Danielle The Book Huntress ’s Comments (group member since Jan 27, 2010)

Danielle The Book Huntress ’s comments from the Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group group.

Thanks to Natalie for the idea.

Do you have some goals that you've made for the year of 2017 as far as reading? Please feel free to share them with us!

Welcome, Viviani and Cari!

Welcome, Kelli!

Welcome, Dawn. For the challenge, the book doesn't have to have a dangerous hero. Any books count.

LibraryLass wrote: "Thanks for the invite. I haven't joined a challenge in a few years, but this looks appealing!

I'm in for Level: Cover Royalty: Read 30 or more books.

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Categories:

1. Warrior Cover: A hero ..."

Welcome back!

Hi Courtney. Welcome. You update regularly, so monthly, quarterly, up to you. Not dumb questions. Just add to your original post or copy and paste it. When you finish, you can repost or link to original post.

Kristine wrote: "I'm liking all these challenges. Count me in! I can't wait to fill in all these blanks. :)

Books read so far 1 / 11

Levels:

1. 1st Place: Read 8-11 books.
2. 1st Class: Read 5-7 books.
3. 1st Cr..."

Thanks for signing up, Kristine!

Netanella wrote: " Danielle The Book Huntress (Back to the Books) wrote: "Wow, how convenient was it that you read Flare this month, Netanella. Not just one tea drinker but two. Cool!"

Right! And I don't really bel..."

Thanks!

Sharon wrote: "I may join but let me read first lol"

No worries. I never plan ahead!

Cool!

Way to go, ladies!

Wow, how convenient was it that you read Flare this month, Netanella. Not just one tea drinker but two. Cool!

Congratulations to everyone! 2016 was a tough year, so you would pat yourself on the back for trying.

Signing up;

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I will give this a try. Go with Staycation Adventure (10 books).

I'll sign up. I will do all but Option J. I used all my creativity up designing this challenge. :)

I'll sign up. Going for 100 again. We'll see!

I'm in. I'm going to go for Level 3: Genre Master Student 20-29 books.

DHASG 2017 Through the Genres Challenge

Introduction: This is a yearly reading challenge that challenges readers to get outside of their comfort zone, and out of their typical reading tastes. In order to participate, readers will have to pick books that fit into different types of fiction or non-fiction.

How this Works:

Below are listed genres and subgenres. I simplified in some cases to make the lists easier to read. You can assemble your own list of genres/subgenres you want to tackle. Challenge yourself but also be realistic. If it’s not a genre you really don't enjoy or want to read, don’t make yourself read it. No need to torture yourself.

Rules:

1. All DHASG members are eligible to participate in this challenge.
2. Books must be read between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017. Readers can sign up at any time during the year.
3. Books may only be used once, and the specific genre can only be used once. If you read a book that fits in multiple genres, you can pick the genre that best fits the book. You are going to be on the honor system. Graphic Novel volumes in a specific series could potentially count separately if they fit into varied categories. Books read can be audiobooks, but all books should be at least 60 pages or 1 hour listening length.
4. Post when you sign up and regularly update your stats through the year. List books by name, author and date and genre that it represents.
5. Rereads count and this challenge can overlap with others on the group.

Levels:

1. Genre Post-Doc: Read 40 or more books to represent distinct genres or subgenres.
2. Genre Doctoral Student: Read 30-39 books representing distinct genres of subgenres.
3. Genre Master Student: Read 20-29 books representing distinct genres or subgenres

Broad Genre:
*You can use another genre/subgenre I may have omitted. Just list what it is next to the book.
**You can use a foreign language book as its own category once. Thereafter, any books read in a different language would go under its specific genre/subgenre.

1. Classic
2. Crime/detective
3. Mythology/Mythopoeia/Folklore/Fairy tale/Fable
4. Fan fiction
5. Fantasy
6. Historical fiction
7. Horror
8. Humor
9. Legend/ Tall tale
10. Magical realism
11. Meta fiction
12. Mystery
13. Picture book
16. Science fiction
17. Short story
18. Suspense/thriller
19. Western –
20. Literary Fiction/Contemporary or Mainstream Fiction
21. Poetry
22. Graphic Novel/Illustrated Novel (technically can be any of the above but it will count separately)
nonfiction
22. Biography/Autobiography
23. Essay Collection –
24. Memoir/Narrative nonfiction/personal narrative
25. Reference book
26. Self-help book
28. Speech(s)
29. Textbook
30. Ethnic/Cultural Studies
31. Play or Screenplay
32. Foreign Language

Fiction Subgenres:

Romance:

1. Adventure Romance
2. African-American
3. Category Romance also known as "Series" titles.
4. Chick-lit
5. Contemporary
6. Dark Fantasy
7. Erotic Romance
8. Erotica
9. Fantasy
10. Futuristic
11. Gothic
12. Historical (for the purposes of this group anything set prior to 1960)
13. Inspirational
14. Interracial Romance
15. LGBT
16. Mainstream
17. Menage a trois
18. Medical
19. Military
20. M/M-Romance
21. Multi-Cultural
22. Mystery/Thriller
23. Paranormal (non Sci-Fi, just supernatural themes)
24. Regency Romance
25. Rock 'n Roll Romance
26. Science Fiction
27. Single Title
28. Suspense
29. Sweet
30. Time-Travel
31. Traditional
32. Urban Fantasy
33. Yaoi
34. Young Adult
35. New Adult

Action/Adventure Subgenres:

1. Action-Comedy
2. Cop Stories
2. Disaster
3. Epic Adventure
4. Escapes
5. Girls with Guns
6. Heist
7. Historical
8. Man vs. Nature (sea, desert, mountain, etc.) aka Survival
9. Martial Arts
10. Military
11. Paranormal
12. Revenge
13. Romantic
14. Search/Expedition
15. Shoot-em-Up
16. Space Adventure
17. Superheroes
18. Survival
19. Swashbucklers
20. Terrorist
21. Treasure Hunts
22. War
23. Westerns
24. Technothriller

Science Fiction Subgenres:

1. Afrofuturism/African or Multicultural-Focused
2. Alien invasion
3. Anthropological science fiction
4. Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
5. Black science fiction
6. Christian science fiction
7. Comic science fiction
8. Cyberpunk and derivatives/Decopunk/Dieselpunk/Biopunk
9. Edisonade (aka Inventor Sci-Fi)
10. Science fantasy
11. Feminist science fiction
12. Gothic science fiction
13. Grotesquerie
14. Hard science fiction
15. Imaginary voyage
16. Military science fiction
17. Mundane science fiction
18. New Wave science fiction
19. Post-Futurism
20. Science fiction Western
21. Scientific romance
22. Slipstream (genre)
23. Social science fiction
24. Solarpunk
25. Space opera
26. Speculative evolution
27. Speculative poetry
28. Steampunk
29. Tech noir
30. Transrealism (literature)
31. Weird West
32. Space Western

Other Fiction Genres:

• Brit lit
• Children's literature (can be divided into other genres above)
o Young adult fiction
o Middle Grade/Juvenile
• Erotic fiction
• Graphic novel
• Historical fiction
• Literary fiction
• Occupational fiction
• Philosophical fiction
• Political fiction
• Pulp fiction
• Religious fiction
• Saga
• Urban fiction
• Westerns
• Women's fiction (will be classed separately from romance)
• Speculative fiction (includes science fiction, fantasy and intersection)

Fantasy Subgenres:

1. Epic / high fantasy
2. Hard fantasy
3. Historical fantasy
4. Low fantasy
5. Urban fantasy
a. Paranormal romance
6. Comic fantasy
7. Contemporary fantasy
8. Dark fantasy
9. Fantasy of manners
10. Heroic fantasy
11. Magic realism
12. Mythic
13. Paranormal fantasy
14. Shenmo fantasy
15. Superhero fantasy
16. Sword and sorcery

Horror Subgenres:

1. Body horror/Splatterpunk
2. Erotic
3. Gothic fiction/Southern Gothic
4. Psychological
5. Supernatural / paranormal
6. Cosmic (Lovecraftian)
7. Ghost story
8. Monster literature
9. Occult detective

Speculative cross-genre fiction:

1. Bizarro fiction
2. Slipstream
3. Weird fiction/New Weird

Suspense fiction :

o Crime fiction
o Detective fiction
o Mystery fiction

Thriller :

o Mystery fiction
o Legal thriller
o Medical thriller
o Political thriller
o Spy fiction
o Psychological thriller
o Techno-thriller

Any questions?

Challenge Participants

Danielle TBH
Kristine
Martel

DHASG January Challenge

Introduction: It's a new year! 2017 is upon us with January. Happy New Year. Let's embark on a whole new year of reading challenges together. Thank you very much for your participation on the group!

Rules:
1. Any member of the DHASG can participate in the challenge.
2. Books must be read between January 1st and 31st.
3. A book may only be used once in the challenge.
4. Post your stats, including date read, book title and author name for each part of the challenge. Please post how the book applies to the challenge.

Levels:

1. 1st Place: Read 8-11 books.
2. 1st Class: Read 5-7 books.
3. 1st Crack: Read 3-4 books.

Categories:

1. New Beginnings: In honor of this being the first month of the year, read a book that represents a first in some way to you. New to you author, new series, new genre, etc.
2. New Year's Resolution: Read a book that represents a commonly made New Year's Resolution.
3. Winter is Here: January is the first full month of winter. Read a book that has a winter theme on the cover, is set during winter or cold/snowy weather, or you can use a book written by someone who's name brings to mind winter or has a character who's name is somehow related to the season of winter: Snow, Frost, Winter, January.
4. I Have a Dream: Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday is celebrated every January on the third Monday. To honor this day, read a book about a person who strives to make the world a better place.
5. National Popcorn Day: This holiday falls on January 19th. To celebrate it, read a book that brings to mind one of the facts about popcorn, or is somehow related to popcorn. You can find some facts here: http://fillyourplate.org/blog/18-fun-...
6. Peculiar People Day:For this day on January 10th, read a book with a peculiar, odd, different, quirky, or downright strange lead character.
7. Wet!: Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend's Day is a real holiday on January 11th. Celebrate it by reading a book that involves a character getting soaking wet or has a cover that has water on it.
8. Trivia Day: For Trivia Day on January 4th, you can count a book that caused you to learn something you did not know or is based on a novel or little known fact.
9. Have a Cuppa..: January is Hot Tea Month. Read a book that involves or is related to the beverage tea. You can learn some facts about tea here: http://www.teaanswers.com/tea-facts-t...
10. You Like to Do What?: For National Hobby Month in January, read a book with a character who has an unusual hobby or past-time.
11. Your Choice: You get to choose one of these holidays to read a book to represent--National Pie Day, National Nothing Day, Winnie the Pooh Day, Opposite Day, Spouse Day.

Information about January holidays taken from Holiday Insights page: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreho...





Challenge Participants

Netanella
Kristine