Fall Into Reading Challenge 2009 Complete

I finished the Fall Into Reading Challenge. I finished the following books:

My Friend Leonard by James Frey
The Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

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.

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

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

Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge

I just signed up for the Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge held over at J Kaye's Book Blog. The challenge started July 23rd, so only the books read after that date count for the challenge.



My books are:

*Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 352 pages
*"Three to Get Deadly" by Janet Evanovich 344 pages
*"Four to Score" by Janet Evanovich 338 pages
*"High Five" by Janet Evanovich 317 pages

999 Reading Challenge

I'm taking part in the 999 Book Challenge. Details can be found at J Kaye's Book Blog or the 999 Book Challenge Blog.

I will be reading 9 books each in 9 different categories.

My 9 Categories:

1. Nonfiction
a. "The Action Heroine's Handbook" by Jennifer Worick & Joe Borgenicht 185 pages
b. "The Tao of Willie" by Willie Nelson & Turk Pipken 184 pages
c. "The Great Failure: A Bartender, a Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth" by Natalie Goldberg 192 pages
d. "100 Way to Beat the Blues" by Tanya Tucker and Friends 194 pages
e. "Magical Thinking" by Augusten Burroughs 268 pages
f. "The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club" by Laurie Notaro 225 pages
g. "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey 432 pages
h. "The Te of Piglet" by Bejamin Hoff 257 pages
i. "Life on the Color Line" by Gregory Howard Williams 285

2. Vampire
a. "The Last Vampire 6: Creatures of Forever" by Christopher Pike 181 pages
b. "Dead to the World" by Charlaine Harris 291 pages
c. "Secret Vampire" by L.J. Smith 242 pages
d. "Daughters of Darkness" by L.J. Smith 238 pages
e. "The Undead Next Door" by Kerrelyn Sparks 369 pages"
f. "New Moon" by Stephanie Meyer 608 pages
g. "Skin Trade" by Laurell K. Hamilton 486 pages

3. YA Fiction
a. "Final Friends: The Party" by Christopher Pike 212 pages
b. "Final Friends: The Dance" by Christopher Pike 226 pages
c. "Final Friends: The Graduation" by Christopher Pike 238 pages
d. "Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception" by Eoin Colfer 342 pages
e. "Remember Me" by Christopher Pike 230 pages
f. "Spellbinder" by L.J. Smith 238 pages
g. "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman 162 pages
h. "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaimon 305 pages
i. "Remember Me 2: The Return" by Christopher Pike 210 pages

4. 1001 Books to Read Before Your Die
a. "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" by Marina Lewycka 324 pages

5. Mystery
a. "One for the Money" by Janet Evanovich 334 pages
b. "Devil Bones" by Kathy Reichs 320 pages
c. "One for the Money" by Janet Evanovich 334 pages
d. "Your Heart Belongs to Me" by Dean Koontz 337 pages
e. "When the Wind Blows" by James Patterson 402 pages
f. "Strangers" by Dean Koontz 681 pages
g. "Killer Pancake" Diane Mott Davidson 368 pages
h. "Bad Love" by Jonathan Kellerman 483 pages
i. "Two for the Dough" by Janet Evanovich 352 pages

6. New to Me Authors
a. "When the Emporer was Divine" by Julie Otsuka 144 pages
b. "Gods Behaving Badly" by Marie Phillips 292 pages
c. "Smack" by Melvin Burgess 288 pages
d. "The Dogs of Babel" by Carolyn Parkhurst 261 pages
e. "The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club" by Laurie Notaro 225 pages
f. "The Undead Next Door" by Kerrelyn Sparks 369 pages
g. "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey 432 pages
h. "Killer Pancake" Diane Mott Davidson 368 pages
i. "Little Alters Everywhere" by Rebecca Wells 224 pages

7. Books I Own
a. "The Midnight club" by Christopher Pike 211 pages
b. "Fall Into Darkness" by Christopher Pike 213 pages
c. "Last Act" by Christopher Pike 226 pages
d. "Weekend" by Christopher Pike 230 pages
e. "Bury Me Deep" by Christopher Pike 211 pages
f. "When the Wind Blows" by James Patterson 402 pages
g. "New Moon" by Stephanie Meyer 608 pages
h. "Hey, Nostradomus" by Douglas Coupland 244 pages
i. "The Giver" by Lois Lowery 180 pages

8. Books from the Library
a. "Life After God" by Douglas Coupland 360 pages
b. "Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk 293 pages"

9. Re-reads
a. "Remember Me 3: The Last Story" by Christopher Pike 244 pages
b. "The Visitor" by Christopher Pike 162 pages
c. "The Eternal Enemy" by Christopher Pike 180 pages
d. "Scavenger Hunt" by Christopher Pike 215 pages
e. "The Lost Mind" by Christopher Pike 213 pages
f. "Whisper of Death" by Christopher Pike 180 pages
g. "Die Softly" by Christopher Pike 248 pages
h. "Spellbound" by Christopher Pike 211 pages
i. "See You Later" by Christopher Pike 226 pages

Spiritual Reading Challenge

I'm taking part in the spiritual reading challenge hosted by Reading Extravaganza. Between January 1st and June 30th I will read 6 or more books in the spiritual category. They can be fiction, nonfiction, spiritual, metaphysical or self-help.

My books are:

1. "The Great Failure: A Bartender, a Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth" by Natalie Goldberg 192 pages
2. "Life After God" by Douglas Coupland 360 pages
3. "The Te of Piglet" by Bejamin Hoff 257 pages
4. "The Tao of Pooh" Benjamin Hoff 158 pages

Series Challenge 3 Book Challenge

This challenge is hosted by Secret Dreamworld of A Bookaholic and is perfect for me, because unlike the other series challenge I'm involved in, this one is to finish series, and you don't have to read all the books in the series to complete it.

The Final Friends Series:
"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

2009 Reading Challenges Quick Links

Links to all of my 2009 Reading Challenges.

1. New Author Challenge
2. Science Book Challenge
3. Read Your Own Books Challenge
4. Diversity Reading Challenge
5. Vampire Reading Challenge
6. Serial Reading Challenge
7. Horror Book Reading Challenge
8. Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge
9. Young Adult Book Challenge
10. 2nd's Book Challenge
11. 1st in a Series Reading Challenge
12. The 100 Book Reading Challenge
13. Thriller and Suspense Reading Challenge
14. Series Challenge 3
15. 999 Reading Challenge
16. Spiritual Reading Challenge
17. Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge

New Author Challenge

I am participating in the new author challenge hosted by Literary Escapism. The purpose of the challenge is to read authors that I have not read before. I will read at least 15 books by authors I haven't read before.

My books are:

1. "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" by Marina Lewycka 324 pages
2. "Lolly Willowes : Or the Loving Huntsman (New York Review Books Classics)" by Sylvia Townsend Warner 247 pages
3. "The Action Heroine's Handbook" by Jennifer Worick & Joe Borgenicht 185 pages
4. "The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart" by Willie Nelson & Turk Pipken 184 pages
5. "When the Emperor Was Divine" by Julie Otsuka 144 pages
6. "The Great Failure: A Bartender, a Monk, and My Unlikely Path to Truth" by Natalie Goldberg 192 pages
7. "One for the Money" by Janet Evanovich 334 pages
8. "The Undead Next Door" by Kerrelyn Sparks 369 pages
9. "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 382 pages
10. "Gods Behaving Badly" by Marie Phillips 292 pages
11. "Smack" by Melvin Burgess 288 pages
12. "The Dogs of Babel" by Carolyn Parkhurst 261 pages
13. "The Te of Piglet" by Bejamin Hoff 257 pages
14. "Little Alters Everywhere" by Rebecca Wells 224 pages
15. "Killer Pancake" Diane Mott Davidson 368 pages
16. "The Te of Piglet" by Bejamin Hoff 257 pages

Science Book Challenge

I am participating in the Science Book Challenge. I will read at least 3 nonfiction books this year that pertain to science.

I will update my books as I read them.