The Challenge Factory discussion

So this challenge may not be as hard as the title claims, but it will be challenging. Each month you'll have a different assignment to complete. If for some reason one month is impossible. You are allowed one substitution. Just let me know you're using it. You'll be able to pick a different month to copy for the month that is giving you problems. Only once, though! Happy Reading!! ☺

Update:
You may use the following one time each:
a) Swap one month for another.
b) Duplicate a month.
c) Create your own challenge one month.

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

May – This month: Read one book with at least 1600 pages OR 2 books with at least 800 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. You may use an omnibus to complete this month.

June – This month: Read a book/article/etc... (children’s books work) to someone else at least 5 times this month. OR You may listen to an audiobook. The time listening should be at least 1 hour 15 minutes. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!


You may substitute one month with a challenge from another month if it is too challenging OR you may create your own challenge for that month. Remember...it needs to be CHALLENGING!

Reserved

Signups are open!

Hmmm. Thinking. I have absolutely no interest in reading a 2,000 page book. I don't even know of any. (How many pages in Don Quixote?)My Jan book club book is Infinite Jest but I think that's only 1,000 something and well not May.

Also I don't read straight out "horror". But I know some urban fantasy books get shelved or put in the "horror" category. Would those count?

(eta: just did an internet search and DQ only has about 1,000 pages. couldn't find a list of books with 2,000 or more pages)

I think I'm gonna have to join this. :D And I already now I'll be replacing the June assignment with something else unless reading to my cats counts. *lol*
Oh, and for May: Any helpful Listopia or other lists to help me find a book with 2000 pages? (Or recommendations, for that matter?) XD

January:

1. My Soul to Take **** 07.01 - 278 pages
2. Everneath *** 08.01 - 370 pages
3. Wither ** 11.01 - 358 pages
4. Fifty Shades of Grey **** 16.01 - 514 pages
5. Lover Eternal ***** 18.02 - 441 pages
6. Driving Mr. Dead **** 20.01 - 160 pages
7. Stormwalker ***** 23.01 - 330 pages
8. Spell Bound **** 24.01 - 327 pages
9. Black Out **** 24.01 - 557 pages




Total: 3336


February:
1. Shadow's Claim 06.02 ****
2. The Vincent Boys 07.02 *****
3. The Vincent Brothers 08.02 ****
4. Fifty Shades Darker 13.02 ****
5. High Stakes 15.02 ****

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – 6445/3000pgs read
(view spoiler)[Days of Blood & Starlight 317 pgs 1/2/13 5♥ approved by Jen on 1/3/13
Wake 320 pgs 1/3/12 4♥
The Mane Event 391pgs 1/4/13 4♥
Stuart Little 130 pgs 1/4/13 3♥
Just Ask 200pgs 1/5/13 4♥
Second Grave on the Left 326 pgs 1/9/13 3.5~3.75♥
Zane's Redemption 276 pgs 1/6/13 4♥
Allison Hewitt Is Trapped 340 pgs 1/10/13 2♥
Blood Wager 258pgs 1/11/13 4.5♥
Deadly Game 333pgs 1/11/13 5♥
Tart 340pgs 1/13/13 3♥
Rock Chick Redemption 670 pgs 1/15/13 4♥
Me and My Ghoulfriends 308 pgs 1/15/2013 3♥
And Then There Were None 275 pgs 1/18/13 3♥
Hidden Fire 287 pgs 1/20/13 4♥
By a Thread 356 pgs 1/24/13 4♥
Desires Unleashed pgs 298 1/23/13 3♥
Iron Kissed currently reading 287 pgs 1/25/13 3♥
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February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
2/3 4♥ 2/3 4♥ 2/8/13 4.5♥ 2/8/13 4.5♥ 2/13/13 5♥ 2/23/13 5♥


March – This month: Read 5 books with a easter egg colors for Easter March 31st. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

(view spoiler)[3/2/13 4♥ (blue) 3/3/13 5♥ (red) 3/6/13 5♥ (pink) 3/25/13 4♥ (purple) 3/28/13 4♥ (orange) (hide spoiler)]

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
5/5 completed
(view spoiler)[Feral Sins (Pat - Secret Santa rec from another group- finally got to it,lol) 4/7/13 4.5♥
Street Game (Leslie - RRRC group) 4/4/13 3.75♥
Seize the Night (Dawn -TLC group) 4/9/13 4♥
Truly, Madly Viking(My sister) 4/12/13 4♥
Blood Domination (~Jennifer~) 4/21/13 4♥ (hide spoiler)]

May – This month: 2 books with at least 1000 pages. Since I was unable to find 2 books over 1000 pgs each I read an additional book to make up for it. Lover At Last 591 pgs 4.5♥ 5/3/13Gone with the Wind 1037 pgs 4♥ 5/20/2013 Outlander 870 pgs 4♥ 5/25/2013

June – This month: Read a book/article/etc... (children’s books work) to someone else at least 5 times this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!
5/5 done
(view spoiler)[The Girl GamesFrindleTenElevenIt's Raining Cupcakes (hide spoiler)]

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!
(view spoiler)[2 8/2/13 5♥
3 8/20/13 3.75♥
4 8/22/13 5♥

1 8/5/13 3.75♥
2 8/7/13 4♥
3 8/12/13 4♥
4 8/15/13 4♥ (hide spoiler)]


September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

So far this is all I've found for books over 2,000 pages: longestbooks

None of which interest me. There's only a couple of 2,000 as far as I can see. Lots of books with 1,000+. So I'll make my decision once I get a ruling on the "horror" month.

Mary wrote: "So far this is all I've found for books over 2,000 pages: longestbooks

None of which interest me. There's only a couple of 2,000 as far as I can see. Lots of books with 1,000+. So I'll make my ..."

Thanks for that Mary ~ I peeked at the list, hmmm....

OK not having any luck finding books with 2,000 pages. There's only 4 on the list I found and not all of them are in English. Lots of 1,000+ page books that I would read.

I'm in.....

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January –.No Experience RequiredbyLauren Stewart pgs.252 1/1/2013 4 stars.
AngelfallbySusan Ee pgs 288 1/2/2013 4 star
.The BecomingbyJeanne C. Stein1/4/2013 3 stars 293 pgs
Lover Eternalby J.R. Ward1/5/2013 4 stars 468 pgs
DominionbyS.E. Lund
1/6/2013 4 stars 233 pgs
Unholy Ghostsby Stacia Kane1/9/2013 354 pgs 3 stars
Nice Girls Don't Have FangsbyMolly Harper1/12/2013 355 pgs 4 stars
Rock Chickby Kristen Ashley1/14/2013 412 pgs 4 stars
Beautiful DisasterbyJamie McGuire1/16/2013 480 pgs 4 stars

Total:3135/3000
DONE



February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
All InbyRaine Miller2/1/2013 pgs 178 4 stars
Blood DrivebyJeanne C. Stein2/2/2013 pgs 297 4 stars
EvebyAnna Carey2/3/2013 pgs 336 3 stars
OncebyAnna Carey2/3/2013 pgs 368 3 stars
!Lover EnshrinedbyJ.R. Ward2/6/2013 pgs 447 4 stars

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
The WatcherbyJeanne C. Stein 3/1/2013 4 stars pg268
Rock Chick RescuebyKristen Ashley3/3/2013 4 stars 504 pgs
One Foot in the GravebyJeaniene Frost3/5/2013 4 stars 297 pgs
-MadlybyM. Leighton3/6/2013 3 stars 141 pgs
Lover UnboundbyJ.R. Ward3/8/2013 4 stars pgs 502

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1.The Darkest Pleasureby Gena Showalter4/7/2013 pgs 297 4 stars Recommend by Jean
2..Lover Reborn byJ.R. Ward4/11/2013 pgs 697 4 stars Recommend by Gina
3.A Fistful of CharmsbyKim Harrison3/13/2013 pgs 510 4 stars Recommend by Sam
4..Beautiful RedemptionbyKami Garcia4/14/2013 pgs 451 4 stars Recommend by Daughter
5.EnticebyElla Frank4/16/2013 pgs 261 3 stars Recommend by Jo



May – This month: Changed: read 3000 pgs this month.
Total:3135
Destined for an Early GravebyJeaniene Frost5/1/2013 4 stars 355pgs
.For a Few Demons MorebyKim Harrison3/4/2013 4 stars 456 pgs
The Darkest PassionbyGena Showalter5/5/2013 4 stars 438 pgs
Rock Chick RevengebyKristen Ashley5/8/2013 4 stars 593 pgs
HauntedbyKelley Armstrong5/092013 4 stars 495 pgs
RetributionbyJeanne C. Stein5/10/2013 4 stars 296 pgs
Kristen Ashley2/26/2013Shadow of the WolfbyMac Flynn5/10/2013 2stars 58pgs
BrokenbyKelley Armstrong5/12/2013 4 stars 444pgs

June – Read an audio book
ThirteenbyKelley Armstrong6/10/2013 4 stars 9 hours

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1..Whiskey BeachbyNora Roberts 7/3/2013 pgs 374 5 stars
2.Of PoseidonbyAnna Banks 7/4/2013 pgs 324 4 stars
3.Of Triton byAnna Banks 7/5/2013 246 pgs 4 stars
4.Angels FallbyNora Roberts 7/9/2013 391pgs 4 stars
5.Dream EyesbyJayne Ann Krentz 7/11/2013 325pgs 4 stars

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!
1.Succubus Blues byRichelle Mead 8/1/2013 358 pgs 4 stars
2.Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead 8/3/2013 320pgs 4 stars
3.Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead 8/5/2013 296pgs 4 stars
4.Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead 8/8/2013 304pgs 4 stars
5.Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead 8/9/2013 281pgs 4 stars
6.Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead 8/11/2013 277pgs 4 stars


September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Romance
1.The Heistby Janet Evanovich9/1/2013 320pgs 4stars
2.Kiss of FrostbyJennifer Estep8/2/2013
3.The Warlord Wants ForeverbyKresley Cole9/3/2013 162pgs 4 stars
4.Some Girls BitebyChloe Neill 9/4/2013 391pgs 4 stars
5. Until Fountain Bridgeby Samantha Young 9/5/2013 111pgs 4stars

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Lord of MisrulebyRachel Caine10/2/2013 242pgs 4 stars
2.Dark FrostbyJennifer Estep10/4/2013 4 stars 336 pgs
3. Neferet's CursebyP.C. Cast 10/4/2013 4 stars 145 pgs
4. OmensbyKelley Armstrong10/7/2013 4 stars 486 pgs
5. First Drop of Crimson byJeaniene Frost10/10/2013 4 stars 371 pgs

November – This month: Read at least 2500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!
Total:2779
pgs
1.Safe HavenbyNicholas Sparks 4 stars 340 pgs
2.My Soul to TakebyRachel Vincent11/2/2013 4 stars 279 pgs
3.ObsidianbyJennifer L. Armentrout11/3/2013 pg 335 4 stars
4.Dragon BoundbyThea Harrison11/4/2013 4 stars 312 pgs
5.Shatter MebyTahereh Mafi11/6/2013 4 stars 338 pgs
6.GonebyJames Patterson 11/8/2013 5 stars 416 pgs
7.Kiss of MidnightbyLara Adrian 11/10/2013 402 pgs 4 stars
8.Crimson FrostbyJennifer Estep11/11/2013 352 pgs 4 stars
December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas
Rock Chick RevolutionbyKristen Ashley 12/2/2013 530 pgs 5 stars
World AfterbySusan Ee 12/3/2013 314 pgs 4 stars
Cloak and SilencebySherrilyn Kenyon 12/4/2013 4 stars
Kiss of DeathbyRachel Caine12/5/2013 231 pgs 4 stars
Down London RoadbySamantha Young12/9/2013 445 pgs 4 stars
When We CollidebyA.L. Jackson245gs 3 stars
Sweet EvilbyWendy Higgins
4 stars 12/9/2013 453 pgs

The 2000+ pages mont desn't bother me - I've been meaning to read Three Kingdoms for quite some time now. I'll probably wanna change the "read to someone else" category (I don't have anyone to whom to read) but then that leaves me stuck with the "romance" one which I'm not too happy to do - normally I can hardly even tolerate 1 romantic novel, let alone 5! :o I'll have to think it trough...

Oh I missed that one. I doubt my teenager will let me read to her.

I think I will skip this challenge.

I really want to do this, but I have questions too. Will any book shelved as romance count? I'm not at all a romance reader, so I'll probably read some classics shelved as romance for Feb, if that works.

Also 2000+ pages. The only book I can think of that I want to read is In Search of Lost Time, but that's commonly broken up into 7 volumes. So, this is my question. Would a series count, if the combined number of pages is more than 2000? If not, would you consider reducing the number of pages to 1000 and maybe have us read two books?

ETA: I missed the read to someone else task. I only have my husband and a cat in the house, and my husband has the selective hearing down pat. I'm not sure my cat will listen to me either. None of my friends around here have kids I can read to. This one is tough, if the other two don't work either.

This is a good idea for a challenge, some of these are great ideas, but other are a little out of reach for most of us. Even with one pass.

A 2000pg book is hard to find (one worth reading anyway)
I do not have anyone I could read to EVERYDAY.
And 5000pg in Jan, that is an average of 10 books or more at 300-500pgs. (for some that's hard)

I will have to think about this challenge, although I like the concept and I do like a good challenge.

Yeah, the 5000+ books in january are hard too - I'll have exams in the middle of the month, so I doubt I'll be able to read that much..

The 5,000 pages in January was one that didn't concern me. It would be hard but with audiobooks I could do it.

I like the idea of this challenge, but like several others have said, some of these monthly tasks are just out of reach. I know it's *supposed to be really hard, but if it stays as is, I doubt I'll join in.

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

JANUARY: Read 5000 pages: DONE (As of 1/13/13, Pages Read: 5126):
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1. by Wendy Higgins (Done 1/1; 4.5-stars) [453 pages]
2. by Susan Ee (Done 1/2; 4-stars) [255 pages]
3. by Dianne Duvall (Done 1/4; 4.5-stars) [345 pages]
4. by J.A Redmerski (Done 1/5; 4-stars) [426 pages]
5. by Alyson James (Done 1/6; 3-stars) [330 pages]
6. by Maggie Berkley (Done 1/7; 4-stars) [514 pages]
7. by Charlaine Harris (Done 1/9; 4-stars) [325 pages]
8. by J.A Saare (Done 1/10; 4.5-stars) [225 pages]
9. by J.H. Trumble (Done 1/11; 4-stars) [320 pages]
10. by Seanan McGuire (Done 1/13; 3-stars) [358 pages]
11. by Lisa Kleypas (Done 1/14; 4.5-stars) [382 pages]
12. by Diana Gabaladon (Done 1/17; 3.5-stars)[870 pages]
13. by Nicole Williams (Done 1/18; 4-stars)[323 pages]
14. by Pamela Clare (Done 1/20; 4-stars)[335 pages] (hide spoiler)]
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FEBRUARY: READ 5 ROMANTIC BOOKS: DONE
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1) by Kristin Hannah [544 Pages] (Done 2/3)

2) by Jessica Sorensen [276 Pages] (Done 3/1--finished in the wee morning!)

3) by Alice Clayton [391 Page] (Done 2/1)

4) by Lisa Kleypas [374 Pages] (Done 2/21)

5) by Sean Kennedy [376 Pages] (Done 2/24) (hide spoiler)]
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MARCH: READ 5 GREEN COVER BOOKS:DONE
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1) (360 pages; Done 3/14, 4 stars--I loved this sequel. I also like what the author is doing with Isabella & Cole--the anti-Grace & Sam!)
2) (453 pages; Done 4/1, 4 stars)
3) (352 pages; Done 3/30, 4-stars)
4) (360 pages; Done 3/28, 3.5 stars)
5) (453 pages; Done 3/4, 2.5 stars--I don't enjoy the Hollows, sorry!) (hide spoiler)]
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APRIL: READ 5 RECOMMENDED BOOKS: DONE
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Read 5 of 5
1) (★★★★, Done 4/2 by Gin & Sonia at PKC)
2) (★★★, Done 4/3--Recommended by Gin & Sonia at PKC)
3) (★★★★, Done 4/14--Recommended at Dusty Bookshelf)
4) (★★, Done 4/1--Recommended by Alana at OMS)
5) (★★★1/2, Done 4/21--Recommended by Sonia at PKC) (hide spoiler)]
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MAY: READ 2 BOOKS over 1000 PAGES:DONE
(view spoiler)[ Read 2 BOXED SETS, totaling 5 books

by Cassandra Clare (Hardcover, 1520 pages) 4-stars

by Veronica Roth (Hardcover, 1012 pages) DONE 5/27, 5 stars; (hide spoiler)]
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JUNE: READ TO SOMEONE ELSE: DONE
(view spoiler)[

1) by Wendell Minor
2) by Cynthia Rylant
3) by Cynthia Rylant
4) by Bill Martin Jr.
5) by Dr. Seuss (hide spoiler)]
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JULY:5 BOOKS with a setting near a body of water: DONE
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1) by Kristen Painter (Done 7/13, ★★★★½); 381 Pages
2) by Jill Shalvis (Done 7/14, ★★★★½); 311 Pages
3) by Tracey Garvis Gravis (Done 7/24, ★★★★½); 374 Pages
4) by Karen Marie Moning (Done 7/27, ★★★★); 354 Pages
5) by Lisa Kleypas (Done 7/29); ★★★★ 211 pages (hide spoiler)]
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AUGUST:5 Read a book series from start to finish. It must have at least 5 books in it!
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Market Garden Series: by LA Witt:
(Done 8/5, ★★★); (Done 8/5, ★★★); (Done 8/14, ★★★★); (Done 8/19, ★★★★); )(Done 9/2) ★★★★★ (hide spoiler)]
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SEPTEMBER: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much!
Read 4 of 5
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1) by Melina Marchetta (300 Pages) (Done 9/8) ★★★½
2) by John Green (313 pages) (Done 9/11) ★★★★★
3) by Markus Zusak (550 Pages)(Done 9/24) ★★★★
4) by Liane Moriarty (416 Pages)(Done 9/26) ★★★★
(hide spoiler)]
5) by Nora Roberts (492 pages) --up next
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OCTOBER: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.!
1) (Done 10/13) ★★★
2) (Done 10/9) ★★½
3) (Done 10/15) ★★★★
4) --listening to now
5)

I think I'll try this.

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

January (3010/3000 pg)

1. City of Fallen Angels (Finished 1/1, 4 stars, 434 pg)
2. City of Lost Souls (Finished 1/2, 4 stars, 534 pg)
3. Touch of the Demon (Finished 1/3, 4 stars, 448 pg)
4. Marked (Finished 1/4, 4 stars, 298 pg)
5. Living Nightmare (Finished 1/5, 5 stars, 368 pg)
6. Dominion (Finished 1/6, 2 stars, 215 pg)
7. Dark Light (Finished 1/6, 5 stars, 313 pg)
8. Last Kiss Goodnight (Finished 1/7, 4 stars, 400 pg)



February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

February (5/5) Romances

1. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning, 388 pg, Finished 2/3, 5 stars
2. The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton, 276 pg, Finished 2/6, 4 stars
3. Love Unscripted by Tina Reber, 659 pg, Finished 2/9, 4 stars
4. Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker, 264 pg, Finished 2/24, 4 stars
5. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover, 488 pg, Finished 2/25, 5 stars



March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

March (5/5) Books with Green Covers

1. Sins & Needles by Karine Halle, 438 pgs, Finished 3/11, 5 stars
2. Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter, 372 pgs, Finished 3/17, 4 stars
3. The Darkest Facts by Gena Showalter, 186 pgs, Finished 3/31, 3 stars
4. Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon, 561 pgs, Finished 3/20, 5 stars
5. Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks, 352 pgs. Finished 3/24, 5 stars



April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

April (1/5) Books Recommended by Friends:

1. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs, 352 pgs, Finished 4/12, 5 stars
2. Grave Memory by Kalayna Price, 350 pgs,
3. Hexed by Kevin Hearne, 284 pgs, Finished 5/2, 4 stars
4. The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston, 449 pgs, Finished 4/23, 4 stars
5. The Maze Runner by James Dashner, 384 pgs, Finished 4/20, 4 stars



May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Duplicated January for this month.

May (3260/3000 pg)

1. Written in Red by Anne Bishop, 448 pgs, Finished 5/1, 5 stars
2. Enclave by Ann Aguirre, 272 pgs, Finished 5/3, 4 stars
3. Endurance by Ann Aguirre, 73 pgs, Finished 5/3, 3 stars
4. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop, 412 pgs, Finished 5/4, 5 stars
5. Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop, 482 pgs, Finished 5/5, 5 stars
6. Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop, 430 pgs, Finished 5/6, 5 stars
7. The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa, 448 pgs, Finished 5/8, 5 stars
8. Captive in the Dark by CJ Roberts, 190 pgs, Finished 5/8 5 stars
9. Seduced in the Dark by CJ Roberts, 505 pgs, Finished 5/9, 5 stars


June – This month: Read a book/article/etc... (children’s books work) to someone else at least 5 times this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!

Duplicating February.

June (0/5) Romances

1. A Tall, Dark, Cowboy by Mackenzie McKade, 232 pgs
2. Rode Hard, Put Up Wet by Lorelei James, 300 pgs
3. Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James, 298 pgs
4. Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James, 265 pgs
5. Rough, Raw, and Ready by Lorelei James, 280 pgs

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

Ohhh natasha I like that idea...still a challenge...

Okay.

1- If you can't find a 2000 page book, shoot for one over 1000 or heck go for 2. The point is pick a big book. :)
2- Any romance is fine. Anything with a love element can technically be considered a romance. It doesn't have to be a bodice ripper.

Any others?

It's supposed to be challenging. Do your best. If you can't make it all the way one month...it's no big deal. I'm not going to come after your first born or repo an organ. :)

Hm... I think I'll try this, although I'm pretty sure I won't be able to meet the 5000 pages mark for January...Count me in. Just a quick question about the substitutions - do we have to substitute the month we don't like with a category from the pother months or can we come up with a category of our own?

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – Read 3000 pages. - DONE!

1. Blindness - last 100 pages
2. Sunshine - 403
3. Lost In Translation: Misadventures In English Abroad - 176
4. Shark & The Wolf: Predators and Prey - 220
5. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe - 232
6. Parker Pyne Investigates - 174
7. The City & the City - 467
8. Камера помътняла - 404
9. The Terracotta Warriors - 95
10. Flowers for Algernon - 413 (Bulgarian pocket edition)
11.Let the Right One In - 483
Total: 3167

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books. - DONE!
1.The Great Gatsby - 01.02, 3.5/5
2.Portuguese Irregular Verbs - 02.02, 4/5
3.Deep Freeze - 08.02, 3.5/5
4.Rebecca - 10.02, 4/5
5.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 24.02, 5/5



March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. - DONE!!!

1. Bridget Jones's Diary - 02.03, 3/5
2. The Edge of Reason - 04.03, 2.5/5
3. The Law of Nines - 19.03, 3/5
4. The City and the Stars - 13.03, 3/5
5. St. Patrick's Day Murder - 17.05, 3/5



April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you - DONE!

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 07.04, 3/5 - my sister
2. Under the Net - 12.04, 3.5/5 - GR
3. Dead Until Dark - 18.04, 2/5 - practically every fan of the series I know
4. The True Story of Ah Q - 18.04, 3/5 - GR
5. The Ruins of Gorlan 29.04, 3/5 - GR



May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages - switched to read at least 1000 pages! - DONE!

Crocodile on the Sandbank - 139 (I had started it in April)
Eight Skilled Gentlemen- 264
The Stand 530
Cat Among the Pigeons - 194

Total: 1127



June – This month: Read a book (children’s books work) to someone else every day this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 2500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

Duration: 1/1/13 - 12/31/13

January – Read 3000 pages (view spoiler)[
The Recruit 1/12/13 ***** stars
Against the Wind1/7/13 ***1/2 stars(397)
Heart of a Knight(698) 1/28/13 *** stars
Canyons of Night(325) 1/9/13 **** stars
For Darkness Shows the Stars(402) 1/20/13 **** stars
Mortal Danger(393) 1/18/13 **** stars
Jade Island(384) 1/22/13 ***1/2 stars
Total page count: 3002 (hide spoiler)]


February – Read 5 romantic books (view spoiler)[
Mariana 2/3/13 **** stars
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake2/15/13 ****1/2 stars
Building From Ashes2/26/13 ***** stars
Lord of Fire and Ice 2/9/13 ***1/2 stars
Dark Lover2/28/13****stars (hide spoiler)]


March – Read 5 books with a green cover (view spoiler)[
Moonglow 3/29/13 ****1/2 stars
The Smoke Thief 3/5/13 ***** stars
Archangel's Consort 3/3/13 **** stars
By Grace Possessed 3/14/13 **** stars
Cry Wolf 3/8/13 ****1/2 stars (hide spoiler)]


April – Read 5 books recommended to you by friends(view spoiler)[
Tiger Paw
Rock Chick 4/7/13 ****1/2 stars
The Restorer 4/24/13 ****1/2 stars
When You Give a Duke a Diamond 4/29/13 **** stars
A Perfect Storm 4/3/13 ***1/2 stars (hide spoiler)]


May –Read 5 Paranormal themed books (created my own)(view spoiler)[
Dark Fire 5/5/13 **** stars
Blood Lines 5/8/13 **** stars
Dark Moon 5/18/13 ** stars
Archangel's Blade 5/30/13 ***** stars
Passion Unleashed 5/19/13 ****1/2 stars (hide spoiler)]


June –Read 5 Romantic Books (Duplicating from February)(view spoiler)[
The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae6/4/13 **** stars
And the Bride Wore Plaid6/28/13 ***1/2 stars
On the Island6/9/13 **** stars
Buckhorn Beginnings6/4/13 ***stars
Barefoot in the Rain6/26/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


July – Read 4 books with a setting near a body of water (view spoiler)[
Moonlight Warrior 7/8/13 ***1/2 stars
Head Over Heels 7/2/13 **** stars
A Night to Surrender 7/9/13 ****1/2 stars
China Rose 7/26/13 ***1/2 stars (hide spoiler)]


August – Read a book series from start to finish (at least 5 books)(view spoiler)[
Night Shift 8/3/13 *** stars
Night Shadow 8/3/13 ****stars
Nightshade 8/4/13 **** stars
Night Smoke 8/4/13 **** stars
Night Shield 8/5/13 **** stars (hide spoiler)]


September –Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much (YA)(view spoiler)[
Daughter of Smoke & Bone 9/30/13 ***** stars
Divergent 10/28/13 **** stars
Touch of Frost 9/12/13 **** stars
Evernight 9/25/13 *** stars (hide spoiler)]


October –Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books(view spoiler)[
Deadly Heat 10/19/13 ***** stars
Cold Feet 10/7/13 **1/2 stars
Innocent in Death 10/19/13 ***** stars
Kill Me Twice 10/27/13 ***1/2 stars
Cold As Ice 11/3/13 ***1/2 stars (hide spoiler)]


November –Read at least 1500 pages this month from any genre: Paranormal/Fantasy
River Marked(326 pg)11/5/13 ****1/2 stars
Death Magic (377 pg)
Archangel's Legion(374 pg)
Night of the Tiger(330 pg)


December – Read anything you like this month

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The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

January – 3,000 pages:

