Tarot Card Reading Challenge

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[AndaM]

Reading Challenges > Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Spell it out!
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Start 1.07.2013

part 1

The Fool
F - A Family of Her Own (Dundee, Idaho #3) by Brenda Novak 07/16/13
O - One Night Heir (By His Royal Decree #1) by Lucy Monroe 07/24/13
O - One True Love by Barbara Freethy 07/26/13
L - The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies #1) by Julie Garwood 10/12/13

The Magician
M - MacRieve (Immortals After Dark #13) by Kresley Cole 07/22/13
A - A Baby of Her Own (Dundee, Idaho #1) by Brenda Novak 07/04/13
G - Grave Memory (Alex Craft #3) by Kalayna Price 10/17/13
I - Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2) by Larissa Ione 10/19/13
C - Claimed (Dark Protectors #2) by Rebecca Zanetti 07/23/13
I - Judith Ivory - Sleeping Beauty 10/24/13
A - All He Ever Needed (Kowalski Family #4) by Shannon Stacey 07/26/13
N - Nora Roberts - Blood Brothers (Sign of Seven #1) 07/12/13

High Priestess
P - Protecting What's His (Line of Duty #1) by Tessa Bailey 09/17/13
R - Katee Robert - Chasing Mrs. Right (Come Undone #2) 09/16/13
I - I'm In No Mood For Love (Writer Friends #2) by Rachel Gibson 07/07/13
E - Eternal (Clare Point #1) by V.K. Forrest 07/09/13
S - Shannon Stacey - Yours to Keep (Kowalski Family #3) 07/15/13
T - The Trouble With Valentine's Day (Chinooks Hockey Team #3) by Rachel Gibson 07/06/13
E - Eve Langlais - Croc And The Fox (Furry United Coalition #3) 09/10/13
S - See Jane Score (Chinooks Hockey Team #2) by Rachel Gibson 07/02/13
S - Sex, Lies, and Online Dating (Writer Friends #1) by Rachel Gibson 07/04/13

The Empress
E - Cynthia Eden - Hotter After Midnight (Midnight #1)09/12/13
M - Marriage In Name Only by Anne Oliver 10/31/13
P - The Penalty Box (New York Blades #4) by Deirdre Martin 10/30/13
R - Rock Chick (Rock Chick #1) by Kristen Ashley 09/25/13
E - Cynthia Eden - Midnight Sins (Midnight #2) 09/13/13
S - Stranger in Town (Dundee, Idaho #5) by Brenda Novak 07/18/13
S - Single Wolf Female (Midnight Liaisons #2.6) by Jessica Sims 09/15/13

The Emperor
E - Cynthia Eden - Midnight's Master (Midnight #3)09/14/13
M - Moon Craving (Children of the Moon #2) by Lucy Monroe 11/26/13
P - Private Practice by Samanthe Beck 12/23/13
E - Eve Langlais - C791 (Cyborgs: More Than Machines #1) 09/18/13
R - Rock Chick Rescue (Rock Chick #2) by Kristen Ashley 09/27/13
O - Officer Off Limits (Line of Duty #3) by Tessa Bailey 09/18/13
R - Rock Chick Redemption (Rock Chick #3) by Kristen Ashley 09/29/13

The Hierophant
H - A Husband of Her Own (Dundee, Idaho #2) by Brenda Novak 07/10/13
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6) 11/24/13
E - Exclusively Yours (Kowalski Family #1) by Shannon Stacey 07/13/13
R - Rock Chick Renegade (Rock Chick #4) by Kristen Ashley 10/01/13
O - The Other Woman (Dundee, Idaho #7) by Brenda Novak 07/19/13
P - Prince of Wolves (The Grey Wolves #1) by Quinn Loftis 12/04/13
H - A Home of Her Own (Dundee, Idaho #4) by Brenda Novak 07/17/13
A - G.A. Aiken - How to Drive a Dragon Crazy (The Dragon Kin #6) 08/31/13
N - Brenda Novak - Big Girls Don't Cry (Dundee, Idaho #6) 07/18/13
T - Stephanie Tyler - Hard to Hold (Hold Trilogy #1) 10/04/13

The Lovers
L - Lucy Monroe - Moon Awakening (Children of the Moon #1) 11/26/13
O - On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street #1) by Samantha Young 11/23/13
V - Vicki Lewis Thompson - A Werewolf in Manhattan (Wild About You #1) 11/14/13
E - Enemy Mine (Alpha and Omega #2) by Aline Hunter 10/02/13
R - Rock Chick Revenge (Rock Chick #5) by Kristen Ashley 11/06/13
S - So This Is Love (Callaways #2) by Barbara Freethy 11/12/13

The Chariot
C - Coulda Been a Cowboy (Dundee, Idaho #8) by Brenda Novak 07/20/13
H - Thea Harrison - Dragon Bound (Elder Races #1) 09/11/13
A - Keri Arthur - Darkness Devours (Dark Angels #3) 09/12/13
R - Rachel Hawkins - Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1) 12/09/13
I - If I Were You (Inside Out #1) by Lisa Renee Jones 12/27/13
O - One Night, So Pregnant! (Brothers & Sisters #4) by Heidi Rice 01/15/14
T - Too Hot to Hold (Hold Trilogy #2) by Stephanie Tyler 10/05/13

Strength
S - Seduction and Snacks (Chocolate Lovers #1) by Tara Sivec 09/21/13
T - Taking Shots (Assassins #1) by Toni Aleo 11/03/13
R - R.C. Ryan - Quinn (Wyoming Sky #1) 09/22/13
E - Eden's Garden by Xondra Day 09/22/13
N - Natalie Anderson - Whose Bed Is It Anyway? 10/06/13
G - Grave Dance (Alex Craft #2) by Kalayna Price 10/10/13
H - Hunter's Heart (Alpha Pack #4) by J.D. Tyler 10/02/13
T - Tessa Bailey - Asking for Trouble (Line of Duty #4) 12/26/13

The Hermit
H - His Risk to Take (Line of Duty #2) by Tessa Bailey 09/17/13
E - Cynthia Eden - Deadly Fear (Deadly #1) 09/23/13
R - Rachel Gibson - Any Man of Mine (Chinooks Hockey Team #6) 11/28/13
M - Julianne MacLean - Claimed by the Highlander (Highlander Trilogy #2) 10/06/13
I - Ilona Andrews - Fate's Edge (The Edge #3) 10/09/13
T - True (New Species #11) by Laurann Dohner 01/03/14

[AndaM]

part 2

Wheel of Fortune
W - Wrong Bed, Right Guy (Come Undone #1) by Katee Robert 09/15/13
E - Enclave (Razorland #1) by Ann Aguirre 11/27/13
E - Eve Langlais - Delicate Freakn' Flower (Freakn' Shifters #1) 12/24/13
L - The Lone Star Cinderella (Texas Cattleman’s Club: A Missing Mogul #5) by Maureen Child 12/06/13

O - Once Bitten (Haven #1) by Kalayna Price 10/13/13
F - First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson #1) by Darynda Jones 09/02/13

F - First Comes Marriage (Huxtable Quintet #1) by Mary Balogh 08/09/13
O - Robin D. Owens - Heart Duel (Celta's Heartmates #3) 09/08/13
R - Raziel (The Fallen #1) by Kristina Douglas 08/05/13
T - Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson #3) by Darynda Jones 09/05/13
U - Undeniably Yours (Kowalski Family #2) by Shannon Stacey 07/14/13
N - Night Reigns (Immortal Guardians #2) by Dianne Duvall 07/28/13
E - Eve Langlais - Bunny and the Bear (Furry United Coalition #1) 09/09/13

Justice
J - Julie Garwood - The Secret (Highlands' Lairds #1) 08/06/13
U - Undeniable (Undeniable #1) by Madeline Sheehan 07/12/13
S - The Strip (The Big Bad Wolf #2) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/25/13
T - Tangled Up In You (Writer Friends #3) by Rachel Gibson 12/01/13
I - Alexandra Ivy - When Darkness Comes (Guardians of Eternity #1) 01/09/14
C - Cheyenne McCray - King of Hearts (Wonderland #1) 12/05/13
E - Elizabeth Goddard - North Dakota Weddings 12/03/13

The Hanged Man
H - The Heat (The Big Bad Wolf #1) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/24/13
A - All Hallows Heartbreaker (My Immortal Knight #1) by Delilah Devlin 10/13/13
N - A Night to Remember by Eve Vaughn 01/14/14
G - Rachel Gibson - Nothing But Trouble (Chinooks Hockey Team #5) 07/30/13
E - Eve Langlais - Swan and the Bear (Furry United Coalition #2) 09/09/13
D - Darynda Jones - Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charley Davidson #4) 09/07/13

M - The Many Sins of Lord Cameron (Highland Pleasures #3) by Jennifer Ashley 11/30/13
A - Anna DeStefano - The Firefighter's Secret Baby (Atlanta Heroes #4) 10/15/13
N - Chloe Neill - Firespell (The Dark Elite #1) 01/30/14

Death
D - Darkness Dawns (Immortal Guardians #1) by Dianne Duvall 07/27/13
E - Extreme Exposure (I-Team #1) by Pamela Clare 12/27/13
A - Almost Like Being in Love (Lost Texas Hearts #2) by Christina Dodd 09/19/13
T - True Love and Other Disasters (Chinooks Hockey Team #4) by Rachel Gibson 07/29/13
H - The Hunt (The Big Bad Wolf #4) by Heather Killough-Walden 11/04/13

Temperance
T - Take Me Home for Christmas (Whiskey Creek #5) by Brenda Novak 11/09/13
E - Edge of Danger (T-FLAC #8) by Cherry Adair 11/20/13
M - Manda Collins - How to Dance with a Duke (Ugly Ducklings #1) 12/10/13
P - Phantom Shadows (Immortal Guardians #3) by Dianne Duvall 08/01/13
E - Ellen Connor - Nightfall (Dark Age Dawning #1) 11/22/13
R - Ransom (Highlands' Lairds #2) by Julie Garwood 08/07/13
A - Alien Embrace (Clans of Kalquor #1) by Tracy St. John 11/11/13
N - Brenda Novak - When Snow Falls (Whiskey Creek #2) 11/07/13
C - Claiming the Highlander (Brotherhood/MacAllister #2) by Kinley MacGregor 08/13/13
E - Elizabeth Power - A Greek Escape 01/25/14

The Devil
D - Darynda Jones - Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson #5) 09/09/13
E - Enthralled (Breeds #28) by Lora Leigh 01/17/14
V - Veronica Roth - Insurgent (Divergent #2) 02/27/14
I - Larissa Ione - Lethal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #3) 01/18/14
L - Lisa Unger - Beautiful Lies (Ridley Jones #1) 08/22/13

The Tower
T - Tempting the Best Man (Gamble Brothers #1) by J. Lynn 12/05/13
O - Robin D. Owens - Heart Thief (Celta's Heartmates #2) 09/03/13
W - The Warrior (Brotherhood/MacAllister #8) by Kinley MacGregor 08/19/13
E - Cynthia Eden - Deadly Heat (Deadly #2) 02/01/14
R - Nora Roberts - Daring to Dream (Dream Trilogy #1) 08/09/13

The Star
S - Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson #2) by Darynda Jones 09/03/13
T - Taming the Scotsman (Brotherhood/MacAllister #4) by Kinley MacGregor 08/15/13
A - A Dark Champion (Brotherhood/MacAllister #6) by Kinley MacGregor 08/16/13
R - Return of the Warrior (Brotherhood/MacAllister #7) by Kinley MacGregor 08/18/13

The Moon
M - Master of Desire (Brotherhood/MacAllister #1) by Kinley MacGregor 08/11/13
O - Robin D. Owens - Heart Mate (Celta's Heartmates #1) 08/28/13
O - Robin D. Owens - Heart Choice (Celta's Heartmates #4) 09/20/13
N - Brenda Novak - When Summer Comes (Whiskey Creek #3) 11/08/13

The Sun
S - The Spell (The Big Bad Wolf #3) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/26/13
U - Unbeautifully (Undeniable #2) by Madeline Sheehan 08/10/13
N - Chloe Neill - Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6) 11/23/13

Judgement
J - Julianne MacLean - Captured by the Highlander (Highlander Trilogy #1) 08/27/13
U - Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts 08/21/13
D - Christina Dodd - Just the Way You Are (Lost Texas Hearts #1) 09/19/13
G -Gena Showalter - The Darkest Craving (Lords of the Underworld #10) 08/02/13
E - Enslaved (Eternal Guardians #5) by Elisabeth Naughton 08/29/13
M - Kinley MacGregor - Born in Sin (Brotherhood/MacAllister #3) 08/14/13
E - Everneath (Everneath #1) by Brodi Ashton 02/16/14
N - Brenda Novak - When Lightning Strikes (Whiskey Creek #1) 10/29/13
T - Tina Folsom - Zane's Redemption (Scanguards Vampires #5) 08/03/13

The World
W - When We Touch (Whiskey Creek 0.5) by Brenda Novak 10/28/13
O - On A Night Like This (Callaways #1) by Barbara Freethy 10/27/13
R - Rush (Breathless #1) by Maya Banks 09/01/13
L - The Lost Duke of Wyndham (Two Dukes of Wyndham #1) by Julia Quinn 12/07/13
D - Dark Secret (Dark #15) by Christine Feehan 10/22/13

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Whoa! Major Congrats, AndaM!

Queen of Cups

[Laila Jane]

Done with the challenge!
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

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[Ashley Marie]

Done with this one!

Tarot Card Challenge
Duration: 6/30/13 - 3/31/14
Level: Psychic
Completed 14/14

Suits
Swords
✔Steelheart ★★★★
✔Untold (11/19) ★★★★★
✔Opal (7/12) ★★★★
Wands
✔The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation (7/18) ★★★★
Cups
✔The Princess Bride (12/31) ★★★
Pentacles
✔Jamaica Inn (10/20) ★★★

Major Arcana
Death
✔Changes (3/31) ★★★★★
The Tower
✔Something Red (7/17) ★★
Strength
✔Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (3/3) ★★★★★
The High Priestess
✔The Dream Thieves (11/2) ★★★★
The Sun
✔If You Ask Me (9/5) ★★★
The Hermit
✔Cress (3/30) ★★★★
The Hanged Man
✔The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow (3/16) ★★★★

Bonus Book
✔Endless Knight (10/13) ★★★

Completed:

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Woohoo! Nice work

[Ashley Marie]

Thanks, Karen!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations, Ashley Marie!

[Anita Reads]

Going to give this challenge a try.
I'll try and find books later.

Tarot card reading challenge
Duration: You set the pace
Start date: 04/22/14 -
7/14

Level 1
Cups Cups represent love, feelings, relationships and connections.
1. You're the One That I Want Giovanna Fletcher 06/26/14 ★★★½
2. Hold on to Me Elisabeth Naughton
3. Waking Up Married Mira Lyn Kelly

Level 2
✔ Swords Swords represent action, change, force, power, oppression, ambition, courage, violence and conflict.
1.The Dead Girls' Dance 05/03/14 ★★★★

Major Acarna
0 The Fool Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism
1. Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between J.A. Saare

4 The Emperor Male Influences, Authority, Rationality
1. Dark Lover J.R. Ward

6 The Lovers Relationships, Conflicting Choices
1. Forever Mine Elizabeth Rays


Level 3:
Minor Acarda
✔ Wands
Wands represent primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth. Wands are also indicative of all things that you do during the day to keep you busy, be it working at the office, home or the great outdoors. Wands have to do with movement, action and initiatives and the launching of new ideas.
1. The Reckoning Kelley Armstrong 05/05/14 ★★★★★


✔ 8 Strength Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will
1. High Noon Nora Roberts 05/01/14 ★★★★
Phoebe has a lot of strength and will power

11 Justice Justice, Fair Treatment, Balance
1.

✔ 13 Death Dramatic Change, New Beginnings
1. The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot 05/10/14 ★★★

19 The Sun Success, Joy, Achievement
1.

Minor Arcana and their meanings - SUITS



Pentacles (coins)
Pentacles (coins) cover material aspects of life including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realisation, proof and prosperity
1. Dead Witch Walking 05/14/14 ★★★★

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Anita!

[Tina]

Read - 24
Words Completed - 4

Minor Arcana
Swords 6/6
S ~ Scarred By Love
W ~ Wicked Games
O ~ On Dublin Street
R ~ Relentless
D ~ Depraved: Tales of a Vampire Hunter
S ~ Surrender

Cups 4/4
C ~ Club Shadowlands
U ~ Unbound
P ~ Marilyn Phillips Mystery Falls
S ~ Lynsay Sands The Immortal Hunter

Wands 5/5
W ~ J.R. Ward Lover Awakened
A ~ Lara Adrian Midnight Awakening
N ~ Eve Newton Forever
D ~ Dark Citadel
S ~ Sex in the Title: A Comedy about Dating, Sex, and Romance in NYC

Pentacles 9/9
P ~ The Power of One
E ~ Elizabeth Reyes Forever Mine
N ~ Nora Flite Hard Body Rock
T ~ To Kill A Warlock
A ~ Asking for Trouble
C ~ Crave
L ~ M. Leighton Madly & Wolfhardt
E ~ Emma Chase Tangled
S ~ Slow Body Rock

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats times four, Tina!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Nice one Tina :)

[Alma]

Completed the Challenge :)

Challenge Post

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations, Tanya (Alma)!

[Sara]

I'd like to join in with a harder level of spell-it-out, if possible: all Major Arcana + 4 suits :)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Go for it Sara!

[Sara]

Karen wrote: "Go for it Sara!"

Thank you, Karen! :)

[Sara]

TAROT CARD Reading Challenge
Duration: January 13, 2016 - No Deadline

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The Fool: Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism

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The Magician: Confidence, Good Communications, Practical Skills

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The High Priestess: Foresight, Understanding, Inner Wisdom

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The Empress: Fulfilment, Well-Being, Creative Abundance

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The Emperor: Male Influences, Authority, Rationality

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The Hierophant: Conformity, Good Counsel

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The Lovers: Relationships, Conflicting Choices

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The Chariot: Effort Leading To Success, Strength Of Character

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Strength: Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will

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The Hermit: Introspection, Solitude

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Wheel of Fortune: Cyclical Change, Good Fortune

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Justice: Justice, Far Treatment, Balance

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The Hanged Man: Transition, Sacrifice, Change

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Temperance: Self Assurance Capability, Harmony

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The Tower: Drastic Change, Unexpected Events, New Life

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Judgement: Change, Decisions, Achievement

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The World: Completion, Satisfaction, Enlightenment

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[Sara]

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Swords
Swords represent action, change, force, power, oppression, ambition, courage, violence and conflict. This suit can also mean hatred, battle, and enemies, and of all the suits, this one is considered to be the most powerful and dangerous.

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Wands
Wands represent primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth. Wands are also indicative of all things that you do during the day to keep you busy, be it working at the office, home or the great outdoors. Wands have to do with movement, action and initiatives and the launching of new ideas.

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Cups
Cups represent love, feelings, relationships and connections. Cups are about displays of emotion, expression of feelings and the role of emotions in relation to others. Cups are also linked to creativity, romanticism, fantasy and imagination.

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Pentacles
Pentacles (coins) cover material aspects of life including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realisation, proof and prosperity.

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+ BONUS
Clairvoyant: Read a book that involves the characters using tarot cards.

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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge :)

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

I have decide to withdraw from this challenge, I will not delete my post because I don't want to stuff up anybody's links

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

Just in case

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome Stephanie!

[Marie-Anne]

Reader name: Marie-Anne
I'd love to join the challenge. I would do the spell-it-out major arcana. I started by drawing a tarot card: the hierophant. I'll add more as I go.

DONE:| | |

Major Arcana V: Hierophant: 7/10
H: The man on the Istanbul train, Maria Hudgins, Hudgins 4/19/2016
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R: Requiem murder, Janet Lane Walters, Requiem 4/20/2016
O: On the accidental wings of dragons, Julie Wetzel, On 2/5/2016
P: Parsival: Or, a knight's tale, Richard Monaco, Parsival 2/17/2016
H:
A: Buried in a book, Lucy Arlington, Arlington 1/3/2016
N: North of the border, Judith van Gieson, North 1/1/2016
T: Taken to the cleaners, Dolores Johnson, Taken 2/26/2016

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Well done Marie-Anne

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Challenge updated to give Emerald Coins

Reading Challenges ~ Emerald Coin

Earn your Emerald Coins with the Reading Challenges. Must Join a participating Reading Challenge on or after April 1, 2016. May date back to April 1st until June 1st 2016. After joining that, you must start from date joined for coins.

To Earn an Emerald Coin:
One Coin upon completing all four levels (for option one - 33 cards) ; or after completing a spell-it-out of at least 33 letters (option 2)

Learn about Gem coins here

[Judy]

I tried to refrain from going for even more challenges but here I am… Gonna start with completing these two cards from the Major Arcana but I have two more in mind ;-)

ETA: Have now added the other two :o

Tarot Card Reading Challenge – Option Two
Duration: April 1, 2016 - August 24, 2016
Read: 34/34

M - Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson (5/26)
A - The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson (4/29)
G - Girl Online by Zoe Sugg (4/9)
I - The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak by Brian Katcher (4/24)
C - Carolina from Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar (5/10)
I - In der Sache J. Robert Oppenheimer by Heinar Kipphardt (7/19)
A - Love Show by Audrey Bell (4/19)
N - Natalie from The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry (4/23)



S - Rock by Anyta Sunday (4/15)
T - Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (6/6)
R - Unspeakable by Abbie Rushton (5/15)
E - This Raging Light by Estelle Laure (6/6)
N - Maps by Nash Summers (7/16)
G - Gansey from The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (4/29)
T - Tristan from Jerkbait by Mia Siegert (6/20)
H - Harry from Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan (8/17)



W - Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (7/24)
O - Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (7/3)
R - Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway (6/15)
L - You Know Me Well by David Levithan and Nina LaCour (6/16)
D - Unbecoming by Jenny Downham (8/24)



H - Never Never by Colleen Hoover (7/13)
I - Isabel from Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (7/21)
G - The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (7/6)
H - Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover (8/10)

P - Remix by Non Pratt (6/24)
R - Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (8/3)
I - Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero (8/6)
E - Elyse from The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler (6/19)
S - Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (7/2)
T - Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt (6/21)
E - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (6/15)
S - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (7/15)
S - Suzanne from Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard (7/17)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Judy :)

Judy wrote: "I tried to refrain from going for even more challenges but here I am…."

I have no idea how many times I've said those words :P

[Calypsa]

Going in this challenge for while, and with a weird approach. It’s a Spell-It-Out in which I included all Major Arcana, for a total of 50 books. I give myself a year starting on June 1st. Here’s the layout planned with the themes of each letter. I’ll edit once in a while to add the books.


S - Strenght
W - Wheel of Fortune - We're All in This Together. Amy Jones
O - Swords Themed
R - Swords Themed - Rocheleau, Carl. Benoit
D - Death - Da Xia. Little Yu 1-3
S - Star

W - World
A - Wands Themed - Ahonen, J.P. Sing No Evil
N - Wands Themed - Naja: Intégrale. Jean-David Morvan
D - Devil - Domaine Grisloire, Le 1-2. Michel Falardeau
S - Sun

C - Chariot - Christophe Chabouté. Purgatoire
U - Cups Themed
P - Cups Themed - Perkins, Stephanie. Anna and the French Kiss
S - Cups Themed - Sean Michaels. Corps conducteurs

P - Pentacles Themed - Porcelaine 1. Benjamin Read
E - Empress
N - Pentacles Themed
T - Temperance - Teresa Toten. Beware That Girl
A - Pentacles Themed
C - Pentacles Themed - Chaperon, Alain. Cédric
L - Lovers
E - Emperor - Ezekiel Boone. The Hatching
S - Pentacles Themed

H - High Priestess
E - Hermit Themed - Ellis, Warren. FreakAngels 1-3
R - Hermit Themed - Raphaël Drommelschlager. Les 4 Princes de Ganahan 1-4
M - Magician - Moore, Terry. Les Fugitifs
I - Hermit Themed - Iggy, Alwett, Alyson. Ogres 1-3
T - Tower - Trilby Kent. Once, in a Town Called Moth

J - Judgement - Je n'ai pas dansé depuis longtemps. Hugo Boris
U - Justice Themed
S - Justice Themed
T - Justice Themed
I - Justice Themed - Ìstin, Jean-Luc. Nüwa: Les 7 Immortelles
C - Justice Themed - Christophe Arleston. Ekhö Monde Miroir 1
E - Justice Themed - Enquêtes du Misterium, Les 1-2. Jean-Charles Gaudin

F - Fool Themed - Found Things. Marilyn Hilton
O - Fool Themed - Olivier. Yvan Godbout
O - Fool Themed - Ocelot. Jean-David Morvan
L - Fool Themed

H - Hierophant
A - Hanged Man Themed - Amy Jones. We're All In This Together
N - Hanged Man Themed
G - Hanged Man Themed - Gaiman, Neil. MirrorMask
E - Hanged Man Themed - Ed Brisson. Comeback
D - Hanged Man Themed
M - Moon - Marc Séguin. Nord Alice
A - Hanged Man Themed
N - Hanged Man Themed

Total : 29/50

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Calypsa :)

[Donna M]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Spell it out!

Status 34/34 -- Complete!!!

The Magician -------- Confidence, Good Communications, Practical Skills

M A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy (title starts with M) 11/6/2016 ****
A The Weight of Feathers (Author Anna-Marie McLemore) 7/10/2016 ****
G Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (Title starts with G) 7/7/2016 ***
I Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story (Author Ingrid Ricks) 9/20/2016 ***
C The Girls (author Emma Cline) 12/8/2016 ****
I Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (title starts with I) 5/23/2017 ***
A You Will Know Me (author Megan Abbott) 12/27/2016 ***
N The Red Parts (author Maggie Nelson) 3/19/2017 *****

The Chariot --------- Effort Leading To Success, Strength Of Character

C Girls on Fire (character Lacey Champlain) 4/18/2017 ***
H The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer (author Skip Hollandsworth) 10/14/2016 ***
A Behind Closed Doors (character Jack Angel) 2/19/2017 ****
R True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray (author James Renner) 8/4/2016 ***
I Hitler's Forgotten Children: My Life Inside The Lebensborn (author Ingrid Von Oelhafen) 10/6/2016 ***
O One Plus One (title starts with O) 5/4/2017 ****
T The Widow (character Jean Taylor) 11/11/2016 ****

