2010 100+ Reading Challenge

I'm taking part in the 2010 100+ Reading Challenge hosted by J Kaye's Book Blog. The goal is to read 100 or more books in 2010. I will list my books here as I read them.

January

1. "Breathless" by Dean Koontz 337 pages
2. "Back Roads" by Tawni O'Dell 338 pages
3. "The Tenth Circle" by Jodi Picoult 387 pages
4. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold 328 pages
5. "Sandcastles" by Luanne Rice 336 pages
6. "Intoducing Jung" by Maggie Hyde and Michael McGuinness 171 pages
7. "Scarpetta" by Patricia Cornwell 579 pages
8. "Promise Me" by Harlan Coben 487 pages
9. "The Scarpetta Factor" by Patricia Cornwell 492 pages
10. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer 629 pages
11. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer 754 pages
12. "Evermore" by Alyson Noel 306 pages
13. "Relentless" by Dean Koontz 356 pages
14. "Marked" by PC Cast & Kristin Cast 306 pages
15. "Four to Score" by Janet Evanovich 338 pages
16. "High Five" by Janet Evanovich 317 pages
17. "Betrayed" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 310 pages
18. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris 312 pages
19. "Wake" by Lisa McMann 210 pages
20. "Wings" by Aprilynne Pike 294 pages
21. "Pretty Dead" by Francesca Lia Block 195 pages
22. "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr 325 pages
23. "Blue Moon" by Alyson Noel 289 pages
24. "Chosen" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 307 pages
25. "Dark Angel" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
26. "The Chosen" by L.J. Smith 224 pages
27. "Soulmate by L.J. Smith 240 pages
28. "Wicked Lovely" by Melissa Marr 328 pages
29. "Uninvited" by Amanda Marrone 204 pages
30. "The Summoning" by Kelley Armstrong 390 pages
31. "Wondrous Strange" by Lesley Livingston 327 pages
32. "Evernight" by Claudia Gray 327 pages
33. "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 563 pages
34. "Need" by Carrie Jones 306 pages
35. "Divine Misdemeanors" by Laurell K. Hamilton 333 pages
36. "Huntress" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
37. "Black Dawn" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
38. "Bite Me" by Christopher Moore 309 pages
39. "Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold" by Francesca Lia Block 229 pages
40. "The Gum Thief" by Douglas Coupland 275 pages
41. "Darklight" by Lesley Livingston 310 pages
42. "Untamed" by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast 338 pages
43. "Shadowland" by Alyson Noel 339 pages
44. "Flirt" by Anita Blake 171 pages
45. "Stargazer" by Claudia Gray 329 pages
46. "The Awakening" by Kelley Armstrong 358 pages
47. "The Hanged Man" by Francesca Lia Block 137 pages
48. "Wasteland" by Francesca Lia Block 150 pages
49. "Guarding the Moon" by Francesca Lia Block 182 pages
50. "Violet & Claire" by Francesca Lia Block 169 pages
51. "The Waters & The Wild" by Francesca Lia Block 113 pages
52. "Ruined" by Paula Morris 309 pages
53. "Fade" by Lisa McMann 248 pages
54. "RV There Yet?" Diann Hunt 309 pages
55. "Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony" by Eoin Colfer 385 pages
56. "Most Love Black" Kelly McClymer 167 pages
57. "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 256 pages
58. "Hunted" by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 323 pages
59. "Bullet" by Laurell K. Hamilton 368 pages
60. "Oh, My Gods" by Tera Lynn Childs 264 pages
61. "Tell All" by Chuck Palahniuk 179 pages
62. "Maximum Ride: Schools Out Forever" by James Patterson 412 pages
63. "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment" by James Patterson 440 pages
64. "Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson " by Mitch Albom 224 pages
65. "Fragile Eternity" by Melissa Marr 389 pages
66. "You Say Tomato I Say Shut Up" by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn 261 pages
67. "Tithe" by Holly Black 320 pages
68. "Valient" by Holly Black 313 pages
69. "Tantalize" by Cynthia Leitich Smith 311 pages
70. "Ironside" by Holly Black 323 pages
71. "Her Fearful Symmetry" by Audrey Niffenegger 401 pages
72. "Grave Surprise" by Charlaine Harris 295
73. "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders" by Jennifer Finney Boylan 300 pages
74. "Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson 405 pages
75. "Shiver" by Maggie Stiefvater 392 pages
76. "Hourglass" by Claudia Gray 339 pages

2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge

Starting January 1st I will be taking place in the 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge hosted by
J Kaye's Book Blog. My goal is to read 25 young adult books. I will post my finished books here as I read them.


1. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer 629 pages
2. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer 754 pages
3. "Evermore" by Alyson Noel 306 pages
4. "Marked" by PC Cast & Kristin Cast 306 pages
5. "Betrayed" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 310 pages
6. "Wake" by Lisa McMann 210 pages
7. "Wings" by Aprilynne Pike 294 pages
8. "Pretty Dead" by Francesca Lia Block 195 pages
9. "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr 325 pages
10. "Blue Moon" by Alyson Noel 289 pages
11. "Chosen" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 307 pages
12. "Dark Angel" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
13. "The Chosen" by L.J. Smith 224 pages
14. "Soulmate by L.J. Smith 240 pages
15. "Wicked Lovely" by Melissa Marr 328 pages
16. "Uninvited" by Amanda Marrone 204 pages
17. "The Summoning" by Kelley Armstrong 390 pages
18. "Wondrous Strange" by Lesley Livingston 327 pages
19. "Evernight" by Claudia Gray 327 pages
20. "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 563 pages
21. "Need" by Carrie Jones 306 pages
22. "Huntress" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
23. "Black Dawn" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
24. "Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold" by Francesca Lia Block 229 pages
25. "Darklight" by Lesley Livingston 310 pages
26. "Untamed" by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast 338 pages
27. "Shadowland" by Alyson Noel 339 pages
28. "Stargazer" by Claudia Gray 329 pages
29. "The Awakening" by Kelley Armstrong 358 pages
30. "The Hanged Man" by Francesca Lia Block 137 pages
31. "Wasteland" by Francesca Lia Block 150 pages
32. "Violet & Claire" by Francesca Lia Block 169 pages
33. "The Waters & The Wild" by Francesca Lia Block 113 pages
34. "Ruined" by Paula Morris 309 pages
35. "Fade" by Lisa McMann 248 pages
36. "Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony" by Eoin Colfer 385 pages
37. "Most Love Black" Kelly McClymer 167 pages
38. "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 256 pages
39. "Hunted" by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 323 pages
40. "Oh, My Gods" by Tera Lynn Childs 264 pages
41. "Maximum Ride: Schools Out Forever" by James Patterson 412 pages
42. "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment" by James Patterson 440 pages
43. "Fragile Eternity" by Melissa Marr 389 pages
44. "Tithe" by Holly Black 320 pages
45. "Valient" by Holly Black 313 pages
46. "Tantalize" by Cynthia Leitich Smith 311 pages
47. "Ironside" by Holly Black 323 pages
48. "Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson 405 pages
49. "Shiver" by Maggie Stiefvater 392 pages
50. "Hourglass" by Claudia Gray 339 pages

2009 Young Adult Reading Challenge Completed

I have finished the
2009 Young Adult Reading Challenge hosted by J Kaye's Book Blog. The goal was to read 12 young adult books.

My completed list can be found here.

I will be taking part again in 2010.

2010 New Author Reading Challenge

Once again, I am joining the New Author Challenge hosted by Literary Escapism. The goal is to read books by authors that you have never read before. I'm setting my goal for the year at 15. I will post here as I read book. The challenge starts January 1st.

1. "Back Roads" by Tawni O'Dell 338 pages
2. "The Tenth Circle" by Jodi Picoult 387 pages
3. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold 328 pages
4. "Sandcastles" by Luanne Rice 336 pages
5. "Intoducing Jung" by Maggie Hyde and Michael McGuinness 171 pages
6. "Promise Me" by Harlan Coben 487 pages
7. "Evermore" by Alyson Noel 306 pages
8. "Marked" by PC Cast & Kristin Cast 306 pages
9. "Wake" by Lisa McMann 210 pages
10. "Wings" by Aprilynne Pike 294 pages
11. "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr 325 pages
12. "Uninvited" by Amanda Marrone 204 pages
13. "The Summoning" by Kelley Armstrong 390 pages
14. "Wondrous Strange" by Lesley Livingston 327 pages
15. "Evernight" by Claudia Gray 327 pages
16. "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 563 pages
17. "Need" by Carrie Jones 30 pages
18. "Ruined" by Paula Morris 309 pages
19. "RV There Yet?" Diann Hunt 309 pages
20. "Most Love Black" Kelly McClymer 167 pages
21. "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 256 pages
22. "Oh, My Gods" by Tera Lynn Childs 264 pages
23. "Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson " by Mitch Albom 224 pages
24. "You Say Tomato I Say Shut Up" by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn 261 pages
25. "Tithe" by Holly Black 320 pages
26. "Tantalize" by Cynthia Leitich Smith 311 pages
27. "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders" by Jennifer Finney Boylan 300 pages
28.  "Shiver" by Maggie Stiefvater 392 page

2009 New Author Challenge Complete

I finished the 2009 New Author Challenge hosted by Literary Escapism. The goal was to read at least 15 books by authors that I had never read before.

The blog post containing my list is here.

I will be joining the challenge again in 2010.

Series Challenge Complete

I finished the Series Challenge Season 3 book Challenge hosted by Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic . The goal was to read books that would finish a series you had been reading. The goal was 4 books. I have read way more than 4 and my books are as follows:

The Final Friends Series by Christopher Pike
"Final Friends: The Party" by Christopher Pike 212 pages
"Final Friends: The Dance" by Christopher Pike 226 pages
"Final Friends: The Graduation" by Christopher Pike 238 pages

The Last Vampire Series
"The Last Vampire" by Christopher Pike 193 pages
"The Last Vampire 2: Black Blood" by Christopher Pike 196 pages
"The Last Vampire 3: Red Dice" by Christopher Pike 193 pages
"The Last Vampire 4: Phantom" by Christopher Pike 179 pages
"The Last Vampire 5: Evil Thirst" by Christopher Pike 179 pages
"The Last Vampire 6: Creatures of Forever" by Christopher Pike 181 pages

The Sookie Stackhouse Books
"Living Dead in Dallas" by Charlaine Harris 291 pages
"Dead to the World" by Charlaine Harris 291 pages (I know this is book 3 or 4 in the series, but I read them out of order and this is the last one I needed to read)

The Bones Series
"Devil Bones" by Kathy Reichs 320 pages
"206 Bones" by Kathy Reichs 308 pages

The Anita Blake Series
"Skin Trade" by Laurell K. Hamilton 486 pages

The Stephanie Plum Series
"One for the Money" by Janet Evanovich 334 pages
"Two for the Dough" by Janet Evanovich 352 pages

The Remember Me Series
"Remember Me" by Christopher Pike 230 pages
"Remember Me 2: The Return" by Christopher Pike 210 pages
"Remember Me 3: The Last Story" by Christopher Pike 244 pages

2010 Anita Blake Reading Challenge

I love the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton. I actually just finished reading the latest book in the series Skin Trade. I was actually thinking about rereading the series when I saw on J Kaye's Boog Blog that Book Chick City is hosting an Anita Blake Reading Challenge. How could I resist joining?

The books in the series are as follows:

1. Guilty Pleasures
2. The Laughing Corpse
3. Circus of the Damned
4. The Lunatic Cafe
5. Bloody Bones
6. The Killing Dance
7. Burnt Offerings
8. Blue Moon
9. Obsidian Butterfly
10. Narcissus in Chains
11. Cerulean
12. Incubus Dreams
13. Micah
14. Danse Macabre
15. The Harlequinn
16. Blood Noir
17. Skin Trade
18. Flirt (Jan 2010) - June
19. Bullet (June 2010)  - August

The contest starts January 1st, and I will update as I read the books.

Demeter Giveaway Winner

Congrats to the winner of the Demeter Giveaway: Heather!

After putting all entrants that followed the giveaway rules into a spreadsheet in entry order, Heather is entry number 117, which is the number chosen by random number generator.

"Heather said...
Have you read any of the Sookie Stackhouse vampire books? I noticed you did the vampire reading challenge and didn't see any of those in there."

November 14, 2009 9:50 PM

"Here are your random numbers:

117
Timestamp: 2009-11-16 03:54:58 UTC

Heather has one week to contact me - after which a new winner will be selected. "

Fall Into Reading 2009 Reading Challenge

I'm taking part in the Fall Into Reading Challenge. I'm starting late in the game, so my list is a little shorter than would be had I started in September. I will add more as I complete these.

My Friend Leonard by James Frey
The Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
Quakeland by Francesca Lia Block

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

I will update as I finish the books.

Finished The Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton 286 pages

Giveaway reminder

You have until tomorrow night to enter my Demeter Fragrance Giveaway. Please check it out. Winner is drawn tomorrow night.

October Book Log

51. "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey 432 pages
52. "Two for the Dough" by Janet Evanovich 352 pages
53. "Killer Pancake" Diane Mott Davidson 368 pages
54. "Bad Love" by Jonathan Kellerman 483 pages
55. "How to (un)Cage a Girl by Francesca Lia Block 119 pages
56. "The Giver" by Lois Lowery 180 pages
57. "The Immortal" by Christopher Pike 213 pages
58. "The Te of Piglet" by Bejamin Hoff 257 pages
59. "Little Alters Everywhere" by Rebecca Wells 224 pages

I loved A Million Little Pieces and I can't wait to read My Friend Leonard also by James Frey. I was a little disappointed that there were parts of the story that were fictionalized (if you will remember this is the book that caused all the controversy with Oprah), but it was still an intriguing read, that I couldn't put down.

Janet Evanovich books are a fun, quick read, as are Diane Mott Davidson. The Jonathan Kellerman books are a little hard to get into, but they don't usually disappoint by the time you get to the end.

I wasn't that thrilled with the Francesca Lia Block book of poetry... but it did give some wonderful insight into the author herself. The Giver had been on my to-be-read list forever, and while I liked the story, I do feel that the end was a bit rushed. The Immortal was another re-read in order to get off my shelf. Pike wove in Greek mythology which is one of my favorite subjects to read about.

I was disappointed in The Te of Piglet as well. I think that Taoism is a fascinating topic... and though the author was attempting to break it down so people could understand it he came off as preachy and trite.

I enjoyed Little Alters Everywhere, which is the book before The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

It's Monday! What Are you Reading?

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Books I Completed This Week:

206 Bones by Kathy Reichs – The latest installment in the Dr. Brennan series.

For This Week:

I started:

Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson

Life on the Color Line by Gregory Howard Williams

Still working on:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The Web by Jonathan Kellerman