Duration: 1st July – 31st July 2020
Number of books: 6
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Collect a Dracula Beauty each month by completing at least 2 tasks out of a set of 6.
A new set of tasks with a new doll will be posted each month.

The dolls you collect will be in your Vampire Heart thread. Don’t have a thread? You can still do the challenge if you want 🙂

Rules
One book per task.
No minimum page count.
Complete at least two tasks to get the doll.

1. Read a book with a main character that is a Vampire. – A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
2. Read a book whose author’s first or last name begins with a letter found in DRACULA. – Angel’s Peak by Robyn Carr
3. Read a book tagged “Paranormal”. – A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams by Dax Murray
4. Read a book released during June, July, or August. – The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
5. Read a book with a character who cannot go out in sunlight. – Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance
6. Read a book with the word “Blood” in the text. – A Slice of Heaven by Sherryl Woods (blood sugar mentioned frequently)

Duration: 1st July – 31st July 2020
Number of books: 10
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Duration
Starts: July 1st
Ends: July 31st

How It Works
Ten books each month is a lot, so there will be 5 different levels. Pick which level you want to do and that’s how many items you will need to check off.

Levels:
Transitional – 2 books
Fledgling – 4 books
Vampire – 6 books
Master – 8 books
Vampire King or Queen – 10 books

National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
It’s not just for at the movies — remember to silence your cell phone when you don’t want to be disturbed while reading!
✨Read a book with a phone on the cover OR where a phone call is central to the plot OR a book set before 4/3/1973, the day of the first mobile phone call – The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn

Independence Day
From Burundi on the 1st to Vanuatu on the 30th, eighteen different countries celebrate Independence Day during July. Choose one of the following:
✨Read a book set in the Bahamas, Colombia, Peru, or Venezuela
✨Read a book with an Independence Day celebration in it
✨Declare your independence from rules! Read a book of your own choice! – Kindred edited by Michael Earp

July 1st is Canada Day
✨Read a book set in Canada or with a Canadian MC OR a book with a title that starts with the letter A, eh? – A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands

July 2nd is World UFO Day and July 20th is Moon Day
✨Read a book set in space or on the moon OR a book with a UFO or moon on the cover OR a book with an alien or werewolf MC – Artemis by Andy Weir

July 6th is International Kissing Day
✨Read a book with a kiss on the cover OR read a romance book – What Happens in London by Julia Quinn

July is a month to let your geek flag fly!
July 8th is Video Games Day, July 13th is Embrace Your Geekness Day, and July 15th is Be A Dork Day
✨Read a book with a geek, dork, nerd, and/or gamer MC – Harbor Lights by Sherryl Woods (book nerd)

July 11th is World Population Day
World Population Day was established to raise awareness of global population issues, beginning with Five Billion Day on 7/11/1987. The United Nations seeks to promote awareness of issues related to population growth, including the importance of family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health, and human rights. Choose one of the following:
✨Read a book that is set in a country other than your own
✨Read a book with an MC who is adopted or an MC who adopts a child
✨Read a book that highlights one of the issues central to World Population Day – The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods

July 14th is Bastille Day
✨Read a book set in France or with a French MC OR a book that has either been translated into French or was originally written in French – Once a Soldier by Mary Jo Putney

July has several family relationship holidays
July 24th is Cousins Day, July 26th is Aunt & Uncle Day, July 30th is Father-in-Law Day, and the 4th Sunday of July is Parents Day
✨Read a book tagged “family drama” OR a book where at least one MC has a large family – Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn (Annabel Winslow)

July is National Ice Cream Month
Don’t drip on your book!
Ice cream celebration days in July: 7/1 creative ice cream flavors day, 7/7 strawberry sundae day, 7/17 peach ice cream day, 7/20 ice cream soda day, and 7/23 vanilla ice cream day
✨Read a book with the letters I C E C R E A M in the title, series name, and/or author’s name – The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce (Circle Reforged #1)

Bonus: the third week of July is Capture the Sunset Week
✨Read a book with a sunset (or sunrise) on the cover OR a book with an MC who’s a photographer OR a book with vampires — since they can’t enjoy the sunset, we have to enjoy it for them! – Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance

Duration: 1st July – 30th September 2020
Number of books: 8
Hosted by: Bookworm Bitches

3rd Quarter 2020
Duration: July 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020
Rules:
~Books must be read during the selected time period.
~Post a link to the book, date you finished and rating
~All books read for challenges can be used for more than one challenge.
~Books can be either Fiction or Non Fiction. Your choice.
~If you don’t have a book that matches the option on the list, pick any book on your TBR.
~Copy the blank template below and paste into a new comment to start your challenge. Update as necessary.

Completed 6/8

1. Read your most recently acquired book (library loan, physical copy, ebook, audiobook etc.) – The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods

2. Go to Random.org and type in the amount of books you have on your TBR List. Then read the book that matches the random number it gave you.

3. Read a book published over 10 years ago – The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn (2007)

4. Read the lowest rated book on your TBR

5. Ask a friend to recommend you a book from your TBR – A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands

6. Read a new to you author – The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

7. Read the newest book on your TBR – Truganini by Cassandra Pybus

8. Catch up on a Bookworm Bitches selection or read a book you have been meaning to read for a long time – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Duration: 1st July – 30th September 2020
Number of books: 8
Hosted by: Bookworm Bitches

Bookworm Bitches Summer Challenge 2020
June 20, 2020- September 21, 2020

Rules
~Books must be read during the selected time period.
~Post the date you finished the book.
~All books read for challenges can be used for more than one challenge.
~Books can be either Fiction or Non Fiction. Your choice.

1. Long Days – Read a book over 450 pages – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
2. Summertime – Read a book set in summer – The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce
3. Shorts weather – Read a book under 300 pages – Human Acts by Han Kang
4. Green grass- Read a book with a green cover – The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
5. Garden Parties – Read a book with a plant on the cover – Truganini by Cassandra Pybus
6. Sweat it out – Read a book with some form of conflict – A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
7. Summer Solstice – Read a book with magic – The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
8. Refreshments – Read a book while drinking a refreshing drink (sun tea, lemonade, white claw, etc.) – Harbor Lights by Sherryl Woods (mint tea)

Duration: 1st July – 31st July 2020
Number of books: 9
Hosted by: Crazy Challenge Connection

C – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
H – Harbor Lights by Sherryl Woods
O – The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson
C – Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance
O – Once a Soldier by Mary Jo Putney
L – A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams by Dax Murray
A – Artemis by Andy Weir
T – Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn
E – Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

To complement Barb’s “It’s Ice Cream o’clock” challenge, we’ve listed some of the key words below. Choose one (or more!) terms and then spell them out using the book’s title or author’s name. See CCC Standard Spelling Rules Below.

Asia
bowl or cone
burger joint
butter
chocolate
chunks
cookies
cream

dessert
favorite
flavor
frozen
fruits
green
halves
inauguration

mint chip
Naples
Neapolitan
Oreos
pecan
peppermint
pink
refrigeration

shake counter
slices
strawberry
summery
swirl
vanilla
white
wintergreen

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.

♣ For each book you read, please indicate the title, 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, include a link to the book cover.* If it’s not obvious from the book title or cover, be sure to explain how your book fits the task. If you don’t, you won’t get credit for completing that task.

♣ Unless otherwise noted, books must be at least 150 pages long. (See the link above for rules regarding graphic novels.) 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.

♣ Books may only be used for one task in this challenge, but cross-challenge posting is encouraged!

♣ If you choose any of the spelling options, you may use the first letter of the first word in the book’s title (excluding A, An and The) or the author’s first or last initial (middle names or initials can NOT be used).

♣ If you want the challenge moderator to check your progress as you make updates, please copy/paste your update into a new message . We don’t have time to scroll back through the entire thread looking for “message #15,” or to follow links back to an original post.

♣ When you complete the challenge, please post your entire list as a new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you’ve read. If you don’t repost your list, you won’t be included in the list of those who have completed the challenge.

*If you don’t know how to post a link to the book title or cover, see the instructions here: Link Instructions

Standard CCC Spelling Rules:

Book Titles – “A,” “an,” and “the” should be disregarded if they start the book’s title. If reading a book written in another language (besides English), the corresponding articles equivalent to “a,” “an,” and “the” should be disregarded.
Author Names – The author’s first or last initial may be used; middle initials may not.
In the case of a hyphenated first or last name (i.e. Sarah-Kate Lynch, Kate E. Dyer-Seeley), the first letter of the hyphenated name may be used (not the second initial directly following the hyphen).
If an author uses what appears to be “two last names” (usually a female author using her maiden name and then her married last name; i.e. Kathy Hogan Trocheck), the last initial of the two names counts since the maiden name is now serving in the place of a “middle” name.

Duration: 1st July – 30th September 2020
Number of books: 20
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

When you join our quarterly paranormal kit club you will receive all the instructions needed to create one of the kind kits for all your paranormal needs. The kits will be beautifully packaged and each one will have a different theme. Subscribe now and get ready for your first kit. Of course, if you don’t like a particular theme you can always opt out for that quarter but we think you’ll love these kits and want to create each one!

If you are the type of person who loves the paranormal then join now and your instructions will be delivered straight to you. The kit includes all the supplies needed for that occasion when you happen across a paranormal situation. These kits are the perfect gift for those who either love the paranormal or just can’t seem to avoid it. Imagine your delight when each quarter the kit arrives and you can open your surprise box filled with exciting objects everyone who deals with paranormal needs.

Each quarter you will earn a new vampire heart when you complete your kit! So don’t delay and join now!

Thanks to Madame Z for submitting such a great idea for a challenge

How to Play
Complete at least one task per item to collect it for your kit

Duration
1st July – 30th September 2020

Rules
All genres welcome
No minimum page count
Rereads welcome
You must read a different book for each task

Get this Vampire Heart by earning at least 5 of the items in the kit.

Our next quarterly kit will be for those who wish to take on the dangerous mission of hunting werewolves. Werewolves, also known as Lycanthropes, are a race of partially-human supernatural creatures, able to morph into a combination of human and wolf. hey feed on prey found nearby, which, due to the increase of urban areas, are mostly people. When they devour the flesh of victim they leave a recognizable trace on the prey: they always eat the heart, although they do sometimes eat more of the body. The transformation only occurs after one bites a victim, the way werewolves continue the spread of lycanthropy. However, they are also capable of having children who are born werewolves.
In their form, their bodies change rapidly, changing into a fitting definition of predators. Their nails increase to sharp, long claws, fangs increase in size and eyes resemble those of a wolf rather than of a human.
Some of those who are bitten don’t survive the change and the timing of the change can range from the next full moon to anytime at all with purebloods.

Werewolf Folklore Book
🐺 Read a book with the word wolf or wolves in the title OR
🐺 Read a book with a book on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book tagged folklore
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn

Pistol
🐺 Read a book with a pistol/gun on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book whose title starts with a letter “P” OR
🐺 Read a book where the MC shoots someone or gets shot
What Happens in London by Julia Quinn

Silver Bullets
🐺 Read a book with something silver on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book where a character has silver bullets OR
🐺 Read a book with double L’s in a word in the title
The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

Wolfsbane
🐺 Read a book with the word wolfsbane in the text OR
🐺 Read a book with a wolf on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book with a one word title that starts with a W

Deadly Nightshade
🐺 Read a book with the word “dead” or “deadly” in the title or series name OR
🐺 Read a book with a mostly green cover OR
🐺 Read a book where a character is poisoned or has the word Poison in the title
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

Silver Dust
🐺 Read a book with Silver Text on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book with all the letters of SILVER in the title OR
🐺 Read a book where a word in the title starts with “S” AND a word in the title starts with “D”
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Dagger
🐺 Read a book with a dagger/knife on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book with an MPG of Shapeshifters (Can follow another word like fantasy or paranormal)
🐺 Read a book with double G’s in a word in the title

Iron Chains
🐺 Read a book where the author’s initial starts with the letter I OR
🐺 Read a book where a character is chained up OR
🐺 Read a book with the word “IRON” in the title or series name
A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands

Night Vision Goggles
🐺 Read a book with a night scene on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book where the MC has enhanced vision OR
🐺 Read a book with glasses on the cover
Artemis by Andy Weir

Iron Tipped Spear
🐺 Read a book where the MC uses a spear OR
🐺 Read a book with all the letters of Spear in the title OR
🐺 Read a book where a shifter dies
Punishment and Sentencing: Risk, Rehabilitation and Restitution by Melissa Bull

Cursed Oil
🐺 Read a book with a cursed object or person OR
🐺 Read a book with liquid on the cover (A body of water DOES NOT count) OR
🐺 Read a book with an MPG of magic
The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce

Flame Thrower
🐺 Read a book with fire on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book where the MC is a firefighter OR
🐺 Read a book where a character starts a fire in the book
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

Sword
🐺 Read a book with a sword on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book where a character is Decapitated OR
🐺 Read a book with only a head and shoulders of a person on the cover
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Silver Nitrate
🐺 Read a book with the letters A, G, N and O in the title OR
🐺 Read a book that is the 3rd in a series OR
🐺 Read a book with a character who is a chemist
The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods

Silver Sulfate Gas
🐺 Read a book with the word “SILVER” in the title OR
🐺 Read a book with a mostly silver cover OR
🐺 Read a book where a werewolf is killed with something silver
Hounded by Kevin Hearne

Scent Misdirection
🐺 Read a book with a nose that is prominent on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book where a character tries to hide/disguise their smell OR
🐺 Read a book where a character has an enhanced sense of smell
Veiled Enchantments by Deborah Blake

Shotgun
🐺 Read a book with the word “shotgun” in the text OR
🐺 Read a book whose title starts with a letter in the word shotgun OR
🐺 Read a book with all the letters of shotgun in the author’s name
Human Acts by Han Kang

C4 plastic explosives
🐺 Read a book that is 4th in a series OR
🐺 Read a book whose title starts with the letter C OR
🐺 Read a book with an explosion in it
Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance

Mountain Ash Wooden Stake
🐺 Read a book where a character uses a stake OR
🐺 Read a book with trees on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book with a mountain on the cover
Angel’s Peak by Robyn Carr

Mistletoe
🐺 Read a book tagged Christmas OR
🐺 Read a book with a couple kissing or about to kiss on the cover OR
🐺 Read a book with an MPG of romance
Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn

Duration: 1st July – 31st July 2020
Number of books: 3
Hosted by: Bookworm Bitches

July 2020: Eye of the Beholder
Duration: 7/1/2020-7/31/2020

There are 3 tasks, you only need to read three books to finish this challenge. Or pick one task and read 3 books for that one task.

July – beauty
1. Read a book with a beautiful cover – The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
2. Read a book in a place you find beautiful (i.e. your yard, a park, a room in your house, etc.) – The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods
3. Read a book that reminds you of the beauty in the world (i.e. where someone travels to a beautiful place, where someone does a beautiful act of kindness, someone overcomes something and gives you hope, someone makes a positive change in themselves, the opportunities are endless.) – The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn (a beautiful romance)

Rules
~Books must be read during the selected time period.
~Post the date you finished the book.
~All books read for challenges can be used for more than one challenge.
~Books can be either Fiction or Non Fiction. Your choice.
~At the end of the challenge, it will be closed for commenting and moved to the archives folder
~Use the add book/author tool to tag your book within your challenge.

Duration: 1st July – 31st December 2020
Number of books: 30
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Journey through each picture to discover the hidden objects below… Complete a minimum of 10 books to receive the Vampire Heart… Enjoy!

Duration
6 months

Levels
Detective ~ 10 books
Spy~ 20 books
Secret Agent ~ 30 books

Rules
No minimum page count.
Read one book per task.
Any genre is welcome.

1. Read a book with a hospital or doctor, or where someone is sick. – A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands (Greg is a psychiatrist, treating Lissi’s phobia)

2. Read a book with a family or a book set in the spring. – The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn

3. Read a book with a king or a magic user. – The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

4. Read a book with a cemetery visit or with something round on the cover. – The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce

5. Read a book with a shifter or a fun book. – Artemis by Andy Weir

6. Read a book where someone takes a drive or a walk in the woods. – Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods

1. Read a book with a swimmer (mermaid, scuba) or someone who is rescued. – Truganini by Cassandra Pybus

2. Read a book with a boat or a body of water on the cover – Harbor Lights by Sherryl Woods

3. Read a book with a pet or an animal on the cover – Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

4. Read a book with weapon or where a character gets hurt – Human Acts by Han Kang

5. Read a book with a mansion or a house/building on the cover – Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr

6. Read a book with a ghost or an MPG of paranormal – Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance

1. Read a book with dragon or an MPG of fantasy – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

2. Read a book with a light source on the cover or an MPG of historical – Once a Soldier by Mary Jo Putney

3. Read a book with flowers on the cover or an MPG of romance – Flowers on Main by Sherryl Woods

4. Read a book with a monster or a character with a scar – Love Hacked by Penny Reid (Alex)

5. Read a book with only a woman (no other humans) on the cover or read a book where a woman has long hair – Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn

6. Read a book with a smile on the cover or tagged humor/funny on the first page of tags – Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

1. Read a book set in the fall or with a hat on the cover – Dracula by Bram Stoker

2. Read a book with a moon on the cover or with a werewolf – A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams by Dax Murray

3. Read a book with a door on the cover or that has a mostly red cover – The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson

4. Read a book with trees on the cover or where a character is a cook/baker – A Slice of Heaven by Sherryl Woods

5. Read a book with grass on the cover or where the MC is trying to or has hidden something – Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr

6. Read a book set in the woods or where a character stays somewhere other than their own house – Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid (hotel rooms)

1. Read a book with something fancy on the cover or where the MC is rich – Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

2. Read a book with a musician or tagged music in the first page of tags – Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh

3. Read a book with something that tells time on the cover or where time plays an important role in the plot – Misery by Stephen King

4. Read a book with something paper on the cover of where a character loves to read – What Happens in London by Julia Quinn

5. Read a book with stripes on the cover or a mostly brown cover – Hounded by Kevin Hearne

6. Read a book with a piece of furniture on the cover or a book you read while sitting in a cozy chair – The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods

Duration: 1st July – 30th September 2020
Number of books: 35
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Step right up into a world where nothing is as it seems… A world filled with magic, mystery, and… mayhem! Take a stroll through the Mystic Carnival and witness the unimaginable by completing these reading challenges and earning your Vampire Heart.

Rules:
~ Read a minimum of 5 books to receive the Vampire Heart.
~ Rereads are allowed
~ No minimum page count
~ One book per task
~ All genres are welcome

Duration:
July 1st to September 30th

The Ringmaster

Complete these reading tasks…

1. Read a book with a hat on the cover.
2. Read a book with a character who is the leader of a group. – Neanderthal Marries Human by Penny Reid
3. Read a book with a MPG of Fantasy. – A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
4. Read a book about a circus or carnival. – Why She Left by Kenton Bartlett (dating is a total circus)
5. Read a book with a witch or wizard in the story. – The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

Animal Extraordinaire

Complete these reading tasks…

1. Read a book with any type of animal on the cover. – Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
2. Read a book with a fiery or feisty character. – The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
3. Read a book with a character who is a cat shifter.
4. Read a book with a MPG of Paranormal. – Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance
5. Read a book with an Alpha in the story.

Fortune Teller

Complete these reading tasks…

1. Read a book with a character who is a psychic.
2. Read a book with a MPG of Steampunk.
3. Read a book that has been on your TBR for more than 3 years. – Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
4. Read a book with gold or yellow on the cover. – Once a Soldier by Mary Jo Putney
5. Read a book where a character time travels or is set in the future.

Aerial Acts and Acrobats

Complete these reading tasks…

1. Read a book with an MC that is an angel.
2. Read a book with a flying object on the cover (Bird, Plane, Kite, etc).
3. Read a book where a character is in a dangerous profession. – 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
4. Read a book with a skyline on the cover. – Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr
5. Read a book with an author whose first or last name begins with a letter in ACROBATICS. – Angel’s Peak by Robyn Carr

Jesters and Jokers

Complete these reading tasks…

1. Read a book with a mask on the cover.
2. Read a book that you find humorous. – Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid
3. Read a book with a sarcastic or witty character. – Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid
4. Read a book with a mythological creature in the story.
5. Read a book with royalty in the story. – We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Daredevils and Contortionists

Complete these reading tasks…

1. Read a book with a character who works in the military, police force, or firefighter. – Hot in Handcuffs by Sylvia Day, Shayla Black & Shiloh Walker
2. Read a book with a character who wants something that is unhealthy for them. – Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh (drugs)
3. Read a book with a red cover. – The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson
4. Read a book tagged Mystery or Suspense.
5. Read a book with an undead character in the story.

The Illusionist

Complete these reading tasks…

1. Read a book with a character who is not what they appear to be. – Love Hacked by Penny Reid
2. Read a book tagged Magic. – The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce
3. Read a book with a dark cover. – Punishment and Sentencing: Risk, Rehabilitation and Restitution by Melissa Bull
4. Read a book with Fae in the story. – Hounded by Kevin Hearne
5. Read a book with the word Illusion in the text. – Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Duration: 1st July – 30th September 2020
Number of books: 6
Hosted by: Crazy Challenge Connection

G – The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
A – Artemis by Andy Weir
R – Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh
D
E – Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
N – Neanderthal Seeks Human by Penny Reid

To complement our seasonal scavenger challenge, we’ve listed some of the key phrases corresponding to Summer Fun. Choose one or more of the following terms and spell it out using the first letter of a book’s title OR the author’s first or last initial; our usual spelling rules apply.** Because this challenge is 3 months long, we encourage you to choose words that add up to a minimum of 15 letters.

SPELLING WORDS

amusement park
barefoot
baseball game
bonfire
camping
corn on the cob

drive-in movie
farmer’s market
fireflies
fireworks
fishing
fly a kite

garden
grilling
ice cream
mini golf
outdoor concert
outdoors

picnic basket
porch swing
relaxing hammock
seashells
sandcastle
sidewalk art
stargazing
street fair

summer fun
swimming
thunderstorm
vacation
water balloons
watermelon

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.

♣ For each book you read, please indicate the title, 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, include a link to the book cover.* If it’s not obvious from the book title or cover, be sure to explain how your book fits the task. If you don’t, you won’t get credit for completing that task.

♣ Unless otherwise noted, books must be at least 150 pages long. (See the link above for rules regarding graphic novels.) 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.

♣ Books may only be used for one task in this challenge, but cross-challenge posting is encouraged!

♣ If you want the challenge moderator to check your progress as you make updates, please copy/paste your update into a new message . We don’t have time to scroll back through the entire thread looking for “message #15,” or to follow links back to an original post.

♣ When you complete the challenge, please post your entire list as a new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you’ve read. If you don’t repost your list, you won’t be included in the list of those who have completed the challenge.

*If you don’t know how to post a link to the book title or cover, see the instructions here: Link Instructions

Standard CCC Spelling Rules:

Book Titles – “A,” “an,” and “the” should be disregarded if they start the book’s title. If reading a book written in another language (besides English), the corresponding articles equivalent to “a,” “an,” and “the” should be disregarded.
Author Names – The author’s first or last initial may be used; middle initials may not.
In the case of a hyphenated first or last name (i.e. Sarah-Kate Lynch, Kate E. Dyer-Seeley), the first letter of the hyphenated name may be used (not the second initial directly following the hyphen).
If an author uses what appears to be “two last names” (usually a female author using her maiden name and then her married last name; i.e. Kathy Hogan Trocheck), the last initial of the two names counts since the maiden name is now serving in the place of a “middle” name.