The Challenge Factory discussion

Update! 1/4 complete!

Cortney, what did you think of A Great and Terrible Beauty? I really love that trilogy!! If you think otherwise, don't be afraid to say so! I'm always curious as to what people think!

I am so glad I found this group. This is my first post.

I am in for Easy,
3/9 read


G..Stray (Shifters 1) by Rachel Vincent
H..Halo (Halo 1) by Alexandra Adornetto
O..Origins by L J Smith
S..Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
T..Talisman by Stephen King

M..MaryJanice Davidson Undead and Uneasy
A..A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
S..Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
K..Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn

Rebecca, I'm glad your joining in!!! I'm getting you added to the Participants Progress list☺

Just recently joined the group and would like to try out this challenge! Hope it's okay for me to include books I read earlier in October (before I joined) to fill out my words.

Level: Easy

12/13 Read

F: The Fox Inheritance ; 3 stars
A: Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel; 4 stars
L: The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga; 4 stars
L: The Magician King by Lev Grossman; 4 stars

G: Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt; 4 stars
H: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix; 3 stars
O: Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos
S: The Sea of Monsters ; 4 stars
T: The True Meaning of Smekday ; 5 stars

M: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin; 4 stars
A: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender; 4 stars
S: Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement ; 4 stars
K: We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson

Sure Theo, glad you joined☺

Update 6/10

October TCF Challenge
10.1.11 - 10.31.11
Level: Easy
Last Update: 10.30.2011
Completed: 5/5

GHOST
Gabaldon. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon 10.15.11 ●●●○○
Help. The Help by Kathryn Stockett 10.30.11 ●●●●○
O (Costume Party). Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill 10.28.11 ●●●○○
Souless. Soulless by Gail Carriger 10.21.11 ●●●●○
T (Creature Feature). The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 10.31.11 ●●●○○



*Currently Reading

Joining in late. Going back to what I have read for October, I have almost completed MASK. I am going for easy.

3/4 Done

M Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer 4*
A Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh 3*
S A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee 3*
K Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Currently in route to my library

Completed 3/4



Frost, Jeaniene One Grave at a Time10/13/11
Adair, Cherry Undertow10/10/11
Lauren Danes/Megan Hart No Reservations10/11/11
Lorelei JamesTied Up, Tied Down

Done 5/5

This is my first challenge with this group.Im going with Easy.

G- Fat Free and Fatal GA McKevett 10/14/11
H Hush Hush 10/15/11
O Demon Trappers Daughters Jana Oliver
S Candy Apple Dead Sammi Carter 10/20/11
T The Hunger Games 10/23/11

I will get everyone updated, and the newcomers added to participants later today! Happy reading:-)

I'm joining this late.


I'm choosing the word of MASK and am attempting the HARD level aiming for all MYSTERIES and FALL COLORS (am I correct that the color has to be predominantly on the bookcover or is the color name to be mentioned in the title?)

Will post the books as I read along.

3/4 Read; Updated 10.29


M= I read (green cover) Murder on the Orient Express byAgatha Christie(10.28)

A= I read (purple cover) Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith(10.24)

S= I read (red cover) The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry(10.10)

K=

Completed 4/4 DONE



Frost, Jeaniene One Grave at a Time10/13/11
Adair, Cherry Undertow10/10/11
Lauren Danes/Megan Hart No Reservations10/11/11
Lorelei JamesTied Up, Tied Down10/15/11

5/5 - DONE - pretty much last minute but I did it yesterday!!!

G Germaniia--mrusna prikazka: Roman - I didn't find an exact translation of this one in English anywhere on the internet. However, loosely translated the book's title is "Germany - dirty story" , or judging by the French translation, it might as well be "cruel" story. - 3 ♥'s - 30/10/11

H Howl's Moving Castle - 12/10/2011 - 4 ♥'s

O On the Road - 2 ♥'s 31/10/11

S Sense and Sensibility - 24/10/11 - 3 ♥'s

T Terry Pratchett - Equal Rites - 2 ♥'s 31/10/11

24/10/11 - Update
Changing Little White Horse with Germany - dirty story and not Game of Thrones, because my book hasn't been delivered yet. Was supposed to get it last week. Viktor Paskov's book is better for my Happy-Birthday-To-Me-Challenge :).

C--Roast Mortem . by Cleo Coyle (done)
A-- -All the Flowers Are Dying done 10/23
N-- No Rest for the Wiccan
D -- Deep Shadow (done)
Y-- Outward Bound (done 10/31 nick of time!)

Just finished my last one! Highly recommend Anna Dressed in Blood and it fits for Halloween.

4/4

M Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer 4*
A Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh 3*
S A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee 3*
K Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake 5*

Update! 2/4 Complete!
Archangels Kiss 10/15/11
The Gathering 10/6/11

Hi, I cant see my name on the participants list :-(
Will start the challenge asap... will be finishing my other oct challenge over the next few days x

October TCF Challenge !

