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The Zodiac Challenge will go for two months, May 1 – June 30. Pick your sun sign (or a word associated with it) and use the acronym as a guide for reading.

Here's a link for those who don't know their sign:
http://www.vpcalendar.net/QuickRef/Zo...

You can use the book title, author, or series name.

Challenge Levels (Use a combination to reach desired level for some signs, ie: Aries (5) + Ram (3) = 8 + Mars (4) = 12.)

Easy: 4
Medium: 7
Hard: 10+

Aries - Ram - Mars - Fire
Taurus - Bull - Venus - Earth
Gemini - Twins - Mercury - Air
Cancer - Crab - Moon - Water
Leo - Lion - Sun - Fire
Virgo - Virgin/Maiden - Mercury - Earth
Libra - Scales - Venus - Air
Scorpio - Scorpion - Pluto - Water
Sagittarius - Archer - Jupiter - Fire
Capricorn - Sea-goat - Saturn - Earth
Aquarius - Water-Bearer - Saturn - Air
Pisces - Fish - Neptune - Water

Good Luck!

Completed:
Bobbie
Robin
Tracey
Angie (mind malfunction)
*Angela*
Sheri
Jessica (Goldenfurpro
Gwenn

I am a Scorpio, and I am going to do
PLUTO + WATER for my /10 hard.
I'll map out my books later.

✔ - Phoenix and the Dragon
✔ - Lips Touch, Three Times
U
✔ - Thirteenth Hour at Duskland
✔ - Orphans of Chaos

Wither
Amulet of Samarkand
Time of the Dark
✔ - Etiquette and Espionage
R

I'd like to do the medium challenge, please. I am a Gemini, so:


M Moon Called - 5/5
E E.S. Moore,To Walk the Night - 5/14
R Ruby Red - 5/21
C City of Bones - 5/25
U Undead and Unwed - 6/10
R J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 6/14
Y Yoshiki Nakamura, Skip Beat!, Vol. 1 - 6/15

Completed7/7

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Libra represent!


A - Angel's Blood by Nalini Singh finished 5/23
I - Iron King by Julie Kagawa finished 6/23
R - Raven Boys finished 5/3
Y - ou could be a zombie and other facts by Cracked Finished 6/7

S - Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh finished 5/15
C - Cinder by Marisssa Meyer finished 5/24
A - Assassin Study finished 6/15
L - Lips touch three times by Laini Taylor finished 5/5
E - Ethics of Ambiguitiy by Simone de Beauvoir Finished 6/7
S - Shadow Magic by Patricia C Wrede finished 5/7

Completed 10/10
Hard

May-June Zodiac Challenge
May 1 – June 30



MEDIUM= 7/7 COMPLETED

S-The Silver Linings Playbook
E- Eye of the Needle 01.08.13
A-angelfall 15.08.13
G-Gone Girl 21.07.13
O-Oryx and Crake 17.11.13
A- Animal Farm 29.10.13
T- Thinner 05.07.13

I'm Gemini so...
TOTAL READ: 11/11

G- Gravity by Melissa West READ: 5/16
E- Everbound by Brodi Ashton READ: 5/15
M- Monsters of Men by Parick Ness READ: 5/18
I- Ink by Amanda Sun READ: 6/20
N- The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett READ: 6/13
I- If I Should Die by Amy Plum READ: 6/3


T- Teardrop by Lauren Kate READ: 6/23
W- Wasteland by Susan Kim and Laurence Klavin READ: 5/7
I- Icons by Margaret Stohl READ: 5/30
N- Night School by C.J. Daugherty READ: 5/16
S- The Savage Grace by Bree Despain READ: 5/13

Another Gemini - y'all, we should have a birthday party! - & I will fill them in as I go (usually that is ok):



T - Timespell, 3 STARS - 5/16
W - White Tiger, 5 STARS - 5/31
I - Intuition, 4 STARS - 6/9
N - Natsumi Aida/Switch Girl!!, Tome 1 Vol. 1-6, 4 STARS - 5/6-5/7
S - Sweet Venom, 4 1/2 STARS - 5/4

A - Jussi Adler-Olsen/The Keeper of Lost Causes, 4 STARS - 5/13
I - Izumi Tsubaki/Oresama Teacher , Vol. 1, 4 STARS - 6/14
R - Red Phoenix, 4 1/2 STARS - 6/1



Completed 8/8

05/10

C - Changeless (5/14)
A - Amped (5/6)
N - No Viable Option ()
C - Congo (5/12)
E - Ender's Game (6/6)
R - Rise of the Destroyer (5/19)

M - Monster High ()
O - On the Edge ()
O - Once Dead, Twice Shy (6/22)
N - The Nymphos of Rocky Flats ()

I'm an Aquarius :)
Challenge Level: Medium
Completed: 9/9

S- Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 1
A- With All My Soul (All)
T- Welcome to Dead House (to)
U- The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls
R- Reached
N- The Edge of Never (Never)

&

A- At Grave's End
I- Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices series)
R- Requiem

Done!


Challenge Level: Hard: 10+
Gemini, Twins
11 of 11 updated 5/28

✔G...One Week Girlfriend 5/19 ***3 stars
✔E...Dominion by S.E.Lund  5/4 ***3 stars
✔M...Promise After Dark by Sadie Matthews 5/10***2.5 stars
✔I...If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones 5/24 *****4.5 stars
✔N...Sometimes Never by Cheryl McIntyre 5/21****3.5 stars
✔I...Come Away With Me series With Me In Seatle 5/13***3 stars

✔T...Twisted Perfection by Abbi Glines 5/15***3 stars
✔W...Against The Wall  5/2***3 stars
✔I...Losing It 5/27 ***3 stars
✔N...Nothing In Common 5/26 ***2.5 stars
✔S...Off Limits by Sawyer Bennet 5/8***3+

Read:

Level: Medium
Read 7/7

S-Sticks and StonesK.J. Larsen-read 5/17
C-City of Bones by Cassandra Clare-read 5/4
O-Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout-read 7/4
R-Real by Katy Evans-read 6/4
P-James Patterson in Zoo-read 5/5
I-If You Were HereJen Lancaster-read 6/8
O-One Shot by Lee Child-read 5/24

Shut Up and Read: Zodiac Challenge 17/17 - DONE!
Duration: May 1 – June 30, 2013

T Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion, Mark Cotta Vaz MAY 24
H Ascend, Amanda Hocking MAY 17
E 101 Recipes from God’s Garden, eBook Legend MAY 14

T Torn, Amanda Hocking MAY 12
W Lover At Last, JR Ward MAY 2
I On the Edge, Ilona Andrews MAY 6
N No Humans Involved, Kelley Armstrong MAY 10
S Help Wanted, Meg Silver MAY 14


A Broken, Kelley Armstrong MAY 1
I Indigo Spell, Richelle Mead JUN 15
R Bloodlines, Richelle Mead JUN 8


D Me, Myself and Why, MaryJanice Davidson MAY 23
R Ready or Not, Meg Cabot JUN 17
E Deadly Sting, Jennifer Estep MAY 9
A Adrian's Lost Chapter, Richelle Mead JUN 7
M The Golden Lily, Richelle Mead JUN 10
S Big Book of Smut 2011, Sasha Storm JUN 2

I finished! Message 10

yeah! I finished on message 7. & it's my birthday today!

Finally, I finished! Message 3 7 of 7

finished in message 9 :)

the letter U almost messed me up

Shut Up and Read: Zodiac Challenge 17/17 - DONE!
Duration: May 1 – June 30, 2013

T Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion, Mark Cotta Vaz MAY 24
H Ascend, Amanda Hocking MAY 17
E 101 Recipes from God’s Garden, eBook Legend MAY 14

T Torn, Amanda Hocking MAY 12
W Lover At Last, JR Ward MAY 2
I On the Edge, Ilona Andrews MAY 6
N No Humans Involved, Kelley Armstrong MAY 10
S Help Wanted, Meg Silver MAY 14


A Broken, Kelley Armstrong MAY 1
I Indigo Spell, Richelle Mead JUN 15
R Bloodlines, Richelle Mead JUN 8


D Me, Myself and Why, MaryJanice Davidson MAY 23
R Ready or Not, Meg Cabot JUN 17
E Deadly Sting, Jennifer Estep MAY 9
A Adrian's Lost Chapter, Richelle Mead JUN 7
M The Golden Lily, Richelle Mead JUN 10
S Big Book of Smut 2011, Sasha Storm JUN 2

Capricorn
16 read

C-
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Crossing the Line by Katie McGarry
A-
Assassin Study by Maria Snyder
Dead Ever After by Charlene Harris
P-
Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
Highland Persuasion by Sky Purington
R-
Rip Van Winkle by Irving Washington
So Many Reasons Why by Missy Johnson
I-
I Remember You by Scarlett Metal
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
C-
Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter
Goddess Inheritance by Aimee Carter
O-
Unbreakable by Oliver Tess

R-
Ruby by Jeffe Kennedy

N-
The Scarlett Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne
Nothing But Trouble by Lisa Mondello

Alyssia wrote: "I am a Scorpio, and I am going to do
PLUTO + WATER for my /10 hard.
I'll map out my books later.

✔ - Phoenix and the Dragon
✔ - Lips Touch, Three Times
U
✔ - Thirteenth Hour at Duskland
✔ - Orphan..."

I've come to the conclusion that I am not going to finish this. Maybe I can read a U and just get Pluto :)

Robin wrote: "yeah! I finished on message 7. & it's my birthday today!"

Happy (belated) birthday!

Grats everyone!

Completed in message 4! :D

Finished in message 6!

Grats everyone!
Check out the series challenge for July-August!