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Monthly Challenges:
JANUARY = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
FEBRUARY = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
MARCH = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
APRIL = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
MAY = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
JUNE = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
JULY = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
AUGUST = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
SEPTEMBER = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
OCTOBER = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
NOVEMBER = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
DECEMBER = Genre Juice/Cover Hunt Challenges
Miscellaneous Challenges
Antique Reading Roadshow Challenge COMPLETE
GAME: Chess COMPLETE
I Spy 3 Challenge COMPLETE
I've Started So I'll Finish Challenge
Monster Mash 4: The Series COMPLETE
Moving Madness Challenge
Scrooge Challenge
Year By Year Challenge

January Cover Hunt Mini Challenge
READ: 2/2
✔C: Red - Lost Love Found - Bertrice Small 1/10
✔ITEM #1: plant - A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time - Melinda Blanchard 1/29
ITEM #2: winter -


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF - Sins of the Flesh - Eve Silver 1/8
�2. FANTASY - Leviathan - Scott Westerfield 1/18
�3. NEW2YOU Author - The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde 1/6



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

February Challenge
READ 2/2
�Color PINK: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas 2/1
Item 1: something royal?
�Item 2: - Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione (couple) 2/22


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF - Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione 2/22
�2. ROMANCE - Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye 2/26
�3. DEMONS - Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks - Cara Lockwood 2/14



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

March Cover Hunt Mini Challenge
READ: 2/2
�COLOR: White: In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff 3/19
�ITEM #2: School's out!: Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones (castle on cover) 3/17


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF: Master of Shadows - Angela Knight (vampires/werewolves) 3/7
�2. Girl's Festival~Kick-a** Heroine: Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth (psychic) 3/20
�3. Tax Day!: The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken (Dragon Kin #5) 3/6



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

April Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 2/2
✔C: Pastel: Dare to Die - Carolyn Hart 4/6
✔ITEM #1: Showa Day, April 29: Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh (flames) 4/27


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF: Biting Cold - Chloe Neill 4/23
�2. Spring & New Beginnings: The Next Always - Nora Roberts (new love) 4/9
�3. April 29, Shōwa Day: Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett (Challenge series #2) 4/29



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

May Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/3
✔C: The Girl Who Disappeared Twice - Andrea Kane (green cover) 5/3
✔ITEM #1: Greenery Day: Defending Jacob - William Landay (lawn/trees) 5/11
✔ITEM #2: Children's Day: The Folly of the World - Jesse Bullington (fish on cover, well bones anyway) 5/13



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF: Crown of Crystal Flame - C.L. Wilson 5/17
�2. Aoi Matsuri: The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart (YA) 5/14
�3. Golden Week: Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson (#11) 5/5



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

June Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 2/2
�COLOR: Before I Wake - Rachel Vincent (pink cover) 6/9
�ITEM #2: Silk Dreams - Diana Groe (couple on cover) 6/17



Read: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF: Lover At Last - J.R. Ward (paranormal) 6/4
�2. Enshu Hamakita Hiryu Festival: A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin (fantasy) 6/13
�3. Dontsuku Festival: Lion's Heat - Lora Leigh (soul mates) 6/7



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

July Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/2
�COLOR:BLUE: A Highlander's Homecoming - Melissa Mayhue 7/10
�ITEM #1:Ushi-no-hi: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey - Trenton Lee Stewart (water on cover) 7/26
�ITEM #2:Beach huts: Playboy's Challenge - Jo Barrett (building in background) 7/30



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF: Coyote's Mate - Lora Leigh (shifter) 7/14
�2. Tanabata/Star Festival: Enchantment - Orson Scott Card (science fiction) 7/29
�3. Summer: Delirium - Lauren Oliver (set during summer) 7/13



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

August Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 2/2
✔C: RED Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan 8/8
✔ITEM #2: O-Bon: Chasing Fire - Nora Roberts (fire on cover) 8/21


