Shut Up & Read discussion

SUPERHERO/SUPERVILLIAN CHALLENGE

Duration: January 1- December 31, 2021

OPTION 1
1.Wonder Woman- Read a book set on an island, about Greek mythology or with a strong female MC

2.Black Widow- Read a book set in Russia, with a spider on the cover or a black cover

3.Batman- Read a book with a bat on the cover, with a rich MC or with a MC whose parents were murdered

4.Superman- Read a MPG Science Fiction, with a symbol on the cover or an author's name that starts with "S"

5.Captain America- Read a book with a MC in the military, with a star on the cover or set in the U.S.

6.Thor- Read a book with lightning on the cover, MPG Paranormal or with all the letters in "THOR" in the title.

7.Aquaman- Read a book centered around water, a cover with water on the cover or MC is royalty.

8.Loki- Read a book with a green and yellow cover, with a MC who is adopted or a character who is manipulative

9.Thanos- Read a book with a MC who has anger issues, with a purple cover or with a moon or planet on the cover

10.Joker- Read a book a MPG Thriller, with a smile on the cover or a character who is a prankster

11.Catwoman- Read a book with a cat on the cover, with a MC who has a cat or a character who is a thief

12. Doctor Octopus- Read a book with a brilliant engineer/ inventor, a character with a mechanical limb or someone wearing sunglasses on the cover.

OPTION 2
SPELL-OUT OPTION
Choose your favorite superhero or villain using that name for your Acronym. Use the authors first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list.

T: Trish Marie Dawson Dying to Forget
H:Hoot
O:(Oberon) After the Flood
R:Royally #2Royally Matched

OPTION 3
Choose your favorite catch phrase from your favorite superhero or villain using that for your Acronym. Use the authors first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter. If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list.

T - The Host
H - His Black Wings
E - Eerie

D - Dust
A - A Slave to Want
R - Repackaged Presents
K - Killing Time

K - The Keeper and the Rune Stone
N - Never Say Spy
I - I Hope You Find Me
G - Gone Girl
H - Heavenly
T - Tuesday's Child

R - Reveal Me
I - Iced Romance
S - Secret Daughter
E - Embers
S - Safe Haven


CHOOSE ANY OPTION OR COMBINATION TO COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE. EVERYONE TO FINISH THIS CHALLENGE WILL RECEIVE THIS BADGE.


HAPPY READING!

SHUT UP & READ
SUPERHERO/SUPERVILLIAN CHALLENGE

Duration: January 1- December 31, 2021

COMPLETED: 32/32
OPTION 1
1.Wonder Woman- 1/9

2.Black Widow- 3/4

3.Batman- 1/4

4.Superman- 2/2

5.Captain America- 2/25

6.Thor- 1/20

7.Aquaman- 1/16

8.Loki- 1/5

9.Thanos- 2/1

10.Joker- 2/15

11.Catwoman- 2/4

12. Doctor Octopus- Annie Sullivan 1/18

OPTION 2
SPELL-OUT OPTION

W:Tennessee Williams 1/15
O: 1/17
N:Toff Nichols 1/26
D:1/13
E: Amelia Earhart1/21
R:1/12

W: Waldo Butters1/30
O: Obadiah1/27
M:Devon Monk1/31
A: Avery 1/19
N:Nastya 2/8

OPTION 3
"H:Harry 2/10
U:2/27
L: 1/1
K: Karrin Murphy1/24

S:1/8
M:Marmee 2/18
A:Ashmont 1/11
S:Shari1/25
H:1/7
!"

SUPERHERO/SUPERVILLIAN CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1- December 31, 2021
12/12

OPTION 1
1. Wonder Woman-description Read a book set on an island, about Greek mythology or with a strong female MC
Allison-Pages and Pyrenees Hillary Avis 1/4/21

2. Black Widow- description Read a book set in Russia, with a spider on the cover or a black cover
Catherine Bruns 12/28/21

3. Batman- description Read a book with a bat on the cover, with a rich MC or with a MC whose parents were murdered
A Slippery Slope of Murder Summer Prescott 1/14/21

4. Superman- description Read a MPG Science Fiction, with a symbol on the cover or an author's name that starts with "S"
Stacey Alabaster-A Pie to Die For Stacey Alabaster 1/5/21

5. Captain America- description Read a book with a MC in the military, with a star on the cover or set in the U.S.
In Pennsylvania-A Wicked Yarn Emmie Caldwell 1/7/21

6. Thor- description Read a book with lightning on the cover, MPG Paranormal or with all the letters in "THOR" in the title.
Bait and Witch Angela M. Sanders 1/21/21

7. Aquaman- description Read a book centered around water, a cover with water on the cover or MC is royalty.
Set on a beach- Tara Lush 1/9/21

8. Loki- description Read a book with a green and yellow cover, with a MC who is adopted or a character who is manipulative
Francescan-S'more Murder Rosie A. Point 1/8/21

9. Thanos- description Read a book with a MC who has anger issues, with a purple cover or with a moon or planet on the cover
Courtney McFarlin 1/11/21

10. Joker- description Read a book a MPG Thriller, with a smile on the cover or a character who is a prankster
Jack-Gunpowder Chowder Lyndsey Cole 1/10/21

11. Catwoman- description Read a book with a cat on the cover, with a MC who has a cat or a character who is a thief
Hannah has a cat named Moishe-Cherry Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 1/3/21

12. Doctor Octopus- description Read a book with a brilliant engineer/ inventor, a character with a mechanical limb or someone wearing sunglasses on the cover.
Marcus Palmer-Fudge & Felonies Lisa Siefert 2/26/21

OPTION 2: Spell
Going with characters from the good ol' 60s Batman
Batman-done
B Brewing Up Trouble Constance Barker 1/6/21
Alice Maguire char.-Murder Turns the Page Thea Cambert 1/2/21
T Tomes and Terriers Hillary Avis 1/3/21
Mona Marple Slay Bells Ring Mona Marple 1/1/21
Avis Hillary-Libraries and Labradors Hillary Avis
Nadia LaChance char-A Hiss-tory of Magic Harper Lin 1/26/21

Penguin done
Parties on the Pier series Cocoa Chaos Allyssa Mirry 1/24/21
Evaline Belinda J Cranberry Spice Murder Belinda J Evaline 1/23/21
Nelson, Helen char-Death Comes to Town K.J. Emrick 2/3/21
Gemma Doyle char-A Curious Incident Vicki Delany 1/27/21
U Undercover on the Calypso Lizzie Josephson 2/21/21
Isis Crawford A Catered Book Club Murder Isis Crawford 1/23/21
Nora Pennington char-Ink and Shadows Ellery Adams 2/4/21

Joker done
Jane Williamson char-The Garden Plot Thickens Linnea West 2/2/21
Oscar Hoffman char.-A Tourist's Guide to Murder V.M. Burns 1/31/21
KJ Emrick-Death in Room 7 K.J. Emrick 2/1/21
Esme Springman mc Breakfast Can Be Murder Arlene Morgan 1/30/21
Redding Heather char-Murder Is the Pits J.A. Whiting and Amanda Diamond 2/4/21

Robin done
Rutherford Gloria char Who Murdered Mr. Malone? Hope Callaghan 2/5/21
Odessa Jones char-A Glimmer of Death Valerie Wilson Wesley 2/9/21
Bloom, Cal char Have Yourself a Beary Little Murder Meg Macy 2/8/21
I Irish Parade Murder Leslie Meier 2/6/21
N Nearly Dead in Iowa Wendy Byrne 2/10/21

Riddler done
Ruth Hartzler-True Confections Ruth Hartzler 2/11/21
Ian Cartwright char-Fruit of All Evil Paige Shelton 2/19/21
D Dead in the Doorway Diane Kelly 2/10/21
Diane Kelly-Murder with a View Diane Kelly 2/11/21
Little Dog Diner series-Mixing Up Murder Emmie Lyn 2/17/21
Enchanted Inquiries series-Unbaked Croakies Sam Cheever 2/13/21
Roseland, Angie char-Sweet Deceit J.A. Whiting 2/12/21

Bat Girl
Beck Jessica Sinister Sprinkles Jessica Beck 2/12/21
Alex Erickson-Death by Pumpkin Spice Alex Erickson 2/15/21
Tina Karras char-Long Island Iced Tina Ellen Byron 2/28/21

Gow Kailin-Catalina, Crimes and Coconut Pies Kailin Gow 2/18/21
Isabel Addington char-Dead Velvet Cake Emily James 2/20/21
R Ropes, Riddles and Robberies Tonya Kappes 2/13/21
Lindsey Bakeswell mc-Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop Darci Hannah 2/27/21

Cat Woman done
C Cruel Candy Mildred Abbott 2/15/21
Amanda Flower Farm to Trouble Amanda Flower 2/24/21
Ted char-Murder and Marshmallows Rosie A. Point 3/1/21
Wes Duncan char-The Legacy J.A. Whiting and Nell McCarthy 2/19/21
O Kaye (character who just goes by O because of his last name) A Game of Cones Abby Collette 3/2/21
M Maddie's Recipe of Mysteries Emily Page 2/22/21
Addington Isabel char-Gum Drop Dead Emily James 2/21/21
Norman Rhodes char-Key Lime Pie Murder Joanne Fluke 2/17/21

Alfred
Audrey Cramer char-Paris, Before You Die Mary Bowers 3/8/21
Liz Sparrows char-The Squeaky Clean Skeleton R.A. Muth 3/5/21
Fluke Joanne-Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder Joanne Fluke 3/4/21
R Risky Bisqueness Elizabeth Rain 3/3/21
Eliza char-Witches and Wine Samantha Silver 3/8/21
D Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle Sarah Graves 3/6/21

Egghead done
Essie Lang-A Deadly Chapter Essie Lang 3/9/21
Georgie Taylor char-Cookies and Scream CeeCee James 3/10/21
Greg Winters char-Artistic License to Kill Paula Darnell 3/16/21
Harper Susan-Criminals on Campus Susan Harper 3/11/21
Eve Calder-Sugar and Vice Eve Calder 3/12/21
Apron Shop series-Thread and Dead Elizabeth Penney 3/14/21
Dean Wheeler char-Loaf or Death A.R. Winters 3/15/21

Chandelle done
Charles, Sunny char-Muffin But Murder Rosie A. Point 3/17/21
Harris, Marvella char-Murder by Page One Olivia Matthews 3/23/21
Alton, Bernice char-Once Upon a Crime Mona Marple 3/23/21
Nautical Seascape series-Seashore Magic Constance Barker and Corrinne Winters 3/24/21
Daley Kathi Kiss 'N Tell Kathi Daley 3/15/21
Eland, Richard char-Tall Tails Secret Book Club CeeCee James 3/20/21
Leitch Fiona-Murder on the Menu Fiona Leitch 3/18/21
Lisa Siefert-Vanilla & Vendettas Lisa Siefert 3/19/21
Emma char-The Queen of Cozy Mountain Pamela Grandstaff 3/23/21

Bruce Wayne done
B The Body in the Park Courtney McFarlin 3/25/21
Robinson, Orlando char-Derailed Plot Summer Campbell 3/29/21
Unger, Bill char-A Page Marked for Murder Lauren Elliott 4/1/21
Corrine Winters-Temporary Paws Corrine Winters 3/27/21
Eddie Finley char-Deed for a Deathbed Sue Preston 3/27/21

Waterfell Tweed series-A Tale of Two Bodies Mona Marple 3/26/21
Abby Crown char-Murder at the Ranch Kathleen Suzette 3/25/21
Yvette Bechard char Death at the Salon Louise R. Innes 4/16/21
Nolan char-Proof of Murder Lauren Elliott 3/30/21
Ellie-char Alaskan Alliance Kathi Daley 3/28/21

Tari wrote: "Going for option 1, but if I'm allowed to add option 2 later on, I'll spell Batman. If I have to commit to it now, just let me know :)

SUPERHERO/SUPERVILLIAN CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1- Decembe..."

You are welcome to change it at anytime. Hope you enjoy the challenge.

Leigh wrote: "You are welcome to change it at anytime. Hope you enjoy the challenge.
"

Thanks, Leigh! I'll keep it in mind for the Wizard challenge as well. I was going to spell Tinman there, maybe I should just add them before I forget LOL

Tari wrote: "Leigh wrote: "You are welcome to change it at anytime. Hope you enjoy the challenge.
"

Thanks, Leigh! I'll keep it in mind for the Wizard challenge as well. I was going to spell Tinman there, mayb..."

I would totally forget which is why I keep track of all my stuff in this thread Personal Goals & Challenges

Leigh wrote: "I would totally forget which is why I keep track of all my stuff in this thread Personal Goals & Challenges"

I got into so many challenges across the groups that I keep a big Word doc in the cloud lol. I did make note of wanting to spell out these words though :)

Superhero/Supervillian Challenge

Duration: January 1- December 31, 2021


H-
A-
R-
L-
E-
Y-

Q-
U-
I-
N-
N-

Yay Elizabeth!

I am entering


1. Wonder Woman-description Read a book set on an island, about Greek mythology or with a strong female MC



6/11/2021

2. Black Widow- description Read a book set in Russia, with a spider on the cover or a black cover

3. Batman- description Read a book with a bat on the cover, with a rich MC or with a MC whose parents were murdered

4. Superman- description Read a MPG Science Fiction, with a symbol on the cover or an author's name that starts with "S"


5/19/2021

5. Captain America- description Read a book with a MC in the military, with a star on the cover or set in the U.S.


7/21/2021

6. Thor- description Read a book with lightning on the cover, MPG Paranormal or with all the letters in "THOR" in the title.

7. Aquaman- description Read a book centered around water, a cover with water on the cover or MC is royalty.

8. Loki- description Read a book with a green and yellow cover, with a MC who is adopted or a character who is manipulative

9. Thanos- description Read a book with a MC who has anger issues, with a purple cover or with a moon or planet on the cover

10. Joker- description Read a book a MPG Thriller, with a smile on the cover or a character who is a prankster

11. Catwoman- description Read a book with a cat on the cover, with a MC who has a cat or a character who is a thief

12. Doctor Octopus- description Read a book with a brilliant engineer/ inventor, a character with a mechanical limb or someone wearing sunglasses on the cover.

Yay Jaylyn!

Duration: January 1- December 31, 2021

12/12 books finished 10/16

OPTION 1
1.Wonder Woman-description Read a book set on an island, about Greek mythology or with a strong female MC
03/21 4* St. Thomas

2.Black Widow- description Read a book set in Russia, with a spider on the cover or a black cover
03/17 4*

3.Batman- description Read a book with a bat on the cover, with a rich MC or with a MC whose parents were murdered
02/22 4*

4.Superman- description Read a MPG Science Fiction, with a symbol on the cover or an author's name that starts with "S"
01/23 3*

5.Captain America- description Read a book with a MC in the military, with a star on the cover or set in the U.S.
02/19 3*

6.Thor- description Read a book with lightning on the cover, MPG Paranormal or with all the letters in "THOR" in the title.
01/20 3*

7.Aquaman- description Read a book centered around water, a cover with water on the cover or MC is royalty.
07/11 3*

8.Loki- description Read a book with a green and yellow cover, with a MC who is adopted or a character who is manipulative
06/30 the heroine is

9.Thanos- description Read a book with a MC who has anger issues, with a purple cover or with a moon or planet on the cover
10/16

10.Joker- description Read a book a MPG Thriller, with a smile on the cover or a character who is a prankster
01/14 4*

11.Catwoman- description Read a book with a cat on the cover, with a MC who has a cat or a character who is a thief
02/25 3*

12. Doctor Octopus- description Read a book with a brilliant engineer/ inventor, a character with a mechanical limb or someone wearing sunglasses on the cover.
09/21 2*

Welcome Marta!

I'm in for option 1.

1. Wonder Woman - Strongwoman
Lola on Fire 01/27

2. Black Widow - Black cover
The Good Daughter 01/10

3. Bat Man - MC w/ murdered parents
Parable of the Sower 06/13

4. Superman - MPG Science Fiction
Ancillary Sword 07/06

5. Captain America - set in the U.S.
Dim Sum of All Fears 01/23

6. Thor - MPG Paranormal
Fireborn 05/10

7. Aquaman - centered around water
The Drowning City 06/15

8. Loki - MC who is adopted
Blood Heir 03/21

9. Thanos - character with anger issues
Watching You 04/30

10. Joker - MPG Thriller
Sometimes I Lie 04/25

11. Catwoman - MC who has a cat
Sabriel 12/11

12. Doctor Octopus - brilliant engineer/ inventor
Pandemic Pandemonium

12/12 complete

Welcome MollyK!

1.Wonder Woman-description Read a book set on an island, about Greek mythology or with a strong female MC

2.Black Widow- description Read a book set in Russia, with a spider on the cover or a black cover

3.Batman- description Read a book with a bat on the cover, with a rich MC or with a MC whose parents were murdered

4.Superman- description Read a MPG Science Fiction, with a symbol on the cover or an author's name that starts with "S"

5.Captain America- description Read a book with a MC in the military, with a star on the cover or set in the U.S.

6.Thor- description Read a book with lightning on the cover, MPG Paranormal or with all the letters in "THOR" in the title.

7.Aquaman- description Read a book centered around water, a cover with water on the cover or MC is royalty.

8.Loki- description Read a book with a green and yellow cover, with a MC who is adopted or a character who is manipulative

9.Thanos- description Read a book with a MC who has anger issues, with a purple cover or with a moon or planet on the cover

10.Joker- description Read a book a MPG Thriller, with a smile on the cover or a character who is a prankster

11.Catwoman- description Read a book with a cat on the cover, with a MC who has a cat or a character who is a thief

12. Doctor Octopus- description Read a book with a brilliant engineer/ inventor, a character with a mechanical limb or someone wearing sunglasses on the cover.

Yay Sheri!

Duration: January 1- December 31, 2021

1. Wonder Woman-description Read a book set on an island, about Greek mythology or with a strong female MC
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 09/01

2. Black Widow- description Read a book set in Russia, with a spider on the cover or a black cover

3. Batman- description Read a book with a bat on the cover, with a rich MC or with a MC whose parents were murdered

4. Superman- description Read a MPG Science Fiction, with a symbol on the cover or an author's name that starts with "S"
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson 09/01

5. Captain America- description Read a book with a MC in the military, with a star on the cover or set in the U.S.
The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green 25/01

6. Thor- description Read a book with lightning on the cover, MPG Paranormal or with all the letters in "THOR" in the title.
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 31/01

7. Aquaman- description Read a book centered around water, a cover with water on the cover or MC is royalty.

8. Loki- description Read a book with a green and yellow cover, with a MC who is adopted or a character who is manipulative
Supper Club by Lara Williams 18/01

9. Thanos- description Read a book with a MC who has anger issues, with a purple cover or with a moon or planet on the cover

10. Joker- description Read a book a MPG Thriller, with a smile on the cover or a character who is a prankster

11. Catwoman- description Read a book with a cat on the cover, with a MC who has a cat or a character who is a thief
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold 01/02

12. Doctor Octopus- description Read a book with a brilliant engineer/ inventor, a character with a mechanical limb or someone wearing sunglasses on the cover.

Welcome Jess!

I'll do option 1:
1.Wonder Woman-description Read a book set on an island, about Greek mythology or with a strong female MC

2.Black Widow- description Read a book set in Russia, with a spider on the cover or a black cover

3.Batman- description Read a book with a bat on the cover, with a rich MC or with a MC whose parents were murdered

4.Superman- description Read a MPG Science Fiction, with a symbol on the cover or an author's name that starts with "S"
A Study in Scarlet Women author is Sherry Thomas 2/28/21

5.Captain America- description Read a book with a MC in the military, with a star on the cover or set in the U.S.
A Touch of Stardust set in hollywood. 3/24/21

6.Thor- description Read a book with lightning on the cover, MPG Paranormal or with all the letters in "THOR" in the title.
The Year of the Witching book is both paranormal and has a T an H an O and an R in the title 2/17/21

7.Aquaman- description Read a book centered around water, a cover with water on the cover or MC is royalty. The Sea of Lost Girls 5/14/21 based around water

8.Loki- description Read a book with a green and yellow cover, with a MC who is adopted or a character who is manipulative

9.Thanos- description Read a book with a MC who has anger issues, with a purple cover or with a moon or planet on the cover
The Lost Apothecary has a purple cover 4/10/21

10.Joker- description Read a book a MPG Thriller, with a smile on the cover or a character who is a prankster
The Silent Patient is a thriller 1/23/21

11.Catwoman- description Read a book with a cat on the cover, with a MC who has a cat or a character who is a thief

12. Doctor Octopus- description Read a book with a brilliant engineer/ inventor, a character with a mechanical limb or someone wearing sunglasses on the cover.

Elise wrote: "I'll do option 1:
1.Wonder Woman-description Read a book set on an island, about Greek mythology or with a strong female MC

2.Black Widow- description Read a book set in Russia, with a spider on t..."

Hope you enjoy the challenge!

Looking forward to this! Will be doing option 1😁

Ty wrote: "Looking forward to this! Will be doing option 1😁"

Hope you enjoy the challenge.

I'd like to do this challenge!

1.Wonder Woman-description Read a book set on an island, about Greek mythology or with a strong female MC

- Greek Mythology

2.Black Widow- description Read a book set in Russia, with a spider on the cover or a black cover

- Black Cover

3.Batman- description Read a book with a bat on the cover, with a rich MC or with a MC whose parents were murdered

- Rich MC

4.Superman- description Read a MPG Science Fiction, with a symbol on the cover or an author's name that starts with "S"

- Author’s name starts with ‘S’

5.Captain America- description Read a book with a MC in the military, with a star on the cover or set in the U.S.

- Set in U.S.

6.Thor- description Read a book with lightning on the cover, MPG Paranormal or with all the letters in "THOR" in the title.

The Tyrant's Tomb By Rick Riordan - ‘THOR’ in title

7.Aquaman- description Read a book centered around water, a cover with water on the cover or MC is royalty.

- Royal main character

8.Loki- description Read a book with a green and yellow cover, with a MC who is adopted or a character who is manipulative

- Manipulative Character

9.Thanos- description Read a book with a MC who has anger issues, with a purple cover or with a moon or planet on the cover

- Anger Issues

10.Joker- description Read a book a MPG Thriller, with a smile on the cover or a character who is a prankster

- Thriller

11.Catwoman- description Read a book with a cat on the cover, with a MC who has a cat or a character who is a thief

- Thief Character

12. Doctor Octopus- description Read a book with a brilliant engineer/ inventor, a character with a mechanical limb or someone wearing sunglasses on the cover.

- Inventor Character

I shall try OPTION 2
SPELL-OUT OPTION
Choose your favorite superhero or villain using that name for your Acronym.
Use the authors first or last name or a character’s first or last name or the title or series title that starts with that letter.
If you use the series title, please make sure to include that in your book list.

C Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - Oct 2
A Say Please and Thank You & Stand in Line by Dany Assaf - Sept 13
T Tiffany Lynn Is Missing by Dan Alattore - June 6
W Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher - April 3
O One Child Alive (Rockwell and Decker #3) by Ellery A. Kane - June 27
M Murder at Mile Marker 18 by Denise Jaden - July 17
A The Cure for What Ales You (Sloan Krause Mystery, #5) by Ellie Alexander- Sept 28
N No Trace - Anna Sweet Mystery, #5 by Brenda Chapman - Jan 13

Anastasia, hope you enjoy the challenge!

Finished! yeah :)

Congrats Marta!

Message 25 - I have completed the challenge - having chosen the spell it out option :)

Congrats Andra!

I finished the challenge using option 1! :D

Congrats Anastasia!

Updated msg. 3 to completed :)

Congrats Tari!

Leigh wrote: "Congrats Tari!
"

Thanks, Leigh!

Finished. MSG 14

Congrats MollyK!