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2. B-Day book...........................
3. Illinois book.................................. Marked - PC Cast
4. Fairytale....................................... Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning
5. Mother's Day.................................
6. Medicine/Nurses/Doctors............ Dark Desire - Christine Feehan
7. Sports.........................................Deadly sexy - Beverly Jenkins
8. Female on the cover...................... Working for the Devil - Lilith Saintcrow
9. Stand-Alone book......................
10.Group Bookshelf………………


2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Melody's bookshelf , What I Did for Love..Susan Elizabeth Phillips
3. setting or character is from Illinois. The Fifth Floor .Michael Harvey
4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot.Daughter of the Forest.Juliet Marillier
5. Mother's Day: "mother" in the title Mother Road .Dorothy Garlock
6.& 7 character is in a medical profession. & National Physical Fitness and Sports Month:athlete as a character
8. "female profile" on the cover. The Curse of the Holy Pail . Sue Ann Jaffarian .

9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
10. Read a book from our group's shelf.Causing Havoc.Lori Foster

1. "M":
Misfit match by Sydney Ann Clary. [my own, rediscovered copy - Harlequin Regency from 1989:]

2. May B-Day celebrant GR shelf:
Not quite what I was planning from Tosca's shelf. 8 May

3. Illinois:
Storm front by Jim Butcher.

4. Fairytale:
Beauty by Robin McKinley. [my own, rediscovered copy - no cover, because mine isn't online:]
5. Mother's Day:
Birds, bees and babies by Jennifer Greene, Karen Keast & Emilie Richards. [from my shelves - a Silhouette collection, 1990:]
6. Medical profession:
Blue moon by Dawn Stewardson. [from my shelves - Harlequin Superromance from 1989 - he's a doctor, she time travels...:]

7. Athlete:
Nobody's baby but mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.

8. "female profile":
Restoree by Anne McCaffrey. [from my shelves, yay!:]

9. Stand-Alone:
Velvet glove by Emma Holly. 7 May

10. Pick-it-for-me:
Storm born by Richelle Mead.
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I'm trying for 5 catagories this month, but am listing 10 just in case.
Ok have completed 5 catagories so now upping it to 8 !
1. "M" - Mercy - Jodi Picoult
2. B'Day -
3. Illinois - The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
4. Fairytale - Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
5. Mother's Day -
6. Nurse -
7. Sport -
8. "Female Profile" -
9. Stand alone -
10. Group shelf -











2. Simply Unforgettable - Mary Balogh (Tosca's shelf)
3. Good Girls Do - Cathie Linz
4. To Beguile a Beast - Elizabeth Hoyt
5. The Pregnancy Test - Erin McCarthy
6. Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione
7. Sizzling - Susan Mallery
8. Never Romance a Rake - Liz Carlyle
9. Catch a Mate - Gena Showalter
10. The Boss' Christmas Proposal - Allison Leigh

2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois. (Suggestions for this category is welcome on Suggestions and Discussion thread.)
4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot.
5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title
6. Nurse's/EMT Week: Read a book where a character is in a medical profession or the story is set in a hospital.
7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot
8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover. (Be sure to post the cover.)
9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book.

1. M for May.......................Mr. and Miss Anonymous by Fern Michaels 5/8/09
2. B-Day book......................Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole (Nichole) 5/4/09
3. Illinois book...................Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith 5/8/09
4. Fairytale.......................Tithe: A Modern Fairie Tale by Holly Black 5/4/09
5. Mother's Day....................The Italian's Forced Bride by Kate Walker 5/4/09
6. Medicine/Nurses/Doctors.........Highland Fling by Jennifer LaBrecque 5/11/09
7. Sports..........................Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 5/10/09
8. Female on the cover.............Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur 5/9/09
9. Stand-Alone book................Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie, et al 5/1/09
10.Group Bookshelf.................The Immortal Hunter by Lynsay Sands 5/2/09
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1. "M" book -
2. "B-day" - Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister (Nichole's shelf)
3. Illinois - Storm Front by Jim Butcher
4. Fairytale -
5. Mother's Day -
6. Nurse/EMT -
7. Sports -
8. Female Profile - At Grave's End by Jeanine Frost
9. Stand=Alone - Addicted by Lydia Parks
10 Pick-It-For-Me - Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

(May 11)
So far we have 36 participants.
Shazzy - 2 books read
Kasia - 6 books read
Shanon - 3 books read
Michelle - 4 books read
Kristen - 1 book read
Barbara
Jael
Julie (mom2lnb) - 1 book read
Briansgirl - 4 books read
LibraryLass - 3 books read
Kenjii - 1 book read
Annvelwis - 2 books read
Kim
Tasha
Nikki - 2 books read
Lori - 4 books read
Brenda(Natesmomb)
Anna
Amanda
Jane - 5 books read
Shyloh - 2 books read
tosca
Stephanie - 2 books read
Yz - 5 books read
Keyona - 1 book read
Melissa - 2 books read
Annie - 2 books read
Chelsea - 1 book read
Melody
Lara - 4 books done
Delitealex - 4 books done
Ruth - 2 book done
Katie
Susan
The following had signed up since the last update:
colleen - 10 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Group's running total: 73 books read.
1 participant had completed all 10 categories.
Signing up will remain open throughout the whole month.
Also, if you haven't done it yet, feel free to add your completed books to our group bookshelf.
Note: For ease of tracking, please repost your official list with your progress after every update. Striking out the title and/or a finished date after the book's name will be best.
Next update will be May 16.










3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois - Master Of Obsidian by Jamie Craig (Set in Chicago)
4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot - Torqued Tales by SA Clements
5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title - The Prince and the Single Mom by Morgan Ashbury
8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
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10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book - Running Wild
Other Books
Circusex A One-hand Read
Need
Child'sPrey 1 Orange Moon
Bareback
Lover Avenged

1. "M":
Misfit match by Sydney Ann Clary. (my own, rediscovered copy - Harlequin Regency from 1989). 10 May.
2. May B-Day celebrant GR shelf:
Not quite what I was planning from Tosca's shelf. 8 May.
3. Illinois:
Storm front by Jim Butcher.
4. Fairytale:
Beauty by Robin McKinley. (my own, rediscovered copy - no cover, because mine isn't online - well, I will read it, but my sister unpacked my bookshelves & appropriated a couple of books, including this one - and Restoree, my pick for #8!)
5. Mother's Day:
Birds, bees and babies by Jennifer Greene, Karen Keast & Emilie Richards. (rom my shelves - a Silhouette collection, 1990). 11 May.
6. Medical profession:
Blue moon by Dawn Stewardson. (from my shelves - Harlequin Superromance from 1989 - he's a doctor, she time travels...) 12 May.
7. Athlete:
Nobody's baby but mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
8. "female profile":
Restoree by Anne McCaffrey. (from my shelves, yay!)
9. Stand-Alone:
Velvet glove by Emma Holly. 7 May.
10. Pick-it-for-me:
Storm born by Richelle Mead. 10 May.








Finished for May's Challenge 5 / 6
Total finished in May 7
1. M~~~~~~~~~~~ Magic In the Blood
2. Bday~~~~~~~~~
4. Mother Goose~~~
8. Female Profile~~~
9. Stand-Alone~~~~
10. Bookshelf~~~~~








(Updated 5/11)
1. "M" for May.................The Manual of Detection, Jedediah Berry
2. May B-day...................A Rush of Wings, Adrian Phoenix (Nicole's Shelves)
3. Illinois....................Talk of the Town, Sherrill Bodine
4. Fairytale...................Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories, Jane Yolen
5. Mother......................
6. Doctor......................
7. Athlete.....................
8. Female Profile..............Red-Headed Stepchild, Jaye Wells
9. Stand-Alone Title...........Too Close to the Sun, Robin T. Popp
10. Pick-it-for-me.............The Raven Prince, Elizabeth Hoyt (Amanda's recommendation)










1. May: Read a book which title starts with "M".
2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf.
3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois.
4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot.
Have Glass Slippers, Will Travel by Lisa Cach
5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title
I'm the Vampire, That's Why by Michele Bardsley
6. Nurse's/EMT Week: Read a book where a character is in a medical profession or the story is set in a hospital.
7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot
8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover.
9. Read a Stand-Alone book.
10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book.











1. My Swordhand Is Singing
2. Bone Crossed from Shazzy
3. Fool Moon
4.
5. The Fairy Godmother
6. The Foreshadowing
7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot
8.

9. The King's Rose
10. Frenchman's Creek

I'm trying for 5 catagories this month, but am listing 10 just in case.
Ok have completed 7 catagories so now upping it to 10 !
1. "M" - Mercy - Jodi Picoult
2. B'Day -
3. Illinois - The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway
4. Fairytale - Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine - Currently Reading
5. Mother's Day -
6. Nurse -
7. Sport -
8. "Female Profile" -
9. Stand alone -
10. Group shelf -












1) Starts with M:
2) B-day bookshelf: Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day (from Kenjii's bookshelf)
3) Illinois: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
4) Fairy Tale reference: If the Slipper Fits by Elaine Fox
5) Mother's Day: The Pregnancy Test by Erin McCarthy
6) Nurse/EMT week: Houston, We Have a Problem by Erin McCarthy
7) Sports:
8) Female profile: The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu

9) Stand alone:
10) Pick it for me: The Remarkable Miss Frankenstein by Minda Webber

I'm now trying for all 10 catagories !
1. "M" - Mercy - Jodi Picoult - Currently Reading
2. B'Day -
3. Illionois - The Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway -
4. Fairytale -
5. Mother's Day -
6. Nurse -
7. Sport -
8. "Female Profile" -
9. Stand alone -
10. Group shelf -










Other books read
A Baby for the Village doctor
Talk to the snail
x-24
Dark Lover










3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois - Master Of Obsidian by Jamie Craig (Set in Chicago)
5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title - The Prince and the Single Mom by Morgan Ashbury
8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
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10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book - Running Wild
Other Books
Circusex A One-hand Read
Need
Child'sPrey 1 Orange Moon
Bareback
Lover Avenged
911

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8. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
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1. May: Read a book which title starts with "M".
Man Hunting- Jennifer Cruise
2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
Lucky Charm-Carly Phillips -from Isis FG's list
3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois. (Suggestions for this category is welcome on Suggestions and Discussion thread.)
Daring Time-Beth Kery-Read 5/11/09
4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot.
5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title
Something Blue-Emily Giffin-Read 5/13/09
6. Nurse's/EMT Week: Read a book where a character is in a medical profession or the story is set in a hospital.
7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot
Hot Property-Carly Phillips Read 5/3/09
8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover. (Be sure to post the cover.)
Taking Care of Business-Megan Hart/Lauren Dane-Read 5/6/09
9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
Love in Bloom-Sheila Roberts
10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book.

5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title
9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
Completed 2/10











8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
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10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book - Running Wild
Other Books
Circusex A One-hand Read
Need
Child'sPrey 1 Orange Moon
Bareback
Lover Avenged
911

1) Starts with M:
2) B-day bookshelf:
3) Illinois: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
4) Fairy Tale reference: If the Slipper Fits by Elaine Fox
5) Mother's Day:
6) Nurse/EMT week: Houston, We Have a Problem by Erin McCarthy
7) Sports:
8) Female profile: The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu
9) Stand alone:
10) Pick it for me: The Remarkable Miss Frankenstein by Minda Webber


2. B-Day book...........................
3. Illinois book.................................. Marked - PC Cast
4. Fairytale....................................... Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning
5. Mother's Day.................................
6. Medicine/Nurses/Doctors............ Dark Desire - Christine Feehan
7. Sports.........................................
8. Female on the cover...................... Working for the Devil - Lilith Saintcrow
9. Stand-Alone book......................
10.Group Bookshelf………………


1. Starts with M: After Midnight by Teresa Medeiros
2. May b-day: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
3. Illinois:
4. Fairy Tale: Artemis Fowl The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
5. Mother:
6. Character in Medical profession:
7. Character is an athelete:
8. Female on cover: Kushiel's Justice by Jaqueline Carey
9. Stands alone:
10. Book from RRRC shelf: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
I don't know how you cross out the books that you have read. But I have read Kushiels Justice, After Midnight and From Dead to Worse. I just started Twilight this morning.

2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois. (Suggestions for this category is welcome on Suggestions and Discussion thread.)
4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot.
5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title
6. Nurse's/EMT Week: Read a book where a character is in a medical profession or the story is set in a hospital.
7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot
8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover. (Be sure to post the cover.)
9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book.

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2. May B-Day GR shelf...
3. Author, character or setting is from Illinois...
4. Fairytale reference in title, character or plot...
5. Mother theme - single, expecting or 'mother' in title...
6 Character in medical profession or story set in a hospital...
7. Character is an athlete, or book has a sports theme.
8. Female profile on cover.
9. Stand-alone book.
10. A book from RRRC's bookshelf.
6/10

5. Mother's Day..............She's My Mom Count on a Cop by Rebecca Winters
6. Hospitals/Nurses/Doctors...I See You by Holly Lisle


1. May: Read a book which title starts with "M".
Mr. and Miss Anonymous by Fern Michaels
2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (Shazzy's shelf)
3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois.
It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot.
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title.
Something Blue by Emily Giffin
6. Nurse's/EMT Week: Read a book where a character is in a medical profession or the story is set in a hospital.
Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione
7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot.
Squeeze Play by Kate Angell
8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover.
First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh
Nightwalker by Heather Graham
10. Pick-It-For-Me Challenge
The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe

1. M for May.....................................
2. B-Day book...................................
3. Illinois book.................................
4. Fairytale.......................................
5. Mother's Day................................
6. Hospitals/Nurses/Doctors...........
7. Sports...........................................Once a Runner
8. Female on the cover......................
9. Stand-Alone book.........................
10.Pick-It-For-Me............................The House of the Spirits

2. Simply Unforgettable - Mary Balogh (Tosca's shelf)
3. Good Girls Do - Cathie Linz
4. To Beguile a Beast - Elizabeth Hoyt
5. The Pregnancy Test - Erin McCarthy
6. Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione
7. Sizzling - Susan Mallery
8. Never Romance a Rake - Liz Carlyle
9. Catch a Mate - Gena Showalter
10.

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2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Melody's bookshelf , What I Did for Love..Susan Elizabeth Phillips
3. setting or character is from Illinois.
4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot.Daughter of the Forest.Juliet Marillier
5. Mother's Day: "mother" in the title Mother Road .Dorothy Garlock
6.& 7 character is in a medical profession. & National Physical Fitness and Sports Month:athlete as a character
8. "female profile" on the cover. The Curse of the Holy Pail . Sue Ann Jaffarian .

9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
10. Read a book from our group's shelf.Causing Havoc.Lori Foster

2. Read a book picked from an May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
3. Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Illinois. (Suggestions for this category is welcome on Suggestions and Discussion thread.)
4. Mother Goose Day: Read a book that has a reference to a fairytale, either title, character or plot.
5. Mother's Day: Read a book about a single mother or an expecting mother or with "mommy" or "mother" in the title
6. Nurse's/EMT Week: Read a book where a character is in a medical profession or the story is set in a hospital.
7. National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: Read a book that has an athlete as a character or has a sports-themed plot
8. Read a book that has a "female profile" on the cover. (Be sure to post the cover.)
9. Read a Stand-Alone book. (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
10. Read a book from our group's shelf or if you joined the Pick-It-For-Me Challenge, your recommended book.

2. May B-Day celebrant GR shelf. Be sure to specify whose shelf you pick it from.
Talk Me Down - Victoria Dahl Melody’s
3. Illinois.
4. fairytale,
To Beguile A Beast - Elizabeth Hoyt
5. Mother's Day
The Duchess Diaries - Barbara Dawson Smith(Single mom)
6. Nurse's/EMT Week
Too Hot To Sleep - Stephanie Bond
7. Athlete
See Jane Score - Rachel Gibson
8. "female profile"

9. Stand-Alone (Clearly stated that it is not part of a series).
Perfect Together - Lisa Plumley
10. group's shelf
Highland Guardian - Melissa Mayhue

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2:Three Fates Hardcover - Nora Roberts taken from Briansgirl's romance bookshelf
3:
4:FAIRYTALE REFERENCE, TBD
5:MOTHER'S DAY, TBD
6:
7:
8:A Taste of Darkness Mackenzie Vampires series Book 3 - Nina Bangs

9:The Passions of Chelsea Kane - Barbara Delinsky
10:Undead and Unwed Undead Series Book 1 - MaryJanice Davidson

I'm now trying for all 10 catagories !
One book to go it's just arrived! !
1. "M" -
2. B'Day -
3. Illionois - The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - Currently Reading
4. Fairytale -
5. Mother's Day -
6. Nurse -
7. Sport -
8. "Female Profile" -
9. Stand alone -
10. Group shelf -










Other books read
A Baby for the Village doctor
Talk to the snail
x-24
Dark Lover
Seducing the hero

1. Starts with M:
2. May b-day:
3. Illinois:
4. Fairy Tale:
5. Mother:
6. Character in Medical profession:
7. Character is an athelete:
8. Female on cover:
9. Stands alone: The Gnostic Mystery by Randy Davila
10. Book from RRRC shelf:
Other Books I read: I had to finish all the Twilight Series I couldn't stop myself, so I also read.
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
The Vampire Who Loved Me by by Teresa Medeiros
I didn't do great on the challenge this month hopefully next month I will be better. At least I planned all my books for next time.

1. "M" book -
2. "B-day" - Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister (Nichole's shelf)
3. Illinois -
4. Fairytale -
5. Mother's Day -
6. Nurse/EMT -
7. Sports -
8. Female Profile - At Grave's End by Jeanine Frost
9. Stand=Alone -
10 Pick-It-For-Me - Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
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Total finished in May 5
1. M~~~~~~~~~~~
Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely2. Bday~~~~~~~~~ Bone Crossed - from Shazzy's
4. Mother Goose~~~
Darkfever5. Mother's Day~~~ Carpe Demon - #1 in Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom
8. Female Profile~~~
Red-Headed Stepchild9. Stand-Alone~~~~ M Is for Magic