Challenge # 3: October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

[Lily]

Oct-December 31 Challenge: 4/7 Complete

1. UF: Web of Lies 10/3/10 **** Really loved it. Here's a series I think is getting better.

2. UF/single charicter on cover: The Grimrose Path: A Trickster Novel Now reading

3. Other than UF--Fantasy: Cast in Chaos **

4. New author-any genre: Three Days to Dead 10/7/10 ***1/2 I liked this book. It is just above average, in my opinion. Somewhat original premise. romance was ok to good. I thought this book had flashes of greatness, mixed in with uneven pacing and engaging charicters and a nice take on the fair ones. I am anxious to read next to see if it gets better or fades in to average.

5. (opt.)Steampunk: Cold Magic (10/9/10) *** maybe ****. Kind of slow beginning but really liked the end and am waiting for next in series.


6.(opt)Post-apocalyptic:,The Fall

7. (opt)Animal on Cover Catching Midnight




Note, I switched Boneshakerfor Cold Magic. I didn't even know Cold Magic was steam punk til I got started.

[Ana]

3/5 completed

* 1 Other Fantasy - O Décimo Terceiro Poder (portuguese book)
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read - Thirteen Reasons Why
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - Os livros que devoraram o meu pai (portuguese book) (it's an animal on the cover, but with human body. I hope it counts. Otherwise there's the butterflies XD)

[Sarah]

Completed 1/7

* Urban Fantasy Title - Servant: Acceptance by L.L. Foster
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title w/ Single Character - Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
* Other Fantasy OR PNR Title - Prey by Rachel Vincent
* New Author - Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey

* Optional Steampunk - Night Falls Darkly by Kim Lenox 4 stars! Really liked it!
* Optional Apocalyptic OR Dystopian - We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
* Optional Cover Hunt: Animal on cover - Dancing with Werewolves by Carole Nelson Douglas

[Sharon]

6/7 completed

1 Urban Fantasy Title: Glimmerglass by Jenna Black [x]
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female: Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick [x]
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia [x]

* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre: Evermore by Alyson Noel [x]
* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare [x]

* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carry Ryan [ ]
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins [x]

[Theresa]

2/6 completed

* UF Title - Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly
* UF w/ Single Character on the Cover (M/F) - Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh - 3 stars
* Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - The Undrowned Child by Michelle Lovric
* New Author - TBD

* Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - The Droughtlanders by Carrie Mac - 5 stars
* Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - TBD

[Theresa]

Carolyn F. wrote: "DONE!!!! 7/7..."

Great job, Carolyn!

[Carolyn F.]

Thanks Theresa :)

[Lisa M]

Theresa wrote: "2/6 completed

* UF Title - Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly..."

I love Those Who Hunt the Night! It's one of the first (perhaps the first) vampire book I ever read. She has great vampires. And Ysidro is my favorite vampire of any book, hands down. Hmmm, I need to read that one again. It's been years. I hope you like it!

[Christy]

I'm in.

Urban Fantasy Title: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover: The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows, #2) by Kim Harrison
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title: Let The Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Other book by an author you've never read before: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk: Blameless by Gail Carriger
Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

[AH]

4/7 Complete

Urban Fantasy Title - Fool MoonComplete 10/13
Urban Fantasy Title w/Single Character on the Cover - M/F - Blood BoundComplete 10/7
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Blameless
New Author (to me) - Stray

Steampunk - Steamed Complete 10/18
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - Lies Complete 10/25
Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - Cry Wolf

[Jency]

I am in. I will put up the complete list later. But I will start with for the Post Apocalyptic or Dystopian theme.

[Cee]

Done: 3/6

Urban Fantasy : Haunted, Kelley Armstrong
Urban Fantasy : The Good, the Bad and the Undead, Kim Harrison
Other Fantasy: The Sweet Far Thing, Libba Bray
New Author: The Wanderer, Jan Irving
Post Apocalyptic: Demon Thief, Darren Shan
Steampunk : TBD
Cover Hunt : The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Ooo, The Wanderer looks yummy!

[Cee]

Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Ooo, The Wanderer looks yummy!"

O yes... And it was a great story too!

You can check out my review for it here if you're interested (:

[Lisa M]

4/6 Done

UF Title: Proven Guilty
UF Title with a Single Character on the Cover: Kitty Goes to Washington ***1/2 Done 10/21/10
Other Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Title: Masques ** Done 10/28/10
New Author: Unholy Ghosts ***** Done 10/12/10

Optional Steampunk: May not have time to do.
Optional Dystopian theme: Catching Fire **** Done 10/2/10
Optional Cover Hunt (animal on the cover): Mockingjay

[Shera (Book Whispers)]

Celine wrote: "Shera (Book Whispers) wrote: "Ooo, The Wanderer looks yummy!"

O yes... And it was a great story too!

You can check out my review for it here if you're interested (:"

Thanks, your review was very enlightening.

[Betelgeuze]

completed 5/7


Read:
Steampunk: Blameless by Gail Carriger
UF With a Single Character on the Cover: Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler
UF:The Mage in Black bye Jaye Wells
Other Fantasy: Iron Elves: A Darkness Forged in Fire by Chris Evans
Book by Author you've Never Read Before:Postmortem By Patricia Cornwell

To read:

Optional:

Dystopian: Archangel by Sharon Shinn
Book With Animal on the Cover: Serpent's Quest by Janrae Frank

[AH]

5/7 Complete

Urban Fantasy Title - Fool MoonComplete 10/13
Urban Fantasy Title w/Single Character on the Cover - M/F - Blood BoundComplete 10/7
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Blameless
New Author (to me) - Stray

Steampunk - Steamed Complete 10/18
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - Lies Complete 10/25
Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - Cry Wolf Complete 10/28

[Eithne]

3/7 completed

Had to make changes to my list, could't get or too long a wait at my library


* 1 Urban Fantasy Title -- Grave Peril #3) Jim Butcher ----- COMPLETED

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on Cover - Staying dead by Laura Anne Gilman --- COMPLETED


* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title -- Grave Witch by Kalayna Price ----- COMPLETED


* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre -- Vicous Circle by Linda Robertson

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk -- Boneshaker by Cherie Pries

* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme -- The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard

* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover -- Masques by Patrica Briggs

[Darcy]

4 of 6 completed

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title Face Off by Mark Del Franco
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female Revenant by Phaedra Weldon 10/5
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks 10/29
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre Paranormalcy by Kiersten White 10/3

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk Skipping this one as I have tried many and don't like them
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme The Passage by Justin Cronin 10/15
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover Seduced by the Wolf by Terry Spear

[Alice]

4 of 5 done

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Urban Fantasy - Challenge #3

1st October - 31st December

2/7

Urban Fantasy - Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead
Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Male or Female Character on the Cover - Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson - Finished 31st October
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
An author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre - The Affinity Bridge by George Mann - Finished 18th October

Bonus Books
Steampunk - The Osiris Ritual by George Mann
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
Animal on the cover - TBC



Read

[Jency]

Urban Fantasy- Industrial Magic
Urban Fantasy with a single character on the cover- Torment
Other Fantasy or Paranormal Romance Title- Lord of Misrule
Other book by an author you have never read before- A Christmas Odyssey
Steampunk- May read this one The Iron Duke
Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian theme- Catching Fire
Cover hunt: Book with an animal on cover- Mockingjay

I finished Catching Fire on 10/31.
How do you cross off the books that you have read after you have entered it?

[[deleted user]]

look on the (some html is ok) next to add book/ author and you will find the comand

[Yodamom]

So far-4/6 done
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - *-Done
1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female cover DONE
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) -Done finished in one night
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre Done
* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk Done
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the

[Lisa M]

Jency wrote: "How do you cross off the books that you have read after you have entered it?..."

The HTML tag for a strikethrough (to cross it off) is an "s" in < > without spaces, and to end the strikethrough is an "/s" in < > (again without the space). If I typed the "s" in the < >, the code would disappear and that portion of the sentence would have been crossed off. I wish I could type it clearer. Be sure to hit preview to make sure the code's where you want it, cuz sometimes it looks funny if it's in a wierd spot.

[Barbara ★]

3/7 DONE

Urban Fantasy: Wild Blue Under - Judi Fennell 10/24
Urban Fantasy w/single character: Stormwalker - Allyson James
Other Paranormal Romance: The Immortal Hunter - Lynsay Sands
New Author: Nicholas - Elizabeth Amber 10/3
Steampunk: Soulless - Gail Carriger
Post-Apocalyptic: The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan DNF 10/25
Cover Hunt: Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh

[[deleted user]]

4/7 Complete


Urban Fantasy: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Urban Fantasy with a Single Character on the Cover: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Other Fantasy(not strictly UF): Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder
Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!): Magician by Raymond E. Feist

Optional:
Steampunk: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
Cover Hunt, Book with an animal on the cover: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

[Theresa]

3/6 completed

* UF Title - Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly - 4 stars
* UF w/ Single Character on the Cover (M/F) - Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh - 3 stars
* Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - The Undrowned Child by Michelle Lovric
* New Author - TBD

* Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - The Droughtlanders by Carrie Mac - 5 stars
* Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - TBD

[Laura Lulu]

3/7


Urban Fantasy Shift Rachel Vincent
UF w/lone person on cover Changes Jim Butcher October 31 ★★★★★
Other Fantasy Alanna: The First Adventure Tamora Pierce October 25 ★★★★
New Author Dark and Disorderly Bernita Harris
Steampunk Blameless Gail Carriger
Dystopian Grace Elizabeth Scott October 6 ★★★★
Animal on Cover Tiger's Curse Colleen Houck

[Jency]

Lisa MH wrote: "Jency wrote: "How do you cross off the books that you have read after you have entered it?..."

The HTML tag for a strikethrough (to cross it off) is an "s" in without spaces, and to end the str..."

Thanks Lisa. I will try that.

[Jency]

Louise wrote: "look on the (some html is ok) next to add book/ author and you will find the comand"

Thanks Louise. I checked it out. It looks easy enough. Will try that after I have finished my next book.

[Judithe]

Count me in, too! Tentative list is:

0/6 Completed




* 1 Urban Fantasy Title Kitty Goes to Washington
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female Succubus Nights
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) Graceling
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre Witch Fire

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk The Iron Duke
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme None on hand, and local library has VERY limited selection of English books, so will probably pass on this!
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover Wolf Flight


Tentative TBR

[Laura Lulu]

Judithe wrote: "Count me in, too! Tentative list to follow!"

Hehehe...I love enabling.

[Judithe]

Laura Lulu wrote: "Hehehe...I love enabling."

You are so bad! LOL!

[Ashley]

Completed: 3/7

Monthly round-up!

* Urban Fantasy Title: "Unholy Ghosts" Stacia Kane (finished 10/19/10)
* Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover: "Eleventh Grade Burns" Heather Brewer (finished 10/26/10)
* Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title: "Naamah's Curse" Jacqueline Carey
* Book by an author you've never read before: "A Kiss Before the Apocalypse" Thomas E. Sniegoski (finished 11/3/10)

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk: "Behemoth" Scott Westerfeld
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: "Battle Royale" Koushun Takami
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover : "Master of None" Sonya Bateman (currently reading)

[Lisa O.]

3/7 Done!

Urban Fantasy Title - Torment by Lauren Kate
Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character - Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Paranormal Romance Title - Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
New author - Magic Bites by Kate Daniels

Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk - Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - A Kiss Before the Apocalypse by Thomas Sniegoski
Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur

[Chelsea]

A little late, but I'm in -- and I'm using my October reads for the first four...

4/7 completed

UF: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
UF w/ single character on the cover: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane
Fantasy/PNR: Firelight by Sophie Jordan
New author: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Optional books:
Steampunk: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Dystopian: TBD
Cover hunt: TBD

[Becca]

2/5 completed.

Phantasm - Phaedra Weldon finished last night.

This is will probably be my only challenge, since this one is totally kicking my butt.

[Amber]

I'M IN
Will only be doing the first four though

4/4* FINISHED

1-Urban Fantasy Title- Rogue by Rachel VincentDONE 11-4-10****
1-Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover- Crescendo by Becca FitzpatrickDONE 10/28/10*****
1-Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF)- Torment by Lauren KateDONE 10/9/10*****
1-Other book by an author you've never read before(any genre)- Glimmerglass by Jenna BlackDONE 10/18/10****

[Ana]

4/5 completed

* 1 UF with Single Character - City of Ashes
* 1 Other Fantasy - O Décimo Terceiro Poder (portuguese book)
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read - Thirteen Reasons Why
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - Os livros que devoraram o meu pai (portuguese book) (it's an animal on the cover, but with human body. I hope it counts. Otherwise there's the butterflies XD)

[Theresa]

Amber wrote: "I'M IN
Will only be doing the first four though

4/4* FINISHED..."

Great job, Amber!

[A book away from an episode of hoarders]

* 1 UF Sandman Slim
* 1 UF Single Character on the Cover - Lover Avenged 10/01/10
* 1 PNR (not strictly UF) Lover Mine 10/11/10
* 1 New (to me) Author Strange Angels 10/20/10

* Optional Add'l Book - Mortal Engines or New Amsterdam
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme TBD
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover TBD

[Sarah]

Completed 2/7

* Urban Fantasy Title - Servant: Acceptance by L.L. Foster 2 stars. Didn't get into it.
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title w/ Single Character - Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
* Other Fantasy OR PNR Title - Prey by Rachel Vincent
* New Author - The Black Dagger Brotherhood: Insider's Guide by JR Ward

* Optional Steampunk - Night Falls Darkly by Kim Lenox 4 stars! Really liked it!
* Optional Apocalyptic OR Dystopian - We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
* Optional Cover Hunt: Animal on cover - Dancing with Werewolves by Carole Nelson Douglas

[[deleted user]]

5/7 Complete

Urban Fantasy: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Urban Fantasy with a Single Character on the Cover: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Other Fantasy(not strictly UF): Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder

Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!): Magician by Raymond E. Feist

Optional:
Steampunk: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
Cover Hunt, Book with an animal on the cover: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

[Tiphaine]

4/4 Completed
Urban Fantasy: At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
Urban Fantasy with a Single Character on the Cover: Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
Other Fantasy: The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Other Book by an Author You've Never Read : The Help by Katryn Stockett

[Amber]

Theresa wrote: "Amber wrote: "I'M IN
Will only be doing the first four though

4/4* FINISHED..."

Great job, Amber!"
Thanks Theresa, great challenge by the way.

[Lily]

Oct-December 31 Challenge: 5/7 Complete

1. UF: Web of Lies 10/3/10 **** Really loved it. Here's a series I think is getting better.

2. UF/single charicter on cover: The Grimrose Path: A Trickster Novel ***

3. Other than UF--Fantasy: Cast in Chaos **

4. New author-any genre: Three Days to Dead 10/7/10 ***1/2 I liked this book. It is just above average, in my opinion. Somewhat original premise. romance was ok to good. I thought this book had flashes of greatness, mixed in with uneven pacing and engaging charicters and a nice take on the fair ones. I am anxious to read next to see if it gets better or fades in to average.

5. (opt.)Steampunk: Cold Magic (10/9/10) *** maybe ****. Kind of slow beginning but really liked the end and am waiting for next in series.


6.(opt)Post-apocalyptic: The Fall

7. (opt)Animal on Cover: Catching Midnight(Started reading and really wasn't in the mood, so...CHANGING to: Masques (Sianim, #1)READING NOW

[N.L.]

7/7 Read Done!

UF Title:Eternal Pleasure – 10/3
Single Character: Paranormalcy – 10/2
Paranormal Romance: Alpha – 10/8
Unfamiliar Author: Pack Challenge – 10/4
Steamy: Warrior – 11/8
Dystopian: Crusade – 10/12
Animal: Barely Bewitched – 10/3

[Amber]

Updated

5 of 7 completed

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #3) - finished 10/7 from library
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female - Silver Borne - finished 11/2 from library
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - read from the library on 10/9
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre - The Wallflower - had on my Kindle - read on 10/10

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk - Soulless - am going to try to find at the library, may have to request from another location, or just added another Steampunk genre book to my TBR list to try to find
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - Catching Fire will have to reserve at library
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - Cupid Cats - already owned - finished 10/5