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Winter Challenge - all done :)

Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë finished January 6
Incredible Theft - Agatha Christie finished January 7
Nice girls don't have fangs - Molly Harper finished December 31
Triangle at Rhoodes - Agatha Christie finished January 7
Emma - Jane Austen finished December 31
Robb, J D - Memory in Death finished January 3

Bonus Winter Prey - John Sandford finished January 10

Serial Reader Challenge 30 out of 30 read - done

Start date: November 13

1) Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

Take 5 series, read:
5 books from 1st series (of your choice)
Women's Murder Club by James Patterson
1st to Die finished December 23
2nd Chance finished December 23
3rd Degree finished December 24
4th of July finished December 24
5th Horseman finsihed December 25

4 from 2nd
Samantha Jellicoe series by Suzanne Enoch
1. Flirting with Danger finished November 14
2. Don't look Down finished December 12
3. Billionares prefer Blondes finished January 19
4. A Touch of Minx finished January 20

3 from 3rd
Poirot series by Agatha Christie
Murder in the Mews finished January 7
The ABC Murders finished January 17
Peril at End House finished January 16

2 from 4th
Dempsey's by Jennifer Crusie
Welcome to Temptation finished November 21
Faking it Finished November 24

1 from the last one
House of night series by PC and Kristin Cast
Tempted Finished December 21

2) Una-book-bomber (5 books):

chick-lit - Laura by Sarra Manning (Fashionistas #1) Finished November 21
romance Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy finished January 17
mystery - Fractured by Karin Slaughter Finished December 9
pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi
The Fury - L.J. Smith (Vampire Diaries # 3) Finished November 15
young adult Gone by Michael Grant Finished December 4

3) Spree Series Killer (1+ book):

Try out a totally new author. If the book turns out to be a stinker, you have to TRY AGAIN. Repeat until you find a series that you like and are willing to keep on reading in the future.
Nice girls don't have fangs - Molly Harper finished December 31

4) Author-ican Psycho (1 book)
Book of the Dead - Patricia Cornwell Finished November 28

5) Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book):

Inkheart - Cornelia Funke Finished December 15

6) The Book Strangler (1+ books):

Heather Wells series by Meg Cabot:
Size 12 is not fat Finished November 30
Size 14 is not fat either Finished December 2
Size doesn't matter finished December 19

7) 3rd Degree (3 books):

Read a trilogy. An old fashioned trilogy that wraps up at book 3.
The Gallaghers of Ardmore by Nora Roberts
Jewel of the Sun finished January 22
Tears of the Moon finished January 23
Heart of the Sea finished January 25

BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book):

A series with a strong female kick-ass protagonist, something like: police detective, body builder, warrion. So for example LKH Anita Blake would work.

Memory in Death - JD Robb finished January 3

2010 A-Z author challenge - will try VERY hard not to do any re-reads for this one!
All done - with no re-reads :)

Adams, A.J - The customer is NOT always right finished January 15
Brontë, Emily - Wuthering Heights finished January 6
Chance, Karen - Touch the Dark finished Feb 23
Donovan,Susan - The girl most likely too... finished February 3
Egholm, Elsebeth - Vold og magt (Danish author)finished April 20
Fyfield, Frances - Cold to the touch finished May 22
Gibson, Rachel - True love and other disasters finished January 26
Harris, Charlaine - A touch of dead finished Feb 20
Indridason, Arnaldur - Jar City finished May 4
Jungstedt, Mari - The Inner Circle finished April 15
King, Stephen - Ayana finished April 2
Lasky, Kathryn - Mary, Queen of Scots - Queen without a country finished June 1
Marques, Gabriel Garcia - Love in the time of Cholera finished January 16
Nesser, Håkan - Mennesker uden hund (Swedish author, read in Danish) finished April 28
O'Connell, Carol - Crime School finished May 18
Patterson, James - I, Alex Cross finished Feb 2
Quan, Tracy - Diary of a married call girl finished May 16
Robb, JD - Memory in Death finished January 3
Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet finished April 9
Taylor, Robert John - Hairline Crack finished May 23
Unger, Lisa - Black Out finished May 21
Vestfry, Annabelle - Gossip Girl the Carlyles finished January 29
Wingfield, R. D - A Killing Frost finished Feb 6
X Stork, Francisco - Marcelo in the real world finished April 25
Yee, Lisa - Millicent Min Girl Genius finished May 12
Zuiker, Anthony E - Dark Originsfinished March 16

Books read in 2010 - January
1. Memory in Death - JD Robb
2. Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
3. Murder in the Mews - Agatha Christie
4. Winter Prey - John Sandford
5. The customer is NOT always Right - AJ Adams
6. Love in the time of cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
7. Peril at End House - Agatha Christie
8. The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie
9. Sucker Bet - Erin McCarthy
10. Billionares prefer blondes - Suzanne Enoch
11. A Touch of Minx - Suzanne Enoch
12. Jewels of the sun - Nora Roberts
13. Tears of the moon - Nora Roberts
14. Heart of the sea - Nora Roberts
15. The Pregnancy test Erin McCarthy
16. True Love and other disasters Rachel Gibson
17. Flat-out sexy - Erin McCarthy
18 Boy next door - Meg Cabot
19. Gossip Girl The Carlyles - Annabelle Vestfry

1. February: Read a book which title starts with "F."
Foul Play - Janet Evanovich finished february 1

2. Birthday: Read a book from a February B-day celebrant.
Touch the Dark - Karen Chance (Carla) finished Feb 22

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Indiana.
Boy meets Girl - Meg Cabot finished Feb 1

4. Favorites: Read a book by a favorite author or from a favorite genre.
Favorite genre Contemporary romance The girl most likely to... - Susan Donovan finished Feb 3

5. Valentine’s Day: Read a book that has a predominantly red cover or has one of the following words in its title (heart, love, lover, kiss).
Forever mine, Valentine - Vicki Lewis Thompson finished February 2

6. Black History Month: Read a book written by an African-American or has an African-American as one of its main characters.
I, Alex Cross - James Patterson finished Feb 2

7. Romance Genre: Read a paranormal romance.
Fallen - Erin McCarthy finished Feb 25

8. President’s Day: Read a historical fiction/romance book set during either the US Civil War (Abraham Linconl) or the Revolutionary period (George Washington).
Gone with the wind - Margaret Mitchell finished Feb 19

9. International Friendship Month: Read a book by recommended by a friend (either in real life or here in GR). Be sure to say who recommended it.
A Killing Frost - R.D. Wingfield. Recommended by my dad finished February 6

10. Reader's Choice
A Touch of dead - Charlaine Harris finished Feb 20

books read in 2010 - February
20. Boy meets Girl - Meg Cabot
21. Foul Play - Janet Evanovich
22. Forever mine, Valentine - Vicki Lewis Thompson
23. I, Alex Cross - James Patterson
24. The girl most likely to... - Susan Donovan
25. A Killing Frost - R.D. Wingfield
26. Gone with the wind - Margeret Mitchell
27. A touch of Dead - Charlaine Harris
28. Touch the dark - Karen Chance
29. Fallen - Erin McCarthy
30. Witch's Canyon - Jeff Mariotte
31. Criminal Minds Killer Profile - Max Allan Collins

Women we love - done

1. Office/Clerical - Secretary, Assistant, Receptionist, etc.
Fast Women - Jennifer Crusie finished April 2

2. Service Industry - Waitress, Maid, Hairdresser, Cashier, etc.
Dead until Dark - Charlaine Harris finished March 17

3. Professional Career Woman - Owns a business or any career that requires a college degree.
It must be love - Rachel Gibson finished March 25

4. Life Saving/Medical - Nurse, Doctor, EMT, Lifeguard, etc.
Body Heat - Carly Phillips finished March 28

5. Geek/Computers - Librarian, Accountant, Computers, etc.
Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie finished March 8

6. Mom - Single mother, Widow, Homemaker, Pregnant, etc.
Garbiel's Angel - Nora Roberts finished March 21

7. Traditional Man's Job - Military, Mechanic, Cop, Lumberjack, etc.
Blood runs cold - Alex Barclay finished March 29

9. School/Academic - Teacher or Student
Dark Academy- Secret Lives -Gabriella Poole finished March 1


10. Creative - Artist, Musician, Chef, Photographer, Writer, etc.
All I want for Christmas - Nora Roberts finished March 20

For PNR Fans:

1. vampire Blue Bloods - Melissa De La Cruz finished March 17

build your own boxset challenge

I saw it on TV
books based on TV shows:
CSI:NY Deluge - Stuart M Kaminsky finished March 10
Criminal Minds: Killer Profile - Max Allan Collins finished Feb 28
Supernatural: Witch Canyon - Jeff Mariotte finished Feb 27

BBC told me to read this!
books from the BBC 100 books to read list
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller finished April 13
Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare Finished April 9
Moby Dick - Herman Melville finished March 29

I have wonderful friends
books given to me by friends
Four Blondes - Candace Bushnell finished May 30
Looking for Andrew McCarthy - Jenny Colgan
Dedication - Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin
The Hippopothamus - Stephen Fry

Crime and punishment
Crime/mystery books
Blood runs cold - Alex Barclay finished March 29
Careless in red - Elisabeth George
The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

Supernatural Sisters
Supernatural books that my sister and I like
The Vampire Diaries the return - Nightfall - L J Smithfinished March 24
Grave Secret - Charlaine Harrisfinished March 7
The Dead girls dance - Rachel Caine finished April 1
Dark Academy Secret lives - Gabriella Poole finished March 1
The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong finished March 3

March Challenge 8/8 done - all done!

1. March: Read a book which title starts with "M."
Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich finished March 12

2. Birthday: Read a book from a March B-day celebrant.
The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong (Amanda)finished March 3

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from France. Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown finished March 5

4. St.Patrick's Day Irish Theme:
PS, I love you - Cecilia Ahernfinished March 13

5. Military/War: Since March came from the War God Mars, read a book that has some kind of war as a backdrop or has a character that is in the military.

6. International Womens' Month: Read a book that has a single female figure on the cover.
Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris finished March 7


7. Romance Genre: Read a historical romance. PASS

8. Middle Name Pride Day:
CSI:NY Deluge - Stuart M. Kaminsky finished March 10

9. Of Shelves and Lists: Read a book from the Top 100 Dear Author Romance List.
Bet me - Jennifer Crusie finished March 8

10. Reader's Choice
Secret Lives (Darke Academy 1) - Gabriella Poole
finished March 1

Books read in 2010 - March
32. Secret Lives (Darke Academy 1) - Gabriella Poole
33. The summoning - Kelley Armstrong
34. Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
35. Grave Secrets - Charlaine Harris
36. Bet me - Jennifer Crusie
37. CSI:NY Deluge - Stuart M Kaminsky
38. Metro Girl - Janet Evanovich
39. Blood Ties (Darke Academy 2) - Gabriella Poole
39. PS, I love you - Cecilia Ahern
40. Dark Origins- Anthony E Zuiker
41. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
42. Blue Bloods - Melissa De La Cruz
43. Evernight - Claudia Gray
44. Plum Lovin' - Janet Evanovich
45. All I want for Christmas - Nora Roberts
46. Gabriel's Angel - Nora Roberts
47. Vampire Diaries 5 -LJ Smith
48. It must be love - Rachel Gibson
49. Body Heat - Carly Phillips
50. Blood Runs Cold - Alex Barclay
51. Moby Dick - Melville
52. The Cinderella Deal - Jennifer Crusie

Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?
- this option is for the slightly heavier reader who wants to commit to 5 Chunksters over the remainder of the year.


1. PS, I love you - Cecilia Ahern (519 pages)finished March 13
2. Bet me - Jennifer Crusie (469 pages)finished March 8
3. This Charming Man - Marian Keyes (676 pages)finished May 16
4. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller (576 pages)finished April 13
5. Blood runs cold - Alex Barclay (496 pages)finished March 29

Spring challenge
Smith - LJ - Vampire Diaries the return Nightfallfinished March 24
Plum Lovin' - Janet Evanovich finished March 20
Rachel Caine - The Dead Girls Dance finished April 1
It must be love - Rachel Gibson finished March 25
Nora Roberts - All I want for Christmasfinished March 20
Gabriel's Angel - Nora Roberts finished March 21

April Challenge Done!

1. April: Read a book which title starts with "A."
(The) Awakening - Kelley Armstrong finished April 4

2. Birthday: Read a book from an April B-day celebrant.
Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1) by Mary Janice Davidson (Sarah's shelf) finished April 8

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Iowa.
Jinx - Meg Cabot finished April 1

4. Spring Theme: Read a book that has flower, flowers or garden on the cover; or has the word "flower", "flowers", or any type of flower as part of its title.
Blue Dahlia - Nora Roberts finished April 16

5. Earth Day: In the spirit of recycling, reread an old favorite or reuse a book that you have posted in a previous challenge but never got around to reading.
Faking It - Jennifer Crusie finished April 2


6. Creative Arts Theme: Read a book that has a character that is involved in any type of arts (music, dance, literature, etc).
All American Girl - Meg Cabot finished April 4

7. With April as the fourth month, read a book that has received an average of 4 stars or more here in ŷ������.
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller finished April 13

8. Romance Genre: Read a fantasy romance.
Spellbound - Nora Roberts finished April 4

9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book that is shelved within the first 10 pages of GR's romance shelf
(http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/roma...)
Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare finished April 9

10. Reader's Choice
The Inner Circle - Mari Jungstedt finished April 15

Books read in 2010 - April
53. Dead Girls Dance - Rachel Caine
54. Jinx - Meg Cabot
55. Fast Women - Jennifer Crusie
56. The Awakening - Kelley Armstrong
57. All American Girl - Meg Cabot
58. Spellbound - Nora Roberts
59. Undead and unwead - Mary Janice Davidson
60. Romeo and Juliet- Shakespeare
61. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
62. The Inner Circle- Mari Jungstedt
63. Blue Dahlia - Nora Roberts
64. Charlotte's Web - White
65. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
66. Winnie the pooh - A A Milne
67. Vold og Magt - Elsebeth Egholm
68. Nice girls don't date dead men - Molly Harper
69. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
70. Marcelo in the real world - Francisco X Stork
71. Watership Down - Richard Adams
72. Mennesker uden hund - Håkan Nesser
73. The Reckoning - Kelley Armstrong

May challenge

1. May: Read a book which title starts with "M."
Midnight Alley - Rachel Caine finished May 2

2. Birthday: Read a book from a May B-day celebrant.
Hard and Fast - Erin McCarthy (Southpaw285)finished May 2

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Washington (State).
Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery finished May 4

4. Memorial Day: Read book whose author is now deceased.
[Much Ado About Nothing:] - Shakespeare finished May 7

5. Cinco De Mayo: Read a book whose title has 5 words.
The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich finished May 2

6. RRRC 1,000 Members Milestone: Read a book that has over a 1,000 ratings in GoodReads.
Masquerade - Melissa De La Cruz
finished May 1

7. Professional Potpourri
Jar City - Arnaldur Indriadson
finished May 5

8. Romance Genre: Read a futuristic or sci-fi romance.
Glory in Death - JD Robb
finished May 7


9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a banned book..
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini finished May 11

10. Reader's Choice
The Postcard Killers - James Patterson and Liza Marklund
finished May 9

Books read in 2010 - May

74. Masquerade - Melissa De La Cruz
75. The Rocky Road to Romance - Janet Evanovich
76. Hard and Fast - Erin McCarthy
77. Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery
78. Jar City - Indriadson
79. Midnight Alley - Rachel Caine
80. Much ado about Nothing - Shakespeare
81. Glory in Death - Nora Roberts
82. The postcard killers - Marklund & Patterson
83. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
84. Love Bites - Lyndsay Sands
85. Millicent Min, Girl Genius - Lisa Yee
86. Notes from a small island - Bill Bryson
87. This Charming Man - Marian Keyes
88. Diary of a married call girl - Tracy Quan
89. Crime School - Carol O'Connell
90. Black Out - Lisa Unger
91. Never bite a boy on the first date - Tamara Summers
92. Cold to the touch - Frances Fyfield
93. Hairline Cracks - Taylor
94. Feast of Fools - Rachel Caine
95. Lord of Misrule - Rachel Caine
96. Carpe Corpus - Rachel Caine
97. Fade Out - Rachel Caine
98. Real Murders - Charlaine Harris
99. Four Blondes - Bushnell
100. Burned - PC and Kristin Cast
101. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

It’s Just A Game Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010
12/12 done

For this challenge, all of our categories are influenced by popular games.

Monopoly –Read a book where a character is a land developer, banker, real estate agent, millionaire, etc or the storyline is set in the world of finance, banking , or real estate.
Three bedrooms One Corpse - Charlaine Harris finished June 4

Clue - Read a murder mystery or a book with a weapon somewhere in the title or on the cover (poison, gun, knife, etc).
J is for Judgement - Sue Grafton finished June 3

Chess �� Read a book that is set in the medieval period or has a character that is a Queen, King, Bishop or Knight or one of these words as part of the book’s title.
Mary Queen of Scots - Queen without a country - Kathryn Lasky Finished June 1

Candyland �� Read a book set in a candy store, bakery, or has a character that is a baker or candy maker, or a name of a candy or sweet as part of the title.
Sweet Spot - Susan Mallery finished June 14

Twister - Read a book with a green, blue, yellow or red cover or has all four colors represented on the cover.
Glory Days - Irene Peterson finished June 20

Operation �� Read a book set in a hospital or has a character that is in the medical profession.
Anyone but you - Jennifer Crusie finished June 20

Scene It! �� Read a book that has a character that is a celebrity, an actor/actress or works in the film/TV industry.
Last Scene Alive - Charlaine Harris finished June 6


Girl Talk - Read a book that is considered chick-lit or a book that has a young female as the main lead.
Rumour has it - Jill Mansell finished June 26

Mahjongg �� Read a book that has an Asian main character or the book is set in Asia.
Stanley Wong flunks big time - Lisa Yee finished June 6

Risk –Read a book that has some sort of war as a backdrop or setting or has a character that is career military.
Fra Slotsgade til Stuffhof - Poul-Henrik Jensen and Niels Ole Frederiksen
(a Danish book about a young political prisoner who is in a concentration camp during world war 2)finished June 21

Bonus: Go for 12 books instead of 10 by creating your own Game-inspired categories. Be sure to name the Game you have selected and explain your criteria.

11. Ghosts - read a book that has a ghost in it
Black Rose - Nora Roberts finished June 27

12. Don't Miss the Boat - read a book that has a boat in it
Love Overboard - Janet Evanovich finished June 18

June Challenge
I'm gonna go for 5 this month. 5/5 done

1. June: Read a book which title starts with "J."
J is for Judgement - Sue Grafton finished June 4

2. Birthday: Read a book from a June B-day celebrant. (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...)
Single White Vampire - Lyndsay Sands from FlibBityFLooB's shelf finished June 13

8. Romance Genre: Read an erotic romance. (Adjust level of steaminess to one ‘s taste.)
User Friendly - Erin McCarthy (From the Bad Boys online anthology) finished June 6

9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from our group’s bookshelf.
Sweet Spot -Susan Mallery finished June 14

10. Reader's Choice
Mary Queen of Scots Queen without a country - Kathryn Lasky finished June 1

A lifetime of books challenge
Duration June 13, 2010 to June 12, 2011

finished August 4, 2010

1981 Red Dragon - Thomas Harris finished July 2
1982 The hearts victory - Nora Roberts finished July 25
1983 Untamed - Nora Roberts finished July 25
1984 Opposites Attract - Nora Roberts finished July 23
1985 All the possibilities - Nora Roberts finished July 13
1986 Affaire Royale - Nora Robertsfinished July 28
1987 Command Performance - Nora Roberts finished July 30
1988 The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich finished July 11
1989 Love Overboard -Janet Evanovich finished June 18
1990 Wife for hire - Janet Evanovich finished June 27
1991 [Book: Luring a lady] - Nora Robertsfinished July 31
1992 Naughty Neighbor - Janet Evanovich finished July 24
1993 Guilty Pleasures - Laurell K Hamilton finished June 17
1994 The Laughing Corpse - Laurell K Hamilton finished June 23
1995 Circus of the Dammed - Laurel K Hamilton finished June 25
1996 The Heart of Devin McCade - Nora Roberts finished July 24
1997 Sea Swept - Nora Roberts finished July 10
1998 Tell me Lies - Jennifer Crusie finished August 2
1999 Anyone but you - Jennifer Crusie finished June 20
2000 Cirque du Freak - Darren Shan finished July 20
2001 Fatal Voyage - Kathy Reichs finished August 4
2002 Looking for Andrew McCarthy - Jenny Colgan finished July 30
2003 Minion - L.A. Banks finished July 18
2004 Under the boardwalk - Carly Phillips finished July 3
2005 Black Rose - Nora Roberts finished June 27
2006 Glory Days - Irene Peterson finished June 20
2007 Don't talk back to your vampire - Michele Bardsley finished July 2
2008 Sweet Spot- Susan Mallery finished June 14
2009 Rumor has it - Jill Mansell finished June 26
2010 Dead in the family - Charlaine Harris finished July 20

Books read in 2010 - July

125. Don't talk balk to your vampire - Michele Bardsley
126. Red Dragon - Thomas Harris
127. Under the boardwalk - Carly Phillips
128. Summer Lovin' - Carly Phillips
129. The Vampire of New York - Lee Hunt
130. Bitten - Kelley Armstrong
131. Because your vampire said so - Michele Bardsley
132. Sea Swept - Nora Roberts
133. The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich
134. All the possibilities - Nora Roberts

Summer Challenge
Duration June 21 to September 22
7/7 done :)

Sea Swept - Nora Roberts finished July 10
Under the boardwalk - Carly Phillipsfinished July 3
Meyer, Stephenie - The short second life of Bree Tanner finished June 29
Mansell, Jill - Rumor has it finished June 26
Evanovich Janet - Wife for hire finished June 27
Roberts, Nora - Black Rose finished June 27

Bonus: Summer Lovin - Carly Phillips finished July 4

Books read in 2010 - July

125. Don't talk balk to your vampire - Michele Bardsley
126. Red Dragon - Thomas Harris
127. Under the boardwalk - Carly Phillips
128. Summer Lovin' - Carly Phillips
129. The Vampire of New York - Lee Hunt
130. Bitten - Kelley Armstrong
131. Because your vampire said so - Michele Bardsley
132. Sea Swept - Nora Roberts
133. The Grand Finale - Janet Evanovich
134. All the possibilities - Nora Roberts
135. Minion - L A Banks
136. Cirque Du Freak - Darren Shan
137. The Vampire's Assistant - Darren Shan
138. Dead in the family - Charlaine Harris
139. Tunnels of Blood - Darren Shan
140. Opposites Attract - Nora Roberts
141. The heart of Devin MacCade - Nora Roberts
142. The Heart's victory - Nora Roberts
143. Untamed - Nora Roberts
144. Affaire Royale - Nora Roberts
145. How to marry a millionare vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks
146. Command Performance - Nora Roberts
147. Looking for Andrew McCarthy - Jenny Colgan
148. Luring a lady - Nora Roberts

August Challenge

10/10 done

1. August: Read a book whose author’s first or last name starts with “A��
The Perfect Poison - Amanda Quick finished August 14

2. Birthday: Read a book from an August B-day celebrant.
(http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...)
Tall, Dark and Hungry - Lyndsay Sands (YZ)finished August 18

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Germany.
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak finished August 12

4.Edinburg Festival: Read a book set in Scotland or has Scottish characters in it.

The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks finished August 8

5. Archeology Day/Smithsonian Anniversay
Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown finished August 16

6. National American Indian Heritage Month Read a Native American romance, or a book written by one, or has a Native American character.
Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer finished August 18

7. Book Lovers�� Day Reread a favorite book, or read a book by a favorite author.
Tell me Lies - Jennifer Crusie finished August 2

8. Romance Genre: Read a contemporary romance.
Red Lily - Nora Roberts finished August 21

9. Of Lists and Shelves:

The 5 people you meet in heaven - Mitch Albom finished August 3

10. Reader's Choice
Fatal Voyage - kathy Reichs finished August 4

books read in 2010 - August

149. Tell me lies - Jennifer Crusie
150. The five people you meet in heaven - Mitch Albom
151. Fatal Voyage - Kathy Reichs
152. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
153. Dead en dating - Raye
154. Dead and dateless - Raye
155. The Book Thief - Zusak
156. The Perfect Poison - Amanda Quick
157. Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
158. Tall, Dark and Hungry - Lyndsay Sands
159. The faraway tree stories - Enid Blyton
160. Red Lily - Nora Roberts
161. Shadow Kiss - Richelle Mead
162. Cruel Summer - Alyson Noel
163. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
164. David Copperfield - Dickens
165. A Christmas Carol - Dickens
166. A confederacy of dunces - John Kennedy Toole

DURATION: September 1, 2010 - November 30, 2010

12/12 done

1. Math - Read a book that has a number on the title. Example 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover, One With the Night, First Drop of Crimson
Sizziling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich finished September 10


2. Literature - Read a book that is considered a "classic". Example Pride and Prejudice
Le Misérable - Victor Hugo finished October 3

3. Science - Read a sci-fi/futuristic romance, or a book where one of the main characters is in a scientific field.
The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown finished September 12

4. Art - Read a book with a interesting or beautiful cover, or has a character that is some kind of an artist.
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell finished October 12

5. Music - Read a book with a title that is also a song title (Example Born to Be Wild) or has a character that is into music (singer, musician, lyricist, etc.)
Revelations - Melissa De La Cruz (song by Iron Maiden)
finished September 21

6. Computer Science - Read a book that involves computers or has a character that is good at it.
User Friendly - Erin McCarthy finished September 20

7. Journalism - Read a book that has either a character (journalist, reporter, writer) or setting (publishing company, etc.) from the world of journalism.
Private Scandals - Nora Roberts finished October 15

8. History - Read a book that is set in the past or has a character that works in a ‘history�� related field (archeologist, museum curator, researcher, etc).
Blue Moon - Linda Windsor finished September 14

9. Phys Ed or Sports - Read a book with a sport in the title/cover or a character that plays sports.
Hero at large - Janet Evanovich (former ice skating champ)finished September 10

10. Geography - Read a book that takes place in more than one country.
Spider bones/Mortal Remains - Kathy Reichs finished September 25

Bonus: Pick 2 Electives (any subject/class not mentioned in the original list) and create your own category.

Film and TV
Doctor Who: The Clockwise Man - Justin Richards finished September 26

Business Studies: Visions in White - Nora Roberts finished September 5

September challenge
10/10 read

1. September: Read a book which title starts with “S��.
Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich finished September 10

2. Birthday: Read a book from a September B-day celebrant.
Revelations - Melissa De La Cruz (Happy birthday to me)finished September 21

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Massachusetts.
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood finished September 16


4.Pirate Day: Marauders of the Sea: Read a book that involves Pirates or other sea-faring characters, like Vikings, Ship Captains, etc..
Blue Moon - Linda Windsor finished September 14

5. Labor Day: Blue Collar Workers: Read a book where one of the major character is a blue-collar worker.
Smitten - Janet Evanovich finished September 12

6. National Hispanic Heritage Month Read a Hispanic romance, or a book written by one, or has a Hispanic character.
The Shadow of the wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon finished September 22

7. Library Card Sign-up Month Read a book borrowed from the library. (In extreme cases that you don’t have access to a library, read a book that you borrow from someone else.)
Vision in White - Nora Roberts finished September 5

8. Romance Genre: Read a classic romance.
Persuasion - Jane Austen finished September 4

9. Of Lists and Shelves: The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown finished September 12


10. Reader's Choice
The brightest star in the sky - Marian Keyes finished September 8

Books read in 2010 - September

167. Persuasion - Jane Austen
168. Vision in White - Nora Roberts
169. The Brightest star in the sky - Marian Keyes
170. Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich
171. The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
172. Smitten - Janet Evanovich
173. Blue Moon - Linda Windsor
174. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
175. Revelations - Melissa De La Cruz
176. shadow of the wind - Zafon
177. Spider Bones/Mortal Remains - Kathy Reichs
178. Doctor Who: The Clockwise man - Justin Richards
179. Blood Promise - Richelle Mead
180. Evermore - Alyson Noël

READ-THE-SEASON AUTUMN CHALLENGE
Duration: September 23, 2010 - December 21, 2010

Alyson Noël - Evermore finished September 29
Undead and unemployed - MaryJanice Davidson finished October 16
Tale of two cities, A - Dickens finished October 22
Undead and unreturnable - MaryJanice Davidson finished October 17
Mead, Richelle - Blood Promise finished September 28
Nora Roberts - Private Scandals finished October 15

Bonus: ??

I can't find a bonus book, so I'm done

Books read in 2010 - October

181. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
182. Hero at Large - Janet Evanovich
183. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
184. Private Scandals - Nora Roberts
185. Undead and Unemployed - MaryJanice Davidson
186. Undead and Unreturnable - MaryJanice Davidson
187. A Tale of Two cities- Dickens
188. A Girl's Guide to Vampires - Katie MacAlister
189. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
190. Storm Born - Richelle Mead
191. Great Expectations - Dickens
192. Oliver Twist - Dickens
193. The Curious incident of the dog in the night time
- Haddon
194. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
195. Runaway - Meg Cabot
196. Kiss of Death - Rachel Caine

books read in 2010 - November

197. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
198. Wild Ride - Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
199. The Chemistry of murder - Simon Beckett
200. The Van Alen Legacy - De La Cruz
201. Keys to the repository - De La Cruz
202. American on Purpose - Craig Ferguson
203. En løgner i rødt - Elizabeth George
204. Be Still my vampire heart - Kerrelyn Sparks
205. The Harrowing - Alexandra Sokoloff
206. The Burning Wire - Jeffery Deaver
207. A Bite to Remember - Lynsay Sands
208. 6th Target - James Patterson