October's Build Your Own Challenge - No Restrictions!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

We got the Firth version of Dorian Gray from Netflix today and my daughter and I are going to watch it Friday night while hubby and son are on a campout!

PIZZA and MOVIE NIGHT!

[Cheryl]

Dhes I'm hopping on a plane and joining you and your daughter for pizza and Dorian Gray! I put it on my queue but haven't received it yet!

[Catherine]

I'm up to participate, but I don't know what my challenge will be yet...

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Yay, Cheryl! It's going to be sooooo fun!!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ok, Catherine. I'll add you but no worries about posting until you've read the book. This one is more flexible.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Oh, and if you're participating in the PNR edition, those books can apply here as well.

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

How serendipitious that you got the Dorian Gray video this week, Dhestiny, and we're here talking about it. I'm kind of jealous right now. :)

[Catherine]

Alright, thanks!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

I loved The Picture of Dorian Gray i read it years ago and it has always stuck in my mind. The film is also really good as well, much better then i expected as I like the book so much.

I normally read about 20 a month so I should be okay, and I always feel like I have acheieved something if I can slot them into a challange!

[Catherine]

I own that book still and occasionally reread.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I heard someone in another group talking about it, Danielle, so after watching the trailer, we ordered it a few days ago. I'm very excited to watch it.

[D.G.]

W♥LK - Oct. BYOC - 0/6 Completed
- Read 4 Books from Male Authors
- Read 4 Books from my C-1p Shelf

BOTH:
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (yes, this is a guy!)

MALE AUTHORS:
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
God Save the Fan by Will Leitch

C-1P Shelf: (2 of these)
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Cold Night, Warm Stranger by Jill Gregory
Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

D.G. what does C-1p stand for?

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I'll post my list later, but I think I may make them all ebooks so that I feel like I'm getting my money's worth from my ereader and all the ebooks I keep buying but am not reading!!! I might join you Danielle and read Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray too!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Yay! Thanks for signing up, Bekah!

[♡Meme♡Reads love♡]

I've completed 3/6 of the Vampire Academy series now on to

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You need to wait until October 1st to begin this challenge, Meme. I'm sorry!

[♡Meme♡Reads love♡]

What? I was so not paying attention sorry

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

No worries! This one starts October 1st. I put them up early to allow people the time they need to choose their books.

[Katherine]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "We got the Firth version of Dorian Gray from Netflix today and my daughter and I are going to watch it Friday night while hubby and son are on a campout!

PIZZA and MOVIE NIGHT!"

I haven't seen the Colin Firth version so just added it to Netflix. Have fun.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thanks! I can't wait :)

[Beverly]

I would like to join this challenge. I have at least five new PNR books that have arrived that I need to read:

1. Sin Undone
2. Demon from the Dark
3. Eternal Kiss of Darkness
4. No Mercy
5. Bonds of Justice

I may add more once I sort through my TBR pile.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Hi Beverly! Glad to have you with us!

[Becky]

I'm joining in. I am making a rough list and will update by October 1.

Finish a book I started months ago:
Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss

Books I own on my TBR pile:
Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
Ransom by Julie Garwood

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

Begin a new series:
Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt

Try a new author:
A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James

0/8

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Glad to have you, Becky! And remember this THIS challenge has no restrictions so you can change your list right up until the final day.

[D.G.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "D.G. what does C-1p stand for?"

Oh sorry, Dhestiny...I didn't check this thread since I signed up. :)

C-1p is my shelf for books that have been on my TBR for way more than a year. I challenged myself to read at least 30 from that list but I'm a bit behind. If I'm to finish by the end of the year, I need to read more of these!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Oooohhhhh, ok. I figured it was a shelf designation, but wasn't sure what it meant! Thank you for clearing that up :)

[Katherine]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Oh, and the Prize is one of my all time favorite reads."

I'm really looking forward to reading Julie Garwood. So many people have raved about her. I picked up several of her books but wanted to start with The Prize.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm with you, Anja! Rereads are great, but there's something magical about discovering an author and her books for the first time.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Katherine, I love her historicals!!!

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

Melissa wrote: "Count me in! I'll probably spell October for my challenge, since I'm enjoying the Spell September Challenge."

I thought about it, but didn't want to find 3 "E" books. I do like the way a "spell..." challenge makes one organize one's thoughts.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Fortunately, I had the Prince's Trilogy to read, which is by Elizabeth Hoyt, so that one worked for me!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'll add you to the list, Melissa!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

I'm getting excited about this...seeing others' lists.

I think I'm going to do something like Becky is doing, I like the categories.

Here are mine:

Reread an oldie but goodie:




at least 3 of my tbr ebooks:

1.

2.

3.


New Author



New PNR

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Nice, Bekah!

[D.G.]

I'm glad we can make changes in this challenge...because I'm getting nervous about mine! Anyways, I'll see how I'm doing come mid-month...and then I'll see from there!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I'm right there with you, D.G. I tried to make 1 with no restrictions and 1 with restrictions because I've gotten some messages from people saying that the challenges aren't challenging enough. I want everyone to enjoy them and at the same time, feel like they're getting something they can complete.

[KK]

I'm joining you and I'm gonna do a Spell Challenge :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Awesome, KK!!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Welcome to the challenge, KK!

[D.G.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I'm right there with you, D.G. I tried to make 1 with no restrictions and 1 with restrictions because I've gotten some messages from people saying that the challenges aren't challenging enough. I w..."

That's the thing with challenges...because people read at such different paces, it may be really challenging for some people and not for others. I think the Building Your Own Challenge is great because people know what they can do and tailor it to their own pace.

I'm thinking of changing my challenge a bit already ...I'm already stressing out about several books and I wanted to enjoy myself this month. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

That's my thinking... everyone's lives are different so this makes it easy for everyone to participate.

I'll be posting something later today regarding upcoming challenges. I want people to have time to plan out their books and challenges.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

October Build Your Own Challenge. I'm making this a genre challenge and I’ll read 5 or more of the following books:

Demons - Pleasure Unbound
Zombies - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Vampires - Dark Slayer
Witches- A Witch's Beauty
Ghosts - Unholy Ghosts
Dragons – Dragon Actually
Shifters - Pride Mates
Monsters - Frankenstein

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ladies, Just for this month, if you want to do a Spell October challenge, please include it in this thread. In future months it will have it's own thread.

I'm sorry for the confusion.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ladies, please check out the Coming Soon to a Challenge Near You! thread :)

[Mollie *scoutrmom*]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Ladies, please check out the Coming Soon to a Challenge Near You! thread :)"

Fabulous!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thank you :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Thank you, Melissa. I hope I'm not disappointed with my choices.

[KK]

0/7


O One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress #2) - Jeaniene Frost
C Celeste Bradley - Surrender To a Wicked Spy (Royal Four #2)
T To Wed a Scandalous Spy (Royal Four #1) - Celeste Bradley
O One Night With a Spy (Royal Four #3) - Celeste Bradley
B Bradley, Celeste - Seducing The Spy (Royal Four #4)
E Estep, Jennifer - Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin #1)
R Rowland, Diana - Blood of the Demon (Kara Gillian #2)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Nice list, KK. Have you read many by Celeste Bradley? I saw a book of hers at Target today, can't remember the title though. Is she good? Who would you compare her to?