September: A Pirate's Life for Me

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

           
          

September 19th is Talk like a Pirate day and in honor of the holiday, here's a challenge that can get ye ready. Argh!

Levels of Play:
Landlubber: Read 1 - 3 books
Cabin Boy: Read 4 - 6 books
Pirate: Read 7 - 9 books
First Mate: Read 10 - 12 books
Captain: Read 13 or more books

Rules of Play:
◈ Option 1 - Read-It: Read books with a pirate on the cover, a character who dresses as a pirate, has a pirate theme, has a Skull and crossbones, or somehow can be linked to pirates.

◈ Option 2 - Spell-It-Out: Choose a term or phrase from Pirate Lingo list found farther down in the challenge, then read books to spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the series, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

◈ Option 3 - Word-It-Out: Choose one or more phrases from Pirate Lingo listed farther down in the challenge. Using only one word from the title, author's name or series name of each book you read, connect it to a word in the phrase(s) you selected. If you know of other pirate lingo, feel free to use your own phrase for the challenge. **Also, any book with the word Pirate in the title can be used as a wild card to replace one word in a phrase that is difficult to come by. Only one wild card per phrase.

Example of a Word-It-Out:
Phrase: Clap of Thunder
Clap - The Sound of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan
of - The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Thunder - Silent Thunder by Iris Johansen

◈ Option 4 - Any combination of options 2 & 3.

Example of a Spell-It-Out:
S - Stevenson; Robert Louis author of Treasure Island
W - Watership Down by Richard Adams
A - Anita Blake; a character in Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
G - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

◈ Option 5 - Write-It-Out: Write a pirate themed story using the titles of the books you read. You may, if you desire, include pirate lingo. It's up to you.

Example of a Write-It-Out:
It was Love at First Sight. The moment he saw her, he knew. "No One Else Can Have You," he thought. "Ye be Only Mine. Any who get in me way will walk the plank." A Pirate's Love is usually not easily garnered nor is he easily dissuaded once his mind is made up.

The first time she say him, she thought him a Handsome Devil, but quickly disregarded him. Perhaps that was A Grave Mistake. He was the type who always garnered attention and her blatant refusal to acknowledge him screamed, "Catch Me If You Can."

He followed her and when the time was right, he'd Stake His Claim. As he watched, two men approached her and attempted an Abduction. He realized The Rescue he was about to make would work in his favor.

A Storm of Swords ensued, but in the end he'd won. "Come Away With Me," he said. "Be me Lady Pirate."

Well, she said, "Heroes Are My Weakness."

And they lived Happily Ever After. The End.

This challenge is also part of "It's a pirate takeover of NBRC" for September 2014. To earn Gold Dubloons for completing this challenge, you must first sign up in Pirate crew signups

The first person to complete this challenge will be paid 8 gold dubloons
The second - 6 gold dubloons
The third - 4 gold dubloons
Everyone else - 2 gold dubloons

Once you have completed the challenge, add a new comment saying you have completed the challenge with a link to the original post or original post number.

You may then repeat the challenge as many times as you like, with a different set of books each time and earn another 2 gold dubloons for each completion.

There is a minimum page count of 125 pages per book to be able to earn gold dubloons

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Pirate Lingo

◈A◈

Addled - Crazy or stupid.
Addlepate - A fool
Aft - Short for "after"; toward the stern (back) of a ship.
Ahoy - Hi!
All hands on deck!- something said when everyone's help is needed immediately
Arr!/Arg! - Really has no meaning but can be used to intimidate people.
Avast! - Stop/desist
Aye - Yes; As in "Aye, aye captain!"

◈B◈

Bandanna - Square piece of cloth worn on head and tied at the back.
Batten - A stiff strip used to support the roach of a sail, enabling increased sail area or any thin strip of material (wood, plastic etc) which can be used any number of ways
Batten down the hatches - securing the closed hatch covers with wooden battens so as to prevent water from entering from any angle and tie everything down that could float away because a storm is a brew'n
Begad! - By God!
Belay
- Make fast a line around a fitting, usually a cleat or belaying pin
- Secure a climbing person in a similar manner
- order to halt a current activity or countermand an order prior to execution.
"Belay that talk!" - "Shut up!"
Bilge! - Nonsense, rubbish, or foolish talk. The bilges of a ship are the lowest parts, inside the hull along the keel. They fill with stinking bilgewater—or just "bilge".
Bilge-pump - a pump to draw the bilge water from the bilge of a ship.
Bilge Water - water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive.
Black Spot - Marked for death
Blow me down! - Expression of shock and disbelief
Blow the man down - Order to kill
Blimey! - An exclamation of surprise.
Boatswain - Person in charge of hull maintenance and related work.
Booty - Valuable stolen goods.
Bosun - Boatswain, a petty officer.
Bounty - A reward, inducement, or payment
Buccaneer - A pirate
Bucko - Friend.

◈C◈

Cap'n - Short for "captain."
Cat o'nine tails - a rope whip with nine knotted cords, formerly used (especially at sea) to flog offenders.
Chantey - A sailor's lyrical work song. Also spelled "shantey" or "shanty."
Clap of Thunder - A strong drink.
Cleave him to the brisket - To cut across the chest, from one shoulder to the lower abdomen
Corsair - A more romantic term for pirate in the Mediterranean Sea. But still a pirate.
Crow's nest - A small platform atop the mast where the lookout stands
Cutlass - A short heavy curved bladed sword used by pirates
Cutthroat - A murderer or other violent criminal

◈D◈

Davy Jones' locker - The bottom of the sea.
Deadlights - Eyes. "Use yer deadlights, matey!"
Dead men tell no tales - Standard pirate excuse for leaving no survivors. Also a famous line from Treasure Island
Deck - a flat surface that forms the main outside floor of a boat or ship
Dog - A mild insult
Doubloon - A Spanish gold coin.

◈E◈

Eagle/Spread Eagle - A punishment where the offender is tied hand and foot to the rigging and left there for a while.
Earring
St. Elmo’S Fire - Blue/violet light occasionally seen flickering about the masts, yard arms and rigging of ships during a thunderstorm.
Eye of the Wind - Where the wind is blowing from.
Eye Patch

◈F◈

Fair winds! - A wish for good winds and good weather for sailing.
Feed the fish - What you do when you are thrown into the sea, dead or alive.
Fore, or forrard - Toward the front end of the ship.
Flogging - Punishment by caning, or by whipping with the cat-o-nine tails.

◈G◈

Gangway! - "Get out of my way!"
Godspeed! - Goodbye, good luck!
Grub - Food.

◈H◈

Hands - The crew of a ship; sailors.
Handsomely - Quickly.
High seas - The open ocean, especially that not within any country's jurisdiction
Hornswaggle — Bamboozle/cheat/Swindle

◈I◈

ill-gotten - Goods acquired by illegal or unfair means
infamous - A person well known for some bad quality or deed
island

◈J◈

Jack Ketch - The hangman. To dance with Jack Ketch is to hang.
Jewels
Jollyboat - A small water craft sometimes called a dinghy.
Jolly Roger - The pirates' skull-and-crossbones flag. It was an invitation to surrender, with the implication that those who surrendered would be treated well. A red flag indicated "no quarter."

◈K◈

Keelhaul - Punishment by dragging under the keel of the ship, from one side to the other.
Kiss/Marry/Hug the gunner's daughter - A punishment: to be bent over one of the ship's guns and flogged.

◈L◈

Lad - A form of address for a young boy.
Lass - A form of address for a young girl.
Landlubber 'lubber' - A non-sailor.
Larboard - A now obsolete term for the left side of a ship. Derived from "lay-board" providing access between a ship and a quay, when ships normally docked with the left side to the wharf. Replaced by port side or port, to avoid confusion with starboard.
Letters of Marque - letters issue from governments during wartime to privateers endorsing the piracy of another vessel
Line - A rope in use as part of the ship's rigging, or as a towing line. When a rope is just coiled up on deck, not yet being used for anything, it's all right to call it a rope.
Lookout - A person who watches an area and warns others if there is danger.

◈M◈

Maroon - A common punishment for violating orders in which a person is left stranded on deserted island or spot of land with little or no supplies.
Matey - friendly form of address for a male friend or fellow shipmate
Man-O-War - pirate's ship outfitted for battle
Me - My
Me hearties - My Crew. A typical way for a pirate leader to address his crew.
Mizzen - third mast from the bow of the ship on ships that have three or more masts
Mutiny - an open rebellion against the person in authority like the captain

◈N◈

No quarter! - Surrender will not be accepted. In other words, you'll all be killed if you don't get away.

◈O◈

Old Salt - an experienced sailor
Overboard- over the side of a ship or boat. Usually used in regards to someone falling overboard.

◈P◈

Pieces of eight - is a silver coin, of approximately 38 mm diameter, worth eight reales.
Pillage - To raid, rob, and sack.
Pirate - A seagoing robber/murderer. Not to be mistaken with privateer.
Poop deck - The highest deck at the aft end of a large ship. Smaller ships don't have a poop; the highest part aft is the quarterdeck.
Poxy, poxed - Diseased. Used as an insult.
Privateer - A government sponsored pirate

◈Q◈

Quarter - Merciful consideration of an opponent; the clemency of not killing a defeated enemy.
Quarterdeck - The upper level of a ship's deck that is located toward the rear of the ship and that is used mainly by officers
Quay
- A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels
- To land or tie up at a quay.
Quayside
- An area alongside a quay.
- Having the attribute of being alongside a quay, e.g., "The ship is moored quayside."

◈R◈

Run a shot across the bow - warning shot to another vessel's captain
Rope's end - Another term for flogging. "Ye'll meet the rope's end for that, me bucko!"
Rum - Traditional pirate drink.

◈S◈

Sail ho! - "I see a ship!" The sail, of course, is the first part of a ship visible over the horizon.
Salt, old salt - An experienced seaman.
Saucy - An adjective usually paired with wench. Means a she can banter with the best of them and give as good as she gets.
Savvy? - do you understand and do you agree?
Scallywag - A mild insult akin to scoundrel
Scurvy -
(1) A deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin C, often afflicting sailors;
(2) Used to insult; "Ye scurvy dogs!"
Scuttle - To cut or open a hole or holes in a ship's hull or to sink a ship by this means.
Sea dog - An old experienced seaman.
Shanty - Another spelling for "chantey" - a sea song.
Shark bait -
(1) Your foes, who are about to feed the fish (q.v.).
(2) A worthless or lazy sailor; a lubber who is no use aboard ship.
Shipshape - cleaned up and under control
Shiver me timbers! - An expression of surprise or strong emotion.
Sink me! - An expression of surprise.
Skull and Crossbones - a representation of a skull with two thigh bones crossed below it as an emblem of piracy or death
Smartly - Quickly.
Son of a Biscuit Eater - insult directed towards someone you don't like
Splice the mainbrace - To have one or more drinks
Spoils - goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place
Spyglass - A telescope
Starboard - The right side of the ship when you are facing toward her prow
Stern - The rear of a ship
Swab - (noun) A disrespectful term for a seaman. "Man that gun, ye cowardly swabs!"
_____(verb) To clean something. "Swabbing the decks" would be a mild penalty for a disobedient pirate
Swag - Loot of any kind that a pirate values
Swashbuckler - a swaggering and or daring adventurer

◈T◈

Thar - There
Thar she blows!- Whale sighting usually in reference to them spouting water through their blowhole while surfacing.
Three sheets to the wind - Someone who is very drunk.
Treasure

◈U◈
Upper Deck - The highest deck running the full length of the ship.

◈W◈

Walk the plank - Punishment in which person walks off a board jutting over the side of the ship while at sea. The consequence is drowning and a visit to Davy Jones' Locker.
Weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen! - Pull up the anchor and put up the sail and let's set sail
Wench - A female.

◈X◈

X marks the spot - The place on a map that the treasure is buried.

◈Y◈

Ye - You
Yo ho ho - has no true meaning but indicates a pirate is in a good mood.

◈Z◈

Zenith - Highest point in the sky directly a person or location

The above list was comprised of words commonly found (and I admit a couple not so common ones) from the following websites. Many of which can be found on several of the lists. Here they are:

http://www.tide-mark.com/pirate_dict....
http://reference.yourdictionary.com/r...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary...
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/word...
http://www.puzzlepirates.com/Vocabula...
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us...
http://www.pirateglossary.com/Namecal...
I also used the dictionary on terms that seemed to have conflicting definitions.

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

I'm in

September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
Duration: 1st September - 30th September
Option: Spell-it-out
4/4

L - Grabbed by Vicious by Lolita Lopez (03/09/14)
A - In Jack's Arms by Roxie Rivera *Abby Kirkwood* (04/09/14)
S - Cross & Crown *Sidewinder series* by Abigail Roux (02/09/14)
S - Sergei by Roxie Rivera (07/09/14)



COMPLETED

September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge Round II
Duration: 1st September - 30th September
Option: Spell-it-out
3/3

A - Hot Head by Damon Suede *Dante Anastagio* (13/09/14)
F - In Finn's Heart by Roxie Rivera *Finn Connolly* (11/09/14)
T - Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson *Annie Trimble* (10/09/14)



COMPLETED

September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge Round III
Duration: 1st September - 30th September
Option: Spell-it-out
4/4

Swag

S - Seth's Chance by Lynn Hagen (17/09/14)
W - Warrior's Cross by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux (15/09/14)
A - Custom Toys Made to Order by Gabrielle Evans *Atticus Drake* (19/09/14)
G - Love Comes Silently by Andrew Grey (16/09/14)



COMPLETED

September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge Round IV
Duration: 1st September - 30th September
Option: Spell-it-out
4/4

Cap'n

C - Take My Hand by Lynn Hagen *Raven Constantinople* (19/09/14)
A - Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville *Anson Dane* (23/09/14)
P - Darkness by Laurann Dohner *Katrina Perkins* (25/09/14)
N - The Dark Side of Love by Lynn Hagen *Nathaniel* (28/09/14)



COMPLETED

September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge Round V
Duration: 1st September - 30th September
Option: Spell-it-out
3/3

Lad

L - Riley's Downfall by Lynn Hagen (29/09/14)
A - Melonee Brac's Mistletoe Madness by Lynn Hagen *Adam Nyte* (30/09/14)
D - Panahasi *Demon Warriors series* by Lynn Hagen (30/09/14)



COMPLETED

[Paulina]

Ahoy! I would love to join!


September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
☠Pirate: La Marquise de Frèsne
☠Duration: 1st September - 30th September
☠Level: Landlubber
☠Option: Number 4 (I choose to combine option 2 & 3).

☠Progress: 1/2

Phrase: Jack Ketch
✔Jack - John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars. 09/13
Ketch - Katniss Everdeen, a character in Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.

