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8/10 read. I think I might just make it this month ;)9. Group Bookshelf: Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
10. My Choice: Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
Finished this Saturday, then had to slap my hands to stop myself reaching for a book on my July list.RRRC Group June Monthly Challenge
June 1 - 30, 2010
Completed: 10/10
1. J for June: Julius Casaer by William Shakespeare, 6-26-10
2. Birthday Book: Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk (FlibBittyFloob), 6-2-10
3. Georgia: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews, 6-21-10
4. Gemini: Bad Twin by Gary Troup, 6-17-10
5. Great Outdoors: Murder with Puffins by Donna Andrews, 6-6-10
6. Already Wed: The Trouble with Harry by Katie MacAlister, 6-26-10
7. Repeat Day: The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz 6-7-10
8. Erotic Romance: Body Rush by Anne Rainey, 6-20-10
9. Group Shelf: Spider’s Bite by Jennifer Estep, 6-11-10
10. Reader’s Choice: Unbecoming Behavior by Stephanie Rowe, 6-8-10
Congratulations, Thenia and Daffodil!!
Managed to finish ... only because of sporadic internet + house in renovation chaos so I've been hiding upstairs in my room reading :)RRRC MONTHLY CHALLENGE - JUNE
Duration: June 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010
10/10 read - COMPLETED 28/6
Congrats Daffodil and Mel!I'll try to go for 10 one of these days...:)
Mel W wrote: "Managed to finish ... only because of sporadic internet + house in renovation chaos so I've been hiding upstairs in my room reading :)"Congratulations, Mel W.!!
What kind of home renovation! Are you getting a library room?!
Tried for 10 and did 5... will throw in my towel at this point...1. Begins with 'J' - Jonty and Choc by Vince Ford. 23 June.
2. Birthday (FlibBityFLooB) - Uglies. 11 June.
3. Geography - Peaches. DNF.
4. Gemini - The Midnight Twins. DNF.
5. Great Outdoors - Hatchet. DNF.
6. Already Wed - Ceremony in Death. 4 June.
7. Repeat Day - Wondrous Strange. DNF.
8. Romance - Nauti Deceptions. 7 June.
9. Of Lists and Shelves - City of Bones. DNF.
10. Reader's Choice - Pride Mates. 28 June.
Just finished Lover Mine... great book!1. Starts with J -
2. Birthday (Happy birthday Samantha) -
3. Georgia -
4. Twins -
5. Outdoors -
6. Marriage -
7. Same initial author -
8. Erotic romance -
9. Group bookshelf -
10. My choice -
Hurry up you guys, you still got a little time.
Lili wrote: "Just finished Lover Mine... great book!"Congratulations, Lili!!
Update 6/282. Birthday:
5. Great Outdoors Month:
8. Romance Genre:
9. Of Lists and Shelves:
Completed 4/10
9/10. One to go :)10. My Choice: Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
8/8 Going for 8 this month (YAY! I'm finally done)
8/8 Finished!2. Birthday Karen's List
3. Georgia
4. Gemini
5. Great Outdoors
7. Repeat Day
8. Erotica
9. Lists & Shelves
10. Reader's Choice
Not sure why I didn't post this earlier...Final tally: READ 5/10
1. June:
2. Birthday: Covet (FlibBityFLooB)
3. Geography:
4.Gemini Connection: Read a book where there is a twin/s character in the story or the word twin/s in the title. The Secret Duke (a bit of a stretch, but these two half-brothers look enough alike that they often pretend to be each other)
5. Great Outdoors Month:
6. Already Wed: The Secret Wedding
7. Repeat Day (June3):
8. Romance Genre:
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from our group’s bookshelf. Dreaming of You
10. Reader's Choice: Succubus Heat
YAY! Finished!1. "J": Joining -Johanna Lindsey
2. B'Day: In The Twilight Before Christmas -Christine Feehan (Danielle’s list)
3. Georgia: Dark Fever -Karen Marie Moning
4. Gemini connection: Twin Temptation -Cara Summers
5. Great Outdoors: Elphame's Choice -P.C. Cast
6. Married couple: The Purchased Wife -Michelle Reid
7. Repeat Day: Desire Untamed -Pamela Palmer
8. Erotic romance: Alpha’s Mate -Leah Brooke
9. Group shelf: The Lady’s Tutor -Robin Schone
10. Reader’s choice: Atlantis Awakening -Alyssa Day
RRRC JUNE 2010 Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed FINISHED
1. June:
2. Birthday: (Thanks Flib) -
3. Georgia:
4. Gemini - twins:
5. Great Outdoors Month:
6. Already Wed:
7. Repeat Day:
8. Erotic:
9. Group’s bookshelf:
10. My Choice:
Leosharkie wrote: "YAY! Finished!"Congratulations, Leosharkie!!
Don't think I'm going to get finished by tomorrow, just far too busy this month :(Geography: Lady of Light and Shadows - C.L. Wilson
Already Wed: The Case of El Chupacabra - Kelley Armstrong
Shelves: Shift - Rachel Vincent
Update. Finished 6 out of 8 only1.
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4. Up in Smokes by KAtie Macalister
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6. Something Wonderful by Judith Mcknaught
7. SKIPPED
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9. Heaven Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
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10 of 10 done*=OWNED
1. June:
2. Birthday: (Ana)
3. Geography:
4.Gemini Connection:
5. Great Outdoors Month:
6. Already Wed:
7. Repeat Day (June3):
8. Romance Genre:
9. Of Lists and Shelves:
10. Reader's Choice:
Read: 8/8 Finished!1. June: SKIP
2. Birthday:
3. Geography:
4.Gemini Connection: SKIP
5. Great Outdoors Month:
6. Already Wed:
7. Repeat Day (June3):
8. Romance Genre:
9. Of Lists and Shelves:
10. Reader's Choice:
To Read:
Completed:
June RR 2010 Challenge5/5 Challenge Completed!
I am so excited! I always aim to complete all 10 picks but usually only managed to finish 3 (along with other challenges I do each month). However, this month I finished 5 of my picks for this challnege! YAHOO!!! It helped that school is out (I'm a home schooling Momma & and a working Library Youth Associate).
That's me for the month, I won't be able to finish Dark Lover by the end of today :)4/5
8. Erotic Romance: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
RRRC Monthly Challenge10/10
1. June:
2. Birthday:
3. Geography:
4.Gemini Connection:
5. Great Outdoors Month:
6. Already Wed:
7. Repeat Day (June3)
8. Romance Genre:erotic
9. Of Lists and Shelves:
10. Reader's Choice
DONE!!! 9/9Special thanks to the members who regularly stop by at the Suggestions Thread and share their input. It definitely helped me a lot when I put together the monthly categories. Thanks, guys.
1. June: Read a book which title starts with "J."
2. Birthday: Read a book from a June B-day celebrant. Ana -
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Georgia.
4.Gemini Connection: Read a book where there is a twin/s character in the story or the word twin/s in the title.
5. Great Outdoors Month: Read book where a character’s profession requires him/her to spend most of the time outdoors, or read a book which have a man vs nature theme, or read a book where majority of the story takes place outdoors..
6. Already Wed June is from Juno, goddess of Marriage. Read a book where the main couple is already married, including marriage of convenience, husband/wife disappearance, marriage by mistake, etc.
7. Repeat Day (June3) Read a book where the first letter repeats for both an author’s first and last name. (Ex. Lora Leigh, Amanda Ashley, Beverly Barton, etc)
8. Romance Genre: Read an erotic romance. (Adjust level of steaminess to one ‘s taste.)
10. Reader's Choice
Not gonna finish, over-extended this month.8/10 complete
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5. Great Outdoors: Calling on Dragons - Patricia Wrede (Enchanted Forest series)
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7. Repeat Day: Obsession Untamed - Pamela Palmer
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TO READ:
READ:
Hooray, Carolyn F!Commiserations to those who didn't quite make it and congratulations to all those that did :)
Made it with an hour to spare!10/10
1. June: Just Like Old Times by Hetty St. James. 6/29
2. Birthday: Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton (FlibBityFLooB) 6/23
3. Geography: Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning 6/15
4.Gemini Connection: The Song by Jean Johnson 6/5
5. Great Outdoors Month: Montana Creed: Logan by Linda Lael Miller 6/30
6. Already Wed June is from Juno, goddess of Marriage. Paradise by Judith McNaught 6/21
7. Repeat Day (June3) The Cat by Jean Johnson 6/10
8. Romance Genre: Nauti Intentions by Lora Leigh 6/26
9. Of Lists and Shelves: sweet spot by Susan Mallery 6/27
10. Reader's Choice - Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry 6/29
9/10 Done1. June:
2. B-day (Samantha):
3. Georgia:
4. Twins:
5. Outdoors: Swimming with the Dead by Kathy Brandt
6. Already Wed:
7. Repeat Day:
8. Erotica:
9. Group Shelf:
10. Reader's Choice:
To Read:
Done:
10/10. Yay! I finished. 20 minutes before July 1st. I guess I cut it pretty close *grin*
(10/10) Sorry for not posting earlier. Finished in June, just didn't have internet while I'm travelling.1. J is for Jim. Don't let anyone tell you any differently. Just A Taste by Deirdre Martin (6/5)
2. A birthday is just like any other day - but hopefully with more cake. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb (6/25)
3. Georgia. Georgia. Georgia the whole day through... Double the Pleasure - anthology (6/19) the Jacquie D'Alessandro story takes place in and around Atlanta.
4. Double your pleasure, double your fun... Twin Temptation (6/2) and Twin Seduction (6/3) Because why have one book about twins when you can have matching books about twins?
5. If it wasn't for shelter, we'd all spend more time outdoors. The Man Must Marry by Janet Chapman - a significant portion of the books takes place on a sailing trip up the coast. (6/20)
6.The Impressive Clergyman: Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam...
[cut to Westley, Inigo, and Fezzik:]
The Impressive Clergyman: And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva...
[cut to the trio again:]
The Impressive Clergyman: So tweasure your wuv. (I love the Princess Bride)
Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb (6/17)
7. Pete and Repeat were sitting on a fence. Pete fell off. Who was left? Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh (6/12)
8.Boom chicka bow wow! Yeah baby. Nauti Nights by Lora Leigh (6/15)
9. If I read a book for a challenge I put it on the bookshelf. But I'm supposed to read a book that is on our bookshelf. By definition, even if it's not there when I start, by the time I post this would it not qualify? But this one was already there. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (6/6)
10. KimKart made my choice for me this month. Great fun by the way, See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson (6/8)
June Monthly Challenge5/10
Starts with "J" - James Potter and the Vault of Destinies by G. Norman Lippert
Birthday - Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead (Ana's shelf)
Geography: Georgia - Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock
Gemini Connection -
Great Outdoors -
Already Wed -
Repeat Day -
Erotic Romance - Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh
RRRC Group Bookshelf - The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
Reader's Choice -
4/8 Bad reading month!2.
Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh, (Dina)
4.Gemini Connection: Read a book where there is a twin/s character in the story or the word twin/s in the title.
Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
5. Great Outdoors Month: Read book where a character’s profession requires him/her to spend most of the time outdoors, or read a book which have a man vs nature theme, or read a book where majority of the story takes place outdoors..
Hard and Fast by Erin McCarthy (male protag is a race car driver)
6. Already Wed June is from Juno, goddess of Marriage. Read a book where the main couple is already married, including marriage of convenience, husband/wife disappearance, marriage by mistake, etc.
7. Repeat Day (June3) Read a book where the first letter repeats for both an author’s first and last name. (Ex. Lora Leigh, Amanda Ashley, Beverly Barton, etc)
Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr
8. Romance Genre: Read an erotic romance. (Adjust level of steaminess to one ‘s taste.)
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from our group’s bookshelf.
Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson
10. Reader's Choice
Challenge Duration: June - June 30, 2010
Update 7/12. Birthday:
5. Great Outdoors Month:
7. Repeat Day:
8. Romance Genre:
9. Of Lists and Shelves:
Completed 5/10
I didn't quite make the 10. If June would have had 31 days...oh well. Next month, I think I'll go back to 8. I had to change a couple books from my original posting due to hold-ups at the library.9/10
1. June - starts with "J.":
2. Birthday:
3. Georgia:
4. Twins:
5. Great Outdoors Month:
6. Marriage of Convenience: Seduction by Amanda Quick
7. Repeat Day:
8. Romance Genre: Read an erotic romance:
9. Of Lists and Shelves:
10. Reader's Choice:
Challenge Duration: June - June 30, 2010
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1. June:
Just One Sip Anthology6/24 ****2. B-day (Samantha):
Elijah by Jacquelyn Frank6/6 ****3. Georgia:
Defending Angels by Mary Stanton6/12 ***4. Twins:
Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward6/21 *****5. Outdoors: Swimming with the Dead by Kathy Brandt
6. Already Wed:
Blood Magic by Eileen Wilks6/9 ****7. Repeat Day: Devour by Melina Morel
8. Erotica:
Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh6/27 *****9. Group Shelf:
The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann6/26 ***10. Reader's Choice:
Changes by Jim Butcher6/4 *****To Read:
Done: