The Challenge Factory discussion
♦Factory Archives♦
>
March 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
date
newest »


Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Level: Easy
0/7
M Born in Chains *Men in Chains series* by Caris Roane
A Primal Law *Alpha Pack series* by J.D Tyler
D Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian *Dante*
N Alexandra's Legacy by N.J. Walters
E Enslaved by Elizabeth Naughton
S Unleashed by Sara Humphreys
S Enraptured by Elizabeth Naughton *Skyla*








Duration: 3/1/14 - 3/31/14
Level: Easy
F
A
T
T
U
E
S
D
A
Y
TCF March 2014 Challenge
Time Span: 01 March 2014 - 31 March 2014
Level: Easy
Completed: 6/7
R:Reviving Izabel by J.A. Redmerski (29 Mar 2014) ♥♥♥♥♥
A:And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (20 Mar 2014) ♥♥♥♥♥
I:The Iron Butterfly by Chanda Hahn (28 Mar 2014) ♥♥♥
N:Nightmare City: a Post-Steampunk Adventure by Jack Conner (25 Mar 2014) ♥♥♥♥
B:Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (22 Mar 2014) ♥♥♥♥♥
O:Out of Darkness by Jason D. Morrow (11 Mar 2014) ♥♥♥♥
W: World Without End by Ken Follett
Time Span: 01 March 2014 - 31 March 2014
Level: Easy
Completed: 6/7
R:
A:
I:
N:
B:
O:
W: World Without End by Ken Follett








Time Span: 01 March 2014 - 31 March 2014
Level: Hard
Theme: National Women's History Month
Completed: 3/6
P:
I: replaced by Employee Appreciation Day
S:
C: Carpe Demon by Julie Kenner
E: Easy Bake Coven by Liz Schulte
S:







4/7
M Maybe One Day 3-18-14
A
D
N
E Every Day After 3-28-14
S Saving Kabul Corner 3-7-14
S Seriously, Im Kidding 3-9-14

TCF March 2014 Challenge
Time Span: 01 March 2014 - 31 March 2014
0/4
G
O
L
D

Begins: 01March14 / Ends: 31March14
7/4 completed
G - The God of Animals ✔ – 04March14
O
L - Last Dragonslayer ✔ – 08March14
D
BONUS ITEMS - can be used to replace a letter or on their own
Red Cross Month: Read a book with a red cover -

Old Stuff Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months - The Sins of the Fathers ✔ – 12March14
Proposal Day: Read a book from the romance genre - Conquistadora ✔ – 14March14
Employee Appreciation Day: Read a book by an author you appreciate - LEE Woodruff wrote Those We Love Most ✔ – 08March14
Make Up Your Own Holiday: "Skinny Dip" Day! - Skinny Dip ✔ – 19March14

P.:James Patterson,Private L.A.3/1/2014
I.:If I Die,Rachel Vincent23/2/2014
S.Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris,Definitely Dead3/3/2014
C.:Charlaine Harris,From Dead to Worse3/8/2014
E.Elder Races :Thea Harrison,Lord's Fall3/12/2014
S.Sabrina Kane :Jaye Wells,Green-Eyed Demon3/5/2014

Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Level: Easy
4/4
I: The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge ***
D: Doctor Sleep by Stephen King ***
E: Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich *****
S: The Shifter by Janice Hardy ****

Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Level: Easy
10/10
P ~ Proposal Day: Read a book from the romance genre Kaleidoscope 3/29/14 5♥
I ~ In Rides Trouble 3/9/14 4♥
S ~ Shadows of Fire 3/17/14 2♥
C ~ Creed 3/8/14 4♥
E ~ Eileen Wilks Mortal Danger 3/20/14 3♥
S ~ Use Old Stuff Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months(on shelf since 11/2012) Whisper No Lies 3/4/14 3♥
M ~ Mexican Heat 3/13/14 4♥
A ~ Alexandra Ivy Darkness Unleashed 3/15/14 4♥
R ~ A Reason To Believe 3/11/14 4♥
S ~ Nalini Singh Archangel's Legion 3/2/14 4♥










Level: Easy
Completed: 5/5
G -
O -
L -
D -
One Bonus
Employee Appreciation Day:

Level: Easy
Completed: 0/6
P - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I - The Infinite Moment of Us
S - Strega
C - The Casual Vacancy
E - Eleanor & Park
S - The Selection






Wish me luck!!

Begins: March 1 - March 31
6/7 completed
M-Mystique by Amanda Quick-read 3/16
A-Quicksilver by Amanda Quick-read 3/3
D-Partials by Dan Wells-read 3/23
N
E-Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz-read 3/8
S-Starbound -These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman-read 3/2
S-Souls -Fragile Spirits by Mary Lindsey-read 3/2


TCF: MARCH 2014 CHALLENGE
DATE: 03/01/14 - 03/31/14
LEVEL: EASY
9/9 COMPLETED
✔1. M = Marliss Melton/Forget Me Not - 03/09/14 ★★★
✔2. A = Audrey Niffenegger/The Time Traveler's Wife - 03/05/14 ★★★★
✔3. R = Robb, J.D./Holiday in Death - 03/08/14 ★★★★
✔4. D = Dawson, Geralyn/Give Him the Slip - 03/01/14 ★★
✔5. I = Ian McEwan/Amsterdam - 03/14/14 ★★★
✔6. G = Gail CarrigerSoulless - 03/10/14 ★★★
✔7. R = Randy Susan Meyers/The Murderer's Daughters - 03/03/14 ★★★
✔8. A = Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko - 03/13/14 ★★★★
✔9. S = Samantha Young/On Dublin Street - 03/07/14 ★★
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿CHALLENGE COMPLETED 03/14/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

TCF:March challenge
3/1/2014 - 3/31/2014
3/4
Gail Carson Ella Enchanted 3/19/2014****
Old fashioned girl by Louisa May Alcott
Lauren Kate Fallen 3/15/2014**
Dead and the gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer 3/24/2014***





3/1/2014 - 3/31/2014
M •
A •
D •
N •
E •
S •
S •
7/7








M The Maze Runner
A (Sub: old stuff) The Winter King
R Red Dragon
S Neal Shusterman , UnSouled

Challenge : TCF - Monthly Challenge (March)
Duration : 3/1/2014 - 3/31/2014
Level : HARD
National Women's History Month: All of your books must be written by female authors
--------------------------------------------------
✔ M : Mary Higgins Clark - Loves Music, Loves to Dance (3/19/2014)
✔ A : Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express (3/22/2014)
✔ R : Rikki Ducornet - Netsuke (3/2/2014)
S : Susan Cain - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
---------------------------------------------------
Summary :
Total Books Completed : 3 / 4




**** MISSED THE HARD CHALLENGE BY 1 BOOK ****
3 / 4 DONE

ETA:
READ: 10/10
✔P: Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore 3/24
✔I: Instant Temptation - Jill Shalvis 3/26
✔S: Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier 3/2
✔C: Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5
✔E: He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 3/29
✔S: Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20






Bonus:
✔Red Cross Month: Ashes to Ashes - Tami Hoag (red cover) 3/9
✔Old Stuff Day: A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold (on TBR since 2/2009) 3/28
✔Proposal Day: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis (romance genre) 3/23
✔Employee Appreciation Day: Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19




CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Time Frame: 01.03.14 - 31.03.14Naked Heat
Books Read: 1/4
(Celine) Dion
D: Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
I:
O: *Bonus: Old Stuff Day: The Void by Brett J. Talley
N: Naked Heat by Richard Castle

Level: Hard - All women authors
Completed: 4/4
M Mariah Stewart Home Again 3/5/14 3♥
A Ashley, Kristen The Gamble 3/4/14 4♥
R Robb, J D Conspiracy in Death 3/12/14 4♥
S Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley 3/8/14 4♥

Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Level: Easy
Completed 6/6
P:The Painted Veil, W Somerset Maugham, 03/12/14 ***
I
S:The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley, 03/27/14 ****
C:Caine's Reckoning, Sarah McCarty, 03/11/14 ***
E:One for the Money, Janet Evanovich, 03/14/14 ****
S:The Peach Keeper, Sarah Addison Allen, 03/30/14 *****
Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Red Cross Month: Read a book with a red cover
Old Stuff Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months
Proposal Day: Read a book from the romance genre
A Loving Scoundrel, Johanna Lindsey, 03/19/14 ****
Employee Appreciation Day: Read a book by an author you appreciate
Make Up Your Own Holiday: Make up your own bonus option

Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Level: Hard
Multiple Personality Day: All of your books must be a combination of the hard levels
**The Oscars
Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith (3/15/14) ♥♥♥♥
St. Patrick's Day
**National Women's History Month
Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanna Fluke (3/8/14) ♥♥♥♥
**Caesar was assassinated 3/15 44 B.C.
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert (3/1/14) ♥♥♥♥
Bookshelf



Bonus:
**Red Cross Month: Read a book with a red cover
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley (3/12/14) ♥♥♥♥
Old Stuff Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months
**Proposal Day: Read a book from the romance genre
Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George (3/26/14) 3.5 ♥♥♥
**Employee Appreciation Day: Read a book by an author you appreciate
The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith (3/19/14) ♥♥♥♥
**Make Up Your Own Holiday: Make up your own bonus option
Dr. Seuss' Birthday Read a book with a cat or hat on the cover.
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern by Lilian Jackson Braun (3/7/14) 3.5 ♥♥♥
My Bookshelf





Duration: 1st March - 31st March
7/7
R - River Road 3/9 ♥♥♥♥
A - A Young Wife 3/11 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - INTUITION 3/10 ♥♥♥♥
N - Never Knowing 3/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
B - The Boy Vanishes 3/5 ♥♥♥♥
O - The Ocean at the End of the Lane 3/6 ♥♥
W - When I Found You 3/4 ♥♥♥♥

March 1-March 31
Level:Hard-Multiple Personality
P-Substitute Book-Old Stuff Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months
I-Substitute Book-Employee Appreciation Day: Read a book by an author you appreciate
S-
C-
E-
S






R-
A-
I-Using Substitute Book-Proposal Day-Romance Genre
N-
B-
O-Using Substitute Book-Make Up Your Own Holiday: Make up your own bonus optionNational Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs Day-
W-






Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
The Oscars: All of your books must have pretty covers
St. Patrick's Day: All of your books must be set in Ireland or have Irish characters
National Women's History Month: All of your books must be written by female authors-(2)
Caesar was assassinated 3/15 44 B.C.: All of your books must be from the historical genre (1)
Multiple Personality Day: All of your books must be a combination of the hard levels
Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Red Cross Month: Read a book with a red cover
Old Stuff Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months
Proposal Day: Read a book from the romance genre
Employee Appreciation Day: Read a book by an author you appreciate
Make Up Your Own Holiday: Make up your own bonus optionnational Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs Day-

March 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 3/1/2014 - 3/31/2014
Progress: 9 out of 9
After the winter we've had, I'm really looking forward to seeing my daffodils in my garden!
D: Dark Witch by Nora Roberts - *** - 3/9/2014
A: The Awakening by Christine Feehan - *** - 3/3/2014
F: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 3/17/2014
F: Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy - **** - 3/24/2014
O: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez - * - 3/5/2014
D: Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden - ***** - /3/26/2014
I: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - ***** - 3/28/2014
L: Lauren Oliver; Annabel - *** - 3/6/2014
S: Sarah MacLean; No Good Duke Goes Unpunished - ***** - 3/4/2014










March 1, 2014 - March 31, 2014
E: Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
V: Violets Are Blue (Alex Cross, #7) by James Patterson
A: Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
M: Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
E: North of Boston by Elizabeth Elo
N: UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
D: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (BONUS - Book by author you appreciate)
E: Gardens of the Moon by Stephen Erikson
S: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen










March 1, 2014 - March 31, 2014
READ: 8/9
Red Cross Month: Read a book with a red cover The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
✔Old Stuff Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months Thirteen Reasons Why 05.03.2014 ♥♥♥♥
✔Proposal Day: Read a book from the romance genre The Rose Garden 05.03.2014 ♥♥♥♥
✔Employee Appreciation Day: Read a book by an author you appreciate Broken Blade by J.C. Daniels 12.03.2014 ♥♥♥♥
✔Make Up Your Own Holiday: Make up your own bonus option Broken Homes 05.03.2014 ♥♥♥♥





spell-it-out
✔M Myra McEntire Hourglass 20.03.2014 ♥
✔a Alyxandra Harvey A Breath of Frost 09.03.2014 ♥♥♥
✔r The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism 23.03.2014 ♥♥♥♥
✔s Storm Born 04.03.2014 ♥♥





Completed 5/5
1. Red Cross Month:

2. On TBR Pile:

3.Author Appreciate:

4. Bonus Option Read book in fav genre:

5. Romance Genre:


Final update below:
TCF: MARCH 2014 CHALLENGE
DATE: 03/01/14 - 03/31/14
LEVEL: EASY
9/9 COMPLETED
✔1. M = Marliss Melton/Forget Me Not - 03/09/14 ★★★
✔2. A = Audrey Niffenegger/The Time Traveler's Wife - 03/05/14 ★★★★
✔3. R = Robb, J.D./Holiday in Death - 03/08/14 ★★★★
✔4. D = Dawson, Geralyn/Give Him the Slip - 03/01/14 ★★
✔5. I = Ian McEwan/Amsterdam - 03/14/14 ★★★
✔6. G = Gail CarrigerSoulless - 03/10/14 ★★★
✔7. R = Randy Susan Meyers/The Murderer's Daughters - 03/03/14 ★★★
✔8. A = Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko - 03/13/14 ★★★★
✔9. S = Samantha Young/On Dublin Street - 03/07/14 ★★
✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿CHALLENGE COMPLETED 03/14/14✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿

Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Level: Easy
7/7
M
A
D
N
E
S
S







COMPLETED

March 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1st March - 31st March
7/7
R - River Road 3/9 ♥♥♥♥
A - A Young Wife 3/11 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - INTUITION 3/10 ♥♥♥♥
N - Never Knowing 3/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
B - The Boy Vanishes 3/5 ♥♥♥♥
O - The Ocean at the End of the Lane 3/6 ♥♥
W - When I Found You 3/4 ♥♥♥♥

Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Easy Level
4/4
G -

O -

L -

D -


R- Roux, Madeline- Allison Hewitt Is Trapped 3/20
A- A.G Howard's Splintered 3/6
I- If I Should Die 3/5
N- Not A Match: My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters 3/11
B- Biting Bad 3/4
O- An Open Spook 3/25
W- Why We Broke Up 3/2

Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Level: Easy
10/10
P ~ Proposal Day: Read a book from the romance genre Kaleidoscope 3/29/14 5♥
I ~ In Rides Trouble 3/9/14 4♥
S ~ Shadows of Fire 3/17/14 2♥
C ~ Creed 3/8/14 4♥
E ~ Eileen Wilks Mortal Danger 3/20/14 3♥
S ~ Use Old Stuff Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months(on shelf since 11/2012) Whisper No Lies 3/4/14 3♥
M ~ Mexican Heat 3/13/14 4♥
A ~ Alexandra Ivy Darkness Unleashed 3/15/14 4♥
R ~ A Reason To Believe 3/11/14 4♥
S ~ Nalini Singh Archangel's Legion 3/2/14 4♥











March 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1st March - 31st March
Easy Level
4/4
G -

O -

L -

D -


Duration: 3/1/14 - 3/31/14
Level: Easy
F
A
T
T
U
E
S
D
A
YBad Nights(Rebecca York)









Books mentioned in this topic
The Peach Keeper (other topics)All About Love (other topics)
Up from the Grave (other topics)
Forbidden (other topics)
Truly Madly Yours (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Karin Slaughter (other topics)Cynthia Eden (other topics)
Sue Monk Kidd (other topics)
Erin McCarthy (other topics)
Robert Crais (other topics)
More...
How It Works:
○Below there will be a list of words associated with March 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!
March Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With March:
•Madness •Gold •Green •St. Patrick's Day •Mardi Gras
•Daffodil •Pisces •Rainbow •Mars •Ides
Birthdays in March:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Eva Mendes •Daniel Craig •Wanda Sykes •Albert Einstein •Queen Latifah
•Bruce Willis •Diana Ross •Jason Kidd •Celine Dion •James Patterson
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
The Oscars: All of your books must have pretty covers
St. Patrick's Day: All of your books must be set in Ireland or have Irish characters
National Women's History Month: All of your books must be written by female authors
Caesar was assassinated 3/15 44 B.C.: All of your books must be from the historical genre
Multiple Personality Day: All of your books must be a combination of the hard levels
Red Cross Month: Read a book with a red cover
Old Stuff Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for over 6 months
Proposal Day: Read a book from the romance genre
Employee Appreciation Day: Read a book by an author you appreciate
Make Up Your Own Holiday: Make up your own bonus option
Good Luck & Happy Reading!