New Adult Book Club discussion

May
This reading challenge will start on May 1, 2016 and end on May 31, 2016. We will be celebrating Mother’s Day this month and to do so we are reading books using the word Mother. 6 points for 6 books allocated this month with up to 4 BONUS points (depending on which option you choose) so a total of 10 points on offer. Give a star rating (out of 5) for each book to receive full bonus points for your option.

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3 options for this month.
Option 1 (Easy – 1 bonus point for completing the word mother) - is reading 6 books using Titles starting with one letter from the categories above. Such as The Return by Jennifer L. Armentrout. (Your choice if you use the word ‘A’ or ‘The’ in the title.)
Up to 7 points on offer for this challenge

OR

Option 2 (Harder – 2 bonus points for completing the word mother) is reading 6 books using Authors name (first or last) starting with one letter from the categories above. Such as Paper Princess (The Royals, #1) by Erin Watt
Up to 8 points on offer for this challenge

OR

Option 3 (Hardest – 4 bonus points for completing the word mother) - is reading 6 books using words to describe a mother as a theme in the book using the categories above. Such as O – Opportunity. Mothers give their children opportunities to play sport or get an education. The character, Josie, in Forever My Girl (The Beaumont Series, #1) by Heidi McLaughlin gives her child the opportunity to play sports. R – Respect. Theme of respecting your elders is in Until November (Until, #1) by Aurora Rose Reynolds book.
Up to 10 points on offer for this challenge

Option 3 - 10/10 COMPLETED

M - Motivated - **** 6/5/16 - Declan is motivated to set up his own gym and be successful in the business. He is a fighter and is also motivated to get Elizabeth to open up and to trust him.
O – Opportunity – ***** 3/5/16 – Vaughan gave Lydia the opportunity to stay with him and his sister gave her work at her business so she could get on her feet again after she walked out on her wedding (the groom was filmed with the best man)
T - Thoughtful – *** 16/5/16 – Zander and Addisons mother were both thoughtful. Before she died, she used to leave Addison heartfelt messages on napkins and Zander continued doing it.
H - Hilarious - ***** 8/5/16 - Logan is and also believes he is hilarious ... "Trust me, I'm well aware. I'm hilarious."
E – Encouraging – **** 21/05/16 – Cassie is a tutor encouraging Colton, her student, with his studies and to improve his grade and Colton is encouraging Cassie to get with him.
R – Reassuring – **** 13/5/16 – Sara and Evan show reassuring behaviours towards the main character Emma/Emily as she has a bad home life and isolates herself from her peers and life experiences then little by little Sara and Evan help her to involve herself in different experiences.

Ideas:
M – Mentor/multi-tasker/motivated
O - Opportunity
T – Thoughtful/Talented/Teacher/Trusting
H – Honest/ hardworking
E – Entertaining/embarrassing
R – Responsible/Respectful

Questions about option 3...Do you want a specific reference to or about a "mother" in the book with the description or just referencing the "description/characteristic" a mother would have? Also, some mothers in NA books are not looked at as a positive character. Example O for Overbearing. Do you just want positive characteristics?
Thanks

M: Owning Violet, Monica Murphy
O: Property of Drex #1, C.M. Owens
T: Remember When, T. Torrest
H: Too Late, Colleen Hoover
E: Choosing You. Allie Everhart
R: Filthy Beautiful Lies, Kendall Ryan

M: Too Late- Maternal... Sloan is maternal when it comes to her brother. Taking care of him when they were younger because their own mother wouldn't and making sure he is being taken care of as an adult.
O: Owning Violet- Opportunity... Violet unintentionally helps Ryder receive the opportunity to receive a position with their company in London. She also receives an opportunity for a position in London.
T: Choosing You- Thoughtful... Garret is thoughtful of Jade. For example, not drinking because he knows she doesnt like it and getting her snacks to eat for when she goes to his room to watch a movie.
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R: Remember When- Reminicent... Layla is reminicent about her time as a high school senior, when she met and felk in love with Tripp.

Krissy wrote: "Questions about option 3...Do you want a specific reference to or about a "mother" in the book with the description or just referencing the "description/characteristic" a mother would have? Also, s..."

Hi Krissy
It does not have to be a mother showing that behaviour/description/characteristic - it was just an easy reference for the book I selected, though it can be if it works.
Absolutely is can be a negative characteristic like overbearing - I know of a few books to fit in that category :)
Hope the challenge isn't too complicated. I started off with the idea for option 1 and 2 and then thought up option 3 and couldn't disregard it.

Dee wrote: "Krissy wrote: "Questions about option 3...Do you want a specific reference to or about a "mother" in the book with the description or just referencing the "description/characteristic" a mother woul..."

Ok...thanks.

Option #3 - 10/10 Completed

M- Maternal Black Lies 5/6 (4*)
Brant looks to Jillian as a mother figure. Brant tells Jillian, "You realize how ridiculous it is for you to order me whores. Most maternal figures would be beaming to see me taking out a respectable woman." Jillian replies, "Your Mother would want this. Trust me."
O- Overprotective Nothing Left to Lose 5/29 (3*)
Anna feels that everyone is acting too overprotective of her. Ashton checks over her room and thinks to himself..."Realisation hit me that maybe I really was too overprotective just like she always said I was."
T- Trust Until the End 5/12 (4*)
Trust is a major theme throughout this book. Even in all the Epilogues. Rock and Trisha couldn't have children so they adopted Preston's siblings. All the characters come from broken homes. Trisha speaks about Jimmy, "He trusted Preston, but it had taken months before he trusted us."
H- Home/Happiness Dirty English 5/31 (4*)
Declan never gives up on Elizabeth. Elizabeth finally realizes that Declan is the one to bring her happiness. Declan tells Elizabeth, "I'm going to give you kids. A home. Happiness. All of my heart."
E- Embarrassing Finding Cinderella 5/21 (4*)
Six is at Daniel's for dinner with his family. His father is telling her embarassing stories about Daniel. His mother walks in and says, "Dennis? What have you been up to? As long as you aren't embarrassing him. I'd hate for Six to find out about his lengthy showers every night."
R- Responsible Full Measures 5/17 (4*)
After getting the news that her father was killed in action. Ember took on the responsibilities for the family. Her mother just couldn't cope. Embers quote, "Something shifted in me ; the weight of responsibility settled on my shoulders, dislodging some of the pain so I could breathe. I had to be the adult right now because no one else here could."

I'm in :D Option #3 - 10/10 -- COMPLETE

M- Mistrustful -- ***** (17/05) -- Cav left Greer years ago without a word and now he's back. He won't say why he left and she's afraid that he will leave again, so she doesn't trust him. Also Greer's boyfriend cheated on her, so she's mistrustful of all men at the beginning.
O- Opposite -- ***** (05/05) -- Jade and Brock have a very opposite past and present life. Brock had a carefree, loving childhood, while Jade went from one foster home to the next. Now, Jade hates men and her job, while Brock loves women and his job.
T- Tender -- ***** (05/29) -- Nick isn't the relationship kind of guy and Josh knows this. Josh is very tender and sweet with Nick, because he doesn't push Nick. He lets Nick take his time.
H- Helpful -- ***** (05/03) -- George needs someone's help to get his inheritance. Sophia helps him, even if that means her life will change forever
E- Embarrassing -- **** (05/12) -- Caspian asks Aurora embarrassing questions and gives her an embarrassing gift when her best friend is next to her. He does that for a good reason, but she doesn't like it and is extremely embarrassed.
R- Responsible -- ***** (05/01) -- Brady feels the responsibility to take care of his parents, the family company and his little niece

I'm hoping to be able to finish the 3rd option, but I haven't read the first book this month and it's half way done. Yikes!

Points: 10/10

M - Merciful: Wicked Reunion (Wicked White #2) - Michelle A Valentine ** 5/30/16
London was so forgiving in this story that it was annoying!
O - Opposite: Dirty Girl (Dirty Girl Duet #1) - Meghan March **** 5/29/16
Cavanaugh and Greer were from the complete opposite side of the tracks with how they were raised. She was a sister of a billionaire and he was a maintenance man.
T - Trust: Dirty English - Ilsa Madden-Mills **** 5/31/16
With Elizabeth's past, it is really amazing that she grows to trust and eventually love Declan. He is a total bad boy, fighter that is always looking out for Elizabeth.
H - Hotshot: Big Rock - Lauren Blakely **** 5/30/16
"And I've got both firing on all cylinders. In fact, I have ALL the right assets. Looks, brains, my own money, and a big c*&k."
E - Elusive: Wicked White (Wicked White #1) - Michelle A Valentine *** 5/29/16
Ace was very secretive and didn't give Iris any information on his identity.She ended up finding out later on her own.
R - Rake (Womanizer): Screwed (Screwed #1) - Kendall Ryan *** 5/30/16
Hayden has slept through just about all the women in the housing complexes he owns, and his best friend and business partner tells him that he needs to stop before he ruins everything they have worked on and built together.

Option #2

M - A Beautiful Wedding by Jamie McGuire 5/8/16
O
T - Remember When by T. Torrest CURRENTLY READING
H - Clipped Wings by Helena Hunting 5/14/16
E - Make it Count by Megan Erickson 5/18/16
R

Option 3: Completed!!


Motivated 04/05
Tahoe is motivated because of Gina to become a better man.

Opposite 09/05
Lizzie can be more opposite of Jax, he is a total player, and she a relantionship girl.

Trust 29/05
Priscilla can't seem to trust in Preston after their night spend in jail, because of him.

Hilarious 13/05
All the situations involving the pair are to die for. When Ellie found out that she was basically sexting McAllister in the middle of a conference meeting, she bolts and throw herself through the slides in the office :p

Encouraging 15/05
Landon encourages Gabriella to become her father's succesor in their buisness. And she encourages him to become a better hockey player.


Reassuring 31/05
After Rosa found out that a crew guy leaked nude photos of her, she can't find it in herself to trust. Once they meet, Drake continues to reassure her that it wasn't her fault and that finding love is possible.

How was this months challenge? Too hard?

Dee wrote: "How was this months challenge? Too hard?"

I thought it would be harder. It was sometimes difficult to describe the theme of the book, but I read more NA books than I thought so I could choose. Great challenge!

It was a great challenge. I like that you give options and seeing what other readers come up with. Plus, all these challenges add books to my TBR list :)

I don't think this month was too hard. I thought it was great for all the options you gave for each level. I am really looking forward to June's challenge!

Thank you, I will look into another options one for July or August.