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What's So Great About...October? Monthly Challenge



Many thanks go out to PepperP0t for suggesting this challenge! Starting with June 2016, and ending in May of 2017, I will post a new thread monthly that tells you some of the major things to hype over for that specific month. There will be core tasks for the month, but there will also be some featured tasks as well.

How Tos:
★This is a mix and match challenge with no levels, so do as many or as few tasks as you like!
★Books must be read from October 1st to October 31st
★Re-reads are allowed, but all books must be at least 75 pages in length!
★Books read can be used for only one task/letter!
★When using titles in the tasks, the words A, And, An, and The do not count.

Tasks
★Spell out "October" by reading books by authors who have a first or last name that corresponds to one of those letters.

★Spell out "October" by reading books with titles that have an ending word that matches a letter in that word. If your title is only one word, then feel free to use it for the specific letter! (Example: O=You're Still the One, C=Leah's Choice, T=It's In His Touch, O=Blowing It Off, B=The Last Buccaneer, E=Filthy English, R=Dare to Resist)

★Spell out "Faunch", the word of the month for October 2011 by reading books with titles or author names that matches a letter in that word. You can also check out the meaning of the word here, and read a book that shows an example of that word.

★Read books that have titles that have words that are all spelled with 7 letters, the same amount of letters that make up the word "October". (Examples: Illidan, Shooter, Fairest, Chilled, etc)

★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rainbow of colors on it (Use your best judgement here!)

★October Flowers: Calendula (better known as the marigold) and cosmos: Read a book with a Calendula/Marigold or a cosmos on the cover. This task must be completed with flowers, not cocktail beverages! Here is an example of a Cosmos flower:
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★Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.

Wacky Holidays in October
October 2nd: Name Your Car Day: Read a book with a car on the cover
October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat or read Alice in Wonderland or one of the many retellings of the story
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment)
October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating
October 14: Be Bald and Free Day: Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom
October 18: No Beard Day: Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven
October 23: Mole Day (commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23): Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science.
October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in.
October 29: National Frankenstein Day: Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or one of the re-tellings of the story

History Facts for October
October 1: Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.: Read a book where a trial takes place (Note: this is not physical/emotional trials!)
October 5: The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.: Read a book set in Germany or where a character escapes being confined but not actually in jail/prison
October 8: The Great Fire of Chicago erupted.: Read a book set in Chicago, a book that mentions or focuses on The Great Fire of Chicago, or has a firefighter main character
October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!)
October 16: The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City.: Read a book where a main character is a nurse, or where a character must contemplate using birth control
October 21: Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born. He was a trumpet player and one of the founding fathers of modern jazz: Read a book where a character visits a jazz club, plays the trumpet, or a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929)
October 24: Chicago gangster "Scarface" Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for Federal income tax evasion.: Read a book that features a character that works for or is related to a mobster, or a character that is an accountant (works for the IRS will also count!)
October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form
October 30: The War of the Worlds radio broadcast panicked millions of Americans: Read The War of the Worlds, a book with a character that works in radio (Musicians will NOT count here!), or a book where there is a national panic

Trea's Notables:
October 6: 10 year wedding anniversary: On this date 10 years ago, I got re-married to my high school sweetheart: Read a romance novel where the hero and heroine are childhood/high school sweethearts that are reunited after a long period of time, a book where a character gets engaged, or a character works with tin

Trea's What's So Great About...October? Challenge
Duration: October 1st to October 31st, 2016
Read: 18/18

Tasks
F- The Fiancée by Lillianna Blake-10/8/16
A- Soul Thief by Anne Hope-10/17/16
U- The Bride Wore Coveralls by Debra Ullrick-10/23/16
N- A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller-10/22/16
C- Outsider by Olivia Cunning-10/14/16
H- Dying for Love by Rita Herron-10/8/16

★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rainbow of colors on it (Use your best judgement here!): Wild by Eve Langlais, Kate Douglas, and A.C. Arthur-10/2/16

★October Flowers: Calendula (better known as the marigold) and cosmos: Read a book with a Calendula/Marigold or a cosmos on the cover. This task must be completed with flowers, not cocktail beverages!

★Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.: Born in Death by J.D. Robb-10/9/16, The English Son by Wanda E. Brunstetter-10/27/16

Wacky Holidays in October
October 2nd: Name Your Car Day: Read a book with a car on the cover
October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat or read Alice in Wonderland or one of the many retellings of the story
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment): Filthy English by Ilsa Madden-Mills-10/12/16
October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating: Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones-10/17/16
October 14: Be Bald and Free Day: Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom: Insider by Olivia Cunning-10/5/16
October 18: No Beard Day: Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven
October 23: Mole Day (commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23): Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science.
October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in.: The Wife by Lillianna Blake-10/8/16
October 29: National Frankenstein Day: Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or one of the re-tellings of the story

History Facts for October
October 1: Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.: Read a book where a trial takes place (Note: this is not physical/emotional trials!)
October 5: The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.: Read a book set in Germany or where a character escapes being confined but not actually in jail/prison: Prom Night in Purgatory by Amy Harmon-10/20/16
October 8: The Great Fire of Chicago erupted.: Read a book set in Chicago, a book that mentions or focuses on The Great Fire of Chicago, or has a firefighter main character: Slow Burn by Pamela Clare-10/27/16
October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!)
October 16: The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City.: Read a book where a main character is a nurse, or where a character must contemplate using birth control
October 21: Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born. He was a trumpet player and one of the founding fathers of modern jazz: Read a book where a character visits a jazz club, plays the trumpet, or a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929)
October 24: Chicago gangster "Scarface" Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for Federal income tax evasion.: Read a book that features a character that works for or is related to a mobster, or a character that is an accountant (works for the IRS will also count!): Legal Wolf's Mate by Eve Langlais-10/1/16
October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form: Ink Inspired by Carrie Ann Ryan-10/22/16
October 30: The War of the Worlds radio broadcast panicked millions of Americans: Read The War of the Worlds, a book with a character that works in radio (Musicians will NOT count here!), or a book where there is a national panic

Trea's Notables:
October 6: 10 year wedding anniversary: On this date 10 years ago, I got re-married to my high school sweetheart: Read a romance novel where the hero and heroine are childhood/high school sweethearts that are reunited after a long period of time, a book where a character gets engaged, or a character works with tin: Ink Reunited by Carrie Ann Ryan-10/23/16

This is gonna be tough since I'm going to lose a week of reading to entertain company, but I'll try...

What's So Great About...October?
Duration: October 1-31, 2016

*Challenge Complete!

How Tos:
-This is a mix and match challenge with no levels, so do as many or as few tasks as you like!
-Re-reads are allowed, but all books must be at least 75 pages in length!
-Books read can be used for only one task/letter!
-When using titles in the tasks, the words A, And, An, and The do not count.


★Spell out "October" by reading books with titles that have an ending word that matches a letter in that word. If your title is only one word, then feel free to use it for the specific letter! (Example: O=You're Still the One, C=Leah's Choice, T=It's In His Touch, O=Blowing It Off, B=The Last Buccaneer, E=Filthy English, R=Dare to Resist)

O ~ My Point... And I Do Have One 10/7
C ~ Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 10/6
T ~ The Book Thief 10/8
O ~ The Outsiders 10/11
B ~ Dealing, or The Berkeley-To-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues 10/30
E ~ The Young Elites 10/23
R ~ Peace Like a River 10/30

What's So Great About...October? Monthly Challenge
Books must be read from October 1st to November 5th

Spell out "October" by reading books by authors who have a first or last name that corresponds to one of those letters.

O: Lisa Olsen- Find Me When The Sun Goes Down- 10/2/16
C: Gail Carriger- Soulless- 10/1/16
T: Judy Teel- Shifty Magic- 10/12/16
O: Kate O'Hearn- The Flame of Olympus- 11/5/16
B: Katherine Bayless- Reluctant Adept- 11/5/16
E: Eileen Wilks- Ritual Magic- 10/22/16
R: Rachel Vincent- Prey- 10/5/16

★Spell out "October" by reading books with titles that have an ending word that matches a letter in that word. If your title is only one word, then feel free to use it for the specific letter!

O: Onyx- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 10/15/16
C: Kiss of Crimson- Lara Adrian- 10/3/16
T: God Touched- John Conroe- 10/22/16
O: Hell Freezes Over- J C Diem- 10/20/16
B: Deceiver's Bond- Katherine Bayless- 11/4/16
E: License to Ensorcell- Katharine Kerr- 10/4/16
R: Deadly Remains- Katherine Bayless- 11/2/16

Xeyra's What's So Great About...October? Challenge
Duration: October 1 to October 31, 2016
Read: 9/9 (Finished!)

Tasks:

F- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - Oct 25, 2016 - 5★
A- The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - Oct 3, 2016 - 3★
U- Updraft by Fran Wilde - Oct 30, 2016 - 4★
N- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - Oct 5, 2016 - 4★
C- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North - Oct 23, 2016 - 5★
H- The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins - Oct 10, 2016 - 4.5★


★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler - Oct 2, 2016 - 1.5★


Wacky Holidays in October
★October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day
Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor - Oct 18, 2016 - 3.5★


Trea's Notables:
★October 6: 10 year wedding anniversary
Inda by Sherwood Smith - Oct 06, 2016 - 4★
Note: characters get engaged

As done as I'm gonna get...

★Spell out "October" by reading books by authors who have a first or last name that corresponds to one of those letters.

O One Christmas in Washington
C CONTROL YOUR INNER CONVERSATIONS - Neville Goddard Lectures
T To Let
O One Potion in the Grave
B Belgravia
E Enon
R Reckless Hearts (Short Story): A Story of Slim Hawks and Ernest Hemingway

★Spell out "October" by reading books with titles that have an ending word that matches a letter in that word.

O
C Killer Wedding Cake
T Killer Sweet Tooth: A Daphne Martin Cake Mystery
O
B IF YOU CAN REALLY BELIEVE - Neville Goddard Lectures
E
R The Long Run

★Spell out "Faunch"

F Free Fall
A At Zero: The Final Secrets to "Zero Limits" the Quest for Miracles Through Ho?oponopono
U The Ultimate Law of Attraction Library
N Natchez Burning
C A Charming Cure
H How to Find Your Soulmate: Manifesting Magic Secret 3

★Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rainbow of colors on it
Salt of the Earth


★Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: The Blood of an Englishman


Read a book with a car on the cover
The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon

Read a book where a character wears a hat
Abdication

Read a book with an angelic character
Audrey and Bill: A Romantic Biography of Audrey Hepburn and William Holden

Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating
Selznick's Folly

Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom
The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity

Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science.
Spells and Scones

Clean shaven character: His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt

Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in. Summerset Abbey

Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!) Kick: The True Story of JFK's Sister and the Heir to Chatsworth

Read a book where a main character is a nurse, or where a character must contemplate using birth control
The Distaff Side

Read a book where a character visits a jazz club, plays the trumpet, or a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929) Thalberg: Life and Legend

Read a book that features a character that works for or is related to a mobster, or a character that is an accountant (works for the IRS will also count!)
Indigo Slam

Progress: 11

★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a green cover The Maze Runner
★Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
BRONTE - Jane Eyre
BRADBURY - The Halloween Tree

Wacky Holidays in October
October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat The Haunting of Maddy Clare
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment)Hallowed Bones
October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating Last Wool and Testament
October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in Damsel Under Stress
October 23: Mole Day (commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23): Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science. Haunted Ground

History Facts for October
October 5: The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.: Read a book set in Germany or where a character escapes being confined but not actually in jail/prison Girl, Stolen
October 16: The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City.: Read a book where a main character is a nurse, or where a character must contemplate using birth control Maid for Love

October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form Still Life

19/19 ~ finished Oct 29th

★Spell out "October" with book titles with ending word matching a letter in the word.
O- Dinner for One by Meg Harding ~10/4/16 ~ 4★
C- A Frost of Cares by Amy Rae Durreson ~ 10/15/16 ~ 4★
T- Spencer Cohen, Book Three by N.R. Walker ~ 10/8/16 ~ 4★
O- Override by SJD Peterson ~ 10/25/16 ~ 3.5★
B- What He Left Behind by L.A. Witt ~ 10/29/16 ~ 3★
E- Above All Else by Dayton Idoni ~ 10/22/16 ~ 3★
R- A Life Reclaimed by Lynley Wayne ~ 10/19/16 ~ 3.5★

★October Birthstone:
Finn Again by R.G. Alexander ~ 10/19/16 ~ 3.5★
Personal Best 5: Halloween Birthday by Sean Michael ~ 10/19/16 ~ 3★

★Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B:
Beaten by Sean Michael ~ 10/21/16 ~ 3.5★
Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank - Aced ~ 10/2/16 ~ 4★
B.A. Tortuga - Real World ~ 10/8/16 ~ 4★

Wacky Holidays in October
Read a book where a character wears a hat:
Commitment Ranch by B.A. Tortuga ~ 10/3/16 ~ 3.5★
Read a book with an angelic character:
StarCrossed 3 1/2: Angel Tears by Reno MacLeod & Jaye Valentine ~ 10/24/16 ~ 2.5★
Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven:
December: First and Always by Jamie Craig ~ 10/16/16 ~ 3★
Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in:
Rented Heart by Garrett Leigh ~ 10/13/16 ~ 3.5★

History Facts for October
Read a book set in Chicago:
Tied Up in Knots by Mary Calmes ~ 10/9/16 ~ 5★
Read a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929)
Such a Dance by Kate McMurray ~ 10/23/16 ~ 4★

Trea's Notables:
Read a romance novel where the hero and hero are childhood/high school sweethearts that are reunited after a long period of time:
Counting Daisies by Nicola Haken ~ 10/27/16 ~ 4★

What's So Great About...October?
75 page minimum

14 Read

Tasks
★Spell out "October" by reading books by authors who have a first or last name that corresponds to one of those letters.

★Spell out "October" by reading books with titles that have an ending word that matches a letter in that word. If your title is only one word, then feel free to use it for the specific letter! (Example: O=You're Still the One, C=Leah's Choice, T=It's In His Touch, O=Blowing It Off, B=The Last Buccaneer, E=Filthy English, R=Dare to Resist)

★Spell out "Faunch", the word of the month for October 2011 by reading books with titles or author names that matches a letter in that word. You can also check out the meaning of the word here, and read a book that shows an example of that word.

★Read books that have titles that have words that are all spelled with 7 letters, the same amount of letters that make up the word "October". (Examples: Illidan, Shooter, Fairest, Chilled, etc)

★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rainbow of colors on it (Use your best judgement here!)

★October Flowers: Calendula (better known as the marigold) and cosmos: Read a book with a Calendula/Marigold or a cosmos on the cover

★Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
1. Blind Space ~ 10/2/16~ ★★★1/2
2. Brodi Ashton ~ Everbound ~ 10/17/16 ~ ★★★★★
3. Brodi Ashton ~ Evertrue ~ 10/23/16 ~ ★★1/2
4. Bernard, Jennifer ~ Hot for Fireman ~ 10/30/16 ~ ★★★★

Wacky Holidays in October
October 2nd: Name Your Car Day: Read a book with a car on the cover
October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat or read Alice in Wonderland or one of the many retellings of the story Lime Gelatin and Other Monsters ~ 10/15/16 ~ ★★★★
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment) It's a Wonderful Fireman ~ 10/15/16 ~ ★★★★
October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating Will & Patrick Wake Up Married ~ 10/2/16~ ★★
October 14: Be Bald and Free Day: Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom Guarded ~ 10/13/16 ~ ★★★★
October 18: No Beard Day: Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven Dance with the Devil ~ 10/8/16 ~ ★★★★
October 23: Mole Day (commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23): Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science.
October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in. The Bride Says Maybe ~ 10/7/16 ~ ★★★
October 29: National Frankenstein Day: Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or one of the re-tellings of the story

History Facts for October
October 1: Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.: Read a book where a trial takes place (Note: this is not physical/emotional trials!)
October 5: The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.: Read a book set in Germany or where a character escapes being confined but not actually in jail/prison Torn ~ 10/6/16 ~ ★★★1/2
October 8: The Great Fire of Chicago erupted.: Read a book set in Chicago, a book that mentions or focuses on The Great Fire of Chicago, or has a firefighter main character What Remains ~ 10/4/16 ~ ★★★★★
October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!)
October 16: The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City.: Read a book where a main character is a nurse, or where a character must contemplate using birth control Wicked ~ 10/5/16 ~ ★★★★
October 21: Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born. He was a trumpet player and one of the founding fathers of modern jazz: Read a book where a character visits a jazz club, plays the trumpet, or a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929)
October 24: Chicago gangster "Scarface" Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for Federal income tax evasion.: Read a book that features a character that works for or is related to a mobster, or a character that is an accountant (works for the IRS will also count!)
October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form Tough Love ~ 10/10/16 ~ ★★★
October 30: The War of the Worlds radio broadcast panicked millions of Americans: Read The War of the Worlds, a book with a character that works in radio (Musicians will NOT count here!), or a book where there is a national panic

Trea's Notables:
October 6: 10 year wedding anniversary: On this date 10 years ago, I got re-married to my high school sweetheart: Read a romance novel where the hero and heroine are childhood/high school sweethearts that are reunited after a long period of time, a book where a character gets engaged, or a character works with tin Fighting Dirty ~ 10/21/16 ~ ★★★★

Hmmm... re-doing this, as I think I will not be able to spell out either of the words. So going for a much-pared-down list from the other items:

★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rainbow of colors on it (Use your best judgement here!) Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Wacky Holidays in October
October 2nd: Name Your Car Day: Read a book with a car on the cover
October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat or read Alice in Wonderland or one of the many retellings of the story
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment)
October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating
✔ October 14: Be Bald and Free Day: Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd ♥♥♥♥ (10/23 - 10/27)
October 18: No Beard Day: Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven When Pride Still Mattered: A Life Of Vince Lombardi by David Maraniss (started 10/1)
October 23: Mole Day (commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23): Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
✔ October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in. The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith ♥♥♥♥ (10/5 - 10/10)
October 29: National Frankenstein Day: Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or one of the re-tellings of the story

Trea's What's So Great About...October? Challenge
Duration: October 1st to October 31st, 2016
Read: 11/11

Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.

Inside by Brenda Novak 10/23 ★★★★
Playing With Poison by Cindy Blackburn 10/10 ★★★★
The Heart of Christmas by Brenda Novak 10/24 ★★
Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster 10/30 ★★★★★


Wacky Holidays in October
October 2nd: Name Your Car Day: Read a book with a car on the cover
October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment)
✔ October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating Out of the Shallows 10/1 ★
October 14: Be Bald and Free Day: Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom
October 18: No Beard Day: Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven
October 23: Mole Day: Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science.
Ϭ October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in. Marrying Winterborne 10/5 ★★★★
October 29: National Frankenstein Day: Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or one of the re-tellings of the story

History Facts for October
October 1: Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.: Read a book where a trial takes place (Note: this is not physical/emotional trials!)
✔ October 5: The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.: Read a book set in Germany or where a character escapes being confined but not actually in jail/prison Kill For Me 10/20 ★★★★
✔ October 8: The Great Fire of Chicago erupted.: Read a book set in Chicago, a book that mentions or focuses on The Great Fire of Chicago, or has a firefighter main character Slow Burn 10/1 ★★★★
October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!)
✔ October 16: The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City.: Read a book where a main character is a nurse, or where a character must contemplate using birth control Like Fresh Fallen Snow 10/26 ★★★★
October 21: Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born. He was a trumpet player and one of the founding fathers of modern jazz: Read a book where a character visits a jazz club, plays the trumpet, or a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929) Vixen 10/23 ★
October 24: Chicago gangster "Scarface" Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for Federal income tax evasion.: Read a book that features a character that works for or is related to a mobster, or a character that is an accountant (works for the IRS will also count!)
October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form
October 30: The War of the Worlds radio broadcast panicked millions of Americans: Read The War of the Worlds, a book with a character that works in radio (Musicians will NOT count here!), or a book where there is a national panic

Trea's Notables:
October 6: 10 year wedding anniversary: On this date 10 years ago, I got re-married to my high school sweetheart: Read a romance novel where the hero and heroine are childhood/high school sweethearts that are reunited after a long period of time, a book where a character gets engaged, or a character works with tin Walk Through Fire 10/10 ★★★

Here's hoping I do more reading in October than I've managed in September...

What's So Great About...October?
Status: 4/6?

Tasks
F -
A - Anna Smaill - The Chimes - 10/29 - ***
U -
N - Neil Gaiman - American Gods - 10/22 - *****
C - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Marina - 10/10 - ****
H - Herman Koch - Dear Mr. M - 10/6 - **



(view spoiler)[Wacky Holidays in October
October 2nd: Name Your Car Day: Read a book with a car on the cover
October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat or read Alice in Wonderland or one of the many retellings of the story
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment)
October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating
October 14: Be Bald and Free Day: Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom
October 18: No Beard Day: Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven
October 23: Mole Day (commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23): Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science.
October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in.
October 29: National Frankenstein Day: Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or one of the re-tellings of the story

History Facts for October
October 1: Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.: Read a book where a trial takes place (Note: this is not physical/emotional trials!)
October 5: The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.: Read a book set in Germany or where a character escapes being confined but not actually in jail/prison
October 8: The Great Fire of Chicago erupted.: Read a book set in Chicago, a book that mentions or focuses on The Great Fire of Chicago, or has a firefighter main character
October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!)
October 16: The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City.: Read a book where a main character is a nurse, or where a character must contemplate using birth control
October 21: Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born. He was a trumpet player and one of the founding fathers of modern jazz: Read a book where a character visits a jazz club, plays the trumpet, or a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929)
October 24: Chicago gangster "Scarface" Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for Federal income tax evasion.: Read a book that features a character that works for or is related to a mobster, or a character that is an accountant (works for the IRS will also count!)
October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form
October 30: The War of the Worlds radio broadcast panicked millions of Americans: Read The War of the Worlds, a book with a character that works in radio (Musicians will NOT count here!), or a book where there is a national panic

Trea's Notables:
October 6: 10 year wedding anniversary: On this date 10 years ago, I got re-married to my high school sweetheart: Read a romance novel where the hero and heroine are childhood/high school sweethearts that are reunited after a long period of time, a book where a character gets engaged, or a character works with tin (hide spoiler)]

Books Read-7

★Read books that have titles that have words that are all spelled with 7 letters, the same amount of letters that make up the word "October". (Examples: Illidan, Shooter, Fairest, Chilled, etc)Newbies by James A Moore 10/15

★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rainbow of colors on it (Use your best judgement here!)-The Coffee Girl by Shanna Hatfield 10/16


Wacky Holidays in October
October 2nd: Name Your Car Day: Read a book with a car on the cover
October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat or read Alice in Wonderland or one of the many retellings of the story
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment)
October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating -All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven 10/13
October 14: Be Bald and Free Day: Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom
October 18: No Beard Day: Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven
October 23: Mole Day (commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23): Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science.
October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in.-Annalisa by Christine Hunter 10/7
October 29: National Frankenstein Day: Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or one of the re-tellings of the story

History Facts for October
October 1: Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.: Read a book where a trial takes place (Note: this is not physical/emotional trials!)
October 5: The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.: Read a book set in Germany or where a character escapes being confined but not actually in jail/prison-Black Out by Lisa Unger 10/5
October 8: The Great Fire of Chicago erupted.: Read a book set in Chicago, a book that mentions or focuses on The Great Fire of Chicago, or has a firefighter main character
October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!)
October 16: The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City.: Read a book where a main character is a nurse, or where a character must contemplate using birth control
October 21: Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born. He was a trumpet player and one of the founding fathers of modern jazz: Read a book where a character visits a jazz club, plays the trumpet, or a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929)
October 24: Chicago gangster "Scarface" Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for Federal income tax evasion.: Read a book that features a character that works for or is related to a mobster, or a character that is an accountant (works for the IRS will also count!)
October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form-If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor 10/06
October 30: The War of the Worlds radio broadcast panicked millions of Americans: Read The War of the Worlds, a book with a character that works in radio (Musicians will NOT count here!), or a book where there is a national panic

Trea's Notables:
October 6: 10 year wedding anniversary: On this date 10 years ago, I got re-married to my high school sweetheart: Read a romance novel where the hero and heroine are childhood/high school sweethearts that are reunited after a long period of time, a book where a character gets engaged, or a character works with tin-A Locket of Memories by Sarah Hope 10/13

I like doing the Holiday Tasks:

Update 10/31/16:

★Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.

4!
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley 10/14/16
Bone Crossed, Patricia Briggs 10/22/16 (title and author!)
But Can the Phoenix Sing?, Christa Laird 10/27/16
Branded by the Pink Triangle, Ken Setterington 10/28/16

Wacky Holidays and History Facts in October

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1. October 2nd: Name Your Car Day: Read a book with a car on the cover: Iron Kissed, Patricia Briggs 10/21/6
2. October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat or read Alice in Wonderland or one of the many retellings of the story,Requiem for a Mezzo, Carola Dunn 10/7/16
3. October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment): Bet Me, Jennifer Cruisie 10/11/16
4. October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating . Summer Garden Murder, Ann Ripley 10/4/16
5. October 14: Be Bald and Free Day: Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom The Raven King, Maggie Stiefvater 10/18/16 (Ronan is bald)
6. October 18: No Beard Day: Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven: Scotsman of My Dreams, Karen Ranney, 10/4/16 (proud of shaving while blind)
7. October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in.Song of the Sparrow, Lisa Ann Sandell 10/6/16

History Facts for October
8. October 5: The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.: Read a book set in Germany or where a character escapes being confined but not actually in jail/prison: Once a Soldier, Mary Jo Putney 10/6/16
9. October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!) Nursing Homes Are Murder, Mary Jo Putney 10/6/16
10. October 21: Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born. He was a trumpet player and one of the founding fathers of modern jazz: Read a book where a character visits a jazz club, plays the trumpet, or a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929) Sheer Folly, Carola Dunn 10/12/16 (jazz age)
11. October 24: Chicago gangster "Scarface" Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for Federal income tax evasion.: Read a book that features a character that works for or is related to a mobster, or a character that is an accountant (works for the IRS will also count!) Last Summer, Holly Chamberlin 10/4/16 (husband is accountant)

I'm shooting for 10 this month.

READ: 13/10

✔★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rainbow of colors on it (Use your best judgement here!)
1. Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2
2. Rocked by Love - Christine Warren 10/16
3. Love in the Light - Laura Kaye 10/16
4. Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22
5. Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher 10/23


✔★Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
1. The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
2. Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston 10/5
3. Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22


Wacky Holidays in October
✔October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher (hero always wears a hat) 10/15


✔October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating
A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10


✔October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in.
What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie (set in Wales, I live in US) 10/8


History Facts for October
✔October 1: Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.: Read a book where a trial takes place
14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson 10/7


✔October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!)
Quicksand - Iris Johansen (hero is a former Navy SEAL) 10/26


✔October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form
The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash (heroine is a painter) 10/13


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

I'm In!

completed My three challenge thingies on Ocotober 31st :) so proud of myself

7/7 - [finished 25/10/16]

O - The Kill Order by James Dashner
C - Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
T - Alice In Deadland Trilogy by Mainak Dhar
O - Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales
B - Breathe by Abbi Glines
E - Kiro's Emily by Abbi Glines
R - The Raven by Sylvain Reynard

6/6 [finished 31/10/16]
F - The Strange Case of Finley Jayne by Kady Cross
A - Buried Angels by Camilla Lackberg
U - Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
N - Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom
C - Winterspell by Claire Legrande
H - Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel

2/2 [Finished on 19/10/16]

★Read books that have titles that have words that are all spelled with 7 letters. -- Scandal by Amanda Quick

★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rainbow of colors on it --- Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Raven wrote: "I'm In!

2/7

★October Flowers: Flowers or Cosmos on the cover"

Make sure that when you're doing the flowers portion that the flowers on the cover are marigolds or Cosmos!! It can't be just any old flower or the cocktail Cosmopolitan, as that won't count toward completion!

Trea wrote: "Raven wrote: "I'm In!

2/7

★October Flowers: Flowers or Cosmos on the cover"

Make sure that when you're doing the flowers portion that the flowers on the cover are marigolds or Cosmos!! It can't ..."

Do I have to do the flowers? Cause I was going to do the Cosmos cover instead.

Raven wrote: "Do I have to do the flowers? Cause I was going to do the Cosmos cover instead."

Yes, the item must be a flower. The task reads as: "★October Flowers: Calendula (better known as the marigold) and cosmos". Here is an example of a Cosmos flower:
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This task was never about the cocktail beverage, only specific flowers. I've updated the tasks to make this more clear for others, so I appreciate you bringing the misunderstanding to my attention!

I found a few more than I expected.

READ: 13/10

✔★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rainbow of colors on it (Use your best judgement here!)
1. Ready, Scrap, Shoot - Joanna Campbell Slan 10/2
2. Rocked by Love - Christine Warren 10/16
3. Love in the Light - Laura Kaye 10/16
4. Spell Bound - Kelley Armstrong 10/22
5. Stolen: A Letter to My Captor - Lucy Christopher 10/23


✔★Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.
1. The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher 10/1
2. Bear Meets Girl - Shelly Laurenston 10/5
3. Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett 10/22


Wacky Holidays in October
✔October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher (hero always wears a hat) 10/15


✔October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating
A Dance With Dragons - George R.R. Martin 10/10


✔October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in.
What a Ghoul Wants - Victoria Laurie (set in Wales, I live in US) 10/8


History Facts for October
✔October 1: Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.: Read a book where a trial takes place
14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson 10/7


✔October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!)
Quicksand - Iris Johansen (hero is a former Navy SEAL) 10/26


✔October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form
The Art of Duke Hunting - Sophia Nash (heroine is a painter) 10/13


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Barbara ★ wrote: "I found a few more than I expected.

READ: 13/10

✔★October Birthstone: Opal or Tourmaline: Read a book with a black, white, blue, green, or red cover in any shade or a cover with a rainbow or rai..."

Cool! Congrats!

What’s So Great About...October?
Completed — 18!

Tasks
Spell Out
Olivia Cunning — Double Time – 10/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Celia Kyle — Gabriella – 10/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Tracy Wolff — Lovegame – 10/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Outtakes from the Grave, Jeaniene Frost – 10/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Born to be Broken, Addison Cain – 10/8/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰
Easy with You, Kristen Proby – 10/8/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Rake’s Redemption, Chantal Fernando – 10/7/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰


Wacky Holidays in October
National Angel Food Cake Day (October 10) ➔ features an angelic character
Veil of Midnight, Lara Adrian – 10/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Moment of Frustration Day (October 12) ➔ book is frustrating/includes a frustrating character
The Breaker’s Concubine, Ann Mayburn – 10/16/16 – ✮✮✮✰✰

Be Bald and Free Day (October 14) ➔ character that values freedom
The Chief, Monica McCarty – 10/14/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

No Beard Day (October 18) ➔ Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven
Sustained, Emma Chase – 10/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮

United Nations Day (October 24) ➔ set in a different country from the one you live in (England)
The Ghost on My Couch, L.A. Gilbert – 10/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰


History Facts for October
Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany (October 1) ➔ features a trial
Sugar Free, Sawyer Bennett – 10/20/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall (October 5) ➔ set in Germany/main character escapes being confined
Veil of Midnight, Lara Adrian – 10/3/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

The Great Fire of Chicago erupted (October 8) ➔ set in Chicago
Love Irresistibly, Julie James – 10/4/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger (October 16) ➔ features a character contemplating using birth control
Seduction, Nicole Edwards – 10/28/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

Chicago gangster “Scarface” Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for Federal income tax evasion (October 24) ➔ character that is an accountant
Neanderthal Seeks Human, Penny Reid – 10/18/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰


Trea’s Notables
10 year wedding anniversary: On this date 10 years ago, I got re-married to my high school sweetheart (October 6) ➔ hero and heroine are childhood(ish)/reunited after a long period of time
, Rebecca Zanetti – 10/11/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "What’s So Great About...October?
Completed — 18!

Tasks

Spell Out

Olivia Cunning — Double Time – 10/12/16 – ✮✮✮✮✮
Celia Kyle — Gabriella – 10/2/16 – ✮✮✮✮✰
Tracy ..."

Congrats!

Trea's What's So Great About...October? Challenge
Duration: October 1st to October 31st, 2016
Read: 11/11

Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title that starts with the letter of the month or the author's first or last name starts with the letter of the month.

Inside by Brenda Novak 10/23 ★★★★
Playing With Poison by Cindy Blackburn 10/10 ★★★★
The Heart of Christmas by Brenda Novak 10/24 ★★
Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster 10/30 ★★★★★


Wacky Holidays in October
October 2nd: Name Your Car Day: Read a book with a car on the cover
October 6th: Mad Hatter Day: Read a book where a character wears a hat
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day: Read a book with an angelic character (Note: Character does not have to be an angel, just have some qualities of an angel or be called an angel as a term of endearment)
✔ October 12: Moment of Frustration Day: Read a book that frustrates you or with a character that you find frustrating Out of the Shallows 10/1 ★
October 14: Be Bald and Free Day: Read a book with a character that is bald, has a bald eagle on the cover, or has a character that values freedom
October 18: No Beard Day: Read a book with a male character that prefers to be clean shaven
October 23: Mole Day: Read a book with a chemistry professor/teacher, or the main character works in a profession that works with chemistry science.
Ϭ October 24: United Nations Day: Read a book set in a different country from the one you are currently living in. Marrying Winterborne 10/5 ★★★★
October 29: National Frankenstein Day: Read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or one of the re-tellings of the story

History Facts for October
October 1: Twelve Nazi leaders were sentenced to death at the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.: Read a book where a trial takes place (Note: this is not physical/emotional trials!)
✔ October 5: The largest mass escape since the construction of the Berlin Wall occurred as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.: Read a book set in Germany or where a character escapes being confined but not actually in jail/prison Kill For Me 10/20 ★★★★
✔ October 8: The Great Fire of Chicago erupted.: Read a book set in Chicago, a book that mentions or focuses on The Great Fire of Chicago, or has a firefighter main character Slow Burn 10/1 ★★★★
October 13: The United States Navy was born: Read a book where a character is in the Navy or is a member of a Navy SEAL team (Former members will also count!)
✔ October 16: The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City.: Read a book where a main character is a nurse, or where a character must contemplate using birth control Like Fresh Fallen Snow 10/26 ★★★★
October 21: Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie was born. He was a trumpet player and one of the founding fathers of modern jazz: Read a book where a character visits a jazz club, plays the trumpet, or a book set in the jazz age (1918/1919 to 1929) Vixen 10/23 ★
October 24: Chicago gangster "Scarface" Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for Federal income tax evasion.: Read a book that features a character that works for or is related to a mobster, or a character that is an accountant (works for the IRS will also count!)
October 25: Artist Pablo Picasso was born. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver and ceramist.: Read a book with a main character that is an artist of some form
October 30: The War of the Worlds radio broadcast panicked millions of Americans: Read The War of the Worlds, a book with a character that works in radio (Musicians will NOT count here!), or a book where there is a national panic

Trea's Notables:
October 6: 10 year wedding anniversary: On this date 10 years ago, I got re-married to my high school sweetheart: Read a romance novel where the hero and heroine are childhood/high school sweethearts that are reunited after a long period of time, a book where a character gets engaged, or a character works with tin Walk Through Fire 10/10 ★★★

Danielle wrote: "Trea's What's So Great About...October? Challenge
Duration: October 1st to October 31st, 2016
Read: 11/11

Foreman Trea's Letter of the Month: B: Read as many books as you can that have a title tha..."

Congrats!

Updated message 6.... i got 23 books done. Still plugging away at finishing it.... :)

Finished!!

What's So Great About...October? Monthly Challenge
Books must be read from October 1st to November 5th

Spell out "October" by reading books by authors who have a first or last name that corresponds to one of those letters.

O: Lisa Olsen- Find Me When The Sun Goes Down- 10/2/16
C: Gail Carriger- Soulless- 10/1/16
T: Judy Teel- Shifty Magic- 10/12/16
O: Kate O'Hearn- The Flame of Olympus- 11/5/16
B: Katherine Bayless- Reluctant Adept- 11/5/16
E: Eileen Wilks- Ritual Magic- 10/22/16
R: Rachel Vincent- Prey- 10/5/16

★Spell out "October" by reading books with titles that have an ending word that matches a letter in that word. If your title is only one word, then feel free to use it for the specific letter!

O: Onyx- Jennifer L. Armentrout- 10/15/16
C: Kiss of Crimson- Lara Adrian- 10/3/16
T: God Touched- John Conroe- 10/22/16
O: Hell Freezes Over- J C Diem- 10/20/16
B: Deceiver's Bond- Katherine Bayless- 11/4/16
E: License to Ensorcell- Katharine Kerr- 10/4/16
R: Deadly Remains- Katherine Bayless- 11/2/16

Sam wrote: "Finished!!

What's So Great About...October? Monthly Challenge
Books must be read from October 1st to November 5th

Spell out "October" by reading books by authors who have a first or last name th..."

Congrats!