Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy discussion
Monthly Reading Challenges
>
October 2010 Reading Challenge

In the wee hours of this morning, I finished Atlantis Unleashed (Warriors of Poseidon, #3) by Alyssa Day (★★★★). The series is true PNR featuring a new couple in each book. In the series you discover that the lost city of Atlantis exists, but has been hiding itself from humanity. And a subset of Atlantean warriors have been tasked with saving humanity from vampires (who have recently "come out" in society).
This particular book features the warrior, Justice, who is the bastard brother of the Atlantean prince (also a warrior). Justice is captured by the vampire goddess, resulting in his complete mental breakdown. His ultimate survival depends upon Dr. Keely McDermott, an archaeologist with a talent for touching items and seeing their past.
I actually enjoyed this book a lot more than I remember enjoying the previous ones. It has some great witty moments, and even though Justice & Keely are a fated love (a device I don't normally enjoy in my books), I found the emotional pieces really helped make this book a winner. Guess this means I'm reading the next one sometime soon! :-)
1. Orange - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (non-PNR)
2.
3. Brown - Underground (Greywalker, #3) by Kat Richardson - reading next
4.
5. Black - Savor Me Slowly (Alien Huntress, #3) by Gena Showalter - reading next
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Silver/Gray - Cold Moon Rising (A Tale of the Sazi, #7) by C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp











1. (Ora) Night Huntress (Sisters of the Moon, #5) - Y. Galenorn
2. (Red) From Dead to Worse - C. Harris
3. (Bro) The Summoning - K. Armstrong
4. (Gre) Cry Wolf - P. Briggs
5.
6. (Yel) All Together Dead - C. Harris
7.
8. (Pin) Dead as a Doornail - C. Harris
9.
10. (Gra) Definitely Dead - C. Harris











4. Green - Uglies
7. Purple - A Stroke of Midnight changing to A Touch of Dead
8. Pink - Nevermore changing to Something About You
To Read


Currently Reading

Read









10/1- 10/31
7/10
1. Orange:

2. Red:

3. Black:

4. Purple:

5. Blue:

6. Pink:

7. Silver/Gray:

8. Green:

9. Yellow:

10. Brown:

A switch: Something Wicked for Mockingjay
1. Orange - Mockingjay - found a copy!!! YAY!!!
2. Red -
3. Brown - Mind Games
4. Green -
5. Black -
6. Yellow -
7. Purple - Dark Elves 1: Taken
8. Pink - Poison Kissed
9. Blue -
10.Gray -











4. Green - Uglies
8. Pink - Something About You
To Read

Currently Reading

Read










1. Orange:
2. Red:
3. Brown:
4. Green:
5. Black:
6. Yellow:
7. Purple:
8. Pink
9. Blue:
10. Silver/Gray:









1. Orange:
2. Red:
3. Brown: The Battle Sylph
4. Green:Grave Sins
5. Black:
6. Yellow:
7. Purple:
8. Pink: A Cast-Off Coven
9. Blue:
10.Silver/Grey:
To Read:



Read:









Literary Colors Challenge
5/10
√ 1. Orange: The Sugar Queen - Oct 1 (4.5*)
2. Red: Blood Bound
√ 3. Brown: Moonlight Warrior - Oct 5 (3.5*)
4. Green: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Black: Conspiracy in Death
√ 6. Yellow: City of Bones- Oct 19 (3*)
√ 7. Purple: Storm Glass - Oct 11 (3.5*)
8. Pink: Undead and Unworthy OR Apache Summer *not PNR
√ 9. Blue: Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Oct 2 (3.5*)
10. Silver/Gray: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
READ:





STILL TO READ:






9. Blue- Raised by Wolves
Read:









To Read:

Also Read:




3.BrownThe Darkest LieBy Gena Showalter
8.PinkHot BloodedBy Christine Feehan(pink on the front, side and the entire back cover is Pink)
9.Blue The Darkest Passion By Gena Showalter
TO READ


CURRENTLY READING

READ








Literary Colors Challenge
6/10
√ 1. Orange: The Sugar Queen - Oct 1 (4.5*)
2. Red: Blood Bound
√ 3. Brown: Moonlight Warrior - Oct 5 (3.5*)
4. Green: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
√ 5. Black: Conspiracy in Death - Oct 20 (3.5*)
√ 6. Yellow: City of Bones- Oct 19 (3*)
√ 7. Purple: Storm Glass - Oct 11 (3.5*)
8. Pink: Undead and Unworthy OR Apache Summer *not PNR
√ 9. Blue: Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Oct 2 (3.5*)
10. Silver/Gray: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
READ:






STILL TO READ:





PNR Literary Colors Challenge
October 1 - 31, 2010
Completed: 7/10
1. Orange: Healer's Choice, Jory Strong, 10-18-10
2. Red: Desire Unchained, Larisa Ione, 10-2-10
3. Brown: Host, Faith Hunter, 10-6-10
4. Green: Song of Scarabaeus, Sara Creasy, 10-13-10
5. Black: The Blindside, Michael Lewis, non-para
6. Yellow: Kitty Goes to War, Carrie Vaughn
7. Purple: Dark Oracle, Alayna Williams, 10-17-10
8. Pink: Midnight Sins, Cynthia Eden,
9. Blue: Fallen, Lauren Kate, 10-18-10
10. Silver/Grey: Blameless, Gail Carriger, 10-20-10











1. Orange: Bear Necessities by Dana Marie Bell ★★★★☆ 10/20 I liked it suprisingly a lot.
2. Red: Willing Victim by Cara McKenna 10/5 ★★★★☆ (more like 3.5) // NOT PNR but Erotica
3. Brown: The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook 10/12 ★★★★★ TOTALLY AWESOME
4. Green: Steel Beauty by Dana Marie Bell ★★★☆☆ 10/21
5. Black:
6. Yellow:Voices by Ursula K. Le Guin ★★★★☆ 10/16 // NOT PNR BUT FANTASY
7. Purple:
8. Pink:
9. Blue: Perfect Strangers by Barbara J. Hancock 10/8 ★★★☆☆ AND Scoundrel by Zoe Archer 10/11 ★★★★☆ (This was my original plan for Blue, so I'm adding it as well)
10. Silver/Gray
Read








10/10 completed!
1. Orange -
2. Red -
3. Brown -
4. Green -
5. Black -
6. Yellow -
7. Purple -
8. Pink -
9. Blue -
10. Silver/Gray -










(titles likely to change)

Literary Colors Challenge
7/10
√ 1. Orange: The Sugar Queen - Oct 1 (4.5*)
2. Red: Blood Bound
√ 3. Brown: Moonlight Warrior - Oct 5 (3.5*)
4. Green: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
√ 5. Black: Conspiracy in Death - Oct 20 (3.5*)
√ 6. Yellow: City of Bones- Oct 19 (3*)
√ 7. Purple: Storm Glass - Oct 11 (3.5*)
√ 8. Pink: Undead and Unworthy - Oct 21 (3*)
√ 9. Blue: Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Oct 2 (3.5*)
10. Silver/Gray: The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
READ:







STILL TO READ:




Literary Colors Challenge Duration: October 1st to 30th
2/10 READ
1. Orange -Charmed & Dangerous

2. Red - Inkheart

3. Brown -The Seeker

4. Green -Seduced by Moonlight

5. Black -Covet


6.

7. Purple -Tombs of Endearment

8. Pink -Dead End Dating


9. Blue -The Vision

10.

READ:


Black:Eternal
Gray:Ruined











1. Orange - When Autumn Leaves on 10/13
2. Red - Finger Lickin' Fifteen on 10/12
3. Brown - The Wallflower on 10/10
4. Green - Pirates on 10/21
5. Black - Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #3) on 10/7
6. Yellow - Shopaholic and Sister on 10/17
7. Purple - Storm Glass on 10/20
8. Pink - Cupid Cats on 10/5
9. Blue - The Nymph King on 10/15
10. Silver/Gray - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter on 10/9











2. Red - King's Test
3. Brown - Hand of Isis
5. Black - Lover Avenged
7. Purple - Hunting Ground
8. Pink - Queen of Song and Souls
9. Blue - Mine Till Midnight











1. Orange:
2. Red: (the apple)
3. Brown:
4. Green:
5. Black:
6. Yellow:
7. Purple:
8. Pink: Chasing Perfect Susan Mallery
9. Blue:
10. Silver/Gray:











4. Green - Uglies
To Read
Currently Reading

Read





















Also Read:




1. Orange

2. Red

3. Brown

4. Green

5. Black

6. Yellow

7. Purple

8. Pink

9. Blue

10. Silver/Gray


1. Orange (orangish) -

2. Red -

3. Brown -

4. Green -

5. Black -

6. Yellow -

7. Purple -

8. Pink -

9. Blue -

10. Silver/Gray -


Literary Colors Challenge Duration: October 1st to 30th
3/10 READ
1. Orange - Playing with Fire

2.

3. Brown -The Seeker

4. Green -Seduced by Moonlight

5. Black -Covet


6.

7. Purple -Tombs of Endearment

8. Pink -What's a Ghoul to Do?

9. Blue -The Vision

10.

READ:


1. Orange
2. Red
3. Brown
4. Green
5. Black
6. Yellow
7. Purple
8. Pink Princess of Glass
9. Blue
10. Silver/Gray











Sending postive vibes your way.... Hope everything goes well.

1. Orange:
2. Red:
3. Brown:
4. Green:
5. Black:
6. Yellow:
7. Purple: Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson
8. Pink:
9. Blue:
10. Silver/Gray: Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge










Also Read:







Gray:Ruined











I'll see how far I get.
1. Orange

2. Red

3. Brown

4. Green

5. Black

6. Yellow

7. Purple

8. Pink

9. Blue

10. Silver/Gray


October 1 – October 31, 2010
10/10 Read :]
Orange: Shadowland by Meg Cabot 10/09 √
Red: The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller 10/16 √
Brown: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 10/02 √
Green: The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart 10/07 √
Black: Stolen: A letter to my captor by Lucy Christopher 10/03 √
Yellow: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley 10/10 √
Purple: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn 10/16
Pink: Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White 10/11 √
Blue: Wings by Aprilynne Pike 10/13 √
Silver/Grey: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff 10/23 √











October 1 – October 31, 2010
10/10 Read :]
1. Orange: Shadowland by Meg Cabot 10/09 √
2. Red: The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller 10/16 √
3. B..."
Congratulations Cinnamon! BTW, I would love to know how you make the check mark!

7/10 Complete
Orange:

Red:

Brown: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

Green: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews

Black:

Yellow: Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas

Purple:

Pink:

Blue:

Silver/Grey:


October 1 – October 31, 2010
10/10 Read :]"
Congratulations, Cinnamon!!

1. Orange: The Fall
2. Red:
3. Brown: As Lie the Dead
4. Green:
5. Black:
6. Yellow:
7. Purple: Venom
8. Pink: Eternal Kiss of Darkness
9. Blue: The Grimrose Path NOW READING
10. Silver/Grey:











10/10 Completed
Read










**Non-PNR
Books mentioned in this topic
Crave (other topics)The Man Within (other topics)
Desire Unchained (other topics)
Passion Unleashed (other topics)
Kiss of Crimson (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Lara Adrian (other topics)Lisa Kleypas (other topics)
Lora Leigh (other topics)
J.R. Ward (other topics)
Larissa Ione (other topics)
More...
1. Orange:
Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan10/12 *****2. Red:
Oceans of Fire by Christine Feehan10/5 ****3. Brown:
Safe Harbour by Christine Feehan10/10 ****4. Green:
Hidden Currents by Christine Feehan10/13 *****5. Black:
Alpha by Rachel Vincent10/2 *****6. Yellow:
Luck of the Wolf by Susan Krinard10/4 ***7. Purple: Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson
8. Pink:
Touch of Temptation by Rhyannon Byrd10/18 ****9. Blue:
Dangerous Tides by Christine Feehan10/9 ****10. Silver/Gray: Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge