Challenge Overload (PNR and UF Edition) discussion

A simple one to start off the year.

There are a few categories for this one:
Winter: You must read one book with winter in the title. The book could also be set in the winter time.
Place: The setting must be somewhere cold. (Ex: Maine, Russia, Alaska...)
JANUARY: Pick two letters from the word January. The title of the book must start with one, and the author's name must start with the other. (This is a 2 book category.)
New beginnings: You must pick a book you have been recommended.
Resolutions: Make a book New Year's resolution (I want to read only books I have already bought...etc.) and choose one book that fits in that resolution. Please state what your resolution is.

This challenge is a total of 6 books. Rereads are acceptable for some categories.

Okay, I'll give this a try:

Winter: A Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter
Place: Can I count space? Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon
January: Runaways Vol. 1 Pride and Glory (book R) and Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh (author name N)
Resolution: Reading from books I already own--Madhouse by Rob Thurman
Book recommended to me: Touch the Dark by Karen Chance (recommended by Mel)
Update 1/28/10
Well, I read one of these: Touch the Dark by Karen Chance! CRASHED and Burned big time!

1. winter in title/set in winter -
2. set somewhere cold - Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian (Alaska) 1/2
3. title starts with letter in "January" -
4. author name starts with letter in "January" - Beyond the Night by Joss Ware (J)
5. recommended to me - Soulless by Gail Carriger (recommended by Annvelwis)
6. resolution - read more new-to-me authors Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Winter: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson 1/5
Set somewhere cold: East by Edith Pattou 1/11
January-Book Title: Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter 1/12
Author: Wings by Aprilynne Pike 1/8
Recommended: Immortal: Love Stories with Bite by P.C. Cast 1/12
Resolution (books I own): Beast by Donna Jo Napoli1/3

Done!

I'm winging it! I'll fill in as I go!

winter in title/set in winter:
set somewhere cold: -
title starts with letter in "January":
author name starts with letter in "January":
recommended to me:
something taunting me from my tbr pile: -

Just checking does it have to be officially recommended, or can it be anything any has told me I should read? Because my cousin just hit me with a must read list!

Tara: Yeah that is great. Just something someone else told you, you should read is fine.

OK, I'll give it a shot.

Winter: Fires of Winter - Johanna Lindsey
Place: Shades of Midnight - Lara Adrian
JANUARY:
New beginnings: Magic In The Wind by Christine Feehan
Resolutions: An untried author - Kim Lenox, Night Falls Darkly

Winter: Deep Kiss of Winter – Gena Showalter & Kresley Cole
Place: TBD
January: Just One Sip
Dark Seduction - Brenda Joyce
New Beginnings: Nightkeepers - Jessica Andersen
Resolution: Read more books by authors I've never read - Starlight, Starbright - Saranne Dawson

0 DOWN, 6 TO GO!

Winter: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole
Place (Cold): Frostbite by Richelle Mead
January (N Title): Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper
January (A Author): Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout
New Beginnings (Recommended by Jess): Mortal Seductions by Allyson James
Resolutions (start this series): Real Murders by Charlaine Harris

1 of 6

Winter: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole
Place: Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Title Letter (N): Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
Author Letter (A): Bitten by Armstrong, Kelley Jan 2 ★★★★★
New Beginnings: Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland
Resolutions: Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance (Get up-to-date on a series.)

Okay I am in so here goes:

Winter: Coldest Winter Ever (finished)
Place and Author with an A: Shades of Midnight:Lara Adrian (finished)
January: title (R): Tycoon Series: Dangerous Bet: Troy's Revenge (finished)
New Beginnings: Dead Until Dark
Resolution: To start the Dark Hunter Series

Finished: 0/6


Winter: You must read one book with winter in the title.


The book could also be set in the winter time.

Place: The setting must be somewhere cold. (Ex: Maine, Russia, Alaska...)

JANUARY: Pick two letters from the word January. The title of the book must start with one, and the author's name must start with the other. (This is a 2 book category.)
1. Dead End Dating by Kimberley Raye
2.

New beginnings: You must pick a book you have been recommended.
(does anyone have a recommendation for me:)

Resolutions: Make a book New Year's resolution (I want to read only books I have already bought...etc.) and choose one book that fits in that resolution. Please state what your resolution is.
Resolution: Buy a ebook reader and start reading ebooks :) Bought a Kindle today - yay! Now it just has to be delivered.

Ok I have another challenge running with this, so I'll try and match some of them up.

I plan to read An Ice Cold Grave. COuld this be classed as my winter one as Ice is generally in the winter???

Sure. Winter can be a hard one.

Oooh, if that's the case how about Born of Ice?

Yep. That will work.

thanks! :)

Lenore wrote: "Sure. Winter can be a hard one."


Great! Thanks very much. Will get on to seeing how I can use my list to meet the challenge

Challenge Overload: January Challenge

winter: Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon -- Completed 1/4: ★★★★☆
set somewhere cold: - (I swear every book I've read so far just goes on about the heat!! LOL!)
title starts with letter in "January":
author name starts with letter in "January":
recommended by Mel: Midnight's Daughter Karen Chance -- Completed 1/3: ★★★★☆
something taunting me from my tbr pile: -

Winter:
Set somewhere cold:Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian
January (title):
January (author A): Beneath the Skin by Adrian Phoenix
New beginnings:
Resolution (read a book that I already own):

I'm in!

0/6

1. winter in title/set in winter - Child of a Dead God by Barb Hendee (I started this a while ago but I'll need to start over)
2. set somewhere cold - ?
3. title starts with letter in "January" -
4. author name starts with letter in "JanuaRy" - Nightlife by Rob Thurman
5. recommended to me - Soulless by Gail Carriger (recommended by Michelle M)
6. resolution - read a book by Sherrilyn Kenyon- Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon


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Mel wrote: "6. resolution - read a book by Sherrilyn Kenyon"

Nice resolution Mel!! LOL!

I thought you might appreciate it :)

Gem H aka *Dhelirious* wrote: "Ok I have another challenge running with this, so I'll try and match some of them up.

I plan to read An Ice Cold Grave. COuld this be classed as my winter one as Ice is generally in the winter???"

I might have to steal that one ;) I just finished it the day before yesterday. It was really good!

6/6

Winter in title/Set in Winter: An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris

Place that's cold: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs

JANUARY:
Title: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Author: Storm Born by Richelle Mead

New beginnings: Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Resolutions(book by an author I haven't read before): Bitten by Kelley Armstrong

My List.

0/6 complete
Winter: The Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey

Place: Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris

JANUARY:
Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin (The J in Jennifer for January)
Night Huntress by Yasmine Galenorn (shifts into tabby cat) (The N in Night is in January

New beginnings: Midnight’s Daughter by Karen Chance (Recommended by Mel)

Resolutions: I must get up to date with at least 1 series I’m following. (Chosen series Harry Dresden) - Small Favor by Jim Butcher

Tara: how did you get the stars for your reviews along the book title?

Hi Lenore! It's html code!

★
& # 9 7 3 3 ;

☆
& # 9 7 3 4 ;

But obviously take out the spaces between each character. :)

Thanks!!

January (a)

Winter: Deep Kiss of Winter – Gena Showalter & Kresley Cole - Jan 5
Place: TBD
January: Just One Sip
Dark Seduction - Brenda Joyce - Jan 7
New Beginnings: Nightkeepers - Jessica Andersen
Resolution: Read more books by authors I've never read - Starlight, Starbright - Saranne Dawson

Challenge Overload: January Challenge
As of 1/8:
3 of 6 complete

1. winter: Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon -- Completed 1/4: ★★★★☆

2.set somewhere cold: - (I swear every book I've read so far just goes on about the heat!! LOL!)

3. title starts with letter in "January":

4. author name starts with letter in "January":

5.Mel recommends: Midnight's Daughter Karen Chance -- Completed 1/3: ★★★★☆

6.from tbr pile: - Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow -- Completed 1/6: ★★★★★ (why did I keep putting this book off?!?!)

Tara, may I suggest a book set in Scotland as its frigging freezing here just now!

Is Deep Kiss of Winter a stand alone book?

It's an anthology with stories from in between books in the authors' series, so nope.

hmmm... I will have to think on the first two.

Winter title or setting:
Set somewhere cold:
January (title U): Undone
January (author A): The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
New beginnings: The Last Wish - recommended by Kathrynn
Resolution - I will work on catching up on all the series I've started: As The World Dies: Siege: A Zombie Trilogy

Gem H aka *Dhelirious* wrote: "Tara, may I suggest a book set in Scotland as its frigging freezing here just now!"

I've got all the Higlander Series which I believe takes place in Scotland or else they really shouldn't be called the Highlander books, but the way my luck is going it will probably all take place during summer in the middle of a heat wave...

Highlander... Which series?

Karen Marie Moning.

Have you read her Fever series? To die for.

Lenore wrote: "Have you read her Fever series? To die for. "

I'm definately dying over the cliff hanger endings!! I can't wait until the last books comes out.

Me either. It is killing me to find out who the beast is. Better not be Barrons. Whew that man is a fiction sex god! There is not even a release date for Shadowfever :(

Shanon wrote: "I'm definately dying over the cliff hanger endings!! I can't wait until the last books comes out."

aaand that's why I haven't read the Fever series yet. I keep hearing about this cliff hanger and frankly my brain can't take it. So until the last book has been released and is in my possession, I REFUSE to read the Fever Series. From what I hear the next book is the last, right. I look forward to taking them all in.

Yes it is. Luckily it is supposed to be like 700 pages long! I don't blame you. Had I known I might have waited too... Na.

I would've waited as well and as bad as it sounds I would encourage anyone else to wait. The books almost end mid scene - SO ANNOYING but I just couldn't stop reading them once I started.

Challenge Overload: January Challenge
As of 1/10:
4 of 6 complete

1. winter: Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon -- Completed 1/4: ★★★★☆

2.set somewhere cold: -

3. title starts with letter in "January":

4."R" author: Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman -- Completed 1/10: ★★★☆☆
(Another book set in the heat of a desert, I think subconsciously I want to be somewhere warm)

5.Mel recommends: Midnight's Daughter Karen Chance -- Completed 1/3: ★★★★☆

6.from tbr pile: - Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow -- Completed 1/6: ★★★★★

I would just like to say, for the record, I'm currently reading To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning. It takes place in Scotland...in the summer.

Go figure Tara. If you need to, you can use it anyway. It is normally a cool place.

Lenny wrote: "Go figure Tara. If you need to, you can use it anyway. It is normally a cool place."

Thanks. I may take you up on that, but there is almost 3 weeks left to this month, surely, I must be able to read one book where they don't talk about the heat. It seems like it shouldn't be that difficult. LOL!