Duration: 10/1/11 - 10/31/11
Level: Easy
Updated: 10/28/11
Books Read: 2/7 Done

Fall Word: O-C-T-O-B-E-R

O- Out of the Rain by Debbie Macomber
C- Castle of Transylvania(The) by Jules Verne
Tom Franklin's Crooked Letter,Crooked Letter 10/28/11
O- Outsiders (The) by S.E. Hinton
B- Bradbury, Jennifer- Wrapped
E- Ellen Datlow's Snow White, Blood Red
Rowling,J. K.- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 10/24/11

My October Reads

Looks like a cool challenge! :D

Level: Easy 3/6

Z - Dael and the Painted People by Allan Richard Shickman (Zan-Gah series)
O
M - Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough 10/10/2011
B - Water Bound by Christine Feehan 19/10/2011
I
E - Space by Emily Sue Harvey 23/10/2011

4/5 Read
S~Sugarplums and Scandal: All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth / Lords of Misrule / Ghost of Christmas Passed / Partners in Crime / Holly Go Lightly / Very Vampy Christmas Kerrelyn Sparks 10/6/11
C~Claiming the Highlander, Kinley MacGregor 10/20/11
A~A Kiss in Time, Alex Flinn 10/2/11
R~
Y~You Slay Me, Katie MacAlister 10/11/11

Update 6/7

Update 2/5

Update 8/13

Update 7/7 Completed!!

Finished!

8/9

Yay finished my first challenge!!

Congrats Arlene! :)

2/5 completed

Challenge Update ... 8/9 Completed!

I cutting down to 4 books instead of 9, this month was busy for me and I know I wont be able to finish.

Update: 3/4 completed

Updated list completed 5/9 so far. A lot of family stuff cropped up this month so no sure I'm going to get all of them read.

Done!

TCF
OCTOBER Challenge!
Duration: 10.01.11 - 10.31.11
Levels: Easy

5/5 Read
S~Sugarplums and Scandal: All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth / Lords of Misrule / Ghost of Christmas Passed / Partners in Crime / Holly Go Lightly / Very Vampy Christmas Kerrelyn Sparks 10/6/11
C~Claiming the Highlander, Kinley MacGregor 10/20/11
A~A Kiss in Time, Alex Flinn 10/2/11
R~ Raye, Kimberly Dead End Dating 10/26/11
Y~You Slay Me, Katie MacAlister 10/11/11

Bonus Choices *Bonus Options can be used in place of a letter or on their own.

Creature Feature: One Foot in the Grave Jeaniene Frost 10/8/11

Costume Party: First Grave on the Right, Darynda Jones 10/4/11 (Grim Reaper)

Hard Level Choices!
Colors Of October(halloween and fall)
•Red
•Orange
•Yellow
•Black
•Green
•Purple

Had to Drop from Hard Level to Easy :(

added a word to mine (ghost and fall)

DONE 9/9 read!!☺

Update: 12/13

1 more book and 4 days...hopefully, I'll make it!

Update: 4/4 Completed! =)

Woohoo! 10/10 Complete! Almost thought I wasn't going to finish in time.

9/9 Complete!

Update: 3/5

I'm cutting it close. :x

Progress update of 3/4 books read as of 10.28. Original posting #69.

3/5 complete. Cutting way too close, I've got a whole one and a half one more to go. For a day. My bad :D!

FINISHED!!! 10/10

TCF OCTOBER Challenge!

Duration: 10.01.11 - 10.31.11
Levels: Easy

CANDY
C: *Conall Viga-Feilan in Go Fetch! by Shelly Laurenston 10/04 ❀❀❀❀❀
A: *Alex Cafield in Tempting by Susan Mallery 10/04 ❀❀❀❀
N: *Nikolai Vorislav in Here Kitty Kitty! by Shelly Laurenston 10/06 ❀❀❀❀❀
D: *Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison 10/13 ❀❀❀❀
Y: (Bonus: Columbus Day) The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis 10/14 ❀❀❀❀


SCARY
S: *Schuyler Van Alen in Lost in Time by Melissa de la Cruz 10/09 ❀❀❀❀
C: *Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery 10/04 ❀❀❀❀
A: *Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis 10/30 ❀❀❀❀
R: *Reid Buchanan in Sizzling by Susan Mallery 10/05 ❀❀❀❀❀
Y: (Bonus: Creature Feature) Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 10/20 ❀❀❀❀

Update: 8/12 - not going to make it this month. Damn you body, damn you chest infections! :P

Edit: 11/12 - one to go with a bit of rejigging :D

ALL DONE!!!
Update:
Completed 9/9
I'm in for hard


G: Grave Dance
H: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
O: Bonus Swap Creature Feature: Bonded by Blood
S: Succubus Blues
T: To Tame a Highland Warrior

M: Magic Bites
A: Darkness Unbound by Keri Arthur
S: Some Girls Bite
K: Unbound by Kim Harrison

Challenge Update ... FINISHED!

Update - finished 10/10!

Boo...I'll be ending October one book short of my challenge (12/13). As I live on the east coast, I'm five minutes from November, and I'm on page 307 of 439.