"This is Halloween" Challenge

[Diana S]

"This is Halloween" Challenge
Duration: October 1 through Oct 31, 2016

Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange
Come with us and you will see, . . . .

Take this quiz and then spell out your character. (you may shorten it if its to long)

Which Halloween Character are you?

http://www.bhg.com/halloween/parties/..."

Challenge Rules

1. One book for each letter.
2. Your may use * the first letter of the first word of the book title (exclude a, an, or the )
Or * the initials of an author's first or last name,
Or * the initials of the main character's first or last name
3. All books must be 100 pages or more. Re-reads are allowed as long as you actually read the books. NO Skimming!
4. Add the date that you completed each book. Your rating is optional.

This is Halloween, everybody scream, . . .

[Diana S]

Participants List:
(Click on your name - it will take you straight to your post)

Beetlejuice - Diana S Completed
Sanderson Sister - Carol
Ghosterbusters - Olivermagnus Completed
Beetlejuice - Jaret
Linus - Koren
Ghostbuster - Connie
Ghostbuster - Licha-Olivia
Ghostbuster - Lori
Ghostbuster - Marilyn
Beetlejuice - JennH Completed
Ghosterbuster - Connie N.
Linus - Book Concierge
Adams - Sushicat

[Diana S]

"This is Halloween" Challenge
Books Read: 10 Completed

Ah! ... I got Beetlejuice. I've never even seen the movie.

Spell-out: Beetlejuice
( Look at all those "E"s, this is going to be a challenge this month)

Blake, Kendare - Anna Dressed in Blood (10/6/16) 3.5 ★★★
Evanovich, Janet - Full Speed (10/29/16) ★★★
Evanovich, Janet - Full Blast (10/25/16) ★★★
This Book Is Not Good For You by Pseudonymous Bosch (10/12/16) ★★★★
Light of the World: A Dave Robicheaux Novel by James Lee Burke (10/10/16) 3.5 ★★★
Elaine Boldt in B is for Burglar (10/28/16) ★★★★
James Lee Burke's Light of the World: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (10/10/16) 3.5 ★★★
Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury (10/8/16) ★★★★
It by Stephen King (10/21/16) 3.5 ★★★
C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton (10/7/16) 3.5 ★★★
Elizabeth, Bourve in Scandalous Behavior by Stuart Woods (10/27/16) 3.5 ★★★

Handbook for the Recently Deceased

[Carol]

I'm a Sanderson Sister: Probably won't be an "S' book in the whole lot:)
13/15
✔Simple Genius by David Baldacci - 10/12/16
✔Alex Kava - Reckless Creed 10/1/16
✔No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie - 10/2/16
✔Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little - 10/13/16
✔Even in Darkness by Lynn Hightower -10/19/16
✔R ankin, Ian - The Complaints - 10/9/16
✔Steve Berry - The Alexandria Link - 10/20/16
✔Origional Battle Creek Crime King, The by Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester - 10/14/16
✔Nightwatching by John Zunski - 10/13/16 -

S:
I:
✔Sandford, John -Escape Clause - 10/22/16
✔Traces of Guilt by Dee Henderson - 10/5/16
✔Ellis, Kate - Walking by Night - 10/21/16
✔Reid, Van - Cordelia Underwood: Or, The Marvelous Beginnings of the Moosepath League 10/11/16

[Olivermagnus]

This is Halloween" Challenge
Completed: 11 of 12

I ain't afraid of no ghosts!

G - Ghost Shadow - Heather Graham - 3 Stars - 10/16/16
H - Harlan Coben - Fool Me Once - 4 Stars - 10/10/16
O - Julie Otsuka - The Buddha in the Attic - 3 Stars - 10/2/16
S - Simple Genius - David Baldacci - 4 Stars - 10/12/16
T - Victoria Thompson - Murder in Chelsea - 4 Stars - 10/6/16
B - Geraldine Brooks - March - 4 Stars - 10/3/16
U- Unseen - Karin Slaughter - 4 Stars - 10/5/16
S - Karin Slaughter - The Kept Woman - 5 Stars - 10/15/16
T - The Tea Rose - Jennifer Donnelly - 5 Stars - 10/7/16
E - An Ember in the Ashes - Sabaa Tahir - 4 Stars - 10/18/16
R - Raymond L. Atkins - Sorrow Wood - 4 Stars - 10/1/16
S - Supreme Justice - Phillip Margolin - 3.5 Stars - 10/8/16

[Jaret]

I am Beetlejuice, apparently. Not sure I agree with the quiz this time, but hey, I did like the movie. So:

B
E
E
T
Laurie Halse Anderson's Fever 1793 4 stars 10/9/2016
E
Jack Thorne's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 4 stars 10/30/2016
U
I
Christie, Agatha Double Sin 3.5 stars 10/5/2016
E

[Koren]

I got an easy one so I guess I'll go for it. I got Linus.

L- Love Like There's No Tomorrow: How a Cardiac Arrest Brought My Heart to Life by Ocienna Fliess 10/1/16
I- Invisible Eden by Maria Flook 10/21/16
N- Nicholson: A Biography by Marc Eliot 10/11/16
U- Unholy Sacrifice by Robert Scott started 10/30 still reading
S The Sex Slave Murders: The Horrifying True Story of America's First Husband-and-Wife Serial Killers by R. Barri Flowers 9/2/16

[Connie]

Okay, I'm a GHOSTBUSTER. (Just one.)
10/11



G is for Geneen Roth. Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything. 4 stars. 10/11/16.
H is for House of Silence?
O is for Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf. 4.5 stars. 10/29/16
S is for Stacy Pratt McDermott. Mary Lincoln: Southern Girl, Northern Woman 10/18/16. 4 stars
T is for Tracy, MC of My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni 10/8/16 4.5 stars
B is for Byrne, Anne, the main character in Essex County Vol. 3: The Country Nurse by Jeff Lemire. 4.5 stars. 10/1/16
U is for Uchida, Yoshiko. The Invisible Thread. 10/29/16. 4.5 stars
S is for Sarah Addison Allen, Lost Lake. 10/6/16. 5 stars
T is for Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd. 4.5 stars. 10/13/16
E is for Erin Entrada Kelly. The Land of Forgotten Girls 10/16/16. 4.5 stars
R is for Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

[Licha-Olivia]

Ghosts beware because I'm a Ghostbuster.


G-Ghosts by Mark Dawson (10/10/16) 4****
H
O-Orville (character), The Sword of God by Mark Dawson (10/23/16)4****
S-Salvation Row by Mark Dawson (10/30/16)4****
T
B
U-Undoto (character) The Daredevil Snared by Stephanie Laurens (10/27/16)3***
S
T
E-Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (10/31/16)2**
R

[Lori Bryan]

October Halloween Challenge

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[Marilyn]

October Halloween Challenge

8/11

✔G- A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny--10/4/16

✔H- Skip Hollandsworth, author of The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer--10/7/16--takes place in Austin, but a boring reading of old newspaper articles; victims never came "alive" as individuals.

O

✔Sirena Shahid, a main character in The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud--10/4/16

✔T- Theodore Roosevelt, main character in Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough--10/23/16

✔Bert Cousins, one of the main characters in Commonwealth by Ann Patchett--10/11/16--5 star rating, beautiful writing, told from the point of view of different family members at different times of their lives.

U

✔S- B.A. Shapiro, author of The Muralist: A Novel--10/26-16

T

✔E- Elmo Crumley, a main character in Death Is a Lonely Business by Ray Bradbury--10/22/16

✔R-Ripper by Isabel Allende--10/16-16--serial murder mystery set in San Francisco, with a high school senior leading the murder investigation with her fellow online group called "Ripper".

[JennH]

"This is Halloween" Challenge

I was finally able to get the quiz to load! I got Beetlejuice. :)

✔B - Bailey Cates wrote Charms and Chocolate Chips 10/6/16
✔E - Elizabeth Lavenza in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 10/24/16
✔E - Evanovich, Janet wrote Back to the Bedroom 10/24/16
✔T -Travis in Old Yeller by Fred Gipson 10/11/16
✔L - Life Laundry by Dawna Walter 10/12/16
✔E - Evanovich, Janet wrote Smitten 10/25/16
✔J - Jenn McKinlay wrote Sugar and Iced 10/8/16
✔U - Umberto Urso in Days of Wine and Roquefort by Avery Aames 10/19/16
✔I - I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai 10/5/16
✔C - The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, compiled & edited by Mark Skousen 10/1/16
✔E - The Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich 10/28/16

[Connie N.]

The only thing I'm afraid of is not finishing this challenge in time!

October Halloween Challenge
Timeframe: 10/1/16 to 10/31/16
11/11

G – Author Gina Gordon - Reason to Believe - 10/22/16 ♥♥♥
H - Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie - 11/3/16 ♥♥♥
O - Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews - 10/19/16 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Scarlet Slipper Mystery by Carolyn Keene - 10/13/16 ♥♥♥
T – Author Tim Conway - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - 10/12/16 ♥♥♥
B – Author Annette Blair - Skirting The Grave - 10/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
U - UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn - 11/6/16 ♥♥♥
S – Author Susan Mallery - The Marcelli Bride - 10/20/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
T – Author David Taylor - Zoo Vet: Adventures Of A Wild Animal Doctor - 10/23/16 ♥♥♥♥
E – Author Elle Casey - Wrong Number, Right Guy - 10/2/16 ♥♥♥♥
R – Author Al Roker - The Midnight Show Murders - 10/3/16 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 11/6/16*****

[Book Concierge]

October Halloween Challenge
Begins: 01Oct16 / Ends: 31Oct16

5 / 5 completed

Linus
L - LUCY is the main char in Few Fair Days ✔ – 07Oct16
I - IBBOTSON, Eva / Journey to the River Sea ✔ – 15Oct16
N - Naomi Novik / Throne of Jade ✔ – 07Oct16
U - Up to This Pointe ✔ – 03Nov16
S - Susan Vreeland / Life Studies ✔ – 06Oct16

[Sushicat]

Finally managed to take the quiz. Seems that I'm a member of the Adams Family.

A - Agnieszka in Uprooted by Naomi Novik
D - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child - Beyond the Ice Limit
A
M - The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
S - Simple Genius by David Baldacci

[Connie]

Sushicat wrote: "Finally managed to take the quiz. Seems that I'm a member of the Adams Family.

A
D
A
M
S"

You lucked out with a short word, Sushicat!

[Sushicat]

Connie wrote: ...You lucked out with a short word, Sushicat!"

Good thing since for the longest time I was unable to take the test. But two A...

[Connie]

Sushicat wrote: "Connie wrote: ...You lucked out with a short word, Sushicat!"

Good thing since for the longest time I was unable to take the test. But two A..."

A lot of first names start with A...Good luck.

[Carol]

Olivermagnus wrote: "This is Halloween" Challenge
Completed: 11 of 12

I ain't afraid of no ghosts!

G - Ghost Shadow - Heather Graham - 3 Stars - 10/16/16
H - Harlan Coben ..."

Good job, Lynda & Oliver. I didn't see that you were done. Sorry to be late to the party:)

[Connie N.]

Just a little bit late.

October Halloween Challenge
Timeframe: 10/1/16 to 10/31/16
11/11

G – Author Gina Gordon - Reason to Believe - 10/22/16 ♥♥♥
H - Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie - 11/3/16 ♥♥♥
O - Owls Well That Ends Well by Donna Andrews - 10/19/16 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Scarlet Slipper Mystery by Carolyn Keene - 10/13/16 ♥♥♥
T – Author Tim Conway - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - 10/12/16 ♥♥♥
B – Author Annette Blair - Skirting The Grave - 10/16/16 ♥♥♥♥
U - UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn - 11/6/16 ♥♥♥
S – Author Susan Mallery - The Marcelli Bride - 10/20/16 ♥♥♥♥♥
T – Author David Taylor - Zoo Vet: Adventures Of A Wild Animal Doctor - 10/23/16 ♥♥♥♥
E – Author Elle Casey - Wrong Number, Right Guy - 10/2/16 ♥♥♥♥
R – Author Al Roker - The Midnight Show Murders - 10/3/16 ♥♥♥♥



*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 11/6/16*****

[Book Concierge]

Update message # 14 - Challenge completed - 11-03-16

October Halloween Challenge
Begins: 01Oct16 / Ends: 31Oct16

5 / 5 completed

Linus
L - LUCY is the main char in Few Fair Days ✔ – 07Oct16
I - IBBOTSON, Eva / Journey to the River Sea ✔ – 15Oct16
N - Naomi Novik / Throne of Jade ✔ – 07Oct16
U - Up to This Pointe ✔ – 03Nov16
S - Susan Vreeland / Life Studies ✔ – 06Oct16

[Connie]

I didn't complete the challenge this time, but I was close: GOSTBUSTER instead of ghostbuster. 10/11