2013 Crazy Connection Challenges

[Barbara ★]

Pick A Theme Challenge
DURATION: September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013

READ: 10/10

P: Fair Game - Patricia Briggs 9/21/12
A: Vampire Dragon - Annette Blair 9/2/12
R: The Flame and the Shadow - Denise Rossetti 9/23/12
A: Half Past Dead - Zoe Archer 9/14/12
N: Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill 10/8/12
O: Odd Apocalypse - Dean Koontz 1/17/13
R: Don't Kill The Messenger - Eileen Rendahl 3/12
M: Mercy Burns - Keri Arthur 9/10/12
A: The Calling - Kelley Armstrong 1/11/13
L: Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle 9/30/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Name Challenge

READ: 30/30

A: Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber 2/5
S: Behemoth - Scott Westerfield 2/8
H: White Elephant Dead - Carolyn Hart 2/3
L: Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks - Cara Lockwood 2/14
E: The Cold Room - J.T. Ellison 2/20
Y: Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn 2/17


D: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones 2/2
A: Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist - M.C. Beaton 2/5
L: Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 2/19
E: The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde 3/9


C: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas 2/1
H: Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness 2/11
R: Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye 2/26
I: In Golden Blood - Stephen Woodworth 2/6
S: Killer Instinct - Zoë Sharp 2/9
T: Blue Latitudes - Tony Horwitz 2/25
I: Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione 2/22
A: The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton 2/28
N: More Book Lust - Nancy Pearl 2/7


B: The Brass Bed - Jennifer Stevenson 2/3
R: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan 2/9
E: Don't Kill The Messenger - Eileen Rendahl 3/12
T: Toehold: A Novel - Stephen Foreman 2/8
T: The Trouble with J.J. - Tami Hoag 2/20


H: The Highlander's Fury - Maeve Greyson 2/15
U: Unnatural - Michael Griffo 2/28
D: Creepers - David Morrell 2/24
S: Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff 2/13
O: Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card 2/13
N: Now or Never - Michele Bardsley 2/11


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The Funny Pages Challenge - HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

Start Date: June 9, 2012
End Date: March 21, 2013

READ: 81/81

Hagar the Horrible 16/16 COMPLETE
✔H: Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich 6/11/12
✔A: Ascension - Caris Roane 6/9/12
✔G: Geek Love - Katherine Dunn 6/15/12
✔A: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12/12
✔R: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest 6/26/12


✔T: Tiger Paw - Charles Cornell 6/7/12
✔H: Heat Stroke - Rachel Caine 6/29/12
✔E: Eona - Alison Goodman 6/29/12


✔H: The Huntress And The Sphinx - Ru Emerson 6/30/12
✔O: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22/12
✔R: Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/23/12
✔R: Beach Road - James Patterson 7/27/12
✔I: Intrinsical - Lani Woodland 7/2/12
✔B: Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson 6/12/12
✔L: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14/12
✔E: Mona Lisa Eclipsing - Sunny 9/28/12


Helga 5/5 COMPLETE
✔H: Host - Faith Hunter 8/8/12
✔E: Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14/12
✔L: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis 7/9/12
✔G: Going Bovine - Libba Bray 7/7/12
✔A: Ascension - Sable Grace 8/4/12


Lucky Eddie 10/10 COMPLETE
✔L: Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard 7/25/12
✔U: Unchained - Sharon Ashwood 8/18/12
✔C: Corpse Pose - Diana Killian 7/6/12
✔K: Killing The Blues - Robert B. Parker 7/6/12
✔Y: You're So Vein - Christine Warren 7/4/12


✔E: Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13/12
✔D: Death Masks - Jim Butcher 6/21/12
✔D: Dark Light - Randy Wayne White 6/23/12
✔I: Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15/12
✔E: Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card 10/27/12


Hamlet 6/6 COMPLETE
✔H: Half Past Dead - Zoe Archer 9/14/12
✔A: Something About You - Julie James 11/17/12
✔M: Moonshine - Alaya Johnson 6/11/12
✔L: Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward 6/20/12
✔E: 11th Hour - James Patterson 10/29/12
✔T: A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin 7/19/12


Honi 4/4 COMPLETE
✔H: Heartland: A Novel - David Wiltse 9/16/12
✔O: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman 10/8/12
✔N: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26/12
✔I: I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells 8/27/12


Lute 4/4 COMPLETE
✔L: Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis - Pete Nelson 7/28/12
✔U: The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann 8/30/12
✔T: Twice Bitten - Chloe Niell 7/22/12
✔E: Haunting Embrace - Erin Quinn 11/8/12


Hernia 6/6 COMPLETE
✔H: Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn 9/29/12
✔E: Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson 11/13/12
✔R: Raise The Titanic! - Clive Cussler 9/7/12
✔N: Nightfall - Ellen Connor 6/30/12
✔I: Pretty in Ink - Karen Olson 7/26/12
✔A: Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones 9/26/12


Snert 5/5 COMPLETE
✔S: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost 6/22/12
✔N: New York to Dallas - J.D. Robb 6/17/12
✔E: Ella Enchanted - Gail Levine 11/17/12
✔R: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean 9/9/12
✔T: Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger 7/30/12


Kvack 5/5 COMPLETE
✔K: Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey 6/14/12
✔V: V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 8/22/12
✔A: Ascension - Felicity Heaton 8/29/12
✔C: Club Dead - Charlaine Harris 7/9/12
✔K: Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton 8/8/12


Dr. Zook 6/6 COMPLETE
✔D: Darkness Revealed - Alexandra Ivy 6/28/12
✔R: Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang 10/17/12

✔Z: Zero Day- David Baldacci 9/28/12
✔O: Outside In - Maria Snyder 10/12/12
✔O: On Ice - David Ramus 12/10/12
✔K: You Kill Me - Alison Gaylin 8/5/12


The Executioner 13/14
✔T: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson 8/3/12
✔H: Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle 9/30/12
✔E: White Elephant Dead - Carolyn Hart 2/3/13


✔E: Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth 3/20/13
✔X: Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer - Dorothy Gilman 3/21
✔E: The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde 3/9/13
✔C: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton 7/18/12
✔U: Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen 8/29/12
✔T: The Time Weaver - Shana Abe 8/6/12
✔I: Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6/12
✔O: The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde 1/8/13
✔N: Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters 7/31/12
✔E: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas 2/1/13
✔R: First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire 9/13/12


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Canadian Fact & Fiction Challenge

Duration: February 1 - April 30, 2013

READ: 10/10

✔FICTION: We have snow all year long and live in igloos.
• Read a book that takes place through out all 4 seasons (ie one year) or a book where a character has an odd living situation or odd home or a book that has one of the 4 seasons on the cover
Voice Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready (fall is depicted on cover) 4/8

✔FACT: We are the worlds second largest country in land mass with a total area of 9,984,670 sq km (3,854,085 sq mi).
• Read a story where the people travel somewhere or where the title has a number in it or where the number of pages of the book can be made using the numbers in the distances
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist - M.C. Beaton (travel to Cyprus) 2/5

✔FICTION: All our police are dressed up as mounted police and ride on horses.
• Read a book where one of the characters is in law enforcement or a book where someone rides a horse or a book where some sort of uniform is involved
The Cold Room - J.T. Ellison (m.c. is a cop) 2/20

✔FACT: We have a $1 and $2 coins instead of paper bills nicknamed the "loonie" and "toonie".
• Read a book with an animal on the cover or a book where finances or money play a role in the plot or a book where one of the characters is wealthy.
Toehold: A Novel - Stephen Foreman (moose) 2/8

✔FICTION: We don't have modern technology.
• Read a book where technology plays an important role in the plot or a book with some sort of technology on the cover
Behemoth - Scott Westerfield (steampunk) 2/8

✔FACT: We have 2 official languages - English and French.
• Read a book where their native tongue is not English or a book that have characters who speak more than one language or the authors first or last initial is either a E or F.
In Golden Blood - Stephen Woodworth (villain is bilingual) 2/6

✔FICTION: We are part of the United States. provinces and 3 territories.
• Read a book by a Canadian author or a book where some of the plot occurs in Canada or a character is from Canada
Born to Bite - Lindsay Sands (set in Canada) 4/13

✔FACT: We have a "socialist" healthcare system.
• Read a book that somehow involves the medical system or a book where a character is in the medical field.
On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story - Cdr. Richard Jadick (m.c. is a military doctor) 2/27

✔FICTION: We have strong Canadian accents.
• Read a book set in a different country or a book where one of the characters uses slang or where the authors first or last initial is either an E or H.
White Elephant Dead - Carolyn Hart (author = H) 2/3

✔FACT: We invented the modern Zipper.
• Read a book where something is invented or an invention is improved upon or read a book set between 1900 - 1930.
Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff (char invents wings for the griffin) 2/13



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Finding Nemo Scavenger Hunt

READ: 20/20

✔1. Nemo - The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket (children's book) 3/10
✔2. Marlin - Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton (set in New Zealand) 3/7
✔3. Dory - The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde (blue cover) 3/9
✔4. Gill - Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer - Dorothy Gilman (set in Africa) 3/21
✔5. Bloat - Delusion in Death - J.D. Robb (murder mystery) 3/6
✔6. Peach - Dark Predator - Christine Feehan (orange/red cover) 3/16
✔7. Gurgle - On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers (set in the Caribbean/Bahamas) 4/5
✔8. Bubbles - Master of Shadows - Angela Knight (#8 in a series) 3/7
✔9. Deb and Flo - Don't Kill The Messenger - Eileen Rendahl (4 word title) 3/12
✔10. Jacques - In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff (serial killer) 3/19



✔11. Nigel - A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin (1009 pages) 3/25
✔12. Squirt - The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken (H/H are over 200 y.o.) 3/6
✔13. Mr. Ray - The Forgotten - David Baldacci (set in Florida) 3/13
✔14. Bruce - Goliath - Scott Westerfeld (young adult) 3/5
✔15. Anchor - Unearthly - Cynthia Hand (H/h go fishing) 4/4
✔16. Chum - Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (672 pages) 3/13
✔17. Tad - Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth (vowels=7, consonants=10) 3/20
✔18. Pearl- Don't Kill The Messenger - Eileen Rendahl (set in California) 3/12
✔19. Sheldon - Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin (set in Greece) 4/27
✔20. Dr. Philip Sherman - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke (love interest is a dentist) 3/3


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

National Pi Day Challenge

READ: 8/8

✔1. Tricks of the Trade - Laura Ann Gilman (#3 in series) 3/30
✔2. Unearthly - Cynthia Hand (published 2011) 4/4
✔3. Voice Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready (464 pages) 4/8
✔4. Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin (set in Greece) 4/27
✔5. Devilish - Maureen Johnson (desert on cover) 4/14
✔6. The Bridge to Never Land - Ridley Pearson (hero is a physicist) 3/31
✔7. The Ylem - Tatiana Vila (circle on cover) 4/29
✔8. Calculated in Death - J.D. Robb (Roarke is an e-geek) 4/22



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

YA Addicts Challenge

READ: 12/12

✔1a. "Y": The Ylem - Tatiana Vila 4/29/13
✔1b. "A": Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12/12
✔2a. Fiction: The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/2/12
✔2b. Non-Fiction: Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis - Pete Nelson 7/28/12
✔3. Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan 5/5/13
✔4. A Feather of Stone - Cate Tiernan 5/17/12
✔5a. Fiction: Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier 4/21/13
✔5b. Non-Fiction: The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey - Linda Greenlaw 8/13/12
✔6. The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey 9/12/12
✔7. Infamous - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/29/12
✔8. Going Bovine - Libba Bray 7/7/12
✔9. The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima 10/25/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Travel the United States

Duration: May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013

READ: 49/50

✔Alabama: On Ice - David Ramus 12/10
✔Alaska: Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox 7/3
✔Arizona: Ascension - Caris Roane 6/9
✔Arkansas: Slow Hands - Lauren Bach 11/7
✔California: Deeper Than the Dead - Tami Hoag 5/22
✔Colorado: Three Weeks To Say Goodbye - C.J. Box 8/10
✔Connecticut: The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale - Christine Bell 10/30
✔Delaware: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest 6/26
✔Florida: Dark Light - Randy Wayne White 6/23
✔Georgia: Thursday's Child - Sandra Brown 8/30
✔Hawaii: Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen 8/29
✔Idaho: In Harm's Way - Ridley Pearson 12/29
✔Illinois: Kiss of Fate - Deborah Cooke 5/20
✔Indiana: Mum's the Word - Kate Collins 12/23
✔Iowa: Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard 10/28
✔Kansas: Bum Steer - Nancy Pickard 6/5
✔Kentucky: Hard To Handle - Lori Foster 10/21
✔Louisiana: A Necklace of Water - Cate Tiernan 5/18
✔Maine: Kilt Dead - Kaitlyn Dunnett 5/2
✔Maryland: Bad to the Bone - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/21
✔Massachusetts: Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich 7/2
✔Michigan: Blood Will Tell - Samantha Young 5/28
✔Minnesota: Blind Sight - Terri Persons 8/11
✔Mississippi: Them Bones - Carolyn Haines 12/30
✔Missouri: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton 7/18
✔Montana: Dark Paradise - Tami Hoag 12/31
✔Nebraska: Heartland: A Novel - David Wiltse 9/16
✔Nevada: Sinful Magic - Jennifer Lyon 5/30
✔New Hampshire: Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett 9/5
✔New Jersey: Corpse Pose - Diana Killian 7/6
✔New Mexico: Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones 9/26
✔New York: Zombies Sold Separately - Cheyenne McCray 5/21
✔North Carolina: Final Truth - Mariah Stewart 6/13
✔North Dakota: Reckoning - Lili St. Crow 4/6
✔Ohio: Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie 8/7
Oklahoma:
✔Oregon: Geek Love - Katherine Dunn 6/15
✔Pennsylvania: Kiss of Pride - Sandra Hill 12/11
✔Rhode Island: Shadows in the Darkness - Elaine Cunningham 12/26
✔South Carolina: Master of Fire - Angela Knight 12/9
✔South Dakota: No Mercy - Lori Armstrong 4/19
✔Tennessee: The Cold Room - J.T. Ellison 2/20
✔Texas: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
✔Utah: Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang 10/17
✔Vermont: Mad Cow Nightmare - Nancy Wright 12/27
✔Virginia: Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie - Maggie Stiefvater 5/12
✔Washington: Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
✔West Virginia: Zero Day - David Baldacci 9/28
✔Wisconsin: The Wheat Field - Steve Thayer 12/27
✔Wyoming: Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6



49/50 COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Crazy Number Series Challenge

Duration: May 15, 2012 - May 14, 2013

1. Friday Night Bites (Chicagoland Vampires #2) - Chloe Neill 5/15 ★★★★
2. A Feather of Stone (Balefire #3) - Cate Tiernan 5/17 ★★★★
3. A Necklace of Water (Balefire #4) - Cate Tiernan 5/18 ★★★★
4. Kiss of Fate (Dragonfire #3) - Deborah Cooke 5/20 ★★★★★
5. Sinful Magic (Wing Slayer #4) - Jennifer Lyon 5/30 ★★★★★
6. Bitterblue -Kristen Cashore (Graceling Realm #3) 6/4 ★★★
7. Final Truth - Mariah Stewart (Truth series #4) 6/13 ★★★★★
8. Never Too Hot - Bella Andre (Hot Shots: Men of Fire #3) 6/26 ★★★
9. Darkness Revealed - Alexandra Ivy (Guardians of Eternity #4) 6/28 ★★★
10. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #3) 7/9 ★★★★
11. Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (Play by Play #2) 7/18 ★★★
12. Blood Lines - Tanya Huff (Vicki Nelson #3) 7/24 ★★★
13. Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard (Fane #4) 7/25 ★★★
14. My Give a Damn's Busted - Carolyn Brown (Honky Tonk #3) 7/29 ★★★
15. Mad Ship - Robin Hobb (Liveship Traders #2) 7/31 ★★★★★
16. Host - Faith Hunter (Rogue Mage #3) 8/8 ★★★
17. Don't Look Down - Suzanne Enoch (Samantha Jellicoe #2) 8/16 ★★★★
18. Unchained - Sharon Ashwood (Dark Forgotten #3) 8/18 ★★★★
19. Dark Days - Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant #4) 8/26 ★★★★★
20. I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells (John Cleaver #3) 8/27 ★★★★
21. Moonburn - Alisa Sheckley (Abra Barrow #2) 8/31 ★★★
22. Vampire Dragon - Annette Blair (Works Like Magick #3) 9/2 ★★★
23. Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett (A Booktown Mystery #2) 9/5 ★★★★
24. Fair Game - Patricia Briggs (Alpha & Omega #3)9/21 ★★★★★
25. Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn (Mists of Ireland #2) 9/29 ★★★★
26. Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle (The MacInnes Werewolves Trilogy #3) 9/30 ★★★★★
27. Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James (Fifty Shades #2) 10/5 ★★★
28. Endlessly - Kiersten White (Paralnormalcy #3) 10/14 ★★★★
29. Secrets to the Grave - Tami Hoag (Oak Knoll #2) 10/19 ★★★★★
30. Hard To Handle - Lori Foster (SBC Fighters #3) 10/21 ★★★★★
31. Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard (Abby & Ophelia #2) 10/28 ★★★★
32. Never Been Witched - Annette Blair (Triplet Witch #3) 11/16 ★★★
33. Kiss Me Deadly - Michele Hauf (Bewitch the Dark #2)11/18 ★★★
34. Mystic Warrior - Patricia Rice (Mystic Isle #3) 11/20 ★★
35. Bad to the Bone - Jeri Smith-Ready (WVMP Radio #2) 11/21 ★★★★
36. Infamous - Sherrilyn Kenyon (Chronicles of Nick #3)11/29 ★★★★★
37. Faking It - Jennifer Crusie (Dempsey's #2) 12/25 ★★★★
38. Sins of the Flesh - Eve Silver (Otherkin #3) 1/9 ★★★★★
39. Body of Sin - Eve Silver (Otherkin #4) 1/9 ★★★
40. Lost Love Found - Bertrice Small (O'Malley's Saga #5)1/10 ★★
41. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson #4) 2/2 ★★★★★
42. Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber (Lucy Valentine #3) 2/5 ★★★★★
43. Behemoth - Scott Westerfeld (Leviathan #2) 2/8 ★★★★★
44. Goliath - Scott Westerfeld (Leviathan #3) 3/5/13 ★★★★★
45. The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events #4) 3/10/13 ★★★★★
46. The Taking - Erin McCarthy (Seven Deadly Sins #3) 3/18/13 ★★★★★
47. The Fifth Witness - Michael Connelly (Mickey Haller #4) 3/22/13 ★★★★
48. Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione (Lords of Deliverance #3) 3/22/13 ★★★★★
49. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin (A Song of Fire and Ice #2) 3/25/13 ★★★★★
50. Tricks of the Trade - Laura Ann Gilman (Paranormal Scene Investigators #3) 3/30/13 ★★★★
51. Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione (Lords of Deliverance #4) 4/6/13 ★★★★★
52. A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin (A Song of Fire and Ice #3) 4/25/13 ★★★★★
53. Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin (Jaz Parks #4) 4/27/13 ★★★★
54. Bookplate Special - Lorna Barrett (A Booktown Mystery #3) 5/4 ★★★★
55. Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck (Tiger Saga #2) 5/4 ★★★★★
56. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) 5/11 ★★★

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

May Book Lottery - 2012 COMPLETE

READ: 3/3

1. Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia 5/19
2. Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake 5/8
3. The Innocent - David Baldacci 5/21



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Perpetual Music Relay Round 1- 6 COMPLETE
Perpetual Music Relay Round 7

Barbara's PMR Playlist
1. Train - Hey Soul Sister (chosen on 5/23/12)
2. Train - Drive By(chosen on 8/1/12)
3. Jason Aldean - Crazytown - (chosen on 8/27/12)
4. Theory of a Deadman - Gentleman (chosen on 12/20/12)
5. The Clash - London Calling (chosen on 1/6/13)
6. One Night Rodeo - Dirty Mind (chosen on 2/13/13)
7. The Monroes - What Do All The People Know (chosen on 3/19/13)

Round 7
☁ What Do All the People Know
W: A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith 3/31
H: Dare to Die - Carolyn Hart 4/6
A: Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni 4/18
T: Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth 3/20

D: Double Play - Jill Shalvis 3/20
O: Driven to Ink - Karen Olsen 3/24

A: No Mercy - Lori Armstrong 4/19
L: Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione 3/22
L: Mortal Coil - Derek Landy 3/29

T: Tricks of the Trade - Laura Ann Gilman 3/30
H: Unearthly - Cynthia Hand 4/4
E: Shadows in the Starlight - Elaine Cunningham 4/2

P: The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros 3/26
E: Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters 4/4
O: On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers 4/5
P: The Bridge to Never Land - Dave Barry/Ridley Pearson 3/31
L: Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione 4/6
E: The Return of Black Douglas - Elaine Coffman 4/7

K: Superstition - Karen Robards 3/31
N: The Next Always - Nora Roberts 4/9
O: Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh 5/30
W: Warrior - Zoe Archer 4/11


Round 6
☁ Dirty Mind
D: Creepers - David Morrell 2/24
I: Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione 2/22
R: Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye 2/26
T: The Trouble with J.J. - Tami Hoag 2/20
Y: Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn 2/17

M: The Highlander's Fury - Maeve Greyson 2/15
I: In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff 3/19
N: Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton 3/7
D: The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken 3/6


Round 5
☁ London Calling - COMPLETE
L: Lost Love Found - Bertrice Small 1/10
O: Odd Apocalypse - Dean Koontz 1/17
N: A Night Like This - Julia Quinn 1/13
D: Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole 1/6
O: Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card 2/13
N: Hot Ice - Nora Roberts 1/16

C: The Calling - Kelley Armstrong 1/11
A: Ashes to Dust - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1/22
L: Leviathan - Scott Westerfield 1/16
L: Midnight Rain - Holly Lisle 1/17
I: Into Thin Air:Mt. Everest Disaster - Jon Krakauer 1/13
N: Now or Never - Michele Bardsley 2/11
G: Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton 1/24

[Barbara ★]

A-Z Pet Challenge

Duration: June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013


READ: 22/26

A: (AWOL), cat - Zero Day- David Baldacci 9/28
B: (Boreas), dog - Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13
C: (Cat 7143) - Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich 7/2
D: (Dexter), dog - Bad to the Bone - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/21
E: (Edward), dog - The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler 12/21
F: (Friday), cat - Night Sins - Tami Hoag 11/12
G: (Galahad), cat - New York to Dallas - J.D. Robb 6/17
H: (Horus), cat - The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 11/30
I: (Izzy), dog - Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis 10/18
J: (Jake), cat - You Kill Me - Alison Gaylin 8/5
K: (Kitchener), dog - The Treacherous Teddy - John Lamb 9/11
L: (Lulu Mae), cat - Corpse Pose - Diana Killian 7/6
M: (Mildred Memory), cat - Killing The Blues - Robert B. Parker 7/6
N: (Newton), dog - Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/28
O: (Odysseus), hamster - Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber 2/5
P: (Prince), dog - Ravenous - V.K. Forrest 6/26
Q: (Queenie), cat - Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard 10/28
R: (Rocky), racoon - Moonburn - Alisa Sheckley 8/31
S: (Scorch), cat - Vampire Dragon - Annette Blair 9/2
T: (Tutu), cat - Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street 9/22
U:
V:
W: (Wingo), dog - Beach Road - James Patterson 7/27
X:
Y:
Z: (Ziel), dog - Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin 4/27

[Barbara ★]

No Vowels Challenge

Duration: January 1, 2013 - ??? (no deadline)

1. (A=R, E=P, O=W, U=H) COMPLETE!

W: Blood Challenge - Eileen Wilks 1/6
H: Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb 1/4
T: Taking a Shot - Jaci Burton 1/19
L: Love in a Nutshell - Janet Evanovich 1/3
R: Hot Ice - Nora Roberts 1/16
N: A Night Like This - Julia Quinn 1/13
D: Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole 1/6
P: The Monster of Florence - Douglas Preston 1/18
R: (Reason Cansino) - Magic Lessons - Justine Larbalestier 1/24

2. (A=M, E=N, O=H) COMPLETE!

Z: Zugzwang - Ronan Bennett 1/31
N: (Natalie) - In Golden Blood - Stephen Woodworth 2/6
R: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan 2/9
H: Midnight Rain - Holly Lisle 1/17
D: Dark of Night - Suzanne Brockmann 1/23
M: Monkeewrench - P.J. Tracy 1/19
Y: Ashes to Dust - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1/22

3. (A=B, E=L, O=T) COMPLETE!

B: Body of Sin - Eve Silver 1/9
G: Grendel - John Gardner 2/16
B: Lost Love Found - Bertrice Small 1/10
M: A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time - Melinda Blanchard 1/29
L: The Convicts - Iain Lawrence 1/7
T: The Trouble with J.J. - Tami Hoag 2/20
F: The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde 1/8
T: Blue Latitudes - Tony Horwitz 2/25
H: Highlander's Challenge - Jo Barrett 1/21
R: Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye 2/26
T: Toehold: A Novel - Stephen Foreman 2/8
N: Now or Never - Michele Bardsley 2/11
L: Lucky's Lady - Tami Hoag 1/29
S: Sins of the Flesh - Eve Silver 1/9

4. (A=Y, E=V, I=K, O=J) COMPLETE!

T: The Taking - Erin McCarthy 3/18
H: Hungry As The Sea - Wilbur Smith 1/27
V: (Vigholf) - The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken 3/6
G: Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton 1/24
K: The Calling - Kelley Armstrong 1/11
R: On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story - Cdr. Richard Jadick 2/27
L: Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks - Cara Lockwood 2/14
W: In Bed With A Stranger - Mary Wine 1/17
H: The Highlander's Fury - Maeve Greyson 2/15
J: Into Thin Air:Mt. Everest Disaster - Jon Krakauer 1/13
P: More Book Lust - Nancy Pearl 2/7
L: Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione 2/22
Y: Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn 2/17
Y: The Ylem - Tatiana Vila 4/29
V: Voice Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 4/8
D: Deep Black: Death Wave - Stephen Coonts 1/11
W: Leviathan - Scott Westerfield 1/16
K: Odd Apocalypse - Dean Koontz 1/17
T: Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth 3/20
H: Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones 3/17
F: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones 2/2
K: Killer Instinct - Zoë Sharp 2/9
R: Delusion in Death - J.D. Robb 3/6
V: (Violet) - The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket 3/10

5. (A=T, E=M, I=D, O=G) COMPLETE!

T: (Thanatos) - Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione 3/22
D: Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness 2/11
D: (Deryn) - Behemoth - Scott Westerfield 2/8
S: The Siren Song - Anne Ursu 1/30
C: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas 2/1
G: Sea Hunter - Paul Garrison 2/16
V: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie 5/24
M: Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist - M.C. Beaton 2/5
R: Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson 3/13
Y: (Yukiko) - Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff 2/13
G: Unnatural - Michael Griffo 2/28
F: The Frog Prince - Jane Porter 2/18
W: White Elephant Dead - Carolyn Hart 2/3
D: Creepers - David Morrell 2/24
T: Tricks of the Trade - Laura Ann Gilman 3/30
C: Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card 2/13
H: Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber 2/5
M: The Sea of Tranquility - Katha Millay 2/25
S: The Brass Bed - Jennifer Stevenson 2/3

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The NEW Challenge

DURATION: January 1 – April 30, 2013

READ: 15/15

Read three books by new-to-you authors.
1. The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde 1/8
2. Deep Black: Death Wave - Stephen Coonts 1/11
3. The Convicts - Iain Lawrence 1/7


Read two books from new-to-you series.
1. Leviathan - Scott Westerfield 1/16
2. Monkeewrench - P.J. Tracy 1/19


Read one book from a new-to-you genre.
1. Into Thin Air:Mt. Everest Disaster - Jon Krakauer (non fiction) 1/13


Read three books released in 2013.
1. Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs (pub 3/5/13) 4/16
2. Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni (pub 4/1/13) 4/18
3. Inferno - Sherrilyn Kenyon (pub 4/9/13) 5/27


Read two books by brand new authors (first book published).
1. Killer Instinct - Zoë Sharp 2/9
2. Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff 2/13


Read one book from a brand new series (first book released in 2013).
1. Written in Red - Anne Bishop (pub 3/1/13) 9/16


Read two books that will help you complete NEW challenges, i.e., challenges that started in 2013.
1. Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn (for all those pesky "Y"s) 2/17
2. U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton (for "U") 4/13


Read one non-fiction book about a new interest – a hobby, a health interest, an entertainer or athlete, a news issue, etc.
1. The Digest Diet: The Fast, Effective, 21-Day Fat Release Plan - Liz Vaccariello 3/7


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Celebrating the Barcode Challenge

DURATION: May 1 – August 31, 2013

READ: 11/11

✔1. Read a book in which codes/ciphers are important OR a book in which a character is a spy or agent of some sort OR a book involving politics.
Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine (heroine works for the Crown’s clandestine organization) 5/2

✔2. Read a book in which a character is an inventor OR a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in NORMANWOODLAND.
The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart (one of 4 m.c. invents things) 5/14

✔3. Read a book with a 1, 2, 5 or 9 in the number of total pages OR a book by author who was born in October (of any year).
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith (235 pages) 5/18

✔4. Read a book with a geometric pattern of some sort as the predominant image on the cover OR book #4 in a series OR an author’s fourth published book.
Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia (Caster Chronicles #4) 5/19

✔5. Read a book in which the characters take trip via train or car OR a book in which some form of transportation is the predominant image on the cover OR a book involving some sort of new technology.
Sleeping Arrangements - Madeleine Wickham (car on cover) 5/29

✔6. Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title – disregard A, An and The – can be found in KROGER.
Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan (starts with R) 5/5

✔7. Read a book in which a character works at or visits a museum OR a book set in Ohio or Washington, DC OR a book in which a “first” happens – first marriage, first baby, first murder investigation, whatever.
The Innocent - David Baldacci (set in Washington DC) 5/21

✔8. Read a book published in a year with a 5 in it OR a book in which a characters work in retail OR a book in which food is important to the story.
Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson (m.c. is a caterer) 5/4

✔9. Read a book involving a conspiracy OR book #6 in a series OR a book (non-fiction or fiction) about a commonly known celebrity.
Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent (Soul Screamers #6) 6/9

✔10. Read a book in which a character works in an “outdoor” career (park ranger, landscaper, etc.) OR a book whose barcode includes all of the numbers from the year you were born OR a book in which a malfunction of some sort plays a big role in the plot.
The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington 5/13
(ISBN: 978-0-316-19035-0, I was born 1967)

✔11. Generated = 4 (Task D)

* D. Shipping industry - FedEx is probably the world's biggest single user of barcode technology.
Read a book set in a country other than your own OR read a book featuring a large company OR a book with a cover that is predominantly brown.
The Lion's Daughter - Loretta Chase (set in Europe/ALBANIA, I live in USA) 5/7



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Shrink that TBR - 2012/2013

READ: 20/20

✔1. Read two books from series on your Goodreads TBR that you have started and not finished. Books can be from the same series or from different series.
A.Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich (Lizzy & Diesel series #2) 7/2
B.Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #3) 7/9

✔2. Read two books from your Goodreads TBR that you own – print books only please!
A. You're So Vein - Christine Warren (on TBR since 2/2009) 7/4
B. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis (on TBR since 5/2012) 7/9

✔3. Read one book from your Goodreads TBR that will help with a difficult challenge.
Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger ("U" author) 7/30

✔4. Read one book from your Goodreads TBR that a friend, co-worker or family member has recommended to you.
Firelight - Krisin Callihan (recommended by KarLynP) 9/24

✔5. Open your Goodreads TBR list and sort by date added. Make a note of the number of books on your to-read list. Divide that number in half (if you come up with a fraction, round up), and read the book that corresponds to that number.
Pleasure and Purpose - Megan Hart (#2039) 5/29

✔6. Sort your Goodreads TBR list by date added, oldest to newest. Set the list to show 60 books per page. Read two books from the first page of that list.
A. Biting the Bullet - Jennifer Rardin (#17) 8/28
B. Highland Scoundrel - Monica McCarty (#20) 10/15

✔7. Sort your Goodreads TBR list by date added, oldest to newest , and set it to show 20 books per page. Read one book from the last page (or last two pages, if your last page has less than five books).
Payback - Fern Michaels (#1) 6/16

✔8. Sort your Goodreads TBR list by author, A-Z, and set it to show 30 books per page. Read one book from the first page of that list.
The Time Weaver - Shana Abe (#7) 8/6

✔ 9. Sort your Goodreads TBR list by author, Z-A, and set it to show 40 books per page. Read one book from the first page of that list.
Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth (#28) 3/20

✔10. Sort your Goodreads TBR list by number of pages, shortest to longest, and set it to show 50 books per page. (If Goodreads does not list the number of pages for some of your books, you can use the page count found elsewhere – the author’s or publisher’s website, B&N, amazon, etc.) Read two books from the first page of that list. (I had to go to page 9 to find anything more than 150 pages.)
A. Scales And A Tail - Stormy Glenn (155 pages) 6/30
B. Valley of Dust - Karoleen Vry Brucks (156 pages) 6/29

✔11. Sort your Goodreads TBR list by average rating, and set it to show 40 books per page. Read two books from the first page of that list.
A. The Brass Bed - Jennifer Stevenson (2.47) 2/3
B. Dragon Unmasked - Kathleen Nance (2.71) 6/30

✔ 12. Sort your Goodreads TBR list by title, A-Z, and set it to show 60 books per page. Read one book from the first page of that list.
The 5th Witch - Graham Masterton (#11) 10/19

✔13. Sort your Goodreads TBR list by title, Z-A, and set it to show 40 books per page. Read one book from the first page of that list.
Would-Be Witch - Kimberly Frost (#20) 11/2

✔ 14. Read any two books from your Goodreads TBR list.
A. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin 7/19
B. Blood Lines - Tanya Huff 7/24



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Your Favorite Band Challenge


Rick Springfield has always been my favorite singer.

DURATION: January 1 - June 30, 2013

Songs:
1. Hold On To Your Dream - Rock of Life
2. Jessie's Girl - Working Class Dog
3. Love Screws Me Up - Songs At the End of the World
4. Rock of Life - - Rock of Life
5. I've Done Everything For You - Working Class Dog
6. How Do You Talk to Girls - Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
7. Just One Kiss - Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet
8. Red Hot & Blue Love - Working Class Dog

READ: 10/10

✔1. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in the name of the band/singer.
Sins of the Flesh - Eve Silver (E & S found in Springfield) 1/9

✔2. Read a book whose total page count includes at least one number from the year in which your band’s/singer’s first album was released.
Tell us the year the album was released and the number of pages in your book.
(Album: Beginnings 1972)
Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (672 pages) 3/13

✔3. Read a book whose title contains at least one word from title of one of the songs.
Tell us which song you chose, and what the common word is.
Silk Dreams - Diana Groe (Hold On To Your Dream) 6/17

✔4. Read a book whose title contains the same number of words as one of your song titles (ALL words count!)
Remember to tell us which song you chose!
Blood Challenge - Eileen Wilks (Jessie's Girl) 1/6

✔5. Read a book whose cover is the same color as the cover of album which contains one of your songs.
Be sure to provide a link to the book cover AND to the album cover
White Elephant Dead - Carolyn Hart 2/3


✔6. Read a book that was published in the same year as one of your songs was released.
Remember to tell us what year the song was released.
F is for Fugitive - Sue Grafton (Rock of Life, 1988) 2/21

✔7. Read a book with a character whose first initial is the same as the lead singer in your band.
Tell us who the lead singer is and the character's name.
Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks - Cara Lockwood (Lead singer: Rick Springfield, Character: Rachel) 2/14

✔8. Read a book in which the first letter of every word in the title (ALL words count!) can be found in the name of one of the songs.
Be sure to tell us which song you're using.
Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake (I've Done Everything For You) 5/8
(G in Everything, O in For, N in Done.)

✔9. Read a book by an author whose first and last initials can be found in the title of one of the songs.
Remember to tell us which song you chose.
Leviathan - Scott Westerfield (S & W in How Do You Talk to Girls) 1/16

✔10. Read a book whose main plot somehow relates to the lyrics of one of your songs. Be creative with this one! OR read a book whose title or author’s name contains at least one word from the singer/band’s name.
Six Seconds - Rick Mofina (Rick Springfield) 6/30



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

All About You - The Sequel

Duration: February 1, 2013 – August 31, 2013

READ: 15/15

✔1. Who is your favorite author? Read one of his/her books OR spell out his/her name, as used on his/her books. J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts
Delusion in Death - J.D. Robb 3/6

✔2. What is your favorite music genre? Read a book that somehow relates to that genre OR spell out the genre. Be sure to tell us how the book relates to the genre! Country (view spoiler)[
C: Creepers - David Morrell 2/24
O: Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card 2/13
U: Unnatural - Michael Griffo 2/28
N: Now or Never - Michele Bardsley 2/11
T: The Trouble with J.J. - Tami Hoag 2/20
R: Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye 2/26
Y: Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn 2/17
(hide spoiler)]

✔3. What is your favorite snack? Read a book whose title starts with the first letter of that snack OR spell out the name of the snack. salt and vinegar potato chips
The Sea of Tranquility - Katha Millay (starts with S) 2/25

✔4. Who is your favorite cartoon/comic character? Read a book with a character whose name starts with the same letter as your favorite cartoon character’s name. Tweety Bird
Master of Shadows - Angela Knight (hero is Tristan ) 3/7

✔5. What is your favorite holiday? Read a book in which that holiday occurs OR spell out the holiday name. Labor Day (when all the Bennies go home!) (view spoiler)[
L: Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 2/19
A: The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton 2/28
B: Blue Latitudes - Tony Horwitz 2/25
O: Driven to Ink - Karen Olsen 3/24
R: Superstition - Karen Robards 3/31

D: Dark Predator - Christine Feehan 3/16
A: Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson 3/13
Y: The Ylem - Tatiana Vila 4/29
(hide spoiler)]

✔6. What is your favorite children’s book? Read that book OR spell out its title.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket 3/10

✔7. What is your favorite color? Read a book whose cover is predominantly that color OR spell out the name of the color. Purple (view spoiler)[
P: Sea Hunter - Paul Garrison 2/16
U: Unearthly - Cynthia Hand 4/4
R: The Return of Black Douglas - Elaine Coffman 4/7
P: Guilty Wives - James Patterson 2/25
L: Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks - Cara Lockwood 2/14
E: The Cold Room - J.T. Ellison 2/20
(hide spoiler)]

✔8. What is your favorite TV show? Read a book with the same theme as that show OR spell out the name of the show. Remember to tell us the theme of your show! Grey's Anatomy (hospital drama)
On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story - Cdr. Richard Jadick (military doctor) 2/27

✔9. What is your favorite animal? Read a book by an author whose first or last initial begins with the same letter as the animal’s name, OR spell out the name of the animal. black panther (jaguar)
Calamity Jayne - kathleen Bacus 2/17

✔10. What is your favorite place to vacation? Read a book that somehow relates to that place OR spell out the name of the place. Remember to explain how the book relates to your vacation place! Australia (I don't vacation but if I did I would go here.)
Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier (set in Australia) 6/28

✔11. What is your favorite way to spend your down time? Read a book in which a character pursues the same hobby or a book with something related to that hobby on the cover OR spell out the hobby. reading
- Jasper Fforde (cover has person entering into the book, wouldn't that be sweet?) 3/9

✔12. What is your favorite entrée (main course)? Read a book with an entree on the cover or in the title or the third book in a series (the entrée is usually the third course of a more formal dinner) OR spell out the name of the food. pasta in red sauce (view spoiler)[
P: The Frog Prince - Jane Porter 2/18
A: Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton 3/7
S: Killer Instinct - Zoë Sharp 2/9
T: Toehold: A Novel - Stephen Foreman 2/8
A: The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken 3/6
(hide spoiler)]

✔13. What is your favorite song (or one of your favorite songs)? Read a book whose title includes at least one of the words in the title of your song OR spell out the title of the song.
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent (before & wake) 6/9

✔14. What is your favorite movie? Read a book whose total number of pages includes at least one number from the year the movie was released in the US OR spell out the title of the movie. Remember to tell us what year the movie was released.
Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones (320 pages) 2/2

✔15. What was your favorite subject or class in school? Read a book in which a character works in a field related to this subject or in which that subject is somehow represented on the cover OR spell out the name of the class/subject. mathematics
(view spoiler)[
M: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan 2/9
A: Warrior - Zoe Archer 4/11
T: Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth 3/20
H: Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones 3/17
E: Don't Kill The Messenger - Eileen Rendahl 3/12
M: Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer - Dorothy Gilman 3/21
A: Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni 4/18
T: The Taking - Erin McCarthy 3/18
I: Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione 2/22
C: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/3
S: Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness 2/11
(hide spoiler)]

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The Language of Flowers Challenge - Part I
Duration: May 15-October 31, 2013
FLOWER TASK LEVELS: WINDOW BOX - Pick any 35 tasks to fill in your window box.

READ: 35/35

✿AZALEA - The Mao Case - Qiu Xiaolong (set in China) 5/21
✿BLUEBELL – Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz (very humble hero) 6/17
✿BUTTERCUP – - Eliot Pattison (yellow cover) 6/14
✿CAMELLIA (Pink) - - Rachel Vincent (pink cover) 6/9
✿CARNATION (Striped) – White Tiger - Kylie Chan (heroine repeatedly rejected by hero) 5/23
✿CARNATION (Yellow) - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith (rated 2 stars) 5/18
✿DAISY - - Rosemary Harris (daisy on cover and in title) 5/19
✿EDELWEISS - This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel (Switzerland) 6/26
✿FORGET-ME-NOT - Silk Dreams - Diana Groe (romance) 6/17
✿FORSYTHIA – Inferno - Sherrilyn Kenyon (published April 2013) 5/27
✿GARDENIA - Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia (book crush=Ethan) 5/19
✿HEATHER - Blood Ties - Pamela Freeman (all 3 m.c. are alone) 5/26
✿HYACINTH - Hannah's Dream - Diane Hammond (m.c. works at a zoo) 6/15
✿HYDRANGEA - - C.E. Murphy (snow on cover) 6/28
✿LAVENDER – Crown of Crystal Flame - C.L. Wilson (heroine has ability to heal others) 5/17
✿LILAC (Pink) - Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier (young adult) 6/27
✿LILY (Calla) – Scales And A Tail - Stormy Glenn (m.c. is a prince) 6/30
✿LILY OF THE VALLEY – Dark Mirror - Mary Jo Putney (author=Mary) 6/25
✿LILY (Tiger) - On Dublin Street - Samantha Young (hero is filthy rich) 6/14
✿MAGNOLIA – Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden (set in Mississippi) 5/29
✿MARIGOLD – A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (queen is cruel) 6/13
✿ORCHID - Pleasure and Purpose - Megan Hart (woman on cover) 5/27
✿OLEANDER – Whiplash - Catherine Coulter (m.c. is ballet teacher) 6/20
✿PANSY - Everneath - Brodi Ashton (flashbacks) 6/18
✿PETUNIA – Valley of Dust - Karoleen Vry Brucks (writing is terrible) 6/29
✿POPPY - M Is for Malice - Sue Grafton (set in California) 6/24
✿ROSE (Red) - Lover At Last - J.R. Ward (set in New York) 6/4
✿ROSE (pink) - Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh (m.c. enters a harem and has to prove she's virgin) 5/30
✿ROSE (Yellow) - Six Seconds - Rick Mofina (jealousy ruins marriage) 6/29
✿SNAPDRAGON - Dragon Unmasked - Kathleen Nance (antagonist deceives H/H) 6/30
✿VIOLET- Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe (set in Wisconsin) 7/5
✿WISTERIA – Briar Rose - Jane Yolen (young adult, 239 pages) 7/6
✿ZINNIA (MAGENTA) - Everbound - Brodi Ashton (oh Jack where for art thou?) 6/25

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

May the 4th Be With You Challenge
DURATION: May 4 – June 30, 2013
LEVEL: Jedi Master – 8 or more books

READ: 8/8+

✔1. Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia (Caster Chronicles #4) 5/19

✔2. Tin Swift - Devon Monk (weapon on the cover) 5/31

✔3. Undercover - Lauren Dane (erotic sci-fi) 7/7

✔4. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart (one of main 4 chars is George Washington) 5/14

✔5. Crown of Crystal Flame - C.L. Wilson (set in the Fading Lands) 5/17

✔6. Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck (evil villain) 5/4

7. Read a book that’s been made into a movie. SKIP

✔8. Inferno - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/27

9. Read a book in which every word in the title (ALL WORDS COUNT!) can be found in TATTOOINE. Titles must be at least three words long! SKIP

✔10. Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan (377 pages - 7 in page count) 5/5



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

MythBusters Challenge

READ: 12/12

✔1. MythBusters is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
Read a book that has been published since the show began in 2003 (includes those published in 2003).
Be sure to tell us the year in which the book was published.
Delirium - Lauren Oliver (pub 2011) 7/13

✔2. The show is based in San Francisco, and most of the tests and experiments are conducted in or around their home base.
Read a book set in California. Give yourself bonus points if it's set in San Francisco :)
With Red Hands - Stephen Woodworth (set in California) 7/9

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage are the original MythBusters
✔3. Jamie is from Indiana and held a lot of varied jobs in his early years, including wilderness survival expert, boat captain, diver, linguist, animal wrangler, machinist and cook. He even ran a sailing/diving charter business in the Caribbean, before switching over to concentrate on the visual effects business.
Read a book set in US Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin) OR a book with water on the cover OR a book in which a character has held at least two different jobs before his/her current career.
Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe (set in Wisconsin) 7/5

✔4. Adam has worked as a projectionist, animator, graphic designer, carpenter, interior and stage designer, toy designer, welder, and scenic painter. Since 1993, he has worked in visual effects, and has over 100 commercials and a dozen feature films to his name.
Read a book with an illustration (NOT a photo) on the cover OR a collection of short stories OR a book that has been made into a movie or is based on a TV show.
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman (movie to come out in 2014) 7/26

✔5. The current build team consists of Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, and Grant Imahara:
Kari has an art degree from San Francisco State University and makes most of the models for the MythBusters. Tory graduated magna cum laude from San Francisco State University’s film school, and his work on feature films includes making the pod racers from the Star Wars movies. He has been with MythBusters since the show began, first behind the scenes, then becoming a co-host later. Grant, a former BattleBots champion, has a degree in electrical engineering from USC. He was once an operator of R2D2 from Star Wars, and he helped develop the electronics for the Energizer Bunny.
Go to Roll dice and roll ONE die.
If you roll a 1 or a 4, you are Kari. Read a book in which a major character is an artist OR a character is a mom with job outside the home.
If you roll a 2 or a 5, you are Tory. Read a sci-fi or fantasy book OR a book whose title begins with a letter in TORY (do NOT count The).
If you roll a 3 or a 6, you are Grant. Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in GRANT OR a book with pink on the cover.
Meet Me in Venice - Elizabeth Adler (rolled 6,pink cover) 7/4

✔6. Past cast members include Scottie Chapman, a metal-worker, and Mythterns Christine Chamberlain and Jess Nelson.
Read a book in which a character is an intern or someone learning a new job OR a book with some sort of metal object on cover OR a book with a character named Scott, Christine or Jess or a reasonable variation.
The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress (gun & sword on cover) 7/4

✔7. Buster is a crash test dummy who is used to test a lot of the myths on the show that are deemed too dangerous for a human subject. Buster has been dropped from a helicopter, involved in numerous car crashes, and has even been given a family. He has been repaired and rebuilt many times over the years.
Read a book in which a character find him/herself in a dangerous situation OR a book about family OR a book in which a character has to heal after a significant injury.
Briar Rose - Jane Yolen (about grandmother's past) 7/6

✔8. At the end of each episode, myths are declared to be busted, plausible or confirmed. Busted is used for results that cannot be replicated via described parameters or even extremely exaggerated parameters. Plausible myths are those that can be only be replicated by expanding some of the parameters by a reasonable margin, or those whose results are attainable, but in a way that is highly dangerous. Myths labeled confirmed are those in which the cast is able to recreate (or closely recreate) the myth’s outcome within the described circumstances.
Go to Roll dice and roll ONE die.
If you roll a 1 or 2, your myth is busted. Read a book set in an imaginary world OR a book in which magic is involved.
If you roll a 3 or 4, your myth is plausible. Read a book that could be real but is hard to imagine OR a book in which something is accomplished in a very dangerous way.
If you roll a 5 or 6, your myth is confirmed. Read a non-fiction book OR a book set in the real world.
Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman (witches/magic) 7/3

✔9. Several times during every episode, viewers are admonished "Do NOT try this at home!"
Read a book in which a character ignores a warning OR a book in which an experiment of some kind is conducted.
The Rook - Daniel O'Malley (mad scientists) 7/24

✔10. The MythBusters frequently call in experts to monitor safety issues or provide additional knowledge about how and why things work. Two of their frequently-used experts are firearms professional Lt. Al Normandy of the South San Francisco Police Department and retired FBI explosives expert Frank Doyle.
Read a book in which a character is an expert in his/her field OR a book with a firearm of some sort on the cover OR a book in which a lot of explosions occur.
If using the cover option, be sure to post the book cover!
The Paris Vendetta - Steve Berry (explosions) 7/8

✔11. In December 2011, during the filming for the "Cannonball Chemistry" episode, a cannonball passed its intended target of water-filled barrels and soared 700 yards into a nearby neighborhood. It put a 10” hole in the side of a house and crashed into a minivan, but, fortunately, no one was hurt.
Read a book in which things don’t go as planned OR a book with a 1, 7 or 0 in the total number of pages. Be sure to tell us how many pages are in the book.
NOS4A2 - Joe Hill (spacial travel has issues) 7/18

✔12. Two of the many myths that have been busted include the five-second rule for food dropped on floor and that waving a red cape makes bulls angry (it’s the movement itself, not the color red, that annoys them.)
Read a book with food on the cover or in the title OR book #5 in a series OR a book with a cover that is predominantly red.
If using one of the cover options, be sure to post the book cover.
The Deeds of the Disturber - Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #5) 7/25



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

If I Ran the Zoo Challenge

Duration: July 1 – Dec 31, 2013

READ: 26/26

✔1. Alligator: Read a book that takes place in the south eastern United States.(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) OR read a book with a happy ending. OR read a book with a shy character.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay (set in Georgia) 7/5

✔2. Cheetah: Read a book with a cover that some type of repeating circular element ( spots, polka dots, confetti etc.) OR read a book that was so good you couldn’t put it down and you “sped right through it” OR read a book that is set in Africa or the Middle East.
Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann (set in a fake Middle Eastern country - Kazbekistan) 7/31

✔3. Elephant: Read a book that takes place in Africa or Asia OR read a book with a character that is a vegetarian OR read a book with a 0,1,5,or 7 in the total page number.
Meet Me in Venice - Elizabeth Adler (Shanghai,China) 7/4

✔4. Emperor Penguin: Read a book with a cover that represents cold (ice, snow, winter scene, iced beverage) OR read a book where the father is the main caregiver (single dad, widowed, stay at home dad) OR read a book with a 0 or 2 in the publication date.
Black Friday - Alex Kava (published 2009) 7/27

✔5. Giant Panda: Read a book that is set in China OR read a book with a character that saves someone or they have been saved OR read a book with a cover that is black and white.
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman (Nobody Owens is saved by the graveyard) 7/26

✔6. Giraffe: Read a book that is taller than average (for the sake of this challenge we will say the average height is 8.5inches) OR read a book with a character described as tall. OR read a book with a cover (more than 50%) that is orange.
Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz (orange cover) 7/3

✔7. Grey Wolf: Read a book with the main character being the oldest child. OR read a book about a scientist or author. OR read a book with any four-legged animal on the cover.
The Rook - Daniel O'Malley (lion and rabbit) 7/24

✔8. Grizzly Bear: Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author. OR read a book with a character that is aggressive. OR read a book that surprised you. (Twists you didn’t see coming, you didn’t think you would like the book but you did, etc.)
The Map of Lost Memories: A Novel - Kim Fay (heroine aggressive) 7/30

✔9. Hippopotamus: Read a book that is #3 in a series OR read a book that takes place by water OR read a book with an “unkept” character. ( this could be a mechanic who always has oil stains on his clothes, or a character described as scruffy or sloppy)
Citadel - Kate Mosse (Languedoc #3) 7/16

✔10. Kangaroo: Read a book that is set in Australia OR read a book with any character that is named Joey (Joe will work but NOT Joseph) Or read a book with a character that has had to adapt to some sort of change.
Boyfriend from Hell - Jamie Quaid (heroine adapts to physical changes) 7/29



✔11. Koala: Read a book with a cover (more than 50%) silver or brown. OR read a book with a 0 or 2 in the total number of pages. OR read a book with a character who is a single mother.
Hot Head - Damon Suede (320 pages) 7/11

✔12. Lion: Read a book with a 0,2,or 5 in the total number of pages. OR read a book in which one of the characters (doesn’t have to be the main character) is between the ages of 10-14 OR read a book in which the first word of the title(exclude A, An, The) begins with a letter found in PRIDE.
The Immortal Fire - Anne Ursu (m.c. is 13) 7/20

✔13. Macaw: Read a book with a colorful cover (at least 3 different colors) OR read a book that takes place in Mexico, Central America, South America, Caribbean. OR read a book with a character that has a “big-mouth” and gets himself/herself into trouble.
The Deeds of the Disturber - Elizabeth Peters (colorful) 7/25

✔14. Meerkat: Read a book set in Africa. OR read a book about family. OR read a book with the first letter of every word in the title can be found in INSECTIVORE. (exclude A, An, or And)
Briar Rose - Jane Yolen (about grandmother's past) 7/6

✔15. Owl: Read a book with a character that is a “night owl” (insomnia, works a night shift etc.) Or read a book with a stealthy character. OR read a book with a 0,2 or 7 in the total number of pages.
Shades of Midnight - Lara Adrian (m.c. is a vampire) 7/17

✔16. Polar Bear: Read a book that is 400+pages OR read a book that takes place mostly between the months of December-March OR read a book where the first letter of every word(exclude The)in the title can be found in CARNIVORE.
NOS4A2 - Joe Hill (692 pages) 7/18

✔17. Red Panda: Read a book with a cover that has a night time scene. OR read a book with a cover(more than 50%) red in colour. OR read a book that has a character that is territorial.
The Paris Vendetta - Steve Berry (night scene & red cover) 7/8

✔18. Rhinoceros: Read a book with a character that has to run from danger OR read a book with a character that is “thick-skinned” OR read a book with an authors first or last initial can be found in HERBIVOR.
Black Dawn - Rachel Caine ("R" in herRbivoR) 7/2

✔19. Sea Lion: Read a book set in California. OR read a “classic” book. OR read a book with a character that has a pet.
With Red Hands - Stephen Woodworth (set in California) 7/9

✔20. Sloth: Read a book with a character that is lazy. OR read a book with a book title starting with a letter found in FOLIVORE.(exclude A, An, The) OR read an authors first, fifth, or eighth published book.
The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress ("F" in Folivore) 7/4


✔21. Snow Leopard: Read a book with a character that has a cat for a pet. OR read a book with a “secretive” character. OR read a book with an authors first and last initial found in ENDANGERED
Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman (both H/H kept secrets) 7/3

✔22. Stingrays: Read a book with some type of food on the cover. OR read a book with a character that has to defend itself. OR read a book where the first letter of every word in the title can be found in CARTILAGINOUS.
Fatal Voyage - Kathy Reichs (m.c. has to defend against false allegations) 7/15

✔23. Tiger: Read a book that is #1 in a series OR read a book in which the cover has a repeating pattern or is orange(50%) OR read a book in which the first letter of the title(exclude A, An, The) can be found in CARNIVORE.
A Cold-Blooded Business - Dana Stabenow (starts with "C") 7/8

✔24. Tortoise: Read a hardcover book. OR read a book with any character that is 65+ OR read a book with a 5 in the publication date.
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey - Trenton Lee Stewart (hardcover) 7/26

✔25. Zebra: Read a book where the cover (more than 50%) is black and/or white OR read a book in which a character panics OR read a book in which the authors first or last initial can be found in MAMMAL.
Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe (white cover) 7/5

✔Bonus: Black Panther: A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. In the Americas, wild 'black panthers' may be black jaguars (Panthera onca), while in Asia and Africa, black leopards (Panthera pardus); in Asia, possibly the very rare black tigers (Panthera tigris). Read a book set in the Americas, Asia or Africa OR a book with a predominantly black cover OR a book with a panther shifter (or any cat shifter) OR a book with a fancy car on the cover OR a book with a tiger in the story or on the cover.
Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh (coyote shifter) 7/14



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Connections Challenge

READ: 17/17+

✔1. Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James 10/5/12
✔2. {JAMES}11th Hour - James Patterson 10/29/12
✔3. {JAMES}Something About You - Julie James 11/17/12
✔4. {YOU}Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn 12/13/12
✔5. {JULIA}A Night Like This - Julia Quinn 1/13/13
✔6. {NIGHT}Dark of Night - Suzanne Brockmann 1/23/13
✔7. {NIGHT}Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness 2/11/13
✔8. {SHADOW}Master of Shadows - Angela Knight 3/7/13
✔9. {SHADOW}In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff 3/19/13
✔10. {SHADOW}Shadows in the Starlight - Elaine Cunningham 4/2/13
✔11. {ELAINE}The Return of Black Douglas - Elaine Coffman 4/7/13
✔12. {BLACK}Black Dawn - Rachel Caine 7/2/13
✔13. {DAWN}Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/3/13
✔14. {DAWN}The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay 7/5/13
✔15. {EDGE}Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann 7/31/13
✔16. {EDGE}Naked Edge - Pamela Clare 8/3
✔17. {NAKED}The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 8/3


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Phase 10 Challenge

Duration: February 1, 2013: No Deadline

Phases Complete 10/10
Books Read: 75/75

The Phases:
• Phase 1: 2 sets of 3 COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 4 = Allowed
--Set: #8 Cover blue,green,yellow,black,white
1. White Elephant Dead - Carolyn Hart 2/3
2. Behemoth - Scott Westerfield 2/8
3. Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff 2/13


--Set: #8 Cover blue,green,yellow,black,white
1. Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber 2/5
2. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan 2/9
3. Now or Never - Michele Bardsley 2/11


• Phase 2: 1 set of 3 + 1 run of 4 COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 5 = Allowed
--Set 1: Title Starts A-M
1. Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks - Cara Lockwood 2/14
2. Calamity Jayne - Kathleen Bacus 2/17
3. Creepers - David Morrell 2/24


--Run 1: 5,6,7,8
1. #5 - Sea Hunter - Paul Garrison (starts with S) 2/16
2. #6 - Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione (set in Hawaii) 2/22
3. #7 - The Cold Room - J.T. Ellison (401 pages) 2/20
4. #8 - Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane (black cover) 2/19


• Phase 3: 1 set of 4 + 1 run of 4 COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 2 = Not Allowed
--Set: 5 Title starts N-Z
1. The Sea of Tranquility - Katha Millay 2/25
2. Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye 2/26
3. On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story - Cdr. Richard Jadick
4. Unnatural - Michael Griffo 2/28


--Run: 12,1,2,3
1. #12 Master of Shadows - Angela Knight (set in South Carolina) 3/7
2. #1 Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton (title A-z) 3/7
3. #2 Goliath - Scott Westerfeld (#3 Leviathan series) 3/5
4. #3 Delusion in Death - J.D. Robb (red cover) 3/6


• Phase 4: 1 run of 7 COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 4 = Allowed
1. #6 The Pleasure of Your Kiss- Teresa Medeiros (set in Morocco) 3/26
2. #7 A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin (1000 pages) 3/25
3. #8 In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff (white cover) 3/19
4. #9 Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth (author first S) 3/20
5. #10 Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer - Dorothy Gilman (#12 in series) 3/21
6. #11 Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones (author first D) 3/17
7. #12 A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (set in Zimbabwe) 3/31


• Phase 5: 1 run of 8 COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 3 = Not Allowed
1. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (title A-M) 4/30
2. Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin (#4 in series) 4/27
3. Voice Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready (pink/red cover) 4/8
4. The Ylem - Tatiana Vila (recommended) 4/29
5. On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers (title N-Z) 4/5
6. Warrior - Zoe Archer (location Mongolia) 4/11
7. Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier (554 pages) 4/21
8. Biting Cold - Chloe Neill (blue cover) 4/23


• Phase 6: 1 run of 9 COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 4 = Allowed
5. Snow Angels - James Thompson (title N-Z) 5/7
6. Defending Jacob - William Landay (location A-M, Massachusetts) 5/11
7. Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck (479 pages) 5/4
8. The Girl Who Disappeared Twice - Andrea Kane (green cover) 5/3
9. Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan (author first N-Z) 5/5
10. Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson (#11 in series) 5/5
11. Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake (Author first, A-M) 5/8
12. When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (location N-Z, South Africa) 5/10
1. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater (title A-M) 5/11


• Phase 7: 2 sets of 4 COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 1 = Not Allowed
--Set: 12,1,2,3
1. Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia (location N-Z, South Carolina) 5/19
2. The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (title A-Z) 5/13
3. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie (#1 in series) 5/24
4. Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden (purple cover) 5/29


--Set: 5,6,7,8
1. The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari (title N-Z) 5/26
2. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith (location A-Z, Botswana) 5/18
3. Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh (480 pages) 5/30
4. Pushing Up Daisies - Rosemary Harris (yellow cover) 5/19


• Phase 8: 7 books each a different color COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 2 = Not Allowed
1. The Rook - Daniel O'Malley (black) 7/24
2. Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent (pink) 6/9
3. Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy (blue) 6/28
4. The Guardian - Sherrilyn Kenyon (orange) 6/18
5. Hot Head - Damon Suede (red) 7/11
6. The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison (yellow) 6/14
7. Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh (green) 7/14


• Phase 9: 1 set of 5 + 1 set of 2 COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 3 = Not Allowed
--Set: 11. Authors first name starts with A-M
1. Black Friday - Alex Kava 7/27
2. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
3. The Map of Lost Memories: A Novel - Kim Fay 7/30
4. Boyfriend from Hell - Jamie Quaid 7/29
5. The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier 8/7


--Set: 12. Location starts with N-Z
1. Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard(Sierra Leona) 8/5
2. The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up - JoAnna Carl (Michigan) 7/27


• Phase 10: 1 set of 5 + 1 set of 3 COMPLETE!
Wildcard Roll: 6 = Allowed
--Set: 2. #1,2,3,or 4 in a series
1. Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan (#1 Lynburn Legacy) 8/8
2. A Taste of Sin - Connie Mason (#1 Sin Trilogy) 8/9
3. Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne (#2 Secrets of Shadow Falls) 8/16
4. Barely Breathing - Rebecca Donovan (#2 Breathing)8/12
5. Scoundrel - Zoe Archer (#2 Blades of the Rose) 8/18


--Set: 5. Book title starts with N-Z
1. The Temptation of Your Touch - Teresa Medeiros 8/11
2. Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/14
3. Taking Eve - Iris Johansen 8/10


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Zodiac Challenge
Duration: October 23, 2012 - October 22, 2013
NOTE: YOU CAN ONLY READ EACH SIGN'S BOOK DURING THE DATES COVERED BY THAT SIGN.

READ: 12/12

✔SCORPIO, October 23 – November 21
Beauty Tempts the Beast - Leslie Dicken (h/h both keep many secrets from the other) 10/25

✔SAGITTARIUS, November 22 – December 21
Chasing Midnight - Susan Krinard (cover is 1/2 blue and orange) 11/24

✔CAPRICORN, December 22 – January 20
Tempest Rising - Nicole Peeler (T & R in saTuRn) 12/31

✔AQUARIUS, January 21 – February 18
Highlander's Challenge - Jo Barrett (time travel where heroine is anything but a simpering idiot) 1/21

✔PISCES, February 19 – March 20
Blue Latitudes - Tony Horwitz (entire book takes placeon a boat) 2/25

✔ARIES, March 21 – April 20
Superstition - Karen Robards (red cover) 3/31

✔TAURUS, April 21 – May 20
No Mercy - Lori Armstrong (cover brown) 4/19

✔GEMINI, May 21 – June 21
Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh (yellow cover) 5/30

✔CANCER, June 22 – July 22
This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel (revolves around the Frankenstein family) 6/26

✔LEO, July 23 – August 22
The Deeds of the Disturber - Elizabeth Peters (large bird on cover) 7/25

✔VIRGO, August 23 – September 22
The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu (M in theMaiden) 8/31

✔LIBRA, September 23 – October 22
Damn Him to Hell - Jamie Quaid (pink cover) 9/28



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Off The Shelf Challenge

Duration: December 5, 2012 - December 31, 2013

✔Roll 1: 6,1 (Title, A-D)
Book: Captured by the Highlander - Julianne Maclean 12/15/12
✔Roll 2: 6,5 (Title, S-U)
Book: The School - Ed Kelleher 12/17/12
✔Roll 3: 2,5 (Pages, 501-600)
Book: Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb (581 pages) 1/4/13
✔Roll 4: 3,4 (genre, romance)
Book: Hot Ice - Nora Roberts 1/16/13
✔Roll 5: 5,4 (year, 2002-2003)
Book: Monkeewrench - P.J. Tracy (2003) 1/19/13
✔Roll 6: 3,5 (genre, fantasy-scifi)
Book: The Brass Bed - Jennifer Stevenson (fantasy) 2/3/13
✔Roll 7: 5,2 (year, 2009-2007)
Book: Toehold - Stephen Foreman (2007) 2/8/13
✔Roll 8: 2,5 (pages, 501-600)
Book: Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness (584 pages) 2/11/13
✔Roll 9: 1,2 (author, E-H)
Book: The Highlander's Fury - Maeve Greyson 2/15/13
✔Roll 10: 4,2 (date added, 801-1500, page 9-16)
Book: Creepers - David Morrell (page 9 #17) 2/24/13
✔Roll 11: 5,1 (year published, 2013-2010)
Book: Guilty Wives - James Patterson (pub 3/2012) 2/25/13
✔Roll 12: 3,3 (genre, YA)
Book: The Sea of Tranquility - Katha Millay 2/25/13


✔Roll 13: 3,2 (genre, paranormal)
Book: Unnatural - Michael Griffo (vampires) 2/28/13
✔Roll 14: 3,6 (genre, steampunk)
Book: Goliath - Scott Westerfeld 3/5/13
✔Roll 15: 2,3 (# pages, 351-400)
Book: The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken (383 pages) 3/6/13
✔Roll 16: 5,5 (year published, 2001-2000)
Book: The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde (published 2001) 3/9/13
✔Roll 17: 1,5 (author, S-U)
Book: The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket 3/10/13
✔Roll 18: 4,3 (date added, 1501-2300, page 17-24)
Book: Don't Kill The Messenger - Eileen Rendahl (on page 20) 3/12/13
✔Roll 19: 5,6 (year published, 1999 or before)
Book: Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (published 1998) 3/13/13
✔Roll 20: 3,1 (genre, mystery)
Book: The Forgotten - David Baldacci 3/14/13
✔Roll 21: 3,4 (genre, romance)
Book: The Taking - Erin McCarthy (paranormal romance) 3/18/13
✔Roll 22: 6,3 (title, I-M)
Book: In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff 3/19/13
✔Roll 23: 2,2 (page, 251-350)
Book: Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth (333 pages) 3/20/13
✔Roll 24: 2,4 (page, 401-500)
Book: The Fifth Witness - Michael Connelly (421 pages) 3/22/13


✔Roll 25: 1,4 (author, N-R)
Book: Driven to Ink - Karen Olsen 3/24/13
✔Roll 26: 2,5 (pages, 501-600)
Book: The Pleasure of Your Kiss- Teresa Medeiros (506 pages) 3/26/13
✔Roll 27: 6,3 (title, I-M)
Book: Mortal Coil - Derek Landy 3/29/13
✔Roll 28: 2,3 (pages, 351-400)
Book: Tricks of the Trade - Laura Ann Gilman (352 pages) 3/30/13
✔Roll 29: 5,5 (date pub, 2001-2000)
Book: Superstition - Karen Robards (pub Jan 2001) 3/31/13
✔Roll 30: 1,5 (author, S-U)
Book: A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith 3/31/13
✔Roll 32: 5,3 (published, 2006-2004)
Book: Shadows in the Starlight - Elaine Cunningham (published 2006) 4/2/13
✔Roll 32: 2,4 (pages, 401-500)
Book: Unearthly - Cynthia Hand (435 pages) 4/4/13
✔Roll 33: 2,3 (pages, 351-400)
Book: Warrior - Zoe Archer (354 pages) 4/11/13
✔Roll 34: 1,1 (author, A-D)
Book: No Mercy - Lori Armstrong 4/19/13
✔Roll 35: 2,1 (pages, 100-250)
Book: Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett (172 pages) 4/29/13
✔Roll 37: 3,6 (genre, steampunk)
Book: Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine 5/2/13


✔Roll 36: 5,3 (published, 2006-2004)
Book: The Girl Who Disappeared Twice - Andrea Kane (published 2004) 5/3/13
✔Roll 38: 1,1 (author, A-D)
Book: Bookplate Special - Lorna Barrett 5/4
✔Roll 39: 1,2 (author, E-H)
Book: Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck 5/4
✔Roll 40: 3,2 (genre, YA)
Book: Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan 5/5
✔Roll 41: 5,6 (pub, 1999 or earlier)
Book: The Lion's Daughter - Loretta Chase (published 1992) 5/7
✔Roll 42: 6,5 (title, S-U)
Book: Snow Angels - James Thompson 5/7
✔Roll 43: 5,1 (pub, 2013-2010)
Book: Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake (published 2012) 5/8
✔Roll 44: 2,2 (pages, 251-350)
Book: Small as an Elephant - Jennifer Richard Jacobson (275 pages) 5/9
✔Roll 45: 2,5 (pages, 501-600)
Book: When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (544 pages) 5/10
✔Roll 46: 3,1 (genre, mystery)
Book: Defending Jacob - William Landay 5/11
✔Roll 47: 2,5 (pages, 501-600)
Book: The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (528 pages) 5/13
✔Roll 48: 6,4 (title, N-R)
Book: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith 5/18


✔Roll 49: 1,2 (author, E-H)
Book: Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia 5/19
✔Roll 50: 4,4 (added, p25-32)
Book: Pleasure and Purpose - Megan Hart (page 26) 5/27
✔Roll 51: 3,4 (genre, romance)
Book: Sleeping Arrangements - Madeleine Wickham 5/29
✔Roll 52: 3,5 (genre, fantasy/sci-fi)
Book: Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh (fantasy) 5/30
✔Roll 53: 2,5 (pages, 501-600)
Book: Lover At Last - J.R. Ward (591 pages) 6/4
✔Roll 54: 5,6 (published, 1999 or earlier)
Book: Someone Like You - Roald Dahl (published 1953) 6/7
✔Roll 55: 6,3 (title, I-M)
Book: Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters 6/11
✔Roll 56: 2,6 (pages, 600+)
Book: A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (1060 pages) 6/13
✔Roll 57: 5,6 (published, 1999 or earlier)
Book: M Is for Malice - Sue Grafton (published 1996) 6/24
✔Roll 58: 6,1 (title, A-D)
Book: Dark Mirror - Mary Jo Putney 6/25
✔Roll 59: 4,3 (added, page 17-24)
Book: Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy (page 20) 6/28
✔Roll 60: 2,1 (pages, 100-250)
Book: Valley of Dust - Karoleen Vry Brucks (156 pages) 6/29


✔Roll 61: 1,1 (author, A-D)
Book: Black Dawn - Rachel Caine 7/2
✔Roll 62: 5,5 (published, 2000-2001)
Book: Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz (published 2001) 7/3
✔Roll 63: 6.5 (title, S-U)
Book: Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman (starts with U) 7/3
✔Roll 64: 3,6 (genre, steampunk)
Book: The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress 7/4
✔Roll 65: 5,1 (published, 2013-2010)
Book: The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay (published 2010) 7/5
✔Roll 66: 2,2 (pages, 251-350)
Book: Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe (284 pages) 7/5
✔Roll 67: 1,1 (author, A-D)
Book: Undercover - Lauren Dane (author starts with D) 7/7
✔Roll 68: 6,2 (title, E-H)
Book: Hot Head - Damon Suede (starts with H) 7/11
✔Roll 69: 4,1 (date added, page 1-8)
Book: Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh (#19 on page 1) 7/14
✔Roll 70: 2,5 (pages, 501-600)
Book: The Immortal Fire - Anne Ursu (528 pages) 7/20
✔Roll 71: 5,4 (published, 2003-2002)
Book: The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up - JoAnna Carl (published 2003) 7/27
✔Roll 72: 3,5 (genre, sci-fi/fantasy)
Enchantment - Orson Scott Card (science fiction) 7/29

[Barbara ★]

