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Challenges of Yesteryear
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All About You, Part One!
Super, Maddison! Welcome to the challenge.
Thanks. And the ones I've filled in I have yet to read. XD I'm on a challenge roll right now, just joining heaps of things.
That is exciting, Maddison! Join away.
I'm just about to finish another challenge, which means I get to sign up for something new! :D ✔Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
✔Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
✔Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
✔Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
✔Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
✔Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
✔Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
✔Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
✔Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
✔Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
✔Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
✔Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
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✔O Obsidian (5/10) ****
✔C Clockwork Princess (6/5)
✔T Tender Morsels (7/11) ***
✔O Onyx (6/23) ****
✔B Blindsighted (6/21) ***
✔E The Emperor's Soul (6/19)
✔R The Ruby in the Smoke (5/16) ***
✔1. Stormdancer (6/5) ****
✔2. Something Red (7/17) **
✔3. Deathless (9/21) ***
✔S Siege and Storm (7/1)
✔C Cat's Cradle (7/16)
✔O Opal
✔R Relic (2/15) ***
✔P Poison (8/16) ***
✔I It's Kind of a Funny Story (6/15)
✔O The Ocean at the End of the Lane (6/29)
✔P Poison Study (9/23) ***
✔I Inferno (6/29) ***
✔G Grave Mercy (7/27) ****
✔1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (3/3)
✔2. Midnight Riot (7/14)
✔3. The Shadowy Horses (8/8)
✔1. Steelheart (12/28) ****
✔2. Untold (11/19)
✔3. Origin (1/5) ***
✔1. The Diviners (6/9)
✔2. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (6/18)
✔3. Black: The Birth of Evil (6/21) ***
✔1. The Dream Thieves (11/2) ****
✔2. Dark Places (8/5) ****
✔3. Hard Magic (8/24)
1. White Night (3/7)
2. Broken Homes (3/9) ****
3. The Golem and the Jinni (3/13) ****
4. Small Favor (3/14)
5. The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow (3/16) ****
6. Turn Coat (3/22)
7. The Keep (3/26) ****
8. Cress (3/30) ****
9. Changes (3/31)
✔S The Solace of Leaving Early (10/1)
✔U UnSouled (1/24)
✔S Salvage the Bones (1/13) ***
✔H Hunted (7/3) ***
✔I If You Ask Me (9/5) ***
✔1. The Silver Linings Playbook (6/21)
✔2. Nightshifted (7/15) ***
✔3. The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation (7/18) ****
✔M Moon Over Soho (8/4) ****
✔A Alif the Unseen (7/28) ****
✔L The Lightning Thief (7/6) ****
That is super, Ashley-Marie! Welcome to this one.
((I'll complete my list when my internet is working better.))Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre.
Genre: YA Fantasy/Romance/scifi
1. Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
2. Die for Me by Amy Plum
3. Warm Bodies Issac Marion
4. The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors.
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2. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
3. Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson
4. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Month 9: Spell it out:
S: Shadowland by Alyson Noel
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T: 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
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Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
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A: Abandon by Meg Cabot
N: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to.
1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
4. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name.
I: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
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H: Hunger by Micheal Grant
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I'm in.
9/13
Month 1: Gemstone (Emerald)
3/3
1. Sever
2. Goddess Interrupted
3. Goddess Legacy
Month 2: Birth Month (May)
3/3
M-Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
A-An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Y-The Replacements by Brenna Yovanoff
Month 3: More Than Normal (9-10ish is normal)
15/15
1. The Maze Runner
2. Shadow and Bone
3. Prom Nights From Hell
4. Prophecy of the Sisters
5. Stealing Shadows
6. Angelfall
7. The Lightning Thief
8. The Dragon's Path
9. The Monstrumologist
10. Wintergirls
11. Ink
12. Raven
13. Chosen
14. The Fellowship of the Ring
15. Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
Month 4: Favourite Flower (Lily)
4/4
L-Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
I-I am Number Four
L-Looking For Alaska by John Green
y- The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Month 5: Favourite Food (Candy)
5/5
C-White Cat
A-Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
N-Unnatural Creatures by Neil Gaiman
D-Anna Dressed In Blood
Y-Curse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey
Month 6: Chinese Zodiac
3/3
P-Perfect Chemistry
I-Intertwined
G-American Gods
Month 7: Book Crush (I don't really have one so I just used a male character I liked)
3/3
D-The Final Descent (Rick Yancey)
A-Eon (Alison Goodman)
Y-The Isle of Blood (Rick Yancey)
Month 8: Favourite Genre (Fantasy)
4/4
1. Scarlet
2. Starcrossed
3. Sapphique
4. Pathfinder
Month 9: Read 3 or 4books with your child or a friendbuddy reads
4/4
1. Unwind
2. The Fellowship of the Ring
3. Cress
4. Storm Front
Month 10: Sign (Gemini)
1/6
G-BZRK by Michael Grant
E-World After by Susan Ee
M-Champion by Marie Lu
I-The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
N-A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix
I-Insignia by S.J. Kincaid
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Month 12:
Month 13:
9/13
Month 1: Gemstone (Emerald)
3/3
Month 2: Birth Month (May)
3/3
Month 3: More Than Normal (9-10ish is normal)
15/15
Month 4: Favourite Flower (Lily)
4/4
Month 5: Favourite Food (Candy)
5/5
Month 6: Chinese Zodiac
3/3
Month 7: Book Crush (I don't really have one so I just used a male character I liked)
3/3
Month 8: Favourite Genre (Fantasy)
4/4
Month 9: Read 3 or 4
4/4
Month 10: Sign (Gemini)
1/6
G-BZRK by Michael Grant
I-The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
N-A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix
I-Insignia by S.J. Kincaid
Month 11:
Month 12:
Month 13:
Welcome, TBE!Are you in, Olivia? If so, welcome.
adding this one to my already never-ending list of challenges. tee hee hee
**hee hee** Alright, Kat. You go, woman!
July 2013- July 2014 I'm probably just going to go in order (I might end up skipping around though), so I'm gonna start!
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
James Dashner wrote The Maze Runner
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La Guerra Sucia
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Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Rick Riordan wrote The Red Pyramid
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Beautiful Creatures
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Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
Legend
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Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge) or Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge)
Tahereh Mafi wrote Shatter Me
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Rick Riordan wrote The Mark of Athena
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
-The Mysterious Affair at Styles
-Silverfin
-And Then There Were None
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
-Sapphique
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
-The Body Finder
-Hex Hall
-Article 5
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
-The Scorch Trials
-Prodigy
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
DONE :D
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods
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K- Kristin Cashore wrote Bitterblue
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Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
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-Black Ships Before Troy: The Story Of The Iliad
-A Long Way Gone
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
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I'm with Riya:Month 1: Read your Birthday Month
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Welcome to this fun challenge, Riya, Nika, & Lára!
I'm in!Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
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Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child or a friend
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Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
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Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
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Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
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Super! Welcome to the challenge, Cécile!
I'm. All About Me Challenge
Duration: June 17, 2013 – June 17, 2014
Completed: 0/12
January 1 - January 31 2014
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
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May 01 - May 31 2014
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit (Japan)
June 01 - June 30 2013
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre (Urban Fantasy)
1. River Marked
2. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues
3. The Raven Boys June 6 4 stars
4. Clockwork Angel
July 01 - July 31 2013
Month 7: Read the name of my favorite band
W White Trash Zombie Apocalypse
o Outcast
l Linda Nagata The Bohr Maker
f Falls Kate Dark Life
m Moon Over Soho
o Octavia E. Butler Imago
t Thirteen Reasons Why
h Hillary Jordan When She Woke
e The Einstein Intersection
r The Restorer
August 01 - August 31
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
1. Frost Burned
2. Magic Rises
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September 1 - September 30
Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
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Welcome to the challenge, Christine and Alison!
