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Lisa'a Challenge Corner
MONTHLY Challenges for 2012
HEAC:
�Over in a Flash - January = 3/3
Over in a Flash - February = 0/2
Over in a Flash - March
Over in a Flash - April
Over in a Flash - May
Over in a Flash - June
Over in a Flash - July
Over in a Flash - August
Over in a Flash - September
Over in a Flash - October
Over in a Flash - November
Over in a Flash - December
NBRC: Celebrate Featured Movie Star's Birthday (Started August, 2011)
January 5/5
February 0/5
March 0/5
April 0/5
May 0/5
June 0/5
July 0/5
NBRC: All About You (Started September, 2011)
� Month 5 8/8
Month 6 0/4
Month 7 0/4
Month 8 0/4
Month 9 00/16
Month 10 0/4
Month 11 00/10
RLftCI: � It's All About The "New" Year - January 6/6
February 0/6
TLC: � As Easy As 1-2-3 3/3
TLC: � Bizarre & Unique Holidays - January 7/7
TMF! �Spell J.A.N.U.A.R.Y. 1/7
TMF! Spell F.E.B.R.U.A.R.Y. 0/8
MONTHLY Challenges for 2012, continued...˥L: Spell It Out
✔January: R.E.A.D.I.N.G. 7/7
February: L.E.A.P. Y.E.A.R. 0/8
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
WYA: �New year, New resolutions ~ January Challenge 5/5
WYA: February 2012 Challenge 0/5
MONTHLY Challenged for 2012, continued...
SEASONAL, OCCASSIONAL, QUARTERLY & SIX MONTH Challenges for 2012OCCASSIONAL
Group Title & Hyperlink Progress End Date
NBRC New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball 07/13 02/29/12-extended
QUARTERLY
Group Title & Hyperlink Progress End Date
RLFTCI Film Femme Fatales 03/04 03/31/12
TMF! All Things Winter 02/12 03/20/12
˥L All Things Winter 13/XX 03/20/12
FOUR MONTH
Group Title & Hyperlink Progress End Date
NBRC Soundtrack: Stand by Me 08/10 03/31/12-entended
SIX MONTH
Group Title & Hyperlink Progress End Date
NBRC Southern Belles 04/14 03/01/12
RLftCI Reporter-Journalist-Blogger 01/14 06/31/12
SOS Antique Reading Roadshow 19/20 02/29/12
EIGHT MONTH
Group Title & Hyperlink Progress End Date
HEAC 4X4 in 8 Challenge 08/16 05/25/12
YEARLY Challenges for 2012Duration: January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 (except Year of the Dragon!)
Group Title & Hyperlink Progress End Date
GoodReads Read So Far 2012 026/212 12/31/12
HEAC 50 States & Capitals 63½/ݳ 08/31/12
HEAC Anthology Challenge 11/16 11/14/12
HEAC ABC Favorite Genre: Western 17/26 08/31/12
HEAC ABC Favorite Genre: Rom-Susp 20/26 08/31/12
HEAC Brides, Grooms, & Weddings 05/12 09/30/12
HP Harlequin Presents Readers 2012 02/24 12/31/12
NBRC 50 States 32/50 05/31/12
NBRC Animals: Man’s Best Friend 04/10 06/30/12
NBRC Antonym Challenge 10/24 11/06/12
NBRC Comics Challenge: Classic 04/15 10/22/12
NBRC Decades Challenge 11/11 to 12/12 37/75 12/12/12
NBRC Read Your Name 18/36 08/06/12
NBRC Sub Genre: Mysteries 19/38 06/30/12
RLFTCI Artist's Color Wheel 00/XX 12/31/12
RLFTCI Location, location, location! 34/XX 06/30/12
RLFTCI Romance Subgenres 23/38 08/24/12
RLFTCI Just Desserts 05/13 10/21/12
RLFTCI Z-A Cover Art Image Search 17/26 12/31/12
RRRC A-Z Character - Female 07/26 12/31/12
RRRC A-Z Friends 00/26 12/31/12
RRRC Chubby Chunkster 02/08 12/31/12
RRRC Drinks/Cocktails Theme 50/50 07/14/12
RRRC A Year of J.D. Robb 01/24 12/31/12
SOS I Spy Title Challenge 13/24 10/13/12
SOS Love or Hate @ FIRSTSightRead 07/12 06/30/12
SOS Love or Hate at SecondSightRead 06/12 07/31/12
SOS 12x12 in 2012 005/144 12/31/12
SOS The Year of the Dragon 2012 01/12 01/23/12-02/09/13
TLC 2012 A-Z Series Challenge 02/26 12/31/12
TLC Days of the Week in Italian 46/50 10/31/12
W&MRL Decending Numbers 52/78 09/03/12
WYA A-Z Author Challenge 2012 02/26 12/31/12
˥L Lisa's Ladies' Favs Book List! 01/20 12/31/12
~ Books of the Month (BOM); Featured Author of the Month (FAM) 2012 ~RLftCI: And One Last Thing ..., by Molly Harper
RRRC: Maya Banks = In Bed with a Highlander
BUDDY READS 2012KEY
If bookcover appears = finished book.
� before link = means BR started!
� before link = planned "buddy read" with date, even if "tenative"
If just book link appears = there's been some talk, but no date set yet.
Date is hyperlink to discussion.
NBRC:
�Iron Kissed
�Smooth Talking Stranger 2/14
�Kiss of Fire With Sans: a book for "Year of the Dragon" Challenge 2/17
Fair Game - book comes out March 6th.
A Texan's Luck
RLftCI:
TMF!
~ FAVORITE READS of 2012 ~
~ Blog Site Challenges ~Who & the Name of Their Blog Site Challenge End Date
Annie *Leather Lust*'s Under the Covers 12/31/12
LKC 4/16
Annie *Leather Lust*'s Under the Covers 12/31/12
LKC 13/25
Brenda's Curling Up With a Good Book 03/31/12
See NBRC under 6 Month Challenges
Reserved.
I LOVE animals and pets. Some of the names I run across are pretty clever or funny. So, I'm going to do a Personal Challenge:Started 11/27/11
~ A-Z Pets' Names ~
8/26
A. -
B. - � Beans, the stand-offish stray kitten Jade "reluctanly" takes home in
Animal Attraction, by Jill Shalvis ★★★★� PB 12/19
C. -
D. - � Dodger, Greg Braxton's rescued greyhound in training to be certified as a disaster dog
Unforgettable, by Meryl Sawyer ★★★★� PB 12/24
E. -
F. -
G. - � Galahad, Rourke & Eve's fat grey cat that has one green eye & one gold.
Conspiracy in Death, by J.D. Robb ★★★★� OD audio 12/23 H. -
I. -
J. -
K. -
L. - � Lad, Charming Mickey's dog,
Scandalous Desires, by Elizabeth Hoyt ★★★★� & a Wow! PB 12/28
M. - � Medea, Mercy's cat was a stray; has rabbit-like fur; big green-gold eyes;
most cats don't like werewolves-or walkers, yet Medea likes everyone;
has done a bit of damage to the back of Mercy's couch.
Blood Bound, by Patricia Briggs ★★★★½ AD & OneClick audio 11/17; “buddy read�
N. -
O. -
P. - � Pudgemuffin, AKA "Madam Pudgemuffin," the chubby calico, an unflappable creature much
like her master, Lord Akeldama in the Parasol Protectorate series;
Heartless, by Gail Carriger ★★★★� AD 12/19
Q. -
R. - � Rebecca, Low Down's mule. She's old, but like her she's sturdy, capable, & mean when riled.
Silver Lining, by Maggie Osborne ★★★★� Kindle 12/12
S. - � Sorel, Houston's checker playing horse.
Texas Destiny, by Lorraine Heath ★★★★� HC 11/18 “buddy read�
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Personal Challenge Love the In Death series. I'll go for a total of 24; however, I'm going to read and count the anthology/shorts in-between, also.
