As Easy As...1-2-3! (June 2012) Monthly-Mini Challenge

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

As Easy As...1-2-3! (June 2012) Monthly-Mini Challenge
From: June 1st- 30th 2012


This challenge will be an ongoing monthly mini-challenge to keep us all motivated to start, (and then continue), some of the many series in our TBR.

Rules:

1) You must read one of each; a 1st, 2nd, and a 3rd book in a series.

2) Any genre of series is acceptable.

3) 'Half-step' short-stories (i.e., shorts in anthologies), do not count.
**For uniformity, the numbering on GR will be the judge of this.**

4) Rereads do count.

5) No more than 2 of the 3 books each month can be from the same series.

[Zakiya]

Obviously doing this one again :)

Read 2/3

1. DONE 12/6/2012
2. DONE 8/6/2012
3.

[Barbara ★]

Set 1: 4/4 COMPLETE
✔1 - Sing the Four Quarters (Quarters) - Tanya Huff 6/25
✔2 - Scorched (The Dark Forgotten) - Sharon Ashwood 6/3
✔3 - Bitterblue (Graceling Realm) - Kristin Cashore 6/4
✔4 - Final Truth (Truth) - Mariah Stewart 6/13


Set 2: 3/4 done
✔1 - Ascension (The World of Ascension) - Caris Roane 6/9
✔2 - Heat Stroke (Weather Wardens) - Rachel Caine 6/29
3 - Hard To Handle (SBC Fighters) - Lori Foster
✔4 - Ravenous (Clare Point) - V.K. Forrest 6/26


Set 3: 4/4 COMPLETE
✔1 - Nightfall (Dark Age Dawning) - Ellen Connor 6/30
✔2 - Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse) - Charlaine Harris 6/14
✔3 - Never Too Hot (Hot Shots: Men of Fire) - Belle Andre 6/26
✔4 - Darkness Revealed (Guardians of Eternity) - Alexandra Ivy 6/28

[Christine]

This is a good month for me for this one. I'm actually going to try do two of each.

As Easy As...1-2-3!
June 1st- 30th 2012

0/6 completed

First in series:
1. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
2. Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch
Second in series:
3. Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep or
4. Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Third in series:
5. Venom by Jennifer Estep or
6. Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas

[Cindy]

•As Easy As 1-2-3•
Duration: 6.1.2012 - 6.30.2012
2/3 Incomplete

#1: Game for Anything, Bella Andre
#2: Instant Gratification, Jill Shalvis 6.16 ♥♥♥♥
#3: Instant Temptation, Jill Shalvis 6.16 ♥♥♥♥

[southpaw285]

Count me in...


TLC June 2012 As Easy As 1-2-3
Duration: 06/01/12 - 0/30/12

1. Invitation to Murder/Elizabeth Bright
2. A Night Like This/Julia Quinn
3. Hot Finish/Erin McCarthy

[Amy ~Lover of Books~]

2/3 Completed

1.) (CR)

2.) (6/3) (6/9) (6/19)

3.) (6/16) (6/22)

CR=Currently reading

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
As Easy As...1-2-3!
Duration: June 1st, 2012 - June 30th, 2012

Details: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd book in a series; open genre; only 2 books from any 1 series

Progress: 3 out of 3

1. Fallen #1 Fallen by Lauren Kate - **
2. Curse Workers Book #2 Red Glove by Holly Black - ****
3. Black Dagger Brotherhood #3: Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward - ***

[☀Rachael☀]

The Lost Challenges
As Easy As...1-2-3!
Duration: June 1st, 2012 - June 30th, 2012

Progress: 5 out of 6

First in series:
1. Blood Song - Cat Adams
2. The Scent of Shadows Vicki Pettersson
Second in series:
3. Mage in Black - Jaye Wells
4. Hexed - Kevin Hearne
Third in series:
5. An Artificial Night - Seanan Mcguire
6. Tempest's Legacy - Nicole Peeler

[☀Rachael☀]

This might be a silly question but do the books have to be in the same series?

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Rachel, I belive it was 2 of the 3 could be the same series but 1 had to be different.

I think maybe it got lost in copy and paste processes. Let me double check.

[☀Rachael☀]

Cool! I can go with that thanks!!

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Yup, rule #5 got dropped earlier this year, by accident I belive so I added it back in. All 3 can be different series or 2 of the same but not all 3 the same.

[Deyara]

Challenge: As Easy As...1-2-3!
Duration: June 1st, 2012 - June 30th, 2012
Details: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd book in a series; open genre; only 2 books from any 1 series

Complete: 3/3

1. (Spellcrackers.com #1) by Suzanne McLeod ★★★★ Jun 3, 2012
2. (Bakery Sisters #2) by Susan Mallery ★★★ Jun 10, 2012
3. (Bath and Body Mystery, #3) by India Ink ★★★ Jun 21, 2012

[Susan]

1/3 Complete:

1.
2.
3. Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione 6/4

[Lisa Kay]

Okay, some people refer to this as book #3, and some #4 (due to the first one in the series being a novella). What's the verdict here? I doing a re-read of it via audiobook (which is fantastic, BTW).

[Artemisia]

Sounds Fun!
Start Date: 6/10/12
Finish Date: 6/22/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETED!!!!!!!!!!
/ 1. I'd Tell you I love you but then I'd have to Kill You by Ally Carter FINISHED 6/19
/ 2.Speaker For the Dead by Orson Scott Card FINISHED 6/15
/ 3. Princess In Love by Meg Cabot FINISHED 6/22

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Okay, some people refer to this as book #3, and some #4 (due to the first one in the series being a novella). What's the verdict here? I doing a re-read of it via audiobook (which is fantastic, B..."

Lisa, I thought I replied here, but I don't see it showing up. In my own personal opinion I would say it is 3. But per the rules here it says we go by the GR numbering so it has to be a 4.

BTW I just started reading it for the 1st time.

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator]

I'm going the rethink that rule

[Lisa Kay]

Thanks, Dawn! Not to worry, Lizz. I'll just use it for "Ducks in a Row". LOL!

[Susan]

2/3 Complete:

1.The Restorer by Amanda Stevens 6/9
2.
3. Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione 6/4

[Ezi]

As Easy as...1,2,3 0/3
Book 1, Anita Blake: Guilty Pleasures (Done 6/1)
Book 2, Psy-Changelings: Visions of Heat
Book 3: TBA

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

Welcome to the challenge Ezinwanyi.

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I'm going the rethink that rule"

I think we could leave it up to member choice. Just for ones like this that are labeled twice.

However, it would have to be consitant. You can't use it here for book 3 and in "ducks" as book 4. I still think we should leave it as whole books not inbetween novellas.

[Ezi]

Thank you Dawn--I am addicted to Challenges so this group is no bueno (LOL)!
I wish I had found it at the beginning of the year as so many of those yearly challenges look like fun. But I guess I am in time for the semi-annual ones that will start in July.

[Cindy]

Update: 2/3 completed

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Thank you Dawn--I am addicted to Challenges so this group is no bueno (LOL)!
I wish I had found it at the beginning of the year as so many of those yearly challenges look like fun. But I guess I am..."

If you want to join the yearly ones you can back date from Jan

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos), Group Creator]

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥ wrote: "I'm going the rethink that rule"

I think we could leave it up to member choice. Just for ones like this that are labeled twice.

However, it would have to be consitant. You..."

Yes I agree that is should be up to the member but like you said you can't use book 3 here and then use it as book 4 in ducks. And no inbetween novellas

Time to get the wording right with the rule

[Christine]

4/6 completed

First in series:
1. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione – Jun 09
2. Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch – Jun 14
Second in series:
3. Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep – Jun 23
4. Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas - TBR
Third in series:
5. Dark Enchantment by Anya Bast – Jun 15
6. Venom by Jennifer Estep - currently reading

[southpaw285]

TLC June 2012 As Easy As 1-2-3
Duration: 06/01/12 - 0/30/12

✔1. Invitation to Murder/Elizabeth Bright==06.09.12**
✔2. Aunt Dimity and the Duke/Nancy Atherton==06.27.12***
✔3. Hot Finish/Erin McCarthy==06.24.12

********************CHALLENGE COMPLETED 06/27/12**********************

[Suzanne]

Yea! Finished!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

[Lisa Kay]

Congrats, Southpaw & Suzanne!

Eep! I don't think I'm going to get a #3 this month.

[☀Rachael☀]

Wow this was harder than I thought! Couldn't quite get there in time 5/6 will do for me!

[Barbara ★]

One shy...post #3

[Christine]

6/6 completed

First in series:
1. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione – Jun 09
2. Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch – Jun 14
Second in series:
3. Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep – Jun 23
4. Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas - Jun 30
Third in series:
5. Dark Enchantment by Anya Bast – Jun 15
6. Venom by Jennifer Estep - Jun 27

[Ezi]

I didn't get to finish but I did read 2/3:
As Easy as...1,2,3
Book 1: Guilty Pleasures (Done 6/1)
Book 2: Blood Bound (Done 6/30)
Book 3:

[Amy ~Lover of Books~]

Boo! I didn't finish my #1 book in time!