By the Numbers Quarterly Challenge, Dec. 15, 2017 - March 14, 2018

[Krissy]

Finished! Updated in message 23

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Congrats JoAnne!! That's a whole lot of books!

Yay Christine!! Always great when you get further than you thought!

Wow Mojca!! That is a lot of bonus books, especially on top of your challenge ones!

Woohoo Sassafrass!! I see some books I need to check out on your list!

Congrats Tammie!! You did amazing even if it was harder! (Most of my books have either 2 or 3 words - I was surprised.)

Yay Kristy!! Great job with your first challenge!

Woohoo Krissy!! That is an impressive list of books!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Sorry about the late response - I stopped getting notifications for this thread for some reason.

[Tammie]

MountainKat wrote: "Sorry about the late response - I stopped getting notifications for this thread for some reason."

MK...notifications have been an issue in this last month for some reason...no worries...thanks again!

[Jujubee]

COMPLETED MY CHALLENGE March 13, just under the wire!
29 books read.
A really fun challenge ~
made it to level TAKE FIVE!
My book deets can be found at my orginal post Msg 51.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Congrats Jujubee!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay J.C.!!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

By the Numbers Quarterly Challenge
December 15, 2017 through March 14, 2018

I'm in and going for Three's a Crowd, hoping to get to The Third Degree.

Well, I got further than I hoped or even thought! So many of my books were 2 or 3 word titles!!

25 of 25. High Five! DONE!!
Bonus: 2 of 2. Better by the Dozen Bonus

One Word: 5 of 5. Done!
RoomHate by Penelope Ward 1.8.18
Cherished by Lexi Blake 2.2.18
Marked by Elisabeth Naughton 2.15.18
Hawke by Sawyer Bennett 2.28.18
Max by Sawyer Bennett 3.7.18



Two Words: 10 of 5. Done!
Cold Feet by Jay Northcote 12.31.17
Merry Gentlemen by Josephine Myles 1.4.18
Stud Finder by Lauren Blakely 1.10.18
Disarming Donner by Charlie Cochet 1.10.18
Blood Fury by J.R. Ward 1.23.18
Drunk Dial by Penelope Ward 1.29.18
Dry Spell by Vi Keeland 2.5.18
Midnight Quest by Lisa Marie Rice 2.20.18
Do Over by Mari Carr 2.27.18
Borrowing Blue by Lucy Lennox 3.6.18



Three Words: 9 of 5. Done!
New York Christmas by R.J. Scott 12.22.18
The King's Courage by Charlie Cochet 1.10.18
Where You Lead by Mary Calmes 1.10.18
Close to Heaven by Pamela Clare 1.19.18
The V Card by Lauren Blakely and Lili Valente 1.27.18
The Final Score by Jaci Burton 1.31.18
Sex, Not Love by Vi Keeland 2.6.18
About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis 2.20.18
Bound to Submit by Laura Kaye 3.12.18



Four Words: 5 of 5. Done!
Toys for Good Girls by Jet Mykles 1.10.18
Most Likely to Score by Lauren Blakely 1.18.18
A Destiny of Dragons by T.J. Klune 1.31.18
You Only Love Twice by Lexi Blake 3.14.18
Ink, Steel, & Forever (Hard Ink) by Laura Kaye 3.14.18



Five Words: 5 of 5. Done!
Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones 12.21.18
To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn 1.14.18
Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones 1.25.18
The Long and Winding Road by T.J. Klune 2.23.18
Dear Bridget, I Want You by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland 3.3.18



Six Words: 1 of 5.
Dead By Midnight: An I-Team Christmas by Pamela Clare 1.9.18

Eight Words: 1 of 5.
Evan the Virgin Reindeer & His Sexy Buck by Candi Kay 12.31.18

Bonus: Better by the Dozen 2 of 2.
2 - To Sir Phillip, With Love: The Epilogue II by Julia Quinn 1.15.18
4 - Four Nights With the Duke by Eloisa James 2.9.18



Congrats to everyone!!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

I managed to finish The 3rd Degree with 2, 3 and 4 word titles. This really pointed out how many books that I read only have 2 or 3 word titles.

msg 46

[Taya:)]

I'm in for Three's a Crowd - Complete any three numbers. (15 Books)
15/15 READ
Two words Books
Deal Maker 12/24
Like People 12/31
Mending Noel 1/2
Finding Home 1/4
Christmas Cookies 1/6

Three words
Be My Mistake 3/10
What Can Be2/22
When Words Fail 2/14
Kiss Your Scars 2/12
Heart of Timber1/31

Four Words
Just a Bit Shameless 12/21
Ten in the Bin 12/26
When The Bough Breaks 1/16
The Heart of Frost 1/17
Cinderella in the Sheets 1/11

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Woohoo Diane ~Firefly~!! I know right?!

