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Aug 01, 2013 06:27PM
I'll give it a whirl:)
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You are just doing the August whirl, aren't you, Catherine? Welcome to this challenge, too. ☺
I'm in!!I'm going to do Sand Castles.
S The Sexy & The Undead by Charity Parkerson 8/4/13
A At Grave's End by Jeanine Frost 8/10/13
N One Foot in the Grave by Jeanine Frost (Night Huntress) 8/3/13
D The Damned Summer by Scott Weaver 8/1/13
C That Dog Won't Hunt by Brandilyn Collins 8/1/13
A Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews 8/13/13
S The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 8/12/13
T The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis 8/9/13
L Dark Places by Gillian Flynn 8/21/13 (Character Libby)
E Full House by Janet Evanovich 8/14/13
S Nightmare Along the River Nile by Suzanna E. Nelson 8/17/13
I will go for waves. This is the first time I am attempting a challenge in a group and do hope I complete !!5/5
Spell it out Challenge --- Level -- Difficult - 8+B -
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I'm in - Difficult LevelB Bitter Sweets by G.A. McKevett - 8/24/13
E Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler - 8/13/13
A The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie - 8/30/13
C Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connolly - 8/16/13
H Deadly Valentine by Carolyn G. Hart - 8/9/13
B The Amber Room by Steve Berry - 8/29/13
A A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams - 8/21/13
L Death at La Fenice: A Novel of Suspense by Donna Leon - 8/3/13
L Oracles of Delphi Keep by Victoria Laurie - 8/8/13
Nothing but Reading ChallengesAugust End of Summer Beach Blast Reading Challenge
Duration: 8/1/2013 - 8/31/2013
As always you may use the title, name of characters, or the name of an author to link it to the letters.
Progress: 11 out of 11
F: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones - **** - 8/5/2013
U: Untamed by P.C. Cast - *** - 8/18/2013
N: Garth Nix; Mister Monday - * - 8/27/2013
I: Iced (Dani O'Malley, #1) by Karen Marie Moning - ***** - 8/12/2013
N: Nora Roberts; Heaven and Earth - ***** - 8/30/2013
T: Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones - *** - 8/21/2013
H: Molly Harper; And One Last Thing ... - ***** - 8/17/2013
E: Ellen Schreiber; Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives, Vol. 3 - *** - 8/7/2013
S: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones - ***** - 8/6/2013
U: Unsinkable: A Memoir by Debbie Reynolds - ***** - 8/28/2013
N: Nora Roberts; Face the Fire - ***** - 8/29/2013
NbRC ~ End of Summer Beach BlastDuration: 8/1 - 8/31
Completed: 7/7
H: H.G. Wells - The War of the Worlds **** 8/9/13
E: Elliott, Jane - The Little Prisoner *** 8/1/13
A: All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque ***** 8/1/13
T: Thomas, Odd in Odd Apocalypse - Dean Koontz **** 8/14/13
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S: Smith, Ashley - Unlikely Angel ***** 8/3/13
U: Unstoppable - Laura Griffin *** 8/2/13
N: Nancy Wheeler in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Judy Blume **** 8/12/13
Difficult - 8 or more books 0/20
WORD: SWIMSUIT
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WORD: FUN IN THE SUN
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August End of Summer Beach BlastDuration: August
Level: Difficult - 8 or more books
3/11
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N ~ Desert Warrior by Nalini Singh
D ~ The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter
C ~ The Cursed by Alyssa Day
A ~
S ~ The Stone Cold Truth by Steve Austin
T ~ Tiger Magic by Jennifer Ashley
L ~ Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison
E ~ Enthralled by Lora Leigh
S ~ Stardust by Neil Gaiman
I'm in. I choose the easy level. My word is: Swim
Wow. A lot of you. Welcome to the challenge, Irene, Lindy, Aparna (first time-yay!), ★Rachael★, Allison, Jackie, Suzanne, Melissa, Paul, China, Brenda, and Juana!
August End of Summer Beach BlastDuration: 1/8/2013 - 31/8/2013
Level: Moderate - 5 - 7 books
2/6
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U - Mac's Law by Sarah McCarty
M - The Mating by Nicky Charles
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E - Eternity and a Day by Aline Hunter
R - Brawn by Laurann Dohner (Rebecca)
Ok...one more!! Just the Easy level. :)Duration: 8/1-8/31
Completed: 1/ 4
F -The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey
I - Isabel Sherbourne - character in The Light Between Oceans
✓ S - Stephen King author of Joyland
H - Lettie Hempstock - character in The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Starting off easy:S--The Six Wives of Henry VIII
U--Unremembered--finished 8/7/2013.
N--No Safety in Numbers--finished 8/4/2013
Great! Welcome to the challenge, ❤Stephanie and Jo!
August End of Summer Beach BlastDuration: 1/8/2013 - 31/8/2013
Level: Moderate - 5 - 7 books
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U - Mac's Law by Sarah McCarty
M - The Mating by Nicky Charles
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E - Eternity and a Day by Aline Hunter
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I'd like to join, choosing Volley ball8/10
V- The Virgin's Secret 8/11
O Old Enough To Know Better 8/11
L Loved By a Werewolf 8/12
L Leather and Lace 8/12
E Emily's Cowboy
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B The Bridesmaid's Best Man 8/9
A The Alpha Takes a Mate 8/11
L Lonely Alpha 8/21
L Lay Death at Her Door 8/13
Super, Emily! Welcome to the challenge.
August End of Summer Beach BlastDuration: 1/8/2013 - 31/8/2013
Level: Moderate - 5 - 7 books
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UPDATE: All DoneAugust End of Summer Beach Blast Reading Challenge
DURATION: August 1-30
LEVEL: Easy
WORD: Swim
S: Suzanne Enoch- Rules of engagement 8/2/13
W: Ward, J.R.- Lover at Last 8/7/13
I: In the Bed of a Duke by Cathy Maxwell 8/17/13
M: Miller, Linda Lael- Rachel 8/9/13
August End of Summer Beach BlastDuration: 1/8/2013 - 31/8/2013
Level: Moderate - 5 - 7 books
6/6
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COMPLETED
Finished:B Coffman, Elaine Bride of Black Douglas
E Spindler, Erica Justice for Sara
A Quick, Amanda With this Ring
C Kinkade, Thomas Christmas Promise
H Garwood, Julie Hotshot
For example, if you pick Sun you might read:
S - Sara Gruen author of Water for Elephants
U - Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
N - Nancy Drew character in The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
2) beach location in them or on the cover.Sherwood, Ben Charlie St. Cloud
S Sanford, John Storm Prey
w Woods, Sherryl An O'Brien Family Christmas
i Quick, Amanda I thee Wed
m Grogan, John Marley and Me
Congrats, ❤Stephanie, Lindy, and Paul! Woohoo!
Level Moderate - 5 to 7 booksS - M.L. Stedman wrote The Light Between Oceans
N - Neil Gaiman wrote The Ocean at the End of the Lane
O - Om is a MC in A Fine Balance
R - Veronica Roth wrote Divergent
K - Stephen King wrote The Gunslinger
L - The Light in the Ruins
E - Jeffrey Eugenides wrote The Virgin Suicides
Finished Books:
Completed 5 books. Message 83. Didn't finish two of them. C'est la vie.
Finished.Difficult Level
B Bitter Sweets by G.A. McKevett - 8/24/13
E Goose in the Pond by Earlene Fowler - 8/13/13
A The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie - 8/30/13
C Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connolly - 8/16/13
H Deadly Valentine by Carolyn G. Hart - 8/9/13
B The Amber Room by Steve Berry - 8/29/13
A A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams - 8/21/13
L Death at La Fenice: A Novel of Suspense by Donna Leon - 8/3/13
L Oracles of Delphi Keep by Victoria Laurie - 8/8/13
congrats Allison and Jackie :D
August End of Summer BeachAugust 1, 2014 - August 31, 2014
Level: Moderate
Option: Spell it out
Progress 6/7
B ~ The Billionaire Bad Boys Club by Emma Holly 08/08
Liv Bennett ~ Blinding Love 08/01
Ashley, Kristen ~ Rock Chick Reckoning 08/01
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Kristen Proby ~ Come Away with Me 08/07
E ~ Erotic Deception by Karen Cote 08/02
T ~ Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones 08/06
August End of Summer Beach Blast Reading Challenge 5/8
Do a Spell it out Challenge. You use the letters in words associated with the beach to choose which books you'll read. As always you may use the title, name of characters, or the name of an author to link it to the letters.You may ignore the 'A', 'An', 'The', etc. at the beginning of titles to get to the first significant word. So "The Virgin's Secret" would be a 'V' title and "A Highlander Christmas" would be an 'H' title." You pick which word you want or come up with one we haven't
S - Susan Rodriguez - Death Masks by Jim Butcher - 8/7/15
W - Waters, Kennedy - Unmarked by Kami Garcia - 8/28/15
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M - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman - 8/23/15
S - Sekemoto, Allison - The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa - 8/10/15
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T - Temple, Sam - Light by Michael Grant - 8/17/15
S - Shades Of Obsession 8/4C - Cold Run 8/24
U - Uglies 8/19
B - By Starlight 8/3
A - Armada 8/24
D - Daughter of the Red Dawn
I - Invasion of the Earthmen
V - Vanish 8/31
E - Emma Brewster: Too Hot to Handle 8/31
Welcome to the challenge Michelle and Janet ☺
This sounds fun!
Moderate- 5-7 books: Shells
S:Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 08/07/15
H:The Hollow by Jessica Verday 08/12/15
E: Elissa's Quest byErica Verrillo 08/01/15
L:Night World, No. 1 by L.J. Smith 08/05/15
L: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater 08/11/15
S:Stolen by Kelley Armstrong 08/11/15
Moderate- 5-7 books: Shells
S:Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater 08/07/15
H:The Hollow by Jessica Verday 08/12/15
E: Elissa's Quest byErica Verrillo 08/01/15
L:Night World, No. 1 by L.J. Smith 08/05/15
L: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater 08/11/15
S:Stolen by Kelley Armstrong 08/11/15
I'm in!Level: Moderate (5 - 7 books)
S: ✔ Sandman Slim
U: ✔ Unmade
R: ✔ The Rose and the Thorn
F: ✔ Falling in Love with Hominids
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Beach Cover: ✔ California Demon
Total: 5 books
Complete!
Welcome to the challenge Amy and Alysa :)
August End of Summer Beach Blast Reading Challenge Moderate - 7 books - 3) Read any combination.
W Wayside School Is Falling Down
A Against the Ropes
V V for Vendetta
E The Little Prince author:Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
S Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones
Read (2) books that have a beach location in them or on the cover.
August End of Summer Beach Blast Reading Challenge ~Spell out “Bon Fire"
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Welcome to the challenge Kalyn, Primadonna and Tru:)
Novel Books & Reading ChallengesAugust End of Summer Beach Blast Reading Challenge
Duration: 8/1/2015 - 8/31/2015
Spell it out Challenge: You use the letters in words associated with the beach to choose which books you'll read. As always you may use the title, name of characters, or the name of an author to link it to the letters.You may ignore the 'A', 'An', 'The', etc. at the beginning of titles to get to the first significant word.
Progress: 3 out of 3
Easy - 3 to 4 books
Sun
S: Maggie Stiefvater; The Raven Boys - *** - 8/6/2015 - 416 Pages
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin - **** - 8/9/2015 - 374 Pages
N: Nalini Singh; Archangel's Consort - *** - 8/25/2015
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