October's Build Your Own Challenge - No Restrictions!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Read 20 Books This Month

1: Black and White by Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge- Finished 03 Oct
2: Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas- Finished 04 Oct
3: Undercover Princess by Suzanne Brockmann- Finished 06 October
4: Touch of the Wolf by Susan Krinard- Finished 07 October
5: The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells- Finished 09 October
6: The River Knows by Amanda Quick- Finished 10 October
7: Affair by Amanda Quick- Finished 11 October
8: Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde Finished 15 October
9: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn Finished 16 October
10: The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole Finished 16 October
11: One and Only by Bianca D'Arc Finished 17 October
12: Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh Finished 19 October
13: Caressed by Ice Finished 21 October
14: Pleasure Island by Michelle Pillow & Mandy Roth Finished 22 October

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Suzanne wrote: "Read 20 Books This Month..."

Can you read six books in seven days? I wish you luck!

[Leah]

1. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 10/6 (5 stars)
2. Delicious by Susan Mallery - 10/1 (5 stars)
3. Wicked Pleasures Anthology edited by Cecilia Tan - 10/2 (3 stars)
4. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead - 10/9 (5 stars)
5. Soulless by Gail Carriger - 10/12 (5 stars)
6. Men in Shorts: An Erotic Anthology - 10/13 (3.5 stars)
7. Saving Sophie by Elle Amery - 10/14 (5 stars)
8. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead - 10/15 (5 stars)
9. The Marcelli Princess by Susan Mallery - 10/15 (4 stars)
10. Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery - 10/16 (5 stars)
11. Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas - 10/17 (5 stars)
12. Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas - 10/19 (5 stars)
13. Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - 10/21 (5 stars)
14. The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
15. Much Ado About Marriage by Karen Hawkins

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Lookin' Good there Leah *~*Savitar's Surfer Girl*~*

I need to buckle down to my challenge books.

[D.G.]

W♥LK - Oct. BYOC
6/7 READ plus (3) Bonus

REALLY, REALLY WANT (2/3)
1. Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins - 10/3 √
2. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean - 10/7 √
3. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

MALE AUTHORS (2/2)
1. God Save the Fan: How Preening Sportscasters, Soulless Leagues, and Athletes Who Speak in the Third Person Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports (And How We Can Get It Back) by Will Leitch - 10/12 √
2. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - 10/22 √

C-1P Shelf (2/2)
1. Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? by Jen Lancaster - 10/3 √
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - 10/15 √

BONUS (3)
1. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson - 10/8 √
2. Any Way You Want It by Kathy Love - 10/9 √
3. Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau - 10/19 √
4. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss

[Leah]

Mollie *scoutrmom* wrote: "Lookin' Good there Leah *~*Savitar's Surfer Girl*~*

I need to buckle down to my challenge books."

Thanks, Mollie! It looks like you've been making good progress, though :)

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I can probably do it! I am almost done on my next book. I may have to squeeze in a few short ones : )

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Suzanne wrote: "I can probably do it! I am almost done on my next book. I may have to squeeze in a few short ones : )"

Cool!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

6/6 Done with My Fair Mistress: A Novel - 3*

Yay me!!!!

Suzanne - what did you think of

[Cheryl]

6/6 READ

Read 2 books that have been sitting on my shelf for quite some time:
1. -has been sitting on my shelf since Aug. 31, 2009! Read, 4 1/2 stars
2. -has been sitting on my shelf sing Dec. 9, 2009! Read, 4 stars

Read 2 books that I have recently purchased:
1. -Read, 3 stars
2. -Read, 5 stars

Read 1 ebook: (These were all very short so I counted them as 1 book towards the Challenge)
1. -Read, 4 stars
2. -Read, 2 stars
3. -Read, 3 stars

Read 1 borrowed book:
1. -Read, 2 stars

[BJ Rose]

Cheryl wrote: "6/6 READ"

Congratulations, Cheryl!!

[BJ Rose]

I'M DONE!!

BUILD-YOUR-OWN CHALLENGE
October 1-31
6/6 + 4 bonus

I'm calling this my "Read At Least..." Challenge:

Read at least 3 new-to-me authors
√ 1. Carrie Vaughn: Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Oct 2 (3*)
√ 2. Barbara O'Neal: The Lost Recipe for Happiness - Oct 3 (4*)
√ 3. Gena Showalter: Heart of Darkness - Oct 6 (2.5*)
√ Bonus: Chris Cleave: Little Bee - Oct 16 (3*)
√ Bonus: Cassandra Clare: City of Bones - Oct 19 (3*)
√ Bonus: M.T. Anderson: The Pox Party:The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing - Oct 16 (4*)

Reread at least 2 favorites:
√ 1. It Happened One Autumn - Oct 17 (4*)
√ 2. Simply Unforgettable - Oct 23 (5*)
√ Bonus: Only His - Oct 20 (4*)

Read at least one Big Book (500+ pp.)
√ 1. The Name of the Rose - Oct 18 (3.5*)

[Cheryl]

Thanks BJ! Congrats to you as well! Ah, well time to prepare for the next one!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

October Build Your Own Challenge. I'm reading these in conjunction with the Build Your Own Challenge PNR Edition, and adding that I'm going to catch up with the Carpathians and read the first 2 Demonica series books, and read 3 other books from this list, for a total of 7 books.

7/7 - - Completed!


Demons - Pleasure Unbound& Desire Unchained 2/2 - Done
Zombies - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Done
Vampires - Dark Slayer& Dark Peril - 2/2 - Done
Witches- A Witch's Beauty
Ghosts - Unholy Ghosts
Dragons – Dragon Actually- Done
Shifters - Pride Mates - Done
Monsters - Frankenstein

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

wooohoo good job!!! We're all finishing up!!

[BJ Rose]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "October Build Your Own Challenge...
7/7 - - Completed!"

Congratulations, Dhes!!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Read 20 Books This Month

1: Black and White by Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge- Finished 03 Oct
2: Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas- Finished 04 Oct
3: Undercover Princess by Suzanne Brockmann- Finished 06 October
4: Touch of the Wolf by Susan Krinard- Finished 07 October
5: The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells- Finished 09 October
6: The River Knows by Amanda Quick- Finished 10 October
7: Affair by Amanda Quick- Finished 11 October
8: Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde Finished 15 October
9: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn Finished 16 October
10: The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole Finished 16 October
11: One and Only by Bianca D'Arc Finished 17 October
12: Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh Finished 19 October
13: Caressed by Ice Finished 21 October
14: Pleasure Island by Michelle Pillow & Mandy Roth Finished 22 October
15: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews Finished 23 October

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thanks :)

I noticed that a lot of us are finishing up this weekend. Must be good reading weather :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I was going to try and read all 9 books, but I have a couple that a friend loaned me a few months ago, so I need to read those and get them back to her. So, I only c omitted to 7 anyway, so that's what I'm doing :)

[Leah]

1. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 10/6 (5 stars)
2. Delicious by Susan Mallery - 10/1 (5 stars)
3. Wicked Pleasures Anthology edited by Cecilia Tan - 10/2 (3 stars)
4. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead - 10/9 (5 stars)
5. Soulless by Gail Carriger - 10/12 (5 stars)
6. Men in Shorts: An Erotic Anthology - 10/13 (3.5 stars)
7. Saving Sophie by Elle Amery - 10/14 (5 stars)
8. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead - 10/15 (5 stars)
9. The Marcelli Princess by Susan Mallery - 10/15 (4 stars)
10. Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery - 10/16 (5 stars)
11. Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas - 10/17 (5 stars)
12. Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas - 10/19 (5 stars)
13. Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - 10/21 (5 stars)
14. The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole - 10/23 (5 stars)
15. Much Ado About Marriage by Karen Hawkins

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Only one more to go Leah!

[Becky]

Finish a book I started months ago:
Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss Fin 10/13

Books I own on my TBR pile:
How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

New releases to currently reading series
Sinful in Satin by Madeline Hunter 10/4
A Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrin a Jeffries
Daring a Duke by Claudia Dain

Begin a new series:
Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson 10/15

Try a new author:
A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James Finished 10/14
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella 10/23

5/8

[Leah]

Suzanne wrote: "Only one more to go Leah!"

I know! I'm hoping to get at least two or three more in by the end of the month, though.

[Katherine]

October challenge no restrictions

I'm just going to list my books as I read them since I have no idea where my list is and it probably has changed by now. My criteria is: new authors, to continue or finish a series and to read at least 10 books.

7/10



1)Staccato - New to me author finished 4*
2)The Screwtape Letters finished 3* bookclub read
3)Seduce Me At Sunrisefinished 4* series cont.
4)Wicked Appetite 4* new release
5)Northanger Abbeyfinished 3* book group read
6)Tempt Me at Twilightfinished 4*finished series
7)Key of Knowledge finished 3* finished series

[Catherine]

I think I'm going to have to call it quits on this challenge. I should have gone with my first instinct and just avoided listing specific books. Throughout the whole month I kept picking them up and then putting them back down in favor of something else.

*shrug* I guess we'll just have to call me a quitter because I still can't stir up any interest. ;)

[D.G.]

I need to have a bit of flexibility too...that's usually I stick with broader categories.

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Read 20 Books This Month

1: Black and White by Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge- Finished 03 Oct
2: Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas- Finished 04 Oct
3: Undercover Princess by Suzanne Brockmann- Finished 06 October
4: Touch of the Wolf by Susan Krinard- Finished 07 October
5: The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells- Finished 09 October
6: The River Knows by Amanda Quick- Finished 10 October
7: Affair by Amanda Quick- Finished 11 October
8: Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde Finished 15 October
9: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn Finished 16 October
10: The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole Finished 16 October
11: One and Only by Bianca D'Arc Finished 17 October
12: Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh Finished 19 October
13: Caressed by Ice Finished 21 October
14: Pleasure Island by Michelle Pillow & Mandy Roth Finished 22 October
15: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews Finished 23 October
16: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews Finished 25 October

[Catherine]

D.G. wrote: "I need to have a bit of flexibility too...that's usually I stick with broader categories."

I usually try to too. I decided to try to be more specific this month and ended up feeling constrained.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Catherine, if you go back and look at the requirements, there were no restrictions to this challenge. You could have changed books at any time. :(

[Catherine]

Score one for observation! *sigh* It has been a long month for me.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

It's ok. There's always next month. Are you participating in the Pot Luck challenge?

[Catherine]

I don't know yet. Maybe for just a few books. I have family visiting at the end of this month/early next month and I have a lot of get togethers planned gearing up for holiday season. I might be end up being pretty busy. We'll see.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Oh, I understand. No worries! Take a breather if you need to.

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Suzanne, you are rocking it!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Thanks! 4 more books and I am done! I can do that in 5 days, probably : S

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Suzanne wrote: "Thanks! 4 more books and I am done! I can do that in 5 days, probably : S"

I, too, have four books left, and Mom tells me three of them are shortish, so I should be OK.

[Leah]

1. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 10/6 (5 stars)
2. Delicious by Susan Mallery - 10/1 (5 stars)
3. Wicked Pleasures Anthology edited by Cecilia Tan - 10/2 (3 stars)
4. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead - 10/9 (5 stars)
5. Soulless by Gail Carriger - 10/12 (5 stars)
6. Men in Shorts: An Erotic Anthology - 10/13 (3.5 stars)
7. Saving Sophie by Elle Amery - 10/14 (5 stars)
8. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead - 10/15 (5 stars)
9. The Marcelli Princess by Susan Mallery - 10/15 (4 stars)
10. Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery - 10/16 (5 stars)
11. Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas - 10/17 (5 stars)
12. Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas - 10/19 (5 stars)
13. Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas - 10/21 (5 stars)
14. The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole - 10/23 (5 stars)
15. Bran's Story by Maculategiraffe - 10/25 (5 stars)
16. Much Ado About Marriage by Karen Hawkins

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Awesome!

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

Danielle's October Build Your Own Challenge
Update 10/26: Completed 6/6

1. Read an anthology of classic horror stories:
Tales from a Gaslit Graveyard by Hugh Lamb 10/5

2.Read a short story collection by a new author: The Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy by Francis Stevens 10/20

3.Read the next book in an ongoing series: Hex and the City by Simon R. Green 10/7

4.Read a historical-set YA book: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey 10/26

5.Finally read one of the Hellboy novels you've been collecting: Unnatural Selection by Tim Lebbon 10/13

6.Finally read an Oscar Wilde story: The Picture of Dorian Gray 10/2

[Catherine]

Congrats, Danielle!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Hoory Danielle!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

Read 20 Books This Month

1: Black and White by Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge- Finished 03 Oct
2: Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas- Finished 04 Oct
3: Undercover Princess by Suzanne Brockmann- Finished 06 October
4: Touch of the Wolf by Susan Krinard- Finished 07 October
5: The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells- Finished 09 October
6: The River Knows by Amanda Quick- Finished 10 October
7: Affair by Amanda Quick- Finished 11 October
8: Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde Finished 15 October
9: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn Finished 16 October
10: The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole Finished 16 October
11: One and Only by Bianca D'Arc Finished 17 October
12: Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh Finished 19 October
13: Caressed by Ice Finished 21 October
14: Pleasure Island by Michelle Pillow & Mandy Roth Finished 22 October
15: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews Finished 23 October
16: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews Finished 25 October
17: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen Finished 26 October

[BJ Rose]

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Danielle's October Build Your Own Challenge
Update 10/26: Completed 6/6"

Congratulations, Lady D.!!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Lookin good Suzanne!!!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Great job, Danielle!!!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

@Mollie You can do it Mollie, get your reading cap on lol

@Bekah Thanks, only a few more to go!

[Desperado]

Congratulations, Danielle & Suzanne!

[Leah]

Gah! Suzanne, you are beating me! D:

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Suzanne wrote: "@Mollie You can do it Mollie, get your reading cap on lol"

I've dived into Frankenstein, and my mom tells me the rest except for Dracula are short.

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

Thanks, girls. Way to go, Suzanne!!!