SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

2014 completed challenges.

As I finish challenges, I'll move them from my challenges list, here.

WYA Hello/Goodbye Challenge June 2014
Duration: 01/06/14 - 30/06/14
Progress: 4/4

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C - Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
I - IM by Seanan McGuire
A - The Weller by Adam J. Whitlatch
O - Sell-By Date by Melissa F. Olson



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Genre Juice Mini-Challenge
Don't forget Father's Day (June 15th)!

Duration: 6/1 - 6/30/14
Rules: Read 3 books - one in each of the following genres

Completed 3/3

Genre Juice Flavors
1. PNR -or- UF Blackbirds
2. SHIFTERS (PNR or UF sporting shifters of any type)Shattered
3. DAD'S DAY (brown cover; character type - father; solo male on cover)The Weller

SOS USA Cover Hunt Challenge
Happy Dad's Day!

Duration: 6/1 - 6/30/14
Rules: Read 2 books with the following items found on their covers; Be sure to post your book covers

Completed 3/3

COLOR: Brown cover Shield and Crocus
ITEM #1: Sole male The Weller
ITEM #2: Shifter (or animal) Lioness Rampant

URBAN FANTASY - Challenge #17: Apr 1, 2014 to Jun 30, 2014

Vacation Challenge
Apr 1, 2014 to Jun 30, 2014

Levels
Easy: 1- 3 books
Medium: 4 – 6 books
Hard: 7-9 books
Extreme: All 11 books

Completed Hard: 9/11

1. Choose a destination: Raven Cursed (New Orleans)
2. Choose your travel dates: Ready Player One (future)
3. Choose your travelling companion(s): Play Dead (Lou, canine companion)
4. Choose your method of transportation: Sparrow Hill Road (car)
5. Research your destination: The Far Time Incident (scientists/researchers in a college time travel lab)
6. Plan your activities: The Affinity Bridge (works at the British National Museum, and as an investigative agent for the Crown)
7. Pack your bags: Etiquette & Espionage (searching for a missing prototype)
8. Be Spontaneous: Midnight Crossroad (Been on the reserve list for so long at the library, I'd forgotten I'd requested it!)
9. Try the local cuisine: Try a book that’s outside your usual comfort zone or one of those wildly popular series that you’ve been avoiding.
10. Send some postcards: Do people still do that? Visit a Goodreads friend’s bookshelves and read a book that they gave a four or five star rating.
11. End on a high note: Skin Game (latest Dresden Files release)

SOS - June Challenges Created By You

Duration: June 1-30, 2014
This means you can include any book already in progress as long as it was started in June.

Goal: Read 4 books (because square numbers are cool) from categories based on a few of my favorite things.

Completed 4/4(or 7)

Categories
3. I love to sing. Read a book where music plays an important part of the story. Tell us why it is important -- one of them is a musician, they went to a concert, he serenaded her, etc. The Weller by Adam J. Whitlatch - the hero finds a bunch of cassette tapes from before "the war", mostly heavy metal, and they become the soundtrack for the rest of the book. He's never heard any of these bands that are so familiar to me; Blue Oyster Cult becomes his favorite.

4. I love new releases, being able to open that book that I've been waiting a year on and immerse myself into a favorite author's word. Read any book published in 2014. Shield and Crocus

5. I love my friends. Read a book where the main character receives help from or helps out a friend. Or read a book from one of your friend's shelves.
Blackbirds

6. I love finding hidden treasure. Read something new. A new author, a new series or a new stand alone. London Falling