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Completed!2022 January Monthly Challenge
Completed 10/10
✔️1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet
Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks - 03/01/2022✔️2. Baby Names!: Read a book with a character that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative! - Abigail (Joy of the Father )
Night Veil by Yasmine Galenorn - 07/01/2022✔️3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase: Read a Contemporary Romance
Jett by Sawyer Bennett - 06/01/2021✔️4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day- Read a story with an irritable character
Damek's Redemption by N.J. Walters - 04/01/2022✔️5. National Soup Month- Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind (Baden)
Riggs by Sawyer Bennett - 06/01/2022✔️6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- Read a book with an embrace in the story
A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong - 07/01/2022✔️7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day- Read an insta-love story
Legacy Found by N.J. Walters - 02/01/2022✔️8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day- Read a paranormal book
Isaiah's Haven by N.J. Walters - 01/01/2022✔️9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day- Read a book with black on the cover
The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks - 04/01/2022✔️10. Reader's Choice- Read any book of your choice!
Quinn's Quest by N.J. Walters - 02/01/2021
Romance Readers Reading Challenges2022 January Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2022 - 1/31/2022
Progress: 10 out of 10
1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet:
Firelight by Kristen Callihan - ***** - 1/8/2022 - 372 Pages - Published January 31, 2012
2. Baby Names!: Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, storyline, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Liam (With Gilded Helmet), Finn/Fynn (Fair), Abigail (Joy of the Father), Chloe (Verdant and Blooming):
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill - **** - 1/16/2022 - 350 Pages
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase: Read one book written by Emma Chase or any author with her first or last name.
Twisted by Emma Chase - **** - 1/2/2022 - 206 Pages
4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day- Read a story with an emotional or irritable character or a story that makes you emotional or makes you feel strongly in some way or read a longer book
Neuromancer by William Gibson - *** - 1/13/2022 - 271 Pages - Irritable character
5. National Soup Month- Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind or a comfort read
Betty and Friends: My Life at the Zoo by Betty White - ***** - 1/20/2022 - 304 Pages - Comfort Read
6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- Read a book with an embrace on the cover or in the story or book with friend(s) in it
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski - ***** - 1/30/2022 - 352 Pages - Geralt and Dandilion are friends
7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day- Read a fairytale retelling or an insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 1/28/2022 - 880 Pages - Sky on the Cover
8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day- Read a paranormal or fantasy story or a book with a 'fiery' character
Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 1/20/2022 - 214 Pages - Fiery Character
9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day- Read a book with black or white on the cover or a book with a setting in the Southern Hemisphere-(Australia, Antarctica, South America, Africa, Asia (several islands off the continental mainland)
X vs. Y: A Culture War, a Love Story by Eve Epstein - **** - 1/18/2022 - 191 Pages - White Cover
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice!
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - * - 1/6/2022 - 928 Pages
You can choose any number of categories depending on your reading speed, book availability and/or time commitment.
When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date/s when you finished your book/s.
Upon completion, please repost your challenge as it helps when updating, plus we all want to see all the pretty books you've read! You may update your original challenge as you go or repost if you choose.
Happy Reading!!
Completed from m.52RRRC, 2022 January Monthly Challenge
Completed 10/10
1. Happy January Birthday!:
(red on cover)
My Cousin Rachel Daphne du Maurier 1-16-22 4*
2. Baby Names!:
(Phinneas "Finn/Phin" - child character in book, not a MC - listened to audio so not sure about which spelling was used)
Legacy Nora Roberts 1-6-22
3. FAC - Emma Chase: Tangled
(Upcoming Apple Limited TV series starring/produced by Julia Roberts)
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave 1-7-22
4. National Hangover Day:
(emotional or irritable character or a story...makes you feel strongly in some way)
Hostage Elie Wiesel 1-3-22
abduction by terrorists
5. National Soup Month:
(character with an illness or medical issue of some kind)
Moonglow Michael Chabon 1-3-22 mental illness & PTSD after WWII
6. Cuddle Up Day:
(embrace on cover/story has friends in it)
The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood 1-5-22
7. Make Your Dreams Come True Day:
(insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover)
Autoboyography Christina Lauren 1-1-22
8. Appreciate a Dragon Day:
(Read a paranormal or fantasy story)
After Dark Haruki Murakami 1-4-22
9. Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book with a setting in the Southern Hemisphere-(South America/several islands off the continental mainland) - Part of this book takes place on/near the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador
The Blasphemer Nigel Farndale 1-9-22
10. Reader's Choice:
Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng 1-8-22
FINISHED!10/10
✔ Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet
Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother's Best Friend, Willa Nash
✔ Baby Names!: Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names.
This month's names: Liam (With Gilded Helmet), Finn/Fynn (Fair), Abigail (Joy of the Father), Chloe (Verdant and Blooming).
The Mistletoe Motive, Chloe Liese
✔ Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase: Read one book written by Emma Chase.
Getting Real, Emma Chase
✔ Jan 1- National Hangover Day- Read a story with an emotional or irritable character or a story that makes you emotional or makes you feel strongly in some way or read a longer book
Under Her Skin, Adriana Anders
✔ National Soup Month- Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind or a comfort read
Meet Me in London, Georgia Toffolo
✔ Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- Read a book with an embrace on the cover or in the story or book with friend(s) in it
Eight Perfect Hours, Lia Louis (friends)
✔ Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day- Read a fairytale retelling or an insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover
Rainshadow Road, Lisa Kleypas (sky)
✔ Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day- Read a paranormal or fantasy story or a book with a 'fiery' character
A Swift and Savage Tide, Chloe Neill (sea dragons)
✔ Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day- Read a book with black or white on the cover.
Bayou Born, Hayley Edwards
✔ Reader's Choice- Read any book of your choice!
A Season for Second Chances, Jenny Bayliss
2022 January Monthly Challenge10/10 ~~Done! 🥳️💗😁
1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet
1/112. Baby Names!: Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, storyline, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Liam (With Gilded Helmet), Finn/Fynn (Fair), Abigail (Joy of the Father), Chloe (Verdant and Blooming).
(Fair) 1/113. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase: Read one book written by Emma Chase or any author with her first or last name. Link to Emma Chase's backlist -https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...
Fun Facts about Emma:
*Emma writes contemporary romance filled with humor, heat and heart.
*She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children and two misbehaving dogs.
*She has a long-standing love/hate relationship with caffeine.
*Film rights for Royally Screwed and Tangled have been optioned!
*You may also read a book set in New Jersey, or written by an author from New Jersey. You can also read a Contemporary Romance or a book with an animal or child or an active or excited character in the story or a book that has been or will be made into a film or tv show.
1/154. Jan 1- National Hangover Day- Read a story with an emotional or irritable character or a story that makes you emotional or makes you feel strongly in some way or read a longer book
1/25. National Soup Month- Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind or a comfort read
1/46. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- Read a book with an embrace on the cover or in the story or book with friend(s) in it
1/47. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day- Read a fairytale retelling or an insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover
1/168. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day- Read a paranormal or fantasy story or a book with a 'fiery' character
1/159. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day- Read a book with black or white on the cover or a book with a setting in the Southern Hemisphere-(Australia, Antarctica, South America, Africa, Asia (several islands off the continental mainland)
1/1810. Reader's Choice- Read any book of your choice!
1/16
2022 January Monthly Challenge10/10 DONE
1. Happy January Birthday!: red on the cover Karen Rose Smith 1/3
2. Baby Names!: character or author named Bob Mango Bob Bill Myers 1/11
3. Emma Chase: Tangled Emma Chase 1/8
4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day- irritable character - the hostage prince Escape from Falaise John Flanagan 1/2
5. National Soup Month- character with an illness or medical issue Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive Philipp Dettmer 1/2
6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- embrace on cover Kat Turner 1/2
7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day- insta-love story Quick-Draw Cowboy Joanna Wayne 1/2
8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day- paranormal or fantasy story Mortal Ties Eileen Wilks 1/18
9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day- black or white on cover Barack Obama 1/3
10. Reader's Choice = Night Fall Kristi Belcamino 1/3
I finished yesterday my 5 romances of this month...2022 January Monthly Challenge
5/5 Romance
2. Baby Names!
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase: Read one book written by Emma Chase or any author with her first or last name.
*You may also read a book set in New Jersey, or written by an author from New Jersey. You can also read a Contemporary Romance or a book with an animal or child or an active or excited character in the story or a book that has been or will be made into a film or tv show.
dog- Search and Defend by Heather Woodhaven 3 January; 4 1/2☆
5. National Soup Month- Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind or a comfort read
a character has dementia- Chiaro di luna a Virgin River (=Wild Man Creek) by Robyn Carr 12 January; 4 1/2☆
6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- Read a book with an embrace on the cover or in the story or book with friend(s) in it
One Snowy Night by Patience Griffin 16 January; 5☆
7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day- Read a fairytale retelling or an insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover
Wind River Protector by Lindsay McKenna 7 January; 4☆
9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day.
10. Reader's Choice- Read any book of your choice!
Hailey's Haven by Laura Scott 20 Jnauary; 5☆
2022 January Monthly Challenge Finished!!!Read: 10/10
✔️1. Happy January Birthday! Bad Idea by Damon Suede 1/16/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️2. Baby Names! Finn/Fynn Fake Out by Eden Finley 1/28/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase Dirty Charmer by Emma Chase 1/6/27 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day November 9 by Colleen Hoover 1/6/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️5. National Soup Month R.I.P. by Charity B. 1/20/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️ 6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria 1/5/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day Saved by the Beast by Evangeline Anderson 1/4/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day Incubastard by Charity B. 1/19/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day Soul Eater by Lily Mayne 1/13/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️10. Reader's Choice- Read any book of your choice! Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas 1/1/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Congratulations Mystique, Dawn, Heather, AliciaJ, Jonquil and Patrizia!!
Finished challenge ~ on post 12Thanks, enjoyed it immensely
All done. January Monthly Challenge
READ: 9/9
✔ 1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet
Vicious - V.E. Schwab 1/2
✔ 3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase: Read one book written by Emma Chase or any author with her first or last name. *You may also read a book set in New Jersey, or written by an author from New Jersey. You can also read a Contemporary Romance or a book with an animal or child or an active or excited character in the story or a book that has been or will be made into a film or tv show.
Equal Parts - Emma Winters 1/16
✔ 4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day- Read a story with an emotional or irritable character or a story that makes you emotional or makes you feel strongly in some way or read a longer book
1Q84 - Haruki Murakami (925 pages) 1/25
✔ 5. National Soup Month- Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind or a comfort read
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Eragon - Christopher Paolini 1/21
✔ 6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- Read a book with an embrace on the cover or in the story or book with friend(s) in it
Devil Days in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/19
✔ 7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day- Read a fairytale retelling or an insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover
Reading Up a Storm - Eva Gates 1/14
✔ 8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day- Read a paranormal or fantasy story or a book with a 'fiery' character
Secret of the Gargoyles - Rebecca Chastain 1/15
✔ 9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day- Read a book with black or white on the cover or a book with a setting in the Southern Hemisphere-(Australia, Antarctica, South America, Africa, Asia (several islands off the continental mainland)
The Library Policeman - Stephen King 1/25
✔ 10. Reader's Choice- Read any book of your choice!
Vengeful - V.E. Schwab 1/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
2022 January Monthly Challenge10/10 Completed. Finished
1. Happy January Birthday!:
Read a book published in January.
Reminders of Him-Colleen Hoover 1/27
2. Baby Names!:
Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc).
This month's names:
Liam (With Gilded Helmet),
Finn/Fynn (Fair),
Abigail (Joy of the Father),
Chloe (Verdant and Blooming).
(Finn Hamilton)
Better Luck Next Time-A.R. Casella 1/10
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase:
Read a book set in New Jersey and written by an author from New Jersey.
Rowe-Jessica Gadziala 1/02
4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day-
Read a longer book.
The Will-Kristen Ashley 1/04
5. National Soup Month-
Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind or a comfort read.
Craving Molly-Nicole Jacquelyn 1/01
6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day-
Read a book with an embrace in the story or book with friend(s) in it.
The Sound of Temptation-Dylan Allen 1/03
7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day-
Read a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover.
A Merciful Promise-Kendra Elliot 1/07
8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day-
Read a paranormal and with a 'fiery' character.
In Her Pumpkin Patch-Alina Jacobs 1/11
9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day-
Read a book with a setting in the Southern Hemisphere-(Australia, Antarctica, South America, Africa, Asia (several islands off the continental mainland).
