ladymurmur's 2016 literary shenanigans

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The challenges for 2016 are starting to pile up, so it is time to start tracking!

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A, B, C, D

A:
Title:
*The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent-Larry Correia
*The Absconded Ambassador-Michael R. Underwood
*Ad Eternum-Elizabeth Bear
*The Abandoned-Amanda Stevens
*American Gods-Neil Gaiman
*The Automaton's Wife-Vered Ehsani
*All Creatures Great and Small-James Herriot
*All the Little Liars-Charlaine Harris
*Attending a Ball-Gianna Thomas
*Aunt Bessie Assumes-Diana Xarissa

Author (first name):
*Ari Marmell-Hot Lead, Cold Iron, Hallow Point
*Alex P. Berg-Red Hot Steele
*Andy Weir-The Martian
*Amie Kaufman-Illuminae
*Amanda Stevens-The Restorer,The Abandoned
*A.J. Aalto-Touched
*Andy Duncan-Wakulla Springs
*A.A. Milne-Winnie-the-Pooh

Author (last name):
*Ilona Andrews-Gunmetal Magic, Magic Breaks, Magic Shifts, Magic Stars,Magic Binds,One Fell Sweep
*Libi Astaire-The Latke in the Library & Other Mystery Stories for Chanukah
*A.J. Aalto-Touched
*Jane Austen-Pride And Prejudice
*Hans Christian Andersen-The Snow Queen

Series:
*Alpha and Omega-Patricia Briggs
*Abhorsen-Garth Nix
*Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter-Laurell K. Hamilton
*Aurora Teagarden-Charlaine Harris

B:
Title:
*Bared Blade-Kelly McCullough
*Blood Bound-Patricia Briggs
*Bone Crossed-Patricia Briggs
*Blood in Her Veins: Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock-Faith Hunter
*Bury Me In Satin-Seanan McGuire
*Broken Paper Hearts-Seanan McGuire
*Black as Blood-Seanan McGuire
*Blocked-Seanan McGuire
*The Bellbottom Incident-Neve Maslakovic
*Blood Oath-Christopher Farnsworth
*Boundary Born-Melissa F. Olson
*The Buried Life-Carrie Patel
*The Blessing Way-Tony Hillerman
*The Ballad of Black Tom-Victor LaValle
*Blood of the Earth-Faith Hunter
*Bitch In a Bonnet: Reclaiming Jane Austen From the Stiffs, the Snobs, the Simps and the Saps, Volume 1-Robert Rodi
*Blood Rites-Jim Butcher
*The Burning Light-Bradley P. Beaulieu,Rob Ziegler

Author (first name):
*Ben H. Winters-Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
*Betsy Cornwell-Mechanica
*Bradley P. Beaulieu-The Burning Light

Author (last name):
*Jennifer Brozek-Naughty or Nice: A Holiday Anthology,Shattered Shields
*Patricia Briggs-Moon Called, Blood Bound, Iron Kissed, Bone Crossed, Silver Borne, River Marked, Frost Burned, Night Broken, Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson, Fire Touched, Cry Wolf, Hunting Ground, Fair Game
*Alex P. Berg-Red Hot Steele
*Jim Butcher-Storm Front, Fool Moon,Grave Peril,Summer Knight,Death Masks,Blood Rites
*Darius Brasher-Superhero Detective For Hire
*Elizabeth Bear-The Tricks of London,New Amsterdam,Seven for a Secret,The White City,Ad Eternum,Garrett Investigates
*Octavia E. Butler-Wild Seed
*Bradley P. Beaulieu-The Burning Light
*Stacy B.-Sarah's Story
*Quentin Bates-Winterlude
*Laird Barron-X's For Eyes

Series:
*Blossom Street-Debbie Macomber
*Boundary Magic-Melissa F. Olson
*Bone Street Rhumba-Daniel José Older

C:
Title:
*The Cat Who Walks Through Walls-Robert A. Heinlein
*Callahan's Key (The Place, #1)-Spider Robinson
*Cry Wolf-Patricia Briggs
*The Cupid Reconciliation: Genrenauts Episode 3-Michael R. Underwood
*Cold Hearted-James A. Hunter
*Crimson Death-Laurell K. Hamilton
*Click-Clack the Rattlebag-Neil Gaiman
*Catwings-Ursula K. Le Guin

Author (first name):
*Carrie Vaughn-Kitty and the Midnight Hour, Kitty Goes to Washington, Kitty Takes a Holiday, Kitty and the Silver Bullet, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand, Kitty Raises Hell, Kitty's House of Horrors, Kitty's Greatest Hits, Kitty Goes to War,Kitty's Big Trouble,Kitty Steals the Show,Kitty Rocks the House
*Clifford D. Simak-The Goblin Reservation,Way Station
*Charlaine Harris-Night Shift,All the Little Liars
*C.E. Murphy-Thunderbird Falls
*Christopher Farnsworth-Blood Oath
*Carrie Patel-The Buried Life
*Charles Stross-The Nightmare Stacks
*Cameron Haley-Mob Rules
*C.M. Mitchell-Rest and Restlessness: Mary Crawford, The Second Heroine of Mansfield Park

Author (last name):
*Yangsze Choo-The Ghost Bride
*Rachel Caine-Ink and Bone
*Larry Correia-The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent,Son of the Black Sword
*Kady Cross-The Strange Case of Finley Jayne
*Karen Chance-Zombie's Bite
*Gail Carriger-Poison or Protect,Imprudence
*Rachel Caine-Paper and Fire
*Leviathan Wakes-James S.A. Corey
*E.M. Cooper-St. Griswold College for Abandoned Boys
*Paul Cornell-The Lost Child of Lychford
*Harry Connolly-Twenty Palaces
*Zen Cho-Sorcerer to the Crown
*Betsy Cornwell-Mechanica

Series:
*Callahan's, by Spider Robinson
*Chronicles of St. Mary's-Jodi Taylor
*Custard Protocol-Gail Carriger
*Celia & Kate-Patricia C. Wrede

D:
Title:
*The Drafter-Kim Harrison
*The Devil You Know-K.J. Parker
*Discount Armageddon-Seanan McGuire
*The Dragon Conspiracy-Lisa Shearin
*Domnall and the Borrowed Child-Sylvia Spruck Wrigley
*Dreams and Slumbers-Seanan McGuire
*Dead Man Walking-Simon R. Green
*Death Masks-Jim Butcher
*Death of a Red Heroine-Qiu Xiaolong
*Dawn of the Dreadfuls-Steve Hockensmith

Author (first name):
*Deanna Raybourn-Silent in the Grave
*Debbie Macomber-The Shop on Blossom Street
*Darius Brasher-Superhero Detective For Hire
*David Tallerman-Patchwerk
*Daniel José Older-Half-Resurrection Blues
*Diana Xarissa-Aunt Bessie Assumes

Author (last name):
*Kate Danley-The Woodcutter,Quite a Pair
*Andy Duncan-Wakulla Springs

Series:
*Daggers & Steele series, by Alex P. Berg
*Dresden Files series, by Jim Butcher
*Discworld, by Terry Pratchett
*Dorina Basarab-Karen Chance
*Devil's West-Laura Anne Gilman
*Delightfully Deadly-Gail Carriger
*Dominic Grey-Layton Green

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E, F, G, H

E:
Title:
*Emperor Mage-Tamora Pierce
*The Eyre Affair-Jasper Fforde
*Every Heart a Doorway-Seanan McGuire

Author (first name):
*Evie Love-Michael Miller: Space Accountant
*Elizabeth Bear-The Tricks of London,New Amsterdam,Seven for a Secret,The White City,Ad Eternum,Garrett Investigates
*Elliott James-In Shining Armor
*E.M. Cooper-St. Griswold College for Abandoned Boys

Author (last name):
*Rosemary Edghill-Murder by Magic: Twenty Tales of Crime and the Supernatural
*Vered Ehsani-That Night in Lagos,Ghosts of Tsavo,The Automaton's Wife,Revenge of the Mantis,The Fourth Mandate

Series:
*Expanse-James S.A. Corey

F:
Title:
*Frost Burned-Patricia Briggs
*Fire Touched-Patricia Briggs
*Fool Moon-Jim Butcher
*The First Fall-Seanan McGuire
*Fair Game-Patricia Briggs
*The Feline Affair: An Incident Series Novelette-Neve Maslakovic
*Forest of Memory-Mary Robinette Kowal
*Flashback: Siren Song: A Yancy Lazarus Novella-James A. Hunter
*Flex-Ferrett Steinmetz
*The Fourth Mandate-Vered Ehsani
*The Failed Fellowship-Michael R. Underwood
*The Folklore of Discworld-Terry Pratchett
*Flashback: The Morrigan-James A. Hunter
*Fry's English Delight: Series 1-Stephen Fry

Author (first name):
*Faith Hunter-Blood in Her Veins: Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock, Shadow Rites,Blood of the Earth
*Ferrett Steinmetz-Flex

Author (last name):
*Jasper Fforde-The Eyre Affair
*Christopher Farnsworth-Blood Oath
*Stephen Fry-Fry's English Delight: Series 1

Series:
*Fry's English Delight-Stephen Fry

G:
Title:
*The Ghost Bride-Yangsze Choo
*Gunmetal Magic-Ilona Andrews
*The Goblin Reservation-Clifford D. Simak
*The Ghosts of Bourbon Street-Seanan McGuire
*Grave Peril-Jim Butcher
*The Grendel Affair-Lisa Shearin
*Garrett Investigates-Elizabeth Bear
*Ghosts of Tsavo-Vered Ehsani
*Goldenhand-Garth Nix

Author (first name):
*Gail Carriger-Poison or Protect,Imprudence
*Garth Nix-Goldenhand
*Gianna Thomas-Attending a Ball

Author (last name):
*Neil Gaiman-Neverwhere,American Gods,The Sandman #1,Click-Clack the Rattlebag
*Laura Anne Gilman-Silver on the Road
*Simon R. Green-Dead Man Walking
*Mira Grant-Rise: A Newsflesh Collection
*Jane Grix-An Heir for Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Short Story
*Justin Gustainis-Midnight at the Oasis
*Layton Green-The Summoner

Series:
*Great Library, by Rachel Caine
*Genrenauts, by Michael R. Underwood
*Graveyard Queen, by Amanda Stevens

H:
Title:
*Hot Lead, Cold Iron-Ari Marmell
*Hallow Point-Ari Marmell
*Half-Off Ragnarok-Seanan McGuire
*Hunting Ground-Patricia Briggs
*A Hat Full of Sky-Terry Pratchett
*Haunting Mr. Darcy - A Spirited Courtship-KaraLynne Mackrory
*Heaps of Pearl-Seanan McGuire
*An Heir for Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Short Story-Jane Grix
*Half-Resurrection Blues-Daniel José Older

Author (first name):
*Harry Connolly-Twenty Palaces
*Hans Christian Andersen-The Snow Queen

Author (last name):
*Kevin Hearne-Staked,The Purloined Poodle
*Tanya Huff-Summon the Keeper,Smoke and Shadows
*Robert A. Heinlein-The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
*Kim Harrison-Sideswiped, The Drafter
*Faith Hunter-Blood in Her Veins: Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock. Shadow Rites,Blood of the Earth
*Robert A. Heinlein-The Moon is a Harsh Mistress,The Year of the Jackpot
*Charlaine Harris-Night Shift,All the Little Liars
*James A. Hunter-Strange MagicFlashback: Siren Song: A Yancy Lazarus NovellaCold Hearted,Wendigo Rising,Flashback: The Morrigan
*Tony Hillerman-The Blessing Way
*Cameron Haley-Mob Rules
*Laurell K. Hamilton-Crimson Death,Wounded
*James Herriot-All Creatures Great and Small
*P.T. Hylton-Thorns and Tangles
*Steve Hockensmith-Dawn of the Dreadfuls

Series:
*Hellequin Chronicles, by Steve McHugh

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I, J, K, L

I:
Title:
*Ink and Bone-Rachel Caine
*IM-Seanan McGuire
*Iron Kissed-Patricia Briggs
*In Shining Armor-Elliott James
*Illuminae-Amie Kaufman
*Imprudence-Gail Carriger

Author (first name):
*Ilona Andrews-Gunmetal Magic, Magic Breaks, Magic Shifts, Magic Stars,Magic Binds,One Fell Sweep

Author (last name):
*Washington Irving-The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Series:
*Indexing-Seanan McGuire
*Immortals-Tamora Pierce
*Iron Druid-Kevin Hearne
*Incryptid-Seanan McGuire
*Immortal Vegas-Jenn Stark
*Incident-Neve Maslakovic
*Illuminae Files-Amie Kaufman
*Ishmael Jones-Simon R. Green
*Isle of Man Mysteries-Diana Xarissa
*Innkeeper-Ilona Andrews