January: (6267 pgs)
1: Infinite Jest-DAvid Foster Wallace 1079√
2: An Accidental Goddess-Linnea Sinclair-434√
3: Silk and Shadows-Mary Jo Putney-431√
4: The White Forest-Adam McOmber-303
5: Bonded by Blood-Laurie London-378√
6: Get A Clue-Jill Shalvis-318√
7: Shades of Gray-Maya Banks-282√
8: Softly at Sunrise-Maya Banks-132√
9: Highland Surrender-Tracy Brogan-350√
10: The Heir (Duke's Obsession, #1)-Grace Burrowes-448√
11: Present Danger-Susan Andersen-381√
12: Archangel's Kiss-Nalini Singh-323√
13: Just One Kiss-Samantha James-375√
14: Death of a Dustman-MC Beaton-248√
15: Chasing Fire-Nora Roberts-472√
16: The Courtesan's Secret-Claudia Dain-313√

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books.
1: Some Enchanted Evening-Christina Dodd-384√
2: King of Sword and Sky-CL Wilson-472√
3: Jesse's Challenge-Nicole Austin-232√
4: Night Rhythms (Blaze)-Elda Minger-216
5: Good Groom Hunting-Shana Galen√-368


March – 5 books with a green cover
1: -MC Beaton-312✔ ★★★★ 2: -Sabrina Jeffries-394 ✔ ★★★★
3: -Jennifer Crusie/Bob Mayer 3/16✔ ★★★4: 3/24✔ ★★★★ MC Beaton
5: -Christine Feehan-560✔ ★★★★ 3/30

APRIL
5 books recommended to me:

1: -Kristin James *** 2: -Melba Patillo Beals 4/13 *****3: -Rick Riordan **** 4/18/13
4: -Anthony Burgess *** 4/15/13 5: -Katherine Howe **** 4/1-4/6

May
Read 1 book with 2,000 pages or 2 books with 1,000 pages

-Ayn Rand 1200 pages


June
Audiobooks (be read to or read to someone 5 times)



July
5 w/Water Setting
1: Ghost Moon-Heather Graham (Key West)★★★★
2: Bones of the Barbary Coast-Daniel Hecht (San Francisco Bay)★★
3: Play of Passion-Nalini Singh (fictional creek/stream in CA)★★★★
4: Death of a Poison Pen-MC Beaton (fictional Scottish loch)★★★★
5: Solomon's Jar-Alex Archer (Amazon River Tributary, Rio Maranon, Peru & East River in NY, North Sea in Amsterdam)★★★★

August
Creating my own: read 5 books from any one series.
1: Death of a Bore-(Hamish MacBeth 21) MC Beaton ★★★★
2: Death of a Dreamer (Hamish Macbeth 22) MC Beaton ★★★★
3: Death of a Maid(Hamish Macbeth 23)-MC Beaton ★★★★
4: Death of a Gentle Lady(Hamish Macbeth 24)-MC Beaton ★★★★
5: Death of a Witch-(Hamish Macbeth 25)-MC Beaton ★★★★

September
Duplicating Feb: read 5 romantic books:
1:Sugar Springs-Kim Law ★★★★
2:The MacKenzie Brothers: Dane, Thomas, Riley, Cooper-Liliana Hart ★★★
3:Sinfully Sweet-anthology ★★★★
4:Crystal Gardens-Amanda Quick ★★★★
5: Tempted into Danger-Melissa Cutler ★★★★

October
5 mystery/thriller/horror type books

1: The Unseen-Heather Graham
2: The Ghost and the Dead Deb-Alice Kimberly
3: Anansi Boys-Neil Gaiman
4: Lover Enshrined-JR Ward
5: Original Sin-Allison Brennan

November
Read 600 pages.
1: How to Woo a Reluctant Lady-Sabrina Jeffries 345 pages 11/1-11/2
2: The Terra-Cotta Dog-Andrea Camileri 352 pages 11/1-11/3

December
Read what you want:
185: When Maidens Mourn-CS Harris
186: Lover Avenged-J.R. Ward
187: Where the Wind Blows-Carolyne Fyffe
188: Spell of the Highlander-Karen Marie Moning
189:A Rogue by Any Other Name-Sarah Maclean
190: Cop Hater-Ed Mcbain
191:Forged in Steele-Maya Banks
192: Being with Him-Jessica Inclan
193: Exclusively Yours-Shannon Stacey
194: Gangsters and Gold Diggers: Old New York, the Jazz Age, and the Birth of Broadway
195: Lover Mine-JR Ward
196: Against the Wind-Kat Martin
197: Lover Unleashed-JR Ward

Thanks Jennifer for clarifying! I'll pick a 1000+ page book for May and replace June with either December or January's tasks.

THE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HARD 2013 CHALLENGE

Duration: Jan 01, 2013 - Dec 31, 2013
Completed Tasks: 6/12

✔ January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 5000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

✔ 1. Silent House | Orhan Pamuk ★ (01/04) ·◊· Pages 0-352 = 352p.
✔ 2. Joseph Anton | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (01/04) ·◊· Pages 0-656 = 656p.
✔ 3. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters | Julian Barnes ★★★★ (01/06) ·◊· Pages 142-307 = 165p.
✔ 4. The Last Runaway | Tracy Chevalier ★★★ (01/07) ·◊· Pages 0-320 = 320p.
✔ 5. Washington: A Life | Ron Chernow ★★★★★ (01/07) ·◊· Pages 387-928 = 541p.
✔ 6. Astray | Emma Donoghue ★★★★★ (01/07) ·◊· Pages 0-288 = 288p.
✔ 7. The Zookeeper's Wife | Diane Ackerman ★★ (01/09) ·◊· Pages 0-368 = 368p.
✔ 8. number9dream | David Mitchell ★★★★ (01/11) ·◊· Pages 0-416 = 416p.
✔ 9. Landing | Emma Donoghue ★ (01/11) ·◊· Pages 0-336 = 336p.
✔ 10. Little Women | Louisa May Alcott ★★ (01/13) ·◊· Pages 0-477 = 477p.
✔ 11. A Murder at Rosamund's Gate | Susanna Calkins ★★ (01/17) ·◊· Pages 0-352 = 352p.
✔ 12. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Susanna Clarke ★★★★★ (01/17) ·◊· Pages 223-782 = 559p.
✔ 13. A History of the Present Illness | Louise Aronson ★★★★ (01/17) ·◊· Pages 0-272 = 272p.

==5102p

✔ February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

✔ 1. Dragonwyck | Anya Seton ★★★ (02/01)
✔ 2. Winter's Tale | Mark Helprin ★ (02/03)
✔ 3. The Enchantress of Florence | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (02/05)
✔ 4. Super Sad True Love Story | Gary Shteyngart ★★★★ (02/09)
✔ 5. The Republic of Love | Carol Shields ★ (02/11)

✔ March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

✔ 1. Sleeping in Eden: A Novel | Nicole Baart ★★★ (03/04)
✔ 2. The White Woman on the Green Bicycle: A Novel | Monique Roffey ★★★★ (03/14)
✔ 3. A is for Alibi | Sue Grafton ★★★ (03/16)
✔ 4. Tell The Wolves I'm Home | Carol Rifka Brunt ★★★★★ (03/17)
✔ 5. This Magnificent Desolation: A Novel | Thomas O'Malley ★★ (03/18)

✔ April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

✔ 1. Storm Front | Jim Butcher ★★★★ (04/10)
✔ 2. The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls ★★★★★ (04/11)
✔ 3. The Help | Kathryn Stockett ★★★★★ (04/17)
✔ 4. Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier ★★★ (04/29)
✔ 5. Deadhouse Gates | Steven Erikson ★★★ (05/03)

✔ May – This month: Read two books with at least 1000 pages and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

✔ 1. Memories of Ice | Steven Erikson ★★★★★ (05/16) ·◊· 1180 p.
✔ 2. House of Chains | Steven Erikson ★★★★★ (06/07) ·◊· 1024p.

✔ June – This month: Read a book (children’s books work) to someone else every day this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it! Replacing with January - 5000 pages.

✔ 1. The Anthologist | Nicholson Baker ★★★ (06/05) ·◊· Pages 0-243 = 243p.
✔ 2. Practical Magic | Alice Hoffman ★★★ (06/06) ·◊· Pages 0-286 = 286p.
✔ 3. People of the Book | Geraldine Brooks ★★ (06/06) ·◊· Pages 0-372 = 372p.
✔ 4. Due or Die | Jenn McKinlay ★★★ (06/06) ·◊· Pages 0-304 = 304p.
✔ 5. The Lies of Locke Lamora | Scott Lynch ★★ (06/06) ·◊· Pages 0-752 = 752p.
✔ 6. House of Chains | Steven Erikson ★★★★★ (06/07) ·◊· Pages 0-1024 = 1024p.
✔ 7. Guards! Guards! | Terry Pratchett ★★★★ (06/08) ·◊· Pages 0-384 = 384p.
✔ 8. Cooking Up Murder | Miranda Bliss ★ (06/09) ·◊· Pages 0-256 = 256p.
✔ 9. The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ★★★ (06/09) ·◊· Pages 0-93 = 93p.
✔ 10. The Uncommon Reader | Alan Bennett ★★★★★ (06/09) ·◊· Pages 0-124 = 124p.
✔ 11. Died in the Wool | Mary Kruger ★★ (06/10) ·◊· Pages 0-336 = 336p.
✔ 12. Bitter Sweets | G.A. McKevett ★★★★ (06/10) ·◊· Pages 0-293 = 293p.
✔ 13. The Woman Upstairs | Claire Messud ★★ (06/11) ·◊· Pages 0-253 = 253p.
✔ 14. Americanah | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ★★ (06/12) ·◊· Pages 0-496 = 496p.

==5216p

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 2500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

♦The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013♦
Duration: 1.1.2013 - 12.31.2013

– This month: Start the year off right. Read 5000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

– This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

– This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

– This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

– This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

– This month: Read a book (children’s books work) to someone else every day this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!

– This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

– This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

– This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

– This month: Read 5 horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

– This month: Read at least 2500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

– This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

TCF: The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
11/12 Months Completed

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Rock Chick - 1/4/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 412 pages
2. Show No Mercy - 1/13/13 - ♥♥♥ - 359 pages
3. Beautiful Disaster - 1/14/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 437 pages
4. Supernatural Born Killers - 1/2/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 304 pages
5. Killing Rites - 1/4/13 - ♥♥♥ - 367 pages
6. Incarnation - 1/8/13 - ♥♥♥ - 352 pages
7. The Shattered Dark - 1/5/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 304 pages
8. Mr. Real - 1/11/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 328 pages
9. Rock Chick Rescue - 1/11/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 500 pages
10. Allison Hewitt Is Trapped - 1/10/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 340 pages
11. Raised by Wolves - 1/16/13 - ♥♥♥ - 433 pages
12. Cape Storm - 1/20/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 305 pages
13. Birthmarked - 1/21/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 384 pages
14. Entice - 1/23/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 464 pages
15. Long Hard Ride - 1/24/13 - ♥♥♥ - 287 pages
16. Rock Chick Redemption - 1/25/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 672 pages
17. Exquisite - 1/26/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 317 pages
18. Rock Chick Renegade - 1/27/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 411 pages
19. Prized - 1/28/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 365 pages
20. Tortured - 1/29/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 32 pages

Total Pages Read: 7373

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Thoughtless - 2/1/13 - ♥♥.5
2. Slammed - 2/2/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
3. Platinum - 2/3/13 - ♥♥♥
4. Love in the Afternoon - 2/6/13 - ♥♥♥♥
5. Lethal Rider - 2/8/13 - ♥♥♥♥
6. The One That Got Away - 2/11/13 - ♥♥♥
7. Easy - 2/13/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
8. Rough, Raw, and Ready - 2/15/13 -♥♥♥♥
9. Hitched! - 2/18/13 - ♥♥♥♥
10. Storm's Heart - 2/19/13 - ♥♥♥♥

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Keeping Secrets in Seattle - 3/1/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Black Lament - 3/3/13 - ♥♥♥♥
3. Obsidian - 3/8/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
4. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - 3/12/13 - ♥♥♥
5. A Trace of Moonlight - 3/13/13 - ♥♥♥



April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Twice Tempted - 4/2/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Rogue - 4/9/13 - ♥♥♥♥
3. Shadow and Bone - 4/10/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
4. The Lightning Thief - 4/22/13 - ♥♥♥
5. Fool Moon - 4/23/13 - ♥♥♥

May/Swap with Make My Own – This month: Make My Own - Read 5000 pages.

1. Something About You - 5/1/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 307 pages
2. This Girl - 5/3/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 256 pages
3. Pride - 5/4/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 425 pages
4. Prey - 5/5/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 393 pages
5. Shift - 5/5/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 441 pages
6. Alpha - 5/6/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 472 pages
7. No Attachments - 5/7/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 302 pages
8. Down London Road - 5/9/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 375 pages
9. Pros and Cons - 5/10/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 82 pages
10. Layover Rules - 5/11/13 - ♥♥♥ - 361 pages
11. Steel and Lace: The Complete Series - 5/12/13 - ♥♥♥ - 334 pages
12. Tough Shit: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good - 5/13/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 272 pages
13. Rogue Descendant - 5/15/13 - ♥♥♥ - 370 pages
14. Skin in the Game - 5/17/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 250 pages
15. Agave Kiss - 5/18/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 336 pages
16. Of Shadow Born - 5/28/13 - ♥♥♥♥ - 336 pages

Total Pages Read: 5312 pages

June – This month: Have read to you (audiobooks) a book/article/etc... at least 5 times this month (an hour a day/time).



1 hour - 6/6/13
1 hour - 6/13/13
1 hour 5 minutes - 6/16/13
2 hours 30 minutes - 6/21/13
1 hour 30 minutes - 6/21/13

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Deep Autumn Heat - 7/1/13 - ♥♥♥
2. Blaze of Winter - 7/3/13 - ♥♥♥
3. Crash - 7/14/13 - ♥♥♥
4. The Mourning After - 7/15/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
5. Last Call - 7/17/13 - ♥♥♥♥

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

1. Anne of Green Gables - 8/15/13 - ♥♥♥♥
2. Anne of Avonlea - 8/18/13 - ♥♥♥♥
3. Anne of the Island - 8/22/13 - ♥♥♥♥
4. Anne of Windy Poplars - 8/31/13 - ♥♥♥♥
5. Anne's House of Dreams - 9/18/13 - ♥♥♥♥
6. Anne of Ingleside - 11/15/13 - ♥♥♥♥
7. Rainbow Valley
8. Rilla of Ingleside

September/Duplicate April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Consequences - 9/12/13 - ♥♥♥♥
2. Half-Blood - 9/18/13 - ♥♥♥♥
3. Wallbanger - 9/19/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
4. Seduced in the Dark - 9/27/13 - ♥♥♥♥
5. Epilogue - 9/28/13 - ♥♥♥♥


October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

1. Convicted - 10/8/13 - ♥♥♥♥
2. Red Hill - 10/23/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
3. Darkhouse - 12/10/13 - ♥♥♥.5
4. Ruby Hill - 11/14/13 - ♥♥♥
5. First Surrender - 11/27/13 - ♥♥♥♥

November – This month: Read at least 600 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

Seducing Cinderella - 11/2/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Sentinel - 11/3/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
Three Broken Promises - 11/5/13 - ♥♥♥♥
The Sweetest Dark - 11/7/13 - ♥♥♥.5
Rules of Entanglement - 11/9/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
Poison Princess - 11/10/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Fixed on You - 11/11/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Code Red - 11/11/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
Try - 11/12/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
Commencement - 11/12/13 - ♥♥♥
Waiting for Ty - 11/12/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Claiming Lauren - 11/12/13 - ♥♥
Roman Holiday 1: Chained - 11/13/13 - ♥♥♥
Hold Me Down Hard - 11/13/13 - ♥♥♥
Eat Play Lust - 11/14/13 - ♥♥.5
Wild Child - 11/14/13 - ♥♥.5
Bitten By Deceit - 11/14/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Ruby Hill - 11/14/13 - ♥♥♥
Finding Cinderella - 11/14/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
Anne of Ingleside - 11/15/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Cut & Run - 11/17/13 - ♥♥♥
Eve of Samhain - 11/17/13 - ♥♥♥
Pawn - 11/18/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
Wrong Bed, Right Guy - 11/20/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Echo Bay Christmas - 11/20/13 - ♥♥♥
Hitched - 11/21/13 - ♥♥♥
The Fiery Heart - 11/23/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
Bitten by Treachery - 11/25/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Plus One - 11/25/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Blindsided - 11/25/13 - ♥♥♥
Can't Let Go - 11/25/13 - ♥♥♥
Snowbound with the CEO - 11/25/13 - ♥♥♥♥
One Thousand and One Nights - 11/26/13 - ♥♥♥
Most Likely to Succeed - 11/26/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Cutest Couple - 11/26/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Life of the Party - 11/26/13 - ♥♥♥♥
One Night in the Spa - 11/27/13 - ♥♥
First Surrender - 11/27/13 - ♥♥♥♥
No Strings Attached - 11/27/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
Darkness Unmasked - 11/29/13 - ♥♥♥♥

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

Black City(FWYS) - 12/4/13 - ♥♥♥♥
The Selection(PKCRC) - 12/5/13 - ♥♥♥♥
World After - 12/5/13 - ♥♥♥♥
The Elite - 12/10/13 - ♥♥♥
Darkhouse - 12/10/13 - ♥♥♥.5
Take Me - 12/10/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Find You in the Dark(DBS) - 12/11/13 - ♥♥♥♥
Walking Disaster - 12/12/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
A Beautiful Wedding - 12/12/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥
Horde - 12/16/13 - ♥♥♥♥♥

I'm in - although I already know I will need my substitution in June!
The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Duration: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
12/12 Months Completed

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
3,077/3,000
1. A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess 169 pages; *****
2. Story, Robert McKee 442 pages, ****
3. The Clock Winder, Anne Tyler , **** 254 pages
4. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie , **** 647 pages
5. Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel , 420 pages, *****
6. Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami, 505 pages, *****
7. Murder at the Vicarage, Agatha Christie , 221 pages, ***
8. number9dream, David Mitchell , 419 pages, ****

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, *****
2. Perfect Chemistry, Simone Elkeles , ****
3. Pharos the Egyptian, Guy Boothby Newell , ****
4. Of Monsters and Men, Patrick Ness , ****
5. Across the Hall, N.M. Facile , *

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper
2. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
3. Amerika, Franz Kafka
4. The Emerald Atlas, John Stevens
5. I'll Never Be Young Again, Daphne du Maurier

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. NW, Zadie Smith , ****, recommended by my fiance.
2. The Lewis Man, Peter May , ****, recommended by my mum.
3. Home Front Girls, Rosie Goodwin ,** recommended by my Book Review Editor Claire
4. The Last Runaway, Tracy Chevalier ,***** recommended by Amazon
5. CJ Sansom, Dissolution, **** recommended by someone at my bookclub

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. Marcel Proust - In Search of Lost Time - rating was about 3.5. I can't believe I finished this! - 4,000 pages.
June – This month: Read a book (children’s books work) to someone else every day this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!
ALTERNATIVE: Listen to 1hour 15 minutes per day of an audiobook
Update: Completed audiobook alternative
1. Undead and Unwed
2. Stories: All-New Tales
3. The Day of the Triffids
4. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
5. The Moon of Gomrath
July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. The French Lieutenant's Woman
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
3. The Painted Bridge
4. Frenchman's Creek
5. To the Lighthouse

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!
Series: The Chronicles of Narnia
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle


September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
Genre: Paranormal/horror
1. Charlaine Harris, Dead until Dark
2. Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas
3. Charlaine Harris, Club Dead
4. Charlaine Harris,Dead to the World
5. Charlaine Harris, Dead as a Doornail

October – This month: Read 5 horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.
1. The Waiting Room
2. Isabel's Skin
3. Horns
4. Just After Sunset
5. Breathe: A Ghost Story


November – This month: Read at least 2500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

2620/2500

1. Kind of Cruel
2. The Uninvited Guests
3. This Is Not a Writing Manual: Notes for the Young Writer in the Real World
4. Hanging Hill
5. Dear Thing
6. Sacrifice
7. The Great Lover
8. Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from The New York Times

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating
Pilcrow - ***

I'll try for 2 1000+ pages books instead of 1 2000+ pages book in May, since I have a few of the former and none of the latter. :) I'll use my substitution for June, haven't decided on what I'll replace it with yet. :)

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Time Frame: 01 January 2013 - 31 December 2013
Months Completed: 10/12

January: Read 3000 pages.

1. The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore, 208 pages (01 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
2. Zonenkinder by Jana Hensel, 172 pages (01 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
3. The Last Assassin by Barry Eisler, 384 pages (04 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
4. Relics of the Dead by Ariana Franklin, 436 pages (05 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
5. Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman, 594 pages (06 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
6. The Assassin's Prayer by Ariana Franklin, 432 pages (07 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
7. Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet by Heather Poole, 272 pages (08 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
8. Seizure by Kathy Reichs, 496 pages (09 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
9. Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame, 276 pages (10 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
10. Black Wings by Christina Henry, 295 pages (10 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
11. Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane, 339 pages (11 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
12. Abdication by Juliet Nicolson, 344 pages (12 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
13. The Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham, 555 pages (13 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
14. Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky, 256 pages (13 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥♥
15. Hounded by Kevin Hearne, 289 pages (15 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥♥
16. Earthly Joys by Philippa Gregroy, 516 pages (16 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥♥
17. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins, 323 pages (17 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
18. Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells, 325 pages (17 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
19. Except the Dying by Maureen Jennings, 344 pages (18 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
20. Wahr by Riikka Pulkkinen, 356 pages (18 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥
21. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa, 485 pages (19 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
22. Changeling b< Philippa Gregory, 256 pages (20 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥
23. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik, 274 pages (20 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
24. Unsinkable: The Full Story Of The Rms Titanic by Daniel Allen Butler, 312 pages (22 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥♥
25. Hallowed Circle by Linda Robertson, 384 pages (24 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
26. Killing Hope by Keith Houghton, 617 pages (24 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
27. The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells, 326 pages (26 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
28. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, 378 pages (26 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥
29. Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson, 352 pages (27 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥
30. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James, 385 pages (28 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥
31. Key Of Knowledge by Nora Roberts, 338 pages (31 Jan 2013) ♥♥♥♥

Total pages read: 11319/3000

February: Read 5 romantic books.

1. Primrose Square by Anne Douglas (03 Feb 2013) ♥♥♥
2. The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts (11 Feb 2013) ♥♥♥♥
3. The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts (21 Feb 2013) ♥♥♥♥
4. The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott (14 Feb 2013) ♥♥♥♥
5. The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter (12 Feb 2013) ♥♥♥♥



March: Read 5 books with a green cover.

1. Arcane Circle by Linda Robertson (19 Mar 2013) ♥♥♥♥
2. Green-Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells (21 Mar 2013) ♥♥♥♥
3. Shades of Earth by Beth Revis (28 Mar 2013) ♥♥♥♥
4. Sever by Lauren DeStefano (18 Mar 2013) ♥♥♥♥
5. The House At Riverton by Kate Morton (19 Mar 2013) ♥♥♥♥♥



April: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends.

1. Pure by Andrew Miller (19 Apr 2013) ♥♥♥
2. Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green (11 Apr 2013) ♥♥♥♥
3. Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton (30 Apr 2013) ♥♥♥♥
4. Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey (20 Apr 2013) ♥♥♥♥
5. Child of Fire by Harry Connolly (15 Apr 2013) ♥♥♥♥



May: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages.

1. Fortune's Favorites by Colleen McCullough (1072 pages) (11 May 2013) ♥♥♥♥
2. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (1006 pages) (23 May 2013) ♥♥♥♥



June: Substitute: February - Read 5 romantic books.

1. The Dressmaker by Posie Graeme-Evans (15 Jun 2013) ♥♥♥♥
2. Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost (09 Jun 2013) ♥♥♥♥♥
3. The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter (02 Jun 2013) ♥♥♥
4. Nightshade by Michelle Rowen (10 Jun 2013) ♥♥♥♥
5. Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts (20 Jun 2013) ♥♥♥♥



July: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea).

1. Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran (River: Seine) (30 Jul 2013) ♥♥♥♥
2. Phoenix Rising by Philippa Ballantine (River: Thames) (26 Jul 2013) ♥♥♥♥
3. The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle (River: Thames) (28 Jul 2013) ♥♥♥♥♥
4. The Night Watch by Sarah Waters (River: Thames) (20 Jul 2013) ♥♥♥♥
5. Veil of Lies by Jeri Westerson (River: Thames) (13 Jul 2013) ♥♥♥♥



August: Read a book series from start to finish. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

Series: Cassandra Palmer by Karen Chance

1. Touch the Dark (10 Aug 2013) ♥♥♥♥
2. Claimed By Shadow (12 Aug 2013) ♥♥♥♥
3. Embrace the Night (17 Aug 2013) ♥♥♥♥
4. Curse the Dawn (24 Aug 2013) ♥♥♥♥
5. Hunt the Moon (28 Aug 2013) ♥♥♥♥



September: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much.

1. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Cozy Mystery) (22 Sep 2013) ♥♥♥♥
2. Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich (Contemporary Romance/Chick Lit) (26 Sep 2013) ♥♥
3. Murder Deja Vu by Polly Iyer (Romantic Suspense) (15 Sep 2013) ♥♥♥♥
4. Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman (True Crime) (27 Sep 2013) ♥♥♥♥
5. Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby & Greg Campbell (True Crime) (26 Sep 2013) ♥♥♥♥



October: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books.

1. The Unburied Dead by Douglas Lindsay (01 Oct 2013) ♥♥♥♥
2. Blood Score by Jordan Dane (24 Oct 2013) ♥♥♥♥
3. My First Murder by Leena Lehtolainen (21 Oct 2013) ♥♥♥♥
4. Helsinki Homicide: Against The Wall by Jarkko Sipilä (08 Oct 2013) ♥♥♥
5. Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais (25 Oct 2013) ♥♥♥♥



November: Read at least 1500 pages this month from any genre.

December: Read anything you like this month.

I'll be substituting the June category too, but I'll decide what I'll change it with once we got nearer to June. Hope that's OK. :)

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2013

January 2013: Read 3000 pages

1. The Prophet / Amanda Stevens (Jan 3) 4.5★'s - 352 Pages
2. Fallen / Erin McCarthy (Jan 4) 3★'s- 320 Pages
3. Echoes at Dawn / Maya Banks (Jan 5) 3★'s - 307 Pages
4. Rainshadow Road / Lisa Kleypas (Jan 9) 4★'s - 336 Pages
5. To Catch an Heiress / Julia Quinn (Jan 6) 3★'s - 384 Pages
6. Magic Bites / Ilona Andrews (Jan 11) 4★'s - 260 Pages
7. Shadow Dance / Anne Stuart (Jan 12) 3★'s - 377 Pages
8. Nothing To Fear / Karen Rose (Jan 14) 4★'s - 507 Pages
9. Some Girls Bite / Chloe Neill (Jan 17) 3★'s - 341 Pages
10. The Perils of Pleasure / Julie Anne Long (Jan 18) 4★'s - 375 Pages
11. The Duke Is Mine / Eloisa James (Jan 19) 4★'s - 367 Pages
12. Oracle's Moon / Thea Harrison (Jan 24) 3★'s - 313 Pages
13. Dead Witch Walking / Kim Harrison (Jan 25) 3.5★'s - 416 Pages
14. Against the Fire / Kat Martin (Jan 26) 3★'s - 408 Pages

Total Pages: 3559/3000 - DONE!
Continued count: 5063

February 2013: 5 Romance Reads

✔ 1. Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas (Feb 6) - 4.5★'s
✔ 2. Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole (Feb 9) - 4★'s
✔ 3. The Wolf Who Loved Me by Lydia Dare (Feb 12) - 3★'s
✔ 4. Once and Again by Lauren Dane (Feb 15) - 3★'s
✔ 5. The Prey by Allison Brennan (Feb 16) - 4★'s




March 2013: 5 Green Covers

✔ 1. Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill - (Mar 5) 4★'s
✔ 2. Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin - (Mar 27) 4★'s
✔ 3. How to Marry a Marquis by Julia Quinn - (Mar 25) 2★'s
✔ 4. Hush by Cherry Adair - (Mar 3) 4★'s
✔ 5. Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines - (Mar 19) 3★'s



April 2013 - 5 Recommendations

✔ 1. The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley (Rec by Michelle) - (Apr 3) 4.5★'s
✔ 2. Love Irresistibly by Julie James (Rec by Lisa) - (Apr 16) 3★'s
✔ 3. A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix (Rec by Jenne) - (Apr 14) 3★'s
✔ 4. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (Rec by Regina) - (Apr 9) 4★'s
✔ 5. Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones (Rec by Sue) - (Apr 2) 4★'s



May 2013 - 5 Purple Covers*

✔ 1. Drink Deep by Chloe Neill - (May 19) 4★'s
✔ 2. Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas - (May 5) 3★'s
✔ 3. Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews - (May 15) 5★'s
✔ 4. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - (May 7) 4★'s
✔ 5. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher - (May 28) 3.5★'s



*Instead of reading 1 book with 2000 pages

June 2013 - 5 Audiobooks

Complete: 5/5

✔ 1. Biting Cold by Chloe Neill - (June 10) 4★'s
✔ 2. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep - (June 17) 4★'s
✔ 3. Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews - (June 21) 4★'s
✔ 4. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher - (June 25) 3.5★'s
✔ 5. Catch Me by Lisa Gardner - (June 30) 4★'s



July 2013 - 5 Books Set on/near water

Complete: 5/5

✔ 1. Moonglow by Kristen Callihan - (July 2) 4★'s (River Thames)
✔ 2. House Rules by Chloe Neill - (July 5) 4★'s (Lake Michigan)
✔ 3. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione - (July 9) 3.5★'s (Greek Island)
✔ 4. Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs - (July 13) 3★'s (Puget Sound)
✔ 5. The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James - (July 14) 3★'s (Indian Ocean, Caribbean Sea)



August 2013 - 5 Urban Fantasy Books*

Complete: 5/5

✔ 1. At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost - (Aug 7) 4★'s
✔ 2. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs - (Aug 12) 4★'s
✔ 3. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher - (Aug 20) 4★'s
✔ 4. Ill Wind by Rachel Caine - (Aug 27) 4★'s
✔ 5. Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione - (Aug 28) 4★'s



*Create My Own Challenge

September 2013 - 5 Women on the Cover*

Complete: 5/5

✔ 1. Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews - (Sept 10) 5★'s
✔ 2. Venom by Jennifer Estep - (Sept 3) 4.5★'s
✔ 3. River Marked by Patricia Briggs - (Sept 15) 4★'s
✔ 4. Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine - (Sept 26) 3★'s
✔ 5. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - (Sept 28) 4★'s



* Create My Own Challenge

October 2013 - 5 Mystery, Suspense, Horror Books

Complete: 5/5

✔ 1. In the Woods by Tana French - (Oct 11) 3★'s
✔ 2. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - (Oct 19) 4★'s
✔ 3. Dead Secret by Beverly Connor - (Oct 16) 4.5★'s
✔ 4. Hotwire by Alex Kava - (Oct 23) 3★'s
✔ 5. Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep - (Oct 31) 4★'s



November 2013 - 2500 Pages

1. Winterblaze/ Kristen Callihan (Nov 2) 4★'s - 400 Pages

2. Lord's Fall/ Thea Harrison (Nov 4) 4★'s - 281 Pages

3. Alpha Instinct/ Katie Reus (Nov 6) 3★'s - 341 Pages

4. Mercy Blade/ Faith Hunter (Nov 8) 4★'s - 305 Pages

5. Redeemed in Darkness/ Alexis Morgan (Nov 9) 2★'s - 347 Pages

6. The Sum of All Kisses/ Julia Quinn (Nov 11) 4.5★'s - 373 Pages

7. Notorious Pleasures/ Elizabeth Hoyt (Nov 13) 4★'s - 371 Pages

8. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake/ Sarah MacLean (Nov 16) 4.5★'s - 422 Pages

Total Pages: 2840/2500 - DONE!

December 2013 - Read anything you like (5 Historical Romances)

Complete: 5/5

✔ 1. Lost in Your Arms (Dec 3) 4★'s
✔ 2. Someone to Watch Over Me (Dec 4) 4★'s
✔ 3. Scandalous Desires (Dec 7) 4★'s
✔ 4. Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord (Dec 13) 3.5★'s
✔ 5. Taming the Highland Bride (Dec 20) 3★'s

Question for the June category: Would listening to audiobooks on my commute count? There are two of us in the car.

Leslie wrote: "Question: do you want us to repost or update our original post?"

You can do either. Whatever way works best for you. If everyone likes the links up top and uses them I'll get those set up in a day or so for an easy way to get to your original post.

Kattibrie wrote: "Hm... I think I'll try this, although I'm pretty sure I won't be able to meet the 5000 pages mark for January...Count me in. Just a quick question about the substitutions - do we have to substitute..."

Hmm. You may make your own challenge for one month to use as your substitution.

Made a few changes. Look through the list and see if it looks a little less daunting.

Like the new 3000 pages goal, Jennifer, this looks more doable. Thanks for the answer to my question - i was thinking of taking the series task and use it there, but I'll try to come up with something new if I can. ;)

Just a thought for any of you without kids but live near kids ~ you could ask their parents if you could have them over for a 1/2 hour or so every week for this month to read to them.
I may plan on doing this for part of my goal that month. I have a few moms in my neighborhood with multiples and I know the mom's would love a little break..... I know I would have when mine were little ☺

Now it is more dueable...

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Duration: Jan 1/13 to Dec 31/13

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

To Have and To Hold (Bridal Veil Island Book #) by Tracie Peterson 01/01/13 *** pgs - 355
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory 01/02/13 *** pgs 382
You Belong to Me by Karen Rose 01/03/13 ***** pgs 480
Godiva by Jenny Dare 01/03/13 **** pgs 130
Quinn's Undying Rose by Tina Folsom 01/04/13 **** pgs 265
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr 01/05/13 **** pgs 328
Apart From Love by Uvi Poznansky 01/05/13 **** pgs 293
The Witch's Daughter by Paula Brackston 01/06/13 *** pgs 416
Some Assembly Required by Anne Lamott 01/06/13 ** pgs 272
Blue Africa by Therese Stenzel 01/07/13 **** pgs 196
Range of Motion by Elizabeth Berg 01/07/13 **** pgs 256

Total 3373, finished January 7, 2013



February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 02/03/13 ***** 1276 pgs
Wings by Aprilynne Pike 02/04/13 *** 290 pgs
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley 02/06/13 ***** 352 pgs
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain 02/09/13 **** 314 pgs
A Change of Heart by Nancy Frederick 02/10/13 *** 358 pgs

Finished Feb 10/13 read 2590 pages



March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Beneath the Willow by Jeremy Asher 03/02/13 **** 343 pgs
Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope 03/04/13 *** 848 pgs
Waiting for Sunrise by Eva Marie Everson 03/12/13 **** 390 pgs
Kincaid's Hope by Grace Greene 03/14/13 **** 298 pgs
Named of the Dragon by Susanna Kearsley 03/15/13 **** 309 pgs

Finished March 15, 2013 2188 pgs read



April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Texas Secrets by Jean Brashear 04/02/13 **** 166 pgs
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory 04/02/13 *** 393 pgs
Summer of Light by W. Dale Cramer 04/05/13 ***
395 pgs
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens 04/07/13 **** 352 pgs
Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey 04/09/13 **** 384 pgs

Finished April 9, 2013 1690 pages read



May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Bleak House by Charles Dickens 05/06/13 **** 1017 pgs
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice 05/18/13 *****
1207 pgs

Finished May 17, 2013 2224 pages read




June – This month: Read a book/article/etc... (children’s books work) to someone else at least 5 times this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies 06/04/13 *** 192 pgs (read with Niece)
Diary of a Sixth Grade Ninja by Marcus Emerson 61 pgs (read with nephew)
Always Yesterday by Jeri Odell 06/10/13 *** 176 pgs (read with niece)
The Ring of Leilani by Annie Crawford 06/13/13 *** (read with niece)
Read Newspaper to elderly next door neighbor



July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Honeymoon for One by Beth Orsoff 07/05/13 ***
Bone River by Megan Chance 07/14/13 ***
Life Without Summer by Lynne Griffin 07/16/13 ***
Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand 07/25/13 ***
Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews 07/28/13 ***

