Showing posts with label Personal challenges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal challenges. Show all posts

June 25, 2015

2015 Reading Challenge: Kat's Summer Goals

2015 Reading Challenge: Kat's Summer Goals

 
Last summer, I started customizing my own summer challenges, more genre specific so that I could complete challenges as well as reading goals.

So, it looks pretty bad from this view... but its 13/70 books. Not a good start at all.
 
Start: 6/2/2015
Finish: 

 
Read 12 books you've been putting off...
Read 6 paranormal books
  • Golden Dynasty
Read 5 High School books
Read 5 Adult Romance books
  • Accidental Assassin
  • Alpha
Read 4 Mysteries
Read 1 Thriller
Read 3 books that are over 500 pages
  • Law Man
  • Wild Man
  • Motorcycle Man
Read 2 books you started but never finished
Read 4 books in a series you've never finished
  • Fire Inside
  • Breathe
  • Sweet Dreams
  • Jagged
Read 4 books from another country
  • Three Wishes
Read 1 Historical Fiction
Read 6 Science Fiction books
Read 4 Adventure books
Read four books with a number in the title
Read 5 NA's
  • Fall with Me
Read 3 ARC's
  • Taming Lily
___________________________________________
70 books in all!

June 18, 2015

One Enchanted Evening Challenge Completed!

One Enchanted Evening

Hello everybody! I'm sure you know that I read a lot, I mean duh, but you may or may not know that, especially in the summer, I have a thick folder of Challenges. This month, I have around seventeen. I will post links to all of the challenges below.
 
But I am here, to celebrate with you that I finished one of them!! The Enchanted Reading Challenge to be precise. Click the "One Enchanted Evening" Link to see the completed version!! Along with that link, there are others. These are all the other sixteen personal challenges I do, and if you would like to do them, email me at kissandtell.books@gmail.com and I will email it back to you, or leave a comment below!
 
Here we go...
 


One Enchanted Evening Personal Challenge

One Enchanted Evening

 
Scroll down to see my personal One Enchanted Evening Challenge!
 
Start: 6/2/2015
Finish: 6/17/2015
 
1) So to begin this challenge the first item on the agenda is to decide where you will go and yes you can go to more than one place. Will it be to the past, present, future, or into your favorite book series? Read one or more books somehow related to your destination(s).
o   Place: England
o   Book: Accidental Assassin

2) Next, pick an appropriate outfit(s) and/or costume(s) for the night. You may read one or more books for each outfit or costume you wish to wear.
o   Outfit:  Sarong
o   Book: Golden Dynasty

3) Thirdly, decide who will go with you? You may choose one or more people to join you on your enchanted evening or go solo. You can select friends or your favorite book characters. It's up to you to decide. You may read one or more books for each person travelling with you.
o   Person: Mitch Lawson
o   Book: Law Man
o   Person: Tess O’Hara
o   Book: Wild Man

4) The fourth item on the agenda is to pick what you will do? Will you watch a historic event, go to a dance club, just pop in somewhere for a quick drink, go bowling or something entirely different? You may read one or more books for each thing you wish to do.
o   Activity: Go to the Beach
o   Book: Taming Lily
o   Activity: Motorcycle Riding
o   Book: Motorcycle Man

5) Once at your decided destination you will probably need transportation. You may read one or more books for each form of transportation you wish to use.
o   Transportation: Mercedes
o   Book: Three Wishes

6) Because this will be such a long night, you may need some substance to sustain you. Choose one or more food and/or drink items you wish to indulge in during your enchanted evening. You may read one or more books for each food item/drink you wish to consume.
o   Food: Wings
o   Drink: Beer
o   Book: Fall with Me
 
o   Food: Imperial
o   Drink: 7 Up
o   Book: Fire Inside



Blue Moon Personal Challenge

Blue Moon Challenge (Personal)

 
See my personal Blue Moon Challenge below!!
 
Start: 6/2/2015
Finish:

Read a book with a full moon on the cover.
Title:                                            Author:

Read a book with a predominantly blue cover.
Title: Three Wishes                     Author: Kristen Ashley

Read the second book in a series.
Title: Wild Man                           Author: Kristen Ashley

Read a book that was published in August
Title: Golden Dynasty               Author: Kristen Ashley

Read a book with “moon” in the title or is by an author with the name of “Moon”.
Title:                                             Author:

Read a book with “blue” in the title or has a character/animal named “Blue”
Title:                                             Author

Read a book with a telescope or spyglass on the cover
Title:                                              Author:

Read a book that takes place on a planet that has more than one moon.
Title:                                               Author:

Read a two in one book.
Title:                                               Author:



Peanuts Personal Challenge

Peanuts Personal Challenge

 
Start: 6/2/2015
Finish:
 
Option 1 - Read the title, using the words from book titles, series or authors names (middle names allowed) to complete any of the peanut motion titles.
S
N
Owen Walker
Ollie Pierson
P
Y
S
 
S
Three Wishes
Red
E
E
Tess
 
Fowler, Lily
Ashley, Kristen
I
Roxy
 
Option 2 – Spell out a name from the Peanut Gang

Wild Man
O
O
D
S
Taming Lily
O
Cherry
K
 
Circe Quinn
Hop
Assassins, The
Reece
Law Man
I
E
 
B
Roth
O
W
Nate
 
 

The Bad, the Scary, and the Terrifying Personal Challenge

The Bad, the Scary, and the Terrifying Challenge (Personal)

 
Below is my personal The Bad, the Scary, and the Terrifying Challenge.
 
Start: 6/2/015
Finish:
 
OPTION 1: As an A to Z challenge, using book titles with one or more words theme related - as long as it's bad, scary or terrifying, it counts.
 
Accidental Assassin
B
C
D
E
Fire Inside
G
H
I
J
K
Law Man
Motorcycle Man
N
O
P
Q
R
S
Taming Lily
U
V
Wild Man
X
Y
Z

OPTION 2: As an A to Z Spell-It-Out. Pick a bad, scary or terrifying expression for each letter of the alphabet and read books with titles, series, character (first or last name), or authors (first or last name) that begin with letters that correspond to letter of the animal you choose.
 
Trick or Treat…
Taming Lily
Roxy
I
Chaos
K
 
Ollie Pierson
R
 
Tash
R
E
Accidental Assassin
Tess  
Bloody Mary…
B
Lahn
O
o
D
Y
 
Motorcycle Man
Alpha
R
Y
 

Personal ABC Challenges 1-5

ABC Challenges 1-5 (Personal)

 
My personal ABC Challenges 1-5 are below
 
 

Challenge One: ABC Titles

Compile and ABC Chart made up entirely of titles
Start: 6/2/2015  
Finish:     

Set Number One:

Accidental Assassin
B
C
D
E
Fire Inside
Golden Dynasty
H
I
J
K
Law Man
Motorcycle Man
N
O
P
Q
R
S
Three Wishes
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Set Number Two:

Alpha
B
C
D
E
Fall with Me
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
Taming Lily
U
V
Wild Man
X
Y
Z

Challenge Two: ABC Author

Compile an ABC Chart of the author's name. Follow the Guidelines
Start: 6/2/2015  
Finish:     

First Name                                              
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J-J Lynn
Kristen Ashley
L
Monica Murphy
Nichole Chase
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Last Name 
Ashley, Kristen
B
Chase, Nichole
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
Lynn, J
Murphy, Monica
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
Wilder
X
Y
Z

Challenge Three: ABC Characters

Compile an ABC Chart made up entirely of characters from your book. Follow the guidelines
 
Start: 6/2/2015  
Finish:     

 
Female Character
Ava McKenzie
B
Circe Quinn
D
E
Fowler, Lily
G
Heron, Lanie
I
J
Kyrie St. Claire
Lily Jacobs
Mara Hanover
N
O
P
Q
Roxy
S
Tess O’Hara
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
 
Male Character
A
Brock Lucas
C
D
E
F
G
Hopper Kincaid
I
J
K
Lahn
Max
Nate McAllister
Owen Walker
P
Q
Reece, Ham
S
Tack Allan
U
Valentine Roth
W
X
Y
Z
Main Characters                                   
A
B
C
D
E
Fowler, Lily
G
Hopper Kincaid
I
J
Kane Allan
Lahn, Dax
Mara Hanover
Nate McAllister
Owen
P
Q
Roxy
S
Tess O’Hara
U
Valentine Roth
W
X
Y
Z
Secondary Character
A
B
Cal
Dog
Elvira
F
G
Henry
I
J
K
L
Mavis
N
Ollie Pierson
P
Q
Rose
S
Tabby
U
Victor
W
X
Y
Zahnim

Challenge Four: ABC Librarian Challenge

Compile and ABC Chart made up entirely of books you did not buy
Start: 6/2/2015  
Finish:     

 
A
B
C
D
E
Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley
G
H
I
J
K
Law Man by Kristen Ashley
Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley
N
O
P
Q
R
S
Taming Lily by Monica Murphy
U
V
Wild Man by Kristen Ashley
X
Y
Z

Challenge Five: 5 books

Read 5 books that you really did not want to read, or have to read.
Start:  
Finish: 
 
  1. Title:
    Author:
  2. Title:
    Author:
  3. Title:
    Author:
  4. Title:
    Author:
  5. Title:
    Author: