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Siren's Song Challenge
Duration: April 1 - June 30, 2017

READ: 33/24

Aglaope (Αγλαόπη) or Aglaophonos (Αγλαόφωνος) or Aglaopheme (Αγλαοφήμη)("with lambent voice"). A daughter of Achelous and Melpomene.


✔2. The Sirens were called the Muses of the lower world. Read a book with colourful cover. (At least 3 different colours)
Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay 4/7

✔3. The term "siren song" refers to an appeal that is hard to resist. Read a book with an irresistible cover, that calls to you.
The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths 4/6
(everyone in the book thinks this location is so desolate but I think it would be smashing to live there. totally my kind of place)

✔4. They are mantic creatures like the Sphinx with whom they have much in common, knowing both the past and the future". Read a book with Witches/Fae/or anything/anyone with the ability to see the future.
Changeling - Yasmine Galenorn (witches/fae and psychics) 5/11

✔5. Once he hears to his heart's content, sails on, a wiser man. Read a book with ocean/beach on the cover or blue cover.
Coming Home - Mariah Stewart 4/17

✔6. Sirens were believed to combine women and birds in various ways. Read a book with a woman or bird or feathers on the cover.
Stuck In Shangri-La - Kasey Michaels 4/18

Leucosia (Λευκοσία). Her name was given to the island opposite to the Sirenuss cape. Her body was found on the shore of Poseidonia.


✔1. Sirens were fated to live only until the mortals who heard their songs were able to pass by them. Read a book with an immortal; i.e; vampires/elves/any supernatural creature with prolonged life.
Serpent's Kiss - Thea Harrison (gryphon and a vampire) 4/22

✔2. The first-century Roman historian Pliny the Elder discounted Sirens as pure fable. Read a book from the historical genre. Steampunk is allowed.
Harbinger - Pip Ballantine 4/25

✔3. Now the Sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence. Read a book with a weapon on the cover.
The Girl with the Golden Gun - Ann Major 4/11

✔4. Sirens charm men by their song, and, having first lulled them to sleep, tear them to pieces. Read a book with a kick-ass heroine.
Living on the Edge - Shannon Butcher 4/20

✔5. The so-called "Siren of Canosa" from Italy was said to accompany the dead among grave goods in a burial. Read a book set in Italy/character is Italian/or graveyard/tomb on the cover.
A Rose from the Dead - Kate Collins 5/17

✔6. Some guiding the dead on the after-life journey. Read a book with the word Dead in the title or series.
Dead Sexy - Tate Hallaway 4/8

Ligeia (Λιγεία). She was found ashore of Terina (Ancient City) in Bruttium.


✔1. The Greeks imagine that 'there were three Sirens, part virgins, part birds,' with wings and claws. Read a book with claws on the cover or 3 people on the cover.
Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon - Nancy Atherton 4/22

✔2. One of them sang, another played the flute, the third the lyre. Read a book with letters from Sang, Flute & Lyre in the title or authors name.
The Luckiest Lady in London - Sherry Thomas (no G or F but has all the others) 4/23

✔4. Some post-Homeric authors state that the Sirens were fated to die if someone heard their singing and escaped them. Read a book where a character dies in the book.
Fever Dream - Douglas Preston (m.c.'s wife dies horrifically) 4/27

✔5. It is also said that Hera, queen of the gods, persuaded the Sirens to enter a singing contest with the Muses. Read a book where there is a queen in the book/ is a main character/ queen/crown on the cover.
Once Upon Stilettos - Shanna Swendson (crown on frogs head) 4/9

✔6. Out of their anguish from losing the competition, Sirens turned white and fell into the sea. Read a book with white and blue cover.
The North Water - Ian McGuire 4/10

Molpe (Μολπή). A daughter of Achelous and Melpomene.


✔1. Siren's had wings and claws because Love flies and wounds. Read a book with a HEA - Happily Ever After ending.
When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare 4/12

✔2. They are said to have stayed in the waves because a wave created Venus. Read a book with letters from Venus in the title or the series.
The Valcourt Heiress - Catherine Coulter (Medieval Song #7) 6/18

✔3. Sirens - voice and sight alike deal destruction and death. Read a book with war. Any kind. Supernatural, human or just a group fighting.
Born of Vengeance - Sherrilyn Kenyon 4/12

✔4. Sirens - her glance is that of the fabled basilisk. Read a book with eyes on the cover or a book with green cover.
Fruitcake - R.J. Kaiser 5/4

✔5. Sirens continued to be used as a symbol for the dangerous temptation embodied by women regularly throughout Christian art of the medieval era. Read a book with set in Medieval Era.
Dragon of the Island - Mary Gillgannon (set in 510 AD) 4/1

Parthenope (Παρθενόπη). Her tomb was presented in Naples and called "constraction of sirens".


✔1. Sirens are from Greek Mythology. Read a book set in Greece or with Greek Gods or Goddess.
Lost Gods - Brom (lots of gods and goddesses) 7/1

✔2. Parthenope (Greek: Παρθενόπη) was one of the Sirens in Greek mythology. Her name means "Maiden-voiced". Read a book with a title that starts with P.
The Preacher - Camilla Läckberg 5/31

✔3. All over the island of the Faiakes there were bones of sailors who weren't able to resist the Sirens' divine melody. Read a book with bones on the cover, in the title/series or the authors initials are found in the word Bones.
A Room Full of Bones - Elly Griffiths 5/4

✔4. Sailors used to plug their ears with beeswax. Read a book with black or yellow or black and yellow cover.
The Cat Who Said Cheese - Lillian Jackson Braun 4/5

✔5. First you will come to the Sirens who enchant all who come near them. Read a book with a forest on the cover.
Seizure - Kathy Reichs 5/25

✔6. Homer tells the story of Odysseus—also known as Ulysses—a respected warrior who is returning home, to the island of Ithaca, from the Trojan War. It’s a war the hero never wants to fight in the first place. Read a book with Supernatural warriors. Angels, demons, Vampires. Any supernatural being who is a warrior.
Darkness Rises - Dianne Duvall (immortal guardians) 4/20

Peisinoe (Πεισινόη) or Peisithoe (Πεισιθόη). A daughter of Achelous and Melpomene.


✔1. Odyssey; The good ship glides across a calm and grey sea toward an island of sloping meadows, golden in the sun. Read a book with an island on the cover or a grey cover.
Seduced by the Storm - Sydney Croft 5/9

✔2. They sit beside the ocean, combing their long golden hair and singing to passing sailors. Read a book with a woman with long hair on the cover.
One Fell Sweep - Ilona Andrews 4/1

✔3. The ship speeds forward and soon the song of the Sirens is an echo of an echo. Read a book with any type of transportation on the cover or in the book. Magical/mythological or just regular transport.
Better To Rest - Dana Stabenow 4/15

✔4. Eurylochus unbinds his grateful captain, Odysseus, who has now come to his senses. Read a book with a ship/boat on the cover, or the book has pirates or a book with the title starting with E.
The Woman Who Wouldn't Die - Colin Cotterill 5/14

✔5. Against these mermaids Circe had warned Odysseus, and he repeated her warnings to his men. Read a book with sea dwelling creatures or changelings/shifters of any kind. Sea Creatures
Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs (werewolves) 5/1

✔6. Anthropologists explain the Asian image as a soul-bird—i.e., a winged ghost that stole the living to share its fate. In that respect the Sirens had affinities with the Harpies. Read a book with ghosts or harpies.
Haunted on Bourbon Street - Deanna Chase 4/26

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Swords and Airships

Roll 1: 4 ~ Read a book set in England.
The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella 6/3


Roll 2: 4
Spot #: 8 ~ Read the fifth book in a series.
Acts of Violets - Kate Collins 6/11


Roll 3: 6
Spot # 14 ~ Read a book that begins with any letter in AIRSHIP
The Scent of Jasmine - Jude Devereau 6/11


Roll 4: 3
Spot #17 ~ Read a book with an animal on the cover.
Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 6/26


Roll 5: 5
Spot #22 ~ Read a book with romance as an MPG.
Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant 6/29


Roll 6: 2
Spot #24 ~ Sword - slide down to 14
Spot #14 ~ Read a book that begins with any letter in AIRSHIP
Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4


Roll 7: 6
Spot #20 ~ Read a book with water on the cover
Slipknot - Linda Greenlaw 7/13


Roll 8: 3
Spot #23 ~ Read a book with paranormal as an MPG.
The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20


Roll 9: 6
Spot #29 ~ Read a book with a demon.
Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 7/24


Roll 10: 3
Spot #32. Read a book with shoes on the cover
No Strings Attached - Kate Angell 7/31


Roll 11: 4
Spot #36. You win....read any book you'd like!!
Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3

Round II

Disney Villains
Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2017

READ: 25/25


Read a book....
✔‣ published in 1937 or later
Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon (pub 2017) 9/4
✔‣ that has won an award
Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
( Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Best Urban Fantasy Novel (2011))
✔‣ with witches in the story
Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5
✔‣ where a character is not who they seem to be
Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6
✔‣ where a character attempts to kill someone else
Shoots to Kill - Kate Collins (villain attempts to kill heroine) 9/7



Read a book.....
✔‣ with the colour blue on the cover
Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots - Luann McLane 7/13
✔‣ where a character sings or is musical
Lick - Kylie Scott (plays guitar in a rock band) 8/10
✔‣ with a connection to the sea/ocean
The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger 7/27
✔‣ with a character that has white/red hair
White Fire - Douglas Preston (hero has white hair) 7/29
✔‣ published in 1989 or later
The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King (pub 1994) 7/18



Read a book....
✔‣ that you associate with this character (Shadow Man)
Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant (villain is a dark magic witch) 7/20
✔‣ published in 2009 or later
The Spy Who Wants Me - Lucy Monroe (pub 2009) 7/5
✔‣ that's been on your TBR for longer than a year
Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison (added in 2009) 7/28
✔‣ with a colourful cover
No Strings Attached - Kate Angell 7/31
✔‣ with royalty in the story
The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22



Read a book....
✔‣ published in 1959 or later
Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson (pub 1998) 7/4
✔‣ set, at least in part, in a forest
The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
✔‣ with a dragon in the story
Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams (dragon shifter)8/8
✔‣ with a female villain
Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh 8/7
✔‣ that's been made into a movie
Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 7/14



Read a book....
✔‣ that you associate with this character (Frollo)
Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
✔‣ with a religious character
The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8
✔‣ with a French character
Lucky Catch - Deborah Coonts (love interest is French) 7/8
✔‣ published in 1996 or later
Our Husband - Stephanie Bond (pub 2000) 7/19
✔‣ with gargoyles on the cover or in the story
Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 7/24


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Swords and Airships - Round 2


Roll 1: 5
Spot #5. Read the second book in a series.
Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8


Roll 2: 4
Spot #9. Read a book with a dress on the cover.
Spider-Touched - Jory Strong 8/24


Roll 3: 5
Spot #14. Read a book that begins with any letter in AIRSHIP
How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/28


Roll 4: 6
Spot #20 - Airship to 29 - 29. Read a book with a demon
Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/4


Roll 5: 2
Spot #31. Pops me back down to 29. Read a book with a demon.
Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston 9/19


Roll 6: 6
Spot #35. Read a book that has more than 250 pages.
Dairy Queen - Catherine Murdock 9/20
- Catherine Murdock 9/20

Roll 7: 3
Spot #36. You win....read any book you'd like!!
Pirates! - Celia Rees 9/21


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Storm the Castle


Oh, how cute, those kids are playing fancy dress! Hang on a sec.....is that a real skull??!!!!
Defeat The Creepy Kids by completing 3 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).
✔1. Read a book with more than one person on the cover.
Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots -Luann McLane 7/13
✔3. Read a book over 300 pages long.
Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joann Fluke (362 pages) 7/6
✔4. Read a book with more than one creepy character.
Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6



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Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?!
Defeat The Crazy Snake by completing 3 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).

✔1. Read a book with a sword/knife on the cover.
White Colander Crime - Victoria Hamilton 7/15

✔2. Read a book the colour green on the cover.
A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14

✔4. Read a book with a character that has fangs.
The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk (m.c. grandfather has fangs) 7/17

Run rabbit - run rabbit - Run! Run! Run! Don't give the farmer his fun! Fun! Fun!
Defeat The Funny Bunny by completing 3 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).

✔1. Read a book with a crazy character.
Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant (villain is nutso crazy) 7/20

✔2. Read a book with the colour red on the cover.
The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20

✔4. Read a book with shapeshifters.
Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy (werewolves) 7/24




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Bring it, bit*h
Defeat The Gunslinger by completing 3 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).

✔1. Read a book with a female main character.
Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28

✔2. Read a book where the characters use guns.
Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/26

✔3. Read a book with a sexy character.
No Strings Attached - Kate Angell 7/31

Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew! I think I stood in it's guts!!!
Defeat The Zombies by completing 3 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).

✔1. Read a book with a gross cover.
A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6

✔3. Read a book with two people on the cover.
Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5

✔4. Read a book over 200 pages long.
Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep (400 pages) 8/3



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Double, double toil and trouble, witches!
Defeat The Witches by completing 3 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).
✔2. Read a book with a colourful cover.
Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy 8/15

3. Read a book with a title/character name/author name that begins with any letter in "WITCHES".
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 8/18

✔4. Read a book with a magic user (witch, wizard, elemental, etc.)
Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11

Good thing I wore my fire retardant booties today...
Defeat The Dragon by completing 3 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).
✔1. Read a book tagged "Fantasy".
Spider-Touched - Jory Strong 8/24

✔2. Read a book with a dragon or scaly creature.
Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/22
(one of the main objectives was to save the dragon shifter from the bad vampires)

✔4. Read a book where a character goes on an adventure.
The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22
(m.c. is a God who must save India, he goes on "adventure" from one end to the other to bring people to his side for the upcoming war against evil)



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Tuck you in, warm within. Keep you free from sin. 'Till the sandman, he comes. Sleep with one eye open. Gripping your pillow tight. Exit, light. Enter, night. Take my hand. We're off to never-never land
Defeat The Nightmare by completing 3 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).

✔1. Read a book with scary creatures in it.
Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon (monstrous sea creatures) 9/4

✔3. Read a book with a dark cover.
Sliding Home - Kate Angell 8/31

✔4. Read a book where a character has a nightmare.
Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5

To the Darkest Vale with you!!
Defeat The Death Warlock by completing 3 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).
✔1. Read a book with a villain who is a magic user.
By a Thread - Jennifer Estep 9/11

✔3. Read a book with a cover you think is pretty.
Afterlight - Elle Jasper 9/6

✔4. Read a book with a title that begins with any letter in "Death Warlock" not including "a", "an", or "the"
Dragonsworn - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/9



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You didn't think it would be that easy, did you?
Defeat Gurt by completing 4 of the tasks below (a different book must be used for each task).
✔1. Read a book with a character name that begins with any letter in "Gurt".
Evil Harvest - Anthony Izzo (villain is Rafferty) 9/23

✔3. Read a book with a witch.
Crimson Shore - Douglas Preston 9/19

✔5. Read a book with a woman on the cover.
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula - Marta Acosta 9/18

✔6. Read a book that's been on your TBR longer than 10 weeks.
Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys (added Dec 2013) 9/16



TREATS

Inferno
Duration: June 1 - December 31, 2017

READ: 40/40

Circle One: Limbo
Read a book...
✔1. where a character takes a journey over water.
The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22
✔2. with a snake/lamia or sneaky character.
Deadmen Walking - Sherrilyn Kenyon (sneaky character) 9/4
✔3. where a character is punished/blamed for something they didn't do.
The Perfect Liar - Brenda Novak (hero accused of rape) 7/23
✔4. where a character escapes danger.
The Immortals - J.T. Ellison 6/19


Circle Two: Lust
Read a book...
✔1. with a lusty character.
Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
✔2. with a character you lust for.
Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant 7/20
✔3. with a tower on the cover.
Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh (Eiffel Tower) 8/7
✔4. tagged romance.
No Strings Attached - Kate Angell 7/31


Circle Three: Gluttony
Read a book...
✔1. by an author you just can't get enough of.
Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28
✔2. with a physically large character.
Midnight's Seduction - Donna Grant (hero is 6'5") 6/29
✔3. with food/rain/mud in the story or on the cover
Death by the Dozen - Jenn McKinlay (food on cover) 8/27
✔4. with a title that begins with any letter in "gluttony".
Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joann Fluke 7/6


Circle Four: Greed
Read a book...
✔1. with a wealthy character.
Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3
✔2. tagged steampunk.
Photographs & Phantoms - Cindy Spencer Pape 8/16
✔3. from the Wheel of Fortune. - tagged Urban Fantasy
Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4
✔4. with shapeshifters.
Serpent's Kiss - Deborah Cooke (dragon shifters) 6/22


Circle Five: Anger
Read a book...
✔1. with a temperamental character.
The End Game - Catherine Coulter (villain is bi-polar and flips between good/bad personality) 9/14
✔2. with a character that annoys you.
Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots - Luann McLane 7/13
✔3. with a red cover.
The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20
✔4. with fire magic or there is a fire.
Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6


Circle Six: Heresy
Read a book...
✔1. set in a city.
Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine (set in Philadelphia) 7/26
✔2. with a religious or spiritual character.
The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
✔3. with a God/demon/angel.
Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
✔4. tagged historical or time travel.
An English Bride In Scotland - Lynsay Sands (historical) 6/19


Circle Seven: Violence
Read a book...
✔1. with fighting.
Two Graves - Douglas Preston 6/24
✔2. with a kick ass chick.
Archangel's Heart - Nalini Singh 6/17
✔3. with a mythical creature.
Spectacle - Rachel Vincent (minotaur and manticore) 6/14
✔4. with a forest or desert in the story.
Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams (set in New Mexican desert) 8/8


Circle Eight: Fraud
Read a book...
✔1. where a character tells a lie.
No Man's Land - David Baldacci (heroine lies repeatedly) 7/9
✔2. where someone steals something.
The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger (whole gang of thieves) 7/22
✔3. with more than 10 chapters.
Dragonsworn - Sherrilyn Kenyon (20 chapters) 9/9
✔4. where someone is killed.
Death Takes Priority - Jean Flowers 6/10



Circle Nine: Treachery
Read a book...
✔1. with a title beginning with any letter in "treachery".
Acts of Violets - Kate Collins 6/11
✔2. with the number 9 in the page count.
All That Bleeds - Kimberly Frost (299 pages) 6/15
✔3. that features a hell dimension or underworld.
Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
✔4. with a dark cover.
Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10
Prime Cut - Diane Mott Davidson 7/4


Defeat Lucifer
Read a book...
✔1. with over 666 ratings.
Heir to the Sky - Amanda Sun (837 ratings) 7/29
✔2. with an evil character.
Shadows Strike - Dianne Duvall 6/17
✔3. where a character has an argument with a family member.
Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma 6/24
✔4. with a man on the cover
One Night in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 6/3


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

31 Days of Halloween: Creature Feature
Duration: October 1 - November 30

October 1: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word CREATURE.
Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23
October 2: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word FEATURE
Forever... - Jude Deveraux 11/19
October 3: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word FRANKENSTEIN
Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
October 4: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word MUMMY
Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12
October 5: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word GODZILLA.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25
October 6: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word VAMPIRE.
Pig Island - Mo Hayder 11/12
October 7: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word WEREWOLF
Field of Graves - J.T. Ellison 11/17
October 8: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word GHOST.
Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9
October 9: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word WITCH
Wait for Dark - Kay Hooper 10/31
October 10: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word PHANTOM
The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26
October 11: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word BEAST
Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14
October 12: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word SKULL
She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan 10/14
October 13: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word HAUNTED
Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19
October 14: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word EVIL
In Stone's Clasp - Christie Golden 11/6
October 15: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word DRACULA
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30
October 16: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word TERROR.
A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister 11/16
October 17: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word BLACK.
Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28
October 18: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word DARKNESS
Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3
October 19: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word FANG.
Foul Play - Janet Evanovich 10/21
October 20: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word GRAVE
Godsgrave - Jay Kristoff 10/24
October 21: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word CLAWS
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
October 22: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word MAGIC
Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9
October 23: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word CEMETERY
Echoes of Ice - Boone Brux 11/26
October 24: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word CURSE
Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4
October 25: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word BROOM
Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
October 26: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word NIGHT.
Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31
October 27: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word ZOMBIE.
The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30
October 28: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word DRAGON
Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6
October 29: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word BANSHEE.
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18
October 30:Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word HALLOWEEN.
The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12
October 31: Happy Halloween

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Eye Spy
Duration: July 1 - December 31, 2017

Creatures
I spy with my little eye a...
○ VAMPIRE - The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8
○ WEREWOLF - Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31
○ DRAGON - Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8
○ FELINE - Bengal's Quest - Lora Leigh (tiger) 8/17
○ PSYCHIC - Fear the Dark - Kay Hooper 9/23
○ DEMON - Lost Gods - Brom 7/1
○ FAE - Darkling - Yasmine Galenorn 7/11
○ MAGIC USER - The Battle Sylph - L.J. McDonald 8/9
○ HUMAN - No Man's Land - David Baldacci 7/9
○ OTHER - Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion (zombie) 7/14


