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4/1/15 to 4/30/15
Hard Level
22/22
Aries ~ Read a Road Map Week: All books set in a different location
A: And to All a Good Night ~ 4/27/15 ~ ★★★★
R: Red Dirt Heart 4 ~ 4/3/15 ~ ★★★★1/2
I: Hold The Line (Inked #1) ~ 4/17/15 ~ ★★�
E: At Piper's Point by Ethan Day ~ 4/11/15 ~ ★★★★
S: September's Tide ~ 4/16/15 ~ ★★�1/2





Chick ~ Lover's Day: All books from Romance genre
C: Crash & Burn ~ 4/1/15 ~ ★★★★�
H: Hearts in Darkness ~ 4/23/15 ~ ★★★★�
I: Shy by John Inman ~ 4/19/15 ~ ★★★★1/2
C: Sidelined by Mercy Celeste ~ 4/7/15 ~ ★★★★
K: Bad Boyfriend by K.A. Mitchell ~ 4/1/15 ~ ★★★★�





Al Pacino ~ Lover's Day: All books from Romance genre
A: Assimilation, Love, and Other Human Oddities ~ 4/5/15 ~ ★★★★�
L: Hard to Be Good by Laura Kaye ~ 4/15/15 ~ ★★★★�
P: Wanting by Piper Vaughn ~ 4/6/15 ~ ★★★★�
A: Snowbound in Nowhere by Andrew Grey ~4/23/15 ~ ★★�
C: Cross & Crown ~ 4/22/15 ~ ★★★★
I: Inhaling Smoke ~ 4/14/15 ~ ★★★★1/2
N: First Class Package by Jay Northcote ~ 4/7/15 ~ ★★★★
O: Catch My Breath by M.J. O'Shea ~ 4/10/15 ~ ★★★★1/2








Bonus:
Lawn & Garden Month: The Shearing Gun ~ 4/14/15 ~ ★★★★�
National Garlic Day: With a Kiss ~ 4/6/15 ~ ★★�1/2
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Shawn's Law ~ 4/12/15 ~ ★★�1/2
Take a Chance Day: Stay With Me ~ 4/8/15 ~ ★★�





R:A Rose is a Rose 4/9 ★★★★
A:Afflicted 4/6 ★★★★
I:In Memory of Us 4/2 ★★� 1/2
N: Nealy Wagner -In Front of God and Everyone 4/12 ★★★★
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Keep Swimming 4/17 ★★★★
Take a Chance Day:The Adventures of Cole and Perry 4/6 ★★�

The Challenge Factory
April TCF'S Monthly Challenge
� Earth (Day)
E-Ex Equals,L.A. Witt
A-A.M. Arthur,No Such Thing
R-Ruffskin,Megan Derr
T-The Thousand Smiles of Nicholas Goring,Julie Bozza
H-He's Just Knot That Into You,Nico Jaye
Read a Road Map Week: All of your books must be set in different locations
National Humor Month:All of your books must be funny or have a funny character (sarcastic/snark counts too)
Lover's Day:All of your books must be from the romance genre
Hairstyle Appreciation Day: All of your books must show someone's hair on the cover
Name Yourself Day: Make up your own hard theme
Leonardo DaVinci's Birthday: Read a book from the historical genre Bloodline
Lawn & Garden Month: Read a book that has some sort of plant, flower, grass, or trees on the cover Loving Jay
National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it Alliance in Blood
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Read a book that's been recommended to you more than once The Two Gentlemen of Altona
Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author Please Remember Me

4/1 ~ 4/30/15
5/5 read
Aries
A - Abigail Roux - Crash & Burn 4/1/15 4�
R - Rack & Ruin 4/11/15 3.5�
I - If At First You Don't Succeed 4/22/15 3�
E - Jennifer Estep Black Widow 4/18/15 4�
S - Sinners series Tequila Mockingbird 4/4/15 3�






Duration: April 1/15 - April 30/15
April Word:
D
I
A
M
O
N
D
Birthdays in April:
E
M
M
A
W
A
T
S
O
N

