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

[Jan]

Theresa wrote: "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."

Oh, can I do that? That would be great! 6/6

[Shelley]

Let's put this book (The Passage) book 7/7 to bed. Maybe get ready for the next challenge. Not understanding how anyone was able to finish the book, but congratulations if you did.

[Jen (jlkish)]

6/6 COMPLETE

I came to the realization I just wasn't going to get to the last optional one, so I guess I'm done :)

UF Title: Death Blows by D.D. Barant ****/5 10.18.10
UF Title with a Single Character on the Cover: Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill ****/5 10.08.10
Other Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Title: Eternal Kiss of Darknessby Jeaniene Frost ****/5 10.29.10
New Author: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl ***/5 10.13.10

Optional Steampunk: Changeless by Gail Carriger ****/5 10.17.10
Optional Cover Hunt (animal on the cover): Real Vampires Hate Their Thighs by Gerry Bartlett ****/5 10.07.10

[Ladiibbug]

6/6 COMPLETE

Woo Hoo!! Congrats to all others who finished their challenges!

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

[Shomeret]

Fatal Circleread ***

5/7 Completed

[Valorie]

6/7 Done

1. Urban Fantasy: Unusual Suspects: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy Anthology 10/22 ***
2. UF (person on cover): The Drowning City by Amanda Downum 11/26 ***
3. PNR: Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd 10/13 ****
4. New Author: A Taste of Magic by Tracy Madison 10/4 ****
5. Steampunk: Steamed by Katie MacAlister
6. Post-Apocalyptic: A Kiss Before the Apocalypse by Thomas E. Sniegoski 12/28 ***
7. Cover Hunt Animal: A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt 10/6 ***

[Shelley]

challenge finished at 3:00am this morning...thank you very much. Jeez what a long book!

[Theresa]

Jan, I made the change. :)

Congrats to: Jan, Shelley, Jen, & Ladiibbug!

[Mindy]

Did it! Finished! - Completed 5/5 - I was really shooting for all 7 but my life became too busy.

* Urban Fantasy - Guilty Pleasures - Finished 11/22/10 - Rating ★★★☆☆
* Urban Fantasy Title W/Single Character on Cover - Blood Bound - Finished 10/3/10 - Rating ★★★☆☆
* Other Fantasy - Linger- Finished 10/21/10 ★★☆☆☆
* New Author - Heartsick - Finished 10/12/10 - Rating ★★★☆☆
* Cover Hunt - Ghost Town - Finished 12/19/10 - Rating ★★★★☆

[Shomeret]

UF--Mob Rules

UF single character--Fatal Circle

Other Fantasy--The Midnight Guardian

New Author--Redemption in Indigo which was substituted for Darker Angels which I couldn't read.

Optional Steampunk--Steampunk'd which was substituted for The Native Star which wasn't really Steampunk.

Optional Cover With Animal--Death Blows


I originally intended to do all 7, but I have a library book to read, so I can't read Norse Code. That means it will become my post-apocalyptic book for Challenge 4.

Exercising my option to consider the challenge complete if I haven't read an optional book, I am declaring:

6/6 Done. Yay!

[Sarah]

Completed 6/6

* 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 5 stars. Adored it.
* 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 Dropped it back into TBR pile
* Optional Cover Hunt: Animal on cover - Curran by Ilona Andrews 5 stars! Loved it.

[Ashley]

Completed 4/7

Final tally!

Finished:
1. Urban Fantasy Title: "Unholy Ghosts" Stacia Kane (finished 10/19/10)
2. Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female: "Eleventh Grade Burns" Heather Brewer (finished 10/26/10)
3. Other book by an author you've never read before: "A Kiss Before the Apocalypse" Thomas E. Sniegoski (finished 11/3/10)
4. Opt'l Add'l Book - Book with an animal on the cover: "Master of None" Sonya Bateman (finished 11/24/10)



Did Not Finish:
1. Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title: "Naamah's Curse" Jacqueline Carey
2. Opt'l Add'l Book - Steampunk: "Behemoth" Scott Westerfeld
3. Opt'l Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: "Battle Royale" Koushun Takami



Until the next challenge!

[MsBeaglely]

Completed 5/5


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 - 1/12/2011

Steampunk: Blameless by Gail Carriger - 12/2/2010




A little late, but I have absolutely no time to read during the holidays.