Daisy Chain Audiobook Challenge

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Dee wrote: "Jane - you guys have another version of Hornet's Nest - over here it was Simon Vance"

Yes - DRM strikes again but I'm not complaining in this case, although I'm sure Simon Vance was great as well. Our narrator is Saul Reichlin.

[Nichole]

Daisy Chain Audiobook Challenge
Duration: February 1-April 30
Level: Bracelet - 8 books (to start)
Completed: 7/8

1. A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries) by Elizabeth Hunter *2/4 ★★★★☆
**Link: Elemental, Bk#1 ➜
2. Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin) by Jennifer Estep *2/8 ★★★☆☆
**Link: Author initial~J ➜
3. The Wedding by Julie Garwood *2/10 ★★★☆☆
**Link: "The" in title ➜
4. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion *2/12 ★★★★★
**Link: Audiobook Publisher-Simon & Schuster Audio ➜
5. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole *2/15 ★★★★☆
**Link: Character Name- Emmaline to Emeline ➜
6. To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt *2/17 ★★★☆☆
**Link: 1st in a series ➜
7. A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare *2/22 ★★★★☆
**Link: Audiobook Publisher- HarperAudio ➜
8. A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean

[MountainKat, Moderator]

Holy cow Nichole! You are doing amazing!! I finally managed to link two together!

[Nichole]

Thanks! I got lucky with a couple of them :)

[Shell]

It takes some creative thinking for linking for sure! There are several I want to read out of order, but I'm forcing myself to either read books at the same time or slow down on those that I'm really into so that I won't outread my links.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I haven't made it past three books (linked) - fortunately I am ending with a 'first in the series' so I'll make 4, but other that?? we'll see!

[Dee]

I figure I'll make 4 I don't see any books nominated for the audies fitting into my chain

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I have three books I've listened to and only the second and third link. Maybe I'll do two smaller chains? I'm not sure... And I almost started another audiobook today without even thinning about how it would link! Good think I didn't start, now I have time to see which one to go with next - if I can link any of them!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

You can always go scattered daisies ;)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I still haven't even looked at how mine link - I'm definitely going to have to go the scattered daisies route, I think!

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I have a question, can we have 2 chains working at the same time? So far I read one book, then a second but couldn't link them. Read a third and linked it with the second. The book I am thinking of starting does link the the first. What I am wondering then is if I can continue two chains, working towards two key chains instead of the bracelet I was initially planning? I know I could just do scattered daisies, and may still end up there, but I would like to try to link them in order if I can.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I don't see any problem with having two chains going at a time, and who knows...at some point you may be able to link them together!

[Gigi]

~KarenH~ wrote: "I don't see any problem with having two chains going at a time, and who knows...at some point you may be able to link them together!"

Oooohh, is it too late to join? And can I back-date books from Feb. 1st?

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Gigi wrote: "~KarenH~ wrote: "I don't see any problem with having two chains going at a time, and who knows...at some point you may be able to link them together!"

Oooohh, is it too late to join? And can I bac..."

It's never too late to join...well, until the challenge is over anyway! And yes, you're welcome to back date and use anything you've listened to since the beginning of the month. :-)

[Gigi]

whoo hooo!! Thank you! I love audiobooks!

[Dee]

finished book 3 and now on to book 4 - same narrator

[Gigi]

Would Julian and Julianne work as a link between characters names?

[Gigi]

Daisy Chain Audiobook Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014
Read Level: Bracelet
7/8 books read

1. Gabriel's Inferno by Sylain Reynard 3/9 **
(link= 1st in the series)
2. Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas 3/1 ***
(link= Brilliance Audio)
3. Serena by Ron Rash 2/21 *****
(link= Brilliance Audio)
4. Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 3/7***
(link= Brillance Audio and Authors pseudonym (thanks Dee))
5. The Witness by Nora Roberts 3/8 ****
(link= authors first name = characters first name
6. The Siren by Tiffany Reisz
(link= Harlequinn Enterprises)
7. Broken by Megan Hart 2/27****
(link- Harlequinn Enterprises)
8. by Jodi Ellen Malpas 3/2***
(link- similar book covers)

Audible bookcover for Broken

[Dee]

you could also link the in death and the nora roberts book as author/peusdonym

[Gigi]

Oh thats right! Thanks Dee!

[Dee]

only cause i'm doing that ;)

[Gigi]

LOL! ; )

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Gigi wrote: "Would Julian and Julianne work as a link between characters names?"

Sorry Gigi, those are definitely two different names...similar, but not quite close enough!

[Gigi]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Gigi wrote: "Would Julian and Julianne work as a link between characters names?"

Sorry Gigi, those are definitely two different names...similar, but not quite close enough!"

Thanks KarenH! Oh darn! Ok, I'll remove it. ;(

[Elizabeth]

My hair crown is ready!

Daisy Chain Audiobook Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014
Read 12/12 Level: Hair crown

1. Cinder, (The Lunar chronicles#1), 2/3/2014, 3.5*
2. Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan #1), 2/6/2014, 4*
3.Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega #1), 2/7/2014, 3*
4. Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega #2), 2/9/2014, 3*
5. Magic Burns (Kate Daniels #2), (8-10h), 2/11/2014, 2.5*
6. The End of Your Life Book Club (8-10h), 2/12/2014, 3.5*
7. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (8-10 h), 2/13/2014, 4*
8. The 42nd Parallel (word "the", Tantor audio), 2/17/2014, 4*
9. Twice Bitten (Tantor media, Chicagoland vampires #3), 2/19/2014, 3.5*
10. Venom (Elemental assassin #3, blue cover), 2/24/2014, 4*
11. A Loving Scoundrel, (blue cover, 10-12h), 3/2/2014, 3.5*
12. Scarlet (10-12h)(Lunar Chronicles #2), 3/5/2014, 3.5*

= = = = = = = = = = =

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Wow, great job Elizabeth!!! I don't know how you did it...I can't seem to get anything to fit together without either shuffling them first or leaving a bunch of stuff out. :D

[Elizabeth]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Wow, great job Elizabeth!!! I don't know how you did it...I can't seem to get anything to fit together without either shuffling them first or leaving a bunch of stuff out. :D"

Lucky I guess that I had several books #1, #2 and #3 that I wanted to read and fit with my other challenges. The word "The" also helps a lot, I think I have at least 4-5 audiobooks on my TBR with this word in the title.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Elizabeth wrote: "Lucky I guess that I had several books #1, #2 and #3 that I wanted to read and fit with my other challenges. The word "The" also helps a lot, I think I have at least 4-5 audiobooks on my TBR with this word in the title."

Yeah, even that's not helping me...only 3 books with "the" in the title, and all spread out, so by connecting them I'd have to drop more than I pick up. I think I'm going to be able to do a bracelet using only law enforcement as a profession, though! ;-)

[Elizabeth]

~KarenH~ wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Lucky I guess that I had several books #1, #2 and #3 that I wanted to read and fit with my other challenges. The word "The" also helps a lot, I think I have at least 4-5 audiobook..."

This is a good link I haven't even consider!

[Nichole]

Let's see if I can make it to necklace!

Daisy Chain Audiobook Challenge
Duration: February 1-April 30
Level: Necklace - 18 books
Completed: 12/18

1. A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries) by Elizabeth Hunter *2/4 ★★★★☆
**Link: Elemental, Bk#1 ➜
2. Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin) by Jennifer Estep *2/8 ★★★☆☆
**Link: Author initial~J ➜
3. The Wedding by Julie Garwood *2/10 ★★★☆☆
**Link: "The" in title ➜
4. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion *2/12 ★★★★★
**Link: Audiobook Publisher-Simon & Schuster Audio ➜
5. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole *2/15 ★★★★☆
**Link: Character Name- Emmaline to Emeline ➜
6. To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt *2/17 ★★★☆☆
**Link: 1st in a series ➜
7. A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare *2/22 ★★★★☆
**Link: Audiobook Publisher- HarperAudio ➜
8. A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean *2/25 ★★★★☆
**Link: Book 1 in a series ➜
9. Across the Universe by Beth Revis *2/28 ★★★☆☆
**Link: Length 10-12 hrs. ➜
10. No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole *3/2 ★★★★☆
Link: "The" in title ➜
11. The Undead Pool(The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison *3/4 ★★★★☆
**Link: "The" in series name ➜
12. Never Seduce a Scot (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs, #1) by Maya Banks *3/7 ★★★★☆
**Link: Length 10-12 hrs ➜
13. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

[Shell]

Daisy Chain Audiobook Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014
Hair Crown

Listened to 4 of 12 audibooks 3/8/14

1. Heir to the Shadows (Link: Occupation - Healer) 4 stars 2/6/14
2. Hard As It Gets (From Link: Occupation - Nurse; To Link: Publisher - Harper Audio) 4 stars 2/21/14
3. The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle (From Link: Publisher – Harper Audio; To Link: Linking Word – “The”) 3 stars 2/25/14
4. The Dream Hunter (From Link: Linking Word – “The”; To Link: Linking Word - "Hunter") 3 stars 2/28/14
5. Monster Hunter Legion (From Link: Linking Word - "Hunter"; To Link: Linking Word - "Hunter" in the Series Title)
6. Devil May Cry (From Link: Linking Word - "Hunter" in the Series Title; To Link: Narrator's Name - Graham)
7. Heart of Evil (From Link: Narrator's Name - Graham; To Link: Linking word - "Heart")
8. Hunter's Heart (From Linking Word - "Heart"; To Link: 4th in a Series)
9. Naked Edge (From Link: 4th in a Series; To Link: Linking Word – “Edge”)
10. On the Edge (From Link: Linking Word - “Edge”; To Link: Narrator’s Name - Raudman)
11. Magic Slays (From Link: Narrator’s Name; To Link: Linking Word - “Magic”)
12. Hard Magic (From Linking Word – “Magic”)

[Nichole]

So, I probably should have verified this a long time ago, but you can use initials to link, right?

For instance I used J to link Jennifer Estep to Julie Garwood. Or perhaps R.L. Mathewson to Maria Snyder? I hope so!

[Lisa Kay]

Updated Post #18 = 7/8. Still don't have a theme, as I'm mixing male and female narrators.

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Nichole wrote: "So, I probably should have verified this a long time ago, but you can use initials to link, right?

For instance I used J to link Jennifer Estep to Julie Garwood. Or perhaps R.L. Mathewson to Mari..."

Oh, no! I hate to say it Nichole, but you can link initials only to other initials, not to names that start with that letter. For example you can link J.R. Ward to R.L. Mathewson, but not to Robyn Carr. The only exception to that rule is that an initial can link to a name that sounds like the letter...for example R.L. Mathewson can link to Elle Kennedy. I'm sorry! :(

[Nichole]

Shoot! I knew I should have asked earlier. Oh well, I'll fix it later :)

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

I'm sorry Nichole...I'd thought I'd made that pretty clear in the instructions, but in reading them over again, what it said isn't what I'm sure I remember writing! I must have edited the wrong thing out at some point. I did go back and change the instructions to clarify, I just feel bad that you got caught in my mistake!

[Gigi]

Daisy Chain Audiobook Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014
Read Level: Bracelet
8/8 books read- DONE!! YAYYY

1. Gabriel's Inferno by Sylain Reynard 3/9 **
(link= 1st in the series)
2. Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas 3/1 ***
(link= Brilliance Audio)
3. Serena by Ron Rash 2/21 *****
(link= Brilliance Audio)
4. Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 3/7***
(link= Brillance Audio and Authors pseudonym (thanks Dee))
5. The Witness by Nora Roberts 3/8 ****
(link= authors first name = characters first name
6. The Siren by Tiffany Reisz 3/13 ***
(link= Harlequinn Enterprises)
7. Broken by Megan Hart 2/27****
(link- Harlequinn Enterprises)
8. by Jodi Ellen Malpas 3/2***
(link- similar book covers)

Audible bookcover for Broken

[Nichole]

~KarenH~ wrote: "I'm sorry Nichole...I'd thought I'd made that pretty clear in the instructions, but in reading them over again, what it said isn't what I'm sure I remember writing! I must have edited the wrong th..."

It's alright Karen! I should have read it more carefully from the start. I just picked up author's initials, ya know, selective reading and all that:)I just have a shorter chain now, but 12 books are still connected. Still pretty darn good :)

[Nichole]

Congrats Gigi and Elizabeth!

[Dee]

ok, I have my initial 4 done...who knows if i'll be able to link anymore...but we'll see

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Congrats, Elizabeth! :-)

Nadine, you're right, 12 linked is great...I think I might have 12 linked now too, but it's in 2 separate chains!

[Elizabeth]

Thanks KarenH and Nichole!
And congrats to Gigi, as well!

[Gigi]

Thank you everyone! Congrats to you as well Elizabeth.

[Tina Theresa]

1 February - 30 April 2014
Bracelet- 8/8 DONE

by B.A. Shapiro 2/3
(two letters in author name) by Susan Ee 2/8
(two letters in author name) by R.J. Palacio 2/11
(two letters in author name) by Susan Ee 2/15
(blue cover) 2/19
(blue cover) 2/22
(blue cover) 2/23
(clouds on the cover) 3/6

[~KarenH~, Moderator]

Yay, Tina Theresa!

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Congrats Elizabeth, Gigi and Tina Theresa!!!

[Lisa Kay]

Congrats, Gigi, Elizabeth, and Tina Theresa!

[Nichole]

Congrats Tina Theresa!

[Joyce]

I'll start with Key Chain and hope for a bracelet LOL

Daisy Chain Audiobook Challenge

February 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014
Completed 4/8
Level: Key Chain Done
Level:Bracelet

1.Four to Score 9 hours 36 mins (8-10 hours) Finished 2/23/14 ****
TO
2.Angelfall 8 hours 44 min(8-10 hours) (1st in series) Finished 2/26/14 *****
TO
3.A Wizard of Earthsea: The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1 (1st in series) Finished 2/8/14 **
TO
4.Altered Carbon(1st in series) (Tantor Media) finished 3/13/14 ****
TO
5.Raziel(Tantor Media)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Congrats Joyce - and 5 more weeks to get that bracelet done :)