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October 2017 Monthly Challenge – Perfectly Paranormal
Duration: October 1st, 2017 – October 31st, 2017

What better month to celebrate our love for the paranormal than October?
This month is all about the scary, supernatural, frightening, horrific reads we all know and love.


☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre
☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre
☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires
☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter
☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae
☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits
☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies
☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches
☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural
NOTE: You many only have one of each category.

Difficulty Levels:
Easy: 3 books
Medium: 5 books
Hard: 7 books
Horror Fanatic: 9 books


Our Standard Challenge Rules:
✎ When you sign up for the challenge, please post some kind of a place saver so that I can link you up under the participants. Once you have decided on your books, just edit that post so that the link under the Participants List will go to your list!

✎ When you finish reading a book, please edit your post and add the date completed.

✎ You may only use each book once in the challenge, but feel free to use the same titles in other challenges!

✎ When you complete the challenge, please copy and paste your entire, completed list as a brand new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you've read, and to have your name marked as complete/finished/done/however you want to show you read them all!.

✎ If you decide that you've bitten off more than you can chew, feel free to let me know you'd like to downgrade, or even back out of the challenge. Please do not delete the post. It will mess up the links to other participants' postings if you do.

Happy Reading!

I would like to join!

Completed 2/9


1. Paranormal: Digging the Wolf: a paranormal romance 10/3

2. Horror:

3. Vampires: A Mate for York 10/7

4. Shifters:

5. Fae/Faeries:

6. Ghost/Spirits:

7. Zombies:

8. Witches:

9. Freebie:

i would like to join to as well

☠ Paranormal
☠ Horror
☠ Vampires Nectar by DD Prince
☠ Shifters
☠ Fae/Fairies
☠ Ghosts/Spirits
☠ Zombies
☠ Witches
☠ Freebie

NOTE: You many only have one of each category.

Sounds like fun to me! =^..^=

I would like to join as well

I'm in - Horror Fanatic: 6/9 COMPLETED

1. Paranormal: Untouched (The Amoveo Legend) by Sara Humphreys - COMPLETED 10/20

2. Horror: Asylum (The Asylum Trilogy) by Amy Cross - COMPLETED 10/18

3. Vampires: Christian (Vampires in America) by D.B. Reynolds - COMPLETED 10/10

4. Shifters: KnightForce Damian (La Patron’s KnightForce) by Sydney Addae - COMPLETED 10/27

5. Fae/Faeries: Once Broken Faith (October Daye) by Seanan McGuire

6. Ghost/Spirits: Ghost of a Chance (Chintz n’ China) by Yasmine Galenorn

7. Zombies: The Little Mermaid of Death (Zombie Fairytales) by Kevin Richey - COMPLETED 10/11

8. Witches: Blood Music (Bewitching Bedlam) by Yasmine Galenorn - COMPLETED 10/11

9. Freebie: Prudence (The Custard Protocol) by Gail Carriger - IN PROGRESS

Susan wrote: "me, too! I'm reading Witch Hunt, which is paranormal MYSTERY with Witches! -- does that count as 2? ☺☻☺"

It's only one title per genre. You can use the book for either paranormal or witch but not both.

I'm in!

I'm in

09/09 completed

✔ ☠ Paranormal: completed 10/29/17
✔ ☠ Horror: completed 10/08/17
✔ ☠ Vampires: completed 10/28/17
✔ ☠ Shifters: completed 10/10/17
✔ ☠ Fae/Fairies: completed 10/05/17
✔ ☠ Ghosts/Spirits: completed 10/04/17
✔ ☠ Zombies: completed 10/20/17
✔ ☠ Witches: completed 10/24/17
✔ ☠ Freebie: completed 10/16/17

I'm in.
1. Paranormal
2. Horror
5. Fae
6. Ghosts
7. Zombies
8. Witches
9. Freebie

If anyone is looking for a witches book, check out my Song of the Ancients.

I'm going for Horror Fanatic!
9/9

☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre
10/30
☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre
10/31
☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires
10/6
☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter
10/24
☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae
10/10
☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits
10/18
☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies
10/16
☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches
10/31
☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural
10/27

I’m going to go with hard because I don’t actually like horror books.
8/8
Finished 28 October

✔ 1. Paranormal: Walking in the Dark 2/10 (5 stars)
✔ 2. Vampires: From the Ashes 27/10 (3 stars)
✔ 3. Shifters: Keeping My Pack 1/10 (5 stars)
✔ 4. Fae/ Faeries: A Strange Hymn 2/10 (3 stars)
✔ 5. Ghost/Spirits: Trying To Live With The Dead 28/10 (5 stars)
✔ 6. Zombies: Star Witch 24/10 (5 stars)
✔ 7. Witches: Magical Compass 1/10 (5 stars)
✔ 8. Freebie: Forged in Magic 1/10 (5 stars)

Finished:

I think I'd like to try this one. Sounds fun! :-)

☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre:
Windfall by Rachel Caine. Finished 10/08/2017.

☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre:
The Grip of It by Jac Jemc. Finished 10/20/2017.

☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires:
Blood Rites by Jim Butcher. Finished 10/23/2017.

☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter:
Bear Naked by Dana Marie Bell. Finished 10/13/2017.

☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae:
Spectacle by Rachel Vincent. Finished 10/28/2017.

☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits:
The Library of Souls by Richard Denney. Read 10/31/2017.

☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies:
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher. Finished 10/27/2017.

☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches:
Firewalker by Allyson James. Finished 10/03/2017.

☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural:
Room of Shadows by Ronald Kidd. Read 10/14/2017.

Completed: 9/9! :-)

Books Read:

October 2017 Monthly Challenge – Perfectly Paranormal
Duration: October 1st, 2017 – October 31st, 2017

☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre Moon Shine 4/10/17
☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre Down Among the Sticks and Bones 6/10/17
☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires Clean Sweep 2/10/17
☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter Bitten 4/10/17
☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae Toil and Trouble 18/10/17
☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits
☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies Feral 8/10/17
☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches Lothaire 9/10/17
☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural Every Heart a Doorway 5/10/17

I'm in! What if the book isn't published yet? Does that count? ;-) Going with "Hard" as I'm not a horror fan.

1. Paranormal:
2. Vampires:
3. Shifters:
4. Fae/Faeries:
5. Ghost/Spirits:
6. Zombies:
7. Witches:
8. Freebie:

I'm in!!! Lol started already and didn't know it. Read The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne. It was so good suspense thriller that had me on edge and anxious to see what would happen next!! I'm going for the hard challenge. Next book Zombies next.

PNR/UF Addicts & Newbies
October 2017 - Perfectly Paranormal
Duration: October 1st, 2017 – October 31st, 2017

Progress: 2 out of 9

Difficulty Levels:
Easy: 3 books
Medium: 5 books
Hard: 7 books
Horror Fanatic: 9 books

What better month to celebrate our love for the paranormal than October?
This month is all about the scary, supernatural, frightening, horrific reads we all know and love.

☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre
☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre
☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires

☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter:
You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister - ***** - 10/23/2017 - 334 Pages

☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae
☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits
☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies
☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches

☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - ***** - 10/3/2017 - 586 Pages - Mythology



Our Standard Challenge Rules:
(view spoiler)[
✎ When you sign up for the challenge, please post some kind of a place saver so that I can link you up under the participants. Once you have decided on your books, just edit that post so that the link under the Participants List will go to your list!
✎ When you finish reading a book, please edit your post and add the date completed.
✎ You may only use each book once in the challenge, but feel free to use the same titles in other challenges!
✎ When you complete the challenge, please copy and paste your entire, completed list as a brand new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you've read, and to have your name marked as complete/finished/done/however you want to show you read them all!.
✎ If you decide that you've bitten off more than you can chew, feel free to let me know you'd like to downgrade, or even back out of the challenge. Please do not delete the post. It will mess up the links to other participants' postings if you do. (hide spoiler)]

Happy Reading!

I'm in! I'll go with easy since this is my first time joining one of the challenges :-) 3/3 COMPLETED CHALLENGE

✔ ☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter - A Werewolf New Year's finished 10/13/17

✔ ☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches - The Rules of Magic finished 10/27/2017

✔☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre - Hunt the Dawn finished 10/15/17

( I couldn't get into one of the books I originally chose so I have updated my books above )

Finished:

I'm in, going to try for medium
5/5
☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre - White Hot - 10/18
☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre
☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires - The Vampire's Legacy: A Vampire Romance - 10/21
☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter
☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae
☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits - Romancing a Ghost - 10/29
☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies - My Girlfriend, the Zombie: A Zombie Romance Story - 10/22
☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches - Eternity - 10/25
☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural

I'll give it a shot. Gonna try for medium. 2/5

Paranormal:
Vampires: Blood Red Kiss by Kresley Cole, Larissa Ione, and Gena Showalter
Shifters: A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
Witches:
Freebie:

I decided to do the entire challenge in graphic novels THEN in book-books :D

√ ☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre Demon Baby
√ ☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre Wytches, Volume 1
√ ☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The First Death
√ ☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly
√ ☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae Theory of Magic Theory of Magic #1 Theory of Magic #2 Theory of Magic #3
√ ☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits The Graveyard Book Volume 1The Graveyard Book Volume 2
√ ☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies Rot & Ruin, Vol. 1: Warrior Smart
√ ☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches Witch Doctor, Vol. 1: Under the Knife & Witch Doctor, Volume 2: Mal Practice
√ ☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural Occult Crimes Taskforce

finished the GN phase
(I guess this makes me a Horror Fanatic)

Am in!

October 2017 Monthly Challenge – Perfectly Paranormal
Duration: October 1st, 2017 – October 31st, 2017

What better month to celebrate our love for the paranormal than October?
This month is all about the scary, supernatural, frightening, horrific reads we all know and love.


☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre
☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre
☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires
☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter
☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae
☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits
☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies
☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches
☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural
NOTE: You many only have one of each category.

Difficulty Levels:
Easy: 3 books
Medium: 5 books
Hard: 7 books
Horror Fanatic: 9 books

now re-starting on NOVEL-length stuff

√ ☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre Blood Sins by Kay Hooper
√ ☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre Listened to Lightning but I don't really consider it horror...
√ ☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires Have started Vampire Zero
√ ☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter Forbidden
√ ☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae The Invitation
√ ☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits Sparrow Hill Road
√ ☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies LISTENED to Patient Zero
√ ☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches Charmed, I'm Sure
√ ☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural Witch Hunt

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Difficulty Levels: Horror Fanatic: √ 9 books √ 9 comics/graphic novels = 18!!!!!!!

Completed - 10/31

5/5
☠ Paranormal Read any book listed under the "Paranormal" genre - White Hot - 10/18
☠ Horror Read any book listed under the "Horror" genre
☠ Vampires Read any book featuring Vampires - The Vampire's Legacy: A Vampire Romance - 10/21
☠ Shifters Read any book featuring any kind of shifter
☠ Fae/Fairies Read any book featuring the Fae
☠ Ghosts/Spirits Read any book featuring Ghosts/Spirits - Romancing a Ghost - 10/29
☠ Zombies Read any book featuring Zombies - My Girlfriend, the Zombie: A Zombie Romance Story - 10/22
☠ Witches Read any book featuring Witches - Eternity - 10/25
☠ Freebie Read any book in the realm of the Supernatural

So, I'm updating my challenge very late, but I somehow managed to read a book for each of the nine tasks in October! First book finished 10/03/2017 and last book finished (read) 10/31/2017. :-)

Here's my challenge! Congratulations to everyone else who participated! :-)