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TCF Monthly Challenge for May



Participation on this challenge has dipped considerably, to the point where, even after my announcement last month, it has still declined further. Since I received no feedback on the revamped version last month, I have decided that this will be the final month for the TCF Monthly Challenge. I hope you've enjoyed the challenge over the years and invite you to participate in any of the other challenges we have in the monthly folder!

How It Works:
★Create your own challenge by mix and matching across the various tasks, however the challenge is not a series of mini challenges!! It is one large challenge, not one for spell outs and one for the General/What's So Great... tasks! With the shortened format, you can no longer focus on just one part of it! This means that you must have at least one spell out word and at least one other task from the Tasks section completed in order to count as participating!
★Books read can be used for only one task/letter! However, Multiple Unique books can be used for the same theme in the What's So Great...? Section.
★Books must be read from May 1st to May 31st
★Re-reads are allowed, but all books must be at least 50 pages in length!
★When using titles in the Spell Out Tasks, the words A, And, An, and The do not count.
★You CAN change your Books at any time during the challenge.

Some Info to Keep In Mind:
♦Keep your original post updated and give a shout out in the thread when you're all done! Please do not make a separate post with your finished challenge, edit your original comment! This is so I can keep accurate track of participation. You can make an announcement post like "Finished in comment #2!", so I know where to find your completed challenge to congratulate you! Duplicate posts will be deleted!
♦Mark books as finished by adding the date finished next to the book listed and either striking them out using the "< s> < /s>" HTML commands (without the spaces) or by copying and pasting a checkmark: ✔ ✓ Feel free as well to rate your Finished Books 1-5 ♥'s with 5 Being the Best, however it is not required that you do so!
♦Add a tally of completed books to your Original Post= 0/5 completed!
See my post for examples and if you have questions, PLEASE ask me here, or PM me!

Tasks:
Spell out any of the following words with Title, Author First and Last Name, or Series name. For an additional challenge, if you choose to do a spell out using titles, try using the last word of the title instead of the first to spell your words.

•Mom •May Day •Cinco de Mayo •Memorial Day •Flower(s) •Emerald •Taurus •Lily •Hawthorne •Sun •Lime(s) •Mother •Flower(s) •Victoria (Day) •Kentucky Derby •Star Wars •Armed Forces •Mizzle •Awks

♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.
♘Read a book with a Lily of the Valley or a hawthorne on the cover
♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character
♘Costume Party: Read a book where a character attends a May Day Party or wears traditional pagan/renaissance dress

What’s So Great About May? Themes
National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad or has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient (Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes, Red Cabbage (which is purple), Carrots, Croutons (Yellow or beige))
Nurse's Week: Read a book with a Nurse main character
National Police Week: Read a book with a main character that is a police officer (sheriff or sheriff's deputy counts)
National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover (Again, Motorcycle counts)
National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums, or with a photograph on the cover
May 4th: Star Wars Day: Read a book from the Star Wars Franchise
May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something
May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn
May 12: Military Spouses Day: Read a military romance
May 30: The brassiere is invented. As we understand, it received a lot of support.: Read a book where a bra can be seen on the cover

May TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1st to May 31st, 2018
Read: 7/7

Tasks:
A- Room on the Porch Swing by Amy Clipston-5/16/18
W- Rome's Chance by Joanna Wylde-5/2/18
K- Random Acts of Crazy by Julia Kent-5/17/18
S- Stryder: The Second Chance Billionaire by Bonnie R. Paulson-5/16/18

♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.: Trevor: The Fake Engagement Billionaire by Bonnie R. Paulson-5/18/18
♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.: Unwritten by Rachel Lacey-5/4/18
♘Read a book with a Lily of the Valley or a hawthorne on the cover
♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character
♘Costume Party: Read a book where a character attends a May Day Party or wears traditional pagan/renaissance dress

What’s So Great About May? Themes
National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad or has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient (Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes, Red Cabbage (which is purple), Carrots, Croutons (Yellow or beige))
Nurse's Week: Read a book with a Nurse main character
National Police Week: Read a book with a main character that is a police officer (sheriff or sheriff's deputy counts)
National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover (Again, Motorcycle counts)
National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums, or with a photograph on the cover
May 4th: Star Wars Day: Read a book from the Star Wars Franchise
May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something: Fighting for Everything by Laura Kaye-5/24/18
May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn
May 12: Military Spouses Day: Read a military romance
May 30: The brassiere is invented. As we understand, it received a lot of support.: Read a book where a bra can be seen on the cover

Let me try this one out :)

2018 May TCF Monthly Challenge

3/3 tasks completed

Spell-It-Out
Reminder: Spell out any of the following words with Title, Author First and Last Name, or Series name. For an additional challenge, if you choose to do a spell out using titles, try using the last word of the title instead of the first to spell your words.

