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Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays Year Long Reading Challenge - 2014
September 19 is international talk like a pirate day
I'm going to spell out one holiday for each month, but I'm omitting the "Day" at the end of each holiday -- I'd never find that many A and Y books :) 2014 UNIQUE HOLIDAY SPELL-OUT
No deadline, but try to finish by 12/31/14
PROGRESS: 147/147
JANUARY 20 - PENGUIN AWARENESS DAY - COMPLETED 3/3
✓ P – The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines & the Secret Mission of 1805, by Richard Zacks, finished 1/27 ★★★.5
✓ E – author Richard Paul Evans - The Walk, finished 1/7/14 ★★★
✓ N – National Security (Jericho Quinn #1), by Marc Cameron, finished 1/31 ★★★.5
✓ G – author Steven Galloway – The Cellist of Sarajevo, finished 2/11 ★★★.5
✓ U – Unexpected Secret Agents, by Theresa E. Moore, finished 3/3 ★★.5
✓ I – I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak, finished 1/14 ★★★
✓ N – author Nora Roberts – The Last Boyfriend (Inn BoonsBoro #2), finished 2/2 ★★★.5
✓ A – The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, by Melanie Benjamin, finished 1/3 ★★★
✓ W – author Helene Wecker - The Golem and the Jinni, finished 1/5 ★★★★
✓ A – Along Came A Demon (Whisperings #1), by Linda Welch, finished 1/16 ★★★
✓ R – author Paisley Ray - Deep Fried and Pickled (Rachel O’Brien Chronicles #1), finished 1/4
✓ E – author Emilie Richards - Let There Be Suspects (Ministry is Murder #2), finished 1/12 ★★★★
✓ N – The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, finished 2/28 ★★
✓ E – author Elle Lothlorien – The Frog Prince, finished 2/18 ★★★
✓ S – author Deborah Sharp - Mama Sees Stars (Mace Bauer #4), finished 1/1 ★★★.5
✓ S - author Dana Stabenow - Fire And Ice(Liam Campbell #1), finished 1/9 ★★★★
FEBRUARY 22 - WALK THE DOG DAY - COMPLETED 5/7
✓ W - Whistling Past the Graveyard, by Susan Crandall, finished 1/26 ★★★★
✓ A – Amped, by Daniel H. Wilson, finished 1/19 ★★★
✓ L – author Lisa Kleypas - Dream Lake
✓ K – King and Maxwell (King & Maxwell #6), by David Baldacci, finished 1/8 ★★★★
✓ T – The Teaberry Strangler (Tea Shop #11), by Laura Childs, finished 2/28 ★★★.5
✓ H – author David Hosp – Dark Harbor (Scott Finn #1), finished 2/7 ★★★
✓ E – Eggs in a Casket (Cackleberry Club #5), by Laura Childs, finished 3/8 ★★★.5
✓ D – Dying to Read (Cate Kinkaid #1), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 5/7 ★★★
✓ O – The Old Folks at Home: Warehouse Them or Leave Them on the Ice Floe, by Barry Friedman, finished 1/28 ★★★
✓ G – The Glassblower of Murano, by Marina Fiorato, finished 3/7 ★★★.5
MARCH 14 - NATIONAL PI DAY - COMPLETED 3/27
✓ N – author Nancy Fairbanks – Bon Bon Voyage (Carolyn Blue #8), finished 3/1 ★★★
✓ A – Against the Wind (The Raines of Wind Canyon #1), by Kat Martin, finished 2/15 ★★★★
✓ T – Ties That Bind (Cobbled Court #5), by Marie Bostwick, finished 3/27 ★★★.5
✓ I – author Irene Hannon - Vanished (Private Justice #1), finished 1/22 ★★★★
✓ O – Opal Fire (Stacy Justice #1), by Barbra Annino, finished 2/3 ★★★.5
✓ N – Never Too Old for Romance, by Barbara J. Peters, finished 3/17 ★★.5
✓ A – The Amersham Rubies (Molly Murphy #0.5), by Rhys Bowen, finished 2/26 ★★★
✓ L – Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, by David Sedaris, finished 2/4 ★★
✓ P – Playing With Poison (Cue Ball #1), by Cindy Blackburn, finished 3/4 ★★★★
✓ I – I Shall Not Want (Psalm 23 Mysteries #2), by Debbie Viguie, finished 2/5 ★★★★
APRIL 17 - BLAH BLAH BLAH DAY - COMPLETED 5/6
✓ B – The Bookwoman's Last Fling (Cliff Janeway #5), by John Dunning, finished 1/11 ★★★★/
✓ L – Lending a Paw (Bookmobile Cat #1), by Laurie Cass, finished 2/13 ★★★★
✓ A – author Aimee Bontreger - Places I Never Planned, finished 1/23 ★★★
✓ H – Heartshot (Bill Gastner #1), by Steven F. Havill, finished 3/11 ★★★
✓ B – Buried Secrets (Nick Heller #2), by Joseph Finder, finished 2/8 ★★★★
✓ L – Lemon Tart (Culinary Mystery #1), by Josi S. Kilpack, finished 2/20 ★★★★
✓ A – At Bertram's Hotel24] (Miss Marple #11), by Agatha Christie, finished 1/31 ★★★.5
✓ H – The Heretic Queen, by Michelle Moran, finished 4/16 ★★★.5
✓ B – author – Johnny Carson, finished 2/16 ★★★
✓ L – author Louise Penny - Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1), finished 4/21 ★★★.5
✓ A – The Artificer's Apprentice, by D.J. Edwardson, finished 2/27 ★★.5
✓ H – Hail to the Chef (White House Chef #2), by Julie Hyzy, finished 5/6 ★★★★
MAY 4 - STAR WARS DAY - COMPLETED 5/16
✓ S – author Julie Smith - Death Turns a Trick (Rebecca Schwartz #1), finished 4/5 ★★★.5
✓ T – This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
✓ A – author Alan Bradley - A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3), finished 4/8 ★★★ .5
✓ R – author Gillian Roberts - Caught Dead in Philadelphia (Amanda Pepper #1), finished 4/4 ★★★
✓ W – The Widower's Tale, by Julia Glass, finished 4/1 ★★★
✓ A – author Alan P. Xenakis - Why Doesn't My Funny Bone Make Me Laugh?: Sneezes, Hiccups, Butterflies, and Other Funny Feelings Explained, finished 4/9 ★★★★
✓ R – author Rhys Bowen - Death of Riley (Molly Murphy #2), finished 5/16 ★★★★
✓ S – The Sweetest Thing (Lucky Harbor #2), by Jill Shalvis, finished 4/7 ★★★★
JUNE 15 - SMILE POWER DAY - COMPLETED 4/14
✓ S – author Joanna Campbell Slan - Picture Perfect Corpse (Kiki Lowenstein #7), finished 1/25 ★★★.5
✓ M – author Mark Dunn - ZOUNDS!: A Browser's Dictionary of Interjections, finished 1/4 ★★★.5
✓ I – I Didn't Kill Your Cat (Frankie Jackson #1), by R. Stim, finished 1/20 ★★★★
✓ L – The Lincoln Myth (Cotton Malone #9), by Steve Berry, finished 4/14 ★★★★
✓ E – Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World, by Matthew Goodman, finished 3/26 ★★★
✓ P – author Prescott Lane – First Position, finished 3/6 ★★★
✓ O – The One-Week Job Project: One Man, One Year, 52 Jobs, by Sean Aiken, finished 2/11 ★★★.5
✓ W – author Simon Winchester – The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible, finished 2/22 ★★★.5
✓ E – The Empire Striketh Back (Wm Shakespeare’s Star Wars #2), by Ian Doescher, finished 3/29 ★★★★
✓ R – author Ron Benrey - The Final Crumpet (Royal Tunbridge Wells #2), finished 1/15 ★★★.5
JULY 13 - EMBRACE YOUR GEEKNESS DAY - COMPLETED 6/22
✓ E – Evening Stars (Blackberry Island #3), by Susan Mallery, finished 5/21 ★★★★
✓ M – character Minami - The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady (Puzzle Lady #11), by Parnell Hall, finished 5/9 ★★★
✓ B – The Boy on the Wooden Box, by Leon Leyson, finished 3/2 ★★★★.5
✓ R – author Barbara Ross – Clammed Up (Maine Clambake #1), finished 2/14 ★★★★
✓ A – author Donna Andrews - Murder With Puffins (Meg Langslow #2), finished 3/12 ★★★★
✓ C - author Cleo Coyle – French Pressed (Coffeehouse #6), finished 2/23 ★★★.5
✓ E – character Euell - She Walks These Hills (Ballad Series #3), by Sharyn McCrumb, finished 5/25 ★★★
✓ Y – Yesterday Once More, by Debbie Macomber, finished 1/29 ★★★.5
✓ O – One Summer: America, 1927, by Bill Bryson, finished 6/22 ★★★★
✓ U – Unwritten, by Charles Martin, finished 5/13 ★★★
✓ R – author Robert Crais – The First Rule (Joe Pike #2), finished 2/26 ★★.5
✓ G – Group, Photo, Grave (Kiki Lowenstein #8), by Joanna Campbell-Slan, finished 5/5 ★★★.5
✓ E – author Elin Hilderbrand - Silver Girl, finished 5/31 ★★★.5
✓ E – Eggsecutive Orders (White House Chef #3), by Julie Hyzy, finished 6/3 ★★★★
✓ K – author Larry Karp - The Ragtime Kid (Ragtime #1), finished 1/30 ★★★
✓ N – author Nancy E. Turner - My Name Is Resolute, finished 5/3 ★★★.5
✓ E – author L.K. Ellwood - Saints Preserve Us (Ash Lake #1), finished 6/15 ★★
✓ S – The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin, finished 2/8 ★★★★
✓ S – author Shelley Costa - You Cannoli Die Once (Italian Restaurant #1), finished 6/4 ★★★
AUGUST 9 - BOOK LOVER'S DAY - COMPLETED 6/1
✓ B – Better Than Chocolate, by Susan Waggoner, finished 5/20 ★★★
✓ O – The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway #6), by Elly Griffiths, finished 4/19 ★★★★
✓ O – Oh, That I Had Wings, by Sarah Pawley, finished 4/27 ★★★
✓ K – author Kathleen Delaney - Dying for a Change (Ellen McKenzie #1), finished 4/17 ★★★
✓ L – author Kendel Lynn – Board Stiff (Elliott Lisbon #1), finished 5/6 ★★★.5
✓ O – The Orion Project, by Edward Marin, finished 4/29 ★★★
✓ V – Vineyard Fear (Martha’s Vineyard #4), by Philip R. Craig, finished 3/21 ★★★★
✓ E – Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, finished 4/20 ★★★
✓ R – author Rae Davies - Loose Screw (Dusty Deals #1), finished 6/1 ★★★
✓ S – author Michele Scott – Murder Uncorked (Wine Lover’s Mystery #1), finished 5/14 ★★★.5
2014 UNIQUE HOLIDAY SPELL-OUTPART 2: September - December
SEPTEMBER 28 - ASK A STUPID QUESTION DAY - COMPLETED 6/17
✓ A – Across Eternity, by Aris Whittier, finished 5/1 ★★★
✓ S – author Sammi Carter - Peppermint Twisted (Candy Shop #3), finished 3/16 ★★★
✓ K – author M. R. C. Kasasian – The Mangle Street Murders (The Gower Street Detective #1), finished 2/24 ★★★.5
✓ A – author Lucy Arlington - Every Trick in the Book (Novel Idea #2), finished 5/30 ★★★★
✓ S – Shunned and Dangerous (Amish Mystery #3), by Laura Bradford, finished 4/2 ★★★★
✓ T – Transfer of Power (Mitch Rapp #3), by Vince Flynn, finished 5/9 ★★★.5
✓ U – Uggie: My Story, by Uggie, finished 3/22 ★★★.5
✓ P – Plan B (Nick Heller #3), by Joseph Finder, finished 3/6 ★★★
✓ I – Invisible City, by Julia Dahl, finished 2/6 ★★★★
✓ D – author Charles Darwin - The Voyage of the Beagle, finished 5/26 ★★★
✓ Q – Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain, finished 3/2 ★★★
✓ U – Unauthorized Access, by Andrew McAllister, finished 4/24 ★★★
✓ E – character Elspeth - Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well (Aunt Dimity #19), by Nancy Atherton, finished 5/2 ★★★.5
✓ S – Sage Creek (Lonesome Way #1), by Jill Gregory, finished 5/14 ★★★.5
✓ T – Think of a Numb3r (Dave Gurney #1), by John Verdon, finished 6/17 ★★★
✓ I – The Inn At Eagle Point (Chesapeake Shores #1), by Sherryl Woods, finished 3/3 ★★★.5
✓ O – Once and Always (Sequels #1), by Judith McNaught, finished 3/13 ★★★
✓ N – author Nick Trout - Dog Gone, Back Soon (Cyrus Mills #2), finished 3/23 ★★★★
OCTOBER 2 - NAME YOUR CAR DAY - COMPLETED 5/24
✓ N – author Barbara Natterson-Horowitz – Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing, finished 4/28 ★★★
✓ A – author Susan Wittig Albert – Chile Death (China Bayles #7), finished 4/22 ★★★★
✓ M – author Debbie Macomber – Blossom Street Brides (Blossom Street #10), finished 4/16 ★★★★
✓ E – Elusive (On the Run #1), by Sara Rosett, finished 5/8 ★★★
✓ Y – Yes, Chef: A Memoir, by Marcus Samuelsson, finished 3/4 ★★★★
✓ O – Obstruction of Justice (Nina Reilly #3), by Perri O’Shaughnessy, finished 3/19 ★★★
✓ U – Under the Wide and Starry Sky, by Nancy Horan, finished 4/15 ★★★
✓ R – Reel Murder (Dolan & Sinclair #1), by Marian Babson, finished 3/18 ★★★★
✓ C – Cry in the Night, by Carolyn Hart, finished 5/24 ★★★
✓ A – Animal Magnetism (Animal Magnetism #1), by Jill Shalvis, finished 4/26 ★★★.5
✓ R – author Robert K. Swisher Jr. - A Bucket Full of Lies (Bob Roosevelt #1), finished 4/2 ★★.5
NOVEMBER 28 - YOU'RE WELCOME DAY - COMPLETED 6/7
✓ Y – The Young Jaguar (Pre-Aztec series #1), by Zoe Saadia, finished 3/8 ★★.5
✓ O – One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, by Ann Voskamp, finished 5/12 ★★★
✓ U – The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches: A Practical (and Fun) Guide to Enjoying Life More by Spending Less, by Jeff Yeager, finished 5/1 ★★★
✓ R – author J.D. Robb - Glory in Death (In Death #2), finished 3/10 ★★★
✓ E – author Anthony Eglin – The Blue Rose(English Garden #1), finished 5/11 ★★★.5
✓ W – When the Spirit Moves You (Jeff Resnick #2.5), by L.L. Bartlett, finished 3/28 ★★★
✓ E – author Elisabeth Rose – Instant Family, finished 5/11 ★★★
✓ L – Louisiana Longshot (Miss Fortune #1), by Jana DeLeon, finished 5/17 ★★★★
✓ C – character Corelia - Pompeii, by Robert Harris, finished 6/7 ★★★★
✓ O – Old Maids of Mercer Island series #1 - Inn Keeping with Murder, by Lynn Bohart, finished 5/27 ★★★★
✓ M – author Malala Yousafzai – I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, finished 5/4 ★★★★.5
✓ E – author Robert M. Edsel - The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, finished 5/19 ★★★★
DECEMBER 18 - BAKE COOKIES DAY - COMPLETED 5/22
✓ B – Blackberry Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen #17), by Joanne Fluke, finished 3/5 ★★★
✓ A – author Amanda Quick - Crystal Gardens (Ladies of Lantern Street #1), finished 3/28 ★★★.5
✓ K – author Karen Cantwell - Take the Monkeys and Run (Barbara Barr #1), finished 3/14 ★★★
✓ E – Everyone's A Suspect, by Richard Guidice, finished 3/30 ★★
✓ C – author Jamie Campbell - A Hairy Tail, (Hairy Tale #1), finished 5/22 ★★.5
✓ O – On Dangerous Ground (Sean Dillon #3), by Jack Higgins, finished 3/24 ★★★
✓ O – Off Season (Martha’s Vineyard #5), by Philip R. Craig, finished 4/13 ★★★★
✓ K – Killer Physique (Savannah Reid #19), by G.A. McKevett, finished 3/31 ★★★★
✓ I – Iscariot, by Tosca Lee, finished 3/15 ★★★★
✓ E – author Elizabeth George - A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley #4), finished 4/9 ★★★
✓ S - Snowfall, by Jeffrey Parfitt, finished 3/20 ★.5
I would like to try this one for the coming year. I don't have all my holidays picked out yet, but I know what I will start with in January. I would also like to do the spell out option.NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014 (Part 1)
Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
118/118 Completed
January - Male Watcher's Day
15/15
✔1. M = MacLean, Sarah/No Good Duke Goes Unpunished - 01/01/14
✔2. A = All-American Girl by Meg Cabot - 01/05/14
✔3. L = Laura Hillenbrand/Unbroken - 01/10/14
✔4. E = Evanovich, Janet/Visions of Sugar Plums - 01/04/14
✔5. W = Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt - 01/12/14
✔6. A = Anne Frank/The Diary of a Young Girl - 01/16/14
✔7. T = Truman Capote/In Cold Blood - 01/08/14
✔8. C = Carlo, Philip/The Ice Man - 01/06/14
✔9. H = Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi - 01/13/14
✔10. E = Elly Griffiths/The Crossing Places - 01/03/14
✔11. R = Roberts, Nora/Black Rose - 01/02/14
✔12. S = Summer House by Nancy Thayer - 01/07/14
✔13. D = Drake, Olivia/Stroke of Midnight - 01/17/14
✔14. A = Anne Roiphe/Epilogue: A Memoir - 01/17/14
✔15. Y = Yuletide Baby Surprise by Catherine Mann - 01/23/14
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿JANUARY COMPLETED 01/23/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿
FEBRUARY - TELL A FAIRY TALE DAY
17/17
✔1. T = Tessa Harris/The Anatomist's Apprentice - 02/15/14
✔2. E = Evanovich, Janet/Back to the Bedroom - 02/19/14
✔3. L = Lee Child/Tripwire - 02/02/14
✔4. L = Lie With Me by Stephanie Tyler - 02/21/14
✔5. A = Agatha Christie/Murder on the Links - 02/06/14
✔6. F = French Pressed by Cleo Coyle - 02/10/14
✔7. A = Addicted by Charlotte Featherstone - 02/11/14
✔8. I = If Fried Chicken Could Fly by Paige Shelton - 02/01/14
✔9. R = Red Lily by Nora Roberts - 02/04/14
✔10. Y = The Year of Living Scandalously by Julia London - 02/22/14
✔11. T = 311 Pelican Court by Debbie Macomber - 02/24/14
✔12. A = As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner - 02/20/14
✔13. L = Love Irresistibly by Julie James - 02/26/14
✔14. E = Elizabeth Hoyt/Notorious Pleasures - 02/24/14
✔15. D = The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks - 02/05/14
✔16. A = Alan Bradley/The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - 02/17/14
✔17. Y = Yardley, Cathy/The Player's Club: Finn - 02/26/14
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿FEBRUARY COMPLETED 02/27/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿
MARCH - BE NASTY DAY
7/7
✔1. B = Butcher, Shannon K./No Control - 03/15/14
✔2. E = Evanovich, Janet/Wicked Appetite - 03/06/14
✔3. N = Northern Lights by Nora Roberts - 03/12/14
✔4. A = Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko - 03/13/14
✔5. S = Soulless by Gail Carriger - 03/10/14
✔6. T = The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - 03/05/14
✔7. Y = Young, Samantha/On Dublin Street - 03/07/14
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿MARCH COMPLETED 03/15/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿
APRIL - TAKE A CHANCE
11/11
✔1. T = Tyler, Stephanie/Promises in the Dark - 04/06/14
✔2. A = Ashley, Jennifer/Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage - 04/18/14
✔3. K = Kate Morton/The Forgotten Garden - 04/13/14
✔4. E = Emperor: The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden - 04/08/14
✔5. A = Angell, Kate/No Sunshine When She's Gone - 04/19/14
✔6. C = Cathy Marie Buchanan/The Painted Girls - 04/04/14
✔7. H = Howard, Linda/Prey - 04/20/14
✔8. A = Adams, Richard/Watership Down - 04/28/14
✔9. N = No Place to Run by Maya Banks - 04/16/14
✔10. C = The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett - 04/05/14
✔11. E = Emma Chase/Twisted - 04/21/14
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿APRIL COMPLETED 04/28/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿
MAY - NO SOCKS
7/7
✔1. N = A Nose for Justice|Rita Mae Brown - 05/16/14
✔2. O = Olive Ann Burns|Cold Sassy Tree - 05/25/14
✔3. S = Stephen King|11/22/63 - 05/07/14
✔4. O = O'Reilly, Bill|Killing Lincoln - 05/26/14
✔5. C = Clayton, Alice|Wallbanger - 05/06/14
✔6. K = Katie Lane|A Match Made in Texas - 05/05/14
✔7. S = Something Borrowed|Emily Giffin - 05/13/14
JUNE - DARE
4/4
✔1. D = Deaver, Jeffery|XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel - 06/07/14
✔2. A = Animal Magnetism|Jill Shalvis - 06/05/14
✔3. R = Roberts, Nora|Angels Fall - 06/08/14
✔4. E = E Is for Evidence|Sue Grafton - 06/06/14
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿JUNE COMPLETED 06/08/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿
JULY - CHOCOLATE
9/9
✔1. C = Catch Me A Cowboy|Katie Lane|07.03.14|★★★
✔2. H = The House at Riverton|Kate Morton|07.07.14|★★★
✔3. O = One Fifth Avenue|Candace Bushnell|07.11.14|★
✔4. C = Coming Up Roses|Catherine Anderson|07.06.14|★★★
✔5. O = One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest|Ken Kesey|07.24.14|★★★
✔6. L = Lord John and the Private Matter|Diana Gabaldon|07.09.14|★★
✔7. A = Alan Bradley|The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag|07.02.14|★★★★
✔8. T = Top Secret Twenty-One|Janet Evanovich|07.05.14|★★★
✔9. E = Evanovich, Janet|Wicked Business|07.15.14|★★★
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿JULY COMPLETED 07/24/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿
AUGUST - BOOK LOVERS
10/10
✔1. B = The Boys in the Boat|Daniel James Brown|08.05.14|★★★★★
✔2. O = Orphan Train|Christina Baker Kline|08.12.14|★★★★★
✔3. O = Owens, Sharon|The Ballroom On Magnolia Street|08.13.14|★★
✔4. K = Katie Lane|Trouble in Texas|08.07.14|★★★★
✔5. L = The Little Friend|Donna Tartt|08.04.14|★★
✔6. O = Orwell, George|Nineteen Eighty-Four|08.16.14|★★★
✔7. V = Valerie Hansen|Her Montana Cowboy|08.26.17|★★★
✔8. E = Ephron, Nora|I Remember Nothing and other reflections|08.22.14|★★★
✔9. R = Remember Me?|Sophie Kinsella|08.11.14|★★★★
✔10. S = Safe Haven|Nicholas Sparks|08.01.14|★★★★
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿AUGUST COMPLETED 08/26/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿
NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014 (Part 2)Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
118/118 Completed
SEPTEMBER - PARDON
6/6
✔1. P = Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5)|James Patterson|09.21.14|★★★
✔2. A = After the Kiss|Suzanne Enoch|09.06.14|★★
✔3. R = Robyn Carr|Shelter Mountain|09.23.14|★★★★
✔4. D = Douglas Starr|The Killer of Little Shepherds|09.17.14|★★★
✔5. O = One Summer: America, 1927|Bill Bryson|09.11.14|★★★★★
✔6. N = Nesbø, Jo|The Bat|09.22.14|★★★★
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✔1. M = Mark Logue|The King's Speech|10.10.14|★★★★
✔2. I = In the Air Tonight|Stephanie Tyler|10.08.14|★★★★
✔3. S = Shalvis, Jill|Animal Attraction|10.06.14|★★★
✔4. C = The Charlemagne Pursuit|Steve Berry|10.06.14|★★★★
✔5. H = Hannah, Kristin|Between Sisters|10.19.14|★★★
✔6. I = Iles, Greg|24 Hours|10.11.14|★★★
✔7. E = Every Breath You Take|Ann Rule|10.15.14|★★★★
✔8. F = Flynn, Gillian|Gone Girl|10.12.14|★★★
✔9. N = Nicholas Sparks|At First Sight|10.28.14|★★★★
✔10. I = Isabel Allende|Ripper|10.31.14|★★★
✔11. G = G is for Gumshoe|Sue Grafton|10.07.14|★★★
✔12. H = Hilburn, Robert|Johnny Cash: The Life|11.15.14|★★★★
✔13. T = Tessa Harris|The Dead Shall Not Rest|10.14.14|★★★
NOVEMBER - ALL SAINTS
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✔1. A = Anne Morrow Lindbergh|Susan Hertog|11.18.14|★★
✔2. L = Lockhart, E.|The Boyfriend List|11.20.14|★★★★
✔3. L = Laurie Halse Anderson|Fever 1793|11.23.14|★★★★
✔4. S = Sally MacKenzie|Bedding Lord Ned|11.16.14|★★
✔5. A = Abbi Glines| The Vincent Brothers|11.22.14|★★★★
✔6. I = Iles, Greg|Dead Sleep|11.17.14|★★★★
✔7. N = Nora Roberts|Bed of Roses|11.22.14|★★★★
✔8. T = Then Came You|Jill Shalvis |12.03.14|★★★
✔9. S = Shalvis, Jill|Rumor Has It|11.21.14|★★★
DECEMBER - SANTAS' LIST
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✔1. S = Stephanie Perkins|Anna and the French Kiss|12.04.14|★★
✔2. A = Anyone But You|Jennifer Crusie |12.16.14|★★★
✔3. N = NYPD Red 2|James Patterson |12.14.14|★★★
✔4. T = That Summer|Sarah Dessen |12.19.14|★★
✔5. A = Alice I Have Been|Melanie Benjamin |12.10.14|★★
✔6. S = Samantha Young|Before Jamaica Lane |12.20.14|★★★★
✔7. L = Loyalty in Death|J.D. Robb|12.18.14|★★★★
✔8. I = I've Got Your Number|Sophie Kinsella |12.05.14|★★★★
✔9. S = Sparks, Nicholas|The Last Song|12.05.14|★★★★
✔10. T = Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen|Jimmy McDonough |12.27.14|★★★
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NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014 Duration: 1st January - 31st December
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Levels: Party Animal: Read 37 or more books in a year
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Oncer: Read 1 - 12 books
Two Timer: Read 13 - 24 books
Party Hopper: Read 25 - 36
Party Animal: Read 37 or more books in a year
January: 12th Jan - Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day - Under the Skin (Gorgeous man on the cover), finished: 22/1/2014 Rating: 4★
February: 16th Feb - Do a Grouch a Favour Day - Inside Out (a grouch - but a loveable one!), finished: 5/2/2014 Rating: 4★
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4th March - Hug a GI Day (Military character) - Yours, Johnny, finished: 10/03/2014 rating: 3★
20th March - Proposal Day (Wedding and/or proposal) - Puzzle Me This, finished: 07/03/2014 rating: 3★
30th March - National Doctor's Day (Character who is a doctor) - Not His Kiss to Take, finished: 28/02/2014 Rating: 4★
April:
2nd April - Reconciliation Day (Some kind of reconciliation occurs) - Frog, finished: 03/04/2014 Rating: 4★
23rd April - Take a Chance Day (Someone takes a chance) - Latakia, finished: 05/04/2014 Rating 5★
28th April - Kiss Your Mate Day (Friends to Lovers) - Talker, finished: 08/04/2014 Rating 3.5★
May:
6th May - National Teachers Day (MC who is a teacher) - Bound and Determined, finished: 09/05/2014 Rating 4.5★
15th May - Police Officer's Memorial Day - Fish and Sticks
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by Laura Levine (1/1/14)****2 (Jan 25) Opposite Day
by Rachel Hawkins (1/6/14)****3 (Jan 27) Punch the Clock Day
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Welcome, Renee (if you’re in), Barb, Jingles, ❤Stephanie, NayNay, Scarlett, Tina, AndaM, JenniferJ, and Stefani!
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly and Unique Holidays Challenge 2014Level: Party Animal
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[JANUARY]
✔National Blood Donor Month: Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell (vampire) 1/8
✔1~New Year's Day: Partials - Dan Wells (new series) 1/27
✔6~Cuddle Up Day: Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks (cuddling on cover) 1/10
✔8~Male Watcher's Day: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken (half naked male on cover) 1/7
✔10~Peculiar People Day: The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine (peculiar occurrences series) 1/31
✔12~ Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis (Wilder series) 1/24
✔13~Make Your Dreams Come True Day: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole (dream in title) 1/16
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✔3~The Day the Music Died: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff (music theme) 2/13
✔6~Lame Duck Day: The Falcon at the Portal - Elizabeth Peters (bird in title) 2/18
✔7~Wave All Your Fingers: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks (five fingers on cover) 2/7
✔9~Toothache Day: Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden (teeth on cover) 2/22
✔25~Pistol Patent Day: The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay (gun on cover) 2/16
✔28~Floral Design Day: Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye (flower on cover) 2/28
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✔Irish American Month - Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier (set in Ireland) 3/2
✔National Women's History Month - Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore (female author) 3/24
✔Red Cross Month - The Silent Girl - Tess Gerritsen (red cover) 3/27
✔2~ Old Stuff Day - A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold (on TBR since 2/2009) 3/28
✔11~ Johnny Appleseed Day - Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis (trees on cover) 3/26
✔14~ National PI Day - Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke (pie/cake on cover) 3/20
✔17~ St Patrick's Day - Four Blind Mice - James Patterson (green cover) 3/16
✔27~ National Joe Day - Suited - Jo Anderton (author named Jo) 3/8
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✔Keep America Beautiful Month - Long, Lean and Lethal - Lorie O'Clare (set in Nebraska) 4/27
✔Lawn and Garden Month - At Last - Jill Shalvis (lawn on cover) 4/29
✔Library Week - Lethal Legacy - Linda Fairstein (from library) 4/20
✔2~Reconciliation Day - Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd (second chance) 4/11
✔4-Walk to Work Day - The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane (char walking on cover) 4/10
✔10~National Siblings Day - Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck (brothers) 4/14
✔17~Blah, Blah, Blah Day - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke (B.O.R.I.N.G.) 4/13
✔18~Newspaper Columnists Day - Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters (char is a journalist) 4/13
✔27~ Tell a Story Day - The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley (m.c. is an author)4/2
✔28~Kiss Your Mate Day - The King - J.R. Ward (soul mates/lots of kissing) 4/8
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National Barbecue Month - The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley (fire on cover)
National Blood Pressure Month - Blood Past - Samantha Young (blood in title)
Wildflower Week - Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis (flowers on cover)
National Police Week - Last Words - Mariah Stewart (m.c. is FBI)
1~Save the Rhino Day - The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters (set in Africa)
4~Bird Day - The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley (bird in title)
5~Cinco de Mayo - Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon (fifth in series)
11~ Eat What You Want Day - Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks (eat in title)
16~Love a Tree Day - Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman (tree on cover)
16~Wear Purple for Peace Day - Loving A Lost Lord - Mary Jo Putney (purple cover)
19~ Boy's Club Day - The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum (male author)
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✔1~Dare Day - The Girl Most Likely To... - Susan Donovan (chick lit) 6/14
✔2~National Rocky Road Day - Ashfall - Mike Mullen (travel a rocky road) 6/21
✔4~Hug Your Cat Day - Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
✔8~Name Your Poison Day - Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
✔8~Best Friends Day - The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn (best friends) 6/29
✔13~Friday the 13th - The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum 6/2
✔15~Father's Day - Don't Tell - Karen Rose (father is the villain) 6/6
✔15~Smile Power Day - Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15
✔18~National Splurge Day - Black Arts - Faith Hunter 6/19
✔21~Finally Summer Day - Midnight Come Again - Dana Stabenow (summer in Alaska) 6/19
✔23~National Pink day - Fugitive - Cheryl Brooks (pink cover) 6/8
✔28~Paul Bunyan Day - Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter (502 pages) 6/12
✔29~Hug Holiday - Don't Tell - Karen Rose (heroine needs a hug) 6/6
[JULY]
✔National Blueberry Month - Back to You - Robin Kaye (blue cover) 7/14
✔2~World UFO Day - Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter (aliens)7/18
✔3~ Stay out of the Sun Day - Blood Born - Linda Howard (vampires) 7/27
✔4~Independence Day - Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis (red/white/blue cover) 7/5
✔10~Teddy Bear Picnic Day - The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb 7/8
✔14~ National Nude Day - His Carnal Need - Ruth Kerce 7/13
✔31~Mutt's Day - A Grave Denied - Dana Stabenow (pet is named Mutt) 7/2
[AUGUST]
✔National Catfish Month- The Trouble With Witches - Shirley Damsgaard (cat on cover) 8/16
✔National Eye Exam Month- Redemption - Susannah Sandlin (eye on cover) 8/24
✔Water Quality Month- And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper (water on cover) 8/27
✔5~ Work Like a Dog Day- Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons - Denise Grover Swank (dog on cover) 8/28
✔11~ Son and Daughter Day- The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters (mc has son & daughter) 8/22
✔26~ Women's Equality Day- Slay It with Flowers - Kate Collins (female author & mc) 8/9
NbRC - Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays Year Long Reading ChallengeDuration: January 01/14 - December 31/14
Party Hopper: Read 25 - 36 I'm going to go for 3 holidays per month
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NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
Party Animal - Spell-It-Out
January 20 - PENGUIN AWARENESS DAY
February 20 - LOVE YOUR PET DAY
March 24 - NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED RAISIN DAY
April 14 - REACH AS HIGH AS YOU CAN DAY
May 9 - LOST SOCK MEMORIAL DAY
June 4 - HUG YOUR CAT DAY
July 25 - THREADING THE NEEDLE DAY
August 9 - BOOK LOVER'S DAY
September 6 - FIGHT PROCRASTINATION DAY
October 14 - NATIONAL DESSERT DAY
November 29 - BUY NOTHING DAY
December 18 - BAKE COOKIES DAY
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Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays Year Long Reading ChallengeDuration: 1/1/14 - 12/31/14
January - 4
1. 5th - National Bird Day - Chrysalis (1/2/14) - shapeshifters into Kii (giant bird-like creatures)
2. 12th - National Pharmacist Day - Across the Universe (1/20/14) - drugs in the water and food
3. 13th - International Skeptics Day - The Lovely Bones (1/22/14) - people see Suzie, but don't believe their eyes
4. 31 - Inspire Your Heart with Art Day - The Savage Garden (1/30/14) - picturesque gardens and sculptures
February - 9
1. 1st - National Freedom Day - The Secret of the Mansion (2/3/14) - Jim's freedom from Jonesy & Honey's freedom from fear and loneliness
or 20th - Love Your Pet Day - The Secret of the Mansion (2/3/14) - Trixie's dog romps about the story and Honey's horses
2. 11th - Make a Friend Day - Eyelids of the Morning (2/4/14) - dragon friend/protector
3. 13th - Get Another Name Day - Allegiant - Tris/Beatrice and Four/Tobias
4. 14th - Valentine's Day - Kill You Twice - heart-shaped scars
5. 17th - President's Day - The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant (2/14/14) - faction manifestos
6. 22nd - International World Thinking Day - The Careful Use of Compliments (2/10/14) - philosophy
7. 22nd - Walking the Dog Day - Still Life (2/28/14) - constantly walking dogs
8. 25th - Pistol Patent Day - Six Years (2/22/14) - Jake keeps getting shot at
9. 26th - Tell a Fairy Tale Day - The Iron King (2/6/14)
March - 8
1. 1st - National Peanut Butter Day - High Five (3/5/14) - eating PB sandwiches
2. 3rd - If Pets Had Thumbs Day - Cages (3/11/14) - pets at Humane Society
3. 3rd - I Want You to be Happy Day - Hopeless (3/21/14) - Holder just wants Sky to be happy
4. 5th - Multiple Personality Day - Flat-Out Love (3/25/14) - (view spoiler)
5. 15th - Incredible Kid Day - Dexter By Design (3/18/14) - Astor and Cody are unusual if not incredible
6. 15th - Everything You Think is Wrong Day - A Million Suns (3/31/14)
7. 20th - Extraterrestrials Abductions Day - The Royal Ranger (3/11/14) - pirate abductions
8. 29th - National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day - Their Eyes Were Watching God (3/17/14) - Janie worked in their store
April - 7
1. 9th - Winston Churchill Day - Lightning (4/21/14) - Stephan meets Winston Churchill
2. 11th - National Submarine Day - The Atlantis Complex (4/22/14) - most of story takes place underwater
3. 17th - Blah Blah Blah Day - Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (4/12/14) - lawyers and trials, need I say more?
4. 23rd - Secretaries Day - Columbo: The Helter Skelter Murders (4/7/14) - lots of secretaries
5. 23rd - Take a Chance Day - Flat-Out Matt (4/13/14) - take a chance on love
6. 23rd - World Laboratory Day - The Arrival (4/27/14)
7. 24th - Take Your Daughter to Work Day - Aversion (4/3/14) - Paul guides Gemma in her first Aversion
May - 6
1. 2nd - Brothers and Sisters Day - Midnight Sun (5/1/14) - Edward has Emmett and Alice and "foster siblings" too
2. 2nd - Space Day - Shades of Earth (5/18/14)
3. 11th - Twilight Day - The Picture of Dorian Gray (5/7/14)
4. 13th - LEPrachaun Day - The Last Guardian (5/8/14)
5. 16th - Wear Purple for Peace Day - Darke (5/4/14) - Extraordinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand ALWAYS wears purple
6. 26th - Memorial Day - The Dead-Tossed Waves (5/28/14) - Dead Day
June - 6
1. 4th - Hug Your Cat Day - The Iron Daughter (6/12/14) - I would love to see anyone hug Grimalkin...I dare you! oh, hey, that's June 1st :D
2. 8th - Best Friends Day - Open Minds (6/22/14) - Kira & Raf are best friends
3. 13th - Blame Someone Else Day - The Kill Room (6/14/14) - 2 killers, several countries, police forces and govt agencies - what a mess
4. 20th - Take Your Dog to Work Day - Shiver (6/29/14)
5. 23rd - Columnist's Day - UnWholly (6/1/14) - press conferences and talk shows
6. 25th - Log Cabin Day - The Kitchen House (6/26/14) - kitchen house was barely more than a log cabin
Continued...
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Going to give this try...a spell out...but also not doing all the Day's at the end....NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014
Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
0/?? Completed
January 6th - Cuddle Up Day
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U. Uneasy Spirits by M.Louisa Locke..Feb.9, 2014
D. Don't Let Me Go by Catherine Ryan Hyde...Feb. 17, 2014
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O.One True Love by Barbara Freethy...January 18, 2014
B. Black Jasmine by Toby Neal Feb.1,2014
R. The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue January 11, 2014
A. Allegiant by Veronica Roth...January 17, 2013
I.In the Blood by Steve Robinson...Feb. 2, 2014
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E. Elizabeth Gilbert... The Signature of All Things...Jan 27, 2014
March 9th - Panic Day
April 23rd - Take a Chance Day
T. Trickster's Point by William Kent Krueger...January 4, 2013
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May 4th - Star Wars Day
June 1st - Dare Day
July 7th - Chocolate Day
August 9th - Book Lover's Day
September 13th - Defy Superstition Day
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S. The Season Never Ends - Wins, Losses, and the Wisdom of the Court by Don Shelby...January 8, 2014
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M. Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food by Lysa TerKeurst..Jan. 24, 2014
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December 18th - Bake Cookies Day
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Joining inJan 1- Dec 31 (I hope)
Party Animal: Read 37 or more books in a year
I will also not include Day
Completed- A-9 (0), B-2 (0), C-1 (0), D-6 (0), E-9 (0), F-3 (0), G-4 (0), H-2 (0), I-5 (0), J-0, K-3 (0), L-5 (0), M-3 (0), N-5 (0), O-7 (0), P-4 (0), Q-0, R-6 (0), S-7 (0), T-6 (0), U-5 (0), V-0, W-5 (0), X-0 Y-3 (0), Z-0
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Jan 25- Opposite Day
O- Ozma, Alice The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared 1/20/14
P- Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 2/22/14
P- Pavane 3/31/14
O- Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language 10/28/14
S- Susann, J Valley of the Dolls 1/13/14
I- Ian Doescher William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope 2/4/14
T- Taft 2012 4/5/14
E- Ella Minnow Pea 4/17/14
Feb 12- Tennis Day
T- Tom Stoppard The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays 5/5/14
E- Ella Enchanted 4/23/14
N- Northanger Abbey 1/3/14
N- The Night Circus 6/11/14
I- The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln 2/10/14
S- Shiver 2/4/14
March 25- Waffle Day
W- Willig, Lauren The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla 8/14/14
A- American Gods 1/10/14
F- The Fairy Godmother 2/28/14
F- Fatherland 3/5/14
L- The Ladies Auxiliary 2/13/14
E- Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World 6/19/14
April 25- World Penguin Day
W- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 3/3/2015
O- The Odd Couple 12/29/14
R- The Red Chamber 3/17/14
L- Lynsay Sands Vampire Most Wanted 3/12/14
D- Dark Lycan 1/16/14
P- Pretties 5/11/14
E- Edgar Allan Poe The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales 12/7/14
G- Goliath 3/26/14
U- Untold Story 1/5/14
I- Insurgent 3/8/14
N- Nez, Chester Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII 10/14/14
May 4- Star Wars Day
S- Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games 4/7/14
T- That Summer 7/15/14
A- Andersen The Boleyn King 2/25/14
R- Ruff, Matt The Mirage 1/25/14
W- William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back 4/3/15
A- Allegiant 3/10/14
R- Rowling, JK Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 5/20/14
S- Succubus on Top 5/3/14
June 9- Donald Duck Day
D- Dark Wolf 3/20/14
O- Orlando Figes Crimea 2/14/2015
N- Nora Roberts The Collector 3/13/15
A- Andersen, Laura The Boleyn Deceit 5/16/14
L- The Lightning Thief 4/15/14
D- Divergent 6/6/14
D- Deborah Harkness The Book of Life 7/26/14
U- Uglies 4/27/14
C- Catching Fire 4/14/14
K- The King 4/10/14
July 17- Yellow Pig Day
Y- The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles 2/3/14
E- Elwes, Cary As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride 3/2/2015
L- Lost States 10/4/14
L- The Lost Hero 10/20/14
O- Othello 3/9/2015
W- Ward, JR The Shadows 4/14/15
P- Percy Jackson's Greek Gods 8/26/14
I- Inferno 4/24/14
G- Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 5/27/14
August 3- Sisters' Day
S- Shelley, Bruce Church History in Plain Language 5/17/14
I- Inherit the Wind 6/2/14
S- Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret 6/13/14
T- The Titan's Curse 7/24/14
E- Edith Wharton Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton 3/10/15
R- Rick Riordan The Battle of the Labyrinth 8/13/14
'S- Skin Game 6/24/14
September 6- Read a Book Day
R- Roth, Veronica Four: A Divergent Story Collection 8/6/14
E- Edith Wharton The House of Mirth 3/20/15
A- The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History 6/30/14
D- Doctorow, EL The March 7/31/14
A- Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People behind Everyday Words 7/22/14
B- Behemoth 3/24/14
O- Out of the Flames: The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar, a Fatal Heresy, and One of the Rarest Books in the World 4/2/15
O- Once Upon a Rhyme 5/2/15
K- Kingdom Come 6/8/14
October 6- Mad Hatter Day
M- M.J. Rose The Collector of Dying Breaths: A Novel of Suspense 7/9/14
A- Assassin's Accomplice 8/31/2014
D- Dark Blood 2/23/2015
H- Hollow City 3/6/14
A- Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet 10/1/14
T- 33 A.D. 11/23/14
T- The Third Witch 6/11/15
E- Edward Rutherfurd París 5/5/15
R- Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 8/25/14
November 5- Guy Fawkes Day (My Birthday)
G- Galbraith, Robert The Cuckoo's Calling 10/24/14
U- UnWholly 5/8/14
Y- Yellow Crocus 3/17/15
F- Fey, Tina Bossypants 7/17/14
A- Anne Rice Prince Lestat 11/1/14
W- Wilson, G. Willow Alif the Unseen 4/19/15
K- The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy 8/12/14
E- Ehrman, B Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew 5/20/15
S- The Sea of Monsters 6/25/14
December 21- Humbug Day
H- How the States Got Their Shapes 3/28/14
U- UnSouled 11/16/14
M- Moore, Christopher Island of the Sequined Love Nun 7/5/14
B- Brian Jay Jones Jim Henson: The Biography 4/7/14
U- Undivided 1/10/15
G- Gone with the Windsors 2/18/2015
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I"m in. I'll start on Level Oncer and move up if I can.NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014
Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
Level: Oncer
January
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Starting a level one, will move up if possibleNBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014
Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
Level: Oncer
Progress:17/1-12
Cuddle Up(Day)
C ~ Corralled by Lorelei James 02/05
Unger, Lisa ~ Beautiful Lies 03/02
D ~ Doms of Dark Haven by Cherise Sinclair, Sierra Cartwright, Belinda McBride 01/06
Dare Tessa Beauty and the Blacksmith 01/28
L ~ A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare 01/03
Ella Fox ~ Broken Hart 02/17
U ~ Unlocked by Maya Cross 03/20
P ~ Playing for Keeps by R.L. Mathewson 03/09
Fragrance(Day)
Folsom, Tina ~ A Touch of Greek 05/21
R ~ Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 01/19
A ~ Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare 01/22
G ~ Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 01/13
R ~ Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley 03/27
A ~ A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton 02/05
N ~ Nobody's Angel by Kallypso Masters 03/07
Christina Tetreault The Teacher's Billionaire 01/29
Evans, Katy ~ Real 03/23
Going into level 2: Two Timer (level one plus)
Progress: 23/13-24
Red Rose(Day)
R ~ Rising Tides by Nora Roberts 06/13
E ~ Erotic Deception by Karen Cote 08/02
D ~ Dare to Love by Carly Phillips 06/03
R ~ Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley 06/16
Oscar Wilde ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray 06/20
S ~ Sea Swept by Nora Roberts 06/07
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NBRC: Bizarre & Unique Holidays Challenge 2014Date: 01/01/14 - 12/31/14
I want to do the spell it out, one holiday per month.
January - BEAN(DAY)>
B.Claudia Mair Burney Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White 1/3/14
E.Jerry Eicher - A Baby for Hannah 1/10/14
AThe Amish Nanny by Mindy S. Clark 1/15/14
N. Neta Jackson- The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down 1/9/14
February - BOY SCOUT (DAY)
B.Lorna Barrett-Murder is Binding 1/6/14
O. On the Run by Lorena McCourtney 1/13/14
Y. Yellow Crocus: A Novel by Laila Ibrahim 1/7/14
S. Shadow in Serenity by Terri Blackstock 1/29/14
C.Catherine Palmer - Prairie Storm 1/22/14
O. O'Donohue, Clare -The Lover's Knot 3/2/14
U.Untamed Heart, An by Lauraine Snelling 1/23/14
T. To Dream Anew by Tracie Peterson 2/4/14
March - GIRL SCOUT (DAY)
G.Greater Love by Robert Whitlow 1/20/14
I In High Places 1/18/14
R. Robert Whitlow -Higher Hope 1/18/14
L. Lauraine Snelling -A New Day Rising 2/6/14
S. Snelling, Lauraine -A Land to Call Home 2/24/14
C. Caroline's Child by Debbie Macomber 2/3/14
O.Once upon a Summer by Janette Oak 3/15/14
U. Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferros 2/26/14
T. Tracie Peterson - The Hope Within 2/9/14
April - LOVERS (DAY)
L.The Lawman Claims His Bride by Renee Ryan 2/10/14
O.Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins 4/11/14
V.Valeria's Cross by Kathi Macias 6/15/14
E. Eicher, Jerry - Where Love Grows 1/12/14
R. Rebecca's Rose 1/26/14
S. Smitten by Colleen Coble 3/14/14
MAY - NURSES (Week)
N. Neta Jackson-The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real 2/18/14
U.An Unexpected Widow by Carre White 3/23/14
R.River's Edge by Terri Blackstock 3/26/14
S. Southern Storm by Terri Blackstock 3/31/14
E.Mary Ellis - A Widow's Hope 1/2/6/14
S. Snelling. Lauraine-F. Five Smooth Stones - Mark Bishop
June - FATHERS (DAY)
F. Linda Fairley -The Midwife's Here! The Enchanting True Story of One of Britain's Longest Serving Midwives 2/11/14
A.Amy Clipston- A Promise of Hope 2/2/14
T.A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury 3/27/14
H. Dee Henderson-God's Gift 3/19/14
E. Mary Ellis-Never Far from Home 1/27/14
R.Rebecca Skloot- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4/13/14
S.Stranded by Lorena McCourtney 4/7/14
JULY - STRAWBERRY SUNDAE (Day)
S.Lauraine Snelling-Tender Mercies 4/18/14
T.To Love and to Cherishby Kelly Irvin 4/1/14
R.A Road Unknown by Barbara Cameron 5/3/14
A. Amy Clipston -A Place of Peace 2/12/14
W.Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green 2/14/14
B.Wanda E. Brunstetter-A Cousin's Prayer 4/15/14
E.Embroidered Truths by Monica Ferris 3/24/15
R.The Red Thread by Ann Hood 5/20/14
R.Tamera Alexander-Rekindled 6/4/14
Y.You Don't Know Me by Susan Mae Warren 5/6/14
S.Shelley Shepard Gray-Hopeful 4/19/14
U.Undaunted Love by Jennings Wright 5/10/14
N.No Place for a Lady by Maggie Brendan 3/23/14
D. Dan Walsh -The Discovery 3/21/14
A. Amy Clipston -A Life of Joy 2/17/14
E. Elliston, Paige -Changes of Heart 3/22/14
August - CREAMSICLE (DAY)
C.Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock 3/29/14
R.Robin Lee Hatcher-The Perfect Life 6/10/14
E.Jerry S. Eicher-Holding a Tender Heart 4/10/14
A. An Accidental Life: A Novel by Pamela Bennings Ewen 2/2/14
M. Macomber, Debbie -Dr Texas 2/5/14
S.Samantha Jillian Bayarr-Jacob's Daughter 4/24/14
I.The Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie Peterson 3/25/14
C.A Cousin's Challenge by Wanda Brunstetter 4/17/14
L.Lori Copeland-A Kiss for Cade 4/29/14
E.Ever After by Karen Kingsbury 5/11/14
September - READ A BOOK (DAY)
R.Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke 6/19/14
E.Lynette Eason-The Black Sheep's Redemption 5/31/14
A.Angel of the Cove by Sandra Robbins 2/20/14
D.Duskin by Grace Livingston Hill 4/22/14
A.Stephanie Townsend Ayers-Their Inheritance 6/2/14
B.The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 4/21/14
O.Olivia Newport-The Pursuit of Lucy Banning 5/24/14
O.Out of a Dream by Rosemary Hines 6/29/14
K. Kate's Song by Jennifer Beckstrand 1/21/14
October - BREAST CANCER AWARENESS (MONTH)
B.Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer 4/24/14
R.Rose Harbor in Bloom by Debbie Macomber 6/23/14
E.Earlene Fowler - Fool's Puzzle 6/13/14
A.All the Blue of Heaven by Virginia Carmichael 3/3/14
S.Sarai by Jill Eileen Smith 5/13/14
T.Tracie Peterson-The Quarryman's Bride 4/5/14
C.Courting Morrow Little: A Novel bu Laura Frantz 5/8/14
A. Alexander, Tamera -To Whisper Her Name 3/6/14
N. Naoki Higashida]-The Reason I Jump 4/10/14
C.Lori Copeland-Walker's Wedding 4/30/14
E.Emilie Richards-Wedding Ring 4/25/14
R.Rescue Team by Candance Calvert 7/7/14
A. Alison Strobel -Reinventing Rachel 7994565 3/10/14
W.Karen Witemeyer - Stealing the Preacher 5/30/14
A. Amanda Cabot-Summer of Promise 3/12/14
R.Rutland Place by Anne Perry 7/11/14
E.Earlene Fowler-Goose in the Pond 6/26/14
N.Nicholas Sparks-Dear John 6/12/14
E.The Edge of Light by Ann Shorey 7/12/14
S.Samantha Jillian Bayarr-An Amish Winter Wanderland 4/35/14
S.The Solitary Envoy by Isabella Dunn 4/28/14
November - VETERANS (DAY)
V.Beth K. Vogt-Wish You Were Here 7/6/14
E.Elizabeth Camden-The Lady of Bolton Hill 8/6/14
T.Tamera Alexander-From a Distance 5/3/14
E.Eva Marie Everson-Chasing Sunsets 8/7/14
R.Francine Rivers-Bridge tp Haven 7/18/14
A. Alexander S. McCall -The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 3/16/14
N.Neta Jackson-The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough 7/28/14
S.Suzanne Woods Fisher-The Keeper 6/1/14
December - PEARL HARBOR (DAY)
P.Marta Perry -Danger in Amish Country 5/22/14
E.Earlene Fowler-Kansas Troubles 9/16/14
A.Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber 3/17/14
R.Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers 8/11/14
L.The Letters by Susanne Woods Fisher 5/5/13
H.How Sweet the Sound by Amy Sorrells 4/10/14
A.Anne Perry=Danger in Amish Countty 5/28/14
R.Don Reid=O little Town 8/23/14
B.Jennifer Beckstrand-Huckleberry Hill 5/28/14
O.An Open Heart by Harry Kraus 8/3/14
R.Return to Promise by Debbie Macomber 9/3/14
Now, I have a question? Do we just do one month at a time?
i thought it was all together not month by month. is it month by month?
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You may do it either way, Phyllis and ❤Stephanie. Your choice.
BTW, welcome Shan and Phyllis!
I'll give it a try as a oncer - 1-12 books
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It feels as if I'm taking part in pretty much every challenge here... but this one sounds much too fun to skip!Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays
Duration: January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Level: Two Timer (13-24 books)
Completed: 10/24
✔ January 6, Cuddle Up Day: A Walk to Remember; by Nicholas Sparks [1/29] ♥♥♥♥♥
✔ January 13, Make Your Dream Come True Day: The Casual Vacancy; by J.K. Rowling [11/26] ♥♥♥
✔ February 22, Walking the Dog Day: A Long Winter; by Colm Tóibín [2/5] ♥♥
☆ February 28, Floral Design Day:
✔ March 5, Multiple Personality Day: Rebecca; by Daphne du Maurier [5/23] ♥♥♥
✔ March 17, Saint Patrick's Day: Star of the Sea; by Joseph O'Connor [7/10] ♥♥♥
☆ April 2, Children's Book Day:
☆ April 23, Take A Chance Day:
☆ May 4, Bird Day:
✔ May 17, Armed Forces Day: Stridens skönhet och sorg; by Peter Englund [2/18] ♥♥♥
✔ June 8, Best Friends Day: Springa med åror; by Cilla Naumann [3/26] ♥♥
✔ June 23, National Pink Day: The Stepmother's Diary; by Fay Weldon [12/26] ♥♥♥
☆ July 3, Stay Out of the Sun Day:
☆ July 20, Moon Day:
☆ August 22, Be An Angel Day:
✔ August 26, Women's Equality Day: The Love Knot; by Elizabeth Chadwick [7/18] ♥♥♥♥
☆ September 3, Skyscraper Day:
☆ September 13, Positive Thinking Day:
☆ October 3, World Smile Day:
☆ October 17, Wear Something Gaudy Day:
☆ November 18, Occult Day:
☆ November 22, National Adoption Day:
☆ December 13, Violin Day:
✔ December 31, Make Up Your Mind Day: Things I Want My Daughters to Know; by Elizabeth Noble [3/25] ♥♥
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i am also in for this challenge January- National Nothing Day
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I Forever Innocent 1/14
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H Truth or Date susan Hatler, 1/15
I So I'm a Double Threat 1/9
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This sounds like fun! Count me in :)I'm going for oncer, but may move up LOL
NBRC Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays Year Long Reading Challenge
12/12
‡January 8 - Male Watcher's Day Before We Fall by Courtney Cole the hero likes to watch other people have sex, therefore he's a male watcher LOL
‡February 13 - Get a Different Name Day Sweet Southern Betrayal by Robin Covington the hero sets up a new identity for the heroine to hide from some mob guys
‡March 9 - Panic Day(also my birthday!) Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones heroine is a panic through most of book cause she's on the run
‡April 2 - Reconciliation Day This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James Hero and heroine reconcile and have a second chance at their marriage
‡May - National Bike Month Reaper's Legacy by Joanna Wylde hero is a biker
‡June 8 - Name Your Poison Day Something to Prove by Shannyn Schroeder hero and heroine open a bar together
‡July 4 - Fourth of July Love at First Sight by Lori Wilde There's a huge 4th of July party and the heroine ends up going missing that day
‡August 3 - International Forgiveness Day Breakaway Hearts by Crista McHugh the main couple had a one night stand that produced a child. She tried to reach him, didn't, the child died. Couple reunites after the death and both need to forgive each other, she delayed telling him about the child, and he over reacted when he found out. Not about loosing a child, but about her motives.
‡September - Self Improvement Month: The Cinderella Makeover by Hope Tarr a billionaire CEO agrees to go on a makeover/reality show to improve not just his outward appearance, but to give him some self assurance so that he can find the woman of his dreams
‡October 15 - White Cane Day: This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland the hero is blind
‡November22 - Go for a Ride Day Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox heroine advertises for a riding partner to ride the TransAm bike route
‡December 5 - Bathtub Party Day: Play by Kylie Scott the hero climbs into a claw foot tub with the heroine (he's fully clothed, she's been taking a bath) and they splash water all over to where it's going out from under the door and they get busted by the hero's parents
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6/12 FINISHEDJanuary
Make Your Dreams Come True Day:
✓ 1/2/2014 ★★★★Peculiar People Day:
✓ 1/14/2014 ★★★★Cuddle Up Day:
✓ 1/31/2014 ★★★★February
Public Sleeping Day:
✓ 2/6/2014 ★★★★Valentine's Day:
✓ 2/18/2014 ★★★★★March
Tell A Fairy Tale Day:
✓ 3/2/2014 ★★★
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I'll be joining this one as 'Oncer: Read 1 - 12 books'Hope I got the list right. =)
February - 11 White T-Shirt Day
March - 12 Plant a Flower Day
April - 8 Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
May - 16 Love a Tree Day
June - 12 Red Rose Day
July - 20 National Ice Cream Day
August - 9 Book Lover's Day
September - 22 Elephant Appreciation Day
October - 31 Halloween
November - 22 Go For a Ride Day
December - 31 Unlucky Day
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Nothing But Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
UnDivided (other topics)Jim Henson: The Biography (other topics)
Island of the Sequined Love Nun (other topics)
Gone with the Windsors (other topics)
Valley of the Dolls (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Brian Jay Jones (other topics)Lynsay Sands (other topics)
Tom Stoppard (other topics)
Suzanne Collins (other topics)
Ian Doescher (other topics)
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Rules: Try to see how many of these bizarre, crazy, silly, and unique holidays you can cross off the list in one year - or extend it and try to do more. How you ask? Well, if you see a holiday for, let's say Bath Tub Party day, read a book with a bath tub on the cover, in the title, has a bath tub scene. Or go for the ever popular Spell-it-Out challenge format.
Here is a great site, but you're not limited to just this site: www.holidayinsights.com
Please note they threw in some of the regular holidays as well so don't be alarmed or offended if you see one of those listed among the bizarre and wild ones.
Levels: Example of a Spell-It-Out Option :Monthly links are listed below each month, with some of Lisarenee's personal favorites.
JANUARY:
January 6th - Cuddle Up Day
January 8th - Male Watcher's Day
January 11th - Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend's Day
January 12th - Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
FEBRUARY:
February 11th - Don't Cry over Spilled Milk Day
February 24th - National Tortilla Chip Day
February 26th - Tell a Fairy Tale Day
February 27th - No Brainer Day
MARCH:
March 8th - Be Nasty Day
March 9th - Panic Day
March 21st - Fragrance Day
March 22nd - National Goof Off Day
March 24th - National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
March 25th - Waffle Day
March 29 Smoke and Mirrors Day
APRIL:
April 18th - National High Five Day third Thursday
April 23rd - Take a Chance Day
MAY:
May 4th - Star Wars Day
May 15th - National Chocolate Chip Day
May 16th - National Sea Monkey Day
JUNE:
June 1st - Dare Day
June 3rd - Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day")
June 22nd - National Chocolate Eclair Day
JULY:
July 3rd - Disobedience Day
July 4th - Sidewalk Egg Frying Day- Hmmmm, I wonder why!?!
July 7th - Chocolate Day
July 7th - National Strawberry Sundae Day
AUGUST:
August 9th - Book Lover's Day
August 23rd - Ride the Wind Day
27 Just Because Day
SEPTEMBER:
September 13th - Blame Someone Else Day - first Friday the 13th of the year.
September 13th - Defy Superstition Day
September 28th - Ask a Stupid Question Day (one of my favorite days)
OCTOBER:
October 14th - National Dessert Day - take an extra helping, or two
October 30th - Mischief Night
NOVEMBER:
November 6th - Marooned without a Compass Day
November 7th - Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8th - Cook Something Bold Day
November 9th - Chaos Never Dies Day - you've got that right
November 21st - False Confession Day
November 25th - National Parfait Day
November 29th - Buy Nothing Day - always the day after November Thanksgiving...does anyone abide by it!?!
November 30th - Stay At Home Because You Are Well Day
DECEMBER:
December 2nd - National Fritters Day
December 3rd - National Roof over Your Head Day
December 5th - Bathtub Party Day
December 12th - National Ding-a-Ling Day
December 16th - National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
December 18th - Bake Cookies Day
December 31st - Make Up Your Mind Day