April's Theme Reading Challenge! (New Author's Challenge)

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

1. Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (finished 4/2/13)
2. Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson (finished 4/3/13)
3. Ixeos by Jennings Wright (Finished 4/4/13)
4. Etiquette & Espionageby Gail Carriger --4/9/13
5. Princess of the Silver Woodsby Jessica Day George--4/17/13
6. Hate List by Jennifer Brown--4/19/13

I've gotten to Off the Charts! Woot, woot!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

You're always off the charts Jenny!

[DeAnna]

Finished #5 today. So close!

1.) Pretty Dark Nothing by Heather L Reid
2.) The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
3.) Reboot by Amy Tintera
4.) The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
5.) Gone by Michael Grant

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

1. Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (finished 4/2/13)
2. Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson (finished 4/3/13)
3. Ixeos by Jennings Wright (Finished 4/4/13)
4. Etiquette & Espionageby Gail Carriger --4/9/13
5. Princess of the Silver Woodsby Jessica Day George--4/17/13
6. Hate List by Jennifer Brown--4/19/13
7. Perfect Chemistryby Simone Elkeles--4/21/13

Thanks, David! Now everything else is just a bonus :)

[Jonel]

3 weeks down, 1 to go!

1 ~ Prolusio: Three Stories of Fates Fire Shifters & Dragons by Kris Austen Radcliffe ~ read Apr 2/13
2 ~ Betrayal's Shadow by K.H. LeMoyne ~ read Apr 3/13
3 ~ Deep Connections by Rebecca Graf ~ read Apr 5/13
4 ~ Seducing the Princess by Mary Hart Perry ~ read Apr 7/13
5 ~ Bound by Dragonsfyre by Julia Phillips Smith ~ read Apr 8/13
6 ~ January Justice: The Malcolm Cutter Memoirs by Athol Dickson ~ Read Apr 11/13
7 ~ Vain by Jill Hughey ~ Read Apr 14/13
8 ~ Cassandra by Starlight by Susan Mac Nicol ~ read Apr 15/13
9 ~ Deadly Recall by Donnell Ann Bell ~ read Apr 17/13
10 ~ Forbidden Angel by Megan D. Martin ~ read Apr 17/13
11 ~ The Devil's Elbow by Ed Londergan ~ read Apr 19/13
12 ~ Raveled by Anne McAneny ~ read Apr 20/13
13 ~ Heart Strings and Love Nots by Karen R. Hardin ~ read Apr 21/13
14 ~ Blue Coyote Motel - Goodreads Psychological Thriller Group Book of the Month by Dianne Harman ~ read Apr 21/13
15 ~ Uniquely Unwelcome by Brandy Nacole ~ read Apr 21/13

[Lola]

I finished #5 yesterday. I updated my post :)

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Four for me once I finish Shatter Me!

1. Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas
2. Black Moon by Jessica McQuay
3. Vivid by Andrea Murray
4. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
I'm obsessed!

[Lola]

I am super obsessed :P

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Haha! That's what I'm striving for!

[Brandy]

Not sure if I will make it to my goal of off the charts, currently at obsessed. Only a few days left!

[DeAnna]

I have to read one more book. I need to make more progress on my audio book. If I can finish it before the month ends, then I make it!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

1. Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (finished 4/2/13)
2. Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson (finished 4/3/13)
3. Ixeos by Jennings Wright (Finished 4/4/13)
4. Etiquette & Espionageby Gail Carriger --4/9/13
5. Princess of the Silver Woodsby Jessica Day George--4/17/13
6. Hate List by Jennifer Brown--4/19/13
7. Perfect Chemistryby Simone Elkeles--4/21/13
8. The Adoration of Jenna Foxby Mary E Pearson--4/26/13
9. Panicby Sara M Draper--4/22/13
10. Love and Leftoversby Sarah Tregay--4/22/13

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

1. Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas
2. Black Moon by Jessica McQuay
3. Vivid by Andrea Murray
4. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
5. Eden by Janelle Stalder

I'm super obsessed! That was my goal ;)

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Way to go, David!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

LOL thanks! Although you doubled me up and put me to shame!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Nah, David, you have an excuse--traveling the world and being productive writing amazing books!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Hehe, well thank you, but you are still a rock star reader! And you're raising a family and have an awesome blog/vlog thing going!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Awww thank you!

[Jenelle]

Okay. So I just found this challenge. But for funsies, I went and checked my recent reads:

1. Splintered by A.G. Howard (4/1/2013)
2. Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter (4/7/2013)
3. The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski (4/8/2013)
4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (4/14/2013)
5. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (4/15/2013)
6. The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (4/17/2013)
7. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (4/23/2013)
8. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (4/26/2013)

Off the Charts!
I have to finish the Iron Fey series before I move on, but I may get a few more new authors in before the month is out.
Apparently my addiction to my Nook and membership in FAR too many book clubs makes me branch out :)

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

OMG you killed it Jenelle! Even without even knowing about the challenge lol! Well done :)

[Rebecka]

Here's where I'll probably be ending:

1 Storm by Brigid Kemmerer finished 4/12
2 Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi finished 4/27
3 The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry finished 4/16
4 Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi finished 4/18
5 Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts finished 4/26
6 Storm Front by Jim Butcher finished 4/9
7 Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay finished 4/5
8 Virals by Kathy Reichs finished 4/7
9 Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout finished 4/18
10 The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan finished 4/21



I may be able to finish one more, we'll see :)

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Nice job, Rebecka!

[Jonel]

And here we go to finish off the month:

1 ~ Prolusio: Three Stories of Fates Fire Shifters & Dragons by Kris Austen Radcliffe ~ read Apr 2/13
2 ~ Betrayal's Shadow by K.H. LeMoyne ~ read Apr 3/13
3 ~ Deep Connections by Rebecca Graf ~ read Apr 5/13
4 ~ Seducing the Princess by Mary Hart Perry ~ read Apr 7/13
5 ~ Bound by Dragonsfyre by Julia Phillips Smith ~ read Apr 8/13
6 ~ January Justice: The Malcolm Cutter Memoirs by Athol Dickson ~ Read Apr 11/13
7 ~ Vain by Jill Hughey ~ Read Apr 14/13
8 ~ Cassandra by Starlight by Susan Mac Nicol ~ read Apr 15/13
9 ~ Deadly Recall by Donnell Ann Bell ~ read Apr 17/13
10 ~ Forbidden Angel by Megan D. Martin ~ read Apr 17/13
11 ~ The Devil's Elbow by Ed Londergan ~ read Apr 19/13
12 ~ Raveled by Anne McAneny ~ read Apr 20/13
13 ~ Heart Strings and Love Nots by Karen R. Hardin ~ read Apr 21/13
14 ~ Blue Coyote Motel - Goodreads Psychological Thriller Group Book of the Month by Dianne Harman ~ read Apr 21/13
15 ~ Uniquely Unwelcome by Brandy Nacole ~ read Apr 21/13
16 ~ The Lola Diaries Drama Jerk by Lulubelle Love ~ read Apr 23/13
17 ~ The Dohmestics by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar ~ read Apr 24/13
18 ~ The Tree of Mindala by Elle Jacklee ~ Read Apr 25/13
19 ~ Tia's Folly by Elly Helcl ~ read Apr 27/13
20 ~ Playing the Maestro by Aubrie Dionne ~ read Apr 27/13
21 ~ No Strings by Jo Briggs ~ read Apr 27/13
22 ~ Finding Trust by Natalie Gayle ~ read Apr 28/13
23 ~ Kaleidoscope World by Tomica Scavina ~ Read Apr 30/13

Well, that wraps it up for me for April's Challenge. Hope that everyone's happy with what they achieved!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Omg Rebecka and Jonel, you two ROCKED! I'm in awe :)

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

WOW Jonel, very nice! All kinds of different books!

[Lola]

I just finished my 6th book for this challenge! Yay! I am off the charts now :P. I updated my post on the 1st page.

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Way to go, Lolita!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

1. Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (finished 4/2/13)
2. Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson (finished 4/3/13)
3. Ixeos by Jennings Wright (Finished 4/4/13)
4. Etiquette & Espionageby Gail Carriger --4/9/13
5. Princess of the Silver Woodsby Jessica Day George--4/17/13
6. Hate List by Jennifer Brown--4/19/13
7. Perfect Chemistryby Simone Elkeles--4/21/13
8. The Adoration of Jenna Foxby Mary E Pearson--4/26/13
9. Panicby Sara M Draper--4/22/13
10. Love and Leftoversby Sarah Tregay--4/22/13

I finished with just the 10 new authors. I have been reading a lot of sequels too in the last week!
My favorite new author I read was Jennifer Brown. Who was your guys new favorite authors?

[Lola]

I just started another book by a new to me author, I wonder if I can manage to finish it today?

[Lola]

yay! I manged to finish another book for this challenge! 7 books in total :).

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Lol well done Loles! You rock (as always)!!

And Jenny, just 10? Oh is that all? Lol you are a crazy-voracious reader!

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

LOL--I read 26 books plus loads of short ebooks in April, but the majority were my favorite stand by authors!

I normally just read what I want to read, and if it falls into a challenge, even better! ;)

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

I do the same thing lol :) That's what I'm doing for the A-Z challenge too ;)

[DeAnna]

Well, it is 11:40pm on April 30th, but I made it!

1.) Pretty Dark Nothing by Heather L Reid
2.) The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
3.) Reboot by Amy Tintera
4.) The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
5.) Gone by Michael Grant
6.) Cinder by Marissa Meyer

[Jenny, Always smiling! :-D]

Woot, woot DeAnna!

[DeAnna]

Thanks. It was so freaking close. I would have been done sooner, but I kept drifting off. lol

[Jonel]

Thanks guys. ~*~ Bowing before the applause ~*~

This was so much fun. It really opened my eyes to a bunch of authors I'd like to follow. Of course, I also still love my old faves.

[Gabby]

Awww, i'm reading two new authors right now!! But the challenge is over!! :(

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Gabby wrote: "Awww, i'm reading two new authors right now!! But the challenge is over!! :("

Ooh just missed!

[Gabby]

Yeah...but there's some other really awesome challenges on here that i'm enjoying, so i guess i'll get started on those!! :)