A challenge to read more... Reading Rainbow (part 4)

Since joining Goodreads.com I have found many “new to me” authors and series. I took the site’s general “2014 Reading Challenge” and have signed up again this year. In addition to that I decided to sign up for a few reading challenges that the groups I belong to have set it’s members. This post is all about the annual reading challenge that the “Urban Fantasy” Group have set for the whole of this year (2015)…

Reading Rainbow Yearly Challenge

Your goal: 7 to 37 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
Watercolour – Any two parts
Acrylic – Any three parts
Oil – All four parts


PART ONE ~ 7 books - Completed!!!
PART TWO ~ 8 books - Completed!!!
PART THREE ~ 12 books - Completed!!!

PART FOUR ~ 7 books
And finally, read a book in which a primary character’s name (first or last) begins with each letter:
 
R: Ryland Samuels – “Darkness Unleashed (Order of the Blade #7)” by Stephanie Rowe
A:Acacia (Casey) Simopolous – “Marked (Eternal Guardians #1)” by Elisabeth Naughton
I: Ian Fitzgerald – “Forever in Darkness (Order of the Blade #4) by Stephanie Rowe
N: Sebastien (Bastien) Newcombe – “Phantom Shadows (Immortal Guardians #3)” by Dianne Duvall
B: Tiff Banks – “Along Came a Demon (Whisperings #1) ” by Linda Welch
O: Josephine O’Connor – “Grumpy Old Wizards” by John O’Riley
W: Willow Rhoswen – “Influential Magic (Crescent City Fae #1)” by Deanna Chase

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 in part 1 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. “Clouded Rainbow" by Jonathan Sturak
Bonus item #2: A book with the word rainbow, rain, or bow in the title.“Vigilante of Shadows (Scarlet Rain Series #1)" by Miranda Stork
Bonus item #3: A book that you’re ‘tickled pink’ to read. “Date me baby, One more time (Immortally Sexy #1)” by Stephanie Rowe



So, have you read any of these final books? What did you think of them? As always you can see my reviews on Goodreads.

...and that's it  - challenge completed!! That was fun! You can look back at all the books I've read to complete this reading challenge by searching the tag/label #ReadingRainbowYearlyChallenge2015 and a montage of the books is below.

UF Reading Rainbow Challenge 2015 book montage

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A Challenge to Read More... Monthly Reading Challenge ~ July 2015

Since joining Goodreads.com I have found many “new to me” authors and series. 
I took the site’s general “2014 Reading Challenge” and have signed up again this year. In addition to that I decided to sign up for a few reading challenges that the groups I belong to set. 

“Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy” Group is for the discussion and recommendation of paranormal romances and paranormal erotic romance, along with urban fantasy, science fiction, futuristic, and fantasy romance. If you love vampires, werewolves, and hot faery men, this is the group for you. Join up and discuss your favourite books!

If you have questions or concerns, please contact a mod other than Pamela. She unfortunately doesn't have a lot of goodreads time at the moment, and you'll get a quicker response from another mod. Thanks!

We recommend members be over 18, since we do discuss books with adult content, but this is not strictly enforced. Please be aware that there will be adult discussion in this group!

 
This post is all about the monthly reading challenge that the “Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy” Group have set…

PNR & UF Group – July 2015 Challenge

This is an oldie but a goodie, and is fairly easy to find books to fit. Something that I'm sure we all appreciate as the heat starts to get to us. Plus, if we are on vacation, it makes it easy to pick your books.

July’s Alphabet Challenge Character’s First or Last Name must start with one of the letters given:

AB – Sofie Braun – “Storm Shades (Alpha Love #1) by Olivia Stephens
CD – Jade Crow –  “Justice Calling (The Twenty-Sided Sorceress #1)” by Annie Bellet
EFG – Elizabeth (Liz) Monroe – “Incubus Among Us (Shifter Romance #1)” by Mac Flynn
HIJ – DCI Arianwen Harris - “Vigilante of Shadows (Scarlet Rain Series #1)” by 
Miranda Stork

KLM – Kristina (Kris) Heskin – “Creatus – They Exist (The Creatus Series #0.5)”  by Carmen DeSousa
NOP – Mary O’Reilly – “Loose Ends (A Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mystery Book 1)” by Terri Reid
QR – Ryder (Gilbert Ryder) Thompson – “Reaper’s Deliverance (The Grim Alliance #1)” by Miranda Stork
STU – Liz Stokes - “Vampire Dead-tective (Dead-tetective #1)” by Mac Flynn
VW -  Jacky Waterman – “A Solstice with Jacky Waterman (The Watermen Series #1) by Carmen DeSousa
XYZ – Yvaine (the Fallen Star) – “Stardust” by Neil Gaiman

My Book Montage!

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I love these reading challenges, as my regular followers will know – just search my site for reading challenges and see how many results you get!! Lol!

Reading challenges are a fun way to “force” us to look further than our noses, to look past those tried and trusted authors and genres that we always read and step into the world of the unknown… we may experience disappointment but we could discover a new “favourite” author and a plethora of new worlds, characters and tales to sink our teeth into! 

Isn’t it worth the risk?