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DHASG May Challenge

Introduction: The fifth month of the year has arrived. It's May. May you have a wonderful May, including beautiful spring weather, good times, and great reading!

Rules:


1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between May 1st and May 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. Bountiful Bouquets: Read 9-12 books.
2. Fragrance of Spring: Read 5-8 books.
3. Blooming Blossoms: Read 3-4 books.

Category:

1. May Day: May Day is an ancient holiday to celebrate spring and the coming of summer. Read a book that features some sort of celebration.
2.Brothers and Sisters Day: Don't forget to cherish your siblings on May 2nd. Honor this day by reading a book about the special relationship between siblings, i.e., a story centered around siblings or that features siblings heavily in the story.
3.Kiss a Baby Today!:May 2nd is also Baby Day. Read a book where a baby or infant is a huge part of the narrative.
4.My Heart Flutters: Bird Day is May 4th. This is the day for lovers of birds and to celebrate our avian species. For this day, read a book that evokes a bird species in some way: a character or author has a bird name, a bird is featured on the cover, flight is an aspect of the story, wings are present, etc.
5.Cinco de Mayo: On the 5th of May, the Mexican forces defeated the French and ended their colonial rule. It's celebrated in Mexico and the United States as a day to appreciate Mexico and Mexican heritage. Use this opportunity to appreciate Mexico, its culture and heritage with a book you read this month.
6.Space Day: The first Friday in May is a day to appreciate space, the physical universe defined beyond the earth's atmosphere, according to Google. Read a book that takes place in Space or has subject matter pertaining to Space.
7.Free Comic Book Day: The first Saturday in May is a day where you can go to most comic book stores and get a free book. If you can get a free one, read it for this challenge. If not, read a comic book or graphic novel anyway. Another choice is to read a book based on a comic book, or one that has a storyline that brings to mind a comic book.
8.Have a Drink on Us: For Beverage Day on May 6th, we take the opportunity to kick back and enjoy a beverage of your choice (it can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Read a book to represent this day. You could read a book with the name of a beverage or has a cover where someone is drinking or has a drink on the cover. Yes, that includes water, milk and juice.
9.No Diet Today/Eat What You Want Today: May 6th is International No Diet Day, an opportunity to appreciate the body you're born in and to acknowledge that we all come in different shapes and sizes. Read a book with a character who struggles with weight issues and learns to appreciate themselves as they are. Alternatively, May 11th is Eat What You Want Day. You can read a book that is about the food and the delicious offerings available to sample.
10.Teachers Are My Heroes!: The Tuesday the first full week of May is the day to honor teachers. It can be a thankless job, but let's celebrate these unsung heroes. Read a book that features a person who is a teacher, professor, governess, or tutor in some discipline.
11.You're Entering the Twilight Zone: May 11th is Twilight Zone Day. This is a day to appreciate the weird, mysterious, surreal, or even scary, in honor of the classic tv show. Read a story that fits any of the above classifications or could be an episode of the Twilight Zone in its own right.
12.Mother Love: We can't do a May challenge without featuring this tried and true holiday to celebrate Mothers, birth or otherwise. Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. Let's honor mothers by reading a book that appreciate/celebrates/features/spotlights mothers or mother figures in some way.

Information about May holidays taken from Holiday Insights Page. http://holidayinsights.com/moreholida...









Challenge Participants

I'm sorry this is late. Life is insane right now. Of course you can backdate your reads to the 1st of May!

I'm in!

Fragrance of Spring: Read 5-8 books

1. May Day: May Day is an ancient holiday to celebrate spring and the coming of summer. Read a book that features some sort of celebration.

✔2.Brothers and Sisters Day: Don't forget to cherish your siblings on May 2nd. Honor this day by reading a book about the special relationship between siblings, i.e., a story centered around siblings or that features siblings heavily in the story.
by Alisha Rai read May 5 & features brothers & sisters galore

3.Kiss a Baby Today!:May 2nd is also Baby Day. Read a book where a baby or infant is a huge part of the narrative.

✔4.My Heart Flutters: Bird Day is May 4th. This is the day for lovers of birds and to celebrate our avian species. For this day, read a book that evokes a bird species in some way: a character or author has a bird name, a bird is featured on the cover, flight is an aspect of the story, wings are present, etc.
by Grace Draven read May 13 & features birds on the cover

5.Cinco de Mayo: On the 5th of May, the Mexican forces defeated the French and ended their colonial rule. It's celebrated in Mexico and the United States as a day to appreciate Mexico and Mexican heritage. Use this opportunity to appreciate Mexico, its culture and heritage with a book you read this month.

✔6.Space Day: The first Friday in May is a day to appreciate space, the physical universe defined beyond the earth's atmosphere, according to Google. Read a book that takes place in Space or has subject matter pertaining to Space.
by Jess Anastasi read May 28th and it takes place in space

✔7.Free Comic Book Day: The first Saturday in May is a day where you can go to most comic book stores and get a free book. If you can get a free one, read it for this challenge. If not, read a comic book or graphic novel anyway. Another choice is to read a book based on a comic book, or one that has a storyline that brings to mind a comic book.
by Brian Michael Bendis read May 18th and impressed the heck out of my 17 year old when he "caught" me reading a comic :D

8.Have a Drink on Us: For Beverage Day on May 6th, we take the opportunity to kick back and enjoy a beverage of your choice (it can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Read a book to represent this day. You could read a book with the name of a beverage or has a cover where someone is drinking or has a drink on the cover. Yes, that includes water, milk and juice.

9.No Diet Today/Eat What You Want Today: May 6th is International No Diet Day, an opportunity to appreciate the body you're born in and to acknowledge that we all come in different shapes and sizes. Read a book with a character who struggles with weight issues and learns to appreciate themselves as they are. Alternatively, May 11th is Eat What You Want Day. You can read a book that is about the food and the delicious offerings available to sample.

✔ 10.Teachers Are My Heroes!: The Tuesday the first full week of May is the day to honor teachers. It can be a thankless job, but let's celebrate these unsung heroes. Read a book that features a person who is a teacher, professor, governess, or tutor in some discipline.
by Ann Aguirre read May 2 & heroine is a teacher

✔11.You're Entering the Twilight Zone: May 11th is Twilight Zone Day. This is a day to appreciate the weird, mysterious, surreal, or even scary, in honor of the classic tv show. Read a story that fits any of the above classifications or could be an episode of the Twilight Zone in its own right.
by Christine Feehan read May 5 & the Ghostwalkers (elite & experimental soldiers and mercenaries) are kinda weird ;-)

✔12.Mother Love: We can't do a May challenge without featuring this tried and true holiday to celebrate Mothers, birth or otherwise. Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. Let's honor mothers by reading a book that appreciate/celebrates/features/spotlights mothers or mother figures in some way.
by Julie Anne Long read May 31 and the main character is a single mom

Count me in!
Blooming Blossoms: read 3-4

I'm in :)
Fragrance of spring...

1. May Day: May Day is an ancient holiday to celebrate spring and the coming of summer. Read a book that features some sort of celebration. From This Day Forward by Lauren Layne : H/h are wedding photographers, they have to work together during a celebration
2.Brothers and Sisters Day: Don't forget to cherish your siblings on May 2nd. Honor this day by reading a book about the special relationship between siblings, i.e., a story centered around siblings or that features siblings heavily in the story.Survive the Night by Katie Ruggle
3.Kiss a Baby Today!:May 2nd is also Baby Day. Read a book where a baby or infant is a huge part of the narrative.The Baby Maker by Lili Valente
4.My Heart Flutters: Bird Day is May 4th. This is the day for lovers of birds and to celebrate our avian species. For this day, read a book that evokes a bird species in some way: a character or author has a bird name, a bird is featured on the cover, flight is an aspect of the story, wings are present, etc. Genghis: Birth of an Empire the hero catches two baby eagles.
5.Cinco de Mayo: On the 5th of May, the Mexican forces defeated the French and ended their colonial rule. It's celebrated in Mexico and the United States as a day to appreciate Mexico and Mexican heritage. Use this opportunity to appreciate Mexico, its culture and heritage with a book you read this month.
6.Space Day: The first Friday in May is a day to appreciate space, the physical universe defined beyond the earth's atmosphere, according to Google. Read a book that takes place in Space or has subject matter pertaining to Space.
7.Free Comic Book Day: The first Saturday in May is a day where you can go to most comic book stores and get a free book. If you can get a free one, read it for this challenge. If not, read a comic book or graphic novel anyway. Another choice is to read a book based on a comic book, or one that has a storyline that brings to mind a comic book. Venom (2018-) #1
8.Have a Drink on Us: For Beverage Day on May 6th, we take the opportunity to kick back and enjoy a beverage of your choice (it can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Read a book to represent this day. You could read a book with the name of a beverage or has a cover where someone is drinking or has a drink on the cover. Yes, that includes water, milk and juice.
9.No Diet Today/Eat What You Want Today: May 6th is International No Diet Day, an opportunity to appreciate the body you're born in and to acknowledge that we all come in different shapes and sizes. Read a book with a character who struggles with weight issues and learns to appreciate themselves as they are. Alternatively, May 11th is Eat What You Want Day. You can read a book that is about the food and the delicious offerings available to sample.
10.Teachers Are My Heroes!: The Tuesday the first full week of May is the day to honor teachers. It can be a thankless job, but let's celebrate these unsung heroes. Read a book that features a person who is a teacher, professor, governess, or tutor in some discipline.Someone to Hold by Mary Balogh.
11.You're Entering the Twilight Zone: May 11th is Twilight Zone Day. This is a day to appreciate the weird, mysterious, surreal, or even scary, in honor of the classic tv show. Read a story that fits any of the above classifications or could be an episode of the Twilight Zone in its own right. The Dark Calling by Kresley Cole.
12.Mother Love: We can't do a May challenge without featuring this tried and true holiday to celebrate Mothers, birth or otherwise. Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. Let's honor mothers by reading a book that appreciate/celebrates/features/spotlights mothers or mother figures in some way.

Levels:

1. Bountiful Bouquets: Read 9-12 books.
2. Fragrance of Spring: Read 5-8 books.
3. Blooming Blossoms: Read 3-4 books.

Category:

1. May Day: May Day is an ancient holiday to celebrate spring and the coming of summer. Read a book that features some sort of celebration. Kissing Micky by Ellen Devlin 5.7
2.Brothers and Sisters Day: Don't forget to cherish your siblings on May 2nd. Honor this day by reading a book about the special relationship between siblings, i.e., a story centered around siblings or that features siblings heavily in the story. A Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan 5.3
3.Kiss a Baby Today!:May 2nd is also Baby Day. Read a book where a baby or infant is a huge part of the narrative. Innocnet in the Ivory Tower by Lucy Ellis 5.9
4.My Heart Flutters: Bird Day is May 4th. This is the day for lovers of birds and to celebrate our avian species. For this day, read a book that evokes a bird species in some way: a character or author has a bird name, a bird is featured on the cover, flight is an aspect of the story, wings are present, etc. Hooked On you by Kate Meader 5.9
5.Cinco de Mayo: On the 5th of May, the Mexican forces defeated the French and ended their colonial rule. It's celebrated in Mexico and the United States as a day to appreciate Mexico and Mexican heritage. Use this opportunity to appreciate Mexico, its culture and heritage with a book you read this month.
6.Space Day: The first Friday in May is a day to appreciate space, the physical universe defined beyond the earth's atmosphere, according to Google. Read a book that takes place in Space or has subject matter pertaining to Space.  Abducted by Evangeline Anderson 5.18
7.Free Comic Book Day: The first Saturday in May is a day where you can go to most comic book stores and get a free book. If you can get a free one, read it for this challenge. If not, read a comic book or graphic novel anyway. Another choice is to read a book based on a comic book, or one that has a storyline that brings to mind a comic book. Love Beyond Opposites by Molly E Lee 5.9
8.Have a Drink on Us: For Beverage Day on May 6th, we take the opportunity to kick back and enjoy a beverage of your choice (it can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Read a book to represent this day. You could read a book with the name of a beverage or has a cover where someone is drinking or has a drink on the cover. Yes, that includes water, milk and juice.
9.No Diet Today/Eat What You Want Today: May 6th is International No Diet Day, an opportunity to appreciate the body you're born in and to acknowledge that we all come in different shapes and sizes. Read a book with a character who struggles with weight issues and learns to appreciate themselves as they are. Alternatively, May 11th is Eat What You Want Day. You can read a book that is about the food and the delicious offerings available to sample. Billionaire Neighbor by Lulul Pratt 5.8
10.Teachers Are My Heroes!: The Tuesday the first full week of May is the day to honor teachers. It can be a thankless job, but let's celebrate these unsung heroes. Read a book that features a person who is a teacher, professor, governess, or tutor in some discipline. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone 5.18
11.You're Entering the Twilight Zone: May 11th is Twilight Zone Day. This is a day to appreciate the weird, mysterious, surreal, or even scary, in honor of the classic tv show. Read a story that fits any of the above classifications or could be an episode of the Twilight Zone in its own right. The Coven by Chrissy Lessey 5.9
12.Mother Love: We can't do a May challenge without featuring this tried and true holiday to celebrate Mothers, birth or otherwise. Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. Let's honor mothers by reading a book that appreciate/celebrates/features/spotlights mothers or mother figures in some way. Cruise by Drew Elyse 5.2

Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group
DHASG May 2018 Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2018 - 5/31/2018

Progress: 7 out of 12

Rules:
1. Any DHASG member can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between May 1st and May 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. Bountiful Bouquets: Read 9-12 books.
2. Fragrance of Spring: Read 5-8 books.
3. Blooming Blossoms: Read 3-4 books.

Category:

1. May Day: May Day is an ancient holiday to celebrate spring and the coming of summer. Read a book that features some sort of celebration:
My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by P.N. Elrod - ***** - 5/3/2018 - 310 Pages

2. Brothers and Sisters Day: Don't forget to cherish your siblings on May 2nd. Honor this day by reading a book about the special relationship between siblings, i.e., a story centered around siblings or that features siblings heavily in the story.
On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 5/4/2018 - 309 Pages

3.Kiss a Baby Today!:May 2nd is also Baby Day. Read a book where a baby or infant is a huge part of the narrative.

4. My Heart Flutters: Bird Day is May 4th. This is the day for lovers of birds and to celebrate our avian species. For this day, read a book that evokes a bird species in some way: a character or author has a bird name, a bird is featured on the cover, flight is an aspect of the story, wings are present, etc.:
Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter - ***** - 5/17/2018 - 353 Pages

5.Cinco de Mayo: On the 5th of May, the Mexican forces defeated the French and ended their colonial rule. It's celebrated in Mexico and the United States as a day to appreciate Mexico and Mexican heritage. Use this opportunity to appreciate Mexico, its culture and heritage with a book you read this month.

6.Space Day: The first Friday in May is a day to appreciate space, the physical universe defined beyond the earth's atmosphere, according to Google. Read a book that takes place in Space or has subject matter pertaining to Space.

7. Free Comic Book Day: The first Saturday in May is a day where you can go to most comic book stores and get a free book. If you can get a free one, read it for this challenge. If not, read a comic book or graphic novel anyway. Another choice is to read a book based on a comic book, or one that has a storyline that brings to mind a comic book.
The Emerald City of OzEric Shanower - **** - 5/1/2018 - 120 Pages

8.Have a Drink on Us: For Beverage Day on May 6th, we take the opportunity to kick back and enjoy a beverage of your choice (it can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Read a book to represent this day. You could read a book with the name of a beverage or has a cover where someone is drinking or has a drink on the cover. Yes, that includes water, milk and juice.

9. No Diet Today/Eat What You Want Today: May 6th is International No Diet Day, an opportunity to appreciate the body you're born in and to acknowledge that we all come in different shapes and sizes. Read a book with a character who struggles with weight issues and learns to appreciate themselves as they are. Alternatively, May 11th is Eat What You Want Day. You can read a book that is about the food and the delicious offerings available to sample.
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong - ***** - 5/8/2018 - 436 Pages - Learns to appreciate themselves as they are

10. Teachers Are My Heroes!: The Tuesday the first full week of May is the day to honor teachers. It can be a thankless job, but let's celebrate these unsung heroes. Read a book that features a person who is a teacher, professor, governess, or tutor in some discipline.
The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini - **** - 5/14/2018 - 271 Pages

11. You're Entering the Twilight Zone: May 11th is Twilight Zone Day. This is a day to appreciate the weird, mysterious, surreal, or even scary, in honor of the classic tv show. Read a story that fits any of the above classifications or could be an episode of the Twilight Zone in its own right:
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 5/9/2018 - 308 Pages - Weird and mysterious

12.Mother Love: We can't do a May challenge without featuring this tried and true holiday to celebrate Mothers, birth or otherwise. Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. Let's honor mothers by reading a book that appreciate/celebrates/features/spotlights mothers or mother figures in some way.

I wish I could join the challenges but I do most of my reading through audiobooks, so I'm slower. Maybe I'll go to the audio romance board and see what kind of challenges they have.

DHASG May Challenge
Blooming Blossoms: 4/3-4 books.

1. May Day: May Day is an ancient holiday to celebrate spring and the coming of summer. Read a book that features some sort of celebration.
2.Brothers and Sisters Day: Caraval 5/6
3.Kiss a Baby Today!:May 2nd is also Baby Day. Read a book where a baby or infant is a huge part of the narrative.
4.My Heart Flutters: Bird Day is May 4th. SKIP
5.Cinco de Mayo: SKIP
6.Space Day: One Fell Sweep 5/4
7.Free Comic Book Day: SKIP
8.Have a Drink on Us: Sweet Tea and Sympathy 5/30
9.No Diet Today/Eat What You Want Today: SKIP
10.Teachers Are My Heroes!: The Tuesday the first full week of May is the day to honor teachers. It can be a thankless job, but let's celebrate these unsung heroes. Read a book that features a person who is a teacher, professor, governess, or tutor in some discipline.
11.You're Entering the Twilight Zone: Fahrenheit 451 5/16
12.Mother Love: We can't do a May challenge without featuring this tried and true holiday to celebrate Mothers, birth or otherwise.

So I was working on the June challenge, and I realized all the graphics I made are for July! As a result, I won't have the challenge ready until tomorrow. I apologize fervently!

I had finished the challenge late last night, but I had a technical issue with my computer. So I am sorry it's the 3rd and I'm just not posting it.

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Congratulations and thanks to all who participated!