J:
Title:
*Just One Damned Thing After Another-Jodi Taylor

Author (first name):
*Jennifer Brozek-Naughty or Nice: A Holiday Anthology,Shattered Shields
*James A. Hunter-Strange Magic,Cold Hearted,Flashback: Siren Song,Wendigo Rising,Flashback: The Morrigan
*Jasper Fforde-The Eyre Affair
*Jenn Stark-One Wilde Night
*Jim Butcher-Storm Front, Fool Moon,Grave Peril,Summer Knight,Death Masks,Blood Rites
*Jaye Wells-The Uncanny Collection: Tales of Mayhem and Magic
*John Hornor Jacobs-Southern Gods
*Jane Yolen-Wizard's Hall
*Jodi Taylor-Just One Damned Thing After Another
*James S.A. Corey-Leviathan Wakes
*Jane Austen-Pride And Prejudice
*James Herriot-All Creatures Great and Small
*Jane Grix-An Heir for Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Short Story
*Justin Gustainis-Midnight at the Oasis
*J.R. Rain-The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo

Author (last name):
*P.J. Jones-The Vampire Handbook
*Elliott James-In Shining Armor
*John Hornor Jacobs-Southern Gods

Series:
*Jane Yellowrock-Faith Hunter

K:
Title:
*Kitty and the Midnight Hour-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty Goes to Washington-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty Takes a Holiday-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty and the Silver Bullet-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty Raises Hell-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty's House of Horrors-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty's Greatest Hits-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty Goes to War-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty's Big Trouble-Carrie Vaughn
*Kill City Blues-Richard Kadrey
*Kitty Steals the Show-Carrie Vaughn
*Kitty Rocks the House-Carrie Vaughn

Author (first name):
*Kelly McCullough-Bared Blade
*Kevin Hearne-Staked,The Purloined Poodle
*Kim Harrison-Sideswiped
*K.J. Parker-The Devil You Know
*Kady Cross-The Strange Case of Finley Jayne
*Kate Danley-The Woodcutter,Quite a Pair
*Katherine Kurtz-Lammas Night
*KaraLynne Mackrory-Haunting Mr. Darcy - A Spirited Courtship

Author (last name):
*Richard Kadrey-Kill City Blues
*Amie Kaufman-Illuminae
*Katherine Kurtz-Lammas Night
*Mary Robinette Kowal-Forest of Memory,The Lady Astronaut of Mars

Series:
*Kate Daniels-Ilona Andrews
*Keeper Chronicles-Tanya Huff
*Kitty Norville-Carrie Vaughn

L:
Title:
*Lustlocked-Matt Wallace
*Loch and Key-Seanan McGuire
*Lammas Night-Katherine Kurtz
*The Latke in the Library & Other Mystery Stories for Chanukah-Libi Astaire
*Leviathan Wakes-James S.A. Corey
*The Lady Astronaut of Mars-Mary Robinette Kowal
*The Lost Child of Lychford-Paul Cornell
*The Legend of Sleepy Hollow-Washington Irving

Author (first name):
*Larry Correia-The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent,Son of the Black Sword
*Lisa Shearin-The Grendel Affair,The Dragon Conspiracy
*Libi Astaire-The Latke in the Library & Other Mystery Stories for Chanukah
*Laura Anne Gilman-Silver on the Road
*Laurell K. Hamilton-Crimson Death,Wounded
*Laird Barron-X's For Eyes
*Layton Green-The Summoner

Author (last name):
*Evie Love-Michael Miller: Space Accountant
*Victor LaValle-The Ballad of Black Tom
*Ursula K. Le Guin-Catwings

Series:
*The Laundry Files-Charles Stross
*Leaphorn and Chee-Tony Hillerman
*Lychford-Paul Cornell

[ladymurmur]

M, N, O, P

M:
Title:
*Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore-Robin Sloan
*Moon Called-Patricia Briggs
*Magic Breaks-Ilona Andrews
*Magic Shifts-Ilona Andrews
*Magic Stars-Ilona Andrews
*The Martian-Andy Weir
*The Moon is a Harsh Mistress-Robert A. Heinlein
*Murder by Magic: Twenty Tales of Crime and the Supernatural-Rosemary Edghill
*Midnight Blue-Light Special-Seanan McGuire
*Married in Green-Seanan McGuire
*Michael Miller: Space Accountant-Evie Love
*Mob Rules-Cameron Haley
*Magic Binds-Ilona Andrews
*Midnight at the Oasis-Justin Gustainis
*Mechanica-Betsy Cornwell
*Mr. Collins's Last Supper: A Short Story Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice-Shannon Winslow

Author (first name):
*Matt Wallace-Lustlocked,Pride's Spell
*Michael R. Underwood-The Absconded Ambassador,The Cupid Reconciliation: Genrenauts Episode 3There Will Always Be a MaxThe Substitute Sleuth: Genrenauts Episode 4,The Failed Fellowship
*Melissa F. Olson-Boundary Born
*Mary Robinette Kowal-Forest of Memory,The Lady Astronaut of Mars
*Mira Grant-Rise: A Newsflesh Collection

Author (last name):
*Ari Marmell-Hot Lead, Cold Iron, Hallow Point
*Seanan McGuire-Reflections, Snake in the Glass, Swamp Bromeliad, Every Heart a Doorway, Discount Armageddon, Midnight Blue-Light Special, Half-Off Ragnarok, One Hell of a Ride, No Place Like Home, Married in Green, Sweet Poison Wine, We Both Go Down Together, Oh Pretty Bird, The Star of New Mexico, Snakes and Ladders, The First Fall, Loch and Key, Bury Me In Satin, The Way Home, Broken Paper Hearts, White as a Raven's Wing, Red as Snow, Black as Blood, Blocked, Jammed, Snake in the Glass, IM, The Ghosts of Bourbon Street, Swamp Bromeliad, Sparrow Hill Road,Waking Up In Vegas,Once Broken Faith,Dreams and Slumbers,Never Shines the Sun,Heaps of Pearl
*Kelly McCullough-Bared Blade
*Steve McHugh-Small Time Vengeance
*Debbie Macomber-The Shop on Blossom Street
*C.E. Murphy-Thunderbird Falls
*Neve Maslakovic-The Bellbottom Incident, The Feline Affair: An Incident Series Novelette
*KaraLynne Mackrory-Haunting Mr. Darcy - A Spirited Courtship
*C.M. Mitchell-Rest and Restlessness: Mary Crawford, The Second Heroine of Mansfield Park
*A.A. Milne-Winnie-the-Pooh
*Richelle Mead-Vampire Academy

Series:
*Mick Oberon, by Ari Marmell
*Magnus Chase, by Rick Riordan
*Mercy Thompson, by Patricia Briggs
*'Mancer, by Ferrett Steinmetz
*Marnie Baranuik Files, by A.J. Aalto
*Mansfield Park Adventures, by C.M. Mitchell
*Mechanica, by Betsy Cornwell

N:
Title:
*Naughty or Nice: A Holiday Anthology
*Night Broken-Patricia Briggs
*No Place Like Home-Seanan McGuire
*Night Shift-Charlaine Harris
*Neverwhere-Neil Gaiman
*The Nightmare Stacks-Charles Stross
*New Amsterdam-Elizabeth Bear
*Never Shines the Sun-Seanan McGuire
*Nanny Ogg's Cookbook: A Useful and Improving Almanack of Information Including Astonishing Recipes from Terry Pratchett's Discworld-Terry Pratchett

Author (first name):
*Neil Gaiman-Neverwhere,American Gods,The Sandman #1,Click-Clack the Rattlebag
*Neve Maslakovic-The Bellbottom Incident,The Feline Affair: An Incident Series Novelette

Author (last name):
*Garth Nix-Goldenhand

Series:
*Nathaniel Cade-Christopher Farnsworth
*New Amsterdam-Elizabeth Bear
*Newsflesh-Mira Grant

O:
Title:
*One Wilde Night-Jenn Stark
*One Hell of a Ride-Seanan McGuire
*Oh Pretty Bird-Seanan McGuire
*Once Broken Faith-Seanan McGuire
*One Fell Sweep-Ilona Andrews

Author (first name):
*Octavia E. Butler-Wild Seed

Author (last name):
*Melissa F. Olson-Boundary Born
*Daniel José Older-Half-Resurrection Blues

Series:
*October Daye, by Seanan McGuire
*Officer Gunhilder-Quentin Bates

P:
Title:
*The Palace Job-Patrick Weekes
*Page-Tamora Pierce
*Pride's Spell-Matt Wallace
*Paper and Fire-Rachel Caine
*Poison or Protect-Gail Carriger
*Patchwerk-David Tallerman
*The Purloined Poodle-Kevin Hearne
*Pride And Prejudice-Jane Austen

Author (first name):
*Patrick Weekes-The Palace Job
*Patricia Briggs-Moon Called, Blood Bound, Iron Kissed, Bone Crossed, Silver Borne, River Marked, Frost Burned, Night Broken, Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson, Fire Touched, Cry Wolf,Fair Game,Hunting Ground
*P.J. Jones-The Vampire Handbook
*Patricia C. Wrede-Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
*Paul Cornell-The Lost Child of Lychford
*P.T. Hylton-Thorns and Tangles

Author (last name):
*Tamora Pierce-Wolf-Speaker,Emperor Mage,First Test,Page, Squire
*K.J. Parker-The Devil You Know
*Vicki Pettersson-Remember the Blood
*Terry Pratchett-A Hat Full of Sky,Wintersmith,The Folklore of Discworld,Nanny Ogg's Cookbook: A Useful and Improving Almanack of Information Including Astonishing Recipes from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
*Carrie Patel-The Buried Life

Series:
*Peri Reed, by Kim Harrison
*Protector of the Small, by Tamora Pierce
*Pax Arcana, by Elliott James
*Patternmaster, by Octavia E. Butler
*Pride, Prejudice & Zombies, by Steve Hockensmith, Seth Grahame-Smith

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Q, R, S, T

Q:
Title:
*Quite a Pair-Kate Danley

Author (first name):
*Quentin Bates-Winterlude

Author (last name):
Qiu Xiaolong-Death of a Red Heroine

Series:
*Quincy Morris Investigations-Justin Gustainis

R:
Title:
*Reflections-Seanan McGuire
*River Marked-Patricia Briggs
*Red Hot Steele-Alex P. Berg
*Red as Snow-Seanan McGuire
*Remember the Blood-Vicki Pettersson
*The Restorer-Amanda Stevens
*Revenge of the Mantis-Vered Ehsani
*Rise: A Newsflesh Collection-Mira Grant
*Rest and Restlessness: Mary Crawford, The Second Heroine of Mansfield Park-C.M. Mitchell

Author (first name):
*Robin Sloan-Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
*Rick Riordan-The Sword of Summer
*Robert A. Heinlein-The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
*Rachel Caine-Ink and Bone,Paper and Fire
*Robert A. Heinlein-The Moon is a Harsh Mistress,The Year of the Jackpot
*Rosemary Edghill-Murder by Magic: Twenty Tales of Crime and the Supernatural
*Robert Rodi-Bitch In a Bonnet: Reclaiming Jane Austen From the Stiffs, the Snobs, the Simps and the Saps, Volume 1
*Richelle Mead-Vampire Academy
*Rob Ziegler-The Burning Light

Author (last name):
*Deanna Raybourn-Silent in the Grave
*Rick Riordan-The Sword of Summer
*Robert Rodi-Bitch In a Bonnet: Reclaiming Jane Austen From the Stiffs, the Snobs, the Simps and the Saps, Volume 1
*J.R. Rain-The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo

Series:
*Rogues of the Republic-Patrick Weekes
*Recoletta-Carrie Patel

S:
Title:
*Silent in the Grave-Deanna Raybourn
*The Sword of Summer-Rick Riordan
*Staked-Kevin Hearne
*Strange Magic-James A. Hunter
*Small Time Vengeance-Steve McHugh
*Silver Borne-Patricia Briggs
*Summon the Keeper-Tanya Huff
*Snake in the Glass-Seanan McGuire
*Swamp Bromeliad-Seanan McGuire
*Sideswiped-Kim Harrison
*Squire-Tamora Pierce
*Storm Front-Jim Butcher
*Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson-Patricia Briggs
*The Shop on Blossom Street-Debbie Macomber
*Shadow Rites-Faith Hunter
*Sweet Poison Wine-Seanan McGuire
*The Star of New Mexico-Seanan McGuire
*Snakes and Ladders-Seanan McGuire
*Snake in the Glass-Seanan McGuire
*Swamp Bromeliad-Seanan McGuire
*Sparrow Hill Road-Seanan McGuire
*The Strange Case of Finley Jayne-Kady Cross
*Superhero Detective For Hire-Darius Brasher
*Southern Gods-John Hornor Jacobs
*Silver on the Road-Laura Anne Gilman
*Summer Knight-Jim Butcher
*The Substitute Sleuth: Genrenauts Episode 4-Michael R. Underwood
*Seven for a Secret-Elizabeth Bear
*Son of the Black Sword-Larry Correia
*Smoke and Shadows-Tanya Huff
*Shattered Shields-Jennifer Brozek
*Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot-Patricia C. Wrede
*The Sandman #1-Neil Gaiman
*St. Griswold College for Abandoned Boys-E.M. Cooper
*Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters-Ben H. Winters
*Sorcerer to the Crown-Zen Cho
*The Snow Queen-Hans Christian Andersen
*Sarah's Story-Stacy B.
*The Summoner-Layton Green

Author (first name):
*Seanan McGuire-Reflections, Snake in the Glass, Swamp Bromeliad, Every Heart a Doorway, Discount Armageddon, Midnight Blue-Light Special, Half-Off Ragnarok, One Hell of a Ride, No Place Like Home, Married in Green, Sweet Poison Wine, We Both Go Down Together, Oh Pretty Bird, The Star of New Mexico, Snakes and Ladders, The First Fall, Loch and Key, Bury Me In Satin, The Way Home, Broken Paper Hearts, White as a Raven's Wing, Red as Snow, Black as Blood, Blocked, Jammed, Snake in the Glass, IM, The Ghosts of Bourbon Street, Swamp Bromeliad,Sparrow Hill Road,Waking Up In Vegas,Once Broken Faith,Dreams and Slumbers,Never Shines the Sun,Heaps of Pearl
*Steve McHugh-Small Time Vengeance
*Sylvia Spruck Wrigley-Domnall and the Borrowed Child
*Stacy B.-Sarah's Story
*Steve Hockensmith-Dawn of the Dreadfuls

Author (last name):
*Robin Sloan-Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
*Jenn Stark-One Wilde Night
*Clifford D. Simak-The Goblin Reservation,Way Station
*Lisa Shearin-The Grendel Affair,The Dragon Conspiracy
*Charles Stross-The Nightmare Stacks
*Amanda Stevens-The Restorer,The Abandoned
*Ferrett Steinmetz-Flex

Series:
*Sin du Jour-Matt Wallace
*Sandman Slim-Richard Kadrey
*Steampunk Chronicles-Kady Cross
*SPI Files-Lisa Shearin
*Superhero Detective-Darius Brasher
*Saga of the Forgotten Warrior-Larry Correia
*Society for Paranormals-Vered Ehsani
*Soulwood-Faith Hunter
*Sandman-Neil Gaiman
*Sorcerer to the Crown-Zen Cho
*Spinoza-J.R. Rain

T:
Title:
*Thunderbird Falls-C.E. Murphy
*There Will Always Be a Max-Michael R. Underwood
*The Tricks of London-Elizabeth Bear
*Touched-A.J. Aalto
*That Night in Lagos-Vered Ehsani
*Twenty Palaces-Harry Connolly
*Thorns and Tangles-P.T. Hylton

Author (first name):
*Tamora Pierce-Wolf-Speaker,Emperor Mage,First Test, Page, Squire
*Tanya Huff-Summon the Keeper,Smoke and Shadows
*Terry Pratchett-A Hat Full of Sky,Wintersmith,The Folklore of Discworld,Nanny Ogg's Cookbook: A Useful and Improving Almanack of Information Including Astonishing Recipes from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
*Tony Hillerman-The Blessing Way

Author (last name):
*David Tallerman-Patchwerk
*Jodi Taylor-Just One Damned Thing After Another
*Gianna Thomas-Attending a Ball

Series:
*Thursday Next-Jasper Fforde
*Tony Foster-Tanya Huff
*Twenty Palaces-Harry Connolly

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U, V, W

U:
Title:
*The Uncanny Collection: Tales of Mayhem and Magic-Jaye Wells

Author (first name):
*Ursula K. Le Guin-Catwings

Author (last name):
*Michael R. Underwood-The Absconded Ambassador,The Cupid Reconciliation: Genrenauts Episode 3There Will Always Be a Max,The Substitute Sleuth: Genrenauts Episode 4,The Failed Fellowship

Series:
*Underworld Cycle-Cameron Haley

V:
Title:
*The Vampire Handbook-P.J. Jones
*Vampire Academy-Richelle Mead
*The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo-J.R. Rain

Author (first name):
*Vicki Pettersson-Remember the Blood
*Victor LaValle-The Ballad of Black Tom
*Vered Ehsani-That Night in Lagos,Ghosts of Tsavo,The Automaton's Wife,Revenge of the Mantis,The Fourth Mandate

Author (last name):
*Carrie Vaughn-Kitty and the Midnight Hour, Kitty Goes to Washington, Kitty Takes a Holiday, Kitty and the Silver Bullet, Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand, Kitty Raises Hell, Kitty's House of Horrors, Kitty's Greatest Hits, Kitty Goes to War,Kitty's Big Trouble,Kitty Steals the Show,Kitty Rocks the House

Series:
*Vampire Academy-Richelle Mead

W:
Title:
*Wolf-Speaker-Tamora Pierce
*We Both Go Down Together-Seanan McGuire
*The Way Home-Seanan McGuire
*White as a Raven's Wing-Seanan McGuire
*The Woodcutter-Kate Danley
*The White City-Elizabeth Bear
*Wizard's Hall-Jane Yolen
*Way Station-Clifford D. Simak
*Wendigo Rising-James A. Hunter
*Wakulla Springs-Andy Duncan
*Winnie-the-Pooh-A.A. Milne
*Wild Seed-Octavia E. Butler
*Wounded-Laurell K. Hamilton
*Winterlude-Quentin Bates

Author (first name):
*Washington Irving-The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Author (last name):
*Patrick Weekes-The Palace Job
*Matt Wallace-Lustlocked,Pride's Spell
*Andy Weir-The Martian
*Jaye Wells-The Uncanny Collection: Tales of Mayhem and Magic
*Sylvia Spruck Wrigley-Domnall and the Borrowed Child
*Patricia C. Wrede-Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
*Ben H. Winters-Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters

Series:
*The World as Myth-Robert A. Heinlein
*Winnie-the-Pooh-A.A. Milne

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X, Y, Z

X:
Title:
*X's For Eyes-Laird Barron

Author (first name):
Qiu Xiaolong-Death of a Red Heroine

Author (last name):
*Diana Xarissa-Aunt Bessie Assumes

Series:
*Xavier-E.M. Cooper

Y:
Title:
*The Year of the Jackpot-Robert A. Heinlein

Author (first name):
*Yangsze Choo-The Ghost Bride

Author (last name):
Jane Yolen-Wizard's Hall

Series:
*Yancy Lazarus, by James A. Hunter

Z:
Title:
*Zombie's Bite-Karen Chance

Author (first name):
*Zen Cho-Sorcerer to the Crown

Author (last name):
*Rob Ziegler-The Burning Light

Series:
*Zane Hallaway-P.T. Hylton

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This challenge could be fun - a literary scavenger hunt.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

ules:

No books to read except the books you would read anyway, though all books used in this challenge must be read between January 1st 2016 and January 1st 2017. You can use books you did not finish, as long as you personally spotted the item, it counts.

The item can be anywhere in the book, it can even be on the cover as a part of the cover-art, but if it’s on the cover, it has to be a book you were reading i.e. you can’t go sifting through covers of books you have no intention of reading looking for items in the scavenger hunt.

Just list the book and the author beside each item as you find them. At the very end is a NSFW round. It's not overly offensive...more Baywatch Nights than Game of Thrones. That said, because it's a little sexier, it's in spoilers and those who avoid sexy times in their books don't need to go there.

Just reply to this message to enter the game, and copy / paste the list into your first message.

There is a prize / prizes. Nothing expensive though everyone I send them to loves them!

That's it. Be off with you.

The List

Main Character - 7/10!

1. Vampire - Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
2. Witch - Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews
3. Skin Walker - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
4. LGBT - Long Hot Summoning by Tanya Huff
5. Werewolf - Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
6. Demon
7. Psychic - Night Shift by Charlaine Harris
8. Magician - Strange Magic by James A. Hunter
9. Morgue Worker
10. High School Student

Characters (not main) - 10/10!

1. Angel - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
2. Werewolf - Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
3. Private Investigator - Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
4. Beta Male - Reflections by Seanan McGuire
5. Shifter - Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell
6. Native American -Lustlocked by Matt Wallace
7. Demon - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
8. Assassin - Bared Blade by Kelly McCullough
9. Faerie - Hallow Point by Ari Marmell
10. God / Goddess - Staked by Kevin Hearne

Animals - 8/10

1. Dog - Staked by Kevin Hearne
2. Horse - Staked by Kevin Hearne
3. Otter - Staked by Kevin Hearne
4. Penguin
5. Rat - Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce
6. Wolf - Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce
7. Cat - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
8. Bat - Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce
9. Snake - Snake in the Glass by Seanan McGuire
10. Fox

Places

1. Hawaii
2. Oklahoma
3. Vermont
4. Scotland
5. New Zealand
6. Paris
7. South Africa
8. Mexico
9. Brazil
10. Japan

Clothing - 10/10!

1. Baseball Cap - The Drafter by Kim Harrison
2. Overcoat - Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell
3. Wedding Dress - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
4. Cowboy Hat - Hallow Point by Ari Marmell
5. Jeans - Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
6. Leather Jacket - Staked by Kevin Hearne
7. Sensible Shoes - Red Hot Steele by Alex P. Berg
8. Scarf - The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
9. Bustier - Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn
10. Bikini - The Cat Who Walks Through Walls by Robert A. Heinlein

Small Things - 10/10!

1. Coffee Mug - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
2. Book - The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes
3. Diary - Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff
4. Pistol - Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell
5. Engagement Ring - Strange Magic by James A. Hunter
6. Compass - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
7. Grimoire - Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell
8. Cell Phone - Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
9. Scissors - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
10. Safe - Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews

Large Things - 10/10!

1. Suitcase - Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff
2. Armoire - Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff
3. Ladder - Bared Blade by Kelly McCullough
4. Book Shelves - Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell
5. Grave Stone - Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce
6. Bicycle - Callahan's Key (The Place, #1) by Spider Robinson
7. Grandfather Clock - Blood in Her Veins: Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock by Faith Hunter
8. Desk - Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell
9. Fire Extinguisher - Kitty Raises Hell
10. Cash machine / ATM - Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth

Food - 8/10

1. Drive-Thru - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
2. Pizza - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
3. Soup - Snake in the Glass by Seanan McGuire
4. Vegetarian food - The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
5. Steak - Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
6. Grilled Cheese
7. Banana - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
8. Clams
9. Biscuits - Blood in Her Veins: Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock by Faith Hunter
10. Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris (wine) - Thunderbird Falls by C.E. Murphy

Transport - 7/10

1. Bus - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
2. Horse-Drawn Carriage - Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell
3. Train - Hallow Point by Ari Marmell
4. UFO
5. Ship - Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
6. Teleportation-Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
7. Helicopter
8. Hearse
9. Vintage Motorcycle - Strange Magic by James A. Hunter
10. Taxi - Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell

Bonus Round - 9/10

1. A Heroine in a Fantasy / Paranormal novel who is completely normal.
2. A Mention of a real TV Show. -Lustlocked by Matt Wallace
3. Product Placement - Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews (Applebee's)
4. SMS / Text Message - Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
5. answering machine - Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff
6. an iPhone
7. a vibrator - Naughty or Nice: A Holiday Anthology by Jennifer Brozek
8. a pull out bed - Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell
9. shampoo - Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
10. Irish Whiskey - Staked by Kevin Hearne

NSFW Round
(view spoiler)[1. Threesome
2. Shared Shower - Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
3. Use of Food in Sex
4. Public Nudity
5. The Biggest Penis Ever
6. Multiple Orgasms
7. Touching in public
8. Seniors Getting Down - The Second Summoning by Tanya Huff
9. Tacky Tropes (teacher / nurse / librarian etc.)
10. Sex in the book that makes you a little warm in the pants. (hide spoiler)]

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SOS: Serious Overload of Series > Challenges: What's the Rush > 2015's Best of the Best
Duration: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2016

Goal: Read 12 books found on one of the following BEST OF 2015 lists. Lists culled for those books fitting SOS' PNR/UF/Fantasy theme. To see the full list, click on the links provided for each. List your book choices and the BEST OF list where it was found now or as you read. Be sure to include your 1-5 ✮ rating.
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Hmmmm.....

1. -B&N's The Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy of 2015 - 5 stars
2. -Amazons Best Books of 2015 - 5 stars
3. -2015 RT Book Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees - 4 stars
4. -2015 RT Book Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees - 5 stars
5. -B&N's The Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy of 2015 - 5 stars
6. -Amazons Best Books of 2015 - 4 stars
7. - B&N's The Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy of 2015 - 5 stars
8. -2015 RT Book Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees - 5 stars
9. -B&N's The Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy of 2015 -- 5 stars
10. - Amazon Best Books of 2015 - 4 stars
11.
12.

Going through the lists to find titles I haven't already read, or that I won't need to catch up on a whole series to get to. Happily, there are still PLENTY of options to choose from. :-)

Goodreads Choice Awards 2015
+ +

Amazons Best Books of 2015
+ + + + + + + + * + + + +

Publishers Weekly Best of 2015


B&N's The Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy of 2015


The Washington Post's Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2015


2015 RT Book Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees

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16 in 2016
Take a bite out of your TBR stacks

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Targeting "Just a Taste" (4 categories) to start with.

16 in 2016
Take a bite out of your TBR stacks

Duration: 1 year (beginning on/after 1 Jan 2016)

Levels:
Just a Taste = 4 categories of your choice
Picky Reader = 8 categories of your choice
Glutton = all 16 categories

Goal: Choose your Level and Read a book for each category as listed. No duplicates - each category must have a unique read, even if one or more books will fit multiple categories. All formats allowed - audio, PB, HC, eBook. Full re-reads are allowed. Anthologies are allowed only if all stories are read.

Categories:
Reading all 16 categories? That's 100 books crossed off your TBR list!
*If you go for all 16 categories/100 books, you may choose to extend your challenge to 18 months - or keep it at 12 months for the extra motivation*

1. Serious Series Addiction
Read 20 books from 16 different series

Series thus far (might need to switch a few of these out to fill out other categories)
1. Mick Oberon series - Hot Lead, Cold Iron
2. *Mick Oberon series - Hallow Point
3. Yancey Lazarus series - Strange Magic
4. Immortals series - Wolf-Speaker
5. *Immortals series - Emperor Mage
6. Fallen Blade series - Bared Blade
7. Lady Julia series - Silent in the Grave
8. Rogues of the Republic series - The Palace Job
9. Magnus Chase series - The Sword of Summer
10. The World as Myth series - The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
11. Kate Daniels series - Gunmetal Magic**
12. *Kate Daniels - Magic Breaks
13. Sin du Jour series - Lustlocked
14. Iron Druid series - Staked
15. Hellequin Chronicles series - Small Time Vengeance
16. Thursday Next series - The Eyre Affair
17. Incryptid series - Snake in the Glass
18. *Incryptid series - Swamp Bromeliad
19. Mercy Thompson series - Moon Called**
20. Daggers and Steele series - Red Hot Steele

2. How I ❤ Thee
Read 4 books by your favorite author, from your favorite series, in your favorite genre and/or featuring your favorite supernatural being

1. Once Broken Faith
2. Full of Briars
3. Half-Off Ragnarok
4. Midnight Blue-Light Special

5. Fiction2Film
Read 2 books (stand alone or series) that have been or will be made into a TV series or a movie
1. The Martian
2.Pride and Prejudice

6. Happy Birthday!
Read 4 books published in 2016

1. Chaos Choreography-Seanan McGuire
2. Reflections-Seanan McGuire
3. Every Heart a Doorway-Seanan McGuire
4. The Absconded Ambassador-Michael R. Underwood

11. Best of ...
Read 4 books from either/both of the following lists: SOS' Best of UF Series Listopia and/or SOS' Best of PNR Series Listopia (Both lists contain the first-in-series book only, however you may read any book within any series listed on either list)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
1. Blood Bound
2. Bone Crossed
3. Iron Kissed
4. Silver Borne

12. Seasons of Love
Read 4 books, 1 for each season
WINTER ~
❉ Blue cover or white cover
Midnight at the Oasis


SPRING ~
❀ Green cover
Thorns and Tangles


SUMMER ~
❂ Red cover
Sorcerer to the Crown


FALL ~
✣ Orange cover
Paper and Fire


13. Orderly
Read 2 series books one for each of the following:
- SIX: Read book #6 in a series
The Failed Fellowship
- TEEN: Read book #TEEN (13-19) in a series
Broken Paper Hearts (#13 in the Jonathan Healy and Frances Brown sub-series of the Incryptid series)

15. Bad Boys and Bad-Ass Girls
Flip a coin (you can choose any coin, just make sure it's one you can identify heads or tails)
- Heads: Read 4 books featuring a bad-ass heroine
- Tails: Read 4 books featuring a bad boy hero
1. Flashback: Siren Song
2. Cold Hearted
3. Wendigo Rising
4. Flashback: The Morrigan

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I've Started So I'll Finish - 2016 - The Saga Continues
1st January to 31st December 2016

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

As will I :-)

* = own
+ = library

Completed 47/30 books

One 'til Done - 14/7 done!
Jane Yellowrock, by Faith Hunter - + - DONE!
Indexing, by Seanan McGuire - * - DONE!
Newsflesh, by Seanan McGuire - + - DONE!
Aurora Teagarden, by Charlaine Harris - + - DONE!
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, by Laurell K. Hamilton - + - DONE!
Monster Hunter, by Larry Correia - * - DONE!
Abhorsen, by Garth Nix - + - DONE!
Custard Protocol, by Gail Carriger - + - Done!
Ishmael Jones, by Simon R. Green - + - Done!
Boundary Magic, by Melissa F. Olson - * - Done!
Pax Arcana, by Eliott James - + - Done!
Midnight, Texas, by Charlaine Harris - + - Done!
Indexing, by Seanan McGuire - * - Done!
Laundry Files, by Charles Stross - - DONE!

Incryptid, by Seanan McGuire - 4 of 4 done!
Done! - * * * * *

Incident, by Neve Maslacovic - 2/2 done!
DONE! * *

Kate Daniels, by Ilona Andrews - 6/6 done!
Done! - + + + + +

Walker Papers, by C.E. Murphy- 1 of 10 Done!
DONE! - *
* * * + + + +

Genrenauts, by Michael R. Underwood - 5 of 5 Done!
DONE! - * * * * *

Sin du Jour, by Matt Wallace - 2 of 2 Done!
DONE! - * *

October Daye, by Seanan McGuire - 4 of 4 Done!
DONE! - * * * *

Iron Druid, by Kevin Hearne - 2 of 2 done!
Done! - * *

Discworld, by Terry Pratchett - 4 of ?
DONE! - + + + +

Sandman Slim, by Richard Kadrey - 1 of 4
Done! - *
* *

Jane Yellowrock, by Faith Hunter - 2 of 2
DONE! - + +

Fallen Blade, by Kelly McCullough - 1 of 5
Done! -

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WYA Read 3 Books Quickie Challenge
Duration: January 2016

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Rules: Read at least 3 books from the options given

1. Read a book from the PNR/UF/Fantasy genre - Hallow Point - DONE!
2. Read a book with a Red cover - The Ghost Bride - DONE!
3. Read a book with a shifter of any kind - Gunmetal Magic - DONE!
4. Read a book with a gun on the cover - Hot Lead, Cold Iron - DONE!

DONE!

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SOS: Love or Hate @ FIRST Sight Read 2016

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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WYA Read 3 Books Quickie Challenge
Duration: February 2016

Rules: Read at least 3 books from the options given

1. Read a book from the PNR/UF/Fantasy genre - Strange Magic
2. Read a book with a Pink or White cover - Summon the Keeper (pink cover)
3. As it is a Leap Year read a book with a 4, so either a 4th in series or a book with a 4 in the page count or 4 main characters. - Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4)
4. Read a book with flowers, hearts, candy, jewelery etc on the cover or in the story. - The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

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WYA Read 3 Books Quickie Challenge
Duration: March 2016

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Rules: Read at least 3 books from the options given

1. Read a book from the PNR/UF/Fantasy genre -
2. Read a book with a green cover -
3. Read a book with easter, a bunny, eggs or chocolate etc in the story or on the cover -
4. Read a book with a weapon of any kind on the cover -

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Potential challenge to try:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

A Hugo Award winner
- DONE!

A Nebula Award winner
- Done!

A Locus Award winner
-DONE!

A World Fantasy Award winner
- done

An Eisner Award winner
-Done!

A book published in the 19th century
- Done!

A book published in 2016
- Done!

A book published in the 20th century
- Done!

A book written by a woman
- Done!

A book written by a non-white author
- Done!

A book written in a language other than English
- Done!

A book set on Earth
- Done!

A book set on another planet
- Done!

A book set on an imaginary world
- Done!

A book set in the past
- Done!

An alternate history
- Done!

A book set in the future
- Done!

A non-fiction book about sf/fantasy


A book with aliens or fantastic races
- Done!

A collection of short stories by a single author
- Done!

An anthology of short stories by different authors
- Done!

A book based on a fairy tale
- Done!

A dystopian story
- Done!

A post-apocalyptic story
- Done!

A book that is not sf/fantasy
- Done!

A book shorter than 150 pages
- Done!

A book longer than 500 pages
- Done!

Rules: A book can count for two categories.

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A carry-over from 2015:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
"Grammatically Correct" Challenge
Duration: 6 months

I'm planning to try for Professor: Read 15 books

CATEGORIES: Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives, and Prepositions

♠ VERBatim ~ "That's what's happenin'"

Kissing - A cover where characters are kissing; a character is blowing a kiss; a cover with lips (SMACK)

Biting - A cover where at least one character is biting another
Sitting - A cover where character(s) is sitting (on anything)

Standing - A cover where character(s) is standing; showing no movement at all

Fighting - A cover where character(s) is fighting with anything/one or in a fighting stance with any weapon at the ready

Flying - A cover where character(s) is flying or being held while another character is flying
Swimming - A cover where character(s) is swimming or shown under or partially in water (must be a body of water, not a bath)
Missing - A cover where character is missing; character head is either 1/2 or entirely off the page, no character at all, etc.


♣ Noun ~ "Person, Place or Thing"

Person - Read a book with a person's name in the title

Place - Read a book with a place name in the title
(Example: Washington, alley, circus, etc. Heaven and Hell will be accepted.)

Thing - Read a book with a thing in the title
(Example: heart, fangs, door, etc. Must be a tangible thing, not intangible like shadow, night, curse, etc.)


♥ Awesome ADJECTIVEs ~ "Unpack your adjectives"

A-M - Read a book with an adjective in the title that begins with any letter from A-M

N-Z - Read a book with an adjective in the title that begins with any letter from N-Z


♦ Prepositions ~ "The busy P's"

A-M - Read 2 books with a preposition in the title that begins with any letter from A-M

N-Z - Read 2 books with a proposition in the title that begins with any letter from N-Z

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I'm in for Deep Clean

SOS: TBR Clean-Up Challenge

15/15 read
Jan 1 - March 31 2016
Level 3

New Release: 2016
1. Reflections-Seanan McGuire
2. Staked-Kevin Hearne
3. Chaos Choreography-Seanan McGuire

Newish Release: 2015
1. Magic Shifts-Ilona Andrews
2. Hallow Point-Ari Marmell
3. Envy of Angels-Matt Wallace

First in Series
1. Hot Lead, Cold Iron-Ari Marmell
2. Strange Magic-James A. Hunter
3. Kitty and the Midnight Hour-Carrie Vaughn

Part of a Series
1. Gunmetal Magic-Ilona Andrews
2. Moon Called-Patricia Briggs
3. Blood Bound-Patricia Briggs

Reader's Choice
1. The Ghost Bride-Yangsze Choo
2. Silent in the Grave-Deanna Raybourn
3. The Palace Job-Patrick Weekes

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WYA Read 3 Books Quickie Challenge
Duration: April 2016

Rules: Read at least 3 books from the options given

1. Read a book from the PNR/UF/Fantasy genre -
2. Read a book with a blue or purple cover -
3. Read a book with a dystopian theme
4. Read a book with a building/s or city scape on the cover -

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2016 (thus far) lessons learned:
*For next year's thread, set up monthly reading logs first, then the alphabets
*Alphabet entries should each get their own entry, rather than groups of letters - will make updating much easier as the year progresses.
*Challenges have been hit or miss for me this year. Sometimes they're very motivating and exciting; other times they're a chore.
*I can no longer read a book just because it is the next one on my list/in my collection/on the stack. Even if it is a title that I have very much wanted to read for a long time - if it isn't the book for the mood/season/phase I'm in right now, it isn't going to cut it.
*For that ^ very reason, I'm both more likely to stop reading a book these days than I ever have before, and also to give a "not right now" book a second chance. Thus, the "on hold" shelf in addition to the "couldn't finish" shelf.
*Regardless, I'm still not convinced that I'll ever try Outlander again. Or Game of Thrones. And that's OK. :-)
*At the moment, I'm having more fun tracking my alphabets as they develop WITHOUT deliberately trying to fill certain letters. That might change as the end of year approaches, but we'll see.
*Not trying to track genre's read in a thread this year was a good choice. Might still go back and do some analysis later. Much easier to do by shelf (even if it means going back and updating some titles).

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One to consider...

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SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion Challenges: What's the Rush > "Series Addict" Challenge ~ Part 6

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The end of 2016 is in site, and I've got plenty to enjoy between now and the new year - including books lined up/in progress for the last two slots of my alphabet (title starting with X, author first name starting with Q) that I'm legitimately wanting to read, not JUST because of their alphabetiness. :-)

My member list for 2017 is all set up, and I'm seeing about finalizing or tying up a few remaining challenges. A perfect, cozy way to spend a snowy afternoon.

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I DID IT! My personal alphabet challenge is completed for 2016! :-)

For my own reference, here are the tricksy letters (only 1 entry per category):

Title:
J,Q,U,X,Y,Z

Author (first name):
I,O,Q,U,W,X,Y,Z

Author (last name):
I,N,Q,U,X,Y,Z

Series:
E,F,H,J,Q,U,V,X,Y,Z

Since I spent so much time looking for the last few entries, I have those letters on my brain right now. I just might start the year with a few of this year's hard to find entries.