January's Build Your Own Challenge

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Yay! We're ringing in a new year of challenges, and I want to thank everyone for making last year's challenge so much fun!

January's Build Your Own Challenge, challenge.

As with all our Build Your Own Challenge challenges, you get to decide how to make this work for you. Any books you choose to read for this challenge can be overlapped with other challenges as well.

Restrictions:You can list your books any time and make changes to your list right up until January 31st. The only restriction is that you can’t begin reading from this list until January 1st.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Participants


Alycia --------------4/4 - - - Done!!!
Atumn------------8/8 - - - Finito!
Becky--------------------11/10 - - - Done!!!
BJ Rose--------------------7/7 +5 Bonus - - - Done!!!
Carolyn F
DG---------------10/10 + 3 bonus - - - Done!!!
Dhestiny---------------5/5 - - - Done!!!!!
Diana~------------------x/6
Dina----------------4/4 - - - Done!!!!!!!!!!!
Heather----------------25/35
Joeera------------------5/5 - - - Done!!!
Judy-----------------13/15
Katherine-------10/10 - - -Done!!!!!!!!!
Lady Danielle----------------8/8 - - - Done!!!!!
Lady Leah----------21- - -
Laura---------8/10
Mandy-----------------16/15 - - -Done!!!
Megan
Melanie------------46/30 - - - Done!!!!!
Mshj------------9/9 - - - Done!!!
Rose------------15/15 + 1 - - - Done!!!!!!!!
Regina
Suzanne---------------4/4 - - - Done!!!!!!!!

[D.G.]

Woohoo!!

I was badgering you for this, I'll join right away. :)

[Carolyn F.]

I'm in!

[Alycia]

I'm in for 4.

Rockers, motorcyles, cowboys Oh My!

1.
2.
3.
4. reader choice

[Mandy]

Again, I'm trying to pound down that never ending mountain of TBR's! :)

Count me in for . . .15!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Dang! 4 already! LOL You all must have been standing there waiting for me to unlock the door! LOL

[D.G.]

Oh I forgot to list my challenge. :)

My challenge is to read 10 books I want to read. I spent most of the last three months trying to finish my yearly challenges so I didn't have as much flexibility with my reading. I'm sooo looking forward to January!!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I am in, but not sure what I am going to do yet though!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Dhes' January's Build Your Own Challege -

I will read at least 5 books that I already own. Including at least 1 book from my Secret Santa.

[Regina]

I am in!

[Regina]

1. Atonement
2. Shadowfever
3. Lady of Light and Shadows
4. To the Edge
5. Under Her Skin
6. Night Watch

I plan to add more .....

[Katherine]

Count me in too.

I will read at least 7 books.

1) The Bride
2) The Secret
3) Secondhand Bride (McKettrick Cowboys, #3)
4) Dreaming of You
5) Then Came You
6) Lover Awakened
7) To Sir Phillip, With Love

[Laura]

Count me in! I'm going to plan on reading 10 books from my TBR pile in January. I'll list at least part of them tomorrow.

[Leah]

I'm in as always. I dunno how many I'm doing yet, though.

[Diana~ (Kiss Me Books)]

Sign me up! I'll try attempting some of these books that I've put off for awhile... so I think I'll pick 6 of them and hope that I'll be able to have time to finish it.

1. Flat Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy
2. Second Chances by Lauren Dane
3. Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning
4. Riding The Storm by Sydney Croft
5. The Chief by Monica McCarty
6. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward


06/06 Completed, DONE!

[Becky]

Sign me up, I will try for 10 books! I will post my books soon and adjust as needed.

New Authors
Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
When Angels Fall by Meagan McKinney
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Just Like Old Times by Hetty St James
Thrill Me to Death by Roxanne St. Claire

Rereads
The Bride by Julie Garwood1/1

Favorite Authors
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella


COMPLETE 1/10

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

Not sure what I'm going to do, but sign me up!

[Laura]

January Build Your Own Challenge- read 10 books from my TBR pile including my monthly book club selection

0 / 10 completed

1. Seer of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
2. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
3. Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family by Condoleezza Rice *
4. The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory
5. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

*Book club selection

[Mandy]

1. The Bride
2. Shadowfever

[Mandy]

Diana~ wrote: "Sign me up! I'll try attempting some of these books that I've put off for awhile... so I think I'll pick 6 of them and hope that I'll be able to have time to finish it.

1. Flat Out Sexy by Erin Mc..."


1,4 and 5 of your list are EXCELLENT!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Alycia wrote: "I'm in for 4.

Rockers, motorcyles, cowboys Oh My!

1.

Alycia, I want to know how backstage pass is!

[MashJ]

I'll join in to read my secret santa books:

1.Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long
2.A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh
3.The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie
4.Ride the Fire by Pamela Clare
5.Wicked Angel by Julia London
6.Laird of the Mist by Paula Quinn
7.The Duke by Gaelen Foley
8.Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley
9.Seduced By His Touch by Tracy Anne Warren

[Alycia]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Alycia wrote: "I'm in for 4.
Rockers, motorcyles, cowboys Oh My!
1.
Alycia, I want to know how backstage pass is!"

I'll let you know when I get to it

[Dina]

January's BYOC
Duration: January 1 - January 31

Goal: Read 4 books where the word "condom" is used.

0/4 completed

I'll post as I go.

[Leah]

LMAO. Love your category, Dina! ;)

[Dina]

I was inspired by the BYOC ad talk on the other thread (I don't remember which one.)

[Leah]

Ah yes, D.G. and her condom ad, LOL

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

OMG!!!!!!!!!! LOL In the title? LOLOL

[Dina]

Not in the title, UM. That would be too challenging, LOL.

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

That's quite a challenge, Dina!

[Dina]

:D

[D.G.]

LOL, Dina! Great challenge!

They'll have to be mostly contemporaries (there is some talk of condoms in some historicals but they are few and far between!)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Dina wrote: "Not in the title, UM. That would be too challenging, LOL."

Yeah, I don't know how many fictional books you'd find with that word in the title.

[Dina]

D.G. wrote: "LOL, Dina! Great challenge!

They'll have to be mostly contemporaries (there is some talk of condoms in some historicals but they are few and far between!)"

Yeah, historicals are out. Most PNR are probably out too, because those "creatures" (and I say that with love, LOL) don't have to worry about that.

[MashJ]

D.G. wrote: "LOL, Dina! Great challenge!

They'll have to be mostly contemporaries (there is some talk of condoms in some historicals but they are few and far between!)"

Anne Stuart's Ruthless and Loretta Chase's Your Scandalous Ways would qualify.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

And Lisa Kleypas' would, too.

[Alycia]

would work. The hero used french letters.

[Joeera]

I'am going to read 5 books that i own with "Love" in the title (completed 5 0ut 5) DONE

All About Love(r-f-Jan 10-11)
A Touch Of Love(r-f-Jan 8-9)
Forever, My Love(r-f-Jan 7-8)
Love's Sweet Captive(r-f-jan 2-3)
To Love a Stranger(r-f-Jan 5-6)

[Dina]

Mshj - I love Loretta Chase's writing and Your Scandalous Ways sounds good. :) I love Anne Stuart's writing too, but I decided not to read Ruthless based on some reviews I've read. I "know" (as much as anyone could know such thing) that I'd hate the hero.

UM - I read Again The Magic last month and I don't remember the word "condom" being used in that book. *scratches head*

Alycia - Thanks for the rec. Do they use the word "condom" specifically? I'm trying to make my challenge a little more challenging by not allowing synonyms. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

"French Letter" is the word... sorry.

[Alycia]

Dina wrote: "Mshj - I love Loretta Chase's writing and Your Scandalous Ways sounds good. :) I love Anne Stuart's writing too, but I decided not to read [book:Ruthles..."

Not in that particular book. I think they always use french letter. It's used several times

[Dina]

NP, UM. :)

[Dina]

Alycia - Thanks! I don't think HR books and the word "condom" go together. ;)

[Alycia]

Dina wrote: "Alycia - Thanks! I don't think HR books and the word "condom" go together. ;)"

No they don't. Not good HRs

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

You know I am sure that I have read a HR with condoms or "french letters" or some sort of birthcontrol in them, I am sure it was & or

[D.G.]

Yup, there are definitely historicals where the hero uses condoms (or french letters) but I cannot think of any at the moment!

Two paranormals I read recently Skin Game & Skin Tight, the heroes definitely use condoms. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

The thing is, in Dina's challenge they have to be called "condoms." They can't be "french letters."

[D.G.]

Oh I thought she was keeping to the spirit rather than the letter of the law. :)

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I was : ) I was just trying to think of some books I had seen with condoms/birth control mentioned, it always stands out when it mentions it in HR : )