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"Serial Addict" Challenge http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...DURATION: 5-27-11 thru 5-26-12
#1: Kelloggs is ranked as the most popular cereal company in the world (8 BOOKS)
Read a book with a title that begins with each letter -or- author’s FIRST OR LAST name that begins with each letter: K-E-L-L-O-G-G-S (They do not have to all be a #1. They just have to be a book in a series. They can be any # within any series.)
#2: 5 childhood favorites (15 BOOKS)
NOTE: You may choose more than one series for the options in this category. Ex: a vamp series you want to read doesn't have 5 books in it. In this case, you can list the book(s) for more than one series to complete a total of 5 books.
* Count Chocula - read 5 books in a series about vampires
* Froot Loops - read 4 books in a series about time travel or lupes (shifters, weres, etc)
* Cap’n Crunch - read 3 books in a series that promotes the hero of each book on their covers
* Trix - read 2 books in a series about witches
* Lucky Charms - read 1 books in a series about fae
#3: High-Fiber cereals are good for you (1+ BOOKS)
Read a series that someone told you was good
#4: KIX tagline “Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved� (1+ BOOKS)
Read one YA series from beginning to end (or to the last published book)
#5: Rice Crispies tagline “Snap, Crackle, Pop� (1 BOOK)
Read book #1 of a series (published in 2010) that has been calling to you
#6: Oatmeal is best served HOT (1 BOOK)
Read book #1 of a series that has a hottie hero (or heroine) on the cover
#7: Cheerios - a decent bite when nothing tastier is available (1 BOOK)
Read book #1 of a series (published in 2009 or earlier) that you’ve put off starting because there’s always something else you’d rather read instead
#8: LIFE (1 BOOK)
Read the most recent book published in a series (that you’re otherwise caught up on) that you waited at least one year of your life to get your hands on. (**This book choice can be a book that has yet to be published, but will be within the time you’ve chosen for your challenge dates)
#9: Wheaties tagline “The Breakfast of Champions� (1 BOOK)
Read book #1 of a UF series
#10: Honey Smacks (1 BOOK)
In honor of it’s high sugar content, read book #1 of a PNR series
Hi, Cindy! Just a little tip for ya: If you right click on the date in your message line (message 144: by Cindy (eclecticfirefly) (last edited 5 hours, 31 min ago) 5 hours, 36 min ago)
You will see "copy link location". You can paste that in your challenge info, then when you're ready to update your post (on the challenge thread), click on that link and it'll take you directly to your original post.
Hope that makes sense. :)
Thanks Steph! It works!!!
Dark Side of the Moon Challenge - Seven Deadly Sinshttp://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Seven Deadly Sins
Are you headin' to "Hell in a Hand Basket" or "Keepin' to the Straight and Narrow" or a bit of both?
Duration: Take your pick!
� 1-2 books per sin = 7-14 books = 6 months
� 3-4 books per sin = 21-28 books = 12 months
State your time frame when you post your list.
Goal: 7+ Books. Read 1 book for each of the seven sins. You may pick from either "Hell in a Hand Basket" or "Keepin' to the Straight and Narrow" or Mix&Match, it's up to you, it's called free will. Bahahaha >:) Enjoy!
Rules: Members are allowed 1 non-PNR/UF book (per month; 1 month = 1 non-PNR/UF and so on) in this challenge. When choosing a book with a specific color cover, you may chose a book with a little or a lot. (ie: The Devil Inside and Girl's Guide to Witchcraft)
+1 Bonus Option: Read one book from any of the following: (1) a book that has one of the following in the title: SEVEN, DEADLY or SIN or any variation (ie: dead, death, sinfully, etc); (2) a book in any "Deadly Sins" or "Sins" series, there is one by Allison Brennan, Robin Wasserman and Erin McCarthy; (3) Gena Showalter's "Lords of the Underworld" are all Keepers of a specific demon. Read any book in this series who's main character is the keeper of one of these "demons" is acceptable; (4) J.R. Ward's "The Fallen Angels" which are based on the seven sins.
Gluttony
Over-indulgence: Hell in a Hand Basket
1: Punishment: Forced to eat rats, toads & snakes - Book you have been "forced" to read
(ie: peer-pressure, time constraints, etc)
2: Book in a series you "just can't get enough of"
Restraint: Keepin' to the Straight & Narrow
3: Orange - book with an orange cover
4: Book in a series you put off until you had every book in the series before starting
Lust
Desire: Hell in a Hand Basket
1: Punishment: smothered in fire and brimstone - Book with "fire" in the title or on the cover
2: Book with a character or cover dude/ette you "lust" after
Self-Control: Keepin' to the Straight & Narrow
3: Blue - book with a blue cover
4: YA book with G-level romance
Greed
Desire for material/wealth: Hell in a Hand Basket
1: Punishment: Put in a cauldron of boiling oil - Book with a cauldron on the cover or a story about witches
2: Book with a wealthy character
Generosity: Keepin' to the Straight & Narrow
3: Yellow - book with a yellow cover
4: Book with a character who helps others (ie: cop, military, doctor, teacher, etc)
Wrath
Anger: Hell in a Hand Basket
1: Punishment: Dismembered alive - Book with body "parts" on the cover (ie: just an arm and a leg or head showing, etc)
2: Book with hero/ine who's "angry" and fights enemies of his/her kind
Kindness: Keepin' to the Straight & Narrow
3: Red - book with a red cover
4: Book with a "savior" hero/ine
Envy
Jealousy: Hell in a Hand Basket
1: Punishment: Put in freezing water - book with "ice" in the title
2: Book you saw a friend reading and wished you had read it first
Sympathy: Keepin' to the Straight & Narrow
3: Green - book with a green cover
4: Book you received as a gift, from the library or otherwise loaned to you
Pride
High Self-Regard: Hell in a Hand Basket
1: Punishment: Broken on the wheel - Book with a wheel on the cover or "broken" in the title
2: Book with a dominant male character
Modest/Humble: Keepin' to the Straight & Narrow
3: Violet - book with a purple cover
4: Book set in the 1920-50's -OR- book with a struggling character (ie: Chess in "Downside" series)
Sloth
Laziness: Hell in a Hand Basket
1: Punishment: Thrown in a pit of snakes - Book with a reptile on the cover
2: Book that was recommended, but you've been putting off reading "just because"
Active/Enthusiastic: Keeping to the Straight & Narrow
3: Light Blue - light blue cover (as long as it's not "dark" blue, it'll be acceptable)
4: Book with a strong human heroine
Another DSotM Challenge - Embracing the Dark Sidehttp://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
Embracing the Dark Side
Duration: 6 months [set your own start-end dates]
Rules: Fill the letters 'DARK SIDE' using the following categories. There are 8 letter-slots to fill and 19 categories to choose from, but each member must read at least one dark PNR. Re-reads and all formats allowed.
Categories:
* COVER COLORS: Black, red, yellow, blue, purple
* OCCUPATION: Hunter, Warrior, Assassin, Police, Military
* SUPE TYPE: vampire, shifter, ghost, witch/magic, demon
* AUTHOR NAME: Up to 2 slots can be filled using either author's first or last name
* TITLE: Up to 2 slots can be filled using the book title (exclude 'A', 'An', 'The')
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BONUS BOOK: Read a book with "Dark" in the title or series name
DSOTM - Holiday Horrors Challenge
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Love or Hate at First Sight http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...MONTHLY UPDATE Example:
2011 ( /12 Done)
Title/Author:
Series:
Read:
Rating:
First time author?
To-Be-Continued?
Review:
Also Read:
RRRC August Monthly Challenge http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...0/8
1. A is for August: Prey by Andrea Speed
2. Happy Birthday Jane:Wanton Fire or Ill Wind or Some Girls Bite or Queen of Shadows
3. Geography - New Jersey:
4. Kiss and Make Up Day:
5. National Thriftshop Day:
6. Frankenstein Day:
7. Lazy Day:
8. Back to School: Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
9. Romance Awareness Month: see below
10. Reader's Choice:
Shiver or Fallen or Vampire Academy or Mockingjay or Slave to Sensation or Angels' Blood or Delirium or Fire or Darkfever or Crescendo or Cry Wolf or Covet or Pleasure Unbound or The Iron King or First Drop of Crimson or City of Bones
TV DINNERShttp://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
TV Series Serial Addict Challenge
July 10, 2011 - July 9, 2012
0/31 Read
#1: TV Dinners - 8 books
T -
V -
D -
I -
N -
N -
E -
R -
S -
#2: 5 Types of TV Series (15 BOOKS)
DRAMA (UF series - 5 books)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
SOAP (PnR series - 4 books)
1.
2.
3.
4.
SCI-FI/FANTASY (3 books)
1.
2.
3.
KIDS (YA - 2 books)
1.
2.
SITCOM (Humorous series - 1 book)
1.
#3: "True Blood" (1 BOOK - Vampire)
#4: "Vampire Diaries" (1 BOOK Vamp brothers, shifters, or vamps & shifters who are enemies)
#5: "Supernatural" (1 BOOK Immortal of any type)
#6: "Jericho" (1 BOOK Post-apocalyptic)
#7: "The Walking Dead" (1 BOOK Zombies)
#8: "Buffy" (1 BOOK Vampire Slayer)
#9: "Charmed" (1 BOOK Magic)
#10: "Being Human" (1 BOOK Ghost or Vamps and Weres who are friendly)
Add It Up - Year Long Challenge August 1, 2011 - July 31, 2012http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Rules:
Books can be any genre you want (for subject matter).
All books must be YA or Middle Grade.
Each book can earn points from more than one category.
Try to rack up as many points as you can.
You may post a list of books you want to read, post as you go, or any combination of the two. :)
Please put the number of points for each book next to the finished titles.
ALL FORMATS COUNT (paper, ebook, audio as long as it is unabriged)
There is no minimum or maximum number of points to get.
You may want to reward yourself with a new book at a certain number of points. :)
5 POINTS:
If the book is the second or later in a series.
If the author is one you haven't read before.
4 POINTS:
If the book is a stand alone.
If the book has been on your shelf/ereader for more than a month.
3 POINTS:
If the author is a debut writer (or first YA or MG book of that author) for the year 2011 or 2012.
If the book is genre you don't read the genre/creature/etc often.
2 POINTS:
If the book is a debut (or YA or MG debut) from the year 2010 or before.
If the book is the most recently published sequel in the series at the time you read it (caught up!)
1 POINT:
If the book is the first in a series.
If the author has the same first name, last name or a variation of your first name.
I'm gonna do this with you Jen. But, since I read lots of other genres too, I'm gonna keep a second list with all the other books!
Add It Up Year Long Challenge.
August 1, 2011 - July 31st, 2012
August: Books Read - YA
Points this month 0
Books to Read:
Deadly Little Games (11 pts)
Fragile Eternity (9pts)
Revealers (8pts)
August: Books Read - Other
Points this month 0
Books to Read:
Black Heart Loa (7pts)
Infected: Prey (10 pts)
Into the Lair (11 pts)
Willy Wonka Chocolate Challengehttp://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Read 5, 10 or all 15 chocolate/candy-bar themed categories set out below. Feel free to expand your reading list (and waistline) by adding as many bonus categories as you like.
Duration: 1 September � 30 November 2011
1. Snickers - a funny book
2. Milky Way - a book involving time-travel or sci-fi
3. Starburst - a book with a famous/almost famous person or with rainbow colours on the cover
4. Baby Ruth - a book centred on a current/ex-sports star or one where a baby/pregnancy is part of the plotline.
5. M&Ms - an erotic book, a book with a food-related theme or a book whose title/author is alliterative (the words begin with the same letter - eg Julie James, Slave to Sensation, Blood Brothers etc)
6. Junior Mint � a YA book or a book with a green cover
7. Twix � a book with twins or best friends
8. KitKat - a shifter novel or a book with a pet as a feature
9. Cherry Ripe - a book with an older heroine or a vampire novel ...no � I didn’t go where some of you went ;) but if you would also like to use ‘a book with a virgin� then that is fine as well!!!
10. Crunchie/Voilet Crumble 'Its the way it shatters that matters' - a book involving violence or a military/ex-military operation.
11. Bounty � a book with pirates, bounty hunters or with the H/h searching for/finding a treasure
12. 3 Muskateers - a book that is third in the series, has a three word title or is set in France
13. 100 Grand Bar � a book where a central character is mega-wealthy or where the plot revolves around money or a ransom
14. Flake - a book with a goofy/nerdy hero or heroine
15. Rolo - a book where the H/h is playing a role (eg pretending to be someone else/different type of character etc) or is involved in some sort of deception/suspense
The Lost Challenges GroupCovers, Covers, Covers September 1 - December 30
Broaden Your Horizons September 1-30
Back to School September 1 - December 30
Read Your Name No time limit
Read the Group September 1 - January 1
Nothing but reading challengesSoundtrack Challenge: 13 Going on 30
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
October's Creature Feature Challenge:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Animal Alphabet Challenge
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...
A Sign of the Times
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...
I SPY Title Challenge http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
1. Color - Shades of Gray by Caitlyn Kittridge & Jackie Kessler (Jan ****)
2. Number - The First Book of Grimm by Shiloh Walker (Mar ****)
3. Things that grow - Deadly Nightshade by Victor Banis (May ****)
4. Season -
5. First Name - Binding Krista by Jory Strong (Jan ****) Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey (Mar ***) Memento Nora by Angie Smibert (May ***) Trace's Psychic by Jory Strong (May ***)
6. Place - Texas Surrender by Claire Thompson (non PnR/UF) (Mar ***)
7. Body Part - Reparation in Blood by Ariel Tachna (Jan ) Blood Trinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Feb ****)
8. Weapon - Scythe by M. K. Mancos (June ****)
9. Body of Water -
10. Form of Water - The Tear Collector by Patrick Jones (Apr ***)
11. Product of Fire - Radiance by Alyson Noel (Jan ***) Inferno by Bianca D'Arc (Feb ) Burned by Kristin & P. C. Cast (Mar ****) Ash by Malinda Lo (Mar ****)
12. Heavenly Body - Captive Souls by Vivi Anna, Delilah Devlin, Kimberley Kaye Terry (Feb ****)
13. Architecture - Facade by Zahra Owens (non PnR/UF) (Feb )
14. 5 Senses - A Taste for Control by Patrice Michelle (Jan ****) Ravenous by Sherri L. King (Jan ****)
15. Royal Title -
16. Family Member - Dark Descendant by Jenna Black (July ****1/2)
17. 4 Elements - Firespell by Chloe Neill (Apr ****)
18. Time of day - The Midnight Twins by Jacqueline Mitchard (Feb ****) Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (Mar ****) Night's Cold Kiss by Tracey O'Hara (Apr ****)
19. Metal -
20. Emotion/Feeling - The Missing by Shiloh Walker (Jan ****) The Vertigo Chronicles, Vol. I by M. L. Rhodes (Feb ****) Tempted by P. C. and Kristin Cast (Mar ****)
21. Animal/Insect - Tempt Not the Cat by J. C. Wilder (Jan ****) Endangered Love The Wolfpact #1 by Jo Atkinson (Apr ***)
22. Something to Read - The Tale of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater (July
23. Gender Identifier - Cattle Valley: About the Girls by Jenna Byrnes (June ***)
24. Paranormal Being - Vampire Vintage by Ashlyn Chase (Feb ***)