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1/1-12/31/15Devil May Care
9/20+
①January
Deborah Cooke-
Susanna Kearsley-
Zoraida Córdova-
Theo Lawrence-
James Dashner-
Sara Raasch-
Cat Clarke-
②February
Sarah J. Maas-
Mary E. Pearson-
③March
④April
⑤May
⑥June
⑦July
⑧August
⑨September
⑩October
⑪November
⑫December
2015 NEW TO YOU AUTHORS CHALLENGE.DEVIL MAY CARE....BOOKS READ 5.
JANUARY
Debora Geary: A Modern Witch ★★
M J Rose: The Reincarnationist ★★★☆
Kathryn Stockett: The Help ★★★★
FEBRUARY
Caris Roane: Ascension ★★
Helenkay Dimon: It's not Christmas without You. ★★☆
Total Read: 5Off to a slow start this year. Seems most of what I'm reading is continuing series.
FEBRUARY
Caris Roane: Ascension ★★
Helenkay Dimon: It's not Christmas without You. ★★☆
New 2 U Author ChallengeDuration: 1/1/15-12/31/15
Level: Devil May Care (20+)
New Authors Read: 40/20
January
Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
Katherine Boo - Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Jojo Moyes - Me Before You
Elizabeth Gaskell - Cranford
February
Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart
Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
Virginia Woolf - Mrs. Dalloway
March
Lily King - Euphoria
Robert Graves - I, Claudius
Emmuska Orczy - The Scarlet Pimpernel
Bernard Cornwell - The Last Kingdom
Emily St. John Mandel - Station Eleven
Caroline Kennedy - She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey Through Poems
Georgette Heyer - Black Sheep
Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence
April
David Mitchell - The Bone Clocks
May
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa - The Leopard
Hilary Mantel - Wolf Hall
June
Linda Porter - The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary"
Stephenie Meyer - Twilight
Yangsze Choo - The Ghost Bride
July
Ruta Sepetys - Between Shades of Gray
Euripides - Bacchae
William Goldman - The Princess Bride
Patrick Süskind - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
August
Sally Bedell Smith - Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Mary Stewart - The Crystal Cave
September
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
Robert Repino- Mort e
Voltaire - Candide
October
Madeline Miller - The Song of Achilles
November
George R.R. Martin - A Game of Thrones
Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club
Cary Elwes - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
December
E.M. Forster - A Passage to India
Joanne Harris - Chocolat
Laura Andersen - The Boleyn King
Kate Chopin - The Awakening
Pablo Neruda - The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems
I updated Message #13. I only read 1 new author in February.1. Katherine Applegate - The One and Only Ivan, 2/4/15
Count me in, please :)NBRC - New 2 U Authors 2015
01/01/15 - 12/31/15
Level - Devil May Care 20+
20/20+
March
1. Robin Mahle - Redwood Violet 03/16/15
2. Dalya Moon - Practice Cake 03/16/15
3. KN Faulk - Dark Side of the Moon 03/17/15
4. Roxie Rivera - Her Russian Protector Boxed Set: Volume 1 03/19/15
5. Walter Jon Williams - The Rift 03/21/15
6. Terri Blackstock - The Restoration Collection: Last Light, Night Light, True Light, Dawn's Light 03/24/15
7. Melanie James - Haunting Leigh 03/26/15
8. Derwin Lester SR. - THE THIN LINE OF LIFE III: STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL 03/28/15
9. Tom Chambers - Dawg's Clan 03/30/15
10. Valerie Lioudis - Aftershock: A Collection of Survivors Tales 03/30/15
April
1. Kurt Gepner - Pavement Ends: The Exodus: A Story of Family, Friends and Survival 04/02/15
2. Marlene Wynn - Chandrea - The Return of the Avatar Queen 04/03/15
3. Kate Danley - Queen Mab: A Tale Entwined with William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet 04/03/15
4. Savanna Kougar - His Claimed Bride: Happy New Year On Another Earth 04/04/15
5. Randy Dyess - Out of Gas 04/07/15
6. Ryan Fortier - Paranoia 04/12/15
7. Daryl Gregory - We Are All Completely Fine 04/14/15
8. John Holmes - Zombie Killers: Ice & Fire 04/15/15
9. Pamela Davis - Gaia Dreams 04/16/15
10. Joe Augustyn - DEAD RAIN A Tale of the Zombie Apocalypse 04/17/15
I love discovering new authors and titles, so I'm in to try!Level: Devil May Care (20+)
01/01/15 - 31/12/15
54/50(?)
January
[01] Far, Far Away by Tom McNeal 01/01/15
[02] Stung by Bethany Wiggins 03/01/15
[03] Danny Dirks and the Heir of Pendragon by S.A. Mulraney 04/01/15
[04] The Inventor's Secret by Andrea Cremer 26/01/15
February
[05] Y: The Last Man, Deluxe Edition Vol 1 Brian K. Vaughan 01/02/15
[06] When We Wake by Karen Healey 02/02/15
[07] 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad 15/02/15
[08] Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay 16/02/15
[09] There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake 22/02/15
March
[10] Red Rising by Pierce Brown 01/03/15
[11] For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund 08/03/15
[12] This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales 09/03/15
[13] The DUFF by Kody Keplinger 14/03/15
[14] The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury 16/03/15
[15] The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall 18/03/15
[16] Blood Red Road by Moira Young 19/03/15
[17] The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 21/03/15
[18] The Rules byStacey Kade 22/03/15
[19] Mystic City by Theo Lawrence 23/03/15
[20] Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern 25/03/15
April
[21] Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes 07/04/15
[22] Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 12/04/15
[23] Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch 14/04/15
[24] The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton 16/04/15
[25] Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard 20/04/15
[26] Endangered by Lamar Giles 29/04/15
May
[27] Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu 03/05/15
[28] The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey 05/05/15
[29] Rook by Sharon Cameron 09/05/15
[30] Royally Lost by Angie Stanton 14/05/15
[31] A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 16/05/15
[32] An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 19/05/15
[33] Ask the Passengers by A.S. King 28/05/15
[34] Hold Me Like a Breath by Tiffany Schmidt 31/05/15
June
[35] The Martian by Andy Weir 01/06/05
[36] Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis 05/06/15
[37] The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh 08/06/15
[38] The Cage by Megan Shepherd 11/06/15
[39] Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley 13/06/15
[40] Illusionarium by Heather Dixon 14/06/15
[41] Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier 20/06/15
[42] Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige 30/06/15
July
[43] Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway 02/07/15
[44] The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes 07/07/15
[45] All the Rage by Courtney Summers 08/07/15
[46] The Memory Key by Liana Liu 10/07/15
[47] Uprooted by Naomi Novik 16/07/15
[48] The Last Pilot by Benjamin Johncock 19/07/15
[49] Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 21/07/15
[50] Pretending to be Erica by Michelle Painchaud 29/07/15
August
[51] The Stars Never Rise by Rachel Vincent 01/08/15
[52] Made You Up by Francesca Zappia 03/08/15
[53] Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine 16/08/15
[54] Paperweight by Meg Haston 20/08/15
[55] Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis 30/08/15
September
[56] The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness 02/09/15
2015 NEW TO YOU AUTHORS CHALLENGE.DEVIL MAY CARE....BOOKS READ 7.
JANUARY
Debora Geary: A Modern Witch ★★
M J Rose: The Reincarnationist ★★★☆
Kathryn Stockett: The Help ★★★★
FEBRUARY
Caris Roane: Ascension ★★
Helenkay Dimon: It's not Christmas without You. ★★☆
MARCH
Leslie Cannold: The Book of Rachael. ★★★☆
Sherry Thomas: Claiming the Duchess. ★★★
Welcome to the challenge Elise & Lisa ☺
I updated Message #13. I read 3 new authors in March.1. Krassi Zourkova - Wildalone, 3/23/15
2. Chris Keniston - Honeymoon for One, 3/26/15
3. Abigail Strom - Cross My Heart, 3/28/15
Devil May Care level (20 books)1. Miller, Walter M. Miller A Canticle for Liebowitz
2. Marshall, Roy Villisca
3. Fadiman, Anne The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
4. Hill,Joe Horns
5. Kundera, Milan The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6. Hawkins, Paula The Girl on the Train
7. Moss, Michael Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
8. Cisneros, Sandra The House on Mango Street
9. Dashner, James The Maze Runner
10. Donoso, Jose The Obscene Bird of Night
11. Gaige, Amity Schroder
12. Macauley, Rose The Towers of Trebizond
13. Goldsmith, Barbara Little Gloria... Happy at Last
14. Hesse, Herman Steppenwolf
15. Westerfeld, Scott Uglies
16. Bailey, Catherine The Secret Rooms: A True Story of a Haunted Castle, a Plotting Duchess, and a Family Secret
17. Rosnay, Tatiana de Sarah's Key
18. Anolik, Lili Dark Rooms
19. Greene, Graham The Honorary Consul
20. Moriarty, Laura The Chaperone
Done!Novel Books & Reading Challenges
New 2 U Authors 2015
Duration: 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015
Progress: 20 out of 20
1. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan - *** - 1/6/2015 - 340 Pages
2. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 1/14/2015 - 369 Pages
3. Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan - *** - 1/15/2015 - 388 Pages
4. Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh - **** - 1/24/2015 - 422 Pages
5. Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn - ***** - 1/25/2015
6. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell - ***** - 1/26/2015 - 408 Pages
7. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin - ***** - 2/1/2015 - 835 Pages
8. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - **** - 2/22/2015 - 387 Pages
9. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran - *** - 2/26/2015 - 463 Pages
10. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith - ***** - 3/1/2015 - 235 Pages
11. Wallbanger by Alice Clayton - **** - 3/10/2015 - 384 Pages
12. Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice by John Layman - ***** - 3/22/2015 - 128 Pages
13. Forgotten Sins by Rebecca Zanetti - **** - 3/29/2015 - 384 Pages
14. Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl - ***** - 4/6/2015 - 304 Pages
15. Written in Red by Anne Bishop - ***** - 4/9/2015 - 433 Pages
16. Return to Me by Justina Chen - **** - 4/10/2015 - 352 Pages
17. Little Bee by Chris Cleave - *** - 4/14/2015 - 266 Pages
18. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion - **** - 4/19/2015 - 239 Pages
19. Meet Me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - ***** - 4/23/2015 - 456 Pages
20. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay - ***** - 4/28/2015 - 288 Pages
[April]Think of a Number - John Verdon 4/1 ★★★★
Curtain - Agatha Christie 4/2 ★★
Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas 4/4 ★★★★
The Truth of All Things - Kieran Shields 4/5 ★★★
Fatal Shadows - Josh Lanyon 4/6 ★★★
Iron House - John Hart 4/7 ★★★★
The Book of Names - Jill Gregory 4/13 ★★★
The Map of Time - Felix Palma 4/18 ★★
Cruel Beauty - Rosamund Hodge 4/19 ★★★
Kiss of Steel - Bec McMasters 4/24 ★★★★★
Sunrise at Sunset - Jaz Primo 4/25 ★★
The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones - Jack Wolf 4/28 ★★
I updated Message #64. I've read 36 New2Me authors for this year. I look forward to reading more from some of these authors. Others, not so much... *cough* Kathy Acker *cough Along the way, I've been checking off books from the 1001 Books list, 50 States, Around the World in 80 Days, etc. I'm thankful to have discovered this group through my friend, Kathryn.
2015 NEW TO YOU AUTHORS CHALLENGE.DEVIL MAY CARE....BOOKS READ 10.
JANUARY
Debora Geary: A Modern Witch ★★
M J Rose: The Reincarnationist ★★★☆
Kathryn Stockett: The Help ★★★★
FEBRUARY
Caris Roane: Ascension ★★
Helenkay Dimon: It's not Christmas without You. ★★☆
MARCH
Leslie Cannold: The Book of Rachael. ★★★☆
Sherry Thomas: Claiming the Duchess. ★★★
APRIL
Elisabeth Naughton: Marked ★★★☆
Steve McHugh: Small Time Vegeance ★★★
Josh Lanyon: The Ghost wore Yellow Socks. ★★★☆
TerryJane wrote: "I'm thankful to have discovered this group through my friend, Kathryn. "*wipes tear*
Thank you. And we are happy to have you here.
Joining in. Will be getting books updated soon.Come What May
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January 8
Any Way We Want-Grey Cole 1/2
That Man 1-Nelle L'Amour 1/8
Throttle Me-Chelle Bliss 1/13
Long Hard Ride-Lorelei James 1/14
Reaper's Property-Joanna Wylde 1/18
See Jayne Play-Jami Denise 1/21
Seeking Evil-Mary Eason 1/27
Wicked Ties-Shayla Black 1/28
February 3
The Cat’s Meow-Nicole Austin 2/1
Enforcer-Lauren Dane 2/4
The Virgin Sex Queen-Angela Verdenius 2/14
March 13
Come the Chupacabra: An Erotic Horror Story-Ffion Rhys 3/5
Magic Bites-Ilona Andrews 3/7
You Own Me-Shiloh Walker 3/8
Hansel, Part One-Ella James 3/9
Mason-Tijan 3/9
Between Two Doms-Becca Van 3/10
Sex Junkie-Natalie Acres 3/10
Fury-Laurann Dohner 3/15
Hell's Knights-Bella Jewel 3/19
Unblocked - Episode One-Marni Mann 3/20
That's What Brothers Do-Derekica Snake 3/26
Love the Sinner-Avril Ashton 3/27
By His Rules-J.A. Rock 3/30
April 13
Dark Passion-Bec Botefuhr 4/1
Undeniable-Madeline Sheehan 4/4
Beyond Shame-Kit Rocha 4/7
Rock Me Hard-Olivia Thorne 4/9
Playing for Keeps-R.L. Mathewson 4/10
Conquest-S.J. Frost 4/21
Destroy MeLaura Bailey 4/22
On Every Street-Karina Halle 4/22
Roman-Kimber S. Dawn 4/24
Monster Stepbrother-Harlow Grace 4/25
Slade-Alaska Angelini 4/26
Break Her-B.G. Harlen 4/27
Thrust-Victoria Ashley 4/30
May 14
Beyond Complicated-Mercy Celeste 5/6
Deviant-Callie Hart 5/7
The Darkest Hour-Maya Banks 5/9
Bad Boy: Naughty at Night-Jamie Lake 5/10
Flawless-Cat Grant 5/10
Ever Fallen In Love-Wendi Zwaduk 5/10
Redline Lover-Charlene Teglia 5/11D.B. Reynolds
Reno's Chance-Lora Leigh 5/12
I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier-Crystal Rose 5/12
King Cobra-Jayne Rylon 5/16
Wallbanger-Alice Clayton 5/21
Raphael-D.B. Reynolds 5/23
Half-Blood-Jennifer L. Armentrout 5/24
The Raven Prince-Elizabeth Hoyt 5/25
June 5
Carnal Captive-Vonna Harper 6/4
Therapist-Jaden Wilkes 6/4
Tempting Her Best Friend's Father-Jenika Snow 6/7
Dirty Bad Wrong-Jade West 6/12
Steamroller-Mary Calmes 6/23
July 4
Long Way Down-Laura Day 7/7
Demon Seed-Desiree Acuna 7/8
The Erotic Dark-Nina Lane 7/21
Torrent-Gemma James 7/27
August 2
Trust in Me-A.L. Summers 8/1
Brandy's Bikers-Marla Monroe 8/1
New 2 U Authors 2015 Jan to Dec 2015
Level : Devil May Care (20 + authors)
January:
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November:
December:
2015 NEW TO YOU AUTHORS CHALLENGE.DEVIL MAY CARE....BOOKS READ 14.
JANUARY
Debora Geary: A Modern Witch ★★
M J Rose: The Reincarnationist ★★★☆
Kathryn Stockett: The Help ★★★★
FEBRUARY
Caris Roane: Ascension ★★
Helenkay Dimon: It's not Christmas without You. ★★☆
MARCH
Leslie Cannold: The Book of Rachael. ★★★☆
Sherry Thomas: Claiming the Duchess. ★★★
APRIL
Elisabeth Naughton: Marked ★★★☆
Steve McHugh: Small Time Vegeance ★★★
Josh Lanyon: The Ghost wore Yellow Socks. ★★★☆
MAY
Stacey Joy Netzel: Autumn Wish ★★★
Ella Frank. Try. ★★★
Emily March. A Callahan Carol. ★★★
Suzanne Brockmann: The Unsung Hero. ★★★★☆
Kelly wrote: "Finished!(Message 116)"
Congrats!!
I updated Message #13. I read 6 new authors for the month of April and 7 new authors for the month of May.April (6/5):
1. Carla Caruso - A Pretty Mess, 4/2/15
2. Laura Bates - Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard, 4/4/15
3. Liz Mugavero - Kneading to Die, 4/7/15
4. Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train, 4/10/15
5. Pamela Aares - Love Bats Last, 4/20/15
6. Sheila Connolly - One Bad Apple, 4/25/15
May (7/5):
1. Nicole Young - Love Me If You Must, 5/8/15
2. Emma Straub - The Vacationers, 5/11/15
3. Blake Crouch - Pines, 5/15/15
4. Therese Anne Fowler - Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald, 5/16/15
5. Alan Cumming - Not My Father's Son: A Memoir, 5/20/15
6. Jessica Beck - Glazed Murder, 5/25/15
7. Linda Castillo - Sworn to Silence, 5/27/15
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) 2015 NEW TO YOU AUTHORS CHALLENGE.DEVIL MAY CARE....BOOKS READ 18.
JANUARY
Debora Geary: A Modern Witch ★★
M J Rose: The Reincarnationist ★★★☆
Kathryn Stockett: The Help ★★★★
FEBRUARY
Caris Roane: Ascension ★★
Helenkay Dimon: It's not Christmas without You. ★★☆
MARCH
Leslie Cannold: The Book of Rachael. ★★★☆
Sherry Thomas: Claiming the Duchess. ★★★
APRIL
Elisabeth Naughton: Marked ★★★☆
Steve McHugh: Small Time Vegeance ★★★
Josh Lanyon: The Ghost wore Yellow Socks. ★★★☆
MAY
Stacey Joy Netzel: Autumn Wish ★★★
Ella Frank. Try. ★★★
Emily March. A Callahan Carol. ★★★
Suzanne Brockmann: The Unsung Hero. ★★★★☆
JUNE
Lori Foster. Run the Risk. ★★★
Erica Monroe. A Dangerous Invitation. ★★★☆
Kristen Ashley. For You. ★★★☆
Anne McAllister: Savas's Wildcat. ★★★
New to you author challenge 2015Duration: 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2015
Level: Devil May Care
Completed: 106 books
①January 13 books
Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly: And Other New Adventures of the Great Detective by Donald Thomas 09Jan
The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider 14Jan
The Sky Inside by Clare B. Dunkle 17Jan
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 18Jan
Luminous by Greg Egan 19Jan
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 20Jan
When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 21Jan
Human.4 by Mike A. Lancaster 25Jan
Kuivunut maailma by J.G. Ballard 26Jan
The Secret History of Fantasy by Peter S. Beagle 27Jan
Angelfall by Susan Ee 28Jan
Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman 30Jan
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link 31Jan
②February 7 books
Kotirintaman lapset by Hanna Pukkila 05Feb
Diary of a Mad Bride: A Novel by Laura Wolf 08Feb
Nomansland by Lesley Hauge 11Feb
Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo by Tim Parks 12Feb
Dark Eden by Chris Beckett 17Feb
Coffin County by Gary A. Braunbeck 22Feb
Bending the Landscape: Original Gay and Lesbian Horror Writing by Nicola Griffith 28Feb
③March 6 books
The Risk of Darkness by Susan Hill 06Mar
Taivaslaulu by Pauliina Rauhala 07Mar
Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself By Becoming an EMT by Jane Stern 22Mar
In the Woods by Tana French 26Mar
Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression by Brooke Shields 29Mar
Extinction Game by Gary Gibson 30Mar
④April 5 books
Slow Apocalypse by John Varley 06Apr
Medicien naapurissa by Kirsi Piha 07Apr
Kuolleessa kulmassa by Thomas Kanger 08Apr
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden 10Apr
Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail by Paul V. Stutzman 12Apr
⑤May 7 books
Crazy: Notes On and Off the Couch by Rob Dobrenski 08May
The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters 23May
Blood Crazy by Simon Clark 24May
Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor by Max Pemberton 24May
Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin 25May
My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey 29May
The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women by Alex Dally MacFarlane 30May
⑥June 12 books
Dawn by Dan O'Brien 11Jun
Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Chaotic Life of a Physical Therapist Inside Walter Reed Army Medical Center by Adele Levine 11Jun
The Giver by Lois Lowry 14Jun
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 15Jun
The Road by Cormac McCarthy 15Jun
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill 16Jun
Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure by Tim Cahill 17Jun
Answering 911: Life in the Hot Seat by Caroline Burau 18Jun
Confessions of a New York Taxi Driver by Eugene Salomon 24Jun
The Angel Esmeralda by Don DeLillo 25Jun
The Possession of Cassie Quinn by Kathryn Knutson 28Jun
Dancing Through It: My Journey in the Ballet by Jenifer Ringer 28Jun
⑦July 12 books
The Martian by Andy Weir 02Jul
When You Walked Back Into My Life by Hilary Boyd 04Jul
Direct Red: A Surgeon's Story by Gabriel Weston 04Jul
Archipelago by Mati Raine 05Jul
American Vampire, Vol. 3 by Scott Snyder 05Jul
In Stitches by Nick Edwards 10Jul
All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare 13Jul
The Hollow by Jessica Verday 21Jul
Coroner's Journal: Stalking Death in Louisiana by Louis Cataldie 24Jul
Skinny by Ibi Kaslik 28Jul
Horrific Happenings Vol. 2: A Dark Horror Anthology by James Anthony 28Jul
3 Days by Krista Madden 31Jul
⑧August 13 books
The Valley by Rick Jones 04Aug
Green Grow the Rashes and Other Stories by William Meikle 10Aug
Groosham Grange by Anthony Horowitz 11Aug
Pakko-oireet ja OCD by Sami Leppämäki 16Aug
Century by Sarah Singleton 19Aug
The Cypress House by Michael Koryta 19Aug
The First Person and Other Stories by Ali Smith 22Aug
The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All: Stories by Laird Barron 23Aug
A Month of Italy: Rediscovering the Art of Vacation by Chris Brady 25Aug
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson 28Aug
American Ghosts & Old World Wonders by Angela Carter 29Aug
Selected Short Stories Featuring Cinderella Shoes by Nicolas Wilson 30Aug
Cold Sweats and Vignettes by John Bowen 30Aug
⑨September 11 books
A Land of Ash by David Dalglish 06Sep
Aisle Be Damned: Swaying Hips, Praying Lips and Flying Tips by Rishi Piparaiya 06Sep
Melkein äiti by Leena Paasio 13Sep
Perfect Times: Special Edition by Jason R. Hemmings 16Sep
The Magicians by Lev Grossman 17Sep
Tukkasurma by Elina Pulli 18Sep
Miracles and Mayhem in the ER: Unbelievable True Stories from an Emergency Room Doctor by Brent Russell 20Sep
The Mistletoe Bride & Other Haunting Tales by Kate Mosse 22Sep
Neljäntienristeys by Tommi Kinnunen 23Sep
Pet From Hell by Justin Gowland 27Sep
Earth Girl by Janet Edwards 28Sep
⑩October 4 books
The Here and Now by Ann Brashares 01Oct
Meg : syvyyksien kauhu by Steve Alten 12Oct
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 17Oct
Brain Jack by Brian Falkner 18Oct
⑪November 13 books
Blood's Fury by C.M. Owens 02Nov
After Detroit by Cyrus Vanover 05Nov
The Silence by Ashley Catherine Howie 07Nov
Spine: A Collection of Twisted Tales by Steven Jenkins 08Nov
A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary by Alain de Botton 11Nov
Doctor, Doctor: Incredible True Tales from a GP's Surgery by Rosemary Leonard 12Nov
Randy Black's Favorite Tales from Siberia by Randy Black 16Nov
Hotel Megalodon: A Deep Sea Thriller by Rick Chesler 23Nov
Good Omens: The BBC Radio 4 dramatisation by Terry Pratchett 23Nov
Too Fat for Europe by Joe Leibovich 23Nov
I Do So Worry for All Those Lost at Sea by David R. Keyes 26Nov
Losing My Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's by Thomas DeBaggio 28Nov
Bedlam: London and Its Mad by Catharine Arnold 30Nov
⑫December 3 books
Ebola K by Bobby Adair 07Dec
Kellari, eli Kertomus poikkeuksellisista ja järkyttävistä tapahtumista, jotka aikoinaan herättivät suurta huomiota Ruotsin kuningaskunnan Turun kaupungissa by Jyrki Heino 15Dec
Unthinkable & Incomprehensible by Rog Phillips 30Dec
UpdateNew 2 U Authors: 2015
Duration: 1st January - 31st December
Level: Come What May
36/XX
January
1.Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (06/01/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
2.Play School, Come and Play, Humpty's Visit by Julie Money (23/01/15) ♥♥♥
3.Indebted by J.L. Beck (28/01/15) ♥♥♥
4.PORN by Matt Shaw (28/01/15) ♥♥♥
5.Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins (29/01/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
6.Mark Cooper versus America by Lisa Henry and J.A Rock (30/01/15) ♥♥♥♥
7.My Roommate's a Jock? Well, Crap! by Wade Kelly (31/01/15) ♥♥♥♥
February
8.Bowl Full of Cherries by Raine O'Tierney (02/02/15) ♥♥♥♥
9.Safe in His Arms by Renae Kaye (03/02/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
10.College Boys by Daisy Harris (11/02/15) ♥♥♥
11.Marvin and the Three Bears by Tielle St. Clare (12/02/15) ♥♥♥♥
12.Alien Mate by Eve Langlais (16/02/15) ♥♥
March
13.A Taste of Honey by B.G. Thomas + 14 Authors (01/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
14.Catch a Ghost by S.E. Jakes (12/03/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
15.Something About You by Julie James (25/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
16.Love Lessons by Heidi Cullinan (26/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
17.Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts (27/03/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
18.Why I Love Geeks by T.A. Chase (27/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
19.A Better Man by R.J. Scott and Jaime Reese (28/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
20.Chase the Storm by V.M. Waitt (30/03/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
21.Just a Bit Twisted by Alessandra Hazard (30/03/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
April
22.The Trap by Indigo Wren (05/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
23.Bad Company by K.A. Mitchell (06/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
24.The Backup Boyfriend by River Jaymes (07/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
25.Apple Polisher by Heidi Belleau (09/04/15) ♥♥♥
26.Teach Me by Sloan Johnson (10/04/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
27.With a Kiss by Kim Dare (17/04/15) ♥♥♥
28.Signed and Sealed by B.A. Stretke (18/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
29.Ethan, Who Loved Carter by Ryan Loveless (24/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
May
30.Hunter's Moon by Susan Laine (01/05/15) ♥♥♥♥
31.Infected: Prey by Andrea Speed (03/05/15) ♥♥♥♥
32.Marked by Joely Skye (13/05/15) ♥♥♥
33.Chasing Seth by J.R. Loveless (16/05/15) ♥♥♥♥
34.The Kayan's Mage by Jess Buffett (22/05/15) ♥♥♥
June
35.Into the Lyons Den by Sandrine Gasq-Dion (01/06/15) ♥♥♥♥
36.Rescuing His Pregnant Mate by Marcy Jacks (09/06/15) ♥♥♥
July
August
September
October
November
December
I updated Message #13. I read 3 new authors for the month June.June (3/5):
1. Fredrik Backman - A Man Called Ove, 6/8/15
2. Beth Hoffman - Saving Ceecee Honeycutt, 6/8/15
3. Mary Roach - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, 6/15/15
33 Completed1. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor - 1/2/15
2. Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier - 1/8/15
3. This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl by Esther Earl - 1/11/15
4. Legend by Marie Lu - 2/20/15
5. Driven by K. Bromberg - 2/22/15
6. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - 3/8/15
7. Winger by Andrew Smith - 3/12/15
8. Still Alice by Lisa Genova - 3/14/15
9. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin - 3/19/15
10. The Innocentby David Baldacci - 4/4/2015
11. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - 6/8/15
12. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen - 6/10/15
13. The Princess Bride by William Goldman - 6/24/15
14. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz - 6/25/15
15. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir - 6/29/15
16. Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 7/2/15
17. Vicious by V.E. Schwab - 7/13/15
18. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - 7/16/15
19. I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga - 7/21/15
20. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake - 7/24/15
21. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks - 7/25/15
22. The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen - 7/29/15
23. Caught by Harlan Coben - 7/30/15
24. Paranormalcy by Kiersten White - 8/1/15
25. The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen - 8/2/15
26. Bright Side by Kim Holden - 8/3/15
27. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver - 8/5/15
28. Murder at the Vicarage - 8/9/15
29. All the Bright Places - 8/11/15
30. Little Brother - 8/11/15
31. The Year We Fell Down - 8/12/15
32. Wicked Appetite - 8/15/15
33. Uglies - 8/21/15
I got my 20/20, but I'm going to keep track for the rest of the year just because I'm curious how many I'll try. :)
Total: 26AUGUST
Angel Martinez. Gravitational Attraction. ★★★
Delilah Marvelle. Mistress of Pleasure. ★★★
Jayne Rylon/Mari Carr. Northern Exposure. ★
Beth Ciotta. Into the Wild. ★★★☆
Cecilia Grant: A Lady Awakened. ★★★ ☆
Julieanne MacLean: Captured by the Highlander. ★★★
Apparently I haven't updated in awhile. I updated Message #13. I read 9 new authors in July, 8 new authors in August, 3 new authors in September and 5 new authors in October bringing my yearly total to 56. July (9/5):
1. Don Borchert - Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library, 7/5/15
2. Courtney Maum - I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, 7/6/15
3. J. M. Cochrane - Trash to Treasure, 7/10/15
4. E.L. Black - Without You, 7/10/15
5. Jessica Shirvington - Embrace, 7/18/15
6. Jonah Berger - Contagious: Why Things Catch On, 7/19/15
7. Robert James Waller - The Bridges of Madison County, 7/24/15
8. L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables, 7/25/15 (new since adult)
9. Lily Koppel - The Astronaut Wives Club, 7/30/15
August (8/5):
1. Matthew Quick - The Good Luck of Right Now, 8/3/15
2. Christine Feehan - Magic in the Wind, 8/6/15
3. Delores Fossen - A Silver Creek Christmas, 8/7/15
4. George Takei - Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything, 8/10/15
5. Brandon Stanton - Humans of New York, 8/13/15
6. Alafair Burke - Long Gone, 8/20/15
7. Donna Andrews - Murder With Peacocks, 8/30/15
8. Scott Tracey - Witch Eyes, 8/30/15
September (3/5):
1. Julie Schumacher - Dear Committee Members: A novel, 9/2/15
2. Lorna Barrett - Murder is Binding, 9/12/15
3. Linda Howard - Ice, 9/26/15
October (5/5):
1. Felicia Day - You're Never Weird on the Internet, 10/4/15
2. John Boyne - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, 10/9/15
3. Amy Poehler - Yes Please, 10/14/15
4. Susan Donovan - Ain't Too Proud to Beg, 10/25/15
5. Robert Sutton - Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best... and Learn from the Worst, 10/28/15
2015 NEW TO YOU AUTHORS CHALLENGE.DEVIL MAY CARE....BOOKS READ 36 COMPLETED
JANUARY
Debora Geary: A Modern Witch ★★
M J Rose: The Reincarnationist ★★★☆
Kathryn Stockett: The Help ★★★★
FEBRUARY
Caris Roane: Ascension ★★
Helenkay Dimon: It's not Christmas without You. ★★☆
MARCH
Leslie Cannold: The Book of Rachael. ★★★☆
Sherry Thomas: Claiming the Duchess. ★★★
APRIL
Elisabeth Naughton: Marked ★★★☆
Steve McHugh: Small Time Vegeance ★★★
Josh Lanyon: The Ghost wore Yellow Socks. ★★★☆
MAY
Stacey Joy Netzel: Autumn Wish ★★★
Ella Frank. Try. ★★★
Emily March. A Callahan Carol. ★★★
Suzanne Brockmann: The Unsung Hero. ★★★★☆
JUNE
Lori Foster. Run the Risk. ★★★
Erica Monroe. A Dangerous Invitation. ★★★☆
Kristen Ashley. For You. ★★★☆
Anne McAllister: Savas's Wildcat. ★★★
JULY
Jill Shalvis. Animal Magnetism. ★★★★
Helena Hunting. Pucked
★★★
AUGUST
Angel Martinez. Gravitational Attraction. ★★★
Delilah Marvelle. Mistress of Pleasure. ★★★
Jayne Rylon/Mari Carr. Northern Exposure. ★
Beth Ciotta. Into the Wild. ★★★☆
Cecilia Grant: A Lady Awakened. ★★★ ☆
Julieanne MacLean: Captured by the Highlander. ★★★
SEPTEMBER
Dannielle Monsch: Stone Guardian. ★★★
Colleen Hoover: Ugly Love. ★★★★☆
OCTOBER
Tiffany Reisz: The Siren (Original Sinners) ★★★☆
V K Forrest. Eternal. ★★★☆
Diana Rowland. My Life as a White Trash Zombie. ★★★★
NOVEMBER
Kerrigan Byrne. The Highwayman. ★★★☆
Hailey Edwards. A Hint of Frost. ★★★★
DECEMBER
Laura Lockington: Guess who's coming to Christmas Dinner. ★★
Brenda Joyce: The Conqueror. ★★★
Leylah Attar: The Paper Swan. ★★★☆
I'm finished.New 2 U Authors: 2015
Duration: 1st January - 31st December
Level: Come What May
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January
1.Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (06/01/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
2.Play School, Come and Play, Humpty's Visit by Julie Money (23/01/15) ♥♥♥
3.Indebted by J.L. Beck (28/01/15) ♥♥♥
4.PORN by Matt Shaw (28/01/15) ♥♥♥
5.Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins (29/01/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
6.Mark Cooper versus America by Lisa Henry and J.A Rock (30/01/15) ♥♥♥♥
7.My Roommate's a Jock? Well, Crap! by Wade Kelly (31/01/15) ♥♥♥♥
February
8.Bowl Full of Cherries by Raine O'Tierney (02/02/15) ♥♥♥♥
9.Safe in His Arms by Renae Kaye (03/02/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
10.College Boys by Daisy Harris (11/02/15) ♥♥♥
11.Marvin and the Three Bears by Tielle St. Clare (12/02/15) ♥♥♥♥
12.Alien Mate by Eve Langlais (16/02/15) ♥♥
March
13.A Taste of Honey by B.G. Thomas + 14 Authors (01/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
14.Catch a Ghost by S.E. Jakes (12/03/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
15.Something About You by Julie James (25/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
16.Love Lessons by Heidi Cullinan (26/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
17.Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts (27/03/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
18.Why I Love Geeks by T.A. Chase (27/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
19.A Better Man by R.J. Scott and Jaime Reese (28/03/15) ♥♥♥♥
20.Chase the Storm by V.M. Waitt (30/03/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
21.Just a Bit Twisted by Alessandra Hazard (30/03/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
April
22.The Trap by Indigo Wren (05/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
23.Bad Company by K.A. Mitchell (06/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
24.The Backup Boyfriend by River Jaymes (07/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
25.Apple Polisher by Heidi Belleau (09/04/15) ♥♥♥
26.Teach Me by Sloan Johnson (10/04/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
27.With a Kiss by Kim Dare (17/04/15) ♥♥♥
28.Signed and Sealed by B.A. Stretke (18/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
29.Ethan, Who Loved Carter by Ryan Loveless (24/04/15) ♥♥♥♥
May
30.Hunter's Moon by Susan Laine (01/05/15) ♥♥♥♥
31.Infected: Prey by Andrea Speed (03/05/15) ♥♥♥♥
32.Marked by Joely Skye (13/05/15) ♥♥♥
33.Chasing Seth by J.R. Loveless (16/05/15) ♥♥♥♥
34.The Kayan's Mage by Jess Buffett (22/05/15) ♥♥♥
June
35.Into the Lyons Den by Sandrine Gasq-Dion (01/06/15) ♥♥♥♥
36.Rescuing His Pregnant Mate by Marcy Jacks (09/06/15) ♥♥♥
July
37.The Look of Love by Bella Andre (31/07/15) ♥♥♥♥
August
38.Enticing a Dangerous Mate by Anitra Lynn McLeod (09/08/15) ♥♥♥♥
39.Coach by Carol Lynne (20/08/15) ♥♥♥♥
September
40.Mutegi's Sweet One by Charlie Richards (21/09/15) ♥♥♥♥
October
41.Deliverance for Amelia by Bonny Capps (26/10/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
November
42.Control by Sam Crescent (21/11/15) ♥♥♥♥
43.Seducing Professor Coyle by Darien Cox (22/11/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
44.Ride 'Em Cowboy by J.P. Bowie (23/11/15) ♥♥
December
45.Christmas Creek by Astrid Cooper (07/12/15)♥♥
46.Turkey in the Snow by Amy Lane (11/12/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
47.A Wealth of Unsaid Words by R. Cooper (15/12/15) ♥♥♥♥
48.A Naughty Naughty Mink by Lynn Stark (16/12/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
49.A Little Christmas Magic by K.C. Faelan (20/12/15) ♥♥♥
50.Unwrapping Hank by Eli Easton (21/12/15) ♥♥♥♥♥
51.Slam! by J.L. Merrow (23/12/15) ♥♥♥♥
52.A Christmas Bonus by E.M. Lynley (29/12/15) ♥♥♥♥
53.Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn Gala (30/12/15) ♥♥♥
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