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message 1: by Ashley (last edited Apr 28, 2014 08:58AM) (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) Ok everyone here is our FIRST (new) Quarterly Challenge! We will usually have 2 per quarter to choose from! Since we are getting started a bit late, I'm using a "levels" approach to this challenge and I'm also being more broad then usual. Feel free to read as many books as you feel comfortable with, and look for more challenges to come soon!


April/May/June 2014 Quarterly Challenge:

Read a book (or more) that was published in each month (April, May, June). Each book should have a DIFFERENT publication year, if possible. You can make it more or less challenging by allowing no year duplications within the month, or at all.

For example...

Medium Challenge:
April Book 1 - 1999
April Book 2 - 2000
May Book 1 - 2001
May Book 2 - 2002
June Book 1 - 2003
July Book 2 - 2004



Levels:

Easy - 1 book from each month, for a total of 3
Medium - 2 books from each month, for a total of 6
Hard - 3 books from each month, for a total of 9
Read-a-holic - 4 books from each month, for a total of 12

Time Frame: NOW until June 30th


Comment below with your level and books! REMEMBER!! All books should be posted in ONE comment (go back and edit your comment to make changes and add read dates)! This helps keep things neat and tidy for everyone.

Any questions, let me know! AND HAVE FUN!

Participants:
Ashley - Easy
Jenny B - Easy
Krysta - Medium
Shannon - Medium
Cindy - Medium
Jasmine - Level?
Ra~Luka - Easy
Marlese - Easy
Kme_17 - Easy
Therealbadkitty - Readaholic
Priscilla - Medium
Jannelle - Medium
Alejandra - Medium
Dee - Medium
Tiffany - Medium
Suzanne - Readaholic
Renee - Readaholic


message 2: by Ashley (last edited Apr 30, 2014 08:46AM) (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) I'll go first!

Level: EASY
Finished: 1/3

My Familiar Stranger (Knights of Black Swan, #1) by Victoria Danann Samson's Lovely Mortal (Scanguards Vampires, #1) by Tina Folsom Burn the Night (Dark Days, #6) by Jocelynn Drake


April Book: Published April 21st 2012
My Familiar Stranger by Victoria Danann

May Book: Published May 25th 2010
Samson's Lovely Mortal by Tina Folsom

June Book: Published June 28th 2011 / (Finished April 28th)
Burn the Night by Jocelynn Drake


message 3: by GinBee, Founder & Mod (new)

GinBee (jennymbee) | 4468 comments Mod
I'll have a go :-) Will have to go with easy :-)

April book :

May Book:

June book:


message 4: by Krysta (last edited Oct 28, 2014 09:06PM) (new)

Krysta (krystafig) | 4089 comments Sign me up for Medium!
I'm going to be busy, but hopefully I can tackle the 2 books a month.

April/May/June 2014 Quarterly Challenge
Duration: April 19th - June 30th


6/6 Finished

April

Dark Descendant Published April 26th 2011 7/14
Reign of Blood Published April 29th 2012 5/29

May
Something Deadly This Way Comes Published May 24, 2011 5/8
The 5th WavePublished May 7th 2013 10/28

June
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children June 7th, 2011 9/1
Blackout Published June 1, 2012 6/2

Dark Descendant (Nikki Glass, #1) by Jenna Black Reign of Blood (Reign of Blood, #1) by Alexia Purdy Something Deadly This Way Comes (Madison Avery, #3) by Kim Harrison The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs Blackout (Newsflesh Trilogy, #3) by Mira Grant


message 5: by Shannon (last edited Jun 30, 2014 04:11AM) (new)

Shannon (tennylle76) | 59 comments FINISHED!
I will try a medium one!

6/6 Finished

April
Some Girls Bite Published April 7, 2009 Read: May 6, 2014
How to Date a Werewolf Published April 1, 2011 Read: April 23, 2014

May
Ruby Red Published May 10, 2011 Read: June 10, 2014
Dead in the Family Published May 4, 2010 Read: June 15, 2014

June
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Published June 7, 2011Read: June 27, 2014
Wicked Nights Published June 26, 2012 Read: June 14, 2014

Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) by Chloe Neill How to Date a Werewolf (Rylie Cruz, #1) by Rose Pressey Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1) by Kerstin Gier Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10) by Charlaine Harris Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs Wicked Nights (Angels of the Dark, #1) by Gena Showalter


message 6: by Cindy (Squin) (last edited May 21, 2014 06:36PM) (new)

Cindy (Squin) | 243 comments I'll shoot for Medium at this point. We're closing on the house, so I know things are going to get crazy!!

Medium: 6/6 Completed

April
A Taste of Crimson - Marjorie Liu 4/7 (Pub: Apr 9, 2007)
Pride Mates - Jennifer Ashley 5/10 (Pub: Apr 26, 2010)
Waiting to be Heard - Amanda Knox 5/21 (Pub: Apr 30, 2013)

May
Dead Ever After - Charlaine Harris 4/8 (Pub: May 7, 2013)
Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 5/8 (Pub: May 6, 2014)

June
Enslaved in Shadows - Tigris Eden 4/11 (Pub: June 16, 2012)
Bear Necessities - Dana Marie Bell 4/28 (Pub: June 7, 2011)

A Taste of Crimson (Crimson City, #2) by Marjorie M. Liu Pride Mates (Shifters Unbound, #1) by Jennifer Ashley Waiting to Be Heard A Memoir by Amanda Knox Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13) by Charlaine Harris Blind Faith (Sin Brothers, #3) by Rebecca Zanetti Enslaved in Shadows (Shadow Unit, #1) by Tigris Eden Bear Necessities (Halle Shifters, #1) by Dana Marie Bell


message 7: by Jasmine (new)

Jasmine Downes | 1 comments APRIL:
Pleasure of the night -2009
Damaged-2013

MAY:
Midnight Masters-2012
Fifty Shades of Grey-2011


message 8: by R~wka (last edited Apr 20, 2014 02:02PM) (new)

R~wka (r-wka) | 1 comments April/May/June 2014 Quarterly Challenge
Duration: April 19th - June 30th


0/3 Finished (Easy)

April
Lord of the Isles by Debbie Mazzuca - Pub: Apr 1, 2010 / Read: ?

May
Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter - Pub: Mar 1, 2006 / Read: ?

June
Wicked Nights by Gena Showalter - Pub: Jun 26, 2012 / Read: ?


message 9: by Marlese (last edited Jun 10, 2014 09:33AM) (new)

Marlese Du Toit | 4 comments Great, looking forward to the challenge, I'll go for easy for the first one.

Read - April:
Royal obsession by Cyndi Friberg (April 2013)

Read - May:
The Host by Stephanie Meyer (May 2008)


message 10: by Kme_17 (new)

Kme_17 | 13 comments April/May/June 2014 Quarterly Challenge
Duration: April 20 th - June 30th

0/3 Finished (Easy)

April
May
June

I'll add the books later.


message 11: by Krysta (new)

Krysta (krystafig) | 4089 comments Ra~Luka, While this isn't my challenge... I would suggest trying to make them all Paranormal based, though we won't hate you if you just can't.


message 12: by Therealbadkitty (last edited Jun 20, 2014 01:08PM) (new)

Therealbadkitty | 6 comments Read-a-holic level please :)
Anyway here's my list
April
Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot Walk of the Spirits (Walk, #1) by Richie Tankersley Cusick Jonas (Beautiful Dead, #1) by Eden Maguire Pretty Dark Nothing (Pretty Dark Nothing, #1) by Heather L. Reid
May
Fly on the Wall How One Girl Saw Everything by E. Lockhart *Read 4/22/14*
Once Dead, Twice Shy (Madison Avery, #1) by Kim Harrison

Golden by Jessi Kirby *Read 6/20/14*

The Vicious Deep (The Vicious Deep #1) by Zoraida Córdova
June
Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma *Read 4/28/14*
The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game, #1-3) by L.J. Smith Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler


message 13: by Priscilla (last edited Jun 20, 2014 12:38AM) (new)

Priscilla (ppomeroy72) | 364 comments FINISHED
I will go for medium.
Will add books as read.(6/6)

April: Knight after Night (Vampire Assassin League #1)by Jackie Ivie-published:April 2011(05/03/2014)
April: The Keepers (Alchemy #1)by Donna Augustine-published:April 13, 2013 (05/22/2014)
May: Death's Servant (The V V Inn 0.1)by C.J. Ellisson-2nd edition published:May 15, 2014 (05/24/2014)
May: Sea Scoundrel (Knave of Hearts Series #1)by Annette Blair-published:May 10, 2012(06/19/2014)
June: Phantom Wolf (Phoenix Force, #2)by Bonnie Vanak-published:June 4th 2013 (06/03/2014)
June: My Immortal by Ginger Voight-published: June 3rd 2011 (06/10/2014)

Knight after Night (Vampire Assassin League, #1) by Jackie Ivie The Keepers (Alchemy, #1) by Donna Augustine Death's Servant (The V V Inn, #0.1) by C.J. Ellisson Sea Scoundrel (Knave of Hearts #1) by Annette Blair Phantom Wolf (Phoenix Force, #2) by Bonnie Vanak My Immortal by Ginger Voight


message 14: by Jannelle (new)

Jannelle (jannellereads) | 64 comments Count me in!
I'd like to go with medium, please :)

April:

May:

June:


message 15: by Dee (last edited Jun 21, 2014 08:14AM) (new)

Dee (jadzia_dax) | 1199 comments I'll go with medium
Finished 6/6

April
Illusion (Chronicles of Nick, #5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Published April 1st 2014 (Completed 13/04/14)
Dark Descendant (Nikki Glass, #1) by Jenna Black Published April 26th 2011 (completed 27/04/14)

May
The Singer (Irin Chronicles, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter Published May 6th 2014 (Completed 22/05/14)
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee Published May 21st 2011 (Completed 28/05/14)

June
Shield of Winter (Psy-Changeling, #13) by Nalini Singh Published June 3rd 2014 (Completed 13/06/14)
Enslaved in Shadows (Shadow Unit, #1) by Tigris Eden Published June 18th 2012 (Completed 21/06/14)


message 16: by Tiffany (last edited Apr 23, 2014 11:59PM) (new)

Tiffany Auvil (tiffanyauvil) | 1 comments I try Medium

0/6 Finished

Dark Descendant Published April 2011 Finished April 24, 2014
• Published April

• Published May
• Published May

• Published June
• Published June

…Now to find books published in those months


message 17: by Suzanne (last edited Jun 23, 2014 02:38PM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 105 comments Paranormal Addicts & Newbies
April/May/June 2014 Quarterly Challenge
Duration:
4/19/2014 - 6/30/2014

Read a book (or more) that was published in each month (April, May, June). Each book should have a DIFFERENT publication year, if possible. You can make it more or less challenging by allowing no year duplications within the month, or at all.

For example...

Medium Challenge:
April Book 1 - 1999
April Book 2 - 2000
May Book 1 - 2001
May Book 2 - 2002
June Book 1 - 2003
July Book 2 - 2004


Progress: 6 out of 12

April
1. April 2007 - The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine - *** - 5/26/2014
2.
3.
4.
The Dead Girls' Dance (The Morganville Vampires, #2) by Rachel Caine

May
5. May 1986 - The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett - **** - 5/1/2014
6. May 2010 - Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 5/14/2014
7. May 2005 - Dead Beat by Jim Butcher - ***** - 6/15/2014
8. May 2011 - Something Deadly This Way Comes by Kim Harrison - *** - 6/19/2014
The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2) by Terry Pratchett Married By Morning (The Hathaways, #4) by Lisa Kleypas Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7) by Jim Butcher Something Deadly This Way Comes (Madison Avery, #3) by Kim Harrison

June
9. June 2013 - Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan - ***** - 6/2/2014 - 144 Pages
10.
11.
12.
Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan


message 18: by Renee (last edited May 07, 2014 12:52PM) (new)

Renee Rearden (reneerearden) | 43 comments I'm In!
April/May/June 2014 Quarterly Challenge
Duration: April 26th - June 30th

4 of 12 Completed (Read-a-holic)

April

1. (04-29) 2011 - Hunted (05-03-14)
2. (04-10) 2012 - Taken at Dusk (04-17-14)
3. (04-23) 2013 - Chosen at Nightfall (04-24-14)
4.

May

5.
6.
7.
8.

June

9.
10.(06-20) 2012 - Pursued (05-07-14)
11.
12.

Taken at Dusk (Shadow Falls, #3) by C.C. Hunter Chosen at Nightfall (Shadow Falls, #5) by C.C. Hunter Hunted (Brides of the Kindred, #2) by Evangeline Anderson Pursued (Brides of the Kindred, #6) by Evangeline Anderson


message 19: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) Status Check!

It's the end of April! How is everyone doing?

Give us an update!!


message 20: by Krysta (new)

Krysta (krystafig) | 4089 comments Haha...I'm not doing so well Ashley.
With Finals coming up, I'm not reading as much.


message 21: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) Well, hopefully you'll have more time to devote once Finals are finished!


message 22: by Krysta (new)

Krysta (krystafig) | 4089 comments I think I will.
I'm trying to get in some reading time when I'm at work.

I work as a Security Dispatcher at a Casino, and sometimes it's REALLY slow. If I get a slow channel, I'll open up an e-book and read on my computer. As long as I still answer the radios and phone, my supervisor doesn't care.


message 23: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) Looks like Cindy is the first one to complete her challenge!? Anyone else close?


message 24: by Cindy (Squin) (new)

Cindy (Squin) | 243 comments I'll keep going and see if I can make it to a higher level ;-)


message 25: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) Only about half a month left! How's everyone coming along?


message 26: by Krysta (new)

Krysta (krystafig) | 4089 comments I'm thinking I might finish a little late for this challenge.
I'm having issues getting through my books as quickly as I usually do.
Eek!


message 27: by Priscilla (new)

Priscilla (ppomeroy72) | 364 comments FINISHED
I will go for medium.
Will add books as read.(6/6)

April: Knight after Night (Vampire Assassin League #1)by Jackie Ivie-published:April 2011(05/03/2014)
April: The Keepers (Alchemy #1)by Donna Augustine-published:April 13, 2013 (05/22/2014)
May: Death's Servant (The V V Inn 0.1)by C.J. Ellisson-2nd edition published:May 15, 2014 (05/24/2014)
May: Sea Scoundrel (Knave of Hearts Series #1)by Annette Blair-published:May 10, 2012(06/19/2014)
June: Phantom Wolf (Phoenix Force, #2)by Bonnie Vanak-published:June 4th 2013 (06/03/2014)
June: My Immortal by Ginger Voight-published: June 3rd 2011 (06/10/2014)

Knight after Night (Vampire Assassin League, #1) by Jackie Ivie The Keepers (Alchemy, #1) by Donna Augustine Death's Servant (The V V Inn, #0.1) by C.J. Ellisson Sea Scoundrel (Knave of Hearts #1) by Annette Blair Phantom Wolf (Phoenix Force, #2) by Bonnie Vanak My Immortal by Ginger Voight


message 28: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Basile (smashreads) Awesome Priscilla! Anyone else??


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