Amelia's Finished Challenges

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

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Disney Characters Challenge
Duration: May 1 2013 to Dec. 31, 2014
Levels
Hard: 30-50 Characters
83/83 Read

Rules
1. In your post, state you favorite(s) character(s)
2. Challenge is ongoing or you set the date for yourself
3. Rereads are allowed
4. You can put books on your list that haven’t been released yet but make sure they will be released during the time frame you set yourself
5. When finished a book you can, rate it if you want to

Characters

#'s 1-40 here

Bagheera
41. Read a book that has a protector like character who protects the main character
Bone Crossed - 8/1/13: Stefan, a vampire, is sent to Spokane WA with Mercy so he can protect her.

Baloo
42. Read a book with a fun loving character
Empire - 11/26/13: Cole was always cracking jokes, even when the situation was quite serious.

Aladdin
43. Read a book with a character who is from Morocco or any Middle Eastern country or a book that takes place in Morocco/Middle Eastern countries
The Golem and the Jinni - 10/18/13: Ahmad, the Jinni is from the Syrian desert. He has flashbacks to his time in the desert as well. Also many of the other characters have emigrated from the Middle East, a lot of Syrians and Jewish immigrants in New York.

The Genie
44. Read a comedy/humor book
And Another Thing... - 10/7/13: This book is full of snark and British humor. In my opinion, it wasn't as good as books earlier in the series, but it's meant to be in that category.

Jasmine
45. Read a book with a princess
A Princess of Mars - 9/30/13: Dejah Thoris is the princess of Helium.

Jafar
46. Read a book with a sorcerer
Sanctum's Breach - 11/17/13: Sorcerer Ingtar has returned to try to take over the sphere he created many years before.

Rajah
47. Read a book with a character who shape shifts into any feline animal
Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews - 11/30/13: Curran, the Beast Lord, shifts into an ancient lion and Jim, shifts into a jaguar.

Mufasa
48. Read a book with a character who is a king/queen or read a book that takes place in a kingdom
Daughters of Rome - 11/6/13: This takes place in an empire, with many emperors, which are different words for kingdoms and kings.

Simba
49. Read a book with a prince
The Summer Tree - 9/20/13: Prince Diarmund is the heir to the throne.

Scar
50. Read a book with an African character or that takes place in any African country
Sister Mine - Nalo Hopkinson - 5/22/14

Timon & Pumba
51. Read a book about any kind of shape shifter (werewolves are included)
Changeless - Gail Carriger - 1/16/14: There are a lot of werewolves in the book.

Shenzi, Banzai and Ed
52. Read a book that has a love triangle
Crewel - 9/29/13: Adelice is attracted to both Erik and Josten and both return the affections as well.

Pocahontas
53. Read a book where the character is Native American
Moon Called - 5/20/13. The main character, Mercy is actually half Native American, but her magic (walker) is definitely Native American

John Smith
54. Read a book with a character who moves to a different country
Die for Me - 6/23/13 - The main character and her sister move from New York, USA to Paris, France

Hercules
55. Read a mythology retelling
Tiger's Curse - Colleen Houck - 4/8/14 - The story incorporates pieces of Indian myths and legends.

Megara
56. Read a book with a character who doesn’t believe in love
Delirium -11/12/13: The whole society believes that love is a disease, so there are many characters who don't believe in love.

Hades
57. Read a book with a blue cover.
Kushiel's Dart - 7/14/13


Philoctetes
58. Read a book that has any mythological beast/creature in it
Zodiak! - Ann Cheyne - 12/23/13: This book brought in a lot of creatures from the different myths: Cerberus, the 3-headed dog that guards the Underworld, the Minotaur that guards the Labyrinth, satyrs, cyclops, dragons, a sea serpent, centaurs, etc.

The Gods
59. Read a book with any kind of god, child of a god or reincarnation of a god
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/14: One of the characters is having visions from his god where he's shown things and then instructed by that personage.

Quasimodo
60. Read a book where a character is deformed or has scars
Under the Never Sky - 8/12/13: Perry's hand is badly burnt and it leaves scars when it heals.

Esmeralda
61. Read a book with a gypsy in it
The Golden Compass - 5/27/13: Lyra, the main character, is hidden and protected by 'gyptians", who are gypsies.

Judge Claude Frollo
62. Read a book with a very religious person
The Handmaid's Tale - 8/17/13: The Republic of Gilead was created based upon Biblical precepts, so the people who live in this society either believe the philosophy or at least pretend to on pain of extreme punishment or death.

Captain Phoebus
63. Read a book with a soldier character in it (can be a soldier from ancient times or modern times)
The Book Thief - 7/5/13: Hans Hubermann fought in World War I. Since the book takes place during World War II, there are other soldiers as well.

Victor, Hugo, and Laverne
64. Read a book with gargoyles in it or on the cover
The Smoke Thief - Shana Abe - 12/17/13: Rue and Kit meet in the top of a cathedral where they can see the gargoyles carved into the stone.

Tarzan
65. Read a book about a character who lives in the “Wild”
Redoubt - 9/3/13: Mags was kidnapped and had to exist in the Wild after he escaped from his captors. Then he was saved from a demon by a Priest, Frances, who lived in a cave, with only a cat to keep him company.

Jane
66. Read a book where the character is an artist
Bastion - Mercedes Lackey - 1/8/14: Lena and Lita are excellent bards.

Sully & Mike
67. Read a book with any kind of monster
The Burning Bridge - John Flanagan - 1/1/14: There are Warguls in this story, which are beast-like creatures that stand on 2 feet and are controlled by an evil magician.

Lilo
68. Read a book set in Hawaii or a character who is Hawaiian
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14: Louie Zamperini is stationed at Hawaii during World War II

Stitch
69. Read a book with aliens
Shadows in Flight - 5/30/13

Nemo
70. Read a book with an orange cover
Allegiant - 10/30/13


Dory
71. Read a book with a character who is forgetful or silly
Looking for Alaska - John Green - 12/13/15: Alaska forgot something really important to her, but I won't put it here because it's kind of spoilery if you haven't read the book.

Marlin
72. Read a book with a character who is nervous, overprotective or paranoid
The Crown Tower - 8/20/13: Royce keeps killing or hurting everyone he thinks will be a danger to Hadrian even though some of them were innocent. (Some of them weren't though).

Remy
73. Read a book with a character who is a chef or who likes to cook
Life Expectancy - 11/20/13: Rudy Tock and Jimmy Tock are both pastry chefs and they and their family love, love to eat and cook.

Wall-E
74. Read a dystopian or apocalyptic book
Through the Ever Night - 8/14/13

Mr. Incredible/Elastigirl/Frozone/Dash/Violet
75. Read a book where the character(s) have super powers
Steelheart - 10/14/13: The premise of the story uses superheroes with all sorts of super powers, the Epics as they're called in the book, and make them the bad guys.

Rapunzel
76. Read a book with a character who kick ass (not necessarily with a frying pan) or a book with a purple cover
Mastiff - 7/20/13: Beka is a guard sent on a Hunt and does an excellent job keeping her attackers at bay.

Eugene “Flynn Rider” Fitzherbert
77. Read a book with a character who is a criminal, who is accused of a crime, who is in jail/juvie or who served jail/juvie time
The Rithmatist - 5/29/13: One of the characters is accused of killing students and is sent to jail until it was proven that he wasn't guilty.

Pascal
78. Read a book with a green cover
The Woodcutter - Kate Danley - 12/15/13


Merida
79. Read a book that takes place in Scotland or with a character who is Scottish
Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger - 12/3/13: Sidheag Maccon is from Scotland.

Mulan
80. Read a book where the main character is chinese or where the setting takes place in China
Earth Afire - Orson Scott Card - 1/13/14: A large portion of this story takes place in China.

Mushu
81. Read a book about Dragons
Dragonsbane - Barbara Hambly - 8/10/13: A dragon plays a very central role in this book. For one thing, the characters are sent a quest to slay the dragon that has been ravaging the countryside, but things turn out quite different than they expected

Shang
82. Read a book with a solider who is or become a general or captain
Night Watch - 10/23/13: Sam Vimes is the Watch Commander. He is not a soldier, which he repeatedly tells the rest of the Watch, but he is pretending to be Captain John Keel, who was a soldier. Also they have a skirmish with a troop of calvary soldiers.

Jack Sparrow
83. Read a book where the main character is a pirate
Royal Street - Suzanne Johnson - 2/10/14: One of the characters, Jean Lafitte, is a pirate and plays a big role in the story.

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Texting Acronyms: An A-Z Spell-It-Out Challenge

Read books with titles, series names, authors (first or last name), character (first or last name), that begin with letters that correspond to letter of the item or term you choose. You may ignore the indefinite and definite articles (a, an, the, etc.)

130/130 Books Read

AFB: Away From Brain
A - Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia - Brandon Sanderson - 6/11/14
F - The Forge of Darkness - Steven Erikson - 4/7/14
B - Blood Song - Anthony Ryan - 4/23/14

BMTIPG: Brilliant Minds Think In Parallel Gutters
B - Briggs, Patricia - Silver Borne - 4/25/14
M - Mull, Brandon - Grip of the Shadow Plague - 8/3/14
T - Tiger's Curse - Colleen Houck - 4/8/14
I - Ian Tregellis - Bitter Seeds - 4/30/14
P - Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver - 7/8/14
G - Gift - Andrea J. Buchanan - 5/6/14

COTFLGOHAHA: Crawling On The Floor Laughing Guts Out and Having A Heart Attack
C - Chainani, Soman - The School for Good and Evil - 6/3/14
O - Obsidian Mirror - Catherine Fisher - 5/15/14
T - Tahereh Mafi - Shatter Me - 4/18/14
F - Finnikin of the Rock - Melina Marchetta - 4/15/14
L - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
G - Gail Carriger - Blameless - 5/13/14
O - Orson Scott Card - Earth Awakens - 9/19/14
H - Hambly, Barbara - Dragonshadow - 5/9/14
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Burns - 7/2/14
H - Hopkinson, Nalo - Sister Mine - 5/22/14
A - The Assassin's Curse - Cassandra Rose Clarke - 7/11/14

DAMHIKIJKOK: Don't Ask Me How I Know, I Just Know OK
D - Dragon Keeper - Carole Wilkinson - 6/16/14
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Strikes - 8/6/14
M - Moore, Christopher - Coyote Blue - 8/9/14
H - His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novak - 5/25/14
I - Independent Study - Joelle Charbonneau - 5/13/14
K - Kilpack, Josi S. - Devil's Food Cake - 4/10/14
I - The Icebound Land - John Flanagan - 5/29/14
J - Juliet Marillier - Son of the Shadows - 8/16/14
K - Kristoff, Jay - Stormdancer - 6/24/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
K - Kelli Swofford Nielsen - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14

EPU: Evil Parallel Universe
E - Ee, Susan - World After - 8/5/14
P - Paper Towns - John Green - 10/23/14
U - Under the Empyrean Sky - Chuck Wendig - 6/13/14

FTASB: Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
F - Falling Kingdoms - Morgan Rhodes - 5/5/14
T - Terry Pratchett - Making Money - 7/22/14
A - Ann Aguirre - Enclave - 8/8/14
S - Sanctum - Sarah Fine - 4/24/14
B - The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon - 7/12/14

GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike
G - Graduation Day - Joelle Charbonneau - 7/24/14
M - Michael J. Sullivan - The Crown Tower - 9/4/14
T - Tim Conway - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - 9/10/14
A - Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14

HILIACACLO: Help I Lapsed Into A Coma And Can't Log Off
H - Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14
I - Ivey, Eowyn - The Snow Child - 9/22/14
L - Lisa Lutz - Curse of the Spellmans - 9/22/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
A - The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14
C - City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare - 6/20/14
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
C - City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare - 6/30/14
L - Leigh Bardugo - Siege and Storm - 10/23/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - 10/31/14

ICTYBTIHTKY: I Could Tell You But Then I'd Have To Kill You
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
C - Cress - Marissa Meyer - 8/3/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
Y - Young, Moira - Rebel Heart - 5/20/14
B - Berg, Carol - The Soul Mirror - 7/17/14
T - Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 11/23/14
I - The Infinite Sea - Rick Yancey - 12/2/14
H - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
Y - Year Zero - Rob Reid - 7/26/14

JAS: Just A Second
J - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
S - Shield and Crocus - Michael R. Underwood - 10/8/14

KWIM: Know What I Mean
K - Kadrey, Richard - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
W - The Warrior Heir - 4/30/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14

LLAP: Live Long And Prosper
L - Lisa Lutz - Revenge of the Spellmans - 12/4/14
L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
A - Ashton, Brodi - Evertrue - 1/30/15
P - Peter Cawdron - Xenophobia - 11/7/14

MTFBWY: May The Force Be With You
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
T - Taylor, Laini - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - 12/19/14
F - Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14
B - Berg, Carol - Dust and Light - 8/20/14
W - A World Without Princes - Soman Chainani - 6/8/14
Y - Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim - 10/11/14

NBTD: Nothing Better To Do
N -No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jeroun 11/12/14
B - Butcher, Jim - Grave Peril - 8/29/14
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
D - Dashner, James - The Scorch Trials - 10/7/14

ONNA: Oh No, Not Again
O - Once Upon a Curse - E.D. Baker - 12/31/14
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15

POAHF: Put On A Happy Face
P - Patricia Briggs - River Marked - 10/14/14
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
A - Atlantia - Ally Condie - 2/19/15
H - Hawkins, Rachel - Rebel Belle - 12/10/14
F - Fine, Sarah - Chaos - 10/28/14

QFT: Quoted For Truth
Q - Quinn, Kate - Empress of the Seven Hills - 9/10/14
F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15

RAK: Random Act of Kindness
R - The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion - 7/28/14
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
K - Kasie West - Split Second - 11/13/14

SFSG: So Far So Good
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
F - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
G - Gail Carriger - Waistcoats Weaponry - 11/10/14

TTFN: Ta Ta For Now
T - Trevelyan, Claire: from Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
T - Tigg, aka Tom Terwilliger: from Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/12/15
F - Florence: "Flo" My Life in Pink & Green - Lisa Greenwald - 3/28/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15

UTSL: Use The Source, Luke
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
S - Shirvington, Jessica - Embrace - 2/6/15
L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15

VBEG: Very Big Evil Grin
V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
E - The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15

WTG: Way To Go
W - The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame - 8/20/14
T - Tui T. Sutherland - The Menagerie - 4/16/15
G - Gennifer Albin - Altered - 3/5/15

XYZ: Examine Your Zipper
X - Xiao-Mei, Zhu - The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations - 5/16/14
Y - Young, Moira - Raging Star - 11/2/14
Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14

YGTBK: You've Got To Be Kidding
Y - Yovanoff, Brenna - Paper Valentine - 2/13/15
G - Garth Nix - Sabriel - 3/8/15
T - Timothy Borden - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15
B - Butcher, Jim - Death Masks - 1/8/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15

ZIP: Zoning Improvement Plan
Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
P - Paolo Bacigalupi - The Windup Girl - 12/16/14

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Yearly Challenges
A–Z LOCATIONS 2014
Timeframe: Nov. 1, 2014 to Oct. 31, 2015
26/26 books read

A: Alabama, Pine Grove: Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
B: Bangkok: The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
C: Cypress Mountain, North Carolina: Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 11/23/14
D: Dallas, Texas: Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14
E: England: Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
F: Fairyland: Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
G: Gramercy Park, New York City: Rumors - Anna Godbersen - 12/9/14
H: Homestead, Florida: Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
I: Illinois, Chicago: Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
J: Jeroun: No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
K: Kingdom: Once Upon a Curse - E.D. Baker - 12/31/14
L: Library: Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
M: Malawi, Africa: Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14
N: New Eden: Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
O: Ohio: The Infinite Sea - Rick Yancey - 12/2/14
P: Portico, New Mexico: Pandemic - Yvonne Ventresca - 11/20/14
Q: Quirm (city): Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett - 3/4/15
R: Rome, Italy: Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
S: San Francisco, California: Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
T: Thula Thula Game Reserve: The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
U: University: Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 1/27/15
V: Virginia (Herndon): My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
W: Wyrmroost: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
X: Xanadu, Wyoming: The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
Y: Yorkton: Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
Z : Zoo: The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15

Note: If you have trouble finding locations beginning with Q, U, X, Y and Z, you may use a location in which the letter appears – for example: Punxsutawney for X. However, we’re asking that you NOT use this option until the last two months of the challenge, or until you have completed all but these letters. Please TRY to find a location beginning with the appropriate letter!

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Link to Challenge in CCC Challenges: Amelia's Challenges

A Year full of Seasonal and Holiday Fun: Old Thread

New Thread

You must use the book TITLE for the Spell It sections.
The only exception is for hard letters (Q,U,X,Y,Z), you may use the first letters of the author's first or last name.

Starts: July 3, 2012 go to wheneverifinishthething
post#83

Level 1 – Spell It (Seasons)

S - The Spirit Lens - 7-25-12
P - Percepliquis - 7-18-12
R - Reached - 11-16-12
I - Ill Wind - 11-20-12
N - Nightshade - 8-27-12
G - The Great Hunt - 7-12-12

S - The Shadow Rising - 8-2-12
U - UnWholly - 1-24-13
M - The Miracle of Miss Willie - 8-16-12
M - Mockingjay - 8-30-12
E - Exile - 9-19-12
R - The Rithmatist - 5-29-13

A - The Ask and the Answer - 9-9-12
U - Uehashi, Nahoko - Guardian of the Spirit - 3/3/13
T - The Thief-Taker's Apprentice - 8-20-12
U - Under the Never Sky - 8-12-13
M - Monsters of Men - 9-13-12
N - Nobody's Princess - 10-25-12

W - Winter's Heart - 10-29-12
I - Incarceron - 2-20-13
N - Nobody's Prize - 10-28-12
T - Tiger's Destiny - 9-17-12
E - The Emperor's Soul - 11-21-12
R - The Ruins of Gorlan - 7-31-13

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Link to Challenge in CCC Challenges: Amelia's Challenges

A Year full of Seasonal and Holiday Fun: Old Thread

New Thread

You must use the book TITLE for the Spell It sections.
The only exception is for hard letters (Q,U,X,Y,Z), you may use the first letters of the author's first or last name.

Starts: July 3, 2012 go to wheneverifinishthething
post#83

Level 2 – Spell it (Months)

J - The Jaguar Princess - 11/13/12
A - Airs Beneath the Moon - 2/4/13
N - Nine Princes in Amber - 11-27-12
U - UnSouled - 1/30/14
A - Airs and Graces - 2-6-13
R - Ruby Red - 7-30-13
Y - Ysabel - 10-9-12

F - The Fires of Heaven 8/22/12
E - Everneath 12/3/12
B - The Blade Itself - 8-5-12
R - Redoubt - 9-3-13
U - Unspoken - 3/3/14
A - Airs of Night and Sea - 2-8-13
R - The Rose and the Thorn - 9/25/13
Y - Yseult: A Tale of Love in the Age of King Arthur - 3-25-13

M - A Memory of Light - 1-12-13
A - And Another Thing... - 10/7/13
R - The Republic of Thieves - 1/23/14
C - Catching Fire - 8-29-12
H - The Hunger Games - 8-25-12

A - Any Witch Way - 10-9-13
P - The Path of Daggers - 10-18-12
R - Royal Street - 2/10/14
I - Iron Kissed - 5/22/13
L - Lord of Chaos - 9-13-12

M - A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Read - 7-22-13
A - Allegiant - 10-30-13
Y - Yancey, Rick - The 5th Wave - 2/24/14

J - Jacob T. Marley - 12-17-12
U - Under the Empyrean Sky - 6/13/14
N - The Neverending Story - 6-3-13
E - Everbound - 2-28-13

J - Jenna Starborn - 4/26/13
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - 9/25/14
L - Last Argument of Kings - 10-16-12
Y - Young, Moira - Blood Red Road - 4-19-13

A - The Angel Experiment - 1/24/14
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
G - Grave Mercy - 8-23-12
U - Undivided - 2/11/15
S - Stork - 9-23-12
T - Towers of Midnight - 1-5-13

S - Soulless - 10-3-12
E - Etiquette & Espionage - 6/17/13
P - Prince of Thorns - 10-22-12
T - Terrier - 2-26-13
E - Earth Unaware - 8-25-13
M - The Mysteries - 3/12/13
B - Before They Are Hanged - 8-16-12
E - English Trifle - 1/5/14
R - Rise of the Evening Star - 3/20/14

O - Orb Sceptre Throne 7-12-12
C - Choke 9-20-12
T - Toads and Diamonds - 3-5-13
O - Obernewtyn 9-2-12
B - The Boss’s Fake Fiancee - 1-24-13
E - Empire - 11/26/13
R - Rebel Heart - 5/20/14

N - The Night Circus - 8/5/13
O - Oryx and Crake - 11/24/13
V - Vicious - 3/26/14
E - Ender's Shadow - 12/28/13
M - Mastiff - 7/20/13
B - The Book Thief - 7/5/13
E - Earth Afire - 1/13/14
R - The Rosie Project - 7/28/14

D - The Dragon Reborn - 7-20-12
E - Enclave - 8/8/14
C - A Crown of Swords - 10-8-12
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - 9/10/14
M - The Moon Riders - 3-17-13
B - Bloodhound - 3-31-13
E - The Emperor's Knife - 9/16/14
R - River Marked - 10/14/14

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Catch the Reading Bug Challenge
Bugs A-Z
214/214 Books Read
FINISHED: July 6, 2016

Adelgids: 8/8
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A - Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
L - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
G - Grave Peril - Jim Butcher - 8/29/14
I - Ivey, Eowyn - The Snow Child -9/22/14
D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
S - Shield and Crocus - Michael R. Underwood - 10/8/14
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Bumblebees: 10/10
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B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
M - Megan Miranda - Hysteria - 9/23/14
B - Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 1/27/15
L - Lisa Lutz - Curse of the Spellmans - 9/22/14
E - The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14
B - Blake, Kendare - Anna Dressed in Blood - 2/3/15
E - Earth Awakens - Orson Scott Card - 9/19/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
S - The Scorch Trials - James Dashner - 10/7/14
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Crickets: 8/8
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C - The Crown Tower - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/4/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
C - Courtney Schafer - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse -12/31/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
S - Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo - 10/23/14
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Dobson Flies: 11/11
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D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
B - Brodi Ashton - Evertrue - 1/30/15
S - Sarah Fine - Chaos - 10/28/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith 10/31/14
N - Nielsen, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
F - Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14
L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
E - The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
S - Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14
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Earthworms: 10/10
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E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
A - The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
H - Hawkins, Rachel - Rebel Belle - 12/10/14
W - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - Tim Conway - 9/10/14
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14
M - My Fair Godmother - Janetter Rallison - 12/16/14
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
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Firebrats: 9/9
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F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
B - Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/14/15
R - Rumors - Anna Godbersen - 12/9/14
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
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Glowworm: 8/8
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G - Green, John - Paper Towns - 10/23/14
L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
W - Webber, Heather - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - 9/29/14
W - Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
M - The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
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Hornet: 6/6
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H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
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Jassid: 6/6
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J - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
S - The Shadow Throne - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/20/15
S - Sabriel - Garth Nix - 3/8/15
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
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Katydid: 7/7
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K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
Y - Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim - 10/11/14
D - Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 7/10/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
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Lacewing: 8/8
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L - Lois Lowry The Giver - 2/23/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Magnificent Devices - 3/12/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
W - The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
G - Greenwald Lisa - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
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Inchworm: 8/8
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I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
H - Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
W - The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
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Netwing: 7/7
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N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
W - When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 1/23/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
N -Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
G - Gena Showalter - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
(hide spoiler)]

Queen Bee: 8/8
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Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
U - Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
B - Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Catch the Reading Bug Challenge
Bugs A-Z
214/214 Books Read
FINISHED: July 6, 2016

Maggots: 7/7
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M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
A - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
G - Greenwood, Patrice - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - 4/9/15
G - Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
S - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15
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Owlfly: 6/6
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O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
W - The Wandering Fire - Guy Gavriel Kay - 4/19/15
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15
F - Flinn, Alex - Cloaked - 6/23/15
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
Y - Yovanoff, Brenna - Paper Valentine - 2/13/15
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Psocids: 7/7
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P - Poison - Bridget Zinn - 3/30/15
S - Syren - Angie Sage - 4/30/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
C - Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas - 8/6/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
D - Dean Koontz - Lightning - 8/26/15
S - Splintered - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15
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Roseslugs: 9/9
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R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
S - Shannon Hale - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
S - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
G - The Gaslight Dogs - Karin Lowachee - 8/20/15
S - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
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Spiders: 7/7
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S - Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9/14/15
P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
D - Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 9/9/15
E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
S - Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15
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Tsetse Fly: 9/9
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T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
S - Stein, Garth - The Art of Racing in the Rain - 10/5/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15
S - Starbridge - A.C. Crispin - 10/18/15
E - Everything Burns - Vincent Zandri - 11/25/15
F - Five Glass Slippers - various authors - 10/12/15
L - The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
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Underwing: 9/9
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U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
N - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15
D - Daryl Gregory - Raising Stony Mayhall - 9/29/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
W - Wells, Robison - Variant - 8/12/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
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Wasps: 5/5
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W - Weir, Andy - The Martian - 10/6/15
A - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Hawksong - 9/2/15
S - Sarah Fine - Marked - 12/2/15
P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 10/31/15
S - The September Society - Charles Finch - 11/21/15
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Xylodromus: 10/10
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X - Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14
Y - Yourish, Meryl - Darkness Rising - 3/10/16
L - Love's Prey - Meg Xuemei X - 10/12/15
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16
D - Dayton, Arwen Elys - Resurrection - 10/22/15
R - Robert Kroese - Mercury Falls - 10/2/15
O - O'Brien, Stacey - Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl - 3/22/16
M - Miss Buncle's Book - D.E. Stevenson - 8/4/15
U - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
S - Samantha Shannon - The Mime Order - 12/3/15
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Velvet Ant: 9/9
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V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
L - L.A. Meyer - Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - 11/10/15
V - Victoria Aveyard - Red Queen - 9/7/15
E - Elseerian - Ben Hale - 5/13/16
T - Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
T - This Quiet Sky - Joanne Bischof - 10/7/15
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Yellow Jacket: 12/12
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Y - Yancey, Rick - The Last Star - 6/24/16
E - E.G. Foley - The Lost Heir - 5/17/16
L - Lisa Kleypas - Mine Till Midnight - 11/12/15
L - Laurien Berenson Doggie Day Care Murder - 12/10/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall - 3/27/16
W - Written in Red - Anne Bishop - 10/19/15
J - Jim Butcher - Blood Rites - 8/27/15
A - Allen, Bill - How to Slay a Dragon - 8/28/15
C - Carriger, Gail - Heartless - 10/30/15
K - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
E - Emma Newman - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16
T - Touch of Power - Maria V. Snyder - 10/25/15
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Zorapteran: 10/10
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Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
O - One Good Dragon Deserves Another - Rachel Aaron - 4/5/16
R - The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
A - Allen, Bill - How to Save a Kingdom - 11/7/15
P - Princess Ben - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 12/14/15
T - T.M. Simmons - Dead Man Talking - 12/7/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Spider's Bite - 7/6/16
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 12/16/15
A - Agatha Christie - A Murder Is Announced - 11/19/15
N - The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - 1/25/16
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Disney Prince Hopefuls Reading Challenge

Option 2 : Spell it Out
Duration : September 24,2014-September 23,2015
Level: Prince Charming 16+ books
224/224 read

1. Mickey Mouse - 11/11 read
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M - Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park - 10/3/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
C - Chaos - Sarah Fine - 10/28/14
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
Y - Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim - 10/11/14

M - My Fair Godmother - Janetter Rallison - 12/16/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
S - The Scorch Trials - James Dashner - 10/7/14
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse -12/31/14
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2. Donald Duck - 10/10 read
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D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - 10/31/14
N - Nielsen, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
L - Leigh Bardugo - Siege and Storm - 10/23/14
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15

D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
C - Cawdron, Peter - Xenophobia - 11/7/14
K - Kasie West - Split Second - 11/13/14
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3. Bambi - 5/5 read
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B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
M - Mull, Brandon - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - 12/31/14
B - Bacigalupi, Paolo - The Windup Girl - 12/16/14
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
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4. Peter Pan - 8/8 read
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P - Paper Towns - John Green - 10/23/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14

P - Perfect Ruin - Lauren DeStefano - 1/21/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
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5. Arthur Pendragon - 15/15 read
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A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
H - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14
U - Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14

P - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15
(hide spoiler)]

6. Robin Hood - 9/9 read
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R - Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
B - Brandon Sanderson - Skin Deep - 12/23/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15

H - Heather Webber - Trouble in Spades - 12/13/14
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
D - Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 7/10/15
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7. Taran - 5/5 read
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T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
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8. Darkwing Duck - 12/12 read
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D - D.E Stephenson - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
A - Anna Elliott - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
W - Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
G - Greenwald, Lisa - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15

D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
C - Cynthia Hand - Boundless - 1/27/15
K - Kate Quinn - The Serpent and the Pearl - 3/20/15
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9. Simba - 5/5 read
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S - Sanderson, Brandon - Firefight - 1/15/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
B - Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/14/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15
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10. Quasimodo - 9/9 read
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Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
A - Angie Sage - Syren - 4/30/15
S - The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
M - Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/12/15
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
D - Dean Koontz - Lightning - 8/26/15
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
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11. Phoebus - 7/7 read
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P - Patrice Greenwood - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - 4/9/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
B - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - E. Lockhart - 4/1/15
U - Unborn - Amber Lynn Natusch - 8/21/15
S - Schafer, Courtney - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
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12. Hercules - 8/8 read
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H - Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 9/2/15
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
U - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
S - Splintered - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15
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13. Tarzan - 6/6 read
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T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
A - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Disney Prince Hopefuls Reading Challenge

Option 2 : Spell it Out
Duration : September 24,2014-September 23,2015
Level: Prince Charming 16+ books
224/224 read


14. Emperor Kuzco - 12/12 read
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E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
M - The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
P - Pierce Brown - Golden Son - 4/28/15
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan of the Apes - 9/5/15
R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
R - Robison Wells - Variant - 8/12/15

K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
U - Urban, Linda - A Crooked Kind of Perfect - 12/29/15
Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
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15. Milo Thatch - 10/10 read
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M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16

T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
H - Hale, Shannon - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
A - Alex Flinn - Cloaked - 6/23/15
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
C - Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas - 8/6/15
H - How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 8/28/15
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16. Sora - 4/4 read
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S - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
O - O'Brien, Stacey - Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl - 3/22/16
R - Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
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17. Yao, Ling and Chien Po - 14/14 read
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Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
A - The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall - 3/27/16

L - Lowachee, Karin - The Gaslight Dogs - 8/20/15
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
G - Gier, Kerstin - Sapphire Blue - 7/11/15

C - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - Dairy Queen - 9/9/15
H - Hobb, Robin - Ship of Magic - 9/28/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15

P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
O - One Good Dragon Deserves Another - Rachel Aaron - 4/5/16
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18. Prince Edward - 12/12 read
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P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 10/31/15
R - The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
C - A Court of Thorns and Roses -Sarah J. Maas - 9/14/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15

E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
D - Dayton, Arwen Elys - Resurrection - 10/22/15
W - The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
A - Anne Bishop - Written in Red - 10/19/15
R - Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15
D - Dead Man Talking - T.M. Simmons - 12/7/15
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19. David Kawena - 11/11 read
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D - David H. Burton - The Second Coming - 12/9/15
A - Agatha Christie - A Murder Is Announced - 11/19/15
V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
D - Doggie Day Care Murder - Laurien Berenson - 12/10/15

K - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
A - A.J. Banner - The Good Neighbor - 1/21/16
W - When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 1/23/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
N - The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - 1/25/16
A - Abercrombie, Joe - Half a King - 2/8/16
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20. Jim Hawkins - 10/10 read
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J - Josi S. Kilpack - Blackberry Crumble - 6/8/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
M - Mercury Falls - Robert Kroese - 10/2/15

H - How to Save a Kingdom - Bill Allen - 11/7/15
A - The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher - 3/2/16
W - Winter - Marissa Meyer - 11/19/15
K - Kim Harrison - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - 11/29/15
I - Isabel Bandeira - Bookishly Ever After - 4/11/16
N - Nice Dragons Finish Last - Rachel Aaron - 2/20/16
S - Starbridge - A.C. Crispin - 10/18/15
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21. Jack Skellington - 15/15 read
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J - Jim Butcher - Blood Rites - Jim Butcher - 8/27/15
A - Abramson, Traci Hunter - Royal Target - 3/6/16
C - City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare - 11/13/15
K - Krista Davis - The Diva Runs Out of Thyme - 12/18/15

S - Snyder, Maria V. - Touch of Power - 10/25/15
K - The Kinshield Legacy - K.C. May - 2/10/16
E - Everything Burns - Vincent Zandri - 11/25/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
L - The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
I - I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood - Dave Barry - 7/12/16
N - Nathan Lowell - Quarter Share - 3/9/16
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
O - Oasis - Dima Zales - 7/7/16
N - Newman, Emma - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16
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22. John Rolfe - 9/9 read
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J - Jill Barnett - Bewitching - 9/22/15
O - O'Hearn, Kate - The Flame of Olympus - 8/16/16
H - Heartless - Gail Carriger - 10/30/15
N - A Night Divided - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 7/26/16

R - Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 12/31/15
O - Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson - 9/24/16
L - Love's Prey - Meg Xuemei X - 10/12/15
F - Fforde, Jasper - The Big Over Easy - 11/3/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
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23. Harris, Hubert and Hamish - 18/18 read
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H - Hyde, Catherine Ryan - Worthy - 11/4/15
A - Anne Bishop - Murder of Crows - 4/15/16
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 12/16/15
R - Richelle Mead - Soundless - 1/3/16
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Breaks - 8/4/16
S - The September Society - Charles Finch - 11/21/15

H - Hugh Howey - Wool Omnibus - 1/12/16
U - Undertow - Michael Buckley - 1/28/16
B - Bischof, Joanne - This Quiet Sky - 10/7/15
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
R - Remmes, Brenda Bevan - The Quaker Café - 1/14/16
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15

H - Holmberg, Charlie N. - The Paper Magician - 2/4/16
A - Aveyard, Victoria - Glass Sword - 4/18/16
M - The Martian - Andy Weir - 10/6/15
I - The Iron Daughter - Julie Kagawa - 8/8/16
S - Samantha Shannon - The Mime Order - 12/3/15
H - Holmberg, Charlie N. - The Glass Magician - 2/5/16 (hide spoiler)]

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Cooking and Cookware: A to Z
157/157 Read


Aroma: 5/5
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A - Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - 10/31/14
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
A - The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14
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Butter: 6/6
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B - Butcher, Jim - Death Masks - 1/8/15
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
T - Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 11/23/14
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
R - Rachel Hauck - Once Upon a Prince - 10/20/14
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Crepe: 5/5
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C - The Crown Tower - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/4/14
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
E - The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14
P - Paper Towns - John Green - 10/23/14
E - Earth Awakens - Orson Scott Card - 9/19/14
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Drizzle: 7/7
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D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
I - Ivey, Eowyn - The Snow Child - 9/22/14
Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15
L - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse - 12/31/14
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Eclair: 6/6
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E - The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
C - Curse of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 9/22/14
L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14
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Flake: 5/5
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F - Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14
L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
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Garnish: 7/7
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G - Grave Peril - Jim Butcher - 8/29/14
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
R - Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
N - Nielsen, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
S - The Scorch Trials - James Dashner - 10/7/14
H - Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14
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Hasenpfeffer: 12/12
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H - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
S - Summer Knight - Jim Butcher - 10/19/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
P - Paolo Bacigalupi - The Windup Girl - 12/16/14
F - Fine, Sarah - Chaos - 10/28/14
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
F - The False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/3/15
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
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Ice Cream: 8/8
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I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
C - Carriger, Gail - Waistcoats Weaponry - 11/10/14
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
M - The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
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Juicer: 6/6
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J - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
C - Catherine Ryan Hyde - When I Found You - 1/23/15
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
R - Robin LaFevers - Dark Triumph - 3/24/15
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Kuchen: 6/6
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K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
U - Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
C - Cynthia Hand - Boundless - 1/27/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
E - Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
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Ladles: 6/6
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L - Lois Lowry - The Giver - 2/23/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
L - Lisa Greenwald - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
E - Elizabeth Thatcher: When Calls the Heart - Janette Oke - 5/7/15
S - Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo - 10/23/14
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Muffin: 6/6
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M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
U - The Ultimate Gift -Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
F - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
F - Flinn, Alex - Cloaked - 6/23/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
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Oats: 4/4
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O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
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Scald: 5/5
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S - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
D - D.E. Stephenson - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Nothing but Reading Challenges
Cooking and Cookware: A to Z
157/157 Read

Nuts: 4/4
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N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
S - Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14
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Pectin: 6/6
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P - Paula Brackston - The Witch's Daughter - 1/15/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
C - Courtney Schafer - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
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Quart: 5/5
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Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
U - Uri Orlev - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Magnificent Devices - 3/12/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
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Relish: 6/6
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R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
H - Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen - 3/13/15
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Timer: 5/5
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T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
M - Michael Chabon - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - 6/10/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Oath of Gold - 7/22/15
R - Red Rising Trilogy #2 (series) - Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
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Utensil: 7/7
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U - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
S - Syren - Angie Sage - 4/30/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
L - Lowachee, Karin - The Gaslight Dogs - 8/20/15
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Vanilla: 7/7
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V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
L - Lightning - Dean Koontz - 8/26/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
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Whisk: 5/5
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W - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - Tim Conway - 9/10/14
H - Hosseini, Khaled - The Kite Runner -5/11/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
S - Sadie Hofmiller from Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
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Xavier: 6/6
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X - Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14
A - Allen, Bill - How to Slay a Dragon - 8/28/15
V - Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
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Yeast: 5/5
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Y - Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim - 10/11/14
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
A - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Hawksong - 9/2/15
S - Splintered - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15
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Zesters: 7/7
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Z - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - Thomas French - 7/14/15
E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
S - Shannon Hale - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
T - Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
S - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
(hide spoiler)]

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Herbs & Spices: A-Z Challenge
194/194 Read

Arrowroot: 9/9
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A - Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
W - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - Tim Conway - 9/10/14
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - 10/31/14
O - Once Upon a Curse - E.D. Baker - 12/31/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
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Bilberry: 8/8
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B - Butcher Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
I - Ivey, Eowyn - The Snow Child - 9/22/14
L - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
B - Butcher, Jim - Death Masks - 1/8/15
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
R - Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
R - Rallison, Janette - My Fair Godmother - 12/16/14
Y - Yellow Crocus - Laila Ibrahim - 10/11/14
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Cassia: 6/6
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C - The Crown Tower - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/4/14
A - The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14
S - Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo - 10/23/14
S - Sarah Fine - Chaos - 10/28/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
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Dandelion Root: 13/13
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D - Dashner, James - The Scorch Trials - 10/7/14
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
N - Nielsen, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
E - The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14
L - Curse of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 9/22/14
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
T - Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 11/23/14
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Epazote: 7/7
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E - Earth Awakens - Orson Scott Card - 9/19/14
P - Paper Towns - John Green - 10/23/14
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
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Feverfew: 8/8
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F - Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
W - Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
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Ginseng: 7/7
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G - Grave Peril - Jim Butcher - 8/29/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
S - Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
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Hyssop: 6/6
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H - Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14
Y - Yovanoff, Brenna - Paper Valentine - 2/13/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
P - Paula Brackston - The Witch's Daughter - 1/15/15
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Indonesian Cinnamon: 18/18
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I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15
D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
S - Schafer, Courtney - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
C - Catherine Ryan Hyde - When I Found You - 1/23/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
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Jasmine: 7/7
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J - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
S - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15
M - Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/12/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
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Keluak: 6/6
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K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
E - Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15
L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
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Lavender: 8/8
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L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15
V - Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
N - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Herbs & Spices: A-Z Challenge
194/194 Read

Mint: 4/4
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M - My Life in Pink & Green - Lisa Greenwald - 3/28/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
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Nutmeg: 6/6
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N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
M - The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
G - Guy Gavriel Kay - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
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Oregano: 7/7
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O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan of the Apes - 9/5/15
G - Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
N - The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - 1/25/16
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
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Pomegranate: 11/11
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P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16
M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
A - Angie Sage - Syren - 4/30/15
N - Nice Dragons Finish Last - Rachel Aaron - 2/20/16
A - A.G. Howard - Splintered - 6/13/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
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Quassia: 7/7
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Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
A - Alex Flinn - Cloaked - 6/23/15
S - The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15
S - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
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Rue: 3/3
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R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
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Saffron: 7/7
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S - Sarah J. Maas - Crown of Midnight - 8/6/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
F - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
F - Finch, Charles - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
R - Robin Hobb - Ship of Magic - 9/28/15
O - O'Brien, Stacey - Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl - 3/22/16
N - Nathan Lowell - Quarter Share - 3/9/16
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Thyme: 5/5
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T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
H - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
M - Miss Buncle's Book - D.E. Stephenson - 8/4/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
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Ugba: 4/4
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U - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
G - The Gaslight Dogs - Karin Lowachee - 8/20/15
B - Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 1/27/15
A - Aveyard, Victoria - Red Queen - 9/7/15
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Vanilla: 7/7
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V - Vincent Zandri - Everything Burns - 11/25/15
A - Allen, Bill - How to Slay a Dragon - 8/28/15
N - Newman, Emma - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
L - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - The Towers of the Sunset 7/30/15
A - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Hawksong - 9/2/15
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Wasabi: 6/6
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W - The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
A - The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
S - Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9/14/15
A - Andy Weir - The Martian - 10/6/15
B - Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
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Xanthan Gum: 10/10
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X - Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14
A - A.C. Crispin - Starbridge - 10/18/15
N - A Night Divided - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 7/26/16
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
A - Anne Bishop - Written in Red - 10/19/15
N - Niffenegger, Audrey - The Time Traveler's Wife - 9/19/16
G - Gregory, Daryl - Raising Stony Mayhall - 9/29/15
U - Urban, Linda - A Crooked Kind of Perfect - 12/29/15
M - Marie Lu - Legend - 8/20/15
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Yohimbe: 7/7
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Y - Yourish, Meryl - Darkness Rising - 3/10/16
O - Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall - 3/27/16
H - Hosseini, Khaled - The Kite Runner - 5/11/15
I - Isabel Bandeira - Bookishly Ever After - 4/11/16
M - Murdock, Catherine Gilbert - Dairy Queen - 9/9/15
B - Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale - 6/19/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
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Zedoary: 7/7
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Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
O - One Good Dragon Deserves Another - Rachel Aaron - 4/5/16
A - Arwen Elys Dayton - Resurrection - 10/22/15
R - Robert Kroese - Mercury Falls - 10/2/15
Y - Yancey, Rick - The Last Star - 6/24/16
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

WINTER SCAVENGER CHALLENGE: Hibernation
Dec. 20, 2014 - March 19, 2015
must complete at least 20 tasks
30/20+ Read
FINISHED: August 21, 2015

1. HIBERNATION: ❄ If you live somewhere that typically has long winters, read a book with a nighttime or a winter scene on the cover. If your winters are usually short, read a book with a daytime or summer scene on the cover; post the cover.
--Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15


2. WEIGHT GAIN: ❄ Read a book over 400 pages long; tell us how many pages.
--Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 535pgs - 12/31/14

3. BODY FAT: ❄ Read a book that makes you shiver
--Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15: some of the things they do in this book are very cold hearted and makes one shiver to think about.

4. WAKE UP: ❄ Read a book you would describe as intelligent (brain), emotional (heart) or necessary (lungs).
--When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 1/23/15: a very touching story

5. NEST: ❄ Read with some kind of food on the cover; post the cover.
--Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15


6. SHORT COLD DAYS: ❄ Read a short book, 150-200 pages; tell us how many pages.
--William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - Ian Doescher - 176pgs - 2/23/15

7. MAMMALS: ❄ Read a book with a mammal of some kind on the cover; post the cover.
--The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15


8. INTERNAL CONTROLS: ❄ Read a book by an author whose books you haven't read for at least a year.
--Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15

9. WINTER: ❄ Read a book set during the winter months (November, December or January).
--Kiss of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 1/26/15

10. 10 BEATS: ❄ Read a series book lower than #10; tell us where it falls in the series.
--Once Upon a Curse - Tales of the Frog Princess #3 - E.D. Baker - 12/31/14

11. BURNING ENERGY: ❄ Read a book in which a character works out regularly.
--Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews - 1/19/15: Kate and Curran work out every day

12. MIGRATION: ❄ Read a book in which a character travels to a different location for a period of at least three months.
--Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 1/27/15: Clara leaves Wyoming and goes to California to attend school Sept-Dec and then goes back to Wyoming.

13. REPTILES: ❄ Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in REPTILES.
--Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15

14. BURROWING: ❄ Read a book with a lake or pond on the cover (no oceans, rivers, seas).
--The Wandering Fire - Guy Gavriel Kay - 4/19/15


15. 30 POUNDS: ❄ Read book #30 on your TBR list, sorted in whatever way you choose.
--Unborn - Amber Lynn Natusch - 8/21/15

16. BIRTH: ❄ Read a book with a character who is a mother.
--Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/1/15: Claire's mother is in the book

17. UNDETECTABLE BREATHING: ❄ Read a book set in Europe; tell us where.
--The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15: takes place in England and France

18. SLEEP DEPRIVATION: ❄ Read a book in which a character has trouble sleeping.
--Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14: Stephen Leeds has a very hard time sleeping when he's trying to solve a case.

19. BRUMATION: ❄ Read a book in which the first letter of every word in the title (ALL WORDS COUNT!) can be found in BRUMATION.
--Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15

20. ESTIVATION: ❄ Read a book set during the summer months (June, July or August).
--Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15: takes place during summer break

21. ALPINE MARMOT: ❄ Read a book with an 8 in its original year of publication; tell us the year of publication.
--Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett - pub. in 1989 - 3/4/15

22. COMMON POORWILL: ❄ Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover; post the cover.
--The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15


23. BEARS: ❄ Read a book with a cover that is predominantly black, brown or white; post the cover.
--Xander's Chance - Lizzy Ford - 1/31/15


24. BAT: ❄ Read a book with a "25" or “64” in its total number of pages; must be together and in order; tell us how many pages.
--Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 252pgs - 3/14/15

25. FAT-TAILED DWARF LEMURS: ❄ Read a book set in a location that begins with a letter in LEMUR; tell us the location.
--Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey - 1/21/15: set in Los Angelos, California

26. BOX TURTLE: ❄ Read a book that has been "hidden" on your TBR list for over 18 months; tell us when you added it.
--Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Mass - 1/12/15: added to TBR March 15, 2011

27. BUMBLEBEE: ❄ Read a book with a striped object of some kind on its cover; must be visible in the Goodreads thumbnail; post the cover.
--Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15: striped shirt


28. GARTER SNAKE: ❄ Read a book set in Canada, with a Canadian character or by a Canadian author.
Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15: set in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

29. HEDGEHOG: ❄ Read a book that starts out slow but picks up by the end of the book.
--Perfect Ruin = Lauren DeStefano - 1/21/15

30. SNAIL: ❄ Read a book that requires very little energy to read (an “easy” read for you).
--Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Spring Seasonal Spell Challenge: FASHION WEEK
Timeframe: March 21, 2015 to June 20, 2015
16/16 read
FINISHED: August 21, 2015

Yves Saint Laurent
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
V - Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
S - Simsion, Graeme - The Rosie Effect - 4/3/15

S - The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15
A - Anna Elliott - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15

L - Lisa Greenwald - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
A - Angie Sage - Syren - 4/30/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
R - Robin LaFevers - Dark Triumph - 3/24/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
T - Tui T. Sutherland - The Menagerie - 4/16/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Novel Book and Reading Challenges
The Bad, The Scary and The Terrifying Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2014 to ???
181/181 read
FINISHED: July 12, 2016

OPTION 2:As an A to Z Spell-It-Out, similar to the Animal Alphabet Challenge. Pick a bad, scary or terrifying expression(*) for each letter of the alphabet and read books with titles, series, character (first or last name), or authors (first or last name) that begin with letters that correspond to letter of the animal you choose. As always, if a title starts with a, an, the, etc you may use the second word of the title.

Aragog 6/6 read
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A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
A -Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
G - Green, John - Paper Towns - 10/23/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
(hide spoiler)]

Blade 5/5 read
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B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
L - Laila Ibrahim - Yellow Crocus - 10/11/14
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
D - Dashner, James - The Scorch Trials - 10/7/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
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Crow 4/4 read
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C - Chaos - Sarah Fine - 10/28/14
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - 10/31/14
W - West, Kasie - Split Second - 11/13/14
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Darth Vader 10/10 read
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D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 5/15/14
H - Hawkins, Rachel - Rebel Belle - 12/10/14

V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse - 12/31/14
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
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Enchantment 11/11 read
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E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
C - Cynthia Hand - Boundless - 1/27/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
T - Taylor, Laini - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - 12/19/14
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Frankenstein 12/12 read
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F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
S - Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo - 10/23/14
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
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Gmork 5/5 read
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G - Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett- 3/4/15
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
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Hidden 6/6 read
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H - Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
D - DeStefano, Lauren - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
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Igor 4/4 read
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I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
G - Greenwald, Lisa - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
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Jaws 4/4 read
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J - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
W - Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
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Khan 4/4 read
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K - Kate Quinn - The Serpent and the Pearl - 3/20/15
H - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Magnificent Devices - 3/12/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
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Lestat 6/6 read
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L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
T - Tui T. Sutherland - The Menagerie - 4/16/15
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Maleficent 10/10 read
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M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
A - Angie Sage - Syren - 4/30/15
L - Lisa Lutz The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15
E - Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15
F - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
C - Courtney Schafer - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
N -Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
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Noises 6/6 read
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N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
S - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15
S - Sarah J. Maas - Crown of Midnight - 8/6/15
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Owl 3/3 read
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O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
W - The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Novel Book and Reading Challenges
The Bad, The Scary and The Terrifying Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2014 to ???
181/181 read
FINISHED: July 12, 2016

OPTION 2: As an A to Z Spell-It-Out, similar to the Animal Alphabet Challenge. Pick a bad, scary or terrifying expression(*) for each letter of the alphabet and read books with titles, series, character (first or last name), or authors (first or last name) that begin with letters that correspond to letter of the animal you choose. As always, if a title starts with a, an, the, etc you may use the second word of the title.

Panic 5/5 read
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P - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
A - A.G. Howard - Splintered - 6/13/15
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
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Queen of Hearts 13/13 read
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Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
N - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15

O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
F - Flinn, Alex - Cloaked - 6/23/15

H - Hosseini, Khaled - The Kite Runner - 5/11/15
E - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
S - Sarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses - 9/14/15
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Raven 5/5 read
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R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
V - Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
E - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
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Shiver 6/6 read
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S - Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15
H - Hale, Shannon - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
V - Victoria Aveyard - Red Queen - 9/7/15
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
R - Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15
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Twisted 7/7 read
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T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
W - The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
S - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt Jr. - 7/30/15
E - An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - 2/19/16
D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
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Umbridge 8/8 read
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U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
M - Miss Buncle's Book - D.E. Stephenson - 8/4/15
B - Bridget Zinn - Poison - 3/30/15
R - The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
D - Dean Koontz - Lightning - 8/26/15
G - Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
E - Earth & Sky - Megan Crewe - 4/13/16
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Velociraptors 13/13 read
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V - Vincent Zandri - Everything Burns - 11/25/15
E - Elseerian - Ben Hale - 5/13/16
L - Lowachee, Karin - The Gaslight Dogs - 8/20/15
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
R - Resurrection - Arwen Elys Dayton - 10/22/15
A - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Hawksong - 9/2/15
P - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
T - Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
R - Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Maybe in Another Life - 12/16/15
S - Stein, Garth - The Art of Racing in the Rain - 10/5/15
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Wicked 6/6 read
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W - When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 1/23/15
I - Isabel Bandeira - Bookishly Ever After - 4/11/16
C - Crispin, A.C. - Starbridge - 10/18/15
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
E - E.G. Foley - The Lost Heir - 5/17/16
D - Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 9/9/15
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Xenomorph 9/9 read
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X - Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14
E - Emma Newman - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16
N - The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - 1/25/16
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
M - Mercury Falls - Robert Kroese - 10/2/15
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
R - Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 12/31/15
P - Peter Allison - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - 10/31/15
H - How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 8/28/15
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Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
G - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
R - Richelle Mead - Soundless - 1/3/16
A - Anne Bishop - Written in Red - 10/19/15
M - The Martian - Andy Weir - 10/6/15
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
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Zombie 6/6 read
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Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16
M - Meg Xuemei X - Love's Prey - 10/12/15
B - Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
I - I'll Mature When I'm Dead: Dave Barry's Amazing Tales of Adulthood - Dave Barry - 7/12/16
E - Estep, Jennifer - Spider's Bite - 7/6/16
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

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Disney Movie Challenge
ROUND FIVE:
Movie: Lady and the Tramp
48/48 read
FINISHED: September 23, 2015

Part 1: Spell the movie's title using the first word of books
15/15 read

L - Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/1/15
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union -Michael Chabon - 6/10/15

A - Atlantia - Ally Condie - 2/19/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15

T - Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 11/23/14
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
E - The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15

T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
P - Pandemic - Yvonne Ventresca - 11/20/14


Part 2: Character names from book match first letter of character from the movie
23/23 read

o Lady: Lilianna "Lily" Snyder: Pandemic - Yvonne Ventresca - 11/20/14
o The Tramp: Tristan: My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
o Jock: Jael: Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
o Joe - Jonathan Phaedrus "Prof": Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
o Bulldog - Ben Parrish - The Infinite Sea - Rick Yancey - 12/2/14
o Dachsie - David Spellman - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
o Policeman - Penelope Hayes - Rumors - Anna Godbersen - 12/9/14
o Trusty - Tanu (Tanugatoa) - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
o Tony: Tegan: The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
o Darling: Daphne: Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 11/23/14
o Si: Stephen Leeds: Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
o Am: Addison "Addie" Coleman: Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14
o Peg: Paolo Ortega - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
o Aunt Sarah - Ana: Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
o Beaver - Brendan Whittington Jones: The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
o Boris - Basil: Perfect Ruin - Lauren DeStefano - 1/21/15
o Al the alligator: Anderson Lake: The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14
o Toughy - Tucker Avery - Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 1/27/15
o Pedro - Pelor: Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - 1/12/15
o Professor - Pete Cunningham: Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
o Hyena - Harper Price - Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
o Jim Dear - Julie: Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews - 1/19/15
o Dogcatcher - Dyspepsia - Once Upon a Curse - E.D. Baker - 12/31/14


Part 3: Pick favorite song and spell it out using author's first or last initial
10/10 read

B - Bacigalupi, Paolo - The Windup Girl - 12/16/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
L - Lisa Lutz - Revenge of the Spellmans - 12/4/14
L - Lawrence Anthony - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14

N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
T - Taylor, Laini - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - 12/19/14
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse - 12/31/14

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Misfit Challenges
A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS
Duration: Mar 01, 2015 - Aug 31, 2015
Completed: 27/26 books
FINISHED: September 29, 2015

1. Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus: 1486, Italy, Tempera on Canvas, Uffizzi Gallery in Florence.
❊ Read a book where the female main protagonist wears her hair long.
--The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15: Giulia Farnese is well known throughout Rome for her hair, which goes to the floor.

2. Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa: ~1517, Italy, Oil on Poplar, Musee de Louvre in Paris.
❊ Read a book with a two word title that does not include a, an or the -or- read a book where something important gets stolen.
--Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett - 3/4/15: a book gets stolen from the library

3. Michaelangelo, The Creation of Adam: 1512, Italy, Fresco, Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
❊ Read a book where a male main character has a first name starting with the letter A
--Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/14/15: character is Andrew Malvern

4. Raphael, The School of Athens: 1511, Italy, Fresco, Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
❊ Read a whose cover shows at least three people.
--The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15


5. Pieter Brugel, Landscape with the Fall of Icarus: 1590, Belgium, Oil on Canvas, Museum van Buuren in Brussels.
❊ Read a book where a document or work of art is forged -or- read a book with wings on the cover -or- read a book with any of the following words in the title: Sun, Fall, Flight, Ship, Land (no variations).
--A Million Suns - Beth Revis 7/17/15
--Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15

6. Diego Velazquez, Las Meninas: 1656, Spain, Oil on Canvas, Museo del Prado in Madrid.
❊ Read a book with a princess in it
--Poison - Bridget Zinn - 3/30/15: there's Princess Ariana and others

7. Rembrandt, The Night Watch: 1642, The Netherlands, Oil on Canvas, Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
❊ Read a book whose author's initials can be found in "CHIAROSCURO"
--Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15

8. Johannes Vermeer, Girl With a Pearl Earring: 1663, The Netherlands, Oil on Canvas, Mauritshuis in The Hague.
❊ Read a book with a woman's face clearly visible on the cover (it should be full) -or- read a book with a protagonist who wears a headgear of some sort (a hat, a turban etc.)
--Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/12/15


9. Francisco Goya, The Third of May 1808: 1814, Spain, Oil on Canvas, Museo del Prado in Madrid.
❊ Read a book which features a resistance unit to an invading force
--Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15: The French are invading and Sybella and the Beast of Waroch take a small force to retake a town and allow the British to land.

10. Edouard Manet, Olympia: 1863, France, Oil on Canvas, Musee d'Orsay in Paris.
❊ Read a book with a one word title that is a woman's name.
--Sabriel - Garth Nix - 3/8/15

11. James McNeill Whistler, Whistler's Mother: 1871, US, Oil on Canvas, Musee d'Orsay in Paris.
❊ Read a book with a main character who is a mother
--My Life in Pink & Green - Lisa Greenwald - 3/28/15: Jane Desberg is Lucy's mother

12. Paul Cezanne, The Basket of Apples: 1895, France, Oil on Canvas, Art Institute of Chicago.
❊ Read a book that can be said to belong to at least two different genres (like a Historical Mystery with a ghost in it).
--Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15: mystery & steampunk(subgenre of fantasy/science fiction)

13. Claude Monet, Water Lilies: ~1920, France, Oil on Canvas, several museums around the world.
❊ Read at least two books from the same series
a - Red Rising - Red Rising #1 - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
b - Golden Son - Red Rising #2 - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15

14. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette: 1876, France, Oil on Canvas, Musee d'Orsay.
❊ Read a read a book that can be described as slice of life (no plot to speak of, mostly day-to-day activities of a number of characters).
--As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15

15. Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night: 1889, The Netherlands, Oil on Canvas, Museum of Modern Art.
❊ Read a book with a predominantly blue cover
--Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15


16. Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte: 1884, France, Oil on Canvas, Art Institute of Chicago.
❊ Read a book where the characters go somewhere to get away from their daily life
--A Beautiful Blue Death - Charles Finch - 4/23/15: Charles Lennox goes to the country to visit his brother for Christmas.

17. Gustav Klimt, The Kiss: 1909, Austria, Oil and Gold Leaf on Canvas, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna.
❊ Read a book marked Romance on its GR main page
--Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - Anna Elliott - 3/26/15

18. Edvard Munch, The Scream: 1893, Norway, Oil, Tempera, Pastel and Crayon on Cardboard, National Gallery in Oslo.
❊ Read a book from a 4 book (completed) series
--The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - Ruby Oliver #1 of 4 - E. Lockhart - 4/1/15

19. Vasily Kandinsky, Composition 8: 1923, Russia, Oil on Canvas, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
❊ Read a book with any shape appearing on this painting on the cover (the shape should be obvious)
--The Shadow Of What Was Lost - James Islington - 3/31/15: circle


20. Henri Matisse, Dance: 1910, France, Oil on Canvas, The Hermitage on St. Petersburg.
❊ Read a book where a character gets free (of some kind of bondage).
--The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15: Rae Spellman helps free Levi Schmidt from jail where he'd been imprisoned

21. Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Dora Maar: 1937, Spain, Oil on Canvas, Tate Gallery in London.
❊ Read a book where a main character is a muse to someone
--Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15: Odile Leon has been a muse to many artists, poets and writers over many years.

22. Grant Wood, American Gothic: 1930, US, Oil on Beaverboard, Art Institute of Chicago.
❊ Read a book that is set in Iowa
--Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15

23. Rene Magritte, The Son of Man: 1964, Belgium, Oil on Canvas, Private Collection.
❊ Read a book where something physical is hidden.
--The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15: the Griffin cubs are hidden and Logan and Zoe have to find them.

24. Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory: 1931, Spain, Oil on Canvas, Museum of Modern Art in New York.
❊ Read a book that is marked Fantasy.
--Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen - 3/13/15

25. Jackson Pollock, No. 5, 1948: 1948, US, Oil on Fibreboard, Private Collection.
❊ Read a book whose title starts with a letter in "ABSTRACT" (ignore A, An and The).
--The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Phase 10 Challenge - Take 2
Timeframe: February 18, 2015 - ?
75/75
Phases - 10/10

The Phases:
• Phase 1: 2 sets of 3
• Phase 2: 1 set of 3 + 1 run of 4
• Phase 3: 1 set of 4 + 1 run of 4
• Phase 4: 1 run of 7
• Phase 5: 1 run of 8
• Phase 6: 1 run of 9
• Phase 7: 2 sets of 4
• Phase 8: 7 books of one color OR( you can do 7 books each a different color)
• Phase 9: 1 set of 5 + 1 set of 2
• Phase 10: 1 set of 5 + 1 set of 3

Each number stands for a different task.
1. Book title starts with A-M (not including A, An, The)
2. #1,2,3,or 4 in a series
3. Books cover is red,pink,purple,orange,or brown
4. A book recommended by a friend
5. Book title starts with N-Z (not including A, An, or The)
6. Location starts with A-M (state, country OR city (real or fantasy))
7. 400+pages
8. Book cover green,blue,yellow, black,or white
9. Authors first name starts with N-Z
10. #5 or higher in a series
11. Authors first name starts with A-M
12. Location starts with N-Z (State, Country, OR city(real of fantasy)

Each “phase” you have a chance for a wildcard. Roll one Dice if you roll a 4, 5, or 6 you get ONE wild card to use in that phase.You only get to roll for a wildcard ONCE at the beginning of each phase.If you roll a 4,5,or 6 you can use your wildcard for ANY book in that phase. This will work on an honesty system so please play fair. =)

• Phase 1: 2 sets of 3
--Set: #11. Authors first name starts with A-M
1. Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
2. The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
3. Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15

--Set: #6. Location starts with A-M (state, country OR city (real or fantasy))
1. The Shadow Throne - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/20/15: Carthya
2. The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15: Elsewhere
3. William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - Ian Doescher - 2/23/15: Death Star, or Millennial Falcon

• Phase 2: 1 set of 3 + 1 run of 4
--Set: #9. Authors first name starts with N-Z
1. Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
2. Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/1/15
3. Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett - 3/4/15

--Run: #6, #7, #8, #9
#6. Location starts with A-M (state, country OR city (real or fantasy)): Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15 - Isis-country, the Icebox-city
#7. 400+pages: Sabriel - Garth Nix - 3/8/15 - 491pgs
#8. Book cover black: Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15 -
#9. Authors first name starts with N-Z: Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/12/15

• Phase 3: 1 set of 4 + 1 run of 4
--Set: #2. #1,2,3,or 4 in a series
1. Here, There Be Dragons -James A. Owen - Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica #1 -3/13/15
2. Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - Magnificent Devices #4 - 3/14/15
3. The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - The Borgias #1 - 3/20/15
4. Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - Grave Mercy #2 - 3/24/15

--Run: #2, #3, #4, #5
#2. #1,2,3,or 4 in a series: Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - Anna Elliott - Pride and Prejudice Chronicles #1 - 3/26/15
#3. Books cover is pink, brown: My Life in Pink & Green - Lisa Greenwald - 3/28/15
#4. A book recommended by a friend: Poison - Bridget Zinn - 3/30/15 - recommended by Karla
#5. Book title starts with N-Z (not including A, An, or The): The Shadow Of What Was Lost - James Islington - 3/31/15

• Phase 4: 1 run of 7: #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9
Wildcard Roll:

3. Book's cover is red: The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15
4. A book recommended by a friend: The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver -E. Lockhart - 4/1/15: rec. by Karla
5. Book title starts with N-Z: The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
6. Location starts with A-M: Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15: Las Vegas
7. 400+pages: Queen's Gambit - Elizabeth Freemantle - 424pgs - 4/15/15
8. Book cover green, yellow, black: Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
9. Authors first name starts with N-Z: A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15

• Phase 5: 1 run of 8: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8
Wildcard Roll:
1. Book title starts with A-M: The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
2. #1,2,3,or 4 in a series: Red Rising - Pierce Brown - Red Rising Trilogy #1 - 4/17/15
3. Book cover is purple: The Wandering Fire - Guy Gavriel Kay - 4/19/15
4. A book recommended by a friend: A Beautiful Blue Death - Charles Finch - 4/23/15: rec. by Allie
5. Book title starts with N-Z: The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 4/3/15
6. Location starts with A-M: Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15 (Luna or Mars)
7. 400+pages: Syren - Angie Sage - 628pgs - 4/30/15
8. Book cover black, white: How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Phase 10 Challenge--Phases 6-10

Each number stands for a different task.
1. Book title starts with A-M (not including A, An, The)
2. #1,2,3,or 4 in a series
3. Book cover is red,pink,purple,orange,or brown
4. A book recommended by a friend
5. Book title starts with N-Z (not including A, An, or The)
6. Location starts with A-M (state, country OR city (real or fantasy))
7. 400+pages
8. Book cover green,blue,yellow, black,or white
9. Authors first name starts with N-Z
10. #5 or higher in a series
11. Authors first name starts with A-M
12. Location starts with N-Z (State, Country, OR city(real of fantasy))

The Phases:

• Phase 6: 1 run of 9: #11,#12,#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7
Wildcard Roll:

11. Authors first name starts with A-M: As You Wish - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
12. Location starts with N-Z (State, Country, OR city(real of fantasy)): When Calls the Heart - Janette Oke - 5/7/15: Pine Springs
1. Book title starts with A-M: The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
2. #1,2,3,or 4 in a series: Talon - Talon #1 - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
3. Book cover is purple: Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
4. A book recommended by a friend: Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15: rec. by Mandy
5. Book title starts with N-Z: The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
6. Location starts with A-M: Splintered - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15: London
7. 400+pages: Clockwork Angel - 411pgs - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15

• Phase 7: 2 sets of 4
Wildcard Roll:
--Set: #1 --> Book title starts with A-M (not including A, An, The)
1. Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale - 6/19/15
2. Cloaked - Alex Flinn - 6/23/15
3. Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
4. Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15

--Set: #8 --> Book cover green,blue,yellow, black,or white
1. Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
2. Sheepfarmer's Daughter - Elizabeth Moon - 6/26/15
3. The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
4. Uprooted - Naomi Novik - 7/3/15



• Phase 8: 7 books of one color OR (you can do 7 books each a different color)
Wildcard Roll:
1. Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 9/9/15
2. Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
3. The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr - 7/30/15
4. The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
5. A Million Suns - Beth Revis - 7/17/15
6. Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
7. Monster in My Closet - R.L. Naquin - 9/1/15




• Phase 9: 1 set of 5 + 1 set of 2
Wildcard Roll:
--Set: #2--> #1,2,3,or 4 in a series
1. The Princess Sisters - Princess Sisters #1 - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
2. A Court of Thorns and Roses - Court of Thorns and Roses #1 - Sarah J. Maas - 9/14/15
3. Dark Frost - Mythos Academy #4 - Jennifer Estep - 9/14/15
4. The Little Lady Agency - The Little Lady Agency #1 - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
5. Bewitching - Bewitching and Dreaming #1 - Jill Barnett - 9/22/15

--Set: #5 --> Book title starts with N-Z (not including A, An, or The)
1. Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
2. Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15

• Phase 10: 1 set of 5 + 1 set of 3
Wildcard Roll:
--Set: #5 --> Book title starts with N-Z (not including A, An, or The)
1. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15
2. Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15
3. Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15
4. Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
5. This Quiet Sky - Joanne Bischof - 10/7/15

--Set: 1 --> Book title starts with A-M (not including A, An, The)
1. The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
2. The Martian - Andy Weir - 10/6/15
3. Mercury Falls - Robert Kroese - 10/2/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

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OPI MUPPETS COLLECTION
Starts Nov. 1, 2013 --- No deadline
Progress 204/204 books read

GONE GONZO
12/12 Read
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G - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherine Valente - 11/7/13
O - Oliver, Lauren - Delirium - 11/12/13
N - New Spring - Robert Jordan - 12/6/13
E - Erin Hunter - Firestar's Quest - 11/3/13
G - Green, John - Looking for Alaska - 12/13/13
O - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood - 11/24/13
N - The Naming - - 3/1/14
Z - Zodiak! - 12/23/13
O – Orphan Train - 3/21/14

1* Read a book with a mostly blue cover or the word BLUE in the title.
--The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14

2* Read a book with a character who is a nerd/geek
--Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14: Stephen Leeds has all sorts of "people" who help him understand anything he needs, from cryptology, to handwriting analysis. That's pretty nerdy/geeky.
3* Read a book in which the main character is involved in an unconventional relationship
--Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14: Addie is clairvoyant and can see different possibilities. Earlier she saw two paths, made a choice. Now she's trying to reacquaint herself with the boy she fell in love with on the path she didn't take.
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DIVINE SWINE
14/14 Read
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D – Daughters of Rome - Kate Quinn - 11/6/13
I – Inlo, Jeff - Sanctum's Breach - 11/17/13
V – Vicious - 3/26/14
I – Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites - 11/30/13
N – Neumeier, Rachel - The Floating Islands - 3/16/14
E – Empire - Orson Scott Card - 11/26/13
S – The Smoke Thief - Shane Abe - 12/17/13
W – The Woodcutter - 12/15/13
I – Inkspell - Cornelia Funke - 12/11/13
N – Nalo Hopkinson - Sister Mine - 5/22/14
E – Erin Hunter - The Quest Begins - 12/19/13

4* Read a book with pink somewhere on the cover or the word PINK in the title.
--Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 1/27/15
real color of book is more like this:
5* Read a book with a glamorous or wealthy character
--Xander's Chance - Lizzy Ford - 1/31/15: Xander is a wealthy celebrity
6* Read a romance book
--Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
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RAINBOW CONNECTION
20/20 Read
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R – The Republic of Thieves - 1/23/14
A – The Angel Experiment - James Patterson - 1/24/14
I – Indelible - 1/29/14
N – Naomi Novak - His Majesty's Dragon - 5/25/14
B – The Burning Bridge - 1/1/14
O – Obsidian Mirror - 5/15/14
W – The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/14
C – Charming - 11/10/13
O – Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver - 7/8/14
N – Nielson, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
N – Nicholas Stansbury Smith - ORBS - 10/31/14
E – Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott Card - 12/28/13
C – Curtsies & Conspiracies - Gail Carriger - 12/3/13
T – The Testing - Joelle Charbonneau - 2/10/14
I – Into the Still Blue - 2/12/14
O – Once Upon a Curse - E.D. Baker - 12/31/14
N – No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14

7* Read a book with a weather-related word in the title or a weather-related item on the cover.
--The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey - 9/22/14
8* Read a book in which music plays an important part
--A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15: Ellen loves to put on classical music to unwind and her ghost will occasionally turn it on too.
9* Read a book originally published in a year with a 1, 7 or 9 in it
--City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare - pub. 9/10/2010 - 6/30/14
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PEPE PURPLE PASSION
20/20 Read
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P – Pathfinder - Orson Scott Card - 2/4/14
E – English Trifle - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/5/14
P – The Palace Job - 3/19/14
E – Earth Afire - Orson Scott Card - 1/13/14
P – Patricia Briggs - Silver Borne - 4/25/14
U – UnSouled - 1/30/14
R – Royal Street - 2/10/14
P – Pratchett, Terry - Making Money - 7/22/14
L – Life Expectancy - Dean Koontz - 11/20/13
E – Erikson, Steven - The Forge of Darkness - 4/7/14
P – Paper Towns - John Green - 10/23/14
A – Anna Godbersen - The Luxe - 2/27/14
S – The Spellman Files - Lisa Lutz - 2/6/14
S – Shadow and Bone - 3/13/14
I – Ian Tregellis - Bitter Seeds - 4/30/14
O – Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
N – Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15

10* Read a book with a mostly purple cover or the word PURPLE in the title.
--Embrace Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15

11* Read a book in which a character is living in a country other than his/her home country
--Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15: Megan was living in Puerto Rico and was from the US
12* Read a book set in a southern US state (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi)
--Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14: set in Pine Grove, Alabama
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WOCKA WOCKA
13/13 Read
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W – Willow G. Wilson - Alif the Unseen - 2/6/14
O – Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
C - The Candy Shop War - Brandon Mull - 12/29/13
K – Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Carrie Vaughn - 1/27/14
A – Angelfall - 3/5/14
W – Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson - 3/11/14
O – Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
C – Changeless - Gail Carriger - 1/16/14
K – Kristoff, Jay - Stormdancer - 6/24/14
A – Anthony Ryan - Blood Song - 4/23/14

13* Read a book with a cover that is mostly deep red or the word SCARLET, CRIMSON, BRICK or BLOOD in the title.
--Scarlet - Marissa Meyer - 3/23/14
14* Read a book with a two-word title
--Grave Peril - Jim Butcher - 8/29/14
15* Read a book in which the author’s first AND last initials can be found in WOCKAWOCKA
--City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare - 6/20/14
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ANIMAL-ISTIC
14/14 Read
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A – Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia - Brandon Sanderson - 6/11/14
N – Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
I – Independent Study - Joelle Charbonneau - 5/13/14
M – Marissa Meyer - Cinder - 2/13/14
A – The Assassin's Curse - Cassandra Rose Clarke - 7/11/14
L – Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
I – The Icebound Land - John Flanagan - 5/29/14
S – Shatter Me - Taherah Mafi - 4/18/14
T – Tempting Bella - Diana Quincy - 2/28/14
I – Ilona Andrews - Magic Burns - 7/2/14
C – Coyote Blue - Christopher Moore - 8/9/14

16* Read a book with a mostly bright red cover or the word RED in the title.
--Rumors - Anna Godbersen - 12/9/14

17* Read a book in which an animal – real or imaginary – plays an important part
--A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14: Xena the boa constrictor plays an important role in the story
18* Read a book in which things are destroyed in some way
--Summer Knight - Jim Butcher - 10/19/14: yep, definitely.
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Link to this Challenge in CCC Challenges: Amelia's Challenges

OPI MUPPETS COLLECTION
Starts Nov. 1, 2013 --- No deadline
Progress 204/204 books read

MEEP MEEP MEEP
15/15 Read
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M – Morgan Rhodes - Falling Kingdoms - 5/5/14
E – Ee, Susan - World After - 8/5/14
E – Enclave - Ann Aguirre - 8/8/14
P – Patricia Briggs - River Marked - 10/14/14
M – Marillier, Juliet - Son of the Shadows - 8/16/14
E – Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
E – The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14
P – Peter Cawdron - Xenophobia - 11/7/14
M – My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
E – Earth Awakens - Orson Scott Card - 9/19/14
E – Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
P – Perfect Ruin - Lauren DeStefano - 1/21/15

19* Read a book with a cover that is mostly an electric color or the word BRIGHT in the title.
Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14

20* Read a book in which a character works in a science-related field
--Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14: Alan Grant is a paleontologist, and there are many others working in other scientific fields.
21* Read a book whose title begins with a letter found in MEEP
--Pandemic - Yvonne Ventresca - 11/20/14
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EXCUSE MOI!
12/12 Read
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E – The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
X – Xiao-Mei, Zhu - The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations - 5/16/14
C – Chuck Wendig - Under the Empyrean Sky - 6/13/14
U – Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan - 3/3/14
S – Sanctum - Sarah Fine - 4/24/14
E – Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
M – Marissa Meyer - Cress - 8/3/14
O – Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
I – Ilona Andrews - Magic Strikes - 8/6/14

22* Read a book with a mostly white cover or the word WHITE in the title.
--The Whitefire Crossing - Courtney Schafer - 2/12/15
23* Read a book set in a country where English is NOT the primary language
--The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - 12/16/14: set in Bangkok
24* Read a book with a very strong female character
--Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14: Sophronia, definitely a strong female character
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GETTIN' MISS PIGGY WITH IT
24/24 Read
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G – Gift - Andrea J. Buchanan - 5/6/14
E – Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
T – Tiger's Curse - Colleen Houck - 4/8/14
T – Tim Conway - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life -9/10/14
I – Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
N – Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15
M – Mull, Brandon - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - 12/31/14
I – Ibrahim, Laila - Yellow Crocus - 10/11/14
S – The School for Good and Evil - Soman Chainani - 6/3/14
S – The Soul Mirror - Carol Berg - 7/17/14
P – Paula Brackston - The Witch's Daughter - 1/15/15
I – Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
G – Gail Carriger - Blameless - 5/13/14
G – Graduation Day - Joelle Charbonneau - 7/24/14
Y – Yancey, Rick - The 5th Wave - 2/24/14
W – The Warrior Heir - Cinda Williams Chima - 4/30/14
I – The Infinite Sea - Rick Yancey - 12/2/14
T – Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
H – Heroes Die - Matthew Stover - 2/24/14
I – Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
T – Taylor, Laini - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - 12/19/14

25* Read a book with something sparkly on the cover.
--Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15: the metal angel is sparkly

26* Read a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in MISSPIGGY
--The Crown Tower - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/4/14
27* Read a book with a pig or frog on the cover or in the story. Remember to post the book cover!
--Poison - Bridget Zinn - 3/30/15 - Rosie is a pig who helped Kyra find the princess she was looking for. There's also a pig on the cover, very small, but it is there.

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DESIGNERS DE-BETTER
20/20 Read
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D – Devil's Food Cake - Josi S. Kilpack - 4/10/14
E – Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
S – The Scorch Trials - James Dashner - 10/7/14
I – Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
G – Grip of the Shadow Plague - Brandon Mull - 8/3/14
N – Nielsen, Jennifer - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
E – E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
R – Rise of the Evening Star - Brandon Mull - 3/20/14
S – Shield and Crocus - Michael R. Underwood - 10/8/14
D – Dragon Keeper - Carole Wilkinson - 6/16/14
E – Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
B – Bastion - Mercedes Lackey - 1/8/14
E – Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
T – Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - 1/12/15
T – Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
E – Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15
R – Rebel Heart - Moira Young - 5/20/14

28* Read a book with a cover that is mostly a metallic color (bronze, silver, gold, copper) or the word BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD or COPPER in the title.
--Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
29* Read a book in which a character works in an artistic field – art, music, dance
--Dust and Light - Carol Berg - 8/20/14: Lucian is an artist/portraitist
30* Read a book in which the first letter of every word in the title – ALL words count – can be found in DESIGNERSDEBETTER (minimum three word title)
--The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
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WARM AND FOZZIE
16/16 Read
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W – A World Without Princes - Soman Chainani - 6/8/14
A – Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14
R – Year Zero - Rob Reid - 7/26/14
M – Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
A – Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
N – Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
D – Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
F – Fool Moon - Jim Butcher - 2/18/14
O – Ori Urlev - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
Z – Zarr, Sara - Sweethearts - 2/19/14
Z – Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
I – Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
E – Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15

31* Read a book with a mostly brown/tan cover or the word BROWN in the title.
--When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 1/23/15

32* Read a funny book
--Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
33* Read a book in which a character is a bear – can be an exception to the 150-page limit, but must be over 100 pages
--Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15: Darrow was attacked and almost killed by a giant bear
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THE FRESH FROG OF BEL-AIR
23/23 Read
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T – Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
H – Hambly, Barbara - Dragonshadow - 5/9/14
E – Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15
F – Finnikin of the Rock - Melina Marchetta - 4/15/14
R – The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion - 7/28/14
E – E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
S – Siege and Storm - Leigh Bardugo - 10/23/14
H – Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14
F – Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14
R – Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
O – Otto, Lori L. - Not Today, But Someday - 9/23/15
G – Grahame, Kenneth - The Wind in the Willows - 8/20/14
O – Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
F – Fine, Sara - Chaos - 10/28/14
B – The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon - 7/12/14
E – Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15
L – Laura Hillenbrand - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - 9/25/14
A – Atlantia - Ally Condie - 2/19/15
I – Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
R – Richard Roberts - Quite Contrary - 11/24/14

34* Read a book with a mostly green cover
--Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14

35* Read a book set in California
--Curse of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 9/22/14: set in San Francisco
36* Read a non-fiction book about 'going green' or a book with a character who doesn't quite fit in
--Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey - 1/21/15: Stark doesn't fit back in the normal world when he returns from his time in Hell.
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Nothing But Reading Challenges:
Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
A-Z: Real Animals
159/159 read

A: Albatross: 9/9
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A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Strikes - 8/6/14
L - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
B - Berg, Carol - Dust and Light - 8/20/14
A - Ann Aguirre - Enclave - 8/8/14
T - Tim Conway - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - 9/10/14
R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
S - Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier - 8/16/14
S - Sullivan, Michael J. - The Crown Tower - 9/4/14
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B: Badger: 6/6
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B - Butcher, Jim - Grave Peril - 8/29/14
A - Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
G - Green, John - Paper Towns - 10/23/14
E - Ee, Susan - World After - 8/5/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
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C: Cheetah: 7/7
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C - Coyote Blue - Christopher Moore - 8/9/14
H - Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
E - The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
A - The Android's Dream - John Scazi - 8/27/14
H - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14
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D: Dolphin: 7/7
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D - Dashner, James - The Scorch Trials - 10/7/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - 10/31/14
L - Lisa Lutz - Curse of the Spellmans - 9/22/14
P - Paolo Bacigalupi - The Windup Girl - 12/16/14
H - Hawkins, Rachel - Rebel Belle - 12/10/14
I - Ivey, Eowyn - The Snow Child - 9/22/14
N - Nielsen, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
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E: Elephant: 8/8
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E - Earth Awakens - Orson Scott Card - 9/19/14
L - Laila Ibrahim - Yellow Crocus - 10/11/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
P - Paula Brackston - The Witch's Daughter - 1/15/15
H - Hyde, Catherine Ryan - When I Found You - 1/23/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
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F: Falcon: 6/6
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F - Fractured - Sarah Fine - 9/6/14
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
L - Leigh Bardugo - Siege and Storm - 10/23/14
C - Chaos - Sarah Fine - 10/28/14
O - Once Upon a Curse - E.D. Baker - 12/31/14
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
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G: Giraffe: 7/7
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G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
F - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
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H: Horse: 5/5
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H - Hand, Cynthia - Boundless - 1/27/15
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
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I: Ibis: 4/4
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I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
B - Butcher, Jim - Summer Knight - 10/19/14
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
S - Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14
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J: Jaguar: 6/6
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J - Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton - 10/3/14
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
G - Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett - 3/4/15
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
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K: Koala: 5/5
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K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
L - Laini Taylor - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - 12/19/14
A - Adina, Shelley - Lady of Devices - 3/1/15
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L: Leopard: 7/7
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L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
P - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
R - Rallison, Janette - My Fair Godmother - 12/16/14
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Nothing But Reading Challenges:
Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge
A-Z: Real Animals
159/159 read


M: Meerkat: 7/7
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M - Mull, Brandon - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - 12/31/14
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas - 1/12/15
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N: Narwhal: 7/7
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N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Magnificent Devices - 3/12/15
R - Robin LaFevers - Dark Triumph - 3/24/15
W - The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame - 8/20/14
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
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O: Orca: 4/4
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O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
C - Courtney Schafer - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
A - Angie Sage - Syren - 4/30/15
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P: Panda: 5/5
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P - Pinborough, Sarah - Mayhem - 2/25/15
A - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
D - Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 7/10/15
A - A.G. Howard - Splintered - 6/13/15
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Q: Quokka: 6/6
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Q - Quite Contrary - Richard Roberts - 11/24/14
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
K - Kate Quinn - The Serpent and the Pearl - 3/20/15
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
A - Alex Flinn - Cloaked - 6/23/15
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R: Raven: 5/5
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R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
V - Ventresca, Yvonne - Pandemic - 11/20/14
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
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S: Stallion: 8/8
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S - Shannon Hale - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
A - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
L - Lisa Greenwald - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
O - Otto, Lori L. - Not Today, But Someday - 9/23/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
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T: Tiger: 5/5
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T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
G - Grabenstein, Chris - Mad Mouse - 6/26/15
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
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U: Umbrellabird: 12/12
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U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
M - The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
B - Bridget Zinn - Poison - 3/30/15
R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
L - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - The Towers of the Sunset - 7/30/15
A - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - Hawksong - 9/2/15
B - A Beautiful Blue Death - Charles Finch - 4/23/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
R - Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15
D - D.E. Stephenson - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
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V: Viper: 5/5
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V - Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
I - Ishigiro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
P - Pierce Brown - Golden Son - 4/28/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
R - R.L. Naquin - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
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W: Wolf: 4/4
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W - Waistcoats Weaponry - Gail Carriger - 11/10/14
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
F - Five Glass Slippers - various authors - 10/12/15
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X: Xantus: 6/6
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X - Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14
A - Allen, Bill - How to Slay a Dragon - 8/28/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
U - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
S - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
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Y: Yak: 3/3
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Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
A - The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
K - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
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Z: Zebra: 5/5
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Z - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - Holly Black - 11/19/14
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan of the Apes - 9/5/15
B - Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
R - Robin Hobb - Ship of Magic - 9/28/15
A - Anne Bishop - Written in Red - 10/19/15
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

From Sea to Shining Sea - South Carolina
September 1, 2015 - October 31, 2015
10/10 Read

1. ✒ Read a book with 23 intact in the number of its pages
--Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 238pgs - 9/23/15

2. ✒ Read a book where the female main character has a sister.
--The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15: Melissa & Emery are sisters

3. ✒ Read a second book in a completed trilogy
--Outpost - Razorland #2 - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15

4. ✒ Read a book with the description of a battle in it
--End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15: there is a big battle between the angels and the humans

5. ✒ Read the first book of an author (according to GR publication dates)
--The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15

6. ✒ Read a book whose title contains a word that can be made from the letters in "ROBERTDENMARK". (the word should be 3 letters or more, ignore and and the).
--Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15: can make RED

7. ✒ Read a book where the notable characters are mostly male
--Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15

8. ✒ Read an old book from your TBR (for the purpose of this task choose one of the first 60 books on your GR to-read list)
--Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15: added to TBR 1/22/10

9. ✒ Read a book with a predominantly grass green cover (post the cover)
--Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15


10. ✒ Read a book where rats are mentioned.
--Five Glass Slippers - various authors - 10/12/15: in the last story, the antagonist turned into a giant rat


From Sea to Shining Sea - Maryland
Duration: Jul 01, 2015 - Aug 31, 2015
10/10 read

1.
✒ Read one of the 10 oldest books in your TBR, either sorted by date added or by publication date
--The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr - 7/30/15: added in 2009, #1 in date added on my Help Me Decide Shelf

2.
✒ Read a book with at least two of the following colors on its cover: red, black, white, gold (post the cover, it MUST be visible on GR thumbnail)
--Uprooted - Naomi Novik - 7/3/15: gold & black


3.
✒ Read a book with a color in the title
--Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15

4.
✒ Read a book with an assassin character.
--The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15

5.
✒ Read a book set in a plantation (does not have to be cotton)
--The Quaker Café - Brenda Bevan Remmes - 1/14/16: set on an old plantation in North Carolina

6.
✒ Read a book published in September of any year
--Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - pub. Sept. 25, 2012 - 7/20/15

7.
✒ Read a book with a Catholic priest or nun character
--Run, Boy, Run - Uri Orlev - 8/30/15

8.
✒ Read a book with some sort of weapon used in the book
--Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 7/10/15: swords and battleaxes are used among others

9.
✒ Read a book with verse in it
--William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - Ian Doescher - 7/15/15: the whole book is in verse

10.
✒ Read a book with a wild animal mentioned in it (should be an actual wild animal, not a person referred to as such)
--Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - Thomas French - 7/14/15: tigers, elephants, chimpanzees, orangatans, hippos, snakes, etc. all mentioned

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

On the Screen Challenges
Saturday Morning Cartoons
July 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
25/25 Read


1. BUGS BUNNY - Read a book with a gray object occupying at least 25% of its cover; post the cover
--Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas - 8/6/15


2. DAFFY DUCK - Read book #3 in a series
--Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - Deeds of Paksenarrion #3 - 7/22/15

3. DROOPY - Read a book with an intelligent dog in the story (must be essential to the story in some way, not just a pet)
--The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15: Enzo, a dog, is the narrator of the story

4. ELMER FUDD - Read a book that has been translated from the language in which it was originally written (tell us its original language AND the language it’s been translated into)
--Run, Boy, Run - Uri Orlev - 8/30/15: translated from Hebrew into English and many others

5. FOGHORN LEGHORN - Read a book with some kind of bird on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail); post the cover
--Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 9/2/15


6. THE FLINTSTONES - Read a book with 6 or 9 in the year it was originally published; tell us the year
--The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - pub. Aug. 15, 1993 - 7/30/15

7. HECKLE & JECKLE - Read a book whose cover that is at least 75% black; post the cover
--StarBridge - A.C. Crispin - 10/18/15


8. HUCKLEBERRY HOUND - Read a a book that has won an award; tell us the award and the year it won
--Dairy Queen - Katherine Gilbert Murdock - 9/9/15: won the Borders Original Voices Award for YA or Independent Reader in 2006

9. THE JETSONS - Read a book with a 2, 6 or 0 in its total number of pages
--The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 506pgs - 8/11/15

10. JONNY QUEST - Read a book with a Q somewhere in its title or author’s name
--Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15

11. MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN - Read a book with TIME TRAVEL on its main GR page
--Lightning - Dean Koontz - 8/26/15

12. PEPE LE PEW - Read a book with ROMANCE on its main GR page
--The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - E. Lockhart - 8/31/15

13. POPEYE THE SAILOR - Read a book featuring a character in the military (any branch, any country, any era).
--Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - L.A. Meyer - 11/10/15: Jacky is in the British navy

14. PORKY PIG - Read a book with at least two words in its title that begin with the same letter
--The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15: Fell & Fairyland

15. QUICK DRAW McGRAW - Read a book whose main character is in law enforcement
--Blood Rites by Jim Butcher - 8/27/15: Karrin Murphy is a police officer

16. ROCKY & BULLWINKLE - Read a book set in a cold climate
--The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee - 8/20/15: starts out in the far north, on the tundra

17. SNAGGLEPUSS - Read a book whose cover is at least 50% pink; post the cover AND a book whose title begins with a letter in SNAGGLEPUSS (A, An and The DO count!!)
--UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15


18. TENNESSSEE TUXEDO & CHUMLEY - Read a book with a cover that is entirely black and white (only the author name or title in another color will be allowed); post the cover
--Unborn - Amber Lynn Natusch - 8/21/15


19. TOM & JERRY - Read a book between 150-200 pages long.
--William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 176pgs - Ian Doescher - 8/31/15

20. TOP CAT - Read a book by an author whose uses an initial instead of a first name
--Miss Buncle's Book - D.E. Stephenson - 8/4/15

21. TWEETY - Read a book in which a character lives with a grandparent instead of his/her parent/s.
--Dark Frost - Jennifer Estep - 9/14/15: Gwen lives with her Grandma when she's not at school

22. UNDERDOG - Read a book with a character who has at least one superpower; tell us what it is OR a book by an author whose first AND last initials can be found in UNDERDOG.
--Monster in My Closet -R.L. Naquin - 9/1/15: Zoey is an empath (works for both)

23. WILE E. COYOTE & THE ROADRUNNER - Read a book whose title contains at least one word with consecutive double letters (mEEp, nEEdle)
--The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15

24. YOGI BEAR & BOO BOO - Read a book with a smarter than average character
--Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15: June is the Republic's prodigy because she is the only person with a perfect score on her Trials test

25. YOSEMITE SAM - Read a book with a character who is called by a nickname rather than his/her given name; tell us both names
--Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15: Benson Fisher is called 'Fish'

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Link to this Challenge in CCC Challenges: Amelia's Challenges

2014 Countdown
105/105 books read

2001 - FINISHED!
1/1 read
1 - Fool Moon - pub. Jan. 9, 2001 - 2/18/14

2002 - FINISHED!
2/2 read
1 - The Naming - pub. Oct. 1, 2002 - 3/1/14
2 - Summer Knight - pub. Sept. 3, 2002 - 10/19/14

2003 - FINISHED!
3/3 read
1 - Dragon Keeper - pub. in 2003 - 6/16/14
2 - Death Masks - pub. Aug. 5, 2003 - 1/8/15
3 - The Kite Runner - pub. May 29, 2003 - 5/11/15

2004 - FINISHED!
4/4 read
1 - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - pub. July 1, 2004 - 9/29/14
2 - Once Upon a Curse - pub. Oct. 4, 2004 - 12/31/14
3 - Blood Rites - pub. Aug. 3, 2004 - 8/27/15
4 - Dead Man Talking - pub. Dec. 17, 2004 - 12/7/15

2005 - FINISHED!
5/5 read
1 - The Angel Experiment - pub. April 11, 2005 - 1/24/14
2 - Kitty and the Midnight Hour - pub. Nov. 1, 2005 - 1/27/14
3 - The Icebound Land - pub. Nov. 30, 2005 - 5/29/14
4 - Tilt-a-Whirl - pub. Sept. 20, 2005 - 10/15/14
5 - Trouble in Spades - pub. April 26, 2005 - 12/13/14

2006 - FINISHED!
6/6 read
1 - The Warrior Heir - pub. April 2, 2006 - 4/30/14
2 - His Majesty's Dragon - pub. March 28, 2006 - 5/25/14
3 - The Android's Dream - pub. Oct. 31, 2006 - 8/27/14
4 - Here, There Be Dragons - pub. Sept. 26, 2006 - 3/13/15
5 - Mad Mouse - pub. May 14, 2006 - 6/26/15
6 - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - pub. in 2006 - 8/31/15

2007 - FINISHED!
7/7 read
1 - The Spellman Files - pub. March 13, 2007 - 2/6/14
2 - The Luxe - pub. November 20, 2007 - 2/27/14
3 - Rise of the Evening Star - pub. June 1, 2007 - 3/20/14
4 - The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations - pub. Nov. 12, 2007 - 5/16/14
5 - Making Money - pub. Sept. 3, 2007 - 7/22/14
6 - A Beautiful Blue Death - pub. June 26, 2007 - 4/23/15
7 - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - pub. May 1, 2007 - 6/10/15

2008 - FINISHED!
8/8 read
1 - Sweethearts - pub. Feb. 1, 2008 - 2/19/14
2 - Finnikin of the Rock - pub. Sept. 29, 2008 - 4/15/14
3 - Magic Burns - pub. April 1, 2008 - 7/2/14
4 - Grip of the Shadow Plague - pub. April 21, 2007 - 8/3/14
5 - Curse of the Spellmans - pub. in 2008 - 9/22/14
6 - Paper Towns - pub. Oct. 1, 2008 - 10/23/14
7 - Rumors - pub. June 3, 2008 - 12/9/14
8 - Nation - pub. in Sept. 2008 - 10/4/15

2009 FINISHED!
9/9 read
1 - English Trifle - pub. July 15, 2009 - 1/5/14
2 - Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia - pub. Oct. 2009 - 6/11/14
3 - Magic Strikes - pub. Feb. 20, 2009 - 8/6/14
4 - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - pub. Sept. 29, 2009 - 11/4/14
5 - Revenge of the Spellmans - pub. March 10, 2009 - 12/4/14
6 - My Fair Godmother - pub. Jan. 6, 2009 - 12/16/14
7 - The Windup Girl - pub. Sept. 1, 2009 - 12/16/14
8 - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - pub. Mar. 24, 2009 - 12/31/14
9 - The Witch's Daughter - pub. Feb. 1, 2009 - 1/15/15

2010 - FINISHED!
10/10 read
1 - The Way of Kings - pub. Aug. 1, 2010 - 1/15/14
2 - Changeless - pub. April 1, 2010 - 1/16/14
3 - Pathfinder - pub. Sept. 1, 2010 - 2/4/14
4 - Devil's Food Cake - pub. March 3, 2010 - 4/10/14
5 - Silver Borne - pub. Sept. 30, 2010 - 4/25/14
6 - Bitter Seeds - pub. April 13, 2010 - 4/30/14
7 - Blameless - pub. Sept. 1, 2010 - 5/13/14
8 - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - pub. Nov. 16, 2010 - 9/25/14
9 - The Scorch Trials - pub. Oct. 12, 2010 - 10/7/14
10 - Magic Bleeds - pub. May 25, 2010 - 10/10/14

2011 - FINISHED!
11/11 read
1 - Angelfall - pub. May 21, 2011 - 3/5/14
2 - The Floating Islands - pub. Feb. 8, 2011 - 3/16/14
3 - Tiger's Curse - pub. Jan. 11, 2011 - 4/8/14
4 - Shatter Me - pub. Nov. 15, 2011 - 4/18/14
5 - City of Fallen Angels - pub. April 5, 2011 - 6/20/14
6 - The Soul Mirror - pub. Jan. 4, 2011 - 7/17/14
7 - Enclave - pub. April 11, 2011 - 8/8/14
8 - Among Thieves - pub. April 1, 2011 - 8/26/14
9 - The Emperor's Knife - pub. Oct. 27, 2011 - 9/16/14
10 - River Marked - pub. March 1, 2011 - 10/14/14
11 - Touch of Frost - pub. Aug, 1, 2011 - 11/23/14

2012 - FINISHED!
12/12 read
1 - Alif the Unseen - pub. June 19, 2012 - 2/6/14
2 - Royal Street - pub. April 10, 2012 - 2/10/14
3 - Cinder - pub. Jan. 30, 2012 - 2/13/14
4 - Unspoken - pub. Nov. 11, 2012 - 3/3/14
5 - Shadow and Bone - pub. May 17,2012 - 3/13/14
6 - The Palace Job - pub. Sept. 26, 2012 - 3/19/14
7 - The Forge of Darkness - pub. Aug. 2, 2012 - 4/7/14
8 - Blood Song - pub. Jan. 22, 2012 - 4/23/14
9 - Sanctum - pub. Oct. 16, 2012 - 4/24/14
10 - Falling Kingdoms - pub. Dec. 11, 2012 - 5/5/14
11 - Gift - pub. March 27, 2012 - 5/6/14
12 - Obsidian Mirror - pub. Oct. 4, 2012 - 5/15/14

2013 - FINISHED!
13/13 read
1 - Bastion - pub. Oct. 1, 2013 - 1/8/14
2 - Earth Afire - pub. June 4, 2013 - 1/13/14
3 - The Republic of Thieves - pub. October 8, 2013 - 1/23/14
4 - Indelible - pub. July 30, 2013 - 1/29/14
5 - UnSouled - pub. Oct. 15, 2013 - 1/30/14
6 - The Testing - pub. June 4, 2013 - 2/10/14
7 - The 5th Wave - pub. May 7, 2013 - 2/24/14
8 - Tempting Bella - pub. Sept. 9, 2013 - 2/28/14
9 - Orphan Train - pub. April 2, 2013 - 3/21/14
10 - Scarlet - pub. Feb. 5, 2013 - 3/23/14
11 - Vicious - pub. Sept. 24, 2013 - 3/26/14
12 - Sister Mine - pub. March 12, 2013 - 5/22/14
13 - The School for Good and Evil - pub. May 14, 2013 - 6/3/14

2014 - FINISHED!
14/14 read
1 - Into the Still Blue - pub. Jan. 28, 2014 - 2/12/14
2 - Words of Radiance - pub. March 4, 2014 - 3/11/14
3 - Independent Study - pub. Jan. 14, 2014 - 5/13/14
4 - A World Without Princes - pub. April 15, 2014 - 6/8/14
5 - Graduation Day - pub. June 17, 2014 - 7/24/14
6 - Cress - pub. Feb. 4, 2014 - 8/3/14
7 - Dust and Light - pub. Aug. 5, 2014 - 8/20/14
8 - Earth Awakens - pub. June 10, 2014 - 9/19/14
9 - Shield and Crocus - pub. June 10, 2014 - 10/8/14
10 - Chaos - pub. Oct. 7, 2014 - 10/28/14
11 - Raging Star - pub. May 13, 2014 - 11/2/14
12 - Waistcoats Weaponry - pub. Nov. 4, 2014 - 11/10/14
13 - Split Second - pub. Feb. 11, 2014 - 11/13/14
14 - Pandemic - pub. May 6, 2014 - 11/20/14

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Link to this Challenge in CCC Challenges: Amelia's Challenges

THE FUNNY PAGES CHALLENGE:
Calvin and Hobbes
110/110 read

Calvin - 6/6
C - Changeless - 1/16/14
A - The Angel Experiment - 1/24/14
L - The Luxe - 2/27/14
V - Vicious - 3/26/14
I - Indelible - 1/29/14
N - The Naming - 3/1/14

Hobbes - 6/6
H - Heroes Die - Matthew Stover - 2/24/14
O - Orphan Train - Christina Baker Kline - 3/21/14
B - Bastion - 1/8/14
B - The Bone Season - 7/12/14
E - Earth Afire - 1/13/14
S - The Spellman Files - 2/6/14

Mom and Dad - 9/9
M - Moon: Fool Moon - Jim Butcher - 2/18/14
O - Obsidian Mirror - 5/15/14
M - Mine - Sister Mine - Nalo Hopkinson - 5/22/14
A - Alif the Unseen - 2/6/14
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - 11/12/14
D - Devil's Food Cake - 4/10/14
D - Dragonshadow - 5/9/14
A - Angelfall - 3/5/14
D - Dragon Keeper - 6/16/14

Susie Derkins - 12/12
S - Sweethearts - 2/19/14
U - UnSouled - 1/30/14
S - Scarlet - Marissa Meyer - 3/23/14
I - Into the Still Blue - 2/12/14
E - Evil: - The School for Good and Evil - Saman Chainani - 6/3/14
D - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - Laini Taylor - 12/19/14
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
R - The Republic of Thieves - 1/23/14
K - Kitty and the Midnight Hour - 1/27/14
I - Independent Study - 5/13/14
N - Nerd: Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - 11/4/14
S - Shadow and Bone - 3/13/14

Rosalyn - 7/7
R - Royal Street - 2/10/14
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
S - Shatter Me - 4/18/14
A - Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia - 6/11/14
L - Lost: City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare - 6/30/14
Y - Year Zero - Rob Reid - 7/26/14
N - Not: How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15

Moe - 3/3
M - Majesty's: His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novak - 5/25/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
E - Enclave - Ann Aguirre - 8/8/14

Miss Wormwood - 12/12
M - Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews - 7/2/14
I - Islands - The Floating Islands - Rachel Neumeier - 3/16/14
S - Sanctum - 4/24/14
S - Silver Borne - 4/25/14
W - The Way of Kings - 1/15/14
O - ORBS - 10/31/14
R - Rise of the Evening Star - 3/20/14
M - Mirror: The Soul Mirror - Carol Berg - 7/17/14
W - Words of Radiance - 3/11/14
O - Once Upon a Curse - E.D. Baker - 12/31/14
O - Own: Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
D - Day: - Graduation Day - Joelle Charbonneau - 7/24/14

Mr. Spittle - 9/9
M - Making Money - Terry Pratchett - 7/22/14
R - Rock: Finnikin of the Rock - 4/15/14
S - Seeds: Bitter Seeds - 4/30/14
P - Pathfinder - 2/4/14
I - The Icebound Land - John Flanagan - 5/29/14
T - The Testing - 2/10/14
T - Tempting Bella - 2/28/14
L - Light: Dust and Light - Carol Berg - 8/20/14
E - The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14

Uncle Max - 8/8
U - Unspoken - 3/3/14
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
C - Cinder - Marissa Meyer - 2/13/14
L - Life: What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - Tim Conway - 9/10/14
E - Earth Awakens - Orson Scott Card - 9/19/14
M - Magic Strikes - Ilona Andrews - 8/6/14
A - Angels: City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare - 6/20/14
X - Xenophobia - Peter Cawdron - 11/7/14

Spaceman Spiff - 13/13
S- The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations - Zhu Xiao-Mei 5/16/14
P - The Palace Job - 3/19/14
A - The Assassin's Curse - 7/11/14
C - Coyote Blue - Christopher Moore - 8/9/14
E - The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
M - Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews - 10/10/14
A - After: World After - 8/5/14
N - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15
S - Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff - 6/24/14
P - Princes: A World Without Princes - Soman Chainani - 6/8/14
I - The Infinite Sea - Rick Yancey - 12/2/14
F - Fifth: The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey - 2/24/14
F - The Forge of Darkness - 4/7/14

Stupendous Man - 13/13
S - Shadow: Grip of the Shadow Plague - Brandon Mull - 8/3/14
T - Tiger's Curse - 4/8/14
U - Under the Empyrean Sky - 6/13/14
P - Pandemonium - 7/8/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
N - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
D - Dragon: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
O - Oliver: The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - E. Lockhart - 4/1/15
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
S - Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier - 8/16/14
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
A - Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14
N - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15

Tracer Bullet - 12/12
T - Tower: The Crown Tower - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/4/14
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
A - The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14
C - Cress - Marissa Meyer - 8/3/14
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
R - Rebel Heart - 5/20/14
B - Blood Song - 4/23/14
U - Unicorns: Zombies Vs. Unicorns - 11/19/14
L - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
L - Lot: A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14
E - Effect: The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
T - Touch of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 11/23/14

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

A-Z Book Titles - 2015
Jan. 1, 2015 - Dec. 31, 2015
26/26 read
FINISHED: December 27, 2015

A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
B - Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 1/27/15
C - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
E - The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
J - Jinx - Sage Blackwood - 12/27/15
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
L - Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/1/15
M - Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews - 1/19/15
N - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
P - Perfect Ruin - Lauren DeStefano - 1/21/15
Q - Queen's Gambit - Elizabeth Freemantle - 4/15/15
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
S - Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey - 1/21/15
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - 1/12/15
U - Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
V - Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
W - The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
X - Xander's Chance - Lizzy Ford - 1/31/15
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
Z - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - Thomas French - 7/14/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

A-Z Author's Last Name 2015
Jan. 1, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2015
26/26 read
FINISHED: December 29, 2015

A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/16/15
B - Butcher, Jim - Death Masks - 1/8/15
C - Condie, Ally - Atlantia - 2/19/15
D - DeStefano, Lauren - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
F - Ford, Lizzy - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
G - Greenwald, Lisa - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
H - Hyde Catherine Ryan - When I Found You - 1/23/15
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
J - Jones, Jenny B. - In Between - 11/16/15
K - Kilpack, Josi S. - Key Lime Pie - 1/12/15
L - Lowry Lois - The Giver - 2/23/15
M - Maas, Sarah J. - Throne of Glass - 1/12/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
P - Peacock, Kathleen - Hemlock - 2/17/15
Q - Quinn, Kate - The Serpent and the Pearl - 3/20/15
R - Reeves, Elizabeth A. - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
S - Sanderson, Brandon - Firefight - 1/15/15
T - Trent, Tiffany - The Unnaturalists - 12/21/15
U - Urban, Linda - A Crooked Kind of Perfect - 12/29/15
V - Valente, Catherynne M. - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - 8/28/15
W - Wells, Robison - Variant - 8/12/15
X - X, Meg Xuemei - Love's Prey - 10/12/15
Y - Yovanoff, Brenna - Paper Valentine - 2/13/15
Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

HOW MANY PAGES 2015?
January 1 - December 31, 2015
Read: 58,012/60,000

January: 5772pgs
--Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 451pgs - 1/8/15
--Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - 432pgs -1/12/15
--Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 360pgs - 1/12/15
--The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 305/416pgs - 1/15/15
--Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 432pgs - 1/15/15
--Mitosis - Brandon Sanderson - 35pgs - 1/15/15
--The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 368pgs - 1/16/15
--Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews - 320pgs - 1/19/15
--Perfect Ruin - Lauren DeStefano - 369pgs - 1/21/15
--Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey - 416pgs - 1/21/15
--When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 410pgs - 1/23/15
--Kiss of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 385pgs - 1/26/15
--Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 448pgs - 1/27/15
--Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 276pgs - 1/29/15
--Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 336pgs - 1/30/15
--Xander's Chance - Lizzy Ford - 301pgs - 1/31/15
--The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - James Thurber - 128pgs - 1/31/15

February: 4505pgs
--Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 316pgs - 2/3/15
--The False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 352pgs - 2/3/15
--Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 397pgs - 2/6/15
--Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 372pgs - 2/11/15
--The Whitefire Crossing - Courtney Schafer - 395pgs - 2/12/15
--Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 304pgs - 2/13/15
--Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 416pgs - 2/17/15
--The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 331pgs - 2/18/15
--Atlantia- Ally Condie - 368pgs - 2/19/15
--The Shadow Throne - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 336pgs - 2/20/15
--Vigilante: A Guard's Tale from Ana's Perspective - Sarah Fine - 49pgs - 2/20/15
--The Giver - Lois Lowry - 204pgs - 2/23/15
--William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - Ian Doescher - 176pgs - 2/23/15
--Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 339pgs - 2/25/15
--Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 150/203pgs

March: 4703pgs
--Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 53/203pgs - 3/1/15
--Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett - 355pgs - 3/4/15
--Altered - Gennifer Albin - 401pgs - 3/5/15
--The Playground - Ray Bradbury - 23pgs - 3/6/15
--Sabriel - Garth Nix - 491pgs - 3/8/15
--Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 185pgs - 3/10/15
--Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 216pgs - 3/12/15
--Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen - 326pgs - 3/13/15
--Brilliant Devices -Shelley Adina - 252pgs - 3/14/15
--The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 393pgs - 3/20/15
--Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 385pgs - 3/24/15
--Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - Anna Elliott - 236pgs - 3/26/15
--My Life in Pink & Green - Lisa Greenwald - 290pgs - 3/28/15
--Poison - Bridget Zinn - 276pgs - 3/30/15
--The Shadow Of What Was Lost - James Islington - 688pgs - 3/31/15
--The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - E. Lockhart - 133/229pgs

April: 4877pgs
--The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - E. Lockhart - 96/229pgs - 4/1/15
--The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 304pgs - 4/3/15
--Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 276pgs - 4/7/15
--The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 404pgs - 4/7/15
--A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 274pgs - 4/9/15
--Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 305pgs - 4/11/15
--Queen's Gambit - Elizabeth Freemantle - 424pgs - 4/15/15
--The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 288pgs - 4/16/15
--Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 400pgs - 4/17/15
--The Wandering Fire - Guy Gavriel Kay - 375pgs - 4/19/15
--A Beautiful Blue Death - Charles Finch - 324pgs - 4/23/15
--Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 465pgs - 4/28/15
--Syren - Angie Sage - 628pgs - 4/30/15
--How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 315pgs - 5/1/15

May: 1894pgs
--The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 165pgs - 5/3/15
--As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 259pgs - 5/5/15
--When Calls the Heart - Janette Oke - 220pgs - 5/7/15
--The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 371pgs - 5/11/15
--Talon - Julie Kagawa - 400pgs - 5/20/15
--Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 479pgs - 5/21/15

June: 4528pgs
--The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 368pgs - 6/2/15 (reread)
--As You Wish - Cary Elwes - 259pgs - 6/5/15 (reread)
--Inamorata - Megan Chance - 420pgs - 6/5/15
--Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 368pgs - 6/8/15
--The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 464pgs - 6/10/15
--Splintered - A.G. Howard - 403pgs - 6/13/15
--Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 320pgs - 6/16/15
--Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale - 324pgs - 6/19/15
--The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 408pgs - 6/19/15
--Cloaked - Alex Flinn - 368pgs - 6/23/15
--Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 320pgs - 6/26/15
--Sheepfarmer's Daughter- Elizabeth Moon - 506pgs - 6/26/15

July: 4445pgs
--Uprooted - Naomi Novik - 448pgs - 7/3/15
--Lock In - John Scalzi - 336pgs - 7/8/15
--Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 522pgs - 7/10/15
--Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 362pgs - 7/11/15
--Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - Thomas French - 309pgs - 7/14/15
--William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - Ian Doescher - 172pgs - 7/15/15
--A Million Suns - Beth Revis - 386pgs - 7/17/15
--Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 408pgs - 7/20/15
--Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 501pgs - 7/22/15
--The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 465pgs - 7/24/15
--The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 536pgs - 7/30/15

August: 4658pgs
--Miss Buncle's Book - D.E. Stephenson - 304pgs - 8/4/15
--Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas - 431pgs - 8/6/15
--The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 506pgs - 8/11/15
--Variant - Robison Wells - 389pgs - 8/12/15
--UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 235pgs - 8/14/15
--Legend - Marie Lu - 352pgs - 8/20/15
--The Gaslight Dogs - Karin Lowachee - 359pgs - 8/20/15
--Unborn - Amber Lynn Natusch - 256pgs - 8/21/15
--Lightning - Dean Koontz - 355pgs - 8/26/15
--Blood Rites - Jim Butcher - 372pgs - 8/27/15
--The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 272pgs - 8/28/15
--How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 228pgs - 8/28/15
--Run, Boy, Run - Uri Orlev - 197pgs - 8/30/15
--William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - Ian Doescher - 176pgs - 8/31/15
--The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - E. Lockhart - 226pgs - 8/31/15

September: 5374pgs
--Monster in My Closet - R.L. Naquin - 209pgs - 9/1/15
--Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 258pgs - 9/2/15
--Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 270pgs - 9/5/15
--Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - 401pgs - 9/7/15
--The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 286pgs - 9/9/15
--Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 291pgs - 9/9/15
--A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas - 432pgs - 9/14/15
--Dark Frost - Jennifer Estep - 336pgs - 9/14/15
--The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 384pgs - 9/16/15
--Bewitching - Jill Barnett - 464pgs - 9/22/15
--Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 204pgs - 9/23/15
--Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 238pgs - 9/23/15
--Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 809pgs - 9/28/15
--Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 449pgs - 9/29/15
--Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 272pgs - 9/29/15

October: 6143pgs
--Mercury Falls - Robert Kroese - 383pgs - 10/2/15
--Nation - Terry Pratchett - 367pgs 10/4/15
--The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 338pgs - 10/5/15
--The Martian - Andy Weir - 385pgs - 10/6/15
--This Quiet Sky - Joanne Bischof - 160pgs - 10/7/15
--Five Glass Slippers - various authors - 465pgs - 10/12/15
--Love's Prey - Meg Xuemei X - 255pgs - 10/12/15
--The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 516pgs - 10/15/15
--Starbridge - A.C. Crispin - 329pgs - 10/18/15
--Written in Red - Anne Bishop - 513pgs - 10/19/15
--Resurrection - Arwen Elys Dayton - 442pgs - 10/22/15
--Touch of Power - Maria V. Snyder - 390pgs - 10/25/15
--Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 336pgs - 10/26/15
--End of Days - Susan Ee - 344pgs - 10/29/15
--Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 282pgs - 10/30/15
--Heartless - Gail Carriger - 374pgs - 10/30/15
--Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - Peter Allison -264pgs - 10/31/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

HOW MANY PAGES 2015? (Part 2)
January 1 - December 31, 2015
Read: 58,012/60,000


November - 5526pgs
--The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde - 420pgs - 11/3/15
--Worthy - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 325pgs - 11/4/15
--How to Save a Kingdom - Bill Allen - 220pgs - 11/7/15
--Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - L.A. Meyer - 304pgs - 11/10/15
--Mine Till Midnight - Lisa Kleypas - 372pgs - 11/12/15
--The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 324pgs - 11/13/15
--City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare - 725pgs - 11/13/15
--In Between - Jenny B. Jones - 291gs - 11/16/15
--Winter - Marissa Meyer - 824pgs - 11/19/15
--A Murder Is Announced - Agatha Christie - 288pgs - 11/19/15
--The September Society - Charles Finch - 320pgs - 11/21/15
--Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 320pgs - 11/24/15
--Everything Burns - Vincent Zandri - 340pgs - 11/25/15
--The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - Kim Harrison - 453pgs - 11/29/15

December: 5587pgs
--Marked - Sarah Fine - 332pgs - 12/2/15
--The Mime Order - Samantha Shannon - 321pgs - 12/3/15
--Dead Man Talking - T.M. Simmons - 244pgs - 12/7/15
--The Second Coming - David H. Burton - 327pgs - 12/9/15
--The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 438pgs - 12/9/15
--Doggie Day Care Murder - Laurien Berenson - 321pgs - 12/10/15
--Princess Ben - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 353pgs - 12/14/15
--Requiem - Lauren Oliver - 391pgs - 12/15/15
--A Posse of Princesses - Sherwood Smith - 300pgs - 12/16/15
--Maybe in Another Life - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 352pgs - 12/16/15
--The Diva Runs Out of Thyme - Krista Davis - 308pgs - 12/18/15
--The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 320pgs - 12/21/15
--The Dogs of Christmas - W. Bruce Cameron - 239pgs - 12/22/15
--The Dark Lord's Handbook - Paul Dale - 308pgs - 12/24/15
--Jinx - Sage Blackwood - 368pgs - 12/27/15
--A Crooked Kind of Perfect - Linda Urban - 224pgs - 12/29/15
--Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 441pgs - 12/31/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Since this isn't officially a challenge anymore, I'm just going to keep track of it here.

Doorstoppers 2015: Books longer than 450 pages

1. Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 451pgs - 1/8/15
2. Sabriel - Garth Nix - 491pgs - 3/8/15
3. The Shadow Of What Was Lost - James Islington - 688pgs - 3/31/15
4. Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 465pgs - 4/28/15
5. Syren - Angie Sage - 628pgs - 4/30/15
6. Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 479pgs - 5/21/15
7. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - MIchael Chabon - 464pgs - 6/10/15
8. Sheepfarmer's Daughter - Elizabeth Moon - 506pgs - 6/26/15
9. Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 522pgs - 7/10/15
10. Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 501pgs - 7/22/15
11. The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 465pgs - 7/24/15
12. The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 536pgs - 7/30/15
13. The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 506pgs - 8/11/15
14. Bewitching - Jill Barnett - 464pgs - 9/22/15
15. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 809pgs - 9/28/15
16. Five Glass Slippers - various authors - 465pgs - 10/12/15
17. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 516pgs - 10/15/15
18. Written in Red - Anne Bishop - 513pgs - 10/19/15
19. City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare - 725pgs - 11/13/15
20. Winter - Marissa Meyer - 824pgs - 11/19/15
21. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - Kim Harrison - 453pgs - 11/29/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Level 1: Serious Readers Challenge 2015
Duration: January 1 2015 - December 31, 2015
Read: 100/100

1. Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15
2. Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - 1/12/15
3. Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
4. The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
5. Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
6. Mitosis - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
7. The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston - 1/15/15
8. The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
9. Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews - 1/19/15
10. Perfect Ruin - Lauren DeStefano - 1/21/15

11. Sandman Slim - Richard Kadrey - 1/21/15
12. When I Found You - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 1/23/15
13. Kiss of Frost - Jennifer Estep - 1/26/15
14. Boundless - Cynthia Hand - 1/27/15
15. Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
16. Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
17. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - James Thurber - 1/31/15
18. Xander's Chance - Lizzy Ford - 1/31/15
19. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
20. The False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/3/15

21. Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
22. Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
23. The Whitefire Crossing - Courtney Schafer - 2/12/15
24. Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
25. Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
26. The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
27. Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15
28. The Shadow Throne - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/20/15
29. Vigilante: A Guard's Tale from Ana's Perspective - Sarah Fine - 2/20/15
30. The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15

31. William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - Ian Doescher - 2/23/15
32. Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
33. Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/1/15
34. Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett - 3/4/15
35. Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
36. The Playground - Ray Bradbury - 3/6/15
37. Sabriel - Garth Nix - 3/8/15
38. Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
39. Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/12/15
40. Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen - 3/13/15

41. Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/14/15
42. The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15
43. Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
44. Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - Anna Elliott - 3/26/15
45 - My Life in Pink & Green - Lisa Greenwald - 3/28/15
46 - Poison - Bridget Zinn - 3/30/15
47 - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - James Islington - 3/31/15
48 - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - E. Lockhart - 4/1/15
49 - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
50. Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15

51. The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15
52. A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
53. Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
54. Queen's Gambit - Elizabeth Freemantle - 4/15/15
55. The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
56. Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
57. The Wandering Fire - Guy Gavriel Kay - 4/19/15
58. A Beautiful Blue Death - Charles Finch - 4/23/15
59. Golden Son - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
60. Syren - Angie Sage - 4/30/15

61. How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15
62. The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
63. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
64. When Calls the Heart - Janette Oke - 5/7/15
65. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
66. Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
67. Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
68. The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 6/2/15 reread
69. As You Wish - Cary Elwes - 6/5/15 reread
70. Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15

71. Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
72. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
73. Splintered - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15
74. Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
75. Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale - 6/19/15
76. The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
77. Cloaked - Alex Flinn - 6/23/15
78. Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
79. Sheepfarmer's Daughter - Elizabeth Moon - 6/26/15
80. Uprooted - Naomi Novik - 7/3/15

81. Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
82. Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 7/10/15
83. Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
84. Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - Thomas French - 7/14/15
85. William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - Ian Doescher - 7/15/15
86. A Million Suns - Beth Revis - 7/17/15
87. Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
88. Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
89. The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
90. The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt Jr. - 7/30/15

91. Miss Buncle's Book - D.E. Stephenson - 8/4/15
92. Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas - 8/6/15
93. The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
94. Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
95. UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
96. Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
97. The Gaslight Dogs - Karin Lowachee - 8/20/15
98. Unborn - Amber Lynn Natusch - 8/21/15
99. Lightning - Dean Koontz - 8/26/15
100. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher - 8/27/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Level 2: Serious Readers Challenge 2015
Part 2
Duration: January 1 2015 - December 31, 2015
Read: 168/200

101. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
102. How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 8/28/15
103. Run, Boy, Run - Uru Orlev - 8/30/15
104. William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - Ian Doescher - 8/31/15
105. The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - E. Lockhart - 8/31/15
106. Monster in My Closet - R.L. Naquin - 9/1/15
107. Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 9/2/15
108. Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
109. Red Queen -Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15
110. The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15

111. Dairy Queen - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 9/9/15
112. A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas - 9/14/15
113. Dark Frost - Jennifer Estep - 9/14/15
114. The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
115. Bewitching - Jill Barnett - 9/22/15
116. Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
117. Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
118. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15
119. Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15
120. Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15

121. Mercury Falls - Robert Kroese - 10/2/15
122. Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
123. The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
124. The Martian - Andy Weir - 10/6/15
125. This Quiet Sky - Joanne Bischof - 10/7/15
126. Five Glass Slippers - various authors - 10/12/15
127. Love's Prey - Meg Xuemei X - 10/12/15
128. The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
129. Starbridge - A.C. Crispin - 10/18/15
130. Written in Red - Anne Bishop - 10/19/15
131. Resurrection - Arwen Elys Dayton - 10/22/15

132. Touch of Power - Maria V. Snyder - 10/25/15
133. Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
134. End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
135. Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
136. Heartless - Gail Carriger - 10/30/15
137. Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - Peter Allison - 10/31/15
138. The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde - 11/3/15
139. Worthy - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 11/4/15
140. How to Save a Kingdom - Bill Allen - 11/7/15
141. Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - L.A. Meyer - 11/10/15

142. Mine Till Midnight - Lisa Kleypas - 11/12/15
143. The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
144. City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare - 11/13/15
145. In Between - Jenny B. Jones - 11/16/15
146. Winter - Marissa Meyer - 11/19/15
147. A Murder Is Announced - Agatha Christie - 11/19/15
148. The September Society - Charles Finch - 11/21/15
149. Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
150. Everything Burns - Vincent Zandri - 11/25/15

151. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - Kim Harrison - 11/29/15
152. Marked - Sarah Fine - 12/2/15
153. The Mime Order - Samantha Shannon - 12/3/15
154. Dead Man Talking - T.M. Simmons - 12/7/15
155. The Second Coming - David H. Burton - 12/9/15
156. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
157. Doggie Day Care Murder - Laurien Berenson - 12/10/15
158. Princess Ben - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 12/14/15
159. Requiem Lauren Oliver - 12/15/15
160. A Posse of Princesses - Sherwood Smith - 12/16/15

161. Maybe in Another Life - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 12/16/15
162. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme - Krista Davis - 12/18/15
163. The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15
164. The Dogs of Christmas - W. Bruce Cameron - 12/22/15
165. The Dark Lord's Handbook - Paul Dale - 12/24/15
166. Jinx - Sage Blackwood - 12/27/15
167. A Crooked Kind of Perfect - Linda Urban - 12/29/15
168. Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 12/31/15
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[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Disney Movie Challenge
Aladdin

Disney Movie Challenge
Aladdin
32/32 Read

Part One: Titles
Aladdin:
7/7 read

A - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
A - The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
D - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
N - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15

Part Two: Characters
11/11 read

o Aladdin: Andrew Malvern - Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
o Genie: Gaul - Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale - 6/19/15
o Jasmine: Jonas - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
o Jafar: June Iparis - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
o Abu: Andre the Giant - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
o Cave of Wonders: Carmelina - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15
o Rajah: R2-D2 - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - Ian Doescher - 2/23/15
o Iago: Imogen - The Shadow Throne - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/20/15
o Sultan: Sybella - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
o Razoul: Raisa - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
o Magic Carpet - Meg --> Margaret Neville - Queen's Gambit - Elizabeth Freemantle - 4/15/15

Part Three: Authors
A Whole New World:
14/14 read

A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15

W - Weir, Andy - The Martian - 10/6/15
H - Hale, Shannon - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/31/15
L - Lois Lowry - The Giver - 2/23/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15

N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
E - Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15
W - W. Bruce Cameron - The Dogs of Christmas - 12/22/15

W - Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White - 1/21/16
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
R - Robin LaFevers - Dark Triumph - 3/24/15
L - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - The Towers of the Sunset - 7/30/15
D - Doescher, Ian - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

No Vowels: Round 4
Books Chosen: The Elephant Whisperer, My Fair Godmother, Revenge of the Spellmans, Into the Wild Nerd Yonder, Dust and Light

89/89 read
Substitutions:
A=>G, E=>T, I=>R, O=>S, U=>F

The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony
The Tltphgnt Whrsptrtr: 20/20 read

T - Thomas Sabin: Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
T - True Beck: Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15

T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
L - Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/1/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
P - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
H - Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
G - The Giver - Lois Lowry - 2/23/15
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
T - Tui T. Sutherland - The Menagerie - 4/16/15

W - The Whitefire Crossing - Courtney Schafer - 2/12/15
H - Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen - 3/13/15
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
S - Shirvington, Jessica - Embrace - 2/6/15
P - Poison - Bridget Zinn - 3/30/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
R - Robin LaFevers - Dark Triumph - 3/24/15
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15

My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison
My Fgrr Gsdmsthtr: 15/15 read

M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15

F - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
G - Gennifer Albin - Altered - 3/5/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
R - Rob Reiner/Robin Wright: - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15

G - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - Anna Elliott - 3/26/15
S - Sabriel - Garth Nix - 3/8/15
D - Doescher, Ian - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
M - Magnificent Devices -Shelley Adina - 3/12/15
S - The Shadow Throne - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/20/15
T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
H - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15

Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz
Rtvtngt sf tht Sptllmgns: 21/21 read

R - Revis, Beth - A Million Suns - 7/17/15
T - Thomas - Blood Rites - Jim Butcher - 8/27/15
V - Victoriana: Cloaked - Alex Flinn - 6/23/15
T - Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
G - Greenwald, Lisa - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
T - Tamlin: A Court of Thorns and Roses -Sarah J. Maas - 9/14/15

S - Shelley Adina - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
F - Freemantle, Elizabeth - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15

T - Tristan - Silent Harmony - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
H - Hosseini, Khaled - The Kite Runner - 5/11/15
T - Trell, Brashen - Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15

S - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15
P - Pierce Brown - Golden Son - 4/28/15
T - Tommy - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15
L - Lockhart, E. - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15
M - Megan Chance - Inamorata - 6/5/15
G - Guy Gavriel Kay - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
S - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - James Islington - 3/31/15

Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern
Rnts tht Wrld Ntrd Ysndtr: 21/21 read

R - Raisa - The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
N - Nan Taylor - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Nation - 10/4/15
S - Syren - Angie Sage - 4/30/15

T - Tony from The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
H - Hofmiller, Sadie from Blackberry Crumble - 6/8/15
T - This Quiet Sky - Joanne Bischof - 10/7/15

W - When Calls the Heart -Janette Oke - 5/7/15
R - Robison Wells - Variant - 8/12/15
L - Legend - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15

N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
T - Tilly - Five Glass Slippers - various authors - 10/12/15
R - Run, Boy, Run - Uri Orlev - 8/30/15
D - Divided Allegiance - Elizabeth Moon - 7/10/15

Y - Yourish, Meryl - Darkness Rising - 3/10/16
S - Stovall, Jim - The Ultimate Gift - 5/3/15
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
D - Doescher, Ian - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
T - Tess - Written in Red - Anne Bishop - 10/19/15
R - Ruby Oliver - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - E. Lockhart - 8/31/15

Dust and Light - Carol Berg
Dfst gnd Lrght: 12/12 read

D - D.E. Stephenson - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
F - Finch, Charles - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
S - Splintered - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15
T - Touch of Power - Maria V. Snyder - 10/25/15

G - Grabenstein, Chris - Mad Mouse - 6/26/15
N - Nelson: The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
D - Dorian: Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas - 8/6/15

L - Lock In - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
R - Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15
G - Gier, Kerstin - Sapphire Blue - 7/11/15
H - Hale, Shannon - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
T - T.M. Simmons - Dead Man Talking - 12/7/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

15x15(8) Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016
150/150 read

A: First Book in a series
1 - The False Prince - The Ascendance Trilogy #1 - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/3/15
2 - Mayhem - Dr. Bond #1 - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
3 - Lady of Devices - Magnificent Devices #1 - Shelley Adina - 3/1/15
4 - Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen - Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica #1 - 3/13/15
5 - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - Red Rising Trilogy #1 - 4/17/15
6 - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad -Elizabeth A. Reeves - Cindy Eller #1 - 5/1/15
7 - Talon - Julie Kagawa - Talon #1 - 5/20/15
8 - Splintered - Splintered #1 - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15
9 - Marked - Servants of Fate #1 - Sarah Fine - 12/2/15
10 - The Diva Runs Out of Thyme - Domestic Diva Mystery #1 - 12/18/15

B: First Books in Series, cont.
1 - Lock In - Lock In #1 - John Scalzi - 7/8/15
2 - The Demon King - Seven Realms #1 - Cinda Williams Chima - 8/11/15
3 - Legend - Legend #1 - Marie Lu - 8/20/15
4 - Red Queen - Red Queen #1 - Victoria Aveyard - 9/7/15
5 - Dairy Queen - Dairy Queen #1 - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 9/9/15
6 - Silent Harmony - Fairmont Riding Academy #1 - Michele Scott - 9/23/15
7 - The Red Pyramid - Kane Chronicles #1 - Rick Riordan - 10/15/15
8 - The Big Over Easy - Nursery Crime #1 - Jasper Fforde - 11/3/15
9 - Enchanted, Inc. - Enchanted, Inc. #1 - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
10 - The Dark Lord's Handbook - Dark Lord's Handbook #1 - Paul Dale - 12/24/15

C: Series Books (not #1)
1 - Undivided - Unwind Dystology #4 - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
2 - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - The Ascendance Trilogy #3 - 2/18/15
3 - Altered - Gennifer Albin - Crewel World #2 - 3/5/15
4 - Magnificent Devices - Shelley Adina - Magnificent Devices #3 - 3/12/15
5 - Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - Magnificent Devices #4 - 3/14/15
6 - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - His Fair Assassin #2 - 3/24/15
7 - The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans #4 - 4/7/15
8 - Syren - Angie Sage - Septimus Heap #5 - 4/30/15
9 - Heartless - Gail Carriger - Parasol Protectorate #4 - 10/30/15
10 - City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare - The Mortal Instruments #6 - 11/13/15

D: Series Books (not #1) cont.
1 - Golden Son - Red Rising #2 - Pierce Brown - 4/28/15
2 - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Chet & Bernie #2 - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
3 - Mad Mouse - John Ceepak Mystery #2 - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
4 - Divided Allegiance - Deeds of Paksenarrion #2 - Elizabeth Moon - 7/10/15
5 - A Million Suns - Across the Universe #2 - Beth Revis - 7/17/15
6 - The Towers of the Sunset - Saga of Recluce #2 - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15
7 - Blood Rites - Harry Dresden Files #6 - Jim Butcher - 8/27/15
8 - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them -Ruby Oliver #2 - E. Lockhart - 8/31/15
9 - Winter - The Lunar Chronicles #4 - Marissa Meyer - 11/19/15
10 - The September Society - Charles Lenox Mysteries #2 - Charles Finch - 11/21/15

E: Books I read on my Kindle
1 - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
2 - Her Own Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/10/15
3 - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - E. Lockhart - 4/1/15
4 - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
5 - Variant - Robison Wells - 8/12/15
6 - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente - 8/28/15
7 - The Little Lady Agency - Hester Browne - 9/16/15
8 - Not Today, But Someday - Lori L. Otto - 9/23/15
9 - Maybe in Another Life - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 12/16/15
10 - Jinx - Sage Blackwood - 12/27/15

F: Books I read on my Kindle, cont.
1 - The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein - 10/5/15
2 - Love's Prey - Meg Xuemei X - 10/12/15
3 - Written in Red - Anne Bishop - 10/19/15
4 - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
5 - Mine Till Midnight - Lisa Kleypas - 11/12/15
6 - In Between - Jenny B. Jones - 11/16/15
7 - A Murder Is Announced - Agatha Christie - 11/19/15
8 - The Mime Order - Samantha Shannon - 12/3/15
9 - The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah - 12/9/15
10 - A Crooked Kind of Perfect - Linda Urban - 12/29/15

G: Audiobooks
1 - The Whitefire Crossing - Courtney Schafer - 2/12/15
2 - The Shadow Throne - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/20/15
3 - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
4 - Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale - 6/19/15
5 - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
6 - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas - 7/24/15
7 - Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas - 8/6/15
8 - Lightning - Dean Koontz - 8/26/15
9 - Worthy - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 11/4/15
10 - Dead Man Talking - T.M. Simmons - 12/7/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

15x15(8) Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016
150/150 read

H: Audiobooks, cont.
1 - How to Slay a Dragon - Bill Allen - 8/28/15
2 - Monster in My Closet - R.L. Naquin - 9/1/15
3 - Tarzan of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs - 9/5/15
4 - The Princess Sisters - Stacy Lynn Carroll - 9/9/15
5 - Bewitching - Jill Barnett - 9/22/15
6 - Raising Stony Mayhall - Daryl Gregory - 9/29/15
7 - Resurrection - Arwen Elys Dayton - 10/22/15
8 - How to Save a Kingdom - Bill Allen - 11/7/15
9 - Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - L.A. Meyer - 11/10/15
10 - Doggie Day Care Murder - Laurien Berenson - 12/10/15

I: Short Stories or Short Books: < 200 pages long
1 - Vigilante: A Guard's Tale from Ana's Perspective - Sarah Fine - 49pgs - 2/20/15
2 - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - Ian Doescher - 176pgs - 2/23/15
3 - The Playground - Ray Bradbury - 23pgs - 3/6/15
4 - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back Ian Doescher - 172pgs - 7/15/15
5 - Run, Boy, Run - Uri Orlev - 197pgs - 8/30/15
6 - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - Ian Doescher - 176pgs - 8/31/15
7 - This Quiet Sky - Joanne Bischof - 160pgs - 10/7/15
8 - BeSwitched - Molly Snow - 145pgs - 1/29/16
9 - Cloaked in Red - Vivian Vande Velde - 130pgs - 1/31/16
10 - Mistborn: Secret History - Brandon Sanderson - 149pgs - 3/31/16

J: Starts with Vowels: A,E,I,O,U and Y
1 - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
2 - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
3 - Atlantia - Ally Condie - 2/19/15
4 - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
5 - Uprooted - Naomi Novik - 7/3/15
6 - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
7 - UnEnchanted - Chanda Hahn - 8/14/15
8 - Unborn - Amber Lynn Natusch - 8/21/15
9 - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
10 - The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - 12/21/15

K: Doesn't Work in the Countdown: either published before 2001 OR the year is full
1 - The Giver - Lois Lowry - pub. in 1993 - 2/23/15
2 - Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett - pub in 1989 - 3/4/15
3 - Sabriel - Garth Nix - pub. Sept. 30, 1996 - 3/8/15
4 - The Wandering Fire - Guy Gavriel Kay - pub. June 1, 1986 - 4/19/15
5 - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - pub. in 1991 - 5/3/15
6 - When Calls the Heart - Janette Oke - pub. Mar. 1, 1983 - 5/7/15
7 - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - Elizabeth Moon - pub. June 1, 1988 - 6/26/15
8 - Miss Buncle's Book - D.E. Stepenson - pub. in 1934 - 8/4/15
9 - The Dogs of Christmas - W. Bruce Cameron - pub. Aug. 14, 2013, year is full - 12/22/15
10 - The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins - pub. in 1856 - 1/21/16

L: New To Me Authors
1 - My Life in Pink & Green - Lisa Greenwald - 3/28/15
2 - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - James Islington - 3/31/15
3 - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
4 - The Menagerie - Tui T. Sutherland - 4/16/15
5 - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15
6 - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro - 9/29/15
7 - Mercury Falls - Robert Kroese - 10/2/15
8 - The Martian - Andy Weir - 10/6/15
9 - The Second Coming - David H. Burton - 12/9/15
10 - Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 12/31/15

M: Waiting A Long Time: Books that have been on my TBR since 2013
1 - Poison - Bridget Zinn - 3/30/15
2 - Blackberry Crumble - Josi S. Kilpack - 6/8/15
3 - Cloaked - Alex Flinn - 6/23/15
4 - The Gaslight Dogs Karin Lowachee - 8/20/15
5 - Hawksong - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 9/2/15
6 - Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15
7 - Nation - Terry Pratchett - 10/4/15
8 - Starbridge - A.C. Crispin - 10/18/15
9 - The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15
10 - Princess Ben - Catherine Gilbert Murdock - 12/14/15

N: Out of My Genre: Not Fantasy
1 - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15: historical romance
2 - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - Anna Elliott - 3/26/15: historical romance
3 - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15: contemporary romance/humor
4 - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15: cozy mystery
5 - Queen's Gambit - Elizabeth Freeman - 4/15/15: historical fiction
6 - A Beautiful Blue Death - Charles Finch - 4/23/15: historical mystery
7 - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15: nonfiction/memoir
8 - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - Thomas French - 7/14/15: nonfiction
9 - Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - Peter Allison - 10/31/15: nonfiction/travel memoir
10 - Everything Burns - Vincent Zandri - 11/25/15: thriller

O: YA Books
1 - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/15
2 - Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 5/21/15
3 - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15
4 - Sapphire Blue - Kerstin Gier - 7/11/15
5 - A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas 9/14/15
6 - Dark Frost - Jennifer Estep - 9/14/15
7 - Five Glass Slippers - various authors - 10/12/15
8 - Touch of Power - Maria V. Snyder - 10/25/15
9 - End of Days - Susan Ee - 10/29/15
10 - Requiem - Lauren Oliver - 12/15/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Link to this Challenge in CCC Challenges: Amelia's Challenges

NOW WE'RE COOKING - Part 1
Begins October 1, no deadline
Option A: Spell It Out
222/222 Books Read

1. What is your favorite breakfast food?
Hash Browns - 10/10
H - Heroes Die - 2/24/14
A - And Another Thing... - 10/7/13
S - Steelheart - 10/14/13
H - Houck, Colleen - Tiger's Curse - 4/8/14
B - The Burning Bridge - 1/1/14
R - Roth, Veronica - Allegiant - 10/30/13
O - Oliver, Lauren - Delirium - 11/12/13
W - Wecker, Helene - The Golem and the Jinni - 10/18/13
N - Night Watch - 10/23/13
S - The Smoke Thief - 12/17/13

2. What is the name of your favorite sit down restaurant?
Rovalis Ristorante Italiano - 7/7
R - The Republic of Thieves - 1/23/14
O - Oryx and Crake - 11/24/13
V - Vaughn, Carrie - Kitty and the Midnight Hour - 1/27/14
A - Any Witch Way - 10/9/13
L - Life Expectancy - 11/20/13
I - Inlo, Jeff - Sanctum's Breach - 11/17/13
S - Sanderson, Brandon - The Way of Kings - 1/15/14

3. What is the name of your favorite fast food restaurant?
Chick-fil-A: 9/9
C - Charming - 11/10/13
H - Hambly, Barbara - Dragonshadow - 5/9/14
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bites - 11/30/13
C - Curtsies & Conspiracies - 12/3/13
K - Kasie West - Pivot Point - 10/24/13
F - Feed - 10/5/13
I - Inkspell - 12/11/13
L - Looking for Alaska - 12/13/13
A - Ann Cheyne - Zodiak! - 12/23/13

4. What is your favorite sandwich?
Grilled Cheese - 13/13
G - Green, John - The Fault in Our Stars - 10/19/13
R - Royal Street - 2/10/14
I - Indelible - 1/29/14
L - Lackey, Mercedes - Bastion - 1/8/14
L - The Luxe - 2/27/14
E - Empire - 11/26/13
D - Danley, Kate - The Woodcutter - 12/15/13
C - The Candy Shop War - 12/29/13
H - Hopkinson, Nalo - Sister Mine - 5/22/14
E - Erin Hunter - The Quest Begins - 12/19/13
E - Ender's Shadow - 12/28/13
S - The Spellman Files - 2/6/14
E - Earth Afire - 1/13/14

5. What is your favorite dinner entrée?
Pot Roast with Baked Potatoes - 16/16
P - Pathfinder - 2/4/14
O - Orphan Train - 3/21/14
T - The Testing - 2/10/14
R - Rick Yancey - The 5th Wave - 2/24/14
O - Obsidian Mirror - 5/15/14
A - The Angel Experiment - 1/24/14
S - Sweethearts - 2/19/14
T - Tempting Bella - 2/28/14
P - The Palace Job - 3/19/14
O - Oliver, Lauren - Pandemonium - 7/8/14
T - Tahereh Mafi - Shatter Me - 4/18/14
A - Alif the Unseen - 2/6/14
T - Tregillis Ian - Bitter Seeds - 4/30/14
O - Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck - 10/20/14
E - Erikson, Steven - The Forge of Darkness - 4/7/14
S - Sanderson, Brandon - Words of Radiance - 3/11/14

6. What is your favorite dessert?
Raspberry Cheesecake - 19/19
R - Rachel Neumeier - The Floating Islands - 3/16/14
A - Angelfall - 3/5/14
S - Shadow and Bone - 3/13/14
P - Pratchett Terry - Making Money - 7/22/14
B - Butcher, Jim - Fool Moon - 2/18/14
E - Ee, Susan - World After - 8/5/14
R - Rise of the Evening Star - 3/20/14
R - Ryan, Anthony - Blood Song - 4/23/14
Y - Year Zero - Rob Reid - 7/26/14
C - Changeless - Gail Carriger - 1/16/14
H - His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novak - 5/25/14
E - Enclave - Ann Aguirre - 8/8/14
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
S - Scarlet - 3/23/14
E - The Emperor's Knife - Mazarkis Williams - 9/16/14
C - Cinder - Marissa Meyer - 2/13/14
A - Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia - 6/11/14
K - Kristoff, Jay - Stormdancer - 6/24/14
E - Earth Awakens - Orson Scott Card - 9/19/14

7. What is your favorite pasta dish?
Broccoli Chicken Fettuccine, which we lovingly call 'Ranch Slop' - 9/9
R - Rhodes, Morgan - Falling Kingdoms - 5/5/14
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Burns - 7/2/14
N - New Spring - 12/6/13
C - Cinda Williams Chima - The Warrior Heir - 4/30/14
H - Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14
S - Sanctum - 4/24/14
L - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines - 9/16/14
O - ORBS - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - 10/31/14
P - Paper Towns - John Green - 10/23/14

8. What is your favorite cookie?
Lemon Bars - 9/9
L - Lisa Lutz - Curse of the Spellmans - 9/22/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
M - The Madman's Daughter - 10/28/13
O - Once Upon a Curse - E.D. Baker - 12/31/14
N - The Naming - 3/1/14
B - Blameless - 5/13/14
A - The Assassin's Curse - 7/11/14
R - Rebel Heart - 5/20/14
S - Silver Borne - 4/25/14

9. What is your favorite comfort food?
Tomato Soup - 10/10
T - Tim Conway - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - 9/10/14
O - Opal Fire - Barbra Annino - 1/29/15
M - My Fair Godmother - Janette Rallison - 12/16/14
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Strikes - 8/6/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - Chris Grabenstein - 10/15/14
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
S - The Secret Piano: From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations - 5/16/14
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
U - UnSouled - 1/30/14
P - Paolo Bacigalupi - The Windup Girl - 12/16/14

10. What is your favorite candy?
Lindt Truffles - 13/13
L - Laila Ibrahim - Yellow Crocus - 10/11/14
I - Into the Still Blue - 2/12/14
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
D - Devil's Food Cake - 4/10/14
T - Trouble in Spades - Heather Webber - 12/13/14
T - Taylor, Laini - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - 12/19/14
R - The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion - 7/28/14
U - Unspoken - 3/3/14
F - The Fame Game - 10/11/13
F - Firestar's Quest - 11/3/13
L - Leigh Bardugo - Siege and Storm - 10/23/14
E - The Elephant Whisperer - Lawrence Anthony - 1/16/15
S - The School for Good and Evil - Soman Chainani - 6/3/14

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

NOW WE'RE COOKING
Begins October 1, no deadline
Option A: Spell It Out
222/222 Books Read

11. What is your favorite fruit?
Oranges, but Raspberries are a close second - 18/18
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
R - River Marked - Patricia Briggs - 10/14/14
A - Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick - 8/26/14
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
G - The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - 11/7/13
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15
S - Soman Chainani - A World Without Princes - 6/8/14

R - Raging Star - Moira Young - 11/2/14
A - The Android's Dream - John Scalzi - 8/27/14
S - Sarah Fine - Fractured - 9/6/14
P - Peter Cawdron - Xenophobia - 11/7/14
B - Berg, Carol - The Soul Mirror - 7/17/14
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
R - Rick Yancey - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14
R - Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim - 1/21/15
I - Independent Study - 5/13/14
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
S - The Scorch Trials - 10/7/14

12. What is your favorite veggie?
Squash - banana and crook neck, yum - 6/6
S - Summer Knight - Jim Butcher - 10/19/14
Q - Quinn, Kate - Daughters of Rome - 11/6/13
U - Under the Empyrean Sky - 6/13/14
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
S - Split Second - Kasie West - 11/13/14
H - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber - 9/29/14

13. What is your favorite meat/protein?
Roast Beef - 9/9
R - Richard Roberts - Quite Contrary - 11/24/14
O - Ori Urlev - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
S - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary - Brandon Mull - 12/31/14
T - Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - 1/12/15
B - The Bone Season - 7/12/14
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
F - Finnikin of the Rock - 4/15/14

14. What is your favorite snack food?
Crackers - 8/8
C - City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare - 6/20/14
R - Revenge of the Spellmans - Lisa Lutz - 12/4/14
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
C - City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare - 6/30/14
K - Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows - 8/20/14
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
R - Rumors - Anna Godbersen - 12/9/14
S - Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson - 12/23/14

15. What is your favorite non-alcoholic beverage?
Orange Juice - 11/11
O - Otto, Lori L. - Not Today, But Someday - 9/23/15
R - Rebel Belle - Rachel Hawkins - 12/10/14
A - Atlantia - Ally Condie - 2/19/15
N - Nielsen, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
G - Gift - Andrea J. Buchanan - 5/6/14
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
J - Josi S. Kilpack - English Trifle - 1/5/14
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - Laura Hillenbrand - 9/25/14
I - The Icebound Land - John Flanagan - 5/29/14
C - Coyote Blue - Christopher Moore - 8/9/14
E - Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15

16. What is your favorite drink?
Since I don't drink alchohol, I'll go with another drink I like: Chocolate Milk - 13/13
C - Cress - Marissa Meyer - 8/3/14
H - Holly Black - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - 11/19/14
O - Outpost - Anne Aguirre - 10/26/15
C - Carol Berg - Dust and Light - 8/20/14
O - Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 10/30/15
L - Lauren DeStefano - Perfect Ruin - 1/21/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
M - Mull, Brandon - Grip of the Shadow Plague - 8/3/14
I - Ivey, Eowyn - The Snow Child - 9/22/14
L - Lizzy Ford - Xander's Chance - 1/31/15
K - Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff - 10/28/14

17. What is the name of your favorite recipe to make – or to have someone make for you?
Pumpkin Roll - 11/11
P - Pandemic - Yvonne Ventresca - 11/19/14
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
P - Paula Brackston - The Witch's Daughter - 1/15/15
K - Kathleen Peacock - Hemlock - 2/17/15
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - Julie Halpern - 11/4/14
N - Nielsen, Jennifer - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
L - Lois Lowry - The Giver -
L - Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/1/15

18. What is your favorite way to cook – stovetop, grilling, Crockpot, microwave, something else?
Crockpot or Dutch Oven - 17/17
C - The Crown Tower - Michael J. Sullivan - 9/4/14
R - Robin LaFevers - Dark Triumph - 3/24/15
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
C - Crichton, Michael - Jurassic Park - 10/3/14
K - Key Lime Pie - Josi S. Kilpack - 1/12/15
P - Paper Valentine - Brenna Yovanoff - 2/13/15
O - The Oracle Glass - Judith Merkle Riley - 2/29/16
T - Ticker -Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15

D - Dragon Keeper - 6/16/14
U - Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
T - Tui T. Sutherland - The Menagerie - 4/16/15
C - Chaos - Sarah Fine - 10/28/14
H - Hyde, Catherine Ryan - When I Found You - 1/23/15
O - O'Brien, Stacey - Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl - 3/22/16
V - Vicious - 3/26/14
E - Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15

19. Who is the best cook that you know personally?
Jill, my sister-in-law - 4/4
J - Juliet Marillier - Son of the Shadows - 8/16/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
L - Lisa Greenwald - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellmans Strike Again - 4/7/15

20. What is your favorite cooking TV show?
I don't watch cooking shows either, so I'll use the special note option. I'll go ahead and say that I like German Food since I lived in Germany for a little while: German Food - 10/10
G - Graduation Day - Joelle Charbonneau - 7/24/14
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
M - Magnificent Devices -Shelley Adina - 3/12/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
F - Firefight - Brandon Sanderson - 1/15/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall - 3/27/16
O - One Good Dragon Deserves Another - Rachel Aaron - 4/5/16
D - Death Masks - Jim Butcher - 1/8/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

From Sea to Shining Sea - New Hampshire
Duration: November 01, 2015 - Dec 31, 2015
10/10 Books Read
FINISHED: March 25, 2016

1.
✒ Read a book by an author whose initials are J.M. (MJ doesn't work!)
--Sprinkle with Murder - Jenn McKinlay - 3/25/16

2.
✒ Read a book in which a death occurs.
--The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde - 11/3/15: Humpty Dumpty dies as well as many others

3.
✒ Read a book with two opposite words in its title and/or subtitle
--The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - Kim Harrison - 11/29/15: good/bad

4.
✒ Read a book whose title starts with an S (A, An and The DO count!).
--Soundless - Richelle Mead - 1/3/16

5.
✒ Read a book with a protagonist who is old (>60 years)
--In Between - Jenny B. Jones - 11/16/15: Maxine is in her 70s

6.
✒ Read a book with a Russian or Japanese character
--Undertow - Michael Buckley - 1/28/16: Lyric has a Russian neighbor

7.
✒ Read a book with a woman protagonist you consider strong.
--The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker - 11/13/15: Amaranthe is a strong character

8.
✒ Read a book in which Satan or Lucifer (or some evil equivalent) makes an appearance.
--City of Heavenly Fire - Cassandra Clare - 11/13/15: they go to one of the demon realms, see and fight many demons, meet the fallen angel of that realm, etc.

9.
✒ Read a book with a 4 (or more) letter word from Mary Had a Little Lamb in the title. Mention the word.
--Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy - L.A. Meyer - 11/10/15: word is Mary

10.
✒ Read a book where a main character owns or works in a restaurant, cafe or tavern (nothing else!).
--Worthy - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 11/4/15: Virginia owns a diner

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From Sea to Shining Sea - Virginia
Duration: Jan 01, 2016 - Feb 29, 2016
10/10 read

1.
✒ Read a book with a character you consider loyal.
--Wool Omnibus - Hugh Howey - 1/12/16: Juliette has a lot of loyal friends

2.
✒ Read a book that is a spin-off of another book or series.
--Stars Above - Marissa Meyer - 4/4/16

3.
✒ Read a book where someone gets beaten up by another person (shot doesn't count, they have to be physically kicked or pushed)
--The Death Cure - James Dashner - 1/7/16: Thomas gets beaten up

4.
✒ Read a book that has words that can be called racist
--Undertow - Michael Buckley - 1/28/16: there are racial tensions in this book, including terms that the new race: the Alpha and the humans call each other.

5.
✒ Read a book set in a town or city that has a famous historical home; mention the house and the town or city
--Mozart's Last Aria - Matt Rees - 1/31/16: Mozart's birth home is in Salzburg, Vienna has a lot of historical homes, too many to list

6.
✒ Read a book in which mythology is relevant in some fashion; tell us how
--Soundless - Richelle Mead - 1/3/16: Chinese mythology about the pixiu

7.
✒ Read a book with 38 intact in its number of pages; tell us how many pages.
--Shadows of Self - Brandon Sanderson - 383pgs - 1/26/16

8.
✒ Read a book in which the protagonist either works for the government of any country
--Fairest - Marissa Meyer - 1/17/16: Levana becomes the queen, who is the head of the government

9.
✒ Read a book in which the internet is important to the plot
--First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones - 1/13/16: Charley & Cookie use the internet to find information about their case

10.
✒ Read a book which has an artificial light source on the cover; post the cover.
--Moving Pictures -Terry Pratchett - 2/16/16 (approved by Chaitra, msg. #61)


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From Sea to Shining Sea - New York
Duration: Mar 01, 2016 - Apr 30, 2016
10/10 books read
FINISHED: May 18, 2016

1. ✒ Read a book with a 26 of 11 intact in its number of pages; state the number of pages
--Darkness Rising - Meryl Yourish - 266pgs - 3/10/16

2. ✒ Read a book with a sea or ocean on its cover; must be visible on the thumbnail, post the cover
--Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling - 3/5/16


3. ✒ Read a book where a character declares "I love you" (exact words only; they could be saying it to anything, not necessarily a person); mention how the book fits.
--Royal Target - Traci Hunter Abramson - 3/6/16: Garrett and Janessa both say 'I Love You' to each other

4. ✒ Read a book with an inventor of some sort.
--Death Cloud - Andrew Lane - 4/26/16: Baron Maupertuis invented a clever way to get around.

5. ✒ Read a book set in the current capital city of any country of the world; mention the city and the country
--The Master Magician - Charlie N. Holmberg - 4/6/16: set in London, capital of country: UK

6. ✒ Read a book with one of the numbers - 1, 8 or 5 in the original publication date
--The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher - pub. Sept. 29, 2015 - 3/2/16

7. ✒ Read a book marked Steampunk on the main GR page
--The Tinker King - Tiffany Trent - 5/18/16

8. ✒ Read a book where some event results in property or infrastructure damage
--Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl - Stacey O'Brien - 3/22/16: Wesley damages books and magazines

9. ✒ Read a book first published in May, June or July of any year; mention the publication date.
--Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling - pub. July 2, 1998 - 3/2/16

10. ✒ Read a book in which a scene is set in the elevator
--Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling - 3/19/16: Harry takes the elevator at the Ministry of Magic several times

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From Sea to Shining Sea - North Carolina
Duration: May 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016

10/10 completed
FINISHED: June 9, 2016

1. Read a book by an author who has written at least 12 books; mention the number of books the author has written
--Cloche and Dagger - Jenn McKinlay - 5/3/16: written 23 books

2. Read a book whose title is a single word beginning with a letter in "CROATOAN".
--Abducted - T.R. Ragan - 5/11/16

3. Read a book where a character is not what they seem; mention how
--Hounded - Kevin Hearne - 5/10/16: Atticus looks like a 21 year old rocker, but he really is a 2000+ year old Druid.

4. Read a book where a first of some sort occurs; mention what.
--Magic Rises - Ilona Andrews - 5/6/16: one of the characters is going through her first pregnacy & birth of children

5. Read a book whose author's first and last initials occur in the word OCRACOKE.
--Lady Midnight - Cassandra Clare - 5/5/16

6. Read a book that is longer than 500 pages in its hardcover format (and can be used as a doorstop); you may read any edition, but mention the number of pages in the hardcover edition of your book
--The Black Prism - Brent Weeks - 629pgs - 5/21/16

7. Read a book with a friendly outdoor game of some kind in it; mention the game.
--Sasha - Joel Shepherd - 5/9/16: played a game similar to polo, on horses with sticks and balls, etc.

8. Read a book set in a university or school
--Magic's Pawn - Mercedes Lackey - 6/7/16: Vanyel is sent to the Collegium, which is a school for young trainees

9. Read a book with a main character who is a tailor or a dressmaker
--The Dress Shop of Dreams - Menna van Praag - 6/9/16

10. Read a book you expect to finish fast.
--Elseerian - Ben Hale - 5/13/16

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From Sea to Shining Sea – Vermont
Duration: Sep 01, 2016 – Oct 31, 2016
10/10 read

1. ✒ Read a book with a mostly green cover (post the cover)
--Messenger - Lois Lowry - 9/14/16


2. ✒ Read a book that spans at least seven years from start to finish (include prologue and/or epilogue if you wish).
--David Copperfield - Charles Dickens - 9/7/16: starts with David's birth and covers his life story until he's somewhere in middle age.

3. ✒ Read book #4 or #5 of a series
--Son - Lois Lowry - The Giver #4 - 9/20/16

4. ✒ Read a book in which the characters actively use modern communication devices and technology.
--Zombies versus Aliens versus Vampires versus Dinosaurs - Jeff Abugov - 9/9/16: using tvs to watch battle, walkie talkies & cell phones, etc

5. ✒ Read a book whose title is in gold letters (post the cover).
--Ensnared - A.G. Howard - 9/14/16


6. ✒ Read a book which is set in a winter landscape (it *should snow or be very cold for most of the book)
--Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs - 9/26/16: takes place in Nov. & Dec. after Thanksgiving

7. ✒ Read a book with a fictional animal present in the story (a dragon or a phoenix will do)
--Hidden - Sophie Jordan - 9/5/16: dragons in the story

8. ✒ Read a book which includes 4th of July fireworks and/or parade
--My Summer of Pink & Green - Lisa Greenwald - 9/2/16

9. ✒ Read a book that has two of the following colors on the cover: green, black or white (the colors needn’t be predominant, but they should be visible on the thumbnail. Post the cover)
--The Shadow Queen - C.J. Redwine - 9/28/16


10. ✒ Read a book in which a main character undresses in front of an audience for whatever reason; a one person audience is perfectly fine.
--The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger - 9/19/16

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

SUM IT UP: Round One
November 29, 2015
Random number: 130
Currently at: 132
Number of Books Read: 53

#1 in series
--Marked - Sarah Fine - Servants of Fate #1 - 12/2/15
--Dead Man Talking - T.M. Simmons - Dead Man Mysteries #1 - 12/7/15
--The Second Coming - David H. Burton - Words of the Prophecy #1 - 12/9/15
--The Diva Runs Out of Thyme - Krista Davis - Domestic Diva Mystery #1 - 12/18/15
--The Unnaturalists - Tiffany Trent - The Unnaturalists #1 - 12/21/15
--The Dark Lord's Handbook - Paul Dale - Dark Lord's Handbook #1 - 12/24/15
--Jinx - Sage Blackwood - Jinx #1 - 12/27/15
--Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - Valisar #1 - 12/31/15
--Wool Omnibus - Hugh Howey - Silo #1 - 1/12/16
--First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones - Charley Davidson #1 - 1/13/16
--The Quaker Café - Brenda Bevan Remmes - Quaker Cafe #1 - 1/14/16
--The Never Hero - T. Ellery Hodges - Chronicles of Jonathan Tibbs #1 - 1/25/16
--Undertow - Michael Buckley - Undertow #1 - 1/28/16
--The Sword of Summer - Rick Riordan - Magnus Chase & Gods of Asgard #1 - 2/3/16
--The Paper Magician - Charlie N. Holmberg - Paper Magician Trilogy #1 - 2/4/16
--Half a King - Joe Abercrombie - Shattered Sea #1 - 2/8/16
--The Kinshield Legacy - K.C. May - Kinshield Saga #1 - 2/10/16
--An Expert in Murder - Nicola Upson - Josephine Tey #1 - 2/19/16
--Nice Dragons Finish Last - Rachel Aaron - Heartstrikers #1 - 2/20/16
--The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - Iron Fey #1 - 2/23/16
--Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter #1 - 2/26/16
--The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher - The Cinder Spires #1 - 3/2/16
--Royal Target - Traci Hunter Abramson - Royal #1 - 3/6/16
--Quarter Share - Nathan Lowell - Golden Age of the Solar Clipper #1 - 3/9/16
--Darkness Rising - Meryl Yourish - Catmage Chronicles #1 - 3/10/16
--Son of Avonar - Carol Berg - The Bridge of D'Arnath #1 - 3/21/16
--Sprinkle with Murder - Jenn McKinlay - Cupcake Bakery Mystery #1 - 3/25/16
--When Love Calls - Lorna Seilstad - Gregory Sisters #1 - 3/30/16
--Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - C.H.A.O.S. #1 - 3/31/16

#2 in series
--The Good, the Bad, and the Undead - Kim Harrison - The Hollows #2 - 11/29/15
--The Mime Order - Samantha Shannon - The Bone Season #2 - 12/3/15
--Silent Dances - A.C. Crispin & Kathleen O'Malley - Starbridge #2 - 2/2/16
--The Glass Magician - Charlie N. Holmberg - Paper Magician Trilogy #2 - 2/5/16
--School's Out - Forever - James Patterson - Maximum Ride #2 - 2/5/16
--Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry - The Giver Quartet #2 - 2/10/16
--Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter #2 - 3/2/16

#3 in series
--Requiem - Lauren Oliver - Delirium #3 - 12/15/15
--The Death Cure - James Dashner - The Maze Runner #3 - 1/7/16
--The Death of Dulgath - Michael J. Sullivan - The Riyria Chronicles #3 - 2/25/16
--Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter #3 - 3/5/16
--To Fetch a Thief - Spencer Quinn - Chet & Bernie #3 - 3/11/16

#3.5 in series
--Fairest - Marissa Meyer - The Lunar Chronicles #3.5 - 1/17/16
--Mistborn: Secret History - Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn #3.5 - 3/31/16

#4 in series
--Manners & Mutiny - Gail Carriger - Finishing School #4 - 1/13/16
--Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter #4 - 3/9/16

#5 in series
--Shadows of Self - Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn #5 - 1/26/16
--Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter #5 - 3/19/16
--Stars Above - Marissa Meyer - The Lunar Chronicles #5 - 4/4/16

#6 in series
--The Bands of Mourning - Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn #6 - 2/17/16
--Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter #6 - 3/24/16

#7 in series
--Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter #7 - 3/29/16

#10 in series
--Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett - Discworld #10 - 2/16/16

#15 in series
--Doggie Day Care Murder - Laurien Berenson - Melanie Travis #15 - 12/10/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

2015 Namedroppers
February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016
74/74 read

Beltascha - 9/9 read
B - Brenna Yovanoff - Paper Valentine - 2/13/15
E - Embrace - Jessica Shirvington - 2/6/15
L - Lois Lowry - The Giver - 2/23/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake - 2/3/15
S - Schafer, Courtney - The Whitefire Crossing - 2/12/15
C - Charles Finch - A Beautiful Blue Death - 4/23/15
H - Hemlock - Kathleen Peacock - 2/17/14
A - Atlantia- Ally Condie - 2/19/15

Emariss - 7/7 read
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
A - Altered - Gennifer Albin - 3/5/15
R - The Runaway King - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/18/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
S - The Shadow Throne - Jennifer A. Nielsen - 2/20/15
S - Sabriel - Garth Nix - 3/8/15

Nutyni - 6/6 read
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
U - Undivided - Neal Shusterman - 2/11/15
T - Ticker - Lisa Mantchev - 4/7/15
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union -Michael Chabon - 6/10/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15

Fidat - 5/5 read
F - A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery - Patrice Greenwood - 4/9/15
I - Inamorata - Megan Chance - 6/5/15
D - Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers - 3/24/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Her Own Devices - 3/10/15
T - Tui T. Sutherland - The Menagerie - 4/16/15

Athilia - 7/7 read
A - Adina, Shelley - Magnificent Devices - 3/12/15
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
H - Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen - 3/13/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
L - Lady of Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/1/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15

Swikiss - 7/7 read
S - The Serpent and the Pearl - Kate Quinn - 3/20/15
W - Wells, Robison - Variant - 8/12/15
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Wandering Fire - 4/19/15
I - In Between - Jenny B. Jones 11/16/15
S - The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz - 4/7/15
S - Syren - Angie Sage - 4/30/15

Thisrak - 7/7 read
T - Thereby Hangs a Tail - Spencer Quinn - 6/16/15
H - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15
I - The Iron King - Julie Kagawa - 2/23/16
S - Splintered - A.G. Howard - 6/13/15
R - The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - 4/3/15
A - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - Cary Elwes - 5/5/15
K - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini - 5/11/15

Deniaril - 8/8 read
D - Dog on It - Spencer Quinn - 4/11/15
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
R - Red Rising - Pierce Brown - 4/17/15
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16
L - Lisa Greenwald - My Life in Pink & Green - 3/28/15

Moofiebunker - 12/12 read
M - Mad Mouse - Chris Grabenstein - 6/26/15
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart - 5/7/15
O - Oath of Gold - Elizabeth Moon - 7/22/15
F - Flinn, Alex - Cloaked - 6/23/15
I - Isabel Bandeira - Bookishly Ever After - 4/11/16
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15
B - Brown, Pierce - Golden Son - 4/28/15
U - The Ultimate Gift - Jim Stovall - 5/3/15
N - Naquin, R.L. - Monster in My Closet - 9/1/15
K - Kilpack, Josi S. - Blackberry Crumble - 6/8/15
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
R - The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater - 6/19/15

Zhotth - 6/6 read
Z - Zinn, Bridget - Poison - 3/30/15
H - Hale, Shannon - Book of a Thousand Days - 6/19/15
O - Orlev, Uri - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
T - Thomas French - Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives - 7/14/15
T - The Towers of the Sunset - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - 7/30/15
H - Hahn, Chanda - UnEnchanted - 8/14/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Disney Movie Challenge
Bambi

Disney Movie Challenge
Bambi
25/25 Read
FINISHED: April 11, 2016

Part One: Titles
Bambi:
5/5 read

B - Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/14/15
A - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
M - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
B - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - E. Lockhart - 4/1/15
I - Invasion - Jon S. Lewis - 3/31/16

Part Two: Characters
11/11 read

o Bambi’s Mother: Barbara Buncle - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
o Bambi: Brashen Trell - Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb - 9/28/15
o Thumper: Thomas Bond - Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough - 2/25/15
o Flower: Frosty - Alice in Zombieland - Gena Showalter - 7/20/15
o Pheasant: Paige - The Mime Order - Samantha Shannon - 12/3/15
o Friend Owl: Fathom - Undertow - Michael Buckley - 1/28/16
o Faline: Fang - School's Out - Forever - James Patterson - 2/5/16
o Great Prince of the Forest - Gavriel - Royal Exile - Fiona McIntosh - 12/31/15
o Mrs. Rabbit - Marek - Uprooted - Naomi Novik - 7/3/15
o Aunt Ena: Alice Chalmers - Brilliant Devices - Shelley Adina - 3/14/15
o Mrs. Possum: Megan Flack - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - E. Lockhart - 4/1/15

Part Three: Authors
Rain Drops
9/9 read

R - Robin Hobb - Ship of Magic - 9/28/15
A - Adina, Shelley - Brilliant Devices - 3/14/15
I - Isabel Bandeira - Bookishly Ever After - 4/11/16
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15

D - D.E. Stephenson - Miss Buncle's Book - 8/4/15
R - Rick Riordan - The Red Pyramid - 10/15/15
O - O'Brien, Stacey - Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl - 3/22/16
P - Pinborough, Sarah - Mayhem - 2/25/15
S - Showalter, Gena - Alice in Zombieland - 7/20/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Second Chance Challenges
The (Never-Ending) Ben & Jerry's Challenge
The Current Flavors: Part 1
43 Flavors / 617 Total Letters

Posted in Original Challenge

Banana Split: 11/11
B - Brandon Sanderson - The Emperor's Soul - 11/21/12
A - The Ask and the Answer - 9/9/12
N - Ness, Patrick - The Knife of Never Letting Go - 9/6/12
A - Anne Osterlund - Exile - 9/19/12
N - Ness, Patrick - Monsters of Men - 9/13/12
A - Abercrombie, Joe - Last Argument of Kings - 10/16/12
S - Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire - 8/29/12
P - Patrick Ness - The Ask and the Answer - 9/9/12
L - Lord of Chaos - 9/13/12
I -Isobelle Carmody -Obernewtyn - 9/2/12
T - Tiger's Destiny - 9/17/12

Boston Cream Pie: 14/14
B - Briggs, Patricia - The Hob's Bargain - 11/30/12
O - Obernewtyn - 9/2/12
S - Stork - 9/23/12
T - Tolkien, JRR - The Hobbit, or There and Back Again - 9/30/12
O - Obert Skye - Choke - 9/20/12
N - Nobody's Princess - 10/25/12
C - Catching Fire - 8/29/12
R - Robert Jordan - Lord of Chaos - 9/13/12
E - Exile - 9/19/12
A - Ally Condie - Reached - 11/16/12
M - Mockingjay - 8/30/12
P - The Path of Daggers - 10/18/12
I - Ill Wind - 11/20/12
E - Esther Friesner - Nobody's Princess - 10/25/12

Cake Batter: 10/10
C - Collins, Suzanne - Mockingjay - 8/30/12
A - Ashton, Brodi - Everneath - 12/3/12
K - The Knife of Never Letting Go - 9/6/12
E - Esther Friesner - Nobody's Prize - 10/28/12
B - Brandon Sanderson - The Gathering Storm - 12/10/12
A - Airs Beneath the Moon - 2/4/13
T - Turner, Megan Whalen - The King of Attolia - 12/5/12
T - Towers of Midnight - 1/5/13
E - The Emperor's Soul - 11/21/12
R - Robert Jordan - A Crown of Swords - 10/8/12

Cheesecake Brownie: 17/17
C - Colleen Houck - Tiger's Destiny - 9/17/12
H - The Hobbit, or There and Back Again - 9/30/12
E - Everneath - 12/3/12
E - Elizabeth Knox - Dreamhunter - 12/31/12
S - Soulless - 10-3-12
E - Elizabeth Knox - Dreamquake - 1/4/13
C - Choke - 9/20/12
A - Airs and Graces - 2/6/13
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - Ysabel - 10/9/12
E - Etiquette & Espionage - 6/17/13
B - Brandon Sanderson - Towers of Midnight - 1/5/13
R - Robert Jordan - The Path of Daggers - 10/18/12
O - One Last Chance - 2/11/13
W - Wendy Delsol - Stork - 9/23/12
N - Nobody's Prize - 10/28/12
I - Inara Scott - The Boss’s Fake Fiancee - 1/24/13
E - Elizabeth Goudge - The Little White Horse - 6/25/13

Cherry Garcia 12/12
C - Catherine Fisher - Incarceron - 2/20/13
H - Home From the Sea - 10/31/12
E - Everbound - 2/28/13
R - Robert Jordan - Winter's Heart - 10/29/12
R - Rachel Hartman - Seraphina - 11/6/12
Y - Ysabel - 10/9/12
G - The Gathering Storm - 12/10/12
A - Airs of Night and Sea - 2/8/13
R - Robert Jordan - Crossroads of Twilight - 11/9/12
C - Crossroads of Twilight - 11/9/12
I - Incarceron - 2/20/13
A - Ashton, Brodi - Everbound - 2/28/13

Chocolate 9/9
C - Caine, Rachel - Ill Wind - 11/20/12
H - The Hob's Bargain - 11/30/12
O - Once a Princess - 3/26/13
C - A Conspiracy of Kings - 1/20/13
O - Obert Skye - Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder - 4/8/13
L -Lawrence, Mark - Prince of Thorns - 10/22/12
A - A.A. Attanasio - The Dragon and the Unicorn - 5/15/13
T - Turner, Megan Whalen - A Conspiracy of Kings - 1/20/13
E - Ende, Michael - The Neverending Story - 6/3/43

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 24/24
C - Carriger, Gail - Soulless - 10/3/12
H - Heather Tomlinson - Toads and Diamonds - 3/5/13
O - Orson Scott Card - Shadows in Flight - 5/30/13
C - A Crown of Swords - 10/8/12
O - Orson Scott Card - Earth Unaware - 8/25/13
L - Last Argument of Kings - 10/16/12
A - Amy Plum - Die for Me - 6/23/13
T - Toby Bishop - Airs Beneath the Moon - 2/4/13
E - Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus - 8/5/13
C - Catherine Fisher - Sapphique - 2/24/13
H - The Help - 4/3/13
I - Iron Kissed - 5/22/13
P - Prince of Thorns - 10/22/12
C - Childs, Tera Lynn - Sweet Venom - 4/17/13
O - Oliver, Lauren - Delirium - 11/12/13
O - Oryx and Crake - 11/24/13
K - The King of Attolia - 12/5/12
I - Inkheart - 7/28/13
E - Earth Unaware - 8/25/13
D - Discord's Apple - 9/26/12
O - Orson Scott Card - Empire - 11/26/13
U - UnWholly - 1/24/13
G - George, Jessica Day - Princess of Glass - 1/27/13
H - Harrison, Kim - Dead Witch Walking - 6/30/13

Chocolate Fudge Brownie - 21/21
C - Carriger, Gail - Etiquette & Espionage - 6/17/13
H - Hambly, Barbara - Dragonsbane - 8/10/13
O - Orson Scott Card - Ender's Shadow - 12/28/13
C - Cornelia Funke - Inkheart - 7/28/13
O - Orson Scott Card - Earth Afire - 1/13/14
L - Lackey, Mercedes - Home from the Sea - 10/31/12
A - Atwood, Margaret - The Handmaid's Tale - 8/17/13
T - Toby Bishop - Airs of Night and Sea - 2/8/13
E - Evans, Richard Paul - The Prisoner of Cell 25 - 9/23/13
F - Forever - 2/18/13
U - Uehashi, Nakoko - Guardian of the Spirit - 3/3/13
D - Dreamhunter - 12/31/12
G - Guardian of the Spirit - 3/3/13
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - A Princess of Mars - 9/30/13
B - The Boss’s Fake Fiancee - 1/24/13
R - Reached - 11/16/12
O - Orson Scott Card - Pathfinder - 2/4/14
W - Winter's Heart - 10/29/12
N - Nine Princes in Amber - 11/27/12
I - The Iron Butterfly - 8/29/13
E - Eoin, Colfer - And Another Thing... - 10/7/13

Chocolate Nougat Crunch - 21/21
C - Carey, Jacqueline - Kushiel's Dart - 7/14/13
H - The Handmaid's Tale - 8/17/13
O - Orphan Train - 3/21/14
C - The Crown Tower - 8/20/13
O - Obsidian Mirror - 5/15/14
L - The Little White Horse - 6/25/13
A - Albin, Gennifer - Crewel - 9/29/13
T - Tamora Pierce - Mastiff - 7/20/13
E - English Trifle - 1/5/14
N - The Night Circus - 8/5/13
O - Oliver, Lauren - Pandemonium - 7/8/14
U - Under the Never Sky - 8/12/13
G - Gier, Kerstin - Ruby Red - 7/30/13
A - And Another Thing... - 10/7/13
T - Through the Ever Night - 8/14/13
C - Chanda Hahn - The Iron Butterfly - 8/29/13
R - Rabkin, William - A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Read - 7/22/13
U - UnSouled - 1/30/14
N - Night Watch - 10/23/13
C - Crewel - 9/29/13
H - Helene Wecker - The Golem and the Jinni - 10/18/13

Chubby Hubby
C - Cornelia Funke - Inkspell - 12/11/13
H - Houck, Colleen - Tiger's Curse - 4/8/14
U - Unspoken - 3/3/14
B - Bacigalupi, Paolo - Ship Breaker - 5/16/13
B - Blood Bound - 5/21/13
Y - Young, Moira - Rebel Heart - 5/20/14
H - Hambly, Barbara - Dragonshadow - 5/9/14
U - Under the Empyrean Sky - 6/13/14
B - Briggs, Patricia - Iron Kissed - 5/33/13
B - Brandon Sanderson - The Rithmatist - 5/29/13
Y - Year Zero - 7/26/14

Chocolate Therapy 16/16
C - Conrad, Lauren - The Fame Game - 10/11/13
H - Hunter, Erin - Firestar's Quest - 11/3/13
O - Orson Scott Card - Earth Awakens - 9/19/14
C - Charming - 11/10/13
O - Once Upon a Prince - 10/20/14
L - Lackey, Mercedes - Redoubt - 9/3/13
A - Any Witch Way - 10/9/13
T - Terry Pratchett - Night Watch - 10/23/13
E - Elliott James - Charming - 11/10/13
T - The Testing - 2/10/14
H - Heroes Die - 2/24/14
E - Empire - 11/26/13
R - The Ruins of Gorlan - 7/31/13
A - Annastaysia Savage - Any Witch Way - 10/9/13
P - Patricia Briggs - Bone Crossed - 8/1/13
Y - Yancey, Rick - The 5th Wave - 2/24/14

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Ben & Jerry Challenge

Chunky Monkey: 12/12
C - Curtsies & Conspiracies - 12/3/13
H - Hopkinson, Nalo - Sister Mine - 5/22/14
U - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - 9/25/14
N - Neal Shusterman - UnWholly - 1/24/12
K - Knife of Dreams - 11/22/12
Y - Yseult: A Tale of Love in the Age of King Arthur - 3/25/13
M - Monsters of Men - 9/13/12
O - ORBS - 10/31/14
N - Nestvold, Ruth - Yseult: A Tale of Love in the Age of King Arthur - 3/25/13
K - Kathryn Stockett - The Help - 4/3/13
E - Erin Hunter - The Quest Begins - 12/19/13
Y - Young, Moira - Blood Red Road - 4/19/13

Cinnamon Buns 12/12
C - Carriger, Gail - Curtsies & Conspiracies - 12/3/13
I - Inlo, Jeff - Sanctum's Breach - 11/17/13
N - The Neverending Story - 6/3/13
N - New Spring - 12/6/13
A - Allegiant - 10/30/13
M - Maria V. Snyder - Storm Glass - 12/12/12
O - Once Upon a Curse -12/31/14
N - Neal Shusterman - UnSouled - 1/30/14
B - Bishop, Toby - Airs and Graces - 2/6/13
U - Underwood, Michael R. - Shield and Crocus - 10/8/14
N - The Naming - 3/1/14
S - Saving Juliet - 10/18/12

Coffee Caramel Buzz 17/17
C - Cheyne, Ann - Zodiak! - 12/23/13
O - Opal Fire - 1/29/15
F - Frank Beddor - The Looking Glass Wars - 4/30/13
F - Flanagan, John - The Ruins of Gorlan - 7/31/13
E - Ender's Shadow - 12/28/13
E - Earth Afire - 1/13/14
C - The Candy Shop War - 12/29/13
A - Atwood, Margaret - Oryx and Crake - 11/24/13
R - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson - A Memory of Light - 1/12/13
A - Abe, Shana - The Smoke Thief - 12/17/13
M - Maria V. Snyder - Sea Glass - 12/18/12
E - Erikson, Steven - The Forge of Darkness - 4/7/14
L - Laini Taylor - Daughter of Smoke & Bone - 3/6/13
B - Borrowman, Jerry - One Last Chance - 2/11/13
U - Undivided - 2/11/15
Z - Zelazny, Roger - Nine Princes in Amber - 11/27/12
Z - Zoe Marriott - Daughter of the Flames - 1/29/13

Coffee Heath Bar Crunch 20/20
C - Changeless - 1/16/14
O - Owen, James A. - Here, There Be Dragons - 3/13/15
F - Feed - 10/5/13
F - The Fame Game - 10/11/13
E - Ee, Susan - Angelfall - 3/5/14
E - Ee, Susan - World After - 8/5/14
H - His Majesty's Dragon - 5/25/14
E - Enclave - 8/8/14
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Bites - 11/30/13
T - Tiger's Curse - 4/8/14
H - Hulick, Douglas - Among Thieves - 8/26/14
B - Butcher, Jim - Storm Front - 6/5/13
A - The Angel Experiment - 1/24/14
R - Ruby Red - 7/30/13
C -Carriger, Gail - Changeless - 1/16/14
R - Redoubt - 9/3/13
U - The Ultimate Gift - 5/3/15
N - Neumeier, Rachel - The Floating Islands - 3/16/14
C - Chardonneau, Joelle - The Testing - 2/10/14
H - Hysteria - Megan Miranda - 9/23/14

Creme Brulee 11/11
C - Cinder - 2/13/14
R - Ruiyan, Xu - The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel - 3/8/13
E - Empress of the Seven Hills - Kate Quinn - 9/10/14
M - Maggie Stiefvater - Linger - 2/15/13
E - The Emperor's Knife - 9/16/14
B - Bloodhound - 3-13-13
R - The Rithmatist - 5-29-13
U - Uprooted - 7/3/15
L - The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel - 3/8/13
E - Earth Awakens - Orson Scott Card - 9/19/14
E - Eowyn, Ivey - The Snow Child - 9/22/14

Dublin Mudslide 14/14
D - Dreamquake - 1/4/13
U - UnEnchanted - 8/14/15
B - Blood Red Road - 4/19/13
L - Linger - 2/15/13
I - Inkspell - 12/11/13
N - Naomi Novak - His Majesty's Dragon - 5/25/14
M - A Memory of Light - 1/12/13
U - Unborn - 8/21/15
D - Daughter of Smoke & Bone - 3/6/13
S - Suzanne Selfors - Saving Juliet - 10/18/12
L - Lisa Tuttle - The Mysteries - 3/12/13
I - Into the Still Blue - 2/12/14
D - Daughter of the Forest - 4/23/13
E - Estep, Jennifer - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14

Everything But The... 16/16
E - E.D. Baker - Once Upon a Curse -12/31/14
V - Vaughn, Carrie - Discord's Apple - 9/26/12
E - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
R - Robert Jordan - Knife of Dreams - 11/22/12
Y - The Yiddish Policemen's Union - 6/10/15
T - Terrier - 2/26/13
H - Hines, Jim C. - Libriomancer - 9/16/14
I - Indelible - 1/29/14
N - Nielson, Kelli Swofford - Journey to the Fringe - 9/26/14
G - The Golden Compass - 5-27-13
B - Beckett, Galen - The Magicians and Mrs. Quent - 5/7/13
U - Uri Orlev - Run, Boy, Run - 8/30/15
T - Tamora Pierce - Terrier - 2/26/13
T - Toads and Diamonds - 3/5/13
H - Hillenbrand, Laura - Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption - 9/25/14
E - Estep, Jennifer - Kiss of Frost - 1/26/15

Half Baked 9/9
H - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - 9/29/14
A - Alif the Unseen - 2/6/14
L - Life Expectancy - 11/20/13
F - The Fault in Our Stars - 10/19/13
B - The Book Thief - 7/5/13
A - Alison Croggon - The Naming - 3/1/14
K - Kushiel's Dart - 7/14/13
E - Evertrue - Brodi Ashton - 1/30/15
D - Die for Me - 6/23/13

Imagine Whirled Peace 19/19
I - Ian Tregellis - Bitter Seeds - 4/30/14
M - Maggie Stiefvater - Forever - 2/18/13
A - Anna Godbersen - The Luxe - 2/27/14
G - Grant, Mira - Feed - 10/5/13
I - Independent Study - 5/13/14
N - Nicholas Stansbury Smith - ORBS - 10/31/14
E - Embrace - 2/6/15
W - The Wise Man's Fear - 9/14/13
H - Heather Webber - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - 9/29/14
I - The Icebound Land - 5/29/14
R - The Rose and the Thorn - 9/25/13
L - Lisa Tuttle - The Silver Bough - 3/14/13
E - Elliott, Anna - Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - 3/26/15
D - Days of Blood & Starlight - 4/29/13
P - Pierce, Tamora - Bloodhound - 3/31/13
E - E. Lockhart - The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver - 4/1/15
A - Angelfall - 3/5/14
C - Christina Baker Kline - Orphan Train - 3/21/14
E - Elizabeth Freemantle - Queen's Gambit - 4/15/15

Karamel Sutra 12/12
K - Kay, Guy Gavriel - The Summer Tree - 9/20/13
A - Anthony Ryan - Blood Song - 4/23/14
R - Rothfuss, Patrick - The Wise Man's Fear - 9/14/13
A - Andrea J. Buchanan - Gift - 5/6/14
M - Maria V. Snyder - Spy Glass - 1/16/13
E - Elizabeth A. Reeves - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - 5/1/15
L - Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder - 4/8/13
S - Seraphina - 11/6/12
U - The Unnaturalists - 12/21/15
T - Theresa Tomlinson - The Moon Riders - 3/17/13
R - Robert Jordan - New Spring - 12/6/13
A - Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia - 6/11/14

Key Lime Pie 10/10
K - Kilpack, Josi S. - English Trifle - 1/5/14
E - Elwes, Cary - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride - 5/5/15
Y - Yellow Crocus - 10/11/14
L - Laini Taylor - Days of Blood & Starlight - 4/29/13
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Burns - 7/2/14
M - The Mysteries - 3/12/13
E - Elizabeth Moon - Sheepfarmer's Daughter - 6/26/15
P - Philip Pullman - The Golden Compass - 5/27/13
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Bleeds - 10/10/14
E - Elizabeth Moon - Divided Allegiance - 7/10/15

[Amelia, the Book Cruncher]

Late Night Snack 14/14
L - The Looking Glass Wars - 4/30/13
A - The Assassin's Curse - 7/11/14
T - Theresa Tomlinson - Voyage of the Snake Lady - 3/19/13
E - Elizabeth Moon - Oath of Gold - 7/22/15
N - No Return: A Novel of Jeroun - Zachary Jernigan - 11/12/14
I - Ibrahim, Laila - Yellow Crocus - 10/11/14
G - Green, John - The Fault in Our Stars - 10/19/13
H - Hauck, Rachel - Once Upon a Prince - 10/20/14
T - Tempting Bella - 2/28/14
S - Storm Glass - 12/12/12
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The False Prince - 2/3/15
A - Andrews, Ilona - Magic Strikes - 8/6/14
C - Coyote Blue - 8/9/14
K - Koontz, Dean - Life Expectancy - 11/20/13

Milk & Cookies 11/11
M - Maggie Stiefvater - Shiver - 2/13/13
I - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - 11/4/14
L - Luminous - 6/20/13
K - Kate Quinn - Daughters of Rome - 11/6/13
C - Christopher Moore - Coyote Blue - 8/9/14
O - Oke, Janette - When Calls the Heart -5/7/15
O - Oath of Gold - 7/22/15
K - Kate Danley - The Woodcutter - 12/15/13
I - The Infinite Sea - 12/2/14
E - E. Lockhart - The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them - 8/31/15
S - Sea Glass - 12/18/12

Mint Chocolate Cookie 19/19
M - The Moon Riders - 3/17/13
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Slays - 1/19/15
N - Neal Shusterman - Undivided - 2/11/15
T - Tahereh Mafi - Shatter Me - 4/18/14
C - Cinda Williams Chima - The Warrior Heir - 4/30/14
H - Halpern, Julie - Into the Wild Nerd Yonder - 11/4/14
O - Otto, Lori L. - Not Today, But Someday - 9/23/15
C - Charbonneau, Joelle - Independent Study - 5/13/14
O - Outpost - 10/26/15
L - Looking for Alaska - 12/13/13
A - Ann Aguirre - Enclave - 8/8/14
T - Terry Pratchett - Making Money - 7/22/14
E - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan of the Apes - 9/5/15
C - Carriger, Gail - Blameless - 5/13/14
O - Once Upon a Marigold - 10/30/15
O - Oliver, Lauren - Requiem - 12/15/15
K - Kitty and the Midnight Hour - 1/27/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - 2/23/15
E - Estep, Jennifer - Dark Frost - 9/14/15

Mud Pie 6/6
M - The Magic of Recluce - 4/14/13
U - Urban, Linda - A Crooked Kind of Perfect - 12/29/15
D - The Dragon and the Unicorn - 5/15/13
P - Patricia Briggs - Moon Called - 5/20/13
I - Islington, James - The Shadow Of What Was Lost - 3/31/15
E - End of Days - 10/29/15

New York Super Fudge Chunk 22/22
N - Nielsen, Jennifer A. - The Runaway King - 2/18/15
E - Ee, Susan - End of Days - 10/29/15
W - West, Kasie - Pivot Point -10/24/13
Y - Yvonne Ventresca - Pandemic - 11/20/14
O - O'Malley, Kathleen & A.C. Crispin - Silent Dances - 2/2/16
R - Roth, Veronica - Allegiant - 10/30/13
K - Kristoff, Jay - Stormdancer - 6/24/14
S - Spy Glass - 1/16/13
U - Undertow - 1/28/16
P - Princess of Glass - 1/27/13
E - The Emperor's Edge - 11/13/15
R - The Republic of Thieves - 1/23/14
F - Firestar's Quest - 11/3/13
U - Upson, Nicola - An Expert in Murder - 2/19/16
D - Daughter of the Flames - 1/29/13
G - The Golem and the Jinni - 10/18/13
E - Everything Burns - 11/25/15
C - Catherine Fisher - Obsidian Mirror - 5/15/14
H - Holly Black - Zombies Vs. Unicorns - 11/19/14
U - Ursu, Anne - Breadcrumbs - 4/26/16
N - Nielsen, Jennifer - The Shadow Throne - 2/20/15
K - Kathleen Peacock - Hemlock - 2/17/15

Oatmeal Cookie Chunk 19/19
O - The Oracle Glass - 2/29/16
A - Among Thieves - 8/26/14
T - Tilt-a-Whirl - 10/15/14
M - Modesitt, L.E. (Jr.) - The Magic of Recluce - 4/14/13
E - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson - 11/24/15
A - The Android's Dream - 8/27/14
L - Lynch, Scott - The Republic of Thieves - 1/23/14
C - Chainani, Soman - The School for Good and Evil - 6/3/14
H - Heather Webber - Trouble in Spades - 12/13/14
O - O'Brien, Stacey - Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl - 3/22/16
O - Oliver, Lauren - Before I Fall - 3/27/16
K - Kilpack, Josi S. - Devil's Food Cake - 4/10/14
I - Inamorata - 6/5/15
E - An Expert in Murder - 2/19/16
C - Chainani, Soman - A World Without Princes - 6/8/14
H - Heather Webber - Trouble in Spades - 12/13/14
U - Unhinged - A.G.. Howard - 7/22/16
N - Nix, Garth - Sabriel - 3/8/15
K - Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows - 8/20/14

Peach Cobbler 12/12
P - The Prisoner of Cell 25 - 9/23/13
E - Earth & Sky - 4/13/16
A - Anna Godbersen - Rumors - 12/9/14
C - Chuck Wendig - Under the Empyrean Sky - 6/13/14
H - Hawkins, Rachel - Rebel Belle - 12/10/14
C - Carole Wilkinson - Dragon Keeper - 6/16/14
O - One Good Dragon Deserves Another - 4/5/16
B - Bone Crossed - 8/1/13
B - Brandon Sanderson - Steelheart - 10/14/13
L - Lackey, Mercedes - Bastion - 1/8/14
E - Elseerian - 5/13/16
R - Royal Street - 2/10/14

Peanut Brittle 13/13
P - A Princess of Mars - 9/30/13
E - E.G. Foley - The Lost Heir - 5/17/16
A - Anthony, Lawrence - The Elephant Whisperer - 1/16/15
N - Naomi Novik - Uprooted - 7/3/15
U - The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant - 10/7/16
T - Tim Conway - What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life - 9/10/14
B - The Burning Bridge - 1/1/14
R - Rise of the Evening Star - 3/20/14
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - 7/15/15
T - Touch of Frost - 11/23/14
T - Trouble in Spades - 12/13/14
L - Lisa Lutz - The Spellman Files - 2/6/14
E - Emma Newman - Between Two Thorns - 6/23/16

Peanut Butter Cup 15/15
P - Pivot Point - 10/24/13
E - Estep, Jennifer - Spider's Bite - 7/6/16
A - Ashton, Brodi - Evertrue 1/30/15
N - Natusch, Amber Lynn - Unborn - 8/21/15
U - Unlikely Loves: 43 Heartwarming True Stories from the Animal Kingdom - 10/9/16
T - Taylor, Laini - Dreams of Gods & Monsters - 12/19/14
B - Brandon Mull - The Candy Shop War - 12/29/13
U - Up, Back, and Away - K. Velk - 10/29/16
T - Throne of Glass - 1/12/15
T - Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! - 3/4/15
E - E.D. Baker - Wings: A Fairy Tale - 8/10/16
R - Rossi, Veronica - Into the Still Blue - 2/12/14
C - City of Fallen Angels - 6/20/14
U - Unending Devotion - Jody Hedlund - 1/27/17
P - Patterson, James - The Angel Experiment - 1/24/14

Phish Food 9/9
P - Patricia Briggs - Blood Bound - 5/21/13
H - Hyde, Catherine Ryan - When I Found You - 1/23/15
I - Ian Doescher - William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return - 8/31/15
S - Shiver - 2/13/13
H - Hand, Cynthia - Boundless - 1/27/15
F - Flanagan, John - The Burning Bridge - 1/1/14
O - Oasis - Dima Zales - 7/7/16
O - O'Hearn, Kate - The Flame of Olympus - 8/16/16
D - Dragonsbane - 8/10/13

Pistachio Pistachio 18/18
P - Pathfinder - 2/4/14
I - Ishiguro, Kazuo - Never Let Me Go - 9/29/15
S - Sapphique - 2/24/13
T - Ticker - 4/7/15
A - Annino, Barbra - Opal Fire - 1/29/15
C - Cassandra Clare - City of Fallen Angels - 6/20/14
H - Hemlock - 2/17/15
I - In Between - 11/16/15
O - Once Upon Stilettos - 9/24/16
P - The Palace Job - 3/19/14
I - The Iron King - 2/23/16
S - The Silver Bough - 3/14/13
T - Talon - Julie Kagawa - 5/20/15
A - Anna Dressed in Blood - 2/3/15
C - Carol Berg - The Soul Mirror - 7/17/14
H - How (Not) to Kiss a Toad - Elizabeth A. Reeves - 5/1/15
I - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai - 3/23/16
O - One Plus One Equals Trouble - 11/20/16