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COMPLETED FEBRUARY CHALLENGES Tickle me Pink -- February Challenge
I'm going to go "engaged"...
1. Cupcake by Mariah Jones - Completed 2/2/12 (4 stars)
2. Whispers from the Heart by Heather Hummel - Completed 2/5/12 (3.5 stars)
3. To Love Anew by Bonnie Leon - Completed 2/12/12 (4 stars)
4. What Every Woman Wishes Modern Men Knew About Women by Sylvia D. Lucas - Completed 2/21/12 (3 stars)
5. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Completed 2/8/12 (4 stars)
6. The Rebel Wife by Taylor M. Polites - Completed 2/14/12 (4 stars)
February Buddy Reads
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - Completed 2/18/12 (4 stars)
Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs - Completed 2/10/12 (4 stars)
February Group Read
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Completed 2/8/12 (4 stars)
New to You Challenge Goal: 30 New Authors
1. Meet Me In The Mountains by Candy Marie Bridges (5 stars)
2. Wagging Tails In Heaven: by Gary Kurz (3.5 stars)
3. The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden (4.5 stars)
4. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (3.5 stars)
5. Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes by Deborah Smith (4 stars)
6. Carry the One by Carol Anshaw (2 stars)
7. The Detour by Andromeda Romano-Lax (4 stars)
8. Roadside Assistance by Amy Clipston (5 stars)
9. Carolina Rain by Nancy B. Brewer (5 stars)
10. The Emerald Talisman by Brenda Pandos (4 stars)
11. Wildflowers Come Back by Sarah Spann (4.5 stars)
12. Matched by Ally Condie (3 stars)
13.Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (5+ stars)
14. Exposed: A Novel by Ashley Weis (4 stars)
15. Where Secrets Lie by Donna Marie Lanheady (3 stars)
16. ]Cupcake: A Modern Love-Story with a Bigger-Than-Average Waistline by Mariah Jones (4 stars)
17. The Woman in Blackby Susan Hill (4 stars)
18. Last Summer by Theresa Weir (3.5 stars)
19. Whispers from the Heart: A Novel by Heather Hummel (3.5 stars)
20. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (4 stars)
21. To Love Anew by Bonnie Leon (4 stars)
22. The Rebel Wife by Taylor M. Polites (4 stars)
23. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen (2 stars)
24. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (4 stars)
25.What Every Woman Wishes Modern Men Knew About Women by Sylvia D. Lucas (3 stars)
26. My Beautiful Daughter: What It Means to Be Loved by God by Tasha Douglas (4 stars)
27. The Big Five for Life - 2012 Edition by John P. Strelecky (4 stars)
28. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (4.5 stars)
29. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (3 stars)
30. The Witch Of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (4 stars)
30/30 Completed ~ CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The I Spy Challenge 1. Color: The Emerald Talisman by Brenda Pandos (4 stars)
2. Number: Carry the One by Carol Anshaw (2 stars)
3. Things That Grow:Wildflowers Come Back by Sarah Spann (4.5 stars)
4. 4 Seasons: Last Summer by Theresa Weir (3.5 stars)
5. First Name: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (5+ stars)
6. Places: Beyond Sandy Ridge by Nancy B. Brewer (4.5 stars)
7. Body Part:Whispers from the Heart: A Novel by Heather Hummel (3.5 stars)
8. Weapon: knife, sword, arrow, dart, poison, blade, razor
9. Body of Water:Riversong by Tess Hardwick (4 stars)
10. Form of Water: Carolina Rain by Nancy B. Brewer (5 stars)
11. Product of Fire: heat, smoke, fire, burn, flames, light, ash, blaze
12. Heavenly Body:Moonlight and Oranges by Elise Stephens (3 stars)
13. Architecture: The Cabin in the Woods: The Official Movie Novelization (2 stars)
14. 5 Senses: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (3.5 stars)
15. Royal Title: Clockwork Prince (5 stars)
16. Family Member: The Good Father (3 stars)
17. 4 Elements: fire, earth, air/wind, water
18. Time of Day: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (4 stars)
19. Metal: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (4 stars)
20. Emotion/Feeling: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (4 stars)
21. Animal/Insect: Sasha Extraordinary Dachshund by CJ Adams (4 stars)
22. Something to Read: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (5 stars)
23. Gender Identifier:The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (4 stars)
24. Paranormal Being: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (4.5 stars)
25. Occupation: doctor, detective, assassin
21/25 Completed
The Door-Stopper Challenge 1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King (849 pages) - Completed 4/11/12 (4.5 stars)
2. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (958 pages) - Completed 2/28/12 (3 stars)
3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (550 pages) - Completed 3/8/12 (5 stars)
4. The Soul Screamers Vol. 1 by Rachel Vincent (576 pages)
5. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (517 pages) - Completed 5/27/12 (5 stars)
6. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (541 pages)
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larrson (644 pages) - Completed 2/18/12 (4 stars)
Will add dates as these are completed! :)
Around the World in Books Goal: 10 books
1. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay - Completed 1/28/12: 5+ stars France
2. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill - Completed 2/3/12: 4 stars United Kingdom
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Completed 2/18/12: 4 stars Sweden
4. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - Completed 2/28/12: 3 stars Russia
5. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Completed 3/8/12: 5 stars Australia
6. Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery - Completed 5/15/12: 5 stars Canada
MARCH READING CHALLENGESMarch Madness Challenge
Category: In Training - 2 books
1.The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - Completed 3/4/12 ~ 5 stars
2.The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein - Completed 3/5/12 ~ 4.5 stars
CHALLENGE COMPLETED 3/5/12
March Mid-term Mini Challenge
Goal: Valedictorian ~ 4 books
1. Classical Literature : The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (3 stars) (3/19/12)
2. Young Adult Book : The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (4 stars) (3/2/12)
3. Relationship Between 2 People: Clockwise by Elle Strauss (4 stars) (3/27/12)
4. Nutrition : Moonlight and Oranges by Elise Stephens (3 stars) (3/14/12)
CHALLENGE COMPLEGED 3/27/12
March Buddy Read
11/22/63 by Stephen King - Completed 4/11/12 ~ 4.5 stars
Sub-Genre Challenge Here's my list! I am doing the 5 sub-genres for each category that I find most interesting (except 7 for Romance).
Goal: 27 books
Romance
~ Chick-Lit: Hidden in Paris by Corine Gantz - Completed 4/3/12 ~ 3.5 stars
~ Christian:Nickels by Karen Baney - Completed 3/29/12 ~ 5 stars
~ Contemporary: Riversong by Tess Hardwick - Completed 4/18/12 ~ 4 stars
~ Historical:
~ Paranormal:
~ Romantic Comedy:
~ Young Adult:
Horror
~ Hauntings:
~ Historical:
~ Magical Realism:
~ Psychological:
~ Zombie: Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahamme-Smith Completed 4/14/12 ~ 4 stars
Thriller/Suspense
~ Forensic
~ Historical
~ Legal: Defending Jacob by William Landay Completed 5/4/12 ~ 4.5 stars
~ Medical
~ Military
Science Fiction/Fantasy
~ Dystopian: Across the Universe by Beth Revis - Completed 3/22/12 ~ 4.5 stars
~ Steampunk: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin - Completed 3/7/12 ~ 4 stars
~ Time-Travel: Clockwise by Elle Strauss - Completed 3/27/12 ~ 4 stars
~ Vampire
~ Young Adult: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - Completed 3/4/12 ~ 5 stars
Mystery
~ Cozy: Ghost a la Mode by Sue Ann Jaffarian - Completed 4/8/12 ~ 4 stars
~ Medical
~ Psychological
~ Thriller
~ Woman in Jeopardy
Completed: 10/27
Listopia Challenge 1. 1. 100 YA BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU DIE
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/12940...
~City of Bones
~Unearthly
~Divergent - Completed 5/20/12 ~ 4 stars
~Delirium
~City of Glass
~The Lightning Thief - Completed 3/4/12 ~ 5 stars
~City of Ashes
~The Host
~The Iron King - Completed 3/24/12 ~ 4 stars
~Hurricane
~City of Fallen Angels
**Completing Top 20 of this list..I have read 9 previously**
0/11 Completed
2. FAVORITE BOOKS
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/63.Favorite_Books#930
Will Complete Top 40 books from this list. I am omitting 2 books, but will add them if I have time.
~The Book Thief - Completed 3/8/12 ~ 5 stars
~Memoirs of a Geisha
~Matilda
~A Thousand Splendid Suns
~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
~The Golden Compass
**Maybe Books**
~The Lord of the Rings
~The Count of Monte Cristo
Both are 1,300 pages each, so they would take me a while. Perhaps if I have reached all of my challenge goals by the end of the year and can come back to fill in those 2 blanks.
Total Challenge: 4/17 Completed
Year Long ~ This is Your Life Challenge 1.Birth Year (1985): Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
2. Early Years (Small Chapter Books) : Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary
3. Junior High (American Literature) : 1984 by George Orwell
4. High School (British Literature) : The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Completed 3/19/12: 3 stars
5. College (Historical Fiction) : The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Completed 3/8/12: 5 stars
6. Decade of the 20s (Young Adult) : Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - Completed 5/27/12: 5 stars
Total: 3/6 completed
I have completely fallen off of my reading pace and am so far behind in my challenges. I am just going to read books from now on and if they fit into a challenge I have already begun...I will add it in and finish them as time allows.Making lists of books that "I have to read" for each month has made me not like the challenges as much and is making reading seem like a chore. So, I will do the challenges I have begun at my own pace. :)
2nd Quarter ChallengeThrough June 30
C- Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke: 5/17/12 ~ ****
A- An Appointment with Murder by Jennifer Jennings: 4/14/12 ~ ****
T- Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: 4/4/12 ~ ****
A- Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith: 5/11/12 ~ ****
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B- By Leaps and Bound by Jacqueline Diamond: 5/23/12 ~ ***
A- Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery: 5/15/12 ~ *****
R- Riversong by Tess Hardwick: 4/22/12 ~ ****
I- Irises by Fransisco X. Stork: 4/26/12 ~ **
V-
E- Evangeline's Miracle by Lisa Buie-Collard: 5/7/12 ~ ***
R- Reluctant Guardian by Kristy James: 4/24/12 ~ ***
10/12 Complete
Something Borrowed/Something Blue ChallengeDuration: 6/1/12 - 6/30/12
0/4 Completed
1. Something old: Read a book set at least 100 years in the past OR read a book that’s considered a classic
Mattie: 100 Years in the Past
2. Something new: Read a book set at least 100 years in the future OR read a book that’s been published in 2012
The Good Father: Published in 2012
3. Something borrowed: Read a book that you don't own (borrowed from a friend or the library) OR read a book recommended by a friend
The Language of Flowers: Borrowed from my Mom
4. Something blue: Read a book with the word "blue" in its title OR read a book with a blue cover
: Blue cover
The Start of Summer ChallengeDuration: 6/1/12 - 6/30/12
0/5 Complete
1. Read a book that has "summer" in the title OR has a character with the name Summer
2. Read a book where the father risks it all to save his family OR a book where the main character must make a great sacrifice (Example-Katnis in The Hunger Games sacrifices herself to the Games, in order to save her sister)
The Good Father
3. Read a book set during the summer OR in the South OR someplace that’s hot
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
4. Read a book where the protagonist is a father or will become a father in the book.
5. Read a book that has an image of something related to summer on the cover (Examples-flowers, shorts, a boat, picnic –be creative!)
The Language of Flowers
6. Read a book where the father is strict or overbearing OR a book where the character must break a rule to achieve their goals
7. The lazy days of summer are starting-read a book on your tbr list that you’ve been too lazy to read (for example, a difficult or large book) OR read a book from the Listopia List-Best Summer Reads
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11...
Outlander
8. Read a book where the father has a difficult or dangerous job OR a book where the character's job plays an important role in the plot.
Mattie
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Book Goal - 75 books
JANUARY
1. Meet Me in the Mountains by Candy Bridges (5 stars) 332 pages (1/5/12)
2. Wagging Tails in Heaven: The Gift of Our Pets' Everlasting Love by Gary Kurz (3.5 stars) 240 pages (1/6/12)
3. The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa Bodden (4.5 stars) 336 pages (1/8/12)
4. Buried Prey by John Sanford (4 stars) 390 pages (1/11/12)
5. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (3.5 stars) 368 pages (1/12/12)
6. Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes by Deborah Smith (4 stars) 192 pages (1/14/12)
7. Carry the One by Carol Anshaw (2 stars) 272 pages (1/17/12)
8. The Detour by Andromeda Romano-Lax (4 stars) 320 pages (1/20/12)
9. Roadside Assistance by Amy Clipston (5 stars) 288 pages (1/21/12)
10. Carolina Rain by Nancy Brewer (5 stars) 458 pages(1/22/12)
11. The Emerald Talisman by Brenda Pandos (4 stars) 280 pages (1/25/12)
12. Wildflowers Come Back by Sarah Spann ( 4.5 stars) (1/26/12)
13. Matched by Ally Condie (3 stars) 366 pages (1/27/12)
14. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (5+ stars) 294 pages (1/28/12)
15. Beyond Sandy Ridge by Nancy Brewer (4.5 stars) (1/29/12)
16. Exposed: A Novel by Ashley Weis (4 stars) (1/30/12)
17. Where Secrets Lie by Donna Marie Lanheady (3 stars) (1/31/12)
FEBRUARY
18. Cupcake by Mariah Jones (4 stars) (2/2/12)
19. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (4 stars) (2/3/12)
20. Last Summer by Theresa Weir (3.5 stars) (2/4/12)
21. Whispers from the Heart by Heather Hummel (3.5 stars) (2/5/12)
22. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (4 stars) (2/8/12)
23. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (4 stars) (2/10/12)
24. The Friendship Dance of Women by Michelle Cullum (3 stars) (2/10/12)
25. To Love Anew by Bonnie Leon (4 stars) (2/12/12)
26. The Rebel Wife by Taylor M. Polites (4 stars) (2/14/12)
27. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen (2 stars) (2/16/12)
28. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (4 stars) (2/18/12)
29. What Every Woman Wishes Modern Men Knew About Women by Sylvia D. Lucas (3 stars) (2/21/12)
30. My Beautiful Daughter: What it Means to be Loved by God by Tasha Douglas (4 stars) (2/22/11)
31. The Big Five for Life by John P. Strelecky (4 stars) (2/23/12)
32. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (4.5 stars) (2/24/12)
33. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (3 stars) (2/28/12)
MARCH
34. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (4 stars) (3/2/12)
35. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (5 stars) (3/4/12)
36. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (4.5 stars) (3/5/12)
37. Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin (4 stars) (3/7/12)
38. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (5 stars) (3/8/12)
39. Moonlight and Oranges by Elise Stephens (3 stars) (3/14/12)
40. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (3 stars) (3/19/12)
41. Across the Universe by Beth Revis (4.5 stars) (3/22/12)
42. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (4 stars) (3/24/12)
43. Truck Stop by John Penney (3.5 stars) (3/26/12)
44. Clockwise by Elle Strauss (4 stars) (3/27/12)
45. Nickels by Karen Baney (5 stars) (3/29/12)
APRIL
46. Hidden in Paris by Corine Gantz (3.5 stars) (4/3/12)
47. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (4 stars) (4/4/12)
48. Ghost a la Mode (Granny Apples Murder Mystery) by Sue Ann Jaffarian (4 stars) (4/8/12)
49. 11/22/63 by Stephen King (4.5 stars) (4/11/12)
50. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahamme-Smith (4 stars) (4/14/12)
51. An Appointment with Murder by Jennifer Jennings (4 stars) (4/14/12)
52. Riversong by Tess Hardwick (4 stars) (4/18/12)
53. Reluctant Guardian by Kristy James (3 stars) (4/24/12)
54. Irises by Fransisco X. Stork (2 stars) (4/26/12)
55. Sasha Extraordinary Dachshund by CJ Adams (4 stars) (4/27/12)
56. The Lost Saints of Tennessee by Amy Franklin-Willis (4 stars) (4/29/12)
MAY
57. Defending Jacob by William Landay (4.5 stars) (5/4/12)
58. Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim (4 stars) (5/5/12)
59. Evangeline's Miracle by Lisa Buie-Collard (3.5 stars) (5/7/12)
60. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (5 stars)(5/11/12)
61. Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery (5 stars) (5/15/12)
62. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (4 stars) (5/17/12)
63. The Cabin in the Woods by Tim Lebbon (2 stars) (5/18/12)
64. Divergent by Veronica Roth (4 stars) (5/20/12)
65. By Leaps and Bounds by Jacqueline Diamond (3 stars) (5/23/12)
66. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (5 stars) (5/27/12)
67. Angel Sister by Ann H. Gabhart (4 stars) (5/31/12)
JUNE
68. The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain (3 stars) (6/2/12)
69. The Lady of Bolton Hill by Elizabeth Camden (4 stars) (6/5/12)
70. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (5 stars) (6/7/12)