Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

ROUND 1: January 1 - April 17, 2011
READ: 5/8
1. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia (503 pages) 1/15
2. Blood Promise - Richelle Mead(503 pages) 2/7
3. Unraveled - Gena Showalter (572 pages) 2/15
4. Last Dragon Standing - G.A. Aiken <(468 pages) 2/26
5. Feed - Mira Grant (571 pages) 3/2
6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson (465 pages)
7. Lover Mine - J.R. Ward (512 pages)
8. Skykeepers - Jessica Andersen (480 pages)

3/8 Read – Mor-book-ly Obese – Take 2

1 – 516 pages – The Red Pyramid – Rick Riordan
2 – 557 pages – The Lost Hero – Rick Riordan
3 – 528 pages – Lover Unleashed – JR Ward
4 – 480 pages – Water Bound – Christine Feehan
5 – 512 pages – Lover Mine – JR Ward – 3/8
6 – 480 pages – The Silver Wolf– Alice Borchardt – 2/18
7 – 453 pages – Angelfire – Courtney Allison Moulton – 3/10
8 –

My level is Mor-book-ly Obese

UPDATE

4/8 finished

1. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon- pgs. 1059 - finished on 1/7/2011
2. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon- pgs. 1070 - finished 2/17/2011
3. Map of Bones by James Rollins - pgs. 521 - finished 3/1/2011
4. Beautiful Darkness - Pgs. 503 - finished 3/10/11
5.
6.
7.
8.

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Level: More-Book-Ly Obese (8 books over 450 pages)

1.Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward 3/11/11
2.Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
3.Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
4.Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
5.Blood and Gold by Anne Rice
6.Salem's Lot by Stephen King
7.The Queen's Lover by Vanora Bennett
8.The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

My level is Mor-book-ly Obese

UPDATE

5/8 finished

1. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon- pgs. 1059 - finished on 1/7/2011
2. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon- pgs. 1070 - finished 2/17/2011
3. Map of Bones by James Rollins - pgs. 521 - finished 3/1/2011
4. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia - Pgs. 503 - finished 3/10/11
5. Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs - Pgs. 469 - finished 3/11/11
6.
7.
8.

2011 Chubby Chunkster: Mor-book-ly Obese
4/8 READ

1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - 1/1 (471 pgs.)
2. The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly - 1/29 (706 pgs.)
3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett - 2/9 (464 pgs.)
4. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - 3/12 (479 pgs.)

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

2/5

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson 465pgs
2. Dreamfever by Katherine Marie Moning 498pgs [2/8]
3. Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole 512pgs [3/12]
4. Shadowfever by Katherine Marie Moning 594pgs
5. The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 706pgs

I'm going for Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

And my first one (which I'm currently reading) is
The Portrait of a Lady (500)

I'll also read Birdsong (504)

and the others are to be decided!

5/8 Read – Mor-book-ly Obese – Take 2

1 – 496 pages – Dark Prince, Author's Cut Edition – Christine Feehan
2 – 557 pages – The Lost Hero – Rick Riordan – 3/15
3 – 528 pages – Lover Unleashed – JR Ward
4 – 480 pages – Water Bound – Christine Feehan – 3/11
5 – 512 pages – Lover Mine – JR Ward – 3/8
6 – 480 pages – The Silver Wolf– Alice Borchardt – 2/18
7 – 453 pages – Angelfire – Courtney Allison Moulton – 3/10
8 – 515 pages – Dreams of a Dark Warrior – Kresley Cole

ROUND 1: January 1 - April 17, 2011
READ: 6/8

1. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia (503 pages) 1/15
2. Blood Promise - Richelle Mead(503 pages) 2/7
3. Unraveled - Gena Showalter (572 pages)2/15
4. Last Dragon Standing - G.A. Aiken <(468 pages) 2/26
5. Feed - Mira Grant (571 pages) 3/2
6. Lover Mine - J.R. Ward (512 pages) 3/15
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson (465 pages)
8. Skykeepers - Jessica Andersen (480 pages)

Mor-book-ly Obese

Just adding a book
1/8 books
1 Shadowfever624 pages - Completed 2nd March 2011. Yipee!
2 Stray618 pages
3 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 533 pages
4 The Girl Who Played with Fire 569 pages
5 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest656 pages
6 Lover Unleashed528 pages
7 A Game of Thrones835 pages. Just cos I want to read it because of the TV show coming on HBO)
8


Currently Reading


Completed

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Level: More-Book-Ly Obese (8 books over 450 pages)

1.Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward 3/11/11
2.Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward 3/15/11
3.Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
4.Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
5.Blood and Gold by Anne Rice
6.Salem's Lot by Stephen King
7.The Queen's Lover by Vanora Bennett
8.The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

3/5

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson 465pgs
2. Dreamfever by Katherine Marie Moning 498pgs [2/8]
3. Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole 512pgs [3/12]
4. Shadowfever by Katherine Marie Moning 594pgs [3/16]
5. The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 706pgs

2011 Chubby Chunkster: Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big?

3/5 completed

1. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Jules Verne (re-read, 549 pages) -09/01/11
2.Watership Down by Richard Adams (478 pages) -28/02/11
3. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (488 pages) -16/03/11
4.
5.

Too Big To Ignore Anymore
3/18 completed

1. Gone by Michael Grant (558)
2. Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead (610)
3. Fallen by Lauren Kate (452)
4. Halo by Alexandra Adornetto (496)
5. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia (562)
6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (524) 5/1/2011
7. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh (543) 3/5/2011
8. Beach Blondes: June Dreams, July's Promise, August Magic by Katherine Applegate (720)
9. Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry (451)
10. Going Bovine by Libba Bray (470)
11. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (548)
12. The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray (819)
13. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (759)
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (652)
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (870)
16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (734)
17. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini (496)
18. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (472) 7/8/2011

Figured I'd upgrade since I'm reading books quicker than I thought I would. Hope that's all right!

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Mor-book-ly Obese

4/8

1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson 465pgs
2. Dreamfever by Katherine Marie Moning 498pgs [2/8]
3. Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole 512pgs [3/12]
4. Shadowfever by Katherine Marie Moning 594pgs [3/16]
5. The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 706pgs
6. Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon 539pgs [3/24]
7. Feed by Mira Grant 517pgs
8. Caine's Reckoning by Sarah McCarty 473pgs

Mor-book-ly Obese

Just adding a book
1/8 books
1 Shadowfever624 pages - Completed 2nd March 2011. Yipee!
2 Stray618 pages
3 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 533 pages
4 The Girl Who Played with Fire 569 pages
5 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest656 pages
6 Lover Unleashed528 pages
7 A Game of Thrones835 pages. Just cos I want to read it because of the TV show coming on HBO)
8


Currently Reading


Completed

RRRC 2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge:

Level: Mor-book-ly Obese: 8 books over 450 pages

5/8 Read (Updated 03.25.11)

1. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning, 594 pages, 01.24.11
2. Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison, 501 pages, 02.11.11
3. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison, 510 pages, 02.19.11
4. The Clayborne Brides by Julie Garwood, 464 pages, 02.23.11
5. For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison, 456 pages, 03.25.11
6.
7.
8.

My level is Mor-book-ly Obese

UPDATE

6/8 finished

1. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon- pgs. 1059 - finished on 1/7/2011
2. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon- pgs. 1070 - finished 2/17/2011
3. Map of Bones by James Rollins - pgs. 521 - finished 3/1/2011
4. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia - Pgs. 503 - finished 3/10/11
5. Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs - Pgs. 469 - finished 3/11/11
6. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett - Pgs. 973 - finished 3/25/2011
7.
8.

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Level: More-Book-Ly Obese (8 books over 450 pages)

1: The Hostage by W.E.B. Griffin3/26/11 *****5 stars 480 pages
2 Fire Along the Sky (Wilderness, #4) Sara Donati 624 pages
3 Fall on Your Knees Ann-Marie MacDonald 508 pages
4 Labyrinth (Languedoc Trilogy, #1) Kate Mosse 528 pages
5: Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes5/9/2011****4 stars
464 pages
6 Virgins of Paradise Barbara Wood 521 pages
7 The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver 546 pages
8 From the Corner of His Eye Dean Koontz 622 pages

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Level: More-Book-Ly Obese (8 books over 450 pages)

1.Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward 3/11/11
2.Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward 3/15/11
3.Lover Mine by J.R. Ward 3/27/11
4.Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
5.Blood and Gold by Anne Rice
6.Salem's Lot by Stephen King
7.The Queen's Lover by Vanora Bennett
8.The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

I'm Going for Mor-Book- Ly Obese & Too Big to Ignore Anymore. And I'm going to knock off some (3 of the 4) Giant Tomes

1. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon 1443 pages

2. A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon 1437 pages

3. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell bySusanna Clarke 846 pages Finished 6/4 (2 stars)

4. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 1276 pages

ROUND 1: January 1 - April 17, 2011
READ: 7/8

1. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia (503 pages) 1/15
2. Blood Promise - Richelle Mead(503 pages) 2/7
3. Unraveled - Gena Showalter (572 pages) 2/15
4. Last Dragon Standing - G.A. Aiken <(468 pages) 2/26
5. Feed - Mira Grant (571 pages) 3/2
6. Lover Mine - J.R. Ward (512 pages) 3/15
7. In Camelot's Shadow - Sarah Zettel (505 pages) 3/27
8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson (465 pages)

Possibly a dumb question, but can I count any chubby books I've already read this year?

I'm going for Do These Books Make my Butt Look Big? I'll post as I go.

Nairabell wrote: "Possibly a dumb question, but can I count any chubby books I've already read this year?"

Nairabell, I don't see why it wouldn't be ok. Post away. But then again I'm not the moderator... Ummm... yeah.

Cheers Mirely :)

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge

Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big

5/7 Complete

Tenative List
1. Whitethorn - Bryce Courtenay
2. Shadowfever - Karen Marie Moning - 594 pages - Finished - Jan 29, 2011
3. Fortune Cookie - Bryce Courtenay (pending getting it in the mail)
4. Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War - Karl Marlantes - 592 pages - Finished - Jan 9, 2011
5. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Steig Larsson - 503 pages - Finished - Mar 08, 2011
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson - 563 pages - Finished - Mar 24, 2011
7. I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier - Crystal Rose - 566 pages - Finished - Mar 26, 2011

7/8 Read – Mor-book-ly Obese – Take 2

1 – 496 pages – Dark Prince, Author's Cut Edition – Christine Feehan
2 – 557 pages – The Lost Hero – Rick Riordan – 3/15
3 – 489 pages – Lover Unleashed – JR Ward – 4/5
4 – 480 pages – Water Bound – Christine Feehan – 3/11
5 – 512 pages – Lover Mine – JR Ward – 3/8
6 – 480 pages – The Silver Wolf– Alice Borchardt – 2/18
7 – 453 pages – Angelfire – Courtney Allison Moulton – 3/10
8 – 515 pages – Dreams of a Dark Warrior – Kresley Cole

Nairabell wrote: "Possibly a dumb question, but can I count any chubby books I've already read this year?"

Yes.

Updating my list so far:

1. The Shelters of Stone 768 pages 1/11
2. The China Bride 451 pages 1/??
3. The Traitor's Wife 499 pages 2/13
4. Malice 576 pages 2/24
5. The Land of Painted Caves 752 pages 3/31
6. The Time Traveler's Wife 536 pages 4/8

Just for fun, I also looked at my stats page for this year. So far I'm at 35 books and 12,635 pages - an average of 361 pages a book. Considerably lower than last years average of 460ish pages a book, but then, I've been rereading several childhood favorites that are no more than a couple of hundred pages at best.

2011 CHUBBY CHUNKSTER CHALLENGE DURATION: 1/1/11 - 12/31/11
Do these books make my butt look big?
3/5 completed Updated: 04/08/11

1. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning (594 pgs) 1/26
2. Ransom by Julie Garwood (546 pgs) 2/4
3. Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward (489 pgs) 4/7
4.
5.

RRRC 2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge:

Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

Level: Mor-book-ly Obese: 8 books over 450 pages

6/8 Read (Updated 04.09.11)

1. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning, 594 pages, 01.24.11
2. Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison, 501 pages, 02.11.11
3. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison, 510 pages, 02.19.11
4. The Clayborne Brides by Julie Garwood, 464 pages, 02.23.11
5. For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison, 456 pages, 03.25.11
6. Dune by Frank Herbert, 608 pages,04.09.11
7. Frankenstein: Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz, 469 pages
8. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare, 478 pages

2011 Chubby Chunkster: Mor-book-ly Obese
5/8 READ

1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - 1/1 (471 pgs.)
2. The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly - 1/29 (706 pgs.)
3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett - 2/9 (464 pgs.)
4. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - 3/12 (479 pgs.)
5. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer - 4/10 (531 pgs.)

Wow - just checked through my read books and I've already read 7 chunksters! Wow! I'm in for Mor-book-ly Obese :)

Read: 7/8

1. The Hollow by Jessica Verday (513 pages) Feb 7 *****
2. The Haunted by Jessica Verday (467 pages) Feb 11 *****
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (454 pages) Feb 13 ****
4. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder (504 pages) Mar 12 *****
5. Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder (472 pages) Mar 14 *****
6. Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder (535 pages) Mar 15 *****
7. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia (563 pages) Apr 10 *****

I'm in for the Chubby Chunkster thats 3

Completed 3/3 7-29-11

1. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning- 594 pages 4-11-11
2. Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole- 515 pages 4-26-11
3.Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts- (470 pages) 7-29-11

I am starting
by John Galsworthy
in a group read June 5th anyone else interested?

2011 Chubby Chunkster: Mor-book-ly Obese

Going for 3 tomes of >800 pages.

1. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey - 1015 pages. ****, Loved it!
2. A Game of Thrones by George R.R Martin - 835 pages
3. TBD

Dang it, Pale Demon just falls short. :(

2011 CHUBBY CHUNKSTER CHALLENGE

Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

2/3 Completed

1. Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward (528 Pages) 4/10/2011
2. Alpha by Rachel Vincent (472 Pages)
3. Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole (512 Pages) 2/17/2011

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
1/5

1. Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts (512 pages) 04/12/11
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3.
4.
5.

2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge
Level - The Chubby Chunkster
Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

1.Lover Unleashed by J. R. Ward (489 pages) (4/10)★★★★
2.
3.

Update 4/12 - Completed 1/3

2011 Chubby Chunkster: Mor-book-ly Obese
6/8 READ

1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - 1/1 (471 pgs.)
2. The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly - 1/29 (706 pgs.)
3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett - 2/9 (464 pgs.)
4. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - 3/12 (479 pgs.)
5. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer - 4/10 (531 pgs.)
6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - 4/14 (644 pgs.)

ROUND 1: January 1 - April 17, 2011
READ: 8/8

1. Beautiful Darkness - Kami Garcia (503 pages) 1/15
2. Blood Promise - Richelle Mead(503 pages) 2/7
3. Unraveled - Gena Showalter (572 pages) 2/15
4. Last Dragon Standing - G.A. Aiken <(468 pages) 2/26
5. Feed - Mira Grant (571 pages) 3/2
6. Lover Mine - J.R. Ward (512 pages) 3/15
7. In Camelot's Shadow - Sarah Zettel (505 pages) 3/27
8. Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon (533 pages) 4/17

2011 CHUBBY CHUNKSTER CHALLENGE DURATION: 1/1/11 - 12/31/11
Do these books make my butt look big?
4/5 completed Updated: 04/18/11

1. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning (594 pgs) 1/26
2. Ransom by Julie Garwood (546 pgs) 2/4
3. Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward (489 pgs) 4/7
4. Alpha by Rachel Vincent (472 pgs) 4/18
5.

Done!

Chubby Chunkster Challenge 2011: Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?
Duration: 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2011

5/5

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, 756 pages *finished 01/03/2011*
2. Kiss of a Traitor by Cat Lindler, 530 pages *finished 03/20/2011*
3. Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward, 455 pages *finished 03/24*
4. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, 485 pages *finished 04/07*
5. Stray by Rachel Vincent, 618 pages *finished 04/16*



I'm going to start a new challenge, probably another "Do these books make my butt look big?"

ROUND II - April 22, 2011 - December 31, 2011
READ: 0/8
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (465 pages)
2. Dawnbreaker - Jocelyn Drake
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

8/8 Read – Mor-book-ly Obese – Take 2 – Done!

1 – 496 pages – Dark Prince, Author's Cut Edition – Christine Feehan – 4/17
2 – 557 pages – The Lost Hero – Rick Riordan – 3/15
3 – 489 pages – Lover Unleashed – JR Ward – 4/5
4 – 480 pages – Water Bound – Christine Feehan – 3/11
5 – 512 pages – Lover Mine – JR Ward – 3/8
6 – 480 pages – The Silver Wolf– Alice Borchardt – 2/18
7 – 453 pages – Angelfire – Courtney Allison Moulton – 3/10
8 – 515 pages – Dreams of a Dark Warrior – Kresley Cole – 4/21

1/5 read - (504)

RRRC 2011 Chubby Chunkster Challenge:

Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

Level: Mor-book-ly Obese: 8 books over 450 pages

8/8 Read Challenge Complete 04.24.11)

1. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning, 594 pages, 01.24.11
2. Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison, 501 pages, 02.11.11
3. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison, 510 pages, 02.19.11
4. The Clayborne Brides by Julie Garwood, 464 pages, 02.23.11
5. For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison, 456 pages, 03.25.11
6. Dune by Frank Herbert, 608 pages,04.09.11
7. Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz, 469 pages, 04.16.11
8. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare, 478 pages, 04.24.11



This was fun so I'll go for a second round on this challenge.