NBRC 26 Alphabet 14: Mythical Creatures: A to Z (Spell-it-Out)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Lau!

Your challenge post is updated HERE

[Nicole]

A-Z Mythical Creatures

Start Date: 01/03/2018
End Date: 28/02/2019

Option 1: Spell-It-Out

30/30 completed

Reminder: 100+ pages

ANGEL
✓ A: Her Rebel by Alexa Riley (12/03) ★★★
✓ N: Hard Play by Sheryl Nantus (15/03) ★★★
✓ G: The Beau & the Belle by R.S. Grey (11/03) ★★★
✓ E: Crown Jewels by Ella James (19/03) ★
✓ L: Fractured by Lori Sjoberg (12/03) ★★★



DRAGON
✓ D: Nine Days In Greece by Kristie Dickinson (08/03) ★
✓ R: Promises by Alexa Riley (19/03) ★★★
✓ A: The Schemer by Avery Flynn (16/03) ★★★★
✓ G: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter (18/03) ★★★
✓ O: The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren (26/04) ★★★★★
✓ N: The Firstborn Prince by Virginia Nelson (29/03) ★★★★



DEMON
✓ D: Baby Maker by P. Dangelico (14/03) ★★★
✓ E: Man Hands by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby (28/03) ★★★★★
✓ M: Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward (25/03) ★★★
✓ O: One Night of Sin by Elle Kennedy (12/05) ★★★
✓ N: Nailed by Jenika Snow (31/03) ★★



UNICORN
✓ U: Undone By You by Kate Meader (07/03) ★★★★
✓ N: Switch Hitter by Sara Ney (13/04) ★★★
✓ I: The Irish Prince by Virginia Nelson (29/03) ★★★
✓ C: Cocky Roommate by Claire Kingsley (12/02) ★★★
✓ O: One Night of Scandal by Elle Kennedy (12/05) ★★★
✓ R: Roomies by Christina Lauren (31/03) ★★★
✓ N: Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh (15/04) ★★★★



VAMPIRE
✓ V: Sex, Not Love by Vi Keeland (15/03) ★★★
✓ A: Claimed by Alexa Riley (27/03) ★★★
✓ M: Temporary by Sarina Bowen & Sarah Mayberry (10/03) ★★★
✓ P: Beard in Mind by Penny Reid (09/03) ★★★
✓ I: Inheriting the Virgin: A Western Cowboy Romance by Joanna Blake & Bella Love-Wins (25/03) ★★★
✓ R: Raw Redemption by Tessa Bailey (10/03) ★★★
✓ E: Man Card by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby (02/04) ★★★★

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge; Nicole!

Your challenge post is updated HERE

[Kay]

Finished my 17th one!

Lynx - Feline guide spirit
L - Blast of the Dragon's Fury by L.R.W. Lee (Author last name) - 22/9/17
Y - Taylor Yates - Kiss Across Time by Teal Ceagh (Main character name) - 1/10/17
N - The Billionaire's Secret Wife by Nadia Lee (Author first name) - 12/10/17
X - Maryse Robicheaux - Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Deleon (Main character name) - 7/3/17

[Kay]

Finished my 18th one!

Nix - Female water spirit
N - All Against All by Nathan Allen (Author first name) - 4/12/17
I - The Incense Road - Star of Wonder by Tracy L. Higley (Series name) - 18/2/18
X - The Mao Case by Qiu Xiaolong (Author last name) - 7/3/18

[Kay]

Finished my 19th one!

Succubus - Female night-demon
S - Dating an Alien Pop Star by Kendra L. Saunders (Author last name) - 14/11/17
U - Unmasked: Volume One by Cassia Leo (Title) - 18/11/17
C - The Captain of All Pleasures by Kresley Cole (Title) - 16/9/17
C - The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole (Author last name) - 4/11/17
U - Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds (Title) - 7/12/17
B - Blizzard of Love by Erin Wright (Title) - 24/12/17
U - Undercover Warrior by Aimée Thurlo (Title) - 6/3/18
S - The Lion's Share by Karin Shah (Author last name) - 17/12/17

[MuschRoom]

Hi, I want to join!

NBRC 26 Alphabet 14: Mythical Creatures
Durtion: January 2018 - open End

20/50 competed

Option #2: 50 books about mythical creatures

1. Gargantuan -> Der Drachenjäger: Die erste Reise ins Wolkenmeer - Perplies, Bernd - 05/01/2018
= A big black ancient dragon.
2. Moby Dick -> Moby-Dick or, The Whale - Herman Melville - 25/01/2018
3. Demon -> Shadow Prowler - Alexey Pehov - 14/02/2018
4. Goblin -> Shadow Chaser - Alexey Pehov - 26/02/2018
5. Gilarabrywn -> Avempartha - Michael J. Sullivan - 18/03/2018
= an Elven beast of war, summoned into existence by powerful magic. Its form somewhat resembles a lizard or a snake, with claws and wings.
6. Gnome -> Shadow Blizzard - Alexey Pehov - 16/03/2018
7. Orcamancer -> Blackfish City - Sam J. Miller - 05 /05/2018
8. Megalodon -> Fathomless - Greig Beck - 11/05/2018
= Prehistoric shark
9. Gods -> The Thief - Megan Whalen Turner - 25/05/2018
10. Nachtmahr -> Monster Hunter Legion - Larry Correia - 06/06/2018
A ghost-like monster that feeds from the nightmares of humans
11. Morozko -> The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden - 03/07/2018
= Father Frost
12. Odin -> American Gods - Neil Gaiman - 07/08/2018
13. Shadow God -> A God in the Shed - J.F Dubeau - 19/08/2018
14. Medusa (Alien) -> Binti - Nnedi Okorafor - 21/10/2018
15. Headless Horseman -> The Legend of Sleepy Hollow- Washington Irving - 04/11/2018
16. Devi Ma -> The City of Devi - Manil Suri - 14/11/2018
17.Arcangel Gabriel -> Take The Long Way Home - Brian Keene - 18/11/2018
18. Dschinn ->Fire Dance - Ilana C. Myers - 29/11/2018
19. People of Dagon -> The Shadow Over Innsmouth - H.P. Lovecraft - 08/12/2018
20. Kumiho -> Dragon Pearl - Yoon Ha Lee - 02/06/2019

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Kay you are on a roll! Congrats!


Welcome MuschRoom!
Your challenge post is updated HERE

[Kay]

Finished my 20th one!

Qilin - Dragon-ox-deer hybrid
Q - Triple Trouble by Cari Quinn (Author last name) - 1/6/17
I - Immortals After Dark - A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (Series name) - 23/2/18
L - Winter Eve by Lia Davis (Author first name) - 21/10/17
I - Instant Mindfulness: Stress Less, Sleep Better, Feel Abundantly Happier Without Drugs And Find Your Calm - IN JUST MINUTES by Peter Spell (Title) - 18/3/18
N - Nix & Nox: A Paranormal Erotic Quickie : Volume 1 by Angela Chance (Title) - 30/11/17

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Way to go Kay!

[Kay]

Finished my 21st one!

Unicorn - Horse with magical healing horn.
U - Unwrapping The Castelli Secret by Caitlin Crews (Title) - 28/3/18
N - A Woman's Guide to Perfection by Alix Nichols (Author last name) - 23/2/18
I - Indebted: A Sin from Ashes by Khai L. Bayne (Title) - 3/4/18
C - Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Title) - 19/11/17
O - One Night with Hemsworth by Eden Finley (Title) - 19/12/17
R - Riskier Business by Tessa Bailey (Title) - 17/12/17
N - Mad Love by Nick Spalding - 17/3/18

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Awesome Kay!!

Congrats!

[Kay]

Finished my 22nd one!

Valkyrie - Female spirit that leads souls of dead warriors to Valhalla
V - A Magical Shift by Vella Day (Author first name) - 11/10/17
A - Jaxson by Alisa Woods (Author first name) - 10/12/17
L - Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon (Title) - 20/11/17
K - Menage: Friends with Benefits by Kathleen Hope (Author first name) - 29/8/17
Y - You Loved Me At My Darkest by Evie Harper (Title) - 12/11/17
R - Special Offers by M.L. Ryan (Author last name) - 27/12/17
I - Immortals After Dark - Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole (Series name) - 10/4/18
E - Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Main character name) - 14/12/17

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Kay you are doing awesome! (You really make me want to join this challenge!)
Congrats!

[Kay]

Finished my 23rd one!

Yukinko - Childlike snow spirit
Y - Year of the Mountain Lion by Maria E. Schneider (Title) - 23/2/18
U - The Unmumsy Mum Diary by Sarah Turner (Title) - 6/4/18
K - MacRieve by Kresley Cole (Author first name) - 1/12/17
I - King of Ithaca by Glyn Iliffe (Author last name) - 13/4/18
N - Noah Wilson - 13 Dates by Matt Dunn (Main character name) - 19/3/18
K - Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole (Author first name) - 24/12/17
O - Olivia Estmond - Keeper Under Fire by Jennifer Malone Wright (Main character name) - 10/2/18

[Ash]

A-Z Mythological Creature Challenge
Start Date: 4/21/18
Books Read: 29/168
(view spoiler)[
Asrai | Aquatic fairy [English]
A- The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson [4/25/18]
S- Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi [6/05/18]
R- Rush by Maya Banks [5/27/19]
A- All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater [11/23/18]
I- Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant [9/21/18]

Baku | Dream-devouring creature that resembles a tapir [Japanese]
B- Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter [11/12/18]
A- Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi [12/25]
K- Kick-Ass by Mark Millar [12/5]
U- Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover [8/27/18]

Cyclops | One-eyed giant [Greek]
C- The Cellar by Natasha Preston [8/2/18]
Y-
C-
L- The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan [8/22/18]
O-
P-
S- Scythe by Neal Shusterman [8/17/18]

Dwarf | Short-statured, humanlike creature, usually skilled in mining or metalworking [Germanic]
D- The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid [8/7/18]
W-
A-
R- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline [8/13/18]
F- The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney [9/5/18]

Ewah | Woman/Cougar Hybrid, known as a spirit of death [Cherokee]
E-
W-
A-
H- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne [12/1]

Fenrir | Giant wolf; The lord of wolves [Norse]
F- The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis [10/14/18]
E-
N- November 9 by Colleen Hoover [7/31/18]
R- Reginald Hudlin, Author of Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 [12/3]
I-
R-

Gagana | Bird with iron beak and copper talons [Russian]
G- The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey [8/10/18]
A-
G-
A-
N- Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend [9/2/18]
A-

Hippocampus | Sea creature with the upper body of a horse & the lower body of a fish [Greek]
H- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins [12/10]
I-
P-
P-
O-
C-
A-
M- #Murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil [10/31/18]
P-
U-
S- Second Wind by Dick Francis [11/10/18]

Imugi | Flightless, dragon-like creatures [Korean]
I-
M-
U-
G-
I-

Jogah | Little nature spirits [Iroquois]
J-
O-
G-
A-
H- Hit-Girl by Mark Millar [12/27]

Kitsune | Magical fox spirit [Japanese]
K- Kick-Ass 2 by Mark Millar [12/30]
I-
T- Trespassing by Brandi Reeds [7/29/18]
S-
U-
N-
E-

La Llorona | Death spirit associated with drowning [Mexican]
L- Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist [10/26/18]
A-

L-
L-
O-
R-
O-
N-
A-

Mami Wata | Beautiful water spirit [African]
M-
A-
M-
I-

W-
A-
T-
A-

Nocnitsa | Nightmare spirit that torments children [Slavic]
N-
O-
C-
T-
I-
S-
A-

Orthrus | Two-headed hound that guards Geryon's cattle [Greek]
O-
R-
T-
H-
R-
U-
S-

Pegasus | Winged horses [Greek]
P-
E-
G-
A-
S-
U-
S-

Qilin | Dragon-ox-deer hybrid [Chinese]
Q-
I-
L-
I-
N-

Rakshasa | Shapeshifting demon [Hindu]
R-
A-
K- Kick-Ass 3 by Mark Millar [12/31]
A-
S-
H-
A-
S-
A-

Strix | Owl that eats human flesh [Greek]
S-
T-
R-
I-
X-

Tennin | Beautiful angelic beings [Japanese]
T-
E-
N-
N-
I-
N-

Utukku | Messenger spirit of the underworld [Akkadian]
U-
T-
U-
K-
K-
U-

Valkyrie | Woman warrior that leads dead souls to Valhalla [Norse]
V-
A-
L-
Y-
K-
R-
I-
E-

Wendigo | Cannibalistic monster [Algonquian]
W-
E-
N-
D-
I-
G-
O-

Xing Tian | Headless giant [Chinese]
X-
I-
N-
G-

T-
I-
A-
N-

Yuxa | 100 year old snake that transforms into a beautiful woman [Tatar]
Y-
U-
X-
A-

Zlatorog | White deer with golden horns [Slovenian]
Z-
L-
A-
T-
O-
R-
O-
G-
(hide spoiler)]

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Mini congrats Kay! Welcome Ash!

Your challenge post is linked HERE

[Nicole]

Finally done! The O's killed me.

A-Z Mythical Creatures

Start Date: 01/03/2018
End Date: 28/02/2019

Option 1: Spell-It-Out

30/30 completed

Reminder: 100+ pages

ANGEL
✓ A: Her Rebel by Alexa Riley (12/03) ★★★
✓ N: Hard Play by Sheryl Nantus (15/03) ★★★
✓ G: The Beau & the Belle by R.S. Grey (11/03) ★★★
✓ E: Crown Jewels by Ella James (19/03) ★
✓ L: Fractured by Lori Sjoberg (12/03) ★★★



DRAGON
✓ D: Nine Days In Greece by Kristie Dickinson (08/03) ★
✓ R: Promises by Alexa Riley (19/03) ★★★
✓ A: The Schemer by Avery Flynn (16/03) ★★★★
✓ G: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter (18/03) ★★★
✓ O: The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren (26/04) ★★★★★
✓ N: The Firstborn Prince by Virginia Nelson (29/03) ★★★★



DEMON
✓ D: Baby Maker by P. Dangelico (14/03) ★★★
✓ E: Man Hands by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby (28/03) ★★★★★
✓ M: Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward (25/03) ★★★
✓ O: One Night of Sin by Elle Kennedy (12/05) ★★★
✓ N: Nailed by Jenika Snow (31/03) ★★



UNICORN
✓ U: Undone By You by Kate Meader (07/03) ★★★★
✓ N: Switch Hitter by Sara Ney (13/04) ★★★
✓ I: The Irish Prince by Virginia Nelson (29/03) ★★★
✓ C: Cocky Roommate by Claire Kingsley (12/02) ★★★
✓ O: One Night of Scandal by Elle Kennedy (12/05) ★★★
✓ R: Roomies by Christina Lauren (31/03) ★★★
✓ N: Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh (15/04) ★★★★



VAMPIRE
✓ V: Sex, Not Love by Vi Keeland (15/03) ★★★
✓ A: Claimed by Alexa Riley (27/03) ★★★
✓ M: Temporary by Sarina Bowen & Sarah Mayberry (10/03) ★★★
✓ P: Beard in Mind by Penny Reid (09/03) ★★★
✓ I: Inheriting the Virgin: A Western Cowboy Romance by Joanna Blake & Bella Love-Wins (25/03) ★★★
✓ R: Raw Redemption by Tessa Bailey (10/03) ★★★
✓ E: Man Card by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby (02/04) ★★★★

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulations Nicole! Those pesky "o's " are sometimes difficult!

[Bobbi]

Guess I should finally start this now! Lmao

A-Z Mythical Creatures
Start Date: 4/8/21
End Date: 10/15/22
Option 1: Spell-It-Out
Progress: 153/153 | 26/26

🧙‍♀️Angel 5/5 🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[A: Andy Weir (Project Hail Mary) 💚💚💚💚🖤
N: Nausicaa (character) Hex Hall 💚💚💚💚🖤
G: The Good Sister 💚💚💚💚🖤
E: Evelyn Hugo (character) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 💚💚💚💚💚
L: The Last Final Girl💚💚🖤🖤🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Banshee 7/7 🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[B: The Broken Girls 💙💙💙💙🖤
A: The Art of Hummingbird Gardening: How to Make Your Backyard into a Beautiful Home for Hummingbirds💙💙💙🖤🖤
N: Nils Bjurman (character) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 💙💙💙💙🖤
S: Sarah Cross (Kill Me Softly) 💙💙💙🖤🖤
H: Haig, Matt (The Midnight Library) 💙💙🖤🖤🖤
E: The Eagle of the Ninth 💙💙💙🖤🖤
E: Estele Magritte (character) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 💙💙💙💙🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Centaur 7/7 🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[C: Cry Wolf ❤❤❤❤🖤
E: Evelyn/Ate (character) The Farm ❤❤❤🖤🖤
N: Neome (character) Haunted Flint ❤❤🖤🖤🖤
T: They Called Us Enemy ❤❤❤❤🖤
A: America Singer (character) The Selection ❤❤❤🖤🖤
U: Unwind ❤❤❤❤🖤
R: Road Rage ❤❤❤🖤🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Dragon 6/6 🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[D: The Demon in the Wood 💜💜💜🖤🖤
R: Ryan, Carrie (The Forest of Hands and Teeth) 💜💜💜💜🖤
A: The Accident 💜💜🖤🖤🖤
G: The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories 💜💜🖤🖤🖤
O: The Only Good Indians 💜💜💜💜🖤
N: Nasuada (character) Eragon💜💜💜💜🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀Elf 3/3 🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[E: Enclave 💓💓💓💓🖤
L: Lynsay Sands (Immortally Yours) 💓💓💓💓🖤
F: The Final Girl Support Group 💓💓💓💓🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Fae 3/3🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[F: Find Layla 💖💖🖤🖤🖤
A: Awfully Appetizing 💖💖💖💖🖤
E: Elsa Kullman (character) The Lost Village 💖💖💖🖤🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Griffin 7/7🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[G: Girl A 💛💛💛💛🖤
R: Rachel (character) The Dinner Guest 💛💛💛💛🖤
I: Isabelle Lightwood (character) City of Bones 💛💛💛🖤🖤
F: Fforde, Jasper (The Last Dragonslayer) 💛💛💛🖤🖤
F: Foley, Justin (character) Thirteen Reasons Why 💛💛💛🖤🖤
I: Into the Drowning Deep 💛💛💛🖤🖤
N: Nevada Barr (Track of the Cat) 💛💛💛🖤🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Hydra 5/5🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[H: He Started It 💙💙💙💙🖤
Y: Yūsei Matsui - Assassination Classroom, Vol. 1 💙💙💙💙🖤
D: Devil's Night 💙💙🖤🖤🖤
R: Ring Shout 💙💙💙🖤🖤
A: Agustina Bazterrica - Tender Is the Flesh 💙💙💙💙🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️ Ifrit 5/5 🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[I: If We Were Villains 💕💕💕💕🖤
F: Felix Blackwell (Stolen Tongues) 💕💕💕💕💕
R: Richard Bachman - The Long Walk 💕💕💕💕🖤
I: In the Garden of Spite 💕💕💕💕🖤
T: They Went Left 💕💕💕💕🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Jormungand 10/10🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[J: James Dashner (The Maze Runner) 💗💗💗🖤🖤
O: Of Potions and Portents 💗💗🖤🖤🖤
R: Roth, Veronica (Divergent) 💗💗💗🖤🖤
M: The Maidens 💗💗💗🖤🖤
U: Uglies 💗💗💗💗🖤
N: Nadia (character) Shadow and Bone 💗💗💗💗🖤
G: The Giver 💗💗💗🖤🖤
A: Ashley Audrain (The Push) 💗💗💗💗💗
N: Nick Cutter (The Troop) 💗💗💗💗🖤
D: Darynda Jones (Second Grave on the Left) 💗💗💗💗🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Kraken 6/6🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[K: Kindred 💖💖💖💖🖤
R: Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons 💖💖💖🖤🖤
A: A Spindle Splintered 💖💖💖💖🖤
K: Kenemore, Scott - Zombie, Ohio 💖💖🖤🖤🖤
E: Evie (character) Tell Me I'm Wrong 💖💖💖🖤🖤
N: Natalie D. Richards - Five Total Strangers 💖💖💖💖🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Lamia 5/5🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[L: Later 💞💞💞🖤🖤
A: Antonio Iturbe - The Librarian of Auschwitz 💞💞💞🖤🖤
M: My Heart Is a Chainsaw 💞💞🖤🖤🖤
I: Ivan (character) Wicked 💞🖤🖤🖤🖤
A: Avery Grambs (character) The Hawthorne Legacy💞💞💞💞🖤 (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Medusa 6/6 🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[M: Marrs, John (The Passengers) ❤❤❤❤❤
E: Ex-Heroes ❤❤❤❤❤
D: Dead of Night ❤❤❤❤🖤
U: Unhygienix (character) The Beach ❤❤❤🖤🖤
S: Sara Gran - Come Closer❤❤❤❤🖤
A: Alice Feeney - Rock Paper Scissors ❤❤❤❤❤ (hide spoiler)]
🧙‍♀️Nymph 5/5 🧙‍♀️
(view spoiler)[N: Nothing But Blackened Teeth 💚💚💚💚🖤
Y: You 💚💚💚💚🖤
M: Max Wilde - Vile Blood 💚💚🖤🖤🖤
P: Pretty Things 💚💚🖤🖤🖤
H: Hill, Joe - Full Throttle 💚💚💚🖤🖤 (hide spoiler)]
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R: Rachel Hollis - Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be 🧡🧡🖤🖤🖤
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[Deanna]

Challenge complete!

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[Connie N.]

Time to add another spell-out challenge.

Mythical Creatures
Timeframe: 10/1/18 to 11/3/19
155/155
26/26 Creatures

Angel (5/5)
A - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton - 10/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - The Hollow - 10/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Codi Gary - Don't Call Me Sweetheart - 11/11/18 ♥♥
E - Author Lissa Evans - Wed Wabbit - 10/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran - 10/14/18 ♥♥♥

Banshee (7/7)
B - Beach Happens by Jamie K. Schmidt - 11/16/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 10/23/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nurse Smith, Cook by Joyce Dingwell - 12/15/18 ♥♥♥
S - Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs - 10/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hard Sell by Lauren Layne - 11/26/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Lover's Leap - 10/13/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Jill Alexander Essbaum - Hausfrau - 10/26/18 ♥♥♥♥

Centaur (7/7)
C - Counting Stars by Kathleen Long - 11/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Egan - Manhattan Beach - 11/10/18 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy Martin - Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds - 1/4/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/7/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
A – Author Gillian Archer - Ruthless - 7/9/19 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unseen by Karin Slaughter - 1/15/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Rocky Mountain Angel by Vivian Arend - 10/9/18 ♥♥♥♥

Dwarf (5/5)
D - Donna VanLiere - The Christmas Star - 12/31/18 ♥♥♥
W - Author Sue Watson - Snowflakes, Iced Cakes and Second Chances - 1/25/19 ♥♥♥
A - Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - 11/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Annie Rains - Welcoming the Bad Boy - 10/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
F - Author Cory Franklin - Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases - 10/16/18 ♥♥♥♥

Elf (3/3)
E - An Ex for Christmas by Lauren Layne - 11/13/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Leslie Meier - Trick or Treat Murder - 10/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
F - Festive in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/13/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Fae (3/3)
F - Far from the Tree by Robin Benway - 2/21/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton - 3/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emma Hart - Stripped Bare - 2/27/19 ♥♥♥♥

Gremlin (7/7)
G - Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr - 11/15/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy - 11/29/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Look Alive Twenty-Five - 12/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
M – Author G.A. McKevett - Bitter Sweets - 7/21/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Legendary Lord by Valerie Bowman - 11/23/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays - 11/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Mine to Possess - 1/6/19 ♥♥♥♥

Hellhound (9/9)
H - Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost - 12/26/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Estep - Spider's Bite - 2/7/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann - 12/7/18 ♥♥
L - Author Jessica Lemmon - A Snowbound Scandal - 12/28/18 ♥♥♥
H - Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin by Allen Zadoff - 2/14/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Only a Promise by Mary Balogh - 10/29/18 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unplugged by Lois Greiman - 3/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil - 1/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
D - Author Kyra Davis - Sex, Murder And A Double Latte - 4/5/19 ♥♥♥♥

Imp (3/3)
I - Ilona Andrews and Jeaniene Frost - Magic Graves - 3/10/19 ♥♥♥♥
M - Maggie McGinnis - A Cowboy's Christmas Promise - 12/24/18 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - Lifeguard - 1/23/19 ♥♥♥

Jinn (4/4)
J - Jill Shalvis - Then Came You - 6/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Illegally Yours by Kate Meader - 8/25/19 ♥♥♥
N - Nan Asquith - Only My Heart To Give - 6/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Norton Juster - The Phantom Tollbooth - 7/17/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Kraken (6/6)
K - Killer Pancake by Diane Mott Davidson - 11/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - Renita Pizzitola - Just a Little Kiss - 12/11/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jennifer AlLee - A Wild Goose Chase Christmas - 12/8/18 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Back Check - 5/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Katy Evans - Real - 2/9/19 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy Martin - Some Like it Lethal - 1/27/19 ♥♥♥♥

Leprechaun (10/10)
L - Lauren Hammond - 12 Rounds- 2/17/19 ♥♥♥
E - Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs - 2/28/19 ♥♥♥♥
P - The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts - 3/9/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author M.L. Rowland - Murder on the Horizon - 1/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - The End of Everything by Megan Abbott - 3/31/19 ♥♥
C - Cancun by Kimberly Fox - 3/27/19 ♥♥♥
H - Author Sidney Halston - Kiss Me Back - 2/23/19 ♥♥♥
A - Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - 1/10/19 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann - 4/30/19 ♥♥♥
N - Never Trust a Pirate by Valerie Bowman - 2/6/19 ♥♥♥♥

Mermaid (7/7)
M - Meant to Be by Maggie McGinnis - 3/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elly Griffiths - The Crossing Places - 4/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rugged Texas Cowboy by Lora Leigh - 2/11/19 ♥♥♥
M - Madly by Ruthie Knox - 4/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Marc Aronson - One Death, Nine Stories - 4/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isobel Chace - To Marry a Tiger - 4/20/19 ♥♥
D - Debbie Macomber - Love Letters - 5/5/19 ♥♥♥♥

[Connie N.]

Mythical Creatures - Part 2

Nymph (5/5)
N - No One to Trust by Katie Reus - 3/6/19 ♥♥♥
Y - Yvonne Whittal - The Light Within - 11/30/18 ♥♥♥
M - Author Susan Mallery - Just One Kiss - 12/5/18 ♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - Kiss the Girls - 3/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hot & Heavy by Tracy Wolff - 3/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

Ogre (4/4)
O - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie - 3/14/19 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Roxane Gay - Difficult Women - 5/29/19 ♥♥♥
R - Rock Chick Regret by Kristen Ashley - 2/24/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Tracy Ewens - Candidate - 4/28/19 ♥♥♥♥

Poltergeist (11/11)
P - Patricia Briggs - Frost Burned - 4/11/19 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Dade - Hidden Hearts - 1/24/19 ♥♥♥
L - Author Stacey Lynn - Fake Wife - 3/13/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris - 11/5/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - E.L. Konigsburg - The View from Saturday - 5/4/19 ♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Concealed in Death - 12/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Donna Grant - The Christmas Cowboy Hero - 1/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Dearest Rogue - 6/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Think I Love You by Lauren Layne - 12/13/18 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sawyer Bennett - Bishop - 12/3/18 ♥♥♥♥
T - Top Shelf by Kelly Jamieson - 1/12/19 ♥♥♥♥

Qilin (5/5)
Q - Author Spencer Quinn - Paw and Order - 2/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Iceberg by Robyn Donald - 4/25/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lynsay Sands - A Bite to Remember - 3/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park - 5/18/19 ♥♥♥
N - The Nightingale Nurses by Donna Douglas - 5/21/19 ♥♥♥♥

Rakshasa (8/8)
R - Rebecca Zanetti - Fated - 3/4/19 ♥♥♥
A - Author Celia Aaron - Cleat Chaser - 4/10/19 ♥♥
K - Kate Meader - Down with Love - 6/18/19 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Jill Shalvis - Rumor Has It - 5/8/19 ♥♥♥♥
H - Author Greer Hendricks - The Wife Between Us - 6/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - Stolen Kisses - 4/15/19 ♥♥♥♥
S - Scored by Sloane Howell - 5/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Revolution - 5/14/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Siren (5/5)
S - Author Ruta Sepetys - Out of the Easy - 5/24/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Rises - 5/19/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Ross Petras - You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--And Their Tangled Histories of Misuse - 5/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Back to the Bedroom - 7/7/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Hostage to Pleasure - 5/31/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Troll (5/5)
T - Tangerine by Christine Mangan - 1/16/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - River Marked by Patricia Briggs - 1/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
O - Author Karen E. Olson - Driven to Ink - 2/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Leanne Banks - The You-Can't-Make-Me Bride - 4/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Leslie Meier - Back to School Murder - 4/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

Unicorn (7/7)
U - Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity by Ross Petras - 6/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Branded by Fire - 8/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ink Flamingos by Karen E. Olson - 9/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - Claimed by Rebecca Zanetti - 6/17/19 ♥♥♥
O - One Day in December by Josie Silver - 5/20/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Obsession in Death - 6/7/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity: Detective - 9/3/19 ♥♥♥♥

Vampire (7/7)
V - Author Marquita Valentine - Take the Fall - 3/19/19 ♥♥
A - Annette Blair - Cloaked in Malice - 6/16/19 ♥♥♥
M - Max by Sawyer Bennett - 5/27/19 ♥♥♥♥
P - PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives by Frank Warren - 5/7/19 ♥♥♥
I - In the Mood Fur Love by Eve Langlais - 10/17/19 ♥♥♥
R - Author Cassie Ryan - My Addiction - 3/22/19 ♥♥♥
E - Ellery Adams - Pecan Pies and Homicides - 10/30/18 ♥♥♥♥

Werewolf (8/8)
W - Wrangled and Tangled by Lorelei James - 3/11/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Estep - Web of Lies - 7/20/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis - 3/26/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass - 11/8/18 ♥♥♥
W - Author Tracy Wolff - Royal Pain - 6/4/19 ♥♥♥
O - The Other Side by J.D. Robb - 3/25/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Looking For Rachel Wallace by Robert B. Parker - 6/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
F - Follow Love by J.H. Croix - 5/25/19 ♥♥♥♥

Xana (4/4)
X - The X Factor: A Quest for Excellence by George Plimpton - 10/24/18 ♥♥♥
A - Autumn Song by Margaret Pargeter - 6/26/19 ♥♥
N - Nicole Edwards - Bad Business - 9/10/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jane Arbor - The Other Miss Donne - 6/27/19 ♥♥♥

Yeti (4/4)
Y - The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium by Robert Lacey - 3/17/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erin McCarthy - The Hookup - 8/11/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker - 4/12/19 ♥♥♥
I - In a Marrying Mood by Raye Morgan - 11/3/19 ♥♥♥♥

Zombie (6/6)
Z - Author Lindy Zart - Love without a Compass - 10/3/18 ♥♥♥
O - On the Line by Liz Lincoln - 10/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
M - Author Carol Madison - Serena's Plight - 10/12/18 ♥♥♥
B - Author Pearl S. Buck - Three Daughters of Madame Liang - 6/8/19 ♥♥♥
I - I Knew You Were Trouble by Lauren Layne - 11/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Smitten - 8/23/19 ♥♥♥

*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 11/3/19****

[Heather]

I'm In!

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K: Kitty Takes a Holiday 8/14/18
U: Unleashed 10/7/18
P: Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid 10/12/18
A: American Gods 8/15/18
R: Return to Atlantis 11/7/18
A: The Sacred Vault by Andy McDermott 11/3/18
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[Sammy]

I'm in! As I love fantasy and mythology and am not averse to a bit of horror, I'll go with option 2!


1 Selkies - The Summer Seaside Kitchen
2 Fairy - Soon I Will Be Invincible
3 Mutants Mutants
4 Mermaid The Mermaid
5 ghosts The Chimes
6 Demons Trial by Treason
7 Banshee Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting
8 Trolls The Colour of Magic
9 Gorgons (Medusa and her siblings) - The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold
10 Sirens Daughter of the Pirate King
11 Cyclops The Odyssey
12 Chimarea Daughter of Smoke and Bone
13 Vampire The Graveyard Book
14 Minotaur A Rose-Red City
15 Witches Wintersmith
16 Fates Legendary
17 Golems Making Money
18 Metanatural - Prudence
19 El Cuco - The Outsider
20 Ghouls - Dark Currents
21 Angels - Good Omens
22 Kelpie - The Runner and the Kelpie
23 Werecat - Imprudence
24 Duppy - Autumn Bones
25 Troll - The Dragonbone Chair
26 Orc - Unseen Academicals
27 Goblins - The Wandering Inn: Volume 1
28 Hellspawn - Poison Fruit
29 Nymphs - Circe
30 High Fae - A Court of Thorns and Roses
31 Domovai - The Bear and the Nightingale
32 Shifters - The Night Watch
33 The Sandman - The Sandman
34 Naiad - The Penelopiad
35 Spirits - Grimm Tales for Young and Old
36 Werewolf - The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
37 Daemons -A Discovery of Witches
38 Weavers - Shadow of Night
39 Gods - Circe
40 Centaur - The Greek Myths
41 Luck Dragon - The Neverending Story
42 Death - Mort
43 Elves - Year One
44 Shadows - Locke & Key
45 Giant - The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
46 The Hogfather - Hogfather
47 Skraelings - The Wayfarer Redemption
48 Zombies - The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
49 Revenants - Later
50 Winged monkeys - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

[Stephanie]

Option #2
1. elemental The Iron Trial

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

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[Natalie]

This will be interesting. Option #2 – Find 50 books about mythical creatures.

Completed:- 30/50 Start:- October 2018

October:-

1) Shapeshifter - Serial Killer Princess
2) Merman - The Merman's Kiss
3) Centaur - The Centaur's Bride
4) Djinn - Djinn's Desire
5) Succubus - Seduce
6) Cambion - Protector of Midnight
7) Pheonix - Born of Embers
8) Gods - Strength
9) Valkyrie - Falling for Gods
10) Hell hound - Restless Spirit
11) Ghost - Trying To Live With The Dead
12) Vampire - Supay
13) Unicorn -Playing with Fire: A Magical Romantic Comedy
14) Goblin Taste: A Fantasy Adventure

November:-

15) Ouroboros - No Kitten Around
16) Kelpie - Whatever for Hire
17) Wendigo - Errant Gods
18) Dwarf - Rooms of Ruin
19) Zombie- Stroke of Midnight: A Reverse Harem Zombie Fantasy
20) Sphinx - Hell Inc.
21) Dragon - Claiming: A Reverse Harem Series
22) Aswang - Bless Your Heart

December:-

23) Four horseman - Four Psychos
24) Krampus - Tinsel in a Tangle
25) Fairy - Tinsel Time
26) Rock troll - Queen Takes Knights
27) Kraken - Wriggle & Sparkle

January 2019:-

28) Wraith - Nor Iron Bars a Cage
29) Naga - Venom & Vanilla

February 2019:-

30) Gargoyle - Claimed by the Assassins

[Heather]

Lizz wrote: "Djinn
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D: Deadly Night7/20/18
j: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 10/21/18
i: Lily Ivory Secondhand Spirits10/17/18
n:[book:Night Child..."


Congrats!!!

[Heather]

Finished my first word!! :D

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A: Acheron 8/4/18
K: Kitty Takes a Holiday 8/14/18
U: Unleashed 10/7/18
P: Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid 10/12/18
A: American Gods 8/15/18
R: Return to Atlantis 11/7/18
A: The Sacred Vault by Andy McDermott 11/3/18
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Akupara

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome everyone!

Mini congrats Heather & Lizz!

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Done

Eisheth
Jewish Demon
E: Even Vampires Get the Blues 7/16/18
i: I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard 11/6/18
s: The Awakening / The Struggle by L.J. Smith 8/9/18
h: Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men 3/22/18
e: Ethan Wate Beautiful Creatures 8/5/18
t: The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke 11/11/18
h: House of Furies 5/31/18

Post 26

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Congratulation Lizz!

[Celia]

post 1/3 (A-J)
A
(view spoiler)[A by Becky Albertalli 1/2/19
C by Chinua Achebe 3/1/19
R 2/22/19
O 5/15/19
M 2/16/19
A 2/2/19
N 1/12/19
T by Tara Westover 1/19/19
U 3/4/19 - MC Collin Uttley
L by Lindsay Stern 3/15/19
A with MC Emmett Atwater 1/8/20 (hide spoiler)]

B
(view spoiler)[B 1/23/19
I 8/3/19
G by Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley 5/28/19
F 3/27/19
O by Daniel José Older 5/24/19
O 1/31/20
T 2/8/19 (hide spoiler)]

C
(view spoiler)[C 6/4/19
E 10/31/19
N by Neal Shusterman 3/22/19
T 4/17/19
A by Malin Alegria 5/21/19
U with MC Edward Upston 7/19/20
R 4/24/19 (hide spoiler)]

D
(view spoiler)[D 5/26/19
R 6/30/19
A 7/27/19
G 9/30/19
O 4/14/20
N 1/4/20 (hide spoiler)]

E
(view spoiler)[E by Emily March 12/18/19
L by Lowell Handler 4/28/19
F 8/6/19 (hide spoiler)]

F
(view spoiler)[F 5/10/19
A 8/8/19
E with MC Emmett Atwater 1/8/20
R by Romina Russell 7/30/19
I 11/27/19
E with MC Emmett Atwater 1/12/20 (hide spoiler)]

G
G 8/8/20
H
O 6/6/20
S by William Stalker 9/1/19
T 12/9/19

H
H 4/5/19
I 3/27/20
P 3/24/19
P 5/4/19
O 6/15/20
C 2/10/20
A by Tomi Adeyemi 1/17/20
M 5/30/19
P 8/19/19
U
S 5/25/20

I
(view spoiler)[I 5/21/20
M by Maggie Stiefvater 4/1/20
P 12/29/19 (hide spoiler)]

J
(view spoiler)[J by Jonathan Swift 12/16/19
A by Tomi Adeyemi 1/22/20
C by Susane Colasanti 3/21/20
K 3/30/19
A by Amber Brock 2/23/20
L 6/2/19
O with MC Olivia Jones 7/5/20
P 5/23/20
E 3/18/20 (hide spoiler)]

[Celia]

post 2/3 (K-T)
K
K with MC Kate Wetherall 7/30/20
R by Rick Riordan 8/20/19
A 3/9/20
K
E by A.W. Exley 5/9/20
N 4/10/20

L
L 5/12/19
O with MC Odie O'Banion 7/7/20
C 5/3/20
H 4/9/20
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N by Natalie Babbitt 5/7/20
E 6/11/20
S 5/29/19
S 6/23/20
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M by Dale Mayer 6/5/20
O
N with MC Natalia O'Rourke 5/28/20
S
T by Liz Talley 5/16/20
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M
M 6/23/20
E
R with MC Remy Tsai 3/9/20
M 6/27/20
A by Amanda Davis 4/23/20
I 7/1/20
D 12/22/19

N
N by Natasha Ngan 7/16/20
Y by Gene Luen Yang 4/5/20
M
P 6/11/20
H 4/30/20

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R 5/19/20
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P by Gae Polisner
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Q 6/19/20
U
A by Wole Akosile 6/28/20
D
R , Rosemead #1 7/26/20
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C 6/30/20
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[Celia]

post 3/3 (U-Z)
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V by V.E. Schwab 6/29/19
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[Barbara ★]

All done. Posts 9 through 11.

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Finished Post 26

Cat Sidhe
Fairy cat
C: Cruel Beauty 10/2/17
a: Anita Blake The Lunatic Cafe 6/12/19
t: Two Can Keep a Secret 5/7/19
S: Between a Wolf and a Hard Place by Terry Spear 7/3/18
i: I Am Not a Serial Killer 11/5/18
d: The Drop 9/14/18
h: Hostage to Pleasure 12/11/17
e: Emergency Contact 6/12/18

[Connie N.]

Another spell-out done!

Mythical Creatures
Timeframe: 10/1/18 to 11/3/19
155/155
26/26 Creatures

Angel (5/5)
A - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton - 10/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - The Hollow - 10/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Codi Gary - Don't Call Me Sweetheart - 11/11/18 ♥♥
E - Author Lissa Evans - Wed Wabbit - 10/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran - 10/14/18 ♥♥♥

Banshee (7/7)
B - Beach Happens by Jamie K. Schmidt - 11/16/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman - 10/23/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nurse Smith, Cook by Joyce Dingwell - 12/15/18 ♥♥♥
S - Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs - 10/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hard Sell by Lauren Layne - 11/26/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Lover's Leap - 10/13/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Jill Alexander Essbaum - Hausfrau - 10/26/18 ♥♥♥♥

Centaur (7/7)
C - Counting Stars by Kathleen Long - 11/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Egan - Manhattan Beach - 11/10/18 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy Martin - Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds - 1/4/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/7/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
A – Author Gillian Archer - Ruthless - 7/9/19 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unseen by Karin Slaughter - 1/15/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Rocky Mountain Angel by Vivian Arend - 10/9/18 ♥♥♥♥

Dwarf (5/5)
D - Donna VanLiere - The Christmas Star - 12/31/18 ♥♥♥
W - Author Sue Watson - Snowflakes, Iced Cakes and Second Chances - 1/25/19 ♥♥♥
A - Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - 11/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - Author Annie Rains - Welcoming the Bad Boy - 10/20/18 ♥♥♥♥
F - Author Cory Franklin - Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases - 10/16/18 ♥♥♥♥

Elf (3/3)
E - An Ex for Christmas by Lauren Layne - 11/13/18 ♥♥♥♥♥
L - Leslie Meier - Trick or Treat Murder - 10/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
F - Festive in Death by J.D. Robb - 2/13/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Fae (3/3)
F - Far from the Tree by Robin Benway - 2/21/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton - 3/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emma Hart - Stripped Bare - 2/27/19 ♥♥♥♥

Gremlin (7/7)
G - Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr - 11/15/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy - 11/29/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Look Alive Twenty-Five - 12/19/18 ♥♥♥♥
M – Author G.A. McKevett - Bitter Sweets - 7/21/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Legendary Lord by Valerie Bowman - 11/23/18 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays - 11/9/18 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Mine to Possess - 1/6/19 ♥♥♥♥

Hellhound (9/9)
H - Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost - 12/26/18 ♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Estep - Spider's Bite - 2/7/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann - 12/7/18 ♥♥
L - Author Jessica Lemmon - A Snowbound Scandal - 12/28/18 ♥♥♥
H - Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin by Allen Zadoff - 2/14/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Only a Promise by Mary Balogh - 10/29/18 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unplugged by Lois Greiman - 3/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil - 1/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
D - Author Kyra Davis - Sex, Murder And A Double Latte - 4/5/19 ♥♥♥♥

Imp (3/3)
I - Ilona Andrews and Jeaniene Frost - Magic Graves - 3/10/19 ♥♥♥♥
M - Maggie McGinnis - A Cowboy's Christmas Promise - 12/24/18 ♥♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - Lifeguard - 1/23/19 ♥♥♥

Jinn (4/4)
J - Jill Shalvis - Then Came You - 6/5/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Illegally Yours by Kate Meader - 8/25/19 ♥♥♥
N - Nan Asquith - Only My Heart To Give - 6/23/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Norton Juster - The Phantom Tollbooth - 7/17/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Kraken (6/6)
K - Killer Pancake by Diane Mott Davidson - 11/21/18 ♥♥♥♥
R - Renita Pizzitola - Just a Little Kiss - 12/11/18 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jennifer AlLee - A Wild Goose Chase Christmas - 12/8/18 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kelly Jamieson - Back Check - 5/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Katy Evans - Real - 2/9/19 ♥♥♥
N - Nancy Martin - Some Like it Lethal - 1/27/19 ♥♥♥♥

Leprechaun (10/10)
L - Lauren Hammond - 12 Rounds- 2/17/19 ♥♥♥
E - Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs - 2/28/19 ♥♥♥♥
P - The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts - 3/9/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author M.L. Rowland - Murder on the Horizon - 1/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - The End of Everything by Megan Abbott - 3/31/19 ♥♥
C - Cancun by Kimberly Fox - 3/27/19 ♥♥♥
H - Author Sidney Halston - Kiss Me Back - 2/23/19 ♥♥♥
A - Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis - 1/10/19 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann - 4/30/19 ♥♥♥
N - Never Trust a Pirate by Valerie Bowman - 2/6/19 ♥♥♥♥

Mermaid (7/7)
M - Meant to Be by Maggie McGinnis - 3/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elly Griffiths - The Crossing Places - 4/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rugged Texas Cowboy by Lora Leigh - 2/11/19 ♥♥♥
M - Madly by Ruthie Knox - 4/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Marc Aronson - One Death, Nine Stories - 4/2/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isobel Chace - To Marry a Tiger - 4/20/19 ♥♥
D - Debbie Macomber - Love Letters - 5/5/19 ♥♥♥♥

[Connie N.]

Mythical Creatures - Part 2

Nymph (5/5)
N - No One to Trust by Katie Reus - 3/6/19 ♥♥♥
Y - Yvonne Whittal - The Light Within - 11/30/18 ♥♥♥
M - Author Susan Mallery - Just One Kiss - 12/5/18 ♥♥♥
P - Author James Patterson - Kiss the Girls - 3/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
H - Hot & Heavy by Tracy Wolff - 3/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

Ogre (4/4)
O - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie - 3/14/19 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Roxane Gay - Difficult Women - 5/29/19 ♥♥♥
R - Rock Chick Regret by Kristen Ashley - 2/24/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Author Tracy Ewens - Candidate - 4/28/19 ♥♥♥♥

Poltergeist (11/11)
P - Patricia Briggs - Frost Burned - 4/11/19 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Dade - Hidden Hearts - 1/24/19 ♥♥♥
L - Author Stacey Lynn - Fake Wife - 3/13/19 ♥♥♥♥
T - Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris - 11/5/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - E.L. Konigsburg - The View from Saturday - 5/4/19 ♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Concealed in Death - 12/18/18 ♥♥♥♥
G - Author Donna Grant - The Christmas Cowboy Hero - 1/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Dearest Rogue - 6/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Think I Love You by Lauren Layne - 12/13/18 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sawyer Bennett - Bishop - 12/3/18 ♥♥♥♥
T - Top Shelf by Kelly Jamieson - 1/12/19 ♥♥♥♥

Qilin (5/5)
Q - Author Spencer Quinn - Paw and Order - 2/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Iceberg by Robyn Donald - 4/25/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lynsay Sands - A Bite to Remember - 3/29/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park - 5/18/19 ♥♥♥
N - The Nightingale Nurses by Donna Douglas - 5/21/19 ♥♥♥♥

Rakshasa (8/8)
R - Rebecca Zanetti - Fated - 3/4/19 ♥♥♥
A - Author Celia Aaron - Cleat Chaser - 4/10/19 ♥♥
K - Kate Meader - Down with Love - 6/18/19 ♥♥♥♥
S - Author Jill Shalvis - Rumor Has It - 5/8/19 ♥♥♥♥
H - Author Greer Hendricks - The Wife Between Us - 6/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - Stolen Kisses - 4/15/19 ♥♥♥♥
S - Scored by Sloane Howell - 5/12/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Kristen Ashley - Rock Chick Revolution - 5/14/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Siren (5/5)
S - Author Ruta Sepetys - Out of the Easy - 5/24/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Rises - 5/19/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Ross Petras - You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--And Their Tangled Histories of Misuse - 5/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Back to the Bedroom - 7/7/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Hostage to Pleasure - 5/31/19 ♥♥♥♥♥

Troll (5/5)
T - Tangerine by Christine Mangan - 1/16/19 ♥♥♥♥
R - River Marked by Patricia Briggs - 1/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
O - Author Karen E. Olson - Driven to Ink - 2/3/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Leanne Banks - The You-Can't-Make-Me Bride - 4/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Leslie Meier - Back to School Murder - 4/24/19 ♥♥♥♥

Unicorn (7/7)
U - Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity by Ross Petras - 6/6/19 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Branded by Fire - 8/19/19 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ink Flamingos by Karen E. Olson - 9/30/19 ♥♥♥♥
C - Claimed by Rebecca Zanetti - 6/17/19 ♥♥♥
O - One Day in December by Josie Silver - 5/20/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Author J.D. Robb - Obsession in Death - 6/7/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity: Detective - 9/3/19 ♥♥♥♥

Vampire (7/7)
V - Author Marquita Valentine - Take the Fall - 3/19/19 ♥♥
A - Annette Blair - Cloaked in Malice - 6/16/19 ♥♥♥
M - Max by Sawyer Bennett - 5/27/19 ♥♥♥♥
P - PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives by Frank Warren - 5/7/19 ♥♥♥
I - In the Mood Fur Love by Eve Langlais - 10/17/19 ♥♥♥
R - Author Cassie Ryan - My Addiction - 3/22/19 ♥♥♥
E - Ellery Adams - Pecan Pies and Homicides - 10/30/18 ♥♥♥♥

Werewolf (8/8)
W - Wrangled and Tangled by Lorelei James - 3/11/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Jennifer Estep - Web of Lies - 7/20/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Rescue My Heart by Jill Shalvis - 3/26/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass - 11/8/18 ♥♥♥
W - Author Tracy Wolff - Royal Pain - 6/4/19 ♥♥♥
O - The Other Side by J.D. Robb - 3/25/19 ♥♥♥♥
L - Looking For Rachel Wallace by Robert B. Parker - 6/20/19 ♥♥♥♥
F - Follow Love by J.H. Croix - 5/25/19 ♥♥♥♥

Xana (4/4)
X - The X Factor: A Quest for Excellence by George Plimpton - 10/24/18 ♥♥♥
A - Autumn Song by Margaret Pargeter - 6/26/19 ♥♥
N - Nicole Edwards - Bad Business - 9/10/19 ♥♥♥♥
A - Author Jane Arbor - The Other Miss Donne - 6/27/19 ♥♥♥

Yeti (4/4)
Y - The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium by Robert Lacey - 3/17/19 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erin McCarthy - The Hookup - 8/11/19 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker - 4/12/19 ♥♥♥
I - In a Marrying Mood by Raye Morgan - 11/3/19 ♥♥♥♥

Zombie (6/6)
Z - Author Lindy Zart - Love without a Compass - 10/3/18 ♥♥♥
O - On the Line by Liz Lincoln - 10/25/18 ♥♥♥♥
M - Author Carol Madison - Serena's Plight - 10/12/18 ♥♥♥
B - Author Pearl S. Buck - Three Daughters of Madame Liang - 6/8/19 ♥♥♥
I - I Knew You Were Trouble by Lauren Layne - 11/2/18 ♥♥♥♥
E - Author Janet Evanovich - Smitten - 8/23/19 ♥♥♥

*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 11/3/19****

[Marie-Anne]

Marie-Anne - Mythical Creatures A to Z, Option 1

hydra - 5/5
H - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Y - The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw
D - Dreamsongs, Volume I by George R. R. Martin
R - The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen
A - A Dead Red Cadillac by R. P. Dahlke

imp - 3/3
I - Irish Chain by Earlene Fowler
M - Murder Will Travel
P - The Pawn

[Marissa]

Mythical Creatures: A to Z
Duration: 11/27/20 - ??
Option 1: Spell-It-Out

Angel (5 letters) (view spoiler)[
A - Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (12/29/20)
N - Nocturna by Maya Motayne (1/20/21)
G - Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (1/17/21)
E - The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (12/19/20)
L - The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis (1/4/21) (hide spoiler)]

Bigfoot (7 letters) (view spoiler)[
B - Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (12/30/20)
I - Invisible Girl A Novel by Lisa Jewell (2/4/21)
G - Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey (1/23/21)
F - The Folcroft Ghosts by Darcy Coates (1/2/21)
O - The One by Kiera Cass (02/28/21)
O - On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves (3/14/21)
T - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (1/6/21) (hide spoiler)]

Chimera (7 letters) (view spoiler)[
C - The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates (1/2/21)
H - The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates (12/23/20)
I - In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren (3/1/21)
M - Meet Me There by Judy Corry (1/4/21)
E - This Is Our Story by Ashley Elston (12/30/20)
R - The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare (1/12/21)
A - To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo (1/21/21) (hide spoiler)]

Dragon (6 letters) (view spoiler)[
D - The Death Cure by James Dashner (1/1/21)
R - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (2/7/21)
A - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (2/17/21)
G - Ghost Camera by Darcy Coates (4/29/21)
O - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (4/25/21)
N - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (4/18/21) (hide spoiler)]

Elf (3 letters) (view spoiler)[
E - The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw (1/28/21)
L - The Leaving by Tara Altebrando (1/8/21)
F - My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick (6/7/21) (hide spoiler)]

Fairy (5 letters) (view spoiler)[
F - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (7/25/21)
A - Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (3/4/21)
I - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (3/7/21)
R - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (2/13/21)
Y - You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (8/3/21) (hide spoiler)]

Goblin (6 letters) (view spoiler)[
G - The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead (12/06/20)
O - The Other People by C.J. Tudor (8/25/21)
B - The Buntline Special by Mike Resnik (1/5/21)
L - Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (1/24/21)
I - Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (4/21/21)
N - The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks (5/10/21) (hide spoiler)]

Hydra (5 letters) (view spoiler)[
H - His Stand-In Holiday Girlfriend by Kasey Stockton (12/24/20)
Y - The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (4/23/21)
D - Craven Manor by Darcy Coates (3/20/21)
R - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold (2/15/21)
A - Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore (3/5/21) (hide spoiler)]

Imp (3 letters) (view spoiler)[
I - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (8/20/21)
M - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (1/10/21)
P - People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (1/15/21) (hide spoiler)]

Jabbawock (9 letters) (view spoiler)[
J - A Movie Star for Christmas: A Sweet Holiday Romance by Jess Mastorakos (12/25/20)
A - All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace (3/9/21)
B - Savage Isle: Beautiful...Isolated...Deadly by Beverley Scherberger (3/9/21)
B - Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall (7/7/21)
A - Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (3/31/21)
W - The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg (4/26/21)
O - One Step Behind by Lauren North (8/28/21)
C - The Selection by Kiera Cass (2/5/21)
K - Skeleton Crew by Stephen King (1/19/21) (hide spoiler)]

Kelpie (6 letters) (view spoiler)[
K - Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass (4/18/21)
E - Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp (2/11/21)
L - Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1/30/21)
P - The Toll by Cherie Priest (3/15/21)
I - Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger (9/13/21)
E - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (2/18/21) (hide spoiler)]

Leprechaun (10 letters) (view spoiler)[
L - The Color of Lies by C.J. Lyons (2/7/21)
E - The Elite by Kiera Cass (2/20/21)
P - Phoenix Flame by Sara Holland (4/11/21)
R - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (2/26/21)
E - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (3/24/21)
C - The Crown by Kiera Cass (4/7/21)
H - Lovewrecked by Karina Halle (2/20/21)
A - The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace (3/12/21)
U - Unwritten by Alex Rosa (5/23/21)
N - The Night We Met by Zoe Folbigg (5/15/21) (hide spoiler)]

Mermaid (7 letters) (view spoiler)[
M - Heartless by Marissa Meyer (1/31/21)
E - The Explorer by James Smythe (5/6/21)
R - Amnesia by Jaimie Roberts (5/2/21)
M - What Lies Between Us by John Marrs (2/7/21)
A - All the Tides of Fate by Adalyn Grace (4/7/21)
I - An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James (11/21)
D - Disturbed by Jennifer Jaynes (6/30/21) (hide spoiler)]

Ogre (4 letters) (view spoiler)[
O - The Atlas Six by Olivia Blake (12/21/21)
G - Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini by Sue Ann Jaffarian (6/20/21)
R - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (5/25/21)
E - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (5/31/21) (hide spoiler)]

[Marissa]

Nymph (5 letters) (view spoiler)[
N - Awake by Natasha Preston (5/26/21)
Y - The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (6/7/21)
M - 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time by Michael Brooks (4/4/21)
P - Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (5/30/21)
H - The Heir by Kiera Cass (3/21/21) (hide spoiler)]

Phoenix (7 letters) (view spoiler)[
Phoenix (7 letters)
P - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (6/19/21)
H - Spellmaker by Charlie N. Holmberg (3/28/21)
O - Animal Farm by George Orwell (1/16/22)
E - Here To Stay by Mark Edwards (5/31/21)
N - Secretariat: The Making of a Champion by William Nack (6/23/21)
I - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (1/13/22)
X - Xoe: Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! by Sara C. Roethle (12/21/20) (hide spoiler)]

Qilin (5 letters) (view spoiler)[
Q - The Queen of Hearts by Kimmerly Martin (12/13/20)
I - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (3/5/22)
L - Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas (6/10/21)
I - Immunity by Erin Bowman (4/29/22)
N - Nerve by Jeanne Ryan (6/27/21) (hide spoiler)]

Raiju (5 letters) (view spoiler)[
R - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (5/29/21)
A - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie (3/27/21)
I - Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (6/16/22)
J - Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz (1/3/21)
U - Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger (4/18/22) (hide spoiler)]

Siren (5 letters) (view spoiler)[
S - Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg (2/22/21)
I - Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (8/12/23)
R - The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan (7/14/21)
E - Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (6/30/21)
N - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (10/27/21) (hide spoiler)]

Troll (5 letters) (view spoiler)[
T - These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (2/26/21)
R - Remember Me This Way by Sabine Durrant (7/24/21)
O - Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong (1/19/22)
L - L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad (7/26/21)
L - Listen to Your Heart by Kasie West (7/28/21) (hide spoiler)]

Unicorn (7 letters) (view spoiler)[
U - Under Her Care by Lucinda Berry (8/3/23)
N - The Cabin by Natasha Preston (7/5/21)
I - The Burning World by Isaac Marion (8/25/23)
C - The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco (4/21/23)
O - The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht (1/20/22)
R - Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine (7/31/21)
N - The Shadows by Alex North (11/26) (hide spoiler)]

Vampire (7 letters) (view spoiler)[
V - A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer (2/1/21)
A - Authority by Jeff VanderMeer (4/14/21)
M - More Than Words by Mia Sheridan (5/19/21)
P - Zoo 2 by James Patterson (6/23/21)
I - Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz (2/25/24)
R - The Return by Rachel Harrison (9/2/21)
E - The Circle by Dave Eggers (7/5/21) (hide spoiler)]

