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Here are your July 2017 Mini Challenges!


RULES

** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** A book can only be used once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seasonal, World Trip, Ultimate, etc.).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance, and can change your mind at any time if you do.

** Do as many as you are able and have fun!


1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had, or that you forgot you wanted to read (for those using the library).

2. July 7 is Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role (and yes, that includes fudge and chocolate brownies/cake).
(Kathy Aarons, Bailey Cates, Christine DeSmet, GA McKevett, Colette London,

3. July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal (toy, animatronic, or taxidermy). (E.G.:Nancy Atherton, John Lamb, Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly, The Velveteen Rabbit, etc)

4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover (toys count!) (E.G.: Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry, JJ Cook, Killer Takeout, Laura Bradford, Fire Engine Dead by Sheila Connolly, Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton)

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends.

A personal note from the mods:

I've been hounded by several people both on and off the boards this week as to when the challenge and Featured Author threads would go up. I just want to remind everyone that this is not a paid position, and the mods DO have lives and jobs off the boards. While I try to get these up at least a week in advance, please understand that that is not always possible. Real life sometimes gets in the way of our plans -- either with illness, a death in the family, working overtime, or severe weather that causes power outages or service disruptions -- all of which I personally have experienced the last few months. We appreciate your patience if a thread does not go up when you expect it, or you do not hear back from one of us right away.

Thank you.

Heather

Thank you so much to the moderators for running this group! It's a tremendous amount of work. I definitely would not want to take it all on! You do a great job, too!

Thank you so much Heather! We appreciate everything you do and I hope you and your loved ones are all well. :D

Thank you so very much Heather!! I appreciate all that you do. It's a lot to do for a group with this many members. This applies to you also, Sandra.

Thank you very much, Heather! I admire a lot the work you do with the group (for free ;-) )

Thanks, ladies! :)

Adding my TYs to the others, Heather. You do so much to make this group so much fun. Your hard work is deeply appreciated..

July 2017 Mini Challenge

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1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had, or that you forgot you wanted to read (for those using the library).

Jack & Jill by James Patterson 4★s 3/7/17

2. July 7 is Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role (and yes, that includes fudge and chocolate brownies/cake).
(Kathy Aarons, Bailey Cates, Christine DeSmet, GA McKevett, Colette London

The Great Chocolate Scam by Sally Berneathy 5★s 13/7/17

3. July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal (toy, animatronic, or taxidermy). (E.G.:Nancy Atherton, John Lamb, Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly, The Velveteen Rabbit, etc)

Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf 5★s 15/7/17

4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover (toys count!) (E.G.: Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry, JJ Cook, Killer Takeout, Laura Bradford, Fire Engine Dead by Sheila Connolly, Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton)

Chase by Linwood Barclay 4.5★s 3/7/17

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends.

Here and Gone by Haylen Beck 4.5★s 1/7/17 Dem

1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had, or that you forgot you wanted to read (for those using the library). The Kitchen House 07.23.17

2. July 7 is Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role (and yes, that includes fudge and chocolate brownies/cake).
(Kathy Aarons, Bailey Cates, Christine DeSmet, GA McKevett, Colette London, Fudge Cupcake Murder 07.31.17

3. July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal (toy, animatronic, or taxidermy). (E.G.:Nancy Atherton, John Lamb, Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly, The Velveteen Rabbit, etc)Aunt Dimity's Death 07.16.17

4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover (toys count!) (E.G.: Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry, JJ Cook, Killer Takeout, Laura Bradford, Fire Engine Dead by Sheila Connolly, Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton) Death on Eat Street 07.30.17

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends. Fairest 07.11.17

I have two questions. An ambulance is a truck? Is a butterfly inside a glass a taxidermy?

Thank you Heather for always giving us great challenges!

My current ideas for July.

“I Forgot Day”: Murder Boogies with Elvis (purchased in 2011)

Chocolate Day and National Milk Chocolate Day: The Chocolate Pirate Plot

Teddy Bear Picnic Day: The False-Hearted Teddy

Ugly Truck Day: Assaulted Pretzel

International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends.

July 2017 mini challenge

Updated: Aug. 7
Progress: 5/5

1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had, or that you forgot you wanted to read (for those using the library).
The Moonstone Castle Mystery by Carolyn Keene - finished July 23

2. July 7 is Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role (and yes, that includes fudge and chocolate brownies/cake).
(Kathy Aarons, Bailey Cates, Christine DeSmet, GA McKevett, Colette London,
Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse by Harper Lin - finished July 7

3. July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal (toy, animatronic, or taxidermy). (E.G.:Nancy Atherton, John Lamb, Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly, The Velveteen Rabbit, etc)
Buttons and Bones by Monica Ferris - finished July 13

4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover (toys count!) (E.G.: Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry, JJ Cook, Killer Takeout, Laura Bradford, Fire Engine Dead by Sheila Connolly, Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton)
The Pickled Piper by Mary Ellen Hughes - finished Aug. 7

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends.
Corrupted by Lisa Scottoline - finished July 23

Patrizia wrote: "I have two questions. An ambulance is a truck? Is a butterfly inside a glass a taxidermy?"

An ambulance is considered a type of truck. A butterfly in a glass is actually dried, not the same process as taxidermy.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Have a great weekend!

1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had, or that you forgot you wanted to read. -- Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator by Jennifer Allison (07/24/17)

2. July 7 is Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role. -- Dark Chocolate Demise by Jenn McKinlay (07/22/17)

3. July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal. -- Teddy & Co. (07/13/17)

4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover (toys count!) -- Muddymania! (07/12/17)

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends. -- You Need More Sleep: Advice from Cats (07/12/17)

Heather L wrote: "Patrizia wrote: "I have two questions. An ambulance is a truck? Is a butterfly inside a glass a taxidermy?"

An ambulance is considered a type of truck. A butterfly in a glass is actually dried, no..."

Ok, thank you.

Finished with a few days to spare. Time to pick up the last two books on my summer read list.

I'm in, also doing Summer challenge. Hope I find some doubles[

1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had, or that you forgot you wanted to read. I forgot I had preordered a book and it fell into my kindle one day. Wahoo[bookcover:Killer Party|32943905]

2. July 7 is Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role (and yes, that includes fudge and chocolate brownies/cake).

3. July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal (toy, animatronic, or taxidermy).


4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends. thanks everyone who recommended this author from day one. Loved it.

July Mini-Challenges

1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: The Secret Life of Wishful Thinking

2. July 7 is Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: The Semi-Sweet Hereafter

3. July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Bearly Departed 07/06/2017

4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Murder on Wheels

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: From the shelf of Paula Adams - Down a Dark Road

Only got three this month as of 7/29:

1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had, or that you forgot you wanted to read (for those using the library). Dead Men Don't Crochet

4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover (toys count!) (E.G.: Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry, JJ Cook, Killer Takeout, Laura Bradford, Fire Engine Dead by Sheila Connolly, Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton) A Killer Collection finished 7/29 and boy is that an old truck...

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends. Witch is When The Penny Dropped my friend toni and i are both reading this series.

Gonna go for it! It looks like a book I didn't complete for the June challenge will work for this one. Yay! And I'm almost done with it, so that gives me a bit of a jump start for July.

1. “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had.

A Grand Murder by Kate Lucky *07/18/17)

2. Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role

The Sweet Smell of Murder by Cindy Bell (0706)

3. Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal

Unexpected by Cindy Blackburn (07/03)

4. Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover

Sign Off by Patricia McLinn

5. International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson

I'll have another go. I can think of four out of five - I'll see if I can find a fifth.

1. I forgot day:
Quiet Anchorage, Ed Lynskey (I’d forgotten I had this until I needed a Q for the spell-it-out challenge!) – 19/07/17

2. Chocolate day:
Dark, Witch & Creamy, HY Hanna (Bewitched by Chocolate #1) - 13/07/17

3. Teddy bear picnic day:
Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon (Reg the pink-flannel bunny plays his usual supporting role) - 21/07/17

4. Ugly truck day:
Éclair and Present Danger, Laura Bradford - 19/07/17

5. Friendship day:
River of Teeth, Sarah Gailey (I have GR friends who've rated it five and four stars) - 04/07/17

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I guess I will try this:
“I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had.


2. Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role


3. Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal


4. Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover


5. International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends

July 2017 Mini Challenge

1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had, or that you forgot you wanted to read (for those using the library).

2. July 7 is Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role (and yes, that includes fudge and chocolate brownies/cake).
(Kathy Aarons, Bailey Cates, Christine DeSmet, GA McKevett, Colette London,
Some Enchanted Eclair by Bailey Cates 7/10/17

3. July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal (toy, animatronic, or taxidermy). (E.G.:Nancy Atherton, John Lamb, Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly, The Velveteen Rabbit, etc)

4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover (toys count!) (E.G.: Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry, JJ Cook, Killer Takeout, Laura Bradford, Fire Engine Dead by Sheila Connolly, Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton)

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends.
The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory 7/14/17

Heather, sorry to be so late with this, but thank you for all your hard work for this group!! I have not been able to read or visit my Goodreads friends much lately. I finally decided it was time to finish moving, which is taking all my time. Good news is that I WILL be all done by third week in July and will lock my doors and read! :)

I am sorry for your many difficulties lately, especially of course a death in your family. I don't understand how you get everything done in normal times, much less with all your are going through lately.

Again, many thanks for all you do! July looks like such a fun challenge, but I might have to skip it, or just do a few of the books. I will definitely do the Summer Chhallenge!

Thanks, Marie! I hope you manage to finish your move ahead of schedule!

It is sometimes difficult to keep up, especially on days I go right from one job to another (usually Mon and Thurs). It was actually the unexpected death of my best friend from HS that hit me hardest this year in late March. Though we hadn't been close in a while, we still saw each other on occasion and had a lot of history together. That was followed by the funeral of an uncle in May. Not as close to him, but still a rough moment for the family. Anything that could break did so in April, and then I was sick half of last month, so yeah... 2017 has had quite a few rough patches. Thankfully, there have been quite a few good points last two months.

Heather, sorry to hear about that row of events, I hope thinks keep on improving (touching wood)

Heather it sounds like you are having almost as bad a year as I am. Losing my home in January, my brother dying in April and my mother in June. Then we had to put the oldest of the three dogs down on July 5th. I decided I needed a month off from major challenges, except those I was already involved in. I expect I will be back in August. In the meantime I'm here to cheer everyone on this month..

2017 is a horrible year and needs to go! I don't think my year has been as bad as yours Gary and Heather but between a minor car accident, my grandma dying in March and now I'll be having surgery in the next couple of weeks I'm looking forward to this year be over. Only bright spot is hopefully I'll get extra reading in since I'll be off work for 4-6 weeks.

My sister, who was rear ended a few weeks ago, which may have aggravated her exisiting spinal cord issues meaning I am driving her most places wants to flush the year already. Now back to the July reading.

Gary wrote: "My sister, who was rear ended a few weeks ago, which may have aggravated her exisiting spinal cord issues meaning I am driving her most places wants to flush the year already. Now back to the July ..."

I'm sorry to hear that, Gary. So true that the rear-ended person is the one who has the pain and injuries; while the one at fault doesn't.

I'm really struggling for a truck. Would an RV like this one count?
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Or equally, what about the ambulance on

Trish, I had the same doubt, but Heather told me that an ambulance is a truck, so I'll read the second book in the Bradford's series: (you can see an ambulance from the window!)

Patrizia wrote: "Trish, I had the same doubt, but Heather told me that an ambulance is a truck, so I'll read the second book in the Bradford's series: (you can see an ambul..."

I've got the first one on my reading list, as I've not read her before, so I was thinking it would be a good multiple use of a single book! :-)

For trucks, you can also look at series by Laurie Cass (bookmobile) and J.J. Cook (firetruck, food truck).

Finished :)

July 2017 Mini Challenge

5/5

1. July 2 is “I Forgot Day”: Read a book you “forgot” you had, or that you forgot you wanted to read (for those using the library).

Jack & Jill by James Patterson 4★s 3/7/17

2. July 7 is Chocolate Day and July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day: Read a book in which chocolate plays a role (and yes, that includes fudge and chocolate brownies/cake).
(Kathy Aarons, Bailey Cates, Christine DeSmet, GA McKevett, Colette London

The Great Chocolate Scam by Sally Berneathy 5★s 13/7/17

3. July 10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day: Read a book featuring a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal (toy, animatronic, or taxidermy). (E.G.:Nancy Atherton, John Lamb, Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly, The Velveteen Rabbit, etc)

Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf 5★s 15/7/17

4. 20 Ugly Truck Day: Find a book with some sort of truck on the cover (toys count!) (E.G.: Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry, JJ Cook, Killer Takeout, Laura Bradford, Fire Engine Dead by Sheila Connolly, Bushel Full of Murder by Paige Shelton)

Chase by Linwood Barclay 4.5★s 3/7/17

5. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends.

Here and Gone by Haylen Beck 4.5★s 1/7/17 Dem

Congrats, Brenda!

Thanks Marisa :)

This month I go a bit behind (expected, summer, less public transport...)

Congrats Brenda.

Thanks Gary :)

Wow, that is amazing Brenda. Good job.

Thanks Carla!

Done already - way to go, Brenda! I'm still chugging along. Just finished book #3, so I only have two to go with plenty of time left.

Heather L wrote: "For trucks, you can also look at series by Laurie Cass (bookmobile) and J.J. Cook (firetruck, food truck)."

Love the bookmobile series - one of my favourites.

Betty wrote: "Done already - way to go, Brenda! I'm still chugging along. Just finished book #3, so I only have two to go with plenty of time left."

Thanks Betty :) You're doing well too!

Just finished this months challenge today :D

1. Read a book you forgot you had or that you forgot you wanted to read - Any Witch Way You Can by Amanda M. Lee (2 Stars)

2. Read a book in which chocolate plays a role - Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates by Kathy Aarons (4 Stars)

3. Read a book in which features a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed toy - Second-Hand Murder: Book 1 in The Bandit Hills Series by Blair Merrin (2 Stars)

4. Read a book with a truck on the cover (toys count) - Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction by Amy Metz (2 Stars)

5. Read a book from the shelf of one of your GR friends - Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione (5 Stars)

Well done Lacey :)

Congrats, Lacey!