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Finally took some time to make some matches:

1: Moon/Star
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2: Waterbound 12/11/Shaking Off The Dust 1/2/12
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3: Angel/Devil in same book:


4: Night 2/2012/Dawn 2/2012


5: Last (2/12)/Next (2/12)


6: Blind (3/12)/See (6/12)


7: Free (3/12)/Prison (5/12)


8: Lord (4/12)/Lady (5/12)

Super adds, Mary!

Updated Post #140 = 18/32

I have 5 books completed for this challenge at the moment. I doubt I'll have any more to add by the end of the year, but it's still a possibility.

KING/QUEEN



QUEEN/KING

Great, Gayle! Congrats!

I may have to start this one since I am finishing up some of my other challenges ��

Wonderful, ♥Robin��! Welcome to the challenge.

READ: 35/44

Pair 1 - Dark/Light COMPLETE
A. The Dark Griffin - K.J. Taylor 11/28/11
B. The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons - Katie MacAlister 11/7/11
C. Dark Light - Randy Wayne White 6/23/12


Pair 2 - King/Queen COMPLETE
A. Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole 11/23/11
B. Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson 11/30/11


Pair 3 - Sleep/Awake COMPLETE
A. Sleepless in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 4/17/12
B. Awaken the Highland Warrior - Anita Cleeney 4/21/12


Pair 4 - Hard/Soft COMPLETE
A. Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill 10/8/12
B. Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne 2/12/12


Pair 5 - Blind/Sight
A. Blind Spot - Nancy Bush
B. Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 1/4/12
C. Blind Sight - Terri Persons 8/11/12


Pair 6 - Good/Bad
A. Good Morning, Killer - April Smith
B. Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/21/12
C. Good Girl Seeks Bad Rider - Vonna Harper


Pair 7 - Bitter/Sweet COMPLETE
A. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore 6/4/12
B. Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery 7/8/12


Pair 8 - Inside/Outside COMPLETE
A. Inside - Brenda Novak 5/18/12
B. Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox 7/3/12


Pair 9 - Twisted/Straight
A. Twisted - Gena Showalter 12/18/11
B. Straight Talking - Jane Green


Pair 10 - Dead/Alive COMPLETE
A. Burning Alive - Shannon Butcher 4/23/12
B. Brain Dead - Eileen Dreyer 2/4/12


Pair 11 - Unbound/Keep
A. Unbound - anthology 3/16/12
B. My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler


Pair 12 - Born/Died COMPLETE
A. Highborn - Yvonne Navarro 12/5/11
B. The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters 5/12/12


Pair 13 - Beauty/Beast
A. Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn 2/21/12
B. Tempting the Beast - Lora Leigh
C. Beauty Tempts the Beast - Leslie Dicken


Pair 14 - Heaven/Hell
A. Just Like Heaven - Julia Quinn 3/2/12
B. Hell's Belles - Jackie Kessler


Pair 15 - Quick/Slow
A. Quicksilver - Amanda Quick 1/22/12
B. Slow Hands - Lauren Bach


Pair 16 - Hot/Cold COMPLETE
A. Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6/12
B. Hot for the Holidays - anthology 12/18/11


Pair 17 - Smolder/Cool COMPLETE
A. Smolder - Melina Morel 4/5/12
B. Crazy Cool - Tara Janzen 3/20/12


Pair 18 - First/Last COMPLETE
A. First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire 9/13/12
B. The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle 8/9/12


Pair 19 - Wild/Tame COMPLETE
A. Born To Be Wild - Catherine Coulter 9/26/12
B. Taming the Highland Bride - Lynsay Sands 5/3/12


Pair 20 - Night/Day COMPLETE
A. Night Magic - Jennifer Lyon 4/20/12
B. Day of the Dragon - Rebecca York 4/3/12

You're doing great, Barbara��! I've got to get back to this one.

01/11/12 - 31/10/13

Accidental/Intended

Ladies/Playgirls

Elsewhere/Home

Ordeal/Pleasure

Men/Women

Antonym Challenge
Duration: 10.28.12-10.27.13
Completed Pairs: 1/20
Completed Books: 2/40

Pair 1: Bounty Hunter/Outlaw
1.Beauty and the Bounty Hunter by Lori Austin 11.12.12
2.The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison 12.9.12

Pair 2: Black/White
3.White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison 12.27.12
4.Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison 1.3.13

Pair 3: Inferno/Cold
5.Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard 12.15.12
6.Biting Cold by Chloe Neill 1.15.13

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Pair 15
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Oh, neat, Sarah! You're going for this one. �� Welcome.

ALL DONE!!!

NBRC - Antonyms
Start Date 11/1/11 - 10/31/12
22/20

Pair A- Bride/Groom
1. Orchard Valley Grooms7/26/12
2. The Other Guy's Bride 1/24
3. Bride Needs Groom7/3/12



Pair B- Moon/Sun
1. Moon Called 10/3/12
2. Jewels of the Sun 10/29/12



Pair C- Lady/Lord
1. A Lady Awakened 12/2
2. Lord of the Vampires (Royal House of Shadows, #1) 11/9
3. Lord and Lady Spy 9/12/12



Pair D- Sweet/Bitter
1. Sweet Talk 6/28/12
2. Bittersweet Rain 10/27/12



Pair E- Night/Day
1. Dark Needs at Night's Edge
2. One Day 2/4/12



Pair F- Boys/Girls
1. Good Girls Don't 11/23
2. Bad Boys Do3/8/12



Pair G- Angel/Demon
1. Kiss of a Demon King
2. Midnight Angel



Pair H- Love/Hate
1. A Secret Love10/26/12
2. The Man She Loves To Hate10/25/12



Pair I- You/Me
1. I Scream, You Scream 1/15/12
2. Take a Chance on Me 11/3



Pair J - First/Last
1. First Grave on the Right 12/14/
2. And One Last Thing ... 1/10

AWESOME!! Well done Susan!!

Thanks, CaroB!

Woohoo, Susan! Congrats!

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This Lisa Kay!

NBRC Antonym Challenge
November 1, 2011 - November 1, 2012
Completed 37/37

*Night/Day
Nightshine 1/2/12
The Trouble With Valentine's Day 7/17/12

*Blameless/Guilty
Blameless 11/3/11
Guilty Pleasures 2/23/12

*Right/Left
First Grave on the Right 11/7/11
Second Grave on the Left 12/26/11

*Dark/Light
The Dark Highlander 11/10/11
Light My Fire 11/5/11

*Never/Always
Never Cry Wolf 11/17/11
It's Always Been You 7/19/12

*Wicked/Nice
A Week to Be Wicked 4/16/12
Nice Girls Don't Live Forever 12/20/11

*Beauty/Beast
Beauty's Release 2/20/12
Taming The Beast 9/13/12
Beauty Dates the Beast 4/30/12

Smooth/Rough
Smooth Talking Stranger 10/26/12
Rough, Raw, and Ready 11/20/11

*Novel/Ordinary
A Novel Seduction 1/1/12
Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale 8/18/12

*Summer/Winter
Summer Lovin' 6/30/12
A Winter Scandal 12/25/11

*Heartless/Tender
Heartless 12/21/11
Undone by Her Tender Touch 8/13/12

*Unclaimed/Mine
Unclaimed 11/22/11
Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's Story 6/28/12

*Wild/Tame
To Wed a Wild Lord 1/7/12
The Taming of the Duke 6/15/12

Blind/Sight
Love Is Blind 10/29/12
Second Sight 10/2/12

Black/White
Black Magic Woman 4/5/12
White Lies 10/31/12

*Boy/Girl
Shoulda Been a Cowboy 12/13/11
A Girl's Guide to Vampires 6/25/12

Single/Married
Sex and the Single Vampire 10/13/12
Slightly Married 8/25/12

Truth/Lies
Truth 5/13/12
Sex, Lies and Vampires 10/23/12

congrats, Cathy!

oh wow! awesome job Cathy!!

Woohoo, Cathy! Congrats!

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Thanks! (at the last minute)

This sounds like fun! I'm going to go for moderate! Start date: 11/02/12

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Super, Sara! Welcome to the challenge.

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Unfortunately I didn't meet my goal of 44 but I did meet my commitment of 22-30. So sorta finished?

Duration: 11/7/11 - 11/6/12
Bonus: both words of the pair in one title
NOTES: committed to 22-30 books

READ: 39/44

Pair 1 - Dark/Light COMPLETE
A. The Dark Griffin - K.J. Taylor 11/28/11
B. The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons - Katie MacAlister 11/7/11
C. Dark Light - Randy Wayne White 6/23/12


Pair 2 - King/Queen COMPLETE
A. Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole 11/23/11
B. Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson 11/30/11


Pair 3 - Sleep/Awake COMPLETE
A. Sleepless in Scotland - Karen Hawkins 4/17/12
B. Awaken the Highland Warrior - Anita Cleeney 4/21/12


Pair 4 - Hard/Soft COMPLETE
A. Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill 10/8/12
B. Killing Me Softly - Maggie Shayne 2/12/12


Pair 5 - Blind/Sight
A. Blind Spot - Nancy Bush
B. Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 1/4/12
C. Blind Sight - Terri Persons 8/11/12


Pair 6 - Good/Bad COMPLETE
A. Good Morning, Killer - April Smith 11/1/12
B. Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18) - Sherrilyn Kenyon 3/21/12
C. Good Girl Seeks Bad Rider - Vonna Harper 11/1/12


Pair 7 - Bitter/Sweet COMPLETE
A. Bitterblue - Kristin Cashore 6/4/12
B. Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery 7/8/12


Pair 8 - Inside/Outside COMPLETE
A. Inside - Brenda Novak 5/18/12
B. Baby It's Cold Outside - Addison Fox 7/3/12


Pair 9 - Twisted/Straight
A. Twisted - Gena Showalter 12/18/11
B. Straight Talking - Jane Green


Pair 10 - Dead/Alive COMPLETE
A. Burning Alive - Shannon Butcher 4/23/12
B. Brain Dead - Eileen Dreyer 2/4/12


Pair 11 - Unbound/Keep
A. Unbound - anthology 3/16/12
B. My Soul to Keep - Sharie Kohler


Pair 12 - Born/Died COMPLETE
A. Highborn - Yvonne Navarro 12/5/11
B. The Last Camel Died at Noon - Elizabeth Peters 5/12/12


Pair 13 - Beauty/Beast
A. Haunting Beauty - Erin Quinn 2/21/12
B. Tempting the Beast - Lora Leigh
C. Beauty Tempts the Beast - Leslie Dicken 10/25/12


Pair 14 - Heaven/Hell
A. Just Like Heaven - Julia Quinn 3/2/12
B. Hell's Belles - Jackie Kessler


Pair 15 - Quick/Slow COMPLETE
A. Quicksilver - Amanda Quick 1/22/12
B. Slow Hands - Lauren Bach 11/7/12


Pair 16 - Hot/Cold COMPLETE
A. Ice Cold - Tess Gerritsen 10/6/12
B. Hot for the Holidays - anthology 12/18/11


Pair 17 - Smolder/Cool COMPLETE
A. Smolder - Melina Morel 4/5/12
B. Crazy Cool - Tara Janzen 3/20/12


Pair 18 - First/Last COMPLETE
A. First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire 9/13/12
B. The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle 8/9/12


Pair 19 - Wild/Tame COMPLETE
A. Born To Be Wild - Catherine Coulter 9/26/12
B. Taming the Highland Bride - Lynsay Sands 5/3/12


Pair 20 - Night/Day COMPLETE
A. Night Magic - Jennifer Lyon 4/20/12
B. Day of the Dragon - Rebecca York 4/3/12

Oh, so close, Barbara��! Well done!

Antonym: Beauty & The Beast
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Antonym: Beauty & The Beast
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For a second there I thought this was the Disney Princess challenge lol

Really! I did put her on the Disney Challenge Pinterest Board, though.

I got 10/11, all my challenges got away from me sometime in September :(

I'm in :). Will go for "HARD"

NBRC Antonym Challenge
Duration: 11/22/12 - 12/22/13 (yearly)

HARD (22-30 books)

Read : 0/30


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Deyara wrote: "I got 10/11, all my challenges got away from me sometime in September :("

Yeah, I lost control of my in August. LOL!

Antonym Challenge

Duration: December 1,2012- November 30,2013

Level:Masters

Books Read: 16/70

Bonus Books: 1/35

Pair 1: Angel/Devil
��1.Angels Don't Die: My Father's Gift of Faith
2.The Devil Wears Prada



Pair 2: Hot/Cold
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Pair 3: Fire/Ice
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Pair 4: Day/Night
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Pair 5: Sun/Moon
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Pair 6: Black/White
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Pair 7: Sweet/Bitter
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Pair 8: Good/Bad
��1.The Good Dream
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Pair 9: Girl/Boy
��1.Girl Parts
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Pair 10: Quiet/Loud
��1.Saying it Out Loud
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Pair 11: Truth/Lie
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Pair 12: Brother/Sister
1.The Sister Wife
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Pair 13: Marriage/Divorce
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Pair 14: Bride/Groom
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Pair 15: Great/Terrible
1.Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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Pair 16: Hard/Easy
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Pair 17: Best/Worst
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Pair 18: Light/Dark
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Pair 19: Gold/Silver
��1.Silver
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Pair 20: Summer/Winter
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Pair 21: Fall/Spring
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Pair 22: Heaven/Hell
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Pair 23: Midnight/Noon
��1.Kiss of Midnight
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Pair 24: Love/Hate
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Pair 25: Simple/Fancy
��1.As Simple as Snow
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Pair 26: Vampire/Werewolf
��1.The Vampire Hunter's Daughter, Part I
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Pair 27: Want/Need
��1.All I Want For Christmas
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Pair 28:Torn/Fix
��1.Torn
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Pair 29:Peace/War
��1.Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks
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Pair 30:Before/After
��1.Before I Fall
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Pair 31: Up/Down
��1.Up a Road Slowly
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Pair 32:Young/Old
��1.The Young Man and the Sea
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Pair 34:Son/Daughter
��1.The Apothecary's Daughter
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Pair 34:In/Out
��1.In the Window Room



Pair 35:Man(Men)/Woman(Women)
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Gonna give this a try, going for moderate for now.

Start: Jan. 1, 2013
Finish:

0/20

Pair One- Love/Hate
Love Found Me
I Hate Me, Who Do You Hate

Pair Two- Summer/Winter
Summer of Secrets
A Witch in Winter

Pair Three- Unbreakable/Shattered
Unbreakable
Shattered Silence: An Untold Story of a Serial Killers Daughter

Pair Four-

Super, Jamie! Welcome to the challenge.

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NBRC ~ Antonym Challenge ~

Duration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

Level: Masters

40/40 Read

Challenge Complete

Pair 1: Never/Always
1. Never a Gentleman by Eileen Dreyer, 01.15.12 ★★1/2
2. The Next Always by Nora Roberts, 05.27.12 ★★★★��



Pair 2: Night/Day
3. Embrace the Night Eternal by Joss Ware, 02.20.12 ★★��
4. Fairy Bad Day by Amanda Ashby, 01.13.12 ★★��



Pair 3: Living/Dying
5. Living on the Edge by Shannon K. Butcher, 04.08.12 ★★★★
6. Dying Scream by Mary Burton, 07.09.12 ★★��



Pair 4: First/Last
7. First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones, 02.06.12 ★★��
8. Last Night's Scandal by Loretta Chase, 08.12.12 ★★★★



Pair 5:King/Queen
9. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin, 02.17.12 ★★★★��
10. Queen By Right by Anne Easter Smith, 11.27.12 ★★★★��



Pair 6: Dark/Light
11. Dark Desires by Eve Silver, 05.03.12 ★★��
12. Last Light by Terri Blackstock, 09.16.12 ★★��



Pair 7: Sacred/Unholy
13. Sacred Sins by Nora Roberts, 01.17.12 ★★��1/2
14. Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane, 03.18.12 ★★★★



Pair 8: Hellion/Angel
15. A Hellion in Her Bed by Sabrina Jeffries, 11.20.12 ★★��
16. Angel Souls and Devil Hearts by Christopher Golden, 02.21.12 ★★★★



Pair 9: Lady/Gentleman
17. Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina, 02.01.12 ★★��
18. A Gentleman Never Tells by Amelia Grey, 08.24.12 ★★★★



Pair 10: Duke/Duchess
19. Duke of Sin by Adele Ashworth, 04.12.12 ★★★★��
20. The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas, 02.07.12 ★★★★



Pair 11: Fade/Brighten
21. As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason, 06.04.12 ★★★★
22. Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen, 03.28.12 ★★��



Pair 12: Surrender/Victory
23. Surrender to Me by Sophie Jordan, 12.10.12 ★★
24. The Short Victorious War by David Weber, 02.26.12 ★★★★



Pair 13: Frost/Heat
25. Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep, 06.23.12 ★★��
26. Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead, 07.26.12 ★★★★



Pair 14: Under/Over
27. Under the Moon by Natalie J. Damschroder, 01.19.12 ★★★★
28. Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas, 12.18.12 ★★★★



Pair 15: Wicked/Good
29. Wicked by Any Other Name by Linda Wisdom, 01.21.12 ★★��
30. Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde, 03.24.12 ★★★★



Pair 16: Reign/Serve
31. Night Reigns by Dianne Duvall, 03.17.12 ★★★★��
32. To Serve a King by Donna Russo Morin, 08.19.12 ★★★★��



Pair 17: Beautiful/Ugly
33. A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies, 10.28.12 ★★��
34. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, 01.29.12 ★★★★



Pair 18: Dusk/Dawn
35. The Bleeding Dusk by Colleen Gleason, 01.06.12 ★★★★
36. Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall, 03.04.12 ★★★★��



Pair 19: Right/Left
37. Blood Rights by Kristen Painter, 06.13.12 ★★★★
38. Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones, 04.15.12 ★★★★



Pair 20: Vengeance/Forgiveness
39. V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton, 02.14.12 ★★��1/2
40. Forgiven by Janet Fox, 11.22.12 ★★1/2

Woohoo again, Joann! Congratulations!

Day and Night
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Thanks Lisa Kay. I so let my posting slip this year...

Me, too!

Another challenge I totally forgot... as I said before so many times, half the fun is starting and planning the challenge, but why can't I finish them???

Real Life happens, Sonia.

Neat, Natasha! Welcome to the challenge.

King & Queen
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I'll start with trying for 6 books and post books as I go. March 1, 2013-February 28, 2014

Super, Maria! Welcome to the challenge.

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I'm in for easy level...

Great, atefe! Welcome to the challenge.

Sounds like a good challenge. Not sure of my level yet though. Start date: Dec 2013.

Pair 1: Down/ Up
1. Down to You(Dec 2013)

Pair 2: Play/fight
1. Play With Me (Dec 2013)
2. Fight With Me (Dec 2013)

Pair 3: Away/near
1. Come Away With Me (Dec 2013)

Pair 4: out/in
1.Out of Sight (Dec 2013)

Pair 5: double
1.Double Dare (Dec 2013)

Sounds like a fun challenge!
I'll aim for Moderate = 12 �� 20 books for now!

DURATION: December 8th 2013- December 8th 2014
TOTAL READ:14

Pair 1:Black/White
1. Black Moon
2. White Cat READ: 12/26


Pair 2:Lies/Truth
3. Perfect Lies
4. Truth


Pair 3:Boy/Girl
5. Twenty Boy Summer READ: 3/19
6. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown READ: 12/8


Pair 4:Beginning/End
7. The Beginning of Everything READ: 1/10
8. In the End


Pair 5:Before/After
9. Before I Wake READ: 2/23
10. After the End READ: 6/4


Pair 6:Living/Dead
11. The Living READ: 12/16
12. As Dead As It Gets READ: 12/25


Pair 7:Frozen/Burning
13. Frozen READ: 12/11
14. Mars Burning READ: 4/19


Pair 8:Me/You
15. Ignite Me READ: 2/21
16. No One Else Can Have You READ: 4/26


Pair 9:Winter/Summer
17. Winter Queen
18. Second Chance Summer READ: 12/28


Pair 10:Dream/Nightmare
19. Dreaming Awake READ: 12/23
20. The Nightmare Dilemma

Welcome to the challenge, Kaileigh and Jessica!

~ Antonym Challenge ~ (will level up if I can)
Duration: December 19, 2013-December 18, 2014
Level:Easy = 6 �� 10 books Progress: 7/6-10

Wicked/Good
A Week to Be Wicked 12/21/13
Before I Say Goodbye

Shadow/Light
Shadowfever 12/26/13
Northern Lights

Angel/Demon
Angel's Addiction
A Demon and His Witch 12/30/13

Beautiful/Ugly
Beautiful Creatures 12/31/13
The Ugly Truth

Surviving/Dead
Surviving Passion 12/29/13
While You Were Dead

God/Devil
Trusting God with Your Dream: A 31-Day Devotional for Young Women and Anyone with a Dream or an Unanswered Prayer
Dance with the Devil 12/28/13

Lady/Gentlemen
A Lady by Midnight 01/03/14

Welcome to the challenge, Shan!