RRRC ~ A Year of J.D. Robb ~ Discussion Group
0/24 (20 books, 4 novellas)
January - Loyalty in Death
Febrary -
March -
April -
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
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November -
December -
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I am challenging myself to:
1. Four literary classics this year; one a quarter. Determined by popular vote in the HEAC.
a) The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
b)
c)
d)
To copy...
Group Title & Hyperlink Progress End Date
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Anyone is welcome to join in the discussion questions or just pop in to say "Hi!"
EXPECT SPOILERS!
RLFTCI
RLFTCI
Date Chapters PPDQs*
TBD TBD TBD
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*PPDQs = Person Posting Discussion Questions
You're giving my head a spin this morning. All this work. WOW
TLC: ~ 2012 A-Z Series Challenge ~ Duration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Letter Series, #, Title, & Author
A. - Alpha & Omega, #4-Fair Game, by Patricia Briggs (plan to buy PB)
B. - Bailey Ruth, #3-Ghost in Trouble, by Carolyn Hart (OD audio)
Blade of the Rose, #2-Scoundrel, by Zoe Archer (PB)
Bad Day, #2-A Bad Day for Pretty, by Sophie Littlefield
C. - A Chet & Bernie Mystery, #1-Dog on It, by Spencer Quinn
(OneClick audio)
Cedar Cover, #4-44 Cranberry Point, by Debbie Macomber
Cynster, #16-Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue,
by Stephanie Laurens (OD audio)
D. - Dudley, #3-The Secret Mistress, by Mary Balogh (audible.com)
E. - Elder Races, #4-Oracle's Moon, by Thea Harrison (plan to PB)
F. - Friday Harbor, #2-Rainshadow Road, by Lisa Kleypas (plan HB)
G. - Goldy Bear Culinary Mysteries, #1-Catering to Nobody,
by Diane Mott Davidson (OD audio)
GhostWalkers, #1-Shadow Game, by Christine Feehan (OneClick audio)
H. - Harmony, #4-Just Down the Road, by Jodi Thomas (PB)
I. - In Death, #9-Loyalty in Death, by J.D. Robb (OD audio)
J. - Jacqueline Kirby, #1-The Seventh Sinner, by Elizabeth Peters
K. - Kinsey Milhone, #22-V is for Vengeance, by Sue Grafton
Kowalski Family, #3-Yours to Keep, by Shannon Stacey (Kindle)
L. - Lucky Harbor, #2-The Sweetest Thing, by Jill Shalvis (PB)
M. - Mercy Thomas, #3-Iron Kissed, by Patricia Briggs (OD audio)
McCloud & Friends, #8-Blood and Fire, by Shannon McKenna
N. - Naked Werewolf, #1-How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf,
by Molly Harper (PB)
O. - Odd Thomas, #2-Forever Odd, by Dean Koontz (OD audio)
Orphan, #3-The Wedding Escape, by Karyn Monk (PB)
Outcast Season, #1-Undone, by Rachel Caine (need to order)
P. - Psy-Changeling, #2-Visions of Heat, by Nalini Singh (plan PB)
Q. - The Quilt Trail, #1-Grow Old With Me, by Melinda Evaul
(need to find copy)
The Queen's Thief, #1-The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner
R. - Runaway Brides, #2-Colorado Dawn,
by Kaki Warner (won, hasn't yet arrived)
Robin Hood, #2-In the Shadow of Midnight, by Marsha Canham (PB)
S. - Symphony of Ages, #1-Rhapsody: Child of Blood,
by Elizabeth Haydon (PB)
T. - Turner, #1-Unveiled, by Courtney Milan (Kindle)
U. - Unearthly, #1- Unearthly, by Cynthia Hand
Undead, #1-Undead and Unwed, by MaryJanice Davidson (OD audio)
V. - Vintage Magic Mystery, #1-A Veiled Deception, by Annette Blair
Virgin River, #11-Moonlight Road, by Robyn Carr (OneClick auido)
Daniel Vartanian, #2-Scream for Me (book #8), by Karen Rose (PB)
W. - Wife Lottery, #4-The Texan's Reward, by Jodi Thomas (PB)
Walt Longmire, #5-The Dark Horse, by Craig Johnson
X. - TeXas Brothers, #3-To Wed in Texas, by Jodi Thomas (PB)
Xxan War, #1-Close Enough to Human, by Brenna Lyons
Y. - Young Brothers, #2-Fangs But No Fangs, by Kathy Love
Z. - DelanZa, #2-After Innocence, by Brenda Joyce
Heather wrote: "You're giving my head a spin this morning. All this work. WOW"LOL! How about the A-Z Series. Now that was a lot of work, Heather. �
oh my stars. that was some serious planning!
LOL! Well, at least I impressed someone today. � Let's see about the upcoming year.
RRRC: Creat Your Own ChallengeI LOVE animals and pets. Some of the names I run across are pretty clever or funny. I also LOVE J.D. Robb's In Death series. So, I'm going to do two Personal Challenges.
~ A-Z Pets' Names ~ Round II
3/26
A. -
B. - � Buster, Tate’s petite, female cat that he adores and spoils.
Sweet Dreams, by Kristen Ashley ★★★★� Kindle 1/14 “buddy read�
C. -
D. - � Dewey, the famous library cat!
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, by Vicki Myron ★★★★✩Library e-book 1/14
E. -
F. -
G. - Galahad, Rourke & Eve's fat grey cat that has one green eye & one gold.
Loyalty in Death, by J.D. Robb
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I. -
J. -
K. -
L. -
M. - Medea, Mercy's cat was a stray; has rabbit-like fur; big green-gold eyes;
most cats don't like werewolves-or walkers, yet Medea likes everyone;
has done a bit of damage to the back of Mercy's couch.
Iron Kissed, by Patricia Briggs AD & OneClick audio
N. -
O. -
P. - Pudgemuffin, AKA "Madam Pudgemuffin," the chubby calico, an unflappable creature much
like her master, Lord Akeldama in the Parasol Protectorate series;
Timeless, by Gail Carriger
Q. -
R. - � Rex, Stephanie's shy hampter.
Sizzling Sixteen, by Janet Evanovich ★★★½✩ OD audio 1/2
S. - Sorel, Houston's checker playing horse.
Texas Destiny, by Lorraine Heath (HC)
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Personal Challenge I'll go for a total of 24; however, I'm going to read and count the anthology/shorts in-between, also.
RRRC ~ A Year of J.D. Robb ~ Discussion Group
0/24 (20 books, 4 novellas)
January - Loyalty in Death
Febrary -
March -
April -
May -
June -
July -
August -
September -
October -
November -
December -
LOL! Yes, you
would
, wouldn't you, Heather? � I wanted to join the discussion group, but they are way behind me. So, I'm doing my own thing.
LIFETIME, NO END DATE, or OTHER Challenges for 20122½ YEARS
Group Title & Hyperlink Progress End Date
RRRC Lifetime of Books 25/56 03/19/14
No End Date
NBRC: Author Train 6/10
NBRC: Disney Princess Reading Challenge 4/12
NBRC: Never Ending Series, Part I Authors A-M
NBRC: Never Ending Series, Part II Authors N-W
NBRC: Reading Through Europe 9/50
~ Books of the Month (BOM); Featured Author of the Month (FAM) 2012 ~RLftCI: And One Last Thing ..., by Molly Harper
RRRC: Maya Banks = In Bed with a Highlander
Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired
Books mentioned in this topic
In Bed with a Highlander (other topics)And One Last Thing ... (other topics)
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (other topics)
Iron Kissed (other topics)
Daybreak (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Molly Harper (other topics)Maya Banks (other topics)
Kristen Ashley (other topics)
Janet Evanovich (other topics)
Alexandre Dumas (other topics)
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Duration: January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
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