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For December we decided to go with a holiday season/winter type challenge. There are 3 levels.




You may choose to do a spell it out challenge or a holiday season/winter challenge. You pick.

As always you may use the title, name of characters, or the name of an author to link it to the letters.You may ignore the 'A', 'An', 'The', etc. at the beginning of titles to get to the first significant word. So "The Virgin's Secret" would be a 'V' title and "A Highlander Christmas" would be an 'H' title." You pick which word/phrase you want or come up with one we haven't.
OR
You may decide to read books related to winter, deal with a December holiday (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc), or have a character with a name that sounds holiday related (Joy, Noel, Holly, etc).

Easy - 3 to 4 books.

Eve
Joy
Noel
Cold
Star
Snow

Moderate - 5 - 7 books.

Angel
Kings
Gifts
Carol
Santa
Sales
Tinsel
Angels
Hustle
Bustle
Frosty
Grinch
Manger
Kinara
Cookies
Dreidel
Menorah
Rudolph
Kwanzaa
Snowman
Icicles

Difficult - Read 8+ books.

Presents
Hanukkah
Hot Cocoa
Shopping
Snowball
Snowballs
Snowflake
Mistletoe
Ornaments
Christmas
Chestnuts
Jack Frost
Snow Angel
Candy Cane
Bah Humbug
Snow Angels
Candy Canes
Ice Skating
Hot Chocolate
Christmas Tree
Happy Hanukkah
Happy Holidays
Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Boy
Merry Christmas
Gingerbread Girl
Christmas Cookies
Winter Wonderland
Gingerbread Woman
Gingerbread House
Seasons Greetings

Merry Christmas


M= Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardsley
E= A Truth For a Truth by Emilie Richards
R= Role Models by John Waters
R= Buzz Off by Hannah Reed
Y= The Highly Effective Detective by Rick Yancey

C= The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
H= Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
R= Rumors by Anna Godbersen
I= The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein
S= Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon
T=An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor
M= Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
A=The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
S= The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore

Definitely in on this, will choose and post later.

Shay wrote: "Merry Christmas


M= Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home by Michele Bardsley
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Wow you'll be reading a lot this month.

I'll try a moderate...

G- Unraveled by Gena Showalter
I- Intertwined by Gena Showalter
F- Steal Me by Tina Folsom
T- The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Petterson
S- Snowy Night Seduction by Arianna Hart

Chirstmas the season of MIRACLES!
Complete 1/8

M Medeiros, Teresa: The Devil Wears Plaid
I It's Now or Never by Wendy Davy 12/2
R Ruthless by Anne Stuart
A A Christmas Promis by Mary Balogh
C Case, Ember: My Christmas Wish
L Lover Eternal by JR Ward
E Emma Wildes: My Lord Scandal
S Stockett, Kathern: The Help

Lacy and Becky, I'm always amazed when people plan out their books like that! I don't even know what I'll want to read an hour from now. (Sometimes even 5 minutes from now.)

Shay wrote: "Lacy and Becky, I'm always amazed when people plan out their books like that! I don't even know what I'll want to read an hour from now. (Sometimes even 5 minutes from now.)"

I always like to have an idea of which books I am reading next so that I know what to check out at the library and buy (when I have the money). I am like the queen of lists and planning.

I have to admit, it is hard sometimes to stick with what I plan! I also try for a lot of variety because I never know what I am going to feel like!

I think I'm going to go with moderate this round.

C - The Christmas Cookie Killer by Livia J. Washburn
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I'll see what I can do. Will post as I go.

Sherrie, I have The Christmas Cookie Killer on my nightstand. I've been saving it for about 6 months.

Chirstmas the season of MIRACLES!
Complete 2/8

M Medeiros, Teresa: The Devil Wears Plaid
I It's Now or Never by Wendy Davy 12/2
R Ruthless by Anne Stuart
A A Christmas Promis by Mary Balogh
C Case, Ember: My Christmas Wish 12/2
L Lover Eternal by JR Ward
E Emma Wildes: My Lord Scandal
S Stockett, Kathern: The Help

I'm almost done with the Animal Challenge, and I won't be starting the Classics for the Holidays until after Christmas so guess I'll be joining this one now. :)

G The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks by Josh Lanyon
R The Pretender by Celeste Bradley, hero Simon Montague Rain
I I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy
N Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
C A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
H Seducing the Spy by Celeste Bradley, hero Stanton Horne

Edited the list to be better able to kill two birds with one stone - or to kill any bird at all.

Not sure how many I will be able to read but they will be Christmas themed books.

1)Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor finished Dec. 2nd

Reading Challenge: Winter Wonderland
Duration: December 1 - 31, 2010
Level: Difficult



P Blood Bound, Patricia Briggs DONE DEC 8/10
R Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling DONE DEC 23/10
E Web of Lies, Jennifer Estep DONE DEC 2/10
S The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Stieg Larsson DONE DEC 14/10
E Venom, Jennifer Estep DONE DEC 5/10
N Stroke of Enticement, Nalini Singh DONE DEC 21/10
T The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins DONE DEC 22/10
S Silver Borne, Patricia Briggs DONE DEC 10/10

Love the counter Angie. :)

Becky I like your word, Miracles.

Katherine, I was in a couple of bookstores last weekend and couldn't believe how many holiday themed books there were on their shelves.

1/5

B-Broken 12/3/10
E-Easy Prey 12/6/10
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Lisarenee wrote: "Love the counter Angie. :)

Becky I like your word, Miracles.

Katherine, I was in a couple of bookstores last weekend and couldn't believe how many holiday themed books there were on their shelves."

I picked up several in November so I could read them in December. Hopefully they will be good.

I really can't plan what I read before hand so I'll just list the books I read and see what it spells.

1)Noughts & Crosses-done
2)Two-Way Street- done
3)Nightshade (Night Tales #3 / American Hero)- (currently reading)

It' been awhile since I've done a reading challenge, should be fun. I'll try to do the moderate level. : )


G...Gatty's Tale by Kevin Crossley-Holland (3 stars)
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Chirstmas the season of MIRACLES!
Complete 3/8

M Medeiros, Teresa: The Devil Wears Plaid 12/5
I It's Now or Never by Wendy Davy 12/2
R Ruthless by Anne Stuart
A A Christmas Promis by Mary Balogh
C Case, Ember: My Christmas Wish 12/2
L Lover Eternal by JR Ward
E Emma Wildes: My Lord Scandal
S Stockett, Kathern: The Help

I've been working on this challenge. This is my progress so far:

Finished so far 4/6

A - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares Done
N - Winter Study by Nevada Barr Done
G - The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck In Progress
E - Smitten by Janet Evanovich Done
L - Peony in Love by Lisa See
S - Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark Done

Count me in I will do Candy Canes



C = (Covet) by J.R. Ward DONE 12/1/10
A = Wisdom by (Amanda) Hocking
N
D = 13 to Life by Shannon (Delany)
Y
C = Kiss of Death by Rachel (Caine)
A = (Angel) Star by Jennifer Murgia
N
E = Love Bites by (Ellen) Schreiber
S = Jealousy by Lilith (Saintcrow)

Now that class is over I have tons of time to read, so I am going to go with a difficult one!


G - Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George - read 29/12/10
I - If I Stay by Gayle Forman - read 26/12/10
N -
G - Going Bovine by Libba Bray - read 16/12/10
E - Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong - read 25/12/10
R - The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong - read 08/12/10
B - What I Saw And How I Lied by Judy Blundell - read 31/12/10
R -
E - The Bells on Finland Street by Lyn Cook (main character Elin + Christmas themes) - read 30/12/10
A - The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong - read 07/12/10
D -

W - Wings by Aprilynne Pike - read 11/12/10
O - Delirium by Lauren Oliver - read 11/12/10
M - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
A - The Anatomy of Wings by Karen Foxlee - read 13/12/10
N - The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard - read 17/12/10

11/16 Complete

**Ok, so it's the 31st and I didn't get through all 16, but 11 is pretty decent so I'll have to abandon this challenge at that. I like how I spelled woman completely, even though I didn't make it through the "gingerbread" - it's all girlpowerish.

I will take SNOW because living in Texas this will be the only way I get to see it!

S- Shadowland by Alyson Noel 12/5
N-Nightshade by Angela Cremer 12/18
O-On Locationby Elizabeth Sims 12/23
W-Character Ethan Wate from the novel, Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl 12/15

I only have two books with an "O" for the title out of 250 books: On Location which is a mystery and Once Bitten Twice Dead which is an urban fiction/zombie/PNR. I don't have any authors with a last name that starts with "O" and I don't know how to search for first names in my books.

Here are a some:
(haven't read Oh, My Goth or Only for You, but I love the authors so I figure they've got to be good).

Thanks girls! I will have to see if my library has any of them.

Chirstmas the season of MIRACLES!
Complete 4/8

M Medeiros, Teresa: The Devil Wears Plaid 12/5
I It's Now or Never by Wendy Davy 12/2
R Ruthless by Anne Stuart 12/5
A A Christmas Promis by Mary Balogh
C Case, Ember: My Christmas Wish 12/2
L Lover Eternal by JR Ward
E Emma Wildes: My Lord Scandal
S Stockett, Kathern: The Help

G...Gatty's Tale by Kevin Crossley-Holland (3 stars)
R...When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (4 stars)
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I'd better start small - this is my first challenge.


N - A Northern Light
O - O Jerusalem
E - The Elegance of the Hedgehog
L - Lady of Skye

Now to start reading them!

Angie - Your list is full of great books.

Here is my list for the Winter Wonderland challenge:

S - Santa Steps Out, Robert Devereaux.
A - The Antipope, Robert Rankin
L - The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle.
E - Expiration Date, Duane Swierczynski
S - Sunset with a Beard, Carlton Mellick III.

Now I have to finish the book I'm reading and start on the list. Currently reading Dexter is Delicious.

This is my first challenge so I'm going easy.

F - Frankenstein - currently reading
R -
O -
S -
T - Tess of the D'Urbervilles - currently reading
Y -

Amanda, I'm laughing at you reading Frankenstein while spelling out Frosty. I'm envisioning a cartoon called Frosty meets Frankenstein. lol

I think I might give this one a go. Not going to go too bonkers with my book list since I've got a ton of revision to do this month as well as my reading.

5/5 Done

C - Crossfire :: Done 13/12
A - Arctic Chill :: Done 14/12
R - Rebecca :: Done 08/12
O - On Writing :: Done 09/12
L - The Light Fantastic :: Done 21/12

G...Gatty's Tale by Kevin Crossley-Holland (3 stars)
R...When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (4 stars)
I...Savvy by Ingrid Law (4 stars)
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G- Unraveled by Gena Showalter
I- Intertwined by Gena Showalter
F- Steal Me by Tina Folsom 12/6/2010 ***
T- The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Petterson
S- Snowy Night Seduction by Arianna Hart 12/3/2010 ****

I just completed the 6 letter moderate challenge.


- December Challenge
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A - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
N - Winter Study by Nevada Barr
G - The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck
E - Smitten by Janet Evanovich
L - Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr
S - Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark

Thanks for the challenge and Happy Holidays to all!

Chirstmas the season of MIRACLES!
Complete 5/8

M Medeiros, Teresa: The Devil Wears Plaid 12/5
I It's Now or Never by Wendy Davy 12/2
R Ruthless by Anne Stuart 12/5
A A Christmas Promis by Mary Balogh
C Case, Ember: My Christmas Wish 12/2
L Lover Eternal by JR Ward
E Emma Wildes: My Lord Scandal 12/10
S Stockett, Kathern: The Help

Lisarenee wrote: "Amanda, I'm laughing at you reading Frankenstein while spelling out Frosty. I'm envisioning a cartoon called Frosty meets Frankenstein. lol"

Haha. With how they are rewriting some of the classics (Pride and Zombies) we could see actually see that title. lol

Books I've read for this Challenge:

1)Noughts & Crosses
2)Two-Way Street
3)Drive Me Crazy
4)You Know You Love Me
5)Faking 19
6)Irish Thoroughbred (Irish Hearts #1)

Can someone help me decide on a word? I have no idea what to spell. I'll probably read 2 or 3 more books for this challenge.

Chirstmas the season of MIRACLES!
Complete 6/8

M Medeiros, Teresa: The Devil Wears Plaid 12/5
I It's Now or Never by Wendy Davy 12/2
R Ruthless by Anne Stuart 12/5
A A Christmas Promis by Mary Balogh
C Case, Ember: My Christmas Wish 12/2
L Lover Eternal by JR Ward 12/11
E Emma Wildes: My Lord Scandal 12/10
S Stockett, Kathern: The Help

Since I have 20 more days, I'm also going to add the word SANTA:



S= The Christmas Chronicles: The Legend of Santa Claus by Tim Slover
A= Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie
N= A Bad Day's Work: A Novel by Nora McFarland
T= War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
A= Dragonwyck by Anya Seton

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A

G- Goddess of Legend by PC Cast 12/11/2010 ****
I- Intertwined by Gena Showalter
F- Steal Me by Tina Folsom12/6/2010 ***
T- The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Petterson 12/13/2010 ***
S- Snowy Night Seduction by Arianna Hart 12/3/2010 ****

@Sashana- You need an R and you can spell [snow] DRIFT. Or an R and an A and you can spell DRAFTY.

Rachel wrote: "@Sashana- You need an R and you can spell [snow] DRIFT. Or an R and an A and you can spell DRAFTY."

Thank you, Rachel. I really appreciate it :)

Not sure how many I will be able to read but they will be Christmas themed books.

1)Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor finished Dec. 2nd

2) An Affair Before Christmas fnished Dec. 16th Loving this series.