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B O O K S . R E A D . I N . 2 0 1 6
✔ 1. The Widow Vanishes by Grace Callaway (January 2-2) ②
✔ # 2. London's Perfect Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch (January 8-8) ⑤
✔ 3. Kisses, She Wrote by Katharine Ashe (January 10-10) ⑤
✔ 4. How to Romance a Rake by Manda Collins (January 10-11) ③
✔ 5. Her Christmas Earl by Anna Campbell (January 11-11) ⑤
✔ ✪ 6. The Devil Takes a Bride by Julia London (January 12-12) ⑤
✔ ✪ 7. Good Earl Gone Bad by Manda Collins (January 13-14) ③½
✔ ✪ 8. The Spinster Bride by Jane Goodger (January 15-18) ③
[ ] 9. Her Wicked Proposal by Lauren Smith (January 19-21) ③
✔ ✪ 10. The Art of Taming a Rake by Nicole Jordan (January 25-30) ②
✔ # 11. The Runaway Princess by Christina Dodd (January 30-30) ④½
✔ ✪ 12. The Improper Bride by Lily Maxton (January 30-30) ⑤+
✔ ✪ 13. Enticing Her Unexpected Bridegroom by Catherine Hemmerling (Jan 31-Feb 6) ②
✔ # 14. Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye (February 6-6) ④
✔ # 15. The Matchmaker by Rexanne Becnel (February 6-7) ④
✔ 16. Days of Rakes and Roses by Anna Campbell (February 6-7) ③
✔ ✪ 17. 'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick (February 7-8) ④
[ ] 18. A Wicked Pursuit by Isabella Bradford (February 10-10) ③½
✔ ✪ 19. The Princess Wore Plaid by Karen Hawkins (February 12-12) ③
[ ] 20. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (May 26-28) ④
[ ] 21. The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (July 3-8) ③½
[ ] 22. The Blue Geranium: A Short Story by Agatha Christie (July 9-11) ③
[ ] 23. Death By Drowning: A Short Story by Agatha Christie (July 11) ③
[ ] 24. The Companion: A Short Story by Agatha Christie (July 11-12) ④
[ ] 25. A Christmas Tragedy: A Short Story by Agatha Christie (July 12) ④
[ ] 26. The Four Suspects: A Short Story by Agatha Christie (July 12-12) ③
✔ 27. The Summer Bride by Anne Gracie (November 4-10) ③½
[ ] 28. Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas (November 7-10) ④
✔ 29. The Rogue's Wager by Christi Caldwell (November 10-11) ④½
[ ] 30. Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone (November 12-12) ④
✔ 31. Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (November 13-13) ④
✔ # 32. Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (November 15-15) ④½
✔ ✪ 33. I Kissed a Rogue by Shana Galen (February 14-November 20) ③
✔ ✪ 34. A Dress the Color of Dusk by Elizabeth Cole (November 22-24) ②
✔ ✪ 35. Enraptured by Candace Camp (May 31-November 25) ②½
✔ ✪ 36. The Dare and the Doctor by Kate Noble (November 26-26) ③½
✔ 37. The Affair by Lily Maxton (November 26-26) ③½
✔ 38. The Wager by Lily Maxton (November 26-26) ④
✔ 39. The Love Match by Lily Maxton (November 26-26) ④½
✔ ✪ 40. Unlovable by Cynthia St. Aubin (November 27-27) ③
✔ # 41. Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas (November 28-28) ④
✔ ✪ 42. Sweetest Regret by Meredith Duran (November 30-30) ④
✔ ✪ 43. His Lordship's Wild Highland Bride by Kathleen Bittner Roth (Nov 30-Dec 1) ③
✔ ✪ 44. The Study of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries (December 2-2) ④
✔ 45. Midnight Wish by Lily Maxton (December 3-3) ②
✔ 46. Unveiled by Courtney Milan (December 3-3) ④¾
✔ # 47. Unlocked by Courtney Milan (December 3-3) ④
✔ 48. A Match Made in Mistletoe by Anna Campbell (December 3-4) ④
✔ ✪ 49. The Trouble with Dukes by Grace Burrowes (December 4-5) ③
[ ] # 50. Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (December 6-7) ④
✔ # 51. Seven Secrets of Seduction by Anne Mallory (December 6-8) ④
✔ # 52. In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory (December 9-10) ④
bolded = favorites of 2016 (rereads not included)
✔ = reviewed
✪ = ARC (Advanced Reading Copy)
# = reread
Did Not Finish
Everything for Her by Alexa Riley
Lord Sebastian's Secret by Jane Ashford
. Personal Challenges .⌛ P L A Y I N G . C A T C H - U P ⌛
[ ] Read and review all NetGalley ARCs
[ ] Read and review all Amazon Vine ARCs
⌛ 2 0 1 6 . T O . R E A D . L I S T ⌛
[ ] Oscar Wilde — An Ideal Husband
[ ] Oscar Wilde — The Importance of Being Earnest
[DID NOT COMPLETE]
. Romance Readers Reading Challenges .
♥ 2 0 1 6 . A-Z . A U T H O R . C H A L L E N G E ♥
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 | 17 of 26 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
✔ A — Ashe, Katharine: Kisses, She Wrote (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ B — Bradford, Isabella: A Wicked Pursuit (Feb 2016) ③½
✔ C — Callaway, Grace: The Widow Vanishes (Jan 2016) ②
✔ D — Dodd, Christina: The Runaway Princess (Jan 2016) ④½
✔ E — Enoch, Suzanne: London's Perfect Scoundrel (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ F — Featherstone, Charlotte: Sinful (Nov 2016) ④
✔ G — Goodger, Jane: The Spinster Bride (Jan 2016) ③
✔ H — Hemmerling, Catherine: Enticing Her Unexpected Bridegroom (Feb 2016) ②
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✔ J — Jordan, Nicole: The Art of Taming a Rake (Jan 2016) ②
✔ K — Kleypas, Lisa: Marrying Winterborne (Nov 2016) ④
✔ L — London, Julia: The Devil Takes a Bride (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ M — Maxton, Lily: The Improper Bride (Jan 2016) ⑤+
✔ N — Noble, Kate: The Dare and the Doctor (Nov 2016) ③½
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✔ P — Phillips, Susan Elizabeth: Match Me If You Can (Nov 2016) ④½
✔ Q — Quick, Amanda: 'Til Death Do Us Part (Feb 2016) ④
✔ R — Roth, Kathleen Bittner: His Lordship's Wild Highland Bride (Dec 2016) ③
✔ S — Smith, Lauren: Her Wicked Proposal (Jan 2016) ③
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[DID NOT COMPLETE]
. Romance Readers Reading Challenges .♥ 2 0 1 6 . A-Z . B O O K . T I T L E . C H A L L E N G E ♥
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 | 18 of 26 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
✔ A — The Art of Taming a Rake by Nicole Jordan (Jan 2016) ②
✔ B — Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (Nov 2016) ④
✔ C — Her Christmas Earl by Anna Campbell (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ D — The Devil Takes a Bride by Julia London (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ E — Enraptured by Candace Camp (Nov 2016) ②½
✔ F — The Four Suspects: A Short Story by Agatha Christie (Jul 2016) ③
✔ G — Good Earl Gone Bad by Manda Collins (Jan 2016) ③½
✔ H — How to Romance a Rake by Manda Collins (Jan 2016) ③
✔ I — The Improper Bride by Lily Maxton (Jan 2016) ⑤+
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✔ K — Kisses, She Wrote by Katharine Ashe (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ L — The Love Match by Lily Maxton (Nov 2016) ④½
✔ M — Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (May 2016) ④
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✔ P — The Princess Wore Plaid by Karen Hawkins (Feb 2016) ③
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✔ R — The Rogue's Wager by Christi Caldwell (Nov 2016) ④½
✔ S — The Spinster Bride by Jane Goodger (Jan 2016) ③
✔ T — 'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick (Feb 2016) ④
✔ U — Unveiled by Courtney Milan (Dec 2016) ④¾
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✔ W — The Wager by Lily Maxton (Nov 2016) ④
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. Romance Readers Reading Challenges .♥ 2 0 1 6 . A-Z . F E M A L E . C H A R A C T E R . C H A L L E N G E ♥
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 | 3 of 26 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
✔ A — Annabel Foster in The Widow Vanishes (Jan 2-2, 2016) **
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✔ E — Evelyn Ruddick in London's Perfect Scoundrel (Jan 8-8, 2016) *****
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✔ J — Jacqueline of Sensaire, Princess in Kisses, She Wrote (Jan 10-10, 2016) *****
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. Romance Readers Reading Challenges .♥ 2 0 1 6 . A-Z . M A L E . C H A R A C T E R . C H A L L E N G E ♥
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 | 3 of 26 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
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✔ C — Cam Westfall, Earl of Bedwyr in Kisses, She Wrote (Jan 10-10, 2016) *****
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✔ M — Michael Halboro in London's Perfect Scoundrel (Jan 8-8, 2016) *****
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✔ W — William McLeod in The Widow Vanishes (Jan 2-2, 2016) **
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. Romance Readers Reading Challenges .
♥ S T A C K I N G . T H E . S E R I E S . C H A L L E N G E ♥
January 1, 2016 - *carried over to 2017* | Level: 3 of 15 Completed
The Rules | My Entry
LEVEL 5 | Spindle Cove Series by Tessa Dare
1. A Night to Surrender
2. A Week to Be Wicked
3. A Lady by Midnight
4. Any Duchess Will Do
5. Do You Want to Start a Scandal
LEVEL 4 | Brothers Sinister Series by Courtney Milan
1. The Duchess War
2. The Heiress Effect
3. The Countess Conspiracy
4. The Suffragette Scandal
LEVEL 3 | Turner Series by Courtney Milan
✔ 1. Unveiled (December 3-3, 2016) ④¾
2. Unclaimed
3. Unraveled
LEVEL 2 | Breconridge Brothers Series by Isabella Bradford
✔ 1. A Wicked Pursuit (February 10-10, 2016) ③½
2. A Sinful Deception
LEVEL 1 | Sinful Brides Series by Christi Caldwell
✔ 1. The Rogue's Wager (November 10-11, 2016) ④½
Total Page Number | 10,145 PagesJanuary = 3,775 Pages
February = 1,416 Pages
May = 400 Pages201 +
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93 +
July = 451 Pages
November = 4,103 Pages (so far ...)285 +
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416 +
360 +
343 +
90 +
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95 +
117 +
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. Bookworm Bitches Challenge: Real Bitches Read Books .⌘ 2 0 1 6 . W O R D . P L A Y . C H A L L E N G E ⌘
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 | 8 of 13 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
Twenty for this New Year, 2016!
Word Length: 6 Letters
✔ T — The Trouble with Dukes by Grace Burrowes (December 4-5) ③
✔ W — The Wager by Lily Maxton (November 26-26) ④
✔ E — Enraptured by Candace Camp (May 31-November 25) ②½
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✔ T — 'Twas the Night Before Scandal by Christi Caldwell, Eva Devon (12/24-24) ③.75
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Sixteen for this New Year, 2016!
Word Length: 7 Letters
✔ S — The Study of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries (December 2-2) ④
✔ I — In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory (December 9-10) ④
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✔ T — 'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick (February 7-8) ④
✔ E — Enticing Her Unexpected Bridegroom by Catherine Hemmerling (Jan 31-Feb 6) ②
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. Bookworm Bitches Challenge: Real Bitches Read Books .⌘ 2 0 1 6 . T A K E . A . B I T . O U T . O F . T H O S E . C H U N K S T E R S ⌘
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 | 0 of 5 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
Books with 450+ pages qualify as "chunksters."
[ ] 1. On Basilisk Station by David Weber (458 pages)
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. Bookworm Bitches Challenge: Real Bitches Read Books .⌘ 2 0 1 6 . I T ' S . A L L . I N . T H E . T I T L E . C H A L L E N G E ⌘
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016 | 2 of 5 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
✔ 1. The Love Match by Lily Maxton (November 26-26) ④½
✔ 2. A Match Made in Mistletoe by Anna Campbell (December 3-4) ④
[ ] 3. Mistletoe, Mischief, and the Marquis by Amelia Grey
[ ] 4. How to Marry a Marquis by Julia Quinn or The Wild Marquis by Miranda Neville
[ ] 5. How to Marry a Rake in Ten Days: A Victorian Christmas Story by Samantha Holt or To Tame a Wild Lady by Ashlyn Macnamara
. Bookworm Bitches Challenge: Real Bitches Read Books .⌘ C L A S S I C S . S C A V E N G E R . H U N T . C H A L L E N G E ⌘
No Specified Duration (From Feb 12, 2016 Until Completed) | Level: Full List (Hard as F*ck) | 2 of 50 Books Read
All books must qualify as classic literature — meaning they are more than 50 years old and they are listed in the genre "classic."
1930 ✔ A book that became a movie — The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (July 2016)
1932 ✔ A classic mystery or thriller — The Blue Geranium: A Short Story by Agatha Christie (July 2016)
[ ] A book with 500 pages
[ ] A romance
[ ] The first book written by an author
[ ] A book with a roman numeral in the title
[ ] A book written by someone under 30 at the time of publication
[ ] A book with nonhuman characters
[ ] A book written by an author with a sibling author
[ ] A book with a female author
[ ] A book with a one-word title
[ ] A book of short stories
[ ] A book set in a different country
[ ] A paranormal classic
[ ] A book with a female heroine
[ ] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A book written in the 18th century
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book with a silhouette on the cover
[ ] A book your mom loves
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
[ ] A historical-fiction
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[ ] A play
[ ] A book you can finish in a day
[ ] A penguins classics (that's the publishing company)
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
[ ] A science fiction
[ ] A book with a knight on the cover
[ ] A trilogy
[ ] A book from your childhood
[ ] A book with a love triangle
[ ] A book set in the future
[ ] A book with swashbucklers
[ ] A book with a color in the title
[ ] A book that made you cry
[ ] A book with magic
[ ] A book you have read more than once
[ ] A book by an author you've never read before
[ ] A book you own but have never read
[ ] A book with a couple on the cover
[ ] A book originally written in a different language
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
[ ] A book with a detective
[ ] A banned book
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
[ ] A book you started but never finished
NOTE: The official rules state that the duration period ends on December 31, 2016, however I want to try and do all of the books on the list and know that that will take me more time, so my personal challenge will extend until it's complete.
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◉ R E M E M B E R I N G . D A V I D . B O W I E :: A . R E A D I N G . C H A L L E N G E ◉
No Specified Duration (Started February 12, 2016) | Level: Lazarus | 0 of 100 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
“Don’t you love the Oxford Dictionary? When I first read it, I thought it was a really really long poem about everything.”Full list available on New York Public Library's website.
― David Bowie
. Nothing But Reading Challenges .◉ S T U C K . I N . A . R U T . C H A L L E N G E ◉
February 13, 2016-February 13, 2017 | Level: Die-Hard | 0 of 25+* Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
TASK ONE | A Mix of Old and New
*Need to pick series still
. Nothing But Reading Challenges .◉ T H E . T W E L V E . T O W E R S . C H A L L E N G E ◉
No Specified Duration (Started January 21, 2016) | Level: Undecided | 28 of 78 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
THE 12th TOWER | 12 Books Acquired Since Start Date
[ ] 1. Sinful Confessions by Samantha Holt (purchased Jan 23, 2016)
[ ] 2. Tremaine's True Love by Grace Burrowes (purchased June 20, 2016)
[ ] 3. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker (purchased Sep 28, 2016)
[ ] 4. The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin Yoke (purchased Oct 2, 2016)
[ ] 5. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott (purchased Nov 2, 2016)
[ ] 6. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (purchased Nov 2, 2016)
✔ 7. Midnight Wish by Lily Maxton (purchased Nov 16, 2016) — (Dec 2016) ②
[ ] 8. How To Bed A Baron by Christy English (purchased Nov 16, 2016)
[ ] 9. How to Wed a Warrior by Christy English (purchased Nov 16, 2016)
[ ] 10. A Study in Seduction by Nina Rowan (purchased Nov 19, 2016)
[ ] 11. I Wish You Were Mine by Lauren Layne (purchased Nov 20, 2016)
[ ] 12. A Lady Never Lies by Juliana Gray (purchased Nov 26, 2016)
THE 11th TOWER | 11 Books Never Found Time to Get Around To / That Have Been On My Shelves the Longest (Pre-Selected)
[ ] 1. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein (first book ever added to Goodreads on July 30, 2008)
[ ] 2. The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil (#1 on my TBR list for ~5 years)
[ ] 3. 1776 by David McCullough (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 4. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 5. Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 6. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 7. The Prophet by Khalil Gibran (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 8. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (added Aug 8, 2008)
[ ] 9. I'll Take You There by Joyce Carol Oates (added Aug 11, 2008)
[ ] 10. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown (added Aug 11, 2008)
[ ] 11. The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (added Aug 11, 2008)
THE 10th TOWER | 10 Books Randomly Selected From My Shelves (Pre-Selected using Random.org)
[ ] 1. The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories by Truman Capote (#2555)
[ ] 2. Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout (#3231)
[ ] 3. The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman (#7524)
[ ] 4. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (#1279) 1278 over the edge of the world
[ ] 5. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (#5092)
[ ] 6. The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier (#2453)
[ ] 7. The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (#2745)
[ ] 8. Dreamer by Steven Harper (#6627)
[ ] 9. Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov (#3375)
[ ] 10. Forbidden by Jess Michaels (#8474)
5852 the prince of midnight
68 winning the wallflower
✅ THE 9th TOWER | 9 Books That Are Sequels, Series Continuations, or Spin-Offs
✔ 1. London's Perfect Scoundrel, Lessons in Love, #2 by Suzanne Enoch (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ 2. How to Romance a Rake, Ugly Ducklings, #2 by Manda Collins (Jan 2016) ③
✔ 3. The Devil Takes a Bride, The Cabot Sisters, #2 by Julia London (Jan 2016) ⑤
✔ 4. Good Earl Gone Bad, Lords of Anarchy, #2 by Manda Collins (Jan 2016) ③½
✔ 5. The Spinster Bride, Lords and Ladies Series, #4 by Jane Goodger (Jan 2016) ③
✔ 6. Her Wicked Proposal, The Leagues of Rogues, #3 by Lauren Smith (Jan 2016) ③
✔ 7. The Art of Taming a Rake, Legendary Lovers, #4 by Nicole Jordan (Jan 2016) ②
✔ 8. The Improper Bride, Sisters of Scandal, #5 by Lily Maxton (Jan 2016) ⑤+
✔ 9. Enticing Her Unexpected Bridegroom, Lady Lancaster Garden Society, #4 by Catherine Hemmerling (Feb 2016) ②
✅ THE 8th TOWER | 8 Novellas or Short Stories (Can Be Part of an Anthology)
✔ 1. Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye (Feb 2016) ④
✔ 2. Days of Rakes and Roses by Anna Campbell (Feb 2016) ③
✔ 3. The Affair by Lily Maxton (Nov 2016) ③½
✔ 4. The Wager by Lily Maxton (Nov 2016) ④
✔ 5. The Love Match by Lily Maxton (Nov 2016) ④½
✔ 6. Unlovable by Cynthia St. Aubin (Nov 2016) ③
✔ 7. A Dress the Color of Dusk by Elizabeth Cole (Nov 2016) ②
✔ 8. A Christmas Tragedy: A Short Story by Agatha Christie (July 2016) ④
THE 7th TOWER | 7 Books That Everyone Else Seems to Have Read But Me
[ ] 1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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THE 6th TOWER | 6 Anticipated Releases (Post-Start Date, Pre-Selected)
✔ 1. The Study of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries (released: Mar 22) — (Dec 2016) ④
✔ 2. Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (released: Mar 29)
✔ 3. 'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick (released: Apr 16) — (Feb 2016) ④
[ ] 4. Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh (released: Apr 26)
✔ 5. Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas (released: May 31) — (Nov 2016) ④
✔ 6. A Match Made in Mistletoe: by Anna Campbell (released: Nov 30) — (Dec 2016) ④
THE 5th TOWER | 5 Books Recommended Via Goodreads
[ ] 1. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh (recommended by Catherine)
[ ] 2. The Soldier by Grace Burrowes (recommended by Nikki)
[ ] 3. The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey by Dawn Anahid MacKeen (recommended by Asdeghik)
[ ] 4. The Autobiography of an Execution by David R. Dow (recommended by Stacy)
[ ] 5. Seduction Wears Sapphires by Renee Bernard (recommended by Amy) (?or Squeeze Play?)
THE 4th TOWER | 4 Books Started But Never Finished
[ ] 1. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (started January 10, 2013)
[ ] 2. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (started July 20, 2014)
[ ] 3. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg (started January 13, 2015)
[ ] 4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (started February 16, 2015)
✅ THE 3rd TOWER | 3 Books That Are Rereads
✔ 1. The Matchmaker by Rexanne Becnel (Feb 2016) ④
✔ 2. Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Nov 2016) ④½
✔ 3. Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas (Nov 2016) ④
✅ THE 2nd TOWER | 2 Books with Covers That Don't Fit the Storyline or That I Don't Like
✔ 1. Lord Sebastian's Secret by Jane Ashford (Nov 2016) ①
✔ 2. When Sparks Fly by Sabrina Jeffries (Dec 2016) ①
THE 1st TOWER | 1 Book That Intimidates Me
[ ] 1. War and Peace or Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
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No Specified Duration (Started January 21, 2016) | Level: Hard | 5 of 16 Books Read
The Rules | My Entry
GRYFFINDOR = 0
[ ] Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews — Gryffindor's emblematic animal is the lion: read a book about a lion (or a shape shifter who turns into a lion).
[ ] Gryffindor's emblematic colors are scarlet and gold: read a book that has a predominately scarlet or gold cover.
[ ] "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost of Gryffindor: read a book featuring ghosts or read a book in which someone was decapitated or beheaded. Yikes!
[ ] Members of Gryffindor are described as courageous, chivalrous, and brave to the point of recklessness (sometimes): read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book.
SLYTHERIN = 6
[ ] Slytherin's emblematic animal is the snake: read a book which features a snake on the cover or in the story.
[ ] Slytherin's emblematic colors are green and silver: read a book that has a predominately green or silver cover.
✔ 'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick (4 stars) — The Bloody Baron is the house ghost of Slytherin: read a book in which a suicide or murder takes place. You can also read a book where the protagonist loves someone who does not love them back.
✔ Enticing Her Unexpected Bridegroom by Catherine Hemmerling (2 stars) — Members of Slytherin are described as cunning and shrewd: read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book. Or read a book in which the protagonist irked you.
HUFFLEPUFF = 5
[ ] Helga Hufflepuff, the founder of Hufflepuff, was a witch during medieval times: read a book that is set in a medieval time period (between 5th to the 15th century).
[ ] Hufflepuff's emblematic colors are yellow and black: read a book that has a predominately yellow or black cover.
[ ] Fat Friar, the house ghost of Hufflepuff, dedicated his life to religion: read a book about someone who is extremely religious.
✔ The Improper Bride by Lily Maxton (5+ stars) — Members of Hufflepuff are described as hard working, patient, and loyal: read a book in which the protagonist portrays one of these qualities consistently throughout the book.
RAVENCLAW = 8.5
[ ] Ravenclaw's emblematic animal is the eagle: read a book which features an eagle on the cover or in the story. You can also read a book about someone who can shape shift into a bird of any type.
[ ] Ravenclaw's emblematic colors are blue and bronze: read a book that has a predominately blue or bronze cover.
✔ The Matchmaker by Rexanne Becnel (4 stars) — Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Ravenclaw, was Scottish: read a book that takes place in Scotland.
