Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

                                 ~ A Few of My Favorite Things ~

We’re dusting this 2012 challenge off, tweaking it a bit, and giving it a new look. Yup, we did it before NBRC, so we’re not “swiping” their idea. Enjoy!

    

Remember that song from A Sound of Music, “My Favorite Things”? (view spoiler)[

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad...

(hide spoiler)] Can you think a few things you love about this time of the year? They don’t have to be limited to “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...” but, whatever you choose, find them on or between book covers and tell us. (Yes, this is really a “Free-for-All” Scavenger Hunt.)

DURATION: December 1 through 31, 2016

RULES: Read books that depict your favorite things; it could be an item on the cover, or be in a scene of a book you read. (Like a love scene in a carriage ride.)   Be sure to indicate your reasons! Remember, you may replace any spot with a book from one of the Birthday Babes’ Bookshelves. Also, please keep track of your read count.

LEVELS:  

1-2 - Easy
3-5 - Medium
6-9 - Harder
10 or more - Hardest

SPELL-IT-OUT OPTION:
Use any word that reminds you of Christmas or the holidays and spell it out with the books you read. Just a few suggestions:

Santa, candy, snow, ski, bell, gift, holly, gold, green, tree, light, party, pie, cold...

Use book titles or series names, author’s names (first or last), or even character names and spell-it-out. You may ignore the first indefinite (“a” “an”) or the first definite (“the”) articles.

Example: We used all new books that are coming out in December. This is not a requirement for you.

0/5

T. - This Is Our Song, by Samantha Chase
R - *B-Day “Wild Card” Replacement Blood Vow, by J.R. Ward
E. - Embroidery Mystery #10 Better Off Thread, by Amanda Lee
E. - English, Christy - How to Train Your Highlander
S. - Stephanie Laurens - Lord of the Privateers

*B-Day “Wild Card” Replacement from Ezi’s bookshelf.

Check out Add a Book & Bookcover Link, if you need to know how.

“Wild Card” Birthdays in December:   Don’t forget: you may replace any book with one from one of these birthday babes’ shelves.

Camillia
Ezi
Gea
Nichole
Nikita

This is it! The last month of the year. Remember to add your books to the RLftCI group 2,016 in 2016 Book Count Challenge. More info here . If you're already a part of this group challenge, don't forget to tag these with the appropriate bookshelf! If you're not, it isn't too late to join.

Reserved.

I'm in!

Me too!

Welcome to the challenge, Lara & Elaine!

You know what, despite how crazy December is going to be... I'm in, too! Yay! Of course, I don't know what level or what I'll spell... but I'm in.

:o)

I decided. I’ll spell “cards.”

0/5

C. - Catherine Lloyd - Death Comes to the Village (audible.com)
A. - Andersen, Hans Christian -Il brutto anatroccolo (Kindle)
R. - Richards, Olly - Italian Short Stories For Beginners: 8 Unconventional Short Stories to Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn Italian the Fun Way! (PB)
D. - Duke of Pleasure, by Elizabeth Hoyt (audible.com)
S. - Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World, by Linda Hirshman (SFLibrary-ODA)

ROMANCE LOVERS FOR THE CHALLENGE-IMPAIRED
MONTHLY CHALLENGE >Dec 1st - 31st 2016
10 or more = Hardest Read 14/14

C Connected By a Kiss seriesA Wallflower's Christmas Kiss Dawn Brower 4*
H Heirs Club series Mistletoe, Mischief, and the Marquis Amelia Grey 5*
R Rescued From Ruin series Twelve Nights as His Mistress Elisa Braden 5*
I Ives, Susanna How to Impress a Marquess 3*
S Spellbound Claire Delacroix, Jane Charles & Claudia Dain 5*
T 'Twas the Night Before Scandal Christi Caldwell & Eva Devon 5*
M Michaels, Jess One Summer of Surrender 5*
A Ashley, Jennifer The Longest Night 5*
S Sefchick, Bethany M One Christmas With The Earl 4*

P Poppeia and the Petticoat Club Elizabeth Moss 3.5*
A Amanda Mariel How To Kiss A Rogue 3*
R Regency Masquerade series Magical Masquerade: Hilary Gilman 4*
T The Wooing Game Rose Gordon 4*
Y You're the Rogue That I Want Samantha Holt 4.5*




**I've tried to select Christmas related books. Where I couldn't, I have chosen books I have wanted to read for some time, or they are new authors to read, or my favourite authors!**

I'm going for the medium level and spelling:
G - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham - done, 4 stars
I - If I Only Had a Duke by Lenora Bell - done, 3 stars
F - Four Weddings and a Sixpence: An Anthology - done 3,5 stars
T - Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh - done, 3 stars

Welcome to the challenge, Molly!

~ A Few of My Favorite Things ~
DURATION: December 1 through 31, 2016
SPELL-IT-OUT OPTION: Santa
Level: 3-5 - Medium

0/5

Santa
S ~
A ~
N ~
T ~
A ~

Welcome to the challenge, Brenda!

~ A Few of My Favorite Things ~
DURATION: December 1 through 31, 2016
SPELL-IT-OUT OPTION: Lights
Level: 6-9 - Harder

L: Let It Snow 12/20 ★★★★
I: It's Not Christmas Without You 12/7 ★★★★
G: The Guardian 12/7 ★★★
H: Holiday Sparks 12/2 ★★★★
T: Twelve Days 12/5 ★★★★★
S: Snowflakes and Stetsons 12/23 ★★★★

Harder 6-9
Spell it out option:
R - Racing the Sun Dec 8th - 5 stars
I - It Ends with Us Dec 7th - 5+ stars
B - A Better Man Dec 10th - 4 stars
B - Bring Me Home for Christmas Dec 11th - 5 stars
O - One Pink Line Dec 11th - 5 stars
N - Never Gonna Tell Dec 12th - 3 stars

Welcome to the challenge, Danielle & Silvia!

I'm in for Spell-It-Out and my word is RED BOWS my level is
Harder 6-9

Welcome to the challenge, Vicki!

Finished! Enjoyed them all. ; )

Congrats, Silvia!

Finished my Challenge RED BOWS
R=
E=
D=

B=
O=
W=
S=
I tried to use Christmas books and I got in the Christmas spirit really fast :-)

Ooh, good idea Vicki! I'll try that next year. I have quite a few Christmas books! Congrats on finishing!

Silvia wrote: "Ooh, good idea Vicki! I'll try that next year. I have quite a few Christmas books! Congrats on finishing!"

Thanks!

Yea Silvia and Vicki!

Congrats, Vicki!

Woohoo! Congrats, Silvia & Vicki!

Thanks everyone!

Yeah, finished my challenge, Lisa Kay :o)

~ A Few of My Favorite Things ~
DURATION: December 1 through 31, 2016
SPELL-IT-OUT OPTION: Lights
Level: 6-9 - Harder

L: Let It Snow 12/20 ★★★★
I: It's Not Christmas Without You 12/7 ★★★★
G: The Guardian 12/7 ★★★
H: Holiday Sparks 12/2 ★★★★
T: Twelve Days 12/5 ★★★★★
S: Snowflakes and Stetsons 12/23 ★★★★

Congrats, Danielle!

I'm done with the challenge - I loved Lauren Graham's sort of memoir and the rest of the books were fun, lighthearted historical escapes, although slightly forgettable, they were the perfect distraction from the busy and sometimes stressful holiday season. Happy New Year, everyone!

Congrats Molly and happy new year!

Congrats, Elaine, Danielle, & Molly! Woohoo! And Happy New Year!