Duration: 1st October – 31st December
Number of books: 8
Hosted by: Bookworm Bitches

Duration: 1st October – 31st October
Number of books: 3
Hosted by: Bookworm Bitches

There are 3 tasks, you only need to read three books to finish this challenge. Or pick one task and read 3 books for that one task. Thank you to Valyssia and Lori for the challenge ideas.

October
1. Read a book where there is a change of location or time. – Fire Bound by Christine Feehan
2. Read a book in which the protagonist’s personal views are seriously altered. – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
3. During the course of the book there is a change in seasons. – P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

Duration: 1st October – 31st December

Number of books: 20

Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

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Duration 

October 1st – December 31st

Levels 

Jester – 10 Books

Knight – 15 Books

Royal – 20 Books

Prove your Courage. 

1. Read a book with a courageous character. – Fire Bound by Christine Feehan

2. Read a book over 400 pages long. – Judgment Road by Christine Feehan (426 pages)

3. Read a book without reading the synopsis beforehand. – P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

4. Read a book with a knight or warrior in the story. – Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan

5. Read a book a bold or striking cover (something that really stands out). – The Fish Ladder by Katharine Norbury

Prove your Strength. 

1. Read a book with a physically strong character. – Demon Angel by Meljean Brook

2. Read a book with a battle or fight in the story. – Bound Together by Christine Feehan

3. Read a book with a shapeshifter or vampire. – Wild Thing by Marjorie M. Liu, Maggie Shayne, Alyssa Day & Meljean Brook

4. Read a book with a hardback cover. – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling & Jim Kay

5. Read a series with 10+ books published. – Spider’s Bite by Jennifer Estep (17 books so far)

Prove your Ability. 

1. Read a new to you series. – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

2. Read a book in a different format to usual (audio, ebook, print) – Reinventing Ruby by Deborah Blake

3. Read a book that will help with another challenge. – Death and Relaxation by Devon Monk

4. Read a book that is already on your TBR. – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

5. Read a book with a seasonal theme (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas) – The Nutcracker by Alexandre Dumas

Prove your Allegiance. 

1. Read a book by one of your favourite authors. – Escape from Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth

2. Read a book from the shelves of someone in the group. – Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day

3. Read a book someone in the group has rated 4 or 5 stars. – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling & Olivia Gill

4. Read a book that was mentioned anywhere in the group. – Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

5. Read a book with a title that begins with any letter in MY VAMPIRE BOOK OBSESSION. – Princess in Training by Meg Cabot

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

Check out these gorgeous dolls!! Get one each month by completing at least 2 tasks out of a set of 6.

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 🙂

October 

1. Read a book with a spooky cover. – Judgment Road by Christine Feehan
2. Read a book with a Halloween creature in the story. – Death and Relaxation by Devon Monk
3. Read a book tagged ‘horror’ or ‘paranormal’. – Fire Bound by Christine Feehan
4. Read a book with a character you’d like to dress up as for Halloween. – Spider’s Bite by Jennifer Estep
5. Read a book with a ghost or witch or vampire in the story. – Bound Together by Christine Feehan
6. Read a book that has been made into a movie or TV show. – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

Duration: 1st October – 31st October
Number of books: 14
Hosted by: My Vampire Book Obsession

Duration
October 1st – 31st

Complete at least 2 tasks to attend the ball.

♦ Read a book a cat or feline shapeshifter in the story.
♦ Read a book with a very old character. – Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan

♦ Read a book with a mask on the cover.
♦ Read a book tagged historical. – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

♦ Read a book with a decorative cover. – The Fish Ladder by Katharine Norbury
♦ Read a book with a mostly black cover.

♦ Read a book tagged steampunk. –
♦ Read a book with a character who is hiding something. – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

♦ Read a book with an evil character. – Bound Together by Jenny Han
♦ Read a book tagged fantasy. – Spider’s Bite by Jennifer Estep

♦ Read a book that is part of a series with more than 5 books released. – Fire Bound by Christine Feehan
♦ Read a book with more than 3 colours on the cover. – P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

♦ Read a book where a character attends a party. – Judgment Road by Christine Feehan
♦ Read a book with a Halloween theme. – Death and Relaxation by Devon Monk

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

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

Tasks: 
1. Read a book with a title, series name, or author that begins with any letter in OCTOBER. – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

2. October’s birthstone is the Opal. It is said that the opal has magical properties including deceptive hopes, illusions, secret passions, and superstitions.
Read a book where a character possesses magical abilities. – Bound Together by Christine Feehan

3. October’s birth flower is the Calendula.
Read a book that has a flower or the color orange on the cover. – Princess in Training by Meg Cabot

4. On the old Roman calendar, October was the 8th month. It got it’s name from the Latin word “Octo” meaning eight.
Read a book that is 8th in the series or that has an 8 in the page count. – Escape from Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth (185 pages)

5. October ends on the same day of the week as February every year.
Read a book tagged either paranormal or romance. – P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

6. October was known by the Anglo – Saxons as Winterfylleth (Winter Full Moon) and Wyn Monath which means wine.
Read a book with a moon on the cover or where the characters share a drink. – Judgment Road by Christine Feehan

7. The Great Fire of Chicago began, and burned for 30 hours, on October 8, 1871.
Read a book set in Chicago or that has fire on the cover.

8. The First Model T Ford was put on the market, October 1, 1908.
Read a book that has a mode of transportation on the cover or that the characters go on a journey. – Fire Bound by Christine Feehan

9. Halloween is more Irish than St. Patrick’s Day! Halloween’s origins come from a Celtic festival for the dead called “Samhain”. Celts believed the ghosts of the dead roamed earth on this holiday, so people would dress in costumes and leave treats out on their front doorsteps to appease the roaming spirits.
Read a book that is set in Ireland or has ghosts in the story. – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (ghosts of the past)

10. In some parts of Ireland, people celebrated Halloween by playing romantic fortune telling games to predict who they would marry and when.
Read a book from the Horror genre or has your book boyfriend in it. – Reinventing Ruby by Deborah Blake

11. October is National Dessert Month.
Read a book that you consider a special treat! – The Fish Ladder by Katharine Norbury

Duration: 1st October – 31st October
Number of books: 4
Hosted by: Crazy Challenge Connection

* Read a book in which a witch plays an important role OR a book with a word in the title that ends in Y – Bound Together by Christine Feehan

recipe posted by Danielle Gypsy Soul

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* Read a book with a 1 in the total page count; tell us how many pages OR book #1 in a series; tell us the series – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before)

2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole almonds
1 (.75 ounce) tube red decorating gel
* Read a book with a 3-letter word in the title (do NOT count The, Are or And) OR a book with a predominantly red cover or with a title printed in red; post the cover – Fire Bound by Christine Feehan

DIRECTIONS:
Combine the butter, sugar, egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Beat together with an electric mixer; gradually add the flour, baking powder, and salt, continually beating; refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325°F. (165°C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
Remove dough from refrigerator in small amounts. Scoop 1 heaping teaspoon at a time onto a piece of waxed paper. Use the waxed paper to roll the dough into a thin finger-shaped cookie. Press one almond into one end of each cookie to give the appearance of a long fingernail. Squeeze cookie near the tip and again near the center of each to give the impression of knuckles. You can also cut into the dough with a sharp knife at the same points to help give a more finger-like appearance.
* Read a book with a hand showing individual fingers prominently displayed on the cover; post the cover OR a book by an author whose first or last initial can be found in FINGERS – P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

Arrange the shaped cookies on the baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are slightly golden in color, 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove the almond from the end of each cookie; squeeze a small amount of red decorating gel into the cavity; replace the almond to cause the gel to ooze out around the tip of the cookie.