2015 Challenges

[Raquel (Rocki)]

Reading Resolutions Challenge 2015

Duration: 1/1/14 - 12/31/15
Goal: Read 2 books for each resolution using the descriptions listed = 24 books
Rules:
✦ 8 non PNR/UF books will be allowed
✦ You may post as you go or right away
✦ Please edit your initial list with updates
✦ All formats are allowed
✦ Re-reads are not allowed

Categories:
Quit Smoking: A hard habit to break - Read a book in a series that wish you could stop reading, but stick with anyway -OR- a book about firefighters or dragons
✔1.Talon - Julie Kagawa ★★★☆☆½
✔2.Ecstasy Unbound - Setta Jay ★★★☆☆½




Lose weight: drop those extra lbs - Read a book that has been on your tbr shelf (real or virtual) for more than 6 months -OR- Read a chunky book that's been sitting on your TBR, but you keep passing it by because of its size
✔1.Outlander - Diana Gabaldon ★★★☆☆
✔2.The Drawing of the Three - Stephen King (Fantasy) ★★★★☆



Exercise more: get active - Read a UF book
✔1.Marked - Sarah Fine ★★★★☆
✔2.Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep ★★★★★



Eat better: smaller portions - Read an anthology
(not just one story, but all the stories in the anthology)
✔1. Dead After Dark - Sherrilyn Kenyon ★★★★☆
✔2.The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★



New job: make a good first impression - Read a book whose cover drew you to it
✔1.Fated - Sarah Fine ★★★★★
✔2.Claimed - Sarah Fine ★★★★☆



Save money: pinch those pennies - Read a book you borrowed (from anyone or anywhere - friend, library, swap, online loan) -OR- Read a book you bought using a gift card you were given
✔1.Jinn and Juice - Nicole Peeler ★★★★☆
✔2.Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones ★★★★★



Have a baby: new life - Read a 1st in series book
✔1.The Gunslinger - Stephen King (Fantasy) ★★☆☆☆
✔2.Dark Witch - Nora Roberts ★★★☆☆



Go back to school: new professors - Read a book by a new-to-you author
✔1.The Taken - Vicki Pettersson ★★★☆☆
✔2.Marked - Elisabeth Naughtan ★★★★☆



Get married: blissfully in love - Read a PNR book
✔1.Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews ★★★★☆
✔2.Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews ★★★★☆



Take a vacation: get away for a while - Read a book set somewhere you've been or would like to go on vacation
✔1.Burned - Karen Marie Moning ★★★★☆
✔2.Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones ★★★★★



Buy a house: personal property - Read a book you own
✔1.By a Thread - Jennifer Estep ★★★★☆
✔2.Widow’s Web - Jennifer Estep ★★★★★



Reconnect with old friends: long time no see - Pick a book off of one of your first 5 GoodReads friends' bookshelf (I'm sure they'd love to hear how you liked it when you're done)
✔1.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs (Young Adult) ★★★★☆
✔2.The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan (Young Adult) ★★★★☆

[Raquel (Rocki)]

Seasons of Love challenge 2015

Duration: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2015

27/27 books Done!

PART 1 ~ "How do you measure a year?"
{This part consists of 10 books}

"...In Daylight" ~ Read 1 book with: 'Day' in the title or series name, 'Light' in the title or series name, a cover showing a natural source of light, or a yellow or white cover
✔1.Kitty Takes a Holiday - Carrie Vaughn ★★★★☆



"...In Sunsets" ~ Read 1 book with: 'Sun' in the title or series name, 'Set' in the title or series name, a cover showing a sunset, or an orange or red cover
✔1.Kitty Goes to Washington - Carrie Vaughn ★★★★☆



"...In Midnights" ~ Read 1 book with: 'Midnight' in the title or series name, 'Night' in the title or series name, a cover showing a moon, or a black cover
✔1.Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Carrie Vaughn ★★★★☆



"...In Cups of Coffee" ~ Read 2 books from any series you are addicted to (books do not have to be from the same series)
✔1.Opposition - Jennifer L. Armentrout ★★★★☆
✔2. Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones ★★★★★



"...In Inches" ~ Read 2 series books from within any one series (you can choose books 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, so on; they must be back-to-back w/in the series.)
✔1.The Smoke Thief - Shana Abe ★★★☆☆
✔2.The Dream Thief - Shana Abe ★★★☆☆½



"...In Miles" ~ Read 1 book that features any mode of transport on the cover
✔1. Song of the Wanderer - Bruce Coville ★★★☆☆



"...In Laughter" ~ Read 1 humorous book
✔1.First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones ★★★★★



"...In Strife" ~ Read 1 UF or dystopian book
✔1.Cross Keys - Ally Shields ★★★★☆



PART 2 ~ "Seasons of Love"
{This part consists of 12 books}

WINTER ~ Read 1 book in each category
✔❉ Blue cover or white cover - Kissing Sin - Keri Arthur ★★★☆☆
✔❉ Title, series or author name (first or last) begins with 'W' - The Shadows - J.R. Ward ★★★★★
✔❉ Series # correlates to one of your region's "winter months" - Full Moon Rising - Keri Arthur ★★★★☆



SPRING ~ Read 1 book in each category
✔❀ Green cover - Tempting Evil - Keri Arthur ★★★★☆
✔❀ First book in a new-to-you series - The Taken - Vicki Pettersson ★★★☆☆
✔❀ Series # correlates to one of your region's "spring months" - Dangerous Games - Keri Arthur ★★★★☆


SUMMER ~ Read 1 book in each category
✔❂ Red cover - Embraced By Darkness - Keri Arthur ★★★☆☆
✔❂ ½ nekked dude/tte on the cover - Ecstasy Unbound - Setta Jay ★★★☆☆½
✔❂ Series # correlates to one of your region's "summer months" - Instinct - Sherrilyn Kenyon ★★★★★



FALL ~ Read 1 book in each category
✔✣ Orange cover - Marked - Elisabeth Naughton★★★★☆
✔✣ New release (any month) - Burned - Karen Marie Moning ★★★★☆
✔✣ Series # correlates to one of your region's "fall months" - Deadly Sting - Jennifer Estep ★★★★☆



PART 3 ~ "...Measure your life in love..."
{This part consists of 5 books}

L-O-V-E
❤ Read 1 book for each letter ~ title name, series name, or author name (first or last)
✔L:The Lost - Vicki Pettersson ★★★☆☆
✔O:Saint Odd - Dean Koontz ★★★★☆
✔V:Kitty and the Silver Bullet - Carrie Vaughn ★★★★★
✔E:Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep ★★★★☆


❤ Read 1 PNR book
✔1.Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones ★★★★★

[Raquel (Rocki)]

I've Started So I'll Finish 2015 - No Reboot Required

51/40 Books

One book to finish
✔The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan 2/2/15 ★★★★☆
✔Saint Odd - Dean Koontz 1/20/15 ★★★★☆
✔Ensnared - A.G. Howard 1/27/15 ★★★★☆
✔The Ruby Circle - Richelle Mead 5/17/15 ★★★★☆
✔In The Afterlight - Alexandra Braken 7/20/15 ★★★★☆
The Amber Spyglass - Phillip Pullman
The Last Ever After - Soman Chainani


One book to catch up
✔Burned - Karen Marie Moning 2/22/15 ★★★★☆
✔The Shadows - J.R. Ward 7/29/15 ★★★★★
Reap the Wind - Karen Chance
✔Firefight - Brandon Sanderson 1/10/15 ★★★★☆
Salt & Stone - Victoria Scott
Revenant - Larissa Ione
Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon



Drakon - Shana Abe
✔ The Smoke Thief 8/13/15 ★★★☆☆
✔ The Dream Thief 12/17/15 ★★★★☆
Queen of Dragons
The Treasure Keeper
The Time Weaver



The Dark Tower - Stephen King
✔ The Gunslinger 1/6/15★★☆☆☆
✔ The Drawing of the Three 3/21/15 ★★★★☆
The Waste Lands
Wizard and Glass
Wolves of the Calla
Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower


Celestial Blues - Vicki Pettersson
✔ The Taken 1/4/15 ★★★☆☆
✔ The Lost 8/3/15 ★★★☆☆
The Given


The Spellmason Chronicles - Anton Strout
Alchemystic
Stonecast
Incarnate

Alpha & Omega - Patricia Briggs
Cry Wolf
Hunting Ground
Fair Game
Dead Heat
Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson

Riley Jenson Guardian - Keri Arthur
✔ Full Moon Rising 7/13/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Kissing Sin 8/8/15 ★★★☆☆
✔ Tempting Evil 9/23/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Dangerous Games 10/26/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Embraced By Darkness 11/27/15 ★★★☆☆
The Darkest Kiss
Deadly Desire
Bound to Shadows
Moon Sworn


Elemental Assassin - Jennifer Estep
✔ Venom 1/29/15 ★★★☆☆
✔ Tangled Threads 3/31/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Spider’s Revenge 8/23/15 ★★★★★
✔ By a Thread 9/29/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Widow’s Web 12/3/15 ★★★★★
✔ Deadly Sting 12/27/15 ★★★★☆
Heart of Venom
The Spider
Poison Promise
Black Widow
Spider's Trap


Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter - Laurell K. Hamilton
Jason
Dead Ice

Lux - Jennifer L. Armentrout
✔ Shadows 8/30/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Opal 4/6/15 ★★★☆☆
✔ Origin 4/10/15 ★★★★★
✔ Opposition 8/26/15 ★★★★☆


Unicorn Chronicles - Bruce Coville
✔ Song of the Wanderer 9/21/15 ★★★☆☆
Dark Whispers
The Last Hunt


The Iron Fey - Julie Kagawa
✔ The First Kiss 2/22/15 ★★★★☆
✔ The Iron Daughter 2/25/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Winter's Passage 8/9/15 ★★★★☆
✔ The Iron Queen 8/11/15 ★★★★★
✔ Summer's Crossing 8/11/15 ★★★★☆
The Iron Knight
The Iron Legends
The Lost Prince
The Iron Traitor
The Forgotten Crown


Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin
✔ The Evolution of Mara Dyer 2/9/15 ★★★★☆
The Retribution of Mara Dyer


The Wolves of Mercy Falls- Maggie Stiefvater
✔ Linger 3/23/15 ★★★☆☆
✔ Forever 6/25/15 ★★★☆☆
✔ Sinner 7/22/15 ★★☆☆☆


Charley Davidson- Darynda Jones
✔ First Grave on the Right 3/7/15 ★★★★★
✔ Second Grave on the Left 4/23/15 ★★★★★
✔ Third Grave Dead Ahead 8/17/15 ★★★★★
✔ Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet 9/25/15 ★★★★★
✔ Fifth Grave Past the Light 10/22/15 ★★★★★
Sixth Grave on the Edge
Seventh Grave and No Body



Kitty Norville - Carrie Vaughn
✔ Kitty and the Midnight Hour 4/19/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Kitty Goes to Washington 8/28/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Kitty Takes a Holiday 12/11/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Kitty and the Silver Bullet 12/31/15 ★★★★★



Servants of Fate - Sarah Fine
✔ Marked 3/10/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Claimed 4/3/15 ★★★★☆
✔ Fated 9/18/15 ★★★★★

[Raquel (Rocki)]

Back to the Future Challenge - 2015 (not going to happen but lets see how far I can get)
Duration: 1/1/15 - 12/31/15
Years Completed: 7/15
Books Read: 90/120

✔2015 15/15
1.Firefight - Brandon Sanderson
2.Broken Skies - Theresa Kay
3.Saint Odd - Dean Koontz
4.Ensnared - A.G. Howard
5.Burned - Karen Marie Moning
6.Of Shadow and Stone - Michelle Muto
7.Claimed - Sarah Fine
8.The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly - Stephanie Oakes
9.The Ruby Circle - Richelle Mead
10.The Infinite - Lori M. Lee
11.Lost Energy - Lynn Vroman
12.Ink and Bone - Rachel Caine
13.Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly - Patricia Briggs
14.Survive the Night - Danielle Vega
15.Cold Burn of Magic - Jennifer Estep

✔ 2014 14/14
1.A Thousand Pieces of You - Claudia Gray
2.Living Dead Girl - Nessie Strange
3.Reaper Madness - Nessie Strange
4.Gates of Thread and Stone - Lori M. Lee
5.Jinn and Juice - Nicole Peeler
6.Pure Death - Liah Penn
7.Red Rising - Pierce Brown
8.Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography - Neil Patrick Harris
9.Illusions of Fate- Kiersten White
10.Panic - Lauren Oliver
11.The Perilous Sea - Sherry Thomas
12.The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas
13.Remote - Lisa Acerbo
14.In The Afterlight - Alexandra Bracken

✔2013 13/13
1.Mitosis- Brandon Sanderson
2.The Burning Sky - Sherry Thomas
3.Dark Siren - Eden Ashley
4.The Evolution of Mara Dyer - Michelle Hodkin
5.The First Kiss - Julie Kagawa
6.The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon
7.Origin - Jennifer L. Armentrout
8.Unravel Me - Tahereh Mafi
9.The Lost - Vicki Pettersson
10.Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
11.Fifth Grave Past the Light - Darynda Jones
12.Banewolf - Eden Ashley
13.Dark Witch - Nora Roberts

✔2012 12/12
1. The Taken - Vicki Pettersson
2.Opal - Jennifer L. Armentrout
3.Destroy Me - Tahereh Mafi
4.Angelfall - Susan Ee
5.Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare
6.Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones
7.Shadows - Jennifer L. Armentrout
8.Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones
9.By a Thread - Jennifer Estep
10.Days of Blood & Starlight - Laini Taylor
11.Widow’s Web - Jennifer Estep
12.Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf Volume 1 - Patricia Briggs

2011 9/11
1.The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
2.First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones
3.Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep
4.Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones
5.Forever - Maggie Stiefvater
6.The Iron Queen - Julie Kagawa
7.Summer's Crossing - Julie Kagawa
8.Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep
9.The Scorch Trials - James Dashner
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2010 6/10
1.Venom - Jennifer Estep
2.The Iron Daughter - Julie Kagawa
3.Marked - Elisabeth Naughten
4.Linger - Maggie Stiefvater
5.Winter's Passage - Julie Kagawa
6.Aesop's Fables - Aesop
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2009 1/9
1.Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
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2008 3/8
1.Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews
2.Dead After Dark - Sherrilyn Kenyon
3.Kitty and the Silver Bullet - Carrie Vaughn
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✔2007 7/7
1.Kissing Sin - Keri Arthur
2.Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews
3.Tempting Evil - Keri Arthur
4.Dangerous Games - Keri Arthur
5.Embraced By Darkness - Keri Arthur
6.Kitty Takes a Holiday - Carrie Vaughn
7.The Dream Thief - Shana Abe

2006 3/6
1.Full Moon Rising - Keri Arthur
2.Kitty Goes to Washington - Carrie Vaughn
3.The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls
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2005 3/5
1.Dark Prince - Christine Feehan
2.Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Carrie Vaughn
3.The Smoke Thief - Shana Abe
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2004 0/4
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✔2003 3/3
1.The Gunslinger - Stephen King
2.The Drawing of the Three - Stephen King
3.Autobiography of a Face - Lucy Grealy

2002 0/2
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✔2001 1/1
1. Song of the Wanderer - Bruce Coville

[Raquel (Rocki)]

SOS Love or Hate @ FIRST Sight Read Challenge

Duration: July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

✔July - Eeny Meeny - M.J. Arlidge 07/13/15 ★★★★☆
✔August - Cross Keys - Ally Shields 8/20/15 ★★★★☆
✔September - The Drafter - Kim Harrison 09/08/15 ★★★★★
✔October - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs 10/15/15 ★★★★☆
✔November - Talon - Julie Kagawa 11/10/15 ★★★✩☆½
✔December - Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 11/29/15 ★★★✩☆
January -
February -
March -
April -
May -
June -