Spell September Challenge

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

The Spell September Challenge is exactly as it sounds. You'll need to read 9 books in which either the title or the author's first or last name begins with the letters in September.

The duration is September 1st through the 30th.

You can leave off the articles of speech, "the, an, a" if you need to, or use it if you need it to make the book fit. Example:

S - Scandal in Spring - Lisa Kleypas
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Raven Prince
P
T
E
M - Meyer, Stephenie - The Host
B - The Bride - Julie Garwood
E
R

Please let me know if you're interested and you'll be added to the participant's list.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Spell September Participant's List:



CarolynF----------------9/9 - - - Completed!!!!!
Dhestiny----------------9/9 - - - Completed!!!
Suzanne----------------9/9 - - - Completed!!!!
Dina----------------9/9 - - - Completed!
Katherine----------------9/9 - - -Completed!!!!!!!!
Danielle----------------9/9 - - - Completed!!!
Christine----------------9/9 - - Completed!!!
Kate (Literary Explorations)----------9/9 - - - Completed!!!!!!
Miss Kate-----------9/9 - - - Completed!!!!!
BJRose----------------9/9 - - - Completed!!!
Melissa----------------9/9 - - - Completed!!!!
KK----------------9/9 - - - Completed!!!!
Christine S.----------9/9 - - - Completed!!!
Hina-------------9/9 - - - Completed!!!!
Mshj----------------8/9
Nissie------------9/9
Lacy--------------- 0/9
Mandy----------------8/9
Megan----------------0/9
Kathy----------------0/9
Lisa----------------0/9

[Carolyn F.]

I'll participate. :)

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Me too!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Got you added, Carolyn! I decided to post this early because 9 books is a lot to have to come up with. Give everyone plenty of time :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You're in, Suzanne!

[Kate]

I'll join in also. I have a ton of books on my to read list and I just finished up the Hathaway series. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You're in, too, Kate!

[Kate]

I got my list together. When can we post our books?

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You can post them anytime you'd like, but can't start until September 1st.

[Kate]

Ok thanks :)

Here are mine:

S- Summer at Tiffany- Marjorie Hart
E- Eloisa James- A Kiss at Midnight
P- Perfect- Sara Shepard
T- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- Stieg Larson
E- Elizabeth Boyle- How I Met My Countess
M- Maid to Match- Deeanne Gist
B- Balogh, Mary- First Comes Marriage
E- Eat, Pray, Love- Elizabeth Gilbert
R- Roberts, Nora- Blue Dahlia

[Katherine]

Count me in too. Will have to work on my list.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You're in Katherine! Post whenever you can :)

[Mandy]

me! Me! Oh, pick me! :-)

[Mandy]

8/9

S-Sin Undone, Larissa Lione
E-Erin McCarthy, Hot Finish
P-Patricia Rice, The Trouble With Magic
T-The Hawk, Monica McCarthy
E-Erin McCarthy,Flat-Out Sexy
M-Medeiros, Teresa,The Devil Wears Plaid
B-Toni Blake,One Reckless Summer
E-Erin McCarthy,Hard and Fast
R-Renegade, Lora Leigh

THERE! I'ts done! Yay me!! :-D

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You're in, Mandy!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

My list.

S='Salem's Lot by Stephen King
E=Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione
P=Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
T=The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
E=The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire by
Trisha Telep
M=Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
B=Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
E=The Earl and the Governess by Sarah Elliot
R=Ruthless by Anne Stuart

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Oooh, Salem's Lot was scary!!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

I started it, but I didn't end up getting very far. I hope to read and finish it this time.

[Megan]

I'm in, will post later

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

2/9

Spell September Final List


S - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Raven Prince
P - Pamela Clare - Naked Edge
T - Three Nights with a Scoundrel- Tessa Dare
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Leopard Prince
M - McClean, Sarah - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
B - Black Jack – Lora Leigh
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Serpent Prince
R - The Ranger - Rhonda Nelson

[Katherine]

Spell September list may change before then

1/9

S-Sara Gruen Water for Elephants read 4*
E- Evanovich, Janet Sizzling Sixteenreading
P- (the) Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
T- Three Nights with a Scoundrel
E- Eagle, Kathleen Heat Lightning
M- Mary Balogh First Comes Marriage
B- Baby Love
E- Eloisa, James A Duke of Her Own
R- Rebecca

[Kathy]

I'm in!! have no clue what I will read yet. :-)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Yay! I just suggested you join this one and the Build Your Own Challenge challenge.

I'm combining the two by using only books I already own (Challenging myself to clear some off of my TBR shelf) to Spell September.

[Kathy]

Can I combine the spell September with the Build My Own? I have a few series I want to finish/start and I could do the series as build my own and then, where applicable, add to the spell September one.

Ha!! I'm alreaady trying to beat the system. :-)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Hey, read my above post... I'm doing exactly that! LOL

[Kathy]

Sweet. Off to figure out the plan. :-)

[Dina]

Yes, I'm in. I've become addicted to reading challenges. I'm going to join the RRRC's Read-the-Month Challenge too and kill two birds with one stone. :)

SPELL SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE
Duration: September 1 - September 30

Here's my tentative list:

S = Surrender by Pamela Clare
E =
P = Pamela Clare's Untamed
T =
E =
M =
B =
E =
R =

P.S.: Yes, I'm aware my list is incomplete. I'm working on it, I swear. ;)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

LOL, Dina! I keep adding to mine, too. It's going to be a tough one with 9 books, so I'm making sure they are books I REALLY want to read and already own so I can use them for the Build Your Own Challenge challenge which for me will be reading a minimum of 6 books I already own. If I can pull it off, I'll make it 9.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ok, my final list is up and I'm pretty pleased with it because all 9 can apply to the Build Your Own Challenge challenge. This is why I posted these 2 challenges so far in advance. LOL

[Kathy]

ok - tentative list.

S - Lyndsay Sands - A Quick Bite
E - Elizabeth Chadwick - Lords of the White Castle
P - Oliva Parker - Guarding a Notorious Lady
T - Elizabeth Chadwick - The Love Knot
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Leopard Prince
M - Marion Zimmer Bradley - Mists of Avalon
B - Paullina Simons - The Bronze Horseman
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - The Serpent Prince
R - Rosalind Laker - To Dance With Kings

[Mandy]

I am SO jealous of those with a full list!! LOL!!

[Dina]

Mandy wrote: "I am SO jealous of those with a full list!! LOL!!"

The question is, will they stick to their lists? LOL

[Kathy]

I haven't stuck to my list in any challenge I've done. Something usually changes.

[Carol Cork *Young at Heart Oldie*]

Kathy wrote: "ok - tentative list.

S - Lyndsay Sands - A Quick Bite
E - Elizabeth Chadwick - Lords of the White Castle
P - Oliva Parker - Guarding a Notorious Lady
T - Elizabeth Chadwick - The Love Kn..."

Kathy - you may have to rethink your 'P' choice because I think 'Guarding a Notorious Lady' is not published until 1 May 2011.

[Kathy]

Really? I had an August/September 2010 date from Amazon. ok, thanks, I will rethink it.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

And remember, the Spell September list can change. But not for me because I already posted these books in my Build Your Own Challenge challenge which you can't change. Although, maybe I should remove that requirement. *sigh* I just don't want them to be too challenging.

[Mandy]

Dina wrote: "Mandy wrote: "I am SO jealous of those with a full list!! LOL!!"

The question is, will they stick to their lists? LOL"

LOL!! I've changed mine THREE times since Friday! LOL!!

[Carol Cork *Young at Heart Oldie*]

Kathy wrote: "Really? I had an August/September 2010 date from Amazon. ok, thanks, I will rethink it."

Here's the details :

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/74...

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I've changed things a couple of times, too.

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I am waiting till nearer the time to post mine, I always end up changing them anyway!

I might have to look at the Create Your Own challenge challenge, it might encourage me to finish off a few series!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

For the Build Your Own Challenge, I'm going to be clearing 9 books off my TBR shelf and 3 of them are a trilogy, AND by a new author to me as well. LOL

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Wow, that is alot, is it over a month or for however long you want? I am thinking of trying to complete Suzanne Brockmanns Troubleshooter series and Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter. BUt I get distracted by new books, and then end up starting new series *sighs* it is a vicious circle! Not that I mind too much, you can never have too many books!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

It's for the month of September. If you go to the Build thread you'll see how I have it broken down. That might help. BUT, you only have to read 4 books, and YOU choose what you want YOUR challenge to be.

[Robin]

Good Luck everyone. I'm going to pass on this one.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thanks, Robin!! Maybe you can work something into the Build Your Own Challenge challenge! If not, we hope you'll join us again in October :)

[Kathy]

Sorry but I'm out. Have to travel on business for a week in sept. Don't want to try for 9 books in 3 weeks.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I get that, Kathy!! Be safe while you're traveling!

[Kathy]

I'll be going to Europe and if I knew I'd have time in the evenings, I'd stick with it. I'll have a bit of time while in-flight and I do read alot, but, eh, I don't think I can make it.

[Mandy]

Kathy wrote: "I'll be going to Europe and if I knew I'd have time in the evenings, I'd stick with it. I'll have a bit of time while in-flight and I do read alot, but, eh, I don't think I can make it."

If I were going to Europe, I don't think I'd be worried overmuch about reading! LOL!! Have fun!