July 2010 Reading Challenge

[Yz the Whyz]

It's almost July. Time to launch the next challenge.

This time we will be doing one that I call The Challenge of Time and Place.

Challenge Duration: July 1, 2010 - July 31, 2010

Settings, including both the time element and location, are as important in the makings of a good story as great characters and well-though out plotline.

Of Time:
1. Read a book that is set in the past (historical).
2. Read a book that is set in the present (contemporary).
3. Read a book that is set in the future (futuristic).
4. Read a book that involves time-travel.
5. Read a book that was popular on the year that you were born.

Official sources for #5:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular...
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/mos...

Of place
6. Read a book that is set in a major city (urban)
7. Read a book that is set in a rural setting, small town or country.
8. Read a book that is set in space or off-planet.
9. Read a book that happens in a place that is completely created by the author's imagination or a place that cannot be found in a current world map. (fantasy).
10. Read a book set in the city, state or country you currently lived in, or a place, city, state or country you have visited.

As usual, you may post your list anytime you like, but no reading before July 1st.

[FlibBityFLooB]

Okay, I'll willing to try. But, I think this one will truly be a challenge :)

1. Historical - Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
2. Contemporary - Broken by Kelley Armstrong
3. Future - Bullet by Laurell K Hamilton
4. Time-Travel - Undead and Unfinished by Maryjanice Davidson
5. 1975 - Z for Zachariah by Richard O'Brien
6. Urban - A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix
7. Small Town - Would-Be Witch by Kimberley Frost
8. Space - Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
9. Fantasy - The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
10. Visited (Chicago) - Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill

[Nita]

I am in.


0/10 read
Historical - Dane
Contemporary - Dreamveil
Futuristic - Magic Bites
Time Travel - Abandon the Night
1979 - Kindred
Urban - Forged of Shadows
Rural - The Pride of Lions
Space - Wanderlust
Fantasy - The Last Stormlord
Set in Chicago - Assassin's Honor

[Mel W]

I'm going to be travelling the second half of July so this is definitely going to be a challenge, but I'm in :)

[Rebecca]

1. Historical-The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber
2. Contemporary-Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
3. Future-No Future Christmas by Barbara Goodwin
4. Time-Travel- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5. 1985- Beauty's Release by A.N.Roquelaure and Anne Rice
6. Urban-Dead Witch Walking Kim Harrison
7. Rural-Valiant (Modern Tale of Faerie)
by Holly Black
8. Space- The host by stephenie meyer
9. Fantasy-Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
10. Visited (Rome)-Pandora New Tales of the Vampires
by Anne Rice

I hope this is ok. :)

[Lora]

Here's my initial list, I'm in! ^^

0/10 Read
Historical - A Great and Terrible Beauty
Contemporary - Red-Headed Stepchild
Futuristic - Inside Out
Time Travel - The Time Traveler's Wife
1991 - The Fury
Urban - Twice Bitten
Rural - 13 to Life: A Werewolf's Tale
Space - TBD
Fantasy - The Iron King
Set in Bulgaria - Angelology

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

This sounds quite fun.

0/10 Complete

Historical: Becoming Miss Becky
Contemporary: Kiss of Crimson
Futuristic: Oryx and Crake
Time Travel: Treasured
1986: Rage Of Passion
Urban: Some Girls Bite
Rural: Dead in the Family
Space: Planet X
Fantasy: Castle in the Air
Home Town: The Eyre Affair the only book ever that is set in my hometown of Swindon, for good reason as it is a very boring place!

[Judithe]

Definitely want to give it a try, but having some trouble finding PNR's for some of the categories. How many out-of-genre books can we use?

[Jessica]

This is a hard one... fun!

0/10

1. Historical - Wolfbreed
2. Contemporary -
3. Future - Uglies
4. Time-Travel - The Time Traveler's Wife
5. 1983 - Pet Sematary
6. Urban - Bullet
7. Small Town -
8. Space - Xenocide
9. Fantasy -
10. Visited -

[Yz the Whyz]

Judithe wrote: "Definitely want to give it a try, but having some trouble finding PNR's for some of the categories. How many out-of-genre books can we use?"

Three books that have not a single paranormal element.

[Shelleyrae]

Read: 10/10 DONE 25th July

Of Time:
1. Read a book that is set in the past (historical). The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane 2 stars
2. Read a book that is set in the present (contemporary). Black Magic Sanction 4 stars
3. Read a book that is set in the future (futuristic). Innocent in Death
4. Read a book that involves time-travel. Touch the Dark 4 stars
5. Read a book that was popular on the year that you were born. In 1973 : The Princess Bride 2 stars

Of place
6. Read a book that is set in a major city (urban) Flirt 3 stars
7. Read a book that is set in a rural setting, small town or country. Dead in the Family 2 stars
8. Read a book that is set in space or off-planet. Gabriel's Ghost 2 1/2 stars
9. Read a book that happens in a place that is completely created by the author's imagination or a place that cannot be found in a current world map. (fantasy). Poison Study 3 stars
10. Read a book set in the city, state or country you currently lived in, or a place, city, state or country you have visited. I live in Australia: Embraced By Darkness 3 stars

[Sandy]

I'm in but I'll have to figure out my list.

[♥Lynn ♥]

Holy crap this one is going to be hard!!

[N.L.]

I think I'm in. A couple of the categories are for my least favorite kind of reads but if I can figure out a happy medium with that, I'll be okay.

[Carolyn F.]

I'm in, I'll post as I go.

[♥Lynn ♥]

I agree with you NL. I few of these are not my favorite types of books to read.

I have a question. Is the Stephanie Plum series considered contemporary?

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

0/10

Historical:
Contemporary:
Futuristic:
Time-Travel:
1987:
Urban:
Country:
Space:
Fantasy:
Live:

[♥Lynn ♥]

Never mind, the websited listed said it was, so thanks anyway.

[Gus]

Historical- Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot
Contemporary- Houston, We Have A Problem by Erin McCarthy
Futuristic- Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Time travel- Undead and Unfinished by MaryJanice Davidson
Popular in 1988- Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
Urban- Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Rural- The Twilight Before Christmas by Christine Feehan
Space-
Fantasy- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Minneapolis- Honeymoon of the Dead by Tate Hallaway

Of course, subject to change!

[♥Lynn ♥]

Subject to change!
0/10 READ
Historical- Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone
Contemporary-Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
Futuristic-Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Time travel-Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
Popular in 1980-If There Be Thorns by VC Andrews
Urban-Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine
Rural-Song of the Moon by Catherine Banks
Space-Moonstruck by Susan Grant
Fantasy-Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
KENTUCKY-Eli the Good by Silas House

[Ѽ Cher Ѽ]

Gosh! been waiting for the July 2010 PNR challenge post ... but ... but, this is a hard one! Thinking...thinking... >sigh<. I'll post my list when i get it together... >smile< ....

[Michelle]

Sign me up, I will post as I go. Hopefully I will make 10 but no promises if baby comes early :)

[Judithe]

Yz the Whyz wrote: Three books that have not a single paranormal element.

Thanks Yz! I went over my tentative list and realized 8 out of 10 either fit "my" idea of PNR or had some paranormal element. I enjoyed looking paranormal romance up on Wikipedia too and Paranormal Romance (home of PEARL awards), and realized it actually encompasses more than I thought. Yeah!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Aw Yz--why the "year you were born" one? They didn't HAVE PNR the year I was born. They barely had SciFi books the year I was born. (and before those noses start twitching--it was 1955) How about the year my DAUGHTER was born? OR my grandkids? Ok, whining over with now. I'm in

[Shelleyrae]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Aw Yz--why the "year you were born" one? They didn't HAVE PNR the year I was born. They barely had SciFi books the year I was born. (and before those noses start twitching--it was 1955) How abo..."

Not PNR but might work for you Ann - John Wyndham
The Chrysalids published 1955 :)

[Patricia]

I'm going to try these books.My list may change depending on the Library getting books in.

Historical - Diana Gabaldon Dragonfly in Amber or Lynsay Sands Devil in the Highlands
Contemporary -Carrie Vaughn Kitty goes to War
Futuristic -Nalini Singh Bonds of Justice
Time Travel -Joss Ware Beyond the Night
1974- Lois Duncan Down a Dark Hall
Urban - Chloe Neill Twice Bitten
Rural -Nicole Peeler Tracking the Tempest
Space - Susan Grant Moonstruck
Fantasy -Jacqueline Carey Naamah's Curse
Seattle (hometown)-C.E Murphy Walking Dead

[Jess]

I'm in

Of Time:
1. Read a book that is set in the past (historical).
The Rest Falls Away(Gardella Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Colleen Gleason
2. Read a book that is set in the present (contemporary).
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie, #1)
by Maggie Stiefvater
3. Read a book that is set in the future (futuristic).
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1)by Suzanne Collins
or The Accidental Demon Slayer(Demon Slayer, #1)by Angie Fox
4. Read a book that involves time-travel.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)by Diana Gabaldon
5. Read a book that was popular on the year that you were born.

Of place
6. Read a book that is set in a major city (urban)
Leader of the Pack(Tales of an Urban Werewolf, #3)by Karen MacInerney
7. Read a book that is set in a rural setting, small town or country.
Stormwalker(Stormwalker, #1)by Allyson James
8. Read a book that is set in space or off-planet.

9. Read a book that happens in a place that is completely created by the author's imagination or a place that cannot be found in a current world map. (fantasy).
Thorn Queen(Dark Swan, #2)by Richelle Mead
10. Read a book set in the city, state or country you currently lived in, or a place, city, state or country you have visited.

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ]

I'll try but don't know if I'll get all 10 completed. I'll post a list later.

[Valorie]

I'm in, I'll post my list later!

[Erin]

I'm in. A very tentative list to start with.

Read: 0/10

Of Time:
1. Historical: Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick
2. Contemporary: Eye of Heaven by Marjorie M. Liu
3. Futuristic: Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
4. Time Travel: TBD
5. Popular 1984: In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce

Of Place
6. Urban: The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie M. Liu
7. Rural: Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh
8. In Space: Zinnia by Jayne Castle
9. Fantasy: Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson
10. At Home: TBD

[Arcadia]

1. Historical: Bloody Good by Georgia Evans
2. Contemporary: Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
3. Futuristic: Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
4. Time-Travel: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
5. 1994: The Glass Dragon by Irene Radford
6. Urban: What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie
7. Small-Town: Rogue by Rachel Vincent
8. Space: TBD
9. Fantasy: Nightingale's Lament by Simon R. Green
10. Texas: Pride by Rachel Vincent
[x:]

[Steph]

¿ = Help please, those that have read this series ... Does this fit here or urban? “Louisiana Bayous“ in GR summary, that could be either/both?
✄ = Book might change, depending on what I can get my hands on in July

Time
Past: Moonshine by Alaya Johnson
Present: Bound by Darkness by Annette McCleave
Future: Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
Time-Travel: ✄Dark Seduction by Brenda Joyce
1971: ✄Tales from the Perilous Realm by JRR Tolkien -OR- Demon Child by Dean Koontz

-OR-

Place
Urban: Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
Rural: ¿Riding the Storm by Sydney Croft
Space: Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
Fantasy: ✄Sacrifice by Dakota Banks -OR- Unchained by Sharon Ashwood -OR- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Lived@Australia: Hearts in Darkness by Keri Arthur

-OR- -OR-

[Judithe]

PNR July 2010: The Challenge of Time and Place
Challenge Duration: July 1, 2010 - July 31, 2010

0/10 completed


All tentative so far, but hoping to stick with this list:
1. HistoricalThe Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss
2. ContemporaryDeadly Game by Christine Feehan
3. FuturisticHarmony's Way by Lora Leigh or Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
4.Time-travelJane's Warlord by Angela Knight
5. 1969Dune Messiah or Hallowe'en Party
6. UrbanBonds of Justice by Nalini Singh or When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy
7. Rural setting, small town or countryRapture
8. Space or off-planetThe Forbidden Tower by Marion Zimmer Bradley
9.FantasyArrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
10. Set in the city, state or country you currently live in, or a place, city, state or country you have visitedSilver Borne by Patricia Briggs

or

[Ѽ Cher Ѽ]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Aw Yz--why the "year you were born" one? They didn't HAVE PNR the year I was born. They barely had SciFi books the year I was born. (and before those noses start twitching--it was 1955) How abo..."

Haa ha ha ... Ann you're too funny, jokes ..."and before noses start twitching" ... so funny! And ya know they are twitching? Me included! LOL. I like you! Be my friend!?

[Angie]

1 - Catching Midnight - Emma Holly
2 - Your Planet Or Mine? - Susan Grant
3 - Day of Fire - Kathleen Nance
4 - Crimson Steam - Liz Maverick
5 - TBD
6 - Succubus Dreams - Richelle Mead
7 - Beneath A Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur
8 - Ride The Stars - Autumn Dawn
9 - Blood Magic - Matthew Cook
10 – (Scotland) - If You Deceive - Kresley Cole

[LooLoo]

Will you allow any exception to the year you were born category? There's nothing PNR from my year (1967) and I'd rather read from my massive TBR piles of PNR instead of having to find something that I really don't want to read just to complete the challenge.

Could I read Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite? She was born the same year as me but the book was released in 1992. Pretty Please???

[*Mrs. Brightside*]

Wow. This is going to be hard! I only know 3/10! But im in it. I'll post my list later! Oh, and "hi" since im new(:

[Kelley Anne]

I'm in, but it'll take me a bit to come up with my list!

1 - Historical -
2 - Contemporary -
3 - Futuristic -
4 - Time Travel -
5 - 1982 -
6 - Urban -
7 - Rural -
8 - Space -
9 - Fantasy -
10 - Salt Lake, Utah, USA -

[Steph]

LOL Ann!

Welcome, Princess! :)

[Samantha]

LooLoo wrote: "Will you allow any exception to the year you were born category? There's nothing PNR from my year (1967) and I'd rather read from my massive TBR piles of PNR instead of having to find something th..."

I agree it's even hard to find a pnr for 1979, at least nothing I could find and nothing that doesn't look cheesy as hell.

[Valorie]

Samantha wrote: "LooLoo wrote: "Will you allow any exception to the year you were born category? There's nothing PNR from my year (1967) and I'd rather read from my massive TBR piles of PNR instead of having to fi..."

I agree I got nothin for 1972!

[Steph]

I got mine for 1971! LOL!!



Yz did say (post #10) we could use up to 3 non-paranormal books. I think this category will be mine. I'm still huntin' though, might come up with something.

[Aimie]

Hmmm... this is tough and its my first challange attempt!
Ok i'm up for it. I'll post my list when i've got it together

[Foxy Grandma]

For the young at heart group here, which includes myself (1962) How about trying to find something from the Gothic Romances and if you like sci-fi Anne Mccaffery's books do have a good bit of romance in them.

[Koula]

I am in, will post my list when I've got together.

[Aimie]

Finally figured out my list.

1. Daisy Chain - Mary E DeMuth
2. Hunting Ground - Patricia Briggs
3. Naked in Death - J D Robb
4. Cross Stitch - Diana Gabaldon
5. The Talisman - Stephen King
6. Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison
7. Shakespeare's Landlord - Charlaine Harris
8. Shadowland - Alyson Noel
9. Storm Born - Richelle Mead
10. Cloud street - Tim Winton

(Sorry it hasn't got links or pictures, i have no idea how to do any of that)

[Samantha]

Steph wrote: "I got mine for 1971! LOL!!



Yz did say (post #10) we could use up to 3 non-paranormal books. I think this category will be mine. I'm still huntin' though, might com..."

well that's true!

[Samantha]

0/10 Completed

1~Historical~Pride and Prejudice
2~Contemporary~Pride
3~Futuristic~Uglies
4~Time Travel~Dark Seduction
5~1979~Ghost Story
6~Urban~The Laughing Corpse
7~Rural~Rogue
8~Space~Shadowland
9~Fantasy~Valiant
10~Set in place I live or have visited~USA/JERSEY~Ironside

TO READ


CURRENTLY READING

READ

ALSO READ

[Laura Lulu]

I'm a 1972 and I found a bunch of sci-fi books from that year, it seems to be a popular theme from the late 60's early 70's. There wasn't much if any paranormal element books back then, and no PNR or UF.

So if you want to stick to something with some sort of paranormal element, you'll have to read some sci-fi or straight fantasy. And if you have absolutely no interest in either of those genres, just use that category for a non-paranormal book--we do get 3 per challenge. :)

I am a straight fantasy fan & would try some sci-fi, but I found a non-paranormal 1972 book that will fit perfectly for another challenge, so I'm reading that one. :)

[Carolyn F.]

I'm 1961 - it's going to be so hard for me to find something that's good :( Poor me.