October - Paranormal Creatures Challenge

[Lys]

It's a month of spooky and supernatural things.

This month, your challenge will be to read books that feature different supernatual/paranormal creatures.

Books do not double count. Feel free to mix and match between the lists if you like.

Centaur
Mermaid
Ghosts or spirits
Dragon
Vampire
Zombie
Werewolf/ Shifters
Faerie
Unicorn
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster
Demons/Angels/ Dieties


If you're not a paranormal/fantasy fan, here's an alternate adventure for you:

- A centaur or a mermaid is a book that combines two distinct genres.
- Ghosts are books written in the past - "classics" from over a century ago.
- Dragons are proud books - the highly anticipated blockbusters and bestsellers.
- Vampires are books that fell into obscurity for a while but came back in a wave of popularity.
- Zombies are similar to vampires, but are less "sexy" and "mainstream" versions.
- Werewolves are violent books with surprising plot twists.
- Faeries are essentially magical and beautiful. They're flighty and light, but have very good prose.
- Unicorns are rare. They are treasured, unexpected things, like books that have under 1000 ratings, or a new ARC that you are excited to experience.
- Spellcasters are compelling. They DEMAND to be read to the exclusion of all else. And thus, must be read completely before anything else is started or finished.
- Demons and angels are guilty pleasures and required reading. Something for school OR something that you know you shouldn't read /right now/ but you do.

4 - Easy
7- Medium
11 - Hard


Have fun everyone! Feel free to plan now, but don't being reading until October 01!

I wanted to add that variations are at your own discretion. I think a Rusalka is a fine mermaid, for instance.

[Sannie]

This sounds awesome! I like the 'non paranormal' aspect of it! I like how it actually makes perfect sense. Well done!

[Lys]

Thanks! I was kinda proud of it :). I even read books with most of those creatures, but I might do the alternate because it seems more fun.

[[deleted user]]

October - Paranormal Creatures Challenge
01.10.13-31.10.13
12/11 Level Hard

Books do not double count.

1)Centaur
2)Mermaid
✔3)Ghosts or spirits--The Haunting of Hill House 10.10.13
✔4)Dragon--The Eyes of the Dragon 07.11.13
✔5)Vampire--Club Dead 07.11.13
6)Zombie
7)Werewolf/ Shifters
8)Faerie
9)Unicorn
10)Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster
11)Demons/Angels/ Dieties






If you're not a paranormal fan, here's an alternate adventure for you:

✔1) A centaur or a mermaid is a book that combines two distinct genres.
✔2) Ghosts are books written in the past - "classics" from over a century ago. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror 29.10.13
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
✔3) Dragons are proud books - the highly anticipated blockbusters and bestsellers.The Great Gatsby 02.11.13
✔4) Vampires are books that fell into obscurity for a while but came back in a wave of popularity. the psychopath test 02.10.13
✔5) Zombies are similar to vampires, but are less "sexy" and "mainstream" versions.The Collector 28.10.13
✔6) Werewolves are violent books with surprising plot twists. Battle Royale 08.10.13
✔7) Faeries are essentially magical and beautiful. They're flighty and light, but have very good prose.The Reptile Room 25.10.13
8) Unicorns are rare. They are treasured, unexpected things, like books that have under 1000 ratings, or a new ARC that you are excited to experience.
✔9)Spellcasters are compelling. They DEMAND to be read to the exclusion of all else. And thus, must be read completely before anything else is started or finished. Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers 04.10.13
✔10) Demons and angels are guilty pleasures and required reading. Something for school OR something that you know you shouldn't read /right now/ but you do. The Hunger Games 03.10.13

[[deleted user]]

Alyssia, can i do half and half or a mix of them? i know i won't be reading a book with mermaids or unicorns but i have some with werewolves and vampires, i have a ton of "classics"...so, could i do this?

[Lys]

Delmy =^.^= wrote: "Alyssia, can i do half and half or a mix of them? i know i won't be reading a book with mermaids or unicorns but i have some with werewolves and vampires, i have a ton of "classics"...so, could i d..."

Yeah, go for it.
I think I will do that too! ;D good idea.

[[deleted user]]

Alyssia wrote: "Delmy =^.^= wrote: "Alyssia, can i do half and half or a mix of them? i know i won't be reading a book with mermaids or unicorns but i have some with werewolves and vampires, i have a ton of "..."

excellent, thanks! :)

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Delmy =^.^= wrote: "Alyssia, can i do half and half or a mix of them? i know i won't be reading a book with mermaids or unicorns but i have some with werewolves and vampires, i have a ton of "classics"...so, could i d..."

That sounds like a cool idea. I will have to do that. I will post later with my picks.

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

SHUT UP & READ October - Paranormal Creatures Challenge



Level Medium
Completed 7/7



Dragon
Dead Sexy Dragon 10/6 3stars
The Sweetest Dark 10/11 4stars

Vampire
Kissing Coffins 10/14 3stars

Zombie
Warm Bodies 10/27 3stars

Werewolf/ Shifters
Visions of Heat 10/31 4stars


Unicorn(rare or ARC)
The Iron Traitor 10/20 5stars

Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster
Songstone 10/27 4stars

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Misty wrote: "Sorry if this sounds stupid but is there a way to sign up for this and post what your goal is? Thank you I am new to the group so I am still learning. :)"

Copy the challenge info from above and paste in the comment box. Include what level you want to do. You can always copy what someone else has posted. I hope this helps.

[Lys]

Misty wrote: "Sorry if this sounds stupid but is there a way to sign up for this and post what your goal is? Thank you I am new to the group so I am still learning. :)"

What Leigh said. You just post here, and keep track of your progress. It's just for fun :)

[Lys]

Centaur - Triangles
Mermaid - But I Love Him
Ghosts or spirits - Lost Prince
Dragon - Knife of Never Letting Go
Vampire - Blood Rites
Werewolf/ Shifters - Slave to Sensation
Faerie - Iron's Prophecy
Unicorn - Iron Traitor
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster - Spell Checkers
Demons/Angels/ Dieties - Like Fire Through Bone

10/11

No zombies :(

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Alyssia, if a category has more than one category in it , can we read a book for each thing listed or two in the same category?

Example: Witch/Wizard/Spelllcaster
A book for each of those listed above?

[Lys]

Leigh wrote: "Alyssia, if a category has more than one category in it , can we read a book for each thing listed or two in the same category?

Example: Witch/Wizard/Spelllcaster
A book for each of those listed a..."

I was mostly trying to cover my bases with some common synonyms.

[Robin]

October's Paranormal Creature Challenge

This month, your challenge will be to read books that feature different supernatural/paranormal creatures.

Books do not double count. Feel free to mix and match between the lists if you like.

Centaur - 13 October 2013
The Lightning Thief, 5 STARS, re-read
Mermaid - 06 October 2013
A Mermaid's Kiss, 3 STARS
Ghosts or spirits - 09 - 10 October 2013
Shaman King, Vol. 1: A Shaman in Tokyo (V. 1-5), 4 STARS
Dragon - 05 October 2013
Dragon Actually, 4 STARS
Vampire - 04 October 2013
No Rest for the Wicked, 4 STARS
Zombie - 07 October 2013
The Iron Duke, 4 STARS
Werewolf/ Shifters - 04 October 2013
The Beast in Him, 4 STARS
Faerie - 31 October 2013
Between Two Thorns, , 3 STARS
Unicorn - 27 October 2013
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 5 STARS, re-read
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster - 03 October 2013
Secondhand Spirits, 3 1/2 STARS
Demons/Angels/Dieties - 11 October 2013
The House of Hades, 5 STARS

11/11

[Sheri, Bookworm]

For some reason most of my books this month were contemporary non-paranormal. Oh well, I still got 6 :)

Werewolf/ Shifters


Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster


Faerie

[Nour]

*crieeeesss* Can't do it because of school :( I WANT TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *criesssss***

Have I ever said before how much I love october and paranormal stuff? :(

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

A centaur or a mermaid is a book that combines two distinct genres. What does this mean?

[Robin]

A centaur and a mermaid are half humanoid and half animal (horse & fish), so if you read a book that is say fantasy & mystery, that would qualify. Or at least that is what I took from it, but I could be wrong Leigh. I guess wait for Alyssia to clarify.

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Robin wrote: "A centaur and a mermaid are half humanoid and half animal (horse & fish), so if you read a book that is say fantasy & mystery, that would qualify. Or at least that is what I took from it, but I co..."

That's what I was thinking but wanted clarification.

[Lys]

Yep. Crossovers. Books with several genres. :)

[Mandy]

October's Paranormal Creature Challenge

7 read - medium level completed as of Oct. 31

Centaur - The Sea of Monsters 10/28 ***
Mermaid - Of Poseidon 10/6 ***
Ghosts or spirits - If I Stay
Dragon (highly anticipated) - Allegiant 10/31 ****
Vampire - Vampire Academy 10/16 **
Zombie - Warm Bodies 10/7 ****
Werewolf/Shifters - Solace and Grief
Faerie - Shadowfell
Unicorn - The Last Unicorn
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster (demands to be read) Scarlet 10/20 ***** re-read
Demons/Angels/Deities - The Lightning Thief 10/15 ***

- A centaur is a book that combines two distinct genres.
- Ghosts are books written in the past - "classics" from over a century ago.
- Dragons are proud books - the highly anticipated blockbusters and bestsellers.
- Werewolves are violent books with surprising plot twists.
- Faeries are essentially magical and beautiful. They're flighty and light, but have very good prose.
- Unicorns are rare. They are treasured, unexpected things, like books that have under 1000 ratings, or a new ARC that you are excited to experience.
- Spellcasters are compelling. They DEMAND to be read to the exclusion of all else. And thus, must be read completely before anything else is started or finished.
- Demons and angels are guilty pleasures and required reading. Something for school OR something that you know you shouldn't read /right now/ but you do.

[Lys]

Mandy wrote: "This sounds fun! I'll edit this as I figure out which books to read :) Also- does faeries include fae? (I'm still figuring out what that part of the fantasy genre means lol) Like the otherworldly c..."

yep - faeries - fae, fairy, sprite, sometimes elves (depends on who you're talking to), pixies, etc.

[Rebecka]

Yay! Love me some paranormal creatures. Going for hard.
5/11

Centaur

Mermaid
Forgive My Fins finished 10/24

Ghosts or spirits
Second Grave on the Left finished 10/20

Dragon
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Vampire
Lover Awakened finished 10/15

Zombie
Alice in Zombieland Finished 10/13

Werewolf/ Shifters
Linger

Faerie
The Highlander's Touch finished 10/3

Unicorn

Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster
Dead Witch Walking

Demons/Angels/ Dieties
The Darkest Night

[Belkis]

Sounds awesome, loving all of the options! SO many possibilities. Great job putting together such an interesting challenge. I'm so very much in. Will post my selections as I have them :)

Level 14/14 - Hard

Combines two distinct genres 10/24 ***3 stars
Mermaid 10/7 ***3 stars
Ghosts/spirits 10/2 ****4 stars
Dragon 10/17 ****4 stars
Vampire 10/10 ***3 stars
Vampire 10/19 ****4 stars
Sexy/Mainstream 10/8 ****4 stars
Werewolf/Shifters 10/14 ****4 stars
Werewolf/Shifters 10/13 ****4 stars
Faerie 10/28 ***3 stars
Rare/Treasured/Unexpected 10/16 *****5 stars
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster 10/5 *****5 stars
Demons/Angels/Dieties 10/12 ****4 stars
Demons/Angels/Dieties 10/18 ****4 stars

[Lys]

Belkis wrote: "Sounds awesome, loving all of the options! SO many possibilities. Great job putting together such an interesting challenge. I'm so very much in. Will post my selections as I have them :)

Level 0/1..."

Awesome!
Glad you like it :)

[Itanbi]

Wow with so many books to choose from i am having hard time to decide which i should pick!! Excited to get this challenge started.

Completed: 0/11

Centaur:

Mermaid:

Ghosts or spirits:

Dragon:

Vampire:

Zombie:

Werewolf/ Shifters:

Faerie:

Unicorn:

Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster:

Demons/Angels/Dieties:

- A centaur or a mermaid is a book that combines two distinct genres.
- Ghosts are books written in the past - "classics" from over a century ago.
- Dragons are proud books - the highly anticipated blockbusters and bestsellers.
- Vampires are books that fell into obscurity for a while but came back in a wave of popularity.
- Zombies are similar to vampires, but are less "sexy" and "mainstream" versions.
- Werewolves are violent books with surprising plot twists.
- Faeries are essentially magical and beautiful. They're flighty and light, but have very good prose.
- Unicorns are rare. They are treasured, unexpected things, like books that have under 1000 ratings, or a new ARC that you are excited to experience.
- Spellcasters are compelling. They DEMAND to be read to the exclusion of all else. And thus, must be read completely before anything else is started or finished.
- Demons and angels are guilty pleasures and required reading. Something for school OR something that you know you shouldn't read /right now/ but you do.

[Tracey]

Challenge Level: Easy
Books Read: 4/4
COMPLETED


Centaur
Mermaid Wake
Ghosts or spirits
Dragon
Vampire Shadow Kiss
Zombie
Werewolf/ Shifters
Faerie Crown of Midnight
Unicorn
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster The Bitter Kingdom
Demons/Angels/ Dieties


Wake

[Jennifer]

October - Paranormal Creatures Challenge (Alternate Mix and Match)
Level: Hard, Completed 11/11

Two Genres-Through the Ever Night (10/02/13)
Two Genres-Such a Pretty Fat (10/18/13)
Ghosts/Spirits-Crown of Midnight(10/17/13)
Blockbusters/Bestsellers-Allegiant (10/28/13)
Vampire-The Queen of the Damned (10/13/13)
Zombie-Z (10/08/13)
Shifters-Fire in the Darkness (10/23/13)
Faerie-Darkness of Light (10/21/13)
Rare/Treasured/Unexpected-Maybe Fate (10/11/13)
Compelling-Seduced in the Dark (10/04/13)
Guilty Pleasures-Epilogue (10/05/13)

]

[Bobbie]

I'm going for easy this month:

Completed 4/4 Completed 10/27

Mermaid: Undead and Underwater 10/22

Vampire: Vampire Vacation 10/9

Unicorn: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 10/27

Werewolf/ Shifters: No Rest for the Wicked 10/15

[Tracy]

October - Paranormal Creatures Challenge
Easy 3/4

Centaur
Mermaid
Ghosts or spirits-Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine-read 10/30
Dragon
Vampire-Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine-read 10/10
Zombie-Shadows by Ilsa J. Bick-read 10/26
Werewolf/ Shifters
Faerie-Desert Tales: A Wicked Lovely Companion Novel by Melissa Marr-read 11/7
Unicorn
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster
Demons/Angels/ Dieties

[Diana S]

October 2013 - Paranormal Creatures Challenge
Books Read: 4

Centaur
Mermaid
Ghosts or spirits
Mrs God: A Novel by Peter Straub (10/19/13)
Dragon
Vampire
Zombie
Werewolf/ Shifters
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (10/7/13)
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce (10/12/13)
Faerie
Unicorn
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire (10/26/13)
Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine (10/28/13)
Demons/Angels/ Dieties

Oh, Those Creatures

[Carol]

I'm in.


Centaur - Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl - Read 02/10/13
Fantasy & Mystery - Jasper Fforde Lost in a good book - read 08/10/13
Ghosts or spirits - J K Rowling Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets - Read 14/10/13
Dragon - Rick Riordan Lost Hero
Vampire - Karen Chance Touch the dark
Zombie - David Moody Autumn - Read 15/10/13
Werewolf/ Shifters - Kelley Armstrong Stolen
Faerie - Eoin Colfer The Artic Incident
Unicorn - J K Rowling Harry Potter and the philsopher's stone - Read 11/10/13
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster - Kim Harrison Every which way but dead
Demons/Angels/Dieties - Rick Riordan Sea of Monsters

Read 5/11

[Sannie]

Do not know if I will have time for this due to school, yet I am reading some classics for school, so maybe I can do the easy one :) Will post as I go along!

Good luck everybody!

[Brittney]

OO this sounds fun!!

Centaur
Ghosts or spirits - The Graveyard Book
Vampire - The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Zombie - The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Werewolf/ Shifters
Faerie
Unicorn
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster - The Devouring
Demons/Angels/ Dieties - The Collector and Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

[Amy (DemonKittie)]

I am in. Will chose books later.

Think I decided to go for easy.

Ghosts or Spirits - The Bone Season
Vampires - Dead Ever After
Zombies -

[UFantasy_Gobbler]

This looks very fun, I'll start with the easy version and if inspiration hit on 3 more categories I may go towards the medium version

Ghosts or spirits
Second Grave on the Left– Darynda Jones – Charley Davidson 02 ★★★★


Vampire
Half-Blood –Jennifer L. Armentrout – Covenant 01 ★★


Werewolf/ Shifters
Raven Cursed– Faith Hunter – Jena Yellowrock 04


Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster
Grave Peril - Jennifer L Armentrout – Dresden Files 03

[Tracey]

completed on the easy level in message 29 :)

[Elizabeth]

Centaur
Mermaid
Ghosts or spirits - Anna Karenina (finished 10/4/13)
Dragon - The Indigo King (finished 10/3/13)
Vampire
Zombie - The Detective (finished 10/15/13)
Werewolf/ Shifters
Faerie
Unicorn
Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster - The Necromancer (finished 10/11/13)
Demons/Angels/ Deities

[Bobbie]

Completed Message #31 Yahoo!

thank you

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Congrats Tracey and Bobbie!

[Belkis]

All done. Was able to complete 14 read total. Updated message #26 :)

[Jennifer]

Completed level hard in message #30.

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Congrats Jennifer and Belkis!

[Lys]

I finished, but I didn't read any zombies books. I read a lot of doubles :D.
Oh well. Medium. /sigh

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Congrats Alyssia!

[Robin]

Finally finished up on message 16. I had fun, thanx again. Just one more book to go for the Scavenger Hunt Challenge, which I think I will finish tonight.

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

Congrats Robin!

[Leigh, ⚔️ Wonder Woman ⚔️]

SHUT UP & READ October - Paranormal Creatures Challenge



Level Medium
Completed 7/7



Dragon
Dead Sexy Dragon 10/6 3stars
The Sweetest Dark 10/11 4stars

Vampire
Kissing Coffins 10/14 3stars

Zombie
Warm Bodies 10/27 3stars

Werewolf/ Shifters
Visions of Heat 10/31 4stars


Unicorn(rare or ARC)
The Iron Traitor 10/20 5stars

Witch/Wizard/Spellcaster
Songstone 10/27 4stars

[Robin]

Thanx Leigh & congrats yourself!