Duration: 1st June – 30th June 2020
Number of books: 7
Hosted by: Crazy Challenge Connection

US States Named After European Kings and Queens
Duration: June 1 – 30, 2020

As I was cleaning my apartment, I found a deck of “Can You Name Them All?” cards. I found this interesting topic and since there are 7 states, it seemed perfect for a monthly challenge.

7/7 Complete

1. Georgia named for England’s King George II
Read a book that takes place in Georgia OR read a book that has a main character or author named George (reasonable variations okay –Georgia, Georgette, etc.) – Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

2. North Carolina named for King Charles I of England:
Read a book that takes place in North Carolina OR read a book that has “NORTH” in its title or author name (does not have to stand alone – i.e. Northcutt would work) – Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs (Charlotte)

3. South Carolina also named for King Charles I of England
Read a book that takes place in South Carolina OR read a book that has “SOUTH” in its title or author name (does not have to stand alone – i.e. Southlake) – Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris

4. Louisiana named for King Louis XIV of France
Read a book that takes place in Louisiana or France OR read a book that is 14th in a series or published in 2014. – Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

5. Virginia named for Elizabeth I, the “Virgin Queen”
Read a book that takes place in Virginia OR read a book in which someone loses their virginity; tell us who. – Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr (Shelby)

6. West Virginia also named for Elizabeth I
Read a book that takes place in West Virginia OR read a book whose author’s or main character’s name is Elizabeth (reasonable variations okay – Beth, Betsy, Lisa, Eliza) – Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr (Liz)

7. Maryland named for Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England
Read a book that takes place in Maryland OR read a book whose title contains a compound word. – Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh

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

Duration: 1st June – 30th June 2020
Number of books: 6
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Summer Solstice, sometimes known as Midsummer, Litha, or St. John’s Day, occurs in the middle of June. It is a celebration of the longest day of the year and the beginning of Summer. It has been a grand tribal gathering time since ancient times. The Goddess manifests as Mother Earth and the God as the Sun King. Colors are Yellow, Green, and Blue. It is a festival of community sharing and planetary service.

Rules
Complete at least 2 tasks to get the heart
All genres welcome
Rereads welcome
No minimum page count

Stay up all night on Solstice Eve to welcome the rising Sun
Read a book all night or at least during the night. – Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr

Keep a Sacred Fire Burning
Read a book with fire or flames in the story or on the cover. – White Hot by Ilona Andrews

Burn your Yule Wreath in the Sacred Fire
Read a book you borrowed or don’t officially own (like from KU or Scribd) – A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu (ARC)

Eat a Festive Feast
Read a book with a food theme or a feast in the story. – The Goblin King by Shona Husk

Sing and Dance with Friends
Read a book one of your friends has read. – Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews (my sister)

Exchange a Magical Gift with Friends
Read a new to you book. – Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs

Duration: 1st June – 30th June 2020
Number of books: 11
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Duration
Starts: June 1
Ends: June 31

How It Works
Ten books each month is a lot, so there will be 5 different levels. So 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

1) First on the list: Some R & R, after all that is what summer is all about.
Read a book that is set during a vacation. – That Holiday Feeling by Debbie Macomber, Sherryl Woods & Robyn Carr (Christmas)

2) Second: Road trip!!!
Read a book where the MC takes a road trip or travels. – Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

3) Third: Party!!!
Read a book where the MC hosts a party or attends one. – Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr (Rick’s welcome home and Abby’s baby shower)

4) Fourth: Learn something new. It is after all the longest vacation.
Read a book where a character learns something new or gets a new hobby. – Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh (Noah and his fidelity – described as a bit of a hobby / vice)

5) Halfway through the list: Is it a fling or is it real?
Read a book where the main MPG is romance. – Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr

6) Sixth: Random pick from the bucket.
Read a book that a friend recommended or from a group read. – Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire (past group read for MVBO)

7) Seventh: The time of outdoor concerts and festivals.
Read a book with a parade or festival. – A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu

8) Eighth: Watch the sun set.
Read the last book in a series or a standalone. – Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

9) Ninth: SUMMER TIME MADNESS.
Read a book that starts with any letter from SUMMER. – Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

