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January Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 2/2
COLOR: White cover
✔ITEM #1: Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy (m.c. is a living skeleton) 1/20
✔ITEM #2: Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs (no people) 1/22
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Genre Juice ChallengeREAD: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔2. COMEDY: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken (these books crack me up) 1/7
✔3. NEW TO YOU: Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett (new author) 1/4
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 2/2
COLOR: Red or pink cover
✔ITEM #1: Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware (couple on cover) 2/23
✔ITEM #2: Yours for the Taking - Robin Kaye (flower on cover) 2/28
February Genre Juice Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff 2/13
✔2. ROMANCE: The Man Must Marry - Janet Chapman 2/9
✔3. BE MINE: Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe (love word in title=kiss) 2/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Challenge Created by You - FebruaryREAD: 8/4
Read a book with:
► ✔Second half: Hollow City - Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #2) 2/20
► ✔Second Life: Lothaire - Kresley Cole (life changing-mortal became a vampire) 2/27
► ✔Second Grade: The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner (YA) 2/10
► ✔Second to none: Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews (author I love) 2/25
► Second wind: Come back to that series you neglected.
► ✔It takes two to tango: Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks (romance) 2/7
► ✔Two peas in a pod: You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz (thick as thieves) 2/20
► ✔Know a trick or two: The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff (magic) 2/13
BONUS: (to challenge you more)
*) ✔Any book with a non-Caucasian author or main character. Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan (asian) 2/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/2
✔COLOR: Four Blind Mice - James Patterson (green cover) 3/16
✔ITEM #1: The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter (tattoos) 3/11
✔ITEM #2: All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14
(a good portion takes place in a night club)
March Genre Juice Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Death's Rival - Faith Hunter 3/18
✔2. MYSTERY: Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19
✔3. ST. PATTY'S: Lucky in Love - Jill Shalvis (white cover) 3/23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Challenge Created by You - MarchREAD: 4/4
✔~GREEN Cover~
Four Blind Mice - James Patterson 3/16✔~Character has GREEN Eyes~
MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13✔~Character is GREEN with envy~
All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14✔~Character has lots of GREEN (money)~
Concealed in Death - J.D. Robb 3/19CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April Genre Juice Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24
✔2. DRAMA: Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14
✔3. APRIL SHOWERS: Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren (blue cover) 4/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Challenge Created by You - AprilREAD: 6/9
1. April 1st is April Fools Day.
Trick yourself! Read a book from a genre you don't normally read.
The Host - Stephanie Meyer ✔2. The first Sunday in April is Daffodil Day.
Read a book with a flower on the cover or a cover that is yellow.
Lord of the Silent - Elizabeth Peters 4/13✔3. April 2nd is Hans Christian Anderson's birthday. Read a book that is a fairy tale retelling or has fairies in it.
Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank 4/21✔4. April is Stress Awareness Month.
Read a book that relaxes you or makes you laugh.
One Hot Mess - Lois Greiman 4/175. April 3rd is Find A Rainbow Day. - SKIP
Read a book with a multicultural cast of characters or has multiple colors on the cover.
✔6. The first public library opened in the US on April 9th.
Read a book that is borrowed from your 9th friend's TBR list or from your local library.
Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24✔7. The first MacDonald's opened on April 15th.
Read a book with a red or yellow cover. Or whose title starts with M.
The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/108. April 23rd is Administrative Professionals Day. Read a book with at least one character that works in an office.
TBD
9. April 27th is Hug a Friend Day.
Read the 27th book from your 27th friend's TBR list or ask your 27th friend to recommend a book for you!
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins✔10. The last Friday in April is Arbor Day.
Save trees. Read an ebook or re-read a favorite that you already own.
The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29
May Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/2
✔COLOR (Yellow cover): The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12
✔ITEM #1 (Flowers): Forever and a Day - Jill Shalvis 5/25
✔ITEM #2 (Vampire): Wicked Road to Hell - Juliana Stone 5/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Genre Juice ChallengeREAD: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Wilder - Christina Dodd 5/22
✔2. VAMPY: Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16
✔3. MAY DAY (pink cover): Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/2
✔COLOR: Brown cover: Untamed Highlander - Donna Grant 6/18
✔ITEM #1: Sole male: Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister 6/15
✔ITEM #2: Shifter: My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler (werewolf) 6/29
June Genre Juice Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9
✔2. SHIFTERS: Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews (lion shifter) 6/23
✔3. DAD'S DAY: Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Challenge Created by You - JuneREAD: 5/5
✔1. My favorite color is yellow, so read a book with yellow on the cover. It doesn't have to be the most prevalent color, but it does have to be obvious. And lucky you, if you started the current BSB shelf on June 1 or later.
Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7✔4. I love new releases, being able to open that book that I've been waiting a year on and immerse myself into a favorite author's word. Read any book published in 2014.
Black Arts - Faith Hunter (pub 1/7/14) 6/19✔5. I love my friends. Read a book where the main character receives help from or helps out a friend. Or read a book from one of your friend's shelves.
The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter (KatieBabs) 6/27✔6. I love finding hidden treasure. Read something new. A new author, a new series or a new stand alone.
Sex and the Single Earl - Vanessa Kelly (new author) 6/20✔7. One more category because I love prime numbers too. I love to read. This is the gimme category. Read any book, any book at all.
Ecstasy in Darkness - Gena Showalter 6/12CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/2
✔COLOR: blue: Loved By a Warrior - Donna Fletcher 7/26
✔ITEM #1: Fireman: Always On My Mind - Jill Shalvis (hero is a fireman) 7/5
✔ITEM #2: Alien: Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior - C.L. Scholey 7/26
July Genre Juice Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy 7/23
✔2. SCIENCE FICTION: Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter 7/19
✔3. FIREWORKS: Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke (DragonFIRE series) 7/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Challenge Created by You - July READ: 10/8
✔1. Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling (Turkey)
Read a book with a main character who is a warrior OR a book set in Turkey OR a book with a character who dies but isn't dead.
Shadow Highlander - Donna Grant 7/29
✔2. Running of the Bulls (Spain)
Read a book with an animal on the cover OR a book set in Spain OR a book with a visible six-pack on the cover.
Dark Taste of Rapture - Gena Showalter 7/19
✔3. Festival of Chariots (India)
Read a book with a mode of transportation on the cover OR a book set in India or Nepal OR a book from the religion genre.
Dire Needs - Stephanie Tyler (motorcycle) 7/9
✔4. Wife-Carrying World Championships (Finland)
Read a book with a viking OR a book with a married hero and heroine OR a book set in Finland (or Denmark, Norway, Sweden).
The Ice Princess - Camilla Läckberg (Sweden) 7/17
✔5. Camel Cup (Australia)
Read a book with some kind of competition OR a book set in Australia (or any desert location) OR a book with a title that has repeating letters (ex: Caring Is Creepy , Nowhere Near Respectable).
Nowhere Near Respectable - Mary Jo Putney 7/31
✔6. Naadam (Mongolia)
Read a book with a manly man on the cover OR a book with a mulit-talented hero OR a book set in Mongolia (or any Asian country).
Whisper Kiss - Deborah Cooke 7/7
✔7. Calgary Stampede (Canada)
Read a book with a cowboy OR a book set in Canada OR a book with "10" intact in the total page count (210, 1025 etc).
Night Falls on the Wicked - Sharie Kohler 7/13
✔8. Gilroy Garlic Festival (USA, California)
Read a vampire book OR a book set in California OR a book with a main character in the food industry (waiter, chef, restaurant owner, etc).
Blood Born - Linda Howard 7/27
✔9. Gion Matsuri Float Parade(Japan)
Read a book with a colorful cover OR a book set in Japan OR a book based on mythology.
The Clockwork Teddy - John Lamb 7/7
✔10. World Bodypainting Festival (Austria)
Read a book with a large tattoo on the cover OR a book with more than 20,000 GRs ratings OR a book with an artistic main character (dancer, singer, painter, etc).
Beauty - Robin McKinley (44,568 ratings) 7/22
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/2
✔COLOR: Orange: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard 8/16
✔ITEM #1: wing(s): Vampire Mine - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/2
✔ITEM #2: Water: And One Last Thing ... - Molly Harper 8/27
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Genre Juice Challenge READ: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Bitten in Two - Jennifer Rardin 8/31
✔2. DRAGONS: Darkfire Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/29
✔3. READER'S CHOICE: Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 2/2
✔COLOR:Blue: Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13
✔ITEM #2: Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Genre Juice Challenge READ: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13
✔2. FAE: Libriomancer - Jim Hines 9/10
✔3. YOUNG ADULT: Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October Genre Juice Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells 10/11
✔2. WITCH/MAGIC: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔3. HAPPY HALLOWEEN: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry (orange cover) 10/25
November Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 0/2
COLOR: Yellow cover: Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
ITEM #1: Sole woman: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland
ITEM #2: Couple: A Lot Like Love - Julie James
November Genre Juice ChallengeREAD: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
✔2. KICK-ASS HEROINE: Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells 11/29
✔3. FAMILY (yellow cover): The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 2/2
✔COLOR-Red: Always Dakota - Debbie Macomber 12/24
✔ITEM #1-Wings: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December Genre Juice ChallengeREAD: 3/3
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31
✔2. ANGEL &/or DEMON: Devil Without a Cause - Terri Garey (demon) 12/14
✔3. READER'S CHOICE: Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Like a Good Neighbor, Goodreads is ThereDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
READ: 25/25
✔Home, Sweet Home ~ [2 books] Read 1 book shown on your "recent updates" located on the "updates" tab of your your home page. It can be one a friend just rated, added to their shelf, commented on ... ANY book shown on your list - at ANY time.
1. At Last - Jill Shalvis 4/28
2. Cross My Heart - James Patterson 12/19
✔Explore a Group ~ [1 book] Roll the Die. (Choose 1 die, not two) On your home page, click on the "discussions" tab, count the groups shown on the "recent updates from your discussions" list until you reach the # you rolled, visit that group, scroll through their bookshelf and choose 1 book to read. If you can't find a book on their shelves you want to read, add a book (only if members are allowed to do so).
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke 4/13(This is the second time I've tried to read this book. First time didn't get past page 65. This time made it to 415 before quitting. It's just ridiculously boring!)
✔Must-Reads ~ [2 books] Click Recommendations and choose 2 books, each from a different recommendation list.
1. Degrees of Wrong - Anna Scarlett 1/4
2. Swept Away by a Kiss - Katharine Ashe 2/28
✔PNR/UF ~ [4 book] Flip a Coin. (Choose 1 coin, not two) If HEADS, read 4 books off either the Urban Fantasy new release list and/or the Urban Fantasy shelf. If TAILS, read 4 books off either the Paranormal Romance new release list and/or the Paranormal Romance shelf. >;) (Get it ... heads, tails... LOL!) (Tails)
1. Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
2. How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
3. The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter 6/27
4. The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18
✔Rewind ~ [2 books] Click Explore --> Popular and read 2 books off the "Most Popular Books Published In 2013" list.
1. Hallowed - Cynthia Hand (book #3 on list) 9/25
2. Real - Katy Evans 3/29
✔Follow the Reader ~ [1 book] Go to the book page for a book you read in the last month, read 1 book that's listed on the book-a-go-round list tagged "Readers Also Enjoyed". If the book page for the book you read does not have a "Readers Also Enjoyed" list, scroll down the book page until you see "Lists with this Book". Click on that link, choose 1 book from one of the list(s) shown. (Started with Finding The Lost- Butcher)
On the Hunt - anthology 6/26✔With a Little Help from Your Friends [1 book] ~ Click Friends --> Popular Books and read 1 book found on this list.
The Stranger You Know - Andrea Kane 4/10✔With a Little More Help from Your Friends [1 book] ~ Click Friends, click on the first letter in your screen name, click on the "# books" link for one of your friends (located under their names), read a book off of your friend's shelf (any shelf). (Barb W)
The Big Dirt Nap - Rosemary Harris 8/17✔I ❤ ... [4 books] ~ Click Explore, choose two of the genres listed under 'My Favorite Genres', located on the right side. Click on the genre name and read 2 books off the list (2 books from each genre). You can choose a genre you haven't read in a while or one you frequently read, it's up to you.
1. [PNR] Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
2. [PNR] Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13
3. [Romance] Never Seduce a Scot - Maya Banks 1/10
4. [Romance] The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn 6/29
✔Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner [1 book] ~ Click Goodreads' Book Awards and read 1 book from one of the award lists available. You are welcome to read a book off of one of the previous years' Goodreads Choice Awards winners or nominees.
Heart of Atlantis - Alyssa Day 8/11✔Best of ... [3 books] ~ Click SOS' Best of UF Series Listopia and/or SOS' Best of PNR Series Listopia and read 3 books found on either list.
1. [PNR] Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
2. [UF] Death's Rival - Faith Hunter #5 (series book #1 on the list) 3/18
3. [UF] House Rules - Chloe Neill #7 (series book #1 on the list) 11/13
✔Wave Your Fan Flag [3 books] ~ On your home page, scroll down until you see "NAME's Favorite Authors" on the right side of the page. Click on the link (example: My Favorite Authors Page). Once there, scroll through the list of your favorite authors and choose 3 different author to revisit. TIP: Clicking on the "authors of # books" link will take you to the author's book list. You may either re-read an old favorite, continue on with one of their series, or start one of their new(2you) series, but you must read 1 book from 3 different authors.
1. Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20
2. Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
3. Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Reading Resolutions ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
READ: 24/24 (1 non-pnr)
✔Quit Smoking: A hard habit to break - Read a book in a series that wish you could stop reading, but stick with anyway -OR- a book about firefighters or dragons
1. How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken (dragons) 1/7
2. Dark Storm - Christine Feehan (dragons) 2/2
✔Lose weight: drop those extra lbs - Read a book that has been on your tbr shelf (real or virtual) for more than 6 months -OR- Read a chunky book that's been sitting on your TBR, but you keep passing it by because of its size
1. No Quarter - Tanya Huff (on TBR since 6/2009) 1/5
2. The Quartered Sea - Tanya Huff (on TBR since 6/2009) 2/13
✔Exercise more: get active - Read a UF book
1. The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16
2. Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25
✔Eat better: smaller portions - Read an anthology
(not just one story, but all the stories in the anthology)
1. Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8
2. On the Hunt - Showalter/Knight/Andersen/Butcher 6/26
✔New job: make a good first impression - Read a book whose cover drew you to it
1. Unwind - Neal Shusterman 5/21
2. Spirit and Dust - Rosemary Clement-Moore 6/30
✔Save money: pinch those pennies - Read a book you borrowed (from anyone or anywhere - friend, library, swap, online loan) -OR- Read a book you bought using a gift card you were given
1. [library]Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
2. [library]Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27
✔Have a baby: new life - Read a 1st in series book
1. Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24
2. Hounded - Kevin Hearne 4/28
✔Go back to school: new professors - Read a book by a new-to-you author
1. The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner 2/10
2. A Noble Sacrifice - Ciara Gold 3/28
✔Get married: blissfully in love - Read a PNR book
1. Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
2. Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
✔Take a vacation: get away for a while - Read a book set somewhere you've been or would like to go on vacation
1. Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy (Ireland) 1/20
2. [non-PNR]Highlander Most Wanted - Maya Banks (Scotland) 2/7
✔Buy a house: personal property - Read a book you own
1. Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
2. Deadly Heat - Cynthia Eden 2/22
✔Reconnect with old friends: long time no see - Pick a book off of one of your first 5 GoodReads friends' bookshelf (I'm sure they'd love to hear how you liked it when you're done)
1. Juliann (added Feb 9, 2009) - Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
2. KarlynP (added Feb 10, 2009) - Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Back to the Future ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
NOTE: One non-PNR/UF book allowed per year.
READ: 93/105
2014
1. Hollow City - Ransom Riggs 2/20
2. Dark Wolf - Christine Feehan 3/4
3. Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop 4/5
4. The King- J.R. Ward 4/8
5. Illusion - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/23
6. Black Arts - Faith Hunter 6/19
7. Shaman Rises - C.E. Murphy 7/23
8. [non-pnr]Once in a Lifetime - Jill Shalvis 8/24
9. Evertrue - Brodi Ashton 9/29
10. Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8
11. The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
12. Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23
13. Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31
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2013
1. Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
2. Cold Copper - Devon Monk 1/14
3. Untold - Sarah Rees Brennan 2/13
4. Dark Lycan - Christine Feehan 2/22
5. MacRieve - Kresley Cole 3/13
6. The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley 5/12
7. Blood Trade - Faith Hunter 5/29
8. Hostage - Kay Hooper 6/6
9. Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews 6/23
10. The Darkest Craving - Gena Showalter 6/27
11. Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones 9/23
12. Red - Jordan Summers 10/10
13. The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18
2012
1. How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
2. Kingdom of the Wicked - Derek Landy 1/20
3. The Janus Affair - Philippa Ballantine 1/31
4. Dark Storm - Christine Feehan 2/2
5. Steel's Edge - Ilona Andrews 2/25
6. Lothaire - Kresley Cole 2/27
7. Suited - Jo Anderton 3/8
8. Death's Rival - Faith Hunter 3/18
9. Shadows Before the Sun - Kelly Gay 3/29
10. Tiger's Destiny - Colleen Houck 4/14
11. City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare 4/23
12. Born To Darkness - Suzanne Brockmann 4/24
2011
1. Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole 1/16
2. The Hour of Dust and Ashes - Kelly Gay 2/16
3. The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 3/11
4. Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck 3/23
5. The Darkest Surrender - Gena Showalter 4/25
6. Hounded - Kevin Hearne 4/28
7. Black Magic Woman - Christine Warren 5/8
8. Blood Past - Samantha Young 5/15
9. Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale - Christine Warren 6/9
10. Angel Fire - L.A. Weatherly 6/13
11. Vampire in Atlantis - Alyssa Day 6/28
2010
1. Embrace the Night Eternal - Joss Ware 2/23
2. Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd 3/5
3. Primal Instincts - Susan Sizemore 3/24
4. Chains of Fire - Christina Dodd 4/11
5. Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here - Christine Warren 4/13
6. Forbidden Highlander - Donna Grant 4/16
7. The Vampire and the Virgin - Kerrelyn Sparks 4/29
8. Atlantis Betrayed - Alyssa Day 5/6
9. Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/16
10. Wicked Highlander - Donna Grant 5/30
2009
1. Dark Stranger - Susan Sizemore 2/5
2. Big Bad Wolf - Christine Warren 3/16
3. Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 4/20
4. Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank 4/21
5. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 5/4
6. Seduce the Darkness - Gena Showalter 5/19
7. Darkness Unleashed - Alexandra Ivy 6/7
8. Bite Marks - Jennifer Rardin 7/16
9. The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21
2008
1. Nature Of The Beast - Hannah Howell 1/8
2. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/14
3. Spectre - Phaedra Weldon 3/30
4. The Last Oracle - James Rollins 5/30
5. One More Bite - Jennifer Rardin 6/29
6. [non-pnr]City of the Sun by David Levien 5/13
7. The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30
8. Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15
2007
1. The Demon You Know - Christine Warren 5/9
2. Unwind - Neal Shusterman 5/21
3. Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13
4. [non pnr]The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21
5. Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
6. Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6
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2006
1. Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 6/1
2. The Thirteenth House - Sharon Shinn 8/7
3. Dark Moon Defender - Sharon Shinn 8/23
4. A Deeper Sleep - Dana Stabenow 9/18
5. Must Love Dragons - Stephanie Rowe 9/20
6. Playing Easy to Get - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22
2005
1. [non-pnr]What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris 10/15
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2004
1. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29
2. [non-pnr]A Taint In The Blood - Dana Stabenow 8/10
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2003
1. Sunshine - Robin McKinley 9/3
2. [non-pnr]Don't Tell - Karen Rose 6/6
3.
2002
1. [non-pnr]The Golden One - Elizabeth Peters 5/8
2.
2001
1. [non-pnr]Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke 3/20
2014 I've Started So I'll Finish - The TrilogyKate Shugak (I've read 1-5,7,11,12) COMPLETE!
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Amelia Peabody (I've read 1-9) COMPLETE!
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Alex Cross (I've read 1-7, 9-13) COMPLETE!
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The Others (I've read 1,9,10,12,13,14) COMPLETE!
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Love at Stake (I've read 1,2,3,4,6,7) COMPLETE!
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Dragonfire (I've read 1-4) COMPLETE!
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Lucky Harbor (I've read 1-3) COMPLETE!
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A Chrissy McMullen Mystery (I've only read #1) COMPLETE!
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Lords of the Underworld (I've read 1-6) COMPLETE!
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Dark Sword (I've only read #1) COMPLETE!
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Dark/Carpathians (I've read 1-22) COMPLETE!
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Jaz Parks (I've read 1-4) COMPLETE!
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Twelve Houses (I've read 1)
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Primes (I've read 1-7) COMPLETE!
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Warriors of Poseidon (I've read 1-5) COMPLETE!
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A Bear Collector's Mystery (I've read 1,5) COMPLETE!
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Alien Huntress (I've read 1-3) COMPLETE!
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Arthurian Saga (I've only read #1)
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Chicagoland Vampires (I've read 1-6) COMPLETE!
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Kyndred (I've read 1) COMPLETE!
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TBR Clean-up ChallengeDuration: September 25 - December 25, 2014
READ: 10/10
2 x new release (published within the current year)
✔1. The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
✔2. Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8
2 x newish release (published within the last year)
✔1. Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5
✔2. Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon 12/23
2 x first-in-series
✔1. Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔2. Down to You - M. Leighton 11/3
2 x part-of-a-series
✔1. Reader and Raelynx - Sharon Shinn 11/1
✔2. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24
2 x reader's choice
✔1. The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
✔2. A River in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 11/23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Fledgling TV Series Serial Addict ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015
READ: 31/31
#1: Oooooh, looks cool!
✔S: [Storm 01]Should've Known Better - Cassandra Carr 11/29
✔H: [Bone Secrets 01]Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔I: [Wherlocke 02]If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20
✔N: [Hearts of the Anemoi 01]North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
✔Y: [Bad Boys of Red Hook 02]You're The One - Robin Kaye 10/7
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✔N: [Lords of the Darkyn 01]Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31
✔E: [Dragonfire 08]Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12
✔W: [Chicagoland Vampires 09]Wild Things - Chloe Neill 12/31
#2: Over before they started
Dracula featuring vampires
✔1. [Love At Stake 13]Wild About You - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/3
✔2. [Love At Stake 14]The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo - Kerrelyn Sparks 10/18
✔3. [Sabina Kane 04]Blue-Blooded Vamp - Jaye Wells 11/29
✔4. [Chicagoland Vampires 07]House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13
✔5. [Chicagoland Vampires 08]Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5
The Tomorrow People
✔1. [Blud 01]Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔2. [Psy-Changling 04]Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6
✔3. [Host 01]The Host - Stephanie Meyer 11/30
✔4. [Ghostwalkers 08]Street Game - Christine Feehan 9/14
Star-Crossed
✔1. [Katherine Katt 01]Touched by an Alien - Gini Koch 9/19
✔2. [Cat Star Chronicles 06]Hero - Cheryl Brooks 8/29
✔3. [Dragonriders of Pern 02]Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey 7/17
Almost Human
✔1. [Eve Dallas 39]Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16
✔2. [Santa Olivia 02]Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
✔1. [The White Rabbit Chronicles 01]Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3
#3: Penny Dreadful
✔1. [Trigolia Victoriana 01]The Map of Time -Félix J. Palma 4/18
#4: The Art of NetFlixing
✔1. [All Souls Trilogy 03]The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
#5: Dominion
✔1. [The Devil's Bargain 01]Devil Without a Cause - Terry Garey 12/14
#6: Extant
✔1. [Species Intervention 01]Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3
#7: "Similar, but different"
✔1. [Dark Heavens 03]Blue Dragon - Kylie Chan (dragon shifter) 11/19
#8: "I'll
✔1. [MoonBound Clan Vampire 01]Bound by Night 3/27
#9: "Fiction2Film"
✔1. [Hunger Games 03] Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19
#10: "Recommended Viewing"
✔1. [Kilmartin Glen 01]The Devil of Kilmartin 9/10
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
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