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20th Two-Month Reading Challenge: December & January

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1. New Release: read a book released in either December 2015 or January 2016. In case the book is not available for you, you can substitute by choosing any book released in 2015.
Popular Books Released in December & January
2. December & January: read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title. You may use the series title if you’d like.
e.g.: Joyride | Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1): read a book with a red apple on the cover.
4. Violin Day (December 13): read a book with a violin on the cover or a book whose main character is able to play a musical instrument.
5. Poinsettia Day (December 12): read a book with red cover or a book with a flower on the cover.
6. Christmas Day (December 25): read a book that fits at least one of the following options:
a. a book set during Christmas
b. a book with snow on cover
c. a book with red, white, or green cover
d. a book whose main character’s or author’s name is Nick or Nicholas
7. National Hobby Month (January): read a book whose main character's hobby is the same as yours; reading, drawing, singing...
8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): read a book that fits at least one of the following options
a. a book told from a male POV (only)
b. a book written by a male author
c. a book with man/boy (only) on the cover
9.Peculiar People Day (January 10): read a paranormal book | YA Paranormal Romance
10. Backward Day (January 31): read a book that fits one of the following options:
a. reverse chronology book (e.g: But I Love Him)
b. a book consists mainly of flashbacks | Popular Flashbacks Books
c. a book with a palindrome (read the same backwards as forwards) in the title | e.g.:(Anna) Anna and the French Kiss, (Deed) The Deed of Paksenarrion, (Radar) Under the Radar
Good Luck & Read On!!

End Date: TBD
Books Read: 9/10
1. New Release: Oblivion 12/29 (4 stars)
2. December & January: read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title. Joyride 01/29 (4 stars)
3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1): The Poison Apples
4. Violin Day (December 13): Thoughtless 01/30 (2 stars)
5. Poinsettia Day (December 12): Thirty-Eight Witnesses: The Kitty Genovese Case 01/21 (3 stars)
6. Christmas Day (December 25): read a book that fits at least one of the following options:
c. a book with red, white, or green cover Scarlett Undercover 12/30 (3 stars)
7. National Hobby Month (January): read a book whose main character's hobby is the same as yours; reading, drawing, singing... Porcelain Keys 01/02 (5 stars)
8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): read a book that fits at least one of the following options
a. a book told from a male POV (only) Beautiful Creatures 12/05 (3 stars)
9.Peculiar People Day (January 10): You Are Mine 12/07 (3 stars)
10. Backward Day (January 31): read a book that fits one of the following options:
b. a book consists mainly of flashbacks Bad Romeo 01/22 (`1 star)
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End Date:
Books Read: 6\10
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Duration: December 1st 2015 to January 31st 2016
1. New Release: read a book released in either December 2015 or January 2016.
Dead Secret 12/18/15 (to be release Jan 2016, received ARC in Dec. 2015)
2. December & January: read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1): read a book with a red apple on the cover.
Winter-

4. Violin Day (December 13): read a book with a violin on the cover or a book whose main character is able to play a musical instrument.

5. Poinsettia Day (December 12): read a book with red cover or a book with a flower on the cover.
The Girl in the Spider's Web 01/03/15

6. Christmas Day (December 25): read a book that fits at least one of the following options:
a. a book set during Christmas
b. a book with snow on cover
c. a book with red, white, or green cover

d. a book whose main character’s or author’s name is Nick or Nicholas
7. National Hobby Month (January): read a book whose main character's hobby is the same as yours; reading, drawing, singing...
The Enchanted 12/27/15
8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): read a book that fits at least one of the following options
a. a book told from a male POV (only)
b. a book written by a male author
c. a book with man/boy (only) on the cover

9.Peculiar People Day (January 10): read a paranormal book | YA Paranormal Romance
10. Backward Day (January 31): read a book that fits one of the following options:
a. reverse chronology book (e.g: But I Love Him)
b. a book consists mainly of flashbacks | Popular Flashbacks Books
The Blind Man's Garden 12/22/15
c. a book with a palindrome (read the same backwards as forwards) in the title | e.g.:(Anna) Anna and the French Kiss, (Deed) The Deed of Paksenarrion, (Radar) Under the Radar

Finished:
7/8 Read
1. New Release

2. December and January
3. Eat a Red Apple Day
4. Violin Day

5. Poinsettia Day

6. Christmas Day

7. National Hobby Month

8. Male Watcher's Day

9. Peculiar People Day

10. Backward Day


End Date: TBD
Read: 7/10







3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1): Apple and Rain
4. Violin Day (December 13): Fat Kid Rules the World
7. National Hobby Month (January): Bookishly Ever After

1. New Release: Smart Girl - Did Not Start :c
2. December/January: Jepp, Who Defied the Stars - Comp. 12.10.15 ★★★★
3. Red Apple Day: Winter - Did Not Finish :c
4. Violin Day: Passenger - Comp. 1.26.16 ★★★★
5. Poinsettia Day: Warm Bodies - Comp. 12.15.15 ★★★★
6. Christmas: Christmas Eve, 1914 - Comp. 12.10.15 ★★★★
7. Hobby Month: Ink and Bone - Comp. 1.13.16 ★★★★
8. Male Watcher's: Hero - Comp. 12.7.15 ★★★★
9. Paranormal: Shiver - Comp. 1.20.16 ★★★★
10. Backward Day: Heir of Fire - Did Not Finish :c
DNF:



Completed:







Average ★ Rating: ★★★★












1. New Release: read a book released in either December 2015 or January 2016. In case the book is not available for you, you can substitute by choosing any book released in 2015.
Popular Books Released in December & January

2. December & January: read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title. You may use the series title if you’d like.
e.g.: Joyride | Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover




c. a book with red, white, or green cover


c. a book with man/boy (only) on the cover


c. a book with a palindrome (read the same backwards as forwards) in the title

Read





8/10
Conditions
UnBound 1/21 4 stars
2. December & January: read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title. You may use the series title if you’d like.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox

UnDivided

c. a book with red, white, or green cover

Ella Enchanted 12/28 3 stars
b. a book written by a male author Dead Zone by Robison Wells 12/2 2.5 stars
DNF 10. Backward Day (January 31): read a book that fits one of the following options:
b. a book consists mainly of flashbacks | Popular Flashbacks Books Mosquitoland - DNF, it was awful
c. a book with a palindrome (read the same backwards as forwards) in the title

End date: 15 January 2016
Books read: 5/5
1. New Release: Before 01/15 (2 stars)
3. Eat A Red Apple Day: Stitching Snow 01/10 (5 stars)
5. Poinsettia Day: Ruby Red 01/08 (4 stars)
6. Christmas Day: Red Queen 01/14 (5 stars)
10. Backward Day: Before I Fall 12/27 (5 stars)
Books read:






End date: 1/13
Completed: 10/10
Finished:











1. New Release (January):

2. December/January:

4. Violin Day (December 13th):

5. Poinsetta Day (December 12th):

6. Christmas (December 25th):

7. National Hobby Month (January):

8. Peculiar People Day (January 8th):

9. Peculiar People Day (January 10th):


1. New Release: What's Broken Between Us
2. December/January: Dear John
3. Eat a red apple day: Stitching Snow
4. Violin Day: Maybe Someday
5. Poinsettia Day: Insatiable
6. Chrismas Day: Let It Snow
7. National Hobby Month: In the Band
8. Male Watcher's Day: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
9. Peculiar People Day: Die for Me
10. Backward Day: Bad Romeo

Completed: 1/26
9/9
1. New Release: Oblivion 12/30
2. December & January: God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen: New Traditions for Comfort & Joy at Christmas 12/21
4. Violin Day (December 13):

5. Poinsettia Day (December 12):

6. Christmas Day (December 25): read a book that fits at least one of the following options:
c. a book with red, white, or green cover

7. National Hobby Month (January):

Claire - running. 1/26
8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): read a book that fits at least one of the following options
c. a book with man/boy (only) on the cover

9.Peculiar People Day (January 10): read a paranormal book | YA Paranormal Romance

10. Backward Day (January 31): read a book that fits one of the following options:
b. a book consists mainly of flashbacks

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December 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016
0/10
1. New Release:
Read a book released in either December 2015 or January 2016.
The Love That Split the World
2. December & January:
Read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title.
3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1):
Read a book with a red apple on the cover.
4. Violin Day (December 13):
Read a book with a violin on the cover or a book whose MC is able to play a musical instrument.
5. Poinsettia Day (December 12):
Read a book with red cover or a book with a flower on the cover.
6. Christmas Day (December 25):
Read a book that fits at least one of the following options:
a. a book set during Christmas
b. a book with snow on cover
c. a book with red, white, or green cover
d. a book whose main character’s or author’s name is Nick or Nicholas
7. National Hobby Month (January):
Read a book whose main character's hobby is the same as yours; reading, drawing, singing...
8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8):
Read a book written by a male author
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
9. Peculiar People Day (January 10):
Read a paranormal book | YA Paranormal Romance
Throne of Glass
10. Backward Day (January 31): read a book that fits one of the following options:
a. reverse chronology book
b. a book consists mainly of flashbacks-
c. a book with a palindrome (read the same backwards as forwards) in the title




Start date : 12/1/15
Finish date : 1/7/16
Read : 7/7
✓ 1. New Release :

✓ 4. Violin Day:

✓ 5. Poinsettia Day :

✓ 6. Christmas Day: d. a book whose main character’s or author’s name is Nick or Nicholas

✓ 7. National Hobby Month :

✓ 8. Male Watcher's Day :

✓ 9. Peculiar People Day :


COMPLETED!!!
2. December & January: read from 4th Dec to 11h Dec

3. Eat a Red Apple Day: from 4th Jan to 9th Jan

4. Violin Day: from 16th Jan to 25th Jan

5. Poinsettia Day: read from 4th Dec to 3rd Jan

6. Christmas Day: from 24th Dec to 25th Dec

8. Male Watchers Day: from 13th Jan to 16th Jan


Start Date: 12/1/15
Finish Date:
9 out of 10 completed
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Books read:10
Date Completed: 1/2/16
1. New Release: Five-Seven-Five pub 11/18/15 read 12/12/15
2. December/January: Just Different Devils12/30/15
3. Red Apple Day: The Viscount's Christmas Temptation12/27/15
4. Violin Day: The Devil in Disguise12/29/15
5. Poinsettia Day: Bah, Humbug!12/4/15
6. Christmas: Notorious Nineteen12/5/15
7. Hobby Month: 'Tis The Season for Forgiving12/16/15
8. Male Watcher's: Time Ship (Book One): A Time Travel Romantic Adventure: The ideal Beach Book for reading on Holiday! 12/28/15
9. Peculiar People: Spell Games12/11/15
10. Backward Day: Deadly Wrong1/2/16











20th Two-Month Reading Challenge: December & January
December 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016
0/10
1. New Release: A Court of Thorns and Roses
2. December & January: In a World Just Right
3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1): Winter
4. Violin Day (December 13): TBD
5. Poinsettia Day (December 12): TBD
6. Christmas Day (December 25):
a. a book set during Christmas
A Christmas Carol
7. National Hobby Month (January): Take a Bow
8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): TBD
9. Peculiar People Day (January 10): TBD
10. Backward Day (January 31): TBD

Start: 01/12/2015
End: 31/01/2016










Completed:











Read a book released in either December 2015 or January 2016.

2. December & January:
Read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title.
3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1):
Read a book with a red apple on the cover.Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined
4. Violin Day (December 13):
Read a book with a violin on the cover or a book whose MC is able to play a musical instrument.Dirty Little Secret
5. Poinsettia Day (December 12):
Read a book with red cover or a book with a flower on the cover.Cruel Beauty
6. Christmas Day (December 25):
Read a book that fits at least one of the following options:
a. a book set during Christmas
b. a book with snow on cover
c. a book with red, white, or green cover
d. a book whose main character’s or author’s name is Nick or Nicholas c:

