November Monthly Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread

[Valorie]

3/10 Complete!

N for November: Night Season by Eileen Wilks 11/4 *****
Birthday (Melissa): Pure Blood by Caitlin Kittredge 11/7 *****
New York: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank 11/5 *****
Fall theme: Ravenous by Sharon Ashwood
Time in title: Eve of Darkness by S.J. Day
Native American:Coyote Dreams by C.E. Murphy
Author Name1:
Author Name2:
Romantic Suspense: Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton
Group Bookshelf: Edge Of Hunger by Rhyannon Byrd

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Completed

[southpaw285]

November Monthly Challenge:

Update - 3/10 Completed as of 11/07/09

1. "N" for November: No Man's Mistress by Mary Balogh 11.04.09

2. Birthday:

3. New York: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward11.06.09

4. Fall:

5. DST Change:

6. Native American:

7. Author Name One:

8. Author Name Two:

9. Romantic Suspense: Maverick by Lora Leigh

10. Group's Shelf: Zack by Cheyenne McCray 11.07.09

[Steph]

change made to "cover" selection


November: Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
Book from Nov Baby: (off Melissa's shelf) Dark Prince by Christine Feehan 8/11 ★★★★ My Review
Geo/NY: Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Fall/Orange Cvr: Marked by Moonlight by Sharie Kohler
DST Change: Dawnkeepers by Jessica Andersen
Native American Month: Skinwalker by Faith Walker
Same, but Diff1: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure
Same, but Diff2: The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Romantic-Suspense: Fragile by Shiloh Walker
Pick-it-for-me Book: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

[Emily]

Doing either 5 or 7 instead of the full 10 this month because of my pesky real life. The NERVE of things intruding on my reading time. ;^)

1. 'N' book: Now You See It... by Richard Matheson
2. Birthday:
3. New York: Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot
4. DST:
5. Pick-it-for-me:



1/5 (or...ya know, 7. *LoL*)

[Lotte_ladybird]

4/10

1. Book with N: Nerd in Shining Armour by Vicki Lewis Thompson finished Nov 7

2. Birthday: Getting Rid of Bradley - Jennifer Crusie (Melissa and Maritza)

3. New York: Local Hero by Nora Roberts - takes place in NY

4. Fall theme: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (orange cover) finished Nov 6

5. DST challenge: Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

6. Native American: Twilight by Stephenie Mayer. Jacob is navtive american - finished November 3rd

7 and 8. same author - 2 names
The Right Choice by Karen Drogin and
Body Heat by Carly Phillips - finished November 4

9. Romantic suspense: Don't look down by Suzanne Enoch

10. Group-shelf book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

[Mojca]

8/10


1. November — Night Magic by Mia Zachary et al. — 11/02
2. Birthday — No Control by Shannon K. Butcher (B-day celebrant - moi)
3. Geography (New York) — Santa, Baby by Lisa Renee Jones — 11/02
4. Fall — Waking the Dead by Kylie Brant — 11/05
5. DST Change — All Night Long by Janelle Denison — 11/02
6. Native American — Cherokee Christmas by Sheri Whitefeather — 11/02
7. One Author/Two Names (Book #1) — Surrender to Me by Sophie Jordan — 11/06
8. One Author/Two Names (Book #2) — Marked by Moonlight by Sharie Kohler — 11/01
9. Explore a Genre: Romantic Suspense — No Escape by Shannon K. Butcher
10. Group's Shelf — No Regrets by Shannon K. Butcher — 11/03

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[Amanda A]

4/10 done


1. 'N' Title: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
2. B-day: Evermore by Alyson Noel (Melissa's shelf)
3. New York: Lucky Charm by Carly Phillips
4. Fall Theme (orange cover): Fire by Kristin Cashore
5. DST Change: Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
6. Native American: Betrayed by P.C. Cast
7. Author 1: Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
8. Author 2: Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb
9. Romantic suspense: The Perfect Liar by Brenda Novak
10. Group's Shelf: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

[Mel W]

5/10 read

1. N for November : No Rest For The Wicked by Kresley Cole
2. Birthday Bookshelf : A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (Melissa's shelf)
3. Geography: New York : Lover Unbound by JR Ward
4. Fall Theme : It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
5. DST Change: Time : Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/11
6. Native American Heritage Month : Frontier Woman by Joan Johnston 9/11
7. One Author, Two Names - Book 1 : Red Lily by Nora Roberts 4/11
8. One Author, Two Names - Book 2 : Naked In Death by JD Robb 5/11
9. Romantic Suspense : Mr Perfect by Linda Howard
10. Reader's Choice : Eden Burning by Elizabeth Lowell 1/11

[Michelle]

2/10

1. N for November : A New Kind of Normal Hope-Filled Choices When Life Turns Upside Down by Carol Kent
2. Birthday Bookshelf :Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris(Melissa)
3. Geography: New York : Fix by Leslie Margolis
4. Fall Theme : Soldier Daddy by Cheryl Wyatt November 8th
5. DST Change: Time : Time Gate by Robert Silverberg
6. Native American Heritage Month : Pale Moon Stalker by Shirl Henke
7. One Author, Two Names - Book 1 : Rage by Richard Bachman November 5th
8. One Author, Two Names - Book 2 : Black House by Stephen King
9. Romantic Suspense : Inadmissible Passion by Ann Voss Peterson
10. Group bookshelf : Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn

[Mojca]

9/10


1. November — Night Magic by Mia Zachary et al. — 11/02
2. Birthday — No Control by Shannon K. Butcher (B-day celebrant - moi) — 11/09
3. Geography (New York) — Santa, Baby by Lisa Renee Jones — 11/02
4. Fall — Waking the Dead by Kylie Brant — 11/05
5. DST Change — All Night Long by Janelle Denison — 11/02
6. Native American — Cherokee Christmas by Sheri Whitefeather — 11/02
7. One Author/Two Names (Book #1) — Surrender to Me by Sophie Jordan — 11/06
8. One Author/Two Names (Book #2) — Marked by Moonlight by Sharie Kohler — 11/01
9. Explore a Genre: Romantic Suspense — No Escape by Shannon K. Butcher
10. Group's Shelf — No Regrets by Shannon K. Butcher — 11/03

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[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

RRR Monthly Challenge:

1. "N" - Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge
2. Birthday celebrant - Covet by JR Ward (Tara's bookshelf)
3. New York - Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann
4. Fall - Red Kiss A Gods of Midnight Novel by Deidre Knight 11/9
5. Time element - After Midnight by Liz Caryle (novella from The School for Heiresses)
6. Native America - Untamed by P.C. Cast
7. Author 1 - Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
8. Author 2 - Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft
9. Romantic Suspense - Black Ice by Anne Stuart
10. Pick-It-For-Me - Blood Magic by Jennifer Lyon (Corrupt's recommendation)

[Lori]

3 down...




1. November - No Going Home by T.A. Chase
2. Birthday - Carnal Cravings By Keta Diablo
3. New York: Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban, Abigail Roux
4. Fall Theme - Transforming Hades by Drew Zachary
5. DST Change - Blue Ruin 4 Need You Tonight by Katrina Strauss
6. Native American Heritage Month - Sex With Lex by Carol Lynn

7 - 8 Read two books -

Fine as Frog Hair by Sean Michael
Rain and Whiskey by B.A. Tortuga
9. Explore-a-genre: Dangerous Ground by Josh Lanyon
10. Group's Shelf -Under My Skin II by M.L. Rhodes

[Mel W]

6/10 read

1. N for November : No Rest For The Wicked by Kresley Cole
2. Birthday Bookshelf : A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (Melissa's shelf)
3. Geography: New York : Lover Unbound by JR Ward
4. Fall Theme : It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
5. DST Change: Time : Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/11
6. Native American Heritage Month : Frontier Woman by Joan Johnston 9/11
7. One Author, Two Names - Book 1 : Red Lily by Nora Roberts 4/11
8. One Author, Two Names - Book 2 : Naked In Death by JD Robb 5/11
9. Romantic Suspense : Mr Perfect by Linda Howard 9/11
10. Reader's Choice : Eden Burning by Elizabeth Lowell 1/11

[FlibBityFLooB]

4/10... 40% :)

N for November: Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Birthday (Melissa): Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot - 11/7
New York: You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy
Fall theme: Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy - 11/1
Time in title: Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Native American:Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson
Author Name1: A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister - 11/3
Author Name2: The Lion's Shadow by Marthe Arends
Suspense: Loving Evangeline by Linda Howard
Pick-it: One Little Sin by Liz Carlyle - 11/9

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[Lotte_ladybird]

5/10 - half way there :)

1. Book with N: Nerd in Shining Armour by Vicki Lewis Thompson finished Nov 8
2. Birthday: Getting Rid of Bradley - Jennifer Crusie (Melissa and Maritza)
3. New York: Local Hero by Nora Roberts - takes place in NY
4. Fall theme: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (orange cover) finished Nov 6
5. DST challenge: Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger finished Nov 8
6. Native American: Twilight by Stephenie Mayer. Jacob is navtive american - finished November 3rd
7 and 8. same author - 2 names
The Right Choice by Karen Drogin and
Body Heat by Carly Phillips - finished November 4
9. Romantic suspense: Don't look down by Suzanne Enoch
10. Group-shelf book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

[southpaw285]

November Monthly Challenge:

Update - 4/10 Completed as of 11/07/09

1. "N" for November: No Man's Mistress by Mary Balogh 11.04.09

2. Birthday:Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie (Mellissa)

3. New York: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward11.06.09

4. Fall:

5. DST Change:

6. Native American:

7. Author Name One:Rising Tides by Nora Roberts

8. Author Name Two:Naked in Death by J.D. Robb

9. Romantic Suspense: Maverick by Lora Leigh 11.09.09

10. Group's Shelf: Zack by Cheyenne McCray 11.07.09

[Steph]

3/10


November: Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
Book from Nov Baby: (off Melissa's shelf) Dark Prince by Christine Feehan 8/11 ★★★★ My Review
Geo/NY: Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Fall/Orange Cvr: Marked by Moonlight by Sharie Kohler 10/11 ★★★★★ My Review
DST Change: Dawnkeepers by Jessica Andersen 10/11 ★★★½ My Review
Native American Month: Skinwalker by Faith Walker
Same, but Diff1: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure
Same, but Diff2: The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Romantic-Suspense: Fragile by Shiloh Walker
Pick-it-for-me Book: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

[Mojca]

10/10 - All done!


1. November — Night Magic by Mia Zachary et al. — 11/02
2. Birthday — No Control by Shannon K. Butcher (B-day celebrant - moi) — 11/09
3. Geography (New York) — Santa, Baby by Lisa Renee Jones — 11/02
4. Fall — Waking the Dead by Kylie Brant — 11/05
5. DST Change — All Night Long by Janelle Denison — 11/02
6. Native American — Cherokee Christmas by Sheri Whitefeather — 11/02
7. One Author/Two Names (Book #1) — Surrender to Me by Sophie Jordan — 11/06
8. One Author/Two Names (Book #2) — Marked by Moonlight by Sharie Kohler — 11/01
9. Explore a Genre: Romantic Suspense — No Escape by Shannon K. Butcher — 11/09
10. Group's Shelf — No Regrets by Shannon K. Butcher — 11/03

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[Joyce]

1. November:
2. Birthday:
3. Geography: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
4. Fall (Orange Cover): Bringing Home the Birkin by Michael Tonello
5. DST Change:
6. Native American Heritage Month:
7. A Vision in White by Nora Roberts
8. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb
9. Explore-a-genre: Black Ice by Anne Stuart
10. Group's Shelf book or if you joined the Pick-It-Form Me Challenge, your recommended book.

[Lotte_ladybird]

1. Book with N: Nerd in Shining Armour by Vicki Lewis Thompson finished Nov 8
2. Birthday: Getting Rid of Bradley - Jennifer Crusie (Melissa and Maritza)
3. New York: Local Hero by Nora Roberts - takes place in NY - finished Nov 10
4. Fall theme: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (orange cover) finished Nov 6
5. DST challenge: Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger finished Nov 8
6. Native American: Twilight by Stephenie Mayer. Jacob is navtive american - finished November 3rd
7 and 8. same author - 2 names
The Right Choice by Karen Drogin and
Body Heat by Carly Phillips - finished November 4
9. Romantic suspense: Don't look down by Suzanne Enoch
10. Group-shelf book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

[Michelle]

3/10

1. N for November : A New Kind of Normal Hope-Filled Choices When Life Turns Upside Down by Carol Kent
2. Birthday Bookshelf : Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris(Melissa) November 10th
3. Geography: New York : Fix by Leslie Margolis
4. Fall Theme : Soldier Daddy by Cheryl Wyatt November 8th
5. DST Change: Time : Time Gate by Robert Silverberg
6. Native American Heritage Month : Pale Moon Stalker by Shirl Henke
7. One Author, Two Names - Book 1 : Rage by Richard Bachman November 5th
8. One Author, Two Names - Book 2 : Black House by Stephen King
9. Romantic Suspense : Inadmissible Passion by Ann Voss Peterson
10. Group bookshelf : Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn

[Mel W]

Congrats, Alathea!

[Mel W]

7/10 read

1. N for November : No Rest For The Wicked by Kresley Cole
2. Birthday Bookshelf : A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (Melissa's shelf)
3. Geography: New York : Lover Unbound by JR Ward
4. Fall Theme : It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 10/11
5. DST Change: Time : Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/11
6. Native American Heritage Month : Frontier Woman by Joan Johnston 9/11
7. One Author, Two Names - Book 1 : Red Lily by Nora Roberts 4/11
8. One Author, Two Names - Book 2 : Naked In Death by JD Robb 5/11
9. Romantic Suspense : Mr Perfect by Linda Howard 9/11
10. Reader's Choice : Eden Burning by Elizabeth Lowell 1/11

[BJ Rose]

Alathea wrote: "10/10 - All done!"

Oh. My. Goodness!!! Congratulations!!

[Michelle]

4/10

1. N for November : A New Kind of Normal Hope-Filled Choices When Life Turns Upside Down by Carol Kent November 10th
2. Birthday Bookshelf : Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris(Melissa) November 10th
3. Geography: New York : Fix by Leslie Margolis
4. Fall Theme : Soldier Daddy by Cheryl Wyatt November 8th
5. DST Change: Time : Time Gate by Robert Silverberg
6. Native American Heritage Month : Pale Moon Stalker by Shirl Henke
7. One Author, Two Names - Book 1 : Rage by Richard Bachman November 5th
8. One Author, Two Names - Book 2 : Black House by Stephen King
9. Romantic Suspense : Inadmissible Passion by Ann Voss Peterson
10. Group bookshelf : Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn


Busy reading day today for me!

[Mojca]

Thanks, Mel and BJ.

[southpaw285]

November Monthly Challenge:

Update for 11/11/09

4/10 Completed

1. "N" for November: No Man's Mistress by Mary Balogh 11.04.09
2. Birthday:Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie (Mellissa)
3. New York: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward11.06.09
4. Fall:
5. DST Change:
6. Native American:
7. Author Name One:Rising Tides by Nora Roberts
8. Author Name Two:Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 11.12.09
9. Romantic Suspense: Maverick by Lora Leigh 11.09.09
10. Group's Shelf: Zack by Cheyenne McCray 11.07.09

[FlibBityFLooB]

60% (6/10) -- more than halfway there :)

N for November: Noble Intentions by Katie MacAlister
Birthday (Melissa): Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot - 11/7
New York: Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny (Mona Sera's Kingdom is in Queens, NY) - 11/11
Fall theme: Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy - 11/1
Time in title: Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 11/11
Native American:Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson
Author Name1: A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister - 11/3
Author Name2: The Lion's Shadow by Marthe Arends
Suspense: Loving Evangeline by Linda Howard
Pick-it: One Little Sin by Liz Carlyle - 11/9

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[Steph]

4/10


November: Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
Book from Nov Baby: (off Melissa's shelf) Dark Prince by Christine Feehan 8/11 ★★★★ My Review
Geo/NY: Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Fall/Orange Cvr: Marked by Moonlight by Sharie Kohler 10/11 ★★★★★ My Review
DST Change: Dawnkeepers by Jessica Andersen 10/11 ★★★½ My Review
Native American Month: Skinwalker by Faith Walker
Same, but Diff1: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure
Same, but Diff2: The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Romantic-Suspense: Fragile by Shiloh Walker
Pick-it-for-me Book: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh 12/11 ★★★★★ My Review

[Valorie]

4/10 Complete!

N for November: Night Season by Eileen Wilks 11/4 *****
Birthday (Melissa): Pure Blood by Caitlin Kittredge 11/7 *****
New York: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank 11/5 *****
Fall theme: Ravenous by Sharon Ashwood 11/11 *****
Time in title: Eve of Darkness by S.J. Day
Native American:Coyote Dreams by C.E. Murphy
Author Name1:
Author Name2:
Romantic Suspense: Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton
Group Bookshelf: Edge Of Hunger by Rhyannon Byrd

Done


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[Melissa]

3/10 Completed


1. N for November - Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
2. November B-Day (mine!) - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
3. New York - Every Dead Thing by John Connolly* *
4. Fall theme - The Rogue Hunter by Lynsay Sands
5. DST change - Before Midnight A Retelling of "Cinderella" by Cameron Dokey* * * * *
6. Native American - Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
7. Author Name 1 - Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
8. Author Name 2 - Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
9. Romantic Suspense - Eye of the Beholder by Shari Shattuck
10. Pick-it-for-me - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel*

[Michelle]

N FOR NOVEMBER - Night Life - Caitlin Kittredge
BIRTHDAY (Melissa)- Shadow Touch - Marjorie M. Liu
NEW YORK - Howl at the Moon - Christine Warren
FALL - Orchid - Jayne Castle 6th Nov
TIME - Born of the Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12th Nov
NATIVE AMERICAN - Hunting Ground - Patricia Briggs 5th Nov
2 BOOKS, 1 AUTHOR: BOOK 1 - Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon
BOOK 2 -Sword of Darkness - Kinley MacGregor
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE - All Night Long - Jayne Ann Krentz
GROUP'S SHELF - Faefever - Karen Marie Moning

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Michelle (shelli_m)

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

RRR Monthly Challenge:

Finished Anne Stuart's Black Ice for my romantic suspense book. I think its more suspense with a little romance thrown in. I still haven't made up my mind whether I like or dislike the hero...:)


1. "N" - Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge
2. Birthday celebrant - Covet by JR Ward (Tara's bookshelf)
3. New York - Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann
4. Fall - Red Kiss A Gods of Midnight Novel by Deidre Knight (orange cover) 11/9
5. Time element - After Midnight by Liz Caryle (novella from The School for Heiresses)
6. Native America - Untamed by P.C. Cast
7. Author 1 - Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
8. Author 2 - Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft
9. Romantic Suspense - Black Ice by Anne Stuart 11/12
10. Pick-It-For-Me - Blood Magic by Jennifer Lyon (Corrupt's recommendation)

[Nikki ♥]

1. November: Read a book which title starts with 'N"

2. Birthday: Read a book from a November B-day celebrant

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from New York.

4. Fall Theme: Read a book that has a predominantly orange color, has leaves on its cover, or has the word Fall or Autumn as part of its title.

5. DST Change: Read a book that has a "time element" word in its title (ex. midnight, dawn, noon, morning, day, etc)

6. Native American Heritage Month: Read a book that has a Native American character or features the culture.

7 - 8 Read two books written by the same writer under different names (Ex. Sherrilyn Kenyon/Kinley MacGregor; Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle; JR Ward/Jessica Bird, etc)

9. Explore-a-genre: Read a book categorize as romantic suspense (Romantic suspense involves an intrigue or mystery for the protagonists to solve). Black Iceby Anne Stuart

10. Group's Shelf book or if you joined the Pick-It-Form Me Challenge, your recommended book

[southpaw285]

Yz, I love your ticker counter thingy. I did one for my Read the Month.

[Mel W]

Update - November 12 - Running a day behind!!

So far we have 46 readers participating in this month's challenge:

Alathea - 10 books read - Done! Congratulations!
*Amanda - 4 books read
Annie
Annvelwis - 6 books read
Ari - 2 books read
Barbara
BJ Rose - 3 books read
Brenda (b) - 2 books read
Briansgirl - 6 books read
Cathy
Courtney (out of 5)
Erin
*Emily - 1 book read
FlibBityFLooB - 6 books read
Hillary
Jane - 5 books read
*Joyce
Julie (Mom2lnb) - 2 books read
Kasia - 3 books read
Kenjii
Lauren
LibraryLass - 8 books read
Lindy-Lane
Lotte_ladybird - 6 books read
Lu
Maritza
Mel W (me) - 7 books read
Melissa - 3 books read
Michelle (shelli_m) - 3 books read
Michelle R - 4 books read
Mod_Lori - 3 books read
Nikki - 1 book read
Photojim - 3 books read
Sallie
Shannon (shannonleighd)
Sharon
Shazzy - 6 books read
southpaw285 - 4 books read
Steph - 4 books read
Stephanie - 5 books read
Tara (out of 5) - 4 books read
Toni (out of 5)
Tosca - 1 book read
*Valerie - 2 books read
Valorie - 4 books read
Yz - 2 books read

* new since the last update

One reader has completed all 10 categories of the challenge so far. Well done!

You can sign up anytime during the entire month.

Total books read by group so far this month: 120

PLEASE NOTE: To help with tracking, could you please RE-POST your official list (as a new comment) with your progress after every update. Striking out the title and/or the date book read after the book's name will be best.

The next update will be November 17.

Happy reading, everyone!

[Mel W]

7/10 read

Swapped out Lover Unbound (water damaged) for Glory in Death.

1. N for November : No Rest For The Wicked by Kresley Cole
2. Birthday Bookshelf : A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (Melissa's shelf)
3. Geography: New York : Glory In Death by JD Robb
4. Fall Theme : It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 10/11
5. DST Change: Time : Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/11
6. Native American Heritage Month : Frontier Woman by Joan Johnston 9/11
7. One Author, Two Names - Book 1 : Red Lily by Nora Roberts 4/11
8. One Author, Two Names - Book 2 : Naked In Death by JD Robb 5/11
9. Romantic Suspense : Mr Perfect by Linda Howard 9/11
10. Reader's Choice : Eden Burning by Elizabeth Lowell 1/11

[Lotte_ladybird]

7 / 10

1. Book with N: Nerd in Shining Armour by Vicki Lewis Thompson finished Nov 8
2. Birthday: Getting Rid of Bradley - Jennifer Crusie (Melissa and Maritza) Finished Nov 12
3. New York: Local Hero by Nora Roberts - takes place in NY - finished Nov 10
4. Fall theme: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (orange cover) finished Nov 6
5. DST challenge: Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger finished Nov 8
6. Native American: Twilight by Stephenie Mayer. Jacob is navtive american - finished November 3rd
7 and 8. same author - 2 names
The Right Choice by Karen Drogin and
Body Heat by Carly Phillips - finished November 4
9. Romantic suspense: Don't look down by Suzanne Enoch
10. Group-shelf book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

[Michelle]

N FOR NOVEMBER - Night Life - Caitlin Kittredge
BIRTHDAY (Melissa)- Shadow Touch - Marjorie M. Liu
NEW YORK - Howl at the Moon - Christine Warren
FALL - Orchid - Jayne Castle 6th Nov
TIME - Born of the Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12th Nov
NATIVE AMERICAN - Hunting Ground - Patricia Briggs 5th Nov
2 BOOKS, 1 AUTHOR: BOOK 1 - Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12th Nov
BOOK 2 -Sword of Darkness - Kinley MacGregor
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE - All Night Long - Jayne Ann Krentz
GROUP'S SHELF - Faefever - Karen Marie Moning

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Michelle (shelli_m)

[Steph]

6/10


November: Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
Book from Nov Baby: (off Melissa's shelf) Dark Prince by Christine Feehan 8/11 ★★★★ My Review
Geo/NY: Ghost Story by Peter Straub 13/11 ★★★★★ My Review
Fall/Orange Cvr: Marked by Moonlight by Sharie Kohler 10/11 ★★★★★ My Review
DST Change: Dawnkeepers by Jessica Andersen 10/11 ★★★½ My Review
Native American Month: Skinwalker by Faith Walker
Same, but Diff1: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure
Same, but Diff2: The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
Romantic-Suspense: Fragile by Shiloh Walker 12/11 ★★★★ My Review
Pick-it-for-me Book: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh 12/11 ★★★★★ My Review

[Julianna]

Update 11/12
3. New York: Touched by Fire by Kathleen O'Reilly (11/5)

4. Fall Theme: Dog People (11/6)

5. DST Change: Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (11/11)

Completed 3/10

[Ari]

1. November: Read a book which title starts with 'N"
A Northern Light 11/3
2. Birthday: Read a book from a November B-day celebrant
Oryx and Crake
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from New York.
Vapor 11/6
5. DST Change: Read a book that has a "time element" word in its title (ex. midnight, dawn, noon, morning, day, etc)
No More Saturday Nights
6. Native American Heritage Month: Read a book that has a Native American character or features the culture.
The Birchbark House
10. Group's Shelf book or if you joined the Pick-It-Form Me Challenge, your recommended book.
Evermore 11/12

[Jane(Janelba)]

November Monthly Challenge = 10/10 completed
Update = Completed 22 November 2009

1. N Title : Naughty Nights in the Millionaire's Mansion - Robyn Grady - 02 Nov 09

2. B'Day Shelf (Melissa): Four to Score - Janet Evanovich - 20 Nov 2009

3. New York : - Danielle Steel(Born in NY) - Five Days in Paris - 13/11/09

4. Fall Theme : - When Autumn Comes - K Bruce Justice (novella) - 01 Nov 2009

5. DST Change : - One More Time - Linda Carroll-Bradd (novella) - 01 Nov 2009

6. Native American : - Nighthawk - Beth Trissel ((woman rescued by a Native American)novella) - 02 Nov 2009

7. Author Name 1 : - Bleeding Hearts - Jack Harvey - 15/11/09

8. Author Name 2 : - A Good Hanging - Ian Rankin - 08 Nov 2009

9. Romantic Suspense : - Black Ice - Anne Stuart - 06 Nov 2009

10. Group Shelf: - The Wedding Auction - Celia Yeary - 22 Nov 2009

[BJ Rose]

Wow! It's been a week since I claimed on here - what's wrong with me?!

November Monthly Challenge

4/10

1) Starts with 'N':
2) November BD: Ann: Forever and the Night by Linda Lael Miller
3) Geography: New York: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward Nov. 12 (****)
4) Fall/Autumn: orange cover w/leaves: Loving the Highlander by Janet Chapman Nov. 5
5) DST Change: time element in title: For All Eternity by Linda Lael Miller
6) Native-American: A Game Of Chance by Linda Howard Nov.1 (***)
7) Same author:two names: Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
8) Same author:two names: Spellbound by Nora Roberts Nov. 6 (****)
9) Explore-a-Genre: Romantic-Suspense: To the Edge by Cindy Gerard
10) Group-Shelf book:

[Erin]

2 of 10 read!

1. "N" - Bed of Roses, Nora Roberts 11/13
2. Birthday celebrant -
3. New York - Southern Lights, Danielle Steel 11/11
4. Fall (Orange) -
5. Time element - Two Minute Rule, Robert Crais
6. Native American -
7. Author: name 1 - Through the Grinder, Cleo Coyle
8. Author: name 2 - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure, Alice Kimberly
9. Romantic Suspense -
10.Group Bookshelf -

[Lotte_ladybird]

8/10

1. Book with N: Nerd in Shining Armour by Vicki Lewis Thompson finished Nov 8
2. Birthday: Getting Rid of Bradley - Jennifer Crusie (Melissa and Maritza) finished Nov 12
3. New York: Local Hero by Nora Roberts - takes place in NY - finished Nov 10
4. Fall theme: Lord of the Flies by William Golding (orange cover) finished Nov 6
5. DST challenge: Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger finished Nov 8
6. Native American: Twilight by Stephenie Mayer. Jacob is navtive american - finished November 3rd
7 and 8. same author - 2 names
The Right Choice by Karen Drogin - finished November 13
Body Heat by Carly Phillips - finished November 4
9. Romantic suspense: Don't look down by Suzanne Enoch
10. Group-shelf book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

[Annie]

9 down. One to go - due to be finished soon... that's what happens when you're at home, sick.
1. 'N' title... Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less. Read 13 Nov.
2. Birthday shelves... The Givenchy Code from Tara's shelf. Read 12 Nov.
3. NY setting... Dark Rival. Read 6 Nov.
4. Autumn... It Happened One Autumn. Read 11 Nov.
5. Time... Wait Until Midnight. Read 3 Nov.
6. Native American... Countdown. Read 1 Nov.
7. Author name 1... Second Sight. Read 2 Nov.
8. Author name 2... Sizzle and Burn. Read 4 Nov.
9. Romantic suspense... Belong To The Night . Open Season. Read 5 Nov.
10. Pick it for me... Faking It. TBR.

[southpaw285]

November Monthly Challenge:

Update as of 11/13/09

7/10 Completed

1. "N" for November: No Man's Mistress by Mary Balogh 11.04.09
2. Birthday:Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie (Melissa) 11.16.09
3. New York: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward11.06.09
4. Fall/Orange Cover:Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
5. DST Change:
6. Native American:Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
7. Author Name One:Rising Tides by Nora Roberts 11.13.09
8. Author Name Two:Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 11.12.09
9. Romantic Suspense: Maverick by Lora Leigh 11.09.09
10. Group's Shelf: Zack by Cheyenne McCray 11.07.09

[FlibBityFLooB]

7/10.

N for November: Noble Intentions by Katie MacAlister
Birthday (Melissa): Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot - 11/7
New York: Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny (Mona Sera's Kingdom is in Queens, NY) - 11/11
Fall theme: Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy - 11/1
Time in title: Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 11/11
Native American:Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson
Author Name1: A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister - 11/3
Author Name2: The Lion's Shadow by Marthe Arends
Suspense: Loving Evangeline by Linda Howard - 11/14
Pick-it: One Little Sin by Liz Carlyle - 11/9

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[Mel W]

8/10 read

1. N for November : No Rest For The Wicked by Kresley Cole
2. Birthday Bookshelf : A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole (Melissa's shelf)
3. Geography: New York : Glory In Death by JD Robb 14/11
4. Fall Theme : It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas 10/11
5. DST Change: Time : Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/11
6. Native American Heritage Month : Frontier Woman by Joan Johnston 9/11
7. One Author, Two Names - Book 1 : Red Lily by Nora Roberts 4/11
8. One Author, Two Names - Book 2 : Naked In Death by JD Robb 5/11
9. Romantic Suspense : Mr Perfect by Linda Howard 9/11
10. Reader's Choice : Eden Burning by Elizabeth Lowell 1/11