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October 2009 Reading Challenge

Currently, we have 65 readers participating in this month's challenge.
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Note: For ease of tracking, please repost your official list with your progress after every update. Striking out the title and/or a finished date after the book's name will be best.
The first update will be October 6 .
A big welcome to those of you who are attempting the challenge for the first time :)
Good luck and happy reading, everyone!

LOL! Thanks for looking out for me Mel! :)
I'm actually reading it for the other challenge for the birthday month book. And Amazon just delivered my box set, so I'm good to go.

2. Red - Succubus On Top by Richelle Mead
3. Brown - Warrior by Angela Knight
4. Green - Fade to Black by Leslie Parrish
5. Black - Through the Veil by Shiloh Walker
6. Yellow - Shadow Game by Christine Feehan
7. Purple -
8. Pink - Dragon Heat by Allyson James
9. Blue - Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead









2. Red -

3. Brown -

4. Green -

5. Black - [image error] Completed 10/1
6. Yellow -

7. Purple -

8. Pink -

9. Blue -


I'm actually reading it for the other challenge for the birthd..."
:) Good. You're in for a treat.

1. Orange - Terrier
2.
3. Brown -The Forest of Hands and Teeth
4. Green -Stray
5. Black -Blue Moon
6. Yellow -Prey
7.
8. Pink -Wings
9. Blue -Succubus Blues







1 down, 8 to go. And I made a change to my "yellow" since the library still hasn't moved me on the reserve list.
1. Orange Night Prayers by P. D. Cace
2. Red Fanged and Fabulous by Michelle Rowen
3. . Brown Viking Heat by Sandra Hill
4. . Green Leader of the Pack by Karen MacInerney
5. . Black My Wicked Vampire by Nina Bangs
6. . Yellow The Renegade Hunter by Lynsay Sands
7. . Purple Stakes and Stilettos by Michelle Rowen
8. . Pink Dragons prefer Blondes by Candace Havens
9. . Blue Witch in the House by Jenna McKnight
[image error] Book 12 in the Argeneau vamps series and book 3 in the Rogue Hunters set) The renegade vamp Nicholas who appeared in the last book to "save the day" for the heroine of that book gets his own story here. He finds his own life-mate in this story.
1. Orange Night Prayers by P. D. Cace
2. Red Fanged and Fabulous by Michelle Rowen
3. . Brown Viking Heat by Sandra Hill
4. . Green Leader of the Pack by Karen MacInerney
5. . Black My Wicked Vampire by Nina Bangs
6. .
7. . Purple Stakes and Stilettos by Michelle Rowen
8. . Pink Dragons prefer Blondes by Candace Havens
9. . Blue Witch in the House by Jenna McKnight
[image error] Book 12 in the Argeneau vamps series and book 3 in the Rogue Hunters set) The renegade vamp Nicholas who appeared in the last book to "save the day" for the heroine of that book gets his own story here. He finds his own life-mate in this story.

1. Orange -Storm Born
2. Red - Magic Study
3. Brown - Dragon Actually
4. Green - Thin Air
5. Black - Covet
6.
7. Purple - Witch Craft
8. Pink - Dark Prince
9. Blue - Beyond the Highland Mist
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Retribution by Jeanne C. Stein was okay. Not as good as the other books in the series but still entertaining enough. It's a 3 star, maybe 3 1/2 star rating.

1. Orange: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
2.
3. Brown: The Turning by Jennifer Armintrout
4. Green: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
5. Black: Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
6. Yellow: Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
7. Purple: Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge
8. Pink: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin
9. Blue: Rogue by Rachel Vincent








Brown � Claimed By Shadow by Karen Chance - a stretch but the background is sepia/brown
Green � The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe
Purple � Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Blue � Lover Unbound � JR Ward








Red: Storm Born Richelle Mead
Purple: Witchling Yasmine Galenorn
Blue: Darkfever Karen Marie Moning








Hopefully I won't have to change anything else and I am off to read. Have fun everyone!!!
6/9 done!

