Vampires, angels, demons, werewolves and fae. If you can’t pick a favourite, then that’s okay!
At UTC, we love them all! So let’s celebrate our love for all things immortal with 2013’s Immortal Reading Challenge.
Here’s the rundown:
1. The Immortals Reading Challenge runs from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. You can join at anytime from now and throughout the year. This is a 2013 challenge, so books read before January 1 will not count to your progress.
2. You pick your goal! Read as many books as you’d like for each species. This means that you can do just one category or all five or a combination of. The choice depends on you and your reading pace.
*We have chosen to have a three book per species standard. However, if this is a breeze for you, then feel free to tackle on the additional bonus entries of two more books of the same level.
3. Re-reads are acceptable.
4. Books chosen can be of any genre.
5. To participate, copy and paste this post on your blog along with the challenge button. We ask that you provide a link back to the sign-up page in case others wish to participate.
6. Readers without blogs can still participate! Keep track of your progress with Goodreads, Shelfari or LibraryThing.
To sign up:
1. Make a sign up post announcement, listing the level you’ve chosen and a list of books you plan to read. If you don’t have a blog, post on GoodReads or another site as a thread where we can access your list of books. Be sure to take the image code above.
2. Come back here and using the list below, add your entry with a link directly to that post so we can see what you’ll be reading.
You’re done! Every month during 2013 we will make a challenge update post where you can come and updates us on how you’re doing with your challenge.
Category 1: Vampires
Some ideas for Vampire books
Read any THREE books with vampires as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with vampires
Category 2: Angels and Demons
Some ideas for Angels and Demons books
Read any THREE books with angels and/or demons as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books with angels and/or demons
Category 3: Fae and Magic
Some ideas for Fae books
Read any THREE books with Fae/Witches as the main characters
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books on Fae/Witches.
Category 4: Shifters/Werewolves
Some ideas for Shifter books
Read any THREE books with shifters or werewolves as the main characters.
Bonus Entries: Additional TWO books on shifters or werewolves.
Happy Reading Maidens!
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Sophia Rose
November 28, 2012 at 2:22 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I had fun doing this challenge in 2012 and am looking forward to 2013 challenge. Thanks for offering it ladies.
Lori Meehan
November 28, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thanks for the invite.
Annette C.
November 28, 2012 at 5:34 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Would like to join the Immortal Reading Challenge for 2013.
Under the Covers Book Blog
November 28, 2012 at 5:53 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi! Just use the linky at the bottom of the post to sign up
H.A. Fowler (Heather)
November 28, 2012 at 5:46 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I think I’m all signed up. LOL I just have to put the graphic on the side of my blog so I won’t forget to keep checking in!
trish dechant
November 28, 2012 at 6:48 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Signing up again–although I read a LOT of Immortal themed books this past year, I didn’t manage to read the specific ones that I listed. Maybe I’ll do better this upcoming year.
Added to linky
Ren
November 28, 2012 at 8:32 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ll join again this year
. Is it okay if I make my announcement post next month?
Under the Covers Book Blog
November 28, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Absolutely Ren no problem
Ren
January 13, 2013 at 12:45 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Okay, I copy the html to the button, but its not appear on my blog. I don’t know why its happen
Under the Covers Book Blog
January 13, 2013 at 9:22 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ren, have you tried deleting all the quotation marks (“) and retyping them? For some reason when the post goes up it makes the quotation marks the fancy type instead of the ones recognized by html. Or you can always email us and I’ll email you back the code.
Ren
January 15, 2013 at 6:23 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Okay, its work!
Darlene
November 28, 2012 at 10:08 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thanks for hosting this again! I’m having trouble with the Fae category this year. I hope that I do better next year!
Under the Covers Book Blog
November 28, 2012 at 11:14 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
That’s why we combined fae and magic. Everyone struggled this year with fae.
Juana Duran
November 28, 2012 at 10:24 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thanks for the invite. I’m in.
Juana Duran
November 28, 2012 at 10:26 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
For all the categories I will do all five books.
Juana Duran
November 29, 2012 at 12:19 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
And here is my list.
The Immortals Reading Challenge 2013
Duration: Jan. 1, 2013- Dec. 31, 2013
Vampires
1. Darkness Unleashed by Alexandra Ivy
2. When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy
3. I Hunger for You by Susan Sizemore
4. I Thirst for You by Susan Sizemore
5. Deeper than Midnight by Lara Adrian
Angels/Demons
1. The Calling by Jennifer Ashley
2. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
3. The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter
4. Beautiful Demons by Sarra Cannon
5. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
Fae/Magic
1. Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day
2. Dark Warrior Unleashed by Alexis Morgan
3. Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter
4. A Dark Seduction by Donna Grant
5. A Faerie Fated Forever by Mary Anne Graham
Shifters/Werewolfs
1. Enchanting the Beast by Kathryne Kennedy
2. Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. Once Bitten by Trina M. Lee
4. In Heat by Felicity Heaton
5. Mating Call Felicity Heaton
Under the Covers Book Blog
December 10, 2012 at 8:08 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Great list and welcome back to the challenge.
Timitra
November 29, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I am so doing this challenge, I just need to figure out which books I want to read!
Lizz D.
November 29, 2012 at 3:11 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
w00t w00t! Almost done with my 2012 challenge! Excited to start 2013′s!
Lupdilup
November 29, 2012 at 10:04 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’m in
I’ll be back later with my list.
pc
December 2, 2012 at 3:31 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
this looks like an interesting challenge!
Minnie Medina
December 4, 2012 at 1:03 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This is my first yearly challenge so let’s hope I can do it! ^_^
Under the Covers Book Blog
December 10, 2012 at 8:08 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Awesome Minnie welcome
Aly P
December 7, 2012 at 9:07 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I am joining this one as well. Do I have to decide on the books now or I can add them to the proper categories as I read them?
Under the Covers Book Blog
December 10, 2012 at 8:07 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Usually yes, you put together a list (but you don’t HAVE to stick to it) it’s more a guideline.
Aly P
December 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Ok, I’ll work on it and it’ll be finished till the end of December
Aly P
December 29, 2012 at 8:19 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Category 1: Vampires
Raphael (Vampires in America, #1) by Reynolds, D.B.
The Rift Walker (Vampire Empire, #2) by Griffith, Clay
Edge of Dawn (Midnight Breed, #11) by Adrian, Lara
Twice Tempted (Night Prince, #2) by Frost, Jeaniene
A Hunger So Wild (Renegade Angels #2) by Sylvia Day
Category 2: Angels and Demons
Raziel (Fallen, #1) by Douglas, Kristina
Beauty Awakened (Angels of the Dark, #2) by Showalter, Gena
A Taste of Seduction (Renegade Angels, #3) by Day, Sylvia
The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, #1) by Showalter, Gena
The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld, #2) by Showalter, Gena
Category 3: Fae and Magic
Song of the Nile (Cleopatra’s Daughter, #2) by Dray, Stephanie
Spider’s Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1) by Estep, Jennifer
Playing with Fire (Tales of an Extraordinary Girl, #1) by Showalter, Gena
Crystal Cove (Friday Harbor, #4) by Kleypas, Lisa
Winterblaze (Darkest London, #3) by Callihan, Kristen
Category 4: Shifters/Werewolves
Pride Mates (Shifters Unbound, #1) by Ashley, Jennifer
Primal Law (Alpha Pack #1) by Tyler, J.D.
Frost Burned (Mercedes Thompson, #7) by Briggs, Patricia
MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #13) by Cole, Kresley
Wild Invitation (Psy-Changeling 0.5, 3.5) by Singh, Nalini
Alaina
December 10, 2012 at 12:59 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Can books cross over from other challenges?
Under the Covers Book Blog
December 10, 2012 at 8:09 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Yes they can.
Alaina
December 12, 2012 at 10:57 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Awesome! This sounds like fun.. I’m all linked up and my list is posted!
