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Challenge # 12: January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013

Adam…………………………………………………...0/9
Alice…………………………………………………….0/9
Amyiw……………………………………………...….0/9
Ashley Marie………………………………………..1/9
Brandy……………………………………………...….0/9
Chakara…………………………………………….....0/9
Christina (AKA Babbling)……………………...0/9
Dawn.…………………………………………………..0/9
Elidanora……………………………………………..0/9
Jenika…………………………………………………..0/9
Jennifer………………………………………………..0/9
Jenny…………………………………………..……….0/9
Jessica..………………………………………………..0/9
Lady Danielle “The Book Huntress”…….…0/9
ladymurmur…………………………………………0/9
Laura..…………………………………………………..0/9
Melissa…………………………………………………0/9
Nakeesha……………………………………………..0/9
Natalie…………………………………………………0/9
Pennynickel………………………………………….9/9
Shanon…………………………………………………0/9
Susan………………………………………...………...0/9

Completed 9/9
Read:










January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013
Completed 9/9 Finished!!
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title:
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF):
5. Cover Hunt: In honor of Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day read a book with any of the following: a predominantly red cover, a predominantly green cover, a heart on the cover, candy or chocolate on the cover, shamrocks or leprechauns on the cover.
6. January 13 is International Skeptics Day: Read a book in which a character becomes aware of the supernatural world they never knew existed (For example, your average human suddenly discovers that vampires exist)
7. February 3 is The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash on this date in 1959. Read a book in which a character is a musician (professional or just plays an instrument or sings for fun) or a character dies.
8. March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day: Read a book featuring a ‘magician’. Any magic user will do: witch, wizard, warlock, etc. Even a stage magician.
9. In With the New: Read any book by a new-to-you author or start a new-to-you series.











DONE 1. Any Urban Fantasy Title: Lover At Last: Black Dagger Brotherhood #11
DONE 2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover: First Rule of Ten
DONE 3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover: Night Hawk
DONE 4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title: The Love of My (Other) Life
DONE 5. Cover Hunt: A Most Scandalous Proposal
DONE 6. International Skeptics Day: Quintana of Charyn
DONE 7. The Day the Music Died: The Sea of Tranquility
DONE 8. Smoke and Mirrors Day: Steam and Sorcery: The Gaslight Chronicles
DONE 9. In With the New: Gameboard of the Gods #1
Done










Completed 0/7
Urban Fantasy: Stormwalker
Urban Fantasy (animal cover): Witch Wolf
Urban Fantasy (weapon cover): Endgame
PNR: Exiled
Cover Hunt (green): Drums of Autumn
March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day: Firewalker
In With the New: Shadow Walker








Completed 0/9
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title:
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF):
5. Cover Hunt:
6. January 13 is International Skeptics Day:
7. February 3 is The Day the Music Died: 8. March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day:
9. In With the New: Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles #1), by Kevin Hearne

Basic Categories
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title:
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) :

✓1. Any Urban Fantasy Title: Rosemary and Rue (2/2)
2. Urban Fantasy Title - animal on cover: Moon Called (IN PROGRESS...)
✓3. Urban Fantasy - weapon on cover: First Grave on the Right (1/20)
4. Any Fantasy OR PNR: Beautiful Creatures
✓5. Cover Hunt: A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch (1/26)
✓6. International Skeptics Day: The Considine Curse (2/21)
✓7. The Day the Music Died: The Hunger Games (1/9)
✓8. Smoke and Mirrors Day: Fated (3/16)
✓9. In With the New: Soulless (2/14)
To Read:


Read:








9/9
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9/9 finished
Cool, I like these 3 month challenges!
Basic Categories
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title:
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) :
Optional Categories: ~ any genre
5. Cover Hunt: In honor of Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day read a book with any of the following: a predominantly red cover, a predominantly green cover, a heart on the cover, candy or chocolate on the cover, shamrocks or leprechauns on the cover.
I'm using tricked because he is a Druid and Irish
6. January 13 is International Skeptics Day: Read a book in which a character becomes aware of the supernatural world they never knew existed (For example, your average human suddenly discovers that vampires exist)
7. February 3 is The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash on this date in 1959. Read a book in which a character is a musician (professional or just plays an instrument or sings for fun) or a character dies.
8. March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day: Read a book featuring a ‘magician’. Any magic user will do: witch, wizard, warlock, etc. Even a stage magician.
9. In With the New: Read any book by a new-to-you author or start a new-to-you series.










1. Any Urban Fantasy Title:
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:Cold Days
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) :
Optional Categories: ~ any genre
5. Cover Hunt: In honor of Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day read a book with any of the following: a predominantly red cover, a predominantly green cover, a heart on the cover, candy or chocolate on the cover, shamrocks or leprechauns on the cover.
6. January 13 is International Skeptics Day: Read a book in which a character becomes aware of the supernatural world they never knew existed (For example, your average human suddenly discovers that vampires exist)
7. February 3 is The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash on this date in 1959. Read a book in which a character is a musician (professional or just plays an instrument or sings for fun) or a character dies.
8. March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day: Read a book featuring a ‘magician’. Any magic user will do: witch, wizard, warlock, etc. Even a stage magician.
9. In With the New: Read any book by a new-to-you author or start a new-to-you series
I only have 1 picked out for number 3.
I REALLY enjoyed this challenge in the fall, the only problem is I keep finding new things I want to read :)

COVER HUNT:


ANIMAL ON THE COVER:

Any Urban Fantasy Title:


Basic Categories
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title: Storm Front by Jim Butcher COMPLETED
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover: Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn COMPLETED
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover: Hounded by Kevin Hearne COMPLETED
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) : Lord of the Fading Lands y CL Wilson COMPLETED
Optional Categories: ~ any genre
5. Cover Hunt: Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey
6. January 13 is International Skeptics Day: Darkfever by Keren Moning
7. February 3 is The Day the Music Died: A Host of Furious Fancies by Mercedes Lackey
8. March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day: one of the Elemental Masters series by Mercedes Lackey, preferrably Home From the Sea if I can get my hands on it
9. In With the New: Black City by Elizabeth Richards COMPLETED
Storm FrontKitty Takes a HolidayHoundedLord of the Fading LandsBeauty and the WerewolfDarkfeverA Host of Furious FanciesHome From the SeaBlack City


0/8
Basic Categories
1. Spider's Bite
2. Magic Burns
3. Skinwalker
4. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
5. Cover Hunt: Battle Royale
6. Nakeesha pick this so I'm going with her...Seraphina
7. Touch of Frost
8. Magician: Apprentice
9. Neuromancer

1. Any UF Title: Angels’ Flight by Nalini Singh - COMPLETED 1/9
2. UF Title (Animal on Cover): Shadow Rising by Yasmine Galenorn - COMPLETED 1/14
3. F Title (Weapon on Cover): The Curse by Sherrilyn Kenyon - COMPLETED 1/18
4. Any Fantasy or PR Title: Kiss of Pride by Sandra Hill - COMPLETED 1/22
5. Cover Hunt (Green Cover): Infamous: The Chronicles of Nick - COMPLETED 1/23
6. International Skeptics: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning - IN PROGRESS
7. The Day the Music Died: Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan
8. Smoke & Mirrors Day: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
9. In With the New: Blood Rights by Kristen Painter










6. Nakeesha pick this so I'm going with her....."
Adam I heard great things about Seraphina! Let me know what you think once you've read it.

Challenge # 12: January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013
7 / 9
Basic Categories
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title:
✓ 2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
✓ 3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:
✓ 4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) :
✓ 5. Cover Hunt:
6. January 13 is International Skeptics Day: Read a book in which a character becomes aware of the supernatural world they never knew existed (For example, your average human suddenly discovers that vampires exist)
✓ 7. February 3 is The Day the Music Died:
✓ 8. March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day:
✓ 9. In With the New:








Basic Categories
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title:
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) :

0/8
Basic Categories
1. Spider's Bite
2. Magic Burns
3. Skinwalker
4. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
5. Cover Hunt: Battle Royale
6. Nakeesha pick this so I'm going with her....."
I really liked Eon, but wasn't so enamored with the sequel (Eona). I'd be curious to know what you think if you end up reading both of them, Adam!

1. Any Urban Fantasy Title: The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover: Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) : Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Optional Categories: ~ any genre
5. Cover Hunt:
6. International Skeptics Day:
7. The Day the Music Died:
8. Smoke and Mirrors Day: Libriomancer by Jim Hines
9. In With the New: Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Completed 1/9
Shadow of Night
Skinwalker
The Rook
Libriomancer
Sandman Slim

0/9 completed
1)Any UF Title - Obsidian Butterfly
2)UF Title w/ animal on cover - Kitty Takes a Holiday
3)UF Title w/ weapon on cover - Doubletake
4)Any Fantasy/PNR - Green Rider
Optional:
5)Cover Hunt - Fire Study
6)International Skeptics Day - Blue Diablo
7)The Day the Music Died - Zombie, Ohio
8)Smoke and Mirrors Day - A Perfect Blood
9)In With the New - Angelfall










9 of 9 Completed
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title:
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF):
5. Cover Hunt:
6. January 13 is International Skeptics Day:
7. February 3 is The Day the Music Died:
8. March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day:
9. In With the New:










0/4
Any Urban Fantasy Title Burnt Offerings
An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover Demonglass
An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover Dark Goddess
Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) Overbite

Basic Categories
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title: Mercy Blade - I was kinda meh about the first two. REALLY enjoyed the third. Glad i kept going with the series.
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) :
Optional Categories: ~ any genre
5. Cover Hunt: In honor of Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day read a book with any of the following: a predominantly red cover, a predominantly green cover, a heart on the cover, candy or chocolate on the cover, shamrocks or leprechauns on the cover.
6. January 13 is International Skeptics Day: Read a book in which a character becomes aware of the supernatural world they never knew existed (For example, your average human suddenly discovers that vampires exist)
7. February 3 is The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash on this date in 1959. Read a book in which a character is a musician (professional or just plays an instrument or sings for fun) or a character dies.
8. March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day: Read a book featuring a ‘magician’. Any magic user will do: witch, wizard, warlock, etc. Even a stage magician.
9. In With the New: Read any book by a new-to-you author or start a new-to-you series.

Basic Categories
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title: Mercy Blade - I was kinda meh about the first two. REALLY enjoyed the third. Glad i kept going with the series."
I've had the first three books of that series sitting on my shelf for ages. It's one of those series I was going to finally read in 2012. Maybe I'll actually get to it in 2013? And now I know they get better if the first on is only lukewarm for me. Thank you.

1/9 completed
1)Any UF Title - Obsidian Butterfly
2)UF Title w/ animal on cover - Kitty Takes a Holiday
3)UF Title w/ weapon on cover - Doubletake
4)Any Fantasy/PNR - Green Rider
Optional:
5)Cover Hunt - Fire Study
6)International Skeptics Day - Blue Diablo
7)The Day the Music Died - Zombie, Ohio
8)Smoke and Mirrors Day - A Perfect Blood










The rest of us who have read it feel your pain. I read it way back in April and am still waiting....

The rest of us who have read it feel your pain. I read it way back in April and am still waiting...."
Seconded : /

Completed 2/9
Read:


Both were reaaallyyy good. Let's Pretend was hilarious, especially her description of her childhood. And, if you're into graphic novels, The Last Unicorn is pretty much the most beautiful one I've ever read...artwork is better than Sandman, imo.

1. UF:
2. UF & Animal: Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
3. UF & Weapon: Storm Front by Jim Butcher (that stick he’s holding is a weapon, right?)
4. Fantasy/PNR: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
5. Red/Green/Hearts/Candy/Leprechauns/Etc. Cover: The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
6. Skeptics: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
7. Musician/Death: Blasphemy by Sherman Alexie (just a hunch)
8. Magicians: The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg
9. New Author: Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves


Basic Categories
1. Spider's Bite
2.
3.
4. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn
Optionals
5. Battle Royale
6. Seraphina
7. Touch of Frost
8. Magician: Apprentice
9. Neuromancer
Finished


Two good books to start off the year. Not a bad start at all.

Adam,
Kate Daniels is one of my favorite UF series. And I read Raymond Feist's Riftwar Saga more than a few years ago. It was perhaps my first foray into fantasy and I just loved it.


2/9 completed
1)Any UF Title - Obsidian Butterfly
3)UF Title w/ weapon on cover - Doubletake
4)Any Fantasy/PNR - Green Rider
Optional:
5)Cover Hunt - Fire Study
6)International Skeptics Day - Blue Diablo
7)The Day the Music Died - Zombie, Ohio
8)Smoke and Mirrors Day - A Perfect Blood










Basic Categories
1. Urban Fantasy:
2. Urban Fantasy animal on the cover:
3. Urban Fantasy Title weapon on the cover:
4. Paranormal Romance:
Optional Categories: ~ any genre
5. St. Patrick’s Day:
6. International Skeptics Day:
7. The Day the Music Died:
8. Smoke and Mirrors Day:
9. In With the New:
8/9








Books mentioned in this topic
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Kitty Takes a Holiday (other topics)
The Chocolate War (other topics)
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All formats are accepted (print, ebooks, audiobooks). Rereads are fine as long as you actually reread the entire book and not just skim it.
Feel free to change your list at any time as needed.
Please note that the Optional Book categories are just that. Optional. You may choose to do none of them or all of them depending on how big of a challenge you want.
Basic Categories
1. Any Urban Fantasy Title:
2. An Urban Fantasy Title with an animal on the cover:
3. An Urban Fantasy Title with a weapon on the cover:
4. Any Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) :
Optional Categories: ~ any genre
5. Cover Hunt: In honor of Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day read a book with any of the following: a predominantly red cover, a predominantly green cover, a heart on the cover, candy or chocolate on the cover, shamrocks or leprechauns on the cover.
6. January 13 is International Skeptics Day: Read a book in which a character becomes aware of the supernatural world they never knew existed (For example, your average human suddenly discovers that vampires exist)
7. February 3 is The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash on this date in 1959. Read a book in which a character is a musician (professional or just plays an instrument or sings for fun) or a character dies.
8. March 29 is Smoke and Mirrors Day: Read a book featuring a ‘magician’. Any magic user will do: witch, wizard, warlock, etc. Even a stage magician.
9. In With the New: Read any book by a new-to-you author or start a new-to-you series.
You may join the challenge up to the final day of March. If you get a late start it’s fine to back date with any books you started on January 1 or later.
When you've completed a book for the challenge, please come back to this thread and post a NEW comment with something like this:
Christine 1/8 completed
along with your updated list.
Questions? Anything I’ve forgotten? Just ask.