Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Christine (Cagnes) wrote: "I'm in! I'll go with "Novice: Read an average of approximately 2 - 3 new books a month (19 - 42 in a year)" Here's my tentative list.

Nothing but Reading Challenges
2013 New Releases Reading Chall..."

Great list. All ones I'd like to read. :) - Lisarenee

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges wrote: "Stefani wrote: "I am in! And I am going to try for Regular level. Since I get a number of ARCs this challenge is perfect.

Here is a few additions for the list:

January: Lilith, A Shimmer of A..."

It's a small indie publisher, it's listed for pre-order on B&N though http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lilit...

And Losing It, you're right I didn't see the ebook was out this past month the paperback comes out in May.

Stefani wrote: "Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges wrote: "Stefani wrote: "I am in! And I am going to try for Regular level. Since I get a number of ARCs this challenge is perfect.

Here is a few add..."

I already read Losing it. It was very cute.

Note to self add;

The Reluctant Countess: A Loveswept Historical Romance by Wendy Vella (Jan 14, 2013)

Along Came Trouble: A Loveswept Contemporary Romance by Ruthie Knox (Mar 11, 2013)

Destiny's Embrace by Beverly Jenkins (Jan 29, 2013)

Kiss of Temptation by Sandra Hill (Mar 26, 2013)

Here are some March releases from my Amazon reccomendations

March 5 Trouble in the Tarot (A Fortune Teller Mystery) by Kari Lee Townsend
March 5 Agave Kiss: A Corine Solomon Novel by Ann Aguirre
March 5 Frost burned (Mercy Thompson) by Patricia Briggs
March 5 Peach Pies and Alibis (A Charmed Pie Shop Mystery) by Ellery Adams
March 5 Midnight Blue-Light Special : An Incryptid Novel by Seanan McGuire
March 5 Undead and Underwater by MaryJanice Davidson
March 5 Slashback: A Cal Leandros Novel by Rob Thurman
March 5 Shadow of Freedom (Honor Harrington Series) by David Webber
March 5 Assaulted Pretzel (An Amish Mystery) by Laura Bradford
March 5 Bowled Over by Victoria Hamilton
March 5 Real Vampires Know Hips Happen by Gerry Bartlett
March 5 Sweet Tea Revenge (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs
March 5 Wave Good-bye (Southern Beauty Shop) by Lila Dare
March 5 The Christie Curse (A Book Collector Mystery) by Victoria Abbott
March 19 Inferno: Chronicals of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon
March 26 Kitty Rocks the House (Kitty Norville) by Carrie Vaughn
March 26 Death of Yesterday (Hamish Macbeth) by M.C. Beaton
April 2 Broth of Betrayal by Connie Archer
April 8 Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince by Nancy Atherton

Homeland, sequel to Little Brother, releases Feb 5th and he's hosting a nation wide tour! (I'm stoked!)

http://us.macmillan.com/Tour.aspx?id=...

You can also enter to win a copy on Goodreads.

I think "Heroes of Olympus" series has 4th book coming out also :)

I'm in and will post later.

Happy hols everyone!

I'll be posting as I go.

Level: Newbie
Complete - 4/18

there is another book I wanted to let you know about...and it was bothering me for 3 days...but I couldn't find this stupid thread! so now it's gone and leaked out of my brain! lol

will post it when I finally remember! :)

Going to post my list as I go

1/1/13-12/31/13
Addict
0/67+

Duration: 1/1/2013-12/31/2012
Level: Regular
Minimum goal: 43 books
Maximum goal: 66 books
Progress: 0/43

Will post as I go.

im in and go with Newbie

I am in! I will shoot for Novice.

Went through and pre-held a bunch of these today so I can get on the list early.

Awesome. I'm going to start adding again.

Did I get them all? Now I just need to verify them and add cover pictures.

I'm in !
Starting with level Newbie but may level up to novice!

I can do that right?

Karen wrote: "I'm in !
Starting with level Newbie but may level up to novice!

I can do that right?"

