12 Months of Halloween Reading Challenge

[Athina]

Theme #4:Trick or Treat
Let your inner child on the loose in a trick or treat spell-it-out challenge. Suggestions: the perfect costume, the sweets, the pranks, the kind neighbor, the scary one.

Monster Collector ► 21+ books
Duration: 10/01/13 - 09/30/14
Completed Books: 30/41 73%

COSTUMES
W – What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything [01/25/14]
I – The Ironwood Tree [04/03/14]
T – The Twits [10/04/13]
C – Chamber Music [01/22/14]
H –
Completed 4/5
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V – Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale [10/02/13]
A – Annabel [04/23/14]
M – The Midnight Heir [10/03/13]
P – Pretties [03/04/14]
I – Doctor Who: Inferno [Reading]
R – The Rise of the Hotel Dumort [12/20/13]
E – Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction [08/20/14]
Completed 6/7
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Z - Zom-B [12/22/13]
O - Doctor Who: Only Human [6/30/14]
M - The Mist [5/12/14]
B - Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas [12/22/13]
I -
E -
Completed 4/6


CANDIES
S – The Stranger [01/18/14]
N – Doctor Who: Nuclear Time [01/29/14]
I –
C – Cut the Lights [02/05/14]
K – The Kingdom [07/07/14]
E –
R – The Reptile Room [04/27/14]
S – Saving Raphael Santiago [01/20/14]
Completed 6/8
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L – Legacy Lost [01/12/14]
M – The Miserable Mill [6/12/14]
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N – The Nameless City [6/14/14]
D – Disney's Storybook Collection [05/08/14]
J – Jake and the Other Girl [08/06/14]
O –
Y –
Completed 5/9
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M - My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams [07/22/14]
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U - Uglies [10/18/13]
N - Nothing O'Clock [08/13/14]
D - Dress Your Marines in White [6/30/14]
S - The Seeing Stone [04/03/14]
Completed 5/6

[Juana "Darkness"]

I'm in. Can all the themes be SPELL it outs?

[Jamie]

Start Date 10/6/2013
Level: Monster Collector

Completed 0/21

[Lisa Kay]

FOFLMBO! over pic in Post #89, Ash.

[Lisa Kay]

Juana "Darkness" wrote: "I'm in. Can all the themes be SPELL it outs?"

Yes.

[Lisa Kay]

Welcome, everyone to the party. Too many of you to list!

Snacks for everyone!

[Barb]

Very cute boonanas, LK :)

[Lisa Kay]

LOL! Thanks, Barb. Did you see the Mashed BOO-tatoes I posted in my spot for the Halloween R-a-T? ♥Mashed BOO-tatoes♥

[Barb]

I did, they're very cute too :)

[Juana "Darkness"]

Thanks for clearing that up a little Lisa Kay :)

[Lisa Kay]

Sure, Juana. ☺

[Lisa Kay]

I like these, too. (Deviled eggs.) Can't think of a clever name, though.

[Jojobean]

I am soooo in!
12 Months of Halloween
10/6/13~10/5/14
Monster Collector ► 21+ books

Themes:

Theme #1:Classic Horror

Theme #2:Masters of Horror and Fantastic

Theme #3:Samhain

Theme #4:Trick or Treat
G~ by Gail Carriger~ 1/20/14
R~ by Amelia Atwater Rhodes~ 2/8/14
I~ by Alice Hoffman~ 11/24/13
M~ by Miranda Twiss~ 1/6/14

R~ by Amelia Atwater Rhodes ~ 2/28/14
E~ ~ 10/8/13
A~ by Terry Deary ~ 12/28/13
P~ by Josin L. McQuein~ 1/16/14
E~ ~ 10/19/13
R~ ~ 10/24/13

Theme #5:Face your Fears
1. by Anna Collomore~ 3/26/14~ mental illness
2. ~ by Michael Northrop~ 6/12/14~ being stranded somewhere especially in water
3. by Rick Yancey~ 9/18/14~ aliens

Theme #6:Hallow Places

Theme #7:Halloween Party – a Spell-it-Out challenge
E~ ~ by Eva Vanrell~ 8/18/14
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B~ ~ 10/13/13
A~ ~ by Amanda Maciel 6/7/14
L~ by Siobhan Vivian~ 1/31/14
L~ by Tracy Lynn~ 10/4/14

S~ By Darren Shan~ 2/2/14
A~ by D.C. Armstrong~ 3/5/14
L~ ~ by Lucy Christopher, 10/11/14
A~ by Amanda Grace~ 3/19/14
D~ by Terry Deary ~ 12/28/13

Theme #8:Supernatural Creatures
1. Zombies~ ~ 10/6/13
2. Zombies~ ~ 10/9/13
3. Gods and Monsters~ by Kelly Keaton~ 11/16/13
4. Zombies~ by Darren Shan~ 4/15/14
5. Vampires~ by Julie Kagawa~ 5/11/14
6. Harpies~ ~ by Justina Ireland~ 6/1/14
7. Zombies~ ~ by Kirsty McKay~7/15/14
8. Ghosts~ ~ by Susan Vaught~ 8/28/14
9. Shape shifters, vampires and witches~ ~ by Amelia Atwater Rhodes~ 9/6/14


Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt
1. by Terry Deary ~ 12/30/13~ Red Cover
2. by Terry Deary ~ 12/31/13~ Red cover
3. by Colleen Oakes~ 2/16/14~ Red Cover

Theme #10:Special Abilities
1. ~ 11/6/13~ projecting soul into another body
2. by Michelle Zink~ 1/11/14~ voodoo witch
3. by D.E.L. Conner~ 2/21/14~ projecting spirit into an animal
4. by Doug Dillon~ 3/12/14~ magic and time travel
5. ~ by Cassandra Clare~ 6/8/14~ shapeshift into another person

[Eni]

those look like brains.. inside a skull.. that was opened in half O_O

[Sonia]

I think those were pumpkins Eni.

[Alma]

12 Months of Halloween Reading Challenge
Duration: 7th October '13 - 6th October 2014
Level: Monster Collector 21+ books

Completed: 56/21+

Theme #4:Trick or Treat

✔ M - Leo: Leo 1 by Mia Sheridan - 21st Nov '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ A - Across the Universe by Beth Revis - 13th Dec '13 - ★★★★
✔ L - Legacy by C.J. Daugherty - 9th Nov '13 - ★★★★1/2
✔ T - Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden - 10th Oct '13 - ★★★★
✔ E - Everneath by Brodi Ashton - 18th Nov '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ S - Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder - 8th Dec '13 - ★★
✔ E - Evermore by Alyson Noel - 24th Jan '14 - ★★
✔ R - Convicted by Aleatha Romig - 18th Oct '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ S - Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec - 5th Dec '13 - ★★★

Theme #5:Face your Fears
(I am going to spell out "Claustrophobia" - I can't bring my self to read a book about being buried alive... *shudders*)

✔ C - Fall From Grace by Christine Zolendz - 9th Dec '13 - ★★1/2
✔ L - The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan - 26th Jan '14 - ★★★★★
✔ A - Time Change Book One: The Jump by Alex Myers - 30th Dec '13 - ★★
✔ U - Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger - 29th Dec '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ S - Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce - 4th Jan '14 - ★★★
✔ T - Tempt the Stars by Karen Chance - 20th Dec '13 - ★★★★1/2
✔ R - Trinity: Military War Dog by Ronie Kendig - 7th Jan '14 - ★★★★
✔ O - Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan - 17th Feb '14 - ★1/2
✔ P - Still Life With Murder by P.B. Ryan - 21st Feb '14 - ★★★★
✔ H - Love, In English by Karina Halle - 24th Apr '14 - ★★★★★+
✔ O - Rock Hard by Olivia Cunning - 9th Mar '14 - ★★
✔ B - The Bell Between Worlds by Ian Johnstone - 20th Jan '14 - ★★★★
✔ I - Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy - 26th Dec '13 - ★1/2
✔ A - Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee - 9th Jan '14 - ★★★1/2


Theme #7:Halloween Party – a Spell-it-Out challenge

✔ B - Bold Tricks by Karina Halle - 21st Oct '13 - ★★★★★+
✔ O - Once upon a Christmas by Sarah Morgan - 22nd Dec '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ N - Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh - 16th Dec '13 - ★★★
✔ F - Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin - 14th Nov '13 - ★★★★★
✔ I - Invisible by Cecily Paterson - 27th Oct '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ R - Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi - 25th Oct '13 - ★★★★★+
✔ E - The Better to Bite by Cynthia Eden - 1st Feb '14 - ★★★★

Theme #8:Supernatural Creatures

Vampires
✔ - Kindred by Erica Stevens - 16th Nov '13 - ★★★
✔ - Into the Vampire City by Phil Tucker - 26th Feb '14 - ★1/2
✔ - Evernight by Claudia Gray - 20th Mar '14 - ★★★
✔ - Glass Houses by Rachel Caine - 17th Apr '14 - ★★★1/2

Werewolves/Shifters:
✔ - Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis - 7th Oct '13 - ★
✔ - All Hallows Moon by S.M. Reine - 29th Oct '13 - ★★★★1/2
✔ - Long Night Moon by S.M. Reine - 16th Feb '14 - ★★★★

Angels, Demons etc.
✔ - Angelfall by Susan Ee - 3rd Nov '13 - ★★★★★+
✔ - The Devil's Metal by Karina Halle - 6th Nov '13 - ★★★★1/2
✔ - World After by Susan Ee - 24th Nov '13 - ★★★★★+
✔ - The Devil's Reprise by Karina Halle - 2nd Dec '13 - ★★★★★
✔ - Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - 15th Mar '14 - ★★★★
✔ - Betrayed by Carly Fall - 20th Apr '14 - ★★★

Ghosts, spirits etc.
✔ - Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle - 6th Feb '14 - ★★★★★+
✔ - Nevermore by Kelly Creagh - 27th Mar '14 - ★★★★★+

Witches, warlocks, mages etc.
✔ - Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky - 20th Nov '13 - ★★★★

Zombies, walkers, undead etc
✔ - Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon - 29th Jan '14 - ★★★1/2
✔ - Donners of the Dead by Karina Halle - 17th Mar '14 - ★★★★

Fae, Faeries etc
✔ - Gateway to Faerie by M.D. Bowden - 30th Jan '14 - ★

Most of the above:
✔ - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 13th Nov '13 - ★★1/2
✔ - Death's Hand by S.M. Reine - 23rd Feb '14 - ★★

Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt

Black, Orange or Red Covers:
✔ - Joe is Online by Chris Wimpress - 24th Oct '13 - ★★★
✔ - All I Want for Christmas is You by Lisa Mondello - 6th Dec '13 - ★★
✔ - Any Red-Blooded Girl by Maggy Bloom - 30th Mar '14 - ★1/2



Theme #10:Special Abilities

✔ - Wander Dust by Michelle Warren - Time Travel - 28th Oct '13 - ★★★1/2
✔ - Ink by Amanda Sun - Magic - 12th Jan '14 - ★★★1/2

[Lisa Kay]

Eni wrote: "those look like brains.. inside a skull.. that was opened in half O_O"

LMBO! You have Halloween gore on your brain, Eni!

[Steven]

Lisa Kay, those boo-treats are awesome ideas... going to make the boonanas and pumpkin things for a party at the end of the month :D

[Lisa Kay]

Sounds like fun, Steven.

Did you see this one? It was in the CookBook thread:

This isn't in the back of any book, but I found it on Pinterest last year and just love it. Both mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. Clever.

♥Mashed BOO-tatoes♥

[Steven]

I did see that one... it's really adorable! Just won't work for a finger food party hahaha... but some people are insanely clever!!!

[Eni]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Eni wrote: "those look like brains.. inside a skull.. that was opened in half O_O"

LMBO! You have Halloween gore on your brain, Eni!"

i'm sorry :( 2 many zombie books/movies/tv shows :(

[Jennifer]

Duration: 10/81/13 - 10/07/14
Level: Monster Collector- 21+ Books

Theme #1:Classic Horror
Read classic horror books like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or Bran Stoker’s Dracula. Or, you can choose the modern revamp of old classics like Pride, Prejudice and zombies. Or books that are based on Classic Horror books like Alice in Zombieland.

Theme #2:Masters of Horror and Fantastic
Read a book from a master of horror and Fantastic like Stephen King or Dean Koontz, or if you prefer a more lighter approach, like Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratcher.
1) American Gods - Neil Gaiman ✔

Theme #3:Samhain
Read a book that focus on Celtic/Gaelic traditions like Beltane, Samhain or other rituals, or somehow fit the meaning of Samhain

Theme #4:Trick or Treat (Costume)
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Theme #5:Face your Fears
Read books about things that scary you - urban legends, ghost stories, spiders, spider webs, murders, even elevators or planes, is all about your fears.

Theme #6:Hallow Places
For this option, is all about the setting - Cemeteries, dark forest, haunted house, the asylum, Dracula's Castle

Theme #7:Halloween Party – (Decoration)
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Theme #8:Supernatural Creatures

Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt
The Halloween Tree - Ray Bradbury ✔


Theme #10:Special Abilities

[Paige]

Start date: 10/9/2013
Vampire Slayer

Theme 1 Classic Horror


Theme 2 Masters of Horror and Fantastic


Theme 3 - Samhain

Theme 4: Spell It Out
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Theme 5 - Face Your Fears



Theme 6 - Hallow places



Theme 7 Halloween Party
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Theme 8 Supernatural Creatures

Theme 9 Halloween Cover Hunt

Theme 10 Special Abilities



Wicked excited about this challenge!

[ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)]

12 Months of Halloween
Duration: One year from start
Start Date: October 1, 2013
Level: Vampire Slayer (11 to 15 books)

(view spoiler)[Rules & How to:

►Read as many books as you like that matched the themes listed below
► For spell-it-outs: use 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.
► When choosing books to fit a theme, it all depends on the reader's interpretation - it can be book concept, settings, cover or title. (hide spoiler)]

Theme #1:Classic Horror
Read classic horror books like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or Bran Stoker’s Dracula. Or, you can choose the modern revamp of old classics like Pride, Prejudice and zombies. Or books that are based on Classic Horror books like Alice in Zombieland.

Theme #2:Masters of Horror and Fantastic
Read a book from a master of horror and Fantastic like Stephen King or Dean Koontz, or if you prefer a more lighter approach, like Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratcher.

Theme #3:Samhain
Read a book that focus on Celtic/Gaelic traditions like Beltane, Samhain or other rituals, or somehow fit the meaning of Samhain
(view spoiler)[Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. Most commonly it is held on 31 October – 1 November, or halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.

It was the time when cattle were brought back down from the summer pastures and when livestock were slaughtered for the winter. In much of the Gaelic world, bonfires were lit and there were rituals involving them. People and their livestock would often walk between two bonfires as a cleansing ritual, and the bones of slaughtered livestock were cast into its flames.

Samhain (like Beltane) was seen as a time when the "door" to the Otherworld opened enough for the souls of the dead, and other beings, to come into our world.
Feasts were had, at which the souls of dead kin were beckoned to attend and a place set at the table for them. It has thus been likened to a festival of the dead. (hide spoiler)]

People also took steps to protect themselves from harmful spirits, which is thought to have led to the custom of guising. Divination was also done at Samhain.

Theme #4:Trick or Treat
Let your inner child on the loose in a trick or treat spell-it-out challenge. Suggestions: the perfect costume, the sweets, the pranks, the kind neighbor, the scary one. Surprise us.
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Theme #5:Face your Fears
Read books about things that scary you - urban legends, ghost stories, spiders, spider webs, murders, even elevators or planes, is all about your fears. Clowns, spiders, witnessing a crime, fire, robbery, overdue library fines, death of a loved one, child going missing, pet going missing.

Theme #6:Hallow Places
For this option, is all about the setting - Cemeteries, dark forest, haunted house, the asylum, Dracula's Castle

Theme #7:Halloween Party – a Spell-it-Out challenge
Use your imagination to create the perfect party item: the beverages, the food, the decorations, the theme, the music
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Theme #8:Supernatural Creatures
The title is self explanatory, read a book that has witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, zombie, ghosts, spirits, poltergeist, anything counts.

Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt
Read books with covers matching Halloween colors - black, orange, red - or Halloween themes - pumpkins, skulls, etc.

Theme #10:Special Abilities
Read books with characters with special abilities - fire power, magical powers, sensing the dead, premonitions, etc.

[Tricia]

I'm signing up for this! I'm reading to start it off!

[Lisa Kay]

Welcome to the challenge, Jennifer, Paige, Teresa, and Tricia!

[Reggie]

I'm in, definitely. This is my kind of challenge. :)

Dates: 10/23/2013 - 10/22/14
Level: Vampire Slayer ► 11 to 15 books


Theme #1:Classic Horror
Read classic horror books like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or Bran Stoker’s Dracula. Or, you can choose the modern revamp of old classics like Pride, Prejudice and zombies. Or books that are based on Classic Horror books like Alice in Zombieland.


Theme #2:Masters of Horror and Fantastic
Read a book from a master of horror and Fantastic like Stephen King or Dean Koontz, or if you prefer a more lighter approach, like Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchet.


Theme #3:Samhain
Read a book that focus on Celtic/Gaelic traditions like Beltane, Samhain or other rituals, or somehow fit the meaning of Samhain


Theme #4:Trick or Treat
Let your inner child on the loose in a trick or treat spell-it-out challenge. Suggestions: the perfect costume, the sweets, the pranks, the kind neighbor, the scary one. Surprise us.


Theme #5:Face your Fears
Read books about things that scary you - urban legends, ghost stories, spiders, spider webs, murders, even elevators or planes, is all about your fears.


Theme #6:Hallow Places
For this option, is all about the setting - Cemeteries, dark forest, haunted house, the asylum, Dracula's Castle


Theme #7:Halloween Party – a Spell-it-Out challenge
Use your imagination to create the perfect party item: the beverages, the food, the decorations, the theme, the music.


Theme #8:Supernatural Creatures
The title is self explanatory, read a book that has witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, zombie, ghosts, spirits, poltergeist, anything counts.

1. The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton Finished 11/3/14 (werewolves, vampires, etc)
2. Soulless by Christopher Golden Finished 1/21/14 (zombies)
3. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Finished 3/5/14 (vampires, magic beasts)




Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt
Read books with covers matching Halloween colors - black, orange, red - or Halloween themes - pumpkins, skulls, etc.


#10:Special Abilities
Read books with characters with special abilities - fire power, magical powers, sensing the dead, premonitions, etc.

[Ashley Reading Stewardess]

I love Halloween! By far one of my favorite holidays, the costumes, the decorations, the parties and the horror movies. Definitely joining this challenge!

Going for Monster Collector (21+ books)

Theme #1: Classic Horror

-Alice in Zombieland by Nickolas Cook

Theme #2: Masters of Horror and Fantastic

-The Shining by Stephen King
-Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
-11/22/63 by Stephen King

Theme #3: Samhain

Theme #4: Trick or Treat

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Theme #5: Face Your Fears

Theme #6: Hallow Places

Theme#7: Halloween Party

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Theme #8: Supernatural Creatures

Theme #9: Halloween Cover Hunt

Theme #10: Special Abilities

- A Beautiful Fate by Cat Mann

[Lisa Kay]

Welcome, Morgan and Ashley!

[Deedee]

I know this books fits:
Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt
"Books with cover Halloween colors - black"

but I'm wondering if it fits:
Theme #3:Samhain

The first line of the goodreads description says:

Isolated on the moors of northern England, the town of Moonwell has remained faithful to their Druid traditions and kept their old rituals alive.

(I am getting ready to begin reading.) I'm thinking yes because it is set in England and has Druid traditions.

[Lisa Kay]

I would think so, Deedee.

[AndaM]

Reading Challenges > 12 Months of Halloween Reading Challenge

Duration: 10/01/13 - 09/30/14
Level: Monster Collector- 21+ Books
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Theme #4:Trick or Treat (Costume)
V - Vicki Lewis Thompson - A Werewolf in Manhattan (Wild About You #1) 11/14/13
A - All Hallows Heartbreaker (My Immortal Knight #1) by Delilah Devlin 10/13/13
M - Moon Awakening (Children of the Moon #1) by Lucy Monroe 11/26/13
P - The Penalty Box (New York Blades #4) by Deirdre Martin 10/30/13
I - Judith Ivory - Sleeping Beauty 10/24/13
R - Rock Chick Renegade (Rock Chick #4) by Kristen Ashley 10/01/13
E - Edge of Danger (T-FLAC #8) by Cherry Adair 11/20/13


Theme #5:Face your Fears
Read books about things that scary you - urban legends, ghost stories, spiders, spider webs, murders, even elevators or planes, is all about your fears.
1. Grave Dance (Alex Craft #2) by Kalayna Price 10/10/13


Theme #6:Hallow Places
For this option, is all about the setting - Cemeteries, dark forest, haunted house, the asylum, Dracula's Castle
1. Grave Memory (Alex Craft #3) by Kalayna Price 10/17/13


Theme #7:Halloween Party – (Decoration)
S: The Strip (The Big Bad Wolf #2) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/25/13
P: Once Bitten (Haven #1) by Kalayna Price 10/13/13
I: Immortal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #2) by Larissa Ione 10/19/13
D: Dark Secret (Dark #15) by Christine Feehan 10/22/13
E: Ellen Connor - Nightfall (Dark Age Dawning #1) 11/22/13
R: Rock Chick Revenge (Rock Chick #5) by Kristen Ashley 11/06/13

W: Whose Bed Is It Anyway? by Natalie Anderson 10/06/13
E: Enclave (Razorland #1) by Ann Aguirre 11/27/13
B: Brenda Novak - When We Touch (Whiskey Creek 0.5) 10/28/13
S: Stephanie Tyler - Hard to Hold (Hold Trilogy #1) 10/04/13


Theme #8:Supernatural Creatures
1. Hunter's Heart (Alpha Pack #4) by J.D. Tyler 10/02/13
2. Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires #6) by Chloe Neill 11/23/13
3. Moon Craving (Children of the Moon #2) by Lucy Monroe 11/26/13


Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt
Read books with covers matching Halloween colors - black, orange, red - or Halloween themes - pumpkins, skulls, etc.
1. Too Hot to Hold (Hold Trilogy #2) by Stephanie Tyler 10/05/13
2. The Heat (The Big Bad Wolf #1) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/24/13
3. The Spell (The Big Bad Wolf #3) by Heather Killough-Walden 10/26/13


Theme #10:Special Abilities
1. Fate's Edge (The Edge #3) by Ilona Andrews 10/09/13
2. The Hunt (The Big Bad Wolf #4) by Heather Killough-Walden 11/04/13
3. Magic Rises (Kate Daniels #6) by Ilona Andrews 11/24/13

[Lisa Kay]

Woohoo, AndaM!

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[Jessica]

12 Months of Halloween
1/1/14-12/31/14
Monster Collector: 21+ books

4/21+

Theme One: Classic Horror
1. In a Glass Darkly
2. Frankenstein
3. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Theme Two: Masters of Horror and Fantastic
1. The Gunslinger by Stephen KingFINISHED 1/28/14
2. The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
3. The Waste Lands by Stephen King

Theme Three: Samhain

Theme Four: Trick or Treat
M- Mike Mignola-Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism: A Novella
I- Irène Némirovsky-Suite Française
C-Child 44
H-Hollow City
A-Anchee Min-Becoming Madame Mao
E-Elizabeth Kostova-The Historian
L-Little, Big

M- China Miéville-The Scar
Y- Yangsze Choo-The Ghost Bride
E-Ernest Cline-Ready Player One
R- Jiang Rong-Wolf Totem
S- Stardust FINISHED 1/25/14

Theme Five: Face your Fears

Theme Six: Hallow Places-
1. The Graveyard Book

Theme Seven: Halloween Party
C- China Miéville-Embassytown
A- American Gods FINISHED 1/3/14
U- Under the Never Sky
L- Loki
D- Deborah Harkness-A Discovery of Witches
R- The Rook
O- The Orphan Master's Son
N- The Night Circus

Theme Eight: Supernatural Creatures
1. Interview With The Vampire
2. The Golem and the Jinni
3. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Theme Nine: Halloween Cover Hunt

Theme Ten: Special Abilities
1. City of Bones FINISHED 1/13/14
2. The Bone Season

[Celeste]

I'm in for this one :) my aim is to read one Halloween themed book a month that match the above criteria.
My reading level being Vampire Slayer

Start Date: January 8th 2014
End Date: January 8th 2015


12 Months of Halloween Reading Challenge

Theme #1 Classic Horror

1. Tales and Poems - Edgar Allan Poe COMPLETED 22/2
2. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson COMPLETED 9/2


Theme #2 Masters of Horror

1. Joyland - Stephen King COMPLETED 23/2
2. Heat-Shaped Box -Joe Hill COMPLETED 7/7
3. The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Stories - H.P. Lovecraft COMPLETED 26/5


Theme #3 Samhain Traditions

1. The Ritual - Adam Nevill COMPLETED 16/9
2. Dark Witch - Nora Roberts COMPLETED 11/10
3. Deadly Harvest - Heather Graham COMPLETED 8/10


Theme #4 Trick or Treat - Spell it out
Halloween Costume of a Black Cat

B. Breath of Frost - Alyxandra Harvey COMPLETED 7/1
L. Locke and Key VOL 1 Welcome to Lovecraft - Joe Hill COMPLETED 9/1
A. The Mummy/Rasmus the Damned- Anne Rice COMPLETED 27/3
C. Control - Lydia Kang COMPLETED 9/2 Read for a Read-A-Long
K. The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova COMPLETED 23/8

C. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins COMPLETED 23/2
A. Tale of the Body Thief - Anne Rice COMPLETED 18/2
T. Game of Thrones - G.Martin COMPLETED 16/2 Read for a Read-A-Long


Theme #5 Face your Fears

1. Frature - Megan Miranda (Drowning) - COMPLETED 17/10
2. Jisatsu Circle - Furuya Usamaru (Suicide) COMPLETED 31/7
3. Stuck On You - Jasper Bark COMPLETED 15/9

Theme #6 Hallow Place

1. Locke and Key VOL2 Headgames - Joe Hill COMPLETED 11/2
2. Locke and Key VOL3 Crown of Shadows - Joe Hill COMPLETED 13/3
3. Locke and Key VOL4 Keys to the Kingdom - Joe Hill COMPLETED 15/3
4. The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey COMPLETED 14/10
5. The Master of Rampling Gate - Anne Rice 24/9
6. Deadly Night - Heather Graham COMPLETED 3/1



Theme #7 Create the Perfect Party - Spell it out

Whats a party with out a Poison in the food

P. Pupa VOL 1,2 - Motegi Sayaka COMPLETED 29/12 and 23/12
O. Panic - Lauren Oliver COMPLETED 31/3
I. Warm Bodies - Issac Marion COMPELTED 13/12
S. Angelfall - Susan Ee COMPLETED 29/7
O. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman COMPLETED 6/6
N. A Midsummers Night Dream - William Shakespeare COMPLETED 25/5

Theme #8 Supernatural Creatures

1. Bloody Kiss VOL 1 - Kazuko Furumiya COMPLETED 7/4
2. Bloody Kiss VOL 2 - Kazuko Furumiya COMPLETED 10/4
3. Fabelhaven - Brandon Mull COMPLETED 26/7
4. Wolf Hunting - Louise Elliott COMPLETED 9/7
5. Renegade - Erica Stevens COMPLETED 24/8
6. Refugee - Erica Stevens COMPLETED
7. Prince of Wolves - Quinn Loftis COMPLETED 25/7
8 Memnoch the Devil - Anne Rice COMPLETED 10/12



Theme #9 Halloween Cover Hunt

1. The End Of Summer - J. Tonzelli COMPLETED 21/4
2. Captured - Erica Stevens COMPLETED 29/7
3. A Job From Hell - Jayde Scott COMPLETED 29/10


Theme #10 Special Abilities

1. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow - Jessica Day George COMPLETED 8/9

[Sonia]

Welcome to the challenge Celeste! :)

[Lisa Kay]

Yes, welcome, Celeste!

[Kristie]

Hmmm...I don't see my original post, so I probably forgot to sign up for the challenge. I am cruising right along though! lol Here's an update! :)

12 Months of Halloween Reading Challenge **COMPLETED**

Level: Monster Collector!
Duration: 10/11/13 - 10/10/14
Completed: 21/21+

Theme #1: Classic Horror
Read classic horror books like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or Bran Stoker’s Dracula. Or, you can choose the modern revamp of old classics like Pride, Prejudice and zombies. Or books that are based on Classic Horror books like Alice in Zombieland.

Theme #2: Masters of Horror and Fantastic
Stardust by Neil Gaiman 1/21/14

Theme #3: Samhain
Read a book that focus on Celtic/Gaelic traditions like Beltane, Samhain or other rituals, or somehow fit the meaning of Samhain.
A Christmas Carol 12/29/13

Theme #4: Trick or Treat
Let your inner child on the loose in a trick or treat spell-it-out challenge. Suggestions: the perfect costume, the sweets, the pranks, the kind neighbor, the scary one. Surprise us.
M - My Story by Marilyn Monroe 10/21/13
O - The Opposite of Maybe by Maddie Dawson 5/24/14
N - Neil: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman 3/20/14
S - Storm Front by Jim Butcher 1/29/14
T - A Test of Mettle by Kevin Hearne 3/24/14
E - Emma: Tangled by Emma Chase 3/27/14
R - Rowling: The Cuckoo's Calling by J. K. Rowling, pseudonym Robert Galbraith 10/25/14
S - Simsion: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 2/27/14

Theme #5: Face your Fears
Read books about things that scare you - urban legends, ghost stories, spiders, spider webs, murders, even elevators or planes, is all about your fears.
The Twelve 12/2/13

Theme #6: Hallow Places
For this option, is all about the setting - Cemeteries, dark forest, haunted house, the asylum, Dracula's Castle
The Graveyard Book 11/27/13

Theme #7: Halloween Party – a Spell-it-Out challenge
Use your imagination to create the perfect party item: the beverages, the food, the decorations, the theme, the music
Bobbing for:
A - Allie: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh 6/2/14
P - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 1/5/14
P - Prodigy by Marie Lu 2/14/14
L - Legend by Marie Lu 1/2/14
E - Emma: Tangled Extra Scenes by Emma Chase 3/28/14
S - The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan 5/20/14

Theme #8: Supernatural Creatures
The title is self explanatory, read a book that has witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, zombie, ghosts, spirits, poltergeist, anything counts.
The Passage 10/11/13

Theme #9: Halloween Cover Hunt
Read books with covers matching Halloween colors - black, orange, red - or Halloween themes - pumpkins, skulls, etc.
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 12/29/13

Theme #10: Special Abilities
Read books with characters with special abilities - fire power, magical powers, sensing the dead, premonitions, etc.
Neverwhere 12/16/13

[Sonia]

Welcome to the challenge Kristie.

I didn't find your post either, which reminds me, it would be good to have a link for the comments. Will take care of that :o)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Participant list with links added to message #1

If I forgot anyone, or the link isn't working properly, please let me know.

~Sonia

[Kristie]

Thanks, Sonia!

[Anna]

I forgot about this challenge. May I start it now?

[Sonia]

Sure thing! Welcome to the fun

[Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}]

Monster Collector

Duration: February 25 2014 to February 25th 2015 August 18, 2014

Themes Completed: 10/10
Books Read: 36

✔Theme #1:Classic Horror
The Black Spider 5 stars out of 5

1/1


✔Theme #2:Masters of Horror and Fantastic
Four Past Midnight 5 stars out of 5
1/1


✔Theme #3:Samhain

The Pagan Mysteries of Halloween: Celebrating the Dark Half of the Year 4 stars out of 5

1/1

✔Theme #4:Trick or Treat

C The Crow: City of Angels 4 out of 5 stars
A A Living Nightmare four stars out of five
N Not Vanishing 4 stars out of 5
D Desperation 5 stars out of 5
Y Your Heart Belongs to Me 2 stars out of 5
A The Awakening and The Struggle 2 stars out of 5
P Pet Sematary 5 stars out of 5.
P Parasite 5 stars out of 5
L Legend 3 stars out of 5
E Every You, Every Me 3.5 stars out of 5

10/10

✔Theme #5:Face your Fears
Rose Madder 5 stars out of 5 stars
Skin 4 out of 5 stars

2/2

✔Theme #6:Hallow Places
The Ruins 5 out of 5 stars
Seeds of Yesterday 3 out of 5 stars

2/2

✔Theme #7:Halloween Party

C The Clockwork Scarab 3 stars out of 5
A All That Remains 3 stars out of 5
U Undine 4 stars out of 5
L Less Than Zero 5 stars out of 5
D Death Rounds 3.5 stars out of 5
R Relic 5 stars out of 5
O The Other Life 3 stars out of 5
N Night Pleasures 2 stars out of 5

8/8

✔Theme #8:Supernatural Creatures
The Defectors 3 stars out of 5
The Horror Movie Survival Guide 3 stars out of 5
Interview With The Vampire 5 stars out of 5
The Fallen: A Novel 4 out of 5 stars
Home 5 stars out of 5

5/5

✔Theme #9:Halloween Cover Hunt
The Inhuman Condition 5 stars out of 5
The Best Horror of the Year Volume One 5 stars out of 5
Reign of the Dead 3 out of 5 stars
Forbidden Research 1 star out of 5

4/4

✔Theme #10:Special Abilities
Insomnia 5 stars out of 5
The White Forest 5 stars out of 5

2/2

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge, Rabbit {HBIC}!

[Celeste]

Edgar Allan Poe would he come under Theme #1 Classic Horror?

And would his Poems and Tales be accepted for this challenge?

[Sonia]

Celeste wrote: "Edgar Allan Poe would he come under Theme #1 Classic Horror?

Yes, Poe is definitely a master of horror.

And would his Poems and Tales be accepted for this challenge?"
Of course :o)

[Celeste]

Sonia wrote: "Celeste wrote: "Edgar Allan Poe would he come under Theme #1 Classic Horror?

Yes, Poe is definitely a master of horror.

And would his Poems and Tales be accepted for this challenge?"
Of course..."

Awesome that's great news :)

[Barb]

Finished:

12 MONTHS OF HALLOWEEN, 10/1 - 9/30/14


THEME #4: TRICK OR TREAT SPELL-IT-OUT
COSTUME: CHARLIE BROWN'S GHOST - COMPLETED 10/22
✓ C - Crazy in Paradise, by Deborah Brown, finished 10/15
✓ H - author Carolyn G. Hart - Death on Demand (Death on Demand #1), finished 10/6
✓ A - As I Close My Eyes (Breaking Fate #1), by Sarah DiCello, finished 10/5
✓ R - A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, finished 10/18
✓ L - Life's a Beach Then You Die, by Falafel Jones, finished 10/7
✓ I - If You Can't Stand the Heat (Poppy Markham #1), by Robin Allen, finished 10/11
✓ E - Edited for Death (Amy Hobbes #1), by Michele Drier, finished 10/11

✓ B - Bring on the Blessings, by Beverly Jenkins, finished 10/5
✓ R - author Rick Dewhurst - The Good Book Club (Jane Sunday #1), finished 10/2
✓ O - Oolong Dead (Tea Shop #10), by Laura Childs, finished 10/6
✓ W - The Whole Enchilada (Goldy Schulz #17), by Diane Mott Davidson, finished 10/4
✓ N - author Nancy Jill Thames - Murder In Half Moon Bay (Jillian Bradley #1), finished 10/17
✓ S - State of the Onion (White House Chef #1), by Julie Hyzy, finished 10/3

✓ G - author John Grisham - The Litigators
✓ H - The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, by Daniel Stashower, finished 10/8
✓ O - The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, finished 10/22
✓ S - Stargazey Point, by Shelley Nobel, finished 10/4
✓ T - Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine #1), by Heather Webber, finished 10/7

         

       


TREAT: REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS - COMPLETED 3/22
✓ R - Rigged For Murder (Windjammer #1), by Jennifer LeClair, finished 10/21
✓ E - author J.T. Ellison & Catherine Coulter - The Final Cut (A Brit in the FBI #1), finished 10/29
✓ E - author Elizabeth J Duncan - A Killer's Christmas in Wales (Penny Brannigan #3), finished 12/14
✓ S - author Daniel Suarez - Daemon (Daemon #1), finished 10/4
✓ E - character Edward - The Trinity Six, by Charles Cummings, finished 12/15
✓ S - author Shirley Rousseau Murphy - Cat on the Edge (Joe Grey #1), finished 10/12

✓ P - author Kin Platt - The Screwball King Murder, finished 10/8
✓ E - author Edie Claire - Never Neck at Niagara (Leigh Koslow #3.5), finished 12/25
✓ A - author Meredith Allard - Her Dear and Loving Husband (Loving Husband #1), finished 10/12
✓ N - A Novel Way to Die (Black Cat Bookshop #2), by Ali Brandon, finished 10/19
✓ U - Unlucky, by Jana DeLeon, finished 11/4
✓ T - author Maggie Toussaint - In for a Penny (Cleopatra Jones #1), finished 10/12

✓ B - author Bonnie S. Calhoun - Cooking the Books (Sloane Templeton #1), finished 10/28
✓ U - Under Construction (Cartel #1), by Summer Ellis, finished 11/19
✓ T - author Nancy Thayer - A Nantucket Christmas, finished 11/17
✓ T - author John Tayman - The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai, finished 12/10
✓ E - author Emilie Richards - Let There Be Suspects ((Ministry is Murder #2), finished 1/12
✓ R - The Right Wrong Number, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 10/29

✓ C - Christmas Carol Murder (Lucy Stone #20), by Leslie Meier, finished 10/15
✓ U - Uggie: My Story, by Uggie, finished 3/22
✓ P - author Paige Shelton - If Fried Chicken Could Fly (Country Cooking School #1), finished 11/17
✓ S - Stranded (Ivy Malone #4), by Lorena McCourtney, finished 10/16

         

         

 


THEME #7: HALLOWEEN PARTY SPELL-IT-OUT
THEME: HAUNTED HOUSE - COMPLETED 3/3
✓ H - Halfway, by Stephanie Void, finished 11/10
✓ A - author Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10), finished 10/14
✓ U - Unbound (Booklover’s #2), by Julie Kaewert, finished 12/10
✓ N - No Game for a Dame (Maggie Sullivan #1), by M. Ruth Myers, finished 10/25
✓ T - Till the Cows Come Home (Stella Crown #1), by Judy Clemens, finished 11/26
✓ E - author Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1), finished 10/26
✓ D - The Dead Man's Knock (Dr. Gideon Fell #19), by John Dickson Carr, finished 10/8

✓ H - The Highly Effective Detective (Highly Effective Detective #1), by Rick Yancey, finished 11/11
✓ O - One Imperfect Christmas, by Myra Johnson, finished 12/17
✓ U - Unexpected Secret Agents, by Theresa E. Moore, finished 3/3
✓ S - Starry Night, by Debbie Macomber, finished 11/9
✓ E - Effected Intent, by Alan Ross, finished 11/22

         

 


SONG: MONSTER MASH - COMPLETED 12/16
✓ M - author Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini - The Bughouse Affair (Carpenter & Quincannon #1), finished 10/30
✓ O - character Old Hermit Qiangba - Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet, by Xinran, finished 12/16
✓ N - author Nageeba Davis - Artful Dodger (Maggie Kean Mis-Adventure #1), finished 11/7
✓ S - character Sam - Acapella Blues, by Robert Bucchianeri, finished 11/15
✓ T - Thistle and Twigg (Thistle & Twigg #1), by Mary Saums, finished 11/21
✓ E - author Emilie Richards - Blessed Is The Busybody (Ministry is Murder #1), finished 11/15
✓ R - author Ron Irwin - Flat Water Tuesday, finished 11/5

✓ M - author Brad Meltzer - The Zero Game, finished 11/20
✓ A - author Alice Kimberly - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Haunted Bookshop #1), finished 10/24
✓ S - author S.J. Parris - Heresy (Giordano Bruno #1), finished 12/6
✓ H - Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, finished 11/13

          


DRINKS: HOT APPLE CIDER - COMPLETED 12/31/13
✓ H - author Jack Higgins - Thunder Point (Sean Dillon #2), finished 11/26
✓ O - character Logan O'Donnell - Candlelight Christmas (Lakeshore Chronicles #10), by Susan Wiggs, finished 12/19
✓ T - author Adriana Trigiani - The Supreme Macaroni Company (Valentine #3), finished 12/12

✓ A - author Amy Sue Nathan - The Glass Wives, finished 11/9
✓ P - author Peter Mayle - The Vintage Caper (Sam Levitt #1), finished 11/19
✓ P - character Precious Ramotswe - The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #14), by Alexander McCall Smith, finished 11/27
✓ L - author Laura Childs - Gilt Trip (Scrapbooking Mystery #11), finished 11/2
✓ E - character Elizabeth - Thursdays at Eight, by Debbie Macomber, finished 12/26

✓ C - Cleopatra's Daughter, by Michelle Moran, finished 11/23
✓ I - Infinite Sacrifice (Infinite #1), by L.E. Waters, finished 10/31/13
✓ D - Defending Jacob, by William Landay, finished 11/1
✓ E - Emily's Gold, by Randy Talley, finished 12/31
✓ R - author Nora Roberts - The Next Always (Inn Boonsboro #1), finished 11/8

         

  


THEME #9:HALLOWEEN COVER HUNT
Read books with covers matching Halloween colors (black, orange, red) or Halloween themes (pumpkins, skulls, etc.)
I'll see how many of these I can find in the next year :)

1. Flesh of the God (Lieutenant Bak #7), by Lauren Haney, finished 10/9


2. Water (Akasha #1), by Terra Harmony, finished 10/10


3. The Sudoku Murder (Katie McDonald #1), by Shelley Freydont, finished 10/30


4. Alone (D.D. Warren #1), by Lisa Gardner, finished 10/31


5. Shift (ChronoShift #1), by Zack Mason, finished 11/29



***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/22 *****

[Lisa Kay]

Woohoo! Congrats, Barb!

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