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October Monthly Challenge

Duration: October 1st - October 31st

October can be a very fun time of year. There are plenty of activities all month long to participate in. The list below has ten categories that are in the month of October. Next to the category names are criteria for that subject. A book you read must meet either the category itself or the criteria either on the cover or in the book's content. Tell us what criteria was met for each.

1. Homecoming: football, high school, school dance, disco ball, prom king/queen, tiara/crown, parade, pep rally
2. World Series: baseball, softball, professional athlete, baseball cap, chewing tobacco/dip, hot dogs
3. Orchard: apples, apple cider, apple pie, hayride, scarecrow, doughnuts
4. Autumn/Fall: leaves, trees, bonfire, jacket, raking, hot coco
5. Columbus Day: ship/boat, sea, compass, travel, journey, pioneer
6. Sweetest Day: candy, chocolate, flowers, jewelry, date, candle light
7. Pumpkins: jack-o-lanterns, gourds, pumpkin seeds, orange (color)
8. Fall TV: television show, tv, cable, dvd, celebrity
9. Halloween: trick-or-treating, costume, vampire, witch, princess, zombie

Easy: Read 3 books from 3 categories
Moderate: Read 6 books from 6 categories
Hard: Read 9 books from all 9 categories

Example: Homecoming - Carrie by Stephen King (prom queen)

*Notes for non-US residents:

- Columbus Day is celebrating Christopher Columbus who "discovered" North America. Basically it's just a bank and government holiday.

- Sweetest Day is treated the same as Valentine's Day, although much less popular. It originated in Chicago when a wealthy man would buy sweets for all of the children in the children's' hospitals around the city on the same day every year. Somehow it evolved into a fake Valentine's Day.

Participants (in alpha order)
Amy
Brittany
Jazz
Jenny
Jonel
Kelly
Larissa
Leona
Maria
Priscilla
Rachael
Renee
Tabitha
Tonya

FINISHED!!!

October Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1 - October 31
Level: Hard
Completed: 9 of 9


1. Homecoming -- (tiara/crown) -- The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard - 10/01/2014
2. World Series -- (content - character has baseball cap) -- The Water Witch - 10/03/2014
3. Orchard -- (content Apple Orchard) --Insurgent - 10/31/2014
4. Autumn/Fall -- (takes place in autumn) -- The Coven -- 10/22/14
5. Columbus Day -- (journey/quest to past) -- The Angel Stone -- 10/28/14
6. Sweetest Day -- (chocolate) -- All These Things I've Done - 10/15/14
7. Pumpkins -- (orange of cover) -- Book of Shadows -- 10/21/2014
8. Fall TV -- (Castle TV series) -- Heat Wave - 10/09/14
9. Halloween -- (vampire, witch, and zombie) --Guilty Pleasures - 10/08/2014

Done:

I'm in FINISHED
Moderate (6/6)

1. World Series: baseball, professional athlete (book content)
Hot Property (Hot Zone #4)by Carly Phillips; 10/03/2014
2. Columbus Day: travel (book content)
Clockwise (Clockwise #1)by Elle Strauss; 10/26/2014
3. Sweetest Day: chocolate (title)
The Bride Wore Chocolate (Recipes with Romance #1)by Shirley Jump; 10/22/2014
4. Pumpkins: pumpkins on cover
The Littlest Matchmaker (Harlequin American Romance Series)by Dorien Kelly; 10/02/2014
5. Fall TV: tv (book content, character's job)
The Cajun's Captive (Stormy Weather #1)by Selena Blake; 10/17/2014
6. Halloween: vampire (book content)
Biting Bad (Chicagoland Vampires #8)by Chloe Neill; 10/08/2014

I'm in for Moderate!

6/6

1. Homecoming: Kiss an Angel Tiara 10/4 5*
2. World Series: Too Consumed MMA athlete10/114*
3. Orchard:
4. Autumn/Fall: Hunted Trees on cover10/20 4*
5. Columbus Day:
6. Sweetest Day:
7. Pumpkins: Savage AwakeningOrange on cover10/21 3 1/2*
8. Fall TV:To Woo A WarriorReality TV show10/8 4*
9. Halloween: Divine Savior Vampire/Fae10/6 3*

Oh looks good, I'm in, think I'll go with moderate.

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October Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1st - October 31st
Hard: Read 9 books from all 9 categories

1. Homecoming: Queen ---- Darkling ---- Yasmine Galenorn
2. World Series: Mortal Danger ---- Ann Aguirre
3. Orchard: Kill the dead ---- Richard Kadrey
4. Autumn/Fall: Dragon Wytch ---- Yasmine Galenorn
5. Columbus Day: Dragon Bound ---- Thea Harrison
6. Sweetest Day: Outlander ---- Diana Gabaldon
7. Pumpkins: Ghost Seer ---- Robin T. Owens
8. Fall TV: The Taste of night ---- Vicki Pettersson
9. Halloween: Skin Game ---- Jim Butcher

9/9

I'm in for Easy

I'm going for Hard but I may only get Moderate but I'm going to push myself to finish.
I'll add my books as soon as I figure out which ones I can get.

1.Homecoming-(Crown) The Immortal Crown
2.World Series-
3.Orchard-
4.Autumn-(Autumn) Speak
5.Columbus Day-(Sea)Water Bound
6.Sweetest Day- (candy)Strange Candy
7.Pumpkins-(color orange) I Am Number Four
8.Fall TV-(DVD)The Maze Runner or The Hobbit
9.Halloween-(witch)Forbidden Magic

I'll try for moderate. (edit- done! guess I may as well go for hard now...)
Completed: 9/9


1. Homecoming (crown): The Crown of Embers (10/10)
2. World Series (hot dogs): Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (10/5)
3. Orchard (apples): Wolf-Speaker (10/6)
4. Autumn/Fall (leaves, trees): City of Bones (10/7)
5. Columbus Day (travel, journey): Into the Land of the Unicorns (10/9)
6. Sweetest Day (candy, jewelry): Unsounded (10/5)
7. Pumpkins (orange cover, jack-o-lantern): The Gunslinger (10/7)
8. Fall TV (tv): I, Robot (10/8)
9. Halloween (princess): Scarlet (10/2)

October Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1 - October 31
Level: Hard
Completed: 9 of 9


1. Homecoming: football, high school, school dance, prom king/queen
House of Korba C.L. Stone 10-27-14
2. World Series: professional athlete
PBI Case Files: The Beginning Jami Brumfield 10-22-14
3. Orchard: apples
Birthright L.M. Pruitt 10-18-14
4. Autumn/Fall: jacket
Trial by Fire Margarita Gakis 10-11-14
5. Columbus Day: travel, journey
Damned and Desirable Tara West 10-25-14
6. Sweetest Day: chocolate, date
Divine and Dateless Tara West 10-24-14
7. Pumpkins: orange (color/cover)
In Like A Lion Karin Shah 10-20-14
8. Fall TV: tv, celebrity
Redemption Sara Furlong Burr 10-23-14
9. Halloween: trick-or-treating, costume,
Ephemeral K.A. Poe 10-26-14

Hi! I'm new. Nice to meet you. :) I love challenges, so I'd like to join in.

I'm going to start with Easy, partly because I'm having some trouble finding books that fit. I might increase it to Moderate later in the month. I actually have four instead of three, so I'll go ahead and list them all and add a couple more if I can. (Maybe I'll get some ideas from the rest of you. :) )

5. Columbus Day: Dance Upon the Air --my edition has a boat, the sea and a dock on the cover

6. Sweetest Day: Briar Rose -- my edition has a rose on the cover

7. Pumpkins: Halloween Heat VI -- jack-o-lantern on the cover

9. Halloween: Wickedest Witch -- witch on the cover

It took me to the end of the month, but I finished all four books above - yay!

I'll try for easy

October Monthly Challenge

Duration: October 1st - October 31st

October can be a very fun time of year. There are plenty of activities all month long to participate in. The list below has ten categories that are in the month of October. Next to the category names are criteria for that subject. A book you read must meet either the category itself or the criteria either on the cover or in the book's content. Tell us what criteria was met for each.

1. Homecoming: football, high school, school dance, disco ball, prom king/queen, tiara/crown, parade, pep rally
2. World Series: baseball, softball, professional athlete, baseball cap, chewing tobacco/dip, hot dogs
3. Orchard: apples, apple cider, apple pie, hayride, scarecrow, doughnuts
4. Autumn/Fall: leaves, trees, bonfire, jacket, raking, hot coco
5. Columbus Day: ship/boat, sea, compass, travel, journey, pioneer
6. Sweetest Day: candy, chocolate, flowers, jewelry, date, candle light
7. Pumpkins: jack-o-lanterns, gourds, pumpkin seeds, orange (color)
8. Fall TV: television show, tv, cable, dvd, celebrity
9. Halloween: trick-or-treating, costume, vampire, witch, princess, zombie

Easy: Read 3 books from 3 categories

Tabitha wrote: "Hi! I'm new. Nice to meet you. :) I love challenges, so I'd like to join in.

I'm going to start with Easy, partly because I'm having some trouble finding books that fit. I might increase it t..."

Welcome to the group :)

Easy: Read 3 books from 3 categories
Moderate: Read 6 books from 6 categories
Hard: Read 9 books from all 9 categories

Read: 5/9

1. Homecoming: football, high school, school dance, disco ball, prom king/queen, tiara/crown, parade, pep rally

Hollowed Humusara (sorry, it's not on Goodreads yet)

2. World Series: baseball, softball, professional athlete, baseball cap, chewing tobacco/dip, hot dogs

3. Orchard: apples, apple cider, apple pie, hayride, scarecrow, doughnuts

4. Autumn/Fall: leaves, trees, bonfire, jacket, raking, hot coco

5. Columbus Day: ship/boat, sea, compass, travel, journey, pioneer


6. Sweetest Day: candy, chocolate, flowers, jewelry, date, candle light




7. Pumpkins: jack-o-lanterns, gourds, pumpkin seeds, orange (color)

8. Fall TV: television show, tv, cable, dvd, celebrity


9. Halloween: trick-or-treating, costume, vampire, witch, princess, zombie

I'm in! I think I'm going to have to go with easy this time around.

1. Homecoming: football, high school, school dance, disco ball, prom king/queen, tiara/crown, parade, pep rally

2. World Series: baseball, softball, professional athlete, baseball cap, chewing tobacco/dip, hot dogs

3. Orchard: apples, apple cider, apple pie, hayride, scarecrow, doughnuts

4. Autumn/Fall: leaves, trees, bonfire, jacket, raking, hot coco

5. Columbus Day: ship/boat, sea, compass, travel, journey, pioneer Entwined (Travel by ship to a far away land and meeting the natives)

6. Sweetest Day: candy, chocolate, flowers, jewelry, date, candle light

7. Pumpkins: jack-o-lanterns, gourds, pumpkin seeds, orange (color)

8. Fall TV: television show, tv, cable, dvd, celebrity

9. Halloween: trick-or-treating, costume, vampire, witch, princess, zombie Trick or Treat

Paranormal Addicts & Newbies
October 2014 Monthly Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2014 - 10/31/2014

October can be a very fun time of year. There are plenty of activities all month long to participate in. The list below has ten categories that are in the month of October. Next to the category names are criteria for that subject. A book you read must meet either the category itself or the criteria either on the cover or in the book's content. Tell us what criteria was met for each.

Progress: 7 out of 6

1. Homecoming: High School:
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black - **** - 10/5/2014 - 419 Pages

2. World Series: Professional Athlete:
Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 10/27/2014 - Professional Athlete in sotry

3. Orchard: apples, apple cider, apple pie, hayride, scarecrow, doughnuts
4. Autumn/Fall: leaves, trees, bonfire, jacket, raking, hot coco

5. Columbus Day: ship/boat, sea, compass, travel, journey, pioneer:
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - *** - 10/7/2014

6. Sweetest Day: candy, chocolate, flowers, jewelry, date, candle light:
Her Ladyship's Companion by Joanna Bourne - **** - 10/18/2014 - Candy

7. Pumpkins: jack-o-lanterns, gourds, pumpkin seeds, orange (color):
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - ***** - 10/6/2014 - 318 Pages - Orange Color

8. Fall TV: television show, tv, cable, dvd, celebrity:
The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison - ***** - 10/21/2014 - Rachel & Trent are celebrities

9. Halloween: Vampire:
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian - *** - 10/3/2014 - 402 Pages

I finished :) Message 5

Whooo hoooo...finished this challenge!

I'm in FINISHED
Moderate (6/6)

1. World Series: baseball, professional athlete (book content)
Hot Property (Hot Zone #4)by Carly Phillips; 10/03/2014
2. Columbus Day: travel (book content)
Clockwise (Clockwise #1)by Elle Strauss; 10/26/2014
3. Sweetest Day: chocolate (title)
The Bride Wore Chocolate (Recipes with Romance #1)by Shirley Jump; 10/22/2014
4. Pumpkins: pumpkins on cover
The Littlest Matchmaker (Harlequin American Romance Series)by Dorien Kelly; 10/02/2014
5. Fall TV: tv (book content, character's job)
The Cajun's Captive (Stormy Weather #1)by Selena Blake; 10/17/2014
6. Halloween: vampire (book content)
Biting Bad (Chicagoland Vampires #8)by Chloe Neill; 10/08/2014

FINISHED!!!

October Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1 - October 31
Level: Hard
Completed: 9 of 9


1. Homecoming -- (tiara/crown) -- The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard - 10/01/2014
2. World Series -- (content - character has baseball cap) -- The Water Witch - 10/03/2014
3. Orchard -- (content Apple Orchard) --Insurgent - 10/31/2014
4. Autumn/Fall -- (takes place in autumn) -- The Coven -- 10/22/14
5. Columbus Day -- (journey/quest to past) -- The Angel Stone -- 10/28/14
6. Sweetest Day -- (chocolate) -- All These Things I've Done - 10/15/14
7. Pumpkins -- (orange of cover) -- Book of Shadows -- 10/21/2014
8. Fall TV -- (Castle TV series) -- Heat Wave - 10/09/14
9. Halloween -- (vampire, witch, and zombie) --Guilty Pleasures - 10/08/2014

Done:

Done! I finished 8!

Progress: 8 out of 8

1. Homecoming: High School:
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black - **** - 10/5/2014 - 419 Pages

2. World Series: Professional Athlete:
Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 10/27/2014 - Professional Athlete in story

3. Orchard: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness - ***** - 10/29/2014 - Orchard in the story

5. Columbus Day: ship/boat, sea, compass, travel, journey, pioneer:
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - *** - 10/7/2014

6. Sweetest Day: candy, chocolate, flowers, jewelry, date, candle light:
Her Ladyship's Companion by Joanna Bourne - **** - 10/18/2014 - Candy

7. Pumpkins: jack-o-lanterns, gourds, pumpkin seeds, orange (color):
The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - ***** - 10/6/2014 - 318 Pages - Orange Color

8. Fall TV: television show, tv, cable, dvd, celebrity:
The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison - ***** - 10/21/2014 - Rachel & Trent are celebrities

9. Halloween: Vampire:
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian - *** - 10/3/2014 - 402 Pages

Good job all of you! Happy Halloween!