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Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
256 pgs. - Oh My Goth (10/23) ****
88 pgs. - Sewing a Friendship (10/24) ***
320 pgs. - Rapture in Death (10/25) ***
664 / 5690 pgs.
Red Cross Challenge Leaderboard Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
Briansgirl/Kate = 290 pages
BJ Rose = 367 pages
Christine = 492 pages
Debbie = 664 pages
Dee = 912 pages
Melanie = 2006/11,380 pages
Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
1306/5690
Completed
The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (started at page 50) - 222 pages - 10/24/2010
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (started at 50%) - 174 pages - 10/24/2010
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay (started at page 471) - 145 pages - 10/24/2010
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict -Laurie Viera Rigler - 286 pages - 10/25/2010
Savage Sanctuary - Jacqueline Barbary - 85 pages - 10/26/2010
Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning - 394 pages - 10/27/2010
In Progress
Caressed By Ice - Nalini Singh (started at 10%)
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (started at page 96)
Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera - Collette Gale
My Fair Captain - JL Langley
Witness in Death -JD Robb
Red Cross ChallengeIn 1863, Henri Dunant founded the International Red Cross, and although he died in 1910, the Red Cross' first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in 1917
Duration: Oct 23rd (which is when I finished my last read) - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 p (I added the three afore-mentioned dates)
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
3272/11380p
Completed:
391 p Truly, Madly Viking - Sandra Hill 10/24 ****
384 p Jude's Law - Lori Foster 10/24***
308 p A Game Of Chance - Linda Howard 10/24 (4.5*)
200 p Vampire Knight, Volume 6 - Matsuri Hino 10/24****
200 p Vampire Knight, Volume 7 - Matsuri Hino 10/24*****
336 p Sexy As Hell - Susan Johnson 10/25*
187 p The Case Of The Mesmerizing Boss - Diana Palmer 10/25*****
347 p The Untamed Bride - Stephanie Laurens 10/26****
215 p Midnight Man - Lisa Marie Rice 10/26****
352 p Murphy's Law - Lori Foster 10/27 ****
352 p Causing Havoc - Lori Foster 10/27 (4.5*)
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
Finished:
10/25 Naked Heat by Richard Castle = 290 pages
10/26 Bowdrie Passes Through from Bowdrie by Louis L'Amour = 21 pages
10/27 The Groom Wore Spurs by Joyce Livingston from Rodeo Hearts (Heroine was a trauma nurse) (111 x 2) = 222 pages
In Progress:
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - on page 100
Total = 533 pages
Red Cross ChallengeDuration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5,690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field. Triple if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organization OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
1,005/5,690
Completed
Fruits Basket, Volume 2 by Natsuki Takaya - 10/23; 200 pages
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton - 10/24; (started on pg 386 - pg 464) = 78 pages
Second Chances by Lauren Dane - 10/26; 200 pages
Coming Clean by Inez Kelly - 10/26; 92 pages
Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont - 10/26; 26 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 04 by Hiromu Arakawa = 10/27; 200 pages
OZ by Heather Peters and Eden Elgabr - 10/27; 98 pages
In Progress
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink - 66 pages
The Passage by Justin Cronin - (started on pg 68 - pg 113) = 45 pages
The book I'm reading now is Prescription for Love from Heartland Heroes by Andrea Boeshaar. Heroine is an ER trauma nurse. Hero is ER resident doctor (with a month left on his residency) who is becoming a medical missionary. It's definetly worth double points. I'll have to finish it to see if he finishes his residency by the end of the book and starts his medical missionary position to see if it qualifies for triple points.
Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
1736/5690
Completed
The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (started at page 50) - 222 pages - 10/24/2010
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (started at 50%) - 174 pages - 10/24/2010
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay (started at page 471) - 145 pages - 10/24/2010
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict -Laurie Viera Rigler - 286 pages - 10/25/2010
Savage Sanctuary - Jacqueline Barbary - 85 pages - 10/26/2010
Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning - 394 pages - 10/27/2010
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (started at page 96) - 94 pages - 10/27/2010
Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera - Collette Gale - 336 pages - 10/28/2010
In Progress
Caressed By Ice - Nalini Singh (started at 10%)
My Fair Captain - JL Langley
Witness in Death -JD Robb
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
256 pgs. - Oh My Goth (10/23) ****
88 pgs. - Sewing a Friendship (10/24) ***
320 pgs. - Rapture in Death (10/25) ***
213 pgs. - The Notebook (10/28) ****
877 / 5690 pgs.