Read: 8/10
E: Erickson, Megan - Trust The Focus
A: Ashwood, Cate - Wholehearted � ★★★☆� | 4/5
S: Skylar Cates - Here For You � ★★★☆� | 4/3
T: The Glass House � ★★★★� | 4/17
E: Edward, Jaycee - Strangers In The Night
R: Ray of Sunlight � ★★★★� | 4/8
Lawn & Garden Month: An Infatuation � ★★★★� | 4/26
National Garlic Day: Tainted � ★★★★� | 4/28
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Fever Pitch � ★★★★� | 4/14
Take a Chance Day: Checking Out Love � ★★★☆� | 4/15

READ: 11/12
E: Everything for Us - M. Leighton
✔A: Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26
✸: The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9
✔T: The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf
✔H: The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9





Bonus
National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it
�Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30
�Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5
�Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo 4/25
�Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters 4/24




Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author
�The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5
�Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4
�Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1




4/1/15 to 4/30/15
E Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi by Emily Brightwell - 4/20/15
A Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 4/24/15
S Fire And Ice by Dana Stabenow - 4/11/15
T The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players by Phoebe Atwood Taylor - 4/30/15
E Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood - 4/8/15
R The Remains of the Dead by Wendy Roberts - 4/18/15

I: Invisible Man
A: Americanah
M: Malgudi Days
O: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
N: Neverwhere
D: Doctor Sleep

E E, Nancy Turner-These is my Words 4-13-15
A Acampora-I Kill the Mockingbird 4-10-15
R Rhianna Frater-The First Days 4-10-15
T Tracy Holczer The Secret Hum of a Daisy 4-5-15
H How to Love 4-3-15

Read a Road Map Theme
A: Angelfire Michigan
L: Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione Hawaii
P: The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige Kansas
A: Black Heart Loa by Adrian Phoenix Louisiana
C: The One by Kiera Cass Carolina
I: Untouchable IAD#7 Siberia
N: National Garlic Day: Maggie Get Your Gun Los Angeles
O: Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author Extinguish Pennsylvania
Lover's Day:
E: Reignite Extinguish #2
A: Leonardo DaVinci's Birthday Bitter Spirits Roaring Twenties #1
R: Vincent by D.B. Reynolds
T: Lawn & Garden Month Elven Blood
H: Fashionably Dead Down Under Hot Damned #2

April TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: 4/1/15-4/30/15
Completed:
April Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With April:
•Earth (Day) •Rain •Diamond •Easter •Eggs
•Bunny •Chick •Fool •Taxes •Aries
Birthdays in April:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Eddie Murphy •Kristen Stewart •Jackie Chan •Emma Watson •James Franco •Victoria Beckham •Al Pacino •Ella Fitzgerald •Willie Nelson •Dianna Agron
Read a Road Map Week: All of your books must be set in different locations
National Humor Month:All of your books must be funny or have a funny character (sarcastic/snark counts too)
Lover's Day:All of your books must be from the romance genre
Hairstyle Appreciation Day: All of your books must show someone's hair on the cover
Name Yourself Day: Make up your own hard theme
Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Leonardo DaVinci's Birthday: Read a book from the historical genre
Lawn & Garden Month: Read a book that has some sort of plant, flower, grass, or trees on the cover
National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Read a book that's been recommended to you more than once
Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author

April TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: 4/1/15-4/30/15
Completed: 8/8 DONE!
April Words 8/8 - substituted 3 bonuses for letters R, I and L
R bonus 1
A Auclair, Colette - Branded (Aspen Valley #3) 4/21/15 4stars
I bonus 2
N Nicholas, Erin - Getting It All (Sapphire Falls #4) 4/16/15 4stars


F For Keeps (Love to the Rescue #2) by Rachel Lacey 4/4/15 4stars
O Olivia Miles - A Match Made on Main Street (Briar Creek Series #2) 4/11/15 4stars
O One Night with a Billionaire (Billionaire Boys Club #6) by Jessica Clare 4/18/15 4stars
L bpnus 3



