June 2012 challenge - Count your titles challenge

[GinBee, Founder & Mod]

June challenge - Count your titles challenge

Duration - June

This month's challenge is to read between one and six books which have a certain number of words in the title.
(Hard original challenge - see below for the easy variation)

Ideally start with one word and work upwards towards six words. As an alternative if you are doing fewer than six books you could start at, say three words and do three books with three, four and five words in the title. You can include a, the, and etc if you choose!

All books should be PNR/UF or related genres if at all possible!!

The full challenge:
1. One word title
2. Two word title
3. Three word title
4. Four word title
5. Five word title
6. Six word title

If you want to read fewer books simply choose your starting point and work upwards for however many books you want to include in the challenge.

Eg - to do a three book challenge

You can start at any number from one to four.
Say
4. Four word title
5. Five word title
6. Six word title
OR
2. Two word title
3. Three word title
4. Four word title

I'm sure you get the drift!!

EDIT: your number of words in the titles should be consecutive! ie 123 or 2345 if you are doing less than six books!

EDIT #2 - for an EASY variation it is acceptable if you want to read six books to read two books each with 1,2 and 3 words in the title. (Easy only becasue there are so many books with 1,2 or 3 word titles!!!) ONLY AVAILABLE IF DOING SIX BOOKS

Any queries give me a shout!!

[GinBee, Founder & Mod]

Participants

Keep your original post updated I'll link to the page you're on and include the message number next to your name so you can find it. :-)

Ashley - Message 10
Christal - Message 17
Cindy - Message 6
Cmkage - Message 8
Dee - Message 4
Ezinwanyi - Message 13
Jax - Message 15
Jenny (Eternally Books) - Message 3
Jennifer - Message 12
Julianne - Message 9
Pat - Message 7
Priscilla - Message 16
Redstarr - Message 14
Sarah - Message 11
Vanessa - Message 5

[GinBee, Founder & Mod]

I'm going to have a go, think I'll just go for three books though (3,4+5 words) :) Will post them up as I go!

3. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
4. The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
5. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

[Dee]

I'm in!! Will post as I go.
6/6

1. Tricked 06/08
2. Magic Bites 06/01
3. Accidentally Dead Again 06/05
4. Hunted the the others 06/10
5. Any way you want it 06/02
6. I want you to want me 06/06

[Vannessa]

Count your titles challenge

Ooh fun challenge. I'm in for all 6 books and am counting in, the, of, etc.

Read: 6/6 Completed 29th June!!!

1. Air FINISHED June 5th
2. Industrial Magic FINISHED June 8th
3. Goddess of Spring FINISHED June 16th
4. My Soul to Lose FINISHED June 17th
5. Another One Bites the Dust FINISHED June 25th
6. Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead FINISHED June 29th

Read:

[Cindy (Squin)]

I'm in & I'll post as I go :)

Completed 5/6

1. Virals - Kathy Reichs 6/1
1. Linger - Maggie Steifvater 6/12

2. Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs 6/5
2. Dark Symphony - Christine Feehan 6/14

3. Raised by Wolves - Jennifer Lynn Barnes 6/10
3.

[PepperP0t]

i so want in on this challenge. Starting with 6 -- taking advantage a variation will read 2 per grouping.

Completed: 1/6

One Word Title
Entwined ~ Elisabeth Naughton
Insurgent ~ Veronica Roth

Two Word Title
Blood Magic ~ Jennifer
Lyon
Darkness Dawns ~ Dianne Duvall -- 6/2 (4.25stars)

Three Word Title
When Blood Calls ~ J.K. Beck
Born of Night ~ Sherrilyn Kenyon

[Cmkage]

Sounds like fun. I'm in.

Completed 3/6

1) Divergent
2) Blood Cross
3) The Golden Lily
4)Dark Desires After Dusk
5)Dark Needs at Night's Edge
6)How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire

[Julianne]

I'm in too. I'll do 4 for now but I may do 2 each if I have time to add another 4 word title (I got big reading plans this month).