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
367 pp: The Unknown Ajax - Oct 25
292 pp: Blood Bound - Oct 26
734 pp: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Oct 28
Total Pages = 1393/5690
Red Cross ChallengeDuration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5,690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field. Triple if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organization OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
1,722/5,690
Completed
Fruits Basket, Volume 2 by Natsuki Takaya - 10/23; 200 pages
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton - 10/24; (started on pg 386 - pg 464) = 78 pages
Second Chances by Lauren Dane - 10/26; 200 pages
Coming Clean by Inez Kelly - 10/26; 92 pages
Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont - 10/26; 26 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 04 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/27; 200 pages
OZ by Heather Peters and Eden Elgabr - 10/27; 98 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 05 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 192 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 06 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 07 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
In Progress
The Long Road Home by Mary Alice Monroe - 109 pages
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink - 66 pages
The Passage by Justin Cronin - (started on pg 68 - pg 113) = 45 pages
Red Cross Challenge Leaderboard Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
BJ Rose = 367 pages
Briansgirl/Kate = 533 pages
Debbie = 877 pages
Christine = 1722 pages
Dee = 1736 pages
Melanie = 3272/11,380 pages
Red Cross ChallengeDuration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5,690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field. Triple if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organization OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
2,426/5,690
Completed
Fruits Basket, Volume 2 by Natsuki Takaya - 10/23; 200 pages
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton - 10/24; (started on pg 386 - pg 464) = 78 pages
Second Chances by Lauren Dane - 10/26; 200 pages
Coming Clean by Inez Kelly - 10/26; 92 pages
Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont - 10/26; 26 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 04 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/27; 200 pages
OZ by Heather Peters and Eden Elgabr - 10/27; 98 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 05 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 192 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 06 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 07 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 08 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 09 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
In Progress
The Long Road Home by Mary Alice Monroe - 189 pages
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink - 66 pages
The Passage by Justin Cronin - (started on pg 68 - pg 113) = 45 pages
My last book qualifies for double pages. I don't think it qualifies for triple as he's leaving to be a medical missionary at the end of the story.Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
Finished:
10/25 Naked Heat by Richard Castle = 290 pages
10/26 Bowdrie Passes Through from Bowdrie by Louis L'Amour = 21 pages
10/27 The Groom Wore Spurs by Joyce Livingston from Rodeo Hearts (Heroine was a trauma nurse) (111 x 2) = 222 pages
10/29 Prescription for Love from Heartland Heroes by Andrea Boeshaar (Heroine is an ER trauma nurse. Hero is ER resident doctor who is becoming a medical missionary. At the end of the novel he's leaving for his medical missionary work on a small island outside Indonesia.) (130 pages x 2) = 260 pages
In Progress:
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - on page 100
Total = 793 pages
Red Cross Challenge Leaderboard Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
BJ Rose = 367 pages
Briansgirl/Kate = 793 pages
Debbie = 877 pages
Christine = 2426 pages
Dee = 1736 pages
Melanie = 3272/11,380 pages
Red Cross ChallengeIn 1863, Henri Dunant founded the International Red Cross, and although he died in 1910, the Red Cross' first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in 1917
Duration: Oct 23rd (which is when I finished my last read) - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 p (I added the three afore-mentioned dates)
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
4800/11380p
Completed:
391 p Truly, Madly Viking - Sandra Hill 10/24 ****
384 p Jude's Law - Lori Foster 10/24***
308 p A Game Of Chance - Linda Howard 10/24 (4.5*)
200 p Vampire Knight, Volume 6 - Matsuri Hino 10/24****
200 p Vampire Knight, Volume 7 - Matsuri Hino 10/24*****
336 p Sexy As Hell - Susan Johnson 10/25*
187 p The Case Of The Mesmerizing Boss - Diana Palmer 10/25*****
347 p The Untamed Bride - Stephanie Laurens 10/26****
215 p Midnight Man - Lisa Marie Rice 10/26****
352 p Murphy's Law - Lori Foster 10/27 ****
352 p Causing Havoc - Lori Foster 10/27 (4.5*)
436 p The Elusive Bride - Stephanie Laurens 10/27****
266 p Raintree: Inferno - Linda Howard 10/27****
144 p Overload - Linda Howard 10/28***
352 p Simon Says - Lori Foster 10/28*****
330 p Hard To Handle - Lori Foster 10/29****
Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
2133/5690
Completed
The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (started at page 50) - 222 pages - 10/24/2010
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (started at 50%) - 174 pages - 10/24/2010
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay (started at page 471) - 145 pages - 10/24/2010
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict -Laurie Viera Rigler - 286 pages - 10/25/2010
Savage Sanctuary - Jacqueline Barbary - 85 pages - 10/26/2010
Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning - 394 pages - 10/27/2010
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (started at page 96) - 94 pages - 10/27/2010
Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera - Collette Gale - 336 pages - 10/28/2010
Wicked Cool - Val Kovalin - 72 pages (18k novella, assuming 250 words per page) - 10/29/2010
Caressed By Ice - Nalini Singh (started at 10%) - 325 pages - 10/30/2010
In Progress
My Fair Captain - JL Langley
Witness in Death -JD Robb
Pleasure - Eric Jerome Dickey
Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter
Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
2445/5690
Completed
The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (started at page 50) - 222 pages - 10/24/2010
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (started at 50%) - 174 pages - 10/24/2010
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay (started at page 471) - 145 pages - 10/24/2010
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict -Laurie Viera Rigler - 286 pages - 10/25/2010
Savage Sanctuary - Jacqueline Barbary - 85 pages - 10/26/2010
Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning - 394 pages - 10/27/2010
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (started at page 96) - 94 pages - 10/27/2010
Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera - Collette Gale - 336 pages - 10/28/2010
Wicked Cool - Val Kovalin - 72 pages (18k novella, assuming 250 words per page) - 10/29/2010
Caressed By Ice - Nalini Singh (started at 10%) - 325 pages - 10/30/2010
My Fair Captain - JL Langley - 312 - 10/30/2010
In Progress
Pleasure - Eric Jerome Dickey
Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter
Saturday Night Special - Mari Carr
Eek:-) If I want to win this one, I have to make sure to read twice as much as Dee and Christine... Not sure I'll make it, lol!
Even with double pages, I'm doing terrible Melanie. lol
lol, I would be happy to keep up. Good luck with that :)
Honestly, I'm just trying my best to keep up with Dee. She's giving me a run for my money.
I can't keep up with either of you. lol I'm more neck and neck with Debbie. :)
lol...and i'm workign tonight...hehe! (but I have schoolwork to do unfortunately!)
Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
2625/5690
Completed
The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (started at page 50) - 222 pages - 10/24/2010
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (started at 50%) - 174 pages - 10/24/2010
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay (started at page 471) - 145 pages - 10/24/2010
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict -Laurie Viera Rigler - 286 pages - 10/25/2010
Savage Sanctuary - Jacqueline Barbary - 85 pages - 10/26/2010
Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning - 394 pages - 10/27/2010
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (started at page 96) - 94 pages - 10/27/2010
Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera - Collette Gale - 336 pages - 10/28/2010
Wicked Cool - Val Kovalin - 72 pages (18k novella, assuming 250 words per page) - 10/29/2010
Caressed By Ice - Nalini Singh (started at 10%) - 325 pages - 10/30/2010
My Fair Captain - JL Langley - 312 - 10/30/2010
Saturday Night Special - Mari Carr - 180 pages (guesstimate based on number of locations) - 10/30/2010
In Progress
Pleasure - Eric Jerome Dickey
Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter
Ransom - Lee Rowan
Nothing But Trouble - Rachel Gibson
Snow Angels - James Thompson
Portrait in Sepia - Isabelle Allende
does home health care working work for the bonus points?? (the heroine in the Rachel Gibson I just started was hired to be one...but has no official training that I can see so far?)
I don't know Dee. I didn't know if mine qualified for double or triple so took the double pages. We need the one who set the challenge up, Melanie, to clarify.
Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
2979/5690
Completed
The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (started at page 50) - 222 pages - 10/24/2010
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (started at 50%) - 174 pages - 10/24/2010
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay (started at page 471) - 145 pages - 10/24/2010
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict -Laurie Viera Rigler - 286 pages - 10/25/2010
Savage Sanctuary - Jacqueline Barbary - 85 pages - 10/26/2010
Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning - 394 pages - 10/27/2010
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (started at page 96) - 94 pages - 10/27/2010
Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera - Collette Gale - 336 pages - 10/28/2010
Wicked Cool - Val Kovalin - 72 pages (18k novella, assuming 250 words per page) - 10/29/2010
Caressed By Ice - Nalini Singh (started at 10%) - 325 pages - 10/30/2010
My Fair Captain - JL Langley - 312 - 10/30/2010
Saturday Night Special - Mari Carr - 180 pages (guesstimate based on number of locations) - 10/30/2010
Nothing But Trouble - Rachel Gibson - 354 pages - 10/31/2010
In Progress
Pleasure - Eric Jerome Dickey
Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter
Ransom - Lee Rowan
Snow Angels - James Thompson
Portrait in Sepia - Isabelle Allende
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
Finished:
10/25 Naked Heat by Richard Castle = 290 pages
10/26 Bowdrie Passes Through from Bowdrie by Louis L'Amour = 21 pages
10/27 The Groom Wore Spurs by Joyce Livingston from Rodeo Hearts (Heroine was a trauma nurse) (111 x 2) = 222 pages
10/29 Prescription for Love from Heartland Heroes by Andrea Boeshaar (Heroine is an ER trauma nurse. Hero is ER resident doctor who is becoming a medical missionary. At the end of the novel he's leaving for his medical missionary work on a small island outside Indonesia.) (130 pages x 2) = 260 pages
10/31 That Carolina Summer by Janet Dailey (Americana: North Carolina) = 191 pages
In Progress:
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - on page 100
Total = 984 pages
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
367 pp: The Unknown Ajax - Oct 25
292 pp: Blood Bound - Oct 26
734 pp: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Oct 28
371 pp: Dead Canaries Don't Sing - Oct 29 (3.5*)
561 pp.: Kingdom on the Waves - Oct 30 (4*)
Total Pages = 2325/5690
Sorry Dee and Briansgirl! Both double points:-) Been studying today, and out yesterday, and didn't keep up! I'll post my pages tomorrow:-)
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
256 pgs. - Oh My Goth (10/23) ****
88 pgs. - Sewing a Friendship (10/24) ***
320 pgs. - Rapture in Death (10/25) ***
213 pgs. - The Notebook (10/28) ****
25 pgs. - Plain Brown Wrapper: Winter White (10/30) ***
902 / 5690 pgs.
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
Finished:
10/25 Naked Heat by Richard Castle = 290 pages
10/26 Bowdrie Passes Through from Bowdrie by Louis L'Amour = 21 pages
10/27 The Groom Wore Spurs by Joyce Livingston from Rodeo Hearts (Heroine was a trauma nurse) (111 x 2) = 222 pages
10/29 Prescription for Love from Heartland Heroes by Andrea Boeshaar (Heroine is an ER trauma nurse. Hero is ER resident doctor who is becoming a medical missionary. At the end of the novel he's leaving for his medical missionary work on a small island outside Indonesia.) (130 pages x 2) = 260 pages
10/31 That Carolina Summer by Janet Dailey (Americana: North Carolina) = 191 pages
10/31 Xelucha by Matthew Phipps Shiel 10/31/10 = 8 pages
10/31 Kadin and the Noble's Daughter by Michael Shea = 10 pages
10/31 Quiet, Please by Kevin Scott 10/31/10 = 9 pages
10/31 Zero Hour by Alexander Blade 10/31/10 = 10 pages
10/31 The Sword by Frank Quattrocchi 10/31/10 = 16 pages
10/31 Simple Italian Cookery by Antonia Isola = 31 pages
In Progress:
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - on page 100
Total = 1068 pages
Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
3652/5690
Completed
The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (started at page 50) - 222 pages - 10/24/2010
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (started at 50%) - 174 pages - 10/24/2010
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay (started at page 471) - 145 pages - 10/24/2010
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict -Laurie Viera Rigler - 286 pages - 10/25/2010
Savage Sanctuary - Jacqueline Barbary - 85 pages - 10/26/2010
Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning - 394 pages - 10/27/2010
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (started at page 96) - 94 pages - 10/27/2010
Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera - Collette Gale - 336 pages - 10/28/2010
Wicked Cool - Val Kovalin - 72 pages (18k novella, assuming 250 words per page) - 10/29/2010
Caressed By Ice - Nalini Singh (started at 10%) - 325 pages - 10/30/2010
My Fair Captain - JL Langley - 312 - 10/30/2010
Saturday Night Special - Mari Carr - 180 pages (guesstimate based on number of locations) - 10/30/2010
Nothing But Trouble - Rachel Gibson - 354 pages - 10/31/2010
Four Sworn - Delilah Devlin - 120 pages - 10/31/2010
Plays Well With Others - Brynn Paulinn - 110 pages - 10/31/2010
Garron's Gift - Carol Lynne - 91 pages - 10/31/2010
A Little Harmless Obsession - Melissa Schroeder - 247 pages - 10/31/2010
DNF'd but counting the pages
Pleasure - Eric Jerome Dickey - 105 pages
In Progress
Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter
Ransom - Lee Rowan
Snow Angels - James Thompson
Portrait in Sepia - Isabelle Allende
An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon
Red Cross Challenge Leaderboard Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
Debbie = 902 pages
Briansgirl/Kate = 1068 pages
BJ Rose = 2325 pages
Christine = 2426 pages
Dee = 3652 pages
Melanie = 4800/11,380 pages
Red Cross ChallengeIn 1863, Henri Dunant founded the International Red Cross, and although he died in 1910, the Red Cross' first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in 1917
Duration: Oct 23rd (which is when I finished my last read) - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 p (I added the three afore-mentioned dates)
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
6287/11380p
Completed:
391 p Truly, Madly Viking - Sandra Hill 10/24 ****
384 p Jude's Law - Lori Foster 10/24***
308 p A Game Of Chance - Linda Howard 10/24 (4.5*)
200 p Vampire Knight, Volume 6 - Matsuri Hino 10/24****
200 p Vampire Knight, Volume 7 - Matsuri Hino 10/24*****
336 p Sexy As Hell - Susan Johnson 10/25*
187 p The Case Of The Mesmerizing Boss - Diana Palmer 10/25*****
347 p The Untamed Bride - Stephanie Laurens 10/26****
215 p Midnight Man - Lisa Marie Rice 10/26****
352 p Murphy's Law - Lori Foster 10/27 ****
352 p Causing Havoc - Lori Foster 10/27 (4.5*)
436 p The Elusive Bride - Stephanie Laurens 10/27****
266 p Raintree: Inferno - Linda Howard 10/27****
144 p Overload - Linda Howard 10/28***
352 p Simon Says - Lori Foster 10/28*****
330 p Hard To Handle - Lori Foster 10/29****
304 p In Other Worlds - Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/30****
186 p The Case Of The Confirmed Bachelor (Most Wanted) - Diana Palmer 10/31****
240 p The Case of The Missing Secretary - Diana Palmer 10/31****
384 p Lawman - Diana Palmer 11/01
186 p Regan's Pride - Diana Palmer 11/01
187 p Night of Love - Diana Palmer 11/01
Red Cross ChallengeDuration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5,690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field. Triple if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organization OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
3,436/5,690
Completed
Fruits Basket, Volume 2 by Natsuki Takaya - 10/23; 200 pages
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton - 10/24; (started on pg 386 - pg 464) = 78 pages
Second Chances by Lauren Dane - 10/26; 200 pages
Coming Clean by Inez Kelly - 10/26; 92 pages
Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont - 10/26; 26 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 04 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/27; 200 pages
OZ by Heather Peters and Eden Elgabr - 10/27; 98 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 05 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 192 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 06 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 07 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 08 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 09 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 11 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/30; 208 pages
Time Lag by Shinobu Gotoh & Hotaru Odagiri - 10/30; 184 pages
The Long Road Home by Mary Alice Monroe - 10/30; 400 pages
Nevermore by Kelly Creagh - 10/31; (started on pg 323 - pg 543) = 220 pages
Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas - 11/1; (re-read - skipped unimportant parts) = 187 pages
In Progress
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink - 66 pages
The Passage by Justin Cronin - (started on pg 68 - pg 113) = 45 pages
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
Finished:
10/25 Naked Heat by Richard Castle = 290 pages
10/26 Bowdrie Passes Through from Bowdrie by Louis L'Amour = 21 pages
10/27 The Groom Wore Spurs by Joyce Livingston from Rodeo Hearts (Heroine was a trauma nurse) (111 x 2) = 222 pages
10/29 Prescription for Love from Heartland Heroes by Andrea Boeshaar (Heroine is an ER trauma nurse. Hero is ER resident doctor who is becoming a medical missionary. At the end of the novel he's leaving for his medical missionary work on a small island outside Indonesia.) (130 pages x 2) = 260 pages
10/31 That Carolina Summer by Janet Dailey (Americana: North Carolina) = 191 pages
10/31 Xelucha by Matthew Phipps Shiel 10/31/10 = 8 pages
10/31 Kadin and the Noble's Daughter by Michael Shea = 10 pages
10/31 Quiet, Please by Kevin Scott 10/31/10 = 9 pages
10/31 Zero Hour by Alexander Blade 10/31/10 = 10 pages
10/31 The Sword by Frank Quattrocchi 10/31/10 = 16 pages
10/31 Simple Italian Cookery by Antonia Isola = 31 pages
11/1 Not Exactly Strangers by Roni Adams = 13 pages
11/1 Vow of Superstition: Dragon’s Blood by Skhye Moncrief 11/1/10 = 11 pages
11/1 "A Wulf in Groom's Clothing" by Ronda Thompson from My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon 11/1/10 = 34 pages
11/1 "The Wedding of Wylda Serene" by Ester M. Friesner from My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding 11/1/10 = 26 pages
In Progress:
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - on page 100
Total = 1152 pages
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
367 pp: The Unknown Ajax - Oct 25
292 pp: Blood Bound - Oct 26
734 pp: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Oct 28
371 pp: Dead Canaries Don't Sing - Oct 29 (3.5*)
561 pp.: Kingdom on the Waves - Oct 30 (4*)
560 pp.: Matthew Flinders' Cat - Oct 31 (4*)
394 pp.: The Cookbook Collector - Nov 2 (4*)
Total Pages = 3279/5690
Red Cross ChallengeDuration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5,690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field. Triple if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organization OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
3,828/5,690
Completed
Fruits Basket, Volume 2 by Natsuki Takaya - 10/23; 200 pages
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton - 10/24; (started on pg 386 - pg 464) = 78 pages
Second Chances by Lauren Dane - 10/26; 200 pages
Coming Clean by Inez Kelly - 10/26; 92 pages
Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont - 10/26; 26 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 04 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/27; 200 pages
OZ by Heather Peters and Eden Elgabr - 10/27; 98 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 05 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 192 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 06 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 07 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 08 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 09 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 11 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/30; 208 pages
Time Lag by Shinobu Gotoh & Hotaru Odagiri - 10/30; 184 pages
The Long Road Home by Mary Alice Monroe - 10/30; 400 pages
Nevermore by Kelly Creagh - 10/31; (started on pg 323 - pg 543) = 220 pages
Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas - 11/1; (re-read - skipped unimportant parts) = 187 pages
Shiver by Maggie Shiefvater - 11/3; 392 pages
In Progress
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink - 66 pages
The Passage by Justin Cronin - (started on pg 68 - pg 113) = 45 pages
Red Cross Challenge Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
Finished:
10/25 Naked Heat by Richard Castle = 290 pages
10/26 Bowdrie Passes Through from Bowdrie by Louis L'Amour = 21 pages
10/27 The Groom Wore Spurs by Joyce Livingston from Rodeo Hearts (Heroine was a trauma nurse) (111 x 2) = 222 pages
10/29 Prescription for Love from Heartland Heroes by Andrea Boeshaar (Heroine is an ER trauma nurse. Hero is ER resident doctor who is becoming a medical missionary. At the end of the novel he's leaving for his medical missionary work on a small island outside Indonesia.) (130 pages x 2) = 260 pages
10/31 That Carolina Summer by Janet Dailey (Americana: North Carolina) = 191 pages
10/31 Xelucha by Matthew Phipps Shiel = 8 pages
10/31 Kadin and the Noble's Daughter by Michael Shea = 10 pages
10/31 Quiet, Please by Kevin Scott = 9 pages
10/31 Zero Hour by Alexander Blade = 10 pages
10/31 The Sword by Frank Quattrocchi = 16 pages
10/31 Simple Italian Cookery by Antonia Isola = 31 pages
11/1 Not Exactly Strangers by Roni Adams = 13 pages
11/1 Vow of Superstition: Dragon’s Blood by Skhye Moncrief = 11 pages
11/1 "A Wulf in Groom's Clothing" by Ronda Thompson from My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon = 34 pages
11/1 "The Wedding of Wylda Serene" by Ester M. Friesner from My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding = 26 pages
11/1 "...Or Forever Hold Your Peace" by Susan Krinard" from My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding = 35 pages
11/3 No Promise Of Love (Postcards From Europe) by Lilian Peake (Switzerland) (188 x 3) = 564 pages
11/3 Polar Bears Past Bedtime by Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Tree House) = 73 pages
11/3 Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Tree House) = 65 pages
11/3 Afternoon on the Amazon by Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Tree House) = 67 pages
11/3 High Tide in Hawaii by Mary Pope Osborne (Magic Tree House) = 76 pages
11/3 The Fire Engine Book by by Diane Muldrow & Tibor Gergely = 24 pages
In Progress:
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco - on page 100
Total = 2056 pages
Lol... Reading binge!!Red Cross Challenge
In 1863, Henri Dunant founded the International Red Cross, and although he died in 1910, the Red Cross' first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in 1917
Duration: Oct 23rd (which is when I finished my last read) - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 p (I added the three afore-mentioned dates)
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
9199/11380p
Completed:
391 p Truly, Madly Viking - Sandra Hill 10/24 ****
384 p Jude's Law - Lori Foster 10/24***
308 p A Game Of Chance - Linda Howard 10/24 (4.5*)
200 p Vampire Knight, Volume 6 - Matsuri Hino 10/24****
200 p Vampire Knight, Volume 7 - Matsuri Hino 10/24*****
336 p Sexy As Hell - Susan Johnson 10/25*
187 p The Case Of The Mesmerizing Boss - Diana Palmer 10/25*****
347 p The Untamed Bride - Stephanie Laurens 10/26****
215 p Midnight Man - Lisa Marie Rice 10/26****
352 p Murphy's Law - Lori Foster 10/27 ****
352 p Causing Havoc - Lori Foster 10/27 (4.5*)
436 p The Elusive Bride - Stephanie Laurens 10/27****
266 p Raintree: Inferno - Linda Howard 10/27****
144 p Overload - Linda Howard 10/28***
352 p Simon Says - Lori Foster 10/28*****
330 p Hard To Handle - Lori Foster 10/29****
304 p In Other Worlds - Sherrilyn Kenyon 10/30****
186 p The Case Of The Confirmed Bachelor (Most Wanted) - Diana Palmer 10/31****
240 p The Case of The Missing Secretary - Diana Palmer 10/31****
384 p Lawman - Diana Palmer 11/01
186 p Regan's Pride - Diana Palmer 11/01
187 p Night of Love - Diana Palmer 11/01
469 p x2 Crown of Crystal Flame - CL Wilson 11/02***** (Elysetta is a healer at the end of the series)
402 p Lord of the Fading Lands - CL Wilson 11/02*****
397 p Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean 11/03*****
357 p Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord - Sarah MacLean 11/03****
391 p Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick 11/03*****
427 p Crescendo - Becca Fitzpatrick 11/03****
jeez mel!! when do you go back to school! lol!
Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
4220/5690
Completed
The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (started at page 50) - 222 pages - 10/24/2010
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (started at 50%) - 174 pages - 10/24/2010
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay (started at page 471) - 145 pages - 10/24/2010
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict -Laurie Viera Rigler - 286 pages - 10/25/2010
Savage Sanctuary - Jacqueline Barbary - 85 pages - 10/26/2010
Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning - 394 pages - 10/27/2010
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (started at page 96) - 94 pages - 10/27/2010
Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera - Collette Gale - 336 pages - 10/28/2010
Wicked Cool - Val Kovalin - 72 pages (18k novella, assuming 250 words per page) - 10/29/2010
Caressed By Ice - Nalini Singh (started at 10%) - 325 pages - 10/30/2010
My Fair Captain - JL Langley - 312 - 10/30/2010
Saturday Night Special - Mari Carr - 180 pages (guesstimate based on number of locations) - 10/30/2010
Nothing But Trouble - Rachel Gibson - 354 pages - 10/31/2010
Four Sworn - Delilah Devlin - 120 pages - 10/31/2010
Plays Well With Others - Brynn Paulinn - 110 pages - 10/31/2010
Garron's Gift - Carol Lynne - 91 pages - 10/31/2010
A Little Harmless Obsession - Melissa Schroeder - 247 pages - 10/31/2010
Hurt Me So Good - Joely Sue Burkhart - 268 pages - 11/3/2010
Ransom - Lee Rowan - 300 pages - 11/3/2010
DNF'd but counting the pages
Pleasure - Eric Jerome Dickey - 105 pages
In Progress
Beyond Reach - Karin Slaughter
Snow Angels - James Thompson
Portrait in Sepia - Isabelle Allende
An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon
The Persimmon Tree - Bryce Courtenay
Inside Out -Lauren Dane
Uh-oh. I don't think I'll be able to beat Mel.Red Cross Challenge
Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5,690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field. Triple if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organization OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
4,436/5,690
Completed
Fruits Basket, Volume 2 by Natsuki Takaya - 10/23; 200 pages
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton - 10/24; (started on pg 386 - pg 464) = 78 pages
Second Chances by Lauren Dane - 10/26; 200 pages
Coming Clean by Inez Kelly - 10/26; 92 pages
Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont - 10/26; 26 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 04 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/27; 200 pages
OZ by Heather Peters and Eden Elgabr - 10/27; 98 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 05 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 192 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 06 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 07 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/28; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 08 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 09 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 10 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/29; 208 pages
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 11 by Hiromu Arakawa - 10/30; 208 pages
Time Lag by Shinobu Gotoh & Hotaru Odagiri - 10/30; 184 pages
The Long Road Home by Mary Alice Monroe - 10/30; 400 pages
Nevermore by Kelly Creagh - 10/31; (started on pg 323 - pg 543) = 220 pages
Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas - 11/1; (re-read - skipped unimportant parts) = 187 pages
Shiver by Maggie Shiefvater - 11/3; 392 pages
The Debutante's Dilemma by Elyse Mady - 11/3; 70 pages
Shy Intentions by Shoko Takaku - 11/3; 168 pages
Death Note, Volume 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba - 11/3; 200 pages
HER KIND of HERO by Kathleen Dienne - 11/3; 112 pages
In Progress
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink - 66 pages
The Passage by Justin Cronin - (started on pg 68 - pg 113) = 45 pages
Poisoned Kisses by Stephanie Draven - 58 pages
Red Cross Challenge Leaderboard Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pages
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer), and triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
Debbie = 902 pages
Briansgirl/Kate = 2056 pages
BJ Rose = 3279 pages
Dee = 4220 pages
Christine = 4436 pages
Melanie = 9199/11,380 pages
Christine wrote: "Uh-oh. I don't think I'll be able to beat Mel."Well I certainly can't. lol
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Duration: Oct 23rd - Nov 5th
Goal: 5690 pgs.
Reward: $30 worth of books
Bonus: Double points if the hero or heroine works in the medical field (EMT, nurse, doctor, healer)
Bonus: Triple points if the hero or heroine is part of (or spends most of the book with) a humanitarian organisation (Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Peace Corps,...) OR if the book takes place in Switzerland.
912/5690
Completed
The School of Essential Ingredients - Erica Bauermeister (started at page 50) - 222 pages - 10/24/2010
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (started at 50%) - 174 pages - 10/24/2010
The Story of Danny Dunn - Bryce Courtenay (started at page 471) - 145 pages - 10/24/2010
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict -Laurie Viera Rigler - 286 pages - 10/25/2010
Savage Sanctuary - Jacqueline Barbary - 85 pages - 10/26/2010
In Progress
Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning
Caressed By Ice - Nalini Singh (started at 10%)
Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys (started at page 96)
Unmasqued: An Erotic Novel of The Phantom of The Opera - Collette Gale
My Fair Captain - JL Langley