Bonus: Read 3/3
Lawn & Garden Month: Read a book that has some sort of plant, flower, grass, or trees on the cover

National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it

Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author


DONE
April Words: Rain
R: R.K. Lilley - Lovely Trigger 13/4/15
A: Andre, Bella - From This Moment On 17/4/15
I: Ilona Andrews - Magic Rises 15/4/15
N: Night Huntress #6 - One Grave at a Time 25/4/15




Birthdays in April: Jackie Chan
J: Jay Crownover - Better when He's Bad 1/4/15
A: Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until July 18/4/15
C: Chocolate Lovers #1 - Seduction and Snacks 1/4/15
K: Kylie Scott - Deep 2/4/15
I: In the Company of Killers #4 - Seeds of Iniquity 24/4/15
E: Evans, Katy - Manwhore 7/4/15






C: Chocolate Lovers #2 - Futures and Frosting 7/4/15
H: Harrison, Kim - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead 26/4/15
A: Alpha & Omega #2 - Hunting Ground 11/4/15
N: Night Huntress World #1 - First Drop of Crimson 29/4/15





9/9 Read
R Rose, Power Exchange April 12 ★★�
A Amy Lane Beneath the Stain April 24 ★★★★
I I Spy Something Bloody April 1 ★★★★
N Nico Jaye, He's Just Knot That Into You April 10 ★★�
C Charlie Cochet, Rise & Fall April 13 ★★★★
H Hellsinger, Fish and Ghosts April 4 ★★★★�
I The Intersection of Purgatory and Paradise April 19 ★★★★�
C Crash & Burn April 7 ★★★★�
K Kendall McKenna Strength of the Mate April 16 ★★�

7/17
D-Partials by Dan Wells
I-
A-
M-The Martian by Andy Weir 4/08/15
O-
N-There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake 4/5/15 ****
D- Dreamfire by Kit Alloway 4/14/15 ****



C-Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 4/5/15
H-A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall 4/10/15 ***
I-
C-The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
K-


E-
A-
R-The Body Electric by Beth Revis
T-The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick 4/16/15
H-Confess by Colleen Hoover 4/21/15 ****



B - The Goodbye Witch by Heather Blake (Finished 4/4/15)
U - Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance (Finished 4/23/15)
N - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (Finished 4/9/15)
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Duration: April 1, 2015 to April 30, 2015
Completed: 5/11
E: Katy Evans, Manwhore 4/23/15
A: ****BONUS**** Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Read a book that's been recommended to you more than once ~ Lord of the Flies 4/25/15
S: Lemony Snicket, The Wide Window 4/11/15
T: This Side of Paradise
E
R: Veronica Roth, Divergent
B: Lillianna Blake, Start a Blog 4/8/15
U: ***BONUS*** Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author ~ Geri Foster, Out of the Dark 4/4/15
N: Neanderthal Seeks Human
N:
Y: ***BONUS*** Lawn & Garden Month: Read a book that has some sort of plant, flower, grass, or trees on the cover ~ (seaweed) Fish Out of Water 4/4/15







4/1/15 to 4/30/15
Finished: 5/5 <--FINISHED! :)
� E: Erin Bowman Taken 04/07/2015
� A: Ascension Jacqueline Koyanagi
� R: Ruins Dan Wells 04/25/2015
� T: Timothy Egan The Winemaker's Daughter 04/16/2015
� H: Honor Among Thieves James S.A. Corey 04/06/2015






4/1/15 to 4/30/15
Completed: 19
Easter 6/6
✔E Eliot George The Mill on the Floss 17.04.2015 ♥♥
✔a Armstrong Kelley Sea of Shadows 18.04.2015 ♥♥�
✔s Samantha Young Moon Spell 10.04.2015 ♥♥�
✔t Treasure Island 19.04.2015 ♥♥�
✔e Enid Blyton: The Biography 12.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥
✔r Rohinton Mistry A Fine Balance 12.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥�
Al Pacino 6/8
✔A After the crash #1 Sleeping With the Wolf 11.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥
✔l The Ladies of the House 11.04.2015 ♥♥�
✔P Play by Play #7 Melting the Ice 13.04.2015 ♥♥�
a Acceptance
✔c Cambio Springs #1 Shifting Dreams 12.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥�
i Immortals #4 The Realms of the Gods
✔n Nancy Mitford Love in a Cold Climate 08.04.2015 ♥♥
✔o Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray 08.04.2015 ♥♥�
Ella Fitzgerald 7/14
E E. M. Forster A Room with a View
✔l Lindsay Buroker The Emperor's Edge 14.04.2015 ♥♥�
l Lottie Moggach Kiss Me First or Lian Hearn Blossoms and Shadows
a A T Grey The Silent Princess
✔F Full Exposure 14.04.2015 ♥♥�
i The Ice Princess
t Through the Ever Night
✔z ***BONUS*** Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Read a book that's been recommended to you more than once The Grapes of Wrath 06.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥
✔g Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 12.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥�
e The Eternity Cure
✔r Robyn Carr The Wanderer 19.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥
a Austen Jane Northanger Abbey
✔l The Left Hand of Darkness 20.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥
✔d Desert Bound 13.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥
✔Leonardo DaVinci's Birthday: Read a book from the historical genre The Great Gatsby 17.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥
✔Lawn & Garden Month: Read a book that has some sort of plant, flower, grass, or trees on the cover

National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it
✔Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author
Unspoken 07.04.2015 ♥♥♥♥

Begins: 01April15 / Ends: 30April15
6/4 completed
Rain
R - Running the Books � � 01May15
A - Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians � � 11April15
I - IRVING, John / A Prayer for Owen Meany � � 10April15
N - Neil Gaiman / The Graveyard Book � � 30April15
BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Leonardo DaVinci's Birthday: Read a book from the historical genre
Lawn & Garden Month: Plant on the cover

National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Read a book that's been recommended to you more than once
Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author - Natalie Baszile /Queen Sugar � � 30March15

April TCF'S Monthly Challenge
Duration: 4/1/2015 - 4/30/2015
Progress: 11 out of 11
E: Eloisa James; Once Upon a Tower - - 4/25/2015
A: Ilona Andrews; Magic Breaks - - 4/1/2015 - 348 Pages
S: Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal - - 4/26/2015
T: Laini Taylor; Days of Blood & Starlight - *** - 4/13/2015
E: Emily M. Danforth; The Miseducation of Cameron Post - 4/27/2015
R: Return to Me by Justina Chen - **** - 4/10/2015 - 352 Pages
B: Anne Bishop; Written in Red - - 4/9/2015 - 433 Pages
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin - - 4/28/2015
N: Nancy Pearl; Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason - - 4/6/2015
N: Night of Cake & PuppetsLaini Taylor - - 4/29/2015
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - - 4/30/2015
Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Leonardo DaVinci's Birthday: Read a book from the historical genre
Lawn & Garden Month: Read a book that has some sort of plant, flower, grass, or trees on the cover
National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it:
Karen Russell; Vampires in the Lemon Grove - *** - 4/2/2015 - 243 Pages
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Read a book that's been recommended to you more than once
Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author













4/1 - 4/30/15
C -
H - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
I
C
K

Complete 2/2



4/1/15 to 4/30/15
10/10
April Bunny
A: Burn for You by:Angela Verdenius 4/17 ****
P: Preacher, Volume 1: Gone to Texas 4/18 ****
R: Redeeming Zorus 4/12 ****
I: Betrayal in Death 4/39 ****
L: Lead 4/7 ****
B: Knox's Stand 4/2 ****
U: The Unleashing 4/10 ****
N: Nomad Kind of Love 4/18 ***
N: Savage Kind of Love by:Nicole Snow 4/26 ***
Y: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned 4/9 ****
To Read:
Finished:









9/9 Read
R Rose, Power Exchange April 12 ★★�
A Amy Lane Beneath the Stain April 24 ★★★★
I I Spy Something Bloody Apr..."
Complete. Thanks for hosting this challenge!

April Word:
D
I
A
M
O
N
D
Birthdays in April:
E
M
M
A
W
A
T
S
O
N

April TCF'S Monthly Challenge
4/1 ~ 4/30/15
5/5 read
Aries
A - Abigail Roux - Crash & Burn 4/1/15 4�
R - Rack & Ruin 4/11/15 3.5�
I - If At First You Don't Succeed 4/22/15 3�
E - Jennifer Estep Black Widow 4/18/15 4�
S - Sinners series Tequila Mockingbird 4/4/15 3�






DONE
April Words: Rain
R: R.K. Lilley - Lovely Trigger 13/4/15
A: Andre, Bella - From This Moment On 17/4/15
I: Ilona Andrews - [book..."
DONE!!!

Good job, AmyI. I'm so glad you liked AN INFATUATION! Joe
Read: 7/10
E: Erickson, Megan - Trust The Focus
A: Ashwood, Cate - Wholehearted � ★★★☆� | 4/5
S: Skylar Cates - Here For You � ★★★☆� | 4/3..."
AmyI wrote: "My spot!
Read: 7/10
E: Erickson, Megan - Trust The Focus
A: Ashwood, Cate - Wholehearted � ★★★☆� | 4/5
S: Skylar Cates - Here For You � ★★★☆� | 4/3..."

April TCF'S Monthly Challenge
4/1/15 to 4/30/15
E Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi by Emily Brightwell - 4/20/15
A Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 4/24/15
S Fire And Ice by Dana Stabenow - 4/11/15
T The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players by Phoebe Atwood Taylor - 4/30/15
E Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood - 4/8/15
R The Remains of the Dead by Wendy Roberts - 4/18/15

April 2015 Monthly Challenge
Begins: 01April15 / Ends: 30April15
6/4 completed
Rain
R - Running the Books � � 01May15
A - Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians � � 11April15
I - IRVING, John / A Prayer for Owen Meany � � 10April15
N - Neil Gaiman / The Graveyard Book � � 30April15
BONUS - Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Leonardo DaVinci's Birthday: Read a book from the historical genre
Lawn & Garden Month: Plant on the cover

National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Read a book that's been recommended to you more than once
Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author - Natalie Baszile /Queen Sugar � � 30March15
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How It Works:
○Below there will be a list of words associated with April You will choose 1 or more word from the list and choose/read books that either the •Title •Author or •Series begins with each letter!
○To Move up to the Hard Level you will choose books from the same Genre or Theme (Listed Below) for each word you read! *If you do more than one word you can use a different genre or theme for each word�
There will be a couple of Bonus Options for those who want to add a little something extra!
•Some Info to Keep In Mind�
♦You CAN do re-reads as long as they are read during challenge.
♦You CAN change you •Books & •Level of Difficulty at any time during the challenge.
♦Update your orginal list, as well as updating a post occasioanlly.
•Strike out Finished Books
•Rate your Finished Books 1-5 �'s 1 5 Being the Best!
•Add a tally of completed books to Orginal Post= 0/5 completed!
If you have questions Please ask me here, or PM me or any of the Mods!
April Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With April:
•Earth (Day) •Rain •Diamond •Easter •Eggs
•Bunny •Chick •Fool •Taxes •Aries
Birthdays in April:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Eddie Murphy •Kristen Stewart •Jackie Chan •Emma Watson •James Franco •Victoria Beckham •Al Pacino •Ella Fitzgerald •Willie Nelson •Dianna Agron
Read a Road Map Week: All of your books must be set in different locations
National Humor Month:All of your books must be funny or have a funny character (sarcastic/snark counts too)
Lover's Day:All of your books must be from the romance genre
Hairstyle Appreciation Day: All of your books must show someone's hair on the cover
Name Yourself Day: Make up your own hard theme
Leonardo DaVinci's Birthday: Read a book from the historical genre
Lawn & Garden Month: Read a book that has some sort of plant, flower, grass, or trees on the cover
National Garlic Day: Read a book with a vampire in it
Blah, Blah, Blah Day: Read a book that's been recommended to you more than once
Take a Chance Day: Read a book by a new to you author
Good Luck & Happy Reading!