Definitely. :)

Add
Rise: A Nightshade Novel by Andrea Cremer (Jan 8, 2013)

Okay, I'm in. I don't normally read new books right away because I read so much and I'm trying to limit how much I spend but there are some really good ones listed. And before anyone says anything, my library is tiny with limited hours and my online library has a mile long waiting list, if they even have the book but I am going to check them out first.
I'm going to aim for 13 books and see what happens. Apparently, there's a decade challenge I need to find. You people are very bad influences. Keep up the good work :-)

I'm going to start with Novice, but may bump up a level as the year progresses. This is only the beginning of my list, I'm sure! I'm counting ALL new releases, not just new additions to the series I read.

NEW RELEASES, 1/1 - 12/31
BOOKS READ: 67

1. The Last Runaway, by Tracy Chevalier, finished 1/16 ★★★★
2. Kinsey and Me: Stories, by Sue Grafton, finished 1/27 ★★★
3. The Lost Art of Mixing, by Erica Bauermeister, finished 1/29 ★★★
4. Finding Camlann, by Sean Pidgeon, finished 1/31 ★★★

   


5. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, by Jennifer Chiaverini, finished 2/9 ★★★
6. One Hot Murder (Victoria Square #3), by Lorraine Bartlett, finished 2/13 ★★★★
7. Easter Bunny Murder (Lucy Stone #19), by Leslie Meier, finished 2/18 ★★★★
8. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen #16), by Joanne Fluke, finished 2/26 ★★★

   


9. The Typewriter Girl, by Alison Atlee, finished 3/6 ★★★★
10. A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway #5), by Elly Griffiths, finished 3/12 ★★★★

 


11. Three Sisters (Blackberry Island #2), by Susan Mallery, finished 4/2 ★★★★
12. Killer Honeymoon (Savannah Reid #18), by G.A. McKevett, finished 4/4 ★★★★
13. The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time, by Bob Harris, finished 4/5 ★★★
14. The Icecutter's Daughter (Land of Shining Water #1), by Tracie Peterson, finished 4/8 ★★★★
15. Starting Now (Blossom Street #9), by Debbie Macomber, finished 4/13 ★★★★
16. Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince (Aunt Dimity #18), by Nancy Atherton, finished 4/18 ★★★
17. The Ashford Affair, by Lauren Willig, finished 4/21 ★★★★

      


18. A Broth of Betrayal (Soup Lovers #2), by Connie Archer, finished 5/6 ★★★
19. The King's Deception (Cotton Malone #8), by Steve Berry, finished 5/8 ★★★★

 


20. The Time Between, by Karen White, finished 6/4 ★★★
21. Time Flies, by Claire Cook, finished 6/16 ★★★★
22. Cinnamon and Gunpowder, by Eli Brown, finished 6/19 ★★★

  


23. Island Girls, by Nancy Thayer, finished 7/1 ★★★★
24. The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story, by Lily Koppel, finished 7/2 ★★★
25. Ladies' Night, by Mary Kay Andrews, finished 7/6 ★★★★
26. Sweet Salt Air, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 7/14 ★★★★
27. Assaulted Pretzel (Amish Mystery #2), by Laura Bradford, finished 7/17 ★★★★
28. Please Don't Tell, by Elizabeth Adler, finished 7/19 ★★★★
29. Gone with the Win (Bed & Breakfast #28), by Mary Daheim, finished 7/21 ★★★
30. William Shakespeare's Star Wars, by Ian Doescher, finished 7/28 ★★★★

       


31. Not the Killing Type (Booktown #7), by Lorna Barrett, finished 8/1 ★★★
32. The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe, by Mary Simses, finished 8/2 ★★★★
33. Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America, by Sam Roberts, finished 8/5 ★★
34. The Intercept (Jeremy Fisk #1), by Dick Wolf, finished 8/5 ★★★★
35. Dogtripping, by David Rosenfelt, finished 8/8 ★★★★
36. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein, finished 8/10 ★★★★.5
37. The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (Pink Carnation #10), by Lauren Willig, finished 8/13 ★★★★
38. The Scavenger's Daughters (Tales of the Scavenger’s Daughters #1), by Kay Bratt,
finished 8/16 ★★★

       


39. Cloche and Dagger (Hat Shop #1), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 9/8
40. W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone #23), by Sue Grafton, finished 9/12
41. Between Heaven and Texas, by Marie Bostwick, finished 9/17
42. Rose Harbor in Bloom (Rose Harbor #2), by Debbie Macomber, finished 9/22
43. Fly Away (Firefly Lane #2), by Kristin Hannah, finished 9/23
44. Cupcakes Aren't Just for Eating (Trixie Pristine #3), by Laina Turner, finished 9/24