1.
2. ORANGE: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
3. YELLOW: All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
4. GREEN: Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton
5. BLUE: Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
6. PURPLE: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
7. PINK: Rogue by Rachel Vincent
8. BROWN: No Rest for the Witches (an anthology)
9. BLACK: A Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton









1. RED: Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris - Oct 2, ★★★★�
2. OR..."
I loooooooooooooooove Eric!

And I'm going to change my pink title from


I also want to change the black



So, new list:
1. Orange: Blood Bound, by Patricia Briggs
2
3. Brown: Magic Bites, by Ilona Andrews
4. Green: Living with the Dead, by Kelley Armstrong
5. Black: Lover Avenged, y J.R. Ward
6. Yellow: Lover Enshrined, by J.R. Ward
7. Purple: Fantasy Lover, by Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Pink: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night, Kresley Cole
9. Blue: Lover Unbound, by J.R. Ward










1. Orange - Highland Warrior/Monica McCarty
2. Red - Bitten/Kelley Armstrong
4. Green - Highland Scoundrel/Monica McCarty
5. Black - Covet/JR Ward
6. Yellow - Storm of Shadows/Christina Dodd
7. Purple - Stolen/Kelley Armstrong
8. Pink - Date Me Baby One More Time/Stephanie Rowe
9. Blue - Highland Outlaw/Monica McCarty











If you like PNR, hot sex and lots of humor, you're good with the Immortal After Dark series. This one is #3.
This time we see what happens when reluctant vampire Sebastion Wroth (cute!) discovers that the Valkyrie vampire-killer Kaderin the Cold Hearted is his Bride.
What I liked most was that the instant attraction wasn't confused with love. It slowly evolves through out the book. And ofcourse I love the Valkyries. I'm sure I'll be talking in their words when I say: those are some crazy bitches! Especially Regin and nucking futs Nïx.
By the way: I might be one of very few but I think I liked #2 of Immortals After Dark A Hunger like no Other even more than this one...


If you like PNR, hot sex and lots of humor, you're good with the Immortal After..."
I loved them all.
Try the Ronda Thompson, Wild Wulfs of London. You'll love them too!

1. Orange Hunting The Hunter by Shiloh Walker
2. Red Bitten to Death by Jennifer Rardin
3. Brown Vampires Are Forever by Lynsay Sands
5. Black The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
6. Yellow The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
7. Purple Eternal Craving by Nina Bangs
8. Pink Rogue by Rachel Vincent







Try the Ronda Thompson, Wild Wulfs of London. You'll love them too! hot sex and lots of humor, you're good with the Im..."
Thanks Kelly! I've added the anthology and the second in the series to my TBR :)
Well, I'm going to be out of the reading loop for the next few days. My "granddaughter" (Oz's foreign exchange student) has Homecoming on the 10th and Grandma is making her dress. Sigh, its soooo nice to have someone to make frilly things for again. :o) Its black velveteen with white lace and has a short hem (just above the knees) with a slightly flared skirt. She's going to be so CUTE.

1 BLUE
2 ORANGE KISS OF MIDNIGHT
3 BROWN DARK PRINCE
4 BLACK BEYOND THE HIGHLAND MIST
5 GREEN HIGH STAKES
6 PURPLE LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS
7 RED A BITE TO REMEMBER
8 PINK UNDEAD AND UNRETURNABLE
9 YELLOW OUT OF THE DARKNESS









1. Orange - What A Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken
2. Red - Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden
3. Brown - Dreams Underfoot (Newford Book 1) by Charles de Lint
4. Green - Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout
5. Black -
6. Yellow - The Compass Rose by Gail Dayton
7. Purple - The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter
8. Pink - Pleasure by Jacquelyn Frank
9. Blue - Spider-Touched by Jory Strong









1/9 done

LOL. Sounds really cute! Have fun with that :)


Would someone mind explaining how to put a line through the books you read? I don't understand the
Thanks, off to my second book.



Thanks for your help.

Thanks..."
See the little link above the posting box called (Some HTML is ok)? That will show you all the HTML tags you can use... For strikethrough, it's s in brackets followed by slash s in brackets when you no longer want a strikethrough.
Hope that helps!


1.
2. ORANGE: Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
3. YELLOW: All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
4. GREEN: Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton
5.
6. PURPLE: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
7. PINK: Rogue by Rachel Vincent
8. BROWN: No Rest for the Witches (an anthology)
9. BLACK: A Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton









That's the plan! I've been meaning to re-read BDB for a while now.

Josie switched to a pink edition of that book [bookcover:L..."
I'm still reading all of them, don't worry! Thanks for looking out for me though :)

Orange � Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
Brown � The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Green � Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout
Black � Covet by J.R. Ward
Yellow � Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
Pink � Born of Night
Blue � Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward










1) Orange - Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett.
2) Red - Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward.
3) Brown - Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
4) Green - Club Dead by Charlaine Harris.
5) Black - Chosen by P.C. Cast.
6)
7) Purple - Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward.
8) Pink - Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris.
9) Blue - Betrayed by P.C. Cast.






Don't really know what to say about Watchmen - it was fine until the last 2 chapters - by the end I just thought WTF???? And not a in a good way.... This is what happens when Super Heroes go crazy.... I'd give it a 2 out of 5, maybe.


If you like PNR, hot sex and lots of humor, you're good with the Immortal After..."
I just read
Dark Needs at Night's Edge and I loved it. I'm not reading the series in order though. Do you know if it matters?

Red:A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1)
Orange:
Yellow:Madapple
Green:In the Forests of the Night
Blue:
Purple:Dark Desires After Dusk
Pink:Love Is Hell
Black:Touch the Dark
Brown:Vampire Academy








I don't know if you've seen or interested but on the 6th a anthology of all the Sookie short stories is coming out. That way you'll never miss something!
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Heather wrote: " I just read Dark Needs at Night's Edge and I loved it. I'm not reading the series in order though. Do you know if it matters?..."
I don't think it really matters actually. Although everybody's interlinked things are well explained or there is no need for more back story. Although I must say #3 and #4 should be read in order cause they both take place during and after the Hie and some events are parallel.
I haven't read the first IAD cause it's in an anthology and I can't seem to find an on line version. Normally I'm a chronologics freak though. I have to read series in order :D

Yeah, I have that ordered to arrive this week from amazon :) However, I actually own several of the anthologies for other reasons, so I will still be able to keep reading until my amazon order arrives. YAY!

Flib-I'm glad you know about it. Are you getting sucked into the Sookie books? I don't know how I'm going to survive until next May waiting for the new one! :)

Red: Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
Brown: City of Glass
Green: City of Ashes
Black: Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Yellow: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Purple: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Pink: Luna Bay by Adrienne Cama
Blue: The Hollow by Nora Roberts
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1. Orange :Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance (Ebook)
2. Red :Walking Deadby C.E. Murphy (Audiobook)
3. Brown :
4. Green :Living with the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (Audiobook)
5. Black :City of Souls by Vicki Pettersson (Ebook)
6. Yellow :Speak of the Devilby Jenna Black (Ebook)
7. Purple :Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr (Audiobook)
8. Pink :The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter (Ebook)
9. Blue :Coyote Dreams by C.E. Murphy (Audiobook)








"Frostbitten", What an excellent installment! 5 Stars! I just love clay!

1. Orange- Iron kissed [image error]
2. Red -Blood Bound

3. Brown-Fragile Eternity [image error]
4. Green- Fantasy lover

5. Black Halfway to the grave- [image error]
6. Yellow dance with a vampire

7. Purple kissing coffins

8. Pink- Vampire Diaries (the fury and dark reunion)

9. Blue -Bone Crossed


2.Red-Kiss of Crimson
3.Brown-Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
4.Green-Halfway to the Grave
5.Black-To Tame a Highland Warrior
6.
7.Purple-Living Dead in Dallas
8.Pink-Dead End Dating A Novel of Vampire Love
9.Blue-The Final Eclipse
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2.Red-Kiss of Crimson
3.Brown-Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
4.Green-Halfway to the Grave
5.Black-[book:To Tame a..."
Good choice! The Midnight Breed series is great :)

2. Red: Working for the Devil
3. Brown: Storm Front
5. Black: Street Magic or Rosemary and Rue An October Daye Novel
6. Yellow: The Golden Elephant
7. Purple: Dead After Dark (Includes Dark-Hunter, Related Books #10)
8. Pink: Once Dead, Twice Shy
9. Blue:








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as of 10/2
1. ORANGE: Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
2. RED: Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
3. BROWN: Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
4. GREEN: Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
5. BLACK: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
6. YELLOW: How Not To Make a Wish by Mindy Klasky
7. PURPLE:
Demon Can't Help It by Kathy Love10/28. PINK:Devour Me by Lydia Parks
9. BLUE: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward