Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Took me a while to make a decision for our next quarterly challenge, but I finally made up my mind. I pushed back the one I have originally scheduled and decided to go with Valorie’s suggestion in our Suggestions for Future Challenges/Categories.

Thanks Valorie for the inspiration.

It’s Just A Game Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010

For this challenge, all of our categories are influenced by popular games.

Monopoly –Read a book where a character is a land developer, banker, real estate agent, millionaire, etc or the storyline is set in the world of finance, banking , or real estate.

Clue - Read a murder mystery or a book with a weapon somewhere in the title or on the cover (poison, gun, knife, etc).

Chess – Read a book that is set in the medieval period or has a character that is a Queen, King, Bishop or Knight or one of these words as part of the book’s title.

Candyland – Read a book set in a candy store, bakery, or has a character that is a baker or candy maker, or a name of a candy or sweet as part of the title.

Twister - Read a book with a green, blue, yellow or red cover or has all four colors represented on the cover.

Operation – Read a book set in a hospital or has a character that is in the medical profession.

Scene It! – Read a book that has a character that is a celebrity, an actor/actress or works in the film/TV industry.

Girl Talk - Read a book that is considered chick-lit or a book that has a young female as the main lead.

Mahjongg – Read a book that has an Asian main character or the book is set in Asia.

Risk –Read a book that has some sort of war as a backdrop or setting or has a character that is career military.

Bonus: Go for 12 books instead of 10 by creating your own Game-inspired categories. Be sure to name the Game you have selected and explain your criteria.

You can post your list anytime, but no reading for this challenge until June 1, 2010.

This sounds like a lot of fun!

If anyone needs help finding boardgames to fit certain themes, check out www.boardgamegeek.com/

This looks great! I am in:)

I'm so in - this sounds awesome! Quick question though, would a book by a celebrity/tv star etc count for the Scene It category? I'm thinking of Amber Benson (aka Tara from Buffy) in particular.

I'm in sounds like fun :)

This definitely sounds fun... I'm in too!

Nairabell wrote: "I'm so in - this sounds awesome! Quick question though, would a book by a celebrity/tv star etc count for the Scene It category? I'm thinking of Amber Benson (aka Tara from Buffy) in..."

Didn't think about that, but I'm for it.

Yey! I've got her second Calliope Reaper Jones book mocking me from my TBR. I loved the first one so I'm looking forward to it, once I've finished the last quarterly challenge!

I'm so in! This is such a fun challenge, I've got three in my head so far...should we start writing them in yet?

Gus wrote: "I'm so in! This is such a fun challenge, I've got three in my head so far...should we start writing them in yet?"

You can post your list if you are ready, although the challenge won't start until the 1st of June.

Furthermore, you can always change your list anytime you like.

All done! :)

Monopoly: Dying to Please by Linda Howard Jun 12
Clue: Hunted By The Others by Jess Haines Jun 6
Chess: Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead Aug 29
Candyland: Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke Jul 17
Twister: Witch Fire by Anya Bast Jun 10
Operation: Shadow Game by Christine Feehan Jul 5
Scene It!: The Kitchen Witch by Annette Blair Jul 8
Girl Talk: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Jun 8
Mahjongg: Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks Jul 26
Risk: Wild Card by Lora Leigh Jun 28

It’s Just A Game Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010



Monopoly

Clue

Chess

Candyland

Twister

Operation

Scene It!

Girl Talk

Mahjongg

Risk

Bonus:

This sounds like a lot of fun, so of course I'm in. I'll look through my books and post my list soon.

It’s Just A Game Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010

Ooh this does sound like a ton of fun! I really like this idea! Very creative! :) Will post list soon! :)

No reading for this challenge until June 1, 2010.

Monopoly:

Clue:

Chess:

Candyland:

Twister:

Operation:

Scene It!:

Girl Talk:

Mahjongg:

Risk:

Bonus 1; Ouiji (Read a book that involves seeing or communicating with the Dead.)

Bonus 2; Battle of the Sexes (Read a romance where the characters clash; then fall in love:

Count me in! This sounds fun. :)

Game Challenge.
June 1-Aug 31 2010
This sounds like a lot of fun!
1/10

Monopoly- Married to his Business by Elizabeth Bevarly (DONE)

Clue- Look Again- Lisa Scottoline (DONE)

Chess- In the King's Service by Margaret Moore

Candyland- Would Be Witch by Kimberly Frost

Twister- Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

Operation- A Doctor's Watch by Vickie Taylor

Scene It!: What I did for Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (could not finish, hated it. Will pick another)

Girl Talk- Hung up on You by Holly Jacobs

Mahjongg- Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas(done)

Risk- The Warlord's Daughter by Susan Grant


BONUS: TBD

I have started complying my list, of course I may change some selections of others come up:

Monopoly – Housekeeper to the Millionaire by Lucy Monroe - DONE

Clue – The Search by Nora Roberts - DONE

Chess – Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris - DONE

Candyland – The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson - DONE

Twister – The Curse of the Spellman’s by Lisa Lutz - DONE

Operation – The Crush by Sandra Brown - DONE

Scene It! – What I Did for Love by Susan Elizabeth - DONE

Girl Talk - Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson - DONE

Mahjongg – Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - DONE

Risk – Unexpected by Lori Foster - DONE

Wow! Yes, yes, yes. Count me in. Will post as I go

Valorie, you had a wonderful idea! Love it!!

It's Just A Game Challenge
Duration: 06/01/10 thru 08/31/10

1. Monopoly -

2. Clue -

3. Chess -

4. Candyland -

5. Twister -

6. Operation -

7. Scene It! -

8. Girl Talk -

9. Mahjongg -

10. Risk -

*Bonus -

Oh, this sounds like a fun challenge! I wasn't able to complete the last quarterly challenge because of some stuff that came up with selling my house, but we'll be all moved before this starts, so I think I can pull it off. Count me in! I'll post my list later.

~♥ Kat ♥~ wrote: "I'll give this one a go. I can't seem to resist a new challenge!I'll post my choices once I've checked my tbr pile :)

Monopoly:
Clue:
Chess:
Candyland:
Twister:
Operation:
Scene It!:
Girl..."

Kat, those are cool bonus categories! Would you mind if I used the Quija one if I decide to try for 12 books?

I'm in - I'll post later.

Harper wrote:Kat, those are cool bonus categories! Would you mind if I used the Quija one if I decide to try for 12 books?

Sure I don't mind at all :)

Will post my list here and will add the books I am hoping to read soon :)

Monopoly – TBD

Clue - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

Chess – Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr

Candyland – TBD

Twister - Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

Operation – TBD

Scene It! – TBD

Girl Talk - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Mahjongg – Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

Risk – TBD

Bonus:

It's Just a Game - RRRC Quarterly Challenge

1st June - 31st August

0/12

Monopoly - The Ring by Danielle Steel (Wife of a Banker)
Cluedo - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Chess - The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
Candyland - Sophie's Bakery for the Broken Hearted by Lolly Winston
Twister - After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell
Operation - A Crack in Forever by Jeannie Brewer
Scene It - Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time by Valerie Bertinelli
Girl Talk - Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson
Mahjong - White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India by William Dalrymple
Risk - Zoya by Danielle Steel (Russian Revolution)

Bonus
Singstar - Painting Ruby Tuesday by Jane Yardley (Voice Coach)
Poleconomy - Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Francis Moore - I had this board game when I was young, you basically try and run the country - there was politics, business etc.



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Fantastic idea!!!

~♥ Kat ♥~ wrote: "1.Ouija - Read a book that involves seeing or communicating with the Dead. "

Oooh, I'm gonna steal that! Good one!

I think I'm in. At least I have a few weeks to figure out what books to read. :)

~♥ Kat ♥~ wrote: "Harper wrote:Kat, those are cool bonus categories! Would you mind if I used the Quija one if I decide to try for 12 books?

Sure I don't mind at all :)"

Cool, thanks! :)

Monopoly- The Luxe
Clue- Poison Study or Tantalize
Chess- Ransom My Heart
Candyland- The Sugar Queen
Twister- The Eternal Ones
Operation- Houston, We Have A Problem
Scene it!- Death's Daughter
Girl Talk- Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
Mahjongg- Turning Japanese
Risk- The Twilight Before Christmas
Quiji- The Reckoning
Taboo- a banned book, Lolita

Kat, I hope you don't mind I stole :) Thats a great idea!

It's Just a Game RRRC Challenge /10 (Tentative List)


1.Monopoly~ Start Me Up by Victoria Dahl(Land developer/Architect)
2.Clue~Fire by Kristin Cashore
3.Chess~TBD
4.Candyland~TBD
5.Twister~TBD
6.Operation~TBD
7.Scene It!~TBD
8.Girl Talk~TBD
9.Mahjongg~Twilight Fall by Lynn Viehl or Girl Overboard by Justina Chen Headley
10.Risk~TBD

I'm in! Post coming soon.

Yz - For the Candyland category, would we be able to use a book with candy or a sweet on the cover? I have a book on my to-read shelf with a piece of candy on the cover.

Imaginative and creative. I'm going to love choosing books for this challenge! I'm in too Yz. I'll post my list later.

Ooh I want to use Ouiji too! :) That ok Kat? :)

Nita wrote: "I'm in! Post coming soon.

Yz - For the Candyland category, would we be able to use a book with candy or a sweet on the cover? I have a book on my to-read shelf with a piece of candy on the cover."

That will work.

Ashley wrote:Ooh I want to use Ouiji too! :) That ok Kat? :)

I don't mind at all it's open to anyone who wants to use it!

6/1 - 8/31
0/10 done

Monopoly - The Cursed One
Clue - The Pride of Lions
Chess - Spirited Away
Candyland - Pretty Dead
Twister - The Last Stormlord
Operation - Sinful
Scene It! - Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Girl Talk - Merlin's Harp
Mahjongg - Naamah's Curse
Risk - Night Game

This sounds like fun. Here's a partial list.


