Barbara's Challenges & Reading Lists discussion

This is a list of all challenges participated with the Crazy Challenge Connection Group during 2012.

Monthly Challenges:
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Miscellaneous Challenges
500 Member Celebration
Amazing Race Challenge
And the Oscar Goes to...80's Movie Challenge
Andy Griffith Challenge
Celebrate 2012
Clean Out Your Fridge Challenge
Colors Count Challenge
Disney Movie Challenge
Fall Scavenger Challenge
FALL S-P-E-L-L CHALLENGE
Famous Birthday Challenge
A Far Out, Groovy Challenge
Fourth Quarter Spell
Gemini Challenge
GoodReads Treasure Hunt
Hunger Games Soundtrack Challenge
Hurricane Challenge
I Spy Cover Challenge
It's A Celebration Challenge
It's Beginning to Sound a lot Like Christmas Challenge
It Was A Very Good Year...or Was It?
James Bond Challenge
July: Challenge: Oreo
Member of the Month Challenges
Monopoly Challenge
Name Challenge
Nashville Country High Challenge
Perpetual Music Relay
Read-A-Thons
School Challenge
Second Quarter Challenge: Celebrate
Sock Hop Doo-wop Music Challenge
Spring Challenge
The Sub-Genre Challenge
Summer Challenge
Summer Movies Galore
Summer Olympics Challenge
Summer Scavenger Hunt
That Book is How Big
25 Days of Christmas Challenge
Vacation Time
Where In The World
Wizard of Oz Challenge

Gemini Challenge
Duration: May 21 - June 21, 2012

BLACK / WHITE – (mostly white cover) 5/29

LONG / SHORT - (375 pages) 5/24

NEW / OLD – (newest edition to TBR) 6/7

FRIEND / STRANGER – (new-to-you author) 5/28

HOT / COLD – (takes place in the Sahara) 6/5

CLEAN / DIRTY– tidy cover 6/4

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Celebrate Second Quarter Challenge

I don't enjoy the holidays but I found one I could really get behind. May 6th - No Diet Day!
Duration: May 13 - June 30, 2012

READ: 9/9

✔ N: Chloe Neill - Friday Night Bites 5/15
✔ O: The Oldest Kind of Magic - Ann Macela 4/27

✔ D: Deeper Than the Dead - Tami Hoag 5/22
✔ I: Inside - Brenda Novak 5/18
✔ E: Eve Silver - Sins of the Heart 5/14
✔ T: Thea Devine - The Forever Kiss 5/25

✔ D: Dark Light - Randy Wayne White 6/23
✔ A: The Angel and the Highlander - Donna Fletcher 5/24
✔ Y: Samantha Young - Blood Will Tell 5/28



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

It's A Celebration Challenge edit post, but also post an update
Duration: 04/01/12 – 06/30/12

READ: 12/12
✔1. April Fool's Day: Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich 6/11
✔2. Easter: Ghostland - Jory Strong (religious) 5/22
✔3. Mother’s/Father’s Day: Suspicion of Innocence - Barbara Parker (my Mother's favorite author) 6/2
✔4. May Day: Sing the Four Quarters - Tanya Huff (Quarters) 6/25
✔5. Memorial Day: Kiss of Fate - Deborah Cooke (war between Pry and Slayers) 5/20
✔6. Flag Day: Mercy Blade - Faith Hunter (blue cover) 5/27
✔7. Weddings: Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward 6/20
✔8. Earth Day: New York to Dallas - J.D. Robb (set in 2060) 6/17
✔9. Graduate: Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie - Maggie Stiefvater (set in music school) 5/12
✔10. Quarterly Birthday Celebration: Happy Birthday Southpaw285: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
✔11. Bizarre Holidays:June 3 - Repeat Day: Tiger Paw - Charles Cornell (repeat C-C) 6/7
✔12. New Beginnings & Happy Endings: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre (Hot Shots conclusion) 6/26



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Amazing Race Challenge repost
Duration: February 19, 2012 - February 19, 2013

NOTE: first and last in US, other books elsewhere. Hawaii, Alaska, PR ok as non US books

✔ Start (1) Chicago, IL - Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill 5/15
✔ (2) London, England - Kiss of Fate - Deborah Cooke 5/20
✔ (3) Scotland - The Angel and the Highlander - Donna Fletcher 5/24
✔ (4) Cheshamshire, England - The Forever Kiss - Thea Devine 5/25
✔ (5) Ireland - Earl of Darkness - Alix Rickloff 5/26
✔ (6) Afrida - Sahara - Clive Cussler 6/5
✔ (7) England - Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson 6/12
✔ (8) Kiribati, South Pacific - The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific -
J. Maarten Troost 6/22
✔ (9) China - Eona - Alison Goodman 6/29
✔ (10) Greece - The Huntress And The Sphinx - Ru Emerson 6/30
✔ (11) Galapagos - Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12
✔ Finish (12) Seattle, Washington - Walking Dead - C.E. Murphy 7/18



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

And the Oscar Goes To...80s Movie Challenge

Duration: May 1 - July 31, 2012

✔1. 1980 - Kramer vs Kramer: Suspicion of Innocence - Barbara Parker (legal drama) 6/2
✔2. 1981 - Ordinary People: The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters (realistic fiction set in Egypt in 1800s) 5/12
✔3. 1982 - Chariots of Fire: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (hero is baseball player) 7/18
✔4. 1983 - Gandi: Inside Out - Maria Snyder (dystopian so revolt against government) 7/15
✔5. 1984 - Terms of Endearment: Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis - Pete Nelson (non fiction look at the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during WWII) 7/28
✔6. 1985 - Amadeus: Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie - Maggie Stiefvater (hero is a bagpiper at a musical boarding school) 5/12
✔7. 1986 - Out of Africa: Sahara - Clive Cussler 6/5
✔8. 1987 - Platoon: Beach Road - James Patterson (male POV) 7/27
✔9. 1988 - Last Emperor: Eona - Alison Goodman (set in China) 6/29
✔10. 1989 - Rain Man: Going Bovine - Libba Bray (road trip) 7/7

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Name Challenge

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2012

♥ B: Blood Will Tell - Samantha Young
♥ A: The Angel and the Highlander - Donna Fletcher 5/24
♥ R: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest 6/26
♥ B: Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore 6/4
♥ A: Ascension - Caris Roane 6/9
♥ R: Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/23
♥ A: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12


♥ J: Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George 8/19
♥ O: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22


♥ S: Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb 5/29
♥ I: Intrinsical - Lani Woodland 7/2
♥ S: Sahara - Clive Cussler 6/5
♥ L: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
♥ I: Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15
♥ A: Ascension - Sable Grace 8/4
♥ N: A Necklace of Water - Cate Tiernan 5/18


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Summer movies Galore Challenge

Duration: June 20 - September 20, 2012

✔1) Snow white and the huntsman: I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells (white cover) 8/27
✔2) Madagascar 3 d in europe: Voices - Arnaldur Indridason (set in Iceland) 7/14
✔3) Rock of ages: V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton (set in California) 8/22
✔4) Abraham lincoln vampire hunter: Darkness Revealed - Alexandra Ivy (vampires) 6/28
✔5) Red hook summer: Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward (set in NY) 6/20
✔6) Ice age continental drift: Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox (set in Alaska) 7/3
✔7) Dark knight rises: Going Bovine - Libba Bray (black cover) 7/7
✔8) Amazing spiderman: Eona - Alison Goodman (young adult) 6/29
✔9) Battleship: The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey - Linda Greenlaw (on/in water) 8/13
✔10) Brave red head: Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney (set in Scotland) 8/11



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Nashville Country High Challenge
Duration: May 1 - October 31, 2012

ALUMINI COMPLETE
♫1) George Strait: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (set in Texas) 6/14
♫2) Garth Brooks: Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels (friends) 7/7
♫3) Toby Keith: Ascension - Caris Roane (hero is a soldier in the war against rogue vampires) 6/9
♫4) Reba: Corpse Pose - Diana Killian (heroine owns marketing company) 7/6
♫5) Tim mcgraw/Faith Hill: The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann (hero's uncle and heroine's father play a huge role) 8/30


THE SENIORS COMPLETE
♫6) Kenny Chesney: Move Heaven and Earth - Christina Dodd (heaven in title) 6/22
♫7) Shania Twain: Deadly Décisions - Kathy Reichs (set in Canada) 8/28
♫ 8) Martina Mcbride: Sahara - Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt #11) 6/5
♫9) Brad Paisley:Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb (set mostly in the ocean on a ship) 5/29
♫ 10) Rascal Flatts: The Forever Kiss - Thea Devine (3 main characters: Dar/Ducas/Angene) 5/25


JUNIORS - COMPLETE
♫11) Miranda Lambert: Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson (h/h dealing with death of their son) 6/12
♫12) Carrie Underwood: A Feather of Stone - Cate Tiernan (twins) 5/17
♫13) Taylor Swift: Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich <(pub 6/2012) 7/2
♫14) Blake Shelton: The Angel and the Highlander - Donna Fletcher (hero chases heroine something fierce) 5/24
♫15) Keith Urban: Unchained - Sharon Ashwood (motorcycle on cover) 8/18


SOPHOMORES - COMPLETE
♫16) Sugarland: Suspicion of Innocence - Barbara Parker (legal drama) 6/2
♫17) Lady Antebellum: Thursday's Child - Sandra Brown (set in Georgia) 8/30
♫ 18) The Band Perry: Sins of the Heart - Eve Silver (hero loses his brother) 5/14
♫ 19) Luke Bryan:My Give a Damn's Busted - Carolyn Brown (pub 2010) 7/29
♫ 20) Darius Rucker: Beach Road - James Patterson (black character) 7/27


FRESHMAN - COMPLETE
♫21) Scotty Mcreery: A Necklace of Water - Cate Tiernan (young adult) 5/18
♫22) Casey James:Kiss of Fate (Dragonfire #3) - Deborah Cooke 5/20
♫23) Sunny Sweeney: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost (yellow cover, also a giant sun) 6/22
♫ 24) Hunter Hayes: Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie - Maggie Stiefvater (hero plays bagpipes) 5/12
♫25) Eden Edge: Sing the Four Quarters - Tanya Huff (heroine risks treason to save someone wrongly convicted and awaiting execution) 6/25


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Colors Count
DURATION: May 1 through August 31, 2012
LEVEL: EXPANDED 24-PACK

Purple Mountain's Majesty
✔P: Terry Pratchett - The Color of Magic 8/21
✔U: The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann 8/30
✔R: Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/23
✔P: Barbara Parker - Suspicion of Innocence 6/2
✔L: C.S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 7/9
✔E: Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13


✔M: J. Maarten Troost - The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific 6/22
✔O: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22
✔U: Unchained - Sharon Ashwood 8/18
✔N: No Safe Place - JoAnn Ross 8/20
✔T: Tiger Paw - Charles Cornell 6/7
✔A: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12
✔I: I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells 8/27
✔N: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26
✔S: Sing the Four Quarters - Tanya Huff 6/25


✔M: C.E. Murphy - Walking Dead 7/18
✔A: Addison Fox - Baby It's Cold Outside 7/3
✔J: Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George 8/19
✔E: Suzanne Enoch - Don't Look Down 8/16
✔S: Scorched - Sharon Ashwood 6/3
✔T: Tanya Huff - Blood Lines 7/24
✔Y: You're So Vein - Christine Warren 7/4



Robin's Egg Blue
✔R: Caris Roane - Ascension 6/9
✔O: On Ice - David Ramus 12/10
✔B: Blind Sight: A Novel - Terri Persons 8/11
✔I: Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15
✔N: New York to Dallas - J.D. Robb 6/17
✔S: Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney 8/11


✔E: Eve Silver - Sins of the Heart 5/14
✔G: Geek Love - Katherine Dunn 6/15
✔G: Ghostland - Jory Strong 5/23


✔B: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson 8/3
✔L: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
✔U: Lisa Unger - Sliver of Truth 7/30
✔E: Elizabeth Peters - Borrower of the Night 7/31



White COMPLETE
✔W: Wizard's Heir - Daniel Hood 5/3
✔H: Daniel Hood - Beggar's Banquet 5/10
✔I: Inside - Brenda Novak 5/18
✔T: Treachery in Death - J.D. Robb 5/4
✔E: The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters 5/12


40/40 COMPLETE (on 12/10)

Andy Griffith Challenge
DURATION: July 3 – August 31, 2012

✔1. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (292 pages) 7/9
✔2. Voices - Arnaldur Indridason (both A&I in AndyGriffith) 7/14
✔3. Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox (hero is a lawyer) 7/3
✔4. I'm ashamed (well almost) to say that I've never watched anything by Andy Griffith's. Now I'm sorry I missed it as that was just too funny. 7/4



✔H: Host - Faith Hunter 8/8
✔A: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12
✔L: Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard 7/25
✔L: The Last Unicorn - Peter Beagle 8/9

✔O: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22
✔F: Finding Destiny - Jean Johnson 8/8

✔F: Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
✔A: Ascension - Sable Grace 8/4
✔M: Moonburn - Alisa Sheckley 8/31
✔E: Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Where in the World - 3rd Quarter Spell-it-Out

Duration: July 1 - September 30, 2012

A: Ascension - Sable Grace 8/4
U: Lisa Unger - Sliver of Truth 7/30
S: Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery 7/8
T: The Time Weaver - Shana Abe 8/6
R: Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/23
A: Ascension - Felicity Heaton 8/29
L: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis 7/9
I: Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15
A: Alison Gaylin - You Kill Me 8/5
N: No Safe Place - JoAnn Ross 8/20


O: Karen Olson - Pretty in Ink 7/26
U: Unchained - Sharon Ashwood 8/18
T: Twice Bitten - Chloe Niell 7/22
B: Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox 7/3
A: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12
C: Club Dead - Charlaine Harris 7/9
K: Killing The Blues - Robert B. Parker 7/6



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

That Book is How Big? Challenge

Duration: April 1 - December 31, 2012
READ: 12/12

✔1. Inheritance - Christopher Paolini (860 pages) 4/10
✔2. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (835 pages) 7/19
✔3. Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb (685 pages) 5/29
✔4. Sahara - Clive Cussler (576 pages) 6/5
✔5. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson (468 pages) 4/10
✔6. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn - Alison Goodman (531 pages) 2/25
✔7. Beautiful Chaos - Kami Garcia (518 pages) 1/8
✔8. Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare (507 pages) 1/6
✔9. Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward (572 pages) 6/20
✔10. Eona - Alison Goodman (637 pages) 6/29
✔11. The Mad Ship - Robin Hobb (647 pages) 7/31
✔12. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore (563 pages) 6/4



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Summer Scavenger Hunt

Duration: June 20 - September 20, 2012

✔1) Ice cream day: Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox (set in Alaska) 7/3
✔2) World enviromental day: The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey - Linda Greenlaw 8/13
✔3) Pink day: Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (female POV) 7/9
✔4) Meteor watch day: Heat Stroke - Rachel Caine (book 2 of the Weather Wardens series) 6/29
✔5) Pick your poison: Sing the Four Quarters - Tanya Huff (heroine must choose between being a bard and being a princess) 6/25
✔6) Red rose day: Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie 8/7
✔7) Country Music day: Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery (concert pianist) 7/8
✔8) Different colored eyes day: Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger (red/black) 7/30
✔9) Ugly truck day: The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan (male POV) 8/2
✔10) Take your pants for a walk day: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (hawt athlete just wearing pants) 7/18
✔11) Book lovers day: Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett (setting bookstore) 9/5
✔12) Just because day: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre (just because) 6/26
✔13) Frankesntein day: The Time Weaver - Shana Abe (dragon shifter) 8/6
✔14) National mustard day: Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson (yellow cover) 8/3
✔15) Aviation day: Airborn - Keneth Oppel (dirigible flying in the sky) 7/12
✔16) Aquarium month: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost (set on an island in the South Pacific) 6/22
✔17) Unlucky month for weddings: Three Weeks To Say Goodbye - C.J. Box (grief) 8/10
✔18) Admit you are happy month: Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney (HEA) 8/11
✔19) Youth day in Tunsia: Eona - Alison Goodman (young adult) 6/29
✔20) Orangemens day in newfoundland: Death Masks - Jim Butcher (religious, involving the Shroud of Turin) 6/21
✔21) Discovery day in trinidad: Nightfall - Ellen Connor (new to me author) 6/30
✔22) Coast to coast bike ride: Going Bovine - Libba Bray (road trip) 7/7
✔23) Balaruc le vieux: Darkness Revealed - Alexandra Ivy 6/28 (king Arthur/Avalon plot) 6/28
✔24) Daffodil 200 bed race: Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels (flowers on cover) 7/7



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Crazy Monopoly Challenge

Start Date: 06/06/12
End Date: 9/28/12

1. Rolled: 6
Landed on: Oriental Avenue
- Caris Roane (R is in “ORIENTAL”) FINISHED 6/9/12

2. Rolled: 5 (Post #177)
Landed on: St. Charles Avenue
- Alaya Johnson (mostly black cover) FINISHED 6/11/12

3. Rolled: 3 (Post #194)
Landed on: Virginia Avenue
- S.J. Watson (mostly black cover) FINISHED 6/12/12

4. Rolled: 3 (Post #210)
Landed on: Community Chest #2
- Mariah Stewart (favorite is a toss up of mystery and romance so I'm going with romantic suspense) FINISHED 6/13/12

5. Rolled: 3 (Post #251)
Landed on: Free parking
- Charlaine Harris (choice) FINISHED 6/14/12

6. Rolled: 1 (Post #256)
Landed on: Kentucky Avenue
- Katherine Dunn (orange cover) FINISHED 6/15/12

7. Rolled: 4 (Post #287)
Landed on: B&O Railroad
- Ray Bradbury (set in Illinois) FINISHED 6/16/12

8. Rolled: 2
Landed on: Ventnor Avenue
- J.D. Robb ("R" from Robb is in GARDENS) FINISHED 6/17/12

9. Rolled: 4 (Post #311)
Landed on: Pacific Avenue
- V.K. Forrest ("F" in PACIFIC) FINISHED 6/26/12

10. Rolled: 5 (Post #412)
Landed on: Chance #3
- Bella Andre (rating 4.01) FINISHED 6/26/12

11. Rolled: 6 (Post #418)
Landed on: Community Chest #1
- Alexandra Ivy (favorite author, one of many) FINISHED 6/28/12

Starting 2nd trip around the Board!
12. Rolled: 4 (Post #450)
Landed on: Oriental Avenue
- Ru Emerson (R & E in ORIENTAL) FINISHED 6/30/12

13. Rolled: 2 (Post #457)
Landed on: Vermont Avenue
- Janet Evanovich (set in Massachusetts) FINISHED 7/2/12

14. Rolled: 5 (Post #466)
Landed on: States Avenue
- Diana Killian (set in New Jersey) FINISHED 7/5/12

15. Rolled: 3 (Post #496)
Landed on: St. James Place
- E.L. James (J in StJames) FINISHED 7/6/12

16. Rolled: 2 (Post #503)
Landed on: Tennessee
- Libba Bray (2 B's, 2 A's) FINISHED 7/7/12

17. Rolled: 4 (Post #510)
Landed on: Chance #2
- Susan Mallery (favorite romance author) FINISHED 7/8/12

18. Rolled: 1 (Post #515)
Landed on: Indiana Avenue
- Arnaldur Indridason (both A & I in IndianaAvenue) FINISHED 7/14/12

19. Rolled: 6 (Post #551)
Landed on: Marvin Gardens
- Maria Snyder (S in Gardens) FINISHED 7/15/12

20. Rolled: 3 (Post #556)
Landed on: North Carolina Avenue
- Jaci Burton (starts with C) FINISHED 7/18/12

21. Rolled: 2 (Post #581)
Landed on: Pennsylvania Avenue
(green cover) FINISHED 7/22/12

22. Rolled: 4 (Post #596)
Landed on: Chance #3
- Tanya Huff (GRs rating 3.75)FINISHED 7/24/12

23. Rolled: 4 (go), Rolled again: 5 (Post #620)
Landed on: Reading Railroad
(hero takes train to visit client) FINISHED 7/27/12

24. Rolled: 5 (jail), Rolled again: 4 (Post #650)
Landed on: Virginia Avenue
(mostly black cover) FINISHED 8/2/12

25. Rolled: 4 (Post #674)
Landed on: Tennessee Avenue
- Katherine Paterson (2 A's and 2 T's) FINISHED 8/3/12

26. Rolled: 3
Landed on: Kentucky Avenue
- Sable Grace (starts with A) FINISHED 8/4/12

27. Rolled: 6
Landed on: Ventnor Avenue
- Faith Hunter (mostly yellow cover) FINISHED 8/8/12

28. Rolled: 2 (Post #703)
Landed on: Marvin Gardens
- Peter Beagle (plants on cover) FINISHED 8/9/12

29. Rolled: 2 (Post #716)
Landed on: Pacific Avenue
- Terri Persons (P in Pacific) FINISHED 8/11/12

30. Rolled: 5 (Post #722)
Landed on: Chance #3
- Jeri Smith-Ready (3.82 rating) FINISHED 8/13/12
Rounded GO for the third and final time!

31. Rolled: 5
Landed on: Community Chest #1
- Suzanne Enoch (one of my favorite authors) FINISHED 8/16/12

32. Rolled: 5 (Post #756)
Landed on: Chance #1
- Suzanne Brockmann (recommended by Alice) FINISHED 8/30/12

33. Rolled: 4
Landed on: St. Charles Place
- Alicia Sheckley (A.S. in STCHARLES) FINISHED 8/31/12

34. Rolled: 5 (Post #834)
Landed on: St. James Place
- Eve Silver (E.S. in STJAMES) FINISHED 9/2/12

35. Rolled: 6 (Post #947)
Landed on: Chance #2
- Katie MacAlister (one of my favorite authors) FINISHED 9/4

36. Rolled: 1 (Post #854)
Landed on: Indiana Avenue
- Eowyn Ivey (E &I in Indiana Avenue) FINISHED 9/12/12

37. Rolled: 3 (Post #886)
Landed on: Atlantic Avenue
- Lee Child (L & C in Atlantic) FINISHED 9/20/12

38. Rolled: 2
Landed on: Water Works
- Kerrelyn Sparks (HEA) FINISHED 9/21/12

39. Rolled: 4
Landed on: North Carolina Avenue
- Patricia Briggs (Patricia is in Pacific) FINISHED 9/21/12

40. Rolled: 6 (Post #932)
Landed on: Luxury Tax
- Darynda Jones (#38 on TBR) FINISHED 9/26/12

41. Rolled: 3 (Post #943)
Landed on: Mediterranean Avenue
- Sunny FINISHED 9/28/12

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Summer Olympics 2012

Duration: July 1 - November 30, 2012
LEVEL: Gold

✔1. Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard (set in England) 7/25
✔2. Airborn - Kenneth Oppel (set in Galapagos) 7/12
✔3. Inside Out - Maria Snyder (mc is 17) 7/15
✔4. Corpse Pose - Diana Killian (heroine is a marketing person investigating her aunts death) 7/6
✔5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis (new-to-you author & series) 7/9
✔6. Going Bovine - Libba Bray (480 pages) 7/7
✔7. Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels (high tech war room) 7/7
✔8. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (royal character) 7/19
✔9. Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis - Pete Nelson (non fiction) 7/28
✔10. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (1st POV) 7/9
✔11. Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich (mostly blue cover) 7/2
✔12. You're So Vein - Christine Warren (on TBR since 2/2009) 7/4
✔13. Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters (fast & twisty plot) 7/31
✔14. Walking Dead - C.E. Murphy (group working to solve crime) 7/18
✔15. Beach Road - James Patterson (main character is male) 7/27
✔16. Finding Destiny - Jean Johnson (4 short stories) 8/8
✔17. The Time Weaver - Shana Abe (set in 1782) 8/6
18. Read two or more books from the same series OR two or more books by the same author.
✔a. Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
✔b. Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James 10/5
✔19. Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger (on the run from FBI) 7/30
✔20. Voices - Arnaldur Indridason (Iceland) 7/14



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

500 Member Celebration

Duration: July 15 - Dec 15, 2012

READ: 20/20

✔1– Southpaw was the group’s founder and very first member. Barb, Angie and Suzanne do their best to keep the group fun and running smoothly. Read one book from any of their Goodreads shelves, but be sure to tell us whose shelf you chose :)
Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (Southpaw285) 7/18

✔2 – Read a book whose number of pages is divisible by 5 or has a 5 somewhere in the total pages (538, 159).
A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (835 pages divisible by 5=167) 7/19

✔3 – Read a book with a number in the title. Bonus if the number is 5 or 500.
Three Weeks To Say Goodbye - C.J. Box 8/10


✔4 – In the upper right corner of our group’s main page, click on Members. Sort by “num comments.” Read one book from any shelf of any member (other than the mod you chose for task #1!) who has posted more than 500 comments.
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (on Martha's list) 10/10

✔5 – Gina was member #100, Sam #200, Gen #300, Amy #400, and Harini #500. Read a book in which the first letter of every word of the title – excluding A, An and The – can be found in their names: GINA SAM GEN AMY HARINI.
Mad Ship - Robin Hobb 7/31

✔6 – Read a book published in a year that has a 5 in it
Don't Look Down - Suzanne Enoch (2005) 8/16


✔7 – Go to your To-Read list on Goodreads. Sort by author, A-Z, then read the 5th book on your list.
The Time Weaver - Shana Abe 8/6

✔8 – Read a book by an author whose initials – first and last only – can be found in FIVEHUNDREDMEMBERS.
The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/2

✔9 – Read a book by an author who has written 5 or more books.
Walking Dead - C.E. Murphy 7/18

✔10 – Read a book with a character in his/her 50s OR a child under 5.
The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey (H/H are both over 50) 9/12

✔11 – Click on Explore at the top of the page, then on My Favorite Genres on the right side of the page. Click on the 5th genre listed, then scroll down and click on More popular your genre books. Read a book that’s on one of the first 10 pages (the first 500 books).
Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson (on page 7) 8/3

Spell out FIVE. Use the first word of the book’s title, or the first letter of the author’s first or last name, or the first letter of the first or last name of a main character.

✔12. F – Finding Destiny - Jean Johnson 8/8
✔13. I – Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15
✔14. V – (Vicky) - Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters 7/31
✔15. E – Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13


Read five books from a series (do NOT have to be from the same series)
✔16 – Twice Bitten - Chloe Niell 7/22
✔17 – Blood Lines - Tanya Huff 7/24
✔18 – Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard 7/25
✔19 – Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/28
✔20 – My Give a Damn's Busted - Carolyn Brown 7/29

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

The Sub-Genre Challenge

Duration: May 1 - December 31, 2012

READ: 29/29

☀ Romance COMPLETE
✔Contemporary: Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox 7/3
✔Chick Lit: Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels 7/7
✔Erotica: Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
✔Historical: The Angel and the Highlander - Donna Fletcher 5/24
✔Paranormal: Earl of Darkness - Alix Rickloff 5/26
✔Romantic Comedy: Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich 6/11
✔Romantic Suspense: Inside - Brenda Novak 5/18
✔Young Adult: The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/2


☀ Thriller/Suspense COMPLETE
✔Action: Sahara - Clive Cussler 6/5
✔Forensic: Deadly Décisions - Kathy Reichs 8/28
✔Historical: The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters 5/12
✔Psychological: Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson 6/12
✔Romantic: No Safe Place - Joann Ross 8/20


☀ Mystery/Crime COMPLETE
✔Amateur Detective: The Treacherous Teddy - John Lamb 9/11
✔Cozy: Bum Steer - Nancy Pickard 6/5
✔Legal: Suspicion of Innocence - Barbara Parker 6/2
✔Medical: Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen 8/29
✔Private Detective: Blood Lines - Tanya Huff 7/24
✔Police Procedural: New York to Dallas - J.D. Robb 6/17
✔Young Adult: Dark Days - Derek Landy 8/26


☀ Science Fiction/Fantasy COMPLETE
✔Children's: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis 7/9
✔Dystopian: Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15
✔Epic Fantasy: Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey 6/14
✔Steampunk: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12
✔Sword & Sorcery: Sing the Four Quarters - Tanya Huff 6/25
✔Time Travel: The Time Weaver - Shana Abe 8/6
✔Urban Fantasy: Friday Night Bites - Chloe Neill 5/15


☀ Horror
✔Supernatural: The 5th Witch - Graham Masterton 10/19
✔Zombie: Zombies Sold Separately - Cheyenne McCray 5/21


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

July: Challenge: Oreo
DURATION: July 2012

✔O: Karen Olson - Pretty in Ink 7/26
✔R: Robin Hobb - Mad Ship 7/31
✔E: E.L. James - Fifty Shades of Grey 7/6
✔O: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12


✔1. Wicked Business -Janet Evanovich (last page is 9) 7/2
✔2. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (many twists) 7/19
✔3. Blood Lines - Tanya Huff (set in Canada) 7/24
✔4. Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz (orange cover)



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

A FAR OUT, GROOVY CHALLENGE

DURATION: August 1 – January 31, 2013

✔1. Unchained - Sharon Ashwood (action-packed book) 8/18
✔2. Ascension - Sable Grace (cover blue like Cookie Monster) 8/4
✔3. Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George (wolf on the cover) 8/19
✔4. First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire (you in title) 9/13
✔5. The Last Unicorn - Peter Beagle (#39) 8/9
✔6. The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan (set in UK, I live US) 8/2
✔7. Shadow Fires - Catherine Spangler (set in space) 8/24
✔8. Demons Prefer Blondes - Sidney Ayers (heroine=Lucy) 8/14
✔9. The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale - Christine Bell (83 pages) 10/30
✔10. Blind Sight: A Novel - Terri Persons (H/H both FBI) 8/11
✔11. Don't Look Down - Suzanne Enoch (E in IHAVEADREAM) 8/16
✔12. Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie (set in Ohio) 8/7
✔13. Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett (heroine's sister cooks/bakes) 9/5
✔14. Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton (359 pages) 8/8
✔15. Host - Faith Hunter (heroine undergoes a life-changing event) 8/8



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

4th QUARTER SPELL

DURATION: October 1 - December 31, 2012

READ: 22/22

A: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 10/13
D: Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James 10/5
O: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman 10/8
P: Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole 10/7
T: Beauty Tempts the Beast - Leslie Dicken 10/25
I: Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6
O: Outside In - Maria Snyder 10/12
N: Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill 10/8