[Shan ~A~]

A Pirate's Life for Me
Duration: September 1, 2014 - September 30 2014
Option 2: Spell it out
Level: First Mate
Pirate: Lady Storm of Reading
Progress: 3/10

Sutler:
Sherrilyn Kenyon author of Night Play 09/05
U
T ~ To Tame A Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning 09/11
Lauren, Christina author of Beautiful Bastard 09/07
E
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Swag:
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A
G

[Wendi]

NBRC: September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
Pirate Name: 'Short Hook' Wendi


Duration: Sept 1, 2014 - Sept 30. 2014
Level: Cabin Boy - Read 4 - 6 books
Option: #2 - Spell-It-Out

Books Completed: 6/6 on Sept 16, 2014

✔S-Silver Shadows | Richelle Mead(Sept 12)
✔E-The Eye of Minds | James Dashner(Sept 12)
✔A-Angelbound | Christina Bauer(Sept 10)

✔D-Dirty Magic | Jaye Wells(Sept 5)
✔O-Obsession | Jennifer L. Armentrout(Sept 16)
✔G-The Greyfriar | Clay Griffith(Sept 14)

[Nancy]

Aye Aye, Cap'n

A Pirate's Life for Me
Duration: September 1, 2014 - September 30 2014
Option 2: Spell it out
Level: Pirate
Progress: 8/8

Blaggard
B - The Beautiful Room Is Empty by Edmund White - 2.09.14
L - Maggie Lawson (character): Cop Town by Karin Slaughter 27.09.14
A - Alison Hart (character): Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel 15.09.14
G - March: A Love Story In A Time Of War by Geraldine Brooks - 4.09.14
G - The Gingerbread House by Carin Gerhardsen - 06.09.14
A - Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin - 23.09.14
R - Rob Ryan (character): In the Woods by Tana French - 18.09.14
D - Daisy Buchanan (character): The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald - 08.09.14

[Anita Reads]

September's A Pirates Life For Me
Duration: 09/01/14 - 09/30/14
Level: Pirate 7-9 books
Option: 2 Spell-It-Out
Finished: 8/8


Bandanna
B: Breakfast at Darcy's | Ali McNamara 09/19/14 ★★★★★
A: Against the Wall | Julie Prestsater 09/15/14 ★★★★
N: Nora Roberts | The Witness 09/23/14 ★★★★★
D: Kimberly Derting | The Body Finder 09/19/14 ★★★★★
A: Antigoddess | Kendare Blake 09/14/14 ★★★
N: Nightwalker | Jocelynn Drake 09/03/14 ★★★
N: Nancy Straight | Blood Debt 09/30/14 ★★★★★
A: Alannah Lynne | Savin' Me 09/07/14 ★★★.5

[Diana S]

Pirate: Salty Dawg
September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
Duration: 1st September - 30th September
Option: Spell-it-out: Shiver me timbers!
Level: Captain (0/15)

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[Kimberly]

Pirate: Tall Ripper

Duration: 1/9/14 - 30/9/4
Option 2: Spell-it-out: LAD
Level: Landlubber (1-3)

Progress: 3/3

✓L: The Good House by Ann Leary (18.9.14)
✓A: Alex Fuentes in Rules of Attraction (20.9.14)
✓D: Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon (14.9.14)



Second run through:
Duration: 1/9/14 - 30/9/4
Option 2: Spell-it-out: ME
Level: Landlubber (1-3)

Progress: 2/2

✓M: Maggie in Suspect (21.9.14)
✓E: Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles (22.9.14)



Third run through:
Duration: 1/9/14 - 30/9/4
Option 2: Spell-it-out: AYE
Level: Landlubber (1-3)

Progress 3/3

✓A: Allan Karlsson in The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (28.9.14)
✓Y: On Dublin Street by Samantha Young (29.9.14)
✓E: Erik in The Neon Rain (24.9.14)

[Claire]

September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge

Duration: 1 sept - 30 sept
Level : Captain (13+)
Progression: 0/13

A : Anderson, Dorie (character) The Trouble with Paradise
H : Harris, Charlaine (author) Shakespeare's Champion
O : Oathbreakers
Y : Yorlks, T.L. (character) Shakespeare's Landlord

B : Beauchamp, Claire (character) Outlander
L :
I :
M : Mercedes Lackey (author) The Oathbound
E : Emma Chase (author) Tangled
✓ Y : Yates, Serena (author The Elevator Mechanic

A :
Y : Yates, Serena (author) The Chauffeur
E : Elspeth (character) By the Sword

[Poongothai]

Pirate : Shifty Goldworthy
Duration : September 2014
Levels of Play: Pirate: Cabin Boy: Read 4 - 6 books


◈ Option 1 - Read-It: Read books with a pirate on the cover, a character who dresses as a pirate, has a pirate theme, has a Skull and crossbones, or somehow can be linked to pirates.

◈ Option 2 - Spell-It-Out:
H - Highland Guard, #1 : The Chief Sep 2
A - Always On My Mind Sep 1
N - Prince Nikolai : The Ice King Sep 4
D - Debbie Macomber : 204 Rosewood Lane Sep 5
S - Susan Andersen : Baby, I'm Yours Sep 3


A At Last Comes Love Sep 10
F Fool Me Twice Sep 12
T Texas Rain Sep 14


L The Lowland Sep 25
A A Mother's Wish Sep 24
S Summer Days Sep 11
S Shannon Stacey : Taken with You Sep 9


S Steven H. Strogatz:The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity Sep 7
E Janet Evanovich: Thanksgiving Sep 26
A Travis Archer : Short-Straw Bride Sep 28
D Victoria Dahl: Lead Me On Sep 28
O Olivia Parker: At the Bride Hunt Ball Sep 17
G Robin Gianna : The Last Temptation of Dr. Dalton Sep 21


◈ Option 3 - Word-It-Out: Choose one or more phrases from Pirate Lingo listed farther down in the challenge. Using only one word from the title of each book you read, connect it to a word in the phrase(s) you selected.

◈ Option 4 - Any combination of options 2 & 3.

◈ Option 5 - Write-It-Out: Write a pirate themed story using the titles of the books you read. You may, if you desire, include pirate lingo. It's up to you.

[Storm]

Pirate: Black Jackal
September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
Duration: 1st September - 30th September
Landlubber: Read 1 - 3 books
Option: Spell-it-out

RUM - 2/3
☠R - RAGTAG By Karl Wolf-Morgenlander
U - Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister By Gregory Maguire
☠M - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: and Other Stories of the Supernatural By Robert Louis Stevenson

[Lesley]

Pirate: Dirty Bess Jackham
September: A Pirate's Life For Me
Duration: September 1 - September 30
Option - Spell it out
Cabin Boy : Read 5 books


B Falling for a Stranger Barbara Freethy 9/5/14
U Unbreakable Bond Gemma Halliday 9/4/14
C Come A Little Bit Closer Bella Andre 9/1/14
K Breathe with Me Kristen Proby 9/1/14
O On the Fly Katie Kenyherecz 9/9/14


Word #2 - SWAG

S Jill Shalvis Head Over Heels 9/13/14
W What Endures Katie Lee 9/11/14
A Always On My Mind Bella Andre 9/19/14
G Gail McHugh Collide 9/13/14

Word #3 - THAR
T Ten Tiny Breaths K.A. Tucker 9/30/14
H Ruined Rachel Hanna 9/20/14
A It Must Be Your Love Bella Andre 9/20/14
R Now and Forever Brenda Rothert 9/25/14

[Kay Kay]

I will try AVAST


Angel's Flight
Violets of March
A Wrinkle in Time
Shiver
The House on Pooh Corner

Done!

[Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)]

Will post my intentions shortly

[Rebecca]

I'll try one of my favorite words!

Cabin Boy: Read 4 - 6 books
4/4 Read Finished!

S - Alexander McCall Smith's Love Over Scotland 9/10/14
W - Wyatt, Poppy in I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella 9/2/14
A - The Associate by John Grisham 9/5/14
G - Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon 9/3/14

[Lisa]

Sept 2014
Option 2

T Through to You 9-9-14
H Heart is a Lonely Hunter 9-24-14
A Anderson, Jodi Lynn~The Vanishing Season 9-2-14
R Rapunzel~Zel 9-3-14
S The Spindlers 9-12-14
H
E Erin Moulton-Chasing The Milky Way 9-18-14
B Betty Smith-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 9-7-14
L Lunetta, Demetria-In the After 9-14-14
O Oliver, Lauren~Requiem 9-26-14
W
S Salerni, Diane-Caged Graves 9-19-14

[❀Tea❀]

Duration: 01.09-30.09.14
Level: Pirate
Option: Spell-out

Pirate: Liz "Soft Heart" Horn

: 9/9

☠ B - Breaking Point by N.R. Walker - 03.09.14 - ★★★
☠ L - Levi (ch) - The Given & The Taken by L.A. Witt - 17.09.14 - ★★★
☠ A - The Arrow by Monica McCarty - 04.09.14 - ★★★
☠ C - Corbyn, Meg (ch) - Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - 07.09.14 - ★★★★★
☠ K - Kagawa, Julie The Forever Song 15.09.14 - ★★★★

☠ S - Susan Elizabeth Phillips Heroes Are My Weakness - 05.09.14 - ★★★★
☠ P - Pick Your Poison by Leann Sweeney - 02.09.14 - ★★★
☠ O - The Others #1 Written in Red by Anne Bishop - 06.09.14 - ★★★★★
☠ T - Tomas (ch) - From the Ashes by Daisy Harris - 08.09.14 - ★★★


ROUND 2

: 1/5

☠ S - Shattered Valor by Elaine Levine - 20.09.14 - ★★★
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[Christine]

I would like to try this.

September 01 - September 30

lvl Pirate: Read 7 - 9 books

read: 8/15

Option 2 - Spell out - Pirate Lingo:

✔B Big Bad Wolf 01.09.2014 ♥♥♥
o Olive Kitteridge
u TBD
✔n Night's Honor 04.09.2014 ♥♥♥♥
t Treasure Island
✔y character Yu Lily Ritual Magic 03.09.2014 ♥♥♥♥



✔W Warren Christine Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here 03.09.2014 ♥♥♥
✔a Anderson Evangeline Devoured 06.09.2014 ♥♥♥
✔l Lead 04.09.2014 ♥♥♥♥
✔k Kiss of Midnight 03.09.2014 ♥♥♥

t To Be Sung Underwater
h TBD
✔ e character Ellen The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe 01.09.2014 ♥♥

p Purple Hibiscus
l The Listener
a Anderson Evangeline Enhanced
n Ngan Natasha The Memory Keepers
k Kate A. Boorman Winterkill

[Bell]

◈ Option 1 - Read-It

Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates

If a Pirate I Must Be: The True Story of Black Bart, "King of the Caribbean Pirates"

Pirate Latitudes

Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign

Fast Ships, Black Sails

Red Seas Under Red Skies

Pirates Of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the 17th-Century Mediterranean

[Audrey Jane]

Pirate: Siobhan "Mighty Craic" Flint

Duration: September 1st - September 30
Level: Pirate (7-9 books)
Option 2: Spell-It-Out
Progress: 7/7

Round 1

C - Claimed By Shadow by Karen Chance 03/09 ☠☠
O - Owenby Evan (character) Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey 01/09 ☠☠☠
R - Rick Anderson (character) Cop Town by Karin Slaughter 21/09 ☠☠☠☠
S - Sarah Brandt (character) Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson 10/09 ☠☠☠
A - A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters 04/09 ☠☠☠
I - The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook 22/09 ☠☠☠
R - Rowland, Diana - Touch of the Demon 02/09 ☠☠



Round 2

A -
F -
T -

[Barbara ★]

I'll be the First Mate and spell out hornswaggle cause I like the sound of it.


READ: 11/11

Hornswaggle
✔H: Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25
✔O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25
✔R: Middle of Nowhere - Ridley Pearson 9/11
✔N: Never Kiss a Stranger - Heather Grothaus 9/22
✔S: Sometimes a Rogue - Mary Jo Putney 9/17
✔W: Wanted: Undead or Alive - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/26
✔A: Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19
✔G: Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13
✔G: Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13
✔L: Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10
✔E: Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Kristie]

Shark Bait signing in...
***COMPLETED!!***

Level: Landlubber
Completed: 3/3

✓ A - Asher: Character from The Giver 9/3
✓ F - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 9/15
✓ T - Lorna & Laurie Thomas: Characters from Prime Deception 9/5

[SandyC]

Pirate: Daisy "Lazyjacks" Friggens
Level: Cabin Boy (4-6 books)

Spell It Out: BILGE

1/5 done

B
I
L The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 9/2/14
G Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
EThe Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

[Stacie]

Pirate: Princess Frenchy Tubbs
Duration: September 1- September 30, 2014
Level: Captain (13+ books)

Option 2 - Spell-It-Out: using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the series, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name.

Progress: 13/13

Word:Cat o'nine tails

C Charley
A Alex
T Tall, Tatted and Tempting

O' Out of Nowhere
N Nico
I It Was You
N Nenia Campbell
E Erin

T Tate
A Always You
I Inky
L Lexi Buchanan
S Shattered Ties

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Pirate Salty Cutlass

Duration: September 1st - 30th 2014
Level: Captain
Progress: 14/14

◈ Option 2 - Spell-It-Out: using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the series, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name.

Word: All hands on deck

A ✔ Anne Bishop / Murder of Crows (Sept 3)
L ✔ Lead / Kylie Scott (Sept 12)
L ✔ Love Hacked / Penny Reid (Sept 12)

H ✔ Harper, Kaje / The Family We Make (Sept 5)
A ✔ Ann Aguirre / Havoc (Sept 1)
N ✔ Nikolai 2 / Roxie Rivera (Sept 9)
D ✔ Dane, Lauren / The Best Kind of Trouble (Sept 8)
S ✔ Susan Fanetti / Footsteps (Sept 3)

O ✔ O'Neill, Lisa Clark / Serendipity (Sept 14)
N ✔ Night's Honor / Thea Harrison (Sept 5)

D ✔ Dallas, Eve -Festive in Death / JD Robb (Sept 14)
E ✔ Exclusively Yours / Shannon Stacey (Sept 10)
C ✔ C.L. Wilson / The Winter King (Sept 10)
K ✔ Kele Moon / The Viper (Sept 7)

Completed

[Kellie]

Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me!

Option 2: Spell it out
Level: First Mate (10-12 Books)
Progress: 9/10

B - The Buddha in the Attic
E - Empress Orchid
L - Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
A - Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Y - Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape (unfinished)


W - Woman's Complete Guide to Running
E - Effective Group Facilitation in Education: How to Energize Meetings and Manage Difficult Groups
N - Nefertiti
C - College Girls: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Co-eds, Then and Now
H - The House on Mango Street

[Marie]

Pirate Challenge
FINISHED
(view spoiler)[
Bloody Marie K will try for Cabin Boy in this challenge!

Dead
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison 15/10/14

men
Rowdy by Jay Crownover (Marked Men #5) 5/11/14

tell
Legacy of Lies & Don't Tell by Elizabeth Chandler 10/1/15

no
No Place to Run by Maya Banks 6/9/14

tales
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K.Rowling
(hide spoiler)]

[✿Claire✿]

Iron Charity signing up :)

Cabin boy - 6 books spell it out

P - Phoenix Rising
I -
R -
A - Alaskan Fire
T -
E -

[Juliana]

I'll have to think what option I'm going to choose, but I'm in!!!

NBRC September's a Pirate's Life for me Challenge, September 2014
Pirate Name: Black Rose
Level of Play: Cabin Boy, 4 - 6 books
Option 2: Spell it out

Books Completed: 4

CAP'N

C Blooms of Consequence by Breeana Puttroff, character: Queen Charlotte - 09/09/14
A Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov - 09/29/14
P' Wild Cards, character: Puppetman - 09/18/14
N Thorns of Decision by Breeana Puttroff, character: Nathaniel - 09/02/14

Challenge Completed!!

[Jackie]

Pirate: Dread Pirate Flint
September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
Duration: 9/1/14 - 9/30/14
Level: Cabin Boy - Read 4 - 6 books
Option 2: Spell-it-out

S Southern Peril by T. Lynn Ocean - 9/22/14
E Early Autumn by Robert B. Parker - 9/13/14
A Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie - 9/8/14

D Death Dines Out by Claudia Bishop - 9/17/14
O The Lover's Knot by Clare O'Donohue - 9/19/14
G Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull - 9/4/14

[Irene]

Pirate: Dread Pirate Kidd
Level: Cabin Boy (4-6 books)
Option 2: Spell it out
Read: 1/4

L - Lover Awakened Read Aug 3
A
S
S

[Alyssa]

Duration: September 1st - 30th 2014
Name: Black Flint
Level: Cabin Boys
Progress: 0/5

◈ Option 2 - Spell-It-Out: using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the series, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name.

Word: Hands

Hudson Let's Get Lost Finished: 9/2/14
Allegiant Allegiant Finished: 9/8/14
Natalie Orange Is the New Black Finished: 9/5/14
Dustpelt Bramblestar's Storm Finished: 9/12/14
Sylvie Somebody Up There Hates You Finished: 9/16/2014

[btwthesepages]

I'm in!

Pirate: Liza "Cutlass Rattler" Glynn
Duration: September
Marking this spot with an X.

My Word: AVAST!


A- Alex (Character Name) from Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles READ: 4th Sept
V- Vin (Character Name) from The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson READ: 2nd Sept
A- Arthur Dent (Character Name) from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Read: 7th Sept
S- S.A. Bodeen's The Raft READ: 3rd Sept
T- Too Good to Be True by Kristan Higgins READ: 14th Sept

[Kelly]

Pirate: Dirty Jenny Flint
September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
Duration: September 1- September 30, 2014
15/15

✔S - Power Play: A Novel Danielle Steel 09/11/14
✔H - Golden Threads Kay Hooper 09/03/14
✔I - Immortal Ever After Lynsay Sands 09/08/14
✔V - Vamps and the City Kerrelyn Sparks 09/04/14
✔E - The Pregnancy Test Erin McCarthy 09/05/14
✔R - Return to Me Christy Reece 09/05/14

✔M - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Oliver Sacks 09/01/14
✔E - A Charmed Death Madelyn Alt (Character: Evie Cooper) 09/02/14

✔T - Thief's Magic Trudi Canavan 09/07/14
✔I - Ceremony in Death J.D. Robb (Series: In Death) 09/13/14
✔M - Unforgiven Cat Miller 09/08/14
✔B - Phantom in the Night Sherrilyn Kenyon (Series: B.A.D. Agency) 09/09/14
✔E - Surrender to Me Shayla Black (Character: Hunter Edgington) 09/14/14
✔R - Midnight Sins Lora Leigh (Character: Rafer Callahan) 09/06/14
✔S - The Collector Victoria Scott 09/02/14

Done!

[Sophie, The other one]

Mae "Razor Face" Pigg

Completed: 6/6

P - The Pirate Hunter Laura Martin finished 2/9
I The Icarus Agenda Robert Ludlum finished 22/9
R Fatal Voyage Kathy Reichs finished 8/9
A A History of the World Andrew Marr finished 3/9
T The Keeper of Lost Causes Jussi Adler-Olsen finished 5/9
E When Beauty Tamed the Beast Eloisa James finished 4/9

[Nathalie]

Pirate: Calico Seaworthy
Level: Cabin Boy (4-6 books)
Option 2: Spell it out

A - Anne Bishop Daughter of the Blood Finished 09/18/2014
V - Vanyel Ashkevron [character] Magic's Promise Finished 09/01/2014
A - Alex Flinn - Beastly Finished 09/21/2014
S - Stacia Kane - City of Ghosts Finished 09/12/2014
T - Terry Brooks - The Elves of Cintra Finished 09/07/2014

[Maggie]

Captain Tessa Rose
September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
9/1 - 9/30
Option 2
Captain
3/13

Lookout:

L: Loyalty in Death
O: The Outlaw's Dirty Dancer 9/2 ***
O: Obsidian 9/4 ***
K: Sugar Rush by:Donna Kauffman
O: One Night in the Outlaw's Bed
U: Seducing the Playboy by:Amanda Usen
T: Tainted 9/1 ***

Zenith:

Z: Warrior by:Zoe Archer
E: Outfoxed by Love by:Eve Langlais
N: Nash
I: Incandescent
T: The Lion and the Lamb character: Tatum Weatherton
H: Heroes Are My Weakness

To Read:


Finished:

[Ari]

HIya, I'm in

Black Nightwind
A Pirate's Life for Me!
Duration: 01/09/14-30/09/14
Option 2: Spell it out
Level: Pirate
7/7

C: Bully (character K.C. Carter) 9/28/14
H: Where She Went (Character Mia Hall) done 9/2/14
A: The Awakening--9/13/14
N: Isla and the Happily Ever After (character Lola Nolan) 9/22/14
T Tiger Lily 9/8/14
E: Greed (Character Ethan) 9/20/14
Y-Looking for Alaska (Character Alaska Young) 9/15/14

[Jessica (Goldenfurpro)]

I'm going with the Spell-it-out option

Devil's Grin
Duration: Sept 1st= Sept 30th
Level: Pirate
TOTAL READ:1/8

T-Tabula Rasa
R-Ready Player One
E-Elemental
A-The Art of Lainey
S-Stolen Songbird
U-The Unhappening of Genesis Lee
R-Lindsay Ribar
E-The Empress Chronicles READ: 9/2

[Christine]

September's A Pirates Life For Me
Pirate: Bella "Cutthroat" Consumptive
Duration: 09/01/14 - 09/30/14
Level: Cabin Boy 4-6 books
Option: 2 Spell-It-Out
Finished: 4/4

T- The Phantom of the Opera ✔
H- Wuthering Heights ✔
A- Anna Karenina ✔
R- The Road ✔

[Jaclyn]

A Pirate's Life for Me! Challenge
Duration: 1st September - 30th September
Pirate: Miranda "Ivory Bones" Docherty
Level: Cabin Boy
Option 2

B: Bingham, Harry (author) Talking to the Dead 09/05/14
L: Letts, Billie (author) Where the Heart Is 09/11/14
I: I Am Livia 09/19/14
M: The Misremembered Man 09/08/14
E: The Empress of Rome (series name) Mistress of Rome 09/15/14
Y: Young Lies 09/07/14

[Hilary]

Nothing but Reading Challenges
September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
Pirate: Crimson Dawg
Duration: 9/1/14 - 9/30/14
Level: Cabin Boy - Read 4 - 6 books
Option 5: ◈ Option 5 - Write-It-Out: Write a pirate themed story using the titles of the books you read. You may, if you desire, include pirate lingo. It's up to you.
Once you have completed the challenge, add a new comment saying you have completed the challenge with a link to the original post or original post number.
Completed 3/6

Books I will try to use:
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes 9/9/14
How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky 9/17/14
Love, Lies and Lemon Cake 9/18/14
Breathless 9/25/14

[Kathy]

A Pirates Life For Me
Pirate Name: ANN BONNY
Duration: 9/1/14 - 9/30/14
Option 2: Spell It Out
Pirate 7 - 9 books read
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0/6

[Rebekah]

September's A Pirates Life For Me

Pirate: Traitor Ripper
Duration: 09/01/14 - 09/30/14
Level: Captain (13 or more books)
Option 2: Spell-It-Out
Finished: 5/20

B Bad Feminist: Essays Completed September 2
A Anagrams (TBR)
T Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. (TBR)
T The Year of Intelligent Tigers Completed September 1
E Earthworld Completed September 2
N Now, Voyager (TBR)

D
O
W
N

T
H
E The Luminaries By Eleanor Catton Completed September 1

H In a Lonely Place By Dorothy B. Hughs Completed September 1
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[Sarindre]

September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge
Pirate: Trustworthy Crook
Duration: 1st September - 30th September
Level: Cabin Boy
Option: Number 2

W We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas ✔
E We Were Liars by E. Lockhart ✔
N The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
C Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (In Progress)
H Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.

To Read


Completed

[Sarenna]

I'm in for spell it out:

6/6

✔ I - A Good Death by Elizabeth Ironside
✔S - Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor
✔L - The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
✔A - ArchEnemy by Frank Beddor
✔N - Character "Newt" from The Maze Runner by James Dashner
✔D - The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

[Chafic]

Level: Captain (13+)

D
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[Margaret]

I'm in.


Pirate: One Eyed Devil
Level: Pirate (7-9 books)

Option: Spell-it-Out - High Seas

Books Read = 2 / 8



H: Hot Target by Suzanne Brockmann
I: InSight by Polly Iyer read 29/9/14 ★★★★
G: Good Intentions by Kathryn R. Biel
H: Hell or High Water by Jerrie Alexander

S: The Shivering Sands by Victoria Holt
E: Excapades by Debra Kay read 25/9/14 ★★★
A: Annie's Child by Elda Minger
S: Safe by the Marshal's Side by Shirlee McCoy