✔ The Runaway Princess by Christina Dodd (4.5 stars) — Members of Ravenclaw are described as intelligent, witty, and wise: read a book in which the protagonist is scholarly, bookish, all knowing, etc.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
AUTHOR'S NATIONALITY or ORIGINAL PUBLISHING COUNTRY or BOOK SETTING or BOOK SUBJECT
[ B O O K . S E T T I N G ]
England — Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (May 2016) ④
India — The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (Dec 2016) ③½
Afghanistan — Albania — Algeria — Andorra — Angola — Antigua and Barbuda — Argentina — Armenia — Aruba — Australia — Austria — Azerbaijan — Bahamas, The — Bahrain — Bangladesh — Barbados — Belarus — Belgium — Belize — Benin — Bhutan — Bolivia — Bosnia and Herzegovina — Botswana — Brazil — Brunei — Bulgaria — Burkina Faso — Burma — Burundi — Cambodia — Cameroon — Canada — Cape Verde — Central African Republic — Chad — Chile — China — Colombia — Comoros — Congo, Democratic Republic of the — Congo, Republic of the — Costa Rica — Cote d'Ivoire — Croatia — Cuba — Curacao — Cyprus — Czech Republic — Denmark — Djibouti — Dominica — Dominican Republic — East Timor (see Timor-Leste) — Ecuador — Egypt — El Salvador — Equatorial Guinea — Eritrea — Estonia — Ethiopia — Fiji — Finland — France — Gabon — Gambia, The — Georgia — Germany — Ghana — Greece — Grenada — Guatemala — Guinea — Guinea-Bissau — Guyana — Haiti — Holy See — Honduras — Hong Kong — Hungary — Iceland — Indonesia — Iran — Iraq — Ireland — Israel — Italy — Jamaica — Japan — Jordan — Kazakhstan — Kenya — Kiribati — Korea, North — Korea, South — Kosovo — Kuwait — Kyrgyzstan — Laos — Latvia — Lebanon — Lesotho — Liberia — Libya — Liechtenstein — Lithuania — Luxembourg — Macau — Macedonia — Madagascar — Malawi — Malaysia — Maldives — Mali — Malta — Marshall Islands — Mauritania — Mauritius — Mexico — Micronesia — Moldova — Monaco — Mongolia — Montenegro — Morocco — Mozambique — Namibia — Nauru — Nepal — Netherlands — Netherlands Antilles — New Zealand — Nicaragua — Niger — Nigeria — North Korea — Norway — Oman — Pakistan — Palau — Palestinian Territories — Panama — Papua New Guinea — Paraguay — Peru — Philippines — Poland — Portugal — Qatar — Romania — Russia — Rwanda — Saint Kitts and Nevis — Saint Lucia — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Samoa — San Marino — Sao Tome and Principe — Saudi Arabia — Scotland — Senegal — Serbia — Seychelles — Sierra Leone — Singapore — Sint Maarten — Slovakia — Slovenia — Solomon Islands — Somalia — South Africa — South Korea — South Sudan — Spain — Sri Lanka — Sudan — Suriname — Swaziland — Sweden — Switzerland — Syria — Taiwan — Tajikistan — Tanzania — Thailand — Timor-Leste — Togo — Tonga — Trinidad and Tobago — Tunisia — Turkey — Turkmenistan — Tuvalu — Uganda — Ukraine — United Arab Emirates — Uruguay — Uzbekistan — Vanuatu — Venezuela — Vietnam — Yemen — Zambia — Zimbabwe
GENRES CHALLENGE
FICTION
Chick Lit — Classics — Fantasy — Historical Fiction — Horror — Humor & Comedy — Mystery — Paranormal — Poetry — Romance — Science Fiction — Suspense — Thriller
NON-FICTION
Art — Biography — Business — Crime — History — Memoir — Music — Philosophy — Psychology — Religion — Science — Self Help — Spirituality — Sports — Travel
R O M A N C E . R E A D E R S . R E A D I N G . C H A L L E N G E S [In-Progress]
♥ 2016 A-Z Author Challenge
♥ 2016 A-Z Book Title Challenge
♥ 2016 A-Z Female Character Challenge
♥ 2016 A-Z Male Character Challenge
♥ 2016 Stacking the Series Challenge
B O O K W O R M . B I T C H E S :: R e a l . B i t c h e s . R e a d . B o o k s [In-Progress]
⌘ 2016 Word Play Challenge
⌘ 2016 Take a Bite Out of Those Chunksters
⌘ 2016 It's All In the Title Challenge
⌘ Classics Scavenger Hunt Challenge
N O T H I N G . B U T . R E A D I N G . C H A L L E N G E S [In-Progress]
◉ Remembering David Bowie: A Reading Challenge
◉ Stuck In a Rut Challenge
◉ The Twelve Towers Challenge
◉ The Harry Potter Sorting Hat Reading Challenge
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