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Just two more...2012 July Monthly Reading Challenge
Duration: 01.07.2012. - 31.07.2012.
Books read: 8/10
✓ 'J' is for July: The Demon Lover ★★★★ 3/7
Authors name begins with 'J' (Juliet Dark)
✓ Happy Birthday Dolly: Dragon Bound ★★★★ 18/7
Dolly's name starts with the same letter as mine.
Geography: Assassin's Apprentice
A book about a monarchy and royal family (because Saudi Arabia has all of these).
✓ 7th Month: Royal Street ★★★ 8/7
Since seven is a prime number, read a book that has a prime number of words in the title.
✓ Fourth of July: Among Others ★★ 6/7
A book with a red cover.
✓ Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Shades of Milk and Honey ★★★★ 9/7
A book is set in England.
✓ All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Deathless ★★ 16/7
A stand alone book, one that is not part of a series or connected to any other book.
✓ I Forgot Day, July 2nd: Seduce Me at Sunrise ★★★★ 12/7
I totally forgot that I started this series...
Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: Cherry On Top
Luke Chance (hero) is a mechanic.
✓ Reader's Choice: Hearts in Darkness ★★★ 4/7
Read any book of your choice.
Read: 5/81. 'J' - Purgatory √ 13 Jul
2. Happy Birthday!: Bah humbug - skip
3. Saudi Arabia (Middle East) - skip
4. Prime! - Devlin and Garrick √ 6 Jul
5. Firecrackers galore - Touched by an Alien
6. Exercises, exercises, I must do my exercises - Out of Bounds √ 3 Jul
7. Stand alone - Caregiver
8. Ooops; I Forgot - Street Game √ 17 Jul
9. Ugly cowboy - The Broken H√ 14 Jul
10. It's all about me :) - Fern Michaels audio
July Monthly Challenge
5/10
1. “J" is for July : Judgement of Souls by Margarita Felices
3. Geography : Royally Yours: A Modern-Day Valentine's Fairytale by Jude ryan
5. 4th of July : Falling for You by Julie Ortolon
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics : Football Crazy by Terry Ravenscroft
8. I Forgot – 2nd July :Logan's Redemption by Cara Marsi
July Monthly Challenge8 Read
1. 'J' is for July:Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson 7/8 4*
2. Happy Birthday!:
3. Geography:Delaney's Desert Sheikh by Brenda Jackson 7/16
4. 7th Month:Seventh Heaven7/9 4*
5. Fourth of July:Major Crush 7/12 4*
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Read a book that features an athlete-Frat Boy and Toppy 7/3 4*
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th:Judy Blume: A Biography 7/14
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: (on tbr almost a year) I Scream, You Scream
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th:(hot construction worker)
Perfection by R.L. Mathewson 7/10 4*
10. Reader's Choice:Weekend Warriors 7/5 3*
July Monthly Challenge
6/10
3. Geography : Royally Yours: A Modern-Day Valentine's Fairytale by Jude ryan
5. 4th of July : Falling for You by Julie Ortolon
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics : Football Crazy by Terry Ravenscroft
8. I Forgot – 2nd July :Logan's Redemption by Cara Marsi
2012 July Monthly Challenge9/9 Completed
01. 'J' is for July: We liked it so much in June, lets do it again!! Read a book that starts with 'J' or by an author whose first or last name begins with 'J'.
02. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from a July birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours.
Happy Birthday Brenda! (July 4)
03. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Saudi Arabia (Middle East). Or because Saudi Arabia has all of these, read a book about a monarchy (royal family), oil, or desert.
Skip
04. 7th Month: Lets face it, not a lot of series are seven books long. Since seven is a prime number, read a book that is a prime number in a series or has a prime number of words in the title. For those of you aren't math geeks like me, a prime number is a number greater than one divisible only by itself and one - 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13... (Yeah, this is practically a freebie!)
05. Fourth of July: Read a book with a Firecracker Heroine or a red, white and/or blue cover.
06. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Read a book that features athletes or an athletic event, takes place outdoors or is set in France or England.
07. All or Nothing Day (July 26): Read a stand alone book, one that is not part of a series or connected to any other book.
08. I Forgot Day (July 2): Read a book that has been on your to-read list so long you forgot about it.
09. Ugly Truck Day (July 20): Read a book about a cowboy, construction worker, mechanic, set on a ranch, involves cars/trucks, or one that just has a cover with a guy that looks like he was out working on his truck. ~sigh~
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Bookchaser!
Katharina wrote: " Bookchaser!"Thanks!
RRRC July 2012 Monthly Challenge4/5 Completed
1. 'J' is for July: J.D. Robb - Rapture in Death
2. Happy Birthday Shell!: Half Past Dead 6/7/12 ★★★
3. 7th Month: Blaze of Memory 14/7/12 ★★★★★
4. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Alexander Outland: Space Pirate 19/7/12 ★★★★
5. Reader's Choice: Once Burned 17/7/12 ★★★★★
July Monthly Challenge
7/10
3. Geography : Royally Yours: A Modern-Day Valentine's Fairytale by Jude ryan
5. 4th of July : Falling for You by Julie Ortolon
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics : Football Crazy by Terry Ravenscroft
July 2012 RRRC Monthly ChallengeGoal: 7/8 Completed
1. "J" Read:
2. Happy Birthday, Lindsey!:
3. Geography:
4. Prime Time:
5. 4th of July:
7. All or Nothing:
8. I Forgot:
10. Reader's Choice: TBD
TBD
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2012 July Monthly Challenge Duration: July 1 ~ July 31
10/10 Read, All Done!!
1. 'J' is for...:
2. Happy Birthday Pamela!:
3. Geography (desert):
4. 7th Month (Prime number):
5. Fourth of July (Firecracker Heroine):
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics:
7. All or Nothing Day:
8. I Forgot Day:
9. Ugly Truck Day (cowboy):
10. Book Club Pick!:
Congrats Penney!(I guess I should post my list sometime soon... Too busy reading though! I'm about a third of the way through my 8th book!)
5/8Out of Left Field
10/10 COMPLETE1. 'J' is for July: Storm Front (The Dresden Files) Jim Butcher
7/14/2012 FINISHED
2. Happy Birthday!: Luna (July Birthday) Born of Night by Serrilyn Kenyon
7/6/2012 FINISHED
3. Geography: Wolves of the Crescent Moon by Yousef Al-Mohaimeed (Saudi Arabia) 7/4/2012 FINISHED
4. 7th Month: Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James (3 Prime Number)
7/3/2012 FINISHED
5. Fourth of July: Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur (Blue Color and Kickass Heroine) 7/13/2012 FINISHED
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Running in Heels by Anna Maxted (London, England.) 7/17/2012 FINISHED
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Handbags and Homicide by Dorothy Howell
7/20/2012 FINISHED
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
7/15/2012 FINISHED
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: Iron Kissed (Warren COWBOY, Zee MECHANIC, Involves cars and trucks to be worked on)
7/1/2012 FINISHED
10. Reader's Choice: Easy by Tammara Webber
7/18/2012 FINISHED
July Monthly Challenge
8/10
3. Geography : Royally Yours: A Modern-Day Valentine's Fairytale by Jude ryan
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics : Football Crazy by Terry Ravenscroft
READ: 5/10✔1. 'J' is for July: Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
2. Happy Birthday Betelgeuse!: Twice Bitten - Chloe Neill
✔3. Geography: A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (royal family) 7/19
✔4. 7th Month: Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (#3 Sookie Stackhouse series) 7/9
5. Fourth of July: Pretty in Ink - Karen Olson (red, white and blue cover)
✔6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (baseball player) 7/18
7. All or Nothing Day: Blind Sight: A Novel - Terri Persons
8. I Forgot Day: Blood Lines - Tanya Huff (on TBR since August 29, 2009)
9. Ugly Truck Day: My Give a Damn's Busted - Carolyn Brown (about a cowboy)
✔10. Reader's Choice: Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich 7/2
3/5 completed!1. J is for July: Grimm's Fairy Stories by Jacob Grimm
2. Happy Birthday Kruti!: Matched by Ally Condle
4. 7th Month: 50 Shades Freed by E.L. James *FINISHED on 07/09*
5. Fourth of July: The Mind Readers by Lori Brighton (has a blue cover)*FINISHED 07/13*
10. Reader's Choice: (Changed because I just had to read the 2nd book in the Mind Readers series!)The Mind Theives by Lori Brighton *FINISHED 07/20*
July Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed!
✔1. 'J' is for July: - Once Burned 7/12/12
✔2. Happy Birthday, Kruti!: - Pride and Prejudice 7/15/12
✔3. Geography: - Blue-Eyed Devil 7/6/12
✔4. 7th Month: - Echoes at Dawn 7/6/12
✔5. Fourth of July: - Strange Bedpersons 7/9/12
✔6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: - If You Desire 7/14/12
✔7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: - Shades Of Twilight 7/17/12
✔8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: - Master of the Mountain 7/20/12
✔9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: - Jacked Up 7/16/12
✔10. Reader's Choice: - Return To Sender 7/18/12
Read:
July Monthly Reading ChallengeProgress: 7/8
1. 'J' is for July:
2. Happy Birthday!: Bared to You by Sylvia Day (Happy Birthday Brenda!)
3. Geography: SKIP
4. 7th Month:
5. Fourth of July:
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics:
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: SKIP
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd:
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th:
10. Reader's Choice:
July Monthly Challenge8/8 Read - Done!
Thanks for hosting MountainKat!!
1. 'J' is for July:Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson 7/8 4*
2. Happy Birthday!:
3. Geography:Delaney's Desert Sheikh by Brenda Jackson 7/16
4. 7th Month:Seventh Heaven7/9 4*
5. Fourth of July:Major Crush 7/12 4*
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: Read a book that features an athlete-Frat Boy and Toppy 7/3 4*
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th:Judy Blume: A Biography 7/14
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd:
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th:(hot construction worker)
Perfection by R.L. Mathewson 7/10 4*
10. Reader's Choice:Weekend Warriors 7/5 3*
July 2012 Monthly Reading Challenge 3/5 Completed
1. 'J'uly Animal Magnetism Jill Shalvis
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Katie! Dreaming of You Lisa Kleypas4. 7th Month Sizzling Susan Mallery 7/7
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Irresistible Susan Mallery 7/36.
Then Came You Lisa Kleypas7. All or Nothing Love, Come to Me Lisa Kleypas
10. My Choice Plain Jane Fern Michaels 7/20
List subject to change.
One more to go! :)Congrats to everyone who has already finished!!!
Read: 7/8
1. 'J' - Purgatory √ 13 Jul
2. Happy Birthday!: Bah humbug - skip
3. Saudi Arabia (Middle East) - skip
4. Prime! - Devlin and Garrick √ 6 Jul
5. Firecrackers galore - Touched by an Alien
6. Exercises, exercises, I must do my exercises - Out of Bounds √ 3 Jul
7. Stand alone - Super Sock Man √ 19 Jul
8. Ooops; I Forgot - Street Game √ 17 Jul
9. Ugly cowboy - The Broken H√ 14 Jul
10. It's all about me :) - Shattered Glass √ 10 Jul
July Monthly Challenge
10/10
Katie wrote: "Hi, I'm new! I just joined the group a few months ago and have finally decided to participate in a challenge! This one looks awesome, but since I'm kind of a busy bee I'm gonna air on the side of c..."Welcome Katie - enjoy!
MountainKat wrote: "Congrats Penney!(I guess I should post my list sometime soon... Too busy reading though! I'm about a third of the way through my 8th book!)"
Don't worry about it MountainKat - I haven't been updating because I have been reading too. As long as it is in by the end of the month - I plan to take as much reading time as I can too! (just starting my 10th book when I finish here)
WHEW! Took a while to catch up - so much reading going on!Welcome to : Ty and Gisbelle - hope you enjoy the challenges!
Way to go Lauren, Angie(MindMalfunction), Kesha, Bookchaser, Penney, Lauren(aplpeach), KarenH, Fran and JoJo
Nicola wrote: "Don't worry about it MountainKat - I haven't been updating because I have been reading too. As long as it is in by the end of the month - I plan to take as much reading time as I can too! (just starting my 10th book when I finish here)"I just never know where the books are going to go until I'm at least halfway through the challenge! That is why the challenges where you have to make your lists ahead of time are so hard for me! I have a pretty good idea now, but just haven't found the time.
Congratulations ~KarenH~, Fran and Jojo!!
Me too MountainKat. I try to set my list, but then something else catches my eye! Also - I am in WAY too many challenges, and keep getting siderailed.
Congrats to all the finishers!8/10 Read
J is for July:
Happy B-Day Kami!
Saudi Arabia:
7th Month: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb (13th in series)
4th of July:
Tour de France/Olympics:
All or Nothing Day: And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper
I Forgot Day:
Ugly Truck Day:
My Choice:
Unread:
Read:
RRRC July 2012 Monthly ChallengeRead: 5/5 Done!!
Jojo and Erin!
Katharina wrote: " Jojo and Erin!"Thanks!
2012 July Monthly Challenge9/10
1. 'J' is for July:
2. Happy Birthday!:
3. Geography:
4. 7th Month:
5. Fourth of July:
6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics:
7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: Good Girl Gone Bad
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd:
9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th:
10. Reader's Choice:
8/8 Finished!!Congrats to everyone else who finished!
J For July the Duke's Perfect Wife-Jennifer Ashley 7/3
Happy Birthday Melanie Daughters of Rome-Kate Quinn 7/16
7th Month Rainshadow Road-Lisa Kleypas 7/15
4th of July the Scottish Bride-Peggy Hanchar 7/6
Tour De France Lord Carew's Bride-Mary Balogh 7/5
All or Nothing Wicked-Shannon Drake 7/14
I Forgot Day Malcolm's Honor-Jillian Hart 7/8
Reader's Choice A Game of Thrones-George R.R. Martin 7/15
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8/10 Completed
✔1. 'J' is for July: - Once Burned 7/12/12
✔2. Happy Birthday, Kruti!: - Pride and Prejudice 7/15/12
✔3. Geography: - Blue-Eyed Devil 7/6/12
✔4. 7th Month: - Echoes at Dawn 7/6/12
✔5. Fourth of July: - Strange Bedpersons 7/9/12
✔6. Tour de France/Summer Olympics: - If You Desire 7/14/12
✔7. All or Nothing Day, July 26th: - Shades Of Twilight 7/17/12
8. I Forgot Day, July 2nd: - Master of the Mountain
✔9. Ugly Truck Day, July 20th: - Jacked Up 7/16/12
10. Reader's Choice: - Return To Sender
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