The Challenge Factory discussion

How It Works:

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

April Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With April:
•Fool •Showers•Taxes•Arbor Day•Earth Day•Passover•Diamond•Baseball•Daisy•Spring •Aries•

Birthdays in April:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Beverly Cleary•Sarah Michelle Gellar•William Shakespeare•Claire Danes•Dennis Quaid•David Cassidy•Shannon Doherty•Tony Danza•Kelly Clarkson•Tom Clancy

Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Library Week: All of your books must be from the library.
Take a Chance Day: All of your books must be by new to you authors.
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: All of your books must be books that were recommended to you.
National Siblings Day: Siblings must play an important role in all of your books
Lover’s Day: All of your books must be romances.

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.
National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series.

Progress: 15/15

Word associated:

S Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
H Hart - Whiskey Rebellion
O USE BONUS
W What Alice Forgot
E - Elizabeth George - For the Sake of Elena
R USE BONUS
S Set Sail for Murder

Birthday:
S Seriously... I'm Kidding
A AnnaLee Huber A Grave Matter
R Rowell - Attachments
A Ann Hite Ghost on Black Mountain
H Heather Webber - Perfectly Matched

T Thank You Notes
O USE BONUS
M Murder on the Mind

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh. A Man Called Ove
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read. Wishing For a Highlander - takes place in a castle in Scotland that we will be visiting in June
National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series. Undeniably Yours

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration April 1/16 - April 30/16

April Word

S The Swan-Daughter by Carol McGrath 04/03/16 ****
P The Paradise Guest House by Ellen Sussman 04/08/16 *****
R Suspicious Minds by Elizabeth Reyes 04/05/16 ***
I Illusions by Carina Wilder 04/10/16 ***
N Book Lust to Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers by Nancy Pearl 04/19/16 ***
G Girl Gone Greek by Rebecca Hall 04/12/16 ***

Birthday in April: Tom Clancy

T A Time to Love by Barbara Cameron 04/14/16 ***
O Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer 04/15/16 ****
M She Can Kill by Melinda Leigh 04/11/16 *****

C The Charm Bracelet by Viola Shipman 04/01/16 *****
L The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio 04/01/16 ****
A Cuban Sun by Ann Bauer 04/02/16 ***
N Dark Witch by Nora Roberts 04/07/16 ***
C Can We Live Here? by Sarah Alderson 04/05/16 ***
Y Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata 04/13/16 ***

KRISSY'S SPOT
16/16 Completed


SHOWERS:
(7/7)
✔S~ Second Chances(4/04)★★★
✔H~ Hobbled(4/23)★★
✔O~ Out of Bounds(4/07)★★★★
✔W~ The Winter King(4/06)★★★
✔E~ Euphoria(4/04)★★
✔R~ Rock Hard(4/01)★★★
✔S~ The Silkworm(4/11)★★



TOM CLANCY:
(9/9)
✔T~ Torn(4/01)★★★
✔O~ Offside (4/11)★★
✔M~ Midnight Revenge(4/01)★★★


✔C~ Chasing the Rainbow(4/09)★★★★
✔L~ Lick(4/02)★★★
✔A~ Arm Candy(4/03)★★
✔N~ New York Christmas(4/16)★★
✔C~ Catch Me When I Fall(4/11)★★★
✔Y~ Your Biggest Fan(4/20)★★★★

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration April 1/16 - April 30/16

In honor of a fallen warrior and a fellow Texan whose birthday would have been next month.

Chris Kyle ~ Apr. 8
C: Chasing The Bear 4/13/16
H: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 4/24/16
R: Rough Weather 4/13/16
I: The Infinite Sea 4/22/16
S: Shiloh Walker, Declan and Tori 4/6/16

K: Knight, Angela, Jane's Warlord 4/3/16
Y: Yancey, Rick, The 5th Wave 4/21/16
L: Lee Child, Die Trying 4/10/16*
E: Enemy of Mine 4/19/16

* Incidentally, this series was recommended to me by a good friend of Chris' I met by chance who sadly had the awful duty of having to tell Chris' buddies he'd been killed. Something I told him I would never wish on anyone but I was glad he'd done so.

I'll join.

Mine

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
13/16

Daisy:
D: Day, Sylvia - Captivated by You 18/4/16
A: Andre, Bella - Can't Help Falling in Love 10/4/16
I: Ilona Andrews - Origins 20/4/16
S: Shalvis, Jill - Head Over Heels 7/4/16
Y:


Spring:
S: Sixth Grave on the Edge 15/4/16
P: Porn Star 6/4/16
R: RoomHate 5/4/16
I:
N: Nalini Singh - Archangel's Legion 25/4/16
G:


Aries:
A: Ashley, Katie - Drop Dead Sexy 9/4/16
R: Reid, Penny - Happily Ever Ninja 12/4/16
I: In the Company of Killers #5 - The Black Wolf 28/4/16
E: Evans, Katy - Legend 13/4/16
S: Secrets of a Wedding Night 20/4/16

14/14 ~ finished April 30th


•Spring•
Sean Kennedy - Tigers on the Run ~ 4/17/16 ~ 4★
Pat Henshaw - Behr Facts ~ 4/2/16 ~ 3★
Roan Parrish - Out of Nowhere ~ 4/30/16 ~ 4★
Island Doctor by Sue Brown ~ 4/10/16 ~ 3.5★
No! Jocks Don't Date Guys by Wade Kelly ~ 4/23/16 ~ 3.5★
Griffin, Toni - A Very Holland Valentine ~ 4/2/16 ~ 3.5★

•Kelly Clarkson•
Kelling, Lynn - Loving the Master ~ 4/28/16 ~ 3.5★
Elsborg, Barbara - Falling ~ 4/19/16 ~ 4★
Lessons in Power by Charlie Cochrane ~ 4/15/16 ~ 4★
Lovers, Losers, and You by Skylar M. Cates ~ 4/4/22/16 ~ 3.5★
Yolande Kleinn - Take Your Best Shot by Starlight ~ 4/22/16 ~ 3★

•Bonus•
National Karaoke Week: Deliver Me by Faith Gibson ~ 4/20/16 ~ 4★
April Fool’s Day: The Subs Club by J.A. Rock ~ 4/7/16 ~ 3.5★
National High Five Day: Getting Close to the Omega by Lisa Oliver ~ 4/9/16 ~ 4★

Count me in

6/6

S - Shattered Glass 4/2
H Heartsick 4/7
O The Dark Monk by Oliver Potzsch 4/13
W Water for Elephants 4/3
E The Enlightenment of Daniel 4/4
R My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland 4/26

April Monthly Challenge

Read: 5 / 8

A: Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley★★★★★ 4/24
R: The Witness - Nora Roberts
B: Because of Miss Bridgerton - Julia Quinn★★★★ 4/14
O: Out of Control - Suzanne Brockmann ★★★★★ 4/11
R: Rapture in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★★ 4/4

D: Driven - K. Bromberg
A: Rock Chick Renegade - Kristen Ashley
Y: Staking His Claim - Tessa Bailey (fifth in a series) ★★★★ 4/16



All books are romance

April Monthly Challenge


READ: 10/11

*David Cassidy*
✔D: Seven Years - Dannika Dark 4/20
✔A: Silenced - Allison Brennan 4/15
V: The Viking Takes a Knight - Sandra Hill
✔I: Immortal Ever After - Lynsay Sands 4/27
✔D: Wicked After Midnight - Delilah Dawson 4/29


*Spring*
✔S: Seven Years - Dannika Dark 4/20
✔P: Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18
✔R: Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson 4/11
✔I: If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11
✔N: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7
✔G: Ghosts & Echoes - Lyn Benedict 4/28

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: April 1 - April 3o, 2016
Books Read:14/14