A: Good Morning, Killer - April Smith 11/1
W: The White Mountains - John Christopher 10/9
A: Never Been Witched - Annette Blair 11/16
R: Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang 10/17
E: Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14
N: Drink Deep - Chloe Neill 10/28
E: Haunting Desire - Erin Quinn 10/27
S: The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater 10/2
S: Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine 10/4


M: The Viking - Margaret Moore 10/16/
O: Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card 10/27
N: Waking Nightmare - Kylie Brant 11/9
T: Down the Darkest Road - Tami Hoag 10/25
H: Highland Scoundrel - Monica McCarty 10/15


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

GoodReads Treasure Hunt

Duration: May 21 - November 20, 2012

10/15 tasks complete

✔ 1. The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann (recommended by Alice on 6/14) 8/30 ★★★★
2. Moonlight Warrior - Janet Chapman
3. (Favorites shelf) In Bed With A Stranger - Mary Wine
✔ 4. Master of Crows - Grave Draven (recommended by KarLynP) 5/31 ★★★★
✔ 5. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore (#3 on list) 6/4 ★★★
✔ 6. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (Hated the first book but the TV show was okay so willing to give the series another try.) 6/14 ★★★★
✔ 7. Cold Magic - Kate Elliott (N.K. Jemisin - I love her Inheritance Trilogy) 10/30 ★★★
✔ 8. The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey 9/12 ★★★★
✔ 9. Christopher Paolini, from Eragon - “Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
✔ 10. Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie (genre=romance) 8/7 ★★★★
✔ 11. Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward (can't wait books of 2012) 6/20 ★★★★★
✔ 12. Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson (mystery/thriller) 6/12 ★★★
13. Freya 800 AD - Jean Mead (romance, historical fiction) (contest ends July 11, entered June 24)
14. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkein (#14 - Best Books of the 20th Century) (my brothers absolute favorite series ever! figured I'd give it another try.)
15. The Highlander's Fury - Maeve Greyson (4.87 rating) (I skipped all the 5.0 because they only have one review and that shouldn't count)

Hurricane Challenge

Duration: June 1 - November 30, 2012

READ: 78/200

✔Agnes (R 1972) - Good Omens - Neil Gaiman 10/8
Alberto (A 2012) - will also accept Albert
Alex (A 2010)
✔Alicia (R 1983) - Moonburn - Alisa Sheckley 8/31
✔Allen (R 1980) -(Alan) - The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/2
✔Allison (R 2001) - Ascension - Caris Roane 6/9
✔Ana (A 2015) - (Anna) - Darkness Revealed - Alexandra Ivy 6/28
✔Andrea (A 2013) - Big Jack - J.D. Robb 8/26
✔Andrew (R 1992) - Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
✔Anita (R 1977) - Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton 8/8
Arlene (A 2011)
Arthur (A 2014)
✔Audrey (R 1957) - V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton 8/22

Barry (A 2013)
Bertha (A 2014)
Beryl (A 2012)
Betsy (R 1965)
Beulah (R 1967)
✔Bill (A 2015) - Heartland: A Novel - David Wiltse 9/16
Bob (R 1991)
Bonnie (A 2010)
✔Bret (A 2011) - (Brett) - Pretty in Ink - Karen Olson 7/26

Camille (R 1969)
Carla (R 1961)
Carmen (R 1974)
Carol (R 1954)
Celia (R 1970)
✔Cesar (R 1996) -(Cezar) - Darkness Revealed - Alexandra Ivy 6/28
Chantal (A 2013)
✔Charley (R 2004) - (Charlie) - Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen 8/29
✔Chris (A 2012) - Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich 6/11
✔Cindy (A 2011) - 11th Hour - James Patterson 10/29
Claudette (A 2015)
Cleo (R 1964)
Colin (A 2010)
✔Connie (R 1955) - Scorched - Sharon Ashwood 6/3
Cristobal (A 2014)

Danielle (A 2010)
✔Danny (A 2015) - I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells 8/27
✔David (R 1979) - Heat Stroke - Rachel Caine 6/29
Dean (R 2007)
Debby (A 2012)
Dennis (R 2005)
✔Diana (R 1990) - Corpse Pose - Diana Killian 7/6
Diane (R 1955)
✔Dolly (A 2014) - Final Truth - Mariah Stewart 6/13
✔Don (A 2011) - (Donald) - Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney 8/11
Donna (R 1960)
Dora (R 1964)
Dorian (A 2013)

Earl (A 2010)
Edouard (A 2014) - will also accept Edward
Edna (R 1968)
✔Elena (R 1985) - Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
Eloise (R 1975)
Emily (A 2011)
✔Erin (A 2013) - Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn 9/29
Ernesto (A 2012) - will also accept Ernest
Erika (A 2015)

Fabian (R 2003)
Fay (A 2014)
Fifi (R 1974)
Fernando (A 2013)
Florence (A 2012)
Felix (R 2007)
Fiona (A 2010)
Flora (R 1963)
Floyd (R 1999)
Fran (R 1996)
✔Frances (R 2004) - Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard 7/25
✔Franklin (A 2011) - Drink Deep - Chloe Neill 10/28
Fred (A 2015)
Frederic (R 1979) - will also accept Fred

✔Gabrielle (A 2013) - The Huntress And The Sphinx - Ru Emerson 6/30
Gaston (A 2010)
✔Georges (R 1998) - A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin 7/19
Gert (A 2011)
✔Gilbert (R 1988) - Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich 7/2
✔Gloria (R 1985) - Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich 7/2
Gonzalo (A 2014)
Gordon (A 2012)
✔Grace (A 2015) - Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
Gustav (R 2008)

✔Hanna (A 2014) - Hannah - Night Sins - Tami Hoag 11/12
Harvey (A 2011)
Hattie (R 1961)
Hazel (R 1954)
Helene (A 2012) - will also accept Helen
✔Henri (A 2015) - (Henry) - Blood Lines - Tanya Huff 7/24
Hermine (A 2010)
Hilda (R 1964)
Hortense (R 1996)
Hugo (R 1989)
Humberto (A 2013)

Ida (A 2015)
Igor (R 2010)
Ike (R 2008)
Inez (R 1966)
Ingrid (A 2013)
Ione (R 1955)
Irene (R 2011)
Iris (R 2001)
✔Isaac (A 2012) - Beneath the Neon Moon - Theda Black 6/14
✔Isabel (R 2003) - Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26
Isaias (A 2014) - will also accept Isaiah
Isidore (R 2002)
Ivan (R 2004)

✔Janet (R 1955) - Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich 6/11
✔Jeanne (R 2004) - Finding Destiny - Jean Johnson 8/8
✔Jerry (A 2013) - Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13
✔Joan (R 1988) - Heartland: A Novel - David Wiltse 9/16
Joaquin (A 2015)
✔Jose (A 2011) - Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
✔Josephine (A 2014) - The Time Weaver - Shana Abe 8/6
Joyce (A 2012)
Juan (R 2003)
✔Julia (A 2010) - Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels 7/7

✔Karen (A 2013) - Pretty in Ink - Karen Olson 7/26
✔Karl (A 2010) - Germ - Robert Liparulo 11/14
✔Kate (A 2015) - Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
✔Katia (A 2011) - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson 11/13
Katrina (R 2005)
Keith (R 2000)
Kirk (A 2012)
Klaus (R 1990)
✔Kyle (A 2014) - Shoot to Thrill - Nina Bruhns 11/25

Larry (A 2015)
Laura (A 2014)
✔Lee (A 2011) - Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child 9/20
Lenny (R 1999)
✔Leslie (A 2012) - Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson 8/3
Lili (R 2002) - will also accept Lily
✔Lisa (A 2010) - Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger 7/30
Lorenzo (A 2013)
Luis (R 1995)

Marco (A 2014)
Maria (A 2011)
Marilyn (R 1995)
✔Matthew (A 2010) - Tiger Paw - Charles Cornell 6/7
✔Melissa (A 2013) - Three Weeks To Say Goodbye - C.J. Box 8/10
✔Michael (A 2012) - Blood Lines - Tanya Huff 7/24
✔Michelle (R 2001) - Split Second - David Baldacci 11/6
Mindy (A 2015)
✔Mitch (R 1998) - Final Truth - Mariah Stewart 6/13

✔Nadine (A 2012) - Big Jack - J.D. Robb 8/26
Nana (A 2014)
✔Nate (A 2011) - You Kill Me - Alison Gaylin 8/5
Nestor (A 2013)
✔Nicholas (A 2015)- The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/2
✔Nicole (A 2010) - Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery 7/8
Noel (R 2007)

Odette (A 2015)
Olga (A 2013)
Omar (A 2014)
Opal (R 1995)
✔Ophelia (A 2011) - Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard 10/28
Oscar (A 2012)
Otto (A 2010)

Pablo (A 2013)
Paloma (R 2008)
Patty (A 2012)
Paula (A 2010)
Paulette (A 2014)
✔Peter (A 2015) - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis 7/9
Philippe (A 2011) - will also accept Philip

✔Rafael (A 2012) - Demons Prefer Blondes - Sidney Ayers 8/14
Rebekah (A 2013)
Rene (A 2014)
✔Richard (A 2010) - Don't Look Down - Suzanne Enoch 8/16
Rina (A 2011)
Rita (R 2005)
✔Rose (A 2015) - Host - Faith Hunter 8/8
✔Roxanne (R 1995) - First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire 9/13

Sally (A 2014)
✔Sam (A 2015) - Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
Sandy (A 2012)
✔Sebastian (A 2013) - Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine 10/4
✔Sean (A 2011) - The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater 10/2
Shary (A 2010)
✔Stan (R 2005) - Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14

✔Tammy (A 2011) - Would-Be Witch - Kimberly Frost 11/2
✔Tanya (A 2013) - Sing the Four Quarters - Tanya Huff 6/25
Teddy (A 2014)
✔Teresa (A 2015) - Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child 9/20
✔Tomas (R 2010) - (Tom) - Beach Road - James Patterson 7/27
✔Tony (A 2012) - Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters 7/31

Valerie (A 2012)
Van (A 2013)
✔Vicky (A 2014) - Blood Lines - Tanya Huff 7/24
Victor (A 2015)
✔Vince (A 2011) - Secrets to the Grave - Tami Hoag 10/19
Virginie (A 2010) - will also accept Virginia

✔Walter (A 2010) - Don't Look Down - Suzanne Enoch 8/16
Wanda (A 2015)
✔Wendy (A 2013) - Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett 9/5
Whitney (A 2011)
Wilfred (A 2014)
✔William (A 2012) - Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
Wilma (R 2005)

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Sock Hop Doo-wop Music Challenge

Duration: June 8, 2012 - June 7, 2013

READ: 24/24

✔1) Why Do Fools Fall in Love? – Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers: Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich (hero falls in love at first sight) 6/11
✔2) Book of Love – The Monotones: Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward (572 pages) 6/20
✔3) Come Go With Me – The Del Vikings: Unchained - Sharon Ashwood (motorcycle on cover) 8/18
✔4) Goodnight Sweetheart – The Spaniels: Night Sins - Tami Hoag 11/12
✔5) Earth Angel – The Penguins: Ascension - Caris Roane 6/9/12
✔6) Duke of Earl – Gene Chandler: Mystic Warrior: A Mystic Isle Novel - Patricia Rice (heroine is a princess) 11/20
✔7) Blue Moon – The Marcels: Beneath the Neon Moon - Theda Black 6/14
✔8) Love Potion No 9 – The Clovers: Tiger Paw - Charles Cornell (villan is part of a cult which brainwashes it's members) 6/7/12
✔9) Little Darlin’ – The Diamonds: You're So Vein - Christine Warren (hero 800, heroine 34) 7/4
✔10) Heart and Soul – The Cleftones: Confessions of a Demon - Laurie Wright (heroine is a demon) 11/28
✔11) Lollipop – The Chordettes: Devil's Food Cake Murder - Joanne Fluke (cake on cover) 11/19
✔12) At the Hop – Danny & the Juniors: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest (h/h attend a halloween costume party) 6/26
✔13) Hang on Sloopy – The McCoys: Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich (romance thwarted by circumstances) 7/2
✔14) Under the Boardwalk – The Drifters: Mad Ship - Robin Hobb (takes place on a ship and has sea serpents) 7/31
✔15) Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las: Chasing Midnight - Susan Krinard (hero is a werewolf) 11/24
✔16) Going to the Chapel – The Dixie Cups: Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery (proposal) 7/8
✔17) My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (Sookie/Eric/Sam) 6/14
✔18) Breaking Up is Hard to Do – Neil Sedaka: Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox (heroines love life sucks) 7/3
✔19) Calendar Girl – Neil Sedaka: Good Morning, Killer - April Smith
✔20) You’re the One – The Vogues: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26
✔21) 16 Candles – The Crests: Going Bovine - Libba Bray 7/7
✔22) Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire: Nightfall - Ellen Connor 6/30
✔23) Sugar, Sugar – The Archies: Eona - Alison Goodman (Eon #2) 6/29
✔24) All I have to do is Dream – The Everly Brothers: Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz 7/28



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Member of the Month: Joy Marie

Tasks: 5/5 done

✔1. Author's first or last names begins with one of the letters in Joy Marie's name.
Death Masks - Jim Butcher 6/21

✔2. A book filled with angst, OR a book with a main character in the medical field, OR a book with a happy ending. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore 6/4

✔3. Joy Marie's five favorite authors are: (1) Stephen King, (2) Simon R. Green, (3) Sarah Addison Allen, (4) Michael Pollan, (5) Markus Zusak. Read a book by an author that is a close match to the one you entered.
Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich is close to Sarah Addison Allen on the map. 6/11

✔4. Book with a flower on the cover, OR a book with a book/books on the cover, OR a beach read book. Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26

✔5. Song "We Are Young" by Fun. Check it out on youtube. If you like it, be sure to add it to your playlist.
(I love this song just didn't realize the title or who sang it. Added to Ipod!) 6/17



CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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Member of the Month: Chaitra

2/5 tasks complete

1. Among other things, Chaitra loves to watch movies. Read a book that has been made into a movie.
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card

2. Chaitra turned more than a few of us onto Coconut Pineapple ice cream made by Edy's (Dreyer's in the west). Read a book whose author's first and last initials are any combination of C,P,E,D.
Photographs & Phantoms - Cindy Spencer Pape

✔3. Christopher Paolini is not high on the list of Chaitra's favorite authors. As a matter of fact, she can't stand him! Are there any authors who get under your skin? That you just can't stand reading? Tell us about them.
Tim Dorsey - Nuclear Jellyfish
Here's my review of the one and only book I'll ever read by this author. (view spoiler)[OMG what crap! It absolutely amazes me that Tim Dorsey has a following and this is book number 11 in the Serge Storm series. How anyone with a brain can stand this b.s. is mind-boggling. Even trapped in my car, with the radio from hell as an alternative, I couldn't stand it past the 5th chapter. I really thought my brain might explode or worse yet, implode. I'm assuming (because there isn't a chance in hell of me finishing this book) that there two idiots (Serge and Coleman) are going to solve the hotel murders. Yeah like that could happen - a flaming psycho retard and a stoner. Uh hu, yup that could happen. Oh please, just kill me now. (hide spoiler)]

✔4. One of Chaitra's reads last month was No One is Here Except All of Us. Read any book whose title contains one (or more) of the following words: no, one, is, here, except, all, of, us. Yep, even the little words can count for this one!
Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street 9/22

5. Chaitra told us that she amassed 300 books while in Bangalore after college. Read book #300 on your TBR list. If you don't have 300 books on your TBR list, you're probably not in this group - just kidding! If that's the case, read your highest numbered book on your TBR listing.
Last Wolf Standing - Rhyannon Byrd



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October MoM: Gina

5/5 tasks complete

✔1. Team colours are Grey and Scarlet, so read a book with one (or both) or those colours on the cover.
Horns - Joe Hill 10/24

✔2. What subject was your least favourite in school? History though I love books with a historical theme.
Highland Scoundrel - Monica McCarty 10/15

✔3. Read a book that has a “U” in the first word of the book’s title or author’s first or last initial OR read a book that has a 2 in the title or is 2nd in a series OR read a book that has a 2 in the total number of pages or in the publication date.
Outside In - Maria Snyder 10/12

✔4. What book are you refusing to read, even though MANY people have recommended it to you? OR tell us about a book that you THOUGHT you wouldn’t enjoy, but because many people recommended it you gave it a try and ended up loving it. I had zero interest in Fifty Shades of Grey until all the hoopla and then someone gave me all three books and I needed to read the first one for a challenge. Even with it's glaring flaws, I enjoyed the first one.
Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James 10/5

✔5. Mystery: read a book from that genre.
Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard 10/28



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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NOVEMBER MoM - SOUTHPAW

Completed: 5/5

✔1. Southpaw would love to meet Jane Austen. Read a book by an author you’d like to meet.
My current favorite author is Tami Hoag. I read two of her mysteries last month and just loved them. The characters are the kinds of people you'd love to have for neighbors and/or friends.
Night Sins - Tami Hoag 11/12

✔2. The first book she remembers reading (or having read to her), and the one that got her hooked on reading, is White Orchids, by Grace Livingston Hill. What is the first book you remember reading? Is that the book that started your reading addiction?
I don't remember the first book that I ever read but I do remember reading and loving the Nancy Drew books. However last year I needed to read a book published in 1967 so I grabbed a Nancy Drew and it was pathetically ridiculous. I guess you need to be under 10 to like these books. :)

✔3. Southpaw likes to read mysteries and historical fiction. Read a book from either of these genres. BONUS if your book is mysterious historical fiction … or historical mystery? : )
I read two mysteries so far this month. Unfortunately neither was historical.
Good Morning, Killer - April Smith 11/1
Shatterglass - Tamora Pierce 11/2

✔4. If she had to change her first name, Southpaw would change it to Emma. What name would you choose? I always wanted to be Jacquelyn not Jackie. It just sounds so refined...which I'm not. :)

✔5. SP’s favorite ice cream flavor is Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey. Read a book in which the first letter of the first word in the title can be found in CHUNKYMONKEY. As usual, disregard A, An and The.
Haunting Embrace - Erin Quinn (H & E in cHunkymonkEy) 11/8



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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MoM Challenge - Martha

5/5 Tasks

✔1) Martha shared that her favorite genres are mystery, history, historical fiction, and classics. Choose and read a book from one of these genres.
The Third Gate - Lincoln Child  (historical fiction,mystery) 12/5

✔2) A love of watching movies is one of Martha's favorite past times. What are your favorite things to do (besides reading!)?
The only thing I do other than reading is cross stitch. I used to make beautiful wall hangings as gifts - especially for weddings. Though since finding Goodreads and joining way too many challenges, I haven't picked up a project in over 3 years. Also with 6 cats, I can't even imagine the disaster if I attempted to cross stitch. Since I can barely move without a cat under foot or in my lap.

✔3) If she won the lottery, Martha would take a trip to the British Isles. Let's take a virtual trip there - read any book that takes place in England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales.
The Chief - Monica McCarty (Scotland) 12/7

✔4) It was interesting to learn that Martha is a Special Olympics coach. Tell us something about yourself that you consider interesting. I can't cook worth a damn and eat out almost every night.)
Scrumptious - Amanda Usen (h/h are both chefs) 12/8

✔5) Martha is currently into two of Adele's songs - "Rolling In the Deep" and "Make You Feel My Love." Read a book whose title / subtitle contain one of the words in either song with the exception of the word "the!"
Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn 12/13



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

June Spell Challenge

✔O: Kenneth Oppel - Airborn 7/12
✔S: Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury 6/16
✔C: Charles Cornell - Tiger Paw 6/7
✔A: Sharon Ashwood - Scorched 6/3
✔R: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest 6/26



5/5 complete on 7/12

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June Scavenger Hunt

✔1. Suspicion of Innocence - Barbara Parker (has 343 pages) 6/2
✔2. Final Truth - Mariah Stewart (M.S. in Farmers) 6/13
✔3. Sing the Four Quarters - Tanya Huff (heroine is playing a wooden flute) 6/25
✔4. The Huntress And The Sphinx - Ru Emerson 6/30
(I picked this up at a library sale for two reasons: 1 it starts with "X" and I need that for an A-Z challenge and 2 it only cost a quarter!)
✔5. Bum Steer - Nancy Pickard (heroine is executive director of a charitable organization) 6/5
✔6. Dark Light - Randy Wayne White (published March 2006) 6/23
✔7. Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich (set in Virginia) 6/11



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

July Spell Challenge

✔B: Beach Road - James Patterson 7/27
✔A: Addison Fox - Baby It's Cold Outside 7/3
✔S: Maria Snyder - Inside Out
✔E: E.L. James - Fifty Shades of Grey 7/6
✔B: Blood Lines - Tanya Huff 7/24
✔A: Arnaldur Indridason - Voices
✔L: Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard 7/25
✔L: Libba Bray - Going Bovine 7/7



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

August Spell-it-Out

✔W: Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie 8/7
✔A: Ascension - Sable Grace 8/4
✔T: The Time Weaver - Shana Abe 8/6
✔E: Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13
✔R: JoAnn Ross - No Safe Place 8/20

✔P: Terry Pratchett - The Color of Magic 8/21
✔A: Sidney Ayers - Demons Prefer Blondes 8/14
✔R: J.D. Robb - Big Jack 8/26
✔K: Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton 8/8



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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August Scavenger Hunt

✔1 – Finding Destiny - Jean Johnson (pub 2010) 8/8
✔2 – Don't Look Down - Suzanne Enoch (h/h got it on every other chapter)8/16
✔3 – Kiss the Dead - Laurell K. Hamilton (pub 2012) 8/8
✔4 – Ascension - Sable Grace (heroine gets in hot water with the council) 8/4
✔5 – Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie (red cover) 8/7
✔6 – Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George (got from library) 8/19
✔7 – The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan (hero gets angry at his brother) 8/2
✔8 – Host - Faith Hunter (Hunter begins with H) 8/8



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

September Spell-It-Out

✔M: Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang - Katie MacAlister 9/4
✔A: Half Past Dead - Zoe Archer 9/14
✔T: Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones 9/26
✔H: Heartland: A Novel - David Wiltse 9/16
✔E: Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn 9/29
✔M: Mona Lisa Eclipsing - Sunny 9/28
✔A: Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese 9/20
✔T: The Treacherous Teddy - John Lamb 9/11
✔I: The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey 9/12
✔C: Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle 9/30
✔S: Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street 9/22



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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September Scavenger

✔1) BACK TO SCHOOL – The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey
✔2) SCIENCE – Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese (protagonist is a doctor) 9/21
✔3) MATH – Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones (continues series and number in title) 9/26
✔4) READING & WRITING – Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett (heroine owns a bookstore) 9/5
✔5) ART, MUSIC AND PHYS ED – The Treacherous Teddy - John Lamb (heroine is a cop) 9/11
✔6) RECESS – Half Past Dead - Zoe Archer 9/14



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

October Spell

READ: 11/12


✔T: Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6
✔R: Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury 10/10
✔I: Into the Wild - Beth Ciotta 10/13
✔C: Charmed to Death - Shirley Damsgaard 10/28
✔K: Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole 10/7

✔O: Outside In Maria Snyder 10/12
R: Chill Factor - Rachel Caine

✔T: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett 10/8
✔R: Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang 10/17
✔E: Haunting Desire - Erin Quinn 10/27
✔A: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 10/13
✔T: Beauty Tempts the Beast - Leslie Dicken 10/25



11/12 COMPLETE

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October Scavenger

READ: 7/7

✔1. October is the tenth month of the year. The Demon King - Cinda Williams Chima (Seven Realms #1) 10/25

✔2. Halloween. Horns - Joe Hill (horror) 10/24

✔3. Orange/Black. Down the Darkest Road - Tami Hoag (Oak Knoll #3) 10/25

✔4. new-to-you author - The White Mountains - John Christopher 10/9

✔5. Fall Back. Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James 10/5

✔6. Seasons Change...Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card (scifi) 10/25

✔7. favorite author - Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole 10/7



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

November Spell

✔P: Mystic Warrior: A Mystic Isle Novel - Patricia Rice 11/20
✔E: Ella Enchanted - Gail Levine 11/17
✔C: Chalice of Roses - anthology 11/13
✔A: Good Morning, Killer - April Smith 11/1
✔N: Never Been Witched - Annette Blair 11/16

✔P: Shatterglass - Tamora Pierce 11/2
✔I: Infamous - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/29
✔E: Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson 11/13



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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November Scavenger

✔1. On December 26, 1941 President Roosevelt signed the bill, for the first time making the date of Thanksgiving a matter of federal law and fixing the day as the fourth Thursday of November.
Read a book with a 1, 2, 4, 6 or 9 in the total number of pages
Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison (322 pages) 11/1

✔2. What Thanksgiving dinner is complete without a turkey at the center of the feast?
Read a “meaty” book OR a book set on a farm OR a book with a bird on the cover or in its title.
Night Sins - Tami Hoag (540 pages) 11/12

✔3. One of the traditional Thanksgiving decorations is the cornucopia.
Read a book by an author whose first OR last initial can be found in CORNUCOPIA.
The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 11/30

✔4. Despite the focus on the food, Thanksgiving is really all about giving thanks. Tell us something you’re especially thankful for this year.
I'm thankful that Hurricane Sandy wasn't any worse than it was. It could have been a devastating storm with many casualties. I'm thankful that my family has suffered the storm with just minimum property damage and no people damage.

✔5. In addition to counting our blessings, Thanksgiving means family to a lot of people.
Read a book in which family plays an important part OR a book involving a reunion of some kind OR in honor of those brave souls who bring a new boyfriend/girlfriend to meet the family at Thanksgiving dinner, read a romance.
Parallel Fire - Deidre Knight (romance) 11/26

✔6. To many Americans – especially the men, but to some women as well – Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without a football game. The Detroit Lions began the tradition of playing a game on Thanksgiving Day back in 1934.
Read a book about a long-standing rivalry OR a book set in Detroit OR a book with a lion on the cover, in the title, or in the story OR a book with a 1, 3, 4 or 9 in the original publication date.
Would-Be Witch - Kimberly Frost (heroine gets involved with one of her families enemies) 11/2



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

December Spell

READ: 9/9

✔C: The Chief - Monica McCarty 12/7
✔H: (Hamilton) - Them Bones - Carolyn Haines 12/30
✔R: (Rogar) - The Jaguar Prince - Karen Kelley 12/23
✔I: I Kissed a Dog - Carol Van Atta 12/6
✔S: Scrumptious - Amanda Usen 12/8
✔T: Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn 12/13
✔M: Master of Fire - Angela Knight 12/9
✔A: (Araby) - Masque of the Red Death - Bethany Griffin 12/6
✔S: (Scarlet) - The Darkest Lie - Gena Showalter 12/2



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Read-A-Thon #1

DURATION: June 29 - July 3, 2012

Finish June challenges and read those library books.

In theory I love RATs but I can never make them work. This was a rough week at work and I'm exhausted so not getting much reading done so far today.

Finished:
Friday:
Heat Stroke, 160p
Eona, 46p (I was listening to audiobook, and read the last 46 pages just to finish it in June)

Saturday:
The Huntress And The Sphinx, 226p
Nightfall, 327p

Sunday: no reading at all, just working on Goodreads.

Monday:
Wicked Business, 299p
Intrinsical, 304p

Tuesday:
Baby It's Cold Outside 384p

Read-A-Thon #2

DURATION: July 28 - August 3, 2012

Saturday:
Copper Beach, 130 pages
My Give a Damn's Busted, 227 pages
Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice, 201 pages Finished!

Sunday:
My Give a Damn's Busted, 138 pages Finished!
Sliver of Truth, 158 pages

Monday:
Sliver of Truth, 195 pages Finished!
Mad Ship, 195 pages
Borrower of the Night (audio) 105 pages

Tuesday:
Mad Ship, 302 pages Finished!
Borrower of the Night (audio) 155 pages Finished!

Wednesday:
Did not read anything!

Thursday:
The Demon's Lexicon, 336 pages Finished!
Kiss the Dead (audio), 54 pages

Friday:
Kiss the Dead (audio), 54 pages
Bridge to Terabithia, 163 pages
Ascension, 175 pages

Read-A-Thon #3

Duration: August 29 - September 3 (wednesday midnight - monday midnight)

Wednesday 8/29:
Under The Knife - 249 pages FINISHED
Ascension - 335 pages FINISHED

Thursday 8/30:
Thursday's Child - 224 pages FINISHED
The Unsung Hero - 392 pages FINISHED

Friday 8/31:
Moonburn - 341 pages FINISHED

Saturday 9/1:
Sins of the Soul - 285 pages

Sunday 9/2:
Sins of the Soul - 78 pages FINISHED
Vampire Dragon - 280 pages FINISHED

Monday 9/3:
Tiger's Curse - 403 pages FINISHED

Total pages read: 2587
Books completed: 8

Read-A-Thon #4
Duration: 12:01 am Friday, September 28 - Midnight Wednesday, October 3

Friday 9/28:
Mona Lisa Eclipsing - 144 pages FINISHED
Zero Day - 100 pages FINISHED
Haunting Warrior - 70 pages

Saturday 9/29:
Haunting Warrior - 289 pages FINISHED
The Gunslinger - 54 pages

Sunday 9/30:
The Gunslinger - 250 pages FINISHED
Wild Highland Magic - 356 pages FINISHED

Monday 10/1:
The Scorpio Races - 110 pages
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - 80 pages (audio)

Tuesday 10/2:
The Scorpio Races - 298 pages FINISHED
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - 80 pages (audio)

Wednesday 10/3:
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch - 80 pages (audio)
Fifty Shades Darker - 239 pages

Total pages read: 2,150
Books Completed: 6

Read-A-Thon #5
Duration: October 27 - November 2

Saturday 10/27
Ender's Game - 64 pages FINISHED!
Haunting Desire - 307 pages FINISHED!
Charmed to Death - 83 pages

Sunday 10/28
Charmed to Death - 148 pages FINISHED!
Drink Deep - 321 pages FINISHED!

Monday 10/29
11th Hour - 318 pages FINISHED!
Steampunk Poe - 263 pages FINISHED!
Cold Magic - 166 pages

Tuesday 10/30
Cold Magic - 340 pages FINISHED!
The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale - 83 pages FINISHED!
Shadow Bound - 80 pages

Wednesday 10/31
Shadow Bound - 50 pages

Thursday 11/1
Shadow Bound - 192 pages FINISHED!
Good Girl Seeks Bad Rider - 231 pages FINISHED!
Good Morning, Killer - 377 pages FINISHED!
Shadowfae - 94 pages

Friday 11/2
Would-Be Witch - 294 pages FINISHED!
Shatterglass - 357 pages FINISHED!

Total Pages Read: 3768
Books Completed: 13

Quarterly Scavenger Hunt - Vacation Time

DURATION: July 1 - September 30, 2012

READ: 14/15

✔1) Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox (set in Alaska, my fave destination) 7/3
✔2) You're So Vein - Christine Warren (Great Smokey Mountain National Park, June 15, 1934 = published 3/31/2009) 7/4
✔3) The Treacherous Teddy - John James (has ferris wheel on cover) 9/11
✔4) Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis - Pete Nelson (ship on the cover) 7/28
✔5) Voices - Arnaldur Indridason (A & I in FreshAir) 7/14
✔6) Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters (my mother's family is from Germany) 7/31
✔7) Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (sight worth seeing) 7/18
✔8) Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson (middle of nowhere) 8/3
✔9) Copper Beach - Jayne Ann Krentz (favorite author) 7/28
✔10) Favorite Band: Neon Trees, Favorite Song: 1983
YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j51LRU...
Three Weeks To Say Goodbye - C.J. Box 8/10
✔11) Killing The Blues - Robert B. Parker (Route 287 - total pages 288) 7/6
✔12) Corpse Pose - Diana Killian (new author) 7/5
✔13) Firelight - Kristen Callihan (recommended) 9/24

14) Photographs are another way to remember what we saw and did while on vacation. Read a book with a photograph – not a drawing! – on the cover OR a book in which a character records memories in some way OR a non-fiction book about photography.
Photographs & Phantoms - Cindy Spencer Pape (photograph on cover)

✔15) Host - Faith Hunter (urban fantasy/paranormal genre) 8/8



14/15 complete

Fall Scavenger Challenge

Duration: September 20 - December 20, 2012

READ: 15/15

✔1. Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese (yellow cover) 9/20
✔2. The School - Ed Keheller (apple on cover) 12/17
✔3. Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison (E & K in in Oktoberfest) 11/1
✔4. Wages of Sin - Jenna Maclaine (fave genre, pnr) 10/4
✔5. Fair Game - Patricia Briggs (set in Boston, Mass) 9/21
✔6. Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill (purple cover) 10/8
✔7. Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street (Queen Hatshepsut's tomb is discovered) 9/22
✔8. Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child (rolled 6, 543 pages) 9/20
✔9. The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater (red cover) 10/2
✔10. Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole (used Kansas City Chiefs) 10/7
✔11. Zero Day- David Baldacci (hero is an Army Ranger) 9/28
✔12. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury (depressing) 10/10
✔13. Split Second - David Baldacci (plot=murder of two presidential candidates during campaign) 11/6
✔14. Firelight - Kristen Callihan (Darkest London #1) 9/24
✔15. Would-Be Witch - Kimberly Frost (heroine is a pastry chef) 11/2



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Hunger Games Soundtrack

Duration: March 23 to Sept 23

READ: 15/16

✔1.“Safe & Sound” - No Safe Place - Joann Ross 8/20
✔2.“Eyes Wide Open” - Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 8/13
3. “Abraham’s Daughter” - Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier
✔4. “The Ruler & The Killer” - Good Morning, Killer - April Smith 11/1
✔5. “Run Daddy Run” - First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire 9/13
✔6. “Kingdom Come” - The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin 9/8
✔7. “One Engine” - One Hex of a Wedding - Yasmine Galenorn 4/26
✔8. “Take the Heartland” - Heartland: A Novel - David Wiltse 9/16
✔9. “Lover is Childlike” - Lover Reborn - J.R. Ward 6/20
✔10. “Dark Days” - Dark Light - Randy Wayne White 6/23
✔11. “Tomorrow Will Be Kinder” - Gone Tomorrow - Lee Chld 9/20
✔12. “Just a Game” - A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin 7/19
✔13. “Oh Come & Sing” - Sing the Four Quarters - Tanya Huff 6/25
✔14."Rules” - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean 9/9
✔15.“Reaping Day” - Day of the Dragon - Rebecca York 4/3
✔16.“Give Me Something I’ll Remember” - Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury 6/16



15/16 complete on 11/1/12

Spring Challenge
Duration: May 13 - June 19, 2012

✿B: Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson 6/12
✿A: Ascension - Caris Roane 6/9
✿B: Bum Steer - Nancy Pickard 6/5
✿Y: Samantha Young - Blood Will Tell 5/28

✿A: Alaya Johnson - Moonshine 6/11
✿N: Chloe Neill - Friday Night Bites 5/15
✿I: Inside - Brenda Novak 5/18
✿M: Master of Crows - Grace Draven 5/31
✿A: Sharon Ashwood - Scorched 6/3
✿L: Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 6/14
✿S: Sinful Magic - Jennifer Lyon 5/30



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Summer Challenge

Duration: June 20 - September 20, 2012

☀C: Corpse Pose - Diana Killian 7/6
☀O: One With the Darkness - Susan Squires 8/22
☀U: Lisa Unger - Sliver of Truth 7/30
☀N: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre 6/26
☀T: Twice Bitten - Chloe Niell 7/22
☀Y: You're So Vein - Christine Warren 7/4

☀F: Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James 7/6
☀A: Airborn - Kenneth Oppel 7/12
☀I: Inside Out - Maria Snyder 7/15
☀R: Ravenous - V.K. Forrest 6/26
☀S: Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney 8/11



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Summer I Spy Cover Challenge
Duration: June 20 - Sept 20, 2012

❀1. Blue Cover: Three Weeks To Say Goodbye - C.J. Box 8/10
❀2. Summer Food Cover: Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie (apple on cover) 8/7
❀3. Floral Cover: Weekend Warriors - Fern Michaels (flowers on cover) 7/7
❀4. Winter Cover: Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox (snow on cover) 7/3
❀5. Amusement Cover: The Treacherous Teddy - John Lamb 9/11
❀6. Beach Cover: Beach Road - James Patterson 7/27
❀7. Athlete Cover: Changing the Game - Jaci Burton (baseball player) 7/18
❀8. R/W/B Cover: Pretty in Ink - Karen Olson (red/white/blue on cover) 7/26
❀9. Books on Cover: Bookmarked For Death - Lorna Barrett 9/5
❀10. Woods Cover: Never Too Hot - Bella Andre (woods on cover) 6/26



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

It Was A Very Good Year...or Was It?

ROUND 1: Books Published in...2009 COMPLETE

1. Master of Crows - Grace Draven 5/31
2. Scorched - Sharon Ashwood 6/3
3. Darkness Revealed - Alexandra Ivy 6/28
4. You're So Vein - Christine Warren 7/4
5. Going Bovine - Libba Bray 7/7
6. Walking Dead - C.E. Murphy 7/18
7. Blood Lines - Tanya Huff 7/24
8. Lord of Sin - Susan Krinard 7/25
9. The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/2
10. Three Weeks To Say Goodbye - C.J. Box 8/10
11. Sold to a Laird - Karen Ranney 8/11
12. Blind Sight - Terri Persons 8/11




ROUND 2: Books Published in...2010 COMPLETE

READ: 12/12
1. Unchained - Sharon Ashwood 8/18
2. Dark Days - Derek Landy 8/26
3. I Don't Want to Kill You - Dan Wells 8/27
4. Sins of the Soul - Eve Silver 9/2
5. The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin 9/8
6. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean 9/9
7. Half Past Dead - Zoe Archer 9/14
8. Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child 9/20
9. Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn 9/29
10. Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6
11. Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole 10/7
12. Into the Wild - Beth Ciotta 10/13




ROUND 3: Books Published in...2010 COMPLETE

READ: 12/12
1. Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang 10/17
2. Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis 10/18
3. Secrets to the Grave - Tami Hoag 10/19
4. Horns - Joe Hill 10/24
5. Cold Magic - Kate Elliot 10/30
6. Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison 11/1
7. Something About You - Julie James 11/17
8. The Darkest Lie - Gena Showalter 12/2
9. The Chief - Monica McCarty 12/7
10. Master of Fire - Angela Knight 12/9
11. Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn 12/13
12. The Year of Living Scandalously - Julia London 12/20


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Celebrate 2012

Duration: August 16 - October 15, 2012

READ: 11/11

✔S: Shadow Fires - Catherine Spangler 8/24
✔T: Thursday's Child - Sandra Brown 8/30
✔A: Ascension - Felicity Heaton 8/29
✔R: Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon 8/23



✔W: Dan Wells - I Don't Want to Kill You 8/27
✔A: Alisa Sheckley - Moonburn 8/31
✔R: Jennifer Rardin - Biting the Bullet 8/28
✔S: Suzanne Brockmann - Unsung Hero 8/30


✔D: Demons Prefer Blondes - Sidney Ayers 8/14
✔A: Zoe Archer - Half Past Dead 9/14
✔Y: The Year of Living Scandalously - Julia London 12/20



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

FALL S-P-E-L-L CHALLENGE

Duration: September 20 - December 20, 2012
☀ NOTE: using the first letter of any word in a book title (other than A, An, And, The) or the first letter in the author’s first/last name


READ: 20/20

☀R: The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater 10/2
☀E: Mona Lisa Eclipsing - Sunny 9/28
☀D: Third Grave Dead Ahead - Darynda Jones 9/26

☀O: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman 10/8
☀R: Ruthless Heart - Emma Lang 10/17
☀A: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 10/13
☀N: Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill 10/8
☀G: Fair Game - Patricia Briggs 9/21
☀E: Endlessly - Kiersten White 10/14

☀Y: The Year of Living Scandalously - Julia London 12/20
☀E: Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card 10/27
☀L: Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child 9/20
☀L: Beauty Tempts the Beast - Leslie Dicken 10/25
☀O: Outside In - Maria Snyder 10/12
☀W: Born To Be Wild - Catherine Coulter 9/26

☀L: Wild Highland Magic - Kendra Leigh Castle 9/30
☀E: Haunting Warrior - Erin Quinn 9/29
☀A: Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese 9/20
☀V: Secret Life of a Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks 9/21
☀E: Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James 10/5
☀S: Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street 9/22

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

James Bond Challenge

DURATION: November 1 – February 28, 2013 

READ: 10/10

✔1. Read a best-seller in the genre of your choice OR a book that was released in 2012.
Nevermore - James Patterson (pub 8/2012) 11/19

✔2. Read a book set in Jamaica or other Caribbean island (Caribbean Islands) OR a book with a primarily gold or yellow cover OR a book with a prominent eye or eyes on the cover.
Chasing Midnight - Susan Krinard 11/24

✔3. Read a book by an author whose first name is John/Jon, Raymond/Ray, or Lee OR read a collection of short stories OR a book published before 1964.
Chalice of Roses - Jo Beverly (anthology) 11/13

✔4. Read a book with a bird in the title or on the cover OR a book in which a word is repeated in the title OR a book with a main character whose first or last name starts with K or B.
Shatterglass - Tamora Pierce (m.c. is Kellum) 11/2

✔5. Read a book in which a character is serving or has served in his/her country’s military OR a book set in the United Kingdom OR a book with a character who is a spy.
Grave Sins - Jenna Maclaine (set in England) 11/11

✔6. Read a book that is part of a series OR a book with a nasty villain OR a book with Bond-style gadgets on the cover or in the story.
Good Morning, Killer - April Smith (#2/villain is a serial rapist) 11/1

✔7. Read a James Bond book OR a book whose title includes one or more words from ONE of these Bond books.
The Year of Living Scandalously - Julia London (The Living Daylights) 12/20

✔8. Read a book by an author who has written more than 20 books OR a book that has been made into a movie OR a book with a lot of action and danger in the plot.
Germ - Robert Liparulo (non stop action) 11/14

✔9. Read a book with a 6 in the year of its original publication OR a book with a 6 in the total number of pages OR a book with a character who shares first/last initials with one of the actors who have portrayed James Bond.
Chosen by a Horse - Susan Richards (pub 2006) 11/10

✔10. Read a book in which music plays an important part OR a book that has won a major award OR a book in which the first letter of EVERY word in its title can be found in the name of ONE of these songs.
Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison (S & B in "nobody doeS it Better") 11/1



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

25 Days of Christmas Challenge
NOTE: pick a movie each day and some how link a book to it
Duration: November 13, 2012 - February 28, 2013

READ: 25/25

Day 1 - Elf - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson (elves in story) 11/13
Day 2 - Snowglobe - Kiss Me Deadly - Michele Hauf (pub 2007) 11/18
Day 3 - Rudolph Island of Misfit Toys - Mystic Warrior - Patricia Rice (most takes place on an island) 11/20
Day 4 - Jack Frost - Something About You - Julie James (hero named Jack) 11/17
Day 5 - Polar Express - Ella Enchanted - Gail Levine (YA/magic) 11/17
Day 6 - Disney's A Christmas Carol - Never Been Witched - Annette Blair (ghosts) 11/16
Day 7 - Disney's A Christmas Carol - Saga, Volume 1 - Brian Vaughan (comic) 11/22
Day 8 - The Santa Claus - Celebrity in Death - J.D. Robb (3 word title)11/28
Day 9 - Santa Baby 2 - Storm of Shadows - Christina Dodd (set in NYC) 11/26
Day 10 - Year without Santa - Confessions of a Demon - Laurie Wright (female lead) 11/28
Day 11 - Home Alone - The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters (burglary) 11/30
Day 12 - Chasing Christmas - Chasing Midnight - Susan Krinard (chasing in title) 11/24
Day 13 - National Lampoon Christmas Vacation - Shoot to Thrill - Nina Bruhns (plans turn to disaster) 11/25
Day 14 - Polar Express - Infamous - Sherrilyn Kenyon (YA) 11/29
Day 15 - Year Without Santa - I Kissed a Dog - Carol Van Atta (female lead) 12/6
Day 16 - Santa Claus is Coming to Town - The Chief - Monica McCarty (secret is exposed) 12/7
Day 17 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas - On Ice - David Ramus (published 2000) 12/10
Day 18 - The Christmas List - Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn (H/H both list makers) 12/13
Day 19 - Polar Express - Masque of the Red Death - Bethany Griffin (YA) 12/6
Day 20 - Three Days - Kiss of Pride - Sandra Hill (hero is an angel) 12/11
Day 21 - Christmas Cupid - The Darkest Lie - Gena Showalter (published 2010) 12/2
Day 22 - Disney Prep & Landing - Master of Fire - Angela Knight (heroine is a rookie with the bomb squad) 12/9
Day 23 - Rudolph & Island of Misfit Toys - The Third Gate - Lincoln Child (on an island) 12/5
Day 24 - Santa Clause 3 - Scrumptious - Amanda Usen (2 plots-romance/mystery) 12/8
Day 25 - National Lampoon's Christmas - Good News, Bad News - David Wolenscraft (plans repeatedly don't pan out) 12/17

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Clean Out Your Fridge Challenge
Duration: November 1, 2012 – February 28, 2013

READ: 51/51

Food #1 COMPLETE
✔G: Good Girl Seeks Bad Rider - Vonna Harper 11/1
✔R: Celebrity in Death - J.D. Robb 11/28
✔E: Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison 11/1
✔E: Shadowfae - Erica Hayes 11/3
✔N: Nevermore - James Patterson 11/19

✔T: Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn 12/13
✔E: Haunting Embrace - Erin Quinn 11/8
✔A: Never Been Witched - Annette Blair 11/16


Food #2 COMPLETE
✔D: Split Second - David Baldacci 11/6
✔I: In the Woods - Tana French 11/4
✔L: The Magician's Nephew - C.S. Lewis 11/5
✔L: Slow Hands - Lauren Bach 11/7

✔P: Shatterglass - Tamora Pierce 11/2
✔I: Infamous - Sherrilyn Kenyon 11/29
✔C: Chalice of Roses - anthology 11/13
✔K: The Funhouse - Dean Koontz 11/17
✔L: Confessions of a Demon - Laurie Wright 11/28
✔E: The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters 11/30
✔S: Straight Talking - Jane Green 11/22


Food #3 COMPLETE
✔P: Mystic Warrior - Patricia Rice 11/20
✔O: (Owen) - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson 11/13
✔R: Chosen by a Horse - Susan Richards 11/10
✔K: Waking Nightmare - Kylie Brant 11/9

✔R: Germ - Robert Liparulo 11/14
✔O: (Megan O'Malley) - Night Sins - Tami Hoag 11/12
✔L: The Third Gate - Lincoln Child 12/5
✔L: (Logan) - Master of Fire - Angela Knight 12/9

Food #4
✔S: Bad to the Bone - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/21
✔W: Would-Be Witch - Kimberly Frost 11/2
✔E: The School - Ed Kelleher 12/17
✔E: Shadows in the Darkness - Elaine Cunningham 12/26
✔T: (Amelia Templeton) - Captured by the Highlander - Julianne Maclean 12/15

✔A: (Araby) - Masque of the Red Death - Bethany Griffin 12/6
✔N: Mad Cow Nightmare - Nancy Wright 12/27
✔D: The Darkest Lie - Gena Showalter 12/2

✔S: Saga, Volume 1 - Brian Vaughan 11/22
✔P: Tempest Rising - Nicole Peeler 12/31
✔I: I Kissed a Dog - Carol Van Atta 12/6
✔C: Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris 11/10
✔Y: The Year of Living Scandalously - Julia London 12/20

✔M: Kiss Me Deadly - Michele Hauf 11/18
✔U: Scrumptious - Amanda Usen 12/8
✔S: Storm of Shadows - Christina Dodd 11/26
✔T: (Tormod) - The Chief - Monica McCarty 12/7
✔A: (Alexandra) - Kiss of Pride - Sandra Hill 12/11
✔R: On Ice - David Ramus 12/10
✔D: Devil's Food Cake Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/19

Food #5 COMPLETE
✔E: Ella Enchanted - Gail Levine 11/17
✔G: Good Morning, Killer - April Smith 11/1
✔G: Grave Sins - Jenna Maclaine 11/11
✔S: Something About You - Julie James 11/17

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Wizard of Oz Challenge

The Wizard of Oz Challenge
Duration: November 1 - January 31, 2013

READ: 10/10

✔1. Dorothy Gale - Read a book set in Kansas OR with a main character or author named Dorothy or Judy OR a weather related word in the title OR about a weather related disaster OR a book about an orphan.
Nevermore - James Patterson (tsunami) 11/19

✔2. Professor Marvel - Read a book with a wizard as the protagonist OR a book about a college professor OR with a character/author named Frank or Morgan OR a character who has more than one job.
Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson (hero is a wizard) 11/13

✔3. Scarecrow - Read a book with a scarecrow on the cover or in the title OR with a character/author named Ray OR with a character who is really smart OR a book with a hunk on the cover.
Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison (hero is a really smart scientist) 11/1

✔4. Tin Man - Read a book with a Tin Man/robot (any metal will do) on the cover OR a character/author named Jack or Haley OR a plot revolving around a heartless character OR "Tin" or "Man" in the title.
Germ - Robert Liparulo (villain sets out to destroy the world via the Ebola virus) 11/14

✔5. Cowardly Lion - Read a book with a lion on the cover or in the title OR a character/author named Bert or Zeke OR a plot involving a cowardly character OR a character portraying false bravado (putting on a good front) OR a book with a yellow cover.
Faking It - Jennifer Crusie (yellow cover) 12/25

✔6. Glinda - Read a book with a red cover or shoes on the cover OR a book about a good witch OR a book with "North" in the title OR a character/author named Billie or Burke (any spelling).
Would-Be Witch - Kimberly Frost (heroine is a good witch) 11/2

✔7. Wicked Witch of the West - Read a book with a bad witch/sorcerer OR a book set in another realm OR a book with a bicycle/hat in the title or on the cover OR a plot where animals are abused OR a book where the main character has a beloved pet.
Mystic Warrior - Patricia Rice (set in another realm) 11/20

✔8. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry - Read a book where an aunt or uncle play a major role OR has a character/author named Clara, Emily, Henry or Charley (any spelling) OR a book set on a farm.
The Magician's Nephew - C.S. Lewis (hero lives with Aunt & Uncle) 11/5

✔9. Nikko - Read a book with a monkey somewhere in the story, on the cover or in the title OR with a character/author named Pat or Nikko (Nick, Nikkie works too) OR with a flying creature (any species).
Shatterglass - Tamora Pierce (heroine has a pet dragon and mentor is Niko) 11/2

✔10. Munchkins - Read a book featuring a dwarf or midget OR a plot involving a circus/carnival element OR a short novella (150 pages or less).
Good Girl Seeks Bad Rider - Vonna Harper (3 novellas) 11/1



CHALLENGE COMPLETE