Off The Shelf Challenge - Part II


✔Roll 73: 1,4 (author last name, N-R)
Book: Boyfriend from Hell - Jamie Quaid 7/29
✔Roll 74: 2,1 (pages, 100-250)
Book: Playboy's Challenge - Jo Barrett (136 pages) 7/30
✔Roll 75: 3,6 (genre, steampunk)
Book: Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
✔Roll 76: 6,4 (title, N-R)
Book: Naked Edge - Pamela Clare 8/3
✔Roll 77: 5,1 (published, 2013-2010)
Book: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith pubilshed 3/2010) 8/4
✔Roll 78: 3,3 (genre, YA)
Book: Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/8
✔Roll 79: 1,1 (author last name, A-D)
Book: Frog King, The: A Love Story - Adam Davies 8/10
✔Roll 80: 5,6 (published, 1999 or before)
Book: Fruits Basket, Volume 01 - Natsuki Takaya (published 1/1999) 8/11
✔Roll 81: 4,3 (date added, page 17-24)
Book: Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne (page 17, #100) 8/16
✔Roll 82: 3,4 (genre, romance)
Book: Chasing Fire - Nora Roberts 8/21
✔Roll 83: 1,5 (author last name, S-U)
Book: The Sweetest Thing - Jill Shalvis 8/28
✔Roll 84: 5,4 (published, 2003-2002)
Book: River of Eden - Glenna McReynolds (published 2002)


✔Roll 85: 5,5 (published, 2000)
Book: Utterly Charming - Kristina Grayson (published 2000) 8/30
✔Roll 86: 6,3 (title, I-M)
Book: The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts
✔Roll 87: 2,2 (pages, 251-350)
Book: Master of Darkness - Angela Knight (294 pages) 9/5
✔Roll 88: 5,6 (Year Published, 1999 or earlier)
Book: Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton (published 1992)
✔Roll 89: 3,5 (genre, fantasy/scifi)
Book: Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien (fantasy/post-apocalypse) 9/9
✔Roll 90: 5,3 (published, 2006-2004)
Book: Emissary - Fiona McIntosh (published 2006) 9/13
✔Roll 91: 3,3 (genre, young adult)
Book: Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan (young adult) 9/14
✔Roll 92: 3,2 (genre, paranormal)
Book: Written in Red - Anne Bishop (vampire) 9/16
✔Roll 93: 1,4 (author last, N-R)
Book: Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson (author starts O) 9/17
✔Roll 94: 2,4 (pages, 401-500)
Book: Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine (404 pages) 9/23
✔Roll 95: 3,1 (genre, mystery)
Book: 12th of Never - James Patterson (mystery) 9/26
✔Roll 96: 2,5 (pages, 501-600)
Book: Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan (563 pages) 9/26


✔Roll 97: 3,4 (genre, romance)
Book: Sizzle - Julie Garwood (romance) 9/29
✔Roll 98: 2,1 (pages, 100-250)
Book: Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas (190 pages) 10/1
✔Roll 99: 6,4 (title, N-R)
Book: R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4
✔Roll 100: 6,2 (title, E-H)
Book: Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue 10/7


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The Funny Pages Challenge R2 - BLONDIE

Start Date: March 21, 2013
End Date: October 8, 2013

READ: 83/83

Blondie - 7/7 COMPLETE
B: The Return of Black Douglas - Elaine Coffman 4/7/13
L: The Lion's Daughter - Loretta Chase 5/7/13
O: On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers 4/5/13
N: The Bridge to Never Land - Dave Barry/Ridley Pearson 3/31/13
D: Dare to Die - Carolyn Hart 4/6/13
I: The Innocent - David Baldacci 5/21/13
E: This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel 6/26/13


Dagwood Bumstead - 15/15 COMPLETE
D: Devilish - Maureen Johnson 4/14/13
A: The Next Always - Nora Roberts 4/9/13
G: Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake 5/8/13
W: The Fifth Witness - Michael Connelly 3/22/13
O: Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh 5/30/13
O: On Dublin Street - Samantha Young 6/14/13
D: Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier 4/21/13

B: Born to Bite - Lindsay Sands 4/13/13
U: Unearthly - Cynthia Hand 4/4/13
M: Mortal Coil - Derek Landy 3/29/13
S: Spare Change - Bette Lee Crosby 3/21/13
T: Tricks of the Trade - Laura Ann Gilman 3/30/13
E: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie 5/24/13
A: Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni 4/18/13
D: Defending Jacob - William Landay 5/11/13


Tootsie - 7/7 COMPLETE
T: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan 4/30/13
O: Eyes Wide Open - Andrew Gross 8/26/13
O: Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan 9/14/13
T: The Girl Who Disappeared Twice - Andrea Kane 5/3/13
S: Superstition - Karen Robards 3/31/13
I: Iceberg - Clive Cussler 5/28/13
E: Small as an Elephant - Jennifer Richard Jacobson 5/9/13


Herb - 4/4 COMPLETE
H: Hannah's Dream - Diane Hammond 6/15/13
E: The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay 7/5/13
R: Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione 3/22/13
B: Bookplate Special - Lorna Barrett 5/4/13


Cookie - 6/6 COMPLETE
C: Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters 4/4/13
O: The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers 9/4/13
O: Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James 10/8/13
K: A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin 3/25/13
I: Driven to Ink - Karen Olsen 3/24/13
E: Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/3/13


Alexander - 9/9 COMPLETE
A: Florence of Arabia - Christopher Buckley 5/15/13
L: When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith 5/10/13
E: Enchantment - Orson Scott Card 7/29
X: The Mao Case - Qiu Xiaolong 5/21/13
A: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith 5/18/13
N: No Mercy - Lori Armstrong 4/19/13
D: Pushing Up Daisies - Rosemary Harris 5/19/13
E: Naked Edge - Pamela Clare 8/3/13
R: Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione 4/6/13


Daisy - 5/5 COMPLETE
D: Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden 5/29/13
A: Sleeping Arrangements - Madeleine Wickham 5/29/13
I: Inferno - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/27/13
S: Shadows in the Starlight - Elaine Cunningham 4/2/13
Y: The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros 3/26/13


Julius Dithers - 13/13 COMPLETE
J: Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier 6/27/13
U: U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton 4/13/13
L: Lover At Last - J.R. Ward 6/4/13
I: The Immortal Fire - Anne Ursu 7/20/13
U: Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe 7/5/13
S: Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson 5/5/13

D: Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin 4/27/13
I: Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson 9/17/13
T: White Tiger - Kylie Chan 5/23/13
H: Lion's Heat - Lora Leigh 6/7/13
E: Taking Eve - Iris Johansen 8/10/13
R: Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett 4/29/13
S: The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart 5/14/13


Cora - 4/4 COMPLETE
C: Voice Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 4/8/13
O: Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann 7/31
R: Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan 5/5/13
A: Snow Angels - James Thompson 5/7/13


Mr. Beasley - 9/9 COMPLETE
M: The Mummy Case - Elizabeth Peters 5/14/13
R: Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine 5/2/13

B: Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh 4/27/13
E: Everbound - Brodi Ashton 6/25/13
A: The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 8/3/13
S: Tin Swift - Devon Monk 5/31/13
L: Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters 6/11/13
E: River of Eden - Glenna McReynolds 8/29/13
Y: The Ylem - Tatiana Vila 4/29/13


Elmo - 4/4 COMPLETE
E: Everneath - Brodi Ashton 6/18/13
L: Someone Like You - Roald Dahl 6/7/13
M: The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14/13
O: Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz 6/17/13


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

A Cuppa Joe Challenge

Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2013

READ: 12/12

✔1. If coffee is your favorite hot beverage, read a book from your favorite genre.
If coffee is NOT your favorite, read a book from outside your comfort zone.
Hunted - P.C. Cast (I hate this series but needed a book set in Oklahoma) 10/5

✔2. Read a book with a lot of action in the story OR a book with a character who has trouble sleeping OR a book with a real animal (not fantasy) on the cover.
Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy (action is non stop and a raven is on the cover) 10/6

✔3. Read a historical fiction book OR a book in which an organized protest of some kind occurs OR a book set in Europe or an Arab country.
Healing the Highlander - Melissa Mayhue (Brits and Scots at war) 10/7

✔4. Read a book in which a character is a farmer or has a garden OR a book in which finance/trade is important to the story OR a book with a 1 or 8 in the year it was originally published.
Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton (m.c. is a gardener) 10/6

✔5. Read a book with a cover that is at least 50% purple, yellow or DARK green. Be sure to post the book cover as well as the title and date finished.
Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan 10/18

✔6. Read a book that spans at least one whole year OR a book outside your usual genre OR a book with a plant of some sort on the cover.
Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue (rose? bush on cover) 10/16

✔7. Read a book with a fruit on the cover or in the title OR a book with title letters printed in red OR a book in which a character grows up during the course of the story. If using the cover option or the title letter option, be sure to post the book cover as well as the title and date finished.
Blood Lies - Daniel Kalla 10/3

✔8. Read a book in which a character works doing manual labor OR a book that is longer than 500 pages OR a book in which the first letter of EVERY WORD in the title can be found in COFFEEBEANS.
Fall of Night - Rachel Caine (cOfFeebeaNs) 10/5

✔9. Read a book that is an international best seller OR a non-fiction book about “going green” OR a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in MILLEDBEANS.
Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer 10/18

✔10. Read book #7 or higher in a series OR a book that is set primarily in Africa OR a book in which at least two generations of the same family are represented.
Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks (World of Lupi #9) 10/15

✔11. Read book #5 or lower in a series OR a book that is a quick read OR a book you got for free.
Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James (Fairy Tales #5) 10/8

✔12. Read a book set in one of these countries OR a book with a beverage of some sort on the cover or in the title OR a book with a 5 or 0 in the total number of pages.
Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs (set in Guatemala) 10/8



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Bookshelf Challenge
DURATION: December 1, 2012 - November 30, 2013

LEVEL ONE
READ: 12/12

My chosen book: The Treacherous Teddy (cozy mystery)

Shelf Recommendations:
✔1. Little Shop of Homicide - Denise Swanson 10/22/13
✔2. Bookplate Special - Lorna Barrett 5/4/13
✔3. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie 5/24/13
✔4. Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson 5/5/13


Shelf 1: Magic
✔1. Tempest Rising - Nicole Peeler 12/31/12
✔2. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10/13


Shelf 2: Steampunk
✔1. Leviathan - Scott Westerfield 1/16/13
✔2. Tin Swift - Devon Monk 5/31/13


Shelf 3: Pirates
✔1. Capture My Heart - Bobbi Smith 8/30/13
✔2. On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers 4/5/13


Shelf 4: Mystery/Thriller
✔1. Snow Angels - James Thompson 5/7/13
✔2. Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer - Dorothy Gilman 3/21/13


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Duration: April 1 – October 31, 2013
Level: Option 3: two tasks for each team in the American League

READ: 30/30

AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Baltimore Orioles:
✔1. The Next Always - Nora Roberts (set in Maryland) 4/9
✔2. Lion's Heat - Lora Leigh (orange cover) 6/7


Boston Red Sox:
✔1. Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan (set in Massachusetts) 10/18
✔2. Meet Me in Venice - Elizabeth Adler (red cover) 7/4


Chicago White Sox:
✔1. Biting Cold - Chloe Neill (set in Illinois) 4/23
✔2. With Red Hands - Stephen Woodworth (S & W in WhiteSox) 7/9


Cleveland Indians:
✔1. Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke (set in Ohio) 8/14
✔2. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith (A & S in indiAnS) 5/18


Detroit Tigers:
✔1. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie (set in Michigan) 5/24
✔2. The Guardian - Sherrilyn Kenyon (orange cover) 6/18


Houston Astros:
✔1. Black Dawn - Rachel Caine (set in Texas) 7/2
✔2. Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson (orange cover) 5/5


Kansas City Royals:
✔1. Little Shop of Homicide - Denise Swanson (set in Missouri) 10/22
✔2. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell (royal blue cover) 10/10


Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim:
✔1. U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton (set in California) 4/13
✔2. Lover At Last - J.R. Ward (591 pages) 6/4


Minnesota Twins:
✔1. Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag (set in Minnesota) 10/15
✔2. The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart (M&S in MinneSota) 9/4


New York Yankees:
✔1. Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer (set in New York) 10/17
✔2. Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh (N&S in yaNkeeS) 4/27


Oakland Athletics:
✔1. N Is For Noose - Sue Grafton (set in California) 5/8
✔2. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (green cover) 4/30


Seattle Mariners:
✔1. Blood Lies - Daniel Kalla (set in Washington) 10/3
✔2. The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts (N & R in maRiNers) 8/31


Tampa Bay Rays:
✔1. Defending Jacob - William Landay (white cover) 5/11
✔2. On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers (T&P in TamPabay) 4/5


Texas Rangers:
✔1. Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent (set in Texas) 6/9
✔2. The Rising - Kelley Armstrong ("6" in pages, 406) 6/23


Toronto Bluejays:
✔1. Born to Bite - Lindsay Sands (set in Canada) 4/13
✔2. Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett (J&B in BlueJays) 4/29


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Duration: April 1 – October 31, 2013
Level: Option 2: two tasks for each team in the National League

READ: 30/30

NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Arizona Diamondbacks
✔1. Firewalker - Allyson James (set in Arizona) 10/27
✔2. Tin Swift - Devon Monk (D&M in DiaMondbacks) 5/31


Atlanta Braves
✔1. The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay (set in Georgia) 7/5
✔2. Everneath - Brodi Ashton (B&A in BrAves) 6/18


Chicago Cubs
✔1. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher (set in Illinois) 10/29
✔2. Dare to Die - Carolyn Hart (C&H in CHicago) 4/6


Cincinnati Reds
✔1. A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber (set in Ohio) 10/30
✔2. Calculated in Death - J.D. Robb (416 pages) 4/22


Colorado Rockies
✔1. Hunting Eve - Iris Johansen (set in Colorado) 9/14
✔2. Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden (C&E in roCkiEs) 5/29


Los Angeles Dodgers
✔1. The Lion's Daughter - Loretta Chase (368 pages) 5/7
✔2. Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan (R&D in DodgeRs) 5/5


Miami Marlins
✔1. Pushing Up Daisies - Rosemary Harris (yellow cover) 5/19
✔2. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater (M&S in MarlinS) 5/11


Milwaukee Brewers
✔1. Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe (set in Wisconsin) 7/5
✔2. Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann (B&S in BrewerS) 7/31


New York Mets
✔1. Too Hot to Handle - Robin Kaye (set in New York) 10/9
✔2. Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz (orange cover) 7/3


Philadelphia Phillies
✔1. The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari (set in Pennsylvania) 5/26
✔2. Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters (E&P in PhiladElphia) 4/4


Pittsburgh Pirates
✔1. The Ylem - Tatiana Vila (black cover) 4/29
✔2. Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas (S&T in piraTeS) 10/1


San Diego Padres
✔1. Devilish - Maureen Johnson (263 pages) 4/14
✔2. Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton (N&A in sANdiego) 9/8


San Francisco Giants
✔1. Bookplate Special - Lorna Barrett (orange cover) 5/4
✔2. R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton (set in California) 10/4


St. Louis Cardinals
✔1. Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh (480 pages) 5/30
✔2. Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine (R&C in CaRdinals) 9/23


Washington Nationals
✔1. The Innocent - David Baldacci (set in Washington DC) 5/21
✔2. Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton (N&A in NAtionals) 10/6


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

The Old Challenge
Duration: September 1 - December 31, 2013

READ: 15/15

Read three books that have been on your TBR list for over a year.
1. Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne (added 2/2010) 9/13
2. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell (added 7/2009) 10/10
3. Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs (added 4/2009) 10/8


Read two books by authors you have enjoyed in the past, but whose books you haven’t read in at least six months.
1. Sizzle - Julie Garwood (last read author in 2011) 9/29
2. Firewalker - Allyson James (last read author in 2011) 10/27


Read one book from a series you haven’t read from for at least a year.
1. Hunted - P.C. Cast (read book 4 on 12/28/2010) 10/5


Read three books that will help you complete old challenges, (challenges that began before this one started).
1. Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien (TLC A-Z YA Challenge) 9/9
2. Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James (Funny Pages challenge) 10/8
3. Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag (RRRC Climb the Stair challenge) 10/13


Read two books by any of your favorite authors.
1. What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen 10/17
2. Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 10/25


Read one book from your favorite genre - paranormal romance.
1. Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5


Read three books from series in which you’ve read at least half of the books but haven’t finished the series. They do NOT have to be all from the same series, but they can be.
1. Spirit Dances - C.E. Murphy (read 1-5, this is 6) 9/29
2. The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters (read 1-8,10, 14,17,18) 10/17
3. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher (read 1-5, this is 6) 10/29


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Monsters Inc. Challenge
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2013

READ: 13/13

✔1. James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (John Goodman) – Read a book with a blue or purple cover OR a book with a monster OR a book with a laid-back, kind-hearted hero OR a book with a character/author named James, Sulley or John.
- A.C. Arthur 10/31

✔2. Michael "Mike" Wazowski (Billy Crystal) – Read a book with a green cover OR a book with a single word title OR a book that is the first in a series OR a book where the hero/heroine is a secretary or assistant OR has a character/author named Mike or Billy.
- P.C. Cast 10/5

✔3. Boo (Mary Gibbs) – Read a juvenile book OR a book about monsters (any kind) OR a character/author named Mary OR a book where the hero/heroine overcomes their fears.
- Kenneth Oppel 10/26

✔4. Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi) – Read a book with a snake/lizard in the story OR a book with a shifter (any kind) OR a character/author named Steve or Randall OR a book where two characters compete.
- C.E. Murphy (coyote shifter) 10/6

✔5. Celia Mae (Jennifer Tilly) – Read a book where the heroine has a bad hair day OR a character who is a receptionist OR a book where a monster makes an appearance (the under-the-bed or closet kind) OR a character/author named Jennifer or Celia.
- Laurell K. Hamilton (heroine gets zombie guts splashed into her hair) 11/9

✔6. Henry J. Waternoose III (James Coburn) – Read a book with 5 words in the title OR FIVE in the title OR the 5th book of a series OR a book with a friend turned evil plotting against the hero OR a book where the hero own his own company OR has a character/author named James or Henry.
- Nancy Atherton 10/6

✔7. Roz (Bob Peterson) – Read a book with an undercover female character OR has a kidnapping plot OR a character is an administrative clerk OR a plot involving child protective services OR has a character/author named Bob or Roz.
- Tami Hoag (child kidnapped) 10/13

✔8. Jeff Fungus (Frank Oz) – Read a book with a red cover OR a book that is 3rd in a series or has 3 words in the title OR has a character who is reluctant to be working with the bad guys OR has a character/author named Frank or Jeff.
- Sue Grafton 10/4

✔9. The Abominable Snowman (John Ratzenberger) – Read a book with a mythical creature OR a book with Abominable in the title OR a book set in the Himalayas (India) OR has a character/author named John OR has a snowman in the title or on the cover.
- Dan Simmons (Eskimo mythology-Tuunbaq) 10/23

✔10. George Sanderson (Samuel Lord Black) – Read a book with "horn" in the title or a horn on the cover OR a humorous book OR has a bald character OR has a character/author named Sam, Samuel or George.
- Jim Butcher 10/29

✔11. Smitty and Needleman (Dan Gerson) – Read a book with two main characters OR a young adult book with a male character's point of view OR a humorous book OR has a character/author named Dan.
- Eileen Wilks 10/15

✔12. Thaddeus "Phlegm" Bile (Jeff Pidgeon) – Read a book about a character with a disgusting job OR has a bird on the cover or in the title OR has a character/author named Jeff or Thaddeus.
- Kathy Reichs (forensic pathologist) 10/8

✔13. Ms. Flint (Bonnie Hunt) –Read a book with a snake somewhere in the story or a snake shifter OR a book with "flint" in the title or author's name OR a book where the monster is the bad guy not the hero OR has a character/author named Bonnie.
- Ilona Andrews 10/25

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Non-Fiction Challenge

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2013
READ: 8/10

✔000-099 - GENERALITIES
More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason - Nancy Pearl (011.73 PEARL) FINISHED 2/7

100-199 - PHILOSOPHY
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Susan Cain (155.232 CAIN)

✔200-299 - RELIGION
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Mythology - Kevin Osborn (292 OSB) NEED DATE

✔300-399 - SOCIAL SCIENCES
The Monster of Florence - Douglas Preston (364.1523 PRE) FINISHED 1/18

✔400-499 - LANGUAGES
When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall (422.03 RAN) 9*6

500-599 – SCIENCE & MATH
Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss - Bradford Matsen (551.46 MAT)
I tried to read this but it's incredibly dry and boring.

✔600-699 – PEOPLE USING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers (610 MYE) 9/4

✔700-799 - ARTS & RECREATION
Into Thin Air:Mt. Everest Disaster - Jon Krakauer (796.522 KRA) FINISHED 1/13

✔800-899 - LITERATURE
Faerie Tales - Martin Greenberg (808.83 FAE) 9/19

✔900-999 - HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY & BIOGRAPHY
Blue Latitudes - Tony Horwitz (910.92 HOR) 2/25



8/10 Done

[Barbara ★]

It's Elemental, My Dear!

Duration: August 1, 2013 - December 9, 2013

READ: 50/50

✔Name: Arsenic --- Symbol: As --- Atomic #33 --- Atomic weight 74.92160
Read a murder mystery OR a book with a predominantly (more than 50%) gray cover. If you use the second option, you MUST post the book cover.
The Seventh Sinner - Elizabeth Peters (murder mystery) 8/28

✔Name: Barium --- Symbol: Ba --- Atomic #56 --- Atomic weight 137.327
Read a book in which art plays an important part OR a book with a title beginning with a letter in BARIUM.
Barely Breathing - Rebecca Donovan (title starts with B) 8/12

✔Name: Bryllium --- Symbol: Be --- Atomic #4 --- Atomic weight 9.012182
Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) blue and/or green OR book #4 in a series. If you use the second option, you MUST post the book cover.
The Ugly Duchess - Eloisa James (Fairy Tales #4) 8/13

✔Name: Calcium --- Symbol: Ca --- Atomic #20 --- Atomic weight 40.078
Read book #5 in a series or an author’s 5th published book OR a book in which a main character’s FIRST name begins with a letter in CALCIUM.
A Taste of Sin - Connie Mason (m.c. is Christy) 8/9

✔Name: Carbon --- Symbol: C --- Atomic #6 --- Atomic weight 12.0107
Read a book with the sun or star/s on the cover OR a book whose title begins with C. If you use the first option, you MUST post the book cover.
Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2

✔Name: Cerium --- Symbol: Ce --- Atomic #58 --- Atomic weight 140.116
Read a book with a tension-filled plot OR a book set in India or South America.
Sandstorm - James Rollins (tension filled plot) 8/26

✔Name: Chlorine --- Symbol: Cl --- Atomic #17 --- Atomic weight 35.453
Read a book set during war times (any war, past, present or future, but be sure to tell us which war) OR a book that ended up irritating you. Without giving away spoilers, tell us why you were irritated!
The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler 8/16
(none of the characters were likable and the main character was a real piece of work)

✔Name: Cobalt --- Symbol: Co --- Atomic #27 --- Atomic weight 58.933195
Read a book with a predominantly (more than 50%) bright/royal blue cover OR a book by an author whose first OR last name begins with B. If you use the first option, you MUST post the book cover.
Capture My Heart - Bobbi Smith (authors name begins with B) 8/30

✔Name: Copper --- Symbol: Cu --- Atomic #29 --- Atomic weight 63.546
Read a book in which a main character is a member of the police or other law enforcement OR a book with lots of “heat.”
Unzipped - Lois Greiman (hero is a cop) 9/2

✔Name: Fluorine --- Symbol: F --- Atomic #9 --- Atomic weight 18.998403
Read a book with a predominantly (more than 50%) yellow cover OR a book with a character who gets a reaction – good or bad – from everyone else. If you use the first option, you MUST post the book cover.
Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan (heroine gets reaction from everyone) 9/26

✔Name: Gadolinium --- Symbol: Gd --- Atomic #64 --- Atomic weight 157.25
Read a book in which a main character has a magnetic personality OR book #4 or 6 in a series.
Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson (#4 in series) 9/17

✔Name: Gallium --- Symbol: Ga --- Atomic #31 --- Atomic weight 69.723
Read a book set in a summer or in a hot climate OR a book with a beverage of some sort on the cover or in the title. If you use the cover option, you MUST post the book cover.
Utterly Charming - Kristina Grayson (set in summer) 8/30

✔Name: Gold --- Symbol: Au --- Atomic #79 --- Atomic weight 196.966569
Read a book with more than 500 pages OR a book with a 5, 6 or 9 in its original publication date. Be sure to tell us how many pages are in the book or the publication date.
The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier (621 pages) 8/7

✔Name: Hafnium --- Symbol: Hf --- Atomic #72 --- Atomic weight 178.49
Read a book in which a main character works in a science-related field OR a book with a 2 or 7 in the total number of pages. Be sure to tell us how many pages are in the book!
Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine (m.c. is genius and works with a scientist developing new inventions) 9/23

✔Name: Helium --- Symbol: He --- Atomic #2 --- Atomic weight 4.002602
Read a book with a character who is a member of royalty OR a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in HELIUM.
Emissary - Fiona McIntosh (m.c. is the Zar/king) 9/11

✔Name: Hydrogen --- Symbol: H --- Atomic # 1 --- Atomic weight 1.00794
Read a book from the genre you read most often OR a book with a 9 or 0 in its total number of pages. Be sure to tell us how many pages are in the book!
Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan (fave genre=paranormal) 8/8

✔Name: Indium --- Symbol: In --- Atomic #49 --- Atomic weight 114.818
Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author OR a book with a 4 or 9 in the original publication date. Be sure to tell us the publication date!
Deep Six - Clive Cussler (published 1984) 8/23

✔Name: Iodine --- Symbol: I --- Atomic #53 --- Atomic weight 126.90447
Read a book with a photograph on the cover (NOT a drawing) OR a book set in South America. If you use the cover option, you MUST post the book cover.
River of Eden - Glenna McReynolds (set in S.A. Brazil) 8/29

✔Name: Iridium --- Symbol: Ir --- Atomic #77 --- Atomic weight 192.217
Read a book with a brightly colored cover (at least two colors, combined to equal at least 75% of the cover) OR a book with a main character whose FIRST name begins with a letter in IRIDIUM.
Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke (hero named Delaney) 8/14

✔Name: Iron --- Symbol: Fe --- Atomic #26 --- Atomic weight 55.845
Read a book with a car or other vehicle on the cover OR a book whose title begins with a letter in IRON. If you use the first option, you MUST post the book cover.
Naked Edge - Pamela Clare (begins with N) 8/3

✔Name: Krypton --- Symbol: Kr --- Atomic #36 --- Atomic weight 83.798
Read a book with a superhero in it OR a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) bright green or orange. If you use the second option, you MUST post the book cover.
Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer (superheroes) 10/18

[Barbara ★]

It's Elemental, My Dear! - Part II

✔Name: Lead --- Symbol: Pb --- Atomic #82 --- Atomic weight 207.2
Read a book set during the time of an ancient empire OR a book in which a new invention of some type is important to the plot.
The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart (set during 5th century) 9/4

✔Name: Lithium --- Symbol: Li --- Atomic #3 --- Atomic weight 6.941
Read a book with a pair of eyeglasses on the cover OR a book in which a character is sick or works in a medical field. If you use the first option, you MUST post the book cover.
Eyes Wide Open - Andrew Gross (mc is a surgeon) 8/26

✔Name: Lutetium --- Symbol: Lu --- Atomic #71 --- Atomic weight 174.9668
Read a book that was expensive to obtain OR a book whose title begins with L or U.
Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard (starts with L) 8/5

✔Name: Magnesium --- Symbol: Mg --- Atomic #12 --- Atomic weight 24.3050
Read a book with a plant or animal of some kind on the cover OR a book in which the first letter of EVERY WORD in the title can be found in MAGNESIUM (minimum two-word title)
- Adam Davies (frog on cover) 8/11

✔Name: Manganese --- Symbol: Mn --- Atomic #25 --- Atomic weight 54.938045
Read a book set on/near a body of water OR a book with a 2 or 5 in the original publication date. Be sure to tell us the publication date!
Mutiny on the Bounty - John Boyne (set on a ship on the ocean) 8/20

✔Name: Mercury --- Symbol: Hg --- Atomic #80 --- Atomic weight 200.59
Read a book with a character who is quick in some way OR a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in MERCURY.
Spirit Dances - C.E. Murphy (C/E/M all in MErCury) 9/29

✔Name: Neon --- Symbol: Ne --- Atomic #10 --- Atomic weight 20.1797
Read a book set in space OR a book in which the main character’s first initial can be found in NEON.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper (hero is Nicholas) 8/3

✔Name: Nickel --- Symbol: Ni --- Atomic #28 --- Atomic weight 58.6934
Read a book with a coin or monetary symbol on the cover OR a book with a 2 or 5 in the total number of pages. If you use the first option, you MUST post the book cover. If using the second option, tell us how many pages are in the book.
When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall (328 pages) 9/6

✔Name: Nitrogen --- Symbol: N --- Atomic #7 --- Atomic weight 14.0067
Read a book from a genre that you go to when you need a break from “the usual” OR a book with some sort of food on the cover or in the title.
- Delia Rosen (food on cover) 8/13

✔Name: Oxygen --- Symbol: O --- Atomic #8 --- Atomic weight 15.9994
Read book #3 in a series OR a book by an author whose first OR last initial begins with O.
Unwanted - Kristina Ohlsson (authors name starts with O) 8/21

✔Name: Palladium --- Symbol: Pd --- Atomic #46 --- Atomic weight 106.42
Read a book involving time travel OR a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in PALLADIUM.
The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu (M&L in paLladiuM) 8/31

✔Name: Phosphorus --- Symbol: P --- Atomic #15 --- Atomic weight 30.973762
Read a book with fire on the cover or in the title OR a book with a human body or skeleton on the cover.
Chasing Fire - Nora Roberts (fire in title) 8/21

✔Name: Platinum --- Symbol: Pt --- Atomic #78 --- Atomic weight 195.084
Read a book with a predominantly white cover OR a book with some sort of electronic gadget/equipment on the cover or important to the plot.
- Natsuki Takaya (mostly white cover) 8/11

✔Name: Plutonium --- Symbol: Pu --- Atomic #94 --- Atomic weight 244
Read a book with a lot of explosions in the story OR a non-fiction book about the Apollo program or the moon.
Forced to Kill - Andrew Peterson (villain likes to blow things up) 9/4

✔Name: Potassium --- Symbol: K --- Atomic #19 --- Atomic weight 39.0983
Read a book in which a character is a gardener/farmer or chef/cook/caterer OR a book that’s “soft” and easy to read.
The Sweetest Thing - Jill Shalvis (heroine is a cook) 8/28

✔Name: Praseodymium --- Symbol: Pr --- Atomic #59 --- Atomic weight 140.90765
Read a book in which the first letter of EVERY WORD in the title begins with a letter in PRASEODYMIUM (minimum three-word title!) OR a book in which a character has a blue-collar career (welder, factory worker, mechanic, plumber, etc.) If using the first option, remember that to use a letter more than once, it must appear more than once in the word.
The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts (hero owns construction business) 8/31

✔Name: Radon --- Symbol: Rn --- Atomic #86 --- Atomic weight 222
Read a book with a house/home on the cover OR a book with more than 400 pages.
The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog - Elizabeth Peters (432 pages) 8/13

✔Name: Silicon --- Symbol: Si --- Atomic #14 --- Atomic weight 28.0855
Read a book with a beach or gemstone of some kind on the cover OR a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in SILICON. If you use the first option, you MUST post the book cover.
Grimm End - S.T. Cameron (S & C in SiliCon) 12/9

✔Name: Silver --- Symbol: Ag --- Atomic #47 --- Atomic weight 107.8682
Read any historical fiction book OR a book set in Asia. For the purposes of this task, these countries comprise Asia: http://www.internetworldstats.com/lis... Be sure to tell us which country the book is set in!
Rebel - Zoe Archer (historical fiction) 9/8

✔Name: Sodium --- Symbol: Na --- Atomic #11 --- Atomic weight 22.98976928
Read a book with a predominantly orange cover OR a book with a 2, 8 or 9 in its original publication date. If you use the first option, you MUST post the book cover. If using the second option, tell us the publication date.
Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton (published 1992) 9/8

✔Name: Sulfur --- Symbol: S --- Atomic #16 --- Atomic weight 32.065
Read a book set in a Gulf Coast state OR a book whose title begins with S. For the purposes of this challenge, the Gulf Coast states are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Be sure to tell us which state the book is set in!
Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux (title starts with S) 9/20

✔Name: Thorium --- Symbol: Th --- Atomic #90 --- Atomic weight 232.03806
Read a book set in a Scandinavian country or by a Scandinavian author OR a book whose title begins with T or H (do NOT count The).
Taking Eve - Iris Johansen (title starts with T) 8/10

✔Name: Thulium --- Symbol: Tm --- Atomic #69 --- Atomic weight 168.93421
Read a book from a genre you rarely read OR a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) metallic silver or gold. If you use the second option, you MUST post the book cover.
The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers (non fiction which I hate) 9/4

✔Name: Tin --- Symbol: Sn --- Atomic #50 --- Atomic weight 118.710
Read a book that’s been on your TBR list for over a year OR a book in which music plays an important part.
P is for Peril - Sue Grafton (added in 2009) 8/2

✔Name: Titanium --- Symbol: Ti --- Atomic #22 --- Atomic weight 47.867
Read a book in which some sort of fireworks occur OR a book with a predominantly white cover. If you use the second option, you MUST post the book cover.
- Robin Kaye (white cover)10/9

✔Name: Uranium --- Symbol: U --- Atomic #92 --- Atomic weight 238.02891
Read a non-fiction book about alternative sources of energy OR a book with a weapon of some kind on the cover or in the title. If you use the second option, you MUST post the book cover.
Master of Darkness - Angela Knight (weapon on cover) 9/5

✔Name: Xenon --- Symbol: Xe --- Atomic #54 --- Atomic weight 131.293
Read a book set in or published in the 1970s OR a book with a 4 or 5 in the total number of pages. Tell us the year the book was published or the number of pages in the book.
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled - Dorothy Gilman (224 pages) 9/2

✔Name: Yttrium --- Symbol: Y --- Atomic #39 --- Atomic weight 88.90585
Read a book based on a TV show or a book that was the basis for a TV show (at least one season long) OR a book with a sun, moon or planet on the cover. If you use the second option, you MUST post the book cover.
- Patrick deWitt (moon on cover) 9/28

✔Name: Zinc --- Symbol: Zn --- Atomic #30 --- Atomic weight 65.38
Read a book that is much longer than it needed to be to tell the story OR a book whose title begins with a letter found in ZINC.
Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien 9/9

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

How Many Pages

January = 10,996 pages (January book list post #107)
February = 11,971 pages (February book list post #133)
March = 12,153 pages (March book list post #152)
April = 10,066 pages (April book list post #181)
May = 12,930 pages (May book list post #188)
June = 10,634 pages (June book list post #215)
July = 12,486 pages (July book list post #248)
August = 13,077 pages (August book list post #264)
September = 10,461 pages (September book list post #280)
October = 12,298 pages (October book list post #293)
November = 7,182 pages (November book list post #335)
December = 6,525 pages (December book list post #343)

Yearly Total = 130,749/110,000 pages

[Barbara ★]

2013 Countdown
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2013
READ: 91/91

COMPLETE
✔1. Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs 4/16
✔2. Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni 4/18
✔3. Lover At Last - J.R. Ward 6/4
✔4. Inferno - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/27
✔5. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
✔6. Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz 6/17
✔7. Everbound - Brodi Ashton 6/25
✔8. The Rising - Kelley Armstrong 6/23
✔9. NOS4A2 - Joe Hill 7/18
✔10. Taking Eve - Iris Johansen 8/10
✔11. Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan 9/14
✔12. Written in Red - Anne Bishop 9/16
✔13. 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26

COMPLETE!
✔1. Everneath - Brodi Ashton 6/18
✔2. Now or Never - Michele Bardsley 2/11
✔3. Black Dawn - Rachel Caine 7/2
✔4. Shadow Woman - Linda Howard 6/4
✔5. Biting Cold - Chloe Neill 4/23
✔6. A Night Like This - Julia Quinn 1/13
✔7. On Dublin Street - Samantha Young 6/14
✔8. The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts 8/31
✔9. Tin Swift - Devon Monk 5/31
✔10. Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5
✔11. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness 2/11
✔12. Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake 5/8

COMPLETE!
✔1. Eyes Wide Open - Andrew Gross 8/26
✔2. The Next Always - Nora Roberts 4/9
✔3. Blood Challenge - Eileen Wilks 1/6
✔4. Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione 2/22
✔5. Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber 2/5
✔6. Unnatural- Michael Griffo 2/28
✔7. The Sweetest Thing - Jill Shalvis 8/28
✔8. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 8/3
✔9. Utterly Charming - Kristina Grayson 8/30
✔10. Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine 5/2
✔11. Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan 5/5

COMPLETE
✔1. The Taking - Erin McCarthy 3/18
✔2. Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole 1/6
✔3. Rebel - Zoe Archer 9/8
✔4. Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne 9/13
✔5. Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne 8/16
✔6. Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden 5/29
✔7. Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux 9/20
✔8. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy 3/29
✔9. A Brisket, a Casket - Delia Rosen 8/13
✔10. Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton 3/7

COMPLETE
✔1. The Mao Case - Qiu Xiaolong 5/21
✔2. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10
✔3. Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/14
✔4. Leviathan - Scott Westerfield 1/16
✔5. In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff 3/19
✔6. Sizzle - Julie Garwood 9/29
✔7. Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5
✔8. In Bed With A Stranger - Mary Wine 1/17
✔9. Six Seconds - Rick Mofina 6/29

COMPLETE
✔1. Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye 2/26
✔2. Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters 11/11
✔3. The Brass Bed - Jennifer Stevenson 2/3
✔4. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman 7/26
✔5. Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/29
✔6. Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin 4/27
✔7. The Monster of Florence - Douglas Preston 1/18
✔8. Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett 4/29

COMPLETE
✔1. Ashes to Dust - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1/22
✔2. Toehold: A Novel - Stephen Foreman 2/8
✔3. The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier 8/7
✔4. Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26
✔5. The Siren Song - Anne Ursu 1/30
✔6. Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier 6/27
✔7. Voice Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 4/8

COMPLETE!
✔1. Devilish - Maureen Johnson 4/14
✔2. The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu 8/31
✔3. White Tiger - Kylie Chan 5/23
✔4. Magic Lessons - Justine Larbalestier 1/24
✔5. Calamity Jayne - Kathleen Bacus 2/17
✔6. Zugzwang - Ronan Bennett 1/31

COMPLETE!
✔1. Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2
✔2. The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari 5/26
✔3. Payback - Fern Michaels 6/16
✔4. The Convicts - Iain Lawrence 1/7
✔5. Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh 5/30

COMPLETE!
✔1. Midnight Rain - Holly Lisle 1/17
✔2. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie 5/24
✔3. Sandstorm - James Rollins 8/26
✔4. Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn 2/17

COMPLETE!
✔1. Sea Hunter - Paul Garrison 2/16
✔2. Monkeewrench - P.J. Tracy 1/19
✔3. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 2/19

COMPLETE!
✔1. Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton 1/24
✔2. Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson 5/5

COMPLETE!
✔1. Killer Instinct - Zoë Sharp 2/9

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Fairy Tales Challenge
Duration: December 6, 2012 - December 5, 2013
Level: Hard - 34 fairy tales

READ: 33/34

✔Aladdin - First Lord's Fury - Jim Butcher (magic) 12/18
✔The Arabian Nights - Deep Black: Death Wave - Stephen Coonts (Tajikistan) 1/11/13
✔Bambi - The Jaguar Prince - Karen Kelley (m.c. works at a zoo) 12/23
✔Beauty and the Beast - I Kissed a Dog - Carol Van Atta (werewolf) 12/6
✔Bluebeard - The Monster of Florence - Douglas Preston (serial killer) 1/18
✔Chicken Little/Henny Penny - Masque of the Red Death - Bethany Griffin (dystopian) 12/6
Cinderella - with a princess
✔Cupid and Psyche - Always Look Twice - Geralyn Dawson 12/18
✔The Elves and the Shoemaker - The Fire Lord's Lover - Kathryne Kennedy (elves) 12/24
✔The Emperor’s New Clothes - Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff (emperor) 2/13


✔The Frog Prince - The Frog Prince - Jane Porter 2/18
✔The Gingerbread Man - Scrumptious - Amanda Usen (h/h are chefs) 12/8
✔Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Dark Peril - Christine Feehan (set in Amazon rain forest) 12/29
✔Hansel and Gretel - The Chief - Monica McCarty (hero is a twin) 12/7
✔Jack and the Bean Stalk - The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde (bean stalk grows in heroes yard) 1/8/13
✔King Arthur and His Knights - Master of Fire - Angela Knight (hero is King Arthur's son) 12/9
✔The Lion King - The Calling - Kelley Armstrong (cougar shifter) 1/11/13
✔The Little Mermaid - Tempest Rising - Nicole Peeler (selkie) 12/31
✔Mulan - Blood Challenge - Eileen Wilks (heroine is Chinese) 1/6/13
✔The Nightingale - Dark Paradise - Tami Hoag (heroine is a singer) 12/31


✔The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas 2/1
✔The Princess and the Pea - Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn (hero has PTSD and rarely sleep) 12/13
✔Puss in Boots - The Siren Song - Anne Ursu (heroine has a cat) 1/30
✔Rapunzel - Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James (retelling of Rapunzel) 10/8
✔Red Riding Hood - Lost Love Found - Bertrice Small 1/10/13
✔Robin Hood - Hot Ice - Nora Roberts (hero is a thief) 1/16
✔Rumpelstiltskin -Faking It - Jennifer Crusie (yellow cover) 12/25
✔Sleeping Beauty - Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole (heroine is a witch) 1/6/13
✔The Snow Queen - Into Thin Air:Mt. Everest Disaster - Jon Krakauer (takes place on Mt. Everest) 1/13/13
✔Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - The Year of Living Scandalously - Julia London (black haired heroine) 12/20


✔Snow White and Rose Red - Lucky's Lady - Tami Hoag (heroine's sister plays an important role) 1/29
✔Thumbelina - Shadows in the Darkness - Elaine Cunningham (fairies) 12/26
✔The Twelve Dancing Princesses - Taking a Shot - Jaci Burton (wedding reception) 1/19
✔The Ugly Duckling - Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb (coming of age) 1/4/13

[Barbara ★]

Doorstopper Challenge

READ: 21/22

✔1. A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (704 pages) 3/31
✔2. Citadel - Kate Mosse (696 pages) 7/16
✔3. Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (672 pages) 3/13
✔4. Curfew - Phil Rickman (625 pages) 11/6
✔5. Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton (570 pages) 11/9
✔6. Sandstorm - James Rollins (608 pages) 8/26
✔7. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare (592 pages) 8/2
✔8. Guilty as Sin: A Novel - Tami Hoag (608 pages) 10/13
✔9. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness (584 pages) 2/11
✔10. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy (572 pages) 3/29
✔11. When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (544 pages) 5/10
✔12. Lover At Last - J.R. Ward (544 pages) 6/4
13. City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare (535 pages)
✔14. The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (528 pages) 5/13
✔15. The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros (506 pages) 3/26
✔16. Hungry As The Sea - Wilbur Smith (501 pages) 1/27
✔17. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin (1009 pages) 3/25
✔18. A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin (1177 pages) 4/25
✔19. A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (1060 pages) 6/13
✔20. NOS4A2 - Joe Hill (692 pages) 7/18
✔21. The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier (621 pages) 8/7
✔22. The Terror - Dan Simmons (960 pages) 10/23

[Barbara ★]

I Want It All Challenge

Monthly Challenges
✔ January
1. January Spell Challenge COMPLETE 1/24/13
2. January Scavenger Hunt COMPLETE 1/29/13
3. January Member of the Month – BARBARA COMPLETE 1/29/13
✔ February
1. February Spell Challenge COMPLETE 4/23/13
2. February Scavenger Hunt COMPLETE 2/20/13
3. February Member of the Month - MELISSA COMPLETE 2/11/13
✔ March
1. March Scavenger Hunt COMPLETE 3/17/13
2. March Spell Challenge COMPLETE 3/31/13
3. March Member of the Month - Sarah COMPLETE 3/19/13
✔ April
1. April Scavenger Challenge - Let's Talk About the Weather! COMPLETE 4/30/13
1. April Spell Challenge COMPLETE 4/26/13
3. April Member of the Month - Jen COMPLETE 5/3/13
✔ May
1. May Scavenger Hunt COMPLETE 5/31/13
2. May Spell Challenge COMPLETE 5/30/13
3. May Member of the Month - Camilla COMPLETE 5/10/13
✔ June
1. June Scavenger Hunt COMPLETE 6/25/13
2. June Spell Challenge COMPLETE 6/30/13
3. June Member of the Month - Joanne COMPLETE 6/25/13 COMPLETE
✔ July 
1. July Scavenger Challenge - Ice Cream COMPLETE 7/26/13
2. July Spell Challenge COMPLETE 7/30/13
3. July Member of the Month - Angie COMPLETE 8/5/13
✔ August  
1. August 2013 Scavenger Challenge-Perfect Summer Day of Reading COMPLETE 8/31/13
2. August 2013 Spell Challenge COMPLETE 8/28/13
3. August Member of the Month - Sallie COMPLETE 8/21/13
✔ September
1. September Scavenger Challenge - A is for Apple COMPLETE 9/28/13
2. September Spell Challenge COMPLETE 9/28/13
3. September Member of the Month - Lori COMPLETE 9/28/13
✔ October
1. October Scavenger Challenge COMPLETE 10/30/13
2. October Spell Challenge COMPLETE 10/31/13
3. October Member of the Month - Carol COMPLETE 10/25/13
✔ November
1. November Scavenger Challenge: The 50th Anniversary of the Kennedy Assassination COMPLETE 11/29/13
2. November Spell Challenge COMPLETE 11/29/13
3. November Member of the Month - NayNay COMPLETE 11/29/13
December
1. December Scavenger Challenge - The Nutcracker Ballet , 6/7 done
2. December Spell Challenge, 4/5 done
3. December Member of the Month - Karla, 5/6 done


Misfit Challenges
✔ The NEW Challenge COMPLETE 9/16/13
✔ All About You - The Sequel COMPLETE 6/28/13
✔ Celebrating the Barcode Challenge COMPLETE 6/9/13
✔ The Language of Flowers Challenge - Part I COMPLETE 7/6/13
✔ If I Ran the Zoo Challenge COMPLETE 7/31/13
✔ The Old Challenge COMPLETE 10/29/13
✔ A Cuppa Joe Challenge COMPLETE 10/18/13

Music Challenges
✔ Your Favorite Band Challenge COMPLETE 6/30/13
Rolling Stones Challenge, 14/15

On The Screen Challenges
✔ The Envelope Please COMPLETE 2/28/13
✔ MythBusters Challenge COMPLETE 7/26/13

Games People Play
✔ Take Me Out to the Ballgame COMPLETE 10/30/13

Yearly Challenges
2013 A-Z Title Challenge, 24/26
A-Z Author Challenge FINISHED 12/27
2013 Countdown FINISHED 11/29
Doorstopper Challenge, 21/22
13x13 Challenge, 168/169
Non-Fiction Challenge, 8/10

Seasonal Challenges
✔ Spring Cleaning Challenge COMPLETE 6/13/13
✔ Spring Cleaning Spell Challenge COMPLETE 6/14/13
✔ Summer Seasonal Challenge - 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg COMPLETE 10/22/13
✔ Summer Spell Challenge COMPLETE 8/13/13
✔ Fall Scavenger Challenge COMPLETE 12/6/13
Fall Spell Challenge, 20/21

[Barbara ★]

Monster Challenge
DURATION: August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2014

READ: 100/100

♘ ANGEL ♘ COMPLETE
1. Host - Faith Hunter 8/8/12
2. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Terry Pratchett 10/8/12
3. Kiss of Pride - Sandra Hill 12/11/12
4. Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione 2/22/13
5. Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione 3/22/13
6. Unearthly - Cynthia Hand 4/4/13
7. Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione 4/6/13
8. Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni 4/18/13
9. Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles 12/15/13
10. Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5/14

♘ DEMON ♘ COMPLETE
1. The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/2/12
2. Demons Prefer Blondes - Sidney Ayers 8/14/12
3. Sins of the Soul - Eve Silver 9/2/12
4. Mona Lisa Eclipsing - Sunny 9/28/12
5. Kiss Me Deadly - Michele Hauf 11/18/12
6. Storm of Shadows - Christina Dodd 11/26/12
7. Confessions of a Demon - Laurie Wright 11/28/12
8. Infamous - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/29/12
9. The Darkest Lie - Gena Showalter 12/2/12
10. Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole 1/6/13

♘ DRAGON ♘ COMPLETE
1. The Time Weaver - Shana Abé 8/6/12
2. Vampire Dragon - Annette Blair 9/2/12
3. Mercy Burns - Keri Arthur 9/10/12
4. Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle 9/30/12
5. Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb 1/4/13
6. The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken 3/6/13
7. Scales And A Tail - Stormy Glenn 6/30/13
8. The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay 7/5/13
9. Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/14/13
10. Firewalker - Allyson James 10/27/13

♘ FAIRY ♘ COMPLETE
1. The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater 10/2/12
2. Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14/12
3. Shadowfae - Erica Hayes 11/3/12
4. Chalice of Roses - anthology 11/13/12
5. Ella Enchanted - Gail Levine 11/17/12
6. The Fire Lord's Lover - Kathryne Kennedy 12/24/12
7. Shadows in the Darkness - Elaine Cunningham 12/26/12
8. Tricks of the Trade - Laura Ann Gilman 3/30/13
9. Shadows in the Starlight - Elaine Cunningham 4/2/13
10. Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier 4/21/13

♘ GHOST ♘ COMPLETE
1. Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang - Katie MacAlister 9/4/12
2. Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones 9/26/12
3. Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn 9/29/12
4. Horns - Joe Hill 10/24/12
5. Never Been Witched - Annette Blair 11/16/12
6. Them Bones - Carolyn Haines 12/30/12
7. Odd Apocalypse - Dean Koontz 1/17/13
8. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones 2/2
9. Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton 3/7/13
10. Superstition - Karen Robards 3/31/13

♘ IMMORTAL ♘ COMPLETE
1. White Tiger - Kylie Chan 5/23/13
2. Inferno - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/27/13
3. Lover At Last - J.R. Ward 6/4/13
4. Everneath - Brodi Ashton 6/18/13
5. The Guardian - Sherrilyn Kenyon 6/18/13
6. The Immortal Fire - Anne Ursu 7/20/13
7. Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5/13
8. Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26/13
9. Death Magic - Eileen Wilks 9/30/13
10. Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan 10/18/13

♘ SHAPE-SHIFTER ♘ COMPLETE
1. Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton (tigers) 8/8/12
2. Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready (birds) 8/13/12
3. Tiger's Curse - Colleen Houck (tiger) 9/3/12
4. The Jaguar Prince - Karen Kelley (jaguar) 12/23/12
5. Dark Peril - Christine Feehan (jaguar) 12/29/12
6. The Calling - Kelley Armstrong (cougar) 1/11/13
7. Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck (tiger) 5/4/13
8. Crown of Crystal Flame - C.L. Wilson (cat) 5/17/13
9. Lion's Heat - Lora Leigh (lion) 6/7/13
10. The Rising - Kelley Armstrong (cougar) 6/23/13

♘ VAMPIRE ♘ COMPLETE
1. Ascension - Sable Grace 8/4/12
2. Unchained - Sharon Ashwood 8/18/12
3. One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22/12
4. Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/23/12
5. Secret Life of a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/21/12
6. Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill 10/8/12
7. Drink Deep - Chloe Neill 10/28/12
8. Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris 11/10/12
9. Bad to the Bone - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/21/12
10. Unnatural - Michael Griffo 2/28/13

♘ WEREWOLF ♘ COMPLETE
1. Moonburn - Alisa Sheckley 8/31/12
2. Fair Game - Patricia Briggs 9/21/12
3. Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole 10/7/12
4. Chasing Midnight - Susan Krinard 11/24/12
5. I Kissed a Dog - Carol Van Atta 12/6/12
6. Blood Challenge - Eileen Wilks 1/6/13
7. Master of Shadows - Angela Knight 3/7/13
8. Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs 4/16/13
9. The Ylem - Tatiana Vila 4/29/13
10. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater 5/11/13

♘ WITCH/MAGE ♘ COMPLETE
1. The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett 8/21/12
2. Ascension - Felicity Heaton 8/29/12
3. Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine 10/4/12
4. The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima 10/25/12
5. Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard 10/28/12
6. Would-Be Witch - Kimberly Frost 11/2/12
7. Grave Sins - Jenna Maclaine 11/11/12
8. Master of Fire - Angela Knight 12/9/12
9. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness 2/11/13
10. Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn 2/17/13

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

13x13 Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2013 - January 31, 2014

READ: 169/169

1. Bloody Good Books ~ Murder Mysteries COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
1. White Elephant Dead - Carolyn Hart 2/3
2. Killer Instinct - Zoë Sharp 2/9
3. Calamity Jayne - Kathleen Bacus 2/17
4. The Cold Room - J.T. Ellison 2/20
5. F is for Fugitive - Sue Grafton 2/21
6. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/3
7. Delusion in Death - J.D. Robb 3/6
8. In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff 3/19
9. Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer - Dorothy Gilman 3/21
10. Driven to Ink - Karen Olsen 3/24
11. Superstition - Karen Robards 3/31
12. Dare to Die - Carolyn Hart 4/6
13. No Mercy - Lori Armstrong 4/19
(hide spoiler)]


2. Airships & Goggles ~ Steampunk COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
1. Behemoth - Scott Westerfeld 2/8
2. Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff 2/13
3. Goliath - Scott Westerfeld 3/5
4. The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde 3/9
5. Warrior - Zoe Archer 4/11
6. Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine 5/2
7. Tin Swift - Devon Monk 5/31
8. The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress 7/4
9. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
10. Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer 10/18
11. Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters 11/11
12. Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff 11/13
13. Stranger - Zoe Archer 11/24
(hide spoiler)]


3. Practical Magic ~ Witches/Warlocks/Magic COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
1. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness 2/11
2. Now or Never - Michele Bardsley 2/11
3. Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn 2/17
4. The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken 3/6
5. Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones 3/17
6. Tricks of the Trade - Laura Ann Gilman 3/30
7. On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers 4/5
8. Biting Cold - Chloe Neill 4/23
9. Crown of Crystal Flame - C.L. Wilson 5/17
10. Blood Ties - Pamela Freeman 5/26
11. Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier 6/27
12. Dragon Unmasked - Kathleen Nance 6/30
13. Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman 7/3
(hide spoiler)]


4. Does This Book Make My Butt Look Big ~ Books Over 500 Pages COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
1. Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (672 pages) 3/13
2. The Pleasure of Your Kiss - Teresa Medeiros (506 pages) 3/26
3. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy (572 pages) 3/29
4. A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (704 pages) 3/31
5. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin (1009 pages) 3/25
6. A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin (1177 pages) 4/25
7. When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (544 pages) 5/10
8. The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (528 pages) 5/13
9. A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (1060 pages) 6/13
10. Citadel - Kate Mosse (696 pages) 7/16
11. NOS4A2 - Joe Hill (692 pages) 7/18
12. The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier (621 pages) 8/7
13. Sandstorm - James Rollins (608 pages) 8/26
(hide spoiler)]


5. Vicarious Travel ~ Books Set Outside the U.S. COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
1. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist - M.C. Beaton (Cyprus) 2/5
2. Sea Hunter - Paul Garrison (Virgin Islands) 2/16
3. Blue Latitudes - Tony Horwitz (Cooks Island) 2/25
4. Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton (New Zealand) 3/7
5. Dark Predator - Christine Feehan (Peru) 3/16
6. Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters (Egypt) 4/4
7. Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni (Bulgaria/Russia) 4/18
8. Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin (Greece) 4/27
9. Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett (Scotland) 4/29
10. Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck (India) 5/4
11. The Lion's Daughter - Loretta Chase (Albania) 5/7
12. Snow Angels - James Thompson (Finland) 5/7
13. Florence of Arabia - Christopher Buckley (Qatar) 5/15
(hide spoiler)]


6. Land of the Lost ~ Fantasy COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
1. The Bridge to Never Land - Dave Barry/Ridley Pearson 3/31
2. Voice Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 4/8
3. Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier 4/21
4. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan 4/30
5. Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh 5/30
6. The Immortal Fire - Anne Ursu 7/20
7. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman 7/26
8. The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier 8/7
9. The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 9/4
10. Emissary - Fiona McIntosh 9/11
11. Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26
12. Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff 12/11
13. No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5
(hide spoiler)]


7. Vampires, Werewolves and Demons, Oh My ~ Paranormal COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
1. The Brass Bed - Jennifer Stevenson (incubus) 2/3
2. Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione (demon) 2/22
3. Master of Shadows - Angela Knight (vampire/werewolf) 3/7
4. The Taking - Erin McCarthy (demon) 3/18
5. Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione (demon) 3/22
6. Unearthly - Cynthia Hand (angel) 4/4
7. Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione (demon) 4/6
8. Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs (werewolf) 4/16
9. Devilish - Maureen Johnson (demon) 4/14
10. Born to Bite - Lindsay Sands (vampire) 4/13
11. The Ylem - Tatiana Vila (vampire/werewolf) 4/29
12. Forever - Maggie Stiefvater (werewolf) 5/11
13. Inferno - Sherrilyn Kenyon (demon/gods) 5/27
(hide spoiler)]

[Barbara ★]

8. Are You Ever Going to Read Me? ~ Books on TBR longer than 1 year COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
1. Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber (4/2011) 2/5
2. The Trouble with J.J. - Tami Hoag (4/2011) 2/20
3. Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks - Cara Lockwood (5/2010) 2/14
4. The Return of Black Douglas - Elaine Coffman (4/2011) 4/7
5. Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh (2/2010) 4/27
6. Pleasure and Purpose - Megan Hart (8/2010) 5/27
7. Lion's Heat - Lora Leigh (2/2009) 6/7
8. The Guardian - Sherrilyn Kenyon (9/2011) 6/18
9. Whiplash - Catherine Coulter (5/2010) 6/20
10. Dark Mirror - Mary Jo Putney (1/2012) 6/25
11. Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy (5/2010) 6/28
12. Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz (6/2009) 7/3
13. The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay (12/2011) 7/5
(hide spoiler)]


9. Books Starting with S COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
1. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 2/19
2. The Sea of Tranquility - Katha Millay 2/25
3. Spare Change - Bette Lee Crosby 3/21
4. Shadows in the Starlight - Elaine Cunningham 4/2
5. Small as an Elephant - Jennifer Richard Jacobson 5/9
6. Sleeping Arrangements - Madeleine Wickham 5/29
7. Shadow Woman - Linda Howard 6/4
8. Someone Like You - Roald Dahl 6/7
9. Silk Dreams - Diana Groe 6/17
10. Six Seconds - Rick Mofina 6/29
11. Scales And A Tail - Stormy Glenn 6/30
12. Shades of Midnight - Lara Adrian 7/17
13. Sleep No More - Iris Johansen 7/21
(hide spoiler)]


10. Book Nook ~ Ebooks on my Nook COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
1. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones 2/2
2. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan 2/9
3. The Highlander's Fury - Maeve Greyson 2/15
4. Double Play - Jill Shalvis 3/20
5. Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan 5/5
6. Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake 5/8
7. Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia 5/19
8. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie 5/24
9. Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden 5/29
10. Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent 6/9
11. On Dublin Street - Samantha Young 6/14
12. Everneath - Brodi Ashton 6/18
13. Everbound - Brodi Ashton 6/25
(hide spoiler)]


11. Number Ones ~ First Book in a Series COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
1. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas (Friday Harbor) 2/1
2. Unnatural - Michael Griffo (Archangel Academy) 2/28
3. Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye (Domestic Gods) 2/26
4. Don't Kill The Messenger - Eileen Rendahl (Messenger) 3/12
5. Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth (Violet Eyes) 3/20
6. The Next Always - Nora Roberts (Inn Boonsboro) 4/9
7. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart (The Mysterious Benedict Society) 5/14
8. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) 5/18
9. Pushing Up Daisies - Rosemary Harris (Dirty Business) 5/19
10. The Innocent - David Baldacci (Will Robie) 5/21
11. White Tiger - Kylie Chan (Dark Heavens) 5/23
12. Undercover - Lauren Dane (Federation Chronicles) 7/7
13. Delirium - Lauren Oliver (Delirium) 7/13
(hide spoiler)]


12. Listen Up ~ Audiobooks COMPLETE!(view spoiler)[
1. Guilty Wives - James Patterson 2/25
2. The Forgotten - David Baldacci 3/13
3. The Fifth Witness - Michael Connelly 3/22
4. U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton 4/13
5. Calculated in Death - J.D. Robb 4/22
6. The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters 4/26
7. The Postcard Killers - James Patterson 4/28
8. The Girl Who Disappeared Twice - Andrea Kane 5/3
9. N Is For Noose - Sue Grafton 5/8
10. The Mummy Case - Elizabeth Peters 5/14
11. Iceberg - Clive Cussler 5/28
12. Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters 6/11
13. M Is for Malice - Sue Grafton 6/24
(hide spoiler)]


13. ~ Male Authors COMPLETE! (view spoiler)[
1. In Golden Blood - Stephen Woodworth 2/6
2. Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card 2/13
3. Toehold: A Novel - Stephen Foreman 2/8
4. Grendel - John Gardner 2/16
5. Creepers - David Morrell 2/24
6. The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton 2/28
7. On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story - Cdr. Richard Jadick 2/27
8. The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket 3/10
9. Defending Jacob - William Landay 5/11
10. The Mao Case - Qiu Xiaolong 5/21
11. The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari 5/26
12. The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
13. This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel 6/26
(hide spoiler)]


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Thrillers, Chillers and Comedies - A Monster Movie Marathon
Duration: October 15, 2013 - January 15, 2014

READ: 30/30

☠ ☠ Thrillers! ☠ ☠
✔1. The Amityville Horror: Read a book based on true events -or- read a book set in New York -or- read a book set mainly in a house.
Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer 10/18

✔2. Evil Dead: Read a book set in Iraq (modern day Sumer) -or- read a book set in ancient times -or- read a book where the author's first and last initials can be found in the word "NECRONOMICONEXMORTIS".
Split Second - Catherine Coulter (10/25

✔3. Exorcist: Read a book marked "Religion" on the main page -or- read a book set in Washington D.C. -or- read a book considered a classic.
Temptation Rising - A.C. Arthur 10/31

✔4. Friday the 13th: Read a book where the protagonists attend summer camp -or- read a book marked "Psychological Mystery" on the main page -or- read a book with the day of the week in the title.
Murder Suicide - Keith Ablow 1/3

✔5. Halloween: Read a book set during Halloween -or- read a book set in a hospital (partially or completely) -or- read a book marked "Young Adult" on the main page.
Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel 10/26

✔6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Read a book set in California -or- read a book about friends -or- read a book marked "Science Fiction" on its main GR page.
Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks 10/15

✔7. Night of the Living Dead: Read a book set in Pennsylvania -or- read a road trip book -or- read a book that has spawned parodies, spin-offs or retellings. As an example for the last option, Jane Eyre could be used, as it has a ton of retellings and spoofs.
Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff 12/11

✔8. The Omen: Read a book set in England -or- read a book with a politician in it -or- read a book where the protagonists lose a baby (to abduction, death, child protection services, etc).
Stranger - Zoe Archer 11/24

✔9. Paranormal Activity: Read a book released in 2007 -or- read an indie book -or- read a book that centers on a newly married couple.
White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2

✔10. Poltergeist: Read a book with a single word title -or- read a book with a young girl (under 13) protagonist -or- read a book translated from German.
Firewalker - Allyson James 10/27

✔11. The Ring: Read a book with a number in the title -or- read a book set in Japan or written by a Japanese author -or- read a book with a telephone, computer or some form of communication device on the cover.
Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff 11/13

✔12. Saw: Read a book with a serial killer in it -or- read a book told via flashbacks -or- read a series book whose first book was released in 2004 (the book you read may be any number, but the first book needs to have been released in 2004).
Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan 10/18

✔13. The Shining: Read a book with a writer protagonist -or- read a book by Stephen King -or- read a book written by an author or having a protagonist called Jack.
Eternity Base - Bob Mayer (m.c. is a reporter) 11/21

✔14. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Read a book with a place (country/state/city) name in the title (Germany works, but German doesn't) -or- read a book with a weapon on the cover -or- read a book with teenage protagonists.
What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen 10/17

✔15. The Thing: Read a book set in the Antarctic or a country with land within the Arctic Circle (Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, US, Canada, Denmark, Iceland) -or- read a book with a scientist protagonist -or- read a book with a helicopter or plane on the cover.
The Terror - Dan Simmons (trapped on the ice in the Arctic circle) 10/23



☠ ☠ Comedies ☠ ☠
✔1. Army of Darkness: Read the third book of a series -or- read a book set in the Middle ages -or- read a book with a skeleton on the cover (partial is fine).
Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris 10/30

✔2. Beetlejuice: Read a book with an insect on the cover -or- read a book with an author or protagonist named Alec, Alex, Gina or Michael -or- read a book with "Self Help" on the main page.
Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters (spider on shoulder) 11/11

✔3. Cabin in the Woods: Read a book that has been made into a TV series -or- read a book first published in 2012 -or- read a book with trees on the cover (trees only! no plants).
Blood Rites - Jim Butcher (on SciFi channel) 10/29

✔4. Dead Alive: Read a book with opposites in the title (for example: Gold Boy, Emerald Girl (Boy & Girl), The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (Death & Life)) -or- read a book with a dog(s) on the cover -or- read a book set in a Southeast Asian country.
A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley (year & day are opposites) 11/3

✔5. Eight Legged Freaks: Read a book set in a small town -or- read a dystopian book -or- read a book where a character has superpowers.
Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 10/25

✔6. Fright Night: Read a series book -or- read a book where a character protects someone -or- read a book with the word NIGHT in the title (plural is ok, but no other forms!).
The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta #20) 10/28

✔7. Ghostbusters: Read a book set in New York City -or- read a book where a main character is an academic -or- read a book with three main characters.
Thankless in Death - J.D Robb 12/12

✔8. Gremlins: Read a book with a green cover -or- read a book with a title word denoting water (water, rain, sea etc will work) -or- read book #12 in a series.
The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters 10/17

✔9. Rocky Horror Picture Show: Read a book with the first letter of all words of the title appearing in the word "DRFRANKNFURTER" (titles must be at least 3 words long, do not ignore A, An or The!) -or- read a book with a building on the cover -or- read a book considered a classic in a genre of your choice.
Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue 10/16

✔10. Scary Movie: Read a book that is a retelling of an older story or book -or- read a book with a plot that feels like you've read it before even though it is not a retelling -or- read a book that has been on your TBR for a year (at least).
No Way Back - Andrew Gross 10/19

✔11. Shaun of the Dead: Read a book with the name of a character in the title -or- read a book by a favorite author -or- reread a favorite book.
Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen 11/16

✔12. Sleepy Hollow: Read a book with a Dutch or German protagonist -or- read a book set in a small town -or- read a historical fiction book.
Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis 11/7

✔13. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil: Read a book set in a mountain town -or- read a book set in a college -or- read a book with the names of two people in the title.
Mountain Echoes - C.E. Murphy (set in mountains of N.C.) 11/18

✔14. Young Frankenstein: Read a book with an inheritance in the plot -or- read a book with the words "YOUNG", "LITTLE" or "YOUTH" in the title -or- read a book where the author's first or last initials are in the word "MELBROOKS".
Little Shop of Homicide - Denise Swanson 10/22

✔15. Zombieland: Read a book with a nerdy main character -or- read a book where the protagonist is a fitness freak -or- read a book with chocolate on the cover (bonus if it's Twinkies!).
Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton (zombie apocalypse) 11/9



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Favorite Movie Challenge
DURATION: November 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014

READ: 15/15

✔1 – What is your favorite movie ever? Lethal Weapon
Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff (weapon on cover) 12/11

✔2 – What is your favorite action movie? The Mummy
Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters (set in Egypt) 11/23

✔3 – What is your favorite romantic comedy movie? 50 First Dates
Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis (romance) 11/7

✔4 – What is your favorite comedy movie? To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar
Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes - Denise Grover Swank (6 word title) 12/14

✔5 – What is your favorite animated movie? Monsters, Inc.
The Far West - Patricia Wrede (blue cover like m.c.) 11/9

✔6 – What is your favorite adventure movie? Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Navigator - Clive Cussler (action/adventure) 1/9

✔7 – What is your favorite drama movie? Titanic
Breakup - Dana Stabenow (released 1997) 12/18

✔8 – What is your favorite movie franchise/trilogy? Pirates of the Caribbean
Curfew - Phil Rickman (family cursed) 11/6

✔9 – What is your favorite childhood/kids movie? Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke (in the food industry-baker) 11/29

✔10 – What is your favorite sci-fi/fantasy movie? Labyrinth
Labyrinth - Kat Richardson (same title) 11/29

✔11 – What is your favorite war movie? Braveheart
A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley (war between England/Scotland) 11/3

✔12 – What is your favorite remake? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
White Heat - Cherry Adair (mystery) 11/2

✔13 – What is your favorite musical/soundtrack movie? The Wizard of Oz
Dead Beat - Jim Butcher (m.c. is a wizard) 11/30

✔14 – What is your favorite season themed movie? How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff (green cover like the Grinch) 11/13

✔15 – What is your favorite movie based on a book? Silence of the Lambs
Thankless in Death - J.D Robb (serial killer/female protagonist) 12/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Know Your Nightmares
Duration: October 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014

Completed: 25/25

✔1. Afrit: Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan (magic) 10/18

✔2. Banshee: Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy (set in Ireland) 10/6

✔3. Demon: The Hippopotamus Pool - Elizabeth Peters (set in Egypt) 10/17

✔4. Djinn: Firewalker - Allyson James (fire on cover) 10/27

✔5. Fairy: Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen (evil character) 11/16

✔6. Ghoul: Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris (m.c. visits cemetery) 10/30

✔7. Goblin: Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff (green cover) 11/13

✔8. Golem: Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer (lots of things invented) 10/18

✔9. Gorgon: Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews (snake shifter villains) 10/25

✔10. Incubus/Succubus: R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton (S&G in gilGameSh) 10/4



✔11. Kraken: Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue (Daughters of the Glen #8) 10/16

✔12. Leprechaun: Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton (hidden lantern) 10/6

✔13. Manananggal: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole (set on an island) 1/16

✔14. Mummy: The Bone Bed - Patricia Cornwell (m.c. forensic pathologist) 10/28

✔15. Ogre: The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane (dying baby is main plot) 12/6

✔16. Oni: Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James (hair on cover) 10/8

✔17. Pazuzu: Seaborne - Katherine Irons (hero is a prince) 12/31

✔18. Rakshasa: Eternity Base - Bob Mayer (war on main page) 11/21

✔19. Siren: The Terror - Dan Simmons (set in the Arctic ocean) 10/23

✔20. Tengu: Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter (like a beak-nosed frontiersman p25 nook) 10/12



✔21. Troll: Mountain Echoes - C.E. Murphy (mountain in title) 11/18

✔22. Vampire: Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks (begins with M in vaMpire) 10/15

✔23. Werewolf: Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag (villain accused of kidnapping/murder) 10/13

✔24. Will-of-the-Wisp: Labyrinth - Kat Richardson (light source on cover) 11/29

✔25. Zombie: Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters (set in Egypt, Africa) 11/23



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Rolling Stones Challenge
DURATION: April 1 - July 31, 2013

READ: 14/15

✔1. Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in THEROLLINGSTONES.
Born to Bite - Lindsay Sands (theroLlingStones) 4/13

✔2. Read a book by an author whose first published book was released in the 1960s.
When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (debut novel 1964) 5/10

✔3. Read a book set in the United Kingdom.
The Return of Black Douglas - Elaine Coffman (set in Scotland) 4/7

4. Read a book from the first 100 on this list:
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien (#97 on list)

✔5. Read book #22, #24 or #200 from your Goodreads TBR list.
Enchantment - Orson Scott Card (#24 on TBR in 2013) 7/29

✔6. Read a book published in June of any year OR a book published in a year with a 1, 9, 6 or 3 in it.
Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent (published 6/2012) 6/9

✔7. Read a book that has spent at least one week as #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List in 2012.
The Innocent - David Baldacci (May 6, 2012) 5/21



✔8. Read a book set in a country other than your own.
Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters (set in Egypt,I live USA) 4/4

✔9. Read a book that was a collaborative effort by two or more writers OR read a book that is over 450 pages long.
A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin (1197 pages) 4/25

✔10. Read a book with a scene that would be censored or edited on TV today OR read a book that has been released under a different name than the original title.
Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh (hot sex scenes) 4/27

✔11. Read a book with a character whose first or last name matches the name of one of these band members. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood. (I will take Richard instead of Richards and Woods instead of Wood, but no other exceptions.)
Black Friday - Alex Kava (character named Charlie) 7/27

✔12. Read a book in which a main character is a musician of some sort OR a book in which a character has more than one job.
Everneath - Brodi Ashton (antagonist is a musician) 6/18

✔13. Read a book with a 1, 0, 2 or 4 in the total number of pages.
Shadows in the Starlight - Elaine Cunningham (288 pages) 4/2

✔14. Read book a book with a 3-word title OR read book #6 in a series OR an author’s seventh published book.
Biting Cold - Chloe Neill (#6 in series)

✔15. The Rolling Stones have had eight Billboard #1 hits: Honky Tonk Woman; Get Off Of My Cloud; Miss You; Brown Sugar; Angie; Paint It, Black; Ruby Tuesday; and (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.
Pick one of those songs and read a book in which every word in the title (ALL words count!) begins with a letter in the song title.
On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers (I Can’t Get nO SaTisfaction) 4/5



14/15 done