Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

April:

RRRC- April 2020 challenge
(8/10)
1) The Score by: Elle Kennedy
2) The Bride Test by: Helen Hoang
3) Romancing Mister Bridgerton by: Julia Quinn
4) First Grave on the Right by: Darynda Jones
5) Don't Tell by: Karen Rose
6) Tall, Dark and Deadly by: Lorie O'Clare
7) The Lotus Keeper by: Leeann Mays
8) Freeing Asia by: E.M. Abel
9) Every Other Weekend by: Abigail Johnson
10) Dumplin' by: Julie Murphy (Buddy Read with Dramione)

YA Romance
BOTM- Every Other Weekend by: Abigail Johnson

May:

RRRC
-May 2020 reading challenge
-PIFM challenge

The Catch-Up BC
BOTM-The Silent Patient by: Alex Michaelides and Circe by: Madeline Miller

ATYA
BOTM-Imagine Me by: Tahereh Mafi

FOTW
-BOTM- The Sun Is Also a Star by: Nicola Yoon
-Reading Twins-?

YA Romance
Reread: Shatter Me by: Tahereh Mafi

D&TBC
Fake It Till You Break It by: Jenn P. Nguyen

Romantic Reading
The Selection by:Kiera Cass

Buddy Read
Matched by: Ally Condie Buddy read with Elena
Before I Fall by: Lauren Oliver Buddy read with Audrey

If I Have Time
She Was The Storm by: Cherie Avritt
Burning Up Flint by: Laurann Dohner

A~Awaken 2/4
B~Beyond the Highland Mist 2/18
C~Claiming His Mountain Bride 3/21
D~Don't Tell 4/17
E~Every Other Weekend
F~First Grave on the Right 4/1
G~Geekerella 2/22
H~His Captive Mountain Virgin
I~If I Was Your Girl 2/28
J~Jellicle Girl
K~Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
L~Last Night I Sang to the Monster 2/13
M~Matched 5/7
N~Never Too Hot 3/10
O~Of Fire and Stars
P~Protecting Piper
Q~Queens of Geek
R~Reverie 3/30
S~Sugar Daddy 2/17
T~The Siren 2/5
U~Unspoken
V~Voyage 3/2
W~What the Hail 2/20
X~The Hook-Up Experiment
Y~?
Z~?

Too Big Too Ignore Anymore
(7/26)
1)Revolution By:Jennifer Donnelly pg.472
2)Wonderstruck By:Brian Selznick pg.617
3)Don't Tell By:Karen Rose pg.501 4/17/20
4)Have You Seen Her? By:Karen Rose pg.502 11/05/21
5)We Are the Ants By:Shaun David Hutchinson pg.455
6)Heartless By:Marissa Meyer pg.453
7)Crosstalk By:Connie Willis pg.498
8)Hello, Darkness By:Sandra Brown pg.548
9)Before I Fall By:Lauren Oliver pg.470 5/12/20
10)Freeing Asia By:E.M. Abel pg.522 4/12/20
11)Queen of Air and Darkness By:Cassandra Clare pg.912
12)House of Earth and Blood By:Sarah J. Maas pg.816
13)The Wish Collector By:Mia Sheridan pg.504
14)The Obsession By:Nora Roberts pg.469 11/04/21
15)The Diviners By:Libba Bray pg.578
16)Every Other Weekend By:Abigail Johnson pg.512 4/21/20
17)Imagine Me By:Tahereh Mafi pg.464
18)Song of the Fireflies By:J.A. Redmerski pg.464
19)The Truth about Heartbreak By:B. Celeste pg.484
20)Chain of Gold By:Cassandra Clare Pg. 592
21)War and Peace By:Leo Tolstoy Pg. 1392
22)The Book Thief By:Markus Zusak Pg. 552
23)Emma By:Jane Austen Pg. 474
24)Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass By:Lewis Carroll Pg.474
25)Crave By:Tracy Wolff Pg.592
26)Unbirthday By:Liz Braswell Pg.512

RRRC
2020 May Monthly Challenge
Read 1/10

1. Happy May Birthday! - Read a book published in May
His Undercover Princess by: Avery Flynn

2. Flower of the Month - Lily of the Valley: The Lily of the Valley symbolizes Sweetness, Motherhood, and Humility. It is also sometimes called May bells or Mary's tears; and very poisonous.
Read a book that has some white on the cover.
We Are the Ants by: Shaun David Hutchinson

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Sarina Bowen: Read one book written by Sarina Bowen
Him by: Sarina Bowen

4.May is Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This is because May was the month when the first of the Japanese immigrated to the United States (May 7, 1843) and May was also the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad where Chinese immigrants were mostly the workers (May 10,1869).
Read a book where the MCs travel (bonus points if they travel by train, plane, or boat)
Maybe in Another Life by:Taylor Jenkins Reid

5. May 5th is Cinco de Mayo but it is also National Teacher's Day. Now more than ever, especially if you have been homeschooling your kids, we need to show appreciation to our teachers!
Read a book with the Mexican flag colors: red, white, or green, to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French empire!
Find Me by: Tahereh Mafi

6. May 6th is National Nurses Day. Again, now more than ever, we understand the important role that nurses play as first responders. Along with other hospital staff, we need to honor our nurses!
Read a book with a nurse MC or other first responders: doctors, police officers, firefighters, etc.
The Diviners by: Libba Bray

7. May 21st is National Waiters and Waitresses Day. All over the world, restaurants are fighting to stay open. We need to recognize the importance of good waiters/waitresses.
Read a book with a MC that is in the restaurant industry: owner, chef, waiter/waitress, etc.
Heartless by: Marissa Meyer

8. May 25th is National Wine Day. Many people right now are drinking wine, more than ever! So let's celebrate this alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes (or other fruits)!
Read a book that includes the letters W I N E in the author's name, book title, or series title.
The Rocker That Savors Me by: Terri Anne Browning

9.May 31st is National Macaroon Day. Macaroon OR Macaron? Potayto, potahto. No, just kidding. Macaroons and macarons are two different cookies. Macaroons are coconut based, while macarons are meringue based; BOTH ARE DELICIOUS!
Read a book where there is a circular object or something brown on the cover since the most popular flavor of macaroons in America is coconut.
Circe by: Madeline Miller

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Reveal Me by: Tahereh Mafi

PIFM May
I am just going to copy and paste my picks from my pickee on here and bold the ones I'm planning on reading this month there were a few I have previously read I'm just going to scratch them out.




Hi Meagan,

Please find your picks below. In case you need re-picks for any of the choices, i will be glad to do. Thanks for keeping read asap shelf :),helped me to pick the books easily.

I am from California, couldnt find where u r from, so i chose a book which in from Connecticut and New York setting.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Visit with Family! - I think missing family is probably the hardest part of this quarantine for many of us.
📚 Recommend a book where family, in whatever form it takes, plays a part in the story.

1.Circe by Madeline Miller Circe by Madeline Miller
2.Educated by Tara Westover. (Recommend this ) Educated by Tara Westover

😤 Get Away from My SO and/or Kids! - But as much as we miss some family, we may have been locked up with some that have been driving us crazy!
📚 Pick a stand alone book, because we don’t always need to be with our loved ones!

1.Before I go to sleep by Watson Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
2.Book Thief by Markus Zusak ( Amazing one ) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

🍝 Dine Out! - I can’t wait to eat food that I didn’t prepare myself, how about you?
📚 Select a book set in the food industry or with food on the cover.

1.Heartless by Marissa Meyer ( she is a Talented baker , this is the only one I could fine close to food :)) Heartless by Marissa Meyer

2. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison. Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) by Sarah Addison Allen


📽 See a Movie, in a Theater! - Has sitting in the dark with some popcorn, candy and a soda ever sounded so good before?!
📚 Recommend a book that reminds you of a movie/TV show, has been made into a movie/TV show or should be.

1. My Favorite half night stand by Christina Lauren My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
2. Little fires everywhere by Celestie Ng (It is a TV series now) Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

✈️ Travel and Go on a Vacation! - Have any spring or summer plans that have been canceled? Planning to make up for that?
📚 Pick a book set in a different locale than you or your pickee.

1. Before I Fall By Lauren Oliver ( Setting -Connecticut , I am from California.) Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 4/12/20
2. The Diviners by Libba Bray (Setting- New York City) The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) by Libba Bray

🏋️‍♀️ Go to the Gym! - It is a lot harder to motivate myself to workout without my regular class and routine. How are you doing?
📚 Recommend a sports romance, a book about an athlete or a book with someone who obviously works out in the cover.

P.S I HATE You by Winter Renshaw ( the guy on the cover looks like a big time gym -working type :)) P.S. I Hate You (P.S., #1) by Winter Renshaw
2. It had to be you by Susan Elizabeth Philips It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars, #1) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips


🖥 Get Back to Work! - Beyond the paycheck, though that is important, for many of us our work is a big part of our identity and routine. With this quarantine, we are removed from that and many have had to become homeschool teachers for their kids. Getting back to normal means getting back to work.
📚 Pick a book that has something to do with business - corporate, shop owners, whatever.

1.Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Cruise Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie
2. Hating game by Sally Thorne The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

🏰 Go to Disneyland! - Disneyland is my happy place - and I miss it! This may not be your happy place, but I think we all have one - and can’t wait to go back there for a visit!
📚 Recommend a humorous or happy book.

1.The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

2. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Nimona by Noelle Stevenson


Hope you like the picks. Happy reading !

June:

RRRC
-June 2020 reading challenge
-PIFM challenge

The Catch-Up BC
BOTM-Emma by: Jane Austen

ATYA
BOTM-

FOTW
-BOTM-
-Reading Twins-?

YA Romance
-BOTM-

D&TBC
-BOTM-


Romantic Reading
-BOTM

Buddy Read


If I Have Time
House of Earth and Blood by: Sarah J. Maas
Dreamscape by: Erin Hanson
P.S. I Hate You by: Winter Renshaw

Luck of the draw
Revolution by: Jennifer Donnelly
Magic or Madness by: Justine Larbalestier
The Wish Collector by: Mia Sheridan
Voices of the Soul by: Rene Folsom
A Hunger Like No Other by: Kresley Cole
Only Pleasure by: Lora Leigh
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by: Edgar Allan Poe

June:

RRRC
-June 2020 reading challenge
-PIFM challenge

The Catch-Up BC
BOTM-Emma by: Jane Austen

ATYA
BOTM-

FOTW
-BOTM-
-Reading Twins-?

YA Romance
-BOTM-

D&TBC
-BOTM-


Romantic Reading
-BOTM

Buddy Read


If I Have Time
House of Earth and Blood by: Sarah J. Maas
Dreamscape by: Erin Hanson
P.S. I Hate You by: Winter Renshaw

Luck of the draw
Revolution by: Jennifer Donnelly
Magic or Madness by: Justine Larbalestier
The Wish Collector by: Mia Sheridan
Voices of the Soul by: Rene Folsom
A Hunger Like No Other by: Kresley Cole
Only Pleasure by: Lora Leigh
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales by: Edgar Allan Poe

RRRC
September 2021

1) All Our Yesterdays
2) Awaken Me Darkly
3) The Failing Hours
4) Accidental Daddy
5) Flowers for Algernon
6) The Rich Boy
7) Five Flavors of Dumb
8) The Keeper of Lost Things
9) Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe
10) A Princess in Theory

RRR
November
(10/10)

1) Yellow cover
Goodnight Tweetheart 11/29/21

2) Author named Madeline
Circe 11/16/21

3) Contemporary Romance
A Match Made for Thanksgiving 11/25/21

4) Title starts with M
Murder in the Cathedral 11/07/21

5) MC is a "Saint"
Before I Go to Sleep 11/06/21

6) Book with children
Have You Seen Her? 11/05/21

7) Book with letters VET in the title
Five Feet Apart 11/02/21

8) TBR
Eliza and Her Monsters 11/23/21

9) Favorite Author
The Obsession

10) Readers Choice
Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe 11/15/21

A~All I Ask 8/22/21
B~Born at Midnight 5/20/21
C~Claimed 8/20/21
D~Defending Zara 8/29/21
E~Every Last Breath 8/15/21
F~Full Tilt 7/19/21
G~Goodnight Tweetheart 11/29/21
H~His Undercover Princess 5/30/21
I~If My Body Could Speak 7/28/21
J~Justice for Boone 5/13/21
K~Kiss of Midnight 8/17/21
L~Lucian Divine 8/12/21
M~Murder in the Cathedral 11/07/21
N~Numbers 5/29/21
The Obsession 11/04/21
P~Playing with Fire 6/7/21
Q~A Quick Bite<\s> 12\23\21
R~Reborn Yesterday
S~Sweet Temptation 8/21/21
T~The Silent Patient 10/19/21
U~Underneath the Sycamore Tree 7/28/21
V~A Match Made for Thanksgiving 11/25/21
W~Walk on the Wild Side 8/27/21
X~Fix Her Up 12/9/21
Y~I'm Watching You 12/22/21
Z~Eliza and Her Monsters 11/23/21

January 2022
4/10

1) Book published in January.
The Off Limits Rule 01/11/22

2) Baby name Chloe.
These Violent Delights

3) Contemporary Romance
A Step Toward Falling

4) emotional character
Holding Up the Universe

5) illness/medical issue
They Both Die at the End 01/13/22

6) embrace on the cover
The Light We Lost

7) fairytale retelling
Desperate Measures 1/20/22

8) paranormal
Blood Brothers 1/14/22

9) Black and white cover
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

10) RC
The Happy Ever After Playlist

RRR Where are you reading?
4/51

District of Columbia-
Alabama-
Alaska-
Arizona-
Arkansas-
California-
Colorado-Credence 2/14/22
Connecticut-On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Delaware-
Florida-
Georgia-
Hawaii-
Idaho-
Illinois-
Indiana-Holding Up the Universe
Iowa-
Kansas-
Kentucky-
Louisiana-
Maine-
Maryland-Blood Brothers 1/14/22
Massachusetts-
Michigan-
Minnesota-
Mississippi-
Missouri-
Montana-
Nebraska-
Nevada-
New Hampshire-
New Jersey-
New Mexico-
New York-They Both Die at the End 01/13/22
North Carolina-
North Dakota-
Ohio-
Oklahoma-
Oregon-
Pennsylvania-
Rhode Island-
South Carolina-
South Dakota-
Tennessee-The Off Limits Rule 01/11/22
Texas-
Utah-
Vermont-
Virginia-
Washington-
West Virginia-
Wisconsin-
Wyoming-

12 in 3
6/12

1) Gild 2/6/22
2)The Happy Ever After Playlist
3)The Light We Lost
4)
5)The Devil Wears Black 2/8/22
6)
7)
8)
9)The Pagan Stone 1/19/22
10)Desperate Measures 1/6/22
11)Blood Brothers 1/14/22
12)Credence 2/14/22

rrr feb 2022
5/10
1) Published in February
The Upside of Falling
2) baby name Chase
The Devil Wears Black 2/8/22
3) featured author Eve Langlais
A Demon and His Witch 2/13/22
4) SOB month (spunky old broad)
Daughter of the Pirate King 2/13/22
5) Something gold
Gild 2/6/22
6) Happy cover
The House in the Cerulean Sea
7) mint green cover
The Song of Achilles

8) animal on the cover
How Sweet It Is

9) TBR more than a year
The Book Thief

10) RC
Credence 2/14/22