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

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Danielle's Urban Fantasy Challenge #3: October 1-December 31st
Update: 11/29/10
Finished: 6/7

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title: Bone Song by John Meaney 10/9
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female: Hex and the City by Simon R. Green 10/7
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): Dream Chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/14
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre:
Bonechiller by Graham McNamee 10/27

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk: Warrior by Zoe Archer
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien 11/10
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover: The Siren Song by Anne Ursu 11/18

[Barbara ★]

Urban Fantasy: Wild Blue Under - Judi Fennell 10/24
Urban Fantasy w/single character: My Soul to Keep - Rachel Vincent 11/10
Other Paranormal Romance: Catch of a Lifetime - Judi Fennell11/6
New Author: Nicholas - Elizabeth Amber 10/3
Steampunk: Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare 11/14
Post-Apocalyptic: The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan DNF 10/25
Cover Hunt: Masques (Sianim, #1) - Patricia Briggs 11/28



7/7 COMPLETE on 11/28

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Way to go, Barbara!

[Theresa]

Great job: Eithne, Barbara, Diane ~Firefly~, Sharon, & Lily!!

[Theresa]

5/6 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) - Vampires of Nightworld by David Bischoff - 4 stars

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

[Julia]

3/7 done

Urban Fantasy: Summon the Keeper 3 stars 12/1/10
Urban Fantasy: Waking The Witch 4 stars 11/25/10
Other Fantasy: Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire
Author you've never read before:Zahrah the Windseeker
Steampunk: Leviathan
Post-Apocalyptic: The Last Days
Book with an animal on the cover: Kitty Goes to War 4 stars 11/16/10
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[Jency]

Completed 5/7
Urban Fantasy with a single character on the cover- Torment

[Daphne]

7/7 Done!


Urban Fantasy: Bite Me by Parker Blue - DONE
Urban Fantasy with a Single Character on the Cover: Once Bitten by Kalayna Price - DONE
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance: Immortals: The Crossing by Joy Nash - DONE
New Author: Eternal Hunter by Cynthia Eden - DONE

Steampunk: Blameless by Gail Carriger - DONE
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian: Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane - DONE
Book with an animal on the cover: Duality by Renee Wildes - DONE

[Theresa]

Great job, Daphne!

[MsBeaglely]

Completed 3/6


UF Title: Greywalker by Kat Richardson - 10/21/2010
UF Title with Single Character on Cover: White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison - 11/18/2010
Paranormal Romance Title: Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
Author I've never read before: Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch

Steampunk: Blameless by Gail Carriger - 12/2/2010
Cover Hunt: Book with Animal on Cover: Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian Theme: TBD

[Regan]

4 of 4 Completed!

[Shelley]

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title **** Heaven's Spite / Lilith Saintcrow *Completed 12/05/2010. 5 of 7 finished.

Remaining books: The Passage by Justin Cronin and Alpha by Rachel Vincent.

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Urban Fantasy - Challenge #3

1st October - 31st December

4/4

Urban Fantasy - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs - Finished 21st November
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) - One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - Finished 5th December
An author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre - The Affinity Bridge by George Mann - Finished 18th October


Read


I decided to drop the optional books - way too many challenges going on. So I'm done.

[Sarah]

Completed 5/7

* 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 3 stars. It was good.
* New Author - The Black Dagger Brotherhood: Insider's Guide by JR Ward 3 stars. Good, but mainly read For Writers section.

* 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 - Curran by Ilona Andrews 5 stars! Loved it.

[Theresa]

Great job, Hillary & Charlotte!

[Shelley]

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Female ****Alpha / Rachel Vincent** -----finished 12/06/2010 - leaves me with The Passage to complete the challenge

[Becca]

4/5 Done

Finished The Man With The Golden Torc-Simon R. Green and Poltergeist-Kat Richardson.

[Laura Lulu]

7/7 Finished!


Urban Fantasy Shift Rachel Vincent November 8 ★★★★
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 November 5 ★★★
Steampunk Blameless Gail Carriger November 11 ★★★
Dystopian Grace Elizabeth Scott October 6 ★★★★
Animal on Cover Tiger's Curse Colleen Houck December 3 ★★★

[Judithe]

Done 12/10/10

7/7 Completed

Urban Fantasy: Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaugn 11/8/10
UF w/ a Single Character on the Cover:Succubus Nights by Richelle Mead 11/15/10
Other Fantasy: Nocturne by Elaine Bergstrom 11/6/10
New Author: Graceling by Kristin Cashore 11/21/10
Steampunk:The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook 11/4/10
Post-Apocalyptic:Before the Dawn by Max Allan Collins 11/13/10
Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover: Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan 12/10/10


READ

[Judithe]

Congrats, Laura!

[Laura Lulu]

Judithe wrote: "Congrats, Laura!"

Right back atcha. ;)

[Julia]

4/7 done
Urban Fantasy: Summon the Keeper 3 stars 12/1/10
Urban Fantasy: Waking The Witch 4 stars 11/25/10
Other Fantasy: Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire
Author you've never read before:Zahrah the Windseeker
Steampunk: Leviathan
Post-Apocalyptic: The Last Days 5 stars 12/12/10 Readers looking for a zombie book for the next challenge may also really like this
Book with an animal on the cover: Kitty Goes to War 4 stars 11/16/10

[Ana]

5/5 completed

*1 UF - Sr. Bentley, O Enraba-Passarinhos(portuguese book)
* 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]

Great job, Ana C!

[Jency]

6/7 completed.
Finding a book from steampunk genre has been hard or at least the books I have been wanting to read. I ordered Night falls darkly by Kim Lennox through a private seller from the Barnes and Noble website but it got lost. I have finally found a library in my neighbourhood that has a copy. So hopefully I will be done by the end of this month.

[Therese]

7 out of 7 complete! Yay!!

Urban Fantasy: Ironside by Holly Black (Completed: 9th October)
Urban Fantasy with Single Character: Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn (Completed: 6th October)
Other Fantasy: The Scar by China Mieville (Completed: 15th October)
New Author: Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey (Completed: 17th October)
Steampunk: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (Completed: 14th December)
Dystopian: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (Completed: 20th November)
Cover Hunt: White Cat by Holly Black (Completed: 12th October)

[Theresa]

Great job, Therese!

[Alice]

6 of 6 finished 12/15/2010

[Theresa]

Alice wrote: "6 of 6 finished 12/15/2010"


Great job, Alice!

[Julia]

5/7 done
Urban Fantasy: Summon the Keeper 3 stars 12/1/10
Urban Fantasy: Waking The Witch 4 stars 11/25/10
Other Fantasy: Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire
Author you've never read before:Zahrah the Windseeker 5 stars 12/17/10 Very unusal setting and characters in this fantasy quest novel. I'm going to seek out more of this author's work.
Steampunk: Leviathan
Post-Apocalyptic: The Last Days 5 stars 12/12/10
Book with an animal on the cover: Kitty Goes to War 4 stars 11/16/10

[Tlorra]

6/6 completed

I dropped the opt. steampunk.

1 UF-Moon Called by Patricia Briggs-finished 10/07/10
1 UF single character on cover-Blood Rites by Jim Butcher-finished 12/16/10
1 other Fantasy-Nightlife by Rob Thurman-finished 11/9/10
1 any genre unknown author-A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton-finished 10/10/10


1 post-apocalyptic or dystopian-The Passage by Justin Cronin-finished 10/04/10
1 animal on cover-Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins-finished 12/12/10

[MsBeaglely]

Completed 4/5


UF Title: Greywalker by Kat Richardson - 10/21/2010
UF Title with Single Character on Cover: White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison - 11/18/2010
Paranormal Romance Title: Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland - 12/20/2010
Author I've never read before: Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch

Steampunk: Blameless by Gail Carriger - 12/2/2010
Cover Hunt: Book with Animal on Cover:

[Julia]

6/7 done
Urban Fantasy: Summon the Keeper 3 stars 12/1/10
Urban Fantasy: Waking The Witch 4 stars 11/25/10
Other Fantasy: Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire 3 stars 12/20/10
Author you've never read before:Zahrah the Windseeker 5 stars 12/17/10
Steampunk: Leviathan
Post-Apocalyptic: The Last Days 4 stars 12/12/10
Book with an animal on the cover: Kitty Goes to War 4 stars 11/16/10

[Jessie]

I have been so sad that I have not been able to read and won't complete this challenge. I had to have an eye procedure done and had so many issues with the recovery that reading is just not an option. It was all I could do to make it throught the work days on my computer this last month. Will try to hop on the next challenge!

Happy Reading All!

[Ladiibbug]

Jessie wrote: "I have been so sad that I have not been able to read and won't complete this challenge. I had to have an eye procedure done and had so many issues with the recovery that reading is just not an opt..."

(((( Jessie )))) Sending eye healing vibes your way! Take care and hope to see you back to reading soon
:-).

Can someone pls tell me what command to use to cross off a title?! TIA.

[Theresa]

Ladiibbug wrote: "Can someone pls tell me what command to use to cross off a title?! TIA..."

You can use the strikethrough option:

<.s.>Title of the book<./s>

Just remove the periods (.).

[Theresa]

Great job, Tlorra!

[Theresa]

6/6 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) - Vampires of Nightworld by David Bischoff - 4 stars
* New Author - Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day - 2 stars

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

[Jency]

7/7 Completed
Urban Fantasy-Industrial Magic 2 Stars
Urban Fantasy with single character on cover- Torment 3stars
Other Fantasy or Paranormal Romance Title- Lord of Misrule 2stars
Other book by an author you have never read before- A Christmas Odyssey 3stars
Steampunk- Leviathan 4stars
Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian theme- Catching Fire 4stars
Cover hunt: Book with an animal on cover- Mockingjay 3stars

[Ladiibbug]

4/6 Completed

Note: I've changed the book for the New to Me Author (the prev. book, One Good Dog, is not being ret'd to the library)

UF Single Title: Succubus Dreams (#3 Georgina Kinkaid) - Richelle Mead

UF Single Character on the Cover: Every Last Drop (#4 Joe Pitt, Vampire PI) - Charlie Huston

Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): The Angry Angel (#1 Sisters of the Night) - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

New To Me Author, Any Genre: Margarita Nights, #1 Sherri Travis mystery - by Phillis Smallman

Optional:

Steampunk: Changeless (#2 Parasol Protectorate) - Gail Carriger

Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian: Passsing on this category

Animal on Cover: The Vampire Princess - Michael Romkey

[Theresa]

Great job, Jency! :)

[Tlorra]

Theresa wrote: "Great job, Tlorra!"

Thank you Theresa!

[Shomeret]

Read Death Blows*****

3/7 Completed

Next: SubstitutingSteampunk'dfor The Native Star in the Steampunk category because I discovered that Native Star isn't really Steampunk.

[Julia]

7/7 done Dingdingding!!!
Urban Fantasy: Summon the Keeper 3 stars 12/1/10
Urban Fantasy: Waking The Witch 4 stars 11/25/10
Other Fantasy: Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire 3 stars 12/20/10
Author you've never read before: Zahrah the Windseeker 5 stars 12/17/10
Steampunk: Leviathan 4 stars 12/25/10
Post-Apocalyptic: The Last Days 4 stars 12/12/10
Book with an animal on the cover: Kitty Goes to War 4 stars 11/16/10

[Jan]

Urban Fantasy Title -- Original Sin by Allison Brennan

Urban Fantasy single character cover -- The Keepers by Heather Graham

Other Fantasy or PR Title -- Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich

New Author -- The Shifters by Alexandra Sokoloff

Dystopian Theme -- Matched by Ally Condie

Animal on cover -- Blonde with a Wand by Vicki Lewis Thompson

6/7

Did not get to my Steampunk title.

[Becca]

5/5 Done. Yippee! I thought I wasn't going to make it, until I realized that I could substitute a book.

Read Marked by P.C. and Kristin Cast instead of Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pettersson which was the New Author category.

[Theresa]

Jan wrote: "6/7 Did not get to my Steampunk title.
..."

Jan, do you want to change your goal to 6/6 so you will have completed the challenge? The steampunk title was optional.

[Theresa]

Julia wrote: "7/7 done Dingdingding!!!..."
Becca wrote: " 5/5 Done. Yippee! I thought I wasn't going to make it, until I realized that I could substitute a book."

Congrats, Julia & Becca! Great job.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Danielle's Urban Fantasy Challenge #3: October 1-December 31st
Update: 12/28/10
Finished: 7/7 Done!

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title: Bone Song by John Meaney 10/9
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female: Hex and the City by Simon R. Green 10/7
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): Dream Chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/14
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre:
Bonechiller by Graham McNamee 10/27

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk: Warrior by Zoe Archer 12/28
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien 11/10
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover: The Siren Song by Anne Ursu 11/18

[Shomeret]

Read Steampunk'd**

4/7 Done