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1. The challenge runs from January 1 – March 31, 2012 and you MUST post your task list! (Don't worry if you don't have all of your books chosen yet, you can put TBD, or something similar, in for a task without a book.)
2. Anyone may join in at any time, and count any books read between January 1 and March 31. All participants must post their book list in this thread.
3. Books do not have to be specifically from Red Dress Ink.
4. You may only complete each task ONCE. Likewise, books may only count for ONE task.
5. To post points: Post the point value and number of the task you completed, as well as the book you read for the task. It also helps (me) to post your total points as well.
6. For multiple-book tasks: Books do not need to be read back-to-back, or in any specific order, but you must have read ALL the books for a task in order to be awarded points for it (no "half points").
7. Audiobooks and e-books are acceptable to use for challenges, as long as they are the complete and unabridged versions.
8. Books started before October 1 may count for any task in the challenge, as long as you are no more than halfway through the book as of October 1.
9. You may change the books on your list at any time however; changing books for tasks already completed is NOT permitted.
10. Re-reads of books are okay, unless the task specifically says otherwise.
11. The first person to complete every task in the challenge is the winner. If no one completes every task in the challenge, then the people with the top 3 scores will be declared the winners.
12. Prizes for the top 3 finishers:
First Place – A $10 Amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com gift certificate
Second Place – Two credits from either BookMooch or Paperbackswap (your choice)
Third Place – A book from my PBS/BM inventory
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5.1 – Mirror, Mirror On the Wall: Demonglass – Rachel Hawkins
5.3 – What Are You?: Watermelon – Marian Keyes
5.4 – Imagination Runs Wild: Tempest Rising – Tracy Deebs (Mermaid)
5.6 – Your Secret’s Safe with Me - Confessions of a Reformed Dieter - A.J. Rochester
5.7 – Sweet Treats - Three Wishes - Liane Moriarty
5.8 – Typical – Asking for Trouble – Elizabeth Young
5.9 – Did You Miss One? - The Sex Was Great But.... - Tyne O'Connell
5.10 – Y – Younger – Pamela Redmond Satran
10 pts.
10.1 – How Many Words? – Click: An Online Love Story – Lisa Becker
10.4 – It's a Jungle Out There: I Did (But I Wouldn't Now) - Cara Lockwood
10.6 – Ego-maniac - Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
10.7 – Who Would You Like to Sleep With? – It’s Hard Not to Hate You – Valerie Frankel
10.8 – Taboo – Mummy Said the F-Word – Fiona Gibson
10.9 – United Nations – Italian For Beginners – Kristen Harmel
10.10 – 100th Day of School – Carrie Pilby
15 pts.
15.1 – Trying Something New: Anna and the French Kiss – Stephanie Perkins/The Dance of Intimacy - Harriet Lerner
15.2 – Blondes Have More Fun, Or Do They?:
15.3 – What’s the Time? – Late Night Shopping – Carmen Reid & Fairy Bad Day – Amanda Ashby
15.4 – What Once Was – Sleepaway Girls – Jen Calonita & Naked in Nightsbridge – Nicky Schmidt
25 pts.
25.1 – Halloween: Captivate – Carrie Jones/World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War – Max Brooks/You Wish – Mandy Hubbard
25.2 – RDI Shout Out –
25.3 –
25.4 – Person, Place or Thing – Much Ado About Magic - Shanna Swendson(person), More to Life Than This - Carole Matthews (place - golf course) & No Quest for the Wicked - Shanna Swendson(wand)
80/310 points
11/40 books
Here is my task list for the next challenge:5 points:
5.2 – Light My Fire: Read a book with fireworks or a candle or some kind of fire on the cover
5.3 – Did You Miss One?: Read a book that has been a group read in the past (Already read them all? Read a new to you RDI book)
5.8– Colors or Numbers: Read a book with a color or a number in the title
5.9 U – Title starts with a U or author’s Last Name
5.10 Y- Title start with a Y or author’s last name
10 points
*10.1 – Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend: Read a book with a picture of jewelry on the front
10.8 Name Game: Select a book with your intials in the title including author.
10.9 Red, White & Blue: Pick a book with read Red, White, or Blue in the title
10.10 All Made Up – Choose a book with a make up utensil in the title
15 points:
15.1 – Q&A: Read one book with a title or an author’s name that has the letter “Q” in it, AND read a book that has a title or author’s name (first or last) that starts with “A” (title cannot start with just “A” or “An,” it has to be a longer word that starts with “A”
15.3 What’s the Time? – Read two books that indicate time. It cannot be the same time. Peterson
25 points:
25.1 – Hey diddle diddle, The Cat and the fiddle, The Cow jumped over the moon, The little Dog laughed to see such sport, And the Dish ran away with the Spoon: Read three books, each one’s cove must depict something from this nursery rhyme (i.e. cat, fiddle, cow, moon, dog, etc)
25.2– Celestial Seasonings: Read three books, one has sun, one has moon, and one has star on the cover or in the title.
25.4 – Busy Times: Read three books, one with a wedding plot,
Finished:
5 points:
*5.1– Summer Vacation: Five Miles South of Peculiar by Angela Hunt
5.4 – Hot Off the Press!: A Summer in Europe by Marilyn Brant
5.5 – A Book Chapter My Heart: Jerusalem Hope by Brock and Bodie Thoene
5.6 – Set Up Shop: Elly in Bloom by Colleen Oaks
5.7– Making Whoopie: In the Shadow of a Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
10 points:
*10.2 – I Love My Mutt (July 31st is Mutt's Day):In her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
10.3– It's a Jungle Out There: Monarch Beach by Anita Hughes
10.4 What’s Popular? – Forgotten by Catherine Mckenzie
10.5 Who Would You Like to Sleep With? – Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
10.6 K-I-S-S-I-N-G – A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
10.7 Are You Ready For Some Football?! – The Perfect Marriage by Kimberla Lawson Roby (MT) Missouri Tigers.
15 points:
15.2 It’s Raining Cats & Dogs –The First Husband by Laura Dave, A Risk Worth Taking by Robin Pilcher
15.4 What Once Was: Dancing Naked in Dixie by Lauren Clark, Truth About Love and Lightning by Susan McBride
25 points:
25.3 – 1,000 Reads Under the Sea: Spin by Catherine McKenzie, The Good Woman by Jane Porter, This Dead Body by Elizabeth George
422+341+730= 1193
25.4 – Busy Times: Read three books, one with a wedding plot, Everyone Worth knowing by Lauren Weisberger, The Good Daughter by Jane Porter
Books 20/40
Points 140/310
5.1 Wedding Season: (bride on cover)5.2 U:
5.3 Pet Love: (cat)
5.4 Light My Fire: (fireworks or a candle or some kind of fire on the cover)
5.5 What’s Your Favorite Time of Day or Night?:
5.6 Typical:
5.7 Stars in My Eyes:
5.8 Cooking:
5.9 Imagination Runs Wild: (something on the cover that isn’t real, i.e. unicorn, fairy, Santa, etc.)
5.10 Mirror, Mirror On the Wall: (mirror or something you can see your reflection in on cover)
10.1 How Many Calories are in That?:
10.2 Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend:
10.3 I Love My Mutt:
10.4 TenElevenTwelve:
10.5 You Live Where?:
10.6 Don’t Tell!:
10.7 It's a Jungle Out There: (animal print on the cover)
10.8 Put a Bird On It!:
10.9 All I Want For Christmas:
10.10 What Goes Up, Must Come Down:
15.1 Fire & Ice: (2 books: 1 cover represents fire & 1 cover represents ice)
15.2 Pronouns:
15.3 Back to the Future:
15.4 Wait, Haven’t I Read That?: (2 books whose covers are similar)
25.1 Start a new series: How Not to Make a Wish, When Good Wishes Go Bad, & To Wish or Not to Wish by Mindy Klasky
25.2 Thanksgiving: (fall color)
25.3 Hey diddle diddle…: (dog)
25.4 Celestial Seasonings: (3 books with cover or title using sun on 1, moon on 1, & star on 1) (sun)
5.2 Luck of the Irish (Winter/Spring Challenge '10): Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster
5.4 Keep it in the Family (July-Sept'10): The Accidental Mother by Rowan Coleman
5.5 Celebrate Good Times (4th Quarter '10): Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham
5.6 Grey's Anatomy (Apr-Jun '11): The Girls by Lori Lansens
5.8 Going Paperless (Jul-Sept '11): A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
5.10 What's Your Genre? (Oct-Dec '11): The Firm by John Grisham
10.1 Columbus Day is October 12th (Fall/Winter Challenge '09): Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
10.2 Bug Me! (Winter/Spring Challenge '10): Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
10.3 The Inside Scoop (July-Sept '10): We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
10.4 Happy Birthday! (4th Quarter '10): Slightly Single by Wendy Markham
10.6 Averages (Apr-Jun '11): Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon
10.7 Name Game (Jul-Sept '11): Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb
10.8 Will it Be Your Favorite? (Oct-Dec '11): Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
10.9 What's Popular (Oct-Dec '11): Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
10.10 Going to the Movies (Jan-Mar '12): Dear John by Nicolas Sparks
15.2 Initally Speaking (Apr-Jun '11):
15.3 It's Raining Cats & Dogs (Oct-Dec '11): The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts by Lilan Jackson Braun & Hero at Large by Janet Evanovich
15.4 Fire & Ice (Jan-Mar '12): The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes & Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
25.1 That Really Adds Up (Winter/Spring Challenge '10):
25.2 It's All About the (Jan-Mar '11): The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin McKean, Georgia Bottoms by Mark Childress, The Other Woman by Jane Green
25.3 JAS (July-Sept '11):
25.4 Get Involved (Oct-Dec '11): The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman, The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
Points: 45/310
Books: 10/40
5 Point Task5.1-Home Sweet Home-Saving Bobby-Crystal Cattabriga (House of the front of the book)
5.2-Dating-Waking up Married-Mira Lyn Kelly
5.7-E-Nothing Stays in Vegas-Elena Aitken
5.8-A-Married by Mistake-Abby Gaines
5.9-I-India’s Summer-Therese
5.10-Sweet Treats-The Chocolate Lover’s Diet-Carole Matthews
10 Point Task
15 Point Task
15.3-Heads or Tails-
25 Point Task
25.1
25.2-Busy Times-
25.3
190/310 Points
25/40 Books
5 Points5.1 – Dating: Read a book that has a man and a woman who look like they might be on a date on the cover: More, Heidi Marshall
5.2 – Imagination Runs Wild: Read a book with something on the cover that isn’t real, i.e. unicorn, fairy, Santa, etc.: Sookie Stackhouse
5.4- Stars in My Eyes - Read a book by a celebrity author.
5.5 - To Be Young Again – Read a YA book. (Cuz they’re so much fun!)
5.7. Big Girls Don’t Cry – Meg Cabot
5.9 Your Secret’s Safe with Me - read a “Confessions” book. Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend, Lynda Curnyn
5.10 Sail Away With Me - read a book with a boat on the cover. Dune Road (Jane Green)
10 Points
10.3 Going to the Movies - Read a book that has been made into a movie and the cover is the movie tie-in cover (you know, a cover that shows one or two of the actors in the film on it) The Lucky One, Nicholas Sparks
10.5 Single Letters - Read a book whose title contains a single letter as one of the words: H.R.H., Danielle Steel
10.9 Will it Be Your Favorite? – Click on the drop down arrow next to Explore, click on Listopia, search for a list called, “Favorite Chick Lit.” Read a book from this list. Fried Green Tomatoes at The Whistle Stop Café, Fannie Flagg
15 Points
15.1 Darkness & Light – Again, the interpretation is up to you. Read two books, one whose cover represents darkness and one whose cover represents light Darkness: &Light: American Wife
15.2. Wait, Haven’t I Read That? – Read two books whose covers are similar I'm So Happy For Your, It's Hard Not to Hate You
25 Points
25.3 Colorful Reading - Read three books whose covers are all the same color. Post pictures of the covers when you claim your points. green
Points: 190/310
Books: 24/40
Physical Books off my shelf: 9
Excited to start 2013 reading!25 pts
25.1 Does Your Series Match?:
25.3 A, An & The:
15 pts
15.1 Initially Speaking:
10pts
10.9 The Inside Scoop: Looking for Alaska, John Green
5 pts.
5.4 Cooking is the New Black:
Points: 230/310
Books: 30/40
5 pts.5.1 - Short and Sweet: Read a book with a one-word title
5.2 A – About Face -
5.3 - Sweet Treats – Read a book with something sweet and yummy on the cover
5.4 - Nature-ally - Read a book that has something on the cover that grows naturally in nature, such as grass, trees, wildflowers, etc.
5.5 Lend Me an Ear – Killobyte by Piers Antony
5.6 - May Flowers – Read a book with a flower on the front
5.7 - What’s your number? One For The Money - Janet Evanovich
5.8 - I Heart Shopping! – How Not To Shop – Carmen Reid
5.9 - Finish it Up (Tara’s Task) - Finish a book you've started before but put down.
5.10 - It Matches! – Read a book whose cover is the same color as your car
10 pts.
10.1 - Shoe Addict – In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
10.2 – Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend: Read a book with a picture of jewelry on the front
10.3 – I Love My Mutt: Living with Danger by Anne B. Walsh
10.4 – It’s Starting to Get Chilly – Read a book by the fireplace, don’t have one? Wrap up in a cozy blanket and get comfy.
10.5 - Royal Flush – Read a book with one of the following royal words in the title: Queen, King, Princess, Prince, Majesty, Castle, Throne
10.6 - Clean off your shelves: The Princess Bride – William Goldman
10.7. Name that Tune: I’ve Heard That Song Before – Mary Higgins Clark
10.8 The Guy’s perspective: The Life and Soul of the Party – Mike Gayle
10.9 - A Wedding Story: Amanda’s Wedding – Jenny Colgan
10.10- Ego-maniac – Do You Remember The First Time? – Jenny Colgan
15 pts.
15.1. Initial Ideas:
The Mask – Dean Koontz
Conversations With The Fat Girl – Liza Palmer
15.2 – Tried and New - Read a book by one of your favorite authors and a book by an author you’ve never read
Tales of Beedle the Bard – JK Rowling
The Mezuzah in the Madonnna's Foot – Trudi Alexy
15.3. Back to Back - Read a book and read its sequel. Books should be read back to back. They can be any two books from a series (not necessarily books 1 & 2), but should be read in order: i.e. read book 3 then book 4, not book 5 then 8.
15.4 It’s Raining Cats & Dogs – read two books, one with a cat on the cover or in the title, and one with a dog on the cover or in the title
25 pts.
25.1 Make Your Own Boxed Set. Pick three books to read that fit together by theme or title, but cannot be a series. Post your books and come up with a name for your boxed set.
25.2 Around-the-world: Read three books set in three different countries.
Juliet – Anne Fortier (Italy)Sun Inside Rain – M. Bassara (South Africa and Israel)
Not Without My Daughter – Betty Mahmoody (Iran)
(Most my book shappen in the US/UK, but what's the fun in that?)
25.3 Person, Place or Thing – read three books, one with a person on the cover, one with a place (like a beach, house, field, etc.) on the cover, and one with a thing on the cover
25.4 - That Really Adds Up - Read any combination of books whose total number of pages adds up to 900 or more. (i.e., You can read 3 books with 300 pages each; one 700 page book and 3 100-page books, one 900-page book, etc.) Please list the page count of each book when you post your points.
0/310 points
0/40 books
5 pts.5.1
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10 pts.
10.1 Going to the Movies – The Descendants (George Clooney on cover!)- Kaui Hart Hemmings
10.2 What Would You Rather Be Doing? – Fortunate Harbor – Emilie Richards
10.3 My Name Is: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9 – Read-y Or Not!:
10.10 – Do You Google?: Death on the D-List by Nancy Grace
15 pts.
15.1 – TBD:
15.2 – Blondes Have More Fun, Or Do They?: Mad, Bad and Blonde – Cathie Linz;
15.3 – His & Hers - Read two books, one with a woman on the cover & one with a man on the cover: (his)Struck ByLightning- Chris Colfer;
15.4 – Elemental:
25 pts
25.1 –JFM – Read three books whose author’s first or last name matches the first letter of the months of this challenge. One author for J, one author for F and one author for M.
25.2– Start a new series – [1]Need; [2] Captivate; [3] Entice – Carrie Jones
25.3– Does Your Series Match? Slightly Single; Slightly Settled; Slightly Married -all by Wendy Markham
25.4 Primary Colors – [red]Dating Can Be Deadly – Wendy Roberts; [yellow] Slightly Engaged – Wendy Markham; [blue] Slightly Suburban – Wendy Markham
10/310 points
1/40 books
Jan-Mar task list5pts.