7. National Hobby Month (January):
Read a book whose main character's hobby is the same as yours; reading, drawing, singing...Ten Thousand Skies Above You completed
8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8):
Read a book written by a male author the 5th wave Completed January 8th
9. Peculiar People Day (January 10):
Read a paranormal book | YA Paranormal Romance: Unforgiven
10. Backward Day (January 31): read a book that fits one of the following options:
a. reverse chronology book
b. a book consists mainly of flashbacks-Seven Minutes in Heaven completed: December 5th
c. a book with a palindrome (read the same backwards as forwards) in the title

READ: 3/5
1. New Release: Oblivion ✓ 5 stars
5. Poinsettia Day: Illuminae
6. Christmas: Frigid ✓ 5 stars
9. Peculiar People: City of Bones
10. Backward Day: Bad Romeo ✓ 4.5 stars
TBR:





COMPLETED:




✔ 1. New Release: Oblivion by Jennifer L. Armentrout 12/8/15 ★★★
✔ 4. Violin Day (December 13): The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkowski 12/11/15 ★★★★★
✔ 8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): Animal Farm by George Orwell [male author] 12/27/15 ★★★★★



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End Date:
Books Read:
1. New Release: Kissing in America
2. December and January:Wicked Jealous
3. Eat a Red Apple Day: Winter
4. Violin Day: The Road to You
5. Poinsetta Day: The Bridge from Me to You
6. Christmas Day:My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
7. National Hobby Day: Wanderlove
8. Male Watchers Day: Ready Player One
9. Peculiar People Day: Hollow City
10. Backwards Day: A Lesson Before Dying
TBR:










Read:

9/10
1. New Release: read a book released in either December 2015-This Raging Light by Estelle Laure
2. December & January: read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title. You may use the series title if you’d like.
e.g.: Joyride | Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
☃ 3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1): read a book with a red apple on the cover-Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan ***** 1/2/16
☃ 4. Violin Day (December 13):a book whose main character is able to play a musical instrument (violin)-Carry On by Rainbow Rowell 12/12 *****
☃ 5. Poinsettia Day (December 12): read a book with a flower on the cover-The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan 12/6 ***

☃ 6. Christmas Day (December 25):
c. a book with white cover-The Program by Suzanne Young 12/11 ****

☃ 7. National Hobby Month (January): read a book whose main character's hobby is the same as yours; SCIENCE-research/experimentation: We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh **** 12/14/15
☃ 8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): fits both options
a. a book told from a male POV (only)
b. a book written by a male author-More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera 12/2 ****
☃ 9.Peculiar People Day (January 10): read a YA Paranormal Romance-Wild Sky by Suzanne Brockmann *** 1/6/16
☃ 10. Backward Day (January 31):
b. a book consists mainly of flashbacks-No One You Know by Michelle Richmond 12/4 ****










End date:
Books read: 6/10
1. New Release:

2. December & January: read a book with BOTH letters D & J anywhere in the title

3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1): read a book with a red apple on the cover

4. Violin Day (December 13): read a book whose main character is able to play a musical instrument

5. Poinsettia Day (December 12): read a book with red cover or a book with a flower on the cover

6. Christmas Day (December 25):
d. a book whose main character’s or author’s name is Nick or Nicholas

7. National Hobby Month (January): read a book whose main character's hobby is the same as yours; reading, drawing, singing...
music:

8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): read a book that fits at least one of the following options
b. a book written by a male author

9.Peculiar People Day (January 10): read a paranormal book

10. Backward Day (January 31):
c. a book with a palindrome


Books Completed: 10/10
1. New Release: Teen Frankenstein 1* 1/30
2. December & January: Game 4* 1/25 (Jasper Dent)
3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1): Bad Apple 1/15 4*
4. Violin Day (December 13): Tina's Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary 4* 1/31
5. Poinsettia Day (December 12): The Burning Bridge 1/3 4*
6. Christmas Day (December 25): Mortal Coil 12/24 4*
7. National Hobby Month (January): I Am Princess X 12/28 3* (hobby: graphic novels)
8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): The Screaming Staircase 12/30 4*
9.Peculiar People Day (January 10): Kiss & Hell 12/15 2*
10. Backward Day (January 31): Anna Dressed in Blood 1/4 3*
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December 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016
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1. New Release: Their Fractured Light
2. December and January:
3. Eat a Red Apple Day: Winter
4. Violin Day:
5. Poinsetta Day: Ruin and Rising
6. Christmas Day:
7. National Hobby Day:
8. Male Watchers Day: Red Rising
9. Peculiar People Day:
10. Backwards Day:
Books Read

