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The Sound of Music
Music & Musical Instruments of the World: An A-Z Challenge
Maestro Level: all 26 letters
Part 3: R-Z
180/180 read

R: Ratchet: 7/7 read
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R - Robert Kroese - Mercury Falls - 10/2/15
A - A.C. Crispin - Starbridge - 10/18/15
T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
H - Heartless - Gail Carriger - 10/30/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15
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S: Sitar: 5/5 read
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S - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
I - Isabel Bandeira - Bookishly Ever After - 4/11/16
T - Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
A - Arwen Elys Dayton - Resurrection - 10/22/15
R - The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
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T: Timpani: 7/7 read
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T - This Quiet Sky - Joanne Bischof - 10/7/15
I - I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood - Dave Barry - 7/12/16
M - Murdock, Catherine Gilbert - Dairy Queen - 9/9/15
P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 10/31/15
A - Agatha Christie - A Murder Is Announced - 11/19/15
N - Nathan Lowell - Quarter Share - 3/9/16
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Breaks - 8/4/16
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U: Ukulele: 7/7 read
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U - Urban, Linda - A Crooked Kind of Perfect - 12/29/15
K - Kleypas, Lisa - Mine Till Midnight - 11/12/15
U - Undertow - Michael Buckley - 1/28/16
L - Lightning - Dean Koontz - 8/26/15
E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
L - The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
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V: Violin: 6/6 read
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V - Vincent Zandri - Everything Burns - 11/25/15
I - Isenhoff, Michelle - Song of the Mountain - 8/5/16
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
L - Love's Prey - Meg Xuemei X - 10/12/15
I - The Iron Daughter - Julie Kagawa - 8/8/16
N - Newman, Emma - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16
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W: Whistle: 7/7 read
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W - The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
H - How to Save a Kingdom - Bill Allen - 11/7/15
I - If Someone Says "You Complete Me," RUN!: Whoopi's Big Book of Relationships - Whoopi Goldberg - 8/18/16
S - Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9/14/15
T - Touch of Power - Maria V. Snyder - 10/25/15
L - L.A. Meyer - Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - 11/10/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
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X: Xylorimba: 9/9 read
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X - Xander's Chance - Lizzy Ford - 1/31/15
Y - Yourish, Meryl - Darkness Rising - 3/10/16
L - Lois Lowry - Gathering Blue - 2/10/16
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 12/16/15
I - Into the Storm - Taylor Anderson - 10/18/16
M - The Martian - Andy Weir - 10/6/15
B - Blood Rites - Jim Butcher - 8/27/15
A - A.J. Banner - The Good Neighbor - 1/21/16
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Y: Yodel: 5/5 read
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Y - Yancey, Rick - The Last Star - 6/24/16
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16
D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
L - Crunch - Leslie Connor - 2/24/16
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Z: Zither: 6/6 read
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Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15
I - Ian Fleming - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 10/24/16
T - T.M. Simmons - Dead Man Talking - 12/7/15
H - Hyde, Catherine Ryan - Worthy - 11/4/15
E - Elseerian - Ben Hale - 5/13/16
R - Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 12/31/15
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The Sound of Music
Music & Musical Instruments of the World: An A-Z Challenge
Maestro Level: all 26 letters
Part 2: J-Q
180/180 read

J: Jinghu: 6/6 read
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J - Josi S. Kilpack - Blackberry Crumble - 6/8/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
H - How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 8/28/15
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
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K: Kissar: 6/6 read
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K - Kerstin Gier - Sapphire Blue 7/11/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
S - Sutherland, Tui T. - The Menagerie - 4/16/15
S - Syren - Angie Sage - 4/30/15
A - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
R - Robison Wells - Variant - 8/12/15
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L: Leier: 5/5 read
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L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
E - Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15
R - Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15
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M: Mandolin: 8/8 read
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M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
A - A.G. Howard - Splintered - 6/13/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
D - D.E. Stephenson - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
L - Lowachee, Karin - The Gaslight Dogs - 8/20/15
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
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N: Naqara: 6/6 read
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N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
A - Alex Flinn - Cloaked - 6/23/15
Q - Quinn, Kate - The Serpent and the Pearl - 3/20/15
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
R - Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15
A - The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
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O: Oboe: 4/4 read
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O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
B - Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale - 6/19/15
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
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P: Psaltery: 8/8 read
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P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
S - Sarah J. Maas - Crown of Midnight - 8/6/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
R - Robin Hobb - Ship of Magic - 9/28/15
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union -Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
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Q: Qanun: 5/5 read
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Q - Quinn, Spencer - Thereby Hangs a Tail - 6/16/15
A - Anne Bishop - Written in Red - 10/19/15
N - The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - 1/25/16
U - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
N - Nice Dragons Finish Last - Rachel Aaron - 2/20/16
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Call me crazy, but I like these really long spelling challenges, so you can count me in as well.

