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Frankenstein is one of the best known horror characters, dating back to the 1800's. Can you imagine a Halloween season without the presence of Frankenstein, lurking somewhere in the darkness?

Frankenstein Friday was created in 1997 by Ron MacCloskey of Westfield, New Jersey, USA. It is said that Ron choose Friday as the date of celebration because of the “FR” connection in FRiday and FRankenstein.

For this challenge, use the first word of the title of a book (excluding a, an or the)
and the author's name or initials to spell Frankenstein.
Re-reads are okay. No page limit.
Duration : October 1 - 31, 2015

Books can count for more than one letter.

Examples :
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - letters N and A
Finders Keepers by Stephen King - letters F, S and K
The Search by Nora Roberts - letters S, N and R

F -
R -
A -
N -
K -
E -
N -
S -
T -
E -
I -
N -

Sounds fun! I'm in for this one :)


For this challenge, use the first word of the title of a book (excluding a, an or the) and the author's name or initials to spell Frankenstein.

♫ Foreman Lanelle - Frankenstein Friday
Completed 11/12

F - Frazier, T.M. - King → ★★★★★ | 10/7
R - Rough Road - Vanessa North → ★★★★☆ | 10/17
A - A.E. Via - Defined By Deceit → ★★★★★ | 10/24
N - North, Vanessa - Rough Road → ★★★★☆ | 10/17
K - Klune, TJ - Into This River I Drown → ★★★★☆ | 10/5
E - Everything He Needs → ★★★★★ | 10/20
N - Nash Summers - Diamonds → ★★★★★ | 10/18
✘ S - Stygian - Santino Hassell
T - T.J. Klune - Into This River I Drown → ★★★★☆ | 10/5
E - Emory Vargas - Rock Rod Studios Presents: Alex on Top → ★★★★☆ | 10/25
I - Into This River I Drown - T.J. Klune → ★★★★☆ | 10/5
N - North, Vanessa - Jackson's Law → ★★★★☆ | 10/2

♫ Foreman Lanelle - Frankenstein Friday
10/1/15 ~ 10/31/15
7/12 read

For this challenge, use the first word of the title of a book (excluding a, an or the)
and the author's name or initials to spell Frankenstein.
Re-reads are okay. No page limit.

Books can count for more than one letter.

Examples :
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - letters N and A
Finders Keepers by Stephen King - letters F, S and K
The Search by Nora Roberts - letters S, N and R

F -
R - Roxie Rivera Dimitri 10/2/15 4♥
A - The Awakening 10/1/15 3♥
N -
K -
E - Erika Wilde The Invitation 10/1/15 4♥
N -
S - The Seduction 10/1/15 4♥
T - The Temptation 10/1/15 4♥
E - Erika Wilde The Taking 10/1/15 4♥
I - Ilona Andrews Magic Shifts 10/5/15 4♥
N -

0/12

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N -
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N -

Frankenstein Friday
Duration: Oct 1 - 31

F -
R - Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer 10/13/15
A - Andy Weir, The Martian 10/7/15
N - No Plot? No Problem! Revised and Expanded Edition: A Low-stress, High-velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days 10/4/15
K - Karen Weisner, Writing the Fiction Series: The Complete Guide for Novels and Novellas 10/10/15
E - The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Illustrated) 10/29/15
N -
S - Schmidt, Victoria Lynn, Book In A Month: The Fool Proof System For Writing A Novel In 30 Days 10/15/15
T - Tik-Tok of Oz 10/31/15
E -
I - The Initiative: In Harm's Way 10/21/15
N -

Frankenstein Fridays
Duration: October 1/15 - October 31/15

F - Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatema Mernissi 10/10/15 ***
R - Owen by Tony Riches 10/01/15 ****
A - White Gardenia by Belinda Alexandra 10/04/15 ***
N - Dark Bayou by Nancy K. Duplechain 10/02/15 ***
K - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 10/09/15 ***
E - The Love Knot by Elizabeth Chadwick 10/14/15 *****
N - Dark Carnival by Nancy K. Duplechain 10/03/15 ***
S - Green Darkness by Anya Seton 10/07/15 ****
T - The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah 10/01/15 ***
E - Extra Virgin: A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera, Where Every Month is Enchanted by Annie Hawes 10/18/15 ****
I - Circle of Shadows by Imogen Robertson 10/08/15 ****
N - Brash by Nicola Marsh 10/05/15 ***

Frankenstein Fridays
Duration: October 1/15 - October 31/15

F - Font, Rebecca Wolf's Woman 10/10
R - Rusczyk, Lisa Mate for Life 10/9
A - Amanda Quick Reckless 10/6
N - Naughty Neighbor 10/14
K - Kidnapping the Laird 10/9
E - Erikson Moonlit Rescue 10/9
N - Nowlan, Anya Billionaire Dragon's Bride 10/15
S - The Silver Snare 10/9
T - The Ties That Bind 10/2
E - Evanovich Manhunt 10/12
I - Ivan 10/8
N - Night of the Magician 10/4

Frankenstein Friday
Duration: October 1 - 31, 2015
letters read - 12/12 DONE!

F - A Feather To Fly With 10/14/15 ****
R - Rebecca Royce wrote Initiation 10/2/15 ****
A - Abbot, Eleanor wrote The Indiscreet Letter 10/10/15 ****
N - Nina Post wrote Danger in Cat World 10/10/15 ****
K - King, Rebecca wrote To Have and to Hold 10/10/15 **
E - Eleanor Abbot wrote The Indiscreet Letter 10/10/15 ****
N - Nix, Garth wrote Newt's Emerald 10/12/15 ***
S - Stephenie Meyer wrote The Host 10/9/15 ****
T - To Have and to Hold 10/10/15 **
E - Eden, Cynthia wrote The Better to Bite 10/2/15 ***
I - Initiation 10/2/15 ****
N - Newt's Emerald 10/12/15 ***

I'm in.

Frankenstein Friday
Duration: October 1 - 31, 2015
letters read - 5/12

✔F - Flush 17.10.2015 2 stars
R - R.C.M. Kasasian The Mangle Street Murders
✔A - Agatha Christie The Moving Finger 01.10.2015 3 stars
N - Natsuo Kirino The Goddess Chronicle
K - Kristoff Jay Stormdancer or Keneally Thomas Searching for Schindler: A Memoir
✔E - Edmund de WaalThe White Road: Journey into an Obsession 04.10.2015 4 stars
N - Natasha Ngan The Memory Keepers
✔S - Sovereign 09.10.2015 5 stars
T - Tessa Hadley The Past: A novel
✔E - Elisabeth Hermann Der Schneegänger 09.10.2015 2 stars
I - Ilona Andrews Magic Breaks or Imaginary Friends
N - Nix Garth Abhorsen

the first word of the title of a book and the author's name or initials No page limit. Books can count for more than one letter.

0/12

F - Foreign Affairs 10/29
R - Rollyson, Carl Amy Lowell Anew: A Biography 10/23
A -Amy Lowell Anew: A Biography 10/23
N -
K - Karen MacInerney Dead and Berried 10/3
E -Emrick, K.J. Death Comes to Town 10/15
N -
S -Second Street Station 10/7
T -Trouble in the Tarot 10/1
E -Everyday, Average Jones 10/17
I - Into the Crucible: Making Marines for the 21st Century 10/6
N -

Frankenstein Friday

12/12

F - Fit to be Tied ~ 10/6/15 ~ ★★★★
R - The Cassini Mission by Rob Colton ~ 10/2/15 ~ ★★★1/2
A - Beneath the Stain by Amy Lane ~ 10/8/15 ~ ★★★★★
N - All Man by Jay Northcote ~ 10/29/15 ~ ★★★★
K - Blood Slave by Kim Dare ~ 10/4/15 ~ ★★★★
E - Collusion by Eden Winters~ 10/15/15 ~ ★★★★★
N - Pink Bunny Ears...Seriously? by Jackie Nacht ~ 10/30/15 ~ ★★★
S - Secrets and Ink ~ 10/4/15 ~ ★★★1/2
T - Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain ~ 10/10/15 ~ ★★★★★
E - Eidolon ~ 10/30/15 ~ ★★★★
I - I, Omega ~ 10/26/15 ~ ★★★
N - Twelfth of Never by N.R. Walker ~ 10/30/15 ~ ★★★

