The Challenge Factory discussion

How It Works:

○Below there will be a list of words associated with January 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!

January Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With January:
•Capricorn•New Year•Resolution•Garnet•Aquarius•Snow•Winter•Hot Chocolate•Fireplace•Diet •Cold•Carnation

Birthdays in January:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Martin Luther King Jr•Betsy Ross•Joan of Arc•Justin Timberlake•Tom Selleck•Lewis Carroll •Edgar Allen Poe•Kirstie Alley•Janis Joplin•J.R.R. Tolkien

Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
New Year’s Day: All of your books must be by new to you authors.
Male Watcher’s Day: All of your books must have half naked men on the cover.
Opposite day: All of your books have to be from different genres.
Punch the Clock Day: All of your books must have characters who are employed by someone else (ie: no billionaires or business owners).
Spouse’s Day: Read books where the main characters are all married.

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.
Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.

January TCF Monthly Challenge
Level: Easy
Completed: 15/16

E: Twisted Bond by Emma Hart (Holly Woods Files) - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/3/16
D: Dark Heart of Magic by Jennifer Estep (Black Blade) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 1/26/16
G: A Lover’s Lament by K.L. Grayson & B.T. Urruela - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 1/1/16
A: All In by Aleah Barley (Leaving Las Vegas) - ♥♥♥ - 1/7/16
R: Riskier Business by Tessa Bailey (Crossing the Line) - ♥♥♥ - 1/2/16

A: Unconventional by Avery Aster
L: Touch & Go by Mira Lyn Kelly (Dare to Love) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 1/14/16
L: Life’s a Beach by Jamie K. Schmidt (Hawaii Heat) - ♥♥♥ - 1/17/16
E: Tangled Bond by Emma Hart (Holly Woods Files) - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/5/16
N: Now and Then by Mira Lyn Kelly (Dare to Love) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 1/16/16

P: Playing With Fire by Kate Meader (Hot in Chicago) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 1/18/16
O: On His Watch by Katie Ruggle (Search and Rescue) - ♥♥♥ - 1/10/16
E: Isadora by Ella Frank (Masters Among Monsters) - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/6/16


○Below there will be a list of words associated with January 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!

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Her Secret Lover by Robin Covington (What Happens in Vegas) - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/20/16.
National Nothing Day: For Seven Nights Only by Sarah Ballance (Chase Brothers) - ♥♥♥♥ - 1/10/16
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning (Fever) - ♥♥♥♥♥ - 1/24/16

January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Read: 7/7 Finished!

✔ N: N.R. Walker - Through These Eyes | ★★★★★ | 1/2
✔ E: Elle Kennedy - The Mistake | ★★★★★ | 1/6
✔ W: Walker, N.R. - Blindside | ★★★★☆ | 1/3

✔ Y: York, Sara - Friends or Lovers? | ★★★★☆ | 1/8
✔ E: Elle Kennedy - The Score | ★★★★★ | 1/15
✔ A: Adams, Kyle - Dirty Fighters | ★★★★☆ | 1/7
✔ R: Rhys Ford - Dirty Minds | ★★★★☆ | 1/16

TCF ~ January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
5/5-6 read


T ~ Tina Folsom Quinn's Undying Rose 1/18/16 4♥
O ~ Bonus book below in place of O
M ~ Mercy Blade 1/8/16 4♥


Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like. In place of letter O Clean Sweep 1/3/16 4♥

Extra's
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath. 1/9/16 4♥
Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it. Storm's Heart
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover. 1/22/16 4♥

January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2016
Books Read: 9/9

***COMPLETED 1-28-2016***

January Word:

D ~ Diane Chamberlain ✒ Necessary Lies 1-17-2016
I ~ I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You |Courtney Maum 1-16-2016 4*
E ~ Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close|Jonathan Safran Foer 1-19-2016 5*
T ~ Top Secret Twenty-One|Janet Evanovich 1-13-2016 | 5*


Birthdays in January:

L ~ The Lost Sisterhood|Anne Fortier 1-28-2016 4*
E ~ Erika Swyler ✒ The Book of Speculation: A Novel 1-18-2016 4*
W~ Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein|Shel Silverstein 1-15-2016 | 5*
I ~ The Invention of Wings|Sue Monk Kidd 1-19-2016 | 4*
S ~ Jonathan Safran Foer ✒ Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 1-19-2016 5*

January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1/15 - January 31/15

Word:
Words Associated With January:

D A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance by Marlena de Blasi 01/12/16 ****
I Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden 01/11/16 ****
E Enchanting Lily by Anjali Banerjee 01/09/16 ***
T Thomas Cromwell: The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII's Most Notorious Minister by Robert Hutchinson 01/03/16 ****


Birthdays in January:

J Girl on the Golden Coin by Marci Jefferson 01/05/16 ***
O One Night in Scotland by Karen Hawkins 01/20/16 ***
A Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl 01/06/16 ***
N Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch 01/10/15 ***

O Outer Banks by Anne Rivers Siddons 01/23/16 ***
F Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Fiona Carnarvon 01/21/15 ****

A The Spice Necklance: A Food-Lover's Caribbean Adventure by Ann Vanderhoof 01/08/16 ****
R The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham by Tony Riches 01/01/16 ****
C Around the World in 80 Dinners: The Ultimate Culinary Adventure by Cheryl Alters Jamison, Bill Jamison 01/07/16 ***

January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge


READ: 10/10

✔G: The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
✔A:Love Me to Death - Allison Brennan 1/25
✔R: The Reluctant Vampire - Lynsay Sands 1/24
✔N: The Night Sister - Jennifer McMahon 1/13
✔E: Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18
✔T: Tarnished Knight - Bec McMasters 1/31



Bonus
✔Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.
The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires - Molly Harper 1/26

✔Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
The Dragon Keeper - Robin Hobb 1/23

✔National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.
Saint Odd - Dean Koontz 1/17

✔Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.
Lost Highlander - Cassidy Cayman 1/16



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

January Monthly Challenge
title, author and series

26/26

G - Gala, Lyn ~ Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts ~ 1/16/16 ~ ★★★★★
A - Annabelle Jacobs ~ Magic & Mistletoe ~ 1/9/16 ~ ★★★
R - Rock Rod Studios Presents: Opening Alex ~ 1/14/16 ~ ★★★★
N - No Boundaries ~ 1/17/16 ~ ★★★
E - Emory Vargas ~ Rock Rod Studios Presents: Alex Undone ~ 1/13/16 ~ ★★★1/2
T - Tough Love ~ 1/12/16 ~ ★★★★

A - Afterglow ~ 1/6/16 ~ ★★★★★
Q - Quillon's Covert ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★★
U - Upending Tad series ~ Bringing It Home ~ 1/5/16 ~ ★★★★★
A - Alexander, R.G. ~ Curious ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★
R - Rock, J. A. ~ By His Rules ~ 1/4/16 ~ ★★★★
I - In or Out? ~ 1/29/16 ~ ★1/2
U - Upending Tad series Prized Possession ~ 1/4/16 ~ ★★★★★
S - Surprising a Perfect Mate ~ 1/23/16 ~ ★★

L - Life's Little Changes ~ 1/16/16 ~ ★★★
E - Eden Winters ~ Duet ~ 1/21/16 ~ ★★★★
W - Whyborne & Griffin series ~ Hoarfrost ~ 1/13/16 ~ ★★★★★
I - Into the Blue ~ 1/23/16 ~ ★★★★
S - Snyder, J.M. ~ My Best Friend's Dad ~1/9/16 ~ ★★

S - Skylar M. Cates ~ The Holiday Hoax ~ 1/18/16 ~ ★★★
N - Northcote, Jay ~ Like a Lover ~ 1/31/16 ~ ★★★★
O - On Solid Ground ~ 1/24/16 ~ ★★
W - Whyborne & Griffin series ~ Harmony ~ 1/2/16 ~ ★★★★★

P - Perfect Imperfections ~ 1/5/16 ~ ★★★★★
O - Out of the Rain ~ 1/25/16 ~ ★★★★
E - Every Last Breath ~ 1/25/16 ~ ★★★1/2

I'm in.

10/10

R Rhys Ford Tequila Mockingbird
E Eli Easton How to Howl at the Moon
S Shifting realty Series My Vampire Idol
O Others Series Murder of Crows
L Marjorie Liu A Dream of Stone & Shadow
U Unexpected Demands
T Stephanie Tyler Lonely is the Night
I Magic Shifts
O Once Upon a Winter's Eve
N Nikki Glass Series Deadly Descendant

I'm in!

January 2016 TCF Challenge
1/1/16 - 1/31/16
4/4

Dangerous creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl 1/15/16***
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Ellen Schreiber Magic of the Moonlight 1/3/16***
Tempest by Julie Cross 1/27/16

National Nothing Day: Read any book you would like: Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo 1/7/16****

January 2016 TCF Challenge
1/1/16 - 1/31/16
11/11 read! DONE!

N (The) Name of the Game (Something New #3) by Jennifer Dawson 1/9/16 4stars
E Elizabeth Boyce - Duty Before Desire (The Honorables #3) 1/26/16 4stars
W Whipple, Sandi K. - Dancing With a Cowboy 1/2/16 4stars
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E Elle Kennedy - Claimed (Outlaw #1) 1/31/16 3.5stars
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R Restless (Finding Love #1) by Paris Hansen 1/16/16 3stars


S Short Circuit Time by Diane Saxon 1/10/16 3.5stars
N Nicholas Sparks - See Me by 1/30/16 3stars
O (The) Other Daughter by Lauren Willig 1/22/16 4stars
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Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.
Change of Heart (Keepsake Pocket Quilt, #1) by Molly Jebber 1/10/15 5stars
Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
The Immortal Nicholas by Glenn Beck 1/2/16 5stars (mentioned and carved out of wood)
National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.
How to Wrangle a Cowboy (The Cowboys of Decker Ranch #3) by Joanne Kennedy 1/4/16 4.5stars
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.

January 2016 TCF Challenge
1/1/16 - 1/31/16

Read 9/9 Completed

✔C - Dark Flame by Caris Roane 1/26 ***
✔A - Against the Wall 1.15 ***
✔P - A Beautiful Lie - (Playing with Fire) 1/29 ****
✔R - Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti 1/13 *****
✔I - Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews 1/9 *****
✔C - The Unleashing - (Call of the Crows) 1/23 ***
✔O - Backstage Pass By Olivia Cunning 1/25 ***
✔R - Midnight Vengeance By Lisa Marie Rice 1/7 ***
✔N - A Fall from Yesterday By Norah Wilson 1/14 ****

Elena wrote: "Yay! This is my first ever Goodreads book challenge!
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Have fun - you'll be addicted soon just like the rest of us and I don't do nearly as many as most other readers.
This year I'm trying all new to me annual challenges - up to 3 already. Plus I usually do at least one quarterly and several monthlies too!

January 2016 TCF Challenge
1/1/16 - 1/31/16
2/4

D: Destination Thailand - Katy Colins 11.1.2016, 3*
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TCF ~ January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
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TCF - January 2016 Monthly Challenge

►R - Romancing Lady Stone - 1/5
►E - Because Naughty Holidays Can Be Oh So Nice 2015 by Nicole Edwards - 1/3
►S - Sweet Dreams - 1/8
►O - One Urge - 1/30
►L - Lover Undercover - 1/23
►U - Undeniable Hunger Montana Double Riders 6 - 1/20
►T - Treasured by Thursday - 1/21
►I - Irrevocable - 1/27
►O - One Plea - 1/31
►N - Naked in Death - 1/15

January Monthly Challenge



S Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time
N number9dream
O [sub] How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
W Wolf Hall

TCF January Monthly Challenge 2016


Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
New Year’s Day: All of your books must be by new to you authors.

6/9

C-Midwives by Chris Bohjalian ***** 1/2/16
A-Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan ***** 1/2/16
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C-Those Girls by Chevy Stevens ***** 1/3/16
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R-Ready Player One by Ernest Cline ***** 1/5/16
N-Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom **** 1/17/16



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*Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.-Rule by Jay Crownover **** 1/14/16
*Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
*National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.-The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz **** 1/15/16
*Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.
*Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.-Wild Sky by Suzanne Brockmann *** 1/6/16

January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
January 1, 2016 - January 31, 2016
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Level: Hard
New Year’s Day: All of your books must be by new to you authors.

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R: Rebel Queen
R: Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley

T: Thinking of You
O: One Hundred Names
L: The Lost Girl
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I: In the Unlikely Event
E: Every Last Word
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January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge

8/8
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C Cursed 1/18
A Ally Carter See How They Run 1/29
R Ryan, Sofie The Whole Cat and Caboodle 1/17
R Riordan, Rick The Sword of Summer 1/3
O One O'Clock Hustle 1/30
L Lavene, Joyce Ghastly Glass 1/7
L Laurie, Victoria No Ghouls Allowed 1/3

Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.
Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.

i'm in! =)

I'm in
TCF ~ January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge 

C The Christmas Pearl
A Audrey Niffenegger The Time Traveler's Wife
P Philip Pullman The Amber Spyglass
R Robert J. Crane Alone
I I Heart Paris
C A Christmas Carol
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January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2016

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Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.
Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.

January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
January 1, 2016 - January 31, 2016

books read: 18
date completed:1/18/16

R Raining Men and Corpses 1/8/16
E Entranced1/16/16
S Saving Santa 1/1/16
O The Owens Legacy: Revelations1/14/16
L Lust1/16/16
U Undraland1/18/16
T True Calling1/5/16
I If the Shoe Fits1/10/16
O Opening the Veil1/15/16
N Not Your Average Fairy Tale1/6/16

C Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy1/3/16
A Ashes and Arsenic 1/2/16
R Razor Sharp1/17/16
N A Night Of Forever1/10/16
A The Accidental Demon Slayer1/17/16
T Tempting Trent1/12/16
I I Am Alive1/14/6
O The Open Doorway1/15/16
N Naughty Godmother1/12/16

NEW YEAR

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N - The New Year Resolution 1/10
E - Encore! 1/2
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COMPLETED:

I am currently reading three other books so
Tiger Hills
✓Asylum (finished 1/1/2016: 4 stars)
✓The Night of the Gun (finished 1/3/2016: 3 stars)

After I finish the books. I will read these books:

C: Carry On
O: Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
L: Hands Off My Gun: Defeating the Plot to Disarm America
D: All the Light We Cannot See

2/7 Completed

January Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01Jan16 / Ends: 31Jan16

8/6 completed


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A - Andy Weir / The Martian ✔ – 05Jan16
R - Ray Bradbury / The Toynbee Convector ✔ – 07Jan16
N - Nevada Barr / 13½ ✔ – 22Jan16
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T - T.C. Boyle / The Women ✔ – 26Jan16

BONUS Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath. - Dear Committee Members ✔ – 03Jan16

Appreciate a Dragon Day: Dragon in it - Carry On ✔ – 13Jan16

National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like. - Yes Please ✔ – 10Jan16

Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.

Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Gorgeous cover - ✔ – 20Jan16

C: Choice and Consent 1/18 ★★★★
O: Out of the Blues 1/21 ★★★★
L: Loose Ends, #0.5 - All These Hidden Scars 1/28 ★★★★★
D: Davies, E. - Spark 1/12 ★★★★

J: Jamie Reese - A Restored Man 1/23 ★★★★★ 1/2
U: National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like. - Frog 1/26 ★★★★★
S: Split: Coffin Nails MC 1/1 ( 5 STARS)
T: Three Musketeers and a Jester 1/31
I: Island Heat Book 3- Sizzle 1/12 ★★★★
N: Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath. - Split: Coffin Nails MC 1/1 ★★★★★

January Challenge

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L - Lotter, Jane The Bette Davis Club
D - Dangerously Broken Bradley, Eden

TCF's January Challenge


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January word: NEW YEAR
◘ N: The Naughty Corner - Jasmine Hayes
◘ E: Exposure - Dee Davis
◘ W: Worth the Risk - Emma Hart

◘ Y: Your Room or Mine? - Jacquie D’Alessandro
◘ E: Escape - Dee Davis
◘ A: Asking For Trouble - Jannine Gallant
◘ R: Rapture in Death - JD Robb


January Birthday: JUSTIN
◘ J: Joy and Anger - Jennifer Blake
◘ U: Uncertain Magic - Laura Kinsale
◘ S: Shroud of Fog - Janice Kay Johnson
◘ T: Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean
◘ I: Immortal in Death - JD Robb
◘ N: No Strings Attached - Nicolette Day

Jan 1 to Jan 31,2016


January Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With January:
•Capricorn•New Year•Resolution•Garnet•Aquarius••Winter•Hot Chocolate•Fireplace•Diet •Cold•Carnation

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(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Martin Luther King Jr•Betsy Ross•Joan of Arc•Justin Timberlake•Tom Selleck•Lewis Carroll •Edgar Allen Poe•Kirstie Alley•Janis Joplin•J.R.R. Tolkien

Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
New Year’s Day: All of your books must be by new to you authors.
Male Watcher’s Day: All of your books must have half naked men on the cover.
Opposite day: All of your books have to be from different genres.
Punch the Clock Day: All of your books must have characters who are employed by someone else (ie: no billionaires or business owners).
Spouse’s Day: Read books where the main characters are all married.

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.
Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.

TCF Monthly Challenge: January 2016
Duration: January 1 -31st

☯ Word: Fireplace Tally: 9/9
Hard Level: None

✓F - Flowers for Algernon | Daniel Keyes | 1/13****
✓I - Ilona Andrews | Clean Sweep | 1/16****
✓R - Roach, Mary | Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife | 1/5***
✓E - Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Hallucinations | Oliver Sacks | 1/13****
✓P - Peter Clines | Ex-Heroes | 1/9****
✓L - The Library at Mount Char | Scott Hawkins | 1/16****
✓A - Bubble Bath Day: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements | Sam Kean | 1/9***
✓C - Clines, Peter | Ex-Patriots | 1/12****
✓E - The Emperor of All Maladies | Siddhartha Mukherjee | 1/4****

TCF Monthly Challenge ~ January
Read: 7/7

N: Nothing Personal ~ Nothing Personal ♥♥♥♥♥ 7/1
E: Eliza Phillips ~ Falling for The Highlander ♥♥♥ 5/1
W:Wicked Ride ~ Author: Rebecca Zanelli ♥♥♥ 12/1

Y: Samantha Young ~ Moon Spell ♥♥♥♥ 13/1
E: Evolve by Nicole Dykes ♥♥♥♥♥ 8/1
A: Andrews Faith by First Came You ♥♥♥ 1/1
R: Romania Gray book The Escort ♥♥♥♥ 9/1

TCF Monthly Challenge ~ January

Tom Selleck
S: Stoker, Bram, Dracula's Guest 1/2/15
E: Evanovich, Janet, Naughty Neighbor 1/18/16
L: Star Wars: LOST Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories 1/12/16
L: Live and Let Die 1/13/16
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C: The Cuckoo's Calling 1/8/16
K: Kaufman, Amie and Jay Kristoff, Illuminae 1/22/16

January:
•••••Aquarius•••••

C •••• Carr, Viola ---- The Diabolical Miss Hyde
A •••• Amber Lynn Natusch -- Unborn
P •••• Price, Kalayna ---- Grave Witch
R •••• Rachel Aaron ---- The Spirit Thief
I •••• Ilona Andrews ---- Sweep in the peace
C •••• Chance, Karen ---- Midnight's Daughter
O •••• night OWLS ---- Lauren M Roy
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I'm in!
TCF Monthly Challenge: January 2016
Duration: January 1 -31st
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Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.
Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.

I'm in

Theme New Years Day


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The Challenge Factory
January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2016 - 1/31/2016

Progress: 9 out of 27

January Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With January:
•Capricorn•New Year•Resolution•Aquarius•Winter•Hot Chocolate•Fireplace•Carnation

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C: Cindy Dees; The Dark Side Of Night - ***** - 1/16/2016
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D: Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 1/13/2016


DIET
D: Tessa Dare; A Week to Be Wicked - *** - 1/5/2016
I: Ilona Andrews; Clean Sweep - ***** - 1/11/2016
E
T: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin Volume 1: The Night Things - ***** - 1/6/2016



SNOW
S
N: Chloe Neill; Friday Night Bites - *** - 1/17/2016
O
W: G. Willow Wilson; Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed - ***** - 1/16/2016


GARNET
G
A: Amie Kaufman; This Night So Dark - **** - 1/11/2016
R: Ann Redpath; How To Guide Girl Scout Brownies On Brownie Quest - *** -1/12/2016
N
E
T


Carnation
C: Charlaine Harris; Midnight Crossroad - ***** - 1/21/2016 - 305 Pages
A
R
N
A
T
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O
N

6/6 COMPLETED

G - Great Expectations ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Audacious ♥♥♥♥♥
R - The Raven Prince ♥♥♥♥
N - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake ♥♥♥♥
E - The Elfstones of Shannara ♥♥♥♥♥
T - The Walking Dead, Compendium 2 ♥♥♥♥♥

January 2016 Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1st - January 31st
4/11

Words Associated With January: Garnet
G ~ Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka 1/5/16
A ~ Bear Attraction by Jennifer Ashley 1/17/16
R ~ The Heart of Falcon Ridge by D.L. Roan 1/20/16
N ~
E ~
T ~ There Goes the Groom by Rita Herron


Birthdays in January: Lewis Carroll
L ~
E ~
W ~ The Wedding Planner by G.A. Hauser *** 1/11/16
I ~
S ~


Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.
Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.
Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.

completed msg 27

January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
13/13

Capricorn:
C: Chocoholics #3 - Baking and Babies 9/1/16
A: About a Dragon 1/1/16
P: The Proposal 10/1/16
R: Rogue 2/1/16
I: It's a Wonderful Tangled Christmas Carol 18/1/16
C: Chase, Emma - Appealed 13/1/16
O: Otherworld #8 - Personal Demon 7/1/16
R: Roberts, Nora - Vision in White 16/1/16
N: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs 5/1/16


Cold:
C: Carrie Vaughn - Kitty and the Midnight Hour 21/1/16
O: Off-Campus #3 - The Score 12/1/15
L: Laurenston, Shelly - Go Fetch! 4/1/16
D: Dragon Kin #3 - What a Dragon Should Know 8/1/16

Finished my challenge...happy reading

January 2016 TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1/15 - January 31/15

Word:
Words Associated With January:

D A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance by Marlena de Blasi 01/12/16 ****
I Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden 01/11/16 ****
E Enchanting Lily by Anjali Banerjee 01/09/16 ***
T Thomas Cromwell: The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII's Most Notorious Minister by Robert Hutchinson 01/03/16 ****


Birthdays in January:

J Girl on the Golden Coin by Marci Jefferson 01/05/16 ***
O One Night in Scotland by Karen Hawkins 01/20/16 ***
A Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl 01/06/16 ***
N Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch 01/10/15 ***

O Outer Banks by Anne Rivers Siddons 01/23/16 ***
F Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Fiona Carnarvon 01/21/15 ****

A The Spice Necklance: A Food-Lover's Caribbean Adventure by Ann Vanderhoof 01/08/16 ****
R The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham by Tony Riches 01/01/16 ****
C Around the World in 80 Dinners: The Ultimate Culinary Adventure by Cheryl Alters Jamison, Bill Jamison 01/07/16 ***

Progress: 13/13

WORD ASSOCIATED: FIREPLACE

F Faye, Juliet - Shelter Me
I The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth
R Rose Strickland Mystery Series Last Diner Standing
E Enchanted, Inc.
P A Potion to Die For
L The Last To Know
A Ahern - The Marble Collector
C Cocks - The Royal We
E use a bonus

BIRTHDAY: KING

K - Kearsley The Firebird
I - use bonus
N - use bonus
G - Graham - Haunted

Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath. Just Breathe
National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like. Diner Impossible
Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover. The Winter Sea

Update Message # 29 - Challenge Completed - 29Jan16

I didn't get all the letters spelled, but used some bonus tasks ILO letters

January Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01Jan16 / Ends: 31Jan16

8/6 completed


Garnet
G
A - Andy Weir / The Martian ✔ – 05Jan16
R - Ray Bradbury / The Toynbee Convector ✔ – 07Jan16
N - Nevada Barr / 13½ ✔ – 22Jan16
E
T - T.C. Boyle / The Women ✔ – 26Jan16

BONUS Can be used in place of one of your letters or on their own
Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath. - Dear Committee Members ✔ – 03Jan16

Appreciate a Dragon Day: Dragon in it - Carry On ✔ – 13Jan16

National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like. - Yes Please ✔ – 10Jan16

Winnie the Pooh Day: Read a Winnie the Pooh book.

Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Gorgeous cover - ✔ – 20Jan16

Finished.


READ: 10/10

✔G: The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
✔A:Love Me to Death - Allison Brennan 1/25
✔R: The Reluctant Vampire - Lynsay Sands 1/24
✔N: The Night Sister - Jennifer McMahon 1/13
✔E: Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18
✔T: Tarnished Knight - Bec McMasters 1/31



Bonus
✔Bubble Bath Day: Read a book that you’d love to read while relaxing in a bubble bath.
The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires - Molly Harper 1/26

✔Appreciate a Dragon Day: Read a book with a dragon character in it.
The Dragon Keeper - Robin Hobb 1/23

✔National Nothing Day: Read any book you’d like.
Saint Odd - Dean Koontz 1/17

✔Inspire Your Heart with Art Day: Read a book with a gorgeous cover.
Lost Highlander - Cassidy Cayman 1/16



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Finished - Message 18!

done on post 11!