The Challenge Factory discussion

How It Works:

○Below there will be a list of words associated with August 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!


August Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With August:
•Hot •Sturgis •School •Perseid •Peridot
•Gladiolus •Leo •Sunny •Mother Teresa •Road Trip

Birthdays in August:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Barack Obama •Charlize Theron •Chris Hemsworth •Jennifer Lawrence •Steve Carell •Madonna •Jack Black •Emily Kinney •Michael Jackson •Halle Berry


Themes to Choose From For the Hard Level:
Hot Summer Days: All of your books must be from the romance genre
US Coastguard Day:All of your books must have a character that's in the military or law enforcement
National Thrift Shop Day:All of your books must be library books, freebies, a book on sale, a cheap book, used book, etc
National Eye Exam Month: All of your books must have someone's eyes visible on the cover
More Herbs Less Salt Day: All of your books must be from a genre(s) you don't read a lot of

Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own

Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: Read a book that's set in Texas or by a Texas author
Book Lover's Day: Read any book
Frankenstein Day: Read a classic
Sisters Day: Read a book where the MC has a sister
Toasted Marshmallow Day: Read any book with a mostly white cover

Good Luck & Happy Reading!

14/14 ~~ finished Aug 26th


Words Associated With August:
•Hot•
H- His Fallow Heart by Ava Hayden ~ 8/23/15 ~ 3.5★
O- Of Love by Sean Michael ~ 8/15/15 ~ 3.5★
T- The Two Gentlemen of Altona by Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock ~ 8/11/15 ~ 3.5★

Birthdays in August:
•Chris Hemsworth•
H- Hesitant Heart by Morticia Knight ~ 8/5/15 ~ 3★
E- Erickson, Megan - Trust the Focus ~ 8/25/15 ~ 4★
M- Master of Ghouls by Jordan L. Hawk ~ 8/6/15 ~ 4★
S- Stones in the Road by Nick Wilgus ~ 8/9/15 ~ 4★
W- (Watch Me) Save You by Avril Ashton ~ 8/14/15 ~ 4★
O- Out of the Rain by Renae Kaye ~ 8/6/15 ~ 3.5★
R- Resist: Gavin by Heather C. Leigh ~ 8/8/15 ~ 3.5★
T- Top Me Maybe? by Jay Northcote ~ 8/17/15 ~ 3.5★
H- Here Without You by Mia Kerick ~ 8/26/15 ~ 3★

Bonus:
Book Lover's Day: A Walk Through Fire by Felice Stevens ~ 8/10/15 ~ 3.5★
Toasted Marshmallow Day: Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan ~ 8/21/15 ~ 5★

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
Finished: 8/8 (better late than never)

✔ R Rhodes, Kate A Killing of Angels 08/26/2015
✔ O One True Thing 08/12/2015
✔ A Another Man's Moccasins 08/10/2015
✔ D Day, Felicia You're Never Weird on the Internet 09/06/2015

✔ T To Trade the Stars 08/16/2015
✔ R Roux, Abigail Cut & Run 08/05/2015
✔ I Imago 08/24/2015
✔ P Persona Non Grata 09/03/2015

READ: 12/12


✔J: Bring on the Night - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/21
✔A: Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21
✔C: Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7
✔K: Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2

✔B: Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23
✔L: Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8
✔A: Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
✔C: Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16
✔K: Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15



Bonus
✔Book Lover's Day: Read any book
Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9

✔Frankenstein Day: Read a classic
Ubik - Phillip Dick (classic sci fi) 8/9

✔Sisters Day: Read a book where the MC has a sister
Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh (has 3 sisters) 8/12




CHALLENGE COMPLETE

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
Read: 10/10 Finished!

Words Associated With August

R: Renae Kaye - You Are the Reason → ★★★★☆ | 8/11
O: Office Politics → ★★★☆☆ | 8/27
A: All Man → ★★★★☆ | 8/9
D: Davies, E. - Under His Doctor's Supervision → ★★★★☆ | 8/24

T: Two Night Stand → ★★★☆☆ | 8/4
R: Rabid Mongrels MC #1 - Bare-Knuckle Love → ★★★☆☆ | 8/3
I: It Ain't Me, Babe → ★★★★☆ | 8/22
P: Penelope Ward - Stepbrother Dearest → ★★★★☆ | 8/5

Bonus

Book Lover's Day: Sutphin Boulevard → ★★★★★ | 8/2
Sisters Day: Read a book where the MC has a sister: Crossroads → ★★★★★ | 8/7

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
August 1st - 31st

Chris Hemsworth
H: The Hostile Hospital 8/4/15
E: The Expendables 8/15/15
M: Mark Owen, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden 8/17/15
S: Snicket, Lemony, The Vile Village 8/3/15
W: Widow's Walk 8/18/15
O: One Rough Man 8/10/15
R: Rowling, J. K., Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 8/28/15
T: Taylor, Brad, All Necessary Force 8/31/15
H: How the Grinch Stole Christmas 8/7/15

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
August 1st - 31st

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August TCF Monthly Challenge
duration: August 1/15 - August 31/15

Words Associated With August:

H The Sixth Surrender by Hana Samek Norton 08/16/14 ***
O The Observations by Jane Harris 08/14/15 *****
T Time Untime by Sherrilyn Kenyon 08/15/15 ***

Birthdays in August: Chris Hemsworth

H The Agincourt Bride by Joanna Hickson 08/02/15 ****
E Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson 08/12/15 ***
M Maine's Coastal Cemeteries by Karen Batignani 08/03/15 ****
S Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky 08/04/15 ***
W We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 08/10/15 **
O Out for Blood by Alyxandra Harvey 08/13/15 ****
R Red Rose, White Rose by Joanna Hickson 08/01/15 ****
T Citizan Creek by Lalita Tademy 08/13/15 *****
H The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton 08/06/15 ***

10/10 Completed


H-Harborside Nights Discovering Delilah August 25
A-Alex Archer Destiny August 13
L-Bareback-by D Jackson Leigh August 4
L-Long Shot-by D Jackson Leigh August 4
E-Ellie Jordan Ghost Trapper The Crawling Darkness by JL Bryan August 2

B-Annie Bellet Pack of Lies August 9
E-Ellie Jordan Ghost Trapper Terminal August 12
R-Larkin Rose No Leavin' Love August 17
R-Ranae Rose Innocent Ink August 17
Y-Book Lovers Day I Can't Think Straight August 7

August Monthly Challenge
23/23 Completed
Level: Hard
(National Eye Exam Month)


Word Associated with August: Gladiolus
(9/9)

✔G~ Ghosts of Alcatraz(8/15)★★☆☆☆
✔L~ Love Lessons(8/01)★★★★☆
✔A~ A to Z(8/17)★★★★☆
✔D~ Die For Me: A Novel of the Valentine Killer(8/17)★★★☆☆
✔I~ Ice Water in Hell(8/14)★★★★☆
✔O~ Out of Bounds(8/07)★★★☆☆
✔L~ Lady Killer(8/06)★★☆☆☆
✔U~ Unforeseen(8/15)★★★☆☆
✔S~ Secrets in the Air(8/02)★★★☆☆


August Birthday: Jack Black
(8/9)

✔J~ Julie's Butterfly(8/20)★★☆☆☆
✔A~ An Uncommon Whore(8/08)★★★☆☆
✔C~ Crazy for Her(8/14)★★★☆☆
✔K~ Killer's Wedge(8/11)★★☆☆☆


✔B~ Boundary Crossed(8/22)★★★★☆
✔L~ Liquid Fear(8/25)★★☆☆☆
✔A~ A Case of Possession(8/07)★★★☆☆
✔C~ Cowboy Crazy(8/14)★★★☆☆
✔K~ Kill You Twice(8/13)★★★☆☆



