Game of Thrones Reading Challenge

[Amanda]

Starting out small since this is my first challenge since coming back.

Started: 07/29/2016
Finished:

italics signify books in progress

House Stark:
Grey/white cover: In the Woods by Tana French
Winter/Snow: A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Wolves/Werewolves: New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

House Targaryen:
Red & Black cover: A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J Maas ***** 07/30/16
Queen/Fire/Blood: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Dragon: Eldest by Christopher Paolini

House Tyrell:
Green Cover: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Coming of Age: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Plants: Poison Study by Maria V Snyder

House Lannister:
Red cover: Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Father/Son Relationship: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne **** 08/08/2016
Big cat/Circus: The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht

Other books completed during this challenge:
(May use for categories in the future)
World War Z by Max Brooks

[Kat]

I would love to join with the spell-it-out option for House Baratheon and House Martell
King/Queen: read 25+ books
Read 28/34

House Baratheon
O:Of Mice and Men 09/11/16
u
r: Shadows and Dreams series: remade 09/18/16
s: The Raven Boys By: Maggie Stiefvater 09/18/16

i: Caleb's Crossing character - Joel Iacoomis
s: Stalking Jack the Ripper 10/11/16

t: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
h 2010: Odyssey Two Character: HAL -8/27/16
e: The Thousandth Floor character: Eris 10/06/16

F: The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country By: Howard Fineman 8/20/16
u
r: The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution By: Richard Beeman 9/09/16
y

House Martell
U
n: Gemina character: Nik 11/08/16
b: The Darkest Minds Alexandra Bracken - 08/07/16
o: Furthermore character: Oliver 10/20/16
w: The Wrath & the Dawn 09/06/16
e: Vengeance Road by: Erin Bowman 09/11/16
d: Double Down 11/18/16

U
n: A Shadow Bright and Burning Character: Nettie - 11/23/16
b: A Great and Terrible Beauty By: Libba Bray - 08/12/16
e: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Character: aunt em- 11/24/16
n: Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks character: Sam N 12/17/16
t: A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World By: Tony Horwitz 8/28/16

U
n: Boys on the Bus Charecter: Novak 12/18/16
b: Fallout By: Gwenda Bond 09/04/16
r: Replica 10/29/16
o: Regarding the Sink: Where, Oh Where, Did Waters Go? characeter: Minnie O. 12/18/16
k: Nevernight by: Jay Kristoff - 10/01/16
e: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison - 04/16/18
n: Night Film - 08/19/18

[Amanda]

Welcome to the challenge, Amanda and Dany. :)

[Elia]

Going to double-dip on this challenge and also do the house mottoes.

House Arryn: COMPLETED 4/16/2017 with HEX HALL


House Baratheon: COMPLETED 2/28/2018 with THE YOUNG QUEENS


House Greyjoy: COMPLETED 7/6/2018 with OH. MY. GODS.


House Lannister: COMPLETED 11/27/2018 with Royal Wedding


House Martell: COMPLETED 5/18/2019Nanami Theater of the Wind by Eric Corbeyran


House Mormont: COMPLETED 1/16/2020 with Neil Patrick Harris Choose Your Own Autobiography.


House Stark:

W - The Wicked and the Divine Volume 1 by Kieron Gillen 6/16/2017
I - Ink in Water by Lacy J Davis 8/23/2017
N - Nicnevin and the bloody queen 1/25/2020
T - The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom 1/26/2018
E - Exposed 9/25/2019
R - Renee Stone: Murder in Abyssinia 2/12/2019
I - Illegal by Eoin Colfer 12/22/2017
S - Stitched (Volume 1) by Mariah McCourt 3/10/2017
C - The Case of Madeline Smith by Rick Geary 8/21/2016
O - Of Gods and Men by Jean-Pierre Dionnet 5/18/2019
M - March of the Crabs by Arthur De Pins 4/13/2017
I - Irons by Tristan Roulot 6/19/2019
N
G - Goldie Vance (Volume 1) by Hope Larson 2/18/2017

House Targaryen:

F - Freefall (Buffy Season 9, Volume 1) by Joss Whedon 8/25/2016
I - If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan8/9/2019
R - Rosemary's Baby 4/24/2019
E -Everything Everything 9/27/2019
A - Alex & Ada (Volume 3) by Jonathan Luna 12/3/2016
N
D - Dark Star by Bethany Frenette 11/29/2016
B - Bizenghast Volume 3 by M. Alice LeGow 1/3/2017
L - Last Gleaming (Buffy Season 9, Volume 2) by Joss Whedon 8/25/2016
O - Operation Copperhead by Jean Harambat 9/4/2019
O - Oblivion by Sasha Dawn 9/6/2019
D - Dork Diaries (Volume 8) by Rachel Renee Russel 12/9/2016

House Tully:

F - Family Reuinion (Angel & Faith #3) by Christos Gage 8/27/2016
A - Atlantia by Ally Condie 10/9/2017
M - Mistress of the Art of Death by Arianna Franklin 2/4/2017
I - In the Moment 12/26/2018
L– Live Through This (Angel & Faith #1) by Christos Gage. 8/25/2016
Y - You can't Just Kiss Anyone You Want 1/4/2019
D - Death Note Volume 1 by Tsugumi Ohba 1/2/2017
U - Umbrella Academy 2 3/2/2019
T - Troublemaker by Leah Remini 4/11/2018
Y - Yuri Bear Storm Volume 1 1/30/2019
H - High Moon Volume 1 by David Ghallaher 10/31/2017
O - Of Scars and Stardust by Andrea Hannah 9/13/2019
N
O - Oracle Code 10/1/2019
R - Raven by VC Andrews 6/13/2019

House Tyrell:

G - Giant Days (Volume 1) by John Allison 3/31/2017
R - A Really Awesome Mess by Trish Cook 6/21/2019
O - Omni 2/15/2020
W - The Wicked and the Divine Volume 2 by Kieron Gillen 6/27/2017
I - Ignited 9/26/2019
N
G - Giant Days (Volume 2) by John Allison 4/1/2017
S - Snow Blind by Ollie Masters 4/14/2017
T - Through Lya's Eyes by Carbone 9/4/2019
R - The Regiment by Vincent Burgeas 6/29/2019
O
N
G - Giant Days Volume 3 by John Allison 4/1/2017

House Bolton:

O
U
R
B - Bizenghast Volume 3 by M. Alice LeGow 1/4/2017
L - Lost and Found (Angel & Faith Season 10 #2) by Victor Gishler 9/3/2016
A - The Altered History of Willow Sparks by Tara O'Connor 12/27/2017
D - (The) Diva Rules by Michelle Visage 2/3/2017
E - The Empath 10/29/2019
S - Suit Your Selfie by Stephan Pastis 6/14/2017
A - Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir 12/27/2018
R - The Revenge of Count Skarbek Yves Sente 8/28/2019
E
S - Spellbound by Rachel Hawkins 10/17/2017
H - Hatsune Miku Future Delivery Volume 1 by Fugin Miyama 11/25/2017
A - Aina by Alain Dodier 1/13/2018
R
P– People of Walmart: Shop & Awe by Andrew Kipple 8/19/2016

House Karstark:

T - Tokyo Tarareba Girls Volume 1 2/6/2019
H - Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen 12/14/2017
E - Echoes 11/23/19
S - Secret Weapons by Eric Heisserer 11-16/2017
U
N
O
F - Fire Starters by Jen Storm 4/22/2017
W - Water Memory by Mathieu Reynes 8/18/2017
I - Interpol Volume 1 12/18/2019
N
T - Tokyo Tarareba Girls Volume 2 2/7/2019
E
R - the Rules For Disappearing 10/5/2019

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Good luck Elia!

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(Need some new posts because I ran out of characters)

Taryn's Game of Thrones Reading Challenge
Level: Royalty ♕ (Queen Page)
Duration: Winter's Coming (In other words, maybe never...)

I am already doing so many challenges, why not take up another one? And why not just do the whole shebang? I mean, all of it. Spell it out, all 3 options per house, whatever torture I can inflict on myself (as in the spirit of the challenge!). No one in GoT would let a little pain stop them....

Taryn of House Targaryen Which house do you belong to?

❦1. House Arryn: "As High as Honor"(view spoiler)[
A: Argonauts of the Western Pacific by Bronisław Malinowski Completed 10/20/2014
S: The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie Completed 10/17/2014
H: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling Completed 11/12/2014
I: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Completed 12/17/2014
G: Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais Completed 11/10/2014
H: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling Completed 11/14/2014
A: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Completed 10/26/2014
S: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris Completed 2/5/2015
H: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling Completed 11/23/2014
O: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak Completed 11/12/2014
N: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny Completed 2/6/2015
O: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Completed 11/29/2014
R: The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie Completed 03/12/2014
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan Completed 12/9/2014
✔︎Option 2: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Completed 12/21/2014
✔︎Option 3: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Completed-11/8/2014

Cover Shelf:


♚2. House Baratheon: "Ours is the Fury"(view spoiler)[
O: The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex / Oedipus at Colonus / Antigone by Sophocles Completed 2/2/2015
U: S. by John Updike Completed 9/21/2015
R: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith Completed 4/28/2015
S: Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland Completed 4/7/2015
I: Inkspell by Cornelia Funke Completed 01/11/2015
S: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin Completed 4/26/2015
T: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett Completed 2/15/2015
H: The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg Completed 2/15/2015
E: The Elephant Keepers' Children by Peter Høeg Completed 10/22/2014
F: Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman Completed 10/16/2014
U: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Completed 11/10/2015
R: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Completed 5/4/2015
Y: Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep Completed 01/16/2015
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin Completed 2/1/2015
✔︎Option 2: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling Completed 12/13/2014
✔︎Option 3: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling Completed 01/15/2015

Cover Shelf:


♚3. House Greyjoy: "We Do Not Sow" (view spoiler)[
W: Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich Completed 10/15/2014
E: Miramont's Ghost by Elizabeth Hall Completed 3/17/2015
D: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller Completed 11/10/2014
O: Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian Completed 4/13/2015
N: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Completed 6/4/2015
O: Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian Completed 4/20/2015
T: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas Completed 2/28/2015
S: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King Completed 8/31/2015
O: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Completed 11/17/2015
W:The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Completed 5/4/2015
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: The Gunslinger by Stephen King Completed 12/2/2014
✔︎Option 2: Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch Completed 11/22/2014
✔︎Option 3: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare Completed 5/25/2015

Cover Shelf:

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4. House Lannister: "Hear Me Roar!" (view spoiler)[
H: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris Completed 3/15/2015
E: The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood Completed 3/20/2015
A: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Completed 2/1/2015
R: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F. Baumeister Completed 5/18/2015
M: Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool Completed 10/15/2014
E: The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall Completed 8/24/2015
R: The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum Completed 12/24/15
O: The World Is Not Enough by Zoé Oldenbourg 7/30/2016
A: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood Completed 4/7/2015
R: The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 1/22/2016
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin 9/22/2016
✔︎Option 2: Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris Completed 4/10/2015
Option 3:

5. House Martell: "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" (view spoiler)[
U
N: The New York Trilogy by Paul Austerby Paul Auster Completed 11/30/2015
B: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Completed 4/24/2015
O: On The Black Hill by Bruce Chatwin 10/19/2016
W: The Martian by Andy Weir Completed 12/5/2015
E: Empire Falls by Richard Russo 6/30/2016
D: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick Completed 2/28/2014
U
N: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 7/9/2016
B: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Completed 4/30/2015
E: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery 12/8/2016
N: Negotiating with the Dead by Margaret Atwood 11/18/17
T: Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie 1/27/2016
U
N: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami 2/17/18
B: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz Completed 1/11/2016
R: Finding Fortune by Delia Ray 9/9/2016
O
K: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton Completed 4/1/2015
E: The Best American Short Stories 2014 by Jennifer Egan 5/1/17
N: The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer 3/8/18
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon Completed 01/22/2015
✔︎Option 2: The Giver by Lois Lowry Completed 01/24/2015
✔︎Option 3: Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare Completed 5/31/2015

6. House of Mormount: "Here We Stand"(view spoiler)[
H: The Golden Bowl by Henry James Completed 11/13/2015
E: England Made Me by Graham Greene 01/10/18
R: The Road by Cormac McCarthy 12/26/2016
E: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards 01/20/18
W
E: Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis 3/24/18
S: The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer Completed 12/16/2016
T: The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett 1/29/2016
A: Around the World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne Completed 5/5/2015
N: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan 8/4/18
D: Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro 1/20/2016
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling Completed 01/24/2015
Option 2:
✔︎Option 3: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Completed 6/21/2015

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7. House Stark: "Winter is Coming"(view spoiler)[
W: The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope Completed 4/3/17
I: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke Completed 6/4/2015
N
T: The Forest of Symbols: Aspects Of Ndembu Ritual by Victor Turner Completed 1/11/17
E: The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich 6/29/18
R: Swamplandia! by Karen Russell 01/04/18
I: This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress by John Brockman 9/8/18
S: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard 9/9/17
C: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare Completed 5/14/2015
O: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King 9/16/17
M: The Magicians by Lev Grossman Completed 4/22/2015
I: Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin 10/28/18
N
G: Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire Completed 3/5/2015
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned" by Lena Dunham 4/20/2016
✔︎Option 2: The Waste Lands by Stephen King Completed 9/7/2015 Oy, the Bumbler
Option 3:

8. House Targaryen: "Fire and Blood"(view spoiler)[
F: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Completed 10/28/2015
I
R: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz 2/9/18
E: The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007 by Dave Eggers 6/13/18
A: Yes Please by Amy Poehler Completed 5/10/2015
N
D: Quicker by Laurence E. Dahners 12/4/2016
B: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo 8/28/2016
L: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Completed 2/18/2015
O: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos 6/28/18
O
D: The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing 12/8/17
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny 10/19/2016
✔︎Option 2: Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 3/6/2016
✔︎Option 3: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin 4/17/2016

9. House Tully: "Family, Duty, Honor"(view spoiler)[
F: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris 8/10/17
A: Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood Completed 7/31/2015
M: The Magician King by Lev Grossman 2/5/2016
I
L: The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman 2/14/2016
Y: Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson Completed 4/21/2015
D: The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing by David Morley 01/18/18
U
T: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne 4/28/17
Y: The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel 3/18/18
H: The Glass Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg Completed 11/20/2015
O
N
O
R
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: Sign of the Unicorn by Roger Zelazny 9/22/2016
✔︎Option 2: Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink 5/1/2016
✔︎Option 3: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville Completed 01/08/2015

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10. House Tyrell: "Growing Strong"(view spoiler)[
G: His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet 8/10/17
R: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 1/26/18
O
W: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson 10/23/18
I: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin 7/30/18
N
G: The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey 2/4/18
S: All That Man Is by David Szalay 01/24/18
T: The Tin Drum by Günter Grass 2/24/18
R: Ringworld by Larry Niven 2/28/18
O
N: The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 10/25/18
G: Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys 3/7/18
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B. Traven Completed 3/5/2014
✔︎Option 2: Nation by Terry Pratchett Completed 10/16/2014
✔︎Option 3: The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny 9/13/2016

11. House Karstark: "The Sun of Winter"(view spoiler)[
T: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 7/20/18
H: 7. The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 1/30/2016
E: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 9/16/18
S: Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli 5/31/18
U
N
O
F: Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson 8/12/18
W: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward 7/26/18
I: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro 6/12/18
N: The New Yorker Stories by Ann Beattie 10/19/18
T: Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon 11/23/18
E: Euphoria by Lily King 10/14/18
R: The Courts of Chaos by Roger Zelazny 7/24/18
(hide spoiler)]

Option 1:
✔︎Option 2: book:Bring Up the Bodies|13507212] by Hilary Mantel 10/26/2016
✔︎Option 3: The Crooked Man by Philip Davison Completed 9/17/2015

12. House Bolton: "Our Blades Are Sharp"(view spoiler)[
O
U
R: Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny 7/30/18
B: The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi 4/18/18
L
A: Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz 2/1/2016
D: Hystopia by David Means 2/28/18
E
S: All That Man Is by David Szalay 01/24/18
A: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 10/6/17
R: Blood of Amber by Roger Zelazny 8/14/18
E: The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie 12/3/18
S: Sign of Chaos by Roger Zelazny 8/22/18
H: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 4/20/18
A: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 3/10/18
P: The Sellout by Paul Beatty 7/25/18
(hide spoiler)]

✔︎Option 1: Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth 9/21/17
Option 2:
✔︎Option 3: The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch Completed 9/16/2015

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Welcome :)

[Rokkan]

Just finished my heirs challenge @comment 329

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My first challenge with this group...here goes.

Duration: You set the pace.
Levels of Play: Royalty: Reading all three options
King/Queen: read 25+ books

◆ House Arryn:
Sigil: The moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky blue field.
Motto: “As High As Honor”
Option 1: Scandal by Amanda Quick 11/22/2016
Option 2: Air Awakens by Elise Kova 10/25/2016
Option 3: Written in Red by Ann Bishop 12/22/2016

◆ House Baratheon:
Sigil: A crowned stag, black, on a golden field.
Motto: “Ours is the Fury”
Option 1: Surrender by Amanda Quick 11/09/2016
Option 2: Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts 10/22/2016
Option 3: Frostblood by Elly Blake 10/16/2018

◆ House Greyjoy:
Sigil: A golden kraken upon a black field.
Motto: “We Do Not Sow”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover.
Option 2: Lost Voices by Sarah Porter 24/01/2019
Option 3: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts 12/01/2019

◆ House Lannister:
Sigil: A Golden lion upon a crimson field.
Official Motto: “Hear Me Roar!”
Unofficial Motto: “A Lannister pays his debts.”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover.
Option 2: Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs 13/01/2019
Option 3: Evidence of Trust by Stacey Joy Netzel 02/02/2019

◆ House Martell:
Sigil: A sun pierced by a golden spear.
Motto: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
Option 1: The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce 24/03/2019
Option 2: Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts 11/01/2019
Option 3: Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb 08/01/2019

◆ House of Mormont:
Sigil: Bear.
Motto: “Here We Stand”
Option 1: The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles 18/01/2019
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.
Option 3: Treachery in Death by J.D. Robb 21/01/2019

◆ House Stark:
Sigil: A grey direwolf on an ice-white field.
Motto: “Winter is Coming”
Option 1: Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts 21/01/2019
Option 2: Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb 13/01/2019
Option 3: Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks 18/02/2019

◆ House Targaryen:
Sigil: A three-headed dragon, red on black.
Motto: “Fire and Blood”
Option 1: Shadow of The Fox by Julie Kagawa 22/01/2019
Option 2: Frostbite by Richelle Mead 30/01/2019
Option 3: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi 16/02/2019

◆ House Tully:
Sigil: A leaping trout, silver, on a field of rippling blue and red.
Motto: “Family, Duty, Honor”
Option 1: Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb 06/02/2019
Option 2: Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts 23/01/2019
Option 3: Angels Fall by Nora Roberts 12/02/2019

◆ House Tyrell:
Sigil: A golden rose on a grass-green field.
Motto: “Growing Strong”
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
Option 2: Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts 26/01/2019
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a
significant way.

◆ House Karstark:
Sigil: A white sunburst on black.
Motto: “The Sun of Winter”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover.
Option 2: New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb 26/01/2019
Option 3: Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb 17/01/2019

◆ House Bolton:
Sigil: A red flayed man, hanging upside-down on a white X-shaped cross,
on a black background.
Motto: “Our Blades Are Sharp”
Option 1: Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones 19/03/2019
Option 2: Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts 03/02/2019
Option 3: Storm Born by Richelle Mead 18/01/2019

[LittleRedRidingHood]

Well it's my first challenge and I'm going all out. I'm gonna try and do all three options and House Stark motto spell out.

Level: Queen
Start on: 24 October

Good luck to everyone!

House Arryn:
✔ Option 1: Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist does the right thing. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way.
Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too!


House Baratheon:
✔Option 1: Spontaneous
✔ Option 2: Winter of the World
✔ Option 3: Secretum ★★★★


House Greyjoy:
✔ Option 1: Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.
✔ Option 3: Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales★★★★★


House Lannister:
✔ Option 1: The Sisters Brothers★★★
✔ Option 2: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
✔ Option 3: Tiger's Destiny ★★


House Martell:
✔Option 1: Netopir
Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.
Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist uses a weapon.


House of Mormont:
✔Option 1: Every Heart a Doorway
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.
Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love. Or read a book with a loyal hero or heroine.


House Stark:
✔ Option 1: The Killing Lessons ★★★
✔ Option 2: Light on Snow ★★★
✔ Option 3: City of Lost Souls ★★★


House Targaryen:
✔ Option 1: Through the Woods ★★★
✔ Option 2: Club Dead★★★
Option 3:



House Tully:
✔ Option 1: Under The Skin ★★★★★
✔ Option 2: Burial Rites ★★★★
✔ Option 3: Beauty Queens★★★


House Tyrell:
✔ Option 1: A Storm of Swords ★★★★★
✔ Option 2: The Unexpected Everything ★★★★
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way.


House Karstark:
✔ Option 1: The Grownup ★
✔ Option 2: A Court of Thorns and Roses ★★
✔ Option 3: Cress ★★★★


House Bolton:
✔ Option 1: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda ★★★
✔ Option 2: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ★★
✔ Option 3: The Husband's Secret ★★★


Spell it out: House Stark motto

W - Wonder Women - Sam Maggs
I -
N -
T - Torre, A.R. - The girl in 6E
E - Egomaniac - Vi Keeland
R - Reptile room, The - Lemony Snicket

I - Iko (character) from Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
S - Stockett, Kathryn - The help

C - Coldest girl in Coldtown, The - Holly Black
O - Oprah Winfrey - What I know for sure
M - Man called Ove, A - Fredrik Backman
I - I hate Fairyland - Scottie Young
N - Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett - Good Omens
G - Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, The - Amy Schumer

[Gesa]

Long time no see ^^ I'm getting closer and closer to finishing this challenge and wanted to show you my last books in a very different way lol (I'm just to much of an idiot to keep my Goodreads challenges updated xP) So here are the last few books for you to see:

1. Game of Thrones Houses Challenge: https://trello.com/b/H21W9iAl
2. Game of Thrones Houses Mottos: https://trello.com/b/txgoVVtq

[Kellie]

Game of Thrones Reading Challenge
Duration: 11/1/16 - 12/31/2016
Option: Spell-it-out
Level: Loyal Soldier
Completed: 7/14

House Stark -


W - Wicked Girls
I -
N - The Nightingale
T -
E - The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
R -

I -
S - The Shape of Things

C - Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
O - The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
M - A Man Called Ove
I -
N -
G -

[Nina]

Game of Thrones Reading Challenge
Duration: 11/02/16 ~ TBD
Level: Queen
Completed: 35/36

◆House Arryn:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover ~ The Fall Up|11/06/16|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military ~ Take No Prisoners|11/10/16|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too! ~ Duck!|11/07/16|★☆☆☆☆

◆House Baratheon:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover. ~ Mission Most Mysterious|04/16/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something, that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice. ~ Cask Strength|09/06/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king ~ The Alpha King|02/12/17|★★★☆☆

◆House Greyjoy:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover. ~ The Demon Lord: The Crimson Vampire Coven 11|05/02/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea. ~ Pirate|08/18/17|★★★☆☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature ~ Magic Mourns|01/14/17|★★★★☆

◆House Lannister:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover. ~ The Dragon King|05/02/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings ~ Burn the Sky|07/01/17|★★★☆☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat ~ Magic Strikes|01/14/17|★★★★☆

◆House Martell:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover. ~ Angels' Blood|08/15/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds ~ Tequila Mockingbird|11/22/16|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist uses a weapon ~ Sinner|9/03/17|★★★☆☆

◆House of Mormont:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover ~ Absinthe of Malice|03/08/17|★★★★☆
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.
✔︎Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love. Or read a book with a loyal hero or heroine. ~ Web of Lies|07/14/17|★★★☆☆

◆House Stark:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover. ~ Tease|05/09/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character keeps an unusual pet. ~ Cry Wolf|09/17/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves ~ Wolfsong|02/22/17|★★★★☆

◆House Targaryen:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover ~ Heartless|12/25/16|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a book featuring a either a character in exile or a queen ~ Blackfrost|07/19/17|★★★☆☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of their kind (or very rare) ~ Seeker's Portrait|02/08/17|★★★★☆

◆House Tully:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its cover: red, blue, or silver. ~ Taken By Hades|04/21/17|★★★☆☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions. ~ Redemption|06/06/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book involving fish or fishing, or read a book that takes place primarily near water. ~ The Weekenders|08/13/17|★★☆☆☆

◆House Tyrell:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book with a green cover. ~ A Destiny of Dragons|09/15/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a book in which a character shows significant growth. ~ A Worthy Man|05/07/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way. ~ Hell's Geek|10/04/17|★★★★☆

◆House Karstark:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover. ~ Baby Please Don't Go|09/13/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive. ~ Hunter's Hope|05/15/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname ~ What It Looks Like|11/04/16|★★★★★

◆House Bolton:
✔︎Option 1: Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red. ~ Alex and Eliza|04/13/17|★★☆☆☆
✔︎Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item. ~ Spider's Bite|07/06/17|★★★★☆
✔︎Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed. ~ Finding Hope|04/26/17|★★★★☆

[Zoë]

I have never joined in on a challenge in this group before but this one sounds interesting (and I appreciate that I can go at my own pace!)

Duration: 16/11/16 - ?
Level: Queen
Completed: 34/36

◆House Arryn:
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover.
- Evolution by Kelly Carrero (02/03/17)
Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist does the right thing.
- Harbored Secrets by Marie F. Martin (08/03/17)
Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too!

◆House Baratheon: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover.
- The Summer Seaside Kitchen by Jenny Colgan (08/12/18)
Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something, that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice.
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth (10/01/17)
Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king.
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas (13/11/17)

◆House Greyjoy: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover.
- Allegiant by Veronica Roth (07/07/17)
Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.
- Dragon of Ash & Stars (23/10/17)
Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature.
- The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy (24/03/17)

◆House Lannister: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover.
- Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (18/07/17)
Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings, a father/son relationship, or someone in debt.
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (08/02/17)
Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat. Or, read a book set in a circus.
- The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern (27/04/17)

◆House Martell: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover.
- The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett (29/05/18)
Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.
-Star Sand by Roger Pulvers (07/04/17)
Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist uses a weapon.
- Before He Kills by Blake Pierce (13/03/17)

◆House of Mormont:
Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.
- Playing with Fire by Derek Landy (12/01/17)
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.
Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love. Or read a book with a loyal hero or heroine.
- Ethereal by Addison Moore (29/03/17)

◆House Stark: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover.
- Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (11/08/17)
Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character keeps an unusual pet.
- A Yorkshire Christmas by Kate Hewitt (22/12/16)
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.
- Six Moon Summer by S.M. Reine (30/12/16)

◆House Targaryen: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.
- Blood and Snow Volumes 1-4: Blood and Snow, Revenant in Training, The Vampire Christopher, Blood Soaked Promises by RaShelle Workman (10/5/17)
Option 2: Read a book featuring a either a character in exile or a queen. Or, read a book in which fire or blood plays a significant role.
- The Midnight Sea by Kat Ross (30/01/17)
Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of their kind (or very rare).
- I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (14/02/17)

◆House Tully: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its cover: red, blue, or silver.
- A Girl's Best Friend by Lindsey Kelk (18/01/17)
Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions.
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (29/11/16)
Option 3: Read a book involving fish or fishing, or read a book that takes place primarily near water.
- The Annihilation of Foreverland by Tony Bertauski (16/03/17)

◆House Tyrell: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
- How to be Champion by Sarah Millican (24/05/19)
Option 2: Read a book in which a character comes of age or a character shows significant growth.
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (30/11/16)
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way.
- Every Five Minutes by Bronwyn Elsmore (05/01/17)

◆House Karstark: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover.
- Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy (20/12/16)
Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive.
- Harmony by Addison Jane (13/01/17)
Option 3: Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname
- Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth (26/11/16)

◆House Bolton: ✓ ✓ ✓
Option 1: Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red.
- I Heart Vegas by Lindsey Kelk (12/12/16)
Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item.
- House of Ravens by Keary Taylor (14/12/16)
Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed.
- Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan (25/02/17)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge everyone!

