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Luck of the Irish ChallengeDURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2012
✔F: Angie Fox - Accidental Demon Slayer 3/4
✔O: One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren
✔U: The Undead Next Door - Kerrelyn Sparks 3/12
✔R: Raziel - Kristina Douglas 3/27
✔L: Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 3/4
✔E: Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione 4/11
✔A: Across the Great Barrier - Patricia Wrede 3/3
✔F: Jeaniene Frost - Unbound 3/27
✔C: Crazy Cool - Tara Janzen 3/20
✔L: Lavender Morning - Jude Deveraux 3/15
✔O: On a Highland Shore - Kathleen Givens 3/30
✔V: Vickie Taylor - Legacy of Stone 3/7
✔E: Emma Craig - Midsummer Night's Magic 4/24
✔R: Red Mist - Patricia Cornwell 3/21
✔BONUS: Witch Fury - Anya Bast 3/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
One Hit Wonders of the 80s ChallengeDuration: January 6, 2012 - January 5 2013
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Love or Hate @ FIRST Duration: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
July: On the Edge (The Edge) 7/31 ★★★★★
August: Night's Cold Kiss (Dark Brethren) 8/31 ★★★★★
September: Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom) 9/10 ★★★★★
October: The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan) 10/10 ★★★★
November: The Accidental Werewolf (Accidental Friends) 11/11 ★★★★
December: Highborn - Yvonne Navarro (Dark Redemption) 12/5 ★★★
January: Debris - Jo Anderton (The Veiled Worlds) 1/15 ★★★★
February: What's a Ghoul to Do? - Victoria Laurie (Ghost Hunter Mystery) 2/6 ★★★★
March: Santa Olivia - Jacqueline Carey (Santa Olivia) 3/11 ★★★
April: On Fire's Wings - Christie Golden (Final Dance) 4/10 ★★★★
May: Covet - J.R. Ward (Fallen Angels) 5/9 ★★★★
June: Ascension - Caris Roane (The World of Ascension) 6/9 ★★★★★
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CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Banish The Bingo Blues Challenge1st Batch of Shelves:
1st Roll: 4/29/12: 5
2nd Roll: 5/21/12: 6
3rd Roll: 6/20/12: 4
1: wishlist
2: 2012
3: favorite series
✔4: Goodreads author: Death Masks - Jim Butcher 6/21
✔5: tortured hero: Covet - J.R. Ward 5/9
✔6: Magic: Sinful Magic - Jennifer Lyon 5/30
2nd Batch of Shelves:
1st Roll: 5/10/12: 2
2nd Roll: 5/30/12: 3
1: young adult
✔2: read in 2010: Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie - Maggie Stiefvater 5/12
✔3: witch: Master of Crows - Grace Draven 5/31
4: angels
5: 5 stars
6: alpha male:
3rd Batch of Shelves:
1st Roll: 5/13/12: 6
2nd Roll: 5/31/12: 3
1: series read
2: supernatural
✔3: kick ass heroine: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
4: demon
5: paranormal romance
✔6: urban fantasy: Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill 5/15
4th Batch of Shelves:
1st Roll: 5/16/12: 4
2nd Roll: 6/14/12: 6
1: dark fantasy
2: re-reads
3: fantasy
✔4: paranormal: Kiss of Fate - Deborah Cooke 5/20
5: ghosts
✔6: vampires: Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward 6/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE (real Bingo has started again)
RULES FOR BANISH THE BINGO BLUES!Duration: Member-defined; 1 book a week - 1 book a month - keep going until they're all read - it's up to you!
ROLL THE DIE: http://www.random.org/dice/
What's Up Next? When you're ready to choose your next book, roll the die (choose 1 die vs. 2 dice @ Random.org), get your # and choose a book to read from the shelf listed by that #. Each batch of shelves is broken up in groups of 6 (one for each side of the die). Move on to the next batch when you're ready to choose your next book. If you make it through the four different batches (4 books) and still want more, start at the beginning and roll again for a new shelf.
1st Batch of Shelves:
1: wishlist: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/w...
2: 2012: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/2012
3: favorite series: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/f...
4: Goodreads author: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/g...
5: tortured hero: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/t...
6: magic: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/m...
2nd Batch of Shelves:
1: young adult: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/y...
2: read in 2010: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/r...
3: witch: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/w...
4: angels: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/a...
5: 5 stars: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/5...
6: alpha male: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/a...
3rd Batch of Shelves:
1: series read: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/s...
2: supernatural: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/s...
3: kick ass heroine: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/k...
4: demon: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/d...
5: paranormal romance: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/p...
6: urban fantasy: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/u...
4th Batch of Shelves:
1: dark fantasy: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/d...
2: re-reads: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/r...
3: fantasy: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/f...
4: paranormal: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/p...
5: ghosts: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/g...
6: vampires: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/v...
Love or Hate @ SECOND Duration: August 1, 2011 - July 31, 2012
Read: 12/12
August: Raine (Lords of Satyr) 8/15 ★★★★★
September: A Knight of the Word (Word & the Void) 9/30 ★★★★
October: Bayou Moon (The Edge) 10/30 ★★★★★
November: Rion (The Pendragon Legacy) 11/15 ★★★★★
December: X-Rated Bloodsuckers (Felix Gomez) 12/7 ★★★
January: Clockwork Prince - (Infernal Devices) 1/6 ★★★★★
February: Killer View (Walt Fleming) 2/14 ★★★★
March: Darkness Falls (Immortal Beloved) 3/2 ★★★★
April: A Circle of Ashes (Balefire) 4/7 ★★★★
May: Lucinda, Dangerously (Demon Princess Chronicles) 5/4 ★★★★★
June: Eona - (Eon) Alison Goodman 6/29 ★★★★★
July: Wicked Business - (Lizzy & Diesel) - Janet Evanovich 7/2 ★★★★★
ANNUAL ALSO READ:
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Silver Wedding Anniversary
✔2011: Raziel - Kristina Douglas 3/27
✔S: (spider) - A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley 3/10
✔I: Inheritance - Christopher Paolini 4/10
✔L: (Loup) - Santa Olivia - Jacquelyn Carey 3/11
✔V: Vickie Taylor - Legacy of Stone 3/7
✔E: (Eric) - Reckoning in Unbound - Jeaniene Frost 3/16
✔R: J.D. Robb - Treachery in Death 5/4
✔W: Witch Fury - Anya Bast (2009) 3/17
✔E: (Eff) - Across the Great Barrier - Patricia Wrede 3/3
✔ D: (dress) - Just Like Heaven - Julia Quinn 3/2
✔D: Jude Deveraux - Lavender Morning 3/15
✔I: If He's Wicked - Hannah Howell 3/22
✔N: No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon (2010) 4/19
✔G: (Grace) - Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 3/4
✔A: The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox (2008) 3/4
✔N: Night Magic - Jennifer Lyon 4/20
✔N: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26
✔I: Inside - Brenda Novak (2011) 5/18
✔V: Lynn Viehl - Shadowlight 3/26
✔E: (eyes) - Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13
✔R: Robin Hobb - Ship of Magic 5/29
✔S: (Sloan) - Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox 7/3
✔A: (armband) - Awaken the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 4/21
✔R: (rain) - Ascension - Caris Roane 6/9
✔Y: You've Been Warned - James Patterson 3/31
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CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Seasons of Love Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2012
PART 1 ~ "How do you measure a year?"
READ: 10/10
✔"...In Daylight" ~ One Bite With A Stranger - Christine Warren (white cover) 3/13
✔"...In Sunsets" ~ Night Magic - Jennifer Lyon (orange cover) 4/20/12
✔"...In Midnights" ~ Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill (night in title) 5/15/12
✔"...In Cups of Coffee" ~
1. Hit List (#20 Anita Blake) - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/21
2. Clockwork Prince (#2 Infernal Devices) - Cassandra Clare 1/6
✔"...In Inches" ~ 2 sequential series books
1. No Werewolves Allowed (#2 Night Trackers) - Cheyenne McCray 1/19
2. Vampires Not Invited (#3 Night Trackers) - Cheyenne McCray 5/7
✔"...In Miles" ~ The River Nymph - Shirl Henke 3/30
✔"...In Laughter" ~ Indulgence in Death - J.D. Robb 1/21
✔"...In Strife" ~ X-isle - Steve Augarde 1/26
PART 2 ~ "Seasons of Love"
READ: 11/12
WINTER ~ COMPLETE
✔❉ Blue cover: The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong 1/31
✔❉ Series begins with 'W': Atlantis Redeemed - (Warriors of Poseidon) - Alyssa Day 2/5
✔❉ "winter months" (12,1,2): Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill (#1 Chicagoland Vampires) 2/10
SPRING ~ COMPLETE
✔❀ Green cover: Zombies Sold Separately - Cheyenne McCray 5/21/12
✔❀ First book in a new-to-you series: Sins of the Heart (#1 Otherkin) - Eve Silver 5/14/12
✔❀ "spring months" (3,4,5): Leader of the Pack (#3 Tales of an Urban Werewolf) - Karen MacInerney 3/8
SUMMER ~ COMPLETE
✔❂ Red cover: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest 6/26/12
✔❂ ½ nekked dude/tte on the cover: Shadowlight - Lynn Viehl 3/26/12
✔❂ "summer months" (6,7,8): One With the Darkness (#6 Companion) - Susan Squires 8/22 
FALL ~ COMPLETE
✔✣ Orange cover:Burning Alive - Shannon Butcher 4/23
✔✣ New release:Crucible of Gold - Naomi Novik 4/17
✔✣ "fall months" (9,10,11): Finding Destiny (#9 Sons of Destiny) - Jean Johnson 8/8
PART 3 ~ "...Measure your life in love..."
READ: 5/5
❤ Read 1 book for each letter ~ title name, series name, or author name (first or last)
✔L: Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater 1/21
✔O: Off Kilter - Donna Kauffman 4/8
✔V: V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 8/22
✔E: Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13
✔❤ Read 1 PNR book: Awaken the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 4/21/12
London Olympic Games 2012 ChallengeDuration: July 1 - September 30 2012
LEVEL: GOLD (all categories and Olympic Ring Covers)
READ: 15/15
✔1. Athletics: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (baseball player) 7/18
✔2. Cycling: Going Bovine - Libba Bray (road trip)
✔3. Equestrian: - Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George (wolf on cover) 8/19
✔4. Fencing: - Host - Faith Hunter (sword on cover) 8/8
✔5. Gymnastics: - Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon (based on Greek mythology) 8/23
✔6. Sailing: - Shadow Fires - Catherine Spangler (space pirates) 8/24
✔7. Shooting: - Biting the Bullet - Jennifer Rardin (gun on cover) 8/28
✔8. Swimming: - Born To Be Wild - Catherine Coulter (water on cover) 9/26
✔9. Teamsports: - Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels (a group of friends) 7/7
✔10. Weightlifting: - Airborn - Kenneth Oppel (disc-like object on the cover) 7/12
Read a book with the Olympic Ring Colors on the cover.
✔A. Blue - Dragon in Chains - Daniel Fox 9/17
✔B. Yellow - Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson 8/3
✔C. Black - The Time Weaver - Shana Abe 8/6
✔D. Green - The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey - Linda Greenlaw 8/13
✔E. Red - Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie 8/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
80s Saturday Morning Cartoon ChallengeDuration: 4/26/12 through 4/25/13
Level: Like Totally Awesome: 30
READ: 30/30
✔ 1) The Great Space Coaster: Zombies Sold Separately - Cheyenne McCray (bad guys are aliens) 5/21/12
✔ 2) Wacky Races: Covet - J.R. Ward 5/9/12
✔ 3) Garfield and Friends: Wizard's Heir - Daniel Hood (has a familiar) 5/3/12
✔ 4) Scooby Doo: One Hex of a Wedding - Yasmine Galenorn (mystery) 4/26/12
✔ 5) Snorks: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre (water on cover) 6/26/12
✔ 6) Strawberry Shortcake: Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie (apple on cover) 8/7
✔ 7) Wuzzles: Vampires Not Invited - Cheyenne McCray (half human/half drow) 5/7/12
✔ 8) Super Friends: The Huntress And The Sphinx - Ru Emerson (Xena warrior princess is the heroine) 6/30/12
✔ 9) Banana Splits: Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore (all the characters of nutso) 6/4/12
✔ 10) Hulk Hogan’s Rock n’ Wrestling: Sahara - Clive Cussler (hero likes to brawl) 6/5/12
✔ 11) My Little Pony: Acorna: The Unicorn Girl - Anne McCaffrey (unicorn) 4/29/12
✔ 12) Care Bears: Geek Love - Katherine Dunn 6/15/12
✔ 13) Super Globe Trotters: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (hero is a baseball player) 7/18/12
✔ 14) Bugs Bunny Road Runner Show: Mercy Blade - Faith Hunter (heroine must rely on enemy of her boss making them frenemies) 5/27/12
✔ 15) The Flintstones: The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters (1897) 5/12/12
✔ 16) Casper: Sins of the Heart - Eve Silver (soul-reaper) 5/14/12
✔ 17) Richie Rich: Treachery in Death - J.D. Robb (hero is the richest man in the world or so it seems) 5/4/12
✔ 18) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Lucinda, Dangerously - Sunny (demon princess) 5/4/12
✔ 19) Pink Panther: The Diamond Hunters - Wilbur Smith (diamond on cover) 4/30/12
✔ 20) Rainbow Brite: The White Mountains - John Christopher (color in title) 10/9/12
✔ 21) Gummi Bears: A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin 7/19/12
✔ 22) Inspector Gadget: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel (steampunk) 7/12/12
✔ 23) Transformers: Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb 5/29/12
✔ 24) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill 5/15
✔ 25) Thundercats: Ghostland - Jory Strong 5/23/12
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✔ R: Ray Bradbury - Something Wicked This Way Comes 6/16
✔ E: Earl of Darkness - Alix Rickloff 5/26
✔ T: J. Maarten Troost - The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific 6/22
✔ R: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest 6/26
✔ O: Karen Olson - Pretty in Ink 7/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Dirty Dozen ChallengeDuration January - December 2012
READ: 72/72
A. Books I Failed to Read from 2011 Challenges COMPLETE
✔1. Hidden Fire - Jo Davis 1/17
✔2. 6 Killer Bodies - Stephanie Bond 2/25
✔3. Witch Fury - Anya Bast 3/17
✔4. Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/21
✔5. If He's Wicked - Hannah Howell 3/22
✔6. Havemercy - Jaida Jones 3/25
✔7. Burning Alive - Shannon Butcher 4/23
✔8. One Hex of a Wedding - Yasmine Galenorn 4/26
✔9. Lucinda, Dangerously - Sunny 5/4
✔10. Storm of Visions - Christina Dodd 5/6
✔11. Covet - J.R. Ward 5/9
✔12. Scorched - Sharon Ashwood 6/3
B. Single Books Needed to Conclude Series COMPLETE
✔1. Shadow Heir - Richelle Mead 2/22
✔2. Leader of the Pack - Karen MacInerney 3/8
✔3. Wolf's Cross - S.A. Swann 3/28
✔4. Smolder - Melina Morel 4/5
✔5. Reckoning - Lili St Crow 4/6
✔6. A Necklace of Water - Cate Tiernan 5/18
✔7. Final Truth - Mariah Stewart 6/13
✔8. Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26
✔9. Host - Faith Hunter 8/8
✔10. I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells 8/27
✔11. Mona Lisa Eclipsing - Sunny 9/28
✔12. Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14
Host
C. Books 450+ pages COMPLETE
✔1. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini (860 pages) 4/10
✔2. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (835 pages) 7/19
✔3. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb (685 pages) 5/29
✔4. Sahara - Clive Cussler (576 pages) 6/5
✔5. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson (468 pages) 4/10
✔6. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman (531 pages) 2/25
✔7. Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia (518 pages) 1/8
✔8. Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare (507 pages) 1/6
✔9. Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward (572 pages) 6/20
✔10. Eona - Alison Goodman (637 pages) 6/29
✔11. The Mad Ship - Robin Hobb (647 pages) 7/31
✔12. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore (563 pages) 6/4
D. Ebooks COMPLETE
✔1. The Storm - E.J. Findorff (preARC) 1/6
✔2. Delicate Freakn' Flower - Eve Langlais 2/28
✔3. Angel's Judgment in Angels' Flight - Nalini Singh 2/28
✔4. Curran & Fathers and Sons - Gordon Andrews 2/29
✔5. A Familiar Face - Marie Harte 2/28
✔6. The River Nymph - Shirl Henke 3/30
✔7. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson 4/10
✔8. Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake 4/12
✔9. Days of Gold - Jude Deveraux 4/22
✔10. The Perfect Play - Jaci Burton 4/23
✔11. Earl of Darkness - Alix Rickloff 5/26
✔12. Blood Will Tell - Samantha Young 5/28
E. Books on TBR longer than 1 year COMPLETE
✔1. Red Lily - Nora Roberts (on TBR 2009) 1/18
✔2. No Werewolves Allowed - Cheyenne McCray (on TBR 2010) 1/19
✔3. Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater (2009) 1/21
✔4. Hit List - Laurell K. Hamilton (2010) 1/21
✔5. Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrelyn Sparks (2009) 1/24
✔6. The Gathering - Kelley Armstrong (2010) 1/31
✔7. Brain Dead - Eileen Dreyer (2009) 2/4
✔8. Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day (2009) 2/5
✔9. Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn (2009) 2/21
✔10. Legacy of Stone - Vickie Taylor (2009) 3/7
✔11. Ghost of a Chance - Yasmine Galenorn (2009) 3/11
✔12. The Undead Next Door - Kerrelyn Sparks (2009) 3/12
F. 1st Book in a new Series COMPLETE
✔1. Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 1/4
✔2. Debris - Jo Anderton 1/15
✔3. Mob Rules - Cameron Haley 1/21
✔4. The Falling Machine - Andrew Mayer 1/23
✔5. The Demon Trapper's Daughter - Jana Oliver 1/25
✔6. Dragon Bound - Thea Harrison 1/30
✔7. What's a Ghoul to Do? - Victoria Laurie 2/6
✔8. Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill 2/10
✔9. Dead Iron - Devon Monk 3/14
✔10. Lavender Morning - Jude Deveraux 3/15
✔11. Shadowlight - Lynn Viehl 3/26
✔12. Raziel - Kristina Douglas 3/27
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
A Blockbuster of a ChallengeDuration: July 9, 2012 - July 8, 2013
READ: 40/40
1) Gone with the Wind: A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (war between the 7 kingdoms) 7/19/12
2) The Godfather: Beach Road - James Patterson (character is a criminal) 7/27/12
3) Jaws: Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis - Pete Nelson (boat sank/shark attacks) 7/28/12
4) Star Wars: The White Mountains - John Christopher (sci-fi with robotic creatures) 10/9/12
5) Friday the 13th: The 5th Witch - Graham Masterton (horror) 10/19/12
6) Indiana Jones: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel (hero travels the world in an airship) 7/12/12
7) The 6th Sense: Voices - Arnaldur Indridason (mystery) 7/14/12
8) Casino: Pretty in Ink - Karen Olson (set in Vegas) 7/26/12
9) Gladiator: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires (set in Rome) 8/22/12
10) Terminator: Walking Dead - C.E. Murphy (heroine saves Seattle from a zombie invasion) 7/18/12
11) Die Hard: The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin (MC is taken hostage and tortured) 9/8/12
12) Harry Potter: The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan (young adult) 8/2/12
13) The Wizard of Oz: The Time Weaver - Shana Abe (heroine time travels) 8/6/12
14) Twilight: Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (vampire character) 7/9/12
15) The Shining: Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters (thriller) 7/31/12
16) Saving Private Ryan: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis (rescues brother from enemy) 7/9/12
17) Braveheart: Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle 9/30/12
18) Forest Gump: Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie (contemporary romance) 8/7/12
19) The Matrix: Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card (hero is a video game geek) 10/27/12
20) North by Northwest: Inside Out - Maria Snyder (heroine spends most of book running from authority) 7/15/12
21) Men In Black: Shadow Fires - Catherine Spangler (set in space) 8/24/12
22) It’s a Wonderful Life: Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis (Christmas) 10/18/12
23) Taxi Driver: Unchained - Sharon Ashwood (motorcycle on cover) 8/18/12
24) Silence of the Lambs: Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger (FBI) 7/30/12
25) Psycho: Horns - Joe Hill (kinda freaky) 10/24/12
26) Casablanca: Blood Lines - Tanya Huff (love triangle) 7/24/12
27) The Shawshank Redemption: Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard (hero overcomes possession) 7/25/12
28) When Harry Met Sally: Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz (romance) 7/28/12
29) Beverly Hills Cop: Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton (heroine is a US Marshall) 8/8/12
30) Caddyshack: The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett (humorous) 8/21/12
31) Steel Magnolias: Thursday's Child - Sandra Brown (set in Georgia) 8/30/12
32) The Good, the Bad, & The Ugly: My Give a Damn's Busted - Carolyn Brown (cowboys) 7/29/12
33) The Hangover: Twice Bitten - Chloe Niell (most of the action happens in a bar) 7/22/12
34) Dirty Dancing: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (erotica) 7/18/12
35) Dances with Wolves: Ascension - Sable Grace (werewolf/vampire mix) 8/4/12
36) Lord of the Rings: Mad Ship - Robin Hobb (fantasy) 7/31/12
37) Ben Hur: Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney (historical) 8/11
38) Sex and the City: You Kill Me - Alison Gaylin (set in NY) 8/5/12
39) Night of the Living Dead: Dark Days - Derek Landy (zombies) 8/26/12
40) Ghostbusters: Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang - Katie MacAlister (ghosts) 9/4/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
I Spy Title Challenge DURATION: November 1, 2011 - October 31, 2012
1. Color:Black Night - Christina Henry 11/1/11
2. Number: 10th Anniversary - James Patterson 1/2/12
3. Things That Grow: Delicate Freakn' Flower - Eve Langlais 2/28/12
4. 4 Seasons: Midsummer Night's Magic - anthology 4/24/12
5. First Name:Adam - Jacquelyn Frank 11/16/11
6. Places: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5/12
7. Body Part: For Her Eyes Only - Cait London 12/28/11
8. Weapon: Gideon's Sword - Preston/Child 12/21/11
9. Body of Water: Forgotten Sea - Virginia Kantra 2/2/12
10. Form of Water:The Book of Water - Marjorie Kellogg 12/31/11
11. Product of Fire:Angel Burn - L.A. Weatherly 11/6/11
12. Heavenly Body: Destiny's Star - Elizabeth Vaughan 12/21/11
13. Architecture: Bridge of Dreams - Anne Bishop 4/1/12
14. 5 Senses: Haunted by Your Touch - Jeaniene Frost 3/26/12
15. Royal Title:Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson 11/30/11
16. Family Member: The Demon Trapper's Daughter - Jana Oliver 1/25/12
17. 4 Elements: Angel Fire East - Terry Brooks 12/1/11
18. Time of Day: Dark Side of Dawn - Kathryn Smith 3/18/12
19. Metal:The Iron Knight - Julie Kagawa 12/9/11
20. Emotion/Feeling:Defiance - Lili St. Crow 11/19/11
21. Animal/Insect:The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons - Katie MacAlister 11/7/11
22. Something to Read: The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale - Christine Bell 10/30
23.Gender Identifier:The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson (not PNR) 11/16/11
24. Paranormal Being:Succubus Revealed - Richelle Mead 11/12/11
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Serial Addict ChallengeRULES: All books listed must be a part of a series (state the name of the series along with your book choice). In order for a series to be allowed, you cannot have read more than book #1 of that series at the time you start the challenge (unless stated otherwise in that category’s rules).
Duration: 11-14-11 thru 11-13-12
READ: 40/40
#1: Kelloggs (8 BOOKS) COMPLETE
✔K: Kiss of a Demon King (Immortals After Dark #7) - Kresley Cole 11/23/11
✔E: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon #1) - Alison Goodman 2/25/12
✔L: Lavender Morning (Eidlean #1) - Jude Deveraux 3/15/12
✔L: Leader of the Pack (Tales of an Urban Werewolf #3) - Karen MacInterney 3/8/12
✔O: One Bite With A Stranger (The Others #6) - Christine Warren 3/13/12
✔G: The Gathering (Darkness Rising #1) - Kelley Armstrong 1/31/12
✔G: Ghost of a Chance (A Chintz & China Mystery #1) - Yasmine Galenorn 3/11/12
✔S: Smolder (Institut Scientifique #3) - Melina Morel 4/5/12
#2: 5 childhood favorites (15 BOOKS)
COUNT CHOCULA - Chicagoland Vampires - Chloe Neill
✔1. Some Girls Bite 2/10/12
✔2. Friday Night Bites 5/15/12
✔3. Twice Bitten 7/22/12
✔4. Hard Bitten 10/8/12
✔5. Drink Deep 10/28/12
FRUIT LOOPS - Mists of Ireland - Erin Quinn (time travel)
✔1. Haunting Beauty 2/21/12
✔2. Haunting Warrior 9/29/12
✔3. Haunting Desire 10/28/12
✔4. Haunting Embrace 11/8/12
CAP’N CRUNCH - Night Trackers - Cheyenne McCray
✔1. Demons Not Included 12/19/11
✔2. No Werewolves Allowed 1/19/12
✔3. Vampires Not Invited 5/7/12
TRIX - Cin Craven - Jenna Maclaine
✔1. The Wages of Sin 10/4/12
✔2. Grave Sins 11/11/12
LUCKY CHARMS - The Shadowfae Chronicles - Erica Hayes
✔1. Shadowfae 11/3/12
#3: High-Fiber (1+ BOOKS) - Otherkin - Eve Silver
✔1. A Chalice of Wind 3/16/12
✔2. A Circle of Ashes 4/7/12
✔3. A Feather of Stone 5/17/12
✔4. A Necklace of Water 5/18/12
#4: KIX tagline (1+ BOOKS) - The Keys to the Kingdom - Garth Nix
✔1. Mister Monday 12/13/11
✔2. Grim Tuesday 12/27/11
✔3. Drowned Wednesday 1/10/12
✔4. Sir Thursday 2/2/12
✔5. Lady Friday 4/23/12
✔6. Superior Saturday 4/26/12
✔7. Lord Sunday 5/4/12
✔#5: Rice Crispies (1 BOOK) - Highborn (Dark Redemption) - Yvonne Navarro 12/5/11
✔#6: Oatmeal (1 BOOK) - The Flame and the Shadow (The Four-Sided Pentacle) - Denise Rossetti 9/23/12
✔#7: Cheerios (1 BOOK) -What's a Ghoul to Do? (Ghost Hunter Mystery) - Victoria Laurie 2/6/12
✔#8: LIFE (1 BOOK) -Inheritance (Inheritance) - Christopher Paolini 4/10/12
✔#9: Wheaties (1 BOOK) - Mob Rules(The Underworld Cycle) - Cameron Haley 1/21/12
✔#10: Honey Smacks (1 BOOK) - Eternal Rider(Lords of Deliverance) - Larissa Ione 4/11/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Serial Addict Challenge - Part 2Rules: All books listed must be a part of a series (state the name of the series along with your book choice). Anthologies are not allowed.
Duration:November 15, 2011 to November 14, 2012
READ: 26/31
#1: TV Dinners (8 BOOKS)
✔T: Taylor, Vickie - Legacy of Stone (Les Gargouillen #3) 3/7/12
✔V: Vicious Circle (Persephone Alcmedi #1) - Linda Robertson 11/26/11
✔D: Defiance (Strange Angels #4) - Lili St. Crow 11/19/11
✔I: The Iron Witch (The Iron Witch #1) - Karen Mahoney 12/6/11
✔N: Nightfall - (Dark Age Dawning #1) Ellen Connor 6/30/12
✔N: Night Magic - (Wing Slayer Hunters #3) - Jennifer Lyon 4/20/12
✔E: Eyes Of Crow - (Aspect of Crow #1) - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13/12
✔R: Ravenous - (Clare Point #4) - V.K. Forrest 6/26/12
#2: 5 Types of TV Series (15 BOOKS)
DRAMA - Weather Warden - Rachel Caine
✔1. #2 Heat Stroke 6/29/12
2. #3 Chill Factor
3. #4 Windfall
4. #5 Firestorm
5. #6 Thin Air 
SOAP - Love At Stake - Kerrelyn Sparks
✔1. #3 Be Still My Vampire Heart 1/24/12
✔2. #4 The Undead Next Door 3/12/12
✔3. #6 Secret Life of a Vampire 9/21/12
✔4. #7 Forbidden Nights with a Vampire 5/11/12
SCI-FI/FANTASY - Liveship Traders - Robin Hobb
✔1. Ship of Magic 5/29/12
✔2. Mad Ship 7/31/12
3. Ship of Destiny 
KIDS - Books of Faerie - Maggie Stiefvator
✔1. Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception 1/21/12
✔2. Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie 5/12/12
SITCOM - Southern Witch - Kimberly Frost
✔1. Would-Be Witch 11/2/12
✔#3: "True Blood" (1 BOOK) - Bloodlines (Bloodlines #1) - Richelle Mead 12/12/11
✔#4: "Vampire Diaries" (1 BOOK) - Adam -(Nightwalkers #6) - Jacquelyn Frank 11/16/11
✔#5: "Supernatural" (1 BOOK) - Eternal Prey (Gods of the Night #3) - Nina Bangs 12/31/11
✔#6: "Jericho" (1 BOOK) - Ghostland (Ghostland World #1) - Jory Strong 5/23/12
✔#7: "The Walking Dead" (1 BOOK) - Dead Iron (Age of Steam #1) - Devon Monk 3/14
✔#8: "Buffy" (1 BOOK) - Hit List (Anita Blake #20) - Laurell K. Hamilton 1/21/12
✔#9: "Charmed" (1 BOOK) - Queen of Song and Souls (Tairen Soul #4) - C.L. Wilson 11/30/11
✔#10: "Being Human" (1 BOOK) - Shadow Bound (Shadow #1) - Erin Kellison 11/1/12
Monster Mash 3: AdaptationDuration: October 1 - November 30, 2012
READ: 10/10
Categories:
✔The Woman in Black Adapted from The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
The 5th Witch - Graham Masterton 10/19
✔The Silence of the Lambs Adapted from The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen (heroine is a cop) 10/6
✔Misery Adapted from Misery by Stephen King
Down the Darkest Road - Tami Hoag (m.c. is writing a book) 10/25
✔The Haunting Adapted from The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Never Been Witched - Annette Blair (ghosts play big role) 11/16
✔I Am Legend Adapted from I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison (zombies) 11/1
✔Hellraiser Adapted from The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
Good Omens - Neil Gaiman (angels/demons) 10/8
✔Invasion of the Body Snatchers Adapted from The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Outside In - Maria Snyder (aliens takeover) 10/12
✔Island of Lost Souls Adapted from The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole (werewolf) 10/7
✔The Fury Adapted from The Fury by John Farris
Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine (heroine is psychic) 10/4
✔Ringu Adapted from Ring (translated) by Koji Suzuki
The White Mountains - John Christopher (round thing on cover) 10/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
MT TBR Redux 2012NOTE: NO CHANGES once list is made!
LEVEL: Mt Everest: 25 books
NOTE: All books chosen from 2009 the year I joined GRs before my TBR got completely out of control.
READ: 25/25
✔1. Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) - Sherrilyn Kenyon (added day I joined GRs 2/1/09) 3/21
✔2. Lucinda, Dangerously - Sunny (added day I joined GRs 2/1/09) 5/4
✔3. Hidden Fire - Jo Davis (5/22/09) 1/17
✔4. Parallel Fire - Deidre Knight (2/19/09) 11/26
✔5. 6 Killer Bodies - Stephanie Bond (5/27/09) 2/25
✔6. Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day (8/29/09) 2/5
✔7. Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready (4/17/09) 2/14
✔8. Killer View - Ridley Pearson (12/19/09) 2/14
✔9. Brain Dead - Eileen Dreyer (7/13/09) 2/4
✔10. Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare (2/27/09) 2/14
✔11. Be Still My Vampire Heart - Kerrelyn Sparks (2/1/09) 1/24
✔12. Moonburn - Alicia Sheckley (5/2/09) 8/31
✔13. Smolder - Melina Morel (10/1/09) 4/5
✔14. Shadowlight - Lynn Viehl (7/24/09) 3/26
✔15.Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater (12/3/09) 1/21
✔16. Chalice of Roses - anthology (12/20/09) 11/13
✔17. Dark Side of Dawn - Kathryn Smith (9/15/09) 3/18
✔18. Born To Be Wild - Catherine Coulter (7/18/09)
✔19. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman (9/19/09) 2/25
✔20. Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready (4/23/09) 8/13
✔21. Ghostland - Jory Strong (2/27/09) 5/22
✔22. Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn (3/16/09) 2/21
✔23. Legacy of Stone - Vickie Taylor (2/7/09) 3/7
✔24. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb (6/27/09) 5/29
✔25. Sleepless in Scotland - Karen Hawkins (2/6/09) 4/15
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Cover Hunt Mini Challenge
✔Red Cover: The Demon Trapper's Daughter - Jana Oliver 1/25
✔Item #1:water scene: X-isle - Steve Augarde 1/26
✔Item #2:hot dude: Dragon Bound - Thea Harrison 1/30
February Challenge
✔COLOR: RED: Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne 2/12
✔ITEM #1: RING: 6 Killer Bodies - Stephanie Bond 2/25
✔ITEM #2:COUPLE: Tall, Dark and Deadly - Lori O'Clare 2/14
March Challenge
✔COLOR:GREEN: Linger - Maggie Stiefvater 3/4
✔ITEM #1:Tattoo: Dark Side of Dawn - Kathryn Smith 3/18
✔ITEM #2: Legacy of Stone - Vickie Taylor (gargoyles) 3/7
April Cover Hunt Challenge
✔ COLOR:Orange Smolder - Melina Morel 4/5
✔ ITEM #1:Sword Burning Alive - Shannon Butcher 4/23
✔ ITEM #2: Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews (Curran=lion) 4/13
May Cover Hunt Challenge
✔COLOR:Brown: Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill 5/15
✔ITEM #1:cuddling: The Angel and the Highlander - Donna Fletcher 5/24
✔ITEM #2:Sword: Zombies Sold Separately - Cheyenne McCray 5/21
June Cover Hunt Challenge
✔COLOR: Moonshine - Alaya Dawn Johnson 6/11
✔ITEM #1: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26
✔ITEM #2: Bum Steer - Nancy Pickard (tough to see but the house in the background is on fire) 6/5
August Cover Hunt Challenge
✔COLOR:Black: The Time Weaver - Shana Abe 8/6
✔ITEM #1:Hot Dude: Ascension - Felicity Heaton 8/29
✔ITEM #2:Vampire: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22
September Cover Hunt Challenge
✔COLOR:Purple: The Flame and the Shadow - Denise Rossetti 9/23
✔ITEM #1: Weather: The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey (snow on cover) 9/12
✔ITEM #2: Kickass Dudette: Half Past Dead - Zoe Archer 9/14
October Cover Hunt Challenge
✔COLOR: Black - The 5th Witch - Graham Masterton 10/19
✔ITEM #1: (Witch) - Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill 10/8
✔ITEM #2: (werewolf) - Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole 10/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Genre Juice Mini Challenge
1. ✔PNR -or- UF: The Falling Machine - Andrew Mayer 1/23
2. ✔MYSTERY: Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 1/4
3. ✔NEW TO YOU AUTHOR: Debris - Jo Anderton 1/15
February Challenge
1. ✔PNR / UF: Shadow Heir - Richelle Mead 2/22
2. ✔ROMANCE: Atlantis Redeemed - Alyssa Day 2/5
3. ✔VALENTINES: Heart of Dixie - Tami Hoag 2/27
March Challenge
1. ✔PNR/UF: The Accidental Demon Slayer - Angie Fox 3/4
2. ✔FANTASY: Santa Olivia - Jacquelyn Carey 3/11
3. ✔ST. PAT'S: Lavender Morning - Jude Deveraux (contains a huge welcome party) 3/15
April Challenge
1. ✔PNR/UF: Bridge of Dreams - Anne Bishop 4/1
2. ✔Contemporary:One Hex of a Wedding - Yasmine Galenorn 4/26
3. ✔Anzac Day: Inheritance - Christopher Paolini 4/10
May Challenge
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Vampires Not Invited - Cheyenne McCray 5/7
✔2. HISTORICAL: - The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters 5/12
✔3. Favorite author: Covet - J.R. Ward 5/9
June Challenge
✔1. PNR/UF: Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore 6/4
✔2. FUNNY: Scorched - Sharon Ashwood (this wasn't supposed to be humorous but it was surprisingly funny) 6/3
✔3. Non Fiction: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost 6/22
July Challenge
✔1. PNR/UF:Twice Bitten - Chloe Neill 7/22
2. FUTURISTIC:
✔3. Patriotic: Inside Out - Maria Snyder (heroine fights the government for their freedom) 7/15
August Challenge
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Ascension - Sable Grace 8/4
2. HORROR - SKIP
✔3. Cat shifter: Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton (tiger shifters) 8/8
September Challenge
✔1. PNR -or- UF: Firelight - Kristen Callihan 9/24
✔2. INTERRACIAL: Secret Life of a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (human & vampire) 9/21
✔3. Dying to read: Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle 9/30
October Challenge
✔1. PNR -or- UF: The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater 10/2
✔2. Time Travel: Haunting Desire - Erin Quinn 10/27
✔3. Halloween: The Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine (witches and vampires) 10/4
December Challenge
✔ 1. PNR -or- UF: The Darkest Lie - Gena Showalter 12/2
✔ 2. Your choice - On Ice - David Ramus (on TBR 9/2011) 12/10
✔ 3. Your choice - Master of Fire - Angela Knight 12/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
I Spy 2 ChallengeIn the SERIES NAME of a book, find a word that fits the below categories:
Duration: 6-12 months from start
Start date: February 21, 2012
End Date: January 20, 2013
READ: 20/20
✔1. Occupation/Skill: (Wing Slayer) - Night Magic - Jennifer Lyon 4/20
✔2. Heavenly Body: (Moon Chasers) - Haunted by Your Touch - Sharie Kohler 3/26
✔3. Location: (Mists of Ireland) - Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn 2/21
✔4: Paranormal Being: (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) - Kiss the Dead|12383252] 8/8
✔5. Character Name: (Kate Daniels #5) - Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews 4/13
✔6. Type of Record tale: (Nightmare Chronicles) - Dark Side of Dawn - Kathryn Smith 3/18
✔7. Shading/Color: (Jane Yellowrock) - Mercy Blade - Faith Hunter 5/27
✔8. Relationship: (Sons of Destiny) - Finding Destiny - Jean Johnson 8/8
✔9. Verb: (Wing Slayer Hunters) - Night Magic - Jennifer Lyon 4/20
✔10. Adjective: (Tales of an Urban Werewolf) - Leader of the Pack - Karen MacInerney 3/8
✔11. Product of Fire: (Age of Steam) - Dead Iron - Devon Monk 3/14
✔12. Royalty: (Demon Princess Chronicles) - Lucinda, Dangerously - Sunny 5/4
✔13. 4 Elements:(A Song of Ice and Fire) - A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin 7/19
✔14. Weapon: (Bulletproof) - Inside - Brenda Novak 5/18
✔15. Time of Day: (Night Tracker) - Vampires Not Invited - Cheyenne McCray 5/7
✔16. Number: (Fifty Shades) - Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
✔17. Season: (Winter Garden) - A Notorious Proposition - Adele Ashworth 12/21
✔18. Things that Grow: (Blades of the Rose) - Half Past Dead - Zoe Archer 9/14
✔19. Emotion/Feeling: (Love At Stake) - Secret Life of a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/21
✔20. Body of Water: (Children of the Sea) - Forgotten Sea - Virginia Kantra 2/2
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
I've Started so I'll FinishThe Rules
* There has to be at least 2 books that you need to read to get up to date/finish the series.
* If you're getting up to the current release in a series, then it should be current as at 30th November.
1st Series: Wing Slayer Hunters - Jennifer Lyons
#3 Night Magic 4/20/12
#4 Sinful Magic 5/30/12
2nd Series: Weather Wardens - Rachel Caine
#2 Heat Stroke 6/29/12
#3 Chill Factor
#4 Windfall
#5 Firestorm
#6 Thin Air
#7 Gale Force
#8 Cape Storm
#9 Total Eclipse
I've given up on this series. I just don't like it.
3rd Series: The Keys to the Kingdom - Garth Nix COMPLETE
#3 Drowned Wednesday 1/10/12
#4 Sir Thursday 2/2/12
#5 Lady Friday 4/23/12
#6 Superior Saturday 4/26/12
#7 Lord Sunday 5/5/12
4th Series: The Dark Forgotten - Sharon Ashwood
#2 Scorched 6/3/12
#3 Unchained 8/18/12
#4 Frostbound
5th Series: Carpathians - Christine Feehan
#21 Dark Peril 12/29/12
#22 Dark Predator
6th Series: Dark-Hunters - Sherrilyn Kenyon
#18 Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) 3/21/12
#19 No Mercy 4/19/12
#20 Retribution 8/24/12
7th Series: In Death - J.D. Robb
#30 Fantasy in Death 1/7/12
#31 Indulgence in Death 1/21/12
#32 Treachery in Death 5/4/12
#33 New York to Dallas 6/17/12
#34 Celebrity in Death 11/28/12
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I Spy 2 Challenge
I've Started so I'll Finish
London Olympics Gams 2012 Challenge
Love or Hate @ FIRST
SightReadLove or Hate @ SECOND
SightReadLuck of the Irish Challenge
Monster Mash 3: Adaptation
MT TBR Redux 2012
One Hit Wonders of the 80s Challenge
Seasons of Love Challenge
Serial Addict Challenge - Part I
Serial Addict Challenge - Part II
Silver Wedding Anniversary
2012 SOS Personal Folder