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Over in a Flash - April 2013
Aashna 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Anna 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
BJ Rose 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Brandilyn 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Cassie♥ 6/6 - Done! Congrats!
Catherine 0/2
Chris 0/2-3
Donna 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Gisela 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Jenny 0/2
Julie (Mom2lnb) 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Lea 0/2
Lindy 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa (Aussie Girl) 4/4 - Done! Congrats!
Lisa Kay 0/2
Mandy 0/2-3
Marisa 0/3
Melissa (ladybug) 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Melissa (MO) 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Nikki 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Richa 3/3 - Done! Congrats!
Sandra (AU) 2/2 - Done! Congrats!
Susan 0/2
Valie 0/4
5/3I'm in - for some. I'm going to have to take a new job that allows me to do nothing but read :-) - 2 or 3.
Blue/Green covers:
Across a Moonlit Sea by Marsha Canham - Finished 4/3
Devil's Bride - by Stefanie Laurens - Finished 4/9
Iron Rose - Marsha Canham - 4/19
Mirror Image - Robert Crais - 4/18
Wake - Amanda Hocking - 4/20
I'm on for 3 (but may read more)Colour: Something Blue by Emily Giffin
Holiday:(politician) This Charming Man - Marian Keyes
Item: (rainbow) Where Rainbows End - Marian Keyes
Hope I did this right xx
Oh, how I LOVE this challenge.I'm in for four this month - 2 colour, 1 holiday and 1 item.
Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~ Duration: April 1st through April 30th.
2/2
Color (Green):
4/8/13 **ITEMS (flowers):
4/7/13 *****
Count me in for 3 :)Will share the books later.
Completed
Color: Blue
by Laura Griffin
Holiday Theme: Tweed Day--Political Corruption
--4 and 1/2 stars 4/1/13
Holiday Theme: Kindergarten Day--Parent 4/10/13
Irresistible
Items: Flowers
--4 stars 4/3/13
Items: Rainbows
-4 stars 4/11/13
6/6
Color: Blue
by Laura Griffin
Holiday Theme: Tweed Day--Political Corruption
--4 and 1/2 stars 4/1/13 Holiday Theme: Kindergarten Day--Parent 4/10/13
Irresistible
Items: Flowers
--4 stars 4/3/13Items: Rainbows
-4 stars 4/11/136/6
2 for me for sure - might be moreCOLOR: Blue
HOLIDAY: Scotland:
My books areGreenish/Blueish:
Kindergarten Day:
(main character is a single mom)Rainbow:
1/3 completeColor (Green) Home Again
Holiday (parent) A Nanny for Nate
Item (Wind) Crucible of Fate finished 4/1 5*
Woo! First on the board, Brandilyn! Updated you.Sweet Pea flowers
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2/3 completeColor (Green) Home Again finished 4/1 4*
Holiday (makes me laugh) Sticks & Stones (re-read)
Item (Wind) Crucible of Fate finished 4/1 5*
Done! 3/3 completeColor (Green) Home Again finished 4/1 4*
Holiday (makes me laugh) Sticks & Stones (re-read) finished 4/2 5*
Item (Wind) Crucible of Fate finished 4/1 5*
Whoa, babe. That was fast, Brandilyn. Congrats!poetry
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Well done Brandilyn. You put the rest of us to shame.
Indeed. Even with a day ahead of me, she still zips through this one.
Over in a Flash April1/2
Blue or Green:
Holiday Theme: (parent)
Item:
Finished one!2 for me for sure - might be more
√ COLOR: Blue
- 4.03HOLIDAY: Scotland:
Updated you, Nikki & BJ Rose!birds
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And I'm on the board... FINISHED 1/4COLOUR: BLUE
. Finished on 4 April. ***.
Yay! Updated you, Lisa.seeds
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in honor of kindergarten Day!I think 4 stars, I enjoyed reading it.
Updated you, Melissa!rainstorms - I wouldn't want to be that person in that little canoe!
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Over in a Flash AprilSigned up for 2 but will do at least 1 more :)
Blue or Green:
Holiday Theme: (parent)
Item:
One down two to go - finished Something Blue by Emily Giffin. Really good chick lit book
Updated you, Nikki & Donna!golfing
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Updated post #13...I'm done with 2/2 books.
Update you, Anna!Spring Cleaning
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HEAC ~ Over in a FlashDuration: 4/1 - 4/30/13
Completed: 3/3
COLORS:
Green...all shades of...jade, teal, olive, yellow-green, etc.
Blue...all shades of...turquoise, periwinkle, sky-blue, etc.
*** 4/3/13HOLIDAY THEMES:
(1) {April 3rd} Tweed Day--For William Tweed who was a corrupt politician, and had the last name "tweed". Read a book about any of the following: a politician, corruption, Scotland, and/or that has something tweed on the front of the book.
*** 4/5/13(2) {April 21st} Kindergarten Day--Read a book whose main character(s) is a parent, or a romance where they first fell in love when they were young.
(3) {April 28th} Great Poetry Reading Day--Read a poetry book, or about poetry, or a book that made you afraid, angry, happy (laugh), and/or sad (cry).
ITEMS:
April’s Birthstone is the diamond. Flowers are the Sweet Pea or Daisy. Zodiac Signs are Aries and Taurus. Knitting, spring cleaning, birds, golfing, wind, scrabble, Easter eggs, baseball, stars, earthquakes, tornadoes, rainstorms, flowers, umbrellas, rainbows, worms, frogs, seeds,baskets,and/or kites.
**** 4/8/13
FINISHED 2/4ITEM: Umbrella
. Finished 9th April. ****. Really liked it.
Woohoo & Congrats, Melissa (ladybug)!Updated you, Lisa (Aussie Girl).
daisy
Over in a Flash April3/3
Blue or Green: (green)
(blue)
Holiday Theme: (parent)
Item:
Finshed
it was a sweet romance book. Item: Rainbow -- 3 stars
Finished 3/4Holiday: Set in Scotland with quite a few mentions of plaid...
. Finished 13th April. ****. Really like this series. It's different.
Two down now - finished Where Rainbows End yesterday. Only one to go now yay :-)
Completed
Color: Blue
by Laura Griffin 4/4/13 3 stars
4/16/13 4 stars
Holiday Theme: Tweed Day--Political Corruption
--4 and 1/2 stars 4/1/13
Holiday Theme: Kindergarten Day--Parent
Irresistible 4/10/13 4 and 1/2 stars
Items: Flowers
--4 stars 4/3/13
Items: Rainbows
-4 stars 4/11/13
6/6 Done!!
Color: Blue
by Laura Griffin 4/4/13 3 stars
4/16/13 4 starsHoliday Theme: Tweed Day--Political Corruption
--4 and 1/2 stars 4/1/13 Holiday Theme: Kindergarten Day--Parent
Irresistible 4/10/13 4 and 1/2 stars
Items: Flowers
--4 stars 4/3/13Items: Rainbows
-4 stars 4/11/136/6 Done!!
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I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.
Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~
Duration: April 1st through April 30th.
Rules: Read 2 books with the following items found on their covers; choose 2 of the 3 options below. Be sure to post your book covers, dates read, and star ratings. If you want, you can do this at the end of the month after you reviewed your covers. Feel free to do all three, or more, if you want.
Member Choosing: Cassie♥ is from Indiana. She has been a GoodReads member since December, 2008, and a participant of Happily Ever After Café since October, 2012. She is happily married to a man with whom she loves to drink hot beverages. She is a Retired Reading/Language Arts Teacher and loves this challenge, almost always going over three books.
COLORS: Green...all shades of...jade, teal, olive, yellow-green, etc.
Blue...all shades of...turquoise, periwinkle, sky-blue, etc.
HOLIDAY THEMES: (1) {April 3rd} Tweed Day--For William Tweed who was a corrupt politician, and had the last name "tweed". Read a book about any of the following: a politician, corruption, Scotland, and/or that has something tweed on the front of the book. (2) {April 21st} Kindergarten Day--Read a book whose main character(s) is a parent, or a romance where they first fell in love when they were young. (3) {April 28th} Great Poetry Reading Day--Read a poetry book, or about poetry, or a book that made you afraid, angry, happy (laugh), and/or sad (cry).
ITEMS: April’s Birthstone is the diamond. Flowers are the Sweet Pea or Daisy. Zodiac Signs are Aries and Taurus. Knitting, spring cleaning, birds, golfing, wind, scrabble, Easter eggs, baseball, stars, earthquakes, tornadoes, rainstorms, flowers, umbrellas, rainbows, worms, frogs, seeds,baskets,and/or kites.
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