CHALLENGE COMPLETE

September Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/3
COLOR: The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 9/4
ITEM #1: head shot Bitter Blood - Rachel Caine 9/23
ITEM #2: cover moon Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled - Dorothy Gilman 9/2



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF: Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan (PNR) 9/26
�2. Respect for the Aged Day: Written in Red - Anne Bishop (vampire) 9/16
�3. Tsukimi (Moon Viewing): Dark Moon - Rebecca York (werewolf) 9/17



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

October Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/2
COLOR: Halloween (black): Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas 10/1
ITEM #1: Sports Day: Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter (moon on cover) 10/12
ITEM #2: Halloween: Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell (m.c. is a witch) 10/10



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF: Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy (urban fantasy) 10/6
�2. Sports Festival: Hunted - P.C. Cast (love triangle/square) 10/5
�3. Halloween: Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel (set in October) 10/26



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

November Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 2/2
�COLOR:Brown: Stranger - Zoe Archer 11/24
�ITEM #1:hat: Dead Beat - Jim Butcher 11/30
ITEM #2:dress: With All My Soul - Rachel Vincent



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF: Labyrinth - Kat Richardson (UF) 11/29
�2. Labor/Thanksgiving Day: Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke (baker) 11/29
�3. Tanuki (Racoon Dog) Festival: Mountain Echoes - C.E. Murphy (shifter) 11/18



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

December Cover Hunt Challenge
READ: 3/2
�Color:Red/White: Death Bringer - Derek Landy 12/12
�Item 1:Eyes Closed: Beyond the Night - Joss Ware 12/20
�Item 2:Gift on Cover: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes - Denise Grover Swank 12/14
(I wish to be skinny, like the cover model!)



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

READ: 3/3
�1. PNR -or- UF: Wraith - Phaedra Weldon 12/27
�2. O-soji:Clean Up: Fifth Quarter - Tanya Huff 12/11
(This will help end my A-Z series' challenge - "Q").
�3. New Year's Eve: The Hit - David Baldacci (black ops stop world apocalypse) 12/23



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Duration: March 7, 2013 - March 6, 2014
READ: 30/31
#1: Gone, but not forgotten
✔C: A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) 3/25/13
✔A: Warrior - Zoe Archer (The Blades of the Rose #1) 4/11/13
✔N: The Next Always - Nora Roberts (Inn Boonsboro #1) 4/9/13
✔C: Biting Cold - Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires #6) 4/23/13
̧: The Taking - Erin McCarthy (Seven Deadly Sins #3) 3/18/13
✔L: Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione (Lords of Deliverence #3) 3/22/13
̧: Everneath - Brodi Ashton (Everneath #1) 6/18/13
✼: Double Play - Jill Shalvis (Pacific Heat #1) 3/20/13








****
#2: 5 Fan Favorites
* Firefly
Walker Papers - C.E. Murphy (UF series)
�#5 - Demon Hunts 6/28/13
�#6 - Spirit Dances 9/29/13
�#7 - Raven Calls 10/6/13
�#8 - Mountain Echoes 11/18/13
Soul Screamers - Rachel Vincent (UF series)
�#7 - With All My Soul 12/4/13





* Heroes
Greywalker - Kat Richardson (heroine sees/talks to ghosts)
�#5 - Labyrinth 11/29/13
#6 - Downpour
Zoe Martinique - Phaedra Weldon (heroine is a wraith/astral projects)
�#1 - Wraith 12/27/13
�#2 - Spectre 3/30/14




* Dead Like Me - Aunt Dimity - Nancy Atherton (heroine has ghost sidekick)
�#15 - Aunt Dimity Down Under 3/7/13
�#1 - Aunt Dimity's Death 9/8/13
�#2 - Aunt Dimity and the Duke 10/6/13



* Star Trek: The Original
The Veiled World - Jo Anderton
�#2 - Suited 3/8/14
Black Hole Sun - David Macinnis Gill
�#1 - Black Hole Sun 12/22/13


* Stargate SG�1 - Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde (time travel)
�#1 - The Eyre Affair 3/9/13

�#3: "I'll be back"
Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare (Infernal Devices #3) (Mortal Instruments spin-off) 8/2/13
�#4: "Playing catch-up"
Chains of Ice - Christina Dodd (Chosen Ones #3) (series ended August 2012) 3/5/14
�#5: "What I miss about you"
Raven Cursed - Faith Hunter (Jane Yellowrock #4) (kickass heroine just like Dru Anderson in Strange Angels) 10/12/13
�#6: "No one does it quite like you"
Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione (Lords of Deliverence #4) (followed Ione from Demonica series) 4/6/13
�#7: "Similar, but different"
Dark Predator - Christine Feehan(Dark/Carpathians #22) (vampires) 3/16/13
�#8: "Rated PG-13"
Mortal Coil - Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant #5) 3/29/13
�#9: "Channel surfing"
Over the Edge - Suzanne Brockmann (Troubleshooters #3) (I've read 4,7,13,1,14) 7/31/13
#10: "Re-runs"
�White Tiger - Kylie Chan(Dark Heavens #1) (fits #2 Urban Fantasy) 5/31/13








30/31 done

Duration: January 1 - June 30, 2013
READ: 16/16
King � - 1 book - The Convicts - Iain Lawrence (male lead) 1/7
Queen � - 1 book - The Calling - Kelley Armstrong (female lead) 1/11
Bishop � - 2 books - 3rd book in series, or UF, or someone with a Hat on the cover
1. Sins of the Flesh - Eve Silver (Otherkin #3) 1/9
2. Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole (hottie) 1/6
Knight � - 2 books - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights, or PNR, or has a Sword on the cover
1. The Siren Song - Anne Ursu (paranormal) 1/30
2. Now or Never - Michele Bardsley (paranormal) 2/11
Rook � - (also known as castle) 2 books - Buildings/Castle on cover or in title, or black or white cover, or 5th book in a series
1. Highlander's Challenge - Jo Barrett (castle on cover) 1/21
2. Ashes to Dust - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (building on cover) 1/22








Pawn � - 8 books - any book that is part of a series, one each of the following:
1. Vampire - Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness (hero is vampire) 2/11
2. Werewolf - Blood Challenge - Eileen Wilks 1/6
3. Other shifter - The Dragon Who Loved Me - G.A. Aiken (dragon shifter) 3/6
4. Angel or Demon - Body of Sin - Eve Silver (demon) 1/9
5. Magic User - Magic Lessons - Justine Larbalestier (heroine uses magic) 1/24
6. Human - A Night Like This - Julia Quinn 1/13
7. Sci-Fi - Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card 2/13
8. Fantasy - Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb 1/4








CHALLENGE COMPLETE

On the COVER of a book, find an ITEM that fits the below categories:
READ: 20/20
1: Weapon: The Big Over Easy - Jasper Fforde (gun) 1/8
2: Heavenly Body: Dark of Night - Suzanne Brockmann (moon) 1/23
3: Body Part The Calling - Kelley Armstrong 1/11
4: Paranormal Being: Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione (half angel/half human) 3/22
5: Mode of Transport: The Convicts - Iain Lawrence 1/7
6: Tattoo: Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole 1/6
7: Primary Colors: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas (purple) 2/1
8: Partner/Mate/Family Member: The Monster of Florence - Douglas Preston (3 people) 1/18
9: Bare Chest: Taking a Shot - Jaci Burton 1/19
10: Force of Nature: Behemoth - Scott Westerfield (lightning) 2/8










11: Blood: Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin 4/27
12: No People: Love in a Nutshell - Janet Evanovich 1/3
13: Architecture: Ashes to Dust - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (building) 1/22
14: Profile: Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb (profile) 1/4
15: Jewelery: Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione (necklace) 2/22
16: Silhouette or Shadow: Monkeewrench - P.J. Tracy 1/19
17: Outerwear: Toehold: A Novel - Stephen Foreman (scarf) 2/8
18: Things that Grow: A Trip to the Beach: Living on Island Time - Melinda Blanchard (trees) 1/29
19: Animal/Insect: Blood Challenge - Eileen Wilks (wolf) 1/6
20: Body of Water: Hungry As The Sea - Wilbur Smith (ship is on the ocean) 1/27










CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2013
READ: 91/91

�1. Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs 4/16
�2. Angelopolis - Danielle Trussoni 4/18
�3. Lover At Last - J.R. Ward 6/4
�4. Inferno - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/27
�5. Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare 8/2
�6. Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz 6/17
�7. Everbound - Brodi Ashton 6/25
�8. The Rising - Kelley Armstrong 6/23
�9. NOS4A2 - Joe Hill 7/18
�10. Taking Eve - Iris Johansen 8/10
�11. Out of Breath - Rebecca Donovan 9/14
�12. Written in Red - Anne Bishop 9/16
�13. 12th of Never - James Patterson 9/26

�1. Everneath - Brodi Ashton 6/18
�2. Now or Never - Michele Bardsley 2/11
�3. Black Dawn - Rachel Caine 7/2
�4. Shadow Woman - Linda Howard 6/4
�5. Biting Cold - Chloe Neill 4/23
�6. A Night Like This - Julia Quinn 1/13
�7. On Dublin Street - Samantha Young 6/14
�8. The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts 8/31
�9. Tin Swift - Devon Monk 5/31
�10. Master of Darkness - Angela Knight 9/5
�11. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness 2/11
�12. Girl of Nightmares - Kendare Blake 5/8

�1. Eyes Wide Open - Andrew Gross 8/26
�2. The Next Always - Nora Roberts 4/9
�3. Blood Challenge - Eileen Wilks 1/6
�4. Immortal Rider - Larissa Ione 2/22
�5. Absolutely, Positively - Heather Webber 2/5
�6. Unnatural- Michael Griffo 2/28
�7. The Sweetest Thing - Jill Shalvis 8/28
�8. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 8/3
�9. Utterly Charming - Kristina Grayson 8/30
�10. Phoenix Rising - Philippa Ballantine 5/2
�11. Reason to Breathe - Rebecca Donovan 5/5

�1. The Taking - Erin McCarthy 3/18
�2. Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole 1/6
�3. Rebel - Zoe Archer 9/8
�4. Kiss Me, Kill Me - Maggie Shayne 9/13
�5. Kill Me Again - Maggie Shayne 8/16
�6. Deadly Fear - Cynthia Eden 5/29
�7. Scarlet Nights - Jude Deveraux 9/20
�8. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy 3/29
�9. A Brisket, a Casket - Delia Rosen 8/13
�10. Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton 3/7

�1. The Mao Case - Qiu Xiaolong 5/21
�2. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 10/10
�3. Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke 8/14
�4. Leviathan - Scott Westerfield 1/16
�5. In the Shadow of Gotham - Stefanie Pintoff 3/19
�6. Sizzle - Julie Garwood 9/29
�7. Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5
�8. In Bed With A Stranger - Mary Wine 1/17
�9. Six Seconds - Rick Mofina 6/29

�1. Romeo, Romeo - Robin Kaye 2/26
�2. Whitechapel Gods - S.M. Peters 11/11
�3. The Brass Bed - Jennifer Stevenson 2/3
�4. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman 7/26
�5. Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/29
�6. Bitten to Death - Jennifer Rardin 4/27
�7. The Monster of Florence - Douglas Preston 1/18
�8. Rogue's Challenge - Jo Barrett 4/29

