2012 Goodread February Readers Challenge

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February Challenge Thread

1. 'F" is for February: Texas Rose by Marie Ferrarella 2/20
Read a book that starts with 'F' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'F'.
2. Happy Birthday!: Twist of Fate by Krentz, Jayne Ann 2/17
Read a book from a February birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours. If no one has the same letter, choose someone with the closest letter to yours alphabetically. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...
3. Geography: Werewolf in Greenwich Village (Wild About You Novella # 1.5) by Thompson, Vicki Lewis 2/9
Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Arizona.
4. Leap Year: Heartbreaker (Lone Star Country Club #4) by Paige, Laurie 2/20
Read a book that is the fourth in a series, has four words in the title or whose page count is divisible by four.
5. Make A Friend Day-Feb. 11: Home for the Holidays by Banks, Leanne 2/26
Read a book from a Goodreads friend's shelf, or recommended by any friend, or borrowed from any friend or from any RRRC member's shelf (and maybe make a new friend).
6.Valentine's Day: The Heart Of A Stranger by Whitefeather, Sheri 2/25
Read a book with a heart/candy/flowers/cupid on cover or has one of those words in the title.
7. National Weatherman's Day-Feb. 5/National Umbrella Day- Feb. 10: Devilishly Hot by Love, Kathy 2/12
Read a book with either precipitation (snow, rain, mist, etc.), lightning, or an umbrella on the cover or a story where someone can control the elements or a character who has sorely misjudged a situation or character.
8. Judy Blume's Birthday- Feb.12:
Read a book by this author or a book found on a banned list.
9. National Cherry Month: An Arranged Marriage (Lone Star Country Club #7) by Moreland, Peggy 2/22
Read a book with a virgin H/h or a book with a red cover.
10. Reader's Choice: The Summer Garden by Woods, Sherryl 2/3
Read any book of your choice.

2012 Goodreads January Monthly Challenge

This will be an interesting challenge to complete as I will be traveling to Cambodia for most of the month.

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January Challenge Thread

1. 'J' is for January: On Lavender Lane: A Shelter Bay Novel by Ross, JoAnn 1/20
Read a book that starts with 'J' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'J'.
2. Happy Birthday!: Happy Birthday A_Vichous_Fan!! Here to Stay by Debra Web 1/27
Read a book from a January birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours. If no one has the same letter, choose someone with the closest letter to yours alphabetically. January Birthday List
3. Geography: The Shy Socialite by Lindsay Armstrong 1/7
Read a book whose author, character or setting is from South Africa.
4. First-in-Series: Treading Water (Treading Water Trilogy #1) by Marie Force 1/2
Read a book which is the first book in a series.
5. Friday the 13th:
Read a horror book or a book with monsters in it or the word 'monster' in the title.
6. Elementary, my dear Watson: 
Read a classic Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle or adaptations of the same or any mystery book.
7. Year of the Dragon: Love in the Time of Dragons (Light Dragons, #1) by Katie MacAlister 1/13
Read a book with dragon on the cover or on the title or a book with dragon-shifter.
8. Australia Day: Betting on Love by Patricia Kay 1/10
Read a book by an Australia author or set in Australia or a book with at least two of these colors: Blue, Red or White in the cover.
9. New Year : The Friday Night Knitting Club by Jacobs, Kate 1/13
Read a book by a new-to-you author.
10. Reader's Choice: Whispers in the Dark(KGI, #4) by Banks, Maya 1/14
Read any book of your choice.

2011 Reading Challenge Summary

I enjoyed doing these challenges but they are time consuming. I’m wondering if that is why my overall reading count for the year was down.

For 2012, I’m only going to participate in three challenges:

Goodreads 2012 Reading Challenge (Goal: 300 books)

Goodreads Romance Readers Monthly Reading Challenge

Goodreads Monthly Favorite Author Challenge

2012 RRRC's Books I Read for a Challenge CHALLENGE (300 books)

Goodreads Random Book List Challenge

Now to the results from 2011…

Goodreads Romance Readers Reading Challenges Monthly Challenges

Books Read	Book Goal	% Completed
10	10	100%
10	10	100%
10	10	100%
10	10	100%
5	10	50%
10	10	100%
10	10	100%
10	10	100%
11	11	100%
11	10	110%
6	10	60%
10	10	100%

Goodreads A-Z Romance Title Challenge
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TheBookVixens: Outdo Yourself Challenge / Goodreads 2011 Reading Challenge

2011 Reading Goal: 350 books
2010 Actual Books Read: 332 books (93,804 pages)

2011 Actual: 265 Books (80,003 pages)

TheBookVixen Men in Uniform Challenge

Stopped counting once I reached the highest level CHIEF having read 16+ books.

Goodreads Romance 101 Reading Challenge

GoodReads Reading Tournament – The Name Game Edition Challenge

Started this one…but it was just too difficult to keep track of.

Goodreads Romance 101 Reading Challenge

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Goodreads 2011 December Monthly Challenge

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Goodreads Challenge Thread

1. 'D' is for December: Doing it Right by MaryJanice Davidson 12/21
Read a book that starts with 'D' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'D'.
2. Happy Birthday!: Happy Birthday Sho! Tangled Up in You (Writer Friends, #3) by Rachel Gibson  12/11
Read a book from a December birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose "day" falls on the same "day" as yours. If no one has the same day, choose someone with the closest day to yours. December Birthday List
3. Geography: One Summer in Italy by Lucy Gordon 12/23
Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Italy.
4. Christmas Theme: Her Montana Christmas Groom by Teresa Southwick 12/13
Read a book that has a "Christmas" word in its title (mistletoe, christmas, holiday, santa, reindeer, etc) or has a Christmas theme cover.
5. Walt Disney's Birthday: Strings Attached by Nick Nolan 12/31
Read a young adult book or a book that has been made into a family friendly movie.
6. Explore-A-Series: Baby, Don’t Go by Stephanie Bond 12/4
Start a new series or continue a series that you have wanted to get back to.
7. Pearl Harbor Day: Hot Zone (Elite Force) by Catherine Mann 12/21
Read a book that has war related theme or characters.
8. Fruitcake & Pumpkin Pies: Some Like It Hot by Louisa Edwards 12/3
Read a book that the character, the title or the cover is food related. (ie. Visions of Sugar Plums)
9. Holiday Clean-Up: Quade: The Irresistable One (Bronwyn Jameson) 12/12 or Zane: The Wild One by Bronwyn Jameson) 12/13 (Goodreads Romance A-Z Challenge)
Read a book that you need for another challenge. Be sure to say for which challenge. (Monthly or a Yearly Challenge)
10. Reader's Choice: Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor, #3) by Jill Shalvis 12/10
Read any book of your choice.