     


45. Stargazey Point, by Shelley Nobel, finished 10/4
46. The Whole Enchilada (Goldy Schulz #17), by Diane Mott Davidson, finished 10/4
47. Life's a Beach Then You Die, by Falafel Jones, finished 10/7
48. The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, by Daniel Stashower, finished 10/8
49. Jedi Academy, by Jeffrey Brown, finished 10/15
50. Christmas Carol Murder (Lucy Stone #20), by Leslie Meier, finished 10/15
51. The Right Wrong Number, by Barbara Delinsky, finished 10/29
52. The Final Cut (A Brit in the FBI #1), by Catherine Coulter & J.T. Ellison, finished 10/29
53. The Bughouse Affair (Carpenter & Quincannon #1), by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, finished 10/30

        


54. Gilt Trip (Scrapbooking Mystery #11), by Laura Childs, finished 11/2
55. Flat Water Tuesday, by Ron Irwin, finished 11/5
56. Artful Dodger (Maggie Kean Mis-Adventure #1), by Nageeba Davis, finished 11/7
57. Starry Night, by Debbie Macomber, finished 11/9
58. The Glass Wives, by Amy Sue Nathan, finished 11/9
59. A Nantucket Christmas, by Nancy Thayer, finished 11/12
60. The Goodreads Killer, by Dave Franklin, finished 11/12
61. The Fatal Funnel Cake (Fresh Baked #8), by Livia J. Washburn, finished 11/14
62. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #14), by Alexander McCall Smith, finished 11/27

        


63. Death Overdue (Killer Librarian #2), by Mary Lou Kirwin, finished 12/3
64. Christmas Bliss (Savannah #4), by Mary Kay Andrews, finished 12/5
65. Read It and Weep (Library Lover’s #4), by Jenn McKinlay, finished 12/8
66. The Supreme Macaroni Company (Valentine #3), by Adriana Trigiani, finished 12/12
67. Candlelight Christmas (Lakeshore Chronicles #10), by Susan Wiggs, finished 12/19

    

Happy New Year everyone! I think this is a great challenge because I am always behind on my new releases. I also hate when it comes time to vote for books at the end of the year and out of the 100 Goodreads asks you to vote for I've only read 2! So thank you for creating this easy way for me to find out what's new. :)

Newbie
4/12

1. The Husband List by Janet Evanovich & Dorien Kelly
2. Iron Man: Extremis Prose Novel by Marie Javins
3. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
4. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

I picked up this morning. Yhe release date is today :)

My January read will be . It's out in a week and I'm really looking forward to it.

Can I join in? I like to try for newbie.

Fairlee wrote: "Can I join in? I like to try for newbie."

Yes, we'd love to have you.

Thanks everyone who's contributing to the list. I'll verify each month as the year progresses that the dates haven't moved.

Put me down for Newbie, as I have a backlog of older books to get through as well.

Irene wrote: "Okay, I'm in. I don't normally read new books right away because I read so much and I'm trying to limit how much I spend but there are some really good ones listed. And before anyone says anything,..."

here is the thread for the decade challenge

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

I'm in. I will start to make my list tonight!!

I'll be in as a Newbie and post as I go:

2013 New Releases Reading Challenge

Level: Novice
Read: 0/12

January: The Winter Witch, Paula Brackston
February: Etiquette & Espionage,
Gail Carriger

I'll shoot for Newbie [0/12]. I read quite a number of new Indie, but not so much mainstream - but want to. So, this will be good for me. In Jan I'll shoot for:

**29th - One Good Earl Deserves a Lover: The Second Rule of Scoundrels (The First Rule of Scoundrels) by Sarah MacLean**

Probably for Feb:
**Crystal Cove (Friday Harbor) by Lisa Kleypas (Feb 5, 2013)**

I'll see about March later.

Would like to do this one. I read a few every month.

I'm in. Since I started blogging, I am reading so many new releases, so choosing anything but Addict level is not an option for me. :)

2013 New Releases Reading Challenge
Duration: 01.01.2013. - 31.12.2013.
Books read: 80/80 (Level: Addict)
Read an average of 6 or more new books a month (67 or more books in a year). Books have to be published/released in 2013.

♥ January New Releases
Jan. 8. - The Kassa Gambit ★★★★ 08/01
Jan. 8. - The Tragedy Paper ★★★ 14/01
Jan. 10. - The Cadet of Tildor ★★★★★ 09/01
Jan. 12. - Falling For Her Fiance ★★★ 09/02
Jan. 15. - Summerset Abbey ★★★ 11/02
Jan. 22. - Interred ★★ 13/01


♥ February New Releases
Feb. 05. - A Natural History of Dragons ★★★ 04/02
Feb. 05. - Hot Ticket ★★★ 16/02
Feb. 05. - Crystal Cove ★★★ 10/08
Feb. 05. - The Queen Is Dead ★★★★ 30/08
Feb. 05. - Scarlet ★★★★★ 31/08
Feb. 10. - Forty Days ★★★★ 15/04
Feb. 12. - Beautiful Bastard ★★★★ 29/01
Feb. 12. - The Water Witch ★★★★ 12/03
Feb. 14. - Nefertiti's Heart ★★★★ 14/04
Feb. 14. - Frankie's Monster ★★ 18/04
Feb. 25. - Princess in Disguise ★★★ 13/03
Feb. 25. - Never Too Far ★★★ 24/03
Feb. 26. - Wait for You ★★★★ 22/06
Feb. 26. - Beauty Awakened ★★★ 04/09


♥ March New Releases
Mar. 01. - The Game ★★ 30/03
Mar. 05. - The Holders ★★★★ 23/03
Mar. 05. - Strange Fates ★★★ 22/03
Mar. 05. - A Conspiracy of Alchemists ★★★★ 04/03
Mar. 12. - Mila 2.0 ★★★★ 15/03
Mar. 22. - Between Friends ★★★★ 01/05
Mar. 24. - Music of the Heart ★★ 25/06
Mar. 26. - And Then She Fell ★★★ 18/03
Mar. 26. - And the Miss Ran Away with the Rake ★★★★ 20/03
Mar. 30. - Quite Contrary ★★★ 24/05
Mar. 31. - Twisted Summer ★★ 27/04


♥ April New Releases
Apr. 02. - Emilie and the Hollow World ★★★★★ 06/03
Apr. 02. - Vengeance Bound ★★ 02/04
Apr. 02. - Life After Life ★★★★ 04/04
Apr. 08. - Enslaved ★★★ 07/03
Apr. 15. - Resisting Her ★★ 04/05
Apr. 16. - Beautiful Stranger ★★★ 26/09
Apr. 23. - The Obsidian Mirror ★★★★ 20/04
Apr. 23. - Nissa: A Contemporary Fairy Tale ★★★ 21/04
Apr. 23. - Stuck On You ★★ 09/03
Apr. 23. - Hot Blooded ★★★ 23/08
Apr. 24. - Twisted Perfection ★★★ 02/05
Apr. 30. - Oxford Shadows ★★★ 23/04


♥ May New Releases
May 07. - Chantress ★★★★ 29/04
May 07. - True ★★ 13/05
May 07. - Zenn Scarlett ★★★★ 18/10
May 14. - The Rules for Disappearing ★★★ 11/05
May 28. - Dare You To ★★★★ 29/05
May 28. - Once Upon a Tower ★★★ 26/06
May 28. - Any Duchess Will Do ★★★★ 04/10


♥ June New Releases
Jun. 01. - The Sword Dancer ★★★ 21/05
Jun. 04. - The Testing ★★★★★ 23/04
Jun. 04. - Gameboard of the Gods ★★★ 02/06
Jun. 04. - Faking It ★★★★ 05/06
Jun. 04. - Entwined with You ★★ 19/06
Jun. 11. - Another Little Piece ★★ 08/06
Jun. 11. - The Registry ★★ 10/06
Jun. 13. - Addicted to You ★★★ 24/06
Jun. 17. - The Reluctant Reaper ★★★ 16/06
Jun. 18. - The Ocean at the End of the Lane ★★★★ 01/07


♥ July New Releases
Jul. 04. - The Thousand Names ★★★★★ 02/07
Jul. 09. - Big Girl Panties ★★★ 28/06
Jul. 15. - The Secret Eater ★★★ 17/06
Jul. 15. - Cobweb Bride ★★★★ 06/07
Jul. 15. - Scythe Does Matter ★★★ 15/07
Jul. 16. - Mist ★★ 03/07
Jul. 19. - Glass Frost ★★★★ 04/07
Jul. 30. - Three ★★★★ 27/07


♥ August New Releases
Aug. 01. - The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic ★★★★ 04/08
Aug. 06. - The Crown Tower ★★★★ 05/08
Aug. 06. - The Fairest of Them All ★★★ 06/08
Aug. 15. - Crown of Midnight ★★★★★ 07/11


♥ September New Releases
Sep. 03. - When the World Was Flat ★★★ 12/09
Sep. 17. - The Burning Sky ★★★★★ 27/10
Sep. 24. - Charming ★★★★ 21/10
Sep. 24. - Steelheart ★★★★ 14/11


♥ October New Releases
Oct. 22. - Trust in Me ★★★ 11/10
Oct. 29. - The Sum of All Kisses ★★★★ 10/10
Oct. 29. - Parasite ★★★★ 07/10


♥ November New Releases
Nov. 05. - Twinmaker ★★★★ 16/11

I'm in. I'm going to try for Novice level.

1. Moonset by Scott Tracey rating: 3.5 (4/8/13)

I'm totally in. Not sure what level yet, it'll depend on how many of the new releases look interesting/are a series I'm reading. I'll at least do newbie.

These are the new books I asked my library to buy in January and all are on order. The dates are the release date.

01 Jan Howard, LInda Shadow Woman
07 Jan Patterson, James Private Berlin
08 Jan Woods, Stuart Collateral Damage
08 Jan Clark, Mary Jane Footprints in the Sand bk 5
08 Jan Krentz, Jayne Ann Dream Eyes bk 2
08 Jan Grafton, Sue Kinsey and Me
09 Jan Small, Beatrice Bianca bk 1
23 Jan Castle, Jayne The Lost Night
29 Jan Meier, Leslie Easter Bunny Murder
29 Jan Steel, Danielle Until the End of Time

Please count me in as a Newbie

Lindy, The Lost Night was released last year. I think this is the paperback release. I read it as an ebook right after it came out.

January 1st - Splintered was just released. I bought it from Indigo a couple of days ago :-)

I'll try for the addicted level.

I'm in but this is the first time I've done anything in a group on Goodreads. I usually set a goal of 150 books a year (only got 140 this year but had an auto accident that slowed me down for a bit) and I'm doing a library book challenge right now that ends Jan 31st. I keep up with a lot of authors on Facebook, etc so try to get the newest books coming out but am depending on the library to get them so sometimes have to wait a bit. I'm going to just see how many new releases I can read, okay?

Can we join this without posting the books we will be reading (since I won't know ahead of time as I can't buy them but check them out of the library)?

I'm reading The Husband List (2013) right now.

Rene wrote: "Can we join this without posting the books we will be reading (since I won't know ahead of time as I can't buy them but check them out of the library)?

I'm reading The Husband List (2013) right now."

I think you can because I also did not list all books that I will be reading, and nobody told me to correct it. :)

I've finished my first book:

Level: Newbie

1/12

January Dream Eyes, released 1/8/13; finished 1/10/13
February

Dragana wrote: "Rene wrote: "Can we join this without posting the books we will be reading (since I won't know ahead of time as I can't buy them but check them out of the library)?

I'm reading The Husband List (2..."

I just made a bookshelf for the new releases I read.

Count me in - I'll try for regular (4-5 new books per month). I'll post as I go.

I'm in...I'm supposed to read 13 books published in 2013 for the decades challenge, anyway.

Starting my list. I'm only planning Newbie at this time

1. Beach House Beginnings by Christie Ridgway 1/15/13
2. Elimination Night: A Novel by Anonymous 1/21/13
3. Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway 2/6/13
4. Ever After by Kim Harrison 4/1/13
5. Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb 5/1/13
6. Ripped: A Memoir of Love, Steroids, and the Suicide of a Former Champion Bodybuilder by Cristina Porietis 5/11/13
7. Accidents Make the Heart Grow Fonder by Tara Mills 5/18/13
8. Singularity by Joe Hart 5/30/13
9. Dixie Rebel by Patricia Rice 6/8/13
10. Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson 6/14/13
11. Cocktail Hour by Tara McTiernan 7/2/13
12. The One That Got Away by Kelly Hunter 7/5/13