10) The last: Remember the good old times.
Re-read an book author you enjoyed a few years ago. – White Hot by Ilona Andrews

11) Bonus Book-
Read anything you want! You can use this option to reach your goal if you’re finding it difficult to get a book to suit the other tasks. – Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs

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

Duration
May 1st – 31st 2020

Rules
No minimum page count
All genres welcome
Rereads welcome
A different book must be used for each task

1. Read a book while drinking tea (or whatever drink you prefer) – The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
2. Read a book with a single word title

3. Read a book with an Asian character – Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
4. Read a book with a British character – Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter (Bruiser)

5. Read a book you think is hot – Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman
6. Read a book you think is sweet – Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands

Duration: 1st May – 31st May 2020
Number of books: 11
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Starts: May 1
Ends: May 31
Ten books each month is a lot, so there will be 5 different levels. So 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

Each month we will have a “check list” of 10 items. To check something off, all you have to do is read a book that applies to that item. So if the item is “read a book with vampires” – then once you’ve read a book with vampires, you can check it off.

Tasks:

1. May starts with M: Read a book with a word in the title or the author’s name beginning with M. – The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic edited by Mike Ashley

2. May is: (choose one)

*Motorcycle Safety Month: Read a book with a motorcycle on the cover.

*Mother’s Day is May 13. Read a book featuring mothers and children. – Billy Thunder and the Night Gate by Isobelle Carmody

*May 6-12 is National Wildflower Week. Read a book with flowers on the cover.

*May 6 is World Laughter Day. Read something that makes you laugh.

3. May is National Inventors Month. Read a book in the Steampunk Genre. – The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer

4. May is National Military Appreciation Month. Read a book featuring a soldier or a veteran. – Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr

5. May is Creative Beginnings Month. Start a new-to-you series. – Naked Dragon by Annette Blair

6. Vampires: Read a book featuring vampires! – Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter

7. May 3 is Paranormal Day. Read a book featuring your favorite paranormal creature. – Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman (Trickster)

8. May is Personal History Month. Read a book told in the first person. – Reaching One Thousand by Rachel Robertson

9. May 25 is Cookie Monster’s birthday! Read a book featuring a friendly monster, beast, or shifter. – Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (they’re all VERY friendly)

10. Location: (choose one)

*May 12 is National Train Day. Read a book that takes place, at least in part, on board a train. Or that has a train on the cover.

*May 8 is National Teacher Day. Read a book that takes place, at least in part, at school.

*National Hospital Week takes place May 14-19. Read a book which takes place, at least in part, in a hospital.

11/22/63 by Stephen King

If you’ve completed the challenge and still want more:

BONUS BOOK! May is Get Caught Reading Month. In honor of the occasion, read an 11th book, any category!

Duration: 1st May – 31st May 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 bird on the cover. – Vampire Dragon by Annette Blair
2. Read a book tagged Historical. – The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
3. Read a book that is 5th in a series. – Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr
4. Read a book with more than one type of supernatural creature in it. – Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter
5. Read a book with a blue cover. – Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands
6. Read a book you find relaxing. – Billy Thunder and the Night Gate by Isobelle Carmody

Duration: 1st May – 31st May 2020
Number of books: 7
Hosted by: Crazy Challenge Connection

L – Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands
I – I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi
O –
N – Naked Dragon by Annette Blair

Complementary to Connie’s Scavenger Challenge, there are several related terms for you to spell below. Choose one (or more!!) and spell out the word following the usual CCC Spelling Rules** (SEE BELOW).

Limerick Day
limerick
Edward Lear
A Book of Nonsense
Ireland
humorous verse
five lines
odd fellow
enchanting
young bride
green apples
fermented
lamented
cider
Bright
relative
spring clean
tomorrow
canner
granny
circus
performer
Brian
lion
large wart
appearance
glasses

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.

