October's Build Your Own Challenge - No Restrictions!

[D.G.]

Does that mean just sex? LOL!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

yea? what does it mean??

[Leah]

Suzanne told me that "pants" means like "rubbish" or "garbage."

[Kate]

Leah *~*Savitar's Surfer Girl*~* wrote: "Suzanne told me that "pants" means like "rubbish" or "garbage.""

I'm just so curious as to how that got to be.

[Leah]

It's a British term so I have no idea, LOL

[Birdy]

1. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
2. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
3. Covet - J.R. Ward
4. Conspiracy In Death #8 - JD Robb
5. The Duke – Daelen Foley 1/5 completed

Love this book, what a great passionate love story, albeit it ripped my heart at one point. Thanks Dhestiny & Shawna for your great reviews. =)

[D.G.]

Leah *~*Savitar's Surfer Girl*~* wrote: "Suzanne told me that "pants" means like "rubbish" or "garbage.""

LOL! My mind is in the gutter!!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

LOL, like Leah said it meant rubbish, I have NO idea where it comes from, but I suspect that dirty underwear has got something to do with it!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You're welcome, Yen. I'm glad you loved the book!

[Leah]

LOL! D.G. my mind was in the gutter the first time she said "pants" to me. Now I just think of "rubbish" and giggle, LOL

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

2 down!

Behind Blue Eyes

1 star. This book was a hot mess...it could have been so good but was not executed well in my opinion and needed major editing.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

make that 2/6 done!

on to

[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.

4/10



1)Staccato - New to me author finished 4*
2)The Screwtape Letters finished 3*
3)Seduce Me At Sunrisefinished 4*
4)Wicked Appetite 4*

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

Mollie *scoutrmom* wrote: "Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "...Actually, I've found a whole lot of classics in my area of interest. And many are free on Kindle! :) "

Yeah, isn't it grand! Today I got these freeb..."

Those are both good!

[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. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead
7.

[Mandy]

For my October challenge, I should have just decided to read everything I could get my hands on!! Sigh . . .

Oh well. Keeps me busy while the DH is at work.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

True that, Mandy! LOL

[Mandy]

I've been "reading" Burning Up since Monday . . .*eye roll* LOL!

[Becky]

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

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 10/4
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

2/8

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Oooooh, Becky!!!I loved and I'm looking forward to reading

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ladies, we're almost 1/2 through the challenge and I want to thank you all again for participating. This might sound corny, but I've really come to enjoy the time we spend together chatting and comparing books.

Whether you finish the challenges or not, please keep joining in, because they would be nothing with out you!!!

[Catherine]

Ah, crap. I've totally crapped out on reading these! Thanks for the reminder that time is wasting!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Catherine wrote: "Ah, crap. I've totally crapped out on reading these! Thanks for the reminder that time is wasting!"

Well, get readin', missy!

[Cheryl]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: " Ladies, we're almost 1/2 through the challenge and I want to thank you all again for participating. This might sound corny, but I've really come to enjoy the time we spend together chatting and co..."

Your flowery words move me to tears. [image error]

[Catherine]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Ah, crap. I've totally crapped out on reading these! Thanks for the reminder that time is wasting!"

Well, get readin', missy!"

I will. *hangs head*

[D.G.]

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: " Ladies, we're almost 1/2 through the challenge and I want to thank you all again for participating. This might sound corny, but I've really come to enjoy the time we spend together chatting and co..."

Awww...you're so sweet, Dhes!

One of the things I like most about the challenges is finding creative ways to fit a book in a particular theme. It makes me feel really accomplished!

[Becky]

YEA!! I plan to dig into A Kiss at Midnight this evening!! I am happy to hear it is worth it!!

[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. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead
8.
9.
10.

[Katherine]

I loved A Kiss at Midnight. One thing I really enjoy about the challenges is seeing what others are reading. I learn about new authors and new series. So thank you for setting these challenges up. I know they take a lot of time.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

YAY! I'm so glad you loved A Kiss at Midnight, Katherine. I was so surprised at just how much I loved it. My first Eloisa James read and now I'm DYING for

And you're very, very welcome!

[Catherine]

Spell the word HALLOWEEN using the first letter of the title of the book or the author's first or last name.

Completed - 3/9

H - Linda Howard - Mackenzie's Legacy: Mackenzie's Mountain\Mackenzie's Mission

A - Kelley Armstrong - Dime Store Magic

L - Leanna Renee Hieber - The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker (Strangely Beautiful, #2)

L - The Lover - Robin Schone - Finished 10/13 (*4 Stars*)

O - One Moonlit Night - Samantha James

W - What Isabella Desires - Anne Mallory - Finished 10/2 (*4.5 Stars*)

E - Eileen Wilks - Tempting Danger - Finished 10/4 (*4.5 Stars*)

E - Emma Wildes - My Lord Scandal

N - Naked Truth - Amy J. Fetzer

[KK]

Only three more to go but it's gonna take time cause after reading To Wed a Scandalous Spy I felt that I really should read Liar's Club series first, too many hints here and there. But I think I can manage them all in October :)

4/7

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)

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

3/6 down!!!! Woohoo!!!

Stranger in my Bed 4* it was surprisingly good!

Now on to:

[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
9.
10.

[Catherine]

Stop doing so well, Leah! You're making me feel guilty for not reading the ones I have left yet!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

You're all doing so much better than I am!!! LOL

[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. 4/7


Demons - Pleasure Unbound& Desire Unchained
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
Monsters - Frankenstein

[Becky]

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

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 10/4
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 Finished 10/14

3/8

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

Danielle's October Build Your Own Challenge
Update 10/15: Completed 4/6

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

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

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

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

Thanks for putting these challenges together, D. They have really helped me to organize my reading. I am surprised at how well I am clearing books off the tbr mountain.

[D.G.]

You have a very interesting group of books there, Danielle. ;)

I'm almost done with The Hunger Games so I should have an update after lunch!!

[Christine (Cagnes)]

October's Build Your Own Challenge - Spell October
10/1/10 to 10/31/10

6/7 complete

O- One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare (10/4)
C- Changeless by Gail Carriger (10/12)
T- Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare (10/6)
O- One Wish by Linda Lael Miller (10/16)
B- Blameless by Gail Carriger (10/13)
E- Erica Spindler - Forbidden Fruit
R- Robb, J.D. - Vengeance in Death (10/16)

[Leah]

Catherine wrote: "Stop doing so well, Leah! You're making me feel guilty for not reading the ones I have left yet!"

Then get reading, girlfriend! ;P

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

D.G. wrote: "You have a very interesting group of books there, Danielle. ;)

I'm almost done with The Hunger Games so I should have an update after lunch!!"

DG, I am reading mostly 'scary' books this month.

[D.G.]

W♥LK - Oct. BYOC
5/7 READ plus (2) 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
4. The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne

MALE AUTHORS (1/2)
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
3. On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony

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 √
3. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
4. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

BONUS (2)
1. A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson - 10/8 √
2. Any Way You Want It by Kathy Love - 10/9 √

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

DG, can you post for me x/x. It makes it much easier for me.

[D.G.]

I reposted it with the total, Dhes. I haven't been doing it that way because the challenge is for me not to read a total number of books but to read a certain amount of books in each category...but I think it still is clear what my challenge is with this post. :)

I'm on a really good pace so I'm hoping to read at least one extra book in all the categories. :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Ok, DG, I'm sorry. I either didn't realize or I forgot. Then how about I'll wait until the end, and when you have your numbers, then I'll post them.

[D.G.]

LOL, no worries...i already fixed it above...5/7 with 2 Bonus. :)

[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 Finished 15 October