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December Reading Challenge
Time Frame ... 12.1.11 - 12.31.11
Levels ... Easy to Hard

Rules of the Game

○Below there will be a list of words associated with DECEMBER but ... with a little extra kink! You will choose 1 or more word from the list and choose/read books that either the •Title •Author •Character or •Series begins with each letter.

○To Move up to the Hard Level you will choose books from the same Genre for each word you read! Or 2 WHOLE categories! *If you do more than one word you can use a differnt genre or color for each word. ☺

EXAMPLE: Level Hard - If you choose SUGAR KINK and your genre is Erotic Romance then each book would have to be ER ... or if you do 2 categories with different genres for each letter like ... ICELAND BEAUTY + SILVER or SWEET SURRENDER + FIREPLACE NOOKIE or BLUE + NAKED SNOWBALL FIGHTS either way will work!!

Also Don't Forget ...

•You MAY do re-reads as long as they are read during challenge.
•You MAY change you Books and Level of Difficulty at any time during the challenge.
•Update your orginal list, as well as updating a post occasionally.
•Strike out and Rate Finished Books
•Add a tally of completed books to Orginal Post ... 0/5 completed!

If you have questions Please ask me here, or PM me or any of the Mods!

Level 1 ... Colors of the Season (spell out the color name or find books covers that match the colors listed below)

• WHITE
• SILVER
• BLUE
• RED
• GREEN
• GOLD

Level 2 ... Naughty Spell Out

• SUGAR KINK
• NAUGHTY OR NICE
• KISS OF THE WHIP
• SWEET SURRENDER
• TOPPING FROM THE BOTTOM*
• SANTA'S SUBMISSIVE
• MASTER SANTA
• RING OF FIRE
• ICELAND BEAUTY
• SWEET SUCKLING

Level 3 ... Winter Fun

• SHIRTLESS SLEDDING
• NAKED SNOWBALL FIGHTS
• BUILD A SNOW PENIS/BOOBIES
• FIREPLACE NOOKIE

* Considered Level of Difficulty is Hard because it requires 20 books to be read.

Santa's Spanking List ...

Easy ...

Audrey ... 1/8
Alana ... 4/6

Medium ...

Paris ... 11/11 - FINISHED
Cindy ... 9/11
Shieka ... 6/9
Jennifer (OCL) ... 4/11
Denise ... 10/10 - FINISHED
Jenne ... 9/10
Arlene ... 13/13 - FINISHED
Dawn (Kat N Hat) ... 9/9 - FINISHED
Jennifer J ... 2/13
Zakiya ... 7/10
Aleksandra ... 8/11
Natasha ... 0/11
Cathy ... 11/11 - FINISHED
Rachel ... 9/20
Chantaal ... 2/9

Hard ...

RiN ... 10/16

TCF's December Challenge
Time Frame ... 12.1 - 12.31
Level ... Hard
Books Completed ... 10/16

Category 2 ... Naughty Spell Out

S - Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead 12.4 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺ + ☺☺☺☺☺
A - Destined by P.C. Cast (Aurox) 12.31 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺
N - Entice Me at Twilight by Shayla Black (Simon Northam) 12.1 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺
T - Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill 12.11 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺ + ☺☺☺☺☺
A - A Taste of Midnight by Lara Adrian
S - Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill 12.6 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺



S - Drink Deep by Chloe Neill (Ethan Sullivan) 12.17 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺ + ☺☺☺☺☺
U - UnRidden
B - Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
M - My Immortal by Erin McCarthy 12.20 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺
I - Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione 12.24 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺ + ☺☺☺☺☺
S - First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost (Spade)
S - Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (Ethan Sullivan) 12.14 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺ + ☺☺☺☺☺
I - Imprinted by Darcy Sweet
V - Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick (Vee Sky)
E - Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill (Ethen) 12.9 rating - ☺☺☺☺☺

Reserved for my list...I can't wait to be added to Santa's Spanking list. lol

♦ TCF December Challenge ♦
Duration: 12/1/11 - 12/31/11
Level: Easy
11/11

M - Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson - 12/2/11 - ♥♥♥
A - Wanderlust by Ann Aguirre - 12/22/11 - ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Soulless by Gail Carriger - 12/7/11 - ♥♥♥
T - Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - 12/11/11 - ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep - 12/23/11 - ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead - 12/1/11 - ♥♥♥♥♥

