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PNR Serial April Challenge. Read 10 books from series!
6/10 Done!
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3. Fantasy Lover (Dark-Hunter #1)
4. The Color of Magic (Discworld #1)
5. Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires #1)
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7. Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1)
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10.
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Purchased Kindle Freebies/Books:
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Too Big To Ignore Anymore
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4. The Mists of Avalon 876 pages
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7. Kushiel's Dart 1015 pages
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10. Lonesome Dove 945 pages
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1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):
5 From Black Dagger Brotherhood
Lover Unbound
4 from Fever Series
3 from Vampire Academy
Shadow Kiss
2 from Wolves of Mercy Falls
1 from Morganville Vampires
2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):
chick-lit:
romance:
mystery:
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi:
young adult:
3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):
or
4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book)
5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):
6) The Book Strangler Dark Hunter Series (5 books):
7) 3rd Degree (3 books)The Mayfair Witches:
Lasher
Taltos
BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):
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5/10
1. Read a book title starts with"A":A Great and Terrible Beauty
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3. Iowa?? TBD
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5. Earth Day Reuse book you didn't get to in previous challenge: Dead Witch Walking
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8. Read a Fantasy Romance: Kushiel's Dart
9. W/in first 10 pages of Goodreads Romance: Fantasy Lover IN PROGRESS
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Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
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Purple:
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Read 10/10
Single Male on Cover:
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Underdeveloped story, uninspired world with little to no development, boring characters and a stupid main character. Little to no redeeming qualities...ick.
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3.
This series is turning out to be very entertaining. The world is interesting, the characters are fun...it's light and easy to get through with just the right amount of cheese. :)
Single Female on Cover:
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Glass houses was ok. It was an interesting after reading so many "vampires are dangerous, but sexy and the best lovers" type books, it was different getting used to the "vampires are bad guys" type. But I did enjoy it and will probably read the rest of the series at some point.
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I really enjoyed Vampire Academy. I had to DL the kindle sample of book 2 to tide me over from getting it at the library later in the month! I enjoy flawed heroes, and Rose has the shimmering beginnings of one!!
Couple on Cover:
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Though not my favorite book, I still enjoyed it. It felt like an "in-betweener" book...
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No people on Cover:
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This book was haunting and exquisitely written. It will forever be a part of me, and is in the top three books I've ever read in my life.
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1. May:
Really good. Interesting story and world. Can't wait for the forthcoming sequel.
2. Birthday:
**** Very enjoyable introduction to series. I liked it better than the first book of Harper Connelly but not as much as Sookie.
3. Washington State:
I am really enjoying this series! So glad there are YA authors out there who know how to do this right.
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6. 1,000 Ratings:
10. Reader's Choice:
Very good. I especially love stories where the main character needs to be taught to love...sad and rewarding at the end.
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Duration: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010
6/12 Complete!
Monopoly: How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire
Clue: The Rest Falls Away
Chess:
Candyland: Chocolat
Twister (I'm gonna try one of every color!): Halfway to the Grave; Succubus Blues;
Operation: My Sister's Keeper
Scene It!:
Girl Talk:
Mahjongg: The Joy Luck Club
Risk: Gone with the Wind
Bonus 1; Ouiji (Read a book that involves seeing or communicating with the Dead.)
Bonus 2; Battle of the Sexes (Read a romance where the characters clash; then fall in love):
Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
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Title: TBR and Classics Be READ
August 16th, 2010-August 16th, 2011
Read 10 Books that have sat on your shelves for more than 6 months
1. Kushiel's Dart
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3. A Game of Thrones
4. Life of Pi
5. Revolutionary Road
6. The Freedom Writers Diary
7. Helter Skelter
8. The Hiding Place
9. The Tale of the Body Thief
10. The Sun Also Rises
Read 9 Classics
1. Wuthering Heights
2. Gone with the Wind
3. Sense and Sensibility
4. The Great Gatsby
5. The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
6. The Satanic Verses
7. Little Women
8. Pride and Prejudice
9. Emma
Read 8 Books I started but never finished
1. The Mists of Avalon
2. One Hundred Years of Solitude
3. An Interrupted Life: The Diaries and Letters of Etty Hillesum
4. Written on the Body
5. The Reader
6. The Bell Jar
7. A Wrinkle in Time
8. A Great and Terrible Beauty
Read 7 Books in YA or Fantasy
1. Over Sea, Under Stone
2. The Hero and the Crown
3. The Summer Before
4. The Dark is Rising
5. The Many Colored Land
6. Sabriel
7. The Great Hunt
Read 6 Books that were recommended by a friend
1. My Sister's Keeper
2. A Spell for Chameleon
3. Lord Foul's Bane
4. Split Infinity
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6. Possession
Read 5 Books from Series you haven't finished yet
1. Inkdeath
2. The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
3. Forever in Blue
4. Lasher
5. Taltos
Read 4 New Authors
1. Susanna Clark-Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
2. Frank Herbert-Dune
3. Larissa Ione-Pleasure Unbound
4. Kathy Reichs-Deja Dead
Read a Trilogy
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2.
3.
Read 2 Stand Alone Novels
1. The Giver
2. A Little Princess
Read 1 Complete Series
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1/10 Complete!
1. "J" for June: Jacob
2. Birthday: Outlander (FlibBityFLooB)
3. Geography: Gone With the Wind
4.Gemini Connection: Lover Awakened
5. Great Outdoors Month: In the Wilderness
6. Already Wed: Slightly Married
7. Repeat Day (June 3): Cassandra Clare: City of Ashes
8. Erotic Romance Genre: The Bounty
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Slave to Sensation
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Pick 10 Books off your friends "Read" Shelves
Challenge Unfinished ONLY 1/10 Complete!
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2. Evermore (Esther)
3. Full Moon Rising (Jaime)
4. Halfway to the Grave (Sandy)
5. The Hunger Games (Bridgette)
6. Kiss of Midnight (Jenn)
7. The Laughing Corpse (Deborah)
8. Pleasure Unbound (Delicious Dee)
9. Succubus Blues (Kelley Anne)
10. Witch Fire (Abrown)
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19 Complete!
A:
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I: Inkdeath
J: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell
K: Kushiel's Dart
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Q: The Quick and the Dead
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T: Taltos
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W:
X: Sex and the Single Vampire
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Z: World War Z
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6/10 Complete!
1. My Books:
2. Groups:
3. Good Reads Author: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
4. Recommended Book:
5. Quiz/Trivia: Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
6. Listopia: The Hunger Games Found on the list Best Kick-Ass Fantasy Female Characters From YA and Childrens
7. Friends:
8. Book of the Month Read: Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak Current read till September 15th from 1001 Books to Read Before You Die
9. Good Reads Shelves:
10. Challenges:
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From S.O.S.
9/16-10-9/16/11
1/36 Complete
#1: Kelloggs is ranked as the most popular cereal company in the world (8 BOOKS)
K:athy Reichs, Deja Dead
E:vermore
L:over Unbound
L:ast Vampire, the
G:eorge R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
G:ena Showalter, The Darkest Kiss
2: 5 childhood favorites (15 BOOKS)
* Count Chocula: The Gardella Vampire Chronicles
1. The Rest Falls Away
2. Rises the Night
3. The Bleeding Dusk
4. When Twilight Burns
5. As Shadows Fade
* Froot Loops: Continuing Outlander Series
1. Dragonfly in Amber
2. Voyager
3. Drums of Autumn
4. The Fiery Cross
* Cap’n Crunch-Black Dagger Brotherhood
1. Lover Enshrined
2. Lover Avenged
3. Lover Mine
* Trix-Elemental Witches
1. Witch Fire
2. Witch Blood
* Lucky Charms-Books of Faerie
1. Lament
#3: High-Fiber cereals are good for you (1+ BOOKS)
Tairen Soul
1. Lord of the Fading Lands
2. Lady of Light and Shadows
3. King of Sword and Sky
4. Queen of Song and Souls
5. The Crown of Crystal Flame (TBP Oct 26, 2010)
#4: KIX tagline “Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved” (1+ BOOKS)
The Seven Kingdoms
1. Graceling
2. Fire
3. Bitterblue (TBP April 1, 2011)
#5: Rice Crispies tagline “Snap, Crackle, Pop” (1 BOOK)
Night Huntress World
1. First Drop of Crimson
#6: Oatmeal is best served HOT (1 BOOK)
Psy-Changeling
1. Slave to Sensation
#7: Cheerios - a decent bite when nothing tastier is available (1 BOOK)
Kushiel's Legacy
1. Kushiel's Dart
#8: LIFE (1 BOOK)
Wolves of Mercy Falls
1. Forever TBP July, 2011
#9: Wheaties tagline “The Breakfast of Champions” (1 BOOK)
Women of the Otherworld
1. Bitten
#10: Honey Smacks (1 BOOK)
Midnight Breed
1. Kiss of Midnight
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10/10 First Challenge and FINISHED!!!
1. A Favorite Author:
2. "New" Author:
3. Gave up on/Second Chance:
4. A Good Reads Author:
5. An Author born/died in the same year as you:
6. An Author whose first or last name starts with A:
7. An Author whose first or last name starts with M:
8. A Male Author:
9. A Female Author:
10. More than one Author:
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I'm in for 8 this time!
5/8 complete
1. Title "S":
2. Birthday List (Jane):
3. Geography: Kiss of Midnight
6. Blue Collar: (Cop; Inspector Jane)
7. Library:
8. Classic Romance: Wuthering Heights
9. Agatha Christie Tribute: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
10. Readers Choice:
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Library Books at Home
On hold at Library:
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22/26 Complete
Acheron, Dance with the Devil
Bran, Moon Called
Christian McKelter, Bloodfever
Dimitri, Frostbite
Eric, Dead in the Family
Fezzik, The Princess Bride
Geryon, The Darkest Fire
Hans, The Book Thief
Ian, The Host
Jerricho Barrons, Darkfever
Kyrian, Night Pleasures
Lan, Eye of the World
Matthew, John, Lover Eternal
Nick Gautier, Night Embrace
O'Neil, Butch, Lover Revealed
Patch, Hush, Hush
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Richard Cypher, Wizards First Rule
Sam, Linger
Tolliver, Grave Surpise
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V'lane, Faefever
Wulf, Kiss of the Night
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Yury, Zhivago, Dr. Zhivago
Zadist, Lover Awakened
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20/26 Complete
Astrid, Dance with the Devil
Bella, Lover Awakened
Claire, Glass Houses
Dani, Faefever
Elizabeth (Betsy), Undead and Unwed
Fray, Clary, City of Bones
Grace, Shiver
Harper Connelly, Grave Surprise
Isabel, Linger
Jones, Precious, Push by Sapphire
Kahlan, Wizards First Rule
Lily Bard, Shakespeare's Landlord
MacKayla Lane, Darkfever
Nickie, A Secret Rage
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Pam, Dead in the Family
Q
Rowena, Bloodfever
Sunshine, Night Embrace
Teagarden, Aurora, Real Murders
U
Vee, Hush, Hush
Wanda, The Host
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3/14/10 to 3/14/2011 (changed date to actual start date)
80s
1983: Changed to
1984: Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony
1985: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
1986: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
1987: Beloved by Toni Morrison
1988: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
1989: A Time to Kill by John Grisham
90s
1990: Jurrassic Park by Michael Crichton
1991: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
1992: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
1993: The Giver Lois Lowry
1994:
1995: Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
1996: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
1997:
1998: I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
1999: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
00s
2000:
2001: Atonement by Ian McEwan
2002: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
2003: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
2004: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
2005:
2006: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini
2007: Marked P.C. Cast
2008: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
2009: If I Stay by Gayle Forman
2010:
2011: TBA!!!
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PNR October Monthly Challenge
1/10 Complete
Orange Lover Revealed or Dragonfly in Amber
Red Succubus on Top or Catching Fire
Brown City of Glass or Neverwhere
Green Blood Promise
Black
Yellow The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or Lonesome Dove
Purple Lord of the Fading Lands
Pink Shadow Kiss
Blue Lover Unbound or Mockinjay
Silver/Grey City of Ashes or Lady of Light and Shadows
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0/10 Read
Weird! I noticed after posting that I ended up with mostly Red or Black Covers...totally unintentional!
October Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Birthday (Kasia) Stray by Rachel Vincent
Geography North Carolina Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
Teachers The Freedom Writers Diary by the Freedom Writers
Law and Order The Client by John Grisham
Halloween Witch Fire by Anya Bast
National Book Month Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
Romantic Suspense Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Teen Read Beauty: A Retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
Readers Choice The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
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0/10
1. vampires: Lover Revealed Currently Reading
2. werewolves: Bitten
3. shifters: Blood Bound
4. gods/goddesses/immortals: The Sea of Monsters
5. demons/angels: Fire Me Up
6. witches/warlocks/sorcerers/mages: Fool Moon
7. fae/fairies: Lament
8. aliens/space cowboys/space adventurers/space mercenaries: Ender's Game
9. psychics/ghosts/humans with paranormal abilities: A Great and Terrible Beauty
10. hunters/warriors/slayers/guardians: The Laughing Corpse
11. Personal Bonus/Zombies: World War Z
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0/10
1. January:Jacob
2. Birthday: From Melinda's List Lord of the Fading Lands
3. Geography: Eternal
4. New Year: Dead Witch Walking
5. Beginnings: Kiss of Midnight
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Light My Fire
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Bearing an Hourglass
8. Rose Parade: Evermore
9. January Weather: Full Moon Rising
10. Reader's Choice: Reserved for continuing whichever series I like best! :)
Challenge Overload (PNR and UF Edition)
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PNR/Fantasy Challenge (modeled after March Paranormal Romance Challege but altered to fit my own TBR pile)
5/10 Not bad for being sick in the middle of the month and having to read Dracula which was a very slow read...
3 Stand Alone Novels:
Dracula3/13/10 ***The Princess Bride3/14/10 ****Lord of the Flies3/21/10 ***3 Books started, then set aside and not finished:
On a Pale Horse, Incarnation of Immortality3/25/10The Eye of the World, The Wheel of Time3/31/10COULDN'T FINISH:
A Spell for Chameleon, Xanth
3 Finish Triliogies (combo series ok)
Inkdeath, Inkheart #3
Lasher, Lives of the Mayfair Witches #2
Taltos, Lives of the Mayfair Witches #3
3rd Child/# 3 in Series
Girls in Pants: Third Summer of the Sisterhood
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