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A-Z Series ChallengeREAD: 26/26
✔A: [Argeneau] The Reluctant Vampire - Lynsay Sands 1/24
✔B: [Black Dagger Brotherhood] The Beast - J.R. Ward 7/17
✔C: [Chronicles of Nick] Invision - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/30
✔D: [Dark Mirror] Dark Passage - M.J. Putney 8/15
✔E: [Eve Duncan] Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 911
✔F: [Fallen Angels] Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
✔G: [Guardian Angelinos] Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/8
✔H: [Harper Connelly] An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
✔I: [In Death] Devoted in Death - J.D. Robb 6/13
✔J: [Jonathan Stride] Immoral - Brian Freeman 9/29
✔K: [Kate Kane Paranormal Investigator] Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5
✔L: [London Steampunk] My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17
✔M: [MacKinnon's Rangers]Defiant - Pamela Clare 6/28
✔N: [Night Marchers] Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
✔O: [Oxenburg Princes] The Prince Who Loved Me - Karin Hawkins 6/25
✔P: [Persephone Alcmedi] Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26
✔Q: [Frank Quinn] Mister X - John Lutz 10/3
✔R: [Rose Gardner] Thirty-One and a Half Regrets - Denise Grover Swank 9/23
✔S: [Sevenwaters] Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier 1/30
✔T: [Tales of Dunk & Egg] A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R.R. Martin 3/19
✔U: [Unearthly World] Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/18
✔V: [Viking] The Norse King's Daughter - Sandra Hill 7/11
✔W: [World of Nighwalkers] Forged - Jacquelyn Frank 3/25
✔X: [Xylon Warriors] Ecstasy Bound - Ruth Kerce 2/27
✔Y: [Jane Yellowrock] Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
✔Z: [White Trash Zombie] White Trash Zombie Gone Wild - Diane Rowlands 7/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
January As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 6/7
Set One
✔1~ [Rainwild Chronicles]~ The Dragon Keeper - Robin Hobb 1/23
✔2~ [The League]~Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/6
✔3~ [Sevenwaters]~ Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier
✔4~ [Sleeping Beauty]~ Beauty's Kingdom - A.N. Roquelaure 1/4
Set Two
✔1~ [Lost Highlander]~ Lost Highlander - Cassidy Cayman 1/16
2~ [Guardians of Ascension]~ Burning Skies - Caris Roane
✔3~ [Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children]~ Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3
Scattegories - January Letter = S
17 POINTS
General
1. Book Title- Shield of Winter - Nalini Singh 1/29 (1 POINT)
2. Author- Sherrilyn Kenyon - Born of Fire 1/6 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character- Syn - Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon 1/6 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character- Sharon - Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3 (1 POINT)
5. Place- Santa Teresa, California - X - Sue Grafton 1/10 (1 POINT)
6. Cover- sword - The Young Elites - Marie Lu 1/11 (1 POINT)
January Specials
7. New - Tithe - Holly Black 1/7
(her strange new self stretched out in the car), p90 (3 POINTS)
8. Loud - The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
(surprised at the arrival of this loud, large beast), p386 (1 POINT)
9. Cold - Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3
(but it's not cold outside I said and she shrugged), p170 (3 POINTS)
10. Red - The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
(towards a small red door), p160 (1 POINT)
11. Hobby - Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs 1/3
(I've heard of strange hobbies), p183 (1 POINT)
12. Manly - The Great Zoo of China - Matthew Reilly 1/2
(she breathed in the warm, manly scent of him), p41 (2 POINTS)
February As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 4/5
✔1 ~ [Kate Kane] ~ Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5
✔2 ~ [Lucy Kincaid] ~ Kiss Me, Kill Me - Allison Brennan 2/18
✔3 ~ [Harper Connelly] ~ An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
✔4 ~ [New York Blades] ~ The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin 2/21
5 ~ [Game of Thrones] ~ A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin
Scattegories - February 12 POINTS
General
1. Book Title:
2. Author: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Lori - Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place: London - Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: lipstick - The Dirt on Ninth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/12 (1 POINT)
February Specials
7. Something there are two of: Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2 (2 POINTS)
(let's leave it at this, the Carver twins and I had a complicated relationship), p17
8. Red: Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2 (1 POINT)
(as long as I live, I'll always have an extreme connection to the red planet), p185
9. Small: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2 (2 POINTS)
(led by Lucan, a small army of Breed warriors), p143
10. Animal: Bound to Darkness - Lara Adrian 2/2 (1 POINT)
(no life was spared not even the animals in their pens), p143
11. Purple: The Girl in 6E - A.R. Torre 2/7 (1 POINT)
(a purple suitcase I hadn't seen since last summer), p51
12. Romantic: Iron & Velvet - Alexis Hall 2/5 (1 POINT)
(I love you. That makes it my problem. Always the romantic.), p16
Scattegories - March
13 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Revived - Cat Patrick 3/13 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Rosalind - My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Ronald - The Highway - C.J. Box 3/16 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Reltan (alien planet) - Stud - Cheryl Brooks 3/2 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: RUNNING - If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8 (1 POINT)
March Specials
7. Something to do with war: - Stud - Cheryl Brooks 3/2 (1 POINT)
(a man enough to stage a war against an entire world and win), p36
8. Something to do with time: - Guardian - Jo Anderton 3/6 (1 POINT)
(they weren't regular enough to provide a decent way to estimate time), p101
9. Womanly: -
(), p
10. Green: - Stud - Cheryl Brooks 3/2 (2 POINTS)
(the rocky barren wasteland had risen up and given way to fields of green), p127
11. Spring: - Dragon Fall - Katie MacAlister 3/11 (2 POINTS)
(I realized with surprise that he was tense and ready to spring), p196
12. Something Shouted: - Viking in Love - Sandra Hill 3/3 (1 POINT)
(her shouted reprimands could be heard by one and all), p29
March As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge READ: 5/5
✔1 ~ [Sacred Breath] ~ Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12
✔2 ~ [Guardians of the Ascension] ~ Burning Skies - Caris Roane 3/5
✔3 ~ [Dark Jewels Trilogy] ~ Dark Sapphire - Lisa Jackson 3/9
✔4 ~ [World of Nightwalkers] ~ Forged - Jacquelyn Frank 3/25
✔5 ~ [Fallen Angels] ~ Possession - J.R. Ward 3/20
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
April As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 8/8
✔1~[Haunted Home Renovation]~ If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11
✔2~[Original Heartbreakers]~ The Hotter You Burn - Gena Showalter 4/3
✔3~[Persephone Alcmedi]~ Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson 4/11
✔4~[Lucy Kincaid]~ Silenced - Allison Brennan 4/15
✔5~[The League]~ Born of Shadows - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/13
✔1~[Due South]~ In Too Deep - Tracey Alvarez 4/21
✔2~[Gale Women]~ The Wild Ways - Tanya Huff 4/7
✔3~[Blud]~ Wicked After Midnight - Delilah Dawson 4/29
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - April Letter = M
17 POINTS
General
1. Book Title: Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30 (2 POINTS)
2. Author: Spirited Away - Cindy Miles 4/24 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Melanie - If Walls Could Talk - Juliet Blackwell 4/11 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Menessos - Fatal Circle - Linda Robertson 4/11 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Maine - Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Moon - Fired Up - Jayne Ann Krentz 4/13 (1 POINT)
April Specials
7. Something foolish: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman 4/7 (2 POINTS)
(you mean real milk from a cow, and then felt foolish), p19
8. Something to do with money: The Wild Ways - Tanya Huff 4/7 (1 POINT)
(she wore the glamour money provided in order to look in her mid thirties), p25
9. Flower(s): Wicked After Midnight - Delilah Dawson 4/29 (3 POINTS)
(our drinks are mostly made of fermented flowers and magic), p24
10. Something to do with helping others: Silenced - Allison Brennan 4/15 (1 POINT)
(she wanted to help teenage girls make better choices), p190
11. Egg(s): Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond 4/5 (2 POINTS)
(our eggs are getting old with every month that passes, we're becoming more barren ), p88
12. Shower(s): Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond 4/5 (1 POINT)
(twice she came out of the shower to find people measuring), p74
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
May As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔1 ~ [Lexi Steele] ~ The First Sin - Cheyenne McCray 5/12
✔2 ~ [Dragon Falls] ~ Dragon Storm - Katie MacAlister 5/17
✔3 ~ [Gale Women] ~ The Future Falls - Tanya Huff 5/19
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - May Letter = W
14 POINTS
1. Book Title: White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Death Row - William Bernhardt 5/29 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Michael Warner - Butterfly Tattoo - Deidre Knight 5/28 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character:
5. Place: Washington DC - Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Wings - Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11 (1 POINT)
May Specials
7. Related to Flying: Born of Ashes - Caris Roane 5/11 (2 POINTS)
(they couldn't exactly fly, since wings were too fragile to bear the process), p5
8. Race: White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4 (3 POINTS)
(well enough to be able to face who they were planning to kill. It became a race between us.), p181
9. Celebration: Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/16 (1 POINT)
(her ladyship always wore this set for all state functions and at all celebrations), p439
10. Dog: White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4 (1 POINT)
(the little dog in her arms caught her mood at once and began wagging his tail), p240
11. Related to Learning: White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4 (1 POINT)
(how many lessons do yo think it will take the kids to learn this one), p217
12. Wedding: Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20 (1 POINT)
(she owned no makeup and had only her watch, a pair of diamond studs and her wedding rings as accessories), p13
June As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 2/3
✔1 ~ [King] ~ King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
2 ~ [Lexi Steele] ~ The Second Betrayal - Cheyenne McCray
✔3 ~ [Ghost Hunter Mystery] ~ Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun - Victoria Laurie 6/5
Scattegories - June Letter = P
13 POINTS
1. Book Title: Play Dirty - Lorie O'Clare 6/12 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Defiant - Pamela Clare 6/28 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Peter - Stalked - Allison Brennan 6/30 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Pandora - The Darkest Torment - Gena Showalter 6/16 (1 POINT)
5. Place:
6. Cover: pistol - Small Favor - Jim Butcher 6/14 (1 POINT)
June Specials
7. Rose: The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks 6/6 (1 POINT)
(to the left rose a set of clear PLASTIC drawers), p48
8. Wedding: Dragon Soul - Katie MacAlister 6/7 (1 POINT)
(I've always wanted to PLAN a wedding), p222
9. Something Fatherly: King - T.M. Frazier 6/21 (2 POINTS)
(they're having a PARTY since Daddy over here got PISSED when he threw the last one and grounded him), p178
10. Candy: Small Favor - Jim Butcher 6/14 (1 POINT)
(wasn't that kind of candy store that I would ever want the kids to PLAY in), p403
11. Corn: Nightwalker - Allyson James 6/26 (1 POINT)
(PERFORMING my morning ritual of scattering corn), p81
12. Summer: A Vision of Murder - Victoria Laurie 6/26 (2 POINTS)
(I learned a very POWERFUL lession the PREVIOUS summer), p36
July As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 5/5
✔1 ~ [Phryne Fisher] ~ Cocaine Blues - Kerry Greenwood 7/10
✔2 ~ [King] ~ Tyrant - T.M. Frazier 7/5
✔3 ~ [The Others] ~ Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop 7/19
✔4 ~ [Ghost Hunter Mystery] ~ Ghouls Gone Wild - Victoria Laurie 7/7
✔5 ~ [White Trash Zombie] ~ White Trash Zombie Gone Wild - Diana Rowland 7/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Scattegories - July Letter = N
13 POINTS
1. Book Title: No Limits - Alison Kent 7/16 (1 POINT)
2. Author: Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3 (1 POINT)
3. Main Character: Nell - Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9 (1 POINT)
4. Secondary Character: Nalah - Menagerie - Rachel Vincent 7/6 (1 POINT)
5. Place: Nevada - Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9 (1 POINT)
6. Cover: Notecard - What Happens in London - Julia Quinn 7/3 (1 POINT)
July Specials
7. Ice Cream - No Limits - Alison Kent 7/16
(then came the NIGHT when the popcorn turned into ice cream), p70 (1 POINT)
8. Body of Water - Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3
(happily NERDY Leila, who loved the sun and the ocean and who was NEVER more contented than when swimming), p28 (2 POINTS)
9. Hug - Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3
(but NOT without hugging Mercy first), p30 (1 POINT)
10. Tree - What Happens in London - Julia Quinn 7/3
(would have run for the trees by NOW), p151 (1 POINT)
11. Opposite - Tempt Me If You Can - Janet Chapman 7/4
(then fixed his gaze on the opposite wall as they read the short, succinct NOTE), p1 (1 POINT)
12. Flag - Tyrant - T.M. Frazier 7/5
(NEXT to the American flag), p68 (1 POINT)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
August Scavenger Hunt
47/30 FOUND
✔1. Bathing - Draykon - Charlotte English 8/22
(Llandry kept her bathing short), p 161
✔2. Barbecue - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(pool chairs, bar and barbecue), p212
✔3. Bay -Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
(rowboat in the middle of the bay), p188
✔4. Beach - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(gang agent in a beach tent), p19
✔5. Bikini - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(carpet of rainbow-hued bikinis), p20
✔6. Boat - The Ridge - Michael Koryta 8/8
(that ailed a car, boat, tractor), p184
✔7. Coast - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(we are the proud masters of this coast), p60
✔8. Cove - Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
(they've renamed the cove where they found you), p 133
✔9. Crab - Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7
(allowing most of the crabs to fall free), p 210
✔10. Dune - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(grass from the dunes), p18
✔11. Fish - Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
(mixed with sunscreen and fish), p51
