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Memorial Day Challenge
I am in. Here are my choices, although they are subject to change.Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Read a book that is firmly in the PNR genre
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
B. Read a book with a bad-ass female heroine (TSTL characters qualify!)
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
B. Choose a book by a new author Teeth: Vampire Tales by Ellen Datlow
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
B. Read a book with a really fantastic cover
Category 5 (necrophilia is a crime?)
A. It's all about the zombies with this book The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
B. Pick a book with a red cover
Optional Category (Be Afraid..)
I'm going to try to participate this month!! I will make up my list hopefully tomorrow. :)
Memorial Day ChallengeDuration: May 1-May 31
Completed: 6/6
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
Category 5
Category 6
I'm In0/5
Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Read a book that is firmly in the PNR genre
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons Katie Macalister
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
B. Read a book with a bad-ass female heroine
Tangled Threads Jennifer Estep
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
B. Choose a book by a new author
Marked Elisabeth Naughton
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
A. Read a book that has been made into a TV/movie/comic series/graphic novel
Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris
Category 5 gonna skip this one
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
A. Pick a book with a blue cover
Born of Shadows Sherrilyn Kenyon
WYA Memorial Day 2011 Book Adventure Challenge1/5/11 - 31/5/11
0/6 Completed
All's Fair in Love and War
1.A - His Darkest Hunger
It's Not the Size of the Gun
2.B - Touched by an Alien
You Want Me to Read What?
3.B - Elisabeth Naughton - Marked
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
4.B - Alien Tango
Necrophilia is a Crime?
5.A - This Side of the Grave
Colour Me Patriotic
6.A - Dark Protector
Read: 3/6A: Witch Fire by Anya Bast
B: The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter
B: Warrior Ascended by Addison Fox
4. A picture is worth a thousand words.
B: Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
5. Necrophillia is a crime?
A: Deadtown by Nancy Holzner
6. Colour me patriotic. Should be orange in my case, but I guess I can defect to the US for one month :)
Read
READ: 10/10Category 1:
PNR:
Category 2:
Category 3:
Category 4:
Category 5:
Category 6:
My tentative list:Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Highlander's Challenge by Jo Barrett
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
B. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
B. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
B.The Fallen: Raziel by Kristina Douglas
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
B. After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
WYA Memorial Day 2011 Book Adventure Challenge5/1/11 - 5/31/11
6/6 Completed
Choose ONE option from the categories to create your reading list for the challenge.
Category 1 (all's fair in love and war):
A. Read a book that is firmly in the PNR genre
B.
Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun):
A. Pick a book with an alpha male hero that tends to be overzealous with weapon usage
B.
Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
Category 3 (You want me to read what?):
A. Pick a book that is out of your comfort zone
B.
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words):
A.
B. Read a book with a really fantastic cover
The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Sid Jacobson
Category 5 (necrophilia is a crime?):
A.
B. Look for a book with a really twisted main/bad guy/villain character
Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic):
A.
B. Pick a book with a red cover
Ready or Not by Meg Cabot
Optional Category (Be Afraid..):
Ask someone on your GR friend's list to recommend a book for the challenge. Hey.. maybe they will be nice and pick out a good one
Jess wrote: "My tentative list:Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Highlander's Challenge by Jo Barrett
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
B. Unearthly chosen.
I see you have
on your list. I hope you like it. I know I did and enjoyed reading it. Made me smile and laugh. You'll have to let me know what you think after you read it.
Memorial Day Book Adventure
I'm in. Choices in each category & books to be announced...
Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
Dark Peril by Christine Feehan
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
Blood Trail by Tanya Huff
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
Category 5 (necrophilia is a crime?)
Crave by J.R. Ward
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
Unleashing the Storm by Sydney Croft
Optional Category (Be Afraid..)
(Books recommended by my GR friend Pansy)
1 down, 3 to goCategory 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Highlander's Challenge by Jo Barrett
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
B.The Fallen: Raziel by Kristina Douglas
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
B. After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
Lol, OMG Jess! I forgot today was the 1st, I thought tomorrow was. Lol here I was think, that goober (you) started a day early & didn't realize it! lol looks like the last laughs on me! Between work, studying for finals, and homework my days are really running together! ;p
Keri wrote: "Lol, OMG Jess! I forgot today was the 1st, I thought tomorrow was. Lol here I was think, that goober (you) started a day early & didn't realize it! lol looks like the last laughs on me! Between wor..."I'm not going to lie, I wasn't even paying attention to what month it was lol, it's just coincidence that I happened to start it this morning. :)
1/5Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Read a book that is firmly in the PNR genre
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons Katie Macalister
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
Tangled Threads Jennifer Estep
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
B. Choose a book by a new author
Marked Elisabeth Naughton
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
A. Read a book that has been made into a TV/movie/comic series/graphic novel
Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris
Category 5 gonna skip this one
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
A. Pick a book with a blue cover
Born of Shadows Sherrilyn Kenyon
read
I'm sooo in!MEMORIAL DAY BOOK ADVENTURES
Duration: May 1 to May 31, 2011
Completed: 6 of 7
Category 1 (all's fair in love and war) - A. Book that is firmly in the PNR genre
*****Warrior's Rise by LJ DeLeon ~DONE~
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun) - B. Book with a bad-ass female heroine
*****Lifestyles of the Fey and Dangerous by Danica Avet ~DONE~
Category 3 (You want me to read what?) - B. Book by a new author
*****Fallenwood by Leslie D. Soule ~DONE~
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words) - B. Book with a really fantastic cover
*****Once Upon A Time In Space by Heather Massey ~DONE~
Category 5 (necrophilia is a crime?) - A. Book about zombies
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic) - A. Book with blue cover
*****The Arrival by Nicole MacDonald ~DONE~
Optional Category (Be Afraid..) - GR friend's book recommendation
*****A Witch's Lament ~DONE~
5/6Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
B. Choose a book by a new author
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
Category 5 (necrophilia is a crime?)
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
I'm so glad we have so many participants this month! Keep it coming folks. :)
2/5Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Read a book that is firmly in the PNR genre
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons Katie Macalister
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
Tangled Threads Jennifer Estep
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
B. Choose a book by a new author
Marked Elisabeth Naughton
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
A. Read a book that has been made into a TV/movie/comic series/graphic novel
Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris
Category 5 gonna skip this one
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
Born of Shadows Sherrilyn Kenyon
read
WYA Memorial Day 2011 Book Adventure Challenge1/5/11 - 31/5/11
1/6 Completed
All's Fair in Love and War
1.A - His Darkest Hunger
It's Not the Size of the Gun
2.B - Touched by an Alien
You Want Me to Read What?
3.B - Elisabeth Naughton - Marked
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
4.B - Alien Tango
Necrophilia is a Crime?
5.A -
Colour Me Patriotic
6.A - Dark Protector
Jess wrote: "I'm not going to lie, I wasn't even paying attention to what month it was lol, it's just coincidence that I happened to start it this morning. :)"lmao!!! That is to freakin funny!
WYA Memorial Day 2011 Book Adventure Challenge1/5/11 - 31/5/11
2/6 Completed
All's Fair in Love and War
1.A - His Darkest Hunger
It's Not the Size of the Gun
2.B - Touched by an Alien
You Want Me to Read What?
3.B - Elisabeth Naughton - Marked
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
4.B - Alien Tango
Necrophilia is a Crime?
5.A -
Colour Me Patriotic
6.A -
4/5Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Read a book that is firmly in the PNR genre
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons Katie Macalister
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
Tangled Threads Jennifer Estep
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
Marked Elisabeth Naughton
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris
Category 5 gonna skip this one
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
Born of Shadows Sherrilyn Kenyon
read
WYA Memorial Day 2011 Book Adventure Challenge1/5/11 - 31/5/11
3/6 Completed
All's Fair in Love and War
1.A - His Darkest Hunger
It's Not the Size of the Gun
2.B -
You Want Me to Read What?
3.B - Elisabeth Naughton - Marked
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
4.B - Alien Tango
Necrophilia is a Crime?
5.A -
Colour Me Patriotic
6.A -
2 down, 3 to goCategory 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Highlander's Challenge by Jo Barrett
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
B. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
B.The Fallen: Raziel by Kristina Douglas
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
WYA Memorial Day 2011 Book Adventure Challenge1/5/11 - 31/5/11
4/6 Completed
All's Fair in Love and War
1.A - His Darkest Hunger
It's Not the Size of the Gun
2.B -
You Want Me to Read What?
3.B - Elisabeth Naughton - Marked
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
4.B -
Necrophilia is a Crime?
5.A -
Colour Me Patriotic
6.A -
All done!Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Read a book that is firmly in the PNR genre
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
B. Read a book with a bad-ass female heroine (TSTL characters qualify!)
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
B. Choose a book by a new author
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
B. Read a book with a really fantastic cover
Category 5 (necrophilia is a crime?)
A. It's all about the zombies with this book
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
B. Pick a book with a red cover
Optional Category (Be Afraid..)
3 down, 2 to goCategory 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Highlander's Challenge by Jo Barrett
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
B.The Fallen: Raziel by Kristina Douglas
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
Hooray Darcy!
WYA Memorial Day 2011 Book Adventure Challenge1/5/11 - 31/5/11
5/6 Completed
All's Fair in Love and War
1.A -
It's Not the Size of the Gun
2.B -
You Want Me to Read What?
3.B - Elisabeth Naughton - Marked
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
4.B -
Necrophilia is a Crime?
5.A -
Colour Me Patriotic
6.A -
3 down, 1 to goB. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
B.Crux by Moira Rogers
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
-I had to take out Highlander's Challenge because it's not available in my library yet. Bummer.
WYA Memorial Day 2011 Book Adventure Challenge1/5/11 - 31/5/11
6/6 Completed FINISHED 15/5/11
All's Fair in Love and War
1.A -
It's Not the Size of the Gun
2.B -
You Want Me to Read What?
3.B - Elisabeth Naughton -
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
4.B -
Necrophilia is a Crime?
5.A -
Colour Me Patriotic
6.A -
Thanks Keri :)
3/3 completed!1a. PNR -
2b. Bad-ass Female heroine -
3b. New Author -
Memorial Day Book Adventure
8/8 completed. FINISHED!!! :)
Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
Firelight by Sophie Jordan
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
Dark Peril by Christine Feehan
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
Blood Trail by Tanya Huff
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
Category 5 (necrophilia is a crime?)
Crave by J.R. Ward
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
Unleashing the Storm by Sydney Croft
Optional Category (Be Afraid..)
(Books recommended by my GR friend Pansy)
6/6 - Finished!!Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
Category 5 (necrophilia is a crime?)
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
Congrats to everyone that already completed the challenge!
Hooray, Diane, Keri & Sarah!!!Thanks Jess :)
Yeaaaaaaaa Sarah!!! Thanks Jess & Sandra ;)
Great job to those that have finished!!
Who's Your Author?
Books mentioned in this topic
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Fallenwood (other topics)
The Arrival (other topics)
Lifestyles of the Fey and Dangerous (other topics)
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Cynthia Hand (other topics)Charlaine Harris (other topics)
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Choose Your Own Book Adventure
Okay, so Memorial Day (as we learned last year) can be hard to fit into the PNR and UF genres. So we will be altering the challenge a bit to fit our needs. We will be celebrating our love of reading with a special choose your own book adventure (inspired by the old choose your own adventure books). So everyone will probably have very different lists. Can't wait to see what people come up with!!
Below you will see different categories with two types of choices. Choose ONE option from the categories to create your reading list for the challenge.
** Please remember you DO NOT have to complete all the categories. You can pick and choose which you would like to do. But keep in mind, in each category, just pick one description.
Category 1 (all's fair in love and war)
A. Read a book that is firmly in the PNR genre
B. Read a book that is firmly in the UF genre
Category 2 (It's not the size of the gun)
A. Pick a book with an alpha male hero that tends to be overzealous with weapon usage
B. Read a book with a bad-ass female heroine (TSTL characters qualify!)
Category 3 (You want me to read what?)
A. Pick a book that is out of your comfort zone
B. Choose a book by a new author
Category 4 (a picture is worth a thousand words)
A. Read a book that has been made into a TV/movie/comic series/graphic novel
B. Read a book with a really fantastic cover
Category 5 (necrophilia is a crime?)
A. It's all about the zombies with this book
B. Look for a book with a really twisted main/bad guy/villain character
Category 6 (Color Me Patriotic)
A. Pick a book with a blue cover
B. Pick a book with a red cover
Optional Category (Be Afraid..)
Ask someone on your GR friend's list to recommend a book for the challenge. Hey.. maybe they will be nice and pick out a good one
**Any questions feel free to ask, this challenge will run throughout the month of May so please don't start reading until May 1st. Feel free to compile your lists now though.**
HAVE FUN!
Jess