Strength ------------ Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will

S Sin Bravely: My Great Escape from Evangelical Hell (Title starts with S) 5/20/2017 ****
T Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South (title starts with T) 2/16/2017 ***
R Modern Lovers (character Ruby Kahn-Bennett) 1/2/2017 ***
E The Glimpses of the Moon ( author Edith Wharton) 8/19/2016 ***
N Friday on My Mind (author Nicci French) 5/11/2017 ***
G A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota (title starts with G) 4/27/2017 ****
T Tippi: A Memoir (Title starts with T) 2/2/2017 ***
H Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs (author Dave Holmes) 3/30/2017 ****

The Hermit ----------- Introspection, Solitude

H Vivian Apple Needs a Miracle (character Harp) 11/25/2016 ***
E American Housewife (author Helen Ellis) 4/29/2017 ***
R The Art of Thinking Clearly (author Rolf Dobelli) 3/9/2017 ***
M The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (author Kate Moore) 5/16/2017 ****
I While the City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and a Young Man's Descent into Madness (character Isiah Kalebu) 6/24/2017 *****
T I'm Just a Person (author Tig Notaro) 11/19/2016 ****

The World ---------- Completion, Satisfaction, Enlightenment

W Highly Illogical Behavior (author John Corey Whaley) 4/23/2017 ***
O Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (character Eleanor Oliphant) 6/7/2017 *****
R Criminal That I Am: A Memoir (author Jennifer Ridha) 6/13/2017 ***
L Last Night in Montreal (title starts with "L") 6/18/2017 ***
D Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets (author Luke Dittrich) 3/17/2017 ****

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Donna :)

[Kim]

23/26 COMPLETED

1. Fool - DONE
F - The Fox Inheritance - 8/13/16
O - The Lucy Variations - 8/3/16
O - Olivia from Dream a Little Dream - 8/17/16
L - The Lucy Variations - 8/3/16

2. Magician - DONE
M - Mistress - 8/2/16
A - Grace Alexander from Fantasy Lover - 8/2/16
G - Gingerbread - 8/11/16
I - The Impossible Knife of Memory - 8/1/16
C - Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool - 8/12/16
I - Isabelle from The Nightingale - 8/10/16
A - The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom - 8/5/16
N - Nina from Six of Crows - 8/21/16

3. High Priestess - DONE
H - Lady Renegades by Rachel Hawkins - 8/4/16
I - It Ends with Us - 8/23/16
G - Sam Goode from The Fall of Five - 8/16/16
H - Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey - 8/30/16
P - The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore - 8/15/16
R - Dark Witch by Nora Roberts - 8/30/16
I - In Too Deep - 8/26/16
E - Gordon Edmonds from Slade House - 8/5/16
S - Country by Danielle Steel - 8/20/16
T - Trent from Lost in the Sun - 8/23/16
E - Entice - 8/9/16
S - Saba from Blood Red Road - 8/22/16
S - Gaby Summerhill from The Christmas Wedding - 8/24/16

4. Empress - DONE
E - The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart - 8/18/16
M - The 100 by Kass Morgan - 8/20/16
P - Pretty Girls - 8/30/16
R - Darcy Rhone from Something Blue - 9/7/16
E - Emily from Sophomore Switch - 9/6/16
S - Serendipity - 9/2/16
S - Vivian Divine Is Dead by Lauren Sabel - 9/8/16

5. Emperor - DONE
E - Modern Lovers by Emma Straub - 9/18/16
M - Maggie from The Vanishing Season - 8/21/16
P - Candor by Pam Bachorz - 9/7/16
E - The Chase by Janet Evanovich - 9/26/16
R - The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan - 9/20/16
O - Carson O'Connor from Prodigal Son - 8/31/16
R - Real Murders - 9/20/16

6. Hierophant - DONE
H - A Wounded Name by Dot Hutchison - 9/2/16
I - Inkheart - 8/26/16
E - Emerson from All We Have Is Now - 10/3/16
R - The Last Victim by Karen Robards - 10/4/16
O - The Opportunist - 9/10/16
P - Pi from Life of Pi - 9/8/16
H - Courage for Beginners by Karen Harrington - 9/2/16
A - Behind the Canvas by Alexander Vance - 9/7/16
N - Stardust by Neil Gaiman - 9/13/16
T - Tuck Everlasting - 8/30/16

7. Lovers - DONE
L - Dunk by David Lubar - 9/9/16
O - Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates - 10/15/16
V - Vlad from Tenth Grade Bleeds - 10/6/16
E - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - 10/17/16
R - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 11/4/16
S - Stanzi from I Crawl Through It - 9/11/16

8. Chariot - DONE
C - Close My Eyes - 10/2/16
H - Hansel from A Tale Dark & Grimm - 10/17/16
A - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews - 9/22/16
R - Rogue Lawyer - 11/5/16
I - Inn Boonsboro series - The Last Boyfriend - 1/12/17
O - Evie O'Neil from The Diviners - 11/1/16
T - Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer - 9/25/16

9. Strength - DONE
S - Sully from The First Phone Call from Heaven - 11/2/16
T - Thea from All You Never Wanted - 10/14/16
R - The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan - 11/6/16
E - This Raging Light by Estelle Laure - 10/17/16
N - Ninth Key - 10/14/16
G - The Girl with All the Gifts - 10/20/16
T - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin - 11/20/16
H - Matt Halloway from Adrift - 11/4/16

10. Hermit - DONE
H - Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Helene Boudreau - 11/22/16
E - Eleventh Grade Burns - 11/15/16
R - Maximum Ride from The Angel Experiment - 11/18/16
M - Fox Forever by Mary E. Pearson - 9/13/16
I - The Infects - 1/16/17
T - Turk from Small Great Things - 12/20/16

11. Wheel of Fortune - DONE
W - Wyatt from Bullet Point - 9/22/16
H - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 11/28/16
E - Edward from Lone Wolf - 11/16/16
E - Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand - 12/6/16
L - Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan - 9/28/16
O - Olivia from The Ex - 12/24/16
F - Destiny Faraday from The Miles Between - 11/10/16
F - Forget Me Not - 11/17/16
O - Theresa Osborne from Message In A Bottle - 1/28/17
R - Soundless by Richelle Mead - 11/21/16
T - Rylee Thomas from Fueled - 1/5/17
U - Undead and Unwed - 11/13/16
N - Night of the Howling Dogs - 11/10/16
E - Eli from Masterminds - 12/29/16

12. Justice - DONE
J - The Confession by John Grisham - 11/29/16
U - Charles Unwin from The Manual of Detection - 8/10/16
S - A Perfect Life by Danielle Steel - 11/2/16
T - Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen - 1/13/17
I - If You Find Me - 2/3/17
C - Carrie from Starry Night - 11/19/16
E - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - 1/1/17

13. Hanged Man - DONE
H - Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - 12/2/16
A - Absolutely Almost - 12/6/16
N - NYPD Red - 1/6/17
G - Ginny from Blue - 11/20/16
E - Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich - 1/5/17
D - Dog on It - 1/1/17
M - A Season for Fireflies by Rebecca Maizel - 11/30/16
A - Cloaked by Alex Flinn - 12/10/16
N - No Safe Secret - 12/5/16

14. Death - DONE
D - Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen - 1/4/17
E - Gabriel Emerson from Gabriel's Inferno - 2/22/17
A - Alex from Paper Covers Rock - 12/15/16
T - The Trouble in Me - 1/13/17
H - Gus Hollister from The Blossom Sisters - 1/3/17

15. Temperance - DONE
T - Connect the Stars by David Teague - 2/18/17
E - Eadlyn from The Crown - 3/18/17
M - The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - 12/8/16
P - Harry Potter from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 1/30/17
E - Every Heart a Doorway - 3/3/17
R - Rachel from The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - 12/15/16
A - Adina from Beauty Queens - 1/12/17
N - The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha - 2/18/17
C - Florence Crutchfield from The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall - 1/16/17
E - Emily from The Girl Who Chased the Moon - 4/2/17

16. Devil - DONE
D - The Dream Thieves - 1/16/17
E - Back to the Bedroom by Janet Evanovich - 4/21/17
V - Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard - 1/1/17
I - Infinity Ring series - A Mutiny in Time - 3/11/17
L - The Kidney Hypothetical: Or How to Ruin Your Life in Seven Days by Lisa Yee - 2/2/17

17. Tower - DONE
T - Tempest - 3/1/17
O - The Obsidian Blade - 2/7/17
W - Waverly from Glow - 2/19/17
E - Edge series - On the Edge - 5/4/17
R - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith - 12/28/16

18. Star - DONE
S - Something Like Fate - 2/9/17
T - Tabitha from Nooks & Crannies - 3/5/17
A - Grace Angel - Behind Closed Doors - 1/15/17
R - Cammy Rivers from Breathless - 2/13/17

19. Moon - DONE
M - Memory Man - 2/6/17
O - The Last One by Alexandra Oliva - 3/7/17
O - Opal from Because of Winn-Dixie - 3/11/17
N - Love Is the Best Medicine: What Two Dogs Taught One Veterinarian about Hope, Humility, and Everyday Miracles by Nick Trout - 3/13/17

[Kim]

20. Sun - DONE
S - Summer Secrets - 2/26/17
U - Uses for Boys - 3/15/17
N - Never Let You Go - 4/13/17

21. Judgement
J - Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink - 3/3/17
U - The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone - 6/23/17
D - Dorothy Must Die - 2/13/17
G - Zero Day by Jan Gangsei - 2/21/17
E - Etiquette & Espionage - 5/12/17
M - Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen - 2/15/17
E - Estella from Dangerous Lies - 5/18/17
N - 1984 - 4/13/17
T - Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero - 3/8/17

22. World - DONE
W - The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton - 3/5/17
O - Olivia from Day Shift - 3/14/17
R - Reed from Private - 3/19/17
L - Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer - 3/15/17
D - Dell from Canada - 3/17/17

23. Swords - DONE
S - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - 2/27/17
W - Sadie White from Breathe - 3/9/17
O - Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love - 4/5/17
R - Max Ride from School's Out—Forever - 4/1/17
D - Claire Danvers from Glass Houses - 3/22/17
S - Flight by Sherman Alexie - 3/7/17

24. Wands - DONE
W - James Watson from A Study in Charlotte - 5/7/17
A - Still Waters by Ash Parsons - 2/14/17
N - Key of Light by Nora Roberts - 4/16/17
D - The Dead Girls' Dance - 3/28/17
S - Sam from The Book of Time - 3/14/17

25. Cups
C - The Melody Lingers On by Mary Higgins Clark - 2/9/17
U - Uprooted - 7/29/17
P - Britt Pfeiffer from Black Ice - 2/1/17
S - Michael Sebastian from Takeover - 3/19/17

26. Pentacles
P - Amy Porter from Horrorstör - 3/3/17
E - Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams - 6/6/17
N - Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts - 4/18/17
T - Travis from All the Lovely Bad Ones - 3/21/17
A - Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews - 3/2/17
C - A Clockwork Orange - 3/16/17
L - Cappuccinos, Cupcakes, and a Corpse by Harper Lin - 3/21/17
E - Emma from How to Date Dead Guys - 6/22/17
S - Second Grave on the Left - 4/1/17

[Kim]

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[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome Taylor and Kim!

[Judy]

I'm done!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Woohoo! Congrats Judy!

[Sam]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Duration: 8/24/16- 11/14/18

OPTION TWO
Spell it out!
Choose a Major Arcana card, or suit name, and read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letters of the Major Aracana card or suit name that choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.)

Fool

F: Find Me When The Sun Goes Down- Lisa Olsen- 10/2/16
O: Obsidian- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 9/25/16
O: One For The Money- Janet Evanovich- 9/26/16
L: The Lunatic Cafe- Laurell K. Hamilton- 8/25/16

Magician

M: Magic Binds- Ilona Andrews- 9/21/16
A: Artemis Fowl- Eoin Colfer- 10/23/16
G: God Touched- John Conroe- 10/22/16
I: The Iron King- Julie Kagawa- 5/5/17
C: Closer to the Chest- Mercedes Lackey- 10/11/16
I: The Invisible Library- Genevieve Cogman- 7/1/17
A: An Artificial Night- Seanan McGuire- 11/25/16
N: Nightfall Gardens- Allen Houston- 1/7/17

High Priestess

H: Handle with Care- Jodi Picoult- 8/30/16
I: I'll Be Seeing You: A Novel- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/7/16
G: Ghostly Worries- Lily Harper Hart- 9/7/16
H: Hell To Pay- J.C. Diem- 9/5/16

P: Poison Study- Maria V. Snyder- 9/19/16
R: Reaper- K.D. McEntire- 8/24/16
I: I'll Walk Alone- Mary Higgins Clark- 10/28/16
E: The Eyre Affair- Jasper Fforde- 9/11/16
S: Swan Lake- K.M. Shea- 8/30/16
T: Tales of the Otherworld- Kelley Armstrong- 9/4/16
E: Elizabeth's Legacy- Victor Kloss- 10/13/16
S: Spellbinder- Melanie Rawn- 9/24/16
S: Sorcerer's Legacy- Janny Wurts- 9/28/16

Empress

E: Echoes in Death- J.D. Robb- 2/8/17
M: Mortal Ties- Eileen Wilks- 9/5/16
P: Prey- Rachel Vincent- 10/5/16
R: Red-Headed Stepchild- Jaye Wells- 8/25/16
E: Evil Under the Sun- Agatha Christie- 2/28/17
S: Soulless- Gail Carriger- 10/1/16
S: Shifty Magic- Judy Teel- 10/12/16

Emperor

E: Ever the Hunted- Erin Summerill- 8/9/17
M: Murder on the Orient Express- Agatha Christie- 10/16/16
P: Personal Demon- Kelley Armstrong- 11/17/16
E: Emily of New Moon- L.M. Montgomery- 9/29/17
R: The Restorer- Amanda Stevens- 9/30/16
O: One Fell Sweep- Ilona Andrews- 12/25/16
R: Ritual Magic- Eileen Wilks- 10/22/16

Hierophant

H: Hell Freezes Over- J C Diem- 10/20/16
I: Ink and Bone- Rachel Caine- 12/14/16
E: East- Edith Pattou- 12/24/16
R: The Rosie Effect- Graeme Simsion- 9/22/16
O: Outfoxed by Love- Eve Langlais- 12/22/16
P: The Pact- Jodi Picoult- 10/10/16
H: Hell Raiser- J.C. Diem- 11/28/16
A: Angelfall- Susan Ee- 9/30/16
N: Nightraven- Skye Knizley- 12/13/16
T: Twice Tempted- Jeaniene Frost- 9/19/16

Lovers

L: A Local Habitation- Seanan McGuire- 8/31/16
O: Onyx- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 10/15/16
V: Vampire Academy- Richelle Mead- 10/26/16
E: Eight Cousins- Louisa May Alcott- 11/26/16
R: Red Queen- Victoria Aveyard- 9/17/16
S: The Second Book of Swords- Fred Saberhagen- 11/11/16

[Sam]

Chariot

C: Caught Dead in Philadelphia- Gillian Roberts- 11/10/16
H: The Hammer of Thor- Rick Riordan- 11/30/16
A: Anne of Green Gables- L.M. Montgomery- 11/26/16
R: Reluctant Adept- Katherine Bayless- 11/5/16
I: If Looks Could Kill- Kate White- 1/26/17
O: One Kick- Chelsea Cain- 1/15/17
T: Tempting Evil- Keri Arthur- 10/24/16

Strength

S: Semi-Charmed- Isabel Jordan- 11/15/16
T: Throne of Glass- Sarah J. Maas- 10/31/16
R: The Red Box- Rex Stout- 1/7/17
E: Eldest- Christopher Paolini- 8/7/17
N: The Neverending Story- Michael Ende- 2/10/17
G: Grave Seasons- Lily Harper Hart- 12/6/16
T: The Trouble With Witches- Amanda M. Lee- 11/24/16
H: Hercule Poirot's Christmas- Agatha Christie- 12/18/16

Hermit

H: Hell Hath No Fury- J.C. Diem- 12/22/16
E: Electric Night- Stacey Brutger- 2/15/18
R: Ready Player One- Ernest Cline- 3/14/17
M: MindSighted: BlackWing Pirates, Book 1- Connie Suttle- 11/1/16
I: Illuminae- Amie Kaufman- 10/25/17
T: Two for the Dough- Janet Evanovich- 1/12/17

Wheel of Fortune

W: Wish You Were Here- Rita Mae Brown- 9/11/16
H: Hunted- Kevin Hearne- 10/2/16
E: Etched in Bone- Anne Bishop- 3/8/17
E: Embraced by Darkness- Keri Arthur- 4/18/17
L: License to Ensorcell- Katharine Kerr- 10/4/16

O: Owl and the Japanese Circus- Kristi Charish- 12/7/16
F: Faefever- Karen Marie Moning- 10/27/16

F: The Flame of Olympus- Kate O'Hearn- 11/5/16
O: Owl and the City of Angels- Kristi Charish- 12/8/16
R: The Rosie Project- Graeme Simsion- 9/22/16
T: The Trouble with Demons- Lisa Shearin- 9/14/16
U: Unholy Ghosts- Stacia Kane- 10/14/16
N: Never- K.D. McEntire- 11/27/16
E: Elemental Flame- Phaedra Weldon- 7/9/17

Justice

J: Just Take My Heart- Mary Higgins Clark- 2/9/17
U: Unbinding- Eileen Wilks- 11/14/16
S: Siren's Call- Devyn Quinn- 12/17/16
T: Touch of Frost- Jennifer Estep- 3/12/17
I: I Am Half-Sick of Shadows- Alan Bradley- 12/31/17
C: Crimson Death- Laurell K. Hamilton- 12/11/16
E: Erak's Ransom- John Flanagan- 5/28/18

Hanged Man

H: High Stakes- Helen Harper- 9/10/16
A: Apprentice in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/6/16
N: Not His Dragon- Annie Nicholas- 9/7/16
G: Grim Expectations- Amanda M. Lee- 10/12/16
E: Eragon- Christopher Paolini- 11/8/16
D: Daughter of the Forest- Juliet Marillier- 9/1/16

M: My Familiar Stranger- Victoria Danann- 9/8/16
A: A is for Alibi- Sue Grafton- 9/27/16
N: No Humans Involved- Kelley Armstrong- 10/19/16

Death

D: Deceiver's Bond- Katherine Bayless- 11/4/16
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight- Darynda Jones- 1/24/17
A: All Through the Night- Mary Higgins Clark- 12/17/16
T: A Tiger's Bride- Eve Langlais- 1/22/17
H: How to Fall- Jane Casey- 12/26/16

Temperance

T: Too Many Cooks- Rex Stout- 3/29/17
E: The Eloquent Parrot- Robin Knowles- 6/9/18
M: Magic to the Bone- Devon Monk- 11/21/16
P: A Promise of Fire- Amanda Bouchet- 11/19/16
E: Enchanted, Inc.- Shanna Swendson- 6/30/18
R: Rose and Thorn: Black Rose Sorceress, Book 2- Connie Suttle- 4/26/17
A: After the Funeral- Agatha Christie- 12/19/16
N: No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished- Rachel Aaron- 6/29/17
C: Conjuring Quantico- T.S. Paul- 12/15/16
E: Executable- John Conroe- 7/24/18

Devil

D: Deadly Remains- Katherine Bayless- 11/2/16
E: Every Heart a Doorway- Seanan McGuire- 11/11/17
V: A Very Paranormal Holiday- J.T. Bock- 11/12/16
I: In the Last Analysis- Amanda Cross- 9/12/17
L: Little Face- Sophie Hannah- 10/29/16

Tower

T: The Thirteen Problems- Agatha Christie- 2/26/17
O: Otherworld Secrets- Kelley Armstrong- 1/18/17
W: Wicked Fog- Lily Harper Hart- 11/6/16
E: Elemental Soul- Phaedra Weldon- 2/28/18
R: The Rose Mark- Connie Suttle- 4/15/17

[Sam]

Star

S: Silent Night- Mary Higgins Clark- 12/19/16
T: Tangled Threads- Jennifer Estep- 4/27/17
A: Awakening- S.J. Bolton- 12/30/16
R: Reckless- Selene Charles- 5/27/17

Moon

M: Mind Magic- Eileen Wilks- 12/5/16
O: Off the Record- Amanda M. Lee- 4/14/17
O: Of Fate and Phantoms- C.J. Archer- 5/25/17
N: A Natural History of Dragons- Marie Brennan- 10/10/17

Sun

S: Silence Fallen- Patricia Briggs- 3/19/17
U: Undead and Unwed- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/11/17
N: Doctor Who: Nuclear Time- Oli Smith- 2/22/18

Judgement

J: Jaws- Peter Benchley- 5/19/17
U: Under a Silent Moon- Elizabeth Haynes- 12/1/16
D: The Devil's Arithmetic- Jane Yolen- 11/23/16
G: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making- Catherynne M. Valente- 3/5/17
E: Edge Of Evil- J.A. Jance- 8/12/18
M: The Murder at the Vicarage- Agatha Christie- 11/29/16
E: Extra! Extra! Dead All About It- Amanda M. Lee- 8/28/18
N: Never Buried- Edie Claire- 10/9/17
T: Thirteen- Kelley Armstrong- 4/17/17

World

W: Welcoming Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 12/12/16
O: Out of the Shadows- Kay Hooper- 1/29/17
R: Red Rising- Pierce Brown- 2/1/17
L: Living with the Dead- Kelley Armstrong- 12/6/16
D: Dark Needs at Night's Edge- Kresley Cole- 12/3/16

Swords

S: Schooled in Magic- Christopher Nuttall- 2/22/17
W: Where Are the Children?- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/30/17
O: One Good Dragon Deserves Another- Rachel Aaron- 6/22/17
R: Rock Chick Regret- Kristen Ashley- 6/24/17
D: Die With Me- Elena Forbes- 12/28/16
S: Stone Guardian- Danielle Monsch- 3/1/17

Wands

W: What's a Ghoul to Do?- Victoria Laurie- 3/16/17
A: Angels' Blood- Nalini Singh- 1/21/17
N: Nice Dragons Finish Last- Rachel Aaron- 6/13/17
D: Darkness Clashes- Susan Illene- 12/31/16
S: Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo- 3/9/17

Cups

C: Crown of Midnight- Sarah J. Maas- 12/21/16
U: Unhidden- Dina Given- 1/24/17
P: Pocket Full of Posies- Angela Roquet- 1/22/17
S: Spark- K.C. Stewart- 1/10/17

Pentacles (coins)

P: The Prisoner of Cell 25- Richard Paul Evans- 2/27/17
E: Everlasting Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 9/21/18
N: Nemesis- Agatha Christie- 11/26/17
T: Three to Get Deadly- Janet Evanovich- 5/2/17
A: All Around the Town- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/21/17
C: A Court of Thorns and Roses- Sarah J. Maas- 12/23/16
L: Love Bites- Lynsay Sands- 1/31/17
E: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja- John Flanagan- 11/14/18
S: The Shadowseeker- Victor Kloss- 1/16/17

C: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards- Lilian Jackson Braun- 1/5/17
O: Otherworld Nights- Kelley Armstrong- 6/6/17
I: I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie- Lani Lynn Vale- 2/8/18
N: Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island- Mike Tucker- 1/22/18
S: Slave to Sensation- Nalini Singh- 1/27/17

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Sam!

[Kels]

Gonna do a spell it out for this one! Choosing cards relevant to my current situation.

✓ H Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide
✓ I If You Dare
✓ G The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
✓ H The Hope of Elantris

✓ P Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All by Paul Offit
✓ R Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by JK Rowling
✓ I In Cold Blood
✓ E The Eleventh Metal
✓ S Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
✓ T Tampa
✓ E Equal Rites
✓ S Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
✓ S Sex and Death: Stories

&

✓ H His Bloody Project
✓ A All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
✓ N Silent Witnesses by Nigel McCrery
✓ G The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
✓ E Equal Rites
✓ D Reaper Man character Death

✓ M Mort
✓ A You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
✓ N Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account by Miklós Nyiszli

&

✓ T Thinner
✓ E Eric
✓ M Mostly Void, Partially Stars
✓ P Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
✓ E On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
✓ R Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies by JK Rowling
✓ A Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
N
✓ C The Colour of Magic
E

&

✓ F Leave Me by Gayle Forman
✓ O Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill
✓ O On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
✓ L The Three by Sarah Lotz

[Jennifer]

I'm in for Psychic. I *think* these books will fit based on what I know about them: i'll swap them out if I discover they don't as I read them:

Cups — three books suited to the suit’s meanings
Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life
Bewitching Season
Love, Accidentally

Then one from a different suit
Pentacles: Zero Limits: The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace, and More

And three of the major arcana
Strength The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Tower The Johnstown Flood
Lovers American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, the Birth of the "It" Girl and the Crime of the Century

Then one from different suit
Swords The Survivor

Then two major arcana
Emperor Front Row at the White House: My Life and Times
Death The Secret Memoirs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Novel

Then the remaining suit
Wands A Friendly Game of Murder

Then two major arcana:
The Fool How Quantum Physicists Build New Beliefs
Justice One Potion in the Grave

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Kels and Jennifer :)

[Kayleen]

Start Date: March 2, 2017
13/14

Level 1 - Mystic
Suits: Swords
1. Action, Change, Conflict Boy Toy (March 17)
2. Force, Power, Oppression Norse Mythology (April 25)
3. Ambition, Courage, Violence The Wish Granter (April 10)

Level 2 - Telepathic
Suits: Wands
4. Determination, Strength, Spirituality A Dog's Purpose (April 24)
Major Aracana
5. The Lovers: Relationships, Conflicting Choices Almost Perfect (May 4)
6. Death: Dramatic Change, New Beginnings The Picture of Dorian Gray (April 16)
7. The Devil: Bound to a Situation, Self-delusion, Anger Beastly (April 28)

Level 3 - Supersensory
Suits: Cups
8. Love, Feelings, Relationships, Connections Everything, Everything (May 14)
Major Aracana
9. The Star: Serenity, Renewal, Hope Jane Eyre (June 9)
10. The Moon: Confusion, Delusion, Introspection Scythe (May 24)

Level 4 - Physics
Suits: Pentacles
11. Work, Business, Trade, Property Zodiac (May 20)
Major Aracana
12. Strength: Confronting Problems, Strength of Will The End of Our Story (May 16)
13. The Fool: Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism Faithful (March 18)

BONUS - Clairvoyant
14.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome Kayleen!