✔12. Gull - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(gulls, terns and puffins scattered before them), p120
✔13. Hat - Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
(to vanish under his black stocking hat), p 9
✔14. Hot - Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
(like butter off hot corn on the cob), p 218
✔15. Ice cream - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(Charles bought Anna an ice cream cone), p 275
✔16. Jellyfish - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(shivering like a jellyfish), p 231
17. Lifeguard -
(), p
✔18. Ocean - Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7
(Ocean is going to vomit the dead fish), p99
✔19. Pebble - Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
(he spun just in time to see a trickle of pebbles), p 74
✔20. Picnic - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(at Christmas parties and picnics), p 40
✔21. Reef - Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
(as part of the Great Barrier Reef project), p54
✔22. Sail - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(the wind was strong and the great sails filled), p120
✔23. Sand - Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
(there was sand shifting under my feet), p 127
✔24. Sandals - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(sandals hanging over my arm), p20
✔25. Sandcastle - Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren 8/16
(like a beach-free sand castle), p 157
✔26. Scuba - Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
(it was most commonly seen in scuba divers), p52
✔27. Sea - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(threw them into the sea), p63
✔28. Seahorse - The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
(nothing in the water but seahorses), p 387
✔29. Seashell - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(I could use these seashells), p171
✔30. Seaweed - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(sunlight polished the seaweed), p54
✔31. Shark - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(the shark is coming), p 45
✔32. Shore - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(Jack ran along the shore), p54
✔33. Snorkel - The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
(loved snorkeling and diving for treasure), p27
34. Starfish -
(), p
✔35. Sun - Dark Ghost - Christine Feehan 8/9
(he would have to allow the sun to take him), p3
✔36. Sunburn - Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
(like a sunburn, only deeper), p282
✔37. Sunglasses - Dark Ghost - Christine Feehan 8/9
(rummaged blindly for her sunglasses), p101
✔38. Sunscreen - Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
(bring some water and sunscreen), p 40
✔39. Surf - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(he heard surf breaking in the distance), p150
✔40. Surfboard - The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
(paddling along side their surfboard), p166
✔41. Swim - Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
(I feel like a f*ing swim), p188
✔42. Tan - Virals - Kathy Reichs 8/30
(a spotted tan oval), p 6
✔43. Tide - The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
(with the tide out), p54
✔44. Towel - About a Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/11
(still wrapped only in a towel), p45
✔45. Trunks - Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7
(Simon was wearing swimming trunks), p120
✔46. Umbrella - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(bikinis and umbrellas), p20
✔47. Vacation - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(young enough to be on vacation), p26
48. Volleyball -
(), p
✔49. Water - The Ridge - Michael Koryta 8/8
(the water had this beautiful shimmer), p154
✔50. Waves - Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
(from the waves rolling off him), 83
August As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge READ: 6/6
✔1 ~ [Sea of Trolls] ~ The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer 8/3
✔2 ~ [Gargoyles] ~ Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren 8/16
✔3 ~ [King] ~ Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
✔4 ~ [Alpha & Omega] ~ Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
✔5 ~ [Bone Secrets] ~ Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
✔6 ~ [Vicki Nelson] ~ Blood Bank - Tanya Huff 8/26
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
September Scavenger Hunt
47/30 FOUND
✔1. Art - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(deportment, art, music), p9
✔2. Assignment - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(the assignment had been a fitting punishment), p91
✔3. Backpack - Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
(somehow it leaped out of my backpack), p162
✔4. Biology - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(philosophy of aberrant biology), p44
✔5. Calculator - Juliet - Anne Fortier 9/30
(with a calculator and a bottle of champagne), p8
✔6. Chalk - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(along with slates and chalk), p43
✔7. Chemistry - Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
(as they deciphered the chemistry), p532
✔8. Classroom - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(wasting anymore valuable classroom time), p52
✔9. Coach - Soulless - T.M. Frazier 9/4
(the little league coach), p193
✔10. College - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(went on to college), p235
✔11. Degree - Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9
(her law degree, her dream), p220
✔12. Desk - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(return to their desks), p11
13. Detention -
(), p
14. Diploma -
(), p
✔15. Drama - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(daily drama of living with a woman), p187
✔16. Education - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(early childhood education), p231
✔17. English - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(adding tidbits of English history), p61
✔18. Eraser - Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 9/11
(I cut eraser sticks as markers), p8
✔19. Freshman - Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
(when we were both freshman), p32
✔20. Geography - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(she'd read every geography book in the library), p6
✔21. Grades - Shadow Play - Iris Johansen 9/11
(any problem with attendance or grades), p255
✔22. Graduate - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(I haven't talked to Rick since I graduated), p218
✔23. Gym - Bound by Light - Anne Windsor 9/7
(since she'd been to the gym), p24
✔24. History - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(heeding my history lecture), p51
✔25. Homework - Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
(anything to help him with his homework), p108
✔26. Junior - Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher 9/11
(they let the junior varsity have the ball), p242
✔27. Kindergarten - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(teaches kindergarten), p231
✔28. Lecture - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(his lecture on proper etiquette), p154
✔29. Lesson - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(he would benefit from a lesson in manners), p25
✔30. Literature - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(well-documented history in the literature), p196
✔31. Math - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(I'm adept at mathematics), p7
✔32. Notebook - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(found some old notebooks), p7
✔33. Pencil - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(set down her pencil at once), p197
✔34. Principal - Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
(keep track with the principal mourners), p54
✔35. Professor - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(in the dark robes of a professor), p50
✔36. Prom - Soulless - T.M. Frazier 9/4
(just been crowned Prom Queen), p60
✔37. Recess - The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
(some inner recess of his jacket), p204
✔38. Ruler - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(she spied the ruler he lifted), p50
✔39. School - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(school. graduation. a safe job.), p193
✔40. Science - Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
(planned to study veterinary science), p68
41. Semester -
(), p
✔42. Senior - Dead on the Delta - Stacey Jay 9/24
(Cane and Abe are the senior officers), p47
✔43. Sophomore - Hard as a Rock - Christine Warren 9/21
(dropped out of university after her sophomore year), p211
✔44. Student - Bound by Light - Anne Windsor 9/7
(praying no students had been injured), p164
✔45. Study - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(the rest of the study), p78
✔46. Subject - Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files - Jim Butcher 9/11
(not to violate the graves of my subjects), p152
✔47. Teacher - Best Laid Plans - Allison Brennan 9/2
(she's a teacher), p231
✔48. Test - Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
(this was a test question), p65
✔49. Textbook - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(by examining his textbooks), p44
✔50. University - If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
(a classroom of university students), p54
September As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge READ: 6/6
✔1 ~ [Dark Tides] ~ Siren's Call - Devyn Quinn 9/22
✔2 ~ [Katherine "Kitty" Katt] ~ Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
✔3 ~ [Gargoyles] ~ Hard as a Rock - Christine Warren 9/21
✔1 ~ [Wicked Game] ~ The Wicked Game - Olivia Fuller 9/4
✔2 ~ [Monstrumologist] ~ The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
✔3 ~ [Dark Crescent Sisterhood] ~ Bound by Light - Anne Windsor 9/7
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔1 ~ [Cinder Spires] ~ The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
✔2 ~ [Royal Entourage] ~ The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash 10/13
✔3 ~ [Fighting] ~ Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury 10/12
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
October Scavenger Hunt50/30 FOUND
The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/16. Boo - ("Boo" Gwendolyn shouted), p238
13. Cobwebs - (spread like giant cobwebs), p13
14. Coffin - (a mass the size of a small coffin), p129
27. Horror - (Gwen watched in horror), p344
32. Party - (dispatched Kettle with an armed shore party), p123
38. Skeleton - (concealing her skeleton smile), p385
39. Skull - (the coats skull-shaped silver buttons), p16
40. Spider - (it's segmented body was something like a spider), p342
Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/25. Bones - (shocked at how pronounced her bones were), p10
16. Costume - (Anya's so excited about her costume), p17
8. Candles - (to light the Shabbas candles), p218
Mister X - John Lutz 10/34. Blood - (later might come the blood), p69
15. Corpse - (ever seen a corpse before), p109
17. Creepy - (definitely something creepy about her), p192
18. Demon - (a demon roused from its dreams), p96
35. Rats - (like rats in a cage), p174
41. Spooky - (spooky. spooky.), p62
50. Zombie - (bumping into each other like zombies), p292
Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston 10/59. Candy - (gifts for her - flowers, candy), p64
21. Fangs - (panting hard, fangs out), p57
30. Nightmare - (my life was kind of a nightmare), p94
36. Scary - (the guy was really scary looking), p13
37. Scream - (feel free to scream), p231
43. Trick - (probably did the trick), p12
49. Witch - (go toe-to-toe with the witch), p98
Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor 10/77. Broomstick - (with a broomstick for a bat), p211
19. Devil - (start about vampires and werewolves and devils), p112
22. Ghost - (did anyone see a ghost), p7
24. Graveyard - (bones banging in a graveyard wind), p267
26. Haunted - (a tired haunted sadness), p46
28. Monster - (the death-monster slid towards him), p76
34. Pumpkin - (Duncan would be turning into a pumpkin), p117
48. Wicked - (wicked claws and fangs), p21
What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie 10/823. Ghoul - (since we joined the cast of Ghoul Getters), p131
33. Phantom - (what black phantom?), p240
A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/101. Apple - (keep the bad apples from the good), p402
3. Bats - (the skeleton of gigantic bats), p454
42. Treat - (come to treat with His Grace), p580
46. Warlock - (the warlock's said), p483
The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/1111. Cauldron - (with a big cauldron of water), p35
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher 10/1510. Cat - (she vanished Cheshire Cat style), p199
12. Cemetery - (run out of cemetery space pretty fast), p56
45. Vampire - (hurled by a vampire assassin), p28
47. Werewolf - (back and forth between the two werewolf girls), p556
The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/172. Banshee - (screeching like a banshee), p16
Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/2231. October - (pumpkin festival in October), p76
Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/2229. Mummy - (like a half-wrapped mummy), p305
Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/1820. Dracula - (you've obviously never read Dracula), p51
25. Halloween - (during my halloween ritual), p182
44. Undead - (opposed to being glamorously undead), p88
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
November As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 6/6
✔1 ~ [Apollonian Case Files 01] ~ The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
✔2 ~ [Candy Holliday 02] ~ Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
✔3 ~ [Dragons of Challon 03] ~ One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray 11/25
✔1 ~ [Crash 01] ~ Crash - Nicole Williams 11/11
✔2 ~ [Scandalous Highlanders 02] ~ Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch 11/17
✔3 ~ [Deadly 03] ~ Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden 11/27
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December As Easy As 1-2-3 Challenge
READ: 6/6
✔1 ~ [Girl From Everywhere] ~ The Girl from Everywhere - Heidi Heilig 12/25
✔2 ~ [Elemental Assassin] ~ Web of Lies - Jennifer Estep 12/21
✔3 ~ [Real] ~ Remy - Katy Evans 12/29
✔1 ~ [Rylee Adamson] ~ Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27
✔2 ~ [Six of Crows] ~ Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/17
✔3 ~ [Katherine "Kitty" Katt] ~ Alien in the Family - Gini Koch 12/14
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
December Scavenger Hunt40/40 FOUND
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch 12/227. Party - hadn't noticed her departure from the party, p70
19. Mince pies - roast mutton and mincemeat pies, p302
Cold, Cold Heart - Tami Hoag 12/33. Bell - ringing like a bell, p307
8. Christmas - for the Christmas season, p258
11. Decorations - Christmas decorations, maybe some hand tools, p283
15. Garland - garland and wreaths everywhere, p258
16. Gift - the gift that keeps on giving, p32
28. Pine - the smell of pine and spruce, p258
34. Santa - I'm also aware that Santa Claus isn't real, p90
37. Snow - cast into the snow, p109
Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson 12/430. Pudding - closer to pudding than milk, p141
38. Snowball - rolling towards him like a snowball, p167
Night and Day - Iris Johansen 12/49. Cold -you never did like the cold, p53
35. Sled - she saw the sled explode, p214
Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/52. Angel - but the blond angel, p28
4. Candle - with only a candle to light her way, p80
14. Frost - frost was thick this morning, p2
One Moonlit Night - Samantha James 12/67. Chimney - the side of a crumbling chimney, p323
Skin Game - Jim Butcher 12/826. Pantomime - pantomiming sticking a pin in something, p114
Hangman - Michael Slade 12/942. Stocking - in stocking feet she recalled, p76
46. Turkey - fortified with a bottle of Wild Turkey, p151
Wicked Witch Murder - Leslie Meier 12/1010. December - Christmas tree fires in December, p233
20. Mistletoe - the mistletoe, a sacred plant, p208
47. Winter - ancient celebrations of the winter solstice, p208
50. Yule - the yule log, bringing light into the home, p208
Captive Heart - Anne Windsor 12/1145. Tree - the trees bother me, p20
Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas 12/1132. Robin - nicknamed the Runners "Robin Redbreast", p42
Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/1225. Nutcracker - annual production of The Nutcracker, p2
29. Presents - a few presents on holidays, p247
Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb 12/176. Chestnuts - roasted chestnuts that had scented the street, p159
Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo 12/1718. Merry - the merry light had gone from his eyes, p45
39. Snowflake - you sure you want this fight, snowflake, p253
Normal - Graeme Cameron 12/1841. Star - dotted with shimmering stars, p127
Bethany's Heart - C.L. Scholey 12/1840. Snowman - were they the abominable snowmen, p21
44. Toys - he's miserable when his toys are taken, p76
48. Wrapping - wrapping around him, p96
The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/1922. Nativity - and a moss-clad nativity scene, p367
I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown 12/2324. North Pole - she could have melted ice on the North Pole, p5
33. Rudolph - you are as red as Rudolph, p22
49. Wreath - a wreath of white roses, p158
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
You Called Me What??? Duration: July 19, 2015 - July 18, 2016
100/100 FOUND
✔1. ACE Knute – (Jessica Simpson)
All Wound Up - Jaci Burton 7/10
~ (they brought in their ACE closer), p111
✔2. ALABAMA Gypsy Rose – (Drea de Matteo)
The Target - David Baldacci 6/25
~ (and the state of ALABAMA won), p4
✔3. APPLE – (Gwyneth Paltrow / Chris Martin)
A Vision of Murder - Victoria Laurie 6/26
~ (the APPLE might not fall far from the tree), p94
✔4. AUDIO Science – (Shannyn Sossaman )
Vision in Silver - Anne Bishop 7/19
~ (Meg labeled that AUDIO memory), p67
✔5. BAMBOO – (Big Boi)
Invisible Sun - David Macinnis Gill 3/28/16
~ (with a BAMBOO whisk), p72
✔6. BANDIT – (Gerard Way )
Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews 10/9
~ (merge to BANDIT), p285
✔7. BANJO – (Rachel Griffiths)
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood - Ann Charles 10/18
~ (she looks like her BANJO ain't tuned just right), p288
✔8. BARRON – (Donald Trump)
Dark Sapphire - Lisa Jackson 3/9/16
~ (after all, I be BARON), p120
✔9. Bear BLAZE – (Kate Winslet)
Heart of Iron - Bec McMasters 2/6
~ (a healthy BLAZE crackling), p132
✔10. BEAR Blu – (Alicia Silverstone)
Chained by Night - Larissa Ione 9/19
~ (Bear Roar was often shocked), p139
✔11. BLUE Ivy – (Beyonce / Jay Z )
Coraline - Neil Gaiman 7/6
~ (she counted everything BLUE), p6
✔12. BLUEBELL Madonna – (Geri Halliwell)
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn 10/11
~ (I can't remember what else tulip, bluebell?), p6
✔13. Bodhi RANSOM – (Megan Fox )
Nemesis - Catherine Coulter 5/26
(you believed it was for RANSOM?), p146
✔14. BRONX Mowgli – (Ashlee Simpson /Pete Wentz)
The Second Betrayal - Cheyenne McCray 7/21
~ (who lives in the BRONX), p89
✔15. BROOKLYN – (David & Victoria Beckham)
Caught Read-Handed - Terrie Farley Moran 8/3
~ (before Brigy and I left BROOKLYN), p4
✔16. BUNNY – (Katie Price)
Wicked Ever After - Delilah Dawson 6/28
~ (just a BUNNY, boys), p5
✔17. CALICO – (Alice Cooper)
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters 10/8
~ (and shimmy were Calico), p76
✔18. CAMERA – (Arthur Ashe)
Deadtown - Nancy Holzner 8/11
~ (Kane looked straight into the CAMERA), p126
✔19. CANNON – (Larry King)
Demon's Curse - Alexa Egan 7/30
~ (ready to charge the CANNON's mouth), p305
✔20. CRICKET Pearl – (Busy Phillips)
Aunt Dimity & the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton 2/4
~ (on the pro CRICKET tour), p3
✔21. DANDELION – (Keith Richards)
Forbidden - Jacquelyn Frank 7/31
~ (the seeds of a DANDELION plucked by ferocious winds), p241
✔22. DELTA – (Dax Shepard/ Kristen Bell )
The Perfect Stranger - Alison Kent 8/27
~ (sat on the DELTA of the Rio Verde), p18
✔23. DENIM Cole – (Toni Braxton)
Deadly Offerings - Alexa Grace 8/9
~ (he tugged her denim jacket), p127
✔24. DIEZEL Ky – (Toni Braxton)
Wicked Charms - Janet Evanovich 3/26
~ (it belonged to Diesel), p16
✔25. DIVA Muffin – (Frank Zappa)
Ghouls Gone Wild - Victoria Laurie 7/7
~ (you're a bit of a DIVA), p15
✔26. DREAM – (Ginuwine)
The Darkening - Caris Roane 7/22
~ (she lived in a DREAM), p23
✔27. EGYPT – (Alicia Keys)
Embrace the Highland Warrior - Anita Clenney 7/21
~ (call off the trip to Egypt in the spring), p14
✔28. EVER Imre – (Alanis Morrisette)
The Darkest Torment - Gena Showalter 6/17
~ (sat down to play beauty shop with EVER), p464
✔29. FIRE – (Steve Vai )
Book Clubbed - Lorna Barrett 8/8
~ (it must be one hell of a FIRE), p204
✔30. FREE – (Barbara Hershey /David Carradine )
A Demon Bound - Debra Dunbar 7/30
~ (could I possibly be FREE?), p213
✔31. FUCHSIA – (Sting)
Dark Hunger - Sarah Reinke 8/15
~ (above the V of her FUCHSIA-trimmed robe), p7
✔32. FUTURE Zahir - (Ciara)
In Other Worlds - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/20
~ (and he saw his FUTURE ), p79
✔33. GENESIS – (Alicia Keys)
Allegiance of Honor - Nalini Singh 7/3
~ (the packs unique GENESIS), p30
✔34. HAPPY – (Macy Gray)
7 Brides for 7 Bodies - Stephanie Bond 6/25
~ (happy people planning HAPPY occasions), p39
✔35. HAVEN – (Jessica Alba)
Quarterback Draw - Jaci Burton 8/25
~ (I really wish Haven could be here), p1
✔36. HEAVEN Rain – (Brooke Burke)
The Lady is a Vamp - Lynsay Sands 3/28/16
~ (so your mother is in HEAVEN), p 18
✔37. HEAVENLY Hiraani Tiger Lily – ( Paula Yates / Michael Hutchence)
Blood Games - Chloe Neill 8/17
~ (that smelled absolutely HEAVENLY), p160
✔38. HERO – (Myleene Klass)
Rock Chick Redemption - Kristen Ashley 10/1
~ (she's my HERO), p223
✔39. HOPPER Jack – (Robin Wright / Sean Penn)
Unbound - Angela Knight 7/9
~ (laughing like a Savannah HOPPER), p176
✔40. INDIANA August – (Casey Affleck )
Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
~ (Al Mazrah stud is in INDIANA). p108
✔41. IRELAND – (Kim Basinger / Alec Baldwin)
Child of the Prophecy - Juliet Marillier 1/30
~ (a beautifully realized background of IRELAND), p1
✔42. JAVA – (Josh Holloway)
Small Favor - Jim Butcher 6/14
~ (a dollar for a foam cup of JAVA), p26
✔43. JETT Riviera– (Katie Price)
Rock Chick Rescue - Kristen Ashley 8/15
~ (my name is Jet, don't get me excited), p 1
✔44. JOURNEY – (Taboo)
Crown of Midnight - Sarah Maas 8/16
~ (about a long JOURNEY to the Southern Continent), p31
✔45. JUSTICE – (Steven Seagal)
Bones of the Lost - Kathy Reichs 7/23
~ (recognition and justice for the dead), p116
✔46. KANSAS – (David Carridine)
Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13/16
~ (a lovely coastal villa in KANSAS), p95
✔47. KARMA – (Ludacris)
Then Came You - Jill Shalvis 7/29
~ (KARMA was such a bitch), p10
✔48. KENYA – (Quincey Jones / Nastassja Kinski )
Congo - Michael Crichton 3/6
~ (Rudolph in northern Kenya), p86
✔49. KNIGHT – (Kelis)
If I Should Die - Allison Brennan 3/8
~ (I'm certainly not a KNIGHT), p258
✔50. LARK Song – (Mia Farrow)
Melting Stones - Tamora Pierce 9/15
~ (since Lark and my first teacher), p6
✔51. LION – (Alex O’Loughlin)
The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins 5/24
~ (a gesture that took in the LION pit), p110
✔52. LUCKY Rose – (Cedric The Entertainer)
Straddling the Line - Jaci Burton 3/14
~ (looks like Ten-Spot is going to get LUCKY), p32
✔53. LYRIC Sonny Roads – (Soleil Moon Frye)
Possession - J.R. Ward 3/20
~ (you write your own LYRICs), p62
✔54. MAPLE Sylvie – (Jason Bateman)
Last to Die - Tess Gerritsen 6/24
~ (that MAPLE branch was definitely within reach), p1
✔55. MARS Merkaba – (Erykah Badu)
Tempt Me If You Can - Janet Chapman 7/4
~ (a spaceship headed for MARS), p118
✔56. MEADOW - (Paul Walker)
Gates of Rapture - Caris Roane 6/10
~ (a sweet MEADOW elixir), p26
✔57. MEMPHIS Eve – (Bono)
The Liar - Nora Roberts 1/13
~ (we're going to MEMPHIS), p127
✔58. MILAN – (Shakira)
Likely To Die - Linda Fairstein 3/23/16
~ (the reporter from MILAN), p203
✔59. MIRAGE – (Eric Burdon)
Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin 8/23
~ (memory flickered, a mirage), p14
✔60. MOON Unit – (Frank Zappa)
Ink and Bone - Rachel Caine 7/25
~ (he stared up at the swelling white MOON), p 38
✔61. MOXIE Crimefighter – (Penn Jillette)
Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs 4/18
~ (it takes real MOXIE), p27
✔62. Nell MARMALADE – (Helen Baxendale)
How to Entice an Enchantress - Karen Hawkins 6/29
~ (splattered with orange MARMALADE), p202
✔63. NORTH West – (Kim Kardashian / Kanye West )
Immortal - J.R. Ward 6/2
~ (from out of the NORTH), p72
✔64. OCEAN – (Forest Whittaker)
Stiletto - Daniel O'Malley 7/14
~ (huring themselves into the OCEAN), p136
✔65. ORION – (Chris Noth)
If He's Daring - Hannah Howell 8/9
~ (ORION never poached), p22
✔66. PEACHES Honeyblossom – (Paula Yates / Bob Geldof)
Voracious - V.K. Forrest 7/19
~ (held only peaches and mashed potatoes), p121
✔67. PHOENIX Chi – (Mel B)
Chain of Illusions - Boone Brux 8/7
~ (transformed into a PHOENIX), p178
✔68. PILOT Inspektor – (Jason Lee)
All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12
~ (she's a PILOT), p268
✔69. PIRATE – (Jonathan Davis)
Dark Witch - Nora Roberts 8/8
~ (cowboy, PIRATE, wild tribal horseman), p73
✔70. PIXIE – (Paula Yates / Bob Geldof)
Can't Hurry Love - Molly O'Keefe 7/27
~ (trailed behind her like PIXIE dust), p250
✔71. POET Sienna Rose – (Soleil Moon Frye)How to Capture a Countess - Karen Hawkins 3/20
~ (the POET Bryon has been taking London by storm), p108
✔72. PRINCESS Tiaamii – (Katie Price)
Courting Carolina - Janet Chapman 9/12
~ (especially a high-maintenance princess), p10
✔73. PUMA – (Erykah Badu)
Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh 9/28
~ (akin to a lithely muscled puma), p4
✔74. RACER – (Robert Rodriguez)
Alien Tango - Gini Koch 9/4
~ (Kitty playing Speed RACER), p386
✔75. RAINBOW Aurora – (Holly Madison)
Ecstasy Untamed - Pamela Palmer 7/28
~ (I wish I could follow the RAINBOW), p8
✔76. REBEL – (Robert Rodriguez)
The Witness - Nora Roberts 7/25
~ (too many shots of REBEL Yell), p103
✔77. REIGN Aston – (Kourtney Kardashian)
The Shadows - J.R. Ward 4/1/16
~ (centuries of the current monarch's REIGN), p 20
✔78. ROCKET – (Robert Rodriguez )
Last to Die - Tess Gerritsen 6/24
~ (it doesn't take a ROCKET scientist), p259
✔79. ROGUE – (Robert Rodriguez)
Shards of Hope - Nalini Singh 2/12
~ (how to track down the ROGUE), p320
✔80. ROYAL Reign – (Lil’ Kim)
My Lady Quicksilver - Bec McMaster 3/17
~ (suit his ROYAL pastiness), p58
✔81. SABBATH – (Zakk Wylde)
Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26
~ (and your ringtone is an old Black SABBATH tune?), p342
✔82. SAGE Moonblood – (Sylvester Stallone)
Burning Skies - Caris Roane 3/5
~ (the scent of sweet SAGE), p191
✔83. SAILOR Gene – (Liv Tyler)
Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12/16
~ (eventhough I'm a shitty SAILOR), p 32
✔84. SAINT Lazslo – (Pete Wentz)
England's Perfect Hero - Suzanne Enoch 3/18
~ (that I love SAINT as much as he loves me), p73
✔85. SATCHEL – (Mia Farrow)
Uprooted - Naomi Novik 7/26
~ (no trick left in my SATCHEL), p73
✔86. SAXON – (Alex O’Loughlin)
Viking in Love - Sandra Hill 3/3
~ (earlier to visit her in her SAXON home), p3
✔87. SCOUT – (Demi Moore /Bruce Willis)
Ubik - Phillip Dick 8/9
~ (a SCOUT from one of the), p9
✔88. SEVEN Sirius – (Erykah Badu)
Heart of Stone - Christine Warren 7/5
~ (he would have easily reached SEVEN foot tall), p14
✔89. SHEPHERD – (Jerry Seinfeld)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - George R.R. Martin 3/19
~ (and SHEPHERD girls), p254
✔90. SIERRA – (Brooke Burke)
Shield of Winter - Nalini Singh 1/29
~ (destination was the SIERRA Nevada wolf den), p362
✔91. SNOW – (Robin Gibb)
Forged - Jacquelyn Frank 3/25
~ (the wet SNOW melted by her body), p24
✔92. SONNET – (Forest Whittaker)
If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
~ (of all the poetry, the SONNETs, the verses), p243
✔93. SPARROW James Midnight – (Nicole Richie/Joel Madden)
The Dirt on Ninth Grave - Darynda Jones 2/12
~ (focused on the SPARROW trying to protect it's nest), p231
✔94. STORM Brieanne – (Nikki Sixx)
Hostage to Pleasure - Nalini Singh 7/24
~(how to deal with the STORM inside me), p326
✔95. STORY Elias – (Jenna Elfman)
The Girl in the Spider's Web - David Lagercrantz 3/27
~(even if something looks like a good STORY), p13
✔96. SUNDAY Rose – (Nicole Kidman/Keith Urban)
Stalked - Allison Brennan 6/30
~ (cold but sunny SUNDAY afternoon), p322
✔97. SUNNY Bebop – (Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary)
Stamped Out - Terri Thayer 7/4
~ (turned into a SUNNY room), p75
✔98. TENNESSEE James –( Reese Witherspoon)
Poison Princess - Kresley Cole 7/31
~ (the town's welcome sign. Requiem, TENNESSEE 1212), p11
✔99. TRUE – (Forest Whittaker )
Tyrant - T.M. Frazier 7/5
~ (just wanted it to be TRUE), p175
✔100. ZEPPELIN – (Jonathan Davis )
The Wild Ways - Tanya Huff 4/7
~ (drum solo from Zeppelin's Moby Dick), p118
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
2016 Olympics Challenge Duration: August 1 - October 31, 2016
READ: 15/15
Category 1: Spell the word using author names and titles ~ COMPLETE!
✔BRAZIL
B: Bound by Flame - Anne Windsor 8/10
R: The Ridge - Michael Koryta 8/8
A: About a Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/11
Z: Zero Hour - Clive Cussler 8/6
I: It's a Wonderful Wife - Janet Chapman 8/13
L: Lawless - T.M. Frazier 8/12
✔MEDAL
M: Marked in Flesh - Anne Bishop 8/7
E: Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
D: Dead Heat - Patricia Briggs 8/5
A: Dead Heat - Allison Brennan 8/27
L: The Mane Squeeze - Shelly Laurenston 8/20
✔OLYMPICS
O: Of Silk and Steam - Bec McMaster 8/20
L: Easter Bunny Murder - Leslie Meier 9/8
Y: The Curse of the Wendigo - Rick Yancey 9/5
M: Fortune's Fool - Mercedes Lackey 8/28
P: Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong 8/2
I: If the Slipper Fits - Olivia Drake 9/5
C: Changes - Jim Butcher 8/24
S: Hot Pursuit - Suzanne Brockmann 8/25
✔RELAY
R: Runaway Vampire - Lynsay Sands 8/30
E: Edge of Sight - Roxanne St. Claire 9/9
L: Ghoul Interrupted - Victoria Laurie 9/15
A: The Perfect Stranger - Alison Kent 8/27
Y: The Isle of Blood - Rick Yancey 9/13
✔WINNER
W: With Extreme Pleasure - Allison Kent 8/20
I: Blood Game - Iris Johansen 9/17
N: Night Watch - Linda Fairstein 8/28
N: Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney 10/28
E: Matthew - Emma Lang 9/17
R: Brotherhood in Death - J.D. Robb 9/29
Category 2: Events ~ COMPLETE!
✔Beach Volleyball: Read a book that takes place, at least in part on a beach.
The Ultimate Treasure - Heather Graham 8/13
✔Equestrian: Read a book that has a horse in the story.
Dark Passage - M.J. Putney 8/15
✔Modern Pentathlon: Read a book over 500 pages.
Born of Betrayal - Sherrilyn Kenyon (512 pages) 8/18
✔Sailing: Read a book that takes place, at least in part on a boat.
The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer (Viking raids from longships) 8/3
✔Swimming: Read a book with water on the cover
Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - Victoria Laurie 8/14
Category 3: The XXXI Olympiad ~ COMPLETE!
✔Read a book that is 3rd or 1st in a series.
Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank (#3 in series)8/6
✔Read a book that is set in a recent host nation, that is not your own.
Stone Cold Lover - Christine Warren (Montreal, Canada) 8/16
✔Read a book that is set in multiple countries.
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble - H.P. Mallory (USA and Europe) 9/17
✔Read a book published in 2016.
Paper and Fire - Rachel Caine (pub July 5, 2016) 8/14
✔Read a book that you believe deserves a gold medal.
Born of Legend - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Little Shop of Horrors ChallengeDuration: October 22, 2016 - January 21, 2017
READ: 12/12
✔1. "Little Shop of Horrors" – Read a book with the word Little, Shop or Horror in the title OR with a main character who works in a shop.
Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett (works in a book shop) 10/22
✔2. "Skid Row (Downtown)" - Read a book set in a big city OR that has a character with money problems.
Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank 10/16
(m.c. owns a landscaping business that is in debt, needs money to save)
✔3. "Da-Doo" – Read a book that relates in some way to the lyrics of this song. Please explain briefly how it fits.
Shadow on the Sun - David Macinnis Gill 10/20
(line: like something from another world. book takes place on Mars)
✔4. "Grow for Me" - Read a book where somebody donates blood or is bitten by a vampire OR with a character who works as a gardener.
Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18
✔5. "Somewhere That's Green" – Read a book with a rural setting OR with a green cover.
The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17
✔6. "Some Fun Now" – Read a book that makes you laugh OR that has the letters F U N in the title (in any order).
Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie 10/29
✔7. "Dentist!" – Read a book where somebody works as or visits a dentist OR rides a motorcycle OR enjoys inflicting pain.
Quicksand - Iris Johansen (villain is a serial killer who tortures his victims) 10/26
✔8. "Feed Me (Git It)" – Read a book where somebody cooks for other people OR where somebody tempts somebody else.
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers (heroine is a succubus who temps hero) 10/31
✔9. "Suddenly, Seymour" – Read a book with an alliterative title. (Title is at least two words and all words begin with the same letter.) OR where the m/c falls in love with someone they only considered as a friend.
Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20
✔10. "Suppertime" – Read a book with food on the cover OR where somebody's secret is discovered.
The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver 10/24
(140 year mystery involving a secret that m.c. needs to uncover)
✔11. "The Meek Shall Inherit" – Read a book where someone gets an inheritance OR with a meek or timid character.
The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
(m.c. gets inheritance from deceased father)
✔12. "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" – Read a book involving aliens OR with a main character who is a mother.
Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/30
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
50 States Challenge
READ: 50/50
✔Alabama ~ A Potion to Die For - Heather Blake 1/21
✔Alaska ~ Drowning Mermaids - Nadia Scrieva 3/12
✔Arizona ~ Nightwalker - Allyson James 6/26
✔Arkansas ~ Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank 8/6
✔California ~ Saint Odd - Dean Koontz 1/17
✔Colorado ~ Cold Snap - Allison Brennan 7/30
✔Connecticut ~ The Penalty Box - Deidre Martin 2/21
✔Delaware ~ She'll Never Know - Hunter Morgan 11/23
✔Florida ~ King - T.M. Frazier 6/21
✔Georgia ~ Pies and Prejudice - Ellery Adams 5/20
✔Hawaii ~ Night Marchers - Rebecca Gober 4/25
✔Idaho ~ All I Want - Jill Shalvis 1/12
✔Illinois ~ White Night - Jim Butcher 5/4
✔Indiana ~ Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond 4/5
✔Iowa ~ The Witch Is Dead - Shirley Damsgaard 12/16
✔Kansas ~ Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19
✔Kentucky ~ The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires - Molly Harper 1/26
✔Louisiana ~ Shadow Rites - Faith Hunter 5/10
✔Maine ~ Mother's Day Murder - Leslie Meier 4/30
✔Maryland ~ Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi 11/3
✔Massachusetts ~ The Family Trade - Charles Stross 2/25
✔Michigan ~ A Vision of Murder - Victoria Laurie 6/26
✔Minnesota ~ The Bitter Season - Tami Hoag 4/4
✔Mississippi ~ Third Degree - Greg Iles 11/26
✔Missouri ~ All Wound Up - Jaci Burton 7/10
✔Montana ~ The Highway - C.J. Box 3/16
✔Nebraska ~ Revived - Cat Patrick 3/13
✔Nevada ~ Fired Up - Jayne Ann Krentz 4/13
✔New Hampshire ~ Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22
✔New Jersey ~ Under the Boardwalk - Carly Phillips 1/8
✔New Mexico ~ Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones 1/18
✔New York ~ Likely To Die - Linda Fairstein 3/23
✔North Carolina ~ An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 2/10
✔North Dakota ~ Priceless - Shannon Mayer 12/27
✔Ohio ~ Hallowed Circle - Linda Robertson 3/26
✔Oklahoma ~ The Closer You Come - Gena Showalter 2/9
✔Oregon ~ Known - Kendra Elliot 8/6
✔Pennsylvania ~ Stamped Out - Terri Thayer 7/4
✔Rhode Island ~ A Confidential Source - Jan Brogan 11/24
✔South Carolina ~ Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie 3/6
✔South Dakota ~ Go Big or Go Home - Will Hobbs 2/2
✔Tennessee ~ The Liar - Nora Roberts 1/13
✔Texas ~ Sweep in Peace - Ilona Andrews 3/13
✔Utah ~ Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts 12/12
✔Vermont ~ The Night Sister - Jennifer McMahon 1/13
✔Virginia ~ Big Stone Gap - Adriana Trigiani 2/16
✔Washington ~ Rainshadow Road - Lisa Kleypas 11/20
✔West Virginia ~ You Can Run... - Carlene Thompson 1/9
✔Wisconsin ~ Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18
✔Wyoming ~ Restless Heart - Emma Lang 12/5
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Happy Holidays ChallengeDuration: November 22, 2016 - January 21, 2017
READ: 35/16
Thanksgiving ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book by an author you are thankful for.
Highland Master - Hannah Howell 10/23
✔3. Read a book set in the US or Canada.
I Love This Bar - Carolyn Brown (set in Texas) 12/23
✔4. Read a book with a historical setting.
The Devil Wears Kilts - Suzanne Enoch 10/17
✔5. Read a book with a big shopping trip as part of the plot.
Alien in the Family - Gini Koch (wedding dress shopping) 12/14
Day of the Dead ~ COMPLETE!
✔2. Read a book where a death plays a part in the plot.
Quicksand - Iris Johansen (serial killer) 10/26
✔3. Read a book where a cemetery or church is visited.
Remy - Katy Evans (church visited for the wedding) 12/29
✔4. Read a book with a flower on the cover.
The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey 10/11
✔5. Read a book with a voyage.
Hide Away - Iris Johansen (Georgia to Scotland) 11/16
Chanukah / Hanukkah ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book that is part of a series with at least 8 books.
14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson (#14 in series) 10/7
✔2. Read a book with a light on the cover.
No Ghouls Allowed - Victoria Laurie 11/13
✔3. Read a book with a door on the cover.
The Ghoul Next Door - Victoria Laurie
✔5. Read a book with a blue or white cover.
The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham 11/9
Kwanzaa ~ COMPLETE!
✔2. Read a book with a dress on the cover.
Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney 10/28
✔3. Read a book about a different community or culture from your own.
Paper, Scissors, Death - Joanna Campbell Slan (Jewish community) 10/30
✔4. Read a book from a series that has at least 7 books published.
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher (#13 in series) 10/15
✔5. Read a book with a red, black or green cover.
Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong 11/10
Christmas ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book with a tree on the cover, pine or otherwise.
Town in a Lobster Stew - B.B. Haywood 11/6
✔3. Read a book by an author with at least 25 published works.
Insidious - Catherine Coulter (118 distinct works) 11/7
✔4. Read a book with a character or author that has Chris as part of their name. (Any spelling).
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy CHRIStopher 10/23
✔5. Read a book with a mostly red or green cover.
Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22
Boxing Day ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book you got as a gift, or free.
The Keeper of Lost Causes - Jussi Adler-Olsen (library) 11/19
✔2. Read the leftovers, being the last book in a series, or at least the last one
published.
Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden (conclusion) 11/27
✔3. Read a book with an author or character that has Stephen as part of their name. (Any spelling).
The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich (Steven Crow) 12/25
✔4. Read a book where there is a hunt of some sort.
The Hunter - Theresa Meyers (hunter of the supernatural) 10/31
✔5. Read a book with a black cover.
Chainsaw Jane - Marie-Jo Fortis 10/21
bookcover:Deadly Lies|9314030]
New Year’s Day ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a book with a drink on the cover, or someone drinking.
The Apple Orchard - Susan Wiggs 12/19
✔2. Read a book in a new to you series.
Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway 10/18
✔3. Read a book by a new to you author.
Edge of Midnight - Charlene Weir 10/19
✔4. Read a book published in the last 12 months.
Rocked by Love - Christine Warren (pub March 2016) 10/16
✔5. Read a book where a baby is born.
Mine - Katy Evans 11/30
Valentine’s Day ~ COMPLETE!
✔1. Read a love story.
Fighting to Forget - J.D. Salisbury 10/12
✔2. Read a book with a couple on the cover.
Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews 10/30
✔3. Read a book where a character has wings.
Maximum Ride Forever - James Patterson (bird/human mutant) 12/4
✔4. Read a book you gave 5 stars.
Love in the Light - Laura Kaye 10/16
✔5. Read a book with a chocolate colored cover.
Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans - Denise Grover Swank 12/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Halloween Costume Contest Duration: September 21 - December 20, 2016
READ: 38/20
✔1. Witch - Captive Spirit - Anne Windsor (heroine is a witch) 10/7
✔2. Vampire - Hangman - Michael Slade (like a cross between a vampire and a witch) 12/9
✔3. Ghost - Ghost Story - Jim Butcher (hero is a ghost) 10/15
✔4. Fairy - The Dreaming: A Novel of Australia - Barbara Wood (she thought of her mother as a fairy princess) 11/5
✔5. Princess - The Sleeping Beauty - Mercedes Lackey (heroine is a princess) 10/11
✔6. Robot - Deadly Lies - Cynthia Eden (like some kind of freaking robot) 11/27
7. Action Hero
✔8. Wolf - Thirteen - Kelley Armstrong (theme=werewolf) 11/10
✔9. Zombie - The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair (which meant a zombie would track and kill) 11/5
✔10. Demon - Captive Heart - Anne Windsor (theme=demons) 12/11
✔11. Angel - Night and Day - Iris Johansen (like a guardian angel) 12/4
✔12. Cheerleader - Cold Cold Heart - Tami Hoag (a picture of herself and Casey in their cheerleader outfits) 12/3
✔13. Bride - Not Always a Saint - Mary Jo Putney (off on holiday with his new bride) 11/24
14. 80's wear
15. 50's wear
16. Historical Figure
✔17. Native American - What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie (hero is Native American) 10/8
✔18. Pirate - Ultimate Weapon - Shannon McKenna (aftermatch of the organ pirate adventure) 11/19
✔19. Rock Star - Third Degree - Greg Iles (you don't become a rock star at forty-five) 11/26
✔20. Greek/Toga - Skin Game - Jim Butcher (Greek God of Death) 12/8
✔21. Gypsy - The Lazarus Gate - Mark A. Latham (gypsies play an important role) 11/9
✔22. Law Enforcement - 14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson (heroine is a cop) 10/7
23. Movie Icon
✔24. Sports player - Wolf with Benefits - Shelly Laurenston (was a damned talented sports player) 11/7
✔25. Cowboy - Restless Heart - Emma Lang (theme=cowboy) 12/5
✔26. Candy/Sweets - Tutu Deadly - Natalie Roberts (Christmas cookies and homemade candy) 12/12
✔27. Religious Figure - The Fire Kimono - Laura Joh Rowland (he beckoned the priests) 11/14
✔28. Doctor - Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie (hero is a doctor) 10/29
✔29. Grim Reaper - Captive Soul - Anne Windsor (swing it like the grim reaper) 11/25
30. Hippy
✔31. Skeleton - Rogues - George R.R. Martin et al (with the skeletons of small birds and animals) 11/13
✔32. Mermaid - Someone to Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas (mermaids, porpoises and fish) 12/11
✔33. Cat - Tall, Dark & Dead - Tate Hallaway (cat on cover) 10/18
✔34. Dog - Cold Days - Jim Butcher (super dog, though he might be, he's still a dog) 11/22
✔35. Mouse - The Fire Dragon - Tianna Xander (bumped the mouse for his computer to wake it up) 12/18
✔36. Frog - Sweet Revenge - Rebecca Zanetti (I caught a frog) 11/20
✔37. Bee - Mad, Bad, and Dangerous in Plaid - Suzanne Enoch (did you swallow a bee, she muttered) 12/2
✔38. Primate - Normal - Graeme Cameron (a simple trained chimpanzee would be more cost-effective) 12/18
39. Geisha
✔40. Elvis - Floating Staircase - Ronald Malfi (Adam selected an Elivis Presley CD) 11/3
✔41. Ninja - Crash - Nicole Williams (I'm a fence making ninja) 11/11
✔42. Nurse - Not Quite a Wife - Mary Jo Putney (heroine is a nurse) 10/28
✔43. Devil - Rogue with a Brogue - Suzanne Enoch (Deirdre and the Stewarts could all go to the devil) 11/17
✔44. Dragon - One Snowy Knight - Deborah MacGillivray (foster brother to the black dragon) 11/25
✔45. Knight - Highland Master - Hannah Howell (hero is a knight) 10/23
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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