2015 April Monthly Challenge - Participants Thread

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COMPLETE

2015 April Monthly Challenge

Completed : 8/8

✔ 1.'A' is for April - Kelley Armstrong
- 15/04/15

✔ 2. Member of the Month - published in 2009
- 28-04/15

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Patricia Briggs. - Urban Fantasy
- 19/04/15

✔ 4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2) - YA book
- 09/04/15

✔ 5. Reconciliation Day (April 2)
12/04/15

✔ 6. Take a chance day (April 23)
- 06/04/15

✔ 7. Hug an Australian Day (April 26).
- 05/04/15

✔ 8. Reader's Choice:
- 09/04/15

[Caipi]

Finished

Read 10/10

1. 'A' is for April: The Truth as He Knows It by A.M. Arthur 4/07
2. Member of the Month: BJ Rose - June pub: Cross & Crown by Abigail Roux 4/28
3. Author Patricia Briggs - MC teacher: Life Lessons by Kaje Harper 4/13
4. Hans Christian Anderson: Breaking Cover by Kaje Harper 4/15
5. Reconciliation Day: Shades of Gray by Brooke McKinley 4/20
6. Look Up at the Sky day: After the Sunset by Mary Calmes 4/05
7. Titanic: Bound by Deception by Ava March 4/23
8. Take a chance day: Game On by Olley White 4/08
9. Hug an Australian Day: Tigers and Devils by Sean Kennedy 4/11
10. Reader's Choice: Fall For Me by Ann Lister 4/17

[AndaM]

Monthly Challenges > 2015 April Monthly Challenge - Participants Thread
8/8

1.'A' is for April: Read a book that starts with 'A' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'A'.
Hakan/Severin (Bayou Heat #11-12) by Alexandra Ivy 04/10/15

2. Member of the Month: BJ Rose - BJ Rose has been a member of the RRRC since June 2009. Here is the link to BJ Rose's shelves - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2.... Please read a book from any of BJ Rose's shelves or a book published in 2009 or a book published in June of any year.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Patricia Briggs. Read one book written by Patricia Briggs or any author with her first or last name. Link to Patricia Briggs's backlist - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show....

Fun Facts about Patricia -
* Patricia Briggs was born in Brutte, Montana.
* She published her first novel in 1993
* She writes Fantasy and Urban Fantasy
* She is the daughter of a librarian, and has worked as a substitute teacher.

You may also read a book set in Montana, or by an author who is from Montana. You can also read any book published in 1993, or is shelved as Fantasy or Urban Fantasy or features an MC who is a librarian or a teacher.
Private Demon (Darkyn #2) by Lynn Viehl 04/06/15

4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2) - Fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, Denmark. He created 168 fairy tales for children including the classics The Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen and The Nightingale. Read a book that is a re-telling of a fairy tale, or a story that takes place in Denmark or read any YA book, or a book with a child/children in it.
Into the Flame (Darkness Chosen #4) by Christina Dodd 04/22/15

5. Reconciliation Day (April 2) - Reconciliation Day is a special day to patch relationships and to make amends. Its intention is to re-establish relationships between family, friends and couples. Life is too short to hold a grudge between those we love. Read a book where there is reconciliation between the two main characters or a story where enemies turn to lovers or friends to lovers.
Total Surrender (Sin Brothers #4) by Rebecca Zanetti 04/12/15

6. Look Up at the Sky day (April 14) - How often do you look upwards? Look Up at the Sky Day encourages you to stop for a moment, and to appreciate the beautiful blue sky, fluffy clouds and elegant, soaring birds… Read a book that has a picture of a blue sky, fluffy clouds or soaring birds on the cover or has the word 'blue' or 'sky' in the title.
Big Sky Mountain (Parable, Montana #2) by Linda Lael Miller 04/08/15

7. Titanic (April 15) On April 15, 1912, in the icy waters off Newfoundland, the luxury liner Titanic with 2,224 persons on board sank at 2:27 a.m. after striking an iceberg just before midnight. Over 1,500 people drowned while 700 were rescued by the liner Carpathia which arrived about two hours after Titanic went down. Read a Historical Romance, or a book with a sailor, captain or seafarer MC, or a book with a boat/ship on the cover.
The Recruit (Highland Guard #6) by Monica McCarty 04/29/15

8. Take a chance day (April 23) Life is filled with risks. To get what you want, sometimes you have to take a chance. And, today is created to do just that. So take that chance a read a book by a new to you author.
Her Perfect Mate (X-Ops #1) by Paige Tyler 04/18/15

9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26). Go ahead and give a big bear hug to any and all Australians today. Read a book by an Australian author or a story that takes place in Australia, or read a book with a couple embracing on the cover.

