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January As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/4
✔1. Leviathan - Scott Westerfield (Leviathan) 1/18
✔2. Magic Lessons - Justine Larbalestier (Magic or Madness) 1/24
✔3. Sins of the Flesh - Eve Silver (Otherkin #3) 1/9
✔4. Body of Sin - Eve Silver (Otherkin #4) 1/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 2/2
East: New genre
✔Into Thin Air:Mt. Everest Disaster - Jon Krakauer 1/13
West: New author
✔Highlander's Challenge - Jo Barrett 1/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge January: Animal Planet
READ: 7/7
✔1. Tanked: Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb (the family business - shipping is very important) 1/4
✔2. Finding Bigfoot: Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton (search for a murderer) 1/24
✔3. Pit Boss: The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde (m.c. is misunderstood and underappreciated) 1/8
✔4. Call of the Wildman: Taking a Shot - Jaci Burton (yummy man on cover) 1/19
✔5. River Monsters: Hungry As The Sea - Wilbur Smith (set on a boat in the Atlantic Ocean) 1/27
✔6. Meerkat Manor: Lucky's Lady - Tami Hoag (one twin tries to kill the other) 1/29
✔7. Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: Leviathan - Scott Westerfield (giant fabricated whale is central to plot) 1/16
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/4
✔1~ Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye (Domestic Gods) 2/26
✔2~ Now or Never - Michele Bardsley (Wizards of Nevermore) 2/11
✔3~ Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber (Lucy Valentine) 2/5
✔4~ Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones (Charley Davidson) 2/2
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
February Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 2/2
✔East: On Call In Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story - Cdr Richard Jadick (true story - military/war which I dislike) 2/27
✔West: Unnatural - Michael Griffo (new author) 2/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge February: Adult Swim READ: 7/7
✔1. Family Guy: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas (heroine has large family) 2/1
✔2. American Dad: The Brass Bed - Jennifer Stevenson (set in Massachusetts) 2/3
✔3. Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan (hero has 2 roommates) 2/9
✔4. Futurama: Stormdancer - Jay Kristoff (steampunk robots) 2/13
✔5. The Venture Bros: The Cold Room - J.T. Ellison (twin brothers) 2/20
✔6. Robot Chicken: Grendel - John Gardner (reminds me of sitting in English class clueless) 2/16
✔7. Squidbillies: In Golden Blood - Stephen Woodworth (villain kills people left and right) 2/6
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 5/5
✔1 ~ The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde (Thursday Next) 3/9
✔2 ~ The Forgotten - David Baldacci (Puller)
✔3 ~ Goliath - Scott Westerfeld (Leviathan) 3/5
✔4 ~ The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events) 3/10
✔5 ~ The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken (Dragon Kin) 3/6
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
March Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 2/2
✔East: The Paperbark Shoe - Goldie Goldbloom (new genre-fiction) DNF 3/1
✔West: Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (New author) 3/13
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge March: Nick Jr READ: 7/7
✔1. Team Umizoomi: Delusion in Death - J.D. Robb (Eve Dallas #35) 3/6
✔2. Dora the Explorer: Antarctica - Kim Stanley Robinson (char explore/exploit Antarctica for gain) 3/14
✔3. Go, Diego, Go: The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken (hero is a dragon shifter) 3/6
✔4. Bubble Guppies: A Falcon Flies - Wilbur Smith (a good portion set at sea) 3/31
✔5. Mike the Knight: Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones (witch) 3/17
✔6. Wow Wow Wubbzy: The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket (set in Paltryville) 3/10
✔7. The Fresh Beat Band: The Taking - Erin McCarthy (foreshadowing) 3/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/4
✔1~ The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) 4/30
✔2~ Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett (Challenge) 4/29
✔3~ A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin (A Song of Fire and Ice) 4/25
✔4~ Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin (Jaz Parks) 4/27
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge April: HBO READ: 7/7
✔1. True Blood: Born to Bite - Lindsay Sands (vampire) 4/13
✔2. Game of Thrones: A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin (mythical land) 4/25
✔3. Sex and the City: Biting Cold - Chloe Neill (cityscape on cover) 4/23
✔4. The Sopranos: The Girl Who Disappeared Twice - Andrea Kane (mafia connection) 5/3
✔5. Band of Brothers: Warrior - Zoe Archer (a band of warriors protecting the world) 4/11
✔6. Entourage: U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton (set in California) 4/13
✔7. Deadwood: The Next Always - Nora Roberts (small town) 4/9
7/7 COMPLETE 5/3/13
April - Judge a Book by Its Cover ChallengeREAD: 3/3
✔1. On Stranger Tides - Tim Powers 4/5
✔2. Devilish - Maureen Johnson 4/14
✔3. Warrior - Zoe Archer 4/11
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Ducks In A Row Challenge - April/MayREAD: 3/3
✔4~ Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione (Lords of Deliverance) 4/6
✔5~ Crown of Crystal Flame - C.L. Wilson (Tairen Soul) 5/17
✔6~ Biting Cold - Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires) 4/23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/4
✔1 ~ Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences) 5/2
✔2 ~ Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck (The Tiger Saga) 5/4
✔3 ~ Bookplate Special - Lorna Barrett (A Booktown Mystery) 5/4
✔4 ~ Beautiful Redemption - Kami Garcia (Caster Chronicles) 5/19
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 2/2
EAST: Florence of Arabia - Christopher Buckley (humor) 5/15
WEST: Small as an Elephant - Jennifer Richard Jacobson (new author) 5/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May - Judge a Book by Its Cover ChallengeREAD: 3/3
✔1. Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine 5/2
✔2. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart 5/14
✔3. Pushing Up Daisies - Rosemary Harris 5/19
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge June: The Weather Channel
READ: 7/7
✔1. Local on the 8's: Whiplash - Catherine Coulter (8 letters in title) 6/20
✔2. Storm Riders: Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz (hero spends most of book riding around looking for villain) 6/17
✔3. Twist of Fate: Everneath - Brodi Ashton (heroine survives hell, literally) 6/18
✔4. Lifeguard! Southern California: M Is for Malice - Sue Grafton (set in California) 6/24
✔5. First Outlook: This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel (first in series) 6/26
✔6. Epic Conditions: A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (1060 pages) 6/13
✔7. Iron Men: Lion's Heat - Lora Leigh (hottie on cover) 6/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 2/2
✔To the East: Hannah's Dream - Diane Hammond (women's fiction) 6/15
✔To the West: Everneath - Brodi Ashton (new author) 6/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
June As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge READ: 6/6
✔1~ This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel (The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein)
✔2~ Dragon Unmasked - Kathleen Nance (Earth Magic) 6/30
✔3~ Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier (Magic or Madness) 6/28
✔4~ A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (A Song of Fire & Ice) 6/13
✔5~ Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy (Walker Papers) 6/28
✔6~ Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent (Soul Screamers) 6/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 7/7
✔1~ Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman (Mayfair Witches) 7/3
✔2~ The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay (Charlie Madigan) 7/5
✔3~ Citadel - Kate Mosse (Languedoc) 7/16
✔4~ A Cold-Blooded Business - Dana Stabenow (Kate Shugak) 7/8
✔5~ The Paris Vendetta - Steve Berry (Cotton Malone) 7/8
✔6~ A Highlander's Homecoming - Melissa Mayhue (Daughters of the Glen) 7/10
✔7~ Shades of Midnight - Lara Adrian (Midnight Breed) 7/17
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
July Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 2/2
✔East: Briar Rose - Jane Yolen (about the Holocaust) 7/6
✔West: The Rook - Daniel O'Malley (new author) 7/25
I started out with this book thinking it was an international author and translated which it turned out not to be. Therefore I switched books to meet the challenge requirements.
East: The Map of Lost Memories: A Novel - Kim Fay 7/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - JulyREAD: 12/12
General
1. Book Title: Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/3 (1 point)
2. Author: Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe 7/5 (1 point)
3. Main Character: Claire Danvers - Black Dawn - Rachel Caine 7/2 (1 point)
4. Secondary Character: Dixon - Black Friday - Alex Kava 7/27 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Denmark - The Paris Vendetta - Steve Perry 7/8 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: deck (of the boat) - Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey - Trenton Lee Stewart 7/26 (1 POINT)
July Specials
7. Red: (Claire watched as Michael's eyes narrowed and turned dangerously red) p 194 nook - Black Dawn (1 point)
8. Chilly: (She shivered from both the delicious chill and the feel of his fingers following it) p243 nook - Black Dawn (1 point)
9. Related to a dog: (a dapper salt-and-pepper Schnauzer jumped out of the open car door) p63 - Dawn in Eclipse Bay (2 points)
10. Loud: (domineering type inclined to get a little loud at times) p56 - Dawn in Eclipse Bay (1 point)
11. Food: (dill and yogurt-laced cucumber salad) p68 - Dawn in Eclipse Bay (1 point)
12. Unearthly: (they're gonna transfer the bodies of these extraterrestrials they've got in deep-freeze in Area 51) p97 - Dawn in Eclipse Bay (1 point)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 11/11
✔1~ The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler (Philip Marlowe) 8/16
✔2~ Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne (Secrets of Shadow Falls) 8/16
✔3~ The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier (Bridei Chronicles) 8/7
✔4~ Naked Edge - Pamela Clare (I Team) 8/3
✔1~ Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan (The Lynburn Legacy) 8/8
✔2~ Scoundrel - Zoe Archer (The Blades of the Rose) 8/18
✔3~ The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu (Dirk & Steele) 8/31
✔4~ Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke (Dragonfire) 8/14
✔1~ A Taste of Sin - Connie Mason (Sin Trilogy) 8/9
✔2~ The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper (Naked Werewolf) 8/3
✔3~ Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare (The Infernal Devices) 8/2
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 2/2
East: Fruits Basket, Volume 01 - Natsuki Takaya (don't read manga but need for a challenge) 8/11
West: Unwanted - Kristina Ohlsson (new author) 8/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge August: Fox READ: 7/7
✔1. The Simpsons- The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog - Elizabeth Peters (book 7 of 19) 8/13
✔2.American Idol- The Seventh Sinner - Elizabeth Peters (m.c. walks around singing like a loon) 8/28
✔3.Glee- Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan (set in high school) 8/8
✔4.Hell's Kitchen- Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke (heroine is a caterer) 8/14
✔5.New Girl- Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne (heroine is a teacher) 8/16
✔6.Bones- The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler (mystery) 8/16
✔7.The Mindy Project- Eyes Wide Open - Andrew Gross (hero is a doctor) 8/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - August Letter = S
16 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog - Elizabeth Peters 8/13 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Seth Grahame-Smith - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 8/4 (2 POINTS)
3. Main Character: Stephanie Tompkins - Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard 8/5 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Seth Caleb - Taking Eve - Iris Johansen 8/10 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Sierra Leone - Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard 8/5 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: shadow - Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/8 (1 POINT)
August Specials
7. School: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith 8/4
there was evidence that he never set foot in a school house - p25 (1 POINT)
8. War: Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
the Consul shook his head "this is a war not a rescue" - p158 nook (1 POINT)
9. Naked: Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
but without the underpinings of chemise and corset, stockings and bustle, she felt naked -
p237 nook (2 POINTS)
10. Camping: Naked Edge - Pamela Clare 8/3
Gabe and Jill skiing, ice climbing, camping in the snow - p163 nook (2 POINTS)
11. Friend: Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
YuBoya played his last song over his friend's grave p131 nook (1 POINT)
12. Black: Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
his eyes were dark, their silver swallowed up by black p166 nook (2 POINTS)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 10/10
Set One -- COMPLETE!
✔1~Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton (An Aunt Dimity Mystery) 9/8
✔2~Damn Him to Hell - Jamie Quaid (Saturn's Daughter) 9/28
✔3~Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux (Edilean) 9/20
✔4~Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson (Tattoo Shop Mystery) 9/17
Set Two -- COMPLETE!
✔1~The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart (Arthurian Saga) 9/4
✔2~Emissary - Fiona McIntosh (Percheron) 9/11
✔3~Rebel - Zoe Archer (Blades of the Rose) 9/8
Set Three -- COMPLETE!
✔1~Written in Red - Anne Bishop (The Others) 9/16
✔2~Forced to Kill - Andrew Peterson (Nathan McBride) 9/4
✔3~The Perfect Hope - Nora Roberts (Inn Boonsboro Trilogy) 9/21
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 4/4
East: Non Fiction which I hate!
1-When Is A Pig A Hog?: A Guide To Confoundingly Related English Words - Bernice Randall 9/6
2-The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories - Rob Myers 9/4
West:
1-The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt (new author) 9/30
2-Forced to Kill - Andrew Peterson (new author) 9/4
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge September: ABC READ: 7/7
✔1. Grey’s Anatomy- Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne (heroine is a doctor) 9/13
✔2. The Chew- Emissary - Fiona McIntosh (lots of characters) 9/11
✔3. Once Upon a Time- Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan (flashbacks) 9/14
✔4. Castle- Ink Flamingos - Karen Olson (cozy mystery with an unlikely matchup) 9/17
✔5. Americas Funniest Videos- Z for Zachariah - Robert O'Brien (male lead is John Loomis) 9/9
✔6. 666 Park Avenue- Rebel - Zoe Archer (Native American superstitions/shifter) 9/8
✔7. Good Morning America- Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton (book 1 of 18) 9/8
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - September 12 POINTS
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author: Nora Roberts - The Perfect Hope 9/21 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Nathan - Rebel - Zoe Archer 9/8 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Niniane - The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 9/4 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Namid - Written in Red - Anne Bishop 9/16 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Necklace - Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5 (1 POINT)
Specials:
7. Yellow: he stepped briskly through the lobby and out into the night, yellow socks flashing - p8
Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2 (1 POINT)
8. Work: what Farrell needed now was the commonplace, a familiar face, work to do - p91
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled - Dorothy Gilman 9/2 (2 POINTS)
9. Baby: I never knew the old man had a grandson, barring Camlach's baby - p150
The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 9/4 (1 POINT)
10. Fly/flew/flown: convinced her that she needn't fly down - p309
Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2 (1 POINT)
11. Love: I hope I didn't look like a love-starved puppy but puppies need love too - p39
Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2 (1 POINT)
12. Football: garnering me nothing but information about his warrior days on the football field - p52 Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2 (1 POINT)
October As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 6/10
Set 1
✔1~ A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Heather Webber (Nina Quinn Mystery) 10/30
✔2~ Firewalker - Allyson James (Stormwalker) 10/27
✔3~ Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan (Immortal Beloved) 10/18
✔4~ Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter (Jane Yellowrock) 10/12
Set 2
✔1~ Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell (A Witchcraft Mystery) 10/10
✔2~ Hearts of Smoke and Steam - Andrew Mayer (The Society of Steam) 10/17
3~ Goddess - Fiona McIntosh (Percheron)
Bonus Set
1~ The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley (Avalon)
2~ Dark Passage - M.J. Putney (Dark Mirror)
3~ Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck (Tiger Saga)
6/10 done
October Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 2/2
✔To the East: Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5
(This is actually in my genre but it's a series I greatly dislike so I'm forcing myself to read it in an effort to complete the series.)
This series is done for me as there is no way I could stomach it again!
✔To the West:
[REPLACEMENT CHOICE]
The Terror - Dan Simmons 10/23
(I suffered through this 960 page monstrosity recommended by my father.)
[ORIGINAL CHOICE]
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
(This is a new author that I tried to read a few months ago and could not. Here's hoping I can get through this monster this time.)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Cable Channel Challenge October: CBS READ: 7/7
✔1. Survivor- The Terror - Dan Simmons (set outdoors in the Arctic) 10/23
✔2. How I Met Your Mother- Blood Lies - Daniel Kalla (flashbacks) 10/3
✔3. CSI- Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell (someone murdered) 10/10
✔4. Elementary- Once Upon a Tower - Eloisa James (retelling of fairy tale) 10/8
✔5. Big Bang Theory- R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton (set in California) 10/4
✔6. 60 Minutes- Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas (short book, 190 pages) 10/1
✔7. Undercover Boss- Eternally Yours - Cate Tiernan (m.c. is trying to improve herself) 10/18
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - October Letter = H
17 POINTS
Items:
General
1. Book Title: Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Faith Hunter - Raven Cursed 10/12 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Hu Chang - What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Henry - R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Hong Kong - - What Doesn't Kill You - Iris Johansen (1 POINT)
6. Cover: hair - Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5 (1 POINT)
October Specials
7. Fall: (we can take no chance that she falls into the wrong hands) p176 nook (1 POINT)
Fall of Night - Rachel Caine 10/5
8. Costume: (half a block up the street a man hunkered down in a leafy costume that made him look like a bush) p103 (3 POINTS)
Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10
9. Drinking:(he downed half the whiskey in his glass) p67 (3 POINTS)
R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4
10. Statue: (vampires, unlike humans, could stand perfectly still and just now he looked like a carved statue) p9 nook (2 POINTS)
Fall of Night - Rachel Caine 10/5
11. Beach: (tell him to meet us at the east beach parking lot) p330 (1 POINT)
R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4
12. Pink: (just as the streaks in the sky were turning from salmon to hot pink) p130 (1 POINT)
R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton 10/4
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 5/5
✔1~ A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley (DeWarren)
✔2~ Kinslayer - Jay Kristoff (The Lotus Wars) 11/13
✔3~ Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor) 11/7
✔4~ Stranger - Zoe Archer (The Blades of the Rose) 11/24
✔5~ Labyrinth - Kat Richardson (Greywalker) 11/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 1/2
To the East: I hate zombie books but I'm willing to give this one a try.
My Life As a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland ✔
Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9To the West: I am determined to read this darn book!
The Name of the Wind - Patrick RothfussNOTE:
To the East -- I did not read the original zombie book but I did read another one so I'm counting that as complete.
To the West: -- I've tried to read this book twice now and had it from the library for a very very long time (twice) and realize that I'm just not interested in reading it at this time. Maybe in the future I'll give it another shot.
Cable Channel Challenge November: NBC READ: 6/7
✔1. Grimm- Time Untime - Sherrilyn Kenyon (paranormal) 11/10
✔2. Law & Order- Silencing Eve - Iris Johansen (features cops & CIA agents) 11/16
✔3. Parenthood- The Far West - Patricia Wrede (mother, child, grandchld feature in story) 11/9
✔4. Revolution- Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis (stubborn female lead) 11/7
✔5. The Voice- Eternity Base - Bob Mayer (m.c. is a reporter and interviews people) 11/21
✔6. Tonight Show- Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake series #22) 11/9
7. Saturday Night Live- Read a book with segments such as an anthology, or is a comedy, or a book that has inspired other writers.
Scattegories - November Letter = A
13 POINTS
General
1.Book Title- Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton 11/9 (1 POINT)
2.Author- Cherry Adair - White Heat 11/2 (1 POINT)
3.Main Character- Max Aries - White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2 (1 POINT)
4.Secondary Character- Aaron Bolden - Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters 11/11 (1 POINT)
5.Place- Antarctica - Eternity Base - Bob Mayer 11/21 (1 POINT)
6.Cover- Arch - Labyrinth - Kat Richardson 11/29 (1 POINT)
November Specials
7.Celebration- A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley 11/3
We'll have a small celebration in the hall tonight. Thank you all for attending. p.122 (2 POINTS)
8.Food- Head Over Heels - Jill Shalvis
a bowl of avocado and mayonnaise p.49 nook (1 POINT)
9.Winter Sport/Activities- The Far West - Patricia Wrede 11/9
check how thick the ice is before the young ones find it and start agitating to go skating p104 nook (1 POINT)
10.Horn(s)- A Year and a Day - Virginia Henley 11/3
Lynx poured his Uncle a horn of ale p.14 (1 POINT)
11.Spiritual Reference- White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2
according to what I heard, he's become a bit of a religious fanatic p72 (1 POINT)
12.Orange- White Heat - Cherry Adair 11/2
take the orange painting in for analysis p.166 (1 POINT)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Decmber As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/6
Set One
✔1~ My Life As a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland (White Trash Zombie) (12/6
✔2~ The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane (Forensic Instincts) 12/6
3~ ?
Set Two
✔1~ Initiation - Ruth Kerce (Xylon Warriors) 12/5
✔2~ Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff (Quarters) 12/11
3~ ?
November Broaden Your Horizons
READ: 1/2
To the East: International author.
- Khanh Ha (I tried to read this but gave up at 60 pages or so.)
✔To the West: New author.
- Melanie Nilles 12/15
Cable Channel Challenge December: NickelodeonREAD: 7/7
✔1. You Can't do that on Television- Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles (young adult) 12/15
✔2. Rugrats- The Line Between Here and Gone - Andrea Kane (terminal baby is main plot) 12/6
✔3. Doug- Breakup - Dana Stabenow (heroine has dog/wolf hybrid) 12/18
✔4. Hey Arnold!- Thankless in Death - J.D Robb (set in NYC) 12/12
✔5. Ren & Stimpy Show- The Hit - David Baldacci (heroine is hot tempered) 12/23
✔6. The World of David the Gnome- Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill (set in a mine) 12/22
✔7. Rocko's Modern Life- Finding the Lost - Shannon Butcher (went to Omaha Nebraska) 12/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
2013 It’s All in a Name ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2013
Girls Names
85/100 done
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2013 It’s All in a Name Challenge - Part IIBoys Names
87/100 done
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2013 Colossal ChallengeDuration: January 1 to December 31st 2013
Monthly-Mini
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Quarterly/Semi-Annual
1. Quarterly Holiday Challenge FINISHED 3/7
2. Summer Vacation- Quarterly Challenge FINISHED 8/11
3. ♔Disney Non-Princess Challenge ♔: Non-Princess-Non-Animated Scavenger Hunt FINISHED 8/9
Yearly & A-Z Challenges (Must be challenges started in 2013)
1. 2013 It’s All in a Name Challenge, 172/200 done
2. A-Z Title Challenge, 24/26 done
3. A-Z Author Challenge FINISHED 12/29
4. Gettin To Know You Challenge-A-Holics FINISHED 12/31
5. TLC 50 States Challenge, 46/51 done
6. Bands & Books Challenge, 143/144 done
7. A-Z Series Challenge FINISHED 12/27
Spell Out
1. Entertainment Challenge FINISHED 8/11
Misc:
1. Best Motion Picture of the Year Challenge FINISHED 8/21
2. Two by Two Challenge, 11/12
3. TV Addict: Grey's Anatomy FINISHED 6/25
4. Ducks In A Row Challenge - August/September FINISHED 9/30
5. Scattegories - August FINISHED 8/13
6. Scattegories - September FINISHED 9/21
7. Ducks In A Row Challenge - October/November FINISHED 11/24
8. Scattegories - October FINISHED 10/17
9. Scattegories - November FINISHED 11/29
Bands & Books ChallengeDuration: January 1 - December 31, 2013
Level: LP Vinyl Record: 12 inches = 12 genres with 12 books in each
READ: 143/144
Kiss~Romance COMPLETE!
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Everclear~Mystery COMPLETE!
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Dream Theater~Fantasy COMPLETE!
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Grateful Dead~Vampires COMPLETE!
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Porno for Pyros~Paranormal Romance COMPLETE!
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Kid Rock~Young Adult COMPLETE!
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New Kids on the Block~First in Series COMPLETE!
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Violent Femmes~Witches or Kick Ass Heroine COMPLETE!
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The Who~New Authors COMPLETE!
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ColdPlay~Books set in cold places COMPLETE!
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Iron Maiden~Steampunk 11/12
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AC/DC~Audiobook COMPLETE!
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TV Addict: Grey's Anatomy
Duration: April 19, 2013 - ??
READ: 36/36
✾Season One✾ COMPLETE!
1. A Hard Day's Night - A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin (George char in episode) 4/25
2. The First Cut is the Deepest - The Ylem - Tatiana Vila (first in series) 4/29
3. Winning a Battle, Losing the War - Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni (the angelologists keep winning battles but the war is still ongoing) 4/18
4. No Man's Land - No Mercy - Lori Armstrong ("no" in both titles) 4/19
5. Shake Your Groove Thing - Calculated in Death - J.D. Robb (the killer makes a mistake causing Dallas to catch him) 4/22
6. If Tomorrow Never Comes - The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters (heroine has to operate on a gunshot wound) 4/26
7. The Self Destruct Button - Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh (H/h secret affair is discovered) 4/27
8. Save Me - Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin (heroine has to be saved by hero) 4/27
9. Who's Zoomin' Who? - The Lion's Daughter - Loretta Chase (hero is a playboy) 5/7
✾Season Two✾
1. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan (only a head on cover) 5/5
2. Enough is Enough - Tiger's Quest - Colleen Houck (heroine wants to get back with hero) 5/4
3. Make Me Lose Control - Biting Cold - Chloe Neill (the situation in Chicago is out of control) 4/23
4. Deny Deny Deny - Snow Angels - James Thompson (H/h first date is described in detail) 5/7
5. Bring the Pain - When the Lion Feeds - Wilbur Smith (mc likes to fight and frequently brings the pain) 5/10
6. Into You Like a Train - The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (this book is like a train wreck) 5/13
7. Something to Talk About - Forever - Maggie Stiefvater (characters spend more time talking than acting) 5/11
8. Let it Be - Pleasure and Purpose - Megan Hart (3 mc restore their belief in love) 5/27
9. Thanks for the Memories - Sleeping Arrangements - Madeleine Wickham (old flames revisit old memories) 5/29
10. Much too Much - Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden (during a serial killer investigation, H/h have much too much sex) 5/29
11. Owner of a Lonely Heart - Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett (heroine is unloved and lonely) 4/29
12. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - The Postcard Killers - James Patterson (hero sees reindeer in Finland) 4/28
13. Begin the Begin - The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (first in series) 4/30
14. Tell Me Sweet Little Lies - Small as an Elephant - Jennifer Richard Jacobson (hero is lying to everyone) 5/9
15. Break on Through - Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake (hero breaks on through to another dimension) 5/8
16. It's the End of the World - A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (it's the end of the world as Cersei Lannister knows it) 6/13
17. As We Know It - Everbound - Brodi Ashton (despite H/H efforts, chaos still reins) 6/25
18. Yesterday - Pushing Up Daisies - Rosemary Harris (shooting victim doesn't survive surgery) 5/19
19. What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier (heroine is raped) 4/21
20. Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole - The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart (member of MBS is a 3 y.o. baby) 5/14
21. Superstition - The Mummy Case - Elizabeth Peters (excavating in Egypt where the natives are very superstitious) 5/14
22. The Name of the Game - Defending Jacob - William Landay (name in title) 5/11
23. Blues for Sister Someone - Florence of Arabia - Christopher Buckley (blue cover) 5/15
24. Damage Case - The Mao Case - Qiu Xiaolong (case in title) 5/21
25. 17 Seconds - The Innocent - David Baldacci (a restaurant gets blasted by automatic fire) 5/21
26. Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response - Tin Swift - Devon Monk (m.c. have to keep Rose alive during a cross-country flight) 5/31
27. Losing My Religion - Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh (religious war) 5/30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
♔Disney Non-Princess Challenge ♔: Non-Princess-Non-Animated Scavenger Hunt Duration: June 1 - December 31, 2013
FOUND: 60/60
Pete's Dragon
✔1. Orphan-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p454 nook (widows and orphans. They're to be sold as slaves.)
✔2. Dragon-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p18 (the dragon had perched there)
✔3. Lighthouse-Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman 7/3
p11 (like a lighthouse on a rocky shore)
Mary Poppins
✔4. Umbrella-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p13 (the white umbrella)
✔5. Chimney-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p54 (a long shed with an oversized chimney)
✔6. Kite-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p559 nook (they carried kite shields)
Pirates of the Caribbean
✔7. Pearl-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p454 nook (her mother of pearl eyes seemed to follow him.)
✔8. Chest-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p448 nook (Euron had seduced them with chests of nutmeg, cloves and saffron)
✔9. Ocean-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p16 (from an oil rig in the ocean)
Swiss Family Robinson
✔10. Island-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p454 nook (there were no slaves in the Iron islands)
✔11. Ship-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p448 nook (he gave the captured ship to Ragnor Pyke.)
✔12. Race- Silk Dreams - Diana Groe 6/17
p283 (leave the race to me)
Enchanted
✔13. Apple-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p16 (he peeled an apple)
✔14. Chipmunk-NOS4A2 - Joe Hill 7/18
p138 nook (Alvin and the Chipmunks singing)
✔15. Poison-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p9 (to poison us)
National Treasure
✔16. Map-Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters 6/11
p258 (Ramses and his father were deep in consultation over a map of Cairo.)
✔17. Code-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p325 (identified by a code for the grid number)
✔18. Lantern-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p55 (to where the lanterns had stopped)
Parent Trap
✔19. Camp-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p5 (during the 30 minute ride to their camp)
✔20. Honey-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p462 nook (blackwine that flowed as thick as honey)
✔21. Twins-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p569 nook (he was sparring with one of the Redwyne twins)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
✔22. Lion-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p369 nook (ruled by a pride of hauty lions)
✔23. Witch- Silk Dreams - Diana Groe 6/17
p13 (a witch would be even worse)
✔24. Wardrobe-London Fields - Martin Amis 6/19
p20 (she opened her wardrobe)
Flight of the Navigator
✔25. Spacecraft- A Cold-Blooded Business - Dana Stabenow 7/8
p48 (the bridge of a spaceship headed for Iapetus)
✔26. Fireworks- Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy 6/28
p360 (fireworks erupted in the sky)
✔27. Alien-NOS4A2 - Joe Hill 7/18
p380 nook (soldiers of some alien robot army)
The Muppets
✔28. Studio-Hot Head - Damon Suede 7/11
p116 (the websites studio was way smaller)
✔29. Frog-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p189 nook (the face of Maggy the frog)
✔30. Theater-On Dublin Street - Samantha Young 6/14
p151 nook (Braden did take the seat next to me in the theater)
Journey of Natty Gann
✔31. Wolf-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p489 nook (you are chasing the wrong wolf)
✔32. Train-Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters 6/11
p54 (Emerson requested that the train stop briefly at the point nearest the site.)
✔33. Wallet-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p78 (the fool still had Jao's wallet)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
✔34. carnival- Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz 6/17
p97 (seemed as if it might be some kind of carnival truck)
✔35. Carousel- Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz 6/17
p96 (I wanted to spend a couple hours being irradiated on the carousel of a human-sized microwave oven.)
✔36. Storm-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p16 (the storm came and 50 men died)
Return to Oz
✔37. Chicken-Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters 6/11
p303 (Bastet headed for the table and the stuffed chicken.)
✔38. Robot-Hannah's Dream - Diane Hammond 6/15
p23 (I wondered if you could create a robot that would dress you.)
✔39. Gnome-NOS4A2 - Joe Hill 7/18
p425 nook (the ugly little gnome swallowed thickly)
Hocus Pocus
✔40. Broom-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p179 (the old priest smiled, found another broom and joined Shan in the sweeping.)
✔41. Candle-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p12 (produced two candles and lit them.)
✔42. Graveyard-The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress 7/4
p237 nook (around the corner from the graveyard)
The Mighty Ducks
✔43. Hockey-Six Seconds - Rick Mofina 6/29
p87 (She was the bigger hockey fan.)
✔44. Game-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p525 nook (better to mock the game than to play and lose.)
✔45. Coach-Everneath - Brodi Ashton 6/18
p113 nook (It showed on the day the coach told you you'd made first string.)
The Shaggy Dog
✔46. Spell-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p47 (sergeant Feng broke the spell with a sharp gutteral call)
✔47. Mailman - Unencumbered - Dennis Glawe 7/5
p76 (saw the mailman pulling away from their mailbox)
✔48. Museum-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p149 (the right museum)
Holes
✔49. Shovel-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p10 (just gave me a shovel)
✔50. Onion-A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin 6/13
p362 nook (beheaded Lord Stannis' onion knight)
✔51. Lizard-Citadel - Kate Mosse 7/16
p146 nook (from time to time, a lizard, quicksilver green, shot up the back wall)
The Three Caballeros
✔52. Movie-On Dublin Street - Samantha Young 6/14
p151 nook (then we hit the movies together)
✔53. Book-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p22 (gave him a double ration book)
✔54. Pinata - The Summer Before I Met You - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/9
p12 (Kami affixed the pinata to the ceiling)
High School Musical
✔55. Karaoke-Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann 7/31
p74 nook (which boasted nightly karaoke)
✔56. Stage-Hannah's Dream - Diane Hammond 6/15
p114 (draw a small crowd to her impromptu stage)
✔57. Basketball-Hannah's Dream - Diane Hammond 6/15
p74 (Reginald walked with a big man basketball walk)
The Incredible Journey
✔58. Letter-Lion in the Valley - Elizabeth Peters 6/11
p310 (An unseen messenger delivered the letter.)
✔59. Porcupine -Undercover - Lauren Dane 7/7
p9 nook (not caring that she probably looked like a curly porcupine)
✔60. Waterfall-The Skull Mantra - Eliot Pattison 6/14
p179 (a waterfall cascaded from the opposite slope.)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Smurfs Challenge - Part 1Duration: July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2014
READ: 104/104
1. Papa Smurf: Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie (hero has daughter) 8/7/122. Smurfette: Into the Wild - Beth Ciotta (blonde heroine) 10/13/123. Hefty Smurf: White Elephant Dead - Carolyn Hart (hefty elephant on cover) 2/3/134. Brainy Smurf: Big Jack - J.D. Robb (heroine really smart) 8/26/12 5. Clumsy Smurf: Thursday's Child - Sandra Brown (heroine is a clutz) 8/30/126. Jokey Smurf: Don't Look Down - Suzanne Enoch 8/16/127. Grouchy Smurf: The Third Gate - Lincoln Child (scientist is very grouchy) 12/5/128. Dreamy Smurf: Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard (mc has prophetic dreams) 10/28/129. Greedy Smurf: Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill (heroine is always eating) 10/8/1210. Chef Smurf: Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich (heroine is a pastry chef) 7/2/1211. Vanity Smurf: Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney (cursed mirror) 8/11/12 12. Scaredy Smurf:Dark Days - Derek Landy (scary with monsters) 8/26/12 13. Tracker Smurf: Blood Lines - Tanya Huff (hunt for a murderous mummy) 7/24/1214. Sloppy Smurf: The Treacherous Teddy - John Lamb (one of the suspects refuses to bathe) 9/11/1215. Harmony Smurf: Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis (HEA) 10/18/1216. Painter Smurf: The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin (main character is a painter) 9/8/12 17. Poet Smurf:The Last Unicorn - Peter Beagle (everyone was quoting poetry) 8/10/1218. Baby Smurf: First Lord's Fury - Jim Butcher (heroine pregnant) 12/18/1219. Natural Smurf:The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey - Linda Greenlaw (takes place in the Atlantic Ocean) 8/13/12 20. Snappy Smurfling: Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang (hero is very short with heroine) 10/17/1221. Slouchy Smurfling: The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler (If Macon was anymore laid back, he'd be dead) 12/21/1222. Grandpa Smurf: You're So Vein - Christine Warren (hero is 800 years old) 7/4/1223. Farmer Smurf: Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett (set in small town in New Hampshire) 9/524. Sassette Smurfling: Nevermore - James Patterson (heroine is a tomboy) 11/19/1225. Alchemist Smurf: Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard (heroine performs magic) 7/25/1226. Timid Smurf: Ella Enchanted - Gail Levine 11/17/1227. Architect Smurf: Deadly Décisions - Kathy Reichs (skyscraper mentioned) 8/28/1228. Baker Smurf: Devil's Food Cake Murder - Joanne Fluke (cake on cover) 11/19/1229. Clockwork Smurf: Steampunk Poe - Edgar Allen Poe 10/29/1230. Dabbler Smurf: My Give a Damn's Busted - Carolyn Brown (hero has PHD) 7/29/1231. Complimentary Smurf: Beach Road - James Patterson (Karin rated 5 stars) 7/27/1232. Wild Smurf: Inside Out - Maria Snyder (heroine separated from her family) 7/15/1233. Enamored Smurf: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean (romance) 9/9/12 34. Finance Smurf: The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater (heroine's family having money issues) 10/2/1235. Fisher Smurf: Dragon in Chains - Daniel Fox (one of the mc's goes fishing) 9/17/1236. Flying Smurf: Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James (hero pilots helicopter) 7/6/1237. King Smurf: Finding Destiny - Jean Johnson (romance with the king) 8/8/1238. Lazy Smurf - Love in a Nutshell - Janet Evanovich (heroine ovesleeps) 1/3/1339. Miner Smurf: Mad Cow Nightmare - Nancy Wright (m.c. owns cow farm) 12/27/1240. Fakir Smurf: Tiger's Curse - Colleen Houck (set in India) 9/3/12 41. Nosy Smurf: The Chief - Monica McCarty (heroine is very nosy) 12/7/1242. Reflection Smurf: Shatterglass - Tamora Pierce (heroine has lightning magic) 11/2/1243. Reporter Smurf: Mercy Burns - Keri Arthur (heroine is a reporter) 9/10/1244. Sneezy Smurf: The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima (M.C. sisters gets deathly ill) 10/25/1245. Handy Smurf: I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells (serial killer is called the Handyman) 8/27/12 46. Sweepy Smurf:Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton (heroine wears black all the time) 8/8/12 47. Tailor Smurf: Magic Lessons - Justine Larbalestier (hero makes clothes) 1/24/1348. Weakling Smurf: Hard To Handle - Lori Foster (hero is a professional fighter) 10/21/1249. Editor Smurf: Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox (heroine is a journalist) 7/3/12
Smurf's Challenge - part 250. Wooley Smurf: Would-Be Witch - Kimberly Frost (set in Texas) 11/2/1251. Weather Smurf: Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn (hero is prophesied to appear and save Saraid's people) 9/29/1252. Nurse Smurf: V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton (heroine breaks her nose) 8/22/1253. Lucky Smurf: Three Weeks To Say Goodbye - C.J. Box (h/h couldn't catch a break) 8/10/1254. Lumberjack Smurf: Twice Bitten - Chloe Niell (good portion of action is in a bar) 7/22/1255. Nanny Smurf: The Viking - Margaret Moore (has a Viking storyteller) 10/16/1256. Archeologist Smurf: Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters (search for artifact) 7/31/1257. Explorer Smurf: Mad Ship - Robin Hobb (takes place on a ship) 7/31/1258. Miller Smurf: Chalice of Roses - anthology (flowers on cover) 11/13/1259. Traveler Smurf: Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger (takes place in US/UK) 7/30/1260. Liar Smurf: Secret Life of a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks (hero neglects to mention that he's a vampire) 9/21/12 61. Hunter Smurf: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis 7/9/1262. Astro Smurf: Shadow Fires - Catherine Spangler (takes place in space) 8/24/12 63. Barber Smurf: Chasing Midnight - Susan Krinard (hero is a werewolf) 11/24/1264. Cobbler Smurf: Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones (sneakers on cover) 9/26/1265. Submariner Smurf: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel (hero pilots an airship) 7/12/1266. Flighty Smurf: Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James (when heroine gets around hero, she forgets everything) 10/5/1267. Don Smurfo: The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan (hero good with a sword) 8/2/1268. Nobody Smurf: Demons Prefer Blondes - Sidney Ayers (hero has low self-esteem) 8/14/1269. Pushover Smurf: Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn (heroine unable to say no) 12/13/1270. Gusty Smurf: Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle (all characters are Scottish) 9/30/1271. Panicky Smurf:Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery (heroine has panic attacks) 7/8/1272. Crazy Smurf:Blind Sight: A Novel - Terri Persons (heroine is psychic and they all avoid her) 8/11/1273. Narrator Smurf: Club Dead - Charlaine Harris 7/9/1274. Passive-Aggressive Smurf: Heartland: A Novel - David Wiltse 9/16/1275. Disabled Smurf: Vampire Dragon - Annette Blair (heroine wears mask for the entire book) 9/2/12 76. Weepy Smurf: The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey (realistic fiction, made me cry) 9/12/1277. Bored Smurf: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (Southpaw285 gave it 2 stars) 7/18/1278a. Twin Smurfs: Going Bovine - Libba Bray (hero is a twin) 7/7/1278b. Twin Smurfs: Pretty in Ink - Karen Olson (Tattoo Shop Mystery #2) 7/26/12 79. Acrobat Smurf: Outside In - Maria Snyder (heroine helps when they are attacked by aliens) 10/12/1280. Musical Smurf: The Flame and the Shadow - Denise Rossetti (hero plays harp in a band) 9/23/1281. Black Smurf:The Time Weaver - Shana Abe (black cover) 8/6/1282. Sculptor Smurf: Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen (hero is David) 8/29/1283. Equilibrist Smurf: Unchained - Sharon Ashwood (heroine rides motorcycle) 8/18/1284. Peasant Smurf:Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson (hero is very poor) 8/3/1285. Fallen Smurf: Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz (H/H fall in love) 7/28/1286. Queasy Smurf:Scrumptious - Amanda Usen (heroine gets plastered) 12/8/1287. Pusher Smurf: Waking Nightmare - Kylie Brant (hero is a recovering alcoholic) 11/9/1288. Upside down Smurf: First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire (heroine finds out she's adopted and it shocks her) 9/13/1289. Camper Smurf: The Gunslinger - Stephen King (anti-hero sleeps outside) 9/30/1290. Show Off Smurf: Voices - Arnaldur Indridason (char collects records) 7/14/1291. Impolite Smurf: Killing The Blues - Robert Parker (hated hero at first) 7/5/1292. Annoying Smurf: Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready (on TBR since Aug 2009) 8/13/12 93. Simple Minded Smurf: Mona Lisa Eclipsing - Sunny (last published book in the series) 9/28/1294. Reveler Smurf: Walking Dead - C.E. Murphy (heroine throws halloween party) 7/18/1295. Thinker Smurf: A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (lots left up in the air) 7/19/1296. Dancer Smurf: In the Woods - Tana French (victim is a dancer) 11/4/1297. Pointer Smurf: Fair Game - Patricia Briggs (waited 3 years for publication) 9/21/1298. Disguised Smurf: Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels (most characters wear a disguise) 7/7/1299. Tuffy Smurf: Corpse Pose - Diana Killian (heroine owns a yoga studio) 7/5/12100. Stoic Smurf: Ascension - Sable Grace (heroine hides thier emotions) 8/4/12101. Postman Smurf: Zero Day - David Baldacci (mailman discovers the bodies while delivering a package) 9/28/12102. Suicide Mission Smurf: Host - Faith Hunter (heroine tries to save the post-apocalyptic world) 8/8/12103. Blacksmith Smurf: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires (historical romance) 8/22/12
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