October: Horror & Paranormal Challenge

[Lauren]

Oh yea... we have about 500 kinds, not even. So... That's probably why. Next year, everyone gets their own MacBook though (I believe.) I guess you're not so sneaky after all, Lol :)

[Angela]

Lisarenee wrote: "Angie, I lover your pumpkin counter. It is so cool.

Becky, Are Kerrelyn Sparks books as good as her titles?

Valorie, How was Frankenstein?"


Thanks, I found it at www.tickerfactory.com

[Hannah]

I might try this one. Not sure yet though!

[Lauren]

Go for it! :)

[Becky]

GHOULS is my word of the month.

G Gena Showalter: The Darkest Night 10/7
H How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
O Once an Angel by Teresa Medeiros
U Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson
L Lara Adrian: Veil of Midnight
S Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss

Completed 2/6

[Valorie]

10/13 Done

1. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming by Patricia Briggs 10/2 ***
2. A Taste of Magic by Tracy Madison 10/4 ****
3. Fallen Angel by Margaret Weis 10/5 ***
4. A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt 10/6 ***
5. Original Sin by Allison Brennan 10/14 ****
6. Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd 10/13 ****
7. Dane by Elizabeth Amber
8. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine 10/9 ***
9. Gone by Lisa McMann 10/15 ****
10. Buttercup Baby by Karen Fox
11. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
12. Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black 10/10 ***
13. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 10/8 ****

[Storm]

I'm in. But since I'm in school and it's already pretty far into the month, I'm just gonna do a small word.

0/3

B: Kin by Holly Black
O: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
O: Opportunities in the Entertainment Career by Jan Goldberg

Yay, I'm excited.

[Lauren]

You can do it Rose!

[Valorie]

11/13 Done

1. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming by Patricia Briggs 10/2 ***
2. A Taste of Magic by Tracy Madison 10/4 ****
3. Fallen Angel by Margaret Weis 10/5 ***
4. A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt 10/6 ***
5. Original Sin by Allison Brennan 10/14 ****
6. Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd 10/13 ****
7. Dane by Elizabeth Amber
8. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine 10/9 ***
9. Gone by Lisa McMann 10/15 ****
10. Buttercup Baby by Karen Fox 10/16 ***
11. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
12. Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black 10/10 ***
13. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 10/8 ****

[Becky]

GHOULS is my word of the month.

G Gena Showalter: The Darkest Night 10/7
H How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
O Once an Angel by Teresa Medeiros 10/16
U Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson
L Lara Adrian: Veil of Midnight
S Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss 10/13

Completed 3/6

[Sashana]

Wow Becky and Valorie, you guys are fast.

[Valorie]

Thanks, I've had plenty of free time to read lately!

[Becky]

GHOULS is my word of the month.

G Gena Showalter: The Darkest Night 10/7
H How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
O Once an Angel by Teresa Medeiros 10/16
U Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson 10/17
L Lara Adrian: Veil of Midnight
S Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss 10/13

Completed 4/6

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

11/15 Complete

1. My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent 10/7/2010
2. The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe 10/14/2010
3. You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister 10/2/2010
4. Wings by Aprilynne Pike 10/8/2010
5. Once Dead,Twice Shy by Kim Harrison 10/18/2010
6. Frostbite by Richelle Mead 10/10/2010
7. Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks 10/14/2010
8. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia 10/4/2010
9. Kamikaze by Moria Rogers 10/9/2010
10. Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson 10/12/2010
11. Immortals: The Crossing by Joy Nash 10/12/2010
12. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
13. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
14. Dracula by Bram Stoker
15. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh

[Christine (Cagnes)]

I'm trying for the 13 or more paranormal, horror, or mystery books.

12/13 Complete

1. Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon(10/5)
2. Phantom Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon (10/7)
3. Soulless by Gail Carriger (10/9)
4. Changeless by Gail Carriger (10/12)
5. Blameless by Gail Carriger (10/13)
6. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb (10/16)
7. Forbidden Fruit by Erica Spindler (10/17)
8. Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (10/19)
9. Winter Born by Sherrilyn Kenyon (10/19)
10. The Stone Prince by Gena Showalter (10/22)
11. Graceling (by Kristin Cashore) (10/24)
12. Fire by Kristin Cashore (10/26)
13.

[Say]

OCTOBER CHALLENGE (FINISHED)
10/1 - 10/31
5/5

F: Frost, Jeaniene (First Drop of Crimson) 10/3 (Author)
A: Adrian, Lara (Kiss of Midnight) 10/1 (Author)
N: No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole 10/7 (Title/Book)
G: Garreth MacRieve (Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole) 10/4 (Character)
S: Sabine (Kiss of A Demon King by Kresley Cole) 10/11 (Character)

[Sashana]

Congrats, Say!

[Storm]

Yes! One down, two more to go.

1/3

B: Kin by Holly Black 10/20 ***
O: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
O: Opportunities in the Entertainment Career by Jan Goldberg

[Heather]

13 Paranormal Books in October:

13 of 13 completed

1) Bayou Moon (The Edge, #2) - Ilona Andrews ★★★★
2) Torment (Fallen, #2) - Lauren Kate ★★★★
3) Venom (Elemental Assassin, #3) - Jennifer Estep ★★★★1/2
4) Ghostland (Ghostland World, #1) - Jory Strong ★★★1/2
5) Eat, Prey, Love (Love at Stake, #9) - Kerrelyn Sparks ★★★1/2
6) Unleash the Night (Dark-Hunter, #9) - Sherrilyn Kenyon ★★★1/2
7) Shade (Shade, #1) - Jeri Smith-Ready ★★★★
8) Prey (Shifters, #4) - Rachel Vincent ★★★★
9) Shift (Shifters, #5) - Rachel Vincent ★★★★
10) Alpha (Shifters, #6) - Rachel Vicent ★★★★★
11) Three Days To Dead (Dreg City, #1) - Kelly Meding ★★★
12) Changeless (The Parasol Protectorate, #2) - Gail Carriger ★★★
13) Blameless (The Parasol Protectorate, #3) - Gail Carriger ★★★★

[Say]

Sashana wrote: "Congrats, Say!"

thanks a lot!!!

[Lisarenee]

I'm going to read Vampire
>V - Venom by Jennifer Estep
A - No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong (A for Armstrong)
M - Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
P - Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
I - Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
R - (Rhys- charcter) in Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
E -Enslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter
S - The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

[Sashana]

Sabrina Fair wrote: "This was too cute! I'm sorry I missed it."

No worries, Sabrina. You can still do it if you're intrested.

[Becky]

GHOULS is my word of the month.

G Gena Showalter: The Darkest Night 10/7
H How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
O Once an Angel by Teresa Medeiros 10/16
U Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson 10/17
L Lisa Kleypas Again The Magic 10/1
S Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss 10/13

Completed 5/6

[Valorie]

12/13 Done

1. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming by Patricia Briggs 10/2 ***
2. A Taste of Magic by Tracy Madison 10/4 ****
3. Fallen Angel by Margaret Weis 10/5 ***
4. A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt 10/6 ***
5. Original Sin by Allison Brennan 10/14 ****
6. Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd 10/13 ****
7. Dane by Elizabeth Amber
8. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine 10/9 ***
9. Gone by Lisa McMann 10/15 ****
10. Buttercup Baby by Karen Fox 10/16 ***
11. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward 10/25 *****
12. Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black 10/10 ***
13. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 10/8 ****

[Jaclyn]

Let's go with Goblin:

G - Ginger Sinclair: Winter Kiss by Deborah Cooke (character) Finished 10/16/10
O - Olek: Demon Forged by Meljean Brook (character) Finished 10/25/10
B - Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs (author) Finished 10/19/10
L - Sin Undone by Larissa Ione (author) Finished 10/11/10
I - Idess: Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione (character) Finished 10/5/10
N - Nathan: On the Prowl by Patricia Briggs, et al (character n second storyi) Finished 10/18/10

[Lisarenee]

Jaclyn, Congratulations for finishing. How did you like Larissa Ione's books? She's an author who I've been meaning to read.

[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

15/15 Complete

1. My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent 10/7/2010
2. The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe 10/14/2010
3. You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister 10/2/2010
4. Wings by Aprilynne Pike 10/8/2010
5. Once Dead,Twice Shy by Kim Harrison 10/18/2010
6. Frostbite by Richelle Mead 10/10/2010
7. Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks 10/14/2010
8. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia 10/4/2010
9. Kamikaze by Moria Rogers 10/9/2010
10. Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson 10/12/2010
11. Immortals: The Crossing by Joy Nash 10/12/2010
12. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick 10/22/2010
13. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead 10/19/2010
14. Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong 10/25/10
15. Dark Peril by Christine Feehan 10/27/2010

[Becky]

Great Job Jaclyn & Lacy!

[Angela]

Lisarenee - You can add me to the complete list, I'm done! 6/6

[Heather]

There's a completed list?

[Lisarenee]

Heather,
Some groups create a list of participants for challenges and make a note of when members complete a challenge. Usually the list is located at the beginning of a challenge in the first or second post. We haven't ever done so. I suppose we could, but so far haven't.

[Becky]

GHOULS is my word of the month.

G Gena Showalter: The Darkest Night 10/7
H How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks 10/28
O Once an Angel by Teresa Medeiros 10/16
U Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson 10/17
L Lisa Kleypas Again The Magic 10/1
S Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss 10/13

Completed 6/6---DONE!!!

[Jaclyn]

Lisarenee, Ione's books were very good. Once I started the series, I HAD to keep going. All of the characters were interesting and the development of the underworld was fascinating. I definitely recommend them to any PNR fans.

[Valorie]

13/13 Done Yay!

1. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming by Patricia Briggs 10/2 ***
2. A Taste of Magic by Tracy Madison 10/4 ****
3. Fallen Angel by Margaret Weis 10/5 ***
4. A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt 10/6 ***
5. Original Sin by Allison Brennan 10/14 ****
6. Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd 10/13 ****
7. Dane by Elizabeth Amber 10/29 ****
8. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine 10/9 ***
9. Gone by Lisa McMann 10/15 ****
10. Buttercup Baby by Karen Fox 10/16 ***
11. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward 10/25 *****
12. Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black 10/10 ***
13. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 10/8 ****

[Lisarenee]

8 of 8 completed

V - Venom by Jennifer Estep
A - No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong (A for Armstrong)
M - Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
P - Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
I - IntertwinedGena Showalter
R - (Rhys- charcter) in Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
E -The Eternal Highlander by Hannah Howell and Lynsay Sands
S - The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

[Christine (Cagnes)]

13 or more paranormal, horror, or mystery books.

13/13 Complete!

1. Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon(10/5)
2. Phantom Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon (10/7)
3. Soulless by Gail Carriger (10/9)
4. Changeless by Gail Carriger (10/12)
5. Blameless by Gail Carriger (10/13)
6. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb (10/16)
7. Forbidden Fruit by Erica Spindler (10/17)
8. Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (10/19)
9. Winter Born by Sherrilyn Kenyon (10/19)
10. The Stone Prince by Gena Showalter (10/22)
11. Graceling (by Kristin Cashore) (10/24)
12. Fire by Kristin Cashore (10/26)
13. Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (10/31)

[Valorie]

Congrats to those that finished!

[Suzanne]

Nothing but Reading Challenges
October Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2013 - 10/31/2013

Difficult - Read 13 or more paranormal, horror, or mystery books. Yes, I ran out of words.lol So either read the books straight up or combine words to get the length you desire.

13 or more paranormal, horror, or mystery books!
1. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones - ***** - 10/6/2013
2. Face the Fire by Nora Roberts - *** - 10/8/2013
3. Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur - *** - 10/11/2013
4. Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones - ***** - 10/14/2013
5. Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow - **** - 10/21/2013
6. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher - ***** - 10/28/2013
7. Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 10/29/2013
8. Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 10/30/2013
9. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater - ***** - 10/31/2013
10. Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward - ***** 10/31/2013
11. Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward - ***** - 10/31/2013
12. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward - ***** - 10/31/2013
13. House Rules by Jodi Picoult - ***** - 10/31/2013

[Catherine]

I'm in for this one :)

Okay, as most of you know October 31st in the US is Halloween. So in honor of the holiday we've decided to have a horror/paranormal themed challenge. There are 3 levels.


Easy - 3 to 4 books This challenge is a spell it out Challenge of three to four letter words you may hear a lot around this time of the year. As always you may use the title, name of characters, or the name of an author to link it to the letters.You may ignore the 'A', 'An', 'The', etc. at the beginning of titles to get to the first significant word. So "The Virgin's Secret" would be a 'V' title and "A Highlander Christmas" would be an 'H' title." You pick which word you want or come up with one we haven't.

Bat
Boo
Eek
Bite
Howl
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Moderate - 5 - 12 books Another spell it out challenge. Read 5 to 12 books. As always you may use the title, name of characters, or the name of an author to link it to the letters.You may ignore the 'A', 'An', 'The', etc. at the beginning of titles to get to the first significant word. So "The Virgin's Secret" would be a 'V' title and "A Highlander Christmas" would be an 'H' title." You pick which word/phrase you want or come up with one we haven't.

Broom
Demon
Fangs
Ghost
Ghoul
Scary
Spell
Witch
Yikes
Goblin
Horror
Scream
Spooky
Dhampir
Vampire
Cauldron
Werewolf
Halloween
Goosebumps
Paranormal
Witchcraft
Poltergeist
Witchdoctor
Jack-o'-lantern
Trick or Treat

Difficult - Read 13 or more paranormal, horror, or mystery books. Yes, I ran out of words.lol So either read the books straight up or combine words to get the length you desire.


W. Wild Card..Lora Leigh(4 Oct)
I. Island of the Swans..Ciji Ware
T.
C.
H. A Half-Forgotten Song..Katherine Webb

[Lindy]

count me in

[Jennifer]

I'm in! I'll do WRAITH

W - The Wolf of Wall Street - Jordan Belfort
R - Ray Bradbury - The Halloween Tree
A - American Gods - Neil Gaiman ✔
I - Insurgent - Veronica Roth
T - Twelve Years a Slave - Solomon Northup
H - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - JK Rowling

[Lisa Kay]

Welcome to the challenge, Suzanne, Catherine, Lindy, and Jennifer!

[Phyllis]

I'm in. I will try a spell-it-out

P. Prairie Fire by Catherine Palmer 10/10/13
O. The Outcast by Jolina Petersheim 10/15/13
L. Lonestar Secrets by Colleen Coble 10/11/13
T. Thicker Than Blood by C. J. Darlington 10/26/13
E. Eicher, Jerry - A Hope for Hannah 10/21/13
R. Rita Gerlach - The Rebel's Pledge 10/4/13
G. Gray, Shelley Shephard - Ray of Light 10/7/13
E. Eicher, Jerry - Hannah's Dream 10/8/13
I. I. Saul by Jerry Jenkins 10/1/13
S. Song of Redemption by Lynn Austin 10/13/13
T. Tomorrow About This Time by Grace Livingston Hill 10/29/13

[Renee]

Ok I'm going to give this a go too, and cheat a bit by rolling the books of the month in.

GHOST Finished

G Gail Carriger - etiquette & espionage (Oct 27)
H the Horse dancer - Jojo Moyes (Oct 16)
O the Ocean at the end of the lane - Neil Gaiman (Oct 18)
S Silver Bay - Jojo Moyes (Oct 30)
T The Cuckoos Calling - Robert Galbraith (Oct 11)

[Lisa Kay]

Welcome to the challenge, Phyllis and Renee!

[Christine]

Level: Easy

My word: BAT

B Blaze of Memory 15.10.2013 ♥♥♥♥♥
a Abbey's Protectors 15.10.2013 ♥♥♥
t Tidhar LavieThe Bookman

or maybe Level: Moderate with the word: GHOST

G Go Fetch 26.10.2013 ♥♥♥♥♥
h Hostage to Pleasure 03.10.2013 ♥♥♥♥♥
o The Ocean at the End of the Lane
s Singh Nalini Branded by Fire 08.10.2013 ♥♥♥♥♥
t Tove Jansson The Summer Book

[Logan]

Finished!

B - Storm Front by Jim Butcher - 10/6/13
L - Prodigy by Marie Lu - 10/14/13
A - Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews - 10/13/13
C - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - 10/2/13
K - Breathless by Dean Koontz - 10/18/13

C - Carrie by Stephen King - 10/4/13
A - Final Jeopardy (Alexandra Cooper #1) by Linda Fairstein - 10/6/13
T - Glamorous Illusions by Lisa Tawn Bergren - 10/16/13

[Leslie]

Been a while since I have been on good reads and since I have extra time I am back. I will do Eek for my word and will update when I finish the books.

[Lisa Kay]

Woohoo! Congrats, Logan!

Welcome to the challenge, Leslie!

[Phyllis]

P. Prairie Fire by Catherine Palmer 10/10/13
O. The Outcast by Jolina Petersheim 10/15/13
L. Lonestar Secrets by Colleen Coble 10/11/13
T. Thicker Than Blood by C. J. Darlington 10/26/13
E. Eicher, Jerry - A Hope for Hannah 10/21/13
R. Rita Gerlach - The Rebel's Pledge 10/4/13
G. Gray, Shelley Shephard - Ray of Light 10/7/13
E. Eicher, Jerry - Hannah's Dream 10/8/13
I. I. Saul by Jerry Jenkins 10/1/13
S. Song of Redemption by Lynn Austin 10/13/13
T. Tomorrow About This Time by Grace Livingston Hill 10/29/13

I am finished