Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy discussion

And it's the last month of the year, and time for that hoary old favourite.

Clean up the TBR pile. All books MUST BE PRE-SELECTED and listed in your post. In addition to the 10 that you normally list, you are allowed to put down an additional 5 titles, so that if, for some reason (floods, flying dinosaurs, zombie apocalypse) you are unable to read one of the books in your 10 selections, you have an alternative. The longer the book has been languishing, the better the reason for picking it to read. After all, those hoary old books that are starting to grow moss and are covered by 2 inches of dust want to be loved too. So, clean up that TBR moun—er I mean pile.


https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... this is the link for everyone to comment on what types of challenges (if any) they would like in 2017. So far only about 6 people have bothered commenting. Don't any of the rest of you have an opinion?

This is currently what I am thinking, but need to check library due dates, and positions fo digital holds. This is also this is assuming I do not get to any of these before the end of November.
10/10 Completed +7 Extra
"Clean up the TBR pile.” ~ December 2016

√ 1 ~ The Iron Trial (Magisterium #1) by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare done 12-1-16
√ 2 ~ Downpour (Greywalker, #6) by Kat Richardson done 12-4-16
√ 3 ~ Much Ado About Magic (Enchanted, Inc. #5) by Shanna Swendson done 12-5-16
√ 4 ~ Poison Promise (Elemental Assassin #11) by Jennifer Estep done 12-7-16
√ 5 ~ Valkyrie Rising (Valkyrie #1) by Ingrid Paulson done 12-9-16
6 ~ Shadow Study (Soulfinders #1) by Maria V. Snyder
√ 7 ~ Loki's Wolves (The Blackwell Pages #1) by K.L. Armstrong done 12-13-16
√ 8 ~ The Painted Boy by Charles de Lint done 12-17-16
9 ~ Elite (Hunter #2) by Mercedes Lackey Currently Reading
10 ~ The Flame Never Dies (Well of Souls #2) by Rachel Vincent

ALTERNATES
√ 1 ~ The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame done 12-16-16
2 ~ A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas
√ 3 ~ Life, the Universe and Everything (HH Guide #3) by Douglas Adams done 12-31-16
√ 4 ~ The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney done 12-2-16
5 ~ Shadowed Souls edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes

extra ~ Some Enchanted Éclair (Magical Bakery Mystery #4) by Bailey Cates done 12-9-16
extra ~ Every Crooked Nanny (C Garrity Mystery #1) by Kathy Hogan Trocheck done 12-12
extra ~ Small Magics by Ilona Andrews done 12-16-16
extra ~ Skipping Christmas by John Grisham done 12-19-16
extra ~ Neverwhere(London Below, World of Neverwhere) by Neil Gaiman done 12-22-16
extra ~ Winter Street (Winter #1) by Elin Hilderbrand done 12-23-16
extra ~ The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen done 12-27-16
possible extra AKA Additional books over the 10
The Taken (Celestial Blues #1) by Vicki Pettersson
Feed (Newsflesh #1) by Mira Grant (ebook - next - Sac) (view spoiler)[
City of Ghosts (Downside Ghosts, #3) by Stacia Kane
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 (Harry Potter #8) by J.K. Rowling
Karma Girl (Bigtime #1) by Jennifer Estep
The Look of Love (Wedding Cake Mystery #2) by Mary Jane Clark
A Hard Day's Knight (Nightside, #11) by Simon R. Green
Blood Games (Chicagoland Vampires #10) by Chloe Neill
Lust for Life (WVMP Radio #4) by Jeri Smith-Ready
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
Indexing (Indexing #1) by Seanan McGuire
Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles #1) by Ilona Andrews
Stone Cold by Devon Monk (ebook - next - Sac)
Infinity Bell by Devon Monk (ebook - next - Sac)
Cold Copper by Devon Monk (ebook - 14 days - Sac)
Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay (ebook - next - Sac)
Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay (ebook - 16 days - Sac)
A Catered Murder by Isis Crawford(ebook - 16 days - Sac)
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (15 days)
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (for stamps)
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Anders
Shadow and bone by Leigh Bardugo
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
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Currently Reading & ~ ~ READ

I'm in
Clean up the TBR pile
10/10 All done

1. Mercury's War by Lora Leigh 12/17/16
2. Sin Undone by Larissa Ione
3. Provoked by Rebecca Zanetti 12/21/16
4. Vampire in Atlantis byAlyssa Day
5. Earth Bound by Christine Feehan 12/26/16
6. Savage Urges by Suzanne Wright 12/29/16
7. The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks
8. Protected by Evangeline Anderson 12/5/16
9. Darkness Revealed by Alexandra Ivy
10. Forgotten by Evangeline Anderson 12/12/16



Alternates
1. Mate Bond by Jennifer Ashley 12/23/16
2. Unclaimed by Sara Humphreys
3. Holiday Abduction by Eve Langlais 12/9/16
4. Crossroads by Moira Rogers 12/28/16
5. Devil's Gate by Thea Harrison 12/6/12

I'm in, time to clean up the TBR pile

5/10 completed

1. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
✔ 2. Archangel's Heart by Nalini Singh
✔️ 3. Midnight's Kiss by Thea Harrison
4. The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands
5. Blood Lust by Alexandra Ivy
6. Blood Before Sunrise by Amanda Bonilla
✔️ 7. Windburn by Shannon Mayer
✔ 8. Rootbound by Shannon Mayer
9. Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
✔️ 10. Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Read:

Clean up the TBR pile.

Read 7/10

1. A Stone-Kissed Sea by Elizabeth Hunter
2. Island of Glass by Nora Roberts
3. Acca by Christina Bauer
4. Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones
5. Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
6. In the Company of Wolves by Paige Tyler
7. Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
8. Trusting an Angel by Missy Jane
9. Raven's Shadow by Patricia Briggs
10. The Restorer by Amanda Stevens



Alternatives
1. Darkest Flame by Donna Grant
2. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
3. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands
4. The Girl In The Ice by Robert Bryndza
5. Beauty and the Barbarian by Amy Jarecki

1/10 Read


1. Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill
2. Unleashing the Storm by Sydney Croft
3. Darkfire Kiss by Deborah Cooke
4. Cipher by Moira Rogers
5. Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
6. Fear the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
7. Kinked by Thea Harrison
8. Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha
9. Into the Dreaming by Karen Marie Moning
10. Kissing Midnight by Emma Holly



Alternates

1. His Omega by A.C. Katt 12/18
2. Cronin's Key by N.R. Walker
3. Lucas by D.B. Reynolds
4. The Soldati Prince by Charlie Cochet
5. Dare to Love Forever by Jake C. Wallace

PNR & UF - Clear up Mt TBR - December 2016

0/10

1) Evil Ways by Justin Gustainis
2) The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
3) The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
4) The Turning by Jennifer Armintrout
5) Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
6) Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
7) Incompetence by Rob Grant
8) The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter
9) Origin in Death by J.D. Robb
10) I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

Alternatives
1) The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
2) The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
3) Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
4) Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
5) Memory in Death by J.D. Robb

I'll give this one a try - there are certainly a few on here that I've been trying to read for years now. I've probably used them in challenges several times over the years!

December's TBR Challenge
0/10 Completed

1. The Fairy Queen by Jovee Winters
2. The Shattered Sylph by L.J. McDonald
3. Backs Against the Wall by Tracey Ward
4. Vassa In the Night by Sarah Porter
5. The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Sterling
6. Heartless by Marissa Meyer
7. The Drafter by Kim Harrison
8. Immortal Nights by Lynsay Sands
9. Once Upon a happy Ending by Casey Lane
10. Earthbound by Aprilynne Pike

Alternates:
1. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
2. Blood Vow by J.R. Ward
3. Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine
4. The 100 by Kass Morgan
5. The Atopia Chronicles by Matthew Mather

I posted the list for 2017 as it is so far, so be sure to look at it and let me/us know what you do/do not like about it, and keep coming with likes and dislikes of past challenges and ideas for new ones.

December's TBR Challenge
01 December to 31 December, 2016

2/10 Completed

1. Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon 24/12/2016 ★★★★
2. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
3. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
4. Hungry Like the Wolf by Paige Tyler
5. Bound by Flames by Jeaniene Frost
6. Born in Blood by Alexandra Ivy
7. When Pleasure Rules by J.K. Beck
8. Afterlight by Elle Jasper
9. Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
10. Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole



Alternates:
1. Desire Untamed by Pamela Palmer (10/12/2016) ★★★★
2. Last Dragon Standing by G.A. Aiken
3. Shadowed by Rebecca Zanetti
4. Firelight by Kristen Calihan
5. Wicked as They Come by Deliah S. Dawson

Clean up the TBR pile
10/10 DONE

1. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews 03/12/2016 ★★★★
2. The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrelyn Sparks 03/12/2016 ♫♫♫♫
3. The Immortal Hunter by Lynsay Sands 19/12/2016 ♫♫♫
4. The Queen's Witch by Karen Chance
5. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken 07/12/2016 ★★★
6. Allegiance of Honor by Nalini Singh
7. Moonglow by Kristen Callihan 08/12/2016 ★★★★
8. Hades by Larissa Ione 07/12/2016 ★★★★
9. Everlasting Enchantment by Kathryne Kennedy 15/12/2016 ★★★★
10. The Beast by J.R. Ward 12/12/2016 ★★★★★



Alternatives
1. Personal Demons by Stacia Kane 19/12/2016 ★★★
2. The First Confessor by Terry Goodkind
3. Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi
4. Kate Hannigan by Catherine Cookson
5. Waylaid by Kim Harrison 09/12/2016 ★★★★★

2/10 Read


1. Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill
2. Unleashing the Storm by Sydney Croft
3. Darkfire Kiss by Deborah Cooke
4. Cipher by Moira Rogers
5. Lethal Rider
6. Fear the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
7. Kinked by Thea Harrison
8. Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha
9. Into the Dreaming by Karen Marie Moning
10. Kissing Midnight by Emma Holly



Alternates

1. His Omega by A.C. Katt 12/18
2. Cronin's Key by N.R. Walker
3. Lucas by D.B. Reynolds
4. The Soldati Prince by Charlie Cochet
5. Dare to Love Forever by Jake C. Wallace