Very Official Counting of Points

[Mireille Duval]

GUESS WHAT

I finished Inspirational Romance > Regular Christian: (lol at that category name)

Blue Moon Promise by Colleen Coble

WHICH MEANS I HAVE THE RAINBOW FIVE POINTS BONUS

WHICH MEANS I HAVE 20 POINTS!!!!!

(Sorry for my very un-Christian "so-there".)

[Jess]

I finished Paranormal > Vampires:

Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead

This means I get one point for the book, but, more importantly, that means I get the 5 bonus points for a book in every category, which brings my total to 25 points!!!!

#winning

[steph]

I finished Contemporary Romance > Straight Contemporary

One Plus One by Jojo Moyes

13 points! (I have to say, I really like how adult we are being about this competition ;) ((but yay both of you on the bonus points!))

[Katie]

I SEE ALL YOU TERRIBLE PEOPLE READING BOOKS WHILE I'VE BEEN BUSY FIXING COMPUTERS.

Anyway, I finished:

Other > Other > Novella:

Make-Believe Wedding by Sarah Mayberry

I didn't like the beginning, but was really into it by the end. Except for how it makes me desperately want another couple's story and this is one of those series that is written by a bunch of various authors, so who KNOWS what it all means!!!

Um, and 20 points.

[Grace]

OKAY, I have read things I haven't counted for points yet so here goes with some catching up:

Contemporary Romance > Other > City:

Special Interests by Emma Barry

Paranormal Romance > Vampires:

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (It counts?? THERE WERE MAKEOUTS. They are half vampires.)

Romantic Suspense > Spy:

The Angel in My Arms by Stephanie Sloan (I am counting this because this category is SO HARD and there is a fairly significant spy plot in the second half of the book because smuggling ring. Several small children die and others are threatened. IT COUNTS??)

I now have 4 points. It's gonna be fun when you're all done and this thread is just me.

[Jess]

I finished two things!

Contemporary > Military:

Disarm by June Grey

and

Paranormal > Other > Voodoo:

Make You Mine by Macy Beckett

27 points for me!

[Mireille Duval]

I read Contemporary > Straight Contemporary:

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. It was sweet!

I'm still in second place with 21 points!

Grace, we'll keep cheering you on, I promise ;) I have another awesome challenge starting in September, so I might be more quiet in here...

[Katie]

I finished Paranormal > Ancient Gods:

Awaken by Meg Cabot

Which is probably pushing it a bit, but it plays off the Hades/Persephone story, so good enough! I wish the whole series had been better, though.

21 points Battle for second place!

[Jess]

I finished two books.

Inspiration > Amish:

The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher

And Paranormal > Shape-Shifters:

Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews.

29 points!

[Katie]

I finished:

Contemporary > Other > Foodie:

The Chocolate Heart by Laura Florand

22 points

Now if I can just somehow distract Jess from reading . . . .

[Katie]

I finished Paranormal Romance > Shapeshifters:

Laura's Wolf by Lia Silver

It was good!

23 points

[Mireille Duval]

I read ALL OF THE BOOKS.

Paranormal Romance > Shapeshifters:
The Rising by Kelley Armstrong (even though the romance didn't work for me, haha)

Historical Romance > Victorian:
The Duchess War by Courtney Milan

Contemporary > Cowboy:
Ride of Her Life by Paige Tyler (this was more erotica/porn than romance, but it had THREE cowboys [well, one was a cowgirl] and it has a HEA, so.)

FLYING PAST KATIE FOR A STUNNING 24 POINTS

[steph]

I finished Historical Romance > 1950's:

Jean and Johnny by Beverly Clearly.

14 points!

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Other > Christmas:
A Kiss For Midwinter by Courtney Milan

Twinsies with steph! :)

25 points! This challenge is also doing wonders for my goodreads challenge. And my life in general. Boooooks

[Mireille Duval]

The Very Serious Rules say we can repeat a genre for "other", so:
I read Historical Romance > Victorian, again:

The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan

26 points! But I'll have to read the next books in the series now, so I'm afraid that'll leave y'all time to catch up... sigh.

[Katie]

I read Historical Romance > Other > Modern Frame Story:

The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren Willig

24 points

YEAH, YOU GO READ THOSE OTHER BOOKS, MIREILLE. And then read, like, non-fiction or something like that!

[Katie]

I finished Romantic Suspense > Steampunk:

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster

SO GOOD AND HOT. READ IT.

25 points

Creeping up on you all!

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Contemporary > Firefighters:

Can't Take the Heat by Jackie Barbosa.

Was okay.

27 points!

[Grace]

Catching up on some points again.

I have finished:

Romantic Suspense > Other > Historical:

The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Laurel Willig (Probably a stretch but whatever, this was way more murder mystery and way less spy.)

Young Adult > Any young adult romance:

Frostbite by Richelle Mead (+1 bonus point)

Paranormal > Shape-shifters:

Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews

That brings me to a grand total of (drumroll please): 8 points!

[Grace]

I have finished...

Contemporary > Cowboy:

Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend

I now have 9 points.

[Jess]

For my own reference, I had 29 points. I am doing a bunch of catch up, so excuse me for that.

I have finished:

Contemporary Romance > Straight Contemporary:

When I Fall by Tamara Morgan

That's one point for that book plus the three for finishing the category.

I also finished:

Historical Romance > Other > Split Time Period:

The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams

Paranormal > Witches:

The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

Other > Other > Novella:

Make Believe Wedding by Sarah Mayberry

Romantic Suspense > Other > Historical:

The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren Willig

Assuming I have done the math correctly, that now brings my total to 37 points!

[Mireille Duval]

This is mean! Do it one book at a time like the rest of us plebes, so we can see if we have a hope of catching up! ;)

[Katie]

You're a terrible person, Jess.

[Jess]

I'M SORRY. Really, if you all want it done that way, you should write my reviews for me. I had something like eight books to review!

[Katie]

Nah, I just need to start making up stuff for the books I'm reading that don't fit the challenge!

[Grace]

I finished Contemporary > Small Town:

Carolina Home by Virginia Kantra

I now have 10 points!

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Contemporary > Multicultural / multiracial:

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell.

28 points. Sigh.

[Grace]

I finished Contemporary > Military:

Carolina Man by Virginia Kantra

11 points!

[Katie]

I finished Romantic Suspense > Other > Humor:

Don't Look Down by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer

I actually didn't find it that humorous, but SHHH.

26 points

[Jess]

I finished:

Paranormal Romance > Fae:

Visions by Kelley Armstrong

This gives me 38 points!

(This is admittedly a stretch, but I'm sorry, I'm counting anything Fae related.)

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Romantic Suspense > Steampunk:

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster.

29 points!

[Grace]

I finished:

Contemporary > Tattoo:

Lick by Kylie Scott

Other > Christmas:

Ripped by Sarah Morgan

13 points! I am slowly getting there.

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Contemporary > Tattooed:

Satisfaction by Sarah Mayberry.

30 points! woo

[Katie]

I finished Other > Short Story:

Christmas Past by Susanna Fraser

27 points

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Paranormal > Ancient Gods:

Underworld by Meg Cabot. Not her best!

31 points!

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Contemporary > Pets and Vets:

The Sweetest Thing by Cathy Woodman

(It might be stretching the category a bit, but there are cows, chickens, ponies, and a dog in this book, plus two vet characters, soooo.)

32 points!

[Katie]

Finished Other > Science Fiction:

Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund

It's definitely sci fi, but I feel like I'm cheating because the romance felt super-low key and barely there to me.

28 points

[Grace]

I finished Contemporary > Medical:

Suddenly Last Summer by Sarah Morgan

14 points!

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Romantic Suspence > Other (Historical):

Prince of Swords by Anne Stuart.

33 points, and here's hoping Jess won't come back with 10 points she had forgotten about in the next few days.

[Grace]

I finished Romantic Suspense > Contemporary Romantic Suspense:

Fatal Flaw by Marie Force

15 points! Look at me go!!

[Mireille Duval]

I finished Romantic Suspence > CIA/FBI: (though frankly, there wasn't a lot of CIA/FBI in it)

Love Irresistibly by Julie James.

34 points!

[Grace]

I finished Inspirational > Regular Christian:

The Widower's Second Chance by Jessica Keller

16 points

[Grace]

I finished Inspirational > Amish:

The Amish Nanny by Patricia Davids

17 points. I could read one for the Other subgenre and finish this category off (BONUS POINT!?), but I think I need to read something else first.

[Mireille Duval]

You get the bonus point even without the "other"! :)

[Katie]

That's right. We left "other" as completely optional. I've been making myself get it just because MUST GET THEM ALL.

Anyway!

I finished Contemporary Romance > Pets and Vets

Hope Flames by Jaci Burton

I liked a lot of it, but by the end, I just wanted it to be OVER.

29 points

(I made so many mistakes typing out this comment. Maybe I should go to bed or something? . . . nah.)

[Jess]

Wait, we do? Then I am short one bonus point!

[Katie]

This is what we said! "You can do whatever you want with the "other" category. Skip it, use a genre the list doesn't have, repeat a genre, etc!"

[Grace]

I am still going to make myself finish the categories! If I possibly can. Usually I use the "other" one up before I finish anyway...

[Katie]

OH HEY. Guess who read a dragon romance and didn't realize it? In my defense, I'm not sure the book ever uses the word "dragon," but that's what she is. (And, also, it's right there in the book description.)

So I finished:

Paranormal Romance > Dragons:

Wanted: Wild Thing by Jessica Sims

30 points and off to see what other categories I may have read and not realized!

[Grace]

I finished Historical > Asia:

Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas

18 points! Also, this is shockingly my first book I've read for the historical category.