Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

July Monthly Challenge


1. “J" is for July: Read a book that starts with 'J’ or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J’.

2. Member of the Month: Gea- Gea has been a member of the RRRC since October 2011. Here is the link to Gea's shelves- http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/.... Please read a book from any of Gea's shelves or a book published in 2011.

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Turkey.
Fun Facts about Turkey:
A. St. Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa Claus, was born in Patara, Turkey.
B. Istanbul is the only city in the world located on 2 continents - Europe and Asia.
C. The Trojan War took place in Turkey.

You may also read a book with a Christmas theme, or where there is travel involved from one continent to another, or a book with a military character or setting, or a book with a horse on the cover or located within the story.

4. Stay Out Of The Sun Day (July 3rd): Read a book with a vampire/shifter character or a book that has a moon or night scene on the cover.

5. Independence Day (July 4th): Read a book with a red, white, and/or blue cover or a book with a character who lives alone.

6. Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13th): Read a book with a nerdy/geeky character or a book with glasses or a book on the cover.

7. I Forgot Day (July 2nd): Read a book that has been lingering on your tbr shelf for awhile, or maybe there is a series you have been neglecting and you would like to get back to it.

8. National Nude Day (July 14th): Read a book with a painter or sculptor, or a book with a bare chest or beach scene on the cover, or a book with a beach scene in the story.

9. Sidewalk Egg Frying Day (July 4th): Read a book with a Summer setting, cover, or a book with a character in the food industry or a book with food or a sidewalk on the cover.

10. Readers Choice:

Challenge Duration: July 1 to July 31, 2013

You can choose 3, 5, 8 or all 10 categories depending on your reading speed, book availability and/or time commitment.

When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date/s when you finished your book/s.

Please repost your progress as it helps when updating.

Happy Reading!

Popular Turkey Books-

http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/t...

Authors From Turkey-

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/cou...

Books With Moons on the Cover-

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/40...

Howl at the Moon: Best Wolf Shifters in Romance-

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/37...

Seeing Red- (red covers)

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/29...

Books With The Blues- (blue covers)

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/29...

White as the Driven Snow- (white cover)

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/30...

Food On The Cover-

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/51...

Foodie Romances-

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11...

Artistic/Creative Romance Hero(in)es-

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/17...

Beach Covers-

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/17...

I have a question :-)

Will a paramilitary or mercenary character or setting work for #3? I'm thinking along the lines of one of the BDB books or Maya Banks' KGI series.

~KarenH~ wrote: "I have a question :-)

Will a paramilitary or mercenary character or setting work for #3? I'm thinking along the lines of one of the BDB books or Maya Banks' KGI series."


Works for me KarenH, you are good to go :)

For #2 you can compare your books to Gea's. When you click the link provided, click on Gea's name for her profile page. Then click on COMPARE BOOKS in the center of the screen (towards to top). Above the advertisement on the right side, you can select which of YOUR shelves you want to search or you can just leave it at ALL. (I have a specific shelf for July 2013 so I used that.) This option greatly reduces the number of books you have to search through.

Thanks, Fran! That makes life much easier! :D

Thanks for the tip Barbara!

Let me try

Hi Fran :) Would work for a night scene - ie a band playing a gig? nearly always a night-time event?

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Fran :) Would work for a night scene - ie a band playing a gig? nearly always a night-time event?"


It works Jane - good to go!

Is that a sidewalk in front of the fence?

Susan A wrote: "

Is that a sidewalk in front of the fence?"


I'll say yes, it's a sidewalk. You can use it :)

Fran wrote: "Susan A wrote: "

Is that a sidewalk in front of the fence?"


I'll say yes, it's a sidewalk. You can use it :)"

Thanks -- I just noticed this book has a frying pan on the cover!

Fran wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Fran :) Would work for a night scene - ie a band playing a gig? nearly always a night-time event?"


It works Jane - good to go!"

Woohoo! Thanks Fran :)

is on sale through next week on Amazon for .99.

It has 2 nerdy hot guys in it if anyone still needs a nerd. I am reading this one this week for another group. The author has generously lowered the price for a limited time for the group read :)

I missed my notification

Fran wrote: " is on sale through next week on Amazon for .99.

It has 2 nerdy hot guys in it if anyone still needs a nerd. I am reading this one this week for another group. ..."

Think I'll pick this one up - thanks Fran! :)

A really sweet, short m/m read that's free if anyone needs a geek character. They are 4 self-proclaimed engineering geeks.

Fran wrote: "A really sweet, short m/m read that's free if anyone needs a geek character. They are 4 self-proclaimed engineering geeks.

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Thanks Fran, I hadn't figured that one out yet!

You're welcome Kat! I think you will really like it. Jane recommended it to me in the PIFM this month so thanks go to her :)

Is this red or is it more orange - ?

(I think it is more orange when it is small, but more red when it is bigger.)

The couple look orange but the rest of the cover looks red when you enlarge it. You can use it for 'red cover' if you want to :)

Monique wrote: "Challenge Accepted!
1. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning
3. The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
4. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper..."


Hi Monique!

Welcome to the challenge :)

Please post your list in the July Challenge Thread. This thread is just for suggestions/questions.

Thanks!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Fran wrote: "The couple look orange but the rest of the cover looks red when you enlarge it. You can use it for 'red cover' if you want to :)"

Thanks! Not sure what I'm putting there yet, but looking for more audiobooks - I'm a little light there I think.

I have a question. :)

Can I use this book for the category 8? It has kind of a bare chest in it.

Hi Ethel!

Yes, that definitely works :)

Yay, thanks! :)

Another short, super sweet read with a geek main character. This m/m is free as well :)

Is there a schedule for the monthly challenge? When should I look for August? Thanks!

Hi Susan A!

Nikita is hosting August. She will hopefully have it posted sometime today, she was having technical difficulties last night with Goodreads.

THanks

Fran wrote: "Hi Susan A!

Nikita is hosting August. She will hopefully have it posted sometime today, she was having technical difficulties last night with Goodreads."

I feel her pain, GR was being cranky with me last night too, only willing to load about every other page I asked for!

Wow! I thought I was the only one having troubles on here. I was trying to update my challenges but I got dropped 5 times in a row. So frustrating!!!

Sorry the thread isn't up yet, goodreads was being horrible last night. I tried to post a couple of times but I kept getting the over capacity message but if you could wait for a few more minutes it should be up soon.

I can hardly wait!

done: hated Turkey

1. J Sanford, John Storm Prey
2. http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
4. night scene cover Arden, William The Purple Pirate
5. red/wh/blu Parker, Robert B. Double Deuce all 3
6. nerdy char/glasses or book cover
7. TBR Steel, Danielle Dating Game
8. Bare ches/beach/pool Patterson, James Second HOneymoon
9. food/siewalk/summer Wood, Sherryl beach Lane
10. Any Roberts, Nora Gabriel's Angel