(Australia)
Mr. Spencer-T.L. Swan 1/22
10. Reader's Choice-
Read any book of your choice!
This Day-Blanka Lipińska 1/03
Congratulations JoAnne, Elaine, Barbara, Frankie and Elena!!
DONE!!!10/10
1. Happy January Birthday!:
❄️Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet
Marriage or Ruin for the Heiress - Lauri Robinson (HH#1628 - Jan 2022) - Jan 2
2. Baby Names!:
❄️Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, storyline, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
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This month's names: Liam (With Gilded Helmet), Finn/Fynn (Fair), Abigail (Joy of the Father), Chloe (Verdant and Blooming).
A Proposal in Provence - Donna Alward (HR #4792 - Feb 2022) (verdant and blooming - perfume making) - Jan 25
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase:
❄️Read one book written by Emma Chase or any author with her first or last name.
Fun Facts about Emma:
*Emma writes contemporary romance filled with humor, heat and heart.
*She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children and two misbehaving dogs.
*She has a long-standing love/hate relationship with caffeine.
*Film rights for Royally Screwed and Tangled have been optioned!
❄️*You may also read a book set in New Jersey, or written by an author from New Jersey. You can also read a Contemporary Romance or a book with an animal or child or an active or excited character in the story or a book that has been or will be made into a film or tv show.
A Child's Christmas Wish - Makenna Lee (HSE #2867 - Oct 2021) - Jan 5
4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day-
❄️Read a story with an emotional or irritable character or a story that makes you emotional or makes you feel strongly in some way or read a longer book
The Midwife's Miracle Twins - Caroline Anderson (HMED #1227 - Feb 2022) - Jan 9
5. National Soup Month-
❄️Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind or a comfort read
Marriage Miracle in Emergency - Scarlet Wilson (HMED #1221 - Jan 2022) - Jan 4
6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day-
❄️Read a book with an embrace on the cover or in the story or book with friend(s) in it
A Bee in Her Bonnet - Sharon Buchbinder (CPC Publishing - Nov 2021) - Jan 18
7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day-
❄️Read a fairytale retelling or an insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover
Alaskan Christmas Escape - Juno Rushdan (HI #2041 - Dec 2021) (sky) - Jan 24
8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day-
❄️Read a paranormal or fantasy story or a book with a 'fiery' character
Code Name: Virgo - Janie Crouch (Calamitte Jane Publishing - Jan 2022) - Jan 18
9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day-
❄️Read a book with black or white on the cover or a book with a setting in the Southern Hemisphere-(Australia, Antarctica, South America, Africa, Asia (several islands off the continental mainland)
Christmas Bodyguard - Rachel Lee (HI #2038 - Dec 2021) (white church) - Jan 31
10. Reader's Choice-
❄️Read any book of your choice!
The Penniless Debutante - Janice Preston (HH #1614 - Nov 2021) - Jan 3
2022 January Monthly ChallengeI’m finished!!! Thanks for a fun challenge!
10/10 Completed
01. Happy January Birthday!: 🎂Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet.
02. Baby Names!: 👶🏻Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them. This month's names: Liam, Finn/Fynn, Abigail and Chloe.
03. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ~ Emma Chase: 👩🏻💻Read one book written by Emma Chase or any author with her first or last name.
*You may also read a book set in New Jersey, or written by an author from New Jersey. You can also read a Contemporary Romance or a book with an animal or child or an active or excited character in the story or a book that has been or will be made into a film or tv show.
04. National Hangover Day (January 1): 🥴Read a story with an emotional or irritable character or a story that makes you emotional or makes you feel strongly in some way or read a longer book.
05. National Soup Month: 🍜Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind or a comfort read.
06. Cuddle Up Day (January 6): 🥰Read a book with an embrace on the cover or in the story or book with friend(s) in it.
07. Make Your Dreams Come True Day (January 13): 🧚🏼♀️Read a fairytale retelling or an insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover.
08. Appreciate A Dragon Day (January 16): 🐲Read a paranormal or fantasy story or a book with a 'fiery' character.
09. Penguin Awareness Day (January 20): 🐧Read a book with black or white on the cover or a book with a setting in the Southern Hemisphere-(Australia, Antarctica, South America, Africa, Asia (several islands off the continental mainland).
10. Reader's Choice: 📚Read any book of your choice!
...10/10 Completed January 311. Happy January Birthday!: Red on the cover: Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel January 12, 5 stars
2. Baby Names!: Abigail: Abigail's New Hope by Mary Ellis January 23, 4 stars
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase: Overruled by Emma Chase January 8, 3 stars
4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day- Irritable character: Cat of the Century by Rita Mae Brown January 11, 3 stars
5. National Soup Month- Comfort Read: Stone Cold Surrender by Brenda Jackson January 31, 4 stars
6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- Friends: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder January 24, 4 stars
7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine January 18, 4 stars
8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day: Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell January 15, 5 stars
9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day: The Bookseller by Mark Pryor January 5, 5 stars
10. Reader's Choice- Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith January 27, 5 stars
Done, in the nick of time!2022 January Monthly Challenge
Timeframe: 1/1/22 to 1/31/22
10/10
1. Happy January Birthday! - Published in January - Shoreline Drive by Lily Everett - 1/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
Pub 1/28/14
2. Baby Names! - Includes a character with one of the following popular baby names: Liam, Finn/Fynn, Abigail and Chloe – Always, in December by Emily Stone - 1/11/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
MC Max’s sister is Chloe
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author ~ Emma Chase - With an animal - Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas by Sheila Norton - 1/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
4. National Hangover Day - With an emotional or irritable character - First Time Lucky? by Natalie Anderson - 1/23/22 ♥♥♥
Roxie kept running hot and cold, always sending mixed messages.
5. National Soup Month - Character with an illness or medical issue - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 1/2/22 ♥♥♥
Melody has celebral palsy.
6. Cuddle Up Day - With friend(s) in it - United We Spy by Ally Carter - 1/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
Cammie has her friends Macey, Bex, and Liz as backup.
7. Make Your Dreams Come True Day - Sky on the cover - I'll Be Home for Christmas by Karen Clarke - 1/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
8. Appreciate A Dragon Day - With a 'fiery' character - Mile High by R.K. Lilley - 1/27/22 ♥♥♥
James is an dominant character with a short temper.
9. Penguin Awareness Day - With black or white on the cover - Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt - 1/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
White shirt
10. Reader's Choice - Any book - Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella - 1/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/30/22*****
Finished all ten!2022 January Monthly Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 - 31, 2022
10/10
1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan 01/13/2022
2. Baby Names!: Liam (With Gilded Helmet)
Always, in December by Emily Stone 01/04/2022
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase: You can also read a Contemporary Romance
The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox 01/01/2022
4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day- Read a longer book
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 01/09/2022 (816 pages)
5. National Soup Month- Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind
Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding 01/03/2022
6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- Read a book with an embrace on the cover or in the story
Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory 01/03/2022
7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day- Read a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 01/27/2022
8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day- Read a paranormal or fantasy story
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 01/16/2022
9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day- Read a book with black or white on the cover
Hard Christmas by Barbara D'Amato 01/07/2022
10. Reader's Choice- Read any book of your choice!
Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer 01/17/2022
Final Update 2/11. Happy January Birthday!:
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase:
6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day:
4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day:
7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day:
8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day:
9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day:
10. Reader's Choice:
Completed 8/8
Congratulations Susan, Bookchaser, Christine, Connie N., Mary!, Julianna and LaurLa!!!
2022 January Monthly ChallengeMe! 🙋🏻♀️
10 of 10. Completed 1.28.2022. DONE! Updated 2.9.2022 - Finally!
1. Happy January Birthday!: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward 1.6.2022
2. Baby Names - Liam, Finn, Abigail, Chloe: The Duke's Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley 1.10.2022
3. Featured Author Challenge - Emma Chase: Getting Real by Emma Chase 1.27.2022
4. National Hangover Day - January 1: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 1.16.2022
5. National Soup Month: A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley 1.13.2022
6. Cuddle Up Day - January 6: The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis 1.26.2022
7. Make Your Dreams Come True Day - January 13: Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon 1.28.2022
8. Appreciate a Dragon Day - January 16: The Mane Event by Shelly Lauranston 1.24.2022
9. Penguin Awareness Day - January 20: Luke the Hybrid Reindeer & His Vivacious Elf by Candi Kay 1.24.2022
10. Reader's Choice: Back in Bliss by Sophie Oak 1.19.2022
Thanks for a fun challenge!!
Finished!Romance Readers Reading Challenges
2022 January Monthly Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2022 - 1/31/2022
Progress: 10 out of 10
1. Happy January Birthday!: Read a book published in January, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of January's birthstone, the Garnet:
Firelight by Kristen Callihan - ***** - 1/8/2022 - 372 Pages - Published January 31, 2012
2. Baby Names!: Read a book that includes a character (doesn't need to be a MC) or is written by an author with one of the following popular baby names, or any variation or nickname of one of them (example using Robert: Robert, Rob, Bob, Roberta, Bobbie, Robertson, etc). Alternately, you may choose a book with a character, storyline, scene or cover art that somehow represents the name's meaning (in parentheses). Some of the meanings are pretty obscure, so feel free to be creative!
This month's names: Liam (With Gilded Helmet), Finn/Fynn (Fair), Abigail (Joy of the Father), Chloe (Verdant and Blooming):
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill - **** - 1/16/2022 - 350 Pages
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Emma Chase: Read one book written by Emma Chase or any author with her first or last name.
Twisted by Emma Chase - **** - 1/2/2022 - 206 Pages
4. Jan 1- National Hangover Day- Read a story with an emotional or irritable character or a story that makes you emotional or makes you feel strongly in some way or read a longer book
Neuromancer by William Gibson - *** - 1/13/2022 - 271 Pages - Irritable character
5. National Soup Month- Read a story with a character with an illness or medical issue of some kind or a comfort read
Betty and Friends: My Life at the Zoo by Betty White - ***** - 1/20/2022 - 304 Pages - Comfort Read
6. Jan 6- Cuddle Up Day- Read a book with an embrace on the cover or in the story or book with friend(s) in it
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski - ***** - 1/30/2022 - 352 Pages - Geralt and Dandilion are friends
7. Jan 13- Make Your Dreams Come True Day- Read a fairytale retelling or an insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 1/28/2022 - 880 Pages - Sky on the Cover
8. Jan 16- Appreciate A Dragon Day- Read a paranormal or fantasy story or a book with a 'fiery' character
Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 1/20/2022 - 214 Pages - Fiery Character
9. Jan 20- Penguin Awareness Day- Read a book with black or white on the cover or a book with a setting in the Southern Hemisphere-(Australia, Antarctica, South America, Africa, Asia (several islands off the continental mainland)
X vs. Y: A Culture War, a Love Story by Eve Epstein - **** - 1/18/2022 - 191 Pages - White Cover
10. Reader's Choice: Read any book of your choice!
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - * - 1/6/2022 - 928 Pages
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
Blood Cross (other topics)Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (other topics)
Cursed (other topics)
Arsenic and Old Books (other topics)
Neuromancer (other topics)
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Completed 10/10
1. Happy January Birthday!:
(red on cover)
My Cousin Rachel Daphne du Maurier 1-16-22 4*
2. Baby Names!:
(Phinneas "Finn/Phin" - child character in book, not a MC - listened to audio so not sure about which spelling was used)
Legacy Nora Roberts 1-6-22
3. FAC - Emma Chase: Tangled
(Upcoming Apple Limited TV series starring/produced by Julia Roberts)
The Last Thing He Told Me Laura Dave 1-7-22
4. National Hangover Day:
(emotional or irritable character or a story...makes you feel strongly in some way)
Hostage Elie Wiesel 1-3-22
abduction by terrorists
5. National Soup Month:
(character with an illness or medical issue of some kind)
Moonglow Michael Chabon 1-3-22 mental illness & PTSD after WWII
6. Cuddle Up Day:
(embrace on cover/story has friends in it)
The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood 1-5-22
7. Make Your Dreams Come True Day:
(insta-love story or a book with clouds or a moon or a sky on the cover)
Autoboyography Christina Lauren 1-1-22
8. Appreciate a Dragon Day:
(Read a paranormal or fantasy story)
After Dark Haruki Murakami 1-4-22
9. Penguin Awareness Day: Read a book with a setting in the Southern Hemisphere-(South America/several islands off the continental mainland) - Part of this book takes place on/near the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador
The Blasphemer Nigel Farndale 1-9-22
10. Reader's Choice:
Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng 1-8-22