Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Here is where we post our official lists and update our progress.

Special thanks to the members who regularly stop by at the Suggestions Thread and share their input. It definitely helped me a lot when I put together the monthly categories. Thanks, guys.

1. June: Read a book which title starts with "J."

2. Birthday: Read a book from a June B-day celebrant. (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...)

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Georgia.

4.Gemini Connection: Read a book where there is a twin/s character in the story or the word twin/s in the title.

5. Great Outdoors Month: Read book where a character’s profession requires him/her to spend most of the time outdoors, or read a book which have a man vs nature theme, or read a book where majority of the story takes place outdoors..

6. Already Wed June is from Juno, goddess of Marriage. Read a book where the main couple is already married, including marriage of convenience, husband/wife disappearance, marriage by mistake, etc.

7. Repeat Day (June3) Read a book where the first letter repeats for both an author’s first and last name. (Ex. Lora Leigh, Amanda Ashley, Beverly Barton, etc)

8. Romance Genre: Read an erotic romance. (Adjust level of steaminess to one ‘s taste.)

9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from our group’s bookshelf.

10. Reader's Choice

Challenge Duration: June - June 30, 2010

You can choose 3, 5, 8 or all 10 categories depending on your reading speed, books availability and/or time commitment.

1). TITLE WITH "J": Judge & Jury by James Patterson
2). BIRTHDAY:
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas(Ana)
3). GEOGRAPHY-GEORGIA: Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews COMPLETED 06.24
4). GEMINI CONNECTION: South of Broad by Pat Conroy COMPLETED 06.18
5). GREAT OUTDOORS: Captive Embraces by Fern Michaels
6). ALREADY WED: Queen Takes King: A Novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer COMPLETED 06.29
7). REPEAT DAY: Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson
8). ROMANCE GENRE: Nauti Boy by Lora Leigh COMPLETED 06.03
9). OF LISTS & SHELVES: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning COMPLETED 06.10
10). READER'S CHOICE: Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn COMPLETED 06.30

of course i'm in! list to follow! yay for having erotic romance on the list!!

I'm in!

In!

I'm in. I'll work on the list and add it later.

How does the birthday category work? Do we read a book off a persons book shelf that has a birthday in June?

Danielle wrote: "How does the birthday category work? Do we read a book off a persons book shelf that has a birthday in June?"

Pretty much.

of course

I'm in, working on a list, but definitely in.

Thanks for the invite but will have to pass this time...too many books to read on "my books to read" list. Will try another month or time

Dino wrote: "Thanks for the invite but will have to pass this time...too many books to read on "my books to read" list. Will try another month or time"

No worries. All the challenges in the group are optional. : )

I'm in.

Uh I got to see about this. I can always use my own shelf for my birthday. Yay!

OH yeah! I couldn't WAIT to make my new list! Love these challenges...gonna try all 10 for June!

1. "J" for June: Jacob
2. Birthday: Angels Blood (FlibBityFLooB)
3. Geography: Gone With the Wind
4.Gemini Connection: Lover Awakened Zsadist and Phury count right?? Please!
5. Great Outdoors Month: Into the Wild
6. Already Wed: Slightly Married
7. Repeat Day (June 3): Cassandra Clare: City of Ashes
8. Erotic Romance Genre: Tempting the Beast
9. Of Lists and Shelves: The Witches of Eastwick
10. Reader's Choice: Halfway to the Grave

4.Gemini Connection: Lover Mine

6. Already Wed: What's Yours Is Mine

8. Romance Genre: The Vampire Queen's Servant

Very tentative list, may add more later.

Count me in

0/10 complete

1. J for June: James, Allyson - Stormwalker
2. B-day: (Angie) The Darkest Whisper - Gena Showalter
3. Georgia: Savannah Breeze - Mary Kay Andrews
4. Gemini/Twins: Lover Mine - J.R. Ward
5. Great Outdoors: Calling on Dragons - Patricia Wrede (Enchanted Forest series)
6. Already Wed: Not Quite a Husband - Sherry Thomas
7. Repeat Day: Obsession Untamed - Pamela Palmer
8. Erotica: The B*E*A*S*T* Within - Rebecca Goings (ebook)
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Under Fire - Jo Davis
10. Reader's Choice: Atlantis Unmasked - Alyssa Day

I'm in

Doing 5 of the 10

Geography: Faefever - Karen Marie Moning (MacKayla is from Georgia)

Already Wed: First Comes Marriage - Mary Balogh

Repeat Day: Radiant Shadows - Melissa Marr

Of Lists and Shelves: Blood Born - Linda Howard

Readers Choice: Bullet - LKH


If I finish these, I may try for some more, but for now, this is the plan. :)

If I do this, I will post as I go. Hubby is "officially" retired as of June 1. Not sure what he's going to be having me do, so I don't know how much reading time I will actually have.

I'm in!

I'm in, even though I really haven't ended up reading most of the books I've listed for the Challenges. It still gives me an incentive to at leaset look at my TBR stacks and see what I have! Almost as much fun as going to a bookstore (which is a forbidden activity for me right now)

Anyway, I'll post my list later after I play with my books a bit.

I am in for 8 categories again.

0/8 done

1. June - Jacob's Faith
2. Birthday (FlibBityFLooB) - Seize the Night
4. Gemini Connection - The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
6. Already Wed - Raven's Shadow
7. Repeat Day (June 3) - Wanderlust
8. Romance Genre - Sinful
9. Of Lists and Shelves - The Cursed One
10. Reader's Choice - Naked Dragon

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I'm In and I will post as I go. I am going to try for 5 this time

I'm in for 3 books.
0/3
2. Birthday - Witch Fire (from Angie's book shelf)
7. Repeat Day - Enchanting the Lady
9. Off Lists and Shelves - Lover Mine

I will try 5

2. Birthday- Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (from Ana's list)6/5 **
3. Geography- Georgia On His Mind
4. Gemini Connection- Lover Mine
7. Repeat Day- Soul Deep by Lora Leigh 6/4/10 ***
10. Readers Choice- Queen of Babble Gets Hitched 6/1/10 ***

I'm in - still working on May, so will think about this list for a while.

Thanks for the invite... of course I'm in!
I'll post as I go.
10/10

1. Starts with J - Just the Sexiest Man Alive 06/02*****
2. Birthday (Happy birthday Samantha) - Angels' Blood 06/07****
3. Georgia - Darkfever 06/09****
4. Twins - Lover Mine 06/28*****
5. Outdoors - Wild Heat by Bella Andre 06/16**
6. Marriage - Kiss an Angel 06/10****
7. Same initial author - Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh 06/17***
8. Erotic romance - The Vampire Queen's Servant 06/06**
9. Group bookshelf - Nightkeepers 06/14*
10. My choice - Fancy Pants 06/22***

I'm in again... Going to be traveling quite a bit during the month on business, but I'll see what I can pull off. :)

1. Start with J:Jemima J by Jane Green
2. Birthday (mine!!!): Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
3. Georgia: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
4. Twins: The Husband Trap by Tracy Anne Warren
5. Outdoors: Into the Wilderness by Sarah Donati
6. Marriage: Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
7. Same initial author: Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James
8. Erotic Romance: Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh
9. Group Bookshelf: Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
10. My Choice: Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas

In it to win it! (I'm so lame. Sorry, my husband keeps saying that lately!)

Gonna go for all 10!

1. June: Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
2. Birthday: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward (from Samantha's shelf!)
3. Geography: Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. Gemini Connection: Devoured by Amanda Marrone
5. Great Outdoors: Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
6. Already Wed: Raven's Shadow by Patricia Briggs
7. Repeat Day: Tanner's Scheme by Lora Leigh
8. Erotic Romance: Wicked Ties by Shayla Black
9. Group Bookshelf: Storm Born by Richelle Mead
10. Readers Choice:

This sounds like fun, plus my first names June. Does that count towards anything? LOL

I'm in for 10. I'll post my list soon. :)

hey Yz - I saw ashley's question...can Zhadist and Phury count as twins?? I have that book on my TBR pile and would love to read it next month...

here's my list...subject to change (of course)

1. June: Jake
2. Birthday: Trial by Fireor Forbidden Pleasure from Judy's list
3. Geography: Magic Bites
4. Gemini Connection: Lover Eternal (depending on Yz's response)
5. Great Outdoors: Wild Heat
6. Already Wed: This Duchess of Mine
7. Repeat Day: One of Lora Leigh's Breeds series - just going to depend where I am by the end of this month!
8. Erotic Romance: Devil's Pact Devil's Playground or Raising Kane isn't released until right before the end of June, but I have no doubt i'll get it and read it the same night, as with all her others ;) )
9. Group Bookshelf: A Duke of Her Own
10. Readers Choice: When the Duke Returns

I am definitely in this month... I will probably have 4 out of the 10 for the month of May. I am going to try and get 5 out of 10 done for June.
1. June:
2. Birthday:
3. Geography:
4.Gemini Connection:
5. Great Outdoors Month:
6. Already Wed
7. Repeat Day (June3)
8. Romance Genre:
9. Of Lists and Shelves:
10. Reader's Choice

I'm in. I'll post my book selection later.

I'm in, will work out books and post later.

Rossy ~*~ Ehrotic ~*~ wrote: "4.Gemini Connection: Read a book where there is a twin/s character in the story or the word twin/s in the title.

6. Already Wed: June is from Juno, goddess of Marriage. Read a book where the mai..."

Um, how about The Vampire Queen's Servant for Erotic Romance???

RRR June '10 Challenge

0/5 - This month I'm gonna go for 5

Happy Birthday Ana - The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Repeat Offender - The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
It's Getting Hot in Here - K: The Art of Love by Hong Ying
Of Lists and Shelves - Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
I can't decide - but right now I'll pick Zoya by Danielle Steel



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In, definitely :)

I would assume Z & Phury would count for #4 as they are twins.

I still need to read Lover Mine--can anyone who has read it tell me if Z and/or Phury play a part so I can use that one for #4?

Thanks!

Charlotte: Um, how about The Vampire Queen's Servant for Erotic Romance???

I def. count Joey W. Hill as an erotic romance author - i've never read this one, but read some of her others and they feature aspects of the BDSM lifestyle

Delicious Dee wrote: "hey Yz - I saw ashley's question...can Zhadist and Phury count as twins?? I have that book on my TBR pile and would love to read it next month..."

Yep, Z and Phury are twins...and the twins doesn't have to be entirely major in the story.

Laura Lulu, Lover Mine is also part of serveral B-day celebrant lists as well as on the group bookshelf.

I know Debbie, but I am saving those 2 categories, as well as Reader's Choice until the challenges from my other groups are posted--those are easy categories, unlike finding a book with twins. I'm not trying to find a spot to fit Lover Mine, I'm trying to find a book to fit #4. :)

I'm in, but will post my list later

got ya, I do similar games with the categories.

I haven't done this in awhile. Since school is almost out, I think I'll do it.

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J for June: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
Birthday (Jen ~ "Dhexterity"): Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Geography: The Year of Disappearances by Susan Hubbard (re-read)
Gemini Connection: Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
Great Outdoors Month: Dominic by Elizabeth Amber
Already Wed: Undead and Unwelcome by MaryJanice Davidson
Repeat Day: Wild Card by Lora Leigh
Erotic Romance: Wolf Tales I by Kate Douglas
Of Lists and Shelves: The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Reader's Choice: Insatiable by Meg Cabot