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WYA Chess Challenge 2016


Duration: 6 mths from start for 16 books, a year for 32 books. Don't forget to put your start & finish dates on your challenge.


Goal: Read the specified number of books per category. PNR/UF/Fantasy books are preferred, all formats allowed, re-reads allowed. There are 16 chess pieces per side so of course you need to read 16 books OR you can read both sides of the board by doubling each category and that's 32 books
Total # of Books: 32

Categories:
King � - 1 book - Male Lead, or has a King as a character, or King is in the title
Queen � - 1 book - Female Lead, or has a Queen as a character, or Queen is in the title
Bishop � - 2 books - 3rd book in series, or UF, or someone with a Hat on the cover
Knight � - 2 books - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights, or PNR, or has a Sword on the cover
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
Pawn � - 8 books - one each of the following:
Vampire
Werewolf
Other shifter
Angel or Demon
Magic User such as Fae/Witch/Wizard
Human with or without special abilities
Sci-Fi
Fantasy

I'm in. Love this!

WYA Chess Challenge 2016


32/32 Completed

1. King - Male Lead OR King as character OR King in title
a. 2/8 ****
b. 3/11

2. Queen - Female Lead OR Queen as character OR Queen in title
a. 3/14
b. 5/18 ****

3. Bishop - 3rd in Series OR Urban Fantasy OR Someone with hat on the cover
a. 1/15
b. 2/16 ****
c. 3/5
d. 3/9


4. Knight - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights OR Paranormal Romance OR Sword on cover
a. 1/8 ****
b. 3/2
c. 3/7
d. 4/4 ****

5. Rook - Building/Castle on cover or in title OR Black or White cover OR 5th in series
a. 1/3 ****
b. 1/26 ***
c. 1/23 ***
d. 2/11


6. Pawn:

Vampire:
a. 1/17
b. 3/29 **

Werewolf:
a. 2/17
b. 3/8 ***

Other Shifter:
a. . 2/7
b. 2/18


Angel or Demon:
a. 1/19 ****
b. 1/30

Magic User (Fae/Witch/Wizard):
a. 1/7 ****
b. 1/30

Human with or without special abilities:
a. 1/7
b. 3/12

Sci-Fi:
a. 1/5 ***
b. 1/14 ****

Fantasy:
a. 2/15
b. 2/28

Yay!

You always have interesting challenges.

This sounds interesting. I'm in.

This sounds fun!

Start Date: January 1, 2016
Finish Date:

WYA Chess Challenge 2016


26/32 Completed

1. King - Male Lead OR King as character OR King in title (COMPLETE)
a. (3/29)
b. (4/21)

2. Queen - Female Lead OR Queen as character OR Queen in title (COMPLETE)
a. (1/3)
b. (1/19)

3. Bishop - 3rd in Series OR Urban Fantasy OR Someone with hat on the cover (COMPLETE)
a. (2/21)
b. (3/2)
c. (7/19)
d. (5/20)

4. Knight - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights OR Paranormal Romance OR Sword on cover (COMPLETE)
a. (1/4)
b. (1/30)
c. (6/7)
d. (6/12)

5. Rook - Building/Castle on cover or in title OR Black or White cover OR 5th in series
a. (2/11)
b. (4/22)
c. (7/26)
d.

6. Pawn:

Vampire: (COMPLETE)
a. (2/4)
b. (3/11)

Werewolf:
a. (6/14)
b.

Other Shifter:
a.
b.

Angel or Demon:
a. (4/20)
b.

Magic User (Fae/Witch/Wizard): (COMPLETE)
a. (1/3)
b. (1/12)

Human with or without special abilities: (COMPLETE)
a. (1/9)
b. (3/19)

Sci-Fi:
a. (1/6)
b.

Fantasy: (COMPLETE)
a. (2/10)
b. (6/24)

31/32 Completed

1. King - Male Lead OR King as character OR King in title
a. Blood Kiss Jan 9/16
b. Before Midnight Jan 14/16

2. Queen - Female Lead OR Queen as character OR Queen in title
a. Beautiful Salvation Jan 15/16
b. The Darkest Torment Jun 9/16

3. Bishop - 3rd in Series OR Urban Fantasy OR Someone with hat on the cover
a. Fate's Edge Jan 7/16
b. Grave Phantoms Jan 25/16
c. Waistcoats & Weaponry Feb 8/16
d. Immortal in Death Mar 11/16

4. Knight - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights OR Paranormal Romance OR Sword on cover
a. On the Edge Jan 1/16
b. Steel's Edge Jan 7/16
c. Divine Scales Jan 15/16
d. The Warrior Vampire Jan 18/16

5. Rook - Building/Castle on cover or in title OR Black or White cover OR 5th in series
a. Golden Stair Jan 15/16
b. Bitter Spirits Jan 22/16
c. Murder at Redwood Cove Feb 27/16
d. Shadowbound May 20/16

6. Pawn:

Vampire:
a. The Last True Vampire Jan 2/16
b. One Bite Jan 15/16

Werewolf:
a. Bayou Moon Jan 5/16
b.

Other Shifter:
a. Wild Things Mar 23/16
b. Shadow Rites May 18/16

Angel or Demon:
a. Azagoth Jan 4/16
b. Hades Jan 11/16

Magic User (Fae/Witch/Wizard):
a. Heart of Stone Jan 5/16
b. Magic Stars Jan 11/16

Human with or without special abilities:
a. The Clockwork Dagger Jan 10/16
b. Charmed Jan 28/16

Sci-Fi:
a. The Clockwork Crown Feb 2/16
b.The Devious Dr. Jekyll Feb 25/16

Fantasy:
a. The Unleashing Jan 2/16
b.Grave Visions Feb 24/16

32/32 Completed

1. King - Male Lead OR King as character OR King in title
a. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - 1/1/16 (male lead)
b. The Death Cure - 1/6/16 (male lead)

2. Queen - Female Lead OR Queen as character OR Queen in title
a. Truth or Dare - 1/1/16 (female lead)
b. P.S. I Still Love You - 1/11/16 (female lead)

3. Bishop - 3rd in Series OR Urban Fantasy OR Someone with hat on the cover
a. Champion - 1/7/16 (3rd in Series)
b. Never Never: Part Three - 1/23/16 (3rd in Series)
c. Strange Angels - 1/24/16 (Urban Fantasy)
d. Messenger - 1/28/16 (3rd in Series)

4. Knight - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights OR Paranormal Romance OR Sword on cover
a. Jekel Loves Hyde - 1/22/16 (paranormal romance)
b. Wicked Business - 2/1/16 (paranormal romance)
c. A Grimm Warning - 2/9/16 (sword on cover)
d. The Catastrophic History of You and Me - 2/10/16 (paranormal romance)

5. Rook - Building/Castle on cover or in title OR Black or White cover OR 5th in series
a. Sea Swept - 1/5/16 (white cover)
b. The Last Wild - 1/8/16 (black cover)
c. Beautiful Bastard - 1/10/16 (black/white cover)
d. The Wishing Spell - 1/15/16 (castle)

6. Pawn:

Vampire:
a. Dead Until Dark - 2/28/16
b. Eighth Grade Bites - 2/29/16

Werewolf:
a. Murder of Crows - 3/10/16
b. Living Dead in Dallas - 3/19/16

Other Shifter:
a. I Am Number Four - 2/1/16 (chimera that shifts between any animal)
b. Need - 2/18/16 (were-tiger and were-eagle)

Angel or Demon:
a. Dead Witch Walking - 3/24/16 (demon)
b. Hounded - 3/29/16 (demon)

Magic User (Fae/Witch/Wizard):
a. The Enchantress Returns - 1/27/16 (fairy)
b. Artemis Fowl - 2/2/16 (fairy)

Human with or without special abilities:
a. Let's Get Lost - 1/18/16
b. Ten Tiny Breaths - 1/20/16

Sci-Fi:
a. The City of Ember - 1/26/16
b. The Program - 1/30/16

Fantasy:
a. Sea of Shadows - 1/11/16
b. When Did You See Her Last? - 1/13/16

Who's Your Author?
Chess Challenge - 32 Books 2016
Duration: 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016

Progress: 32 out of 32

1. King - Male Lead OR King as character OR King in title
a. Male Lead: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - **** - 2/3/2016 - 323 Pages
b. Male Lead: Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore - *** - 2/4/2016 - 335 Pages


2. Queen - Female Lead OR Queen as character OR Queen in title
a. Female Lead: Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger - *** - 2/5/2016 - 310 Pages
b. Female Lead: Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - - 2/12/2016 - 318 Pages


3. Bishop - 3rd in Series OR Urban Fantasy OR Someone with hat on the cover:
a. Urban Fantasy: Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - - 1/11/2016 - 235 Pages
b. Third in Series: Snow Falling on Bluegrass by Molly Harper - - 1/25/2016 - 168 Pages
c. Urban Fantasy: Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones - **** - 8/15/2016 - 336 Pages
d. Third in Series: Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter - - 3/8/2016


4. Knight - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights OR Paranormal Romance OR Sword on cover
a. Water Bound by Christine Feehan - *** - 6/16/2016
b. The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - - 7/29/2016
c. Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews - - 2/17/2016 - 342 Pages
d. Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews - - 10/11/2016


5. Rook - Building/Castle on cover or in title OR Black or White cover OR 5th in series
a. White Cover: A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare - *** - 1/5/2016 - 384 Pages
b. White Cover: The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton - - 1/27/2016 - 276 Pages
c. Castle: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - **** - 6/9/2016 - 1276 Pages
d. Fifth in Series: This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 6/29/2016


6. Pawn:

Vampire:
a. Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill - *** - 1/17/2016 - 357 Pages
b. Soulless by Gail Carriger - - 11/6/2016


Werewolf:
a. Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 7/8/2016
b. Play of Passion by Nalini Singh - *** - 12/1/2016


Other Shifter:
a. Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - - 4/6/2016
b. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken - **** - 5/5/2016


Angel or Demon:
a. Origins by Ilona Andrews - - 8/4/2016
b. Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett - - 12/11/2016


Magic User (Fae/Witch/Wizard):
a. Fae: Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris - - 1/13/2016 -338 Pages
b. Magic User: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/13/2016


Human with or without special abilities:
a. Human: The Dark Side Of Night by Cindy Dees - - 1/16/2016 - 216 Pages
b. Human: Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - - 1/21/2016 - 305 Pages


Sci-Fi:
a. This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman - **** - 1/11/2016 - 109 Pages
b. Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages


Fantasy:
a. Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
b. Heart of Evil by Heather Graham - *** - 7/25/2016

This looks fun :-)

Duration: 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016

Progress: 17 out of 32 completed

King � - Male Lead, or has a King as a character, or King is in the title
a.
b.

Queen � - Female Lead, or has a Queen as a character, or Queen is in the title
a. Fairest 2/7
b.Winter 2/19

Bishop � - 3rd book in series, or UF, or someone with a Hat on the cover
a.Emperor Mage 3/2
b.The Hero of Ages 3/15
c.
d.

Knight � - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights, or PNR, or has a Sword on the cover
a.Lord of Chaos
b.Shadows of Self 3/20
c.
d.

Rook � - (also known as castle) Buildings/Castle on cover or in title, or black or white cover, or 5th book in a series
a.The Fires of Heaven 1/26
b.A Crown of Swords
c.
d.

Pawn � - one each of the following:
Vampire:
a. Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond 2/11
b.

Werewolf:
a.
b.

Other Shifter:
a. Slave to Sensation 2/15
b.

Angel or Demon:
a. The Outlaw Demon Wails 1/12
b. White Witch, Black Curse 1/26

Magic User (Fae/Witch/Wizard):
a. Feverborn 2/4
b. Pale Demon

Human with or without special abilities:
a. I Am America 1/16
b. Secondhand Souls 3/22

Sci-Fi:
a. Glitches 2/4
b.The Little Android 2/4

Fantasy:
a. Wild Magic 2/19
b.Wolf-Speaker 2/26

FINISHED!!!!
WYA YEARLY CHALLENGE: WYA CHESS CHALLENGE 2016
32 BOOKS; DURATION: JANUARY 1, 2016- MARCH 9, 2016
PROGRESS: 32 OUT OF 32 COMPLETED

� KING 2/2 Completed
1. 01/15/16
2. (Male lead) 02/26/16

� QUEEN 2/2 Completed
1. 01/07/16
2. (Female lead) 03/01/16

� BISHOP 4/4 Completed
1. (Pride #3) 02/14/16
2. 03/09/16 (Urban Fantasy) (Change/Substition)
3. (Urban Fantasy) 02/20/16
4. (Urban Fantasy) 02/24/16

� KNIGHT 4/4 Completed
1. 01/26/16
2. 01/29/16
3. 02/01/16
4. 02/16/16

� ROOK/CASTLE 4/4 Completed
1. (White cover) 02/05/16
2. (Pride #5) 02/18/16
3. (White cover) 02/22/16
4. (Building) 02/21/16

PAWNS (16 BOOKS) 16/16 completed
� VAMPIRE
1. 02/02/16
2. 02/11/16
� WEREWOLF
1. 02/04/16
2. 02/13/16
� OTHER SHIFTER
1. 01/10/16
2. 01/27/16
� ANGEL OR DEMON
1. 01/01/16
2. 02/07/16
� MAGIC USER (FAE/WITCH/WIZARD
1. 01/03/16
2. 01/17/16
� HUMAN (WITH OR WITHOUT SPECIAL ABILITIES)
1. 01/16/16
2. 01/20/16
� SCIENCE FICTION 2/2 Completed
1. 03/06/16
2. 03/07/16
� FANTASY 2/2 Completed
1. 03/02/16
2. 03/03/16

I'll give this a go, one side only = 16 books mainly because I'm just not reading as much UF these days.

WYA Chess Challenge 2016 -12 of 16

King �
- 1 book - Male Lead, or has a King as a character, or King is in the title

1.

Queen � COMPLETE
- 1 book - Female Lead, or has a Queen as a character, or Queen is in the title

1. Midnight Blue-Light Special 1/8/16

Bishop �
- 2 books - 3rd book in series, or UF, or someone with a Hat on the cover

1. Half-Off Ragnarok 1/15/16
2. The Necromancer

Knight � COMPLETE
- 2 books - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights, or PNR, or has a Sword on the cover

1. Traitor's Blade 1/6/16
2. Daughter of the Sword 1/19/16

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.
2.

Pawn �
- 8 books - one each of the following:

1. Vampire - Bitten & Smitten 1/28/16
2. Werewolf - Night Broken 2/6/16
3. Other shifter
4. Angel or Demon - Splintered (demons) 1/12/16
5. Magic User such as Fae/Witch/Wizard - Libriomancer 1/21/16
6. Human with or without special abilities - Angelfall 1/24/16
7. Sci-Fi - Song of Scarabaeus 2/7/16
8. Fantasy - The Fifth Season 2/15/16

Duration: Started 1/1/2016
Finished 16/16 as of 2/8/2016

Categories:
King � - 1 book - Male Lead, or has a King as a character, or King is in the title: Revisionary by Jim C. Hines
Queen � - 1 book - Female Lead, or has a Queen as a character, or Queen is in the title: Divine By Choice by P.C. Cast
Bishop � - 2 books - 3rd book in series, or UF, or someone with a Hat on the cover: Wickedly Powerful by Deborah Blake and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Knight � - 2 books - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights, or PNR, or has a Sword on the cover: Goddess of Legend by P.C. Cast and The Pirate Code by Heidi Schulz
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: Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff and Mabel Jones and the Forbidden City by Will Mabbitt
Pawn � - 8 books - one each of the following:
Vampire: Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn
Werewolf: Otherworld Secrets by Kelley Armstrong
Other shifter: Divine By Mistake by P.C. Cast
Angel or Demon: No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
Magic User such as Fae/Witch/Wizard: Staked by Kevin Hearne
Human with or without special abilities: Indexing by Seanan McGuire
Sci-Fi The Zodiac Legacy: The Dragon's Return by Stan Lee
Fantasy: Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor

Hooray, Joseph!

Congrats Joseph!

Well done, Joseph!

Whew! I am done! I think I will do the Chess Challenge again, but just 16 at a time, in the two-six month challenge. That way, I don't have as much record-keeping to keep up with, lol!

Congrats Tina!

Thanks, Leigh!

WOWOWOWOWOW, fabulous.

Thanks Anne!!!

Hooray, Tina!

Thank you, Sandra!!!

Finished!

WYA Chess Challenge 2016


32/32 Completed

1. King - Male Lead OR King as character OR King in title
a. 2/8 ****
b. 3/11

2. Queen - Female Lead OR Queen as character OR Queen in title
a. 3/14
b. 5/18 ****

3. Bishop - 3rd in Series OR Urban Fantasy OR Someone with hat on the cover
a. 1/15
b. 2/16 ****
c. 3/5
d. 3/9


4. Knight - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights OR Paranormal Romance OR Sword on cover
a. 1/8 ****
b. 3/2
c. 3/7
d. 4/4 ****

5. Rook - Building/Castle on cover or in title OR Black or White cover OR 5th in series
a. 1/3 ****
b. 1/26 ***
c. 1/23 ***
d. 2/11


6. Pawn:

Vampire:
a. 1/17
b. 3/29 **

Werewolf:
a. 2/17
b. 3/8 ***

Other Shifter:
a. . 2/7
b. 2/18


Angel or Demon:
a. 1/19 ****
b. 1/30

Magic User (Fae/Witch/Wizard):
a. 1/7 ****
b. 1/30

Human with or without special abilities:
a. 1/7
b. 3/12

Sci-Fi:
a. 1/5 ***
b. 1/14 ****

Fantasy:
a. 2/15
b. 2/28

Hooray, Leigh!

Thanks Sandra!

:)

Fabulous!

Thanks Anne!

Count me in! I need the inspiration to fill my reading time during my work commute. 16 books in 6 months...how will I narrow down my choices?

Start Date: July 2016

Welcome SidheWhispers :)

Finished!!

Who's Your Author?
Chess Challenge - 32 Books 2016
Duration: 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016

Progress: 32 out of 32

1. King - Male Lead OR King as character OR King in title
a. Male Lead: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - **** - 2/3/2016 - 323 Pages
b. Male Lead: Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore - *** - 2/4/2016 - 335 Pages


2. Queen - Female Lead OR Queen as character OR Queen in title
a. Female Lead: Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger - *** - 2/5/2016 - 310 Pages
b. Female Lead: Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - - 2/12/2016 - 318 Pages


3. Bishop - 3rd in Series OR Urban Fantasy OR Someone with hat on the cover:
a. Urban Fantasy: Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - - 1/11/2016 - 235 Pages
b. Third in Series: Snow Falling on Bluegrass by Molly Harper - - 1/25/2016 - 168 Pages
c. Urban Fantasy: Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones - **** - 8/15/2016 - 336 Pages
d. Third in Series: Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter - - 3/8/2016


4. Knight - Characters that are Warriors/Protectors/Knights OR Paranormal Romance OR Sword on cover
a. Water Bound by Christine Feehan - *** - 6/16/2016
b. The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - - 7/29/2016
c. Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews - - 2/17/2016 - 342 Pages
d. Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews - - 10/11/2016


5. Rook - Building/Castle on cover or in title OR Black or White cover OR 5th in series
a. White Cover: A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare - *** - 1/5/2016 - 384 Pages
b. White Cover: The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton - - 1/27/2016 - 276 Pages
c. Castle: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - **** - 6/9/2016 - 1276 Pages
d. Fifth in Series: This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 6/29/2016


6. Pawn:

Vampire:
a. Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill - *** - 1/17/2016 - 357 Pages
b. Soulless by Gail Carriger - - 11/6/2016


Werewolf:
a. Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 7/8/2016
b. Play of Passion by Nalini Singh - *** - 12/1/2016


Other Shifter:
a. Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - - 4/6/2016
b. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken - **** - 5/5/2016


Angel or Demon:
a. Origins by Ilona Andrews - - 8/4/2016
b. Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett - - 12/11/2016


Magic User (Fae/Witch/Wizard):
a. Fae: Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris - - 1/13/2016 -338 Pages
b. Magic User: Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts - **** - 9/13/2016


Human with or without special abilities:
a. Human: The Dark Side Of Night by Cindy Dees - - 1/16/2016 - 216 Pages
b. Human: Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - - 1/21/2016 - 305 Pages


Sci-Fi:
a. This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman - **** - 1/11/2016 - 109 Pages
b. Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages


Fantasy:
a. Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
b. Heart of Evil by Heather Graham - *** - 7/25/2016

Way to go, Suzanne!

Hooray, Suzanne!

Congrats Suzanne!