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August 2014 TCF'S Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 01/14 - August 31/14
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15/15 ~~ finished Aug 15thWords Associated With August:
H~ Hostile Ground by L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov ~~ Read 08/06/14 ~ 4★
E~ Every Time A Bell Rings by Vic Winter ~~ Read 08/02/14 ~ 3★
A~ All Kinds of Tied Down by Mary Calmes ~~ Read 08/02/14 ~ 5★
T~ Taboo For You by Anyta Sunday ~~ Read 08/12/14 ~ 4★
Birthdays in August:
S~ Seeing is Believing by Abigail Roux ~~ Read 08/04/14 ~ 3★
H~ High Concept by Whitley Gray ~~ Read 08/15/14 ~ 3.5★
A~ A Home For Christmas by Diane Adams ~~ Read 08/02/14 ~ 3★
N~ Beauty And The Bookworm by Nick Pageant ~~ Read 08/04/14 ~ 3.5★
I~ In Pieces by Alexa Land ~~ Read 08/09/14 ~ 4★
A~ Amethyst in the Key of D by Rob Knight ~~ Read 08/10/14 ~ 3★
Bonus:
Frankenstein Day: Sevener by Thea Hayworth ~~ Read 08/05/14 ~ 3★
Book Lovers Day: Unearthing Cole by A.M. Arthur ~~ Read 08/05/14 ~ 3.5★
Friendship Day: Pink Lace and Stolen Hearts by J.C. Wallace ~~ Read 08/04/14 ~ 3★
Sisters Day: Bareback by Chris Owen ~~ Read 08/08/14 ~ 5★
Work Like a Dog Day: Let it Ride by L.C. Chase ~~ Read 08/11/14 ~ 3.5★
August 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge8/1/14 ~ 8/31/14
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August 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge8/1/14 ~ 8/31/14
National Thrift shop Day:All of your books must be free, borrowed, or cheap
Bonus
Frankenstein Day: Read any book that has a "monster" in it
Book Lovers Day: Our kinda day! Any book will do!
Friendship Day: Read a book that one of your friends liked
Sisters Day: Read any book that the MC has a sister
Work Like a Dog Day: Read any book that the MC works hard
August 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge8/1/14-8/31/14
3/4
Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkin 8/27/14**
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer 8/11/2014*****
Ann Brashares The sisterhood of the traveling pants 8/17/2014****
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I'm going to use the bonus for my last letter!
Book lovers day: Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane
August 2014 TCF Monthly ChallengeBegins: 01Aug14 / Ends: 31Aug14
9/4 completed
Heat
H - HENKES, Kevin wrote Olive's Ocean ✔ – 08Aug14
E - Endangered Species ✔ - 11Aug14
A - AIRGOOD, Ellen wrote South of Superior ✔ – 17Aug14
T - – A Town Like Alice ✔ – 05Aug14
BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Frankenstein Day: Read any book that has a "monster" in it - HITLER in In the Garden of Beasts: ✔ – 05Aug14
Book Lovers Day: Our kinda day! Any book will do! A Time to Dance ✔ – 14Aug14
Friendship Day: Read a book that one of your friends liked -
DAVID liked The Unbearable Lightness of Being ✔ – 13Aug14
Sisters Day: Read any book that the MC has a sister - Outlander ✔ – 02Aug14
Work Like a Dog Day: Read any book that the MC works hard - The Last Suppers ✔ – 07Aug14
TCF'S Monthly Challenge: August Duration: August 1 - 31
Number of Books: 20
National Thrift shop Day:All of your books must be free, borrowed, or cheap
14/20 READ
Peach
√ P - Punch-Drunk Love - 8/7 - 3 stars
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√A - Allen, S. - Hazards of Stagnation - 8/20 - 4 stars
√C - Cruel to be Kind - 8/19 - 2 stars
√ H - Hollis Shiloh - Memories and Marco - 8/6 - 4 stars
Barbara Eden
B - Blue, T.C. - On Edge - 8/6 - 4 stars
A - Achievement: Tentacle Lust - 8/16
R - Dance of Memory - 8/17 2 stars
B -Being Sawyer Knight (Souls of the Knight, #1) - 8/11 - 4 stars
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R - A Rookie Move 8/30
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D - D.J. Manly - Melting Ice 5 - 8/5 - 2 stars
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N - Nexus 8/25
BONUS !!
√Book Lovers Day: Our kinda day! Any book will do!:Open Endings--8/1
√Friendship Day: Read a book that one of your friends liked:Road of No Return-- 8/2
√Sisters Day: Read any book that the MC has a sister: Broken Neon - 8/10
Work Like a Dog Day: Read any book that the MC works hard
Mod
Time Frame: 01 August 2014 - 31 August 2014
Level: Easy
Completed: 0/9
B: Blood Faerie by India Drummond
E: Enigma by Lindsay Buroker
A: As Lie the Dead by Kelly Meding
C: A Choice of Destinies by Melissa Scott
H: The Heart of the Lion by Jean Plaidy
O: Oath of Swords by David Weber
B: Born by Tara Brown
O: Outview by Brandt Legg
N: The Night Itself by Zoë Marriott
Hard with Romance Awareness MonthWords Associated With August:
O Origin Jennifer L. Armentrout 08/04
B Because of Kian Sibylla Matilde 08/03
O Opposition Jennifer L. Armentrout 08/05
N Rock Addiction Nalini Singh 08/08
Birthdays in August:
M The Highlander's Bride Trouble Mary Wine 08/16
A Always Conall Sibylla Matilde 08/13
G Burning Dawn Gena Showalter 08/15
G Heart of the Dragon Gena Showalter
I I Adored a Lord Katharine Ashe 08/02
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Bonus
Frankenstein Day: Dark Skye Kresley Cole 08/07
Book Lovers Day: When the Duke Was Wicked Lorraine Heath 08/12
Friendship Day: Never Been Kissed Mari Carr 08/19
Sisters Day: Midnight Fire Melody Anne 08/20
Work Like a Dog Day: When Strangers Marry Lisa Kleypas 08/09
I'm in.READ: 11/11
✔S: Show and Tell - Jasmine Haynes 8/17
✔C: Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/29
✔H: Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11
✔O: Can't Buy Me Love - Molly O'Keefe 8/21
✔O: Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24
✔L: Frostfire - Lynn Viehl 8/30
✔Frankenstein Day: Read a book with a monster in it.
Darkest Highlander - Donna Grant 8/20
✔Book Lovers Day: Our kind of day. Read any book.
Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23
✔Friendship Day: Read a book that one of your friends liked
The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7
✔Sisters Day: Read any book that the MC has a sister
Tall, Dark & Lonely - R.L. Mathewson 8/13
✔Work Like a Dog Day: main character works like a dog
The Serpent on the Crown - Elizabeth Peters 8/22
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August 2014 TCF'S Monthly ChallengeDuration: 8/1/14 - 8/31/14
B The Cat Who Robbed a Bank by Lilian Jackson Braun - 8/4/14
E The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace - 8/20/14
A Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie - 8/19/14
C Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels - 8/8/14
H A Puzzle in a Pear Tree by Parnell Hall - 8/28/14
TCF Monthly Challenge August 2014Duration: 01.08.14-31.08.14
Books Read: 3/3
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(Elliot)
TCF August challenge8/1 - 8/31
done: 15/15
August Heat:
A: Anyone But You 8/14 ****
U: Under Wraps 8/1 ****
G: A Tale Of Two Dragons by:G.A. Aiken 8/10 ****
U: Surviving Passion by:Maia Underwood 8/24 ***
S: Saxon 8/15 ****
T: Tiger 8/8 ****
H: Midnight Rainbow by:Linda Howard 8/20 ****
E: Kodiak's Claim by:Eve Langlais 8/8 ****
A: The Winter Bride by:Anne Gracie 8/18 ****
T: Teased 8/10 ****
Frankenstein Day: Blood Rites 8/27 ****
Book Lovers Day: Dead Sexy Dragon 8/17 ***
Friendship Day: Some Girls Bite 8/13 ***
Sisters Day: Rock Chick Rescue 8/23 ****
Work Like a Dog Day: Never Deal with Dragons 8/11 ***
To Read:
Finished:
I'm in. I am going for all the Bonus ones.4/5 Completed
Book Lover's Day:
Friendship Day:
Sister's Day:
Work Like a Dog:
August 20145/5
B Before I Die 8-14-14
E Escape Under the Forever Sky 8-5-14
A Adele Griffin, Loud Awake and Lost 8-8-14
C Coal Miners Bride 8-2-14
H Hoover, Colleen Slammed 8-27-14
Timeframe: August 2014Level: Easy
Completed: 0/6
S Sweet Revenge by Rebecca Zanetti
C Can't Help Falling in Love by Bella Andre
H Hot as Sin by Bella Andre
O Origin by Jennifer Armentrout
O Of Triton by Anna Banks
L Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
The last thing I need is another challenge, but ... why not? Sam Elliot has always been one of my favorite actors -- his voice sends shivers down my spine! -- so I'll spell out his name :)TCF AUGUST, 8/1 - 8/31
LEVEL = HARD: NATIONAL THRIFT SHOP DAY: All books must be free, borrowed, or cheap
9/9 BOOKS READ
S – author Dorothy St. James – Flowerbed of State (White House Gardener #1), finished 8/6 ★★★.5
A – author Dani Amore – Death By Sarcasm (Mary Cooper #1), finished 8/1 ★★★
M – author Debbie Macomber – Love Letters (Rose Harbor #3), finished 8/23 ★★★★
E – author Elizabeth Lowell – Night Diver, finished 8/18 ★★★
L – author Lorna Barrett – Book Clubbed (Booktown #8), finished 8/2 ★★★★
L – author Lewis Buzbee – The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, finished 8/4 ★★★
I – Ink, Red, Dead (Kiki Lowenstein #3), by Joanna Campbell-Slan, finished 8/12 ★★★.5
O – Once More From the Top (Women of Willow Bay #1), by Nan Reinhardt, finished 8/3 ★★★
T – Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner #1), by Denise Grover Swank, finished 8/6 ★★★.5
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/23 *****
August 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge8/1/14 ~ 8/31/14
Level: easy
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I chose to do just the bonus books.Frankenstein Day: The Graveyard Book
Book Lovers Day: The Thorn Birds
Friendship Day: Palace of Stone
Sisters Day: My Sister's Keeper
Work Like a Dog Day: The Bean Trees
Completed: 0/5
Words Associated With August: S Catching Fire Suzanne Collins
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Birthdays in August:
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Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
National Thrift shop Day: All of your books must be free, borrowed, or cheap
August 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge8/1/14 ~ 8/31/14
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
National Thrift shop Day: All of your books must be free, borrowed, or cheap
Words Associated With August:
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T The Selection by Kiera Cass
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R Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
G Graceling by Kristin Cashore
I Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
S Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card
Birthdays in August:
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E Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
N No Place Like Oz by Danielle Paige
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F Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
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L Looking for Alaska by John Green
A A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
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R Revenge by Stephen Fry
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N Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
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Bonus
Frankenstein Day: Read any book that has a "monster" in it
Book Lovers Day: Our kinda day! Any book will do!
Friendship Day: Read a book that one of your friends liked
Sisters Day: Read any book that the MC has a sister
Work Like a Dog Day: Read any book that the MC works hard
August 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge8/1/14 ~ 8/31/14
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The Challenge FactoryAugust 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 8/1/2014 - 8/31/2014
Progress: 6 out of 6
This month I will be going to Gen-Con
G: Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin - *** - 8/19/2014
E: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe - **** - 8/10/2014
N: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages
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C: Cecelia Ahern; The Book of Tomorrow - *** - 8/12/2014
O: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks - *** - 8/27/2014 - 324 Pages
N: Nina Sankovitch; Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading - *** - 8/25/2014 - 241 Pages
August ChallengeDuration: August 1st- August 31st
O- Olympian, The Last: Rick Riordan
B- Bruce Cameron: The Dogs of Christmas
A- Ally Carter: United We Spy
M- Mary Hogan: The Serious Kiss
A- Ann Agguire: Horde
August 2014 TCF's Monthly Challenge
August 1, 2014 - August 31. 2014
S The List by Siobhan Vivian
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M World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
August 2014 TCF's Monthly Challenge August 1, 2014 - August 31, 2014
READ: 8/4
✔H Harrison Thea Kinked 24.08.2014 ♥♥♥♥
✔E Sanctuary Island 16.08.2014 ♥♥♥
✔A Andrea Camelleri The Snack Thief 21.08.2014 ♥♥♥♥
✔T Thea Harrison Lord's Fall 23.08.2014 ♥♥♥
✔Frankenstein Day: Read any book that has a "monster" in it Clean Sweep 13.08.2014 ♥♥♥♥
✔Book Lovers Day: Our kinda day! Any book will do! Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered 15.08.2014 ♥♥♥
✔Sisters Day: Read any book that the MC has a sister Tempting Danger 25.08.2014 ♥♥♥♥
✔Work Like a Dog Day: Read any book that the MC works hard Mortal Danger 25.08.2014 ♥♥♥♥♥
Challenge Complete 25/08
Finished my challenge....happy reading!Words Associated With August:
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UPDATE Message # 7 - CHALLENGE COMPLETED - 17Aug14August 2014 TCF Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01Aug14 / Ends: 31Aug14
9/4 completed
Heat
H - HENKES, Kevin wrote Olive's Ocean ✔ – 08Aug14
E - Endangered Species ✔ - 11Aug14
A - AIRGOOD, Ellen wrote South of Superior ✔ – 17Aug14
T - – A Town Like Alice ✔ – 05Aug14
BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Frankenstein Day: Read any book that has a "monster" in it - HITLER in In the Garden of Beasts: ✔ – 05Aug14
Book Lovers Day: Our kinda day! Any book will do! A Time to Dance ✔ – 14Aug14
Friendship Day: Read a book that one of your friends liked -
DAVID liked The Unbearable Lightness of Being ✔ – 13Aug14
Sisters Day: Read any book that the MC has a sister - Outlander ✔ – 02Aug14
Work Like a Dog Day: Read any book that the MC works hard - The Last Suppers ✔ – 07Aug14
Finished:
Sam Elliot has always been one of my favorite actors -- his voice sends shivers down my spine! -- so I'll spell out his name :)
TCF AUGUST, 8/1 - 8/31
LEVEL = HARD: NATIONAL THRIFT SHOP DAY: All books must be free, borrowed, or cheap
9/9 BOOKS READ
S – author Dorothy St. James – Flowerbed of State (White House Gardener #1), finished 8/6 ★★★.5
A – author Dani Amore – Death By Sarcasm (Mary Cooper #1), finished 8/1 ★★★
M – author Debbie Macomber – Love Letters (Rose Harbor #3), finished 8/23 ★★★★
E – author Elizabeth Lowell – Night Diver, finished 8/18 ★★★
L – author Lorna Barrett – Book Clubbed (Booktown #8), finished 8/2 ★★★★
L – author Lewis Buzbee – The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, finished 8/4 ★★★
I – Ink, Red, Dead (Kiki Lowenstein #3), by Joanna Campbell-Slan, finished 8/12 ★★★.5
O – Once More From the Top (Women of Willow Bay #1), by Nan Reinhardt, finished 8/3 ★★★
T – Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (Rose Gardner #1), by Denise Grover Swank, finished 8/6 ★★★.5
***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 8/23 *****
August TCF Challenge
Duration: 8/1/14 - 8/31/14
Level: Hard - Romance Awareness Month
L: Lead by Kylie Scott - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/24/14
E: Consumed by Emily Snow - ♥♥♥ - 8/30/14
O: Love Bites by Ophelia London - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/24/14
S: Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/25/
C: Crash Into You by Katie McGarry - ♥♥♥♥ - 8/9/14
H: Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/8/14
O: Only This by Hadley Quinn - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 8/6/14
O: Wild Child by Molly O’Keefe - ♥♥♥ - 8/16/14
L: Light in Mourning by Adrianne Leigh - ♥♥♥ - 8/26/14
Finished!!August 2014
5/5
B Before I Die 8-14-14
E Escape Under the Forever Sky 8-5-14
A Adele Griffin, Loud Awake and Lost 8-8-14
C Coal Miners Bride 8-2-14
H Hoover, Colleen Slammed 8-27-14
August 2014 TCF'S Monthly ChallengeDuration: 1st August - 31st August
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COMPLETED
Finished!August 2014 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 8/1/14 - 8/31/14
B The Cat Who Robbed a Bank by Lilian Jackson Braun - 8/4/14
E The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace - 8/20/14
A Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie - 8/19/14
C Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels - 8/8/14
H A Puzzle in a Pear Tree by Parnell Hall - 8/28/14
August ChallengeDuration: 01/08/14 - 31/08/14
Progress 05/05
Level Hard: Romance Awareness Month: All of your books must be from the romance genre
Spell out word using Title, Author or Series.
B ✔ B785 / Eve Langlais (Aug 4)
E ✔ Elaine Levine / Honor Unraveled (Aug 8)
A ✔ Aiken, G.A. / A Tale Of Two Dragons (Aug 8)
C ✔ Caught by Menace / Lolita Lopez (Aug 10)
H ✔ Wallflower / Heidi Belleau (Aug 11)
****Completed 11 August 2014****
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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:
•Heat •School •Leo •Peridot •Poppy
•Sturgis •Beach •Obon (festival) •Peach •Vesuvius
Birthdays in August:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Barack Obama •Maggie Lawson •Sam Elliot •Jennifer Lawrence •Ben Affleck
•Angela Bassett •Sean Penn •Barbara Eden •Jack Black •Shania Twain
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Romance Awareness Month: All of your books must be from the romance genre
National Thrift shop Day:All of your books must be free, borrowed, or cheap
National Smile Week:All of your books must feature someone smiling
National Watermelon Day: All of your book's covers must be green, pink/red, and or black
National Trail Mix Day: Your books must be a combination of 2 or more hard level themes
Frankenstein Day: Read any book that has a "monster" in it
Book Lovers Day: Our kinda day! Any book will do!
Friendship Day: Read a book that one of your friends liked
Sisters Day: Read any book that the MC has a sister
Work Like a Dog Day: Read any book that the MC works hard
Good Luck & Happy Reading!