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How It Works:○Below there will be a list of words associated with January You will choose 1 or more word from the list and choose/read books that either the •Title •Author or •Series begins with each letter!
○To Move up to the Hard Level you will choose books from the same Genre or Theme (Listed Below) for each word you read! *If you do more than one word you can use a different genre or theme for each word☺
There will be a couple of Bonus Options for those who want to add a little something extra!
•Some Info to Keep In Mind•
♦You CAN do re-reads as long as they are read during challenge.
♦You CAN change you •Books & •Level of Difficulty at any time during the challenge.
♦Update your orginal list, as well as updating a post occasioanlly.
•Strike out Finished Books
•Rate your Finished Books 1-5 ♥'s 1 5 Being the Best!
•Add a tally of completed books to Orginal Post= 0/5 completed!
If you have questions Please ask me here, or PM me or any of the Mods!
January Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With January:
•New Year •Resolution •Cold •Snow •MLKJ Day
•Garnet •Diet •Capricorn •Freeze •January
Birthdays in January:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Mel Gibson •Katie Couric •Norman Reedus •Mary J Blige •Bradley Cooper •Michelle Obama •Drew Brees •Linda Blair •Howard Stern •Diane Lane
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
National Cuddle Up Day: All of your books must be from the romance genre
Male Watcher's Day:All of your books must be books that have a male on the cover
Take it in the Ear Day:All of your books must have someone's head visible on the cover
National Blood Donor Month: All of your books must have a vampire in them
New Years: All of your books must be new to you authors
Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their ownNational Soup Month: Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres
Peculiar People Day: Read a book with an odd character
Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book that's set in somewhere cold
Backwards Day: Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh
Good Luck & Happy Reading!
TCF's January Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1/15 - January 31/15
Words Associated With January:
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Birthdays in January:
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I'll start hereNational Soup Month: Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres
Peculiar People Day: Read a book with an odd character
Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book that's set in somewhere cold
Backwards Day: Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh
I'm inJ: Jay Northcote-First Class Package 1/3 ★★★
A: Here Comes Trouble 1/2 ★★★★
N: Never Was a Stranger 1/3 ★★★
U: Up In Flames 1/1 ★★★
A: Just a Bit Obsessed 1/1 ★★★★
R: Random Acts 1/22 ★★★★
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M: Melting Ice 7 1/3 ★★★★
E: Elizah J. Davis-Making Nice 1/4 ★★★★
L:Against the Wall 1/14 ★★★★
BONUS:
Backwards Day: Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR
Cross Checking 1/3 ★★★
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh
In a Stranger's Eyes 1/15 ★★★
National Soup Month: Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres
The Understatement of the Year 1/13 ★★★★★
Trying this challenge for the first time! :)The Challenge Factory
TCF's January 2015 Monthly Challenge
9/9 read FINISHED 1/22/2015!
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Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
National Cuddle Up Day: All of your books must be from the romance genre
Male Watcher's Day:All of your books must be books that have a male on the cover
Take it in the Ear Day:All of your books must have someone's head visible on the cover
BONUS
National Soup Month: Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres
Peculiar People Day: Read a book with an odd character
Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book that's set in somewhere cold
Backwards Day: Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh
15/18 ~~ updated Feb 5th ***unable to complete before challenge end date***Words Associated With January:
C~ Candy Man by Amy Lane ~ 1/4/15 ~ 4★
A~ Arctic Absolution by Lynn Kelling ~ 1/13/15 ~ 4★
P~ Puppy Love 3: Reawakening by Jeff Erno ~ 1/9/15 ~ 3.5★
R~ Red Dirt Heart 3 by N.R. Walker ~ 1/27/15 ~ 5★
I~ In Despair by Megan Derr ~ 1/11/15 ~ 4★
C~ Corkscrewed by M.J. O'Shea ~ 1/22/15 ~ 3★
O~ Of Gods and Monsters: Menoetius by Wulf Francu Godgluck
R~ rock by Anyta Sunday
N~ Never Go Back by Lisa Oliver ~ 1/15/15 ~ 3.5★
Birthdays in January:
N~ Nothing But Smoke by Daisy Harris
O~ O'Tierney, Raine - Sweet Giordan, Please Remember ~ 1/12/15 ~ 3★
R~ R.J. Scott - Angel in a Book Shop ~ 1/16/15 ~ 3.5★
M~ Michael, Sean - The Biker's Pup ~ 1/10/15 ~ 3★
A~ Alexa Land - Gathering Storm ~ 1/26/15 ~ 4★
N~ Nicol, Susan Mac - Love You Senseless ~ 1/6/15 ~ 4★
Bonus:
Penguin Awareness Day:
Willy the Kinky Elf & His Bad-Ass Reindeer by Candi Kay ~ 1/8/15 ~ 3.5★
Backwards Day:
Dust of Snow by Indra Vaughn ~ 1/14/15 ~ 3.5★
Winnie the Pooh Day:
Epitaph by Andrea Speed ~ 1/25/15 ~ 5★
TCF's January Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1/15 - January 31/15
Finished: 4/4
✔ S: Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel - finished 01/04/2015
✔ N: NOS4A2 - Joe Hill - finished 01/16/2015
✔ O: One Shot - Lee Child - finished 01/18/2015
✔ W: The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - finished 01/28/2015
I'm in!!! first time, I'll try CAPRICORNC: Charlie Cochet Blood & Thunder
A Anah Crow Slow Bloom
P: Protector of the Alpha
R: Red Dirt Heart 2
I: I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier
C Cecil Wilde Defying Convention
O: Off Campus
R: Ryan's Wizard
N: Full Disclosure
I will get this one done!TCF's January Monthly Challenge:
Duration: 1/1/15 - 1/31/15
3/4
Dragon's Blood (The pit Dragon Chronicles #1)by Jane Yolen 1/18/15*****
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaben1/31/15*****
Eve(Eve #1)by Anna Carey
Wren's Quest (Wren #2) by Sherwood Smith 1/25/15*****
TCF January Monthly Challenge1/1/15 ~ 1/31/15
0/4 read
D ~ Death Magic
I ~ Immortals After Dark MacRieve
E ~ Jennifer Estep The Spider
T ~ The Name of the Wind
TCF January Monthly Challenge1/1/15 ~ 1/31/15
Progress: *** COMPLETED 9/10 BOOKS + 2 BONUS BOOKS ***
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O- October Daye Series -> A Local Habitation
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BONUS:
✔Backwards Day: Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR --> Afterworlds - Read 01/24/15 ★★★.5
✔Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh --> Wounded 01/14/15 ★★★★★
January Monthly ChallengeBegins: 01Jan15 / Ends: 31Jan15
8/6 completed
Garnet
G - GUTCHEON, Beth wrote Leeway Cottage ✔ – 03 Jan 15
A - ARIANA Franklin wrote Mistress of the Art of Death ✔ – 17 Jan 15
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E - The Elephant Whisperer ✔ – 08 Jan 15
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BONUS - May be done in lieu of or in addition to spell-out challenge
National Soup Month: Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres
1984 ✔ – 02 Jan 15 - CLASSICS and DYSTOPIAN
Peculiar People Day: Read a book with an odd character - PERCY in Grace Under Pressure ✔ – 24 Jan 15
Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book that's set in somewhere cold - Minnesota in winter! - Sugar Cookie Murder ✔ – 06 Jan 15
Backwards Day: Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR - Added in Dec 2014 - Me Before You ✔ – 01 Jan 15
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh - Paper Magician ✔ – 17 Jan 15
January Monthly Challenge Completed 1/29/15TCF'S January Monthly Challenge
Duration-January 1-31
Books Read 9/9
Easy Level
Birthday in January
Mel Gibson
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E-BONUS BOOK-National Soup Month-
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IBONUS BOOK-Peculiar People Day-
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BONUS-Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
National Soup Month: Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres-
Peculiar People Day: Read a book with an odd character-
Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book that's set in somewhere cold
Backwards Day: Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR-
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh-
TCF's January Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1/15 - January 31/15
Words Associated With January:
Read: 6/8
n Natasha Ngan The Memory Keepers
e Epilogue 23.01.2015 ♥♥♥
t Tóibín Colm Brooklyn 18.01.2015 ♥♥♥
-BONUS-
National Soup Month: Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres
Backwards Day: Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR
16.01.2015 ♥♥♥
TCF'S January 2015 Monthly ChallengeDuration: 1.1.2015 - 1.31.2015
Completed: 2/4
❖ C - Eragon (Inheritance Cycle #1); by Christopher Paolini
✓ O - The Buddha in the Attic; by Julie Otsuka [1/21] ♥♥♥♥
✓ L - Nåde; by Linn Ullman [1/4] ♥♥♥
❖ D - Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts; by Lucy Dillon
TCF's January Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1/15 - January 31/15
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TCF's January Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1/15 - January 31/15
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Is it ok to add Jeremy Renner to the list of birthdays? His birthday is on January 7th ( Jeremy Renner IMDb). I am a bit of a fan, and would like to spell-out him :)
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Jenne wrote: "Sure can Margaret"Great thanks Jenne!
TCF's January Monthly ChallengeDuration: 1st to 31st January, 2015
Books Read = 5/12
J: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes read 6/1/15 ★★★★★
E: Tangled by Emma Chase read 19/1/15 ★★★
R: Ruthless by Anne Stuart read 2/1/15 ★★★★
E: The Escape by Mary Balogh read 22/1/15 ★★★★
M: A Modern Witch by Debora Geary read 4/1/15 ★★★
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January 20154/4
C Clare Furniss-The Year of the Rat 1-15-15
O Out of my Mind 1-11-15
L L M Elliott-Give Me Liberty 1-14-15
D Django Wexler-The Forbidden Library 1-18-15
TCF's January Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1/15 - January 31/15
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Resolution:
R: Riskier Business1/11 ***
E: Wolf's Capture by:Eve Langlais 1/30 ****
S: Strangers
O: The Other C-Word
L: Big Bad Bite by:Jessie Lane 1/16 **
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T: Tallie's Knight 1/1 ****
I: Loyalty in Death (In Death) 1/30 ****
O: Only a Duke Will Do 1/26 ****
N: Naughty Little Wishes 1/25 **
To Read:
Read:
I'm in. The Challenge Factory
TCF's January 2015 Monthly Challenge
0/7 read
J - Jeeves and the Wedding Bells
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Start: January 1, 2015End: January 31, 2015
0/5
Soup:
Peculiar People:
Penguin Awareness:
Backwards Day:
Winnie the Pooh:
The Challenge FactoryTCF'S January 2015 Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 1/31/2015
Progress: 6 out of 8
It's not cold, it's
F: Fannie Flagg; A Redbird Christmas - **** - 1/9/2015 - 193 Pages
R: Mary Doria Russell; The Sparrow - ***** - 1/26/2015 - 408 Pages
E: Susan Ee; World After - * - 1/6/2015 - 438 Pages
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N: No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole - **** - 1/5/2015 - 356 Pages
G: Glow by Darynda Jones - **** - 1/7/2015 - 10 Pages
Bonus:
National Soup Month: Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres
Peculiar People Day: Read a book with an odd character: Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - ***** - 1/13/2015
Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book that's set in somewhere cold
Backwards Day: Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh
TCF January Monthly Challenge 2015Time Frame: 01.01.15-31.01.15
Difficulty: Easy
Books Read: 0/3
New (Year):
N: *Bonus: Peculiar People Day:Looking for Alaska by John Green 08.01.15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E: Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King
W: Want: Trust no one, no one trusts by Magus Tor
FINISHED!!January 2015
4/4
C Clare Furniss-The Year of the Rat 1-15-15
O Out of my Mind 1-11-15
L L M Elliott-Give Me Liberty 1-14-15
D Django Wexler-The Forbidden Library 1-18-15
TCF January Challenge
Duration: 1/1/15-1/31/15
Completed: 15/17 + 2/2 bonus
G: Going Under by Jeffe Kennedy -
A: Darkness Splintered by Keri Arthur - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/4/15
R: A League of her Own by Karen Rock - ♥♥ - 1/8/15
N: Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
E: The Reluctant Wife by Bronwen Evans - ♥♥♥ - 1/15/15
T: Burned by Tara Sivec - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/16/15
C: Friends to Lovers by Christi Barth - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 1/12/15
O: Written in Red by Anne Bishop The Others - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/19/15
L: Playing it Close by Kat Latham - ♥♥♥.5 – 1/5/15
D: Playing the Part by Darcy Daniel - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/1/15
M: A Matchless Romance by Christi Barth - ♥♥♥ - 1/13/15
L: Dream Nights with the CEO by Kathy Lyons - ♥♥ - 1/18/15
K: Tempting the Player by Kat Latham - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/11/15
J: Searching for Perfect by Jennifer Probst - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/10/15
D: Darkness Falls by Keri Arthur - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/7/15
A: Try Me by Diane Alberts - ♥♥♥ - 1/19/15
Y: Drip Drop Teardrop by Samantha Young - ♥♥♥ - 1/11/15
Backwards Day: Screwdrivered by Alice Clayton - ♥♥♥♥♥ 1/20/15
Winnie the Pooh Day: Planning for Love by Christi Barth - ♥♥♥ - 1/2/15
Please don't DELETE a previous post if you decide to quit or if you finish. It messes up all the numbering for everyone else's posts (and I have those saved in my spreadsheet to find my spot easily).Thanks.
finished my challenge...happy reading!Words Associated With January:
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Birthdays in January:
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JanuaryCompleted — 10/10!
Word Associated with January
G Gabriel's Rapture — ★★★★ 1/10
A All In — ★★★★ 1/3
R Rock with Me — ★★★★★ 1/8
N Never Say Never — ★★★★ 1/4
E Everyone Loves a Hero....and that's the problem — ★★★★★ 1/6
T Tied with Me — ★★★★ 1/16
National Soup Month
Forged In Ash — ★★★★ 1/20 — Read a book that could be considered a couple of different genres
Penguin Awareness Day
Craving Red — ★★★ 1/16 — Read a book that's set in somewhere cold
Backwards Day
Sweet Perdition — ★★★★ 1/15 — Read a book that's recently been added to your TBR
Winnie the Pooh Day
Wild Card — ★★★★ 1/10 — Read a book whose title starts with any of the letters in Winnie the Pooh
Well I didn't get to the final two books, but since I did the two bonuses, I feel like I finished well.
I finished 9 out of 10 books plus 2 bonus books.Dang that missing "O" book!
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