2013 January Winter Wonderland Spell Challenge

[Sheri, Bookworm]

Winter Wonderland Spell Challenge

Pick a word relating to winter and use the acronym to choose the books you'll be reading this month. One book for each letter. The length of the word you choose will determine your challenge level. You can use the book title, author, or series name.

Examples (use one of these or come up with your own!):
Cold
Snow
Sleigh
Winter
Freezing
Snowman
Wonderland

C- The Crossing by Joy Nash
O- Point Of Retreat by Colleen Hoover
L- Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
D- The Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont

You can pick and post your books now or post as you go, but do not start reading until January 1!

Happy reading!

Completed:
Shahbaz
Leigh
Gayatri
Cori
Brandy
Elizabeth
Angela
Stephanie
Amy Sue

[Bee]

I'm going to go with the word Cold. :P I have a list of books from my TBR list I want to read first and that was the only word I could do with the books on this list. Haha. XD

C - Charade by Nyrae Dawn
O - The Sea Of Tranquility by Katja Millay
L - Les miserables by Victor Hugo
D - The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood

[Lys]

Let's try this with wonderland and see what happens.


W - - Laura Wiess Finished: 4.5 stars
O - by Oswalt
N - by Nelson
D - Finished: 3 stars
E -
R - Finished: 3 stars
L - Finished: 3.5 stars
A - Finished: 3 stars
N - by Ness
D - Finished: 4 stars

6/10

[Brandy]

Winter Wonderland Challenge
Start: 1/1/13 Finish: 1/31/13
FINISHED: 1/28/2013
7/7
S - Speechless by Yvonne Collins Finished: 1/16/2013
N - No Mercy by Lori Armstrong Finished: 1/26/2013
O - Miracles Happen: The Life and Timeless Principles of the Founder of Mary Kay Inc. by Mary Kay Ash Finished: 1/15/2013
W - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything by Janelle Brown Finished: 1/23/2013
M - The Mercenary by Cherry Adair Finished: 1/9/2013
A - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Finished: 1/2/2013
N - Homeport by Nora Roberts Finished: 1/28/2013

[Jamie]

Think i am going to go with FREEZING

Completed 6/8

F- For Love of Livvy 1/22/13
R- Reinventing Rachel: A Novel 1/23/13
E- eBully 1/24/13
E- Endlessly 1/27/13
Z- Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White 1/29/13
I- In the Woods
N- Nobody
G- Get a Life 1/30/13

[Tracey]

3/4


S- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
N- We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver
O- Alice on Board by Phyllis Naylor
W- Battleborn by Claire Watkins

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Winter Wonderland Challeng
1/1/13- 1/31/13

4/4 Completed

S- StormsHeart by Thea Harrison 1/11 4stars
N- Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 1/6 5stars
O- A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton 1/23 3stars
W- Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 1/3 3stars

[Tracy]

Winter Wonderland Challenge

5/6 Completed

S-Slammed-read 1/12
L-Lauren Oliver Delirium-read 1/20
E-Existence-read 1/1
I-
G-Glines, AbbiePredestined-read 1/11
H-Hopeless-read 1/5

[Kme_17]

I am going for

s
n
o
w

[Elaine]

This will be mine...

2/4 completed

S - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
N - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
O - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
W - Warm Bodies by Issac Marion

[Liza]

Elaine wrote: "This will be mine...
Hopefully I'll be able to complete this.

S - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
N - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
O - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
W ..."

I just finished Silver Linings and it is a great read!

[Liza]

I am going for FROST

5/5

COMPLETED

F- Water FOR Elephants- Sara Gruen
R- Forever Mine- Elizabeth REYES
O- ON Dublin Street- Samantha Young
S- SOULLESS- Gail Carriger
T- Sea of TRANQUILITY- Katja Millay

[Elaine]

Elizabeth wrote: "Elaine wrote: "This will be mine...
Hopefully I'll be able to complete this.

S - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
N - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
O - The Fault in Our Stars b..."

Yay, I'm excited for both the book and the movie. I think I'll watch before I read though. Don't want the book to spoil the movie :P

[Lanaia]

YAY, I love spell-it-out challenges! :)

I'm going for SNOW:
S: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
N: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
O: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
W: Garden of the Purple Dragon by Carole Wilkinson

[Sheri, Bookworm]

I'm going with snowman
3/7 read

S- Starkiller by Eric Edstrom
N- Happily Never After by Jeanine Frost
O- Deadly Obsession by Kristien Cayne
W- Taming Her Wolf by Eve Langlais
M- Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
A- TheArt of Domination by Ella Dominguez
N- Destiny's Revenge by Nancy Straight

[Hayley]

I'm in :) Think I'll go with "ice"
January Winter Wonderland Spell Challenge
Time Frame: 01.01.13 - 31.01.13
Complete: 2/3
Didn't quite make it :(

I: Inheritance by Christopher Paolini 24.01.12 ♥♥♥♥
C: (The) Crush by Sandra Brown 30.01.13 ♥♥♥♥
E: Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

[Rachel]

I'm in, list below...
January 2013 - Read 2/4

S Soulless by Gail Carriger
L The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
E The Moon Dwellers by David Estes
D The Maze Runner by James Dashner

[Diana S]

Winter Wonderland Challenge
January 2013
Books Read: 6
Updated: 1/27/13

Snowman

S - Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (1/18/13) 337 pp.
Nowhere But Up: The Story of Justin Bieber's Mom by Pattie Mallette (1/24/13)
O - The Good Husband Of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith (1/9/13)
W - The Walnut Tree by Charles Todd (1/2/13)
Midnight Brunch by Marta Acosta (1/16/13)
A - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell (1/11/13)
N

I Loved Snowflakes!

[*Angela*]

I will go with WINTER

6/6 complete!

✔W Wallbanger by Alice Clayton: COMPLETED 1/2 ****4 stars
✔I In Flight by RK Lilley: COMPLETED 1/6 **** 4 stars
✔N Dance Upon The Air by Nora Roberts: COMPLETED 1/10***3 stars
✔T Honor Student by Teresa Mummert COMPLETED 1/8 **2 stars
✔E Tidal by Emily Snow: COMPLETED 1/12 ****4 stars
✔R All In by Raine Miller: COMPLETED 1/4***3.5 stars



Read:

[Cynthia]

Winter is a magical time of the year :)

M- COMPLETED
A- COMPLETED
G- COMPLETED
I- COMPLETED
C- COMPLETED
A- COMPLETED
L- COMPLETED

Challenge complete!

[Evil]

W-The Woman in White
O-The Power of Six
N-I Am Number Four
D-Daughter of Smoke & Bone
E-Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
R-The Red Pyramid

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W - Well With My Soul by Gregory G. Allen
I - Secret Isaac by Jerome Charyn
N - Untraceable: The Nature of Grace Series, Book 1 by SR Johannes
T - The World As We Know It by Joseph Monninger
E - The Education of Patrick Silver by Jerome Charyn
R - Shade (Legends of the Dragonrealm) by Richard A. Knaak (finished after 1/31)

W - The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb
O - Angelina's Bachelors by Brian O'Reilly (finished after 1/31)
N - Uncontrollable: The Nature of Grace series, Book 2 by SR Johannes
D - Paper Dreams by Phyllis J. Burton
E - Demon's Curse by Alexa Egan (finished after 1/31)
R - The Devil's Dream by Roy Segal
L - The Yoga Club by Cooper Lawrence
A - A Searing Wind by W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O'Neal Gear
N - Second Chance Grill by Christine Nolfi
D - Love in Disguise by Carol Cox

14/16 completed

Did not meet my goal, but I could have had I buckled down harder ... oh well, on to the next one!

[Jenny]

I'll Try! I wasn't so good at finishing alot of my challenges last years.

5 / 5 - FINISHED!

✓ F Full Moon Rising 1/11/13
✓ R Release Me 1/31/13
✓ O Odalisque 1/5/13
✓ S Magic Strikes 1/2/2013
✓ T Tempted by Her Innocent Kiss 1/22/13

[Shan]

This is the year of finished challenges and cleaned up lists. Challenge Complete!

W - Wicked Lovely 1/14
I - Iron King 1/9
N - Nine Steps to Sara 1/11
T - At Grave's End 1/29
E - Ethereal 1/6
R - Virgin River 1/19

[Candy]

wow, this sounds really fun, can't wait to start :)

2/6 complete

W - Walking Home by Simon Armitage

I - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

N - Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale

T - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

E - Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

R - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

[Sarah]

Ooh, I'll join, with 'chilled.'
C - The Case of the Missing Servant (finished 1/6)
H - Hounded (finished 1/19)
I - If Chins Could Kill (finished 1/20)
L - The Lies of Locke Lamora (finished 1/29)
L - Life... with no breaks (finished 1/2)
E - Eric (finished 1/12)
D - Don of the Dead (finished 1/25)

(read but replaced "Everyone's Reading Bastard" on 1/12 - didn't realize it was just a short story)

[Jess]

W:Werewolf Love Story: Part 2

I:Inbetween

N:The Nature of Jade

T:Two Way Street ( Jan. 15,2013)

E: Elfbitten

R:Redhead Revealed(Jan. 9,2013)

W: Werewolf Love Story: Part one (Jan. 20, 2013)

O:Oaky for Now

N: the Noughty List

D: Dragon's Oath (Jan. 8,2013)

E: Emerald Green

R:Reserected

L: Lenobia's Vow( Jan.9,2013)

A: Awakened (Jan. 10,2013)

N:Nevermore

D: Destined (Jan. 14,2013)

7/16

[Tammy ~Witching Hour Reads~]

I'm in for the word discs. ie Christmas discs

0/5
D)
I)
S)
C)
S)

[August]

I'll try with the word white.
1/6 finished

W- Wentworth Hall by Abby Grahame
H-
I-
T-
E-

[Stephanie]

Winter Wonderland Challenge
6/6 Completed

S- Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins 1/4/13
L - Linde, K.A. Avoiding Responsibility 1/18/13
E- Easy by Tammara Webber 1/2/13
I- Illegal by Paul Levine 1/30/13
G- Garica, Kami & Margaret Stohl Beautiful Creatures 1/29/13
H- Hoover, Colleen; Slammed 1/7/13

[*Angela*]

I updated message 21. 5 of 6 done...

[Jenson]

I am going for

F
R
E
E
Z
I
N
G

[Candice]

I'm going with "SNOWFLAKE"

S
N
O
W The White Lilac
F
L
A
K
E Elliot, Kelli Wanted

[Cori Renn]

S- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by STEPHEN Chbosky
N- Define NORMAL by Julie Anne Peters
O- ONCE Bitten by Trina M. Lee
W- Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
F- A Clockwork FAIRYTALE by Helen Scott Taylor
L- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
A- The ATHENA Effect by Derrolyn Anderson
K-The Three Month Plan by KIMBERLY Patterson
E- The Curse of EUROPA by Brian Kayser

Complete!

[Shahbaz]

Went with COLD :)



C - Cold Days
O - One foot in the grave
L - Dying to Live
D - DemonThief

COMPLETED!!!

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Winter Wonderland Challeng
1/1/13- 1/31/13

4/4 Completed

S- StormsHeart by Thea Harrison 1/11 4stars
N- Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 1/6 5stars
O- A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton 1/23 3stars
W- Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 1/3 3stars

[Sheri, Bookworm]

How was Wicked Business? I just downloaded it.

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

It was good but I didn't like it as much as the first one. It didn't capture my interest. When you here the same jokes over and over they are not as funny.

[Sheri, Bookworm]

I saw you only gave it 3 stars...I am listening to it next. I'll let you know what I think.

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

I will be waiting to see what you think.

What do you think about reading the Kate Daniels series, Guild Hunter series and/or Elder Races series?

[Sheri, Bookworm]

My library doesn't have any of them so I would have to buy the whole series for any of them - any other ideas?

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

We need to finish Dresden Files. Have you read the Love at Stakes series?
Mortal instrument series

[Sheri, Bookworm]

No, I haven't read either of them yet. I'm on book 6 of Dresden. I have (or have access to) The Mortal Instruments. The other one I'd have to buy again. I usually don't mind buying but I'm trying to get all the books I own read before buying new ones...It's not really working very well, but I'm trying :D

[Amy (DemonKittie)]

I am going to give this a try because I need a little extra motivation to get myself reading. My word of choice is subzero because that is what it has been here for the past few days.

S- Soulless by Gail Carriger (1/21)
U- Um, like...OM. by Evan Cooper. (1/29)
B- Extraordinary Blogs And Ezines by Lynne Rominger (1/2)
Z- Zombie by J.R. Angelella (1/28)
E- Henry VIII: Wolfman by A. E. Moorat (1/31)
R- Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson (1/30)
O- An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio by Judith Ortiz Cofer (1/31)

Progress: 7/7

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Sheri wrote: "No, I haven't read either of them yet. I'm on book 6 of Dresden. I have (or have access to) The Mortal Instruments. The other one I'd have to buy again. I usually don't mind buying but I'm tryi..."

I own a ton of books so I understand. I am behind on the Dresden Files. I am on book 5. I want to re-read City of Bones before the movie comes out.

[Sheri, Bookworm]

I'd read City of Bones with you. When does the movie come out? If I'm going to see the movie I have to read the book first. If I do it the other way around it usually ruins the book for me.

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

It comes out in August. I just received book 5 in the Dresenden Files. I will have to look in all my books and see what other series we can do. We are all ready reading two series but they are almost finished.

[Gayatri]

I think I'll go by Sleigh

S : Snowed In. by Rachel Hawthorne.
L : Boy Heaven by Laura Kasischke.
E : Entangled by Cat Clarke
I : Island Girls(and Boys)by Rachel Hawthorne
G : Ten by Gretchen McNeil
H : Caribbean Crusing by Rachel Hawthorne




Challenge Complete

[Cori Renn]

I finished in post 35. Woot! That was fun!

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Cori wrote: "S- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by STEPHEN Chbosky
N- Define NORMAL by Julie Anne Peters
O- ONCE Bitten by Trina M. Lee
W- Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
F- A Clockwork FAIRYTALE by Helen Scott Ta..."

Congrats Cori!