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September: Takeover Challenge
Edit: I'll go for Greeting the SunriseRead 0/10
•Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately. Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then a week later pick one to read. I'll probably read an Agatha Christie for this one (my favourite mystery author)
•Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue. Something blue off my free kindle list
•“V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle, so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.” Free kindle or classic this time
•This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans, and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef. Green free kindle book
•Love that Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet, so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
•Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
•Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking a book depicting any one of these locals.
•Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger, by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
•Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them. Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
•One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system. Night Circus audio
Super, Claire! Welcome to the challenge.
Oh, man-oh-man! You're killing me, ❀Tea❀! LOL!
Happy birthday!! I'm at least going to the party! I might even dance all night long. :)Duration: September 1 - 30, 2013
Level: Going to the Party
Completed: 3/3
CATEGORIES:
✓ This Kitchen is Green Powered: Quidditch Through the Ages
✓ Beach, Mountains, Desert: The Last Original Wife
✓ One More Time: Audio - Coraline
Thanks, Kristie! And welcome to the party.
Oh, welcome to the party, too, ❀Tea❀! Even if you're killing me. I haven't peeked...yet. I wonder how long I'll last? **hee hee**
Lisa Kay wrote: "Oh, welcome to the party, too, ❀Tea❀! Even if you're killing me. I haven't peeked...yet. I wonder how long I'll last? **hee hee**"Who knows, maybe I left it empty just to make you sweat. ☺
For the record, I'll start with Going to the Party and see where I'll end up. I'm kinda overdoing it with challenges. But I can't resist them. ☺
❀Tea❀ wrote: "For the record, I'll start with Going to the Party and see where I'll end up. I'm kinda overdoing it with challenges. But I can't resist them. ☺"I feel the same way ❀Tea❀! I love them all. :)
Happy birthday, Lisa Kay!!!!!!!! I love this month, and my daughter was born in September as well. I'm in for this challenge.Level: Dancing all night 6/6
Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately.
Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several
books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then
a week later pick one to read.
The Cuckoo's Calling
✔ 09/10/13 ****• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia !
The Passage
✔ 09/16/13 *****• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be
hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle,
so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that
starts with “V.
Vampire Academy
✔ 09/20/13 ****• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans,
and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where
the main character is a chef.
The Husband's Secret
✔ 09/17/13 ** (my edition had predominantly green cover with a red balloon on in)• Love that Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,
so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something
smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed
✔ 09/22/13 **• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them.
Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of
your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
Coraline
✔ 09/22/13 ***** I read this book some time ago, then I watched the movie, and this month I've listened to it on audio (Neil Gaiman is a fantastic narrator!!!)
Good lordy, has it been a year already. This was my first challenge I signed up for on Goodreads last year and it was your birthday then, ROFLAO!!I think I danced all night last year but now I'm older with better pills so I'll greet the sunrise with you :-)
Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately.
Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several
books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then
a week later pick one to read.
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia !
• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be
hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle,
so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that
starts with “V.”
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans,
and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where
the main character is a chef.
• Love that Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,
so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something
smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them.
Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of
your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
Thanks, Anima! Oh, super. Happy Birthday to your daughter, too. And welcome to the party.
Thank you for the wishes and warm welcome :)
Really, Cathie? Whoa. The year zipped right by.Cathie wrote: "...but now I'm older with better pills so I'll greet the sunrise with you :-)"
**gigglesnort**
Welcome to the party! ☺
Just put holds on some audio books at my library! :) I have a lot of driving to do in September, so I should have plenty of time for audio. Looks like I'm going to get to read Coraline after all! lol
Oh, yes. Audiobooks are great for driving. Neat about Coraline. I was thinking of listening to that audiobook, too.
The audio is only about 3 hours. I had no idea that it would be that short. Neil Gaiman does the narration, which I've heard is great. I'm very excited to listen to it. :)
Oh, the author narrates? Interesting. Yes, I did hear it was well narrated.
I'm not sure what I'm going to read yet but I'll greet the sunrise with the birthday girl! Happy birthday Lisa Kay!Level: Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books
READ: 9/10
✔1. Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26
✔2. Blue: Rebel - Zoe Archer (blue cover) 9/8
3. “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
✔4. This Kitchen is Green Powered: Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson (green cover) 9/17
✔5. Love that Dress!: Sizzle - Julie Garwood (shows most of a beautiful dress) 9/29
✔6. Animals: When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall (pig on cover) 9/6
✔7. Beach, Mountains, Desert: Emissary - Fiona McIntosh (desert on cover) 9/11
✔8. Do You Know Jack?: Unzipped - Lois Greiman (hero=Jack) 9/2
✔9. Challenge Book: The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt (finishes quite a few challenges for me) 9/28
✔10. One More Time: Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien (audio book) 9/9
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I love it when an author narrates. I'll have to see if I can grab it. It is a very short book ; I was surprised too
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Happy early birthday, LK! :D Let's hear it for fall babies!
Level: Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books
READ: 8/8
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (9/14) ★★★★
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The Bitter Kingdom (9/16) ★★★★
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hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle,
so read a book by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”
Deathless (9/21) ★★★
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and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green.
Kill City Blues (9/27) ★★
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Flat-Out Love (9/29) ★★★
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (9/10) ★★★★★
Wild Cards:
Spellbound (9/17) ★★★★★
The Age of Miracles (9/24) ★★
Completed:
Thanks, Barbara★, Karen, and Ash! Welcome, too, to the party, Barbara★ and Ash. **Lisa Kay does happy chair-dance in preparation for party**
I am in and Happy early Birthday Lisa Kay.10/8 books read
I will join at the Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books level:
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries:
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler finished 9/12• Blue:
The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen by Alan Garner finished 9/4 • “V” is for...:
Vegan, Virgin, Valentine by Carolyn Mackler finished 9/18• This Kitchen is Green Powered:
The Owl Service by Alan Garner finished 9/9• Love That Dress!:
Dollhouse by Anya Allyn finished 9/30• Animals:
Æsel by Kristina Stoltz finished 9/25• Beach, Mountains, Desert:
Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey finished 9/28• Do You Know Jack?:
Necrophobia by Jack Hamlyn finished 9/25• Challenge Book:
Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan finished 9/16 This concludes my 2013 Mythology Challenge
• One More Time:
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice finished 9/2
Happy Birthday Lisa Kay....and what a great challenge, I love #1 and the 'dead tree version!!Take Over Challenge
Duration: September 1/13 - Sept 30/13
Levels: Greeting the Sunrise: 8-10 books
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then a week later pick one to read.
• Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
• “V” is for...: read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that
starts with “V.”
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where the main character is a chef.
• Love That Dress!: help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: Read a book with one on the cover.
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?: Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
• One More Time: Revisit one of your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
Thanks, Jane and NayNay! Welcome to the party. Yes, NayNay, I think I'm going to go to the book store and treat myself to some birthday books, wrap them and do this. Should be fun.
I am in and Happy early Birthday Lisa Kay.Take Over Challenge
Duration: 1st September 13 - 30th September 13
Level: Going to the Party
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Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
The Goblin King by Shona Husk
This Kitchen is Green Powered: read a book with a cover that is predominately green.
Not His Kiss to Take by Finn Marlowe
One More Time: Revisit one of your favorites.
Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
Thanks, ❤Stephanie! And welcome to the party. ☺
Oh LK - I love your birthday books idea! :)
Kristie wrote: "Oh LK - I love your birthday books idea! :)"Well, to confess, the idea was stolen from library that was doing it.
An early Happy Birthday, Lisa Kay!I'll do Greeting the Sunrise.
Duration: Sept. 1 - Sept. 30
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately.
Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several
books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then
a week later pick one to read.
A Necessary End by Peter Robinson - 9/6/13
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia !
• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be
hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle,
so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that
starts with “V.”
The Devil You Know by Mike Carey - 9/25/13
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans,
and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where
the main character is a chef.
by E.J. Copperman - 9/10/13• Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,
so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
by Yasmine Galenorn - 9/2/13• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something
smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them.
Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - 9/29/13
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of
your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog by Elizabeth Peters - 9/21/13
This looks fun (and I need it badly to catch up on yearly book count!)I'll do: Greeting the Sunrise
Duration: September 1 - September 30
- Latest Kick... Wrapped up in Mysteries: The Bone House
- Blue: Cold Mountain
- "V" is for... I've gone vegan!- Beloved
- This Kitchen is Green Powered- City of Bones
- Love that Dress!: The Other Boleyn Girl
- Animals: The Catcher in the Rye
- Beach, Mountains, Desert: The Host
- Do You Know Jack?: Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson
- Challenge Book: The Killer Angels
- One More Time: The Scarlet Letter
Looks like fun, behind on my yearly book count as well, and was looking for a good first challenge, so I'll take it! CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. (Also happy early birthday!)I'll be: Dancing All Night!
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CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: In the Woods by Tana French
• Blue: The Mind Readers by Lori Brighton
• “V” is for...: Divergent by Veronica Roth
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Matched by Allie Condie
• Love That Dress!: Betrayal by Mayandree Michel
• Animals: Next by Michael Crichton
I'm going to join! And happy birthday in advance, Lisa Kay :)I'll be just Going to the Party for now:
Blue:
☑ My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent - September 18, 2013 ★★★
Love That Dress!:
☑ Everneath by Brodi Ashton - September 21, 2013 ★★★
I'm finished!
I have a question for:• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them. Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
Does it have to be a Goodreads Challenge? I am taking part in lots of others and I have one of them I would like to finish.
Thanks and welcome to the party, Jackie, Marianne, Katherine, Cin, and Jane!
Jane wrote: "Does it have to be a Goodreads Challenge? I am taking part in lots of others and I have one of them I would like to finish."Nope, doesn't have to be GRs. Go for it, Jane. ☺
Happy Early Birthday to you, I'm also a September birthday!!I'm going for Dancing All Night and I'll choice the categories later!
• Animals: Dead Ever After
• Challenge Book: Wallbanger
Thanks, Heather & Tina! Welcome to the party.
oh oh I'm in. I need the extension card for August Challenge *giggles*Edited to add books and levels - yes, I copied Mave's format.
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2013
Level Dancing All Night: 4-7 books
3/7 completed
3. Read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that starts with “V.”Eighty Days Yellow by Vina Jackson
4. Read a book with a green cover or where the main character is a chef.Tangled Threads besides being an assassin, Gin also has a passion for cooking and is the owner of a barbecue restaurant.
5. Read a book with an animal on the cover.Bitten
7. Revisit one of your favorites. Magic Bites
**giggles** Welcome to the challenge, Sonia!
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Goal: Yes, it is that month again. My birthday month! So, I’m taking over this month’s challenge. Choose your books from the “Ten Things That Are On My Mind” categories below.
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2013
Levels:
“Wild Card”: Since I'm the “Archduchess of Audio,” I have the power to grant you two “Wild Card”* options. Replace any two categories below with whatever you like, as long as you listen to it on audio.
CATEGORIES: Ten Things That Are On My Mind.
• Latest Kick...Wrapped Up in Mysteries: I’ve been reading more mysteries lately.
Choose a book from this genre. Or, if you read the dead tree version, wrap up several
books in the same paper (making them all look exactly alike), shuffle them, and then
a week later pick one to read.
• Blue: My favorite color is blue. Read a book with a cover that is predominately blue.
Check out listopia !
• “V” is for...: I’ve gone vegan! It has been a whole year now. Wow. It might be
hard to find a book with a character who has chosen a plant-based lifestyle,
so read a book with a “V” in the title, or by an author with a first or last name that
starts with “V.”
• This Kitchen is Green Powered: Since green is the official color of vegans,
and I love to cook, read a book with a cover that is predominately green. Or where
the main character is a chef.
• Love That Dress!: I started a shelf entitled love-that-dress. Not much on it, yet,
so help me add to it by reading a book that shows a beautiful dress.
• Animals: I’m an animal lover. Read a book with one on the cover.
(It does NOT have to be a book about that animal.)
• Beach, Mountains, Desert: I really need to sell my house and move to something
smaller. But where to retire? The beach, the mountains, the desert? Help me by picking
a book depicting any one of these locals.
• Do You Know Jack?: My favorite hero is Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas. Read a book with a character named Jack in it. Or one written by a Jack.
• Challenge Book: I love challenges on GRs, making them and participating in them.
Read a book that is the first one for a new challenge, or helps you finish off one.
• One More Time: I love to reread my favorite books, often by audio. Revisit one of
your favorites. Or try a book via this media delivery system.
My Gift to You: I’m giving each of you, whether or not you join this challenge, an Extension "Gift Card" for NBRC Challenges. You may use it on this challenge, or any other NBRC challenge you are working on, extending it by one month. This includes monthly, seasonal, yearly, even a “You Set the Pace” one that you underestimated your time.
*The picture I chose for my “wild cards” are actually two beautiful black & white tarot cards
by the author of The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern, and may be found online at
www.phantomwise.com