July Monthly Challenge

July Monthly Challenge

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1. Happy July Birthday!
🎆Read a book published in July, or read a book with red on the cover in honor of July's birthstone, the Ruby.
 
2. July Month-Long Observance - Dog Days of Summer (United States):
The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
🎆Read a book set in the summer or in a hot climate, or you may read a book with a dog on the cover or in the storyline.
 
 
3. Featured Author Challenge (FAC) author - Jordan L. Hawk:
🎆Read one book written by Jordan L. Hawk or any author with her first or last name.
 
Fun Facts about Jordan L. Hawk -
* Jordan L. Hawk lives in North Carolina
* He loves playing the Sims Video Game in his free time
* He writes gay, paranormal, gay historical, and monster's
* His best-selling Whyborne & Griffin series was voted Favorite All-Time M/M Series in 2015 by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group
 
🎆You may also read a book set in North Carolina, or by an author who is from North Carolina. You can also read any book set in Massachusetts, or is shelved as M/M, Paranormal, Historical or a book that has been nominated for or won a literary award.
 
4. Second Week of July is–Nude Recreation Week:
🎆Read a book with a nude or mostly nude cover model or a beach on the cover, or with a character who spends time on a beach, in a club, or who strips who for a living.
 
5. Third Week of July– Capture the Sunset Week:
🎆Read a book with a sunset or the colors of a sunset on the cover, or read a book set in the summer or in which someone watches a sunset.
 
6. July 1- International Joke Day/Flower of the Day Bamboo:
🎆Read a book where a character tells a joke, visits a comedy show, is tagged humor/comedy or similar, or is set in a tropical climate where bamboo grows naturally.
 
7. July 2 is I Forgot Day: “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” – – John F. Kennedy
🎆Read a book with a character who forgets something, has amnesia, does something for revenge, or has an enemies to lovers storyline.
 
8. July 3 is Civil Disobedience Day-“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you will live forever.” – – Mahatma Gandhi-
🎆Read a book where a character breaks the law or disobeys a rule, or a book in which a death plays a part in the story, or there is some kind protest in the story, has a dark colored cover, or is tagged Mystery or Suspense.
 
9. July 8 is Video Games Day-in honor of the monthly author-
🎆Read a book where a character plays video games or works or studies in a STEM field, or that has some kind of technology on the cover (your interpretation).
 
10. Reader's Choice:
🎆Read any book of your choice.