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I have a question - again ;-)This month one of the key words is gray (I always read it grey that's why I only now noticed the difference) so will you accept both spellings or only the one in the key words list?
In case you'd accept both: would any variations of the name (used not as color) caused by translation be fine as well? Example: Pięćdziesiąt twarzy Greya=Fifty Shades of Grey
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This month one of the key words is gray (I always read it grey that's why I only now noticed the difference) so will you accept both spellings or only the one in the ..."
That's okay!!
I have never figured out the difference in the spellings.... maybe I'll have to google it! Another goofy thing about the English language!
JoAnne wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "I have a question - again ;-)This month one of the key words is gray (I always read it grey that's why I only now noticed the difference) so will you accept both spellings or on..."
Thank you!
According to my dictionary one is British English and the other American English :-)
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This month one of the key words is gray (I always read it grey that's why I only now noticed the difference) so will you accept both ..."
Ok, makes sense!
completed!12/12
January: early girl house thief young
Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer 17 January 2018 ★★★
February: lies love red strange us
The Red Lily by Juliette Cross 15 February 2018 ★★★★★
March: beautiful green heart luck you
The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost 6 March 2018 ★★★★★
April: after flower good my pink
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison 5 April 2018 ★★★★★
May: glass his many one what
What the Bride Didn't Know by Kelly Hunter 25 May 2018 ★★★★★
June: game lilac up water wedding
Water to Burn by Katharine Kerr 30 June 2018 ★★★★
July: always blue in light summer
In Rides Trouble by Julie Ann Walker 8 July 2018 ★★★★
August: life name silver that woman
Silver Silence by Nalini Singh 12 August 2018 ★★★★★
September: first gold lovely past sweet
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown 23 September 2018 ★★★★
October: brown ghost last next wild
Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae 12 October 2018 ★★★
November: chill gray home short truth
Truths and Roses: A Love Story by Inglath Cooper 12 November2018 ★★★
December: Christmas long snow white year
Convenient Christmas Brides: The Captain's Christmas Journey / The Viscount's Yuletide Betrothal / One Night Under the Mistletoe by Carla Kelly, Louise Allen and Laurie Benson 11 December 2018 ★★★★
Finished!Monthly Keyword Challenge]
Completed: 12/12
Keywords
January: early, girl, house, thief, young
✔girl - Single Girl Problems: Why Being Single Isn't a Problem to Be Solved by Andrea Bain 1/15/18
✔house - The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party's Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House by McKay Coppins 1/31/18
February: lies, love, red, strange. us
✔lies - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 2/19/18
✔red - The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence by Elizabeth Loupas 3/4/18
✔strange - Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2/17/18
March: beautiful, green, heart, luck, you
✔beautiful - The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry 3/21/18
✔heart - Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers 3/30/18
✔you - The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl: Real-Life Career Advice You Can Actually Use by K.S.R. Burns 3/12/18
April: after, flower, good, my, pink
✔good - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson 4/8/18
✔my - Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History by Katy Tur 4/22/18
May: glass, his, many, one, what
✔one - Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick 5/10/18
✔what - Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food by Rachel Herz 5/28/18
June: game, lilac, up, water, wedding
✔water - The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage by Jared Yates Sexton 6/6/18
✔wedding - Exposed: Confessions of a Wedding Photographer: A Memoir by Claire Lewis 6/27/18
July: always, blue, in, light, summer
✔Blue - You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again: One Woman's Painfully Funny Quest to Give It Up by Heather McDonald 7/27/18
✔In - An Affair in Winter by Jess Michaels 7/13/18
August: life, name, silver, that, woman
✔life - Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper 8/7/18
✔woman - Still Kicking: My Journey as the First Woman to Play Division I College Football by Katie Hnida 8/26/18
September: first, gold, lovely, past, sweet
✔first - Letters from Pemberley: The First Year by Jane Dawkins 9/8/18
October: brown, ghost, last, next, wild
✔last - The Last Mermaid by Shana Abe 10/31/18
✔wild - The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary Queen of Scots by Carolyn Meyer 10/19/18
November: chill, gray, home, short, truth
✔short - At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson 11/19/18
December: Christmas, long, snow, white, year
✔year - The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson 12/13/18
JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Kellie!Did you want to collect badges? Start Collecting Badges "
No, thanks! Just wanted to share my victory!
Mod
Did you want to collect badges? Start Collecting Badges "
No, thanks! Just wanted to share my victory!"
Great job!
Finished!Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
12/12
Keywords
♐January: early girl house thief young - Dirty Girl Meghan March - 1/30
♐February: lies love red strange us - The Red Tiffany Reisz - 2/2
♐March: beautiful green heart luck you - Undone By You Kate Meader - 3/6
Red Dirt Heart N.R. Walker - 3/10
Did You Miss Me? Karen Rose - 3/12
♐April: after flower good my pink - After Hours Cara McKenna - 4/28
♐May: glass his many one what - Shards of Glass Arianne Richmonde - 5/26
♐June: game lilac up water wedding - A Game of Chance Linda Howard - 6/8
♐July: always blue in light summer - Wilde Nights in Paradise Tonya Burrows - 7/15
♐August: life name silver that woman - Love Life Lexy Timms - 8/28
♐September: first gold lovely past sweet - Feels Like the First Time Shawn Inmon - 9/16
♐October: brown ghost last next wild - Once Upon a Wild Fling Lauren Blakely - 10/30
♐November: chill gray home short truth - The Naked Truth Vi Keeland - 11/23
♐December: Christmas long snow white year -
Four For Christmas R.G. Alexander - 12/13
Mistress Christmas Lorelei James - 12/14
I finished this challenge though for 3 of the months, I finished the book in the wrong month. 12/12 COMPLETED
✔January: early GIRL house thief young
The Girl With Red Hair - Michael J. Sanford 5/29
✔️February: lies LOVE red strange us
A Ghoul's Guide to Love and Murder - Victoria Laurie 3/14
✔️March: beautiful green HEART luck you
Heart of Venom - Jennifer Estep 3/8
✔April: after flower good MY pink
Flying by the Seat of My Knickers - Eliza Watson 7/18
✔️May: GLASS his many ONE what
Sea Glass Winter - JoAnn Ross 5/3
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline 5/29
✔️June: game lilac up water WEDDING
The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory 6/17
✔️July: always blue IN light summer
Whispers in the Dark - LeTeisha Newton 7/19
✔️August: life name silver that WOMAN
Spirit Woman - Zara Quentin 8/27
✔️September: first gold lovely past SWEET
Sweet Revenge - Diane Mott Davidson 9/30
✔October: brown GHOST last next wild
Ghost - Stephanie Rowe 12/15
✔️November: chill gray HOME short truth
Sweet Home - Tillie Cole 11/18
✔️December: CHRISTMAS long snow white year
The Nightingale Before Christmas - Donna Andrews 12/10
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It's ok to be behind!! :)
It's not pretty, but it is done before the deadline. Maybe next year will go better.Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
12/12
Keywords
January: early
Poirot's Early Cases by Agatha Christie 6/14/18
February: strange
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 2/7/18
March: heart
Heartless by Gail Carriger 3/26/18
April: after
After Hours by Cara McKenna 5/1/18
May: one
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake 6/19/18
June: up
Purl Up and Die by Maggie Sefton 8/1/18
July: blue
Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke 9/15/18
August: life
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales 11/10/18
September: sweet
Sweet Persuasion by Maya Banks 12/15/18
October: brown
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol 12/18/18
November: short
Short Rides by Lorelei James 12/20/18
December: Christmas
Christmas Cookie Mystery by Naomi Miller 12/6/18
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Nothing wrong with your list!!
When I was probably in the 4th grade, Encyclopedia Brown was my favorite!!!
Yes, this was a fun opportunity to revisit my childhood! My sister introduced me to Encyclopedia Brown books (she's younger so I was older when I read them but still loved them).Thanks, JoAnne!
Done!January: girl - Girl in Disguise - Greer Macallister - 1/20/18
February: love - For Love of the Duke - Christi Caldwell - 2/11/18
March: you - You Belong To Me - Mary Higgins Clark - 3/12/18
April: good - The Good People - Hannah Kent - 4/24/18
May: what - What Was Mine - Helen Klein Ross - 5/14/18
June: up - A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty - Joshilyn Jackson - 6/19/18
July: IN - Murder in Mayfair - D.M Quincy - 7/6/18
August: silver - The Silver Witch - Paula Brackston - 8/17/18
September: sweet - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford - 9/13/18
October: ghost - Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn - 10/14/18
November: truth - An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny - Laura Schroff - 11/14/18
December: Christmas - A Highland Christmas - MC Beaton - 12/25/18
Finished!Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 25, 2018
Do not read ahead. Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes one or more of the key words for that month.
January: Kiss the Girls- James Patterson- 8/27/18 (girl)
February: Redwall- Brian Jacques- 10/25/18 (red)
March: I'll Tell You Mine- Pip Harry- 6/2/18 (you)
April: Nighttime Is My Time- Mary Higgins Clark- 12/26/18 (my)
May: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency- Alexander McCall Smith- 8/30/18 (one)
June: A Game of Thrones- George R.R. Martin- 6/8/18 (game)
July: Summer Reign- John Conroe- 8/1/18 (summer)
August: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman- P.D. James- 9/26/18 (woman)
September: Hunting The Past- J.C. Diem- 12/2/18 (past)
October: Wicked Ghosts- Lily Harper Hart- 10/6/18 (ghost)
November: Hunting The Truth- J.C. Diem- 12/5/18 (truth)
December: Single White Vampire- Lynsay Sands- 12/16/18 (white)
Finished!Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
You must read 12 books - one each month - to participate in this challenge.
Do not read ahead.
You may read more than one book each month, if you like.
For this challenge I have chosen five key words associated with each month.
Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes
one or more of the key words for that month.
The title you choose can be a variation on one of the key words.
For example- your title could include the word 'snowing' or 'snowflake' even though the key word is 'snow.'
If the word is singular, you may use a plural.
Keywords
✔January: early girl house thief young
The Girl In The Ice, Robert Bryndza, 22.01.2018
✔February: lies love red strange us
Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty, 13.02.2018
✔March: beautiful green heart luck you
Das wilde Herz der Lady Gwen, Kerstin Garde, 05.03.2018 (Herz = heart)
✔April: after flower good my pink
After the Wedding, Courtney Milan, 26.04.2018
✔May: glass his many one what
Tell No One, Harlan Coben, 25.05.2018
Glass Houses, Rachel Caine, 27.05.2018
✔June: game lilac up water wedding
Under the Lilacs, Louisa May Alcott, 28.06.2018
✔July: always blue in light summer
Summer Knight, Jim Butcher, 31.07.2018
✔August: life name silver that woman
My Name Is Memory, Ann Brashares, 07.08.2018
✔September: first gold lovely past sweet
Fifth Grave Past the Light, Darynda Jones, 14.09.2018
✔October: brown ghost last next wild
Ghouls Gone Wild, Victoria Laurie, 19.10.2018
✔November: chill gray home short truth
Gray Mountain, John Grisham, 30.11.2018
✔December: Christmas long snow white year
1225 Christmas Tree Lane, Debbie Macomber, 25.12.2018
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Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
12/12 months
Keywords
January: early thief young girl house
girl The Girl From Ballymor Kathleen McGurl 1/12/18
The Lullaby Girl Loreth Anne White 1/23/18
house A Stranger in the House Shari Lapena 1/17/18
February: lies red strange us love
love
Sex, Not Love Vi Keeland 2/2/18
When Love Comes J.H. Croix 2/7/18
Follow Love J.H. Croix 2/8/18
Love Unbroken J.H. Croix 2/9/18
Love Untamed J.H. Croix 2/9/18
March: beautiful green heart luck you
You No One But You Brenda Novak 3/8/18
Between Me and You Allison Winn Scotch 3/26/18
April: after flower good my pink
after After Hours Stephanie Bond 4/16/18
good The Good Daughter Karin Slaughter 4/23/18
May: glass his many one what
glass The Cottage At Glass Beach Heather Barbieri 5/23/18
June: game lilac up water wedding
wedding
A Nantucket Wedding Nancy Thayer 6/4/18
Wedding Bells Bundle: Four Fun Romantic Comedies Ginny Baird 6/8/18
game
Delay of Game Catherine Gayle 6/26/18
July: always blue in light summer
summer
Secrets in Summer Nancy Thayer 7/12/18
In
The Year of Falling in Love Jessica Sorensen 7/22/18
All In: Double or Nothing Lane Hart 7/27/18
All In: Betting on a Full House Lane Hart 7/28/18
August: life name silver that woman
woman Womanizer Katy Evans 8/29/18
September: first gold lovely past sweet
sweet Sweet Addiction J. Daniels 9/5/18
Sweet Possession J. Daniels 9/5/18
October: brown ghost last next wild
ghost The Ghosts of the Crescent Theater M.L. Bullock 10/14/18
wild Wild Heart Beth Ehemann 10/28/18
November: chill gray home short truth
gray Come Back to the Ballpark, Maisy Gray Cynthia Tennent 11/20/18
December: Christmas long snow white year
Christmas The Cowgirl's Christmas Wish Barbara Ankrum 12/2/18
Catching Christmas Terri Blackstock 12/3/18
The Viscount's Christmas Temptation Erica Ridley 12/24/18
The Cowboy's Christmas Bride Cora Seton 12/27/18
Finished!That looks fun - I hope I won't forget to check on a regular basis and read the books in the month I need them *grins*
Monthly Keyword Challenge
Duration: 1/1/18 - 12/31/18
Completed: 12/12
Books read: 30/12+
re-reads are ok, no page minimum, re-post when finished
January: early girl house thief young
house:
Sparrow House by Karin Kaufman 4* 1/18February: lies love red strange us
love & us:
Where Two Hearts Meet: Tea For Two / Wherever Love Takes Us by Carrie Turansky 5* 2/2 - love & uslove:
Love Remains by Kaye Dacus 3* 2/11love:
Love Letters by E'yen A. Gardner 6* 2/25March: beautiful green heart luck you
you:
If Ever I Would Leave You by Susan May Warren 1* 3/5April: after flower good my pink
good:
The Gift of a Good Start by Earl Sewell 4* 4/29pink:
Blush Pink Rose by Fawn Bailey 3* 4/30May: glass his many one what
one:
One Night with her Roommate by Noelle Adams 4* 5/4June: game lilac up water wedding
up:
Caught Up in Her by Lauren Blakely 4* 6/24up:
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich 3* 6/30July: always blue in light summer
summer:
Summer Grace by Jordan Taylor 5* 7/31August: life name silver that woman
that:
Gotta Be This or That by Renee Conoulty 3* 8/2September: first gold lovely past sweet
first:
First Contract by Frank Westworth 1* 9/30October: brown ghost last next wild
last:
Last Chance by Joann Baker & Patricia Mason 3* 10/15last:
Last Chance by Lindsay McKenna 4* 10/24last:
At Long Last by Elene Sallinger 3* 10/31November: chill gray home short truth
grey:
Color Me Grey 5* 11/24 &
Shades of Grey 4* 11/30 in
by J.C. Phelpstruth:
A Killing Truth by D.V. Berkom 5* 11/30December: Christmas long snow white year
Christmas:
King Henry's Christmas by Loretta Jackson & Vickie Britton 3* 12/1
Christmas Cookie Baby by Laura Marie Altom 3* 12/6
White-Hot Christmas by Serenity Woods 4* 12/10
Christmas Romance: 25 Dazzling Days to Romance Your Spouse Through Christmas by Sheila Holmes 3* 12/10
A Pony For Christmas by Bev Pettersen 6* 12/12
The Billionaire's First Christmas by Holly Rayner 5* 12/22
Merry Christmas, Santa by Cailin Briste 0* 12/25
Candy for Christmas by Novalee Swan 4* 12/27Snow:
While It Was Snowing by Elyssa Patrick book 2 in
Holiday for Two 3.5* 12/7
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Wie Schneeflocken im Wind=Falling Like Snowflakes by Denise Hunter 5* 12/18
Snow Kissed by the Billionaire by Lizabeth Scott 4* 12/26
can i do this one this year too, alongside the 2019 one?
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It ended on December 31st. Sorry! It will be archived at the end of the month.
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