October 1 - 31st
Frankenstein Friday

11/12

F -
R -When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds ***** 10/21/15
A -Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira ***** 10/3/15
N -Dancing on the Edge b Han Nolan **** 10/4/15
K - The Good Girl by Mary Kubica ***** 10/1/15
E -Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon **** 10/12/15
N -Night Sky by Suzanne Brockmann **** 10/27/15
S -Silence by Natasha Preston *** 10/9/15
T -The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer **** 10/11/15
E -Open Road Summer by Emery Lord **** 10/15/15
I -The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle ** 10/5/15
N -Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain ***** 10/16/15

Frankenstein Friday
Duration: October 1 - 31, 2015
letters read - 0/12

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♫ Foreman Lanelle - Frankenstein Friday
Duration: October 1st to October 31st, 2015
Date Completed: 10/31/15
Books: 11/12

For this challenge, use the first word of the title of a book (excluding a, an or the) and the author's name or initials to spell Frankenstein. *Re-reads are okay. No page limit. Books can count for more than one letter.

Examples: (view spoiler)[
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - letters N and A
Finders Keepers by Stephen King - letters F, S and K
The Search by Nora Roberts - letters S, N and R (hide spoiler)]

F - Freak | Jennifer Hillier | 10/19/15
R - Red Dragon | Thomas Harris | 10/10/15
A - Alice | Christina Henry | 10/10/15
N - NOS4A2 | Joe Hill | 10/4/15
K - The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: And Other True Stories of Trauma, Madness, Affliction, and Recovery That Reveal the Surprising History of the Human Brain | Sam Kean | 10/9/15
E - A Visit from the Goon Squad | Jennifer Egan | 10/7/15
N - Dark Legacy | Nancy K. Duplechain | 10/18/15
S - The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language | Steven Pinker | 10/3/15
T - The Talisman | Stephen King | 10/9/15
E - An Absent Mind | Eric Rill | 10/3/15
I - The Devil in Montmartre: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris | Gary Inbinder | 10/17/15
N -

Foreman Lanelle - Frankenstein Friday
Begins: 01Oct15 / Ends: 31Oct15


9/12 completed


F - From the Earth to the Moon
R
A - Anna Karenina ✔ – 26Oct15
N - Night Strangers ✔ – 22Oct15
K - Kiss in Time ✔ – 10Oct15
E - ENGLE, Margarita / The Lightning Dreamer ✔ - 15Oct15
N - NESS, Patrick / Knife of Never Letting Go ✔ – 09Oct15
S - SAYERS, Dorothy L. / Murder Must Advertise ✔ – 07Oct15
T - TARTT, Donna / The Goldfinch ✔ – 02Oct15
E - ENGLE, Margarita / The Poet Slave of Cuba ✔ - 31Oct15
I
N
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Frankenstein Friday
Duration: October 1 - 31, 2015
letters read - 11/12

F -
R - Ransom Riggs - Library of Souls - Read 10/6 ****
A - April Genevieve Tucholke - Slasher Girls & Monster Boys - Read 10/14 ****
N - Neil Gaiman - M Is for Magic - Read 10/6 **
K - Dawn Kurtagich- The Dead House- Read 10-19 ***
E - Ellie O'Neill - Reluctantly Charmed: A Novel - Read 10/16 ***
N - Natalie Whipple - House of Ivy & Sorrow - Read 10/12 ****
S - Susan McBride - Very Bad Things - Read 10/6 ****
T - Touching the Surface - Read 10/26 ****
E - Emma Mills- BOOK: First & Then - Read 10-22-15 ****
I - Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond- 10-23 ***
N - The Night She Disappeared- Read 10-23-15 ****

♫ Foreman Lanelle - Frankenstein Friday
Duration : October 1 to October 31
Completed: 2/12 letters

F: Friends Without Benefits 10/8/15
R
A
N: Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita 10/6/15
K
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N
S
T
E
I
N

Foreman Lanelle - October
Frankenstein Friday

Completed: 0 of 12

◘ F: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard
◘ R: The Right Moves - Emma Hart
◘ A: Against the Tide - Kat Martin
◘ N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks
◘ K: Kiss Me - Susan Mallery
◘ E: Eat Play Lust - Tawna Fenske
◘ N: Nora Roberts - Shadow Spell
◘ S: Sweet on You - Kate Perry
◘ T: Talk Me Down - Victoria Dahl
◘ E: Emerald Ecstasy - Lynette Vinet
◘ I: In the Balance - Vanessa Graham
◘ N: Nora Roberts - The Perfect Hope

Finished my Challenge...happy reading!

F - Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatema Mernissi 10/10/15 ***
R - Owen by Tony Riches 10/01/15 ****
A - White Gardenia by Belinda Alexandra 10/04/15 ***
N - Dark Bayou by Nancy K. Duplechain 10/02/15 ***
K - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 10/09/15 ***
E - The Love Knot by Elizabeth Chadwick 10/14/15 *****
N - Dark Carnival by Nancy K. Duplechain 10/03/15 ***
S - Green Darkness by Anya Seton 10/07/15 ****
T - The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah 10/01/15 ***
E - Extra Virgin: A Young Woman Discovers the Italian Riviera, Where Every Month is Enchanted by Annie Hawes 10/18/15 ****
I - Circle of Shadows by Imogen Robertson 10/08/15 ****
N - Brash by Nicola Marsh 10/05/15 ***

11/12 Completed

F - Four: A Divergent Story Collection - 10/24/15
R - The Runaway King - 10/8/15
A - Of Neptune by Anna Banks - 10/17/15
N - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness - 10/1/15
K - Virals by Kathy Reichs - 10/12/15
E - Enclave - 10/8/15
N - The Witness by Nora Roberts - 10/30/15
S - School Spirits - 10/9/15
T - To All the Boys I've Loved Before - 10/18/15
E - Enclave - 10/8/15
I -
N - The Witness by Nora Roberts - 10/30/15

I never posted, but I was trying all month. I should have known the N's would mess me up though.

Lanelle’s October Foreman Challenge

F - A Friendly Arrangement by Christine Warner (Friends First) - ♥♥♥♥.5 - 10/24/15
R - A Change of Plans by Robyn Thomas (What Happens in Vegas) - ♥♥.5 - 10/14/15
A - Kissing Her Crazy by Kira Archer (Crazy Love) - ♥♥♥♥.5 - 10/16/15
N -
K - The Makeover Mistake by Kathy Lyons (What Happens in Vegas) - ♥♥♥ - 10/14/15
E - Alasdair by Ella Frank (Masters Among Monsters) - ♥♥♥♥ - 10/17/15
N -
S - Slow Ride by Cathryn Fox (Playing for Keeps) - ♥♥♥ - 10/13/15
T - Tempted by Mr. Write by Sara Hantz (What Happens in Vegas) - ♥♥♥.5 - 10/15/15
E - Snowflake Wishes by Maggis McGinnis (Echo Lake) - ♥♥♥♥ - 10/16/15
I - Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews (Kate Daniels) - ♥♥♥♥.5 - 10/13/15
N –

Real life killed me this month. I should have known better but I couldn't resist trying. At least I made it a bit more than half-way! Great job to all the finishers!!

Foreman Lanelle - October
Frankenstein Friday

Completed: 7 of 12

◘ F: Feel the Heat - Cindy Gerard
✔R: The Right Moves - Emma Hart - 10.21 ★★★★★
◘ A: Against the Tide - Kat Martin
✔N: Never Love a Highlander - Maya Banks - 10.16 ★★★★
✔K: Kiss Me - Susan Mallery - 10.28 ★★★★
✔E: Eat Play Lust - Tawna Fenske - 10.24 ★★★
◘ N: Nora Roberts - Shadow Spell
◘ S: Sweet on You - Kate Perry
✔T: Talk Me Down - Victoria Dahl - 10.09 ★★★★
◘ E: Emerald Ecstasy - Lynette Vinet
✔I: In the Balance - Vanessa Graham - 10.27 ★★★★
✔N: Nora Roberts - The Perfect Hope - 10.05 ★★★★

China, this challenge was for the month of October. It will get moved to the archives here in a couple of days. You are welcome to keep working on it though. You'll just have to find it down in the archives thread.