Barbara's Challenges & Reading Lists discussion

Poltergeist
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Duration: January 1 - June 30, 2026
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THRU 2/11

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READ: 18/30

Poltergeists
✔ 1. Read a book with a haunted house in the story line.
Murder at Blackwood Inn - Penny Warner 1/26
2. Read a book in which a ghost can physically move objects.

3. Read a book with a MC who is a ghost hunter.

✔ 4. Read a book with a character who is "haunted" (Your Interpretation).
Christmas with an Alien - Tana Stone 1/19
(heroine by her BFFs betrayal)
✔ 5. Read a book in which a horror movie is mentioned.
Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop - Emmeline Duncan 1/24
(the first time I saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show), p209

Revenants
✔ 1. Read a book with a character who is seeking revenge.
Wrath of the Dragons - Olivia Rose Darling (heroine) 1/17
✔ 2. Read a book with a dark magic practitioner.
The Dawn and Its Light - Piper C.J. (the Speaker) 1/17
✔ 3. Read a book in which a character is cursed.
The Gloom Between Stars - Piper C.J. (all Dark Fae) 1/8
4. Read a book with the word Revenant in the text.

5. Read a book with a Necromancer.


Banshees
✔ 1. Read a book set in Ireland OR with a character who is Irish.
Framed in Death - J.D. Robb (hero) 1/25
✔ 2. Read a book in which a death occurs.
Razing the Dead - Sheila Connolly 1/3
✔ 3. Read a book with both a Young female character as well as an Elderly female character.
Thornhaven: Season Two - Morgan Rice (MC & her grandmother) 1/4
✔ 4. Read a book with a MC who has Red OR Silver OR White hair.
The Sun and Its Shade - Piper C.J. (Aman, white) 1/2
5. Read a book in which the MC cries OR screams.


Residual Ghosts
1. Read a book with a ghost on the cover.

✔ 2. Read a book tagged historical.
If the Earl Only Knew - Amanda Forester 2/10
✔ 3. Read a book in which the MC is trying to escape their past.
Arcana Academy - Elise Kova 1/5
✔ 4. Read a book with a character who has experienced trauma.
House of Fire and Magic - Sherrilyn Kenyon (both MCs) 1/10
5. Read a book with a psychic character.


Women In White
✔ 1. Read a book in which a betrayal occurs.
The Endless War - Danielle L. Jensen 1/11
✔ 2. Read a book with a white cover or by a female author.
For Duck's Sake - Donna Andrews 1/9
3. Read a book in which a character experiences the loss of a child.

✔ 4. Read a book in which a myth or legend is discussed.
Enigma - RuNyx 1/25
✔ 5. Read a book that has a scene that takes place by a water source (ocean, river, lake, etc).
The Twisted Throne - Danielle L. Jensen 1/28
(on a ship on the open seas with a violent storm)

Wraiths
1. Read a book with a MC who can see/talk to ghosts.

2. Read a book with a malevolent spirit.

✔ 3. Read a book with the words Wraith OR Doppelganger in the text.
Under Fyre - Cara Bristol 1/18
(my doppelganger, where have you been all my life), p14

4. Read a book with a shadow or silhouette on the cover.

5. Read a book with a Scottish character or that takes place in Scotland

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