Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Monthly Group Reads discussion

Every month we will have a dual-themed challenge, and the minimum goal is to read 2 books (one from each theme). For more voracious readers, you can read more.

The challenges for November are:

1 - Read a book from a genre you don't normally read to expand your horizons.


2 - Read a book that was made into a movie OR television show.




To sign up, just simply pick your books and post it. Again, you can read only 2, 4, 6, etc, depending on your interest, time, book availability and reading speed.

Remember, this doesn't start until November, I am just posting early so people can get their books in time. Feel free to post your lists though!

Have fun reading!

Movie-My Sister's Keeper v Jodi Picoult

Outside my genre-Shout down the Moon v Lisa Tucker OR Perfect Match v Jodi Picoult

Good choices!

Count me in :)

2/2

New Genre - Erotic Romance: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure 11/14 ★★★

Book 2 Movie: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 11/5 ★★★½




Challenge Completed @ 11/14/09

Oooh great choices :D

Thanks, I'm using this challenge as an "excuse" to check out the erotic PNR. hehe >:)

Outside my usual genre: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Book to movie:Blindness by José Saramago

Movie: Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

Outside genre: Merle's Door Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote

Am not sure I will get to the movie one, but I am going to choose my books and hope that I can get to them hehe.


Movie:Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Outside my usual genre: Soul Mates Bound by Blood - Ok this one was a book I put aside because I couldnt get into it at first.. as its a genre I am not really used to and is not a normal read for me.
So in light of this months challenge I am picking it back up and reading it for the challenge.

I'm going to attempt this, but no promises. It'll all depend on if I can get caught up with my reviews.

Book to Movie: Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Outside my usual genre: Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters & Jane Austen - while this sounds like something my site would cover, I've never read an Austen novel, and really have no desire to, but this one sort of amuses me.

Yeah the movie one for me am not sure about.

Twilight would have done it good but I already read that! lol

So I am still searching.

Does made for TV movies count, I am thinking of all the Nora Roberts movies that came out over the summer?

Otherwise I will have to think on it some more.

Hmm ya that would work Debbie. Let me add that to the list.. else we might have too hard of a challenge right?

Also please feel free to suggest challenge themes in our suggestion thread! We could use more to choose from in the upcoming months :)

I think I can do this one.

1. New Genre - literature?
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank

2. book to movie
Not Forgotten by Nancy Holder (Angel TV show)

Oh I think I will use this as an "excuse" to read Twilight - i have been considering reading it for a while now and this will be the perfect "excuse" to do so, LOL

As for a new genre of book, I may also try the Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters & Jane Austen but have to say if it is to "Jane Austen" I will be abandoning it, I have tried a number of times to read her and just can't get into her style of writing.

Jennifer "Book Huntress" wrote: "As for a new genre of book, I may also try the Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters & Jane Austen but have to say if it is to "Jane Austen" I will be abandoning it, I have tried a number of times to read her and just can't get into her style of writing."

I've heard it's Austens' story, but Winters more or less rewrites it. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies isn't by the same author, but it did get some rave reviews.

The challenges for November are:

1 - a book from a genre you don't normally read
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2 - a book made into a movie OR television show.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1. New Genre:

2 - Movie/TV Show:

Ok, I think I have finally figured out what I want to go with for:
1 - new genre - non-fiction/memoir
Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything
Across Italy, India and Indonesia
2 - book to movie - made for TV movie
Tribute

New genre DONE... picked up a book reccomended by my Mom & Dad

No Second Chance

Nice Jennifer :D

I have not started yet on my monthly reading /sigh

Plus I go out of town toward the end of the month to visit family for Thanksgiving.. though I will probably take a book or two with me just in case I get time :D

One down, one to go!

1. New Genre:

2 - Movie/TV Show:

Way to go Sarah :D

Grrr... I may have to bow out of the November challenge. I've rearranged my TBR book stacks, and now I can't find my copy of Blood Price (for the movie challenge)!

Let that be a lesson: organization is not all it's cracked up to be.

*huffs* Maybe I can still find it...

Good luck

Read a book from a genre you don't normally read to expand your horizons: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

Read a book that was made into a movie OR television show: Dracula by Bram Stoker

challenge finished 11/13

#2 Movie/TV Show: DONE

I read Storm Front which was the TV Show The Dresden Files (and was actually good, no idea what happened to it)



So YEAH I finally finished a Challenge - LOL

I have gotten so many swap requests this month I haven't even started this month's challenge. I love yall's picks btw.

I never have found my copy of Blood Price, so I'm officially out of the running this month.

Who knew books could hide?

Aww, well don't feel bad Sarah I have been out of the running these last couple months.
Too many things keep popping up giving me less and less time to read.

Ok read one I don't usually read so going to try the challenge.
The challenges for November are:

1 - a book from a genre you don't normally read
- finished 11/14/2009
2 - a book made into a movie OR television show.
will this work
finished 11/27/2009

Yes that will work perfectly Katt :D

PNR & UF Group November Challenge:

2/2

1 - Read a book from a genre you don't normally read to expand your horizons. (I like cozy mysteries but I've never read stuff by the old classic masters like Agatha Christie or Ellery Queen.)

The Tragedy of X (The XYZ Murders) by Ellery Queen 11/23/09

2 - Read a book that was made into a movie OR television show.

Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 11/1/09

I signed up for this one but I have to back out. Yeah I know there's only a week left but I have so many books I need to read for other challenges that reading something out of my comfort zone just isn't going to happen. :(

Kenjii wrote: "Movie-My Sister's Keeper v Jodi Picoult

Outside my genre-Shout down the Moon v Lisa Tucker OR Perfect Match v Jodi Picoult

Good choices! "

Not looking good! I have not had a change to start either one.

arg, I'm gonna have to bow out of this one as well. I haven't even started one, and the other one was to boring to continue.:c

That makes what 4....

I have to say that I got stuck on a very long contemporary romance and never even started either of them. I kept hoping to, but I didn't! Sorry.

Outside my genre

F/F romance:

First Taste Naughty Nooners by Paisley Smith fin.11-29-09

Hey...got one in =D!