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[Becca]

Month 2: September 2011 - COMPLETED
Read 3 or 4 books from your favourite genre: Autobiographies/Biographies

127 Hours - Aron Ralston - 4/5
Life and Laughing - Michael McIntyre - 5/5
Terry Fox, His Story - Leslie Scrivener - 4/5
Gok Wan - Through Thick and Thin - 4/5
Beautiful - Katie Piper - 5/5
Moab is my Washpot - Stephen Fry

[Jex]

Slow and steady. Task 2 complete.


Task 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 Turquoise

T - The Tinkerer's Daughter
U - Udell (character) Fallen
R - Randall (character) The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1
Q - Queen Vasilissa (character) Last Sacrifice
U - Ubie (character) First Grave on the Right
O - Onirh (character) Defiance
I - Ivashkov (character) Spirit Bound
S - Stubb (character) Not Everything Brainless is Dead
E - Ernest (character) Darker Corners




Task 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge) DECEMBER

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Challenge Duration: Sept 1ts 2011-Aug 31st 2012
0/12

Month 1: September
3/9
Stormwalk Stormwalker 9/1
E:
Personal Demons Personal Demons 9/1
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Richelle Mead Succubus on Top 9/15

[Kristina]

updating


September - Month 2 - Read your birthstone
D Diana in - The Goddess Test 9/10
I Irene in - The Goddess Test 9/10
A
M Marlboro Man in - The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels -- A Love Story 9/11
O
N Ned Wakefield in Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later 9/6
D


Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) - SEPTEMBER *currently working on
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)
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 AUGUST
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

[Sharon]

I would like to do this challenge but probably can't start until December or January. So this is to get me started thinking and planning about what to read:

So Maybe January 2013 - December 2013

Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge) - December
Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own - Virginia Woolf
the Years - Virginia Woolf

Month 2: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit - January
Dr. Zhivago - Boris Pasternak
In Siberia - Colin thubron
The Winter Queen - Boris Akunin

Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge) February
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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 - March
Tulip on the cover:
The Black Tulip - Alexandre Dumas
The Tulip - Anna Pavord
The Tulip Virus - Danielle HErmans
The Topless Tulip Caper - Lawrence Block

Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre - April
hmmm Sci Fi or mystery


Month 6: 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 - May
Emerald
Emerald City - Jennifer Egan
The Emerald Planet - DAvid Beerling
The End of Emerald Woods - David J. Walker
Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Base Ball - Jerrold Casway


Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend - June
Need to get Anne on board

Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors - July
James Joyce, Jane Austin, Jasper Fforde, Charles Dickens, and there are more

Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month - August

Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge) -September
Chocolate chip cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke
Hollow Chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse - Robert Rankin
One smart cookie?
Chocolat - Joanne Harris
Obsession , Deceit and really dark chocolate - Kyra Davis
Like Water for Chocolate
A deadly chocolate pi
The Chocolate cap caper - Joanna Carl
Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the world of Hershey and Mars Joel Brenner

Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to - October
Need to think about that one

Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name - November
Colonel Brandon

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

(Month 6)September 2011 Books by New Authors
1. Hawksong by Amelia Rhodes-Atwater 9/9/2011 ***
2. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione 9/13/2011 *****
3. Catch of a Lifetime by Judi Fennell 9/13/2011 ****
4. Moon Dance by J.R. Rain 9/18/2011 ***

[Sashana]

Congrats, Lacey!

[Lisa Kay]

Congrats, Lacey!

[Cathy]

September: Read your Birthday Month
Completed 2/3

M - Making Waves : Tawna Fenske9/10/11
A - Armstrong, Kelley :Stolen 9/18/11
Y - York, Rebecca : Beyond Control

[willaful]

Lucky Cathy, born in May. :-)

This is such a cute challenge... I'm super busy right now but maybe I'll join in next month. Or next year.

[Cathy]

I'll make up for it next month when I have to spell out "emerald". I have a hard time with e's.

[Rebecca]

Ok Starting now...2/7
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month


OOrigins (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries, #1)
CCity of Fallen Angels Almost Done
TTo Tame a Highland Warrior
O Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
BBeyond the Highland Mist Almost Done
E Eternal Hunger
RRaziel

Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color
OPAL I've given up on O books so going to try books with white or rainbow covers.
1- The Iron King
2- Wicked Lovely
3- Vampires Rule
4- Blue Bloods

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Challenge Duration: Sept 1ts 2011-Aug 31st 2012
0/12

Month 1: September
4/9
Stormwalk Book Stormwalker 9/1
E:
Personal Demons Book Personal Demons 9/1
T:
E:
M:
Breed Series Dawn's Awakening 9/19
E:
Richelle Mead Author Succubus on Top 9/15

[Amy J.]

Completed Months: 1,2,4,6,10, 12

For September: Month 8: Read 3- 4 Books from favorite authors

5/5

1. Chuck Palahniuk - Fight Club FInished 9/23
2. P. D. James - A Certain Justice Finished 9/18
3. Karen Marie Moning- Beyond the Highland Mist Finished 9/9
4. Stephen King- Duma Key Finished 9/15
5. Philip K. Dick- VALIS Finished 9/22

[Cathy]

All About You

March: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
Historical Romance:



April: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
Lisa Kleypas
1.When Strangers Marry 4/11/11
2. Only With Your Love 4/12/11
Candace Camp
3.The Wedding Challenge 4/4/11
4. An Affair Without End 4/13/11


May: Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge)


L-Lucky Streak : Carly Phillips 5/11/11
I-Ione, Larissa : Eternal Rider 5/17/11
L- A Little Harmless Sex : Melissa Schroeder 5/4/11
Y-You Slay Me : Katie MacAlister 5/9/11



June: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge) Completed 9/9

T-Taming the Highland Bride: Lynsay Sands6/27/11
A-Agnes and the Hitman: Jennifer Cruise6/24/11
C-Carly Phillips :Lucky Break6/5/11
O-One Night with a Spy: Celeste Bradley6/26/11

S-Searching for Pemberley:Mary Lyden Simonsen6/29/11
A-Andrews, Ilona :Magic Slays6/13/11
L-Lover Unleashed: JR Ward6/3/11
A-Anne Perry :Death in the Devil's Acre6/9/11
D-Dancing with Mr. Darcy: Stories Inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House Library6/12/11


July: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1. Stephanie Laurens - The Untamed Bride7/26/11
2. Catherine Anderson - Comanche Moon7/24/11
3. Kelley Armstrong - Bitten7/18/11
4. Grace Burrowes - The Heir 8/4/11


August: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
Completed 11/11

Julie James - Just the Sexiest Man Alive8/7/11
Anne Rice – The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty8/12/11
McCarty, Sarah – Running Wild8/11/11
In the Bed of a Duke – Cathy Maxwell8/22/11
Elrod, Patricia – Dark and Stormy Knights 8/7/11

Foster, Lori – When You Dare8/18/11
Renwick, Sophie – Hot in Here8/7/11
Aimee Carter - The Goddess Test8/2/11
Schroeder, Lisa – Chasing Brooklyn8/1/11
Evanovich, Janet – Smokin' Seventeen8/14/11
Robin McKinley –Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast8/16/11

September: Read your Birthday Month
Completed 3/3
DONE!

M - Making Waves : Tawna Fenske9/10/11
A - Armstrong, Kelley :Stolen 9/18/11
Y - York, Rebecca : Beyond Control9/26/11


October: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
Completed 0/7
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November: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
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December: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
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January: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
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February: 1. Read a book set in the state/county/province/country you were born in. Wisconsin
2. Read a book set in the state/county/province/country you are currently living in. Michigan

[SandyC]

Month 2
September 2011
Read Your Birthstone: Topaz
TTo Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning 9/14/11
OIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 9/6/11
PThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen 9/1/11
APearl of China by Anchee Min
Z Warrior by Zoe Archer 9/27/11

[Sans]

September (Month 7): Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend - Buddy reads with Lisa & CaroB
1. Trespass by Meg Maguire
2. Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham
3. Smoke Thief by Shana Abe
4. The Secret by Julie Garwood

Completed: 4/4

[Lina]

Congrats Sans! I'll have to book you in for my Month 7 :-)

[Amy J.]

Major Edit: suddenly, I have multiple buddy reads this month. I never thought it would happen.

For October Month 7 Read 3-4 books with friends

4/4

1. Magic Bitesby Ilona Andrews Finished 10/24 reading with Kerste
2. Making Waves by Tawna Fenske Finished 10/20 reading with Kerste
3. The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak Finished 10/5 reading with Cholpon
4.Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Emil Frankl Finished 10/23 Lubbock Book Club Selection

[Lisa Kay]

Congrats, Sans!

[Lina]

All About You Challenge
Duration: August 2011 to July 2012

✔Month 1: AUGUST - completed

✔Month 2: PERIDOT - completed


MONTH 3: My Starsign - Virgo, 0/5 read
V- The Vampire's Warden by S.J. Wright
I- If You Desire by Kresley Cole
R- The Return of Rafe MacKade by Nora Roberts
G- Gifts of Love by Kay Hooper & Lisa Kleypas
O- One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost

[Lisa Kay]

Oh, CaroB! I like your choices. :)

[Cathy]

October: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
Completed 0/7
E – Ecstasy Wears Emeralds : Renee Bernard
M - Moning, Karen Marie: The Highlander's Touch
E - Etched in Bone : Adrian Phoenix
R – Renee Bernard : Seduction Wears Sapphires
A – Amanda Scott : Border Storm
L – Lisa Kleypas : Worth Any Price
D – Dahl, Victoria : Good Girls Don't

[Lina]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Oh, CaroB! I like your choices. :)"


Thanks Lisa Kay!

[Lisa Kay]

NBRC: ~ All About You ~ Start 9/1/11

Month 1
My Birthday Month: • September

9/9 - DONE!

S - ✔ The Secret, by Julie Garwood ★★★★★ PB 9/29 “buddy read”
E - ✔ Elizabeth Hoyt=Wicked Intentions ★★★★½ OD audio 9/10 “buddy read” & “re-read”
P - ✔ Pittacus Lore=I am Number Four ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/20
T - ✔ The Texan's Touch, by Jodi Thomas ★★★★½ PB 9/12
E - ✔ Evanovich, Janet = Plum Spooky ★★★★✩PB 9/15
M - ✔ Martin, George R.R.=A Feast for Crows ★★★½✩ OB audio 9/23
B - ✔ Busy Body, by M.C. Beaton ★★★★✩PB 9/30
E - ✔ Evanovich, Janet=Finger Lickin' Fifteen ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/17
R - ✔ Risky Business, by Nora Roberts ★★★★✩ OD audio 9/30

[Lisa Kay]

I finished with 1 hour and 28 minutes to spare, LOL! Phew! I didn't think I was going to make it when I let a "B" library book expire, but I found something else I liked.

[Lina]

Congrats Lisa Kay!

[Lisa Kay]

Thanks, CaroB!

[Sherrie]

Duration: September 1, 2011 - September 1, 2012
1/12 Completed


Month 1: Favorite Season - (Fall) (Spell it out) 3/4 Done
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A - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 9/30/11
L - Laurie,Victoria Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun 9/25/11
L - Love Is Hell by Melissa Marr 9/20/11



Month 2: Favorite Holiday - (Halloween) 3-4 Book Holiday Oriented 0/4 Done



Month 3: Personal Goal (10 Books)

Month 4: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre

Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors

Month 6: Favorite Color (Pink) 3-4 books with a pink cover

Month 7: Favorite Flower (Daisy) Spell It Out
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Month 8: Read your birthday month (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 9: Read you Chinese zodiac sign (spell it out)
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Month 10: Read your sign (Spell it out)
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Month 11: Birthstone Diamond 3-4 books with a white cover


Month 12: Favorite Scent (Rain) Spell It Out
R
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[Angela]

All About You Challenge: Set a New Reading Goal (10+)
October 1 - 31, 2011 DONE




No Humans Involved, Kelley Armstrong OCT 3/2011
Adventurer, Kelley Armstrong OCT 2/2011
Heat Wave, Richard Castle OCT 4/2011
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, Chelsea Handler OCT 5/2011
Personal Demon, Kelley Armstrong OCT 6/2011
Songs of Orpheus, Selena Kitt OCT 8/2011
Living with the Dead, Kelley Armstrong OCT 10/2011
Angelic, Kelley Armstrong OCT 11/2011
Frostbitten, Kelley Armstrong OCT 14/2011
Counterfeit Magic, Kelley Armstrong OCT 15/2011
Bluebeards Wife, Selena Kitt OCT 16/2011
Lies that Chelsea Told Me, Chelsea Handler OCT 18/2011
A Twisted Bards Tale, Selena Kitt OCT 19/2011
Beauty, Selena Kitt OCT 20/2011
Rapunzel, Selena Kitt OCT 20/2011
Unfolding, Selena Kitt OCT 21/2011
Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte OCT 22/2011
One Grave At A Time, Jeaniene Frost OCT 23/2011
JZB Sex Scene, Karen Marie Moning OCT 24/2011
Waking the Witch, Kelley Armstrong OCT 25/2011
Surrenders Edge, Pepper Espinoza OCT 26/2011
The Help, Kathryn Stockett OCT 27/2011
Men of the Otherworld, Kelley Armstrong OCT 29/2011

[whimsicalmeerkat]

All About You Challenge - 12 Month Challenge
Completed: 7/12


4 Books From a Country I'd Like to Visit - March 2011 - England
Completed: 3/17/11

Favorite Book Crush's Name - April 2011 - Mort
Completed: 4/14/11

Birth Month - May 2011 - May
Completed: 5/16/11

Birthstone - June 2011 - Emerald
Completed: 6/21/11

Traditional Zodiac Sign - July 2011 - Gemini
Completed: 8/18/11

Chinese Zodiac Sign - August 2011 - Dog
Completed: 8/8/11

All About You Challenge – Favorite Flower - September 2011 - Stargazer Lily
Completed: 9/29/11

S: Storm Front by Jim Butcher - 9/2/11 to 9/4/11
T: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson - Character: Tattersail - 9/7/11 to 9/21/11
A: The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - Character: Arabella - 4/28/11 to 9/4/11
R: An Unsuitable Job For A Woman by P.D. James - Character: Ronald Callender - 9/7/11 to 9/8/11
G: The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 9/5/11
A: Sleepwalk with Me by Mike Birbiglia - Character: Abbie - 9/1/11 to 9/7/11
Z: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand - Character: Louis Zamperini 8/22/11 to 9/13/11
E: Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett - Character: Ella - 9/15/11 to 9/16/11
R: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith - Character: Raisa - 9/1/11 to 9/3/11

L: Sequence by Adrian Dawson - Character: Nick Lambert - 9/8/11 to 9/11/11
I: Snowdrops by A.D. Miller - Character: Nickolai Ivanovich - 9/15/11 to 9/18/11
L: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - Character: Lucius Malfoy - 9/21/11
Y: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon - Character: Young Ilse - 7/5/11 to 9/29/11

[Kristina]

September - Month 2 - Read your birthstone
D Diana in - The Goddess Test 9/10
I Irene in - The Goddess Test 9/10
A Alexander Gordon Smith - Lockdown 9/25
M Marlboro Man in - The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels -- A Love Story 9/11
O Ollie
N Ned Wakefield in Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later 9/6
D Donovan in Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith 9/25

For October - Month 7 - Read 3 or 4 books with a friend

[Cathy]

October: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
Completed 1/7
E – Ecstasy Wears Emeralds : Renee Bernard
M - Moning, Karen Marie: Bloodfever
E - Etched in Bone : Adrian Phoenix
R – Renee Bernard : Seduction Wears Sapphires
A – Armstrong, Kelley : Dime Store Magic
L – Lisa Kleypas : Worth Any Price10/3/11
D – Dahl, Victoria : Good Girls Don't

[SandyC]

All About You Challenge(Reboot)
Dates: August 2011 - July 2012

Month 1
August 2011
Read Your Birthday Month
N Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts 8/22/11
O Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
V Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansaey 8/31/11
E Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 8/2/11
M Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning 8/8/11
B Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts 8/30/11
E Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 8/26/11
R Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead 8/2/11

Month 2
September 2011
Read Your Birthstone: Topaz
TTo Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning 9/14/11
OIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 9/6/11
PThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen 9/1/11
APearl of China by Anchee Min10/1/11 one day late!
Z Warrior by Zoe Archer 9/27/11

Month 3
October 2011
Read 3 or 4 Books by an Author New to You

1.A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 10/5/11
2.Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity by Kerry Cohen 10/9/11
3.Juliet by Anne Fortier
4.Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

[Cathy]

October: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
Completed 5/7
E – Ecstasy Wears Emeralds : Renee Bernard10/5/11
M - Moning, Karen Marie: Bloodfever10/7/11
E - Etched in Bone : Adrian Phoenix
R – Renee Bernard : Seduction Wears Sapphires10/4/11
A – Adair, Cherry : Undertow 10/10/11
L – Lisa Kleypas : Worth Any Price10/3/11
D – Dahl, Victoria : Good Girls Don't

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Challenge Duration: Sept 1ts 2011-Aug 31st 2012
0/12

Month 1: September
5/9
Stormwalk Book Stormwalker 9/1
Everdeen ,Katniss Character The Hunger Games 10/10
Personal Demons Book Personal Demons 9/1
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M:
Breed Series Dawn's Awakening 9/19
E:
Richelle Mead Author Succubus on Top 9/15

[NayNay]

Finished March 14, 2012

✔ Month 1
Read Your Birthday Month

J- Just The Way You Are by Barbara Freethy ☺☺☺☺
U- Underneath by Kealan Patrick Burke ☺☺
N- Never a Bride by Amelia Grey ☺☺☺
E- Embers of Love by Tracie Peterson ☺☺☺☺



✔ Month 2
Read Your Birthstone

P- Play Dirty by Lorie O'Clare ☺☺☺☺
E- Entice Me at Twilight by Shayla Black ☺☺☺☺
A- A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter ☺☺☺☺
R- Rogue by Rachel Vincent ☺☺☺☺
L- Last Chance by Christy Reece ☺☺☺☺


✔ Month 3
October-2011
Read Your Sigh

G- Ghost Walk by Heather Graham 10/16/11 ☺☺☺☺
E- Eternal Hunter by Cynthia Eden 10/21/11 ☺☺☺☺
M- Midnight in Ruby Bayou by Elizabeth Lowell 10/22/11 ☺☺☺
I- I Witch:Powers of the Blood/Heart by Erin Munday 10/24/11 ☺☺
N- No Regrets by Shannon K. Butcher 10/17/11 ☺☺☺☺
I- Impending Justice by Mel Comley 10/26/11 ☺☺☺


✔ Month 4
November-2011
Read Your Favorite Flower

R- Roses are Red by James Patterson 11/02/11 ☺☺☺☺
O- One Small Victory by Maryann Miller 11/10/11 ☺☺
S- Swept Away by Marsha Canham 11/06/11 ☺☺
E- Emerald Tailsman by Brenda Pandos 11/04/11 ☺☺☺☺


✔ Month 5
December-2011
3 Books set in Italy

1. Immortal by Traci L. Slatton 12/10/11/ ★★★★
2. Poison by Sara Poole 12/05/11 ★★★★★
3. Summer in Tuscany by Elizabeth Adler ★★★ 12/07/11

✔ Month 6
January-2012
3 Books in Your Favorite Genre: Paranormal Romance

1. When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy★★★★
2. Beneath a Blood Red Moon by Shannon Drake ★★★
3. Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/22/11 ★★★

✔ Month 7
February 2012
3 Books with Your Child

FINALLY MY SON FINISHED READING THESE BOOKS...AND WE STARTED AT X-MAS, LOL. WE RATED THIS SERIES ★★★
02/11/12

1. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
2. The Bourne Supremacy
3. The Bourne Ultimatum

✔ Month 8
March-2012
3 Books by Favorite Author

1. Taste of Midnight by Lara Adrian 01/15/12 ★★★★
2. Kiss of Crimson ★★★★★+
3. Midnight Rising ★★★★★

Month 9
April-2012
Read More Books than Usually Read in 1 month: 20

1. One Wrong Step by Laura Griffin 03/01/12 ★★★★
2. Lynda's Lace by Lacey Alexander 03/01/12 ★★★
3. A Good Woman by Danielle Steel 03/02/12 ★★★★
4. Hush by Kate White 03/03/12 ★★★
5. The Visitor by Christopher Pike 03/04/12 ★★★
6. To Wake The Shadows by Hannah Kollef 03/05/12 ★★★★★
7. The Ocean Between Us by Susan Wiggs 03/05/12 ★★★★
8. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper 03/03/12 ★★★★
9. Crimson Footprints by Shewanda Pugh 03/06/12 ★★★★
10. Accidental Commando by Ingrid Weaver 03/06/12 ★★★
11. Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen 03/07/12 ★★★
12. Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laaurenston 03/07/12 ★★★
13. Raven's Quest by Joanna King 03/08/12 ★★★★
14. A New World by Patricia McLinn 03/09/12 ★★★★
15. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 03/09/12 ★★★★
16. Three by Ted Dekker 03/10/12 ★★★
17. Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick 03/11/12 ★★★
18. The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf by Mohja Kahf 03/11/12 ★★★
19. Raven by Nuayma Jeggels 03/13/12 ★★
20. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks 03/13/12 ★★★

Month 10
May-2012
Read a Favorite Food

✔ R- Ruined by Paula Morris 01/13/12 ★★★★
A- Angel Evolution by David Estes 01/25/12 ★★★★
V- Viridis by Calista Taylor 02/27/12 ★★★
I- I Spy a Wicked Sin by Jo Davis 01/19/12 ★★★★
O- On the Line by Kathryn Shay 01/30/12 ★★★★
L- Line of Fire by Jo Davis 01/26/12 ★★★★
I- In Too Deep by Kathryn Shay 02/17/12 ★★★

✔ Month 11
June-2012
3 Books by New Author

1. Ain't No Sunshine by Leslie DuBois ★★★★
2. Dark Nights, Dark Dreams by Savannah Russe 01/15/12 ★★★
3. Hot Vampire Kiss by Lisa Renee Jones ★★★★


✔Month 12
July-2012
Read Favorite Book Crush's Name

W- Whisper No Lie by Cindy Gerard ★★★★★
Y- Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey 02/13/12 ★★★★
A- All The Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison 02/20/12 ★★★★
T- Take no Prisoners by Cindy Gerard ★★★★
T- The Little Death by P.J. Parrish ★★★★

S- Seduced by a Cajun Werewolf by Selena Blake 01/13/12 ★★★★
A- Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon ★★★★★
V- Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian ★★★★
A- Alibi Man by Tami Hoag 02/21/12 ★★★★
G- Rhythms of Grace by Marilynn Griffith 02/14/12 ★★★★
E- Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey ★★★★

[Lina]

All About You Challenge
Duration: August 2011 to July 2012

✔Month 1: AUGUST - completed

✔Month 2: PERIDOT - completed


MONTH 3: My Starsign - Virgo, 2/5 read
Vito Ciccotelli: character - Die For Me (book #7) by Karen Rose
I- If You Desire by Kresley Cole
R- The Return of Rafe MacKade by Nora Roberts 16.10.11 ★★★
Gail Carriger: author - Changeless 20.10.11 ★★★★
O- One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost

[Barbara ★]

OCTOBER: Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before
READ: 2/3

1. Mario Acevedo: The Nymphos of Rocky Flats 10/26
2. Jaida Jones: Havemercy
3. Kelly Gay: The Better Part of Darkness 10/10


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SEPTEMBER: paranormal genre 4/4 COMPLETE

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AUGUST: DRAGON 6/6 COMPLETE

JULY: Capricorn - 9/9 COMPLETE

JUNE: Garnet - 6/6 COMPLETE

MAY: January - 7/7 COMPLETE

[Sherrie]

2/12 Months Done

Month 1(September): Favorite Season - (Fall) (Spell it out) 3/4 Done *Completed*
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A - Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 9/30/11
L - Laurie,Victoria Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun 9/25/11
L - Love Is Hell by Melissa Marr 9/20/11



Month 2 (October): Favorite Holiday - (Halloween) 3-4 Book Holiday Oriented 3/3 Done *Completed*

1. A Catered Halloween by Isis Crawford 10/7/11
2. Trick or Treachery by Donald Bain a.k.a Jessica Fletcher 10/9/11
3. Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier 10/16/11



Month 3: Personal Goal (10 Books)

Month 4: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre

Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors

Month 6: Favorite Color (Pink) 3-4 books with a pink cover

Month 7: Favorite Flower (Daisy) Spell It Out
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Month 8: Read your birthday month (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 9: Read you Chinese zodiac sign (spell it out)
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Month 10: Read your sign (Spell it out)
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Month 11: Birthstone Diamond 3-4 books with a white cover


Month 12: Favorite Scent (Rain) Spell It Out
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[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

All About Me Challenge

(Month 1)April 2011 Birthstone Done
E- Erin Kellison- Shadow Fall 4/20/2011 ****
M- Mermaids In The Basement by Michael Lee West 4/24/2011 **
E- Eragon by Christopher Paolini 4/20/2011 **
R- Ryan,Carrie- Firelight 4/1/2011 *****
A- Aprilynne Pike- Spells 4/5/2011 ***
L- Linda Welch- Along Came A Demon 4/9/2011 ****
D- Delirium by Lauren Oliver 4/15/2011 *****



(Month 2)May 2011 Zodiac Sign Done
T- Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch 5/15/2011 **
A- Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 5/19/2011 ****
U- Unforgiven Pleasure by Tempest Knight 5/14/2011 **
R- Rice,Luanne- Dance With Me 5/17/2011 ****
U- Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 5/12/2011 ****
S- Sherrilyn Kenyon- Born of Shadows 5/6/2011 *****



(Month 3)June 2011 Chinese Zodiac Sign Done
R- Rogue by Rachel Vincent 6/9/2011 ****
A- Armstrong,Kelly- The Awakening 6/10/2011 ****
T- The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong 6/13/2011 ****



(Month 4)July 2011 Favorite Flower Done
C- Cathryne Cade- Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright 7/6/2011 **
A- Awakening by E.D. Beale 7/13/2011 **
L- (Linder,Jody) Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard 7/6/2011 ***
L- Like Cats and Dogs by Robert Ropars 7/4/2011 **
A- Anne Marsh- Bond With Me 7/19/2011 ***

L- Lauren,Kate- Passion 7/10/2011 ***
I- (Isabelle) City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 7/4/2011 ****
L- (Lynx) Outcast by Cheryl Brooks 7/9/2011 ****
Y- Your Planet or Mine by Susan Grant 7/13/2011 ***



(Month 5)August 2011 Birth Month Done
M- (MacGregor,Denise) First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost 8/18/2011 ****
A- Amanda Downum- The Bone Palace 8/8/2011 ***
Y- (Yager,Abigail) Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/11/2011 *****



(Month 6)September 2011 Books by New Authors Done
1. Hawksong by Amelia Rhodes-Atwater 9/9/2011 ***
2. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione 9/13/2011 *****
3. Catch of a Lifetime by Judi Fennell 9/13/2011 ****
4. Moon Dance by J.R. Rain 9/18/2011 ***



(Month 7)October 2011 Books From My Favorite Genre- PNR Done
1. Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr 10/4/2011 ***
2. If I Die by Rachel Vincent 10/6/2011 ****
3. The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter 10/11/2011 ****
4. Storm Born By Richelle Mead 10/14/2011 ***
5. Pride by Rachel Vincent 10/19/2011 ****
6. Thirst by Claire Farrell 10/20/2011 ***



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(Month 10)January 2012 Books From A Country I Want To Visit- England/Scotland
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[Cathy]

October: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
Completed 7/7

E – Ecstasy Wears Emeralds : Renee Bernard10/5/11
M - Moning, Karen Marie: Bloodfever10/7/11
E - Etched in Bone : Adrian Phoenix10/18/11
R – Renee Bernard : Seduction Wears Sapphires10/4/11
A – Adair, Cherry : Undertow 10/10/11
L – Lisa Kleypas : Worth Any Price10/3/11
D – Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong10/20/11

[Sashana]

Congrats, Cathy!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Challenge Duration: Sept 1ts 2011-Aug 31st 2012
0/12

Month 1: September
6/9
Stormwalk Book Stormwalker 9/1
Everdeen ,Katniss Character The Hunger Games 10/10
Personal Demons Book Personal Demons 9/1
T:
Erickson, Austin Character Vamps and the City 10/22
M:
Breed Series Dawn's Awakening 9/19
E:
Richelle Mead Author Succubus on Top 9/15

[whimsicalmeerkat]

All About You Challenge - 12 Month Challenge
Completed: 7/12


4 Books From a Country I'd Like to Visit - March 2011 - England
Completed: 3/17/11

Favorite Book Crush's Name - April 2011 - Mort
Completed: 4/14/11

Birth Month - May 2011 - May
Completed: 5/16/11

Birthstone - June 2011 - Emerald
Completed: 6/21/11

Traditional Zodiac Sign - July 2011 - Gemini
Completed: 8/18/11

Chinese Zodiac Sign - August 2011 - Dog
Completed: 8/8/11

All About You Challenge – Favorite Flower - September 2011 - Stargazer Lily
Completed: 9/29/11

All About You Challenge – 4 Books from My Favorite Genre - October 2011 - Non-fiction
Completed: 10/25/11

1. Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex by Judith Levine - 10/3/11 to 10/8/11
2. The Man Who Couldn't Eat by Jon Reiner - 10/9/11 to 10/10/11
3. You Don't Look Like a Librarian: Shattering Stereotypes and Creating Positive New Images in the Internet Age by Ruth Kneale - 10/22/11
4. Bossypants by Tina Fey - 10/11/11 to 10/25/11

[Lisa Kay]

All About You Month 2
My Birthstone: • Sapphire

8/8

S - ✔ Sugar Daddy, by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★★ OD audio 10/23
A -✔ Abé, Shana=The Dream Thief ★★★✩✩ PB 10/25
P - ✔ Patricia Briggs=Moon Called ★★★★✩ library/PB 10/15
P - ✔Parasol Protectorate series, book #2 -
          Changeless, by Gail Carriger ★★★★✩ AD 10/21
H - ✔ Heartstrings and Diamond Rings, by Jane Graves ★★★★✩ PB 10/16
I - ✔Immortals After Dark series, book #2 -
          A Hunger Like No Other, by Kresley Cole ★★★★★ PB 10/6
R - ✔ The Royal Baby Bargain, by Robyn Donald★★★✩✩ AD 10/25
E -✔ Exclusively Yours, by Shannon Stacey ★★★★✩ Kindle 10/24

AD = Adobe Digital

[SandyC]

Month 3
October 2011
Read 3 or 4 Books by an Author New to You

1.A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray 10/5/11
2.Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity by Kerry Cohen 10/9/11
3.Juliet by Anne Fortier 10/17/11
4.The Keep by Jennifer Egan 10/20/11

[Lina]

Congratulations Lisa Kay and Sandy!

[Lisa Kay]

Thanks, CaroB!

[Amy J.]

For November: Month 3: Read your sign = CANCER

Completed Months: 1,2,4,6, 7, 8,10, 12

C: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis Finished 11/26
A: The Four Feathers by A.E.W. Mason Finished 11/18
N: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof Finished 11/3
C: The Children of Men by P.D. James
E: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Finished 11/26
R: Kiss Of Death by Rachel Caine Finished 11/14