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Jaguar Hunt (Heart of the Jaguar #3) by Terry Spear 04/03/15

[Ty]

woohoo! took a while for that last one..

1. A is for April: Alice Clayton - The Redhead Revealed 4/13/2015
2. Member of the Month: Shattered - Kevin Hearne 4/3/2015
3. Featured Author Challenge: Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 4/29/2015
4. Hans Christian Anderson: The Assassin's Curse - C. Clarke 4/16/2015
5. Reconciliation Day: The Beast in Him - Shelly Laurenston 4/6/2015
6. Look Up at the Sky day: Kaleidoscope - Kristen Ashley 4/1/2015
7. Titanic: Scandal And The Duchess - Jennifer Ashley 4/17/2015
8. Take a chance day: The Geek Girl and the Scandalous Earl - Gina Lamm 4/9/2015
9. Hug an Australian Day: Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 4/7/2015
10. Reader's Choice: Midnight Man - Lisa Marie Rice 4/15/2015

[Shelby]

RRRC Monthly - COMPLETE
April 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015

Woohoo! Done!

☑ April - 10/10

1.'A' is for April - All In with the Duke (4/4) ★★★★½
2. Member of the Month - Never Less Than a Lady (4/14) ★★★★★
3. Featured Author Challenge - Moon Called (4/12) ★★★★½
4. Hans Christian Anderson - Storming the Castle (4/2) ★★★
5. Reconciliation Day - Jackdaw (4/1) ★★★★★
6. Look Up at the Sky Day - Gives Light (4/27) ★★★★½
7. Titanic - The Actor and the Earl (4/14) ★★★★
8. Take a Chance Day - Cheating Chance (4/21) ★★★½
9. Hug an Australian Day - Loving a Lost Lord (4/4) ★★★★★
10. Choice - A Thread of Deepest Black (4/13) ★★★★★

[Jojo]

April Monthly Challenge

10/10

✓1.'A' is for April: Axel by Harper Sloan - 05/04/15 ★ ★ ★ ★
✓2. Member of the Month - BJ Rose: Return to Me by Christy Reece - 21/04/15 ★ ★ ★ ★
✓3. (FAC) author - Patricia Briggs: Siren's Song by Dana Marie Bell - 08/04/15 ★ ★ ★ ★
✓4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2):The Liar by Nora Roberts - 26/04/15 ★ ★ ★ ★
✓5. Reconciliation Day (April 2): Guilty as Sin by Jami Alden - 08/04/15 ★ ★ ★ ★
✓6. Look Up at the Sky (Apr 14): Mischief in Mudbug by Jana Deleon - 03/04/15 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
✓7. Titanic (April 15): Riptide by Cherry Adair - 10/04/15 ★ ★ ★ ★
✓8. Take a chance day (April 23): Deadly Fall by Ann Bruce - 06/04/15 ★ ★ ★ ★
✓9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26): Under My Skin by J.M. Stone 07/04/15 ★ ★
✓10. Reader's Choice: Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux - 02/04/15 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

[Suzanne]

Done!

Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2015 April Monthly Challenge - Participants Thread
Duration: 4/1/2015 - 4/30/2015

Progress: 10 out of 10

1.'A' is for April: Read a book that starts with 'A' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'A':
Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2015 - 348 Pages

2. Member of the Month: BJ Rose:
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell - *** - 4/2/2015 - 243 Pages

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Patricia Briggs:
Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 4/22/2015

4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2) - Fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, Denmark. He created 168 fairy tales for children including the classics The Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen and The Nightingale.
Read a book that is a re-telling of a fairy tale, or a story that takes place in Denmark or read any YA book, or a book with a child/children in it:
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor - *** - 4/13/2015 - YA Book

5. Reconciliation Day (April 2) - Reconciliation Day is a special day to patch relationships and to make amends. Its intention is to re-establish relationships between family, friends and couples. Life is too short to hold a grudge between those we love.
Read a book where there is reconciliation between the two main characters or a story where enemies turn to lovers or friends to lovers:
Return to Me by Justina Chen - **** - 4/10/2015 - 352 Pages

6. Look Up at the Sky day (April 14) - How often do you look upwards? Look Up at the Sky Day encourages you to stop for a moment, and to appreciate the beautiful blue sky, fluffy clouds and elegant, soaring birds…
Read a book that has a picture of a blue sky, fluffy clouds or soaring birds on the cover or has the word 'blue' or 'sky' in the title:
Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/29/2015

7. Titanic (April 15) On April 15, 1912, in the icy waters off Newfoundland, the luxury liner Titanic with 2,224 persons on board sank at 2:27 a.m. after striking an iceberg just before midnight. Over 1,500 people drowned while 700 were rescued by the liner Carpathia which arrived about two hours after Titanic went down.
Read a Historical Romance, or a book with a sailor, captain or seafarer MC, or a book with a boat/ship on the cover:
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - ***** - 4/28/2015 - Dexter is a sailor with a boat

8. Take a chance day (April 23): Life is filled with risks. To get what you want, sometimes you have to take a chance. And, today is created to do just that. So take that chance a read a book by a new to you author:
Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl - ***** - 4/6/2015 - New to you author

9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26). Go ahead and give a big bear hug to any and all Australians today.
Read a book by an Australian author or a story that takes place in Australia, or read a book with a couple embracing on the cover:
Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout - **** - 4/5/2015 - 382 Pages - Couple Embracing on Cover

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice:
Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ***** - 4/9/2015 - 433 Pages

[Julianna]

Final Update 4/30

1.'A' is for April: The Wedding Bargain by Victoria Alexander (4/20)★★★★

2. Member of the Month: Storm Front, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm by Jim Butcher (4/22)★★★★★

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author: Barrio Girls (from Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron) by Charles De Lint (4/2)★★★

4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2): Felidis (from Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron) by Tanith Lee (4/16)★★★

7. Titanic (April 15): Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone (4/28)★★★★★

10. Reader's Choice: The Shadows by J.R. Ward (4/13)★★★★1/2

Completed 6/6

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Completed my challenge post 34

[BJ Rose]

Hurray! Got my 8 - here they are!!

RRRC Monthly Challenges
April 1 - 30, 2015

8/8

√ 1. Starts with 'A': Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs - 4.03
√ 2. Member: BJ Rose: The Seduction of Lady X by Julia London - 4.13
√ 3. FAC: Patricia Briggs: Bone Crossed - 4.02
√ 5. Reconciliation Day: Nightingale Way by Emily March - 4.23
√ 6. Blue Sky & Fluffy Clouds: One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly - 4.29
√ 7. Titanic: Historical Romance: It Happened One Midnight by Julie Anne Long - 4.20
√ 8. New-to-you Author: Victoria Thompson: Murder on Astor Place - 4.26
√ 10. Reader's Choice: The Last Debutante by Julia London - 4.16

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Wow, it looks like I never bothered to sign up this month...but I finished anyway! :D

2015 April Monthly Challenge
10/10 Completed

✔1.'A' is for April: Rocky Mountain Desire 4/3/15
✔2. Member of the Month: BJ Rose: Skinwalker 4/9/15
✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Patricia Briggs: Alpha & Omega 4/1/15
✔4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2): Cinder: A CinderFella Story 4/2/15
✔5. Reconciliation Day (April 2): Coming Undone 4/17/15
✔6. Look Up at the Sky day (April 14): Between Sinners and Saints 4/7/15
✔7. Titanic (April 15): The Prince of Midnight 4/13/15
✔8. Take a chance day (April 23): The Idiots' Tango 4/3/15
✔9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26): Play of Passion 4/11/15
✔10. Reader's Choice: The Shadows 4/6/15

Completed:

[Ora]

Challenge Complete

2015 April Monthly Challenge
10/10

1.'A' is for April: Can't Help Falling in Love Bella Andre 04/23
2. Member of the Month: It Started With a Scandal Julie Anne Long 04/04
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) Consumed Rebecca Zanetti 04/06
4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2) Instinct Sherrilyn Kenyon 04/01
5. Reconciliation Day (April 2) Four Nights With the Duke Eloisa James 04/07
6. Look Up at the Sky day (April 14) When It's Right Jennifer Ryan 04/08
7. Titanic (April 15) Four Nights With the Duke Eloisa James 04/07
8. Take a chance day (April 23) The Leopard Vanguard T.A. Uner 04/27
9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26). Love So Irresistible Marquita Valentine
10. Reader's Choice: Sweet Revenge Rebecca Zanetti 04/03

[Margaret]

Congratulations to everyone who has finished!! This was my first time hosting a challenge, and it was such fun. Thanks everyone for participating :)

[Tammie]

All done!

10/10 Read

1.'A' is for April: Rock Chick Revenge, Kristen Ashley ★★★★★ 4/30
2. Member of the Month: BJ Rose McKettrick's Pride, Linda Lael Miller ★★★★ 4/4
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Patricia Briggs: (set in Montana) Falling for Jillian, Kristen Proby ★★★★★ 4/3
4. Hans Christian Anderson:(April 2) YA-Fallen Too Far, Abbi Glines ★★★★ 4/28
5. Reconciliation Day (April 2): One Sweet Ride Jaci Burton ★★★★ 4/10
6. Look Up at the Sky day (April 14): The Longest Ride, Nicholas Sparks ★★★★ 4/23
7. Titanic (April 15): The Arrangement, Mary Balogh ★★★★ 4/5
8. Take a chance day (April 23): Gone - Part One, Deborah Bladon ★★★ 4/26
9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26): Mai Tai'd Up, Alice Clayton ★★★★ 4/8
10. Reader's Choice: The Shadows, J.R.Ward ★★★★★ 4/20

[April]

I have failed again. I only managed to finish one of my books and I only had three.

[Barbara ★]

All done!


READ: 10/10

✔1.'A' is for April: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3
✔2. Member of the Month (BJ Rose): Caressed by Ice - Nalini Singh 4/15
✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC): Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell 4/10
✔4. Hans Christian Anderson: Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas (YA) 4/4
✔5. Reconciliation Day: Death of a Pirate King - Josh Lanyon (reconciliation) 4/11
✔6. Look Up at the Sky day: The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater (bird on cover) 4/17
✔7. Titanic: Seduce Me in Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank (captain of space ship) 4/25
✔8. Take a chance day: The Map of Time - Felix Palma (new author) 4/18
✔9. Hug an Australian Day: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe (embracing on cover) 4/26
✔10. Reader's Choice: South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Dana (aNovelAllure)]

2015 April Monthly Challenge
8/8 Read - COMPLETED!!!

1.'A' is for April: Ashley, Kristen - Rock Chick Revenge (04/02) ★★★★★
2. Member of the Month: BJ Rose: Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh (4/20) ★★★★★
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Patricia Briggs: Alpha and Omega (4/13) ★★★★
4. Hans Christian Anderson(April 2): (YA) Evernight - Claudia Gray
5. Reconciliation Day (April 2): Kane and Abel - Jeffrey Archer (4/30) ★★★★★
6. Look Up at the Sky day (April 14):
7. Titanic (April 15): Heaven and Earth - Nora Roberts (4/29) ★★★★★
8. Take a chance day (April 23): Undertow - Elizabeth O'Roark (4/13) ★★★★★
9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26):
10. Reader's Choice: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti (04/12) ★★★★

[Maggie]

2015 April Monthly Challenge - Participants Thread
April 1 - April 30
8/8 Done!


1.'A' is for April: Adam 4/26 ****

2. Member of the Month: Betrayal in Death 4/30 ****

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Patricia Briggs: (Features an MC who is a librarian or a teacher). The Biker's Librarian 4/19 ***

4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2): (A re-telling of a fairy tale). Ravish Her Completely 4/17 ***

5. Reconciliation Day (April 2): (A reconciliation between the two main characters). Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas 4/18 ****

6. Look Up at the Sky day (April 14) - How often do you look upwards? Look Up at the Sky Day encourages you to stop for a moment, and to appreciate the beautiful blue sky, fluffy clouds and elegant, soaring birds… Read a book that has a picture of a blue sky, fluffy clouds or soaring birds on the cover or has the word 'blue' or 'sky' in the title.

7. Titanic (April 15) On April 15, 1912, in the icy waters off Newfoundland, the luxury liner Titanic with 2,224 persons on board sank at 2:27 a.m. after striking an iceberg just before midnight. Over 1,500 people drowned while 700 were rescued by the liner Carpathia which arrived about two hours after Titanic went down. Read a Historical Romance, or a book with a sailor, captain or seafarer MC, or a book with a boat/ship on the cover.

8. Take a chance day (April 23): (Read a book by a new to you author). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned 4/9 ****

9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26): Burn for You 4/17 ****

10. Reader's Choice: True 4/24 ****

To Read:

Finished:

[Breann]

I did finish on time, I just forgot to update :D


Read: 10/10 ~~DONE!


1.'A' is for April: Summer Son 4.11 ★★★☆☆

2. Member of the Month: Blaze of Memory 4.7 ★★★☆☆

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author: Bone Crossed 4.19 ★★★☆☆

4. Hans Christian Anderson (April 2): Inferno 4.16 ★★★★★

5. Reconciliation Day (April 2): My Life as a Myth 4.9 ★★★★☆

6. Look Up at the Sky day (April 14): Sweet Reckoning 4.27 ★★★☆☆

7. Titanic (April 15): The Girl in the Steel Corset 4.7 ★★★★☆

8. Take a chance day (April 23): Magic's Pawn 4/18/15 ★★★★☆

9. Hug an Australian Day (April 26): Bound with Love 4.24 ★★☆☆☆

10. Reader's Choice: The Girl in the Steel Corset 4.7 ★★★★☆