Duration: 1st May – 31st May 2020
Number of books: 6
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Duration
May 1st – 31st 2020

Rules
No minimum page count
All genres welcome
Rereads welcome
A different book must be used for each task

1. Read a book while drinking tea (or whatever drink you prefer) – The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
2. Read a book with a single word title

3. Read a book with an Asian character – Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
4. Read a book with a British character – Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter (Bruiser)

5. Read a book you think is hot – Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman
6. Read a book you think is sweet – Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands

Duration: 1st May – 31st May 2020
Number of books: 11
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Starts: May 1
Ends: May 31
Ten books each month is a lot, so there will be 5 different levels. So pick which level you want to do and that’s how many items you will need to check off.

Levels:
Transitional – 2 books
Fledgling – 4 books
Vampire – 6 books
Master – 8 books
Vampire King or Queen – 10 books

Each month we will have a “check list” of 10 items. To check something off, all you have to do is read a book that applies to that item. So if the item is “read a book with vampires” – then once you’ve read a book with vampires, you can check it off.

Tasks:

1. May starts with M: Read a book with a word in the title or the author’s name beginning with M. – The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic edited by Mike Ashley

2. May is: (choose one)

*Motorcycle Safety Month: Read a book with a motorcycle on the cover.

*Mother’s Day is May 13. Read a book featuring mothers and children. – Billy Thunder and the Night Gate by Isobelle Carmody

*May 6-12 is National Wildflower Week. Read a book with flowers on the cover.

*May 6 is World Laughter Day. Read something that makes you laugh.

3. May is National Inventors Month. Read a book in the Steampunk Genre. – The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer

4. May is National Military Appreciation Month. Read a book featuring a soldier or a veteran. – Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr

5. May is Creative Beginnings Month. Start a new-to-you series. – Naked Dragon by Annette Blair

6. Vampires: Read a book featuring vampires! – Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter

7. May 3 is Paranormal Day. Read a book featuring your favorite paranormal creature. – Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman (Trickster)

8. May is Personal History Month. Read a book told in the first person. – Reaching One Thousand by Rachel Robertson

9. May 25 is Cookie Monster’s birthday! Read a book featuring a friendly monster, beast, or shifter. – Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (they’re all VERY friendly)

10. Location: (choose one)

*May 12 is National Train Day. Read a book that takes place, at least in part, on board a train. Or that has a train on the cover.

*May 8 is National Teacher Day. Read a book that takes place, at least in part, at school.

*National Hospital Week takes place May 14-19. Read a book which takes place, at least in part, in a hospital.

11/22/63 by Stephen King

If you’ve completed the challenge and still want more:

BONUS BOOK! May is Get Caught Reading Month. In honor of the occasion, read an 11th book, any category!

Duration: 1st May – 31st May 2020
Number of books: 6
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Collect a Dracula Beauty each month by completing at least 2 tasks out of a set of 6.
A new set of tasks with a new doll will be posted each month.

The dolls you collect will be in your Vampire Heart thread. Don’t have a thread? You can still do the challenge if you want 🙂

Rules
One book per task.
No minimum page count.
Complete at least two tasks to get the doll.

1. Read a book with bird on the cover. – Vampire Dragon by Annette Blair
2. Read a book tagged Historical. – The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
3. Read a book that is 5th in a series. – Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr
4. Read a book with more than one type of supernatural creature in it. – Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter
5. Read a book with a blue cover. – Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands
6. Read a book you find relaxing. – Billy Thunder and the Night Gate by Isobelle Carmody

Duration: 1st May – 31st May 2020
Number of books: 7
Hosted by: Crazy Challenge Connection

MAY 2020 SCAVENGER – Limerick Day
Timeframe: 5/1/20 to 5/31/20
7/7

Limerick Day is celebrated on May 12 every year, on the birthday of English poet and author Edward Lear who popularized limericks in 1846 in his A Book of Nonsense. Named for the city of Limerick, Ireland, a limerick is a humorous verse or poem, often naughty or bawdy. It is five lines long; the first two lines rhyme with the fifth line, and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other.

TASKS:
1. There was an odd fellow named Gus,
When travelling he made such a fuss.
He was banned from the train,
Not allowed on a plane,
And now travels only by bus.
😀 Read a book with some sort of transportation on the cover (show us the cover) – or – a book whose author’s first or last name has only three letters. – Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands (ship)

2. There was an enchanting young bride,
Who ate many green apples and died.
The apples fermented,
inside the lamented,
and made cider inside her inside
😀 Read a book with a primarily green cover (show us the cover) – or – a book marked HUMOR on the main genre page. – The Last Necromancer by C.J. Archer

3. There was a young woman named Bright,
Whose speed was much faster than light.
She set out one day,
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
😀 Read a book with a word in the title that rhymes with Bright – or – a book that you read quickly (150-200 pages long, tell us how many pages). – Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman

4. I’m really determined and keen,
To start giving this house a spring clean.
I will do it I say,
Yes, I’ll do it today,
Well, I’ll do it tomorrow, I mean.
😀 Read a book set in the spring (March, April, or May) – or – a book with the word “I” in the title. – I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi

5. A canner, exceedingly canny,
One morning remarked to his granny,
“A canner can can
Anything that he can;
But a canner can’t can a can, can he?”
😀 Read a book with a three-letter word in the title – or – a book with a grandmother character (tell us who). – Billy Thunder and the Night Gate by Isobelle Carmody

6. A circus performer named Brian,
Once smiled as he rode on a lion.
They came back from the ride,
But with Brian inside,
And the smile on the face of the lion.
😀 Read a book with a person smiling on the cover (show us the cover) – or – a book whose title starts with a letter in CIRCUS (disregard A, An, The). – Reaching One Thousand by Rachel Robertson

7. There was a young lady named Rose
Who had a large wart on her nose.
When she had it removed
Her appearance improved,
But her glasses slipped down to her toes.
😀 Read a book with an author or character with a flower name – or – a book with eyeglasses on the cover (show us the cover). – Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

CHALLENGE RULES:
♦ If you want to participate in a challenge, please sign up by posting at least a partial list of the challenge requirements. This gives us a post to link you to, which you can use to update your books as the challenge progresses.

♦ Books must be at least 150 pages long. Books may only be used for one task in this challenge, but cross-challenge posting is encouraged 🙂 Re-reads are allowed, as long as you read the entire book and not simply skim through it.

♦ For each book you read, please post a link to the title, and indicate the author and the date you finished reading it. If a challenge task gives several options, please make it clear which option you’ve chosen.

♦ When you complete the challenge, please post your entire list as a new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you’ve read 🙂 If you don’t repost your list, your name will not be added to the list of those who have completed the challenge.