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All About You, Part One!
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May 28, 2012 01:58PM
WTG and Mini Congrats to ya Susan :) Good Luck in June!!!
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Dragana wrote: "I think I am going to go for My Chinese Zodiac Sign next. :)My progress: - 5/85 (Months: 1/12)
♥ 4. My Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rooster
0/7 - Spell it out
R: Rowe, Stephanie ~ Kiss at Your Own Risk
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Good Luck!! I did my Chinese Zodiac for May lol : )
Thanks, Robin! And congrats to you, too. Yeah, I think I'll be reading a few novellas next month. LOL!
Robin wrote: "Good Luck!! I did my Chinese Zodiac for May lol : ) "Thank you. And I wish you good luck with your june challenge too. :)
NBRC - All About You ChallengeDuration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 8 - June: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
16/17 Goal arrived by counting the books that I've read since I started this challenge and dividing by the number of months I've done the challenge, then adding 1 :)
Month 9: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Month 1 - November: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
5/5 completed!
MARCH
Read:
Month 2 - December: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
AQUAMARINE
There's no way I would be able to spell that out in a month, so I'm reading 3 or 4 books with that color cover :)
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 3 - January Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
PISCES
6/6 COMPLETED!
Month 4 - February: Read your favorite color (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 with that color cover.
RED
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 5 - March: Read 3 or 4 books that are the next in a series that you're already reading. Yep, I just made that up, but this is all about me ;)
5/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 6 - April: Read 2 or 3 books set in a country you'd like to visit
2/3
Scotland The Secret by Julie Garwood
Ireland The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
Month 7 - May Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre: HISTORICAL ROMANCE
3/3 DONE
All About You Challenge
Duration: August 2011 to August 2012
✔ MONTH 1: August, 2011 My Birthday Month - AUGUST
✔ MONTH 2: September, 2011 My Birthstone - PERIDOT
✔ MONTH 3: October, 2011 My Starsign - VIRGO
*BREAK IN NOVEMBER, 2011*
✔ MONTH 4: December, 2011 My Chinese Zodiac Sign - HORSE
✔ MONTH 5: January, 2012 Read 4 Books set in SCOTLAND
✔MONTH 6: February, 2012 Read 4 Books in Favourite Genre- PARANORMAL ROMANCE
✔MONTH 7: March, 2012 Read 3 or 4 with Child/Friend
✔MONTH 8: April, 2012 Read 3 or 4 from Favourite Authors
✔MONTH 9: May, 2012 Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
In the last 8 months since I've started this challenge, I've read 185 books. This averages out at 23 books a month, so if I can read 24 books this month, I should be good. *Fingers Crossed!*
28 novels and novellas read in May
All About You Challenge
Duration: August 2011 to August 2012
MONTH 10: June 2012 Favourite Food - Chocolate
9/9 COMPLETED
NBRC - All About You ChallengeDuration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 8 - June: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
17/17 DONE!!!
Goal arrived by counting the books that I've read since I started this challenge and dividing by the number of months I've done the challenge, then adding 1 :)
Month 9: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Month 1 - November: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
5/5 completed!
MARCH
Read:
Month 2 - December: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
AQUAMARINE
There's no way I would be able to spell that out in a month, so I'm reading 3 or 4 books with that color cover :)
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 3 - January Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
PISCES
6/6 COMPLETED!
Month 4 - February: Read your favorite color (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 with that color cover.
RED
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 5 - March: Read 3 or 4 books that are the next in a series that you're already reading. Yep, I just made that up, but this is all about me ;)
5/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 6 - April: Read 2 or 3 books set in a country you'd like to visit
2/3
Scotland The Secret by Julie Garwood
Ireland The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
Month 7 - May Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre: HISTORICAL ROMANCE
3/3 DONE
Sorry I'm late posting. Illness and workmen kept me away.NBRC: June
Previous: Month 1- 5 & Month 6 , Month 7 & Lisarenee's Extra , Month 8
25/25 - Done! I made it by the skin of my teeth! One chunkster and one 34 pager; I guess these balance each other out.
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month. I'm averaging about 24 books a month. I'll try for 25.
1. ✔ Lucky in Love, by Jill Shalvis ★★★★½ audible.com 6/2
2. ✔ The Boss's Forbidden Secretary, by Lee Wilkinson ★★½✩✩ PB 6/3
3. ✔ Saving Francesca, by Melina Marchetta ★★★★★ Library-CDs 6/4
4. ✔ James Herriot's Dog Stories , by James Herriot ★★★★★ PB 6/6
5. ✔ Timeless, by Gail Carriger ★★★★½ audible.com 6/7
6. ✔ I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier, by Crystal Rose ★★★★✩ Kindle-doc 6/8 “buddy read”
7. ✔ Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night, by Kresley Cole ★★★★★ Loupe’s-CDs 6/9
“re-read via audio”
8. ✔ The Lion's Lady, by Julie Garwood ★★★★★ PB 6/11 “buddy read”
9. ✔ Betrayal in Death, J.D. Robb ★★★★★ ODA 6/12 “buddy read”
10. ✔ Interlude in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★½ ODA 6/12
11. ✔ Rose, by Leigh Greenwood ★★★★✩Kindle 6/12
12. ✔ Can You Keep a Secret?, by Sophie Kinsella ★★★★✩ Library-CDs 6/13 “buddy read”
13. ✔ Extreme Exposure, by Pamela Clare ★★★★✩ Kindle 6/14
14. ✔ Train Station Bride, by Holly Bush ★★★½☆ Kindle 6/15
15. ✔ The Dressmaker: A Novel, by Kate Alcott ★★★✩✩ Library-CDs 6/15
16. ✔ The Virgin Secretary's Impossible Boss, by Carole Mortimer ★★✩✩✩ PB 6/17
17. ✔ A Poisoned Season, by Tasha Alexander ★★★★½ Kindle 6/19 “buddy read”
18. ✔ The Mischief of the Mistletoe, by Lauren Willig ★★★★½ Library-eBook 6/20 “buddy read”
19. ✔ Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor ★★★★★ audible.com 6/21
20. ✔ Branded by Fire, by Nalini Singh ★★★★½ audible.com & PB 6/23 “buddy read”
21. ✔ Trust Me, by John Updike ★★★★✩ Library-HC 6/24 p
22. ✔ Go the Fuck to Sleep, by Adam Mansbach ★★★★★ audible.com 6/25
23. ✔ River Marked, by Patricia Briggs ★★★★✩ ODA 6/27
24. ✔ On the Island, by Tracey Garvis-Graves ★★★★½ Kindle 6/30 “buddy read”
25. ✔ Track Of The Cat, by Nevada Barr ★★★★½ OCD 6/30
Sorry for late posting. And I still need to pick what I will do this month...Updated: Post #543 - 12/85
Month 4 complete! :)
♥ 4. My Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rooster
7/7 - Spell it out
R: Rowe, Stephanie ~ Kiss at Your Own Risk ☆☆☆ 14.06.
O: The One ~ Lora Leigh ☆☆☆ 13.06.
O: Of Blood and Honey ~ Stina Leicht ☆☆☆ 19.06.
S: Sparks, Kerrelyn ~ Vamps and the City ☆☆☆ 08.06.
T: Tina Donahue ~ In His Arms ☆☆ 12.06.
E: Elliot Mabeuse ~ A Game of Dress-Up ☆ 11.06.
R: Renwick, Sophie ~ Hot in Here ☆☆☆☆☆ 01.06.
NBRC - All About You ChallengeDuration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 9 - July Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
2/3
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Month 1 - November: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
5/5 completed!
MARCH
Read:
Month 2 - December: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
AQUAMARINE
There's no way I would be able to spell that out in a month, so I'm reading 3 or 4 books with that color cover :)
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 3 - January Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
PISCES
6/6 COMPLETED!
Month 4 - February: Read your favorite color (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 with that color cover.
RED
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 5 - March: Read 3 or 4 books that are the next in a series that you're already reading. Yep, I just made that up, but this is all about me ;)
5/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 6 - April: Read 2 or 3 books set in a country you'd like to visit
2/3
Scotland The Secret by Julie Garwood
Ireland The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
Month 7 - May Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre: HISTORICAL ROMANCE
3/3 DONE
Month 8 - June: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
17/17 DONE!!!
Goal arrived by counting the books that I've read since I started this challenge and dividing by the number of months I've done the challenge, then adding 1 :)
Lisa Kay wrote: "Mini congrats, Dragana!"Thank you Lisa Kay. :)
BTW I think I am going to do month number 12 next. Still did not make a list, but will soon...
MONTH 11: July 2012 Read 3 or 4 from New-to-Me Authors4/4 complete
Read:
NBRC: July Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge).Previous: Month 1- 5 & Month 6 , Month 7 & Lisarenee's Extra , Month 8 , Month 9
0/3
P. - Pam Crooks = Hannah's Vow (Kindle)
I. - Ivy and Intrigue: A Very Selwick Christmas, by Lauren Willig (author's website)
E. - Edge, #3 - Fate's Edge, Ilona Andrews (audible.com)
Nothing but Reading ChallengesAll About You Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2012 - 4/30/13
Month 1: August
Month 3: Virgo
Month 4:Dragon
Month 5: 3-4 set in countries I want to visit
Month 6: 3-4 from YA
8/1/12-8/31/12
Month 7: 3-4 recommended books
Month 8: 3-4 from favorite authors
Month 10: Sushi
Month 12: Husbands Name (Jacob)
August 1- August 31
J
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C
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B-Red Glove/Holly Black(8/1/12)
Completed
Month 2: 3 books with green covers (Birth stone: peridot)
5/1/12-5/31/12
Month 9: Personal reading goal
June 1-30
8 Books
Month 11: 3 new authors
7/1/12-7/31/12
Updated: Post #543 - 17/85Month 12 complete! :)
♥ 12. My Favorite Book Crush's Name: Damir from Gordana kraljica Hrvata
5/5 - Spell it out
D: The Demon Lover ~ Juliet Dark ☆☆☆☆ 03.07.
A: Among Others ~ Jo Walton ☆☆ 06.07.
M: Shades of Milk and Honey ~ Mary Robinette Kowal ☆☆☆☆ 09.07.
I: Inez Kelley ~ Sweet as Sin ☆☆☆ 10.07.
R: Royal Street ~ Suzanne Johnson ☆☆☆ 08.07.
NBRC - All About You ChallengeDuration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 9 - July Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
3/3 COMPLETED!
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Month 1 - November: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
5/5 completed!
MARCH
Read:
Month 2 - December: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
AQUAMARINE
There's no way I would be able to spell that out in a month, so I'm reading 3 or 4 books with that color cover :)
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 3 - January Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
PISCES
6/6 COMPLETED!
Month 4 - February: Read your favorite color (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 with that color cover.
RED
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 5 - March: Read 3 or 4 books that are the next in a series that you're already reading. Yep, I just made that up, but this is all about me ;)
5/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 6 - April: Read 2 or 3 books set in a country you'd like to visit
2/3
Scotland The Secret by Julie Garwood
Ireland The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
Month 7 - May Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre: HISTORICAL ROMANCE
3/3 DONE
Month 8 - June: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
17/17 DONE!!!
Goal arrived by counting the books that I've read since I started this challenge and dividing by the number of months I've done the challenge, then adding 1 :)
challenge no.2 sign up pleasestart date 20 july 2012
Month 1 20 july to 19 august
2/8
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Cheryl Bentley, Petronella and the Trogot, 08 Aug 2012
E
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B
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Romp Julia, A Friend Like Ben, 6 Aug 12
month 2
1/9
B
LARSSSON Stieg, The Girl who Played With Fire, 3 Aug 2012
U
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T
O
P
A
Z
Month 3
0/9
C
A
P
R
I
C
O
R
N
month 4
0/9
O
X
F
U
C
H
S
I
A
Month 5
3/4 books set in a country you would like to visit
0/4
Month 6
3/4 books from Young Adult genre
0/4
Month 7
3/4 books read with my son
0/4
month 8
3/4 books written by favourite authors
0/4
Month 9
read any 8 books
0/8
Month 10
0/10
R
O
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S
T
D
I
N
N
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Month 11
3/4 books by authors I have never read before.
1/4
C V Smith - Nettie Parker's Backyard - 14 Aug 2012
Month 12
favourite book crush's name
MONTH 12: Book Crush - Jamie Fraser from Outlander
11/11 Complete
I think I want to read all of those, CaroB! LOL!
LOL, I'm a little bit nervous. It's my last month, but not sure if I'll be able to get through all 11!
NBRC - All About You ChallengeDuration Nov, 2011-Oct, 2012
Month 10 - August: Read 2 or 3 books with a friend
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Month 1 - November: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
5/5 completed!
MARCH
Read:
Month 2 - December: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
AQUAMARINE
There's no way I would be able to spell that out in a month, so I'm reading 3 or 4 books with that color cover :)
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 3 - January Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
PISCES
6/6 COMPLETED!
Month 4 - February: Read your favorite color (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 with that color cover.
RED
3/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 5 - March: Read 3 or 4 books that are the next in a series that you're already reading. Yep, I just made that up, but this is all about me ;)
5/3 COMPLETED!!
Month 6 - April: Read 2 or 3 books set in a country you'd like to visit
2/3
Scotland The Secret by Julie Garwood
Ireland The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
Month 7 - May Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre: HISTORICAL ROMANCE
3/3 DONE
Month 8 - June: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
17/17 DONE!!!
Goal arrived by counting the books that I've read since I started this challenge and dividing by the number of months I've done the challenge, then adding 1 :)
Month 9 - July Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
3/3 COMPLETED!
NBRC: July Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge).Previous: Month 1- 5 & Month 6 , Month 7 & Lisarenee's Extra , Month 8 , Month 9
3/3
P. - ✔ Pink Carnation, #5 The Temptation of the Night Jasmine, by Lauren Willig
★★★★½ OCD 7/19 “buddy read”
I. - ✔ Ivy and Intrigue: A Very Selwick Christmas, by Lauren Willig
★★★★✩ author’s website 7/31
E. - ✔ Fate's Edge, by Ilona Andrews ★★★★½ audible.com 7/13
MemoMonth 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
All about you
Started: 4 August 2012
End date: 4 August 2013 (or a little more...:P)
Completed: 4/?
〘〙 "Month" 1 »» 4 August 2012 - 3 September 2012: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
★ P →
★ A →
★ S →
★ T → Tigre reale by Giovanni Verga
★ A →
〘〙 Month 2 »» 4 September 2012 - 4 October 2012: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
★ T → La fiera delle vanità by William Thackeray
★ O → De profundis by Oscar Wilde
★ P → Amor, honor y poder by Pedro Calderón de La Barca
★ A → L'occhio del gatto by Alberto Bevilacqua
★ Z → La fortune des Rougon by Émile Zola
This must really be my kind of challenge-- it's only the beginning of August and I only have 13 books left!!
Great, Piccolamimi! Welcome to the challenge.
I am so in. I've never done a challenge with this many components so I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes. I'm not going to do it month by month though. I'm just going to plug in books where they fit throughout the year. I'm also going to backdate to August 1, just to make it a little easier for myself. :)Duration: August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2013
Completed: 6/12
Total Books: 56/100
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1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
7: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
8: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
9:Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
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1:Read your Birthday Month COMPLETE
F: Fish Out of Water by MaryJanice Davidson 12/15/2012
E: Enslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter 12/02/2012
B: Bound by Sophie Oak 08/06/12
R: The Rancher's Christmas Baby by Cathy Gillen Thacker 12/18/2012
U: Under Cover of the Moon by Loribelle Hunt 10/21/12
A: Afterlight by Elle Jasper 11/13/2012
R: Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James 01/05/2013
Y: Yours, Mine and Howls by Kinsey W. Holley 12/24/2012
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2:Read your Birthstone COMPLETE
A: Anything He Wants by Sara Fawkes 12/07/2012
M: Megan Hart - Precious and Fragile Things 11/19/2012
E: Enticement by Madelynne Ellis 12/04/2012
T: Taking Shots by Toni Aleo 11/05/2012
H: Heat Stroke (Weather Warden, #2) by Rachel Caine 12/16/2012
Y: Yule Be Mine by Jennifer LaBrecque 12/25/2012
S: Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling #1) by Nalini Singh 10/19/12
T: Torment by Lauren Kate 11/30/2012
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3:Read your sign
A: All I Want for Christmas is You by Lisa Mondello 12/26/2012
Q: Quinn, Cari - Unwrapped 11/16/2012
U:
A: Awakening Beauty by Amy J. Fetzer 12/25/2012
R:
I: Inferno (Raintree Series, #1) by Linda Howard 09/06/12
U:
S: Spells by Aprilynne Pike 11/03/2012
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4:Read your Chinese zodiac sign
T: Their Christmas Family Miracle by Caroline Anderson 12/18/2012
I: Iron Dominance by Cari Silverwood 11/10/2012
G: Give Him the Slip by Geralyn Dawson 12/29/2012
E: Every Move You Make by Carla Cassidy 12/22/2012
R:
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5:Read 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit - Scotland
1. In Bed with a Highlander by Maya Banks 01/27/2013
2. A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught 01/28/2013
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6:Read 4 books from your favorite genre - PNR/UF COMPLETE
1. Wicked Nights (Angels of the Dark #1) by Gena Showalter 10/25/12
2. Working for the Devil (Dante Valentine, #1) by Lilith Saintcrow 10/27/12
3. Visions of Heat (Psy-Changeling, #2) by Nalini Singh 12/13/2012
4. Mine by Brenda Huber 12/28/2012
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7:Read 4 books written by some of your favorite authors COMPLETE
1. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 08/11/12
2. Northern Exposure by Jayne Rylon & Mari Carr 10/26/12
3. Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter 12/21/2012
4. Cast in Ruin by Michelle Sagara West 01/08/2013
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8:Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month Last year I averaged 33 books a month, so I'm going to shoot for 35 books in one month for this.
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9:Read your favorite flower
O: One Wicked Night by Kelly Jamieson 08/10/12
R:
C: Claimed by Evangeline Anderson 08/08/12
H: Holt, Desiree - Once Burned 12/20/2012
I: Ill Wind (Weather Warden, #1) by Rachel Caine 10/28/12
D: Dark Horse by Kate Sherwood 08/07/12
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10:Read one of your favorite foods COMPLETE
P: Prisoner of Love by Samantha Kane 11/08/2012
A: Alien Embrace by Tracy St. John 01/18/2013
N: Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge 11/28/2012
C: The Christmas Countess by Adrienne Basso 12/17/2012
A: Alien Communion by Xandra Gregory 01/19/2013
K: Kent, Alison - One Good Man (American Heroes: The Texas Rangers) 12/19/2012
E: Easy by Tammara Webber 01/09/2013
S: Sierra Cartwright - Danger Zone 11/02/2012
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11:Read 4 books by authors you've never read before COMPLETE
1. Bind Me by Stacey Kennedy 09/14/12
2. The Becoming (Anna Strong Chronicles, #1) by Jeanne C. Stein 10/29/12
3. Learning to Drown by Sommer Marsden 12/09/2012
4. Naughty Little Secret by Shelley Bradley 12/23/2012
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12:Read your favorite Book Crush's name
R:
A: All He Ever Wanted by Emily McKay 01/22/2013
I: Into the Crossfire by Lisa Marie Rice 12/26/2012
D: Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison 10/30/2012
E: Eden, Cynthia - Hotter After Midnight 01/02/2013
R:
Super, Christina! Welcome to the challenge.
Month 1 20 july to 19 august2/8
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Cheryl Bentley, Petronella and the Trogot, 08 Aug 2012
E
M
B
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Romp Julia, A Friend Like Ben, 6 Aug 12
month 2
2/9
B
LARSSSON Stieg, The Girl who Played With Fire, 3 Aug 2012
Ulysses by James Joyce, 19 Aug 12
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Z
Month 3
1/9
C
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Rebecca Forster, Hostile Witness, 16 Aug 2012
I
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month 4
1/9
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Coxe, George Harmon, Silent are the Dead, 20 Aug 12
H
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Month 5
3/4 books set in a country you would like to visit
0/4
Month 6
3/4 books from Young Adult genre
0/4
Month 7
3/4 books read with my son
0/4
month 8
3/4 books written by favourite authors
0/4
Month 9
read any 8 books
0/8
Month 10
0/10
R
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Month 11
3/4 books by authors I have never read before.
1/4
C V Smith - Nettie Parker's Backyard - 14 Aug 2012
Month 12
favourite book crush's name
Updated: Post #543 - 27/85Month 10 complete! :)
♥ 10. My Favorite Food: Cannelloni
10/10 - Spell it out
C: Consumed ~ Moira McTark ☆☆☆ 10.08.
A: Assassin's Quest ~ Robin Hobb ☆☆☆☆ 03.08.
N: Naked Werewolf #2 The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf ~ Molly Harper ☆☆☆☆ 02.08.
N: Nell in The Forgotten Garden ~ Kate Morton ☆☆☆☆ 13.08.
E: Emily Hamilton in Moon Awakening ~ Lucy Monroe ☆☆☆ 10.08.
L: Lord of Fire ~ Gaelen Foley ☆☆☆ 03.08.
L: Laurann Dohner ~ Ral's Woman ☆☆ 14.08.
O: Olivia Cunning ~ Try Me ☆☆☆☆ 15.08.
N: Nalini Singh ~ Caressed By Ice ☆☆☆☆ 08.08.
I: Ilona Andrews ~ Questing Beast ☆☆☆ 10.08.
I'm going to have to go with the "reading like mad and plugging things in where they fit" schtick for this. I love the idea of the challenge, and I'm excited to tackle it, my first ever GoodReads challenge! So here we go!Duration: August 17, 2012 -
Completed: 12/12
Total Books: 66/66
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1. Read your birthday month
7/7
O - One More Winter: A Short Story by Rebecca K. O'Connor 12/5/12
C - Come Closer by Sara Gran 12/11/12
T - Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers 12/11/12
O - The Old Man and the Knife by Samuel Clemente 12/5/12
B - The Box: Uncanny Stories by Richard Matheson 12/10/12
E - Empath by Michelle Devon 12/6/12
R - The Room That Wasn't There by James Steimle 12/12/12
2. Read your birthstone
4/4
O - The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn 12/5/12
P - Psycho by Robert Block 12/9/12
A - All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn 11/30/12
L - The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle 12/18/12
3. Read your sign
7/7
S - The Sleepwalkers by J. Gabriel Gates 1/14/13
C - Campus Chills by Mark Leslie 1/13/13
O - One Step Closer by Iain Rowan 12/5/12
R- Revenge by Amy Gerrard 1/9/13
P - a Pound of Flesh by Kimberly Raiser 1/13/13
I - I am Morte by Elyse Draper 12/12/12
O - Outside the Wire by Richard Farnsworth 12/5/12
4. Read your Chinese zodiac sign
2/2 (I'd feel like I'm cheating, but X is not an easy letter!)
O - The Other Side by Charmaine Morris 10/15/12
X - The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton 10/26/12
5. Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit (Japan)
3/3
1. Dark Water by Koji Suzuki 8/17/2012
2. Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Ranpo 8/21/2012
3. Ring by Koji Suzuki 8/29/2012
6. Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre (HORROR!)
3/3
1. Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake 8/17/12
2. Tighter by Adele Griffin 9/13/12
3. Widdershins by Oliver Onions 9/27/2012
7. Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
3/3
1. Quidditch Through the Ages by J.K. Rowling 10/8/12
2. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 11/9/12
3. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 11/17/12
8. Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
15/15
1. Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon 8/20/12
2. The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki 11/16/12
3. Camaro Killer by Brian Gates 12/28/12
4. Forsaken by Andrew van Wey 1/1/13
5. The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers 1/5/13
6. Orientation by Daniel Orozco 1/6/13
7. The Burdon Street Siblings by Dan Quantin 1/7/13
8. The Lake by Tananarive Due 1/8/13
9. Enchanted Forest of Horror by Emileen Church 1/8/13
10. Zombie Curse by Georgevine Moss 1/8/13
11. Unquiet Slumber for the Sleepers by Alex C. Telander 1/8/13
12. The Ash-Born Boy by Victoria Schwab 1/9/13
13. The Basement by Chad P. Brown 1/14/13
14. Nightlight by Harvard Lampoon 1/16/13
15. All the Lovely Creatures by B.C. Sirrom 1/17/13
9: Read your favorite flower
5/5
D - Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton 12/28/12
A - The Allnighter by Stuart Connelly 1/1/13
I - I Hope You Die by Kelly Fisher 12/12/12
S - Specimen 313 by Jeff Strand 1/9/13
Y - The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan by Daisy Ashford 12/12/12
10: Read one of your favorite foods
7/7
C - Choker by Elizabeth Woods 9/29/12
H - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 10/6/12
I - In the Woods by Tana French 11/12/12
C - The Cellar by Richard Laymon 10/3/12
K - The Killing Room by John Manning 10/24/12
E - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 10/10/12
N - The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab 8/28/12
11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
3/3
1. Mile 81 by Stephen King 11/13/12
2. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 11/28/12
3. Storm Front by Jim Butcher 12/6/12
12: Read your favorite book crush's name
7/7
A - The Anniversary by Mo Needham 11/27/12
R - Relic by Douglas Preston 12/29/12
T - Theodosia Throckmorton and the Staff of Osiris by R.L. LeFevers 12/22/12
E - Evil Eye by Chris Welsh 11/27/12
M - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 9/24/12
I - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 12/7/12
S - Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris 1/7/13
Liz, a "book crush" is a character in a book for whom you have a "crush" on or deep fondness.
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