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Personal Challenge #1: Reading "Regular" BooksDuration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
18/40 read
* Read forty books that do not qualify as historical, contemporary, or paranormal romance; six of the forty must commonly be considered "classics"
✔ Still Life by Louise Penny --- January 22nd | 3.5 stars
✔ The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart --- February 7th | 4 stars
✔ A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny --- March 1st | 4 stars
✔ The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester --- March 23rd | 3.5 stars
✔ The Company We Keep by Robert and Dayna Baer --- April 11th | 3.5 stars
✔ Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin --- April 16th | 4 stars
✔ The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino --- April 28th | 4 stars
✔ Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks --- May 9th | 4.5 stars
✔ Death Angels by Åke Edwardson --- May 17th | 3.5 stars
✔ Murder on Nob Hill by Shirley Tallman --- May 23rd | 4 stars
✔ The Russian Hill Murders by Shirley Tallman --- May 24th | 4 stars
✔ The Shadow Woman by Åke Edwardson --- May 30th | 4 stars
✔ The Cliff House Strangler by Shirley Tallman --- June 4th | 3.5 stars
✔ Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn --- June 7th | 5+ stars
✔ Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn --- June 9th | 4 stars
✔ Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn --- June 10th | 4 stars
✔ Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly --- September 17th | 5 stars
✔ The Taker by Alma Katsu --- September 25th | 3.5 stars
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Personal Challenge #2: A-Z AuthorsDuration: January 2011 - Until Finished
19/26 read
* Read 26 books, each one's author's last name beginning with a different letter of the alphabet
A -- Dee J. Adams, Elena Aitken, Lacey Alexander, Evangeline Anderson
B -- Laura Bacchi, Dayna Baer, Robert Baer, Maya Banks^2, Nicki Bennett, Eve Berlin, Alfred Bester, Toni Blake^2, Rachel Brimble, Christina Brooke, Geraldine Brooks, Jenny Brown, Jaci Burton
C -- Anne Calhoun, Mari Carr, Megan Chance, Kresley Cole^2, Anna Campbell
D -- Cameron Dane, Lauren Dane^2, Bonnie Dee, Meredith Duran
E -- Åke Edwardson^2, Cara Elliott, Karen Erickson
F -- Charlotte Featherstone, Calista Fox, Tom Franklin, Jeaniene Frost^3
G -- Cornelia Grey
H -- Keigo Higashino, Elizabeth Hoyt^7
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J -- E.L. James^2, Carolyn Jewel^2
K -- Alma Katsu, Laura Kaye^2, Lydia Kelly, Beth Kery^5, Kieran Kramer, Laura Kinsale
L -- Emma Lang, Lora Leigh^6, Cherrie Lynn
M -- Bruce Machart, Casea Major, Anne Mallory^2, Ashley March, Claire Matthews, Lissa Matthews, Laurel McKee, Cara McKenna^3, Shannon McKenna^2, Christine Merrill, Kasey Michaels, Courtney Milan
N -- Chloe Neill^4, Kate Noble^2
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P -- Louise Penny^2
Q -- Julia Quinn
R -- Deanna Raybourn^3, Sylvain Reynard, Karen Robards
S -- Robin Schone^2, Jill Shalvis, Leia Shaw^2, Barbara Dawson Smith, Roxanne St. Claire, Shannon Stacey, Shelli Stevens^2, Anne Stuart
T -- Ariel Tachna, Shirley Tallman^3
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W -- Shiloh Walker, Beth Williamson
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Juliana, You have yours goals all nice and neatly stated. Impressive!
Thanks! I saw a similar thing on someone else's challenge and thought that would make it more interesting. Especially since I am really trying to go back to reading a mix of romances and regular books ... hopefully I can achieve my goal on that one!
We Love Lisa Kleypas: All Things Summer Challenge 2011Duration: June 21, 2011 - September 22, 2011
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
17/20 read
* Title has "summer" in it
✔ One Reckless Summer by Tony Blake (thanks for the rec Dhestiny!) --- July 27th | 4.5 stars
* One of the main character's first or last name is Summer
✔ Negligee Behavior by Shelli Stevens --- July 10th | 4.5 stars
* Story takes place mostly or fully during the summertime
✔ Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken --- August 31st | 2.5 stars
✔ Bad Girl By Night by Lacey Alexander --- August 4th | 2.5 stars
✔ Exorcising Sean's Ghost by Beth Kery --- August 10th | 4.5 stars
✔ Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn --- August 29th | 4.5 stars
✔ Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill --- July 8th | 4.5 stars
✔ Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey --- July 10th | 3.5 stars
* Summers are sublime for slow seductions
✔ Lady of Seduction by Laurel McKee --- July 13th | 2.5 stars
* Has two S's in a row in the book title or author's name, in honor of summer
✔ Heiress in Love by Christina Brooke --- June 30th | 5 stars
✔ A Lady's Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran --- June 28th | 4.5 stars
✔ Lessons in Indiscretion by Karen Erickson --- August 10th | 3.5 stars
✔ Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale --- August 10th | 4 stars
✔ Ruthless Heart by Emma Lang --- July 3rd | 5 stars
✔ Romancing the Countess by Ashley March --- August 29th | TBD
✔ Miss Winthorpe's Elopement by Christine Merrill --- August 1st | 3.5 stars
✔ Shameless by Anne Stuart --- June 25th | 4 stars
Possibles:
TBR - Summer Breeze by Catherine Anderson
TBR - One Summer by Karen Robards
TBR - Summer by Edith Wharton
TBR - The Twisted Thread by Charlotte Bacon
TBR - The Rules of Seduction by Madeline Hunter
TBR - Portrait of Seduction by Carrie Lofty
TBR - The Queen's Governess by Karen Harper
TBR - Nearly a Lady by Alissa Johnson
TBR - Everything Forbidden by Jess Michaels
TBR - Nothing Denied by Jess Michaels
TBR - Something Reckless by Jess Michaels
TBR - Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
TBR - Ruthless by Anne Stuart
TBR - Reckless by Anne Stuart
TBR - Breathless by Anne Stuart
* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
5/5 read --- Completed on July 14, 2011
Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired: July 2011 Challenge
Duration: July 1 - July 31
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
* Books that take place in the U.S. in honor of July 4th
✔ New Hampshire - Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey --- July 10th | 3.5 stars
✔ Las Vegas, Nevada - Negligee Behavior by Shelli Stevens --- July 10th | 4.5 stars
✔ Seattle, Washington - Inside Out by Lauren Dane --- July 2nd | 2.5 stars
✔ Utah - Ruthless Heart by Emma Lang --- July 3rd | 5 stars
* One book of my choice
✔ Chicago, Illinois - Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill --- July 14th | 4.5 stars
* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
5/5 read --- Completed on July 25, 2011
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: July Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1 - July 31
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
✔ J is for July (Jewel) - Scandal by Carolyn Jewel --- July 5th | 4.5 stars
✔ Happy Birthday! (Cathy's bookshelf) - Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill --- July 6th | 4 stars
✔ Geography (Richmond, Virginia) - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost --- July 4th | 3.5 stars
✔ USA Independence Day, July 4 (red cover) - The Lover by Robin Schone --- July 11th | 3.5 stars
✔ Reader's Choice - Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna --- July 25th | 3.5 stars
(Challenge originally was for 8 books and included Forever Freed by Laura Kaye, One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake, and Blind Justice by Bruce Alexander. By July 30th I'd read 7 of the 8, having just started Alexander's book, so I lowered my selection to 5.)
Bookworm B*tches: 50 State Challenge for 2011Duration: January 2011 - Until Finished
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
24/51 read
* Read 50 books, each set or primarily taking place in a different one of the 50 U.S. states. There is no deadline to finish. Read any book from any genre.
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
✔ Arizona (AZ) - Butterfly Unpinned by Laura Bacchi and Bonnie Dee --- August 12th | 4.5 stars
Arkansas (AR)
✔ California (CA) - Murder on Nob Hill by Shirley Tallman --- May 23rd | 4 stars
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
✔ Georgia (GA) - Making Chase by Lauren Dane --- June 24th | 4 stars
✔ Hawaii (HI) - Paradise Rules by Beth Kery --- July 29th | 2 stars
Idaho (ID)
✔ Illinois (IL) - Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill --- July 8th | 4.5 stars
✔ Indiana (IN) - Dangerous Race by Dee J. Adams --- August 22nd | 4.5 stars
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
✔ Kentucky (KY) - Nauti Kisses by Lora Leigh in Nauti and Wild --- June 21st | 4 stars
Louisiana (LA)
✔ Maine (ME) - The Taker by Alma Katsu --- September 25th | 3.5 stars
Maryland (MD)
✔ Massachusetts (MA) - Caleb's Crossing: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks --- May 9th | 4.5 stars
✔ Michigan (MI) - Forever Freed by Laura Kaye --- July 26th | 4 stars
Minnesota (MN)
✔ Mississippi (MS) - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin --- April 16th | 4 stars
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
✔ Nevada (NV) - Negligee Behavior by Shelli Stevens --- July 10th | 4.5 stars
✔ New Hampshire (NH) - Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey --- July 10th | 3.5 stars
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
✔ New York (NY) - The Portrait by Megan Chance --- August 13th | 5+ stars
✔ North Carolina (NC) - Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly --- September 17th | 5 stars
North Dakota (ND)
✔ Ohio (OH) - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost --- June 2nd | 4 stars
Oklahoma (OK)
✔ Oregon (OR) - Flash Point by Shelli Stevens --- August 1st | 3 stars
Pennsylvania (PA)
Rhode Island (RI)
✔ South Carolina (SC) - Nobody's Angel by Karen Robards --- May 28th | 3.5 stars
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
✔ Texas (TX) - The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart --- February 7th | 4 stars
✔ Utah (UT) - Ruthless Heart by Emma Lang --- July 3rd | 5 stars
Vermont (VT)
✔ Virginia (VA) - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost --- July 4th | 3.5 stars
✔ Washington (WA) - Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis --- February 11th | 3.5 stars
✔ West Virginia (WV) - Erotic Research by Mari Carr --- August 11th | 2.5 stars
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)
* Bonus
✔ District of Columbia (DC) - Hearts in Darkness by Laura Kaye --- June 27th | 4.5 stars
Bookworm B*tches: 2011 A-Z Book ChallengeDuration: January 2011 - Until Finished
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
My GR Shelf:
22/26 read
* Read 26 books, each one's title beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Articles such as "A," "An," and "The" can be ignored. For the "X," any book with the letter in the title is acceptable.
✔ A - Apples and Regret and Wasted Time by Cornelia Grey --- September 13th | 4.5 stars
✔ B - Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna --- July 25th | 3.5 stars
✔ C - The Company We Keep by Robert and Dayna Baer --- April 11th | 3.5 stars
✔ D - The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester --- March 23rd | 3.5 stars
✔ E - Extreme Danger by Shannon McKenna --- July 22nd | 4 stars
✔ F - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny --- March 1st | 4 stars
✔ G - Gabriel's Woman by Robin Schone --- July 12th | 4 stars
✔ H - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost --- June 2nd | 4 stars
✔ I - If You Dare by Kresley Cole --- April 29th | 4.5 stars
✔ J - Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn --- May 2nd | 3 stars
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✔ L - Lord Lightning by Jenny Brown --- May 5th | 2 stars
✔ M - Midnight's Wild Passion by Anna Campbell --- May 31st | 4 stars
✔ N - Never a Lady by Barbara Dawson Smith --- February 6th | 4 stars
✔ O - One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake --- July 27th | 4.5 stars
✔ P - Paradise Rules by Beth Kery --- July 29th | 2 stars
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✔ R - The Russian Hill Murders by Shirley Tallman --- May 24th | 4 stars
✔ S - Still Life by Louise Penny --- January 22nd | 3.5 stars
✔ T - The Taming of the Rake by Kasey Michaels --- June 18th | 1.5 stars
✔ U - Unlocked by Courtney Milan --- June 4th | 3.5 stars
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✔ W - The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart --- February 7th | 4 stars
✔ X - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino --- April 28th | 4 stars
✔ Y - Yours To Keep by Shannon Stacey --- July 10th | 3.5 stars
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* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
10/10 read --- Completed on August 29, 2011
Bookworm B*tches: Summer Challenge 2011
Duration: July 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
✔ Summer Solstice - In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory --- August 27th | 4 stars
✔ Graduation Month - Intimate Friends by Claire Matthews --- August 10th | 4.5 stars
✔ J is for July - At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost --- July 24th | 3.5 stars
✔ Fourth of July - Gabriel's Woman by Robin Schone --- July 12th | 4 stars
✔ Life's a Beach - Paradise Rules by Beth Kery --- July 29th | 2 stars
✔ Parents' Day, July 24 - Forever Freed by Laura Kaye --- July 26th | 4 stars
✔ I Forgot Day, July 2 - Romancing the Countess by Ashley March --- August 29th | 4.5 stars
✔ International Joke Day, July 1 - Pinocchio Syndrome by Casea Major --- August 21st | 3.5 stars
✔ A is for August - Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken --- August 31st | 2.5 stars
✔ S is for September - Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard --- August 16th | 2.5 stars
* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
5/5 read --- Completed on August 13, 2011
Bookworm B*tches: Summer Friendly Reading Challenge 2011
Duration: July 15, 2011 - August 15, 2011
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
* Read five of the following books chosen from the "Read" shelves of five different GR friends
✔ (Shawna) - Whisper Falls by Toni Blake --- August 11th | 4.5 stars
✔ (Hannah) - The Portrait by Megan Chance --- August 13th | 5+ stars
✔ (Audrey) - The Sweetest Tattoo by Cameron Dane --- August 8th | 4 stars
✔ (Jess) - Lessons in Indiscretion by Karen Erickson --- August 10th | 3.5 stars
✔ (Ruth) - Miss Winthorpe's Elopement by Christine Merrill --- August 1st | 3.5 stars
* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
14/10 read --- Completed on August 31, 2011
We Love Lisa Kleypas: August's Build Your Own Challenge
Duration: August 1 - August 31
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
My Self-Styled All About A's Challenge to Celebrate August!
* Book takes place somewhere that starts with A
✔ Butterfly Unpinned by Laura Bacchi and Bonnie Dee (Arizona) --- August 12th | 4.5 stars
✔ Intimate Friends by Claire Matthews (Austin, Texas) --- August 10th | 4.5 stars
* At least one of the main characters' name begins with an A
✔ Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken (Alexis) --- August 31st | 2.5 stars
✔ Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James (Anastasia) --- August 17th | 5+ stars
✔ In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory (Andreas) --- August 27th | 4 stars
* There are A's throughout the main characters' names
✔ Dangerous Race by Dee J. Adams (Tracey Bradshaw, Mac Reynolds) --- August 22nd | 4.5 stars
✔ Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale (Trevelyan d'Agustin, Callista Taillefaire) Aug 10th | 4 stars
* An adjective that starts with the letter A describes one or both of the main characters
✔ Whisper Falls by Toni Blake (both are artists) --- August 11th | 4.5 stars
✔ The Portrait by Megan Chance (Jonas is an artist) --- August 13th | 5+ stars
✔ The Sweetest Tattoo by Cameron Dane (Kelsie is a tattoo artist) --- August 8th | 4 stars
✔ Release by Beth Kery (Genny is an artist) --- August 4th | 4 stars
✔ Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn (Evan is an attorney) --- August 29th | 4.5 stars
✔ Don't Call Her Angel by Cara McKenna (Rasul is Arab-Israeli) --- August 23rd | 3.5 stars
✔ Destiny United by Leia Shaw (Erin is an alcoholic) --- August 6th | 1 star / DNF
* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
12/12 read --- Completed on August 29, 2011
We Love Lisa Kleypas: August's Spell It Out! Challenge
Duration: August 1 - August 31
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
* Letter is at the beginning of one of the words in the title, or is the beginning of the author's first or last name
✔ A - Dangerous Race by Dee J. Adams --- August 22nd | 4.5 stars
✔ U - Butterfly Unpinned by Laura Bacchi and Bonnie Dee --- August 12th | 4.5 stars
✔ G - Grey's Awakening by Cameron Dane --- August 26th | 4 stars
✔ U - Destiny United by Leia Shaw --- August 7th | 1 star / DNF
✔ S - Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James --- August 17th | 5+ stars
✔ T - The Sweetest Tattoo by Cameron Dane --- August 8th | 4 stars
✔ S - IOU Sex by Calista Fox --- August 12th | 4 stars
✔ U - Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn --- August 29th | 4.5 stars
✔ M - The Portrait by Megan Chance --- August 13th | 5+ stars
✔ M - Masks by Evangeline Anderson --- August 23rd | 4 stars
✔ E - Erotic Research by Mari Carr --- August 11th | 2.5 stars
✔ R - Paying the Piper by Rachel Brimble --- August 21st | 3 stars
* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
20/20 read --- Completed on September 15, 2011
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Drink / Cocktails Theme Challenge
Duration: July 15, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Round One: Level of Intoxication: Hammered (20 drinks)
✔ 7&7 (author's names have 7 letters) - Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard --- Aug 16th | 2.5 stars
✔ Bay Breeze (go sailing on catamaran) - Fifty Shades Darker by E. L. James --- Sep 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ Bloody Mary (suspense & kick-ass h.) - Dangerous Race by Dee J. Adams --- Aug 22nd | 4.5 stars
✔ Cosmo (Emma and Noah are BFF) - Intimate Friends by Claire Matthews --- August 10th | 4.5 stars
✔ Flaming Lamborghini ("burn" in title) - Wicked Burn by Beth Kery --- July 30th | 4 stars
✔ Jägerbomb (explosives specialist, bomb goes off) - Explosive by Beth Kery --- July 25th | 3.5 stars
✔ Lemon Drop (heroine is (too) acerbic) - Destiny Divided by Leia Shaw --- July 31st | 2.5 stars
✔ Manhattan (New York City) - The Portrait by Megan Chance --- August 13th | 5+ stars
✔ Martini (surveillance expert) - Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna --- July 25th | 3.5 stars
✔ Mint Julep (Reston, Virginia) - Don't Call Her Angel by Cara McKenna --- August 23rd | 3.5 stars
✔ Rob Roy (Trev is rebel/outlaw) - Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale --- August 10th | 4 stars
✔ Rum Runner (human trafficking) - Extreme Danger by Shannon McKenna --- July 22nd | 4 stars
✔ Rusty Nail (Destiny, Ohio) - One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake --- July 27th | 4.5 stars
✔ Salty Dog (both have dogs) - Exorcising Sean's Ghost by Beth Kery --- August 10th | 4.5 stars
✔ Sex on the Beach (erotica, Hawaii) - Paradise Rules by Beth Kery --- July 29th | 2 stars
✔ Snakebite (hero is vampire) - Forever Freed by Laura Kaye --- July 26th | 4 stars
✔ Tennessee Cowboy (set in S.C.) - The Sweetest Tattoo by Cameron Dane --- August 8th | 4 stars
✔ Tequila Sunrise (AZ, San Diego) - Butterfly Unpinned by L. Bacchi, B. Dee --- Aug 12th | 4.5 stars
✔ Virgin Bloody Mary (red cover) - Willing Victim by Cara McKenna --- July 28th | 4 stars
✔ White Russian (cover mostly white) - In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory --- Aug 27th | 4 stars
* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
12/12 read --- Completed on September 15th
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: The 4 Elements Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Difficulty Level: Transmuter
Read three books for each element, one book for each category with no repeats
Earth✔ Cover (brown) - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost --- July 4th | 3.5 stars
✔ Setting (winter) - Flash Point by Shelli Stevens --- August 1st | 3 stars
✔ Character ("protector") - Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill --- July 14th | 4.5 stars
Water✔ Cover (blue) - Gabriel's Woman by Robin Schone --- July 12th | 4 stars
✔ Setting (island) - Lady of Seduction by Laurel McKee --- July 13th | 2 stars
✔ Character (entrepreneur/business tycoon) - Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- Sep 15th | 4.5
Fire✔ Cover (purple) - Paying the Piper by Rachel Brimble --- August 21st | 3 stars
✔ Setting (summer) - Bad Girl By Night by Lacey Alexander --- August 4th | 2.5 stars
✔ Character (alpha hero) - Wicked Burn by Beth Kery --- July 30th | 4 stars
Air✔ Cover (white) - In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory --- August 27th | 4 stars
✔ Setting (spring) - Lessons in Indiscretion by Karen Erickson --- August 10th | 3.5 stars
✔ Character (astronomist / teacher) - One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake --- July 27th | 4.5 stars
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: A-Z Friends ChallengeDuration: February 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
8/26 read
* Read 26 books from the bookshelves of friends or other RRRC members whose names or nicknames start with different letters of the alphabet. Any book from their shelves can be read, but it's preferred that they have already read it (those are marked with ^). For the letter "X," any person with the letter in their name is acceptable.
* BONUS: Have either the book's title or the author's name start with the same letter as the friend.
A (Ally) - TBR - Angels' Blood by Jeaniene Frost by Nalini Singh
✔ B (Beanbag)^ -
C (Cat11 Lopez)^ - TBR - Caught by Jami Alden
D (Dina)^ - TBR - Destined to Last by Alissa Johnson
D (Denise)^ - TBR - The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
E (Eastofoz)^ - TBR - Everything Forbidden by Jess Michaels
✔ F (Fiction Vixen)^ -
G (Gray)^ - TBR - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
H (Heidi) - TBR - Hot in Here by Sophie Renwick
I (iluvbooks)^ - TBR - Into the Wild or Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
✔ J (Jess the Romanceaholic)^ -
K (karen)^ - TBR - The Known World by Edward P. Jones
✔ L (Lady Vale)^ -
✔ M (Michelle, Bookshelf Stalking ...)^ -
✔ N (Nicole S.)^ -
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✔ R (Ruth)^ -
S (seton)^ - TBR - Something Reckless by Jess Michaels
T (Tammy)^ - TBR - To Have and To Hold by Patricia Gaffney
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✔ W (willaful)^ -
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Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Romance 101Duration: 6 months (August 1, 2011 - February 1, 2012)
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
5/12 read
* Read one book from each romance sub-genre listed.
✔ Contemporary -
✔ Historical -
Suspense - Inside by Brenda Novak
Paranormal - Dark Awakening by Kendra Leigh Castle
Science Fiction or Futuristic - Soulless by Gail Carriger
Fantasy - Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
Time Travel - Daring Time by Beth Kery
Inspirational (Jewish) - Daniel Deronda by George Eliot or The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff
Multi-Cultural or Interracial - Burn by Crystal Hubbard or Ice Blue or Fire And Ice by Anne Stuart
✔ Erotic -
✔ Serial or Category -
✔ Mainstream Fiction with Love Story -
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: A Lifetime of BooksDuration: 1 year (August 1, 2011 - August 1, 2012)
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
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* Read a book published in every year of your life
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1994 (TBR) - Blind Justice by Bruce Alexander
1995 (TBR) - The Portrait by Megan Chance or To Have and To Hold by Patricia Gaffney
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1998 (TBR) - Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati or My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway
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2001 (TBR) - The Outlaw and the Lady by Lorraine Heath
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2004 (TBR) - One Day by David Nicholls
2005 (TBR) - Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase
2006 (TBR) - The Rules of Seduction by Madeline Hunter, Angels Fall by Nora Roberts, or Lover Eternal by J. R. Ward
2007 (TBR) - Ice Blue by Anne Stuart
2008 (TBR) - The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
2009 (TBR) - For the Earl's Pleasure by Anne Mallory or Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
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Romance Readers Reading Challenges: A-Z Female Character ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
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* Read 26 books with female characters' names that start with different letters of the alphabet. Entries can either be for either the first or last name of a major female character in the book.
* Bonus: Use only first names and do not use more than one female character from the same book.
✔ Anna Wren - The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt --- May 10th | 5 stars
✔ Bethia Mayfield - Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks --- May 9th | 4.5 stars
✔ Catherine (Cat) Crawfield) - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost --- June 2nd | 4 stars
✔ Dayna Baer - The Company We Keep by Robert and Dayna Baer --- April 11th | 3.5 stars
✔ Eliza Farrell - Lord Lightning by Jenny Brown --- May 5th | 2 stars
✔ Fiona Carlisle - IOU Sex by Calista Fox --- August 12th | TBD
✔ Graciela Guillermo - The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart --- February 7th | 4 stars
✔ Helen Fitzwilliam - To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt --- May 21st | 4 stars
✔ Isabella Fairmont - Seduction & Scandal by Charlotte Featherstone --- May 29th | 3.5 stars
✔ Julia Grey - Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn --- June 7th | 5+ stars
✔ Kate Woodbridge - To Tempt a Rake by Cara Elliott --- January 31st | 3.5 stars
✔ Lucinda Craddock-Hayes - The Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt --- May 19th | 3.5 stars
✔ Mary Sheppard - Never a Lady by Barbara Dawson Smith --- February 6th | 4 stars
✔ Nell Whitby - A Lady's Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran --- June 28th | 4.5 stars
✔ Olivia "Ollie" Sutton - Forever Freed by Laura Kaye --- July 26th | 4 stars
✔ Penelope Winthorpe - Miss Winthorpe's Elopement by Christine Merrill --- Aug 1st | 3.5 stars
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✔ Raine Cameron - Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna --- July 25th | 3.5 stars
✔ Sarah Woolson - Murder on Nob Hill by Shirley Tallman --- May 23rd | 4 stars
✔ Tate Murphy - Making Chase by Lauren Dane --- June 24th | 4 stars
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✔ Victoria Childers - Gabriel's Woman by Robin Schone --- July 12th | 4 stars
✔ Winnifred Crane - Follow My Lead by Kate Noble --- May 4th | 4.5 stars
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✔ Yasuko Hanaoka - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino --- April 28th | 4.5 stars
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Romance Readers Reading Challenges: A-Z Male Character ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
21/26 read
* Read 26 books with male characters' names that start with different letters of the alphabet. Entries can either be for either the first or last name of a major male character in the book.
* Bonus: Use only first names and do not use more than one male character from the same book.
✔ Armand Gamache - Still Life by Louise Penny --- January 22nd | 3.5 stars
✔ Ben Reich - The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester --- March 23rd | 3.5 stars
✔ Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck - Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks --- May 9th | 4.5 stars
✔ Dante De Matteo - Desire's Edge by Eve Berlin --- September 11th | 3 stars
✔ Erik Winter - Death Angels by Åke Edwardson --- May 17th | 3.5 stars
✔ Flynn - Willing Victim by Cara McKenna --- July 28th | 4 stars
✔ Gwilym, Earl of Banallt - Scandal by Carolyn Jewel --- July 5th | 4.5 stars
✔ Harry Pye - The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt --- May 18th | 4.5 stars
✔ Ian Connelly - Nobody's Angel by Karen Robards --- May 28th | 3.5 stars
✔ Jasper Renshaw - To Seduce A Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt --- May 21st | 5+ stars
✔ Karel Skala - The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart --- February 7th | 4 stars
✔ Lazarus Huntington - Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt --- April 30th | 5 stars
✔ Maximillian Fontaine - Compromised by Kate Noble --- May 4th | 4.5 stars
✔ Nicholas Brisbane - Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn --- June 7th | 5+ stars
✔ Oliver "Beau" Blackthorn - The Taming of the Rake by Kasey Michaels --- June 18th | 1.5 stars
✔ Pierce Godfrey - The Russian Hill Murders by Shirley Tallman --- May 24th | 4 stars
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✔ Roman Merrick - One Night Is Never Enough by Anne Mallory --- June 5th | 4 stars
✔ Silas "32" Jones - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin --- April 16th | 4 stars
✔ Tetsuya Ishigami - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino --- April 28th | 4.5 stars
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✔ Vic Savian - Wicked Burn by Beth Kery --- July 30th | 4 stars
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✔ Zach Angelino - Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire --- June 28th | 3 stars
Nothing But Reading Challenges: The Heroine ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 6, 2011 - Until Finished)
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Level: Difficult (9+ books for every type of heroine)
Read one or more books for each of the following types of heroine. You set the pace / time and the amount of books of each type of heroine you wish to read.
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* Outsider / Rebel / Bluestocking Heroine
Tough, self-sufficient, self-thinking woman who will not conform just because she's told to by others or because society dictates it. A person who wishes to control her is barking up the wrong tree.
✔ Kelsie Cole - The Sweetest Tattoo by Cameron Dane --- August 8th | 4 stars
✔ Tracey (Trace) Bradshaw - Dangerous Race by Dee J. Adams --- August 22nd | 4.5 stars
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Plain looking and overlooked by most but an extraordinary type of woman that excels at everything but small talk. Needs someone who can look beyond the surface and see her inner beauty.
✔ Lady Calista "Callie" Taillefaire - Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale --- August 10th | 4 stars
✔ Julia Martin - Erotic Research by Mari Carr --- August 11th | 2.5 stars
✔ Imogene "Geanie" Carter - The Portrait by Megan Chance --- August 13th | 5+ stars
✔ Leah George - Romancing the Countess by Ashley March --- August 29th | TBD
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* Professional Heroine
Sometimes mistaken as being a bitch for using her authority, but she just knows how to handle people and will not be pushed around. Needs someone not intimidated by her brain or her authority and can give as good as they take.
✔ Lacey Meyers - Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
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* Rich Girl Heroine
Rich and smart and a little spoiled, but has a good heart. Needs someone who'll appreciate her for her and not her money.
✔ Rosaria (Rose) De Luca - Pinocchio Syndrome by Casea Major --- August 21st | 3.5 stars
✔ Raleigh Anne Winters - Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly --- September 17th | 5 stars
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Smarter than your average bear and willing to use that to her advantage. Needs someone that will not be intimidated by her brain and can hold their own.
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* Spinster Heroine
Thought to be too old to ever marry, but possesses hidden passion and is too smart to settle for anything less than she deserves. She needs someone that has it all.
✔ Caroly Evardt - Curio by Cara McKenna --- October 1st | 3.5 stars
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* Woman Warrior / Kick-Butt Heroine
Tough, self-sufficient, uncompromising and needs someone that won't change her and accepts her the way she is - faults & all.
✔ Grace Butler - Paying the Piper by Rachel Brimble --- August 21st | 3 stars
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* Mix / She-Devil Heroine
Mischievous, feisty, and self-thinking. Will give a person a run for their money and will be well worth it.
✔ Phoebe Pace - In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory --- August 27th | 4 stars
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* Girl Next Door Heroine
She's pretty, smart, sweet, wholesome, but somewhat naïve. Most likely to fall for the boy next door.
✔ Emma Whitten - Intimate Friends by Claire Matthews --- August 10th | 4.5 stars
✔ Belle March - Exorcising Sean's Ghost by Beth Kery --- August 10th | 4.5 stars
✔ Tessa Sheridan - Whisper Falls by Toni Blake --- August 11th | 4.5 stars
✔ Julianne (Julia) Mitchell - Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard --- August 16th | 2.5 stars
✔ Anastasia (Ana) Steele - Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James --- August 17th | 5+ stars
✔ Chloe - Masks by Evangeline Anderson --- August 23rd | 4 stars
✔ Kelsey Peterson - Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn --- August 29th | 4.5 stars
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Strong, self-sufficient, and dangerous woman who won't put up with cr@p. Needs a person who can handle her and not be intimidated. Can be a witch, vampire, shape-shifter, etc.
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Nothing But Reading Challenges: Read Your NameDuration: My Choice (August 11, 2011 - Until Finished)
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
11/27 read
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✔ U - Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn --- August 29th | 4.5 stars
✔ L - Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
✔ I - In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory --- August 27th | 4 stars
✔ A - Apples and Regret and Wasted Time by Cornelia Grey --- September 13th | 4.5 stars
✔ N - Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken --- August 31st | 2.5 stars
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✔ P - Paying the Piper by Rachel Brimble --- August 21st | 3 stars
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✔ P - The Portrait by Megan Chance --- August 13th | 5+ stars
✔ P - Pinocchio Syndrome by Casea Major --- August 21st | 3.5 stars
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✔ R - Romancing the Countess by Ashley March --- August 29th | 4.5 stars
✔ T - The Taker by Alma Katsu --- September 25th | 3.5 stars
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✔ S - Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly --- September 17th | 5 stars
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Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: my choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
* The April Mini-Challenge - Read your birthday month (spell-it-out challenge).
* The Diamond Mini-Challenge - Read your birthstone (spell-it-out challenge). Read six to eight books that either have a diamond pictured on the cover, all-white covers, or "diamond" in the title.
* The Western Astrological Sign Mini-Challenge - Read your astrological sign (spell-it-out challenge).
* The Chinese Zodiac Sign Mini-Challenge - Read your Chinese element and animal (spell-it-out challenge).
* The Destination Egypt or Russia Mini-Challenge - Read three to four books set in the country you'd like to visit.
* The Historical Romance Mini-Challenge - Read three to four books from your favorite genre.
* The Favorite Authors Mini-Challenge - Read three to four books written by some of your favorite authors.
* The Artichoke Mini-Challenge - Read one of your favorite foods (spell-it-out challenge).
* The Meant-to-Read Authors Mini-Challenge - Read three to four books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to.
* The All-Time-Favorite Hero Mini-Challenge - Read your favorite book crush's name (spell-it-out challenge).
* The Favorite Flowers Mini-Challenge - Read your favorite flower (spell-it-out challenge).
* * * MINI-CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
5/5 read --- Completed on October 1, 2011
Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You Challenge
Duration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: April
* Read your birthday month (spell-it-out challenge).
✔ A - Apples and Regret and Wasted Time by Cornelia Grey --- September 13th | 4.5 stars
✔ P - Pinocchio Syndrome by Casea Major --- August 21st | 3.5 stars
✔ R - Romancing the Countess by Ashley March --- August 29th | TBD
✔ I - In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory --- August 27th | 4 stars
✔ L - Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: Diamond
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* Read your birthstone (spell-it-out challenge).
✔ D - Dangerous Race by Dee J. Adams --- August 22nd | 4.5 stars
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✔ M - Masks by Evangeline Anderson --- August 23rd | 4 stars
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✔ N - Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken --- August 31st | 2.5 stars
✔ D - Don't Call Her Angel by Cara McKenna - August 23rd | 3.5 stars
* Read six to eight books that either have a diamond pictured on the cover, all-white covers, or "diamond" in the title.
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Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: Western Astrological Sign
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* Read your astrological sign (spell-it-out challenge).
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✔ S - Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly --- September 17th | 5 stars
Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: Chinese Zodiac Sign
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* Read your Chinese element and animal (spell-it-out challenge).
✔ T - The Taker by Alma Katsu --- September 25th | 3.5 stars
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✔ N - Nate by Beth Williamson --- September 14th | 1 star / DNF
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✔ F - Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James --- August 17th | 5+ stars
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Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: Destination Egypt or Russia
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* Read three to four books set in the country you'd like to visit.
Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: Historical Romance
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* Read three to four books from your favorite genre.
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Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: Favorite Authors
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* Read three to four books written by some of your favorite authors.
Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: Artichoke
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* Read one of your favorite foods (spell-it-out challenge).
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✔ C - Curio by Cara McKenna --- October 1st | 3.5 stars
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Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: Meant-to-Read Authors
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* Read three to four books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to.
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Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: All-Time-Favorite Hero
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* Read your favorite book crush's name. Note: I couldn't choose only one (obviously!) ...
✔ Derek Craven from Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
Desire's Edge by Eve Berlin --- September 11th | 3 stars
Christian Grey from Fifty Shades of Grey
Ethan Sullivan from Some Girls Bite, Friday Night Bites, Twice Bitten, Hard Bitten, Drink Deep
Michael "Saint", Marquis of St. Aubyn
Bones from Halfway to the Grave, One Foot in the Grave, At Grave's End, Destined for an Early Grave, This Side of the Grave, One Grave at a Time
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Leo Hathaway from Married By Morning
Hardy Cates from Blue-Eyed Devil
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Gwilym, Earl of Banalt from Scandal
Andreas Merrick from In Total Surrender
John McKenna from Again The Magic
Simon Hunt from Secrets of a Summer Night
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Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent from Devil in Winter
Maximilian, Viscount Downing
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Jack Travis from Smooth Talking Stranger
Cam Rohan from Mine Till Midnight
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Harry Rutledge from Tempt Me at Twilight
Jasper Renshaw, Lord Vale from Seduce Me at Sunrise
David Branthwaite, Lord Delacourt
Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire
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Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You ChallengeDuration: My Choice (August 15, 2011 - Until Finished)
Mini-Challenge: Favorite Flowers
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* Read your favorite flower (spell-it-out challenge).
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Thanks gals!!!!! *grin*I had been at 96 this morning ... and then I caved and added in the erotica books I'd read, but had previously been too embarrassed to admit to, LOL.
* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
5/5 read --- Completed on September 25, 2011
We Love Lisa Kleypas: September's Build Your Own Challenge
Duration: September 1 - September 30
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Weddings
September has become my family's wedding month: my oldest brother got married September 12, 2009 and my other brother is getting married this year on September 4th.
* Read books that have a: white or wedding-related cover; wedding-centered plot; main character that works for the wedding industry or who has recently been married or divorced; a title or where the author's first or last name that starts with a "W."
✔ Williamson - Nate by Beth Williamson --- September 14th | 1 star / DNF
Pirates
September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
* Read books that have a: black and/or red cover; flag(s) or ship(s) on the cover; main character who is a pirate, sailor, rebel, outlaw, thief, motorcycle bad-boy, or on the run; a title or where the author's first or last name that starts with a "P."
✔ Dante is a motorcycle riding Dom - Desire's Edge by Eve Berlin --- September 11th | 3 stars
✔ Narrator is a bad-boy outlaw criminal - Apples and Regret and Wasted Time by Cornelia Grey --- September 13th | 4.5 stars
✔ "Hero" kidnaps heroine - Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly --- September 17th | 5 stars
✔ Adair is an outlaw (and all bad things) - The Taker by Alma Katsu --- September 25th | 3.5 stars
We Love Lisa Kleypas: September's Spell It Out! Challenge: IndependenceDuration: September 1 - September 30
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
5/12 read
* Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Uzbekistan all have their Independence Day in September. In order to "spell it out," the letter is at the beginning of one of the words in the title, or is the beginning of the author's first or last name
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✔ N - Nate by Beth Williamson --- September 14th | 1 star / DNF
✔ D - Desire's Edge by Eve Berlin --- September 11th | 3 stars
✔ E - Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
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Bookworm B*tches: The Millionaire ChallengeDuration: August 25, 2011 - Until Finished
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
3,248/1,000,000 pages read
* Add the page count from each book you read until you reach a million pages. See how close you can get or how far over it you can go.
+138 pgs --- Grey's Awakening by Cameron Dane --- August 26th | 4 stars
+242 pgs = 380 --- In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory --- August 27th | 4 stars
+216 pgs = 596 --- Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn --- August 29th | 4.5 stars
+310 pgs = 906 --- Romancing the Countess by Ashley March --- August 29th | TBD
+240 pgs = 1,146 --- Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken --- August 31st | 2.5 stars
+304 pgs = 1,450 --- Desire's Edge by Eve Berlin --- September 11th | 3 stars
+13 pgs = 1,463 --- Apples and Regret and Wasted Time by Cornelia Grey --- Sep 13th | 4.5 stars
+235 pgs = 1,698 --- Nate by Beth Williamson --- September 14th | 1 star / DNF
+394 pgs = 2,092 --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
+194 pgs = 2,286 --- Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly --- September 17th | 5 stars
+438 pgs = 2,724 --- The Taker by Alma Katsu --- September 25th | 3.5 stars
+219 pgs = 2,943 --- Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
+111 pgs = 3,054 --- Curio by Cara McKenna --- October 1st | 3.5 stars
+194 pgs = 3,248 --- Under the Skin by Nicki Bennett & Ariel Tachna --- October 5th | 2 stars
* * * CHALLENGE * * ** * * COMPLETED * * *
6/6 read --- Completed September 17, 2011
Bookworm B*tches: Back to School Spell It Out Challenge 2011
Duration: August 14 - September 30, 2011
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
* Choose words that have to do with going back to school. The title or the author's name (first or last) can be used to link to the letter.
✔ P - Paying the Piper by Rachel Brimble --- August 21st | 3 stars
✔ E - Nothing Stays In Vegas by Elena Aitken --- August 31st | 2.5 stars
✔ N - Nate by Beth Williamson --- September 14th | 1 star / DNF
✔ C - Apples and Regret and Wasted Time by Cornelia Grey --- September 13th | 4.5 stars
✔ I - In Total Surrender by Anne Mallory --- August 27th | 4 stars
✔ L - Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly --- September 17th | 5 stars
* * * CHALLENGE COMPLETED * * ** * * BUT STILL ONGOING (because this is way too much fun ;-) * * *
23/12 read --- Completed September 15, 2011
Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired: Location, Location, Location!
Duration: August 25, 2011 - August 25, 2012
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
* Where do the characters in your books make love? If you have found a scene that is anywhere other than a bed, use it for this challenge. The book can be from any genre, as long as there is a love scene -
✔ Barn --- The Taker by Alma Katsu --- September 25th | 3.5 stars
✔ Bathtub --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ Billiard table --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ Car --- Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
✔ Catamaran --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ Chair in living room --- Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
✔ Childhood bedroom --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ Cruiser boat --- Under the Skin by Nicki Bennett & Ariel Tachna --- October 5th | 2 stars
✔ Desk at the office --- Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn --- August 29th | 4.5 stars
✔ Elevator (two diff ones) --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ Entryway of apartment --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ Fridge/cabinet then floor - Grey's Awakening by Cameron Dane --- Aug 26th | 4 stars
✔ Grass by lake in thunderstorm --- Romancing the Countess by Ashley March --- Aug 29th | TBD
✔ Parking lot against SUV --- Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
✔ Piano --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ "Red Room of Pain" --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ Restaurant restroom --- Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
✔ Sauna --- Under the Skin by Nicki Bennett & Ariel Tachna --- October 5th | 2 stars
✔ Shower --- Desire's Edge by Eve Berlin --- September 11th | 3 stars
__ Shower --- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James --- September 15th | 4.5 stars
✔ Sofa in living room --- Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
✔ Storefront --- Under the Skin by Nicki Bennett & Ariel Tachna --- October 5th | 2 stars
✔ Sunroom --- Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
✔ Tree --- Nate by Beth Williamson --- September 14th | 1 star / DNF
__ Tree --- The Taker by Alma Katsu --- September 25th | 3.5 stars
__ Tree --- Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
✔ Warehouse --- Under the Skin by Nicki Bennett & Ariel Tachna --- October 5th | 2 stars
Note: This is hysterical! Just shows how original / insatiable Christian Grey, aka Fifty Shades, is ;-)
Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Drink / Cocktails Theme ChallengeDuration: July 15, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Challenge Rules: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
Group Challenge Post: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...
My GR Shelf: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Round Two: Level of Intoxication: Stomach Pumped (50 drinks)
4/50 read
✔ Rob Roy (Alexei is outlaw) - Under the Skin by Nicki Bennett & Ariel Tachna --- Oct 5th | 2 stars
✔ Sex on the Beach (erotica) - Liberating Lacey by Anne Calhoun --- October 1st | 4 stars
✔ Virgin Bloody Mary (heroine is a virgin) - Curio by Cara McKenna --- October 1st | 3.5 stars
✔ Zombie (h knocked unconscious) - Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly --- Sep 17th | 5 stars
Increased challenge from 100 to 135, so I can beat my previous number (on record - hope it's not actually higher!) of 133 books in a year.
NOTE: I am aware that the book covers on my 2011 challenge pages look like a collage of porno screenshots. Officially: I'm embarrassed. Unofficially: Life's short. Yes, this year I've mostly been reading for mindless pleasure - anyone have a problem with that?
My 2011 Challenges --- 11 of 34 completed
Completed - Hooray!
✔ (Jul 1 - Jul 31) Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired: July 2011 Challenge --- 5/5 read
✔ (Jul 1 - July 31) Romance Readers Reading Challenges: July Monthly Challenge --- 5/5 read*
✔ (Jul 15 - Aug 15) Bookworm B*tches: Summer Friendly Reading Challenge 2011 --- 5/5 read
✔ (Aug 1 - Aug 31) We Love Lisa Kleypas: August's Build Your Own: All About A's --- 14/10 read
✔ (Aug 1 - Aug 31) We Love Lisa Kleypas: August's Spell It Out! Challenge --- 12/12 read
✔ (Jul 15, 2011 - Jun 30, 2012) Romance Readers R. C.: Drinks / Cocktails Theme #1 --- 20/20 read
✔ (Jul 1 - Dec 31) Romance Readers Reading Challenges: The 4 Elements Challenge --- 12/12 read
✔ (Aug 14 - Sep 30) Bookworm B*tches: Back to School Spell It Out Challenge 2011 --- 6/6 read
✔ (Jul 1 - Sep 30) Bookworm B*tches: Summer Challenge 2011 --- 10/10 read
✔ (Sep 1 - Sep 30) We Love Lisa K.: September's Build Your Own: Weddings and Pirates --- 5/5 read
Completed - But Duration Period is Still Ongoing and Are Too Much Fun to Stop
✔ (Aug 25 - Aug 25, 2012) R. L. Challenge-Impaired: Location, Location, Location! --- 23/12 read
To Be Completed ...
* (Jun 21 - Sep 22) We Love Lisa Kleypas: All Things Summer Challenge 2011
* (Sep 1 - Sep 30) We Love Lisa Kleypas: September's Spell It Out! Challenge: Independence
* (Jan 1 - Dec 31) Romance Readers Reading Challenges: A-Z Female Character Challenge
* (Jan 1 - Dec 31) Romance Readers Reading Challenges: A-Z Male Character Challenge
* (Feb 1 - Dec 31) Romance Readers Reading Challenges: A-Z Friends Challenge
* (Jan 1 - Until ? 2011) Personal Challenge #1: "Regular" Books
* (Jan 1 - Until ? 2011) Personal Challenge #1: Books Considered "Classics"
* (Jan 1 - Until ? 2011) Personal Challenge #2: A-Z Authors
* (Jan 1 - Until ? 2011) Bookworm B*tches: 50 State Challenge for 2011
* (Jan 1 - Until ? 2011) Bookworm B*tches: 2011 A-Z Book Challenge
* (Aug 1, 2011 - Feb 1, 2012) Romance Readers Reading Challenges: Romance 101
* (Jul 15, 2011 - Jun 30, 2012) Romance Readers R. C.: Drinks / Cocktails Theme, Round 2
* (Aug 1, 2011 - Aug 1, 2012) Romance Readers Reading Challenges: A Lifetime of Books
* (Aug 6 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: The Heroine Challenge
* (Aug 11 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: Read Your Name
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: April
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: Diamond
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: Western Astrological Sign
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: Chinese Zodiac Sign
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: Destination Egypt or Russia
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: Historical Romance
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: Favorite Authors
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: Artichoke
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: Meant-to-Read Authors
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: All-Time-Favorite Hero
* (Aug 15 - Until Done) Nothing But Reading Challenges: All About You: Favorite Flowers
* (Aug 25 - Until Done) Bookworm B*tches: The Millionaire Challenge
Did Not Complete :-(