Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

BUDDY READS

*December*
1st Dec: Dark Lover by J.R.Ward
15th Dec: Heartless by Gail Carriger
19th Dec: Annie’s Song by Catherine Anderson
27th Dec: Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt


*Past*
✔NBRC: Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
✔NBRC: The Texans Wager by Jodi Thomas
✔NBRC: Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt
✔HEAC: Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt
✔NBRC: The Smoke Thief by Shana Abé
✔NBRC: Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham
✔NBRC: The Secret by Julie Garwood
✔RLFTCI: A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
✔NBRC: The Dream Thief by Shana Abé
✔RLFTCI: Kill Me Twice by Roxanne St. Claire
✔RLFTCI: Changeless by Gail Carriger
✔NBRC: Nightfall by Ellen Connor
✔NBRC: When A Texan Gambles by Jodi Thomas (1st Nov)
✔RLFTCI: No Rest For The Wicked by Kresley Cole (1st Nov)
✔7th Nov: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
✘14th Nov: Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath
✘15th Nov: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
✘19th Nov: An Affaire before Christmas by Eloisa James
✔28th Nov: Midnight by Ellen Connor
✔28th Nov: Blood Rights by Kristen Painter
✘5th Dec: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
✔12th Dec: First Grave On The Right by Charley Davidson

This does look like a good idea, CaroB. So organized. :)

Lisa Kay wrote: "This does look like a good idea, CaroB. So organized. :)"

Thanks Lisa! Wish I'd thought of it back in January :-)

I like the links, CaroB! I'm thinking about adding BOMs... decisions, decisions. :)

How organized!

✿Michelle✿ wrote: "How organized!"

LOL, Michelle. I'm a virgo, I can't help myself. Now if only I could be this meticulous about my home... *sigh*

I'm a Virgo too! :)

LOL Lisa Kay! I'm really bad at hiding my emotions, I suck at being neat and I'll have to google what Maalox Company is, but the rest is SPOT ON!

I used to be neat and tiddy, but I gave it up for romance books. :)

Oh, I like the way your are separating your months, CaroB. I may steal that. :)

Feel free, I've "borrowed" a few of your ideas too ;-) I'm constantly refining.

I like that you put the end dates too. Hmmm.

I haven't gotten to the point where I'm listing the yearlies in order of end-date.. but I've thought about it *grin*

Now that’s a great idea. I just have mine alphabetically. Decisions, decisions. **grinning back atcha**

MONTHLY

*December*
TLC: Scattegories 10/12
✔NBRC: NYE Masquerade Ball 6/6
✔RLFTCI: December Monthly Challenge 5/5
✔NBRC: All About You Month 4: HORSE This one has been done over 2 months 5/5

QUARTERLY CHALLENGES
✔RLFTCI: Happy Holidays 3/3 (Ends 31-Dec-11)

YEARLY CHALLENGES
HEAC: 4X4 in 8 Challenge 17/20 (Ends 4-May-12)
HEAC: Weddings Challenge4/9 (Ends 30-Jun-12)
HEA: Anthology Challenge2/8 (Ends 30-Jun-12)
NBRC: All About You 13(Ends 31-Jul-12)
HEAC: Favorite Genre: Paranormal 19/26 (Ends 15-Aug-12)
HEAC: Favorite Genre: Historical 19/26 (Ends 19-Aug-12)
RLFTCI: Romance Subgenres 29/30(Ends 28-Aug-12)
RLFTCI: Just Desserts 0/6 (Ends 31-Oct-12)
NBRC: Antonym Challenge 5/46 (Ends 30-Nov-12)
✔RLFTCI: Location, location location! 41/12 (Ends 04-Jul-12)
✔RLFTCI: A Cover Image Search 36/36 (Ends 07-Jul-12)
✔RLFTCI: Kleypas' "What Type of Animal Are You?" Quiz 3/3 (Ends 04-Aug-12)

This format is a bit easier to keep updating.

Oh, yes. I like it. I'll have to remember this for January. :)

Very organized, CaroB! Is your Christmas shopping done?

lol! no, not yet :-) It's still over a month away! *starts to feel guilty*

I am impressed!!!! I swear next year I'm going to focus on being more organized.

lol, so am I. I need to figure out how to translate this organisation on the screen/paper into my home. It's blissful chaos most of the time :-)

YEARLY CHALLENGE WITH MONTHLY COMPONENTS

All About You Challenge
Duration: August 2011 to July 2012

✔MONTH 1: My Birthday Month - August COMPLETED

✔MONTH 2: My Birthstone - Peridot COMPLETED

✔MONTH 3: My Starsign - Virgo COMPLETED


MONTH 4: My Chinese Zodiac Sign - Horse COMPLETED


MONTH 5: Read 4 Books set in SCOTLAND
1. If You Deceive
2. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
3. Beyond the Highland Mist
4. One Night in Scotland

MONTH 6: Read 4 Books in Favourite Genre- Historical
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MONTH 7: Read 3 or 4 with Child/Friend
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MONTH 8: Read 3 or 4 from Favourite Authors
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MONTH 9: Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month

MONTH 10: Favourite Food - Chips
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MONTH 11: Read 3 or 4 from New -to-me Authors
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MONTH 12: Book Crush - Jamie from Outlander
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It's afternoon on New Years Eve in Sydney, I've managed to finish off my challenges for this month and looking forward to starting some new ones tomorrow:-) I'm really happy with how much I achieved this year, and all the fantastic books I've read. I'm off to see the fire works with my family tonight. Have a happy new year everyone!

Great job, Caro! Love your set-up. Loved doing all our "buddy reads" too! I'm running out the door to dinner with a friend, but wanted to say Happy New Year to you and yours.

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