December 2009 Reading Challenge

[I ♥ Bookie Nookie (bookienookiereviews.blogspot.com)]

6/9 Read

Top 9 Books from TBR List

1. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
2. Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione
3. Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman
4. Nicholas by Elizabeth Amber
5. Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh 12/06/09 ☆☆☆☆ My Review
6. Damien by Jacquelyn Frank
7. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter 12/10/09 ☆☆☆ My Review
8. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
9. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure 12/01/09 ☆☆ My Review



6 Alternate Books from TBR List
Alt 1. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews 12/12/09 ☆☆☆☆☆My Review
Alt 2. Stray by Rachel Vincent
Alt 3. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 12/17/09 ☆☆☆☆ My Review
Alt 4. High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
Alt 5. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 12/08/09 ☆☆☆☆ My Review
Alt 6. A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix



Link to My Challenges & Lists

[Ann aka Iftcan]

(doing Snoopy dance of joy) YES--I finally decided to heck with it and sat down and finished reading Spectre. That's only 4 down tho. But I think I might just sit down a bit tomorrow and forget all the things that I "need to do" and just read, read, read.


“clean up the TBR bookshelf(lves)”

First Choice

1) Stakes and Stilettos by Michelle Rowen
2) Fanged and Fabulous by Michelle Rowen
3) Tall Dark and Fangsome by Michelle Rowen
4) Darkfever Karen Marie Moning
5) Dreamfever Karen Marie Moning
6) Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
7) Bloodfever Karen Marie Moning
8) Grave Secrets by Charlaine Harris
9) Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neil



Back-ups


1) Deja Demon by Julie Kenner
2) Demons are Forever by Julie Kenner
3) The Shaman’s Game by James D. Doss
4) Spectre by Phaedra Weldon
5) The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason
6) The Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor

I have really liked the 2 Zoe Martinique books so far. Can't wait for the next one.

[Tara]

TBR Clean-up Challenge: AS of 12/18/09:
9/9 Complete

1. More Than Fiends by Maureen Child -- Completed 12/2: ★★☆☆☆
2. Dead Sexy(Love At First Bite) by Kimberly Raye -- Completed 12/4: ★★★☆☆
3. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole -- Completed 12/7: ★★★☆☆
4. No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole -- Completed 12/9: ★★★☆☆
5. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole -- Completed 12/10: ★★★★☆
6. Dark Needs At Night's Edge by Kresley Cole -- Completed 12/12: ★★★★☆
7. Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole -- Completed 12/12: ★★★★☆
8. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole -- Completed 12/14: ★★★★☆
9. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning -- Completed 12/18: ★★★☆☆

Alternates
1. Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon -- currently reading: ☆☆☆☆☆
2. Born of Fire (The League, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. Dead End Dating A Novel of Vampire Love by Kimberly Raye
4. Devour Me by Lydia Parks -- currently reading: ☆☆☆☆☆
5. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands

Also Reading
1. The Warlord Wants Forever -- Completed 12/5: ★★★☆☆
2. Untouchable- Kresley Cole-Deep Kiss of Winter -- Completed 12/15: ★★★★☆
3. Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon

TO BE READ:
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READ:


ALSO READ:


CURRENTLY READING:

[Tonya]

8/9 Completed

1.Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole 12/3☆☆☆☆
2.Dark Needs At Night's Edge by Kresley Cole 12/5 ☆☆☆
3.Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole 12/12☆☆☆☆ My favorite so far in this series.
4.Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole 12/16 ☆☆☆☆
5.Mona Lisa Blossoming by Sunny 12/8 ☆☆☆☆
6.Mona Lisa Craving by Sunny 12/11 ☆☆☆☆
7.Mona Lisa Darkening by Sunny
8.Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning 12/17 ☆☆☆
9.To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning 12/2☆☆☆☆

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Alternates:


Currently reading
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[Erin]

6/9

The Last Vampire 4 Phantom by Christoper Pike 12/8
Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister 12/7
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward 12/17
The Dream Thief by Shana Abe
Dark Fire by Christine Feehan 12/8
Lament The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggic Stiefvater 12/15
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen
Fledgling by Octavia Butler

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Alternates:
Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister 12/12
The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart
Time Enough For Love by Robert Heinlein
Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea



Currently reading: and

[BJ Rose]

Tara wrote: "TBR Clean-up Challenge: AS of 12/18/09:
9/9 Complete..."

Congratulations to another speedy reader!

[Vicci]

I have to officially take myself out of this challange. I have way to many other obligations this month to put forth a good effort.

[Amy]

Here is my update so far. I am hoping to complete the challenge but it is not looking good.

Vampires Are Forever
Naked in Death
Undead and Uneasy
Undead and Unworthy
Undead and Unwelcome
The Highlander's Touch
Lover Unbound
Lover Enshrined
Lover Avenged
Alts
Vampire, Interrupted
Slave to Sensation
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
The Rogue Hunter
Kiss of the Highlander

[Jessica]

At first I thought I liked this challenge. A good way to clean off my TBR shelf. I have so many other books that I would love to dive into rather than the ones I have. I feel like a child that is being made to finish my vegetables before I can have my desert. O well I will finish and my desert will be that much sweeter when I'm done. *pokes out bottom lip*

[Anna]

1/9 READ

TBR
1. Lover Eternal by J. R. Ward
2. The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
3. The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton
4. Tempted by P.C. Cast
5. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead read, 12/18
6.Lover Awakened by J. R. Ward
7. Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe
8.Bite by Laurell K. Hamilton, et al.
9. Up In Smoke by Katie MacAlister


Alternates
1. The Silver Moon Elm by MaryJanice Davidson
2. Revamped by J.F. Lewis
3. Fade Out by Rachel Caine
4. The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton
5. Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton
6. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead

[Archer]

My latest update:

1. Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, Book 1)
2. Destiny Kills (Myth and Magic, #1)
3. The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld, #4)
4. Covet (Fallen Angels, #1)
5. Apocalypse Happens (Phoenix Chronicles, #3)
6. Born of Night (The League, #1)
7. Jacob (Nightwalkers, #1)
8. Divine Misdemeanors (Meredith Gentry - #8)
9. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire (2008)



Alternate:

1. The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #1)
2. A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2)
3. No Rest for the Wicked (Immortals After Dark, #3)
4. Marked (House of Night, #1)
5. Queene of Light (Lightworld/Darkworld, #1)
6. Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1)

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[Amelia]

TBR
1-One Foot in the Grave 12/6
2-Iron Kissed 12/18
3-The Highlander's Touch 12/11
4-Midnight Rising
5-Living Dead in Dallas 12/6
6-Some Girls Bite
7-Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
8-Soulless
9-Bitten

Alternates:
1-Born of Night
2-Lucinda, Darkly
3-Hush, Hush
4-Deadly Little Secret
5-The Forest of Hands and Teeth
6-The Splendor Falls

Also Read:


Just finished Iron Kissed and will be writing a review.

I don't understand why so many people LOVE Shiver. I'm surprised. It was shit for me.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

lol Jessica. Well, I'd planned on taking today and doing NOTHING but reading. So of course I woke up with a sinus headache that verged on migraine in proportions. I spent the day in bed, with no lights or noise. Sigh, I'm NEVER going to get this challenge finished. And I'm starting to get testy about that. I've finished all 11 OTHER challenges this year. I refuse to ruin my perfect record. I WILL COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE. (screaming and throwing major tantrum)

Um, ok, I'm feeling MUCH better now that I've gotten that off my chest. And my headache HAS eased up--now I just have what I call "the headache hangover". Feeling blah, body aches, eyes not focusing well (good thing I am a touch typist), and the remains of the headache itself. I still have 13 days to finish this, so hopefully I'll get there. I've finished my Christmas shopping--except for getting the bags to put everyone's presents in--and the oven stuffer chicken for "back-up to the ham" for Christmas dinner. (Oh, and I am having the grocery store "cater" most of my cooking for Christmas, so I'll have to pick dinner up there on the 24th.) Maybe now I'll have a little time to read. Hum, if I sew for an hour, then read for 2 hours? Or maybe it should be sew for an hour, read for THREE hours? Which do you all think is the way to go? :o)

[Wendy]

4 OF 9 COMPLETE

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TO BE READ
1.Darkness Unleashed Alexandra Ivy
2.Born to be Bad Sherrilyn Kenyon
3.Seduce the Darkness Gena Showalter
4.Red Handed Gena Showalter
5.Bedeviled Maureen Child
6.Blacklisted Gena Showalter
7.Born of Night Sherrilyn Kenyon
8.The Rogue Hunter Lynsay Sands
9.The Immortal Hunter Lynsay Sands


ALTERNATE
1.Kiss Me Deadly Michele Hauf
2.Born of Fire (The League, #2) Sherrilyn Kenyon
3.Touch the Dark Karen Chance
4.The Renegade Hunter Lynsay Sands
5.Let the Right One In Lindquist
6.Intertwined Gena Showalter


READ

[Melinda]

3 down, 6 to go


First Choice
1. Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep
3. Murphy's Law by Sandy James
4. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr read 12/18/09
5. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
6. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
7. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
8. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs read 12/8/09
9. Born of Fire (The League, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon


Alternates
1. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
2. Lilith's Brood by Octavia Butler
3. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
4. The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
5. A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1) by Laurell K Hamilton read 12/11/09
6. The Host by Stephanie Meyer

[Martina the Book Fairy]

Jaime wrote: "I did mention to a family member that it was better for me to be addicted to books then to drugs or alcohol and for the most part its cheeper."

LOL! I say almost the same thing to my husband all the time except my quote is, "I'm addicted to books - so what?! It's healthier than crack . . . although the way I read, sometimes just as expensive."

[Martina the Book Fairy]

I just did a little math on that whole cost of reading vs. crack situation.

Last year I read 160 books - almost all paperback, but most of those mass market version. If you figure that 110 of them were mass market at about $7 ea and the other 50 paperbacks are around $10 ea that comes out to $1270/year, $105/month, or $3.48/day.

I figure it's about the same as having a coffee from Starbucks every day and since I DON'T do that, I'm pretty much breaking even. :-)

[Arcadia]

Arcadia's Challenge List

8 of 9

1. As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason Dec 8 ★★★★☆
2. No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole Dec 4 ★★★☆☆
3. Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks Dec 2 ★★★★☆
4. Embrace the Night by Karen Chance Dec 6 ★★★★★
5. A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton Dec 12 ★★★☆☆
6. In the Blood Book Two of the Maker's Song by Adrian Phoenix Dec 11 ★★★☆☆
7. Dracula by Bram Stoker
8. Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost CURRENTLY READING
9. Covet by J.R. Ward Dec 15 ★★★★★

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Alternates:
1. The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton
2. Fade Out by Rachel Caine
3. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
4. Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
5. The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz Dec 18 ★★☆☆☆
6. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

[Kelley Anne]

Martina wrote: "I just did a little math on that whole cost of reading vs. crack situation.

Last year I read 160 books - almost all paperback, but most of those mass market version. If you figure that 110 of t..."

Love the math! Every year I tell myself that I should keep track of my spending on books for the year. But then I don't. I think that I'm kinda afraid to know how much I really spend a year!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Martina--we can tell you don't go to Starbucks. I go there once in a while for a hot chocolate--and believe me, if all it cost was $3.48 I'd be happy.

[Tonya]

Jaime wrote: "Token Female Gamer wrote: "Jaime,
its a slippery slope! The only thing that ended up cutting my rampage through the books short was that I ran out of them. It was a good thing, I was running very..."

Ok, now I don't feel quite as bad, mine was only 5 but I do have to confessed, if they would of had more of what I was looking for it would of been a few more.

[Tonya]

Ann wrote: "Tonya and Jaime--here is my suggestions for the 12 step Bookshoppersaholic group:

1) enter the bookstore with a list of ONLY 4 books in hand
2) start searching the bookstore well AWAY from your..."

Ann...that is too funny but true as far as it usually turns out when entering a book store. I feel as you do, it could be a really bad addiction such as drugs etc so it's not an addiction I plan on conquering anytime soon. Unfortunately, I will no longer have a book store where I live so that is actually going to help the addiction. The closest one will be about 40 minutes away, but thankfully there is always Amazon.

[Arcadia]

Tonya wrote: "Ann wrote: "Tonya and Jaime--here is my suggestions for the 12 step Bookshoppersaholic group:

1) enter the bookstore with a list of ONLY 4 books in hand
2) start searching the bookstore well AW..."

You should use half.com. It's much cheaper that way :)

[Sandy]

4 of 9 Done
1. Dog Days by John Levitt
2. Unclean Spirits by M.L.N Hanover 12/4
3. Salt and Silver by Anna Katherine
4. Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson 12/14
5. Eve of Sarkness by S.J. Day
6. Redemption Alley by Lilith Saintcrow 12/18
7. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
8. Tall Dark & Fangsome by Michelle Rowen 12/5
9. Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill

Alternates
1. Speak of the Devil by Jenna Black
2. Cape Storm by Rachel Caine
3. The Wrong Side of Dead by Jordan Dane
4. Truly, Madly: A Novel by Heather Webber
5. Child of Fire by Harry Connoly
6. Souless by Gail Carriger

I just finished Redemption Alley and really enjoyed it.

[♥Lynn ♥]

To-be-read list
9/9 Read!!

Mona Lisa Awakening By Sunny
Mona Lisa Blossoming By Sunny
Succubus Blues By Richelle Mead
Nightseer By Laurell K. Hamilton
Night Embrace By Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dance With The Devil By Sherrilyn Kenyon
Kiss of the Night By Sherrilyn Kenyon
Night Play By Sherrilyn Kenyon
Seize the Night By Sherrilyn Kenyon



Alternates
5 of 5
Sins of the Night By Sherrilyn Kenyon
Unleash the Night By Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dark Side of the Moon By Sherrilyn Kenyon
Upon The Midnight Clear By Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dream Chaser By Sherrilyn Kenyon



Also Read:
4/4
Night Pleasures By Sherrilyn Kenyon
Moon Called A Re-read because I loved it so much!!
Fear the DarknessBy Sherrilyn Kenyon
Shiver By Maggie Stiefvater

[♥Lynn ♥]

I am starting on Ash's book later tonight. I have been looking forward to his book since I first started this series. I have to build a snowman with the kiddies. It is the perfect snow made for snowmen and snowball fights. When I got home this morning, I made snowballs outside and then came in and hit everyone. My two year old hated it!! So much fun!!

[Valorie]

6/9 Done!

To Be Read List
1. Master of Swords by Angela Knight 12/3 ****
2. The Burning by Susan Squires 12/9 ****
3. A Girls Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister 12/5 ***
4. Dominic by Elizabeth Amber 12/18 ****
5. Eve of Destruction by S.J. Day
6. Red by Jordan Summers
7. The Chosen Sin by Anya Bast
8. Edge of Danger by Rhyannon Byrd 12/16 ****
9. Enticed by Kathleen Dante

[BJ Rose]

Lynn wrote: "To-be-read list
9/9 Read!!

Alternates
5 of 5 ..."

Congrats, Lynn! Finished your List of Nine AND your Alternate 5 plus 4 more PNRs - impressive!!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

But, But, but Ahrcadia ~(Fhantasie) Half.com isn't GOOD for Bookshoppersaholic. You can't go in and FONDLE the books. Of course, that's also the problem with Amazon--but that doesn't stop me from shopping in both places. And PBS, the library booksale, used bookstores, thrift stores, yard sales. . .

And Someone Upstairs decided to take pity on me--its SNOWING outside. We have about 10 or so inches outside right now, and they are calling for another 8 or so before it ends. So I'm snowbound. Hot chocolate, some Oreo Cookie Bonbons, and a good book--or 3--what more can you ask for, right? :o) Aaahhh, time for ME = time to READ.

[FlibBityFLooB]

Yay! I finished my 9 books, and didn't read any of my Backups. That's a feat for me, because I'm fickle and usually guilty of changing my book list fifty gazillion times during the challenge. Hehe

To-be-read list:
1. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill - 12/17, ★★★★★
2. Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill - 12/18, ★★★★★
3. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews - 12/2, ★★★★
4. Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews - 12/3, ★★★★★
5. Soulless by Gail Carriger - 12/6, ★★★★★
6. The Taste of Night by Vicki Pettersson - 12/10, ★★★★
7. The Touch of Twilight by Vicki Pettersson - 12/13, ★★1/2
8. City of Souls by Vicki Pettersson - 12/15, ★★★
9. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - 12/11, ★★★



Alternates:
Just One Sip by Katie MacAlister.........Lucinda, Darkly by Sunny
Lucinda, Dangerously by Sunny........... The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston
Kiss of Fate by Deborah Cooke............Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken
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[Angie]

Almost there!

1 - Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole - Dec 5
2 - How To Marry A Millionaire Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks
3 - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot - Stephanie Rowe - Dec 9
4 - Sword of Darkness - Kinley MacGregor - Dec 8
5 - Dark Lover - J R Ward - Dec 9
6 - Kiss of Crimson - Lara Adrian - Dec 16
7 - Visions of Heat - Nalini Singh - Dec 13
8 - A Girl's Guide to Vampires - Katie MacAlister - Dec 18
9 - Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon - Dec 11
Alternate list:
1 - The Empath - Bonnie Vanak
2 - Bitten and Smitten - Michelle Rowen
3 - No Rest For The Witches
4 - Storm Born - Richelle Mead
5 - Holidays Are Hell
6 - Stray - Rachel Vincent

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[Mel W]

UPDATE - DECEMBER 19

So far we have 85 readers participating in this month's challenge:

Allison - 2 books read
Amelia - 4 books read
Amy - 6 books read
Andrea - 6 books read
Angie - 5 books read
Ann in VA - 4 books read
Anna
Anna (an_apple)
Anna (annab1984) - 1 book read
Annvelwis - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Arcadia - 8 books read
Archer - 6 books read
Awesomevegan
Barbsis - 1 book read
BJ Rose - 5 books read
BrandyS
Carla - 3 books read
Charlotte - 2 books read
Cherra - 6 books read
Crystal - 3 books read
DarkHeart - 1 book read
Debbie - 2 books read
Emoore0916 - 4 books read
Erin - 6 books read
Felicia - 1 book read
FlibBityFLooB - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Gem H
Heather (Sparkleyturtle)
Iriana
Jaime - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Jan
Jasmine
Jennie - 4 books read
Jessica - 5 books read
Kasey
Kat - 2 books read
Kelley Anne - 5 books read
Kelli
Kelly (DemonLover) - 5 books read
Kristel - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Kristen
Lara (eLBe)
Laura - 6 books read
Laurie - 5 books read
Lenore - 2 books read
Levi - 3 books read
Lila
Lisa
LooLoo - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Lovmebaby1
Lu - 1 book read
Lucy - 2 books read
Lynn - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Martina - 5 books read
Megan - 1 book read
Mel - 2 books read
Mel W - 7 books read
Melinda - 3 books read
Melissa - 1 book read
Michelle (funjewelz) - 1 book read
Michelle (karenshell)
Michelle (Shelli_m) - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Michelle in TN - 1 book read
Mistty
Mrs.soule - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Nita - 5 books read
Rebecca - 5 books read
Sabrina - 4 books read
Sammy
Sandy - 4 books read
Shannon - 3 books read
Shannon (shannonleighd) - 1 book read
Shazzy - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Steph - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Tara - 9 books read - Done! Congratulations!
Tiffany - 1 book read
Token Female Gamer - 3 books read
Tonya - 8 books read
Trish - 1 book read
Valerie - 4 books read
Valorie - 6 books read
Vicci - 1 book read
Wendy (Vhalkyrie) - 4 books read
Yz - 2 book reads


1 reader has signed up since the last update:

Sara

You can sign up anytime throughout the month.

We have had 11 readers complete the challenge so far. Congratulations and well done to:

LooLoo
Lynn
Michelle (Shelli_m)
Shazzy
Annvelwis
FlibBityFLooB
Jaime
Kristel
Mrs.soule
Steph
Tara

Total of books read by the group so far: 288

PLEASE NOTE: For ease of tracking, could you please RE-POST your official list with your progress after every update. Striking out the book's title and/or adding a finished date after the book's name will be best.

Next update will be December 23.

Happy reading!

[Arcadia]

Ann wrote: "But, But, but Ahrcadia ~(Fhantasie) Half.com isn't GOOD for Bookshoppersaholic. You can't go in and FONDLE the books. Of course, that's also the problem with Amazon--but that doesn't stop me from..."

Grr... I wish it snowed in SoCal. All we get is 80 degree winters DX

[Andrea]

i think the following are great romance books about vampires or paranormal stuff like that. Or books with romance and action.Galapher Academy is not paranormal though.
1- Vampire Academy series


Vampire Academy

2-Kissed by an angel
Kissed by an Angel Collector's Edition Kissed by an Angel; the Power of Love; Soulmates


3-blue blood

Blue Bloods

4- Gallagher Academy

Ally Carter < Author

5- Dark Secrets

Night World, No. 1 Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder

6- Maximum Ride- not as much romance

The Angel Experiment

[Mel W]

8/9 read

Loved High Stakes. Smart-mouthed, sassy heroine and hot sounding vampires - what more could you want? :)

TBR List:

1. Witch Fire by Anya Bast 4/12 ****
2. Witch Blood by Anya Bast 5/12 ****
3. Witch Heart by Anya Bast 8/12 ****
4. Witch Fury by Anya Bast 14/12 ****
5. A Very Gothic Christmas by Christine Feehan & Melanie George 2/12 ****
6. I Burn for You by Susan Sizemore 15/12 ***
7. Dark Prince by Christine Feehan
8. Derik's Bane by MaryJanice Davidson 16/12 ****
9. Charmed by Jayne Castle, Lori Foster, Eileen Wilks & Julie Beard currently reading



Alternates:

1. Sword of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor
2. Knight of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor
3. High Stakes by Erin McCarthy 19/12 ****
4. The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
5. The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
6. Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon

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[BJ Rose]

FlibBityFLooB wrote: "Yay! I finished my 9 books, and didn't read any of my Backups..."

A two-fold accomplishment, FlibBity! Congratulations!!

[♥Lynn ♥]

CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!!! IT IS HARD TO READ DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. MAY WE BE BLESSED WITH MANY MANY BOOKS FOR THE NEW YEAR! LOL!!

[Archer]

My latest update:

1. Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, Book 1)
2. Destiny Kills (Myth and Magic, #1)
3. The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld, #4)
4. Covet (Fallen Angels, #1)
5. Apocalypse Happens (Phoenix Chronicles, #3)
6. Born of Night (The League, #1)
7. Jacob (Nightwalkers, #1)
8. Divine Misdemeanors (Meredith Gentry - #8)
9. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire (2008) *currently reading*



Alternate:

1. The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #1)
2. A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2)
3. No Rest for the Wicked (Immortals After Dark, #3)
4. Marked (House of Night, #1)
5. Queene of Light (Lightworld/Darkworld, #1)
6. Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1)

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[Crystal]

4/9
TBR
1. A Hunger Like No Other-Kresley Cole 12/10 ☆☆☆☆
2. No Rest for the Wickes-Kresley Cole 12/19 ☆☆☆☆
3. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night-Kresley Cole
4. Dark Needs at Night's Edge-Kresley Cole
5. Dark Desires After Dark
6. Kiss of a Demon King
7. Go Fetch-Shelly Laurenston 12/5 ☆☆☆
8. Here Kitty, Kitty-Shelly Laurenston 12/6 ☆☆☆
9. Kiss of Midnight-Lara Adrian

Alternatives
1. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire-Kerrelyn Sparks
2. Glass Houses-Rachel Caine
3. Full Moon Rising-Keri Arthur
4. Goddess of the Sea-PC Cast
5. Kiss of Crimson-Lara Adrian
6. Midnight Awakening-Lara Adrian

[Jessica]

6/9 Complete

1. Damien by Jacquelyn Frank
2. 1984 by George Orwell
3. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
4. Wolfsbane and Mistletoe by Charlaine Harris
5. Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton
6. Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
7. Soulless by Gail Carriger
8. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
9. Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur

Alternates
1. Dracula by Bram Stoker
2. Princess Bride by William Goldman
3. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
4. Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh
5. Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong

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Also Read:

[Melinda]

5 down, 4 to go


First Choice
1. Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep
3. Murphy's Law by Sandy James
4. Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr read 12/18/09
5. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr read 12/21/09
6. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
7. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
8. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs read 12/8/09
9. Born of Fire (The League, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon


Alternates
1. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop read 12/19/09
2. Lilith's Brood by Octavia Butler
3. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
4. The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
5. A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1) by Laurell K Hamilton read 12/11/09
6. The Host by Stephanie Meyer

[Amelia]

TBR
1-One Foot in the Grave 12/6
2-Iron Kissed 12/18
3-The Highlander's Touch 12/11
4-Midnight Rising
5-Living Dead in Dallas 12/6
6-Some Girls Bite
7-Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
8-Soulless 12/20
9-Bitten

Alternates:
1-Born of Night
2-Lucinda, Darkly
3-Hush, Hush
4-Deadly Little Secret
5-The Forest of Hands and Teeth
6-The Splendor Falls

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Also Read:

[Kasey]

Okay so I read 9 of my books. I loved the Night Huntress Series. By the time I read the third book I was hooked. Now I'm impatiently waiting on book number 5. I am also loving the BDB Series. I don't know why I hadn't ever read these series before they are great.

So here are the one's I've read out of my Regular and alternate list.
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And I'm reading

I will probably only get the chance to read one more this month since I have company coming for the holidays and we will be vacationing with them. Although I will miss getting to read as much our Paris and London Vacays will be so much fun. Hope everyone has a great Christmas.

[Kelley Anne]

I really need to stop reading books that aren't part of the challenge!

TBR
1 - Dream Warrior by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2 - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
3 - Erec Rex The Monsters of Otherness by Kaza Kingsley
4 - Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5 - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
6 - Fire by Kristin Cashore
7 - The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine
8 - Simple Genius by David Baldacci
9 - Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward



Alternates
1 - The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
2 - First Family by David Baldacci
3 - Terrier by Tamora Pierce
4 - Vanished by Joseph Finder
5 - Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy
6 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer



Also Read this Month

Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Born of Fire (The League, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Born of Ice by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Broken by Megan Hart
Truly, Madly A Novel by Heather Webber
Fallen by Lauren Kate

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[Emoore0916]

5/9 read
TBR
1. Skin Game - Ava gray ***Dec 6th***
2. Finding the Lost - Shannon K. Butcher ***Dec 8th***
3. Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh ***Dec 11th***
4. Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon ***Dec16th***
5. Hunting Ground - Patricia Briggs ***Dec 19th***
6. Red - Jordan Summers
7. Born of Ice - Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Eternal Hunter - Cynthia Eden
9. Shades of Midnight - Lara Adrian


Alternate
1. The Renegade Hunter - Lynsay Sands
2. The Immortal Hunter - Lynsay Sands
3. Passion Untamed - Pamela Palmer
4. Night Shift - Lilith Saintcrow
5. Storm of Visions - Christina Dodd
6. Devil in a Kilt - Sue Ellen Welfonder

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[Kristen]

I am totally failing. I finished ONE! Blarg...

TBR Clean-Up Challenge
1. Ballad The Gathering of Faerie
2. Ice
3. The Demon King
4. Devil's Kiss
5. Liar
6. Firespell
7. Swoon
8. Wings
9. Bone Crossed
10. Cry Wolf

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Alternates
1. Lost Worlds
2. The Awakening
3. The Guidance
4. Lipstick Apology
5. Cleopatra's Daughter
6. Wicked Witch & Curse

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hmmm i've never seen anything like this before. maybe i'll try it next month. Can you pick a book you already read and plan to reread?

[Mel]

3/9 read

Hey, it’s a clean up challenge so I’m cleaning up, eventhough it doesn’t necessarily concern my TBR-list as stated in my original challenge post. What can I say: I’m a girl who’s used to changing the list every few days.
Also: one of my most eagerly anticipated books, Death’s Mistress by Karen Chance is coming out soon and I was lucky enough to get an early copy!!!! So I needed to re-read the prequel, Buying Trouble and the first in the series, Midnight's Daughter.

My TBR List

1. Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez 12/5 ★★★★☆
2. Stray by Rachel Vincent
3. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole 12/7 ★★★★☆
4. Wicked Ties by Shayla Black
5. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
6. Strange Brew by P. N. Elrod, Karen Chance, etc.
7. (moved from alternates) Midnight's Daughter by Karen Chance 12/20 ★★★★★
8. Bedeviled by Maureen Child
9. Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon


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★★★★★ (full review)

I can’t express how much I love this book! This is the book which made me fall in love with urban fantasy. The world building is fantastic, plot is action packed and always unpredictable, the characters are layered and complex and there is a lot of sarcasm and humor in the book. And romance too (Louis-Cesare…. *sigh*). An absolute 5 stars!


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12/18 ★★★★☆ (full review)

This short story in the anthology On the Prowl is the unofficial prequel to the Midnight’s Daughter series by Karen Chance. The story is action packed, sexy and really funny.

12/16 ★★★☆☆ (full review)

I must be one of the few on Goodreads to have read the whole anthology. My full review explains more but in short:

Sherrilyn Kenyon: another attempt to make me hate her writing: no explanation of the Dark Hunters (or Were-Hunters or whatever) universe and totally unbelievable (re)actions from the h/h couple *
JR Ward: I missed the male POV cause the story was a little too sappy for me. And then she went along and wrote the epilogue and I was in Sap Hell. ***1/2
Susan Squires: I was pleasantly surprised. Cute little story. ***
Dianna Love: The hero was an absolute sap, the heroine was a poster girl for too stupid too live characters. **1/2

12/12★★★☆☆ (full review)


To read:


Alternates

1. Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
2. Claimed By Shadow by Karen Chance
3. Embrace the Night by Karen Chance
4. Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
5. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

[Wendy]

5 OF 9 COMPLETE

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TO BE READ
1.Darkness Unleashed Alexandra Ivy
2.Born to be Bad Sherrilyn Kenyon
3.Seduce the Darkness Gena Showalter
4.Red Handed Gena Showalter
5.Bedeviled Maureen Child
6.Blacklisted Gena Showalter 12/19/09
7.Born of Night Sherrilyn Kenyon
8.The Rogue Hunter Lynsay Sands
9.The Immortal Hunter Lynsay Sands


ALTERNATE
1.Kiss Me Deadly Michele Hauf
2.Born of Fire (The League, #2) Sherrilyn Kenyon
3.Touch the Dark Karen Chance
4.The Renegade Hunter Lynsay Sands
5.Let the Right One In Lindquist
6.Intertwined Gena Showalter


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[Vicci]

2 down and 8 to go.
I just can't give up the challanage

TBR List
1. Lover Eternal By J.R. Ward (Audiobook) 12/11 (*****)
2. Lover Awakened By J.R. Ward (Audiobook) 12/20 (*****)
3. Lover Revealed By J.R. Ward (Audiobook)
4. Lover Unbound By J.R. Ward (Audiobook)
5. Lover Enshrined By J.R. Ward (Audiobook)
6. Lover Avenged By J.R. Ward (Audiobook)
7. Touch of Darkness By Christina Dodd (Ebbok)
8. Into The Shadow By Christina Dodd (Ebbok)
9. Into the Flame By Christina Dodd (Ebbok)



Alternates:
1. Stray By Rachel Vincent (Audiobook)
2. Rogue By Rachel Vincent (Audiobook)
3. Pride By Rachel Vincent (Audiobook)
4. Prey By Rachel Vincent (Audiobook)
5. Another One Bites the Dust By Jennifer Rardin (Ebook)
6. Biting the Bullet By Jennifer Rardin (Ebook)