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Suzanne’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Finished!

Finished with 10 this year!

Progress: 11 out of 10 (Easy: Read any combination of books that appeal to you)

Goodreads Choice Awards 2013

1. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - **** - 1/14/2014 - Humor
2. Ever After by Kim Harrison - ***** - 2/18/2014 - Paranormal Fantasy
3. Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella - **** - 2/26/2014
4. Allegiant by Veronica Roth - ***** - 3/18/2014 - 526 Pages
5. Lover at Last by J.R. Ward - **** - 3/25/2014
6. Saga, Volume 2Brian K. Vaughan - ***** - 6/2/2014 - 144 Pages - Graphic Novels & Comics
7. Splintered by A.G. Howard - ** - 6/9/2014 - 371 Pages - Best Debut Goodreads Author
8. Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan - **** - 6/13/2014 - 275 Pages - Humor
9. Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight by Kelly Sue DeConnick - ***** - 6/25/2014 - Graphic Novels & Comics
10. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey - ** - 11/22/2014 - 480 Pages - Best Young Adult
11. Tangled by Emma Chase - **** - 12/22/2014 - 254 Pages

Welp, I finished with 178 this year.

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Done!

Star
S: Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/18/2014
T: Tangled by Emma Chase - **** - 12/22/2014
A: Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/19/2014
R: Richelle Mead; Bloodlines - **** - 12/17/2014 - 421 Pages

Done!

Progress: 12 out of 12

January
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Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/24/2014
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley - ***** - 5/14/2014
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd - ***** - 5/18/2014
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare - ***** - 6/22/2014 - 370 Pages (hide spoiler)]


February
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The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison - ***** - 4/10/2014
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak - ***** - 4/13/2014 - 276 Pages
Cress by Marissa Meyer - **** - 12/10/2014 - 550 Pages (hide spoiler)]


March
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Night Broken by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 3/28/2014
Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts - **** - 7/22/2014 - 319 Pages (hide spoiler)]


April
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The King by J.R. Ward - **** - 11/17/2014 - 593 Pages (hide spoiler)]


May
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Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols - ***** - 7/31/2014 - 336 Pages (hide spoiler)]


June
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Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews - ***** - 12/29/2014 (hide spoiler)]


July
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Fanning the Flames by Victoria Dahl - ***** - 8/5/2014 - 61 Pages
One Night of Sin by Elle Kennedy - *** - 9/12/2014 - 128 Pages (hide spoiler)]


August
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Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 12/28/2014 (hide spoiler)]


September
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Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages
The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison - ***** - 10/21/2014 - 462 Pages (hide spoiler)]


October
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Yes Please by Amy Poehler - ***** - 11/28/2014 - 329 Pages (hide spoiler)]


November
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Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 12/20/2014 (hide spoiler)]


December
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Top Ten Clues You're Clueless by Liz Czukas - ***** - 12/30/2014 (hide spoiler)]

Done!

Progress: 10 out of 10

I'm going to spell out my parents names!

J: John Green; Looking for Alaska - ***** - 12/1/2014 - 256 Pages
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - ***** - 12/29/2014
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - ***** - 12/28/2014
C: Kresley Cole; A Hunger Like No Other - **** - 12/2/2014 - 356 Pages
E: Emma Chase; Tangled - **** - 12/22/2014

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J: Jayne Ann Krentz; White Lies - **** - 12/3/2014 - 384 Pages
A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie - **** - 12/19/2014
M: Marissa Meyer; Cress - **** - 12/10/2014 - 550 Pages
E: Emma Chase; Holy Frigging Matrimony: A Tangled Series Short Story - **** - 12/23/2014
S: Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: November/December 2012/January 2013
Duration: 11/1/2014 - 12/31/2014

Progress: 26 out of 26

Trolleys, Streetcars, & Traction
T: Tangled by Emma Chase - **** - 12/22/2014
R: Rick Yancey; The 5th Wave - ** - 11/22/2014
O: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout - ***** - 11/3/2014
L: Looking for Alaska by John Green - ***** - 12/1/2014 - 256 Pages
L: Lisa Kleypas; Devil in Winter - ***** - 11/24/2014
E: Emma Chase; Holy Frigging Matrimony: A Tangled Series Short Story - **** - 12/23/2014
Y: Yes Please by Amy Poehler - ***** - 11/29/2014
S: Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages

S: Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase - ***** - 11/23/2014
T: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher - ***** - 12/31/2014
R: Richelle Mead; Bloodlines - **** - 12/17/2014 - 421 Pages
E: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell - ***** - 12/29/2014
E: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 12/28/2014
T: Top Ten Clues You're Clueless by Liz Czukas - ***** - 12/30/2014
C: Kresley Cole; A Hunger Like No Other - **** - 12/2/2014 - 356 Pages
A: Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/19/2014
R: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi - ***** - 12/27/2014
S: Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/18/2014

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T: Amy Tan; The Joy Luck Club - ***** - 12/26/2014
R: Reunion: Once More With Feeling / Treasures Lost, Treasures Found by Nora Roberts - ***** - 12/24/2014
A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie - **** - 12/19/2014
C: Cress by Marissa Meyer - **** - 12/10/2014 - 550 Pages
T: Karen Templeton; A Gift for All Seasons - ***** - 12/25/2014
I: Larissa Ione; Desire Unchained - **** - 12/29/2014
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - ***** - 12/23/2014
N: The 9th Judgment by James Patterson - ***** - 12/6/2014 - 355 Pages

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
December Reading in a Winter Wonderland Challenge
Duration: 12/1/2014 - 12/31/2014

Progress: 4 out of 4

Easy - 3 to 4 books

Star
S: Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/18/2014
T: Tangled by Emma Chase - **** - 12/22/2014
A: Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/19/2014
R: Richelle Mead; Bloodlines - **** - 12/17/2014 - 421 Pages

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Baby, It's cold outside! December Reading Challenge
Duration: 12/1/2014 - 12/31/2014

For this you may use the first letter of a character's first or last name, the author's first or last name, the first letter of the first word of a book's title (you can the skip a, an, the, etc if the title begins with those and use the next word in the title).

Progress: 4 out of 4

Kiss
K: Jayne Ann Krentz; White Lies - **** - 12/3/2014 - 384 Pages
I: Larissa Ione; Desire Unchained - **** - 12/29/2014
S: Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages
S: Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/18/2014


Blanket - Done in 2012!

Done!

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Eni wrote: "hai gals! sorry i've been away for a bit. *sigh* being busy sucks! >_<

I'm currently reading Sapphire Blue and i have a few BRs and doing Maplecroft BoM. I have [bo..."

I finished Cress today if you need to use it.

Stacie wrote: "Okay, we need a red cover, 3 books with directional words in the titles and then Camilla and Imke to finish their books and we are done with this entire challenge."

I finished if that counts as red?

Stacie wrote: "Okay. Would the main characters in these books be considered good/bad girls? Just trying to see if books we've read fit in anywhere :)

Camilla: you read this one. Seems like anyone who has an ..."

Good Girl for mine

Erin wrote: "Hey guys! I'm sorry. I'm here. I'm just reading kinda slow. It'll pick up though after finals."

I'm butt deep in a 20 page paper for my final right now, I feel your pain.

Lesley wrote: "Stacie wrote: "I found a couple of both on your TBR list as well Lesley. Cause maybe I was looking to see what people had that I might want to read to fill in the blanks :)"

:)

With the over 50..."

I try to be pretty selective with the freebie's I get from Kindle, but I will pick up a free one if the cover art is really pretty :)

July
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1 International Joke Day
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern - **** - 7/9/2014 - Humorous Book
3 Stay out of the Sun Day
Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway - **** - 7/1/2014 - 384 Pages - Set on the Beach in the Sun
4 Sidewalk Egg Frying Day- Hmmmm, I wonder why!?!
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - *** - 7/4/2014 - Sidewalks are hot in hell
11 Cheer up the Lonely Day
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - ***** - 7/14/2014 - Cheers up a lonely person
13 Fool's Paradise Day
Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery - **** - 7/7/2014 - 379 Pages - Set in Fool's Gold
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August
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9 Book Lover's Day
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan - ***** - 8/7/2014
11 Son and Daughter Day
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher - ***** - 8/4/2014 - Saves his friends' son and daughter
16 National Tell a Joke Day
Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler - ***** - 8/2/2014
23 Ride the Wind Day
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages - Luck Dragon Rides the Wind
27 Global Forgiveness Day
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe - **** - 8/10/2014 - Main character worked for refugees around the world
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September
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2 VJ Day, WWII
Of Triton by Anna Banks - **** - 9/2/2014 - 246 Pages - Talks about WWII in the story
14 National Cream-Filled Donut Day
Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley - ***** - 9/3/2014 - 500 Pages - Eats Donuts in the story
16 Working Parents Day
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 9/4/2014 - Characters have busy working parents
21 National Women's Friendship Day
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou - **** - 9/1/2014 - 288 Pages - A friend to all women
22 Business Women's Day
Reckless by Skye Jordan - *** - 9/9/2014 - Main character is a business woman
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October
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3 Virus Appreciation Day
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black - **** - 10/5/2014 - 419 Pages
9 Fire Prevention Day
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - ***** - 10/6/2014 - 318 Pages
9 Curious Events Day
Her Ladyship's Companion by Joanna Bourne - **** - 10/18/2014
19 Evaluate Your Life Day
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian - *** - 10/3/2014 - 402 Pages
28 Plush Animal Lover's Day
If You Ask Me by Betty White - **** - 10/2/2014 - 258 Pages
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November
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1 All Saint's Day
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - *** - 11/2/2014
1 Book Lovers Day - first Saturday of the month
Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout - ***** - 10/3/2014 - 366 Pages - Main character is a book blogger
17 Take A Hike Day
Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase - ***** - 11/23/2014 - Main character constantly tells her lover to Take A Hike
28 Red Planet Day
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey - ** - 11/22/2014 - Alien invasion story
30 Stay At Home Because You Are Well Day
The King by J.R. Ward - **** - 11/17/2014 - They stay home a lot, the entire book was pretty much inside the mansion
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December
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1 Eat a Red Apple Day
The 9th Judgment by James Patterson - ***** - 12/6/2014 - 355 Pages - Red Cover
8 National Brownie Day
Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages - Mercy bakes Brownies in the book
27 National Fruitcake Day
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - **** - 12/2/2014 - You would have to have a strange hunger to eat Fruitcake
28 Card Playing Day
Cress by Marissa Meyer - **** - 12/10/2014 - 550 Pages - Plays Cards in the book
31 Unlucky Day
Looking for Alaska by John Green - ***** - 12/1/2014
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Nothing but Reading Challenges
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, & Unique Holidays Year Long Reading Challenge - 2014
Duration: 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014

Progress: 60 out of 60 (Party Animal: Read 37 or more books in a year)

January
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5 National Bird Day - Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris - **** - 1/14/2014
8 Male Watcher's Day - Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 1/8/2014
10 Peculiar People Day - Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl - **** - 1/12/2014
13 Make Your Dream Come True Day - Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life by Melissa Joan Hart - ***** - 1/10/2014
22 National Blonde Brownie Day - Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard - ***** - 1/14/2014
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February
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3 The Day the Music Died - Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - **** - 2/7/2014
8 Kite Flying Day - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - **** - 2/10/2014
13 Get a Different Name Day - Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward - **** - 2/3/2014 - Main character changes her name from No'One to Autumn
15 Singles Awareness Day - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher - ***** - 2/13/2014 - Dresden is single
16 Do a Grouch a Favor Day - Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands - *** - 2/11/2014 - Main character is a grouch (hide spoiler)]


March
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1 National Pig Day - No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 3/4/2014 - Has a Pet Pig
2 Old Stuff Day - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez - * - 3/5/2014 - Oldest book on my TBR
8 International (Working) Women's Day - Dark Witch by Nora Roberts - *** - 3/9/2014
8 Be Nasty Day - The Professional: Part 1 by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/20/2014
15 Incredible Kid Day - Allegiant by Veronica Roth - ***** - 3/18/2014 (hide spoiler)]


April
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1 April Fool's Day - Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe - ***** - 4/2/2014 - Does something extremely foolish
1 International Fun at Work Day - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg - ***** - 4/6/2014 - They had fun working at the filling station!
3 Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day - we know your decision - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 4/1/2014 - Didn't go to work and got fired
4 Hug a Newsman Day - Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden - ** - 4/4/2014 - Manipulates a newsman to attact a serial arsenist
18 Newspaper Columnists Day - Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen - *** - 4/3/2014 - Author was a newspaper columnist (hide spoiler)]


May
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6 National Tourist Appreciation Day - The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett - **** - 5/1/2014 - Main character is a tourist in Discworld
10 Birth Mother's Day - Saturday before Mother's Day
Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas - ***** - 5/14/2014
11 Mother's Day - Second Sunday:
Thinking of You by Jill Mansell - ***** - 5/8/2014 - Main character is a mother
25 National Missing Children's Day:
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - ***** - 5/7/2014 - Children were kidnapped in story
28 Amnesty International Day:
The Maze Runner by James Dashner - *** - 5/6/2014 - Teenagers Held Against their Will
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June
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2 National Rocky Road Day
Beauty and the Bounty Hunter by Lori Austin - Travels rocky roads in the story
4 Hug Your Cat Day
Blood Rites by Jim Butcher - ***** - 6/7/2014 - 439 Pages - Harry Dresden has a pet cat
6 National Gardening Exercise Day
Splintered by A.G. Howard - ** - 6/9/2014 - Battles flowers
8 Best Friends Day
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead - ***** - 6/4/2014 - 594 Pages - saves her best friends
18 National Splurge Day
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - ***** - 6/12/2014 - Splurged on a trip to Amsterdam
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Novel Books & Reading Challenges
Word Ladders Challenge
Duration: 12/1/2014 - Til Done?

Rules: Start with the title of a book, then read another book that has the same title except for one different word. Repeat replacing a different word each level. Books do not need to be read in order if you want to plan your ladder at the beginning.

Progress: 0 out of 21+

Naked Empire (Sword of Truth, #8) by Terry Goodkind
Empire Girls
Lucky Girls
Lucky Stars
Touching Stars
Touching Darkness (Midnighters, #2)
Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)
Raven Calls (Walker Papers, #7)
Raven's Shadow (Raven, #1)
Shadow Dance (Buchanan-Renard, #6)
Moon Dance (Vampire for Hire, #1)
Frost Moon (Skindancer, #1)
Frost Maiden (Space Lords, #1)
Stone Maiden (Maiden Series, #1)
Stone Garden
Devil's Garden
Devil's Bargain (Red Letter Days, #1)
The Bargain (Davenport #0.5; Regency #1)
The Rising (Darkness Rising #3) by Kelley Armstrong
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1)
Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1)

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
Family Tree
Duration: 12/1/2014 - 12/31/2014

Progress: 10 out of 10

I'm going to spell out my parents names!

J: John Green; Looking for Alaska - ***** - 12/1/2014 - 256 Pages
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - ***** - 12/29/2014
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - ***** - 12/28/2014
C: Kresley Cole; A Hunger Like No Other - **** - 12/2/2014 - 356 Pages
E: Emma Chase; Tangled - **** - 12/22/2014

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J: Jayne Ann Krentz; White Lies - **** - 12/3/2014 - 384 Pages
A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie - **** - 12/19/2014
M: Marissa Meyer; Cress - **** - 12/10/2014 - 550 Pages
E: Emma Chase; Holy Frigging Matrimony: A Tangled Series Short Story - **** - 12/23/2014
S: Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
December Holiday Challenge
Duration: 12/1/2014 - 12/31/2014

Progress: 9 out of 9

C: Cameron Jace; Ladle Rat Rotten Hut - **** - 12/19/2014
H: A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - **** - 12/2/2014 - 356 Pages
R: Richelle Mead; Bloodlines - **** - 12/17/2014 - 421 Pages
I: Larissa Ione; Desire Unchained - **** - 12/29/2014
S: Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 12/15/2014 - 450 Pages
T: Tangled by Emma Chase - **** - 12/22/2014
M: Mary Mary Quite Contrary by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/19/2014
A: Ashes to Ashes and Cinder to Cinder by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/19/2014
S: Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/18/2014