Finished my first month!✔1. The Diviners (6/9)
✔2. Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (6/18)
✔3. Black: The Birth of Evil (6/21) ***
Month 1: Read your birthday month
Ness, Patrick: The Knife of Never Letting Go
Orwell, George: 1984
Voigt, Cynthia: Tillerman Cycle Trilogy
Elkeles, Simone: Leaving Paradise & Return to Paradise
McCormick, Patricia: Sold
Brooks, Max: World War Z
Echols, Jennifer: The One That I Want
Riordan, Rick: Percy Jackson and The Olympians series
I will have a problem with next months challenge. I have no one to read to. Would it be all right to have someone read to me, as in listening to audio books? That's what I did over on the other challenge. Thanks.
Thank you. I love audio books anyway. Leaves my hands free to crochet or work a jigsaw puzzle.
Finished another month :)✔O Obsidian (5/10) ****
✔C Clockwork Princess (6/5)
✔T Tender Morsels (7/11) ***
✔O Onyx (6/23) ****
✔B Blindsighted (6/21) ***
✔E The Emperor's Soul (6/19)
✔R The Ruby in the Smoke (5/16) ***
I'm new in this group, so I thought doing this challenge would be a nice way to introduce myself :)Later I'll post the books I plan to read. This challenge seems really fun!
I'll start with month 3, and I'll plan the rest later :)So, here goes:
August 2013 - Month 3: Read your sign
☐ T - Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
☐ A - Angelfall by Susan Ee
☐ U - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
☑ R - The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey - August 12, 2013 ★★★
☑ U - Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - August 13, 2013 ★★★★
☑ S - The Gunslinger by Stephen King - September 8, 2013 ★★★★
I'm falling a little behind on my reads, so I'll probably extend this month a bit longer.
Great, Cin! Welcome to the challenge.
August 5, 2013 to December 28, 2015
Total: 36/36
I'm going to read 3 books for each "month" but not monthly, and I'm going to change month 9 to suit this.
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All About Me ChallengeDuration: 1st August 2013 – 31 July 2014
Completed: 11/12
January 1 - January 31 2014
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month(April)
5/5 Done
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February 1 - February 28 2014
Month 2: Read your Birthstone(Diamond)
7/7 Done
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March 01 - March 31 2014
Month 3: Read your sign(Aries)
5/5 Done
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April 01 - April 30 2014
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign(Ram)
3/3 Done
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May 01 - May 31 2014
Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit(America)
2/3 Done
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June 01 - June 30 2014
Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre (Adult MM Romance)
3/3 Done
1. Too Stupid to Live by Anne Tenino (01/06/14)
2. Armed & Dangerous by Abigail Roux (08/06/14)
3. Dine & Dash by Abigail Roux (08/06/14)
July 01 - July 31 2014
Month 7: Read your favorite flower (Tulip)
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Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors (Kresley Cole, Gena Showalter, Aline Hunter) Done
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Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
my personal goal is to read 13 books this month Done
1.Bound by Night by Larissa Ione, 01/09/13
2.The Summons by Shona Husk, 01/09/13
3.Ethan's Mate by J.S Scott, 01/09/13
4.Obsidian by Laurann Dohner, 03/09/13
5.Styxx bySherrilyn Kenyon, 07/09/13
6.The Goblin King by Shona Husk, 09/09/13
7.Not His Kiss to Take by Finn Marlowe, 10/09/13
8.One Night Stand by Marie Brown, 10/09/13
9.Shadow by Laurann Dohner, 12/09/13
10.Moon by Laurann Dohner, 13/09/13
11.Lothaire by Kresley Cole, 18/09/13
12.Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter, 20/09/13
13.Their Virgin Captive by Shayla Black and Lexi Blake, 21/09/13
14.Comfort Food by Kitty Thomas, 22/09/13
15.Ral's Woman by Laurann Dohner, 23/09/13
16.Out of Gas by Bad Penny Press, 24/09/13
17.Pack of Lies by Vanessa Vaughn, 25/09/13
18.Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan, 26/09/13
19.Beauty Dates the Beast by Jessica Sims, 29/09/13
October 1 - October 31
Month 10: Read your favorite color (Yellow)
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Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
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Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name (Malkom Slaine)
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Welcome to the challenge, Casey and ❤Stephanie!
(view spoiler)All About Teresa
Duration: August 1, 2013 - July 31, 2014
*Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
A - Amy and Roger's Epic Detour - Morgan Matson. Read 8/23/13 (****)
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G - Zodiac Unmasked: The Identity of America's Most Elusive Serial Killers Revealed - Robert Graysmith. Read: 8/3/13 (***)
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S - Heat Lightning - John Sandford. Read: 8/7/13 (***)
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*Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Peridot: Four Green Covers
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*Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
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*Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
D - Jamaica Inn - Daphne DuMaurier. Read 10/18/13 (***)
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G - Coraline - Neil Gaiman. Read 10/8/13 (***)
*Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
D - The Moon and More - Sarah Dessen. Read 9/18/13 (***)
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*Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
1) Australia (The Thorn Birds)
2) Italy (Under the Tuscan Sun)
3) Canada (Louise Penny mysteries)
4) Bosnia (The Cellist of Sarajevo)
*Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
**Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
1) White Lies - Jayne Anne Krentz. Read 9/15/13 (****)
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*Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
1) J. D. Robb -- Calculated in Death. Read 9/11/13 (****)
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*Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
P - The Adoration of Jenna Fox - by Mary E. Pearson. Read 10/21/13 (****)
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T - Thankless in Death - by J. D. Robb. Read 10/31/13 ()
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Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
I don't have a book crush. A favorite character:
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I - Indelible - Karen Slaughter. Read 8/17/13 (***)
S - Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter. Read 10/27/13 ()
B - Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs. Read 9/27/13 (***1/2)
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Nice, Teresa. Welcome to the challenge!
This sounds fun!Started: August 9, 2013
Ended: ?
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
O Unintended by M.J. O'Shea (August 10, 2013) ****
C Acrobat by Mary Calmes (August 12, 2013) ***
T The Truth about Riley by Henrietta Clarke (August 21, 2013) ****
O The Other Guy by Cary Attwell (August 26, 2013)
B Fifteen Shades of Gay by T. Baggins (September 4, 2013) ****
E Ethan, Who Loved Carter by Ryan Loveless (September 14, 2013)
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Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
O Finding the Words by Terry O'Reilly (August 29, 2013) **
P Persistence of Memory by J.M. Snyder (September 1, 2013) ****
A Our December by Diane Adams (September 6, 2013) ****
L Downpour by Bella Leone (October 2, 2013) **
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
L Atom Heart John Beloved by Luke Hartwell (November 13, 2013)
I I'll Run Away For The Holidays by Stephani Hecht (November 3, 2013) ***
B Aaron by J.P. Barnaby (October 10, 2013)
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Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
D A Place To Run by Diane Adams (September 9, 2013) ****
O Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson (September 30, 2013) ***
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Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit (Japan)
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Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre (YA)
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Month 7: Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover (Lily)
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Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
1. Walkabout by James Vance Marshall (October 14, 2013) ***
2. Wake Me Up Inside by Cardeno C. (November 1, 2013) ****
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Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
C Inseparable by Chris Scully (August 18, 2013)
H Handle with Care by Josephine Myles (August 16, 2013) ***
I The Last Snow of Winter by Ian Muise (August 18, 2013) ***
C Jump First by Charles Edward (August 24, 2013) ***
K Visible Friend by K.Z. Snow (October 28, 2013) **
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Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
1. The Curtis Reincarnation by Zathyn Priest (October 14, 2013) **
2. Something Like Summer by Jay Bell (October 16, 2013) ****
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Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
S Strength of the Pack by Kendall McKenna (October 8, 2013) ****
A Keeping Sweets by Cate Ashwood(September 28, 2013) ****
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I can'b believe I still haven't signed up for this one!!Better late than never. And I'll start with month 2 because the covers are easier to get this month :o)
Read: 5 books
Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
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E - The Eternity Cure Sep.10
Month 2: Read your Birthstone: as every sign book says something different, I'll choose the three ones that I like more:
tiger's eye (traditional)
Magic Rises Aug.11
hematite (my favorite)
Blood Warrior Sep.16
moonstone
Gameboard of the Gods Aug.29
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre (UF/PNR)
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Month 7: Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower Rose
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Month 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
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Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name Drake
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Its probably going to take me longer than a year to finish, but I am going to pick up where I left off on my months.
Welcome to the challenge, Rochella and Sonia! Glad you are back at it, Laura! Woohoo!
You in, Lára? Great! Welcome to the challenge.
Thanks, Lisa Kay.Month 1: Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
S - Swan Thieves, The (Elizabeth Kostova)
E - Endymion Spring, Matthew Skelton
P - Pure, Andrew Miller
T - The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman
E - Edmund de Waal; The Hare with Amber Eyes
M - Melancholy of Mechagirl, The (Catherynne M. Valente)
B - Brackston, Paula; The Winter Witch
E - E.R. Eddison; The Worm Ouroboros
R - Robert E. Howard; The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
Month 2: Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with covers that match the color of your birthstone or 3 or 4 books with the name of your Birthstone in the title
Sapphire
Month 3: Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
V - Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories, Karen Russell
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R - Robert from Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror, Chris Priestley
G -
O - Oates, Joyce Carol; The Gravedigger's Daughter
Ha! now you know why I´m so demanding.
I´ll add here my planetary ruler, too:
Saturn (sep 4-13)
S - Sea of Trolls, The (Nancy Farmer)
A - A Game of Thrones
T - The Painted Man, Peter V. Brett
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R -
N -
Month 4: Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
H - Hawthorne, Nathaniel; The House of the Seven Gables
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S - Shadows Linger, Glen Cook
E - Erikson, Steven; Gardens of the Moon
Month 5:Read your favorite flower (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favorite flower on the cover
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C - Carey, Jacqueline; Kushiel's Dart
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Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
Ireland
1. The Selkie Enchantress, Sophie Moss
2. Bloodfever, Karen Marie Moning
3. The Selkie Sorceress, Sophie Moss
4. The Secret Scripture, Sebastian Barry
Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre
1. Lirael, Garth Nix
2. American Gods, Neil Gaiman
3. The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien
Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books with your
The Lions of al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay
Month 9: Read your favourite colour (Spell it out challenge) or read 3 or 4 books with your favourite color on the cover
Green
The Quickening Maze, Adam Foulds
Farundell, L.R. Fredericks
The Desert Spear, Peter V. Brett
Month 10: Read one of your favorite drinks (Spell it out challenge)
B - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, April Genevieve Tucholke
E - Ellen Datlow, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection
E - Ethan from Tales Of Terror From The Black Ship, Chris Priestley
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Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
Ted Dekker:
1. Black
2. Red
3. White
4. Green
Month 12: Read your favorite Book Crush's name
M - Michael Boccacino, Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling: A Novel
A - A Monster Calls, Patrick Ness
R - Rathbones, The (Janice Clark)
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S - Shirley Jackson; The Haunting of Hill House
(from The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice)
I´ve made some small changes.
Lára, my birthday's in September, too! ☺
There's no way I'll be able to finish this challenge this year. I may try and attempt it next year. I should have realized that it was to many books for me to read in a year.
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