Wendigo (7 letters) (view spoiler)[
W - The Vanishing by Wendy Webb (12/10/20)
E - Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (7/28/21)
N - Little Heaven by Nick Cutter (10/28/21)
D - The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen (6/25/21)
I - If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang (2/29/24)
G - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (7/30/21)
O - Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys (11/30/22) (hide spoiler)]

Xana (4 letters)
X -
A - The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn (4/27/21)
N - Girl Last Seen by Nina Laurin (10/31/21)
A - Autumn by David Moody (6/4/21)

[Marissa]

Mythical Creatures: A to Z
Duration: 12/21/20 - ??
Option 2: 50 Mythical Creatures
Progress: 34/50

1. Werewolf - Xoe: Vampires, and Werewolves, and Demons, Oh My! (12/21/20)
2. Ghosts - The Folcroft Ghosts (1/2/21)
3. Warlocks - The Red Scrolls of Magic (1/12/21)
4. Siren - To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo (1/21/21)
5. Patupairehe - Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey (1/23/21)
6. Jabberwock - Heartless by Marissa Meyer (1/31/21)
7. Shapeshifter - Craven Manor by Darcy Coates (3/20/21)
8. Demons - The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (4/23/21)
9. Witches - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (5/29/21)
10. Zombie - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (6/19/21)
11. Ogre - Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (8/28/21)
12. Loch Ness Monster - At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen (8/30/21)
13. Quadling - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire (12/30/21)
14. Nymphs - Circe by Madeline Miller (1/2/22)
15. Banshee - The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry (1/10/22)
16. Martians - The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (1/24/22)
17. Vampires - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (3/5/22)
18. Demigods - The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (3/31/22)
19. Faun - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (7/7/22)
20. Chimaera - Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (9/2/22)
21. Seraphim - Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor (9/16/22)
22. Yokai - Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda (1/3/23)
23. Pixie - Tithe by Holly Black (1/4/23)
24. Shapeshifters - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (1/6/23)
25. Aliens - Mass Effect: Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn (2/3/23)
26. Unicorns - Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle (3/19/23)
27. Orc - Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (5/21/23)
28. Wizards - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (9/5/23)
29. Basalisk - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (9/16/23)
30. Daeva - The Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco (9/10/23)
31. Maenads - Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris (9/27/23)
32. Cthulhu - The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (12/20)
33. Fae - Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (1/11)
34. Wyvern - Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas (2/21)

[Deanie]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
NBRC 26 Alphabet 14: Mythical Creatures: A to Z
Option #2 – Find 50 books about mythical creatures
Date Begun: April 1, 2021
Date Finished:

1. Siren - The Siren Saves The Billionaire by Kristen Painter - 4/6/2021
2. Rook - The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter - 4/6/2021
3. Valkyrie - The Vampire’s Fake Fiancée by Kristen Painter - 4/7/2021
4. Werewolf - The Werewolf Meets His Match by Kristen Painter - 4/8/2021
5. Leopard Shifter - The Shifter Romances The Writer by Kristen Painter - 4/8/2021
6. Gargoyle - The Gargoyle Gets His Girl by Kristen Painter - 4/9/2021
7. Familiar - The Professor Woos The Witch by Kristen Painter - 4/9/2021
8. Witch - Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts - 4/10/2021
9. Seer - Finding Justice by Kathi Daley - 4/10/2021
10. Reaper - The Vampire's Priceless Treasure by Kristen Painter - 4/11/2021
11. Will O' The Wisp - The Dragon Finds Forever by Kristen Painter - 4/11/2021
12. Vampire - The Vampire's Accidental Wife by Kristen Painter - 4/11/2021
13. Genie - The Reaper Rescues The Genie by Kristen Painter - 4/13/2021
14. Ghost - Cars and Cold Cases by Diana Xarissa - 4/21/2021
15. Necromancer - Lost in Las Vegas by Kristen Painter - 4/24/2021
16. Diprotodon Shifter - Callan by Zoe Chant - 4/25/2021
17. Marsupial Lion Shifter - Euan by Zoe Chant - 4/25/2021
18. Griffin Shifter - Wildfire Griffin by Zoe Chant - 4/26/2021
19. Unicorn - Wildfire Unicorn by Zoe Chant - 4/27/2021
20. Pegasus - Wildfire Pegasus by Zoe Chant - 4/29/2021
21. Sea Dragon - Wildfire Sea Dragon by Zoe Chant - 4/29/2021
22. Hellhound - Wildfire Hellhound by Zoe Chant - 4/30/2021
23. Snow Leopard Shifter - The Snow Leopard's Baby by Zoe Chant - 5/8/2021
24. Lion Shifter - Lion's Lynx by Zoe Chant - 5/13/2021
25. Lynx Shifter - Panther's Passion by Zoe Chant - 5/14/2021
26. Ghoul - A Whole New World by Liz Braswell - 5/19/2021
27. Snow Queen - Conceal, Don't Feel by Jen Calonita - 5/20/2021
28. Fairy - Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell - 5/20/2021
29. Hera - Go the Distance by Jen Calonita - 5/21/2021
30. Fairy Godmother - So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim - 5/21/2021
31. Sea Witch - Part of Your World by Liz Braswell - 5/31/2021
32. Legendborn - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn - 6/5/2021
33. Fae - One Fine Fae by Molly Harper - 7/6/2021
34. Selkie - Shifters in the Night by Molly Harper - 7/11/2021
35. Scottish Wildcat Shifter - Mating Maisie by McKinlay Thomson - 8/22/2021
36. Bunny Shifter - Chasing His Bunny by Golden Angel - 8/28/2021
37. Squirrel Shifter - Chasing His Squirrel by Golden Angel - 8/29/2021
38. Puma Shifter - Chasing His Puma by Golden Angel - 8/30/2021
39. Polar Bear Shifter - Chasing His Polar Bear by Golden Angel - 8/31/2021
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[Sammy]

finally done! (post 78) Only took me 2 and 1/2 years! :D

[Daniel]

NBRC 26 Alphabet 14: Mythical Creatures: A to Z (Spell-it-Out)

A - ALICORN i(view spoiler)[
A - Aaronovitch, Ben; Midnight Riot (Author) 1/25/22
L - Lost Souls by Tim Rangnow (Title) 1/30/22
I -
C - The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths 4/2/22 (Title)
O - Of Secrets and Wolves by Alice Winters (Title) 1/14/22
R - Rainbow Rainbow by Lydia Conklin 6/30/22 (Title)
N - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Title) 1/3/22
(hide spoiler)]

B - BIGFOOT io(view spoiler)[
B - Brandon Sanderson; Mistborn: The Final Empire (Author) 1/10/22
I -
G - Genevieve Gornichec; The Witch's Heart 6/25/22 (Author)
F - Forgotten Bones by Vivian Barz 4/29/22 (Title)
O - On Animals by Susan Orlean 3/6/22 (Title)
O -
T - Tenth of December by George Saunders (Title) 1/29/22
(hide spoiler)]

C - CYCLOPS o(view spoiler)[
C - Circuit Theory by Kirby Crow & Reya Starck 4/8/22 (Title)
Y - Yesterday by Felicia Yap 3/2/2022 (Title)
C - Christopher Moore; A Dirty Job 4/25/22 (Author)
L - Lawson, Jenny; Broken 3/6/22 (Author)
O -
P - Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice 5/20/22 (Title)
S - Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman (Title) 2/2/22
(hide spoiler)]

D - DRAGON rgo(view spoiler)[
D - Deborah Harkness; Shadow of Night 3/23/22 (Author)
R -
A - All That Remains by Patricia Cornwell (Title) 2/6/22
G -
O -
N - The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 2/15/22 (Title)
(hide spoiler)]

E - ERINYES rin(view spoiler)[
E - The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty 4/7/22 (Title)
R -
I -
N -
Y - You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day 4/19/22 (Title)
E - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 7/4/22 (Title)
S - Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg 2/19/22 (Title)
(hide spoiler)]

F - FAIRY firy(view spoiler)[
F -
A - Adam Silvera; They Both Die at the End 3/11/22 (Author)
I -
R -
Y -
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G - GARGOYLE
G - Gaiman, Neil; Stardust 9/4/22 (Author)
A - Adam Nevill; Before You Sleep: Three Horrors 3/24/22 (Author)
R -
G -
O -
Y -
L - Lanyon, Josh; The Mermaid Murders 4/16/22 (Author)
E -