Delirity discussion

In this challenge you can choose your level. To complete it, all you have to do is read one book from each category. If you'd like to make it harder then read more, 2 per category, 3 per category...whatever you choose. You can earn up to 16 points for this challenge (meaning that to get all the points you would read 4 for each category.) And no, you cannot just read 16 vampire books. You can only earn up to 4 points per category.

The categories are:

Mythology Based - Means it's based on a mythological story or includes mythological creatures. However, do not include vamps and wolves in this. Think centaurs, mythological deities, King Arthur... Things based on a legitimate myth from history, not just a random myth story the author makes up.
Vampires
Women and Weapons - Think of characters that carry weapons, claws and magical abilities don't count. However, it's okay if they carry a magical sword or something of that sort.
100% Normal - Everything has to be realistic. Nothing paranormal, supernatural, mythological, dystopian, etc. Human characters interacting in the past or present, (but not the future) in realistically possible events. Fiction or non-fiction counts. it's okay if the plots a little out there, but the world has to be normal for the period the book is taking place in.


Remember to only post your books once! When you finish, just tell us you finished and I'll find your post. Also, make sure that you don't use books that you've used for another challenge (unless it's the character challenge, since you've been given an okay for that).

Books for this challenge must have been read on or after May 5th.

Completed 16 of 16

Mythology Based
1. Goddess of Legend (Goddess Summoning, #7) - P.C. Cast
2. The Gathering (Darkness Rising, #1) - Kelley Armstrong
3. Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker, #1) - Jenna Black
4. Shadowspell (Faeriewalker, #2) - Jenna Black



Vampires
1. Nightshade (Nightshade, #1) - Michelle Rowen
2. Bite Club (The morganville Vampires, #10) - Rachel Mead
3. The Reluctant Vampire (Argeneau, #15) - Lynsay Sands
4. Hit List (Anita Blake, #20) - Laurell K. Hamilton



Women and Weapons
1. Tangled Threads (Elemental Assasin, #4) - Jennifer Estep
2. Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, #5) - Ilona Andrews
3. Steel - Carrie Vaughn
4. The Hob's Bargain - Patricia Briggs



100% Normal
1. The Wedding (Laird's Fiancees, #2) - Julie Garwood
2. To Catch an Heiress (Ex-Spies, #1) - Julia Quinn
3. How to Marry a Marquis (Ex-Spies, #2) - Julia Quinn
4. Three Weddings and a Kiss - Kathleen E. Woodiwiss and others

Completed 15 of 16

Mythology Based
1.Abandon by Meg Cabot 6/17
2.Dark Descendant by Jenna Black 7/13
3.Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead 7/22
4.Storm Born by Richelle Mead 7/24

Vampires
1. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris 7/1
2. Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton 9/18
3. Blood Rights by Kristen Painter 10/21
4.

Women and Weapons
1.Divergent by Veronica Roth 6/20
2. Valiant by Holly Black 6/21
3.The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Chima Williams 9/6
4.All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin 10/28

100% Normal
1.Where She Went by Gayle Forman 6/17
2.Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran8/7
3.Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire 8/10
4.Ruthless by Anne Stewart 8/22

Completed 15 of 16

Mythology Based
1. Dark Descendant by Jenna Black 5/5
2. Rage by Jackie Kessler 5/6
3. The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry 5/10 (this was a weird one, the bad guys created a group with a Goddess as it's head to destroy the world, then took religious aspects to support it)
4.



Vampires
1. Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter 5/8
2. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill 5/9
3. Crossed by J.F. Lewis 5/12
4. Try Me by Parker Blue 5/18



Women and Weapons
1. Savage Nature by Christine Feehan 5/6
2. Loose and Easy by Tara Janzen 5/16
3. Into the Mist by Maya Banks 6/1
4. Into the Lair by Maya Banks 6/2



100% Normal
1. First Family by David Baldacci 5/7
2. With This Ring, I Thee Bed by Alison Tyler 5/8
3. Sweet Possession by Maya Banks 5/9
4. The Camel Club by David Baldacci 5/10

Sorry Samantha. I tried to pick stuff most of us tend to stick with genre wise.

I was thinking that would be the easiest category. For me the Mythology will be the hardest.

I figured mythology and 100% would be the hardest since I know some of our group members don't like to read romance books, "regular" YA, classics, or other genres that don't include sexy vamps. ;)
For mythology I'm lucky that I still have the Divine books to read by P.C. Cast, and I'm hoping a Kenyon will come out soon. I don't know about the 4th one, but I'm hoping to come across something. I think I have a goddess book by Cast I haven't gotten to yet and they're always myth based.

I guess I'd forgotten about the romances I read...maybe mythology will be the hardest, though there are a lot that seem to be coming out. I don't mind a challenge, that's the name of the game, right? ;)

Completed 16 of 16

Mythology Based

1. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong 5/8
2. Abandon by Meg Cabot- 5/16
3. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 8/22
4. Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay 8/24


Vampires

1. Soulmate by L.J. Smith 5/10
2. Huntress by L.J. Smith- 5/12
3. Black Dawn by L.J. Smith 5/23
4. Marked by P.C. Cast 6/8


Women and Weapons
1. Steel by Carrie Vaughn- 5/26
2. Pompeii: City of Fire by T.L. Higley- 7/11
3. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 8/25
4. Through the Veil by Shiloh Walker 8/27

100% Normal

1. The Lightkeeper's Ball byColleen Coble 5/20
2. Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler
3. Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb 6/17
4. The Lady of Bolton Hill by Elizabeth Camden 6/19

I'an in ( 16 out of 16 complete )


Mythology Based

1.Visions of Magic (r-f-May 31-June-1)
2Prophecy of the Sisters(r-f-June 7-)
3The Lightning Thief(r-f-July 13-14)
4Abandon(r-f-July 16-17)






Vampires


1Crusade (r-f-May 28-29)
2Taken By The Others(r-f-May 17-18)
3Almost to Die For(r-f-May 22-23)
4Love Me Forever(r-f-May 12-13)





Women And Wepons

1Angelfire(r-f-June 1-3)
2Hunted By The Others(r-f-June 6-7)
3Blood Song(r-f-July 1-3)
City of Bones(r-f-July 27-29)






100% Normal



1Remember When (r-f-May 29-31)
2Velvet(r-f-May 25-27)
3A Kiss in the Dark(r-f-May 18-19)
4The Magic of You(r-f-May 14-15)

I have read all those PC Cast. I will have to try the Kenyon books if it gets close to the end and I haven't gotten any.

I will say that I did just read , it fits the mythology category and it was good.

Would you consider the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse mythology?

16/16

Mythology Based
1.The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 5/19/11
2.Nobody's Princess by Esther M. Friesner 5/30/11
3.Entice by Carrie Jones 8/30/11
4.The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan 9/4/11



Vampires
1.The Turning by Jennifer Armintrout 5/30/11
2.Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson 6/9/11
3.Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist 6/13/11
4.The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer 6/19/11



Women and Weapons
1.Ice Storm by Anne Stuart 5/23/11
2.The Face of Death by Cody McFadyen 5/27/11
3.Venom by Jennifer Estep 8/26/11
4. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews 8/31/11




100% Normal
1.The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen 5/5/11
2.The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber 5/7/11
3.Bubbles A Broad by Sarah Strohmeyer 5/8/11
4.The Cinco de Mayo Murder by Lee Harris 5/9/11

Completed 16 of 16

Mythology
1. The Goddess Test 5/5/11
2. Illusions 5/15/11
3. Abandon 5/21/11
4. The Immortal Highlander 7/2/11



Vampires
1. Lover Mine 5/24/11
2. Lover Unleashed 7/7/11
3. Blood 8/19/11
4. Passion Unleashed 9/10/11



Women and Weapons
1. The Demon Trapper's Daughter 5/5/11
2. Steel 5/8/11
3. Angelfire 5/21/11
4. Bite Me 8/5/11


100% Normal
1. The Unwritten Rule 5/12/11
2. Courting Miss Lancaster 5/16/11
3. The Art of Racing in the Rain 6/5/11
4. Agent in Old Lace 6/12/11

Darcy, ya, they count. It's part of Christian mythology. (Although, some will yell at me for saying that...)

Heather wrote: "Darcy, ya, they count. It's part of Christian mythology. (Although, some will yell at me for saying that...)"

Good deal, then I might be ok on that category.

Completed 16 of 16

Mythology Based

1. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 5/13
2. Hounded by Kevin Hearne 6/10
3. Illusions by Aprilynne Pike 5/26
4. Entice by Carrie Jones 6/9

Vampires
1. Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn 5/5
2. Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn 5/6
3. Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn 5/9
4. Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn 5/20

Women and Weapons
1. Defiance by Lili Saintcrow 5/6
2. Vanilla Ride by Joe R. Lansdale 5/14
3. Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells 5/31
4. Mage In Black by Jaye Wells 6/5

100% Normal
1. Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts 5/11
2. Tick Tock by James Patterson 5/10
3. Because You're Mine by Lisa Kleypas 5/19
4. Best Laid Plans by Nora Roberts 5/14

Where's a new C.E. Murphy for mythology when you need it?

Just thought I'd clarify something for you all. Wolves and Vamps don't count for mythology, but if there's another myth structure in the story you can use it. For example, the last Mercedes Thompson book has wolves in it, but there's also the story of Coyote and other Native American myths. You could use that story because there's another tale combined with it.

Completed 16/16


MYTHOLOGY BASED

1. The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning
2. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
3. Envy by J.R. Ward
4. Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon



VAMPIRES

1. Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward
2. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
3. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
4. The Dead Girls Dance by Rachel Caine



WOMEN & WEAPONS

1. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3. Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh
4. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost



100% NORMAL

1. Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
2. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley
3. If You Deceive by Kresley Cole
4. An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

I have recently read two books were the main charater goes back in time and "lives" for a while... would you consider that in the 100% normal category?

Steel
Wishful Thinking

Sadly no. Time travel makes it not 100% normal. Maybe 90%, but not quite 100%. If it was just a story set in the past that would be different.

[14/16]

Mythology Based
1. Poisoned Kisses by Stephanie Draven
2. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
3. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
4. Shadow Walker by Allyson James


Vampires
1. Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
2. Hunt the Moon by Karen Chance
3.
4.


Women and Weapons
1. Huntress by Malinda Lo
2. Enclave by Ann Aguirre
3. Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep
4. Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines


100% Normal
1. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
2. The Devil Wears Plaid by Teresa Medeiros
3. Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
4. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen

15/16


Mythology
1. Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs 6/18
2. Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale 7/3
3. Abandon 7/22
4. Starcrossed 8/14


Vampires
1. Siren's Cry 8/16
2. Lover Eternal 8/27
3. Supernaturally K. White 10/7
4.


Women and Weapons
1. Paranormalcy K. White 5/12
2. Hunger Games S. Collins 7/17
3. Enclave by Ann Aguirre 8/27
4. Sweet Venom by T. childs

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100% Normal
1. Perfect Chemistry S. Elkeles
2. I remember You H. Evans 6/25
3. American Heiress D. Goodwin 10/16
4. Lola and the Boy Next Door 10/29

I will try, Mythology will prob be the hardest for me as well. Does it count if the mythological aspect isnt the main theme of the book, ex. the centures in the Harry Potter books?

Mythology
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Vampires
1.
2.
3.
4.

Women and Weapons
1.
2.
3.
4.

100% Normal
1.What Happened to Goodbye
2.
3.
4.

You could use that, but you wouldn't be able to use the other books in the series unless there was a valid myth behind it.

Mythology based
1.Red Hot fury By:Kasey Mackenzie
2.Green eyed Envy
3.Urban Shaman By:C.E Murphy
4.Thunderbird Falls By:C.E Murphy

Vampies
1.Midnight Awakening By:Lara Adrian
2.Veil of Midnight By:Lara Adrian
3.Bite Club By:Rachel caine
4.Friday nights Bite By:Chloe Neil

Wemon and Weaponds
1.Tangled Threads
2.Venom
3.Magic Burns
4.magic Strikes

100% Normal
1.Ceremony in death By:J.D Robb
2.Conspiracy in Death By:J.D Robb
3.Loyalty in Death By:J.D Robb
4.Witness in Death By:J.D Robb

I don't no about the Mythology based books.. i am open for suggestions

Anything by P.C. Cast.
The Once and Future King - T.H. White
Karen Marie Moning works if her book has fae myths in them. Some of her romances do, as does the Fever series.
On of the Kitty Norville books has a skinwalker in it. You'd have to ask Darcy which one it is since I can't remember.
Sherrilyn Kenyon works. Any of her Dark-Hunter series.
If you want to go historical fiction Wilbur Smith has an Ancient Egypt series that has some of the myths from the period thrown in.
Percy Jackson
C.E. Murphy's Walker Papers series
River Marked - Patricia Briggs
Entice - Carrie Jones
Jane Yellowrock
The Hollow
Aspect of the Crow series
Robin McKinley's Beauty
Unsympathetic Magic or Dopplegangster
Discord's Apple
Red Hot Fury

wow thanks....I have read the Karen Marie Moning series but it was before may 5...I'll Check some of these out :0)

The Kitty book is

Thanks Darcy, I just knew it was somewhere between 4 and 7. ;)

If you go with the Resnick books...Unsypathetic Magic or Dopplegangster don't worry about reading book 1 in the series. It sucked. You can figure it all out without it. Book two was about dopplegangers and three is about vodoo.

Completed 16 of 16

Mythology Based
1. Shadowspell by Jenna Black
2. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
3. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
4.Dark Descendant by Jenna Black


Vampires
1. Afterlight by Elle Jasper
2. Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. Bonded by Blood by Laurie London
4. Friday Night Bites by Chloe Niell


Women and Weapons
1. Naked In Death by J.D. Robb
2. Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole
3. Arrow's Flight by Mercedes Lackey
4. Arrows's Fall by Mercedes Lackey


100% Normal
1. It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
2. Devil In Winter by Lisa Kleypas
3. The Devil Wears Plaid by Teresa Medeiros
4. Colters' Lady by Maya Banks

Ok, let's do this!

Levels challenge
Ends 10/31/11

Completed 2 of 16

Mythology Based:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Vampires
1. Lost Wages of Sin by Rosalie Stanton ~DONE~
2. Stay With Me by Gwen Campbell ~DONE~
3.
4.

Women and Weapons
1.
2.
3.
4.

Normal:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Levels Challenge - All Done!

Completed 16/16

Mythology Based
1. Nocked for a Loop - Sam Cheever 7/19
2. The Goddess Test - Aimee Carter 5/9
3. Betrayal - Mayandree Michel 9/1
4. City of Bones - Cassandra Clare 9/16



Vampires
1. Dead in the Family - Charlaine Harris 6/30
2. Reunion - FE Heaton 7/8
3. Not Just an Orgy - Sally Painter 8/7
4. Lover Revealed - JR Ward 7/20



Women with Weapons
1. Snaring the Huntress - Sylvia Day 5/14
2. Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione 7/7
3. Destined for an Early Grave - Jeaneine Frost 9/4
4. Every Other Day - Jennifer Lynn Barnes 9/18



100% Normal
1. Sex Stalker - Darren Burton 5/23
2. Cop Appeal - Ava Meyers 7/11
3. Rode Hard, Put up Wet - Lorelei James 7/10
4. Tied Up, Tied Down - Lorelei James 8/4

Mythology based:1.Oh. My. Gods.
2.
3.
4.

Vampires: 1. Shadow Kiss
2. Frostbite
3. Blood Promise
4. Spirit bound

100% real: 1.Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
2.
3.
4.

WooHoo! I made it just in time!!

Delirity discussion
Levels Challenge
Ends: Now - 10/31/11

Completed: 16 of 16

Mythology Based:
1. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - 7/25/2011 - ****
2. Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn - 8/24/2011 - ****
3. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - 9/13/2011 - ****
4. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning - 7/18/2011 - *****



Vampires:
1. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 10/31/2011 - ***
2. Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton - 8/5/2011 - **
3. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs - 8/26/2011 - *****
4. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - 9/5/2011 - ***



Women and Weapons:
1. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb - 7/13/2011 - *****
2. Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton - 7/14/2011 - ***
3. Blood Work by Kim Harrison - 7/23/2011 - ***
4. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - 8/15/2011 - *****



100% Normal:
1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett - 8/21/2011 - *****
2. It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - 8/31/2011 - *****
3. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen - 9/20/2011 - *****
4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - 10/11/2011 - ****

All Done!!

Completed 16 of 16

Mythology Based
1. Dark Descendant by Jenna Black 5/5
2. Rage by Jackie Kessler 5/6
3. The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry 5/10 (this was a weird one, the bad guys created a group with a Goddess as it's head to destroy the world, then took religious aspects to support it)
4. Hunt the Moon Karen Chance 6/29, the bad guys were Viking and Greek gods and goddess



Vampires
1. Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter 5/8
2. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill 5/9
3. Crossed by J.F. Lewis 5/12
4. Try Me by Parker Blue 5/18



Women and Weapons
1. Savage Nature by Christine Feehan 5/6
2. Loose and Easy by Tara Janzen 5/16
3. Into the Mist by Maya Banks 6/1
4. Into the Lair by Maya Banks 6/2



100% Normal
1. First Family by David Baldacci 5/7
2. With This Ring, I Thee Bed by Alison Tyler 5/8
3. Sweet Possession by Maya Banks 5/9
4. The Camel Club by David Baldacci 5/10

I had forgotten that Chance's books have a bit of mythology in them. Thanks for the reminder.

Samantha wrote: "I had forgotten that Chance's books have a bit of mythology in them. Thanks for the reminder."

I was starting to think I would be waiting forever for that last one. Then when I was reading Chance's last book and there was all that in there I was really happy!!

It is surprising where mythology themes pop up, I wouldn't have pegged any of the ones I read as having them until after I was reading them.

Good job, Darcy.

Thanks!

I'll give it a try.

09/16 COMPLETED

Mythology Based -
1) Demon Girl 06/28


Vampires
1) Samson's Lovely Mortal 06/30
2) A Quick Bite 06/09

Women and Weapons -
1) Graveyard Games 06/22
2) S.E.A.L. Team Omega 05/31


100% Normal -
1) Getting Away is Deadly 06/18
2) Always the Baker Never the Bride 06/13
3) Take the Monkeys and Run 05/09
4) Hot Boss, Wicked Nights 05/16

I was wondering would angels count like for example
J.R. Ward's book Crave it has angels and demons. Any
help would be great. Thanks.

Jessica B wrote: "Completed 3/16


MYTHOLOGY BASED

1. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
2. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
3. Hounded by Kevin Hearne
4. Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon

[bookcover:The Gathering|..."


Your waiting for it (Bloodlines) to come out, right? Or do you have a ARC?

I think I just forgot to finish filling this one in. I wonder if I can magically be done without having been paying attention.

Finished this a while ago, but I forgot to update!!

=) Shera! You've got points now =) Good job. I finished it too.

i'am done

Yeah, points!! (I think hell just froze over.)