Tarot Card Reading Challenge

[Beth]

Start Date: August 4, 2017
duration: you set the pace
books read so far: 11

Level 1: Mystic - 3/3 read
Suit: 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.

1. Julius Caesar (violence, conflict) 8/25/2017
2. The Harvard Classics - Plutarch's Lives (ambition, courage) 9/6/2017
3. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (change, oppression) 9/7/2017

Lvl 2: Telepathic - 4/4 read - complete!
1 card from a different suit - 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.
Green Earth by Kim Stanley Robinson 9/14/2017
3 Major Arcana:
1. The Emperor: Male Influences, Authority, Rationality: Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America 9/24/2017
2. The Tower (Drastic Change, Unexpected Events, New Life): The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History 9/28/2017
3. The Hermit: The Man Whom the Trees Loved 10/21/2017

Lvl 3: Supersensory - 3/3 books - complete!
Complete Telepathic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and two cards from the Major Arcana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Suit: 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
Birds by Aristophanes 10/28/2017

2 Major Arcana cards:
1. The Magician: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships 11/14/2017
2. The Fool: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice 11/26/2017

Level 4 - Psychic 2/3 read
Complete supersensory level and choose one book to read from the remaining suit, and two cards from the Major Arcana and read books that are themed to these card meanings
Suit: Pentacles
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity 3/26/2018

Major Arcana 1/2 read
1. The Hanged Man (Transition, Sacrifice, Change): The Years of Rice and Salt 3/8/2018
2. ?

BONUS - Clairvoyant (books featuring Tarot cards)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 8/25/2017 (reread, 3rd time; I listened to audio this time)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome Beth!

I love Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Enjoy!

[Jammin Jenny]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Level Clairvoyant
Option 1
ReStarting: 8/1/17
Progress: 13/13 - Complete!

Level 1 – Mystic (3/3) - Complete
3 card spread: Preferred use is to help understand options regarding a current problem
Choose a suit and read three books that are themed to the suit meanings

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.

Books:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles read 8/5
Nature's Allies: Eight Conservationists Who Changed Our World read 8/4
Queen of the Universe read 8/2

Level 2 - Telepathic (4/4)
7 card infinity spread: Used to give guidance by reviewing the past, present, and future. Complete Mystic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and three cards from the Major Arcana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

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
No Strings Attached read 8/5

Major Arcana
8 Strength: Confronting Problems, Strength Of Will
The Maltese Falcon read 8/6
17 The Star: Serenity, Renewal, Hope
The Girl from the Paradise Ballroom read 8/9
0 The Fool: Fresh Starts, Important Decisions, Optimism
Doctor Who: The Last Voyage read 8/7

Level 3 - Supersensory (3/3)
Celtic Cross spread (10 cards): The most popular spread, but not for novices! Used to give guidance to a specific problem. Complete Telepathic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and two cards from the Major Arcana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

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
The Killer Next Door read 8/11, 5 stars

Major Arcana
7 The Chariot: Effort Leading To Success, Strength Of Character
The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh read 8/9
13 Death: Dramatic Change, New Beginnings
The 5th Wave read 8/11, 4 stars

Level 4 - Psychic (1/3)
Choices spread (13 cards): Useful when you have already decided on a solution to a problem, but would still like to explore alternatives. Complete supersensory level and choose one book to read from the remaining suit,and two cards from the Major Arcana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

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.
Max and Mrs. Stroud read 8/12, 3 stars

Major Arcana
2 The High Priestess: Foresight, Understanding, Inner Wisdom

16 The Tower: Drastic Change, Unexpected Events, New Life
Thirteen Reasons Why read 8/12, 4 stars

BONUS - Clairvoyant
Read a book that involves the characters using tarot cards
Maui Widow Waltz read 10/20, 4 stars - the MC's best friend does tarot card readings for herself

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

welcome Jenny to your restart :)

[Sam]

reserved

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome Sam!

[Kelsey]

Tarot Card Challenge
Duration:
OPTION ONE
Level 1 – Mystic
Completed 0/?

Level 1 – Mystic
Swords
Thirteen Reasons Why

Level 2 - Telepathic
Cups
Judgement
Strength
Temperance

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Kelsey!

[Sana]

TAROT CARD READING CHALLENGE

Duration: 25 December, 2017 - 30 March, 2018
33 books COMPLETED

OPTION ONE
For this challenge, you can start by choosing a suit and then working your way up through four levels if you choose

Level 1 – Mystic
3 card spread: Preferred use is to help understand options regarding a current problem
Choose a suit and read three books that are themed to the suit meanings

Level 2 - Telepathic
7 card infinity spread: Used to give guidance by reviewing the past, present, and future
Complete Mystic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and three cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Level 3 - Supersensory
Centic Cross spread (10 cards): The most popular spread, but not for novices! Used to give guidance to a specific problem
Complete Telepathic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and two cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Level 4 - Psychic
Choices spread (13 cards): Useful when you have already decided on a solution to a problem, but would still like to explore alternatives
Complete supersensory level and choose one book to read from the remaining suit, and two cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

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

Level One: Mystic- 3 Cards Spread
Swords
Red Sister 15/1/18
Tower of Dawn 11/1/18
The Death Sculptor 9/1/18

Level Two: Telepathic- 7 Cards Infinity Spread
Cups:
Flight 18/1/18
Focus 26/1/18
Firefighter Dragon 18/1/18
Trusting You and Other Lies 22/1/18

The Hanged Man: How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days 20/1/18
The Magician: Unearthed 23/1/18
The Lovers: Sex, Not Love 30/1/18

Level 3 - Supersensory
Centic Cross spread (10 cards):
Wands:
One by One 14/2/2/18
Tailored for Trouble 5/2/18
The Curse of Tenth Grave 13/2/18

Death: Immortal Matchmakers, Inc.23/2/18
The Hanged Man: The Dark Calling25/2/18
The Devil: If You Dare 7/2/18
The High Priestess: Refugee 17/2/18
Justice: Salvation 19/2/18
The Moon: The Infinite Sea 11/2/18
The Chariot: Found 11/2/18


Level 4 - Psychic
Choices spread (13 cards):
Pentacles: Hearts of Fire 30/3/18

The Hanged Man: The Last Star 17/3/18
The Chariot: Illuminae 15/3/18
The Lovers: If You Desire 3/3/18
Judgement: If You Deceive 5/3/18
The Moon: Brave 6/3/18
Wheel of Fortune: Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon
Justice: The Prophecy 21/3/18
The World: Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors 23/3/18
Sun: Tommaso 16/3/18
The Emperor: God of Wine 21/3/18
The Hermit: An Evil Mind 11/3/18
The Heirophant: Unzipped 11/3/18

BONUS - Clairvoyant
The Gunslinger 19/1/18

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome Sana!

[Sana]

Thanks Karen :-)

[Sana]

Update Message 163

TAROT CARD READING CHALLENGE
33 BOOKS COMPLETED

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Sana!

[Deanna]

COMPLETED
TAROT CARD Reading Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2018 - ??
Option 2: Spell It Out

MAJOR ARCANA

The Fool

F - Frances Evesham's Murder at the Lighthouse (4/8)
O - Out of the Storm by Hedlund (4/3)
O - One Pink Rose by Garland (4/8)
L - Lloyd Alexander's The High King (4/4)

The Magician

M - M. C. Beaton's Death of a Hussy (4/7)
A - Anatomy of Evil by Thomas (4/3)
G - G Is for Gumshoe by Grafton (4/3)
I - Ian Fleming's From Russia With Love (4/12)
C - Chase's Witches of Bourbon Street (4/6)
I - Imogen Sera's Mated to the Dragon King (4/13)
A - The Anatomist's Apprentice by Harris (4/8)
N - Neil deGrasse Tyson's Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (4/19)

The High Priestess

H - H Is for Homicide by Grafton (4/8)
I - I Is for Innocent by Grafton (4/16)
G - God Rest Ye Merry, Soldiers by McIver (4/9)
H - Heather Stewart's Strangely, Incredibly Good (4/10)

P - Peters' A Virgin in the Ice (4/22)
R - Rhys Bowen's Her Royal Spyness (4/13)
I - Ilona Andrews' Clean Sweep (5/4)
E - Even Witches Get the Blues by WInters (4/3)
S - Surrender to the Cyborgs by Goodwin (4/1)
T - T. E. Kinsey's A Quiet Life in the Country (4/1)
E - Elle Boon's Lyric's Accidental Mate (4/8)
S - Setterfield's The Thirteenth Tale (4/4)
S - Soulless by Carriger (4/11)

The Empress

E - Etiquette and Espionage by Carriger (4/12)
M - M. C. Beaton's Death of a Snob (4/7)
P - Peters' The Sanctuary Sparrow (4/28)
R - The Robber Bride by Knight-Catania (4/20)
E - Elizabeth Peters' Crocodile on a Sandbank (4/15)
S - A Search for Refuge by Hunter (4/21)
S - Shaffer's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (4/25)

The Emperor

E - Emily by James (4/18)
M - Meik WIking's The Little Book of Hygge (4/7)
P - Peters' The Cursenof the Pharaohs (4/30)
E - Evanovich's Hot Six (4/26)
R - Roach's Stiff (4/30)
O - One White Rose by Garwood (4/13)
R - The Ruins of Gorlan by Flanagan (5/3)

The Hierophant

H - Holmberg's The Glass Magician (4/16)
I - Ilona Andrews' Magic Bites (5/15)
E - Eoin Colfer's The Arctic Incident (5/2)
R - Radiance by Noel (5/6)
O - The One Minute Workout by Gibala (4/24)
P - Peter Bartram's Murder in the Morning Edition (5/6)
H - Hybels' Too Busy to Pray (4/26)
A - Archer's The Last Necromancer (4/19)
N - Never Look Back by May (5/3)
T - Trina Levenseller's Daughter of the Siren Queen (4/5)

The Lovers

L - The Little Book of Lykke by Wiking (4/10)
O - One Red Rose by Garwood (4/28)
V - Vampire Crusader by Davis (4/29)
E - The Eternity Code by Colfer (5/4)
R - Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (5/16)
S - Spark Joy by Kondo (4/27)

The Chariot

C - Cox, Lynne's Grayson (4/10)
H - The Heiress of Linn Hagh by Charlton (4/29)
A - Adele Clee's Lost to the Night (4/21)
R - Rebel Rising by Revis (5/17)
I - Ilona Andrews' Magic Burns (5/23)
O - Once Upon a Marigold by Ferris (5/7)
T - To Catch a Duke by Sefchick (4/22)

Strength

S - Shiftless by Easterling (5/13)
T - Timely Love by Lawley (4/22)
R - Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (5/24)
E - Elemental Arcane by Weldon (5/5)
N - North's Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm (5/5)
G - Gail Carriger's Blameless (4/23)
T - The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Townsend (5/19)
H - Homicidal Aliens and Other Disappointments by Yansky (5/13)

The Hermit

H - Honeymoon With Murder by Hart (5/27)
E - Eoin Colfer's The Opal Deception (5/13)
R - Riordan's The Burning Maze (5/25)
M - M. C. Beaton's Death of a Greedy Woman (4/12)
I - Ilona Andrews' Magic Strikes (5/31)
T - Thane's No Place to Die (6/6)

Wheel of Fortune

W - Waistcoats and Weaponry by Carriger (4/17)
H - Heirs of Grace by Pratt (6/2)
E - Eoin Colfer's The Reluctant Assassin (5/19)
E - Ethan Wright and the Curse of Silence by West (5/25)
L - Lloyd's Death Comes to the Village (4/14)

O - The Olympus Project by Tayler (5/20)
F - From the Darkness by King (5/6)

F - First Date With Destiny by McAllen (5/9)
O - Over Sea, Under Stone by Cooper (5/20)
R - Rachel Marks' Fire and Bone (5/26)
T - Take the Monkeys and Run by Cantwell (6/6)
U - Under an English Heaven by Boatwright (4/7)
N - North's The Method of Sergeant Cluff (5/6)
E - Elsa Jade's Alpha Star (6/3)

Justice

J - Jakke by Davenport (4/22)
U - An Unexpected Duke's Invitation by Meyers (4/16)
S - Shepherd's The Madman's Daughter (5/16)
T - A Tale of Two Bodies by Marple (6/9)
I - Ice Planet Barbarians by Dixon (6/3)
C - Curtsies and Conspiracies by Carriger (4/14)
E - Evanovich's The Chase (6/8)

The Hanged Man

H - Harris' Midnight Crossroad (6/5)
A - Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences by Yansky (5/5)
N - Noel's Shimmer (5/6)
G - God's Story, Your Story by Lucado (4/30)
E - Erin McCarthy's Gone With the Ghost (6/9)
D - Defender Dragon by Chant (4/2)

M - M. C. Beaton's Death of a Charming Man (4/15)
A - Ashley Poston's Geekerella (5/11)
N - The Night Tourist by Marsh (5/6)

Death

D - Dunnett's X Marks the Spot (5/23)
E - Estep's Spider's Bite (6/15)
A - Antigoddess by Blake (5/19)
T - The Iron King by Kagawa (6/10)
H - Howl's Moving Castle by Jones (6/14)

Temperance

T - Terry Bolryder's Silver (6/10)
E - Estep's Web of Lies (6/25)
M - Manners and Mutiny by Carriger (4/20)
P - Peter Bartram's Murder in the Morning Edition (5/6)
E - Eidem's Grim (7/7)
R - Raithby's Winter Wolf (5/27)
A - Artemis by Weir (6/8)
N - Nojack's Magic Unbound (5/20)
C - Changeless by Carriger (4/22)
E - Ella Summers' Mercenary Magic (7/22)

The Devil

D - Dawson's Matchmaking for Beginners (5/28)
E - Estep's Venom (7/25)
V - Virals by Reich (5/4)
I - Ilona Andrews' Magic Bleeds (6/7)
L - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Kondo (4/24)

The Tower

T - The Iron Trial by Black (6/14)
O - Others of Edenton 0.5 - New Beginnings by Rivers (6/16)
W - Witch & Wizard by Patterson (5/26)
E - Evanovich's Seven Up (8/9)
R - Robin LaFevers' Grave Mercy (6/6)

The Star

S - A Spirited Manor by Danley (5/13)
T - Taylor's Crescent Calling (6/17)
A - Andrews' Magic Slays (6/16)
R - Rowling' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (6/8)

The Moon

M - Macy's Yesterday's Thief (5/1)
O - Ozma of Oz by Baum (6/24)
O - O'Connor's Ghostly Manners (6/30)
N - Nesbo's The Bat (5/31)

The Sun

S - Sue Grafton's J Is for Judgement
U - Upon a Midnight Dream by Van Dyken (4/23)
N - Night Shift Witch by Lawley (6/10)

Judgement

J - Justice Calling by Bell
U - Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea (6/22)
D - Deanna Chase's Spirits, Stilettos, and a Silver Bustier (6/9)
G - Gunmetal Magic by Andrews (6/22)
E - Elliot's Rocked (8/14)
M - Magic Gifts by Andrews (6/19)
E - Emma Watts' Murder Most Horrid (8/22)
N - Novik's His Majesty's Dragon (7/16)
T - Thereby Hangs the Tail by Quinn (6/23)

The World

W - Witch Is When It All Began by Abbott (7/9)
O - October Daye in Rosemary and Rue by McGuire (6/10)
R - Rachel Caine's Ink and Bone (6/13)
L - Loftis' Prince of Wolves (6/3)
D - Dobbs' A Spell of Trouble (6/28)

MINOR ARCANA

Swords

S - Strawberries & Creme Murder by Gillard (6/10)
W - Witch Cake Murders by Arden (8/3)
O - On the Day I Died by Fleming (8/1)
R - Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (6/19)
D - Dragon Teeth by Crichton (7/6)
S - Shadow and Bone by Bardugo (6/21)

Wands

W - Whatever You Do, Don't Run by Allison (8/9)
A - Age of Myth by Sullivan (6/17)
N - Night Shift by Harris (7/22)
D - Diana Wynne Jones' Castle in the Air (7/8)
S - Six of Crows by Bardugo (6/26)

Cups

C - Cartland's Love Became Theirs (6/23)
U - Undercover Lovers by Scott (6/23)
P - Painter's Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case (6/28)
S - The Son of Neptune by Riordan (6/27)

Pentacles

P - Pamela Burford's Undertaking Irene (7/2)
E - Ella Summers' Magic Edge (8/23)
N - Novik's Throne of Jade
T - Tolkien's The Children of Hurin (7/11)
A - Ash and Echoes by Li (6/27)
C - Clark's Iced (7/1)
L - A Loyal Heart by Hedlund (6/27)
E - Ella Summers' Magic Games (8/24)
S - Schwab's Vicious (6/30)

[Sana]

I'm going to do this challenge again. This time I'm going to go with option two: Spell it out.
Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out
Duration: 2 April, 2018 - 8 December, 2018
44 Books COMPLETED


The Magician

M More Than Words 30/6/18
A As She Fades 19/4/18
G Goddess of Forgetfulness 21/8/18
I Indelible 15/5/18
C Cursed 24/4/18
I Iron Kissed 8/6/18
A April Genevieve Tucholke - Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 11/4/18
N Natural Evil 14/4/18

The High Priestess

H Honeymoon from Hell III 8/5/18
I The Ice Princess 17/8/18
G Colleen Gleason - The Vampire Voss 9/8/18
H Anthony Horowitz - The French Confection

P Patricia Briggs - Frost Burned 21/7/18
R Redemption 27/4/18
I In Bed with a Highlander 28/8/18
E Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon 11/4/18
S Succubus on Top 4/3/18
T Tangled 10/6/18
E Eleventh Grave in Moonlight 14/5/18
S Skinny Pants 27/4/18
S Stephen King - The Waste Lands 10/9/18

The Emperor

E Erica Stevens - Broken 18/5/18
M Moon Called 27/5/18
P Patricia Briggs - Bone Crossed 12/6/18
E Erica Stevens- Redemption 27/4/18
R R.L. Mathewson - Checkmate 4/5/18
O Oracle's Moon 11/4/18
R River Marked 11/7/18

The Hierophant

H The House 7/4/18
I I Hunt Killers 27/10/18
E P.N. Elrod - My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding 10/8/18
R Caroline Roberts - The Cosy Christmas Teashop 29/10/18
O Once Upon a Real Good Time 9/10/18
P Patricia Briggs - Blood Bound 31/5/18
H Molly Harper - Fangs for the Memories 30/5/18
A A Willing Murder 14/10/18
N The Naked Truth 19/8/18
T Twisted 14/8/18

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Deanna!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome Gabi!

[A]

Wow! I’m new to this group and I just found this challenge. I love tarot so I’m totally going for this, will update once I figure out what I’m doing <3 thanks for posting this!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Melissa!!

[Deanna]

Challenge complete!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

well done!

[Sam]

Finally finished!

Challenge Completed

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Congrats Sam!

[Sana]

Update message # 169 - Completed

[Sana]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out
Duration: 8 December, 2018 - ??
33 Books
Completed

C Cassandra Clare- Queen of Air and Darkness 31/1/19
H Holiday in Death 5/1/19
A Ares 20/12/18
R Rapture in Death 10/12/18
I I'm Thinking of Ending Things 17/4
O Kayla Olson - This Splintered Silence 14/12/18
T The Rest Falls Away 24/1/19

H Molly Harper - The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires 23/3/19
E Emma Chase - Tamed 8/12/18
R J.R. Ward - Father Mine 9/2/19
M My Favorite Half-Night Stand 19/12/18
I Inevitable 12/2/19
T The Trouble with Twelfth Grave 18/1/19

S Summoned to Thirteenth Grave 21/1/19
T Thea Harrison - Lionheart 5/3/19
R J.D. Robb - Vengeance in Death 3/1/19
N Nightlife 5/2/19
G Colleen Gleason - The Vampire Narcise 18/12/18
T Rob Thurman - Moonshine 11/2/19
H Heartbreaker 1/1/19

J Jeff Wheeler - The Maid's War 16/12/18
U Valerie Ullmer - Kai 16/12/18
S Songbird 25/2/19
T Thief of Hearts 27/3/19
I Immortal City 27/5/19
C Ceremony in Death 12/12/18
E Emma Chase - It's a Wonderful Tangled Christmas Carol 1/1/19

D Dark Lies 31/4/19
E Embracing Her Heart 14/2/19
A Blood Doesn't Lie 1/3/19
T The Three Fates of Ryan Love 2/4/19
H Helen Harper - Slouch Witch 25/1

[Sana]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out
Duration: 8 December, 2018 - ??
37 Books
Completed

H Molly Harper - Sweet Tea and Sympathy 10/2
A Anne Bishop - Written in Red 15/1
N Chloe Neill - Some Girls Bite 17/1
G Ghost of a Chance 8/2
E M.K. Eidem - Ynyr 2/5
D Discount Armageddon 6/5
M Mercy 18/2
A Autumn Jones Lake - Bullets & Bonfires 30/1
N Chloe Neill - Friday Night Bites 23/1

D Desire Untamed 4/3
E Ellery Adams - The Secret, Book, & Scone Society 11/1
V Vampire Mine 25/4
I The Iron Traitor 11/3
L Lies Ripped Open 29/1

S Silence Fallen 6/2
T Trails of Love 15/6
A Anne Bishop - Murder of Crows 20/2
R Rosemary and Rue 25/2


J A Justified Murder 28/2
U The Unhoneymooners 18/6
D Devil's Gate 6/3
G Yasmine Galenorn - Legend of the Jade Dragon 20/2
E M.K. Eidem-A Grim Holiday 27/2
M Made for Us 17/3
E M.K. Eidem-Grim 27/2
N The Nimble Man 16/3
T The Thief's Daughter 4/7


W J.R. Ward- Lover Avenged 4/2
O One Epic Night 28/3
R J.D. Robb-Witness in Death 21/3
L Love Walks In 18/3
D Dreams of a Dark Warrior 10/3

[Sana]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out
Duration: 8 December, 2018 - ??
35 Books
Completed

S Vivienne Savage - Xander 13/1
U Valerie Ullmer - Reaper 18/1
N No Place Like Home 7/5

W J.R. Ward - Lover Avenged 4/2
H Hunter's Season 7/3
E E.J. Russell - Cutie and the Beast 6/3
E E.J. Russell - The Druid Next Door 12/3
L The Lost Prince 8/3

O Colleen Oakes - The Black Coats 23/2
F Forbidden Nights with a Vampire 7/2

F Fairy Tale 9/2
O Obsidian Son 26/4
R Sylvain Reynard - The Prince 1/4
T Thea Harrison - Kinked 16/8
U Underworld: Evolution 2/3
N Natural Born Angel 31/5
E E.J. Russell - Bad Boy's Bard 15/3

M Midnight in Death 6/1
A A Local Habitation 18/3
G Julie Garwood - Killjoy 2/5
I I Am Death 30/6
C Chris Carter - Gallery of the Dead 10/7
I The Iron Warrior 13/3
A Anything for Love 7/4
N Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood 27/6

T Rob Thurman - Madhouse 6/8
E M.K. Eidem - Wray 29/4
M Mermaid's Destiny 22/1
P Playing with Fire 21/5
E Eat Prey Love 31/3
R J.D. Robb - Loyalty in Death 15/2
A Anne Bishop - Vision in Silver 15/4
N Nalini Singh - Archangel's Kiss 2/8
C Conspiracy in Death 8/1
E M.K. Eidem - Oryon 3/5

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Sana ( and welcome back!)

[Sana]

Update posts #180 #181
Completed

[Sana]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out
Duration: 8 July, 2018 - 21 December, 2019
34 Books
Completed


S Storm and Fury 18/9
W Wanted: Undead or Alive 18/9
O One and Only 8/9
R The Race for Second 9/8
D Derek Landy - The Faceless Ones 25/7
S Any Way the Wind Blows 30/7

W Adam J. Wright- Lost Soul 2/9
A Vivi Anna - The Vampire's Quest 14/7
N Nalini Singh - Archangel's Consort 12/9
D Dead Beat 9/9
S Sexiest Vampire Alive 13/7

C Chris Carter - Gallery of the Dead 10/7
U Unzipped 31/8
P Passion Unleashed 12/8
S The Skeletons of Scarborough House 4/7

P Pleasure Unbound 8/8
E P.N. Elrod - Hex Appeal 10/8
N Nalini Singh - Archangel's Blade 16/9
T Theft of Swords 27/8
A Vivi Anna - The Bewitching Hour 15/7
C Carla Buckley - The Liar's Child 16/8
L Jennifer L. Armentrout - The King 27/7
E Etched in Bone 21/8
S The Snow Leopard's Pack 7/10

H Hunting Evil 12/7
E Ellery Adams - Pies and Prejudice 17/8
R The Roman 25/8
M Sarah J. Maas - Kingdom of Ash 5/8
I Larissa Ione - Desire Unchained 11/8
T Thea Harrison - Pia Saves the Day 1/11

S Sleeping Beauties 24/7
T A Thunder of War 10/10
A Jennifer L. Armentrout - Forever with You 20/8
R Rise of the Lycans 13/8

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Welcome back, Sana 😉👍

[Cinthia]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out (at least 33 letters)

The High Priestess
T - The Magician's Nephew
H - How to Claim an Undead Soul
E - Everything I Never Told You

H - How to Break an Undead Heart
I - Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion
G - Magic Bleeds - character Ghastek
H - Hunting Ground

P - Cry Wolf - Patricia Briggs
R - Maybe Now - character Ridge
I - Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews
E - How to Live an Undead Lie - Hailey Edwards
S - Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree - character Sarah
T - The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris
E - P.S. I Love You - character Elizabeth
S - The Japanese Lover - character Seth
S - Southernmost

The Lovers
T - Island Beneath the Sea - character Toulouse
H - The Labrador Pact - Matt Haig
E - Illuminae - character Ezra

L - The 'Lovely' Past
O - Pinocchio - Narrator LN O'Malley
V - Silver Shark - character Venturo
E - Angels' Blood - character Elena
R - Magic Slays - Raphael
S - Stepsister

Death
D - Us - David Nicholls
E - How to Wake an Undead City - Hailey Edwards
A - Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews
T - Fallen Crest Family - Tijan
H - Born at Midnight - C.C. Hunter

The Star
T - The Burning World
H - How to Dance an Undead Waltz
E - Once Upon a Time, There Was You - Elizabeth Berg

S - The Shadows
T - The Song of David
A - Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews
R - Curran POV Collection - character Raphael

[Sarah]

OMG! I love tarot so this makes a perfect reading challenge for me!!

[Sarah]

I just have to decide what “level” I’m going to tackle....And there isn’t any deadline or...?

[[deleted user]]

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Duration: 08/03/2019 - Til Done!
Level 1 – Mystic
3 card spread: Preferred use is to help understand options regarding a current problem
Choose a suit and read three books that are themed to the suit meanings

Chosen Suit: 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

1. by Anne Bishop 08/04/2019 (Relationships, fantasy, emotion)
2. by Jaci Burton 08/06/2019 ( Relationships, love, family)
3. by Peggy Ehrhart 08/08/2019 (Creativity, family, friends)

Level 2 - Telepathic
7 card infinity spread: Used to give guidance by reviewing the past, present, and future
Complete Mystic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and three cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Chosen Suit: 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. by J.D. Robb 08/13/2019 (Determination, Strength, Intuition)

6 The Lovers
Relationships, Conflicting Choices

1. by Richelle Mead 08/16/2019 (Love triangle, relationships, choices)

11 Justice
Justice, Fair Treatment, Balance

1. by J.D. Robb 06/16/2019 (Cop MC, Law and order, justice)

19 The Sun
Success, Joy, Achievement

1. by J.K. Rowling 08/30/2019 (Winning, achievements, joy)

Level 3 - Supersensory
Centic Cross spread (10 cards): The most popular spread, but not for novices! Used to give guidance to a specific problem
Complete Telepathic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and two cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Chosen suit: 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, realization, proof and prosperity

1. by J.S. Cooper 09/18/2019 (Realization, Proof, work)

12 The Hanged Man
Transition, Sacrifice, Change

1. by Katie Reus 09/10/2019 (Sacrifice, Change)

13 Death
Dramatic Change, New Beginnings

1. by Katie Ashley 09/12/2019 (Dramatic change, new beginning)

Level 4 - Psychic
Choices spread (13 cards): : Useful when you have already decided on a solution to a problem, but would still like to explore alternatives
Complete supersensory level and choose one book to read from the remaining suit, and two cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Chosen suit: 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.

1. by Donna Andrews 09/20/2019 (Hatred, enemies, violence)

18 The Moon
Confusion, Delsion, Introspection

1. by Samantha Young 09/18/2019 (Introspection, confusion)

1 The Magician
Confidence, Good Communications, Practical Skills

1. by Susan Mallery (Confidence, Practical skills, Good communications)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Sarah wrote: "I just have to decide what “level” I’m going to tackle....And there isn’t any deadline or...?"

No deadline. If you do option 1, you start with level 1 and then it is up to you if after that you want to keep going to level 2 😉

[Allyson]

This sounds fun (and creative)!

Option one:

Cups:

1. Love at Stake by Victoria Davies - *
2. Vampire Girl by Karpov Kinrade - *
3. Spring at Blueberry Bay by Holly Martin - *

Wands:

4. The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer - **

Swords:

5. I cannibali by George Tabori - *****

Pentacles:

6. Il complice by Friedrich Dürrenmatt - ***

Major Arcana:

7. The Lovers - Feel the Heat by Kate Meader - *
8. Death - I parenti terribili by Jean Cocteau - *****
9. The Tower - The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston - **
10. Wheel of Fortune - La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler - ***
11. The High Priestess - Perché ho ucciso Pierre by Olivier Ka - **
12. Strength - Salvezza by Marco Rizzo - ***
13. The Fool - Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase - *

[Sana]

Update post #181
Completed

[caiseeᡣ᭡]

This sounds so fun! Count me in

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge everyone!

Congratulations Sana!

[[deleted user]]

Updated post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Finished!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Well done Seraphina!

[Stefani]

My first challenge back being active in the group, looks like a fun one!
Start and complete dates: October 1, 2019-
Level: Psychic

Level 1 – Mystic - Completed 10/22/2019
Choose a suit and read three books that are themed to the suit meanings

Suit: 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.

Book 1: Rain Will Come
Focus: Violence and Conflict
Completed: 10/4/19

Book 2: Our Dried Voices
Focus: Oppression and conflict
Completed: 10/7/2019

Book 3: Refraction
Focus: Force and Power
Completed: 10/22/2019

Level 2 - Telepathic
7 card infinity spread: Used to give guidance by reviewing the past, present, and future
Complete Mystic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and three cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Suit: Wands
Book: Laughter at the Academy
Connection: ambition and launching of new ideas
Completed:



Level 3 - Supersensory
Centic Cross spread (10 cards): The most popular spread, but not for novices! Used to give guidance to a specific problem
Complete Telepathic level and choose one book to read from a different suit, and two cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

Level 4 - Psychic
Choices spread (13 cards): Useful when you have already decided on a solution to a problem, but would still like to explore alternatives
Complete supersensory level and choose one book to read from the remaining suit, and two cards from the Major Aracana and read books that are themed to these card meanings

[Alia]

Maybe an old thread, but an interesting challenge!

I will try the

Mystic Oct. 1 2019 -

The Hierophant: Al Qu'ran

Justice: Norges Rett (law textbook)

Ace of Swords: The Shadow of the Wind

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Stefani & Alia!

[Sana]

Completed post #184

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Sana!

[Sana]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out
Duration: 2 January, 2020 - 15, May 2020
Completed

Fool
F Four to Score 6/1
O One for the Money 2/1
O Oh Pretty Bird 15/2
L Lindsey Davis - The Silver Pigs 8/1

Magician
M Steve McHugh - Death Unleashed 22/3
A An Artificial Night 26/3
G Julie Garwood - The Wedding 21/2
I Interlude in Death 14/1
C Cate Tiernan - Book of Shadows 11/1
I The Iron Hand of Mars 27/1
A Accidental Sire 15/4
N Notorious Pleasures 25/2

High Priestess
H Heir to the Shadows 19/1
I Ilona Andrews - A Questionable Client 1/3
G Julie Garwood - The Bride 12/2
H Hot Six 12/1
P Poseidon's Gold 31/1
R Reunion in Death 10/3
I The Invisible Ring 9/2
E Janet Evanovich - Two for the Dough 3/1
S Shadows in Bronze 16/1
T Time to Depart 24/4
E Etched in Silver 23/2
S Seanan McGuire - The First Fall 10/2
S Loch and Key 10/2

Hierophant
H How to Love Your Elf 30/3
I Imitation in Death 29/3
E Janet Evanovich - Three to Get Deadly 5/1
R J.D. Robb - Seduction in Death 3/3
O One Night at the Refuge 16/2
P Peachy Flippin' Keen 16/2
H High Five 10/1
A Angels' Pawn 18/2
N Nalini Singh - Angels' Judgment 12/4
T Thea Harrison - Peanut Goes to School 3/2

[Sana]

Tarot Card Reading Challenge
Option two: Spell It Out
Duration: 2 January, 2020 - 24 June
Completed

Empress
E Janet Evanovich - Seven Up 28/2
M Making You Mine 22/2
P Peach Pies and Alibis 2/4
R J.D. Robb - Portrait in Death 14/3
E Janet Evanovich - Hard Eight 23/3
S Something in the Air 25/3
S The Summerhouse 29/1

Emperor
E Elizabeth Hoyt - Scandalous Desires 16/3
M Mystery at Maplemead Castle 6/2
P Patricia Briggs - Smoke Bitten 24/3
E Erin Quinn - Haunting Beauty 19/3
R J.D. Robb - Purity in Death 12/3
O Off the Air 5/3
R Rose Pressey - Ghouls Night Out 24/2

Lover
L Last Act in Palmyra 2/2
O Katie Oliver - Prada and Prejudice 9/5
V Venus in Copper 24/1
E Erin Quinn - Haunting Warrior 28/3
R Rick Riordan - The Battle of the Labyrinth

Chariot
C L.H. Cosway - Air Kiss 2/3
H Hearts in Atlantis 19/2
A Ain't She a Peach? 17/3
R Restoration of Faith
I Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites 6/3
O One Salt Sea 20/5
T K.A. Tucker - The Simple Wild 4/3

Strength
SSeanan McGuire - We Both Go Down Together 13/2
T The Turn: The Hollows Begins with Death 29/4
R Sylvain Reynard - The Man in the Black Suit 6/5
E Vengeance 4/4
N Nalini Singh - Angels' Dance4/4
G Julie Garwood - The Wedding 21/2
T Target Practice 5/2
H Helen Harper - Wishful Thinking 14/4

Star
S Seanan McGuire - Bury Me In Satin 7/3
T The Titan's Curse 12/5
A Abandon the Night 26/2
R Rick Riordan - The Last Olympian 6/6

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome back Sana!