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June: Something Old, Something New
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Jun 30, 2013 11:22PM
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It is pretty cute, Sarah. I'll have to remember to use it.
Yehey! Another challenge! I wanna join :)
Start date: June 1, 2014
End date: June 7, 2014
Level: Intermediate
•Something Old-
3.5* 6/7•Something New-
3* 6/5•Something Borrowed-
2* 6/4•Something Blue-
3* 6/5•Something Lucky-
4* 6/6•Wedding Themed-
4* 6/3
Am in :)Will post my books in this thread only as i finish them :)
Extended using gift card
Start date: June 1, 2014
End date: July 30, 2014
Level: Intermediate
•Something Old-
(an old favourite that I am reading again)•Something New-
(a book I just bought) 07/02/14•Something Borrowed-
07/14/14•Something Blue-
06/07/14•Something Lucky-
-07/06/14•Wedding Themed
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Something Old, Something New June Challenge 6/1/2011- 6/30/2011
Something Old-
Something New-
Something Borrowed-
Something Blue-
Something Lucky-
Wedding Themed-
I'm in! :)Am in :)
Start date: June 1, 2014
End date: June 30, 2014
Level: Easy
•Something Old-
•Something New-
•Something Borrowed-
•Something Blue-
•Something Lucky-
•Wedding Themed
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Finished the challenge! Edited message 158 :)
Fun!Something Old, Something New June Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2014 - June 30, 2014
Level: Easy
Progress: 3/5
Using a gift card to extent to July 30, 2014
•Something Old- Anne of Green Gables
•Something Borrowed- The White Queen
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I'm in :) know I'm late to the start...but I'll give it a go :Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
So...
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)
Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
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Hi,I am sorry but have not been well most of this month and therefore was not able to read anything. So won't be able to complete the challenge in June. If it is okay with the Moderators, would love to continue reading and simply update it in July, although not as part of a challenge. It would give me a sense of completion and satisfaction. Thanks :)
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Yes, please continue the challenge. We'll apply one of our “NBRC Extension Gift Cards” to your challenge.
Hope you're soon up to having some fun reading for the challenge!
Thanks a lot :) And ya I hope so too :) Am getting better but still 100% is a little further away.. :) Thanks for the extension gift card :)
Mod
Update.. Easy level 3-5 books
Something old - pride and prejudice - 10.06.2014
Something new- the midnight rose -
Something borrowed - sunset in st tropez (Danielle steel ) 17.06.2014 finished
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Something Old, Something New June Challenge Time: June,2014
Read: 6
Something Old-
-27/06/14 ★★★★★Something New-
-21/06/14 ★★★★Something Borrowed-
- 29/06/14 ★★★Something Blue-
-02/06/14 ★★★★★Something with luck in the title-
- 08/06/14 ★★★★½Wedding Themed-
-18/06/14 ★★★★
May I join? Can a mod message me please !
Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe.So...
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)Highway Don’t Care by Lani Lynn Vale 6.1
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut 6.13
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library) Capturing Dreams by Liberty Parker 6.18
Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)Venus in Blue Jeans by Meg Benjamin 6.5
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
Challenge Levels:
Easy
3 - 5 books
Intermediate
6 - 8 books
Difficult
9+ books
Challenge level: Easy 3 / 5Am I the only one that's freaking out the fact that this is also from Doctor Who (except the luck thing =P) Ugh the Doctor Who feels
Something Old
(Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Something New
Smut by Karina Halle June 21 - ☆ 4 / 5
Something Borrowed
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry June 19 - ☆ 4 / 5
Something Blue
Water's Wrath by Elise Kova June 29 - ☆ 4 / 5
Something Lucky
in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Something Old, Something New June Challenge✔Challenge Level: Difficult (9+ books)
✔Completed: 15 books
Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
Something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Sherlock: The Hound of the Baskervilles 6/3
Julius Caesar 6/19
Something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
A Butterfly Is Patient (bought & read 6/3)
Stiletto (published 6/14, finished 6/15)
A Study in Sable (published 6/7, read 6/18)
A Poisoned Season (bought & read 6/24)
Something borrowed (from friend or library)
Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk 6/4
The Necromancer's Dance 6/8
And Only to Deceive 6/23
Tears of Pearl 6/25
Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)
Ninefox Gambit 6/30 (finally a blue cover with no weddings)
Something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Liavek 4: The Players of Luck 6/5
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
Shadowbound 6/5 (a wedding & a blue cover)
Sherlock: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 6/6 (another wedding with a blue cover)
Decrypted 6/29 (all my blue covers have weddings!)
Possible Challenge Books:
I wanna play. :DSomething old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
So...
Read something old - Been on to read shelf forever - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Read something new - Just Bought -The Bone Collector
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)
Read Something blue -
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
Challenge Levels:
Easy
3 - 5 books
Intermediate
6 - 8 books
Difficult
9+ books
Mod
Something Old, Something NewDuration: 6/1/16 - 6/30/16
Level: Easy (3 - 5 books)
Progress: 3 of 3
Completed: 6/21/16
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
1. Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)
Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry (6/13/16)
2. Read Something blue
by Lee Child (6/21/16)3. Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Princess on the Brink by Meg Cabot (6/18/16) ~ necklace
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
Nothing But Reading ChallengesJune: Something Old, Something New
Duration: 6/1/2016 - 6/30/2016
Progress: 9 out of 9 (Difficult 9+ books)
Posting this early so you know what to expect and because I finished it. Hope you like. :)
June is the most popular month for weddings. Why? Perhaps it's popularity is due to the fact that the month of June was named after the Roman goddess Juno (Iunius) who is the goddess of marriage. While the real reason may have been lost, it's popularity still remains.
To honor the fact that June is the month for weddings the following poem will be used as the base for this challenge:
Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
So...
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik - ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - **** - 6/9/2016 - 1276 Pages - Classic!
Excerpts from the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica by Various - ***** - 6/14/2016 - Encyclopedia is a classic :)
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
WeSa and the Lumber King by Faith Hunter - *** - 6/13/2016 - 1 Page - Just Purchased
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts - ***** - 6/17/2016 - Just Purchased
Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages - Just Purchased
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)
Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 6/14/2016 - 368 Pages - Borrowed
Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)
Water Bound by Christine Feehan - *** - 6/16/2016
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
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JUNE: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW Done: 3/3 ✔ CHALLENGE COMPLETED
Duration: 1st to 30th June, 2016
Level: Easy
1.Something New - Winter by Marissa Meyer
2.Something Borrowed - Paper Towns by John Green
3. Something Blue - Cress by Marissa Meyer
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Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)
Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
I love this and can at least do 4 or 5:Something OLD:
Something NEW:
Something Borrowed:
Something Blue:
And a little LUCK in her shoe....:
I'm in! It's fun seeing old challenges that I missed.Challenge Levels: I'm hoping to get to difficult, since I'm cheating a little by using both poems:
Difficult 9+ books
Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe.
So...
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again) Trickster's ChoiceTamora Pierce 6/9/17
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased) Shadow's Seduction
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library) Snow Hunters, Paul Yoon 6/2/17
Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title) The Best Man Richard Peck 6/7/17
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
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Thought I'd throw in another poem just for fun:
Marry on Monday for health, (book with a medical professional or where someone gets sick) The Coyote's Bicycle: The Untold Story of 7,000 Bicycles and the Rise of a Borderland Empire Kimball Taylor 6/12/17
Tuesday for wealth, (book with a very wealthy character) A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman 6/28/17
Wednesday the best day of all, (Book with a happy ending) The Islands of Chaldea Diana Wynne Jones 6/17/17
Thursday for crosses, (book where protagonist has a hard time) Angeleyes Michael Z Williamson 6/5/17
Friday for losses, and (Book where something gets lost or destroyed) One Fell Sweep Ilona Andrews 6/14/17
Saturday for no luck at all. (Book with a lot of coincidences, or where characters are determined to make their own way) The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories Connie Willis 6/29/17
The Sabbath day was out of the question. (Book where religion plays an important role)
JUNE: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEWLevel: Easy
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Read something new Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies 6/15/17 (pub. 2017)
Read Something borrowed Thirteen Reasons Why, TV Tie-in 6/9/17
Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Something Old, Something New June ChallengeStart: June 1
Finish: June 30
3/5
Read something new: I Know A Secret by Tess Gerritsen 6/13/2017 -
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh - 6/2017 - 6/13/2017
Read something Lucky:
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
Challenge Levels:
Easy
3 - 5 books
Duration: 01/06/17 - 30/06/17Level: Difficult 9+ Books
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)
1.
04/06/17Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)
1.
15/06/17Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
✤✤♡♡♡♡♡✤✤ June: Something Old, Something New ✤✤♡♡♡♡♡✤✤Read something old: Deadland's Harvest 1/6/17
Read something new: The Beauty, Vol. 2 2/6/17
Read Something borrowed: Callis Rose 2/6/17
Read Something blue: Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 8: Includes vols. 22, 23 24 2/6/17
Read something that has a good luck charm: Will To Live 2/6/17
Read books that have a wedding that takes place in the book. (view spoiler)
For Fun:
Marry on Monday for health, (book where someone gets sick): Reason To Live 4/6/17
Tuesday for wealth, (book with a very wealthy character): Cerise and the Beast: Once Upon a Twist Book 2 4/6/17
Wednesday the best day of all, (a happy ending): Empowered, Volume 8 5/6/17
Thursday for crosses, (where protagonist has a hard time): Blood, Milk, and Chocolate - Part One 4/6/17
Friday for losses, and (something gets destroyed): Black Butler, Volume 21 5/6/17
Saturday for no luck at all. (MC's determined to make their own way): Black Butler, Volume 20 4/6/17
The Sabbath day was out of the question. Blood, Milk, and Chocolate - Part Two 5/6/17
Easy3 - 5 books
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
The Silent Corner6/3/17 ( ARC) 4.5 starsRead Something borrowed (from friend or library):
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America6/1/17 1 star ( DNF)Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title):
Frankenstein: The Complete Collection (Both 1818 and 1831 Versions)( read the 1818 version) 6/2/17 3.5 starsRead something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Duration:6/1-6/30Level:Easy
Progress:0/5
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)
Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Level: Easy, 3-5 booksProgress: 2/5
Read something old: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Read something new: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas 6/6/17
Read Something borrowed: Not sure yet
Read Something blue: Alpha by Regan Ure
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned: The Charm Bracelet by Viola Shipman (may or may not read this)
Have read:
Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe.So...
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)
Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)
Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.
Challenge Levels:
Easy
3 - 5 books
Intermediate
6 - 8 books
Difficult
9+ books
Something Old, Something NewDuration: 6/1/19 - 6/30/19
Level: Easy (3 - 5 books)
Progress: 6 of 3
Old: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (6/17/19) ~ added 11/13/12
New: Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian (6/14/19) ~ added March 2019
Borrowed: Hammered by Kevin Hearne (6/1/19) ~ library book
Blue:
by M.L. Stedman (6/20/19)Luck: Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich (6/5/19) ~ all about lucky charms
Wedding/Marriage: Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson (6/18/19) ~ got engaged
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