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EROS GROUP MONTHLY CHALLENGE

Each month in the group's newsletter, a challenge is included. (I didn't realize this until February, so I'll be trying to catch up on January as I go.)
Standard rules include: (1) While this challenge has a theme, that theme is only intended as a muse. In other words, book reading assignments should only meet the specific genre OR main character criteria. (2) Books MUST be group appropriate (ie. Erotic Romance/Erotica). (3) All books read for this challenge MUST be minimum 100 pages (unless otherwise noted in a specific tile category). (4) Re-reads are allowed (original read prior to January/2021) but must be updated with review wording and include re-read date unless otherwise specified. (5) Audio books are allowed as long as conversion meet page count guidelines. (6) Challenge ends last day of the month @ 11:59 pm when this thread will be frozen and closed.

EROS Group Monthly: Text

JANUARY: ZODIAC

(Skeptic: 1-4 books; Medium: 5-9 books; Clairvoyant: 10+ books)

Aquarius: a totally free sourced book. (No KU, Book Funnel/Prolific Works, or gift card. Lend/borrow and library ok.)
Pisces: fairy tale retelling ... or alternate universe/fantasy (includes Omegaverse)

Aries: read a Jan/2022 new release book.
Taurus: paranormal ... or ... supernatural/psychic ... or ... superhero main character
Gemini: menage/polyamorous/reverse harem book

Cancer: anti hero main character .... or .... mafia/bravka/organized crime/gangster main character
Leo: alien abduction ... or ... Alien/Earther relationship dynamics
Virgo: read a book that has been sitting in your profile tbr bookshelf (that you haven't read yet) for over one year.

Libra: law enforcement ... or military .... or ... attorney main character
Scorpio: enemies/rivals to lovers ... or ... friends to lovers book

Sagittarius: BDSM genre book.

Capricorn: read a historical (pre machine age) genre story.

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FEBRUARY: WINTER OLYMPICS GAME BOARD

(Bronze: Roll 3 dice, approximately 1-3 books; Silver: Roll 2 dice, approximately 4-6 books; Gold: Roll 1 die, approximately 7+ books)

MY ROLLS (2 DICE)

Sports Romance

Paranormal Genre

Disability or Wounded Warrior

Biker or Anti-Hero MC

February New Release

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MARCH: TAYLOR SWIFT 

The EROS Group never sent out a monthly challenge, but Romance Readers Reading Challenges stepped up.

Their challenge actually goes from March 15th to June 14th, but HOPEFULLY Eros will be back in April and so I'm just going to do this one between March 1st and 31st. 

Go to this page to see the list of songs/prompts. There were 40 obviously, so I didn't want to list them here. 

 

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Level 1 - Read 5 books- I've heard a Taylor Swift song on the radio
Level 2- Read 10 books- I have a Taylor album downloaded on my phone
Level 3- Read 20 books- I have seen Taylor in concert or plan to in the future!!
Level 4- Read 30 books- Taylor merch and vinyl albums are in my room
Level 5- Read 40 books- I am a *Swiftie!!

 

**There is no minimum page requirement for this challenge.
Audiobooks and rereads are allowed.
You can always add levels as you go.
You may update your original post with your progress or repost , it is your choice. But please repost upon completion** 

My Swift Playlist:

1. Blank Space (A: a character who uses a gun)

2. I Knew You Were Trouble (A: a bad boy character)

3. I Knew You Were Trouble (B: someone who does a bad thing)

4. The Story of Us (A: part of a series)

5. Out of the Woods (A: a character with a medical condition)

6. You Need to Calm Down (B: color blue on the cover)

7. Fifteen (C: a lot of angst)

8. Shake It Off (B: someone you want to shake some sense into)

9. All Too Well (A: a fit character or an athlete)

10. You Belong with Me (B: a character who knows what they want)

11. Death by a Thousand Cuts (B: over 1,000 ratings)

12. 22 (B: a book with two of the same number together in the page count)

13. Blank Space (BONUS: a character that wears suits)

14. Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince (A: set in the U.S.)

15. August (B: a character you would like some hot times with)

16. Blank Space (A: a character who works in the sciences)

17. Willow (B: book with a witch in it)

18. ME! (B: written by a duo writing team)

19. August (A: a "hot" story)

APRIL: EASTER BASKET 

(Honey Bunny: 3-5 books; Red Light District Bunny: 6-9 books; Bunny Extraordinaire: 10-12 books)

Basket Goodies:

  1.  Edibles: April/2022 New Release

  2. Eggplant Stress Ball: (THE PLAN by Karla Sorenson) Bodyguard, PI, spy, hacker, security, bounty-hunter, mercenary

  3. Every Flavor Jelly Beans: (A LADY OF ROOKSGRAVE MANOR by Kathryn Moon) Polyamorous, Reverse Harem, Orgy, Swingers relationship dynamics story.

  4. Gift Card: (THE HITMAN by Ellie Isaacson) Book that is FREE 

  5. His & Hers Sex Coupons: (MERCY by Debra Anastasia) Sex Industry Worker or Entertainer 

  6. Jewelry: (PRAISE by Sara Cate) BDSM or Western Genre

  7. Lingerie/Boxers: (THE DEAL by Elle Kennedy) Existing book in your profile's TBR bookshelf for greater than a year

  8. Liquor: (BRUTAL KING by Jagger Cole) Antihero or bully or biker or crime family/gang member

  9. Lube & Lotion: LGBTQ genre book

  10. Sex Toy: A book that has been in the EROS Bookshelf for at least 3 months.

  11. Stuffed Animal: Alien or angel/demon or mythology or paranormal or urban fantasy genre

  12. X Rated Chocolates: Rock Star or Musician

MAY: STANDALONES 

Ok, so the EROS Group challenge was a Daisy Chain: ya know: where one title links to the next. Uh, I didn't get a single one. So, The Lost Challenges Group had a May Standalones challenge and I'm gonna put it here instead...I know, I know: I'm cheating. Whatever.

(Solo: Read 1-2 books; Single: Read 3-4 books; Solitary: Read 5-6 books; Lone Wolf: 7+ books)

LONE WOLF!​

JUNE: SPELL IT OUT

The EROS Group hasn't sent me an email with the challenge, so I went ahead and pulled another from the Crazy Challenge Connection Group. I am modifying it a bit to give me level options...

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You may use the first letter of the first word in the book’s title (excluding A, An and The) OR the author’s first or last initial. (middle names or initials can NOT be used). This month's theme is bicycles because June 3rd is WORLD BICYCLE DAY!

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(Beginner: TRIKE; Intermediate: BICYCLE; Professional: TOUR DE FRANCE)
 

TRIKE

T - Total Exposure

R - Kennedy Ryan

I - 

K - Kissing Tolstoy

E - 

BICYCLE

B - Burned

I - 

C - Claiming Cari

Y - Blake York

C - Cockpit

L - Lily Gold

E - 

TOUR DE FRANCE

T - Tussle

O - Molly O'Hare

U - Sarah Urquhart

R - Road to Fire

D - Dirty Therapy

E -  

F - Fern Fraser

R - Revel

A - Anastasia Austin

N - A Nordic King

C - Captured by the Monsters

E - 

JULY: SCATTERGORIES (N)

The EROS Group hasn't sent me an email with the challenge, so I went ahead and pulled this one from The Lost Challenges book group on Goodreads. 

(I don't understand how they connect the items to their books, so I'm going to do it my way. Lol. Titles, Names of authors or ANY character in the books, any theme/explainable connection...

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Recurring Items:
1. Book Title : N
2. Author : Nikki Castle
3. Main Character : N
4. Secondary Character : N
5. Place/Setting (i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch'): N

6. Item on cover : Numbers (5 Rounds

And the Specials for July are:
7. Something you write : Novels (Remy wants to write novels and eventually has three published in 5 Rounds)
8. Things that you could buy for a month’s salary: N (necklace, nightclub, )
9. Parts of the human body : Neck (Shown on the cover of Don't Kiss the Bride and 5 Rounds)
10. Things you would put in a party bag : Nail Polish (Paca tries to use the nail polish Gage gifts her to paint her toes in the Dark Side)
11. Someone in your family : N (niece, nephew, nincompoop, )
12. Word that ENDS with Y : N (nearly, neighborly, nosey, naively, nasty)

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