BONUS
(5/5)

✔D.C. & W.T. Birthday~ Custom Toys Made to Order(8/04)★★★★☆
✔Book Lover's Day~ Skye Blue(8/03)★★★★☆
✔Frankenstein Day~ Anne of Green Gables(8/05)★★★★★
✔Sisters Day~ It's All Geek to Me(8/12)★★★★☆
✔Toasted Marshmallow Day~ Because She Loves Me(8/19)★★☆☆☆

Perseid
P: PIPER VAUGHN - The Truth About Forever 8/23
E: Edwards, Kit - Atle's Saga 8/31
R: RILEY HART - Crossroads 8/1
S: Something Yellow This Time 8/20
E
I
D: Drastically Redefining Protocol 8/20

Read any bookBreaking 8/11

Read a book where the MC has a sister
Gadarene 8/13

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
Level - Hard

14/14 read

~ Hot Summer Days: All of your books must be from the romance genre
S - Sense of Place ~ 8/20/15 ~ ★★★★★
T - Truth & Tenderness ~ 8/12/15 ~ ★★★★★
U - Sticks & Stones by Madeleine Urban, Abigail Roux ~ 8/18/15 ~ ★★★★★
R - You Are the Reason by Renae Kaye ~ 8/30/15 ~ ★★★★★
G - Grif's Toy ~ 8/5/15 ~ ★★★1/2
I - When Adam Kissed Me Series: Inseperable ~ 8/26/15 ~ ★★★★
S - Mannies Incorporated by Sean Michael ~ 8/18/15 ~ ★★★★




(Jack)
B - Blowing It ~ 8/22/15 ~ ★★★★
L - The Lodestar of Ys ~ 8/27/15 ~ ★★★
A - Balls Up by Kate Aaron ~ 8/25/15 ~ ★★★★
C - Crossroads ~ 8/4/15 ~ ★★★★★
K - Prickly Business by Kenzie Cade and Piper Vaughn ~ 8/3/15 ~ ★★★★★



Bonus:
Book Lover's Day: The Truth About Forever ~ 8/3/15 ~ ★★★★
Sisters Day: Tangled ~ 8/31/15 ~ ★★★

August TCF
3/3 Complete


H Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale ♥♥♥♥ 8/20/15
O Oblivion ♥♥♥ 8/3/15
T The Way of Zen ♥♥♥ 8/6/15

August 2015 Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01Aug15 / Ends: 31Aug15


12/7 completed

Michael JACKSON
J - Jon Krakauer / Under the Banner of Heaven ✔ – 07Aug15
A - Atul Gawande / Being Mortal ✔ – 21Aug15
C - CRICHTON, Michael / The Great Train Robbery ✔ – 04Aug15
K - Kate Horsley / Black Elk in Paris ✔ – 16Aug15
S - Stephen King / The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon ✔ – 27Aug15
O - Ocean in the Closet ✔ – 29Aug15
N - Nicholas Sparks / The Longest Ride ✔ – 04Aug15


BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own

Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: Read a book that's set in Texas - Nights of the Red Moon ✔ – 22Aug15
Book Lover's Day: Read any book - Destiny of the Republic ✔ – 20Aug15
Frankenstein Day: Read a classic - Cry, the Beloved Country ✔ – 13Aug15
Sisters Day: Read a book where the MC has a sister - Not Becoming My Mother ✔ – 11Aug15
Toasted Marshmallow Day: White cover - ✔ – 13Aug15

9/9 Read:
National Eye Exam

P: Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday Magic Shifts
E: Red Fox EIT #2
R: Ravish: The Awakening of Sleeping Beauty
I: Devil's Paw Imp #4
D:Cinders by Michelle D. Argyle
O: Beauty by Nancy Ohlin
T: How Beauty Met the Beast Tales of the Underlight #1

Sisters Day: Read a book where the MC has a sister Marked
Book Lover's Day: Read any book Embers

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
Read: 8/8 DONE!

R Rebecca Crowley - Boots on the Ground (Homefront, #1) 8/7/15 4stars
O
A All In (The Bod Squad, #2) by Gabra Zackman 8/15/15 3.5stars
D Dugan, Polly - The Sweetheart Deal 8/3/15 4stars

T Thompson, Vicki Lewis - Crazy For the Cowboy (Sexy Texans #1) 8/2/15 4stars
R
I It's In His Heart (Red River Valley, #1) by Shelly Alexander 8/20/15 4stars
P


Themes to Choose From For the Hard Level:
Hot Summer Days: All of your books must be from the romance genre
US Coastguard Day:All of your books must have a character that's in the military or law enforcement
National Thrift Shop Day:All of your books must be library books, freebies, a book on sale, a cheap book, used book, etc
National Eye Exam Month: All of your books must have someone's eyes visible on the cover

BONUS: Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own

Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: Read a book that's set in Texas or by a Texas author

Book Lover's Day: Read any book
New Uses for Old Boyfriends (Black Dog Bay #2) by Beth Kendrick 8/6/15 4stars

Frankenstein Day: Read a classic

Sisters Day: Read a book where the MC has a sister
Art of Affection (Love, California Style #3) by Ellen Butler 8/19/15 4stars (Holly and Sophie)

Toasted Marshmallow Day: Read any book with a mostly white cover
Game On (The Bod Squad, #1) by Gabra Zackman 8/13/15 4stars

8/13

National Thrift Shop Day:All library books!

S-The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay ***** 8/2/15
C-The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty **** 8/4/15
H-The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty ***** 8/2/15
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L-The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton ***** 8/9/15

P-Partials by Dan Wells **** 8/5/15
E-Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng ***** 8/1/15
R-Remember Me Like This byBret Anthony Johnston**** 8/14/15
I-
D-Fragments by Dan Wells ***** 8/20/15
O-
T-Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman ***** 8/10/15

Kris wrote: "Will fill in when back from vacation. Aloha"

Have fun in Hawaii. My niece teaches there.

10/10
DONE

C Codename Zero Chris Rylander 8/3 ★★★★★
A Alias Amy J. Fetzer 8/23 ★★★
R Raven's Hollow Jenna Ryan 8/9 ★★
E Edge of Darkness Christine Feehan 8/18 ★★
L Laurie Cass Tailing a Tabby 8/22 ★★★
L Lavene, Joyce Spell Booked 8/4 ★★★★


Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: set in Texas Maverick Sheriff Delores Fossen 8/23 ★★★
Book Lover's Day: any book Devil's Bridge Linda Fairstein 8/11 ★★★★★
Frankenstein Day: Read a classic
Sisters Day: MC has a sister Bound by Flames Frost, Jeaniene 8/26 ★★★★★
Toasted Marshmallow Day: white cover Murder Takes the Cake Gayle Trent 8/14 ★★

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge

5 out of 16 completed

Words Associated with August

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Birthdays in August



B
A - Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Finished 08.26.15
R - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Finished 08.24.15 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
A - Piers Anthony, the author of On a Pale Horse Finished 08.24.15 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
C - Tara Conklin, the author of The House Girl Finished 08.01.15 - ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
K

O - Orson Scott Card, the author of Ender's Game
B
A
M - Don McGraw, author of 4 Weeks to Live Finished 08.02.15 - ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge


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August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration : August 1 to August 31
Completed: 7/10

L: BONUS ~ Book Lover's Day ~ The Mummy 8/10/15
E: The Ersatz Elevator 8/20/15
O: BONUS ~ Frankenstein Day ~ The Mysterious Affair at Styles 8/31/15

P: James Patterson, Burn 8/7/15
E: Katy Evans, Rogue 8/24/15
R: Ann Rule, You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases 8/1/15
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O: Out of the Shadows 8/11/15
T

August reading challenge:

August didn't work out for me, so I'm moving on to September. Looking forward to getting back on track.


Hard Level: National Thrift Shop Day (Used books), Hot Summer Days (Romance)

/10 Completed

August Words
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O:
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Birthdays
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Bonus
Book Lovers Day (August 9):
Sisters Day:

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
August 1st - 31st
Level: Hard
Theme: National Thrift Shop Day
Books read: 17
Completed

✔M Misfit 8/5/15
✔A Always a Witch 8/3/15
✔D Dead Silent8/27/15
✔O Once a Witch - 8/3/15
✔N Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus - author - 8/28/15
✔N Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbø - author 8/29/15
✔A To Kill For by A.J. Carella - Author - 8/6/15


✔H Holmes on the Range read 8/2/15
✔A Repossessed 8/24/15
✔L The Girl In Between by Laekan Zea Kemp - author - 8/20/15
✔L The Reluctant Cowgirl by Christine Lynxwiler 8/25/15
✔E Entangled 8/29/15

✔B Beauty and the Beast 8/18/15
✔E Follow You Home 8/30/15
✔R - Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans - author's name -8/4/15
✔R My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent - author - 8/9/15
✔Y The Shack by Wm. Paul Young - author - 8/24/15

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge - Completed: 8/16/15
August 1 - 31, 2015
Theme: Thrift Day (all); U.S. Coast Guard Day (pick a word/name)
16/16

August Word: Peridot

P- Predator , Patricia Cornwell 8/1/15 ★★★
E- Everything I Never Told You , Celeste Ng 8/15/15 (Chick Lit BOTM) ★★★
R-Ruiyan Xu, The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel 8/7/15 ★★★
I- I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban , Malala Yousafzai 8/5/15 ★★★★★
D-Kris Dinnison, You and Me and Him 8/6/15 ★★★1/2
O- The Other Daughter , Lauren Willig 8/16/15 ★★★★
T-Tess Gerritsen, The Surgeon 8/4/15 ★★★★


August Birthday: Jack Black

J-J.A. Jance, Hand of Evil 8/11/15 ★★★
A- The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax , Dorothy Gilman 8/14/15 ★★★★
C- The Color Purple , Alice Walker 8/8/15 ★★★★★
K-Stephen King, 11/22/63 8/9/15 ★★★ (Mys/Crime/Thriller BOTM)

B-David Baldacci, Memory Man 8/11/15 ★★★★
L-* All Rivers Flow To The Sea , Alison McGhee 8/2/15 ★★★★ (*Bonus: Sisters Day & Book Lover's Day both apply)
A- The Apprentice , Tess Gerritsen 8/13/15 ★★★1/2
C-Truman Capote, In Cold Blood 8/16/15 ★★★★
K-Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians 8/12/15 ★★★★★

TCF's August Challenge


6 of 16 Complete

August Word: STURGIS - Hard Level: Thrift Shop
✔S: SEALed with a Promise - Mary Margret Daughtridge - 08.05 ★★★1/2
◘ T: Truce - R.L. Mathewson
◘ U: Under the Covers - Rebecca Zanetti
✔R: Return to You - Kate Perry - 08.01 ★★★
✔G: The Great Jackalope Stampede - Ann Charles - 08.10 ★★★★
✔I: It Must Be Your Love - Bella Andre - 08.04 ★★★★
◘ S: SEALed with a Ring - Mary Margret Daughtridge


Birthday: JACK - Hard Level: Thrift Shop
◘ J: Just To Be With You - Bella Andre
◘ A: All I Ever Need Is You - Bella Andre
◘ C: Colters' Daughter - Maya Banks
◘ K: Kiss Me - Susan Mallery


Bonus:
✔Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: His Temporary Wife - Leslie P. Garcia - 08.08 ★★★
◘ Book Lover's Day: Strong and Sexy - Jill Shalvis
◘ Frankenstein Day: Aesop's Fables
◘ Sisters Day: Nauti Enchantress - Lora Leigh
✔Toasted Marshmallow Day: Lessons Learned (Great Chefs, #2) - Nora Roberts - 08.08 ★★★

The Challenge Factory
August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: 8/1/2015 - 8/31/2015

Progress: 3 out of 3

August Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With August:
•Hot •Perseid •Peridot
•Gladiolus •Sunny •Mother Teresa

•Leo
L: Laura Griffin; Untraceable - **** - 8/9/2015 - 374 Pages
E: Jennifer Estep; First Frost - **** - 8/20/2015 - 30 Pages
O: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson - **** - 8/12/2015 - 456 Pages

Done...

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
August 1 - 31, 2015
Theme: Thrift Day (all); U.S. Coast Guard Day (pick a word/name)
16/16

August Word: Peridot

P- Predator , Patricia Cornwell 8/1/15 ★★★
E- Everything I Never Told You , Celeste Ng 8/15/15 (Chick Lit BOTM) ★★★
R-Ruiyan Xu, The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel 8/7/15 ★★★
I- I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban , Malala Yousafzai 8/5/15 ★★★★★
D-Kris Dinnison, You and Me and Him 8/6/15 ★★★1/2
O- The Other Daughter , Lauren Willig 8/16/15 ★★★★
T-Tess Gerritsen, The Surgeon 8/4/15 ★★★★


August Birthday: Jack Black

J-J.A. Jance, Hand of Evil 8/11/15 ★★★
A- The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax , Dorothy Gilman 8/14/15 ★★★★
C- The Color Purple , Alice Walker 8/8/15 ★★★★★
K-Stephen King, 11/22/63 8/9/15 ★★★ (Mys/Crime/Thriller BOTM)

B-David Baldacci, Memory Man 8/11/15 ★★★★
L-* All Rivers Flow To The Sea , Alison McGhee 8/2/15 ★★★★ (*Bonus: Sisters Day & Book Lover's Day both apply)
A- The Apprentice , Tess Gerritsen 8/13/15 ★★★1/2
C-Truman Capote, In Cold Blood 8/16/15 ★★★★
K-Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians 8/12/15 ★★★★★

finished my challenge...happy reading!!

Words Associated With August:

H The Sixth Surrender by Hana Samek Norton 08/16/14 ***
O The Observations by Jane Harris 08/14/15 *****
T Time Untime by Sherrilyn Kenyon 08/15/15 ***

Birthdays in August: Chris Hemsworth

H The Agincourt Bride by Joanna Hickson 08/02/15 ****
E Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson 08/12/15 ***
M Maine's Coastal Cemeteries by Karen Batignani 08/03/15 ****
S Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky 08/04/15 ***
W We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 08/10/15 **
O Out for Blood by Alyxandra Harvey 08/13/15 ****
R Red Rose, White Rose by Joanna Hickson 08/01/15 ****
T Citizan Creek by Lalita Tademy 08/13/15 *****
H The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton 08/06/15 ***

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
TCF
Duration: 1 - 31 August

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6.5 points
+6.5 (0.25 x 26 books read)
✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦

Completed: 26

Leo
✔ L | Laurann Dohner Valiant
✔ E | Elle Kennedy Him 13/8
✔ O | The Original Heartbreakers (s) The Hotter You Burn 7/8


Road Trip
✔ R | Ryan, Carrie Ann Fighting Fate
✔ O | Obsidian
✔ A | Against the Grain 5/8
✔ D | Dohner, Laurann Justice

✔ T | Tiger
✔ R | Red Dirt Heart 2 7/8
✔ I | Ilona Andrews Magic Shifts 4/8
✔ P | Playing the Fool (s) Tempest 7/8


Mother Teresa
✔ M | Misfits
☐ O
✔ T | Tattoos & Teacups
✔ H | Hayes, Lane Better Than Good
✔ E | Easy Love
✔ R | R.G. Alexander Curious

✔ T | True
✔ E | Easy Charm
☐ R
✔ E | eve A Demon and His Witch
✔ S | Sandrine Gasq-Dion The Harder They Fall
✔ A | A.M. Arthur Stand By You

OR

Bonus
✔ Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: Execution Style set in Texas
✔ Book Lover's Day: Get Your Shine On | 4/8 | any book
✔ Sisters Day: The Bourbon Kings 12/8 | MC has a sister
✔ Toasted Marshmallow Day: The Dying Room | mostly white cover


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C Cogman Genevieve The Invisible Library
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I Ives Caroline Gilman Dark Orbit
S Sarah Pinborough Mayhem

(Hemsworth )

Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: Read a book that's set in Texas or by a Texas author
Book Lover's Day: Read any book
Frankenstein Day: Read a classic
Sisters Day: Read a book where the MC has a sister
Toasted Marshmallow Day: Read any book with a mostly white cover

10/10
DONE

C Codename Zero Chris Rylander 8/3 ★★★★★
A Alias Amy J. Fetzer 8/23 ★★★
R Raven's Hollow Jenna Ryan 8/9 ★★
E Edge of Darkness Christine Feehan 8/18 ★★
L Laurie Cass Tailing a Tabby 8/22 ★★★
L Lavene, Joyce Spell Booked 8/4 ★★★★


Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: set in Texas Maverick Sheriff Delores Fossen 8/23 ★★★
Book Lover's Day: any book Devil's Bridge Linda Fairstein 8/11 ★★★★★
Frankenstein Day: Read a classic
Sisters Day: MC has a sister Bound by Flames Frost, Jeaniene 8/26 ★★★★★
Toasted Marshmallow Day: white cover Murder Takes the Cake Gayle Trent 8/14 ★★

Update message #15 - Challenge Completed - 29Aug15


August 2015 Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01Aug15 / Ends: 31Aug15


12/7 completed

Michael JACKSON
J - Jon Krakauer / Under the Banner of Heaven ✔ – 07Aug15
A - Atul Gawande / Being Mortal ✔ – 21Aug15
C - CRICHTON, Michael / The Great Train Robbery ✔ – 04Aug15
K - Kate Horsley / Black Elk in Paris ✔ – 16Aug15
S - Stephen King / The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon ✔ – 27Aug15
O - Ocean in the Closet ✔ – 29Aug15
N - Nicholas Sparks / The Longest Ride ✔ – 04Aug15


BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own

Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: Read a book that's set in Texas - Nights of the Red Moon ✔ – 22Aug15
Book Lover's Day: Read any book - Destiny of the Republic ✔ – 20Aug15
Frankenstein Day: Read a classic - Cry, the Beloved Country ✔ – 13Aug15
Sisters Day: Read a book where the MC has a sister - Not Becoming My Mother ✔ – 11Aug15
Toasted Marshmallow Day: White cover - ✔ – 13Aug15

completed (msg 25)

August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
Level - Hard

14/14 read ~ Done!!!

~ Hot Summer Days: All of your books must be from the romance genre
S - Sense of Place ~ 8/20/15 ~ ★★★★★
T - Truth & Tenderness ~ 8/12/15 ~ ★★★★★
U - Sticks & Stones by Madeleine Urban, Abigail Roux ~ 8/18/15 ~ ★★★★★
R - You Are the Reason by Renae Kaye ~ 8/30/15 ~ ★★★★★
G - Grif's Toy ~ 8/5/15 ~ ★★★1/2
I - When Adam Kissed Me Series: Inseperable ~ 8/26/15 ~ ★★★★
S - Mannies Incorporated by Sean Michael ~ 8/18/15 ~ ★★★★




(Jack)
B - Blowing It ~ 8/22/15 ~ ★★★★
L - The Lodestar of Ys ~ 8/27/15 ~ ★★★
A - Balls Up by Kate Aaron ~ 8/25/15 ~ ★★★★
C - Crossroads ~ 8/4/15 ~ ★★★★★
K - Prickly Business by Kenzie Cade and Piper Vaughn ~ 8/3/15 ~ ★★★★★



Bonus:
Book Lover's Day: The Truth About Forever ~ 8/3/15 ~ ★★★★
Sisters Day: Tangled ~ 8/31/15 ~ ★★★

All Done!

TCF August Monthly Challenge
Level: Hard – Hot Summer Days (Romance Genre)

G: Unwritten by Melody Grace (Beachwood Bay) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/4/15
L: Coveted by Alannah Lynne (Pandora’s Playground) - ♥♥♥♥.5 - 8/13/15
A: Driving Her Crazy by Kira Archer - ♥♥♥ - 8/8/15
D: Dare to Love by Carly Phillips (Dare to Love) - ♥♥♥ - 8/10/15
I:
O: Over the Top by Rebecca Zanetti (Maverick Montana) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/4/15
L: Blurred Lines by Lauren Layne - ♥♥♥.5 - 8/26/15
U: Unexpectedly Yours by Melody Grace (Beachwood Bay) - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/3/15
S: The Strongest Steel by Scarlett Cole (Second Circle Tattoos) - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/1/15

Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own

Book Lover's Day: Hard to Fight by Bella Jewel (Alpha’s Heart) - ♥♥♥ - 8/27/15
Sisters Day: Moonlight on Nightingale Way by Samantha Young (On Dublin Street) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/30/15
Toasted Marshmallow Day: Bleeding Love by Harper Sloan (Hope Town) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/31/15

Done!

The Challenge Factory
August 2015 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: 8/1/2015 - 8/31/2015

Progress: 3 out of 3

August Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With August:
•Hot •Perseid •Peridot
•Gladiolus •Sunny •Mother Teresa

•Leo
L: Laura Griffin; Untraceable - **** - 8/9/2015 - 374 Pages
E: Jennifer Estep; First Frost - **** - 8/20/2015 - 30 Pages
O: One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson - **** - 8/12/2015 - 456 Pages

Bummer... missed by one :-(


TCF's August Challenge

15 of 16 Complete

August Word: STURGIS - Hard Level: Thrift Shop
✔S: SEALed with a Promise - Mary Margret Daughtridge - 08.05 ★★★1/2
✔T: Truce - R.L. Mathewson - 08.14 ★★★★
✔U: Under the Covers - Rebecca Zanetti - 08.29 ★★★
✔R: Return to You - Kate Perry - 08.01 ★★★
✔G: The Great Jackalope Stampede - Ann Charles - 08.10 ★★★★
✔I: It Must Be Your Love - Bella Andre - 08.04 ★★★★
✔S: SEALed with a Ring - Mary Margret Daughtridge - 08.18 ★★★★


Birthday: JACK - Hard Level: Thrift Shop
✔J: Just To Be With You - Bella Andre - 08.16 ★★★★
✔ A: All I Ever Need Is You - Bella Andre - 08.31 ★★★★
✔C: Colters' Daughter - Maya Banks - 08.25 ★★★★
◘ K: Kiss Me - Susan Mallery


Bonus:
✔Davy Crocket & William Travis' Birthday: His Temporary Wife - Leslie P. Garcia - 08.08 ★★★
✔Book Lover's Day: Strong and Sexy - Jill Shalvis - 08.26 ★★★★
✔Frankenstein Day: Aesop's Fables - 08.12 ★★★
✔Sisters Day: Nauti Enchantress - Lora Leigh - 08.24 ★★★★
✔Toasted Marshmallow Day: Lessons Learned (Great Chefs, #2) - Nora Roberts - 08.08 ★★★