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I'm in!January Tcfs monthly challenge.
1/1/14 - 1/31/14
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Twilight by Stephenie Meyer1/18/2014***
OThe lightning Thief(Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)by Rick Riordan1/13/2014*****
Margaret Stohl and Dami Garcia Beautiful Redemption1/23/2014*****
I'm in... DoneI:IAD :Kresley Cole,A Hunger Like No OtherA Hunger Like No Other1/7/2014
c:Rachel Caine,Last Breath1/5/2014
e-:Janet Evanovich,Takedown Twenty1/1/2014
I'm in.TCF January Challenge
1/1/14 - 1/31/14
Completed: 0/?
i Ilona Andrews Magic Rises
c Christie Agatha The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
e Eowyn Ivey The Snow Child
National Blood Donors Month: Read a book with a vampire in it What Kills Me
Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book with a black and white cover
Spouse's Day: Read a book with a character that is married
Fun at Work Day: Read a book that you consider a "fun" read
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book from the YA genre
I'm in this month. I'll be back with a list.ETA: I'm a January baby so I'll go with Capricorn.
READ: 9/9
✔C: Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
✔A: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
✔P: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 1/22
✔R: Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
✔I: Instant Attraction - Jill Shalvis 1/24
✔C: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔O: One Rainy Night - Kathye Quick 1/10
✔R: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/22
✔N: The Navigator - Clive Cussler 1/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
I usually pick a name, but this month I'm going to go with:TCF January Challenge
Timeframe: 1/1/14 to 1/31/14
9/9
C - St. Bart's by Emme Cross - 2/9/14 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Gift by Cecelia Ahern - 1/8/14 ♥♥♥♥
P - It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 1/22/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - The Chance by Robyn Carr - 1/26/14 ♥♥♥♥
I - The Island by Elin Hilderbrand - 1/17/14 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cooking the Books by Bonnie S. Calhoun - 1/21/14 ♥♥
O - Only a Duke Will Do by Sabrina Jeffries - 1/12/14 ♥♥♥
R - Rock It by Jennifer Chance - 2/23/14 ♥♥♥♥
N - Coraline by Neil Gaiman - 1/16/14 ♥♥♥
TCF January Challenge1/1/14 - 1/31/14
C Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle - 1/17/14
A Murder On Monday by Ann Purser - 1/2/14
P Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett - 1/4/14
R Poltergeist by Kat Richardson - 1/20/14
I The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses - 1/23/14
C The Corpse in Oozak's Pond by Charlotte MacLeod - 1/14/14
O Orchestrated Death A Mystery Introducing Inspector Bill Slider by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles - 1/29/14
R Miss Julia Takes Over by Ann B. Ross - 1/13/14
N His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - 1/25/14
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TCF January Challenge
Time Frame: 01 January 2014 - 31 January 2014
Level: Easy
Completed: 13/13
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Yes, I am in---love this challenge!TCF January Challenge
1/1/14 - 1/31/14
Completed: 4/4
Hard Level: All authors new to me
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January 2014 TCF'S Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1/14 - January 31/14
January Word: Carnation
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January 2014 TCF'S Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1/14 - January 31/14
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W - Waking Kate 1/18/14 ****
I - In a Sunburned Country 1/10/14 ***
N - Next of Kin 1/7/14 ****
T - The Taste of Marmalade 1/6/14 ***
E - Eclipse Bay 1/5/14 ****
R - Return to Tradd Street 1/15/14 *****
Timeframe: January 2014Completed: 9/9
C Chains of Fire by Christina Dodd 1/1/14 3.5♥
A Atkinson, Rick An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 1/13/14 3♥
P Patterson, James Confessions: The Private School Murders 1/14/14 3♥
R Rapture in Death by J D Robb 1/5/14 4♥
I Into The Shadow by Christina Dodd 1/6/14 4♥
C Christina Dodd Scent of Darkness 1/2/14 3.5♥
O Oracle's Moon by Thea Harrison 1/5/14 4♥
R Robb, J D Ceremony in Death 1/21/14 4♥
N Nalini Singh Archangel's Consort 1/1/14 4♥
I'll try!TCF January Challenge
1/1/14 - 1/31/14
Completed: 6/6
W:The Princess Bride, William Goldman, 01/12/14 ****
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N: The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman, 01/29/14 ****
T:The Importance of Being Married, Gemma Townley, 01/27/14 ****
E:Entwined with You, Sylvia Day, 01/20/14 ***
R:The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, Ree Drummond, 01/15/14 ****
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Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book from the YA genre
The Fault in Our Stars, John Green, 01/18/14 *****
Please count me in, with the easy level, and with GARNET.TCF: January Monthly Challenge
Date: 01/01/14-01/31/14
6/6 Completed
✔1. G = Griffiths, Elly/The Crossing Places - 01/03/14****
✔2. A = All-American Girl by Meg Cabot - 01/05/14***
✔3. R = Run to Me by Christy Reece - 01/11/14****
✔4. N = No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean - 01/01/14****
✔5. E = Evanovich, Janet/Visions of Sugar Plums - 01/04/14***
✔6. T = Truman Capote/In Cold Blood - 01/08/14****
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿CHALLENGE COMPLETED 01/11/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿
TCF's Monthly Challenge - JanuaryDuration: January 1 - January 31, 2014
Word: Winter
6/6 Completed
✓W: Willing Victim 1/3 ★★★★☆
✓I: Ivan by Roxie Rivera 1/16 ★★★☆☆
✓N: Nicole Edwards Ethan 1/28 ★★★★★
✓T: Temptation by K.M. Golland 1/15 ★★★★☆
✓E: Easton, Eli Blame It On The Mistletoe 1/21 ★★★★★
✓R: R.L. Mathewson Playing for Keeps 1/8 ★★★★★
Finished:
TCF January Challenge
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by Larissa Ione(1/19/14)*****C
by Carrie Vaughn (1/10/14)*****E
by Kate Evangelista (1/3/14)****
TCF January ChallengeBEGIN 01Jan2014 / END 31Jan2014
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WINTER
W - WEIN, Elizabeth wrote Code Name Verity ✔ – 17Jan14
I - Iron and Silk ✔ – 25Jan14
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E - EMILY Brightwell wrote Mrs. Jeffries and the Mistletoe Mix-Up ✔ – 03Jan14
R - ROGER Rosenblatt wrote Making Toast ✔ – 08Jan14
BONUS - may substitute for up to 2 letters above, or use on their own as extras:
National Blood Donors Month: Read a book with a vampire in it
✔ Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book with a black and white cover -
– 22Jan14 ✔ Spouse's Day: Read a book with a character that is married - Paul is married in Sixpence House ✔ – 11Jan14
✔ National Soup Month: Read a book that's title starts with SOU or P - The Poisoner's Handbook - 05Jan14
✔ Fun at Work Day: Read a book that you consider a "fun" read - I find cozy mysteries "fun" reads ... Blessed Is The Busybody ✔ – 27Jan14
✔ Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book from the YA genre - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows – 12Jan14
I'm up for this one. :)5/5
D: Dangerous Kiss by Jackie Collins ★★★★☆ - 19.01.14
I: The Iron Daughter by [autho- Julie Kagawa|2995873] ★★★☆☆ - 18.01.14
E: Echoes by Danielle Steel ★★★★☆ - 29.01.14
T: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi ★★★★☆ - 27.01.14
S: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ - 29.01.14
5/5 Read✔W: The Sharpest Blade by Sandy Williams
✔H: YA substitute I Am Forever
✔I: Perfect Ruin Internment Chronicles #1
✔T:Taste
✔E: vampire substitute Kissed by Darkness
TCF January Monthly Challenge 2014Time Frame: 01.01.14 - 31.01.14
Books Read: 4/4
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Duration: Jan 01, 2014 - Jan 31, 2014
Level: Hard - New Year's Day (New-To-You Author)
Completed: 9/9
✔ C - The Cat in the Window: And Other Stories of the Cats We Love | Callie Smith Grant ★★★★ (01/05)
✔ A - All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr ★★★★★ (01/29)
✔ P - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Patrick Süskind ★★★ (01/30)
✔ R - Serena | Ron Rash ★★★★★ (01/04)
✔ I - Inkheart | Cornelia Funke ★★ (01/01)
✔ C - Lion Heart: A Novel | Justin Cartwright ★★ (01/02)
✔ O - Rosemary and Crime | Gail Oust ★★★ (01/26)
✔ R - Eleanor & Park | Rainbow Rowell ★★★ (01/30)
✔ N - Hild | Nicola Griffith ★★★★ (01/02)
*** Completed (01/30) ***
Finished post 3....thank you for challenge:)
I finished this one up this morning. TCF: January Monthly Challenge
Date: 01/01/14-01/31/14
6/6 Completed
✔1. G = Griffiths, Elly/The Crossing Places - 01/03/14****
✔2. A = All-American Girl by Meg Cabot - 01/05/14***
✔3. R = Run to Me by Christy Reece - 01/11/14****
✔4. N = No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean - 01/01/14****
✔5. E = Evanovich, Janet/Visions of Sugar Plums - 01/04/14***
✔6. T = Truman Capote/In Cold Blood - 01/08/14****
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿CHALLENGE COMPLETED 01/11/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿
The Challenge FactoryJanuary 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2014 - 1/31/2014
Progress: 10 out of 13
S: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Nobody's Baby But Mine - ***** - 1/8/2014
N: Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl - **** - 1/12/2014
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W: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah - ***** - 1/15/2014
P: Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard - ***** - 1/14/2014
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C: Chose the Wrong Guy, Gave Him the Wrong Finger by Beth Harbison - ***** - 1/16/2014
A: Avenger's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden - *** - 1/22/2014
L: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - **** - 1/14/2014
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P: Dav Pilkey; The Adventures of Captain Underpants - ***** - 1/23/2014
S: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan - **** - 1/21/2014
E: Eloisa James; When Beauty Tamed the Beast - *** - 1/9/2014
Bonus: Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Fun at Work Day: Read a book that you consider a "fun" read:
Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart - ***** - 1/10/2014
Congrats to all of you that have finished early!
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Good job ladies! February's is up now if you'd like to check it out :)
January 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2014
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Finished, see post 14.
Congrats Turtlecollector :D
finished my challenge...happy readingJanuary Word: Carnation
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Finished!TCF January Challenge
1/1/14 - 1/31/14
C Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle - 1/17/14
A Murder On Monday by Ann Purser - 1/2/14
P Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett - 1/4/14
R Poltergeist by Kat Richardson - 1/20/14
I The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses - 1/23/14
C The Corpse in Oozak's Pond by Charlotte MacLeod - 1/14/14
O Orchestrated Death A Mystery Introducing Inspector Bill Slider by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles - 1/29/14
R Miss Julia Takes Over by Ann B. Ross - 1/13/14
N His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - 1/25/14
UPDATE to Message 20 - Challenge Completed 27Jan14I finished all the "bonus" items and was only one letter shy of spelling WINTER (Those pesky "N"s!)
TCF January Challenge
BEGIN 01Jan2014 / END 31Jan2014
10/6
WINTER
W - WEIN, Elizabeth wrote Code Name Verity ✔ – 17Jan14
I - Iron and Silk ✔ – 25Jan14
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T - TAYARI Jones wrote The Untelling ✔ – 07Jan14
E - EMILY Brightwell wrote Mrs. Jeffries and the Mistletoe Mix-Up ✔ – 03Jan14
R - ROGER Rosenblatt wrote Making Toast ✔ – 08Jan14
BONUS - may substitute for up to 2 letters above, or use on their own as extras:
National Blood Donors Month: Read a book with a vampire in it
✔ Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book with a black and white cover -
– 22Jan14 ✔ Spouse's Day: Read a book with a character that is married - Paul is married in Sixpence House ✔ – 11Jan14
✔ National Soup Month: Read a book that's title starts with SOU or P - The Poisoner's Handbook - 05Jan14
✔ Fun at Work Day: Read a book that you consider a "fun" read - I find cozy mysteries "fun" reads ... Blessed Is The Busybody ✔ – 27Jan14
✔ Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book from the YA genre - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows – 12Jan14
Completed 5/5 Reads1. Fun Read:
2. Winnie Pooh Read:
3. B & W Cover:
4. Married:
5. Starts with P:
Finished it. :)5/5
D: Dangerous Kiss by Jackie Collins ★★★★☆ - 19.01.14
I: The Iron Daughter by [autho- Julie Kagawa|2995873] ★★★☆☆ - 18.01.14
E: Echoes by Danielle Steel ★★★★☆ - 29.01.14
T: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi ★★★★☆ - 27.01.14
S: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan ★★★★☆ - 29.01.14
It feels good to finally finish this one!TCF January Challenge
Timeframe: 1/1/14 to 1/31/14
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C - St. Bart's by Emme Cross - 2/9/14 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Gift by Cecelia Ahern - 1/8/14 ♥♥♥♥
P - It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 1/22/14 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - The Chance by Robyn Carr - 1/26/14 ♥♥♥♥
I - The Island by Elin Hilderbrand - 1/17/14 ♥♥♥♥
C - Cooking the Books by Bonnie S. Calhoun - 1/21/14 ♥♥
O - Only a Duke Will Do by Sabrina Jeffries - 1/12/14 ♥♥♥
R - Rock It by Jennifer Chance - 2/23/14 ♥♥♥♥
N - Coraline by Neil Gaiman - 1/16/14 ♥♥♥
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How It Works:
○Below there will be a list of words associated with January You will choose 1 or more word from the list and choose/read books that either the •Title •Author or •Series begins with each letter!
○To Move up to the Hard Level you will choose books from the same Genre or Theme (Listed Below) for each word you read! *If you do more than one word you can use a different genre or theme for each word☺
There will be a couple of Bonus Options for those who want to add a little something extra!
•Some Info to Keep In Mind•
♦You CAN do re-reads as long as they are read during challenge.
♦You CAN change you •Books & •Level of Difficulty at any time during the challenge.
♦Update your orginal list, as well as updating a post occasioanlly.
•Strike out Finished Books
•Rate your Finished Books 1-5 ♥'s 1 5 Being the Best!
•Add a tally of completed books to Orginal Post= 0/5 completed!
If you have questions Please ask me here, or PM me or any of the Mods!
January Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With January:
•Resolution •Cold •Diets •MLK JR •Garnet
•Capricorn •New Year •Ice •Carnation •Winter
Birthdays in January:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Katie Couric •Bradley Cooper •Mary Blige •Howard Stern •Betty White
•Drew Brees •Michelle Obama •Neil Diamond •Sara Gilbert •Tom Selleck
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
New Years Day: All of your books must be a new to you author
Male Watcher's Day: All of your books must have a male on the cover
National Hat Day: All of your books must have the letters HAT in the title
National Blonde Brownie Day: All of your books must have a blonde character
Make Your Dream Come True Day: All of your books must be from the fantasy genre
Old Rock Day: All of your books must have been on your TBR for 3 months or more
National Blood Donors Month: Read a book with a vampire in it
Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book with a black and white cover
Spouse's Day: Read a book with a character that is married
National Soup Month: Read a book that's title starts with SOU or P
Fun at Work Day: Read a book that you consider a "fun" read
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a book from the YA genre
Good Luck and Happy Reading!