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How It Works:○Below there will be a list of words associated with December 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!
December Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With December:
•Tree •Ribbon •Gifts •Christmas •Hanukah
•Kwanza •Santa •Stocking •Candle •Star
Birthdays in December:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Jeff Bridges •Nia Peeples •Dwight Howard •Taylor Swift •Frank Sinatra •Jordin Sparks •Brad Pitt •Susan Lucci •Criss Angel •Keri Hilson
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Write a Friend Month: All of your books must be on your friend(s) shelf
New Years Eve:All of your books must be books you wanted to read this year and never did
Take it in the Ear Day:All of your books must have someone's head visible on the cover
Pearl Harbor Head Day: All of your books must be from the historical genre
National Fruitcake Day: All of your books must be a combination of the hard themes
Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their ownNational Ding-a-ling Day: Read a book with a dumb character
Ice Cream Day: Read a book from your favorite genre
Card Playing Day: Read a book that's set in Las Vegas
Poinsettia Day: Read a book with a red cover
Humbug Day: Read a book with a grouchy character
Good Luck & Happy Reading!
11/11DONE
R Reunion Cabot, Meg 12/7 ★★★
I The Inquisitor's Key 12/3 ★★★★
B Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School Medina, John 12/2 ★★★★★
B Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen and Bath Renovation Guide 12/3 ★★★★
O replaced w/ ice cream day The Wizard of Seattle 12/16 ★★★★★
N Nolan, Monica Dolly Dingle, Lesbian Landlady 12/20 ★★★
National Ding-a-ling Day: Read a book with a dumb character they all need to learn about domestic violence Size 12 and Ready to Rock 12/16 ★★★★
Ice Cream Day: Read a book from your favorite genre paranormal Lifeblood 12/5 ★★★★
Card Playing Day: Read a book that's set in Las Vegas What Stays in Vegas 12/27 ★★★★
Poinsettia Day: Read a book with a red cover The Spy Who Came for Christmas 12/6 ★★★★★
Humbug Day: Read a book with a grouchy character every jerk/bully/cretin in the Brotherhood Star Cursed 12/8 ★★★★★
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TCF's December ChallengeDuration: December 1/14 - December 31/14
Words Associated With December:
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Birthdays in December:
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16/16 ~~ finished Dec 27thWord Associated With December:
C~ Constable of Disturbia by Darcy Abriel ~~ Read 12/12/14 ~ 2★
H~ Half Past Forever by A. Morell ~~ Read 12/12/14 ~ 3★
R~ Rainbow Blues by K.C. Burn ~~ Read 12/06/14 ~ 3.5★
I~ If At First You Don't Succeed by K.C. Faelan ~~ Read 12/26/14 ~ 3★
S~ Sharp Love by Ava March ~~ Read 12/07/14 ~ 4★
T~ Trina Solet - His True Home ~~ Read 12/11/14 ~ 4★
M~ Maybe This Time by A.M. Arthur ~~ Read 12/23/14 ~ 4★
A~ Ari McKay - Dandy's Little Girl ~~ Read 12/27/14 ~ 3★
S~ Sinner Like Me by Avril Ashton ~~ Read 12/13/14 ~ 4★
Birthday in December: Susan Lucci
S~ Starfish and Coffee by Kele Moon ~~ Read 12/17/14 ~ 4★
U~ Unwrapping Hank by Eli Easton ~~ Read 12/22/14 ~ 4★
S~ Sue Brown - Papa's Boy ~~ Read 12/25/14 ~ 4★
A~ Adams, Kyle - Prize Package ~~ Read 12/04/14 ~ 3★
N~ A Naughty Trip by Serena Yates ~~ Read 12/11/14 ~ 2★
Bonus:
Ice Cream Day: Read a book from your favorite genre
Roped by SJD Peterson ~~ Read 12/13/14 ~ 3.5★
Humbug Day: Read a book with a grouchy character
Sleigh Ride by Heidi Cullinan ~~ Read 12/20/14 ~ 4★
3/5Word Associated with December
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December 2014 S Spirit Keeper 12-23-14
A Adam Gidwitz-In a Glass Grimmly 12-19-14
N Nancy Lesourd-Liberty Letters 12-9-14
T This Star Wont go Out by Esther Earl 12-5-14
A All Four Stars 12-20-14
I'm in.READ: 12/12
✔S: Still Waters - Tami Hoag 12/23
✔T: Taken by the Cowboy - Julianne MacLean 12/28
✔O: One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare 12/27
✔C: Carnal Sin - Allison Brennan 12/11
✔K: Kiss of Danger - Deborah Cooke 12/28
✔I: If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper 12/18
✔N: Nightbound - Lynn Viehl 12/6
✔G: The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13
Jeff Bridges
✔J: The Duke Is Mine - Eloisa James 12/26
✔E: Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12
✔F: Flirting with Forever - Gwyn Cready 12/13
✔F: Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December Monthly ChallengeBegins: 01Dec14 / Ends: 31Dec14
6/6 completed
Candle
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A - American Wife ✔ – 18 Dec 14
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D - Amazing Mrs. Pollifax ✔ – 10 Dec 14
L - LARRY Watson wrote Orchard ✔ – 04 Dec 14
E - Ella Minnow Pea ✔ – 02 Dec 14
BONUS - May be used in place of spelling letters, or on their own
National Ding-a-ling Day: Read a book with a dumb character
Ice Cream Day: Read a book from your favorite genre - LITERARY FICTION - We Are Water ✔ – 13 Dec 14
Card Playing Day: Read a book that's set in Las Vegas
Poinsettia Day: Read a book with a red cover
Humbug Day: Read a book with a grouchy character - Claire and Nola ... Hell or High Water ✔ – 08 Dec 14
December ChallengeLevel: Easy
Books Read: 6/6
C: ✔The Mad Hatter Mystery by John Dickson Carr - 26.12.14 ★★★★
A: ✔A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3000 BC - AD 1603- 27.12.14 ★★★★
N: ✔The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - 1.12.14 ★★★★
D: ✔Silent in the Sanctuary - Deanna Raybourn - 4.12.14 ★★★★
L: ✔The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman - 6.12.14 ★★★★★
E: ✔American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis - 3.12.14 ★★★
TCF's December ChallengeDuration: December 1/14 - December 31/14
Level: Easy
C Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay - 12/3/14
A Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa - 12/27/14
N Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh - 12/22/14
D Odds Against by Dick Francis - 12/17/14
L Killer Insight by Victoria Laurie - 12/9/14
E Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams - 12/14/14
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TCF's December Challenge --> Progress 19/19
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12/12 ReadWrite a Friend Month
✔R: Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between Rhiannon's Law #1
✔I: I Hunt Killers (Shy)
✔B: Broken Nation (Pam)
✔B: Black Dust Mambo (Rachael)
✔O: Card Playing Day: Read a book that's set in Las Vegas The Lost (Christal)
✔N: You're the One That I Haunt Nicki Styx #3 (Sandra)
✔D: After the End by Bonnie Dee (Candy)
✔W: National Ding-a-ling Day: Read a book with a dumb character Sins & Needles (Penni)
✔I: I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas (Ezi)
✔G: A Bewitching Christmas by Amanda J. Greene (Anino)
✔H: Love, in Spanish by Karina Halle (Paris)
✔T: A Match Made in Hell by Terri Garey (Jennifer)
December 2014 TCF's Monthly ChallengeDuration: 12/1 - 12/31
13/13
Christmas:
C: Caribou's Gift 12/6 ****
H: Hunted Holiday: A Vampire Romance 12/7 ***
R: Renegade Lady 12/24 ***
I: I Could Just Eat You Up 12/14 **
S: Skin 12/4 ***
T: How to Catch a Wild Viscount by:Tessa Dare 12/25 ***
M: Scent of a Mate by:Milly Taiden 12/9 ***
A: Affliction 12/24 ****
S: Owned by the Outlaw by:Jenika Snow 12/1 ***
Snow:
S: Sex Criminals, Vol. 1: One Weird Trick 12/30 ***
N: Babysitting the Billionaire by:Nicky Penttila 12/25 ***
O: An Outlaw Wedding 12/14 ***
W: Wolf in Her Bed 12/25 ***
To Read:
Finished:
December 2014 TCF's Monthly ChallengeDuration: 12/1 - 12/31
Level: Super Easy - Authors & Titles
Progress: 9/9
C Humbug Day: Read a book with a grouchy character Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (12-28-14) ★★
H Haruki Murakami - The Strange Library (12-29-14) ★★★★★
R Rene Denfeld - The Enchanted (12-19-14) ★★★★
I Poinsettia Day: Read a book with a red cover Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
S Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (12-8-14) ★★★★
T bonus:National Ding-a-ling Day Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin (12-18-14)★★★
M The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami (12-6-14) ★★★★
A Andy Weir - The Martian ★★★★
S Ousmane Sembène - Xala (12-14-14) ★★★
Bonus:
Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
National Ding-a-ling Day: Read a book with a dumb character
Ice Cream Day: Read a book from your favorite genre
Card Playing Day: Read a book that's set in Las Vegas
Poinsettia Day: Read a book with a red cover
Humbug Day: Read a book with a grouchy character
TCF December 2014 Monthly ChallengeTime Frame: 01.12.14-21.12.14
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Books Read: 5/5 - COMPLETE :)
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The Challenge FactoryDecember 2014 TCF's Monthly Challenge
Duration: 12/1/2014 - 12/31/2014
Progress: 9 out of 9
C: Cress by Marissa Meyer - **** - 12/10/2014 - 550 Pages
H: A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - **** - 12/2/2014 - 356 Pages
R: Richelle Mead; Bloodlines - **** - 12/17/2014 - 421 Pages
I: **BONUS**
S: Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages
T: Tangled by Emma Chase - **** - 12/22/2014
M: Mary Mary Quite Contrary by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/19/2014
A: Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/19/2014
S: Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/18/2014
BONUS:
Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own:
National Ding-a-ling Day: Read a book with a dumb character
Ice Cream Day: Read a book from your favorite genre
Card Playing Day: Read a book that's set in Las Vegas
Poinsettia Day: Read a book with a red cover
Humbug Day: Read a book with a grouchy character:
Looking for Alaska by John Green - ***** - 12/1/2014 - 256 Pages
Finished.....happy reading!TCF's December Challenge
Duration: December 1/14 - December 31/14
Words Associated With December:
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Birthdays in December:
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11/11DONE
R Reunion Cabot, Meg 12/7 ★★★
I The Inquisitor's Key Jefferson Bass 12/3 ★★★★
B Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School Medina, John 12/2 ★★★★★
B Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen and Bath Renovation Guide 12/3 ★★★★
O replaced w/ ice cream day The Wizard of Seattle Kay Hooper 12/16 ★★★★★
N Nolan, Monica Dolly Dingle, Lesbian Landlady 12/20 ★★★
National Ding-a-ling Day: dumb character they all need to learn about domestic violence Size 12 and Ready to Rock Cabot, Meg 12/16 ★★★★
Ice Cream Day: favorite genre paranormal Lifeblood 12/5 ★★★★
Card Playing Day: set in Las Vegas What Stays in Vegas 12/27 ★★★★
Poinsettia Day: red cover The Spy Who Came for Christmas 12/6 ★★★★★
Humbug Day: grouchy character every jerk/bully/cretin in the Brotherhood Star Cursed 12/8 ★★★★★
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I managed to finish again - just in the nick of time!C: ✔The Mad Hatter Mystery by John Dickson Carr - 26.12.14 ★★★★
A: ✔A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3000 BC - AD 1603- 27.12.14 ★★★★
N: ✔The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - 1.12.14 ★★★★
D: ✔Silent in the Sanctuary - Deanna Raybourn - 4.12.14 ★★★★
L: ✔The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman - 6.12.14 ★★★★★
E: ✔American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis - 3.12.14 ★★★
Done! 9/9 read. Msg 18 updated.
Finished.TCF's December Challenge
Duration: December 1/14 - December 31/14
Level: Easy
C Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay - 12/3/14
A Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa - 12/27/14
N Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh - 12/22/14
D Odds Against by Dick Francis - 12/17/14
L Killer Insight by Victoria Laurie - 12/9/14
E Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams - 12/14/14
UPDATE Message # 10 - Challenge Completed - using 2 optional tasks in place of 2 lettersDecember Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01Dec14 / Ends: 31Dec14
6/6 completed
Candle
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A - American Wife ✔ – 18 Dec 14
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D - Amazing Mrs. Pollifax ✔ – 10 Dec 14
L - LARRY Watson wrote Orchard ✔ – 04 Dec 14
E - Ella Minnow Pea ✔ – 02 Dec 14
BONUS - May be used in place of spelling letters, or on their own
National Ding-a-ling Day: Read a book with a dumb character
Ice Cream Day: Read a book from your favorite genre - LITERARY FICTION - We Are Water ✔ – 13 Dec 14
Card Playing Day: Read a book that's set in Las Vegas
Poinsettia Day: Read a book with a red cover
Humbug Day: Read a book with a grouchy character - Claire and Nola ... Hell or High Water ✔ – 08 Dec 14
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