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Duration: January 1, 2012-December 31, 2012Taking this a month at a time.
January & Garnet
A- Annabeth from The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
N- Vision in White by Nora Roberts
U- Utopia by Thomas More
A- Alex from The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
R- Rebekkah from Graveminder by Melissa Marr
Y- You Are My Only by Beth Kephart
A- Envy by Anna Godbersen
N- Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
E- The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
50/158March
4/5
M: Mercy, Moon Called, Patricia Briggs 12/11/11
A: Armstrong, Kelley- Bitten12/9/11
R: Raziel, Kristina Douglas 1/4/12
C:City of Fallen Angels, Cassandra Clare 9/27/11
H:
5/6G: The Goddess Test, Aimee Carter 9/15/11
A: All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire Kerrelyn Sparks 9/29/11
R: Raye, Kimberly Dead End Dating 10/26/11
N:
E: Emily- Master of Desire Kinley MacGregor 9/19/11
T:Tobias- She's No Faerie Princess, Christine Warren, 1/7/12
58 done of 158 only 100 more to do !!!! (see post 6 for list)
Southpaw's TLC Gem of a Book Challenge 2012
Duration: 01/01/12 -12/31/13
January
Birthstone:Garnet
January
5/7
J:
✔A: Again The Magic/Lisa Kleypas==01.15.12****
✔N: The Next Mrs. Blackthorne/Joan Johnston==01.11.12***
U:
✔A: Adams, Richard/Watership Down==01.08.12*****
✔R: Ron Chernow/Washington: A Life==01.28.12*****
✔Y: Year of Wonders/Geraldine Brooks==01.13.12****
Garnet
2/6
G:
A:
N:
✔E: Eloisa James/A Kiss at Midnight==01.07.12****
✔T:Terms of Surrender/Kylie Brant==01.05.12*****
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
February
0/8
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Amethyst
2/8
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✔H - He Loves Lucy/Susan Donovan==01.01.12***
Y:
✔S - The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever/Julia Quinn==01.09.12**
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine
March
1/5
M:
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R:
✔C: Club Dead/Charlaine Harris==01.29.12****
H:
Aquamarine
1/10
A:
Q:
U:
A:
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✔I: Immortal in Death/J.D. Robb==01.19.12****
N:
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April
Birthstone: Diamond
April
0/5
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Diamond
1/7
✔D: Don't Tell/Karen Rose==01.20.12****
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May
Birthstone: Emerald
May
0/3
M:
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Emerald
0/7
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June
Birthstone: Pearl
June
0/4
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Pearl
0/5
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July
Birthstone: Ruby
July
0/4
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Ruby
0/4
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August
Birthstone: Peridot
August
1/6
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U:
✔S: Standing in the Shadows/Shannon McKenna==01.28.12****
T:
Peridot
0/7
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September
Birthstone: Sapphire
September
0/9
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Sapphire
0/8
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October
Birthstone: Tourmaline
October
0/7
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Tourmaline
0/10
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November
Birthstone: Topaz
November
0/8
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Topaz
0/5
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December
Birthstone: Tanzanite
December
0/8
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Tanzanite
0/9
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Continued from Post 4
July & Ruby: 8/8 COMPLETE
J: (Justin) - Forgotten Sea - Virginia Kantra 2/2/12
U: Lisa Unger - Sliver of Truth 7/30/12
L: Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 3/4/12
Y: Karin Yapalater - An Hour To Kill: A Novel 4/25/12
R: Reckoning - Lili St. Crow 4/6/12
U: Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann 8/30/12
B: (Bryan) - Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne 2/12/12
Y: You're So Vein - Christine Warren 7/4/12
August & Sardonyx: COMPLETE
A: (Arthur) - Sir Thursday - Garth Nix 2/2/12
U: (Uriel) - Raziel - Kristina Douglas 3/27/12
G: (Georgina Kincaid) - Succubus Revealed - Richelle Mead 11/12/11
U: Ursu, Anne - The Shadow Thieves 12/2/11
S: Smolder - Melina Morel 4/5/12
T: (Thais) - A Chalice of Wind - Cate Tiernan 3/16/12
S: Shoot Him If He Runs - Stuart Woods 12/7/11
A: Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake 4/12/12
R: (Rook) - Havemercy - Jaida Jones 3/25/12
D: Davis, Jo - Hidden Fire 1/17/12
O: Off Kilter - Donna Kauffman 4/8/12
N: Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman 3/25/12
Y: Rebecca York - Day of the Dragon 4/3/12
X: X-Rated Bloodsuckers - Mario Acevedo 12/7/12
September & Sapphire: 17/17 COMPLETE
S: Supernaturally - Kiersten White 10/16/11
E: Eileen Wilks - Blood Magic 11/6/11
P: Priest,Cherie - Bloodshot 9/25/11
T: Tsunami Blue - Gayle Ann Williams 9/22/11
E: (Eve) - Kindred in Death - J.D. Robb 11/23/11
M: Magic to the Bone - Devon Monk 9/10/11
B: The Blue Zone - Andrew Gross 9/3/11
E: (Eve) - Bite Club - Rachel Caine 11/25/11
R: Rollins,James - The Judas Strain 10/18/11
S: Search for Senna - Katherine Applegate 9/28/11
A: Angel Burn - L.A. Weatherly 11/6/11
P: (Payne) - Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward 10/29/11
P: (Persephone) - Vicious Circle 11/26/11
H: (Holger) - The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson 9/10/11
I: (Imogene) - Funeral in Blue - Anne Perry 9/23/11
R: The Reinvented Miss Bluebeard - Minda Webber 9/21/11
E: (Ellysetta) - Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson 11/30/11
October & Tourmaline: 17/17 COMPLETE
O: (Owen) - For Her Eyes Only - Cait London 12/28/11
C: (Charley) - First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones 9/5/11
T: To Crave a Blood Moon - Sharie Kohler 10/31/11
O:(Owen) - Quicksilver - Amanda Quick 1/22/12
B: Anya Bast - Hot for the Holidays 12/18/11
E: (Eran) - Highborn - Yvonne Navarro 12/5/11
R: (Riley) - Twisted - Gena Showalter 12/18/11
T: Thunderhead - Preston/Child 10/27/11
O: Lori O'Clare - Tall, Dark and Deadly 2/14/12
U: Unhinged - E.J. Findorff 9/4/11
R: (Rydstrom) - Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole 11/23/11
M: Mister Monday - Garth Nix 12/13/11
A: (Anita) - [book:Hit List - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/21/12
L: The Lonely Girls Club - Suzanne Forster 9/15/11
I: Iron Crowned - Richelle Mead 9/4/11
N: (N'Doch) - The Book of Water - Marjorie Kellogg 12/31/11
E: (Ezren) - Destiny's Star - Eliabeth Vaughan 12/21/11
November & Topaz : COMPLETE
N: (Nest) - Running with the Demon - Terry Brooks 9/16/11
O: (Andi Oliver) - Dakota - Martha Grimes 2/25/12
V: (Vivianne) - Jordan 11/8/11
E: (Ewan) - In Bed With A Highlander - Maya Banks 1/31/12
M: (Marisa) - Rion - Susan Kearney 11/2/11
B: Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews 10/30/11
E: Earlene Fowler - Kansas Troubles 2/14/12
R: (Rodrigo) - Fearless - Diana Palmer 12/29/11
T:(Tessa) - Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare 1/6/12
O: (Jude Outlaw) - Jude Outlaw - Jan Springer 2/29/12
P:(Pia) - Dragon Bound - Thea Harrison 1/30/12
A:The Accidental Werewolf - Dakota Cassidy 11/11/11
Z: (Zachary) - What the Night Knows - Dean Koontz 3/12/12
December & Turquoise: 17/17 COMPLETE
D: Defiance - Lili St. Crow 11/19/11
E: Eugenia Riley - Waltz in Time 1/19/12
C: Compulsion - Keith Ablow 11/18/11
E: (Elsie) - The Awakening - Donna Boyd 2/4/12
M: The Missing Ink - Karen Olson 11/26/11
B: Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia 1/8/12
E: (Emma) - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs 2/7/12
R: Red Lily - Nora Roberts 1/18/12
T: (Tolliver) - Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 1/4/12
U: The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons - Katie MacAlister 11/7/11
R: Ridley Pearson - Killer View 2/14/12
Q: Quinn - Iris Johansen 9/16/11
U: (Utah) - Eternal Prey - Nina Bangs 12/31/11
O: Jana Oliver - The Demon Trapper's Daughter 1/25/12
I: Immortal Sea - Virginia Kantra 9/18/11
S: Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones 10/13/11
E: (Emma) - Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too - Nancy Martin 1/29/12
BONUS: Read one book with proper cover color for each gemstone.Garnet: No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/19/12Amethyst:No Werewolves Allowed - Cheyenne McCray 1/19/12Bloodstone:Treachery in Death - J.D. Robb 5/4/12Diamond: Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen 8/29/12Emerald: If I Die - Rachel Vincent 1/3/12Pearl: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean 9/9/12Sardonyx: Biting the Bullet - Jennifer Rardin (banded red/white) 8/28/12 Sapphire: Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton 8/8/12Opal: The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey 9/12/12Topaz: A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin 7/19/12Turquoise: Vampires Not Invited - Cheyenne McCray 5/7/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Gem challenge Feb 5, 2012- Feb 5, 2014January
Birthstone: Garnet
J- Jay, Stacey- Romeo Redeemed
A- The Alienist by Caleb Carr
N-
U- Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
A-
R- Radient Darkness by Emily Whitman
Y- Yvonne Woon (author)- Dead Beautiful
G- Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney
A-
R- Rachel Vincent- My Soul to Lose
N-
E-
T- Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
F-
E- Elizabeth Wein- Code Name Verity
B- Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer
R-
U- Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson
A-Andrea Cremer (author)- Wolfsbane
R-
Y- Yoavanoff, Brenna (author)- The Space Between
A-Alex Flinn (author)- A Kiss in Time
M- Midnight- L.J. Smith
E- Em Bailey- Shift
T- Touch (series)- Deadly Little Secrets by Laurie Faria Stolarz
H- Haven by Kristi Cook
Y- You Are My Only by Beth Kephart
S- Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
T- Touch (series) – Deadly Little Lies by Laurie Faria Stolarz
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine or Bloodstone
M-
A-Adam Rex (author)- Fat Vampire
R- Richelle Mead (author)- Frostbite
C- Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann
H- Holt, Simon- The Devouring
A-Alyxandra Harvey (author)- Blood Feud
Q- Queen of the Dead (series- Silence by Michelle West
U-
A- Amber Argyle- Witch Song
M-
A- Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
R- R.L. LaFevers- Grave Mercy
I-Incantation by Alice Hoffman
N- Nelson, R.A. (author)- Throat
E- Etienne, Sarah Wilson- Harbinger
April
Birthstone: Diamond
A-Alyson Noel (author)- Blue Moon
P- Passion by Lauren Kate
R- Rhodes, Amelia Atwater- Poison Tree
I- The Iron King by Julie Kawaga
L- Lauren Kate (author)- Torment
D- Devoted by Hilary Duff
I- Illuminated by Erica Orloff
A- Alender, Katie- From Bad to Cursed
M-
O- Old Magic by Marianne Curley
N-
D- Despain, Bree (author)- The Lost Saint
May
Birthstone: Emerald
M- Mari Mancusi- Boys that Bite
A-
Y- You Against Me by Jenny Downham
E- Eagland, Jane- Wildthorn
M-
E- Essex, Karen- Dracula in Love
R- Richelle Mead (author)- Shadow Kiss
A-
L- Longshore, Katherine- Gilt
D- Dreaming Awake by Gwen Hayes
June
Birthstone: Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone
J-
U-
N-
E- Evernight by Claudia Gray
P- The Pledge by Kimberly Derting
E- Everneath by Brodi Ashton
A- Amber Kizer- Wildcat Fireflies
R- Richelle Mead (author)- Blood Promise
L- Lightbringer by K.D. McEntire
July
Birthstone: Ruby
J- Julia Hoban(author)- Willow
U
L- Lia Habel- Dearly Beloved
Y- Yvonne Woon (author)- Life Eternal
R- The Ripper by L.J. Smith
U
B- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Y- Yancy, Rick- The Monstrumologist
August
Birthstone: Peridot or Sardonyx
A- After Obsession by Carrie Jones
U
G- Gaughen, A.C.- Scarlet
U
S- Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey
T- Tera Lynn Childs- Sweet Shadows
P- Pierce, Jackson(author)- Sweetly
E- Evernight (series)- Hourglass by Claudia Gray
R- Rachel Vincent (author)- My Soul to Take
I-Impossible by Nancy Werlin
D- Dark of the Moon- Tracy Barrett
O- Original Sin by Lisa Desrochers
T- Trinity Faegen- The Mephisto Kiss
September
Birthstone: Sapphire
S-
E- Evernight (series)- Afterlife by Claudia Gray
P- Pregnant Pause by Han Nolan
T-
E- Evernight (Series)- Balthazar by Claudia Gray
M- McMann, Lisa (author)- Gone
B- The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
E- England by Terry Deary
R- Rachel Vincent (author)- My Soul to Save
S- Smith L.J. (author)- Bloodlust
A-
P- Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
P- Prophecy of the Sisters (Series)- Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink
H- Hetzel, Anne (author)- Circle Nine
I-Incredible Incas by Terry Deary
R- Rachel Vincent (author)- My Soul to Keep
E- Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
October
Birthstone: Tourmaline or Opal
O-
C- Chime by Frannie Billingsley
T-
O-
B-
E- Every Last Kiss by Courtney Cole
R- Rachel Vincent (author)- Reaper
O- Omololu, C.J- Transcendence
P- Peacock, Kathleen- Hemlock
A- Away by Teri Hall
L-
November
Birthstone: Topaz or Citrine
N-
O- Once Upon a Time (series)- Belle by Cameron Dokey
V-
E- Elizabeth Bunce (author)- Curse as Dark as Gold
M- McMann, Lisa (author)- Wake
B- Becca Fitzpatrick (author)- Hush Hush
E- Elliott, Anna (author)- The Witch Queen’s Secret
R- Rachel Vincent (author)- My Soul to Steal
T-
O- Once Upon a Time (series) Midnight Pearls by Debbie Viguie
P- Purcell, Kim- Trafficked
A- Aimee Carter- The Goddess Test
Z- Zel by Donna Jo Napoli
December
Birthstone: Tanzanite or Zircon or Turquoise
D-
E- Elliot, Anna (author)- Dawn of Avalon
C- Cross Sarah- Kille Me Softley
E- Elleb Schreiber (author)- Once in a Full Moon
M- McMann, Lisa (author)- Fade
B- Blake, Kendare- Girl of Nightmare
E- Ellen Schreiber (author)- Vampire Kisses
R- Ripper- Stefan Peturcha
T- Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck
U
R- Rachel Vincent (author)- Never to Sleep
Q-
U
O-
I- Ibi Kaslik (author)- Skinny
S- Shifting by Bethany Wiggins
E- Ellen Schreiber (author)- Kissing Coffins
Mod
Southpaw's TLC Gem of a Book Challenge 2012
Duration: 01/01/12 -12/31/13
January
Birthstone:Garnet
January
7/7
✔J: The Jane Austen Book Club/Karen Joy Fowler==02.11.12*
✔A: Again The Magic/Lisa Kleypas==01.15.12****
✔N: The Next Mrs. Blackthorne/Joan Johnston==01.11.12***
✔U: Undead and Unreturnable/MaryJanice Davidson==02.06.12****
✔A: Adams, Richard/Watership Down==01.08.12*****
✔R: Ron Chernow/Washington: A Life==01.28.12*****
✔Y: Year of Wonders/Geraldine Brooks==01.13.12****
Garnet
2/6
G:
A:
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N:
✔E: Eloisa James/A Kiss at Midnight==01.07.12****
✔T:Terms of Surrender/Kylie Brant==01.05.12*****
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
February
0/8
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Amethyst
2/8
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✔H - He Loves Lucy/Susan Donovan==01.01.12***
Y:
✔S - The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever/Julia Quinn==01.09.12**
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine
March
1/5
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A:
R:
✔C: Club Dead/Charlaine Harris==01.29.12****
H:
Aquamarine
1/10
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✔I: Immortal in Death/J.D. Robb==01.19.12****
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April
Birthstone: Diamond
April
0/5
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Diamond
3/7
✔D: Don't Tell/Karen Rose==01.20.12****
I:
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✔O: On What Grounds/Cleo Coyle==02.09.12****
N:
✔D: The Devil in the White City/Erik Larson==01.31.12****
May
Birthstone: Emerald
May
0/3
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Y:
Emerald
0/7
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June
Birthstone: Pearl
June
0/4
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Pearl
0/5
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July
Birthstone: Ruby
July
0/4
J:
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Y:
Ruby
0/4
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U:
B:
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August
Birthstone: Peridot
August
1/6
A:
U:
G:
U:
✔S: Standing in the Shadows/Shannon McKenna==01.28.12****
T:
Peridot
0/7
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September
Birthstone: Sapphire
September
0/9
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Sapphire
0/8
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October
Birthstone: Tourmaline
October
1/7
O:
✔C: Columbine/Dave Cullen==02.05.12
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Tourmaline
0/10
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November
Birthstone: Topaz
November
0/8
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Topaz
0/5
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December
Birthstone: Tanzanite
December
0/8
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Tanzanite
0/9
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73/158I finally got one whole month done! See post 6 for the rest.
January
Birthstone:Garnet
January
7/7
J: Jerico, Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 10/30/11
A: Aisling, Fire Me Up, Katie MacAlister 10/28/11
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever Molly Harper 9/7/11
U: The Undead Next Door, Kerrelyn Sparks 9/10/11
A: Ani, The Goose Girl, Shannon Hale 11/6/11
R: Rachel Hawkins, Demonglass 9/25/11
Y: You Slay Me, Katie MacAlister 10/11/11
Garnet
6/6
G: The Goddess Test, Aimee Carter 9/15/11
A: All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire Kerrelyn Sparks 9/29/11
R: Raye, Kimberly Dead End Dating 10/26/11
N: Nora, Dearly, Departed, Lia Habel 2/17/12
E: Emily- Master of Desire Kinley MacGregor 9/19/11
T:Tobias- She's No Faerie Princess, Christine Warren, 1/7/12
Southpaw's TLC Gem of a Book Challenge 2012
Duration: 01/01/12 -12/31/13
January
Birthstone:Garnet
January
7/7
✔J: The Jane Austen Book Club/Karen Joy Fowler==02.11.12*
✔A: Again The Magic/Lisa Kleypas==01.15.12****
✔N: The Next Mrs. Blackthorne/Joan Johnston==01.11.12***
✔U: Undead and Unreturnable/MaryJanice Davidson==02.06.12****
✔A: Adams, Richard/Watership Down==01.08.12*****
✔R: Ron Chernow/Washington: A Life==01.28.12*****
✔Y: Year of Wonders/Geraldine Brooks==01.13.12****
Garnet
3/6
G:
✔A: Aunt Dimity's Death/Nancy Atherton==02.12.12*****
R:
N:
✔E: Eloisa James/A Kiss at Midnight==01.07.12****
✔T:Terms of Surrender/Kylie Brant==01.05.12*****
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
February
0/8
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Amethyst
4/8
A:
✔M: Murder on a Girls' Night Out/Anne George==02.13.12***
E:
✔T: Through the Grinder/Cleo Coyle==02.17.12****
✔H - He Loves Lucy/Susan Donovan==01.01.12***
Y:
✔S - The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever/Julia Quinn==01.09.12**
T:
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine
March
1/5
M:
A:
R:
✔C: Club Dead/Charlaine Harris==01.29.12****
H:
Aquamarine
2/10
A:
✔Q: The Quiche of Death/M.C. Beaton==02.19.12*****
U:
A:
M:
A:
R:
✔I: Immortal in Death/J.D. Robb==01.19.12****
N:
E:
April
Birthstone: Diamond
April
0/5
A:
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Diamond
3/7
✔D: Don't Tell/Karen Rose==01.20.12****
I:
A:
M:
✔O: On What Grounds/Cleo Coyle==02.09.12****
N:
✔D: The Devil in the White City/Erik Larson==01.31.12****
May
Birthstone: Emerald
May
0/3
M:
A:
Y:
Emerald
0/7
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June
Birthstone: Pearl
June
0/4
J:
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N:
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Pearl
0/5
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July
Birthstone: Ruby
July
0/4
J:
U:
L:
Y:
Ruby
0/4
R:
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✔ Anne Stuart - Winter's Edge - 22 Feb 12
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✔ Amanda Stevens (author) - The Restorer - 1 Mar 12
✔ Rune Ainissesthai (character) - Serpent's Kiss - 6 Nov 11
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✔ Andrews, Donna (author) - Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos - 3 Mar 12
✔ Risky Christmas (title) - 31 Dec 11
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✔ Tarrys (character) - A Warrior's Desire (The Esri, #3) - 3 Feb 12
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✔ Ethan Kelly (character) - The Darkest Hour - 28 Jan 12
✔ Bonds of Justice (title) - 23 Oct 11
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✔ Evelyn (character) - Paranormalcy - 6 Feb 12
✔ Talk to Me (title) - 25 Feb 12
✔ Her Singapore Fling (title) - 1 Jan 12
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Here's what I've got so far:
F - The Fault in Our Stars/John Green = 5/2/12
E - Ender's Game/Orson Scott Card = 5/13/12
B - Before I Fall/Lauren Oliver = 5/4/12
R - Robopocalypse/Daniel H. Wilson = 5/7/12
U - Lisa Unger / Black Out = 7/1/12
A - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter/Seth Grahame-Smith = 5/20/12
R - River Marked by Patricia Briggs = 6/1/12
Y - Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay = 6/8/12
A - Allegra Goodman / The Other Side of the Island = 6/25/12
M - Melina Marchetta/Finnikin of the Rock = 5/9/12
E - Tess Evans / Book of Lost Threads = 7/5/12
T - Tough Shit: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good/Kevin Smith = 5/18/12
H - Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me by Howie Mandel = 6/23/12
Y - The Year of Living Scandalously by Julia London = 7/30/12
S - Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs = 6/1/12
T - The Twin's Daughter/Lauren Baratz-Logsted = 5/25/12
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L - The List/Siobhan Vivian = 5/27/12
D - Defending Jacob/William Landay = 5/12/12
I - I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb = 7/8/12
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O - One For The Money/Janet Evanovich = 5/17/12
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Birthstone:Garnet
January
7/7
J: Jerico, Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 10/30/11
A: Aisling, Fire Me Up, Katie MacAlister 10/28/11
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever Molly Harper 9/7/11
U: The Undead Next Door, Kerrelyn Sparks 9/10/11
A: Ani, The Goose Girl, Shannon Hale 11/6/11
R: Rachel Hawkins, Demonglass 9/25/11
Y: You Slay Me, Katie MacAlister 10/11/11
Garnet
6/6
G: The Goddess Test, Aimee Carter 9/15/11
A: All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire Kerrelyn Sparks 9/29/11
R: Raye, Kimberly Dead End Dating 10/26/11
N: Nora, Dearly, Departed, Lia Habel 2/17/12
E: Emily- Master of Desire Kinley MacGregor 9/19/11
T:Tobias- She's No Faerie Princess, Christine Warren, 1/7/12
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
February
7/8
F: Fangs For The Memories, Kathy Love 9/24/11
E: Eat Prey Love, Kerrelyn Sparks 1/14/12
B: Be Still My Vampire Heart Kerrelyn Sparks, 9/9/11
R: Robby The Vampire and the Virgin Kerrelyn Sparks ,10/27/11
U: Underwood, Donna- The Iron Witch, Karen Mahoney 12/14/11
A: Alterant, Sherrilyn Kenyon & Dianna Love 11/13/11
R: Romeo, Romeo, Robin Kaye 11/7/11
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Amethyst
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A: Adventures of an Ice Princess, Liz Maverick 11/22/11
M: Monk, Devon Dead Iron11/3/11
E: Enna Burning Shannon Hale, 1/18/12
T: Tessa, Clockwork Prince, Cassandra Clare 1/15/12
H: Harris, Charlaine; The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, 11/2/11
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T: To Catch a Bride, Anne Gracie 2/9/12
March
Birthstone: Bloodstone
March
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M: Mercy, Moon Called, Patricia Briggs 12/11/11
A: Armstrong, Kelley- Bitten12/9/11
R: Raziel, Kristina Douglas 1/4/12
C:City of Fallen Angels, Cassandra Clare 9/27/11
H: Hathaway, Beatrix Love in the Afternoon, Lisa Kleypas 2/13/12
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B: Braden, Claiming the Highlander, Kinley MacGregor 10/20/11
L: Lara, Secret Life of a Vampire, Kerrelyn Sparks 10/10/11
O: One Foot in the Grave Jeaniene Frost 10/8/11
O: Oburia, Alison, Passion Fish 12/31/11
D: Dark Predator, Christine Feehan 10/23/11
S: Sugarplums and Scandal: All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth / Lords of Misrule / Ghost of Christmas Passed / Partners in Crime / Holly Go Lightly / Very Vampy Christmas Kerrelyn Sparks 10/6/11
T: Third Grave Dead Ahead, Darynda Jones 2/15/12
O: O'Neill, Maggie The Trouble With Magic, Madelyn Alt 2/23/12
N: No Rest for the Wicked, Kresley Cole 3/7/12
E:Eternal Rider, Larissa Ione 1/28/12
April
Birthstone: Diamond
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A: And One Last Thing ..., Molly Harper 1/22/12
P:Poe, Cassidy Wolf at the Door, Christine Warren 11/21/11
R: Rhage, Lover Eternal, J.R. Ward 2/9/12
I: Isabella, Jacob, Jacquelyn Frank 12/25/11
L: Little Nuggets of Wisdom, Chuy Bravo 12/30/11
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I: Intertwined, Gena Showalter 1/12/12
A: Aline, Intern With The Vampire, Kit Iwasaki 2/18/12
M: Marielle, Vampire Mine Kerreyln Sparks 2/3/12
O:O'Sullivan, Dominic; The Selkie Spell, Sophie Moss 5/8/12
N: Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors, Molly Harper 5/14/12
D: For I Have Sinned, Darynda Jones 12/22/11
May
Birthstone: Emerald
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M:Married By Morning, Lisa Kleypas 2/5/12
A:Abigail Sexiest Vampire Alive, Kerrelyn Sparks 2/20/11
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A: Acheron, Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/27/12
L: Lydia, The Guardian, Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/8/12
D: Deadly Desire, Keri Arthur 1/27/12
June
Birthstone: Pearl
June
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J:J.R. Ward Dark Lover,1/25/12
U: Under a Vampire Moon, Lynsay Sands 5/16/12
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R: Rothwell,Kate Seducing Miss Dunaway, 3/5/12
L: Limos, Immortal Rider, Larissa Ione 2/29/12
July
Birthstone: Ruby
July
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J:Destined for an Early Grave Jeaniene Frost, 2/1/12
U:Underwood, Blaine Kiss at Your Own Risk, Stephanie Rowe 6/1/12
L: Lacey Weatherford The Trouble With Spells, 3/17/12
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B: Barkowski, Vanda Forbidden Nights with a Vampire Kerrelyn Sparks, 10/26/11
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, Lisa Kleypas, 11/27/11Opal-
, Lisa Kleypas 1/31/12Citrine
, Gena Showalter 10/15/11 Turquoise
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I can't decide which 2 books to choose for Peridot so please tell me which you guys think fits best. (They are all about equal on my desired TBR)Peridot
Julianne wrote: "I can't decide which 2 books to choose for Peridot so please tell me which you guys think fits best. (They are all about equal on my desired TBR)Peridot
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A kiss in time is the only one I have read, but I do recommend it.
I think and look the closest."I think [bookcove..."
A Kiss in Time works for another challenge so I think that one's a for sure.
The reason I'm torn between the other 3 is because I already own the Maze Runner, I'm already going to read book 1 of Stephanie Plum for another challenge, and Queene of Light is the one I want to read the most. I supposed that should be my answer. Queene of Light it is.
Thanks Diane and Dawn. :)
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★★★★Sapphire
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Sara, I hope you have lots of fun with this one. I love this challenge!Cherie, you are really moving through this one. Great progress!
Duration:September 1 2011 - February 1 2013119/158
January
Birthstone:Garnet
January
7/7
J: Jerico, Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 10/30/11
A: Aisling, Fire Me Up, Katie MacAlister 10/28/11
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever Molly Harper 9/7/11
U: The Undead Next Door, Kerrelyn Sparks 9/10/11
A: Ani, The Goose Girl, Shannon Hale 11/6/11
R: Rachel Hawkins, Demonglass 9/25/11
Y: You Slay Me, Katie MacAlister 10/11/11
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G: The Goddess Test, Aimee Carter 9/15/11
A: All I Want for Christmas Is a Vampire Kerrelyn Sparks 9/29/11
R: Raye, Kimberly Dead End Dating 10/26/11
N: Nora, Dearly, Departed, Lia Habel 2/17/12
E: Emily- Master of Desire Kinley MacGregor 9/19/11
T:Tobias- She's No Faerie Princess, Christine Warren, 1/7/12
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
February
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F: Fangs For The Memories, Kathy Love 9/24/11
E: Eat Prey Love, Kerrelyn Sparks 1/14/12
B: Be Still My Vampire Heart Kerrelyn Sparks, 9/9/11
R: Robby The Vampire and the Virgin Kerrelyn Sparks ,10/27/11
U: Underwood, Donna- The Iron Witch, Karen Mahoney 12/14/11
A: Alterant, Sherrilyn Kenyon & Dianna Love 11/13/11
R: Romeo, Romeo, Robin Kaye 11/7/11
Y: Killing Moon, Rebecca York 7/4/12
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M: Monk, Devon Dead Iron11/3/11
E: Enna Burning Shannon Hale, 1/18/12
T: Tessa, Clockwork Prince, Cassandra Clare 1/15/12
H: Harris, Charlaine; The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, 11/2/11
Y:
S: Soulless, Gail Carriger 9/8/11
T: To Catch a Bride, Anne Gracie 2/9/12
March
Birthstone: Bloodstone
March
5/5
M: Mercy, Moon Called, Patricia Briggs 12/11/11
A: Armstrong, Kelley- Bitten12/9/11
R: Raziel, Kristina Douglas 1/4/12
C:City of Fallen Angels, Cassandra Clare 9/27/11
H: Hathaway, Beatrix Love in the Afternoon, Lisa Kleypas 2/13/12
Bloodstone
10/10
B: Braden, Claiming the Highlander, Kinley MacGregor 10/20/11
L: Lara, Secret Life of a Vampire, Kerrelyn Sparks 10/10/11
O: One Foot in the Grave Jeaniene Frost 10/8/11
O: Oburia, Alison, Passion Fish 12/31/11
D: Dark Predator, Christine Feehan 10/23/11
S: Sugarplums and Scandal: All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth / Lords of Misrule / Ghost of Christmas Passed / Partners in Crime / Holly Go Lightly / Very Vampy Christmas Kerrelyn Sparks 10/6/11
T: Third Grave Dead Ahead, Darynda Jones 2/15/12
O: O'Neill, Maggie The Trouble With Magic, Madelyn Alt 2/23/12
N: No Rest for the Wicked, Kresley Cole 3/7/12
E:Eternal Rider, Larissa Ione 1/28/12
April
Birthstone: Diamond
April
5/5
A: And One Last Thing ..., Molly Harper 1/22/12
P:Poe, Cassidy Wolf at the Door, Christine Warren 11/21/11
R: Rhage, Lover Eternal, J.R. Ward 2/9/12
I: Isabella, Jacob, Jacquelyn Frank 12/25/11
L: Little Nuggets of Wisdom, Chuy Bravo 12/30/11
Diamond
7/7
D: Darynda Jones, Second Grave on the Left 12/22/11
I: Intertwined, Gena Showalter 1/12/12
A: Aline, Intern With The Vampire, Kit Iwasaki 2/18/12
M: Marielle, Vampire Mine Kerreyln Sparks 2/3/12
O:O'Sullivan, Dominic; The Selkie Spell, Sophie Moss 5/8/12
N: Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors, Molly Harper 5/14/12
D: For I Have Sinned, Darynda Jones 12/22/11
May
Birthstone: Emerald
May
2/3
M:Married By Morning, Lisa Kleypas 2/5/12
A:Abigail Sexiest Vampire Alive, Kerrelyn Sparks 2/20/11
Y:
Emerald
7/7
E: Earl Woolsey,Blameless, Gail Carriger 3/16/12
M:Moning, KarenMarie Bloodfever,2/8/12
E: Emma, A Werewolf in Manhattan, Vicki Lewis Thompson 6/3/12
R: Roark, Werewolf in the North Woods, Vicki Lewis Thompson 2/21/12
A: Acheron, Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/27/12
L: Lydia, The Guardian, Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/8/12
D: Deadly Desire, Keri Arthur 1/27/12
June
Birthstone: Pearl
June
4/4
J:J.R. Ward Dark Lover,1/25/12
U: Under a Vampire Moon, Lynsay Sands 5/16/12
N: No'One Lover Reborn, J.R. Ward 6/27/12
E: Elodie,Spell Bound, Rachel Hawkins 6/18/12
Pearl
4/5
P:Patricia Wadell Diamond In The Rough, 1/29/12
E:
A: Archer, Zoe; Warrior 3/14/12
R: Rothwell,Kate Seducing Miss Dunaway, 3/5/12
L: Limos, Immortal Rider, Larissa Ione 2/29/12
July
Birthstone: Ruby
July
3/4
J:Destined for an Early Grave Jeaniene Frost, 2/1/12
U:Underwood, Blaine Kiss at Your Own Risk, Stephanie Rowe 6/1/12
L: Lacey Weatherford The Trouble With Spells, 3/17/12
Y:
Ruby
3/4
R: Robin Material Girl , Julia London 6/29/12
U: Under a Midnight Moon, Cora Zane 6/1/12
B: Barkowski, Vanda Forbidden Nights with a Vampire Kerrelyn Sparks, 10/26/11
Y:
August
Birthstone: Peridot
August
4/6
A: Again the Magic, Lisa Kleypas 7/12/12
U: Unlocked, Courtney Milan 6/5/12
G: Gail Carriger, Changeless 1/2/12
U:
S: Stroke of Midnight Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/26/11
T:
Peridot
2/7
P:Patricia BiggsBlood Bound, 2/7/12
E:
R: Ride with Me, Ruthie Knox 7/20/12
I:
D: Date Me, Baby, One More Time Stephanie Rowe 9/17/11
O:
T:
September
Birthstone: Sapphire
September
2/9
S:The Darkest Seduction, Gena Showalter 3/5/12
E:
P:Patricia Watters, Wicked Temptations, 5/28/12T:
E:
M: Mia Dymond, Playing with Fire 3/9/12
B: Born of Shadows, Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/26/11
E:
R:
Sapphire
4/8
S:
A: Annabelle; Wicked Nights, Gena Showalter 8/2/12
P: Cry Wolf, Patricia Briggs 7/4/12
P: Peyton, Annabelle; Secrets of a Summer Night, Lisa Kleypas 7/6/12
H: Bewitching the Werewolf, Caroline Hanson 2/23/12
I:
R:
E:
October
Birthstone: Tourmaline or Opal
October
1/7
O:
C: Cat, At Grave's End,Jeaniene Frost 12/10/11
T:
O:
B: Breathing Room, Susan Elizabeth Phillips 1/9/12
E:
R:
Opal
2/4
O:
P:
A: Alex,Grave Witch, Kalayna Price, 4/13/12
L: 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover, Linda Winsom 7/31/12
November
Birthstone: Topaz
November
2/8
N: Dark needs at nights edge, Kresley Cole 7/11/12
O: On the Prowl, Patricia Briggs 7/31/12
V: Vincent, Rachel Stray, 12/29/11
E:
M: Mariketa,Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night, Kresley Cole 6/19/12
B: Brynley, Wanted: Undead or Alive, Kerrelyn Sparks 5/3/12
E:
R:
Topaz
0/5
T:
O:
P:Paul, The Lady is a Vamp, Lynsay Sands 8/2/12
A:
Z: Zinnia, Jayne Castle 1/20/11
December
Birthstone: Turquoise
December
3/8
D: The Demon You Know, Christine Warren 8/6/12 ★★★★★
E:
C:Cynthia Hand, Hallowed, 3/2/12
E:
M:
B: Born of Silence, Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/15/12
E:
R: The Mane Event, Shelly Laurenston 8/7/12
Turquoise
0/9
T:
U:
R:Rafe, A Wallflower Christmas, Lisa Kleypas 7/27/12
Q:
U: Unleash the Night, Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/26/12
O:
I: It Happened One Autumn, Lisa Kleypas 7/22/12
S: Scandal in Spring, Lisa Kleypas 7/24/12
E:Evie, Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas 7/23/12
Bonus
11/12
Garnet-
Lisa Klepas 12/28/11Amethyst-
Cynthia Hand 12/15/11Bloodstone (Bloodstone is a green stone with red spots.
)
Diamond-
Chelsea Handler, 6/28/12 Emerald-
, Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/15/12Pearl-
Darynda Jones 10/4/11Ruby-
, Katie MacAlister 10/11/11Peridot-
A Kiss in Time, Alex Flinn 10/2/11Sapphire-
, Lisa Kleypas, 11/27/11Opal-
, Lisa Kleypas 1/31/12Citrine
, Gena Showalter 10/15/11 Turquoise
1/28/12
Gonna give this a shot...TLC: Gem Of a Book
Duration: Jul 01, 2012 - Dec 31, 2013
Completed: 162/168
JANUARY/GARNET 12/13
J:
A:
N:
U:
A:
R:
Y:
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FEBRUARY/AMETHYST 14/16
F:
E:
B:
R:
U:
A:
R:
Y:
A:
M:
E:
T:
H:
Y:
S:
T:
MARCH/BLOODSTONE 15/15
(view spoiler)
APRIL/DIAMOND 12/12
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MAY/EMERALD 9/10
M:
A:
Y:
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JUNE/PEARL 9/9
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JULY/RUBY 6/8
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Here is my update...Southpaw's TLC Gem of a Book Challenge 2012
Duration: 01/01/12 -12/31/13
99/160 Completed
January
Birthstone:Garnet
January
7/7
✔J: The Jane Austen Book Club/Karen Joy Fowler==02.11.12*
✔A: Again The Magic/Lisa Kleypas==01.15.12****
✔N: The Next Mrs. Blackthorne/Joan Johnston==01.11.12***
✔U: Undead and Unreturnable/MaryJanice Davidson==02.06.12****
✔A: Adams, Richard/Watership Down==01.08.12*****
✔R: Ron Chernow/Washington: A Life==01.28.12*****
✔Y: Year of Wonders/Geraldine Brooks==01.13.12****
Garnet
6/6
✔G: The Greatest Knight/Elizabeth Chadwick==02.25.12***
✔A: Aunt Dimity's Death/Nancy Atherton==02.12.12*****
✔R: Rhys Bowen/Her Royal Spyness==02.24.12***
✔N: Night/Elie Wiesel==02.21.12****
✔E: Eloisa James/A Kiss at Midnight==01.07.12****
✔T:Terms of Surrender/Kylie Brant==01.05.12*****
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
February
8/8
✔F: Fluke, Joanne/Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder==03.04.12***
✔E: Evanovich, Janet/Seven Up==02.26.12****
✔B: Birds of a Feather/Jacqueline Winspear==03.04.12****
✔R: Rainshadow Road/Lisa Kleypas==03.09.12***
✔U: Utterly Devoted/Regina Scott==02.26.12
✔A: Amanda Foreman/The Duchess==03.27.12****
✔R: Robert Hicks/The Widow of the South==04.22.12****
✔Y: Yardley, Cathy/The Player's Club: Scott==02.28.12***
Amethyst
8/8
✔A: Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener/M.C. Beaton==05.10.12****
✔M: Murder on a Girls' Night Out/Anne George==02.13.12***
✔E: Eloisa James/When Beauty Tamed the Beast==03.25.12****
✔T: Through the Grinder/Cleo Coyle==02.17.12****
✔H: He Loves Lucy/Susan Donovan==01.01.12***
✔Y: Yankee Doodle Dixie/Lisa Patton==05.13.12***
✔S: The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever/Julia Quinn==01.09.12**
✔T: Thackeray, William Makepeace/Vanity Fair==03.02.12***
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine
March
5/5
✔M: Midnight Bayou/Nora Roberts==03.21.12****
✔A:Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet/M.C. Beaton==03.17.12****
✔R: The Runaway Jury/John Grisham==05.12.12***
✔C: Club Dead/Charlaine Harris==01.29.12****
✔H: Heart-Shaped Box/Joe Hill==03.10.12***
Aquamarine
9/10
✔A: Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley/M.C. Beaton==05.30.12***
✔Q: The Quiche of Death/M.C. Beaton==02.19.12*****
U:
✔A: Aunt Dimity and the Duke/Nancy Atherton==06.27.12***
✔M:McKenna, Shannon/Standing in the Shadows==01.28.12****
✔A: Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage/M.C. Beaton==06.28.12****
✔R: Roberts, Nora/Dance Upon The Air==06.20.12***
✔I: Immortal in Death/J.D. Robb==01.19.12****
✔N: The Night Circus/Erin Morgenstern==05.08.12**
✔E: Edge of Midnight/Shannon McKenna==04.18.12**
April
Birthstone: Diamond
April
5/5
✔A: Anne of Green Gables/L.M. Montgomery==04.10.12*****
✔P: Prophecy of the Sisters/Michelle Zink==04.07.12**
✔R: A Rogue By Any Other Name/Sarah MacLean==04.08.12****
✔I: In the Company of the Courtesan/Sarah Dunant==04.15.12
✔L: Lord Perfect/Loretta Chase==04.29.12****
Diamond
6/7
✔D: Don't Tell/Karen Rose==01.20.12****
✔I: The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town/John Grisham==02.20.12****
A:
✔M: Marie Force/Fatal Affair==05.07.12***
✔O: On What Grounds/Cleo Coyle==02.09.12****
✔N: Nalini Singh/Slave to Sensation==05.27.12*****
✔D: The Devil in the White City/Erik Larson==01.31.12****
May
Birthstone: Emerald
May
1/3
✔M: Martin, Deirdre/Body Check==04.27.12***
A:
Y:
Emerald
6/7
✔E: Elizabeth Peters/Crocodile on the Sandbank==04.25.12***
✔M: Murder Most Frothy/Cleo Coyle==06.04.12***
✔E: Envy/Sandra Brown==05.27.12***
✔R: Robert James Waller/The Bridges of Madison County==06.29.12***
A:
✔L: Latte Trouble/Cleo Coyle==03.10.12***
✔D: Dahl, Victoria/To Tempt A Scotsman==03.30.12**
June
Birthstone: Pearl
June
4/4
✔J: James, E.L./Fifty Shades of Grey==06.17.12****
✔U: Undead and Unpopular/MaryJanice Davidson==06.07.12**
✔N: North and South/Elizabeth Gaskell==06.03.12****
✔E: Eleven on Top/Janet Evanovich==06.16.12****
Pearl
3/5
✔P: The Proposition/Ivory, Judith==05.09.12**
✔E: Evanovich, Janet/Hard Eight/==03.31.12****
A:
R:
✔L: The Language of Secrets/Dianne Dixon==06.28.12**
July
Birthstone: Ruby
July
4/4
✔J: Julia Quinn/A Night Like This==07.02.12***
✔U: Unger, Lisa/Sliver of Truth==07.01.12***
✔L: Live Wire/Lora Leigh==07.04.12***
✔Y: Yates, Richard/Revolutionary Road==07/03.02***
Ruby
1/4
R:
U:
✔B: Bray, Libba/A Great and Terrible Beauty==03.18.12**
Y:
August
Birthstone: Peridot
August
2/6
A:
U:
✔G: Ghost a la Mode/Sue Ann Jaffarian==04.24.12***
U:
✔S:Strawberry Shortcake Murder/Joanne Fluke==05.23.12
T:
Peridot
4/7
P:
✔E: Erin McCarthy/Hot Finish==06.24.12**
R:
✔I: If Books Could Kill/Kate Carlisle==03.15.12***
D:
✔O: Once a Cowboy/Linda Warren==02.22.12**
✔T: To the Nines/Janet Evanovich==05.03.12****
September
Birthstone: Sapphire
September
1/9
✔S: Susan Hill/The Woman in Black==02.05.12****
E:
P:
T:
E:
M:
B:
E:
R:
Sapphire
4/8
✔S: Sparks, Kerrelyn/How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire==05.26.12****
A:
P:
P:
✔H: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet/Jamie Ford==06/02/12*****
✔I: I'll Walk Alone/Mary Higgins Clark==07.06.12***
R:
✔E: Evanovich, Janet/Visions of Sugar Plums==06.30.12**
October
Birthstone: Tourmaline
October
3/7
✔O: Over the Edge/Suzanne Brockmann==04.26.12**
✔C: Columbine/Dave Cullen==02.05.12
T:
✔O: Open Season/Linda Howard==06.30.12***
B:
E:
R:
Tourmaline
5/10
✔T: Ten Big Ones/Janet Evanovich==05.15.12****
✔O: Out Of Control/Shannon McKenna==03.04.12***
U:
R:
M:
A:
✔L: Lisa See/Shanghai Girls==07.05.12****
✔I: Invitation to Murder/Elizabeth Bright==06/09/12**
N:
✔E: Elly Griffiths/The Crossing Places==07.08.12****
November
Birthstone: Topaz
November
1/8
N:
✔O: O'Donohue, Clare/Missing Persons==06.21.12***
V:
E:
M:
B:
E:
R:
Topaz
2/5
✔T: A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini==06.23.12
✔O: One Summer/Karen Robards==03.13.12****
P:
A:
Z:
December
Birthstone: Tanzanite
December
2/8
D:
E:
✔C: The Captain's Lady/Lorhainne Eckhart==05.28.12**
E:
M:
✔B: Beverley, Jo/Secrets of the Night==05.31.12*
E:
R:
Tanzanite
2/9
✔T: Trey: Red, Hot and Blue, Book 1/Cat Johnson==06.30.12***
A:
N:
Z:
A:
N:
I:
T:
✔E: Evanovich, Janet/Twelve Sharp==07.07.12****
❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I am going to start over"I had to do that recently with a personal challenge I'm doing with the Crayola Crayon colors. I got my personal one all mixed up, turned around, and confused with the Colors Count challenge in the Crazy Challenge Connection group, and I had no desire to go back and sort out the mess. It was just easier to start over on July 1st. Lol
:)
Mod
Mod
3/162
July
2/4
Janet Evanovich
U
Lucas
Y
Ruby
1/4
Rachel Vincent
U
B
Y
Gem of a book challengeJuly 23 2012 - July 22 2014
January 4/7
Julia Romp, A Friend Like Ben, 6 Aug 12
A
Nettie Parker's Backyard by C V Smith, 14 Aug 12, 4 stars
Ulysses by James Joyce, 19 Aug 2012
A
Rebecca Forster, Hostile Witness, 16 Aug 12, 5 stars
Y
Garnet 1/6
G
A
R
N
E
The girl who played with fire by stieg Larsson 3 Aug 2012
February 1/8
F
E
Bentley Cheryl, Petronella and the Trogot, 08 Aug 2012
R
U
A
R
Y
Amethyst 1/8
A
M
E
T
H
Y
Silent are the dead, George Harmon Coxe, 20 aug 2012
T
March
Bloodstone
April
Diamond
May
Emerald
June
Pearl
July
Ruby
August
Peridot
September
Sapphire
October
Tourmaline
November
Topaz
December
Tanzanite
Mod
UpdateSouthpaw's TLC Gem of a Book Challenge 2012
Duration: 01/01/12 -12/31/13
111/160 Completed
January
Birthstone:Garnet
January
7/7
✔J: The Jane Austen Book Club/Karen Joy Fowler==02.11.12*
✔A: Again The Magic/Lisa Kleypas==01.15.12****
✔N: The Next Mrs. Blackthorne/Joan Johnston==01.11.12***
✔U: Undead and Unreturnable/MaryJanice Davidson==02.06.12****
✔A: Adams, Richard/Watership Down==01.08.12*****
✔R: Ron Chernow/Washington: A Life==01.28.12*****
✔Y: Year of Wonders/Geraldine Brooks==01.13.12****
Garnet
6/6
✔G: Gail Carriger/Soulless==07.25.12***
✔A: Aunt Dimity's Death/Nancy Atherton==02.12.12*****
✔R: Rhys Bowen/Her Royal Spyness==02.24.12***
✔N: Night/Elie Wiesel==02.21.12****
✔E: Eloisa James/A Kiss at Midnight==01.07.12****
✔T:Terms of Surrender/Kylie Brant==01.05.12*****
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
February
8/8
✔F: Fluke, Joanne/Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder==03.04.12***
✔E: Evanovich, Janet/Seven Up==02.26.12****
✔B: Birds of a Feather/Jacqueline Winspear==03.04.12****
✔R: Rainshadow Road/Lisa Kleypas==03.09.12***
✔U: Utterly Devoted/Regina Scott==02.26.12
✔A: Amanda Foreman/The Duchess==03.27.12****
✔R: Robert Hicks/The Widow of the South==04.22.12****
✔Y: Yardley, Cathy/The Player's Club: Scott==02.28.12***
Amethyst
8/8
✔A: Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener/M.C. Beaton==05.10.12****
✔M: Murder on a Girls' Night Out/Anne George==02.13.12***
✔E: Eloisa James/When Beauty Tamed the Beast==03.25.12****
✔T: Through the Grinder/Cleo Coyle==02.17.12****
✔H: He Loves Lucy/Susan Donovan==01.01.12***
✔Y: Yankee Doodle Dixie/Lisa Patton==05.13.12***
✔S: The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever/Julia Quinn==01.09.12**
✔T: Thackeray, William Makepeace/Vanity Fair==03.02.12***
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine
March
5/5
✔M: The Masque of the Black Tulip /Lauren Willig==07.23.12****
✔A:Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet/M.C. Beaton==03.17.12****
✔R: The Runaway Jury/John Grisham==05.12.12***
✔C: Club Dead/Charlaine Harris==01.29.12****
✔H: Heart-Shaped Box/Joe Hill==03.10.12***
Aquamarine
9/10
✔A: Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley/M.C. Beaton==05.30.12***
✔Q: The Quiche of Death/M.C. Beaton==02.19.12*****
U:
✔A: Aunt Dimity and the Duke/Nancy Atherton==06.27.12***
✔M:McKenna, Shannon/Standing in the Shadows==01.28.12****
✔A: Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage/M.C. Beaton==06.28.12****
✔R: Roberts, Nora/Dance Upon The Air==06.20.12***
✔I: Immortal in Death/J.D. Robb==01.19.12****
✔N: The Night Circus/Erin Morgenstern==05.08.12**
✔E: Edge of Midnight/Shannon McKenna==04.18.12**
April
Birthstone: Diamond
April
5/5
✔A: Anne of Green Gables/L.M. Montgomery==04.10.12*****
✔P: Prophecy of the Sisters/Michelle Zink==04.07.12**
✔R: A Rogue By Any Other Name/Sarah MacLean==04.08.12****
✔I: In the Company of the Courtesan/Sarah Dunant==04.15.12
✔L: Lord Perfect/Loretta Chase==04.29.12****
Diamond
7/7
✔D: Don't Tell/Karen Rose==01.20.12****
✔I: The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town/John Grisham==02.20.12****
✔A: Ackerman, Diane/The Zookeeper's Wife==07.11.12**
✔M: Marie Force/Fatal Affair==05.07.12***
✔O: On What Grounds/Cleo Coyle==02.09.12****
✔N: Nalini Singh/Slave to Sensation==05.27.12*****
✔D: The Devil in the White City/Erik Larson==01.31.12****
May
Birthstone: Emerald
May
2/3
✔M: Martin, Deirdre/Body Check==04.27.12***
✔A: Austen, Jane/Emma==07.13.12*****
Y:
Emerald
7/7
✔E: Elizabeth Peters/Crocodile on the Sandbank==04.25.12***
✔M: Murder Most Frothy/Cleo Coyle==06.04.12***
✔E: Envy/Sandra Brown==05.27.12***
✔R: Robert James Waller/The Bridges of Madison County==06.29.12***
✔A: Angell, Kate /Sweet Spot==07.15.12***
✔L: Latte Trouble/Cleo Coyle==03.10.12***
✔D: Dahl, Victoria/To Tempt A Scotsman==03.30.12**
June
Birthstone: Pearl
June
4/4
✔J: James, E.L./Fifty Shades of Grey==06.17.12****
✔U: Undead and Unpopular/MaryJanice Davidson==06.07.12**
✔N: North and South/Elizabeth Gaskell==06.03.12****
✔E: Eleven on Top/Janet Evanovich==06.16.12****
Pearl
4/5
✔P: The Proposition/Ivory, Judith==05.09.12**
✔E: Evanovich, Janet/Hard Eight/==03.31.12****
✔A: Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist/M.C. Beaton==07.24.12***
R:
✔L: The Language of Secrets/Dianne Dixon==06.28.12**
July
Birthstone: Ruby
July
4/4
✔J: Julia Quinn/A Night Like This==07.02.12***
✔U: Unger, Lisa/Sliver of Truth==07.01.12***
✔L: Live Wire/Lora Leigh==07.04.12***
✔Y: Yates, Richard/Revolutionary Road==07/03.02***
Ruby
1/4
R:
U:
✔B: Bray, Libba/A Great and Terrible Beauty==03.18.12**
Y:
August
Birthstone: Peridot
August
2/6
A:
U:
✔G: Ghost a la Mode/Sue Ann Jaffarian==04.24.12***
U:
✔S:Strawberry Shortcake Murder/Joanne Fluke==05.23.12
T:
Peridot
5/7
✔P: Postmortem/Patricia Cornwell==07.19.12****
✔E: Erin McCarthy/Hot Finish==06.24.12**
R:
✔I: If Books Could Kill/Kate Carlisle==03.15.12***
D:
✔O: Once a Cowboy/Linda Warren==02.22.12**
✔T: To the Nines/Janet Evanovich==05.03.12****
September
Birthstone: Sapphire
September
1/9
✔S: Susan Hill/The Woman in Black==02.05.12****
E:
P:
T:
E:
M:
B:
E:
R:
Sapphire
5/8
✔S: Sparks, Kerrelyn/How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire==05.26.12****
A:
✔P: Portrait Of A Killer/Patricia Cornwell==07.17.12***
P:
✔H: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet/Jamie Ford==06/02/12*****
✔I: I'll Walk Alone/Mary Higgins Clark==07.06.12***
R:
✔E: Evanovich, Janet/Visions of Sugar Plums==06.30.12**
October
Birthstone: Tourmaline
October
4/7
✔O: Over the Edge/Suzanne Brockmann==04.26.12**
✔C: Columbine/Dave Cullen==02.05.12
T:
✔O: Open Season/Linda Howard==06.30.12***
✔B: Burrowes, Grace/The Heir==07.28.12***
E:
R:
Tourmaline
7/10
✔T: Ten Big Ones/Janet Evanovich==05.15.12****
✔O: Out Of Control/Shannon McKenna==03.04.12***
U:
R:
✔M: Missing Persons/Clare O'Donohue==06.21.12***
A:
✔L: Lisa See/Shanghai Girls==07.05.12****
✔I: Invitation to Murder/Elizabeth Bright==06/09/12**
✔N: /Nora Roberts/Midnight Bayou==03.21.12****
✔E: Elly Griffiths/The Crossing Places==07.08.12****
November
Birthstone: Topaz
November
2/8
N:
✔O: One Dance with a Duke/Tessa Dare==07.10.12***
V:
E:
M:
✔B: Bernard Cornwell/Stonehenge==07.27.12****
E:
R:
Topaz
3/5
✔T: A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini==06.23.12
✔O: One Summer/Karen Robards==03.13.12****
✔P: Pratchett, Terry/The Color of Magic==07.27.12*****
A:
Z:
December
Birthstone: Tanzanite
December
3/8
D:
E:
✔C: The Captain's Lady/Lorhainne Eckhart==05.28.12**
E:
M:
✔B: Beverley, Jo/Secrets of the Night==05.31.12*
✔E: Elizabeth Chadwick/The Greatest Knight/==02.25.12***
R:
Tanzanite
2/9
✔T: Trey: Red, Hot and Blue, Book 1/Cat Johnson==06.30.12***
A:
✔N: Never Let Me Go/Kazuo Ishiguro==07.09.12***
Z:
A:
N:
I:
✔T: Track Of The Cat/Nevada Barr==07.20.12***
✔E: Evanovich, Janet/Twelve Sharp==07.07.12****
February / Amethyst Complete
F - The Fault in Our Stars/John Green = 5/2/12
E - Ender's Game/Orson Scott Card = 5/13/12
B - Before I Fall/Lauren Oliver = 5/4/12
R - Robopocalypse/Daniel H. Wilson = 5/7/12
U - Lisa Unger / Black Out = 7/1/12
A - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter/Seth Grahame-Smith = 5/20/12
R - River Marked by Patricia Briggs = 6/1/12
Y - Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay = 6/8/12
A - Allegra Goodman / The Other Side of the Island = 6/25/12
M - Melina Marchetta/Finnikin of the Rock = 5/9/12
E - Tess Evans / Book of Lost Threads = 7/5/12
T - Tough Shit: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good/Kevin Smith = 5/18/12
H - Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me by Howie Mandel = 6/23/12
Y - The Year of Living Scandalously by Julia London = 7/30/12
S - Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs = 6/1/12
T - The Twin's Daughter/Lauren Baratz-Logsted = 5/25/12
................
I keep passing on this one, but there is really just no point. I'm a sucker for spell-it out challenges. =). I'm going to aim for 2 years.Gem of a book
Gem of a Book Challenge (TLC)
Duration: Aug 1 2012-July 31 2014
9/154 books completed
You pick one to spell out with titles,character names (first or last), author names (first or last),or series name or you can do both the month name and birthstone.And for bonus read is read a book with the some cover or close to it as the birthstone
January
Birthstone:Garnet
4/13
J
A-Anne of Green Gables Aug 7
N
U-.Until We Reach Home Sept 2
A
R
Y-The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling Aug 13
G
A
R
N
E--Elin Hilderbrand/Barefoot Aug 9
T
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
3/16
F
E-Evening Class Aug 18
B
R
U
A
R
Y
A
M-Mary Beth Chapman.Choosing to SEE Aug 27
E-Eason, Lynette-Too Close to Home Aug 25
T
H
Y
S
T
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine
1/15
M
A
R
C
H
A
Q
U
A
M
A
R
I-.Insurgent Aug 24
N
E
April
Birthstone: Diamond
0/12
May
Birthstone: Emerald
0/10
June
Birthstone: Pearl
0/9
July
Birthstone: Ruby
0/8
August
Birthstone: Peridot
0/13
September
Birthstone: Sapphire
0/17
October
Birthstone: Opal
0/11
November
Birthstone: Topaz
1/13
N
O
V
E
M
B
E
R
T
O
P
A
Z-Zora Hurston-Their Eyes Were Watching God Sept 1
December
Birthstone: Tanzanite
0/17
Congratulations on finishing February, Cherie. Way to go.Angie, I'm so glad you joined this challenge. It's alot of fun. Spell challenges are my favorite kind.
Signing up for this one; will start off by aiming for the months and stone of my family members.Duration: 1 August, 2012-31 January, 2014
Title, Author, Charrie (first or last), Series; no rereads
Read 39/44
(Dad) February/Amethyst - 16/16 - DONE
F - Fifty Shades of Grey 5/1
E - Charrie=Elliot: Alice in the Country of Hearts Vol 3 Dec 2012
B - The Bet (Wattpad) Dec 2012
R - Charrie=Ray: Bound to You 25/1
U - Until the End 13/1
A - Charrie=Allen Walker: D.Gray-man: Delete, Vol. 6 11/10
R - The Red Badge of Courage 24/2
Y - Charrie=Youle: Outsiders by Nicole Franklin 21/3
A - Charrie=Allen Walker: D.Gray-man: Premonition, Vol. 5 11/10
M - Maureen Johnson: The Last Little Blue Envelope (Sept 2012)
E - Earth Sim 30/3
T - Takeuchi, Naoko: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 3 15/10
H - Charrie=Heffley, Greg: Dog Days 21/9
Y - Yann Martel: Life of Pi 6/4
S - Sorensen, Jessica: The Fallen Star 10/2/2013
T - Charrie=Tyga: Light Dreams (Wattpad) Dec 2012
(Mom & Bro) July/Ruby - 6/8
J - Charrie=John Smith: The Power of Six 27/10
U - Charrie=Usagi: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Vol 5 16/1
L - Charrie=Loyal: Echoes (Wattpad) Dec 2012
Y
R - A Raisin in the Sun 20/3
U - The Ugly Truth 26/1
B - Charrie=Boris: Alice in the Country of Hearts Vol 5 29/12
Y
(Me!) November/Topaz/Citrine - 17/20
N - Charrie=Nic: Carnival of Souls 14/4
O - Oram, Kelly: Being Jamie Baker 2/1
V - V is for Virgin Nov 2012
E - Charrie=Em: Poison Oak 4/4
M - Megan D. Martin: Forbidden Angel 31/3
B - Charrie=Brinker: A Separate Peace 20/1
E - Charrie=Esme: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner 14/4
R - Charrie=Richie: Go Ask Alice 26/3
T - Taylor, CD: Come Back To Me 22/2
O - Charrie=Otto Klopp: Leviathan 30/3
P - Charrie=Peter: Alice in the Country of Hearts Vol 4 Dec 2012
A - Alice in the Country of Hearts Vol. 1 Nov 2012
Z - Zoey Dean: Tall Cool One 19/1
C - The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden 6/1
I - Initiate 20/2
T
R - Charrie=Russel: Double Feature 8/4
I - Charrie=Ike: Geography Club 6/3
N
E
I just (accidentally) gave myself the challenge of all challenges. 3 U's, 3 Y's, 2 O's, 2 I's, and a Z. It's like I had a death wish for myself...
Zakiya wrote: "I just (accidentally) gave myself the challenge of all challenges. 3 U's, 3 Y's, 2 O's, 2 I's, and a Z. It's like I had a death wish for myself..."good luck with that...
Thanks :). I'll definitely need it lol. This calls for serious research.
♦Gem of a Book♦Duration: August 7, 2012 ~ August 7, 2013
Month:January/Birthstone:Garnet
J: Jenn McKinlay (Books Can Be Deceiving) 1/4/13
A: (Antiques Disposal) by Barbara Allen 1/6/13
N: Nan Bobbsey in (The Bobbsey Twins) by Laura Lee Hope 1/10/13
U: (Uncommon Grounds) by Sandra Balzo 4/6/13
A: (Agony of the Leaves) by Laura Childs 1/20/13
R: Robinson, Marilynne (Gilead) 1/15/13
Y: (Yellow Star) by Jennifer Roy 3/7/13
G: Green, Anna Katharine (The Millionaire Baby) 1/9/13
A: Ava Grieux in (Motif for Murder) by Laura childs 1/20/13
R: Rachel Caine (Cape Storm) 1/19/13
N: Norton, Ken in (Deadly Game) by Christine Feehan 1/12/13
E: Eowyn Ivey (The Snow Child) 1/28/13
T: (Time to Share) by Jo Ann Brown 1/3/13
Month:February/Birthstone:Amethyst
F: Flanders, Jacob in (Jacob's Room) by Virginia Woolf 1/31/13
E: Elrod, P.N. (Dark Road Rising) 1/30/13
B: Burleton, Sarah (Why Me?) 2/6/13
R: (The Railway Children) by E. Nesbit 1/29/13
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin 4/8/13
A: (Angels Are For Real) by Judith MacNutt 2/5/13
R: Rene in (On Ice) by J.D. Faver 2/1/13
Y: Yann Martel (Life of Pi) 3/11/13
A: (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) by Arthur Conan Doyle 2/8/13
M: McCray, Carolyn (Pups in Tea Cups) 2/6/13
E: (Ender's Shadow) by Orson Scott Card 2/24/13
T: (The Twelfth Imam) by Joel C. Rosenberg 2/11/13
H: (Homeless Bird) by Gloria Whelan 2/4/13
Y: Young, Wm. Paul (The Shack) 5/26/13
S: (Steve Jobs) by Walter Isaacson 1/31/13
T: (The Taming of the Shrew) by William Shakespeare 2/14/13
Month:March/Birthstone:Aquamarine
M: Mary E. Burt (Poems Every Child Should Know) 8/8/12
A: (Anne of Green Gables) by L.M. Montgomery 8/10/12
R: Rita Mae Brown (The Big Cat Nap) 8/12/12
C: Dr. Cavor in (The First Men in the Moon) by H.G. Wells 8/7/12
H: Hola in (Bad Dog: A Love Story) by Martin Kihn 8/13/12
A: Ashley, Kristen (Penmort Castle) 8/19/12
Q: Quentin in (Five on Kirrin Island Again) by Enid Blyton 8/27/12
U: Uglies, #2 (Pretties) by Scott Westerfeld 8/16/12
A: Ashley, Kristen (Sommersgate House) 8/24/12
M: (A Midsummer Night's Dream) by William Shakespeare 8/18/12
A: Ashley, Kristen (Lacybourne Manor) 8/28/12
R: Ransom Riggs in (Miss Peregrine's Home...) 8/20/12
I: (Island of the Blue Dolphins) by Scott O'Dell 8/15/12
N: (No Regrets) by Alexandra Swann 8/9/12
E: Eleanor H. Porter (Pollyanna) 8/14/12
Month:April/Birthstone:Diamond
A: (All's Well That Ends Well) by William Shakespeare 3/27/13
P: Peter Anderson (Beyond The River) by Robert Elmer 3/31/13
R: (Roller Skates) by Ruth Sawyer 3/15/13
I: (Ireland: A Novel) by Frank Delaney 3/26/13
L: Lee, Taylor (Blue Christmas) 3/24/13
D: (A Dead Red Heart) by R.P. Dahlke 3/28/13
I: (The Importance of Being Earnest) by Oscar Wilde 5/14/13
A: The Adventures of Lily Lapp, #1 (Life with Lily) by Mary Ann Kinsinger 4/4/13
M: Mary Manners (Angel Song) 3/23/13
O: Orson Scott Card (Shadow of the Hegemon) 3/21/13
N: Nolan, Francie in (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) by Betty Smith 3/31/13
D: Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) 4/5/13
Month:May/Birthstone:Emerald
M: (The Magician's Nephew) by C.S. Lewis 4/30/13
A: Andrew "Ender" Wiggin in (First Meetings In Ender's Universe) by Orson Scott Card 5/15/13
Y: Yoshii, Azami in (Samurai Game) by Christine Feehan 6/2/13
E: Ernie Pullman in (Zanna's Gift) by Orson Scott Card 5/2/13
M: (The Map of Time) by Félix J. Palma 4/30/13
E: (Extras) by Scott Westerfeld 5/12/13
R: Rice, Bill (Cowboy Boots in Darkest Africa) 4/30/13
A: (Al Capone Shines My Shoes) by Gennifer Choldenko 5/24/13
L: (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) by C.S. Lewis 5/3/13
D: (Death Comes for the Archbishop) by Willa Cather 5/7/13
Month:June/Birthstone:Pearl
J: Julia Ray (The Betsy-Tacy Treasury) by Maud Hart Lovelace 5/30/13
U: (Unseen) by John Michael Hileman 6/29/13
N: Nielsen, Jennifer A. (The False Prince) 6/11/13
E: (Escape from Camp 14) by Blaine Harden 6/20/13
P: Paulsen, Gary (Brian's Winter) 6/16/13
E: (Emily of New Moon) by L.M. Montgomery 6/22/13
A: Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock: A Study in Scarlet) 5/31/13
R: (The Return of Sherlock Holmes) by Arthur Conan Doyle 5/29/13
L: Latvala Royals, #1 (Heir Untamed) by Danielle Bourdon 5/30/13
Month:July/Birthstone:Ruby
J: Joanne Fluke (Red Velvet Cupcake Murder) 6/30/13
U: Upton Sinclair (The Jungle) 7/17/13
L: (Love Me If You Must) by Nicole Young 6/29/13
Y: (The Yellow Packard) by Ace Collins 7/21/13
R: Rebecca Skloot (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks) 6/28/13
U: (Unspeakable) by S.R. Johannes 7/30/13
B: Baker, Elizabeth (Jakobe's Assignment) 7/3/13
Y: Young, Nicole (Kill Me If You Can) 7/31/13
Month:August/Birthstone:Peridot
A: (The Age of Miracles) by Karen Thompson Walker 7/4/13
U: (Unstoppable) by Laura Griffin 8/2/13
G: (Gone) by Michael Grant 6/27/13
U: (Unlikely Angel) by Ashley Smith 8/3/13
S: Suzu Amaya in (Miss Dimple Suspects) by Mignon F. Ballard 7/16/13
T: Tom Stewart in (The Cat, the Lady and the Liar) by Leann Sweeney 7/9/13
P: (The Princess and the Goblin) by George MacDonald 6/30/13
E: Emma Jameson (Blue Murder) 7/15/13
R: Ray Davenport in (One Hot Murder) by Lorraine Bartlett 7/7/13
I: (Ice Blue) by Emma Jameson 7/11/13
D: Dreamblood, #1 (The Killing Moon) by N.K. Jemisin 7/12/13
O: (Outcome) by Edward W. Robertson 6/29/13
T: Tolkien, J.R.R. (The Hobbit or There and Back Again) 7/19/13
Month:September/Birthstone:Sapphire
S: Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de (The Little Prince) 9/7/12
E: (The Enchantress) by Michael Scott 9/14/12
P: Phillips, Quanis (The Lost Dogs) by Jim Gorant 9/12/12
T: Tom Schulz in (Fatally Flaky) by Diane Mott Davidson 8/29/12
E: (The Enchanted Castle) by E. Nesbit 9/17/12
M: (Moon Over Manifest) by Clare Vanderpool 8/31/12
B: Baythan in (The Coelura) by Anne McCaffrey 9/8/12
E: Elizabeth II in (The Real Elizabeth) by Andrew Marr 9/24/12
R: (Rabbit Hill) by Robert Lawson 9/6/12
S: Scott Cramer (Night of the Purple Moon) 9/11/12
A: Andre Norton (Time Traders II:) 8/30/12
P: Pern, #23 (Dragon's Time) by Anne McCaffrey 9/10/12
P: Polynesia in (The Story of Doctor Dolittle) by Hugh Lofting 9/12/12
H: Hale, Shannon (Forest Born) 9/15/12
I: Igor in (No One is Here Except All of Us) by Ramona Ausubel 9/4/12
R: Ryszard Zabinski in (The Zookeeper's Wife) by Diane Ackerman 9/8/12
E: Ermengarde St John in (A Little Princess) by Frances Hodgson Burnett 9/9/12
Month:October/Birthstone:Opal
O: (O Pioneers!) by Willa Cather 9/25/12
C: Callahans of Texas, #1 (Jenna's Cowboy) by Sharon Gillenwater 9/18/12
T: T.Ray Owens in (The Secret Life of Bees) by Sue Monk Kidd 9/17/12
O: Orchard Mystery, #4 (A Killer Crop) by Sheila Connolly 12/13/12
B: Buck, Pearl S (The Good Earth) 10/3/12
E: Ender's Saga, #2 (Speaker for the Dead) by Orson Scott Card 10/6/12
R: Rikki Sitmore in (Water Bound) by Christine Feehan 10/6/12
O: Oz, #2 (The Marvelous Land of Oz) by L. Frank Baum 11/22/12
P: Psalm 23 Mysteries, #3 (Lie Down in Green Pastures) by Debbie Viguié 9/28/12
A: Austen, Jane (Northanger Abbey) 9/24/12
L: Lofting, Hugh (The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle) 9/19/12
Month:November/Birthstone:Topaz
N: (Now in November) by Josephine Winslow Johnson 11/13/12
O: (1Q84) by Haruki Murakami 11/14/12
V: Viguié, Debbie (The Lord Is My Shepherd) 10/27/12
E: Ernest Cline (Ready Player One) 10/12/12
M: (Miss Dimple Rallies to the Cause) by Mignon F. Ballard 10/22/12
B: Baum, L. Frank (The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus) 11/19/12
E: Erik Larson (In the Garden of Beasts) 12/20/12
R: (Revolutionary Mothers) by Carol Berkin 10/9/12
T: (Twelfth Night) by William Shakespeare 11/16/12
O: Oliver La Farge (Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story) 10/31/12
P: Powell, Margaret (Below Stairs) 10/8/12
A: (Almost Heaven) by Chris Fabry 11/10/12
Z: Zodius, #1 (The Legend of Michael by Lisa Renee Jones 12/22/12
Month:December/Birthstone:Turquoise
D: Dahlia LeBlanc in (Mind Game) by Christine Feehan 12/31/12
E: (8 Is Enough) by Shannon Alford 12/29/12
C: (A Christmas Carol) by Charles Dickens 11/20/12
E: (Early Autumn) by Louis Bromfield 12/31/12
M: Mira Lyn Kelly (Waking Up Married) 12/15/12
B: Brigham Quaid in (Yankee Wife) by Linda Lael Miller 12/25/12
E: Emmeline in (The Blue Lagoon) by Henry de Vere Stacpoole 1/14/13
R: Robinson, Marilynne (When I Was a Child I Read Books) 11/29/12
T: Terri Thayer (Wild Goose Chase) 12/14/12
U: (Utopia) by Thomas More 1/19/13
R: Romatswe, Precious in (The Limpopo Academy...) by Alexander McCall Smith 12/28/12
Q: (The Queen Of Zamba) by L. Sprague de Camp 12/23/12
U: (Uneasy Money) by P.G. Wodehouse 2/7/13
O: (Ozma Of Oz) by L. Frank Baum 1/28/13
I: Iris "Flame" Johnson in (Night Game) by Christine Feehan 1/2/13
S: Sons of Encouragement, #1 (The Priest: Aaron) by Francine Rivers 11/30/12
E: Eastman, Dick (The Hour That Changes the World) 1/15/13
119/158 The end is in sight... maybe.
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