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OCTOBER MONTHLY CHALLENGEBegins: 01Oct14 / Ends: 31Oct14
3/5 SPELL completed
3/5 BONUS completed
TREAT
T - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ✔ – 05 Oct14
R - RITA Mae Brown wrote Wish You Were Here ✔ – 21Oct14
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A - Away ✔ – 15 Oct14
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BONUS - Can be used in place of a letter or in addition to spell-out
Virus Appreciation Day: Read a dystopian or apocalyptic book
Curious Events Day: Read any book you've been "curious" about
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded ✔ – 07 Oct 14
Sarcastic Month: Read a book with a sarcastic or snarky character
Summer Knight ✔ – 07 Oct 14
Oktoberfest: Read a book with a German character
It's My Party Day: Read any book you'd like - Winterkill ✔ – 11Oct14
Oct. monthly challenge:Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
1/3
Payne, C.D. Youth in Revolt 10/28/14**
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephenie Perkins
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I will be using a bonus for my last letter: It's my party day: Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury
TCF OCTOBER MONTHLY CHALLENGEDuration: 10/1/14 - 10/31/14
L Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington - 10/3/14
I In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce - 10/1/14
B Begonia Means Beware by Lyndsey Cole - 10/31/14
R Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 10/7/14
A The Alchemyst by Michael Scott - 10/25/14
TCF OCTOBER MONTHLY CHALLENGEProgress: 9/9
H: The Haunting Season ✔ Read 10/25 ☆☆☆
A: Ashes to Ashes ✔ Read 10/25 ☆☆☆☆☆
L: Linger ✔ Read 10/8 ☆☆☆☆
L: Lying Season ✔ Read 10/9 ☆☆☆☆☆
O: On Demon Wings ✔ Read 10/13 ☆☆☆☆☆
W: Winger ✔ Read 10/19 ☆☆☆☆
E: Enticed ✔ Read 10/22 ☆☆☆☆
E: Embrace ✔ Read 10/17 ☆☆☆☆
N: Now or Never ✔ Read 10/16 ☆☆☆
BONUS
8/8 ReadT Fearless by Tracey Ward
O On Demon Wings
M Virus Appreciation Day Plague World
M Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer
Y It's My Party Day Chill Factor
L Lying Season
E Dead Sky Morning EIT #3
E Into the Hollow EIT#6
OK. Will give this a try....Completed 5/5
HARD? Moldy Cheese and National Popcorn Popping (PNR/Suspense/CR/UF)
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Lover Unbound - 10/21I -
Imitation in Death - 10/7B -
Better when He's Bad - 10/19R -
Reckless Nights in Rome - 10/19A - All Souls Trilogy -
Shadow of Night - 10/15
October Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With October:
•Halloween •Trick •Treat •Libra •Witch •Costume •Opal •NBA • World Series •Boo
Birthdays in October:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Tommy Lee •Ashanti •Matt Damon •Carrie Fisher •Zac Efron •Julia Roberts •Pat Sajak •Gwen Stefani •Bill Gates •Margaret Thatcher
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Halloween: All of your books must be paranormal
Columbus Day:All of your books must be set in a different location
National Popcorn Popping Month:All of your books must be from at least 3 different genres
Moldy Cheese Day: All of your books must have either green, black, yellow, white, or orange on the cover (at least 25%)
Navy Day: All of your books must feature a military, soldier, or law enforcement character
October 2014Moldy Cheese Day
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I In the End 10-10-14
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C Chupeco, Rin-The Girl From the Well 10-7-14
H Honey Queen 10-14-14
I'm short one E but I'm going for it anyway. :)READ: 12/12
✔H: The Hawk - Monica McCarty 10/26
✔A: The Alexandria Link - Steve Berry 10/25
✔L: Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline 10/16
✔L: Nightborn - Lynn Viehl 10/31
✔O: Oceanborne - Katherine Irons 10/22
✔W: Wicked as They Come - Delilah Dawson 10/5
✔E: Hidden - Kendra Elliot 10/23
✔E: [Emily Hudson, char] Deadlock - Iris Johansen 10/30
✔N: North of Need - Laura Kaye 10/24
✔Curious Events Day: The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington 10/1
✔Sarcastic Month: Silver-Tongued Devil - Jaye Wells 10/10
✔It's My Party Day: The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness 10/28
CHALLENGE COMPLETE
Mod
Time Frame: 01 October 2014 - 31 October 2014
Level: Easy
Completed: 10/10
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Halloween: All of your books must be paranormal1/3 read
B - Bender, Aimee; The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (4/5)
O - Owen, Lauren; The Quick
O - Oyeyemi, Helen; Boy, Snow, Bird
TCF: Monthly Challenge, OctoberDuration: 10-1-2014 to 10-31-2014
Books Completed: 9/9 on December 9, 2014
✔H-Honor's Knight | Rachel Bach - Oct 24 - ★★★★★
✔A-The Aftermath | Jen Alexander - Oct 29 - ★★★☆☆
✔L-Lock In | John Scalzi - Oct 26 - ★★★★☆
✔L-The Likeness | Tana French - Dec 3 - ★★★★★
✔O-Out of Turn | Tiffany Snow - Oct 4 - ★★★★★
✔W-The Mage in Black | Jaye Wells - Oct 11 - ★★★★☆
✔E-This Same Earth | Elizabeth Hunter - Oct 19 - ★★★☆☆
✔E-Extreme Exposure | Pamela Clare - Oct 19 - ★★★☆☆
✔N-The Name of the Wind | Patrick Rothfuss - Dec 9 - ★★★★☆
TCF October ChallengeTime Frame: 01 October 2014 - 31 October 2014
Completed: 0/12
Damon:
D: Sugar Rush by:Donna Kauffman
A: Scandal And The Duchess by:Jennifer Ashley
M: Maybe This Time
O: One Night in the Outlaw's Bed
N: Nash
Witch:
W: The Wicked Wallflower
I: Incandescent
T: Tall, Dark & Dead
C: Mockingjay by:Suzanne Collins
H: Heroes Are My Weakness
Virus Appreciation Day: Flesh
Curious Events Day: Read any book you've been "curious" about
Sarcastic Month: Better Homes and Hauntings
Oktoberfest: Read a book with a German character
It's My Party Day: Read any book you'd like
To Read:
Finished:
TCF October Challenge 2014Time Frame: 01.10.14-31.10.14
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Books Read: 6/6
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DONE!!!!National Popcorn Popping Month:All of your books must be from at least 3 different genres
Libra
L - Loving Chase | 10/3 | ★★★★
I - (The Ivy Years #3) - The Understatement of the Year - 10/16 ★★★★★
B - The Book Of Daniel - 10/10 ★★★★
R - rock | 10/4 ★★★★★
A - A Taste of Honey | 10/13 | ★★★
Matt Damon
M - Merikan, K.A. - Guns n' Boys: Book 1, Part 2 | 10/2 | ★★★★★
A - Alicia Nordwell - Picked at the Peak | 10/13 | ★★★ 1/2
T - The Christmas Package |10/14| ★★
T The Boyfriend Mandate |10/15| ★★★★
D - Darien Cox - Fit for the Job - 10/17 ★★★★
A - Ashton, Avril - Sinner, Savior (Brooklyn Sinners, #2) 10/28
M - Michaels, Tere - Cherish | 10/14 | ★★★★★
O-Outshine the Stars-10/31 ★★★★★
N- Nate Tanner - Unexpected Family 10/25 ★★★★
BONUS
Curious Events Day: Read any book you've been "curious" about - (Watch Me) Break You 10/6 ★★★
Sarcastic Month: Read a book with a sarcastic or snarky character - Five Times 10/6 ★★★★
It's My Party Day: Read any book you'd like Feast - 10/19 ★★★★
TCF October Challenge 2014Level: Hard
National Popcorn Popping Month:
All of your books must be from at least 3 different genres
Read: 5/5 - COMPLETED
W ✔A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson - 11.10.14 ★★★★★ (Travel)
I ✔The Inheritance by Louisa May Alcott - 9.10.14 ★★ (Classics)
T ✔The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris - 7.10.14 ★★★★ (Horror)
C: ✔Maura's Game by Martina Cole - 28.10.14 ★★ (Thriller)
H ✔The Rats by James Herbert - 3.10.14 ★★ (Horror)
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The Challenge Factory2014 TCF'S October Monthly Challenge
Duration: 10/1/2014 - 10/31/2014
Progress: 15 out of 15
Words Associated With October:
•Halloween
H: Her Ladyship's Companion by Joanna Bourne - **** - 10/18/2014
A: Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie - ***** - 10/30/2014
L: Lara Adrian; Kiss of Midnight - *** - 10/3/2014 - 402 Pages
L: Letting Go by Maya Banks - ***** - 10/31/2014
O: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout - ***** - 10/29/2014
W: Betty White; If You Ask Me - **** - 10/2/2014 - 258 Pages
E: Eric Schlosser; Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal - *** - 10/21/2014
E: Elizabeth Camden; Against the Tide - ***** - 10/28/2014
N: Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn - ***** - 10/27/2014
•Trick •Treat •Libra
•Witch
W: The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison - ***** - 10/21/2014
I: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - ***** - 10/26/2014
T: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - *** - 10/7/2014
C: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black - **** - 10/5/2014 - 419 Pages
H: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - ***** - 10/6/2014 - 318 Pages
•Costume •Opal •NBA • World Series •Boo
Birthdays in October:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Tommy Lee •Ashanti •Matt Damon •Carrie Fisher •Zac Efron •Julia Roberts •Pat Sajak •Gwen Stefani •Bill Gates •Margaret Thatcher
BONUS:Can Be Used in Place of one of your letters or on their own
Virus Appreciation Day: Read a dystopian or apocalyptic book
Curious Events Day: Read any book you've been "curious" about
Sarcastic Month: Read a book with a sarcastic or snarky character:
Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - **** - 10/27/2014
Oktoberfest: Read a book with a German character
It's My Party Day: Read any book you'd like
October monthly challengeT-- Talon
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October TCF Challenge Duration: 1st - 31st October 2014
Progress 10 put of 10
Spell out word using Title, Author or Series.
Witch
W ✔ Why the Star Stands Still - Rose Christo - 07/10/14 ★★★½
I ✔ Ione, Larissa (a) - Chained by Night - 04/10/14 ★★★★½
T ✔ Tina Folsom (a) - Samson's Lovely Mortal - 17/10/14
C ✔ Christo, Rose (a) - St. Clair - 05/10/14 ★★★★
H ✔ Hart, Riley (a) - Collide - 12/10/14 ★★★★
Libra
L ✔ Looks Over - Rose Christo - 01/10/14 ★★★★
I ✔ Ivy Years (s) - The Understatement of the Year - Sarina Bowen - 03/10/14 ★★★★★
B ✔ Black Rook - Kelly Meade - 14/10/14 ★★★★
R ✔ Reaper's Stand - Joanna Wylde - 07/10/14 ★★★★★
A ✔ Ashley, Kristen (a) - Deacon - 06/10/14 ★★★★
Completed 17/10/14
2014 TCF'S October Monthly Challenge Duration: 1st October - 31st October
Level: Easy
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N - It's My Party Day -
COMPLETED
OK - I think I finished,and if I did it right I think I qualified in two "Hard" groups - Moldy cheese, and Popcorn.https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Good job Penni! And you managed two hard levels :D
UPDATE Message # 2 - DONE - 27Oct14I've done as much as I can this month. Obviously chose the wrong word to spell because my various reads just didn't fall into TREAT! But I DID get 3 of the bonus/alternates done ...
OCTOBER MONTHLY CHALLENGE
Begins: 01Oct14 / Ends: 31Oct14
3/5 SPELL completed
3/5 BONUS completed
TREAT
T - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ✔ – 05 Oct14
R - RITA Mae Brown wrote Wish You Were Here ✔ – 21Oct14
E
A - Away ✔ – 15 Oct14
T
BONUS - Can be used in place of a letter or in addition to spell-out
Virus Appreciation Day: Read a dystopian or apocalyptic book
Curious Events Day: Read any book you've been "curious" about
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded ✔ – 07 Oct 14
Sarcastic Month: Read a book with a sarcastic or snarky character
Summer Knight ✔ – 07 Oct 14
Oktoberfest: Read a book with a German character
It's My Party Day: Read any book you'd like - Winterkill ✔ – 11Oct14
Finished.TCF OCTOBER MONTHLY CHALLENGE
Duration: 10/1/14 - 10/31/14
L Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington - 10/3/14
I In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce - 10/1/14
B Begonia Means Beware by Lyndsey Cole - 10/31/14
R Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling - 10/7/14
A The Alchemyst by Michael Scott - 10/25/14
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How It Works:
○Below there will be a list of words associated with October You will choose 1 or more word from the list and choose/read books that either the •Title •Author or •Series begins with each letter!
○To Move up to the Hard Level you will choose books from the same Genre or Theme (Listed Below) for each word you read! *If you do more than one word you can use a different genre or theme for each word☺
There will be a couple of Bonus Options for those who want to add a little something extra!
•Some Info to Keep In Mind•
♦You CAN do re-reads as long as they are read during challenge.
♦You CAN change you •Books & •Level of Difficulty at any time during the challenge.
♦Update your orginal list, as well as updating a post occasioanlly.
•Strike out Finished Books
•Rate your Finished Books 1-5 ♥'s 1 5 Being the Best!
•Add a tally of completed books to Orginal Post= 0/5 completed!
If you have questions Please ask me here, or PM me or any of the Mods!
October Words to Choose From:
Words Associated With October:
•Halloween •Trick •Treat •Libra •Witch •Costume •Opal •NBA • World Series •Boo
Birthdays in October:
(Please note you can do the whole name, first, and or last)
•Tommy Lee •Ashanti •Matt Damon •Carrie Fisher •Zac Efron •Julia Roberts •Pat Sajak •Gwen Stefani •Bill Gates •Margaret Thatcher
Themes to Choose From for Hard Level:
Halloween: All of your books must be paranormal
Columbus Day:All of your books must be set in a different location
National Popcorn Popping Month:All of your books must be from at least 3 different genres
Moldy Cheese Day: All of your books must have either green, black, yellow, white, or orange on the cover (at least 25%)
Navy Day: All of your books must feature a military, soldier, or law enforcement character
Virus Appreciation Day: Read a dystopian or apocalyptic book
Curious Events Day: Read any book you've been "curious" about
Sarcastic Month: Read a book with a sarcastic or snarky character
Oktoberfest: Read a book with a German character
It's My Party Day: Read any book you'd like
Good Luck & Happy Reading!