September's Build Your Own Challenge

[Catherine]

There's like a billion of them, so I'll have a wide variety to choose from! I think I can guarantee that Changeless and Blameless will make the list though.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Is Blameless out already? My daughter just told me tonight it's out on the 1st. Now mind you, I haven't read any of these yet... but there's a plot aspect that she says better be resolved in book 3, and resolved to HER liking, or she'll stop reading. LOL I know what she's talking about, because she told me the issue she's having. I hope for her sake it's taken care of.

[Catherine]

I don't think it's out quite yet. I ordered it from The Book Depository earlier this week and it has already shipped. Yeah! Maybe I'll get it early!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

That would be nice. I know some places do ship early! One of the books on my list comes out on the 31st, which is how it qualifies for books I already own before September 1st. Yours does as well because you already bought it, so technically you own it :)

See how flexible we are here? LOL

[Catherine]

LOL! Well, I already paid for it, I just don't possess it yet. Watch me split that hair.

[Alycia]

Nissie wrote: "okay!! :) Well I'm off to watch Percy Jackson and the Olympians- The Lightening Thief! I enjoyed our chat!! Hope you have a great night!!!

Nissie :):)"

Thanks Nissie. Me too.

[Alycia]

Catherine wrote: "There's like a billion of them, so I'll have a wide variety to choose from! I think I can guarantee that Changeless and Blameless will make the list though."

I sill need to read Changeless too. Let me know how you like it. There seems to be strong opinions about the book.

[Catherine]

I've been waiting because of the cliffhanger ending. Now that Blameless is almost out I can finally read it!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Alycia, my daughter was ranting like a madwoman after Changeless and if things don't work out the way she wants them to in Blameless, she swears she won't read the next two book. LOL

[Alycia]

Catherine wrote: "I've been waiting because of the cliffhanger ending. Now that Blameless is almost out I can finally read it!"

I don't blame you at all. I wouldn't have wanted to wait forever with the cliffhanger either. I bought Changeless on release day, but have held off reading it. I loved Soulless.

[Catherine]

Me too! Soulless was excellent! I've avoided all the reviews for the second book. I only knew to wait because a GR friend advised me. I want to go in clueless. :)

[Nissie Lambert]

Pretty day to y'all! What series are these books in?

[Catherine]

The Parasol Protectorate Series.

[Alycia]

This series appeals to a wide range. There is the historical romance aspect, the paranormal aspect, the sci fi and steam punk aspect. Kinda hard to just use one label for the series

[Nissie Lambert]

Wow! That covers a lot of ground! Do they get confusing?

[D.G.]

No, they're not confusing...they are set in the Victorian era - think Industrial Revolution so there were a lot of advances in machinery and stuff. Just add paranormal to that which seems over the top but the author did a pretty good job combining all the elements.

I heard about the cliffhanger ending of the second book so I'll wait until I have the two books to read them - assuming the third one doesn't have a cliffhanger too...if it does I'll just abandon the series. I won't let an author jerk me around.

[Alycia]

Nissie, like D. G. Said it's not confusing at all. There is some romance and paranormal elements set during the steam Victorian era.

[Nissie Lambert]

Sounds cool! I'll give them a try. I'm going to see my sister now, and I always come home with a big bag of books. Maybe she has these!

[Alycia]

Have fun!

[Becky]

I will give it another try!
Books that will complete a series:
The Laird Who Loved Me by Karen Hawkins
To Desire a Devil by Elizabeth Hoyt
Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath

Trying new authors:
Heather Grothaus with The Warrior
Tess Gerritsen with The Surgeon (also a new genre)
P.Q. Glisson with Her Sanctuary

0/6 for September

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Yay, Becky!!! I'm adding you now (if I haven't already)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Great list, Anja!!! It's a doable list and best of all, getting rid of those pesky books sitting on the 'neeed to read' shelf!

[D.G.]

Woohoo! We're starting tomorrow! And guess what my first book will be?


I haven't read it yet because I was saving it for a challenge I'm hosting on PBS. :)

[D.G.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Great list, Anja!!! It's a doable list and best of all, getting rid of those pesky books sitting on the 'neeed to read' shelf!"

Agree! Maybe I'll do something similar in October...two of my challenges were to read male authors and old books from my TBR and I'm behind in both. :(

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Nice, D.G.! But the challenge starts on the 1st, which is Wednesday. But it's not like I'm going to be peeking in your windows watching. LOL

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I think for October we're going to be having a FrightFest which you can Build Your Own Challenge again, but they need to be PNR. However, knowing that not everyone will read PNR for whatever reasons, I will probably have a non-PNR required Build Your Own Challenge as well, and of course, a Spell October challenge. How does that sound?

[Dina]

Sounds good to me, UM. I'll be tempted to join all of them, but you must stop me! Just so you know how crazy I've become, I'm currently participanting in twelve challenges. Ack! Why, oh why? *pulls own hair*

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Oh my, Anja... here's how out of control my bookshelves are... it never crossed my mind that someone wouldn't have enough PNR books on their shelves to complete that challenge. I'm embarrassed to say, but not really, that I own over 200 books that are just sitting here waiting to be read.

And yet - - - I buy more.

[Catherine]

Anja wrote: "The challenge for me here is that they are all paperbacks. I'm used to reading on the go and in the middle of the night when I can't have a light on so I am always reading on a device. I don't en..."

I'm so excited for Michael's book. It's killing me to wait until 2012!

[Catherine]

Anja wrote: "Probably worse than an out of control TBR is constantly buying books from an author that you still have yet to read. I'm afraid once I get around to reading that first book I'll discover I hate th..."

Who is the author?

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ok, look! I just finally ordered Demon Angel... you HAVE to stop tempting me! I insist!!!!

[Catherine]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Ok, look! I just finally ordered Demon Angel... you HAVE to stop tempting me! I insist!!!!"

Read it and I'll shut up about it!

But then I'll start in about Demon Moon...

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Catherine wrote: "Read it and I'll shut up about it!"

Well, you hurt my feelings. **sniffle, sniffle**

[Alycia]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I think for October we're going to be having a FrightFest which you can Build Your Own Challenge again, but they need to be PNR. However, knowing that not everyone will read PNR for whatever reason..."

Sounds great! I need to clear some pnr off my shelves, but I may be tempted to do the non-pnr build it yourself one too.

[Catherine]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Read it and I'll shut up about it!"

Well, you hurt my feelings. **sniffle, sniffle**"

Who's my creampuff?

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Catherine wrote: "Who's my creampuff? " ROFLMAO!!! I wish I could hear the tone of voice as you typed that! LOL

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Alycia, I think that's the best way to go challenge wise. So there will be 3. Spell October, Build You Own Challenge and Build Your Own Challenge - PNR Edition.

[Alycia]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Alycia, I think that's the best way to go challenge wise. So there will be 3. Spell October, Build You Own Challenge and Build Your Own Challenge - PNR Edition."

I agree. I am already thinking about October :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

So am I!!! I've got plenty of books to choose from LOL

[Nissie Lambert]

I've got lots of books on my Sept. lists. Can I start tomorrow night at midnight? :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Yes, you can start at midnight! LOL

[Nissie Lambert]

lol Thanks! I'm gonna need every extra minute I can get!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

And keep in mind, I never said it had to be September 1st where YOU are at. It just has to be September 1st....but I didn't just say that out loud, ok?

[Nissie Lambert]

Oh, kind of like It's 5:00 Somewhere ? :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

EXACccccccctly!

[D.G.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Nice, D.G.! But the challenge starts on the 1st, which is Wednesday. But it's not like I'm going to be peeking in your windows watching. LOL"

Oh I forgot that August had 31 days! But I'll have to start something tomorrow regardless because I'm almost done with the book I'm reading now. So my next book will be because I offered in a swap at PBS and will need to mail it in the next couple of weeks.

[Nissie Lambert]

Good to know! I'll look up time zones lol!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ladies, this is just a reminder that our challenge begins September 1st. If you've posted your lists, remember that any changes you want to make must be done before September 1st.

Also, if you're participating, you need to have your lists posted. You don't have to be too specific, but we need something such as -

"I'm going to read 8 books that I already own..." or "I'm going to read 4 books by authors I've never read before..."

So you see, you don't have to be too specific, but the basis for your challenge needs to be posted.

I hope you all enjoy this challenge! You should after all, since it's of your own making :)

[Catherine]

Since this is my first challenge with you I want to clarify... When I update the challenge should I repost with the new stuff added, or do you just want us to update our initial post?

[D.G.]

Good question, Catherine. :) In another group we're in, we usually repost (it's easier if you already have a reading list thread where you keep track of challenges) but I wouldn't do it here if that's not what Dhestiny is expecting...