The Lost Challenges discussion

I want to thank Autumn

Duration 1 year from start date.

You can Mix and Match Genre's if you wish, and do as much or as little as you want.

Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title. How much you do is up to you.

Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind
Thunder & Lightning
Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge
Duration: 8/27/12 - 8/26/13
0/?


Season/Weather:
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind
Thunder & Lightning
Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow:
Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS:
Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

8/27/12-8/26/13
14/32


Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title. How much you do is up to you.

Autumn - The Autumn Lord by Susan Sizemore.
Winter - A Winter Ballad by Barbara Samuel.
Spring - Spring Comes to Sanctuary by Cooper McKenzie.
Summer - Hot Summer by Judy Powell.
Sun - When the Sun Goes Down... by Crystal Green.
Moon - Blue Moon Over Texas
Rain - In the Midnight Rain by Barbara Samuel.
Snow
Wind
Thunder
Lightning
Frost - Frost Bitten by Eliza Gayle.

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red - The Bachelor's Bed by Jill Shalvis. Completed 8/31/12 *** (3 Stars)
Yellow - Candy Houses by Shiloh Walker. Completed 9/3/12 *** (3 Stars)
Pink
Green - The Doctor's Family (Rocky Mountain Heirs #3) by Lenora Worth. Completed 9/7/12 **** (4 Stars)
Purple - Naked Edge by Pamela Clare. Completed 9/1/12 ***** (5 Stars)
Orange
Blue - Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. Completed 8/27/12 ***** (5 Stars)
Gold - The Touch by Jaymie Holland. Completed 9/1/12 **** (4 Stars)
Silver
White - The Purchased Wife by Michelle Reid. Completed 8/28/12 *** ( 3 Stars)
Black - The Touch by Jaymie Holland. Completed 9/1/12 **** (4 Stars)

BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your favourite Holiday
1.
2.

Your favourite Genre
1. The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer. Completed 8/30/12 ***** (5 Stars)
2.

Your favourite Author
1. Worth the Trip by Penny McCall. Completed 9/5/12 ***** (5 Stars)
2. Breaking Point by Pamela Clare.

A New to You Genre
1.
2.

A New to You Author
1. Seeing Spots by Ellen Fisher. Completed 8/29/12 **** (4 Stars)
2. Before Dawn by Ann Bruce. Completed 8/30/12 **** (4 Stars)

I will start this challenge I think.


Duration: 8/27/12 - 8/26/13
13/?


Season/Weather:
Autumn 4/6
A The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson, 13 Sep 12
U
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, 14 Sep 12
U
Marked by Kim Richardson - 02 Sep 12
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, 06 Sep 12

Winter 3/6
W
I
N Clandestine by Nicole Rae, 07 Sep 12
T
E The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, 17 Sep 12
Roll The Dice by Mimi Barbour, 18 Sep 12

Spring 2/6
Save Me by Lisa Scottoline, 15 Sep 12
P
R Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, 20 Sep 12
I
N
G

Summer 1/6
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, 14 Sep 12
U
M
M
E
R


Sun 1/3
S The Journal by Shaun Stafford, 20 Sep 12
U
N

Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind 1/4
W
I
N
D The Do-Over by Kathy Dunnehoff, 09 Sep 12

Thunder & Lightning
Icicles

Rainbow:
Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue 1/5
Blood Lust Rising by Fayth Devlin, 03 Sep 12
L
U
E
Cover
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS:
Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

I'm in and will back date to 1/1/14.

Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title. How much you do is up to you.

Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind
Thunder & Lightning
Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

I'll give this a shot, but I won't start till September 1.

WEATHER CHALLENGE, 9/1 - 8/31/13
PROGRESS: 32/32ish

SEASON/WEATHER:

AUTUMN - "A" Is for Apple: More Than 200 Recipes for Eating, Munching and Cooking with America's Favorite Fruit, by Greg Patent and Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, finished 10/20 – apples mean autumn, don’t they? :)


WINTER - A Spoonful of Murder (Soup Lovers series #1), by Connie Archer, finished 10/14 – winter scene outside window


SPRING - Book, Line and Sinker (Library Lover’s series #3), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 12/20


SUMMER - Restorations, by Bonnie Blythe, finished 10/8 - Adirondack chairs make me think of summer!


SUN - The Parrot Talks In Chocolate (The Life & Times of a Hawaiian Tiki Bar #1), by Everett Peacock, finished 1/2 – it's always sunny in Hawaii, isn’t it?


MOON - Man in the Blue Moon, by Michael Morris, finished 11/12


RAIN - The Baker Street Letters, by Michael Robertson, finished 9/3


SNOW - Due or Die (Library Lovers series #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 10/12


WIND - Hurricanes in Paradise, by Denise Hildreth, finished 10/29 – hurricane in title

THUNDER/LIGHTNING - Eyewall, by H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, finished 9/20


FOG - Second Sight (Brady Coyne/J.W. Jackson series #2), by Philip R. Craig & William G. Tapply, finished 9/12



RAINBOW:

RED - To Sir, With Love, by E.R. Braithwaite, finished 9/1


YELLOW - Shoofly Pie (Bug Man series #1), by Tim Downs, finished 9/4


PINK - Photo, Snap, Shot (Kiki Lowenstein series #3), by Joanna Campbell Slan, finished 9/17


GREEN - The Time Keeper, by Mitch Albom, finished 9/18


PURPLE - Silent Thunder, by Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen, finished 9/28


ORANGE - Postcards from the Dead (Scrapbooking Mysteries #10), by Laura Childs, finished 10/4 – title letters are orange


BLUE - One Clown Short, by Linda C. Wright, finished 9/7


GOLD - The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone series #6), by Steve Berry, finished 10/27 – gold coin on cover


SILVER - The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, finished 11/3 - letters on this copy are silver foil


WHITE - Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, by Steve Almond, finished 9/9


BLACK - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan, finished 10/ - title letters are black



BONUS:

FAVORITE HOLIDAYS: Thanksgiving and Christmas
1 - The Pumpkin Muffin Murder (Fresh Baked series #5), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 10/28 - Thanksgiving
2 - The Gingerbread Bump-Off (Fresh Baked series #6), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 11/28 – Christmas

FAVORITE GENRE: mystery
1 - What the Cat Saw, by Carolyn Hart, finished 10/7
2 - Latte Trouble (Coffeeshop series #3), by Cleo Coyle, finished 10/9

FAVORITE AUTHOR:
1 - Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club series #2), by Laura Childs, finished 9/30
2 - Blood Orange Brewing (Tea Shop series #7), by Laura Childs, finished 10/26

NEW-TO-YOU GENRE:
1 - Spin, by Catherine McKenzie, finished 9/12
2 - Soon I Will Be Invincible, by Austin Grossman, finished 9/30

NEW-TO-YOU AUTHOR:
1 - Sammi Carter - Candy Apple Dead (Candy Shop series #1), by Sammi Carter, finished 9/7
2 - Charlotte Rogan - The Lifeboat, finished 9/28


                  

                  

                  

  


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/2/13 *****

Okay...I need another challenge like a hole in the head, lol.

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge

Duration: August 27/12 - August 26/13


Season/Weather

Find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title.

10/10

Autumn - Whispers in Autumn by Trisha Leigh 10/01/12 ***
Winter - The Winter Thief by Jenny White 08/28/12 ****
Spring - Violet Miracle by Christina Li 10/15/12 *** (violet's remind me of spring)
Summer - One Summer by Nora Roberts 09/06/12 ***
Sun - Death of a Country Fried Redneck (Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mysteries) by Lee Hollis 11/04/12 *** (picnics remind me of sunny afternoons in the country)
Moon - Catching Midnight by Emma Holly 10/09/12 **
Rain - And The Rain Came Down by Terrie B. Cambridge 11/23/12 ****
Snow - Snow White and the Huntsman by Lily Blake 11/02/12 ***
Wind - Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb 10/30/12 *** (wedding dress hanging on tree blowing in wind)
Thunder - Thunder and Rain: A Novel by Charles Martin 11/29/12 ****
Lightning - Black Jack by Lora Leigh 11/27/12 **** (Lightning on cover)



Rainbow
Find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it.

11/11

Red - Rose of York: Crown of Destiny by Sandra Worth 09/17/12 ****
Yellow - Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim 09/03/12 ***
Pink - Manhunting in Mississippi by Stephanie Bond 09/25/12 ****
Green - Teach Me by Amy Lynn Steele 09/24/12 ****
Purple - Pomegranate Soup: A Novel by Marsha Mehran 10/04/12 ****
Orange - Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward 09/02/12 **
Blue - Her Dear and Loving Husband (Loving Husband Trilogy) by Meredith Allard 09/20/12 ****
Gold - the Dark Queen by Susan Carroll 09/19/12 ****
Silver - Cold My Heart by Sarah Woodbury 09/12/12 ****
White - Cruel Deception by Gregg Olson 09/27/12 ****
Black - The Abyssinian Proof by Jenny White 09/11/12 ****



BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list:

Your favourite Holiday
1.It Really Is a Wonderful Life: Contemporary Christmas Romance Fiction (Christmas Romance Novella) Linda Wood Rondeau 11/17/12 *****
2.I'll Be Home For Christmas by Fern Michaels 11/20/12 ***
Your favourite Genre
1.The Love Knot by Elizabeth Chadwick 08/31/12 ****
2.Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran 09/07/12 *****
Your favourite Author
1.The First Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick 09/08/12 ****
2. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran 09/10/12 *****
A New to You Genre
1.Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman 09/04/12 ***
2. While the World Watched by Carolyn Maull McKinstry 09/15/12 *****
A New to You Author
1. Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan 08/28/12 ***
2. Fairest by Chanda Hahn 08/28/12 ****

...Split this up into two posts below...

I am in

The Lost Challenges
"Whatever the Weather" Challenge
Duration: 8/30/2012 - 8/30/2013

Progress: 81 out of 81

Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title. How much you do is up to you.

Autumn
A: At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
U: Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy
T: Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
U: Undone by Rachel Caine
M: Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
N: Nalini Singh; Blaze of Memory



Winter
W: Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
I: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
N: Nicholas Sparks; Safe Haven
T: Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
E: E.L. James; Fifty Shades Darker
R: River Marked by Patricia Briggs



Spring
S: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
P: Phantom Evil by Heather Graham
R: Rachel Hartman; Seraphina by
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Slays
N: Nalini Singh; Hostage to Pleasure
G: Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers



Summer
S: Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher
U: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
M: Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
M: Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
E: E.L. James; Fifty Shades Freed
R: Veronica Roth; Divergent



Sun
S: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
U: Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
N: Nora Roberts; Blue Dahlia



Moon
M: Marissa Meyer; Cinder
O: Osho; Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
O: Barack Obama; Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by
N: Nora Roberts; The Witness



Rain
R: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs - *** - 2/12/2013
A: After by Amy Efaw
I: The Inn At Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods
N: Nora Roberts; Black Hills



Snow
S: Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
N: Night Huntress by Yasmine Galenorn
O: Barbara O'Neal; The Lost Recipe for Happiness
W: J.R. Ward; Lover Unbound



Wind
W: Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
I: I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
N: Nora Roberts; Black Rose
D: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor



Thunder
T: Thea Harrison; Dragon Bound
H: The Host by Stephenie Meyer
U: Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi
N: Nora Roberts; Red Lily
D: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
E: Laura Esquivel; Like Water for Chocolate
R: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean



Lightning
L: Michael Lewis; Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Bleeds
G: Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
H: Heart of a Desert Warrior by Lucy Monroe
T: Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich
N: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
I: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
N: Nalini Singh; Branded by Fire
G: Yasmine Galenorn; Etched in Silver



Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Yellow - Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
Pink - The Day I Shot Cupid: Hello, My Name Is Jennifer Love Hewitt and I'm a Love-aholic by Jennifer Love Hewitt
Green - Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Purple - Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
Orange - Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
Blue - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Gold - The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Silver - Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
White - Vanish by Sophie Jordan
Black - Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz



BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your Favourite Holiday
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
An Enchanted Season by Maggie Shayne

Your Favourite Genre: Urban Fantasy
Changeling by Yasmine Galenorn
Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn

Your Favourite Author
The Husband List by Janet Evanovich
Fair Game by Patricia Briggs

A New to You Genre
Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French
The Call of the Wild by Jack London

A New to You Author
The Substitute Millionaire by Susan Mallery
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Love this idea.


WHATEVER THE WEATHER CHALLENGE
August 31, 2012 - August 30, 2013
0/??

Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title.

Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind
Thunder & Lightning
Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS: Make your own with 2 books from each or any.

Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

27/33 Completed
9/5/12 - 9/4/13


CATEGORY ONE: COVER HUNT (7/11)

√ 1. Autumn ~ It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 10/23 (4 Stars)
√2. Winter ~ Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas 1/13 (5 Stars)
3. Spring ~ Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
√ 4. Summer ~ Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas 10/22 (4 Stars)
5. Sun ~ Until the Sun Falls from the Sky by Kristen Ashley
√ 6. Moon ~ Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur 10/12 (4 Stars)
7. Rain ~ Barefoot in the Rain by Roxanne St. Claire
√ 8. Snow ~ Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh 10/20 (5 Stars)
√ 9. Wind ~ Contract for Marriage by Barbara DeLeo 11/11 (3 Stars)
√ 10. Thunder & Lightning ~ When Lightning Strikes by Brenda Novak 8/8 (4 Stars)
√ 11. Make your own 'Weather Word' (FROST) ~ Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs 4/5 (5 Stars)



CATEGORY TWO: READ A RAINBOW (11/12)

√ 1. Red (cover) ~ Rock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley 12/4 (4 Stars)
√ 2. Yellow (cover) ~ The Playboy by Carly Phillips 1/6 (4 Stars)
√3. Pink (cover) ~ The Heartbreaker by Carly Phillips 1/16 (3 Stars)
√ 4. Green (cover) ~ Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley 10/8 (4 Stars)
5. Purple (cover) ~ Karma by Carly Phillips
√ 6. Orange (cover) ~ Her Magic Touch by Sable Hunter 9/25 (4 Stars)
√ 7. Blue (cover) ~ Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley 10/26 (4 Stars)
√ 8. Gold (author's name) ~ Deep Autumn Heat by Elisabeth Barrett 10/2 (4 Stars)
√ 9. Silver (bike) ~ Badass by Sable Hunter 12/28 (4 Stars)
√ 10. White (cover) ~ The Bachelor by Carly Phillips 11/24 (3 Stars)
√ 11. Black (author's name) ~ Hot on Her Trail by Sable Hunter 9/23 (3 stars)
√ 12. Gray (cover) ~ Claim Me by J. Kenner 4/17 (4.5 Stars)



BONUS: (8/10)

1. Your favourite Holiday ~
√All She Wants For Christmas by Jaci Burton 11/29 (4 Stars)
√A Rare Gift by Jaci Burton12/1 (5 Stars)

2. Your favourite Genre ~
√Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley 11/17 (5 Stars)
√Rock Chick Regret by Kristen Ashley 1/9 (5 Stars)

3. Your favourite Author:
√Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 10/3 (5 Stars)
√Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley 10/14 (4 Stars)

4. It doesn't fit, but I want to read it ~
Serendipity by Carly Phillips
Destiny by Carly Phillips

5. A New to You Author ~
√Cowboy Heat by Sable Hunter 9/20 (3 Stars)
√Finally Home by Helen Scott Taylor 9/15 (4 Stars)

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge
Duration: Sept 7, 2012 - Sept 7, 2013

Read 0/???

Season/Weather:
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind
Thunder & Lightning
Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow:
Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS:
Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

Whatever the Weather Challenge
Duration: 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2013

11/37 read

Season/Weather spell out (16)
T ~ Tranquility 9/15/12 3.5/5♥
H
U
N ~ Nalini Singh Play of Passion 9/2/12 4/5♥
D
E
R

&

L
I
G
H
T
N
I
N
G


Rainbow (11)

Red ~ 9/9/12 4/5♥
Yellow ~ 9/8/12 5/5♥
Pink
Green ~ 9/5/12 4/5♥
Purple 9/1/12 4/5♥
Orange
Blue 9/26/12 5/5♥
Gold 9/23/12 5/5♥
Silver 9/23/12 5/5♥
White 9/10/12 4.5/5♥
Black

BONUS: 2 of each (10)

Your favourite Holiday ~
1)
2)


Your favourite Genre ~
1)
2)


Your favourite Author ~
1)
2)


A New to You Genre ~
1)
2)


A New to You Author ~
1) Anya Bast Fury 9/15/12 3.5/5♥
2)

Updating:

WEATHER CHALLENGE, 9/1 - 8/31/13
PROGRESS: 8/32ish

SEASON/WEATHER:
AUTUMN -
WINTER -
SPRING -
SUMMER -
SUN -
MOON -

RAIN - The Baker Street Letters, by Michael Robertson, finished 9/3


SNOW -
WIND -
THUNDER/LIGHTNING -

FOG - Second Sight (Brady Coyne/J.W. Jackson series #2), by Philip R. Craig & William G. Tapply, finished 9/12



RAINBOW:
RED - To Sir, With Love, by E.R. Braithwaite, finished 9/1


YELLOW - Shoofly Pie (Bug Man series #1), by Tim Downs, finished 9/4


PINK
GREEN
PURPLE
ORANGE

BLUE - One Clown Short, by Linda C. Wright, finished 9/7


GOLD
SILVER

WHITE - Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, by Steve Almond, finished 9/9


BLACK


BONUS:
FAVORITE HOLIDAY:
1 -
2 -

FAVORITE GENRE:
1 -
2 -

FAVORITE AUTHOR:
1 -
2 -

NEW-TO-YOU GENRE:
1 - Spin, by Catherine McKenzie, finished 9/12
2 -

NEW-TO-YOU AUTHOR:
1 - Sammi Carter, Candy Apple Dead (Candy Shop series #1), by Sammi Carter, finished 9/7
2 -

              

Duration: 8/27/12 - 8/26/13
13/?


Season/Weather:
Autumn 4/6
A The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson, 13 Sep 12
U
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, 14 Sep 12
U
Marked by Kim Richardson - 02 Sep 12
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, 06 Sep 12

Winter 3/6
W
I
N Clandestine by Nicole Rae, 07 Sep 12
T
E The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, 17 Sep 12
Roll The Dice by Mimi Barbour, 18 Sep 12

Spring 2/6
Save Me by Lisa Scottoline, 15 Sep 12
P
R Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, 20 Sep 12
I
N
G

Summer 1/6
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, 14 Sep 12
U
M
M
E
R


Sun 1/3
S The Journal by Shaun Stafford, 20 Sep 12
U
N

Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind 1/4
W
I
N
D The Do-Over by Kathy Dunnehoff, 09 Sep 12

Thunder & Lightning
Icicles

Rainbow:
Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue 1/5
Blood Lust Rising by Fayth Devlin, 03 Sep 12
L
U
E
Cover
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS:
Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

I'm in here too! lol will come back to add my books! LOL :) I need HELP!!!!!

Duration 1 year from start date.

You can Mix and Match Genre's if you wish, and do as much or as little as you want.

Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title. How much you do is up to you.

Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind
Thunder & Lightning
Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

RAINBOW:

Red:
Green: Inheritance..Christopher Paolini(book 2)
Blue: The Son of Neptune..Rick Riordan(book 2)
Black: Son of a Witch..Gregory Maguire(book 2)
White:
Orange: A Clash of Kings..G.R.R. Martin(book 2)
Pink:
Purple:
Yellow:
Silver:
Grey: Fifty Shades Darker..E.L. James(book 2)
Gold:

WEATHER:

Windy:(windy scene on island) The Island House..Posie Graeme-Evans(25 Sept)

Spring:(flower garden) The Unfinished Garden..Barbara Claypole White

Updating:

WEATHER CHALLENGE, 9/1 - 8/31/13
PROGRESS: 21/32ish

SEASON/WEATHER:
AUTUMN -

WINTER - A Spoonful of Murder (Soup Lovers series #1), by Connie Archer, finished 10/14 – winter scene outside window


SPRING -

SUMMER - Restorations, by Bonnie Blythe, finished 10/8 - Adirondack chairs make me think of summer!


SUN -
MOON -

RAIN - The Baker Street Letters, by Michael Robertson, finished 9/3


SNOW - Due or Die (Library Lovers series #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 10/12


WIND -

THUNDER/LIGHTNING - Eyewall, by H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, finished 9/20


FOG - Second Sight (Brady Coyne/J.W. Jackson series #2), by Philip R. Craig & William G. Tapply, finished 9/12



RAINBOW:
RED - To Sir, With Love, by E.R. Braithwaite, finished 9/1


YELLOW - Shoofly Pie (Bug Man series #1), by Tim Downs, finished 9/4


PINK - Photo, Snap, Shot (Kiki Lowenstein series #3), by Joanna Campbell Slan, finished 9/17


GREEN - The Time Keeper, by Mitch Albom, finished 9/18


PURPLE - Silent Thunder, by Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen, finished 9/28


ORANGE - Postcards from the Dead (Scrapbooking Mysteries #10), by Laura Childs, finished 10/4 – title letters are orange


BLUE - One Clown Short, by Linda C. Wright, finished 9/7


GOLD
SILVER

WHITE - Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, by Steve Almond, finished 9/9


BLACK


BONUS:
FAVORITE HOLIDAY:
1 -
2 -

FAVORITE GENRE: mystery
1 - What the Cat Saw, by Carolyn Hart, finished 10/7
2 - Latte Trouble (Coffeeshop series #3), by Cleo Coyle, finished 10/9

FAVORITE AUTHOR:
1 - Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club series #2), by Laura Childs, finished 9/30
2 -

NEW-TO-YOU GENRE:
1 - Spin, by Catherine McKenzie, finished 9/12
2 - Soon I Will Be Invincible, by Austin Grossman, finished 9/30

NEW-TO-YOU AUTHOR:
1 - Sammi Carter, Candy Apple Dead (Candy Shop series #1), by Sammi Carter, finished 9/7
2 - The Lifeboat, by Charlotte Rogan, finished 9/28

                  

                  

Updated Message #12

Duration: 24/10/12 - 23/10/13
Completed
Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title. How much you do is up to you.

Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind
Thunder & Lightning


Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your favourite Holiday
1.
2.

Your favourite Genre
1.
2.

Your favourite Author
1.
2.

A New to You Genre

1.
2.

A New to You Author
1.
2.

Updated Message #12

13/33

TLC Whatever the Weather Challenge
Time Frame: 01.11.12 - 31.10.13
Completed: 18/38

Category 1: Weather Words Spellout 10/16
T: Thirst by L.A. Larkin
H: Hunger Games, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, 02.12.12 ♥♥♥♥♥
U:
N: (The) Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 15.02.13 ♥♥♥♥♥
D: Doyle, Arthur Conan - A Study in Scarlet 20.01.13 ♥♥♥♥
E: Eileen Holland, The Wicca Handbook 13.12.12 ♥♥♥♥
R: Resurrection by Nancy Holder
&
L: Lumatere Chronicals, Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta 17.11.12 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
I: Inheritance by Christopher Paolini 24.01.13 ♥♥♥♥
G: Genova, Lisa Left Neglected 04.11.12 ♥♥♥♥♥
H: Hunger Games, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 03.12.12 ♥♥♥♥
T: Tough Customer by Sandra Brown 11.12.12 ♥♥♥♥
N: Nix, Garth A Confusion of Princes 14.11.12 ♥♥♥
I: I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
N: No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty
G: Genova, Lisa Love Anthony

Category 2: Read a Rainbow 5/10
Red: Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud
Yellow:
Green: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton 23.12.12 ♥♥♥♥♥
Purple:
Orange: The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium by Robert Lacey &Danny Danziger 20.12.12 ♥♥♥♥
Blue: F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton 27.12.12 ♥♥♥
Gold: Balthazar by Claudia Gray 29.11.12 ♥♥♥♥
Silver:
White:
Black: The Stillness of Time Travel by A.J. Maddicott 25.11.12 ♥♥♥♥


Category 3: Make you own mini challenge 3/12
Favourite Genre - Fantasy 0/4
1. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
2. Wicked 2: Legacy & Spellbound by Nancy Holder
3. The Hidden City by Michelle Sagara West
4. When We Have Wings by Claire Corbett

Favourite Author - Stephen King 1/4
1. The Gunslinger 06.12.12 ♥♥
2. 11 22 63
3. The Drawing of the Three
4.

It doesn't fit, but I want to read it 2/4
1. Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter 31.12.12 ♥♥♥♥♥
2. Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
3. Fallen by Tim Lebbon 02.03.13 ♥♥♥
4. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Is it ok to choose two favorite holidays, instead of having both books represent the same one?

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge
Duration: 11.1.12-10.31.13
0/?

Season/Weather:
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon - Oracle's Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind The Shadow of the Wind
Thunder & Lightning The Lightning Thief
Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow:
Red
Yellow
Pink - Can You Keep a Secret?
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black - Night's Cold Kiss

BONUS:
Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

Barb wrote: "Is it ok to choose two favorite holidays, instead of having both books represent the same one?"

that is fine

Thanks Lizz!

Barb wrote: "Thanks Lizz!"

Your Welcome

I finished my challenge....I really liked this one too!! Happy Reading All ^-^

Whatever the Weather" Challenge

Duration: August 27/12 - August 26/13


Season/Weather

Find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title.

10/10

Autumn - Whispers in Autumn by Trisha Leigh 10/01/12 ***
Winter - The Winter Thief by Jenny White 08/28/12 ****
Spring - Violet Miracle by Christina Li 10/15/12 *** (violet's remind me of spring)
Summer - One Summer by Nora Roberts 09/06/12 ***
Sun - Death of a Country Fried Redneck (Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mysteries) by Lee Hollis 11/04/12 *** (picnics remind me of sunny afternoons in the country)
Moon - Catching Midnight by Emma Holly 10/09/12 **
Rain - And The Rain Came Down by Terrie B. Cambridge 11/23/12 ****
Snow - Snow White and the Huntsman by Lily Blake 11/02/12 ***
Wind - Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb 10/30/12 *** (wedding dress hanging on tree blowing in wind)
Thunder - Thunder and Rain: A Novel by Charles Martin 11/29/12 ****
Lightning - Black Jack by Lora Leigh 11/27/12 **** (Lightning on cover)



Rainbow
Find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it.

11/11

Red - Rose of York: Crown of Destiny by Sandra Worth 09/17/12 ****
Yellow - Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim 09/03/12 ***
Pink - Manhunting in Mississippi by Stephanie Bond 09/25/12 ****
Green - Teach Me by Amy Lynn Steele 09/24/12 ****
Purple - Pomegranate Soup: A Novel by Marsha Mehran 10/04/12 ****
Orange - Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward 09/02/12 **
Blue - Her Dear and Loving Husband (Loving Husband Trilogy) by Meredith Allard 09/20/12 ****
Gold - the Dark Queen by Susan Carroll 09/19/12 ****
Silver - Cold My Heart by Sarah Woodbury 09/12/12 ****
White - Cruel Deception by Gregg Olson 09/27/12 ****
Black - The Abyssinian Proof by Jenny White 09/11/12 ****



BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list:

Your favourite Holiday
1.It Really Is a Wonderful Life: Contemporary Christmas Romance Fiction (Christmas Romance Novella) Linda Wood Rondeau 11/17/12 *****
2.I'll Be Home For Christmas by Fern Michaels 11/20/12 ***
Your favourite Genre
1.The Love Knot by Elizabeth Chadwick 08/31/12 ****
2.Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran 09/07/12 *****
Your favourite Author
1.The First Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick 09/08/12 ****
2. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran 09/10/12 *****
A New to You Genre
1.Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman 09/04/12 ***
2. While the World Watched by Carolyn Maull McKinstry 09/15/12 *****
A New to You Author
1. Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan 08/28/12 ***
2. Fairest by Chanda Hahn 08/28/12 ****

W2G NayNay

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge

Duration: 01.12.2012 - 30.11.2013

Completed: 21/32

Season/Weather
Autumn
Winter - Black Ice by Anne Stuart - 16.01.2013. - ★★★★
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow - All She Wrote by Josh Lanyon - 15.01.2013. - ★★★
Wind
Thunder & Lightning - The Hawk by Monica McCarty - 09.01.13 - ★★★★
Storm or Mist



Rainbow
Red - Lord of Seduction by Paula Quinn - 11.12.12 - ★★★★
Yellow - Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson - 22.12.12 - ★★★★
Pink
Green - The Prize by Julie Garwood - 14.12.12. ★★★★
Purple - Somewhere I'll Find You by Lisa Kleypas - 02.01.2013. - ★★★
Orange - Foul Play by Janet Evanovich - 07.12.12 - ★★★
Blue - The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley - 09.02.13 - ★★★★★
Gold - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - 06.02.2013. - ★★★★ - mountain peaks are gold
Silver - Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs - 11.02.2013. - ★★★
White
Black - Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon - 08.01.2013. - ★★★



Favourite Holiday
1. Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle - 06.12.12 - ★★★
2. An Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James - 17.01.13 - ★★★


Favourite Genre - cozy mystery
1. Grace Interrupted by Julie Hyzy - 10.12.12 - ★★★★
2. Fonduing Fathers by Julie Hyzy - 12.01.13 - ★★★


Favourite Author
1. Plameni inkvizitori by Marija Jurić Zagorka - 31.12.12 - ★★★★★
2.


A New Genre
1. Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband by Melissa Mayhue - 06.01.13 - ★★★★ - time-travel
2. Rough Canvas by Joey W. Hill - 12.01.13 - ★★★ - BDSM


A New Author
1. The Chief by Monica McCarty - 05.12.12 ★★★★
2. Without Reservations by J.L. Langley - 05.01.2013. - ★★★★

...Split this up!...

WHATEVER THE WEATHER

Duration: Sep 01, 2012 - Aug 31, 2013
Completed: 99/111

SEASONS
24/24

Autumn
6/6

✔ A - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (09/07)
✔ U - Under the Dome | Stephen King ★★ (11/09)
✔ T - This Bright River | Patrick Somerville ★ (09/13)
✔ U - Up the Down Staircase | Bel Kaufman ★★★★ (12/18)
✔ M - The Land of Decoration | Grace McCleen ★★★★ (09/08)
✔ N - Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (09/07)

Winter
6/6

✔ W - Water for Elephants | Sara Gruen ★★★ (10/21)
✔ I - The Inquisitor: A Novel | Mark Allen Smith ★★ (09/11)
✔ N - Fragile Things | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (10/17)
✔ T - True Believers | Kurt Andersen ★★★ (09/28)
✔ E - The Cold Light of Mourning | Elizabeth J. Duncan ★★★ (09/06)
✔ R - The Round House | Louise Erdrich ★★★★★ (10/05)

Spring
6/6

✔ S - Skios: A Novel | Michael Frayn ★★★★ (09/01)
✔ P - Peaches for Father Francis | Joanne Harris ★★★ (10/11)
✔ R - River of Smoke | Amitav Ghosh ★★★★ (10/21)
✔ I - If I Stay | Gayle Forman ★ (09/21)
✔ N - Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (10/18)
✔ G - Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez ★★★★★ (11/01)

Summer
5/6

✔ S - The Sun Also Rises | Ernest Hemingway ★★ (09/04)
U
✔ M - Just Desserts | G.A. McKevett ★★★ (10/08)
✔ M - Confessions of a Mask | Yukio Mishima ★★ (10/19)
✔ E - The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern ★★★★★ (10/26)
✔ R - Portnoy's Complaint | Philip Roth ★ (11/25)

WEATHER
53/55

Rain
4/4

✔ R - Ignorance: A Novel | Michèle Roberts ★★★ (12/06)
✔ A - Absolution | Patrick Flanery ★★ (09/13)
✔ I - The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★ (10/12)
✔ N - NW | Zadie Smith ★★ (11/02)

Snow
4/4

✔ S - Stardust | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (09/15)
✔ N - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Alexander McCall Smith ★★★ (11/09)
✔ O - Out Stealing Horses | Per Petterson ★★★ (09/25)
✔ W - The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (11/11)

Wind
4/4

✔ W - Death Comes for the Archbishop | Willa Cather ★★★ (11/30)
✔ I - I Scream, You Scream | Wendy Lyn Watson ★ (10/13)
✔ N - American Gods | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (11/09)
✔ D - Marlene | Marlene Dietrich ★★★ (11/02)

Thunder
6/7

✔ T - Theft: A Love Story | Peter Carey ★★★ (09/30)
✔ H - Kafka on the Shore | Haruki Murakami ★★★★★ (11/24)
U
✔ N - The Yips | Nicola Barker ★★★ (11/10)
✔ D - Death by Darjeeling | Laura Childs ★★ (11/30)
✔ E - Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother | Eve LaPlante ★★★ (11/04)
✔ R - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore | Robin Sloan ★★ (12/12)

