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

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Urban Fantasy - Challenge #5

1st April - 30th June

1/7

UF - Another One Bites the Dust by Jennifer Rardin
UF - Male Central Character - Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Fantasy/PNR -
New Author - The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins - 2nd April
YA
Anthology - Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter
Yellow Cover - The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Scroll of the Dead by David Stuart Davies

Read

[Betelgeuze]

Read: 2/7

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:

[Cátia]

I'm in!!
0/7
(My books are on the first page)

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Ok, here's my list.
0/7 completed

1. UF - Blood Bargain by Maria Lima
2. Uf featuring male lead - Staked by J.F. Lewis
3. PNR/Fantasy - Heart Fate by Robin D. Owens
4. New Author - Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan
5. YA - The Good Ghoul's Guide to Getting Even by Julie Kenner
6. Anthology - Unusual Suspects
7. Yellow cover - Changes by Jim Butcher



(titles likely to change)

[Brei]

2/7

[AH]

I'm in... I'll post the books as I go along:
2/7 Complete

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - Magic Slays
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character - Passion Unleashed Complete 4/3/11
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Alpha Complete 4/2/11
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre - Queen of Shadows

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult - Mortal Engines
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology - Dead After Dark
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover - Kitty Goes to War

[Sandy]

2/6


* 1 Urban Fantasy Title -
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title Male lead -
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) -
* 1 New author - Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins 4/3


ANY GENRE:
* Optional Young Adult - Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs 4/2
* Optional Book with the color yellow on the cover -

[Theresa]

Shomeret wrote: "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[bookcover:Prospero in He..."

It doesn't have to be predominately yellow... just yellow somewhere on the cover. :)

[Gaynell]

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

Urban Fantasy Title: Deathwish
Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: [book:Roadkill|6624702..."

Hi Lisa, I did enjoy Sunshine very much. My only gripe is how she described the female anatomy when Rae went through space and landed naked in Con's lair. I don't care for the c*nt word.

[Gaynell]

Completed 1/7

[Lisa M]

Gaynell wrote: "Hi Lisa, I did enjoy Sunshine very much. My only gripe is how she described the female anatomy when Rae went through space and landed naked in Con's lair. I don't care for the c*nt word...."

Hi Gaynell! I'm glad you liked it too. I agree about that word. It seems awkward whenever I see it.

[Eithne]

1/7 completed

[Alicia]

1/7 completed

I just finished Pleasure Unbound, by Larissa Ione, which was my UF w/ Male Lead selection.

[Lily]

2/7 Complete

1. UF: Pale Demon (Now devouring)

2. UF--Male lead: Madhouse

3. PNR: Right Hand Magic 4/1 ****

4. New Author: and Falling, Fly NOw reading

ANY GENRE:
5 Opt. YA: Defiance

6 Opt. Anthology: ?

7 Opt. yellow on cover: The Shadow Queen 4/3 ***

Pale Demon

[Tina "IRead2Escape"]

1/4 COMPLETED


Urban Fantasy Title - Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character - First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost 4/2 ****
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

[[deleted user]]

1/6 Complete


* 1 Urban Fantasy Title: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre:
Forsaken by Jana Oliver

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult: Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

[AH]

3/7 Complete

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - Magic Slays
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character - Passion Unleashed Complete 4/3/11
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Alpha Complete 4/2/11
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre - Queen of Shadows

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult - Mortal Engines Complete 4/5/11
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology - Dead After Dark
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover - Kitty Goes to War

[Susan]

1/7 Completed

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character- NightLife by Rob Thurman
* 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:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover

[Yadira]

1/7 Completed

Urban Fantasy Title: Green-eyed demon, by Jaye Wells

✓Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: Sandman Slim, by Richard Kadrey.

I Really enjoyed this book, if you'd like to read about an antihero with a vendetta you should read this. It's a little like Dresden Files, but without Harry's hero complex. Afterall, this is the story of a guy who just escaped from Hell :P

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
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

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

Completed 1/4 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, 04/04/2011, 4*
4. unfamiliar author:The Drowning City(The Necromancer Chronicles #1) by Amanda Downum


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

[Sandy]

3/6


* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - Dead on Delivery by Eileen Rendahl
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title Male lead - Dark Moon by Steve Feasey
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Any Witch Way by Annasaysia Savage 4/6
* 1 New author - Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins 4/3


ANY GENRE:
* Optional Young Adult - Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs 4/2
* Optional Book with the color yellow on the cover -

[Betelgeuze]

Read: 3/7

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:

[N.L.]

2/7 Read

UF – A Brush of Darkness – 4/6
UF/Male – Invincible
PNR – Lover Unleashed – 4/5
New Author – Secret Lives
YA – Entangled
Anthology – My Zombie Valentine
Yellow – Midnight Awakening

[Melissa]

Finally getting started!

1/7 completed

Urban Fantasy - Kitty and the Midnight Hour (4*) 4/2
Urban Fantasy w/Male LeadBlackout
Paranormal RomanceI'm the Vampire, That's Why
New to Me AuthorAngels' Blood

Bonus...Young AdultIncarceron
Bonus...AnthologyMust Love Hellhounds
Bonus...yellow cover?

[TheThirdLie]

UF w/ Male Lead: Back in Black by John Hartness - complete

UF Title: Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane
UF Title 2: City of Ghosts by Stace Kane
New Author: The Crown Conspiracy
Yellow Cover: Monster by A Lee Martinez



My list had to get a face lift as I CANNOT read more than one Nightside novel in such a short amount of time. Oye.

[Darcy]

6 of 7 complete

Urban Fantasy Title - Aftertime by Sophie Littlefield 4/13
Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character - Master and Apprentice by Sonya Bateman 4/7
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward 4/6
Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre - Finch by Jeff VanderMeer 5/9

ANY GENRE:
Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult - Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting 4/1
Optional Add'l Book - Anthology - By Blood We Live by John Joseph Adams 4/18
Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover - Cat's Claw by Amber Benson

[Julia]

My amended list:

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- Q & A
Young Adult- Except the Queen
Anthology- It Came from Schenectady
Yellow Cover- Make Lemonade I read this by mistake in March, so it doesn't count... (Didn't love it anyway.) Instead I'll read Rules or Chalice.

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[Eithne]

2/7 completed

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title Dead Matter by Anton strout
Dead Matter

* Add'l Book - Young Adult Candle Man by Glen Dakin
The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance

[Archer]

Urban Fantasy : BOOK READING CHALLENGES > Challenge # 5: April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011

1. Awakened - PC & Kristen Cast
2. Undead and Unwed - MaryJanice Davidson
3. The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires - Katie MacAlister
4. Light my Fire - Katie MacAlister
5. Holy Smokes - Katie Macalister
6. Blood Wyne - Yasmine Galenorn
7. I'm the Vampire That's Why - Michele Bardsley
8. Primal Bonds - Jennifer Ashley
9. Don't Talk Back To Your Vampire - Michele Bardsley
10.Because Your Vampire Said So - Michele Bardsley

[Susan]

2/7 done
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title-Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character-Nightlife by Rob Thurman
* 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:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover

[Valorie]

1/6 Done

1. UF: Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco
2. UF Male: The Man With the Golden Torc by Simon R. Green
3. PNR: The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers by Angie Fox 4/7 ★★★
4. New Author: Dark Embers by Tessa Adams
5. YA: Mind the Gap by Christopher Golden

[Alice]

1 of 6 done

[Barbara ★]

3/7 complete

Urban Fantasy: My Soul to Steal - Rachel Vincent 4/5
Urban Fantasy - Male lead: Fool Moon - Jim Butcher
Fantasy or Paranormal: HUNTERS BLOOD - Marianne Morea 4/6
New Author: Glimmerglass - Jenna Black



BONUS - Young Adult: Tempestuous - Lesley Livingston
BONUS - Anthology: Burning Up - Angela Knight et al
Bonus - Yellow Cover: Hard Magic - Laura Anne Gilman 4/7

[Shiloh]

I changed my list a little bit based on what I have, but this is my final list:

2/7 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- John Dies @ the End

ANYGENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult—Zombies vs. Unicorns
√ Optional Add'l Book - Anthology-- The Dragon Book
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover -- Halo

[[deleted user]]

2/6 Complete


* 1 Urban Fantasy Title: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre:
Forsaken by Jana Oliver

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult: Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

[Yadira]

2/7 Completed

Urban Fantasy Title: Green-eyed demon, by Jaye Wells

✓Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: Sandman Slim, by Richard Kadrey.

✓Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): Covet, by J.R. Ward

Bleh. This book was boring. The characters weren't charismatic, the plot was silly, and the romance was bland. Won't be reading the rest of this series.

Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre: Dead To Me, by Anton Strout
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

[Sandy]

4/6


* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - Dead on Delivery by Eileen Rendahl 4/8
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title Male lead -
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Any Witch Way by Annasaysia Savage 4/6
* 1 New author - Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins 4/3


ANY GENRE:
* Optional Young Adult - Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs 4/2
* Optional Book with the color yellow on the cover -

[Eithne]

3/7 completed

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title -- Dead Matter by Anton Strout -- COMPLETED
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) The Sorority: Merilynn by Tamara Thorne -- COMPLETED
* Add'l Book - Young Adult -- Candle Man by Glenn Dakin -- COMPLETED

[Alicia]

2/7 completed

I just finished my second book for the challenge, Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White, which was my Young Adult selection.

[Rita]

I've read 2 of 6 books for this challenge so far. Entry.

[[deleted user]]

3/6 Complete


* 1 Urban Fantasy Title: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre:
Forsaken by Jana Oliver

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult: Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover: City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

[Ashley]

1/7 complete

Currently reading:


Read:


To Read:

[Tiphaine]

1/7 completed

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title : Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character : Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) : Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre : Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult : Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady by L.A. Meyer
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology : Under Her Skin
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover : The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan

Read


To Read

[Valorie]

2/6 Done

1. UF: Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 4/10 ★★★★
2. UF Male: Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco
3. PNR: The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers by Angie Fox 4/7 ★★★
4. New Author: Dark Embers by Tessa Adams
5. YA: Mind the Gap by Christopher Golden

[Lisa O.]

2/4 Done

UF: Late Eclipses 4/8 ****
UF Male Lead: Moonshine
Paranormal Romance: Lover Unleashed 4/3 ****
New Author: Stray

[Theresa]

Archer wrote: "Urban Fantasy : BOOK READING CHALLENGES > Challenge # 5: April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011

1. Awakened - PC & Kristen Cast
2. Undead and Unwed - MaryJanice Davidson
3. The Last of the Red-Hot V..."


Archer, there are only 7 books in this challenge.

[Betelgeuze]

Read: 4/7

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:

[Laura Lulu]

3/7


Urban Fantasy River Marked Patricia Briggs April 2 ★★★★
UF w/Male Lead Criss Cross Jordan Castillo Price
Other Fantasy
New Author The Iron Duke Meljean Brook April 9 ★★★★★
YA Jenny Pox J.L. Bryan April 10 ★★★★
Anthology Lips Touch: Three Times Laini Taylor
Yellow Cover Children of Scarabaeus Sara Creasy

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Theresa wrote: "Archer wrote: "Urban Fantasy : BOOK READING CHALLENGES > Challenge # 5: April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011

1. Awakened - PC & Kristen Cast
2. Undead and Unwed - MaryJanice Davidson
3. The Last o..."

Think Archer might have got her challenges in a muddle! It's very easy to do!

[Yadira]

3/7 Completed

✓Urban Fantasy Title: Green-Eyed Demon, by Jaye Wells

It was ok, but I liked the previous books better. Sabina, the lead character, is horrible in this book. She was relatively smart before, and now she just acted stupid or crazy half the time. But the action scenes and the support characters saved the book for me.

✓Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead character: Sandman Slim, by Richard Kadrey.

✓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
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