February’s Build Your Own Challenge

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

February’s Build Your Own Challenge - Duration: February 1-28, 2011.

The holidays are behind us and hopefully everyone enjoyed theirs! February is fast approaching and it’s time to begin thinking about our next challenge. As with all our Build Your Own Challenge challenges, it’s up to you to decide how you want it to go.

Are you in the mood to read about that little winged wonder known as Cupid? Go for it! ‘Tis the month, after all.

Or perhaps you want to read books about American Presidents, in celebration of President’s Day!

Or, maybe you want to read about that furry little weather announcer, the groundhog of Groundhog Day fame. Chinese New Year, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday... Or maybe you don’t want a theme at all and would rather pick a certain number of books to read… the possibilities are endless, and they’re yours!

The only restriction to this challenge is that you can’t begin reading before February 1st.

Please post your status updates like this: 2/12 or 3/5, etc. It makes it much easier for me to update and keep everything straight.

Here's a link to help with February ideas:

http://www.holidaysmart.com/2010/2010...

I hope you’ll join us!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Participants


Alycia--------4/4 - - -Done!!!
Annie-------5/5 - - - Done!!!!
Autumn------------16/16 - - - Done!!!!!
Becky-------13/12 - - -Done!!!!!!!!
BJRose---------- 10/10 +10Bonus - - Done!!!!
Carolyn F----------11
Cheryl/FickleOne-----------
Denise ---------5/5 - - -Done!!!
DG--------------10/10 - - - Done!!!
Dhestiny------------10/10 - - - Done!!!!
Diana~ ------------3
Dina--------------------4/4 - - -Done!!!
Gaynell----------------10/10 - - -Done!!!!!!
Jooera---------------------Done!!!!
Joy---------------------11/11 - - -Done!!!!
Katherine-------------7/8
Lady Danielle------------11/10
Lady Leah----------21 - - -Done!!!!!!!!!!!
Laura--------------3/6
Lethal-------------------7/7+ - - Finito!!!!!!
Mandy---------15/15 - - -Done!!!!
Melanie--------43/40 - - - Done!!!!
Mshj-------/10
Nissie---------8/10
Rosamina---------------7/10
Rose------------4/4 - - - Done!!!
Suzanne-----------7/7 - - -Done!!!!

[Alycia]

I'm in... have to think about this one.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thanks, Alycia. Me too...

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm waiting for everyone else to post their selections so I can copy them! LOL

[Alycia]

LOL... I thought about just doing valentines colors too... red, pink, purple, white covers

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

That would work, too! I've gotten so stinkin' fickle!

[Diana~ (Kiss Me Books)]

Haha, this is pretty much all I could think of for February. But count me in for this challenge! :)


Red, Blue, and Purple.

02/03 DONE!

[Denise]

Hmm.. lets see..

1. Valentines:

2. Hearts:

3. Love:

4. Kisses:

5. Red Roses:

[Alycia]

That's a good idea Diana!... Can't wait to read Simply Forbidden :)

[Leah]

I'm in Dhes but I don't know how many books I'm doing yet :)

[Diana~ (Kiss Me Books)]

Alycia wrote: "That's a good idea Diana!... Can't wait to read Simply Forbidden :)"

I know! I read the first preview chapter and it seems very sexy so far. Plus the cover is hot, so I can't wait to get it as well.

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

Danielle's February BYOC LK Group 2011
Read ten books that celebrate love in any way and/or romance novels.

Update:
Completed:

[Rosamina]

Hi! I'm in... it's my first Challenge so I hope I'm doing all right, if not please let me know...

February BYOC:

Read 10 books: 5 historicals and 5 contemporary, and at least one of each has to be from a new author for me.

Historicals:
1. Scandal of the Year
2. When Harry Met Molly
3. Flowers from the Storm
4.
5.

Contemporary:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

1/10

[C Joy]

I'm in, just thinking of what challenge would coincide with this...

[D.G.]

I'm in too with 10 books. I'm totally against Valentine (have been since I started dating) but I have a lot of books that fit the theme so I may do that, at least for part of the challenge. :)

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

DG, I don't think of Valentine's Day as just being about dating/erotic love. I think of it as a celebration of love in general. I have a lousy dating life. Always have, but I still love the holiday.

[D.G.]

That's a good way to look at it, Danielle. The problem I have with Valentine's (and most Holidays in fact), it's that it is too commercial. People feel obligated to do this or that for their significant other whether they can afford it, are in the mood, etc. HAVING to do something on specific day when everybody else is doing the same is the antithesis of romance for me.

Happily my husband feels the same way so we don't have any issues there. :)

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

I respect that. Personally, I think that it's kind of easy to get jaded about holidays because corporations are always going to manipulate them to make more money. I just go to my happy place and ignore all that. Without the holidays to look forward to, it would just be about the passage of day to day for me.

[Alycia]

Diana~ wrote: "Alycia wrote: "That's a good idea Diana!... Can't wait to read Simply Forbidden :)"

I know! I read the first preview chapter and it seems very sexy so far. Plus the cover is hot, so I can't wait t..."

I love the cover too! I can't read the first chapter yet because then I would want the next one, so I'm eagerly waiting release day :)

[Alycia]

D.G. wrote: "That's a good way to look at it, Danielle. The problem I have with Valentine's (and most Holidays in fact), it's that it is too commercial. People feel obligated to do this or that for their signif..."

DG, maybe you could just read love stories/any romance of your choice if you wanted to fit the valentine theme.

[D.G.]

Alycia wrote: "DG, maybe you could just read love stories/any romance of your choice if you wanted to fit the valentine theme. "

I have an idea of what to do. :) As you can imagine, I have tons of choices that fit the theme, LOL!

[Mandy]

Me! In honor of Mardi Gras, I know that I will read something set in New Orleans. Pretty sure it's time for an Acheron re-read! :)

[Alycia]

D.G. wrote: "Alycia wrote: "DG, maybe you could just read love stories/any romance of your choice if you wanted to fit the valentine theme. "

I have an idea of what to do. :) As you can imagine, I have tons of..."

I can imagine :)

[Annie]

I'm in! I think I'll do something lovey-dovey. LOL.

Read as many books as I can with the word "LOVE" in the title or in the series title:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. (Love by Numbers series)

[Joeera]

here is my list (things that remind me of valtine's day) 4 out of 4 complete

Love.. (r-F-feb 4-5)
Red.. (r-f-Feb 1-2)
Heart.. r-f-Feb 8-9)
Rose.. (r-f-Feb 14-15)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm odd, I know, but I hate holidays like Valentines, Mother's Day, Father's Day... it seems like it makes it easier for people to put off showing their appreciation until the "designated" day arrives. I'd rather treat everyone special, every day.

Then again, it might be because my husband never does anything of his own accord, and regardless of the holiday asks me what I want him to buy me.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

**sigh**

I wondered why no one was signing up for this challenge.

I don't know about the rest of you, but Goodreads is really screwing up with email notifications. I'm going try to check more regularly and not rely on email notifications, but if you notice I'm missing for awhile, would someone drop me a note and let me know that there are posts needing attention.

[D.G.]

Done!

[Katherine]

Sign me up will post books later.

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I am in : )

[Carolyn F.]

I'm in!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Glad you're all joining in the fun!

[Becky]

I will play, I will post my challenge soon!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I think I may try and complete another series this month but I am unsure on what to start!

[Autumn]

FEBRUARY BYO





-Commencement winter challenge

-The Lady Most Likely...: A Novel in Three Parts lk bk

-A Vintage Affair: A Novel winter challenge

-Happy Hour at Casa Dracula rec by D.G

- The Wedding RRC Garwood.

- Can You Keep a Secret?

- Too Good To Be True buddy read

-At Grave's End

-When Strangers Marry winter challenge

-Stuck: Why We Can't (or Won't) Move On Winter challenge

-Catch A Mate

-Anne of Green Gables

- As You Desire pick-it-4 me FEB.

- Start Me Up

- All I Ever Wanted buddy read




Bonus

-Anne of Avonlea
-Anne of the Island
-Anne of Windy Poplars
-Anne's House of Dreams

[MashJ]

I am going to try and do something a bit more diverse this month and try to incorporate challenges from some of my other groups. I will try to reserve from the library instead of buying.

I'll try to read:

2 Books from the 1001 books you must read before you die.
1.Home by Marilynne Robinson library reservation
2.Pamela Samuel Richardson own

2 Georgette Heyer Books
1. False Colours own
2. Devil's Cub own

2 Childrens Books (incorporate the children;s reading group monthly read and work on with my daughter).
1 One Crazy Summer Rita Williams-Garcia-not available at library- need to order
2.Flora Segunda Isabel S. WIlce Library reservation

4 Free Range section (must include at least one male author).
1. Andrea Camilleri (male author. Just need to remember where I've put the book!)-own
2. Cold Comfort Farm (*between the wars group) Library reservation.
3.Eat, Pray, Love . Friend loan.
4.

Total 0/10

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm going to read 10 books I already own. I'll post as I go.

[Desperado]

I went overboard on challenges this month so I'm focusing on tying up loose ends AND reading books for me in February.

Goal: 0/7+

Finish ongoing Quarterly Challenge

1. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
2. Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
3. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
4. Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton



Read at least 3 books that I've been wanting to read for awhile (aka one's that I'm not just reading because they fit into a challenge)

5. TBD
6. TBD
7. TBD

[Katherine]

Here's my list

1/8

L Lord of Scoundrel's by Loretta Chase
O On the Way to the Wedding
V Vision in White
E Eloisa James When the Duke Returns
F Flowers from the Storm
E Eloisa James The Lady Most Likely...: A Novel in Three Parts read 2/3
S Shephard, Lynn Murder at Mansfield Park
T Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time

[D.G.]

Oh here's what I plan to do:

W♥LK - Feb. BYOC
0/10 READ

A. Read 3 Books Related to Valentine's Day
1. Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine #1)
2. Catching Fire
3. Love, Unexpectedly
4. My Sweet Folly
5. Lover Awakened
6. The Rake

B. Read 3 Books from Other Challenges
1. The Help (Celebrate)
2. Eden Close (Lifetime)
3. Los renglones torcidos de Dios (Spanish)
4. A Company of Swans (Lifetime)
5. Fallen from Grace (Monthly)

C. Read 2 Library Books
1. The Knife of Never Letting Go
2. Champagne Rules
3. Love, Unexpectedly

D. Read 1 Secret Santa Pick
1. Angels' Blood
2. Sweet Seduction
3. The Pemberley Chronicles

[Laura]

Count me in for reading 6 books from my TBR pile. I'll post the list later.

[Mandy]

I'm going for 15 again, with the following "sub-goals".

Finish Series from TBR Shelf
1. A Hellion in Her Bed
2. How to Woo a Reluctant Lady


Read a SS Pick
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
The Duke
Addicted


Read one book from "The List" Where is this list???
TBD

Continue clearing out the TBR Shelf
Will post these as I go along . . .

In honor of Mardi Gras, read something set in NO

Probably a DH

[Laura]

February Build Your Own Challenge- read 6 books from my TBR pile including my monthly book club selection

0 / 6 completed

1. Shakespeare's Spy by Gary Blackwood
2. The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister ^
3. The Lady Most Likely...: A Novel in Three Parts with Julia Quinn *
4. Conspirata by Robert Harris
5.
6.

^Book club selection
* Anthology book

[Becky]

We Love Lisa Kleypas February Build Own Challenge

Nation Freedom Day is February 1: the freedom to choose any book(s)
Hot Rio Nights by Stella Price
Ransom by Julie Garwood
Groundhog Day: time travel or has an animal in the book
When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Elosia James
National Wear Red Day: red cover
Boy Scout: character that is always prepared, like a warrior
Lover Awakened by JR Ward
Valentines Day: Love in title or about valentine's day
President's Day: Red White &/or Blue cover
Passions of a Wicked Earl (London's Greatest Lovers, #1) by Lorraine Heath
Black History Month
Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson
Chocolate: Brown cover or about vampires (I like to sink my teeth into chocolate)
Frostbite by Richelle Mead
Dark Prince by Chrisine Feehan
Flowers: flowers on cover
The Lady Most Likely...: A Novel in Three Parts by Julia Quinn et al
0/12

[Gaynell]

Read ten books this month. At least five of which are romance books.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Hi, Gaynell! Welcome!

[Cheryl]

I'm joining this challenge! I'm choosing between:

Finish Reading the Series

or

Read Borrowed-Only Books

I'll let you know how many and which one I'm doing once February is here! I'm too fickle to decide now!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Glad to have your fickle self with us, Cheryl!

[Cheryl]

Thanks! :)