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

[AH]

7/7 Complete - Challenge Completed

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - Magic Slays Complete 6/12/11
* 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 Complete 5/11/11

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult - Mortal Engines Complete 4/5/11
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology - Dead After Dark Complete 4/30/11
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover - The Knife of Never Letting Go Complete 5/3/11

[Melissa]

I keep forgetting to update!

5/7 completed

Urban Fantasy - Kitty and the Midnight Hour (4*) 4/2
Urban Fantasy w/Male LeadBlackout
Paranormal Romance - I'm the Vampire, That's Why (3*) 4/6
New to Me Author - Angels' Blood (4*) 5/31

Bonus...Young Adult - Incarceron (3*) 5/23
Bonus...Anthology - Must Love Hellhounds 93*) 6/12
Bonus...yellow cover?

[Theresa]

Fantastic Job!!!: Natalie, Julia, & AH!

[Jessica]

5/6 Completed

One more to go! so Many other books getting my attention!
I have left

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

That's a great book Jessica (if you like steampunk).

[Eva]

7/7 COMPLETED

[Lisa O.]

4/4 Complete!

UF: Late Eclipses
UF Male Lead: Moonshine
Paranormal Romance: Lover Unleashed
New Author: Stray

[Theresa]

Great job, Eva & Lisa O!!

[Ashley]

7/7 complete

Made it!

* Urban Fantasy Title: Unholy Magic by Stacia Kane ★★★★
* Urban Fantasy Title featuring a male lead: Mr. Monster by Dan Wells ★★★★
* Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance: Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb ★★★★
* Other book by new author: Shadowlight by Lynn Viehl ★★

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult: Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld ★★★★
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology: Side Jobs by Jim Butcher ★★★★
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Nightingale's Lament by Simon R. Green ★★★

[Theresa]

Congrats, Ashley!

[Sarah]

4/4 completed

finished reading something from the nightside by simon r. green

[Shomeret]

I decided to substitute Midnight Riotas my book by a previously unread author. This is my last book in this challenge. I just started reading it.

[Jen (jlkish)]

7/7 READ - ALL DONE!

UF - Angelic by Kelley Armstrong ****/5 04.06.11
UF Male - A Kiss Before the Apocalypse by Thomas E. Sniegoski ***/5 06.14.11
Fantasy or PR - Hungry for You by Lynsay Sands ***/5 04.28.11
New to Me Author - Aftertime by Sophie Littlefield ***/5 04.14.11

Bonus...Young Adult - Matched by Ally Condie ****/5 05.19.11
Bonus...Anthology - Bitten By Cupid ***/5 05.24.11
Bonus...Cover Hunt (Yellow) - Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh ****/5 06.17.11

[Tanya]

4/5 Complete

UF - Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
UF w/Male Protagonist - Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Other Fantasy or PNR - Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
New Author - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

Optional:
Yellow Cover - Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (this is a change)

Read:

[Diane ~Firefly~]

7/7 completed


1. UF: Blood Bargain by Maria Lima - 4/16/11
2. UF male lead: Staked by J.F. Lewis - 4/9/11
3. PNR/Fantasy: Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands - 6/16/11
4. New Author: A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang - 5/8/11
5. YA: The Good Ghouls' Guide to Getting Even by Julie Kenner - 4/4/11
6. Anthology: Prom Nights From Hell - 4/13/11
7. Yellow cover: Changes by Jim Butcher - 4/25/11



(titles are likely to change)

[Ashley]

Theresa wrote: "Congrats, Ashley!"

Thank you!

[Shomeret]

Previously Unread Author: Midnight Riot Read 6/19 ****

7/7 Done

Challenge completed.

[Theresa]

Excellent Job!!!:
Sarah, Jen (jlkish), Diane ~Firefly~, & Shomeret

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Urban Fantasy - Challenge #5

1st April - 30th June

6/7

UF - Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill - 15th May
UF - Male Central Character - The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman - 30th May
Fantasy/PNR - The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: War of the Worlds by Manly Wade Wellman - 16th April
New Author - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - 2nd April
YA - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - 26th April
Anthology - Dark Beginnings by Gena Showalter
Yellow Cover - The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Scroll of the Dead by David Stuart Davies - 17th June

Read


Probably won't get to the final book - I just moved house and still got lots to sort out.

[Deyara]

Complete: 7/7

* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology
Blood Lite

[Susan]

7/7 Complete
* 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):Running Scared by Shannon K. Butcher
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre: Judgment Calls by Alafair Burke

ANY GENRE:
* Optional Add'l Book - Young Adult:Remember Me by Christopher Pike
* Optional Add'l Book - Anthology: On The Hunt
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with the color yellow on the cover: Cat's Claw by Amber Benson

[Jessica]

6/6 Completed! Finally!

[Jan]

7/7 -- I actually did it!!!

Urban Fantasy Title -- Of Saints and Shadows

UF featuring Male Lead Character -- Crave

Other Fantasy or Paranormal Romance -- Undead and Unfinished

Authro I have never read -- Black Wings

Young Adult -- Demon Glass

Anthology -- Holidays Are Hell

Cover Hunt -- Yellow -- Demon Hunting in Dixie

[Theresa]

Great job, Jan!

[Tanya]

5/5 Complete!

UF - Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
UF w/Male Protagonist - Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Other Fantasy or PNR - Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
New Author - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

Optional:
Yellow Cover - Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (this is a change)

Read:

[Theresa]

Fantastic job, Tanya!

[Jacquie]

Forgot to add
Mind Games by Carolyn Crane FINISHED
That makes 6/7 done, still waiting on library for book 7 so I won't get all done :(