Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy discussion

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Our new reading challenge is called Count with May.

DURATION: May 1 - May 31, 2011

Here are the categories:

1. Read 2 books with one-word title. (EX. Stray, Marked)
2. Read 2 books with two-word title. (Ex. Dark Lover, Hex Hall)
3. Read 2 books with three-word title. (EX.Slave to Sensation, Narcissus in Chains)
4. Read 2 books with four-word title. (Ex.Halfway to the Grave, I'll Be Slaying You)
5. Read 2 books with five word title. (Ex.Pleasure of a Dark Prince, My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding)

You can post your list in advance or post as you go. No reading before the 1st.

Happy reading!

Yay!

Yz, can we use a book that has more that 5 words in the title for #5? Or can we exclude words (a, an, the) to make it a 5-word title?

PNR - Count With May

May 2011

0/10

1) - Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
2) - Room by Emma Donoghue
3) - Jennifer Government by Max Barry
4) - Evil Ways by Justin Gustainis
5) - The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
6) - Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells
7) - Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
8) - The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
9) - Another One Bites the Dust by Jennifer Rardin
10) - The Sweet Scent of Blood by Suzanne McLeod



Read

I've used the hyphenated words as two separate ones - hope that's OK

May 1st-31st
0/10

1 Defiance Lili St.Crow
2 Marked Elisabeth Naughton
3 Hard Bitten Chloe Neill
4 Dead Reckoning Charlaine Harris
5 Born of Shadows Sherrilyn Kenyon
6 Bound By Darkness Alexis Morgan
7 City of Fallen Angels Cassandra Clare
8 Nerd in Shining Armor Vicki Lewis Thompson
9 The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons Katie Macalister
10 Every Demon Has His Day Cara Lockwood




Just in case of not getting Library books
Awakened P.C Cast
Tangled Threads Jennifer Estep
Believe in Me Jessica Inclan

I'm in! And I agree with Shazzy we do appreciate you :)

9/10 done

1 word:
Paranormalcy
Unearthly

2 word:
Lover Avenged changed to Blood Magic
Wild Magic

3 word:
The Warrior Heir
The Wizard Heir changed to The Burning Bridge

4 word:
The Ruins of Gorlan
Halfway to the Grave

5 word:
One Foot in the Grave
The Name of the Wind

Love it!

0/10 completed

One Word Titles:
Incarceron
Demonglass

Two Word Titles:
Second Skin
Dead Reckoning

Three Word Titles:
The Peach Keeper
Must Love Dragons

Four Word Titles:
The Dead-Tossed Waves
The Trouble With Magic

Five Word Titles:
No Rest for the Wicked
A Great and Terrible Beauty

Yay!!! I'm in.

1. Glimmerglass
2. Steamed
3. Twice Bitten
4. Hard Bitten
5. Rosemary and Rue
6. A Local Habitation
7. The Undead Next Door
8. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
9. Be Still My Vampire Heart
10. The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons

1 word:

2 word:
Hard Bitten
Dead Reckoning

3 word:


4 word:
Kitty's House of Horrors

5 word:
Bite Me If You Can
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs

READ: 0/10
1. Covet - J.R. Ward
2. Soulless - Gail Carriger
3. Unhallowed Ground - Heather Graham
4. Accidentally Were? - Anne Douglas
5. Demons Not Included - Cheyenne McCray
6. Yours For Eternity - Hannah Howell
7. I Dream of Genies - Judi Fennell
8. The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes - Jennifer Crusie
9. Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson
10. Walk on the Wild Side - Christine Warren

I'm playing! I'll get my list of possibilities together!



Read 2 books with one-word title.
Evermore
Marked
Reaper


Read 2 books with two-word title.
Immortal Outlaw
Storm Born
Dragon Actually


Read 2 books with three-word title.
Tongues of Serpents
About A Dragon

Read 2 books with four-word title.
Tempt Me with Darkness

Read 2 books with five word title.
Lord of the Fading Lands
What A Dragon Should Know

Here is my list:


0/10 done
1 Word
Hounded
Wolfsangel

2 Words
Hard Bitten
Dead Reckoning

3 Words
The Vampire Dimitri
The Darkest Secret

4 Words
Of Blood and Honey
Beloved of the Fallen

5 Words
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons
Dark Side of the Moon (Dark-Hunter, #9)

I am in! Will post as I go.

Here are the categories:

1. Messenger Lois Lowry read 5-12-11
2. Stargazer Claudia Gray read 5-26-11

3. The Bitten LA Banks read 5-11-11
4. Misguided Angel Melissa de la Cruz read 5-18-11

5. Born of Ice Sherrilyn Kenyon read 5-25-11
6. three word title

7. Blonde With a Wand Vicki Lewis Thompson read 5-17-11
8. Real Vampires Have More to Love Gerry Bartlett read 5-23-11

9. Love Me If You Dare Carly Phillips read 5-15-11
10. One Foot in the Grave Jeanine Frost read 5-21-11

Count me in!

1 Word
Awakened - P.C. Cast
Firespell - C. Neill

2 Word
Pleasure Unbound - L. Ione
Original Sin - A. Brennan

3 Word
The Iron Hunt - M. Liu
Kiss of Midnight - L. Adrian

4 Word
The Van Alen Legacy - M. Cruz
A Fistful of Charms - K. Harrison

5 Words
Every Which Way But Dead - K. Harrison
For a Few Demons More - K. Harrison

DONE - 5/25!!!

One Word
Wanderlust
Doubleblind



Two Words
Pleasure Unbound
Dead Reckoning


Three Words
The Man Within
Tempting the Beast - April Favorite!!!



Four Words
In Over Her Head
Masters of the Shadowlands


Five Words
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
Lord of the Fading Lands

Thanks Nita I forgot about Dead Reckoning have to change my list already!

PNR Count with May 2011 reading challenge

Read: 0/10

One word titles
1. Quicksilver by Amanda Quick
2. Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
Two word titles
3. Demon Moon by Meljean Brook
4. River Marked by Patricia Briggs
Three word titles
5. The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston
6. Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Four word titles
7. A Game Of Chance by Linda Howard
8. Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
Five word titles
9. The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons by Katie MacAlister
10. In the Dark of Dreams by Marjorie M. Liu

My List
One Word Titles
1. Crave by J.R. Ward
2. Stray by Rachel Vincent
Two Word Titles
1. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill
2. Death's Mistress by Karen Chance
Three Word Titles
1. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
2. Born of Night by Sherrily Kenyon
Four Word Titles
1. A Fistful of Charms
2. First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
Five Word Titles
1. Every Which Way But Dead
2. Destined for an Early Grave

DONE!!!




I am in! I think these are the books I will try to read:

1. Huntress-Finished May 10th
2. Unbound-Finished May 8th
3. Magic Bleeds-Finished May 3rd
4. Magic Burns-Finished May 2nd
5. Photographs & Phantoms-Finished May 9th
6. Labor of Love-Finished May 5th
7. 13 Little Blue Envelopes-Finished May 11th
8. Come Back To Me-Finished May 12th
9. How To Ditch Your Fairy-Finished May 29th
10. Forest of Hands and Teeth-Finished May 20th

Some of these might change as I go but for now here is a tentative list of books to read for May.


DONE!!!

I'm in. I'm sure I can find plenty of books in my TBR pile to fit this. I'll post as I decide what I'm going to read.

One Word
1. Enclave by Ann Aguirre 5/4
2. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins 5/10
Two Words
1. Hard Biten by Chloe Neil 5/13
2. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 5/14
Three Words
1.The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter 5/3
2. Behind the Gates by Eva Gray 5/12
Four Words
1. The Castle of Dark by Tanith Lee 5/1
2. Devils' Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 5/6
Five Words
1. The Bird of the River by Kage Baker 5/9
2. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 5/15

Sweet... I'm IN

One Word:
1. Unwind; by Neal Shusterman **** 05.06.11
2. Unearthly; by Cynthia Hand **** 05.04.11

Two Words:
1. Vampire Dragon; by Annette Blair *** 05.19.11
2. Blood Lines: by Eileen Wilks *** 05.03.11

Three Words:
1. Must Love Dragons; by Stephanie Rowe *** 05.02.11
2. You Slay Me; by Katie MacAlister ** 05.13.11

Four Words:
1. Deep Kiss of Winter; by Kresley Cole *** 05.07.11
2. Kissed by An Angel; by Elizabeth Chandler *** 05.11.11

Five Words:
1. Kiss of A Demon King; by Kresley Cole *** 05.05.11
2. Pleasure of A Dark Prince; by Kresley Cole **** 05.26.11

0/10 completed

One Word Titles:
1. Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
2. Matched by Ally Condie

Two Word Titles:
1. The Awakening by E.D. Beale
2. Unforgiven Pleasure by Tempest Knight

Three Word Titles:
1. Dance with Me by Luanne Rice
2. Born of Shadows by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Four Word Titles:
1. Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch
2. Howling for My Baby by Beverly Rae

Five Word Titles:
1. The Demon King and I by Candace Havens
2. My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by P.N. Elrod

I am in.

one-word title.
Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Bite by Laurell K. Hamilton
two-word title.
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione
three-word title.
tbd
Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon
four-word title.
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
five word title.
No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole
My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by P.N. Elrod

I'm in and I will post as I go

I'll post as I go, too.

Sounds fun and challenging to find just the right titles. I will post as I go, too!

3/10 Read

1 word titles:
2 word titles:
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Casting Spells by Barbara Bretton
3 word titles:
4 word titles:
Dead Girls are Easy by Terri Garey
5 word titles:

Yeah, I'm going to try this one :D


9/10 Read


**One Word Titles**
Shift - Jeri Smith-Ready **5/7/11
Illusions - Aprilynne Pike **5/8/11

**Two Word Titles**
Dead Reckoning - Charlaine Harris **5/5/11
Forever Frost - Kailin Gow **5/10/11

**Three Word Titles**
Jeckel loves Hyde - Beth **5/11/11
The Highlanders Touch - KMM **5/20/11

**Four Word Titles**
Beyond the Highland Mist - KMM **5/15/11
Claimed by the Highlander - Julianne Maclean **5/12/11

**Five Word Titles**
Something Deadly This Way Comes - Kim Harrison
To Tame a Highland Warrior - KMM **5/17/11

0/10


ONE

1. Marked by Evangeline Anderson
2. Mercenaries by Angela Knight

TWO

3. Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks
4. Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione

THREE

5. The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston
6. The Panther's Lair by Esmerelda Bishop

FOUR

7. A Certain Wolfish Charm by Lydia Dare
8. The Zero Dog War by Keith Melton

FIVE

9. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
10.The Ghost and Mr. Moore by Ryan Field

I'm in, I'm in. Will post as I go.

One Word Titles:
Wolfsbane (Sianim, #4)
Chalice

Two Word Titles:
Phule's Company
New Moon: Book One of the Oran Trilogy

Three word Titles:
Rebels and Lovers
Shadows and Light (Tir Alainn, #2)

Four Word Titles:
The Curse of Chalion
Kitty Goes to War

Fivo Word Titles:
The Down Home Zombie Blues
The Hero and the Crown

ONE WORD:
1. Switched BY Amanda Hocking
2. Torn BY Amanda Hocking

TWO WORDS:
3. Magic Bites BY Ilona Andrews READ 05.10.2011
4. Magic Burns BY Ilona Andrews

THREE WORDS:
5. Black Magic Sanction BY Kim Harrison
6. Kiss of Crimson BY Lara Adrian READ 05.12.2011

FOUR WORDS:
7. White Witch, Black Curse BY Kim Harrison
8. Kitty's House of Horrors BY Carrie Vaughn READ 05.13.2011

FIVE WORDS:
9. No Rest for the Wiccan BY Madelyn Alt
10. Another One Bites the Dust BY Jennifer Rardin

I'm in, too! I haven't decided on what all I want to read yet, so I'll post as it gets closer.

Count With May Challenge

Read: 8/10

One Word Titles
1. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins finished 5/12/11
2.

Two Word Titles
1. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris finished 5/17/11
2. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead finished 5/9/11

Three Word Titles
1. 666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce finished 5/25/11
2. A Charmed Death by Madelyn Alt finished 5/31/11

Four Word Titles
1. A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris finished 5/20/11
2.

Five Word Titles
1. First Grave On the Right by Darynda Jones finished 5/18/11
2. What's A Ghoul To Do? by Victoria Laurie finished 5/30/11

im in...

4/10

1. Torment
2.Nightshade
3 Demon's Fall
4.Midnight Alley
5.The Iron King
6.Feast of Fools
7.Prom Nights from Hell
8. The Dead Girls' Dance
9. Kitty and the Midnight Hour
10.The Fellowship of the Ring

I'm in!

I am in. My 1st challange :-) 2/10
1. Evermore - Finished 5/3/11 really liked it!
Switched


2. The Craving
Dead Reckoning - Finished 5/6/11 better then the last 2!



3. Taming the Fire
Tempting the Fire



4. Dead to the World
Beyond the Highland Mist



5. A Hunger Like No Other
No Rest for the Wicked

I'm so in. Will edit this one & post as I go :)

Yay! My first challenge of the month.

Done : 8/10

ONE WORD:
1. Abandon by Meg Cabot 7/5/11
2. Overprotected by Jennifer Laurens 18/5/11

TWO WORDS:
3. Primal Bonds by Jennifer Ashley
4. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris 29/5/11

THREE WORDS:
5. Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter 29/5/11
6. Playing With Fire by Katie MacAlister 2/5/11

FOUR WORDS:
7. Almost To Die For by Tate Hallaway 1/5/11
8. Girl On the Run by Jane Costello 7/5/11

FIVE WORDS:
9. The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons by Katie MacAlister
10. In the Company of Vampires by Katie MacAlister 29/5/11

May Reading Challenge
Duration: May 1-May 31
Completed: 10/10

One Word Titles
1.Afterlight by Elle Jasper 5.6.11
2.Bumped by Megan McCafferty 5.1.11

Two Word Titles
1.Ecstasy's Endgame by Tessa McKay 5.13.11
2.Sea Change by Aimee Friedman 5.7.11

Three Word Titles
1.The Lipstick Laws 5.1.11
2.The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan5.6.11

Four Word Titles
1.Lady of the Isle by Temple Hogan 5.15.11
2.My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent 5.25.11

Five Word Titles
1.This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 5.26.11
2.Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost 5.3.11

Totally in, of course! Will post as I go:

Progress: 6/10

One-Word Titles

1. Velocity by Dean Koontz --Read 05/12
2. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning --Read 05/18



Two-Word Titles

3. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris --Read 05/15
4. Desert Warrior by Nalini Singh --Read 05/21



Three-Word Titles

5. The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs --Read 05/22
6. Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian



Four-Word Titles

7. Master of the Abyss by Cherise Sinclair --Read 05/17
8.



Five-Word Titles

9. The Soft Edge of Midnight by Stella Price
10.

cant wait to start

this group always has the best monthly challenges.

Good Luck Everyone :)

Count with May

Duration: May 01 - May 31

This will prob change, depending on library etc..


0/10 COMPLETE

01. Jealousy by Lilith Saintcrow
02. Venom by Jennifer Estep

03. Flesh Circus by Lilith Saintcrow
04. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong

05. The Lunatic Cafe byLaurell K. Hamilton
06. Green-Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells

07. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
08. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

09. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
10. What's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie

0/10

1 word
1. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
2.
2 word
3. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
4. Club Dead (reread) by Charlaine Harris
3 word
5. Glory In Death by J.D. Robb
6. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
4 word
7. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
8. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
5 word
9.For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison
10.

♥ Ashleigh ♥ wrote: "cant wait to start

this group always has the best monthly challenges.

Good Luck Everyone :)"

Thanks. *big grin*

@ Stephanie and Jenny

Welcome to the challenge. Hope you'll have fun reading your selections.

Always love these challenges.

One Word
Demonkeepers - Jessica Andersen
Glimmer - Vivi Anna

Two Words
Mercury's War - Lora Leigh
Sin Undone - Larissa Ione

Three Words
Last Dragon Standing - G.A. Aiken
Night's Cold Kiss - Tracey O'Hara

Four Words
The Demon In Me - Michelle Rowen
Beyond The Highland Mist - Karen Marie Moning

Five Words
Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole
Even Vampires Get The Blues - Katie MacAlister

I'm in and will post as I go!

I'm the same as valerie, post mine as I go

I'm in

3/10

1 Word


2 Words
Lover Awakened
Lover Revealed

3 Words


4 Words


5 Words
This Side of the Grave
A Hunger Like No Other

I'm in again. Will post as I go I think :P

I'm in. Sound like fun. I will be reading the following:

1 word titles

1. Vampireville by Ellen Shreiber 5/20/11

2. Possessed by Lynne Ewing 5/7/11

2 word titles

3. The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter

4. Dark Lover by Brenda Joyce 5/13/11

3 word titles

5. The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter

6. The Third Circle by Amanda Quick 5/17/11

4 word titles

7. Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning 5/2/11

8. Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase 5/10/11

5 word titles

9. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole

10. The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks


Read:




To Read: