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2011 January Monthly Reading Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread

2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE-
3. GEOGRAPHY -
4. NEW YEAR -
5. BEGINNINGS -
6. DRAGON DAY -
7. TIME WEEK -
8. ROSE PARADE -
9. JANUARY WEATHER -
10. MY CHOICE -






1. "J" for January:
2. Birthday (Theandrelle):
3. Geography (Delaware author):
4. New Year:
5. Beginnings:
6. Appreciate your Dragon Days:
7. National Take Back Your Time Week:
8. Rose Parade:
9. January Weather:
10. Reader's Choice:

5/9 Completed
1. J -
2. Happy B'day Steph - Play of Passion
3. Delaware - no clue what to read for this one, so skipping
4. New2You Author -
5. 1st bk - Stormwalker
6. Love Dragons -
7. TimeTunnel -
8. Flowers - Zinnia
9. Cold Weather -
10. choice - Behold, Here's Poison






Challenge Duration: January 1 – January 31, 2011
1/10 COMPLETE
1. January: Read a book which title starts with “J”.
2. Birthday: Read a book from a January B-day celebrant’s GR bookshelf whose “day” falls on the same “day” as yours. If no one has the exact same day, then go for the closest date. (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...)
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Delaware.
4. New to You: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand FINISHED 1/6
5. Beginnings: Matched by Ally Conkie
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Firelight by Sophie Jordan
7. National Take Back Your Time Week:
8. Rose Parade: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
9. January Weather Depending on where you are, January can be a 'cold' month or a 'hot' month. Read a book that is set in a place that has the opposite weather to where you currently are.
10. Reader's Choice





2/5 read
January- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
New Year- Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult 1/6/11
Beginnings- A Thirst for Rain by Roslyn Carrington
National Take Back Your Time Week- The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Reader's Choice- The Endearment by LaVyrle Spencer 1/2/11

2. Bithday(Valorie) - Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)
3. Delaware - This Fierce Loving by Judith E French
5. First in series - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)
6. Dragons - Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken
7. TimeTravel - A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
8. Flowers - Seduced by Virginia Henley
9. Hot Month - Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
10. My choice - Faefever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)











1. January: The Jaguar Prince by Karen Kelley.
3. Geography: Irish Rogue by Candace McCarthy (author).
4. New Year: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris.
5. Beginnings: A Little Bit Wicked by Victoria Alexander.
6. Dragon Day: Dragon Actually by G. A. Aiken.
8. Rose Parade: Royal Seduction by Jennifer Blake.
9. January Weather: Mortal Temptations by Allyson James.

2. Bithday(Valorie) - Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)
3. Delaware - This Fierce Loving by Judith E French
5. First in series - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)
6. Dragons - Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken
7. TimeTravel - A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
9. Hot Month - Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
10. My choice - Faefever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)











1. January: Jungle Heat
2. Happy Birthday, Bookwatcher!:
3. Geography: Finn's Christmas
4. New Year:
5. Beginnings:
6. Appreciate Your Dragon Day: Fires Of Ballian
7. National Take Back Your Time Week:
8. Rose Parade: Blood and Roses
9. January Weather: Making His List
10. Reader's Choice:

For #1:
For #2:Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa.
For #3:I'm still looking.
For #4:Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev.
For #5: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa.
For #6: Eragon by Christopher Paolini.
And I'll finish this later because I have to go. xD

2011 January Monthly REading Challenge
January 1-31, 2011
1.
2. Happy Birthday Bookwatcher!
3. She'll Never Tell by Hunter Morgan
4.
5.
6. Highland Dragon by Kimberly Killion
7.
8. When Angels Fall by Meagan McKinney
9. Thrill Me to Death by Roxanne St. Claire
10. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
Complete 5/10

3/5 read
January- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 1/8/11
New Year- Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult 1/6/11
Beginnings- A Thirst for Rain by Roslyn Carrington
National Take Back Your Time Week- The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Reader's Choice- The Endearment by LaVyrle Spencer 1/2/11

January 2011 Monthly Reading Challenge
Challenge Duration: January 1 – January 31, 2011
3/10 COMPLETE
1. January: Jane Austen: A Life Revealed by Catherine Reef FINISHED 1/9
2. Birthday: Kerste (29th) Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Delaware.
4. New to You: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand FINISHED 1/6
5. Beginnings: Matched by Ally Conkie FINISHED 1/9
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Firelight by Sophie Jordan
7. National Take Back Your Time Week:
8. Rose Parade: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
9. January Weather Depending on where you are, January can be a 'cold' month or a 'hot' month. Read a book that is set in a place that has the opposite weather to where you currently are.
10. Reader's Choice







RRRC: 2011 January Monthly Reading Challenge
3/3 Completed
4. New Year:
5. Beginnings:
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day




2 out of 5 Completed
January: Just the way you are by Christina Dodd
Birthday: Above and Beyond by Sandra Brown taken from Melinda’s bookshelf!
New Year:
Rose Parade: Roses Will Bloom Again by Lori Copeland
Readers Choice:

4/10 Read
J for January: Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
Happy B-Day Macwolf01!:
DE Book:
New Year New Author: Death on Demand by Carolyn Hart
Beginnings:
Dragons: You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister
Take Back Your Time: One Night with a Spy by Celeste Bradley
Rose Parade: As You Desire by Connie Brockway
January Weather: Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Choice:
Unread:






Read:





3/10 Read
1. January: Just One Of The Guys by Kristan Higgins
2. Happy B-Day, Steph: Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh *
3. Geography (DE): TBD
5. Beginnings: Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead *
7. Take Back Your Time: A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
9. January Weather: TBD
10. Choice: Marked by Elizabeth Naughton *

2. Bithday(Valorie) - Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)
3. Delaware - This Fierce Loving by Judith E French
6. Dragons - Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken
7. TimeTravel - A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
9. Hot Month - Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
10. My choice - Faefever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)











2011 January Monthly Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1 - January 31
3/5 completed
4. New Year: Simple Need by Lissa Matthews
5. Beginnings: Hotter After Midnight by Cynthia Eden
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day:
9. January Weather:
10. Reader's Choice:
In reading order:




1/10
1. January: Jewels of the Sun
2. Birthday: (Happy Birthday Sarah) Crave
3. Geography: Bound by Honor
4. New Year: Tall, Dark & Hungry
5. Beginnings:
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Heart of the Dragon
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Midnight Angel
8. Rose Parade: Forever and the Night
9. January Weather: Brides to Be
10. Reader's Choice:



4/8
1. January: title starts with “J” - Jared by Sarah McCarty
2. Birthday (using my own bday, Jan 30th) -
3. New Year: Read an author that is 'new' to you - Red Fire by Deidre Knight
4. Beginnings: first book in a series -
5. Appreciate your Dragon Day -
6. Rose Parade: a book that has flowers as part of its title - Night's Rose by Annaliese Evans
7. January Weather: a book that is set in a place that has the opposite weather to where you currently are - The Lady & the Libertine by Bonnie Vanak
8. Reader's Choice -









6/10 Completed
1. J -
2. Happy B'day Steph - Play of Passion
3. Delaware - Shadow of the Wolf by Dana Marie Bell
4. New2You Author -
5. 1st bk - Stormwalker
6. Love Dragons -
7. TimeTunnel -
8. Flowers -
9. Cold Weather -
10. choice - Behold, Here's Poison







(3/6 completed)
2. Birthday: Breathing Room by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Deborah’s bookshelf)
4. New Year – Married in Haste by Cathy Maxwell
10. Reader's Choice – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott







Duration Jan 1 ~ Jan 31
7/10 Completed
1. J is for...:
2. Happy B'day Melinda!:
3. The smallest state with the biggest Heart:
4. New Year, New Author: The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
5. Bright Beginnings:
6. My dragon is the awesomest...: The Dream Thief by Shana Abé
7. What is time...? Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian
8. All the pretty flowers:
9. Cold here, but hot...somewhere:
10. It's what I want:











2/5 done
1. January: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
2. Birthday (Katherine):
3. New Year: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
4. Beginnings:
5. Reader's Choice: Four to Score by Janet Evanovich






7/10 Completed
1. J -
2. Happy B'day Steph - Play of Passion
3. Delaware -
4. New2You Author -
5. 1st bk - Stormwalker
6. Love Dragons -
7. TimeTunnel -
8. Flowers -
9. Cold Weather -
10. choice - Behold, Here's Poison








2. Birthday: January B-day (Rei): Megan's Mark
5. Beginnings: first book in a series: Fantasy Lover 1/2****
6. Dragon Day: Dance of the Dragon 1/6***
7. Element of time: Night Pleasures 1/6****
10. Reader's Choice: The Rogue Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #1) 1/9****






2. Happy Birthday Macwolf01 [Elise]'s: Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands
4. New Year, New Author: Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson
5. Beginnings: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
7. Time Travel: An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair
8. Rose Parade: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb
9. Hot in January: Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz










Also Read:


Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott
National Take Back Your Time Week
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Reader's Choice
I may add more books to this sad, little list.

3/5 done
1. January: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
2. Birthday (Katherine):
3. New Year:
4. Beginnings:
5. Reader's Choice: Four to Score by Janet Evanovich






3/10
1. January: Jewels of the Sun
2. Birthday: (Happy Birthday Sarah) Crave
3. Geography: Bound by Honor
4. New Year:
5. Beginnings:
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Heart of the Dragon
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Midnight Angel
8. Rose Parade: Forever and the Night
9. January Weather: Brides to Be
10. Reader's Choice:




3/10
1. "J" Title:
2. Birthday:
3. Delaware:
4. New Year:
5. Beginnings:
6. Appreciate Your Dragon Day: Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister
7. National Take Back Your Time:
8. Rose Parade:
9. January Weather:
10. Reader's Choice:





1. January: The Jaguar Prince by Karen Kelley.
3. Geography: Irish Rogue by Candace McCarthy (author).
4. New Year: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris.
5. Beginnings: A Little Bit Wicked by Victoria Alexander.
6. Dragon Day: Dragon Actually by G. A. Aiken.
9. January Weather: Mortal Temptations by Allyson James.

2/10 Complete
1. January: Read a book which title starts with “J”.
2. Happy Birthday Kerste!: Blood Bound
3. Geography (Delaware):
4. New Year The Fallen 1/6
5. Beginnings The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day The Treasure Keeper
7. National Take Back Your Time Week Shades of Midnight
8. Rose Parade: Kiss Me Forever
9. January Weather Dark Peril 1/10
10. Reader's Choice Shadowfever









5. Beginnings:
9. January Weather:
Completed 2/10



1. January: Just Desserts by Mary Daheim
2. Happy B-day to me!:
3. Delaware: Immortal by V.K. Forrest
4. New Year: Out of Body by Stella Cameron
5. Beginnings:
6. Dragon Day:
7. Time Week: Midnight Brunch by Marta Acosta
8. Rose Parade:
9. Warm Weather:
10. Readers Choice: Master of Fire by Angela Knight











2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE-
3. GEOGRAPHY -
4. NEW YEAR -
5. BEGINNINGS -
6. DRAGON DAY -
7. TIME WEEK -
8. ROSE PARADE -
9. JANUARY WEATHER -
10. MY CHOICE -







3/5
2
4 New Year Touched by an Alien Gini Koch
5
7 National take back your time week Must love Kilts Allie Mackay
10


read




1. "J" book- Just One Bite
2. Bday Celebrant- Sherry- Last Sacrifice 1/2
3. Geography- 13 Little Blue Envelopes-Maureen Johnson (author went to U of Delaware)
4. New Year- His Little Black Book 1/4
5. Beginnings- Three To Ride- Sophie Oak 1/5
6. Dragons- Larkspur (dragon story) 1/1
7. Time travel or element of time-Make Mine Midnight 1/2
8. Flowers- One White Rose- Julie Garwood 1/6
9. Weather- Club Shadowlands-(Florida) 1/11
10. Reader's Choice- Fever- Kimberly Dean 1/5











10/10 Done
1. January:
2. Birthday:
3. Geography:
4. New Year:
5. Beginnings:
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day:
7. National Take Back Your Time Week:
8. Rose Parade:
9. January Weather:
10. Reader's Choice:

4/5 done
1. January: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
2. Birthday (Katherine):
3. New Year:
4. Beginnings:
5. Reader's Choice:






Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2011
4 / 10 Read: done
1. January:
2. Birthday:
✓
4. New Year: (author is 'new' to you)
5. Beginnings: (first in a series)
✓
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: (time travel, or element of time)
✓
✓
10. Reader's Choice





1. "J" book- Just Like Old Times 1/11
2. Bday Celebrant- Sherry- Last Sacrifice 1/2
3. Geography- Dear John
4. New Year- His Little Black Book 1/4
5. Beginnings- Three To Ride- Sophie Oak 1/5
6. Dragons- Larkspur (dragon story) 1/1
7. Time travel or element of time-Make Mine Midnight 1/2
8. Flowers- One White Rose- Julie Garwood 1/6
9. Weather- Club Shadowlands-(Florida) 1/11
10. Reader's Choice- Fever- Kimberly Dean 1/5











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1/10
1. January: Jewels of the Sun
2. Birthday: (Happy Birthday Sarah) Crave
3. Geography: Bound by Honor
4. New Year: Tall, Dark & Hungry
5. Beginnings:
A Kiss of Shadows(Meredith Gentry #1)1/66. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Heart of the Dragon
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Midnight Angel
8. Rose Parade: Forever and the Night
9. January Weather: Brides to Be
10. Reader's Choice: Men of the Otherworld