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From Sea to Shining Sea - North CarolinaDuration: May 1 - June 30, 2016
READ: 10/10
✔1. Read a book by an author who has written at least 12 books; mention the number of books the author has written -or- read a book that has a large ship on the cover; must be visible in the thumbnail, post the cover -or- read a book with a naval battle.
Dragon Storm - Katie MacAlister (71 distinct works per GRs) 5/17✔2. Read a book where something important is lost -or- read a book with a main character called Virginia (or one of its female derivatives); mention the main character's name -or- read a book whose title is a single word beginning with a letter in "CROATOAN".
Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26✔3. Read a book with a mostly red or blue cover; post the cover -or- read a book where a character is not what they seem; mention how -or- read a book with the word OLD intact in its title (compound words work, and so do words like COLD, HOLD etc.)
Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie 5/14✔4. Read a book with a flying machine of some sort on the cover; must be visible in the thumbnail, post the cover -or- read a book featuring two brothers as main characters -or- read a book where a first of some sort occurs; mention what.
Defiant - Pamela Clare (heroine loses her virginity) 6/28✔5. Read a book with a character who is called by a sobriquet (as Edward Teach was called Blackbeard) -or- read a book where a corrupt lawmaker has been bribed by criminal elements -or- read a book whose author's first and last initials occur in the word OCRACOKE.
Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11✔6. Read a book with a golden yellow cover; post the cover -or- read a book that is longer than 500 pages in its hardcover format (and can be used as a doorstop); you may read any edition, but mention the number of pages in the hardcover edition of your book -or- read a book where a character sells an item for less money than it is worth for whatever reason.
Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon (614 pages) 5/16✔7. Read a book featuring a naive (babe out of the woods) character -or- read a book with a bird of prey on its cover or in its title; if choosing the cover option, bird must be visible in the thumbnail, post the cover -or- read a book with a friendly outdoor game of some kind in it; mention the game.
King - T.M. Frazier 6/21(heroine has amnesia and is totally out of her depths with the biker gang that rescues her)
✔8. Read a book in which the main character is a smoker -or- read a book set in a university or school -or- read a book with a residential home on its cover; outside of the house only, must be visible in the thumbnail, post the cover.
Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend - Victoria Laurie (boarding school) 5/22✔9. Read book #7, #11 or #17 in a series -or- read a book with a main character who is a tailor or a dressmaker -or- read a book written by an African American author.
7 Brides for 7 Bodies - Stephanie Bond 6/25✔10. Read a book that is about music -or- read a book with an elephant in it -or- read a book you expect to finish fast.
The Future Falls - Tanya Huff (heroine is a musician) 5/19CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Reading RouletteDuration: July 4, 2015 - June 30, 2016
Level: High Roller: Read a designated book every two weeks.
✔July 4- The first book on your TBR whose title starts with a two-letter word - i.e. an, by, do, no, etc.
If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5
✔July 18- The first book on your TBR whose title starts with the letter "U" - exclude a,an,the.
Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26
✔August 1- The first book on your TBR whose cover is only 2 colors; title and author name may be in additional colors.
Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30✔August 15- Read the first book on your TBR whose title contains a male's name. If you absolutely don't have such a book, read a book whose title contains a male term - i.e. brother, father, knight,
Dexter in the Dark - Jeff Lindsay 10/23
✔August 29- Read any book (on your TBR) that was published in 2009.
Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh 8/31
✔September 12- Read the first book on your TBR whose author's FIRST name starts with "J."
Night Betrayed - Joss Ware 9/16
✔September 26- Read the first book (on your TBR) whose title contains a hyphenated-word.
Fever-Hot Dreams - Jaci Burton/Sherri King/Samantha Winston 10/11
✔October 10- Read the first book on your TBR whose cover shows the book's title and the author's name in different colors.
Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13✔October 24- Read the first book on your TBR with an author whose LAST name begins with an "L."
Spell Booked - Joyce & Jim Lavene 12/23
✔November 7- Read the first book on your TBR that has a brown cover.
Small Favor - Jim Butcher 6/14✔November 21- Read the first book on your TBR whose cover shows a residential home.
For the Love of Magic - Janet Chapman 11/22✔December 5- Read the first book on your TBR that has a title written in PINK. If you can't find pink, any shade of magenta, burgundy, or even purple is okay
Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2✔December 19-Read the first book on your TBR whose title contains at least one of all vowels (A,E,I,O,U).
The Source of Magic - Piers Anthony (thEsoUrceOfmAgIc) 12/30
✔January 2-Read the first book on your TBR whose author's LAST begins with "N."
League of Dragons - Naomi Novik 6/20
✔January 16- Read the first book on your TBR whose total page count contains a THREE.
Saint Odd - Dean Koontz (339 pages) 1/17
✔January 30- Read the first book on your TBR whose title contains the word "OR."
Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs (192 pages) 2/2
✔February 13- Read the first book on your TBR whose cover is any shade of yellow or gold.
Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30✔February 27- Read the first book on your TBR whose title is 6 or more words
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R.R. Martin 3/19
✔March 12- Read the first book on your TBR whose title starts with "B" (exclude a,an,the).
Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11
✔March 26- Read any book that you have added to your TBR within the last 3 months.
The Bitter Season - Tami Hoag (added January 2016) 4/4
✔April 9- Read the first book on your TBR whose plot occurs in the PAST or in the FUTURE.
Feel the Burn - G.A. Aiken (set in Medieval times) 4/13
✔April 23-Read the first book on your TBR whose title contains the word "LOVE."
The Prince Who Loved Me - Karin Hawkins 6/25
✔May 7-Read any (one) book on your list in position #61 - position #70
Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter (position 67) 5/10
✔May 21- Read the first book on your TBR whose title starts with "S."
Stalked - Allison Brennan 6/30
✔June 4- Read the first book on your TBR whose author's initials are alliterative (start with the same letter).
Cleopatra's Needle - Steven Siebert 6/23
June 18- Read the first book on your TBR whose title contains a day of the week
The Planets
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2016
READ: 11/12
1. A terrestrial planet
☪Read a book whose cover shows a planet OR read a book whose title contains “EARTH” or “ROCK,” OR read a book whose title or author name contains a metal (i.e. Tin God).
✔2. Mercury
☪Read a “small” book (150-250pp) OR read a book whose author’s first and last initial may be found in MERCURY or read a book that has been inactive on your TBR (the book has been on your TBR for at least one year; tell us when you added the book to your TBR).
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman (178 pages) 4/7✔3. Venus
☪Read a book with a brightly colored cover OR read a book whose total page count is anywhere between 224 – 462 pages OR read a romance.
The Hotter You Burn - Gena Showalter 4/3✔4. Earth
☪Read a dense book (i.e. deep content; emotionally heavy; more than 500pp) OR read a book about an astronaut or space OR read a book whose year of original publication date contains a “3” or a “5.”
Born of Shadows - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/13✔5. Mars
☪Read a book with a red cover OR read a book that mentions a martian / martians OR read a book that takes place during a war.
Silenced - Allison Brennan 4/15✔6. Gas/Ice giants
☪Read a book whose title starts with “H” (exclude a,an,the) OR read a book that is 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th in a series (tell us which) OR read a book with a wintry/icy scene on the cover.
Feel the Burn - G.A. Aiken (#8 Dragon Kin) 4/13✔7. Jupiter
☪Read a large book (500+ pages) or read a book with an intact “67” in its total page count (i.e. 672 or 367) OR read a book whose author’s first initial can be found in JUPITER.
Fired Up - Jayne Ann Krentz 4/13✔8. Saturn
☪Read a book with a pale yellow or gold cover OR read a book that has a ring on the cover (i.e. jewelry, halo, hula hoop - not a solid circle) OR read a book by an author who has published at least 9 books.
The Shadows - J.R. Ward 4/1✔9. Uranus
☪Read a book that leaves you feeling cold (i.e. very disappointed) OR read a book that takes place in Greece or contains a Greek god OR read a book whose cover shows a large expanse of sky.
Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25✔10. Neptune
☪Read the farthest book from the start of your TBR (the most recently added) OR read a book that features a mathematician, scientist, or astronomer OR read a book in which a significant prediction is made.
The Future Falls - Tanya Huff (NASA predicts a hidden asteroid will bring the apocalypse) 5/19✔11. Pluto
☪Read a book published between 1992 – 2006 (inclusive) OR read a book with a character who is past his or her “glory days” (i.e. former athlete, former tv actor) OR read a book featuring an organization commonly known by its acronym (i.e. FBI, FDA).
Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond (pub 2001) 4/5✔12. The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst
From its premiere to the present day, the suite has been enduringly popular, influential, widely performed and frequently recorded.
The Movements
➜➜1. Mars, the Bringer of War (1914)
➜➜2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (1914)
➜➜3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (1916)
➜➜4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (1914)
➜➜5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (1915)
➜➜6. Uranus, the Magician (1915)
➜➜7. Neptune, the Mystic (1915)
☪Choose one of the movements (or planets) and read a book that ‘fits’ your choice. You may be as creative as you wish, but you must explain your rationale.
➜➜6. Uranus, the Magician (1915)
The Wild ways - Tanya Huff (most characters can do magic) 4/7
Islands of the World Start Date: Jul 01, 2015
✔LARGEST, by size
For each island in this section, you will need to read a book by an author whose initials -- including the middle initial, if a middle name or initial is given in the Goodreads link! -- can be found in the island's name.
✔Greenland 840,004 sq miles 2,175,600 sq km
The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25/15
✔New Guinea 303,381 sq miles 785,753 sq km
Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26/15
✔Borneo 288,869 sq miles 748,168 sq km
High Noon - Nora Roberts 8/22/15
✔Madagascar 226,917 sq miles 587,713 sq km
The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12/15
✔Baffin 194,574 sq miles 503,944 sq km
Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9/15
✔Sumatra 171,069 sq miles 443,066 sq km
Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey 7/17/15
✔Honshu 88,982 sq miles 225,800 sq km
If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5/15
✔Great Britain 88,787 sq miles 229,957 sq km
Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30/15
✔Victoria 85,154 sq miles 220,548 sq km
The Dairy Queen - Allison Rushby 9/22/15
✔Ellesmere 71,029 sq miles 183,965 sq km
Big Sky River - Linda Lael Miller 7/10/15
LARGEST ISLAND COUNTRIES, by size
For each island in this section: Using the measuring system used by the country where you currently live, add together the numbers in the island's size. Continue adding until you get a one-digit number.
**Read a book with that many words in its title.
✔Indonesia 735,358 sq miles 1,904,569 sq km
miles 7+3+5+3+5+8 = 31, 3+1 = 4 --> 4 word title
Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22/15
Madagascar 226,917 sq miles 587,713 sq km
miles 2+2+6+9+1+7 = 27, 2+7 = 9 --> 9 word title
Papua New Guinea 178,704 sq miles 462,840 sq km
miles 1+7+8+7+0+4 = 27, 2+7 = 9 --> 9 word title
✔Japan 143,939 sq miles 372,801 sq km
miles 1+4+3+9+3+9 = 29, 2+9 = 11, 1+1 = 2 --> 2 word title
Warrior Reborn - Melissa Mayhue 7/20/15
✔Malaysia 127,320 sq miles 329,758 sq km
miles 1+2+7+3+2+0 = 15, 1+5 = 6 --> 6 word title
The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley 12/17/15
✔Philippines 115,831 sq miles 300,000 sq km
miles 1+1+5+8+3+1 = 19, 1+9 = 10, 1+0 = 1 --> 1 word title
Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19/15
✔New Zealand 103,883 sq miles 269,057 sq km
miles 1+0+3+8+8+3 = 23, 2+3 = 5 --> 5 word title
Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare 8/19/15
✔Great Britain 88,787 sq miles 229,957 sq km
miles 8+8+7+8+7 = 38, 3+8 = 11, 1+1 = 2 --> 2 word title
The Raider - Monica McCarty 9/3/15
Cuba 42,804 sq miles 110,861 sq km
miles 4+2+8+0+4 = 18, 1+8 = 9 --> 9 word title
✔Iceland 39,769 sq miles 103,000 sq km
miles 3+9+7+6+9 = 34, 3+4 = 7 --> 7 word title
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11/15
✔HIGHEST ISLANDS
For each island in this section, you must read a book in which the first letter of every word in the book title -- ALL WORDS COUNT! -- can be found in the name of the island as listed (including the country name or abbreviation as shown; 3 word minimum)
✔New Guinea 16,503 feet 5,030 meters
All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12/16
✔Akutan, Alaska 14,026 feet 4,275 meters
Straddling the Line - Jaci Burton 3/14/16
✔Hawaii, USA 13,796 feet 4,205 meters
Snow In April - Rosamunde Pilcher 12/27/15
✔Borneo, Indonesia 13,698 feet 4,175 meters
Baby, Drive South - Stephanie Bond 12/21/15
✔Formosa, China 13,114 feet 3,997 meters
Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 11/27/15
✔Sumatra, Indonesia 12,484 feet 3,805 meters
Tempted At Midnight - Jacquie D'Alessandro 11/19/15
✔Ross, Antarctica 12,448 feet 3,794 meters
Crave The Night - Lara Adrian 12/25/15
✔Honshu, Japan 12,388 feet 3,776 meters
Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3/16
✔South Island, NZ 12,349 feet 3,764 meters
The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2/15
✔Lombok, Indonesia 12,224 feet 3,726 meters
One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18/15
✔LARGEST VOLCANIC ISLANDS
For each island in this section: Using the measuring system used by the country where you currently live, add together the numbers in the island's size. Continue adding until you get a one-digit number.
**Read a book with that number in the YEAR of the book’s original publication.
✔Sumatra, Indonesia 171,069 sq miles 443,066 sq km
miles -> 1+7+1+0+6+9 = 24 = 2+4 = 6
Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare (2006) 7/23/15
✔Honshu, Japan 87,182 sq miles 225,800 sq km
miles -> 8+7+1+8+2 = 26 = 2+6 = 8
Dark Hunger - Sarah Reinke (2008) 8/15/15
✔Java, Indonesia 53,589 sq miles 138,794 sq km
miles -> 5+3+5+8+9 = 30 + 3+0 = 3
Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker (2013) 7/11/15
✔North Island, NZ 43,082 sq miles 111,583 sq km
miles -> 4+3+0+8+2 = 17 = 1+7 = 8
The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey (1978) 9/7/15
✔Luzon, Philippines 42,458 sq miles 109,965 sq km
miles -> 4+2+4+5+8 = 23 = 2+3 = 5
HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser (2015) 7/6/15
✔Iceland 39,769 sq miles 103,000 sq km
miles -> 3+9+7+6+9 = 34 = 3+4 = 7
Melting Stones - Tamora Pierce (2007) 9/15/15
✔Mindanao, Philippines 37,657 sq miles 97,530 sq km
miles -> 3+7+6+5+7 = 28 = 2+8 = 10 = 1+0 = 1
Revenant - Phaedra Weldon (2010) 7/13/15
✔Hokkaido, Japan 30,395 sq miles 78,719 sq km
miles -> 3+0+3+9+5 = 20 = 2+0 = 2
Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux (2012) 7/8/15
✔New Britain, PNG 13,569 sq miles 35,145 sq km
miles -> 1+3+5+6+9 = 24 = 2+4 = 6
Dexter in the Dark - Jeff Lindsay (2006) 10/23/15
✔Halmaherea, Indonesia 6,965 sq miles 18,040 sq km
miles -> 6+9+6+5 = 26 = 2+6 = 8
Crossfire - Joann Ross (2008) 9/4/15
LARGEST LAKE ISLANDS
For each island in this section: Using the measuring system used by the country where you currently live, add together the numbers in the island's size. Continue adding until you get a one- or two-digit number.
**Read the book that corresponds to that position on your TBR list; be sure to tell us the number and which measuring system you've used.
✔Manitoulin, Lake Huron 1,068 sq miles 2,766 sq km
miles -> 1+0+6+8 = 15 = 1+5 = 6
The Beast - J.R. Ward 7/17/16
✔Vozrozhdeniya, Aral Sea 888 sq miles 2,300 sq km
miles -> 8+8+8 = 24
Tyrant - T.M. Frazier 7/5/16
✔Rene-Lavasseur, Manicouagan Reservoir, Quebec, Canada
780 sq miles 2,000 sq km
miles -> 7+8+0 = 15
The Norse King's Daughter - Sandra Hill 7/11/16
✔Olkhon, Lake Baykal 282 sq miles 730 sq km
miles -> 2+8+2 = 12 = 1+2 = 3
Jungle Freakn' Bride - Eve Langlais 5/17/16
✔Samosir, Toba 243 sq miles 630 sq km
miles -> 2+4+3 = 9
Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30/16
✔Isle Royal, Lake Superior 209 sq miles 541 sq km
miles -> 2+9 = 11 = 1+1 = 2
East - Edith Pattou 12/19/15
✔Ukerewe, Lake Victoria 205 sq miles 530 sq km
miles - 2+5 = 7
The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12/15
✔St. Joseph, Lake Huron 141 sq miles 365 sq km
miles - > 1+4+1 = 6
You Can Run... - Carlene Thompson 1/9/16
✔Drummond, Lake Huron 134 sq miles 347 sq km
miles -> 1+3+4 = 8
Push - Sapphire 1/8/16
✔Idjwi, Lake Kivu, DRC 110 sq miles 285 sq km
miles -> 1+1 = 2
The Highway - C.J. Box 3/16/16
continued...✔LARGEST ISLANDS in the USA
For each island in this section: Using the measuring system used by the country where you currently live, add together the numbers in the island's size. Continue adding until you get a one-digit number. Read a book with that number in the total number of pages.
✔Hawaii, Hawaii 4,037 sq miles 10,456 sq km
miles -> 4+0+3+7 = 14 = 1+4 = 5
Wild Fire - Christine Feehan (455 pages) 7/15/15
✔Kodiak, Alaska 3,672 sq miles 9,510 sq km
miles -> 3+6+7+2 = 18 = 1+8 = 9
Bring on the Night - Jeri Smith-Ready (399 pages) 8/21/15
✔Prince of Wales, Alaska 2,587 sq miles 6,700 sq km
miles -> 2+5+8+7 = 22 = 2+2 = 4
Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs (324 pages) 7/23/15
✔Chichagof, Alaska 2,085 sq miles 5,400 sq km
miles -> 2+0+8+5 = 15 = 1+5 = 6
Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris (306 pages) 8/24/15
✔Saint Lawrence, Alaska 1,710 sq miles 4,430 sq km
miles -> 1+7+1+0 = 9
Warrior Untamed - Melissa Mayhue (339 pages) 9/7/15
✔Admiralty, Alaska 1,649 sq miles 4,270 sq km
miles -> 1+6+4+9 = 20 = 2+0 = 2
Still the One - Jill Shalvis(320 pages) 8/13/15
✔Baranof, Alaska 1,636 sq miles 4,237 sq km
miles -> 1+6+3+6 = 16 = 1+6 = 7
The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine (357 pages) 7/18/15
✔Nunivak, Alaska 1,625 sq miles 4,210 sq km
miles -> 1+6+2+5 = 14 = 1+4 = 5
Hell for Leather - Julie Ann Walker (352 pages) 9/11/15
✔Unimak, Alaska 1,606 sq miles 4,160 sq km
miles -> 1+6+0+6 = 13 = 1+3 = 4
Forbidden - Jacquelyn Frank (340 pages) 7/31/15
✔Long Island, NY 1,401 sq miles 3,629 sq km
miles -> 1+4+0+1 = 6
Hero - Cheryl Brooks (376 pages) 8/29/15
✔LARGEST ISLANDS in EUROPE
For each island in this section: Spell out each island’s name, using the first letter of a book’s title – EXCLUDING A, An and The – or the author’s first or last initial (NO middle initials)
G: The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8/15
R: The Red Hotel - Graham Masterton 12/5/15
E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21/15
A: Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7/15
T: Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5/15
B: Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6/15
R: Mortal Stakes - Robert Parker 12/26/15
I: Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5/15
T: Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29/15
A: The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18/15
I: In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson 12/29/15
N: Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24/15
I: If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8/16
C: Crave - J.R. Ward 9/27/15
E: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28/15
L: Leopard's Prey - Christine Feehan 9/26/15
A: Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15/15
N: Blood Games - Chloe Neill 8/17/15
D: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4/15
I: Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13/16
R: Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3/16
E: The Escape - David Baldacci 8/21/15
L: The Forgotten Room - Lincoln Child 9/25/15
A: Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21/15
N: Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh 8/31/15
D: Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/15/15
W: Waking the Dead - Kylie Brant 11/17/15
E: Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24/15
S: Steam & Sorcery - Cindy Spencer Pape 12/31/15
T: Turkey Day Murder - Leslie Meier 12/12/15
S: Spell Booked - Joyce & Jim Lavene 12/23/15
P: Hunger Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/9/15
I: In Other Worlds - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/20/16
T: Tall, Dark & Heartless - R.L. Mathewson 9/29/15
S: The Source of Magic - Piers Anthony 12/30/15
B: Born Wild - Julie Ann Walker 8/30/15
E: Everlasting Desire - Amanda Ashley 8/28/15
R: Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30/15
G: Geist - Phaedra Weldon 8/26/15
E: Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell 11/22/15
N: Night Resurrected - Joss Ware 11/30/15
S: Big Bad Beast - Shelly Laurenston 12/6/15
I: If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11/16
C: Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16/15
I: Immortal Ever After - Lynsay Sands 4/27/16
L: The Liar - Nora Roberts 1/13/16
Y: Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21/15
S: Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/6/16
A: Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23/15
R: Savage Chains - Caris Roane 8/30/15
D: Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26/15
I: Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19/15
N: Bad Wolf - Nele Neuhaus 12/20/15
I: If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11/16
A: Heart of a Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 8/27/15
N: Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh 9/28/15
O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27/15
R: Beauty's Kingdom - A.N. Roquelaure 1/4/16
T: Three Nights with a Scoundrel - Tessa Dare 9/21/15
H: Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4/15
E: Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15/15
A: Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8/15
S: Stud - Cheryl Brooks 3/2/16
T: Touched by an Alien - Gini Koch 9/19/15
L: Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready 9/9/15
A: Beg for Mercy - Jami Alden 12/24/15
N: Night Probe! - Clive Cussler 1/10/16
D: The Devil of Kilmartin - Laurin Wittig 9/10/15
C: Circle of Fire - Keri Arthur 12/3/15
Y: Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10/15
P: A Love Untamed - Pamela Palmer 9/12/15
R: Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1/15
U: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2/15
S: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11/15
C: Congo - Michael Crichton 3/6/16
O: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2/15
R: Burning Skies - Caris Roane 3/5/16
S: Street Game - Christine Feehan 9/14/15
I: If He's Noble - Hannah Howell 9/17/15
C: Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5/15
A: Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie 3/6/16
C: Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman 9/12/15
R: Bones Never Lie - Kathy Reichs 9/3/15
E: The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21/15
T: Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6/15
E: The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry 11/23/15
At the Barre - Ballet Challenge Duration: December 1, 2015 - November 30, 2016
SECTION 1: Scavenger
READ: 14/14
✔1. The word ballet has a long journey from the Greek “ballizo,” to the Latin “ballo,” to the Italian “balletto,” and finally to the French “ballet.” No matter how you say it, the word means to jump about or to dance.
Read a book that takes place in France, Italy, or Greece OR read a book whose cover shows someone dancing or jumping.
The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley 12/17
✔2. Classical ballet as it is known today came about under Louis XIV, who himself had been an avid dancer in his youth. In 1661, Louis founded the Academie Royale de Danse which established standards for the art of dance and the certification of dance instructors. Read a book that takes place in a school of some kind OR read a book whose protagonist is a dancer, a teacher, or an instructor.
Possession - J.R. Ward (art teacher) 3/20
✔3. Traditionally a ballerina is defined as the principal female dancer of a ballet company who has some renown outside her own company. Ballerina in the true, formal sense is given to relatively few female dancers, somewhat similar to the title diva in opera. Read a book in which someone is an expert in their field OR a book in which someone acts like a diva OR read a book whose author initials can be found in BALLERINA.
Parasite - Mira Grant (scientist) 12/16
✔4. The “Corps de ballet” is the ensemble of a ballet company and does not contain any principals or soloists. Read a book in which the protagonist is part of some kind of team or group OR read a book with a character who is an “Average Joe” or always seems to just be part of the background.
Baby, Drive South - Stephanie Bond (group of single men looking for wives) 12/21
✔5. You might be wondering about the male dancers. The official term for a male ballet dancer is “Danseur,” or more infrequently “Ballerino.” Read a book whose title contains a “male” word in its title – i.e. king, prince, father, son OR a book written by a male author whose initials may be found in DANSEUR.
The Prince Who Loved Me - Karin Hawkins 6/25
BALLET TERMS (Just a few of many!)
✔6. If you’re at all familiar with ballet, you probably already know that there are five basic positions of feet on the floor. These basic five positions were set by Pierre Beauchamp (dance master of King Louis XIV) in the 17th century. Read any book that is the first, second, third, fourth, or fifth in a series OR read a book whose original publication year contains a 5 (Remember to tell us the year of publication).
Protecting What's His - Tessa Bailey 12/13
✔7. Pierre Beauchamp is also credited with bringing the barre into ballet work. The barre is a horizontal bar, approximately waist height that is used for ballet warm-up exercises. Ballet classes commonly begin at the barre, and generally half of the ballet class or session is spent at the barre. Read a book with a long, thin, cylindrical object on the cover – i.e. flagpole, banister, hose OR read a book with any wooden object on the cover (remember to post the cover).
Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier (bow) 1/30✔8. Port de bras translates literally to “carriage of the arms” and is an exercise for the movement of the arms to different positions. While the movements are simple, a dancer usually must work hard to make the movements seem graceful, poised, and seamless. Read a book whose cover depicts a bare arm or arms (no sleeves please and at least one arm should be shown from shoulder to hand) OR read a book in which a character is described as graceful and poised.
East of Ecstasy - Laura Kaye 12/19✔9. Advanced ballerinas begin doing pointe work, which is the performance of steps while on the tips of their toes with the foot fully extended. Pointe shoes are a structurally reinforced type of ballet shoe designed specifically for this purpose. Wads of lamb’s wool are usually inserted into the toes of the pointe shoes to further protect the dancer’s toes. Read a book whose title contains a word with a ‘silent e’ at its end OR read a book whose cover shows someone’s toes OR a book with any type of shoe shown on the cover (may or may not be attached to a foot).
One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18✔10. Fouetté, literally "whipped" is a term which indicates either a turn with a quick change in the direction of the working leg as it passes in front of or behind the supporting leg, or a quick whipping around of the body from one direction to another. The famous 32 continuous fouettés in the "Black Swan" Pas de Deux from Swan Lake are a bravura performance designed to express the strength and triumph of the character. Read a book with one or more plot twists OR read a book with an exceptionally strong character OR read a book with a swan or any other type of bird on the cover.
Bad Wolf - Nele Neuhaus 12/20
✔11. The Pas de deux, meaning "step of two" is a duet usually performed by a female and a male dancer. Read the second book in a series OR a read a book whose cover shows a male and a female OR a book in which two people act as a team to complete a task.
Steam & Sorcery - Cindy Spencer Pape 12/31✔12. A long horizontal jump, starting from one leg and landing on the other is called a grand jeté or “split in the air.” It is most often done going forward and usually involves doing full leg splits in mid-air. Read a book which jumps back and forth between time periods OR read a book with any character who seems to have a split personality OR read a book whose title contains any word equivalent to 'grand' - i.e. big, large, spectacular.
Big Bad Beast - Shelly Laurenston 12/6
✔13. Rond de jambe means "leg circle.” Actually, rond de jambs are half-circles made by the pointed foot, returning through first position to repeat; creating the letter 'D' on the floor. Read a book whose title or author’s last name begin with a “D,” OR read a book with any circular object on the cover (should cover ~25% of the cover).
Circle of Fire - Keri Arthur 12/3✔14. The classic ballet skirt, a tutu, is typically flat at waist or hip level, made of several layers of tulle netting or tarlatan. Classic Romantic tutus are longer. Read a book whose title contains repeated, sequential words OR read a book whose cover shows someone wearing a skirt of any type (this could include a man wearing a kilt).
Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie 8/14SECTION 2: SEVEN MOST POPULAR BALLETS OF ALL TIME
NOTE: Titles ONLY
READ: 21/21
A: All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12
M: The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires - Molly Harper 1/26
I: Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5
D: Dark Ruby - Lisa Jackson 1/20
S: Spell Booked - Joyce & Jim Lavene 12/23
U: Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8
M: Melting the Ice - Jaci Burton 2/13
M: My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17
E: East - Edith Pattou 12/19
R: The Reluctant Vampire - Lynsay Sands 1/24
N: Night Probe! - Clive Cussler 1/10
I: In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson 12/29
G: The Grove - Jean Johnson 12/8
H: The Highlander Next Door - Janet Chapman 12/2
T: Turkey Day Murder - Leslie Meier 12/12
S: The Source of Magic - Piers Anthony 12/30
D: The Dragon Keeper- Robin Hobb 1/23
R: Rapture - J.R. Ward 2/28
E:Eve of Darkness - S.J. Day 12/22
A: Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4
M: Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30
SECTION 3: GREATEST DANCERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
NOTE: Author ONLY
READ: 24/24
F: Viper Game - Christine Feehan 12/28
R: The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
E: England's Perfect Hero - Suzanne Enoch 3/18
D: Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18
A: Love Me to Death - Allison Brennan 1/25
S: Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/6
T: Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor 12/26
A: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2
I: Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5
R: The Liar - Nora Roberts 1/13
E: Full Blast - Janet Evanovich 12/22
G: The Red Hotel - Graham Masterton 12/5
I: Your Next Breath - Iris Johansen 12/10
N: Tangle of Need - Nalini Singh 12/12
G: Parasite - Mira Grant 12/16
E: Forbidden Fruit - Erica Spindler 12/31
R: Snow In April - Rosamunde Pilcher 12/27
R: Mortal Stakes - Robert Parker 12/26
O: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12
G: The Closer You Come - Gena Showalter 2/9
E: Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26
R: Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27
S: Shield of Winter - Nalini Singh 1/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Gemstones Challenge Duration: January 1, 2015 - August 6, 2016
✔AGATE (dark green)
A ~ Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki 2/25/15
G ~ The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist 3/7/15
A ~ Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9/15
T ~ The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26/15
E ~ An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3/15
✔Author F or L: The Mad, Bad Duke - Jennifer Ashley 3/31/15
✔Main Character: Addolgar - A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken 2/2/15
✔Location: Alaska - Restless In The Grave - Dana Stabenow 1/28/15
✔Book Cover: The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine 7/18/15
ALEXANDRITE (blue)
A ~ Archangel's Blade - Nalini Singh 3/26/15
L ~ Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6/15
E ~ Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5/15
X ~ X - Sue Grafton 1/10/16
A ~ Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26/15
N ~ Caressed by Ice - Nalini Singh 4/15/15
D ~ White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland 2/25/15
R ~ Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28/15
I ~ If He's Wild - Hannah Howell 3/31/15
T ~ Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1/15
E ~ Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5/15
✔Author F & L: The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25/15
✔Main Character: Aidan - Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5/15
✔Location: Arizona - Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7/15
✔Book Cover: Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare 8/19/15
✔AMBER (golden yellow)
A ~ Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30/15
M ~ The Saint - Monica McCarty 2/28/15
B ~ Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4/15
E ~ Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21/15
R ~ Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore 5/9/15
✔Author F or L: Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4/15
✔Main Character: Alec - Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister 2/15/15
✔Location: Bogota - SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows 3/10/15
✔Book Cover: Master of Craving - Karen Tabke 1/29/15
AMETHYST (purple)
A ~ Armageddon Cometh- J.K. Accinni 5/7/15
M ~ Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang 5/17/15
E ~ Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28/15
T ~ Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor 7/22/15
H ~ Games Creatures Play - Charlaine Harris 5/2/15
Y ~ The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey 9/13/16
S ~ Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9/15
T ~ Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29/15
✔Author F & L: Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins 3/8/15
✔Main Character: Mac - Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1/15
✔Location: Hawaii - Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs 3/22/15
✔Book Cover: Festive in Death - J.D. Robb 2/16/15
✔AQUAMARINE (aqua)
A ~ Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5/15
Q ~ Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25/15
U ~ Unmade - Sarah Rees Brennan 3/25/15
A ~ Beneath a Rising Moon - Keri Arthur 5/22/15
M ~ The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9/15
A ~ Beneath a Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur 5/23/15
R ~ The Recruit - Monica McCarty 3/27/15
I ~ Iron House - John Hart 4/7/15
N ~ The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson 5/8/15
E ~ Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2/15
✔Author F & L: Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews 1/15/15
✔Main Character: Andrew - Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1/15
✔Location: Illinois - About That Night - Julie James 3/3/15
✔Book Cover: Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam 3/6/15
✔BLACK ONYX (black)
B ~ Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26/15
L ~ Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh 8/12/15
A ~ Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2/15
C ~ Candy Cane Murder - Joanna Fluke 2/26/15
K ~ Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8/15
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O ~ Optical Delusions in Deadwood - Ann Charles 1/1/15
N ~ Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24/15
Y ~
X ~ X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23/15
✔Author F & L: The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern - Lilian Jackson Braun 5/2/15
✔Main Character: Brynn - Chilled - Kendra Elliot 1/21/15
✔Location: Alabama - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3/15
✔Book Cover: Daylighters - Rachel Caine 2/11/15
✔CITRINE (orangey brown)
C ~ So Damn Lucky - Deborah Coonts 3/8/15
I ~ Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11/15
T ~ Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4/15
R ~ The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17/15
I ~ If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21/15
N ~ A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15/15
E ~ The Escape - David Baldacci 8/21/15
✔Author F & L: The Search - Nora Roberts 4/9/15
✔Main Character: Casper - Wicked as She Wants - Delilah Dawson 2/6/15
✔Location: California - Spirit Bound - Christine Feehan 3/20/15
✔Book Cover: Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch 1/11/15
GEMSTONES Cont'd✔CORAL (coral)
C ~ Crimson - Jordan Summers 3/16/15
O ~ Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3/15
R ~ Cruel Beauty - Rosamund Hodge 4/19/15
A ~ Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7/15
L ~ Last Stand of Dead Men - Derek Landy 3/16/15
✔Author F or L: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins 1/19/15
✔Main Character: Olivia - Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12/15
✔Location: California - Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan 2/21/15
✔Book Cover: Warrior's Redemption - Melissa Mayhue 3/22/15
✔DIAMOND (white)
D ~ Death of a Pirate King - Josh Lanyon 4/11/15
I ~ If He's Sinful - Hannah Howell 3/20/15
A ~ The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18/15
M ~ Mind Fuck - Manna Francis 3/21/15
O ~ Skybreaker - Kenneth Oppel 5/15/15
N ~ Angels' Flight - Nalini Singh 3/23/15
D ~ The Dark Tide - Josh Lanyon 4/11/15
✔Author F & L: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26/15
✔Main Character: Darian - Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8/15
✔Location: North Carolina - Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs 4/25/15
✔Book Cover: 77 Shadow Street - Dean Koontz 1/9/15
✔EMERALD (green)
E ~ Endsinger - Jay Kristoff 3/18/15
M ~ The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon 5/3/15
E ~ Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24/15
R ~ Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13/15
A ~ Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey 7/17/15
L ~ A Dangerous Thing - Josh Lanyon 4/7/15
D ~ Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3/15
✔Author F & L: The Horse Goddess - Morgan Llywelyn 1/4/15
✔Main Character: Elina - Light My Fire - G.A. Aiken 1/5/15
✔Location: Massachusetts - King of the Damned - Juliana Stone 3/30/15
✔Book Cover: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4/15
✔GARNET (deep red)
G ~ Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain 3/12/15
A ~ Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2/15
R ~ Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11/15
N ~ Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9/15
E ~ Everlasting Desire - Amanda Ashley 8/28/15
T ~ The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf 4/28/15
✔Author F & L: The Collector - Nora Roberts 5/13/15
✔Main Character: Griffin - Bombshell - Catherine Coulter 1/16/15
✔Location: Georgia - A Bone to Pick - Charlaine Harris 1/11/15
✔Book Cover: The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima 5/22/15
✔JADE (green)
J ~ Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker 3/19/15
A ~ Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh 6/19/15
D ~ Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2/15
E ~ Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11/15
✔Author F or L: Zoo - James Patterson 3/5/15
✔Main Character: Jane - Broken Soul - Faith Hunter 1/3/15
✔Location: Alabama - Omega - Susannah Sandlin 3/24/15
✔Book Cover: Buried - Kendra Elliot 3/17/15
✔LAPIS LAZULI (royal blue)
L ~ The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters 5/6/15
A ~ Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21/15
P ~ Hunger Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/9/15
I ~ Revenant - Larissa Ione 3/14/15
S ~ Shut Your Eyes Tight - John Verdon 4/12/15
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L ~ Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller 8/4/15
A ~ Darker After Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/4/15
Z ~ Forgotten Sins - Rebecca Zanetti 6/7/15
U ~ Unlucky 13 - James Patterson 5/17/15
L ~ Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8/15
I ~ It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27/15
✔Author F & L: Bound by Night - Larissa Ione 3/27/15
✔Main Character: Zephryos - West of Want - Laura Kaye 3/21/15
✔Location: Las Vegas - Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts 2/16/15
✔Book Cover: Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman 4/21/15
✔MOONSTONE (pastel)
M ~ Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10/15
O ~ Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27/15
O ~ Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29/15
N ~ North of Beautiful - Justina Chen 6/4/15
S ~ Seduce Me in Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank 4/25/15
T ~ Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5/15
O ~ One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18/15
N ~ Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6/15
E ~ Envy - J.R. Ward 10/31/15
✔Author F & L: Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh 3/29/15
✔Main Character: Tanith - Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy 3/4/15
✔Location: Maine - Archer's Voice - Mia Sheridan 1/6/15
✔Book Cover: The Tower - Jean Johnson 10/21/15
✔OPAL (at least two of these: blue/green/red/yellow/black)
O ~ Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8/15
P ~ Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare 7/23/15
A ~ Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23/15
L ~ Better Read Than Dead - Victoria Laurie 8/29/15
✔Author F or L: Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell 4/10/15
✔Main Character: Angel - How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29/15
✔Location: Oregon - See How She Dies - Lisa Jackson 4/22/15
✔Book Cover: South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8/15
✔PEARL (white)
P ~ Geist - Phaedra Weldon 8/26/15
E ~ Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3/15
A ~ Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15/15
R ~ Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23/15
L ~ Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor 10/13/15
✔Author F or L: The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18/15
✔Main Character: Amber - Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo 4/25/15
✔Location: England - Gone - Mo Hayder 4/13/15
✔Book Cover: Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10/15
GEMSTONES Cont'd✔PERIDOT (lime green)
P ~ Phantasm - Phaedra Weldon 3/29/15
E ~ Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24/15
R ~ Bones Are Forever - Kathy Reichs 6/9/15
I ~ Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15/15
D ~ Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1/15
O ~ One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6/15
T ~ Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton 6/3/15
✔Author F & L: The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5/15
✔Main Character: Percival - The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5/15
✔Location: England - Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters 4/24/15
✔Book Cover: Simply Magic - Mary Balogh 11/12/15
✔ROSE QUARTZ (pink)
R ~ Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30/15
O ~ Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2/15
S ~ Still the One - Jill Shalvis 8/13/15
E ~ Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15/15
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Q ~ The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11/15
U ~ Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2/15
A ~ The Arrow - Monica McCarty 9/21/15
R ~ Savage Chains - Caris Roane 8/30/15
T ~ Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11/15
Z ~ A Taste of the Nightlife - Sarah Zettel 10/29/15
✔Author F & L: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30/15
✔Main Character: Rachel - Moloka'i - Alan Brennert 1/18/15
✔Location: Russia - Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik 1/24/15
✔Book Cover: Rock Chick - Kristen Ashley 5/31/15
✔RUBY (red)
R ~ Santa's Executive - Carrie Ann Ryan 6/22/15
U ~ Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14/185
B ~ The Fall - Bethany Griffin 5/10/15
Y ~ You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13/15
✔Author F or L: The Monstrumologist - Rick Yancey 1/8/15
✔Main Character: Rikki - Water Bound - Christine Feehan 2/16/15
✔Location: Boston - Crave - J.R. Ward 9/27/15
✔Book Cover: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22/15
✔SAPPHIRE (blue)
S ~ Dead in the Water - Stuart Woods 8/1/15
A ~ Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8/15
P ~ A Love Untamed - Pamela Palmer 9/12/15
P ~ Melting Stones - Tamora Pierce 9/15/15
H ~ The Woods - Harlan Coben 4/6/15
I ~ If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5/15
R ~ Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8/15
E ~ The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21/15
✔Author F & L: Shadow Scale - Rachel Hartman 4/17/15
✔Main Character: Savannah - Playing to Win - Jaci Burton 3/4/15
✔Location: South Dakota - Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles 2/8/15
✔Book Cover: Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1/15
✔TANZANITE (royal blue)
T ~ Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3/15
A ~ The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey 9/7/15
N ~ Night Broken - Patricia Briggs 3/30/15
Z ~ Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6/16
A ~ The Dairy Queen - Allison Rushby 9/22/15
N ~ Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh 8/31/15
I ~ If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9/15
T ~ The Tower - Jean Johnson 10/21/15
E ~ Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell 11/22/15
✔Author F & L: Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26/15
✔Main Character: Temperance - Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs 1/21/15
✔Location: Australia - Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18/15
✔Book Cover: Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews 1/6/15
✔TIGER'S EYE (brown)
T ~ Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6/15
I ~ If He's Noble - Hannah Howell 9/17/15
G ~ The Gray Wolf Throne - Cinda Williams Chima 3/28/15
E ~ The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry 11/23/15
R ~ Dark Hunger - Sarah Reinke 8/15/15
S ~ Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16/15
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E ~ The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12/15
Y ~ You Can't Hide - Karen Rose 2/7/15
E ~ East of Ecstasy - Laura Kaye 12/19/15
✔Author F & L: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10/15
✔Main Character: Thronos - Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10/15
✔Location: Iceland - Burial Rites - Hannah Kent 5/20/15
✔Book Cover: Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta 2/13/15
✔TOPAZ (yellow)
T ~ Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11/15
O ~ Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23/15
P ~ Courting Disaster - Joanne Pence 6/19/15
A ~ The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21/15
Z ~ Zuriel's Fate - Serena Yates 6/22/15
✔Author F or L: Faithful Place - Tana French 3/4/15
✔Main Character: Adrien - The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9/15
✔Location: Albequerque - Sixth Grave on the Edge - Darynda Jones 5/13/15
✔Book Cover: A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19/15
✔TOURMALINE (green)
T ~ Touched by an Alien - Gini Koch 9/19/15
O ~ Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13/16
U ~ Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8/16
R ~ The Raider - Monica McCarty 9/3/15
M ~ Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp 7/10/15
A ~ Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9/15
L ~ Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready 9/9/15
I ~ Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19/15
N ~ Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11/15
E ~ East - Edith Pattou 12/19/15
✔Author F & L: Sanctum - Madeleine Roux 5/7/15
✔Main Character: Loup Garron - Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16/15
✔Location: New Jersey - Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3/15
✔Book Cover: Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15/15
✔TURQUOISE (turquoise)
T ~ Three Nights with a Scoundrel - Tessa Dare 9/21/15
U ~ Ubik - Phillip Dick 8/9/15
R ~ Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4/15
Q ~ Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas 10/27/15
U ~ Under a Vampire Moon - Lynsay Sands 2/20/16
O ~ The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7/16
I ~ In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler 11/5/15
S ~ Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5/15
E ~ Full Blast - Janet Evanovich 12/22/15
✔Author F & L: Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13/15
✔Main Character: Temperance - 206 Bones - Kathy Reichs 2/14/15
✔Location: Idaho - Blue Heaven - C.J. Box 4/14/15
✔Book Cover: Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
From Sea to Shining Sea - Rhode IslandDuration: July 1 - August 30, 2016
READ: 8/10
1. ✒ Read a book with the word “Red” in the title (no variations) -or- read a book whose author’s or main character’s first or last name starts with an “Rh” (eg.: Rhys Bowen) -or- read a book translated from the original Dutch or with a Dutch character in it.
✔2. ✒ Read a book where a person is banished or made to feel guilty for their religious or political views (mention how it is applicable) -or- read a book where an object or property of considerable value is burned for whatever reason -or- read a book whose author’s name consists of two sets of consecutive double letters (eg.: teRRy pratcheTT).
Cocaine Blues - KeRRy GrEEnwOOd 7/10
✔3. ✒ Read a short book (still greater than 150 pages) -or- read a book co-authored by two (and only two) authors -or- read a book whose title has changed since original publication for whatever reason (mention both the original name and (a) changed name).
Coraline -Neil Gaiman (162 pages) 7/6
✔4. ✒ Read a book with two colors in its title (eg.: Snow White Red Handed, Gold Boy Emerald Girl) -or- read a book with a symbol of the sea on its cover; the picture has to be large enough to see on the thumbnail, post the cover -or- read a book originally published in 1996.
Note: For the cover option, a sea or an ocean may be present, but what I’m looking for is a sail-boat/anchor/sea creature etc. Only the sea won’t work.
The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
✔5. ✒ Read a book which has an actual vampire in the story (not just a legend or whatever) -or- read a book where a character dies due to a sickness -or- read a book that is inspired by true events (mention how the book is applicable).
The Immortal Who Loved Me - Lynsay Sands 7/11
✔6. ✒ Read a book marked “Dystopian” in the main GR page -or- read a book where an accident occurs when a character is at work (the accident needn’t happen to the character in the book) -or- read a book whose title starts with a U (all words count!)
Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6
✔7. ✒ Read a book with a focus on the armed forces (any country, any branch) -or- read a book with a very wealthy character -or- read a book with a weapon on the cover; picture must be large enough to be seen on the cover, post the cover.
Born of Defiance - Sherrilyn Kenyon (fighter pilot in the nations military) 7/28
8. ✒ Read a book spanning a time of at least 50 years (mention how many years) -or- read a book set in the summer (mention when and where) -or- read a book first published between the years 1930-1983 (inclusive; mention the year).
✔9. ✒ Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover; picture must be large enough to be seen on the cover, post the cover -or- read a book in which a character struggles with alcohol dependency -or- read a book set in a Scandinavian country (Denmark, Norway or Sweden).
Time Salvager - Wesley Chu 7/15
✔10. ✒ Read a book whose title contains a body part -or- read a book which has a horse in a prominent role -or- read a book in which brushing teeth is mentioned.
Heart of Stone - Christine Warren 7/5
Looking Back on 2014 Duration: February 1, 2015 - ?
SCAVENGER CHALLENGES :
✔JANUARY SCAVENGER
#3: Read a book that is older than 385 days on your TBR (~13 months)
* Sunrise with a Notorious Lord - Alexandria Hawkins (added 2011) 3/8/15
✔JANUARY MoM
3. Read a book with “Historical romance” on the main genre page.
* Sapphires Are an Earl's Best Friend - Shana Galen 3/1/15
✔BUILD YOUR OWN COZY MYSTERY
Victims #5: a book that you're only reading because you found it free or cheap
* About That Night - Julie James 3/3/15
✔TOP 100 MUSIC
Barb #100 song: Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel
* Death Angel - Linda Fairstein 7/27/16
✔2014 WINTER OLYMPICS
#9: Read a book set in Canada, Alaska or Northern Europe (Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, or the United Kingdom)
* 206 Bones - Kathy Reichs (set in Canada) 2/14/15
✔CHINESE NEW YEAR
Tasks #5: ✤Tasks: Read a book a dragon on the cover or “dragon” in its title
* A Tale Of Two Dragons - G.A. Aiken (dragon in title) 2/2/15
✔FEBRUARY SCAVENGER
#4♥ Read a book featuring a journey (physical, point a to point b journey)
* Wicked as She Wants - Delilah Dawson (London to Russia) 2/6/15
✔FEBRUARY MoM
#5. Do you like to listen to audio books, as Ashley sometimes does? If yes, listen to any audio book.
* Bones Are Forever - Kathy Reichs 6/9/15
✔BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!
#5: Read a book with the title (excluding A,A,The) starts with D, I, or Y.
* You Can't Hide - Karen Rose (starts with Y) 2/7/15
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
✔May: Read a book with a purple cover
* Fifty Shades of Alice Through the Looking Glass - Melinda DuChamp 7/10/15
* Dark Hunger - Sarah Reinke 8/15/15
* In the Air Tonight - Stephanie Tyler 11/5/15
* Dead Head - Rosemary Harris 11/6/15
✔TO MARKET, TO MARKET
ORGANIC – Read a book with a wholesome character OR a book whose title or author’s LAST name begins with O.
* Starclimber - Kenneth Oppel 6/23/15
✔MARCH SCAVENGER
#1: Read a book set in Massachusetts or California.
* Hidden Currents - Christine Feehan (California) 2/21/15
✔MARCH MoM
#3: read a book with a person name or number in the title.
* The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 6/14/15
✔A CUPPA COCOA
#4: Read a book with water on the cover or in the title
* Water Bound - Christine Feehan (water in title) 2/16/15
✔WINNIE THE POOH
#7: Read a book set in Australia.
* Shadowglass - Erica Hayes 5/18/15
✔LET'S BUILD A HOUSE
#4: Read a book with a window or door on the cover
*
Dead Case in Deadwood - Ann Charles (window & door on cover) 2/8/15✔ALL ABOUT US
Skandia: read a book which has words "WINTER", "ICE", "COLD" or "SNOW" in its title.
* Caressed by Ice - Nalini Singh 4/15/15
✔THE OSCAR GOES TO...
The Hobbit: read a book set in a fantasy world.
* Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4/15
✔SPRING SCAVENGER - Gena Showalter
#1. Read TWO books by the author you’ve chosen for this challenge.
* Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter 3/3/15
* The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/12/15
✔APRIL SCAVENGER
#5. Read a book with any type of punctuation in the title.
* Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 2/17/15
✔APRIL MoM
#3. Read a book that you planned to read last month but didn’t get around to reading.
* Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5/15
✔THE MUPPET SHOW
#5: read a book whose cover shows a hat
*
Her Sky Cowboy - Beth Ciotta 2/13/15✔HARRY POTTER 101
Part 4 #3: a book in set in the mountains or near a lake or other major body of water
* Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam (on an island) 3/6/15
✔THE BARD OF AVON
Trivia #8: read a book with a ghost in it.
* Better Off Dead in Deadwood - Ann Charles 3/9/15
✔BATTLESHIP
D1 – Read the 1st book in a series you’ve been meaning to read
* Heart of the Wolf - Terry Spear 2/13/15
✔MAY SCAVENGER
#7: read a big book (>500 pages)
* The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters - Gordon Dahlquist (760 pages) 3/7/15
✔MAY MoM
#5: Read a book whose title starts with a letter in the word “LATIN.”
* Lucky Stiff - Deborah Coonts (starts with L) 2/16/15
✔ALL ABOUT MOTHERS
#12: Read a book set in Pennsylvania.
* Of Monsters and Madness - Jessica Verday 5/3/15
✔PLAY BALL!
#3: Read a series book #9 or LOWER or #21 or HIGHER.
* Much Ado About Vampires - Katie MacAlister (Dark Ones #9) 2/15/15
LISTOPIA
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
* Warrior Heir (Chima), a Lord of the Rings book, Royal Assassin (Hobb),
✔NEW TO YOU AUTHOR
In September - read a book by a new-to-you author whose first and last initials can be found in “INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE.”
* Beware the Wild - Natalie Parker 5/4/15
✔IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME
#26. Read 2 books by different authors who share the same first name.
* Saints Astray - Jacqueline Carey 4/16/15
* Seduce Me in Dreams - Jacquelyn Frank 4/25/15
✔JUNE SCAVENGER
#1: Who are you going to marry? Or who is your date for the prom? STEVEN
♥ Read a book with a character or by an author who shares that name.
* Parasite - Mira Grant (Dr. Steven Banks) 12/16
✔JUNE MoM
#5: Read read a book that takes place in France.
* The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley 12/17
✔WALT DISNEY
#2: Read a book set in Ireland or with an Irish character
* The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy 5/25/15
✔MATH CAN BE FUN!
#12: Infinity is an unimaginably high number. Read a book in a long running series; the series should have at least 20 books in it, but you do not have to read #20 or higher (you could even just start the series).
* Festive in Death - J.D. Robb (#39) 2/16/15
SUB-GENRE - FANTASY
* Alternate World: The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein 2/26/15
* Dark Fantasy: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
* Quest: TWELVE HOUSES #5
* Heroic: WISE MAN's FEARS
✔1000-MEMBER CELEBRATION!
#10: Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in ONETHOUSAND.
* Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24/15
✔SUMMER SCAVENGER
#1: Read a book set in a cold climate
* Fire And Ice - Dana Stabenow 4/3/15
✔JULY SCAVENGER
#5: read book number five in a series
* Archangel's Storm - Nalini Singh 4/30/15
✔JULY MoM
#5: Read a book by an author who first AND last initials AND the first letter of the book’s title (do not count A, An or The) can be found in Monopoly and Balderdash.
* A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan 4/15/15
✔FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA #1 - DELAWARE
#9: Read a book where a main character leaves/has left the country of their birth for whatever reason (they must be living in a different country for a period of time in the book, not just vacationing)
* A Shiver of Light - Laurell K. Hamilton 4/19/15
✔A CUPPA TEA
#12: Read a book with a number in the title
* Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - Derek Landy 3/4/15
✔ONE-HIT WONDERS OF THE 70S
#3: Read a book set in French speaking country (France, Quebec (Canada), Haiti, etc.)
* The Future Falls - Tanya Huff (set in Canada) 5/19/16
✔SHRINK THAT TBR
#3: Read two books from your TBR list that will help with two different, difficult challenges. (Like an ABC challenge for which you still need Q, U, & X)
* Zoo - James Patterson 3/5/15
* Up to Me - M. Leighton 3/12/15
✔A CHAIN REACTION
P.F. Chang's: Read a book by an author who uses initials rather than a first name
* Blue Heaven - C.J. Box 4/14/15
continued...✔AUGUST SCAVENGER
#7: Read a book with an animal on the cover
* The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater 4/17/15
✔AUGUST MoM
#5: Read a book that is #3 in a series
* So Damn Lucky - Deborah Coonts 3/8/15
✔CLICHES
#7: • Read a book about a serial killer
* Shut Your Eyes Tight - John Verdon 4/12/15
✔JEOPARDY GAME
J-21. Transportation – Read a book set in more than one location (Character moves or travels or goes on vacation. A brief trip to the store or to school, etc. does NOT count.) OR a book that includes a road trip OR a book with some sort of transportation shown on the cover.
* SEAL of Honor - Tonya Burrows (US, Colombia, Costa Rica) 3/10/15
✔READERS ALSO ENJOYED ...
Fantasy #6: 6. Read a book with a house on the cover.
* The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters 5/6/15
✔SEPTEMBER SCAVENGER
#4: read a brand new-to-you author
* Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6/15
✔SEPTEMBER MoM
#1: Read a book set in Tennessee or any of the Southwestern states (including Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah)
* Texas Gothic - Rosemary Clement-Moore (Texas) 5/9/15
✔FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA #2 - PENNSYLVANIA
#1: Read a book with a tree (or multiple trees) on the cover
* Big Sky River - Linda Lael Miller 7/10
✔WILD WEST
#3: read a book set in Iowa/Canada
* Hungry for You - Lynsay Sands (Canada)6/7/15
✔COMMERCIAL JINGLES
#4: read a book whose author initials (first and last) can be found in BOLOGNA
* The Fall - Bethany Griffin 5/10/15
✔COVER CHALLENGE
#2: a castle.
* The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce 8/5/15
✔FALL SCAVENGER
#10: Read the 6th book in a series
* Son of No One - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/9/15
✔OCTOBER SCAVENGER
#4: read a mystery featuring a detective (P.I. or police)
* Faithful Place - Tana French 3/4/15
✔OCTOBER MoM
#4: Read a book whose title starts with F, O, W, M, or B
* Flesh and Blood - Patricia Cornwell 4/10/15
✔PHOBIAS
#4: read a book that involves a main character in any type of ‘death job’ – i.e. forensic pathologist, funeral director etc.
* Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs 4/25/15
✔THE ARCANA
#8: read a book with an athlete main character
* Playing to Win - Jaci Burton (football player) 3/4/15
✔JOURNEY TO MT. EVEREST
#5d: Read a book with a six letter word in the title.
* Ritual Magic - Eileen Wilks 3/11/15
✔NOVEMBER SCAVENGER
#5: Read a book set in Europe
* Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Laini Taylor (Prague) 7/22/15
✔NOVEMBER MoM
#5: Read a mystery or a historical fiction book or combine the two and read a historical mystery
* The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf 4/28/15
✔FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA #3 - NEW JERSEY
#1: read a book whose author is named George or one of its related names.
* A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R.R. Martin 3/19/16
✔LORD OF THE RINGS
#4: read a book where a character gets taken (kidnapped, raped, etc)
* Gypsy Brothers Series-Books 1-7 - Lili St. Germain 3/12/15
✔WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
#10: read a book with a pink cover
* Rock Chick - Kristen Ashley 5/31/15
✔WE'RE CELEBRATING ... THAT??
Dec 2: Read a book by an author with consecutive double letters in his/her first or last name
* The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13/15
✔OPI AT THE MOVIES
Die Another Day: Read a book in which a character is given a second chance
* Rev It Up - Julie Ann Walker 6/16/15
✔DECEMBER SCAVENGER
#6: Read a book published in 2007
* The Woods - Harlan Coben 4/6/15
✔DECEMBER MoM
#4: Read a book marked YA romance, a romantic suspense, or a book from a mystery series on its Goodreads main page.
* Cruel Beauty - Rosamund Hodge 4/19/15
✔WINE TASTING 101
#3: Read a book whose title or author’s last initial start with “O”
* One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6/15
✔PEOPLE MAGAZINE
1/15/90: a book that starts with a vowel
* Armageddon Outta Here - Derek Landy 4/26/15
✔SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE
100-250 pages = small / 251-450 pages = medium / 451+ = large
#9: Books written by a male author
* Small: A Dangerous Thing - Josh Lanyon (238 pages) 4/7/15
* Medium: The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields (404 pages) 4/5/15
* Large: The Map of Time - Felix Palma (613 pages) 4/18/15
✔WINTER SCAVENGER
#2: Read a book over 400 pages long; tell us how many pages.
* The Search - Nora Roberts (488 pages) 4/9/15
continued...✔JANUARY SPELL: DREAM
D: White Trash Zombie Apocalypse - Diana Rowland 2/25/15
R: Daylighters - Rachel Caine 2/11/15
E: An Ex to Grind in Deadwood - Ann Charles 4/3/15
A: Antiques Flee Market - Barbara Allan 2/4/15
M: Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters 4/24/15
✔FEBRUARY SPELL: RAKKAUS
R: How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back - Diana Rowland 4/29/15
A: Absolution - Susannah Sandlin 2/5/15
K: Dark Skye - Kresley Cole 2/10/15
K: South of Surrender - Laura Kaye 4/8/15
A: Shaedes of Gray - Amanda Bonilla 2/8/15
U: Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14/15
S: Scarlet - Jordan Summers 2/7/15
✔NAMEDROPPERS: HUDSON
H: The Hell You Say - Josh Lanyon 4/9/15
U: Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26/15
D: Death of a Pirate King - Josh Lanyon 4/11/15
S: Spellbound Falls - Janet Chapman 3/1/15
O: Wild Child - Molly O'Keefe 4/26/15
N: The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson 5/8/15
✔MARCH SPELL: Bartholomew Cubbins
B: Baby - J.K. Accinni 5/3/15
A: Captured by the Pirate Laird - Amy Jarecki 2/25/15
R: Santa's Executive - Carrie Ann Ryan 6/22/15
T: Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1/15
H: Gone - Mo Hayder 4/13/15
O: Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27/15
L: The Dark Tide - Josh Lanyon 4/11/15
O: Obsidian - Jennifer Armentrout 9/2/15
M: The Saint - Monica McCarty 2/28/15
E: Bled Dry - Erin McCarthy 4/5/15
W: The Winter People - Jennifer McMahon 5/3/15
C: Candy Cane Murder - Joanna Fluke 2/26/15
U: Ubik - Phillip Dick 8/9/15
B: The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern - Lilian Jackson Braun 5/2/15
B: Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26/15
I: If You Give a Rake a Ruby - Shana Galen 2/22/15
N: North of Beautiful - Justina Chen 6/4/15
S: Seraphina - Rachel Hartman 2/28/15
✔DON'T OPEN THAT CLOSET! : TOILET PAPER
T: Thrown by a Curve - Jaci Burton 6/3/15
O: Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29/15
I: Iron House - John Hart 4/7/15
L: See How She Dies - Lisa Jackson 4/22/15
E: The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths 5/10/15
T: Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt 6/11/15
P: Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo 4/25/15
A: Asylum - Madeleine Roux 5/5/15
P: Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/1815
E: Echo - J.K. Accinni 5/5/15
R: Revenant - Phaedra Weldon 7/13/15
✔SPRING SPELL: GENA SHOWALTER / THE DARKEST TOUCH
G: Games Creatures Play - Charlaine Harris 5/2/15
E: Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21/15
N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks 6/6/15
A: Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2/15
S: Sanctum - Madeleine Roux 5/7/15
H: Shadow Scale - Rachel Hartman 4/17/15
O:One in a Million - Jill Shalvis 12/18/15
W: Without Regret - R.L. Mathewson 6/5/15
A: Armageddon Cometh- J.K. Accinni 5/7/15
L: Nauti Temptress - Lora Leigh 8/12/15
T: Trail of Kisses - Merry Farmer 7/5/15
E: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28/15
R: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach 7/11/15
T: Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker 7/11/15
H: He's So Fine - Jill Shalvis 6/20/15
E: Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30/15
D: Dinner with a Vampire - Abigail Gibbs 5/10/15
A: Archangel's Legion - Nalini Singh 6/19/15
R: The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25/15
K: Kiss of the Betrayer - Boone Brux 7/8/15
E: Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2/15
S: Dead in the Water - Stuart Woods 8/1/15
T: Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29/15
T: Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3/15
O: Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13/16
U: Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8/16
C: Charmed by His Love - Janet Chapman 4/21/15
H: Hunger Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/9/15
✔APRIL SPELL: NOBEL PRIZE
N: Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8/15
O: One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands 5/31/16
B: Beauty and the Blacksmith - Tessa Dare 7/6/15
E: The Escape - David Baldacci 8/21/15
L: Big Sky Summer - Linda Lael Miller 8/4/15
P: Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare 7/23/15
R: Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23/15
I: Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/11/15
Z: Zuriel's Fate - Serena Yates 6/22/15
E: Shadow's Curse - Alexa Egan 8/24/15
✔MAY SPELL: QUESADILLAS
Q: Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25/15
U: Under a Vampire Moon - Lynsay Sands 2/20/16
E: Everlasting Desire - Amanda Ashley 8/28/15
S: HIDE Omnibus - Jax Spenser 7/6/15
A: Dragon Down Under - Angela Castle 7/7/15
D: Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1/15
I: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21/15
L: Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8/15
L: Better Read Than Dead - Victoria Laurie 8/29/15
A: The Assassin's Blade - Sarah Maas 7/18/15
S: Still the One - Jill Shalvis 8/13/15
✔JUNE SPELL: TUXEDO
T: Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare 8/19/15
U: Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9/16
X: X Marks the Scot - Victoria Roberts 10/23/15
E: Warrior's Curse - Alexa Egan 9/15/15
D: Darker After Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/4/15
O: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12/16
✔OUR FURRY (AND FEATHERED) FRIENDS: KINKAJOU
K: Touched by an Alien - Gini Koch 9/19/15
I: It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27/15
N: Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2/15
K: Bones Never Lie - Kathy Reichs 9/3/15
A: Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15/15
J: Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10/15
O: Obsession in Death - J.D. Robb 10/8/15
U: Luscious - Amanda Usen 10/2/15
✔SUMMER SPELL: GHOST STORIES
G: Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9/15
H: Dark Heir - Faith Hunter 7/4/15
O: Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9/16
S: Savage Nature - Christine Feehan 9/5/15
T: Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber 9/6/15
S: Street Game - Christine Feehan 9/14/15
T: Three Nights with a Scoundrel - Tessa Dare 9/21/15
O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14/16
R: Born in Chains - Caris Roane 8/30/15
I: If He's Tempted - Hannah Howell 7/5/15
E: The Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans 9/21/15
S: Sealed with a Curse - Cecy Robson 10/22/15
continued...✔JULY SPELL: RED, WHITE & BLUE
R: Savage Chains - Caris Roane 8/30/15
E: Envy - J.R. Ward 10/31/15
D: Deeper Than Midnight - Lara Adrian 6/2/15
W: Wild Fire - Christine Feehan 7/15/15
H: Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11/15
I: If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9/15
T: Tall, Dark & Heartless - R.L. Mathewson 9/29/15
E: Edge of Dawn - Lara Adrian 11/3/15
B: Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7/15
L: Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23/15
U: The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13/16
E: Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell 11/22/15
✔AUGUST SPELL: AIRPLANE
A: Dragonquest - Anne McCaffrey 7/17/15
I: Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15/15
R: The Raider - Monica McCarty 9/3/15
P: The Diamond Conspiracy - Pip Ballantine 7/18/15
L: Lust for Life - Jeri Smith-Ready 9/9/15
A: Archangel's Enigma - Nalini Singh 9/8/15
N: Blood Games - Chloe Neill 8/17/15
E: The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry 11/23/15
✔SEPTEMBER SPELL: SAPPHIRE
S: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11/15
A: The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21/15
P: Courting Disaster - Joanne Pence 6/19/15
P: Wulfe Untamed - Pamela Palmer 10/4/15
H: Hero - Cheryl Brooks 8/29/15
I: Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9/15
R: Crossfire - Joann Ross 9/4/15
E: Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24/15
✔FALL SPELL: KAISERSCHMARRN
K: The Knight - Monica McCarty 6/20/15
A: Heart of a Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 8/27/15
I: It's in His Kiss - Jill Shalvis 11/10/15
S: SEVEN-X - Mike Wech 10/24/15
E: The Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff 12/12/15
R: Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1/15
S: Speaking in Bones - Kathy Reichs 10/30/15
C: Chapter and Hearse - Lorna Barrett 6/18/15
H: Hope Flames - Jaci Burton 9/4/15
M: The Mists of Time - Susan Squires 6/9/15
A: Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton 11/3/15
R: Ruthless Game - Christine Feehan 10/29/15
R: The Red Hotel - Graham Masterton 12/5/15
N: Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh 8/31/15
✔OCTOBER SPELL: The Tell-Tale Heart (TELL-TALE)
T: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma - Trenton Lee Stewart 10/24/15
E: East of Ecstasy - Laura Kaye 12/19/15
L: Big Sky Wedding - Linda Lael Miller 11/8/15
L: Lifelines - C.J. Lyons 11/26/15
T: Tempted At Midnight - Jacquie D'Alessandro 11/19/15
A: Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21/15
L: Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 11/27/15
E: East - Edith Pattou 12/19/15
✔NOVEMBER SPELL: CHERRY
C: Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16/15
H: Darkhouse - Karina Halle 6/6/15
E: Full Blast - Janet Evanovich 12/22/15
R: The Reawakened - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/8/15
R: Flames of Arousal - Ruth Kerce 11/1/15
Y: You Don't Know Jack - Erin McCarthy 6/13/15
✔DECEMBER SPELL: ISLAND - MISFIT
I: Waterborne - Katherine Irons 12/5/15
S: Samurai Game - Christine Feehan 11/21/15
L: Big Bad Beast - Shelly Laurenston 12/6/15
A: Circle of Fire - Keri Arthur 12/3/15
N: Notorious - Allison Brennan 6/9/15
D: The Devil of Kilmartin - Laurin Wittig 9/10/15
M: Warrior Untamed - Melissa Mayhue 9/7/15
I: In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson 12/29/15
S: Bring on the Night - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/21/15
F: Forgotten Sins - Rebecca Zanetti 6/7/15
I: Into Thin Air - Cindy Miles 2/7/16
T: Temping Is Hell - Cathy Yardley 11/21/15
✔WINTER SPELL: HEART RATE - POLAR BEAR
H: Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris 8/24/15
E: Eve of Darkness - S.J. Day 12/22/15
A: The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey 9/7/15
R: The Dairy Queen - Allison Rushby 9/22/15
T: Turkey Day Murder - Leslie Meier 12/12/15
R: Snow In April - Rosamunde Pilcher 12/27/15
A: Beg for Mercy - Jami Alden 12/24/15
T: Tangle of Need - Nalini Singh 12/12/15
E: Forbidden Fruit - Erica Spindler 12/31/15
P: Geist - Phaedra Weldon 8/26/15
O: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7/16
L: Crave The Night - Lara Adrian 12/25/15
A: The Source of Magic - Piers Anthony 12/30/15
R: Mortal Stakes -Robert Parker 12/26/15
B: Born Wild - Julie Ann Walker 8/30/15
E: Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18/16
A: The Wicked Deeds of Daniel Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley 12/17/15
R: High Noon - Nora Roberts 8/22/15
T-Shirt Challenge RevisitedStart Date: January 1, 2016
End Date: September 3, 2016
READ: 60/60
✔1 – Read a book with stacked objects on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book with an animal important to plot
The Beast - J.R. Ward (hero is a dragon shifter) 7/17
✔2 – Read a book about books OR a book with a skeleton (full or partial) on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
✔3 – Read a book that you'd recommend to a friend OR a book with a real sea animal on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie 3/6
✔4 – Read a book with the word RAIN in the title (compound words ok) OR a book in which music is essential to the story
Under a Vampire Moon - Lynsay Sands (hero is a musician)
✔5 – Read a book with a cat in the story or on cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book with character who needs to relax
Seduction's Shift - A.C. Arthur (about jaguar shifters)7/28
✔6 – Read a book you've been putting off OR a book with a main character who is very laid back
Backlash - D.L. Thomas (ARC from author Jan 2015) 1/15
✔7 – Read a book with series of round objects on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book set in space
Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/6
✔8 – Read a book you gave up on once before OR a book in which someone dies in story
The Shadows - J.R. Ward (heroine dies) 4/1
✔9 – Read a book with wheels of some sort on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book with a bird in the title or on the cover (post the cover)
Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2
✔10 – Read a book with dragons in the title or on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book where the hero is a girl/woman
Dragon Justice - Laura Ann Gilman 2/21
✔11 – Read a book that is a retelling of a fairy tale OR a book with ROMANCE on its main GR page
Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8
✔12 – Read a book in which a couple/group splits up OR a book with a negative word in title
Dark Passage - M.J. Putney 8/15
✔13 – Read a book with at least two hands on cover(must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book with a cover that is predominantly black, gold and/or white (post the cover)
Shield of Winter - Nalini Singh 1/29
✔14 – Read a book with a multi-colored cover (at least three different colors; post the cover) OR a book originally published in the 1980s (tell us the pub date)
Aunt Dimity & the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4
✔15 – Read a book with a one-word title OR a book by an author whose first or last initial is N or O
Push - Sapphire 1/8
✔16 – Read a book in which a character faces a seemingly hopeless cause OR a book that has a subtitle (must be part of GR link)
Born of Fury - Sherrilyn Kenyon (hero is in an untenable situation) 7/15
✔17 – Read a book with a question in its title OR a book with a three-letter word in its title (do NOT count The or And)
The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
✔18 – Read a book released in the past three months (since 12/23/15) OR a book with a sparkly item on cover (post the cover; if necessary, tell us what sparkles)
Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon (pub 5/3/2016) 5/30
✔19 – Read a book with three items of the same size and shape on its cover (post the cover) OR a book by an author whose first or last name begins with BA, CO or N (BAldacci, COnrad work; Brenda, Crosby do not)
Depraved Heart - Patricia COrnwell 3/21
✔20 – Read a book that you found disappointing in the end OR a book with some sort of flying machine on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
Vixen 03 - Clive Cussler 1/14
✔21 – Read a book with a character who works with numbers OR a book set in England
My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17
✔22 – Read a book over 400 pages long OR a book with the name of metal in its title or author’s name, intact (tell us which metal)
Cleopatra's Needle - Steven Siebert (432 pages) 6/23
✔23 – Read a book with a repeated word in its title OR a book with a 7-word title (ALL words count)
Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie 8/14
✔24 – Read a book with a three-word title (ALL words count) OR a book you’ve been avoiding
Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 3/2
✔25 – Read a book set in tropical location (tell us where) OR a book with some sort of fruit in the title or on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham (Bahamas) 8/13
✔26 – Read a book with a character who plays a musical instrument (tell us the instrument) OR a book with a predominantly green cover (post the cover)
Likely To Die - Linda Fairstein 3/23
✔27 – Read a book with a two-word title (ALL words count) OR a book with some kind of sign on cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
Lost Highlander - Cassidy Cayman 1/16
✔28 – Read a book with an 8 in its original year of publication (tell us the year) OR a book with at least three shades of the same color on cover (post the cover)
Small Favor - Jim Butcher (pub 2008) 6/14
✔29 – Read a book with a beverage in the title or on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book with the letters T, E and A in the title (not necessarily in order)
The Dirt on Ninth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/12
✔30 – Read a book with a main character who is a parent OR a book whose title letters are printed in yellow (post the cover)
Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18
T-Shirt Challenge Revisited, part II✔31 – Read a book with a cover that is ONLY blue and white (post the cover) OR a book with its title printed in all caps
The Young Elites - Marie Lu 1/11
✔32 – Read a book with the word “DAY” or “NIGHT” in its title (NO compound words) OR a book with a sun or moon on the cover (not just sunlight or moonlight; must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
The Night Sister - Jennifer McMahon 1/13
✔33 – Read a book yo got from the library OR a book set in your idea of paradise (tell us where)
Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5
✔34 – Read a book with one large heart on cover (post the cover) OR a book from a series with at least 8 books
Shards of Hope - Nalini Singh #14 2/12
✔35 – Read a book with snow on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book with a happy-go-lucky character
An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
✔36 – Read a book with flowers on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book with a rural setting
The Hotter You Burn - Gena Showalter (set in small OK town) 4/3
✔37 – Read a book with a character who can be counted on (tell us how) OR a boo set in ancient times (tell us when)
Dark Ruby - Lisa Jackson (set in 1284) 1/20
✔38 – Read a book with an exclamation point in its title OR book with a black and/or gold cover (post the cover)
Night Probe! - Clive Cussler 1/10
✔39 – Read a book with a character who must carry on despite the circumstances OR a book with “LIFE” in the title (NO compound words)
Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16
✔40 – Read a book set prior to 2006 (tell us when) OR a bookwith a 9 in its page total (tell us how many pages)
Wicked After Midnight - Delilah Dawson (429 pages) 4/29
✔41 – Read a book that was added to your TBR over 18 months ago (tell us when you added it) OR a new release you’ve been waiting for
Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter (pub 5/10/16) 5/10
✔42 – Read a book with a human-powered machine on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book you got for free
Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich (library book) 3/26
✔43 – Read a book where you didn’t like the ending OR a book with a vegetable in the title or on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
✔44 – Read a book from a genre outside your comfort zone OR a book with an X somewhere in the title or author’s name
X - Sue Grafton 1/10
✔45 – Read a book with a comma in the title OR a book with a character who is a grandparent
Kiss Me, Kill Me - Allison Brennan 2/18
✔46 – Read a book set in a location beginning with A (tell us where) OR a book with a weather-related word in title (no compound words)
Born of Ashes - Caris Roane (Arizona) 5/11
✔47 – Read a book with a yellow object on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book whose author’s name is printed in green
How to Entice an Enchantress - Karen Hawkins (dress is yellow) 6/29
✔48 – Read a book in which a word or number puzzle is important to story OR a book whose title begins with R
Rapture - J.R. Ward 2/28
✔49 – Read a book with a character who is a nerd/geek OR book #3, #1 or #4 in a series
The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz 3/27
✔50 – Read a book with a Z somewhere in its title OR a book with two or more rhyming words in its title
Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
✔51 – Read a book with two or more words in the title that begin with the same letter OR a book by an author whose last name begins with A
Guardian - Jo Anderton 3/6
✔52 – Read a book in which a character is killed (NOT a natural death) OR a book with “sandwich” letters in its title (“aMa”zing, incompl“eTe”, ch“aRa”cter)
Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs (lib"rAr"y) 1/3
✔53 – Read a book where an ex of some kind is important to the story OR a book written in letter/diary format
84, Charing Cross Road - Helena Hanff 3/22
✔54 – Read a book with a 4-letter word in the title OR a book with someone/something “sexy” on the cover (post the cover)
Too Hard to Handle - Julie Ann Walker (check out those abs!) 2/27
✔55 – Read a book whose title starts with a vowel (do NOT count A or An) OR a book by an author whose first or last name starts with Y
All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12
✔56 – Read a book whose cover is black, white and only ONE other color (post the cover) OR a book with ONE large flower on cover (no other flowers; post the cover)
Dragonmark - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/3
✔57 – Read a book with a character who is up to no good OR a book whose title is written in cursive
Born of Shadows - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/13
✔58 – Read a book by an author whose first and last names begin with the same letter OR a book with a character who is or works for a bureaucrat
Seven Years - Dannika Dark 4/20
✔59 – Read a book whose main character’s FIRST name begins with M, E or H OR a book that you didn’t end up liking as much as you thought.
Butterfly Tattoo - Deidre Knight (Michael Warner) 5/28
✔60 – Read a book with “HOME” in its title (compound words ok) OR a book with a character who works with computers
Cold Snap - Allison Brennan (hero is a computer hacker) 7/30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
From Sea to Shining Sea - VermontDuration: September 1 - October 31, 2016
READ: 10/10
✔1. The first state to be admitted into the Union after the ratification of the constitution, Vermont entered the United States as its 14th state on March 4, 1791. Vermont’s name comes from the French, Verd Mont, the name the French explorer Samuel de Champlain gave its green mountains on his 1647 map. Its nickname is Green Mountain State. These names are apt, as three quarters of Vermont is covered by forests.
✒ Read a book with a mostly green cover (post the cover) -or- read a book with a French character or set in France -or- read a book that has any two numbers from the following in its number of pages: 1, 4, 7, 9. (state the number of pages).
If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake (341 pages) 9/5
✔2. Much of what is now Vermont was settled by the French Colony of New France. France ceded the territory to Great Britain in 1763 after being defeated in the Seven Years War. For many years, the nearby colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed control of the area. Settlers who held land titles granted by New York were opposed by the Green Mountain Boys militia, headed by Ethan Allen, which supported the settlers whose claims were based on grants from New Hampshire. Ultimately, those settlers prevailed in creating an independent state, the Vermont Republic. Founded in 1777 during the Revolutionary War, the republic lasted for fourteen years. While still an independent republic, Vermont abolished slavery becoming the first of the future United States to do so.
✒ Read a book with a militia in it (any non-military population fighting along with or instead of regular armed services will do; mention how the book fits) -or- read a book which deals with segregation, slavery or racism -or- read a book that spans at least seven years from start to finish (include prologue and/or epilogue if you wish).
Alien Tango - Gini Koch (aliens vs humans) 9/4
✔3. Vermont is the 45th largest state in the United States. The west bank of the Connecticut river forms its eastern border with New Hampshire, and Lake Champlain forms its western border with the state of New York. Vermont also shares a border with Massachusetts on the south and with Canada in the north. Vermont played an important geographical role in the Underground Railroad, helping refugee American slaves to flee to safety in Canada.
✒ Read a book with a large body of water on its cover (must be visible on the GR thumbnail, post the cover) -or- read book #4 or #5 of a series -or- read a book set in Canada.
Snow on the Bayou - Sandra Hill 9/30
✔4. The state flower of Vermont is the Red Clover. The state animal is a Morgan horse. Monarch is the state butterfly, and Sugar Maple is the state tree (Vermont produces more than 500,000 gallons of maple syrup every year). Hermit Thrush is the state bird. Freedom and Unity is the state’s motto. In 2015, Vermont adapted a Latin motto in addition to the previous, “Stella quarta decima fulgeat” (May the 14th star shine bright). In 2013, Vermonters were crowned the fifth happiest residents in the country, as well as put in the top five states for happiest Twitter users the same year.
✒ Read a book with an obvious night scene on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book that makes you happy -or- read a book in which the characters actively use modern communication devices and technology.
The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
✔5. The capital of Vermont, Montpelier, is the smallest state capital in the country, with a population of under 9,000 people. Vermont’s state capitol building is one of very few capitals to be adorned by a gold dome. A statue of Ceres sits on top. It is the only capital in the United States that doesn’t have a McDonald’s restaurant. Vermont made it all the way to 1996 as one of the only states to still not have a Wal-Mart. Billboards are illegal in the state of Vermont and advertising along roadways is highly regulated. The first exception to Vermont’s no-billboards rule came when a hand painted mural advertising downtown Bellows Falls was allowed in 2008. This opened up the possibility for advertising as long as the signs are hand painted murals meant to support and endorse a downtown district.
✒ Read a book in which the main character is a mother or is pregnant -or- read a book set in a small town -or- read a book whose title is in gold letters (post the cover).
Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon (heroine is pregnant) 9/9
✔6. Rudyard Kipling invented the game of snow golf in Vermont by painting his golf balls red so that they were easier to find in the snow. Vermont takes a lot of pride in playing a crucial role in the history of snowboarding when former ski racer, Jake Burton, revolutionized the industry with designs that changed the face of the sport. Burton started off as a tiny snowboarding company based out of South Londonderry, but quickly exploded into the biggest snowboarding brand in the world. Burton designed the uniforms for the 2014 USA Olympic Snowboarding Team. Vermont is one of only two states in America to offer snowboarding as a varsity sport that comes with a state championship.
✒ Read a book in which a winter game is played (mention the game) -or- read a book which is set in a winter landscape (it *should snow or be very cold for most of the book) -or- read a book first published in 2014.
Thirty-One and a Half Regrets - Denise Grover Swank (pub Jan 2014) 9/23
✔7. Lake Champlain runs along almost the entire length of the border between Vermont and New York and is the sixth-largest interior body of water in the country. Only the five Great Lakes are bigger. In March of 1998, President Bill Clinton signed a bill that officially made Lake Champlain the sixth Great Lake, an action that was pursued by Senator Patrick Leahy. However, that status was rescinded just a few weeks later. Vermont legends claim to have their own Loch Ness monster, named Champ or Champy for its lake of residence. The legends date back to Native American tribes in the region. Both the Iroquois and the Abenaki spoke of such a creature. The Abenaki referred to it as "Tatoskok". Over the years, there have been over 300 reported sightings of Champ. An apocryphal quote attributed to Samuel de Champlain describes the creature as a “20-foot serpent thick as a barrel, and a head like a horse”.
✒ Read a book with a fictional animal present in the story (a dragon or a phoenix will do) -or- read a book set in one of the Great Lakes states (for the purpose of this task: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York; mention which one your book is set in) -or- read a book in which the first letters of all words of the title are in the word “Tatoskok”, 2 words minimum, count all words.
Dragonmark - Sherrilyn Kenyon (dragons) 9/3
✔8. The 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, was born in Plymouth, Vermont, and is the only president to be born on the fourth of July. Every year, a birthday celebration is held in his honor at his birthplace. The 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur was also born in Vermont. Other famous Vermonters include the inventors John Deere and Elisha Otis, financial bigwig James Fisk (Diamond Jim), singer Rudy Vallee and religious leader Brigham Young.
✒ Read a book which includes 4th of July fireworks and/or parade -or- read a book in which the main character drives a tractor or rides an elevator -or- read a book from the List of Best LDS fiction.
Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan (H/h stay at hotel and ride elevator) 9/2
✔9. One of America’s most famous icecreams began in Vermont, when Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield turned their childhood ice cream making dreams into reality in Burlington, Vermont on May 5, 1978. Today, Ben & Jerry’s is a subsidiary of Unilever, and its employees get three free pints of their beloved ice cream per day, every single day. They give their ice cream waste to farmers to feed their hogs (the hogs reportedly ate every flavor except Mint Oreo). There is also a real graveyard on a hill overlooking the Ben and Jerry factory in Waterbury, Vermont, complete with granite headstones and witty epitaphs for every flavor that has passed on to ice cream heaven. However, Ben & Jerry’s is not Vermont’s biggest employer. Technology giant IBM holds that honor.
✒ Read a book that has two of the following colors on the cover: green, black or white (the colors needn’t be predominant, but they should be visible on the thumbnail. Post the cover) -or- read a book with two people names in their title (like Amy & Isabelle or Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell) -or- choose a flavor from this list of Dead & Buried Flavors, and read a book that you think fits the epitaph. Be as creative as you wish, but mention how the book fits.
The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey 9/13
✔10. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands (or fathers) to wear false teeth. It’s illegal (and also sort of impossible) to whistle underwater, to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole and to undress in public (but you can leave the house naked, if you so wish – 42 cyclists rode through Montpelier in the nude on May 14, 2009 without breaking any law).
✒ Read a book where a main character is a dentist or has to visit one for any reason -or- read a book with a giraffe in the story (bonus if it gets tethered to anything) -or- read a book in which a main character undresses in front of an audience for whatever reason; a one person audience is perfectly fine.
Brotherhood in Death - J.D. Robb (heroine undresses for hero) 9/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
The Zodiac ChallengeDURATION: October 23, 2015 – October 22, 2016
READ: 24/24
✔SCORPIO, October 23 – November 21
1. Read a book with “WATER” in the title or occupying more than 50% of the cover
The Heart of a Hero - Janet Chapman 10/25
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) black or green.
SEVEN-X - Mike Wech 10/24
✔SAGITTARIUS, November 22 – December 21
1. Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in “THEARCHER”
Boundless - Cynthia Hand 11/29
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) orange or blue.
Pleasure Island - Lorie O'Clare 11/29
✔CAPRICORN, December 22 – January 20
1. Read a book in which the first letter of EVERY word in the title – including A, An and The – can be found in the word “SATURN.” (2 word minimum)
The Night Sister - Jennifer McMahon 1/13
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) brown, gray or green.
Vixen 03 - Clive Cussler 1/14
✔AQUARIUS, January 21 – February 18
1. Read a book with the words “WATER” or “AIR” in the title
Into Thin Air - Cindy Miles 2/7
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) an “electric” (bright) color.
Brighter Than the Sun - Darynda Jones 1/30
✔PISCES, February 19 – March 20
1. Read a book that takes place on/near a body of water
Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva (set in an underwater kingdom) 3/12
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) purple or green.
Wings of Fire - Caris Roane 3/12
✔ARIES, March 21 – April 20
1. Read a book with “FIRE” in the title or occupying more than 50% of the cover
Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) red or white.
Silenced - Allison Brennan 4/15
✔TAURUS, April 21 – May 20
1. Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in the word “EARTH”
How to Pursue a Princess - Karen Hawkins 5/16
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) brown or turquoise.
The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray 5/12
✔GEMINI, May 21 – June 21
2. Read a book with a character who is talkative
Double Fantasy - Cheryl Holt (heroine never shuts up) 5/23
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) yellow or blue.
Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
✔CANCER, June 22 – July 22
2. Read a book about family
Vampire Most Wanted - Lynsay Sands 6/27
(about sins of the father and a mother who protects her children)
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) white or yellow.
7 Brides for 7 Bodies - Stephanie Bond 6/25
✔LEO, July 23 – August 22
1. Read a book with an animal of some sort (real, magical or mythical) in the title or occupying more than 25% of the cover
2. Read a book with a character who is flamboyant
The Pirate Bride - Sandra Hill 7/23
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) purple or red.
Seduction's Shift - A.C. Arthur 7/28
✔VIRGO, August 23 – September 22
1. Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in “THEMAIDEN”
Blood Bank - Tanya Huff 8/26
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) gray, blue or yellow.
Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey 8/28
✔LIBRA, September 23 – October 22
1. Read a book in which the first letter of EVERY word in the title – including A, An and The – can be found in “THESCALES” 2 word minimum
Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor 10/7
3. Read a book whose cover is predominantly (more than 50%) ivory, pink or turquoise.
The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/11
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Do You Remember These?Duration: August 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017
READ: 25/25
✔8 TRACK TAPES –Read an original edition of a book that has been re-released (tell us the year both books were published) OR a book with an 8 in its original year of publication (tell us the year).
Dead Heat - Linda Barnes (pub 1984) 8/11
✔ROTARY PHONES –Read a book with a circular object on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book with a number from 0-9 in its title (3 works; Fifth or 2nd does not).
Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong (necklace is circular) 8/2
✔ONLY 3 TV CHANNELS –Read book #1, #2 or #3 in a series (tell us the series number) OR a book that has spawned a TV show that has lasted for at least one full season (tell us the show).
Lawless - T.M. Frazier (King #3) 8/12
✔PAY PHONES –Read a book with some form of money in the title or on the cover OR a book in which communication is important to the plot.
Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16
✔LICKING A STAMP –Read a book with an envelope or postmark on its cover OR a book whose title begins with a letter in LICKING AND by an author whose LAST initial can be found in STAMP.
Circle of Death - Keri Arthur 8/18
✔MANUAL TYPEWRITERS –Read a book in which a character is an author, journalist or writer OR the first book published by an author of your choice (post a link to the author's GR page showing the publication dates of his/her books).
Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
✔DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS –Read a book with a character who works in a diner/restaurant OR a book with food of some sort on its cover.
Night Watch - Linda Fairstein 8/28
(heroine's boy friend owns restaurant and plot revolves around the restaurant)
✔PARTY LINES –Read a book in which a party is thrown (tell us the occasion) OR a book in which a character eavesdrops, intentionally or not, on someone else's conversation.
The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham (birthday party) 8/13
✔RECORD STORES –Read a book in which the main character owns a store of some kind (tell us what kind of store) OR a book with YOUNG ADULT on its main GR page.
Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank (garden center) 8/6
✔SLIDE RULES –Read a book with a geeky/nerdy character OR a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in SLIDERULE.
About a Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/11
✔FLOPPY DISKS –Read a book with a character who works with computers OR a book whose title contains consecutive double letters.
The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
✔FILM CANISTERS –Read a book in which a character is a photographer, either amateur or professional OR a book a book whose main character's first initial can be found in FILM (tell us the character).
Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie (M.J. Holliday) 8/14
✔PRIZES IN CEREAL BOXES –Read a book with short chapters/sections that you could read in "small bites" OR a book with a Z somewhere in the title or the author's name.
Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
✔B&W TV –Read a book whose cover is ONLY black and white (author and/or title name can be other colors; post the cover) OR a book originally published between 1928 and 1950, inclusive (tell us the year).
Dragonmark - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/3
✔SHOOTING MARBLES –Read a book with a main character who is under 15 years old OR a book in which a game is played (sports or board/card games, not mind games).
Virals - Kathy Reichs (heroine is 14) 8/30
✔CURSIVE WRITING –Read a book written in letter/email format OR a book whose title is in cursive/script (post the cover).
Snow on the Bayou - Sandra Hill 9/30
✔PAPER MAPS –Read a book with a map or globe on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book in which a character travels at least 100 miles from home.
Runaway Vampire - Lynsay Sands (from Texas to Toronto) 8/30
✔DRIVE-IN MOVIES –Read a book that ties in to a movie in some way OR a book with a car on the cover (cars ONLY, no other vehicles! ).
A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10
✔DIAL-UP INTERNET –Read a book that takes you longer to finish that you expected OR a book whose title begins with I.
It's a Wonderful Wife - Janet Chapman 8/13
✔TV GUIDE MAGAZINE –Read a book that you first learned about from a magazine (physical magazine or online; tell us the magazine) OR a book in which a character has to make a significant decision (whether or not to marry works; what to have for dinner does not).
Dark Passage - M.J. Putney 8/15
(hero has to choose between his fiance and his family or be disinherited)
✔S&H GREEN STAMPS - Read a book whose cover is predominantly green (post the cover) OR a book with a character who has a serious collection of some sort.
Brotherhood in Death - J.D. Robb 9/29
(serial rapist kept a collection of a lock of hair from each victim)
✔CRANK HANDLE TO LOWER A CAR WINDOW –Read a book with a window on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book that you consider "hot."
The Ridge - Michael Koryta 8/8
✔MIX TAPES –Read a book that is a collection of short stories OR a book in which music is important to the plot.
Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey (hero is a minstrel) 8/28
✔ENCYCLOPEDIA –Read a book in which the first letter of every word in its title (ALL WORDS COUNT!) can be found in ENCYCLOPEDIA (minimum three words).
Circle of Desire - Keri Arthur 9/17
✔HAND CRANK PENCIL SHARPENER –Read a book with the word SHARP in the title (no compound words) or in the author's name (post the author’s name) OR book with a sharp object of some sort on its cover.
Born of Betrayal - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Woodstock: Days of Peace and MusicDuration: August 1 - October 31, 2016
READ: 14/15
✔1.The Woodstock Music & Art Fair
♫ Read a book where music or art is important -or- read a book with some kind of bad weather (rain, snow, thunderclouds etc) on the cover; post the cover -or- read a book that appears on some kind of top 100 (or 50, or 10 etc. the number needs to be definitive) list; link to the list.
Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey (hero is a minstrel) 8/28
✔2. Woodstock Ventures
☔ Read a book where a group of people come together for a common objective; mention how the book applies -or- read a book set either in Florida or in New York (state) -or- read a book whose author’s initials are ML, LM, JR, RJ, AK or KA.
Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon (to take down corrupt government) 9/9
✔3. Differences
♫ Read a book which is either tightly plotted, or loose and rambling; mention which category your book belongs to -or- read a book from a series you’re not sure you entirely like; a series you have already started is preferable, but if there isn’t any such in your TBR, the first book of any series whose description doesn’t catch you will do -or- read a book with a road trip in the plot.
Night Watch - Linda Fairstein 8/28
(the characters irritate me so I don't know why I continue)
✔4. Creedence Clearwater Revival
☔ Read a book by an author who has written a bestselling book; mention the bestselling book -or- read a book in which the first letters of all words in the title occur in “CREEDENCECLEARWATERREVIVAL”; all words count, 3 words minimum -or- read a book in which a character is bitter and resentful about something, mention how the book applies.
Dark Passage - M.J. Putney 8/15
(char is biter and spiteful because her family kicked her out for performing magic)
✔5. Free or Not Free
♫ Read a book that you received for free (arc, loan, library all work) -or- read a book that has been on the New York Times Bestseller List (this website may help); mention the date and position -or- read a book with the total number of pages between 186-200 (inclusive); mention the number of pages.
Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank (library) 8/6
✔6. Venue Changes
☔ Read a book in which a main character travels to several places in the course of the book -or- read a book in which a protest occurs -or- read a book that shows a farm or a meadow on the cover; post the cover.
Zero Hour - Clive Cussler (Sydney, Australia, Australian Outback, Antarctica) 8/6
✔7. Fences in Woodstock
♫ Read a book with a fence on the cover; post the cover -or- read a book whose title has changed since original publication; mention both names -or- read a book whose title begins with a letter in “legend”.
Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
✔8. Bad Weather, Bad Everything
☔ Read a book with a mode of road transport on the cover; post the cover -or- read a hyped book, a book about which you have heard practically everywhere -or- read a book in which a main character suffers food shortage.
The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
9. 32 acts
♫ Go to this link of Woodstock performers. Choose a performer, and read a book whose author’s first and last initials appear in the full name of the performer, and whose title contains a word in a song they performed. Ignore a, an and the, no variations allowed.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
✔10. Jimi Hendrix
☔ Read a book by one of your favorite authors -or- read a book with either a jacket, a fringed item or a head ornament on the cover; image must be large enough to be seen on the thumbnail; post the cover -or- read a book with a war protester character.
Dark Ghost - Christine Feehan 8/9
✔11. Peace and Harmony
♫ Read a book with little to no violence in it -or- read a book that justifies the hype or the expectations you had -or- read a book that is marked as a classic on its main GR page. (bonus if you actually agree with its status).
Snow on the Bayou - Sandra Hill 9/30
✔12. The Bands that Did Not Perform
☔ Read a book set in England -or- read a book in which there is a “get off my lawn” kind of character -or- read a book which you added to your TBR on the 15th or 31st day of any month; tell us when you added it.
Dead Heat - Linda Barnes (added August 15, 2009) 8/11
✔13. The Media
♫ Read a book with a journalist protagonist -or- read a book from your TBR that has received a negative rating from someone you trust, be it a blog or a GR friend -or- read a book whose main protagonist you would describe as good.
Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
✔14. The Documentary
☔ Read a book which has been made into a successful movie -or- read a book in which a character makes a decision opposed by nearly everybody else -or- read a non-fiction book or a fiction book about true events.
Beast Behaving Badly - Shelly Laurenston 9/28
(heroine chooses to romance a bad boy and her family and the whole hockey team questions it)
✔15. 40th Annivesary
♫ Read a book that has been entirely set at least 40 years ago; mention the time period -or- read a sequel to a book not initially meant to be a series; like Doctor Sleep by Stephen King -or- read the 8th book of a series.
Dark Passage - M.J. Putney (set in 1803 and 1940) 8/15
Crazy Romantic ComediesStart Date: February 1, 2016
End Date: December 31, 2017
READ: 377/377
PART 1 - Spell-Out
✔1. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
B: Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16/16
R: Rapture - J.R. Ward 2/28/16
E: Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27/16
A: Nightwalker - Allyson James 6/26/16
K: Cloak and Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 6/1/16
F: The Family Trade - Charles Stross 2/25/16
A: Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3/16
S: 7 Brides for 7 Bodies - Stephanie Bond 6/25/16
T: The Target - David Baldacci 6/25/16
A: Dreamwalker - Allyson James 7/9/16
T: Tempt Me If You Can - Janet Chapman 7/4/16
T: Tyrant - T.M. Frazier 7/5/16
I: Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5/16
F: The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray 5/12/16
F: King - T.M. Frazier 6/21/16
A: All Wound Up - Jaci Burton 7/10/16
N: League of Dragons - Naomi Novik 6/20/16
Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5/16
S: The Shadows - J.R. Ward 4/1/16
✔2. Annie Hall
A: Silenced - Allison Brennan 4/15/16
N: Shards of Hope - Nalini Singh 2/12/16
N: Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4/16
I: Into Thin Air - Cindy Miles 2/7/16
E: Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26/16
H: Heart of Iron - Bec McMasters 2/6/16
A: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2/16
L: A Vision of Murder - Victoria Laurie 6/26/16
L: Vampire Most Wanted - Lynsay Sands 6/27/16
✔3. Pretty in Pink
P: Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18/16
R: Gates of Rapture - Caris Roane 6/10/16
E: Edge of Darkness - Christine Feehan 7/24/16
T: The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre 2/7/16
T: Terminal City - Linda Fairstein 2/16/16
Y: The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey 9/13/16
I: Into Thin Air - Cindy Miles 2/7/16
N: Coraline - Neil Gaiman 7/6/16
P: The Prince Who Loved Me - Karin Hawkins 6/25/16
I: Invisible Sun - David Macinnis Gill 3/28/16
N: The Norse King's Daughter - Sandra Hill 7/11/16
K: Kiss Me, Kill Me - Allison Brennan 2/18/16
✔4. The Princess Bride
T: Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 2/16/16
H: Haunted - Kay Hooper 2/24/16
E: Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6/16
P: Defiant - Pamela Clare 6/28/16
R: Devoted in Death - J.D. Robb 6/13/16
I: In Too Deep - Tracey Alvarez 4/21/16
N: No Limits - Alison Kent 7/16/16
C: Sweet Ruin - Kresley Cole 4/30/16
E: Draykon - Charlotte English 8/22/16
S: Seven Years - Dannika Dark 4/20/16
S: Spirited Away - Cindy Miles 4/24/16
B: Born of Fury - Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/15/16
R: Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6/16
I: The Immortal Who Loved Me - Lynsay Sands 7/11/16
D: The Dirt on Ninth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/12/16
E: Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8/16
✔5. When Harry Met Sally
W: Wicked After Midnight - Delilah Dawson 4/29/16
H: How to Entice an Enchantress - Karen Hawkins 6/29/16
E: Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9/16
N: Night Watch - Linda Fairstein 8/28/16
H: Heart of Stone - Christine Warren 7/5/16
A: Stolen - Allison Brennan 7/20/16
R: White Trash Zombie Gone Wild - Diana Rowland 7/7/16
R: The Darkening - Caris Roane 7/22/16
Y: Sword of the Rightful King - Jane Yolen 1/17/17
M: Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30/16
E: The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17/16
T: Stamped Out - Terri Thayer 7/4/16
S: The Second Betrayal - Cheyenne McCray 7/21/16
A: Seduction's Shift - A.C. Arthur 7/28/16
L: Death Angel - Linda Fairstein 7/26/16
L: Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12/16
Y: A Harvest of Bones - Yasmine Galenorn 2/8/17
✔6. Steel Magnolias
S: Born of Defiance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/28/16
T: Time Salvager - Wesley Chu 7/15/16
E: Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19/16
E: Spider's Bite - Jennifer Estep 10/25/16
L: Dead Heat - Linda Barnes 8/11/16
M: Dragon Storm - Katie MacAlister 5/17/16
A: Cold Snap - Allison Brennan 7/30/16
G: Last to Die - Tess Gerritsen 6/24/16
N: The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3/16
O: Odd Interlude - Dean Koontz 2/13/16
L: Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend - Victoria Laurie 5/22/16
I: Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30/16
A: Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop 7/19/16
S: Cleopatra's Needle - Steven Siebert 6/23/16
✔7. Pretty Woman
P: The Pirate Bride - Sandra Hill 7/23/16
R: The Ridge - Michael Koryta 8/8/16
E: Mine - Katy Evans 11/30/16
T: Turn Coat - Jim Butcher 7/23/16
T: Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6/16
Y: Yours, Mine, and Ours - Mary Janice Davidson 2/19/17
W: Death Row - William Bernhardt 5/29/16
O: One Lucky Vampire - Lynsay Sands 5/31/16
M: Forged by Desire - Bec McMaster 7/2/16
A: Circle of Death - Keri Arthur 8/18/16
N : Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney 10/28/16
Crazy Romantic Comedies✔8. Four Weddings and a Funeral
F: Forsaken - Jacquelyn Frank 2/14/16
O: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12/16
U: Under a Vampire Moon - Lynsay Sands 2/20/16
R: Paper and Fire - Rachel Caine 8/14/16
W: Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28/16
E: Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27/16
D: Dragon Soul - Katie MacAlister 6/7/16
D: A Demon Bound - Debra Dunbar 7/30/16
I: Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2/16
N: The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13/16
G: Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - Victoria Laurie 6/5/16
S: Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren 8/16/16
A: With Extreme Pleasure - Allison Kent 8/20/16
N: No Ghouls Allowed - Victoria Laurie 11/13/16
D: Dark Ghost - Christine Feehan 8/9/16
A: Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7/16
F: Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey 8/28/16
U: Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9/16
N: Crash - Nicole Williams 11/11/16
E: Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch 11/17/16
R: Runaway Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/30/16
A: Bound by Flame - Anne Windsor 8/10/16
L: The Mane Squeeze - Shelly Laurenston 8/20/16
✔9. Jerry Maguire
J: What Happens in London - Julia Quinn 7/3/16
E: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2/16
R: Brotherhood in Death - J.D. Robb 9/29/16
R: Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2/16
Y: Bad Nights - Rebecca York 2/23/17
M: The Temptation - Cheyenne McCray 8/21/16
A: About a Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/11/16
G: Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2/16
U: The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13/16
I: Ink and Bone - Rachel Caine 7/25/16
R: Rocked by Love - Christine Warren 10/16/16
E: Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5/16
✔10. As Good As It Gets
A: Dead Heat - Allison Brennan 8/27/16
S: Hot Pursuit - Suzanne Brockmann 8/25/16
G: Ghouls Gone Wild - Victoria Laurie 7/7/16
O: Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14/16
O: Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20/16
D: Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5/16
A: The Perfect Stranger - Alison Kent 8/27/16
S: Dragonmark - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/3/16
I: It's a Wonderful Wife - Janet Chapman 8/13/16
T: Blood Bank - Tanya Huff 8/26/16
G: Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie 8/14/16
E: Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21/16
T: Thirty-One and a Half Regrets - Denise Grover Swank 9/23/16
S: Soulless - T.M. Frazier 9/4/16
✔11. Life is Beautiful
L: Ghoul Interrupted - Victoria Laurie 9/15/16
I: Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 9/11/16
F: Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - H.P. Mallory 9/17/16
E: The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich 12/25/16
I: Blood Game - Iris Johansen 9/17/16
S: Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher 9/11/16
B: Holiday Games - Jaci Burton 8/31/16
E: Remy - Katy Evans 12/29/16
A: Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4/16
U: The Undead in My Bed - Katie MacAlister 9/18/16
T: Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16/16
I: Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30/16
F: Dark Promises - Christine Feehan 9/15/16
U: Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna 11/19/16
L: Silent Mercy - Linda Fairstein 9/24/16
✔12. The Parent Trap
T: Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18/16
H: Holiday on Ice - Jaci Burton 8/31/16
E: Some Like It Scot - Suzanne Enoch 1/8/17
P: Poison Princess - Kresley Cole 7/31/16
A: Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2/16
R: Virals - Kathy Reichs 8/30/16
E: The Edge of the World - Kevin Anderson 1/13/17
N: North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23/16
T: The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver 10/24/16
T: Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6/16
R: Rogues - George R.R. Martin et al 11/13/16
A: Bound by Light - Anne Windsor 9/7/16
P: Dark Destiny - M.J. Putney 9/14/16
✔13. Something About Mary
S: Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9/16
O: The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4/16
M: Melting the Ice - Jaci Burton 2/13/16
E: Venom - Jennifer Estep 1/21/17
T: Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong 11/10/16
H: Hard as a Rock - Christine Warren 9/21/16
I: Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/27/16
N: Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney 11/24/16
G: A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10/16
A: Waking the Witch - Kelley Armstrong 9/26/16
B: Changes - Jim Butcher 8/24/16
O: If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5/16
U: Die for You - Lisa Unger 11/29/16
T: Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12/16
M: The Curious Case Of The Clockwork Menace - Bec McMaster 7/1/16
A: Juliet - Anne Fortier 9/30/16
R: The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland 11/14/16
Y: Betrayed - Rebecca York 3/23/17
Crazy Romantic Comedies✔14. Shakespeare in Love
S: Siren's Call - Devyn Quinn 9/22/16
H: Snow on the Bayou - Sandra Hill 9/30/16
A: Circle of Desire - Keri Arthur 9/17/16
K: Born of Betrayal - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/18/16
E: Matthew - Emma Lang 9/17/16
S: The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/11/16
P: Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones 10/24/16
E: Eleventh Grave in Moonlight - Darynda Jones 2/6/17
A: The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1/16
R: Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3/16
E: The Last Good Man - Kathleen Eagle 2/17/17
I: Quicksand - Iris Johansen 10/26/16
N: Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/4/16
L: Beast Behaving Badly - Shelly Laurenston 9/28/16
O: One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6/16
V: What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie 10/8/16
E: The Edinburgh Dead - Brian Ruckley 2/23/17
✔15. Notting Hill
N: Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/18/16
O: Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1/17
T: The Hunter - Theresa Meyers 10/31/16
T: Total Control - David Baldacci 10/29/16
I: Insidious - Catherine Coulter 11/7/16
N: Nightwalker - Jacquelyn Frank 12/29/16
G: Ghost Story - Jim Butcher 10/15/16
H: Hearts in Darkness - Laura Kaye 10/2/16
I: Hide Away - Iris Johansen 11/16/16
L: Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston 10/5/16
L: Love in the Light - Laura Kaye 10/16/16
✔16. Bridget Jones’s Diary
B: Barefoot Season - Susan Mallery 9/25/16
R: Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20/16
I: Third Degree - Greg Iles 11/26/16
D: Dead on the Delta - Stacey Jay 9/24/16
G: Shadow on the Sun - David Macinnis Gill 10/20/16
E: Echoes in Death - J.D. Robb 3/29/17
T: Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28/16
J: 14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson 10/7/16
O: One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25/16
N: Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23/17
E: 14 - J.T. Ellison 3/30/17
S: Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22/16
S: Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22/16
D: The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood 11/5/16
I: I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/23/16
A: Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor 10/7/16
R: Ravens - George Dawes Green 1/28/17
Y: Murder Under a Mystic Moon - Yasmine Galenorn 4/12/17
✔17. Amelie
A: Captive Soul - Anne Windsor 11/25/16
M: The Snow Queen - Mercedes Lackey 9/19/16
E: Eaten - Susan Crockford 3/7/17
L: The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9/16
I: Magic Binds - Ilona Andrews 12/28/16
E: The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6/17
✔18. How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days
H: Highland Master - Hannah Howell 10/23/16
O: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2/17
W: Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston 11/7/16
T: The Fire Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/18/16
O: On the Growl - Celia Kyle 1/18/17
L: The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5/16
O: Omens - Kelley Armstrong 1/28/17
S: Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher 10/23/16
E: The Scribe - Elizabeth Hunter 4/19/17
A: Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie 10/29/16
G: The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie 11/1/16
U: Unchained - Caris Roane 3/22/17
Y: You and I, Me and You - Mary Janice Davidson 4/13/17
I: I Think I Love You - Stephanie Bond 1/14/16
N: Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26/17
T: The Water Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/21/16
E: Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 4/20/17
N: Night Reigns - Dianne Duvall 2/11/17
D: Dark Passage - M.J. Putney 8/15/16
A: The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen 11/19/16
Y: The Conquest - Yxta Maya Murray 4/22/17
S: Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/11/16
✔19. Love Actually
L: Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17/16
O: Offside - Juliana Stone 1/29/17
V: The Lady in Question - Victoria Alexander 2/25/17
E: A Room Full of Bones - Elly Griffiths 5/4/17
A: Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14/16
C: A Confidential Source - Jan Brogan 11/24/16
T: The Thrall's Tale - Judith Lindbergh 1/8/17
U: Ultraviolet - R.J. Anderson 5/6/17
A: Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/17/16
L: Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston 12/24/16
L: Jason - Laurell K. Hamilton 12/29/16
Y: Flora Segunda - Ysabeau Wilce 5/8/17
✔20. Wedding Crashers
W: Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/10/16
E: Full Scoop -Janet Evanovich 5/6/17
D: The Witch Is Dead - Shirley Damsgaard 12/16/16
D: Me, Myself and Why? - Mary Janice Davidson 1/1/17
I: The Immortals of Meluha - Amish Tripathi 1/15/17
N: Clash - Nicole Williams 2/25/17
G: The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25/16
C: Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis 10/21/16
R: Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti 11/20/16
A: The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19/16
S: Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury 10/12/16
H: She'll Never Know - Hunter Morgan 11/23/16
E: Barely a Lady - Eileen Dreyer 5/13/17
R: The Memorist - M.J. Rose 1/29/17
S: Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18/16
✔21. Mama Mia!
M: Beauty and the Werewolf - Mercedes Lackey 11/18/16
A: Compulsion - Allison Brennan 12/24/16
M: Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/4/16
A: The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander 12/26/16
M: Midnight's Master - Donna Grant 1/28/17
I: In Cold Pursuit - Sarah Andrews 2/24/17
A: A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9/17
✔22. He’s Just Not That Into You
H: Hangman - Michael Slade 12/9/16
E: The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19/17
S: Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/8/16
J: Cold Days - Jim Butcher 11/22/16
U: The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3/17
S: Stolen Songbird - Danielle Jensen 1/3/17
T: Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/3/16
N: Nothing Gold Can Stay - Dana Stabenow 3/11/17
O: Vicious - Kevin O'Brien 1/19/17
T: Storm's Heart - Thea Harrison 1/30/17
T: Three Sisters - Susan Mallery 2/4/17
H: Fair Game - Jasmine Haynes 1/21/17
A: Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/11/16
T: Tick Tock - James Patterson 2/5/17
I: Immortal - Traci L. Slatton 2/2/17
N: The Never List - Koethi Zan 3/9/17
T: Tuesday's Child - Dale Mayer 2/18/17
O: On the Accidental Wings of Dragons - Julie Wetzel 2/11/17
Y: Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn 5/11/17
O: On Her Father's Grave - Kendra Elliott 2/27/17
U: Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23/17
✔23. Crazy, Stupid, Love
C: The Chocolate Pirate Plot - JoAnna Carl 1/7/17
R: Rogue - Katy Evans 2/2/17
A: Daughter of the Blood - Ann Bishop 1/22/17
Z: Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6/16
Y: Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7/17
S: The Beekeeper's Ball - Susan Wiggs 1/12/17
T: Time Thief - Katie MacAlister 2/24/17
U: Into the Fire - Amanda Usen 12/28/17
P: Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/30/16
I: In the Company of Vampires - Katie MacAlister 3/5/17
D: The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 1/11/17
L: The Likeness - Tana French 12/30/16
O: One Kick - Chelsea Cain 3/4/17
V: The Covert Wolf - Bonnie Vanak 2/9/17
E: An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands 6/19/17
✔24. Midnight in Paris
M: Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31/16
I: The Cannibals - Iain Lawrence 1/5/17
D: Darkness Dawns - Dianne Duvall 1/25/17
N: Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton 3/26/17
I: Beyond the Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 3/25/17
G: Graced - Amanda Pillar 1/17/17
H: Birdman - Mo Hayder 1/7/17
T: White Lion's Lady - Tina St. John 2/22/17
I: The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10/17
N: Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22/17
P: Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27/16
A: The Bird Eater - Ania Ahlborn 2/13/17
R: Raising the Past - Jeremy Robinson 2/28/17
I: One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1/17
S: The Spirit Dragon - Tianna Xander 12/21/16
✔25. The Silver Linings Playbook
T: Dead Sexy - Tate Hallaway 4/8/17
H: Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 1/26/17
E: The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22/17
S: Sword of the Raven - Diana Duncan 2/12/17
I: Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14/17
L: Crow Lake - Mary Lawson 1/15/17
V: The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter 6/18/17
E: Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3/17
R: Chains of Darkness - Caris Roane 2/27/17
L: The Lost Key - Catherine Coulter 1/23/17
I: A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14/17
N: Night Unbound - Dianne Duvall 5/20/17
I: The Quiet Game - Greg Iles 5/20/17
N: Never Look Back - Linda Lael Miller 5/30/17
G: The Accidental Alchemist - Gigi Pandian 3/28/17
S: So Sure Of Death - Dana Stabenow 2/16/17
P: Poseidon’s Children - Michael West 12/31/16
L: Lost - Alice Lichtenstein 2/4/17
A: Allegiance - Susanna Sandlin 3/17 /17
Y: Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn 7/11/17
B: The Hawk and His Boy - Christopher Bunn 1/31/17
O: On What Grounds - Cleo Coyle 3/20/17
O: Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris 3/25/17
K: The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin 11/16/16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
PART 2 - Characters ~ COMPLETE!(Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the characters in the movie.)
READ: 25/25
✔1. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Holly - Paul - Doc - O.J. - José - Sally - Mag - Rusty - Sid
The Lady is a Vamp - Lynsay Sands 3/28
✔2. Annie Hall
Alvy - Annie - Rob - Allison - Tony - Pam - Robin - Duane - Joey - Marshall
Obsidian Flame - Caris Roane 6/9
✔3. Pretty in Pink
Andie - Jack - Phil - Iona - Steff - Blane - Donnelly - Jena - Benny - Kate
Butterfly Tattoo - Deidre Knight 5/28
✔4. The Princess Bride
Westley - Inigo - Tyrone - Vizzini - Fezzik - Valerie - Max
Immortal Ever After - Lynsay Sands (Valerie Moyer) 4/27
✔5. When Harry Met Sally
Harry - Sally - Marie - Jess - Joe - Alice - Amanda - Helen - Ira - Julian
White Night - Jim Butcher (Harry Dresden) 5/4
✔6. Steel Magnolias
M'Lynn - Truvy - Ouiser - Annelle - Clairee - Shelby - Jackson - Sammy - Owen - Tommy
Double Fantasy - Cheryl Holt (Jackson Merrick) 5/22
✔7. Pretty Woman
Edward - Vivian - James - Philip - Kit - David - Elizabeth - Bridget - Barney - Susan
Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie (David) 5/14
✔8. Four Weddings and a Funeral
Charles - Tom - Gareth - Matthew - Fiona - David - Scarlett - Carrie - Angus - Laura
Born of Ashes - Caris Roane (Fiona Gaines) 5/11
✔9. Jerry Maguire
Jerry - Rod - Dorothy - Avery - Frank - Bob - Laurel - Marcee - Ray - Chad
Cocaine Blues - Kerry Greenwood 7/10
✔10. As Good As It Gets
Melvin - Carol - Simon - Frank - Vincent - Beverly - Jackie - Nora
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks 6/6
✔11. Life is Beautiful
Guido - Dora - Joshua - Rodolfo - Eliseo - Bartolomeo - Vittorino - Elena
Frostbitten - Kelley Armstrong (Elena Michaels) 7/8
✔12. The Parent Trap
Hallie - Annie - Nick - Elizabeth - Meredith - Martin - Lindsay - Zoe
Dragon Justice - Laura Ann Gilman 2/21
✔13. Something About Mary
Mary - Healy - Ted - Tucker - Dom - Sully - Warren - Brenda - Joanie
The Beast - J.R. Ward 7/17
✔14. Shakespeare in Love
Philip - Hugh - Lambert - Will - Richard - Rosaline - Henry
Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams (Hugh Dylan) 5/20
✔15. Notting Hill
Anna - William - Tony - Spike - Martin - Rufus
Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong (William & Tony) 8/2
✔16. Bridget Jones’s Diary
Bridget - Una, Geoffrey, Mark - Daniel - Jude - Tom
How to Pursue a Princess - Karen Hawkins (Geoffrey MacKinton) 5/16
✔17. Amelie
Amelie - Nino - Raphael - Amandine - Raymond - Lucien - Gina - Georgette - Joseph
The Darkest Torment - Gena Showalter (Lucien) 6/17
✔18. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Andie - Ben - Michelle - Jeannie - Tony - Thayer - Judy - Phillip - Lana
Stalked - Allison Brennan (Tony) 6/30
✔19. Love Actually
Billy - Joe - Jamie - Daniel - Karen - Daisy - Colin - Mia - John
Congo - Michael Crichton 3/6
✔20. Wedding Crashers
John - Jeremy - Claire - Gloria - Kathleen - Mary - Todd - Sack
My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17
✔21. Mamma Mia!
Sophie - Bill - Sam - Harry - Lisa - Ali - Donna - Rosie
Small Favor - Jim Butcher 6/14
✔22. He’s Just Not That Into You
Alex - Neil - Beth - Janine - Amber - Kelli - Mary - Angela - Frances
Born of Ice - Sherrilyn Kenyon (Alix) 2/23
✔23. Crazy, Stupid, Love
Cal - Jacob - Emily - Hannah - Jessica - Robbie - Molly - Kate
Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26
✔24. Midnight in Paris
Gil - Inez - John - Helen - Paul - Carol
The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin 2/21
✔25. The Silver Linings Playbook
Pat - Tiffany - Dolores - Danny - Cliff - Ronnie - Jake - Veronica
Mister X - John Lutz (Tiffany Keller) 10/3
PART 3 - Authors ~ COMPLETE
(Read a book by an author whose first AND last initial can be found in an actor's name from the movie. )
✔1. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Audrey Hepburn - George Peppard - Patricia Neal - Buddy Ebsen - Martin Balsam
Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson 4/11
✔2. Annie Hall
Woody Allen - Diane Keaton - Tony Roberts - Carol Kane - Paul Simon
Jungle Freakn' Bride - Eve Langlais 5/17
✔3. Pretty in Pink
Molly Ringwald - Harry Dean Stanton - Jon Cryer - Annie Potts - James Spader
The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
✔4. The Princess Bride
Cary Elwes - Mandy Patinkin - Chris Sarandon - Christopher Guest - Wallace Shawn
Depraved Heart - Patricia Cornwell 3/21
✔5. When Harry Met Sally
Billy Crystal - Meg Ryan - Carrie Fisher - Bruno Kirby - Steven Ford
Sins & Shadows - Lyn Benedict 3/25
✔6. Steel Magnolias
Sally Field - Dolly Parton - Shirley MacLaine - Daryl Hannah - Julia Roberts
Likely To Die - Linda Fairstein 3/23
✔7. Pretty Woman
Richard Gere - Julia Roberts - Ralph Bellamy - Jason Alexander - Laura San Giacomo
The Hotter You Burn - Gena Showalter 4/3
✔8. Four Weddings and a Funeral
Hugh Grant - James Fleet - Simon Callow - John Hannah - Kristin Scott Thomas
Forged - Jacquelyn Frank 3/25
✔9. Jerry Maguire
Tom Cruise - Cuba Gooding Jr - Renee Zellweger - Kelly Preston - Jerry O'Connell
Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26
✔10. As Good As It Gets
Jack Nicholson - Helen Hunt - Greg Kinnear - Cuba Gooding Jr - Skeet Ulrich
Fired Up - Jayne Ann Krentz 4/13
✔11. Life is Beautiful
Roberto Benigni - Nicoletta Braschi - Giorgio Cantarini - Giustino Durano - Sergio Bini Bustric
The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7
✔12. The Parent Trap
Lindsay Lohan - Dennis Quaid - Natasha Richardson - Elaine Hendrix - Lisa Ann Walter
The Wild Ways - Tanya Huff 4/7
✔13. Something About Mary
Cameron Diaz - Matt Dillon - Ben Stiller - Lee Evans - Chris Elliott
Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond 4/5
✔14. Shakespeare in Love
Geoffrey Rush - Tom Wilkinson - Steven O'Donnell - Tim McMullan - Joseph Fiennes
The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz 3/27
✔15. Notting Hill
Julia Roberts - Hugh Grant - Richard McCabe - Rhys Ifans - James Dreyfus
If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11
✔16. Bridget Jones’s Diary
Renee Zellweger - Gemma Jones - Celia Imrie - James Faulkner - Colin Firth
The Future Falls - Tanya Huff 5/19
✔17. Amelie
Audrey Tautou - Methieu Kassovitz - Lorelia Cravotta - Serge Merlin - Jamel Debbouze
Dark Emerald - Lisa Jackson 2/27
✔18. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Kate Hudson - Matthew McConaughey - Kathryn Hahn - Annie Parisse - Adam Goldberg
Feel the Burn - G.A. Aiken 4/13
✔19. Love Actually
Gregor Fisher - Colin Firth - Sienna Guillory - Liam Neeson - Emma Thompson
The Bitter Season - Tami Hoag 4/4
✔20. Wedding Crashers
Owen Wilson - Vince Vaughn - Christopher Walken - Rachel McAdams - Isla Fisher
Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
✔21. Mamma Mia!
Amanda Seyfried - Stellan Skarsgard - Pierce Brosnan - Nancy Baldwin - Rachel McDowall
Born of Shadows - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/13
✔22. He’s Just Not That Into You
Jennifer Aniston - Jennifer Connelly - Drew Barrymore - Ben Affleck - Justin Long
Devil's Bridge - Linda Fairstein 5/26
✔23. Crazy, Stupid Love
Steve Carell - Ryan Gosling - Julianne Moore - Emma Stone - Analeigh Tipton
Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober (Emma) 4/25
✔24. Midnight in Paris
Owen Wilson - Rachel McAdams - Kurt Fuller - Mimi Kennedy -Michael Sheen
Ghosts & Echoes - Lyn Benedict (Michael Demalion) 4/28
✔25. The Silver Linings Playbook
Bradley Cooper - Jennifer Lawrence - Robert De Niro - Jacki Weaver - Chris Tucker
Too Hard to Handle - Julie Ann Walker 2/27
It's the Great Pumpkin!
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2016
READ: 15/15
✔1. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was the third Peanuts special, preceded only by A Charlie Brown Christmas and Charlie Brown's All-Stars.
✤ Read book #3 from any series (tell us the series) OR a book with a proper name in its title.
Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis 10/21
✔2. The music was performed by the Vince Guaraldi Sextet; original music was written by Vince Guaraldi as well.
✤ Read a book with a character who earns his/her living as a musician of some sort (tell us the job) OR a book by an author whose first or last name begins with V.
What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie 10/8
✔3. The show was first broadcast on October 27, 1966. After the first year, the show was re-aired annually on CBS until 2000. In 2001, it was picked up by ABC, which still shows this much-loved special every fall.
✤ Read a book you added to your list in October of any year OR re-read a favorite book.
Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie (added Oct 2015) 10/29
✔4. The show opens with Linus van Pelt choosing a pumpkin from his pumpkin patch, and rolling it home for Lucy. When she plunges a knife into the pumpkin to begin carving it, he looks anguished and cries, "You didn't tell me you were going to kill it!"
✤ Read a book featuring a pair of siblings OR a book in which a character is killed (not a natural death).
14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson 10/7
✔5. As Linus writes his annual letter to the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown asks ""When are you going to stop believing in something that isn't true?", Linus responds with "When you stop believing in that fellow with the red suit and the white beard who goes HO! HO! HO!"
✤ Read a book with a repeated word in its title (disregard A, An and The) OR a book written in letter/diary format.
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher 10/23
✔6. Lucy refuses to help Linus reach the mailbox to mail his letter, so he uses his blanket as a lasso to open the mailbox slot and sails the letter in.
✤ Read a book in which a character refuses to help another character OR a book with WESTERN on its main Goodreads page.
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers 10/31
✔7. Charlie Brown meets Lucy, who is tossing a football around. She begs him to kick the football, but as usual, she pulls it away at the last minute, so he lands on his back yet again.
✤Read a book featuring an athlete OR a book by an author whose first name is Lucy, Charlie or Charles. (Spelling variations work, other variations do not.)
Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury (cage fighter) 10/12
✔8. Rather than going trick or treating with the rest of the kids, Linus persuades Sally to sit with him in his pumpkin patch, waiting for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin
✤ Read a book that you have been anticipating for a long time OR a book with a main character who is a loner.
Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30
✔9. Charlie Brown's costume, a ghost with too many holes in the white sheet, may be the reason the other kids get candy, gum and other goodies while, after every house, he declares, "I got a rock."
✤ Read a book with a predominantly white cover (post the cover) OR a book whose title contains only words that are no more than four letters long (two-word minimum)
Total Control - David Baldacci 10/29
✔10. Snoopy, wearing his World War I flying ace costume, climbs atop his Sopwith Camel and engages the Red Baron in a dogfight. When his plane is shot down, Snoopy eventually finds his way to Violet's party, where Schroeder plays some World War I songs on his piano.
✤ Read a book with a dog on the cover OR with a flying object of some sort on the cover (post the cover).
The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
Some of my favorite quotes from the show include:
✔ 11. Linus: "There are three things that I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin."
✤ Read a book that is controversial (tell us why) OR a book by anauthor whose initials can be found in THEGREATPUMPKIN (middle initial counts).
Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18
✔12. Lucy: "All you have to do is walk up to a house, ring the doorbell, and say 'tricks or treats.'"
Sally: "Are you sure it's legal?"
✤ Read a book whose title is a question OR a book with a residential house on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover).
Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19
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✔13. Sally: "What a fool I was. Trick-or-treats come only once a year. And I miss it by sitting in a pumpkin patch with a blockhead. YOU OWE ME RESTITUTION!"
✤ Read a book with a main character whose first initial can be found in PUMPKIN (tell us the name) OR a book in which the first letter of every word in the title can be found in RESTITUTION (ALL WORDS COUNT; minimum three words)
Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank (hero is Mason) 10/16
Other tidbits
✔14. After the show aired, bags and boxes of candy from all over the world were sent to Schulz "just for Charlie Brown"
✤ Read a book with candy or other sweets on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book in which significant events take place in more than one country (tell us the countries).
Hide Away - Iris Johansen (USA and Scotland) 11/16
✔15. This is the only special that shows Pig Pen wearing glasses.
✤ Read a book by an author whose first and last names begin with the same letter OR a book with eyeglasses or sunglasses on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; the cover)
Highland Master - Hannah Howell 10/23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
OPI at the MoviesDuration: November 1, 2014 - ??
Part One: 5/5 complete
JAMES BOND COLLECTION
✔THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS ~ COMPLETE!
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✔ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE ~ COMPLETE!
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✔LIVE AND LET DIE ~ COMPLETE!
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✔MOONRAKER ~ COMPLETE!
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✔THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH ~ COMPLETE!
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OPI at the Movies - part 2Part Two: 7/7 complete
✔TOMORROW NEVER DIES ~ COMPLETE!
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✔GOLDENEYE ~ COMPLETE!
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✔SKYFALL - COMPLETE!
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✔DIE ANOTHER DAY ~ COMPLETE!
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✔YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE ~ COMPLETE!
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✔CASINO ROYALE -- COMPLETE
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✔THE SPY WHO LOVED ME -- COMPLETE
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OPI at the Movies - part 3Part Three: 6/6 complete
SPIDERMAN COLLECTION
✔GREEN SHATTER -- COMPLETE!
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✔NUMBER ONE -- COMPLETE!
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✔MY BOYFRIEND SCALES WALLS -- COMPLETE!
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✔JUST SPOTTED THE LIZARD -- COMPLETE!
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✔CALL ME GWEN-EVER -- COMPLETE!
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✔INTO THE NIGHT -- COMPLETE!
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OPI at the Movies - part 4Part Four: 6/6 complete
YOUR WEB OR MINE? --- COMPLETE
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SHREK FOREVER AFTER COLLECTION
✔WHAT'S WITH THE CATTITUDE? --- COMPLETE
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✔WHO THE SHREK ARE YOU? --- COMPLETE
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✔OGRE THE TOP BLUE ~ COMPLETE!
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✔FUNKY DUNKEY ~ COMPLETE!
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✔RUMPLE'S WIGGIN ~ COMPLETE!
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OPI at the Movies - part 5Part Five: 7/7 complete
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTION
✔SUPER BASS SHATTER ~ COMPLETE!
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✔PINK SHATTER - COMPLETE
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✔GOLD SHATTER ~ COMPLETE!
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✔NAVY SHATTER - COMPLETE
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✔BLUE SHATTER -- COMPLETE
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✔TURQUOISE SHATTER ~ COMPLETE!
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✔RED SHATTER - COMPLETE
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OPI at the Movies - part 6Part Six: 7/7 complete
✔BLACK SHATTER ~ COMPLETE!
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✔WHITE SHATTER ~ COMPLETE
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✔SILVER SHATTER ~ COMPLETE
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✔MERMAID TEARS ~ COMPLETE
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✔STRANGER TIDES ~ COMPLETE
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✔PLANKS A LOT ~ COMPLETE
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✔SPARROW ME THE DRAMA ~ COMPLETE!
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Major League Soccer ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Eastern Conference: (10 teams)
Chicago Fire ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% red, navy blue, or silver.
Circle of Death - Keri Arthur 8/18/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in CHICAGO
Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in FIRE
Ink and Bone - Rachel Caine 7/25/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Frank Yallop. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either F or Y.
Spider's Bite - Jennifer Estep (Finnegan) 10/25/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in ILLINOIS.
Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie (Ireland) 8/14/16
Columbus Crew ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% yellow, black, or white.
Dragonmark - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/3/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in COLUMBUS
Forged by Desire - Bec McMaster 7/2/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in CREW
White Trash Zombie Gone Wild - Diana Rowland 7/7/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Gregg Berhalter. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either G or B.
The Immortal Who Loved Me - Lynsay Sands (Basileios) 7/11/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in OHIO.
Menagerie - Rachel Vincent (Oklahoma) 7/6/16
D.C. United ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% red, black, or white.
Dead on the Delta - Stacey Jay 9/24/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in D.C.
Draykon - Charlotte English 8/22/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in UNITED
Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Ben Olsen. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either B or O.
What Happens in London - Julia Quinn (Olivia) 7/3/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in WASHINGTON.
Cocaine Blues - Kerry Greenwood (Australia) 7/10/16
New England Revolution ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% red, white, or navy blue.
Hard as a Rock - Christine Warren 9/21
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in NEWENGLAND
Coraline - Neil Gaiman 7/6/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in REVOLUTION
Tempt Me If You Can - Janet Chapman 7/4/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Jay Heaps. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either J or H.
Ghouls Gone Wild - Victoria Laurie (Heath) 7/7/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in NEWENGLAND.
The Beast - J.R. Ward (New York) 7/17/16
New York Red Bulls ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% red, yellow, or navy blue.
Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/27
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in NEWYORK
Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in REDBULLS
Born of Fury - Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/15/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Jesse Marsch. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either J or M.
Dreamwalker - Allyson James (Janet & Mick) 7/9/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in NEWYORK.
Hot Pursuit - Suzanne Brockmann (New York City) 8/25/16
Montreal Impact ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% black, royal blue, or silver.
Changes - Jim Butcher 8/24/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in MONTREAL
Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in IMPACT
Poison Princess - Kresley Cole 7/31/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Frank Klopas. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either F or K.
The Ridge - Michael Koryta (Kevin) 8/8/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in QUEBEC.
About a Vampire - Lynsay Sands (California) 8/11/16
New York City FC ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% navy blue, light blue, or white.
The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in NEWYORKCITY
Paper and Fire - Rachel Caine 8/14/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in NYCFC
The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
✔* The team’s head coach is Jason Kreis. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either J or K.
It's a Wonderful Wife - Janet Chapman (Jess) 8/13/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in NEWYORK.
Bound by Flame - Anne Windsor (New York) 8/10/16
Orlando City SC ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% purple, light orange, or white.
Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in ORLANDOCITY
The Darkening - Caris Roane 7/22/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in OCSC
Stolen - Allison Brennan 7/20/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Adrian Heath. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either A or H.
Stamped Out - Terri Thayer (April) 7/4/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in FLORIDA.
Tyrant - T.M. Frazier (Florida) 7/5/16
Philadelphia Union ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% navy blue, light blue, or gold.
Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston 10/5
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in PHILADELPHIA
Death Angel - Linda Fairstein 7/26/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in UNION
Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Jim Curtin. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either J or C.
Frostbitten - Kelley Armstrong (Clay) 7/8/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in PENNSYLVANIA.
No Limits - Alison Kent (Louisiana) 7/16/16
Toronto FC ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% red, navy blue, or silver.
Juliet - Anne Fortier 9/30/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in TORONTO
Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in TFC
Turn Coat - Jim Butcher 7/23/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Greg Vanney. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either G or V.
A Demon Bound - Debra Dunbar (Gregory) 7/30/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in ONTARIO.
The Second Betrayal - Cheyenne McCray (New York) 7/21/16
Western Conference: (10 teams)Colorado Rapids ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% maroon, light blue, or silver.
Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey 8/28/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in COLORADO
If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in RAPIDS
The Pirate Bride - Sandra Hill 7/23/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Pablo Mastroeni. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either P or M.
Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop (Meg) 7/19/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in COLORADO.
Cold Snap - Allison Brennan (Colorado & California) 7/30/16
FC Dallas ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% red, navy blue, or white.
Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in DALLAS
Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in FCD
Dead Heat - Linda Barnes 8/11/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Oscar Pareja. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either O or P.
The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer (Olaf) 8/3/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in TEXAS.
Dark Passage - M.J. Putney (England) 8/15/16
Houston Dynamo ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% black, orange, or white.
Dead Heat - Allison Brennan 8/27/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in HOUSTON
Blood Bank - Tanya Huff 8/26/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in DYNAMO
The Norse King's Daughter - Sandra Hill 7/11/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Owen Coyle. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either O or C.
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers (Colt Jackson) 10/31/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in TEXAS.
The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller (England) 9/4
Los Angeles Galaxy ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% navy blue, yellow, or white.
The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in LOSANGELES
Beast Behaving Badly - Shelly Laurenston 9/28/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in GALAXY
Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Bruce Arena. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either B or A.
Seduction's Shift - A.C. Arthur (Aryiola) 7/28/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in CALIFORNIA.
Heart of Stone - Christine Warren (Canada) 7/5/16
.Portland Timbers ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% dark green, lime green, or white.
What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie 10/8
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in PORTLAND
Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in TIMBERS
Born of Defiance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/28/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Caleb Porter. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either C or P.
Love in the Light - Laura Kaye (Caden Grayson) 10/16/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in OREGON.
Dark Ghost - Christine Feehan (Romania) 8/9/16
Real Salt Lake ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% navy blue, gold, or red.
Blood Game - Iris Johansen 9/17/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in SALTLAKE
Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in REALSL
Edge of Darkness - Christine Feehan 7/24/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Jeff Cassar. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either J or C.
Time Salvager - Wesley Chu (James) 7/15/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in UTAH.
Runaway Vampire - Lynsay Sands (Texas) 8/30/16
San Jose Earthquakes ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% navy blue, royal blue, or white.
Barefoot Season - Susan Mallery 9/25/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in SANJOSE
Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in EARTHQUAKES
Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Dominic Kinnear. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either D or K.
With Extreme Pleasure - Allison Kent (Kingdom Trahan) 8/20/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in CALIFORNIA.
Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren (Canada) 8/16/16
Seattle Sounders FC ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% leaf green, royal blue, or white.
Snow on the Bayou - Sandra Hill 9/30/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in SEATTLE
Matthew - Emma Lang 9/17/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in SOUNDERS
Soulless - T.M. Frazier 9/4/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Sigi Schmid and GM is Garth Lagerwey. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either S or G.
Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop (Simon) 8/7/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in WASHINGTON.
Virals - Kathy Reichs (South Carolina) 8/30/16
Sporting Kansas City ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% navy blue, light blue, or white.
Total Control - David Baldacci 10/29/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in KANSASCITY
The Perfect Stranger - Alison Kent 8/27/16
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in SPORTING
Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher 9/11/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Peter Vermes. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either P or V.
Dark Destiny - M.J. Putney (Victoria) 9/14/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in MISSOURI.
All Wound Up - Jaci Burton (Missouri) 7/10/16
Vancouver Whitecaps FC ~ COMPLETE
✔* Read a book whose cover is more than 50% navy blue, light blue, or white.
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher 10/15/16
✔* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in VANCOUVER
Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27
✔* Read a book in which the first letter of the first word of the title is in WHITECAPS
Circle of Desire - Keri Arthur 9/17/16
✔* The team’s head coach is Alan Koch. Read a book with a main character whose FIRST initial is either A or K.
Night Watch - Linda Fairstein (Alex) 8/28/16
✔* Read a book set in a location beginning with a letter in BRITISHCOLUMBIA.
Lawless - T.M. Frazier (Miami) 8/12/16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
From Sea to Shining Sea - Kentucky Duration: November 1 - December 31, 2016
READ: 10/10
✔1. Kentucky attained statehood on June 01, 1792, becoming the 15th state of the United States of America. Kentucky was never a territory, it was part of Virginia until it became a state. The name Kentucky is of Native American origin, and has been attributed to several languages with several possible meanings, including the Iroquois word "Ken-tah-ten" which means "The Land of Tomorrow". Its capital city is Frankfort.
✒ Read a book that has 15 intact in its year of first publication (tell us the year) -or- read a book whose title has the following format: The _______ of ________ -or- read a book that is a spinoff of another book/series .
The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin 11/16
✔2. Kentucky is the 26th largest state in the United States in terms of size. It shares a border with seven other states: West Virginia in the east, Virginia in the southeast, Tennessee in the south, Missouri in the west, Illinois and Indiana in the northwest, and Ohio to the north and northeast. In 1774, James Harrod constructed the first settlement in Kentucky at Fort Harrod (present day Harrodsburg). Boonesboro was established in 1775 and many other settlements were created soon after.
✒ Read a book that is #7 or higher in a series -or- read a book whose author was born or raised in one of the border states of Kentucky -or- read a book whose main character's LAST name starts with a letter in HARROD
Insidious - Catherine Coulter (FBI Thriller #20) 11/7
✔3. Kentucky is the Bluegrass State, named for the grass that grows on Kentucky's limestone soil. Bluegrass is actually green, but in spring bluegrass produces bluish purple buds that give a rich blue cast to the grass when seen in large fields. The northern cardinal is Kentucky's state bird, the tulip poplar is its state tree & flower is the goldenrod. Kentucky's state horse is the thoroughbred, and its drink is... milk. Blue Moon of Kentucky is its state (bluegrass) song. Kentucky's motto is "United We Stand, Divided We Fall".
✒ Read a book whose cover is predominantly green, blue or purple -or- read a book in which (plain) milk is drunk by adults -or- read a book in which a group either comes together for a common cause, or divides for whatever reason
Rogues - George R.R. Martin et al 11/13
✔4. The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports" or "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. The Kentucky Derby has been run every consecutive year since 1875. The winner of the 2016 Derby (the 142nd running of the race) was Nyquist. The derby has its own traditions, one being the drinking of the beverage of the Derby, mint julep, an iced drink consisting of bourbon, mint and sugar syrup. A typical Derby crowd drinks 120,000 liters of julep, draining 7,000 liters of bourbon.
✒ Read a book whose title AND author's initials appear in the name of the horse you picked from this list of Winners of the Kentucky Derby -or- read a book with a large rose(s) on the cover -or- read a book marked "Southern" on its main page and in which mint julep is drunk.
No Ghouls Allowed - Victoria Laurie (1929, Clyde Van Dusen) 11/13
✔5. Even though bourbon can be made anywhere within the United States where it is legal to distill spirits, the word has been associated with the whiskey distilled from Kentucky's Bourbon County (which was originally in Virginia) for a long time. Most distilleries also happen to be located in Kentucky. As of 2014, 95% of all bourbon is produced in Kentucky. The state had more than 5.3 million barrels of bourbon, a number more than the state's population. Internet myth has it that Bourbon County is one of Kentucky's dry counties, but that is not true. Kentucky's bourbon manufacturers offer a Kentucky Bourbon Trail, a tour of the area's 9 distilleries, where, in addition to the tastings, customers can buy 3 liters of whiskey per day, provided they are above the legal age for drinking.
✒ Read a book which has an alcoholic beverage on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book which is set in a town/city that has a population less than 5.3 million -or- read a book where something is debunked as a myth
Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas (6,894 residents on San Juan Island) 11/20
✔6. The Hatfield–McCoy feud, or the McCoy-Hatfield feud or the Hatfield–McCoy war as some papers at the time called it, involved two rural families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River in the years 1863–1891. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy. The feud has entered the American folklore lexicon as a metonym for any bitterly feuding rival parties. More than a century later, the feud has become synonymous with the perils of family honor, justice, and revenge. The feud has its roots in the Civil War, when Asa Harmon McCoy was killed as he returned from the war, murdered by a group called Logan Wildcats, of which Devil Anse Hatfield was a member. Although he was confirmed to be sick at home at the time, his Uncle Jim Vance was believed to have committed the murder. Before and during the feud, the families intermarried and switched loyalties frequently.
✒ Read a book which has a feud between two families as a plot point -or- read a book in which a main character goes mostly by nickname -or- read a book with the genre True Crime appearing on its main page
The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland 11/14
✔7. Unlike Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima, and Betty Crocker, Colonel Sanders really did exist. Harland Sanders, who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky during the Great Depression, was the man behind Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). Sanders identified the potential of the restaurant franchising concept, and the first restaurant of the KFC franchise was begun in Utah in 1952. By branding himself as "Colonel Sanders", Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history, and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising. However, the company's rapid expansion overwhelmed the aging Sanders, and, in 1964, he sold it to a group of investors led by John Y. Brown, Jr. and Jack C. Massey. Today, it is the second largest restaurant chain in the world (only McDonald's is ahead of it in terms of sale), with over 20,000 locations in 123 countries and territories. It is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
✒ Read a book in which a main character owns a food establishment -or- read a book with an older man's face on the cover -or- read a book that appears on any of the lists in Publisher Weekly's bestsellers list
Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep (m.c. owns a BBQ joint) 12/21
✔8. Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. national park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. The park was established as a national park on July 1, 1941. The park's 52,830 acres are located primarily in Edmonson County, Kentucky, with small areas extending eastward into Hart County and Barren County. It is centered on the Green River, with a tributary, the Nolin River, feeding into the Green just inside the park. With 405 miles (652 km) of surveyed passageways Mammoth Cave is by far the world's longest known cave system, being over twice as long as the second-longest cave system, Mexico's Sac Actun underwater cave. Mammoth Cave is the second oldest tourist attraction of the United States, after Niagara Falls. Mammoth Cave is home to the endangered Kentucky cave shrimp, a sightless albino shrimp.
✒ Read a book in which a character travels underground for whatever reason -or- read a book whose title has a word from the synonyms of the word Mammoth -or- read a book with a water creature on the cover
Captive Soul - Anne Windsor 11/25
✔9. Kentucky's Barren County has some of the state's most fertile soil, and was even named rural America's best place to live by Progressive Farmer magazine. Frederick Vinson, the 13th Chief Justice of the US, began life in a Louisa County jailhouse. Treasurer "Honest" Dick Tate, however, didn't live up to his name, as he absconded with a quarter million dollars from the state treasury in 1888. Bowling Green is the birthplace of Corvettes (which is also Kentucky's state car). Post-It notes are made only in Cynthiana, and the exact number of them manufactured each year is a closely guarded trade secret. Cumberland Falls in the Daniel Boone National Forest is one of the few places on earth to see a moonbow (a rainbow formed by moonlight rather than sunlight). The melody of the song "Happy Birthday" was composed in 1893 by Patty and Mildred Hill, two Louisville sisters. Mother's Day also originated in Kentucky, when schoolteacher Mary Towles Sasseen created it for her own mama (much before West Virginia's Ann Jarvis made it into the mammoth holiday it is now). The public saw an electric light for the first time in Louisville. Thomas Edison introduced his incandescent light bulb to crowds at the Southern Exposition in 1883.
✒ Read a book with opposing words in the title -or- read a book which has either a waterfall or a moon on the cover -or- read a book in which the main character is a mother.
Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston 11/7
✔10. In Kentucky, you may not throw eggs at a public speaker unless you are willing to face up to a year in prison. A cat (or dog) cannot molest cars. In Owensboro, wives are not allowed to buy hats without their husband's permission. It is against the law to shoot off a policeman's tie, or to hunt fish with a bow and arrow. And it is illegal to remarry the same man four times.
✒ Read a book in which a character has been married at least three times -or- read a book with an item of clothing on the cover -or- read a book which has cats or dogs in prominent roles
Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney 11/24
(Heroine marries her third husband in this book)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Amazing Mazes!Duration: October 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017
READ: 16/16
✔15. Villa Pisani, Stra, Italy: Read a book with a scenic view on the cover (must be visible on the GR thumbnail, post the cover) -or- read a book whose author's first and last initials are in any of the following words: "HITLER", "MUSSOLINI" or "NAPOLEON" -or- read a book which has "History" or "Historical" on its main page.
Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston 10/5
✔7. Peace Maze, Northern Ireland: Read a book in which peace (or war) is an important plot point -or- read a book whose author is Irish, has an Irish character or is set in Ireland -or- read a book whose title contains a word rhyming with Bell or Peace (bell or peace are fine too).
A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10
✔8. (Green Man) Penpont Maze, Wales: Read a book in which a pagan ritual is observed or is spoken of (explain how it fits) -or- read a book first published in 2000 or 2001 -or- read a book with a flower (or flowers) on the cover (must be visible on the GR thumbnail, post the cover).
The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/11
✔3. Davis Mega Maze: Read a book with two of the following numbers in their year of publication: 0, 1, 2, 8 (mention year first published) -or- read a book set in Massachusetts -or- read a book that has the genre Childrens or Young Adult on its main GR page.
Rocked by Love - Christine Warren (set in Boston) 10/16
✔5. Longleat Maze, Warminster, Wiltshire, England: Read a book in which a main character has a nickname (mention how the book fits) -or- read a book set on Earth but not in Africa -or- read a book in which a vacation is taken by the MCs.
The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch (set in Scotland and England) 10/17
✔12. Schoenbrunn Palace Maze, Vienna, Austria: Read a book in which math is important -or- read a book translated from any European language -or- read the middle book of a completed series (if it's a series with even numbered books, like 6, either book #3 or book #4 work).
The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen (Danish to English) 11/19
✔14. Villandry: Read a book in which a main character gets lost -or- read a book in which religion plays an important role -or- read the next book in a series that you've already started.
Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney 11/24
(heroine's vicar father's hellfire & damnation religion set her on the path of ruin. Not to mention that he named her Jezebel. She eventually marries a kind-hearted vicar)
✔6. Masone Labyrinth, Parma, Italy: Read a book in which a dare between two people is a plot point -or- read a book that is fast paced -or- read a book that has a food item on the cover, bonus and a cookie if it's a cheese (must be visible on the GR thumbnail, post the cover).
Third Degree - Greg Iles (takes place in a 24 hour period) 11/26
✔11. Richardson Adventure Corn Farm, Illinois: Read a book by an author who has written at least 5 books -or- read a book set in space -or- read a book where music or sports are important to the plot.
Mine - Katy Evans (ring fighter/uses music to soothe edges) 11/30
✔13. The Tangled Maze, Australia: Read a book in which a main character works with flowers or perfumes in any fashion (mention how the book fits) -or- read a book set in Australia -or- read a book with a confusing plot-line.
Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
✔1. Andrassy Castle Maze, Tiszadob, Hungary: Read a book with a sea creature (real or imagined) on the cover (must be visible on the GR thumbnail, post the cover) -or- read a book that is mostly set in the 19th century -or- read a book where the title begins with a letter in TISZADOB .
The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19
✔2. Ashecombe Maze, Australia: Read a book with a mostly light purple cover (post the cover) -or- read a book with at least two separate POVs (mention how the book fits) -or- read a book that you consider light reading.
The Current Between Us - Kindle Alexander 12/26
(you get perspectives from both the male leads)
✔4. Hampton Court Maze: Read a book set in the UK -or- read a book in which a royal character is present -or- read a book in which a puzzle is important to the plot (mention how the book fits).
The Likeness - Tana French (Ireland) 12/30
✔9. Pineapple Garden Maze, Hawaii: Read a book that you can read in one sitting -or- read a book set in a location that starts with a letter in HAWAII (mention the location) -or- read a book with a fruit in the title.
Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31
✔10. Reignac-Sur-Indre Maze, France: Read a book from a series which has had two books released in the same year (mention the books and the dates of publication) -or- read a book with a circular object on the cover (must be large enough to occupy 25% of the cover, post the cover) -or- read a book published after the year 1996.
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood (pub 2003) 1/2
✔The last one! - aMAZEme Labyrinth: Read any book that you like!
A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison 1/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Candyland
Start Date: April 1, 2016
End Date: January 23, 2017
✔Roll #1: 3 - yellow
* Read a book with a predominantly yellow cover; post the cover
Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond 4/5
✔Roll #2: 5 - purple
* Read a book with MYSTERY or THRILLER on its main Goodreads
If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11
✔Roll #3: 6 - green
* Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in GREEN
Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
✔Roll #4: 5 - (2) CANDY CANE
* Read a book in which Christmas is celebrated
How to Entice an Enchantress - Karen Hawkins 6/29
✔Roll #5: 1 - Orange
* Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter in ORANGE; tell us the location
Stalked - Allison Brennan (set in New York) 6/30
✔Roll #6: 5 - Blue
* Read a book with a predominantly blue cover; post the cover
Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3
✔Roll #7: 5 - Yellow
* Read a book with HISTORY or HISTORICAL FICTION on its main Goodreads page
What Happens in London - Julia Quinn 7/3
✔Roll #8: 6 - Yellow
* Read a book with a MAIN character whose first initial can be found in YELLOW; tell us the character
Tempt Me If You Can - Janet Chapman (Emma) 7/4
✔Roll #9: 5 - Purple
* Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter in PURPLE; tell us the location
Stamped Out - Terri Thayer (Pennsylvania) 7/4
✔Roll #10: 2 - Blue
* Read a book with a MAIN character whose first initial can be found in BLUE; tell us the character
Heart of Stone - Christine Warren (Ella Harrow) 7/5
✔Roll #11: 6 - Yellow Dot
GOOEY GUMDROPS (yellow with black dot) = Read THREE books with covers that are primarily yellow; post the covers
1. Stolen - Allison Brennan 7/20
2. Matthew - Emma Lang 9/17
3. Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/27
✔Roll #12: 4 - Red
Read a book with a 3 in its total number of pages; tell us how many pages
Snow on the Bayou - Sandra Hill (368 pages) 9/30
✔Roll #13: 2 - Yellow
Read a book with a 6 in its total number of pages
Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor (416 pages) 10/7
✔Roll 14: 6 - Yellow
Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter in YELLOW
What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie (Wales) 10/8
✔Roll 15: 6 - yellow
Read a book with a daytime scene on the cover
Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22
✔Roll 16: 4 - Red
Read a book with ROMANCE on its main Goodreads page.
Highland Master - Hannah Howell 10/23
✔Roll 17: 1 - Purple
Read a book with a royal or titled character
Prince of Magic - Linda Winstead-Jones (prince) 10/24
✔Roll 18: 6 - Red
Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in RED
Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3
✔Roll 19: 6 - Red
Read a book whose title starts with R; disregard A, An and The
Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch 11/17
✔Roll 20: 3 - LOST IN THE LOLLIPOP WOODS (blue with black dot)
Read THREE books with covers that are primarily blue
1. Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20
2. Cold Days - Jim Butcher 11/22
3. Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/2
✔Roll 21: 4 - Purple - Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in PURPLE
Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5
✔Roll 22: 5 - Red - Read a book with a predominantly red cover
One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/6
✔Roll 23: 1 - (5) LOLLIPOP = Read a book with consecutive double letters in its title
Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
✔Roll 24: 6 - Red - Read a book originally published in March
Normal - Graeme Cameron (March 2015) 12/18
✔Roll 25: 2 - (6) SNOWFLAKE = Read a book with snow in the title (compound words accepted) or on the cover;
Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18
✔Roll 26: 2 - Blue - Read a book whose title starts with B
Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston 12/24
✔Roll 27: 5 - Yellow - Read a book originally published in February
The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25
✔Roll 28: 4 - Red - Read a book with a heart or star shape (NOT just white dots in the sky) on the cover
The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich 12/25
✔Roll 29: 6 - STUCK IN THE MOLASSES SWAMP (red with black dot) = Read THREE books with covers that are primarily red
1. Magic Binds - Ilona Andrews 12/28
2. Jason - Laurell K. Hamilton 12/29
3. Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong 12/31
✔Roll 30: 5 - Green - Read a book with a tree or plant on the cover
Off Kilter - Hannah Reed 1/1/17
✔Roll 31: 4 - Blue - Read a book with SCI-FI, FANTASY or DYSTOPIAN on its main Goodreads page
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1/2/17
✔Roll 32: 5 - Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in BLUE
Nautier and Wilder - Lora Leigh 1/23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A Beacon In The DarkStart Date: September 1, 2016
End Date: January 26, 2017
READ: 35/35
✔AKRANES LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book set primarily on an island OR a book with fire on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
Barefoot Season - Susan Mallery 9/25
✔AMEDEE LIGHTHOUSE, NEW CALEDONIA
§ Read a book by a French author OR a book in which a character is or has been imprisoned
Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
(hero was imprisoned numerous times as a child by a demented grandmother)
✔BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, FLEETWOOD, ENGLAND
§ Read a book with a square of some sort on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR book #4 or lower in a series (tell us its position)
The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey (#2) 9/5
✔BELL ROCK LIGHTHOUSE, SCOTLAND
§ Read a book with an "11" in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages) OR book #7 in a series (tell us the series)
Hearts in Darkness - Laura Kaye (112 pages) 10/2
✔BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
§ Read a book with a X somewhere in the title or the author’s name OR a book set in a Gulf Coast state (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama or Florida; tell us the state)
Mister X - John Lutz 10/3
✔BLOCK ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND
§ Read a book set in the Victorian era (1837-1901) OR a book with a predominantly pink cover (post the cover)
The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/11
✔BODIE ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA
§ Read a book that has been re-released since its original publication (tell us the year of both releases) OR a book whose title begins with a letter in BODIE (disregard A, An and The)
If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
✔CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book whose title contains a word ending in "ly" OR a book set in Australia or with an Australian character
Circle of Desire - Keri Arthur 9/17
✔CAPE FLORIDA LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book in which a character gives or takes an organized tour OR a book with a word in its title that rhymes with KEY
Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews (me rhymes with key) 10/30
✔CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE, NORTH CAROLINA
§ Read a book with a lighthouse on its cover OR a book whose title begins with C or H (disregard A, An and The) AND by an author whose first or last initial is C or H.
Siren's Call - Devyn Quinn 9/22
✔CAPE RACE LIGHTHOUSE, NEWFOUNDLAND
§ Read the first book published by the author of your choice (post a link to the author's books) OR a book in which part of the story takes place in a famous location (tell us the location)
Alien in the Family - Gini Koch (Area 51 and Vegas) 12/14
✔ CAPE SANTA MARIA LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book with a woman’s name in the title OR a book with a 1 or 8 in its original year of publication (tell us the year)
Bound by Light - Anne Windsor (pub 2008) 9/7
✔ FANAD LIGHTHOUSE, IRELAND
§ Read a book with a demanding character who is significant to the plot OR a book with a main character whose first name begins with a letter in FANAD (tell us the name)
The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller (Angela and Andrew) 9/4
✔ GIBB’S HILL, BERMUDA
§ Read a book with an apostrophe in its title or author’s last name (example: O’Neil) OR a book in which a hidden physical object is important to the story
The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
✔ HOLLAND HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE, MICHIGAN
§ Read a book with a cover that is predominantly red (post the cover) OR a book with a character who goes by a nickname rather than his/her given name (tell us both names)
Soulless - T.M. Frazier (Abel = Bear) 9/4
✔ HOOK LIGHTHOUSE, IRELAND
§ Read a book with consecutive double letters in the author’s first or last name OR a book with a hook or hooked object on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
✔LES ECLAIREURS LIGHTHOUSE, ARGENTINA
§ Read a book with a boat on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR a book whose title begins with U (ALL WORDS COUNT!)
What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie 10/8
✔LINDAU LIGHTHOUSE, GERMANY
§ Read a book with a clock or other timepiece on the cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover) OR book whose title begins with a letter in LINDAU (disregard A, An and The)
Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
✔NUBBLE LIGHTHOUSE, YORK, MAINE (aka CAPE NEDDICK LIGHT)
§ Read a book with a character who runs a successful business OR a book set in space
Shadow on the Sun - David Macinnis Gill 10/20
✔PEGGY'S POINT LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book with a cover that you would describe as "scenic" (post the cover) OR a book in which a storm (snow storm, thunderstorm, etc.) has a significant impact on the story
Snow on the Bayou - Sandra Hill 9/30
✔PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book with a bird name in its title OR a book with YOUNG ADULT on its main GR page
Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
✔PORTHCAWL POINT LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read the last book of a series that has ended (tell us the series) OR a book set in the United Kingdom
The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch (England) 10/17
✔PORTLAND HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book with HISTORY or HISTORICAL FICTION on its main GR page OR a book with a war central to its plot
Juliet - Anne Fortier 9/30
✔RHUE LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book with a 4-letter word in its title OR a book set in a small town
Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier (small town in Maine) 9/8
✔SAMBRO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
§ Read the oldest book on your TBR list OR a book in which the first letter of every word of its title (ALL WORDS COUNT!) can be found in SAMBROISLAND (three-word minimum)
Brotherhood in Death - J.D. Robb 9/29
✔SCHIERMONNIKOOG LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book set over 150 years ago (1865 or earlier) OR a book by an author whose last name begins with SCH
The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash (set 1811-1820) 10/13
✔SLETTNES LIGHTHOUSE, NORWAY
§ Read a book in which dealing with the aftermath of war is a significant part of the story OR a book with one of these words in its title: TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN
The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair 11/5
✔SOUTH STACK LIGHTHOUSE, WALES
§ Read a book with NORTH, SOUTH, EAST or WEST in its title or author’s name (Westbrook works) OR a book with a stack of at least four objects on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
North Pole Reform School - Jaimie Admans 11/23
✔SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE
§ Read a book set in Ontario, Canada, or a state that borders one of the Great Lakes (New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin or Minnesota) OR a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in SPLITROCK
Dragonmark - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/3
✔START POINT LIGHTHOUSE, ENGLAND
§ Read a book with a main character or author named Jim/James OR a book with a staircase on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson 10/7
✔THE ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHT, FLORIDA
§ Read book #1 in a series (tell us the series) OR a book with an honorific (DR., MR., MRS. etc.) in its title
Dead on the Delta - Stacey Jay (Annabelle Lee #1) 9/24
✔TEN POUND ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE, GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
§ Read a book whose title includes at least one of every vowel (A, E, I, O and U) OR a book with a stone structure of some sort on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
Silent Mercy - Linda Fairstein (some kind of building) 9/24
✔TORRE DE HERCULES (TOWER OF HERCULES), GALICIA, SPAIN
§ Read a book with a mythological character OR a book set in ancient times
Rocked by Love - Christine Warren (gargoyle shifter) 10/16
✔WHITE SHOAL LIGHT, MICHIGAN
§ Read a book with a color name in its title OR a book with a striped object on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail; post the cover)
Blue Monday - Nicci French 1/26
✔YAQUINA BAY LIGHT, OREGON
§ Read a book in which a character lives in the same building in which s/he works OR a book that you consider spooky or creepy
Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22
(m.c. owns a bookstore, she lives on the second floor)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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Duration: June 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016
ROMANCE
10/10
✔Chick-Lit: Stuck on You - Patti Berg 11/1
✔Contemporary: It Happened One Wedding - Julie James 6/27
✔Erotica: Fifty Shades of Alice in Wonderland - Melinda DuChamp 7/9
✔Historical: If He's Dangerous - Hannah Howell 6/21
✔Paranormal: Shield of Fire - Boone Brux 6/26
✔Romantic Suspense: The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
✔Scottish: Warrior Reborn - Melissa Mayhue 7/20
✔Sports: One Sweet Ride - Jaci Burton 6/6
✔Time-Travel: Lost Highlander - Cassidy Cayman 1/16
✔Western: Big Sky Mountain - Linda Lael Miller 6/30
THRILLER/SUSPENSE
7/10
✔Action: Night Probe! - Clive Cussler 1/10
✔Espionage: The Escape- David Baldacci 8/21
✔Forensic: Alone - Kendra Elliot 8/2
Historical:
✔Legal: Terminal City - Linda Fairstein 2/16
✔Medical: Exposed - Alex Kava 6/24
Military: a thriller featuring a military protagonist
✔Police Procedural: Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26
Psychological: a suspenseful thriller in which the conflict between the characters is mental and emotional
✔Romantic: Love Me to Death - Allison Brennan 1/25
Science Fiction/Fantasy
9/10
Arthurian Fantasy: The Hollow Hills - Mary Stewart
✔Dragons: The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
✔Dystopian: The Young Elites - Marie Lu 1/11
✔Erotic: Hero - Cheryl Brooks 8/29
✔High/Epic Fantasy: Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier 1/30
✔Post-Apocalyptic: Abandon the Night - Joss Ware 8/21
✔Science Fantasy: Guardian - Jo Anderton 3/6
✔Steampunk: Dawn's Early Light - Pip Ballantine 6/18
✔Urban Fantasy: Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11
✔Young Adult: The Archived - Victoria Schwab 6/21
Mystery/Crime
8/10
✔Cozy: Murder Past Due - Miranda James 6/10
✔Culinary: Dark Tort - Diane Mott Davidson 6/1
✔Forensic: Bones Are Forever - Kathy Reichs 6/9
✔Heists and Capers: Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 11/27
Historical:
✔Medical: Invisible Murder- Lene Kaaberbøl 6/15
✔Police Procedural: The Bitter Season - Tami Hoag 4/4
✔Private Detective: X - Sue Grafton 1/10
Psychological Suspense: Denial - Keith Ablow
✔Romantic: Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare 7/23
Paranormal
10/10
✔Angels: Archangel's Shadows - Nalini Singh 8/2
✔Demons: The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter 7/2
✔Faeries: Tithe - Holly Black 1/7
✔Ghosts: The Ghost Hunter - Lori Brighton 10/19
✔Psychics: Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24
✔Shifters: Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
✔Vampires: Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
✔Werewolves: Unbinding - Eileen Wilks 6/14
✔Witches: Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8
✔Zombies: Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11