Monopoly - (real estate agent) Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Clue - Town in a Blueberry Jam
Chess - The Iron King
Candyland - The Chocolate Cat Caper
Twister - (Blue) Glass Houses
Operation - Hospital Station
Scene It - Doppelgangster
Girl Talk - (young girl) Tithe
Mahjongg - Path of the Eclipse
Risk - TBD

Bonus

Oiuji(book containing ghosts or a psychic)
Scrabble(Author, writer, publisher, librarian)

Monopoly: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper
Clue: A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris
Chess: Queen of Dragons by Shana Abé
Candyland: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Twister: Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher
Operation: Bloody Awful by Georgia Evans
Scene It!: Wicked Ties by Shayla Black
Girl Talk: Blonde With a Wand by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Mahjongg: Turning Japanese by Cathy Yardley
Risk: The First Sin by Cheyenne McCray

Bonus:
Ouija Board: Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey
Mall Madness: Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

My tentative list...this knocks off 4 from my owned-and-unread shelf:

Quarterly Challenge: It’s Just a Game
Duration: 6/01/10 – 8/31/10

Monopoly: Catching the Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort
Clue: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Next by Stieg Larsson
Chess: The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland
Candyland: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Twister: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
Operation: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Scene It!: Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Girl Talk: Unzipped by Lois Greiman
Mahjongg: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Risk: The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig

Bonus:
Backgammon: Read a book about a time traveler.
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
Guess Who?: Read a book about a spy or a character with a secret identity.
The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig

I'm in! Will post books at a later date.

I can't believe how many people have their lists up already! It's going to take me a year and a day to make my choices but this looks like too much fun to ignore. I'm in!

...and the bonus ideas are killer!

This sounds like fun, I'm in. Now to come up with a list.

I'm in and will post as soon as I figure out what to use for which category. I don't know how you gals come up with these things so fast...but I'm truly impressed.

Monopoly: Just a Hint - Clint - Lori Foster (heiress)
Clue: L is for Lawless - Sue Grafton
Chess: Queene of Light - Jennifer Armintrout
Candyland: A Taste of Magic - Tracy Madison
Twister: Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang - Katie MacAlister
Operation: The Xeno Solution - Nelson Erlick
Scene It: Heartthrob - Suzanne Brockmann
Girl Talk: Savannah Breeze - Mary Kay Andrews
Mahjongg: Not Quite a Husband - Sherry Thomas
Risk: SEALed with a Promise - Mary-Margret Daughtridge
Bonus 1: Ouiji - Read a book with a character who sees/talks to ghosts
Kindred Spirits - CB Scott
Bonus 2: Backgammon - Read a book about a time traveler
Lord of the Highlands - Veronica Wolff

I think this will be fun. I'll post my list later.
Would count as a operation book? She's a veterinarian?

Danielle wrote: "I think this will be fun. I'll post my list later.
Would count as a operation book? She's a veterinarian?"

It's still some kind of medicine and portions of that story is set in her clinic.

I'm game to try... :)
I *adore* board games. Yay!

1. Monopoly / riches - Heiress For Hire by Erin McCarthy
2. Clue / Mystery - Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
3. Chess / knight - A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
4. Candyland / Bakery - Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost
5. Twister / blue cover - Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
6. Operation / Medical - Virgin River by Robyn Carr
7. Scene It! / talkshow host - Knock Me for a Loop by Heidi Betts
8. Girl Talk / chick-lit - Undead and Unfinished by Maryjanice Davidson
9. Mahjongg / asian - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
10. Risk / war - Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell


Bonus
11. Balderdash - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Read a classic where you have to look up the meaning of words because your vocabulary is so bad
12. Carcassonne - Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux
Read a book with a castle on the cover or that has a castle in the book

Another fantastic challenge. I love the bonus!

It's Just A Game Challenge
Duration: June 1 to August 31

1. Monopoly - Ceremony in Death
2. Clue - Vengeance in Death
3. Chess -
4. Candyland - Chocolat
5. Twister -
6. Operation -
7. Scene It! -
8. Girl Talk -
9. Mahjongg -
10. Risk - The Prince
*Bonus -
11. Trivial Pursuit - A Short History of Nearly Everything
12.

Yay! I'm so glad you could use the game idea Yz! I'm definitely in! I will post my list later on! Hope everyone has fun with it!

I like this challenge it's really going to help me catch up on my TBR shelf.

Monopoly – The Luxe
Clue - Killing Moon
Chess – One Enchanted Evening
Candyland – A Taste of Magic
Twister - Lover Mine
Operation – Kiss of Crimson
Scene It! – Somewhere In Time
Girl Talk - Remember Me?
Mahjongg – Marked by Passion (This is a maybe. Mahjongg was a hard pick.)
Risk –Street Game

Great idea, Valorie & Yz! I'm in, will post list later.

Im definitely in - working on my list will post later