Finished July 28,2013 1800 Total Pages red



August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it! Swapping for Favorite Genre: Historical Fiction

The Vow in the Heron by Jean Plaidy 08/15/13 **** 468 pgs
The Warrior's Princess by Barbara Erskine 08/03/13 ** 560 pgs
Susannah Morrow by Megan Chance 08/04/13 **** 416 pgs
Castles, Customs, and Kings by Debra Brown 08/06/13 ***** 350 pg
The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau 08/12/13 **** 409 pgs

Total Pages: 2203



September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

The Sapphire Talisman by Brenda Pandos 09/03/13 **** (320 pgs)
The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines 09/09/13 *** (260 pgs)
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 09/10/13 *** (336)
Inspiring Thoughts from the Simple Life by Wanda E. Brunstetter 09/11/13 *** (176 pgs)
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys 09/11/13 **** (344 pgs)

Total Pages: 1436 pgs



October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Tobacco Sticks by William Elliott Hazelgrove 10/07/13 *** (352 pgs)
Cowboy with a Cause by Carla Cassidy 10/10/13 **** (288 pgs)
Exit to Eden by Anne Rice 10/16/13 ** (377 pgs)
Murder by Proxy by Suzanne Young 10/22/13 *** (224 pgs)
Unseen by Katherine Webb 10/23/13 *** (464 pgs)



November – This month: Read at least 1500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

The Postmistress by Sarah Blake 11/01/13 *** (371 pgs)
The Villa Girls by Nicky Pellegrino 11/02/13 **** (321 pgs)
The Wedding Officer by Anthony Capella 11/03/13 **** (432 pgs)
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake 11/04/13 *** (316 pgs)
Nobody's Prize by Esther M. Friesner 11/05/13 **** (320 pgs)

Total Pages 1760 - Finished 11/05/13



December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan 12/01/13 **** (356 pgs)
The Maid by Kimberly Cutter 12/01/13 *** (287 pgs)
Edge of Time by Melissa Lynne Blue 10/02/13 **** (249 pgs)
Lancaster County Christmas by Suzanne Woods Fisher 12/03/13 **** (208 pgs)
Engaging the Earl by Mandy Goff 12/03/13 *** (288 pgs)
These is my Words by Nancy Turner 12/04/13 ***** (384 pgs)
Sycamore Row by John Grisham 12/05/13 *** (447 pgs)

Hmm I could manage the read to someone thing now. I'm sure DD (who is 15) could tolerate me reading articles to her. I recently acquired the book Flow (history of menstruation) and we both want to read that.

Duration: 1/1/13 - 12/31/13

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

June – This month: Read a book/article/etc... (children’s books work) to someone else at least 5 times this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 1500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

The Really, Really, Really, Really Hard Challenge
Duration: 1.1.13-12.31.13
Completed: 0/12

January: 5,000 pages
1.Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward (434 pgs) 1.2.13 ****
2.Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison (487 pgs) 1.3.13 *****
3.Pale Demon by Kim Harrison (439 pgs) 1.4.13 ****
4.Sealed With a Curse by Cecy Robson (350 pgs) 1.6.13 ****
5.A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison (438 pgs) 1.8.13 ****
6.Down to You by M. Leighton (210 pgs) 1.9.13 ****
7.Here Kitty, Kitty by Shelly Laurenston (308 pgs) 1.9.13 ****
8.Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (350 pgs) 1.10.13 ****
9.Drink Deep by Chloe Neill (321 pgs) 1.11.13 *****
10.Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren (320 pgs) 1.11.13 *****
11.Biting Cold by Chloe Neill (337 pgs) 1.15.13 ***
12.Kiss of Midnight by Chloe Neill (402 pgs) 1.18.13 ***
13.Burned by Ellen Hopkins (532 pgs) 1.18.13 *****

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December: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas!

Done. :)

As for 1000+ page books, try this list. You can also find compilations of a series into one book. Those will work for this, too.

I love a good challenge, but this one might do me in. I'm at least going to attempt it.

The Really, Really, Really, Really, Hard 2013 Challenge!
Duration: Jan 1/13 to Dec 31/13

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson 1/2 4 stars - 372 pages
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Zafon 1/4 5 stars 487 pages
The Fault in our Stars by John Green (audio) 1/7 4 stars 313 pages
What is the What by David Eggers 1/5 4 stars 475 pages
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 5 stars 387 pages
The Witness by Nora Roberts 4 stars 1/18 488 pages
Fast Times in Palestine by Pamela Olson 1/22 320 pages
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts 1/27 336 pages
The Fault in our Stars
What is the What
The Night Circus
The Witness
Fast Times in Palestine
The Last Boyfriend

Read 3,178 pages

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

City of Thieves 2/5 4 Stars
The Queen's Vow: A Novel Of Isabella Of Castile 2/13 4 stars
If I Stay2/17 5 stars
Hunted 2/18 3 stars
The Angel's Game 2/27 3 stars

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Clean And Simple Scrapbooking: Ideas for Design, Photography, Journaling & Typographyby Cathy Zielske 3/4 5 stars
Clean & Simple: Scrapbooking: The Sequelby Cathy Zielske 3/8 5 stars (My copy has a green square)
Photo Freedomby Stacy Julian 3/12 5 stars
Little Women byLouisa May Alcott 3/15 4 stars (My copy is green)
Untraceableby S.R. Johannes 3/26 4 stars




April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Obsidianby Jennifer L. Armentrout Recommended by Pat at GR 4 stars
Lover At Lastby J.R. Ward - Bookclub pick 4 stars
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letterby Tom Franklin-Recommended by HF Challenge - 4 stars
Slow Burnby Ednah Walters - Recommended by Kat (Shelfari)4 stars
Murder on the Down Lowby Pamela Samuels YoungRecommended by Pat at GR 4 stars



May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

For this month, I decided to read 2,000 pages rather than reading 2 books totaling 2,000 pages.

1. City of Bones4 stars 485 Pages
2. Orphan Train- 5 stars 288 pages
3. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan4 stars 269 Pages
4. Fantasy Lover4 stars 337 pages
5 The House Girl3 stars 337 pages
6. Clockwork Angel- 4 stars 447 pages

Total 2,163 Pages

June – This month: Read a book/article/etc... (children’s books work) to someone else at least 5 times this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem
worldwide. Help fight it!

The World of Poo5 stars Read 6/5/13

Paige The Pantomime Fairy4 stars Read 6/18/13

The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh5 stars Read 6/12/13

Winnie-the-Pooh5 stars Read 6/20/13

Oh, the Places You'll Go! - 5 stars Read 6/25/13

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

Read 7/25 7/16 7/24 7/22 7/3

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

Read 8/12 4 stars
Read 8/12 4 stars
Read 8/20 4 stars
Read 8/25 4 stars
Read 8/28 3 stars

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

9/4 4 stars
9/18 4 stars
4/10 4 stars
9/10 3 stars 9/29 3 stars



October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

- 5 stars 10/7
-5 stars 10/15
-4 stars 10/23
5 stars 10/25
- 5 stars 10/28

November – This month: Read at least 1500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

Read 2,382 Pages

-Read 11/6 336 Pages
Read 11/9 181 pages
Read 11/13 383 Pages
Read 11/15 353 Pages
Read 11/19 432 Pages
Read 11/20 532 Pages
Read 11/23 165 Pages



December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating

Read 12/4 3 stars
Read 12/16 4 star
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Read 12/8 4 stars
Read 12/20 4 stars
Read 12/5 3 stars
Read 12/8 4 stars
Read 12/4 4 stars
Read 12/15 4 stars
Read 12/15 4 stars
Read 12/16 4 stars
Read 12/19 4 stars
Read 12/23 4 stars
Read 12/19 4 stars
Read 12/23 3 stars
Read 12/28 3 stars

I am definitely up for a challenge.

Duration: Jan 1/13 to Dec 31/13

January – This month: Start the year off right. Read 3000 pages and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

February – This month: Read 5 romantic books and then list the books titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

March – This month: Read 5 books with a green cover to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. When you are done, list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

April – This month: Read 5 books recommended to you by friends and then list the titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

May – This month: Read one book with at least 2000 pages OR 2 books with at least 1000 pages, and then list the title, author, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

June – This month: Read a book/article/etc... (children’s books work) to someone else at least 5 times this month. ;) Illiteracy is a growing problem worldwide. Help fight it!

July – This month: Read 5 books with a setting near a body of water (lake, river, ocean, sea), and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

August – This month: Read a book series from start to finish, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. The series must have at least 5 books in it!

September – This month: Read 5 books from a genre you usually ignore or do not get to read much, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

October – This month: Read 5 mystery/suspense/horror books, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating.

November – This month: Read at least 1500 pages this month from any genre. The holidays are starting. I know time may be getting short for you!

December – This month: Read anything you like this month, and then list the book titles, authors, and number of pages, date completed, and your rating. Merry Christmas

I've been thinking about this one a lot in the past week and plan to try it. I have a question about the giant book for May. Penguin has an edition of 1001 Arabian Nights that comes in three volumes. Together they total over 2500 pages. Can I read all three volumes for credit in May?

Thank you for adding mystery/suspense to the horror month. With that change I hope to complete all categories as you have defined them. That was the one I was going to alter.

That would be okay, Evana!