All Things Spring Challenge

[Nissie Lambert]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, so true!! But instead of shiny objects, they're gorgeous covers or sexy titles or both!"

I like those objects,too. ;)

[Lisa Kay]

LethalLovely~I'm Breaking Out. Last Chance to Lose wrote: "We're like little kids, distracted by shiny objects. Oooh! Pretty!"

LOL!!!

[Desperado]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, so true!! But instead of shiny objects, they're gorgeous covers or sexy titles or both!"

LOL! Exactly! So many man-titty covers & so little time. *sigh*

I'm thinking of changing my goal. I counted AT LEAST 100 books I added between March & June 2010 to my shelf & going for only 20 seems kind of half-assed. That's me! The underachiever!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You have 3 months to do it in.

[Alycia]

I think 20 is impressive Lethal!

[BJ Rose]

I forgot to say that I'm in! Now to plan my challenge

[Desperado]

Thanks, Alycia! =) I think it is too, considering that a lot of the unread books from March-June 2010 are unread for a reason! LOL!

@ UM: Yeah...I could probably read more than 20 in 3 months. But do I want to? I can always up the goal if I finish too soon, right?

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

It's YOUR challenge, Lethal! Read as many or as few as you like. I was just pointing out that there's more time to decide.

[Desperado]

LOL! I know it's my challenge...for the most part. I guess I'm just used to having rules. Read 10 books in a series. Read 14 books with a red cover. Knowing that I'm creating my own challenge makes a little O_O.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm sorry! I used to have both restricted and un-restricted challenges, but it seemed that for the most part, the un-restricted were the most popular, in this group, anyway.

[Desperado]

Oh, don't apologize! I'm not complaining. I think these unrestricted challenges are fantastic & a great idea for those who don't usually participate in them. I'm just not used to not having a mod/member tell me what to do for a challenge. I actually have to use my mind & my mind is on autopilot these days.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I can get out my Modwhip and put together a challenge for you :) LOL!

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

The relaxed structure is what I love about Dhestiny's challenges. I am commitment phobic and horribly indecisive, but I can play these by ear, although I've already started going through my book collection to find "Spring-like" books. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

It's surprisingly hard for me to commit to a certain book then follow through with it, so these challenges help me make goals that are attainable instead of beating myself up for not being able to finish.

I'm glad I'm not alone!

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

You're definitely not alone, D.

[C Joy]

Wee! Another challenge! I'm in! Would think on this though...maybe tomorrow I'll have my list ready!

[D.G.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "It's surprisingly hard for me to commit to a certain book then follow through with it, so these challenges help me make goals that are attainable instead of beating myself up for not being able to ..."

That's why I have problems with challenges where you have to finish all the categories. Sometimes I really don't feel like reading a book and I hate to do it for a challenge.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

D.G. wrote: "That's why I have problems with challenges where you have to finish all the categories. Sometimes I really don't feel like reading a book and I hate to do it for a challenge. "

Exactly!!! That, and there's something about knowing that I "have" to read a book that makes me batty! Even if I had that book sitting beside me, ready to read it next, if someone tells me I have to read it, (even if it's myself telling me so) I just can't do it!

[Nissie Lambert]

Dhes and D.G., I couldn't agree more. It feels like homework.

[Autumn]

All things Spring Challenge





GARAGE PILE!! Covers and themes that remind me of spring while trying clean up my TBR a bit... ok so i got some colorful covers, nice bods.. u know.. all in prep for spring time ^_^

-Midnight Angel
-Prince of Dreams
-The Truth about Forever
-Three Weddings and a Kiss
-The Peach Keeper: A Novel
-Not That Kind of Girl (Dog Walkers #3)
-Flat-Out Sexy
-A Kingdom of Dreams
-Second Glance
-Delicious
-Romeo, Romeo
-When Beauty Tamed the Beast
-On Mystic Lake
-Water for Elephants
-Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula
-Thunder and Roses
-Too Much Temptation
-Slow Hands (The Wrong Bed: Again and Again, #1)
-It Had to Be You
-My Dearest Enemy





LET THE DIG UP BEGIN =D... i swear ill get thru..

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[Dina]

Awww, that's so cute, Autumn!

[Autumn]

hehhe! i need some motivation this days! pic comes handy! lol

[E.]

Say...does it matter if there is no set number of books for the challenge? Per se, so long as one reads the books for the challenge during its duration as well as fitting the challenge "boundaries" will it count?

I have an idea.....

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Nope, it's YOUR challenge - YOU decide. And you don't have to decide ahead of time, you can choose as you go.

[Lisa Kay]

My goodness, I have holes to plug in several series. The biggest being Christine Feehan's Ghost Walkers series. I've done a hit and miss. Man-oh-man, I love her, but she is a little wordy. I think I'm going to listen to some via audio book in order to do some Spring Cleaning. I like to listen to mysteries that way.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I just finished and LOVE Kane and Rose. It was refreshing to have a couple who don't fight the pairing!

[E.]

Lisa Kay wrote: "My goodness, I have holes to plug in several series. The biggest being Christine Feehan's Ghost Walkers series. I've done a hit and miss. Man-oh-man, I love her, but she is a littl..."

LOL. Yeah, CF can be wordy at times. Thus, I need more time to read her stuff than I have right now. Though I will say, I do adore her series, more so in several than in others.

Plus, there are a few of her series that I still have to catch up on...though not the Ghost Walkers. I'm caught up with that one. As for the others...

[E.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I just finished and LOVE Kane and Rose. It was refreshing to have a couple who don't fight the pairing!"

ME, TOO! I LOVE K & R and they are on my top CF couples list. Definitely adore Kane. Rose is a kick-ass heroine, too.

[Desperado]

I'm sorry but I'm going to drop out of this challenge. Too much is going on in RL & I already signed up for more challenges than is probably advisable. I'm off to delete my post on page 1.

Have fun, everyone!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ok, thanks for letting me know, Lethal! I hope everything calms down soon.

[SmittenKitten]

I have no idea what I'm going to read yet, but I'm in!! :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Got you down, SmittenKitten! (Love the name, by the way)

[SmittenKitten]

OK, here is my goal!!

0/10

Spring New Beginnings (New-to-Me series and/or authors)
1) The Hunger Games
2)
3)
4)
5)



Spring Cleaning (Next up in a series)
1) Ecstasy Unveiled
2)
3)
4)
5)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

OOOh, great challenge!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Are you getting ready ladies?? The challenge begins Monday!!!!

[Vaneela]

Hi everyone,

Here is my list...maybe I'll change it slightly...but there it is for the time being:


1. Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
2. Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, #1) By Lisa Kleypas
3. Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, #2) By Lisa Kleypas
4. Tempt Me at Twilight (The Hathaways, #3) By Lisa Kleypas
5. Married By Morning (The Hathaways, #4) By Lisa Kleypas
6. Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways, #5) By Lisa Kleypas

7. Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
8. Dreaming of you by Lisa Kleypas

9. A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
10. Crown Duel (Crown and Court Duet) by Sherwood Smith
11. Other Words for Love by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal

12. If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman
13. Where She Went (If I Stay, #2) Gayle Forman

14. Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis

From the above list I only own the first book so I'll have to buy them as I go along ;)

[Christine (Cagnes)]

I'm in!
All Things Spring Challenge
Duration: March 21st - June 20th

19/20

Spring Cleaning: (working on clearing a few series in my tbr pile)

Dark-Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Dream-Hunter (Dark-Hunter, #10) (3/28)
My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon (A Hard Day's Night-Searcher) (4/23)
Devil May Cry (5/9)
Upon The Midnight Clear (Dark-Hunter, #12) (6/5)


Virgin River Series by Robyn Carr
Temptation Ridge (4/16)
Paradise Valley (4/30)
Forbidden Falls (5/13)
Angel's Peak (5/18)
Moonlight Road (5/30)
Promise Canyon (6/2)
Wild Man Creek

Sevenwaters Series by Juliet Marillier
Son of the Shadows (3/31)
Child of the Prophecy (4/14)
Heir to Sevenwaters (4/22)
Seer of Sevenwaters (5/1)

Partholon Series by P.C. Cast
Divine By Choice

The Blades of the Rose Series by Zoe Archer
Rebel (5/31)
Stranger

Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost
Destined for an Early Grave (3/22)
This Side of the Grave (4/1)



Spring Fever: (can't wait for books!)

The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel (4/19)
Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward (4/6)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Welcome, Vaneela! We're glad you decided to join us! *sigh* Another LK Challenge virgin.

I'm so proud.

[Lacy]

I'm doing a combination of books that remind me of spring, books published in spring, and spring cleaning for 22 books.

[Vaneela]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Welcome, Vaneela! We're glad you decided to join us! *sigh* Another LK Challenge virgin.

I'm so proud."

Thanks :). I wish I could've found more books that have anything to do with spring but there's not too many out there :P. At least the first in the list is relevant. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Vaneela wrote: "Thanks :). I wish I could've found more books that have anything to do with spring but there's not too many out there :P. At least the first in the list is relevant. :) ."

You're welcome!

I loved Such a wonderful story!

[BJ Rose]

We Love Lisa Kleypas
All Things Spring Challenge
March 21 - June 20, 2011

Let's Do Some Serious Spring Cleaning

A. Clean Out the Cobwebs Spring Cleaning

These 20 books have been on my GR TBR since Feb, 2009
I will read at least 10 of them

All Through the Night by Connie Brockway
The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll
The Night Drifter by Susan Carroll
Tempted by Pamela Britton
By Possession by Madeline Hunter
By Design by Madeline Hunter
By Arrangement by Madeline Hunter
The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens
What Isabella Desires by Susan Mallory
The Book of Scandal by Julia London
A Seductive Offer by Kathryn Smith
Into Temptation by Kathryn Smith
The Scottish Companion by Karen Ranney
The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan
Ricochet by Sandra Brown
Lord Libertine by Gail Ranstrom
A Season To Be Sinful by Jo Goodman
McClairen's Isle: The Passionate One by Connie Brockway
McClairen's Isle: The Ravishing One by Connie Brockway
McClairen's Isle: The Reckless One by Connie Brockway

B. A Light Dusting Spring Cleaning
These haven't been on my physical TBR long enough to gather any (serious) dust
I will read at least 10 of these

Secrets of a Perfect Night by Stephanie Laurens
The Hellion and the Highlander by Lynsay Sands
Wish List by Lisa Kleypas
Tempted All Night by Liz Carlyle
The Widow by Carla Neggers
A Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrina Jeffries
Amaryllis by Jayne Castle
Zinnia by Jayne Castle
Orchid by Jayne Castle
Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer
The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer
Cousin Kate by Georgette Heyer
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters
Syren by Angie Sage
Don't Tempt Me by Loretta Chase
Sylvester by Georgette Heyer
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison
Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card

[E.]

Oooh, I've been thinking about the challenge, and this is what I've decided:

I'M IN.

Learning my lesson from the previous challenge, I've decided the perimeters of what I'll be doing for this challenge.

[Very loosely] the primary perimeter would be: Spring Cleaning.

I'm not going to put a limit on myself as to how many books I'll be reading this season (due to life's intrusions). So how many books I'll be reading for this season will be my limit. How many I'll read will be up to the time I'll be able to read them, whenever that will be. Thus, it will be like this: ?/? for me.

Now as to the other perimeters for this challenge...

Spring Cleaning:

May be covers in spring colors and/or have images of flowers/clouds/rain/rainbow/etc.
May be titles that reminds of spring.
May be published in March/April/May/June of any year.
May be a series that had been already started, a series/book from one of the authors in my bookshelf/TBR pile/read from before.
May be other perimeters that I hadn't think about but fits the primary perimeter and the challenge.

[Thanks, UMD, for the ideas/examples. Greatly appreciated.]

I probably set myself up to a "loose" perimeter of the challenge, but I'm setting myself to be as productive as I want to be during this season. Thus, the "loose" perimeters I set for myself.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

And May is a Spring month so there ya go!

[E.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "And May is a Spring month so there ya go!"

LOL.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

If you're having trouble choosing which books to read, remember, this is a Spring challenge and you get to design it your way, which means that just the fact you're reading it during the spring would make a book qualify if you wanted it to.

[Gaynell]

Clean out 15 books from my TBR pile(s).

1. Crystal Singer/Anne McCaffrey Completed 3/25/11
2. Killashandra/Anne McCaffrey Completed 3/26/11
3. Crystal Line/Anne McCaffrey Completed 3/27/11
4. The Last Song/Nicholas Sparks Completed 4/9/11
5. The Sea of Monsters/Rick Riordan Completed 4/19/11
6. The Titan's Curse/Rick Riordan Completed 4/21/11
7. A Reliable Wife/Robert Goolrick Completed 4/25/11
8. Mystic River/Dennis Lehane Completed 4/27/11
9. Lover Unbound/J.R. Ward Completed 5/21/11
10. Lover Enshrined/J.R. Ward Completed 5/23/11
11. Jurassic Park/Michael Crichton Completed 5/27/11
12. The Battle of the Labyrinth/Rick Riordan Completed 5/30/11
13. Peyton Place/Grace Metalious Completed 6/1/11
14. The Last Olympian/Rick Riordan Completed 6/12/11
15. The Darkest Night/Gena Showalter Completed 6/16/11

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

BJ, All Through the Night is a long time favorite of mine. I hope you enjoy it!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Dhes' All Things Spring Challenge

I'm going to do "Spring Cleaning" and clean out books that are parts of a series that I've been neglecting.

I'll clean up at least 15 books.

1. Texas Glory - Done 5 stars
2. Texas Splendor

Dark Hunters - Sherrilyn Kenyon (2)
Demonica - Larissa Ione (3)
Blakewell/Kenleigh - Pamela Clare (2)
Virgin River - Robyn Carr (6ish?)
Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (4)
Black Dagger Brotherhood - JR Ward (1)
Fallen Angels - JR Ward (1)
Texas Trilogy - Lorraine Heath (2)

[Joeera]

i'am in