The Sound of Music
Music & Musical Instruments of the World: An A-Z Challenge
Maestro Level: all 26 letters
Part 1: A-I
180/180 read

A: Andante: 7/7 read
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A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse - 12/31/14
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B: Bassoon: 7/7 read
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B - Brackston, Paula - The Witch's Daughter - 1/15/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15
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C: Clarinet: 8/8 read
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C - Catherine Ryan Hyde - When I Found You - 1/23/15
L - Lisa Lutz - Revenge of the Spellmans - 12/4/14
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
R - Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
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D: Dulcimer: 8/8 read
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D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/5/15
L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
C - Cynthia Hand - Boundless - 1/27/15
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
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E: Ektara: 6/6 read
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E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
R - Robin LaFevers - Dark Triumph - 3/24/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
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F: French Horn: 10/10 read
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F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
C - Courtney Schafer - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15

H - Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
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G: Glockenspiel: 12/12 read
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G - Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
L - Lois Lowry The Giver - 2/23/15
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
S - Shelley Adina - Magnificent Devices - 3/12/15
P - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
I - Inamorata -Megan Chance - 6/5/15
E -Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
L - Lisa Greenwald - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
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H: Harp: 4/4 read
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H - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
P - Patrice Greenwood - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - 4/9/15
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I: Istarski mih: 11/11 read
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I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
S - The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
S - Spencer Quinn - Dog on It - 4/11/15
K - The Kite Runner -Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15

M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
H - Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 9/2/15
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I just finished my first challenge for this group! What makes it even cooler is that this is my 100th finished challenge since I started doing book challenges!

Nothing But Reading Challenges
It's-a-Me! Mario! Challenge
Special Cup: 15-20 Characters
20/20 Read
FINISHED: November 23, 2014

1. Mario:
* Main character: plumber, has a brother, is italian, or saves a damsel.
--Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14: Louie and Pete Zamperini, brothers, are Italian Americans.

2. Luigi:
* Title starts with L:
--Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14

3. Princess Peach:
* Character: always getting into trouble
--The Scorch Trials - James Dashner - 10/7/14: Thomas seems to be a magnet for trouble

4. Princess Daisy:
* Character: sporty or boyish
--Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 11/23/14: the girls are all training to become warriors, learning many skills such as the sword.

5. Bowser:
* Character: Change of heart/switches sides:
--Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14: Malachi swtiches sides (at least his body does)

6. Bowser Jr.:
* Character: only child, spoiled rotten, or needs to fulfill a legacy.
--The Crown Tower - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/4/14 - Hadrian is an only child

7. Toad:
* Cover: red or white (or both!):
--Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14


8. Toadette:
* Character: child or acts childish
--The Snow Child -Ewoyn Ivey - 9/22/14

9. Yoshi:
* Subject: dinosaurs (or animals in general):
--Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14

10. Birdo:
* Character: spoiled, rich, or overly feminine
--Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim - 10/11/14: Lizbeth grew up on a very wealthy tobacco plantation in Virginia in the pre-Civil War era

11. Wario:
* Title starts with W:
--What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - Tim Conway - 9/10/14

12. Waluigi:
* Character: class clown, comic, or anything funny:
--Curse of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 9/22/14

13. Rosalina:
* Character: queen, queen bee(popular), or incredibly smart.
--Journey to the Fringe - Kelli Swofford Nielsen - 9/26/14: Princess Ivy is crowned as the queen.

14. King Boo:
* Subject: Ghosts
--River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14: Mercy sees several ghosts during the story

15. Koopa Troopa:
* Subject: soldiers:
--Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14: Roman Legionaries are Roman Soldiers and there were a lot of them in this book

16. Dry Bones:
* Character: keeps trying no matter what:
--Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14

17. Kamek:
* Character: wizard or has special powers (or is just obnoxiously full of them self)
--Grave Peril - Jim Butcher - 8/29/14: Harry Dresden is a wizard

18. Goomba:
* Character: turns on someone or stabs them in the back:
--The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14: Grada stabs Sarmin in the back

19. Piranha Plant:
* Cover: piranha plant (or other plant)
--A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14


20. Lakitu:
* Cover: clouds:
--The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14

Yoga & Meditation - A-Z (Spell-It-Out) Reading Challenge
October 1, 2014 to ???
168/168 read

Namaste - 7/7
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N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
A - Alex Flinn - Cloaked - 6/23/15
M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
S - Spencer Quinn - Dog on It - 4/11/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15
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Okesa - 5/5
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O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
S - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
A -The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
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Purnahuti - 9/9
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P - Patrice Greenwood - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - 4/9/15
U - Uri Orlev - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
A - Aveyard, Victoria - Red Queen - 9/7/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
U - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
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Qigong - 6/6
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Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
G - The Gaslight Dogs - Karin Lowachee - 8/20/15
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
G - Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
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Refuge - 6/6
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R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan of the Apes - 9/5/15
F - Finch, Charles - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
U - Urban, Linda - A Crooked Kind of Perfect - 12/29/15
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
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Siddha - 6/6
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S - Sarah J. Maas - Crown of Midnight - 8/6/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
D - D.E. Stephenson - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
H - Hale, Shannon - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
A - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Hawksong - 9/2/15
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Tenzo - 5/5
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T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
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Upanishads - 10/10
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U - Undertow - Michael Buckley - 1/28/16
P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
A - The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
S - Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9/14/15
H - How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 8/28/15
A - Anne Bishop - Written in Red - 10/19/15
D - Dean Koontz - Lightning - 8/26/15
S - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
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Vesak - 5/5
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V - Vincent Zandri - Everything Burns - 11/25/15
E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
S - Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15
A - Arwen Elys Dayton - Resurrection - 10/22/15
K - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
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Wisdom - 6/6
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W - The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
S - Starbridge - A.C. Crispin - 10/18/15
D - Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 9/9/15
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
M - A Million Suns - Beth Revis - 7/17/15
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Example - 7/7
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E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
X - Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14
A - Andy Weir - The Martian - 10/6/15
M - Modesitt, L.E. (Jr.) - The Towers of the Sunset - 7/30/15
P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 10/31/15
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
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Yoga - 4/4
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Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
G - Gregory, Daryl - Raising Stony Mayhall - 9/29/15
A - Allen, Bill - How to Save a Kingdom - 11/7/15
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Zendo - 5/5
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Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
D - Dead Man Talking - T.M. Simmons - 12/7/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
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I'm in too!

