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September 2012: Takeover Challenge
Sherrie
Laurie
Sallie(Shuga)
Sanz
Carrie - Done!
Ezinwanyi
Valerie the bookworm
Ashley
Sue
Barbara★
AndaM
Lucy
Leslie
Gemma
Barb
Rachael C.
Robin
JenniferJ
Louise - Done!
Rebecca
Sharon
Willaful - Done!
Sandy
Katie
Cathie
Rabaab
Tamsyn
Melissa (ladybug)
Suzanne
Hasien - Done!
Midu
Irene
Christina
Josephine
Jackie
Sandy MN
Emy - Done!
Posted this early, in case your want to plan ahead.
In with going to the party. 0/3 Finished1. Favorite Genre 16 Lighthouse Road
2. Coffee/Ice Cream Murder Most Frothy
3. Cookies The Christmas Cookie Chronicles: Raylene
Neat, Sherrie! Welcome to the challenge.
13/131. Favorite genre:
Western: One Hot Cowboy Wedding - Carolyn Brown **done**
Mystery: Tied Up In Tinsel - Ngaio Marsh **done**
Romance: Falling for You - Julie Ortolon **done**
2. Dogs: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - Suzann Ledbetter **done**
3. Hawt Guy: Sweet Talk - Julie Garwood **done**
4. Coffee Ice Cream: Don't Tempt Me - Julie Ortolon **done**
5. Blue: Karen Marie Moning - The Highlander's Touch **done**
6. Beautifully Styled Hair: Any Man of Mine - Rachel Gibson **done**
7. Hats: Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina **done**
8. Cookies: Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie/Bob Mayer **done**
9. All Time Favorites: Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones **done**
10. Audiobook/free choice: Talk of the Town - Karen Hawkins **done**
Done 9/21/12
I'm in with greeting the sunrise1~
2~Dogs~ Diamond in the Ruff, emily carmichael
3~Hawt Guy~ Nauti Nights, lora leigh
4~Coffee Ice Cream~ French Pressed, cleo coyle
5~Blue~ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, j.k. rowling
6~Beautifully styled hair~ Fallen
7~Hats~ Turn Coat, jim butcher
8~Cookies~ Plum Pudding Murder, joanne fluke
9~All Time Favorites~ The Betrayal of the Blood Lily, lauren willig
10~Audiobook~ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, j.k. rowling
Super! Welcome to the challenge, Laurie & Sallie.
I'm in... Celebrating your birthday month as well... Will post books later.
Great, Sanskriti! Welcome to the challenge.
As of right now I'm Going to the Party I may stay a little longer for a dance but we shall see how I feel after a cocktail or two ;)3/3
Books with dogs in them. Cherry On Top by Kathleen Long (Sept 4th)
• My favorite color is blue: Pleasure Unbound (Demonica #1) by Larissa Ione (Sept 8th)
Hats Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher (Sept 17th)
i will join you to celebrate your birthday Lisa Kay!THE TAKEOVER!
Read 8/10:
1. Favorite genres (Romance):
2. Dogs/Wolf shapeshifter:
3. Hawt guy on the cover:
4. Coffee/ice cream on the cover:
5. Blue Cover:
6. Beautifully styled hair on the cover:
7. Hat on the cover: Soulless
8. Related to cookies: TBA
9. Lisa Kay's All-Time Favorites:
10. Audiobook:
Count me in on the level of Dancing All Night 4-7 books. Most choices to come later.1) from your all-time favorites: Moon Called
2) audio book: From a Buick 8
4/4•Favorite genres: Westerns, mysteries or romances. Read one, or one of all three.
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey 9/25
•My favorite color is blue.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson 9/11
•Beautifully styled hair.
Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon 9/15
•Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
EDIT: I was going to Greet the Sunrise but this month has been busier than I anticipated. I guess I will have to make do with Dancing all Night!
I'm in for going to the party.1-3 booksTen of My Favorite Things.
•Favorite genres: Westerns, mysteries or romances. Delicious by Susan Mallory 9/2/2012
•Books with dogs in them. I also like wolves and would take any book with one in it or has a wolf shapeshifter. Time Untime by Sherrilyn Kenyon
9/4/2012•My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Check listopia!The Inn of Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber 9/4/2012
Happy early birthday Lisa Kay! I'm in and will be back tomorrow night with selections.Duration: September 1 - 30, 2012
Level: Great the Sunrise 8-10
READ: 0/9
1• Favorite genres: First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire (romantic suspense-combination of mystery & romance)
2• Books with dogs in them: Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle (wolf on cover)
3• Hawt guy on the cover: Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore
4• Coffee ice cream: Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett (cup of coffee on cover)
5• My favorite color is blue: The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin
6• Beautifully styled hair: Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure - James Patterson
7• Hats: The Gunslinger - Stephen King
8• I ♥ cookies: SKIP
9• Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf: Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis
10• Listen to any book on audio: Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child
Monthly/Seasonal Challenges > “Takeover” Challenge: September, 201209/01/12-09/30/12
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2012
Level: Great the Sunrise 8-10
READ: 7/9
(10 if I find a book that relates to cookies in my TBR list)
• genres: Westerns, mysteries or romances. Read one, or one of all three.
Nobody's Baby But Mine (Chicago Stars #3) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 09/01/12
• with dogs in them. I also like wolves and would take any book with one in it or a wolf shapeshifter.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf #2) by Molly Harper 09/13/12
•Hawt guy on the cover. **shrugs** What can I say?
Obsidian (New Species #8) by Laurann Dohner 09/03/12
•Coffee ice cream - so any book with a cup of coffee or ice cream on the cover - is the color of the shade of coffee you drink or the color of your favorite ice cream.
Jabril (Vampires in America #2) by D.B. Reynolds 09/10/12
•My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Check listopia!
•Beautifully styled hair. Read a book that shows a perfect coiffed hair style on the cover.
Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 09/08/12
•Hats. Yup. Love them. Don't wear them often, but I love the look. Even if they cover up a beautiful hairstyle, LOL! Read a book with a hat on the cover.
•I ♥ cookies. Read a book that somehow relates to cookies.
Cookie on the cover, in the title, or is the name of the protagonist. Or maybe they bake them?
•Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf.
Match Me If You Can (Chicago Stars #6) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 09/02/12
•Listen to any book on audio - my second favorite media delivery system
The Darkest Seduction (Lords of the Underworld #9) by Gena Showalter 09/17/12
I'm going to the Party... May stay still sunrise :)Duration: 01 Sep '12 to 30 Sep '12
Progress: 1/3
• Favorite genres
Mysteries: Fatherland by Robert Harris
• Books with dogs in them.
• Hawt guy on the cover.
• Coffee ice cream
• Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
• Read a book that shows a perfect coiffed hair style on the cover.
• Read a book with a hat on the cover.
• Read a book that somehow relates to cookies.
• Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf:
• Listen to any book on audio
Like Sanz, I'm at least "Going to the Party". My first party, as a matter of fact! I have never done a reading challenge before, but it looks like a good chance to go beyond my normal reads. • Favorite genres (Western, Mystery, or Romance)
• Books with dogs in them.
• Hawt guy on the cover.
• Coffee ice cream
• Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
• Read a book that shows a perfect coiffed hair style on the cover.
• Read a book with a hat on the cover.
• Read a book that somehow relates to cookies.
• Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf
• Listen to any book on audio
Happy Birthday month, Lisa Kay! I'm happy to join the party. I will post my books soon.Duration: 9/1/12 - 9/30/12
Levels: Dancing All Night 4/6
Ten of My Favorite Things
• Favorite genres:
• Books with dogs in them:
Bonds of Justice
• Hawt guy on the cover:
• Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue:
• Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf:
Read a book that shows a perfect coiffed hair style on the cover.
Whoa! Welcome to the party & challenge, Carrie, Ezinwanyi, Valerie, Ashley, Sue, Barbara★, AndaM, Lucy, and Leslie!!!!!!!!! Added your hyperlinks. ☺
Lisa, I have no idea where to find books with coffee/ice cream or cookies on the cover (romance or pnr books)
Ezinwanyi wrote: "Lisa, I have no idea where to find books with coffee/ice cream or cookies on the cover (romance or pnr books)"
I searched Listopia for keyword "cookie" and found a bunch with cookies in the title or on the cover. I haven't tried the coffee/ice cream item, but I assume it would be the same.
Ezinwanyi wrote: "I have no idea where to find books with coffee/ice cream or cookies on the cover (romance or pnr books)"Ezinwanyi, remember it can just be the color of the coffee you like (or like the look of...). However, I added listopia links above and here: Espresso, Java, Coffee and YA Coffee Covers.
I'd love to celebrate with you Lisa, I'm gonna have a rummage and see what books I have that fit the bill (:Okay so I think I'm going to go for the most basic level and read three books:
From your favorite genres I chose mystery: Red Harvest - Dashiell Hammett
A blue book: The 39 Steps - John Buchan
And out of your all time favorites I chose: Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen
Oooh, I'll gladly help you celebrate, Lisa Kay, and I'll try to dance all night :)
LISAKAY'S TAKEOVER
PROGRESS: 6/5
• Favorite genres: Westerns, mysteries or romances. Read one, or one of all three.
Shoofly Pie Bug Man series #1), by Tim Downs, finished 9/4
• Books with dogs in them.
Candy Apple Dead (Candy Shop series #1), by Sammi Carter, finished 9/7 – I loved Max the Doberman!
• Coffee ice cream - so any book with a cup of coffee or ice cream on the cover - or is the color of the shade of coffee you drink or the color of your favorite ice cream.
• My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
One Clown Short, by Linda C. Wright, finished 9/7
• Hat on cover.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare, finished 9/29
• I ♥ cookies. Read a book that somehow relates to cookies.
Taste of Home: Cookies: 623 Irresistible Delights, from Taste of Home, finished 9/2
• Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf.
• Listen to any book on audio
Eyewall, by H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, finished 9/20
I was hoping to do more, but life -- namely, my son's wedding last weekend! -- got in the way :)
Fabulous, Gemma & Barb!! Welcome to the party.
I am not recommending this book; I haven't read it. However, it does apply to the coffee item and it is free right now on Kindle/Amazon:
, by Joanne DeMaiohttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B007IIC4Z6?t...
"Takeover" ChallengeSeptember 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012
Book from Lisa Kay's all-time favorite shelf:
(1) A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness OR
(2) Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Super, Rachael! LOL! Welcome to the party.
Count me in.......this means PARTY ALL MONTH LONG for LK's BIRTHDAY!!!!!
~ September “Takeover” Challenge ~Duration: September 1 - 30, 2012
Levels:Greeting the Sunrise 8-10
Books Read: 10/10
• Favorite genres: Westerns, mysteries or romances. Read one, or one of all three.
1. Snow In April
2. A Bride's Dilemma in Friendship, Tennessee
3. It's Not Summer Without You
4. The Luxe
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• Coffee ice cream- so any book with a cup of coffee or ice cream on the cover
- or is the color of the shade of coffee you drink or the color of your favorite ice cream.
listopia: Espresso, Java, Coffee and YA Coffee Covers.
1. Chime
•Favorite color: blue.
1. Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely
2. Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas: Further, Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
3. Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants
4. Plain Wisdom: An Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women
• Listen to any book on audio
1. The Pelican Brief
LOL! That's wonderful, Robin! Welcome to the party.
Happy Birthday! I'm gonna join the party!Duration: September 1 - 30, 2012
6/10
6. Beautifully styled hair on the cover: Glamour by Penelope Fletcher
7. Hat on the cover: Dark Roots & Cowboy Boots by LuAnn McLane
8. Related to cookies: Bah, Humbug by Heather Horrocks
10. Audiobook/free choice: The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens
Lovely, Jennifer! Welcome to the party.
Hi all, I'd like to join the party.Level - Going to the Party
Progress - 0/3
1. Favourite Genre - Private by James Patterson
4. Coffee/Ice Cream - Black Coffee by Agatha Christie
5. Blue Cover - The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne
Wonderful, Louise! Welcome to the party.
Making sure I am correct...The audio book whether we listen or read it needs to come from one of your Favorite Narrators right? Trying to get my books lined up. :)
Hi everyone I would like to join.
Level- Hoing to the Party
I'm still trying to figure out what I'm reading.
Level- Hoing to the Party
I'm still trying to figure out what I'm reading.
Whoops Going to the party. I'm so excited I can't even type.
JenniferJ wrote: "Making sure I am correct...The audio book whether we listen or read it needs to come from one of your Favorite Narrators right? Trying to get my books lined up. :)"No, Jennifer. Sorry for the confusion. Any book on audio will do. I just posted some of my favs b/c for those people who have not like audio books they have tried.
Super, Rebecca! Welcome to the party.
I'm going to join this fun challenge in honor of Ms. Lisa Kay's birthday ~ great idea for a monthly challenge! Will research and post later!Level - Going to the Party
Progress - 0/3
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2012
5/3Well, I can't skip your birthday challenge, Lisa Kay! But since I'm having a rough month, I'll probably keep it to "Going to the party." Will choose which categories later.
• Favorite genres: Westerns, mysteries or romances. Read one, or one of all three.
• Books with dogs in them. I also like wolves and would take any book with one in it or has a wolf shapeshifter. New Year's Kiss Finished 9/13/12. Wolf shifters.
• Hawt guy on the cover. **shrugs** What can I say?
• Coffee ice cream: Easy 9/4/12. Hero works at Starbucks.
• My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Check listopia! The Night Remembers Finished 9/13/12
• Beautifully styled hair. Read a book that shows a perfect coiffed hair style on the cover. Snowdrops and Scandalbroth Finished 9/5/12. Great hairdo!
• Hats. Yup. Love them. Don't wear them often, but I love the look. Even if they cover up a beautiful hairstyle, LOL! Read a book with a hat on the cover.
• I ♥ cookies. Read a book that somehow relates to cookies. Cookie on the cover, in the title, or is the name of the protagonist. Or maybe they bake them?
• Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf.
(My possibles: Amazon Lily, Surrender, Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Comanche Moon, Flowers from the Storm)
• Listen to any book on audio Daughter of Smoke and Bone Finished 9/27/12. With one of Lisa Kay's favorite narrators!
I'm not sure what level I'm going to do - probably 4-7 books.Western - Big-Enough by Will James 9/14
Mystery - A Hard Day's Fright by Casey Daniels 9/3
Romance -Perfectly Matched by Heather Webber 9/11
Book with dogs - Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo 9/10
Audio Book - Strategic Moves by Stuart Woods 9/2
Happy Birthday!!! :-) I will definitely come to the party! Maybe even dance all night? I'll be back with some books...Completed: 3/3 but not on time though :(
Super, Sharon, Willaful, Sandy, & Katie!!!! Welcome to the party. Looks like it is going to be a good one.
I think I'd like to try this. I've never done a challenge before. I'll post what books I'll read (when I figure that out!) later.
1. Favorite genres: 2.✔ Dogs: The Art Of Racing In The Rain - done :-)
3.✔ Hawt guy on the cover: Johnny Depp- Sept. 7th, 2012
4.✔ Coffee/ice cream on the cover: The Espressologist- Sept. 11th, 2012
5. Blue Cover: The Lovely Bones
6. Beautifully styled hair on the cover:
7. Hat on the cover:
8. Related to cookies:
9. Lisa Kay's All-Time Favorites: The Hobbit
10.✔Audiobook/free choice: The Mysterious Benedict Society - Sept 27th (11CDs long!)
Great, Cathie! Welcome to the party. BTW, loved TAoRitR.
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Yeah, this is what the computer did to me. There was no way to add 50 pounds and 10 years,
which I thought was quite nice. I could have added 20 years; but, I'm not that old.
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2012
Levels: Ten of My Favorite Things.
• Favorite genres: Westerns, mysteries or romances. Read one, or one of all three.
• Books with dogs in them. I also like wolves and would take any book with one in it or
has a wolf shapeshifter.
• Hawt guy on the cover. **shrugs** What can I say?
• Coffee ice cream - so any book with a cup of coffee or ice cream on the cover
- or is the color of the shade of coffee you drink or the color of your favorite ice cream.
listopia: Espresso, Java, Coffee and YA Coffee Covers.
• My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Check listopia!
• Beautifully styled hair. Read a book that shows a perfect coiffed hair style on the cover.
• Hats. Yup. Love them. Don't wear them often, but I love the look. Even if they cover up
a beautiful hairstyle, LOL! Read a book with a hat on the cover.
• I ♥ cookies. Read a book that somehow relates to cookies.
Cookie on the cover, in the title, or is the name of the protagonist. Or maybe they bake them?
• Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf.
• Listen to any book on audio - my second favorite media delivery system, after the
“dead tree version” - give yourself a pat on the back. Or better yet... as I believe in
“free will”, pick a book of your choice. If audiobooks absolutely drive you up the
wall, and you can't conceive giving it another chance after referring to my list of
favorite narrators, then read it “old school” via paperback or hardback.
Lisa Kay's Favorite Narrators
Susan Ericksen
Robert Petkoff
Rosalyn Landor
Lorelei King
Angela Dawe
Khristine Hvam
Kate Reading
Anna Fields
Any book on audio will do. Just thought I'd list my favorite narrators in case you wanted suggestions.