♣ 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 May – 31st May 2020
Number of books: 7
Hosted by: Crazy Challenge Connection

MAY 2020 SCAVENGER – Limerick Day
Timeframe: 5/1/20 to 5/31/20
7/7

Limerick Day is celebrated on May 12 every year, on the birthday of English poet and author Edward Lear who popularized limericks in 1846 in his A Book of Nonsense. Named for the city of Limerick, Ireland, a limerick is a humorous verse or poem, often naughty or bawdy. It is five lines long; the first two lines rhyme with the fifth line, and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other.

TASKS:
1. There was an odd fellow named Gus,
When travelling he made such a fuss.
He was banned from the train,
Not allowed on a plane,
And now travels only by bus.
😀 Read a book with some sort of transportation on the cover (show us the cover) – or – a book whose author’s first or last name has only three letters. – Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands (ship)

2. There was an enchanting young bride,
Who ate many green apples and died.
The apples fermented,
inside the lamented,
and made cider inside her inside
😀 Read a book with a primarily green cover (show us the cover) – or – a book marked HUMOR on the main genre page. – The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer

3. There was a young woman named Bright,
Whose speed was much faster than light.
She set out one day,
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
😀 Read a book with a word in the title that rhymes with Bright – or – a book that you read quickly (150-200 pages long, tell us how many pages). – Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman

4. I’m really determined and keen,
To start giving this house a spring clean.
I will do it I say,
Yes, I’ll do it today,
Well, I’ll do it tomorrow, I mean.
😀 Read a book set in the spring (March, April, or May) – or – a book with the word “I” in the title. – I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi

5. A canner, exceedingly canny,
One morning remarked to his granny,
“A canner can can
Anything that he can;
But a canner can’t can a can, can he?”
😀 Read a book with a three-letter word in the title – or – a book with a grandmother character (tell us who). – Billy Thunder and the Night Gate by Isobelle Carmody

6. A circus performer named Brian,
Once smiled as he rode on a lion.
They came back from the ride,
But with Brian inside,
And the smile on the face of the lion.
😀 Read a book with a person smiling on the cover (show us the cover) – or – a book whose title starts with a letter in CIRCUS (disregard A, An, The). – Reaching One Thousand by Rachel Robertson

7. There was a young lady named Rose
Who had a large wart on her nose.
When she had it removed
Her appearance improved,
But her glasses slipped down to her toes.
😀 Read a book with an author or character with a flower name – or – a book with eyeglasses on the cover (show us the cover). – Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

CHALLENGE RULES:
♦ If you want to participate in a 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.

♦ Books must be at least 150 pages long. 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 and not simply skim through it.

♦ 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.

♦ 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, your name will not be added to the list of those who have completed the challenge.

Duration: 1st April – 30th April 2020
Number of books: 6
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

This is a reading challenge.
No page limit
All genres welcome.
Check the Challenge Guide for more info.

Duration: April 1-30 2017

Levels
Baby Bunny – 2 books
Fluffy Bunny – 4 books
Big Bunny – 6 books

You’ll get the egg next to each task you complete.

Tasks
 The name Easter derived its name from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eastre, which symbolizes hare and egg.
Read a book with a god/goddess, with an animal on the cover, or with a title that begins with any letter in EASTER.
Stormwalker by Allyson James

 Since time immemorial, the egg has been considered as the symbol of rebirth.
Read a book where a character undergoes a transition, a character is immortral or very old, or with a circular or oval shaped object on the cover. – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

 The custom of giving eggs at Easter time has been traced back from Egyptians, Gaul, Persians, Greeks and Romans, to whom the egg was a symbol of life.
Read a book involving Egyptians, Gaul, Persians, Greeks or Romans, where a character receives a gift, or that was recommended to you. – Eldest by Christopher Paolini

 During the medieval times, a festival of egg throwing was held in church, during which the priest would throw a hard-boiled egg to one of the choirboys. It would then be tossed from one choirboy to the next and whoever held the egg when the clock struck 12 was surely the winner and will retain the egg.
Read a book tagged historical, with a religious character or where a character takes part in a game or competition. – The Help by Kathryn Stockett

 Pysanka is the term used for the practice of Easter egg painting.
Read a book with a colourful cover, that you find fun to read, or tagged art. – Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

 Each year nearly 90 million chocolate bunnies are made.
As a treat, read any book you want! – Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs