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2011 December Monthly Challenge - Participant's Thread
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RRRC December 2011 Monthly Challenge12/1 - 12/31
1/10 Complete
1. 'D' is for December: Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
3. Geography (Italy!): High Five by Janet Evanovich
4. Christmas Theme: Christmas At Timberwoods by Fern Michaels
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: Cloaked by Alex Flinn
6. Explore-a-series: Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
7. Pearl Harbor Day: Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr
8. Fruitcake and Pumpkin Pies: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
9. Holiday Cleanup: Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
10. Reader's Choice: The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson
Read
I'm in.Completed: 1/3 or 5
1. 'D' is for December: Don't Tell by Karen Rose
2. Happy Birthday Megan: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand or Too Hot To Touch by Louisa Edwards
5. Walt Disney's Birthday (YA book & PG-13 movie) Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
6. Explore-A-Series: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
9. Holiday Clean-Up (Anthology Challenge):
READ:
UNREAD:
Challenge Duration: December 1 – Decbember 31, 2011Completed 0/5
1. 'D' is for December: Definitely Dead by: Charlaine Harris
2. Happy Birthday Jess! Dearly Devoted Dexter by: Jeff Lindsay
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: Twilight (reread) by: Stephenie Meyer
6. Explore a Series: Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins
10. Reader's Choice: 10th Anniversary by: James Patterson
I'm in for 7 & I'm going to 2nd Vi's comment. Great categories, Debbie!December 2011 RRRC Monthly Challenge
Goal: 1/7 Completed
1. "D" Read: Destiny Kills by Keri Arthur
4. Christmas Theme: Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn
5. YA Madness:
6. Explore-a-Series: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
7. War: The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks
9. Cross Challenger: TBD
10. Reader's Choice: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
TBD
LethalLovely, are you only now discovering the PsyChangeling series? Lucky you!
Yes, ma'am! I'm in love with Singh's "Guild Hunter" series & am just now starting the PSY one.
Lucas is pretty hot! and Hawke. And Riley. And Drew. And Nate. And just abou everyone! Hope you enjoy these as much as Guild Hunter.
LethalLovely~I'm Sexy & I Know It {I Work Out!} wrote: "Yes, ma'am! I'm in love with Singh's "Guild Hunter" series & am just now starting the PSY one."Lethal Lovely- I am reading Slave to Sensation this month as well. I am so excited to start this series, as I've heard such good things about it.
I loved Judd, but Riley's book was my favorite.
Hawke! It's always been Hawke. (And Drew and Riley)
December 2011 Monthly Reading Challenge1/3 Completed
6. Long, Tall Texans Husbands On Horseback: Paper Husband / Bride in Waiting by Diana Palmer 12/3
December Monthly Challenge2/7 Read
1. Diana Palmer- The Wedding In White
2. Happy Birthday!: skip
3. Geography: Happily Even After or Talk To Me (both have Italian heroes)
4. Christmas Theme:TBD
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: YA The Adoration of Jenna Fox 12/3 (4.5*)
6. Explore-A-Series: Sweet Magik
7. Pearl Harbor Day: skip
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Sweet Inspiration
9. Holiday Clean-Up: Silent Heat-Vonna Harper (Genre Challenge)
10. Reader's Choice: Wicked Game 12/3 (2.5*)
2/101. 'D' is for December: Dark Legend
2. Happy Birthday Cindy!: A Daughter's Inheritance
3. Geography: Juliet Immortal
4. Christmas Theme: The Bite Before Christmas
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7. Pearl Harbor Day: The Masque of the Black Tulip (Napoleanic War)
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Chili Con Corpses
9. Holiday Clean-Up (Read all Genres Yearly challenge): Spellweaver: A Novel of the Nine Kingdoms
10. Reader's Choice: Glory in Death
TO READ
READ
4/10 Completed3. Geography: Othello by William Shakespeare.
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: The Pearl of the Soul of the World by Meredith Ann Pierce.
6. Explore-A-Series: When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James.
7. Pearl Harbor Day: Hidden Away by Maya Banks.
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Some Like It Hot by Louisa Edwards.
9. Holiday Clean-Up (Yearly Challenge): The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
December Monthly Challenge2/10 Completed
1. 'D' is for December: TBD
2. Happy Birthday Shannon (Holy Terror)! It Happened One Autumn
3. Geography: Port of Paradise
4. Christmas Theme: Holiday Hideout 12/3/11
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: Wake 12/1/11
6. Explore-A-Series: The Sweetest Thing
7. Pearl Harbor Day: Next to Die
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: The Sugar Queen
9. Holiday Clean-Up: Undeniably Yours
10. Reader's Choice: TBD
Completed:
I'm in for 8 - Here's the theory2/8 Read
D for December:
Happy B-Day Regina!: Sea Swept by Nora Roberts
Christmas Theme: Sweet Inspiration by Penny Watson
Explore-a-Series:
Pearl Harbor Day: The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
Holiday Clean Up: Highborn by Yvonne Navarro (2011 A to Z Author Challenge)
My Choice: TBD
Unread:
Read:
Updated - I'm in for 5 this month - make that 7 instead.RRRC 2011 December Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
2/7 Read
Updated 12.02.11
1. 'D' is for December: Wyoming Tough by Diana Palmer
2. Happy Birthday Megan!: Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton
4. Christmas Theme: The Bite Before Christmas Anthology, 12.02.11 ★★★★
6. Explore-A-Series: The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry, 12.01.11 ★★★★
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
9. Holiday Clean-Up: Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter from RRRC Create Your Own Reading Challenge
10. Reader's Choice: Of Saints and Shadows by Christopher Golden
2011 December Monthly Challenge♦12.1.2011 - 12.31.2011
1/5
'D' is for December: Don't Mess With Texas by Christie CraigChristmas Theme: Explore-A-Series: Real Men Will by Carly PhillipsHoliday Clean-Up: Not Quite A Husband by Sherry Thomas•• (Toy Stories Reading Challenge)
Reader's Choice: Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
RRRC December Monthly Challenge Duration: December 1 – Decbember 31, 2011
1/8
1. 'D' is for December: The Dead-Tossed Waves
4. Christmas Theme: Holiday in Death
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: Silence
6. Explore-A-Series: Vengeance in Death
7. Pearl Harbor Day: Envy OR The Notorious Benedict Arnold
9. Holiday Clean-Up (The Serial Challenge): Rough Country OR The Heir
10. Reader's Choice: TBD
off an reading, doing really good already. Don't forget to always re-post your progress
if you only update a previous post I may not be able to catch it and add it to the updates later in the month.
Happy Reading everyone =)
I'm in for 7 & I'm going to 2nd Vi's comment. Great categories, Debbie!December 2011 RRRC Monthly Challenge
Goal: 2/7 Completed
1. "D" Read: Destiny Kills by Keri Arthur
4. Christmas Theme: Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn
5. YA Madness:
6. Explore-a-Series: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
7. War:
9. Cross Challenger: TBD
10. Reader's Choice: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
TBD
Challenge Duration: December 1 – Decbember 31, 2011books read 1/5
1. 'D' is for December: (starts with 'D')
4. Christmas Theme:
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Too Hot To Touch Rising Star Chef 1
9. Holiday Clean-Up: (Film Du Monde Challenge) Scandalous Desires
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice. Cowboy Cassanova
December 2011 Romance Readers2/5
1. Starts with D: Debbie Macomber: A Good Yarn
2. Happy Birthday: Autumn:19th: Mastered By Love by Stephanie Laurens
3. Geo: Italy: The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan
4. Christmas theme: Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr
5. YA book: When Santa Fell To Earth by Cornelia Funke
√ 6. Any Series Book: Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt - 12.03
7. SKIP
8. SKIP
√ 9. Another Challenge: SRC: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee - 12.01
10. Reader's Choice: All I Ever Needed by Jo Goodman
5/10 Completed3. Geography: Othello by William Shakespeare.
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: The Pearl of the Soul of the World by Meredith Ann Pierce.
7. Pearl Harbor Day: Hidden Away by Maya Banks.
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Some Like It Hot by Louisa Edwards.
9. Holiday Clean-Up (Yearly Challenge): The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
RRRC December 2011 Challenge:Read: 1/10
1. D for December: Dragon Actually by G. A. Aiken
2. Happy Birthday Autumn: Angels' Pawn by Nalini Singh
3. Italy: Dark Symphony by Christine Feehan
4. Merry Christmas: Tied with a Bow by Lora Leigh
5. Waly Disney's Birthday: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
6. Explore-a-series: Within the Flames by Marjorie M. Liu
7. Pearl Harbor Day: About A Dragon by G. A. Aiken
9. Holiday Clean Up: The Next Always by Nora Roberts
10. Reader's Choice:Lord of the Vampires (Royal House of Shadows, #1) by Gena Showalter
=o) Thanks guysI always enjoy doing these challenges and seeing what you all come up with - ideas for future reads (here grows my own TBR again) hehe
LethalLovely~I'm Sexy & I Know It {I Work Out!} wrote: "I'm in for 7 & I'm going to 2nd Vi's comment. Great categories, Debbie! "
I don't think I can finish 10 in a month since I have work to focus on and also I have to complete another challenge.So I think 3 should be appropriate for me.
1/3 Completed
6. Explore-A-Series: The Lying Game
9. Holiday Clean-Up:
10. Reader's Choice: Hello, Hollywood!
2011 December Monthly Challenge2/7 Completed
01. "D" is for December: Read a book in which the title or author's first/last name begins with "D".
Darkness on Fire by Alexis Morgan
02. Happy Birthday!: (Dec 5) Happy birthday MJ!
Only Yours by Susan Mallery
03. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Italy.
Skip
04. Christmas Theme: Read a book that has a "Christmas" word in its title (mistletoe, Christmas, holiday, Santa, reindeer, etc) or has a Christmas theme cover.
Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr
05. Walt Disney's Birthday: Read a young adult book or a book that has been made into a family-friendly movie.
Skip
06. Explore-A-Series: Start a new series or continue a series that you have wanted to get back to.
07. Pearl Harbor Day: Read a book that has war-related theme or characters.
Skip
08. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Read a book in which a character, the title or the cover is food-related.
Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery
09. Holiday Clean-Up: Read a book that you need to finish for another challenge. Be sure to say for which challenge (Monthly, Yearly, etc)
Shifting Plains by Jean Johnson (The 4 Elements Challenge)
OR
Just in Time by Marilyn Campbell (Toy Stories Challenge)
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
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2011 December Monthly Challenge0/3 Completed
1 - "D" is for December
2 - Happy Birthday (December 4) Happy Birthday Rebecca!
10 - Reader's Choice
I'm in. 1. December: Devoured by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy 12/26/11
3. B-Day: Jennifer- Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole 12/10/11
5. Walt Disney: Beauty and the Beast by the Disney company 12/4/11
6. Explore A Series: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean 12/7/11
7. Pearl Harbor: Heart of Stone by Diana Palmer 12/16/11
9. Holiday Clean- Up: Last Wolf Standing by Rhyannon Byrd 12/5/11
10. Reader's Choice: You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy 12/2/11
My first challenge !I'm in for 5.
1. 'D' is for December: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
2. Happy Birthday Caroline (12.12) : Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
6. Explore-A-Series: Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia
7. Pearl Harbor Day : The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
10.
3/101.
2. Happy Birthday Cindy!: A Daughter's Inheritance
3. Geography: Juliet Immortal
4. Christmas Theme: The Bite Before Christmas
5.
6.
7. Pearl Harbor Day: The Masque of the Black Tulip (Napoleanic War)
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Chili Con Corpses
9. Holiday Clean-Up (Read all Genres Yearly challenge): Spellweaver: A Novel of the Nine Kingdoms
10. Reader's Choice: Glory in Death
TO READ
READ
RRRC December 2011 Challenge:Read: 2/10
2. Happy Birthday Autumn: Angels' Pawn by Nalini Singh
3. Italy: Dark Symphony by Christine Feehan
4. Merry Christmas: Tied with a Bow by Lora Leigh
5. Waly Disney's Birthday: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
6. Explore-a-series: Within the Flames by Marjorie M. Liu
7. Pearl Harbor Day: About A Dragon by G. A. Aiken
9. Holiday Clean Up: The Next Always by Nora Roberts
10. Reader's Choice:Lord of the Vampires (Royal House of Shadows, #1) by Gena Showalter
6/10 Completed3. Geography: Othello by William Shakespeare.
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: The Pearl of the Soul of the World by Meredith Ann Pierce.
7. Pearl Harbor Day: Hidden Away by Maya Banks.
9. Holiday Clean-Up (Yearly Challenge): The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Romance Readers Reading Challenges2011 December Monthly Challenge
Challenge Duration: December 1 – Decbember 31, 2011
Progress: 6 of 10
You can choose 3 , 5 , 8 or all 10 categories depending on your reading speed, books availability and/or time commitment.
1. 'D' is for December: Read a book that starts with 'D' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'D':
The Morcai Battalion by Diana Palmer
2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a December birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose "day" falls on the same "day" as yours. If no one has the same day, choose someone with the closest day to yours. December Birthday List
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Italy.
4. Christmas Theme: : Read a book that has a "Christmas" word in its title (mistletoe, christmas, holiday, santa, reindeer, etc) or has a Christmas theme cover.
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: Read a young adult book:
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
6. Explore-A-Series: Start a new series or continue a series that you have wanted to get back to:
Early to Death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison
7. Pearl Harbor Day: Read a book that has war related theme or characters: (Families at war) Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Read a book that the character, the title or the cover is food related. (ie. Visions of Sugar Plums)
9. Holiday Clean-Up: Read a book that you need for another challenge. Be sure to say for which challenge: (Randon Book List #54)
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice:
And the Desert Blooms by Iris Johansen
December 2011 Romance Readers3/5
1. Starts with D: Debbie Macomber: A Good Yarn
2. Happy Birthday: Autumn:19th: Mastered By Love by Stephanie Laurens
3. Geo: Italy: The Scarletti Curse by Christine Feehan
4. Christmas theme: Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr
5. YA book: When Santa Fell To Earth by Cornelia Funke
√ 6. Any Series Book: Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt - 12.03
7. SKIP
8. SKIP
√ 9. Another Challenge: SRC: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee - 12.01
√ 10. Reader's Choice: All I Ever Needed by Jo Goodman - 12.05
I'm going to try for three this month. I'll post as I go! 2 of 3, updated 12.5.11
2. Happy Birthday Cindy: The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole 12.4.11
4. Christmas Theme: Holiday Hideout by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jill Shalvis & Julie Kenner 12.5.11
2011 December Monthly ChallengeDuration: 1.12.2011. - 31.12.2011.
Books read: 2/5
'D' is for December (tittle begins with a 'D') ~ The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
Holiday Clean-Up (needed for: Drinks/Cocktails Theme Challenge) ~ Jewel in His Crown
Reader's Choice (any book of your choice) ~ The Lady Forfeits
I've "upgraded" my challenge from 3 to 5 books, hope it's OK. :)
2011 December Monthly Challenge1/3 Completed
1 - "D" is for December [Highland Destiny] by Laura Hunsaker
2 - Happy Birthday (December 4) Happy Birthday Rebecca! [Beyond the Highland Mist] by Karen Marie Moning
10 - Reader's Choice [In the Garden of Temptation] by Cynthia Wicklund Completed 12/5/11
READ: 1/81. 'D' is for December: Destiny's Star - Elizabeth Vaughan
2. Happy Birthday Jess!: For Her Eyes Only - Cait London
4. Christmas Theme: Hot for the Holidays - anthology
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: The Book of Water - Marjorie Kellogg
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8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Cereal Killer - G.A. McKevett
9. Holiday Clean-Up: X-Rated Bloodsuckers - Mario Avecedo
(Reading with Friends and A-Z Title Challenge)
10. Reader's Choice:Love With A Long Tall Texan - Diana Palmer
December Monthly Challenge3/7 Read
1. Diana Palmer- The Wedding In White 12/6 (2.5*)
2. Happy Birthday!: skip
3. Geography: Happily Even After or Talk To Me (both have Italian heroes)
4. Christmas Theme:TBD
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: YA The Adoration of Jenna Fox 12/3 (4.5*)
6. Explore-A-Series: Sweet Magik
7. Pearl Harbor Day: skip
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Sweet Inspiration
9. Holiday Clean-Up: Silent Heat-Vonna Harper (Genre Challenge)
10. Reader's Choice: Wicked Game 12/3 (2.5*)
December Monthly Challenge 2011Duration: Dec 1 ~ Dec 31
3/10 Read
1. "D" is for: Drink Deep by Chloe Neill
2. Happy B'day Karen:
3. Viva Italia!: Into the Crossfire by Lisa Marie Rice
4. Dear Santa...: All Through the Night: A Troubleshooter Christmas
5. Happy Disney Day!:
6. Explore-A-Series: The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
7. Pearl Harbor Day: Enemy Lover by Karin Harlow
8. The Season of Cooking: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
9. Read-The-Month:
10. PIFM Choice: TBD
December Monthly Challenge6/10 Completed
1. 'D' is for December: TBD
2. Happy Birthday Shannon (Holy Terror)!
3. Geography:
4. Christmas Theme:
5. Walt Disney's Birthday:
6. Explore-A-Series: The Sweetest Thing
7. Pearl Harbor Day:
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: The Sugar Queen
9. Holiday Clean-Up:
10. Reader's Choice: TBD
Completed:
Challenge Duration: December 1 – December 31, 2011books read 3/5
1. 'D' is for December: (starts with 'D')
4. Christmas Theme:
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Hot in Here
9. Holiday Clean-Up: (Film Du Monde Challenge)
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice. Cowboy Cassanova
I'm in for 8 - Here's the theory4/8 Read
D for December:
Happy B-Day Regina!:
Christmas Theme: Sweet Inspiration by Penny Watson
Explore-a-Series:
Pearl Harbor Day: The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
Holiday Clean Up: Highborn by Yvonne Navarro (2011 A to Z Author Challenge)
My Choice:
Unread:
Read:
December 2011 RRRC Monthly ChallengeGoal: 3/7 Completed
1. "D" Read:
4. Christmas Theme: Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn
5. YA Madness:
6. Explore-a-Series: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
7. War:
9. Cross Challenger: TBD
10. Reader's Choice: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
TBD
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
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Duration: 1.12.2011. - 31.12.2011.
Books read: 1/3
'D' is for December (tittle begins with a 'D') ~ The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
Christmas Theme(has word 'Christmas' in tittle) ~ A Countess by Christmas 03.12. ☆☆Walt Disney's Birthday (young adult book) ~ Little Brother