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Build-A-Monster (Formerly The October 2103 Reading Challenge)

Level: Igor's Evil Twin (5 books)
Tier: Spell-it-out challenge
G - Guido Brunetti, main character in
I -
A - Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
N -
T -
CHALLENGE LOST. Maybe I'll try it again...

Level: Megalomaniac Mastermind - Read 14+ books
READ: 21/21
Such Wicked Intent✔ to rob The Bone Bed✔ and use Grave Secrets✔ to create A Hoe Lot of Trouble✔ using Blood Rites✔ and Hearts of Smoke and Steam✔.






Temptation Rising✔ in a Split Second✔, the Highlander's Curse✔ is Too Hot to Handle✔ for the Firewalker✔ but that doesn't stop her from calling Secondhand Spirits✔ to the Little Shop of Homicide✔, as Guilty as Sin✔ Aunt Dimity and the Duke✔ are Hunted✔.










There's No Way Back✔ from The Terror✔, so What Doesn't Kill You✔ will make them Eternally Yours✔ at the Fall of Night✔.





CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Level: Sidekick of Doom - Read 2 - 4 books
Tier One: Build a Monster
READ: 0/4
1.

2.

3.

4.


Evil Genius - 11 books.
Duration: 10/01/13 - 11/01/13
Completed: 12/12
It was Ender's Game and it all began on 11/22/63. He created
Rebecca, Daughter of Smoke & Bone using The Graveyard Book and his ability of Grave Sight. Together they travelled to Doctor Sleep and they met The Twelve. But as Magic Burns unexpectedly, they became Fuse of Storm Front and Fool Moon and lived ever after in this ethereal form.














Completed: 4/12
I –
N –
V – Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale [10/02/13]
I –
S – STUFFY The Gremlins: The Lost Walt Disney Production, A Royal Air Force Story by Flight Lieutenant Roald Dahl [10/02/13]
I –
B – BANE The Midnight Heir [10/03/13]
I –
L –
I –
T – The Twits [10/04/13]
Y – TALLY YOUNGBLOOD Uglies [Reading]


Igor's Evil Twin - Read 5 - 7 books
Duration 10/1/2013 - 10/31/2013
The Witch's Daughter had hit a curse-making block so decided to head over to The House of Hades for research. There she met Antony and Cleopatra. They spent most of their time discussing how they had Ruled Britannia, when Cleo was part of the Seduction of Julius Caeser, and the last time they looked at their Reflections in the Nile. After listening, she decided that her curse needed a piece of their narcissism. She gathered some of their essence and returned home to Pompeii to complete her curse.
The Witch's Daughter 10/4/13
The House of Hades 10/18/13
Antony and Cleopatra 10/20/13
Ruled Britannia 10/28/13

Yes, you can. You can decided how difficult you want to make the challenge and the time frame you wish to complete it in. We'll be moving this one into the general challenge area after October is over. It was inspired by the season, but can definitely be done throughout the year because some of us evil geniuses need a little more time. ;)

Megalomaniac Mastermind - Read 14+ books
Spell-it-out challenge
18/18
Wings
W - Whose Bed Is It Anyway? by Natalie Anderson 10/06/13
I - Ilona Andrews - Fate's Edge (The Edge #3) 10/09/13
N - Brenda Novak - When Lightning Strikes (Whiskey Creek #1) 10/29/13
G - Grave Dance (Alex Craft #2) by Kalayna Price 10/10/13
S - The Strip (The Big Bad Wolf #2) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/25/13
Shape shifting
S - The Spell (The Big Bad Wolf #3) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/26/13
H - Hunter's Heart (Alpha Pack #4) by J.D. Tyler 10/02/13
A - Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Renegade (Rock Chick #4) 10/01/13
P - Kalayna Price - Once Bitten (Haven #1) 10/13/13
E - Enemy Mine (Alpha and Omega #2) by Aline Hunter 10/02/13
S - Stephanie Tyler - Hard to Hold (Hold Trilogy #1) 10/04/13
H - The Heat (The Big Bad Wolf #1) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/24/13
I - Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2) by Larissa Ione 10/19/13
F - The Firefighter's Secret Baby (Atlanta Heroes #4) by Anna DeStefano 10/15/13
T - Too Hot to Hold (Hold Trilogy #2) Stephanie Tyler 10/05/13
I - Judith Ivory - Sleeping Beauty 10/24/13
N - Brenda Novak - When We Touch (Whiskey Creek 0.5) 10/28/13
G - Julie Garwood - The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies #1) 10/12/13



















10/1/13~ Open for now
Level: Megalomaniac Mastermind - Read 14+ books
Tier 1: Body
Face:

Eyes:

Hair~

Nails~

Lips~

Tail~

Tier 2: Weapons, Skills, abilities, tools
1. Super Strength~

2. Relentlessness~

3. Projecting soul into another to take control of their body~

4. Fighting Skills~

5. Shapeshift~

6. Spirit Control~

7. M.C's Mind~

8. Vampire speed and strength~

9. Astral Projection~

10. Skill with Katana~

11. Skill with Guns/Knives~

12. Chainsaw~

Tier 3: Monster Story
Monster Name: Illyria
During the summer, I enlisted the help of theQueen of Hearts to begin research for my creation. The creature was to be deadly,and to have Curses and Smoke. The monster's had to have a need to feel Unfed all the time so that it will be a successful vicious creature. After all my creation will be used to bring about The Ruining of the kingdom that shunned me in The World Above. this monster will be The 5th Wave of my attacks against the kingdom. The sounds of screams and the fall of the kingdom will be the sweetest The Forever Song.








10/1/13 - 10/31/13
(Not sure I can finish in a month, but we'll see...)
Level: Igor's Evil Twin - 7 Books
Read: 4 of 7
The Painted Girls took Nineteen Minutes each to be created. Juliet needed a and Stardust to complete the Wild Magic and prove herself to The Winter King.






Build a Monster: Tier One - build a monster
10/1/13-10/31/13
Level: Sidekick of Doom (2-4 books)
Read: 0/4

I might join but I need to look at my October reading plan to see how I can work those books into this. I just had to stop in and say what an awesome and creative challenge this is!

Tier 1 - build a monster with covers
Sidekick of Doom - Read 2 - 4 books
Head:

Mouth:

Hand:

Back:


Tier 3
Duration: 10/1 - 10/31
Completed: 3/5
Let me take a moment to tell you My Story. I finished The Rosie Project well after midnight and crawled through The Passage to begin my trek home. As soon as I arrived I felt the exhaustion weighing me down. I knew that Doctor Sleep would visit me soon and I would sleep soundly until The Cuckoo's Calling awoke me once again and then my creation would come to life.
Books In Story:
✓ My Story 10/21/13
The Rosie Project (in progress)
✓ The Passage 10/11/13
Doctor Sleep (in progress)
✓ The Cuckoo's Calling 10/25/13




Body Parts
Head -

Body -

Arm -

Arm -

Legs -

F -
A -
N -
G -
S -
9/10






From October 1st to October 31st
Level: Megalomaniac Mastermind 5/15 books
Tier one: Body parts
Head: Dracula by Bram Stoker

Lips and neck: Need by Carrie Jones

Back: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Hair: Rapunzel Untangled by Cindy Bennet

Leg: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Tier Two: Powers
Healing: Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

Tier Three: Story
Diary of dr James Cooper, September 13th, 2013.
Today I realised just how wrong I’ve been. Who was I to struggle with the possiblity of
Infinity of human life? How dare I think of myself as Invincible, infallible, God-like? All I've managed to do is get myself Branded as a Forsaken soul, hidden beneath the Masque of the Red Death I butchered for myself playing with the lives of innocents in the name of science and greater good. I thought I was creating something Pure, something that would help me understand how to stop the disease, how to end the pain and purge the world of misery. But what I got was Something Strange and Deadly, something wicked, hollow and incapable of feeling. I've Ruined myself and the world with an abomination I dared to call a savior. May the God forgive me, for I cannot bring myself to kill it. I've killed enough and the only life I can be justified to take now (if I ever was justified to take a life before) is my own.
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Need by Carrie Jones
Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
Pure by Julianna Baggot
Ruined by Paula Morris
Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard









The night was Fifty Shades Darker and The Elites marched towards the king of the City of Glass. "Sir has The Selection been made for a creature within the Codex Angelicus spell book?" asked The Prince of the City of Ashes. "Yes, I have picked a dreadful French creature that will attack London and and give us what is ours back!" "Perfect" said the prince "Come back at twilight tomorrow and the battle will be ours!" "Je vais Vous Revoir demain!" waved the French prince as he marched away and allow the King to continue with his creature preparations.
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
The Selection by Kiera Cass
The Prince by Kiera Cass
The Elite by Kiera Cass
Vous Revoir by Marc Levy
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Codex Angelicus by Anne Robillard
Fifty SHades Darker by EL James









Face-

Eyes-

Skin-

Teeth-

Hands-

Wings-

I do realize its a weird butterfly/lizard/winged monster but whatever

Duration: 1st October - 31st October 2013
Level: Mad Scientist - Read 8 - 10 books
Tier 3
Completed: 10/10
On the night of All Hallows Moon, I sprinkled some Wander Dust over my final creation, who was destined to become the Prince of Wolves. I Slammed the gates open, unleashing my new pack and praying they wouldn't be Convicted. I knew I was Taking Chances, but I realised that Bold Tricks was the only way to solve the Murder in the South of France. Watching them sprint Through the Ever Night, I hoped they would succeed. After all, it's Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Read:
✔ - All Hallows Moon by S.M. Reine - 29th Oct '13 - ★★★★1/2
✔ - Wander Dust by Michelle Warren - 28th Oct '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ - Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis - 7th Oct '13 - ★
✔ - Slammed by Colleen Hoover - 5th Oct '13 - ★★★★
✔ - Convicted by Aleatha Romig - 18th Oct '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ - Taking Chances by Molly McAdams - 31st Oct '13 - ★
✔ - Bold Tricks by Karina Halle - 21st Oct '13 - ★★★★★+
✔ - Murder in the South of France by Susan Kiernan-Lewis - 3rd Oct '13 - ★
✔ - Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi - 25th Oct '13 - ★★★★★+
✔ - Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden - 10th Oct '13 - ★★★★

Build-A-Monster (The October Reading Challenge)
Duration: 10/1/2013 - 10/31/2013
Progress: 6 out of 6 (Igor's Evil Twin - Read 5 - 7 books)
Tier 1: Body
Face: Wonder by R.J. Palacio - *** - 10/1/2013
Neck: Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur - *** - 10/11/2013
Shoulder: Uncharted by Tracey Garvis-Graves - ***** - 10/2/2013
Back: Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - ***** - 10/6/2013
Arms: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich - ***** - 10/15/2013
Hair: Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow - **** - 10/21/2013







Level: Mad Scientist - Read 8 - 10 books
Duration: 1/10/2013 - 31/10/2013
1/10
C The Keeping Nicky Charles
L Burning up Flint by Laurann Dohner
A Enemy Mine by Aline Hunter
W Tempting Danger Eileen Wilks
S





F Falke's Peak by Madison Layle
A Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning (Adrienne)
N No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole
G Beauty Awakened by Gena Showalter
S Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon






Level: Mad Scientist - Read 8 - 10 books
Duration: 1/10/2013 - 31/10/2013
2/10
C The Keeping Nicky Charles
L Burning up Flint by Laurann Dohner
A Enemy Mine by Aline Hunter
W Tempting Danger Eileen Wilks
S





F
A Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning (Adrienne)
N No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole
G Beauty Awakened by Gena Showalter
S Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon






Level: Igor's Evil Twin
Word: Beast
B - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the pie
E - Heartless (Emily Fields as the character)
A - Divergent (Albert as the character)
S - Wanted (Sara Sheperd as the author)
T - To Kill a Mockingbird

Level: Mad Scientist - Read 8 - 10 books
Duration: 1/10/2013 - 31/10/2013
10/10
C
L
A
W
S





F
A
N
G
S





COMPLETED

Megalomaniac Mastermind - Read 14+ books
Spell-it-out challenge
18/18
Wings
W - Whose Bed Is It Anyway? by Natalie Anderson 10/06/13
I - Ilona Andrews - Fate's Edge (The Edge #3) 10/09/13
N - Brenda Novak - When Lightning Strikes (Whiskey Creek #1) 10/29/13
G - Grave Dance (Alex Craft #2) by Kalayna Price 10/10/13
S - The Strip (The Big Bad Wolf #2) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/25/13
Shape shifting
S - The Spell (The Big Bad Wolf #3) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/26/13
H - Hunter's Heart (Alpha Pack #4) by J.D. Tyler 10/02/13
A - Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Renegade (Rock Chick #4) 10/01/13
P - Kalayna Price - Once Bitten (Haven #1) 10/13/13
E - Enemy Mine (Alpha and Omega #2) by Aline Hunter 10/02/13
S - Stephanie Tyler - Hard to Hold (Hold Trilogy #1) 10/04/13
H - The Heat (The Big Bad Wolf #1) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/24/13
I - Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2) by Larissa Ione 10/19/13
F - The Firefighter's Secret Baby (Atlanta Heroes #4) by Anna DeStefano 10/15/13
T - Too Hot to Hold (Hold Trilogy #2) Stephanie Tyler 10/05/13
I - Judith Ivory - Sleeping Beauty 10/24/13
N - Brenda Novak - When We Touch (Whiskey Creek 0.5) 10/28/13
G - Julie Garwood - The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies #1) 10/12/13




















Sorry, one of my books was in French, so I had to add a french line :P

Tier: Spell-it-out challenge
C- Clockwork Angel (Finished: 10/3/14)
L- awrence Paper Aeroplanes (Finished: 10/25/14)
A- The Almond Tree (Finished: 10/3/14)
W- ill Herondale Clockwork Prince (10/29/14)
S- Sinner (Finished 10/12/14)
Finished Challenge: 10/29/14
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This Halloween don your mad scientist lab coat and Build-A-Monster. Using books, piece together your unique creation. Yes, technically it doesn't need to be a monster, any supernatural creature you wish to create/invent will do. (This challenge was inspired by Mary's ingenious Build-A-Body challenge.)
This challenge has three tiers from which you can pick, mix, or combine. You can choose one tier or do all three. It's up to you to decide.:
Tier One - For this tier, you actually build the monster using book covers. You can make this portion of the challenge as easy or as challenging as you wish, depending on how many body parts you want to use. For instance, if you wanted to make this as hard as possible, you may want to look for two separate eyes, a mouth, a head, hair, a torso, a shoulder, a neck, a back, legs, two hands, arms, and feet (or even a nose and ears if you can find them). If you want something a bit easier, however, you can look for just those unique parts (fangs, wings, skin, etc.) that you want. The point is, it's all up to you! You're the mad scientist. (Examples listed below)
Note: Look for book covers predominantly featuring the body parts you're after. For instance, the cover for Bitter Night below has arms on it, but they don't draw your eyes the way the arms on Leaving Paradise's cover do. Also, remember that all of the body parts below are optional. Mix & match, pick & choose, but remember to be creative and have fun.
Tier Two - For this tier, you may pick and choose what skills, abilities, tools, weapons, etc you want your monster to have. Just select books for which the characters have the traits you're looking for. (Examples listed below)
Tier Three - For this tier, create a story about how your creature came into being. Was it actually created by a mad scientist, a fluke of nature, a curse, or something else? Use book titles to fill in the gaps. (Example listed below)
Possible Alternative: For those of you who are die hard Spell-it-out challenge fans, you may, if you so wish, create your monsters using the spell-it-out challenge method. Using the first letter in the book's title (if the book starts with 'the', 'a', 'an', etc, you may use the first letter in the second word of the title), the first letter of an author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick name, you may spell out what unique body parts, tools, powers, etc your monster has like fangs, fur, brooms, spell book, wands, etc. (Example listed below.)
Levels of Play:
Sidekick of Doom - Read 2 - 4 books
Igor's Evil Twin - Read 5 - 7 books
Mad Scientist - Read 8 - 10 books
Evil Genius - Read 11 - 13 books
Megalomaniac Mastermind - Read 14+ books
Duration: The month of October, but as this one will be moved to the regular challenges after October, you can opt to set your a goal for yourself that better suits your reading ability/speed and set a different deadline.
Tips & Suggestions:
- Listopia is a great place to find books for this challenge. There are many different lists devoted to body parts like hands, feet, legs, eyes, etc.
- Take it a step further by dressing your monster in a monster inspired outfit. You can search for covers with articles of clothing you'd like your monster to wear.
- Want to name your monster? Go ahead! Come up with a fun and unique name and tell us why you chose it.
- If you want an extra challenge, try to find two eyes, hands, feet, arms, shoulders, and legs. You can even look for a right & left of each!
Here are some example book covers to get you brainstorming:
Fangs/Teeth:
Eyes:
Skin/Fur (Think marks, color, texture, etc):
Nails/Hands:
Tails:
Wings:
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/10...
Miscellaneous items:
(heart) (~neck~) (tongue) (ears)
Please Note: If you read a book in one language, you may use a foreign cover if it suits your purpose better. For example, you may wish to use this one:
In place of this one or eyes:
Powers:
(Healing)
(Controlling the weather)
(shape shifting)
(Electricity)
Instruments/Tools:
Example of a story:
It was A Dark and Stormy Night. The night sky lit up like there were A Thousand Splendid Suns blinking on and off. That's when I saw The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She looked at me and said, "I put a Dark Curse on you. You will be Dead Until Dark, a Dead Witch Walking. Never to walk In Broad Daylight again. It will seem a World Without End. You will have A Hunger Like No Other and You Just Can't Get Enough.
Example of a Spell-it-out challenge:
F - Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz
A - Hank Adams, a character in Indelible by Karin Slaughter
N - Nadia Lake, a character in Replica by Jenna Black
G - The Good Sister by Wendy Corsi Staub
S - What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries