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Amy (DemonKittie) (demonkittie) | 340 comments

I am going a little easier for this challenge and you can pick how easy or hard by your choice of word. Pick a word that makes you think of winter or Christmas and use the acronym to pick your books and spell that word.

Example words are:
WINTER
SNOW
SNOWBALL FIGHT
CHRISTMAS
EGGNOG
SANTA CLAUS
COOKIES
SNICKERDOODLES
FAMILY
YULE LOG

If your word is too long or specific, then tell us what it is and chose the letters you want to do. You can use any part of the title of the books for your letters. Examples are below.

***Easy way***
S - The Shining
N - Nevermore
O - Odd Thomas
W - Wicked
The Shining (The Shining, #1) by Stephen King Nevermore (Maximum Ride, #8) by James Patterson Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) by Dean Koontz Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) by Gregory Maguire

***Shortcut way***
My word is Merry Christmas but I can only read 4 books. I chose to use M R C S

M - Blue Moon
R - Rage
C - Blood Canticle
S - Doctor Sleep
Blue Moon (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #8) by Laurell K. Hamilton Rage by Stephen King Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles, #10) by Anne Rice Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) by Stephen King

Read as much or as little as you want and have fun!


message 2: by Amy (DemonKittie) (last edited Dec 25, 2013 07:10AM) (new)

Amy (DemonKittie) (demonkittie) | 340 comments I, as ever, shall be participating. I have a lot of books yet to read to hit my goal, so I am going to hit this hard. My phrase is SNOWBALL FIGHT

S - The Spymistress (12/20)
N - The Nymphos of Rocky Flats (12/22)
O - The Snow Owl (12/21)
W -
B - Bonk (12/15)
A - Coming Attraction, Part 1 (12/13)
L - Real Life, Real Miracles (12/24)
L - The Ocean At The End Of The Lane (12/12)

F - Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles (12/17)
I -
G - Gulp (12/12)
H - Miss Hyde (12/10)
T -


message 3: by Megan (last edited Dec 31, 2013 04:10PM) (new)

Megan (dreizehn) I'm don't think I'll have time to read this many books, but I'm gonna try hard to put a dent in my to-be-read pile!

Completed: 9/9 on 12/31

In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin
Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster
When the Sea is Rising Red by Cat Hellisen
Inexplicables by Cherie Priest
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
A Million Suns by Beth Revis
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Storm by Evan Angler

In the Age of Love and Chocolate (Birthright, #3) by Gabrielle Zevin Heart of Iron (London Steampunk, #2) by Bec McMaster When the Sea is Rising Red (Hobverse #1) by Cat Hellisen The Inexplicables (The Clockwork Century, #4) by Cherie Priest Shades of Earth (Across the Universe, #3) by Beth Revis This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith A Million Suns (Across the Universe, #2) by Beth Revis Allegiant (Divergent, #3) by Veronica Roth Storm (Swipe #3) by Evan Angler


Amy (DemonKittie) (demonkittie) | 340 comments 7hir7een wrote: "I'm don't think I'll have time to read this many books, but I'm gonna try hard to put a dent in my to-be-read pile!

In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin
Heart of Iron by Bec McMaste..."


Good luck!


message 5: by Lorrie (new)

Lorrie | 42 comments Do they all need to be apocalyptic/dystopian fiction, or can they be any genre?


message 6: by Michaela (new)

Michaela (yuvilee) | 7 comments I`ll take SNOW then (with a chance to add "ball" if i`m in time :D):

Der Simulant
Brave New World
LoOking for Alaska
Way of shadows


message 7: by Heather (new)

Heather DeChaume | 27 comments S-Specials by Scott Westerfeld
N-The Wall by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
O-The Old Man and the Wasteland by Nick Cole
W-Extras by Scott Westerfeld
Specials (Uglies, #3) by Scott Westerfeld The Wall (The Woodlands) by Lauren Nicolle Taylor The Old Man and the Wasteland by Nick Cole Extras (Uglies, #4) by Scott Westerfeld


message 8: by [deleted user] (new)

S - Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult

A - And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

N - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife (Special Edition) by Audrey Niffenegger

T - Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern
Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern

A - Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Allegiant (Divergent, #3) by Veronica Roth

C - Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

L - Legend by Marie Lu
Legend (Legend, #1) by Marie Lu

A - Outpost by Ann Aguirre
Outpost (Razorland, #2) by Ann Aguirre

U - Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand

S - Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater

Good luck to me!!


message 9: by Andrea (new)

Andrea (aeva) | 2 comments I'll try as well. My word(s) will be MERRY CHRISTMAS.
M-
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message 10: by Shiree (new)

Shiree (paranormalmomma) I'm going for it!

S-
N-
O-
W-


onceuponatimeareview I'll go for
C
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S
T
M
A
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message 12: by Shiree (new)

Shiree (paranormalmomma) Ok I finished one so far. I have a 4 month old so not bad. lol

S- Slave to Sensation


message 13: by Brigid (new)

Brigid (queerbookreport) | 3 comments Ooh too late for me, but I'll try to make a better showing next month!


Amy (DemonKittie) (demonkittie) | 340 comments Lorrie wrote: "Do they all need to be apocalyptic/dystopian fiction, or can they be any genre?"

Any genre!


message 15: by Heather (new)

Heather DeChaume | 27 comments I finished my last one yesterday.


message 16: by Jane (new)

Jane (janeinri) | 129 comments Amy (Demonkittie) wrote: "

I am going a little easier for this challenge and you can pick how easy or hard by your choice of word. Pick a word that makes you think of winter or Christmas and use the acronym to pick your bo..."


Well, I had to use the shortcut way. In December, I read:

Tent C ity
The Prize Winner of Defiance, O H io
R ed River
The Days After (B I g River)
S o Say The Waiters (book 1)
So Say T he Waiters (book 2)
M
Br A ve New World
S
To ALMOST spell out Christmas! Hope I did this right - first timer.


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