�1. Ashes to Dust - Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 1/22
�2. Toehold: A Novel - Stephen Foreman 2/8
�3. The Well of Shades - Juliet Marillier 8/7
�4. Red Phoenix - Kylie Chan 9/26
�5. The Siren Song - Anne Ursu 1/30
�6. Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier 6/27
�7. Voice Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready 4/8

�1. Devilish - Maureen Johnson 4/14
�2. The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu 8/31
�3. White Tiger - Kylie Chan 5/23
�4. Magic Lessons - Justine Larbalestier 1/24
�5. Calamity Jayne - Kathleen Bacus 2/17
�6. Zugzwang - Ronan Bennett 1/31

�1. Unzipped - Lois Greiman 9/2
�2. The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari 5/26
�3. Payback - Fern Michaels 6/16
�4. The Convicts - Iain Lawrence 1/7
�5. Odalisque - Fiona McIntosh 5/30

�1. Midnight Rain - Holly Lisle 1/17
�2. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye - Victoria Laurie 5/24
�3. Sandstorm - James Rollins 8/26
�4. Legend of the Jade Dragon - Yasmine Galenorn 2/17

�1. Sea Hunter - Paul Garrison 2/16
�2. Monkeewrench - P.J. Tracy 1/19
�3. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 2/19

�1. Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton 1/24
�2. Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson 5/5

�1. Killer Instinct - Zoë Sharp 2/9
CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Carpathians
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The Chosen Ones
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Dark Hunter COMPLETE!
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Dragon Kin
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Immortals After Dark
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Lords of the Underworld
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Mageverse COMPLETE!
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Otherkin COMPLETE!
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Primes
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Secrets of Shadow Falls COMPLETE!
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Skulduggery Pleasant
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Soul Screamers COMPLETE!
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Stormwalker
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Walker Papers Trilogy COMPLETE!
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World of the Lupi COMPLETE!
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Duration: June 1 - December 31, 2013
READ: 13/13
�1. Pack It Up: Lion's Heat - Lora Leigh 6/7
�2. Move It Out: Slow Heat - Jill Shalvis 7/31
�3. On The Road Again: Meet Me in Venice - Elizabeth Adler (looks like a road to me) 7/4
�4. Map It: Magic's Child - Justine Larbalestier (NY and Australia) 6/28
�5. Old Favorites: The Guardian - Sherrilyn Kenyon 6/19
�6. I'll Miss You: Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy 6/28
�7. Email Me!: Everneath - Brodi Ashton 6/18
�8. New Friends: This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel 6/26
�9. Okinawa ~ Tiny Island: What Really Happened in Peru - Cassandra Clare (70 pages) 12/31
�10. California ~ Most Populated State: Black Dawn - Rachel Caine (367 pages) 7/2
�11. Land of the Rising Sun: With Red Hands - Stephen Woodworth (red/white cover) 7/9
�12. City of Angels: Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles 12/15












�BONUS ~ Movers & Shakers: The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman 7/26
(From The Daily Show Reading Club, book #24 on the list)
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/99...

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Duration: July 1, 2013 - October 31, 2013
Level: Intermediate Antiquer (4 months)
READ: 15/15 (3 each style)
Wedgwood Style
�1. Under Your Spell - Lois Greiman (char named Jasper) 7/3
�2. The Rook - Daniel O'Malley (set in England) 7/24
�3. The Darkest Edge of Dawn - Kelly Gay (fae) 7/5



Depression Glass Colours
�1. The Map of Lost Memories: A Novel - Kim Fay (set in 1925) 7/30
�2. Meet Me in Venice - Elizabeth Adler (pink cover) 7/4
�4. The Friday Society - Adrienne Kress (young adult) 7/4



Tiffany & Co.
�1. Hot Head - Damon Suede (set in NYC) 7/11
�3. Dawn in Eclipse Bay - Jayne Ann Krentz (double front cover) 7/3
�4. The Sweetest Thing - Jill Shalvis (hero rich, heroine poor) 8/28



Imperial Porcelain
�1. Enchantment - Orson Scott Card (set in Russia) 7/29
�3. The Last Boyfriend - Nora Roberts (ghost is named Elizabeth) 8/31
�4. The Red Heart of Jade - Marjorie Liu (bird shifter) 8/31



Ohr Father of American abstract expressionist movement
�1. Eyes Wide Open - Andrew Gross (villain is uber-crazy) 8/26
�3. Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan(red cover) 8/8
�4. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey - Trenton Lee Stewart (all m.c. outcast/eccentric) 7/26



CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Duration: October 1 - November 30, 2013
Level: It's a Classic: Read books from all 10 categories.
READ: 10/10
�The Twilight Zone- Read an anthology or a book with a predominately black cover.
Ugly Beautiful - Seanpaul Thomas 10/1
�The X-Files- Read a book with a predominately green cover or with a character in some form of law enforcement.
Mortal Ties - Eileen Wilks (heroine is an FBI agent) 10/15
�Supernatural- Read a book with a car on the cover or a character who is born/destined to fulfill a role in life.
Raven Calls - C.E. Murphy 10/6
�The Walking Dead- Read a book with a post-apocalyptic cover or zombies in the story.
Affliction - Laurell K. Hamilton (zombie apocalypse) 11/9
�Kolchak: The Night Stalker- Read a book with a hat on the cover or with a character involved in some way with the written word
Guilty as Sin - Tami Hoag (love interest is an author) 10/13
�American Gothic - Read a book featuring demons or someone with demonic blood or a book with plant life on the cover.
Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton 10/6
�Being Human - Read a book that features ghosts or one with an animal/shifter on the cover.
Temptation Rising - A.C. Arthur (jaguar shifter) 10/31
�Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Read a young adult book or a book with a moon on the cover.
Hunted - P.C. Cast 10/5
�Friday the 13th: The Series - Read a book featuring a curse or one with an old object on the cover
Highlander's Curse - Melissa Mayhue (hero is cursed to feel the pain of others) 10/16
�Fringe- Read a book featuring a scientist or one with food on the cover.
Such Wicked Intent - Kenneth Oppel (m.c. is a scientist) 10/26










CHALLENGE COMPLETE

Duration: Dec 15, 2013 - Jan 14, 2014
READ: 9/9
Ghost of Christmas Past COMPLETE!
✔⓵ The ghost came to Ebenezer at 1 AM ~ Read a first-in-series book
Beyond the Night - Joss Ware 12/20
✔⓶ The ghost was extinguished with his hat ~ Read a book that features a hator ghost on the cover or a ghost-buster/hunter-type character
The End of the World - Derek Landy 1/12
✔⓷ Ebenezer is a schoolboy in his flashback ~ Read a YA book
Starfire Angels - Melanie Nilles 12/15



Ghost of Christmas Present COMPLETE!
✔⓵ The ghost came to Ebenezer at 2 AM ~ Read the 2nd book in a series
The Hit - David Baldacci 12/23
✔⓶ Ebenezer is "... warned of the evils of ignorance and want" ~ Read a book you recently bought and removed from your want list
Reaver - Larissa Ione 1/5
✔⓷ Scrooge is shocked by the spirit's appearance, which is "... more animal than human in nature" ~ Read a book featuring a shifter of any kind
Seaborne - Katherine Irons (merman) 12/31



Ghost of Christmases Yet to Come COMPLETE!
✔⓵ Scrooge is shown his own death ~ Read a book featuring a ghost
Wraith - Phaedra Weldon 12/27
✔⓶ Many laugh at his transformation Christmas morning ~ Read a humorous book in any genre
How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken 1/7
✔⓷ Ebenezer becomes "... a model of generosity and kindness" ~ Read a book you were gifted this Christmas (either a gift from someone else or one you generously gifted yourself)
No Quarter - Tanya Huff 1/5



CHALLENGE COMPLETE
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