Yay TayaJay!! PS - you actually got the next level The Third Degree since they were in sequence! =)

[Stephanie]

By the Numbers FINISHED!!!!
Duration: Dec 15 - March 14
Completed: 35/35
Level: Seventh Heaven


One Word Titles
• Xbestia: Book One Xenofreak Nation by Melissa Conway 12/19/17
• Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter 02/06/18
• Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa 12/27/17
• Undeniableby Madeline Sheehan 02/28/18
• Marek by S. Nelson 01/21/18

Two Word Titles
• Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre 12/18/17
• Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger 12/27/17
• Avenger's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden 12/23/17
• Under Fire by Jo Davis 01/16/18
• The Will by Kristen Ashley 01/08/18

Three Word Title
• Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner 01/04/18
• Born in Blood by Alexandra Ivy 02/01/18
• Veil of Night by Linda Howard 01/02/18
• Keep Me Safe by Maya Banks 02/22/18
• Out of Time by Beth Flynn 02/16/18

Four Word Title
• The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 01/28/18
• A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony 12/29/17
• Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Bella Andre 01/12/18
• Make My Heart Sing by Everly Bloom 01/10/18
• The Knocked up Plan by Lauren Blakely 01/25/18


Five Word Title
• At the Stroke of Madness by Alex Kava 01/31/18
• Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones 01/01/18
• The Diary of Pelly D by Lucy Adlington 02/13/18
• Cat Of A Different Color by Dana Marie Bell 02/11/18
• A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole 03/03/18

Six Word Title
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 01/22/18
• Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper 03/14/18
• The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black 02/19/18
• Plagued: The Midamerica Zombie Half-Breed Experiment by Better Hero Army 03/05/18
• The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata 12/30/17


Seven Word Title
• Until the Sun Falls from the Sky by Kristen Ashley 03/04/18
• Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales: An Anthology by Ellen Datlow 02/18/18
• Skating on Thin Ice: Seattle Sockeyes Hockey by Jami Davenport 02/23/18
• Stolen by the Biker: Southern Crows MC by Laura Day 03/06/18
• He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not Not by Lena Diaz 03/12/18

[Jenn (not Lily)]

With one hour and 15 minutes left, I'm done -- seventh heaven plus a baker's dozen bonus! Thanks for the great challenge!

[Bookchaser]

By the Numbers Quarterly Challenge
Duration: December 15, 2017 - March 14, 2018
Level: Seventh Heaven + Baker's Dozen Bonus


I finished half an hour after midnight but I did finish.


Welcome to the Quarterly Challenge where we are counting up the words in our book titles. For this challenge, ALL words count! Also, ampersands, abbreviations, single letters or numerals count as words. Hyphenated words count as one word. Subtitles also count in the word total, if it shows as the title on GR.


To complete a number in this challenge, you need to read five books with that number of words in the title. There is no minimum page count for this challenge, rereads and audiobooks are allowed. You must preselect your goal, but are free to increase if your reading time allows. You do not need to preselect the specific numbers you plan to complete, just which level.



35/35 Completed + 3 Bonus


Tasks
One Word: 5/5 Completed ✔️
1. Homecoming by Shannon Stacey - 02/10/18
2. Delicious by Adrianne Lee - 01/30/18
3. Delightful by Adrianne Lee - 02/18/18
4. Decadent by Adrianne Lee - 03/12/18
5. Tempted by Elizabeth Naughton - 02/05/18




Two Words: 5/5 Completed ✔️
1. Lost Heart by Robin D. Owens - 01/01/18
2. Heart Sight by Robin D. Owens - 01/08/18
3. The Laird by Juliana Garnett - 01/31/18
4. Virtual Warrior by Ann Lawrence - 12/30/17
5. Firestorm Forever by Deborah Cooke - 01/26/18




Three Words: 5/5 Completed ✔️
1. Asking for Trouble by Rosalind James - 01/09/18
2. Sprinkles on Top by Kim Law - 12/24/17
3. Whatever You Need by Barbara Longley - 12/20/17
4. Love Me Sweet by Tracy Brogan - 12/28/17
5. Jingle Bell Harbor by Tracy Brogan - 12/31/17




Four Words: 5/5 Completed ✔️
1. Can't Stop Loving You by Miranda Liasson - 12/17/17
2. Can't Fight This Feeling by Miranda Liasson - 12/22/17
3. Fire in His Fury by Ruby Dixon - 02/20/18
4. My Kind of You by Tracy Brogan - 01/21/18
5. A Cranberry Inn Christmas by Beth Ehemann - 12/17/17




Five Words: 5/5 Completed ✔️
1. The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean - 02/11/18
2. A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean - 01/16/18
3. Put a Ring On It by Beth Kendrick - 01/18/18
4. Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Jenn McKinlay - 01/05/18
5. Every Dog Has His Day by Jenn McKinlay - 01/13/18




Six Words: 5/5 Completed ✔️
1. The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan - 02/24/18
2. The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn - 02/28/18
3. One True Mate 1: Shifter's Sacrifice by Lisa Ladew - 03/15/18
4. The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright by Tessa Dare - 02/03/18
5. How to Catch a Wild Viscount by Tessa Dare - 03/07/18




Seven Words: 5/5 Completed ✔️
1. Room for Just a Little Bit More by Beth Ehemann - 12/15/17
2. Welcome To Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop Of Dreams by Jenny Colgan - 03/04/18
3. Four Weddings and a Sixpence: An Anthology by Julia Quinn - 01/28/18
4. The Perfect Recipe for Love and Friendship by Shirley Jump - 03/09/18
5. The Care and Taming of a Rogue by Suzanne Enoch - 03/07/18




Baker's Dozen Bonus: 3 Completed
1. One For The Money by Janet Evanovich - 01/23/18
2. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich - 02/18/18
3. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich - 03/13/18

[LaurLa]

Well, I didn't quite get through all of the challenge :-( But I loved the idea - awesome challenge!!! I should have paid more attention in the beginning to make sure I was reading the longer titled books. I'll finish it out anyway just to say I did ;-)

Original Post: MY By the Numbers Challenge (msg 33)

Seventh Heaven: 31 of 35 Books Read
Better by the Dozen Bonus & Baker's Dozen Bonus: 5 of 5 Books Read

[Mariana]

By the Numbers Quarterly Challenge
December 15, 2017 through March 14, 2018
18/15 + 1 BONUS

Level -> The Third Degree - COMPLETED


One Word Titles: 1/5
1. Revelry by Carmen Jenner, 01/06, ★★



Two Word Titles: 5/5
1.Red Hot by Sean Ashcroft, 12/19 ★★★
2.Permanent Ink by Avon Gale&Piper Vaughn, 12/21 ★★
3.Dirty Deeds by HelenKay Dimon, 12/31 ★★★★
4.Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis, 01/11, ★★★1/2
5.Working It by Riley Hart, Devon McCormack, 01/13, ★★★1/2



Three Word Titles:5/5
1.Murder of Crows by Annie Bellet, 12/23 ★★★
2.Down by Contact by Santino Hassell, 01/20, ★★★★★
3.Pack of Lies by Annie Bellet, 01/20, ★★★★
4.Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis, 02/17 ★★★★
5.A Fortunate Blizzard by L.C. Chase, 02/18, ★★★★★



Four Word Titles: 5/5
1.Just a Bit Shameless by Alessandra Hazard, 12/18 ★★★
2.Far from the Tree by Robin Benway, 12/20 ★★★★
3.The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis, 12/27 ★★★1/2
4.Be My Best Man by Con Riley, 01/27 ★★★★★
5.From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata, read Feb 18, ★★★★★



Five Word Title: 2/5
1.The Return of Rafe MacKade by Nora Roberts, 12/31 ★★1/2
2.Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, 2/28 ★★★1/2



Better by the Dozen Bonus:
1.One Snowy Night by Jill Shalvis, 12/28 ★★1/2

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay Stephanie!!

Woohoo Jenn (not Lily)!!

Congrats Bookchaser!! I'd count it!

Yay LaurLa!! It really shows how many 2 or 3 word titles are out there right now!

Congrats Mariana!!

[Zorina]

I couldn't find any books in my house that where 3 words, everything I had was 4 words lots of "a/an, the, at, of" and I wasn't in the mood to get out of the house to look for more books, NJ has been awful weather wise lately. I still finished the task but not as good as you guys. Good job everyone lots of books have been read!!

If you want my final "results" click here.

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Yay Zorina!! And I don't blame you at all for not heading out into that weather!

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Ok, I just realized that I got this all ready to go and never posted it...sometimes I worry myself! =P Anyway, here it is...better late than never I guess!

By the Numbers Quarterly Challenge
December 15, 2017 through March 14, 2018

Level: The Third Degree - Complete three numbers in sequence
Completed 15/15 + 2 Bonus


One Word Titles: 2 of 5 Completed
Marked by Elizabeth Naughton 2/9/18
Leo by Mia Sheridan 2/14/18

Two Word Titles: 5 of 5 Completed
Fighting Solitude by Aly Martinez 12/20/17
Runaway Vampire by Lynsay Sands 12/24/17
Disarming Donner by Charlie Cochet 12/29/17
The Player by Denise Grover Swank 12/29/17
Stud Finder by Lauren Blakely 1/5/18

Three Word Titles: 5 of 5 Completed
Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts 12/16/17
Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb 12/22/17
Hold Her Again by Shannon Stacey 12/25/17
Naughty and Nice by Jet Mykles 12/28/17
Betting on Forever by Felice Stevens 12/30/17

Four Word Titles: 5 of 5 Completed
A Destiny of Dragons by T.J. Klune 1/13/18
Most Likely to Score by Lauren Blakely 1/14/18
Cold Light of Day by Toni Anderson 1/16/18
The Trouble with Love by Lauren Layne 1/29/18
A Werewolf in Manhattan by Vicki Lewis Thompson 2/12/18

Five Word Titles: 5 of 5 Completed
To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn 1/3/18
Dear Bridget, I Want You by Penelope Ward 2/4/18
Four Nights With the Duke by Eloisa James 2/11/18
The Long and Winding Road by T.J. Klune 2/15/18
The Player and the Pixie by L.H. Cosway 5/22/18

Six Word Titles:

Seven Word Titles:

Better by the Dozen Bonus
Just One Night by Lauren Layne 12/22/17
Red Dirt Heart 2 by N.R. Walker 1/6/18

Thanks for a great challenge!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Always better late than never! Congrats ~KarenH~!!

[Connie N.]

All done, only a couple of week late!

By the Numbers Quarterly Challenge
Timeframe: 12/15/17 to 3/14/18
25/25

1-Word
1. Enquiry by Dick Francis - 1/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
2. Easy by Tammara Webber - 1/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
3. Checkmate by R.L. Mathewson - 2/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
4. Uncovered by Kathryn Taylor - 2/5/18 ♥♥♥
5. Unpredictable by Eileen Cook - 2/13/18 ♥♥♥



2-Words
1. Christmas Nights by J.H. Croix - 12/18/17 ♥♥♥
2. Summer Days by Susan Mallery - 12/19/17 ♥
3. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs - 12/26/17 ♥♥♥♥
4. Hummingbird Lake by Emily March - 1/4/18 ♥♥♥♥
5. The Gatekeeper by Kathryn Smith - 1/9/18 ♥♥♥



3-Words
1. Rock Me Hard by Olivia Thorne - 1/11/18 ♥♥♥
2. The Reluctant Duchess by Sharon Cullen - 1/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
3. Make Me Stay by Sidney Halston - 1/31/18 ♥♥♥♥
4. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh - 2/16/18 ♥♥♥♥
5. Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley - 3/2/18 ♥♥♥♥♥



4-Words
1. The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Jennifer Crusie - 12/24/17 ♥♥♥♥
2. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 12/27/17 ♥♥♥♥♥
3. All He Ever Desired by Shannon Stacey - 12/31/17 ♥♥♥♥
4. With This Christmas Ring by Manda Collins - 1/4/18 ♥♥♥♥
5. Welcome Home for Christmas by Annie Rains - 1/5/18 ♥♥♥♥



5-Words
1. A Will and a Way by Nora Roberts - 2/28/18 ♥♥♥♥
2. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost - 3/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
3. The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman - 4/6/18 ♥♥♥♥
4. Murder Runs in the Family by Anne George - 4/10/18 ♥♥♥♥
5. Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - 4/20/18 ♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 4/20/18******

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Good work Connie N.!