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October Monthly Challenge

This thread is for suggestions and questions for the various categories. The thread for participants is located HERE.

1. “O" is for October: Read a book that starts with 'O' or a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'O'.

2. Happy Birthday!: Read a book from an October birthday celebrant's GR bookshelf whose name/nickname starts with the same letter as yours. If no one has the same letter, choose someone with the closest letter to yours alphabetically. RRRC October Birthday List

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, character or setting is from Maine. OR, Maine is known for its fishing industry and picturesque fishing villages and also for its vast wilderness areas � so, read a book involving the fishing/seafood industry, or a book set in a small coastal town, on the ocean, or in a wilderness area.

4. Mad Hatter Day (October 6) Read a book with a character that might be considered to be crazy, or a book with a hat on the cover.

5. National Angel Food Cake Day (October 10): Read a book with a character that is an angel, or a book where food or the food industry somehow plays an important part in the plot, or has food on the cover.

6. Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day (October 11): Read a book where a character’s job or occupation plays an important part in the storyline, or a book with a toy on the cover.

7. White Cane Safety Day (October 15): Read a book with a character that has a disability or injury, or a book where a character is involved in public safety (police officer, firefighter, etc.)

8. Wear Something Gaudy Day (October 17): Read a book with a character who is obsessed with (or at least very interested in) clothing or fashion, or a book with a brightly colored cover.

9. Halloween (October 31): Read a paranormal romance, or a book with a character that is hiding something, or is not as he/she appears to be.

10. Reader's Choice:

Challenge Duration: October 1 to October 31, 2012

You can choose 3, 5, 8 or all 10 categories depending on your reading speed, books availability and/or time commitment.

When posting your challenge progress, please make sure to put the date/s when you finished your book/s.

Please repost your progress as it helps when updating.

Happy Reading!

Here is a list of books set in Maine

And a list of romance authors from Maine:
Diane Amos
Laurie Breton
Pam Champagne
Janet Chapman
Lina Gardiner
Tess Gerritsen
Pepper Goodrich
Kaitlyn Gorton
Jillian Hallowell
Cindy Kirk
Joyce Lamb
Amy Lanz
Michelle Libby
Johanna Lindsay
Jackie Manning
Kelly McClymer
Ruth Axtell Morren
Teagan Oliver
Nina Osier
Judi Phillips
Nina Pierce
Kelli Pryor
Maggie Robinson
Margaret Rowe
Harriet Schultz
Shannon Stacey
Susan Vaughn
Leigh Verrill-Rhys

Of course, if you want to go a completely different direction, there is always Stephen King!

Blind Her with Bliss is free right now on Amazon and set in Maine.

Hi Karen,

For #3 Geography, can I use ?
It says they go to a lake for the weekend. Assuming it's a cabin in woods on lake scenario but not sure.

Fran wrote: "Hi Karen,

For #3 Geography, can I use ?
It says they go to a lake for the weekend. Assuming it's a cabin in woods on lake scenario but not sure."

Hi, Fran!

That would work for me - maybe it's because of where I live, but the idea of a weekend or vacation at a lake NOT being out in the woods would never have entered my mind :)

Thanks Karen :)

If it turns out differently when I read it then I won't use it for that category.

er, so does a scar count as a disability/injury for the following category?

7. White Cane Safety Day (October 15): Read a book with a character that has a disability or injury, or a book where a character is involved in public safety (police officer, firefighter, etc.)

Ty wrote: "er, so does a scar count as a disability/injury for the following category?

7. White Cane Safety Day (October 15): Read a book with a character that has a disability or injury, or a book where a c..."

Hmmmm, that's a tough one! I think if the scar is something that becomes part of the storyline - affects the person in some way, physically or emotionally, I would say yes, but if it's just mentioned in passing as part of the person's description, then no.

I hope that helps, Ty!

~KarenH~ wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hi Karen,

For #3 Geography, can I use ?
It says they go to a lake for the weekend. Assuming it's a cabin in woods on lake scenario but not sure."

Hi, ..."


OK, so although the blurb states they are going to a cabin by a lake for some hanky panky, they don't actually make it there! They must go the next day, but the entire story takes place in the couple's house the night before the trip, LOL. So I used it for another category :)

~KarenH~ wrote: "Hmmmm, that's a tough one! I think if the scar is something that becomes part of the storyline - affects the person in some way, physically or emotionally, I would say yes, but if it's just mentioned in passing as part of the person's description, then no."

thanks for the reply! I'm thinking yes for . So I might have entered way too many challenges this month and probably need a shortcut somewhere. haha.

Hi Karen!

This might be stretching it but....can I use Shattered Glass for National Angel Food Cake Day (October 10)? Although there are no angels in the book there is an Angelica, and Glass calls her 'Angel'.

Fran wrote: "Hi Karen!

This might be stretching it but....can I use Shattered Glass for National Angel Food Cake Day (October 10)? Although there are no angels in the book there is an Angelica, and Glass calls..."

Hi Fran!

Actually, I was thinking about that one too, but not from the Angel angle (although I do really like your reasoning). I was thinking it would work because Peter owns a diner - which to me makes food an issue...I'm easy, I know! :D So to answer your question, yes, it works for me!

Yay! I will go with the diner angle too, I forgot about that! That is a huge part of the storyline.

I also thought about Cai's sugar obsession and all of the pixie stix he ate!

Fran wrote: "Yay! I will go with the diner angle too, I forgot about that! That is a huge part of the storyline.

I also thought about Cai's sugar obsession and all of the pixie stix he ate!"

You're ahead of me on the sugar thing...haven't got there yet! :)

Sorry! It doesn't give anything away for the story luckily :)

I finished it last night- we'll chat about it next week :)

Fran wrote: "Sorry! It doesn't give anything away for the story luckily :)

I finished it last night- we'll chat about it next week :)"

I'm looking forward to it!

Hi , would a retired police officer doing some investigative work work for white cane safety day?

Karen wrote: "Hi , would a retired police officer doing some investigative work work for white cane safety day?"

Yes, that works for me - more for the retired police officer part than the current investigator part (just to clarify for others...I don't think private investigator qualfies).

~KarenH~ wrote: "Karen wrote: "Hi , would a retired police officer doing some investigative work work for white cane safety day?"

Yes, that works for me - more for the retired police officer part than the current ..."

Ok thanks karen h.

. “O" is for October: Cuneo, Michael W. One Last Kiss

3. Geography: Maine Meier, Leslie Star Spangled Murder #11

4. Mad Hatter Day
(October 6) Read a book with a character that might be considered to be crazy,
or a book with a hat on the cover.

5. National Angel Food Cake Day: Clark, Mary Higgins The Lost Years

6. Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day whelan, Gloria Night of the Full Moon Indian

7. White Cane Safety Day Coulter, Catherine The Cove

8. Wear Something Gaudy Day Cushman, Doug Aunt Eater's Mystery Halloween

9. Halloween Cazet, Denys The Night of the Living Dead

10. Reader's Choice: Woods, Stuart Sever Clear