The Lost Challenges discussion

Steph Ann wrote: "This is technically the city I work in, but the city I live in (Bloomington) has too many letters (and too many Os) for me to tackle in one month. Plus, the two cities are so close together, they'r..."

Normal is just the coolest name! I love it. I feel bad that I stay in boring old Stamford, lol. Although we do have a nice little river called Mianus (!!) that runs along the border of the city. :D

Chaitra wrote: "I got this done late yesterday!


GETTING TO KNOW CHALLENGE-A-HOLICS


Month: January
Duration: Jan 01, 2013 - Jan 31, 2013
Completed: 7/7

✔ C - Washington: A Life | Ron Chernow ★★★★★ (01/07)
✔ ..."

YAY

Ezinwanyi~Mord'Sith wrote: "I was about to call you out because Barcelona is completely doable...but you have extenuating circumstances, so I will let you ride this time (LOL).

Hope your friend is doing better!... "

Thanks for the break, Ezi! :D LOL!
I've promised myself that I will do another 3 letters if I manage these first 6 ;)

I was pleasantly surprised by City of Bones as well - I'm always a little wary about books that have been THAT hyped, but it was good.. Unfortunately, I'm SO picky about audiobooks, and this one was a no-go for me - so, on to the reading! :)

Camilla wrote: "
I've decided to make a bit easier for myself this month and will read the airport codes for my hometown of Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH) and my current town of Barcelona, Spain (BCN). ..."

Awesome idea!

Allison Ann wrote: "Anyway, my town has 12 letters, one of them an X. My area is Northwestern Ontario, which is not only too long but has way too many Ns and Os. So I'm going to read my lake which is abbreviated LOTWs (Lake of the Woods) and a book that takes place in my area...."

Good plan. I am loving all the outside the box thinkers there are here.

I've been trying to think of something other than reading books set in PA. The nearby bodies of water are the Susquehanna River -- two Us and a Q? I don't think so! -- and the Conodoguinet Creek, so that's not going to work ... my hometown is Erie -- three vowels?? nope! LOL ... the airport code would work, but it's only three letters long ... so I guess I'll just stick with books set in or written by authors from Pennsylvania :)

I'm originally from New Hampshire but that's a bit long so I'm going to go with the state I lived in throughout college and that I moved to this summer.

5/7

N-The Nature of Blood FINISHED 3/2
E-Roman Espejo- Bioterrorism FINISHED 2/23
W-What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures

Y-A Year in the World: Journeys of A Passionate Traveller FINISHED 2/28
O-The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma FINISHED 3/24
R-Rachel Hauck- The Wedding Dress FINISHED 2/11
K-Mary Beth Keane-Fever

Barb wrote: "I've been trying to think of something other than reading books set in PA. The nearby bodies of water are the Susquehanna River -- two Us and a Q? I don't think so! -- and the Conodoguinet Creek, s..."

How about?
Penn.
USA
PA, US
N. East
North E.
Keystone State (just spell keystone)
Quaker State (ok even not spelling state still not a good one)

ETA.
or maybe do a few set in, a few authors and just a P & A

Your ETA is a good idea, Dawn -- and I *just finished an A book :) Thanks! *off to edit my post*

Forgot my update for January:

D: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet, Darynda Jones 1/5/13
A: Angel Fire, Valmore Daniels 1/25/12
W: Wild About You, Kerrelyn Sparks 1/30/13
N: Night Pleasures, Sherilyn Kenyon 1/31/13

My February starter list:


February:
Set in Colorado:
Werewolf in Denver
Bound by Blood

Colorado Authors:
Highland Guardian

TLC's "Get to Know Challenge-a-holics" Challenge
February 2013 "Location, Location, Location!"
Goal: 2/8 Completed

C= Charlotte Stein~Addicted ★★★☆☆ 2/7
A=
R= Revis, Beth~Shades of Earth
O= One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
L= Langlais, Eve~Swan and the Bear ★★★★☆ 2/1
I=
N=
A= Amanda Carlson~Full Blooded

TBD TBD

Done!

