Fourth of July Challenge

[Jess]

I gave it 3 stars, I thought it was quirky. But I think her other books are much better.

I would say give it a try anyway.

[Sarah]

Argh. A 2.87 rating is not impressive. I'm still going to try it, since I own a copy on my TBR pile. *sigh* I hope it doesn't end up on PB Swap! At least Blood Born got swapped immediately, so I don't have to stare at that atrocity.

[Darcy]

Sarah ~Sehrenity~ wrote: "I decided to read Steamed by Katie MacAlister instead. Katie Mac is always a sure bet for me, and I need something to clear the taste of bad vamp from my palatte."

It is funny that you say this author is a sure bet for you, for me she is hit or miss. I always like to hear about others sure bets, especially when they are different from mine. If I haven't read too many of the books it makes me want to give them another try.

[Sarah]

I can see why she's not everyone's cuppa, but she has a sense of humor similar to mine, so I get the goofy parts!

[Sarah]

So far this is my list...

1. Color Me - Sizzling Sixteen
2. Patriotism - maybe Edge Of The Moon
3. Military Man/Woman - Kitty Goes to War
4. The 4th - Pray for Dawn
5. Summer Special - Tripwire

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Ok, I'm in for this one.


1. Color Me (blue) - The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff
2. Patriotism - Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States by Dave Barry
3. Military Man/Woman - Dying Bites by D.D. Barant
4. The 4th - Hex in High Heels by Linda Wisdom
5. Summer Special - Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready - 7/7/10

[Anna]

Military Man/Woman - Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn

[Jess]

1. A Witch in Time - Madelyn Alt
3. Kitty Goes to War - Carrie Vaughn
3. I'll Be Slaying You - Cynthia Eden



I'm just waiting for the Kitty book to be available in the library. They haven't even bought it yet.

[Darcy]

Jess wrote: "1. A Witch in Time - Madelyn Alt
3. Kitty Goes to War - Carrie Vaughn
3. I'll Be Slaying You - Cynthia Eden

[bookcov..."

How very frustrating!!

[Kelley Anne]

3 Down / 2 To Go

My plans for this challenge got completely derailed when I got hooked on the Christine Feehan series. Luckily her books covered a few of the catagories. Now if only one of them either took place in the Summer or in DC, then I could finish the challenge up! Lol, oh well, guess I'll have to find a different author and/or series to finish it!

1 - Color Me - Deadly Game by Christine Feehan
2 - Patriotism -
3 - Military Man/Women - Night Game by Christine Feehan
4 - 4th Book - Conspiracy Game by Christine Feehan
5 - Summer Special -

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

3/5 Done

1. My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent 7/6/2010
2. Killing Moon by Rebecca York
3. A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix 7/11/2010
4. In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/6/2010
5. ?

[Sarah]

How was My Soul To Take?

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

I really enjoyed My Soul to Take. I really appreciated the fact that is didn't have hormones gone wild like most YA books and really held your interest so it was hard to put down. I definitely plan on reading the next book in the series.

[Patricia]

Finished I really liked it.

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

4/5 Done

1. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent 7/6/2010
2. Killing Moon by Rebecca York 7/14/2010
3. A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix 7/11/2010
4. In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/6/2010
5. Sea Change by Aimee Friedman

Done:


Currently Reading:

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

5/5 Completed

1. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent 7/6/2010 ****
2. Killing Moon by Rebecca York 7/14/2010 ****
3. A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix 7/11/2010 ***
4. In Other Worlds by Sherrilyn Kenyon 7/6/2010 *****
5. Sea Change by Aimee Friedman 7/15/2010 ****

[Sarah]

Some progress...

1. Color Me - Sizzling Sixteen
2. Patriotism -
3. Military Man/Woman - Kitty Goes to War
4. The 4th - Pray for Dawn
5. Summer Special - Tripwire

[Kelley Anne]

Lacy - Congrats on finishing all 5 catagories! Personally I'm still stuck on 3 out of 5.

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

Kelley Anne wrote: "Lacy - Congrats on finishing all 5 catagories! Personally I'm still stuck on 3 out of 5."

I had a hard time finding the books for this challenge and the summer one especially stumped me. Thankfully I finally found a book that looked interesting, but was worried about hte mediocre reviews. Thankful I really enjoyed these books.

[Jess]

1. A Witch in Time - Madelyn Alt
3. I'll Be Slaying You - Cynthia Eden

I'm going to have to wait for the Kitty book next month. So as of now I have completed the challenge.

[Jess]

Just a note to those who are participating. Once you have completed the challenge, let us know so we can add your name to the challenge. The easiest way is to re-post your completed list, rather than updating your original post. Thanks!

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Hooray, Lacy!

[Steph]

All Done! :)




Color Me USA: Pray for Dawn by Jocelynn Drake 7/16/10 5★
Patriotism: Blood Oath by Christopher Farsworth 7/12/10 4★

and maybe ...
Military: Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft 7/3/10 4★

[Steph]

Sarah ~Sehrenity~ wrote: "This is what did me in: The heroine is scraped up in a murder attempt, so she's bleeding. The vampire hero kneels in front of her, glamours her, and licks her wounds to heal her (with his magic sal..."

LOL!!!

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Hooray, Steph!

[Steph]

Yay! :) Thanks, Sandra.

[Jess]

:) Nicely done everyone that's finished!!

We still have about a week left to the challenge for those who are still reading.

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

1/5 Complete

1. Colour Me- Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian Finished 19 July 2010
2. Patriotism- Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
3. Military Man/Woman- Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann
4. The 4th Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole
5. Summer Special Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lambe

[Sarah]

I'm really struggling this month with lacklustre reading choices. I'm working on two more challenge selections right now. Hope I can make it... *bites nails*

[Diane ~Firefly~]

5/5 Done!


1. Color Me (blue) - The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff - 7/12/10
2. Patriotism - Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States by Dave Barry - 7/16/10
3. Military Man/Woman - Dying Bites by D.D. Barant - 7/9/10
4. The 4th - Hex in High Heels by Linda Wisdom - 7/18/10
5. Summer Special - Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready - 7/7/10

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Congrats Diane

What was Dying Bites like? I hae just started reading it

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Suzanne wrote: "Congrats Diane

What was Dying Bites like? I hae just started reading it"

It was pretty good. I didn't really understand why the heroine wasn't more upset about her situation though. Her partner was great.

[Jess]

Sarah ~Sehrenity~ wrote: "I'm really struggling this month with lacklustre reading choices. I'm working on two more challenge selections right now. Hope I can make it... *bites nails*"

I hate when I get stuck in a book rut. I hope that you find some good books, but don't feel bad if you can't finish the challenge.

[Sarah]

Right now, Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr is absolutely brilliant. I love her! Beneath the Skin by Adrian Phoenix is taking forever, though. It's the second book I've picked up lately that's changed the POV format in the middle of a series(Seraph of Sorrow by MaryJanice Davidson was the first). Sort of weird.

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Hooray, Diane (deebotte)!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

2/5 Complete

1. Colour Me- Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian Finished 19 July 2010
2. Patriotism- Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
3. Military Man/Woman- Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann
4. The 4th Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole
5. Summer Special Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lambe Finished 22 July

[Danielle]

Challenge Complete!
FINISHED 07/25

[Jess]

Congrats Danielle!

[Danielle]

Thank you but it wasn't much of a challenge...lol

[Jess]

lol! Maybe it shouldn't even be called a challenge, it makes it sound like we are forcing ourselves to read.

[Danielle]

I know my feelings are terribly hurt...LOL

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Almost done!

3/5 Complete

1. Colour Me- Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian Finished 19 July 2010
2. Patriotism- Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
3. Military Man/Woman- Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann Finished 25 July
4. The 4th Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole
5. Summer Special Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lambe Finished 22 July

[Sarah]

Finally finished, after much switching around.

1. Color Me - 7/11
2. Patriotism - 7/22
3. Military Man/Woman - War by Sebastian Junger 7/23
4. The 4th - (4th in Midnight Breeds) 7/25
5. Summer Special - (part of the book takes place in the Summer Court) 7/20

[Kelley Anne]

Good job Sarah! I need to try to do some last minute switching so that I can hopefully finish

[Jess]

Suzanne wrote: "Almost done!

3/5 Complete

1. Colour Me- Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian Finished 19 July 2010
2. Patriotism- Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
3. Military..."

Awesome!!

[Jess]

Congrats Sarah!

[Sarah]

Thanks, ladies. BTW, I highly recommend the Wicked Lovely books by Melissa Marr. They are classified as YA books, but don't let that fool you--they read like great adult fiction with complex characters. If you like dark fae stories, give it a try.

Wicked Lovely
Ink Exchange
Fragile Eternity
Radiant Shadows

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

4/5 Complete

1. Colour Me- Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian Finished 19 July 2010
2. Patriotism- Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Finished 26 July
3. Military Man/Woman- Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann Finished 25 July
4. The 4th Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole
5. Summer Special Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lambe Finished 22 July

[Sandra, Need more time to Read!!]

Challenge complete here too. I read and enjoyed Kitty Goes to Washington - it has a red cover. 4 stars from me, looking forward to the next one in the series.

[Jess]

Awesome job Sandra!