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Jan 01, 2015 11:11PM
I will list my challenges and keep track of them here.
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2015 A-Z Book ChallengeDuration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
✩ Read 26 books in which titles begin with the letters of the alphabet.
✩ You can ignore articles like A, An and The at the beginning of the title.
✩ For the letter "X", any book title with the letter X in it will be acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
A-The Awakening by Christine Feehan 8/16
B-Bella and the Beast by Olivia Drake 11/5
C-Chains of Fire by Christina Dodd 9/12
D-Dark Descent by Christine Feehan 9/5
E-Element of Risk by Robyn Donald 7/20
F-The Fade Out, Vol.1: Act One by Ed Brubaker 9/2
G-Good Earl Gone Bad by Manda Collins 10/11
H-Home is Where the Heart Is by Barbara Dan 10/30
I-Irredeemable, Vol.8 by Mark Waid 10/07
J-The Jade Lioness by Christina Courtenay 10/30
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L-Light up the Night by ML Buchman 10/21
M-The Miser's Dream by John Gaspard 10/04
N-Nightmares! by Jason Segel 10/18
O-Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick 7/29
P-Pulse of the Heartland by Melinda Cross 6/28
Q-Quicksand by Gigi Pandian 2/8
R-Rock Hard by Nalini Singh 9/5
S-Saving Moirra's Heart by Suzan Tisdale 10/4
T-Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/29
U-The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston 7/4
V-The Valiant by Matt Kindt 10/7
W-What to Do With a Duke by Sally MacKenzie 8/14
X-X-Men: No More Humans by Mike Carey 5/12
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2015 A-Z Character Challenge (Female)Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
✩ Read 26 books with female characters' names that start with the letters of the alphabet. Entries can either be first name or last name of a major female character in the book.
✩ For the letter "X", any female character with the letter X within her name is acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
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2015 A-Z Author ChallengeDuration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
✩ Read 26 books in which authors' names (either first or last) begin with the letters of the alphabet.
✩ For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
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2015 A-Z Character Challenge (Male)Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
✩ Read 26 books with male characters' names that start with the letters of the alphabet. Entries can either be first name or last name of a major male character in the book.
✩ For the letter "X", any male character with the letter X within his name is acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
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Cover to Cover Challenge discussion
2015 Sky's the Limit Club > Danielle The Book Huntress's 250 in 2015
My goal is to read 250 books this year. It includes books over 50 pages in length and audiobooks.
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Urban Fantasy 2015 Quarterly Challenge #1 Jan 01, 2015 to Mar 31, 2015
Levels
Easy: 1- 3 books
Medium: 4 – 6 books
Hard: 7-9 books
Extreme: All 11 books
1. Read a new book published in 2015:
2. Read a new-to-you author:
3. Read a book that involves aliens:
4. Read a book in which the main character travels outside of their usual location: For example, a character that usually works in the city travels to the countryside, or a character travels to another country/planet/dimension.
5. Finally read that book you didn’t get around to last year:
6. Read a book that you already own or one that you borrow from the library or a friend:
7. Read a book that one of your Goodreads friends gave four or five stars:
8. Cover hunt: Read a book that features both a man and a woman on the cover
9. Cover hunt: Read a book that features an animal on the cover
10. Letter hunt: Read a book in which the first letter of the title or the first letter of the author’s first or last name can be found in the words “Happy New Year”.
11. Number hunt: Because it’s 2015, read a book that is either the second, first, or fifth in a series.
When you've completed a book for the challenge, please come back to this thread and post a NEW comment so we can see how everyone is doing.
Optional: If you’d like to share your opinion of a book, you can copy and paste this heart or star and add it to your posts: ❤ ★ Or even offer a brief statement about the book.
For example:
Book X by Author Y – Jan09 ★★★★
Book D by Author F – Mar 15 ★★
Book Z by Author Z – Feb 17 ★★★★★
◆As always, all formats are accepted (print, ebook, audio) and rereads are fine as long as you read the entire book and not just skim it.
◆Any genre is acceptable unless specifically stated otherwise.
◆You can change your list or level at any time or just make it up as you go along.
Questions? Just ask.
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Urban Fantasy Reading RainbowYour goal: 7 to 38 books, depending on your level
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2015 (Honestly, I originally designed this to be an open-ended challenge that would take however long you need to complete it. So if December rolls around and we’re still not done, we could roll it over into next year.)
The rules:
-This challenge is divided into four parts. You may choose to do all parts or only one, two or three parts.
-The books may be from any genre, unless specified otherwise in a category.
-Re-reads are allowed as are books used for other challenges.
-You may post your list up front or as you go and you may make changes as you go.
Choose your level:
Fingerpaint – Any one part
Watercolor – Any two parts
Acrylic – Any three parts
Oil – All four parts
PART ONE ~ 7 books
Roy G. Biv is an acronym for the order of colors in a rainbow. For each letter, read a book in which the title, series name, or author’s name (first or last) begins with that letter
R:
O:
Y:
G:
B:
I:
V:
PART TWO ~ 8 books
Read a book with a cover that predominantly matches each color.
Red:
Orange:
Yellow:
Green:
Blue:
Purple:
Black:
White:
PART THREE ~ 12 books (2 for each color)
Red
1. Red is the international color for stop.
Read the last book in a series or trilogy. (The most recent release in an ongoing series will also count.)
2. Red is an auspicious color for marriage. Brides in India and Nepal wear red saris; in Japan, a red kimono symbolizes happiness and good luck.
Read a book in which a wedding takes place OR there is a wedding themed item in the title or on the cover.
Yellow
1. In Japan, yellow often represents courage.
Read a book featuring a kick-butt female character.
2. Yellow is the color most often associated with the deity in many religions (Hinduism and Ancient Egypt)
Read a book including a god, gods, or god-like characters or the people who worship them.
Blue
1. Blue is the #1 favorite color of all people.
Read a book from one of your favorite series.
2. Blue jeans are worn all over the world and a dark blue suit is professional business attire.
Read a book with a denim-clad character on the cover OR a sharp businessman in the story.
Green
1. Green is universally associated with nature.
Read a book with characters trying to protect/preserve wildlife or nature OR read a book with a character that can control or influence nature (This could include anything from controlling weather, making plants grow, or communicating with animals).
2. Traffic lights are green all over the world.
Read the first book in a new-to-you series.
Purple
1. Among Mediterranean people, purple was reserved for emperors and popes. The Japanese christened it “Imperial Purple”
Read a book featuring a character who is a member of royalty OR with a royal title in the title or series name. For example: (queen, prince, duke, emperor, raja, etc.)
2. Purple is the color of mourning or death in many cultures (U.K., Italy, Thailand, Brazil)
Read a book in which a character dies.
Orange
1. Orange is the color of life rafts, hazard cones, and high visibility police vests.
Read a book featuring a police officer or a book in which a character’s life is saved.
2. The middle traffic light is orange in France.
Read a “middle” book in any series (any book other than the first or last/most recent release)
PART FOUR ~ 7 books
And finally, read a book in which a primary character’s name (first or last) begins with each letter:
R:
A:
I:
N:
B:
O:
W:
BONUS TIME ~ 3 books
You can read these books in addition to the ones above or you may use them to replace up to three books from above. For example, if you’re having trouble finding a book for the “I” in Roy G Biv but you have one with a rainbow on the cover, you could use the bonus rainbow cover in place of the “I”.
Bonus item #1: A book with a rainbow on the cover.
Bonus item #2: A book with the word rainbow, rain, or bow in the title.
Bonus item #3: A book that you’re ‘tickled pink’ to read.
(Information about the colors taken from: http://www.colormatters.com)
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2015 A-Z Book ChallengeDuration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Update: 11/15
Completed: 24/26
✩ Read 26 books in which titles begin with the letters of the alphabet.
✩ You can ignore articles like A, An and The at the beginning of the title.
✩ For the letter "X", any book title with the letter X in it will be acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
A-The Awakening by Christine Feehan 8/16
B-Bella and the Beast by Olivia Drake 11/5
C-Chains of Fire by Christina Dodd 9/12
D-Dark Descent by Christine Feehan 9/5
E-Element of Risk by Robyn Donald 7/20
F-The Fade Out, Vol.1: Act One by Ed Brubaker 9/2
G-Good Earl Gone Bad by Manda Collins 10/11
H-Home is Where the Heart Is by Barbara Dan 10/30
I-Irredeemable, Vol.8 by Mark Waid 10/07
J-The Jade Lioness by Christina Courtenay 10/30
K-
L-Light up the Night by ML Buchman 10/21
M-The Miser's Dream by John Gaspard 10/04
N-Nightmares! by Jason Segel 10/18
O-Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick 7/29
P-Pulse of the Heartland by Melinda Cross 6/28
Q-Quicksand by Gigi Pandian 2/8
R-Rock Hard by Nalini Singh 9/5
S-Saving Moirra's Heart by Suzan Tisdale 10/4
T-Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/29
U-The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston 7/4
V-The Valiant by Matt Kindt 10/7
W-What to Do With a Duke by Sally MacKenzie 8/14
X-X-Men: No More Humans by Mike Carey 5/12
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Z-Batman Volume 4: Zero Year-Secret City by Scott Snyder 9/15
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2015 A-Z Character Challenge (Female)Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Update: 11/15
Completed: 26/26 DONE!!!
✩ Read 26 books with female characters' names that start with the letters of the alphabet. Entries can either be first name or last name of a major female character in the book.
✩ For the letter "X", any female character with the letter X within her name is acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
A-Amity Doncaster from Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick 7/29
B-Bella from Bella and the Beast by Olivia Drake 11/5
C-Courtney Crumrin from Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom by Ted Naifeh 9/19
D-Geraldine Dacre from Surrender to Seduction by Robyn Donald 8/9
E-Evie from Exposed by Brighton Walsh 7/17
F-Fig from House of Mystery, Vol. 5: Under New Management by Matthew Sturges 6/27
G-Gillian from Ransom by Julie Garwood 9/1
H-Georgina Henshaw from A Deal at the Altar by Rachael Thomas 6/28
I-Isabelle Mason from Chains of Fire by Christina Dodd 9/12
J-Jaya Jones from Quicksand by Gigi Pandian 2/8
K-Kendra Michaels from The Naked Eye by Iris Johansen 9/19
L-Lisette from The Dream Stealer by Gregory Maguire 8/26
M-Marissa Locks from Free Agent by JC Nelson 6/20
N-Natalya Romanova aka Black Widow from Black Widow Volume 1: The Finely Woven Thread by Nathan Edmundson 5/13
O-Maggie Odessa from the Awakening by Christine Feehan 8/16
P-Perdita Gladstone from Element of Risk by Robyn Donald 7/20
Q-Harley Quinn from Harley Quinn Vol.1: Hot and the City by Amanda Conner 1/27
R-Bryony Russell from Never Kiss a Rake by Anne Stuart 8/7
S-Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 9/22
T-Jess Tennant from Hide and Seek by Jane Casey 7/22
U-Hermione Upperton from Good Earl Gone Bad by Manda Collins 10/11
V-Velvet Templeton from Velvet, Vol 1: Before the Living End by Ed Brubaker 9/23
W-Kera Watson from The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston 7/4
X-Xavia Donovan from Waiting in the Wings by Gina Ardito 6/3
Y-Yukio from The Best of Wolverine, Volume 1 by Chris Claremont 5/19
Z-Zatanna from Black Canary and Zatanna: Bloodspell by Paul Dini 1/19
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2015 A-Z Author ChallengeDuration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Update: 11/15
Completed: 25/26
✩ Read 26 books in which authors' names (either first or last) begin with the letters of the alphabet.
✩ For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
A-Aaron, Jason, Wolverine: Back in Japan 5/16
B-Bard, Richard, Brainrush 10/15
C-Courtenay, Christina, The Jade Lioness 10/30
D-Dan, Barbara, Home is Where the Heart Is 10/30
E-Ed Brubaker, Velvet, Vol.1: Before the Living End 9/23
F-Feehan, Christine, Dark Dream 9/23
G-Geoff Johns, Batman, Earth One, Vol.1 10/7
H-Hiassen, Carol, Lucky You 7/29
I-Iris Johansen, The Naked Eye 9/19
J-Jones, Diana Wynne, Howl's Moving Castle 9/22
K-Kindt, Matt, The Valiant 10/7
L-Lawrence, Kim, Mistress by Mistake 7/17
M-McHugh, Steve, Lies Ripped Open 8/26
N-Naifeh, Ted, Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom 9/19
O-Olivia Drake, Bella and the Beast 11/5
P-Palmiotti, Jimmy, All Star Western, Vol.6: The End of the Trail 7/16
Q-Quick, Amanda, Otherwise Engaged 7/29
R-Robyn Donald, Element of Risk 7/20
S-Singh, Nalini, Rock Hard 9/10
U-Unger, Lisa, Crazy Love You 1/25
V-Vaughn, Brian K, Saga, Vol. 4 6/20
W-Wells, HG, The Island of Dr. Moreau 8/26
X-Alexandra Hawkins, A Duke But No Gentleman 6/13
Y-York, Sabrina, Hannah and the Highlander 8/26
Z-Zoe Archer, Collision Course 12/31
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2015 A-Z Character Challenge (Male)Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Update: 11/15
Completed: 26/26
✩ Read 26 books with male characters' names that start with the letters of the alphabet. Entries can either be first name or last name of a major male character in the book.
✩ For the letter "X", any male character with the letter X within his name is acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
A-Adrian Bruton, Earl of Kilmarytn from Never Kiss a Rake by Anne Stuart 8/7
B-Blake Summers from Jessie Belle by Jennifer Peel 11/10
C-Constantine, John from Hellblazer, Vol.4: The Family Man 9/23
D-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from The Dead Assassin by Vaughn Entwhistle 5/7
E-Eli Marks from The Miser's Dream by John Gaspard 10/4
F-Fletcher Moon from Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer 11/14
G-Gallagher, Sam from Home Is Where the Heart Is by Barbara Dan 10/30
H-Howl from Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 9/22
I-Ivan from Cinderella Vol.2: Fables are Forever 11/7
J-Jake Bronson from Brainrush by Richard Bard 10/15
K-Kanno Kazuo from The Jade Lioness by Christina Courtenay 10/30
L-Lochlannoch, Alexander, Laird of Dunnet from Hannah and the Highlander by Sabrina York 8/26
M-Miles, Duke of Aylwin from Bella and the Beast by Olivia Drake 11/5
N-Nick Walker from Asteroid Outpost by John Bowers 4/1
O-Osiris Cavanaugh from Waiting in the Wings by Gina Ardito 6/3
P-Alfred Pennyworth from Batman, Vol.6: Zero Year- Secret City 9/1
Q-Quill Kipps from The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud 2/6
R-Riordan from Dark Hunger by Christine Feehan 8/21
S-Shinoda, Hiromasa aka Reno from Fire and Ice by Anne Stuart 5/22
T-Traian from Dark Descent by Christine Feehan 9/16
U-Ultraman aka Clark Kent from JLA: Earth 2 6/29
V-Vig Rundstrum from The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston 7/4
W-Lieutenant William Bruce from Light Up the Night by ML Buchman 10/21
X-Hex, Jonah from All Star Western, Volume 6: The End of the Trail by Jimmy Palmiotti 7/16
Y-Jack Yates from Silence From the Dead by Simone St. James 3/8
Z-Zsadist from The Shadows by JR Ward 4/12
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2015 A-Z Author ChallengeDuration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Update: 1/1/16
Completed: 26/26
✩ Read 26 books in which authors' names (either first or last) begin with the letters of the alphabet.
✩ For the letter "X", any author with the letter X in his/her name is acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
A-Aaron, Jason, Wolverine: Back in Japan 5/16
B-Bard, Richard, Brainrush 10/15
C-Courtenay, Christina, The Jade Lioness 10/30
D-Dan, Barbara, Home is Where the Heart Is 10/30
E-Ed Brubaker, Velvet, Vol.1: Before the Living End 9/23
F-Feehan, Christine, Dark Dream 9/23
G-Geoff Johns, Batman, Earth One, Vol.1 10/7
H-Hiassen, Carol, Lucky You 7/29
I-Iris Johansen, The Naked Eye 9/19
J-Jones, Diana Wynne, Howl's Moving Castle 9/22
K-Kindt, Matt, The Valiant 10/7
L-Lawrence, Kim, Mistress by Mistake 7/17
M-McHugh, Steve, Lies Ripped Open 8/26
N-Naifeh, Ted, Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom 9/19
O-Olivia Drake, Bella and the Beast 11/5
P-Palmiotti, Jimmy, All Star Western, Vol.6: The End of the Trail 7/16
Q-Quick, Amanda, Otherwise Engaged 7/29
R-Robyn Donald, Element of Risk 7/20
S-Singh, Nalini, Rock Hard 9/10
U-Unger, Lisa, Crazy Love You 1/25
V-Vaughn, Brian K, Saga, Vol. 4 6/20
W-Wells, HG, The Island of Dr. Moreau 8/26
X-Alexandra Hawkins, A Duke But No Gentleman 6/13
Y-York, Sabrina, Hannah and the Highlander 8/26
Z-Zoe Archer, Collision Course 12/31
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Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny
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2015 A-Z Book ChallengeDuration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Update: 1/1/16
Completed: 24/26
✩ Read 26 books in which titles begin with the letters of the alphabet.
✩ You can ignore articles like A, An and The at the beginning of the title.
✩ For the letter "X", any book title with the letter X in it will be acceptable.
✩ You can join the challenge and anytime and backdate books as long as they were read in the year 2015.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
A-The Awakening by Christine Feehan 8/16
B-Bella and the Beast by Olivia Drake 11/5
C-Chains of Fire by Christina Dodd 9/12
D-Dark Descent by Christine Feehan 9/5
E-Element of Risk by Robyn Donald 7/20
F-The Fade Out, Vol.1: Act One by Ed Brubaker 9/2
G-Good Earl Gone Bad by Manda Collins 10/11
H-Home is Where the Heart Is by Barbara Dan 10/30
I-Irredeemable, Vol.8 by Mark Waid 10/07
J-The Jade Lioness by Christina Courtenay 10/30
K-A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan 12/31
L-Light up the Night by ML Buchman 10/21
M-The Miser's Dream by John Gaspard 10/04
N-Nightmares! by Jason Segel 10/18
O-Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick 7/29
P-Pulse of the Heartland by Melinda Cross 6/28
Q-Quicksand by Gigi Pandian 2/8
R-Rock Hard by Nalini Singh 9/5
S-Saving Moirra's Heart by Suzan Tisdale 10/4
T-Trust No One by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/29
U-The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston 7/4
V-The Valiant by Matt Kindt 10/7
W-What to Do With a Duke by Sally MacKenzie 8/14
X-X-Men: No More Humans by Mike Carey 5/12
Y-A Yuletide Seduction by Carole Mortimer 12/30
Z-Batman Volume 4: Zero Year-Secret City by Scott Snyder 9/15