Titles
I spy with my little eye a title beginning with.....
○ E - Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
○ G - Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Joann Fluke 7/6
○ O - The Oath of the Vayuputras - Amish Tripathi 8/22
○ S - The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 8/18
○ H - How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days - Kerrelyn Sparks 8/28
○ C - Concrete Savior - Yvonne Navarro 7/7
○ L - Lucky Catch - Deborah Coonts 7/8
○ M - Midnight's Kiss - Donna Grant 9/2
○ W - White Colander Crime - Victoria Hamilton 7/15
○ P - The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger 7/27


Covers
I spy with my little eye a cover with.....
○ FRUIT - To Brie or Not To Brie - Avery Aames 11/27
○ LIQUID - Scone Cold Dead - Kaitlyn Dunnett 9/17
○ BOOKS - How to Wash a Cat - Rebecca M. Hale 11/22
○ GUN - Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 10/16
○ ANIMAL - Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh 8/7
○ MAGIC - Empire of Storms - Sarah J. Maas 9/27
○ CANDLE - Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4
○ WOMAN - Heir to the Sky - Amanda Sun 7/29
○ MAN - The Spy Who Wants Me - Lucy Monroe 7/5
○ SWORD - Steal the Dragon - Patricia Briggs



Authors
I spy with my little eye an author beginning with.....
○ K - Fireproof - Alex Kava 7/6
○ S - The Empire's Ghost - Isabelle Steiger 7/22
○ T - Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5
○ M - Hounding the Pavement - Judi McCoy 8/15
○ J - Fatal Fixer-Upper - Jennie Bentley 7/17
○ B - The Perfect Liar - Brenda Novak 7/23
○ C - A Catered St. Patrick's Day - Isis Crawford 7/14
○ D - Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston 8/14
○ E - Judas Kiss - J.T. Ellison 7/28
○ A - Ash and Quill - Rachel Caine 7/26


Colours
I spy with my little eye a cover with the colour....
○ BLUE - Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5
○ RED - The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber 7/20
○ GREEN - The Man Who Spoke Snakish - Andrus Kivirähk 7/17
○ YELLOW - The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King 7/18
○ PURPLE - Devoured by Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 7/24
○ BLACK - Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10
○ WHITE - White Fire - Douglas Preston 7/29
○ ORANGE - Spellbent - Lucy Snyder 9/5
○ BROWN - Midnight's Warrior - Donna Grant 7/20
○ GREY - Lord's Fall - Thea Harrison 7/4


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Horror Movie Marathon
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2017

READ: 27/24


Read a book....
1. with brothers in the story.
Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28
2. with zombies or vampires.
White Trash Zombie Unchained - Diana Rowland 10/7
6. with blood or something red on the cover
Wait for Dark - Kay Hooper 10/31



Read a book...
1. with shapeshifters.
Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31
3. with one person on the cover.
Blind Faith - Rebecca Zanetti 10/16
4. with a page count over 100 pages.
Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry (224 pages) 10/23
5. with a scientist or a character in the medical profession.
Blood Pact - Tanya Huff 12/14



Read a book...
2. published in 1987 or later.
The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell (pub 2006) 10/12
4. with demons or an evil character.
Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12
5. with a title that begins with any letter in "Hellrasier".
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
6. tagged 'paranormal'.
Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14



Read a book...
1. with an immortal character.
Intensity - Sherrilyn Kenyon 12/9
2. set during the summer or published during June/July/August.
Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
3. with a knife/sword on the cover.
Godsgrave - Jay Kristoff 10/24
4. tagged 'mystery' or 'horror'.
Ho-Ho-Homicide - Kaitlyn Dunnett 10/5
5. that is part of a series with 10 or more books out.
Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell (#18) 10/9
6. with a mother in the story
The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30



Read a book...
2. where a character goes on a journey.
Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
3. tagged 'YA'/'NA' or with a character in their 20's
The Wood Queen - Karen Mahoney 10/4
5. published after the year 2000.
Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich 10/3
6. with a male main character/author/narrator.
Death on Paradise Island - B.M. Allsopp 12/19



Read a book...
1. set in a mountainous region or woods.
Widow’s Web - Jennifer Estep 11/30
2. set in USA.
She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan (Delaware) 10/14
3. with 6 or more characters mentioned.
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30
4. with a character name that begins with any letter in "Wrong Turn"
Where All the Dead Lie - J.T. Ellison (Taylor Jackson) 10/2
5. tagged 'urban fantasy'
Immune - Shannon Mayer 12/30
6. free choice! Read any book you want!
Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Halloween Creature Feature

October 1: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word CREATURE.
Ukulele Murder - Leslie Langtry 10/23
October 2: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word FEATURE
Forever... - Jude Deveraux 11/19
October 3: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word FRANKENSTEIN
Star of the Sea - Joseph O'Connor 10/17
October 4: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word MUMMY
Midnight's Captive - Donna Grant 10/12
October 5: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word GODZILLA.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers 11/25
October 6: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word VAMPIRE.
Pig Island - Mo Hayder 11/12
October 7: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word WEREWOLF
Field of Graves - J.T. Ellison 11/17
October 8: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word GHOST.
Highland Avenger - Hannah Howell 10/9
October 9: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word WITCH
Wait for Dark - Kay Hooper 10/31
October 10: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word PHANTOM
The Persian Always Meows Twice - Eileen Watkins 10/26
October 11: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word BEAST
Bite My Fire - Mary Hughes 10/14
October 12: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word SKULL
She'll Never Live - Hunter Morgan 10/14
October 13: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word HAUNTED
Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige 10/19
October 14: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word EVIL
In Stone's Clasp - Christie Golden 11/6
October 15: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word DRACULA
And I Darken - Kiersten White 10/30
October 16: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word TERROR.
A Tale of Two Vampires - Katie MacAlister 11/16
October 17: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word BLACK.
Brother - Ania Ahlborn 10/28
October 18: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word DARKNESS
Secrets in Death - J.D. Robb 11/3
October 19: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word FANG.
Foul Play - Janet Evanovich 10/21
October 20: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word GRAVE
Godsgrave - Jay Kristoff 10/24
October 21: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word CLAWS
The Six-Gun Tarot - R.S. Belcher 10/25
October 22: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word MAGIC
Golden Age and Other Stories - Naomi Novik 10/9
October 23: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word CEMETERY
Echoes of Ice - Boone Brux 11/26
October 24: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word CURSE
Strong, Sleek and Sinful - Lorie O'Clare 11/4
October 25: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word BROOM
Burning The Map - Laura Caldwell 10/28
October 26: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word NIGHT.
Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31
October 27: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word ZOMBIE.
The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths 10/30
October 28: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word DRAGON
Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6
October 29: Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word BANSHEE.
The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley 11/18
October 30:Read a book with a title using a letter found in the word HALLOWEEN.
The Wrong Hostage - Elizabeth Lowell 10/12
October 31: Happy Halloween

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

31 Days of Halloween: Pumpkin Game




Roll 1: 4. You've landed on the buzzer. Roll again and run....
Roll 2: 5,
9. You've landed next to that Jack O Lantern. He's passing out candy.
Read a book you think you'll enjoy.
Where All the Dead Lie- J.T. Ellison 10/2


Roll 3: 6.
15. Read a book with a werewolf.
Highland Wolf Pact - Selena Kitt 10/31


Roll 4: 4
19. Read a book not set in the present day.
In Stone's Clasp - Christie Golden (set in prehisoric times) 11/6


Roll 5: 1
The night they greeted with fright.
20. Read book one in a new to you series.
Dolled Up to Die - Lorena McCourtney 11/6


Roll 6: 6 / 4
26. You've landed on a buzzer. Roll again and run....
30. Read a book with a werewolf.
Of Grave Concern - Max McCoy 12/4


Roll 7: 3
what's showing at noon.
33. Read a book with a sun on the cover.
Dead Dry - Sarah Andrews (sun above clouds) 12/13


Roll 8: 3
of pain and loss.
36. Read a book with a fight.
How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying) - Kerrelyn Sparks 12/14
(good vampires vs bad vampires, more a war than a fight but massive fighting did occur)


Roll 9: 2
The witch that flies,
38. Read a book with a witch.
Casting Spells - Barbara Bretton 12/28


Roll 10: 3
casting curses
41. Read a book with the letters from the word Curses in the title.
Seduced By Your Spell - Lois Greiman 1/20


Roll 11: 2
The black cat scurries,
43. Read a book with a black cover.
The Vampire King - Heather Killough-Walden 2/5


Roll 12: 4
through the graveyard walks his paws.
45. Read a book with a graveyard or gravestone on the cover.
Blood on Silk - Marie Treanor 2/22


CHALLENGE COMPLETE