[Jessiebee]

I'm going for the category option. I'm going to do them all!

Start Date: December 27, 2016

Social Cast Level Goal: Queen

◆ House Arryn:

✔Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover.

✔Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist
does the right thing. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way.
The Light Between Oceans
Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant
role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too!

◆ House Baratheon:

Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover.
✔Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something,
that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice.
Gone with the Wind
Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king.

◆ House Greyjoy:

✔Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover.

Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.
Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature.

◆ House Lannister:

Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover.
Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings, a father/son relationship, or someone in debt.
Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat. Or, read a book set in a circus.

◆ House Martell:

✔Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover.

✔Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships
or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.
Life As We Knew It
✔Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist
uses a weapon.
Pitch Dark

◆ House of Mormont:

Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.
✔Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.
Fierce Kingdom
Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love.
Or read a book with a loyal hero or heroine.

◆ House Stark:

✔Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover.

Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character
keeps an unusual pet.
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.

◆ House Targaryen:

✔Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.

✔Option 2: Read a book featuring a either a character in exile or a queen. Or, read a book
in which fire or blood plays a significant role.
Carrie
✔Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of
their kind (or very rare).
Dragons of Autumn Twilight

◆ House Tully:

✔Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its
cover: red, blue, or silver.

✔Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take
responsibility for their actions.
A Wizard of Earthsea
✔Option 3: Read a book involving fish or fishing, or read a book that takes place
primarily near water.
We Were Liars

◆ House Tyrell:

Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
Option 2: Read a book in which a character comes of age or a character shows
significant growth.
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a
significant way.

◆ House Karstark:

Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover.
✔Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive.
American Gods
✔Option 3: Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname.
Winter Garden

◆ House Bolton:

✔Option 1: Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red.

Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item.
✔Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed.
Kill the Boy Band

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Jessiebee :)

[Sam]

Game of Thrones
Duration: 1/21/17- 1/6/21
S.P.E.L.L. I.T. O.U.T. Option

House Arryn: As High As Honor

H: Hush, Hush- Becca Fitzpatrick- 2/2/17
O: Out of the Shadows- Kay Hooper- 1/29/17
U: Unhidden- Dina Given- 1/24/17
S: Slave to Sensation- Nalini Singh- 1/27/17
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight- Darynda Jones- 1/24/17

A: All Around the Town- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/21/17
R: Red Rising- Pierce Brown- 2/1/17
R: Ready Player One- Ernest Cline- 3/14/17
Y: Your Chariot Awaits- Lorena McCourtney- 3/18/17
N: The Neverending Story- Michael Ende- 2/10/17

A: Angels' Blood- Nalini Singh- 1/21/17
S: Schooled in Magic- Christopher Nuttall- 2/22/17

H: House of Whispers- J.L. Bryan- 2/4/17
I: If Looks Could Kill- Kate White- 1/26/17
G: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making- Catherynne M. Valente- 3/5/17
H: The Hundredth Man- Jack Kerley- 2/7/17

A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye- Victoria Laurie- 2/23/17
S: Stone Guardian- Danielle Monsch- 3/1/17

H: Hansel and Gretel- Jenni James- 3/13/17
O: Off the Record- Amanda M. Lee- 4/14/17
N: Nice Dragons Finish Last- Rachel Aaron- 6/13/17
O: Of Fate and Phantoms- C.J. Archer- 5/25/17
R: The Rose Mark- Connie Suttle- 4/15/17

House Baratheon: Ours is the Fury

H: Harvesting the Heart- Jodi Picoult- 3/28/17
O: Otherworld Nights- Kelley Armstrong- 6/6/17
U: Undead and Unwed- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/11/17
S: Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo- 3/9/17
E: Echoes in Death- J.D. Robb- 2/8/17

B: The Big Four- Agatha Christie- 3/4/17
A: The Arrogant Architect- L.K. Collins- 3/6/17
R: Rose and Thorn: Black Rose Sorceress, Book 2- Connie Suttle- 4/26/17
A: All Hell Breaks Loose- J.C. Diem- 4/12/17
T: A Tiger's Bride- Eve Langlais- 1/22/17
H: Haunted Ground- Erin Hart- 3/31/17
E: Evil Under the Sun- Agatha Christie- 2/28/17
O: One Good Dragon Deserves Another- Rachel Aaron- 6/22/17
N: No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished- Rachel Aaron- 6/29/17

O: Otherworld Chills- Kelley Armstrong- 7/29/17
U: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin- 6/5/17
R: Reckless- Selene Charles- 5/27/17
S: Silence Fallen- Patricia Briggs- 3/19/17

I: The Iron King- Julie Kagawa- 5/5/17
S: Spell Bound- Kelley Armstrong- 3/23/17

T: The Thirteen Problems- Agatha Christie- 2/26/17
H: The Hanged Man- P.N. Elrod- 4/24/17
E: Etched in Bone- Anne Bishop- 3/8/17

F: The Fairy Godmother- Mercedes Lackey- 2/26/17
U: Undead and Unemployed- MaryJanice Davidson- 10/31/17
R: Rock Chick Regret- Kristen Ashley- 6/24/17
Y: You Will Know Me- Megan Abbott- 8/2/17

House Bolton: Our Blades Are Sharp

H: Hard Spell- Justin Gustainis- 7/3/17
O: Opal- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 8/12/17
U: User Unfriendly- Vivian Vande Velde- 11/27/17
S: Shiver- Maggie Stiefvater- 4/3/17
E: Embraced by Darkness- Keri Arthur- 4/18/17

B: The Battlemage- Taran Matharu- 6/3/17
O: Oblivion- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 8/12/17
L: Love Bites- Lynsay Sands- 1/31/17
T: Touch of Frost- Jennifer Estep- 3/12/17
O: Once Bitten, Twice Shy- Jennifer Rardin- 8/20/17
N: Never Buried- Edie Claire- 10/9/17

O: Over My Dead Body- Rex Stout- 11/7/17
U: Unshapely Things- Mark Del Franco- 3/5/18
R: Rest in Pieces- Rita Mae Brown- 8/26/17

B: Blade Song- J.C. Daniels- 7/13/17
L: Let Me Call You Sweetheart- Mary Higgins Clark- 2/6/17
A: Armageddon Rules- J.C. Nelson- 5/16/17
D: Dark Lover- J.R. Ward- 2/14/17
E: Elemental Flame- Phaedra Weldon- 7/9/17
S: Spellbound in Seattle- Garthia Anderson- 4/4/17

A: Archangel's Kiss- Nalini Singh- 8/14/17
R: A Red Herring Without Mustard- Alan Bradley- 8/26/17
E: Eldest- Christopher Paolini- 8/7/17

S: Smoke and Mirrors- Jess Haines- 5/10/17
H: Hunter's War- Garry Spoor- 9/25/17
A: Archangel's Consort- Nalini Singh- 8/22/17
R: The Rest Falls Away- Colleen Gleason- 10/5/17
P: Pocket Full of Posies- Angela Roquet- 1/22/17

House Greyjoy: We Do Not Sow

H: Hide'n Go Seek- Dale Mayer- 11/13/17
O: Omega- S.M. Reine- 2/4/18
U: Unwritten & Underwater- Amanda M. Lee- 4/23/18
S: Siren Song- Cat Adams- 5/17/17
E: Ever the Hunted- Erin Summerill- 8/9/17

G: A Girl Named Zippy- Haven Kimmel- 4/6/17
R: A Restless Evil- Ann Granger- 10/7/17
E: Emily of New Moon- L.M. Montgomery- 9/29/17
Y: You're Not Allowed to Die- Kip Terrington- 9/21/17
J: Just Take My Heart- Mary Higgins Clark- 2/9/17
O: One Salt Sea- Seanan McGuire- 3/30/18
Y: The Yeti- Mike Miller- 3/3/18

W: Where Are the Children?- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/30/17
E: Every Heart a Doorway- Seanan McGuire- 11/11/17

D: Dangerous Games- Keri Arthur- 2/20/17
O: Oracles of Delphi Keep- Victoria Laurie- 6/23/18

N: A Natural History of Dragons- Marie Brennan- 10/10/17
O: On Deadline & Under Fire- Amanda M. Lee- 9/9/18
T: Too Many Cooks- Rex Stout- 3/29/17

S: Siren's Surrender- Devyn Quinn- 7/6/17
O: Only The Lonely- Amanda M. Lee- 10/23/18
W: What's a Ghoul to Do?- Victoria Laurie- 3/16/17

[Sam]

House Karstark: The Sun of Winter

H: Heir of Fire- Sarah J. Maas- 2/12/18
O: Only the Quiet- Amanda M. Lee- 5/5/19
U: Under The Final Moon- Hannah Jayne- 7/21/19
S: Shadow Kiss- Richelle Mead- 9/14/17
E: Extra! Extra! Dead All About It- Amanda M. Lee- 8/28/18

K: The Killings at Badger's Drift: Inspector Barnaby #1- Caroline Graham- 6/15/17
A: Archangel's Storm- Nalini Singh- 9/18/17
R: Revenge of the Witch- Joseph Delaney- 1/28/18
S: The Selection- Kiera Cass- 9/18/17
T: The Trouble with Twelfth Grave- Darynda Jones- 10/31/17
A: At Bertram's Hotel- Agatha Christie- 9/19/17
R: Rock Chick Revolution- Kristen Ashley- 7/12/18
K: Kiss of Frost- Jennifer Estep- 2/22/18

T: Taken at the Flood- Agatha Christie- 11/3/17
H: Hot and Badgered- Shelly Laurenston- 5/21/18
E: Everlasting Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 9/21/18

S: Scarlet- Marissa Meyer- 10/30/17
U: Unmasked- Dale Mayer- 12/18/19
N: Nice Girls Don't Live Forever- Molly Harper- 10/4/18

O: Once Upon Stilettos- Shanna Swendson- 5/9/19
F: Feral Sins- Suzanne Wright- 3/15/17

W: While My Pretty One Sleeps- Mary Higgins Clark- 4/22/17
I: I Am Half-Sick of Shadows- Alan Bradley- 12/31/17
N: Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors- Molly Harper- 10/14/18
T: Ten Little Bloodhounds- Virginia Lanier- 2/14/18
E: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja- John Flanagan- 11/14/18
R: Rogues- John Conroe- 7/27/18

House Lannister: Hear Me Roar

H: Hunting A Master- J.C. Diem- 12/15/18
O: Obsidio- Amie Kaufman- 1/5/21
U: Untouched- Robert J. Crane- 12/26/20
S: Skulduggery Pleasant- Derek Landy- 1/8/18
E: Easter Escapade- Kathi Daley- 11/21/19

L: Lord Edgware Dies- Agatha Christie- 1/20/18
A: Agents of Light and Darkness- Simon R. Green- 2/16/18
N: No Crones About It- Amanda M. Lee- 9/3/19
N: Now You See Her...- Dale Mayer- 11/14/19
I: The Iron Daughter- Julie Kagawa- 5/9/18
S: Snobbery With Violence- Marion Chesney- 1/17/18
T: Tall, Dark & Hungry- Lynsay Sands- 1/15/19
E: Eye of the Falcon- Dale Mayer- 12/12/19
R: Raven, Red- Connie Suttle- 11/2/19

H: How to Hang a Witch- Adriana Mather- 12/22/18
E: An Easy Death- Charlaine Harris- 12/29/19
A: Anubis Nights- Gary Jonas- 2/18/18
R: Reindeer Roundup- Kathi Daley- 11/22/19

M: Mercenary Magic- Ella Summers- 7/12/17
E: Enter the Janitor- Josh Vogt- 2/20/20

R: Real Murders- Charlaine Harris- 12/11/19
O: One Foot in the Grave- C.C. Hunter- 1/6/21
A: Alchemy- Sheena Boekweg- 4/13/18
R: Romeow and Juliet- Kathi Daley- 1/20/20

House Martell: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken

H: Haunted Covenant- Amanda M. Lee- 1/27/18
O: On Demon Wings- Karina Halle- 3/1/19
U: The Unyielding- Shelly Laurenston- 11/29/18
S: Snow White- Jenni James- 9/11/17
E: Erak's Ransom- John Flanagan- 5/28/18

M: The Merchant of Death- D.J. MacHale- 4/5/17
A: Angels' Flight- Nalini Singh- 9/10/17
R: The Ruins of Gorlan- John Flanagan- 1/19/18
T: Three to Get Deadly- Janet Evanovich- 5/2/17
E: The Eloquent Parrot- Robin Knowles- 6/9/18
L: Late Eclipses- Seanan McGuire- 5/30/17
L: Lover Eternal- J.R. Ward- 6/16/17

U: Undead and Unappreciated- MaryJanice Davidson- 3/3/19
N: Doctor Who: Nuclear Time- Oli Smith- 2/22/18
B: The Bone Collector- Jeffery Deaver- 7/19/17
O: Old Blood- Karina Halle- 3/2/19
W: Wicked Season- Lily Harper Hart- 4/1/17
E: Enchanted, Inc.- Shanna Swendson- 6/30/18
D: Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between- J.A. Saare- 3/7/17

U: Unholy Magic- Stacia Kane- 6/10/19
N: Nightingale's Lament- Simon R. Green- 3/4/18
B: Beast of All- J.C. McKenzie- 8/15/17
E: Executable- John Conroe- 7/24/18
N: Night of the Soul Stealer- Joseph Delaney- 4/9/18
T: Tuesday's Child- Dale Mayer- 8/13/17

U: The Undead Uproar- Amanda M. Lee- 7/12/19
N: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency- Alexander McCall Smith- 8/30/18
B: The Bone Season- Samantha Shannon- 8/18/17
R: Remember Me- Mary Higgins Clark- 1/26/18
O: Owl and the Electric Samurai- Kristi Charish- 3/10/19
K: King's Cage- Victoria Aveyard- 4/30/17
E: Edge Of Evil- J.A. Jance- 8/12/18
N: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men- Molly Harper- 9/6/18

House of Mormont: Here We Stand

H: Hex and the City- Simon R. Green- 6/15/18
O: The One- Kiera Cass- 9/5/19
U: Unnatural Death- Dorothy L. Sayers- 2/14/20
S: Spider's Revenge- Jennifer Estep- 11/4/17
E: Extreme Medical Services- Jamie Davis- 12/17/18

O: Oracles & Obituaries- Amanda M. Lee- 9/12/19
F: For You- Kristen Ashley- 3/17/17

M: Moonshadow- Thea Harrison- 4/20/17
O: Outcast- J.C. Diem- 9/27/19
R: The Reaper Rescues The Genie- Kristen Painter- 10/24/18
M: Murder Most Witchy- Amanda M. Lee- 5/5/17
O: ONLY THE LOST- AMANDA M LEE- 10/1/19
N: Night of the Unicorn- T.S. Paul- 11/22/18
T: They Do It With Mirrors- Agatha Christie- 4/3/18

H: Hallowe'en Party- Agatha Christie- 8/18/18
E: Elemental Storm- Phaedra Weldon- 3/27/19
R: Redwall- Brian Jacques- 10/25/18
E: Empty Nest- Marty Wingate- 5/2/19

W: Whose Body- Dorothy L. Sayers- 5/14/17
E: Evil Dark- Justin Gustainis- 5/24/19

S: Songs of the Humpback Whale- Jodi Picoult- 11/6/17
T: Touching Evil (Evil, #1)- Kay Hooper- 6/13/18
A: Archangel's Legion- Nalini Singh- 9/23/17
N: Nighttime Is My Time- Mary Higgins Clark- 12/26/18
D: Dreamfever- Karen Marie Moning- 3/25/17

[Sam]

House Stark: Winter is Coming

H: Heart of Ice- K.M. Shea- 1/12/18
O: Opal Fire- Barbra Annino- 11/8/18
U: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman- P.D. James- 9/26/18
S: Storm- Brigid Kemmerer- 7/11/17
E: Electric Night- Stacey Brutger- 2/15/18

S: Shattered Circle- Linda Robertson- 8/19/17
T: Thirteen- Kelley Armstrong- 4/17/17
A: Archangel's Blade- Nalini Singh- 9/3/17
R: Rise of the Evening Star- Brandon Mull- 10/21/17
K: King Hall- Scarlett Dawn- 3/27/17

W: Waking the Witch- Kelley Armstrong- 3/22/17
I: The Invisible Library- Genevieve Cogman- 7/1/17
N: Nemesis- Agatha Christie- 11/26/17
T: Tangled Threads- Jennifer Estep- 4/27/17
E: Elemental Soul- Phaedra Weldon- 2/28/18
R: The Roman Hat Mystery- Ellery Queen- 12/6/17

I: In the Last Analysis- Amanda Cross- 9/12/17
S: Secrets in Death- J.D. Robb- 9/5/17

C: Code Black- Tina Moss- 1/30/17
O: The Outcast: Prequel to the Summoner Trilogy- Taran Matharu- 11/30/18
M: Matefinder- Leia Stone- 3/18/17
I: Illuminae- Amie Kaufman- 10/25/17
N: Doctor Who: The Nightmare Of Black Island- Mike Tucker- 1/22/18
G: Glass Sword- Victoria Aveyard- 4/10/17

House Targaryen: Fire and Blood

H: Halt's Peril- John Flanagan- 9/2/18
O: Once Hunted, Twice Shy- Mandy M. Roth- 2/22/20
U: Unnatural Causes- P.D. James- 3/18/20
S: Stillwatch- Mary Higgins Clark- 11/24/17
E: The Elite- Kiera Cass- 6/7/19

T: Touched by an Alien- Gini Koch- 8/22/18
A: Archangel's Shadows- Nalini Singh- 9/30/17
R: Red Angel- Helen Harper- 12/18/18
G: Green Rider- Kristen Britain- 6/10/17
A: Archangel's Enigma- Nalini Singh- 10/14/17
R: Road to Honor- Taki Drake- 2/21/19
Y: The Young Elites- Marie Lu- 9/8/18
E: Elephants Can Remember- Agatha Christie- 6/16/19
N: Night Myst- Yasmine Galenorn- 3/17/19

F: Frostbite- Richelle Mead- 4/11/17
I: I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie- Lani Lynn Vale- 2/8/18
R: The Rhyme of the Magpie- Marty Wingate- 3/18/19
E: Empath- Edie Claire- 7/14/19

A: Assassin's Apprentice- Robin Hobb- 10/17/17
N: The Never War- D.J. MacHale- 6/30/19
D: The Dragon Finds Forever- Kristen Painter- 6/6/17

B: Boundary Lines- Melissa F. Olson- 8/24/17
L: Lover Awakened- J.R. Ward- 9/30/17
O: On the Street Where You Live- Mary Higgins Clark- 3/24/20
O: Open Cockpit- Arthur Stanley Gould Lee- 3/30/20
D: Darkness Shatters- Susan Illene- 7/27/17

House Tully: Family, Duty, Honor

H: Heart on Fire- Amanda Bouchet- 10/6/18
O: Only The Devout- Amanda M. Lee- 4/10/20
U: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club- Dorothy L. Sayers- 6/26/20
S: Doctor Who: The Stone Rose- Jacqueline Rayner- 12/1/17
E: Exiled- J.C. Diem- 9/19/19

T: Twice Bitten- Chloe Neill- 9/16/18
U: Until the Sun Falls from the Sky- Kristen Ashley- 7/3/20
L: Lion in the Valley- Elizabeth Peters- 10/12/17
L: Lying Season- Karina Halle- 11/9/17
Y: Your Eight O'Clock Is Dead- Kat Jorgensen- 10/27/18

F: Five Little Pigs- Agatha Christie- 4/13/17
A: Aunt Dimity's Death- Nancy Atherton- 2/13/18
M: Murky Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 5/11/17
I: The Icebound Land- John Flanagan- 4/6/18
L: Linger- Maggie Stiefvater- 11/16/17
Y: Yappy Hour: A Mystery- Diana Orgain- 12/23/18

D: Darkness Wanes- Susan Illene- 8/3/17
U: Undead and Unreturnable- MaryJanice Davidson- 8/24/20
T: Third Girl- Agatha Christie- 10/2/18
Y: Yarn to Go- Betty Hechtman- 4/17/19

H: Hunting The Past- J.C. Diem- 12/2/18
O: Old Dog, New Tricks- Hailey Edwards- 4/19/20
N: New Spring- Robert Jordan- 7/7/19
O: Outcast- Annabel Chase- 8/27/20
R: Risk- Dannika Dark- 3/31/19

House Tyrell: Growing Strong

H: Hunting The Truth- J.C. Diem- 12/5/18
O: One August Morning: The True Story of Lizzie Borden- Troy Taylor-8/29/20
U: Urban Shaman- C.E. Murphy- 12/12/20
S: A Share in Death- Deborah Crombie- 12/5/17
E: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library- Chris Grabenstein- 10/11/19

T: Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic- Meghan Ciana Doidge- 11/29/18
Y: You Cannoli Die Once- Shelley Costa- 9/2/19
R: Ruby Red- Kerstin Gier- 5/20/19
E: Eyes to the Soul- Dale Mayer- 10/31/19
L: The Lost City of Faar- D.J. MacHale- 12/12/17
L: Louisiana Longshot- Jana Deleon- 1/17/18

G: Grave Holiday- Lily Harper Hart- 8/6/17
R: Raging Seas- Lily Harper Hart- 8/11/19
O: Outclassed- Annabel Chase- 10/7/20
W: White Hot- Ilona Andrews- 5/31/17
I: Into the Fire- Jeaniene Frost- 4/22/18
N: The Name of the Wind- Patrick Rothfuss- 8/6/19
G: The Gamble- Kristen Ashley- 9/16/17

S: Special Agent In Charge- T.S. Paul- 12/23/17
T: Tim Curious; A Murder Mystery of the American Revolution- Roddy Thorleifson- 12/6/18
R: Rare Find- Dale Mayer- 10/27/19
O: Only The Strong- Amanda M. Lee- 10/7/20
N: No Farm, No Foul- Peg Cochran- 8/21/19
G: Graceling- Kristin Cashore- 10/2/17

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

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Game of Thrones Challenge
Level: King/Queen (3 options/house)
Completed: 36/25+

◆ House Arryn:
Sigil: The moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky blue field.
Motto: “As High As Honor”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover.
(5/20/16)
Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist does the right thing. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way.
The Constant Princess (2/29/16)
Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too!
Iron Kissed Raven shapeshifter very important to the story (4/24/16)

◆ House Baratheon:
Sigil: A crowned stag, black, on a golden field.
Motto: “Ours is the Fury”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover.
(2/29/16)
Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something, that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice.
How to Be a Woman (2/27/16)
Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king.
The Mists of Avalon Tells the legend of King Arthur (4/24/16)

◆ House Greyjoy:
Sigil: A golden kraken upon a black field.
Motto: “We Do Not Sow”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover.
(2/20/16)
Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.
Island of the Blue Dolphins (3/12/16)
Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature.
Kraken (2/9/17)

◆ House Lannister:
Sigil: A Golden lion upon a crimson field.
Official Motto: “Hear Me Roar!”
Unofficial Motto: “A Lannister pays his debts.”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover.
(5/10/16)
Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings, a father/son relationship, or someone in debt.
Unearthly (1/18/16)
Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat. Or, read a book set in a circus.
A Curious Beginning Partially set in the circus (5/22/16)

◆ House Martell:
Sigil: A sun pierced by a golden spear.
Motto: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover.
(2/3/16)
Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.
The Glass Castle (2/11/16)
Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist uses a weapon.
Sabriel (1/14/16)

◆ House of Mormont:
Sigil: Bear.
Motto: “Here We Stand”
Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.
(3/15/16)
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.
The Zookeeper's Wife (2/25/17)
Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love. Or read a book with a loyal hero or heroine.
Luck in the Shadows (3/10/16)

◆ House Stark:
Sigil: A grey direwolf on an ice-white field.
Motto: “Winter is Coming”
Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover.
(1/29/16)
Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character keeps an unusual pet.
A Court of Mist and Fury (5/29/16)
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.
Blood Bound (1/22/16)

◆ House Targaryen:
Sigil: A three-headed dragon, red on black.
Motto: “Fire and Blood”
Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.
(4/18/16)
Option 2: Read a book featuring either a character in exile or a queen. Or, read a book in which fire or blood plays a significant role.
We Were Liars (view spoiler)[The main characters set a house on fire (hide spoiler)] (2/1/16)
Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of their kind (or very rare).
A Darker Shade of Magic (view spoiler)[Kell is one of the last Travelers (hide spoiler)] (1/11/16)

◆ House Tully:
Sigil: A leaping trout, silver, on a field of rippling blue and red.
Motto: “Family, Duty, Honor”
Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its cover: red, blue, or silver.
(3/31/16)
Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions.
Orange Is the New Black (3/18/16)
Option 3: Read a book involving fish or fishing, or read a book that takes place primarily near water.
Anne of Green Gables (3/10/16)

◆ House Tyrell:
Sigil: A golden rose on a grass-green field.
Motto: “Growing Strong”
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
(4/6/16)
Option 2: Read a book in which a character comes of age or a character shows significant growth.
Little Women (3/26/16)
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way.
Small Town Witch Rosa's mom's herb garden is used to cast a controlling spell on the family (5/24/16)

◆ House Karstark:
Sigil: A white sunburst on black.
Motto: “The Sun of Winter”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover.
(7/22/16)
Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive.
Thieftaker (3/8/16)
Option 3: Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname.
The Maze Runner Thomas is also known as Greenie. (2/7/16)

◆ House Bolton:
Sigil: A red flayed man, hanging upside-down on a white X-shaped cross,
on a black background.
Motto: “Our Blades Are Sharp”
Option 1: Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red.
(4/9/16)
Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item.
Throne of Glass (3/14/16)
Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed.
Wither (4/1/16)

[Fajriy]

Start date: 26 February 2017
End date: ???
Level: Royalty - Queen
Completed : 20/36

House Arryn
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover.

Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist does the right thing. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way.

Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too!

House Baratheon
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover.

Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something, that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice.
Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king.

House Greyjoy
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover.
Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.

Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature.


House Lannister
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover.
Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings, a father/son relationship, or someone in debt.

Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat. Or, read a book set in a circus.


House Martell
Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover.

Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.
Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist uses a weapon.

House of Mormont
Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.
Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love. 
Or read a book with a loyal hero or heroine.

House Stark
Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover.

Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character keeps an unusual pet.
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.


House Targaryen
Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.
Option 2: Read a book featuring a either a character in exile or a queen. Or, read a book in which fire or blood plays a significant role.

Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of their kind (or very rare).


House Tully
Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its cover: red, blue, or silver.
Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions.

Option 3: Read a book involving fish or fishing, or read a book that takes place primarily near water.


House Tyrell
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.

Option 2: Read a book in which a character comes of age or a character shows significant growth.
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way.

House Karstark
Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover.

Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive.

Option 3: Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname.


House Bolton
Option 1: Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red.

Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item.
Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed.

[Fajriy]

Res

[Kayleen]

Start Date: March 3, 2017
23/36

House Arryn
Option 1: Predominantly blue cover Faithful (March 18, 2017)
Option 2: Protagonist does the right thing The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (March 4, 2017)
Option 3: Bird of prey or bird shifters

House Baratheon
Option 1: Predominantly gold/yellow cover
Option 2: Involves war, protagonist angry about something, protagonist fighting injustice The End of Our Story (May 16, 2017)
Option 3: Stag or a deer, book about a king VIII (May 30, 2017)

House Greyjoy
Option 1: Predominantly black cover Norse Mythology (April 25, 2017)
Option 2: Featuring pirates, ships, or the sea Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (June 28, 2017)
Option 3: Involving kraken or other mystical creatures

House Lannister
Option 1: Predominantly red cover
Option 2: Siblings, father/son relationship, someone in debt The Wish Granter (April 4, 2017)
Option 3: Lion or other big cat Life of Pi (March 4) 4/5

House Martell
Option 1: Orange cover
Option 2: Protagonist overcomes great hardship, or survives impossible odds A Dog's Purpose (April 24, 2017)
Option 3: Space, involves stars, protagonist uses a weapon

House of Mormont
Option 1: Both green and black on cover Boy Toy (March 14, 2017)
Option 2: Bear on a cover, deals with a zoo
Option 3: Main character suffers unrequited love, or loyal/heroine Unwind (May 27, 2017)

House Stark
Option 1: Grey or white cover Empty (May 7, 2017)
Option 2: Set in winter, involves snow, or character keeps an unusual pet
Option 3: Wolves or werewolves

House Targaryen
Option 1: Both red and black on cover
Option 2: Character or queen in exile, or fire and blood play significant role Zodiac (May 20, 2017)
Option 3: Dragon or a creature or person who are the last of its kind (or very rare) Not Wanted on the Voyage (June 11, 2017)

House Tully
Option 1: At least two of these colors: red, blue, silver
Option 2: About a family, or about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions Almost Perfect (May 4, 2017)
Option 3: Fish, fishing, or takes place primarily near water The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit (May 12, 2017)

House Tyrell
Option 1: Green cover
Option 2: Character comes of age or shows significant growth Beastly (April 28, 2017)
Option 3: Involving trees, flowers, or other type of plant Beauty Queens (July 7, 2017)

House Karstark
Option 1: Predominantly black or white cover Everything, Everything (May 14, 2017)
Option 2: Character is held captive The Serial Killer Whisperer: How One Man's Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World's Most Terrifying Killers (June 27, 2017)
Option 3: Changes his/her name or has a nickname The Burning Soul (May 11, 2017)

House Bolton
Option 1: Pink on cover or mostly red
Option 2: Someone fights with a blade, knife, sword, or similar item Scythe (May 24, 2017)
Option 3: Someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed The Picture of Dorian Gray (April 16, 2017)

FINISHED BOOKS

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congrats Kelsi :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Fajriy and Kayleen ☺

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Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Congrats Kelsi :)"

Thank you!

[Jojobean]

Game of Thrones Reading Challenge
Duration: 4/17/16- Completion

Levels of Play: King/Queen: read 25+ books

House Arryn:
Sigil: The moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky blue field.
Motto: “As High As Honor”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover.
Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist does the right thing. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way.
Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too!

◆House Baratheon:
Sigil: A crowned stag, black, on a golden field.
Motto: “Ours is the Fury”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover.
Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something, that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice.
Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king.

◆House Greyjoy:
Sigil: A golden kraken upon a black field.
Motto: “We Do Not Sow”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover.
Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.
Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature.

◆House Lannister:
Sigil: A Golden lion upon a crimson field.
Official Motto: “Hear Me Roar!”
Unofficial Motto: “A Lannister pays his debts.”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover.
Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings, a father/son relationship, or someone in debt.
Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat. Or, read a book set in a circus.

◆House Martell:
Sigil: A sun pierced by a golden spear.
Motto: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover.
Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel.
Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist uses a weapon.

◆House of Mormont:
Sigil: Bear.
Motto: “Here We Stand”
Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.
Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love. Or read a book with a loyal hero or heroine.

◆House Stark:
Sigil: A grey direwolf on an ice-white field.
Motto: “Winter is Coming”
Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover.
Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character keeps an unusual pet.
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.

◆House Targaryen:
Sigil: A three-headed dragon, red on black.
Motto: “Fire and Blood”
Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.
Option 2: Read a book featuring a either a character in exile or a queen. Or, read a book in which fire or blood plays a significant role.
Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of their kind (or very rare).

◆House Tully:
Sigil: A leaping trout, silver, on a field of rippling blue and red.
Motto: “Family, Duty, Honor”
Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its cover: red, blue, or silver.
Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions.
Option 3: Read a book involving fish or fishing, or read a book that takes place primarily near water.

◆ House Tyrell:
Sigil: A golden rose on a grass-green field.
Motto: “Growing Strong”
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
Option 2: Read a book in which a character comes of age or a character shows significant growth.
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way.

◆House Karstark:
Sigil: A white sunburst on black.
Motto: “The Sun of Winter”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover.
Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive.
Option 3: Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname.

◆ House Bolton:
Sigil: A red flayed man, hanging upside-down on a white X-shaped cross,
on a black background.
Motto: “Our Blades Are Sharp”
Option 1: Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red.
Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item.
Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed.

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

I am in for this challenge. I don't think I signed up previously. I am going to try for King/Queen Level and my try more houses as well.

Levels of Play:
Commoner: (choose only one option under a house)
Farmer: read 2-3 books
Artisan: read 4-6 books
Merchant: read 7-10 books

Warrior: (choose any two options under a house)
Loyal Soldier: read 11-14 books
Archer: read 15 - 18 books
Knight: read 19 - 20 books

Royalty: (choose from any three options under a house)
Noble: read 21 - 22 books
Heir: read 23 - 24 books
King/Queen: read 25+ books

House Targaryen: Starting here...well...because... Dragons!!!!!
Sigil: A three-headed dragon, red on black.
Motto: “Fire and Blood”

✔F: Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke finished 06/25/17
✔I: Silent Thunder by Iris Johansen finished 06/14/17
R: Tall Tail by Rita Mae Brown
E: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

✔A: Angelfall by Susan Ee finished 07/06/17
N: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
D: House of Many Gods by Kiana Davenport

✔ B: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares finished 06/10/17
L: Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg
✔O: Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O'Reilly finished 06/11/17
O: Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War by Lynne Olson
D: Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
Option 2: Read a book featuring either a character in exile or a queen.
Read a book in which fire or blood plays a significant role.
Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of their kind (or very rare).

[Christine]

Starting: 25th June 2017
Level: Queen
Completed: 14/36

House Arryn:
✔Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover. Evil Eye (Finished: 29/06/2017)
Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist does the right thing. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way.
Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too!

House Baratheon:
✔Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover. Departures: Seven Stories from Heathrow (Finished: 02/07/17)
✔Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something, that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice. The Crystal Cave (Finished: 23/08/17)
✔Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king. The Death of King Arthur (Finished: 23/07/17)

House Greyjoy:
✔Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover. The Night Circus (Finished: 03/07/17)
✔Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea. The Dead Men Stood Together (Finished: 25/06/17)
Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature.

House Lannister:
✔Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover. The Girl in 6E (Finished: 21/09/17)
Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings, a father/son relationship, or someone in debt.
✔Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat. Or, read a book set in a circus. (Panther) Panther (Finished: 05/08/17)

House Martell:
Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover,
✔Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel. The Carbon Diaries 2015 (Finished: 27/06/17)
Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist uses a weapon.

House of Mormont:
Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo.
✔Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love. Or read a book with a loyal hero or heroine. Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart (Finished: 29/08/17)

House Stark:
Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover.
Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character keeps an unusual pet.
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.

House Targaryen:
Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.
Option 2: Read a book featuring a either a character in exile or a queen. Or, read a book in which fire or blood plays a significant role.
Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of their kind (or very rare).

House Tully:
Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its cover: red, blue, or silver.
✔Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions. The Rainbow (Finished: 05/08/17)
Option 3: Read a book involving fish or fishing, or read a book that takes place primarily near water.

House Tyrell:
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
Option 2: Read a book in which a character comes of age or a character shows significant growth.
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way.

House Karstark:
Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover.
Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive.
✔Option 3: Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname. The Crow Girl (Finished: 02/07/17)

House Bolton:
✔Option 1: Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red. The Prophet (Finished: 27/06/17)
✔Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade/knife/sword/similar item. (BoM)Traitor's Blade
Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed.

Finished Books:

[Katherine]

💎💜💜💜💎 Game of Thrones Reading Challenge 💎💜💜💜💎Level: Queen.

💙 House Arryn: 💙 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: The Last Unicorn 1/7/17
Option 2: Return of the Aliens 1/7/17
Option 3: Lion and the Falcon 8/7/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: As High As Honor (view spoiler)[
A - Alien Rule by Tracy St. John 2/7/17
S - The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White 9/7/17

H - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling 16/7/17
I - A is for Antichrist 13/7/17
G - Year One by Joshua Guess 11/7/17
H - Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds 9/7/17

A - The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett 16/7/17
S - The Little Prince 4/7/17

H - Harvey the Gardener 9/7/17
O - Anne of Green Gables 28/7/17
N - Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 11: Includes Vols. 31, 32 33 11/7/17
O - Food Wars!, Vol. 1 28/7/17
R - Roverandom 8/7/17
(hide spoiler)]



💛 House Baratheon: 💛 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: Michaela 20/7/17
Option 2: Black Butler, Vol. 23 9/7/17
Option 3: Berrr's Vow 22/7/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: Ours is the fury (view spoiler)[
O - My Little Monster, Vol. 5 29/7/17
U - Playing with Fire 29/7/17
R - The House of Hades 12/7/17
S - The Second Ward 18/7/17

I - The Subtle Knife 7/8/17
S - The Spook's Nightmare 27/7/17

T - Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 11: Includes Vols. 31, 32 33 14/7/17
H - The Blood of Olympus 27/7/17
E - My Little Monster, Vol. 6 3/8/17

F - Five Nights at Freddy's: The Twisted Ones 2/8/17
U - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Volume 4: I Kissed a Squirrel and I Liked It 29/7/17
R - Fairy Tales Of Hans Christian Andersen 1/8/17
Y - Food Wars!, Vol. 1 28/7/17
(hide spoiler)]



🖤 House Greyjoy: 🖤 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: Critical Failures 20/7/17
Option 2: The Spook's Destiny 14/8/17
Option 3: Birth of a Killer 11/8/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: We Do Not Sow (view spoiler)[
W - Camp Half-Blood Confidential 5/9/17
E - Shugo Chara!, Vol. 5 4/9/17

D - I Am Grimalkin 17/8/17
O - Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2 17/8/17

N - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 5: Like I'm The Only Squirrel In The World (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 4/9/17
O - Tramps Like Us, Vol. 1 14/8/17
T - The Adventures of Captain Underpants 18/8/17

S - The Spook's Blood 6/9/17
O - Tramps Like Us, Vol. 2 15/8/17
W - The Call 7/9/17
(hide spoiler)]

[Katherine]

❤️ House Lannister: ❤️ (view spoiler)[
Option 1: Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen 15/8/17
Option 2: Tossing the Salaad 6/9/17
Option 3: United States Of Apocalypse 6/8/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: Official Motto: “Hear Me Roar!” (view spoiler)[
H - How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury 13/9/17
E - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 12/9/17
A - Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets 22/8/17
R - d6 19/8/17

M - My Love Story!!, Vol. 9 18/8/17
E - Silent Night of the Living Dead 13/9/17

R - Coto's Captive 23/9/17
O - Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure at the Abbey Grange 12/9/17
A - Adulthood Is a Myth 2/9/17
R - Critical Failures II: Fail Harder 6/8/17
(hide spoiler)]


Unofficial Motto: “A Lannister pays his debts.” (view spoiler)[
A - The Adventures of Captain Underpants 18/8/17

L - Spook's: Slither's Tale 19/9/17
A - Civil War: The Amazing Spider-Man 24/9/17
N - Coraline 18/9/17
N - Next Top Villain 24/9/17
I - I Had a Black Dog: His Name Was Depression 20/8/17
S - The Silmarillion 31/8/17
T - Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 12: Includes volumes 34, 35 & 36 25/9/17
E - Taming The Black Dog 14/9/17
R - Critical Failures III: A Storm of S-Words 24/9/17

P - The Collectors 10/9/17
A - Aesop's Fables 29/9/17
Y - New Year's Eve of the Zombies 28/9/17
S - Ever After High: Diary of an Evil Queen: A Guide to Living Evilly Ever After 23/9/17

H - Mr Mumbles 21/9/17
I - I Am Alice 27/9/17
S - Lumberjanes #31 24/9/17

D - Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 12/9/17
E - Effie 15/9/17
B - Chameleon 11/9/17
T - Spider-Gwen, Vol. 0: Most Wanted? 30/9/17
S - Critical Failures IV 10/10/17
(hide spoiler)]



🍒 House Martell: 🍒 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: The Book of Lost Tales, Part One 3/10/17
Option 2: Hey, Class President!, Volume 03 15/10/17
Option 3: Barbarian's Heart 8/10/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” (view spoiler)[
U - Hey, Class President!, Volume 4 15/10/17
N - Hey, Class President!, Volume 5 15/10/17
B - Humanity's Death: A Zombie Epic 2/10/17
O - Oliver Twist 16/10/17
W - Lumberjanes #32 29/9/17
E - Wizard's Chance 6/10/17
D - Cress 18/10/17

U - Highschool Love 06 15/10/17
N - The Hunger Games 22/10/17
B - 2d6 18/10/17
E - One Piece: East Blue 4-5-6, Vol. 2 14/10/17
N - Zombie Town 3/11/17
T - The Secret Garden 9/10/17

U - Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 1 3/11/17
N - Mail Order Moments 4/11/17
B - Civil War: Captain America 12/10/17
R - Scarlet Witch, Vol. 1: Witches' Road 12/10/17
O - Once Upon a Time: A Story Collection 8/10/17
K - Mail Order Menace 14/10/17
E - Bleach, Vol. 38: Fear for Fight 5/11/17
N - My Love Story!!, Vol. 10 6/11/17
(hide spoiler)]



💚 House of Mormont: 💚 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: Grimm's Fairy Tales: 64 Dark Original Tales 10/10/17
Option 2: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 11/11/17
Option 3: How to Train Your Dragon 5/10/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: “Here We Stand” (view spoiler)[
H - How to Be a Pirate 16/10/17
E - Austenland 19/10/17
R - Her Majesty's Dog, Volume 6 11/11/17
E - Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 2 7/11/17

W - Jim Henson's The Power of the Dark Crystal Vol. 1 19/11/17
E - 17 Marigold Lane 15/11/17

S - Spider-Gwen, Vol. 1: Greater Power 14/10/17
T - Shaking hands with death 15/10/17
A - Giant Days, Vol. 3 3/10/17
N - The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet 16/11/17
D - Highschool of the Dead, Band 1 16/10/17
(hide spoiler)]

[Katherine]

💜 House Stark: 💜 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: Fairest 11/11/17
Option 2: Spider-Gwen, Vol. 2: Weapon of Choice 18/10/17
Option 3: Before Midnight 18/11/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: “Winter is Coming” (view spoiler)[
W - The Worst Witch 30/10/17
I - Wail of the Banshee 7/12/17
N - Wolverine 9/12/17
T - The Spook's Revenge 6/11/17
E - Ostrich and the 'Roo 7/12/17
R - Taken for the Alien Prince 7/11/17
I - My Granny Writes Erotica 16/12/17
S - Pride and Prejudice 16/12/17

C - How to Speak Dragonese 18/10/17
O - Oliver Twist 16/10/17
M - The Mighty Thor, Volume 1: Thunder in Her Veins 18/10/17
I - Pygmalion 15/11/17
N - The Devil's Guests: An Extreme Horror novel 19/11/17
G - Giant Days, Vol. 4 16/10/17
(hide spoiler)]



🍓 House Targaryen: 🍓 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: The Child Thief 19/11/17
Option 2: Doctor Who: The Legends of River Song 25/10/17
Option 3: White Flag of The Dead 25/11/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: “Fire and Blood” (view spoiler)[
F - Empowered and the Soldier of Love #2 19/11/17
I - Empowered and the Soldier of Love #3 19/11/17
R - Her Majesty's Dog, Volume 8 16/12/17
E - Empowered and the Soldier of Love #1 19/11/17

A - Charlotte: Pride & Prejudice Continues 2/11/17
N - Captain Marvel, Vol. 2: Civil War II 19/11/17
D - Della 8/11/17

B - Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Rise of Alpha Flight 2/11/17
L - My Little Monster, Vol. 7 8/11/17
O - Bleach, Volume 39 19/11/17
O - Bleach, Volume 40 20/11/17
D - Death Comes to Pemberley 15/11/17
(hide spoiler)]



🍇 House Tully: 🍇 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: Say I Love You, Vol. 3 24/11/17
Option 2: The World God Only Knows 9 22/11/17
Option 3: The World God Only Knows 10 24/11/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: “Family, Duty, Honor” (view spoiler)[
F - Alice Love Fables: Toy Box 25/11/17
A - Alice in the Country of Hearts: Junk Box 25/11/17
M - Alice in the Country of Clover: The March Hare's Revolution 25/11/17
I - The Lost Art of World Domination 2/12/17
L - The Castle of Llyr 25/11/17
Y - Alice in the Country of Clover: Ace of Hearts 25/11/17

D - My Granny Writes Erotica 2 16/12/17
U - Santa Baby, I Want A Bad Boy For Christmas 4/12/17
T - The Viscount's Runaway Bride 30/11/17
Y - One Bite 11/12/17

H - Say I Love You, Vol. 4 24/11/17
O - Alice in the Country of Clover: The Lizard Aide 25/11/17
N - Let's Scare Cancer to Death 11/12/17
O - Shared by the Bear Clan: Box Set
R - Alice in the Country of Diamonds ~Wonderful Wonder World~ Official Visual Fan Book 25/11/17
(hide spoiler)]

[Katherine]

🍈 House Tyrell: 🍈 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: Gwenpool, the Unbelievable, Vol. 1: Believe It 13/12/17
Option 2: 3d6 16/12/17
Option 3: Doctor Who: A History of Humankind: The Doctor’s Official Guide 10/12/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: “Growing Strong” (view spoiler)[
G - My Granny Writes Erotica 3 22/12/17
R - Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 3 12/12/17
O - On the Spooky Trail: Travels in Supernatural Wales 14/12/17
W - What Big Teeth You Have 17/12/17
I - Shared by the Bear Clan: Box Set 17/12/17
N - Jigoku E Michizure 13/12/17
G - Fat Vampire 15/12/17

S - Spider-Woman: Shifting Gears, Volume 1: Baby Talk 19/12/17
T - Her Majesty's Dog, Volume 7 14/12/17
R - Beast & Feast 20/12/17
O - 愛玩キティ Aigan Kitty 14/12/17
N - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 19/12/17
G - Get the Moon 15/12/17
(hide spoiler)]



🍑 House Karstark: 🍑 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: 恋してる!? Koi Shiteru!? 25/12/17
Option 2: One Piece: East Blue 7-8-9, Vol. 3 17/12/17
Option 3: The Pretty Wolf ad the Seven Goaty 19/12/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: “The Sun of Winter” (view spoiler)[
T - technically DEAD 20/12/17
H - DEAD as a doorpost 20/12/17
E - 森のアニマルカンパニー Mori no Animal Company 20/12/17

S - Mae yori mo Dare yori mo 21/12/17
U - Delivery Cupid 20/12/17
N - DEAD ish 20/12/17

O - 壊れかけのオモチャ Kowarekake no Omocha 20/12/17
F - Follow the Light (DEAD 21/12/17

W - ワルイ恋人じゃダメ？ Warui Koibito ja Dame? 21/12/17
I - imminently DEAD 20/12/17
N - DEAD (and hellbent) (DEAD 20/12/17
T - That Was Good 20/12/17
E - Lee Ming (DEAD 23/12/17
R - Running Mike (DEAD 23/12/17
(hide spoiler)]



🌰 House Bolton: 🌰 (view spoiler)[
Option 1: Waruiko Demo Ii 21/12/17
Option 2: (rebounding) DEAD (DEAD 24/12/17
Option 3: Renovation: Hell (Dead 20/12/17
(hide spoiler)]


Spell-it-out: “Our Blades Are Sharp” (view spoiler)[
O - Our Town’s Electrician 21/12/17
U - いつか恋が叶うまで Itsuka Koi ga Kanau Made 21/12/17
R - 彼じゃないけど Kare ja nai Kedo 21/12/17

B - Fūki No Okite 23/12/17
L - 遊びじゃないの Asobi ja Nai no 23/12/17
A - Touch me Teacher 23/12/17
D - The Devil Mansion's Teacher 23/12/17
E - 悪い事ばっかしてごめんなさい Warui Koto Bakkashite Gomennasai 23/12/17
S - I Want to Be Naughty 21/12/17

A - Dangerous Teacher Vol. 1 24/12/17
R - それなりに真剣なんです。 下 Sorenari ni Shinken nandesu. 2 25/12/17
E - ワルイ王子でもスキ Warui Ouji Demo Suki 23/12/17

S - Mitsugetsukei Honey One-shot 21/12/17
H - 恋愛至難! Renai Shinan! 26/12/17
A - Sorenari ni Shinken nandesu 25/12/17
R - Quidditch Through the Ages 23/12/17
P - Tonari ni Kedamono 27/12/17
(hide spoiler)]

[Juana "Darkness"]

Update: All Done


Game of Thrones Challenge
Duration: August 18, 2015- July 25, 2017
Level: Royalty:
King/Queen: read 25+ books

◆ House Arryn:
Motto: “As High As Honor”
A: Angela Knight- Master of the Moon 8/26/15
S: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 9/2/15

H: The Haunted Miss Hampshire by Kasey Michaels 9/21/15
I: Intimate Strangers by Laura Taylor 8/20/15
G: Grant, Donna- A Dark Guardian 10/5/15
H: Hawkins, Alexandra- All Afternoon with a Scandalous Marques 1/12/16

A: Adina, Shelley- Lady of Devices 8/28/15
S: Sometimes God has a Kid's Face by Mary Rose McGeady 9/3/15

H: Hawkins, Alexandra- Sunrise with a Notorious Lord 1/14/16
O: Olerich, Laurie- Primani 9/5/15
N: Nancy Warren- Live a Little! 8/20/15
O: Olivia Drake- Never Trust a Rogue 10/19/15
R: Rev It Up by Julie Ann Walker 9/8/15


◆ House Baratheon:
Motto: “Ours is the Fury”
O: O'Neale, Stacey- The Shadow Prince 11/14/15
U: Underworld by Greg Cox 9/15/15
R: Released by Kerrigan Byrne 11/9/15
S: Scott, Jayde- A Job___ From Hell 9/13/15

I: Ilia Bera- Shift 9/6/15
S: Sherrilyn Kenyon- Dance with the Devil 12/13/15

T: Tahereh Mafi- Shatter Me 9/5/15
H: Harmony, Terra- Water 2/4/16
E: Eloisa James- Fool for Love 11/1/15

F: From Gods by Mary Ting 8/23/15
U: Up on the Housetop by Suzanne Rock 1/9/16
R: Roxie Rivera- Dimitri 1/25/16
Y: Young, Samantha- Drip Drop Teardrop 1/1/16


◆ House Greyjoy:
Motto: “We Do Not Sow”
W: Ward, J.R.- Lover Enshrined 9/10/15
E: Elkeles, Simone- Better than Perfect 11/3/15

D: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward 10/7/15
O: One Little Sin by Liz Carlyle 11/26/15

N: No Place for a Lady by Jade Lee 11/20/15
O: Outcast by Lynne Ewing 3/1/16
T: Through Time-Pursuit by Claudy Conn 10/1/15


◆ House Lannister:
Official Motto: “Hear Me Roar"
H: His Wicked Seduction by Lauren Smith 2/5/16
E: Ewing, Lynne- Possession 1/5/16
A: Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner 9/11/15
R: Rivoli, Alicia- Whispers of Death 2/8/16

M: Miller, Linda Lael- Jessica 1/23/16
E: Entwined by Elisabeth Naughton 1/8/16

R: Red, Lynne- Change for Me 2/14/16
O: One Lucky Vampire by Lynsay Sands 7/14/16
A: Adrianne Brooks- The Frog Prince 10/12/15
R: Rachel Medhurst- Pisces 3/25/16


◆ House Martell:
Motto: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
U: An Unladylike Offer by Christine Merrill 2/14/16
N: Natasha Blackthorne- A Measured Risk 2/17/16
B: Byrd, Rhyannon- Last Wolf Watching 9/13/15
O: Outsider by Diana Palmer 8/25/16
W: Ward, J.R.- Lover Unbound 12/9/15
E: Ewing, Lynne- Goddess of the Night 1/12/16
D: Dragonbane by Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/7/15

U: Unhallowed Ground by Heather Graham 3/20/16
N: Night Shade by Lynne Ewing 3/2/16
B: Bound by Flame by Anna Windsor 11/17/15
E: Elkeles, Simone- Leaving Paradise 1/17/16
N: Neo Edmund- A Tale of Red Riding 3/8/16
T: The Tiger's Lady by Christina Skye 1/29/16

U: Uner, T.A.- The Bloody Ripper 6/22/16
N: Night Sun by Lynne Ewing 3/3/16
B: Byrne, Kerrigan- Released 11/9/15
R: Rice, Anne- The Vampire Lestat 4/7/16
O: Olerich, Laurie- Call the Lightning 9/6/16
K: Kresley Cole- MacRieve 3/8/16
E: Eden, Cynthia- Bite the Dust 1/21/16
N: No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16/16

[Juana "Darkness"]

◆ House of Mormont:
Motto: “Here We Stand”
H: Her Wicked Proposal by Lauren Smith 2/11/16
E: Elkeles, Simone- Return to Paradise 1/19/16
R: The Renegade Hunter by Lynsay Sands 5/6/16
E: Ewing, Lynne- Barbarian 1/22/16

W: Ward, J.R.- Lover Eternal 10/10/15
E: Eden, Cynthia- Better Off Undead 1/28/16

S: Smith, Lauren- Wicked Designs 2/2/16
T: Terry Spear- A Howl for a Highlander 4/18/16
A: Angela Knight/Diane Whiteside- Captive Dreams 11/6/15
N: Night by Elie Wiesel 7/2/16
D: Dusk with a Dangerous Duke by Alexandra Hawkins 2/22/16


◆ House Stark:
Motto: “Winter is Coming”
W: Ward, J.R.- Lover Awakened 10/14/15
I: Immortal Heart by Inger Iversen 9/17/15
N: Night Bites by Nina Bangs 8/18/16
T: Twilight with the Infamous Earl by Alexandra Hawkins 5/11/16
E: E.L. James- Fifty Shades Freed 2/17/16
R: R.L. Stine- Blind Date 6/10/16

I: An Invitation to Scandal by Kelly Boyce 12/4/15
S: St. John, Becca- An Independent Miss 3/5/16

C: Cole, Stephen- Prey 10/3/15
O: On the Prowl by Cynthia Eden 12/12/16
M: Mercedes Guy- What it Took 1/25/16
I: Into the Cold Fire by Lynne Ewing 1/3/16
N: Naughton, Elisabeth- Tempted 9/13/16
G: Getting Gabriel by Cathy Quinn 3/5/16


◆ House Targaryen:
Motto: “Fire and Blood”
F: Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/12/15
I: Ice Gods by Helen Scott Taylor 1/26/16
R: The River Knows by Amanda Quick 12/4/16
E: Escape by Lynne Ewing 2/24/16

A: Alexandra Hawkins- A Duke but No Gentleman 11/23/15
N: Naughton, Elisabeth- Enraptured 12/24/16
D: Dark Fire by Christine Feehan 3/13/16

B: Beverly Barton- Sanctuary 1/27/16
L: Like a Fox by Celia Kyle 2/12/16
O: Olson, L.R.- A Dangerous Temptation 1/2/17
O: O'Neale, Stacey- Under His Skin 1/8/17
D: Diana Palmer- If Winter Comes 2/28/16


◆ House Tully:
Motto: “Family, Duty, Honor”
F: Feehan, Christine- Cat's Lair 2/8/16
A: Alyssa Day- Vampire in Atlantis 12/1/15
M: Michele Hauf- Her Vampire Husband 4/4/16
I: Irresistible Force by D.D. Ayers 2/1/16
L: Linden, Caroline- Blame it on Bath 2/19/16
Y: You can't Always get the Marques You want by Alexandra Hawkins 7/10/16

D: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole 3/23/16
U: Untie My Heart by Judith Ivory 7/9/16
T: Twice a Rake by Catherine Gayle 5/21/16
Y: Yuri by Roxie Rivera 12/20/16

H: House of the Rising Son by Sherrilyn Kenyon 2/11/16
O: On the Prowl by Catherine Vale 7/9/17
N: Night Lost byLynn Viehl 1/12/17
O: Once Upon a Scandal by Delilah Marvelle 7/15/17
R: Re/Bound by Michele Zurlo 1/4/17


◆ House Tyrell:
Motto: “Growing Strong”
G: Gena Showalter- The Darkest Torment 9/8/16
R: Rose Pressey- Flip that Haunted House 1/14/17
O: One You can't Forget by Lexy Timms 7/22/17
W: Ward, J.R.- Lover Revealed 10/16/15
I: Ivy, Alyssa Rose- Flight 3/1/16
N: Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase 1/27/17
G: Gena Showalter/Kresley Cole- Deep Kiss of Winter 10/1/16

S: The Spinster and the Earl by Berverly Adams 3/10/16
T: Tied Up, Tied Down by Lorelei James 6/15/16
R: Randy Anderson- Amsterdam 1/22/17
O: O'Brien, Kevin- Tell Me You're Sorry 7/25/17
N: Never Seduce a Scoundrel by Sabrina Jefferies 1/24/17
G: Gena Showalter- Awaken Me Darkly 10/6/16

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge!

[Ally]

Start Date: December 14th
Level: Queen (25+ books)
Will be doing 3 options from each house
Progress: 28/25

House Arryn: (3/3)
Option 1: Summer Break by Sophia Lowell

Option 2: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Option 3: by L.J. Smith

House Baratheon: (2/3)
Option 1: The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Option 2: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Option 3:

House Greyjoy: (2/3)
Option 1:
Option 2: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Option 3: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

House Lannister: (2/3)
Option 1: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Option 2: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Option 3:

House Martell: (3/3)
Option 1: The Beginning by Sophia Lowell

Option 2: Allegiant by Veronica Roth (Dystopian novel)
Option 3: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

House Mormont: (1/3)
Option 1:
Option 2:
Option 3: The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

House Stark: (3/3)
Option 1: Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Option 2: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Main character, Jimmy, owns a pet called a "Rakunk", which is a hybrid of two animals that I don't remember)
Option 3: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

House Targaryen: (3/3)
Option 1: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn

Option 2: Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
Option 3: The Gunslinger by Stephen King (The Gunslinger is the last of his kind)

House Tully: (1/3)
Option 1:
Option 2: Room by Emma Donoghue (About familiy)
Option 3:

House Tyrell: (2/3)
Option 1: Foreign Exchange by Sophia Lowell

Option 2:They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Option 3:

House Karstark: (3/3)
Option 1: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Option 2: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Option 3: Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth

House Bolton: (3/3)
Option 1: Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

Option 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Option 3: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

[Sara]

It took me ages but I've finally completed the challenge, YAY!
Thanks for the fun :)

[Diane]

I am so in and I will be doing it all!
Game of Thrones Reading Challenge
Level: QUEEN

◆ House Arryn: (3/3)
Sigil: The moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky blue field.
Motto: “As High As Honor”
✔ Option 1: 5/10
✔ Option 2: 7/28
✔ Option 3: 9/18

◆ House Baratheon: (2/3)
Sigil: A crowned stag, black, on a golden field.
Motto: “Ours is the Fury”
✔ Option 1: 10/8
✔ Option 2: 5/17
Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king.

◆ House Greyjoy: (3/3)
Sigil: A golden kraken upon a black field.
Motto: “We Do Not Sow”
✔ Option 1: 8/12
✔ Option 2: 9/14
✔ Option 3: 8/24

◆ House Lannister: (1/3)
Sigil: A Golden lion upon a crimson field.
Official Motto: “Hear Me Roar!”
Unofficial Motto: “A Lannister pays his debts.”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover.
✔ Option 2: 9/19
Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat. Or, read a book set in a circus.

◆ House Martell: (2/3)
Sigil: A sun pierced by a golden spear.
Motto: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover.
✔ Option 2: 9/26
✔ Option 3: 10/4

◆ House of Mormont: (3/3)
Sigil: Bear.
Motto: “Here We Stand”
✔ Option 1:
✔ Option 2:
✔ Option 3: 8/9

◆ House Stark: (2 of 3)
Sigil: A grey direwolf on an ice-white field.
Motto: “Winter is Coming”
✔ Option 1: 7/8
✔ Option 2: 9/27
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.

◆ House Targaryen: (3/3)
Sigil: A three-headed dragon, red on black.
Motto: “Fire and Blood”
✔ Option 1: 5/7
✔ Option 2: 8/4
✔ Option 3: 7/12

◆ House Tully: (3/3)
Sigil: A leaping trout, silver, on a field of rippling blue and red.
Motto: “Family, Duty, Honor”
✔ Option 1: 6/15
✔ Option 2: 6/27
✔ Option 3: 9/2
primarily near water.

◆ House Tyrell: (2/3)
Sigil: A golden rose on a grass-green field.
Motto: “Growing Strong”
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
✔ Option 2: 10/5
✔ Option 3: 7/27

◆ House Karstark: (3/3)
Sigil: A white sunburst on black.
Motto: “The Sun of Winter”
✔ Option 1: 8/11
✔ Option 2: 7/17
✔ Option 3: 8/13

◆ House Bolton: (2/3)
Sigil: A red flayed man, hanging upside-down on a white X-shaped cross,
on a black background.
Motto: “Our Blades Are Sharp”
✔ Option 1: 9/21
Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item.
✔ Option 3: 9/21

[Diane]

Game of Thrones Reading Challenge
Spell-it-out Section

◆ House Arryn:
Motto: “As High As Honor”
A - Ashley Elston This is Our Story 10/8
S - Sea Witch Sarah Henning 9/14

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◆ House Baratheon:
Motto: “Ours is the Fury”
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◆ House Greyjoy:
Motto: “We Do Not Sow”
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◆ House Lannister:
Official Motto: “Hear Me Roar!”
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M - Married by Monday Catherine Bybee 9/28
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Unofficial Motto: “A Lannister pays his debts.”

◆ House Martell:
Motto: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
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◆ House of Mormont:
Motto: “Here We Stand”
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◆ House Stark:
Motto: “Winter is Coming”
W - We Were Liars E. Lockhart 6/27
I - In the Vines Shannon Kirk 7/27
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T - The Body at the Tower Y.S. Lee 5/10
E - Eden Conquered Joelle Charbboneau 9/19
R - Reid, Carmen, Cross My Heart 7/17

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S - The Silver Suitcase Terrie Todd 6/15

C - Caragh M. O'Brien Vault of Dreamers 7/8
O - O'Brien, Caragh M., Promised 5/10
M - Maxime Chattam, The Cairo Diary 7/12
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G - The Girl with the Red Balloon Katherine Locke 10/13

◆ House Targaryen:
Motto: “Fire and Blood”
F - Fairest of All Serena Valentino 8/11
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R - Resistance Jennifer A. Nielsen 9/26
E - Endangered Eliot Schrefer 9/29

A - A Study in Charlotte Brittany Cavallaro 9/21
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D - Daughter of Smoke and Bone Laini Taylor 8/4

B - Bybee, Catherine Fiance by Friday 10/4
L - Last Train to Istanbul Ayşe Kulin 5/17
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D - Dino, Paul Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica 8/9

◆ House Tully:
Motto: “Family, Duty, Honor”
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A - Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl 10/5
M - My Real Name is Hanna Tara Lynn Masih 9/14
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L - Lesage, Vicki Confessions of a Paris Party Girl 8/13
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◆ House Tyrell:
Motto: “Growing Strong”
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◆ House Karstark:
Motto: “The Sun of Winter”
T - These Vicious Masks Tarun Shanker 9/14
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S - Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut 7/28
U - Uglies Scott Westerfeld 9/2
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W - Wife by Wednesday Catherine Bybee 9/21
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T - Tom King Batman/Catwoman: The Wedding Album 8/12
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◆ House Bolton:
Motto: “Our Blades Are Sharp”
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S.P.E.L.L. I.T. O.U.T. Option: You may select any house motto listed above for this Spell-it-Out. For each letter of the alphabet read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), characters (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond and spell the house motto of your choosing. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.).

[Sammy]

Ohhh, gotta play along with this one, and as it's open ended, may as well go the whole hog! :)

King/Queen: read 25+ books (3 per house)

25/25

◆ House Arryn:
Sigil: The moon-and-falcon, white, upon a sky blue field.
Motto: “As High As Honor”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover. - The Secret Adversary
Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military, or in which the protagonist
does the right thing. Alternatively, read a story that involves heights in a significant way. Redcoat
Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant
role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too! The Maltese Falcon




◆ House Baratheon:
Sigil: A crowned stag, black, on a golden field.
Motto: “Ours is the Fury”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover. All Blacks to All Golds
Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is angry about something,
that involves war in some way, or in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice. The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen
Option 3: Read a book featuring a stag or deer. Alternatively, read a book about a king. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn



◆ House Greyjoy:
Sigil: A golden kraken upon a black field.
Motto: “We Do Not Sow”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover.
Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.
Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature. The Mermaid



◆ House Lannister:
Sigil: A Golden lion upon a crimson field.
Official Motto: “Hear Me Roar!”
Unofficial Motto: “A Lannister pays his debts.”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover. The Colorado Kid
Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings, a father/son relationship, or someone in debt. Skipper: the Dog from the Sea
Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat. Or, read a book set in a circus.



◆ House Martell:
Sigil: A sun pierced by a golden spear.
Motto: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover.
Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships
or survives impossible odds. Alternatively, read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel. The Dead Zone
Option 3: Read a book set in space, that involves stars, or in which the protagonist
uses a weapon.



◆ House of Mormont:
Sigil: Bear.
Motto: “Here We Stand”
Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.
Option 2: Read a book with a bear on the cover or that deals with a zoo. Life of Pi
Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love.
Or read a book with a loyal hero or heroine. Eugene Onegin



◆ House Stark:
Sigil: A grey direwolf on an ice-white field.
Motto: “Winter is Coming”
Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover. The Diary of a Nobody
Option 2: Read a book set in winter, that involves snow, or in which a character
keeps an unusual pet. Elevation
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.



◆ House Targaryen:
Sigil: A three-headed dragon, red on black.
Motto: “Fire and Blood”
Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover. Bureaucrats How To Annoy Them!
Option 2: Read a book featuring a either a character in exile or a queen. Or, read a book
in which fire or blood plays a significant role.
Option 3: Read a book that involves a dragon, or a creature or person who is the last of
their kind (or very rare).




◆ House Tully:
Sigil: A leaping trout, silver, on a field of rippling blue and red.
Motto: “Family, Duty, Honor”
Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its
cover: red, blue, or silver. The Picture House by the Sea
Option 2: Read a book about family or about a protagonist who has to take
responsibility for their actions.
Option 3: Read a book involving fish or fishing, or read a book that takes place
primarily near water. The Last Lighthouse Keeper




◆ House Tyrell:
Sigil: A golden rose on a grass-green field.
Motto: “Growing Strong”
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
Option 2: Read a book in which a character comes of age or a character shows
significant growth. Mutants
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a
significant way.



◆ House Karstark:
Sigil: A white sunburst on black.
Motto: “The Sun of Winter”
Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover. Caraval
Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive. Kidnapped
Option 3: Read a books where a character changes his/her name or has a nickname. Soon I Will Be Invincible



◆ House Bolton:
Sigil: A red flayed man, hanging upside-down on a white X-shaped cross,
on a black background.
Motto: “Our Blades Are Sharp”
Option 1: Read a book with some pink on the cover or that is predominantly red. Portal of a Thousand Worlds
Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword / similar item. [bookr:Chronicle Of A Death Foretold|980114]
Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed. To Bedevil a Duke

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Sara Ⓥ wrote: "It took me ages but I've finally completed the challenge, YAY!
Thanks for the fun :)"

congratulations Sara!!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome Diane, Gabi & Sammy!

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Got stuck on some tricky letters, But I'm Finished!


Game of Thrones Reading Challenge
Duration: 9/1/15 - ???
Scavenger: 36/36
Spell-It-Out: 183/183


◆ House Arryn:
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately blue cover.
by J.A. Konrath 11/17/15
Option 2: Read a story featuring a member of the military
Trudge by Shawn Chesser 9/22/15
Option 3: Read a book in which a falcon or another bird of prey plays a significant role in the story. Bird shifters are fine, too!
Tricked by Kevin Hearne 9/10/15

◆ House Baratheon:
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately gold/yellow cover.
by Joe Abercrombie 12/31/15
Option 2: Read a story in which the protagonist is fighting against injustice.
Defending Angels by Mary Stanton 11/7/15
Option 3: Read a book about a king.
A Quest of Heroes by Morgan Rice 10/31/15

◆ House Bolton:
Option 1: Read a book that is predominantly red.
by Richelle Mead 2/25/16
Option 2: Read a book where someone fights with a blade / knife / sword
Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews 2/29/16
Option 3: Read a book where someone has a secret or where a secret is revealed.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 3/14/16

◆ House Greyjoy:
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately black cover.
by Neil Gaiman 12/15/15
Option 2: Read a book featuring pirates, ships, or the sea.
Steel by Carrie Vaughn 10/8/15
Option 3: Read a book that involves a kraken or another mythical creature.
Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb 11/29/15

◆ House Karstark:
Option 1: Read a book with a predominantly black and white cover.
by Chelsea Handler 2/26/16
Option 2: Read a book where a character is held captive.
Unbroken: A Memoir of a Tennis Star Who Survived as a Japanese Prisoner of War by Phillip Harman 3/5/16
Option 3: Read a books where a character has a nickname.
Fuzzy Navel by J.A. Konrath 8/3/16

◆ House Lannister:
Option 1: Read a book with a predominately red cover.
by Steven Saylor 12/15/15
Option 2: Read a book featuring siblings
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 9/9/15
Option 3: Read a book that involves a lion or other big cat.
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter 9/25/15

◆ House Martell:
Option 1: Read a book with an orange cover.
by J.R. Ward 10/2/15
Option 2: Read a book in which the protagonist overcomes great hardships or survives impossible odds.
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King 9/18/15
Option 3: Read a book in which the protagonist uses a weapon.
Underworld by Greg Cox 11/15/15

◆ House of Mormont:
Option 1: Read a book that has both green and black on the cover.
by James Dashner 11/9/16
Option 2: Read a book that deals with a zoo.
Animal Kingdom by Iain Rob Wright 1/9/16
Option 3: Read a book in which a main character suffers from unrequited love.
The Flood by David Sachs 11/12/15

◆ House Stark:
Option 1: Read a book with a grey or white cover.
by Chelsea Handler 11/4/15
Option 2: Read a book in which a character keeps an unusual pet.
A Demon Bound by Debra Dunbar 8/1/16
Option 3: Read a book featuring wolves or werewolves.
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge 10/6/15

◆ House Targaryen:
Option 1: Read a book that has both red and black on its cover.
by Marissa Meyer 11/20/15
Option 2: Read a book in which fire or blood plays a significant role.
Incarnation by Emma Cornwall 1/6/16
Option 3: Read a book that involves a person who is the last of their kind (or very rare).
Trapped by Kevin Hearne 10/27/15

◆ House Tully:
Option 1: Read a book that has at least two of these colors somewhere on its cover: red, blue, or silver.
by Marissa Meyer 12/8/15
Option 2: Read a book about a protagonist who has to take responsibility for their actions.
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 10/30/15
Option 3: Read a book that takes place primarily near water.
Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer 10/15/15

◆ House Tyrell:
Option 1: Read a book with a green cover.
by Ted Dekker 9/16/15
Option 2: Read a book in which a character shows significant growth.
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen 1/31/16
Option 3: Read a book involving trees, flowers, or another type of plant in a significant way.
The Ruins by Scott B. Smith 10/22/15





◆ House Arryn:
A Reign of Blood by Alexia Purdy 3/24/16
S The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan 5/5/16

H Hunted by Kevin Hearne 3/10/16
I The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu 3/21/16
G Grave Peril by Jim Butcher 4/21/16
H Blood Cross by Faith Hunter 2/12/16

A A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz 12/11/15
S Shadowland by Meg Cabot 1/28/16

H The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 12/29/15
O On the Edge by Ilona Andrews 9/4/15
N Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler 12/21/15
O One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 1/2/16
R Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead 1/25/16

◆ House Baratheon:
O Taking Chances by Ann Omasta 2/17/17
U Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane 1/28/17
R Rusty Nail by J.A. Konrath 2/10/16
S Little Brats: Taboo A-Z Volume 1 by Selena Kitt 8/20/16

I 2389: A Space Horror Novel by Iain Rob Wright 1/29/16
S Hot Knights and Fairy Tails: 16 Book Excite Spice Mega Bundle by Selena Kitt 11/29/15

T The Zombie Wilson Diaries by Timothy W. Long 12/9/15
H House of Blood by Bryan Smith 7/6/16
E The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson 1/23/16

F Fool Moon by Jim Butcher 10/13/15
U Uglies by Scott Westerfeld 6/22/16
R Storm Born by Richelle Mead 12/3/15
Y Blood Will Tell by Samantha Young 7/27/16

◆ House Bolton:
O Onyx Dragon by Terry Bolryder 8/12/17
U Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco 8/5/17
R Rogue by Rachel Vincent 4/7/17

B Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett 12/26/15
L Cloud Watcher by Lilith Saintcrow 2/19/16
A The Seven Whistlers by Amber Benson 4/11/16
D Dirty Martini by J.A. Konrath 6/15/16
E Black & Orange by Benjamin Kane Ethridge 3/18/16
S The Hunt by Susan Sizemore 6/13/16

A The Martian by Andy Weir 4/9/16
R Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells 5/24/16
E Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley 4/27/16

S Spectyr by Philippa Ballantine 8/11/16
H Darkhouse by Karina Halle 6/28/16
A At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost 5/1/16
R Stray by Rachel Vincent 6/9/16
P The First Patient by Michael Palmer 8/8/16

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

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◆ House Greyjoy:
W Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath 10/17/15
E Evangeline by E.A. Gottschalk 11/26/15

D The Dead Zone by Stephen King 3/4/16
O Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout 1/12/16

N Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler 6/3/16
O Sweet Magic Song by Olivia Hardin 6/7/16
T Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier 7/9/16

S Snared by Stefan Petrucha 3/6/16
O Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 2/4/16
W Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward 2/20/16

◆ House Karstark:
T Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge 6/21/17
H Her Own Devices by Shelley Adina 6/10/17
E The House of Grey - Volume 1 by Collin Earl 10/28/17

S Shameless by Lora Leigh 6/7/17
U Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson 2/1/18
N The Naughty List by Perrin Briar 3/23/18

O Old Dog, New Tricks by Hailey Edwards 11/9/17
F Southern Spirits by Angie Fox 10/23/17

W World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks 12/4/16
I Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews 3/8/17
N Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 3/19/18
T Three Wishes (aka: The Karma Beat) by Juli Alexander 3/14/17
E Henry, The Gaoler by A.W. Exley 10/6/17
R The Lost Slipper by Alexa Riley 11/30/16

◆ House Lannister:
H Happily Never After by Jeaniene Frost 8/27/16
E Hatshepsut's Collar by A.W. Exley 9/26/16
A We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews 8/26/16
R Frostbite by Richelle Mead 9/23/16

M The Mystic Wolves by Belinda Boring 11/2/15
E Evolution by Kelly Carrero 11/20/15

R Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 2/14/16
O Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz 10/13/16
A Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter 5/25/16
R Xoe: or Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! by Sara C. Roethle 6/30/16

A The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames 9/20/16

L Forbidden Pleasure by Lora Leigh 7/19/16
A Atlantis Riptide by Allie Burton 3/10/17
N Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill 2/19/18
N Negative Exposure by Lisa B. Thomas 12/9/17
I Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews 2/9/17
S Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder 1/24/17
T The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 1/31/17
E Escape by L.S. O'Dea 5/24/17
R Sins of the Demon by Diana Rowland 1/9/17

P Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 2/3/17
A Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews 4/24/17
Y Blood Past by Samantha Young 5/18/17
S Stepbrother Studs: Taboo A-Z Boxed Set Volume 1 by Selena Kitt 3/10/17

H Smoke Rising by Craig Halloran 9/1/16
I The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook 12/28/16
S Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates 10/6/16

D Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost 8/23/16
E Moseh's Staff by A.W. Exley 12/15/16
B Back to School Murder by Leslie Meier 8/30/16
T Zomblog by T.W. Brown 12/31/16
S Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 11/11/16

◆ House of Mormont:
H Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison 3/21/17
E Ella, The Slayer by A.W. Exley 9/12/17
R Deadly Magic by Elisabeth Crabtree 2/6/17
E Heir of the Dog by Hailey Edwards 7/7/17

W What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie 1/2/17
E Dog with a Bone by Hailey Edwards 7/1/17

S Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina 5/12/17
T Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison 6/3/17
A Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews 4/25/17
N Ruby Celeste and the Ghost Armada by Nicholas J. Ambrose 8/31/17
D A Murder Moist Foul by Carol Durand 7/11/17

◆ House Martell:
U Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson 6/1/18
N Eye of the Tempest by Nicole Peeler 6/16/18
B The Z Club by J.W. Bouchard 1/17/16
O Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin 4/6/17
W Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward 10/21/16
E Alice, the Player by A.W. Exley 12/20/17
D Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs 12/31/16

U Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill 9/1/18
N Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh 10/24/18
B Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates 3/28/16
E Lie Down with Dogs by Hailey Edwards 7/19/17
N Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander 6/29/18
T The Living And The Dead by Todd Travis 2/23/17

U Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson 7/16/18
N Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh 7/26/18
B Blood Memory: Season One, Episode One by Perrin Briar 7/11/16
R Riding Red by Alexa Riley 11/10/16
O One Flight Stand by Kim Linwood 8/18/17
K Cherry Bomb by J.A. Konrath 9/14/16
E Turbulence by Elaine Meece 12/17/17
N Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn 8/2/18

◆ House Stark:
W Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward 5/15/16
I Invisible by Lorena McCourtney 6/20/16
N Tempest's Legacy by Nicole Peeler 4/16/17
T Touch of the Demon by Diana Rowland 8/29/16
E Ever Shade by Alexia Purdy 1/18/17
R Secrets of the Demon by Diana Rowland 9/29/16

I The Peeling Omnibus by Iain Rob Wright 7/23/16
S Crush by Stefan Petrucha 9/6/16

C Congo by Michael Crichton 1/21/16
O On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle 11/21/16
M Cress by Marissa Meyer 4/3/16
I Slasher: the Escape of Richard Heinz by Iain Rob Wright 7/19/16
N Paint it Black by Nancy A. Collins 8/21/16
G The Sleepwalkers by J. Gabriel Gates 1/16/16

◆ House Targaryen:
F Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank 5/16/17
I Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead 3/4/17
R Finding Snow by Alexa Riley 12/19/16
E Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost 2/20/17

A Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames 1/14/17
N Natural Causes by Michael Palmer 5/20/17
D The Weight of Blood by David Dalglish 2/17/17

B Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates 10/26/16
L Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 4/14/17
O One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost 5/5/17
O The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver 4/19/17
D Gargoyle by Scarlett Dawn 4/25/17

◆ House Tully:
F First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost 10/9/16
A Beauty Sleeps by Alexa Riley 11/17/16
M Quarantined by Joe McKinney 12/13/16
I Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews 3/13/17
L Strange Candy by Laurell K. Hamilton 5/20/17
Y Shades of Blood by Samantha Young 9/11/17

D Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend by Victoria Laurie 4/9/17
U Until Jax by Aurora Rose Reynolds 5/22/18
T This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 3/29/17
Y You'll Understand When You're Dead by Michele Bardsley 5/3/18

H Hold 1 by Jayne Blue 3/31/17
O One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly 11/27/17
N Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 5/1/18
O Grumpy Old Wizards by John O'Riley 11/18/17
R Blood Promise by Richelle Mead 2/15/17

◆ House Tyrell:
G Geist by Philippa Ballantine 7/18/16
R Flip That Haunted House by Rose Pressey 12/9/16
O One Tequila by Tricia O'Malley 7/21/17
W A Whisper of a Butterfly by Jessica Gunter 2/6/16
I Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 1/5/17
N Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman 9/21/17
G Panic by K.R. Griffiths 10/31/16

S Doctor, Doctor by Selena Kitt 1/13/17
T Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison 8/31/17
R Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead 12/22/16
O Soul Thief by Jana Oliver 10/9/17
N Necroscope by Brian Lumley 10/25/17
G Genesis by Michaelbrent Collings 2/21/17