***COMPLETED 6-26-2016***

April Words to Choose From:

Words Associated With April:

✔ E ~ April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena|Anthony Marra 4-24-2016 | 5*
✔ A~Alyson Richman|The Lost Wife 4-14-2016 | 4*
✔ R~Reconstructing Amelia|Kimberly McCreight 4-13-2016 | 3*
✔ T~The Wasp Factory|Iain Banks 4-15-2016 | 2*
✔ H~ National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh. Anne of Green Gables|L.M. Montgomery 4-21-2016 | 4*

✔ D~Douglas Adams|Life, the Universe and Everything 4-19-2016 | 3*
✔ A~Douglas Adams|So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 4-23-2016 | 3*
✔ Y~National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer. Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter|Alyn Shipton 4-12-2016 | 3*

Birthdays in April:

✔ C~ Wilkie Collins | The Woman in White 4-18-2016 | 4*
✔ L~ Lisa Kleypas | Rainshadow Road 4-6-2016 | 3*
✔ A~ Douglas Adams|So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 4-23-2016 | 3*
✔ N~ Natalie Babbitt ✒ Tuck Everlasting 6-26-2016 | 3*
✔ C~ A Constellation of Vital Phenomena|Anthony Marra 4-24-2016 | 5*
✔ Y~ National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series. Mostly Harmless|Douglas Adams 4-27-2016 | 3*


Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.
National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series.

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration April 1/16 - April 30/16

LEVEL: HARD - ALL ROMANCE
Read 6/7

✔ D: Driven 4/8 ★★★
✔ I: Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews 4/1 ★★★★★
✔ A: About That Night 4/17 ★★★★
✔ M: Perfection by R.L. Mathewson 4/17 ★★★
O: Outlander
✔ N: Nothing To Fear 4/3 ★★★★
✔ D: Dark Citadel 4/19 ★★★

13/18

W The Martian by Andy Weir
I I Am Alive 2/5 (4/15/16)
L The Love That Split the World 4/5 (4/21/16)
L Lady Midnight 5/5 (4/10/16)
I In Real Life 4/5 (4/18/16)
A Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
M The Complete Maus 5/5 (4/24/16)

S Starflight 4/5 (4/17/16)
H Grace's Guide by Grace Helbig 4/5 (4/24/16)
A The Ugly Stepsister by Aya Ling 5/5 (4/3/16)
K The One by Kiera Cass 4/5 (4/11/16)
E Eleanor & Park 4/5 (4/17/16)
S The Selection 4/5 (4/9/16)
P The Prince 4/5 (4/12/16)
E The Elite 4/5 (4/10/16)
A Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
R Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
E The Last Man on the Moon by Eugene Cernan

April TCF Monthly Challenge

1/7

S - Sex, Marry, Kill by Todd Travis (4/20/16)
H -
O -
W -
E -
R -
S -

April TCF Monthly Challenge 0/8



E Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
A Americanah
R [sub] The Lords of Discipline
T Paul Tremblay, A Head Full of Ghosts
H Christina Henry, Alice

D The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
A At the Edge of the Orchard
Y Yoga for Life: A Journey to Inner Peace and Freedom

April TCF Monthly Challenge
Read 9/9 DONE!

D Dare to Take (Dare to Love #6) by Carly Phillips 4/26/16 5stars
A Albom, Mitch - The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto 4/11/16 4stars
I
S The Sheikh's Christmas Conquest (The Bond of Billionaires #2)
by Sharon Kendrick 4/30/16 4stars
Y


F Fool's Gold #20 - Best of My Love by Susan Mallery 4/17/16 5stars
O Once a Rancher (The Carsons of Mustang Creek #1) by Linda Lael Miller 4/3/16 4stars
O
L Lillard, Amy - Just Plain Sadie (Wells Landing #4) 4/14/16 5stars


Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own

National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
That Despicable Rogue by Virginia Heath 4/21/16 4stars

April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.
Hold On To Forever (A Barefoot Bay Kindle Worlds Romance)
by Maria Geraci 4/15/16 4stars

National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series.
Completing the Pass: Santa Fe Bobcats #5 by Jeanette Murray 4/30/16 4stars

I'm in. I'll come back tomorrow and decide which words. April is my birth month so this seems like a fun challenge

Also Shannen Doherty is spelled EN not ON just in case you weren't aware

TCF April Monthly Challenge
Read: 7/7 Finished!

(Theme: Lover’s Day - All of your books must be romances)

✔ S: Spencer Cohen, Book Two → ★★★★★ | 4/30
✔ H: Holden, Kim - Bright Side → ★★★★★ | 4/2
✔ O: Owning Corey → ★★★★★ | 4/18
✔ W: What Can Be → ★★★★☆ | 4/8
✔ E: Erickson, Megan - Out of Frame → ★★★★☆ | 4/15
✔ R: Roan Parrish - In the Middle of Somewhere → ★★★★★ | 4/7
✔ S: Second Hand → ★★★★★ | 4/11

April Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With April:
•Fool •Showers•Taxes•Arbor Day•Earth Day•Passover•Diamond•Baseball•Daisy•Spring •Aries•

E - Ernest Cline, author. Armada, ♥♥♥♥, 4/24/16
A - A Darker Shade of Magic, ♥♥♥♥, 4/5/16
R
T - Tempt Me at Twilight, ♥♥♥♥♥, 4/11/16
H - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ♥♥♥♥♥, 4/29/16

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Birthdays in April:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Beverly Cleary•Sarah Michelle Gellar•William Shakespeare•Claire Danes•Dennis Quaid•David Cassidy•Shannon Doherty•Tony Danza•Kelly Clarkson•Tom Clancy

Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Library Week: All of your books must be from the library.
Take a Chance Day: All of your books must be by new to you authors.
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: All of your books must be books that were recommended to you.
National Siblings Day: Siblings must play an important role in all of your books
Lover’s Day: All of your books must be romances.

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.
National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series.

I'm in:
Daisy
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Birthday : Michelle
M
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C
H
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L
L
E

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2016-April 30, 2016
Read: 3/10

April Word
A
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I
Emma Donoghue - Room
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April's Birthday Sarah Michelle Gellar
Scott Westerfeld Uglies
A
R
A
Hill, Joe - Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own:
(view spoiler)[National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.
National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series. (hide spoiler)]

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Books read:13
Completed:


D The Dream Travelers' Society4/1/16
I
A The Alpha's Hostage4/5/16
M Murder at the Mansion4/6/16
O
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D Training Their Mate by Vella Day4/4/16


W Children of Time by Sarah Woodbury4/4/16
I
L Lara4/10/16
L
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A Witch Is When It All Began by Adele Abbott4/6/16
M Must Love Ghosts4/10/16

S The Underworld by Jessica Sorensen4/11/16
H How (Not) to Kiss a Prince4/7/16
A
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E Baehrly Alive by Elizabeth A. Reeves4/6/16
S Fire And Ice by Dana Stabenow4/13/16
P Prisoner of Time4/4/16
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April Monthly Challenge

22/22 Read

Lover’s Day: All of your books must be romances.

S - Soul Screamers series ~ With All My Soul ~ 4/5/16 ~ ★★★★★
P - Portland Heat series ~ Delivered Fast ~ 4/6/16 ~ ★★★★
R - Rachel Vincent ~ Before I Wake ~ 4/2/16 ~ ★★★★★
I - An Intrepid Trip to Love ~ 4/7/16 ~ ★★★★★
N - N.R. Walker ~ Spencer Cohen, Book One ~ 4/9/16 ~ ★★★★★
G - Galactic Alliance series ~ Spice ‘n’ Solace ~ 4/1/16 ~ ★★★★

A - Andrew Grey ~ Heat Under Fire ~ 4/6/16 ~ ★★★
R - Rhys Ford ~ Dirty Heart ~ 4/2/16 ~ ★★★★★
I - Inman, John ~ Serenading Stanley ~ 4/27/16 ~ ★★★★★
E - Elle Kennedy ~ Us ~ 4/12/16 ~ ★★★
S - Soul Screamers series ~ Last Request ~ 4/5/16 ~ ★★★★

T - The Stolen Suitor ~ 4/13/16 ~ ★★1/2
O - The Only Guy ~ 4/30/16 ~ ★★★★
M - Mnevermind series ~ Forget Me Not ~ 4/5/16 ~ ★★★

C - Charlie Cochet ~ The Perfect Valentine's Day ~ 4/7/16 ~ ★★★★★
L - Life is Awesome ~ 4/8/16 ~ ★★★
A - Among the Living ~ 4/16/16 ~ ★★★★
N - N.R. Walker ~ Spencer Cohen, Book Two ~ 4/10/16 ~ ★★★★★
C - Charlie Cochet ~ Healing Hunter's Heart ~ 4/12/16 ~ ★★★1/2
Y - National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh. Loving Jay ~ 4/18/16 ~ ★★★★1/2

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own:
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer. Beneath the Stain ~ 4/23/16 ~ ★★★★★
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read. Dirty Laundry ~ 4/3/16 ~ ★★★★★

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: April 1 - 30, 2016

0/10

Daisy
D ~
A ~
I ~
S ~
Y ~

Sarah Michelle Gellar
S ~
A ~
R ~
A ~
H ~

Total Books Read 2/11:

April Word: DAISY
D
A Child Called "It"
It's All Your Fault
S
Y

APRIL WORD: SPRING

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April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
6/6

Level Hard: Lover’s Day - All of your books must be romances.

S: Stone Cold Bad ~ Tess Oliver 05/04 ♥♥♥
P: Promise Canyon ~ Robyn Carr 19/04 ♥♥♥♥
R: Robyn Carr ~ Forbidden Falls 12/04 ♥♥♥♥
I: Irons, Aubrey ~ Cockey:A Stepbrother Romance 01/04 ♥♥♥♥
N: Nora Roberts ~ Cheakspeak Bay 16/04 ♥♥♥♥♥
G:Glines, Abbi Bad For you 07/04 ♥♥♥♥

TCF's April Challenge


0 of 17 Complete

April Word: SHOWERS:
✧S: Salvation, Texas - Anna Jeffrey
✧H: Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta
✧O: One Good Turn - Judith Arnold
✧W: What You Need - Lorelei James
✧E: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare
✧R: Ransom - Julie Garwood
✧S: Smitten - Janet Evanovich


April Birthday: QUAID:
✧Q: Ineligible Bachelor - Kathryn Quick
✧U: Up to Me - M. Leighton
✧A: At Peace - Kristen Ashley
✧I: I Kissed an Earl - Julie Anne Long
✧D: The Deal - Elle Kennedy


EXTRAS:
✧National Humor Month: Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond
✧National Poetry Month: Libertine's Kiss - Judith James
✧National Karaoke Week: True North - Liora Blake
✧April Fool’s Day: Can't Forget You - Jennifer Skully
✧National High Five Day: Trail of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz

TCF April Challenge 2016

Words: Aries & Bianca (b-day 4/5)
Read: 4/11

A- Anita Diamant The Red Tent (4/14) 4 stars
R-
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E-The Elven King Lexie Johnson (4/17)3 stars
S- Sarah Rees Brennan Tell the Wind and Fire (4/19) 4 stars

B-
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A-
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C- Catherine M. Wilson When Women Were Warrior- The Warrior Path (4/12)
A-

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.
National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series.

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge

✔ S: Slaughter, Karin Pretty Girls 04/19/2016
✔ P: Peters, Elizabeth The Curse of the Pharaohs 04/13/2016
✔ R: River of Souls 04/24/2016
✔ I: In Defense of a Liberal Education 04/07/2016
✔ N: N.K. Jemison The Broken Kingdoms 05/12/2016
✔ G: The Girls 04/28/2016

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge

B Dead Beat by Jim Butcher - 4/2/16
A The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley - 4/13/16
S The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas - 4/9/16
E The Sword and the Satchel by Elizabeth Boyer - 4/10/16
B Do or Die by Barbara Fradkin - 4/6/16
A The Yard by Alex Grecian - 4/11/16
L Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen - 4/7/16
L Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston - 4/17/16

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.
National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series.

First challenge. Finally finished 4/28/16: Read 5/5

D: Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth - April Fool's Day Substitution - 4/12/16
A: Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen - 4/19/16
N: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - 4/15/16
E: The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert - 4/27/16
S: Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall - 4/27

Hi there. I'm sticking with my astrology theme and going with
Progress: 1/5

Aries

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S Slaughterhouse-Five read 4/22

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration April 1/16 - April 30/16


S Stormdancer or Slow Travel: Die Kunst des Reisens
P Patricia Briggs Fire Touched
R
I Ilona Andrews Magic Breaks
N
G The Golem and the Jinni

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.

Marked in Flesh 08.04.2016 3*

National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series.

Finished my challenge...happy reading!

April Word

S The Swan-Daughter by Carol McGrath 04/03/16 ****
P The Paradise Guest House by Ellen Sussman 04/08/16 *****
R Suspicious Minds by Elizabeth Reyes 04/05/16 ***
I Illusions by Carina Wilder 04/10/16 ***
N Book Lust to Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers by Nancy Pearl 04/19/16 ***
G Girl Gone Greek by Rebecca Hall 04/12/16 ***

Birthday in April: Tom Clancy

T A Time to Love by Barbara Cameron 04/14/16 ***
O Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer 04/15/16 ****
M She Can Kill by Melinda Leigh 04/11/16 *****

C The Charm Bracelet by Viola Shipman 04/01/16 *****
L The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio 04/01/16 ****
A Cuban Sun by Ann Bauer 04/02/16 ***
N Dark Witch by Nora Roberts 04/07/16 ***
C Can We Live Here? by Sarah Alderson 04/05/16 ***
Y Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata 04/13/16 ***

5/5
DONE

A Angel Dance 4/1 ★★★★★
R Rumble on the Bayou 4/20 ★★★★★
I Ill-Gotten Panes 4/16 ★★
E Earthly Delights 4/3 ★★★★
S Silent Truth 4/18 ★★

Missed by 4 - Bummer :-(

TCF's April Challenge

13 of 17 Complete

April Word: SHOWERS:
✔S: Salvation, Texas - Anna Jeffrey - 04.10 ★★★
✔H: Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta - 04.20 ★★★
✔O: One Good Turn - Judith Arnold - 04.04 ★★★
✔W: What You Need - Lorelei James - 04.29 ★★★★
✧E: Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare
✔R: Ransom - Julie Garwood - 04.13 ★★★★
✔S: Smitten - Janet Evanovich - 04.23 ★★★


April Birthday: QUAID:
✧Q: Ineligible Bachelor - Kathryn Quick
✧U: Up to Me - M. Leighton
✔A: At Peace - Kristen Ashley - 04.18 ★★★★★
✔I: I Kissed an Earl - Julie Anne Long - 04.25 ★★★★★
✔D: The Deal - Elle Kennedy


EXTRAS:
✔National Humor Month: Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond - 04.02 ★★★★
✔National Poetry Month: Libertine's Kiss - Judith James - 04.05 ★★★★
✧National Karaoke Week: True North - Liora Blake
✔April Fool’s Day: Can't Forget You - Jennifer Skully - 04.27 ★★★★
✔National High Five Day: Trail of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 04.28 ★★★★

Finished on post 18 9/9 Completed

TCF Monthly Challenge — April
Completed — 26!

Words Associated with April
Fish & Chips, Madeleine Urban – 4/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Oracle’s Moon, Thea Harrison – 4/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
On the Plus Side, Tabitha Vargo – 4/9/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Lauren Dane — Never Enough – 4/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮


Birthdays in April
Saved By A SEAL, Cat Johnson – 4/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
All Wound Up, Jaci Burton – 4/21/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Reisz, Tiffany — The Mistress – 4/22/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Aleo, Toni — Whiskey Prince – 4/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Hart, Callie — Burn & Fallen – 4/10/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

Melanie Harlow — Frenched – 4/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Inside Out, Lauren Dane – 4/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Cat Johnson — Trey – 4/21/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Haley Nix — Perfect Soldier – 4/7/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Echoes of Scotland Street, Samantha Young – 4/15/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Lili St. Germain — Five Miles – 4/26/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Lili St. Germain — Six Brothers – 4/25/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Edwards, Nicole — Temptation – 4/19/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Gemma James — Vagrant – 4/16/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Elle Kennedy — The Deal – 4/6/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Lili St. Germain — Four Score – 4/30/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Lauren Dane — Drawn Together – 4/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Aleo, Toni — Becoming the Whiskey Princess – 4/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Roux, Abigail — Cross & Crown – 4/5/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰




National Humor Month ➔ book that makes you laugh
Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift, Jennifer Ashley – 4/13/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

April Fool’s Day ➔ Read a book you’d be a fool not to read
Kiss of a Demon King, Kresley Cole – 4/17/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

National High Five Day ➔ Read a book that is the fifth book in a series
Laid Open, Lauren Dane

13/16
post 8

Finished.

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge

B Dead Beat by Jim Butcher - 4/2/16
A The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley - 4/13/16
S The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas - 4/9/16
E The Sword and the Satchel by Elizabeth Boyer - 4/10/16
B Do or Die by Barbara Fradkin - 4/6/16
A The Yard by Alex Grecian - 4/11/16
L Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen - 4/7/16
L Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun by Lois Winston - 4/17/16

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.
National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series.

Finally finished this one!

April 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: April 1 - April 3o, 2016
Books Read:14/14

***COMPLETED 6-26-2016***

April Words to Choose From:

Words Associated With April:

✔ E ~ April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena|Anthony Marra 4-24-2016 | 5*
✔ A~Alyson Richman|The Lost Wife 4-14-2016 | 4*
✔ R~Reconstructing Amelia|Kimberly McCreight 4-13-2016 | 3*
✔ T~The Wasp Factory|Iain Banks 4-15-2016 | 2*
✔ H~ National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh. Anne of Green Gables|L.M. Montgomery 4-21-2016 | 4*

✔ D~Douglas Adams|Life, the Universe and Everything 4-19-2016 | 3*
✔ A~Douglas Adams|So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 4-23-2016 | 3*
✔ Y~National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer. Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter|Alyn Shipton 4-12-2016 | 3*

Birthdays in April:

✔ C~ Wilkie Collins | The Woman in White 4-18-2016 | 4*
✔ L~ Lisa Kleypas | Rainshadow Road 4-6-2016 | 3*
✔ A~ Douglas Adams|So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 4-23-2016 | 3*
✔ N~ Natalie Babbitt ✒ Tuck Everlasting 6-26-2016 | 3*
✔ C~ A Constellation of Vital Phenomena|Anthony Marra 4-24-2016 | 5*
✔ Y~ National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series. Mostly Harmless|Douglas Adams 4-27-2016 | 3*


Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Humor Month: Read a book that makes you laugh.
National Poetry Month: Read a book of poetry or about a poet.
National Karaoke Week: Read a book about a singer.
April Fool’s Day: Read a book you’d be a fool not to read.
National High Five Day: Read a book that is the fifth book in a series.