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Welcome to the challenge, Nell!
Ruth wrote: "Good to see activity here again!!Hope these challenges can go longer than a month!! LOl
Ruth, welcome to the challenge!
There will be so newer challenges that go longer than a month, for sure!
so yeah, I'm still plugging away on this series. It was a really long time between books 3 and 4... I have books 5-8 on my kindle so I WILL read them, dang it. someday!! And someday I will finish this actual challenge, even if KA keeps adding books to it!! update:
Rock Chick Series Challenge
Timeframe: 4/26/14 to .......
4/10
Book #5 = Rock Chick Revenge
Book #6 = Rock Chick Reckoning
Book #7 = Rock Chick Regret
Book #8 = Rock Chick Revolution
Book #9 - Rock Chick Reborn
Book # 9.5 - Rock Chick Rematch
I actually created this challenge for myself earlier this year, and it worked wonders in filling some much needed I's and O's so I wanted to bring it here to help others!!WRC AEIOU Vowel Ladder Challenge
Duration: 11/1/2023 - No Deadline
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1. You Surround Me A.G. Hayes 10/14/2023
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1. Engaging the Office Enemy Kristin Canary 10/13/2023
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AEIOU Vowel Ladder ChallengeDuration: 11/1/2023 - No Deadline
I think it's safe to say that we all find certain vowels in spelling challenges to be more difficult than other letters so this challenge is designed to help out with those pesky vowels.
You will choose one of the following options for each vowel's rung on the ladder (A - E - I - O - U - optional Y) , but each book for that particular vowel must stay consistent for your choice throughout the challenge.
Author First or Last Initial
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You will also need to choose a random number from 5-50 which will determine how many of each you will need to complete each rung of the Vowel Ladder.
Example of a possible challenge
Random number choosen is 9
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Challenge Rules:
The page limit requirement is 125 pages. All books are allowed as long as they meet the minimum page requirement (children's, manga, graphic novels, audio, ebook, etc). Re-reads are fine - just be sure to re-read the entire book.
Challenge Updates:
You are welcome to post updates while working your way through the challenge, but it is not required.
Completed Challenges:
When you have completed the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge in a new message, letting us know it is completed. A completed challenge should include: a link to the book title, the author's name, and the date you finished reading the book.
WRC's General Challenge Rules and Guidelines can be found here
Ed wrote: "November 2023 Word SearchNovember 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Welcome to the challenge Ed!
Welcome to the challenge Frankie! I've got you linked up above!
Updating 10/30/2023 (will edit to include author links as I can) ❌1. Jussi Adler-Olsen
2. Susan Wittig Albert
3. Sarah Addison Allen
❌ 4. Isabel Allende
❌5. Rachel Amphlett
6. Jeffrey Archer
❌7. Margaret Atwood
8. Jane Austen
❌9. Fredrik Backman
10.David Baldacci
11. Donna Ball
12. Linwood Barclay
❌13. Sawyer Bennett
14. Elizabeth Berg
❌15. Steven Barry
16. Maeve Binchy
❌17. Shayla Black
18. Lexi Blake
❌19.Lilian Jackson Braun
20. Jim Butcher
❌21. Rachel Caine
22. Jacqueline Carey
23. Kristin Cashore
24. Linda Castillo
25. Laura Childs
26. Michael Connelly
❌27.Robin Cook
❌28. Catherine Coulter
29. Sara Donati
30. Helen Dunmore
31. Petra Durst-Benning
32. Nicole Edwards
33. Janet Evanovich
❌34. Jasper Fforde
❌35. Jaye Ford
❌36.Dorothea Benton Frank
37. Neil Gaiman
38. Lisa Gardner
❌39. Tess Gerritsen
40. Tess Gerritsen
41. Jane Green
❌42. Kristin Hannah
43. Kim Harrison
44. Pamela Hart
45. Elin Hilderbrand
46. Joe Hill
47. Robin Hobb
❌48. Alice Hoffman
49. Linda Howard
50. Julie Hyzy
51. Greg Iles
❌52.Arnaldur Indriðason
53.John Irving
54. Lisa Jackson
55. Shirley Jackson
❌56 Iris Johansen
❌57. Franz Kafka
❌58. Stephen King
59.Barbara Kingsolver
❌60. Dean Koontz
61. Mercedes Lackey
62. Dennis Lehane
63. Michael Lister
❌64. Sarah J. Maas
65. Jonathan Maberry
66. Gabriel García Márquez
67. Ngaio Marsh
❌68. Steve Martini
69. Daphne du Maurier
❌70. Ian McEwan
71. Jenn McKinlay
❌72. Paula McLain
73.Linda Lael Miller
74. Liane Moriarty
❌ 75. Clement Clarke Moore
❌76. Kate Morton
77. Haruki Murakami
❌78. Jake Needham
❌79. Celeste Ng
80. Bronwyn ParryCeleste Ng
❌81. Ann Patchett
82.Louise Penny
❌83. Jodi Picoult
❌84. Terry Pratchett
85. Kristen Proby
86. Rick Riordan
❌87. J.D. Robb
88. Peter Robinson
89. Michael Robotham
❌90. Karen Rose Smith
91. M.J. Rose
❌92. Ann B. Ross
93.Ann Rule
94. Marcus Sedgwick
95. Karin Slaughter
❌96. Alexander McCall Smith
97. Wilbur Smith
❌98. John Steinbeck
❌99. Amanda Stevens
100. Amy Tan
101. J.R.R. Tolkien
102. P.J. Tracy
103. Anne Tyler
104. Karen White
❌105. Randy Wayne White
106. Helene Young
107. Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Jillian wrote: "Lesley, not joining in right now, but I’m glad to see you starting this group up again!"Thanks Jillian! I'm excited to see it going again! :) I hope I can do jingles proud!
Congratulations Tari!!
Congratulations Tari for closing out another challenge. You're on a roll!
Denise welcome to the challenge!
Welcome to the challenge Tari and Tia. I've got your posts linked up above!! Hope you enjoy this challenge!
NEW CHALLENGE ALERT!The Monthly Word Search challenge series is back! The November 2023 word search has been posted: November 2023 Word Search
November 2023 Word SearchNovember 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Monthly Word Search challenges are back!!
This month's word search is inspired by The Nightingale, written by our featured author this month, Kristin Hannah. EDIT 10/30/2023: I just realized that this book was used previously to inspire a Monthly Word Searchback in April 2016 but I'm going to let it stand since I picked out a completely different list of words.
Important Rule: You CANNOT use this book when looking for the words. That would be too easy!!
Below is the list of words to find. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word that you find, provide the book title, page or location and the sentence containing the word. You can use one book to find all of the words or as many books as you'd like.
Optional Words: You can choose to look for them, or leave them off your list - it's up to you.
**If you don't find all of the words this month, you are welcome to carry them over to next month's search challenge.**
Words:
Chaos
Concentration
Crooked
Entrance
Exhausted
Fireplace
Military
Motorcycle
Peacock
Postcard
Shallow
Sidewalk
Slick
Temper
Velvet
Optional Words
Cabbage
Fountain
Gurgle
Jasmine
Willow
NOVEMBER 2023 - FEATURED AUTHOR | Kristin HannahDATE: November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
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#1. Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels and is currently living in the Pacific Northwest.
* Read a book that is set in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States OR
* Read a book with a 2 or 0 in the page count.
# 2. Her international blockbuster, The Nightingale, was named Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and won the coveted People’s Choice award for best fiction in the same year. Also named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week.
*Read a book with a bird on the cover OR
*Read a book that set during World War II
#3. Kristin Hannah graduated from the University of Puget Sound law school and practiced law in Seattle before becoming a full-time writer.
*Read a book where the MC needs the services of a lawyer OR
*Read a book by an author whose First and Last Initial can be found in ATTORNEY
#4 Kristin Hannah's idea of the ideal place to write is 'in a room where I can see the ocean and hear the surf'.
*Read a book with a title that contains all the letters O, C, E, A, N (can be in any order).
Death of an Ice Cream Scooper Lee Hollis 11/5/2023
#5 OPTIONAL
*Read any book written by Kristin Hannah.
ANGEL FALLS
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I'm working on updating threads and archiving where possible!!Congratulations to all of you that have finished this challenge.
In alphabetical order - Barbara, Beth, Book Concierge, Brenda, Connie, Ed, Frankie, Jackie, OliverMagnus, Phrynne, and Shelly!
To those whose posts haven't been updated with the news that you've completed the challenge, please feel free to continue working on it and updating in the archives folder!
I'm working on updating threads and archiving where possible!!Congratulations to all of you that have finished this challenge.
In alphabetical order - Barbara, Beth, Book Concierge, Brenda, Connie N, Ed, Frankie, Geri, Jackie, Nell, OliverMagnus, Phrynne, Ruth and Tari!
To those whose posts haven't been updated with the news that you've completed the challenge, please feel free to continue working on it and updating in the archives folder!
