October: Horror & Paranormal Challenge

[Lisa Kay]

Woohoo! Congrats, Phyllis!

[Leslie]

E- Emily March, angels rest
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K- Kristin Hannah, between sisters

[Lindy]

DONE:

B Small, Bertrice Lucianna
i Irving, Washington The Legand of Sleepy Hollow
t Kinkade, Thomas A Christmas Star
e Estes, Eleanor The Coat-Hanger Christmas Tree

S Woods, Stuart Doing Hard Time
c Coulter, Catherine The Final Cut
r Parker, Robert B. High Proifle
e Jones, Eliz McDavid Traitor in Williamsburg
a Meadows, Daisy Abigail the Breeze Fairy
m Stewart, Mariah Dead Even

mystery books.
1. Parker, Robert B. High Profile
2. Howard, Linda Lethal Attraction red
3. Parkerr, Robert B. A Savage Place
4. Stewart, Mariah Dead Even
5. Meier, Leslie Christmas Carol Murder
6. Spencer, Robert B. Judas Goat
7. Jones, Eliz McDavid Traitor in Williamsburg
8. Spenser, Robert B. Ceremony
9. Castle, Jayne Deception Cove
10. Staub, Wendy Corsi Shadow Killers
11. Patterson, James Gone
12. Coulter, Catherine The Final Cut
13. Woods, Stuart Doing Hard Time

[Lisa Kay]

Woohoo! Congrats, Lindy!

[Amy]

all in. going to do moderate with SCREAM. will post as I go

[Alyssa]

Level: Moderate


S- Sinner (Finished 10/12/14)
C- Clockwork Angel (Finished: 10/3/14)
R- agnor Fell Clockwork Prince (Finished: 10/29/14)
E- Emily, Fields Toxic (Finished 10/13/14)
A- The Almond Tree (Finished 10/3/14)
M- argaret Paper Aeroplanes (Finished 10/25/14)

Finished the challenge: 10/29/14

[❀Tea❀]

Welcome to the challenge Amy and Alyssa. ☺

[Shan ~A~]

Level: Moderate
Progress:

S
C
R
Ella Fox ~ Shattered Hart 10/03
A
M ~ A Measured Risk by Natasha Blackthorne 10/05

[Suzanne]

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
October Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2014 - 10/31/2014

Progress: 12 out of 12

Trick or Treat
T: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - *** - 10/7/2014
R: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi - ***** - 10/31/2014
I: If You Ask Me by Betty White - **** - 10/2/2014 - 258 Pages
C: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black - **** - 10/5/2014 - 419 Pages
K: Kim Harrison; The Witch With No Name - ***** - 10/21/2014

O: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout - ***** - 10/28/2014
R: Wade Rouse; I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists - ***** - 10/27/2014

T: Karen Templeton; The Doctor's Do-Over - ***** - 10/26/2014
R: Reunion: Once More With Feeling / Treasures Lost, Treasures Found by Nora Roberts - 10/30/2014
E: Eric Schlosser; Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal - *** - 10/21/2014
A: Lara Adrian; Kiss of Midnight - *** - 10/3/2014 - 402 Pages
T: Karen Templeton; A Gift for All Seasons - ***** - 10/25/2014

[samu]

Ooh, I'd like to do this.
October Challenge
Level: Easy

Progress: /4

H - Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
O - Rooms by Lauren Oliver
W - The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey (Will Henry)
L - Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (Cas Lowood)

[Renee]

Welcome to the challenge Shan, Suzanne and Whimsical!

[Renee]

Welcome to the challenge Diane!

[RachelvlehcaR]

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
October Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2014 - 10/31/2014

Difficult - Read 13 or more paranormal, horror, or mystery books.

Progress: 18 out of 13. Will continue to update.

1. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (paranormal)
2. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (classic horror)
3. Wicked as They Come by Delilah S. Dawson (Steampunk paranormal)
4. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (Mystery, Historical Fiction)
5. At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft (classic sci-fi horror)
6. Sea Sick by Iain Rob Wright (horror, zombie)
7. Ravage by Iain Rob Wright (horror, zombie)
8. Bad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween Horror by Evans Light (short stories, horror)
9. The Witches by Roald Dahl (childrens--paranormal)
10. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (paranormal)
11. Take One With You by Oak Anderson (thriller, mystery)
12. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (classic horror)
13. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill (graphic novel, horror)
14. The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren by Gerald Brittle (nonfiction, occult)
15. When Angels Fail: Tales of the Macabre by Michael Benavidez (short stories, horror)
16. Deranged by Harold Schechter (nonfiction, true crime--horror)
17. Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories by Richard Matheson (Short Stories, Horror)
18. Valley of the Scarecrow by Gord Rollo (Horror)

[Renee]

Nice work RachelvlehcaR! We love over achievers!

[RachelvlehcaR]

Thanks Renee, but it's more I enjoy reading horror books during the month of October. :)

[Amy]

Completed Challenge: Moderate 6 books
S: 10/12
C: Cosima (Character) 10/19/14
R: 10/20/14
E: 10/22/14
A: 10/7/14
M: Debbie Macomber 10/11/14

[❀Tea❀]

Well done, Amy ☺

[Jennifer]

October challenge complete
Moderate level
Spell it out
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[❀Tea❀]

Welcome Jennifer ☺

[Barbara ★]

October 2017 Challenge

READ: 9/9

✔S: The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
✔C: Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
✔R: White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7
✔E: The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26
✔A: Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28
✔M: Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12


✔B: Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 10/16
✔O: Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
✔O: The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Brianna]

October Horror Paranormal Challenge

I'll go for the word WITCHCRAFT

Goal: 10 books
Progress: 0/10 books read

W: Where She Went by Gayle Forman
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C: Colleen Hoover, author of November 9
H: Hill, Susan, author of The Woman in Black
C: Cornwell, Patricia, author of Postmortem
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A: Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
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T

[Alexis]

October 2017: Horror & Paranormal Challenge

This looks fun! :)

Level: Moderate
Read: 5/5
Finished! 10/31

D: The Drawing of the Three - Stephen King - 10/4/17
E: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman - 10/11/17
M: Yann Martel - Life of Pi - 10/16/17
O: Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray - 10/31/17
N: The Naming - Alison Croggon - 10/30/17

[Lauri]

Lauri's Spot!

0 / 8 books

C - Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
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D - Dead Girls' Dance
R - Reliquary
O
N - Nos4A2

[Jennifer]

in!
Finished 10/28:

W Wife by Wednesday
I I Dream of Twila: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short
T Turning Angel
C A Charming Ghost
H The Heist
C The Chase
R Ryan's Hand
A Always the Designer, Never the Bride
F Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble
T A Tangled Yarn

[Suzanne]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
October: Horror & Paranormal Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2017 - 10/31/2017

2013 Challenge
2014 Challenge

Progress: 3 out of 3

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.

Boo
B: Maya Banks; Seduction of a Highland Lass - ***** - 10/21/2017 - 323 Pages
O: George Orwell; 1984 - *** - 10/12/2017 - 328 Pages
O: Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano - ***** - 10/26/2017 - 384 Pages

[Kay]

Level: Moderate
Chosen Word: Goblin

G: Breakaway by Catherine Gayle (Author last name) - 4/10/17
O: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Author first name) - 16/10/17
B: The Billionaire's Secret Wife by Nadia Lee (Title) - 12/10/17
L: Lobsters by Tom Ellen (Title) - 1/10/17
I: If You Deceive by Kresley Cole (Title) - 24/10/17
N: Love... From Both Sides by Nick Spalding (Author first name) - 3/10/17

[Amanda]

10/01/2017 - 10/31/2017

4/11

P - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (currently reading)
O - Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham (currently reading)
L - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
T - The Tiger's Wife
E - Eirini the Fair (character) What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi - 10/08/2017
R - Room
G - Gone Girl
E - Enoch Drebber (character) A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle - 10/18/2017
I - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
S - Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie - 10/16/2017
T - Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's -10/06/2017

[Kay]

Finished my challenge today :)

Level: Moderate
Chosen Word: Goblin

G: Breakaway by Catherine Gayle (Author last name) - 4/10/17
O: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Author first name) - 16/10/17
B: The Billionaire's Secret Wife by Nadia Lee (Title) - 12/10/17
L: Lobsters by Tom Ellen (Title) - 1/10/17
I: If You Deceive by Kresley Cole (Title) - 24/10/17
N: Love... From Both Sides by Nick Spalding (Author first name) - 3/10/17

[Barbara ★]

Made it.

READ: 9/9

✔S: The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
✔C: Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
✔R: White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7
✔E: The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26
✔A: Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28
✔M: Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12


✔B: Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 10/16
✔O: Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
✔O: The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Suzanne]

Finished with 3!

Progress: 3 out of 3

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.

Boo
B: Maya Banks; Seduction of a Highland Lass - ***** - 10/21/2017 - 323 Pages
O: George Orwell; 1984 - *** - 10/12/2017 - 328 Pages
O: Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano - ***** - 10/26/2017 - 384 Pages

[Jenn]

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

[Anna]

Y -
I -
K -
E -
S -

[Suzanne]

Nothing But Reading Challenges
October: Horror & Paranormal Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2019 - 10/31/2019

2013 Challenge
2014 Challenge
2017 Challenge

Progress: 3 out of 3

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.

E: Stephanie Evanovich; Under the Table - **** - 10/9/2019 - 336 Pages
E: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - **** - 10/19/2019 - 277 Pages
K: Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh - **** - 10/21/2019 - 432 Pages

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

congratulations Suzanne!