Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Posting this early so you know what to expect and because I finished it. Hope you like. :)

June is the most popular month for weddings. Why? Perhaps it's popularity is due to the fact that the month of June was named after the Roman goddess Juno (Iunius) who is the goddess of marriage. While the real reason may have been lost, it's popularity still remains.

To honor the fact that June is the month for weddings the following poem will be used as the base for this challenge:

Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And a silver sixpence in her shoe.

So...
Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)
Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)
Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)
Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)
Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)



Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book.

Challenge Levels:

Easy
3 - 5 books

Intermediate
6 - 8 books

Difficult
9+ books

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Thought I'd throw in another poem just for fun:

Marry on Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for losses, and
Saturday for no luck at all.
The Sabbath day was out of the question.

P.S. Could not find the person to give credit to for either of the above poems. I guess like the reason for June's popularity, the information has been lost.

I will go with the easy level and read 4.
2/4 Done

Read something old - The Good Ghouls' Guide to Getting Even 6/10/11
Read something new - Drip Dead 6/3/11
Read Something borrowed - Haunting Jordan
Read Something blue - Don of the Dead

Cute challenge!

Old: The Bride's Baby by Liz Fielding 6/11/11
New: Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh 6/10/11
Borrowed: His Convenient Husband by J.L. Langley 6/6/11
Blue: One Night with a Spy by Celeste Bradley 6/27/11
Luck: The Sweetest Thing (Lucky Harbor #2) by Jill Shalvis 7/1/11

Wedding/Marriage-related:

Vision in White by Nora Roberts 6/12/11

DONE

Something Old, Something New Challenge Did not conplete!

Duration: June 2011

Complete: 3/5

Something old - Death's Daughter by Amber Benson ★★★★ Jun 28, 2011 Bought this 2 years ago and havent gotten around to reading it til this challenge
Something new - Rage by Jackie Morse Kessler ★★★★ Jun 25, 2011 Published Mar 15, 2011
Something borrowed - Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding ★★★★ Jun 19, 2011 Library
Something blue -
Something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm -

Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)

Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)

Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)

Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)

Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Something Old, Something New June Challenge
6/1/2011- 6/30/2011

Something Old-
Something New-
Something Borrowed-
Something Blue-
Something Lucky-
Wedding Themed-

Great challenge! I'm in!

If we can't find a "luck" book that appeals, how about something with silver in the cover in honor of the silver sixpence?

Old: Evelina which I'm reading for another group also,
New: The Quick and the Thread
Borrowed (from my friend Toni): Love Walked In
Blue: Murder Most Frothy
Wedding theme: There Goes the Bride
Luck: Good Luck

Jennifer said, "If we can't find a "luck" book that appeals, how about something with silver in the cover in honor of the silver sixpence?"

Sounds good to me. :)

Lisarenee wrote: "since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe"

*snicker* You never know...

Great challenge! I'll sign up for option 1 (old/new/borrowed/blue/luck or silver). I'll post my reading list closer to the challenge date. ^o^

Completed: 3/6

Since I'm getting married this summer, I'm loving this challenge (although my date is in July). I went with silver because I didn't have a whole lot of options with "luck."

Something old: The Golden Compass and Eaters of the Dead
Something new: Wither
Something borrowed: Interworld
Something blue: Delirium
Silver: Enclave



6/20 One more to go!

Started: 04/10/2011
Due: 06/30/2011
Status: 2/6

Read something old: On Mexican Time by Tony Cohan
Read something new When Sparrows Fall by Meg Moseley*
Read Something borrowed The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Read Something blue The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
Read something with luck One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Wedding themed To Have and to Kill: A Wedding Cake Mystery by Mary Jane Clark

**an firstreads giveaway from africa-eu.com

6/6


Old: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
New: The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong Finished 6/25
Borrowed: The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury Finished 6/10
Blue: Eragon by Christopher Paolini Finished 6/21
Lucky Silver: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde Finished 6/26
Wedding Themed: Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold Finished 6/24

I'm in, too! Great idea!!!

FINISHED!!! 6/20

Something Old, Something New June Challenge
6/1/2011- 6/30/2011

Something Old: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Something New: The Water Wars 6/5
Something Borrowed: (from the library)The Uncoupling
Something Blue:A Visit from the Goon Squad 6/12
Something Lucky: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Wedding Themed:16 Lighthouse Road (Weddings galore!!) 6/20

Something Old, Something New Challenge - June 2011
6/1/2011- 6/30/2011

Something Old: The Funhouse
Something New: Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later
Something Borrowed: Life of Pi
Something Blue: 13 Little Blue Envelopes 5/5
Something Lucky:
Wedding Themed: The Princess Bride

Count me in this is a great idea. :)

Something Old, Something New Challenge
Start: June 1, 2011
Finish: June 30, 2011
Complete: 5/6

Something Old - Dracula by Bram Stoker
Something New - When Passion Rules by Johanna Lindsey read 4*
Something Borrowed - The Iron Rose by Marsha Canham read 4*
Something Blue - Something Blue by Emily Giffin 6/4 4*
Something Lucky - McKettrick's Luck By Linda Lael Miller done 4*
Wedding Themed - Happily Ever After by Nora Roberts done 4*

I'm in.

READ: 6/6 (intermediate level)
Something Old: Possess Me at Midnight - Shayla Black 6/16
Something New: Graveminder - Melissa Marr 6/5
Something Borrowed: Taos Chill - Linda Lea Castle 6/1
Something Blue: The Immortal Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #2) - Lynsay Sands 6/8
Something with luck/charm in title: The Phoenix Charm - Helen Scott Taylor 6/9
Wedding Themed: The Elusive Bride - Stephanie Laurens 6/11

Something New, Something Old Challenge (June 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011)
0/5 (EASY LEVEL FOR NOW)

Something Old: Irish Rose (Irish Hearts #2)
Something New: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
Something Borrowed: (COMING SOON)
Something Blue: Lover Eternal
Sixpence in her Shoe (Something Lucky): Lucky Charm

Cute Challenge!
I'm in

Something Old Something New Challenge June 2011
Completed: 0/5

Something old -
Something new -
Something borrowed -
Something blue -
Something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm -

NBRC – I am really mixing it up this time by incorporating “Something Old, Something New June Challenge” with a bridal theme. I’ll Spell B.R.I.D.E.S. with award winning books, by the name of their award.

3/6 -- Updated 6/18/11

Something Old – D below; old screenplay
Something New – S below; the newest Shamus PI character award winner or South Carolina Book Award for Junior and Young Adult Book Awards (2011)> Or another Shamus award winner new to me!
Something Borrowed – B below; borrowed book from GR friend
Something Blue – E below; cover is blue
Something Lucky – I below; diary of the amazingly lucky life of fictional character
Wedding Themed – R below; last book in the Wife Lottery Series

B. – ✔British Fantasy Award (2009) Graceling, by Kristin Cashore – buddy read w/ Sans & Lisarenee ★★★★½ HC 6/8 my review link
R. – RITA Award Best Short Historical (2006) The Texan's Reward, by Jodi Thomas PB
I. – International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (2004) Any Human Heart, by William Boyd – audio/library
D. – ✔Drama Critics Circle Award (1958) A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry ★★★★★ NetLibrary e-book 6/10
E. – ✔Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original (2009) China Lake: An Evan Delaney Novel (Evan Delaney), by Meg Gardiner ★★★½ OD audio 6/18 my review link
S. – Shamus Award winning P.I. characters in their newest book:
Matt Schudder in A Drop of the Hard Stuff, by Lawrence Block – library HC
Sharon McCone in Coming Back, by Marcia Muller – audio/library
Kinsey Millhone in U Is for Undertow, by Sue Grafton – own CD audio
or South Carolina Book Award for Junior and Young Adult Book Awards (2011) The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins – audio/library

Read:


To Choose From:

I LOVE your ticker, Lisa. Very appropriate.

Thanks, Sashana! Looks like an inter-racial marriage, doesn't it?

Yeah, I didn't even notice that before *head smack*

Sashana, Were you looking at the pretty dress and not the tall, dark, and handsome groom? Or visa-versa?

In all honesty I'm pretty unobservant. Sometimes I won't even register things until it's too late. I just noticed a bride and groom and not necessarily 'skin' colors.

Ahhh...In a perfect world! Nope, now that I think about it, I take that back. We need to celebrate the beauty of our differences as well as our similarities.

I am going to have to do this one, my daughter is getting married June 17th. I have to think about what books to read.

Denise, I just read . I was trying to save it till June, but I took a peek at it and stayed up all night reading it. LOL!

Lisa, That looks really good! I'm off to my library's site to see if they have it :) don't know if I'll wait till June though!

Something Old, Something New June Challenge
Start: June 1, 2011
Finish: June 30, 2011


1. Read Something Old: (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again):
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison - 6/2/2011 -

2. Read Something New:
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen - 6/13/2011 -

3. Read Something Borrowed: Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin - 6/16/2011 - ****

4. Read Something Blue: Something Blue by Emily Giffin - 6/30/2011 - ***

5. Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned:
Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips - 6/14/2011 - ****



Read books which have the words bride, wedding, groom, marriage, etc in the title or have a wedding that takes place in the book: Vision in White by Nora Roberts - 6/28/2011 -

im in..

i will go with easy

0/5

Read something old -
Read something new -
Read Something borrowed-
Read Something blue -
Read something with luck in the title -

I'm in - will try for Intermediate level, but need to look over my books.

I can never resist!

Difficult: 8/10

1. Something Old: Wives Daughters 2-Jul
2. Something New: Eona 19-Jun
3. Something Borrowed: The Chocolate Lovers' Club 7-Jun
4. Somethinsg Blue: 13-Jun
5. Something Lucky: Snow White and the Seven Samurai 27-Jun
6. Wedding Themed: Four Seasons of Marriage 23-Jun

AND since it's also my birthday, spelling my initials

7. K: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
8. T: Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 22-Jun
9. H: Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
10. A: The Two Pearls of Wisdom by Alison Goodman 16-Jun

8/10 (2-Jul) Didn't finish all but 8/10 isn't bad ;)

I'm in, will post when I find the books.

Something Old, Something New June Challenge
6/1/2011- 6/30/2011


Old:
New: Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris
Borrowed: Bite Me - Christopher Moore
Blue:
Luck:

I'm in! Still to choose my books though...

Something Old, Something New June Challenge
Completed: 0/5

Something old -
Something new -
Something borrowed -
Something blue -
Something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm -

Finally got them all

Old: Dark Moon - Lori Handeland
New: Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris
Borrowed: Bite Me - Christopher Moore
Blue: Crescent Moon - Lori Handeland
Luck or Silver: Sins of the Heart - Eve Silver

Something Old, Something New June Challenge

Completed: 0/5

Something old - Outlanderby Diana Gabaldon
Something new - Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas
Something borrowed - Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
Something blue - Rebel by Zoe Archer
Something "lucky" - Lucky in Love by Carolyn Brown

Unread:


Read:

I'm in!

2/6

Old: Jane Eyre
New: The Truth about Melody Browne
Borrowed: Paper Towns
Blue: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Luck: TBD
Wedding Theme: Shopaholic Ties the Knot

June Wedding Bells Challenge:

0/6 complete


1. Old (classic): Dreams Underfoot

2. New: Tangled Threads Now Reading

3. Borrowed: Primal Bonds

4. Blue: Deadline

5. Luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe)

6. Wedding: My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding

Even though I am bad at challenges I am in! will post soon.

I love this challenge! I will post my picks soon:)

June Challenge
Completed 5 out of 5, on June 10th 2011.

1) Something Old: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
2) Something New: The Murderer's Daughters 5/31
3) Something Borrowed: The Accidental Bestseller (from the library) 5/29
4) Something Blue: Truly, Madly 6/4
6) Wedding:Bed of Roses 6/10

Old: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
New: Hexed by Kevin Hearn
Borrowed: Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter
Blue: Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Luck: Simply Irresistible (Lucky Harbor #1) by Jill Shalvis
Wedding: Wedding of the Season by Larua Lee Gurke (optional)
Silver: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (optional)

completed 0/7

Something Old, Something New June Challenge
Start: June 1
Finish: June 27

Something Old: The Princess and The Pauper by Kate Brian (old favorite)
Something New: Vanished by Meg Cabot (recently purchased)
Something Borrowed:Intertwined by Gena Showalter (from library)
Something Blue: If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Something Lucky: Beginner's Luck by Laura Pedersen

I'll try for Intermediate

Nothing But Reading Challenges

Something Old, Something New
June 1 - 30

Something Old: Lord Libertine by Gail Ranstrom OR The Scarletti Curse
Something New: Savage Nature by Christine Feehan
Something Borrowed: from library: Scarlet Nights by Jude Deveraux
Something Blue:
Something Lucky: McKettrick's Luck (McKettrick Men, #1) by L.L. Miller OR Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips

Wedding-Themed
Bride: A Belated Bride by Karen Hawkins
Groom: Merely the Groom by Rebecca Hagan Lee
Wedding or Marriage in Title: if I can find one
Wedding Takes Place in Book:

Afsana's challenge

I liked the sound of this challege and will tr his one

Read something old (Perhaps a classic or a book you've owned for a while and haven't read or an old favorite you'd like to read again)

Night games by christine feehan - have had for over 1 year on my shelf READ 01/06/2011


Read something new (Published this year or a book you just purchased)

Killing floor by lee child Read 4rd June (I had bought it on the 1st


Read Something borrowed (from friend or library)TBD

Read Something blue (has a blue cover or has blue in the title)

Toys

Read something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm mentioned (since I doubt we'll find one that has something to do with a sixpence for your shoe) TBD

not sure re the 2nd part of challenge- will give it ago and see how many I get done

So Finally here is my list!

Something Old - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Something New - Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks
Something Borrowed - The Summer I Turned Pretty BY Jenny Han
Something Blue - Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Something with Luck - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

Wedding Theme - Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Something Old Something New Challenge June 2011
Completed: 0/6

Something old - Death in the Devil's Acre by Anne Perry
Something new - Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
Something borrowed -Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks
Something blue - Lover Unleashed by JR Ward
Something with luck in the title or has a good luck charm - Lucky Break by Carly Phillips

Wedding Related - Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts