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3rd Annual Presents Challenge!!!

It's December again and Christmas is coming round again! I'm rather fond of the challenge I originally set in 2010 and which Shera posted in 2011 - so let's not waste time - we know this is a great challenge, it's seasonal & lots of us have loved it for the last two years.

December challenge - Presents challenge

Duration - December

December brings with it the Christmas season, we all love to receive presents on Christmas day so your challenge this month is to put together a list of books you would package up and give someone as an introduction to PNR/UF reading gift.

How to prepare your present.

1. Pick the size of package you would give:
Mini - two books
Small - four books
Medium - six books
Large - eight books
Extra Large - ten (or more) books

2. Choose your books. Keep within the guidelines below, remember the present should be PNR/UF focused!
a) Pick at least one PNR and one UF
b) Include more than one author in your box.
c) Have several paranormal creatures in your box, don't just have vampires makes sure there are shifters, faeries, witches, demons etc in there somewhere too!
d) One books which is somehow connected to the holiday season.
e) Try to include a mix of new and older books OR well known and up-and-coming authors.

The books do not have to be at the start of a series (unless you want!), the idea is a mixed box which would get the reader hooked :)

Any queries give me a shout!!

The how to......

***Please update your original post (see the participants list for easy finding) as you go along, you can post a finished post at the end too!!!***

Please post the level you want to attempt and come back to that post to update us all, you can do a finished post later too! The participants thread has a link to everyone's initial post.

We're keeping it simple here, use your judgement and given the nature of our group keep mostly in the PNR/UF genres, your interpretation of it that is :-) (max 1 out of 3 from others though please!)

Participants!
Find your initial post easily :-)

Mini

Small

Medium

Large

Extra large

I'm going to take part, well it is my challenge entering it's 3rd annual outing!!!!! :-)

Will post details in a bit!

Me too

Medium

I'm In

3rd Annual Presents Challenge!!!

December challenge - Presents challenge

Duration - December

1. Pick the size of package you would give:
Small - four books


2. Choose your books.

Im in
Level: medium 6 books

1. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
2. Sweet Shadows by Tera Lynn Childs
3. Through to You by Emily Hainsworth
4. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
5. The Dark Light by Sarah Walsh
6. Posion Tree by Amelia Atwater Rhodes

It will be my first 'Annual Presents Challenge'

but I'm in.....
Level: medium 6 books

Love the idea!

Im going to try it. I think i'll go with medium. I'm not sure how to add pics of the books but here is my list.

1. Immortal Surrender by Claire Ashgrove
2. Angel in Chains by Cynthia Eden
3. The Bite Before Christmas by Lynsay Sands and Jeanine Frost
4. The Neon Graveyard by Vicki Pettersson
5. Lord's Fall by Thea Harrison
6. Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K Hamilton

I'll give this a try!
Medium but may adjust as the month moves along if that is allowed?
3rd Annual Presents Challenge!!!

December challenge - Presents challenge
2/6
Duration - December
� 1. Curse the Dawn 12/7/12
� 2. One Grave at a Time 12/14/12
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6.

I'm in (BTW, in my shelves vampires are difficult to find ;) )

Level: Small 4 - Done

1.- Lion Time by Zenina Masters (12/01/2012 - ★★★★): Tiger shifter / Lion shifter
2.- Santa's Executive by Carrie Ann Ryan (12/02/2012 - ★★�): Elves, Jack Frost, Santa Claus (Christmas, of course)
3.- Bleed For Me by Cynthia Eden (12/12/2012 - ★★★★): God / Vampire
4.- Skin Deep by Shanna Gekko (12/12/2012 - ★★★★�): Skinwalker / Dryad

I'm in and will go for a large present this month!

Read 12/8 FINISHED December 25th!!!

Extras To Read:

READ:
1. City of Ghosts (Ghosts, UF) FINISHED December 7th
2. Topaz Dare (shapeshifter, PNR) FINISHED December 8th
3. Zola's Pride (shapeshifter, PNR) FINISHED December 8th
4. Surviving Passion (post-apocalyptic) FINISHED December 12th
5. Touch of Fire (witches, fantasy) FINISHED December 14th
6. Christmas Moon (Vampires, UF, Christmas theme) FINISHED December 15th
7. Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter (demons, UF) FINISHED December 22nd
8. Darkness Awakened (PNR) FINISHED December 25th
9. In a Fix (UF) FINISHED December 26th
10 Grave Memory (UF, Ghosts) FINISHED December 27th
11. First Grave on the Right (UF, Ghosts) FINISHED December 29th
12. Fever Moon: The Fear Dorcha (UF, Fae) FINISHED December 29th

December Presents Challenge
Extra Large 11/10+ DONE


1: Grave Memory by Kalayna Price (UF, Witches/Fae) -- Read 12/11
2: Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire (UF, Fae) -- Read 12/8
3: Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward (PNR, Vampires) -- Read 12/3
4: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward (PNR, Vampires) -- Read 12/5
5: Hunt the Moon by Karen Chance (UF, Vampires/Witches) -- Read 12/17
6: Rift by Andrea Cremer (PNR, Witches) -- Read 12/15
7: Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson (UF, Vampires) -- Read 12/12
8: Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews (PNR, Magic) -- Read 12/21
9: Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn (UF, Fae/Witches/Vampires) -- Read 12/31
10: Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones -- Read 12/26
11: The Year of the Christmas Dragon by Ruth Sawyer (Christmas Theme) -- Read 12/23

mini
Finished:
Touching Eternity
Opal
Obumbrate
Nevermore
Finale
Mystery Falls

Extra Large - ten (or more) books

1. Trapped
2. Angel's Ink
3. How Beauty Met the Beast
4. The Stubborn Dead
5. Moonshifted
6. Angelfall
7. Married With Zombies
8. God Save the Queen
9. Death Masks
10. Discount Armageddon

10/10

DECEMBER 2012 ~ PRESENTS CHALLENGE


Duration: December 1 - 31, 2012
Extra Large

10/10 Books Completed December 31, 2012 DONE

1.✔The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (Urban Fantasy, SF, Time Travel) Completed 1/10 (Dec 2, 2012) 5★★★★�'s
2.✔How To Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper Completed 4/10 (Dec 10, 2012) 4★★★★'s
3.✔Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich (Romance, Mystery, Humor) Completed 3/10 (Dec 8, 2012) 5★★★★�'s
4.✔Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia (PRN, SN, Witches, UF, YA, Magic, Romance) Completed 2/10 (Dec 6, 2012) 5★★★★�'s
5.✔Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia (PRN, SN, Witches, UF, YA, Magic, Romance) Completed 7/10 (Dec 16, 2012) 5★★★★�'s
6.✔Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia (PRN, SN, Witches, UF, YA, Magic, Romance) Completed 8/10 (Dec 24, 2012) 5★★★★�'s
7.✔Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia (PRN, SN, Witches, UF, YA, Magic, Romance)Completed 9/10 (Dec 28, 2012) 5★★★★�'s
8.✔Eye of the Beholder by Ruth Ann Nordin (Romance, Historical) Completed 5/10 (Dec 11, 2012) 5★★★★�'s
9.� To Have and To Hold by Ruth Ann Nordin (Romance, Historical) Completed 6/10 (Dec 12, 2012) 5★★★★�'s
10.✔Opal by Jennifer Armentrout (PRN, SF, UF, YA, SN, Romance, Aliens) Completed 10/10 (Dec 31, 2012) 5★★★★�'s

DECEMBER 2012 ~ PRESENTS CHALLENGE
Extra Large
10/10 Books Completed DONE

1. Deadlock 12/2 (PNR, shapeshifter, psychic)
2. Big Bad Wolf 12/13 (PNR, shapeshifter)
3. Mind Games 12/6 (UF)
4. City of Bones 12/21 (YA, PNR, vampires)
5. Kindling the Moon Arcadia Bell 1 12/12 {PNR, demon, magic)
6. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire Love at Stake 5 (Christmas, Vampire) 12/18
7. Impulse 12/8 (werewolves, PNR)
8. The Raven Boys Raven Cycle 1 12/19 (PNR)
9. Summoning the Night 12/17 (PNR, demon, magic)
10. Firelight 12/28

Medium - six books (6/6)FINISHED


1)PNR- A Quick Bite (Argeneau #1)by Lynsay Sands
2)UF- Demons Not Included (Night Tracker #1)
by Cheyenne McCray
3)Holiday- Mistletoe & Magic by Lisa Cach, Stobie Piel, Lynsay Sands, Amy Elizabeth Saunders
4)Blood Lite (Blood Lite #1)Anthology edited by Kevin J. Anderson
5) Firelight (Darkest London #1)by Kristen Callihan
6) First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, #1)

Large-eight books (1/8)

1. Archangel's Storm
2. Shades of Midnight
3. Phantom Shadows
4. Fated
5. Nightlife
6. Taken By Midnight
7. Dark Prince

Im In! Going for medium!
1. 12-2-12Rogue Rider Larissa Ione ( this had a lot of christmas in it so Im using it for christmas ) Finished 12-7-12

2.12-8-12 Lover UnleashedJ.R. Ward PNR finished 12-13-12
3. 2-13-12 Faith HunterRaven Cursed

Jenny (Eternally Books) wrote: "3rd Annual Presents Challenge!!!

It's December again and Christmas is coming round again! I'm rather fond of the challenge I originally set in 2010 and which Shera posted in 2011 - so let's not wa..."

For this newbie what does PNR and UF stand for. Thank you.

Gizzie wrote: "For this newbie what does PNR and UF stand for. Thank you. ..."


PNR = Paranormal Romance
UF = Urban Fantasy

I'm in, this will be my first presents challenge!

Small package: 1/4

(PNR-Vamps)**** 12-9-12
(PNR-Fae)
(UF-Shadowhunters, warriors, demons)
(UF-witchcraft and wizardry)

First Presents challenge! :)
Level: Mini
Completed: 2/2

1. UF. Born at Midnight (Mix of Paranormals)
2. PR Falling Under (Demons)

Going to start with Mini, although I have quite a few books I need to get read to finish off some challenges by the end of the year, so hopefully will upgrade! Books to be picked from those below:

Still to go:


Done:

Medium

Paranormal Addicts & Newbies
December 2012 � Presents Challenge DONE
I'm a Giver...Extra Large Package (10+)

The Great Christmas Cookie Swap Cookbook, Good Housekeeping DEC 1
Christmas 101, Rick Rodgers DEC 3
Foodfest 365! The Officially Fun Food Holiday Cookbook, Yvan Lemoine DEC 5
Betty Crocker’s Cookie Book, Betty Crocker DEC 8
The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough DEC 9
The Undying Heart, Zoe Archer DEC 13
Magic Dreams, Ilona Andrews DEC 14
GunMetal Magic, Ilona Andrews DEC 10
Nice Girls Don’t Dead Dead Men, Molly Harper DEC 2
Nice Girls Don’t Live Forever, Molly Harper DEC 4
Nice Girls Don’t Sign a Lease Without a Wedding Ring, Molly Harper DEC 17
Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbours, Molly Harper DEC 18
Never to Sleep, Rachel Vincent DEC 6
Neiderwald, Rachel Vincent DEC 7
Before I Wake, Rachel Vincent DEC 12
Fearless (Kiss Me Deadly), Rachel Vincent DEC 16
Anger Management, Rachel Caine DEC 11
Dark Rides, Rachel Caine DEC 15
Breaking Dawn, Stephanie Meyer DEC 19
Cold Days, Jim Butcher DEC 23

I think I will give a Extra Large
Happy Holidays

1. The Bite Before Christmas, By Lynsay Sands
2. Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
4. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
5. Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
6.Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
7.Angels' Blood By Nalini Singh
8.Lover Unbound By j.R Ward
9. Moon Called By Patrica Briggs
10. Hunt the Moon By Karen Chance
11. Dark Celebration By Christine Feehan

I'm in with Mini:

UF--

Finished!!!

Paranormal Addicts & Newbies
December 2012 ~ Presents Challenge
Duration: 12/1/2012 - 12/31/2012

Progress: 6 out of 6 (Medium for now)

Choose your books. Keep within the guidelines below, remember the present should be PNR/UF focused!
a) Pick at least one PNR and one UF
b) Include more than one author in your box.
c) Have several paranormal creatures in your box, don't just have vampires makes sure there are shifters, faeries, witches, demons etc in there somewhere too!
d) One books which is somehow connected to the holiday season.
e) Try to include a mix of new and older books OR well known and up-and-coming authors

1. An Enchanted Season by Maggie Shayne - - 12/27/2012
2. Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews - - 12/6/2012
3. Fair Game by Patricia Briggs - - 12/9/2012
4. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer - ** - 12/11/2012
5. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott - *** - 12/11/2012
6. Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward - *** - 12/17/2012

One question, would Alien vs. Alien ok for the challenge, although it's sci-fi and not PNR/UF?

10/10 finished!!

Finished!!

Paranormal Addicts & Newbies
December 2012 � Presents Challenge DONE
I'm a Giver...Extra Large Package (10+)

The Great Christmas Cookie Swap Cookbook, Good Housekeeping DEC 1
Christmas 101, Rick Rodgers DEC 3
Foodfest 365! The Officially Fun Food Holiday Cookbook, Yvan Lemoine DEC 5
Betty Crocker’s Cookie Book, Betty Crocker DEC 8
The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough DEC 9
The Undying Heart, Zoe Archer DEC 13
Magic Dreams, Ilona Andrews DEC 14
GunMetal Magic, Ilona Andrews DEC 10
Nice Girls Don’t Dead Dead Men, Molly Harper DEC 2
Nice Girls Don’t Live Forever, Molly Harper DEC 4
Nice Girls Don’t Sign a Lease Without a Wedding Ring, Molly Harper DEC 17
Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbours, Molly Harper DEC 18
Never to Sleep, Rachel Vincent DEC 6
Neiderwald, Rachel Vincent DEC 7
Before I Wake, Rachel Vincent DEC 12
Fearless (Kiss Me Deadly), Rachel Vincent DEC 16
Anger Management, Rachel Caine DEC 11
Dark Rides, Rachel Caine DEC 15
Breaking Dawn, Stephanie Meyer DEC 19
Cold Days, Jim Butcher DEC 23

This is it for me

PNR Woodsmall, Cindy Season for Tending
uF urban fantasy Wishl, Lis Darkness Rising

Woot! Finished!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

9/10 - one to go :)

And finished 10 overnight that night :)

Finished!

Fantastic going everyone! I've failed in my challenge - lets just say life got in the way or this could be a long post :-)

Finished! 11/10 even. :)

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