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November 2010 Reading Challenge
Holiday month, not getting it done so fast. Oh well. Still have 7 more days!P - The Pillars of the World
A - Angel-Seeker
A - Archangel's Kiss
O - Once Bitten, Twice Shy
M - Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
A - Angels' Blood
November ChallengeYou take the letters in the word P-A-R-A-N-O-R-M-A-L, for each letter you find a book which either has an author whose first or last name starts with this letter or a book which title starts with the given letter. If a book starts with the articles: a, an, the, you have the option of ignoring them or not.
7/10 completed
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A Alpha - Rachel Vincent 11/21/10 ★★★★
R Robb, J. D. - Indulgence in Death (In Death, #31) 11/3/10 ★★★★
A Andrews, Ilona - Bayou Moon 11/4/10 ★★★★
N Night of the Loving Dead by Casey Daniels 11/1/10 ★★★
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M Masques - Patricia Briggs 11/13/10 ★★★★
A Angela Knight - Master of Fire 11/17/10 ★★★
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Congratulations, Erin!!Congratulations, Archer!!
BJ Rose wrote: "Congratulations, Erin!!Congratulations, Archer!!"
Thank you...:)
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Lacy wrote: "10/10 complete P-The Fledgling Handbook 101 by P.C. Cast 11/1/2010 ***
A-Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe 11/13/2010 ****
R-Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 11/5/2010 ***
A-Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Sh..."
Congrats Lacy....
Lacy wrote: "10/10 complete"Congratulations, Lacy!!
9/10 down, one more!8.M-Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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Shazzy wrote: "All done!10/10
Patricia Briggs - Raven's Shadow 20/11
Ann Aguirre - Killbox 25/11
Rachel Caine - Carpe Corpus
Andrews, Ilona - Questing Beast
Need - Carrie Jones
O'Shea, Patti - The Troll Bridge2..."
Congrats Shazzy...
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Shazzy wrote: "All done!"Congratulations, Shazzy!!
Books can change at any time. 8/10
A:Another One Bites the Dust
L:Lord of the Fading Lands
Nine out of 10...only one more to go!√P Masques by Patricia Briggs done 11-5
√A The Dream Thief by Shana Abe done 11-11
√R The Rest Falls Away done 11-10
√A Amanda Ashley - Everlasting Kiss - done 11-21
√N Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh - done 11-20
√O The Outlaw Demon Wailsdone 11-6
√R Greywalker by Kat Richarson- done 11-25
√M To Tame a Highland Warrior - Karen Marie Moning - done 11-19
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√L Dangerous Gamesdone 11-2 Non-PNR but definitely worth it!
I fear my chances of finishing this month are rapidly diminishing. Where did all my time go?MARTINA'S NOVEMBER READING CHALLENGE - 7/10 FINISHED
Early Thanksgiving morning, I finished Lord of Misrule (Morganville Vampires, #5) by Rachel Caine (★★★).
This was a quick and fun YA PNR/UF read, which was nice. Unfortunately it had been awhile since I read the last book in this series, so I was a little lost in certain areas. I would have enjoyed it better if I had read it soon after the last one. This book begins in the middle of a vampire civil war, so it sorta jumps right into the action without any review of the backstory.
It's still a good little story, though, and since it leaves the story unfinished, I'll still be picking up the next in the series. And for those who are wondering, there are 9 books out in paperback so far, with at least 12 planned (through March 2012).
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Done! 10 of 10!√P Masques by Patricia Briggs done 11-5
√A The Dream Thief by Shana Abe done 11-11
√R The Rest Falls Away done 11-10
√A Amanda Ashley - Everlasting Kiss - done 11-21
√N Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh - done 11-20
√O The Outlaw Demon Wailsdone 11-6
√R Greywalker by Kat Richarson- done 11-25
√M To Tame a Highland Warrior - Karen Marie Moning - done 11-19
√A Queen of Dragons - by Shana Abe done 11-26
√L Dangerous Gamesdone 11-2 Non-PNR but definitely worth it!
November Reading Challenge10/10 COMPLETE!!
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Congratulations, Dobarah!!Congratulations, Suzanne!!
Thanks : )
Books can change at any time. 9/10
L:Lord of the Fading Lands
November ChallengeYou take the letters in the word P-A-R-A-N-O-R-M-A-L, for each letter you find a book which either has an author whose first or last name starts with this letter or a book which title starts with the given letter. If a book starts with the articles: a, an, the, you have the option of ignoring them or not.
9/10 completed
P Play of Passion by Nalini Singh 11/27/10 ★★★★
A Alpha - Rachel Vincent 11/21/10 ★★★★
R Robb, J. D. - Indulgence in Death (In Death, #31) 11/3/10 ★★★★
A Andrews, Ilona - Bayou Moon 11/4/10 ★★★★
N Night of the Loving Dead by Casey Daniels 11/1/10 ★★★
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R Restoree - Anne McCaffrey 11/19/10 ★★★★
M Masques - Patricia Briggs 11/13/10 ★★★★
A Angela Knight - Master of Fire 11/17/10 ★★★
L Lora Leigh - Styx's Storm 11/27/10 ★★★
10/10 Complete! All Done!
Also Read:
Subject to change5/10
P - Scott Westerfeld - Pretties
A - Andrea Cremer - Nightshade 9/11 *****
R - Rachel Caine - Ghost Town 5/11 *****
A - Alex Flinn - Beastly
N - Andrea Cremer - Shadow Days - A Nightshade Novella 19/11 ****
O - Carolyn MacCullough - Once a Witch
R - Brenna Yovanoff - The Replacement 18/11 ****
M - Jeff Mariotte - Witch's Canyon - currently reading
A - Angela Cameron - Blood Daemon
L - JR Ward - Lover Unbound 27/11 ****
Way to go Jessica! Oh...I like your choices!
Subject to change6/10
P - Scott Westerfeld - Pretties
A - Andrea Cremer - Nightshade 9/11 *****
R - Rachel Caine - Ghost Town 5/11 *****
A - Alex Flinn - Beastly
N - Andrea Cremer - Shadow Days - A Nightshade Novella 19/11 ****
O - Carolyn MacCullough - Once a Witch
R - Brenna Yovanoff - The Replacement 18/11 ****
M - Jeff Mariotte - Witch's Canyon - currently reading
A - Angela Cameron - Blood Daemon 28/11 ****
L - JR Ward - Lover Unbound 27/11 ****
Jessica wrote: "10/10 Complete! All Done!"Congratulations, Jessica!!
Made it by using two non-PNR; busy month!Paranormal Acrostic
10/10
√ P = Play of Passion by Nalini Singh - Nov 22 (4*)
√ A = Allyson James: Firewalker - Nov 28 (4*)
√ R = Robb, J.D.: Loyalty in Death - Nov 11 (3.5*)
√ A = Amanda Quick: Dangerous *ghost in this one* - Nov 11 (4*)
√ N = Navy Husband (Navy #6) by Debbie Macomber *not PNR* - Nov 3 (2.5*)
√ O = Out of Time by Caroline Cooney - Nov 7 (3.5*) - time-travel
√ R = Robb, J.D. Witness in Death - Nov 15 (4*)
√ M = Miller, Linda Lael: Sierra's Homecoming - Nov. 12 (5*) *time-traveling teapot & visions
√ A = Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters - Nov 6 (4*) - not PNR
√ L = Linda Howard: Son of the Morning - Nov 10 (5*) - time-travel
BJ Rose wrote: "Made it by using two non-PNR; busy month!Paranormal Acrostic
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√ P = Play of Passion by Nalini Singh - Nov 22 (4*)
√ A = Allyson James: [book:Firewalker|783096..."
Way to go BJ Rose!
Congrats Jessica and BJ Rose! : )
DONE 11/29/1010/10 Completed
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Finished!10/10
Paranormal Acrostic 4/10 Complete P
A As Lie the Dead
R Butcher Bird: A Novel Of The Dominion by Richard Kadrey
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N Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undeadby Nancy Kilpatrick
O The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities by Soledad O'Brien
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November's Reading Challenge - Paranormal Acrostic.Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2010
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8/10P- Pack Challenge Shelly Laurenston11/15****
A- Arend, Vivian Wolf Tracks 11/9****
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N- Nora Roberts Happy Ever After 11/2****
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M- McCarty, Sarah Wild Instinct 11/6****
A- About A Dragon G.A. Aiken 11/28****
L- Lora Leigh Soul Deep 11/13***
Congratulations, Judithe!!Congratulations, Tracy!!
Congratulations, Angie!!
10/10 COMPLETE - ALL DONE!!! 
Doesn't look like I'm going to make it. :-( Hopefully I'll finish one more before midnight tomorrow, though. MARTINA'S NOVEMBER READING CHALLENGE - 8/10 FINISHED
Early this morning/late last night I finished A Flash of Hex (OSI, #2) by Jes Battis (★★★★1/2). This series is more UF than PNR, but does have the romantic element that we all love so much.
There are a few things that really set this series apart from others that I (and probably you) have been reading. First, it's written by a man - kinda a rare thing for this genre. Second, it has more of a CSI element than most of the other UFs out there. It feels very well-researched. It's very detailed which allows for a depth of story, without those details bogging down the mind of the reader.
The story is basically a paranormal murder mystery with a heavy dose of humor and as I mentioned earlier, enough romance to keep PNR fans happy. Tess Corday is an Occult Special Investigator working a case tracking down the murderer of some runaway teens, all of whom had a magical drug called Hex in their bodies.
Fans of other paranormal mysteries like Kat Richardson's Greywalker series and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series should definitely give these books a shot! First in the series is "Night Child". The third in the series, "Inhuman Resources" is out now.
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Jen (jlkish) wrote: " 10/10 COMPLETE - ALL DONE!!!"Congratulations, Jen!!
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Way to go Valorie
Switching out my "O" book. Might have to switch out my A's as well. =/7/10 Done so far.
A - Angel-Seeker
A - Archangel's Kiss
O - One Foot in the Grave
R - Resenting the Hero
M - Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
A - Angels' Blood
Congratulations, Roberta!!Congratulations, Valorie!!
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P: Play of Passion by Nalini Singh11/4A: Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews11/6R: Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb11/9A: Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews11/8N: Now You See Her by Linda Howard11/12O: On the Prowl by Patricia Briggs11/8R: Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb11/24M: Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb11/1A: The Third Circle by Amanda Quick11/16L: Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands11/3Also Read: