The Really, Really Hard Challenge Take 3!

[Erica]

Kriiistiiin!

[Anita Reads]

February done!

February – This month: Read 5 books with a red or pink cover to celebrate Valentine's Day
1. Frosted Shadow | Nancy Warren 02/17/15 ★★★★★
2. Million Dollar Mates | Cathy Hopkins 02/19/15 ★★★.5
3. Sweet Temptation | Lucy Diamond 02/22/15 ★★★★
4. Virgin River | Robyn Carr 02/25/15 ★★★★
5. Unspoken | Sarah Rees Brennan 02/25/15 ★★★

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Hey Jenne,
Would this cover get me a pass on pink?

[V_Nerdbooks]

Haha you are having as much trouble as I did with those darn pink covers!

[Jenne]

The first one is iffy but I'll let it make it :)
I you smushed it all together it'd probably be more pink than it looks at first glance.

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

Jenne wrote: "The first one is iffy but I'll let it make it :)
I you smushed it all together it'd probably be more pink than it looks at first glance."

It's the same book!
If you look at all the flowers together in the alternate version, isn't that enough pink?

[LaurLa]

February complete
Onward to March...


✔✔February – Valentine's Day! Read 5 books with a red or pink cover to celebrate

✔Waking Up with a Rake - Connie Mason - 02.08 ★★★★
✔Viscount Vagabond - Loretta Chase - 02.09 ★★★★
✔Confessions of an Alli Cat - Courtney Cole - 02.18 ★★★★
✔The Storm and the Splendor - Jennifer Blake - 02.17 ★★★★
✔Take Your Pleasure - Jasmine Haynes - 02.08 ★★★★

March – March Madness!!! Read 3000 pages.

197: A Deeper Dimension – Amanda Carpenter
104: Chance for Love – Marie Force
372: Children of Dynasty – Christine Carroll
260: Control – Charlotte Stein
380: Dangerous Games – Lora Leigh
69: Double Booked (Double the Heat Anthology) – Elizabeth Bevarly
282: Follow the Sun – Judith Arnold
417: Maverick – Lora Leigh
161: Operation Valentine – Loretta Hill
276: Saved By His Submissive – Angel Payne
292: Saving the Sheikh – Ruth Cardello

[Jenne]

Ezinwanyi~the Impish Angel wrote: "Jenne wrote: "The first one is iffy but I'll let it make it :)
I you smushed it all together it'd probably be more pink than it looks at first glance."

It's the same book!
If you look at all the ..."


LMAO it's the same book, I didn't look at the title just the color.... All the flowers are plenty pink so you're good :)

And the blonde strikes again :D

[V_Nerdbooks]

Feb done yay ! !

[Snowtulip]

I'm late for this!!!


March: Read 3000 pages DONE, 3342
The Iron Duke (384 pages), 3.5 stars
Better Than Chance (200 pages), 4 stars
Five Flavors of Dumb (338 pages), 3.5 stars
Tangled (254 pages), 3.5 stars
Lady Luck (535 pages), 4 stars
Better Than Good (200 pages), 4 stars
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (180 pages), 4 stars
Better Than Friends, 216 pages, 3.5 stars
The Cuckoo's Calling, 455 pages, 4 stars
The Infinite Sea, 320 pages, 4 stars
I Am the Messenger, 360 pages, 4.5 stars



April: Read 5 books from 5 different genres. DONE
2 stars, contemporary fiction
3 stars, sci-fi
3.5 stars, romance
3 stars, mystery
3 stars, young adult

May: Read 5 books where something comes to an end. Could be a death, end of a series, divorce, etc. DONE

Flat-Out Celeste (end of series) - DONE
The King's Men (end of series) - DONE
Rebecca (end of secret) - DONE
Truth & Tenderness (end of series) - DONE
The Rules of Regret (death) - DONE



June: Read 5 books set in different locations - DONE

Jet, 3.5 stars, Colorado - DONE
Home and Away. 4 stars, MonToc Canada - DONE
Choose Me, 3 stars, San Diego - DONE
Cutting Out, 3.5 stars, Christchurch New Zealand - DONE
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, 3 stars, Seattle - DONE



July: Read 5 books with a red, white, or blue cover
7/27/15. 2.5 stars
7/27/15, 3 stars
7/20/15, 3.5 stars
7/18/15, 4.5 stars
7/16/15, 3 stars

August:Read 5 books that are hot romances or 5 hot new releases.

September: Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.

October: Read 5 books that are set in Germany or have a German character.

November: Read 5 books that you need to catch up on either for a challenge(s), reviews, etc.

December: Read 600 pages from any genre

[JoAnne]

February done on post 41

[Diane T.]

Count me in :)

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2015 Challenge!
03/01/15 - 12/31/15
04/12 Finished

✔ January – This month: New Year = new authors! Read 5 books that are new to you authors.
1. Randy Dyess - Out of Gas 04/07/15
2. Craig Jones - Outbreak The Zombie Apocalypse 04/09/15
3. Caitlin Ricci - Irish Magic 04/10/15
4. Daryl Gregory - We Are All Completely Fine 04/14/15
5. John Holmes - Zombie Killers: Ice & Fire 04/15/15

February – This month: Read 5 books with a red or pink cover to celebrate Valentine's Day

✔ March – Read 3286/3000 pages
1. 336 pages - Of All the Gin Joints: Stumbling through Hollywood History by Mark Bailey 03/01/15
2. 352 pages - Outview by Brandt Legg 03/01/15
3. 240 pages - Death on the Ocean by Martha Fischer 03/02/15
4. 384 pages - A Town Called Valentine by Emma Cane 03/02/15
5. 384 pages - Taboo by Casey Hill 03/03/15
6. 337 pages - River Marked by Patricia Briggs 03/03/15
7. 192 pages - When the Ashes Fall by Jacqueline Druga 03/04/15
8. 232 pages - Rune Gate: Rune Gate Cycle by Mark E. Cooper 03/05/15
9. 286 pages - Strangclyf Secret by Mary McCall 03/05/15
10. 231 pages - The Last Call by George Wier 03/06/15
11. 312 pages - The Boat by Christine Dougherty 03/07/15


✔ April – This month: Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.
1. Non-Fiction: On This Day in Tudor History 04/01/15
2. Fantasy: Chandrea - The Return of the Avatar Queen 04/03/15
3. Thriller: She Can Hide 04/04/15
4. Paranormal Romance: Titus 04/04/15
5. Contemporary Romance: Beck by Harper Sloan 04/07/15

✔ May – This month: School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end.
1. A Train Through Time by Bess McBride 05/02/15 - An time traveling adventure ends when they return to the present.
2. I Have Three Things To Tell You My Friend. by R.M. DAmato 05/03/15 - A life ends.
3. An Unlikely Alliance by Patricia Bray 05/05/15 - A spy game comes to an end when the spy is found.
4. Those Who Remain: A Zombie Novel by Priscila Santa Rosa 05/15/15 - Life as we know it ends when the dead come back to life.
5. Love Bats Last by Pamela Aares 05/23/15 - A ball game ends.

June – This month: Vacation Time! Read 5 books set in different locations.

July – This month: July 4th! Read 5 books with a red, white, or blue cover.

August – This month: It's Hot as Hades! Read 5 books that are hot romances or 5 hot new releases.

September – This month: Labor Day! Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.

October – This month: Oktoberfest! Read 5 books that are set in Germany or have a German character.

November – This month: The Year is Almost Over! Read 5 books that you need to catch up on either for a challenge(s), reviews, etc.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read 600 pages from any genre.

[Diane T.]

Reserved

[Brianna]

I'm in. Starting with March

March COMPLETED
This month: March Madness!!! Read 3000 pages.
3,894/3000 pages

(view spoiler)[ 1 - 485 pages City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - Finished 03.04.2015
2 - 323 pages - The 100 by Kass Morgan - Finished 03.08.2015
3 - 487 pages - Divergent by Veronica Roth - Finished 03.14.2015
4 - 364 pages - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - Finished 03.22.2015
5 - 376 pages - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi - Finished 03.25.2015
6 - 550 pages - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Finished 03.25.2015
7 - 387 pages - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman - Finished 03.26.2015
8 - 180 pages - The Plug by Cellini - Finished 03.28.2015
9 - 326 pages - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - Finished 03.31.2015
10 - 416 pages - Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch - Finished 03.31.2015 (hide spoiler)]

April
This month: Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.
4/5 books

1 - Classics - Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote - Finished 04.02.2015
2 - Young Adult - The Selection by Kiera Cass - Finished 04.09.2015
3 - Humor - Yes Please by Amy Poehler - Finished 04.14.2015
4 - Dystopia - The Young Elites by Marie Lu - Finished 04.16.2015

May – This month: School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end. Could be a death, end of a series, divorce, etc.

June – This month: Vacation Time! Read 5 books set in different locations.

July – This month: July 4th! Read 5 books with a red, white, or blue cover.

August – This month: It's Hot as Hades! Read 5 books that are hot romances or 5 hot new releases.

September – This month: Labor Day! Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.

October – This month: Oktoberfest! Read 5 books that are set in Germany or have a German character.

November – This month: The Year is Almost Over! Read 5 books that you need to catch up on either for a challenge(s), reviews, etc.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read 600 pages from any genre.

[Jenne]

Sure can!

[V_Nerdbooks]

March Done :o)

[JoAnne]

finished March on post 41

[Alana]

March is done!

[LaurLa]

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2015 Challenge!
March completed...

✔✔March – March Madness!!! Read 3000 pages.

✔197: A Deeper Dimension – Amanda Carpenter - 03.11 ★★★
✔104: Chance for Love – Marie Force - 03.08 ★★★
✔372: Children of Dynasty – Christine Carroll - 03.02 ★★★
✔260: Control – Charlotte Stein - 03.09 ★★★
✔380: Dangerous Games – Lora Leigh - 03.10 ★★★★
✔69: Double Booked (Double the Heat Anthology) – Elizabeth Bevarly - 03.08 ★★★
✔282: Follow the Sun – Judith Arnold - 03.01 ★★★★
✔417: Maverick – Lora Leigh - 03.13 ★★★★
✔161: Operation Valentine – Loretta Hill - 03.11 ★★★
✔276: Saved By His Submissive – Angel Payne - 03.11 ★★★★
✔292: Saving the Sheikh – Ruth Cardello - 03.01 ★★★

April – Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.

Lean on Me – Cherise Sinclair (BDSM)
One Perfect Night – Bella Andre (Contemporary)
The Darkest Seduction – Gena Showalter (Paranormal)
Sweet Revenge – Rebecca Zanetti (Romantic Suspense)
The Perils of Pleasure – Julie Anne Long (Historical Romance)

[Paris]

Woohoo. Finished March.

[★ gwiz ★]

★ Update Jan, Feb, March Completed Post 27

[Anita Reads]

Finally had time to update my challenges.

March completed:

March – This month: March Madness!!! Read 3000 pages.
1. Blood Bound | Patricia Briggs (292 pages) 03/01/15 ★★★★★
2. Feast of Fools | Rachel Caine(242 pages) 03/02/15 ★★★★
3. The Battle of the Labyrinth | Rick Riordan (368 pages) 03/03/15 ★★★★
4. Succubus Shadows | Richelle Mead (281 pages) 03/03/15 ★★★★
5. Chain Letter | Christopher Pike (192 pages) 03/07/15 ★★★
6. Born in Ice | Nora Roberts (384 pages) 03/08/15 ★★★★
7. Mountain Angel | Suzie O'Connell (341 pages) 03/10/15 ★★.5
8. The Last Academy | Anne Applegate (320 pages) 03/11/15 ★★
9. Over Sea, Under Stone | Susan Cooper (196 pages) 03/14/15 ★★★★
10. Steal the Light | Lexi Blake (288 pages) 03/15/15 ★★★
11. Beauty Dates the Beast | Jessica Sims (353 pages) 03/17/15 ★★★★
12. Along Came a Spider | James Patterson (435 pages) 03/17/15 ★★★★
13. The Last Olympian | Rick Riordan (361 pages) 03/20/15 ★★★★
14. Web of Lies | Jennifer Estep (400 pages) 03/22/15 ★★★★
15. The Wedding Trap | Adrienne Bell (166 pages) 03/23/15 ★★★★
16. Iron Kissed | Patricia Briggs (287 pages) 03/26/15 ★★★★★
17. The Templar Legacy | Steve Berry (482 pages) 03/28/15 ★★★★
Total Pages: 5,389

[Diane T.]

Finished April!

April – This month: Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.
1. Non-Fiction: On This Day in Tudor History 04/01/15
2. Fantasy: Chandrea - The Return of the Avatar Queen 04/03/15
3. Thriller: She Can Hide 04/04/15
4. Paranormal Romance: Titus 04/04/15
5. Contemporary Romance: Beck by Harper Sloan 04/07/15

[Barbara ★]

Finished April.


April – This month: Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.
1. [Mystery]Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1
2. [Classics]Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2
3. [M/M] Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6
4. [Religious]The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13
5. [Fantasy]A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

April is Done: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[V_Nerdbooks]

April Done :○)

[Anita Reads]

April done:

April – This month: Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.
1. Cozy Mystery A Good Man Gone | A.W. Hartoin 04/03/15 ★★★
2. New Adult Face the Music | Andrea K. Robbins 04/05/15 ★★★★
3. Science Fiction The 5th Wave | Rick Yancey 04/05/15 ★★★★
4. Paranormal Romance Marked | Elisabeth Naughton 04/08/15 ★★★★
5. Romantic Suspense Ceremony in Death | J.D. Robb 04/13/15 ★★★★★

[Alana]

April is done!

[LaurLa]

Missed April by one - still reading it though. Hopefully May will be better!


✔✔April – Rain Rain Go Away! Read 5 books from 5 different genres.

(view spoiler)[✔Lean on Me – Cherise Sinclair (BDSM) - 04.11 ★★★★
✔One Perfect Night – Bella Andre (Contemporary) - 04.17 ★★★★
The Darkest Seduction – Gena Showalter (Paranormal)
✔Sweet Revenge – Rebecca Zanetti (Romantic Suspense) - 04.04 ★★★★
✔The Perils of Pleasure – Julie Anne Long (Historical Romance) - 04.14 ★★★ (hide spoiler)]

May – School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end. Could be a death, end of a series, divorce, etc.

(view spoiler)[Storm Warning – Toni Anderson (dead body is found)
Stolen Chances – Elisabeth Naughton (end of series)
Breathing Room – Susan Elizabeth Phillips (career is upended do to embezzelment)
Fatal Scandal – Marie Force (dead bodies!)
Surrender to Temptation – E.B. Walters (end of series) (hide spoiler)]

[JoAnne]

done with May's challenge on post 41!

[Alana]

All done with May!

[V_Nerdbooks]

May done ;•)

[Erika]

I would like to join in starting with May!

[Erika]

May – This month: School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end. Could be a death, end of a series, divorce, etc. Completed 5/5! Woo hoo




June – This month: Vacation Time! Read 5 books set in different locations. .


July – This month: July 4th! Read 5 books with a red, white, or blue cover.

August – This month: It's Hot as Hades! Read 5 books that are hot romances or 5 hot new releases. Note: substituting March for August!!!
Eleanor & Park- 328
I am the Messenger- 360
Me & Emma- 296
Island Girls: 320
Blueberry Muffin Murder- 310
The rumor- 384
The Guest Cottage- 336
A is for Alibi- 320
Smokin seventeen- 324
Who do you love- 400 = 3054 pages


September – This month: Labor Day! Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.

October – This month: Oktoberfest! Read 5 books that a character is drinking beer in.


November – This month: The Year is Almost Over! Read 5 books that you need to catch up on either for a challenge(s), reviews, etc.

December – This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read 600 pages from any genre

[Diane T.]

Finished May :)

May – This month: School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end. Could be a death, end of a series, divorce, etc.
1. A Train Through Time by Bess McBride 05/02/15 - An time traveling adventure ends when they return to the present.
2. I Have Three Things To Tell You My Friend. by R.M. DAmato 05/03/15 - A life ends.
3. An Unlikely Alliance by Patricia Bray 05/05/15 - A spy game comes to an end when the spy is found.
4. Those Who Remain: A Zombie Novel by Priscila Santa Rosa 05/15/15 - Life as we know it ends when the dead come back to life.
5. Love Bats Last by Pamela Aares 05/23/15 - A ball game ends.

[Krissy]

I'm jumping in on this and starting with June. I hope that's okay!
35/35 Completed


JUNE~ 5/5
This month: Vacation Time! Read 5 books set in different locations.
✔ Necropolis(Egypt)(6/01)★★★★★
✔ Confessions of a Shopaholic(England)(6/17)★★★☆☆
✔ Long Time Gone(New Orleans, LA)(6/10)★★★★☆
✔ On Dublin Street(Scotland)(6/05)★★★☆☆
✔ Pride Mates(Austin, TX)(6/15)★★★★☆



JULY~ 5/5
This month: July 4th! Read 5 books with a red, white, or blue cover.
✔ Killer Within (7/04)★★☆☆☆
✔ Hopeless (7/06)★★★★☆
✔ Primal Bonds (7/08)★★★★★
✔ Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (7/05)★★☆☆☆
✔ Silver Lining (7/10)★★★★★



AUGUST~ 5/5
This month: It's Hot as Hades! Read 5 books that are hot romances or 5 hot new releases.
✔ Crazy for Her (8/14)★★★☆☆
✔ The Downs (8/10)★★★★☆
✔ Ravished by a Highlander (8/15)★★★★☆
✔ Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas (8/09)★★★☆☆
✔ Provoked (8/05)★★★★☆



SEPTEMBER~ 5/5
This month: Labor Day! Read 5 books where the main characters have a different profession.
✔ Jane Eyre (Governess)(9/02)★★★☆☆
✔ On the Clock (Rentboy)(9/03)★★★★☆
✔ Junk (Librarian) (9/04)★★★☆☆
✔ The Bohemian and the Banker (Banker) (9/06)★★★☆☆
✔ The Martian (Astronaut) (9/14)★★★★★



OCTOBER~ 5/5
This month: Oktoberfest! Read 5 books that are set in Germany or have a German character.
✔ The Nightingale (10/12)★★★★☆
✔ Dresden Weihnachten (10/24)★★☆☆☆
✔ Pastel Orphans (10/13)★★★★☆
✔ The Glassblower (10/18)★☆☆☆☆ - DNF~60%
✔ All the Light We Cannot See (10/14)★★★☆☆



NOVEMBER~ 5/5
This month: The Year is Almost Over! Read 5 books that you need to catch up on either for a challenge(s), reviews, etc.
✔ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (11/16)★★★★★
✔ Darkness of Light (11/23)★☆☆☆☆
✔ Catching Fire (11/20)★★★★★
✔ The Red Tent (11/20)★★★★☆
✔ Dead Witch Walking (11/05)★★★☆☆




DECEMBER~ 5/5
This month: Happy Holidays! Time is short for a lot of us this month. Read 600 pages from any genre.
(MM Christmas)

✔ 417 Wish Come True (12/04)★★★★☆
✔ 129 If Only in My Dreams (12/03)★★★★☆
✔ 214 Bowl Full of Cherries (12/05)★★★☆☆
✔ 34 Every Time A Bell Rings (12/13)★★★☆☆
✔ 26 Eternal Flakefall (12/13)★★☆☆☆
= 820

[Anita Reads]

May done.
May – This month: School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end. Could be a death, end of a series, divorce, etc.
1. The Look of Love | Bella Andre (Chloe gets a divorce in this one) 05/05/15 ★★★★
2. Little Women | Louisa May Alcott (one of the characters die) 05/11/15 ★★★★
3. The Quaker Café | Brenda Bevan Remmes (book starts with someone dying) 05/14/15 ★★
4. Born in Shame | Nora Roberts (Final book in series) 05/21/15 ★★★★
5. Club Dead | Charlaine Harris (Sookie ends her relationship with Bill) 05/24/15 ★★★★★

[Delitealex]

June-Read 5 books set in different places
5/5

1. Thorn's Challenge (Georgia) June 3
2. Sanctuary Cove (South Carolina) June 5
3. Hot Ink (Pennsylvania) June 5
4. Missing Lynx (Vietnam) June 8
5. Salvation in Death (New York City) June 9

[Katherine]

Different locations.
as in in different cities or in different countries?

[Jenne]

It's Up to you :)

[Ezi, Factory Superintendent]

I finished May:
May – This month: School is Out! Read 5 books where something comes to an end. Could be a death, end of a series, divorce, etc: DONE
1. End of Series: Highland Scoundrel (Done 5/1) ★★★★
2. End of Series: Cherish (Done 5/20) ★★★★
3. End of Series: End of Days (Done 5/12) ★★★★
4. End of Series: Life, Some Assembly Required (Done 5/16) ★★★★
5. End of Series: The Bold and the Dominant (Done 5/20) ★★★

[★ gwiz ★]

★



Update 2015/06/02

Have completed months Jan through May.

post 27

[JoAnne]

finished June's challenge on post #41

[V_Nerdbooks]

June Finished ;o)

[Delitealex]

Finished June post 139

[Connie N.]

All done with June!

June - Set in different locations.
1. Denver - Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones - 6/2/15 ♥♥♥♥
2. Martha's Vineyard - Fall From Grace by Richard North Patterson - 6/6/15 ♥♥♥♥
3. Trenton NJ - Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich - 6/7/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
4. Africa - The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith - 6/10/15 ♥♥♥♥
5. Italy - Wild Rose by Betsy Talbot - 6/11/15 ♥♥

[☘KathyD☘]

Finished June...post 35

[Krissy]

June completed :D

[JoAnne]

Can books for July be red, white and blue or 50% or more of one color per book?

[K~Terror]

JoAnne wrote: "Can books for July be red, white and blue or 50% or more of one color per book?"

Good question JoAnne - I was just wondering the same thing!