Duration: 1st August – 31st August 2020
Number of books: 8
Hosted by: Crazy Challenge Connection

August is Admit You’re Happy Month, so here is a challenge based on the things that make most people happy … at least most of the time 😊

CHALLENGE RULES :
See this thread for more detailed rules for all CCC challenges.

♦ If you want to participate in this challenge, please sign up by posting at least a partial list of the challenge requirements. This gives us a post to link you to, which you can use to update your books as the challenge progresses.

♦ Unless otherwise noted, books must be at least 150 pages long. (See the link above for rules regarding graphic novels. Please remember that ONLY graphic novels can be combined.) Books may only be used for one task in this challenge, but cross-challenge posting is encouraged 🙂 Re-reads are allowed, as long as you read the entire book. You must read at least half of the book AFTER the challenge begins in order to count it for this challenge.

♦ For each book you read, please post a link to the title, and indicate the author and the date you finished reading it. If a challenge task gives several options, please make it clear which option you’ve chosen. If the task calls for an item on the cover or specific author initials or name/s, you must include a link to the book cover and/or author’s name, respectively. To avoid spoiling a book for other readers, please use spoiler tags, if necessary, when explaining your book choices.*
    * For help with posting spoiler tags, see this post: Spoiler tags
    * If you don’t know how to post a link to the book title, cover or author, see the instructions here: Add a link to the book title, book cover and/or author

♦ When you complete the challenge, please copy and paste your entire list as a new message at the end of the challenge thread. If you do this while you still have the Edit window open, it will copy all of your links and formatting. If you don’t repost your list, with appropriate links, your name will not be added to the list of those who have completed the challenge. Please do NOT simply post a link back to your original post.

THE TASKS: :

1 – FAMILY
Read a book that features a family (family should be the main focus of the book, not just a side story) OR a book with FAMILY on the first page of the book’s “top shelves” – Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid
This link might help: Books tagged Family

2 – FRIENDS
Read a book about a group of friends (at least three people) OR a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in FRIENDS; post a link to the author’s GR page – Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

3 – GOOD FOOD
Read a book with a main character who earns his/her living in some sort of cooking-related career (chef, baker, etc.); tell us who and the career OR a book that includes recipes (NOT a cookbook)

4 – PUPPIES AND KITTENS
Read a book with a dog or cat shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book whose title contains two words that are opposites (up/down, in/out, etc.)

5 – A BEAUTIFUL DAY
Read a book with a sunny outdoor scene (preferably a nature scene) shown prominently on the cover; post the cover OR a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in BEAUTIFUL DAY (ALL words count; 2-word minimum); you can only use a letter as many times as it appears in the phrase

6 – MUSIC
Read a non-fiction book about a musician or musical group OR a book with a character who earns his/her living in a music-related field; tell us the character and the field – Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh (Abe is a keyboardist in a band)

7 – A FAVORITE AUTHOR OR SERIES
Read a book by one of your favorite authors; post a link to the author’s GR page and tell us how many of his/her books you have read OR a book from one of your favorite series; tell us the series – 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan series)

8 – SOMETHING ELSE?
Tell us something else that makes you happy and read a book related to that. Be sure to tell us how the book fits! – Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid (knitting, friends and romance)
NOTE : If you choose this task, you may skip ONE of the above tasks.