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Welcome to the December edition of monthly news! Did you sign up for the 100+ Book Challenge ? We're back for a third year and always enjoy challenging our reading habits to do more. Books are brain food!  :-) I managed to read more than 100 books this year. Check out my list . I've also signed up for some challenges on others' blogs. What is one challenge you can't miss?? The bad news was my pc dying.  Terribly traumatic for me.  The good news is Boxing day sales got me a new and better pc!  YAY! Bring on 2016!! BOOKS: Pieces On Earth - Cathy Bryant Top Secret Recipes: Step-by-Step - Todd Wilbur (recommend) Sweets and Treats with Six Sister's Stuff (recommend) Winter - Marissa Meyer (HIGHLY recommend) Depth of Field - Chantel Guertin (recommend) Going Over - Beth Kephart Bang Bang - Keith 'Bang Bang' McCurdy (recommend) If You Dare - Kresley Cole (recommend) PRODUCTS: Posterjack Acrylic Block  (recommend)

Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green , PAPER TOWNS is a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears - leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving. Ultimately, to track down Margo, Quentin must find a deeper understanding of true friendship - and true love. AVAILABLE NOW! Rated PG 108 mins AMAZON US   |   AMAZON CA   |   AMAZON UK REVIEW: A great coming of age story! There were moments of me laughing out loud, moments of adventure and excitement, and even a moment where I shed a tear. This movie was one of the best coming of age stories I have ever seen in film. Sadly, I have not read the book so I have nothing to compare it to.

Hosted by Second Run Reviews Guidelines For The Shelf Love Challenge 2016 Read books that are in your personal library that were obtained before January 1, 2016. Responsibly obtain books for your personal library.      You may wish to abstain from purchasing      books or set a book budget for yourself.       You decide the best way to get control of your TBR pile and read the books you      already own. Library books (and textbooks) do not count for the challenge. You may use your library to obtain different formats of books you already own and count those towards your goal. Now Select Your Goal For The Shelf Love Challenge 2016! The top 3 tiers of my books won TBR shelf. #ShelfLoveChallenge A photo posted by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Dec 30, 2015 at 8:10am PST GOAL: 11-20 books:  pat your shelves on the back Pop Sonnets - Erik Didriksen Since You've Been Gone - Morgan Matson Moon At Nine - Deborah Ellis CSFTS O Canada: The Wonders

Hosted by My Reader's Block Challenge Levels: Pike's Peak : Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s Mount Blanc : Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s Mt. Vancouver : Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s Mt. Ararat : Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s Mt. Kilimanjaro : Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s El Toro : Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s Mt. Everest : Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s Mount Olympus (Mars) : Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s And the rules: *Once you choose your challenge level, you are locked in for  at least  that many books. If you find that you're on a mountain-climbing roll and want to tackle a taller mountain, then you are certainly welcome to upgrade.  All books counted for lower mountains carry over towards the new peak. *Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2016. *You may sign up anytime from now until November 1st, 2016. *Books must be owned by you prior to January 1, 2016. No library books.  *Rereads may count only in

Hosted by The Herd Presents Challenge Details Challenge begins Jan 1, 2016 and ends Dec 31, 2016 All review books that have been on your review list for 6+ months count. Any book format counts. Crossovers with other challenges are okay. You pick the number of books for your individual challenge. Once a quarter there will be a wrap up post to show off progress! (sign up post--now through jan or whenever you join) quarter 1 post--end of March quarter 2 post--end of June quarter 3 post--end of September quarter 4 post--end of Dec wrap up post There's a FB group for our challenges this year if you'd like to join for support, suggestions and event updates! Just go  HERE . This is a challenge for every blogger who reviews books. We all have a stack or more that we haven't got to yet. I plan on tackling that TBR like nobody's business in 2016, so this challenge is made for me. GOAL: 12 Past-Due Review Books Just Don't Call

Hosted by The Introverted Reader The Challenge:  Read any non-fiction book(s), adult or young adult. That's it. You can choose anything. Memoirs? Yes. History? Yes. Travel? Yes. You get the idea? Absolutely anything that is classified as non-fiction counts for this challenge.  I always like levels in my challenges, so here are mine: Dilettante --Read 1-5 non-fiction books Explorer --Read 6-10  Seeker --Read 11-15 Master --Read 16-20 This challenge will last from January 1 to December 31, 2016. You can sign up anytime throughout the year.   Another challenge I love and participate in yearly. Last year I chose Master level and accomplished my goal, so I will do it again in 2016! MASTER - Read 16-20 NonFiction Books Just Don't Call Me Ma'am - Anna Mitchael CSFTS O Canada: The Wonders of Winter The Literature Book The Movie Book Corked - Kathryn Borel JR The No Time To Cook! Book - Elena Rosemond-Hoerr Detectives Don't Wear Seat Belt

Hosted by Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks Are you ready to join me for another year of Reading 52 Books in 52 Weeks? The rules are quite simple. How you get there is up to you.  Whether you are a monogamous reader or like to dip into multiple books at a time, love diving into chunky books or sailing along with a beach read, submerging yourself in a classic or weighing anchor with those dusty books gathering dust on your shelves, it all averages out in the end.  The goal is to read 52 Books.  This is another challenge I love doing yearly. It's quite simple really, read one book a week. There is mini-challenges too, but I have not done them. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - F. Scott Fitzgerald Pop Sonnets - Erik Didriksen The Shamrock Case - Linda Weaver Clarke Killer Pursuit - Jeff Gunhus Slip Of The Knife - Denise Mina Uglies - Scott Westerfeld The Iron Warrior - Julie Kagawa The Literature Book Nimona - Noelle Stevenson Stars Above - Marissa Meyer My Mo

With  If You Dare,  Cole introduces a thrilling new romance trilogy featuring fierce Scottish brothers with dangerous lives, dark desires, and a deadly curse. Can he exact revenge?   High in the Pyrenees , a band of mercenaries led by Courtland MacCarrick wages war for General Reynaldo Pascal. When Court turns on the evil general, Pascal orders him killed but Court narrowly escapes and exacts revenge by kidnapping Pascal's exquisite Castilian fiancée.  Can she deny her passions?   Lady Annalía Tristán Llorente despises her towering, barbaric captor almost as much as she does Pascal. Her inexplicable attraction to the Highlander only fuels her fury. But nothing will stop her from returning to Pascal -- for if she doesn't wed him, she signs her brother's death warrant, as well as her own.  Can there be love between them?   From the moment Court discovers that Anna's prim façade masks a fiery, brave lass, his heart's ensnared, and he dares to defy the curse that has