The Challenge Factory discussion

How It Works:

○Below there will be a list of words associated with July You will choose 1 or more word from the list and choose/read books that either the •Title •Author or •Series begins with each letter!

○To Move up to the Hard Level you will choose books from the same Genre or Theme (Listed Below) for each word you read! *If you do more than one word you can use a different genre or theme for each word☺


There will be a couple of Bonus Options for those who want to add a little something extra!

•Some Info to Keep In Mind•

♦You CAN do re-reads as long as they are read during challenge.

♦You CAN change you •Books & •Level of Difficulty at any time during the challenge.

♦Update your orginal list, as well as updating a post occasioanlly.
•Strike out Finished Books
•Rate your Finished Books 1-5 ♥'s 1 5 Being the Best!
•Add a tally of completed books to Orginal Post= 0/5 completed!

If you have questions Please ask me here, or PM me or any of the Mods!


July Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With July:
•Fourth •Firecracker •Parade •Independence •Baseball
•Dog (Days) •Ruby •Larkspur •Cancer •Swim

Birthdays in July:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Kevin Hart •Pamela Anderson •Toby Keith •Edie Falco •EB White •Lil Kim •Will Ferrell •Helen Mirren •Vin Diesel •Megan Park


Themes to Choose From For the Hard Level:
July 4th: All of your books must be set in the US
JK Rowling's Birthday:All of your books must be from the YA or the Fantasy genre (or a combo of both)
Amelia Earhart Day:All of your books must be by a female author
National Blueberry Month: All of your books must have something blue on the cover
National Hot Dog Month: All of your books must have a werewolf in it

Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own

I Forgot Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for at least 6 months
Anti Boredom Month: Read any book
National Nude Day: Read a book that has a partially nude person on the cover
Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a mostly yellow cover
Canada Day: Read any book set in Canada or by a Canadian Author

Good Luck & Happy Reading!

TCF Monthly Challenge
Level - Hard
title, author, or series

16/16

~ Amelia Earhart Day: All of your books must be by a female author
D - Duty & Devotion ~ 7/8/15 ~ ★★★★★
O - Coming Home by M.J. O'Shea ~ 7/15/15 ~ ★★★★
G - The Sparkler: Gin Rickey 2 by Renee George ~ 7/28/15 ~ ★★★



(Kevin)
H - Home Work ~ 7/21/15 ~ ★★★★1/2
A - Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins ~ 7/14/15/ ~ ★★★
R - Regularly Scheduled Life ~ 7/6/15 ~ ★★1/2
T - Through These Eyes ~ 7/9/15 ~ ★★★★★



L - Love & Loyalty ~ 7/6/15/ ~ ★★★★
I - I Spy Pecan Pie ~ 7/16/15 ~ ★★★1/2
L - Hard to Let Go by Laura Kaye ~ 7/25/15 ~ ★★★★★

K - Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight ~ 7/10/15 ~ ★★★★★
I - Rewiring Desire by Isobel Dorian ~ 7/10/15 ~ ★★★★
M - Sleigh Ride Series: Minnesota Christmas ~ 7/4/15 ~ ★★★1/2



Bonus:
Anti Boredom Month: Clarity of Lines ~ 7/1/15 ~ ★★★★★
National Nude Day: Cherish & Blessed ~ 7/19/15 ~ ★★★★1/4
Canada Day: Rainbow Blues ~ 7/15/15 ~ ★★★★1/2

July 2015 TCF's Monthly Challenge
Level - Hard
9/14

JK Rowling's Birthday:All of your books must be from the YA or the Fantasy genre (or a combo of both)

F-Falling from Horses: A Novel by Molly Gloss ***** 7/7/15
I-
R-
E-Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider **** 7/13/15
W-The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige **** 7/4/15
O-One Came Home by Amy Timberlake **** 7/11/15
R-Jackaby by William Ritter ***** 7/3/15
K-Graceling by Kristin Cashore **** 7/17/15
S-

Forgot Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for at least 6 months-Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian ***** 7/6/15
Anti Boredom Month: The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder **** 7/2/15
National Nude Day: Read a book that has a partially nude person on the cover-Don't Let Go by Michelle Lynn **** 7/11/15
Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a mostly yellow cover
Canada Day: Read any book set in Canada or by a Canadian Author

July 2015 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1/15 - July 30/15

Words Associated With July:
•S Treachery by S.J. Parris 07/08/15 ****
•W Summer by the Sea by Susan Wiggs 07/17/15 ****
•I The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric Ives 07/13/15 *****
•M The Guest House by Erika Marks 06/02/15 ***

Birthdays in July:

•E A Wedding in Provence by Ellen Sussman 07/03/15 ***
•D A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux 07/11/15 *****
•I Theft of Life by Imogen Robertson 07/21/15 ****
•E Freeing by E.K. Blair 07/06/15 ****
•F The Fortune Quilt by Lani Diane Rich 07/05/15 ***
•A Undressed by Avery Aster 07/16/15 ***
•L Love Me Again by Teresa Greene 07/10/15 ***
•C Undertow by Cherry Adair 07/07/15 ****
•O One Summer in Venice by Nicky Pellegrino 07/15/15 ***

Level Hard: Amelia Earhart
4/10

F-Falling Snow by Graysen Morgen July 2
O
U
R-The Restorer by amanda stevens July 14
T
H-Haunted on Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase July 12

R-Red and Her Wolf by Marie Hall July 10
U
B
Y

13/13
DONE

T The Trilisk Ruins 7/13 ★★★★
O One Day in Apple Grove 7/16 ★★★★
B The Bookshop on the Corner 7/22 ★★★★★
Y You Had Me at Merlot 7/12 ★★★

W When Lightning Strikes 7/24 ★★★
H Haunted Honeymoon 7/2 ★★★
I Iced Chiffon 7/16 ★★★
T Thurlo, Aimée Falcon's Run 7/18 ★★★★
E Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper 7/12 ★★★

I Forgot Day: TBR for at least 6 months Crystal Gardens 7/10 ★★
Anti Boredom Month: any book Rusty Nail 7/7 ★★★★
National Nude Day: partially nude person on the cover Entwined Secrets 7/10 ★★★
Yellow Pig Day: yellow cover The Winning Element 7/20 ★★★★
Canada Day: Read any book set in Canada or by a Canadian Author

July 2015 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 7/1 ~ 7/31/15

Words Associated With July:
Dog Days
8/8 read

W Eileen Wilks Ritual Magic 7/14/15 4♥
I Iced 7/11/15 2♥
L Losing It 7/7/15 3.75♥
L Shelly Laurenston The Beast in Him 7/7/15 3.5♥


H Marie Hall Red and Her Wolf 7/2/15 3.5-3.75♥
A An American Homo in Paris 7/14/15 4♥
R Richelle Mead Storm Born 7/5/15 3♥
T Taint 7/3/15 2.5♥

July 2015 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 7/1 ~ 7/31/15

July Birthdays

Vin Diesel
D: Dean Koontz, Brother Odd 7/3/15 ****
I: Into the Lair 7/1/15 ***
E: E. L. James, Grey 7/12/15 ***
S: A Writer's Book of Days: A SPIRITED Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life 7/21/15 **
E: The Ersatz Elevator 7/27/15
L: Lemony Snicket, The Wide Window 7/23/15 **

Jason Statham
S: Snicket, Lemony, The Reptile Room 7/22/15 ***
T:
A: Anita Blake #1, Guilty Pleasures 7/10/15 ****
T:
H: Hugger Mugger 7/9/15 ***
A: The Austere Academy 7/25/15
M: The Miserable Mill 7/25/15 **

July TCF Monthly Challenge
Read: 14/14

F: Fielding, Kim - The Downs → ★★★★☆ | 7/16
I: In Your Eyes → ★★★★★ | 7/3
R: R.J. Scott - Got Your Six → ★★★★☆ | 7/8
E: Emory Vargas - Rock Rod Studios Presents: Alex Undone → ★★★★★ | 7/8
C: Cody and the Hermit → ★★★★☆ | 7/17
R: Roan Parrish - In the Middle of Somewhere → ★★★★★ | 7/17
A: Alessandra Torre - Sex Love Repeat → ★★☆☆☆ | 7/7
C: Cox, Darien - Victim of Love → ★★★★★ | 7/22
K: Karen Stivali - Tonight → ★★★★★ | 7/4
E: Eden Winters - Sweet Dreams → ★★★★☆ | 7/17
R: Reclaiming the Sand → ★★★★☆ | 7/13

Bonus:
I Forgot Day: The Opportunist → ★★★★★ | 7/2
Anti Boredom Month: Dirty Red → ★★★★★ | 7/6
National Nude Day: Thief → ★★★★★ | 7/12

18/18 ~~ finished July 24th


Words Associated with July:
•Firecracker•
F- Fire and Water by Andrew Grey ~ 7/13/15 ~ 3★
I- In-Decision by Sue Brown ~ 7/20/15 ~ 3.5★
R- Rescued by Felice Stevens ~ 7/12/15 ~ 3.5★
E- Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight ~ 7/6/15 ~ 4★
C- Closing the Loop by Jane Davitt ~ 7/5/15 ~ 3★
R- Requiem in Leather by James Buchanan ~ 7/22/15 ~ 4★
A- Axel's Pup by Kim Dare ~ 7/4/15 ~ 4★
C- Calmes, Mary - Forging the Future ~ 7/9/15 ~ 4★
K- Kick at the Darkness by Keira Andrews ~ 7/5/15 ~ 4★
E- Everything Changes by Melanie Hansen ~ 7/18/15 ~ 3.5★
R- Reese, Jamie - A Restored Man ~ 7/11/15 ~ 4★

Birthdays in July:
•Toby Keith•
T- Training Complex by Leta Blake ~ 7/20/15 ~ 4★
O- Owen, Chris & Tory Temple - Never Too Early: Finding Their Way ~ 7/8/15 ~ 3.5★
B- Billy's Bones by Jamie Fessenden ~ 7/24/15 ~ 3.5★
Y- Yes by Brad Boney ~ 7/15/15 ~ 3★

Bonus:
I Forgot Day:
Switch by Sean Michael ~ 7/24/15 ~ 3★
Anti Boredom Month:
Twelfth of Never by N.R. Walker ~ 7/6/15 ~ 4★
National Nude Day:
Bound to Break by S.E. Jakes ~ 7/12/15 ~ 3.5★

July Stats

4/4 Complete


Rules of Civility♥♥♥♥♥ 7/27/15
U UnSouled ♥♥♥ 7/7/15
B The Bone Clocks ♥♥♥♥ 7/20/15
Y Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style ♥♥♥♥ 7/11/15

J.K. Rowling's Birthday-all books must be YA or Fantasy
Flyte by Angie Sage 10/7/15, *****
Canada Day: Read any book set in Canada or by a Canadian author Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery 26/7/15, *****
Uncanny Tales by Mrs. Molesworth(project gutenburg) 24/7/15, **
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett 7/7/15, ****
Tehila Peterseil wrote The Safe Place 11/7/15, *****
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis 9/7/15, *****

July Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01July15 / Ends: 31July15


8/6 completed

Parade
P - P.L. Travers / Mary Poppins Comes Back ✔ – 02July15
A - Life After Life ✔ – 24July15
R - RHYS, Jean / Wide Sargasso Sea ✔ – 17July15
A - Anne of Windy Poplars ✔ - 28July15
D - Dorothea Benton Frank / Sullivan's Island ✔ – 04July15
E - Emma: A Modern Retelling ✔ – 13July15

BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own

I Forgot Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for at least 6 months - Since 2009(!) - The Coroner's Lunch ✔ – 23July15
Anti Boredom Month: Read any book - Sabriel ✔ – 06July15
National Nude Day: Read a book that has a partially nude person on the cover
Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a mostly yellow cover
Canada Day: Read any book set in Canada or by a Canadian Author

July Monthly Challenge
25/25
Level: Hard
(National Blueberry Month)



Word Associated with July: Firecracker
(11/11)

✔F~ Family Man (7/01)★★★☆☆
✔I~ Impact Ripples (7/11)★★☆☆☆
✔R~ Restless Spirits (7/12)★★★★★
✔E~ Eat Crow (7/07)★★☆☆☆
✔C~ Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (7/05)★★☆☆☆
✔R~ Risking the Field (7/11)★★★★☆
✔A~ Aniki's Garden (7/19)★★☆☆☆
✔C~ Charming the Shrew (7/11)★★★☆☆
✔K~ Killer Within (7/04)★★☆☆☆
✔E~ Edge of Control (7/16)★★★☆☆
✔R~ Red Dirt Heart (7/20)★★★★☆



JULY BIRTHDAY: Kevin Hart
(9/9)

✔K~ Kindred Spirits (7/14)★★☆☆☆
✔E~ Enticing the Earl (7/09)★★★☆☆
✔V~ Valentine Shower (7/11)★★☆☆☆
✔I~ If You've Got It, Haunt It (7/14)★★☆☆☆
✔N~ Not Quite Dating (7/16)★★☆☆☆


✔H~ Hopeless (7/06)★★★★☆
✔A~ All Fudged Up (7/03)★★☆☆☆
✔R~ Right Hand Red (7/13)★★★★☆
✔T~ This Thing Called Love (7/16)★★★☆☆



BONUS
(5/5)

✔I Forgot Day~ Diversion(7/05)★★★☆☆
✔Anti Boredom Month~ How to Repair a Mechanical Heart(7/01)★★★☆☆
✔National Nude Day~ Out in the Deep End(7/14)★★★★☆
✔Yellow Pig Day~ The Teller(7/01)★★☆☆☆
✔Canada Day~ A Love of Vengeance(7/02)★★★★☆

July 2015 TCF's Monthly Challenge
Finished: 6/6

F: The Faraway Nearby 08/14/2015
O: The Orphan Master's Son 07/17/2015
U: Unbreakable: A Novel 08/08/2015
R: Ruby Red 07/06/2015
T: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie 07/12/2015
H: Hoover, Colleen - Never Never 08/01/2015

SWIM
S: Sympathy for the Devil 7/20
W: Waiting for Clark 7/7
I: I Know Where Babies Come From, Derek 7/13
M: More Than Biology 7/19

HART
H: Hollis Shiloh - SAFE 7/15
A: Almost Mine 7/12
R: Red Hot - Coffin Nails MC California 7/17
T: Tinsel 7/19

LIL KIM
L: Little Wild Animal 7/14
I: It's Never Over 7/17
L: Lane Hayes - Out in the Deep End 7/17


I Forgot Day: Hell & High Water 7/3
Anti Boredom Month: (Watch Me) Save You 7/4
National Nude Day:Just Stay 7/5

JULY 2015

L Lauren Gibaldi-The Night We Said Yes 7-3-15
A Apple and Rain 7-8-15
R Rot & Ruin 7-17-15
K Kimberly McBride-The Tension of Opposites 7-23-15
S Sabaa Tahir-An Ember in the Ashes 7-2-15
P
U
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July Monthly Challenge


READ: 17/17

✔F: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4
✔I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
✔R: Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13
✔E: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
✔C: Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7
✔R: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11
✔A: The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18
✔C: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
✔K: Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8
✔E: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30
✔R: Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23


*
Bonus
✔I Forgot Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for at least 6 months
Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey (added 2009) 7/17

✔Anti Boredom Month: Read any book
HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6

✔National Nude Day: Read a book that has a partially nude person on the cover
Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11

✔Yellow Pig Day: Read a book with a mostly yellow cover
Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

TCF'S Monthly Challenge: July 2015
July 1, 2015 - July 31, 2015
1/6

Level: Hard (Amelia Earhart Day)

F: First Time in Forever by Sarah Morgan
O: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
U: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
R: The Rose Revived by Katie Fforde
T: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl (22/10)
H: Hate List by Jennifer Brown

TCF'S Monthly Challenge: July 2015
July 1, 2015 - July 31, 2015

Level: Hard COMPLETED 7/15/15
12/12

July Words:
DOG (set in U.S.)
D: The Doll Maker , Richard Montanari (Philly) 7/8/15 ★★★★1/2
O: Orange Is the New Black , Piper Kerman (New York) 7/12/15 ★★★★
G: Go Set a Watchman , Harper Lee (Alabama) 7/14/15 ★★★★


DAYS (Female author)
D: Dietland, Sarai Walker 7/15/15 ★★★★
A: Alice Quinn, Queen of the Trailer Park 7/11/15 ★★★★
Y: Jane Yolen, Briar Rose 7/12/15 ★★★★1/2
S: Soapsuds: A Novel , Finola Hughes 7/11/15 ★★★

July B-Day (besides mine:):
MEGAN (U.S. Setting)
M: Marshall Karp, Cut, Paste, Kill (L.A.) 7/5/15 ★★★★★
E: Janet Evanovich, Wicked Charms (Mass. & Maine) 7/4/15 ★★★
G: Jane Green, Summer Secrets (Nantucket) 7/9/15 ★★★★
A: Abuse of Power , Michael Savage (San Francisco) 7/10/15 ★★★
N: The Next Best Thing , Jennifer Weiner (Mass. & L.A.) 7/7/15 ★★★★

July 2015 TCF's Monthly Challenge


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July 4th: All of your books must be set in the US
JK Rowling's Birthday:All of your books must be from the YA or the Fantasy genre (or a combo of both)
Amelia Earhart Day:All of your books must be by a female author
National Blueberry Month: All of your books must have something blue on the cover
National Hot Dog Month: All of your books must have a werewolf in it

July 2015 TCF's Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 2015
Theme: Amelia Earhart Day:All of your books must be by a female author
Completed:15/15

F Finding My Prince Charming 7/27/15
I-Incandescent read 7/27/15
R Rumor Has It by Tami Hoag-title - read 7/28/15
E What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman- author - 7/31/15
C Cinder by Marissa Meyer- title - read 7/18/15
R- My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison - author's last name - 7/31/15
A- I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter - Author's 1st name - read 7/10/15
C Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - title - 7/9/15
K Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke read 7/2/15
E Under the Aspens by Elizabeth Sherry - author -7/2/15
R-Creation in Death by J.D. Robb author 7/30/15

R Witch Hunt by S.M. Reine- author read 7/27/15
U The Unidentified read 7/27/15
B No Escape by Mary Burton- author's last name- read 7/17/15
Y The Troll Bridge by Jane Yolen- author 7/28/15

TCF July Challenge
Level: Hard – July 4th (all books set in the US)

B: Bridesmaid Blues by Boone Brux - ♥♥♥♥ - 7/4/15
A: Always & Forever, Vive by Avery Aster (The Manhattanites) - ♥♥♥ - 7/6/15
S: Pirate’s Alley by Suzanne Johnson (Sentinels of New Orleans) - ♥♥♥♥ - 7/4/15
E: Easy Charm by Kristen Proby (Boudreaux Series) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 7/8/15
B: Up to Me by Christi Barth (Shore Secrets) - ♥♥♥ - 7/5/15
A: All for You by Christ Barth (Shore Secrets) - ♥♥♥ - 7/6/15
L: Miss Match by Laurelin McGee - ♥♥♥ - 7/2/15
L: A Shiver of Light by Laurell K. Hamilton (Merry Gentry) - ♥ - 7/14/15

I Forgot Day: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 7/13/15
Anti Boredom Month: Neighbors with Benefits by Marissa Clarke (Anderson Brothers) - ♥♥♥ - 7/3/15
National Nude Day: Making Over the Billionaire by Joan Kilby (Italian Collection Novel) - ♥♥♥♥ - 7/22/2015
Yellow Pig Day: Sleeping with the Boss by Marissa Clarke (Anderson Brothers) - ♥♥♥♥ - 7/2/15

July 2015 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1/15 - July 30/15

F Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 7/2/15
I Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce - Series Immortals, The - 7/23/15
R The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - 7/24/15
E In Morocco by Edith Wharton - 7/12/15
C Towards Zero by Agatha Christie - 7/3/15
R Cars, Cats and Crooks by R.H. Carter - 7/12/15
A Strangeways to Oldham by Andrea Frazer - 7/3/15
C Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin - 7/6/15
K Paws for Murder by Annie Knox - 7/10/15
E The Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters - 7/7/15
R Reunion by Meg Cabot - 7/14/15

7/9 Read
Going with my man Vin Diesel :)

Hard Level ~ Amelia Earhart
✔V: Of Blood and Passion Vamp City #3
✔I: I Forgot: Her Mad Hatter
✔N:National Nude Day: Blood and Snow Book 2

D: How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back by Diana Rowland
I:
✔E: Knight of Light by Deirdra Eden
✔S: Sisters Red
✔E: Anti Boredom Month: Cruel Beauty
L:

July reading challenge:

Hard Level: Amelia Earhart (all women), July (all U.S.), Blueberry (something blue on the cover)

2/11 Completed

July Words
R: (Return to the Beach House - Georgia Bockoven)
U: Up at Butternut Lake - Mary McNear
B: Blueprints (Barbara Delinsky) (Massachusetts)***
Y:

Birthdays
E:
D: Dark Places - Gillian Flynn (Kinnakee, Kansas) ****
I:
E:
(Falco)

Bonus
I forgot day:
Anti-boredom day:
National nude day:

TCF's July Challenge
0 of 15

Hard Level: Amelia Earhart - All female authors

◘ F: Back to Buckhorn - Lori Foster
◘ O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis
◘ U: Uncaged - Harper Sloan
◘ R: Rock Chick Regret - Kristen Ashley
◘ T: Truly - Ruthie Knox
◘ H: The Right Moves - Emma Hart


◘ T: Then Came You - Jill Shalvis
◘ O: One Night with a Rake - Connie Mason
◘ B: Burning Dawn - Gena Showalter
◘ Y: Yours for Christmas - Susan Mallery


◘ I Forgot Day: Strong and Sexy - Jill Shalvis -- on TBR since May 2013
◘ Anti Boredom Month: The Prairie Prince - Marcia Lynn McClure
◘ National Nude Day: The Vixen and the Vet - Katy Regnery
◘ Yellow Pig Day: Until We Touch - Susan Mallery
◘ Canada Day: First a Dream - Nicole Andrews Moore -- Montreal

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and wearied me to the bone,
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July 2015 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration : July 1 to July 31
Completed: 7/10


R: Redesigned 7/12/15
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P: Kristen Painter, Queen of Hearts 7/5/15
A: The Austere Academy 7/1/15
R: Remy 7/13/15
A: The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger: A Short Story 7/6/15
D: Series ~ Demon Slayer, Last of the Demon Slayers 7/9/15
E: Entangled Souls 7/28/15

The Challenge Factory
July 2015 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 7/1/2015 - 7/31/2015

Progress: 6 out of 6

Words Associated With July:
•Fourth •Parade •Independence •Baseball
•Dog (Days) •Ruby •Larkspur •Cancer •Swim

P: Mark Powers; The Dresden Files: Fool Moon, Volume 1 - ***** - 7/4/2015
A: Anna Banks; Of Neptune - *** - 7/9/2015 - 330 Pages
R: Rachel Hawkins; Demonglass - **** - 7/20/2015 - 359 Pages
A: Anna Banks; The Stranger - *** - 7/5/2015 - 32 Pages
D: D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton - 7/28/2015 - 320 Pages
E: Elizabeth Camden; Against the Tide - **** - 7/29/2015

Is this one we re-post once completed?? If so...

TCF'S Monthly Challenge: July 2015
July 1, 2015 - July 31, 2015

Level: Hard COMPLETED 7/15/15
12/12

July Words:
DOG (set in U.S.)
D: The Doll Maker , Richard Montanari (Philly) 7/8/15 ★★★★1/2
O: Orange Is the New Black , Piper Kerman (New York) 7/12/15 ★★★★
G: Go Set a Watchman , Harper Lee (Alabama) 7/14/15 ★★★★


DAYS (Female author)
D: Dietland, Sarai Walker 7/15/15 ★★★★
A: Alice Quinn, Queen of the Trailer Park 7/11/15 ★★★★
Y: Jane Yolen, Briar Rose 7/12/15 ★★★★1/2
S: Soapsuds: A Novel , Finola Hughes 7/11/15 ★★★

July B-Day (besides mine:):
MEGAN (U.S. Setting)
M: Marshall Karp, Cut, Paste, Kill (L.A.) 7/5/15 ★★★★★
E: Janet Evanovich, Wicked Charms (Mass. & Maine) 7/4/15 ★★★
G: Jane Green, Summer Secrets (Nantucket) 7/9/15 ★★★★
A: Abuse of Power , Michael Savage (San Francisco) 7/10/15 ★★★
N: The Next Best Thing , Jennifer Weiner (Mass. & L.A.) 7/7/15 ★★★★

Totally up to you Sherri :)

July 2015 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 7/1 ~ 7/31/15

Words Associated With July:
Dog Days
8/8 read

W Eileen Wilks Ritual Magic 7/14/15 4♥
I Iced 7/11/15 2♥
L Losing It 7/7/15 3.75♥
L Shelly Laurenston The Beast in Him 7/7/15 3.5♥


H Marie Hall Red and Her Wolf 7/2/15 3.5-3.75♥
A An American Homo in Paris 7/14/15 4♥
R Richelle Mead Storm Born 7/5/15 3♥
T Taint 7/3/15 2.5♥

July is completed! Anxiously waiting for August!

finished my challenge...happy reading!

Words Associated With July:
•S Treachery by S.J. Parris 07/08/15 ****
•W Summer by the Sea by Susan Wiggs 07/17/15 ****
•I The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric Ives 07/13/15 *****
•M The Guest House by Erika Marks 06/02/15 ***

Birthdays in July:

•E A Wedding in Provence by Ellen Sussman 07/03/15 ***
•D A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux 07/11/15 *****
•I Theft of Life by Imogen Robertson 07/21/15 ****
•E Freeing by E.K. Blair 07/06/15 ****
•F The Fortune Quilt by Lani Diane Rich 07/05/15 ***
•A Undressed by Avery Aster 07/16/15 ***
•L Love Me Again by Teresa Greene 07/10/15 ***
•C Undertow by Cherry Adair 07/07/15 ****
•O One Summer in Venice by Nicky Pellegrino 07/15/15 ***

Done!! =D

TCF Monthly Challenge
Level - Hard
title, author, or series

16/16

~ Amelia Earhart Day: All of your books must be by a female author
D - Duty & Devotion ~ 7/8/15 ~ ★★★★★
O - Coming Home by M.J. O'Shea ~ 7/15/15 ~ ★★★★
G - The Sparkler: Gin Rickey 2 by Renee George ~ 7/28/15 ~ ★★★



(Kevin)
H - Home Work ~ 7/21/15 ~ ★★★★1/2
A - Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins ~ 7/14/15/ ~ ★★★
R - Regularly Scheduled Life ~ 7/6/15 ~ ★★1/2
T - Through These Eyes ~ 7/9/15 ~ ★★★★★



L - Love & Loyalty ~ 7/6/15/ ~ ★★★★
I - I Spy Pecan Pie ~ 7/16/15 ~ ★★★1/2
L - Hard to Let Go by Laura Kaye ~ 7/25/15 ~ ★★★★★

K - Everything He Needs by J.H. Knight ~ 7/10/15 ~ ★★★★★
I - Rewiring Desire by Isobel Dorian ~ 7/10/15 ~ ★★★★
M - Sleigh Ride Series: Minnesota Christmas ~ 7/4/15 ~ ★★★1/2



Bonus:
Anti Boredom Month: Clarity of Lines ~ 7/1/15 ~ ★★★★★
National Nude Day: Cherish & Blessed ~ 7/19/15 ~ ★★★★1/4
Canada Day: Rainbow Blues ~ 7/15/15 ~ ★★★★1/2

Update Message # 13 - Challenge Completed - 28July15


July Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01July15 / Ends: 31July15


8/6 completed

Parade
P - P.L. Travers / Mary Poppins Comes Back ✔ – 02July15
A - Life After Life ✔ – 24July15
R - RHYS, Jean / Wide Sargasso Sea ✔ – 17July15
A - Anne of Windy Poplars ✔ - 28July15
D - Dorothea Benton Frank / Sullivan's Island ✔ – 04July15
E - Emma: A Modern Retelling ✔ – 13July15

BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own

I Forgot Day: Read a book that's been on your TBR for at least 6 months - Since 2009(!) - The Coroner's Lunch ✔ – 23July15
Anti Boredom Month: Read any book - Sabriel ✔ – 06July15

13/13
DONE

T The Trilisk Ruins 7/13 ★★★★
O One Day in Apple Grove 7/16 ★★★★
B The Bookshop on the Corner 7/22 ★★★★★
Y You Had Me at Merlot 7/12 ★★★

W When Lightning Strikes 7/24 ★★★
H Haunted Honeymoon 7/2 ★★★
I Iced Chiffon 7/16 ★★★
T Thurlo, Aimée Falcon's Run 7/18 ★★★★
E Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper 7/12 ★★★

I Forgot Day: TBR for at least 6 months Crystal Gardens 7/10 ★★
Anti Boredom Month: any book Rusty Nail 7/7 ★★★★
National Nude Day: partially nude person on the cover Entwined Secrets 7/10 ★★★
Yellow Pig Day: yellow cover The Winning Element 7/20 ★★★★
Canada Day: Read any book set in Canada or by a Canadian Author

Finished!

July 2015 TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1/15 - July 30/15

F Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 7/2/15
I Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce - Series Immortals, The - 7/23/15
R The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - 7/24/15
E In Morocco by Edith Wharton - 7/12/15
C Towards Zero by Agatha Christie - 7/3/15
R Cars, Cats and Crooks by R.H. Carter - 7/12/15
A Strangeways to Oldham by Andrea Frazer - 7/3/15
C Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin - 7/6/15
K Paws for Murder by Annie Knox - 7/10/15
E The Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters - 7/7/15
R Reunion by Meg Cabot - 7/14/15

Completed (message 22) & ready for the August challenge

Finally finished in August... better late than never!


TCF's July Challenge
15 of 15

Hard Level: Amelia Earhart - All female authors

✔F: Back to Buckhorn - Lori Foster - 07.25 ★★★★
✔O: One in a Million - Jill Shalvis - 07.03 ★★★★
✔U: Uncaged - Harper Sloan - 07.25 ★★★★
✔R: Rock Chick Regret - Kristen Ashley - 07.21 ★★★★
✔T: Truly - Ruthie Knox - 08.30 ★★★★
✔H: His to Keep - Katee Robert - 08.23 ★★★


✔T: Then Came You - Jill Shalvis - 07.31 ★★★★
✔O: One Night with a Rake - Connie Mason - 07.13 ★★★★
✔B: Burning Dawn - Gena Showalter - 07.09 ★★★★
✔Y: Yours for Christmas - Susan Mallery - 07.26 ★★★


✔I Forgot Day: Strong and Sexy - Jill Shalvis -- on TBR since May 2013 - 08.26 ★★★★
✔Anti Boredom Month: The Prairie Prince - Marcia Lynn McClure - 08.30 ★★★★
✔National Nude Day: The Vixen and the Vet - Katy Regnery - 07.16 ★★★★
✔Yellow Pig Day: Until We Touch - Susan Mallery - 07.11 ★★★
✔Canada Day: First a Dream - Nicole Andrews Moore -- Montreal - 07.07 ★★★