Lightning
9/9

✔ L - The Light Between Oceans | M.L. Stedman ★ (10/05)
✔ I - In the Shadow of the Banyan | Vaddey Ratner ★★★★ (10/28)
✔ G - Anacacho, An Allie Armington Mystery | Louise Gaylord ★ (11/16)
✔ H - Horns | Joe Hill ★★★★ (11/28)
✔ T - Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe ★★★★★ (10/12)
✔ N - Anansi Boys | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (11/24)
✔ I - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? | Mindy Kaling ★★★★ (11/02)
✔ N - The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (11/26)
✔ G - Good Omens | Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/29)

Storm
5/5

✔ S - Silence | Shusaku Endo ★★★★★ (09/26)
✔ T - Time and Tide in Acadia: Seasons on Mount Desert Island | Christopher Camuto ★★ (10/18)
✔ O - Ordeal By Innocence | Agatha Christie ★★ (10/05)
✔ R - Joseph Anton | Salman Rushdie ★★★★ (01/04)
✔ M - The Book Thief | Markus Zusak ★★ (11/11)

Hail
4/4

✔ H - How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe | Charles Yu ★★★★ (11/30)
✔ A - Alys, Always: A Novel | Harriet Lane ★★ (09/25)
✔ I - Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories | Washington Irving ★★★ (11/30)
✔ L - Capital | John Lanchester ★★ (09/14)

Clouds
5/6

✔ C - On What Grounds | Cleo Coyle ★ (10/19)
✔ L - Little Century: A Novel | Anna Keesey ★★★ (10/10)
✔ O - Of Mice and Men | John Steinbeck ★★★★ (09/06)
U
✔ D - Murder Must Advertise | Dorothy L. Sayers ★★★★ (12/25)
✔ S - Shine Shine Shine | Lydia Netzer ★★★ (09/26)

Mist
4/4

✔ M - Telegraph Avenue | Michael Chabon ★★★★ (11/17)
✔ I - An Artist of the Floating World | Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★ (12/29)
✔ S - Scoop to Kill | Wendy Lyn Watson ★★★ (11/16)
✔ T - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | John le Carré ★★★★★ (11/12)

Fog
3/3

✔ F - Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn ★★ (11/28)
✔ O - When the Emperor Was Divine | Julie Otsuka ★★★★ (12/24)
✔ G - Xs: An Allie Armington Mystery | Louise Gaylord ★ (11/23)

Sleet
5/5

✔ S - Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories | Sherman Alexie ★★★ (11/26)
✔ L - Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology | Caroline Paul ★★★ (11/29)
✔ E - Elantris | Brandon Sanderson ★ (11/21)
✔ E - The Elegance of the Hedgehog | Muriel Barbery ★ (11/28)
✔ T - Timequake | Kurt Vonnegut ★★★ (11/26)

COLORS
14/22

Cover
11/11

✔ Red - The Casual Vacancy | J.K. Rowling ★ (10/19)
✔ Yellow - The Forgetting Tree | Tatjana Soli ★ (10/31)
✔ Pink - Tilt-a-Whirl | Chris Grabenstein ★★★★ (09/13)
✔ Green - The Flight of Gemma Hardy | Margot Livesey ★ (09/05)
✔ Purple - A Dark-Adapted Eye | Barbara Vine ★★★ (09/14)
✔ Orange - Arcadia | Lauren Groff ★★★ (09/05)
✔ Blue - Beautiful Ruins | Jess Walter ★★★★★ (09/19)
✔ Gold - A Hologram for the King | Dave Eggers ★★★★ (10/05)
✔ Silver - The Kill Artist | Daniel Silva ★★ (11/04)
✔ White - The Right-Hand Shore: A Novel | Christopher Tilghman ★★★★ (09/05)
✔ Black - The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins ★★★★★ (09/11)

Word
3/11

✔ Red - A Red Herring Without Mustard | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (02/17)
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
✔ Blue - Alentejo Blue | Monica Ali ★ (12/11)
Gold
Silver
White
✔ Black - Black Water | Joyce Carol Oates ★★ (11/21)

BONUS:
9/10

Holiday :: Christmas
✔ 1. I Am Half Sick Of Shadows | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (02/27)
2.

Favorite Genre :: Dystopia
✔ 1. Monument 14 | Emmy Laybourne ★★ (09/18)
✔ 2. Cloud Atlas | David Mitchell ★★★★★ (09/20)

Favorite Author :: Terry Pratchett
✔ 1. The Long Earth | Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter ★★★★ (09/22)
✔ 2. Mort | Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/04)

New Genre :: Chick Lit
✔ 1. Seating Arrangements | Maggie Shipstead ★ (09/19)
✔ 2. One For The Money | Janet Evanovich ★★★ (09/20)

New Author
✔ 1. Tree of Smoke | Denis Johnson ★★★ (10/27)
✔ 2. Await Your Reply | Dan Chaon ★★★★ (10/30)

Finally finished this one!

WEATHER CHALLENGE, 9/1 - 8/31/13
PROGRESS: 32/32

SEASON/WEATHER:

AUTUMN - "A" Is for Apple: More Than 200 Recipes for Eating, Munching and Cooking with America's Favorite Fruit, by Greg Patent and Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, finished 10/20 – apples mean autumn, don’t they? :)


WINTER - A Spoonful of Murder (Soup Lovers series #1), by Connie Archer, finished 10/14 – winter scene outside window


SPRING - Book, Line and Sinker (Library Lover’s series #3), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 12/20


SUMMER - Restorations, by Bonnie Blythe, finished 10/8 - Adirondack chairs make me think of summer!


SUN - The Parrot Talks In Chocolate (The Life & Times of a Hawaiian Tiki Bar #1), by Everett Peacock, finished 1/2 – it's always sunny in Hawaii, isn’t it?


MOON - Man in the Blue Moon, by Michael Morris, finished 11/12


RAIN - The Baker Street Letters, by Michael Robertson, finished 9/3


SNOW - Due or Die (Library Lovers series #2), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 10/12


WIND - Hurricanes in Paradise, by Denise Hildreth, finished 10/29 – hurricane in title

THUNDER/LIGHTNING - Eyewall, by H.W. “Buzz” Bernard, finished 9/20


FOG - Second Sight (Brady Coyne/J.W. Jackson series #2), by Philip R. Craig & William G. Tapply, finished 9/12



RAINBOW:

RED - To Sir, With Love, by E.R. Braithwaite, finished 9/1


YELLOW - Shoofly Pie (Bug Man series #1), by Tim Downs, finished 9/4


PINK - Photo, Snap, Shot (Kiki Lowenstein series #3), by Joanna Campbell Slan, finished 9/17


GREEN - The Time Keeper, by Mitch Albom, finished 9/18


PURPLE - Silent Thunder, by Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen, finished 9/28


ORANGE - Postcards from the Dead (Scrapbooking Mysteries #10), by Laura Childs, finished 10/4 – title letters are orange


BLUE - One Clown Short, by Linda C. Wright, finished 9/7


GOLD - The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone series #6), by Steve Berry, finished 10/27 – gold coin on cover


SILVER - The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, finished 11/3 - letters on this copy are silver foil


WHITE - Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America, by Steve Almond, finished 9/9


BLACK - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan, finished 10/ - title letters are black



BONUS:

FAVORITE HOLIDAYS: Thanksgiving and Christmas
1 - The Pumpkin Muffin Murder (Fresh Baked series #5), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 10/28 - Thanksgiving
2 - The Gingerbread Bump-Off (Fresh Baked series #6), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 11/28 – Christmas

FAVORITE GENRE: mystery
1 - What the Cat Saw, by Carolyn Hart, finished 10/7
2 - Latte Trouble (Coffeeshop series #3), by Cleo Coyle, finished 10/9

FAVORITE AUTHOR:
1 - Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club series #2), by Laura Childs, finished 9/30
2 - Blood Orange Brewing (Tea Shop series #7), by Laura Childs, finished 10/26

NEW-TO-YOU GENRE:
1 - Spin, by Catherine McKenzie, finished 9/12
2 - Soon I Will Be Invincible, by Austin Grossman, finished 9/30

NEW-TO-YOU AUTHOR:
1 - Sammi Carter - Candy Apple Dead (Candy Shop series #1), by Sammi Carter, finished 9/7
2 - Charlotte Rogan - The Lifeboat, finished 9/28


                  

                  

                  

  


***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 1/2/13 *****

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge
Duration: Sept 7, 2012 - Sept 7, 2013

Read 19/31 books

Season/Weather:

Spring
S - The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier - 18/11/12
P - Le Port Intérieur by Antoine Volodine - 16/10/12
R
I
N
G - The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago - 31/01/13


Summer
S - Silk by Alessandro Baricco - 04/02/13
U - Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - 29/12/12
M - Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery - 16/12/12
M - Main Passe by Boileau-Narcejac - 19/03/13
E - Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle by Ingrid Betancourt - 15/03/13
R


Wind
W
I
N
D - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby - 26/10/12


Thunder
T - Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson - 02/12/12
H
U
N
D - Dune by Frank Herbert - 20/01/13
E
R




Rainbow:

Red - Dark Magick by Cate Tiernan- 11/01/13

Yellow - Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster - 27/10/12

Green - Origins by Cate Tiernan - 30/12/12

Blue - François Truffaut : Les films de sa vie by Annette Insdorf - 30/10/12

White - Hors Champ by Sylvie Germain - 17/09/12

Black - A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood - 28/01/13


BONUS:

A New to You Author
1.Ce que j'appelle oubli by Laurent Mauvignier - 21/09/12
2.Alexis by Marguerite Yourcenar - 24/02/13

Duration: 1/1/13 - 12/31/13

Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title. How much you do is up to you.

Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind
Thunder & Lightning

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black

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This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

Gina's Weather Challenge
3/1/13-3/1/14
0/27

Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title. How much you do is up to you.

Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Sun
Moon
Rain
Snow
Wind
Thunder & Lightning
Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red
Yellow
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Blue
Gold
Silver
White
Black

BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

Whatever The Weather
duration: 16.03.13-16.03.14

Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title.

A- angelfall 15.08.13
u- The Unit07.07.13
t- Those That Wake 25.08.13
u-
m-Mary Poppins 02.09.13
n-Nighthogs: A Pearls Before Swine Collection 04.12.13

W-We, the Drowned 14.07.13
i- The Iron King 05.08.13
n-Never Let Me Go 09.08.13
t- Throne of Glass 17.08.13
e- Eye of the Needle 01.08.13
r-The Reader22.06.13

S-Sense and Sensibility29.04.13
p-Psycho20.04.13
r-Red Dragon24.04.13
i- The Iron Daughter 10.08.13
n-Night04.06.13
g-Gone Girl 21.07.13

S-Something Wicked This Way Comes 19.07.13
u-
m-The Magic Mountain 26.07.13
m-Macbeth26.06.13
e- Even Silence has an End 30.09.13
r-The Ruins17.06.13

S- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:16.03.13
u-
n-

MMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil14.06.13
o Oryx and Crake
o
n

R-Rebecca13.04.13
a- Animal Farm 29.10.13
i- The Iron Queen 14.08.13
nNigella Bites: From Family Meals to Elegant Dinners--Easy, Delectable Recipes for Any Occasion 19.12.13

S-The Sugar Queen27.08.13
n-
o-
w-World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War02.06.13

w-We Have Always Lived in the Castle 08.24.13
i- Island of the Blue Dolphins 18.08.13
n-
d-The Diving Pool: Three Novellas 11.10.13

T-The Thin Man 12.12.13
h-Hide and Seek 23.08.13
u-
n-Night Shift 17.10.13
d-The Diving Pool: Three Novellas 11.10.13
e-The Eyes of the Dragon 07.11.13
r-Ruined 28.07.13
&
L- living dead in dallas 02.08.13
i- I Am Legend 12.09.13
g-The Great Gatsby 02.11.13
h-The Haunting of Hill House 10.10.13
t-The Time Machine03.11.13
n-
i-I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats25.10.13
n-
g-The Great Gatsby 02.11.13

Make your own 'Weather Word' to use

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

RedHow to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You 25.03.13
YellowThe Virgin Suicides26.03.13
Pink Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?01.04.13
Green A Storm of Swords20.03.13
Purple Silence: A Thirteenth-Century French Romance15.03.13
Orange Mile 81 17.03.13
Blue Thinner 05.07.13
Gold The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee06.04.13
SilverThe Silver Linings Playbook18.06.13
White Frankenstein08.05.13
Black The Handmaid's Tale10.04.13

BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge
Duration: Sept 7, 2012 - Sept 7, 2013

Read 25/32 books

Season/Weather:

Spring
S - The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier - 18/11/12
P - (Le) Port Intérieur by Antoine Volodine - 16/10/12
R - René by François-René de Chateaubriand - 05/06/13
I - (L')immoraliste by André Gide - 18/05/13
N -
G - The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago - 31/01/13


Summer
S - Silk by Alessandro Baricco - 04/02/13
U - Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - 29/12/12
M - Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery - 16/12/12
M - Main Passe by Boileau-Narcejac - 19/03/13
E - Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle by Ingrid Betancourt - 15/03/13
R -


Wind
W -
I - In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin - 09/06/13
N -
D - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby - 26/10/12


Thunder
T - Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson - 02/12/12
H - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle - 31/05/13
U - Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - 15/05/13
N -
D - Dune by Frank Herbert - 20/01/13
E -
R -


Rainbow:

Red - Dark Magick by Cate Tiernan - 11/01/13

Yellow - Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster - 27/10/12

Pink - Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery - 30/05/13

Green - Origins by Cate Tiernan - 30/12/12

Blue - François Truffaut : Les films de sa vie by Annette Insdorf - 30/10/12

White - Hors Champ by Sylvie Germain - 17/09/12

Black - A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood - 28/01/13


BONUS:

A New to You Author

1. Ce que j'appelle oubli by Laurent Mauvignier - 21/09/12
2.Alexis by Marguerite Yourcenar - 24/02/13

W2G Brab

Keep it going guys and y'all are doing great

Updated Message #12

27/33 Completed

I finally finished this challenge!

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge
Duration: Sept 7, 2012 - Sept 7, 2013

Read 32/32 books

Season/Weather:

Spring
S - The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier - 18/11/12
P - (Le) Port Intérieur by Antoine Volodine - 16/10/12
R - René by François-René de Chateaubriand - 05/06/13
I - L'immoraliste by André Gide - 18/05/13
N - Night's Child by Cate Tiernan - 06/07/13
G - The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago - 31/01/13


Summer
S - Silk by Alessandro Baricco - 04/02/13
U - Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington - 29/12/12
M - Mistress Pat by L.M. Montgomery - 16/12/12
M - Main Passe by Boileau-Narcejac - 19/03/13
E - Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle by Ingrid Betancourt - 15/03/13
R - The Ruined Map by Kōbō Abe - 21/08/13


Wind
W - White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - 30/07/13
I - In Lucia's Eyes by Arthur Japin - 09/06/13
N - The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - 03/08/13
D - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby - 26/10/12


Thunder
T - Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson - 02/12/12
H - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle - 31/05/13
U - Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - 15/05/13
N - Netochka Nezvanova by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - 26/07/13
D - Dune by Frank Herbert - 20/01/13
E - (L')Enfer by Henri Barbusse - 22/07/13
R - Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery - 28/08/13


Rainbow:

Red - Dark Magick by Cate Tiernan - 11/01/13


Yellow - Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster - 27/10/12


Pink - Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery - 30/05/13


Green - Origins by Cate Tiernan - 30/12/12


Blue - François Truffaut : Les films de sa vie by Annette Insdorf - 30/10/12


White - Hors Champ by Sylvie Germain - 17/09/12


Black - A Single Man byChristopher Isherwood - 28/01/13



BONUS:

A New to You Author

1. Ce que j'appelle oubli by Laurent Mauvignier - 21/09/12
2. Alexis by Marguerite Yourcenar - 24/02/13

I'm in. I'll post when I finish.

Duration 1 year from start date. September 28, 2013 - September 28, 2014

You can Mix and Match Genre's if you wish, and do as much or as little as you want.

Season/Weather
Spell out any or all of the words below OR find a cover that has a picture of the following words OR has the following words in the title. How much you do is up to you.

✔Autumn
A: Annihilate Me Vol. 1 10/6/13
U: Unteachable 4/22/14
T: Three Years Later 4/3/14
U: Until November 6/13/14
M: My Life Next Door 9/28/13
N: Never Forget 6/19/14

✔Winter
W: Wallbanger 1/21/14
I: I Remember You 6/21/14
N: Never Ever After 10/24/14
T: Tangled 5/2/14
E: Either Side of Midnight 5/31/14
R: Rapture 3/30/14

Spring
S: Staged Fright 10/23/13
P: The Perpetual Quest for the Perfect Life 4/24/14
R: The Road to Price 7/7/14
I: Inking Him 10/4/14
G: Greed 5/26/14

Summer
S: Shattered Promises 5/17/14
M: Masquerade 7/26/14
E: Edge of Disaster 6/16/14
R: Reckless Nights in Rome 8/9/14

Sun
S: Sometimes Never 7/11/14

Moon
O: Obsidian 10/5/14
O: The Opportunist 10/20/14

Rain
R: Ruin 11/15/14
A: After Tuesday 10/19/13
I: Insurgent 10/10/14

Snow
S: The Shadowhunter's Codex 9/20/14
O: One Broke Girl 7/19/14
W: The "What If" Guy 3/26/14

Wind
W: Wait for You 7/13/14
I: In the Air 11/28/14
D: Darkness Falls 11/19/13

Thunder & Lightning
T: Two Thousand Miles 7/14/14
H: Heartless 5/1/14
D: Dragonfly 12/6/13
E: Eragon 9/15/14
R: Raising Ryann 10/25/14
&
L: Losing It 12/23/13
G: Gorgeous Chaos 8/20/14
H: Hex Hall 7/27/14
T: Tall, Tatted and Tempting 7/18/14

Rainbow
Spell out any of the Colours or find a cover/title writing with the following colours on it. How much you do is up to you.

Red
R
E - El Train Love Story 1/24/14
D - Divergent 2/27/14
Yellow
Y: Yank 7/9/14
L: Leaving Green Island 9/29/14
Pink
P - Price of a Kiss 4/29/14
I
N
K - Killing Sarai 3/2/14
Green
Purple
Orange
O
R
A: Absorbed 10/28/13
N
G
E
Blue
B: Breaking Nova 10/5/13
L: La Lune 6/30/14
U
E
Gold
G
O
L
D: Dante's Girl 6/25/14
Silver
S: Shadow Kiss 11/15/14
I
L
V: Vampire Academy 8/5/14
E
R
White
W
H: His for One Night 6/19/14
I
T: A Tragic Wreck 8/13/14
E
Black
B: Beautiful Bastard 10/7/13
A: American Girl On Saturn 10/30/13
C: Cake 10/10/13
K: Keeping Her

BONUS: Make your own
This Category is for you to make your own 'Mini Challenge'. Read 2 books from one, 2 or all from following list: How much you do is up to you.

Your favourite Holiday
12/30/13 1/14/14
Your favourite Genre
10/15/13 11/23/13
Your favourite Author
11/8/13 4/11/14
A New to You Genre
11/7/13 11/25/13
A New to You Author
10/26/13 11/14/13

Are people still doing this challenge? Last post I see is 2013.

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2014 - March 1, 2015

Season/Weather

A Alone by Robert J. Crane 3/23/14
U Untraceable by Laura Griffin 4/20/2014
T Time Was by Nora Roberts 5/9/2014
U The Uncertainty Principle by Peter Michael Rosenberg 5/3/2014
M Happy Hour by Michele Scott 3/20/14
N The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd 3/9/14

W What We Saw by Ryan Casey 3/3/14
I Impostor by Susanne Winnacker 3/20/14
N The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard 3/18/14
T Shadows of Glass by Kassy Tayler5/13/2014
E Room by Emma Donoghue 4/5/2014
R The Halo Effect by M.J. Rose 3/16/14

S The Killing of Emma Gross by Damien Seaman 3/26/14
P The Aztec Heresy by Paul Christopher 4/13/2014
R Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts 4/5/2014
I Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick 4/22/2014
N Nobody by Creston Mapes 4/2/2014
G The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club by Duncan Whitehead 3/21/14

S A Creative Kind of Killer by Sandra Scoppettone 4/4/2014
U Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts7/14/2014
M The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 4/11/2014
M The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 4/17/2014
E Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 4/26/2014
R The Collector by Nora Roberts 4/26/2014

S Joyland by Stephen King 4/15/2014
U
N Moon Shadows by Nora Roberts 5/24/2014

M Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire 5/21/2014
O The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 4/21/2014
O Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 6/4/2014
N Natchez Burning by Greg Iles 5/27/2014

R Relic by Douglas Preston 5/4/2014
A The Alexander Cipher by Will Adams
I Ice Cream Murder by Leighann Dobbs 5/2/2014
N Times Change by Nora Roberts 5/30/2014

S She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb 4/24/2014
N The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 6/5/2014
O > Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman 6/21/2014
W Snapshot by Lis Wiehl 4/19/2014

W Seven, Eight...Gonna Stay Up Late by Willow Rose 5/9/2014
I If I Stay by Gayle Forman 5/3/2014
N Black Rose by Nora Roberts 6/11/2014
D The Legend of Devil's Creek 3/2/14

T The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett 5/24/2014
H Six Years by Harlan Coben 4/28/2014
U
N Red Lily by Nora Roberts 6/25/2014
D Dead Hunt by Beverly Connor 4/29/2014
E American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 4/27/2014
R Seven, Eight...Gonna Stay Up Late by Willow Rose 5/5/2014

L Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live by Tom Shales
I Insatiable by Emily Kimelman 5/17/2014
G Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar 5/17/204
H Of Scars and Stardust by Andrea Hannah 7/9/2014
T The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 5/27/2014
N Notorious by Allison Brennan 7/1/2014
I The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer 5/22/2014
N
G Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 6/20/2014

Rainbow

RED 3/5/14
PINK 4/6/2014
PURPLE 6/8/2014
BLUE 3/5/14
SILVER 7/2/2014
BLACK 3/13/14
YELLOW
GREEN 3/31/14
ORANGE by James Rollins 5/1/2014
GOLD
WHITE 3/11/14

May I join?

UPDATE


WHATEVER THE WEATHER

Autumn
A: Allie Mackay- Must Love Kilts 11/17/13
U: Undertow by Cherry Adair 3/20/14
T: Tempt the Devil by Anna Campbell 11/1/13
U: Unbreak My Heart by Helen Scott Taylor 3/7/14
M: Miller, Linda Lael- Bridegroom 10/2/13
N: Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/28/13



WINTER
W: Ward, J.R.- Lover Unleashed 10/2/13
I: The Irresistible Earl by Regina Scott 10/6/13
N: Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/27/13
T: The Third Son by Elise Marion 12/27/13
E: Enchanted by Nora Roberts 10/5/13
R: Romancing Lady Stone by Dlilah Marvelle 11/8/13



SPRING
S: Susan Wiggs- The Charm School 10/12/13
P: Palmer, Diana- Boss Man 1/21/14
R: Royal, Lauren- Amethyst 1/11/14
I: Ivy, Alexandra- Devoured by Darkness 1/9/14
N: Nicole Jordan- To Pleasure a Lady 1/20/14
G: Gena Showalter- Last Kiss Goodnight 11/5/13



SUMMER
S: Sorensen, Jessica- Ember 11/14/13
U:
M: The Man Must Marry by Janet Chapmen 12/28/13
M: My Fair Lord by Julie Beard 1/6/14
E: Ella Quinn- The Seduction of Lady Phoebe 11/22/13
R: Rosemary Rogers- Scandalous Deception 2/18/14



SUN
S: The Spy Wore Silk by Andrea Pickens 1/4/14
U:
N:



MOON
M: Moon Spell by Samantha Young 3/29/14
O: One with the Night by Susan Squires 11/20/13
O: One Last Bite by Heidi Betts 1/16/14
N: No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole 2/27/14



RAIN
R: R.L. Stine- Hit and Run 2/27/14
A: Amanda Quick- Wicked Widow 1/2614
I:
N: Neely Powell- True Nature 3/9/14



SNOW
S: Suzanne Wright- Wicked Cravings 1/14/14
N:
O: Out of Control by Mary Connealy 2/20/14
W: A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing by Deborah Macgillivray 10/14/13



WIND
W: Wed Him Before You Bed Him by Sabrina Jeffries 12/25/13
I:
N:
D: The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter 9/29/13



THUNDER/ LIGHTNING
T: To Desire a Devil by Elizabeth Hoyt 1/1/14
H: Heartless by Diana Palmer 3/12/14
U:
N:
D: Darcy Burke- Her Wicked Ways 1/22/14
E: Emily Goodwin- Beyond the Sea 2/12/14
R: Rachel Hooley, Maria- Sojourner 3/15/14


And

L:
I:
G: Gina Rosavin- The Taste of Magic 3/23/14
H: Huxley, Adlous- Brave New World 3/11/14
T: Teddy Jacobs- Wicked Hungry 1/18/14
N:
I:
N:
G: Gregory, Kristiana- The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart 3/6/14



HAIL
H:
A: Atlantis Unleashed by Alyssa Day 2/10/14
I:
L:



Rainbow



RED
R:
E: Evangeline Andersen- Blind Date with a Vampire 3/15/14
D: Dream Chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/29/14



YELLOW
Y: Young, Samantha- Blood Will Tell 3/3/14
E:
L: A Little Mischief by Amelia Grey 3/25/14
L:
O:
W: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole 3/19/14



PINK
P: Penelope Fletcher- Smolder 2/20/14
I:
N:
K: Kiss of Pride by Sandra Hill 12/6/13



GREEN
G:
R:
E:
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N:


PURPLE
P: Poppet- Zaria and Zauran 2/16/14
U:
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P:
L:
E:



ORANGE
O:
R:
A: Aiken, G.A.- Dragon Actually 12/3/13
N:
G:
E:



BLUE
B: Black and Blue by Gena Showalter 11/30/13
L:
U:
E:



GOLD
G:
O:
L:
D: Decadent by Shayla Black 2/3/14



SILVER
S: Steal Me From Heaven by Toni Crawford 2/5/14
I:
L:
V: The Vengeful Vampire by Marissa Farrar 11/11/13
E:
R:



WHITE
W:
H:
I:
T: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn 2/23/14
E:



BLACK
B: Belong to Me by Shayla Black 2/7/14
L:
A:
C: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare 10/9/13
K: Kisses She Wrote by Kathryne Ashe 2/2/14



Bonus: Favorite Genre- SUPERNATURAL ROMANCE
S: Sarra Cannon- Beautiful Demons 2/15/14
U:
P: Palmer, Diana- Callaghan's Bride (CR)
E:
R:
N:
A: Armstrong, Kelley- The Summoning 3/18/14
T: Twister by Michael Crichton 3/3/14
U:
R:
A: A Very Campy Christmas by Kerrelyn Sparks 3/22/14
L:


R:
O:
M: Mia Moore- Yield to You 2/28/14
A:
N:
C: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare 10/30/13
E:

Whatever the Weather
03/31/14 - 08/12/14
77/77 COMPLETED

Season/Weather
S: Snow White and the Hitman by K. Williams 04/08/14
P: Patricia Briggs - Silver Borne 04/19/14
R: Six Feet From Hell: Response by Joseph Coley 04/02/14
I: If You Hear Her by Shiloh Walker 04/07/14
N: Natural Magick by Kathi S. Barton 05/10/14
G: The Girl, the Doctor, and the Texas Ranger by Sue Lyndon 04/02/14

S: Shelly Laurenston - Bite Me 04/16/14
U: Unbroken by Jennifer McNare 04/22/14
M: Moon, Kele - Crossing the Line 04/01/14
M: Moats, Bob - Classmate Murders 04/03 14
E: Elizabeth Kelly - Amelia's Touch 04/06/14
R: Run by Patti Larsen 04/09/14

F: FORT LIBERTY by M. Orenda 04/06/14
A: Adair, Bobby - Slow Burn: Zero Day 04/14/14
L: Long, Kathleen - Chasing Rainbows 04/04/14
L: Laurell K. Hamilton - A Kiss of Shadows 04/23/14

W: W by Terry McDonald 04/08/14
I: Sedulity (Book One) Impact by David P. Forsyth 05/19/14
N: New Pack Order by Eve Langlais 05/18/14
T: Tufo, Mark - The Book Of Riley ~ A Zombie Tale Pt. 4 04/04/14
E: End of Days by Kent David Kelly 04/07/14
R: Reluctant Alpha by Kathi S. Barton 05/13/14

R: Anjela Renee - Werecat Avenue 05/15/14
A: The Accord: Escape by C.E. Gillihan 04/14/14
I: Ice Diaries by Lexi Revellian 05/21/14
N: Netzel, Stacey Joy - Mistletoe Mischief 05/18/14

H: H.J. Bellus - Cree 05/01/14
E: Elliot, Kendra - Hidden 04/13/14
A: Acquired Traits by David Coy 04/16/14
T: Their Virgin Captive by Shayla Black 04/26/14
W: White Belt by Faye McCray 04/08/14
A: Alexandra Sokoloff - The Harrowing 05/01/14
V: Virtually Me: A Romantic Comedy by P. K. Darling 04/07/14
E: Edge, Sue - Dead Tropics 05/30/14

F: Find Her, Keep Her: A Martha's Vineyard Love Story by Z.L. Arkadie 04/06/14
R: Rice, Lisa Marie - Midnight Man 05/20/14
O: Oiler, JL - Zombie Bait 03/31/14
S: Simms, Richard - Homesick 04/15/14
T: Thomas Wolfenden - One Man's Island 05/01/14

S: Shephard, Luke - Colony Z: The Complete Collection 04/14/14
N: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 06/09/14
O: Orange Belt by Faye McCray 04/08/14
W: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks 04/13/14

Rainbow
P: Phantom Evil by Heather Graham 06/01/14
U: Until Forever by Darlene Shortridge 05/14/15
R: Razor's Traitorous Heart by S.E. Smith 06/18/14
P: Patricia Briggs - Bone Crossed 06/03/14
L: Lost and Found by Breanna Hayse 05/04/14
E: Everblue by Brenda Pandos 06/15/14

B: Brain Droppings by George Carlin 04/15/14
L: Lori King - Weekend Surrender 05/03/14
U: Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds 06/12/14
E: Elizabeth Reyes - Forever Yours 06/23/14

G: Get Bunny Love by Kathleen Long 04/11/14
R: River's Run by S.E. Smith 06/23/14
E: Escape from Zombie Island by Ray Wallace 07/05/14
E: Esmont, William - Air 07/05/14
N: Nancy Straight - Meeting Destiny 06/18/14

Y: Yellow Belt by Faye McCray 04/08/14
E: Evelyn Hood - The Olive Grove 08/11/14
L: Laurann Dohner - Shadow 06/07/14
L: Lisa Marie Rice - Midnight Shadows 06/15/14
O: O'Connor, Doris - The Bear Project 04/13/14
W: Washington, Amanda - Rescuing Liberty 04/19/14

O: Out In The Country by Kate Hewitt 06/12/14
R: Reynolds, Aurora Rose - Until Trevor 06/27/14
A: Amada by Nena Duran 04/20/14
N: Nuss, Steph - Wanted By You 07/10/14
G: Grayson Manor Haunting by Cheryl Bradshaw 06/13/14
E: Everlasting by Kimberly Dean 08/12/14

R: Raashh Decisions by Brenna Lyons 08/09/14
E: Elizabeth by Kathi S. Barton 08/12/14
D: Devil's Food by Anthony Bruno 04/04/14

Bonus
Favorite Holiday: Christmas - Shirley's Story by Ava Louise 06/22/14
Favorite Genre: Sci-fi Romance Heart of a Smuggler by Angela Verdenius 05/15/14
Favorite Author: S.E. Smith - Star's Storm 06/25/14
New Author: Mark Morris - The Deluge 05/12/14

"Whatever the Weather" Challenge
Duration: 4/1/14 to 3/31/15

Season/Weather: Spell
Autumn
Winter
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Rain
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Hail
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Storm

Rainbow: Spell them out:
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White
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BONUS: 2 books from each:
Your favourite Holiday
Your favourite Genre
Your favourite Author
A New to You Genre
A New to You Author

Duration: 4/3/14 - 4/2/15
Progress: 6/81

A: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 4/12/14
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T: Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner 4/21/14
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