Completed; TBD
0/10
1. New Release See How They Run
2. December and January The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
3. Eat a Red Apple Day Stitching Snow
4. Violin Day The Name of the Wind
5. Poinsettia Day The Guardian
6. Christmas Day Far from You
7. National Hobby Month Open Road Summer
8. Male Watcher's Day The House of Power
9. Peculiar People Day Forest of Whispers
10. Backward Day Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Start Date: 1 December 2015
Completed: TBD
4/10
1. New Release: Cruel Crown
2. December & January: Judge, Tome 1 :
4. Violin Day: Dangerous Creatures
5. Poinsettia Day: Battle Royale
8. Male Watcher's Day: The Wise Man's Fear
9. Peculiar People Day: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

End date: Jan. 31, 2016
Read: 2/10
1. New Release: Passenger
2. December & January: Star Wars Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi, Volume 1
3. Eat a Red Apple Day: Eve & Adam
4. Violin Day: If I Stay
5. Poinsettia Day: The Book of Lost Things
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8. Male Watcher's Day: A Little Life
9. Peculiar People Day: City of Fallen Angels
10. Backward Day: Where She Went
Books Read:



Duration: December 01, 2015 - January 31, 2016
10/10 Completed! Finished!! 01/23/16
✔1. New Release: Never Never: Part Three by Colleen Hoover ~ Should be released in January 2016 ~ 01/23/16
✔2. December & January: -Just One Day(Just One Day #1) by Gayle Forman ~ Has both the letters J & D in the title. 01/23/16
✔3. Eat a Red Apple Day (December 1): -Daughters of Eve by Lois Duncan ~Has a Red Apple on the cover 01/16/16
✔4. Violin Day (December 13): Unleashed (Uninvited #2) by Sophie Jordan 12/10/15 ~ MC is a prodigy and can play several instruments
✔5. Poinsettia Day (December 12): Impulse (Impulse #1) by Ellen Hopkins 12/12/15 ~ The Cover is completely Red
✔6. Christmas Day (December 25): Mistress Christmas (Wild West Boys #1) by Lorelee James 12/07/15 ~ Christmas Themes throughout and red on the cover
✔7. National Hobby Month (January): -Burn (Songs of Submission #5) by C.D. Reiss 01/09/16 ~Monica the MC wants to become a singer amidst the hot romance, for me singing is just a hobby but she also dabbles in other art.
✔8. Male Watcher’s Day (January 8): Tyrant (King #2) by T.M. Frazier 01/10/16 ~Man Only on the cover
✔9. Peculiar People Day (January 10): Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1) by Laini Taylor ~ Paranormal Romance-YA 12/18/15
✔10. Backward Day (January 31): Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover ~In the list of books with flashbacks 01/15/16











Read: 8/10
1. New Release: Space Dumplins
2. December & January:
3. Red Apple Day: Winter
4. Violin Day:
5. Poinsettia Day: Scarlet
6. Christmas: Glitches
7. Hobby Month: Cress
8. Male Watcher's: Noir
9. Peculiar People: Hidden Wings
10. Backward Day: Daughter of Smoke & Bone









1. New Release: Soundless ✔ 1/7/16
2. December & January: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ✔ 1/1/2016
3. Red Apple Day: Eve & Adam ✔ 1/16/16
4. Violin Day: Carry On ✔ 1/13/16
5. Poinsettia Day: The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence ✔ 1/19/16
6. Christmas: Night Film ✔ 1/24/16
7. Hobby Month: The Rest of Us Just Live Here ✔ 1/8/16
8. Male Watcher's: Will Grayson, Will Grayson ✔ 12/27/2015
9. Peculiar People: Manners & Mutiny ✔ 1/17/16
10. Backward Day: Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories ✔ 1/6/16
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WOW~ Congrats Donna!!

I'm still hobbling along! I hope I can finish my last few books! :)
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