The Romance Reviews discussion

I may tweak this but for now this is going to be the set-up.

1. NO limit to the number of books read per category (but there will be a quarter challenge tying everything together).

2. You don't have to do every category to complete the
challenge. So if you like one subject over another. Feel free to do that one again and again!

3. Yes you can skip ahead. If you want to do May's challenge in April, feel free (you can LIST books but nothing can be READ until the month of the challenge).

4. If you do not complete a challenge in 30 days. Don't Worry! You have until the end of the quarter to complete the QUARTER challenge.

Questions?

April

Theme
Only books within these themes will count towards the challenge. The bonus books do not have to be this theme and can be done more than once.

Adventure Romance (suggested author: Cherry Adair)

African-American (suggested author: Beverly Jenkins)

Erotica (suggested author: Selena Kitt)

LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) (suggested author: Kim Dare)

Category or Series Romance (must have at least 3 books)

BONUS:
SPELL the month of APRIL using the title of books, authors' FIRST or LAST name or the FIRST name of characters.

MAY

Scavenger Hunt

Find covers with the ITEMS listed below:

-a girl in a dress

-a man in a hat

-a beach scene

-an animal on the cover

-a man without a shirt

-a woman wearing sunglasses

BONUS:

Whatever your favorite name to call your TBR pile list it below. You can only use books off your TBR shelf (if you honest to goodness do not have a shelf but have a drawer or a TBR box I will except pictures as proof LOL). Starting newest to oldest read yout TBR pile down. Easy right? *weg*

JUNE

Spell it OUT

Using the title of books, the authors' FIRST or LAST name, and names of characters. Spell this!

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Bonus:

Find the cover: SUMMER COLORS

YELLOW, BLUE, GREEN, PINK, WHITE

QUARTER challenge

Since you have a while to complete this and you have the opportunity to repeat your favorite challenge the quarter challenge will be sort of a bonus.

Turn the Page..and add them up!
Keep track of those pages! I understand ebooks don't always have pages (curse you kindle) and what we can do is find the paperback that is equal to it. If the book only comes in ebook format then I will help you figure it out.

The goal for this quarter will be easy. 1000 pages. .That's about a hundred pages a week. Depending on how we do. I can work out the kinks. Who's with me!??!

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MK
Katy Beth
Sassy
Bronwyn

THIS HAS BEEN POSTED LATE. SO ANY BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN READ FROM APRIL 1ST THAT FIT THE THEME OR MATCH THE BONUS CAN BE INCLUDED IN THIS CHALLENGE. IN ORDER FOR YOU TO REDO THE BONUS YOU MUST COMPLETE IT. EXAMPLE

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MUST BE COMPLETELY SPELLED OUT AND FINISHED BEFORE YOU CAN REDO THE BONUS. QUESTIONS?

You can post the book profile here, this is the official thread..if you have comments, questions or wanna chat. Post here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

April

Theme
Only books within these themes will count towards the challenge. The bonus books do not have to be this theme and can be done more than once.

Adventure Romance (suggested author: Cherry Adair)

African-American (suggested author: Beverly Jenkins)

Erotica (suggested author: Selena Kitt)

LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) (suggested author: Kim Dare)

Category or Series Romance (must have at least 3 books)

BONUS:
SPELL the month of APRIL using the title of books, authors' FIRST or LAST name or the FIRST name of characters.

A

P

R(osanna Challis, author of Skintight) 15 pages

I(n the dark II anthology) CR

L(yn, character in 'Out of her Depth by Rosanna Challis)115pages

MAY

Scavenger Hunt

Find covers with the ITEMS listed below:

-a girl in a dress

-a man in a hat

-a beach scene

-an animal on the cover

-a man without a shirt

-a woman wearing sunglasses

BONUS:

Whatever your favorite name to call your TBR pile list it below. You can only use books off your TBR shelf (if you honest to goodness do not have a shelf but have a drawer or a TBR box I will except pictures as proof LOL). Starting newest to oldest read yout TBR pile down. Easy right? *weg*

JUNE

Spell it OUT

Using the title of books, the authors' FIRST or LAST name, and names of characters. Spell this!

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C
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Bonus:

Find the cover: SUMMER COLORS

YELLOW, BLUE, GREEN, PINK, WHITE

QUARTER challenge
Turn the Page..and add them up!

Total to Read: 1000

Pages Read: 130

Pages to go: 870

I know I have a few of these done for April all ready I just need to go through my book list and figure them out.

April

Theme


Adventure Romance (suggested author: Cherry Adair) Tempting Sin

African-American (suggested author: Beverly Jenkins) But My Boyfriend Is

Erotica (suggested author: Selena Kitt) Turquoise and Leather

LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) (suggested author: Kim Dare) Under The Sun

Category or Series Romance (must have at least 3 books) Dirty LaundryWhere Nerves EndCovet Thy Neighbor


BONUS:
SPELL the month of APRIL using the title of books, authors' FIRST or LAST name or the FIRST name of characters.
A - Character April and author first name Amity- One April's Fool
P - Character PJ - Outside In
R - Character Ryker - Doctor, Doctor
I - Title - Imperial Topaz
L - Title - Silver Presents: Love is Love

MAY

Scavenger Hunt

Find covers with the ITEMS listed below:

-a girl in a dress

-a man in a hat

-a beach scene - Halfway There

-an animal on the cover

-a man without a shirt - The Nothingness of Ben

-a woman wearing sunglasses

BONUS:

Whatever your favorite name to call your TBR pile list it below. You can only use books off your TBR shelf (if you honest to goodness do not have a shelf but have a drawer or a TBR box I will except pictures as proof LOL). Starting newest to oldest read yout TBR pile down. Easy right? *weg*

JUNE

Spell it OUT

Using the title of books, the authors' FIRST or LAST name, and names of characters. Spell this!

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C
H
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L
L
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G
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Bonus:

Find the cover: SUMMER COLORS

YELLOW, BLUE, GREEN, PINK, WHITE

QUARTER challenge

Since you have a while to complete this and you have the opportunity to repeat your favorite challenge the quarter challenge will be sort of a bonus.

Turn the Page..and add them up!

The goal 1000 pages. .

Over half the books I've read so far this month don't have page counts. On some of them I have a word count from the website and others I don't. Is there a calculation if you have say the word count to come up with a page number?

Sounds good. I'm in. I'll post later!

April

Theme
Only books within these themes will count towards the challenge. The bonus books do not have to be this theme and can be done more than once.

Adventure Romance (suggested author: Cherry Adair)


African-American (suggested author: Beverly Jenkins)

Erotica (suggested author: Selena Kitt)
Ours To Love (400p)done 4/21/13
The Billionaire's Beck and Call: The Complete Series done 4/5/13 (177p)
Back in Bliss (279p)done 4/28/13
Consequences (368 p)done 4/1/13


LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) (suggested author: Kim Dare)
Fish & Chips (314p)done 4/14/13
Never a Hero (167p) done 4/7/13

Category or Series Romance (must have at least 3 books)
Biting Cold (337p) done 4/18/13
Angels' Blood done 4/21/13
Rock Chick (396p) done 4/6/13
Archangel's Kiss (323p) done 4/25/13
Extreme Exposure (335p) done 4/28/13

BONUS:
SPELL the month of APRIL using the title of books, authors' FIRST or LAST name or the FIRST name of characters.

Abby in Walking Disaster (463 pages) done 4/7/13
P Private Practice (263 pages) done 4/4/13
R Aleatha Romig Truth (480 pages) done 4/2/13
I I Want Candy (368 pages) done 4/26/13
L Lover At Last (591 pages) done 4/1/13


MAY

Scavenger Hunt

Find covers with the ITEMS listed below:

-a girl in a dress

-a man in a hat

-a beach scene

-an animal on the cover done 5/3/13

-a man without a shirt done 5/2/13

-a woman wearing sunglasses

BONUS:

Whatever your favorite name to call your TBR pile list it below. You can only use books off your TBR shelf (if you honest to goodness do not have a shelf but have a drawer or a TBR box I will except pictures as proof LOL). Starting newest to oldest read yout TBR pile down. Easy right? *weg*

Read this next shelf:

JUNE

Spell it OUT

Using the title of books, the authors' FIRST or LAST name, and names of characters. Spell this!

J
U
N
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C
H
A
L
L
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Bonus:

Find the cover: SUMMER COLORS

YELLOW, BLUE, GREEN, PINK, WHITE

QUARTER challenge
April: 2165 pages

Katy Beth wrote: "Over half the books I've read so far this month don't have page counts. On some of them I have a word count from the website and others I don't. Is there a calculation if you have say the word co..."

Katy Beth, you can look on amazon. for a lot of the ebooks, they have an "estimated page length" on the book profile.

@Sassy- ty and gotcha :)

April

Theme
Only books within these themes will count towards the challenge. The bonus books do not have to be this theme and can be done more than once.

Adventure Romance (suggested author: Cherry Adair)

African-American (suggested author: Beverly Jenkins)

Erotica-

LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) (suggested author: Kim Dare)

Category or Series Romance (must have at least 3 books)

BONUS:
SPELL the month of APRIL using the title of books, authors' FIRST or LAST name or the FIRST name of characters.

A(shley, character from The ASH Stories: The Assessment)28pages

P(arker Ford author of Sin Alley) 63

R(osanna Challis, author of Skintight) 15 pages

I(n the dark II anthology) 123pages

L(yn, character in 'Out of her Depth by Rosanna Challis)115pages

MAY

Scavenger Hunt

Find covers with the ITEMS listed below:

-a girl in a dress

-a man in a hat

-a beach scene

-an animal on the cover

-a man without a shirt

-a woman wearing sunglasses

BONUS:

Whatever your favorite name to call your TBR pile list it below. You can only use books off your TBR shelf (if you honest to goodness do not have a shelf but have a drawer or a TBR box I will except pictures as proof LOL). Starting newest to oldest read yout TBR pile down. Easy right? *weg*

JUNE

Spell it OUT

Using the title of books, the authors' FIRST or LAST name, and names of characters. Spell this!

J
U
N
E

C
H
A
L
L
E
N
G
E

Bonus:

Find the cover: SUMMER COLORS

YELLOW, BLUE, GREEN, PINK, WHITE

QUARTER challenge
Turn the Page..and add them up!

Total to Read: 1000

Pages Read: 316

Pages to go: 684

I have started the challenge and here are my April ideas, whether I get through them all or not is another thing. Most of my books come from the library and I also listen to a few on audio. How do you find a book(story) with such small number of pages - 15 pages, surely that is not really a book? Are these stories for e-readers?

Adventure Romance – The Pleasure of Your Kiss by Teresa Medeiros 506 pages

African-American (suggested author: Beverly Jenkins)

Erotica (suggested author: Selena Kitt)

LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) (suggested author: Kim Dare)

Category or Series Romance (must have at least 3 books)

A Rose for the Anzac Boys by Jackie French 304 pages *****
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Ruby – character from The Five People you Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 196 pages ***
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Luke – character from Chocolat by Joanne Harris 320 pages

Quarter Challenge

1000 pages
820 pages read

@Brownyn- I am a reviewer at bdsm bookreviews as well. I don't know the page amount before I request them but yes some are only 15-20 pages. More like intro's to series. Thanks for joining :)

Katy Beth wrote: "Over half the books I've read so far this month don't have page counts. On some of them I have a word count from the website and others I don't. Is there a calculation if you have say the word co..."

Hey, sorry I missed this post...I'm not going to "worry too much" about the page count bonus..it's just a "push" to get you to read more..how about I split it up you can read 1,000 pages or 1,000,000 millions words...I have to see if that's far LOL but I'm just trying to help!

How's this challenge going for everyone???