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2011 May Reading Challenge

ONE WORD
Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
TWO WORDS
Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
THREE WORDS
Devoured By Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Prince Of Ice by Emma Holly
FOUR WORDS
She's No Faerie Princess by Christine Warren
FIVE WORDS










5 of 10 COMPLETE

0/10
One Word
Bloodfever~ Karen Marie Moning
Acheron ~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
Two Words
Midnight Rising ~ Lara Adrian
River Marked ~ Patricia Briggs
Three Words
Single White Vampire ~ Lynsay Sands
The Darkest Secret ~ Gena Showalter
Four Words
The Morganville Vampires: Volume 2 ~ Rachel Caine (I consider volume 2 one word, but it's my one freebie lol)
A Lick of Frost ~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Five Words
Dark Needs at Night's Edge ~ Kresley Cole
Every Which Way But Dead ~ Kim Harrison
TO READ










READ

One Word
1.
2.
Two Words
3. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
4.
Three Words
5. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
6. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Four Words
7. The Egg Said Nothing by Caris O'Malley
8.
Five Words
9.
10. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon











One Word
1.Pulse5/8/11
2.Chime5/13/11
Words
1.Frost Kisses5/3/11
2.White Cat5/3/11
Three Words
1.Three Quarters Dead5/2/11
2.Born of Shadows5/20/11
Four Words
1.City of Fallen Angels5/4/11
2.Beyond the Highland Mist5/24/11
Five Words
1.The Dark and Hollow Places5/15/11
2.Once in a Full Moon5/23/11











1. Zoe Archer - Warrior
2. Elisabeth Naughton - Marked
3. Charlaine Harris - Dead Reckoning
4. W. D. Gagliani - Wolf's Trap
5. JD Robb - xx In Death
6. Gena Showalter - The Darkest Whisper
7. Kelley Armstrong - Living With the Dead
8. Dana Marie Bell - Blood of the Maple
9. H.P. Mallory - Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble
10. Sherillyn Kenyon - Dark Side of the Moon
Double duty list again. I own all but the last one.










Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2011
Complete: 7/10
One-word titles:
Two-word titles
Three-word titles:
Four-word titles:
Five-word titles:

0/10
One Word
1) Graceling by Kristin Cashore
2) Hunted by P.C. Cast
Two Word
3) Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
4) Storm Born by Richelle Mead
Three Word
5) Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
6) Insufficient Mating Material by Rowena Cherry
Four Word
7) Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
8) A Bite to Remember by Lynsay Sands
Five Word
9) Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson
10) Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands











I will post as I go. Trying to double up my challenges, you see. ;-)

Two Words
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Con & Conjure by Lisa Shearin
Four Words
Almost the Final Curtain Tate Hallaway

PNR: Count with May (2011)
0/10 Read
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2011
One-word title
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2.
Two-word title
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4.
Three-word title
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6.
Four-word title
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Five-word title
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8/10
1. Read 2 books with one-word title. (EX. Stray, Marked)
2. Read 2 books with two-word title.
Burning Skies by Caris Roane 05-02-2011 to 05-04-2011
Blood Law by Karin Tabke 05-10-2011 to 05-12-2011


3. Read 2 books with three-word title.
Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon 05-04-2011 to 04-05-2011
Fire and Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon 05-08-2011


4. Read 2 books with four-word title.
A Knight to Remember by Karin Tabke 05-11-2011 to 05-12-2011
The Demon You Know by Christine Warren 05-20-2011 to 05-21-2011


5. Read 2 books with five word title.
Walk on the Wild Side by Christine Warren 05-22-2011 to 05-23-2011
Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here by Christine Warren 05-29-2011 to 05-30-2011



Count with May
0/10
One word name
1. Faefever
2. Stolen
Two word name
3. Hard Bitten
4. Dead Reckoning
Three word name
5. Dime Store Magic
6. Many Bloody Returns
Four word name
7. The Throne of Fire
8. A Discovery of Witches
Five word name
9. My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
10. Once in a Full Moon











One word:
Afterlife by Claudia Gray
Steelflower by Lilith Saintcrow
Two Word:
Lover Unleashed by JR Ward
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Three Word
The Devil Inside by Jenna Black
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
Four Word:
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
First Drop of Crimson by Jeanine Frost
Five Words:
This Side of the Grave by Jeanine Frost
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson











One Word:
Crux (Moira Rogers) -- two down
Angelfire (Courtney Allison Moulton -- one down
Two Words:
Unholy Ghost (Stacia Kane)
Angel's Blood(Nalini Singh)
Three Words:
Kiss of Midnight (Lara Adrian)
Kiss of Crimson (Lara Adrian)
Four Words:
Hunger Like No Other (Kresley Cole)
Halfway To The Grave (Jeaniene Frost)
Five Words:
No Rest For The Wicked (Kresley Cole)
One Foot In The Grave (Jeaniene Frost)

Duration: May 01 - May 31
This will prob change, depending on library etc..
0/10 COMPLETE
01. Jealousy by Lilith Saintcrow
02. Venom by Jennifer Estep
03. Flesh Circus by Lilith Saintcrow
04. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
05. The Lunatic Cafe byLaurell K. Hamilton
06. Green-Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells
07. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
08. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
09. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
10. What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie










im about to start reading

Good luck everyone

I'll read and see if the books I pick match the challenge categories!
One-word title
Afterlife by Claudia Gray -5/15
Stray by Rachel Vincent
Two-word titles
Grave Witch by Kalayna Price - 5/9
Demon Angel by Meljean Brook - 5/5
Three-word titles
City of Ghosts by Stacia Kane - 5/21
6.
Four-word titles
Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton - 5/8
Hunted By The Others by Jess Haines
Five word titles
9.
10.






Read 2 books with one-word title.
Intertwined currently reading
Reaper
Read 2 books with two-word title.
Immortal Outlaw
Storm Born
Dragon Actually
Read 2 books with three-word title.
Tongues of Serpents
About A Dragon
Read 2 books with four-word title.
Tempt Me with Darkness
Read 2 books with five word title.
Lord of the Fading Lands
What A Dragon Should Know


1/10
One word name
1. Faefever
2. Stolen
Two word name
3. Hard Bitten
4. Dead Reckoning
Three word name
5. Dime Store Magic
6. Many Bloody Returns
Four word name
7. The Throne of Fire
8. A Discovery of Witches
Five word name
10. Once in a Full Moon











Count with May.
DURATION: May 1 - May 31, 2011
Here are the categories:
Read 2 books with one-word title.
1A) Whirlwind
1B) Poltergeist
Read 2 books with two-word title.
2A) Spider's Bite
2B) Storm Front
Read 2 books with three-word title.
3A) Reap the Wind
3B) The Iron Hunt
Read 2 books with four-word title.
4A) Out of the Night
4B) Daughter Of The Flames
Read 2 books with five word title.
5A) Lost in a Good Book
5B) No Rest for the Witches (Moon) (Magic, #3.5) (Others)











0/10
Read 2 books with one-word titles
1. - Abiogenesis by Kaitlyn O'Connor
2. Changeless by Gail Carriger


2 books with two-word titles
3. Cry Sanctuary by Moira Rogers
4. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs


2 books with three-word title
5. As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason
6. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa


2 books with four-word title
7. Luck of the Irish by Jennifer Dunne
8. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost


2 books with five word title
9. Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole
10. What A Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken



Duration: May 01 - May 31
1/10 COMPLETE
01. Jealousy by Lilith Saintcrow
02. Venom by Jennifer Estep
03. Flesh Circus by Lilith Saintcrow
04.
05. The Lunatic Cafe byLaurell K. Hamilton
06. Green-Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells
07. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
08. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
09. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
10. What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie











Completed: 10/10
One Word Titles
1. Trey - Cat Johnson 5/5
2. Marked - P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 5/13
Two Word Titles
1. Stolen Hearts - Karen Erickson 5/1
2. Spirit Lifter - Debra Glass 5/15
Three Word Titles
1. Copping to It - Ava Meyers 5/1
2. Long Hard Ride - Lorelei James 5/2
Four Word Titles
1. A Little Harmless Sex - Melissa Schroeder 5/14
2. Replaced: A Short Story - Joshua Scribner 5/14
Five Word Titles
1. The Wicked House of Rohan - Anne Stuart 5/14
2. The Devil & Venus di Milo - Misty Evans 5/14











One Word
Bloodfever~ Karen Marie Moning
Two Words
Midnight Rising ~ Lara Adrian
River Marked ~ Patricia Briggs
Three Words
Single White Vampire ~ Lynsay Sands
The Darkest Secret ~ Gena Showalter
Four Words
The Morganville Vampires: Volume 2 ~ Rachel Caine (I consider volume 2 one word, but it's my one freebie lol)
A Lick of Frost ~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Five Words
Dark Needs at Night's Edge ~ Kresley Cole
Every Which Way But Dead ~ Kim Harrison
TO READ









READ


2.
3. Jane's Warlord - Angela Knight
4.
5. Biting the Bullet - Jennifer Rardin
6. Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin
7. Sins of the Heart - Eve Silver
8. Sins of the Soul - Eve Silver
9. What a Dragon Should Know - G.A. Aiken
10. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs - Molly Harper


COUNT WITH MAY
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2011
Completed: 3 of 10
1. Read 2 books with one-word title –
2. Read 2 books with two-word title –
Ruling Eden - Michelle Picard ~ DONE
Warrior's Rise - LJ DeLeon ~ DONE
3. Read 2 books with three-word title –
A Witch's Lament - Catherine Anne Collins ~ DONE
4. Read 2 books with four-word title –
5. Read 2 books with five word title -




one word titles
1.Chosen - P.C. Cast May 2
2.Changeless - Gail Carriger
Two word titles
3. Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 5/1
4.
Three Word Titles
5.The Mermaids Madness - Jim C. Hines
6.
Four word titles
7.Wolf at the Door - Christine Warren
8.
Five word titles
9.
10. Sex and the Single Vampire - Katie McAllister
Will complete list as I find titles to read.

Count with May 5/1 – 5/31
One Word Titles
1. Stormwalker – Allyson James
2. Entwined – Elizabeth McNaughton
Two Word Titles
3. Pride Mates - Jennifer Ashley
4. Magic Bites – Ilona Andrew
Three Word Titles
5. Born of Night – Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. The Mane Squeeze - Shelly Laurenston
Four Word Titles
7. First Drop of Crimson – Jeaniene Frost
8. Shadow of the Wolf – Dana Marie Bell
Five Word Titles
9. Destined for an Early Grave – Jeaniene Frost
10.

One word:
Afterlife by Claudia Gray
Steelflower by Lilith Saintcrow
Two Word:
Lover Unleashed by JR Ward ★★★★ 5/02
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Three Word
The Devil Inside by Jenna Black
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
Four Word:
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
First Drop of Crimson by Jeanine Frost
Five Words:
This Side of the Grave by Jeanine Frost
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson











1. Read 2 books with one-word title.
Venom by Jennifer Estep
2. Read 2 books with two-word title.
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill
Tangled Threads by Jeniffer Estep or Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
3. Read 2 books with three-word title.
The Treasure Keeper by Shana Abe
Claimed By Shadow by Karen Chance
4. Read 2 books with four-word title.
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
5. Read 2 books with five word title.
This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson











0/10
1. One-word title:
2. One-word title:
3. One-word title: Shift of Fate
4. Four-word title:
5. Five word title:

1. One Word Title: Lasher
2. One Word Title: Taltos
3. Two Word Title: Kushiel's Dart
4. Two Word Title: Dead Reckoning
5. Three Word Title: Dragonfly in Amber
6. Three Word Title: Slave to Sensation
7. Four Word Title: Halfway to the Grave
8. Four Word Title: A Clash of Kings
9. Five Word Title: Lord of the Fading Lands
10. Five Word Title: Lady of Light and Shadows
TO READ:











1/10
2 Marked Elisabeth Naughton
3 Hard Bitten Chloe Neill
4 Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris
5 Born of Shadows Sherrilyn Kenyon
6 Bound By Darkness Alexis Morgan
7 City of Fallen Angels Cassandra Clare
8 Nerd in Shining Armor Vicki Lewis Thompson
9 The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons Katie Macalister
10 Every Demon Has His Day Cara Lockwood









read

Just in case of not getting Library books
read


1. Falcondance by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
2. The Fallen: Volume 2 by Thomas E. Sniegoski
3. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
4. Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
5. Where She Went by Gayle Forman
6. Storm of Visions by Christina Dodd
7. A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton
8. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
9. The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan
10. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson - having a hard time finding another 5 title book on my TBR. Hope this counts.











Duration: May 01 - May 31
2/10 COMPLETE
01. Jealousy by Lilith Saintcrow
02. Venom by Jennifer Estep
03.
04.
05. The Lunatic Cafe byLaurell K. Hamilton
06. Green-Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells
07. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
08. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
09. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
10. What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie











1 word:
Eldest
2 word:
Hard Bitten
Dead Reckoning
3 word:
4 word:
Kitty's House of Horrors
5 word:
Ivy Cole and the Moon
Read:







1/10
One Word
1)
2) Hunted by P.C. Cast
Two Word
3) Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
4) Storm Born by Richelle Mead
Three Word
5) Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
6) Insufficient Mating Material by Rowena Cherry
Four Word
7) Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
8) A Bite to Remember by Lynsay Sands
Five Word
9) Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson
10) Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands











10/10
One word:
Sacrifice by Dakota Banks
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
Two words:
Dark Time by Dakota Banks
Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells
Three words:
The Devil Inside by Jenna Black
The Devil's Due by Jenna Black
Four words:
The Devil You Know by Jenna Black
Speak of the Devil by Jenna Black
Five words:
Call of the Highland Moon by Kendra Leigh Castle
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons by Katie MacAlister











One Word
Bloodfever~ Karen Marie Moning
Two Words
Midnight Rising ~ Lara Adrian
River Marked ~ Patricia Briggs
Three Words
Single White Vampire ~ Lynsay Sands
The Darkest Secret ~ Gena Showalter
Four Words
The Morganville Vampires: Volume 2 ~ Rachel Caine (I consider volume 2 one word, but it's my one freebie lol)
A Lick of Frost ~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Five Words
Every Which Way But Dead ~ Kim Harrison
TO READ








READ



one word titles
1.Chosen - P.C. Cast May 2
2.Changeless - Gail Carriger
Two word titles
3. Tangled Threads - Jennifer Estep 5/1
4. Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier 5/2
Three Word Titles
5.The Mermaids Madness - Jim C. Hines
6.
Four word titles
7.Wolf at the Door - Christine Warren May 3
8.
Five word titles
9.
10. Sex and the Single Vampire - Katie McAllister
Will complete list as I find titles to read.

Read 2 books with one-word title. (EX. Stray, Marked)
1.
2.
Read 2 books with two-word title. (Ex. Dark Lover, Hex Hall)
3. Wolfe's Hope 5/2***
4. Love Bites 5/3****
Read 2 books with three-word title. (EX.Slave to Sensation, Narcissus in Chains)
5. Beast Behaving Badly
6. Veil of Midnight
Read 2 books with four-word title. (Ex.Halfway to the Grave, I'll Be Slaying You)
7. Kiss of the Night
8.
Read 2 books with five word title. (Ex.Pleasure of a Dark Prince, My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding)
9. Pleasure of a Dark Prince
10. A Forever Kind of Love








2/10
One word name
2. Stolen
Two word name
3. Hard Bitten
4. Dead Reckoning
Three word name
5. Dime Store Magic
6. Many Bloody Returns
Four word name
7. The Throne of Fire
8. A Discovery of Witches
Five word name
10. Once in a Full Moon











3/10
One-Word
1.
2.
Two-Word
1.
2.
Three-Word
1.
2.
Four-Word
1.
2.
Five-Word
1.
2.



Read 2 books with one-word title.
Reaper
Read 2 books with two-word title.
Spirit Bound in the ears!
Dragon Actually
Read 2 books with three-word title.
Tongues of Serpents
About A Dragon
Read 2 books with four-word title.
Tempt Me with Darkness
Read 2 books with five word title.
Lord of the Fading Lands
What A Dragon Should Know



Illusions
Delirium
Bite Club
Savage Nature
Tempting the Beast
Riding the Storm
What the Heart Sees
Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula
The Better Part of Darkness

3/10
2 Marked Elisabeth Naughton
3 Hard Bitten Chloe Neill
4 Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris
6 Bound By Darkness Alexis Morgan
7 City of Fallen Angels Cassandra Clare
9 The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons Katie Macalister
10 Every Demon Has His Day Cara Lockwood







read



Just in case of not getting Library books
read


ONE
1. Marked by Evangeline Anderson
2. Mercenaries by Angela Knight
TWO
3. Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks
4. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
THREE
5.
6. The Panther's Lair by Esmerelda Bishop
FOUR
7. A Certain Wolfish Charm by Lydia Dare
8. The Zero Dog War by Keith Melton
FIVE
9. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
10.The Ghost and Mr. Moore by Ryan Field










1/10 done
1 word:
Paranormalcy
Unearthly
2 word:
Lover Avenged
Wild Magic
3 word:
The Warrior Heir
The Wizard Heir
4 word:
The Ruins of Gorlan
Halfway to the Grave
5 word:
One Foot in the Grave
The Name of the Wind
1 word:
Paranormalcy
Unearthly
2 word:
Lover Avenged
Wild Magic
3 word:
The Wizard Heir
4 word:
The Ruins of Gorlan
Halfway to the Grave
5 word:
One Foot in the Grave
The Name of the Wind










Books mentioned in this topic
Burning Skies (other topics)Fire and Ice (other topics)
Blood Law (other topics)
Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here (other topics)
Born of Shadows (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Sherrilyn Kenyon (other topics)Christine Warren (other topics)
Caris Roane (other topics)
Karin Tabke (other topics)
Christine Warren (other topics)
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5 Words...Im working on those hehe