2012 Nothing But Reading Challenges

[Barbara ★]

10 Book Author Train
13 Going on 30 Challenge
50 States Challenge
Across the Universe Challenge
All About You Challenge
Animal Alphabet
Antonym Challenge
Blue Moon Challenge
Chasing the Rainbow
Comics Challenge
Decades Challenge
Dirty Dancing Soundtrack Challenge
Disney Princess Challenge
Goodreads Choice Awards - 2012
2012 Hurricane Challenge
Jim Henson Tribute Challenge
Mind, Body Spirit Challenge
My Perfect Prom
New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball
Oh My Gods Challenge
One Enchanted Evening Reading Challenge
Precious Jewels & Gems Challenge
Pyramid Series Challenge
Rocky Horror Picture Show Challenge
September Takeover Challenge
Sign of the Times Challenge
Six Degrees of Separation Challenge
Superstitions Challenge
Titanic 100 Year Anniversary Challenge
T-Shirt Challenge
Vacation Destination Challenge
Year of the Times: Chinese Zodiac Challenge

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New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball

Duration: December 4, 2011 - January 31, 2012

1. Costume - pink satin dress
P: Patricia Wrede - Thirteenth Child 12/8
I: The Iron Witch - Karen Mahoney 12/6
N: Nina Bangs - Eternal Prey 12/31
K: Kagawa, Julie - The Iron Knight 12/9



2. Pick your date: Jamie Fraser
12/15
3. Transpo: I'm arriving by air which aught to be interesting with my pink satin dress! (slight change of plans, my griffin has sprained a wing, so alternate means of transpo have been arranged by sea)
1/26
4. Music/Dance: I can't dance at all but maybe a waltz is doable.
1/19
5. Entree: dessert of course!
1/29
6. Drink: I think I'll try a martini.
1/31

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Ten Book Author Train

Start Date: February 14, 2012
End Date: May 31, 2012

READ: 10/10

1. Lori O'ClarE - Tall, Dark and Deadly 2/14 ★★★★
2. Earlene FowleR - Kansas Troubles 2/14 ★★
3. Richelle MeaD - Shadow Heir 2/22 ★★★
4. Devon MonK - Dead Iron 3/14 ★★★★★
5. Kathryn SmitH - Dark Side of Dawn 3/18 ★★★★
6. Hannah HowelL - If He's Wicked 3/22 ★★★★★
7. Lynn ViehL - Shadowlight 3/26 ★★★
8. Larissa IonE - Eternal Rider 4/11 ★★★★★
9. Eve SilveR - Sins of the Heart 5/15 ★★★★
10. Robin Hobb - Ship of Magic 5/29 ★★★★★

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My Perfect Prom
Duration: April 1 - May 31, 2012

1. Theme: Magic or Madness
4/4
2. Color Scheme: purple and gold
4/214/22
3. Keepsake: Diamond
4/30
4. Outfit: white dress
5/24
5. Date: Eragon
4/10
6. Transportation: motorcycle
5/9
7. Music: Waltz
W: Wizard's Heir 5/3
A: Anna Dressed in Blood 4/12
L: Lady Friday 4/23
T: Taming the Highland Bride 5/3
Z: Zombies Sold Separately 5/21

8. Food: Friday's
5/15
9. Ending:
5/25 followed by 4/26

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Blue Moon Challenge

DURATION: August 2012
LEVEL: Full of It: 5-9 books

✔B: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson 8/3
✔L: The Last Unicorn - Peter Beagle 8/9
✔U: Unchained - Sharon Ashwood 8/18
✔E: Suzanne Enoch - Don't Look Down 8/16

✔M: Moonburn - Alisa Sheckley 8/31
✔O: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22
✔O: (Otherkin #2)Sins of the Soul - Eve Silver 9/2
✔N: No Safe Place - Joann Ross 8/20



8/8 Complete 9/2/12

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September Takeover Challenge, repost

Duration: September 1 - 30, 2012

Level: Greet the Sunrise 8-10

READ: 9/9

✔1• Favorite genres: First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire (romantic suspense-combination of mystery & romance) 9/13
✔2• Books with dogs in them: Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones (rotweiler in story) 9/26
✔3• Hawt guy on the cover: Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn 9/29
✔4• Coffee ice cream: Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett (cup of coffee on cover) 9/5
✔5• My favorite color is blue: The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin 9/8
✔6• Beautifully styled hair: Secret Life of a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/21
✔7• Hats: The Gunslinger - Stephen King 9/30
8• I ♥ cookies: SKIP
✔9• Read any book from my all-time-favorites bookshelf: Fair Game - Patricia Briggs 9/21
✔10• Listen to any book on audio: Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child 9/20



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Dirty Dancing Challenge

Level: Overload

1. I’ve Had the Time of My Life - The Accidental Werewolf - Dakota Cassidy (first in a series) 11/11/11

2. Be My Baby - Deeply, Desperately - Heather Webber (#2 in a series) 12/25/11

3. She's Like the Wind - Eternal Prey - Nina Bangs (#3 in series) 12/31/11

4. Hungry Eyes - Defiance - Lili St. Crow (#4 in series) 11/19/11

5. Stay - Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner- Diana Gabaldon (character named William) 12/15/11

6. Yes - Merry, Merry Ghost - Carolyn Hart (merry in title) 3/10/12

7. You Don't Own Me - Kiss of a Demon King-Kresley Cole (#7 in IAD series) 11/23/11

8. Hey! Baby -The Boy in the Suitcase - Lene Kaaberbøl (baby in the book) 12/27/11

9. Overload - Cereal Killer - G.A. McKevett (Savannah Reid #9) 12/16/11

10. Love Is Strange - Down These Strange Streets (the word “strange” in the title) 12/24/11

11. Where Are You Tonight? - Jordan - Susan Kearney (lost in hyperspace) 11/8/11

12. In the Still of the Night - The Iron Witch - Karen Mahoney (black cover) 12/6/11

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Precious Jewels & Gemstone Challenge
Duration: January 25, 2012 - January 24, 2013

EASY LEVEL - COMPLETE
Z: (Zell) - Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too - Nancy Martin 1/29
I: In Bed with a Highlander - Maya Banks 1/31
R: Richelle Mead - Shadow Heir 2/22
C: (Ciara) - Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready 2/12
O: Jana Oliver - The Demon Trapper's Daughter 1/25
N: Chloe Neill - Some Girls Bite 2/10


MODERATE LEVEL - COMPLETE
A: The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox 3/4
M: (M.J. Holliday) - What's a Ghoul to Do? - Victoria Laurie 2/6
E: (Emma) - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs 2/7
T: (Tricia) - Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett 2/8
H: Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn 2/21
Y: Yasmine Galenorn - Ghost of a Chance 3/11
S: Sail - James Patterson 2/8
T: Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare 2/14


DIFFICULT LEVEL - COMPLETE
L: (Lara) - Forgotten Sea - Virginia Kantra 2/2
A: (Arthur) - Sir Thursday - Garth Nix 2/2
B: Brain Dead - Eileen Dreyer 2/4
R: Eff Rothmer - Across the Great Barrier - Patricia Wrded 3/3
A: The Awakening - Donna Boyd 2/4
D: (Daz) - X Isle - Steve Augarde 1/26
O: (Andi Oliver) - Dakota - Martha Grimes 2/25
R: (Rhiannon) - Divine By Choice - P.C. Cast 3/5
I: I Am Not A Serial Killer - Dan Wells 2/26
T: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5
E: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman 2/25


BIRTHSTONE COMPLETE
G: The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong 1/31
A: (Ashleigh) - The Mournful Teddy - John Lamb 3/20
R: (Regina) - One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren 3/13
N: (Noah) - Dark Side of Dawn - Kathryn Smith 3/18
E: (Ethan) - Delicate Freakn' Flower - Eve Langlais 2/28
T: Vickie Taylor - Legacy of Stone 3/7

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Challenge

1. Science Fiction/Double Feature - Intervention - Robin Cook (black cover) 10/23

2. Dammit Janet - The Iron Knight - Julie Kagawa (someone proposes) 12/9

3. Over at the Frankenstein Place - Chill Factor - Sandra Brown (depicting rain) 11/13

4. Time Warp - Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones (cover shows hands on hips) 10/13

5. Sweet Transvestite - The Demon Trapper's Daughter - Jana Oliver (heroine has car trouble) 1/25

6. Sword of Damocles - Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews (sword on the cover) 10/30

7. I Can Make You a Man - In Too Deep - Jayne Ann Krentz (muscular man on cover) 10/19

8. What Ever Happened to Saturday Night? -To Crave a Blood Moon - Sharie Kohler (someone is wearing jeans) 10/31

9. Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me - The Nymphos of Rocky Flats - Mario Acevedo (creature of the night) 10/26

10. Once in a While - Compulsion - Keith Ablow (char= Frank Clevenger) 11/18

11. Eddie's Teddy - The Mournful Teddy - John Lamb (teddy bear on cover) 3/20/12

12. Planet, Schmanet, Janet - Vicious Circle - Linda Robertson (heroine is a witch who chants in rhyme) 11/26

13. Rose Tint My World - Bloodlines - Richelle Mead (character named Rose) 12/12

14. Don't Dream It Be It - Thunderhead - Preston/Child(person fulfills their dream) 10/27

15. Wild and Untamed Thing - Rion - Susan Kearney (paranormal.) 11/2

16. I'm Going Home - Dragon Moon - Rebecca York (character experiences space travel) 10/21

17. Super Heroes -Magyk - Angie Sage (young adult) 11/5



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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13 Going on 30 Challenge

1. Head Over Heels - Angel Fire East - Terry Brooks (heroine is a runner) 12/1

2. Jessie's Girl - Goddess of Legend - P.C. Cast (pink cover) 11/20

3. Burning Down the House - Nutcase - Charlotte Hughes (fire on cover) 11/25

4. Mad About You - Cops and Cowboys - Lora Leigh/Shiloh Walker (romance with a childhood friend) 11/5

5. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Highborn - Yvonne Navarro (cover is blue) 12/5

6. What I Like About You - Red Lily - Nora Roberts (romance) 1/18

7. Ice Ice Baby - The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons - K atie MacAlister (does a strip tease) 11/7

8. Crazy for You - Crazy Cool - Tara Janzen 3/20

9. Vienna -Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews (heroine has too much on her plate) 10/30

10. Why Can't I? - What's a Ghoul to Do? - Victoria Laurie 2/6

11. Tainted Love - The Dark Griffin - K. J. Taylor (someone runs away) 11/28

12. Love Is a Battlefield - Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward (battlefield scene) 10/29

13. Will I Ever Make It Home - Mister Monday - Garth Nix (a person is trying to make it home) 12/13

14. Thriller - Dragon Moon - Rebecca York (werewolf) 10/21

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Disney Princess Challenge

Duration: no time limit
LEVEL: Difficult 9+ books

✔1. Pocahontas: A World Apart - Nora Roberts (heroine has shamanic powers) 3/22
✔2. Snow White: Wolf's Cross - S.A. Swann (heroine is of german descent) 3/28
✔3. Aurora: Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn (heroine is an orphan and not aware of her family) 2/21/12
✔4. Mulan: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman (heroine is Asian and disguised as a boy) 2/25/12
✔5. Ariel: Shadow Heir - Richelle Mead (heroine has red hair) 2/22/12
✔6. Belle: Divine By Choice - P.C. Cast (heroine married to a centaur and was an English teacher) 3/5/12
✔7. Megana: The River Nymph - Shirl Henke (heroine has a low opinion of men, gamblers especially) 3/30
✔8. Cinderella: Bridge of Dreams - Anne Bishop (I can't say why but heroine has a really tough life) 4/1
✔9. Rapunzel: Legacy of Stone - Vickie Taylor (heroine is kidnapped) 3/7
✔10. Alice: Dark Side of Dawn - Kathryn Smith (heroine literally lives in a dreamworld. she is a nightmare goddess who dwells in dreamland as much as the mortal one) 3/18

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Six Degrees of Separation Challenge

Started with: The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver 1/25 ★★★★✩
Connects to: Jeri Smith-Ready - Wicked Game
Connects to: P.C. Cast - Divine By Choice

CHANGE OF PLANS! realized it dead ended after P.C. Cast.

Starting again with Forgotten Sea - Virginia Kantra 2/2/12 ★★★★✩
Connects to: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5/12 ★★★★✩
Connects to: The Undead Next Door - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/12/12 ★★★✩✩
Connects to: Taming the Highland Bride - Lynsay Sands 5/3/12 ★★★✩✩
Connects to: Storm of Visions - Christina Dodd 5/6/12 ★★★✩✩
Connects to: Covet - J.R. Ward 5/9/12 ★★★★✩

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Mind Body Spirit Challenge
Duration: 1/23/12 - 1/22/13
LEVEL FIVE: Read 24 books, pick and choose!

READ: 12/12

MIND:
The Falling Machine - Andrew Mayer (the equivalent of a science class on steam engines and automatons) 1/23
On a Highland Shore - Kathleen Givens (conflict between Vikings and Scotland 1263) 3/30
The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters (hero is a brainiac) 5/12
Kiss of Fate - Deborah Cooke (hero is a pyrotechnics wizard) 5/20


BODY: COMPLETE
Forgotten Sea - Virginia Kantra (hawt bod on cover) 2/2
(Dark Matters) in -Unbound - Vicki Pettersson (enhanced senses) 3/16
The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson (burn victim gets rehabilitated) 4/10
Friday Night Bites - Chloe Niell (heroine and BFF get in shape) 5/15


SPIRIT: COMPLETE
The Awakening - Donna Boyd (ghosts) 2/4
What's a Ghoul to Do? - Victoria Laurie (heroine is psychic) 2/6
Merry, Merry Ghost - Carolyn Hart (inspirational-angel/heaven) 3/10
Wolf's Cross - S.A. Swann (spirited heroine) 3/28


SPELL IT OUT - COMPLETE!

M:Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett 2/8
I: Larissa Ione - TEternal Rider 4/11
N: Nina Wright - Whiskey on the Rocks 2/4
D: Eileen Dreyer - Brain Dead 2/4


B: Stephanie Bond - 6 Killer Bodies 2/25
O: One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren 3/13
D: Dead Iron - Devon Monk 3/14
Y: Yasmine Galenorn - Ghost of a Chance 3/11


S: Sail - James Patterson 2/8
P: Killer View - Ridley Pearson 2/14
I: Institut Scientifique - Smolder - Melina Morel 4/5
R: Jeri Smith-Ready - Wicked Game 2/12
I: Inheritance - Christopher Paolini 4/10
T: Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare 2/14



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Oh My Gods Challenge
Duration: 1/21/12 - 1/20/13
Level: Titan- 12 books

✔Zeus: Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill (hero is the leader of a vampire house) 2/10
✔Poseidon: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day (hero is a warrior of Poseidon and water on cover) 2/5
✔Apollo: Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater (hero plays the harp competitively with heroine) 1/21
✔Ares: Havemercy - Jaida Jones (heroes are in the military) 3/25
✔Hephaestus: Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne (cover is red) 2/12
✔Hermes: Raziel - Kristina Douglas (hero is a fallen angel) 3/27


✔Hera: Shadow Heir - Richelle Mead (heroine is a queen) 2/22
✔Demeter: Divine By Choice - P.C. Cast (heroine is pregnant) 3/5
✔Athena: Dark Side of Dawn - Kathryn Smith (heroine is psychologist and literally kicks her enemies ass) 3/18
✔Hestia: The Demon Trapper's Daughter - Jana Oliver (YA novel and a virgin) 1/25
✔Artemis: Across the Great Barrier - Patricia Wrede (loves animals more than people) 3/3
✔Aphrodite: The Angel and the Highlander - Donna Fletcher (heroine is a rare beauty) 5/24



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Hurricane Season Challenge
Duration: January 3 - June 2, 2012
Found: 55

Agnes
Alberto
✔ Alex - Taming the Highland Bride - Lynsay Sands 5/2
Alicia
✔ Allen (author) - A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley 3/10
✔ Allison (author) - Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman 2/25
✔Ana (Anna) - Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake 4/12
Andrea
✔ Andrew (author) - The Falling Machine - Andrew Mayer 1/23
✔ Anita - Hit List - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/21
Arlene
✔ Arthur - Drowned Wednesday - Garth Nix 1/10
✔ Audrey - Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews 1/16
Barry
Bertha
Beryl
Betsy
Beulah
Bill
Bob
Bonnie
Bret
Camille
Carla
Carmen
Carol
Celia
Cesar
Chantal
Charley
Chris
✔ Cindy - 10th Anniversary - James Patterson 1/3
Claudette
✔Cleo - (Clio) - A Chalice of Wind - Cate Tiernan 3/16
✔Colin - Zombies Sold Separately - Cheyenne McCray 5/21
Connie
Cristobal
✔ Danielle (Danni) - Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn 2/21
✔ Danny (author) Fanuilh - Daniel Hood 5/1
David
Dean
✔Debby -(author) - Kiss of Fate - Deborah Cooke 5/20
✔ Dennis - (secondary character) - Deeper Than the Dead - Tami Hoag 5/22
Diana
Diane
Dolly
Don
✔ Donna (author) - The Awakening - Donna Boyd 2/4
Dora
✔Dorian - Shadow Heir - Richelle Mead 2/22
Earl
Edna
✔ Edouard (Edward) - Hit List - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/21
Elena
Eloise
Emily
Erika
✔ Erin - Midsummer Night's Magic - anthology 4/24
Ernesto
Fabian
Fay
Felix
Fernand
Fifi
Fiona
Flora
Florence
Floyd
Fran
Frances
✔ Franklin - (Frank, secondary character) - Deeper Than the Dead - Tami Hoag 5/22
Fred
Frederic
Gabrielle
Gaston
Georges
Gert
Gilbert
gloria
Gonzalo
Gordon
✔ Grace - Hidden Fire - Jo Davis 1/17
Gustav
✔ Hanna - (author) - If He's Wicked - Hannah Howell 3/22
Harvey
Hattie
✔ Hazel - Those in Peril - Wilbur Smith 1/29
✔ Helene - (Helen) - Burning Alive - Shannon Butcher 4/23
Henri
Hermine
Hilda
Hortense
Hugo
Humberto
✔ Ian - Smolder - Melina Morel 4/5
Ida
Igor
Ike
Inez
Ingrid
Ione
Irene
Iris
✔ Isaac - X-Isle - Steve Argarde 1/26
Isabel
Isaias
Isidore
Ivan
Janet
Jeanne
Jerry
Joan
Joaquin
Jose
Josephine
Joyce
Juan
Julia
✔ Karen (author) - Leader of the Pack - Karen MacInerney 3/8
Karl
✔Kate - Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews 4/13
✔ Katia (Katya) Crazy Cool - Tara Janzen 3/20
Katrina
✔ Keith - Merry, Merry Ghost - Carolyn Hart 3/10
Kirk
Klaus
✔ Kyle - Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb 5/29
Larry
✔ Laura (author) - The Shattered Vine - Laura Ann Gilman 1/12
✔Lee - Bridge of Dreams - Anne Bishop 4/1
Lenny
Leslie
✔ Lili (lily) - Red Lily - Nora Roberts 1/18
Lisa
Lorenzo
Luis
Marco
✔ Mari (Mary) - The Awakening - Donna Boyd 2/4
Marilyn
Matthew
✔ Melissa - (author) - Two Lines in Unbound - Melissa Marr 3/16
✔ Michael (nickname Mick, real name Michael) - The Perfect Play - Jaci Burton 4/23
Michelle
Mindy
Mitch
Nadine
Nana
Nate
Nestor
✔ Nicholas - (Nick) - Midsummer Night's Magic - anthology 4/24
Nicole
Noel
Odette
Olga
Omar
Opal
✔ Ophelia - A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley 3/10
Oscar
Otto
Pablo
Paloma
Patty
Paula
Paulette
✔ Peter - Sail - James Patterson 2/8
✔ Philippe - (Phil) - Forbidden Nights with a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/11
✔ Rafael - The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong 1/31
✔ Rebekah - (author) - Day of the Dragon - Rebecca York 4/3
Rene
Richard
Rina
Rita
✔ Rose - Dead Iron - Devon Monk 3/14
✔ Roxanne (Roxy) - Sins of the Heart - Eve Silver 5/14
Sallly
✔ Sam - (Samia nickname Sam) - No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/19
Sandy
✔ Sean - Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrelyn Sparks 1/24
Sebastien
Share - (author) - Haunted by Your Touch - Sharie Kohler 3/26
Stan
Tammy
Tanya
Teddy
Teresa
Tobias
✔ Tomas - Tommy/Thomas - Santa Olivia - Jacqueline Carey 3/11
Tony
Valerie
Van
✔ Vicky - (author) Legacy of Stone - Vickie Taylor 3/7
Victor
✔Vince - (Vincet) - Ley Line Drifter in Unbound - Kim Harrison 3/16
✔ Virginie (Virginia) - Quicksilver - Amanda Quick 1/22
✔ Walter (Walt) - Killer View - Ridley Pearson 2/14
✔ Wanda - (Vanda) - Forbidden Nights with a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/11
Wendy
Whitney
Wilfred
✔ William - Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare 1/6
Wilma

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The Lost Challenges: Jim Hensen Tribute Challenge

Duration: September 24, 2011 - May 16, 2012

The Muppet Show
1. Fozzy Bear: The Accidental Werewolf - Dakota Cassidy 11/11/11
2. Kermit the Frog: The Nymphos of Rocky Flats - Mario Avecedo 10/26/11
3. Miss Piggy: Witch Fury - Anya Bast 3/17/12
4. Rowlf: Wolfbreed - S.A. Swann 11/10/11
5. Elmo: The Better Part of Darkness - Kelly Gay 10/10/11
6. Statler & Waldorf: The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (twins=Widge & Poppet) 9/27/11
7. Beaker: A Knight of the Word - Terry Brooks 9/30/11
8. Sam the Eagle: The Judas Strain - James Rollins (black ops) 10/18/11
9. Animal: To Crave a Blood Moon - Sharie Kohler (misfit werewolf) 10/31/11
10. The Swedish Chef: Kindred in Death - J.D. Robb (hero has accent) 11/23/11
11. Pepe, the King Prawn: Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews 10/30/11
12. Gonzo the Great: Dragon Moon - Rebecca York 10/21/11
13. Camilla the Chicken: Rion - Susan Kearney 11/2/11
14. Link Hogthrob: Jordan - Susan Kearney 11/8/11
15. Johnny Fiama: Mob Rules - Cameron Haley (heroine works for the mob) 1/21/12



Sesame Street
16. Snuffleupagus: In Too Deep - Jayne Ann Krentz 10/19/11
17. Bert & Ernie: Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward 10/29/11
18. Oscar the Grouch: Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones (Reyes) 10/13/11
19. Count Von Count: Be Still My Vampire Heart (Love at Stake, #3) - Kerrelyn Sparks 1/24/12
20. Grover: Fated - Shayla Black (heroine is a barmaid) 11/28/11


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Nothing But Reading Challenges
50 State Challenge
Duration: February 15, 2011 - February 14, 2012



Alabama: Close Enough To Kill - Beverly Barton 6/18/11
Alaska: Ice - Stephanie Rowe 5/16/11
Arizona: Stormwalker - Allyson James 4/14/11
Arkansas: Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 1/4/12
California: Torment - Lauren Kate 7/2/11
Colorado: The Grilling Season - Diane Mott Davidson 4/28/11
Connecticut: Taken - Chris Jordan 4/8/11
Delaware: She'll Never Tell - Morgan Hunter 11/17/11
Florida: Unhallowed Ground - Heather Graham 5/18/11
Georgia: Eve - Iris Johansen 5/22/11
Hawaii: Swimsuit - James Patterson 5/31/11
Idaho: Killer View - Ridley Pearson 2/14/12
Illinois: Fool Moon - Jim Butcher 4/10/11
Indiana: Home for a Spell - Madelyn Alt 7/8/11
Iowa: An Enchanted Season - anthology 4/26/11
Kansas: Kansas Troubles - Earlene Fowler 2/14/12
Kentucky: For Her Eyes Only - Cait London 12/29/11
Louisiana: Invincible - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/10/11
Maine: Dreamcatcher - Stephen King 3/3/11
Maryland: Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready 2/12
Massachusetts: Ashes of Midnight - Lara Adrian 4/28/11
Michigan: Whiskey on the Rocks - Nina Wright 2/5/12
Minnesota: Dust to Dust - Tami Hoag 5/21/11
Mississippi: Waltz in Time - Eugenia Riley 1/19/12
Missouri: Brain Dead - Eileen Dryer 2/4/12
Montana: Spirit Bound - Richelle Mead 5/8/11
Nebraska: Sing Them Home - Stephanie Kallos 5/14/11
Nevada: Walk on the Wild Side - Christine Warren 5/28/11
New Hampshire: Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett 2/8/12
New Jersey: Enchanted Ivy - Sarah Beth Durst 4/18/11
New Mexico: Taos Chill - Linda Lea Castle6/1/11
New York: Lover Mine - J.R. Ward 3/15/11
North Carolina: Flat-Out Sexy - Erin McCarthy 3/22/11
North Dakota: Dakota - Martha Grimes 2/25/12
Ohio: Halfway to the Grave - Jeaniene Frost 3/18/11
Oklahoma: Unraveled - Gena Showalter 2/15/11
Oregon: Marked - Elisabeth Naughton 6/22/11
Pennsylvania: Acts of Mercy - Mariah Stewart 5/29/11
Rhode Island: Sail - James Patterson 2/8/12
South Carolina: Master of Smoke - Angela Knight 3/28/11
South Dakota: Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare 2/14/12
Tennessee: Black Rose - Nora Roberts 8/6/11
Texas: Ghost Town - Rachel Caine 5/3/11
Utah: Thunderhead - Preston/Child 10/27/11
Vermont: Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne 2/12
Virginia: One Foot in the Grave - Jeaniene Frost 5/20/11
Washington: Twenty Wishes - Debbie Macomber 4/21/11
West Virginia: The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes - Jennifer Crusie 5/13/11
Wisconsin: Amazon Ink - Lori Devoti 8/12/11
Wyoming: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5/12

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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All About You Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2011 - April 30, 2012

MAY:Month 1: Birth Month
J: Grave Peril - Jim Butcher 5/15
A: Acts of Mercy - Mariah Stewart 5/29
N: No Greater Sacrifice - John Stipa 5/14
U: The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes - Jennifer Crusie 5/13
A: Accidentally Were? - Anne Douglas 5/22
R: River Marked - Patricia Briggs 5/7
Y: Yours For Eternity - Hannah Howell 5/27


JUNE:Month 2: Read your Birthstone
G: Graveminder - Melissa Marr 6/5
A: Annette Blair - Bedeviled Angel|7095691] 6/11
R: Red Mortal - Deidre Knight 6/28
N: Elisabeth Naughton - Marked 6/22
E: Elfland - Freda Warrington 6/20
T: Taos Chill - Linda Lea Castle 6/1


JULY: Month 3: Read your Sign
C: Ladies Prefer Rogues - Janet Chapman 7/20
A: Home for a Spell- Madelyn Alt 7/10
P: Paradox - The Angels Are Here Patti Roberts 7/11
R: Reckoning - Cate Tiernan 7/5
I: Ill Wind - Rachel Caine 7/4
C: Deep Kiss of Winter - Kresley Cole 7/23
O: On the Edge - Ilona Andrews 7/31
R: Friend Of The Devil - Peter Robinson 7/13
N: Night's Child - Cate Tiernan 7/14


AUGUST: Month 4: Read your Chinese Zodiac Sign
D: Kiss of Fury - Deborah Cooke 8/9
R: Red-Headed Stepchild - Jaye Wells 8/6
A: Amazon Ink - Lori Devoti 8/12
G: Guillemo Gotti - The Book of Earth - Marjorie Kellogg 8/23
O: Swing - Opal Carew 8/10
N: Black Rose - Nora Roberts 8/6



SEPTEMBER: Month 6: Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre

1. First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones 9/5
2. Firelight - Sophie Jordan 9/17
3. Magic to the Bone - Devon Monk 9/10
4. Iron Crowned - Richelle Mead 9/4


OCTOBER: Month 11: Read 3 or 4 books by new authors



1. Mario Acevedo: The Nymphos of Rocky Flats 10/26
2. Kelly Gay: The Better Part of Darkness 10/10
3. Jaida Jones: Havemercy 3/25/12


NOVEMBER: Month 7: Read 3 or 4 books with your child (I don't have a child but I choose to read YA novels)

1. Magyk - Angie Sage 11/5
2. Bite Club - Rachel Caine 11/25
3. Defiance - Lili St. Crow 11/19
4. Angel Burn - L.A. Weatherly 11/6


DECEMBER: Month 8: Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors

1. Cheyenne McCray - Demons Not Included 12/19
2. Rachel Caine - Last Breath12/26
3. Diana Gabaldon - Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner12/15

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All About You Challenge - Part II
JANUARY:Month 9: Read more books in one month than you normally do. I read between 22-28 per month so I'll go with 30.

1. 10th Anniversary - James Patterson (395p) 1/2
2. If I Die - Rachel Vincent (342p) 1/3
3. Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris (293p) 1/4
4. The Storm - E.J. Findorff (preARC)(532 pages) 1/5
5. Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare (507 pages) 1/6
6. Fantasy in Death - J.D. Robb (audio)(356 pages) 1/7
7. Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia (516 pages) 1/8
8. Drowned Wednesday - Garth Nix (audio) (389 pages) 1/10
9. The Shattered Vine - Laura Ann Gilman (343 pages) 1/12
10. Debris - Jo Anderton (456 pages) 1/15
11. Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews (373 pages) 1/16
12. Hidden Fire - Jo Davis (287 pages) 1/17
13. Red Lily - Nora Roberts (351 pages) 1/18
14. No Werewolves Allowed - Cheyenne McCray (278 pages) 1/19
15. Waltz in Time - Eugenia Riley (378 pages) 1/19
16. Mob Rules - Cameron Haley (313 pages) 1/21
17. Indulgence in Death - J.D. Robb (audio) (373 pages) 1/21
18. Hit List - Laurell K. Hamilton (320 pages) 1/21
19. Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater (325 pages) 1/21
20. Quicksilver - Amanda Quick (327 pages) 1/22
21. The Falling Machine - Andrew Mayer (384 pages) 1/23
22. Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrelyn Sparks (372 pages) 1/24
23. The Demon Trapper's Daughter - Jana Oliver (355 pages) 1/25
24. X-isle - Steve Augarde (477 pages) 1/26
25. Those in Peril - Wilbur Smith (audio) (400 pages) 1/29
26. Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too - Nancy Martin (262 pages) 1/29
27. Dragon Bound - Thea Harrison (312 pages) 1/30
28. The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong (359 pages) 1/31
29. In Bed with a Highlander - Maya Banks (351 pages) 1/31
30. The Kept Woman - Susan Donovan (372 pages) 1/31


FEBRUARY: Month 12 - Read your favorite Book Crush's name

J: James Patterson - Sail 2/8
A: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5
M: Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett 2/8
I: I Am Not A Serial Killer - Dan Wells 2/26
E: Earlene Fowler - Kansas Troubles 2/14


F: Forgotten Sea - Virginia Kantra 2/2
R: Jeri Smith-Ready - Wicked Game 2/12
A: The Awakening - Donna Boyd 2/4
S: Maggie Shayne - Killing Me Softly 2/12
E: Eileen Dreyer - Brain Dead 2/4
R: Ridley Pearson - Killer View 2/14


MARCH:Month 10: Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)

M: Merry, Merry Ghost - Carolyn Hart 3/10
E: (Emerald) Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn 3/11
A: Across the Great Barrier - Patricia Wrede 3/3
T: Tara Janzen - Crazy Cool 3/20
L: Leader of the Pack - Karen MacInerney 3/8
O: One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren 3/13
A: Anya Bast - Witch Fury 3/17
F: Angie Fox - The Accidental Demon Slayer 3/4



APRIL:Month 5: Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit

1. SCOTLAND: Awaken the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 4/21
2. SCOTLAND: Sleepless in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 4/15
3. AUSTRALIA: Magic or Madness - Justine Larbalestier 4/4
4. SCOTLAND: Off Kilter - Donna Kauffman 4/8

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Sign of the Times Challenge

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July 23 to August 22 - Leo COMPLETE
August 23 to September 22 - Virgo COMPLETE
September 23 to October 23 - Libra COMPLETE
October 24 to November 21 - Scorpio COMPLETE
November 22 to December 22 - Sagittarius COMPLETE
December 23 to January 22 - Capricorn COMPLETE
January 20 to February 19 - Aquarius COMPLETE
February 20 to March 20 - Pisces COMPLETE
March 20 to April 20 - Aries COMPLETE
April 21 to May 20 - Taurus COMPLETE
May 21 to June 21 - Gemini COMPLETE
June 22 to July 22 - Cancer COMPLETE
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LEO
L: High Country Bride (McKettrick Cowboys, #1) - Linda Lael Miller 7/23
E: Exquisite Corpse - Poppy Z. Brite 7/24
O: On the Edge - Ilona Andrews 7/31



VIRGO
V: Immortal Sea - Virginia Kantra 9/18
I: Iron Crowned - Richelle Mead 9/4
R: The Reinvented Miss Bluebeard - Minda Webber 9/21
G: (Guillemo Gotti) - The Book of Earth - Marjorie Kellogg 8/23
O: O'Malley - Tsunami Blue - Gayle Williams 9/22



LIBRA
L: Laurie Intervention - Robin Cook 10/23
I: In Too Deep - Jayne Ann Krentz 10/19
B: The Better Part of Darkness -Kelly Gay 10/10
R: The Judas Strain - James Rollins 10/18
A: John Ross - A Knight of the Word - Terry Brooks 9/30



SCORPIO
extended through March 31, 2012

S: Sage, Angie - Magyk 11/5
C: Compulsion - Keith Ablow 11/18
O: (Andi Oliver) - Dakota - Martha Grimes 2/25/12
R: Rion - Susan Kearney 11/2
P: P.C. Cast - Goddess of Legend 11/20
I: Ilona Andrews - Bayou Moon 10/30
O: (Jude Outlaw) - Jude Outlaw - Jan Springer 2/29/12



SAGITTARIUS
S: Sabine - Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole 11/23
A: (Arren) - The Dark Griffin - K.J. Taylor 11/28
G: (Genevieve) - Shoot Him If He Runs - Stuart Woods 12/7
I: The Iron Knight - Julie Kagawa 12/9
T: Twisted - Gena Showalter 12/18
T: Thirteenth Child - Patricia Wrede 12/8
A: Acevedo, Mario - X-Rated Bloodsuckers 12/7
R: Robertson, Linda - Vicious Circle 11/26
I: In Her Nature - Karen X. Tulchinsky 11/26
U: Ursu, Anne - The Shadow Thieves 12/2
S: (Six) - Holidays Are Hell - anthology 11/26



CAPRICORN
C: Cait London - For Her Eyes Only 12/28
A: Arthur - Drowned Wednesday - Garth Nix 1/10
P: Pel - The Storm - E.J. Findorff 1/5
R: Rachel Caine - Last Breath 12/26
I: If I Die - Rachel Vincent 1/3
C: Charlaine Harris - Grave Sight 1/4/12
O:Olivia - No Werewolves Allowed - Cheyenne McCray 1/19
R: Ridley - Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia 1/8
N: Garth Nix - Grim Tuesday 12/27

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AQUARIUS
A: (Angus) - Be Still My Vampire Heart 1/24
Q: Erin Quinn - Haunting Beauty 2/21
U: (Uthmann) - Those in Peril - Wilbur Smith 1/29
A: (Alex) - Brain Dead - Eileen Dreyer 2/4
R: (Riley) - The Demon Trapper's Daughter - Jana Oliver 1/25
I: In Bed with a Highlander - Maya Banks 1/31
U: (Urien) - Dragon Bound - Thea Harrison 1/30
S: (Steven) - What's a Ghoul to Do? - Victoria Laurie 2/6


PISCES
P: Patricia Wrede - Across the Great Barrier 3/3
I: I Am Not A Serial Killer- Dan Wells 2/26
S: Shadow Heir - Richelle Mead 2/22
C: Canyons of Night - Jayne Castle 2/27
E: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman 2/25
S: Stephanie Bond - 6 Killer Bodies 2/25



ARIES
A: Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake 4/12
R: Red Mist - Patricia Cornwell 3/21
I: If He's Wicked - Hannah Howell 3/22
E: Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione 4/11
S: Shirl Henke - The River Nymph 3/30



TAURUS
T: Tempestuous - Lesley Livingston 4/25
A: Accidentally Were? - Anne Douglas 5/22
U: The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes - Jennifer Crusie 5/13
R: River Marked - Patricia Briggs 5/7
U: Unhallowed Ground - Heather Graham 5/18
S: Sea Lord - Virginia Kantra 4/21



GEMINI
G: Gail Carriger - Soulless 5/30
E: Eve - Iris Johansen 5/22
M: Seanan McGuire - Rosemary and Rue 5/28
I: I Dream of Genies - Judi Fennell 5/24
N:Never Again - Michele Bardsley 5/23
I: The Immortal Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #2) - Lynsay Sands 6/8



CANCER
C: Origins - Cate Tiernan 6/23
A: Home for a Spell - Madelyn Alt 7/8
N: Marked - Eliabeth Naughton 6/22
C: Ill Wind - Rachel Caine 7/4
E: Eclipse - Cate Tiernan 6/25
R: Red Mortal - Deidre Knight 6/28

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Animal Alphabet Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

STATUS: 26/26 animals complete
(Antelope, Baboon, Crow, Dragon, Elf, Flamingo, Giraffe, Horse, Iguana, Jaguar, Kangaroo, Llama, Meerkat, Newt, Ocelet, Polar Bear, Quail, Rhino, Seahorse, Toad, Urraca, Viper, Wombat, Xanthareel, Yak, Zebra)

ANTELOPE COMPLETE
A: (Arthur) - Drowned Wednesday - Garth Nix 1/10/12
N: The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern 9/27/11
T: Thunderhead - Preston/Child 10/27/11
E: (Emma) - Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrelyn Sparks 1/24/12
L: Last Breath - Rachel Caine 12/26/11
O: (Jude Outlaw) - Jude Outlaw - Jan Springer 2/29/12
P: Cherie Priest - Bloodshot 9/25/11
E: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman 2/25/12


BABOON COMPLETE
B: (Dino Bacchetti) - Shoot Him If He Runs - Stuart Woods 12/7/11
A: (Ash) - The Iron Knight - Julie Kagawa 12/9/11
B: Black Night - Christina Henry 11/1/11
O: On Fire's Wings - Christie Golden 4/10/12
O: One Hex of a Wedding - Yasmine Galenorn 4/26/12
N: Nutcase - Charlotte Hughes 11/25/11



CROW COMPLETE
C: Cold Fire - Tamora Pierce 8/17/11
R: John Ross - A Knight of the Word 9/30/11
O: (Owen) - Quicksilver - Amanda Quick 1/22/12
W: Jaye Wells - Red-Headed Stepchild 8/6/11



DRAGON COMPLETE
D: A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness 7/5/11
R: Roadside Crosses - Jeffery Deaver 7/18/11
A: Animosity : A Novel - David Lindsey 8/6/11
G: Diana Gabaldon - Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner 12/15/11
O: Olivia - The Darkest Passion - Gena Showalter 7/28/11
N: Nora Roberts - Black Rose 8/6/11



ELK COMPLETE
E: Exquisite Corpse - Poppy Z. Brite 7/23/11
L: Ladies Prefer Rogues - anthology 7/20/11
K: Kathy Lette - Foetal Attraction 7/24/11


FLAMINGO COMPLETE
F: Friend Of The Devil - Peter Robinson 7/13/11
L: The Land of Painted Caves - Jean Auel 7/21/11
A: At Grave's End - Jeaniene Frost 7/10/11
M: Madelyn Alt - Home for a Spell 7/8/11
I: Ill Wind - Rachel Caine 7/4/11
N: Night's Child - Cate Tiernan 7/14/11
G: Gena Showalter - Deep Kiss of Winter 7/23/11
O: On the Edge - Ilona Andrews 7/31/11


GIRAFFE COMPLETE
G: Grigori - The Better Part of Darkness 10/10/11
I: In Too Deep - Jayne Ann Krentz 10/19/11
R: Reckoning: Book Thirteen - Cate Tiernan 7/9/11
A: Elizabeth Amber - Raine 8/15/11
F: Full Circle - Cate Tiernan 7/11/11
F: Full Tilt - Janet Evanovich 7/21/11
E: Eternal Hunger - Laura Wright 8/27/11



HORSE COMPLETE
H: Tami Hoag - Kill the Messenger 8/5/11
O: One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren 3/13/12
R: (Rhiannon) - Divine By Choice - P.C. Cast 3/5/12
S: Sandra Brown - Chill Factor 11/13/11
E: (Ethan) - Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia 1/8/12


IGUANA COMPLETE
I: Immortal Sea - Virginia Kantra 9/18/11
G: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson 11/16/11
U: Unexpected - Lori Foster 8/7/11
A: Adam - Jacquelyn Frank 11/16/11
N: Night's Cold Kiss - Tracey O'Hara 8/31/11
A: Katherine Applegate - Search for Senna 9/28/11



JAGUAR COMPLETE
J: The Judas Strain - James Rollins 10/18/11
A: Angie Sage - Magyk 11/5/11
G: Graves - Defiance 11/19/11
U: Unhinged - E.J. Findorff 9/4/11
A: Arthur Pendragon - Goddess of Legend - P.C. Cast 11/20/11
R: Ryder - Hot Finish - Erin McCarthy 9/19/11



KANGAROO COMPLETE
K: Kiss of Fury - Deborah Cooke 8/9/11
A: Amazon Ink - Lori Devoti 8/12/11
N: Ned - From a Buick 8 - Stephen King 8/23/11
G: Geist - Philippa Ballantine 7/30/11
A: Alisa - Funeral in Blue - Anne Perry 9/23/11
R: The Reinvented Miss Bluebeard - Minda Webber 9/21/11
O: Opal Carew - Swing 8/10/11
O: Outrageous - Christina Dodd 8/21/11



LLAMA COMPLETE
L: The Lonely Girls Club - Suzanne Forster 9/15/11
L: Love Overboard - Janet Evanovich 8/14/11
A: Angel Burn - L.A. Weatherly 11/6/11
M: Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews 8/29/11
A: The Accidental Werewolf - Dakota Cassidy 11/11/11

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MEERKAT COMPLETE
M: My Zombie Valentine - anthology 8/28/11
E: (Ethan) - Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill 2/10/12
E: Earlene Fowler - Kansas Troubles 2/14/12
R: (Eff Rothmer) - Across the Great Barrier - Patricia Wrede 3/3/12
K: (Kione) - Eternal Prey - Nina Bangs 12/31/11
A: (Andre) - Waltz in Time - Eugenia Riley 1/19/12
T: (Tamra) - Firelight - Sophie Jordan 9/17/11



NEWT COMPLETE
N: (Nest) - Running with the Demon - Terry Brooks 9/15/11
E: Eileen Wilks - Blood Magic 11/6/11
W: The Warlord Wants Forever - Kresley Cole 7/8/11
T: Torment - Lauren Kate 7/3/11



OCELET COMPLETE
O: (Olivia) - No Werewolves Allowed - Cheyenne McCray 1/19/12
C: Crazy Hot - Tara Janzen 8/19/11
E: (Ezren) - Destiny's Star 12/21/11
L: (Lisbeth) - The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson 9/10/11
E: (Erde) - The Book of Water - Marjorie Kellogg 12/31/11
T: (Tava) - Shifting Plains - Jean Johnson 7/31/11



POLAR BEAR COMPLETE
P: Paradox - The Angels Are Here - Patti Roberts 7/11/11
O: Off Kilter - Donna Kauffman 4/8/12
L: Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater 1/21/12
A: Kelley Armstrong - The Gathering 1/31/12
R: (Roman) - Legacy of Stone - Vickie Taylor 3/7/12

B: The Blue Zone - Andrew Gross 9/3/11
E: (Emma) - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs 2/7/12
A: (Anita) - Hit List - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/21/12
R: Richelle Mead - Shadow Heir 2/22/12



QUAIL COMPLETE
Q: Quinn - Iris Johansen 9/16/11
U: (Uldorf) - Wolfbreed - S.A. Swan 11/10 /11
A: Airtight Case - Beverly Connor 12/11/11
I: If Wishing Made It So - Lucy Finn 8/1/11
L: Lora Leigh - Hot for the Holidays 12/18/11


RHINO COMPLETE
R: (Riley) - Twisted 12/18/11
H: Hidden Fire - Jo Davis
I: Inked - anthology 8/4/11
N: (Navin) - The Iron Witch - Karen Mahoney 12/6/11
O: Lori O'Clare - Tall, Dark and Deadly 2/14/12



SEAHORSE COMPLETE
S: She'll Never Tell - Morgan Hunter 11/17/11
E: (Evan) - Highborn - Yvonne Navarro 12/5/11
A: (Persephone Alcmedi) - Vicious Circle - Linda Robertson 11/26/11
H: Hell, Yeah - Carolyn Brown 7/29/11
O: (Owen) - For Her Eyes Only - Cait London 12/28/11
R: Rion - Susan Kearney 11/2/11
S: Jordan - Susan Kearney 11/8/11
E: (Ellysetts) - Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson 11/30/11



TOAD COMPLETE
T: Karen Tulchinsky - In Her Nature 11/26/11
O: On a Highland Shore - Kathleen Givens 3/30/12
A: (Arren) - The Dark Griffin - K.J. Taylor 11/28/11
D: Jeffery Deaver - The Sleeping Doll 7/7/11



URRACA COMPLETE
U: The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons - Katie MacAlister 11/7/11
R: (Rachel Morgan) - Holidays Are Hell 11/26/11
R: (Rodrigo) - Fearless - Diana Palmer 12/29/11
A: (Arthur) - Mister Monday 12/13/11
C: (Charley) - First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones 9/5/11
A: (Adrian) - Bloodlines 12/12/11



VIPER COMPLETE
V: Vanished - Kat Richardson 8/5/11
I: Intervention - Robin Cook 10/23/11
P: (Payne) - Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward 10/29/11
E: (Eve) - Bite Club - Rachel Caine 11/25/11
R: (Ruby) - To Crave a Blood Moon - Sharie Kohler 10/31/11



WOMBAT COMPLETE
W: (Rydstrom Woede) - Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole 11/23/11
O: (Andi Oliver) - Dakota - Martha Grimes 2/25/12
M: The Missing Ink - Karen Olson 11/26/11
B: Beg For Mercy - Toni Andrews 8/10/11
A: Angel Fire East - Terry Brooks 12/1/11
T: (Thorn) - Seraphs - Faith Hunter 8/14/11



XANTHAREEL COMPLETE
X: X-Rated Bloodsuckers - Mario Acevedo 12/7/11
A: (Audrey) - Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews 1/16/12
N: (Nina) - The Boy in the Suitcase - Lene Kaaberbøl 12/27/11
T: Tsunami Blue - Gayle Anne Williams 9/22/11
H: High Country Bride (McKettrick Cowboys, #1) - Linda Lael Miller 7/23/11
A: (Adam Tippoo Tip) - Those in Peril - Wilbur Smith 1/29/12
R: (Riley) - The Demon Trapper's Daughter - Jana Oliver 1/25
E: (Emma) - Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too - Nancy Martin 1/29/12
E: (Ewan) - In Bed with a Highlander - Maya Banks 1/31/12
L: (Lyndsay) - 10th Anniversary - James Patterson 1/2/12



YAK COMPLETE
Y: Rebecca York - Dragon Moon 10/21/11
A: Acevedo, Mario - The Nymphos of Rocky Flats 10/26/11
K: So Still The Night - Kim Lenox 7/23/11



ZEBRA COMPLETE
Z: (Zayvion) - Magic to the Bone - Devon Monk 9/10/11
E: (Evie) - Supernaturally - Kiersten White 10/16/11
B: The Book of Earth - Marjorie Kellogg 8/23/11
R: (Reyes Farrow) - Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones 10/13/11
A: Ilona Andrews - Bayou Moon 10/30/11

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Nothing But Challenges
Year of the Times: Chinese Zodiac Edition
DURATION: April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012

JANUARY
Dragon

D: Drowned Wednesday - Garth Nix 1/10
R: Red Lily - Nora Roberts 1/18
A: Amma - Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia 1/8
G: Gilman, Laura Ann - The Shattered Vine 1/12
O: Owen - Quicksilver - Amanda Quick 1/22
N: No Werewolves Allowed - Cheyenne McCray 1/19



FEBRUARY
Snake

S: Sail - James Patterson 2/8
N: Nina Wright - Whiskey on the Rocks 2/4
A: The Awakening - Donna Boyd 2/4
K: Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne 2/12
E: Eileen Dreyer - Brain Dead 2/4



MARCH
Horse

H: Carolyn Hart - Merry, Merry Ghost 3/10
O: One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren 3/13
R: A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley 3/10
S: Maggie Stiefvater - Linger 3/4
E: (Emerald) - Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn 3/11



APRIL
Gentle Sheep

G: Glimmerglass - Jenna Black 4/29
E: Enchanted Ivy - Sarah Beth Durst 4/18
N: Naomi Novik - Zombies vs. Unicorns 4/17
T: Three Days to Dead - Kelly Meding 4/27
L: Tempestuous - Lesley Livingston 4/25
E: An Enchanted Season - Maggie Shayne etal 4/24

S: Seduce Me in Shadow - Shayla Black 4/24
H: Candace Havens - Charmed & Dangerous 4/24
E: Eureka - William Diehl 4/15
E: Janet Evanovich - Naughty Neighbor 4/2
P: Promises in Death - J.D. Robb 4/20


MAY
Monkey

M: Richelle Mead - Spirit Bound 5/8
O: One Foot in the Grave - Jeaniene Frost 5/20
N: No Greater Sacrifice - John Stipa 5/14
K: Stephanie Kallos - Sing Them Home 5/14
E: Eve - Iris Johansen 5/22
Y: Yours For Eternity - Hannah Howell 5/27


JUNE
Rooster

R: Red Mortal - Deidre Knight 6/28
O: Out of Mind - Stella Cameron 6/10
O: Out of Sight - Stella Cameron 6/16
S: Summer On Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber 6/12
T: Taos Chill - Linda Lea Castle 6/1
E: The Elusive Bride - Stephanie Laurens 6/11
R: Richelle Mead - Last Sacrifice 6/26

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JULY
Loyal Dog

L: Ladies Prefer Rogues - Janet Chapman 7/20
O: On the Edge - Ilona Andrews 7/31
Y: Yolanda - Foetal Attraction - Kathy Lette 7/24
A: Home for a Spell - Madelyn Alt 7/8
L: High Country Bride (McKettrick Cowboys, #1) - Linda Lael Miller 7/23

D: A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness 7/5
O: Olivia - The Darkest Passion - Gena Showalter 7/28
G: Deep Kiss of Winter - Gena Showalter 7/23


AUGUST
Gallant Pig

G: Guillemo Gotti - The Book of Earth - Marjorie Kellogg 8/23
A: Amazon Ink - Lori Devoti 8/12
L: Love Overboard - Janet Evanovich 8/14
L: Eternal Hunger - Laura Wright 8/27
A: Beg For Mercy - Toni Andrews 8/10
N: Black Rose - Nora Roberts 8/6
T: Crazy Hot - Tara Janzen 8/19

P: Cold Fire - Tamora Pierce 8/17
I: If Wishing Made It So - Lucy Finn 8/1
G: Inked - Yasmine Galenorn 8/4


SEPTEMBER
Shrewd Rat

S: Search for Senna - Katherine Applegate 9/28
H: Hot Finish - Erin McCarthy 9/19
R: Iron Crowned - Richelle Mead 9/4
E: Unhinged - E.J. Findorff 9/3
W: The Reinvented Miss Bluebeard - Minda Webber 9/21
D: Magic to the Bone - Devon Monk 9/10

R: Running with the Demon - Terry Brooks 9/16
A: Anne Perry - Funeral in Blue 9/23
T: Tsunami Blue - Gayle Ann Williams 9/22


OCTOBER
Calm Ox

C: Charley - Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones 10/13
A: Arianna - Supernaturally - Kiersten White 10/16
L: Lincoln Child - Thunderhead 10/27
M: Mario Acevedo - The Nymphos of Rocky Flats 10/26

O: James O'Rourke - Intervention - Robin Cook 10/23
X: (Xcor) - Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward 10/29


NOVEMBER
Tiger

T: Ben Tiernay - Chill Factor - Sandra Brown 11/13
I: Isabella - Adam - Jacquelyn Frank 11/16
G: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson 11/16
E: Eileen Wilks - Blood Magic 11/6
R: Rion - Susan Kearney 11/2


DECEMBER
Rabbit

R: Richelle Mead - Bloodlines 12/12
A: Angel Fire East - Terry Brooks 12/1
B: Brynna - Highborn - Yvonne Navarro 12/5
B: (Stone Barrington) - Shoot Him If He Runs - Stuart Woods 12/7
I: The Iron Witch - Karen Mahoney 12/6
T: Thirteenth Child - Patricia Wrede 12/8

[Barbara ★]

Across The Universe Challenge

Duration: September 27, 2011 - June 15, 2012
LEVEL: Totally Committed

1.Girl : The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson (girl in title) 11/16

2. Hold Me Tight: Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia (h/h attend a dance) 1/8

3. All My Loving: Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare (hero writes letter to parents) 1/6/12

4. I Want to Hold Your Hand : Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward (shows hands) 10/29

5. With a Little Help From My Friends : Intervention - Robin Cook (group of friends) 10/23

6. It Won’t Be Long: A Knight of the Word - Terry Brooks (was in the Vietnam War) 9/30

7. I’ve Just Seen a Face : Compulsion - Keith Ablow (falls in love at first sight) 11/18

8. Let It Be : Dragon Moon - Rebecca York(Or is named Mitch) 10/21

9. Come Together : Cops and Cowboys - Lora Leigh/Shiloh Walker (where someone goes to the airport) 11/5

10. Why Don’t We Do It in the Road : Delicate Freakn' Flower - Eve Langlais (erotica) 2/28/12

11. If I Fell : Angel Burn - L.A. Weatherly (falls in love) 11/6

12. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) : Sir Thursday - Garth Nix (hero gets drafted) 2/2/12

13. Dear Prudence : X-Rated Bloodsuckers - Mario Acevedo (vampire hero sleeps in a closet, so "comes out of the closet" every morning) 12/7

14. Flying : Jordan - Susan Kearney (space ship pilot) 11/8

15. Blue Jay Way : Second Grave on the Left - Darynda Jones (predominantly blue cover) 10/13

16. I Am a Walrus : Drowned Wednesday - Garth Nix (Wednesday is a giant whale) 1/10

17. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite : The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (h/h work in a circus) 9/27

18. Because : Wolfbreed - S.A. Swann (skinny dipping) 11/10

19. Something : The Missing Ink - Karen Olson (char is tattoo artist) 11/26

20. Oh! Darling : Destiny's Star - Elizabeth Vaughan (hero is a singer) 12/21

21. Strawberry Fields Forever : Supernaturally - Kiersten White (with a red cover) 10/16

22. Revolution : The Judas Strain - James Rollins (terrorists) 10/18

23. While My Guitar Gently Weeps : Adam - Jacquelyn Frank (blue cover) 11/16

24. Across the Universe: Rion - Susan Kearney (set in the future, involves space travel) 11/2

25. Helter Skelter : The Better Part of Darkness - Kelly Gay (someone is murdered) 10/10

26. Happiness is a Warm Gun : Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews (heroine's brother is an addict and goes to rehab) 1/16

27. Blackbird : Thunderhead - Preston/Child (predominately black cover) 10/27

28. Hey Jude : Angel Fire East - Terry Brooks (YA book with two small children 2 and 4) 12/1

29. Don’t Let Me Down : Down These Strange Streets - anthology (down in title) 12/24

30. All You Need is Love : Geek Love - Katherine Dunn 6/15/12

31. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds : Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson (hard to see but the dress is sprinkled with fairy lights which twinkle like diamonds) 11/30



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

2012 Goodreads Choice Awards

DURATION: January - December 2012
NOTE: On series books, I'm going to read the next book in the series that I need to read which is not necessarily the book that won.

✔Mystery & Thriller: Before I Go to Sleep - S.J. Watson 6/12
✔Mystery & Thriller:A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley 3/10
✔Best Paranormal Fantasy:  Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
✔Best Paranormal Fantasy: Summer Knight - Jim Butcher 4/18
✔Best Fantasy: A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin 7/19
✔Best Horror: What the Night Knows - Dean Koontz 3/12
✔Best Romance: Just Like Heaven - Julia Quinn 3/2
✔Best Young Adult Fantasy/SciFic: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs 2/7
✔Best Goodreads Author: Cassandra Clare: Clockwork Prince 1/6
✔Best Goodreads Author: Ilona Andrews: Magic Slays 4/13


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Vacation Destination Challenge
DURATION: August 1, 2011 - July 31, 2012

READ: 42/32

1. London - Vanished - Kat Richardson 8/5
2. British West Indies - Swing - Opal Carew 8/10
3. Italy - Raine - Elizabeth Amber 8/15
4. Wales - Outrageous- Christina Dodd 8/21
5. Germany - The Book of Earth - Marjorie Kellogg 8/23
6. New Mexico, USA - First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones 9/5
7. Oregon, USA -Magic to the Bone - Devon Monk 9/10
8. Maine, USA -Immortal Sea - Virginia Kantra 9/18
9. Washington, USA - A Knight of the Word - Terry Brooks 9/30
10. Australia - The Judas Strain - James Rollins 10/18
11. Turkey - To Crave a Blood Moon - Sharie Kohler 10/31
12. San Diego, USA - Blood Magic - Eileen Wilks 11/6
13. Outer Space - Jordan - Susan Kearney 11/8
14. Prussia - Wolfbreed - S.A. Swann 11/10
15. Sweden - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson 11/16
16. Russia - Adam - Jacquelyn Frank 11/16
17. New Orleans, USA - Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole 11/23
18. Chicago, USA - Highborn - Yvonne Navarro 12/5
19. Los Angeles, USA - X-Rated Bloodsuckers - Mario Acevedo 12/7
20. St. Marks - Shoot Him If He Runs - Stuart Woods 12/7
21. Ireland - Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner - Diana Gabaldon 12/15
22. Africa - The Book of Water - Marjorie Kellogg 12/31
23. Nashville, TN USA - Hidden Fire - Jo Davis 1/17/12
24. Natchez, MS USA - Waltz in Time - Eugenia Riley 1/19/12
25. Scotland - In Bed with a Highlander - Maya Banks 1/31/12
26. Vancouver, Canada - The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong 1/31/12
27. Atlantis - Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5/12
28. Idaho, USA - Killer View - Ridley Pearson 2/14/12
29. China - Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman 2/25/12
30. Poland - Wolf's Cross - S.A. Swann 3/28/12
31. France - Smolder - Melina Morel 4/5/12
32. Greece - Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione 4/11/12
33. Peru - Crucible of Gold - Naomi Novik 4/17/12
34. South Africa - The Diamond Hunters - Wilbur Smith 4/30/12
35. Iceland - The Viking Claw - Michael Dahl 4/30/12
36. Egypt - The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters 5/12/12
37. Toronto, Canada - Sins of the Heart - Eve Silver 5/14/12
38. Sahara Desert, Africa - Sahara 6/5/12
39. Kiribati, South Pacific - The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost 6/22/12
40. Greece - The Huntress And The Sphinx - Ru Emerson 6/30/12
41. GalapagosAirborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12/12
42. Germany - Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters 7/31/12




CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Blue Moon Challenge

LEVEL: Full of It: 5-9 books

✔B: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson 8/3
✔L: The Last Unicorn - Peter Beagle 8/9
✔U: Unchained - Sharon Ashwood 8/18
✔E: Suzanne Enoch - Don't Look Down 8/16

✔M: Moonburn - Alisa Sheckley 8/31
✔O: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22
✔O: (Otherkin #2)Sins of the Soul - Eve Silver 9/2
✔N: No Safe Place - Joann Ross 8/20



8/8 Complete 9/2/12

[Barbara ★]

Titanic 100 Year Anniversary Challenge

Duration: March 1, 2012 - February 28, 2013

READ: 7/7
✔1. Read a book about the Titanic: Raise The Titanic! - Clive Cussler 9/7
✔2. Read a book partly set on a ship: The River Nymph - Shirle Henks (takes place on a paddle boat on the Mississippi) 3/30
✔3. Read a book of Titanic proportions: Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb (685 pages) 5/29
✔4. Read a book with a Captain of something: Legacy of Stone - Vickie Taylor (heroine is the captain of a sea vessel) 3/7
✔5. Read a book with "ice" in the title: Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6
✔6. Read a book with a white cover: One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren 3/13
✔7. Read a book with a star on the cover: The Mournful Teddy - John Lamb
(if you look closely you will see that the life preserver has TITANIC on it!) 3/20



TITANIC - 7/7 COMPLETE
✔T: Tara Janzen - Crazy Cool 3/20
✔I: If He's Wicked - Hannah Howell
✔T: The Trouble with Faeries in Midsummer Night's Magic - Pam McCutcheon 4/24
✔A: The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox 3/4
✔N: No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/19
✔I: Inside - Brenda Novak 5/18
✔C: Jacquelyn Carey - Santa Olivia 3/11



ICEBERG - 7/7 COMPLETE
✔I: Inheritance - Christopher Paolini 4/10
✔C: A Chalice of Wind - Cate Tiernan 3/16
✔E: Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13
✔B: Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/21
✔E: Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione 4/11
✔R: A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley 3/10
✔G: Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn 3/11



HUNDRED - 7/7 COMPLETE
✔H: Haunted by Your Touch - anthology 3/26
✔U: The Undead Next Door - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/12
✔N: Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman 3/25
✔D: Jude Deveraux - Lavender Morning 3/15
✔R: Red Mist - Patricia Cornwell 3/21
✔E: Earl of Darkness - Alix Rickloff 5/26
✔D: Divine By Choice - P.C. Cast 3/5



APRIL - 5/5 COMPLETE
✔A: An Hour To Kill: A Novel - Karin Yapalater 4/25
✔P: The Perfect Play - Jaci Burton 4/23
✔R: Raziel - Kristina Douglas 3/27
✔I: Intrinsical - Lani Woodland 7/2
✔L: Leader of the Pack - Karen MacInerney 3/8



MORSE CODE - 9/9 COMPLETE
✔M: Mr. Monster - Dan Wells 4/2
✔O: One Hex of a Wedding - Yasmine Galenorn 4/26
✔R: Reckoning - Lili St Crow 4/6
✔S: Sinful Magic - Jennifer Lyon 5/30
✔E: Elizabeth Peters - The Last Camel Died at Noon 5/12
✔C: Crucible of Gold - Naomi Novik 4/17
✔O: (The Otherkin) - Sins of the Heart - Eve Silver 5/14
✔D: Dead Iron - Devon Monk 3/14
✔E: Elizabeth Peters - Borrower of the Night 7/31


CAPTAIN - 7/7 COMPLETE
✔C: Chloe Neill - Friday Night Bites 5/15
✔A: Awaken the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 4/21
✔P: Patricia Cornwell - Red Mist 3/21
✔T: Treachery in Death - J.D. Robb 5/4
✔A: Acorna: The Unicorn Girl - Anne McCaffrey 4/29
✔I: Alexandra Ivy - Darkness Revealed 6/28
✔N: Night Magic - Jennifer Lyon 4/20


SOS - 3/3 COMPLETE
✔S: Shadowlight - Lynn Viehl 3/27
✔O: On a Highland Shore - Kathleen Givens 3/30
✔S: S.A. Swann - Wolf's Cross 3/28



LIFEBOAT - 8/8 COMPLETE
✔L: Magic or Madness - Justine Larbalestier 4/4
✔I: Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15
✔F: Fanuilh - Daniel Hood 5/1
✔E: Janet Evanovich - Hero at Large 6/11
✔B: Bridge of Dreams - Anne Bishop 4/1
✔O: On Fire's Wings - Christie Golden 4/10
✔A: Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake 4/12
✔T: Taming the Highland Bride - Lynsay Sands 5/3


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

2012 Decades Challenge
Duration: 11-11-11 through 12-12-12

2012: COMPLETE
1. Bridge of Dreams - Anne Bishop 4/1/12
2. Crucible of Gold - Naomi Novik 4/17/12
3. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore 6/4/12
4. Tiger Paw - Charles Cornell 6/9/12
5. Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward 6/20/12
6. Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich 7/2/12
7. Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/28/12
8. Fair Game - Patricia Briggs 9/21/12
9. Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street 9/22/12
10. Firelight - Kristen Callihan 9/24/12
11. Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones 9/26/12
10. Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14/12


2011: COMPLETE
1. Succubus Revealed - Richelle Mead 11/12/11
2. Adam - Jacquelyn Frank 11/16/11
3. Bite Club - Rachel Caine 11/25/11
4. The Iron Witch - Karen Mahoney 12/6/11
5. The Iron Knight - Julie Kagawa 12/9
6. Bloodlines - Richelle Mead 12/12/11
7. Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner - Diana Gabaldon 12/15/11
8. Twisted - Gena Showalter 12/18/11
9. Down These Strange Streets - anthology 12/24/11
10. Gideon's Sword - Gena Showalter 12/18/11
11. Last Breath - Rachel Caine 12/26


2010: COMPLETE
1. Defiance - Lili St. Crow 11/19/11
2. Goddess of Legend - P.C. Cast 11/20/11
3. Highborn - Yvonne Navarro 12/5/11
4. Destiny's Star - Elizabeth Vaughan 12/21/11
5. Deeply, Desperately - Heather Webber 12/25/11
6. Eternal Prey - Nina Bangs 12/31/11
7. Debris - Jo Anderton 1/15/12
8. Mob Rules - Cameron Haley 1/21/12
9. Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5/12
10. Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne 2/12/12


2009: COMPLETE
1. Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole 11/23/11
2. Kindred in Death - J.D. Robb 11/23/11
3. Nutcase - Charlotte Hughes 11/25/11
4. Vicious Circle - Linda Robertson 11/26/11
5. The Missing Ink - Karen Olson 11/26/11
6. The Dark Griffin - K.J. Taylor 11/28/11
7. Queen of Song and Soulsv - C.L. Wilson 11/30
8. Thirteenth Child - Patricia Wrede 12/8/11
9. Demons Not Included - Cheyenne McCray 12/19/11


2008: COMPLETE
1. The Accidental Werewolf - Dakota Cassidy 11/11/11
2. Hot for the Holidays - anthology 12/18/11
3. The Boy in the Suitcase - Lene Kaaberbøl 12/27/11
4. For Her Eyes Only - Cait London 12/28/11
5. Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater 1/21/12
6. Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett 2/8/12
7. Sail - James Patterson 2/8/12
8. Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready 2/12/12


2007: COMPLETE
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson 11/16/11
2. Holidays Are Hell - anthology 11/26/11
3. X-Rated Bloodsuckers - Mario Acevedo 12/7/11
4. Shoot Him If He Runs - Stuart Woods 12/7/11
5. Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrelyn Sparks 1/24/12
6. Sir Thursday - Garth Nix 2/2/12
7. What's a Ghoul to Do? - Victoria Laurie 2/6/12


2006: COMPLETE
1. The Shadow Thieves - Anne Ursu 12/2/11
2. Have Your Cake and Kill Him Too - Nancy Martin 1/29/12
3. The Kept Woman - Susan Donovan 1/31/12
4. Divine By Choice - P.C. Cast 3/5/12
5. Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13/12
6. Don't Look Down - Suzanne Enoch 8/16/12


2005: COMPLETE
1. Chill Factor - Sandra Brown 11/13/11
2. Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 1/4/12
3. Red Lily - Nora Roberts 1/18/12
4. Whiskey on the Rocks - Nina Wright 2/4/12
5. Magic or Madness - Justine Larbalestier 4/4/12


2004: COMPLETE
1. She'll Never Tell - Morgan Hunter 11/17/11
2. Cereal Killer - G.A. McKevett 12/16/11
3. Grim Tuesday - Garth Nix 12/27/11
4. Drowned Wednesday - Garth Nix 1/10


2003: COMPLETE
1. Mister Monday - Garth Nix 12/13/11
2. The Awakening - Donna Boyd 2/4/12
3. Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn 3/11/12

[Barbara ★]

Antonym Challenge

Duration: 11/7/11 - 11/6/12
Bonus: both words of the pair in one title
NOTES: committed to 22-30 books

READ: 39/44

Pair 1 - Dark/Light COMPLETE
A. The Dark Griffin - K.J. Taylor 11/28/11
B. The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons - Katie MacAlister 11/7/11
C. Dark Light - Randy Wayne White 6/23/12


Pair 2 - King/Queen COMPLETE
A. Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole 11/23/11
B. Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson 11/30/11


Pair 3 - Sleep/Awake COMPLETE
A. Sleepless in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 4/17/12
B. Awaken the Highland Warrior - Anita Cleeney 4/21/12


Pair 4 - Hard/Soft COMPLETE
A. Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill 10/8/12
B. Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne 2/12/12


Pair 5 - Blind/Sight
A. Blind Spot - Nancy Bush
B. Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 1/4/12
C. Blind Sight - Terri Persons 8/11/12


Pair 6 - Good/Bad COMPLETE
A. Good Morning, Killer - April Smith 11/1/12
B. Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/21/12
C. Good Girl Seeks Bad Rider - Vonna Harper 11/1/12


Pair 7 - Bitter/Sweet COMPLETE
A. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore 6/4/12
B. Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery 7/8/12


Pair 8 - Inside/Outside COMPLETE
A. Inside - Brenda Novak 5/18/12
B. Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox 7/3/12


Pair 9 - Twisted/Straight
A. Twisted - Gena Showalter 12/18/11
B. Straight Talking - Jane Green


Pair 10 - Dead/Alive COMPLETE
A. Burning Alive - Shannon Butcher 4/23/12
B. Brain Dead - Eileen Dreyer 2/4/12


Pair 11 - Unbound/Keep
A. Unbound - anthology 3/16/12
B. My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler


Pair 12 - Born/Died COMPLETE
A. Highborn - Yvonne Navarro 12/5/11
B. The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters 5/12/12


Pair 13 - Beauty/Beast
A. Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn 2/21/12
B. Tempting the Beast - Lora Leigh
C. Beauty Tempts the Beast - Leslie Dicken 10/25/12


Pair 14 - Heaven/Hell
A. Just Like Heaven - Julia Quinn 3/2/12
B. Hell's Belles - Jackie Kessler


Pair 15 - Quick/Slow COMPLETE
A. Quicksilver - Amanda Quick 1/22/12
B. Slow Hands - Lauren Bach 11/7/12


Pair 16 - Hot/Cold COMPLETE
A. Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6/12
B. Hot for the Holidays - anthology 12/18/11


Pair 17 - Smolder/Cool COMPLETE
A. Smolder - Melina Morel 4/5/12
B. Crazy Cool - Tara Janzen 3/20/12


Pair 18 - First/Last COMPLETE
A. First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire 9/13/12
B. The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle 8/9/12


Pair 19 - Wild/Tame COMPLETE
A. Born To Be Wild - Catherine Coulter 9/26/12
B. Taming the Highland Bride - Lynsay Sands 5/3/12


Pair 20 - Night/Day COMPLETE
A. Night Magic - Jennifer Lyon 4/20/12
B. Day of the Dragon - Rebecca York 4/3/12

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

One Enchanted Evening Reading Challenge

Duration: October 1 - November 30, 2012

READ: 28/28

1. We will be in Ireland
(set in Ireland) 11/8

I: In the Woods - Tana French 11/4
R: Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury 10/10
E: Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James 10/5
L: Beauty Tempts the Beast - Leslie Dicken 10/25
A: Good Morning, Killer - April Smith 11/1
N: Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill 10/8
D: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 10/13

2. I will wear a green dress something like this 11/11

3. My date is 10/18 Acheron...yummy!
A: Never Been Witched - Annette Blair 11/15
C: Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole 10/7
H: Highland Scoundrel - Monica McCarty 10/15
E: Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14
R: Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang 10/17
O: Outside In - Maria Snyder 10/12
N: Night Sins - Tami Hoag 11/12

4. We will...hitchhike into the wild white mountains
10/13 10/13 10/9

5. Using our poor little feet 11/13

6. We will drink deep of ice cold water. 10/28 10/6
W: Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine 10/4
A: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 11/30
T: Down the Darkest Road - Tami Hoag 10/25
E: Haunting Desire - Erin Quinn 10/27
R: Chosen by a Horse - Susan Richards 11/10

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

[Barbara ★]

Celebrate the Movie Star

AUGUST 2011

Steve Martin
1. Little Shop of Horrors: horror: From a Buick 8 - Stephen King 8/23
2. Bowfinger: chubby book:450+ pages: Kill the Messenger - Tami Hoag 8/15

Charlize Theron
3. Cider House Rules: Orphan: If Wishing Made It So - Lucy Finn 8/1


SEPTEMBER 2011

Jada Pinkett Smith
1. Matrix Reloaded: genre: science fiction:Running with the Demon - Terry Brooks 9/16
2. Low Down Dirty Shame: genre: action-adventure: [book:Bloodshot - Cherie Priest 9/25

Hugh Grant
3. About a Boy:: setting: London:Funeral in Blue - Anne Perry 9/23
4. Four Weddings & A Funeral: group of friends: The Lonely Girls Club - Suzanne Forster 9/15
5. Remains of the Day: first person POV: Magic to the Bone - Devon Monk 9/10
6. About a Boy: character: Will: Firelight - Sophie Jordan 9/17


OCTOBER 2011

Matt Damon
1. The Adjustment Bureau: (romantic suspense or setting NY or David/Henry): Supernaturally - Kiersten White 10/16
2. The Departed:undercover agent: Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews 10/30
3. Saving Private Ryan: char John: Bonnie - Iris Johanson 10/22
4. The Departed: crime thriller: The Judas Strain - James Rollins 10/18

Kate Winslet
5. Sense and Sensibility: char James: Intervention - Robin Cook 10/23


NOVEMBER 2011

Emma Stone
1. Superbad: YA: Angel Burn - L.A. Weatherly 11/6

Gerard Butler
2. How to Train Your Dragon:shifter/dragon: Rion - Susan Kearney 11/2
3. How to Train Your Dragon:named John Blood Magic - Eileen Wilks 11/6


DECEMBER 2011

Katie Holmes
The Gift:genre: supernatural thriller: X-Rated Bloodsuckers - Mario Acevedo 12/7
The Gift:genre: murder mystery: Cereal Killer - G.A. McKevett 12/16
The Gift:protagonist has psychic abilities: Highborn - Yvonne Navarro 12/5

Humphrey Bogart
The Maltese Falcon & The Big Sleep: private investigator: Airtight Case - Beverly Connor 12/11
Sabrina:someone goes out on their yacht Shoot Him If He Runs - Stuart Woods 12/7
Key Largo:character in a wheelchair: Mister Monday - Garth Nix 12/13
Key Largo: character named James: Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner - Diana Gabaldon 12/15


January 2012

LEE VAN CLEEF
High Noon: Character: Will: - Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare 1/6
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly:ghost: Red Lily - Nora Roberts 1/18
High Noon:Marshal:Hit List - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/21

ELIJAH WOOD
Deep Impact: reporter: - 10th Anniversary - James Patterson 1/2
Deep Impact: sci-fi: Debris - Jo Anderton 1/15
The Lord of the Rings: fantasy - The Shattered Vine - Laura Ann Gilman 1/12
LOTR:trilogy: Quicksilver - Amanda Quick 1/22
Deep Impact:Character:Sarah: The Falling Machine - Andrew Mayer 1/23



February 2012

JAMES SPADER
Pretty in Pink:YA: Sir Thursday - Garth Nix 2/2
Pretty in Pink:cover pink:What's a Ghoul to Do? - Victoria Laurie 2/6
Secretary:heroine is a secretary:Forgotten Sea - Virginia Kantra 2/2
Baby Boom:character Jeff: The Awakening - Donna Boyd 2/4
Stargate:genre: time-travel: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs 2/7


VICTOR WEBBER
Must Love Dogs: dog in the story: Whiskey on the Rocks - Nina Wright (Afghan hound plays starring role) 2/4
Gangland:city controlled by gang of vampires: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5
Bringing Down The House:character:workaholic: Sail - James Patterson 2/8
I, Robot:setting: Chicago: Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill 2/10
I, Robot:character:detective: Kansas Troubles - Earlene Fowler 2/14
Dirty Love:character:photographer: Killer View - Ridley Pearson 2/14


DAKOTA FANNING
Man on Fire:a kidnapping: Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett 2/8
The Twilight Saga:New Moon:genre: vampire:Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready 2/12
War of the Worlds:Character:Rachel: Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare 2/14
The Secret Life of Bees:genre:historical: Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn 2/21


March 2012

Rachel Weisz (born March 7, 1971)
1. Constantine:genre:supernatural: Darkness Falls - Cate Tiernan 3/2
2. About a Boy:setting:London, England: Just Like Heaven - Julia Quinn 3/2
3. About a Boy:stops a suicide: Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 3/4
4. Eragon:genre:Fantasy:Divine By Choice - P.C. Cast 3/5
5. Agora:female mathematician: Leader of the Pack - Karen MacInerney (actually she's an accountant but close enough) 3/8
6. The Constant Gardener:genre: murder mystery: Merry, Merry Ghost - Carolyn Hart 3/10
7. The Constant Gardener:setting: England: A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley 3/10
8. About a Boy:character attends a picnic: Lavender Morning - Jude Deveraux (heroine goes on two picnics with hero) 3/15



Sharon Stone (born March 10, 1958)
9. Total Recal:genre:sci-fi: Dead Iron - Devon Monk 3/14
10. Basic Instinct:genre: thriller: What the Night Knows - Dean Koontz 3/12



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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April 2012

EMMA WATSON
Harry Potter Series
Genre = fantasy: Bridge of Dreams - Anne Bishop 4/1
character attends a special school: Reckoning - Lili St. Crow 4/6
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
character lives in a castle & story has a were"rat" in it:Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews 4/13


JESSICA ALBA
The Killer Inside Me
Character = psycho: Mr. Monster - Dan Wells 4/2
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Genre = young adult: Magic or Madness - Justine Larbalestier 4/4
protagonist is a twin: A Circle of Ashes - Cate Tiernan 4/7
character has a keen sense of smell: Inheritance - Christopher Paolini (Saphira has an excellent sense of smell) 4/10
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Genre: romantic-comedy: Off Kilter - Donna Kauffman 4/8
character is a virgin: On Fire's Wings - Christie Golden 4/10
Knocked Up (2007)
character is pregnant: The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson 4/10



May 2012

Rupert Evertt
*Cemetery Man - setting - small town: Kilt Dead - Kaitlyn Dunnett 5/2
*Cemetery Man - zombie like creatures: Forbidden Nights with a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 5/11
*Midsummer Night's Dream - fairies in the story: Ballad - Maggie Stiefvater 5/12


Audrey Hepburn
*Breakfast at Tiffany's - setting: New York City - Treachery in Death - J.D. Robb 5/4
*Breakfast at Tiffany's - character is reluctant society girl - Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill 5/15
*Roman Holiday - protagonist is a princess - Vampires Not Invited - Cheyenne McCray 5/7


June 2012

Nicole Kidman
♗ Bewitched (2005)
• character flies: Scorched - Sharon Ashwood (heroine is a vampire and flies at the end) 6/3
• romance or rom-com: Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich 6/11

♗ Dead Calm (1989)
• genre: thriller: Tiger Paw - Charles Cornell 6/7
• there's a dog in the story: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest (Prince was a big part of the story) 6/26

♗ Cold Mountain (2003)
• character is a deserter: Ascension - Caris Roane (secondary character, Marcus, deserted the Warriors for 200 years and returned when needed) 6/9
• setting: North Carolina: Final Truth - Mariah Stewart 6/13
• character recently moved from city to rural area: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost (author moved from USA to the South Pacific) 6/22

♗ Far and Away (1992)
• character is an immigrant: Moonshine - Alaya Johnson (heroine fights for the rights of the immigrant population of NYC; also one immigrant is central to the story) 6/11

♗ Bewitched (2005)
• character gets her first job: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre (socialite heroine gets her first job in a diner) 6/26



Johnny Depp
♔ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
• character boards a ship: Sahara Clive Cussler (hero is on two different ships) 6/5
• character escapes death: Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore (h and h escape death numerous times) 6/4
• character is hunting for a treasure: Dark Light - Randy Wayne White (hunting for WWII relics off the coast of Sanibal Florida) 6/23

♔What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
• there is a house fire:Bum Steer - Nancy Pickard (house burns to the ground) 6/5
• book cover is predominately purple: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14

♔ Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
• genre: fantasy: The Huntress And The Sphinx - Ru Emerson 6/30



July 2012

Natalie Wood (born July 20, 1938)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
• character is a ghost: Intrinsical - Lani Woodland 7/2
• setting: seaside village: Killing The Blues - Robert B. Parker 7/6
•character named: Lucy: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis 7/9
• genre: fantasy: A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin 7/19

Gypsy (1962)
• character: domineering mother: Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox 7/3

West Side Story (1961)
• setting: New York City: You're So Vein - Christine Warren 7/4
• there is a shark in story: Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis - Pete Nelson 7/28

Splendor in the Grass (1961)
• story of first love and heartbreak: Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L.James 7/6

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
• character is in high school: Going Bovine - Libba Bray 7/7
• genre: young adult: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12

Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
• genre: contempory romance: Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery 7/8

Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
• character is a "closet" homosexual: Voices - Arnaldur Indridason 7/14



Paul Wesley (born July 23, 1982)
The Vampire Diaries
• genre: supernatural: Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich 7/2
• setting: Virginia:Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels 7/7

Fallen
• character is an orphan: Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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March Chasing the Rainbow

✔ Red: The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox 3/4
✔ Orange: Crazy Cool - Tara Janzen 3/20
✔ Yellow: A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley 3/10
✔ Green: Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 3/4
✔ Blue: Merry, Merry Ghost - Carolyn Hart 3/10
✔ Indigo: Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/21
✔ Violet: Lavender Morning - Jude Deveraux 3/15

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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October's Superstitions Challenge

Level: Easy 1-4 books

✔1. If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it.
Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard (black cat on cover) 10/28

✔2. If you spill pepper you will have a serious argument with your best friend.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - Terry Pratchett (character named Pepper) 10/8

✔3. To kill a raven is to harm the spirit of King Arthur who visits the world in the form of a raven.
Steampunk Poe - Edgar Allen Poe (raven on the cover) 10/29

✔4. Rosemary planted by the doorstep will keep witches away.
Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine (heroine is a witch) 10/4

✔5. A girl standing under a mistletoe cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege.
Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis (lots of kissing under the mistletoe) 10/18



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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T-Shirt Challenge
Duration: May 22 - December 31, 2012

READ: 24/24

✔1. Beneath the Neon Moon - Theda Black (77 pages) 6/14
✔2. Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson 6/12
✔3. Deeper Than the Dead - Tami Hoag (police procedural) 5/22
✔4. Master of Crows - Grace Draven (hero is a wizard) 5/31
✔5. New York to Dallas - J.D. Robb 6/17
✔6. The Angel and the Highlander - Donna Fletcher 5/24
✔7. The Forever Kiss - Thea Devine ( confusing plot) 5/25
✔8. Good News, Bad News - David Wolstencroft ("news" repeats) 12/17
✔9. Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward (both the h/h get a second chance) 6/20
✔10. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (heroine is psychic) 6/14
✔11. Mercy Blade - Faith Hunter (knife on cover) 5/27
✔12. Finding Destiny - Jean Johnson (Sons of Destiny #9) 8/8

BONUSES:
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✔13. Raise The Titanic! - Clive Cussler 9/7
✔14. I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells (anti-hero is a serial killer in the making) 8/27
✔15. Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey (heroine is a courtesan spy) 6/14




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✔16. Tiger Paw - Charles Cornell 6/7
✔17. The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan (young adult) 8/2
✔18. The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost (based on a true story) 6/22




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✔19. Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (hero is a baseball player) 7/18
✔20. Dragon in Chains - Daniel Fox (the army rapes and pillages the villages) 9/17
✔21.Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant #4) - Derek Landy 8/26




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✔22. Moonburn - Alisha Sheckley (werewolf) 8/31
✔23. Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn (time travel) 9/29
✔24. Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters (medieval) 7/31


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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December Challenge

READ: 15/15

✔T: Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn 12/13
✔R: Wake Up Dead: A Thriller - Roger Smith 12/22
✔O: On Ice - David Ramus 12/9
✔P: Tempest Rising - Nicole Peeler 12/31
✔I: I Kissed a Dog - Carol Van Atta 12/6
✔C: The Chief - Monica McCarty 12/7
✔A: The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler 12/21
✔L: The Year of Living Scandalously - Julia London 12/20


✔I: I Kissed a Dog - Carol Van Atta 12/6
✔S: Scrumptious - Amanda Usen 12/8
✔L: The Third Gate - Lincoln Child 12/5
✔A: Always Look Twice - Geralyn Dawson 12/18
✔N: A Notorious Proposition - Adele Ashworth 12/21
✔D: Dark Peril - Christine Feehan 12/29
✔S: The School - Ed Kelleher 12/17


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Comics Challenge

Duration: no time limit

READ: 16/16

✔1. Beetle Bailey: Ascension - Caris Roane (heroine joins the Warriors of the Blood and wears fatigues while training) 6/9
✔2. Blondie: Heart of Dixie - Tami Hoag (well endowed heroine) 2/27
✔3. Bloom Country: Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews (were-animals talk to each other) 4/13
✔4. Calvin & Hobbs: Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill (educate the public on vampires) 5/15
✔5. Cathy: A Familiar Face - Marie Harte 2/29
✔6. Dilbert: Superior Saturday - Garth Nix (employees (called denizens) are micromanaged to the tee in this series, any infraction means demotion or death) 4/26
✔7. Doonesbury: The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler (Pulitzer Prize winner in 1988) 12/21
✔8. Far Side: A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley (strange sense of humor/uncomfortable social situations/has improbable events/bizarre disasters) 3/10
✔9. For Better or Worse: Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn (heroine has 2 kids) 3/11
✔10. Hagar the Horrible: Darkness Falls - Cate Tiernan (hero is an immortal viking berserker) 3/2
✔11. Lil Abner: Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione (hero is over 6½ feet tall) 4/11
✔12. Little Orphan Annie: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman (heroine is an orphan) 2/25
✔13. Non Sequitor: Day of the Dragon - Rebecca York (hero speaks Latin) 4/3
✔14. Peanuts: Santa Olivia - Jacqueline Carey (a group of orphans become great friends) 3/11
✔15. X-Men: Raziel - Kristina Douglas (hero is a fallen angel) 3/27
✔16. Family Circus: Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury (carnival is a big part of the plot) 6/16



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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7 Wonders of the Medieval World Challenge

Duration: June 1, 2012 - January 31, 2013

READ: 7/7

✔1. Stonehenge: Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson (set in London, England) 6/12/12


✔2. Colosseum: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires (set in Rome) 8/22/12


✔3. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa: Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street (set in Egypt) 9/22


✔4. Great Wall of China: Eona - Alison Goodman (set in China) 6/29/12


✔5. Porcelain Tower of Nanjing: Dragon in Chains - Daniel Fox (set in China) 9/17/12


✔6. Hagia Sophia: Lost Love Found - Bertrice Small (set in Turkey) 1/10/13


✔7. Leaning Tower of Pisa: Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye (set in Italy) 1/18/13

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Pyramid Series Challenge

Duration: July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
READ: 55/55


10th in series:
Killing The Blues - Robert B. Parker 7/5/12

9th in series:
Finding Destiny - Jean Johnson 8/8/12
Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole 10/7/12

8th in series:
Master of Smoke - Angela Knight 3/7/13
Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6/12
Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure - James Patterson 11/19/12

7th in series:
Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang - Katie MacAlister 9/4/12
Blood Challenge - Eileen Wilks 1/6/13
Mona Lisa Eclipsing - Sunny 9/28/12
You're So Vein - Christine Warren 7/4/12

6th in series:
The Darkest Lie - Gena Showalter 12/2/12
First Lord's Fury - Jim Butcher 12/18/12
Master of Fire - Angela Knight 12/9/12
One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22/12
Secret Life of a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/21/12

5th in series:
Crown of Crystal Flame - C.L. Wilson 5/17/13
The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken 3/5/13
Drink Deep - Chloe Niell 10/28/12
Mortal Coil - Derek Landy 3/29/13
Shadow Fires - Catherine Spangler 8/24/12
The Time Weaver - Shana Abe 8/6/12

4th in series:
Body of Sin - Eve Silver 1/9/13
Dark Days - Derek Landy 8/26/12
First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire 9/13/12
Haunting Embrace- Erin Quinn 11/8/12
Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard 7/22/12
Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris 11/10/12
Walking Dead - C.E. Murphy 7/18/12

3rd in series:
Blood Lines - Tanya Huff 7/24/12
Club Dead - Charlaine Harris 7/9/12
Deadly Décisions - Kathy Reichs 8/28/12
Hard To Handle - Lori Foster 10/21/12
Host - Faith Hunter 8/8/12
My Give a Damn's Busted- Carolyn Brown 7/29/12
Twice Bitten - Chloe Niell 7/22/12
Unchained - Sharon Ashwood 8/18/12

2nd in series:
Changing the Game - Jaci Burton 7/18/12
Bad to the Bone - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/21/12
Mad Ship - Robin Hobb 7/31/12
Pretty in Ink - Karen Olson 7/26/12
Sins of the Soul - Eve Silver 9/2/12
Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn 9/29/12
The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin 9/8/12
Mercy Burns - Keri Arthur 9/10/12
Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich 7/2/12

1st in series:
Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12/12
Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/28/12
The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/2/12
Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13/12
Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6/12
The Flame and The Shadow - Denise Rossetti 9/23/12
A Game of Thrones - Gearge R.R. Martin 7/19/12
Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15/12
Shadowfae - Erica Hayes 11/3/12
Shoot to Thrill - Nina Bruhns 11/25/12

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CHALLENGE COMPLETE