5.1 Stars in My Eyes - Read a book by a celebrity author-Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
5.2 Lend Me an Ear - Listen to an audio book, if you don’t have access to one, just read a regular book or an ebook:
5.3 – Pet Love: (dog) A Conspiracy of Friends by Alexander McCall Smith
5.4 – Presents!: Burning the Map by Laura Caldwell –A Trip to Europe!
5.5 – I Can See Clearly Now: Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
5.6 – Brrrrrr!!!: Wrapped Up in You by Carol Mathews
5.7 – Fashionable: See Jane Date by Melissa Senate (Sexy dress)
5.8– Making Whoopie: August and September are the most common month for babies to be born – read a book where the main character has a baby and/or child-
A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y – Read a book whose title or author starts with each vowel (A and I cannot be just A and I, they have to actually be the first letter of a word)
5.9 - I –
5.10- E –
10pts.
10.1 –
10.2 –
10.3 –
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10.5 – We Are Family: The Solomon Sisters Wise Up by Melissa Senate
10.6 –
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10.8 –
10.9 –
10.10 –
15pts.
15.1 – Sticking With the Old:
15.2 – Family Ties: (SB) Off the Menu by Stacy Balis and Reality TV Bites by Shanes Bolkes
15.3. First and Last – Apocalipstick by Sue Margolis and Wizard's Daughter by Catherine Coulter
15.4- Big and small - read the longest and the shortest books on your bookshelves-
25 pts.
25.1 – Start a new series: Tanya Huff 1) Smoke and Shadows, (2) Smoke and Mirrors, and (3) Smoke and Ashes
25-2. Create a theme of your choice for three books--
Holidays –
25.3 – That Adds Up (to 900 pages):
(2) (246 pgs) Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton
(3) Valentine's Day is Killing Me by Mary Janice Davidson
25.4 – 1. Linking – Use an item to link three book covers. It can only be an object that you can hold or use, cannot be something like a cloud, the sky, grass, a building, a body of water, etc.
They all have red hearts on the front cover-- Chick Lit Valentines Day:
(1) The Trouble with Valentines Day by Rachel Gibson
(2) Be My Valentine by Debbi Maccomber
(3) (300 pgs) Chocolate Covered Murder By Leslie Meier
310 points
40 books
Saving my spot too! I've never done a challenge before either, so I'll just go pick out my favorite tasks from the previous ones :)
I can't wait to get started! It made me so sad I had to miss the last one!5.1. How Romantic - Read a book with a Valentine’s Day-related word in the title: love, kiss, cupid, Valentine, heart, sweetheart, etc.
I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have To Kill You – Ally Carter
Black Dawn (Morganville #12) – Rachel Caine
MockingJay (The Hunger Games #3) – Suzanne Collins
The name generated was Chloe - Beautiful Bastard: Christina Lauren
It chose the word fire, so I picked Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #3) – Suzanne Collins
5.6. How Many? - read a book with a pluralized word in the title. (Examples: School for Husbands by Wendy Holden, Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern, Notes From the Backseat by Jody Gehrman, Flyover States by Grace Grant, Spitting Feathers by Kelly Harte)
From Ashes – Molly McAdams
5.7 – Dating: Read a book that has a man and a woman who look like they might be on a date on the cover
Fallen Too Far – Abbi Glines
5.8 – Fashionable: Read a book that either has a person wearing something you would wear, or a picture of an item of clothing you would wear
Prada & Prejudice – Mandy Hubbard
5.9 – What Are You?: Google your first name and click on the shopping tab to see what comes up – choose one of those items and read a book that has something similar on the cover, i.e. “Stacy” goes to Stacey Adams men’s shoes – I would read a book with men’s shoes on the cover (doesn’t matter how big or small the image is on the cover as long as it’s there)
It showed me a bunch of different shoes, so I went with The Paris Wife – Paula Mclain
Last Breath (Morganville #11) – Rachel Caine
Bridesmaid Lotto (McMaster the Disaster Series) – Rachel Astor
10.2 – Once Upon a Time: It seems that fairytales are all the rage in Hollywood lately – Read a book with the word “fairytale” in the title
Fairytale of New York – Miranda Dickinson
10.3 - Oldie – Go to your To Read list and sort by publish date. (If it doesn’t show, you’ll need to add the column. To do this, look in near the top of the screen in the middle, you’ll see, “controls: shelf settings:custom reorder batch edit” Click on shelf settings:custom, and a box will show with a ton of options of things you have show or hide. You’ll want to click on the box next to date pub, then click save.) To put your list in order by pub date, click on the date pub heading. Read the book with the oldest publish date that is an actual correct date – there are few on mine that come up as 12/31/1961 but I know they’re not that old.
The Reader - Bernhard Schlink published on 6/26/1997
The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins (Number 1!)
10.5 - Will it Be Your Favorite? – Click on the drop down arrow next to Explore, click on Listopia, search for a list called, “Favorite Chick Lit.” Read a book from this list.
Sloppy Firsts - Megan McCafferty
The Wedding Wager - Rachel Astor
Gamble on Engagement - Rachel Astor
10.8 - Now or Never… - Read a book on your TBR shelf (physical shelf or GR shelf) that you keep putting off (we ALL have these!). Tell us why you kept putting it off and whether it was worth the wait.
Cosmopolis – Don Delillio. I am still not certain if I am going to like or hate this book, hence why it has stayed “TBR” for a while now!
Accidentally on Purpose – L.D. Davis
Wait for Me - Elizabeth Naughton
Indigo Spell – Richelle Mead
Gabriel's Inferno - Sylvain Reynard
15.3 First and Last – To find your TWO books for this task, do the following:
- Go to your Goodreads TO READ shelf
- Sort in LIST view
- Click on “Title”; this will sort your books in alphabetical order by title
- Read the FIRST book on your list (the “A” book) AND the LAST book on your list (the “Z” book). (Numbers at the beginning of titles don’t count, so start with the first “A” book.)
Bitter Blood (Morganville Vampires #13) – Rachel Caine & The White Forest – Adam McOmber
15.4 Alpha & Omega – Pull up your Goodreads To-Read list and order it by author and read one book by the first author on your list and one by the author at the end of your list (keep going down or up until you get to an author that you have a book they’ve written if you do not wish to acquire new books or borrow from the library).
The Time Keeper – Mitch Albom & Then Came You – Jennifer Weiner
The Fade Series – Kate Dawes
Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L James
If You Stay - Courtney Cole
Why Can't I Be You - Allie Larkin
25.3 - Feel Young Again - Read THREE YA novels from a series. They don’t have to be from the beginning but they do have to be consecutive. Examples: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, Georgia Nicholson series, Meg Cabot’s Princess series, the Twilight series, the A-List series
Georgia Nicholson #8 - #10 – Louise Renneson
25.4 - That Really Adds Up - Read any combination of books whose total number of pages adds up to 900 or more. (i.e., You can read 3 books with 300 pages each; one 700 page book and 3 100-page books, one 900-page book, etc.) Please list the page count of each book when you post your points.
Second Helpings – Megan McCafferty (357)
Charmed Thirds – Megan McCafferty (359)
Fourth Comings – Megan McCafferty (310)
5.1 – Home Sweet Home: Read a book with a house/apartment building on the cover5.2 – Mirror, Mirror On the Wall: Read a book with a mirror on it (if this is too hard to get, it can be something you can see your reflection in, like water)
5.3 – Lend Me an Ear - Listen to an audio book, if you don’t have access to one, just read a regular book or an ebook.
5.4 – It Matches! – Read a book whose cover is the same color as your car
5.5 – All Smiles – Read a book whose cover makes you happy
5.6-Beachey Keen - read a book that has a picture of a beach on the cover.
5.7-land and of the Free – the Statue of liberty was dedicated in October - read a book set in New York.
5.8-It’s So…. - read a book with an adjective in the title.
5.9- Summer Vacation: Read a book with a vacation-related item on the cover (beach, car, plane, luggage, etc.
5.10-May Flowers – Read a book with a flower on the front
10.1-What’s Your Sign? - Read a book whose title starts with the same letter as your Zodiac sign
10.2-Er… - OctobER, NovembER, DecembER - this is the only challenge where all of the months end in ER - read a book that has a word ending in "-ER" in its title.
10.3-Sisterly Love - Read a book about sisters.
10.4-How Sweet it Is - Read a book with a type of candy or chocolate in the title or pictured on the cover; OR with the words chocolate or candy in the title
10.5 Yo Momma! - Read a book about parenting.
10.6-A Wedding Story - Read a book about the main character being involved in a wedding (either getting married or a bridesmaid).
10.7 Buttons – Read a book whose cover has a picture of a button on it, can be any kind of button – an elevator push button, the buttons of a phone, a button on a shirt, etc.
10.8-Averages – AprilMayJune is 12 letters, divide that by 3 months and you get 4. Read a book with a four-word title.
10.9-Get a Job! - read a book with a word in the title that has something to do with work,
10.10 – It’s Starting to Get Chilly – Read a book by the fireplace, don’t have one? Wrap up in a cozy blanket and get comfy.
Task completed 10.7 (Wo)Man's Best Friend: Insatiable, Emily KimelmanPoints: 10/310
Books: 1/40
a quick ebook, started yesterday and finished today! Happy New Year!
Task Completed10.10 Melodious – Read a book that either has music or some type of music in the title or the main character is some way involved with music.
The Rockstar's Daughter, Caitlyn Duffy 1/1/13
Points: 10/310
Books: 1/40
Kristin (Kritters Ramblings) wrote: "Task completed 10.7 (Wo)Man's Best Friend: Insatiable, Emily KimelmanPoints: 10/310
Books: 1/40
a quick ebook, started yesterday and finished today! Happy New Year!"
Very nice Kristin! Way to start off the new challenge.....
Alicia wrote: "Task Completed10.10 Melodious – Read a book that either has music or some type of music in the title or the main character is some way involved with music.
The Rockstar's Daughter, Caitlyn Duffy..."
Way to start us off Alicia! :)
Task Completed: 10.4 - What’s Popular? – The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins (Number 1!)
Points: 10/310
Books: 1/38
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Marissa - what did you think of The Hunger Games?
I never did the January 2011 challenge, so I'm copying that one. ;)1. Take a Vacation - The Cat Sitter’s Pajamas – Blaize Clement
2. Playing Favorites – The Girl's Guide to Love and Supper Clubs - Dana Bate
3. LOL! -
4. Oooh, Shiny! - Confessions of a Beauty Addict – Nadine Haobsh
Read the rainbow –
5. Read a book with a red cover – Kill Me Softly – Sarah Cross
6. Read a book with an orange cover –
7. Read a book with a yellow cover – Why Girls Are Weird - Pamela Ribbon
8. Read a book with a green cover -
9. Read a book with a blue cover –
10. Read a book with a purple cover – Something, Maybe - Elizabeth Scott
10 pts
1. Valentine’s Day -
2. St. Patrick’s Day – Read a book any kind of good luck charm on the cover (four leaf clover, rabbit’s foot, horseshoe, ladybug, dragonfly, scarab, rainbow, dream catcher, coins, nautical star, bamboo, etc. - I had to look most of these up, lol!)
3. Foodie –
4. Have a Seat – Tolstoy and the Purple Chair – Nina Sankovitch
5. 100th Day of School –
6. Groundhog Day –
7. I Love Books – The Wish Club - Kim Strickland
8. Repetition –
9. Furry Friends –
10. Glitterati –
15 pts
1. In & Out –
2. How do you go? - Down to Earth - Melanie Rose (walking), The Wedding Beat - Devan Sipher (taxi)
3. One or More –
4. Seasons in the Sun - 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover - Linda Wisdom (fall), ()
5. His & Hers -
25 pts
1. From One to the Next –
2. Person, Place or Thing –
3. Keeping Busy – Eight Girls Taking Pictures - Whitney Otto (photography), Needles and Pearls - Gil McNeil (knitting), 150 Pounds - Kate Rockland (baking)
4. It’s All About the - Read three books, (clothing)
135/360 points
23/42 books
Has anyone watched The Hunger Games movie? I was going to see it in the theatre, but never got around to going and now that I've seen it I'm really glad I didn't waste the money. I loved the book, but just couldn't get into the movie (which is usually the case for me).
Nicole wrote: "Has anyone watched The Hunger Games movie? I was going to see it in the theatre, but never got around to going and now that I've seen it I'm really glad I didn't waste the money. I loved the book..."If I really enjoy the books, I usually skip the movies. They just can't live up to the books!
Task completed: 5.5 – A Book Chapter My Heart: Jerusalem Hope by Brock and Bodie Thoenebooks 1/40
points 5/310
Stacy wrote: "Great start everyone!!Marissa - what did you think of The Hunger Games?"
I liked both the book and the movie. I can't wait to see Catching Fire.
Task Completed: *10.2 – I Love My Mutt (July 31st is Mutt's Day):In her Shoes by Jennifer Weinerbooks 2/40
points 15/310
Jencey/ wrote: "Task Completed: *10.2 – I Love My Mutt (July 31st is Mutt's Day):In her Shoes by Jennifer Weinerbooks 2/40
points 15/310"
One of my favorite books, the movie is actually very good too (a rarity).
Nicole wrote: "Has anyone watched The Hunger Games movie? I was going to see it in the theatre, but never got around to going and now that I've seen it I'm really glad I didn't waste the money. I loved the book..."I loved the movie, and am usually disappointed. I have one friend who hated it and one who refuses to watch it because she does not like the way Peeta looks. I just got it for Christmas and am going to rewatch it...maybe I will change my mind.
Task Completed5.6 - Break Out of the Box – read a chick lit mystery.
Finger Lickin' Fifteen, Janet Evanovich 1/2/13
Points: 15/310
Books: 2/40
Physical Books off my shelf: 1
TASK COMPLETED5.9 Going Green (Jul-Sept '11): The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
Points: 5/310
Books: 1/40
Stacy wrote: "Great start everyone!!Marissa - what did you think of The Hunger Games?"
LOVING IT! I saw the movie before I read the books, which is always a mistake....so I enjoyed the second one way more than the first as I had no idea what was going to happen. Can't wait to see how it ends!
Task Completed:5.5. The Definition is… - Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) – Suzanne Collins
Points: 15/310
Books: 2/38
Task Completed:5.3. Get Cozy - MockingJay (The Hunger Games #3) – Suzanne Collins
*Amazing series, but I am kinda happy it is over. I need to go back to reading happy books!
Points: 20/310
Books: 3/38
Task Completed:10.10- Ego-maniac – Do You Remember The First Time? – Jenny Colgan
10/310 points
1/40 books
Task Completed: 5.7– Making Whoopie: In the Shadow of a Banyan by Vaddey Ratnerbooks 3/40
points 20/310
10.6 Don’t Tell!: A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay10/310
Task completed 10.1 We Are Family: The Good Daughter, Jane Porter10.4 What's Your Sign? (Leo): The Love Song of Jonny Valentine, Teddy Wayne
Points: 30/310
Books: 3/40
Nicole wrote: "10.6 Don’t Tell!: A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay10/310"
How was this? I just read Sarah's Key and loved it.
Alicia wrote: "How was this? I just read Sarah's Key and loved it."It took me a while to get into it. I considered putting it down early on, but kept at it since I liked Sarah's Key. I think my issue may have been that I expected the narrative to alternate between the two siblings, but it stayed with the brother. Once I got to the point where he meets a woman at the hospital, I enjoyed it.
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I was kinda disappointed with the movie, but then again, if they truly did the book justice, it probably would've been 20 hours long. :) I'm definitely going to see the rest and can't wait til they come out.
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books 2/40
points 15/310"
One of my favorite books, the movie is actually very g..."
This is one that I saw the movie before reading the book. I can't remember if I finished it or not, but I will definitely agree that I LOVED the movie.
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5.3. Get Cozy - MockingJay (The Hunger Games #3) – Suzanne Collins
*Amazing series, but I am kinda happy it is over. I need to go back to reading happy books!
Points: 20/310
Book..."
Wow, you tore right through those! LOL, I think I did too with the second and third books. You're right, it is an amazing series!
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Task completed: *5.1– Summer Vacation: Five Miles South of Peculiar by Angela Huntbooks 4/40
points 25/310
Task complete: 25.1 - Start a New Series.
Fade Into You, Fade Into Me, Fade Into Always by Kate Dawes.
Don't read them!
Points: 45/310
Books: 6/38
Marissa wrote: "Task complete: 25.1 - Start a New Series.
Fade Into You, Fade Into Me, Fade Into Always by Kate Dawes.
Don't read them!
Points: 45/310
Books: 6/38"
Do you mean they weren't good?
TASK COMPLETED5.1 Back in Black (4th Quarter '10): Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Points: 10/310
Books: 2/40
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