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(Nov-Dec'11) TRR reading challenge
Reserved*** Miss Kenjii
Gabrielle
Bronwyn
Ashia
Flip It challenge: This is for the Kindle (or gift card of equal or lesser value from Amazon.com)- since this is two months each category is times two!Challenge totals : challenge 5/10 bonus 1/2, super ??
Author- Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
1. Scott Nicholson (They Hunger) or Chloe Neill
2. Dean Koontz
Cover me- Find a cover without people. An object or other scene is fine./Find a scene with people on it.
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2.
Nov.8Say it-Christmas! Read a book with the word Christmas (or XMAS) or holidays in the title.
1. All she wants for Christmas is her Dom y Stacey Kennedy 12-11-
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Character- Christian character/Pagan character
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2. Daddy' s little virgin (re-read) Nov. 11
Theme-Anthology
1.A cage of her own by Reese Gabriel DEC 5th
2.Virgin Lesbians: Erotic First Time StoriesNov.7
Bonus-FIND ME! Did you love the scavenger hunt? Find these covers:
A CHRISTMAS TREE (or pine trees will do!), SNOW (or mostly white cover)
Nov.5Super bonus
Go back thru the year and the challenges here that you did not get a chance to finish. Example in July you did not finish the Author portion, add it. Or the Character portion in June. Add it. Please list the challenge and month.
TOTAL
6 books
Mod
Yes I can accept that, Sassy. I will edit the heading:)
Ok, quick question. I know this particular challenge is like a double thing but can you do both challenges at once or is like usual? We November first and then December?I'm just a teeny bit confused.
This challenge lasts from Nov1st to Dec31st :) no worries. Any questions just ask. I know this month is a different format so it may be confusing. There are 10 in the main challenge which you can do all ten in one month and work on the bonus in the next month :)
I'm in!Flip It Challenge! 1/10 Complete!
Author - Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
1.
2. Dakota Cassidy
Cover me - Find a cover without people. An object or other scene is fine./Find a scene with people on it.
1. Cover with no people -
2. Cover with people -
Say it-Christmas! Read a book with the word Christmas (or XMAS)or holidays in the title.
1. Marry Christmas
2.
Character- Christian character/Pagan character
1.
2.
Theme-Anthology
Done! 11-10-2011 4/5 Stars!
(Currently Reading!) Done! 11-18-2011 4/5 Stars!Bonus-FIND ME! Did you love the scavenger hunt? Find these covers:
A CHRISTMAS TREE (or pine trees will do!), SNOW (or mostly white cover)
Mostly White Cover: A Seduction at Christmas
Super bonus
Go back thru the year and the challenges here that you did not get a chance to finish. Example in July you did not finish the Author portion, add it. Or the Character portion in June. Add it. Please list the challenge and month.
Example:
(July) Author-
(Sept) Bonus-
I'm going back to the June bonus challenge to try and spell out June! 1/4 Complete!
U - An Unlikely Governess
I've got two books that might work for the June Super Bonus, the one where you read books that have blue covers? I'm going to try and do that one for this challenge too!
June Super Bonus Challenge: Read books with blue covers!
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Thanks Miss Kenjii!
I will be in again and give it another go and see how I go
WB Bronwyn. Glad you could join us :)
Looking forward to this one...With the weather so dank and cold outside, I have the urge to build a pillow fort and read for days on end!
Bridget wrote: "Looking forward to this one...With the weather so dank and cold outside, I have the urge to build a pillow fort and read for days on end!":) Sounds good to me! A pillow fort, some hot cocoa and two weeks worth of books!
-pillow fort...check-hot cocoa...check
-ipad chock full o ebooks...check!
It was chilly in the AM but California still shines through with sunny afternoons this time of year.
Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "-pillow fort...check-hot cocoa...check
-ipad chock full o ebooks...check!
It was chilly in the AM but California still shines through with sunny afternoons this time of year."
Lucky Californians! Unfortunately in Ohio the weather is more or less predictable, around this time of the year it's nippy in the morning and even colder at night!
Anyway for me hot cocoa is an almost all seasons kind of drink, I don't usually stick to it just as a fall and winter drink.
MMM..yes I know! I used to have a diet that let me have hot cooca as dessert and I thought to myself (even years off the diet) great idea. Its chocolate for goodness sakes'. Can't go wrong there :)
Christian/Pagan - can you please give me some ideas for this one?
I remember reading a few PNR were the there are mention of celtic pagan rituals. I will see if I can find the books on my shelf. I read them a while back. I think I will basically except any type of 'magic' or 'spell casting' character for a pagan character. Christian there is a series from Harlequin called Love Inspired that are all Christian. Laura Stamps (she has several Wiccan and pagan inspired characters)
Mod
Ok, me! Maybe this would be easier to accomplish.Flip It challenge: This is for the Kindle (or gift card of equal or lesser value from Amazon.com) Begins Nov. 1. 2011 midnight- since this is two months each category is times two!
Challenge totals : challenge 0/10
Author- Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
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2.
Cover me- Find a cover without people. An object or other scene is fine./Find a scene with people on it.
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2.
Say it-Christmas! Read a book with the word Christmas (or XMAS)or holidays in the title.
1.
2.
Character- Christian character/Pagan character
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2.
Theme-Anthology
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2.
Bonus-FIND ME! Did you love the scavenger hunt? Find these covers:
A CHRISTMAS TREE (or pine trees will do!), SNOW (or mostly white cover)
Super bonus
Go back thru the year and the challenges here that you did not get a chance to finish. Example in July you did not finish the Author portion, add it. Or the Character portion in June. Add it. Please list the challenge and month.
(October) Super Bonus - Red/Orange books -
(March) Bonus - spell MARCH -
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(April) Bonus - spell SPRING -
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(May) Bonus - spell MOTHER MAY I -
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E - Never a Gentleman by Eileen Dreyer CURRENTLY READING!
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For the super bonus, since I started in September, I guess that means I can only make up for the challenges starting from September, righ? Well, at least this'll give me a chance to finish Deep Disclosure!
What do you mean by theme - anthology? As long as it's an anthology, I can list it down?
@Ashia- you can use ANY of the challenges of the whole year (I think we started in FEB). Also any anthology will work yes.
Challenge totals : challenge 16/10 - DONE! Bonus and super bonus too.Author- Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
1.Damon Suede
2.Stella Notecor
Cover me- Find a cover without people. An object or other scene is fine./Find a scene with people on it.
1.
- Completed 11/11/20112.
- Completed 11/21/2011Say it-Christmas! Read a book with the word Christmas (or XMAS)or holidays in the title.
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2.
completed 11/20/2011
Character- Christian character/Pagan character
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2.
Theme-Anthology
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2.
Bonus
A CHRISTMAS TREE (or pine trees will do!),
- completed 11/23/2011SNOW (or mostly white cover)
- completed 11/12/2011Super bonus
Jungle Fever - completed 12/6/2011
Uncommon Whore 2: When I Fall - completed 12/4/2011
Never Enough - completed 11/25/2011
Ecstasy - completed 12/7/2011
Mod
@BA- welcome to the challenge :) @Sassy- Ok, thx :)
Sassafrass wrote: "I'm going to bow out of the challenge this time. Good luck to all of you guys!!! I'll keep the tally though!"We'll miss ya Sassy, hope you have an awesome November!
So far this challenge. I am keeping up. Yay me :)
Yay, Miss Kenjii! :)Here's the plan so far. If I list them, maybe I'll be shamed into reading them faster, right?
...Still yearning for that pillow fort!!
Flip It challenge:
Challenge totals : challenge 2/10
Author- Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
1.
2.
Cover me- Find a cover without people. An object or other scene is fine./Find a scene with people on it.
1.
Lord of Fire (Currently reading)2.
ObsidianSay it-Christmas! Read a book with the word Christmas (or XMAS)or holidays in the title.
1.
A Clockwork Christmas2.
A Vampire for ChristmasCharacter- Christian character/Pagan character
1.
2.
Theme-Anthology
1.
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love2.
Bonus-FIND ME! Did you love the scavenger hunt? Find these covers:
A CHRISTMAS TREE
SNOW
Super bonus:
Haha, yes! I need helping building my fort :) cocoa is ready! I figure if I list a couple I def will wan tto read them faster. My brain is tricked into that 'must complete' mode. So, it does work!
Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "@Ashia- you can use ANY of the challenges of the whole year (I think we started in FEB). Also any anthology will work yes."Great, thanks! I love filling up the letters of the month! LOL see which I can complete. I might just do that.
Those are fun :) I will switch the bonuses between FIND ME, the color cover search and fill n the month.
Oh, okay, so I will take off the find me ones which I already have selected.
Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "Those are fun :) I will switch the bonuses between FIND ME, the color cover search and fill n the month."Yeah one of the challenges I'm making up for is the spell out June challenge, I'm also going to try and do a little more of the October challenges that I didn't finish.
Would it be too much to ask if we could also look for books covers with a Christmas scene or an ornament on the cover to count for the find me part of the challenge?
I thought SMK was taking that bonus FIND ME option off and replacing it. :( I'm bummed because I already found my books.
No, no :) I am not changing anything for Nov-Dec challenge. That is all set. I was just saying for future challenges I will switch the bonus between FIND ME and the spell the month bonus. Since it seems everyone likes that one as well :)
Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "No, no :) I am not changing anything for Nov-Dec challenge. That is all set. I was just saying for future challenges I will switch the bonus between FIND ME and the spell the month bonus. Since it ..."OH! I see. I was confused. Thanks for clarifying.
Gabrielle ~ Bhlack Benehvolence ~ wrote: "Would it be too much to ask if we could also look for books covers with a Christmas scene or an ornament on the cover to count for the find me part of the challenge?"For now I am going to just keep the FIND ME challenge as is. But thank you for that idea :)
Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "Gabrielle ~ Bhlack Benehvolence ~ wrote: "Would it be too much to ask if we could also look for books covers with a Christmas scene or an ornament on the cover to count for the find me part of ..."You're welcome.
Here is the start of my book choices for this challenge. I have had to put my thinking cap on a bit here, as I guess most people have.Challenge totals : challenge 2/10
Author- Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
1. The Time Traders by Andre Norton - 2* audio 15/11/12
2. Donovan’s Bed by Debra Mullins
Cover me- Find a cover without people. An object or other scene is fine/Find a scene with people on it.
1. The Gatekeeper by Richard Blackburn
2.
by Maureen Lee - 4* audio 15/11/11Say it-Christmas! Read a book with the word Christmas (or XMAS)or holidays in the title.
1. The Gift (Home for Christmas) (All I Want for Christmas) by Nora Roberts
2. The Magical Christmas Cat by Lora Leigh, Erin McCarthy
Character- Christian character/Pagan character
1.
2.
Theme-Anthology
1.
2.
Bonus-FIND ME! Did you love the scavenger hunt? Find these covers:
A CHRISTMAS TREE (or pine trees will do!)
SNOW (or mostly white cover)
Super bonus
Go back thru the year and the challenges here that you did not get a chance to finish. Example in July you did not finish the Author portion, add it. Or the Character portion in June. Add it. Please list the challenge and month.
Example:
(July) Author-
(Sept) Bonus-
A quick question...for the super bonus, can we use the unlimited challenges (the Blue Covers, or Fireworks colors, etc.) in this super bonus in addition to the single item categories (like author or title, etc.)? I'm looking at some of the covers of review books here and realizing some of them would work well...Thanks!
Sure! Just be sure and label which super bonus month your using
Flip It challenge: Challenge totals : challenge 2/10
Author- Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
1.
2.
Cover me- Find a cover without people. An object or other scene is fine./Find a scene with people on it.
1.
Lord of Fire (Currently reading)2.
ObsidianSay it-Christmas! Read a book with the word Christmas (or XMAS)or holidays in the title.
1.
2.
A Vampire for ChristmasCharacter- Christian character/Pagan character
1.
2.
Theme-Anthology
1.
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love2.
Death's Excellent Vacation (Nearly finished!)Bonus-FIND ME! Did you love the scavenger hunt? Find these covers:
A CHRISTMAS TREE
SNOW
Super bonus:
Blue Books (June):
The Rogue Pirate's BrideG (August Challenge, Super Bonus word: St. Petersburg): Colt by Georgina Gentry (Currently reading)
Bridget wrote: "Flip It challenge: Challenge totals : challenge 2/10
Author- Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
1.
Drink Deep ***** 11/022. [bookcover..."
Um Bridget? I think the super bonus where you had to read books with blue covers was apart of the June challenge.
Which is what I get for trying to do two things at once...Thanks for pointing that out, Gabrielle! I edited it above :)
Bridget wrote: "Which is what I get for trying to do two things at once...Thanks for pointing that out, Gabrielle! I edited it above :)"Oh you're welcome, there's nothing wrong with multitasking.
Update! For those who do Thanksgiving, I hope it was a happy and restful one for you :)Flip It challenge:
Challenge totals : challenge 7/10
Author- Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
1.
2.
Cover me- Find a cover without people. An object or other scene is fine./Find a scene with people on it.
1.
2.
ObsidianSay it-Christmas! Read a book with the word Christmas (or XMAS)or holidays in the title.
1.
2.
A Vampire for ChristmasCharacter- Christian character/Pagan character
1.
2.
Theme-Anthology
1.
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love2.
Bonus-FIND ME! Did you love the scavenger hunt? Find these covers:
A CHRISTMAS TREE
SNOW:
Super bonus:
Blue Books (June):
Lord of Ice (Currently Reading)
The Rogue Pirate's BrideG (August Challenge, Super Bonus word: St. Petersburg): Colt by Georgina Gentry (Currently reading)
Yeah I went out of town of thanksgiving. I never get anything done :) no reading! I'm so behind. I hope to catch up in the next couple of days. Seems NEXFLIX my favorite distraction is having tech issues. The whole site is down since last night!
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Challenge totals : challenge 0/10
Author- Last name starts with N/First name starts with D
1.
2.
Cover me- Find a cover without people. An object or other scene is fine./Find a scene with people on it.
1.
2.
Say it-Christmas! Read a book with the word Christmas (or XMAS)or holidays in the title.
1.
2.
Character- Christian character/Pagan character
1.
2.
Theme-Anthology
1.
2.
Bonus-FIND ME! Did you love the scavenger hunt? Find these covers:
A CHRISTMAS TREE (or pine trees will do!), SNOW (or mostly white cover)
Super bonus
Go back thru the year and the challenges here that you did not get a chance to finish. Example in July you did not finish the Author portion, add it. Or the Character portion in June. Add it. Please list the challenge and month.
Example:
(July) Author-
(Sept) Bonus-