Mini-Challenge Extended--W-I-N The Mists of Avalon!

Unfortunately, we had no participants in the mini-challenge I set down for February through April so I've extended it through October.  The guidelines are basically the same, but I've crossed out the original months and replaced them with two months, so you get two months to read one book for each category.  Here are all the details:


February May/June -- read a book with "love" or some kind of display/description of affection in the title or on the cover, i.e. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead or Dark Lover by J.R. Ward.

March July/August - read a classic tale, i.e. A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

April September/October - a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.

We will not have a mini-challenge in November/December due to the holidays.  No need to sign up here.  Just post your reviews as you complete the categories in the mini-challenge review linky in the sidebar.

• Remember that all books must be from the challenge list, which can be found in the pages section at the top of the sidebar.  The examples given above are all from the list
• Review linky is in the right sidebar.
• Everyone who completes the challenge by reading at least one book per 2 months following the  criteria for those months will be entered in the giveaway (winner will be chosen randomly via random.org)
• The winner will receive a gently used copy of one of the most awesome fantasy books ever written, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (which is on the list, incidentally).  If the chosen winner is not in the U.S., they will have the option of either paying postage and handling for the book to be sent or choosing a book (under $5) from The Book Depository or Better World Books, whichever company delivers to your country.
• Have fun and good luck completing the challenge!

February, March, April Mini-Challenge!

Yes! I got the help I asked for.  A big thank you to AlleluiaLu for coming up with the idea.  My idea fount had runneth quite dry.  *L*

So, here we go:

February -- read a book with "love" or some kind of display/description of affection in the title or on the cover, i.e. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead or Dark Lover by J.R. Ward.

March - read a classic tale, i.e. A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

April - a book with an animal in the title or on the cover.

• Remember that all books must be from the challenge list, which can be found in the pages section at the top of the sidebar.  The examples given above are all from the list
• Review linky is in the right sidebar.
• Everyone who completes the challenge by reading at least one book per month following that month's criteria will be entered in the giveaway (winner will be chosen randomly via random.org)
• The winner will receive a gently used copy of one of the most awesome fantasy books ever written, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (which is on the list, incidentally).  If the chosen winner is not in the U.S., they will have the option of either paying postage and handling for the book to be sent or choosing a book (under $5) from The Book Depository or Better World Books, whichever company delivers to your country.
• Have fun and good luck completing the challenge!

I Need Your Help!

Hello there, fellow 101 Fantasy participants! As you've probably noticed, the challenge has lain quite dormant for the past several months.  I do apologize.  I hope that you are still doing some great fantasy reading, even without mini-challenges.  I managed to complete 4 books from the list (I'm reading from the full list of 800+) in 2011.  They were:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

I also still owe Alleluialu for her win in May.  Finances were so bad in 2011.  I'm hoping, as I'm sure a lot of us are, that 2012 will be a better year on the financial front.  Alleluialu, I have not forgotten.  I will get that to you very soon.

Now what do I need your help on?  I need some help coming up with mini-challenges for the next few segments of months.  Since we're getting a late start this year.  I'm looking to do (3) three month segments and then have November and December be free months since we are all so busy during the holidays.  It would look something like this:

Feb | March | April -- mini-challenge
May | June | July -- mini-challenge
Aug | Sept | Oct -- mini-challenge
Nov | Dec -- free months

Of course, each mini-challenge will have a prize at the end for the winner, but I am going to have to decrease the amount I give away or do some book giveaways instead.  (Some would be gently used/library discards...hope that's not a problem)  I have one of my favorite fantasy books of all time to give away for the first mini-challenge this year.  This is a book that should permanently be on any discerning fantasy reader's bookshelf.  =O)

So, put your thinking caps on and throw some ideas at me.  I'm afraid the fount has run dry and I need some inspiration.  I appreciate each and every one of you that have stuck with the challenge and I hope you will continue to participate as we breathe new life into it.

Happy fantasy reading!