Yoga & Meditation - A-Z (Spell-It-Out) Reading Challenge
October 1, 2014 to ???
168/168 read

Pick a yoga or meditation term for each letter of the alphabet and read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letter of the yoga or meditation term you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.).

Asmita - 6/6
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A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
S - Shield and Crocus - Michael R. Underwood - 10/8/14
M - Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park - 10/3/14
I - Ibrahim, Laila - Yellow Crocus - 10/11/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
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Brahma - 6/6
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B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
H - Heather Webber - Trouble in Spades - 12/13/14
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
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Chela - 5/5
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C - Chaos - Sarah Fine - 10/28/14
H - Hawkins, Rachel - Rebel Belle - 12/10/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
L - Leigh Bardugo - Siege and Storm - 10/23/14
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
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Deva - 4/4
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D - Dashner, James - The Scorch Trials - 10/7/14
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse - 12/31/14
V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
A - Ashton, Brodi - Evertrue - 1/30/15
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Element - 7/7
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E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
L - Lisa Lutz - Revenge of the Spellmans - 12/4/14
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
M - Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/12/15
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
N - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - ORBS - 10/31/14
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
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Fire Deity - 9/9
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F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15

D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
E -Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
I - The Infinite Sea - Rick Yancey - 12/2/14
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
Y - Yovanoff, Brenna - Paper Valentine - 2/13/15
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Gassho - 6/6
(view spoiler)[
G - Green, John - Paper Towns - 10/23/14
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
S -Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
H - Hyde, Catherine Ryan - When I Found You - 1/23/15
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
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Happiness - 9/9
(view spoiler)[
H - Hand, Cynthia - Boundless - 1/27/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
P - Paula Brackston - The Witch's Daughter - 1/15/15
P - Perfect Ruin - Lauren DeStefano - 1/21/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
S - Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey - 1/21/15
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Inner Winds - 10/10
(view spoiler)[
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
E - Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15

W - Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
I - Inamorata -Megan Chance - 6/5/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
S - Schafer, Courtney - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
(hide spoiler)]

Jagadguru - 9/9
(view spoiler)[
J - Josi S. Kilpack - Blackberry Crumble - 6/8/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15
D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
G - Greenwald, Lisa - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
U - Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
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Kusali - 6/6
(view spoiler)[
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
S - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
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Love - 4/4
(view spoiler)[
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
V - Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
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Mamaki - 6/6
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M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
A - Angie Sage - Syren - 4/30/15
M - The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
A - A.G. Howard - Splintered - 6/13/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
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reserved

Novel Book and Reading Challenges
The Bad, The Scary and The Terrifying Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2014 to ???
181/181 read
FINISHED: July 12, 2016

OPTION 2: As an A to Z Spell-It-Out, similar to the Animal Alphabet Challenge. Pick a bad, scary or terrifying expression(*) for each letter of the alphabet and read books with titles, series, character (first or last name), or authors (first or last name) that begin with letters that correspond to letter of the animal you choose. As always, if a title starts with a, an, the, etc you may use the second word of the title.

Panic 5/5 read
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P - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
A - A.G. Howard - Splintered - 6/13/15
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
(hide spoiler)]

Queen of Hearts 13/13 read
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Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
N - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15

O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
F - Flinn, Alex - Cloaked - 6/23/15

H - Hosseini, Khaled - The Kite Runner - 5/11/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
S - Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9/14/15
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Raven 5/5 read
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R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
V - Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
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Shiver 6/6 read
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S - Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15
H - Hale, Shannon - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
V - Victoria Aveyard - Red Queen - 9/7/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
R - Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15
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Twisted 7/7 read
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T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
W - The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
S - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt Jr. - 7/30/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
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Umbridge 8/8 read
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U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
M - Miss Buncle's Book - D.E. Stephenson - 8/4/15
B - Bridget Zinn - Poison - 3/30/15
R - The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
D - Dean Koontz - Lightning - 8/26/15
G - Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
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Velociraptors 13/13 read
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V - Vincent Zandri - Everything Burns - 11/25/15
E - Elseerian - Ben Hale - 5/13/16
L - Lowachee, Karin - The Gaslight Dogs - 8/20/15
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
R - Resurrection - Arwen Elys Dayton - 10/22/15
A - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Hawksong - 9/2/15
P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
T - Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 12/16/15
S - Stein, Garth - The Art of Racing in the Rain - 10/5/15
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Wicked 6/6 read
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W - When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 1/23/15
I - Isabel Bandeira - Bookishly Ever After - 4/11/16
C - Crispin, A.C. - Starbridge - 10/18/15
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
E - E.G. Foley - The Lost Heir - 5/17/16
D - Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 9/9/15
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Xenomorph 9/9 read
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X - Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14
E - Emma Newman - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16
N - The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - 1/25/16
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
M - Mercury Falls - Robert Kroese - 10/2/15
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
R - Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 12/31/15
P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 10/31/15
H - How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 8/28/15
(hide spoiler)]

Ygramul 7/7 read
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Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
R - Richelle Mead - Soundless - 1/3/16
A - Anne Bishop - Written in Red - 10/19/15
M - The Martian - Andy Weir - 10/6/15
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
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Zombie 6/6 read
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Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16
M - Meg Xuemei X - Love's Prey - 10/12/15
B - Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
I - I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood - Dave Barry - 7/12/16
E - Estep, Jennifer - Spider's Bite - 7/6/16
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I love spelling challenges too, so I couldn't resist this one.

The Bad, The Scary and The Terrifying Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2014 to ???
181/181 read
FINISHED: July 12, 2016

OPTION 2:As an A to Z Spell-It-Out, similar to the Animal Alphabet Challenge. Pick a bad, scary or terrifying expression(*) for each letter of the alphabet and read books with titles, series, character (first or last name), or authors (first or last name) that begin with letters that correspond to letter of the animal you choose. As always, if a title starts with a, an, the, etc you may use the second word of the title.

Aragog 6/6 read
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A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
A -Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
G - Green, John - Paper Towns - 10/23/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
(hide spoiler)]

Blade 5/5 read
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B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
L - Laila Ibrahim - Yellow Crocus - 10/11/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
D - Dashner, James - The Scorch Trials - 10/7/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
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Crow 4/4 read
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C - Chaos - Sarah Fine - 10/28/14
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - 10/31/14
W - West, Kasie - Split Second - 11/13/14
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Darth Vader 10/10 read
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D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 5/15/14
H - Hawkins, Rachel - Rebel Belle - 12/10/14

V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse - 12/31/14
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
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Enchantment 11/11 read
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E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
C - Cynthia Hand - Boundless - 1/27/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
T - Taylor, Laini - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - 12/19/14
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Frankenstein 12/12 read
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F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
S - Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo - 10/23/14
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
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Gmork 5/5 read
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G - Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett- 3/4/15
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
(hide spoiler)]

Hidden 6/6 read
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H - Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
D - DeStefano, Lauren - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
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Igor 4/4 read
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I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
G - Greenwald, Lisa - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
(hide spoiler)]

Jaws 4/4 read
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J - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
W - Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
(hide spoiler)]

Khan 4/4 read
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K - Kate Quinn - The Serpent and the Pearl - 3/20/15
H - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Magnificent Devices - 3/12/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
(hide spoiler)]

Lestat 6/6 read
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L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
T - Tui T. Sutherland - The Menagerie - 4/16/15
(hide spoiler)]

Maleficent 10/10 read
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M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
A - Angie Sage - Syren - 4/30/15
L - Lisa Lutz The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15
E - Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15
F - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
C - Courtney Schafer - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
N -Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
(hide spoiler)]

Noises 6/6 read
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N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
S - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15
S - Sarah J. Maas - Crown of Midnight - 8/6/15
(hide spoiler)]

Owl 3/3 read
(view spoiler)[
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
W - The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
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Option 2 : Spell it Out
Duration : September 24,2014-September 23,2015
Level: Prince Charming 16+ books
224/224 read


14. Emperor Kuzco - 12/12 read
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E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
M - The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
P - Pierce Brown - Golden Son - 4/28/15
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan of the Apes - 9/5/15
R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
R - Robison Wells - Variant - 8/12/15

K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
U - Urban, Linda - A Crooked Kind of Perfect - 12/29/15
Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
(hide spoiler)]

15. Milo Thatch - 10/10 read
(view spoiler)[
M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16

T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
H - Hale, Shannon - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
A - Alex Flinn - Cloaked - 6/23/15
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
C - Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas - 8/6/15
H - How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 8/28/15
(hide spoiler)]

16. Sora - 4/4 read
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S - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
O - O'Brien, Stacey - Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl - 3/22/16
R - Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
(hide spoiler)]

17. Yao, Ling and Chien Po - 14/14 read
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Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
A - The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall - 3/27/16

L - Lowachee, Karin - The Gaslight Dogs - 8/20/15
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
G - Gier, Kerstin - Sapphire Blue - 7/11/15

C - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - Dairy Queen - 9/9/15
H - Hobb, Robin - Ship of Magic - 9/28/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15

P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
O - One Good Dragon Deserves Another - Rachel Aaron - 4/5/16
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18. Prince Edward - 12/12 read
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P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 10/31/15
R - The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
C - A Court of Thorns and Roses -Sarah J. Maas - 9/14/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15

E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
D - Dayton, Arwen Elys - Resurrection - 10/22/15
W - The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
A - Anne Bishop - Written in Red - 10/19/15
R - Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15
D - Dead Man Talking - T.M. Simmons - 12/7/15
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19. David Kawena - 11/11 read
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D - David H. Burton - The Second Coming - 12/9/15
A - Agatha Christie - A Murder Is Announced - 11/19/15
V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
D - Doggie Day Care Murder - Laurien Berenson - 12/10/15

K - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
A - A.J. Banner - The Good Neighbor - 1/21/16
W - When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 1/23/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
N - The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - 1/25/16
A - Abercrombie, Joe - Half a King - 2/8/16
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20. Jim Hawkins - 10/10 read
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J - Josi S. Kilpack - Blackberry Crumble - 6/8/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
M - Mercury Falls - Robert Kroese - 10/2/15

H - How to Save a Kingdom - Bill Allen - 11/7/15
A - The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher - 3/2/16
W - Winter - Marissa Meyer - 11/19/15
K - Kim Harrison - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - 11/29/15
I - Isabel Bandeira - Bookishly Ever After - 4/11/16
N - Nice Dragons Finish Last - Rachel Aaron - 2/20/16
S - Starbridge - A.C. Crispin - 10/18/15
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21. Jack Skellington - 15/15 read
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J - Jim Butcher - Blood Rites - Jim Butcher - 8/27/15
A - Abramson, Traci Hunter - Royal Target - 3/6/16
C - City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare - 11/13/15
K - Krista Davis - The Diva Runs Out of Thyme - 12/18/15

S - Snyder, Maria V. - Touch of Power - 10/25/15
K - The Kinshield Legacy - K.C. May - 2/10/16
E - Everything Burns - Vincent Zandri - 11/25/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
L - The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
I - I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood - Dave Barry - 7/12/16
N - Nathan Lowell - Quarter Share - 3/9/16
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
O - Oasis - Dima Zales - 7/7/16
N - Newman, Emma - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16
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22. John Rolfe - 9/9 read
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J - Jill Barnett - Bewitching - 9/22/15
O - O'Hearn, Kate - The Flame of Olympus - 8/16/16
H - Heartless - Gail Carriger - 10/30/15
N - A Night Divided - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 7/26/16

R - Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 12/31/15
O - Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson - 9/24/16
L - Love's Prey - Meg Xuemei X - 10/12/15
F - Fforde, Jasper - The Big Over Easy - 11/3/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
(hide spoiler)]

23. Harris, Hubert and Hamish - 18/18 read
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H - Hyde, Catherine Ryan - Worthy - 11/4/15
A - Anne Bishop - Murder of Crows - 4/15/16
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 12/16/15
R - Richelle Mead - Soundless - 1/3/16
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Breaks - 8/4/16
S - The September Society - Charles Finch - 11/21/15

H - Hugh Howey - Wool Omnibus - 1/12/16
U - Undertow - Michael Buckley - 1/28/16
B - Bischof, Joanne - This Quiet Sky - 10/7/15
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
R - Remmes, Brenda Bevan - The Quaker Café - 1/14/16
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15

H - Holmberg, Charlie N. - The Paper Magician - 2/4/16
A - Aveyard, Victoria - Glass Sword - 4/18/16
M - The Martian - Andy Weir - 10/6/15
I - The Iron Daughter - Julie Kagawa - 8/8/16
S - Samantha Shannon - The Mime Order - 12/3/15
H - Holmberg, Charlie N. - The Glass Magician - 2/5/16 (hide spoiler)]

I'll join in and do option 2 as well.

Disney Prince Hopefuls Reading Challenge

Option 2 : Spell it Out
Duration : September 24,2014-September 23,2015
Level: Prince Charming 16+ books
224/224 read

1. Mickey Mouse - 11/11 read
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M - Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park - 10/3/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
C - Chaos - Sarah Fine - 10/28/14
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
Y - Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim - 10/11/14

M - My Fair Godmother - Janetter Rallison - 12/16/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
S - The Scorch Trials - James Dashner - 10/7/14
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse -12/31/14
(hide spoiler)]

2. Donald Duck - 10/10 read
(view spoiler)[
D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - 10/31/14
N - Nielsen, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
L - Leigh Bardugo - Siege and Storm - 10/23/14
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15

D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
C - Cawdron, Peter - Xenophobia - 11/7/14
K - Kasie West - Split Second - 11/13/14
(hide spoiler)]

3. Bambi - 5/5 read
(view spoiler)[
B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
M - Mull, Brandon - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - 12/31/14
B - Bacigalupi, Paolo - The Windup Girl - 12/16/14
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
(hide spoiler)]

4. Peter Pan - 8/8 read
(view spoiler)[
P - Paper Towns - John Green - 10/23/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14

P - Perfect Ruin - Lauren DeStefano - 1/21/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
(hide spoiler)]

5. Arthur Pendragon - 15/15 read
(view spoiler)[
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
H - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14
U - Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14

P - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15
(hide spoiler)]

6. Robin Hood - 9/9 read
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R - Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
B - Brandon Sanderson - Skin Deep - 12/23/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15

H - Heather Webber - Trouble in Spades - 12/13/14
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
D - Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 7/10/15
(hide spoiler)]

7. Taran - 5/5 read
(view spoiler)[
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
(hide spoiler)]

8. Darkwing Duck - 12/12 read
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D - D.E Stephenson - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
A - Anna Elliott - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
W - Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
G - Greenwald, Lisa - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15

D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
C - Cynthia Hand - Boundless - 1/27/15
K - Kate Quinn - The Serpent and the Pearl - 3/20/15
(hide spoiler)]

9. Simba - 5/5 read
(view spoiler)[
S - Sanderson, Brandon - Firefight - 1/15/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
B - Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/14/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15
(hide spoiler)]

10. Quasimodo - 9/9 read
(view spoiler)[
Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
A - Angie Sage - Syren - 4/30/15
S - The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
M - Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/12/15
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
D - Dean Koontz - Lightning - 8/26/15
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
(hide spoiler)]

11. Phoebus - 7/7 read
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P - Patrice Greenwood - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - 4/9/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
B - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - E. Lockhart - 4/1/15
U - Unborn - Amber Lynn Natusch - 8/21/15
S - Schafer, Courtney - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
(hide spoiler)]

12. Hercules - 8/8 read
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H - Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 9/2/15
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
U - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
S - Splintered - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15
(hide spoiler)]

13. Tarzan - 6/6 read
(view spoiler)[
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
A - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
(hide spoiler)]

reserved

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Catch the Reading Bug Challenge
Bugs A-Z
214/214 Books Read

Maggots: 7/7
(view spoiler)[
M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
A - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
G - Greenwood, Patrice - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - 4/9/15
G - Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
S - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15
(hide spoiler)]

Owlfly: 6/6
(view spoiler)[
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
W - The Wandering Fire - Guy Gavriel Kay - 4/19/15
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15
F - Flinn, Alex - Cloaked - 6/23/15
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
Y - Yovanoff, Brenna - Paper Valentine - 2/13/15
(hide spoiler)]

Psocids: 7/7
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P - Poison - Bridget Zinn - 3/30/15
S - Syren - Angie Sage - 4/30/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
C - Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas - 8/6/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
D - Dean Koontz - Lightning - 8/26/15
S - Splintered - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15
(hide spoiler)]

Roseslugs: 9/9
(view spoiler)[
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
S - Shannon Hale - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
S - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
G - The Gaslight Dogs - Karin Lowachee - 8/20/15
S - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
(hide spoiler)]

Spiders: 7/7
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S - Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9/14/15
P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
D - Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 9/9/15
E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
S - Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15
(hide spoiler)]

Tsetse Fly: 9/9
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T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
S - Stein, Garth - The Art of Racing in the Rain - 10/5/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15
S - Starbridge - A.C. Crispin - 10/18/15
E - Everything Burns - Vincent Zandri - 11/25/15
F - Five Glass Slippers - various authors - 10/12/15
L - The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
(hide spoiler)]

Underwing: 9/9
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U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
N - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15
D - Daryl Gregory - Raising Stony Mayhall - 9/29/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
W - Wells, Robison - Variant - 8/12/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
(hide spoiler)]

Wasps: 5/5
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W - Weir, Andy - The Martian - 10/6/15
A - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Hawksong - 9/2/15
S - Sarah Fine - Marked - 12/2/15
P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 10/31/15
S - The September Society - Charles Finch - 11/21/15
(hide spoiler)]

Xylodromus: 10/10
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X - Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14
Y - Yourish, Meryl - Darkness Rising - 3/10/16
L - Love's Prey - Meg Xuemei X - 10/12/15
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16
D - Dayton, Arwen Elys - Resurrection - 10/22/15
R - Robert Kroese - Mercury Falls - 10/2/15
O - O'Brien, Stacey - Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl - 3/22/16
M - Miss Buncle's Book - D.E. Stevenson - 8/4/15
U - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
S - Samantha Shannon - The Mime Order - 12/3/15
(hide spoiler)]

Velvet Ant: 9/9
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V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
L - L.A. Meyer - Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - 11/10/15
V - Victoria Aveyard - Red Queen - 9/7/15
E - Elseerian - Ben Hale - 5/13/16
T - Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
T - This Quiet Sky - Joanne Bischof - 10/7/15
(hide spoiler)]

Yellow Jacket: 12/12
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Y - Yancey, Rick - The Last Star - 6/24/16
E - E.G. Foley - The Lost Heir - 5/17/16
L - Lisa Kleypas - Mine Till Midnight - 11/12/15
L - Laurien Berenson Doggie Day Care Murder - 12/10/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall - 3/27/16
W - Written in Red - Anne Bishop - 10/19/15
J - Jim Butcher - Blood Rites - 8/27/15
A - Allen, Bill - How to Slay a Dragon - 8/28/15
C - Carriger, Gail - Heartless - 10/30/15
K - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
E - Emma Newman - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16
T - Touch of Power - Maria V. Snyder - 10/25/15
(hide spoiler)]

Zorapteran: 10/10
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Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
O - One Good Dragon Deserves Another - Rachel Aaron - 4/5/16
R - The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
A - Allen, Bill - How to Save a Kingdom - 11/7/15
P - Princess Ben - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 12/14/15
T - T.M. Simmons - Dead Man Talking - 12/7/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Spider's Bite - 7/6/16
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 12/16/15
A - Agatha Christie - A Murder Is Announced - 11/19/15
N - The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - 1/25/16
(hide spoiler)]

I'm in! May as well work on all these huge spelling challenges all at once.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Catch the Reading Bug Challenge
Bugs A-Z
214/214 Books Read
FINISHED: July 6, 2016

Adelgids: 8/8
(view spoiler)[
A - Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
L - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
G - Grave Peril - Jim Butcher - 8/29/14
I - Ivey, Eowyn - The Snow Child -9/22/14
D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
S - Shield and Crocus - Michael R. Underwood - 10/8/14
(hide spoiler)]

Bumblebees: 10/10
(view spoiler)[
B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
M - Megan Miranda - Hysteria - 9/23/14
B - Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 1/27/15
L - Lisa Lutz - Curse of the Spellmans - 9/22/14
E - The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14
B - Blake, Kendare - Anna Dressed in Blood - 2/3/15
E - Earth Awakens - Orson Scott Card - 9/19/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
S - The Scorch Trials - James Dashner - 10/7/14
(hide spoiler)]

Crickets: 8/8
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C - The Crown Tower - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/4/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
C - Courtney Schafer - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse -12/31/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
S - Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo - 10/23/14
(hide spoiler)]

Dobson Flies: 11/11
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D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
B - Brodi Ashton - Evertrue - 1/30/15
S - Sarah Fine - Chaos - 10/28/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith 10/31/14
N - Nielsen, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
F - Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14
L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
E - The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
S - Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14
(hide spoiler)]

Earthworms: 10/10
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E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
A - The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
H - Hawkins, Rachel - Rebel Belle - 12/10/14
W - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - Tim Conway - 9/10/14
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14
M - My Fair Godmother - Janetter Rallison - 12/16/14
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
(hide spoiler)]

Firebrats: 9/9
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F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
B - Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/14/15
R - Rumors - Anna Godbersen - 12/9/14
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
(hide spoiler)]

Glowworm: 8/8
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G - Green, John - Paper Towns - 10/23/14
L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
W - Webber, Heather - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - 9/29/14
W - Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
M - The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
(hide spoiler)]

Hornet: 6/6
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H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
(hide spoiler)]

Jassid: 6/6
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J - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
S - The Shadow Throne - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/20/15
S - Sabriel - Garth Nix - 3/8/15
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
(hide spoiler)]

Katydid: 7/7
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K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
Y - Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim - 10/11/14
D - Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 7/10/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
(hide spoiler)]

Lacewing: 8/8
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L - Lois Lowry The Giver - 2/23/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Magnificent Devices - 3/12/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
W - The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
G - Greenwald Lisa - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
(hide spoiler)]

Inchworm: 8/8
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I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
H - Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
W - The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
(hide spoiler)]

Netwing: 7/7
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N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
W - When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 1/23/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
N -Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
G - Gena Showalter - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
(hide spoiler)]

Queen Bee: 8/8
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Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
U - Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
B - Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
(hide spoiler)]

I'm doing this using the spell option. I'd put this together even before I knew there was an actual challenge for it.

Nothing But Reading Challenges:
Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
A-Z: Mythical Animals
199/199 Read


A: Akhlut (orca-wolf shapeshifter): 6/6
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Strikes - 8/5/14
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
H - Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14
L - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
T - Tim Conway - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - 9/10/14

B: Basilisk: 8/8
B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
A - Ann Aguirre - Enclave - 8/8/14
S - Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier - 8/16/14
I - Ivey, Eowyn - The Snow Child - 9/22/14
L - Lisa Lutz - Curse of the Spellmans - 9/22/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
S - Sullivan, Michael J. - The Crown Tower - 9/4/14
K - Kasie West - Split Second - 11/13/14

C: Centaur: 7/7
C - Coyote Blue - Christopher Moore - 8/9/14
E - Ee, Susan - World After - 8/5/14
N - Nielsen, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
A - Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14

D: Dragon: 6/6
D - Dashner, James - The Scorch Trials - 10/7/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
A - The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14
G - Grahame, Kenneth - The Wind in the Willows - 8/20/14
O - Orson Scott Card - Earth Awakens - 9/19/14
N - Nicholas Stansbury Smith ORBS - 10/31/14

E: Enfield (fox-greyhound-lion-eagle-wolf hybrid): 7/7
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
F - Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14
I - Ibrahim, Laila - Yellow Crocus - 10/11/14
E - The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14
L - Leigh Bardugo - Siege and Storm - 10/23/14
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15

F: Firedrake: 9/9
F - Fine, Sarah - Chaos - 10/28/14
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse - 12/31/14

G: Griffin: 7/7
G - Grave Peril - Jim Butcher - 8/29/14
R - Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
I - The Infinite Sea - Rick Yancey - 12/2/14
F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
F - Freemantle, Elizabeth - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15

H: Hippogriff: 10/10
H - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
P - Paper Towns - John Green - 10/23/14
P - Pierce Brown - Golden Son - 4/28/15
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
G - Gail Carriger - Waistcoats Weaponry - 11/10/14
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
F - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
F - Finch, Charles - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15

I: Ipotane (2 legged horse/human hybrid): 7/7
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
P - Paula Brackston - The Witch's Daughter - 1/15/15
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15

J: Jiaolong: 8/8
J - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
L - Laini Taylor - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - 12/19/14
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15

K: Keythong (wingless griffin): 8/8
K - Kathleen Peacock - Hemlock - 2/17/15
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
Y - Yovanoff, Brenna - Paper Valentine - 2/13/15
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
H - Hyde, Catherine Ryan - When I Found You - 1/23/15
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
G - Gena Showalter - Alice in Zombieland - 7/20/15

L: Leokampoi (fish-tailed lion): 9/9
L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
K - Kate Quinn - The Serpent and the Pearl - 3/20/15
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
P - Pinborough, Sarah - Mayhem - 2/25/15
O - Otto, Lori L. - Not Today, But Someday - 9/23/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15

M: Manticore: 9/9
M - Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/12/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
C - Carol Berg - Dust and Light - 8/20/14
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
R - Robin LaFevers - Dark Triumph - 3/24/15
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15

N: Nuckelavee (malevolent human-horse-fish hybrid): 10/10
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
C - Cynthia Hand - Boundless - 1/27/15
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
L - Lisa Greenwald - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
E - Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15

O: Otso (bear spirit): 4/4
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15

P: Pegasus: 7/7
P - Poison - Bridget Zinn - 3/30/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
G - The Gaslight Dogs - Karin Lowachee - 8/20/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
S - Shelley Adina - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15

Q: Qilin: 5/5
Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15

R: Ratatoskr (squirrel spirit): 9/9
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
A - Angie Sage - Syren - 4/30/15
T - Tui T. Sutherland - The Menagerie - 4/16/15
A - A.G. Howard - Splintered - 6/13/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
S - Schafer, Courtney - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
K - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15

S: Sphinx: 6/6
S - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
H - Hale, Shannon - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
X - Xenophobia -Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14

I like listening to audiobooks and I've been doing more of it lately, so I'll give this one a shot.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge
Director: 25-30 books
0/30 Books

Option One - Freestyle:
►Pick a level and choose your own audiobook styles.
►You may read as many books as you want for each audio book type.
►Categories may overlap; for example, “American Gods” is a full cast audiobook, and over 5 hours, but you may only use it in one category for this challenge.

CATEGORIES: - Thirty categories from which to choose.

◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.

◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.

◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.

◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”

◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.

◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”

◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.

◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.

◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)

◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!

◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.

◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.

◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.

◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.

◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.

◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.

◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.

◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.

◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.

◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.

◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.

◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.

◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!

◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.

◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).

◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.

◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.

◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.

◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.

◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)

This one looks like a lot of fun, so I'll be joining it too!

Nothing But Reading Challenges
It's-a-Me! Mario! Challenge
Special Cup: 15-20 Characters
20/20 Read
FINISHED: November 23, 2014

1. Mario:
* Main character: plumber, has a brother, is italian, or saves a damsel.
--Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14: Louie and Pete Zamperini, brothers, are Italian Americans.

2. Luigi:
* Title starts with L:
--Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14

3. Princess Peach:
* Character: always getting into trouble
--The Scorch Trials - James Dashner - 10/7/14: Thomas seems to be a magnet for trouble

4. Princess Daisy:
* Character: sporty or boyish
--Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 11/23/14: the girls are all training to become warriors, learning many skills such as the sword.

5. Bowser:
* Character: Change of heart/switches sides:
--Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14: Malachi swtiches sides (at least his body does)

6. Bowser Jr.:
* Character: only child, spoiled rotten, or needs to fulfill a legacy.
--The Crown Tower - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/4/14 - Hadrian is an only child

7. Toad:
* Cover: red or white (or both!):
--Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14


8. Toadette:
* Character: child or acts childish
--The Snow Child -Ewoyn Ivey - 9/22/14

9. Yoshi:
* Subject: dinosaurs (or animals in general):
--Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14

10. Birdo:
* Character: spoiled, rich, or overly feminine
--Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim - 10/11/14: Lizbeth grew up on a very wealthy tobacco plantation in Virginia in the pre-Civil War era

11. Wario:
* Title starts with W:
--What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - Tim Conway - 9/10/14

12. Waluigi:
* Character: class clown, comic, or anything funny:
--Curse of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 9/22/14

13. Rosalina:
* Character: queen, queen bee(popular), or incredibly smart.
--Journey to the Fringe - Kelli Swofford Nielsen - 9/26/14: Princess Ivy is crowned as the queen.

14. King Boo:
* Subject: Ghosts
--River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14: Mercy sees several ghosts during the story

15. Koopa Troopa:
* Subject: soldiers:
--Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14: Roman Legionaries are Roman Soldiers and there were a lot of them in this book

16. Dry Bones:
* Character: keeps trying no matter what:
--Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14

17. Kamek:
* Character: wizard or has special powers (or is just obnoxiously full of them self)
--Grave Peril - Jim Butcher - 8/29/14: Harry Dresden is a wizard

18. Goomba:
* Character: turns on someone or stabs them in the back:
--The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14: Grada stabs Sarmin in the back

19. Piranha Plant:
* Cover: piranha plant (or other plant)
--A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14


20. Lakitu:
* Cover: clouds:
--The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14

I'll do this challenge! Fantasy is my favorite genre as well. I think I'll see how many books I can get within a year of starting this.

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Fantasy Sub-genres
Lord Commander Level: 41-42 books (or more)
Aug. 26, 2015 through August 31, 2015

1. Alternate World Fantasy:

2. Arcanepunk Fantasy:

3. Arthurian Fantasy:

4. Bangsian Fantasy:

5. Celtic Fantasy:

6. Christian Fantasy:

7. Comic Fantasy:

8. Coming-of-Age Fantasy (Bildungsroman):

9. Contemporary Fantasy‎:

10. Court Intrigue Fantasy:

11. Cross Over Fantasy:

12. Dark Fantasy:

13. Dying Earth Fantasy:

14. Epic Fantasy:

15. Erotic Fantasy:

16. Fairytale & Fable Fantasy:

17. Fantasy of Manners:

18. Gritty Fantasy:

19. High Fantasy:

20. Historical Fantasy:

21. Heroic Fantasy:

22. Juvenile or Children's Fantasy Novels:

23. Literary Fantasy:

24. Low Fantasy:

25. Magic Realism Fantasy:

26. Medieval Fantasy:

27. Military Fantasy:

28. Mythic (Mythopoeia, Mythpunk) Fantasy:

29. New Weird / Slipstream Fantasy:

30. Prehistoric Fantasy:

31. Quest Fantasy:

32. Romantic Fantasy:

33. Science Fantasy:

34. Shenmo:

35. Steampunk Fantasy:

36. Superhero Fantasy:

37. Swashbuckling Fantasy:

38. Sword and Sorcery Fantasy:

39. Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Fantasy:

40. Vampire Fantasy:

41. Wuxia Fantasy:

42. Young Adult Fantasy:

Reserved