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Challenge # 11: October 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
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10/10 Completed!!
This is the FIRST time I've ever completed a challenge!! "
Good for you!!

Congratulations!
Christine wrote: "I guess I better get cracking on making the next challenge!"
Definitely! I love the topics you pick. :D
Definitely! I love the topics you pick. :D

Definitely! I love the topics you pick. :D"
Thank you!

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Still working on some ideas for a yearly challenge or two...

My UF Challenge #11 list:











Also, I switched up some of these to fit what I actually read.
1. An Urban Fantasy: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett
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(Not sure if this counts, since it's sci-fi, but it's 6 pages too long to count as 200 or less...)
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Optional Categories:
5. Cover Hunt: Kartography by Kamilla Shamsie
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9/b. Read a book with 400 or more pages: Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
10. Out With the Old: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez











UF Challenge #11
1 October - 31 December 2012
10/10
✔ 1. Any Urban Fantasy Title: Black Lament - 12 Nov 12
✔ 2. An Urban Fantasy Title with a single character on the cover: Summoning the Night - 10 Nov 12
✔ 3. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): Bound by Flame - 5 Oct 12
✔ 4. Any book that was released in 2012: Ember's Kiss - 14 Oct 12




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Optional Categories: ~ any genre
✔ Cover Hunt: Blue cover - Changeless - 28 Oct 12
✔ October 24 is United Nations Day: Set in China - The Red Heart of Jade - 21 Oct 12
✔ November 21 is World Hello Day: a new series - Dark Awakening - 11 Nov 12
December 21 is the Solstice:
✔ a. Read a book with 200 or fewer pages - Stepping on Roses, Volume 1 - 14 Dec 12
✔ b. Read a book with 400 or more pages - Mansfield Park (using this addition for page count: Mansfield Park) - 20 Dec 12
✔ Out With the Old: up-to-date: Phantom Shadows - 20 Oct 12







Also, I switched up some of these to fit what I actually read."
Good job, Rose. There's still a week left to try to squeeze in another one (or two).

UF Challenge #11
1 October - 31 December 2012
10/10."
Great job, Christina!

A bit late, but I'm in! To my surprise, I have all of the categories covered from my "read" shelf since October.
Basic Categories
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title: Enchantment Emporium, by Tanya Huff
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with a single character on the cover: Just Another Judgement Day, by Simon Green.
3. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): Almost Final Curtain, by Tate Hallaway
4. Any book that was released in 2012. - Cold Days, by Jim Butcher
Optional Categories: ~ any genre
5. Cover Hunt: Stork, by Wendy Delsol (mostly white cover)
6. October 24 is United Nations Day: Read a book set in a country other than the one in which you live (fictional worlds count, too!) - Frost, by Wendy Delsol (set mostly in Iceland)
7. November 21 is World Hello Day: Succubus Blues, by Georgia Kincaid (new author AND new series for me!)
8. December 21 is the Solstice:
(8)a. Read a book with 200 or fewer pages - Texts from Dog, by October Jones
(9)b. Read a book with 400 or more pages - Kushiel's Mercy, Jacqueline Carey
10. Out With the Old: The Bride Wore Black Leather, by Simon Green (last book in the Nightside series. Sigh...)











✔1. Any UF Title: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (COMPLETED 10/14)
✔2. Single character: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (COMPLETED 10/21)
✔3. Any Fantasy/PNR Title: Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough (COMPLETED 10/23)
✔4. Released in 2012: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (COMPLETED 11/27)
✔5. Cover Hunt: Wake by Amanda Hocking (COMPLETED 12/1)
✔6. UN Day: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (COMPLETED 10/17)
✔7. World Hello Day: Unclean Spirits by M.L.N. Hanover (COMPLETED 10/29)
✔8. Solstice < 200: The Dreaming Place by Charles de Lint (to reread) (COMPLETED 12/4)
✔9. Solstice > 400: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (COMPLETED 11/7)
✔10. Out With the Old: The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope (COMPLETED 12/27)











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I've listed them and extras in my original post. I enjoyed this challenge and found it easy to fit books in.

Froi of the Exiles was off the chain. It was a fantastical, breathtaking, heartbreaking story with lots of brutality that made me physically ill. I'm gonna chase that with the new Curio Vignette Exposure to cleanse my palette.
Guys be sure to check out Christine's Book to Movie challenge. I'm super psyched about it!

I just added the first in the Lumatere Chronicles to my audible wish list a few days ago, because I saw it pop up somewhere else. I may have to move it up in the TBR pile.

I have the first book in the Lumatere Chronicles too. I just haven't had a chance to get to it yet. I wish I could read faster...


Congrats to Ladymurmur, Amyiw, Elidanora and Nakeesha!

All formats are accepted (print, ebooks, audiobooks). Rereads are fine as long as you actually reread the entire book and not just skim it.
Feel free to change your list at any time as needed.
Please note that the Optional Book categories are just that. Optional. You may choose to do none of them or all of them depending on how big of a challenge you want.
Update: 12/31/2012
Completed: 10/10 DONE!!!
Basic Categories
This time, I’ve tried to keep the optional categories relatively simple.
Optional Categories: ~ any genre:
December 21 is the Solstice: Depending on your hemisphere this is either the shortest or longest day of the year. So for this one, you get to read two books:
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