The Bard of Avon hosted by Crazy Challenge Connection on Goodreads.
Duration: April 01, 2014 - Mar 31, 2016
I have decided to take part in yet another challenge
. The Bard of Avon about William Shakespeare. I have chosen the level of Bard which involves reading 116 books. The challenge has a duration of 2 years and my goal is to complete it.
My posts on Goodreads:
Spell master
Trivia
Plays
The Bard of Avon
Duration: April 01, 2014 - Flexible deadline
April
2014 marks the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. Shakespeare
needs no introduction, and here is a challenge to celebrate the best
playwright and invaluable contributor to the English language.
Choose between the following levels and complete the tasks within the timeframe assigned to them:
Spell
1. Audience: Spell the word "WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE"
using the first letter of the first word of the title (exclude A, An,
The) of the book or the first or the last initial of its author. Timeframe: 4 months, ending Jul 31, 2014
2. Wordsmith: Spell your choice of a Shakespearean Tragedy, Comedy or
History using the first letter of the first word of the title (exclude
A, An, The) of the book or the first or the last initial of its author. Timeframe: 4 months, ending Jul 31, 2014
3. Spellmaster: Spell the word "WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE" and your choice of a Shakespearean Tragedy, Comedy and
History using the first letter of the first word of the title (exclude
A, An, The) of the book or the first or the last initial of its author. Timeframe: 1 year, ending Mar 31, 2015
Scavenger
4. Actor: Complete each task of the Trivia section of the challenge. Timeframe: 6 months, ending Sep 30, 2014
5. Playwright: Complete each task of the Comedies, Tragedies OR Histories section of the challenge. Timeframe: 4 months, ending Jul 31, 2014
6. Scholar: Complete each task in the Trivia, Comedies, Tragedies AND Histories section of the challenge. Timeframe: 18 months, ending Sep 30, 2015
Both Spell and Scavenger
9. The Bard: Complete Spellmaster AND Scholar levels of the challenge! Timeframe: 2 years, ending Mar 31, 2016
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THE CHALLENGE
TRIVIA
✔ 1.
Shakespeare lived to 52. It is known that he was born in April 1564 and
that he died on 23rd April 1616. We know that he was baptised on 26th
April 1564 and scholars now believe that he was born on April 23rd. He
therefore died on his fifty-second birthday, coinciding with St George’s
Day.
✍ Read a book with the numbers 1, 4, 5 or 6 in the total number
of pages -or- read a book published or set in April -or- read a book
with a character named George or William: Hotter Than Hell edited by Kim Harrison (491 pages)
✔ 2. Shakespeare had seven siblings. They were: Joan; Margaret; Gilbert; Joan II; Anne; Richard and Edmund.
✍
Read the 7th book in a series -or- read a book with siblings as main
protagonists -or- read a book whose author has one of the following
first or last names: Joan, Margaret, Gilbert(s), Anne, Richard(s),
Edmund(s). : How (Not) to Kiss a Were Bear by Elizabeth A. Reeves
✔ 3. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was 18.
She was 26 and she was pregnant when they married. Their first child was
born six months after the wedding. They had three children together – a
son, Hamnet, who died in 1596, and two daughters, Susanna and Judith.
His only granddaughter Elizabeth – daughter of Susanna – died childless.
Shakespeare therefore has no descendants.
✍ Read a book with a 1, 2,
6 or 8 in the year it was first published -or- read a book where the
protagonist is pregnant or has children -or- read a book whose author's
first and last initials are in "ANNEHATHAWAY": Hex Appeal edited by P.N. Elrod (published 2012)
✔ 4. Unlike most
artists of his time, Shakespeare died a very wealthy man with a large
property portfolio. He was a brilliant businessman – forming a
joint-stock company with his actors meaning he took a share in the
company’s profits, as well as earning a fee for each play he wrote. He
made several gifts to various people but left his property to his
daughter, Susanna. The only mention of his wife in Shakespeare’s own
will is: “I gyve unto my wief my second best bed with the furniture”.
The “furniture” was the bedclothes for the bed.
✍ Read a book with a
rich protagonist -or- read a book where a character inherits something
-or- read a book with a bed on the cover: The Breeders by Katie French
✔ 5. Shakespeare was
buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. He put a curse
on anyone daring to move his body from that final resting place. Though
it was customary to dig up the bones from previous graves to make room
for others, Shakespeare’s remains are still undisturbed.
✍ Read a
book with graves, graveyard or bones on the cover -or- read a book with a
curse in it -or- read a book where a funeral is part of the plot. Holidays Are Hell edited by Kim Harrison (graves on cover)
✔ 6.
One of Shakespeare’s relatives on his mother’s side, William Arden, was
arrested for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I, imprisoned in the
Tower of London and executed.
✍ Read a book where a coup d'etat is a
part of the plot -or- read a book where all the words of the title begin
with a letter in "WILLIAMARDEN" (ignore a, an, the. 2 words minimum)
-or- read a book where someone is imprisoned.: Ever After by Kim Harrison
✔ 7. During his life,
Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets! This means an average 1.5
plays a year since he first started writing in 1589. His last play The
Two Noble Kinsmen is reckoned to have been written in 1613 when he was
49 years old. While he was writing the plays at such a pace he was also
conducting a family life, a social life and a full business life,
running an acting company and a theatre.
✍ Read a book where the
protagonist has more than one profession -or- read a book whose author
has written more than 30 books -or- read a book whose author is over 40
years old (they must be over 40 now, they could have written your book
when younger). Night Broken by Patricia Briggs (born 1965 = 49 years old)
✔ 8. Shakespeare’s profession was acting. He is
listed in documents of 1592, 1598 and 1603 as an actor. We know that he
acted in a Ben Jonson play and also in his own plays but it’s thought
that, as a very busy man, writing, managing the theatre and commuting
between London and his home in Stratford where is family was, he didn’t
undertake big parts. There is evidence that he played the ghost in
Hamlet and Adam in As You Like It.
✍ Read a book whose main
protagonist is an actor -or- read a book with an author or character
called Adam -or- read a book with a ghost in it: Along Came A Demon by Linda Welch
✔ 9. In
Elizabethan theatre circles it was common for writers to collaborate on
writing plays. Towards the end of his career Shakespeare worked with
other writers on plays that have been credited to those writers. Other
writers also worked on plays that are credited to Shakespeare. We know
for certain that Timon of Athens was a collaboration with Thomas
Middleton; Pericles with George Wilkins; and The Two Noble Kinsmen with
John Fletcher.
✍ Read a book which is a collaborative effort between
two or more authors but is credited under one name (husband and wife
writing as one author, for example) -or- read a book with a writer
protagonist -or- read a book with an author whose initials are either
TM, MT, GW, WG, JF or FJ: Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews (husband & wife team)
✔ 10. Some scholars have maintained that
Shakespeare did not write the Shakespeare plays, with at least fifty
writers having been suggested as the “real” author. Notable of these
were Francis Bacon, the Earl of Oxford and Christopher Marlowe.
✍
Read a book that is about a conspiracy theory -or- read a book marked
Alternate History on its main GR page -or- read a book written by an
author with a pen name (the pen name must be used to write your book!). From a Whisper to a Scream by Charles de Lint (first written under the pen name Samuel M. Key approved by Chaitra in
this post)
✔ 11.
According to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Shakespeare wrote
close to a tenth of the most quoted lines ever written or spoken in
English. What’s more, according to the Literature Encyclopaedia,
Shakespeare is the second most quoted English writer after the writers
of the Bible.
✍ Read a book with what you consider quotable lines
(bonus: let us know some of them!) -or- read a book marked "Religion" on
its main GR page -or- read a book by a bestselling author. The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan
✔ 12.
Almost four hundred years after Shakespeare’s death there are 157
million pages referring to him on Google. There are 132 million for God,
2.7 million for Elvis Presley, and coming up on Shakespeare’s heels,
George W Bush with 14.7 million.
✍ Read a book with the number 1, 2,
4, 5 or 7 in the total number of pages -or- read a book where music is
important to the plot -or- read a book marked "Politics" in its main GR
page: Alien Stars by C.J. Cherryh, Joe Haldeman, Timothy Zahn (254 pages)
✔ 13. Suicide occurs an unlucky thirteen times in
Shakespeare’s plays. It occurs in Romeo and Juliet where both Romeo and
Juliet commit suicide, in Julius Caesar where both Cassius and Brutus
die by consensual stabbing, as well as Brutus’ wife Portia.
✍ Read a
book where a character either attempts or commits suicide -or- read a
book with a "13" in the number of pages -or- read a book where a
character is unlucky (in life, love, whatever): Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison (513 pages)
✔ 14. Some of
Shakespeare’s signatures have survived on original documents. In none of
them does he spell his name in what has become the standard way. He
spells it Shakespe; Shakspe; Shakspere and Shakespear.
✍ Read a book
with writing instruments (pen, ink, quill, pencil etc.) on the cover
-or- read a book with a main character or author with an unconventional
spelling (for example, Megyn for Megan) -or- read a book with the title
beginning with S (The, A, An count, so the book has to strictly begin with an S): Skin Game by Jim Butcher
✔ 15.
The American President Abraham Lincoln was a great lover of
Shakespeare’s plays and frequently recited from them to his friends. His
assassin, John Wilkes Booth was a famous Shakespearean actor.
✍ Read
a book set during the US civil war -or- read a book where the main
protagonist is a fond of the arts -or- read a book whose author's
initials are in "JOHNWILKESBOOTH": White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
✔ 16. Although it was illegal to
be a Catholic in Shakespeare’s lifetime, the Anglican Archdeacon,
Richard Davies of Lichfield, who had known him wrote some time after
Shakespeare’s death that he had been a Catholic.
✍ Read a banned book
-or- read a book where a main character is religious -or- read a book
where a character commits a crime they could be arrested for: Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong (assassin)
✔ 17.
According to Shakespeare professor Louis Marder, “Shakespeare was so
facile in employing words that he was able to use over 7,000 of them –
more than occur in the whole King James Version of the Bible – only once
and never again.”
✍ Read a book with 7 or 0 in the year it was first
published -or- read a book with a word meaning One (one, only, sole,
single etc) in the title -or- read a book that you consider wordy: A Highland Home by Cali MacKay (published 2012)
✔ 18.
It was illegal for women and girls to perform in the theatre in
Shakespeare’s lifetime so all the female parts were written for boys.
The text of some plays like Hamlet and Antony and Cleopatra refer to
that. It was only much later, during the Restoration, that the first
woman appeared on the English stage.
✍ Read a book with a woman
protagonist -or- read a book where a boy dresses up as a girl for
whatever reason -or- read a book set during the period of Restoration
(late 1600s): Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison (Rachel is protagonist)
✔ 19. There are only two Shakespeare plays written
entirely in verse: they are Richard II and King John. Many of the plays
have half of the text in prose.
✍ Read a novel in verse, a play or a
book of poetry -or- read a prose book where verses appear -or- read a
book with an author called Richard or John. The Hobbit by J(John).R.R. Tolkien
✔ 20. Shakespeare wrote
many more plays than the ones we know about. It’s certain that he wrote
a play titled Cardenio, which has been lost, but scholars think he
wrote about twenty that have gone without a trace.
✍ Read a book
whose author has an out-of-print, unpublished or untranslated book -or-
read a book whose title begins with a letter in "CARDENIO" -or- read a
book with a 20 intact in the year it was first published: A Highland Heist by Cali MacKay (published 2013)
✔ 21.
Among the 80 languages Shakespeare’s works have been translated into,
the most obscure must be the constructed language of Star Trek’s
Klingon. Hamlet and Much Ado about Nothing have both been translated as
part of the Klingon Shakespeare Restoration Project by the Klingon
Language Institute.
✍ Read a book that is translated from its
original language -or- read a book that has aliens in it -or- read a
book whose title begins with a letter in "STARTREK": Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson
✔ 22. The
moons of Uranus were originally named in 1852 after magical spirits from
English literature. The International Astronomy Union subsequently
developed the convention to name all further moons of Uranus after
characters in Shakespeare’s plays or Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the
Lock.
✍ Read a book set in a planet other than the Earth -or- read a book whose author's first or last name is a moon of Uranus -or- read a book with a moon on the cover or the title. The Keepers by Donna Augustine
✔ 23.
An outbreak of the plague in Europe resulted in all London theatres
being closed between 1592 and 1594. As there was no demand for plays
during this time, Shakespeare began to write poetry, completing his
first batch of sonnets in 1593, aged 29.
✍ Read a book of poetry -or- read a book where disease is rampant -or- read a book with a medical professional main character: Dragonsblood by Todd J. McCaffrey
✔ 24.
Shakespeare had close connections with King James I. The King made the
actors of Shakespeare’s company ‘Grooms of Chamber’, in response to
which Shakespeare changed the company’s name from the ‘Lord
Chamberlain’s Men’ to the ‘King’s Men’.
✍ Read a book with the word
"Men", "Chamber" or "Groom" (singular or plural acceptable) -or- read a
book with a title change from its first publication -or- read a book
with a royal character in it: The Tiger Princess by Sarah Renee
✔ 25. Although Shakespeare is almost
universally considered as one of the finest writers in the English
language, his contemporaries were not always as impressed. The first
recorded reference to Shakespeare, written by theatre critic Robert
Greene in 1592, was as an “upstart crow, beautified with our feathers”.
✍
Read a negatively reviewed book -or- read a book whose author is
critically panned -or- read a book with a bird or feathers on the cover. True of Blood by Bonnie Lamer
COMEDIES
✔ 1.
All's Well that Ends Well
:
✍ Read a book that has a happy ending -or- read a book
that has a fickle hero -or- read a book with a title that has repeating
words: The Way They Were by Mary Campisi
✔ 2.
As You Like It
:
✍ Read a book with a character who is an actor -or- read a
book set partially or wholly in a forest -or- read a book that is
considered lesser among the author's works: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
✔ 3.
The Comedy of Errors
:
✍ Read a book with a case of mistaken identity -or- read a book that makes you laugh out loud -or- read a book featuring twins: After the Storm by M. Stratton
✔ 4.
Cymbeline
:
✍ Read a book with the word FAITH (variations like
faithful is ok) in the title -or- read a book with jewelry on the cover
-or- read a book set in Wales: Evergreen by Brenda Pandos
✔ 5.
Love's Labour's Lost
:
✍ Read a book set in Spain -or- read a book with the
words "Year" or "Day" in the title -or- read a book centering on a
number of male friends (there must be no woman in their circle!): The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
✔ 6.
Measure for Measure
:
✍ Read a legal drama -or- read a book with a character who preys on women -or- read a book with a character you consider good: Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong
✔ 7.
The Merchant of Venice
:
✍ Read a book with a merciless character -or- read a book
featuring a Jewish protagonist or written by a Jewish author -or- read a
courtroom drama involving a woman lawyer. Red Stilettos by Ruth Joseph
✔ 8.
Merry Wives of Windsor
:
✍ Read a book with the word "Wife" or "Wives" in the
title -or- read a book with someone is thrown or falls into a river -or-
read a book with some sort of basket on the cover. The Magician by Michael Scott
✔ 9.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
:
✍ Read a book set in the summer -or- read a book with an obvious night scene on the cover -or- read a book with fairies in it: A Place Beyond The Map by Samuel Thews
✔ 10.
Much Ado About Nothing
:
✍ Read a book featuring a faked death -or- read a book
with two pairs of couples -or- read a book with a negative word in the
title. Death on the Aegean Queen By Maria Hudgins
✔ 11.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
:
✍ Read a book set in Western Asia -or- read a book with a protagonist on the run for their life -or- read a book with a ship or boat on the cover. Angel by L.A. Weatherly
✔ 12.
The Taming of the Shrew
:
✍ Read a book with a character with a horrid temper -or-
read a book with sisters -or- read a book where something or someone is
tamed. A Dangerous Witch by Debora Geary
✔ 13.
The Tempest
:
✍ Read a book that has a weather word in the title -or- read a book set on an island -or- read a book with magic in it.
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch (Magic)
✔ 14.
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
:
✍ Read a book with an ordinal number in the title -or- read a book with a shipwreck in it -or- read a book with a 7 in the year it was first published: Dracula by Bram Stoker (first published 1897)
✔ 15.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
:
✍ Read a book set in Italy -or- read a book with a small
cast of characters -or- read a book with a tower of some sort or a key
on the cover. : Madman's Dance by Jana Oliver
✔ 16.
The Two Noble Kinsmen
:
✍ Read a book that is a joint effort of two authors -or-
read a book which is wholly or partially set in a prison -or- read a
book about family: Dragon's Kin by Anne McCaffrey (co-writtten by Todd Mccaffrey)
✔ 17.
The Winter's Tale
:
✍ Read a book where adultery is part of the plot -or-
read a book with a statue on the cover -or- read a book with a season
name in the title. The Vintage Summer Wedding by Jenny Oliver
TRAGEDIES
✔ 1.
Anthony and Cleopatra
:
✍ Read a book with two person names in the title -or-
read a book with star-crossed lovers -or- read a book with a snake in
the plot or the cover: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
✔ 2.
Coriolanus
:
✍ Read a book marked Military or War on its main page
-or- read a book about a mother and her son -or- read a book where the
protagonist tries to enter politics. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
✔ 3.
Hamlet
:
✍ Read a book set in Denmark -or- read a book with a
skull on the cover -or- read a book with the authors initials in
"ALASPOORYORICK" (middle initials also count): Drip Drop Teardrop by Samantha Young
✔ 4.
Julius Caesar
:
✍ Read a book set in a dictatorship -or- read a book
where someone is assassinated -or- read a book where betrayal by a close
friend is part of the plot. Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
✔ 5.
King Lear
:
✍ Read a book where a royal word (King, Queen, Prince
etc.) is part of the title -or- read a book about a father and his
daughters -or- read a book where many characters die: Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
✔ 6.
Macbeth
:
✍ Read a book with witches in it -or- read a book with a prophecy as part of the plot -or- read a book set in Scotland: A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison (witches)
✔ 7.
Othello
:
✍ Read a book with clothes on the cover -or- read a book
with an army setting -or- read a book with adultery as part of the plot: Kept by Elle Field (mannequin on cover)
✔ 8.
Romeo and Juliet
:
✍ Read a young adult book -or- read a book that you
consider a tragic romance -or- read a book with a balcony, porch or
window on the cover. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
✔ 9.
Timon of Athens
:
✍ Read a book with less than 500 ratings on Goodreads
-or- read a book with food on the cover -or- read a book with a generous
character whose generosity is misused: Baehrly Breathing by Elizabeth A. Reeves (229 ratings)
✔ 10.
Titus Andronicus
:
✍ Read a book you consider violent -or- read a book with a
mentally ill protagonist -or- read a book a book with revenge as part
of the plot. Reckless Nights in Rome by C.C. MacKenzie (Bronte's ex-fiancee sets a stalker on her)
✔ 11.
Troilus and Cressida
:
✍ Read a book where loyalty (or lack of) is part of the
plot -or- read a book set in Greece -or- read a book with a beautiful
woman on the cover: Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
HISTORIES
✔ 1.
Henry IV, Part I
:
✍ Read a book with a 4 in the year it was first published
-or- read a book about a father and his disappointing son -or- read a
book where rebellion or mutiny is part of the plot: The Bride wore Chocolate by Shirley Jump (first published September 1st 2004)
✔ 2.
Henry IV, Part II
:
✍ Read a book where a bad character turns good -or- read a
sequel -or- read a book where a character dabbles in the criminal
underworld: Pieces of Eight by Melissa Wright (#2)
✔ 3.
Henry V
:
✍ Read the fifth book in a series -or- read a book where
the characters cannot understand each other for some reason (for
example, they speak different languages) -or- read a book where the
author initials are in "BANDOFBROTHERS" (middle initials don't count). The Secret History by Donna Tartt
✔ 4.
Henry VI, Part I
:
✍ Read book #1 of a series -or- read a book with a cliffhanger in it -or- read a book where someone has a vision: A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes (Magical Cure Mystery #1)
✔ 5.
Henry VI, Part II
:
✍ Read a book with a spirit or ghost in it -or- read a
book where conflict for power is part of the plot -or- read a book where
a marriage of convenience occurs. Blessings by Anna Quindlen
✔ 6.
Henry VI, Part III
:
✍ Read a book with a white or red rose on the cover -or-
read the third book of a series -or- read a book that deals with the
aftermath of war: Baehrly Alive by Elizabeth A. Reeves (Goldie Locke and the Were Bears #3)
✔ 7.
Henry VIII
:
✍ Read a book that is written as a collaboration between
two or more authors -or- read a book that has divorce as part of the
plot -or- read a book where a baby is born: My Sweet Valentine by Jill Sanders
✔ 8.
King John
:
✍ Read a book written by an author named John (no
variations allowed) -or- read a book with a castle on the cover -or-
read a book set about religion: Prince of Hazel and Oak by John Lenahan
✔ 9.
Richard II
:
✍ Read a book spanning at least two years -or- read a
book where there is a swordfight =or= read the first book of a four book
series. The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
✔ 10.
Richard III
:
✍ Read a book with an ambitious character -or- read a
book where someone is poisoned -or- read a book with a character or
writer named Richard: Winter's End by Clarissa Cartharn
Spellmaster:
William Shakespeare
✔ W:
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
✔ I:
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot
✔ L:
The Cold Moon Run by
L. Filion
✔ L:
Legions by Karice Bolton
✔ I:
If the Shoe Fits by Laurie LeClair
✔ A:
Every Woman For Herself by Trisha
Ashley
✔ M:
A Gift of Dragons by Anne
McCaffrey
✔ S:
Your Guardian Angel by
Skyla Madi
✔ H:
Pale Demon by Kim
Harrison
✔ A:
The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
✔ K:
A Croft in the Hills by
Katharine Stewart
✔ E:
The Marriage Bargain by Sandra Edwards
✔ S:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by
Stephen Chbosky
✔ P:
Drifting Home by
Pierre Berton
✔ E:
How (Not) to Love a Hero by Elizabeth A. Reeves
✔ A:
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
✔ R:
Rise of The Seven by Melissa Wright
✔ E:
The Enchantress by Michael Scott
A Midsummer's Night Dream
✔ A:
Altered Soul by Karice Bolton
✔ M:
Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk
✔ I:
The Snow Child by Eowyn
Ivey
✔ D:
Devious Magic by Camilla Chafer
✔ S:
The Sorceress by Michael Scott
✔ U:
The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
✔ M:
Cart Before the Horse by Bernadette
Marie
✔ M:
One Sweet Summer by Cali
MacKay
✔ E:
California Man by
E.C. Sheedy
✔ R:
Untouched by
Robert J. Crane
✔ N:
Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance by Penny Reid
✔ I:
Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter
✔ G:
The Fault in Our Stars by John
Green
✔ H:
Hot Summer by Judy Powell
✔ T:
The Two Towers by J.R.R.
Tolkien
✔ S:
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
✔ D:
Blood Faerie by India
Drummond
✔ R:
Forliset Og Andre Skrøner by Jørn
Riel
✔ E:
Elfhunter by C.S. Marks
✔ A:
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
✔ M:
Macaron Murder by Harper Lin
Hamlet
✔ H:
Kon-Tiki by Thor
Heyerdahl
✔ A:
Unborn by
Amber Lynn Natusch
✔ M:
Size 12 Is Not Fat by
Meg Cabot
✔ L:
Moxyland by
Lauren Beukes
✔ E:
Enchanted Secrets by Kristen Middleton
✔ T:
The Return of the King by J.R.R.
Tolkien
King John
✔ K:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered by
Kerry Barrett
✔ I:
Illicit Magic by Camilla Chafer
✔ N:
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
✔ G:
Gnome on the Range by Jennifer Zane
✔ J:
Champagne and Lemon Drops by
Jean Oram
✔ O:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
✔ H.
The Witch with no Name by Kim
Harrison
✔ N:
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
List of books:
- Hotter Than Hell edited by Kim Harrison
- Hex Appeal edited by P.N. Elrod
- Night Broken by Patricia Briggs
- Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
- Holidays Are Hell edited by Kim Harrison
- Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
- The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan
- Alien Stars by C.J. Cherryh, Joe Haldeman, Timothy Zahn
- White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
- A Highland Home by Cali MacKay
- A Highland Heist by Cali MacKay
- Baehrly Breathing by Elizabeth A. Reeves
- Baehrly Alive by Elizabeth A. Reeves
- How (Not) to Kiss a Were Bear by Elizabeth A. Reeves
- Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
- Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
- The Bride wore Chocolate by Shirley Jump
- A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes
- Death on the Aegean Queen By Maria Hudgins
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
- Pieces of Eight by Melissa Wright
- A Gift of Dragons by Anne McCaffrey
- A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
- The Breeders by Katie French
- A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
- From a Whisper to a Scream by Charles de Lint
- Dragon's Kin by Anne McCaffrey
- Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison
- Along Came A Demon by Linda Welch
- Prince of Hazel and Oak by John Lenahan
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet by James Herriot
- Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson
- A Place Beyond The Map by Samuel Thews
- The Way They Were by Mary Campisi
- Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong
- Skin Game by Jim Butcher
- Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong
- My Sweet Valentine by Jill Sanders
- Ever After by Kim Harrison
- Rise of The Seven by Melissa Wright
- Evergreen by Brenda Pandos
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Drifting Home by Pierre Berton
- The Keepers by Donna Augustine
- Angel by L.A. Weatherly
- The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Cold Moon Run by L. Filion
- Drip Drop Teardrop by Samantha Young
- After the Storm by M. Stratton
- Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk
- Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
- Cart Before the Horse by Bernadette Marie
- The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
- The Tiger Princess by Sarah Renee
- The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
- If the Shoe Fits by Laurie LeClair
- The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
- Your Guardian Angel by Skyla Madi
- Legions by Karice Bolton
- The Vintage Summer Wedding by Jenny Oliver
- Untouched by Robert J. Crane
- Champagne and Lemon Drops by Jean Oram
- Every Woman For Herself by Trisha Ashley
- A Croft in the Hills by Katharine Stewart
- Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance by Penny Reid
- Reckless Nights in Rome by C.C. MacKenzie
- One Sweet Summer by Cali MacKay
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter
- Illicit Magic by Camilla Chafer
- Macaron Murder by Harper Lin
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered by Kerry Barrett
- Winter's End by Clarissa Cartharn
- Hot Summer by Judy Powell
- Gnome on the Range by Jennifer Zane
- Blessings by Anna Quindlen
- Dragonsblood by Todd J. McCaffrey
- Forliset Og Andre Skrøner by Jørn Riel
- Kept by Elle Field
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
- Devious Magic by Camilla Chafer
- Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
- Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
- The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
- All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
- Altered Soul by Karice Bolton
- A Dangerous Witch by Debora Geary
- Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
- Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
- Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
- The Marriage Bargain by Sandra Edwards
- The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- How (Not) to Love a Hero by Elizabeth A. Reeves
- Moxyland by Lauren Beukes
- True of Blood by Bonnie Lamer
- The Magician by Michael Scott
- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
- The Sorceress by Michael Scott
- The Witch with no Name by Kim Harrison
- Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
- Blood Faerie by India Drummond
- Unborn by Amber Lynn Natusch
- The Enchantress by Michael Scott
- California Man by E.C. Sheedy
- Madman's Dance by Jana Oliver
- Elfhunter by C.S. Marks
- Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
- Red Stilettos by Ruth Joseph
- Enchanted Secrets by Kristen Middleton