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2010 October Monthly Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread
October Reading Challenge
7/10 Compete
October:
Birthday (Auntee):
Geography: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Teachers Day:
Law & Order:
Halloween:
National Book Month:
Romantic Suspense: Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann
Shelves: Holes by Louis Sachar
Readers Choice:
Lynne wrote: "OCTOBER (144)10 of 10 Complete!"
Congratulations, Lynne!!
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2010 October Monthly Challenge: ParticipantsDuration: October 1 – October 31, 2010
~ Completed ~ 6/10 Books ~
1. October: O’Hurley Born by Nora Roberts 17/10
2. Birthday: Changeless by Gail Carriger 04/10 (Happy B-day Patty 21st same as my Mom)
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from North Carolina.
4. Teacher’s Day: Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips
5. Law & Order: Lawman by Diana Palmer 23/10
6. Halloween Read: Dream Chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon 16/10
7. National Book Month Read a book set in the publishing business, or a book about writing, or one with a character that is a writer, publisher, editor, etc.
8. Romance Genre: Mackenzie's Magic by Linda Howard 23/10
9. Teen Read Week: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
10. Reader's Choice: Blameless by Gail Carriger 10/10
Going for 53/5
2. Happy Birthday Auntee: Finding You/Knowing You by Maureen Child
5. Law & Order: Love at First Flight (Lawyer)by Marie Force
Congrats Joanne, Barb and Lynne!
Very tentative list:10/10 DONE!!
1. October:
2. Birthday:
3. Geography:
4. Teacher’s Day:
5. Law & Order:
6. Halloween:
7. National Book Month:
8. Romance Genre (Romantic Suspense):
9. Of Lists and Shelves - Teen Read Week:
10. Reader's Choice:
Congrats to everyone who's finished!
1. Starts with the Letter "O": 2. Birthday: Jenny on October 5 (also my daughter's what a great date!):
3. Sabrina Jeffries lives in North Carolina I will read: A Hellion in Her Bed
4. Teacher:
5. Law & Order:
6. Halloween: Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
7. National Book Month:
8.
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2
10. Reader's Choice:
5 Complete
Congrats Lynne, Macwolf01 [Elise] & Megan :)Monthly Challenge:
Duration: October 1 - October 31, 2010
* 7 / 10 Read:
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3. Geography: (North Carolina)
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5. Law & Order: (911 Emergency Service) (Rapture in Death)
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8. Romance Genre: (romantic suspense)
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2010 October Monthly Challenge: ParticipantsDuration: October 1 – October 31, 2010
~ Completed ~ 8/10 Books ~
1. October: O’Hurley Born: Dance to the Piper by Nora Roberts 17/10
2. Birthday: Changeless by Gail Carriger 04/10 (Happy B-day Patty 21st same as my Mom)
3. Geography: Ice by Linda Howard 24/10
4. Teacher’s Day: Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips
5. Law & Order: Lawman by Diana Palmer 23/10
6. Halloween Read: Dream Chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon 16/10
7. National Book Month Read: O'Hurley Born: The Last Honest Woman by Nora Roberts 15/10
8. Romance Genre: Mackenzie's Magic by Linda Howard 23/10
9. Teen Read Week: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
10. Reader's Choice: Blameless by Gail Carriger 10/10
Elise, I liked the O'Hurley's (what did you think). I think my favorite is Without A Trace (book 4 - the last one).
Going for 54/5
2. Happy Birthday Auntee: Finding You/Knowing You by Maureen Child
UPDATE - October 24Please note: For ease of tracking, could you please RE-POST your list with your progress after every update adding the DATE YOU FINISHED. You may also strike out the book's title if you wish. Thanks!
93 readers are participating in this month’s challenge so far:
Allison (out of 5)
Amanda (MidnightFury) (out of 3)
Amber M
Amelia - 5/10 read
Angie
Ashley (ashleylaura87)
Barb - 5/5 read - Done! Congrats!
Barbara
Becky (beckysbusyreading) - 5/10 read
Beth F
BJ Rose - 7/8 read
Carolyn F
Charlotte (Buried in Books) - 1/3 read
Christine S - 7/10 read
Coffeentea - 7/10 read
Courtney - 7/10 read
D.G. - 6/10 read
Daffodil - 6/10 read
Debbie - 7/10 read
Delicious Dee Challenge Addict - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Diane ~Firefly~ - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Donna
Drq - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Emily - 3/10 read
Erin B - 9/10 read
Erin H - 6/8 read
FlibBityFLooB - 9/10 read
Fran - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Heather (LovingMyHusbandAndMyBooks) - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Hina - 3/3 read - Done! Congrats!
Jane (Janelba) - 4/10 read
Jasmin - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Jenny (JenEng)
Jess (AngelMason) (out of 5)
Joanne - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Judithe - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Julie (Mom2lnb) - 3/10 read
Karen (CleoCleveland) - 7/10 read
Karen Angel
Katherine
Katie (katervette) - 7/10 read
Kerstin - 3/3 read - Done! Congrats!
Kesha - 5/5 read - Done! Congrats!
Kimberly *Kyhm* - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Laura Lulu
Lauren W
Lili
Lindy-Lane
Lizz - 1/10 read
Lynn
Lynne (LoveToReadGal) - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Macwolf01 [Elise] - 8/10 read
Maria (Addicted2Romance)
Megan (Megadee) - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Mel W - 6/10 read
Michelle (shelli_m) - 4/10 read
Michelle P (michelle5230) - 2/10 read
Mojca - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
N.L. - 10/10 read -Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Nikki - 3/10 read
Nita - 2/5 read
Nook4Beth - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Paige
Patty - 9/10 read
Penney - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Penny
Photojim - 8/10 read
Raine - 3/10 read
Sallie
Samantha - 4/5 read
Sandra - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Sandy (sandyc88) - 4/5 read
Say
Sharon O
Shazzy - 8/10 read
Sheila - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Sherry - 5/10 read
Sheyla Oliveira
Shyloh - 5/10 read
Someoneyouknow - 1/3 read
Suzanne - 7/10 read
Tania - 6/10 read
Thenia - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Tina (tinar1121) - 2/5 read
Valorie - 8/10 read
Vanessa (out of 8)Yz
6 new readers have signed up since the last update:
Briansgirl - 8/10 read
Chloe (out of 3)
colleen - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Kim Galla - 2/10 read
Lacy - 5/10 read
Melanie - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
You can sign up at any time during the month.
20 readers have completed all 10 categories so far - Congratulations!
GROUP RUNNING TOTAL = 433 books read
Happy reading, everyone!
Reminder: Don't forget to add your challenge books to the group's bookshelf. Thanks!
Megan wrote: "Very tentative list:10/10 DONE!!"
Congratulations, Megan!!
wow, 20 readers finished - Congrats Everyone :)
10/10. All done. Yay! :) ended up swapping out my Romantic Suspense book to finish up the challenge.
9/10 done. Just the educator book to go. Looks like I'll go with Innocent In death for that one. Oh, and great job for the 21 who have finished. Good luck to the scores of others who have not.
1. When I found out I was supposed to read a book with a big “O”, this wasn't what I had in mind. One More River to Cross by Essie Summers (10/14)
2. On October 10, 1983 a girl was born. One day before she celebrated her 27th birthday, I would read a book from her list. This is the post commemorating that event. Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb (10/9) Annvelwis
3. Where it began I can't begin to knowin but then I know it's growin stong... Sweet Caroline is somehow related to North Carolina. I'm just not sure how. Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (10/13)
4.I was going to mention the lyrics to "Hot for the teacher" but instead I'll just give a thanks to my very own Mrs. Robinson. Thanks for teaching me the good stuff.
5. Manly Chesterton here. I'm a cop. If there's one thing people need more of it's books about cops. You get enough books about cops and sooner or later somebody's going to feature me, Manly Chesterton, in one of them. So you got a sister?
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen (10/9) - might be romantic suspense instead
6. Most nights of the year, I put on a mask and a trench coat and start knocking on people's doors in this neighborhood, and people would be calling the cops. But every Halloween they laugh and give me candy. I love Halloween.
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts (10/2) One of the main characters is a vamp and they are battling the evil vamp army.
7. Don't screw with authors. Things go sour and 10 years from now whose version of events will the world believe? The one written in a format that involves punctuation. Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson (10/19)
8. Before I read any more, I need to know right now what happens next! Well, why don't you read and find out? I can't. What if I don't like what happens? Something About You by Julie James (10/24) I suppose I could have used any of the In-Death books or several others. But this was actually listed on nine people's shelves as 'romantic suspense' so I'll go with this one.
9. Young adults? How about we call them old kids? Or for girls, blossoming womanhood. Nope sounds pervey. Or a strapping lad about to become a man. Sounds even more pervey. I guess we can stick with Young Adult for now. But we really should work on a better genre.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (10/5)
10. I love the monthly Pick It For Me Challenge. just one more decision I will never have to make. Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz (10/17)
FlibBityFLooB wrote: "10/10. All done. Yay! :) ended up swapping out my Romantic Suspense book to finish up the challenge."Congratulations, FlibBity!!
2010 RRRC October Monthly Challenge7/10 Read
1. O is for Orgasm...Wha?!! Are you sure is for October? One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
2. Happy B-day, Me! Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean - 10/7 √
3. Oh Carolina: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
4. I Kissed a Teacher and I Liked It: Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins - 10/3 √
5. Fiat Justitia (May Justice Be Done): Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
6. Booooo!! Any Way You Want It by Kathy Love - 10/9 √
7. It's Always Book Month For Me: Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? by Jen Lancaster - 10/3 √
8. Run, Run! Untraceable by Laura Griffin - 10/25 √
9. OMG!! This is like...the best book EVA! The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 10/15 √
10. Hmmm, What should I pick? A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson 10/8 √
I guess 9 out of 10 isn't so bad.3. Geography: Never Lie to a Lady by Liz Carlyle (author)
Still working on it and I forgot to update.October Reading Challenges 2010:
8/10 Complete
1. October: Oh My Goth FINISHED 10/21
2. Birthday: Shiver from Pollyanna's bookshelf FINISHED 10/10
3. Geography: The Seventh Witch
4.Teacher’s Day: Hex Hall FINISHED 10/18
5. Law & Order: Moon Called (undercover cop) FINISHED 10/13
6. Halloween Read: Masquerade FINISHED 10/7
7. National Book Month Read: East (poet and printing press) FINISHED 10/2
8. Romance Genre:
9. Of Lists and Shelves: The Adoration of Jenna Fox FINISHED 10/3
10. Reader's Choice: I Heart You, You Haunt Me FINISHED 10/14
Completed: 8/10 2. Happy Birthday Melinda: Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill
9. Of Lists and Shelves Teen Read Week: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Woohoo I'm done!5/5
2010 RRRC October Monthly Challenge:9/10 complete
3. North Carolina: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Samantha wrote: "Woohoo I'm done!5/5"
Congrats, Samantha!!
Update! 8/101. “O”: The Other Countess - Eve Edwards
2. Birthday (Michelle): Fur Factor - Christine Warren
3. North Carolina (author): Lyon - Elizabeth Amber
4. Teacher’s Day: Shifter - anthology
5. Law & Order:
6. “Halloween” character: Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank
7. Writing/writer/publisher: Captive Dreams - Angela Knight
8. Romantic suspense:
9. Of Lists and Shelves: The Luxe - Anna Godbersen
10. Reader's Choice: Tablet of Destinies - Traci Harding
10 for 10 done. Not just the 10 for 10 this month, but 10 for 10 for 10 months this year. Only two more months to run a clean slate. It's been a goal of mine all year. And as my grandmother used to say, "Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I'll make it."1. When I found out I was supposed to read a book with a big “O”, this wasn't what I had in mind. One More River to Cross by Essie Summers (10/14)
2. On October 10, 1983 a girl was born. One day before she celebrated her 27th birthday, I would read a book from her list. This is the post commemorating that event. Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb (10/9) Annvelwis
3. Where it began I can't begin to knowin but then I know it's growin stong... Sweet Caroline is somehow related to North Carolina. I'm just not sure how. Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (10/13)
4.I was going to mention the lyrics to "Hot for the teacher" but instead I'll just give a thanks to my very own Mrs. Robinson. Thanks for teaching me the good stuff. Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb (10/25) takes place in a school with dead teachers, a sexually active principal, and student witnesses.
5. Manly Chesterton here. I'm a cop. If there's one thing people need more of it's books about cops. You get enough books about cops and sooner or later somebody's going to feature me, Manly Chesterton, in one of them. So you got a sister?
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen (10/9) - might be romantic suspense instead
6. Most nights of the year, I put on a mask and a trench coat and start knocking on people's doors in this neighborhood, and people would be calling the cops. But every Halloween they laugh and give me candy. I love Halloween.
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts (10/2) One of the main characters is a vamp and they are battling the evil vamp army.
7. Don't screw with authors. Things go sour and 10 years from now whose version of events will the world believe? The one written in a format that involves punctuation. Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson (10/19)
8. Before I read any more, I need to know right now what happens next! Well, why don't you read and find out? I can't. What if I don't like what happens? Something About You by Julie James (10/24) I suppose I could have used any of the In-Death books or several others. But this was actually listed on nine people's shelves as 'romantic suspense' so I'll go with this one.
9. Young adults? How about we call them old kids? Or for girls, blossoming womanhood. Nope sounds pervey. Or a strapping lad about to become a man. Sounds even more pervey. I guess we can stick with Young Adult for now. But we really should work on a better genre.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (10/5)
10. I love the monthly Pick It For Me Challenge. just one more decision I will never have to make. Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz (10/17)
Completed: 9/10 1 more to go!9. Of Lists and Shelves Teen Read Week: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
October Reading Challenges 2010:9/10 Complete
1. October: Oh My Goth FINISHED 10/21
2. Birthday: Shiver from Pollyanna's bookshelf FINISHED 10/10
3. Geography: The Seventh Witch FINISHED 10/25
4.Teacher’s Day: Hex Hall FINISHED 10/18
5. Law & Order: Moon Called (undercover cop) FINISHED 10/13
6. Halloween Read: Masquerade FINISHED 10/7
7. National Book Month Read: East (poet and printing press) FINISHED 10/2
8. Romance Genre: Dancers in the Dark by Charlaine Harris
9. Of Lists and Shelves: The Adoration of Jenna Fox FINISHED 10/3
10. Reader's Choice: I Heart You, You Haunt Me FINISHED 10/14
6/81. Starts with O
2. Birthday *Happy Birthday Annvelwis!*
3. NC Author
5. Law & Order *Karrin Murphy - Cop* Changes Jim Butcher
6. Halloween *vampire*
8. Suspenseful Romance Ecstasy Unveiled Larissa Ione
9. Teen Read *pg 3 of Young Adult*
10. Readers Choice
October Reading Challenge
8/10 Compete
October:
Birthday (Auntee):
Geography:
Teachers Day:
Law & Order:
Halloween:
National Book Month:
Romantic Suspense: Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann
Shelves: Holes by Louis Sachar
Readers Choice:
Photojim wrote: "10 for 10 done. Not just the 10 for 10 this month, but 10 for 10 for 10 months this year. Only two more months to run a clean slate..."Congratulations, Jim!!
Great job, Jim! 100 books for the monthly challenges is an awesome feat!
Congrats to all the finishers!10/10 Read - Complete
1. October:
2. Happy B-Day D.G.!:
3. N. Carolina:
4. Teacher's Day:
5. Law & Order:
6. Halloween:
7. National Book Month:
8. Romantic Suspense:
9. Teen Spirit:
10. Choice:
Unread: All done!
Read:
Karen wrote: "Congrats to all the finishers!10/10 Read - Complete"
Congratulations, Karen!!
Gonna be close, 2 more to go and less than a week to do it.....Monthly Challenge:
Duration: October 1 - October 31, 2010
* 8 / 10 Read:
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3. Geography: (North Carolina)
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8. Romance Genre: (romantic suspense)
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7/10 Complete 1. October:
2. Birthday: (Happy B-Day Lethal Lovely)
3. Geography:
4.Teacher’s Day:
5. Law & Order: Harmony's Way by Lora Liegh (Substituted for Pleasing the Dead by Deborah Atkinson)
6. Halloween: Dracula by Bram Stoker
7. National Book Month:
8. Romance Genre: Black Hills by Nora Roberts (Substituted for Eternal Pleasure by Nina Bangs)
9. Of Lists and Shelves:Teen Read Week:
10. Reader's Choice:
October Challenge - 9/10 books read - COMPLETED 00 October 2010Just one more to go and should hopefully finish it in time !
√01. "O" Title : Out of the fog - Elizabeth Butler (Novella) - 01/10/10
02. B'Day (Kasia) : From Dead to Worse - Charlaine Harris -
√03. Geography (N Carolina) : First Impressions - Jude Deveraux - 14/10/10
√04. Teacher's Day : Once Upon A Valentine's - Holly Jacobs - 08/10/10
√05. Law & Order : A Girl, a goon and a uniform - Cindy Green (Novella) - 01/10/10
√06. Halloween : Friday the 13th - M. Flagg (Novella) - 02/10/10
√07. National Book Week: The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts - Lilian Jackson Braun - 26/10/10
√08. Romance Genre - Wizard's Daughter - Catherine Coulter - 24/10/10
√09. Of Lists & Shelves - Marked - P.C. Cast(Audio Book) - 07/10/10
√10. Reader's Choice : Thank You, Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse - 27/10/10
My list so far:1.October: Read a book which title starts with “O”. Orchid by Jayne Castle
2. Birthday: Read a book from an October B-day celebrant’s GR bookshelf. Simply Scandalous by Tamara Lejeune from Ridley’s Bookshelf
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from North Carolina. Cat Dancers by Peter Deutermann.
4.Teacher’s Day: Read a book set in a school, college or university, or a character is in the education field (teacher, professor, lecturer, etc). STILL TRYING TO FIND ONE.
5. Law & Order Read a book where one of the major character is a lawyer or judge, or in the 911 Emergency Service field (police, firefighter, paramedic, etc). STILL TRYING TO FIND ONE.
6. Halloween Read a ‘scary’ book, or one that features a typical “Halloween” character (witch, vampire, ghost, etc.) Greywalker by Kat Richardson
7. National Book Month Read a book set in the publishing business, or a book about writing, or one with a character that is a writer, publisher, editor, etc. STILL TRYING TO FIND ONE.
8. Romance Genre: Read a romantic suspense book or a suspenseful romance. Ghost Shadow by Heather Graham
9. Of Lists and Shelves:Teen Read Week Read a book from the first five pages of either of the following shelves: Fablehaven by Brandon Mull from the Young Adult shelf.
10. Reader's Choice. A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
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One Dance With A Duke by Tessa Dare10/15Geography Married to the Viscount by Sabrina Jeffries
Teacher's Day
Simply Love by Mary Balogh10/17Law and Order
The Maze by Catherine Coulter10/16Halloween After Twilight by Amanda Ashley
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The Marriage Lesson by Victoria Alexander10/21