Yay!

M-arton, Dana (Sheik Seduction) fins. 5-09
A- nn Peterson (Special Assignment) fins. 5-09
Y- You Shizaki (Gentle Cage, a yaoi novel) fins. 5-09

DONE!!!

M: Mistletoe and Folly by Debra St. John 5/22/09
A: A Dessert to Die For by R.N. Novey 5/22/09
Y: You're Cooking It Country: My Favorite Recipes and Stories by Loretta Lynn 5/30/09

Congrats, Yz!

M - idnight Pleasures (anthology) 5/9
A - t Grave's End by Jeanine Frost 5/26
Y - ork, Rebecca : Bond of Silver (novella from anthology Unleashed) 5/27

I actually finished a challenge for this month...LOL

Yay, you're done Danielle! How fun.

M-Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
A-The Asking Price by Caroline Upcher
Y-The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond
I've given up on The Asking Price, so will substitute Andrews, Ilona - Magic Burns

Finished! I really enjoyed the Ilona Andrews and am looking forward to getting my hands on Magic Strikes, eventually.

M – Marr, Melissa - Wicked Lovely
A – Arthur, Kerri – Deadly Desire
Y - You're so Vein - Christine Warren

Finished with only a few days to spare. :)

Congratulations Barbara and Melissa !

Great job guys! Barbara, Melissa :)

ALL DONE! :)

M: Monster by A. Lee Martinez * * * *

A: Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day * * * * *

Y: You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy * * *

M - Max - James Patterson 5/7
A - Alanna The First Adventure 5/9
Y - You're the One that I Haunt by Terri Garey 5/4

COMPLETE 5/9

M: Mistletoe and Folly by Debra St. John 5/22/09
A: A Dessert to Die For by R.N. Novey 5/22/09
Y: You're Cooking It Country: My Favorite Recipes and Stories by Loretta Lynn -Currently Reading

M: Monster by A. Lee Martinez * * * *

A: Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day * * * * *

Y: You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy

I really enjoyed all my books listed best one was Magic Strikes. Can't get enough of that BeastLord . MacAlister has become another author on my faves list her Dragon books are lighthearted and fun to read. Jim is lol funny( read both You Slay and Playing With Fire)Adrian world is interesting enough to continue I'm on the third one.

Jael wrote: "Finished one at least"

;D

Finished one atleast

M- Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
A-Adarian, Lara Kiss Of Midnight
Y- You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister

Sweet.

All done!

M-Match me if you can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
A-All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
Y-Yasmine Galenorn - Ghost of a chance

All done! Thanks to cross-challenging, and re-reading. Oh, and only 3 letters to deal with.
M - Moon shadow by Dawn Stewardson. 13 May.
A - Alanna by Tamora Pierce. 14 May.
Y - York, Rebecca - Soldier caged. 16 May.

Congratulations, Brenda.

Complete!


M - Ava March - Object of His Desire -- May 14
A - Kayelle Allen - Surrender Love -- May 12
Y - Amanda Young - Reckless Seduction -- May 17

Oh, wow! You've done it both by author and title... Impressed.

Wow well done Colleen !

Completed

AUTHOR
M: Mann, Catherine - Blaze of Glory 5/2/09
A: Arthur, Keri - Deadly Desire 5/9/09
Y: York, Rebecca - Beyond Control 5/13/09

TITLE & AUTHOR BOTH (Same Letter)
M: Mr. and Miss Anonymous - Fern Michaels 5/8/09
A: Awakening, The - Kelley Armstrong 5/4/09
Y: The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens - Jane Yolen 5/17/09

COMPLETED
Too bad it's only three letters.

M - Mortal Temptations by Allyson James 14-05
A - Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie 16-05
Y - Your Coffin or Mine? by Kimberly Raye 16-05

I havn't started Ella Enchanted yet. I found the movie on my shelf but don't remember much about it so will wait and watch it again after I've finished the book.

Since my son finished the Children's Illustrated Classic version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, we watched the movie the other day as his reward. He said things were different from the book. I havn't read it and I do have the regular version on my shelves so I'm reading it now for my Illinois author book for the monthly challenge. (I've already put a review up on the book if you're interested. In the back of my old used copy was a newspaper clipping that I transcribed into my review explaining how the book is a populist (political) parable. I found it very interested and wanted to share it.)

I just read this as part of our Folklore & Fairytales group, it was fun (May's theme is fairytale stepmothers). I thought her dad was an interesting character, and those 'blessing' smack-downs the fairy gives are priceless. For a completely different take on Cinderella, I also read another YA version, Bound, based on the Chinese version of Cinderella, one of the earliest.

lol. I am halfway through Ella Enchanted and it's a good, cute and quick read so far.

Yes, I'm 6/10 for the monthly challenge and working on the 7th. I just wasn't able to crosslist between the two this month (other than one book I havn't read yet, lol).

Briansgirl wrote: "well done Jane. I don't have a single book read for this one yet. lol"

Well you seem to be doing ok with the other challenges though lol I'm sure you'll get there and this was a good month with only 3 books to read !

Thanks Kasia

well done Jane. I don't have a single book read for this one yet. lol

Jane, ;)

Challenge completed 13/05/09

M - Mommy In Training - Shelley Galloway - 01 May 2009
A - A Baby for the Village Doctor - Abigail Gordon 03 May 2009
Y - You Slay Me - Katie MacAlister - 13 May 2009

Ooo, it does look good...and it looks like my library can get it! :O) Toss it on the pile...

Libraries rock!! And I'm not just saying that cuz I work in one and can get library books delivered practically to my DESK ;) but it really can be hit and miss when you see something calling you from someone else's TBR...

drat and double drat. lol My library doesn't have the Fairy Tale Feasts book. It looks cool. lol I love having my local library's card catalog online so I can instantly see not only if they have the book or not, but I can even tell if it's checked out or not.

I've never read any Erin McCarthy, so I'll give it a go. Not like there's not 1000 other things on my TBR pile if it doesn't work out :)
I've recently joined the Folklore & Fairy Tales group here, so the Yolen fits nicely - it's Fairy Tale Feasts A Literary Cookbook for Young Readers And Eaters. I remember really enjoying some of her dragon books as a kid.

Danielle, I wouldn't say Jack was bad, just not wonderful. I typically feel that way about McCarthy's work, so if you like her you'll probably enjoy this title as well.

And I love Yolen (I'm just not a fan of short stories)...I don't know the one with fairy food...tell me more! :O)

Sorry to hear it Melody, I liked the look of your May reads and have borrowed a copy of 'You Don't Know Jack' from our library... didn't like it? We didn't have the Jane Yolen, meh, so instead I borrowed a book where she's retold fairy tales interspersed with recipes of fairy tale food! Looks cool, would probably suit young kids who like helping with cooking.

Kasia wrote: "I'm done, but I did not enjoy any of those books"

Ick. Similar story here. The two I've finished were disappointing and the one left is short stories...but they're Jane Yolen, so how bad can they be? :O)

Thanks!
I'm not too bummed about it all. To be totally honest Martian Chronicles were quite good, but it's a collection of short stories... so... I prefer a solid, developed novel! Oh, well.

Kasia wrote: "M - The Martian Chronicles
A - The Anubis Gates
Y - You Shall Know Our Velocity
I'm done, but I did not enjoy any of those books :( Why oh why did I pick stuf..."

Oh that is so sad that you didn't enjoy any of the books, but congratulations on completing the challenge

M - The Martian Chronicles
A - The Anubis Gates
Y - You Shall Know Our Velocity
I'm done, but I did not enjoy any of those books :( Why oh why did I pick stuff? I'm flabbergasted.

Read the Month
M-oonfever antho.
A-llergies by T A Chase
Y-ou Shizaki (Gentle Cage, a yaoi novel) finished 5-09

AUTHOR
M: Mann, Catherine - Blaze of Glory 5/2/09
A: Arthur, Keri - Deadly Desire 5/9/09
Y: York, Rebecca - Beyond Control 5/13/09

TITLE & AUTHOR BOTH
M: Mr. and Miss Anonymous - Fern Michaels 5/8/09
A: Awakening, The - Kelley Armstrong 5/4/09
Y: The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens - Jane Yolen 5/17/09

Update 6th May


M - Mommy In Training - Shelley Galloway - 01 May 2009
A - A Baby for the Village Doctor - Abigail Gordon 03 May 2009
Y - You Slay Me - Katie MacAlister - Currently Reading

Kasia wrote: "Ruth, glad to have you on board with the challenges ;)" thanks "I am a gonna try"

Ruth, glad to have you on board with the challenges ;)