Alaina
December 12, 2012 at 10:58 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
also… thanks for the challenge!
Zuly
December 10, 2012 at 7:48 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi girls. Ok, here’s my list.
Vampires:
Darkness Falls/ Jessica Sorensen
Awakened/ Brenda K. Davis
Kiss of Steel/ Bec McMaster
Bait/ Annie Nicholas
Shadow’s Claim/ Kresley Cole
Angels & Demons:
Branded/ Keary Taylor
Wicked Nights/ Gena Showalter
Demon Possession/ Kiersten Fay
The Withering Darkeness/ Various authors ( Amanda Browning, Niki Contreras, S.J. Davis, Corinna M.Hypes, A.J. McKinley, Gary Pruitt, Tianna Scott & S.J. Thomas )
Fae & Magic:
Bewitched/ Felicity Heaton
Crux/ Moira Rogers
Dark House/ Karina Halle ( this one is more supernatural, but had no clue which category to put in.)
Shifters & Werewolves:
Once Bitten/ Alexa O’Brien
Moon Called/ Patricia Briggs
Blooded (novella)/ Jessica McLain
Black Moon/J.D Tyler
*Thanks for the suggestions. I’m excited!
x*
Under the Covers Book Blog
December 10, 2012 at 8:22 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Great list! Hope they all end up bring good for you but I can already see some winners
Alisa
December 13, 2012 at 3:41 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I might have already posted, but I am signing up again this year.
I did use the linky button.
I will get my list together for you and post it.
I already have the graphics and link on my blog, do I make a post on my blog too to announce this?
Alisa
December 13, 2012 at 5:07 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Here is my list. I’m sure it will change between now and the end of 2013. But its a guide, right.
I am hoping for at least 5 in each category.
2013 Immortal Challenge List
Category 1: Vampires
Birth of the Nyxian by Amanda R. Browning
Love Bites by Angie Fox
Her Dark Angel by Felicity E. Heaton
Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands
Covet By Felicity Heaton
The Eternal Gift by Candy Crum
Category 2: Angels and Demons
Immortally Embraced by Angie Fox
Marked by Elisabeth Naughton
Category 3: Fae and Magic
Sirocco (Forest Magic series #2) by Diane M. Haynes
Embrace by Stacey Rourke
Witch Moon by Maggie Shayne
Category 4: Shifters/Werewolves
Not sure what category these are under:
*To kill a Warlock by HP Mallory
*Haunted Spouse by Heather MacAllister
*Stone-Cold Lover by Mel Teshco
*Zombies Sold Separately by Cheyenne McCray
Under the Covers Book Blog
December 15, 2012 at 11:36 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I see some good ones and some I’ve never heard of. Looking them u-p now.
Alisa
December 15, 2012 at 1:56 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I hope they are all good. I have to admit, some on the list I don’t have yet.
So how do I do this on my blog? So I also make an update post, I am so new to having my own blog.
Under the Covers Book Blog
December 15, 2012 at 2:48 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Alisa
December 18, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thank you.
I think I did make a post on my blog. I did come here to comment for the 2012 challenge.
Anne R
December 27, 2012 at 9:03 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I am signed up. I think I got the link right. I did so -so on this challenge last year but I am determined to do better this year. Happy Reading!
Under the Covers Book Blog
December 27, 2012 at 10:17 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Good luck and happy reading in 2013 Anne! Thanks for signing up again
Sara W
December 31, 2012 at 9:26 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’m going to sign up for the first time *gulp*.
I’ll post my list onto the thread on Goodreads if that’s okay?
Happy reading everyone
Under the Covers Book Blog
December 31, 2012 at 11:17 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Absolutely, that’s fine Sara!
Good luck!
Beckey
January 2, 2013 at 9:12 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This sounds like an interesting challenge is this where we sign up and is it a problem that I only post on Goodreads?
Under the Covers Book Blog
January 2, 2013 at 11:44 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Yes Beckey! Just add your name to the collection of links above, and you can absolutely use GoodReads. Good luck!
Beckey
January 3, 2013 at 7:40 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5152859-beckey-white?format=html&shelf=2013-immortal-reading-challenge
That’ll be the shelf I’ll be using. Not seeing a link to add my name and not sure on how to post the widget you have…
My goal would be 3 for each of the 4 catagories…
Thanks
Beckey
February 1, 2013 at 9:56 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Not able to figure our the link code put in the one section of my goodreads section & don’t want to work correctly … (yes without the quotations…idk) as well as one of my update statuses…
Have read 17 books towards this challenge so far (mostly weres/shifters) …
Jamie@Addicted2Heroines
January 4, 2013 at 8:52 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Posted about my reading challenges this year!
http://www.addicted2heroines.com/2013/01/2013-immortal-reading-tbr-and-new-adult.html
Yvette
January 5, 2013 at 12:55 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I am in for the challenge this year, this should be a lot of fun.
Bookworm Brandee
January 5, 2013 at 8:55 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This is such an awesome challenge! I’m looking forward to it!!
Diana @ Offbeat Vagabond
January 6, 2013 at 1:40 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Awesome challenge. I am signing on. I read a lot of these. I don’t have a list yet, but I should have this filled out in no time LOL! I am doing all 4 categories. Thank you so much ladies. Happy New Year!
Donna Patten
January 9, 2013 at 5:53 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
OK… So I did this challenge last year and finished it before I even reached August. I read over 150 books per year, so I will step it up this year to make it harder for me. I put a list together listing whole series I want to read or just a book I personally want to have read by the end of 2013. Gonna have some Gena Showalter in here too of course ;D Sorry this is gonna be a long list:
VAMPIRES:
Lord of the Vampires Series by Gena Showalter
Lords of the Underworld Series by Gena Showalter
Bewitch by Felicity Heaton **(ARC Done 1/2013)**
Black Dawn; Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine
Lover at Last; BDB by J.R. Ward
Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole
First Drop of Crimson, Eternal Kiss of Darkness, and Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost
Angels/Demons:
(WOO HOO)
Sentinel Wars Series by Shannon Butcher
Fourth Grave Beneath my Feet by Darynda Jones **(done 1/2013)**
Angels of the Dark Series by Gena Showalter
Ever After by Kim Harrison
Covet, Crave, Envy, and Rapture by J.R. Ward
Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh
Fae/Magic:
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
13 Treasures, 13 Curses, 13 Secrets by Michelle Harrison (Reading to my kids, Very cute!)
Cold Days by Jim Butcher **(done 1/2013)**
The Secret Circle Series by L.J. Smith
Grave Visions; Alex Craft Series by Kalayna Price
Iced by Karen Marie Moning
Shifters/Werewolves:
Royal House of Shadows; Lord of the Wolfyn by Jessica Anderson
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
Beauty, Kiss the Dead, and Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton
Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andres
Intertwined, Unraveled, and Twisted by Gena Showalter
Ok, so that is my list and I will stick to it! There are some series here that I have wanted to read, but somehow I just never quite get to them, so NO changing these for me! No altering allowed…
Let the reading commence!!!
Under the Covers Book Blog
January 10, 2013 at 3:09 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I said the same thing this year. But then again, I said the same last year and didn’t stick to it….
Kimberly B
January 18, 2013 at 5:36 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
If I want to sign up do I only need to put my list on Goodreads? Or do I also sign up through this blog?
Silvia
January 25, 2013 at 10:34 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I want to try and make it this year. I’ll post my progress on Goodreads.
Under the Covers Book Blog
January 25, 2013 at 10:52 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Woohooo Silvia! Yes you can do it!!
mobile sportsbook
April 9, 2013 at 10:55 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hurrah! Finally I got a website from where I can actually take valuable data concerning my study
and knowledge.
Alisa
May 16, 2013 at 4:41 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Are you guys doing update post each month for this challenge like you did last year? Cause I haven’t seen any, but then again I haven’t updated my list on my own blog either.
That is my project to do within the week.
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