The Book Word Challenge 2012 (showing 1-27 of 27)

[chucklesthescot, Bookaholic comment history]

Pick one(or more) of these words and phrases and try to read a book for each letter. You can use the first letter of the book title or important word in the title or the first or last name of the author, or their official initials, or mix and match these options. Small words like a, in, is, an, the etc do not count as important words!

eg The King's Secret Matter means you can use letters K, S or M.
J.K. Rowling you can use J or K or R

SCIENCEFICTION, MYSTERY, THRILLER, HORROR, ROMANCE, URBANFANTASY, WESTERN, NONFICTION, DYSTOPIAN, PARANORMAL ROMANCE, YOUNGADULT, CHILDREN, CRIME, CHRISTIAN, RELIGION, HISTORY, HISTORICALFICTION, or any other book genre you can think of not on this list.

-Your books for each letter do not have to relate to the genre of the word or words you chose.
-When you finish a word, feel free to do it again or choose a new word
-your books can be tbrs, re-reads, books of any length including kids books. You decide!

This challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st 2012.

[chucklesthescot, Bookaholic comment history]

reserving a space

[Sanz comment history]

Is there a start/end date to this challenge?

[Zakiya comment history]

Oooh! Sounds like fun! I'm in :). I'll add as I go along.
ETA- If I finish this one, then I'll do another.

17/17 completed

P - The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot 13/1/2012
A - Amber Moon by CL Bevill 23/1/2012
R - Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine 24/4/2012
A - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green 8/4/2012
N - The Night My Life Changed Forever by Sara Lisowski 24/3/2012
O - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 18/3/2012
R - Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly 15/5/2012
M - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 19/3/2012
A - Looking for Alaska by John Green 17/5/2012
L - Death by Chocolate by Lucy Swing 2/4/2012

R - Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins 30/5/2012
O - Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs 1/1/2012
M - Vampire Mountain by Darren Shan 4/4/2012
A - Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson 23/5/2012
N - Night by Elie Wiesel 22/4/2012
C - Incarceron by Catherine Fisher 9/3/2012
E - 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson 13/5/2012

[Angie comment history]

I'm going to use URBAN FANTASY, PARANORMAL ROMANCE, and YOUNG ADULT. And maybe I'll only count books that fit the genre as an extra challenge. I'll try it and see how it goes. :)

U: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
R: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
B: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
A: Switched by Amanda Hocking
N: Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill
F: Ushers, Inc. by Rusty Fischer
A: Torn by Amanda Hocking
N: Drink Deep by Chloe Neill
T: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin
A: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
S: My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent
Y: That Voodoo You Do by Jodi Redford

P: 10 Ways To Kill A Cupid by Leigh Parker
A: Everneath by Brodi Ashton
R: Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
A: Awakening by Karice Bolton
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R: My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent
M: Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
A: Ascend by Amanda Hocking
L: Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
R: My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
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M: Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
A: My Blood Approves by Amanda Hocking
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C: Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
E: Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward

Y: The Ylem by Tatiana Vila
O: Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park
U: The Future of Us by Jay Asher
N: Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic
G: The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges
A: All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin
D: Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst
U: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
L: But I Love Him by Amanda Grace
T: The Pearl Savage by Tamara Rose Blodgett

[chucklesthescot, Bookaholic comment history]

Sanskriti wrote: "Is there a start/end date to this challenge?"

Oops sorry! Starting January 1st and ending December 31st! *rushes off to change details*

Angie, I'm very impressed at your extra challenge for yourself! Good luck x

[Angie comment history]

Thanks, chuckles! I think it should be fun, and doable, since those are the main genres I read. :)

[Jackie comment history]

I'll do MYSTERY, URBANFANTASY, YOUNGADULT, and HISTORY.

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[Sanz comment history]

COMPLETED: 2/17

✔ H: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
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✔ A: Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha
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[Laura comment history]

im in...


M - Matched 30.03
Y
S - Summer Knight 11.02
T - The Reckoning 17.02
E - Every Dead Thing 07.01
R - Room 25.01
Y




H - Hallowed 19.04
O - Only Mine 21.09
R - The Reapers Are the Angels 29.04
R - Rebirth 10.06
O - Off Season 28.08
R - Richelle Mead - Thorn Queen 11.10


U - Under the Never Sky 04.10
R - Rapture 22.10
B - Bloodlines 15.02
A - Awaken Me Darkly 10.05
N - Nevermore 17.05
F - Future Perfect 08.05
A - Aftertime 14.05
N - Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs 05.06
T - The Hollow 19.02
A - At Grave's End 23.05
S - Season's Spankings 26.03
Y




P - Passion 16.03
A - A Fistful of Charms 25.05
R - Nora Roberts - Bed of Roses 31.10
A - Almost Perfect 06.06
N - Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men 12.06
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R - Rot & Ruin 31.10
M - Morrigan's Cross 27.06
A - Archangel's Kiss 12.07
L - Lost in Time 24.09




R - R.L. LaFevers - Grave Mercy 20.11
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M - Magic to the Bone 02.08
A - Allison Hewitt Is Trapped 20.07
N - Nice Girls Don't Live Forever 29.07
C - Chasing Perfect 03.06
E - Erotic Invitation 28.03

[Lauren comment history]

C: Crank
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I: Identical
M: Mercy
E: Every You, Every Me

H: The Hobbit
I: Impulse
S: The Sealed Letter
T: The Book Thief
O: The Fault in Our Stars
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A: Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
L: The Lover's Dictionary
F: The Future of Us
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T: The Worst Thing About My Sister
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O: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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[Jahan comment history]

For now atleast -

Y - I've Got Your Number: A Novel
O - The Fault in Our Stars
U - Across the Universe
N - The Next Always
G - Girls in White Dresses
A - Halo Alexandra Adornetto
D - Divergent
U - Thrity Umrigar The World We Found
L - Lola and the Boy Next Door
T - Two Truths and a Lie

H - Heart of the Matter
I - Insurgent
S - Seriously... I'm Kidding
T - The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
O - Bittersweet Sarah Ockler
R - Ruthless
I - Unraveling Isobel Eileen Cook
C - CinderMarissa Meyer
A - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
L - Fallen in Love
F - Screenplay: The Foundations of ScreenwritingSyd Field
I - I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down
C - The Night Circus
T - Then Again
I - The Vow The True Events That Inspired The Movie
O - Lauren Oliver Delirium
N - Nevermore

[★Rachael ★ comment history]

10/10
P.Price, Kalayana - Grave Witch
A.Arthur, Keri - Dangerous games
R.Rob Thurman - Nightlife
A.magic AT the gate - devon monk
N.the art of seducing a NAKED werewolf - Molly Harper
O.dead ON the delta - stacey jay
R.Rachel Vincent - Blood Bound
M.Moning, Karen Marie - Darkfever
A.Anton Strout - Dead to me
L.second grave on the Left - Daryinda Jones


Finished!

[Beth NC comment history]

T – Pearl by Tabitha King
H - Kiss of Darkness by Heather Graham
R - The Road From Chapel Hill by Joanna C Scott
I - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
L - By a Spider's Thread by Laura Lippman
L - Lost Souls by Lisa Jackson
E - The Endless Forest by Sara Donati
R - My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

W - Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
E - Echo Burning by Lee Child
S - Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
T - Three Day Town by Margaret Maron
E - Murder Boogies with Elvis by Anne George
R - Listen to the Shadows by Danuta Reah
N - Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner

C - Christmas Mourning by Margaret Maron
H -Ghost Moon by Heather Graham
I -I Heard That Song Before byMary Higgins Clark
L -Pack Challenge by Shelley Laurenston
D -Dead Man's Island by Carolyn Hart
R -Darkness Rising by Keri Arthur
E -Nowhere Else on Earth by Josephine Humphreys
N -Nightwalker by Heather Graham

M - Missing White Girl by Jeffery Mariotte
Y - Courting Darkness by Yasmine Galenorn
S - Savage Nature by Christina Feehan
T - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
E - Envy The Night by Michael Kortya
R - The Road From Chapel Hill by Joanna C Scott
Y - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

S - 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz
C - Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaugn
I - Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon
E - Murder Boogies with Elvis by Anne George
N - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
C - The Woods by Harlan Coben
E - Edge of Evil by JA Jance
F - Full Dark No Stars by Stephen King
I -In the Blood by Adrian Phoenix
C - White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
T - Double Take by Brenda Joyce
I - The Face of Deception by Iris Johanason
O - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
N - Winter's Study by Nevada Barr

[Barbara ★ comment history]

I'm getting a late start on this so I'm going to use books read since January.

Duration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012
NOTE: I'm going to try to stay in genre.

MYSTERY: COMPLETE
✔M: Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett 2/8
✔Y: You've Been Warned - James Patterson 3/31
✔S: Sail - James Patterson 2/8
✔T: 10th Anniversary - James Patterson 1/2
✔E: Eileen Dreyer - Brain Dead 2/4
✔R: J.D. Robb - Indulgence in Death 1/21
✔Y: Yasmine Galenorn - Ghost of a Chance 3/11


THRILLER: COMPLETE
✔T: Those in Peril - Wilbur Smith 1/29
✔H: Havemercy - Jaida Jones 3/25
✔R: Ridley Pearson - Killer View 2/14
✔I: I Am Not A Serial Killer - Dan Wells 2/26
✔L: The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters 5/12
✔L: Lisa Unger - Sliver of Truth 7/30
✔E: Elizabeth Peters - Borrower of the Night 7/31
✔R: Red Mist - Patricia Cornwell 3/21


PARANORMAL ROMANCE: COMPLETE
✔P: Christopher Paolini - Inheritance 4/10
✔A: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5
✔R: Alix Rickloff - Earl of Darkness 5/26
✔A: Awaken the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 4/21
✔N: No Werewolves Allowed - Cheyenne McCray 1/19
✔O: Jana Oliver - The Demon Trapper's Daughter 1/25
✔R: Raziel - Kristina Douglas 3/27
✔M: Maggie Stiefvater - Linger 3/4
✔A: Alison Goodman - Eon: Dragoneye Reborn 2/25
✔L: Laurell K. Hamilton - Hit List 1/21


✔R: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest 6/26
✔O: One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren 3/13
✔M: Midsummer Night's Magic - anthology 4/24
✔A: The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox 3/4
✔N: No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/19
✔C: Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare 1/6
✔E: Erin Quinn - Haunting Beauty 2/21


URBAN FANTASY: COMPLETE
✔U: Unbound - antholgy 3/16
✔R: Reckoning - Lili St. Crow 4/6
✔B: Bridge of Dreams - Anne Bishop 4/1
✔A: Sharon Ashwood - Unchained 8/18
✔N: Chloe Neill - Some Girls Bite 2/10

✔F: Faith Hunter - Mercy Blade 5/27
✔A: Ascension - Sable Grace 8/4
✔N: Chloe Neill - Friday Night Bites 5/15
✔T: Twice Bitten - Chloe Niell 7/22
✔A: Sidney Syers - Demons Prefer Blondes 8/14
✔S: Shadow Heir - Richelle Mead 2/22
✔Y: You're So Vein - Christine Warren 7/5


ROMANCE: COMPLETE
✔R: Red Lily - Nora Roberts 1/18
✔O: Lori O'Clare - Tall, Dark and Deadly 2/14
✔M: Maya Banks - In Bed with a Highlander 1/31
✔A: The Angel and the Highlander - Donna Fletcher 5/24
✔N: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26
✔C: Crazy Cool - Tara Janzen 3/20
✔E: Janet Evanovich - Hero at Large 6/11


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Chris comment history]

H- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
I- I Pledge Allegiance
S- Shadow in the North
T- Tomorrow When the War Began
O- The Orchid Affair
R- Remarkable Creatures
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C- Cline, Ernest - Ready Player One
A- Jay Asher - The Future of Us
L- Lainie Taylor - Daughter of Smoke and Bone

F- A Free Man of Color
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C- Carlos Ruiz Zafon - The Midnight Palace
T- The Glass of Time
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O- The Outsiders
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[Beth (Beth~a~holic) comment history]

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[★Rachael ★ comment history]

With a bit of shuffling and a little bending of the rules (hehe) I'm done!

[Krysta comment history]

Book Word Challenge

Total Books Completed: 13/17

Dystopian
8/9 Read

D: Divergent 5/7
Y: You Slay Me 5/22
S: My Soul to Save
T: Tricks 6/22
O: Out of My Mind 6/3
P: Portal Through Time 5/19
I: I am Legend 3/15
A: All These Things I've Done 3/1
N: The Notebook 7/17



Thriller
5/8 Read

T: Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines 9/2
H: His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage
R: Thirteen Reasons Why
I: Iron Crowned 4/15
L: The Lightning Thief 5/25
L: Pretty Little Liars
E: Exit Here. 6/2
R: Prey (by Rachel Vincent) 4/30

[Marla comment history]

The Book Word Challenge 2012
My Big Fat Booky Challenge-a-thon
Duration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

This looks like fun and I can still read whatever I want...this is my kind of challenge!

Read 17 of 17 (using book title)
Completed: 8/8/12
P - Passion
A - Angel
R - Red Glove
A - Vampire Academy
N - New York Dead
O - The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
R - Roadside Crosses
M - The Manhattan Hunt Club
A - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
L - The Lost Stories

R - Rogue
O - One Summer
M - Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
A - Atlantis Found
N - Niagara Falls, Or Does It?
C - Crescendo
E - Etta


Read 8 of 8 (using book titles)
Completed: 9/2/12
H - Hush, Hush
O - One For The Money
R - Rise of the Huntress
R - Return to Summerhouse
O - Forever Odd
R - Re-Vamped!


Read 8 of 8 (using author's first name)
Completed: 9/27/12
T - Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angleberger
H - Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer
R - Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
I - Warm Bodies by Issac Marion
L - Most Likely to Die by Lisa Jackson
L - Fallen in Love by Lauren Kate
E - Night by Elie Wiesel
R - Blood Promise by Richelle Mead


Read 12 of 12 (using book titles)
Completed: 12/5/12
U - Dead Until Dark
R - Rapture
B - Behemoth
A - The Adoration of Jenna Fox
N - North of Beautiful

F - Frostbite
A - The Amulet of Samarkand
N - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
T - True Grit
A - Adam
S - The Sunday Philosophy Club
Y - A Good Yarn


Read 8 of 8 (using book titles)
Completed: 10/17/12
S - The Sixth Man
U - Unspoken
S - Silence
P - Passion
E - Evil at Heart
N - The Night Season
S - Stardust
E - The Enchantress

[Zakiya comment history]

I only have one more book to go on Paranormal Romance, so I'm going to start another:

13/17

H - Hourglass by Myra McEntire 17/6/2012
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S - Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick 26/5/2012
T - Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi 31/5/2012
O - Serial Hottie by Kelly Oram 29/6/2012
R - D.Gray-man Volume 3: The Rewinding City by Katsura Hoshino 16/7/2012
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C - Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz 20/6/2012
A - Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber 6/6/2012
L - Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev 29/5/2012

F - Bewitching by Alex Flinn 16/6/2012
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C - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 11/6/2012
T - Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs 8/6/2012
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O - V is for Virgin by Kelly Oram Nov 2012
N - Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Volume 2 by Naoko Takeuchi 16/7/2012

[Zakiya comment history]

Post 4, Finished! :)

[Jahan comment history]

DONE !!! post 13 :)

[Barbara ★ comment history]

Challenge Complete, post 16.

[Marla comment history]

FINALLY done...post 21.

Okay, I did read 53 books, so I am going to let up on myself, but I started in February and it is December!

[Laurie comment history]

Book Word Challenge
1/1/12 to 12/31/12

SCIENCE FICTION


MYSTERY


THRILLER


HORROR


ROMANCE


URBAN FANTASY


WESTERN


NONFICTION


DYSTOPIAN


PARANORMAL


YOUNG ADULT


CHILDREN


CRIME


CHRISTIAN


RELIGION


HISTORY


HISTORICAL FICTION


DONE!