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DHASG August Challenge

Introduction: August is here. The summer break is almost over. This time of year is considered the dog days of summer because of the intense heat. Stay cool and read some good books to round off a fun summer.

Rules:

1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between August 1st and August 31st.
3. A book may only be used once in the challenge.
4. Please sign up and list your stats or link to the completed stats listing when you finish the challenge.
5. In your stats, include book title, author, date read, and how it represents the specific part of the challenge.
6. Enjoy and happy reading!

Levels:

1. Hot Stuff: Read 8-12 books.
2. Heat Wave: Read 5-7 books.
3. The Heat is On: Read 3-4 books.

Categories:

1. Dog Days of Summer: July 3rd to August 11 is considered the dog days of summer because they are the hottest, steamiest days of the year. Read a book that represents that heat, either with a cover that features fire or heat, a book set in a hot location, or with a title that indicates heat or hot. You could also read about one of these activities to cool off: take a dip in the water, go to the beach, drink a cool drink, turn on the A/C.
2.International Clown Week: August 1-7 is International Clown Week, a time to appreciate/celebrate clowns. Read a book that represents an aspect of clowns. If you're coulrophobic (fear of clowns), it could be a horror book or scary book.
3. Simplify: Week 1 is National Simplify Your Life Week. Simplify your life by reading a book you've had on your tbr pile for at least six months. You could also read a book where the character simplifies their life.
4.Friends To The End:Week 3 of August is Friendship Week. Read a book about a strong friendship that is integral to the storyline.
5.You're a Peach!: August is Peach Month. Read a book that represents a fact about peaches. You can find peach info here: http://www.gapeachfestival.com/fuzzfa...
6.National Girlfriends Day: August 1st is the day to appreciate one's girlfriend, and make her feel special. Read a book where a character makes an effort to love/cherish/pamper their own girlfriend.
7.Book Lover's Day:August 9th is the day to celebrate being a bibliophile. You can count any book you read this month for this part of the challenge.
8.Dog Love: August 26th is National Dog Day. Let's celebrate dogs by reading a book that has a prominent dog character or in which a lead character has a dog.
9.Southpaw: August 13th is Left Hander's Day. To celebrate, read a book that represents left-handed people in some way. Here's a list of facts: https://www.factretriever.com/left-ha...
10.What About August?: This part of the challenge looks at the month specifically. Read a book that represents an aspect of this month. Here's a link to some August facts: https://popculturemadness.com/Trivia/...
11.Kiss and Make Up: August 25th is Kiss and Make Up Day. Read a book where the main characters have a fight and make up in a memorable fashion. Let us know what they do.
12.Grab Bag: Pick one of these holidays to read a book for--Women's Equality Day, Frankenstein Day, Global Forgiveness Day, Son and Daughter Day, National Thriftshop Day.







Information about August holidays taken from Holiday Insights page: http://holidayinsights.com/moreholida...

Challenge Participants

Suzanne

Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group
DHASG August 2017 Challenge
Duration: August 1st, 2017 - August 31st, 217

Progress: 10 out of 12

Levels:
1. Hot Stuff: Read 8-12 books.

DHASG August Challenge

Introduction: August is here. The summer break is almost over. This time of year is considered the dog days of summer because of the intense heat. Stay cool and read some good books to round off a fun summer.

Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between August 1st and August 31st.
3. A book may only be used once in the challenge.
4. Please sign up and list your stats or link to the completed stats listing when you finish the challenge.
5. In your stats, include book title, author, date read, and how it represents the specific part of the challenge.
6. Enjoy and happy reading!

Categories:

1. Dog Days of Summer: July 3rd to August 11 is considered the dog days of summer because they are the hottest, steamiest days of the year. Read a book that represents that heat, either with a cover that features fire or heat, a book set in a hot location, or with a title that indicates heat or hot. You could also read about one of these activities to cool off: take a dip in the water, go to the beach, drink a cool drink, turn on the A/C.

2. International Clown Week: August 1-7 is International Clown Week, a time to appreciate/celebrate clowns. Read a book that represents an aspect of clowns. If you're coulrophobic (fear of clowns), it could be a horror book or scary book:
Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson - **** - 8/22/2017 - 286 Pages - Clowns perform at Birthday Parties

3. Simplify: Week 1 is National Simplify Your Life Week. Simplify your life by reading a book you've had on your tbr pile for at least six months. You could also read a book where the character simplifies their life.
Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep - ***** - 8/10/2017 - 395 Pages - TBR at least six months

4.Friends To The End:Week 3 of August is Friendship Week. Read a book about a strong friendship that is integral to the storyline.

5. You're a Peach!: August is Peach Month. Read a book that represents a fact about peaches. You can find peach info here:
Tall, Dark & Dead by Tate Hallaway - **** - 8/24/2017 - 295 Pages - Peach color on cover

6. National Girlfriends Day: August 1st is the day to appreciate one's girlfriend, and make her feel special. Read a book where a character makes an effort to love/cherish/pamper their own girlfriend:
A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands - ** - 8/21/2017 - 360 Pages

7. Book Lover's Day: August 9th is the day to celebrate being a bibliophile. You can count any book you read this month for this part of the challenge.
Online Searching: A Guide to Finding Quality Information Efficiently and Effectively by Karen Markey - ***** - 8/5/2017 - 324 Pages

8. Dog Love: August 26th is National Dog Day. Let's celebrate dogs by reading a book that has a prominent dog character or in which a lead character has a dog:
Blood Magick by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/18/2017 -

9. Southpaw: August 13th is Left Hander's Day. To celebrate, read a book that represents left-handed people in some way.
Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans - **** - 8/7/2017 - 283 Pages - Left-Handed Wife is another term for mistress, and Vee was someone's mistress

10. What About August?: This part of the challenge looks at the month specifically. Read a book that represents an aspect of this month.
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - **** - 8/2/2017 - 288 Pages - August is Audio Appreciation Month and I listened to this on Audio

11. Kiss and Make Up: August 25th is Kiss and Make Up Day. Read a book where the main characters have a fight and make up in a memorable fashion. Let us know what they do.
Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee Jones - *** - 8/4/2017 - 336 Pages - They do the nasty!

12.Grab Bag: Pick one of these holidays to read a book for--Women's Equality Day, Frankenstein Day, Global Forgiveness Day, Son and Daughter Day, National Thriftshop Day:
You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero - ***** - 8/16/2017 - 288 Pages - Talks about forgiveness in the book

Finished with 10!

Way to go, Suzanne. I will work on the challenge for September and try to get it posted tomorrow after work.

September group challenge is up:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...