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June 2009 Reading Challenge
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Jun 19, 2009 04:18PM
I have to withdraw from this challenge as I haven't even read a single book yet and with all the books I have yet to read this month, I'm just not going to get to these. DAMN IT! I really wanted to catch up on my PNR books. Maybe in July...
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Darkheart - I just finished Succubus Dreams last night and I totally agree with you. I was really pissed, but I saw it coming. I kept trying to convince myself I was wrong, butthen it really happened. And yeah, I was totally pissed. LOL
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How long before July is posted? I am leaving the 28th and won't be back til the 5th of July and need to get my books lined up so I can take them with me."
I'll post the July challenge by the 21st. Will that work?
Yz wrote: "Uniquely Moi wrote: "Yz:How long before July is posted? I am leaving the 28th and won't be back til the 5th of July and need to get my books lined up so I can take them with me."
I'll post t..."
That's perfect, thank you!
1.Dream Chaser 2.Upon The Midnight Clear
3.BEYOND THE HIGHLAND MIST---FINISHED 6/9
4.Goddess of the Sea
5.RED FIRE A GODS OF MIDNIGHT NOVEL--FINISHED 6/16
6.DEAD AFTER DARK ---FINISHED 6/3
7.PASSION UNLEASED---FINISHED 6/6
8.THE IMMORTAL HIGHLANDER---FINISHED 6/12
9.CLUB DEAD---fINISHED 6/19
Jan wrote: "Darkheart - I just finished Succubus Dreams last night and I totally agree with you. I was really pissed, but I saw it coming. I kept trying to convince myself I was wrong, butthen it really happ..."Hah, and I live in denial so I didn't necessarily see it coming. Some of it yes, but I didn't want it to play out like it did, so I was ever optimistic. That will show me. ;)
Hello All!Well life got in the way this month and my challange is a bust for June. Hopefully the books I selected for June will meet the reqs for July and I can carry them over. Good Luck for those not finished yet.
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UPDATED - 20th June6 Down
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3)The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter
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6)One More Bite by Jennifer Rardin
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8)Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Still can't make up my mind on my last book.
1.Dream Chaser
2.UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR --- FINISHED 6/20
3.BEYOND THE HIGHLAND MIST---FINISHED 6/9
4.Goddess of the Sea
5.RED FIRE A GODS OF MIDNIGHT NOVEL--FINISHED 6/16
6.DEAD AFTER DARK ---FINISHED 6/3
7.PASSION UNLEASED---FINISHED 6/6
8.THE IMMORTAL HIGHLANDER---FINISHED 6/12
9.CLUB DEAD---fINISHED 6/19
Updated 20/062. Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian
5. The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
7. The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe
8. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Books also read this month:
Out of Sight 1/6
On Thin Ice 2/6
Hot Ice 3/6
Edge of Danger 4/6
Edge of Fear 5/6
Edge of Darkness 6/6
White Heat 7/6
Night Fall 8/6
Late for the Wedding by Amanda Quick 13/6
Killer Christmas from Red Hot Santa by Kelsey Roberts 14/6
The Duke by Gaelen Foley 16/6
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6. Murder Game by Christine Feehan
7. Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton
8. The Demon You Know by Christine Warren
9. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
Well, while Viehl's Darkyn books may not be full of happiness and light, I did get the HEA I was after and enjoyed the story. It was a quick read so I think I'll press on and read the next one in the series.2. No Rest for the Wicked - Kresley Cole
4. Dark Need - Lynn Viehl
9. Succubus Heat - Richelle Mead
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5.Vampire Academy Vampire Academy 1 - Richelle Mead pg.12
6.Holy Smokes Aisling Grey Guardian Book 4 - Katie MacAlister pg.3
7.Wicked Lovely Wicked Lovely 1 - Melissa Marr pg.8
8.Midnight Sun Twilight 5 partial draft - Stephenie Meyer pg.6
9.Betrayed House of Night 2 - P.C. Cast Kristin Cast pg.8
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Update. Progress: 9/9 All done :D
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Updated 6/21/09 All Done!1.
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I'm going to change out 2 books and save my IAD series for vacation.
Uniquely Moi wrote: "Updated 6/21/09 All Done!1. Kiss of Crimson - Lara Adrian*** Had hoped for more from Dante.
2. Midnight Awakening - Lara Adrian*** It was ok. Too drawn out and tedious, I thought.
3. Midnigh..."
well done::i've been side tracked by other stuff::but i'm now back on track::may have to sub *sunshine* tho::much to long::
Shazzy★ ♥•-:¦:-•-:¦:-•♥★ wrote: "4 done, i'm not sure if i'll finish the challenge in time, I got sidetracked by Holly Black's Modern tale of Faerie series, it was Brilliant!..."Ooh, glad to hear that. Just picked up all three books while I was out today. Don't think they'll fit into any of my challenges for this month, but maybe July!
Updated 22/062. Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian
5. The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
8. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Books also read this month:
Out of Sight 1/6
On Thin Ice 2/6
Hot Ice 3/6
Edge of Danger 4/6
Edge of Fear 5/6
Edge of Darkness 6/6
White Heat 7/6
Night Fall 8/6
Late for the Wedding by Amanda Quick 13/6
Killer Christmas from Red Hot Santa by Kelsey Roberts 14/6
The Duke by Gaelen Foley 16/6
Adrienne wrote: "well done::i've been side tracked by other stuff::but i'm now back on track::may have to sub *sunshine* tho::much to long:: ..."
Thanks! I had so many great books this month it wasn't really hard to do at all. Now I just need to decide what series I want to read next.
Actually I want to read the Tempting SEALs books, might just do that.
UPDATED - 22nd June2 to go
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Can't wait for the next Jaz Parks book!!!
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5. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
6. Witch Fire by Anya Bast
7. Marked by P.C. Cast
8. A Quick Bite by Lyndsay Sands
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So far we have 44 participants.
Barbara(barbsis)
Kristen - 1 book done
Brenda
Michelle(shelli_m) - 7 books done
DarkHeart - 6 books done
Sarah - 2 books done
Angie - 7 books done
Lauren - 7 books done
Lori - 1 book done
Uniquely Moi - 9 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Shazzy - 4 books done
Melinda - 8 books done
Brandy
Mel - 6 books done
Annvelwis - 9 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Charlotte - 7 books done
Ann - 9 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Valerie - 4 books done
Melissa - 6 books done
Vicci - 1 book done
BJ Rose - 4 books done
Barbara(darkxhuntress) - 9 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Diane
Michelle(karenshell) - 4 books done
Catherine - 7 books done
Amy
Kyle - 9 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Jennifer
Adrienne - 5 books done
Valerie - 4 books done
PR
Ronelle - 8 books done
Jennie - 4 books done
colleen - 9 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
Gail - 5 books done
Yz - 4 books done
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Laura - 1 book done
LadyOzma - 4 books done
Clerah - 3 books done
Delitealex - 6 books done
Jamie
Jan - 9 books done - Complete - Congratulations!
One had signed up since the last update.
Diana - 3 books done
Group's Running Total: 192 books read.
7 participant had completed all 9 books.
Signing up will remain open throughout the whole month.
Note: For ease of tracking, please repost your official list with your progress after every update. Striking out the title and/or a finished date after the book's name will be best.
Next update will be June 26.
Happy reading, everyone!
Hey guys, you've been busy! I'd like to say I've been reading and am done, but that's just not the case. I had a meltdown trying to set up something and it's STILL not working. Good grief. Day and night... night and day. It's killing me. I was also trying to finish a project that i just put off... new date is gonna be for my anniversary. Humph. HAHAHA At any rate, I'm just not into the books for this month and so it was a struggle. I've picked back up and think I might have it going again... we'll see! I still have plenty of time to finish. We'll see... today I wanna PAINT MY HOUSE. Ok, some of my house. I can only afford but so much paint. ROFLHere's my list so far:
1. Because Your Vamp Said So by Michele Bardsley
2. Romancing the Dead by Tate Hallaway
3. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
4. Undead and Unwelcome by Mary Janice Davidson
5. Dead if I do by Tate Hallaway
I picked up this Aisling Gray book this weekend while husband beat up our kitchen sink. It's actually become quite fun so maybe there's some luck since I have a whole stack of them... LOL I hope so... :)
.A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2) by Kresley Cole -completed
2.The Dream-Hunter (Dark-Hunter, #18 and/or Dream-Hunters #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon -completed
3.To Tame a Highland Warrior (Highlander, #2)
by Karen Marie Moning -completed
4.Heart Of The Dragon (Atlantis, #1) by Gena Showalter
5. Sword of Darkness (Lords of Avalon, Book 1) by Kinley MacGregor
6. Watchers in the Night (The Guardians of the Night, Book 1) by Jenna Black
7. Hotter After Midnight (Midnight Series, Book 1) by Cynthia Eden
8. Primal Heat (Prime Series, Book 5)by Susan Sizemore completed
9. Mortal Sins (The World of the Lupi, Book 5) by Eileen Wilks completed
Great job, everyone!Yz, any word on July yet? I'd like to get my books in order and take with me on vacation. Usually I don't care when the challenge goes up, but this time I'm on a deadline.
Sorry to be a pain in the posterior region.
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Yz, any word on July yet? I'd like to get my books in order and take with me on vacation. Usually I don't care when the challenge goes up, but this time I'm on a deadline.
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LOL...no problem. I finally have it up...so feel free to check it out now.
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9. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
6.23.09 UpdateShoot I'm getting behind - must read faster! :)
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8. Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
9. Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny
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Diana wrote: "Updates:1. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris (6/7/09)
2. Heart Of The Dragon - Gena Showalter (6/20/09)
3. Jewel Of Atlantis- Gena Showalter
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@Diana - if you don't get your books in time the replacements that you chose won't leave you disappointed. I just read them and completely understand why people are hooked on the "Warden" :)
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I'd read some not-so-good reviews of Dagger-Star, but I really liked it a lot. It was more of a high-fantasy type story, so maybe that's why. I had been reluctant to read it, but I thought it was good.
Storm Born--I liked it pretty well. Trying to decide if I want to follow up with the series. It's a "single-character" series, which I don't always like as well. I may try one more book to see what I think for sure.
Really liked Pleasure Unbound, the Ione book. I'll definitely be reading the next one of those.
And Street Magic--it was definitely more urban fantasy than PNR, even though the heroine's motivations are romantic. I liked the story pretty well. Can't get the books as e-books though. We'll see if I follow up on the series.
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Good job, Gail! And thanks for the comments! I love when people rate their challenge books here.
1. Lover Revealed ::j r ward **06-15**
2. A Hunger Like No Other ::k cole
3. Halfway to the Grave :: j frost ** 06-01**
4. One Foot in the Grave ::j frost **06-03 **
5. Witch Fire :: a bast **06/23**
6. magic study ::m v snyder
7. Dead After Dark :: jr ward **read 10-06**
8. Sea Witch ::v kantra ** 09-06**
9. Sunshine ::r mckinly
just starting kresley cole:::may not finish this challange tho'
5 down!Whew! It's been awhile since my last update! That Adrian Phoenix book was slow going. A lot of people rated it really high, but I just couldn't get into it. I think the story could have been edited down a bit...it really dragged in places. And for a story that is full of murder and psychos that just doesn't seem right!
I had started Nightwalker awhile ago too, but put that down to try out Phoenix's book. I'm going to go back to Nightwalker now...hope that story picks up too, otherwise I'll never get through the rest of the books by the end of the month!
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8. Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake
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Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews *****
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7/9 completed5. A Rush of Wings - Adrian Phoenix
9. Kiss of Fury - Deborah Cooke
Yay, another book down!Here's my list so far:
1. Because Your Vamp Said So by Michele Bardsley
2. Romancing the Dead by Tate Hallaway
3. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
4. Undead and Unwelcome by Mary Janice Davidson
5. Dead if I do by Tate Hallaway
6. You Slay Me by Katie Maxwell
Only three more books to go. Maybe I can make it! :) Tomorrow I get to put my living room back together. I was painting this week so it took me a little longer to get through this book... But hey, I get to arrange all my books on my bookcases again! Am I sick for liking to play with my books and organize them and make them all pretty? ROFL
Disappointed with Dark Need. I thought it started off strong but fizzled out in the end and everything felt forced. I originally gave it four stars, but when I sat down to write the review, decided it only deserved three. Oh well...2. No Rest for the Wicked - Kresley Cole
9. Succubus Heat - Richelle Mead
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4 to go! Dont think I'll make it but I'll try!
It doesn't hurt to try! Go for the gusto! :)
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Shazzy★ ♥•-:¦:-•-:¦:-•♥★ wrote: "5 done ...Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale♥ by Holly Black
Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie♥ by Holly Black
Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale♥ by Holly Black ...
Which one of those comes first? I've been wanting to try the Black books...
Tithe then Valiant then Ironside...I think lol. I read them out of order. As long as you read Tithe before Ironside I think it will be okay.
UPDATED - 25th June1 to go
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Will definately be reading the Dark Hunter books
6.25.09 UpdateJust two more to go - so I should be done in time for the July challenge
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9. Nicholas by Elizabeth Amber*
* Swapped out book 9 - Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny. Should finish Nicolas by tonight.
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1.Dream Chaser
2.UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR --- FINISHED 6/20
3.BEYOND THE HIGHLAND MIST---FINISHED 6/9
4.GODDESS OF THE SEA----FINISHED 6/25
5.RED FIRE A GODS OF MIDNIGHT NOVEL--FINISHED 6/16
6.DEAD AFTER DARK ---FINISHED 6/3
7.PASSION UNLEASED---FINISHED 6/6
8.THE IMMORTAL HIGHLANDER---FINISHED 6/12
9.CLUB DEAD---fINISHED 6/19
and my last book im changing to
Beneath A Blood Red Moon
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