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'Gem of a book' Challenge
160+ in one year. That is certainly a challenge. I'm in!
Duration: September 1, 2011 - December 31, 2012
READ: 173/173
12 MONTHS COMPLETED
January & Garnet: COMPLETE
J: (John Ross) - A Knight of the Word - Terry Brooks 9/30/11
A: (Arthur Pendragon) - Goddess of Legend 11/20/11
N: The Nymphos of Rocky Flats - Mario Avecedo 10/26/11
U: Uthmann - Those in Peril - Wilbur Smith 1/29/12
A: Angel Fire East - Terry Brooks 12/1/11
R: Richelle Mead - Shadow Heir 2/22/12
Y: York,Rebecca - Dragon Moon 10/21/11
G: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson 11/16/11
A: Adam - Jacquelyn Frank 11/16/11
R: (Eff Rothmer) - Across the Great Barrier - Patricia Wrded 3/3/12
N: The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern 9/27/11
E: (Emma) - Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrelyn Sparks 1/24/12
T: (Tanyana) - Debris - Jo Anderton 1/15/12
February & Amethyst: COMPLETE
F: Firelight - Sophie Jordan 9/17/11
E: (Ethan) - Delicate Freakn' Flower - Eve Langlais 2/28/29
B: The Better Part of Darkness - Kelly Gay 10/10/11
R: (Rhiannon) - Divine By Choice - P.C. Cast 3/5/12
U: The Undead Next Door - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/12/12
A: (Arthur) - Grim Tuesday - Garth Nix 12/27/11
R: (Roman) - Legacy of Stone - Vickie Taylor 3/7/12
Y: (Yuki) - 10th Anniversary - James Patterson 1/2/12
A: (Ash) - The Iron Knight - Julie Kagawa 12/9/11
M: Magyk - Angie Sage 11/5/11
E: Erin Quinn - Haunting Beauty 2/21/12
T: (Tiernan) - Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5/12
H: Hot Finish - Erin McCarthy 9/19/11
Y: Yasmine Galenorn - Ghost of a Chance 3/11/12
S: S.A. Swann - Wolfbreed 11/10/11
T: (Timmie) - Brain Dead - Eileen Dreyer 2/4/12
March & Bloodstone: COMPLETE
M: (Mikas) - The Boy in the Suitcase - Lene Kaaberbøl 12/27/11
A: (Audrey) - Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews 1/16/12
R: A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley 3/10/12
C: Chill Factor - Sandra Brown 11/13/11
H: Holidays Are Hell - anthology 11/26/11
B: Bloodlines - Richelle Mead 12/12/11
L: (Lindsay) - Airtight Case - Beverly Connor 12/11/11
O: On Fire's Wings - Christie Golden 4/10/12
O: One Hex of a Wedding - Yasmine Galenorn 4/26/12
D: The Dark Griffin - K.J. Taylor 11/28/11
S: She'll Never Tell - Morgan Hunter 11/17/11
T: (Tricias) - Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett 2/8/12
O: One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren 3/13/12
N: Nutcase - Charlotte Hughes 11/25/11
E: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman 2/25/12
April & Diamond: COMPLETE
A: The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox 3/4/12
P: (Peter) - Sail - James Patterson 2/8/12
R: (Rose) - Dead Iron - Devon Monk 3/14/12
I: In Too Deep - Jayne Ann Krentz 10/19/11
L: (Lucy) - Deeply, Desperately - Heather Webber 12/25/11
D: (Dirk) - Cereal Killer - G.A. McKevett 12/16/11
I: Intervention - Robin Cook 10/23/11
A:(Aimee) - Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/21/12
M: (Maya) - The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong 1/31/12
O: On a Highland Shore - Kathleen Givens 3/30/12
N: Chloe Neill - Some Girls Bite 2/10/12
D: Down These Strange Streets - anthology 12/24/11
May & Emerald: COMPLETE
M: Andrew Mayer - The Falling Machine 1/23/12
A: Andrew Davidson - The Gargoyle 4/10/12
Y: Yankee Doodle Dead - Carolyn Hart 4/7/12
E: (Eragon) - Inheritance - Christopher Paolini 4/10/12
M: Mob Rules - Cameron Haley 1/21/12
E: Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione 4/11/12
R: Red Mist - Patricia Cornwell 3/21/12
A: Steve Augarde - X Isle 1/26/12
L: Last Breath - Rachel Caine 12/26/11
D: Drowned Wednesday - Garth Nix 1/10/12
June & Pearl: COMPLETE
J: (Jack) - The Kept Woman - Susan Donovan 1/31/12
U: Unbound - anthology 3/16/12
N: (Nastasya) - Darkness Falls - Cate Tiernan 3/2/12
E: Emma Craig - Midsummer Night's Magic 4/24/12
P: Douglas Preston - Gideon's Sword 12/21/12
E: Elizabeth Peters - The Last Camel Died at Noon 5/12/12
A: Awaken the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 4/21/12
R: (Dawn Riley) - Dark Side of Dawn - Kathryn Smith 3/18/12
L: Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater 1/21/12
Continued at Post 66
Gem of a BookDuration:September 1 2011 - February 1 2013
114/158
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
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
8/8
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
Y: Killing Moon, Rebecca York 7/4/12
Amethyst
7/8
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
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: Under the Voodoo moon., Laura Leone 9/8/12
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
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D: Date Me, Baby, One More Time Stephanie Rowe 9/17/11
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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: Rory, Kingdom Come, Kathryn Le Veque 8/23/12
Sapphire
4/8
S: The Mane Squeeze, Shelly Laurenston 9/18/12
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: Raphael, D.B. Reynolds 8/27/12
E:
October
Birthstone: Tourmaline or Opal
October
1/7
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C: Cat, At Grave's End,Jeaniene Frost 12/10/11
T:
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B: Breathing Room, Susan Elizabeth Phillips 1/9/12
E:
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Opal
4/4
O: Once Bitten, Forever Burned, Eve Langlais 9/10/12
P: Die for Me, Amy Plum 8/12/12
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
7/8
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: Elfbitten Leila Bryce Sin 9/21/12
R:Robert (Bobby Ray) Smith The Beast in Him, Shelly Laurenston 8/21/12
Topaz
5/5
T: Time Untime, Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/14/12
O: Elements Unbound, Lorie O'Clare 9/20/12
P:Paul, The Lady is a Vamp, Lynsay Sands 8/2/12
A: Hollowland, Amanda Hocking 9/13/12
Z: Zinnia, Jayne Castle 1/20/11
December
Birthstone: Turquoise
December
8/8
D: The Demon You Know, Christine Warren 8/6/12
E:Enchanted, Inc. Shanna Swedson 9/10/12
C:Cynthia Hand, Hallowed, 3/2/12
E: A Kiss at Midnight, Eloisa James 9/6/12
M: The Perfect Christmas, Debbie Macomber 9/7/12
B: Born of Silence, Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/15/12
E: Enna River Secrets, Shannon Hale 8/29/12
R: The Mane Event, Shelly Laurenston 8/7/12
Turquoise
0/9
T:Than, Lethal Rider, Larissa Ione 8/15/12
U:
R:Rafe, A Wallflower Christmas, Lisa Kleypas 7/27/12
Q:
U: Unleash the Night, Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/26/12
O: Witch Way Bends, Olivia Hardin 9/6/12
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
12/12
Garnet-
Lisa Klepas 12/28/11Amethyst-
Cynthia Hand 12/15/11Bloodstone-
, Vivi Anna 9/14/12Diamond-
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
Mod
I think a year and a half would be the minimum I can realistically get this many books read. I read fast though so I think 2 years would be ample time for those who don't have as much free time to read. To do this in a year would be an average of 13 books a month, 8 for a year and a half, 6 for two years. I guess it really depends on how much you want to challenge yourself, but I vote for two years.
❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I might change this one to a year and half or maybe 2 years. What do you guys think?"A year and a half like from now til sometime in December 2012?
I might end up reading 163 books this year, but if I do it'll be the first time I've read that many. And I would have to be sure that every single book I read would fit this challenge!I'm sure I have enough books here to fill the list to the brim, but I know myself well enough to know I wouldn't have a chance in the world of finishing this one in just 1 year......
I think if it were spell the months OR spell the stones it could be done in one year. Both needs 2 years.
I can't resist a good challenge!September 1, 2011 thru June 1, 2013
January
J: Juliet Blackwell - Secondhand Spirits
A: Agatha Christie - Murder is Easy
N: Ngaio Marsh - Dead Water
U: Undead and Unwed - Mary Janice Davidson
A: As Good As Dead - Beverly Barton
R: Rain, JR - Moon Dance
Y: Your Eight O'Clock is Dead - Kat Jorgensen
G: Georgette Heyer - Footsteps in the Dark
A: After Dark - Beverly Barton
R: Ramona Wray - Hex: A Witch and Angel Tale
N: Ngaio Marsh - A Wreath for Rivera
E: Erica Spindler - Blood Vines
T: The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
February
F: First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones
E: Evil Inside, The - Heather Graham
B: Burnett, Frances Hodgson - The Secret Garden
R: Riggs, Ransom - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
U: Unnatural Causes - PD James
A: Agatha Christie - Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
R: Reid, Terri - Loose Ends
Y: Yasmine Galenorn - One Hex of a Wedding
A: Alina Adams - Skate Crime
M: Mary Janice Davidson - Hello Gorgeous
E: Evanovich - The Rocky Road to Romance
H: Hush - Nancy Bush
Y: You Slay Me - Katie Macalister
S: Slay Bells and Satchels - Dorothy Howell
T: Tragedy in Tuscany, A - GC Dallas
March
M: Marriage by Design - Lynn Michaels
A: Agatha Christie - A Murder is Announced
R: Roberts, Nora - Sanctuary
C: Charles Todd - The Murder Stone
H: Hoag, Tami - Kill the Messenger
B: Blue Smoke - Nora Roberts
L: Leviathan - Scott Westerfield
O: Once Burned - Samantha Hunter
O: One Magic Moment - Lynn Kurland
D: Dixie Divas - Virginia Brown
S: Sleeping Earth and Waking Moon - Phillip Swan
T: Thomas, Nick S. - Sherlock Holmes and the Zombie Problem
O: One Night in Boston - Allie Boniface
N: Ngaio Marsh - Died in the Wool
E: Evan Katy - January Kills Me
April
A: Agatha Christie - Towards Zero
P: PUtney, MJ - Dark Mirror
R: Ramsey, Hope - Home at Last Chance
I: Iwasaki, Kit - Intern with the Vampire
L: Lynn Michaels - Mother of the Bride
D: David, Suzanne - The Front Door Murders
I: I Do But I Don't - Cara Lockwood
A: Andersen, Susan - Coming Undone
M: Mary Stewart - Touch Not the Cat
O: One Night in Memphis - Allie Boniface
N: Ngaio Marsh - Killer Dolphin
D: Davidson, Mary Janice - The Royal Treatment
May
M: McBride, Susan - The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club
A: Andersen, Susan - Burning Up
Y: You Belong to Me - Karen Rose
E: Enemy We Know, The - Donna White Glaser
M: Macalister, Katie - Fire Me Up
E: Epperson, SK - Green Lake
R: Red's Hot Cowboy - Carolyn Brown
A: All Shook Up - Susan Andersen
L: Leanna Renee Hieber - Darker Still
D: Don't Look Down - Jennifer Crusie/Bob Mayer
June
J: June Bug - Jess Lourey
U: Unbearable Lightness of Dragons, The - Katie Macalister
N: Ngaio Marsh - Vintage Murder
E: Eroma - Piers Anthony
P: Peace Garden, The - Fiona Veitch Smith
E: Everyone Loves a Hero - Marie Force
A: Andersen, Susan - Be My Baby
R: Richard Bachman - Blaze
L: Lindsey, Joanna - Angel
First Half done!
Mod
Thanks Lizz! I'll probably get a spot set up tomorrow when I'm off work.
@ Lizz, 2 years is definitely more realistic for most readers. Me personally, I read close to 300 a year but it's not easy fitting every single book into a challenge. I'm aiming for a year but will probably take 1 to 1/2 to complete.
Mod
'THE LOST CHALLENGES' GEM OF A BOOK CHALLENGEDuration: September 1 2011 - September 1 2013
Completed 7/163
JANUARY 0/7
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GARNET 1/6
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T- Trial By Fire - Jennifer Lynn Barnes 22/09/11
FEBRUARY 1/8
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B- Bloodlines - Richelle Mead 15/10/11
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MARCH 1/5
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C- Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare 13/09/11
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B- Blameless - Gail carriger 27/10/11
L- Last Sacrifice - Richelle Mead 29/09/11
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L- Lost In Time - Melissa de La Cruz 18/01/12
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JanuaryBirthstone:Garnet
January
2/7
J: Job From Hell, The
A: Across the Universe
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever Molly Harper 9/7/11
U: The Undead Next Door, Kerrelyn Sparks 9/10/11
A: And one Last Thing
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Garnet
2/6
G: The Goddess Test, Aimee Carter 9/15/11
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E: Emily- Master of Desire Kinley MacGregor 9/19/11
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February2/8
F: Fangs For The Memories, Kathy Love 9/24/11
E: Eternal Rider
B: Be Still My Vampire Heart Kerrelyn Sparks, 9/9/11
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January3/7
J: Job From Hell, The
A: Across the Universe
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever Molly Harper 9/7/11
U: The Undead Next Door, Kerrelyn Sparks 9/10/11
A: And one Last Thing
R: Rachel Hawkins, Demonglass 9/25/11
Y:
I'm going to start with my September books. Trying the Months for 1 year. Might do the gemstones next.September 1,2011 - August 31, 2012
26/74 read
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A: Autumn 10-17
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A: As She's Told 10-30
R: Raphael 11-18
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F: Frost Moon 12-26
E: Enslaved 12-5
B: Bloodshot 9-4
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M: Mockingjay 9-19
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C: Chaos Forged 9-13
H: Honeyed Words 10-13
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P: Property 9-23
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I: The Initiation of Pb500 9-30
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S: Seducing the Succubus 9-1
T: Tatterdemalion 9-17
S: Sunrise at Sunset 9-6
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P: Promises 10-29
T: They Call Me Death 10-25
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M: Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale 10-19
B: Black Blade Blues 10-6
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C: Camp Hell 9-26
T: Taken by Fire 11-3
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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
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E: Emily- Master of Desire Kinley MacGregor 9/19/11
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Bonus2/12
Garnet
Amethyst
Bloodstone
Diamond-
Emerald
Pearl-
Darynda Jones 10/4/11Ruby
Peridot-
A Kiss in Time, Alex Flinn 10/2/11Sapphire
Tourmaline
Citrine
Turquoise
MarchBirthstone: Aquamarine or Bloodstone
March
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C:City of Fallen Angels, Cassandra Clare 9/27/11
H:
Bloodstone
1/10
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L:
O:
O:
D:
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:
O:
N:
E:
I'm in.If you pair this up with the Days of the Week challenge, you can cross-challenge quite a bit. For instance, the MONTHS alone have 7 A's and there are at LEAST 7 A's in the Days of the week. All those Y's? Four months have the letter Y in them.
I was bored. I was sitting in the airport waiting for my flight - I counted 21 E's (includes the gems), so I'm definitely looking for ways to cross-challenge as many books as I can. :D
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I don't think I could finish any challenges without cross-challengeing
TLC Gem of a Book Challenge1 October 11 - 30 September 13
41/168
JANUARY/GARNET
10/13
U, Y, N
✔ James Luceno (author) - Star Wars: Darth Plagueis - 21 Jan 12
✔ Anne Stuart - Winter's Edge - 22 Feb 12
✔ Nalini Singh (author) - Kiss of Snow - 22 Apr 12
U
✔ Amanda Stevens (author) - The Restorer - 1 Mar 12
✔ Rune Ainissesthai (character) - Serpent's Kiss - 6 Nov 11
Y
✔ Grave Witch (title) - 5 Jan 12
✔ Andrews, Donna (author) - Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos - 3 Mar 12
✔ Risky Christmas (title) - 31 Dec 11
N
✔ Eliot, Betsy (author) - The Brain & The Beauty - 6 Oct 11
✔ Tarrys (character) - A Warrior's Desire (The Esri, #3) - 3 Feb 12
FEBRUARY/AMETHYST
12/16
U, Y, , Y, T
✔ Flashfire (title) - 6 Mar 12
✔ Ethan Kelly (character) - The Darkest Hour - 28 Jan 12
✔ Bonds of Justice (title) - 23 Oct 11
✔ Rosamund Westruther (character) - Mad About the Earl - 29 Mar 12
U
✔ Artur Loginov (character) - Shadow Touch - 20 Feb 12
✔ Raine Benares (character) - Armed & Magical - 14 Apr
Y
✔ Ashley Gardner (author) - The Glass House 21 Apr 12
✔ Murder on Washington Square (title) - 21 Feb 12
✔ Evelyn (character) - Paranormalcy - 6 Feb 12
✔ Talk to Me (title) - 25 Feb 12
✔ Her Singapore Fling (title) - 1 Jan 12
Y
✔ Slade, Jessa - Seduced By Shadows - 29 Feb 12
T
MARCH/BLOODSTONE
7/15
M
A
R
✔ Christina Henry (author) - Black Night - 29 Oct 11
✔ Heyer, Georgette (author) - Footsteps in the Dark - 17 Feb 12
B
L
✔ Olivia "Ollie" Paras (character) - Affairs of Steak - 10 Jan 12
✔ Oracle's Moon (title) - 13 Mar 12
✔ Dorothy St. James (author) - Flowerbed of State - 31 Mar 12
✔ Sherrilyn Kenyon (author) - Fantasy Lover - 6 Apr 12
T
O
N
Esther Diamond (character) - Doppelgangster -
APRIL/DIAMOND
2/12
A
✔ Practice Makes Perfect (title) - 23 Mar 12
R
✔ Iron Duke, The (title) - 12 Feb 12
L
D
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A
M
O
N
D
May
Birthstone: Emerald
JUNE/PEARL
1/9
✔ Jessica Andersen (author) - Storm Kissed - 19 Mar 12
U
N
E
P
E
A
R
L
JULY/RUBY
1/8
✔ Jessica Andersen (author) - Magic Unchained - 8 Apr 12
U
L
Y
R
U
B
Y
August
Birthstone: Peridot or Sardonyx
September
Birthstone: Sapphire
OCTOBER/OPAL
1/11
O
✔ Countess by Christmas, A (title) - 30 Dec 11
T
O
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A
L
NOVEMBER/CITRINE
2/15
N
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✔ Verity Price (character) - Discount Armageddon - 25 Mar 12
E
M
B
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✔ Ceremony in Death (title) - 30 Jan 12
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DECEMBER/TANZANITE
2/17
D
E
✔ Catching Fire (title) - 26 Dec 11
E
M
B
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T
A
N
✔ Zoe Sorensson (character) - Flying Blind - 11 Oct 11
A
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3/12
Garnet (dark red) -
Amethyst (purple) -
Bloodstone (dark green w/red) -
Diamond (white) -
Emerald (dark green) -
Pearl (white) - First Grave on the Right - 23 Dec 11
Ruby (red) -
Peridot (lt. green) -
Sapphire (dark blue)
Opal (white w/pale colors) - Play of Passion - 15 Apr 12
Citrine (golden/yellow) - Shadow Kin - 8 Oct 11
Tanzanite (med./lt. blue) -
Bloodstone4/10
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:
D:
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
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O:
N:
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UpadateTLC Gem of a Book Challenge
1 October 11 - 30 September 13
4/168
FEBRUARY/AMETHYST
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E
✔ Bonds of Justice (title) - 23 Oct 11
R
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Y
im in too :) i will start 01.01.12January
Birthstone:Garnet
January
6/7
J: Just the Sexiest Man Alive 03.05
A: Awaken Me Darkly 10.05
N: Nevermore 17.05
U: Under the Never Sky 04.10
A: Aftertime 14.05
R: The Reapers Are the Angels 29.04
Y:
Garnet
6/6
G: Gift of Gold 02.03
A: At Grave's End 23.05
R: Room 25.01
N: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs 05.06
E: Every Dead Thing 07.01
T: The Reckoning 17.02
February
6/8
F: Future Perfect 08.05
E: Entwined 11.02
B: Boneshaker 24.01
R: Rebirth 10.06
U:
A: A Fistful of Charms 25.05
R: Rapture 22.10
Y:
Amethyst
6/8
A: Almost Perfect 06.06
M: Matched 30.03
E: Erotic Invitation 28.03
T: The Good, the Bad, and the Undead 24.02
H: Hallowed 19.04
Y:
S: Summer Knight 11.02
T: The Hollow 19.02
March
5/5
M: Morrigan's Cross 27.06
A: Archangel's Kiss 12.07
R: Richelle Mead - Thorn Queen 11.10
C: Chasing Perfect 03.06
H: Hot Blooded 04.05
Bloodstone
10/10
B: Blood Rites 16.03
L: Lost in Time 24.09
O: Off Season 28.08
O: Once Burned 08.10
D: Dead Witch Walking 16.01
S: Season's Spankings 26.03
T: The Man in the Black Leather Mask 27.03
O:
N: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men 12.06
E: Eternal Rider 15.04
April
3/5
A: Allison Hewitt Is Trapped 20.07
P: Passion 16.03
R:
I: In Bed with a Highlander 04.01
L:
Diamond
6/7
D: Death Masks 21.02
I: It Happened One Autumn 19.01
A: A Discovery of Witches 04.09
M: Magic to the Bone 02.08
O:
N: Need 18.06
D: Daughter of Smoke and Bone 08.03
May
2/3
M: Mercy 10.08
A: Across the Universe 05.10
Y:
Emerald
3/7
E: Every Which Way But Dead 27.04
M: Magic Lost, Trouble Found 27.09
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D: Dead Beat 18.04
June
1/4
J: Julie Kagawa - The Immortal Rules 15.10
U:
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever 29.07
E:
Pearl
1/5
P: Pleasure Unbound 18.03
E:
A:
R: Rot & Ruin 31.10
L:
July
0/4
J:
U:
L:
Y:
Ruby
1/4
R:
U:
B:Bloodfever 24.04
Y:
August
3/6
A:
U:
G: Guilty Wives 23.08
U:
S: Street Magic 30.03
T: The Iron Thorn 06.04
Peridot
3/7
P: Poison Study 08.04
E:
R:
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D: Dare to Believe 22.04
O:
T: The Prey 20.04
September
4/9
S: Serengeti Storm 31.03
E:
P: Proven Guilty 29.05
T: The Body Finder 23.04
E:
M:
B: Between the Sea and Sky 24.04
E:
R:
Sapphire
3/8
S: Stealing Shadows (Shadows, #1) 08.04
A:
P: Passion Unleashed 29.10
P:
H: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf 11.07
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E:
October
3/7
O:
C: Charlaine Harris - Deadlocked 02.10
T: The Turning 29.04
O:
B: Bait 02.06
E:
R:
Tourmaline
2/10
T: The Devil in Winter 09.06
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R:
M:
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N:Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors 27.08
E:
November
3/8
N: Never Love a Highlander 24.10.12
O:
V: Vacations from Hell 08.08
E:
M:
B: Becca Fitzpatrick - Silence 13.10
E:
R:
Citrine
2/7
C:
I:
T: This Side of the Grave 03.08
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I:
N: Nalini Singh- Slave to Sensation 18.10
E:
December
2/8
D: Die for Me 22.04
E:
C:
E:
M:
B: Barry Strauss - The Spartacus War 02.11.12
E:
R:
Turquoise
0/9
T: Tracking the Tempest 13.09
U:
R:
Q:
U:
O:
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S: Shade 09.05
E:
Garnet4/6
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:
E: Emily- Master of Desire Kinley MacGregor 9/19/11
T:
January is DONE!!!!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
Update...TLC Gem of a Book Challenge
1 October 11 - 30 September 13
6/168
J
A
N
U
A
✔ Rune Ainissesthai (character) - Serpent's Kiss - 6 Nov 11
Y
M
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✔ Christina Henry (author) - Black Night - 29 Oct 11
H
Great idea!Gem of a Book Challenge
11/1/11 - 10/31/13
81/81
I will only add after they have been read
January - done
G: What a Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken - 12/1/11
A: Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day - 12/7/11
R: Angel with Attitude by Michelle Rowan - 11/5/11
N: Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 11/20/11
E: Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey - 5/3/13
T: The Third Circle by Amanda Quick - 5/20/12
February - done
A: Double Booked for Death by Ali Brandon - 1/7/12
M: Midnight Crystal by Jayne Castle - 1/6/12
E: Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep - 1/15/12
T: Death Magic by Eileen Wilks - 12/30/11
H: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper - 1/3/12
Y: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff - 12/27/11
S: Soulless by Gail Carriger - 11/11/11
T: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes by Denise Grover Swank - 6/21/12
March - done
B: Kiss of the Blue Dragon by Julie Beard - 11/4/11
L: George and the Virgin by Lisa Cach - 11/12/11
O: On the Run by Sue Fineman - 2/4/12
O: Opal Fire by Barbra Annino - 4/5/13
D: Disappearing Nightly by Laura Resnick - 5/24/12
S: Siren Song by Cat Adams - 3/12/12
T: Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/16/12
O: (Owen Grayson) Spider's Revenge by Jennifer Estep - 11/24/11
N: Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler - 7/3/12
E: Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich - 1/17/12
April - done
D: Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay - 11/21/11
I: Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews - 12/10/11
A: Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie - 1/20/12
M: Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley - 2/29/12
O: (Owen Grayson) Widow's Web by Jennifer Estep - 5/12/13
N: Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill - 9/22/12
D: Darkness Everlasting by Alexandra Ivy - 12/11/11
May - done
E: Karma's a Bitch by Shannon Esposito - 3/16/12
M: And One Last Thing by Molly Harper - 1/9/13
E: Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep - 6/29/12
R: Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz - 7/14/12
A: Second Sight by Amanda Quick - 2/19/12
L: Mai Tai One On by Jill Marie Landis - 1/21/12
D: Cheri on Top by Susan Donovan - 3/29/12
June - Done
P: The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs - 11/19/11
E: Mouth to Mouth by Erin McCarthy - 6/9/12
A: Quicksilver by Amanda Quick - 8/21/12
R: Redshirts by John Scalzi - 8/8/12
L: Fatal Circle by Linda Robertson - 3/22/12
July - Done
R: Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn McKinlay - 1/16/13
U: Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger - 11/30/11
B: It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake - 2/11/12
Y: You Only Love Twice by Lori Wilde - 2/7/12
August - done
P: Sweet Inspiration by Penny Watson - 12/21/11
E: Early to Death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison - 8/17/12
R: Sealed with a Curse by Cecy Robson - 1/13/13
I: In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz - 1/2/12
D: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones - 4/12/12
O: (Owen Grayson) Deadly Sting by Jennifer Estep - 5/13/13
T: Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec - 3/8/13
September - Done
S: Sizzle and Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz - 4/28/12
A: Wild Man by Kristen Ashley - 9/8/12
P: River Marked by Patricia Briggs - 2/4/12
P: Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole - 2/14/12
H: Hell Fire by Ann Agguire - 4/2/12
I: If I Die by Rachel Vincent - 2/8/12
R: Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson - 2/7/13
E: By a Thread by Jennifer Estep - 10/19/12
October
O: Oscar Park - A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes - 8/14/13
P: Bite Me by Parker Blue - 2/26/12
A: Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews - 10/3/12
L: Blood Kin by Maria Lima - 4/19/12
November
T: Too Wild to Wed by Jayne Ann Krentz - 4/28/13
O: Olivia Limoges - A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams - 8/30/13
P: The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick - 7/31/12
A: Shady Lady by Ann Aguirre - 2/16/13
Z: Zinnia by Jayne Castle - 11/8/11
December
T: Murder Takes the Cake by Gayle Trent - 2/28/13
U: Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey - 6/16/13
R: Rogue Descendant by Jenna Black - 4/6/13
Q: Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan - 12/24/11
U: Scrumptious by Amanda Usen - 2/23/13
O: Owen Grayson - Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep - 9/1/13
I: Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/25/12
S: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis - 5/18/12
E: Crimson Frost by Jennifer Estep - 1/12/13
Mod
❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "Welcome Diane ~Firefly~"Thanks!
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This sounds like a really fun challenge. I will be starting this one in December...tomorrow!!
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January
Birthstone: Garnet
J: Jordan inTwo-Way Street
A:
N:
U:
A:
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G:
A:
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T:
Bonus:
February
Birthstone:Amethyst
F:
E:
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A:
U:
R:
Y:
A:
M:
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Y:
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T:
Bonus:
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine
M:Morgan in Strife
A:
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C:
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Q:
U:
A:
M:
A:
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Bonus:
April
Birthstone: Diamond
A:
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D:
Bonus:
May
Birthstone: Emerald
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Bonus:
June
Birthstone: Pearl
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Bonus:
July
Birthstone: Ruby
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Bonus:
August
Birthstone: Peridot
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September
Birthstone: Sapphire
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October
Birthstone:Opal
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Bonus:
November
Birthstone: Topaz
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Bonus:
December
Birthstone: Tanzanite
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Bonus:
0/164
January
Birthstone: Garnet
J: Jordan inTwo-Way Street
A:
N:
U:
A:
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Y:
G:
A:
R:
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T:
Bonus:
February
Birthstone:Amethyst
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Bonus:
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine
M:Morgan in Strife
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April
Birthstone: Diamond
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May
Birthstone: Emerald
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June
Birthstone: Pearl
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July
Birthstone: Ruby
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August
Birthstone: Peridot
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September
Birthstone: Sapphire
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Birthstone:Opal
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Birthstone: Topaz
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Birthstone: Tanzanite
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I think I've decided to wait until January too, to start this one. Can't wait though...I know it will be fun.
I think I'll do this a month at a time, starting in January.
Mod
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February
Birthstone: Amethyst
February
5/8
F:
Everdeen, Katniss character
Breed Series
Richelle Mead Author
U:
Aaron character
Roz Wells character
Y:
Amethyst
5/8
Austin Erickson character
Marielle character
Entwined Book
T:
Halo Book
Y:
Stormwalker Book
T:
Mod
10/162
Bonus
1/12
Garnet
Amethyst
Bloodstone
Diamond
Emerald
Pearl
Ruby
Peridot
Sapphire
Tourmaline
Citrine
Turquoise
Mod
14/162
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
February
5/8
F:
Everdeen, Katniss character
Breed Series
Richelle Mead Author
U:
Aaron character
Roz Wells character
Y:
Amethyst
6/8
Austin Erickson character
Marielle character
Entwined Book
Turned at Dark book
Halo Book
Y:
Stormwalker Book
T:
April
Birthstone: Diamond
April
0/5
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Diamond
3/7
Darker Still book
If I Die book
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Naughty Cinderella book
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Okay, I'm going to start this one too, and take two years to complete.Southpaw's 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
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****
TLC Gem of a Book Challenge1 October 11 - 30 September 13
11/168
JANUARY/GARNET
3/13
J
A
N
U
A
✔ Rune Ainissesthai (character) - Serpent's Kiss - 6 Nov 11
Y
G
A
✔ Risky Christmas (title) - 31 Dec 11
N
✔ Eliot, Betsy (author) - The Brain & The Beauty - 6 Oct 11
T
FEBRUARY/AMETHYST
2/16
F
E
✔ Bonds of Justice (title) - 23 Oct 11
R
U
A
R
Y
A
M
E
T
✔ Her Singapore Fling (title) - 1 Jan 12
Y
S
T
OCTOBER/OPAL
1/11
O
✔ Countess by Christmas, A (title) - 30 Dec 11
T
O
B
E
R
O
P
A
L
DECEMBER/TANZANITE
2/17
D
E
✔ Catching Fire (title) - 26 Dec 11
E
M
B
E
R
T
A
N
✔ Zoe Sorensson (character) - Flying Blind - 11 Oct 11
A
N
I
T
E
Bonus:
2/12
Garnet (dark red) -
Amethyst (purple) -
Bloodstone (dark green w/red) -
Diamond (white) -
Emerald (dark green) -
Pearl (white) - First Grave on the Right - 23 Dec 11
Ruby (red) -
Peridot (lt. green) -
Sapphire (dark blue)
Opal (white w/pale colors) -
Citrine (golden/yellow) - Shadow Kin - 8 Oct 11
Tanzanite (med./lt. blue) -
The Lost Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
New Spring (other topics)The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn't What It Used to Be (other topics)
The Reality Dysfunction 1: Emergence (other topics)
A Rabble of Dead Money: The Great Crash and the Global Depression: 1929–1939 (other topics)
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Kylie Logan (other topics)Rosie Genova (other topics)
Cleo Coyle (other topics)
Ellery Adams (other topics)
Beverly Allen (other topics)
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Duration: One year from the day you start This is now a year and half challenge or you can do 2 years
Rules: Any genre works
No rereading
Ebooks and aubio count
You can read in any order
You can post your list now or as you go
I'm going to give you the months name and birthstone . 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.Forgot to type some months have more then one birthstone you don't have to spell out all the birthstones.
EX:
J:Jericho barrons Dreamfever (character name)
A:Along for the Ride (Title)
N: Nora Roberts Tears of the Moon (author name)
January
Birthstone:Garnet
February
Birthstone: Amethyst
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine or Bloodstone
April
Birthstone: Diamond
May
Birthstone: Emerald
June
Birthstone: Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone
July
Birthstone: Ruby
August
Birthstone: Peridot or Sardonyx
September
Birthstone: Sapphire
October
Birthstone: Tourmaline or Opal
November
Birthstone: Topaz or Citrine
December
Birthstone: Tanzanite or Zircon or Turquoise
Birthstones