11.18.2012

Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge

monthly key word challenge

For this challenge I have chosen ten key words associated with each month in 2013. Your task is to read one book each month whose title includes one or more of the key words for that month. For instance, in January I might read Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. The key words are listed below.

GUIDELINES 

* The title you choose can be a variation on one of the key words. For example- your title could include the word 'snowing' or 'snowflake' even though the key word is 'snow.'

*Key words can be tweaked. For example- You could read "Cinder" or "Ashes" for the key word 'Fire' and that would be just fine. If the key word is 'family' then your title could include the word 'sister' or 'mother.'If the key word is 'food' then your title could include the word 'cake.'

* Link up below to participate and add additional links any time you post about the challenge or post about a book you read for the challenge.

Monthly Key Words:

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 Link up below to participate:


IMPORTANT:Before you link up, please read this post. New linkies available for each month!!

NEW LINKY FOR APRIL REVIEWS HERE


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  1. Ooh interesting challenge - count me IN. I'll write up a post later in the year, and then add it to the linky - or can we just add the general blog address? Also, not sure if you already know about "http://novelchallenges.blogspot.com/" - where you can send your challenges and they will re-post them.

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    1. Awesome! You can just add your general address to the linky. I submitted to Novel Challenge so hopefully it'll be posted soon.

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  2. Very cool! I'm in...I'm hoping it's okay that books count for other challenges. Because I've already got some titles lined up that work well for the key words.

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    1. Totally okay! I plan to overlap some of my titles too!

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    2. Three read for January key words!

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  3. I'm definitely signing up, I love challenges like this :) I'll do a specific post on my blog in December, if that's okay.

    It has gone up on Novel Challenge, it's where I found you!

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    1. Yay! Thanks for joining in Hanna!

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  4. Oh, this looks like so much fun! I'm going to have to do some planning, LOL! Thanks for hosting!

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    1. I'm planning too and getting excited for all the new stuff I'll be reading next year. Thanks for signing up!

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  5. So glad I found this challenge!! It will help me read some of the books on my TBR list!

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    1. Awesome! I think it'll help me get through my TBR list too. Thanks for joining us!

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  6. Signed up. Challenge post will be up sooner than later...looking forward to the challenge.

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    1. Great! Thanks for joining up with us!

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  7. This looks like fun! Signing up!

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  8. Very clever idea. I thought I was going to participate, but don't think I can. I have too many books I "have" to read.

    I will be checking back, though, to see how much fun everyone is having.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    <a href=http://silversolara.blogspot.com

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  9. BTW...love your blog and your button SPINE SPEAK....very clever. NEW FOLLOWER.

    Is there a way to follow via e-mail? I followed via Blog Lovin. but like e-mail follow the best.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    http://silversolara.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi Elizabeth! Thanks for stopping by. That Spine Speak button was actually made from a photo taken during my engagement session. Haha! I love books so much they had to be in my engagement photos. And I added a follow by email option to the sidebar so you can follow that way if you'd like.

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  10. What a fun challenge! Count me in for this one as well. Now I have to look for books that are on my TBR that fit the categories. Fun! Thanks for hosting. :D

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    1. Awesome Emily! Glad to have you!

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  11. Very interesting and different! I have to try it, count me in! :-)

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    1. Great! Good to have you Angie!

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  12. Count me in! I'm ready for this challenge!

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    1. Yay! Thanks for joining in Keke!

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  13. The linky thing won't post my link :(

    So here's mine: http://vonniesreadingcorner.blogspot.com/2012/12/more-reading-challenges-for-2013.html

    I'm excited to participate!

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    1. Hi Vonnie! I added your link to the linky. Not sure why it wasn't working for you. Thanks for joining!

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  14. I'm in. The part that's gonna throw me is reading August's book in August!

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    1. Yeah, I think it will be a challenge but glad you're up for it!

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  15. I joined up this time and looking forward to reading the keyword books and connecting with other book bloggers. Thanks!

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  16. This sounds totally fun. I'm going to sign up and will post about the challenge on my blog ASAP. Thanks!

    P.S. I just subscribed to your blog and I'm LOVING it. We have lots of favorite books in common -- we should totally be friends :)

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    1. Gosh, it's taking me forever to reply to comments. :) Hope you had a great Christmas! Love your blog too!

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  17. I had a lot of fun making my list for this one, now I'm excited to get started. Thanks for hosting the great challenge!

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    1. Awesome! I need to add a few to my list and then I'll post it.

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  18. I've been searching for titles on my shelves to fit the different months and I'm really looking forward to reading so many of them that have been sitting on the shelf for too long. Great challenge idea!

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    1. Yay! So glad you can join in.

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  19. Thank you for hosting. This challenge sounds fun. My announcement post is here: http://cmashlovestoread.com/2012/12/24/10195/
    Merry Christmas!!

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    1. Awesome. Thank you and I hope you have a great New Year!

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  20. We loved the idea of this challenge. We are excited to get to posting our book list for the year!

    We will post our book list in the next few days please keep an eye out for it!

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    1. Sounds great! Thanks for joining Kate.

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    2. Our chosen words/books

      January’s chosen word: Winter / Chosen Book: Red WINTER (Kathleen McFall)

      February’s chosen word: Animal / Chosen Book: In The Company Of ANIMALs (Andy Frazier)

      March’s chosen word: Valley / Chosen Book: The Uncanny VALLEY (Bryan R. Dennis)

      April’s chosen word: Home / Chosen Book: Welcome HOME (Billi Tiner)

      May’s chosen word: World / Chosen Book: When Tommy Adams Burned The WORLD (Timothy Nies)

      June’s chosen word: Beach / Chosen Book: The BEACH House (JT Harding)

      July’s chosen word: Night / Chosen Book: 40 Days 40 NIGHTS (Wendy Cartmell)

      August’s chosen word: Come / Chosen Book: The Night Man COMEth (Tony- Paul De Vissage)

      September’s chosen Word: Blue / Chosen Book: The BLUE Witch (Kevis Hendrickson)

      October’s chosen word: Haunt / Chosen Book: HAUNTed Empire (DeAnna Knippling)

      November’s chosen Word: Right / Chosen Book: RIGHTfully Mine, God's Equal RIGHTs Amendment (Aggie Villanueva)

      December’s chosen word: Road / Chosen Book: The ROAD Trip Dialogues (Jass Richards)

      We used each key word at least once.

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    3. Awesome! Love your picks!!

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  21. I haven't chosen any of mine yet, but I have signed up. I don't have a blog at this moment, but I'm tracking this through Pinterest. :)

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    1. Yay! You're doing both challenges I'm hosting this year. Thanks Amanda!

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  22. Sounds like a great challenge to me!

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  23. I LOVE this! I've been searching online all morning for the *perfect* reading challenge by month for 2013 and this is by far the best. Thanks! :) Time to go peruse my bookshelves!

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    1. Thank you! So glad you're joining up.

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  24. You can count me in. I've already figured out my books for the year. Thanks for hosting this fun challenge.

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    1. Sounds great! I'd love to hear your picks for each month. Glad to have you joining us.

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  25. Hi! My question is: do the words have to be read the specific month, or can we fulfill the twelve whenever it works out for us? I'm one of those folks who does a million challenges and cross over as much as possible. :)

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    1. I am totally not going to be picky on reading the book in the specific month. I just want everyone to be able to have fun with the challenge so do what works for you! :)

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  26. I have the same question as cmriedel - must each month's book be read in that particular month? Or could I read, for example, a March book in January?

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    1. Hi Lynne- Sorry it's taken me a bit to get back to you. You can read them in whatever order you like. I want the challenge to work for you and be fun!

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  27. Question on whether this would work for January. For white, Geisha: A Life, because their is a geisha in white makeup on the cover and she discusses their traditional white makeup a lot in the book. Thanks!

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    1. Yes! That would totally work. I think it's fun for everyone to adapt the key words in their own way to fit their books.

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  28. Where do I add my review link? In the participants sign up linky?

    Shelleyrae @ Book'd oUt

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    1. Hi Shelley! Sorry it's taken me a bit to get back to you. I'll add a review linky to the Monthly Key Word Challenge page (click on the tab at the top of the blog.) Thanks for bringing this up- I'd forgotten to get to that.

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  29. Thank you for hosting this challenge. I'm so excited to join this :D

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    1. Yay! So glad you are excited. It will be fun.

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  30. This looks like a really fun challenge, thanks for hosting it. I've already made a list with potential books for the whole year, although it'll probably have to be tweaked as I go along, as there are several books on it that I'm not going to wait months and months to read.

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    1. Also, can I read more than one book a month for the key word challenge? Looking through my TBR list, I have a LOT of books that fit with some of these key words. Frankly, narrowing it down to only one could be tricky. :)

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    2. Heck yeah! Read as many as you want each month! Go rockstar on it. I love that. Also, you can read them in any order. Thanks for joining!

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  31. Hi! Not sure how to add a link below without publishing something extra to my own site, but I read A Flame in Byzantium by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro for the January challenge.

    I've already published my review for it and mentioned the keyword challenge in my post!

    Here it is: http://www.dreamworldbooks.com/2013/01/a-flame-in-byzantium-by-chelsea-quinn.html

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    1. Hey Sarah! Sorry it's taken me a bit to get to you. I'll post a linky to the Monthly Key Word Challenge page. Get there by clicking the tab at the top of the blog. I'll add your first book to the linky. Thanks!

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  32. have joined - sounds interesting - will look see what I have and what I need to find:)

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    1. Awesome! Thanks for joining Alberta. Can't wait to see what you pick.

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  33. I wrote about the book I dicided to read for this month. The book is Winter garden by Kristin Hannah.

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    1. Awesome! I love that book. I'm posting a linky to the Monthly Key Word Challenge page that you can link your reviews to each month. Get there by clicking on the tab at the top of the blog. Sorry I'm slow on this.

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  34. a little late in linking up my January review, even though I had finished the book. I had so much to say about Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and I still don't know that I did the book justice. Loved it! Now onto Feb and To Kill a Mockingbird.

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    1. Glad to hear you liked it. I bought a copy of it at a book sale last year but haven't read it yet.

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  35. Hi =)

    I would like to participate in this challenge. May i read in portuguese and after post about the book i read in my blog?

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  36. So... my February entry is "Bloody Mary" NOT Bloody Murder *sigh* there was a lot of killing in that book lol

    Here is the link: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/531618160

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    1. Lol. That's funny. "A psychopathic murderer, a hilarious cat, old people with super libido, and Jack." I love that. Totally makes me want to read this!

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  37. I honestly thought I had linked up my January book, but I scanned through the link list and it's not there. Brain is fried, I guess! I did read it in January, as evidenced by my review. Just so you know I'm being honest. =O)

    My February book might be stretching it a bit, but when I saw that diamond was a key word and my book was The Shining, I thought of that Rihanna song, "Diamonds," and the line, "Shine bright like a diamond," (hate that song actually). Hope it works!

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    1. Ha ha. I think it works. You know, I've been thinking I probably should do a separate link up for each month. Maybe it would make it easier for everyone to link up? I think it would make it easier for me to go back through and read everyone's reviews without missing anyone too.

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  38. Any ideas for October books that don't contain horror would help me greatly. I'm so stuck on that month.

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    1. Hi Rachael,

      Death on Demand by Carolyn Hart is a great little cozy mystery. Also Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart (both are lighthearted mysteries- no bloody stuff)
      The Death Cure (Maze Runner #3)
      The Phantom Tollbooth
      A Discovery of Witches is a personal favorite
      The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
      The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

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