October 2009 Reading Challenge

[Trish]

1 down, 8 to go.

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

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[Emoore0916]

I will complete this challenge I will complete this challenge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Orange - What a Dragon Should Know @@@Oct5th@@@
2. Red - Must Love HellHounds
3. Brown - Servant The Kindred
4. Green - Born of Night
5. Black - Covet @@@Oct9th@@@
6. Yellow - Passion Untamed
7. Purple - The Mane Squeeze
8. Pink - Sweet Surrender @@@Oct11@@@
9. Blue - Hunting Ground

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[Mel]

Tara wrote: "With every romance novel I read (PNR or regular) I seem to always find myself frustrated at stuff like that. For instance, the story where the author keeps describing how the woman looks tired and thinks she has the flu because ..."

LOL. You describe exactly the dreary, corny, obvious, annoying things I dislike. But you say most books are worth it anyway? Well... like I said: I'm going to try Night Pleasure. And if I like that, I'll proceed reading the series cause I want to know who this Zarek and Acheron are everybody's raving about :)

[Michelle]

1. ORANGE - Skykeepers - Jessica Andersen
2. RED - Nightkeepers - Jessica Andersen
3. BROWN - Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 5th Oct
4. GREEN - High Stakes - Erin McCarthy
5. BLACK - Sunshine - Robin McKinley
6. YELLOW - Bit the Jackpot - Erin McCarthy
7. PURPLE - Damien - Jacquelyn Frank
8. PINK - Date Me, Baby, One More Time - Stephanie Rowe
9. BLUE - Dawnkeepers - Jessica Andersen

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[Tonya]

I started Witchling and I am having a hard time getting into it, I may have to switch it out with something else. Oh well.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

another one down. And I have the Homecoming dress cut out and ready to be basted. :o)


1. Orange Night Prayers by P. D. Cace

2. Red Fanged and Fabulous by Michelle Rowen

3. . Brown Viking Heat by Sandra Hill

4. . Green Leader of the Pack by Karen MacInerney

5. . Black My Wicked Vampire by Nina Bangs

6. . Yellow The Renegade Hunter by Lynsay Sands

7. . Purple Stakes and Stilettos by Michelle Rowen

8. . Pink Dragons prefer Blondes by Candace Havens

9. . Blue Witch in the House by Jenna McKnight

This one isn't quite as good as the previous book in the series. I'm not quite sure why I didn't like it as much. Maybe because there wasn't enough interaction with the dragons???? The first book had a lot more interaction with the demons that that sister was supposed to protect Earth from. This one you just get dragons popping up here and there and trying to kidnap humans. NO fun at all. 3 out of 5 stars

[Tara]

Mel wrote: "Tara wrote: "With every romance novel I read (PNR or regular) I seem to always find myself frustrated at stuff like that. For instance, the story where the author keeps describing how the woman loo..."
LOL! They are good ones, I like Valerius too! (And Vane) :) It's why I'm reading Storm Born right now, I have to know about Kiyo and Dorian and find out what all the hype is about! :)

[Natalia]

2/9


1. Orange: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K.Rolling 10/05
2. Red: Poison Study by Maria V.Snyder CR
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 by Patricia Briggs 10/04
8. Pink: Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
9. Blue: Covet by J.R.Ward CR

[LooLoo]

Tara wrote: "Mel wrote: "Tara wrote: "With every romance novel I read (PNR or regular) I seem to always find myself frustrated at stuff like that. For instance, the story where the author keeps describing how t..."
I second Valerius and Vane too. My two favorites of the whole series!!
Tara - I just finished Storm Born and really liked it. Totally understanding the Kiyo and Dorian hype now. :)

[BJ Rose]

Two down!
And a change for #5 - putting in the one I didn't get to last month:

1. Orange: The Magical Christmas Cat anthology
2. Red: Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe
3. Brown: Rapture [image error] by Jacquelyn Frank
4. Green: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward October 2
5. Black: Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
6. Yellow: [image error] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
7. Purple: Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
8. Pink: Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
9. Blue: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling Oct. 5

[Amanda]

4 down, 5 to go as of 10/5

Orange – Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
Red – Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong 10/1
Brown – The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Green – Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout
Black – Covet by J.R. Ward
Yellow – Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
Purple – My Favorite Witch by Lisa Plumley 10/3
Pink – Born of Night 10/5
Blue – Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward 10/4

[Kelly]

2 down, 7 to go!


1. Orange - Highland Warrior/Monica McCarty
2. Red - Bitten/Kelley Armstrong
3. Brown - The Untamed One/Ronda Thompson
4. Green - Highland Scoundrel/Monica McCarty
5. Black - Covet/JR Ward
6. Yellow - Storm of Shadows/Christina Dodd
7. Purple - Stolen/Kelley Armstrong
8. Pink - Date Me Baby One More Time/Stephanie Rowe
9. Blue - Highland Outlaw/Monica McCarty

[Kelly]

Amanda wrote: "4 down, 5 to go as of 10/5

Orange – Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
Red – Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong 10/1
Brown – The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Green – Queene of Light by Jenn..."

How did you like Born of Night?

[Amanda]

Kelly wrote: "How did you like Born of Night?"

It was pretty good! Dragged on a bit with conflict between the main characters, but at 560 pages it can't all be action. I love everything by Sherrilyn Kenyon, though, so I might be a little biased... :)

[Ann aka Iftcan]

btw all--if no one has checked back on Sept's list, we have read 2436 books for this challenge as of the end of Sept. That was after the updates for the few people who hadn't made it onto GR before the totals were posted originally. Not too shabby is it? :o)

speaking of missing the deadline--what was with GR taking down the site for so long on the 30th? For those of us on the East Coast it didn't go back up til 2 a.m. which was too late to hang around waiting to post totals. (I know cause Oz whined to me about it.) :oP

[Shannon]

1 DOWN, 8 TO GO!

1. Orange: Speak of the Devil by Jenna Black
2. Red: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
3. Brown: Time of the Witches by Anna Myers
4. Green: Night Lost by Lynn Viehl
5. Black: The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning
6. Yellow: Shadow Game by Christine Feehan
7. Purple: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
8. Pink: Soulless by Gail Carriger
9. Blue: Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe - 10/6 - ★ ★ my review

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[LooLoo]

4/9 Read


1. Orange -Storm Born read 10/4 ****
2. Red - Magic Study
3. Brown - Dragon Actually read 10/3 ****
4. Green - Thin Air
5. Black - Covet
6. Yellow - Retribution read 10/1 ***
7. Purple - Witch Craft
8. Pink - Dark Prince read 10/5 **
9. Blue - Beyond the Highland Mist

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Just finished Dark Prince and have to say - boo hiss! Maybe if I'd read it 10 years ago I'd have loved it but since I've read so many PNRs that are so much better I just couldn't feel the Carpathian love.

[Shannon]

Looloo wrote: "Just finished Dark Prince and have to say - boo hiss! Maybe if I'd read it 10 years ago I'd have loved it but since I've read so many PNRs that are so much better I just couldn't feel the Carpathian love."

Lol. Makes me glad I read them when I did, back when they came out. But it also makes me wonder how I'd feel if I ever got around to rereading them. I enjoyed them at the time though and there's so many other things to read that I doubt I'll ever revisit them. I've heard that the newer novels in the series are better though, for what it's worth.

[Mel]

Oh thank God, than I maybe should try the newest Feehan when I finish Kenyon...

[Ana]

This is my first time participating in the challenge. Here is my list...

Ana

brown:About Monday...completed 10/4
purple: Slave ...completed 10/6
green: Unleashed
black: Utter Domination...completed 10/9
orange: Settler's Mine 4 The Wolf
red: Charming the Snake

yellow: Fangs For The Memories...completed 10/15
pinkI Only Have Fangs For You
blue:My Sister is a Werewolf or Moonlight Hero It depends on which one I can obtain first.

alternative red selection: Hot for the Holidays...completed 10/10

[FlibBityFLooB]

5/9 read. I read ROGUE because it's a group-read on one of my other groups. I didn't like it as much as STRAY (first book in series), but I can see potential in the series and will continue to read it. Go Jace! :)

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

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[Vicci]

3 down 6 to go...

1. Orange :Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance (Ebook)
2. Red :Walking Deadby C.E. Murphy (Audiobook)
3. Brown :Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong (Audiobook) 10/3 (*****)
4. Green :Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (Audiobook)
5. Black :City of Souls by Vicki Pettersson (Ebook)
6. Yellow :Speak of the Devilby Jenna Black (Ebook) 10/5 (****)
7. Purple :Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr (Audiobook)
8. Pink :The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter (Ebook)
9. Blue :Coyote Dreams by C.E. Murphy (Audiobook) 10/6 (****)

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[Mistty]

Orange: The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
Red: Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts 10/4****
Brown: City of Glass
Green: City of Ashes
Black: Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Yellow: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Purple: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton10/6 ****
Pink: Marked by PC Cast
Blue: The Hollow by Nora Roberts
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[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

Can't beleive I changed my selection already but at least I am reading. I finished some books already:

1) Orange - Dayhunter by Jocelyn Drake.
2) Red - vision of heat by Nalini Singh 10/4 ***
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 10/2 ****
8) Pink - Captive moon by C.T. Adams
9) Blue - Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh
Dayhunter (Dark Days, #2)Visions of Heat (Psy-Changeling, #2)Dark Slayer (Carpathians, #20)Mark of the DemonNight's Cold Kiss A Dark Brethren NovelRetribution (Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles, Book 5)Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2)Captive Moon (A Tale of the Sazi, Book 3)

I am now onto caressed by ice but on the side is night cold kiss as well.

[BJ Rose]

3/9


1. Orange: The Magical Christmas Cat anthology
2. Red: Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe
3. Brown: Rapture [image error] by Jacquelyn Frank
4. Green: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward October 2 (****)
5. Black: Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb Oct. 6 (****)
6. Yellow: [image error] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
7. Purple: Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
8. Pink: Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
9. Blue: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling Oct. 5 (****)

[Trish]

Another one bites the dust...

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

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Forgot to add my review of Halfway to the Grave, so I'll add it now.

Halfway to the Grave: Great book. Nice amount of suspense and romance. Loved Bones! He is my idea of the perfect man. he's sweet but not the wimpy, dorky sweet, confident without being too cocky, and drop dead gorgeous (pun intended).

One Foot in the Grave: Not quite as good as the first one, but still a great book. It had an even amount of scream-at-the-characters parts, wish-that-type-of-romance-was-real parts, and is-it-hot-in-here moments. Looking forward to the next book.

I just have to add this. After 5 months of trying for another child we found out yesterday that I am finally pregnant!

[LooLoo]

Trish - Congratulations!!

[Michelle]

Trish wrote: "Another one bites the dust...

Orange-City of Glass
Red-Iron Kissed
Brown-One Foot in the Grave
Green-Halfway to the Grave
Black-[b..."

Congratulations!

[Tara]

Trish- That's wonderful! Congratulations!

[RogueHireling]

Orange: World War Z
Red: The Lunatic Cafe
Brown: Fire Me Up
Green: Throne of Jade
Black: Princeps' Fury
Yellow: Bridge of Birds
Purple: Undead and Unwed
Pink: The Merlin Conspiracy
Blue: The Bell at Sealey Head

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Two down seven left to go.
World War Z was a reread for me thus rather quick.
Now I'm on to Betsy the Vampire Queen in Undead and Unwed. Funny so far. =D

Edit: Congratulations Trish!! I'm rooting for no morning sickness! =)

[Mel]

Congratulations Trish. I second the no morning sickness and wish you all the best :)

Btw: I didn't like the second Night Huntress Book either. I feel that the series is great whenever it's the Cat&Bones show but it seems like Frost can't handle secondary characters. We hardly get to know or invest in other chraracters and they are either not memorable or fall completely flat. Frankly, I think the series is overrated.
I know I'm making a lot of enemies now...

[Tammy]

k for the life of me i can not get a single strike ,it always strikes everything,it just cant be this hard lol. How do you get the stars,the real lookng ones,this is driving me nuts lol HELP

[Michelle]

1. ORANGE - Skykeepers - Jessica Andersen
2. RED - Nightkeepers - Jessica Andersen 6th Oct
3. BROWN - Rapture - Jacquelyn Frank 5th Oct
4. GREEN - High Stakes - Erin McCarthy
5. BLACK - Sunshine - Robin McKinley
6. YELLOW - Bit the Jackpot - Erin McCarthy
7. PURPLE - Damien - Jacquelyn Frank
8. PINK - Date Me, Baby, One More Time - Stephanie Rowe
9. BLUE - Dawnkeepers - Jessica Andersen

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[FlibBityFLooB]

Tammy wrote: "k for the life of me i can not get a single strike ,it always strikes everything,it just cant be this hard lol. How do you get the stars,the real lookng ones,this is driving me nuts lol HELP"

The ★ is (with no spaces) an Ampersand # 9733 semicolon. :)

Also, when doing the strikethrough, you must end the strikethrough using the backet slash s bracket. :)

Hope that helps!

Wheee! It's fun to be a computer scientist in Real Life ;)

[Mel W]

0/9 read - Just filling the last couple of holes in my list. They're not strictly PNR but they do contain a character who has psychic abilities (ie. clairvoyance).

1. Orange - Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
2. Red - Crazy Kisses by Tara Janzen
3. Brown - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
4. Green - Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Black - Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
6. Yellow - Hellion by Beatrice Small or Crazy Sweet by Tara Janzen
7. Purple - Phantom in the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon with Dianna Love
8. Pink - Crazy Love by Tara Janzen
9. Blue - Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward

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[Mel W]

Ann wrote: " btw all--if no one has checked back on Sept's list, we have read 2436 books for this challenge as of the end of Sept. That was after the updates for the few people who hadn't made it onto GR befo..."

That's pretty impressive, Ann! Thanks for keeping track :)

[Mel W]

Yay, Trish! Congratulations :)

[Mel W]

Update - October 6

Currently, we have 75 readers participating in this month's challenge.

Amanda - 4 books read
Amelia - 2 books read
Amy - 1 book read
Angie - 2 books read
Ann in VA - 4 books read
Annvelwis - 2 books read
Arcadia - 1 book read
Barbara
BJ Rose - 3 books read
BrandyS
Carla
Catherine
Cathy - 3 books read
Charlotte - 1 book read
Cherra - 3 books read
Clerah
DarkHeart - 1 book read
Diana - 2 books read
FlibBityFLooB - 5 books read
Heather - 3 books read
Jael
Jennie - 2 books read
Josie
Julieanne
K - 2 books read
Kelli
Kristen
Lady Ozma
Ladydawn
Laura
Lauren - 1 book read
Levi - 3 books read
Looloo - 4 books read
Lory
Lu
Lucy - 1 book read
Mel - 2 books read
Mel (me)
Melinda - 2 books read
Melissa - 2 books read
Michelle (karenshell) - 1 book read
Michelle (shelli_m) - 2 books read
Michelle in TN
Mod_Lori
Natalia - 2 books read
Nita - 2 books read
Precious - 2 books read
Rochelle
Rossy - 2 books read
Sally
Sandy - 3 books read
Sara
Sarah - 4 books read
Shannon (shannonleighd) - 1 book read
Shannon
Shazzy - 3 books read
Tammy - 4 books read
Tara - 1 book read
Teresa in Ohio
Token Female Gamer - 2 books read
Tonya - 2 books read
Trina
Trish - 2 books read
Vicci - 3 books read
Yz

The following have signed up since the last update:

Shanna - 1 book read
Ana - 2 books read
Mrs.soule - 1 book read
Kelly - 2 books read
Mistty - 2 books read
Samantha
Sammy
Jo
Hillary
Emoore0916 - 1 book read

Total books read so far: 101

Sign-up will remain open throughout the month.

Note: For ease of tracking, please repost your official list with your progress after every update. Striking out the title and/or a finished date after the book's name will be best.

The next update will be October 11 .

Good luck and happy reading, everyone!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Congrats Trish. And I'll third (or fourth or whatever) the wish for no morning sickness. Altho that was always how I knew when I was pregnant. I would start morning (misnamed--it was 24 hour a day) sickness the day AFTER I'd get pregnant I think. I wouldn't have even missed a period and I'd start the sickness. Oz is the only baby I carried even close to term (she was 6 weeks early) and in between labour pains I was STILL suffering from morning sickness. That is NOT a fun thing, believe me.

Sigh, I gotta get some library books read before getting back to the challenge. I have 30 checked out right now. So, off to read my library books.

[Tammy]

FlibBityFLooB wrote: "Tammy wrote: "k for the life of me i can not get a single strike ,it always strikes everything,it just cant be this hard lol. How do you get the stars,the real lookng ones,this is driving me nuts l..."

Thank u so much i got it now.

[Natalia]

3/9


1. Orange: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K.Rolling 10/05
2. Red: Poison Study by Maria V.Snyder 10/06
3. Brown: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman CR
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 by Patricia Briggs 10/04
8. Pink: Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
9. Blue: Covet by J.R.Ward CR

[Tonya]

CONGRATS TRISH!!!

[Tonya]

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[Melinda]

4 down, 5 to go



1. Orange Hunting The Hunter by Shiloh Walker
2. Red Bitten to Death by Jennifer Rardin
3. Brown Vampires Are Forever by Lynsay Sands read 10/3/09
4. Green Highland Scoundrel by Monica McCarty read 10/1/09
5. Black The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
6. Yellow The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
7. Purple Eternal Craving by Nina Bangs
8. Pink Rogue by Rachel Vincent read 10/6/09
9. Blue The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands read 10/2/09


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[Steph]

I'm new to the group and have been wanting to participate in one of the monthly challenges, but haven't until now. I think I'm ready ... I have made my choices and I'm stickin' to 'um! Well, I hope so. :)

Can I just say it was very hard for me to find PINK, but I think my choice will do.

My covers might be different from Goodreads, as I'm in Australia.

My choices are:
ORANGE - Nightkeepers by Jessica Anderson
RED - Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
BROWN - Unclean Spirits by MLN Hanover
GREEN - High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
BLACK - Hunting Memories by Barb Hendee
YELLOW - Shadow Game by Christine Feehan
PURPLE - Dark Nights, Dark Dreams by Savannah Russe
PINK - Dead End Dating by Kimberly Raye
BLUE - A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris

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[Samantha]

your covers are great~

[Trish]

Thanks all. As of now, very minimal morning sickness.

[Ana]

Congratulations Trish!

I need a bit more instructions on the strikethrough function as well as adding the stars. I do not get the previous instructions :) please.

Ana

[Julieanne]

10/2/09


1. Orange - Terrier
2. Red -Succubus On Top
3. Brown -The Forest of Hands and Teeth
4. Green -Stray
5. Black -Blue Moon
6. Yellow -Prey
7. Purple -Succubus Dreams
8. Pink -Wings
9. Blue -Succubus Blues

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[Mel]

Ana,

striking is: and with an s in stead of the x
and the ★ is: & # 9733 ; but without the spaces

Good luck!