September's Build Your Own Challenge

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Note: I changed the name because there's another group using the Challenge Yourself Challenge title.

Ok, ladies! September will soon be upon us so it's time to prepare for a new challenge.

The Build Your Own Challenge challenge is one in which the challenge is going to be left up to you to create.

Each one of you will come up with your own challenge, including the number of books to read with a minimum of 4. As you join, I'll add you to our participant's thread along with the number of books you've committed to.

Some examples:

---Catch up or finish a series.

---Try some authors you’ve never read before.

---Try a new genre.

---Read X number of books from your To Be Read pile, or mountain, as the case may be.

The options are endless!

The challenge runs from September 1 through September 30.

But, here's the deal, once you commit, you can't change your mind, so think it through before you decide!

Now, if you like this idea and there’s enough interest, I can make this into a quarterly challenge instead. Just let me know.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Build Your Own Challenge Participant's Board


Catherine Round 1---------------------10/10 - - - Completed!!!!
Catherine Bonus Round-------------------11!!!!!!!!
BJ------------------------12/12 - - - Completed!!!
BJ Bonus Round---------------11!!!!!!!!!
Dhestiny---------------9/9 - - - Completed!!!
Dhestiny Bonus Round------------3!!!!!!!
Carolyn-----------25/25 - - - Completed!!!!!!!!!
Dina---------------------3/4
Mandy
Danielle----------------5/5 - - - Completed!!!
Suzanne----------------6/6 - - - Completed!
Linds
Alycia
Kelly
Melissa--------------------------20/20 - - - Completed!!!!!
Carol------------------------------4/5
Anja----------------------------4/4
Lacy
Beverly----------------------------12/12 - - - Completed!!!
Nissie
D.G.-----------------------------11/11 - - - Completed!
D.G. Bonus Round------------------------4!!!!!
Becky---------------6/6 - - - Completed!!!!!
Diana
Lori---------------1/4

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

2/9

I'm going to read 9 or more books from my To Be Read Shelf.

All 9 are books I already own.
Three are a trilogy I'll start and complete.
Two will be authors I've never read before - Elizabeth Hoyt and Sarah McClean.
Two are series I'm catching up on, I-Team by Pamela Clare and EliteOPS by Lora Leigh



1 - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer - Done
2 - The Raven Prince- Elizabeth Hoyt
3 - Naked Edge - Pamela Clare
4 - Three Nights with a Scoundrel- Tessa Dare
5 - The Leopard Prince - Elizabeth Hoyt
6 - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake- McClean, Sarah
7 - Black Jack – Lora Leigh
8 - The Serpent Prince- Elizabeth Hoyt
9 - The Ranger – Rhonda Nelson - Done

[Dina]

Okay, UM, I'm in. I'll follow your lead and work on reducing my TBR.


BUILD MY OWN CHALLENGE CHALLENGE
Duration: September 1 - September 30

Goal: Read at least books from my To-Read shelf.

Here's my list:

1. Surrender by Pamela Clare
2. Untamed by Pamela Clare
3.
4.
5.
6.

P.S.: I know my list isn't complete yet, LOL. I'm just comitting myself to this challenge for now and I'll post my final list of books later - before September 1, of course. ;)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I made it more challenging by saying that there are no "take backs" on this one. Once you post, that's it. Try to make changes and you'll find Eric Cartman knocking on your door with his billy club. LOL

[Dina]

LOL! That's why I didn't list any book yet. I'm going to wait until the last minute to commit myself to my final list. As much as I love Cartman, I'm not eager to have him visiting me. ;)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

LOL!!!! You will respect my authoritah!!!!!!

[Dina]

Yes, m'am! *salutes*

[Mandy]

I'm going to do the "Try a New Author"(how do you bold stuff here?)

I've already got one marked for the other September challenge and I have two pages of new ones to try!

But I'm NOT putting it here because I don't want this Cartman fella, whoever he might be, knocking at my door. Or do I? Is he hawt? LOL!

[Dina]

LOL, Mandy, you do not want Cartman banging on your door. He's a character from "South Park", a non-PC cartoon that no kid should be allowed to watch. ;)

Mandy wrote: "(how do you bold stuff here?)"

Click on "(some html is ok)" on top of the comment box. You'll find all the info you need to bold, italicize, underline, etc. your words/sentences.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

This is Eric Cartman from the TV show, South Park. He's a hoot.



And this is a video of him acting as a cop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QJ8NK...

And why you don't want to deal with his bully club. LOL

[Mandy]

Now see . . .that's just frightening! LOL!!

Definately don't want HIM knocking at my door!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

And to use BOLD click on the link that says (some html is ok) above the comment box and look down about half way you'll see where it said bold text and there's a code that looks like this <.b>...<./b> (without the periods) you put the text or letters you want to have in bold in between that code like this...

<.b>hello (without the periods)

[Mandy]

woohoo! I did it!! LOL!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

YAY!!!!! Did you watch the video? It's so funny.

[Mandy]

I can't watch on my computer at work.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Oh, ok. Maybe when you get home. I hate it when work interferes with fun. LOL

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I think I am going to do this challenge, but not sure whether to finish off a series or just try and reduce books from my TBR pile, or just finish the books I have bought recently and not read, grrr the possibilities are endless!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Yes, they are :) The only requirement is 4 books. Anything over that is up to you.

[Robin]

Good Luck everyone. As tempting as it is to challenge myself to finish my unfinished I'm going to pass and opt out this month.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ok, we'll miss you! Maybe October will bring you back with us.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm making a slight change to the "rules." You can post and make changes your challenge up until September 1. On September 1st, no more changes can be made.

[Mandy]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I'm making a slight change to the "rules." You can post and make changes your challenge up until September 1. On September 1st, no more changes can be made. "

Whew . . .I'm driving myself crazy trying to spell September AND work it into this one!! LOL!! I might just have to do them seperate . . .sorta.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

This is one of the instances where I'm glad I have 200+ books on my bookshelves waiting to be read. It was fairly easy to come up with books that I could fit into Spell September AND have them count as clearing some books from my TBR and not have to buy more to fit the challenges.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

I'll sign up, but I won't list my books yet.

[Mandy]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "This is one of the instances where I'm glad I have 200+ books on my bookshelves waiting to be read. It was fairly easy to come up with books that I could fit into Spell September AND have them coun..."


200+!! Wow!! I wish I could have that many! I read them as quickly as I get them though. Maybe if I began branching out more and trying new authors (as I am now doing) I could build up my TBR pile.

[Linds]

For my challenge, I'm going easy on myself and only having four books this month. I'm going to have four romance novels by authors I've never read. My choices are:
1.) As You Like it by Connie Brockway
2.) The Romantic by Madeline Hunter
3.) A Rose in Winter by Kathleen Woodiwess
4.) A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior by Suzanne Enoch

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

How do you manage to get the pictures of the books so big?

[Alycia]

I'm in, great challenge Dhestiny!

Books 4, duration September 1- September 30

Continue a series:
1.
2.

Try a new author:
3.
4.

[Kelly]

I'm in just have to think over what my challenge will be.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Hey everyone! These are the names I have added-

Dina
Mandy
Danielle
Suzanne
Linds
Alycia
Kelly

If I'm missing someone, please let me know.

[Dina]

UM is back! :D

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

In body only! LOL

[Dina]

Ah, I can understand! Your spirit is still on vacation, right? How was it? Did you have a great time?

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

It was nice not having to do anything! We went through Zion National Park, the St. George Utah Mall, ate at some places we don't have here at home, lounged around.... so why I need a vacation to recuperate from my vacation I couldn't tell ya.

[Dina]

LOL, I always feel the same way when I come back from a vacation.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Well, I've changed my list again :)

[Alycia]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Well, I've changed my list again :)"

Me too :) I may even add some

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

WOOHOO!!! I'm just trying to make the books ones I really want to read so I don't get bored. The only questionable one is the #9 - Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife - Lynne Graham - but it works for my Spell September challenge, too.

[Alycia]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "WOOHOO!!! I'm just trying to make the books ones I really want to read so I don't get bored. The only questionable one is the #9 - Reluctant Mistress, Blackmailed Wife - Lynne Graham ..."

It does have decent rating and it is short.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

That's what I was thinking, too, Alycia. LOL It might be painful, but it's short!

[Alycia]

Hopefully it isn't. I'm following your Mary Wine pick, I think I will add the first book to my list.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I hope you enjoy them!

[Alycia]

Me too. I have book 2, just need to download book 1 and then I'll add book 3 if they are good.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I liked them, but her other one that was a full length was kind of slow. I'm hoping Bedding will be good.

[Dina]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I'm hoping Bedding will be good."

Oh, my mind's in the gutter... LOL!

[Alycia]

Which one was slow? or ?

[Alycia]

Dina wrote: "UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I'm hoping Bedding will be good."

Oh, my mind's in the gutter... LOL!"

LOL, Dina!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Alycia, it was.... neither of those... one came out... recently... oh, it was . You can read my review for it, there are no spoilers, or if there are, they are labeled.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Dina wrote: "Oh, my mind's in the gutter... LOL!"

Where it holds permanent residence.