Count your Titles Challenge
Completed 0/4

1. Tricked
2. Dark Descendant
3. Web of Lies
4. Touched by an Alien

[Ashley]

Hard.

4/6

1. Steamed
2. California Demon: 6/4
3. Dead Witch Walking 6/12
4. My Soul to Lose 6/4
5. This Side of the Grave
6. A Way to a Dragon's Heart 6/12

[Sarah]

Counting Challenge
Completed: 6/7
Hard

1.Hourglass by Myra McEntire 6.20.12
2.Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs 6.1.12
3.Bedding Lord Ned by Sally MacKenzie 6.7.12
4.A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix 6.3.12
5.A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
6.Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper 6.17.12
7.My Life as a White Trash Zombie 6.1.12

[Jennifer]

I'll probably fill in as I go.
Counting
Completed 4/6

1. Afterlight
2. Grave Witch
3. Touch the Dark
4. First Drop of Crimson
5. Kitty and the Midnight Hour
6. For the Love of a Vampire

[Ezi]

COMPLETED 5 OUT OF 10:
One Word Title (3 Books):DONE
Bloodseek: The Chronicles of Riven the Heretic, book One (Done 6/5)
The Host (Done 6/8)
Shiver (Done 6/15)


Two Word Title (2 Books):
Guilty Pleasures (Done 6/1)
Chasing Magic (Done 6/11)


Three Word Title (3 Books):
A Hidden Fire
Taken by Midnight
Visions of Heat


Four Word Title (1 Book so far):
Conquered by a Highlander

[Redstarr]

1. Gone
2. Ghoul Interrupted 6/5/12
3. Full Moon Rising 6/6/12
4. I Scream, You Scream 6/6/12
5. First Grave on the Right 6/8/12

[Jax]

Ooh - I'm in... I'm going to go for 5. Dunno if I have any in my TBR with six words or more in the title... :D

1. Timeless
2. Black Dawn
3. City of Dragons
4. Wicked as They Come - (currently reading)
5. Red Seas Under Red Skies

[Priscilla]

I'm in! Will fill out as I go along. I will either do 5 or 6. Depends on if I can find a six word book. Any suggestions?
(6/6) FINISHED

1: Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1)by Faith Hunter

2: Stone Lover by A.C. Warneke

3: Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1)by Seanan McGuire

4: Night of the Huntress (Brotherhood of Blood, #2) by Kathryn Smith

5: The Red Heart of Jade (Dirk & Steele, #3)by Marjorie M. Liu

6: Outlaw Scot and the Stolen Bride: A Highlander Romance Short Story by Marilyn Stonecross

[Christal]

I'm trying to tackle my massive TBR shelf and I finally found a five-word title in my stack. Updating my choices accordingly.

June 2012 ~ Count Your Titles Challenge
Duration: June 1 - June 30, 2012
Completed 6/6

One-Word Title: Cinder by Marissa Meyer 6/6 ★★★★

Two-Word Title: Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre 6/20 ★★★★★

Three-Word Title: Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill 6/6 ★★★★

Four-Word Title: Eye of the Tempest by Nicole Peeler 6/11 ★★★★

Five-Word Title: Masque of the Red Death 6/18 ★★★

Six-Word Title: The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club 6/19 ★★★

[Cmkage]

Priscilla wrote: "I'm in! Will fill out as I go along. I will either do 5 or 6. Depends on if I can find a six word book. Any suggestions?
"

I only know a few. Problem is that most of those are in the middle of a series.

[Angela]

PNR and UF Challenge: Count Your Titles
June 1 - 30, 2012 DONE!




One Word Titles
Changes, Jim Butcher JUN 7
Secrets (Volume 6), MaryJanice Davidson JUN 14
Secrets (Volume 8), MaryJanice Davidson JUN 21


Two Word Titles
The Calling, Kelley Armstrong JUN 1
Lover Reborn, JR Ward JUN 6
Side Jobs, Jim Butcher JUN 9
Ghost Story, Jim Butcher JUN 10
Desire Unchained, Larissa Ione JUN 11
Carpe Corpus, Rachel Caine JUN 22
Eve’s Diary, Rachel Caine JUN 26
All Hallows, Rachel Caine JUN 27
Fade Out, Rachel Caine JUN 28


Three Word Titles
Feast of Fools, Rachel Caine JUN 16
Lord of Misrule, Rachel Caine JUN 18
Happy Ever After, Selena Kitt JUN 23
Dead Man Stalking, Rachel Caine JUN 25
Express Lane Meals, Rachel Ray JUN

[Grace]

1. Jealousy
2. Still Waters
3. TBA
4. Along for the Ride
5. The Forest of Hands and Teeth
6. I Heart You, You Haunt Me

[Hasien]

I am in

[Jen]

Okay, this is my first time so bear with me; but I would like to give it a go! SO I am going to do 6 of them but can I fill in the titles as I go??? I already have my #3...

1. Bloodright-Karin Tabke (Done June 12/12)
2.Obsidian Flame- caris Roane
3.Tangle of Need- Nalini Singh (Done June 4/12)
4.Danger that is Damion- Lisa Renee Jones
5.Heart of the Highland Wolf-Terry Spears
6. The Taming of a Scottish Princess-Karen Hawkins

I have changed my number 6 but it is not pnr is that ok???

Please let me know if I have done this right!!! I have until the end of June??

[Julianne]

I would think that #6 doesn't count as a 6 letter title because really Forbidden Embers is a two word title. But I see in the close up that "A Dragon Heat Novel" is beside the title


I'm just helping Jenny make an informed decision. lol.

[Cee]

Sounds like fun I'll give it a try :) I'll try going for all six counting of, the, a. I will fill out as I go don't really know what I will read for 1, 4, 5, and 6. This will be fun though, Good Luck everyone ^_^

1. Stolen - Kelley Armstrong (Done 6/21)
2. Magic Bites -Ilona Andrews (Done 6/4)
3. City of Bones -Cassandra Clare (Done 6/15)
4. Once Bitten, Twice Shy -Jennifer Rardin (Done 6/26)
5. Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Carrie Vaughn (Done 6/20)
6. The Strange Case of Finley Jayne - Kady Cross (Done 6/30)
Phew~ Took me until the very last day to find an available 6 word title to read. But I was still able to complete the challenge! ^_^

[Jen]

Julianne wrote: "I would think that #6 doesn't count as a 6 letter title because really Forbidden Embers is a two word title. But I see in the close up that "A Dragon Heat Novel" is beside the title


I'm just hel..."

LOL! Nice book cover isn't it!!LOL Anyway, I figured that one was iffy so I will look for another number 6, to be fair!!! On my kindle it showed up with the whole name but on the cover I see how it isn't really part of the title!!! Thanks for the insight and the pic!!!

[Ezi]

Julianne wrote: "I would think that #6 doesn't count as a 6 letter title because really Forbidden Embers is a two word title. But I see in the close up that "A Dragon Heat Novel" is beside the title

I'm just hel..."

I agree with Julianne. I have a book Bloodseek, the series name doesn't count towards the title in my opinion.

Besides, I need about 3 more 6-word title books. That's going to be difficult

[Angela]

Jenny (Eternally Books) wrote: "September challenge - Count your titles challenge..."

Anyone know shy its called "September challenge"?

[Nicole]

This one isn't much of a challenge since I read on average 20+ books a month lately.

Though need to find a 4 and 6 word book but I have enough books on reserve at the library at the moment. Sadly, I walk in and they don't ask for my card anymore. They just walk up to the shelf and pull off 5-14 books that I reserve since I do that every week.

1.
readDreadnought-Cherie Priest
readMatched- Ally Condie
read Wanderlust- Ann Aguirre

2.
readHex Hall-Rachel Hawkins
readInfinite Days-Rebecca Maizel
read Grave Mercy
readKushiel's Dart- Jacqueline Carey
readClockwork Angel- Cassandra clare

3.
read Undead and Unappreciated
read Undead and unwed
read Undead and Unreturnable
read Undead and Unpopular
read Undead and Unemployed
readSlave to Sensation by Singh
readBorn to Darkness- Suzanne Brockman
readMust love lycans-Michele Bardsley

4.
kitty goes to washington
two for the dough

5.
readWhat's a Ghoul to do- Victoria Laurie
readKitty and the Midnight Hour- Carrie Vaughn
readNice girls don't live forever- Molly Harper

6.



Maybe I will just see how many times I can have a completed list.

[Nicole]

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Julianne wrote: "I would think that #6 doesn't count as a 6 letter title because really Forbidden Embers is a two word title. But I see in the close up that "A Dragon Heat Novel" is beside the titl..."

I agree that it wouldn't count as part of the title. A lot of authors have that on books now that write multiple series. I think of it just like a piece of information on a book just like the description.

I wish more books would do that and also put what number it is in the series. I hate when I have to keep looking it up online.

[Julianne]

Gogo wrote: "I wish more books would do that and also put what number it is in the series. I hate when I have to keep looking it up online. "

I would love that, sometimes it's very hard. Mind you it's made my goodreads app for my phone indispensible.

[Lura]

I'm in. I've already finished two books this month and both work for this challenge! I'll have to come back and add the titles and challenge level later as I need to go get ready for work now. ^_^

FINISHED!!

Hard 6/6

1) Enclave - Ann Aguirre Finished 3 June
2) Spell Bound - Rachel Hawkins - Finished 2 June
Blade Song - J.C. Daniels - Finished (very early) 1 July
3) The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan - Finished 6 June
The Titan's Curse - Finished 21 June
The Last Olympian - Finished 27 June
4) The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan - Finished 10 June
5) The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan - Finished 24 June
6) The Dangerous Days of Daniel X - James Patterson - Finished 18 June

[Dana]

*** I'm in... but we'll see how it goes. I'm trying out a few bookclubs this month, so not as much time for purely recreational (whatever I feel like) reading.


1. Skinwalker--- Faith Hunter (reread)
Insurgent--- Veronica Roth

2. Great Expectations --- Charles Dickens (Gothic bookclub read)
Sacrificial Magic--- Stacia Kane

3. Rosemary and Rue--- Seanan McGuire (reread)
The Water Thief--- N.L. Soutter (bookclub read)

4. Sweet Blood of Mine--- John Corwin
Fifty Shades of Grey --- E.L. James (bookclub)

5. ?? TBA ?? suggestions???
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (maybe?)

6. Slaughterhouse Five or the Children's Crusade --- Kurt Vonnegut (bookclub - Not strictly UF/PR, but the main character does get unstuck in time... just sayin')

[Dana]

Gogo wrote: "...Though need to find a 4 and 6 word book but I have enough books on reserve at the library at the moment..."

Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend (just a suggestion for 6-word title, since you have What's a Ghoul to Do? on your list. ;)

[Suzanne]

Paranormal Addicts & Newbies
June 2012 Challenge - Count your titles Challenge
Duration: June 1st, 2012 - June 30th, 2012

This month's challenge is to read between one and six books which have a certain number of words in the title. Ideally start with one word and work upwards towards six words.

The full challenge:
1. One word title: Fallen by Lauren Kate
2. Two Word Title: Red Glove by Holly Black
3. Three word title
4. Four word title
5. Five Word Title: Shelter In A Soldier's Arms (That Special Woman!) by Susan Mallery
6. Six word title

[Terri]

I'm going to do my best on this challenge. Already have a few to add. But I have a question before I actually get started posting them.........How do I edit the list once I start it? Or should I just wait until I am done and then put them all up?

[Sherri]

I'm in for this one.

Paranormal Addicts & Newbies
June 2012 Challenge - Count your titles Challenge
Duration: June 1st, 2012 - June 30th, 2012
Completed: 1/6

The full challenge:
1. One word title
2. Two word title
3. Three word title - Born To Darkness bu Suzanne Brockmann
4. Four word title
5. Five word title -
6. Six word title - The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley, Completed 6/2/12 ★★★½

[Cee]

Terri wrote: But I have a question before I actually get started posting them.........How do I edit the list once I start it? Or should I j..."

If you look back at your other comments you will notice that in the bottom right corner next to 'reply' and 'flag' it also says 'edit'. Pressing edit allows you to change everything about that comment.
Hope I helped :)

[Sapir]

Awesome idea!!
1. Starcrossed, Frostbite (vampire academy 2)
2. Sweet Evil
3. Second Chance Summer (i know, I KNOW it's not paranormal, but still)
4. Under The Never Sky
5. X
6. The Forest of Hands and Teeth

[GinBee, Founder & Mod]

Angie (Mind Malfunction) wrote: "Jenny (Eternally Books) wrote: "September challenge - Count your titles challenge..."

Anyone know shy its called "September challenge"?"

That's because I prepare the challenges in advance and changed the month I planned for this one! Sorry, seems I made a bit of a fluff!!!!!! :-)

[GinBee, Founder & Mod]

Terri wrote: "I'm going to do my best on this challenge. Already have a few to add. But I have a question before I actually get started posting them.........How do I edit the list once I start it? Or should I j..."

Hi Terri, if you put up a post you can edit it. If you go back to your post and you can edit it by looking at the bottom of the post you'll see reply | edit| delete. Click edit and you can change your post then hit the edit post button :-)

[Unidragonfrag]

Count Your Titles Challenge [June]
one || six [completed]

*

ONE:
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (acquired)
Warped by Maurissa Guibord (acquired)

TWO:
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (completed 06/16/2012 ****)
Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (acquired)

THREE:
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (acquired)
The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan (acquired)

[Terri]

Jenny (Eternally Books) wrote: "Terri wrote: "I'm going to do my best on this challenge. Already have a few to add. But I have a question before I actually get started posting them.........How do I edit the list once I start it?..."

Thank You! Now I can get started!

[Terri]

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01. Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
02. Succubus Blues by Georgina Kincaid
....Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
....Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
....Dark Descendant by Jenna Black
03. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
....The Devil Inside by Morgan Kingsley
....Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur
....Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
....The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter
....The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter
....The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
04. Watchers in the Night by Jenna Black
....Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
05. Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
06.

[Dawn]

PNR and UF Monthly Challenge
Count Your Titles
Duration: June 1 - June 30, 2012
Completed 1/6

1 Venom
2 Vampire Academy
3 On the Edge
4 Heart of the Dragon
5 Second Grave on the Left 6.5
6 Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors

[Sapir]

Any idaes of YA books with a five-words title?

[Emy]

Progress: 4/4 #5 if I get time among all the end of term 'fun'...

Hmm, was going to aim at doubling 1-3 since I don't seem to have any 5 or 6 on this month's list then I realised I have not 3s! Found one in my last library haul though so all set for an Easy version.

I'd love to do this as a 6 month challenge, perhaps as a reverse numbers variation (4x1, 3x2, 2x3, 1x4 ?)

1.
Skinwalker
2.
Fired Up
3.
Chasing the Shadows
4.
Real Vampires Have Curves
?5.
?First Grave on the Right

Aim at 4, then lets see how many :P

[Leslie]

PNR and UF Monthly Challenge
Count Your Titles
Duration: June 1 - June 30, 2012
Completed 4/6
ONE
1. Skinwalker
2.Bullet
TWO
1.Pale Demon
THREE
1. Black Magic Sanction
FOUR
1. White Witch, Black Curse
2. The Outlaw Demon Wails
FIVE
1.
SIX
1.

[[deleted user]]

I am in! I will update as I go along but I am going to try for 6!


1. Covet Finished 25/6/12
2. Lover Mine Finished 12/6/12
3. I am Legend: And Other Stories Finished 03/07/12
4. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

[Bethwyn]

1. Expel - Addison Moore
2. Goddess Interrupted - Aimme Carter
3. Born at Midnight - C. C. Hunter
4. The Power of Six - Pittacus Lore

Still looking for a 5 and 6.

[Tina Theresa]

6/6

1. Fairyville
2. Sparks Fly Light Dragons 3
3. Myla by Moonlight
4. Once Bitten Forever Burned 6/30
5. The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons Light Dragons 2
6. Love in the Time of Dragons