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2021 December Monthly Challenge


1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

2021 December Monthly Challenge


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December Monthly Challenge
December 2021

My Monthly Challenge (msg 3)

Books Read: 10



✔1. Happy December Birthday!
⭐published in December
⭐Holiday Hoopla - 12.19 ★★

✔2. Baby Names!
🎁that includes a character with one of the following popular baby names: Jacob (Supplanter)
🎁The Christmas Holiday - 12.31 ★★★★

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
⭐with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: playing a musical instrument
⭐Getting Played - 12.31 ★★★★

✔4. Bingo Month
🎁where characters play a game
🎁The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - 12.13 ★★★★

✔5. Write a Friend Month
⭐where a letter or note is written to someone
⭐Every Time We Fall In Love - 12.04 ★★★★

✔6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day
🎁with the letters E-A-R in the title
🎁Vampire - 12.02 ★★★★

✔7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day
⭐with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel
⭐When You Kiss Me - 12.07 ★★★★

✔8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day
🎁set in the United Kingdom
🎁Alison Wonderland - 12.05 ★★

✔9. December 21: Winter Solstice
⭐with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
⭐Christmas at Copper Mountain - 12.26 ★★★

✔10. Reader's Choice
🎁Read any book of your choice!
🎁Law Man - 12.09 ★★★★

2021 December Monthly Challenge
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4/10 Completed

1. Happy December Birthday! RAB -
🔹published in December
💠with a blue or green - A Little Christmas Spirit - Sheila Roberts

✔2. Baby Names! RAB -
✔💠Jacob - A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens - 12/5
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) RAB -
🔹set in the US Southwest
💠 mystery - A Christmas Carol Murder - Heather Redmond
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

✔4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month!
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
✔💠where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance) Ho, Humbug, Ho - Kate Angel - 12/4

5. Write a Friend Month - RAB-
💠with words as part of the scene on the cover - The Afterlife Of Holly Chase - Cynthia Hand
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - RAB -
💠with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)- Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist - Codi Hall
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
💠or with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order) The Grump Who Stole Christmas - S. Doyle

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
✔💠with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel - Dana R. Lynn - Amish Christmas Escape - 12/9

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - RAB-
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
💠with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.) Holiday Ever After - Jill Shalvis (an anthology) first story deals with a blizzard.

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - RAB
💠set in either winter - Mistletoe and Mr. Right - Sarah Morgenthaler
✔💠with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover - Artic Christmas Ambush - Sherri Shackelford - 12/7
🔹that is first in a series

10. Reader's Choice -
💠Merry Christmas, Alex Cross - James Patterson

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2021 December Monthly Challenge

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I finished!!! I’m looking forward to starting another year of fun challenges.


10/10 Completed



01. Happy December Birthday!: 🎂Read a book published in December, or with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise.
The Cottage on Juniper Ridge by Sheila Roberts 12/23/21
02. Baby Names!: 👶🏻Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them or with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), and Jacob (Supplanter).
Truly Sweet by Candis Terry 12/07/21
03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ~ Jennifer Ashley: 👩🏻‍💻Read a book written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name.
Or, Read a book set in the US Southwest, or tagged historical, paranormal or mystery, or by an author who writes with a pseudonym, or with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting.
Shadow Walker by Allyson James - 12/13/21
04. Bingo Month: 🎤Read a book that starts with a letter in BINGO, or that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original, or where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance).
Guild Boss by Jayne Castle 12/03/21
05. Write a Friend Month: 📃Read a book with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words), or where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail), or where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation).
Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber 12/10/21
06. Take it in the Ear Day (December 8) :👂🏼Read a book with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human), or where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery, or with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order).
Romance on Mountain View Road by Sheila Roberts 12/21/21
07. Nobel Prize Day (December 10): 🏅Read a book that has been nominated and/or won an award, or with a page count that includes a number from 1895, or with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel.
The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre 12/14/21
08. UK National Postal Worker Day (December 14): 📬Read a book set in the United Kingdom, or where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed"), or with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.).
Simply Magic by Mary Balogh 12/21/21
09. Winter Solstice (December 21): ☃️Read a book set in either winter or summer, or with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover, or that is first in a series.
The Lodge on Holly Road by Sheila Roberts 12/30/22
10. Reader's Choice: 📚Read any book of your choice!
The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane by Sheila Roberts 12/26/21

I'm in! And FINISHED!
10/10 completed

✔ Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise
Beyond Reach, Karin Slaughter (turquoise cover)

✔ Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Elijah (My God is Yahweh)
Shine a Light, Rebecca Crowley

✔ Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley
Stormwalker, Allyson James

✔ Bingo Month - Read a book:
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
What Child Is This, Rhys Bowen

✔ Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail) - texts and email
A Cross-Country Christmas, Courtney Walsh

✔ 6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day -
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
The Vanishing Stair, Maureen Johnson

✔ December 10: Nobel Prize Day -
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
The Lost Apothecary, Sarah Penner (GR 2021 finalist)

✔ December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day -
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
The 14 Days of Christmas, Louise Bay

✔ 9. December 21: Winter Solstice -
Read a book:
🔹set in winter
Ugly Sweater Weather, Jessica Gadziala


✔ Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix

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2021 December Monthly Challenge 10/10

💃 1. Read a book with green cover - The Hook-Up Before Christmas- 3🎁
💃 2. Naomi (gentle) character- The Naughty List: A Christmas Romance- 3🎁
💃 3. Historical Romance Book - A Kiss for Midwinter- 2.5🎁
💃 4. Read a book starting with letter in BINGO- The Bachelor on the Shelf- 3🎁
💃 Read a book where a letter is written to someone - My Fake Christmas Fiancé- 4.5🎁
💃 Read a book: with the letters E-A-R in the title- Merry Christmas, Baby- 2🎁
💃 7. Page count with no. from 1895- J.C. and the Bijoux Jolis- 5🎁
💃 8. Read a book: set in the United Kingdom- A Holiday by Gaslight- 4.5🎁
💃 9. Read a book with wintery scene on cover- The Grump Who Stole Christmas- 4🎁
💃 10. Reader's Choice- Single Girl Rules #BFF- 2.5🎁

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2021 December Monthly Challenge

DONE 12/22
1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

12/16

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

(Beautiful, Gentle) 12/21

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

12/22

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

12/11

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

12/21

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

12/21

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

57 pgs 12/22

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

12/22

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

(Bellamy Creek #1) 12/9

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

12/5

Sign Ups are open for the December PIFM! Please stop by and join in on the fun! It's hard to believe it's the last PIFM of the year!

2021 December PIFM Challenge

I'm in

10/10

1. Happy December Birthday! Read a book:🔹published in December Waking under the Mistletoe Alice Crane 12/2/21


2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! The Taken Vicki Pettersson



3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting Bear Creek Christmas Alexander Elliott



4. 🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO Black Savior Catherine Lievens 12/3


5. Write a Friend Month 🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation) Luke the Hybrid Reindeer & His Vivacious Elf Candi Kay 12/12


6. 🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order) An Omega for Christmas L.C. Davis 12/2/21


7. 🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
The Omega's Krampus Christmas Lorelei M. Hart

8. 🔹set in the United Kingdom The Actor and the Earl Rebecca Cohen 12/3/21


9.🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
Dylan the Bad Boy Reindeer & His Virtuous Mate Candi Kay 12/2/21



10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice! XOXO, SantaSpencer Spears

2021 December Monthly Challenge

10/10 Completed. Finished

1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
(12/15/2019)
Tequila-Rebecca Sharp 12/19

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
This month's names:
Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle),
Mabel (Lovable),
Elijah (My God is Yahweh),
Jacob (Supplanter)
(Naomi Winters)
Love in Due Time-L.B. Dunbar 12/13

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
(Mystery)
Cross Her Heart-Melinda Leigh 12/03

4. Bingo Month
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
A Brother's Honor-Brenda Jackson 12/21

5. Write a Friend Month
Read a book:
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)
Standing His Ground: Greer-Jamie Begley 12/27

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day
Read a book:
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)
The Restaurant-Pamela M. Kelley 12/14

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day
Read a book:
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
(351)
A Merciful Silence-Kendra Elliot 12/02

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day
Read a book:
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)
A Fallen Lords Christmas-Winter Travers 12/30

9. December 21: Winter Solstice
Read a book:
🔹that is first in a series
(The Aces' Son Series)
Craving Trix-Nicole Jacquelyn 12/06

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!
Cold Secrets-Toni Anderson 12/10

2021 December Monthly Challenge
7/10

1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book with a blue cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise.
Ruthless by Renee Rose 12/14 ★★★★

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book set in the US Southwest
Fierce by Renee Rose 12/11 ★★★

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

5. Write a Friend Month
Read a book where a letter or note is written to someone.
Summer Storm by L. Wilder

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day
Read a book with the letters E-A-R in the title.
About a Vampire by Lynsay Sands 12/27 ★★★★★

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day
Read a book that won an award.
Big Mushy Happy Lump by Sarah Andersen

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice
Read a book that is first in a series.
Pierced by Sydney Landon 12/20 ★★★

10. Reader's Choice
Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen

I'm in!

...10/10 Completed December 31

1. Happy December Birthday: Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones December 10, 4 stars

2. Baby Names!: Naomi: The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld December 25, 4 stars

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley: The Hanover Square Affair by Ashley Gardner December 18, 4 stars

4. Bingo Month - Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner December 31, 5 stars

5. Write a Friend Month: Emma rushed to the hospital when her boyfriend was hurt: A Fatal Slip by Meg London December 2, 4 stars

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day: You Better Knot Die by Betty Hechtman December 10, 3 stars

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - been nominated: Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel December 21, 5 stars

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day: Some parts take place in London: Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel December 31, 5 stars

9. December 21: Winter Solstice -🔹that is first in a series: The Young Elites by Marie Lu December 5, 3 stars

10. Reader's Choice: Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Bella Andre December 14, 4 stars

Me! 🙋🏻‍♀️

2021 December Monthly Challenge
5/5 ROMANCE

01. Happy December Birthday!: Read a book published in December, or with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise.

02. Baby Names!: Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them or with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), and Jacob (Supplanter).

03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ~ Jennifer Ashley: Read a book written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name.
Or, Read a book set in the US Southwest, or tagged historical, paranormal or mystery, or by an author who writes with a pseudonym, or with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting.

04. Bingo Month: Read a book that starts with a letter in BINGO, or that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original, or where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance).
Blizzard Showdown by Shirlee McCoy 8 December; 4 1/2☆


05. Write a Friend Month: Read a book with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words), or where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail), or where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation).

06. Take it in the Ear Day (December 8): Read a book with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human), or where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery, or with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order).
Christmas K-9 Protectors by Maggie K. Black and Lenora Worth; 16 December; 4 ☆


07. Nobel Prize Day (December 10): Read a book that has been nominated and/or won an award, or with a page count that includes a number from 1895, or with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel.

08. UK National Postal Worker Day (December 14): Read a book set in the United Kingdom, or where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed"), or with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.).
storm with hail- Peril at the Peak by Jennifer Brown 21 December; 4☆


09. Winter Solstice (December 21): Read a book set in either winter or summer, or with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover, or that is first in a series.
winter- Obsession by Patricia Bradley 4 December; 5☆


10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice!
Christmas Vendetta by Valerie Hansen 11 December; 4☆

December Monthly Challenge

Read 10/10

1. Published in December: Courting Danger Wendy Vella 5☆ 7/12/21
2. Baby names: Jake/Jacob: Bought Em Brown 1☆ 10/12/21 DNF
3. Jennifer Ashley: The Sinful Ways of Jamie Mackenzie 4☆ 26/12/21
4. Bingo: Bride for the Innkeeper Jo Grafford 3☆ 10/12/21
5. Letter/note: The Bargain Mail Order Bride Ruth Ann Nordin 4☆ 11/12/21
6. E-A-R in title: Princes Are Wild Jess Michaels 5☆ 20/12/21
7. Alfred Nobel: Erica Ridley: Making Merry 3☆ 5/12/21
8. Set in U.K: A Snowstorm Serenade for Lady Sarah Maggie Dallen 3☆ 7/12/21
9. 1st in series: Trapped with the Duke Annabelle Anders 5☆ 22/12/21
10. Reader's choice: Sinful Carole Mortimer 5☆ 1/12/21

2021 December Monthly Challenge
Timeframe: 12/1/21 to 12/31/12
10/10

1. Happy December Birthday! - Published in December - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - 12/21/21 ♥♥♥

Pub 12/6/15

2. Baby Names! - Includes a character with one of the following popular baby names (Jacob) - The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne - 12/2/21 ♥♥♥♥

Millie’s son’s name was actually spelled Jakub in this book.

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley - Tagged historical, paranormal or mystery - Ghouls Gone Wild by Victoria Laurie - 12/5/21 ♥♥♥♥

126 readers tagged as paranormal

4. Bingo Month - Tagged historical - Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay - 12/11/21 ♥♥

5,543 readers tagged as Historical Fiction

5. Write a Friend Month - Characters show they care in some way - A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones - 12/20/21 ♥♥♥♥

Levi Ravinder helped Sunshine when she was in trouble, plus the entire sheriff’s department helps everyone in their small town.

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - Something happens that no one can understand why - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥

Mae somehow ends up in a Groundhog Day-like time loop during her Christmas vacation.

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - Author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel - L, L - Swagger by Liz Lincoln - 12/10/21 ♥♥


8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - Set in the United Kingdom - Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Suzanne Enoch - 12/13/21 ♥♥♥♥


9. December 21: Winter Solstice - First in a series - Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis - 12/15/21 ♥♥♥♥

#1 Heartbreaker Bay

10. Reader's Choice - Any book - Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer - 12/16/21 ♥♥♥♥


*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 12/21/21*****

2021 December Monthly Challenge
Read 10/10 DONE!

1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise
An Accidental Odyssey (ExLibris Adventure #2) by K.C. Dyer 12/13/21 4.5stars (12/14/21 + blue/green cover)

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)
Count Your Blessings (Blessings, Georgia #0.5 by Sharon Sala 12/29/21 4stars (Mabel - nail technician in Rudy's beauty shop)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting
Fighting for Us: An Enemies-to-Lovers Holiday Romance (Heart of Hope) by Ajme Williams 12/11/21 4stars (Nonna loves to cook; DJ cooks/bakes to help with his PTSD

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
Once Upon a Puppy (Pine Hollow #2) by Lizzie Shane 12/10/21 4stars (O)

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail) (Quinn writes letters to Chase and her son in case something happens to her)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation) (Chase is always trying to protect Quinn and his family; Quinn talks to her son each night even when she's away)
POETIC JUSTICE by Nan Dixon 12/6/21 4.5 stars

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (Pine Hollow #1) by Lizzie Shane 12/3/21 4stars (fits both criteria above)

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
Love All of Me by Mollie Mathews 12/17/21 4stars (1 - 173)

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
Mafiosa Princess by Liza Malloy 12/4/21 3.5stars (Giada in the mail; gifts from Luca)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
Handle With Care by A.N. Verebes 12/5/21 4stars (summer in Australia)

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!
Love at First Bite: Tales from a Veterinary Life by Yair Ben Ziony 12/20/21 4stars

I'm in

2021 December Monthly Challenge


1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice

My spot for December! :)

2021 December Monthly Challenge Read 10/10 FINISHED!!!!
✔1) {published in December} - Ugly by Roe Horvat finished 12/11/2021
✔2) {includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them: Jacob (Supplanter)} ~ Fate & Fortune by Maz Maddox finished 12/8/2021
✔3) {tagged historical, paranormal or mystery} ~ Midsummer Baker by Megan Derr finished 12/10/2021
✔4) {where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)} ~ Deep in the Count by Madison Parker finished 12/2/2021
✔5) {where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)/where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)} ~ Dearest Malachi Keogh by N.R. Walker finished 12/3/2021
✔6) {with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)/with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)} Hearts Alight by Elliot Cooper finished 12/2/2021
✔7) {with a page count that includes a number from 1895/with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel} ~ Forever Wilde in Aster Valley by Lucy Lennox finished 12/6/2021
✔8) {where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")/with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)} ~ In Case of Emergency by Keira Andrews finished 12/2/2021
✔9) {set in either winter or summer/with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover} ~ The Geek Who Saved Christmas by Annabeth Albert finished 12/4/2021
✔10) {my choice} ~ Christmas Wish List by N.R. Walker finished 12/5/2021

🎄🎄🎄2021 December Monthly Challenge🎄🎄🎄
💙💙💙My BIRTHDAY MONTH💙💙💙 5/56/6
COMPLETED

🎄💙1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December: Published 12/22/2015
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise
The Pairing by: Katie Ashley (12/06/21)

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

💙🎄4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance) MFC plays BINGO at the VFW
The Proposal by: Katie Ashley (12/03/21)

🎄💙5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)
Archangel's Blade by: Nalini Singh (12/02/21)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

🎄💙8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)
Dear Santa by: K.C. Wells (12/07/21)

🎄💙9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer Peppermint Spiced Omega by: Susi Hawke (12/01/21)
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

🎄💙10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!
The Unexpected Champion by: Mary Connealy (12/01/21)

◾️◾️◾️♛ 2021 December Monthly Challenge ♛◾️◾️◾️

1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

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December Monthly Challenge
Progress: 8/10


🎅1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise How the Dukes Stole Christmas 🍪🍪🍪 12/15

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

🎅3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery Birthrights 🍪🍪 12/4
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

🎅4. Bingo Month- December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO Nothing But Blackened Teeth 🍪🍪🍪🍪 12/5
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

🎅5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation) The Hawthorne Legacy 🍪🍪🍪🍪 12/11

🎅6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order) Ex-Patriots 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪 12/2

🎅7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895 Assassination Classroom, Vol. 1 🍪🍪🍪🍪 12/17
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

🎅8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed") You 🍪🍪🍪🍪 12/18
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

🎅10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice! Twice Bitten 🍪🍪🍪🍪 12/21

❄️❄️❄️2021 December Monthly Challenge❄️❄️❄️
4/10


✔️1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise
🎄Curse of the Wolf King by Tessonja Odette▪️12/13/2021▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
This month's names:
Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle)
Mabel (Lovable),
Elijah (My God is Yahweh),
Jacob (Supplanter)
🎄Shadow Among Sheaves by Naomi Stephens

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name.

✔️4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)
🎄Ryder by Teagan Kade▪️12/8/2021▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. Write a Friend Month!-In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)
🎄Nanny for the Firemen by Cassie Cole

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel
🎄Kiss of a Duke by Erica Ridley

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)
🎄All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy by Emma Cane


✔️9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series
🎄Christmas in Winter Hill by Melody Carlson▪️12/1/2021▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

✔️10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!
🎄A Lake House Holiday by Megan Squires▪️12/3/2021▪️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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🎄⛷🎁🎅🏻☃️🥂⛸🎿🏂2021 December Monthly Challenge🎄⛷🎁🎅🏻☃️🥂⛸🎿🏂
8/10 completed

🎄☃️⛷ 1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🎁🔹published in December Christmas at the Restaurant by Pamela M. Kelley read 12/9 (published December 1,2020)
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise


2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

🎄☃️⛷ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🎁🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout read 12/1


Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
⛷ 🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas read 12/12 Feyre paints


🎄☃️⛷ 4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🎁🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer read 12/4
🎅🏻 🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner read 12/11 MPG Historical
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)


🎄⛷ 5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🎅🏻🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail) His & Hers by Alice Feeney read 12/5 (MC writes a suicide note)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)


🎄☃️⛷ 6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🎁🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human) Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting read 12/2
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)


🎄☃️⛷ 7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🥂🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (A,R) read 12/4


🎄⛷ 8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🎁🔹set in the United Kingdom One-Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell read 12/11 (set mostly in London)
🎅🏻🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed") The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber read 12/10 (MC Lydia gets many UPS packages at her store and starts dating the UPS guy
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)


🎄☃️⛷ 9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🎁🔹set in either winter or summer Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore read 12/6 (set in winter)
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover Beach Read by Emily Henry read
🔹that is first in a series


10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

December Monthly Challenge

READ: 10/10

✔1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book: 🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise
Cold Blood - Theresa Monsour 12/27

✔2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)
Manta's Gift - Timothy Zahn (Jakob Faraday) 12/4

✔3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book: 🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
Gingerdead Man - Maya Corrigan 12/18

✔4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book: 🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
Ovation by Death - Dorian Yeager 12/20

✔5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book: 🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
Don't Look - Alexandra Ivy 12/25

✔6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
Immortal Illusions - Ursula Bauer 12/30

✔7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
A Child Called "It" - Dave Pelzer 12/21

✔8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book: 🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
All His Pretty Girls - Charly Cox 12/31

✔9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book: 🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
Whiskey Straight Up - Nina Wright 12/18

✔10. Reader's Choice - 🔹Read any book of your choice!
Quiet in Her Bones - Nalini Singh 12/2



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

December Monthly Challenge
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READ: 4/10

🎄1. Happy December Birthday!
🔹Read a book published in December

Hot Mess Christmas Express by Claire Hastings
Read On: 12/6/2021

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character with this month's names:

3- Elijah (My God is Yahweh)

Off the Bench by Alley Ciz
Read On:


3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
🔹 Read a book by an author who writes with a pseudonym

Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother's Best Friend by Willa Nash

4. Bingo Month
🔹 Read a book that starts with a letter in BINGO

If You Give A Jerk A Gingerbread by Jana Aston

5. Write a Friend Month -
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

🎄6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day -
🔹Read a book with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)

Eight Cozy Nights by Julia Wolf
Read On: 12/5/2021

🎄7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day
🔹Read a book with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

Elves with Benefits by Jana Aston
Read On: 12/8/2021

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day
🔹set in the United Kingdom

A Very London Christmas by Sara Madderson

9. December 21: Winter Solstice
🔹Read a book with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover

The Grump Who Stole Christmas by S. Doyle

🎄10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

My Unexpected Surprise by Piper Rayne
Read On: 12/12/2021
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2021 December Monthly Challenge
December 1 to 31, 2021

Read: 3

🔹1. Happy December Birthday! Floored by Karla Sorensen

🔹2. Baby Names! A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase
Jacab (supplanter) (5/12/2021)

🔹3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley

🔹4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan

🔹5. Write a Friend Month: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren (12/12/2021)

🔹6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day Kiss the Stars by A.L. Jackson

🔹7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day Beautifully Cruel by J.T. Geissinger

🔹8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day The Truth About Love and Dukes by Laura Lee Guhrke

🔹9. December 21: Winter Solstice Alpha's Moon by Renee Rose (29/12/2021)

🔹10. Reader's Choice Toxic Dust by Eve Langlais

2021 December Monthly Challenge


1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🎄tagged historical, paranormal or mystery The Viscount Who Loved Me 12/04/2021
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

2021 December Monthly Challenge


4/10

1. Happy December Birthday!🔹Read a book published in December: Soar High


2. Baby Names!🔹Read a book that includes a character or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley🔹Read a book written by Jennifer Ashley

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month!🔹Read a book that starts with a letter in BINGO

5. Write a Friend Month🔹 Read a book with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
-where a letter or note is written to someone

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day🔹Read a book with at least one full ear visible on the cover: Eight Cozy Nights


7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day🔹Read a book
-that has been nominated and/or won an award
-with a page count that includes a number from 1895

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day🔹Read a book:
-set in the United Kingdom
-with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice🔹Read a book with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover:Christmas in Rose Bend


10. Reader's Choice🔹Read any book of your choice!: A Heart of Blood and Ashes

My spot

I'm in! 5 for 10 this month, I hope!

✔️1. Happy December Birthday! I'm Only Wicked with You (green cover)
2. Baby Names! Stealing Home
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley Scandal Above Stairs
✔️4. Bingo Month - Breathing Room (b in Bingo)
✔️5. Write a Friend Month Well Matched (care about each other)
✔️6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day Christmas on the Island (E.A.R. in title)
✔️7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day Hang the Moon (author name in Alfred Nobel)
8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day After Dark with the Duke (UK setting)
✔️9. December 21: Winter Solstice Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop (summery cover)
10. Reader's Choice Bet Me/Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist

Books:


Read:

(almost done)

2021 December Monthly Challenge

Completed 10/10

✔️1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - 03/12/2021

✔️2. Baby Names!
Read a book with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! Jacob (Supplanter) - a little creative here -(view spoiler)[ Rey'azikeen took the place of Reyes after coming back from the Hell Dimension (hide spoiler)]

The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones - 02/12/2021

✔️3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book tagged paranormal

Haunted by Kelley Armstrong - 03/12/2021

✔️4. Bingo Month
Read a book that starts with a letter in BINGO

No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong - 05/12/2021

✔️5. Write a Friend Month
Read a book where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)

Broken by Kelley Armstrong - 04/12/2021

✔️6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - Read a book with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - 01/12/2021

✔️7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day -
Read a book with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

Outfoxed by Love by Eve Langlais - 06/12/2021

✔️8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day
Read a book set in the United Kingdom

The Awakening by Nora Roberts - 09/12/2021

✔️9. December 21: Winter Solstice -
Read a book that is first in a series

Kodiak's Claim by Eve Langlais - 03/12/2021

✔️10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

Polar Bared by Eve Langlais - 06/12/2021

2021 December Monthly Challenge
10/10
Duration: Dec 1 - 31, 2021


1. Read a book published in December
The Off Limits Rule by Sarah Adams 12/02/2021 (Pub. Dec. 13, 2020)

2. Read a book that includes a character or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them.
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer 12/03/2021 (Jacob)

3. Read a book tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell 12/06/2021

4. Read a book where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)
The Switch by Beth O'Leary 12/07/2021 (BINGO)

5. Read a book where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn 12/04/2021

6. Read a book with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg 12/01/2021

7. Read a book with a page count that includes a number from 1895
Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini 12/08/2021 (287 pages)

8. Read a book set in the United Kingdom
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 12/16./021

9. Read a book set in either winter or summer
The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss 12/15/2021

10. Read any book of your choice
We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union 12/05/2021

2021 December Monthly Challenge
0/10

1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)
12-7

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
12-2

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

I'm in for 8 this month.

Completed 5/10

1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise -Claiming the Rancher's Heir - Finished

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail) -Four Nights With the Duke - Finished 12/4
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human) - Maybe We Will Finished 12/19
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award - The Hate You Give - Finished
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series - The Face of Deception - Finished 12/11

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice

Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1 - 31 Dec

Read: 9/10

1. Read a book published in December An Alpha for Christmas 12/4

2. Read a book with a character named: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Read a book that is PNR or mystery See How They Run 12/5

4. Read a book that starts with a letter in BINGO Out in the Deep 12/4

5. Read a book with words as part of the scene on the cover or where a letter or note is written to someone Dead to the World 12/6

6. Read a book with at least one full ear visible on the cover or with the letters E-A-R in the title Deefur And The Great Mistletoe Incident 12/11

7. Read a book with a page count that includes a number from 1895 or with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel Rebel 12/1

8. Read a book set in the United Kingdom or where someone receives a package An Assassin's Holiday 12/3

9. Read a book set in either winter or summer or with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover or that is first in a series Out in the Cold 12/18

10. Read any book of your choice! Pros & Cons of Deception 12/1

Here's mine!


Completed: 2/5
1. Happy December Birthday!: Overlord ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (12/14)
2. Baby Names!:
3. FAC - Jennifer Ashley: Wed to the Wild God ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (12/3)
4. Bingo Month:
5. Write a Friend Month:
6. Take it in the Ear Day:
7. Nobel Prize Day:
8. UK National Postal Worker Day:
9. Winter Solstice:
10. Reader's Choice:



Underestimated the holiday season and missed my target!

(view spoiler)[
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1. Happy December Birthday! - Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

2. Baby Names! - Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley - Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

4. Bingo Month - Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

5. Write a Friend Month - Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

(hide spoiler)]

Happy December Everyone!! Enjoy the challenge!!

I'm in.

10/10

1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🎄published in December
🎄with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise
Christmas Miracle at the Castle - Alison Roberts (HMED #1215 - Dec 2021) - Dec 11

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🎄that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🎄with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)
Little Girl Gone - Amanda Stevens (HI #2047 - Jan 2022) (Jacob) - Dec 31

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🎄written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name -

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🎄set in the US Southwest
🎄tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🎄by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🎄with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone - Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte - Nov 2021) (historical) - Dec 9

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🎄that starts with a letter in BINGO
🎄that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🎄where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)
Bidding on a Texan - Barbara Dunlop (HD #2828 - Oct 2021) - Nov 3

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🎄with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🎄where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🎄where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)
Fake Engagement, Nashville Style - Jules Bennett (HD #2811 - July 2021) (name over door) - Dec 4

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🎄with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🎄where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🎄with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)
Deeper Than The Ocean - Julie Ann Walker (Limerence Pub - June 2021) - Dec 3

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🎄that has been nominated and/or won an award
🎄with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🎄with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel
Christmas at the Château - Rochelle Alers (HSE #2879 - Dec 2021) - Dec 10

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🎄set in the United Kingdom
🎄where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🎄with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)
Trial in the Backwoods - Maggie Wells (HI #2029 - Oct 2021) - Dec 3

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🎄set in either winter or summer
🎄with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🎄that is first in a series
Amish Christmas Escape - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #929 - Dec 2021) (winter) - Dec 13

10. Reader's Choice -
🎄Read any book of your choice!
The Duke's Counterfeit Wife - Louise Allen (HH #2033 - Dec 2021) - Dec 14

2021 December Monthly Challenge

1. Happy December Birthday! Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

2. Baby Names! Read a book:
🔹that includes a character or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning. This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley. Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

4. Bingo Month: Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

5. Write a Friend Month. Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day. Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day. Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day. Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

9. December 21: Winter Solstice. Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

10. Reader's Choice -🔹Read any book of your choice!

Completed!

2021 December Monthly Challenge

Completed 10/10

✔️1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones - 03/12/2021

✔️2. Baby Names!
Read a book with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! Jacob (Supplanter) - a little creative here -(view spoiler)[ Rey'azikeen took the place of Reyes after coming back from the Hell Dimension (hide spoiler)]

The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones - 02/12/2021

✔️3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book tagged paranormal

Haunted by Kelley Armstrong - 03/12/2021

✔️4. Bingo Month
Read a book that starts with a letter in BINGO

No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong - 05/12/2021

✔️5. Write a Friend Month
Read a book where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)

Broken by Kelley Armstrong - 04/12/2021

✔️6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - Read a book with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones - 01/12/2021

✔️7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day -
Read a book with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

Outfoxed by Love by Eve Langlais - 06/12/2021

✔️8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day
Read a book set in the United Kingdom

The Awakening by Nora Roberts - 09/12/2021

✔️9. December 21: Winter Solstice -
Read a book that is first in a series

Kodiak's Claim by Eve Langlais - 03/12/2021

✔️10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

Polar Bared by Eve Langlais - 06/12/2021

Finished!

2021 December Monthly Challenge
10/10
Duration: Dec 1 - 31, 2021


1. Read a book published in December
The Off Limits Rule by Sarah Adams 12/02/2021 (Pub. Dec. 13, 2020)

2. Read a book that includes a character or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them.
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer 12/03/2021 (Jacob)

3. Read a book tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell 12/06/2021

4. Read a book where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)
The Switch by Beth O'Leary 12/07/2021 (BINGO)

5. Read a book where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn 12/04/2021

6. Read a book with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)
A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg 12/01/2021

7. Read a book with a page count that includes a number from 1895
Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini 12/08/2021 (287 pages)

8. Read a book set in the United Kingdom
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 12/16./021

9. Read a book set in either winter or summer
The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss 12/15/2021

10. Read any book of your choice
We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union 12/05/2021

Books Completed 10/10

1. Happy December Birthday! - Blue/green cover - The Mistress Finished 12/18
2. Baby Names! (Representation of Jacob (Supplanter) - No One Knows Finished 12/21
3. FAC : Shares Hobby (Cooking) - Happy Birthday Finished: 12/5
4. Bingo Month - Where characters play a game - Paranoid Finished: 12/11
5. Write a Friend Month - Where the characters show they care in some way - The Other Mother Finished: 12/5
6. Dec. 8 Take it in the Ear Day - With letters E-A-R in title - Past Perfect Finished: 12/14
7. Dec. 10 Nobel Prize Day - Page Count that includes number from 1895 - Hush (Page Count 352) Finished: 12/6
8. Dec. 14 UK National Postal Worker Day - Someone receives a package - Not That I Could Tell Finished: 12/16
9. December 21: Winter Solstice (Summery Scene on cover) Daddy's Girls Finished: 12/22
10. Readers Choice - Such a Perfect Wife Finished: 12/18

And FINISHED! (Sorry I didn't include dates this month)
10/10 completed

✔ Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise
Beyond Reach, Karin Slaughter (turquoise cover)

✔ Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Elijah (My God is Yahweh)
Shine a Light, Rebecca Crowley

✔ Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley
Stormwalker, Allyson James

✔ Bingo Month - Read a book:
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
What Child Is This, Rhys Bowen

✔ Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail) - texts and email
A Cross-Country Christmas, Courtney Walsh

✔ 6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day -
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
The Vanishing Stair, Maureen Johnson

✔ December 10: Nobel Prize Day -
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
The Lost Apothecary, Sarah Penner (GR 2021 finalist)

✔ December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day -
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
The 14 Days of Christmas, Louise Bay

✔ 9. December 21: Winter Solstice -
Read a book:
🔹set in winter
Ugly Sweater Weather, Jessica Gadziala


✔ Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix

Done!

2021 December Monthly Challenge
5/5 ROMANCE

01. Happy December Birthday!

02. Baby Names!

03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) ~ Jennifer Ashley.

04. Bingo Month: Read a book that starts with a letter in BINGO, or that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original, or where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance).
Blizzard Showdown by Shirlee McCoy 8 December; 4 1/2☆


05. Write a Friend Month.

06. Take it in the Ear Day (December 8): Read a book with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human), or where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery, or with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order).
Christmas K-9 Protectors by Maggie K. Black and Lenora Worth; 16 December; 4 ☆


07. Nobel Prize Day (December 10).

08. UK National Postal Worker Day (December 14): Read a book set in the United Kingdom, or where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed"), or with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.).
storm with hail- Peril at the Peak by Jennifer Brown 21 December; 4☆


09. Winter Solstice (December 21): Read a book set in either winter or summer, or with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover, or that is first in a series.
winter- Obsession by Patricia Bradley 4 December; 5☆


10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice!
Christmas Vendetta by Valerie Hansen 11 December; 4☆

Late posting but finished! See message #21!

Thanks for a fun challenge! Happy holidays everyone!

FINISHED!
Books Completed 10/10

1. Happy December Birthday! - Blue/green cover - The Mistress Finished 12/18
2. Baby Names! (Representation of Jacob (Supplanter) - No One Knows Finished 12/21
3. FAC : Shares Hobby (Cooking) - Happy Birthday Finished: 12/5
4. Bingo Month - Where characters play a game - Paranoid Finished: 12/11
5. Write a Friend Month - Where the characters show they care in some way - The Other Mother Finished: 12/5
6. Dec. 8 Take it in the Ear Day - With letters E-A-R in title - Past Perfect Finished: 12/14
7. Dec. 10 Nobel Prize Day - Page Count that includes number from 1895 - Hush (Page Count 352) Finished: 12/6
8. Dec. 14 UK National Postal Worker Day - Someone receives a package - Not That I Could Tell Finished: 12/16
9. December 21: Winter Solstice (Summery Scene on cover) Daddy's Girls Finished: 12/22
10. Readers Choice - Such a Perfect Wife Finished: 12/18

2021 December Monthly Challenge
DONE 12/22 🥳️😊💖

1. Happy December Birthday!
Read a book:
🔹published in December
🔹with a blue or green cover in honor of the December birthstone, Turquoise

12/16

2. Baby Names!
Read a book:
🔹that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc)
🔹with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Naomi (Beautiful, Gentle), Mabel (Lovable), Elijah (My God is Yahweh), Jacob (Supplanter)

(Beautiful, Gentle) 12/21

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) - Jennifer Ashley
Read a book:
🔹written by Jennifer Ashley, or any author with her first or last name - Link to Jennifer Ashley's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Fun Facts about Jennifer Ashley:
-- Jennifer currently lives in the Southwest of the US
-- She writes historical, paranormal, and contemporary romance as Jennifer Ashley; mysteries as Ashley Gardner; and paranormal romance and urban fantasy as Allyson James.
-- Jennifer's hobbies include cooking, hiking, playing flute and guitar, painting, and building miniature rooms and dollhouses.
Read a book:
🔹set in the US Southwest
🔹tagged historical, paranormal or mystery
🔹by an author who writes with a pseudonym
🔹with a character who does one of Jennifer's hobbies: cooking, hiking, playing a musical instrument, painting or crafting

12/22

4. Bingo Month - December is Bingo's Birthday Month! Bingo was first manufactured in 1929 by by Edwin S. Lowe. The game first came to North America in 1929, but it can be traced back to 1530. It is historically known as 'beano'.
Read a book:
🔹that starts with a letter in BINGO
🔹that is tagged historical or has a different title than the original
🔹where characters play a game (doesn't have to be bingo, could be a sports romance)

12/11

5. Write a Friend Month - In a month filled with gifts for others, this is a great time to actually share your words with loved ones—tell them what they mean to you and why.
Read a book:
🔹with words as part of the scene on the cover (not title, author, series or other publisher printed words)
🔹where a letter or note is written to someone (does not need to be actual snail mail)
🔹where the characters show they care in some way (your interpretation)

12/21

6. December 8: Take it in the Ear Day - This day is noted on various holiday webpages, but no one seems to know why it was created or who created it. Maybe it's a day for people to intently listen to others, or to let someone yell at you without responding. Maybe it's a day to get your ears cleaned out at a doctor's office, or to get your ears pierced. Or maybe the name of the day is a euphemism for something else... If the creator of the day would have made sure someone else took the reasoning behind the holiday in their ear, we would all know what the day was about!
Read a book:
🔹with at least one full ear visible on the cover (doesn't have to be human)
🔹where something happens that no one can understand why or is tagged mystery
🔹with the letters E-A-R in the title (doesn't have to be in order)

12/21

7. December 10: Nobel Prize Day - It is a day in honor of Alfred Nobel, who died on this day in 1895. In his last Will and Testament, Nobel established several categories of prizes for accomplishments made for the betterment of mankind. While his heirs contested the will, Nobel's wishes prevailed and the first prizes were awarded in 1901. They are international recognition awards. The Nobel Prize Foundation Prize controls the determination of award recipients, and the annual presentation of awards.
Read a book:
🔹that has been nominated and/or won an award
🔹with a page count that includes a number from 1895
🔹with an author whose first and last initials can be found in Alfred Nobel

57 pgs 12/22

8. December 14: UK National Postal Worker Day - When we think about postal workers, postal carriers usually comes to mind. These are the men and women who deliver the mail to you by vehicle or walking, six days a week, under all kinds of weather. Carriers certainly should get recognition today. But, this is a day to show appreciation for all postal workers, about 490,000 workers in the United States, and over 120,000 in the U.K. They include the clerks behind the counter, mail sorters, truck drivers, management, and a wide range of other jobs at the Postal Service.
Read a book:
🔹set in the United Kingdom
🔹where someone receives a package (doesn't have to have been ''mailed")
🔹with a significant weather event (snow/thunderstorm, blizzard, hurricane, etc.)

12/22

9. December 21: Winter Solstice - Winter Solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. On this day, it seems as if the nighttime darkness lasts all day and all night. At the North Pole, the sun never rises on this day. BUT, by the way, while the northern hemisphere is experiencing it's shortest day, the southern hemisphere is basking in sunshine and enjoying the first day of summer!
Read a book:
🔹set in either winter or summer
🔹with either a wintery or a summery scene on the cover
🔹that is first in a series

(Bellamy Creek #1) 12/9

10. Reader's Choice -
🔹Read any book of your choice!

12/5