3/3 completed

✓ M: From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (15/05) ★★★★★
✓ A: After Hours by Lynda Aicher (04/05) ★★★
✓ Y: The Year We Hid Away by Sarina Bowen (18/05) ★★★



What’s So Great About May? Themes

✓ National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover (Again, Motorcycle counts).
⌘ The Marriage Arrangement by Jennifer Probst (01/05) ★★★ - both MCs ride a bike.
"Caterina watched him take off down the street on the bike, his hands around the handle bars in a death grip." Loc 1074

✓ National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums, or with a photograph on the cover.
⌘ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (17/05) ★★★★ - male MC looks at a photo album of his parents.

✓ May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something.
⌘ Need Me by Tessa Bailey (05/05) ★★★★ - male MC is an English professor.

✓ May 30: The brassiere is invented. As we understand, it received a lot of support.: Read a book where a bra can be seen on the cover.
⌘ Make Me by Tessa Bailey (05/05) ★★★★

Tasks:

•Mom •May Day •Cinco de Mayo •Memorial Day •Flower(s) •Emerald •Taurus •Lily •Hawthorne •Sun •Lime(s) •Mother •Flower(s) •Victoria (Day) •Kentucky Derby •Star Wars •Armed Forces •Mizzle •Awks

♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.
♘Read a book with a Lily of the Valley or a hawthorne on the cover
♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character
♘Costume Party: Read a book where a character attends a May Day Party or wears traditional pagan/renaissance dress

What’s So Great About May? Themes
National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad or has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient (Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes, Red Cabbage (which is purple), Carrots, Croutons (Yellow or beige))
Nurse's Week: Read a book with a Nurse main character
National Police Week: Read a book with a main character that is a police officer (sheriff or sheriff's deputy counts)
National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover (Again, Motorcycle counts)
National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums, or with a photograph on the cover
May 4th: Star Wars Day: Read a book from the Star Wars Franchise
May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something
May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn
May 12: Military Spouses Day: Read a military romance
May 30: The brassiere is invented. As we understand, it received a lot of support.: Read a book where a bra can be seen on the cover

May TCF Monthly Challenge

READ: 17/17

E: Exclusively Yours - Shannon Stacey 5/17
M: The Girls of Mischief Bay - Susan Mallery 5/5
E: The Spider - Jennifer Estep 5/31
R: Ready Player One - Ernest Cline 5/29
A: Angels Of Darkness - Andrews/Singh/Shinn/Brooks 5/29
L: Lake Silence - Anne Bishop 5/1
D: Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuire 5/10


✔️♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
1. Midnight's Kiss - Thea Harrison 5/4
2. The Traitor's Bride - Alix Nichols 5/26


✔️♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character
1. A Clockwork Fairytale - Helen Scott Taylor 5/24
2. Shadow's End - Thea Harrison 5/31
3. Harvest Hunting - Yasmine Galenorn 5/25


✔️What’s So Great About May? Themes
National Police Week: Read a book with a main character that is a police officer
Holding - Graham Norton 5/26


National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover
The Copenhagen Affair - Amulya Malladi 5/5


National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums, or with a photograph on the cover
Ancient Spirits - Alice Duncan 5/14


May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something
Sea Glass Winter - JoAnn Ross 5/3


May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn
Better Homes and Hauntings - Molly Harper 5/19


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

May TCF Monthly Challenge
Read: 10/10

Tasks:
S: Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede - May 15
U: Underland Chronicles #1 - Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - May 20
N: Nicky Kyle's The Faerie Godmother's Apprentice Wore Green - May 1

♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T
Traitor Born by Amy A. Bartol - May 7
The Twits by Roald Dahl - May 28

♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - May 12
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas - May 26
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - May 29

♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character
Among Others by Jo Walton - May 2

Read a book that has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient
Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong by Paul A. Offit - May 27

May TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1st to May 31st, 2018
Read:


Tasks:
Spell out any of the following words with Title, Author First and Last Name, or Series name. For an additional challenge, if you choose to do a spell out using titles, try using the last word of the title instead of the first to spell your words.

•Mom •May Day •Cinco de Mayo •Memorial Day •Flower(s) •Emerald •Taurus •Lily •Hawthorne •Sun •Lime(s) •Mother •Flower(s) •Victoria (Day) •Kentucky Derby •Star Wars •Armed Forces •Mizzle •Awks

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♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T:
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♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.
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♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character
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I’m in! I’ll be back tonight to make final choices!

May 1 - May 31 50 page minimum
Read 12 books! DONE!

Tasks:
Spell out any of the following words with Title, Author First and Last Name, or Series name. Read 7/9

F (The) Forgotten Road (The Broken Road Series Book 2) by Richard Paul Evans 5/6/18 4stars
L Longhorn Canyon #1 - Cowboy Bold by Carolyn Brown 5/1/18 4stars
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W Wiley, Dorothy - Love's Whisper (Wilderness Hearts, Book #4) 5/25/18 5stars
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R (A) Risk Worth Taking (The Legionnaires #3) by Brynn Kelly 5/5/18 4stars


S Sullivan, Mark T. - Beneath a Scarlet Sky 5/7/18 5stars
U (The) Undercover Billionaire (Tate Brothers, #3) by Jackie Ashenden 5/20/18 3.5stars
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♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.
How to Tempt an Earl (The Raven Club #1) by Tina Gabrielle 5/8/18 4stars (May 14, 2018)

What’s So Great About May? Themes Read 5
National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad
What Happens in Summer (At the Shore #2) by Caridad Piñeiro 5/26/18 4stars (Jon and Connie when she serves him dinner)

National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts)
All Night with the Cowboy (River Ranch #2) by Soraya Lane 5/13/18 4stars (May 29, 2018) (Tanner when in HS)

National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums
Herons Landing (Honeymoon Harbor, #1) by JoAnn Ross 5/11/18 4stars (Kylee is a photographer; Seth looks at photo albums with his in-laws)

May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something
Hooked On You (Chicago Rebels #3) by Kate Meade 5/22/18 4stars (Violet studies to be a teacher; Franky teaches about slugs, Cat learns guitar from Remy)

May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character has to mow the lawn
All the Little Lights by Jamie McGuire 5/16/18 4stars (Elliot mows lawn in the summer to earn money)

May TCF Monthly Challenge BuJo=193
Duration: May

Read 28/10

(view spoiler)[Tasks:
Spell out any of the following words with Title, Author First and Last Name, or Series name. For an additional challenge, if you choose to do a spell out using titles, try using the last word of the title instead of the first to spell your words.

•Mom •May Day •Cinco de Mayo •Memorial Day •Flower(s) •Emerald •Taurus •Lily •Hawthorne •Sun •Lime(s) •Mother •Flower(s) •Victoria (Day) •Kentucky Derby •Star Wars •Armed Forces •Mizzle •Awks

♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.
♘Read a book with a Lily of the Valley or a hawthorne on the cover
♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character
♘Costume Party: Read a book where a character attends a May Day Party or wears traditional pagan/renaissance dress

What’s So Great About May? Themes
National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad or has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient (Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes, Red Cabbage (which is purple), Carrots, Croutons (Yellow or beige))
Nurse's Week: Read a book with a Nurse main character
National Police Week: Read a book with a main character that is a police officer (sheriff or sheriff's deputy counts)
National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover (Again, Motorcycle counts)
National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums, or with a photograph on the cover
May 4th: Star Wars Day: Read a book from the Star Wars Franchise
May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something
May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn
May 12: Military Spouses Day: Read a military romance
May 30: The brassiere is invented. As we understand, it received a lot of support.: Read a book where a bra can be seen on the cover (hide spoiler)]

C Ella Enchanted 5-19
I Ivory's Familiars 5-20
N The Nixie's Song 5-15
C The Accidental Mermaid 5-18
O So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 1 5-20

D Dragos Takes a Holiday 5-16
E Empowered, Volume 1 5-4

M Sink or Swim 5-3
A My One and Only 5-17
Y You're Not Allowed to Die 5-19
O So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 2 5-26

T Books
Hunter's Season 5-3
Twin Dragon’s Destiny 5-3
Pia Saves the Day 5-16
Peanut Goes to School 5-16
Dragos Goes to Washington 5-17
Exit Strategy 5-18

Published in May
Planet Dragos 5-16
Doll Bones 5-21
Breakwater 5-25

Lily of the Valley/Hawthorne on cover

Fairies
Blood Bound 5-2-18
A Giant Problem 5-15
The Wyrm King 5-16
Pia Does Hollywood 5-17
Demon's Fury 5-24

What’s So Great About May? Themes
National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad Furthermore 5-4
National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike
A Quick Bite 5-2
The Mouse and the Motorcycle 5-25

The Challenge Factory
May TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1st to May 31st, 2018

I must admit, I will miss this challenge. Thanks for the good times, Trea. :)

59/59 ✔

May Day
(view spoiler)[M - 12/5/18 *** - Awakening the Entrepreneur Within: How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Companies by Michael E. Gerber
A - 5/5/18 ** - What Motivates Me: Put Your Passions to Work by Adrian Gostick
Y - 5/5/18 **** - 250 Home Preserving Favorites: From Jams & Jellies to Marmalades & Chutneys by Yvonne Tremblay

D - 1/5/18 *** - Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois by George Lois
A - 3/5/18 ** - The Gold Standard: Rules to Rule By by Ari Gold
Y - 3/5/18 ** - Paid Attention: Innovative Advertising for a Digital World by Faris Yakob (hide spoiler)]

Cinco de Mayo
(view spoiler)[C - 3/5/18 **** - Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence—and How You Can, Too by Gary Vaynerchuk
I - 4/5/18 *** - Mind Chi: Re-Wire Your Brain in 8 Minutes a Day: Strategies for Success in Business and Life by Richard Israel
N - 4/5/18 *** - Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham
C - 2/5/18 ***** - How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
O - 6/5/18 *** - The Weekend Effect: The Life Changing Benefits of Taking Time Off and Challenging the Cult of Overwork by Katrina Onstad

D - 6/5/18 **** - DotCom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online by Russell Brunson
E - 1/5/18 *** - Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong by Eric Barker

M - 12/5/18 *** - Fearless Leadership: How To Overcome Behavioral Blind Spots And Transform Your Organization by Loretta Malandro
A - 12/5/18 * - Analysis Without Paralysis by Babette E. Bensoussan
Y - 5/5/18 **** - A Year with Peter Drucker: 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness by Joseph A. Maciariello
O - 10/5/18 *** - Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell (hide spoiler)]

Emerald
(view spoiler)[E - 5/5/18 **** - Cultivating Curiosity by Evette Cordy
M - 5/5/18 *** - Stop Bitching Start Pitching by Marty Kellard
E - 2/5/18 *** - The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
R - 3/5/18 ***** - The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
A - 2/5/18 **** - Ask and You Will Succeed: 1001 Extraordinary Questions to Create Life-Changing Results by Kenneth D. Foster
L - 1/5/18 *** - Lonely Planet Dubai & Abu Dhabi by Lonely Planet
D - 6/5/18 **** - Dangerous Personalities: An FBI Profiler Shows You How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People by Joe Navarro (hide spoiler)]

Taurus
(view spoiler)[T - 11/5/18 **** - Midas Touch: Why Some Entrepreneurs Get Rich-And Why Most Don't by Donald J. Trump
A - 1/5/18 **** - The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success by Andy McNab
U - 1/5/18 ***** - Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive by Kevin Horsley
R - 1/5/18 **** - Get Things Done: What Stops Smart People Achieving More and How You Can Change by Robert Kelsey
U - 6/5/18 ** - U Thrive: How to Succeed in College by Dan Lerner
S - 4/5/18 ** - A Sense of Urgency by John P. Kotter (hide spoiler)]

Hawthorne
(view spoiler)[H - 4/5/18 *** - The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career by Reid Hoffman
A - 13/5/18 ** - The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
W - 2/5/18 ** - What's Stopping Me from Getting Ahead?: What Your Manager Won't Tell You about What It Really Takes to Be Successful by Robert Goldfarb
T - 13/5/18 ** - The Telomere Effect: The New Science of Living Younger by Elizabeth Blackburn
H - 5/5/18 *** - Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington
O - 4/5/18 *** - Orwell's Revenge: The 1984 Palimpsest by Peter Huber
R - 5/5/18 ** - Rich Brother Rich Sister: Two Different Paths to God, Money and Happiness by Robert T. Kiyosaki
N - 5/5/18 *** - Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
E - 6/5/18 *** - Exponential Organizations: Why new organizations are ten times better, faster, cheaper than yours by Salim Ismail (hide spoiler)]

Mother
(view spoiler)[M - 13/5/18 *** - The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
O - 14/5/18 *** - The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
T - 6/5/18 ** - Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet by Andrew Blum
H - 12/5/18 ** - The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do by Judith Rich Harris
E - 12/5/18 ** - The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere by Kevin Carey
R - 1/5/18 *** - Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less by Robert I. Sutton (hide spoiler)]

Star Wars
(view spoiler)[S - 12/5/18 *** - The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success by Emma Seppälä
T - 11/5/18 * - The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder
A - 11/5/18 *** - The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between by Abigail Marsh
R - 10/5/18 ** - 12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner

W - 4/5/18 ** - Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead by Laszlo Bock
A - 11/5/18 **** - 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success by Amy Morin
R - 11/5/18 **** - 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot by Richard Wiseman
S - 10/5/18 * - Sleeping with Your Smartphone: How to Break the 24/7 Habit and Change the Way You Work by Leslie A. Perlow (hide spoiler)]

Mizzle
(view spoiler)[M - 12/5/18 ***** - Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions That Will Help You See It and Seize It by John C. Maxwell
I - 10/5/18 ** - The Inner Life of Animals: Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben
Z - 3/5/18 *** - The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism by Jeremy Rifkin
Z - 11/5/18 ** - Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate by Spencer Rascoff
L - 2/5/18 *** - When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want by Mike Lewis
E - 14/5/18 ** - The Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse by Mohamed El-Erian (hide spoiler)]

Richard wrote: "The Challenge Factory
May TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1st to May 31st, 2018

I must admit, I will miss this challenge. Thanks for the good times, Trea. :)"

Thank you for saying so, Richard, and I'm glad you've enjoyed the challenge!

IN!
****FINISHED 0527 ***** as far as i'm going to get, anyway!
Trea, thanks for your hard work on these. I enjoyed them!


Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: The Trouble with Scarlett: A Novel of Golden-Era Hollywood
♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year. I'll Be Seeing You

Read a book where a character is eating a salad or has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient (Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes, Red Cabbage (which is purple), Carrots, Croutons (Yellow or beige)

Read a book with a main character that is a police officer (sheriff or sheriff's deputy counts) Two Kinds of Truth
Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan
Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn Death, Taxes, and a Sequined Clutch

E The Engagements
M Monument to the Dead
E Energy Vampires: How to Deal With Negative People
R Razing the Dead
A The Address
L Let's Play Dead
D Death of an English Muffin

TCF Monthly Challenge for May
8/8

★all books must be at least 50 pages in length!

Tasks:
•Mom •May Day •Cinco de Mayo •Memorial Day •Emerald •Taurus •Lily •Hawthorne •Sun •Lime(s) •Mother •Flower(s) •Victoria (Day) •Kentucky Derby •Star Wars •Armed Forces •Mizzle •Awks

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✔ I Idol Dreams, Vol. 2 5/9
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D Derek Landy The Faceless Ones 5/23 -
✔ E Ellen Hopkins Rumble 5/28 - 30

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✔ A Arina Tanemura - Idol Dreams, Vol. 3 5/11
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✔ A José Eduardo Agualusa - A General Theory of Oblivion 5/5 - 6
✔ W The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 3 5/15
✔ KKazue Kato Blue Exorcist, Vol. 16 5/10 - 11
✔ S Seraph of the End, Volume 10 5/18

♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T:
✔ Arina Tanemura - Idol Dreams, Vol. 4 5/11
Rei Toma - The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 4
Takuma Morishige
Tetsuya Imai
Takaya Kagami

What’s So Great About May? Themes

Nurse's Week: Read a book with a Nurse main character
Pure Grit: How WWII Nurses in the Pacific Survived Combat and Prison Camp

May TCF Monthly Challenge
May 2018

My TCF Monthly Challenge (msg 15)

12 of 12 Complete

Spell-out

✔🌸E: Erin Bedford - Hunter - 05.20 ★★★
✔🌸M: Marriage of Inconvenience - Penny Reid - 05.24 ★★★★★
✔🌸E: Evanovich, Janet - Three to Get Deadly - 05.13 ★★★
✔🌸R: Reason to Believe - Roxanned St. Claire - 05.07 ★★★
✔🌸A: Andrews, Ilona - Magic Gifts - 05.08 ★★★★
✔🌸L: Loki's Daughters - Delle Jacobs - 05.14 ★★★★
✔🌸D: Destined for an Early Grave - Jeaniene Frost - 05.05 ★★★★

May Tasks

✔Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month - T:
🌸Too Much Temptation - Lori Foster - 05.06 ★★★★
🌸Tempting Fate - Alissa Johnson - 05.26 ★★★★
✔Read a book published in the month of May in any year
🌸Love at First Sight - Lori Wilde - 05.02 ★★★★

What’s So Great About May?

✔National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts
🌸Out of the Night - Geri Foster - 05.07 ★★★
✔May 12: Military Spouses Day: Read a military romance
🌸Fallen SEAL Legacy - Sharon Hamilton - 05.06 ★★★

The Challenge Factory
May TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: 5/1/2018 - 5/31/2018

Progress: 17 out of 1+

Participation on this challenge has dipped considerably, to the point where, even after my announcement last month, it has still declined further. Since I received no feedback on the revamped version last month, I have decided that this will be the final month for the TCF Monthly Challenge. I hope you've enjoyed the challenge over the years and invite you to participate in any of the other challenges we have in the monthly folder!

How It Works:
(view spoiler)[★Create your own challenge by mix and matching across the various tasks, however the challenge is not a series of mini challenges!! It is one large challenge, not one for spell outs and one for the General/What's So Great... tasks! With the shortened format, you can no longer focus on just one part of it! This means that you must have at least one spell out word and at least one other task from the Tasks section completed in order to count as participating!
★Books read can be used for only one task/letter! However, Multiple Unique books can be used for the same theme in the What's So Great...? Section.
★Books must be read from May 1st to May 31st
★Re-reads are allowed, but all books must be at least 50 pages in length!
★When using titles in the Spell Out Tasks, the words A, And, An, and The do not count.
★You CAN change your Books at any time during the challenge.

Some Info to Keep In Mind:
♦Keep your original post updated and give a shout out in the thread when you're all done! Please do not make a separate post with your finished challenge, edit your original comment! This is so I can keep accurate track of participation. You can make an announcement post like "Finished in comment #2!", so I know where to find your completed challenge to congratulate you! Duplicate posts will be deleted!
♦Mark books as finished by adding the date finished next to the book listed and either striking them out using the "< s> < /s>" HTML commands (without the spaces) or by copying and pasting a checkmark: ✔ ✓ Feel free as well to rate your Finished Books 1-5 ♥'s with 5 Being the Best, however it is not required that you do so!
♦Add a tally of completed books to your Original Post= 0/5 completed!
See my post for examples and if you have questions, PLEASE ask me here, or PM me! (hide spoiler)]

Tasks:
Spell out any of the following words with Title, Author First and Last Name, or Series name. For an additional challenge, if you choose to do a spell out using titles, try using the last word of the title instead of the first to spell your words.

✔•Mom
M: My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by P.N. Elrod - ***** - 5/3/2018 - 310 Pages
O: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 5/4/2018 - 309 Pages
M: David McCullough; John Adams - **** - 5/1/2018 - 751 Pages


•May Day
M: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris - ** - 5/18/2018 - 414 Pages
A: John Allison; Giant Days, Vol. 4 - ***** - 5/2/2018 - 112 Pages
Y: Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk: And Other Truths About Being Creative by Danielle Krysa - ***** - 5/15/2018 - 136 Pages

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A: Kelley Armstrong; Bitten - ***** - 5/8/2018 - 436 Pages
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•Sun
S: Sarah Graley; Kim Reaper Vol. 1: Grim Beginnings - ***** - 5/5/2018 - 112 Pages
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N


•Lily
L: Lauren Willig; The Secret History of the Pink Carnation - ***** - 5/11/2018 - 400 Pages
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L: Leigh Bardugo; Shadow and Bone - **** - 5/18/2018 - 358 Pages
Y


•Awks
A: John Allison; Giant Days, Vol. 5 - ***** - 5/15/2018 - 112 Pages
W: Horace Walpole; The Castle of Otranto - *** - 5/16/2018 - 125 Pages
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S


•Victoria (Day)
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R: The Redhead Revealed by Alice Clayton - ***** - 5/22/2018 - 305 Pages
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•Cinco de Mayo •Memorial Day •Flower(s) •Emerald •Taurus •Hawthorne •Lime(s) •Mother •Flower(s) •Kentucky Derby •Star Wars •Armed Forces •Mizzle

♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.

♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.
♘Read a book with a Lily of the Valley or a hawthorne on the cover
♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character:
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 5/9/2018 - 308 Pages - Jonesy
♘Costume Party: Read a book where a character attends a May Day Party or wears traditional pagan/renaissance dress



What’s So Great About May? Themes

National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad or has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient (Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes, Red Cabbage (which is purple), Carrots, Croutons (Yellow or beige))
The Emerald City of OzEric Shanower - **** - 5/1/2018 - 120 Pages - Lettuce Color

Nurse's Week: Read a book with a Nurse main character
National Police Week: Read a book with a main character that is a police officer (sheriff or sheriff's deputy counts)

National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover (Again, Motorcycle counts):
Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter - ***** - 5/17/2018 - 353 Pages

National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums, or with a photograph on the cover
May 4th: Star Wars Day: Read a book from the Star Wars Franchise

May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something:
The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini - **** - 5/14/2018 - 271 Pages

May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn
May 12: Military Spouses Day: Read a military romance
May 30: The brassiere is invented. As we understand, it received a lot of support.: Read a book where a bra can be seen on the cover

The Challenge Factory
May TCF Monthly Challenge

Tasks:
Spell out

M -
✔ O - The Fire Pit by Chris Ould ♥♥♥♥ (5/14)
M -



♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.
♘Read a book with a Lily of the Valley or a hawthorne on the cover
♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character
♘Costume Party: Read a book where a character attends a May Day Party or wears traditional pagan/renaissance dress

What’s So Great About May? Themes
National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad or has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient (Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes, Red Cabbage (which is purple), Carrots, Croutons (Yellow or beige))
Nurse's Week: Read a book with a Nurse main character
National Police Week: Read a book with a main character that is a police officer (sheriff or sheriff's deputy counts)
National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover (Again, Motorcycle counts)
National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums, or with a photograph on the cover
May 4th: Star Wars Day: Read a book from the Star Wars Franchise
May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something
May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn
May 12: Military Spouses Day: Read a military romance
May 30: The brassiere is invented. As we understand, it received a lot of support.: Read a book where a bra can be seen on the cover

0/0 completed

Spell out any of the following words with Title, Author First and Last Name, or Series name.

•Mom

♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year.
♘Read a book with a Lily of the Valley or a hawthorne on the cover
♘Creature Feature: Fairies: Read a book that features a fairy character
♘Costume Party: Read a book where a character attends a May Day Party or wears traditional pagan/renaissance dress

What’s So Great About May? Themes
National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad or has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient (Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes, Red Cabbage (which is purple), Carrots, Croutons (Yellow or beige))
Nurse's Week: Read a book with a Nurse main character
National Police Week: Read a book with a main character that is a police officer (sheriff or sheriff's deputy counts)
National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover (Again, Motorcycle counts)
National Photograph Month: Read a book where a character is a photographer or looks at photo albums, or with a photograph on the cover
May 4th: Star Wars Day: Read a book from the Star Wars Franchise
May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something
May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn
May 12: Military Spouses Day: Read a military romance
May 30: The brassiere is invented. As we understand, it received a lot of support.: Read a book where a bra can be seen on the cover

OK, let's make this last one count. And thanks for all the fun months of great challenges!

•Mom •
Mira Grant wrote Parasite 5/13/18
octavia Butler wrote Fledgling 5/2/18
mcGuire, Seanan wrote Beneath the Sugar Sky 5/16/18

•Awks
Ashley, Jennifer wrote A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift 5/28/18
williams-Garcia, Rita wrote One Crazy Summer 5/28/18
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sebastian, Cat wrote It Takes Two to Tumble

♘Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: T: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel, 5/20
♘Read a book published in the month of May in any year. How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child 5/13/18

What’s So Great About May? Themes
National Salad Month: Read a book where a character is eating a salad or has a cover that is the color of a traditional salad ingredient (Lettuce, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Radishes, Red Cabbage (which is purple), Carrots, Croutons (Yellow or beige)) The Last Mile David Baldacci 5/23/18 (Amos goes on a diet and eats many salads)
National Police Week: Read a book with a main character that is a police officer (sheriff or sheriff's deputy counts) Mackenzie's Pleasure, Linda Howard 5/23/18 (sheriff)
National Bike Month: Read a book where a character rides a bike (Motorcycle counts) or has a bike on the cover (Again, Motorcycle counts) Laughing Gas, P.G. Wodehouse 5/16/18
May 9: National Teachers Day: Read a book with a character that is a teacher or teaches someone how to do something Mackenzie's MountainMackenzie's Mountain 5/20/18 (teacher)
May 9: The lawnmower is patented.: Read a book where a character works as a landscaper or has to mow the lawn The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters, Amy Lane 5/23/18 (Ben mows the lawn)
May 12: Military Spouses Day: Read a military romance Mackenzie's Mission, 5/20

The Challenge Factory
May TCF Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1st to May 31st, 2018

60/60 ✔

Sun
(view spoiler)[S - 16/5/18 *** - Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't by Verne Harnish
U - 16/5/18 ** - Unsubscribe: How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done by Jocelyn K. Glei
N - 15/5/18 *** - On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History by Nicholas A. Basbanes (hide spoiler)]

Lily
(view spoiler)[L - 16/5/18 * - Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari
I - 15/5/18 *** - In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
L - 16/5/18 ** - The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations on Codependency by Melody Beattie
Y - 16/5/18 ** - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (hide spoiler)]

Flowers
(view spoiler)[F - 14/5/18 **** - Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
L - 19/5/18 *** - The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip G. Zimbardo
O - 19/5/18 *** - The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama
W - 15/5/18 *** - Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson
E - 14/5/18 *** - End Procrastination Now!: Get It Done with a Proven Psychological Approach by William Knaus
R - 20/5/18 **** - Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes
S - 19/5/18 ***** - Get Off Your "but": How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up for Yourself by Sean Stephenson (hide spoiler)]

Memorial Day
(view spoiler)[M - 16/5/18 ** - Poisons: From Hemlock to Botox to the Killer Bean of Calabar by Peter Macinnis
E - 15/5/18 **** - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
M - 29/5/18 **** - A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal by Ben Macintyre
O - 16/5/18 **** - Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder
R - 29/5/18 ** - Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few by Robert B. Reich
I - 19/5/18 ** - Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe by Greg Ip
A - 19/5/18 *** - The As If Principle: The Radically New Approach to Changing Your Life by Richard Wiseman
L - 20/5/18 * - Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie

D - 16/5/18 **** - Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
A - 15/5/18 *** - Co-Opetition by Adam M. Brandenburger
Y - 20/5/18 *** - YouthNation: Building Remarkable Brands in a Youth-Driven Culture by Matt Britton (hide spoiler)]

Victoria Day
(view spoiler)[V - 16/5/18 ** - Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate by Vaclav Smil
I - 21/5/18 ** - I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame by Brené Brown
C - 15/5/18 **** - Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It by Ian Leslie
T - 27/5/18 ***** - How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins
O - 20/5/18 ** - The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia by David E. Hoffman
R - 25/5/18 *** - Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements for Australia & New Zealand by Reader's Digest
I - 21/5/18 ** - In a Different Key: The Story of Autism by John Donvan
A - 19/5/18 ** - Talk Lean: Shorter Meetings. Quicker Results. Better Relations. by Alan Palmer

D - 26/5/18 ** - Overcoming Mobbing: A Recovery Guide for Workplace Aggression and Bullying by Maureen Duffy
A - 21/5/18 **** - How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler
Y - 26/5/18 **** - You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life by Jeffrey M. Schwartz (hide spoiler)]

Armed Forces
(view spoiler)[A - 21/5/18 *** - The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
R - 21/5/18 *** - The Power of Starting Something Stupid: How to Crush Fear, Make Dreams Happen, and Live without Regret by Richie Norton
M - 28/5/18 ** - Targeted: How Technology Is Revolutionizing Advertising and the Way Companies Reach Consumers by Mike Smith
E - 16/5/18 **** - Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal
D - 26/5/18 ** - Out of Character: Surprising Truths About the Liar, Cheat, Sinner (and Saint) Lurking in All of Us by David DeSteno

F - 29/5/18 ** - The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Startups That Win by Steven Gary Blank
O - 25/5/18 * - Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie
R - 26/5/18 ** - Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. Putnam
C - 20/5/18 ** - The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert
E - 28/5/18 ** - Educated by Tara Westover
S - 28/5/18 ** - Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David (hide spoiler)]

Kentucky Derby
(view spoiler)[K - 26/5/18 *** - The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch by Lewis Dartnell
E - 21/5/18 ** - Energy: A Beginner's Guide by Vaclav Smil
N - 25/5/18 * - Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers by Lois P. Frankel
T - 19/5/18 *** - Talent Magnetism: How to Build a Workplace That Attracts and Keeps the Best by Roberta Chinsky Matuson
U - 27/5/18 **** - The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self--Not Just Your "Good" Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment by Todd Kashdan
C - 25/5/18 **** - The Complete Book of Pickling: 250 Recipes from Pickles & Relishes to Chutneys & Salsas by Jennifer MacKenzie
K - 28/5/18 *** - I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains by Chuck Klosterman
Y - 30/5/18 ** - You Should Test That by Chris Goward

D - 29/5/18 ***** - Cashvertising: How to Use More Than 100 Secrets of Ad-Agency Psychology to Make BIG MONEY Selling Anything to Anyone by Drew Eric Whitman
E - 26/5/18 *** - The Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Join the Millions Who Have Become Nonsmokers Using the Easyway Method by Allen Carr
R - 30/5/18 ** - Who Gets What — and Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design by Alvin E. Roth
B - 16/5/18 ***** - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
Y - 30/5/18 *** - You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier (hide spoiler)]

Thanks again, Trea, for a great challenge! I hope you decide to bring it back in some other form soon!!


Challenge complete - original post:
My TCF Monthly Challenge (msg 15)

LaurLa wrote: "Thanks again, Trea, for a great challenge! I hope you decide to bring it back in some other form soon!!


Challenge complete - original post:
My TCF Monthly Challenge (msg 15)"

Congrats!

I'll echo LaurLa in thanking you Trea for a great challenge series and my wishes that it continue in some form in the near future.

Challenge complete!
My Monthly Challenge (message 6)

Elle wrote: "I'll echo LaurLa in thanking you Trea for a great challenge series and my wishes that it continue in some form in the near future.

Challenge complete!
My Monthly Challenge (message 6)"

Congrats, and thank you Elle!

Completed message 11 & message 20.

Richard wrote: "Completed message 11 & message 20."

Congrats, Richard!

Not the best result, but it was fun. Thanks Trea!

Message 3

Done on post 9.
Read 12 books!

done on post 14. 8 books read.

Nicole wrote: "Not the best result, but it was fun. Thanks Trea!

Message 3"

Congrats, Nicole!

JoAnne wrote: "Done on post 9.
Read 12 books!"

Congrats, JoAnne!

Cindy III wrote: "done on post 14. 8 books read."

Congrats, Cindy!

Updated 19!

Beth wrote: "Updated 19!"

Congrats!