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Over in a Flash - December, 2016
Becky ♡The Bookworm� 02/03 - Well done!
Brandy 00/03
Brenda 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Elaine 06/06 - Done! Congrats!
Jo-Anne 04/04 - Done! Congrats!
Julianna 02/02 - Done! Congrats!
Lara 00/03
Lauren 02/03
Lisa (Aussie Girl) 04/04 - Done! Congrats!
Lynette 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Nicole 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Nikki � 04/03 - Done! Congrats!
Sally906 00/03
Sandra 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Silvia 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Vicki 09/06 - Done! Congrats!
Nikki's tracking 4/3
Green ~
12/3 - 3.5�Holiday Festive Season ~
12/8 - 4�Holiday Festive Season
12/8 - 3�Holiday Season set in different country ~
12/7 5�
Haha, Lisa Kay. Yep, shrimps aka prawns down under still works for me. Was it really four years ago I first came up with this. Phew.. time certainly does fly!LISA'S TRACKING POST 4/4.COMPLETED
1. HOLIDAY SEASON. Book set in another country -
-12/1/16. ★★★★�2. ITEM - Angels in the title.
★★� 12/11/163. ITEM - Christmas Tree..
★★★★ 12/14/164. HOLIDAY SEASON. Book by Australian author and set in Australia.
by Amy Andrews. 12/27/16★★�
Yes, it is amazing, isn't it? BTW, welcome!
Hi Lisa Kay, i'll go for 6.Thanks :o)
Post later - its 2.50 am here and I'm nodding off...lol.
I'm in for 3:COLOR: Green & Gold - together or separately.
HOLIDAY: (1) Holiday Festive Season, Christmas or Hanukkah. Read a holiday themed book or a book just celebrating family, friendship, love and compassion. (2) Read a book set in Australia or by an Australian author OR A book set in another country OR by an author of another nationality OR in a different time or place to where you live. (3) Read a book with the Mayan Apocalypse theme or any other end of days theme...
ITEMS: December Birthstone: Turquoise or Zircon. December Flowers: Narcissus, daffodil, holly, Ivy. December Horoscope: Sagittarius (Archer) and Capricorn (Goat). Festive Season Items, eg, Christmas Tree, pinecones, snow, angels, stables, farm animals, shepherds, star,candles, Menorah, tinsel, gifts or for Southern hemisphere Christmas, beach, BBQs*, swimming, backyard cricket or games. Family celebrating the birth of a baby. Family and friends celebrating a meal together.
Read:
Welcome to the challenge, Elaine (2:50 a.m. - eep!) & Lara.
It's been a while but I'm in for at least 3! ; )Holiday themed book: Bring Me Home for Christmas Dec 11th - 5*
Gold cover: Racing the Sun Dec 8th - 5*
Green cover: A Better Man Dec 10th - 4*
HEAC - OVER IN A FLASH (1st to 31st December 2016)Read 6/6
1) HOLIDAY THEMED BOOK Mistletoe & Michaelmas Rose Gordon 5*
2) GOLD COVER A Match Made in Mistletoe: A Regency Novella Anna Campbell 5*
3) GREEN COVER The Heiress and the Hothead Sabrina Jeffries 2.5*
4) SNOW COVER A Kiss At Christmastide Christina McKnight 5*
5) HOLLY COVER All She Wants for Christmas: Amy Rose Bennett 4*
6) CHRISTMAS TREE COVER Christmas in the Scot's Arms Julie Johnstone 5*
I'm going to go for three this month3/3
�Cover: {green} Fighting for Her Dragon by Julia Mills 12/7/16
�Christmas: Her Dragon's No Angel by Julia Mills 12/4/16
�Christmas: Guarding Her Dragon by Julia Mills 12/10/16
Bonus Books
Cover: {gold} The Book of (Holiday) Awesome
Christmas: Upon the Midnight Clear
Welcome to the challenge, Silvia, Jo-Anne, Brenda, & Lauren!
HEAC - Over-In-A-Flash December 2016
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Finished: 2 of 3
✔︎ 1. Christmas: Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber |4�'s| Dec 23
� 2. Christmas: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
✔︎ 3. Snow: The Winter Bride by Anne Gracie |4�'s| Dec 28
I'm in for the Colors= Green &/or Gold on cover and for Holiday=Christmas and Christmas theme books because I have so many on Kindle to read and I generally spend Dec. reading Christmas books. I'll go for 00/06 will post book covers later.I have been having hard time finding green or gold on covers especially since I'm looking on my Kindle so i'm just going to go with the holiday= Christmas
I'm inHere's what I plan to read:
COLOUR: Green & Gold - together or separately
Book read:
The Grass is Greener by Loretta HillHOLIDAY: Read a book set in Australia or by an Australian author
Book to read:
Summer Beach Vets: Playing for Love by H.Y. HannaITEMS: snow
Book to read:
Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber
Completed 3/3
Christmas 12/25 ★★★★
Mayan Apocalypse 12/10 ★★★★
Snow 12/18 ★★★★
Welcome to the challenge, Becky, Sally906, & Nicole!
Welcome to the challenge, Sandra!
I'll try for 3!
Read - 1/3
SNOW - Turn Up the Heat
GREEN - Savor the Moment read Dec 6, rating 5 stars
GOLD - A Walk to Remember
Read - 1/3
SNOW - Turn Up the Heat
GREEN - Savor the Moment read Dec 6, rating 5 stars
GOLD - A Walk to Remember
I'm going for 3Read 0/3
Gold: Paper Princess
Christmas theme: What Light
Christmas theme: Christmas at Lilac Cottage
This will be my first challenge wish me luck :)
LISA'S TRACKING POST 1/4 1. HOLIDAY SEASON. Book set in another country - Duke of Pleasure (Maiden Lane, #11) by Elizabeth Hoyt-12/1/16. ★★★★�
Brandy wrote: "This will be my first challenge wish me luck :) ..."Neat, Brandy! Good Luck!
Welcome to the challenge, Julianna, Lynette, & Brandy!
Updated you, Lisa (Aussie Girl). :o)
Book 1/3 completed: Sandy Toes by Robin Jones Gunn. It had both a beach cover and welcomed a baby in the story :) another awesome read by my favorite author!!
Updated you, ladies. :o)
2/3Green ~
12/3 - 3.5�Holiday Season set in different country ~
12/7 5�
Update Post (Hopefully I'm doing this right...)
Read 2/3
GREEN - Savor the Moment read Dec 6, rating 5 stars
GOLD - A Walk to Remember read Dec 7, rating 4 stars
Read 2/3
GREEN - Savor the Moment read Dec 6, rating 5 stars
GOLD - A Walk to Remember read Dec 7, rating 4 stars
Updated you, ladies. :o)
4/3Green ~
12/3 - 3.5�Holiday Festive Season ~
12/8 - 4�Holiday Festive Season
12/8 - 3�Holiday Season set in different country ~
12/7 5�
Completed my challenge. Read some lovely Christmassy stories!
2/4Christmas
12/3 - 3 starsChristmas
12/6 - 5 stars
Over in a Flash - December, 2016 I think this is the fastest I've finished one of these in a while =)
3/3
�Cover: {green} Fighting for Her Dragon by Julia Mills 12/7/16
�Christmas: Her Dragon's No Angel by Julia Mills 12/4/16
�Christmas: Guarding Her Dragon by Julia Mills 12/10/16
*** Challenged completed 12/10/16 ***
LISA'S TRACKING POST 2/4 1. HOLIDAY SEASON. Book set in another country - Duke of Pleasure (Maiden Lane, #11) by Elizabeth Hoyt-12/1/16. ★★★★�
2. ITEM - Angels in the title. The Angels' Share (The Bourbon Kings, #2) by J.R. Ward ★★� 12/11/16
Finished. Loved them all.Holiday themed book: Bring Me Home for Christmas Dec 11th - 5*
Gold cover: Racing the Sun Dec 8th - 5*
Green cover: A Better Man Dec 10th - 4*
Finished my three!
GREEN -
read Dec 6, rating 5 stars
GOLD -
read Dec 7, rating 4 stars
SNOW -
read Dec 10, rating 3 stars
GREEN -
read Dec 6, rating 5 starsGOLD -
read Dec 7, rating 4 starsSNOW -
read Dec 10, rating 3 stars
LISA'S TRACKING POST 3/4 1. HOLIDAY SEASON. Book set in another country - Duke of Pleasure (Maiden Lane, #11) by Elizabeth Hoyt-12/1/16. ★★★★�
2. ITEM - Angels in the title. The Angels' Share (The Bourbon Kings, #2) by J.R. Ward ★★� 12/11/16
3. ITEM - Christmas Tree.. Christmas in Destiny (Destiny, #7) by Toni Blake ★★★★ 12/14/16
I finished and I chose Items:CANDLES=
SNOW=
HOLIDAY TIME=
I read alot more I got carried away :-)
2/3 complete: Festive Christmas Items- it had snow and wreath's on the cover and the main character owned a christmas decoration shop.
1/3 Completed 12/15/16Items: Festive Season Items
4****
2/3 Completed 12/15/16Items: Holly (on tea cup)
3*** a sweet & quick read for the season.
These two finish my challenge.3. Christmas
5 stars - Dec. 124. Christmas
5 stars - Dec. 13
Becky ♡The Bookworm� 00/03
Brandy 00/03
Brenda 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Elaine 00/06
Jo-Anne 04/04 - Done! Congrats!
Julianna 00/02
Lara 00/03
Lauren 02/03
Lisa (Aussie Girl) 03/04
Lynette 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Nicole 01/03
Nikki � 04/03 - Done! Congrats!
Sally906 00/03
Sandra 02/03
Silvia 03/03 - Done! Congrats!
Vicki 09/06 - Done! Congrats!
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Books mentioned in this topic
A Season of Angels (other topics)The Christmas Light (other topics)
Twelve Days of Christmas (other topics)
No More Mr. Nice Guy (other topics)
No More Mr. Nice Guy (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Loretta Hill (other topics)H.Y. Hanna (other topics)
Debbie Macomber (other topics)
I stole this idea (with permission) from the SOS: Serious Overload of Series group.
Over in a Flash ~ Cover Hunt & Theme Challenge ~
Duration: Yes, we are revisiting this challenge, first posted December 2012. (We've tweaked it a bit.) December 1st through December 31th.
Rules: Read at least 2 books with the following items found on their covers; choose 2 of the 3 options below. Be sure to post your book covers, dates read, and star ratings. If you want, you can do this at the end of the month after you reviewed your covers. Feel free to do all three if you want. Or more!
Member Choosing: Lisa - (Aussie Girl) from Sydney, Australia has been a GoodReads member since May 2010, and a participant of Happily Ever After Café since July, 2012. Besides Historical, Paranormal, & Urban Fantasy Romances, she is branching out into Contemporaries. Oh, and with regards to that other media...she is a Doctor Who and True Blood fan, too!
COLOR: Green & Gold - together or separately. (**Psst!** They are Australia’s national colours.)
HOLIDAY: (1) Holiday Festive Season, Christmas or Hanukkah a time to celebrate with family and friends and for peace and good will on Earth. Read a holiday themed book or a book just celebrating family, friendship, love and compassion. (2) As Australia is on the other side of the world and Down Under read a book set in Australia or by an Australian author OR A book set in another country OR by an author of another nationality OR in a different time or place to where you live. (3) December is supposed to be the predicted date of the Mayan Apocalypse prophecy!. Read a book with the Mayan Apocalypse theme or any other end of days theme...
ITEMS: December Birthstone: Turquoise or Zircon. December Flowers: Narcissus, daffodil, holly, Ivy. December Horoscope: Sagittarius (Archer) and Capricorn (Goat). Festive Season Items, eg, Christmas Tree, pinecones, snow, angels, stables, farm animals, shepherds, star,candles, Menorah, tinsel, gifts or for Southern hemisphere Christmas, beach, BBQs*, swimming, backyard cricket or games. Family celebrating the birth of a baby. Family and friends celebrating a meal together.
*Sorry. ’s the one who listed BBQs...I just couldn’t resist putting a shrimp on it! �