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I would like to join with a commitment of 3 books.COMPLETED 6/18
This month's book is: Twilight.
Level: just 'inspiration': 3-4 books
Progress (4/4)
✓1. Characters fall quickly in love - Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich (read 6/2)
✓ 2. Character feels like she doesn't fit in - Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell (read 6/6)
✓3. Characters in high school (also characters who see themselves as monsters) -
Monster High by Lisi Harrison
✓4. Main character starting over at the beginning of the book - The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum
Twilightjust 'inspiration': 3-4 books
4/4 DONE
1 MC learns about fantasy creatures Agent of Enchantment C.N. Crawford 6/14 ★★★★
2 most characters are high school students Prom Dates from Hell Rosemary Clement-Moore 6/11 ★★★★
3 set in Washington Killing Thyme Leslie Budewitz 6/3 ★★★★
4 authors have enthusiastic readers Ilona Andrews White Hot 6/13 ★★★★★
Twilight Just "inspiration:" 3-4 books
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1. Deadmen Walking by Sherrilyn Kenyon MPG: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal Romance
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I'm in, but will have to come back to do my post set up.:-)
Completed 14 of 7+ = "blatant plagiarism" & trying for "ultimate copy cat": read the book
Duration : June 1 - 30, 2017
It could be a word from the title, the author's name, something on the cover, the genre, the year it was first published, the plot, or a main character's name. The possibilities to imitate are endless.
MATCH:
Twilight (Twilight #1) by Stephenie Meyer (view spoiler)1 ~ MP Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal & female Author ~ Sweet Revenge done 6-1-17
2 ~ Published on 6th & MP Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal ~ Blind Faith done 6-3-17
3 ~ Male MC is a Vampire & MP Urban Fantasy ~ Destined for an Early Grave done 6-4-17
4 ~ MP Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal & Romance ~ Sacrificial Magic done 6-5-17
5 ~ Food on cover & MP Fiction ~ Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder done 6-5-17
6 ~ 4 books in series & MP Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal ~ Total Surrender done 6-8
7 ~ Round object on cover, MP Fiction & female Author ~ A Taste for Murder done 6-9-17
8 ~ Cover primarally Black, White & Red & MP Romance ~ Rock the Beat done 6-9-17
9 ~ Female Author, Pub on the 6th & MP Fantasy ~ Ghost in the Guacamole done 6-12-17
10 ~ MP Genre Young Adult, Fiction & Fantasy ~ Armada done 6-13-17
11 ~ MP Vampires, Urban Fantasy & Paranormal & female Author ~ Biting Bad done 6-15
12 ~ 1st in series, Authors last has "y" & MP Romance ~ Bubbles Unbound done 6-17-17
13~ Female MC and author & MP Vampires and Urban Fantasy ~ This Side of the Grave done 6-18-17
14 ~ 400+ page book, female MC and author & MP Fantasy, YA & Romance ~ Shadow Study done 6-19-17
I am in...but only going as far as blatant plagiarism: 7+ books1.
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Be a Copy CatDuration: June 1/17 - June 30/17
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just 'inspiration': 3-4 books
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Duration: June 1 - 30, 2017
too close for comfort: 5-6 books, maybe ultimate copy cat!
I'm an ultimate copy cat! I read Twilight. 6/21/17 ****
1. Once on a Time 6/1/17 ****
also is a fantasy
2. Circus Galacticus 6/9/17 ***
also a Ya book
3. Mason McQueen and the Gargoyle's Curse 6/9/17 **
also a Fantasy
4. Clean Sweep 6/9/17 ****
also has vampires and werewolves
5. Hope Was Here 6/7/17 ****
mc also moves to a new place at the beginning of the book
6. The Yellow Feather Mystery 6/5/17 **
also a YA book
Finished my challenge...happy reading!Levels:
just 'inspiration': 3-4 books
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I want to try this -> finished
blatant plagiarism: 7+ books
7/7
1. Dare to Surrender by Carly Phillips (also a #1 in a series) (6/1/17)
2. Fakers by Meg Collett (MC's love interest is called "Hale") (6/4/17)
3. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris (feat. vampires) (6/6/17)
4. My Immortal Romance by Julius St. Clair (feat. supernatural beings, incl. a vampire) (6/8/17)
5. The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie (author is a woman) (6/10/17)
6. That Perfect Place by M.L. Carr (one characters last name is "Cullen") (6/11/17)
7. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (MC is also in some kind of love-triangle) (6/18/17)
blatant plagiarism: 7+ books
7/7
1. Dare to Surrender by Carly Phillips (also a #1 in a series) (6/1/17)
2. Fakers by Meg Collett (MC's love interest is called "Hale") (6/4/17)
3. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris (feat. vampires) (6/6/17)
4. My Immortal Romance by Julius St. Clair (feat. supernatural beings, incl. a vampire) (6/8/17)
5. The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie (author is a woman) (6/10/17)
6. That Perfect Place by M.L. Carr (one characters last name is "Cullen") (6/11/17)
7. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (MC is also in some kind of love-triangle) (6/18/17)
Be a Copy Cat - June 2017Duration: 6/1/17 - 6/30/17
Level: just 'inspiration' (3-4 books)
Progress: 8 of 3 books
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Paperback, 498 pages - Published September 6th 2006 by Little, Brown and Company (first published October 5th 2005)
Avg. rating: 3.57 of 3.85 million ratings
1st book in 4 book series
Book Characters: Edward Cullen, Jacob Black, Laurent, Renee, Bella Swan, Billy Black, Esme Cullen, Alice Cullen, Jasper Hale, Carlisle Cullen, Emmett Cullen, Rosalie Hale, Charlie Swan, Mike Newton, Jessica Stanley, Angela Weber, Tyler Crowley
Setting: Forks, Washington & Phoenix, Arizona
MP Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Vampires, Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Supernatural, Teen & Urban Fantasy
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (6/7/17) ~ published in 2005; Michael "Mickey" Haller
Love Me If You Dare by Carly Phillips (6/13/17) ~ romance
The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa (6/15/17) ~ fantasy, young adult, romance
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (6/21/17) - Mercy Thompson #1 ~ vampires & shifters, Washington, 1st book in series and Published 2006.
Dance of the Gods by Nora Robers (6/26/17) ~ paranormal romance, 4 book series
Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (6/28/17) ~ romance, vampires & werewolves
When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare (6/28/17) ~ romance, 4 book series
Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris (6/29/17) ~ paranormal
Be a Copy CatDuration: June 1/17 - June 30/17
Levels: just 'inspiration': Completed 4
1. One word for book title - Jake by Kym Grosso (4 June 2017)
2. Vampire - Blood Destiny by Tessa Dawn (19 June 2017)
3. Paranormal - Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones (7 June 2017)
4. Most of the cover is in black - Veiled in Moonlight by C.J. Archer (23 June 2017)
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To be a TCF Copy Cat, you must duplicate some aspect of the chosen book.
It could be a word from the title, the author's name, something on the cover, the genre, the year it was first published, the plot, or a main character's name. The possibilities to imitate are endless.
Levels:
a bit familiar: 1-2 books
just 'inspiration': 3-4 books
too close for comfort: 5-6 books
blatant plagiarism: 7+ books
ultimate copy cat: read the book
Rules:
Duration : January 1 - 31, 2017
Books must be at least 150 pages.
You must state how your book copies this month's book.
Whether or not you liked to story, you have to admit the cover is distinctive.
This month's book is Twilight.