GETTING TO KNOW CHALLENGE-A-HOLICS

Month: February
Duration: Feb 01, 2013 - Feb 28, 2013
Completed: 8/8

✔ S - The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie ★★★★★ (02/04)
✔ T - The Road Home | Rose Tremain ★★ (02/04)
✔ A - Dragonwyck | Anya Seton ★★★ (02/01)
✔ M - Winter's Tale | Mark Helprin ★ (02/03)
✔ F - Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles | Ron Currie Jr. ★★ (02/07)
✔ O - The Outlaw Album: Stories | Daniel Woodrell ★★★ (02/06)
✔ R - Grimus | Salman Rushdie ★★ (02/05)
✔ D - Slammerkin | Emma Donoghue ★★★ (02/01)

*** Completed (02/08) ***

Chaitra wrote: "Done!


GETTING TO KNOW CHALLENGE-A-HOLICS


Month: February
Duration: Feb 01, 2013 - Feb 28, 2013
Completed: 8/8

✔ S - The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie ★★★★★ (02/04)
✔ T - The Road Home | R..."

Congrats on finishing so quickly. I've only read 3 of the 8 but doing 4 other challenges at the same time.
How are you doing with the storm in your part of CT? 15 1/2 inches here so far with lots of drifts. Last forecast I saw said 20 - 36" before it ends tomorrow morning. Still waiting for the hurricane force winds.
Stay warm and dry and keep reading!

I live in Tennessee in the United States.
Read 4/9 - title, author, series, charrie

T - Taylor, CD: Come Back To Me 22/2/2013
E
N - Charrie=Nilo: Initiate 20/2/2013
N
E
S - Sorensen, Jessica: The Fallen Star 10/2/2013
S - Stephen Crane: The Red Badge of Courage 24/2/2013
E
E

TLC's "Get to Know Challenge-a-holics" Challenge
February 2013 "Location, Location, Location!"
Goal: 3/8 Completed

C= Charlotte Stein~Addicted ★★★☆☆ 2/7
A=
R= Revis, Beth~Shades of Earth
O= One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean ★★★☆☆ 2/11
L= Langlais, Eve~Swan and the Bear ★★★★☆ 2/1
I=
N=
A= Amanda Carlson~Full Blooded

TBD TBD

TLC's "Get to Know Challenge-a-holics" Challenge
February 2013 "Location, Location, Location!"
Goal: 9/9 Completed

S.carlett Bailey - Married By Christmas (2/3/13)****

Cindy Stark - Cowboys And Angels (2/10/13)****
A. D. Bloom - The Dead Tide Ep 1 (2/3/13)**
Rebecca York - Hot and Dangerous (2/11/13)**
O One Last Bite by Heidi Betts (2/23/13)*
L Lasso Me a Mom by Stephanie Jackson (2/3/13)*****
I I'll Have The Soup And Salad by Katherine Baldwin (2/24/13)
N No Exchanges, No Returns by Laurie Kellog (2/4/13)****
Aaron Shepard - The Magic Flyswatter: A Superhero Tale of Africa, Retold from the Mwindo Epic (2/11/13)**

TLC's "Get to Know Challenge-a-holics" Challenge
February 2013 "Location, Location, Location!"
Goal: 4/8 Completed

C= Charlotte Stein~Addicted ★★★☆☆ 2/7
A=
R= Revis, Beth~Shades of Earth
O= One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean ★★★☆☆ 2/11
L= Langlais, Eve~Swan and the Bear ★★★★☆ 2/1
I=
N=
A= Amanda Carlson~Full Blooded ★★★★☆ 2/14

TBD TBD

Jan - Pat
February-Location, location, location! (Atlanta, GA)
9/9 books read
A Alaska Heart by Christine DePetrillo (2/5 -- 4.5stars)
T: Quinn's Undying Rose by Tina Folsom (2/4 -- 4.5stars)
L: Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward (2/9 -- 3stars)
A: Wallbanger by Alice Clayton (2/1 -- 5star)
N: Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton (2/17 - 4.5stars)
T: A Scent of Greek] by Tina Folsom (2/8 -- 3.5stars)
A: Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (2/10 -- 2stars)
G: The Golden Dynasty by Kristen Ashley (2/9 -- 4stars)
A: All Jacked Up by Lorelei James (2/10 - 4.75stars)

TLC's "Get to Know Challenge-a-holics" Challenge
February 2013 "Location, Location, Location!"
Goal: 5/8 Completed

C= Charlotte Stein~Addicted ★★★☆☆ 2/7
A=
R= Revis, Beth~Shades of Earth ★★★★☆ 2/17
O= One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean ★★★☆☆ 2/11
L= Langlais, Eve~Swan and the Bear ★★★★☆ 2/1
I=
N=
A= Amanda Carlson~Full Blooded ★★★★☆ 2/14

TBD TBD

All Done!
February-Location, location, location!
5/5 Read:

✘T: Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison
✘E: Sought by Evangeline Anderson
✘US: Chosen by Blood
✘A: The Renfield Syndrome by J.A. Saare
✘S: Spider's Bite

January: Hello! My Name Is...
(view spoiler)[Duration: Jan 1, 2013 - Jan. 31, 2013
Completed: 4/4
D - Dana Marie Bell - The Wallflower
A - Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series - The Laughing Corpse
N - Nightshifted
I - Iced

I'm doing a nickname because I would never spell my whole name in one month. I don't read that fast!

(hide spoiler)]

February: Location Location Location...
Duration: Feb 1 to Feb. 28
4/6 completed

S Sparks, Kerrelyn Vamps and the City
U US Nearly Departed in Deadwood
M Mercy Thompson Iron Kissed
T To Kill a Warlock To Kill A Warlock
E Elisabeth Naughton Marked
R Will probably cheat and read a novella
(South Carolina)

I just completed February! :) I updated my original post, but I'll also post this month's portion here:

February-Location, location, location!
Completed 7/7 - DONE!

P - Portuguese Irregular Verbs - 02.02, 4/5
L - Deep Freeze by Lisa Jackson - 08.02, 3.5/5
O - The Last Colony, Old Man's War #3 - 18.02, 4/5
V - Valentine Murder - 14.02, 3/5
D - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - 10.02, 4/5
I - I, Robot - 19.02, 5/5
V - Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut - 15.02, 2/5

updated message #63 on page #2

I think going for Lewisville was a tad ambitious, huh?

Yeah you might if overextended yourself Ezi!

Jenne wrote: "Yeah you might if overextended yourself Ezi!"

it's the L's and I's and E's.
as my 3yr old would say "so Sad mommy, so sad" LOL

February:

1/4

Set in Colorado:
Werewolf in Denver
Bound by Blood, P.A. Lupton 2/18/13

Colorado Authors:
Highland Guardian

February:

2/4

Set in Colorado:
Werewolf in Denver, Vicki Lewis Thompson 2/21/13
Bound by Blood, P.A. Lupton 2/18/13

January: Hello! My Name Is...
(view spoiler)[Duration: Jan 1, 2013 - Jan. 31, 2013
Completed: 4/4
D - Dana Marie Bell - The Wallflower
A - Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series - The Laughing Corpse
N - Nightshifted
I - Iced

I'm doing a nickname because I would never spell my whole name in one month. I don't read that fast!

(hide spoiler)]

February: Location Location Location...
Duration: Feb 1 to Feb. 28
4/6 completed

S Sparks, Kerrelyn Vamps and the City
U US Nearly Departed in Deadwood
M Mercy Thompson Iron Kissed
T To Kill a Warlock To Kill A Warlock
E Elisabeth Naughton Marked
R Main Character Reese Shadows of Fire - not gonna get to this one!

(South Carolina)

I'm done. ")

TLC's "Get to Know Challenge-a-holics" Challenge
February 2013 "Location, Location, Location!"
Goal: 9/9 Completed

S.carlett Bailey - Married By Christmas (2/3/13)****

Cindy Stark - Cowboys And Angels (2/10/13)****
A. D. Bloom - The Dead Tide Ep 1 (2/3/13)**
Rebecca York - Hot and Dangerous (2/11/13)**
O One Last Bite by Heidi Betts (2/23/13)*
L Lasso Me a Mom by Stephanie Jackson (2/3/13)*****
I I'll Have The Soup And Salad by Katherine Baldwin (2/24/13)
N No Exchanges, No Returns by Laurie Kellog (2/4/13)****
Aaron Shepard - The Magic Flyswatter: A Superhero Tale of Africa, Retold from the Mwindo Epic (2/11/13)**

Apparently I don't keep a lot of books by Canadian authors kicking around, unless they're like 800 pages long. Hopefully I'll find something that fits that I can read in the next...3 days? HA!

Finished February!

February 2013 "Location, Location, Location!"

There aren't even 300 people in my town, which technically isn't big enough to be considered a town. The government amalgamated all the unincorporated areas so they could tax the hell out of us. I can literally name everyone who lives here. Our school has (and I just counted on my fingers to get this number) 11 kids. Believe me, I understand middle-of-nowhere-itis. :D

Anyway, my town has 12 letters, one of them an X. My area is Northwestern Ontario, which is not only too long but has way too many Ns and Os. So I'm going to read my lake which is abbreviated LOTWs (Lake of the Woods) and a book that takes place in my area.

L - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - 02/06/13
O - Otherwise Engaged by Eileen Goudge - 02/21/13
T - The Twelve by Justin Cronin - 02/24/13
W - The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell - 02/05/13

Houseboat Chronicles - Notes from a Life in Shield Country by Jake Macdonald - 02/05/13

Sam wrote: "Apparently I don't keep a lot of books by Canadian authors kicking around, unless they're like 800 pages long. Hopefully I'll find something that fits that I can read in the next...3 days? HA!"

Try , most of the series is set in Canada. I think the author is Canadian too... not positive. I love that series.

Finally finished February!


The Lost Challenges - Getting to Know Challenge-A-Holics
February - Location, Location, Location!
Duration: Jan 1 to Jan 31
Completed: 5/5

January - Hello! My Name is...
(view spoiler)[
C: A Conspiracy of Alchemists by Liesel Schwarz ★★★★☆
H: Horngate Witches #4 - Blood Winter by Diana P. Francis ★★★★☆
R: Redemption by Susannah Sandlin ★★★★☆
I: Incarcerado Trilogy #1 - The Twelve-Fingered Boy by John Hornor Jacobs ★★★★☆
S: Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep ★★★★☆
T: Trickster by Jeff Somers ★★★★☆
A: Absolution by Susannah Sandlin ★★★★☆
L: Leashing the Tempest by Jenn Bennett ★★★★☆

(hide spoiler)]

February - Location, Location, Location!

T: The Boyfriend by Thomas Perry ★★★☆☆
E: Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman ★★★★☆
X: Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill (author lives in TX) ★★★★☆
A: The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson ★★★☆☆
S: The Holders by Julianna Scott ★★★★☆

I know many of you doubted me, but check me out at Post 98 on page 2.
MUHAHAHAHA!!

so looking ahead what are we spelling for April?

Pat wrote: "so looking ahead what are we spelling for April?"

Hm... that would be hard to come up with since I don't work anywhere... I'll see when we get closer to April. In the meantime, for March I'm gonna spell:

B
L
U
E

January: Hello! My Name Is...
(view spoiler)[Duration: Jan 1, 2013 - Jan. 31, 2013
Completed: 4/4
D - Dana Marie Bell - The Wallflower
A - Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series - The Laughing Corpse
N - Nightshifted
I - Iced

I'm doing a nickname because I would never spell my whole name in one month. I don't read that fast!

(hide spoiler)]

February: Location Location Location...
Duration: Feb 1 to Feb. 28
4/6 completed

S Sparks, Kerrelyn Vamps and the City
U US Nearly Departed in Deadwood
M Mercy Thompson Iron Kissed
T To Kill a Warlock To Kill A Warlock
E Elisabeth Naughton Marked
R Will probably cheat and read a novella
(South Carolina)

Kattibrie wrote: "Pat wrote: "so looking ahead what are we spelling for April?"

Hm... that would be hard to come up with since I don't work anywhere... I'll see when we get closer to April. In the meantime, for Mar..."

maybe it can be least favorite housework chore or favorite

Kattibrie wrote: "Pat wrote: "so looking ahead what are we spelling for April?"

Hm... that would be hard to come up with since I don't work anywhere... I'll see when we get closer to April. In the meantime, for Mar..."

That would be domestic engineer.

April would be anyform of work you want to share. Be it your job title, company name, just an abreviation or a sigular job you preform.

ETA: or covers, titles, authors that relate to your "work"

For those of you planning ahead for march

March
Mar 1 to Mar 31
My Favorite Color is...

Tell us your favorite color.

Options:
1. You can spell out your color, using author, title, series or character.
2. Read books with covers that are mainly your color (alt covers are allowed).
3. Read books with your color in the title, the author or a character has the color in thier name.

TLC's "Get to Know Challenge-a-holics" Challenge
February 2013 "Location, Location, Location!"
Goal: 6/8 Completed

C= Charlotte Stein~Addicted ★★★☆☆ 2/7
A=
R= Revis, Beth~Shades of Earth ★★★★☆ 2/17
O= One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean ★★★☆☆ 2/11
L= Langlais, Eve~Swan and the Bear ★★★★☆ 2/1
I= Ilona Andrews~Steel's Edge ★★★☆☆ 2/26
N=
A= Amanda Carlson~Full Blooded ★★★★☆ 2/14

TBD TBD

January: Hello! My Name Is...
(view spoiler)[Duration: Jan 1, 2013 - Jan. 31, 2013
Completed: 4/4
D - Dana Marie Bell - The Wallflower
A - Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series - The Laughing Corpse
N - Nightshifted
I - Iced

I'm doing a nickname because I would never spell my whole name in one month. I don't read that fast!

(hide spoiler)]

February: Location Location Location...
(view spoiler)[Duration: Feb 1 to Feb. 28
5/6 completed

S Sparks, Kerrelyn Vamps and the City
U US Nearly Departed in Deadwood
M Mercy Thompson Iron Kissed
T To Kill a Warlock To Kill A Warlock
E Elisabeth Naughton Marked
R Will probably cheat and read a novella
(South Carolina)

(hide spoiler)]

March: Favorite Color
March 1 - 31
0/6 completed


P P.A. Lupton Bound by Blood
U Unleashed: The Highland Historical Trilogy
R Richelle Mead Storm Born
P Pierce, Nina Shadows of Fire
L Leto, Julie Phantom Pleasures
E Eternal Seduction

BTW, Mods, do you want us reposting or just putting our new stuff in the original threads?

@Jenne:
Don't look now, but I got all of Lewisville (woo hoo)

FEBRUARY-Location, location, location!
I live in Lewisville, a surburb of Dallas

Read 10 out of 10

L: The Darkest Whisper (Lord of the Underworlds, book 5) (Done 2/25)
E: By a Thread (Done 2/20) by Jennifer Estep
W: Wallbanger (Done 2/1)
I: Warm Bodies (Done 2/5) by Issac Marion
S: Shadow Game (Done 2/10)
V: Vampire Academy (Done 2/24)
I: Hexed (Done 2/25) (Iron Druids Races, Book 2)
L: Scandal in Spring (Done 2/23) by Lisa Kleypas
L: The Renfield Syndrome (Done 2/7) (Rhiannon’s Law, Book 2)
E: Storm's Heart (Done 2/18) (Elder Races, Book 2)

Way to go Ezi!

Jenne wrote: "Way to go Ezi!"

thanks my fellow Texan. you know I had to go Big on Location.

Wow, you make my pathetic attempt look bad LOL I finished mine this morning:

FEBRUARY: LOCATION, LOCATION
Books set in Pennsylvania and titles beginning with P and A
✔ 1 - Never Sorry (Leigh Koslow #2), by Edie Claire, finished 2/15
✔ 2 - Hearse and Buggy (Amish Mystery #1), by Laura Bradford, finished 2/25
✔ P - The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, finished 2/26
✔ A - And On the Eighth Day..., by Ellery Queen, finished 2/2