S - Shadow Reader by Sandy William - 12/18/11 - ♥♥♥♥
A - At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost - 12/14/11 - ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill - 12/12/11 - ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan - 12/14/11 - ♥♥♥
A - Darkness Unbound by Keri Arthur - 12/17/11 - ♥♥♥♥

•TCF December Challenge!•
12.1.2011 - 12.31.2011

Level: Medium
9/11 Did Not Complete

Level 1 ... Naughty Spell Out

M: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor (Mark Nolan) 12.3.11 ♥♥♥♥
A: A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas 12.4.11 ♥♥♥♥
S: Falling For Gracie by Susan Mallery 12.6.11 ♥♥♥♥
T: Hard and Fast (Ty McCordle)
E: Just One Taste by Louisa Edwards 12.11.11 ♥♥♥♥
R: Real Men Will by Victoria Dahl 12.7.11 ♥♥♥♥

S: The Naked Baron by Sally MacKenzie
A: A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks 12.18.11 ♥♥♥♥
N: Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks 12.19.11 ♥♥♥♥
T: The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks 12.13.11 ♥♥♥♥
A: Mine Till Midnight (Amelia Hathaway) 12.11.11 ♥♥♥♥♥

Reserved for my list...

Completed 6/9

S-Symphony of Blood, A Hank Mondale Supernatural Case 12/10/11
U-Unholy Ghosts12/29
G- 666 Park Avenue12/20
A-Adventures in Funeral Crashing12/14
R- Burnt Children12/23
K-The Iron King
I-Iron Crowned
N- The Night Circus12/24
K-Killer in High Heels

Going easy for now. Hopefully, my book ADD turns off next month so I can actually get a challenge completed!

M~ Mal - Blood Rights
A~ Anita Blake - Burnt Offerings Dec 2 ♥♥♥♥
S~ The Shadow and the Star Dec 3 ♥♥♥♥♥
T~
E~
R~

S~ Small Town Girl Dec 5 ♥♥♥
A~
N~
T~
A~ Anne Stuart ~ Ice Storm Dec 6 ♥♥♥♥♥

TCF December Challenge
1 December 2011 - 31 December 2011
Level: Medium
4/11

M MacAlister, Katie : Holy Smokes
A Adam : Jacquelyn Frank12/7/11
S Second Grave on the Left : Darynda Jones
T The Bite Before Christmas : Lynsay Sands/Jeaniene Frost
E An Enchanted Season : Maggie Shayne etal12/9/11
R Richelle Mead : Succubus Heat12/12/11

S Seduction of a Highland Lass : Maya Banks
A Alexander, Tasha : A Crimson Warning12/5/11
N Nice Girls Don't Live Forever : Molly Harper
T To Wed a Wild Lord : Sabrina Jeffries
A Amanda Grange etal : A Darcy Christmas

I'm in, going easy for now. Will update the list as I go... :)


TCF December Challenge
Time Frame: 1 December 2011 - 31 December 2011
Level: Easy
10/10 (Completed on 21 December 2011)

R: Raphael by D.B. Reynolds (13 Dec 2011)
I: In the Presence of the Enemy by Elizabeth George (11 Dec 2011)
N: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (09 Dec 2011)
G: The Guilty Heart by Julie Parsons (21 Dec 2011)

O: Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice (12 Dec 2011)
F: Funeral Games by Mary Renault (08 Dec 2011)

F: Following the Wake by Gemma O'Connor (14 Dec 2011)
I: Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder (20 Dec 2011)
R: Ravens of Avalon by Diana L. Paxson (20 Dec 2011)
E: Enclave by Ann Aguirre (19 Dec 2011)

Level Easy

9/10 Complete

R: Raphael
I: The Immortal Highlander
N: Night Veil
G: Bound by Blood Garner Witch Series

O: Once Bitten
F: Fifty Shades of Gray

F: For I have Sinned
I: Bound by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
R: Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
E: Dragon Bound Elder Races #1

I am in for Easy
13/13

K- Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs
I- Tears into Wine by Lotus Rose
S- Seduced by the season by Merline Lovelace
S- Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill

O- Jessicas Guide for Dating on the Darkside by Beth Fantaskey
F- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

T- The Summons by Shona Husk
H- Holiday Rush by Lisa Scott
E- Red Moon by Ela Lond

W- Evidence of Desire by Debra Webb
H- A Very Holly Christmas by Sheila Roberts
I- Inevitable by Jason Letts
P- Season of Wonder by Marta Perry

I am in for easy.

9/9 done

S: Sam- Moon Called, Patricia Briggs 12/11/11 4 stars
U:Underwood, Donna- The Iron Witch, Karen Mahoney 12/14/11 3 stars
G: Gardner, Clara- Unearthly, Cynthia Hand 12/15/11 5 stars
A:Alison Oruria, Passion Fish 12/31/11 4 stars
R: Rachel Vincent Stray, 12/29/11 3 stars

K:Seduce Me at Sunrise, Lisa Klepas I:Isabella, Jacob, Jacquelyn Frank 12/25/11 4 stars
N: Night Huntress- At Grave's End,Jeaniene Frost 12/10/11 4 stars
K: Kenyon, Sherrilyn- Stroke of Midnight12/26/11 4 stars

Going Easy NAUGHTY OR NICE

2/13

Next Thing I knew - John Corwin
Across The Universe - Beth Revis
Unwind - Neil Shusterman
Great Hamster Massacre - Davies
Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis
The Eternal Child - David Wasserman
Y

O
Roberts, Jeyn - Dark Inside

N
Island Girls and Boys - Rachel Hawthorn
Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks - KD McCrite
Eden - Tony Monchinski

Although I'd love to go shirtless sledding, I am afraid I just won't have time to read 17 books in December. I will be lucky to have enough time to read the 8 it will take to go just regular sledding. I hope it is okay that I am only able to participate going the (extremely?) easy route...

At any rate... here is my list
Completed so far: 2/8

S Seduction of a Highland Lass
L Lover Eternal
E Susan Ee Angelfall 12/24 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
D Dragonfly in Amber
D Dark Lover 12/05 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
N The Notebook
G (Gruen) Water for Elephants

I think I am totally having a blonde moment, but how does level 3 work into the mix?

Easy
4/6

Red:

Silver: *Done 12/3 5♥'s

Green:

Blue: *Done 12/22 4♥'s

White: Done 12/24 4♥'s

Gold: Done 12/17 3♥'s

Paris wrote: "I think I am totally having a blonde moment, but how does level 3 work into the mix?"

I'm with Paris here, I don't understand quite how the Level 3 words work. And can the Level 2 words be used alone? Help?

December Reading Challenge
Duration:12/1/11 - 12/31/11
Level:Hard
9/20 Completed

S The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Completed 12/8 - 5 stars
W Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
E Tricks by Ellen Hopkins Completed 12/1 - 4 stars
E Fallout by Ellen Hopkins Completed 12/14 - 3 stars
T The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer Completed 12/2 - 3 stars

S The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen Completed 12/12 - 3 stars
U First They Killed my Father by Loung Ung
R Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
R Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson Completed 12/18 - 3 stars
E Identical by Ellen Hopkins Completed 12/20 - 5+ stars
N One Day by David Nicholls
D Discworld Series - Snuff by Terry Pratchett
E Crank by Ellen Hopkins Completed 12/9 - 3 stars
R Axis by Robert Charles Wilson

+

S Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Completed 12/27 - 5 stars
I Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
L The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
V Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
E Embassytown by China Mieville
R Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Argh! Haha! Note to self: Holidays make it harder to find time to read, not easier! Well, after two months of practice runs, I'm determined to get this right next month. :-)

Duration: 1/12/2011 - 31/12/2011
Level: Easy (title, author, series, charrie)

8/10 completed

R - Shimmer by Alyson Noel (charrie: Riley Bloom) 4*
I
N - Dreamland by Alyson Noel 4*
G - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (charrie: Georgiana Reed) 5*

O
F - Fang by James Patterson 5*

F - Emma by Jane Austen (charrie: Frank Churchill) 5*
I - Angel by James Patterson (charrie: Iggy) 5*
R - Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (charrie: Reynolds) 4*
E - Eragon by Christopher Paolini 5*

Reserved for my list. This one is going to be really hard on me, so let's see if I can make it this month.

Level: EASY

8/11 read - Not finished :(

M Murakami, Haruki - Dance, Dance, Dance
A Absolute Power - David Baldacci
S Shogun - James Clavell, vol. 1: (my edition has two volumes of 600 pages each) - ****, 31/12/11
T Terry Pratchett - Sourcery - *, 20/12/11
E The Prose Edda
R Robb A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin

S Cuentos Para Pensar - Jorge Bucay - *** 23/12/11
A Ampleforth - 1984 - George Orwell - 08/12/11 ****
N Nicholas Sparks - A Walk to Remember - 01/12/11 ***
T Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters - ** 30/12/11
A - Antoine de Saint-Exupery - The Little Prince - **** 27/12/11 (reread)

Reserved :)

Paris wrote: "I think I am totally having a blonde moment, but how does level 3 work into the mix?"

Rachael wrote: "I'm with Paris here, I don't understand quite how the Level 3 words work. And can the Level 2 ..."

Ladies I do aplogies for the confusion but category 3 can works just as category 1 if you are a fast reading or like to challenge yourself you simply spell out the words for your pick like ...

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11 Books

plus ...

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15 Books

Giving you a total of 26 Books which is consider a difficulty level of hard. (hide spoiler)]

If there is still confusion please feel free to ask.

Happy Reading Ladies!

Thanks for clearing that up Rin! That's what I was guessing, but I wasn't 100% sure so I wanted to ask.

1/11 Completed! ☺

Level 1 - SUGAR KINK
Completed: 4/9

S - Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower - 12/5 ★★
U - Unearthly - 12/6 ★★★★
G - Alison Goodman, Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
A - A Certain Slant of Light
R - Rachel Hawkins, Demonglass

K - Kevin Hearne, Hexed - 12/16 ★★★★
I - The Iron King
N - Nick Burd, The Vast Fields of Ordinary
K - Kevin Hearne, Hammered - 12/17 ★★★★

Update: 3/11 completed

Update: 1/10 completed

4/11 complete

2/9 complete

2/11 complete

2/10 complete

2/13 complete

3/10 complete

Challenge Update ... First off I believe I have everyone's tallies up to date but double check for yourself just to be safe.

Secondly I have made a change in to the Levels of Difficulty ... for those who have 8 books or less are at a easy level and everyone who has a goal of 9 to 15 are now at a medium level. And those who have choosen 16+ are now at a hard level.

Good Luck with the remainder of this challenge!

Rachael wrote: "E Tricks by Ellen..."

I see you are an Ellen Hopkins fan like myself and I will recommend Impulse to you if you have not read it yet. By far my favorite! Followed closely by the Crank Series.

Update: 5/11 completed

4/10 complete

RiN a.k.a ♥ Thwisted Dhelyght ♥ wrote: "Rachael wrote: "E Tricks by Ellen..."

I see you are an Ellen Hopkins fan like myself and I will recommend Impulse to you if you have not read it yet. By far my favorite! Followed closely by the ..."

Oh, thanks so much! Believe it or not, I'm listening to Impulse on CD right now while I'm driving. And, I just started Fallout. It's already tearing my heart out.

Hopkins' work is riveting. Each book I read leaves an indelible mark on my soul. Her work is so heavy that I have to pepper light-hearted reading (usually chick-lit!) between reading her books - a Sarah Addison Allen here, a Jennifer Weiner there!

Thanks again for your recommendation, and please keep 'em coming - I take all suggestions to heart! :-)

And 5/10 - halfway done! :)

5/13 getting there

4/8 completed!

3/9 complete!

3/11 read
List updated. Otherwise I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind.

4/10 read.

Same here, Aleksandra. Forgot to link this one to my page and I forgot all about it..

7/10 complete :)

9/13!!

8/10 :)