Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

To keep track of all the challenges I have finished/am participating in! Already losing track after 2 months... :)

2017
(view spoiler)[✔ 2017 April Monthly Challenge
✔ 2017 Spring, Read the Season Challenge French Edition
✔ 2017 May Monthly Challenge
✔ 2017 May Word Hunt
✔ 2017 June Monthly Challenge
✔ 2017 June Word Hunt
✔ 2017 Summer, Read the Season Challenge French Edition
✔ 2017 Let's Celebrate Musicals! Quarterly Challenge
✔ 2017 July Monthly Challenge
✔ 2017 July Word Hunt
✔ 2017 August Monthly Challenge
✔ 2017 August Word Hunt
✔ 2017 September Monthly Challenge
✔ 2017 September Word Hunt
X 2017 Autumn, Read the Season Challenge French Edition
X 2017 Candyland Quarterly Challenge
X 2017 October Monthly Challenge
X 2017 October Word Hunt
✔ By the Numbers Quarterly Challenge
X 2017 December Monthly Challenge
✔ 2017 December Word Hunt
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✔ 2017/2018 Winter (Hôref), Read the Season Challenge Hebrew Edition
✔ 2018 January Monthly Challenge
✔ 2018 January Word Hunt
2018 Where Are You Reading Challenge
X 2018 February Monthly Challenge
✔ 2018 February Word Hunt
X 2018 March Monthly Challenge
✔ 2018 March Word Hunt
2018 Spring (âvîv), Read the Season Challenge Hebrew Edition
2018 April Monthly Challenge
2018 April Word Hunt

2017 April Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10/10 Read

(view spoiler)[✔ 1. A is for April
Size Matters by Alison Bliss. 28.04.2017

✔ 2. Happy Anniversary!
Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb 20.04.2017. Published April 1st 1991.

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge
Paranormal: The Charmer by Autumn Dawn 04.04.2017

✔ 4. National Humor Month
Wallbanger by Alice Clayton 06.04.2017

✔ 5. Lawn and Garden Month
Sunset in Central Park by Sarah Morgan 01.04.2017

✔ 6. National Karaoke Week
Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts. 30.04.2017.

✔ 7. World Party Day
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn Published 2006. 03.04.2017

✔ 8. Name Yourself Day
Just the Way You Are by Christina Dodd. 05.04.2017

✔ 9. Take Your Daughter to Work
Sinful Scottish Laird by Julia London. 10.04.2017 (MC has a son)

✔ 10. Reader's Choice
The Mad Earl's Bride by Loretta Chase. 06.04.2017 (hide spoiler)]

Read The Season Challenge, French Edition
Spring
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔ Level 1 - Read the season.
✔ Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
✔ Level 3 - Read the season and any 3 holidays.
Extreme! - Read both the season and all holidays.

March 20, 2017 through June 19, 2017

Read 76/104

(view spoiler)[Printemps (Spring) - 9/9 read
P: A Parcel for Anna Browne - Miranda Dickinson. 28.03.2017
R: J.D. Robb - Glory in Death. 12.04.2017
I: I'll Take New York – Miranda Dickinson. 27.03.2017
N: New York, Actually – Sarah Morgan. 01.04.2017
T: Take A Look At Me Now - Miranda Dickinson. 04.04.2017
E: The Eight - Katherine Neville. 10.04.2017
M: Miranda Dickinson - When I Fall In Love. 24.03.2017
P: Alicia Hunter Pace - Sweet Gone South. 01.05.2017
S: Sinful Scottish Laird - Julia London. 10.04.2017



Equinoxe de mars (March Equinox) - 14/14 read
E: Everything for Her - Alexa Riley. 11.04.2017
Q: Julia Quinn – The Duke and I. 03.04.2017
U: Untamed - Nora Roberts. 09.05.2017
I: Immortal in Death - J.D. Robb. 13.04.2017
N: Naked in Death - J.D. Robb. 11.04.2017
O: Out of Sight - Evangeline Evans. 11.05.2017
X: Xena - Michelle M. Pillow. 20.04.2017
E: Embrace the Night - Amanda Ashley. 09.05.2017

D: Dark Stranger - Heather Graham. 01.04.2017
E: Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz. 11.05.2017

M: The Mad Earl's Bride - Loretta Chase. 06.04.2017
A: Appleby Farm - Cathy Bramley. 30.03.2017
R: Rapture in Death - J.D. Robb. 13.04.2017
S: Snowfall on Haven Point - RaeAnne Thayne. 13.04.2017



Paques (Easter) - 6/6 read
P: Purity in Death - J.D. Robb. 07.05.2017
A: Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice. 15.05.2017
Q: A Quick Bite - Lynsay Sands. 12.05.2017
U: Uncertain Magic - Laura Kinsale. 11.05.2017
E: Eyes of the Wolf - Amanda Steiger. 11.05.2017
S: Sapphire - Michelle M. Pillow. 20.04.2017



la fete du Travail (Labor Day) - 15/15 read
L: Loyalty in Death - J.D. Robb. 21.04.2017
A: Autumn Dawn - The Charmer 04.04.2017

F: Alexis Fleming - Stud Finders Incorporated. 13.05.2017
E: Everything and the Moon - Julia Quinn. 15.05.2017
T: The Twilight Before Christmas - Christine Feehan. 17.05.2017
E: The Enchantment of Emma Fletcher - L.D. Crichton. 15.05.2017

D: Christina Dodd - Just the Way You Are. 05.04.2017
U: Until Forever - Johanna Lindsey. 21.05.2017

T: Tears of the Moon - Nora Roberts. 30.04.2017
R: J.D. Robb - Holiday in Death. 18.04.2017
A: Alice Clayton - Wallbanger. 06.04.2017
V: Victoria Connelly – A Weekend with Mr Darcy. 31.03.2017
A: Alison Bliss - Size Matters. 28.04.2017
I: Interlude in Death - J.D. Robb. 29.04.2017
L: Lair of the Lion - Christine Feehan. 18.05.2017



Jour de la Victoire (WWII Victory Day) - 16/16 read
J: Judgment in Death - J.D. Robb. 24.04.2017
O: Oceans of Fire - Christine Feehan. 23.05.2017
U: Uneasy Alliance - Jayne Ann Krentz. 31.05.2017
R: Rainy Day Kisses - Debbie Macomber. 19.04.2017

D: Dangerous Tides - Christine Feehan. 24.05.2017
E: Erica James - Summer at the Lake. 27.05.2017

L: The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts. 06.06.2017
A: Alexis Fleming - A Handyman's Best Tool. 13.05.2017

V: Vengeance in Death - J.D. Robb. 17.04.2017
I: Into the Garden - Alicia Sparks. 06.06.2017
C: Ceremony in Death - J.D. Robb. 16.04.2017
T: The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts. 06.06.2017
O: The Obsession - Nora Roberts. 10.06.2017
I: Imitation in Death - J.D. Robb. 28.05.2017
R: J.D. Robb - Betrayal in Death. 28.04.2017
E: Erica James - The Queen of New Beginnings - 01.06.2017



Jour de l'Ascension (Ascension Day) - 10/16 read
J: J.D. Robb - Portrait in Death. 09.05.2017
O: Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Jennifer Rardin. 18.06.2017
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R: Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb. 06.05.2017

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E: Hidden Talents - Erica James. 15.06.2017

L: Yvonne Lindsay - Stand-In Bride's Seduction. 20.04.2017
A: Alicia Hunter Pace - Simple Gone South. 17.05.2017
S: Scouting Jasmine - Jennifer Rardin. 18.06.2017
C: Conspiracy in Death - J.D. Robb. 20.04.2017
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N: The Next Always - Nora Roberts. 05.06.2017
S: Seduction in Death - J.D. Robb. 02.05.2017
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la fete des meres (Mother's Day) - 7/14
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A: Another One Bites the Dust - Jennifer Rardin. 19.06.2017

F: Christine Feehan - Magic in the Wind. 16.05.2017
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S: Scrimmage Gone South - Alicia Hunter Pace. 06.05.2017

M: Midnight in Death - J.D. Robb. 19.04.2017
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R: Remember When - Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb. 31.05.2017
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S: Safe Harbor - Christine Feehan. 14.06.2017

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May Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10/10 read

(view spoiler)[✔ 1. 'M' is for May
Magic in the Wind by Christine Feehan. 16.05.2017

✔ 2. Happy Anniversary!
Scrimmage Gone South by Alicia Hunter Pace. 06.05.2017

✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author.
Since I am currently reading the In Death series by J.D. Robb, no lack of books set in NY! Anyway, a random choice then.
Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb. 06.05.2017

✔ 4. May, the month of Lily of the Valley -flower:
Everything and the Moon - Julia Quinn. 15.05.2017

✔ 5. May 1st, International Workers' Day
A Handyman's Best Tool by Alexis Fleming. 13.05.2017

✔ 6. May 6th, International No Diet Day
A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands. 12.05.2017

✔ 7. May 9th, Lost Sock Memorial day
Embrace the Night by Amanda Ashley. 09.05.2017.

✔ 8. May 13th, Frog Jumping Day:
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen. 15.05.2017

✔ 9. May 29th, Paper Clip Day:
The Enchantment of Emma Fletcher - L.D. Crichton. 15.05.2017

✔ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Untamed by Nora Roberts. 09.05.2017. (hide spoiler)]

2017 May Word Hunt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10/10 found - DONE!
(view spoiler)[✓ Adopt: Embrace the Night: No one's ever going to adopt me. (p. 9/228)
✓ Ambulance - A Quick Bite: Any cabby would freak out at the sight of her and immediately call the police and an ambulance. (p. 185/256)
✓ Bash - : ...been put to flame and the furniture bashed to pieces without resistance. (p. 263/331)
✓ Belly: Portrait in Death: She patted her belly, wiggled her hips. (p. 65/257)
✓ Cunning: Eclipse Bay: A cunning light appeared in Arizona’s eyes. (p. 221/241)
✓ Hum - Untamed: She hummed lightly, anticipating the simple pleasures of an idle evening. (p. 36/129)
✓ Junior - Eclipse Bay:In the fall she would start her junior year of college in Portland. (p. 5/241)
✓ Notice - Portrait in Death: You'll hardly notice it from ten, fifteen feet away. (p. 20/257)
✓ Risk - Untamed: But you will risk being killed (p. 108/129)
✓ Truck - Untamed: As Jo stepped from the cab of her truck, the fragrance met her. (hide spoiler)]

Bonus, 5/5 found - DONE!
(view spoiler)[✓ Cavity - A Handyman's Best Tool: the residue of what had collected up in the roof cavity. (p. 12/195)
✓ Fortress - Uncertain Magic: The fortress of pride and defiance lay in ruins. (p. 329/331)
✓ Fumbling - Everything and the Moon: His hand moved, and she dimly realized that he
was fumbling with his breeches, opening them and— (p. 47/227)
✓ Pancake - Portrait in Death: Overcome with joy, she caved and gave the cat a bite of pancake. (p. 3/257)
✓ Tenuous - Uncertain Magic: If it had been in some tenuous hope that.... (p. 106/331) (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Portrait in Death: Belly, notice, pancake.
Untamed: Hum, risk, truck.
Embrace the Night: Adopt
Eclipse Bay: Cunning, junior
Uncertain Magic: Bashed, fortress, tenuous
A Quick Bite: Ambulance
A Handyman's Best Tool: Cavity
Everything and the Moon: Fumbling (hide spoiler)]

2017 June Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10/10 read

(view spoiler)[✓ 1. 'J' is for June: Read book whose author's last name starts with 'J'.
Hidden Talents - Erica James. 15.06.2017

✓ 2. Happy Anniversary! - Read a book that was published in June of any year.
The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin. 25.06.2017

✓ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author -Lorraine Heath. Read a book by an author with a backlist of 60 or more titles.
The Obsession - Nora Roberts. 10.06.2017

✓ 4. June 1- Flip a Coin Day- 'Tails': a book from a genre that is new to you, and a book with a wealthy character.
Gardens Of Delight - Erica James. 28.06.2017

✓ 5. June 2- Rocky Road Day- A book with a character who works in the food industry:
The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts. 06.06.2017

✓ 6. June 4- Old Maid's Day- Read a book with an older character in the story (Vayl = vampire... Several hundred years should be enough to qualify right?).
One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin. 22.06.2017

✓ 7. June 8- Best Friend's Day- A book by a favorite author and part of a favorite book series and a book with friends in it.
The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts. 06.06.2017

✓ 8. June 18 - Father's Day - A book with a father figure in the story and with an 8 in the page count (258 pages).
The Next Always - Nora Roberts. 05.06.2017.

✓ 9. June 19- National Kissing Day- A sweet and steamy Romance.
Safe Harbor - Christine Feehan. 14.06.2017

✓ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Turbulent Sea - Christine Feehan. 16.06.2017 (hide spoiler)]

2017 June Word Hunt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

10/10 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Argue: The Perfect Hope: Pissed me off more, but it's hard to argue with a ghost. (Chapter 10, page 15)
✓ Boot: The Next Always: When one of the pups tested its sharp little teeth on the toe of his boot, he just laughed and nudged it off. (Chapter 17, page 18)
✓ Competition: The Next Always: It shouldn't have suprised him to find himself in real competition. (Chapter 8, page 14)
✓ Dust: The Last Boyfriend: Dust catchers to some, mementos and personal style to others. (Chapter 2, page 12)
✓ Found: The Perfect Hope: You found him. (Chapter 19, page 17)
✓ Lean:Into the Garden: He leaned in to her, his breath brushing against her ear. (Page 22/27)
✓ Naive: The Perfect Hope: I'm not naive. (Chapter 7, page 3)
✓ Pump: The Last Boyfriend: She'd cook him some breakfast - and maybe he could pump her a little - subtly - about Avery. (Chapter 4, page 15)
✓ Science: The Next Always: Science quizes give me bad dreams, too. (Chapter 12, page 8)
✓ Stage: Into the Garden: The stage was set. (Page 24/27) (hide spoiler)]

Bonus - 5/5 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Hood: The Obsession: He was parked on the side of the road with the hood up, like he'd had a breakdown. (Chapter 1, page 19)
✓ Juicy: The Last Boyfriend: Even better to remember she had a very juicy morsel herself, known only to a handful of the women - and one ghost - in attendance. (Chapter 19, page 9)
✓ Robust: Another One Bites the Dust: They'd showed a robust man of average height with an elegant mustache and beard.... (Page 65/237)
✓ Spiders: The Obsession: The attention had spiders crawling over Naomi's skin. (Chapter 13, page 7)
✓ Suspenders: Bite Marks: The other reasons sat behind her dressed in jeans, white T-shirts, and suspenders, legs swinging back and forth... (Page 139/312) (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[The Next Always(05.06.2017): Boot, competition, science
The Last Boyfriend(06.06.2017): Dust, juicy, pump
The Perfect Hope(06.06.2017): Argue, found, naive
Into the Garden (06.06.2017): Lean, stage
The Obsession (10.06.2017): Hood, spiders
Another One Bites the Dust (19.06.2017): Robust
Bite Marks (23.06.2017): Suspenders (hide spoiler)]

Read the Season Challenge French Edition
été (Summer)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

June 20, 2017 through September 21, 2017

✓ Level 1 - Read the season.
✓ Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Level 3 - Read the season and any 3 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.

51/121 read

(view spoiler)[Été (Summer) - 3/3 read
É: Erica James - Gardens Of Delight. 28.06.2017
T: Tribute - Nora Roberts. 13.07.2017
É: Ella and the Beast - S.E. Smith. 30.06.2017



Le Tour de France (July 1-23) - 14/14 read
L: Lisa Renee Jones - Hard and Fast. 08.08.2017
E: Eligible - Curtis Sittenfeld. 07.07.2017

T: Ellora's Cavemen: Tales from the Temple I - Anthology. 17.07.2017
O: One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin. 22.06.2017
U: Unfinished Business - Nora Roberts. 16.07.2017
R: Jennifer Rardin - Biting the Bullet. 20.06.2017

D: The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin. 25.06.2017
E: Eversea - Natasha Boyd. 14.07.2017

F: Forever, Jack - Natasha Boyd. 21.07.2017
R: Jennifer Rardin - Bitten to Death. 21.06.2017
A: Allyson James - Rees. 18.07.2017
N: Nichole Chase - Suddenly Royal. 27.07.2017
C: Chloe Neill - Some Girls Bite. 15.08.2017
E: Janet Evanovich - Manhunt. 18.07.2017



l'Assomption de Marie (Assumption of Mary, August 15) - 18/18 read
L: The Last Honest Woman - Nora Roberts. 02.09.2017
A: Juliet Archer - Persuade Me. 30.07/2017
S: See Jane Score – Rachel Gibson. 11.08.2017
S: Sugar and Spice - Angela Britnell. 03.08.2017
O: The O'Hurleys 02 - Dance to the Piper - Nora Roberts. 04.09.2017
M: Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay - Jill Mansell. 10.07.2017
P: The Passions of Chelsea Kane - Barbara Delinsky. 24.07.2017
T: Twice Bitten - Chloe Neill. 18.08.2017
I: Ivy Lane: Complete story - Cathy Bramley. 10.07.2017
O: The O'Hurleys 03 - Skin Deep - Nora Roberts. 06.09.2017
N: Chloe Neill - Friday Night Bites. 17.08.2017

D: Dark Witch - Nora Roberts. 27.06.2017
E: Extreme Honor - Piper J. Drake. 17.08.2017

M: Midnight Marked - Chloe Neill. 28.08.2017
A: Against the Ropes - Sarah Castille. 31.08.2017
R: Jennifer Rardin - Bite Marks. 23.06.2017
I: It Felt Like a Kiss - Sarra Manning. 06.08.2017
E: Escaping Reality - Lisa Renee Jones. 25.08.2017



Le quatorze juillet (Bastille Day, July 25) - 9/17 read
L: Lisa Marie Rice - Midnight Vengeance. 02.09.2017
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U: Ultimate Courage - Piper J. Drake. 21.06.2017
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T: Taming Natasha - Nora Roberts. 09.09.2017
O: The O'Hurleys 04 - Without A Trace - Nora Roberts. 07.09.2017
R: Jennifer Rardin - Bitten in Two. 24.06.2017
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J: Jenny Colgan - The Summer Seaside Kitchen. 08.07.2017
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L: Lisa Marie Rice - Midnight Promises. (05.09.2017)
L: Luring A Lady - Nora Roberts. 11.09.2017
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T: Twilight - Stephenie Meyer. 21.09.2017

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Le solstice d'été - Summer Solstice (June 21) - 0/14 read

Les journée du patrimoine (Heritage Day, September 16-17) - 4/22 read
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N: Chloe Neill - Wild Things. 20.08.2017
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LES JOU ÉE DU ATRI OINE

la Fête de la Musique (Music Street Festival, June 21 - 0/17 read

Festival d’Avignon (one of France's oldest and best known art festivals, July) - 3/16 read
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N: Chloe Neill - Blood Games. 23.08.2017

FESTIVAL AVIG O (hide spoiler)]

Let's Celebrate Musicals! Quarterly Challenge
June 15, 2017- September 14, 2017
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals.

28/30 tasks completed
0/6 bonus tasks completed

✓ Level 1 - Complete any 5 tasks - I've heard there are Musicals
✓ Level 2 - Complete any 10 tasks - I've listened to a show tune
✓ Level 3 - Complete any 15 tasks - I've seen a Musical
✓ Level 4 - Complete any 20 tasks - I've been to a few Musicals
✓ Level 5 - Complete any 25 tasks- I try to see them often
Level 6 - Complete all 30 tasks- Musicals are my life!
Bonus - 6 books that can be completed with any level

(view spoiler)[Broadway Musicals- Spring 2017- NYC
✓ 1. Come From Away- Read an uplifting story.
Midnight Vengeance - Lisa Marie Rice. 02.09.2017
✓ 2. Hamilton- Read a book that includes a scandal.
It Felt Like a Kiss - Sarra Manning. 06.08.2017
✓ 3. Dear Evan Hansen- Read a YA or NA story.
Eversea - Natasha Boyd. 14.07.2017
✓ 4. Kinky Boots - A book with a flamboyant, colorful character.
Sugar and Spice - Angela Britnell. 03.08.2017
✓ 5. Bandstand - A book with a military character and book featuring a band.
Turbulent Sea - Christine Feehan. 16.06.2017
✓ 6. Chicago - a book set in Chicago.
Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill. 15.08.2017
✓ 7. Waitress- a book that has a waitress in the story.
Forever, Jack - Natasha Boyd. 21.07.2017
✓ 8. Groundhog Day- Read a book that you have read before or a book with an animal in it.
Tribute - Nora Roberts. 13.07.2017
✓ 9. Hello, Dolly!- Read a romance with a matchmaker,
Eligible - Curtis Sittenfeld. 07.07.2017
✓ 10. Lion King- Read a book with a family.
Persuade Me
✓ 11. Wicked - Read a Paranormal romance.
Another One Bites the Dust - Jennifer Rardin. 19.06.2017
✓ 12. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - a book with a character who eats, and wants sweets.
Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill. 17.08.2017
✓ 13. Anastasia - A book with a brave woman.
Ella and the Beast - S.E. Smith. 30.06.2017



West End Musicals- Spring 2017- London
✓ 14. Beautiful- Read a book with a character who is successful and struggling.
Unfinished Business - Nora Roberts. 16.07.2017
✓ 15. Aladdin- Read a romance featuring an exotic location.
Rees - Allyson James. 18.07.2017
✓ 16. Phantom of the Opera - a book with a ghost.
Phantom Kiss - Chloe Neill. 28.08.2017
✓ 17. Les Miserables - a book with someone who gets sick.
The Last Honest Woman - Nora Roberts. 02.09.2017
✓ 18. Annie - A book with a red-headed character
Biting the Bullet - Jennifer Rardin. 20.06.2017
✓ 19. Mamma Mia- a book with a wedding in the story.
Blade Bound - Chloe Neill. 29.08.2017
✓ 20. Matilda - Read a book with a character who had a difficult home life
Gardens Of Delight - Erica James. 28.06.2017
✓ 21. Motown, the Musical - Read a book with a sports figure.
Hard and Fast - Lisa Renee Jones. 08.08.2017
✓ 22. Dreamgirls - A book that is part of a trilogy and a book with close friends.
Dark Witch - Nora Roberts. 27.06.2017
✓ 23. School of Rock- Read a book with a teacher character.
Ivy Lane: Complete story - Cathy Bramley. 10.07.2017
24. Bat Out Of Hell, the Musical- Read an apocalyptic or post- apocalyptic story or a story with a rebellious character or an evil character (maybe the devil?).
25. The Book of Mormon- Read a book with a religious character or a humorous book.

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Touring Musicals- Spring 2017
✓ 26. Finding Neverland- Read a book with a writer character.
See Jane Score - Rachel Gibson. 11.08.2017
✓ 27. Something Rotten! - Read a book that is the first in a series.
Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Jennifer Rardin. 18.06.2017
✓ 28. The King and I - A book with a royal character.
Suddenly Royal - Nichole Chase
✓ 29. On Your Feet! - A book with feet or shoes on the cover.
Dance to the Piper - Nora Roberts. 04.09.2017
✓ 30. Jersey Boys- Read a book with a season name in the title (Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall)
The Summer Seaside Kitchen - Jenny Colgan. 08.07.2017



Bonus- A look back at Broadway
1. 1940's- Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (1943) was the first "blockbuster" Broadway show, running a total of 2,212 performances, and was made into a hit film
-Read a book that was made into a movie or a book with much acclaimed success
2. 1950's- The 1950s ended with Rodgers and Hammerstein's last hit, The Sound of Music, which also became another hit for Mary Martin. It ran for 1,443 performances and shared the Tony Award for Best Musical. Together with its extremely successful 1965 film version, it has become one of the most popular musicals in history.
- Read a book written by a duo or a historical romance
3. 1960's- Rock music would be used in several Broadway musicals, beginning with Hair, which featured not only rock music but also nudity and controversial opinions about the Vietnam War, race relations and other social issues
- Read a book with a person(s) on the cover showing naked torso or a book that you think has a controversial element.
4. 1970's- A Chorus Line swept the Tony Awards and won the Pulitzer Prize, and its hit song, What I Did for Love, became a standard.
- Read a book that has won an award or a book with a line(s) on the cover
5. 1980's- The 1980s saw the influence of European "mega-musicals", or "pop operas", on Broadway, in the West End and elsewhere, i.e., Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and Les Miserables, Cats, and Sunset Boulevard.
- Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover or a large musical production or number in the story or a book with an 'over the top' story line or a book that has poetry in it or a book with a cat on the cover.
6. 1990's-Present-
Choose one of your favorite Musicals from the last 27 years, or one you would like to see, and make up a task for it.

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2017 July Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10/10 read​

(view spoiler)[✓ 1. 'J' is for July​​: a book whose author's first name starts with 'J'.
The Summer Seaside Kitchen - Jenny Colgan. 08.07.2017

​​✓ 2. Happy Anniversary! A book that was published in July.
Tribute - Nora Roberts. 13.07.2017

✓ ​​3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author​ ​- ​Jennifer Ashley​: a book under any of her pen names.
Rees - Allyson James. 18.07.2017

​✓ 4. Independence Day: July 4 -- a book with a MC that's 'independent'
Manhunt - Janet Evanovich. 18.07.2017

​​✓ 5. World Population Day: July 11 -- Read a book that involves a MC of significant wealth
Eversea - Natasha Boyd. 14.07.2017

✓ 6. "Vive la France!", Bastille Day: July 14 -- a book set in another Country other than the one your live in.
The Passions of Chelsea Kane - Barbara Delinsky. 24.07.2017

​✓ 7. National Ice Cream Day: July 16 -- a book by your favorite author.
Unfinished Business - Nora Roberts. 16.07.2017

✓ ​8. International Day of Friendship: July 30 -- A book published in 2011.
Persuade Me - Juliet Archer. 30.07.2017

✓ 9. Mutt's Day: July 31 -- A book that includes a Pet.
Ivy Lane: Complete story - Cathy Bramley. 10.07.2017

✓ ​10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.​
Eligible - Curtis Sittenfeld. 07.07.2017 (hide spoiler)]

2017 July Word Hunt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✓ 0-3 words : better luck next time
✓ 3-5 words : warming up
✓ 6-8 words : getting hotter
✓ 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

9/10 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Conclusion: Manhunt: ...you would reach the conclusion that she was not Miss America. (audiobook: 00h00m50s)
✓ Crash: Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay: Well, the plane could crash. (Page 9/405)
Ethical
✓ Formal: Unfinished Business: Dark, formal wallpaper had been replaced by warm pastels. (page 8/155)
✓ Happy: The Summer Seaside Kitchen: And did staying away make you happy? (page 289/408)
✓ Hawk: Tribute: ....with his grandfather watching him like a hawk through the back screen door. (page 325/393)
✓ Magnet: Eversea: I literally couldn't help it, it was like a magnet. (audiobook: 4h13m14s)
✓ Playground: Tribute: What could be a better playground for a child? (page 61/393)
✓ Poetic: Unfinished Business: I'd wanted it to be very traditional - to have the ring and a nice poetic speech. (page 125/155)
✓ Square: Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay: ...causing Ronan to hastily scribble something on the square of paper. (page 216/405) (hide spoiler)]

Bonus, 4/5 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Absurd: The Passions of Chelsea Kane: According to Oliver, she had offered absurd sums of money. (audiobook 03h15m28s)
Backbone
✓ Cave: The Summer Seaside Kitchen: The darkness inside the cave plus the stream of water plastering her hair over her hair and across her eyes meant she couldn't focus at all. (page 71/408)
✓ Cult: Eversea: The Cult? I seriously don't think I'll ever figure you out. (audiobook: 1h57m33s)
✓ Heroes: Tribute: She'd be home. With Ford. And with Spock. Her heroes. (page 378/393) (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[The Summer Seaside Kitchen (08.07.2017): Happy, cave.
Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay (10.07.2017): Crash, square
Tribute (13.07.2017): Hawk, playground, heroes
Eversea (14.07.2017): Magnet, cult
Unfinished Business (16.07.2017): Formal, poetic.
Manhunt: Conclusion
The Passions of Chelsea Kane: Absurd (hide spoiler)]

2017 August Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10/10 read

(view spoiler)[✓ 1.' A' is for August:
Against the Ropes - Sarah Castille. 31.08.2017

✓ 2. Happy Anniversary!: Published August 2012
Biting Cold - Chloe Neill. 22.08.2017

✓ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Lisa Renee Jones:
Hard and Fast - Lisa Renee Jones. 08.08.2017

✓ 4. August is National Catfish Month: a book set in Texas.
Passion Flower - Diana Palmer. 30.08.017

✓ 5. National Picnic Month: A book with 'picnic' and 'basket' in the text (they go for a picnic).
Sugar and Spice - Angela Britnell. 03.08.2017

✓ 6. August 1 - National Mountain Climbing Day: A book with the number 4 in the page number.
Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill. 15.08.2017

✓ 7. August 6 - Wiggle Your Toes Day: a book with a 'wiggly' character (Ethan) and a book with 10 in the publication date (2010).
Twice Bitten - Chloe Neill. 18.08.2017

✓ 8. August 19 - Aviation Day: a book with characters who fly somewhere.
See Jane Score - Rachel Gibson. 11.08.2017

✓ 9. August 27 - Just Because
It Felt Like a Kiss - Sarra Manning. 06.08.2017

✓ 10. Reader's Choice:
Extreme Honor - Piper J. Drake. 17.08.2017 (hide spoiler)]

August Monthly Word Hunt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✓ 0-3 words : better luck next time
✓ 3-5 words : warming up
✓ 6-8 words : getting hotter
✓ 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

10/10 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Account: See Jane Score: They'd already talked about a special account for her. (audiobook: 00h36m19s)
✓ Crown: Some Girls Bite: Her black hair was up in a snug knot at the crown of her head, held by long silver pins. (page 242/252)
✓ Drain: Some Girls Bite: ..., and drank deeply, his throat swallowing convulsively until he'd drained it. (page 189/252)
✓ Earn: Hard and Fast: He'd earned a spot in her column for being so hot on the field. (page 13/137)
✓ Interfere: Sugar and Spice: Interfere. I may only be twenty-one but I'm not a dumb kid. (audiobook: 04h07m40s)
✓ One: Hard and Fast: There was one tiny condition she hadn't shared with her family ... (page 4/137)
✓ Outrageous: It Felt Like a Kiss: Half an hour later, Ellie was peed, showered and wearing the least outrageous outfit she could find in Ari's wardrobe:.... (audiobook: 04h11m32s)
✓ Plastic: Sugar and Spice: He reached behind his back for a plastic carrier bag he'd brought from the car and held out a red plastic bucket and small spade. (audiobook: 01h52m56s)
✓ Stamp: Twice Bitten: It would bear the initials “RG” and the white stamp of a flower-like fleur-de-lis. (page 5/256)
✓ Tow: It Felt Like a Kiss: Vaugn was striding towards them with a woman in tow. (audiobook: 05h32m07s) (hide spoiler)]

Bonus 5/5 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Giant: Hard and Fast: Only of that offer includes a giant popcorn. (page 132/137)
✓ Fate: Sugar and Spice: Mandy stood up and took his hand, obviously resigned to her fate. (audiobook: 02h01m10s)
✓ Rustic: It Felt Like a Kiss: They drank red wine and ate couscous with lamb and root vegetables in a rustic broth. (audiobook: 11h35m15s)
✓ Shave: See Jane Score: He could either let the guys shave his hair into a mowhawk, or take the whole team out to dinner. (audiobook: 00h13m11s)
✓ Volcano: Midnight Marked: Light and magic poured upward like a volcano, spreading a thousand feet into the sky and casting blue-green light across the city. (Chapter 23, page 25/32 (hide spoiler)]

Carryover 1/2 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Ethical: Some Girls Bite: Is that ethical? (page 133/252)
Backbone (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Sugar and Spice (03.08.2017): Interfere, plastic, fate.
It Felt Like a Kiss (06.08.2017): Outrageous, tow, rustic.
Hard and Fast (08.08.2017): Earn, one, giant.
See Jane Score (11.08.2017): Account, shave.
Some Girls Bite (15.08.2017): Crown, drain, ethical
Twice Bitten (18.08.2017): Stamp
Midnight Marked (28.08.2017): Volcano (hide spoiler)]

2017 September Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


10/10 read​​

(view spoiler)[✓ 1. 'S' is for September: a book whose author's first name starts with 'S'.
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer. 20.09.2017.
(guilty pleasure....)

✓ 2. Happy Anniversary! A book that was published in September (September 9th 2005).
Skin Deep - Nora Roberts. 06.09.2017

✓ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author- Sabrina Jeffries.
The Pirate Lord - Sabrina Jeffries. 29.09.2017

✓ 4. September - Happy cat month: a book that makes you feel fuzzy and happy.
Midnight Vengeance - Lisa Marie Rice. 02.09.2017

✓ 5. 5th Sep - Be Late For Something Day. A book that could make you stay up late.
Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer. 26.09.2017

✓ 6. 6th Sep - Read a book day. A book which relaxes you and takes you away from all the stress of the actual world.
The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks. 26.09.2017

✓ 7. 15th Sep - International dot day. A book where there is a dot on the cover.
Without A Trace - Nora Roberts. 07.09.2017

✓ 8. 20th Sep - Punch day: a spicy story.
Real Good Man - Meghan March. 08.09.2017

✓ 9. 25th Sep - One-Hit wonder day. A book where the music plays some major part in the story.
Waiting For Nick - Nora Roberts. 19.09.2017

✓ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
The Last Honest Woman - Nora Roberts. 02.09.2017 (hide spoiler)]

September Monthly Word Hunt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✓ 0-3 words : better luck next time
✓ 3-5 words : warming up
✓ 6-8 words : getting hotter
✓ 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

10/10 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Bless: The Last Honest Woman: He'd been blessed with three daughters. (Page 10/171)
✓ Church: Skin Deep: You'll see Maddy at the church. (Page 113/139)
✓ Fix: The Last Honest Woman: The least I can do after you saved me all this time is to fix you some fresh coffee. (Page 43/171)
✓ Heal: Midnight Promises: She was certain it was that hand that was helping her heal so quickly. (Audiobook 02h30m56s)
✓ Jog: Dance to the Piper: She started across the street at a jog. (page 80/160)
✓ Melt: Midnight Promises: You are so beautiful you melt my eyeballs. (Audiobook 05h18m14s)
✓ Pig: Midnight Vengeance: He was sweating like a pig. (Audiobook 00h26m07s)
✓ Rotten: Real Good Love: I swear, without me, that girl would be spoiled rotten. (Audiobook 04h55m15s)
✓ Stream: Midnight Promises: She put herself in the middle of a stream of people scrambling down the stairs and made it down almost without her feet touching the ground. (Audiobook 00h23m49s)
✓ Ugly: Midnight Vengeance: Senior shifted his eyes sideways, a hint of a smile on his big ugly mug. (Audiobook 00h01m34s) (hide spoiler)]

Bonus 5/5 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Absentmindedly: New Moon: I said absentmindedly as I ducked around Charlie, heading for the stairs. (page 61/293)
✓ Controversial: Real Good Love: Mostly corruption cases and controversial topics. (Audiobook: 02h44m39s).
✓ Hammer: Without A Trace: Who is it that wields the hammer, Kendesa? (Page 140/169)
✓ Rifle: Midnight Vengeance: He could field-strip his rifle blindfolded. (Audiobook 01h58m16s)
✓ Unexpected: The Last Honest Woman: He found the inside of the house as unexpected as he'd found the exterior. (Page 18/171) (hide spoiler)]

Carryover 1/1 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Backbone (July): The Pirate Lord: Most of the earl's wives and daughters who traveled on the ships I attacked showed little backbone and less intelligence. (page 235/307) (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Midnight Vengeance (02.09.2017): Pig, ugly, rifle.
The Last Honest Woman (02.09.2017): Bless, fix, unexpected.
Midnight Promises (04.09.2017): Heal, melt, stream.
Dance to the Piper (04.09.2017): Jog
Skin Deep (06.09.2017): Church
Without A Trace (07.09.2017): Hammer.
Real Good Love (10.09.2017): Rotten, controversial.
New Moon (21.09.2017): Absentmindedly
The Pirate Lord (29.09.2017): Backbone (hide spoiler)]

Read the Season Challenge French Edition
Automne (Autumn)
September 22, 2017 through December 20, 2017
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Choose your level:
Level 1 - Read the season.
Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Level 3 - Read the season and any 3 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.

8/156 read

(view spoiler)[Automne (Autumn) - 4/7 read
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O: One Night in Italy - Lucy Diamond. 07.10.2017
M: Stephenie Meyer - Breaking Dawn. 26.09.2017
N: The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks. 26.09.2017
E: Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer. 24.09.2017

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la Toussaint (All Saints Day, Nov 1) - 4/11 read
L: The Little Teashop of Lost and Found - Trisha Ashley. 10.10.2017
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S: Sabrina Jeffries - The Pirate Lord. 29.09.2017
S: Nicholas Sparks - The Wedding. 02.10.2017
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N: New Moon - Stephenie Meyer. 21.09.2017
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La Fête de lumières (Festival of Lights, Dec 8) - 1/16 read
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M: Katie MacAlister - The Corset Diaries. 08.10.2017
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LA FETE DE LU IERES

Le Salon du Chocolat (Paris Chocolate Show, Oct 28-Nov 1) - 0/17 read

Équinoxe de septembre (September equinox, Sept 22) - 0/19 read

La fête de Saint Nicolas (Feast of St. Nicholas, Dec 6) - 0/20

la Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre (Montmartre grape harvest festival, October 11-14) - 0/30 read

L’armistice de la Première Guerre Mondiale (Armistice Day, Nov 11) - 0/36 read (hide spoiler)]

Candyland Quarterly Challenge
Sept. 15, 2017- Dec. 14, 2017
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

6/30 read
Bonus: 1/6 read

Levels
✓ 5 Books- Original Candyland Game
10 Books- Winnie the Pooh Edition
15 Books- Dora the Explorer Edition
20 Books- Disney Princess Edition
25 Books- Candyland: Chocolate Edition
30 Books- Candyland Deluxe
Bonus- 6 books that can be added to any level

(view spoiler)[TASKS
Characters
✓ 1. The Kids - a YA book.
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer. 19.09.2017

2. Mr. Mint – He lives in the Candycane Forest, and is a candy cane "woodcutter". He was removed from World of Sweets and then brought back for the 2013 version as an ice skater instead of a woodcutter.
-Read a book with a character that works outdoors and/or with their hands (i.e. doctor, builder, painter, tennis player, chef, pilot)

3. Duke of Swirl – Mr. Mint's replacement in the 2010 edition.
-Read a book published in 2010 or a book with a step-parent, second wife, second husband or a character who had their boyfriend/girlfriend 'replace' them.

4.Gramma Nutt – Gramma Nutt lives in a peanut brittle house on the corner of Candyland.
-Read a book with extended family members somewhere in the story or a book coming up on your to-read list ('right around the corner')

5.King Kandy – the king of Candyland. He lives in a castle made of sweets.
-Read a story with a King or any nobility or a book with a character who thinks he/she is the boss.

✓ 6. Jolly – A humorous book.
The Corset Diaries - Katie MacAlister. 08.10.2017.

7.Mamma Ginger Tree – Makes the best gingersnaps in all of Candyland. She was removed from the game.
-Read a book where a character goes to jail or is in jail or a book where law enforcement plays a part.

8.Cupcake Commons – Mamma Ginger Tree's replacement in the 2010 version.
-Read a book with a baker or bakery or food on the cover or a book with two words that have repeating first letters in a row (i.e. Cocky Client, The Sheik and the Bought Bride ).

9.Princess Lolly – She was renamed 'Lolly' after 2002 edition and later renamed Princess Lolly in 2010 edition.
-Read a book with double letters in the title or author's name or a book published in 2010.

10.Queen Frostine – She was renamed 'Princess Frostine' after 2002 edition.
-Read a book by an author or character that uses a pseudonym or a book with a character who is undercover or has changed their name.

11.Lord Licorice – He is the villain of Candyland.
-Read a book with a character who is evil or mean.

✓ 12. Gloppy – a book with a character that goes through a transformation.
Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer. 26.09.2017

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Locations
13.Candy Castle – The location the players are attempting to reach.
-Read a book set in a castle or has a castle or any type of dwelling on the cover.

✓ 14. Gingerbread Plum Trees – a book that has a scene in the woods.
New Moon - Stephenie Meyer. 21.09.2017

15.Gumdrop Mountains – Offers a "gumdrop path", or a shortcut.
-Read a shorter book (less than 200 pages).

16.Licorice Castle – A black and red licorice castle with licorice bats.
-Read a book with a title that has red or black letters.

17.Lollipop Woods – A forest of rainbow lollipops, which resemble trees.
-Read a book with a colorful cover or a LGBT book.

18.Molasses Swamp – A swamp of molasses with brown popsicle plants.
-Read a book set in a swampy area (i.e. Louisiana) or a book that has a body of water in the story or on the cover.

19.Peanut Brittle House – A cottage made of peanut brittle with peanut plants growing outside.
-Read a book you have a feeling you will go 'nuts' over.

20.Peppermint Forest – A snowy thicket of peppermint candy canes.
-Read a holiday romance or a book set in Winter.

21.Ice Cream Sea – A bubbly ice cream sea where Queen Frostine resides.
-Read a book set at sea or a book with a Queen or a book with a character with a 'bubbly' personality.

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Cool and Interesting Facts about Candyland
22. Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure is a 2005 animated direct-to-DVD film based on the board game- In the film, the evil Lord Licorice starts to take over Candy Land, assisted by his Bites, changing it from a brightly colored happy kingdom to a somber, drab-hued place.
-Read a Dystopian or Apocalyptic story, or a book with a character who likes power and/or being in charge.

23. In the first edition, the pawns were wooden but was changed in the 1967 version to plastic gingerbread men
-Read a book with a fake or 'plastic' character, or a book with a character that has had a hard life.

✓ 24. Two or more Gingerbread men may be on the same space at the same time: a romance with characters who are vying for the same love interest.
Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer. 24.09.017

25. The Candyland deck consists of 66 cards.
-Read a book with a '6' in the page count, number of ratings or date published.

26. Eleanor Abbot created the game in San Diego, California.
-Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with either an A or E or read a book set in California.

27. The first Candyland board game sold for $1.
-Read a book that you thought was a 'great deal' (i.e. it was on sale, you borrowed it, it was so good and worth any amount you paid for it)

28. Over 40 million copies of Candyland have been produced.
-Read a book that has a large family in the story, or a book with many characters.

29. The first Candy Land box stated that the game was “A Sweet Little Game . . . For Sweet Little Folks.”
-Read a book with a character who plays games with a nice or sweet person's heart, or a book with something 'sweet' on the cover (i.e. a heart, flower, candy, cute face, etc.)

✓ 30. In 2005, the game was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York. - A book that is a best-seller.
The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks. 26.09.2017.

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BONUS
There are 6 different card colors used in Candyland -
Red, Blue, Green, Purple, Orange and Yellow.
-Read 6 books, each with a different one of the above colors found on the cover.
Blue: One Night in Italy - Lucy Diamond. 07.10.2017

(hide spoiler)]

2017 October Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2/10 read

(view spoiler)[✓ 1. 'O' is for October: A book that starts with 'O'.
One Night in Italy - Lucy Diamond. 07.10.2017

2. Happy Anniversary!- Read a book that was published in October of any year or read a book of an RRRC member that joined in October of any year. Link to member list, beginning with October 2016- https://www.goodreads.com/group/12880...

✓ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Katie MacAlister.
The Corset Diaries - Katie MacAlister. 08.10.2017

4. Oct 6 - World Smile Day: Read a book by a favorite author or part of a favorite series...something guaranteed to make you smile!

5. Oct 7 - International Frugal Fun Day: Read a book that you paid little or nothing for (freebie, borrowed from friend, library, second-hand purchase, etc.)

6. Oct 17 - Wear Something Gaudy Day: Read a book with a character that is over-the-top or flamboyant, or who enjoys clothing and/or dressing well, or a book with a bright, colorful cover.

7. Oct 24 - United Nations Day: Read a book set in a country other than where you live.

8. Oct 28 - Make a Difference Day: Read a book with a MC that helps people...either because they are in an occupation that serves the public (medicine, law enforcement, firefighter, etc) or just to be nice.

9. Oct 31 - Halloween: Read a book that is shelved as Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy, or a book with a child in the storyline, or with something sweet on the cover (and yes, you can interpret that however you wish!)

10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice. (hide spoiler)]

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October Monthly Word Hunt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✓ 0-3 words : better luck next time
✓ 3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

5/10 found
(view spoiler)[Dirt: One Night in Italy: ...the film of dirt over the window caused by the never-ending traffic jams below,... (Audiobook 01h03m27s)
You Slay Me
Erect: One Night in Italy: Underneath was a photo of his erect pink penis. (Audiobook 05h39m05s)
✓ Explain: The Little Teashop of Lost and Found: I'll explain at dinner. (Audiobook 03h14m40s)
Fence: One Night in Italy: ...and she saw that he'd managed to completely fence in her PC on the tiny corner table with a blockade of boxes and a suitcase. (Audiobook 05h33m54s)
You Slay Me
Frame: One Night in Italy: Anna swigged the rest of her lukewarm coffee, trying to get into the right frame of mind. (Audiobook 07h32m56s)
You Slay Me
✓ Friend: The Little Teashop of Lost and Found: And I also had Lola, my best friend, and her lovely parents... (Audiobook 00h07m30s)
✓ Point: The Little Teashop of Lost and Found: I could possibly have tried for a degree in literature and creative writing, but I didn't see the point. (Audiobook 00h18m29s)
Ship:
Stand: One Night in Italy: Would Tracey help her or stand in her way? (Audiobook 09h17m02s)
You Slay Me
Undress: One Night in Italy: Just the idea of letting someone other than Mike undress her, touch her, kiss her... (Audiobook 05h18m52s)
You Slay Me (hide spoiler)]

Bonus 4/5 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Branch: The Corset Diaries: ...stood up, shook out his coat - lying over a branch - and laid it on the ground,.... (Page 88/245)
✓ Fabulous: One Night in Italy: If you're going to take a last fabulous holiday before you have a baby, it sounds like that's a good place to do it. (Audiobook 1h51m53s)
✓ Filthy: The Corset Diaries: It's not bad enough we have to wash filthy dishes and scour pots and pans. (Page 97/245)
✓ Servant: The Corset Diaries: We'll join sixteen volunteers who come to Worston Old Hall with no experience of what it means to be a servant. (Page 11/245)
Succinct: (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[One Night in Italy (07.10.2017): ., ., fabulous.
The Corset Diaries (08.10.2017): Branch, filthy, servant.
The Little Teashop of Lost and Found : Explain, friend, point.
You Slay Me (hide spoiler)]

By the Numbers Quarterly Challenge
December 15, 2017 through March 14, 2018
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

(view spoiler)[Welcome to the Quarterly Challenge where we are counting up the words in our book titles. For this challenge, ALL words count! Also, ampersands, abbreviations, single letters or numerals count as words. Hyphenated words count as one word. Subtitles also count in the word total, if it shows as the title on GR. So:

To complete a number in this challenge, you need to read five books with that number of words in the title. There is no minimum page count for this challenge, rereads and audiobooks are allowed. You must preselect your goal, but are free to increase if your reading time allows. You do not need to preselect the specific numbers you plan to complete, just which level. (hide spoiler)]

Levels:
✓ One is the Loneliest Number - Complete any number. (5 Books)
✓ Two's Company - Complete any two numbers. (10 Books)
✓ Three's a Crowd - Complete any three numbers. (15 Books)
✓ The Third Degree - Complete three numbers in sequence, i.e. 2, 3 & 4 or 5, 6 & 7. (15 Books)
Take Five - Complete any five numbers. (25 Books)
High Five - Complete any five numbers in sequence. (25 Books)
The Seven Year Itch - Complete any seven numbers. (35 Books)
Seventh Heaven - Complete any seven numbers in sequence. (35 Books)

Better by the Dozen Bonus (view spoiler)[: Read books with a number, numeral or ordinal in the title. You can only count each number once. You can read as many books as you find for the bonus, but they can't be used elsewhere in the challenge.

Baker's Dozen Bonus: Get your bonus books in sequence! They don't have to be read in order, but no number can be skipped.

You can use any book you read, but to make them count you need to get enough of the same number word titles! The only difference between the any number levels and the any number in sequence levels is that the numbers you use have to be in order. For example, finishing 2, 3 and 5 would complete Three's a Crowd, but to complete The Third Degree you would have to complete numbers 2, 3 and 4 because they are in order. (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[
One Word Titles: 5/5
Elite - Rachel van Dyken. 16.12.2017
Elect - Rachel van Dyken. 17.12.2017
Reluctant - Lauren Dane. 07.01.2018
Enforcer - Lauren Dane. 08.01.2018
Stalemate - Iris Johansen. 09.01.2018

Two Word Titles: 5/5
Moon Called - Patricia Briggs. 19.12.2017
Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs. 20.12.2017
Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs. 21.12.2017
Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs. 23.12.2017
Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs. 24.12.2017

Three Word Titles: 5/5
On the Prowl - Patricia Briggs. 05.01.2018
Sweet Gone South - Alice Hunter Pace. 23.01.2018
After the Night - Linda Howard. 01.02.2018
That Summer Place - Debbie Macomber, Susan Wiggs, Jill Barnett. 24.02.2018
An Unlikely Friendship - Jann Rowland. 25.02.2018

Four Word Titles: 4/5
Come Lie with Me - Linda Howard. 27.01.2018
A Little Bit Country - Debbie Macomber. 02.02.2018
First Drop of Crimson - Jeaniene Frost. 04.03.2018
Eternal Kiss of Darkness - Jeaniene Frost. 08.03.2018

Five Word Titles: 1/5
A Season to Be Sinful - Jo Goodman. 19.01.2018

Six Word Titles: 0/5

Seven Word Titles: 0/5

Better by the Dozen Bonus:
One Forbidden Evening - Jo Goodman. 19.01.2018
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2017 December Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

8/10 read

(view spoiler)[✓ 1. 'D' is for December: - Read a book that starts 'D' or whose author's first or last name starts with 'D'..
Ultimate Courage - Piper J. Drake. 14.12.2017

✓ 2. Happy Anniversary: a book that was published in December (10.12.2013)
Elect - Rachel van Dyken. 17.12.2017

3. Featured Author Challenge - Elizabeth Hoyt: Read a book by this month's Featured Author, Elizabeth Hoyt , or by any author with her first or last name.

Fun Facts about Elizabeth:
* Elizabeth Hoyt is a New York Times bestselling author of historical romance
* She also writes deliciously fun contemporary romance under the name Julia Harper
* Elizabeth lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Elizabeth's first novel, The Raven Prince, was the Winner RT Book Reviews‘ 2006 Reviewer’s Choice Award for Sensual Historical Romance
* She writes the fairy tales in her books herself. They often are based on older fairy tales, myths or legends, though, so parts of them may sound familiar.

So you may read any book set in Minnesota, or a historical or contemporary romance, or a book that has won an award (of any kind), or a book that is a fairy tale retelling.

✓ 4. Small Business Saturday - a book that doesn't have a lot of ratings (under 4,000).
Extreme Honor - Piper J. Drake. 07.12.2017

✓ 5. Wear Brown Shoes Day - a book that has shoes on the cover
Vision in White - Nora Roberts. 03.12.2017

✓ 6. National Violin Day - Read a book with a musical event.
Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs. 21.12.2017

✓ 7. National Flashlight Day - a book with a character that is bright
Bed of Roses - Nora Roberts. 05.12.2017

8. Christmas Eve- December 24- Read a holiday romance or a book set in winter.

✓ 9, New Year's Eve - Read a book by a new to you author.
Elite - Rachel van Dyken. (16.12.2017)

✓ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choosing!
Savor the Moment - Nora Roberts. 07.12.2017 (hide spoiler)]

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December Monthly Word Hunt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✓ 0-3 words : better luck next time
✓ 3-5 words : warming up
✓ 6-8 words : getting hotter
✓ 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

10/10 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Alley: Happy Ever After: That's right up your alley. (Page 80/258)
✓ Candle: Vision in White: Sink into that hot bath with a glass of wine, some candles glowing - and Carter on the line. (Page 246/264)
✓ Dragon: Moon Called: The man who stood in front of the door had skin the color of hot chocolate, a green T-shirt that said DRAGONS KILLED THE DINOSAURS, and hazel eyes. (Page 208/238)
✓ Fireplace: Bed of Roses: You got me a fireplace. (Page 135/261)
✓ Gift: Bed of Roses: Okay, Beach, entry and gift table arrangements. (Page 50/261)
✓ Glove: Vision in White: Neither of them had thought of finding her gloves. (49/264)
✓ Knuckle: Bed of Roses: His knuckles continued to rest there, just above her waist. (Page 52/261)
✓ Tenth: Blood Bound: I stopped at the light on Garfield and Tenth. (Page 191/247)
✓ Tinsel: Frost Burned: I looked, as I’d been learning how to do, I looked for the pack bonds and saw them, tinsel bright still, strengthened by my will. (page 203/257)
✓ Virgin: Elite: I'm going to die a virgin! (Audiobook 04h48m38s) (hide spoiler)]

Bonus 5/5 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Leaf: Vision in White: Each flower bloomed at the base of a gold acanthus leaf to glimmering, elegant effect. (Page 20/264)
✓ Monarch: River Marked: I expect she’s trying to get Monarch butterflies if she wants gold balloons. (Page 30/229)
✓ Ornament: Happy Ever After: But maybe I’d just go for some sort of hair ornament or flowers, so I don’t think the dress should be too traditional. (Page 126/258)
✓ Paralyzed: Ultimate Courage: Elisa had been "paralyzed" about a dozen times in Nerf scrimmage. (Audiobook 06h08m30s)
✓ Verse: Iron Kissed: By the second verse, invited by his smile, the audience was singing the chorus, too. (Page 35/222) (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Vision in White (03.12.2017): candle, glove, leaf
Bed of Roses (05.12.2017): fireplace, gift, knuckle
Happy Ever After (10.12.2017): alley, ornament
Ultimate Courage (14.12.2017): paralyzed
Elite (16.12.2017): virgin
Moon Called (19.12.2017): dragon
Blood Bound (20.12.2017): tenth
Iron Kissed (21.12.2017): verse
River Marked (27.12.2017): Monarch
Frost Burned (28.12.2017): tinsel (hide spoiler)]

2017/2018 Winter (Hôref), Read the Season Challenge Hebrew Edition
December 21, 2017 through March 19, 2018
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Choose your level:
✓ Level 1 - Read the season.
✓ Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
✓ Level 3 - Read the season and any 3 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.

33/82 read
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Hôref (Winter) - 5/5 read
H: Hunting Ground - Patricia Briggs. 07.01.2018
O: On the Prowl - Patricia Briggs. 05.01.2018
R: River Marked - Patricia Briggs. 27.12.2017
E: Enforcer - Lauren Dane. 08.01.2018
F: Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs. 28.12.2017



Purim (Feast of Lots, one of the most joyous holidays, March 1) - 5/5 read
P: Patricia Briggs - Fair Game. 07.01.2018
U: Unfinished Business - Amy Fetzer. 21.01.2018
R: Reluctant - Lauren Dane. 07.01.2018
I: Iris Johansen - Stalemate. 09.01.2018
M: Malice – Daniel Steel. 02.02.2018



Ta'anit Esther (Fast of Esther, February 28) - 12/12 read
T: Travises 02 - Blue-Eyed Devil - Lisa Kleypas. 26.01.2018
A: A Season to Be Sinful - Jo Goodman. 19.01.2018
A: Alice Hunter Pace - Sweet Gone South. 23.01.2018
N: Night Broken - Patricia Briggs. 30.12.2017
I: Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs. 21.12.2017
T: That Summer Place - Debbie Macomber, Susan Wiggs, Jill Barnett. 24.02.2018

E: Elisabeth Naughton - Marked. 05.02.2018
S: Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs. 02.01.2018
T: Tough Luck Hero - Maisey Yates. 08.03.2018
H: Linda Howard - Mackenzie's Magic. 28.01.2018
E: Eternal Kiss of Darkness - Jeaniene Frost. 08.03.2018
R: Nora Roberts - Night Shift. 20.01.2018



Shabbat Parah (Shabbat of the Red Heifer, March 10) - 12/12 read
S: Silver Borne – Patricia Briggs. 24.12.2017
H: Linda Howard - Come Lie with Me. 27.01.2018
A: After the Night - Linda Howard. 01.02.2018
B: Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs. 23.12.2017
B: Patricia Briggs - Fire Touched. 01.01.2018
A: A Little Bit Country - Debbie Macomber. 02.02.2018
T: Then Came You - Lisa Kleypas. 14.03.2018

P: Patricia Briggs - Cry Wolf - 06.01.2018
A: An Unlikely Friendship - Jann Rowland. 25.02.2018
R: Riverbend Road - RaeAnne Thayne. 28.02.2018
A: A Time to Dream - Penny Jordan. 16.03.2018
H: Linda Howard - Mackenzie's Mountain. 23.01.2018




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2018 January Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

10/10 read

(view spoiler)[
✓ 1. 'J' is for January: a book whose author's last name starts with 'J'.
Stalemate - Iris Johanson. 09.01.2018

✓ 2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - APHRODITE: a romance with an MC who is considered beautiful and handsome and a book with a child as a feature of the storyline.
A Season to Be Sinful - Jo Goodman. 19.01.2018

✓ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Lauren Blakely: one book written by any author with her first name.
Enforcer - Lauren Dane. 08.01.2018

✓ 4. National Hangover Day - Read a book with a celebration in the storyline (wedding).
Cry Wolf - Patricia Briggs. 06.01.2018

✓ 5. Cuddle Up Day - a book with two people touching.
One Forbidden Evening - Jo Goodman. 19.01.2018

✓ 6. Male Watcher's Day - a book with a cover male model partially (or wholly) exposing his body.
Reluctant - Lauren Dane. 07.01.2018

✓ 7. Appreciate a Dragon Day: a PNR book.
Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs. 02.01.2018

✓ 8. Opposite Day - a book with an Enemies to Lovers trope.
Blue-Eyed Devil - Lisa Kleypas. 26.01.2018

✓ 9. National Cornchip Day: a book that you have been wanting to relax with.
Night Shift - Nora Roberts. 20.01.2018

✓ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
Mackenzie's Mountain - Linda Howard. 23.01.2018
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January Monthly Word Hunt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✓ 0-3 words : better luck next time
✓ 3-5 words : warming up
✓ 6-8 words : getting hotter
✓ 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

10/10 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Beach: Hunting Ground: So it was with great relief she made it down to the beach, a rocky, wet, and cold stretch of land, and saw Charles shaking himself off. (Page 157/209)
✓ Cheese: On the Prowl: There's bagels and cream cheese in those bags on the table—and no, I don‟t mean to stay. (Chapter 1, page 24/29)
✓ Chef: Silence Fallen: I'm afraid my chef insists that we not dine late. (Chapter 7, page 21/31)
✓ Feast: Silence Fallen: Eventually, Adam's control would fail, and the wolf would feast. (Chapter 7, page 20/31)
✓ Fruit: Cry Wolf: But if there were any around, their scent was camouflaged by the spices and fruit Charles kept in his kitchen. (Page 60/217)
✓ New: On the Prowl: How many new members have come into the pack since you? (Chapter 2, page 7/30)
✓ Ocean: Cry Wolf: Charles took off his backpack, set it on a rock that stuck out of the snow like a whale rising out of the ocean. (Page 102/217)
✓ Outdoor: Cry Wolf: She could see his pulse beat in his throat, and he smelled of the crisp snow-covered outdoors. (Page 70/217)
✓ Resort: Fair Game: But she hadn’t come up with a good explanation for the missing-pet list and she was forced, at last, to resort to words. (Page 12/231)
✓ Shop: On the Prowl: All the wolves Charles didn't know looked like the sort of men who modeled tuxedos at a rental shop. (Chapter 3, page 16/28) (hide spoiler)]

Bonus 5/5 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Calendar: Stalemate: But you're clearing your calendar. (Page 40/203)
✓ Patrolling: Come Lie with Me: For all she knew Blake had attack dogs patrolling at night. (Page 32/124)
✓ Resolution: Hunting Ground: Resolution gave her strength. (Page 26/209)
✓ Skiing: Hunting Ground: He’s a young German, actually, who was skiing in the Italian Alps and had a bad fall. (Page 107/209)
✓ Voodoo: Silence Fallen: Maybe Bonarata's witch followed voodoo or hoodoo practices. (Chapter 10, page 24/34) (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Silence Fallen (02.01.2018): Chef, feast, voodoo
On the Prowl (05.01.2018): Cheese, new, shop
Cry Wolf (06.01.2018): Fruit, ocean, outdoor
Hunting Ground (07.01.2018): Beach, resolution, skiing
Fair Game (07.01.2018): Resort
Stalemate (09.01.2018): Calendar
Come Lie with Me (27.01.2018): Patrolling (hide spoiler)]

2018 Where Are You Reading Challenge
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

This challenge is to read a book from every state plus the District of Columbia.

One state per book. If the book takes place in multiple locations, pick one.


19/51 completed
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✓ 1. Alabama: Sweet Gone South - Alicia Hunter Pace. 23.01.2018
2. Alaska
✓ 3. Arizona: Come Lie with Me - Linda Howard. 27.01.2018
4. Arkansas
✓ 5. California: Eternal Kiss of Darkness - Jeaniene Frost. 08.03.2018
✓ 6. Colorado: Night Shift - Nora Roberts. 21.01.2018
7. Connecticut
8. Delaware
✓ 9. District of Columbia: Malice - Danielle Steel. 02.02.2018
10. Florida
11. Georgia
12. Hawaii
✓ 13. Idaho: Riverbend Road - RaeAnne Thayne. 28.02.2018
✓ 14. Illinois: On the Prowl - Patricia Briggs. 05.01.2018
15. Indiana
16. Iowa
17. Kansas
✓ 18. Kentucky: Mackenzie's Magic - Linda Howard. 28.01.2018
✓ 19. Louisiana: After the Night - Linda Howard. 01.02.2018
20. Maine
21. Maryland
✓ 22. Massachusetts: Fair Game - Patricia Briggs. 07.01.2018
23. Michigan
24. Minnesota
25. Mississippi
✓ 26. Missouri: First Drop of Crimson - Jeaniene Frost. 04.03.2018
✓ 27. Montana: Cry Wolf - Patricia Briggs. 06.01.2018
28. Nebraska
✓ 29. Nevada: Tough Luck Hero - Maisey Yates. 08.03.2018
30. New Hampshire
31. New Jersey
32. New Mexico
33. New York
34. North Carolina
35. North Dakota
36. Ohio
37. Oklahoma
✓ 38. Oregon: A Little Bit Country - Debbie Macomber. 02.02.2018
39. Pennsylvania
40. Rhode Island
41. South Carolina
✓ 42. South Dakota: Hawk - Dahlia West. 24.03.2018
✓ 43. Tennessee: Make Mine a Marine - Candace Havens. 22.03.2018
✓ 44. Texas: Blue-Eyed Devil - Lisa Kleypas. 26.01.2018
45. Utah
46. Vermont
47. Virginia
✓ 48. Washington: Hunting Ground - Patricia Briggs. 07.01.2018
49. West Virginia
50. Wisconsin
✓ 51. Wyoming: Mackenzie's Mountain - Linda Howard. 23.01.2018
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2018 February Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

7/10 read

(view spoiler)[1. 'F' is for February: Read a book that starts with 'F' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'F'.

✓ 2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - a book featuring siblings.
A Little Bit Country - Debbie Macomber. 02.02.2018

✓ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - read a book by Elisabeth Naughton.
Marked - Elisabeth Naughton. 05.02.2018

✓ 4. Shortest Month: Read an anthology.
That Summer Place - Debbie Macomber, Susan Wiggs, Jill Barnett. 24.02.2018

✓ 5. Groundhog Day: read a historical genre.
An Unlikely Friendship - Jann Rowland. 25.02.2018

6. Super Bowl Sunday – 4 February: The NFL Championship game is set to be played in Minneapolis and is the most watched TV event of the year.
❃ Read a sports-themed book that features either athletes, sportscasters, sport reports or agents.
❃ Read a story where a character/s are a musician or involved in the entertainment or advertising industry.

7. Mardi Gras – 13 February: Nowhere on the planet is Fat Tuesday celebrated more than on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The day is celebrated with festivities and parades and of course much food and drink. While in New Orleans, a big tradition is in wearing Mardi Gras beads and giving them to others.
❃ Read a book set in New Orleans or has a celebration of some kind in the storyline.
❃ Read a book with a colorful cover (3 or more colors) or has a beads/mask on the cover.

✓ 8. Valentines Day: read a romance book.
Riverbend Road - RaeAnne Thayne. 28.02.2018

✓ 9. Chinese New Year – a book where a character has a new beginning/a second chance (also a pet in the story at the end).
Malice - Danielle Steel. 02.02.2018

✓ 10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice.
After the Night - Linda Howard. 01.02.2018 (hide spoiler)]

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February Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 28 February 2018
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✓ 0-3 words : better luck next time
✓ 3-5 words : warming up
✓ 6-8 words : getting hotter
✓ 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

9/10 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Alien: A Little Bit Country: She wouldn't fit in to his life and he'd be an alien in hers. (Audiobook 03h21m41s)
✓ Celebration: A Little Bit Country: We're having a celebration tonight. (Audiobook 02h56m03s)
✓ Distant: After the Night: But if she was stronger, she was also more remote, as if that paroxysm of pain and grief had burned out her excess of emotion, leaving her calm but also distant. (Page 52/195)
✓ Episode: That Summer Place: Michael felt like he was in an episode of Star Treck, thrown back to a unique and significant time in his life just to teach him something. (Audiobook 01h23m09s)
✓ Furry: That Summer Place: So instead of a Santa photo, there was one of Aly sitting on the Easter Bunny's furry knee.... (Audiobook 00h50m11s)
✓ Hand: After the Night: The cop walks up to your car, you hand him your license and say, ‘I’m sorry, I know I was flying,’ and he ends up handing your license back and telling you to slow down, because he’d hate to see your pretty face all cut up in an accident. (Page 55/195)
✓ Moon: Malice: Washington's not on the moon. (Page 203/247)
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✓ Red: After the Night: Her mother, Renee, had a dark, spicy red scent, with a few sworls of black and yellow, but the spicy red almost crowded out all the other colors. (Page 3/195)
✓ Short: Malice: She had seen too much in her short years, life and death, and betrayal, and it showed in her eyes. (Page 22/247) (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[After the Night (01.02.2018): Distant, hand, red.
Malice (02.02.2018): Moon, short, Chinese.
A Little Bit Country (02.02.2018): Alien, celebration.
That Summer Place (24.02.2018): Episode, furry, (hide spoiler)]

2018 March Monthly Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

8/10 read

(view spoiler)[✓ 1. 'M' is for March: Read a book whose author's first name starts with 'M'.
Tough Luck Hero - Maisey Yates. 08.03.2018

✓ 2. OLYMPIAN GODS AND GODDESSES-ARES: read a book with the letters S-O-N included in the title.
First Drop of Crimson - Jeaniene Frost. 04.03.2018

✓ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Cindy Gerard:
Marriage, Outlaw Style - Cindy Gerard. 24.03.2018

4. Oscars Night-March 4: Oscar is getting old…this year celebrates 90 years.
☘ Read a book that’s been made or scheduled to be a movie (made for tv is fine too) OR read a book with a '9' or '0' in the page count.

✓ 5. National Girl Scout Day - read a book set in ‘the South'.
Make Mine a Marine - Candace Havens. 22.03.2018

✓ 6. Freedom of Information Day - a book with a MC with the initial 'M' (Meadow)
Christmas with My Cowboy - Diana Palmer, Lindsay McKenna, Margaret Way. 16.03.2018

✓ 7. Saint Patrick’s Day-March 17: Read a book that has an Irish character.
Dark Torment - Karen Robards. 31.03.2018

8. Spring Vernal Equinox-March 20: If you live on the Equator this is the day when there is exactly 12 hours of daylight/nighttime. Welcome Spring!
☘ Read a book that shows blooming flowers or a bright sun on the cover OR with the word ‘spring’ in the title, or a book (according to your definition) puts ‘some spring in to your step’!

✓ 9. Near Miss Day-March 23: Read a book with PNR Genre.
Eternal Kiss of Darkness - Jeaniene Frost. 08.03.2018

✓ 10. Reader's Choice
Cowboy After Dark - Vicki Lewis Thompson. 20.03.2018 (hide spoiler)]

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2018 March Monthly Word Hunt
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✓ 0-3 words : better luck next time
✓ 3-5 words : warming up
✓ 6-8 words : getting hotter
✓ 9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

10/10 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Balloon: Tough Luck Hero: Maybe we used a condom to make balloon animals? (Audiobook 00h23m53s)
✓ Click: Eternal Kiss of Darkness: A click signaled that Kira had hung up, but Mencheres stayed where he was. (Page 56/295)
✓ Complicate: Eternal Kiss of Darkness: She wasn’t about to further complicate an already-twisted situation. (Page 62/295)
✓ Count: First Drop of Crimson: “With your body, that shmould count as entrapment,” Denise muttered, feeling her face heat. (Page 209/293)
✓ Insecure: Tough Luck Hero: She never felt uncertain or insecure. (Audiobook 01h49m26s)
✓ Pound: First Drop of Crimson: But Denise continued to pound on his chest, cupping her hands around his mouth to blow into it without her lips coming into contact with more pepper spray. (Page 13/293)
✓ Root: Christmas with My Cowboy: And it wasn't something he wanted to root out or destroy. (Audiobook 07h32m30s)
✓ Search: First Drop of Crimson: It’s unheard of for a human to contact other Master vampires in search of someone’s property, which is what Nathanial would have to be. (Page 29/293)
✓ Sponge: Marriage, Outlaw Style: I'm as wet as a sponge up here and I'd like to get this show on the road. (Page 46/105)
✓ Sunshine: Eternal Kiss of Darkness: ...his skin was like sand in the sunshine, a gold-and-cream mixture that felt electrified with the power sparking from him. (Page 121/295) (hide spoiler)]

Bonus 4/5 found
(view spoiler)[✓ Dynamic: Tough Luck Hero: It wasn't an easy family dynamic. (Audiobook 03h09m44s)
✓ Escalating: Dark Torment: The cry was wrenched from Sarah’s throat as at last the hot, escalating spiral of need inside her exploded without warning into a maelstrom of fiery rapture. (page 218/298)
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✓ Gushed: Christmas with My Cowboy: Jade gushed, showing them to Kass. (Audiobook 08h45m43s)
✓ Raven: Christmas with My Cowboy: The Yesterday Place was a small shop right on main street in Raven Springs. (Audiobook 01h12m09s) (hide spoiler)]

Carryover 1/5 found
(view spoiler)[Pork
Billionaire (bonus)
✓ Gauntlet: Dark Torment: Liza was throwing down the gauntlet with a vengeance. (Page 157/298)
Hash (bonus)
Sideshow (bonus) (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[First Drop of Crimson (04.03.2018): Count, pound, search.
Eternal Kiss of Darkness (08.03.2018): Click, complicate, sunshine
Tough Luck Hero (08.03.2018): Balloon, insecure, dynamic.
Christmas with My Cowboy (16.03.2018): Root, gushed, raven.
Marriage, Outlaw Style (24.03.2018): Sponge
Dark Torment (31.03.2018): Escalating, gauntlet (hide spoiler)]

2018 Spring (âvîv), Read the Season Challenge Hebrew Edition
March 20, 2018 through June 20, 2018
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Choose your level:
Level 1 - Read the season.
Level 2 - Read the season and any 1 holiday.
Level 3 - Read the season and any 3 holidays.
Extreme! - Read the season and all holidays.

9/100 read

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Pesach (Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, March 31-April 1) - read 3/6
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April Monthly Challenge
April 1 - April 30
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

4/10 read

1. 'A' is for April:
READ a book that starts with 'A' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'A'.

✓ 2. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - Read a book with siblings in the story OR where someone goes hunting OR where there is a married couple OR a goddess in the story. --> All of the above!
Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece - Stephen Fry. 15.04.2018

3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Joan Johnston:
READ one book written by Joan Johnston or any author with her first or last name. Link to Joan Johnston's backlist: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Fun Facts about Joan -
- Joan is a top five New York Times bestselling author of 57 novels and novellas
- She is a former attorney, newspaper editor and drama critic and director as well as a professor of drama.
- She loves to travel for research for her novels and has been to England, Scotland, Tahiti, Australia, Bali and not to forget, Texas.
- She lives in Colorado.
READ a book:
- with a 5 and 7 in the page count or 5 and 7 in the publish date
- with a character who is an actor, professor or attorney or a book where drama/acting/theater is featured
- that involves travel or some kind of research
- whose author initial is C

4. April is International Guitar Month: IGM was created in 1987 as an annual celebration of guitars and guitar products to help retailers create interest in the guitar industry. Every April, guitarists and music aficionados from around the world gather physically, virtually and mentally to recognize both the instruments and the talented musicians who bring them to life
READ a book with a musical instrument on the cover OR has a musician character OR has the letters IGM in the title (any order) OR has 19 or 87 in the page count.

5. April 1 is April's Fools Day: An annual celebration in some European and Western countries commemorated by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes. The jokes and their victims are called April fools. People playing April Fool jokes expose their prank by shouting "April fool!"
READ a book that has a silly/goofy/prankster character OR has a word with double letters in the title (like Fool) OR was published in April of any year.

✓ 6. April 1 is also Easter Sunday: READ a book that has all the letters of Easter in the title. (Implacable Resentment)
Implacable Resentment - Jann Rowland. 10.04.2018

✓ 7. April 3 is Tweed Day: read a book set in Scotland or England (or anywhere in the UK).
Open Your Eyes - Jann Rowland. 18.04.2018

8. April 7 is World Health Day: Sponsored by United Nation's World Health Organization (WHO), World Health Day focuses on a different health theme each year. It is an international event to emphasize and work on important health issues or problems with activities on that focus on, awareness, education programs, and fund raising activities to help with the health issue for the year.
READ a book where someone's health is an issue OR with a character that is a healthcare worker OR has the letters WHO in the title or author's name (any order).

9. April 28 is International Astronomy Day: Established in 1973 to promote astronomy to the general public. Astronomy clubs and groups use this day to help teach the people about the stars, and other celestial bodies in the universe.
READ a book with a celestial body on the cover OR a with a character who is a scientist (any kind) OR tagged as science fiction/sci-fi OR has clubs or groups as part of the story.

✓ 10. Reader's Choice:
Coincidence - Jann Rowland. 26.04.2018

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April Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 April 2018
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✓ 0-3 words : better luck next time
✓ 3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!

4/10 found
✓ Bud: Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece: He leaned down and sniffed pink young hybrid that was in that perfect state midway between bud and full bloom. (page 388/395)
chocolate
egg
festival
freight
✓ Green: Implacable Resentment: Once he had finished his tale, he noted that Bingley had become almost green at the implications of Darcy's communications. (Chapter 16, page 19/37)
nest
rabbit
✓ Relevant: Implacable Resentment: However, I am also certain that you have not told me everything, though I suppose most of it is not relevant to the subject at hand. (Chapter 21, page 8/26)
✓ Once: Coincidence: Once again Darcy gazed around. (Chapter 1, page 10/19)

Bonus 3/5 found
cocoa
✓ Goal: Coincidence: That is an admirable goal, sir. (Chapter 11, page 11/19)
✓ Relent: Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece: There the gadfly seemed to relent for a while, enough for her to see the figure of Prometheus, racked in pain upon the mountainside. (page 198/395)
✓ Scrambled: Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece: Narcissus then grabbed his bow and would surely have shot her dead had she not scrambled to her feet and disappeared into the woods. (page 344/395)
tan

Carryover 2/5 found
✓ Pork (Feb): Implacable Resentment: Elizabeth felt like a side of pork being examined to determine whether it was worth purchasing. (Chapter 17, page 11/32).
Billionaire (bonus, Feb)
✓ Hash (bonus Feb): Coincidence: I am aware of your predilections, cousin, and I cannot but think that you would make a hash of it if you were left to your own devices. (Chapter 6, page 2/17)
Sideshow (bonus Feb)
Jigsaw (bonus March)

Implacable Resentment (10.04.2018): Green, relevant, pork
Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece (15.04.2018): Bud, relent, scrambled.
Coincidence (26.04.2018): Once, goal, hash.