Challenge # 5: April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011

[N.L.]

I'm in. List to be posted soon.

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

I'm in. I'll post as I go. Not sure what I'll be reading.

[Tanya]

Ok, I'm in.

UF - Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
UF w/Male Protagonist - Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Other Fantasy or PNR - one of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series (I just started, so I don't know where I'll be in April
New Author - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

Optional:
YA - maybe not
Anthology - maybe, maybe not
Yellow Cover - Watchmen by Alan Moore

[Tlorra]

Add me to the list - 0/7 complete

* 1 UF Blood Bound
* 1 UF male lead Proven Guilty
* 1 Fantasy OR PNR Virals
* 1 New author Assassin's Apprentice

ANY GENRE:
* Optional - Young Adult I Am Number Four
* Optional - Anthology Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files
* Optional Add'l Book - yellow coverMadhouse

[CassieCruel]

Im in :)

Will post my list later once I have decided what I am going to read :)

[Christy]

Yes I'm going to participate, but haven't decided which books yet.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

I'd like to participate. I'll post my choices later.

[Lily]

I'm in. I'll post later

[Brandy]

I'm in!

[Gaynell]

These are my books for the April, May, June challenge.

Urban Fantasy Title: Dead Reckoning Completed 5/9/11
Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: Deathwish Completed 5/18/11
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): Queen of Shadows Completed 5/14/11
Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!): Sunshine Completed 4/4/11
ANY GENRE:
Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult: The Dark and Hollow Places Completed 4/14/11
Optional Add'l Book - Anthology: Deep Kiss of Winter Completed 4/24/11
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover: Madhouse Completed 5/1/11

[AlbertaJenn]

Seven books in three months? That is very doable! Some groups have 10 books in one month, and I switch genres so much, I never actually finish them.

Urban Fantasy Title: Heat Stroke
Urban Fantasy Title with Male Character: Invincible
Other Fantasy or PNR: Never Again
Author I have never read before: Shadowfae

Bonus Young Adult: The Gathering
Bonus Anthology: TBA
Bonus Yellow Cover: City of Fallen Angels

[Lisa M]

Gaynell wrote: "These are my books for the April, May, June challenge.

Urban Fantasy Title: Deathwish
Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: Roadkill
Other Fantasy..."

I love Sunshine! I hope you enjoy it too! :)

[Alice]

Alice is in & will post later.


* 1 Urban Fantasy: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris done 5/8/11 Stars 4

* 1 Urban Fantasy; male lead character: The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter Done 4/23/11 Stars 3

* Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Title: Conspiracy Game by Christine Feehan done 4/7/11 Stars 3.5

*1 Book by a new to me author any genre: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Done 4/2011 Stars 2

* Optional- Anthology: Death's Excellent Vacation by Charlaine Harris Done 5/11/11 Stars 4

* Optional-Cover Hunt: Yellow Cover: Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn done 4/16/11 Stars 3

[Yadira]

I'm in. First time I'll participate. I'll post my complete list later, but just picked these two books

Urban Fantasy Title: Green-eyed demon, by Jaye Wells
Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: Sandman Slim, by Richard Kadrey

[edited to add rest of the list]
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): Covet, by J.R. Ward
Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre: Dead To Me, by Anton Strout

ANY GENRE:
Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult: Hush, Hush, by Becca Fitzpatrick
Optional Add'l Book - Anthology: Dark and Stormy Knights
Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover: On a Pale Horse, by Piers Anthony

[Eva]

I'm in!
7 of 7 completed

Urban Fantasy: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Urban Fantasy w/Male: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Fantasy OR PNR: Crux by Moira Rogers
New to me Author: A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang

Young Adult: The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
Anthology: Strange Brew by P.N. Elrod
Yellow Cover: Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

[Denise]

I'm in. I'll post my books later.

Thanks.

[Laura Lulu]

0/7


Urban Fantasy River Marked Patricia Briggs
UF w/Male Lead Criss Cross Jordan Castillo Price
Other Fantasy The War of Mists Robert Fanney
New Author Spider's Bite Jennifer Estep
YA Jenny Pox J.L. Bryan
Anthology Lips Touch: Three Times Laini Taylor
Yellow Cover Children of Scarabaeus Sara Creasy

[Archer]

I'm in. will be doing 10 books, list will come soon.

[MEC]

I'm in ... still deciding which books to do. I'm having a hard time finding an UF with a male lead in my collection.

[Eithne]

I'm in

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF)
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre

ANY GENRE:
* Add'l Book - Young Adult
* Add'l Book - Anthology
* Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: yellow

[Denise]

Here's my book list for Challenge #5:

Urban Fantasy Title - Shadowfever

Urban Fantasy Title (Male Lead Character) - The Stolen Child

Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title - Vampire Academy

Other book by an author you've never read before (any genre) - Doomsday Book

Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult - The Lost Years of Merlin

Optional Add'l Book - Anthology - The Beatles Anthology

Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover - Death of a Trophy Wife

[MsBeaglely]

I'm in. Will list my titles later.

[Gaynell]

I changed my YA to since I had it preordered and it came in.

[Jen (jlkish)]

I'm in and will post as I go :)

[Rachel]

Im in, I will find some books and post later

[Theresa]

Theresa - 0/5

* UF Title: Demon Bound by Caitlin Kittredge
* UF Title w/ Male Lead: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
* Other Fantasy OR PNR: Princess at Sea by Dawn Cook
* New Author: Song of Scarabaeus by Sara Creasy

* Optional - YA: Penitence by Jennifer Laurens
* Optional - Yellow on Cover: Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Danielle's Urban Fantasy Challenge #5
April 1, 2011-June 30, 2011
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - Sweet Silver Blues by Glen Cook
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character - A Game of Cages by Harry Connolly
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) Sin Undone by Larissa Ione
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult - The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology - Bad-Ass Faeries In All Their Glory by various
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover - Child of Fire by Harry Connolly

[Alice]

My books are posted, but that usually changes along the way:)

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

Completed 0/4 or 7 (depending what I find)

1. urban fantasy title: The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
2. urban fantasy title w/ male lead:GhosTVby Jordan Castillo Price
3. other fantasy/paranormal romance:The Darkest Secret(Lords of the Underworld, #7) by Gena Showalter
4. unfamiliar author:The Drowning City(The Necromancer Chronicles #1) by Amanda Downum


5. young adult:
6. anthology:
7. yellow cover hunt:

[Alicia]

I'm in!
I have changed by books about a hundred times. My current book choices, temporarily, at this second, are:

1. Urban Fantasy: Desire Unchained, by Larissa Ione
2. UF w/ Male Lead: Pleasure Unbound, by Larissa Ione
3. Other Fantasy: A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin
4. New Author: Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
5. Young Adult: Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White
6. Anthology: Lips Touch: Three Times, by Laini Taylor
7. Cover Hunt: The Crown Conspiracy, by Michael J. Sullivan

7 of 7 Completed, as of 30 May 2011 (completed books appear in bold above)
CHALLENGE COMPLETED!

[Donna]

I'm in. Starting RIVER CROSSED by Patricia Briggs tonite. Will read an anthology; haven't picked other two yet.

[TheThirdLie]

UF Title: Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth [Nightside 6]
UF w/ Male Lead: Unnatural Inquirer [Nightside 8]
UF Title 2: Just Another Judgement Day [ Nightside 9]
New Author: The Crown Conspiracy
Yellow Cover: Hell to Pay [Nightside 7]





I kind of wish I had never read anything of Green's before this month so I could use all Nightside books for the challenge. :D It almost seems like cheating to do this, but I am reading the series and each one counts.

Wait... is that last book yellow or tan? It looks yellow at first, but I can't decide if it's actually tan or not. o.O

[Lis]

I'm in too!

1- Urban Fantasy - THIS SIDE OF THE GRAVE - Jeaniene Frost DONE!***
2- Urban Fantasy (male lead) - LOVER UNLEASHED - JR Ward DONE! ****
3- Other Fantasy - SKINWALKWER - Faith Hunter DONE! ****
4- New Author - THE BECOMING - Jeanne C Stein DONE!***



5- YA - ANGEL - James Patterson DONE! **
6- Anthology - PRIMAL - Leigh, Rowen, Strong, Gray DONE! ***
7- Yellow Cover - KITTY AND THE DEAD MAN'S HAND - Carrie Vaughn DONE!***



7 of 7 Completed as of 24 May 2011

[Shomeret]

I'm sorry because I know that many people love this book, but I have to switch out my Other Fantasy selection,The Native Starby M. K. Hobson for Darker Angelsby S.P. Somtow.

[Lisa M]

JK wrote: "UF Title: Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth [Nightside 6]
UF w/ Male Lead: Unnatural Inquirer [Nightside 8]
UF Title 2: Just Another Judgement Day [ Nightside 9]
New Author: The Crown Conspiracy
Yell..."

Looks yellow to me. :)

[Julia]

Completed 1/7

Urban Fantasy- Play Dead
Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character-
A Hundred Words for Hate currently reading & enjoying...
Fantasy - Draw One in the Dark
Author you've never read before- Slumdog Millionaire
Young Adult- Except the Queen
Anthology- It Came from Schenectady
Yellow Cover- Make Lemonade *** I'm sorry, I finished this one in March... And I didn't love it as much as I love Hopkins', Koertge's and Hess' novels in verse. It showed it's eighteen years old age, but I liked it enough that I may request the sequels from the library. YA, not UF.

All books are from my TBR shelf.


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[Tina "IRead2Escape"]

Theresa wrote: "These Book Reading Challenges are completely voluntary. Participation is NOT required if you aren't interested!

- Challenge # 5 will run from April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011.

- YOU CHOOSE YOUR..."

I'm in. Can you add me to the participant list, please?

Please view my list and let me know if any listed are not urban fantasy. Thanks!

[Tina "IRead2Escape"]

0/4 COMPLETED


Urban Fantasy Title - Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character - First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter
Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!)-any genre - Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult - Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology - My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by PN Elrod
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover - Indulgence in Death by JD Robb


READ

[Jan]

I am in again. This time I am totally going to get all 7 (I hope)I always manage to get 6.I may be in too many different challenges.

[Rita]

I'm new around here so hi! I'd like to participate in this challenge too. I'm going to try for 6 books. I need to motivate myself into reading more again.

To Read
* Urban Fantasy Title - Stray by Rachel Vincent - Reading
* Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character - The Devil You Know by Mike Carey



Read
* Book by an author you've never read before - The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi ★★★★☆
* Other Fantasy - The Laurentine Spy ★★☆☆☆
* Optional Young Adult - The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan ★★★★☆
* Optional Cover Hunt - Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn ★★★★★



4/6 COMPLETED

[Daphne]

Hi! Here are my choices for April:


UF: Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane
UF w/ male lead: Uncertain Allies by Mark del Franco
Fantasy: Searoad by Ursula K. Le Guin
New author: Ill Wind by Rachel Caine

ANY GENRE:
Y/A: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Anthology: Dark and Stormy Knights anthology
Yellow cover: Nowhere to Run by C.J. Box

[TheThirdLie]

Lisa MH wrote: "Looks yellow to me"

Then that's my yellow book! :D

[Shiloh]

Changing Featuring a male character from I am Number Four
to A Madness of Angels

[AlbertaJenn]

JK wrote: "UF Title: Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth [Nightside 6]
UF w/ Male Lead: Unnatural Inquirer [Nightside 8]
UF Title 2: Just Another Judgement Day [ Nightside 9]
New Author: The Crown Conspiracy
Yell..."

I think any shade of the yellow hue is applicable, since a shade wasn't specified! ;-)

[Shomeret]

Re the cover hunt-- "with yellow on the cover" also means that the cover doesn't have to be completely yellow. If it does, I'm going to have to change my selection back to which is actually very yellow in real life, not tan. I do have it, but I wanted to read more.

[Susan]

Count me in.

[Betelgeuze]

Read: 1/7

Urban Fantasy: Face Off by Mark Del Franco
Urban Fantasy Featuring a Male Lead Character: Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson
Paranormal Romance: The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter
New to me Author: Amazon Ink by Lori Devoti

Optional:
Yellow Cover: Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass
Young Adult: Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Anthology: Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

To Read:


Read:

[Shomeret]

Other Fantasy:Darker Angels by S.P. Somtow Read 4/2 ***

1/7 Done

[Shiloh]

1/7 completed

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title-- Shiver

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character-- A Madness of Angels


√ 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) -- Hush, Hush


* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre- The Blood of Cain


ANYGENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult-- The Maze runner


* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology-- The Dragon Book


* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover -- Halo

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Julia wrote: "Completed 1/7

Urban Fantasy- Play Dead
Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character-
A Hundred Words for Hate currently reading & enjoying...
Fantasy -..."

Hi Julia - Does that mean you'll be picking another book with a Yellow Cover? The challenge started 1st April - sorry.