October 2009 Reading Challenge

[Lory]

Sarah wrote: "Lory wrote: "Ok, this is my list and since this is my first challenge I'm open to sugestion :)...

I can't wait for Tempted and Lucinda Dangerously. I once emailed the author, Sunny, to see if th..."

I actually bought Lucinda Dangerously already in Borders. If you google borders coupons you can get one for $2 off on any Romance book. This are going to be the first books I read from her, but they look very interesting.

[Heather]

I'm in!


Red:A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1)
Orange:Blood Bound
Yellow:Madapple
Green:In the Forests of the Night
Blue:Leftovers
Purple:Dark Desires After Dusk
Pink:Love Is Hell
Black:Such a Pretty Girl
Brown:The City of Ember

[Michelle]

I know I've edited my list quite a bit already, but I think this one is final

1. Orange: Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
2. Red: Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
3. Brown: Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
4. Green: The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe
5. Black: Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
6. Yellow: Kissing Midnight by Lara Adrian
7. Purple: Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready
8. Pink: Killing Moon by Rebecca York
9. Blue: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater





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Michelle in TN

[Cat]

Ok I have to make up my list

[booklovinrn]

I am trying to clear off my TBR shelf at home, so my husband will quit fussing that I keep buying.

Orange:Night Fall 10/2
Red: Don't Say A Word 10/7
Brown: No One Heard Her Scream
Green: Arousing Suspicions 10/4
Black: An Echo in the Bone 10/2
Yellow: Just Breathe Read Alternate instead
Purple: Dark Magic
Pink: Fearless Fourteen
Blue: Ecstasy

Alternate books:
Yellow: Shadow Game 10/8
Purple: Slave to Sensation

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Alternate Books:

[Trish]

My List

Orange-Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Red-Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Brown-Time of the Witches by Anna Myers
Green-Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian
Black-Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Yellow-Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Purple-Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
Pink-Mistress of the Night by Charlotte Featherstone
Blue-Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian



Alternates:

Pink - Devour Me by Lydia Parks

Brown - Storm of Shadows by Chistina Dodd

Happy reading everyone!

[Brandy *Ahviel*]

I am going to library tonight and should be able to finish my list. HOPEFULLY

[Sara]

Well I am new to this but I sure am going to give it a shot now off to find the books. Good luck to all with this challenge and enjoy!

[RogueHireling]

I'm just finishing up my september books. My last three are bound into a single huge compilation thats around 1200 pages. Since its nearing the end I have given myself a minimum amount of pages to read a night to finish by september 30th, which got me thinking.

So I added up (roughly) all the books I have for october and it came to just over 3100 pages, broken down its 100 pages a day.

Mini goals, make the huge stack not seem quite as daunting. =D

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Token Female Gamer wrote: "I'm just finishing up my september books. My last three are bound into a single huge compilation thats around 1200 pages. Since its nearing the end I have given myself a minimum amount of pages to ..."

I do exactly the same thing. At the start of the month I add up the number of pages in each book and divide by the number of days in the month. That way I know the minimum number of pages I have to do each day to finish the challenge.

OCD or what!!!

[Tonya]

I may have to switch mine up again as my Amazon order finally shipped and should be here in a couple of days and I want to add Storm Born to my list. Oh and One Foot in the Grave for sure.

[RogueHireling]

Charlotte wrote: "I do exactly the same thing. At the start of the month I add up the number of pages in each book and divide by the number of days in the month. That way I know the minimum number of pages I have to do each day to finish the challenge.

OCD or what!!! "

Totally OCD!

I can't believe it took me two months to figure it out! I'm usually so organized!!

[Teresa]

okay here is my attempt, all suggestions welcomed : )
1. Orange Sunshine
2. Red City of Ashes
3. Brown Storm Front
4. Green Uglies
5. Black Halfway to the Grave
6. Yellow City of Bones
7. Purple book:Living Dead in Dallas|110494]
8. Pink[[book:Ill Wind|86451]
blue Wicked Game



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[Ann aka Iftcan]

Yay--thank heavens for new releases and Amazon. :o) I FINALLY have my black book.

Black--My Wicked Vampire by Nina Bangs

[Julieanne]

how many books can you guys read in a month? ATM im a house mom and live on a small ranch out in the middle of nowhere. So while my son runs a muck out side, i read on my netbook(ebooks are the only way while everything 100 miles away).So i can read 2 or 3 books a day depending on size.

[Lori]

I couldn't resist this challenge although you may not want to count me when I participate since my books are never all PNR. I just have fun choosing books to fit the categories :)



Orange - Souls Deep by M.L. Rhodes
Red - Phoenix Rising by Kimberly Gardner
Brown - A Master's Love by Marty Rayne
Green - Among the Living by Jordan Castillo Price
Black - Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price
Yellow - The Long Way Home by Z.A. Maxfield
Purple - A Portrait of Phillip by J.P. Bowie
Pink - So Much More Than Naked 2 by D.J. Manly
Blue - Untamed Heart by Ally Blue

[Nita]

Already made a change to my yellow pick. Here is my new full list:

1. Orange - What A Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken
2. Red - Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden
3. Brown - Dreams Underfoot (Newford Book 1) by Charles de Lint
4. Green - Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout
5. Black - Rosemary and Rue An October Daye Novel by Seanan McGuire
6. Yellow - The Compass Rose by Gail Dayton
7. Purple - The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter
8. Pink - Pleasure by Jacquelyn Frank
9. Blue - Spider-Touched by Jory Strong

[Laura]

1.Orange - Fairyville - Emma Holly
2.Red - Just One Sip - Katie MacAlister
3.Brn - Killing Moon - Rebecca York
4.Grn - Mysteria Lane
5.Black - The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires - Katie MacAlister

6.Yellow - [image error]Into the Flame - Christina Dodd
7.Purple - [image error]Maverick - Lora Leigh Ok, I know this is showing blue but I swear my book is a solid purple, writing and background!
8.Pink - Zen and the Art of Vampires - Katie MacAlister
9.Blue - Blow Me Down - Katie MacAlister

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Julieann--I too can read 2 or 3 a day, depending on what else is going on. I conservatively figure that I read a minimum of 450 books a year. Some, of course are re-reads, I mean, hey, its hard to find NEW books when you read that many, ya know? Figure that over the course of my "reading" life--ok, we'll figure 13 years old, since I don't want to count the "little kid" books--that's 41 years. That adds up to a LOT of books. Even when I was in school, I'd read a minimum of 1 a day--and that was in addition to any school work (thank God I only need 5 hours of sleep a night, right?) Doing the math (and taking my book counts down to 350) I have read 14,350 books in my life. Some books I KNOW I have re-read, because I do them regularily. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Have Space Suit-Will Travel, Moon of Three Rings, Witch World 1 and of course, ALL my Agatha Christies. Also the Tarzan and John Carter of Mars books, as well as the Sherlock Holmes books. Those people could tell a tale that STAYS interesting, even on re-reading it for the 30th or so time. :o)

[Julieanne]

Ann wrote: "Julieann--I too can read 2 or 3 a day, depending on what else is going on. I conservatively figure that I read a minimum of 450 books a year. Some, of course are re-reads, I mean, hey, its hard t..."

ill have to check out some of the books you mentioned, some of them sound interesting. Im glad im not the only one who spends a lot of time reading my husband thinks im a book nut and so does my son {he reads pretty well and often too, happy i got him in to it early he dos better in school then most kids his age) i think maybe i should join a AA club for books lol :X

[Heather]

Last minute change of the list! This month I'm going to try and stick to it and make no changes....we'll see how that goes!


Red:A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1)
Orange:Blood Bound
Yellow:Madapple
Green:In the Forests of the Night
Blue:Dark Needs at Night's Edge
Purple:Dark Desires After Dusk
Pink:Love Is Hell
Black:Touch the Dark
Brown:Vampire Academy

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[Kelli]

Well, I think I've come up with a list. Subject to change, of course. :)

1) Orange- Kitty Takes a Holiday
2) Red- Kitty Goes to Washington
3) Brown- Dog Days
4) Green- Stray
5) Black- whichever House of Night book I start in Oct. :)
6) Yellow- Bit the Jackpot
7) Purple- Grave Peril
8) Pink- She's No Faerie Princess
9) Blue- Glass Houses

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[DarkHeart "Vehngeance"]

Lori wrote: "I couldn't resist this challenge although you may not want to count me when I participate since my books are never all PNR. I just have fun choosing books to fit the categories :)..."

Ha! But you always have such yummy books, Lori! ;)

[Lori]

DarkHeart wrote: "Ha! But you always have such yummy books, Lori! ;)..."

That's true DH...they are yummy :P It really helps me move through my To-Read list which is kind of the point of these challenges so whether I'm "officially" participating or not, I still like to do it.

[Yz the Whyz]

Lori wrote: "DarkHeart wrote: "Ha! But you always have such yummy books, Lori! ;)..."

That's true DH...they are yummy :P It really helps me move through my To-Read list which is kind of the point of these cha..."


Lori,

LOL...as long as your books meet the challenge requirement, like this month (the colors), you are counted in.

As for whether the books are officially PNR or not, that's just extra. I don't really quibble about that part.

[Lori]

Yz wrote: "Lori wrote: "DarkHeart wrote: "Ha! But you always have such yummy books, Lori! ;)..."

That's true DH...they are yummy :P It really helps me move through my To-Read list which is kind of the poi..."

Thanks Yz!

[I ♥ Bookie Nookie (bookienookiereviews.blogspot.com)]

I have a few changes to my Oct list

1. Orange - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
2. Red - Lucinda, Darkly by Sunny
3. Brown - Storm Born by Richelle Mead
4. Green - Mona Lisa Darkening by Sunny
5. Black - Covet by JR Ward
6. Yellow - Vampire Beach Initiation by Alex Duval
7. Purple - Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh / Vampire Beach Legacy by Alex Duval
8. Pink - Mona Lisa Blossoming by Sunny
9. Blue - Mona Lisa Craving by Sunny

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[Rossy]

Though subjected to change, this is my list for now:

1. Orange: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter

2. Red: Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian

3. Brown: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong

4. Green: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione

5. Black: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward

6. Yellow: Bengal's Heart by Lora Leigh

7. Purple: Zen and the Art of Vampires by Katie MacAlister

8. Pink: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

9. Blue: Among the Living by Jordan Castillo Price

[Caleb]

Well, Sept. Challenge didn't happen for me like I thought it would, I read 9 books in Sept. - just not the ones that would count. Anyway, take two. Trying again for October.

1. Orange Ballad The Gathering of Faerie
2. Red Dead Until Dark
3. Brown The Harlequin
4. Green Queene of Light
5. Black Strange Angels
6. Yellow Dead Perfect
7. Purple Violet Wings
8. Pink Once Dead, Twice Shy
9. Blue Carpe Corpus


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**Updates made due to a lack in funding/library availability

[Trish]

Going to change my list. Checked my library for books they have and don't have and found that they don't have any Lara Adrian books. :(

Orange - City of Glass by Clare Cassandra
Red - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Brown - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Green - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Black - At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
Yellow - City of Bones by Clare Cassandra
Purple - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Pink - Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Blue - City of Ashes by Clare Cassandra

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[Natalia]

My list:


1. Orange: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K.Rolling
2. Red: Poison Study by Maria V.Snyder
3. Brown: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
4. Green: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
5. Black: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
6. Yellow: A Game of Thrones by George R.R.Martin
7. Purple: Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
8. Pink: Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
9. Blue: Covet by J.R.Ward

[Michelle B]

Ok, here's my list:

1. Orange: Kiss of Midnight
2. Red: Working for the Devil
3. Brown: Storm Front
4. Green: City of Bones or Heart-Shaped Box A Novel
5. Black: Street Magic or Rosemary and Rue An October Daye Novel
6. Yellow: The Golden Elephant
7. Purple: Dead After Dark (Includes Dark-Hunter, Related Books #10)
8. Pink: Once Dead, Twice Shy
9. Blue:






Alternates:
Black:
Green:

[Cat]

Here is my list so far it is a work in progress
1) Orange- Dead and Gone
2) Red- Kiss of Shadows
3) Brown- Vampires are Forever
4) Green-
5) Black- Kissing Sin
6) Yellow- Bengal heart
7) Purple- The Pleaseure Slave
8) Pink-
9) Blue- Awaken Me Darkly

[Amanda]

Orange – Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
Red – Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Brown – The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Green – Alpha Wolf by Linda O. Johnston
Black – Covet by J.R. Ward
Yellow – Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
Purple – My Favorite Witch by Lisa Plumley
Pink – Born of Night
Blue – Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward

[Tara]

I'm so excited! All my books arrived today! Thanks Amazon!

[DarkHeart "Vehngeance"]

Amanda wrote: "Orange – Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
Red – Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Brown – The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Green – Alpha Wolf by Linda O. Johnston
Black – Covet by J.R. Ward
Yellow ..."

You're going to be in J.R. Ward heaven, Amanda! =)

[Lu]

Duration: October 1st to 30th

1. Orange - The Host
2. Red -
3. Brown - Spud
4. Green - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
5. Black - Blood Promise
6. Yellow -
7. Purple - Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
8. Pink - Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
9. Blue - Wicked Lovely



6/9

[Mel]

Amanda, I see you skipped BDB #3, Lover Awakened. That's a shame cause, to me, that's the best book in the series till now.
Josie switched to a pink edition of that book , maybe you could use that for your list?

[Mel]

Once again Yz, wonderful challenge!
Eventhough I promised myself I didn’t want to read too much this month, I've decided to just go ahead and start it anyway.
Here’s my list:

1. Orange: Blood Bound, by Patricia Briggs

2. Red: No rest for the Wicked, by Kresley Cole

3. Brown: Magic Bites, by Ilona Andrews

4. Green: Living with the Dead, by Kelley Armstrong

5. Black-ish: Lover Unbound, by J.R. Ward

6. Yellow: Lover Enshrined, by J.R. Ward

7. Purple: Fantasy Lover, by Sherrilyn Kenyon

8. Pink: Dead After Dark, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward, etc.

9. Blue: In the Blood, by Adrian Phoenix
-> Although I must admit I started this in september. Is it allowed?

[Lu]

Do you guys think this could be seen as brown?

http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/5...

Its ok if it doesn't :)

[Mel]

I think it qualifies as brown. The boys on the cover wear brown and the rest is black with orange (which to me equals brown).

[Sandy]

I finally got Must Love Hellhounds from the library and Lynsay Sand's new book is in-route so I'm switching Must Love Hellhounds for my red book and The Renegade Hunter for my yellow.

1. Orange: On Edge by Ilona Andrews
2. Red: Must Love Hellhounds
3. Brown: Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill
4. Green: One Hex of a Wedding by Yasmin Galenorn
5. Black: Rosemary & Rue by Seanan McGuire
6. Yellow: Renegade Hunter ny Lynsay Sands
7. Purple: Witch Craft by Catlin Kittredge
8. Pink: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper
9. Blue: A Harvest of Bones by Yasmin Galenorn

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[Jacalyn]

Holy cow, YZ, Toughest challenge yet!

I'm staring at my pile of books (that's really about 5 piles) and trying to figure out how to figure out what books to read!!! ROFL

Um... OK... this month is going to be INTERESTING!

Now let me go stare at my books again and see if I can figure this one out! :)

[Diana]

Already have to make changes to yellow and brown thanks to library popularity...

1. Orange - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
2. Red - Storm Born by Richelle Mead
3. Brown - Daughter Of The Blood by Nancy Holder
4. Green - Deadly Night by Heather Graham
5. Black - Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Yellow - Shadow Game by Christine Feehan
7. Purple - Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
8. Pink - Deadly Harvest by Heather Graham
9. Blue - Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs

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[Amelia]

I'm seeing some Karen Chance on here! This is making me happy! lol

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[FlibBityFLooB]

Okay, so it's only the first of October -- and I've already completely changed my challenge books! hehe. I am in the middle of a bunch of series that I was reading in September and wanted to get challenge credit for finishing some of them ;)

1. RED: Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
2. ORANGE: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
3. YELLOW: All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
4. GREEN: Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton
5. BLUE: Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
6. PURPLE: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
7. PINK: Rogue by Rachel Vincent
8. BROWN: No Rest for the Witches (an anthology)
9. BLACK: A Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton

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[Natalia]

slight change on my list, I'm trading Ill Wind for Hunting Ground:


1. Orange: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K.Rolling
2. Red: Poison Study by Maria V.Snyder
3. Brown: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
4. Green: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
5. Black: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
6. Yellow: A Game of Thrones by George R.R.Martin
7. Purple: Hunting Ground
8. Pink: Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
9. Blue: Covet by J.R.Ward

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

Ok, This will be my first challenge. Not expecting to finish but at least I will start.

The color theme is a problem because normally I read series non-stop.....I may change my mind as I got.
This is what I will strive for:

1) Orange - Dayhunter by Jocelyn Drake.
2) Red - vision of heat by Nalini Singh
3) Brown - Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan
4) Green - Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
5) Black - Night cold kiss by Tracey O'Hara
6) Yellow - Retribution by Jeanne Stein
7) Purple - Hunting ground by Patricia briggs.
8) Pink - Captive moon by C.T. Adams
9) Blue - A touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
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[Melissa]

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1/9 completed

Orange: Dagger-Star by Elizabeth Vaughan
Red: Heiress For Hire by Erin McCarthy
Brown: Dog Days by John Levitt
Green: The Eternal Prison by Jeff Somers
Black: On the Prowl by Karen MacInerney
Yellow: Romancing the Dead by Tate Hallaway
Purple:Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Pink: A Date with the Other Side by Erin McCarthy
Blue: Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead* * * * *

[Amanda]

1 down, 8 to go as of 10/1

Orange – Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
Red – Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong 10/1
Brown – The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Green – Alpha Wolf by Linda O. Johnston
Black – Covet by J.R. Ward
Yellow – Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
Purple – My Favorite Witch by Lisa Plumley
Pink – Born of Night
Blue – Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward