2010 Support Your Local Library Challenge

I'm taking part in the Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to check out and read books from your local library. I agreed to read 50 books from my local library.

My books will be listed here as I read them:


1. "Evermore" by Alyson Noel 306 pages
2. "Marked" by PC Cast & Kristin Cast 306 pages
3. "Four to Score" by Janet Evanovich 338 pages
4. "High Five" by Janet Evanovich 317 pages
5. "Betrayed" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 310 pages
6. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris 312 pages
7. "Wake" by Lisa McMann 210 pages
8. "Wings" by Aprilynne Pike 294 pages
9. "Pretty Dead" by Francesca Lia Block 195 pages
10. "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr 325 pages
11. "Blue Moon" by Alyson Noel 289 pages
12. "Chosen" by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 307 pages
13. "Dark Angel" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
14. "The Chosen" by L.J. Smith 224 pages
15. "Soulmate by L.J. Smith 240 pages
16. "Wicked Lovely" by Melissa Marr 328 pages
17. "Uninvited" by Amanda Marrone 204 pages
18. "The Summoning" by Kelley Armstrong 390 pages
19. "Wondrous Strange" by Lesley Livingston 327 pages
20. "Evernight" by Claudia Gray 327 pages
21. "Beautiful Creatures" by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl 563 pages
22. "Need" by Carrie Jones 306 pages
23. "Divine Misdemeanors" by Laurell K. Hamilton 333 pages
24. "Huntress" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
25. "Black Dawn" by L.J. Smith 240 pages
26. "Bite Me" by Christopher Moore 309 pages
27. "The Gum Thief" by Douglas Coupland 275 pages
28. "Darklight" by Lesley Livingston 310 pages
29. "Untamed" by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast 338 pages
30. "Shadowland" by Alyson Noel 339 pages
31. "Flirt" by Anita Blake 171 pages
32. "Stargazer" by Claudia Gray 329 pages
33. "The Awakening" by Kelley Armstrong 358 pages
34. "The Waters & The Wild" by Francesca Lia Block 113 pages
35. "Ruined" by Paula Morris 309 pages
36. "Fade" by Lisa McMann 248 pages
37. "Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony" by Eoin Colfer 385 pages
38. "Most Love Black" Kelly McClymer 167 pages
39. "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan 256 pages
40. "Hunted" by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 323 pages
41. "Bullet" by Laurell K. Hamilton 368 pages
42. "Oh, My Gods" by Tera Lynn Childs 264 pages
43. "Tell All" by Chuck Palahniuk 179 pages
44. "Fragile Eternity" by Melissa Marr 389 pages
45. "You Say Tomato I Say Shut Up" by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn 261 pages
46. "Tithe" by Holly Black 320 pages
47. "Valient" by Holly Black 313 pages
48. "Tantalize" by Cynthia Leitich Smith 311 pages
49. "Ironside" by Holly Black 323 pages
50.  "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders" by Jennifer Finney Boylan 300 pages
51. "Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson 405 pages
52. "Shiver" by Maggie Stiefvater 392 pages
53. "Hourglass" by Claudia Gray 339 pages
54. "Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side" by Beth Fantaskey 354 pages
55. "Siren" by Tricia Rayburn 344 pages
56. "Prophecy of the Sisters" by Michelle Zink 343 pages
57. "Half Broke Horses" by Jeannette Walls 272 pages

National Just Read More Novels Month

I took part in FOMA's National Just Read More Novels Month . My books read are:

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

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

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

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.

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