Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Current Reading Challenges
2015 A-Z Book Challenge - 3/26
2015 Yahtzee Challenge - 1/13?
2015 March Monthly Challenge - 0/3



Completed Reading Challenges
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The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 2 (Feb-Mar 2014) - 9/17
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2015 February Monthly Challenge - 4/4

Unfinished Reading Challenges
2014(view spoiler)[
2014 Musical Challenge (Jan-Dec) - 6/34
2014 Create Your Own Reading Challenge (Jan-Dec) - 6/24
2014 A to Z Friends Challenge (Jan-Dec) - 4/26
The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 3 (Apr-May 2014) - 2/19
2014 April Monthly Challenge - 3/6
Hearts & Tears II (Mar-Jun 2014) - 6/?
Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~ (Apr 2014) - 0/3
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Next to Read

on my shelf:


ebooks:

2014 Musical Challenge (Jan-Dec) - unfinished

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This will be my first challenge :D

It mixes two of my favorite things (music and reading), so I think it's a perfect opportunity to quit lurking.

I'm going with some lyrics from an Avett Brothers song, Live and Die ... "Can you tell that I am alive? Let me prove it." This seems fitting since I would have never even heard of The Avett Brothers if it weren't for reading Slammed by Colleen Hoover ... A book inspired me to explore different music, so now I'll let the music lead me to more books :D

City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare
Allegiant - Veronica Roth
Not One of Them - Judy Baldaccini

You Against Me - Jenny Downham
Outpost - Ann Aguirre
Unteachable - Leah Raeder

Tommy Nightmare - J.L. Bryan
Endless - Jessica Shirvington
Locke and Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft - Joe Hill
Leaving Paradise - Simone Elkeles 4/5/14

Temporary Bliss - B.J. Harvey
Half-Blood - Jennifer L. Armentrout
Across the Universe - Beth Revis 1/11/14
This Man Confessed - Jodi Ellen Malpas

Inescapable - Amy A. Bartol

Alienated - Melissa Landers
Maybe Someday - Colleen Hoover

Avoiding Commitment - K.A. Linde 4/23/14
Legacy - C.V. Hunt
If I Were You - Lisa Renee Jones
Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
Entwined - Elisabeth Naughton

Liberator - Victoria Scott
Exhale - Kendall Grey
Thornhill - Kathleen Peacock

My Life in Black and White - Natasha Friend
Existence - Abbi Glines

Purpose - Kristie Cook
Reached - Ally Condie
Opportunist - Tarryn Fisher 1/18/14
Vain - Fisher Amelie
Edge of Always - J.A. Redmerski 2/8/14

Impulse - Ellen Hopkins
Thoughtless - S.C. Stephens 5/10/14
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Completed: 6/34

2014 Create Your Own Reading Challenge (Jan-Dec) - unfinished

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1/1/14 to 12/31/14
Number of Books: 24

Classic to Modern - I've only read newer books for the past few years, but I know there are lots of great classics that I would also enjoy (I just never actually pick any up). For my challenge I plan to start out each month reading a classic book and follow it up with a modern book that is in some way related/linked/inspired by the other.

January
Emma - Jane Austen - completed 1/7/14
Searching for Someday - Jennifer Probst - completed 1/15/14

February
The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux - completed 2/21/14
Sing Me to Sleep - Angela Morrison - completed 3/2/14 (better late than never)

March
Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton - completed 3/25/14
Treading Water - Marie Force - completed 3/28/14

April
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte
Finding Pride - Jill Sanders

May
A Room with a View - E.M. Forster
Reached - Ally Condie

June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Some more possible books:
Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
Villette - Charlotte Bronte
Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
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Completed: 6/24

2014 A to Z Friends Challenge - unfinished
1/1/14 - 12/31/14

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A - Aarati - The Redemption of Callie & Kayden
B - Becky - Beautiful Creatures
C - Cathy Galloway - Beautiful Disaster - 3/1/14
D - Dee - Forbidden
E - Emily - Dare You To
F - Fran - Wake
G - Georganne Ickler - Finding Chase
H - Hayley - Fifty Shades of Grey
I - Irina - Delirium
J - Jane (PS) - Darkfever
K - ~KarenH~ - Hearts in Darkness - 2/24/14
L - Lacy - Keep Holding On - 3/3/14
M - MountainKat - Dark Lover
N - Nan* doesn't have enough time to read* - The Secret of Ella and Micha
O - Ora - Walking Disaster
P - Purple - World After
Q - QiJia 치쟈 - Shadows - 4/12/14
R - Rossy - The Notebook
S - Shawna - Killing Sarai
T - Tina "coffee and books" - Twilight
U - Uroosa - Clockwork Angel
V - Valorie - Kiss of Midnight
W - Wan "The Snake Charmer" - Poison Study
X - x-Poison-Ivy-x - Significance
Y - Yz the Whyz - Bitten
Z - Zusi - Beneath This Man


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4/26 Completed

The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 2 - completed
1 February 2014 - 31 March 2014
9/17

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GROUP 1

1. Shan - Brutally Beautiful
2. Elizabeth - Forbidden
3. Nichole - World After
4. Zara - Love Regifted
5. Jane (PS) - Beneath This Man
6. Megan L - Hearts in Darkness - 2/24/14
7. Kaileigh - Dream Of You - 3/8/14
8. KarenH - Kiss of Midnight
9. Diane~Firefly - Bitten
10. Becca - Beautiful Disaster - 3/1/14
11. Runell - The Edge of Always - 2/8/14
12. beppy - Wicked Games - 2/3/14
13. Lili - Against the Wall - 3/12/14
14. Larissa - The Highlander's Hope - 3/16/14
15. Emma
16. Sarah - The Mating - 2/23/14
17. Victoria - Practice Cake
18. Mandy S - Keep Holding On - 3/3/14
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The Meet & Greet Challenge Round 3 - unfinished
1 April 2014 - 31 May 2014
2/19

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Group 1

1. Joanne - Forbidden
2. Sandy - Maddie's Marine
3. Debbie - Something Wonderful
4. Ty - Her Favorite Temptation
5. Jane(PS) - Endless
6. Karla - A Room with a View
7. Aarati - Maybe Someday
8. Fran - If I Were You
9. Emma
10. Skandia - Unteachable
11. Kay - A Walk to Remember - 4/12/14 ★★★
12. Kristi (Passion for the Page) - The Notebook
13. Becky - Beautiful Creatures
14. Elizabeth - Vampire Academy
15. Vi - Leaving Paradise - 4/5/14 ★★★★
16. KarenH - Kiss of Midnight
17. Jojo - Wild for You
18. Lauren - Whitney, My Love
19. Gianna - Bitten
20. Angi - Delirium
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2014 April Monthly Challenge - unfinished
April 1/14 - April 30/14
3/6

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I'm in for 6.

1. 'A' is for April: - Avoiding Commitment 4/23/14

2. Member of the Month - Nadine: - Thoughtless

3. Geography - Egypt:

4. Name Yourself Day (April 9):

5. National Sibling Day (April 10): - Shadows 4/12/14

6. Eight-Track Tape Day (April 11):

7. Blah, Blah, Blah Day (April 17): - Bitten

8. World Penguin Day (April 25): - Beg 4/13/14

9.National Welding Month:

10. Reader's Choice: ... don't know yet
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Hearts & Tears II - unfinished
March 1, 2014 - June 30, 2014
Gameboard & Movement

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1. Square 5 (historical-romance) - Runaway Heart by Claudy Conn - 4/4/14 ★★★
2. Square 7 (Listopia - Hottest Guy on a Cover) - Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 4/12/14 ★★★★
3. Square 11 (young-adult) - Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles - 4/5/14 ★★★★
4. Square 17 (Listopia - I've Loved You For Years) - Avoiding Commitment by K.A. Linde - 4/23/14 ★★
5. Square 22 (chick-lit) - A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks - 4/12/14 ★★★
6. Square 27 (Task #2 - Read a book from TBA that gave friend gave 5 stars) - Bitten by Kelley Armstrong - reading
7. Square 33 (Hearts: Move up to square 56)
Square 56 (indie) - Thoughtless - by S.C. Stephens - 5/10/14 ★★★
8. Square 59 (vampires) - Kiss of Midnight - by Lara Adrian
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Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~ (Apr 2014) - unfinished
Completed: 0/3

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COLORS: Brown, bronze or white!


APRIL HOLIDAY THEMES: (1) International Guitar Month: Read a book where someone (even a secondary character) play a guitar somewhere in the storyline. (2) International Moment of Laughter Day: {April 14th} Read a book depicting someone laughing on the cover. Or one that makes you laugh. (3) Look Up At the Sky Day: {April 14th} Read a book with a whole lot of sky on the cover. (4) U.S. Earth Day: {April 22nd} Read a book with a picture of the earth or globe on the cover. Or one with a predominantly green cover. Or were the main character makes an environmentalist. (5) Lovers Day: {April 23rd} Read a book with a couple on the cover. Or one with the word “Lover” in the title.


ITEMS: April’s Birthstones are diamonds, sapphires, rock cystals. Its flower is the Sweet Pea, Daisy, or Peony. Zodiac Signs are Aries or Taurus. Other cover items are musician, stars, countryside, cowboy, motorcycle, romantic couple, and wedding dress.

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Can I be so bold as to suggest my own books? Maybe that's not allowed?? Many apologies if that's the case, but I couldn't resist your themes! PERFECT TIMING, Aidan Royce happens to be one of the coolest, guitar playing, rock stars around. And in BEAUTIFUL DISASTER, Mia Wells is not just eco-friendly, but she's a bona fide holistic designer! Sizzling romance in either case! Happy reading whatever your choices!

2015 A-Z Book Challenge
Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
3/26

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B: Breeding Cycle by T.A. Grey - Feb 24th
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F: Floor Time by Liz Crowe - Feb 14th
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T: This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas
U: Unfiltered & Unlawful by Payge Galvin - Feb 27th
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2015 February Monthly Challenge
4/4 ... Finished

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1. ‘F’ is for February: Floor Time by Liz Crowe - Feb 14th

2.Member of the Month: Jane (PS): Unfiltered & Unlawful by Payge Galvin - Feb 27th

6. Groundhog Day (Feb 2): Breeding Cycle by T.A. Grey - Feb 24th

10. Reader's Choice: Bad Boy Rock Star by Candy J. Starr - Feb 28th
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2015 Yahtzee Challenge
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
1/13?

I'm late, but I'd like to join. I'll work on the alternate tasks for January and February, and I'm just in time to roll for March :)


January 2015
Alternate task - Book published in 2014: Uncovering You: The Contract by Scarlett Edwards - March 7th
February 2015
Alternate task - Read a book with the color RED or PINK on the cover: Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
March 2015
Roll 1 - 5,1,2,3,1 ... keeping 1,1
Roll 2 - 4,3,2 ... keeping 1,2,3,4
Roll 3 - 5
1,2,3,4,5 ... Lg.Straight - Read an Anthology: In His Eyes Anthology
April 2015
May 2015
June 2015
July 2015
August 2015
September 2015
October 2015
November 2015
December 2015
January 2016


Ones - Read a book with a one word title
Twos - Read a book with a two word title
Threes - Read a book with a three word title
Fours - Read a book with a four word title
Fives - Read a book with a five word title
Sixes - Read a book with a six word title
3 of a kind - Read 1 book with three of the same letter in title
4 of a kind - Read 1 book with at least 4 of the same things on the cover
Full House - Read 1 book with a 2 in page count and read 1 book with a 3 in page count
Sm.Straight - Read 2 consecutive books in a series
Lg.Straight - Read an Anthology
YAHTZEE - Read any book of your choice
Chance - Read a book by a new author, take a chance ;)

2015 March Monthly Challenge
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1. 'M' is for March: The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst

4. Old Stuff Day (March 2): Unpredictable by Eileen Cook

8. I am in Control Day (March 30): S.E.C.R.E.T. Revealed by L. Marie Adeline