try....
I'm in this month. I'm woefully behind my Goodreads goal this year.
I'll try for 2.Hi Lisa Kay!
12/5 - white cover
12/7 - white cover
12/10- red and green cover
12/12 white cover
12/20 white cover
12/23 white cover
Happily Ever After CafeGroup Challenges and Buddy Reads > Over in a Flash - December 2017 Challenge
December 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Completed 2/3
√ COLOR: Red, Green, & White!
Death of a Dapper Snowman by Angela Pepper READ 12/4/2017√ HOLIDAY THEMES: (1) World Aids Day {December 1st} Read a book where a character has Aids. Or one with a bookcover showing a red ribbon. Or one with a quilt on the bookcover. (2) International Day of People with Disabilities, AKA “World Disabled Day”: {December 3rd} Read a book where a character has a disability, permanent or temporary. (3) Human Rights Day: {December 10th} Choose a book where a main character fights for their - or others - rights. (4) Monkey Day: {December 14th} Read a book that features a monkey, or where the hero acts like an ape (at least at the beginning). Or where the heroine is considered an “Ape Leader” (AKA: spinster). (5) First Day of Winter: {December 21st} Pick a book whose cover or title features something that reminds you of winter: snow, ice, etc. (6) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day: {December 24th, 25th, 26th} Read a book that is set during the holidays, specifically any of these days. Or the bookcover shows a present or a box. Or where the main character is named Eve, Day, or Stephen (AKA Steve or Steven).
The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle by Joanne Huist Smith READ 12/9/2017ITEMS: December’s Birthstones are Zircon, Tanzanite, and Turquoise. Its flowers are the narcissus and holly. Zodiac Signs are Sagittarius and Capricorn. Other items are a sea and/or beach; old architecture; Buddha; male/female costume; Christmas Tree; or snow.
Murder Fir Christmas by Joyce Lavene
I am going for 3 books this month,RED Cover:
Monkey Day/Spinster:
Cover/Christmas Tree:
LISA'S TRACKING POST 3/3 . COMPLETED THEME - Character with a disability - Prue, the hero's cousin has a mild intellectual disability.
12/5/17. ★★★☆THEME - Holiday season Theme.
12/10/17. ★★★☆.COLOUR; Red, green and White.
12/15/17. ★★★★
6/8
Theme: Christmas and something that reminds you of winter - snow
Theme: Christmas and something that reminds you of winter - snow
Theme: Christmas and a splash of red
Theme: Splash of White
Theme: Christmas theme and splash of red
Theme: Christmas and something that reminds you of winter - snow storm
I'm in for 3Read: 3/3
COLOR: Red, Green, & White! Witchcraft 12/3
HOLIDAY THEMES:
(5) First Day of Winter: {December 21st} Pick a book whose cover features something that reminds you of winter: The Twilight Before Christmas 12/17
(6) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day: Read a book where the main character is named Eve: Slightly Married 12/7
ITEMS: December’s Birthstones are Zircon, Tanzanite, and Turquoise. Its flowers are the narcissus and holly. Zodiac Signs are Sagittarius and Capricorn. Other items are a sea and/or beach; old architecture; Buddha; male/female costume; Christmas Tree; or snow.
1/3 Completed 12/13/17Item: Christmas Tree
4**** A very merry Christmas read!!
LISA'S TRACKING POST 3/3 . COMPLETED THEME - Character with a disability - Prue, the hero's cousin has a mild intellectual disability. Slightly Scandalous (Bedwyn Saga, #3) by Mary Balogh 12/5/17. ★★★☆
THEME - Holiday season Theme. Once Upon a Christmas Eve (Maiden Lane, #12.6) by Elizabeth Hoyt 12/10/17. ★★★☆.
COLOUR; Red, green and White. Indelible (Grant County, #4) by Karin Slaughter
12/15/17. ★★★★
Melissa wrote: "I am going for 3 books this month,2 books finished:
Monkey Day: Character is considered a Spinster: The Ladies of Missalonghi
Red Cover:
9/8 Complete
Theme: Christmas
Item: Christmas lights on cover
Done!Read: 3/3
COLOR: Red, Green, & White! Witchcraft 12/3
HOLIDAY THEMES:
(5) First Day of Winter: {December 21st} Pick a book whose cover features something that reminds you of winter: The Twilight Before Christmas 12/17
(6) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day: Read a book where the main character is named Eve: Slightly Married 12/7
Well done Lara too. This is such a fun challenge.
2/3 Completed 12/28/17First Day of Winter: {December 21st} Pick a book whose cover or title features something that reminds you of winter: snow, ice, etc.
4****
Done! 3/3 completed 12/30/17Color: Red (pop of color)
Mistletoe Cottage by Debbie Mason
4****
Challenge Title: Over in a FlashDuration: December 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
Number of Books: 6/6
1.Color (Red): The Wastrel by Margaret Moore (12/31)★★★★
1.Color (Green): Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt (12/20)★★★★
2.Themes (First Day of Winter): Noelle by Greg Kincaid (12/11)★★★★1/2
2.Themes (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day): Marley In Chains by R.G. Alexander (12/14)★★★★
3.Items (Christmas Tree): The Christmas Town by Donna VanLiere (12/18)★★★★1/2
3.Items (Snow): The Trouble with Angels by Debbie Macomber (12/26)★★★★
Congrats to all finishers.Sorry that I've been AWOL. I'm still in Florida... long story. Anyway, I have plans to return on February 20th. Hopefully, I'll be back in the swing of things after that.
Great to hear from you Lisa Kay. Hope all is okay. It will be great to continue Over in a Flash. Seems like we have been playing for years.
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I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.
Duration: December 1st through 31st, 2017. (Yes, this is a repeat from 2014.)
Rules: Choose at least two (2) of the three (3) options below. (Meaning minimum of two books.) Color may be the predominant color of the book, or a “pop” of color that catches your eye. Holidays are explained. Items may be found on the cover, or the word found within the storyline.
Please feel free to post your book covers, dates read, and star ratings.
You may join at any time during the month. Feel free to do all three, or more, if you want.
Member Choosing: Elaine has been a GoodReads member since January, 2014 and a participant of Happily Ever After Café since then, too. No surprise, she likes Romance: Georgian, Regency, Victorian. Her favorite authors read are Sylvia Thorpe, Alice Chetwynd LeyAlice Chetwynd Ley, Jane Aiken Hodge, Caroline Courtney, and Sheila Walsh. Her favorite book: The Viscount Who Loved Me, by Julia Quinn. She also reads David Sedaris and John Creasey.
COLOR: Red, Green, & White!
HOLIDAY THEMES: (1) World Aids Day {December 1st} Read a book where a character has Aids. Or one with a bookcover showing a red ribbon. Or one with a quilt on the bookcover. (2) International Day of People with Disabilities, AKA “World Disabled Day”: {December 3rd} Read a book where a character has a disability, permanent or temporary. (3) Human Rights Day: {December 10th} Choose a book where a main character fights for their - or others - rights. (4) Monkey Day: {December 14th} Read a book that features a monkey, or where the hero acts like an ape (at least at the beginning). Or where the heroine is considered an “Ape Leader” (AKA: spinster). (5) First Day of Winter: {December 21st} Pick a book whose cover or title features something that reminds you of winter: snow, ice, etc. (6) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and St. Stephen’s Day/Boxing Day: {December 24th, 25th, 26th} Read a book that is set during the holidays, specifically any of these days. Or the bookcover shows a present or a box. Or where the main character is named Eve, Day, or Stephen (AKA Steve or Steven).
ITEMS: December’s Birthstones are Zircon, Tanzanite, and Turquoise. Its flowers are the narcissus and holly. Zodiac Signs are Sagittarius and Capricorn. Other items are a sea and/or beach; old architecture; Buddha; male/female costume; Christmas Tree; or snow.