December 2009 Reading Challenge

[Tara]

I'm off to bed but since I usually wake up in the middle of the night and read, I thought I'd save myself the trouble of doing it later, besides I don't want to waste a reading second updating!!

TBR Clean-up Challenge
AS of 12/1/09:
0/9 Complete

1. Soulless by Gail Carriger -- currently reading: ☆☆☆☆☆
2. More Than Fiends by Maureen Child -- currently reading: ☆☆☆☆☆
3. Dead Sexy(Love At First Bite) by Kimberly Raye
4. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
5. Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Born of Fire (The League, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
7. A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
8. No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole
9. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole

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Alternates
1.Dark Needs At Night's Edge by Kresley Cole
2. Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
3. Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
4. Dead End Dating A Novel of Vampire Love by Kimberly Raye
5. Devour Me by Lydia Parks
6. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands




READ:
NONE


CURRENTLY READING:

[Kristel]

1/9

TBR
House of Whispers Book One Of The Supernatural Properties Series by Margaret Lucke
The Possessed by LJ Smith 1/12
The Passion by LJ smith
Weddings From Hell anthology
A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2) by Laurell K Hamilton
Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry, #3) by Laurell K Hamilton
A Stroke of Midnight (Meredith Gentry, #4) by Laurell K Hamilton
Mistral's Kiss (Meredith Gentry, #5) by Laurell K Hamilton
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Alternates
Holidays Are Hell anthology
Myrren's Gift by Fiona McIntosh
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Ancient Future by Traci Harding
Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
Poison Study by Maria Snyder

[Archer]

I'm soooo Happy it's the First.

[Michelle]

1. An Enchanted Season - Anthology
2. Walk on the Wild Side - Christine Warren 1st Dec
3. You're so vein - Christine Warren
4. Bound to Shadow's - Keri Arthur
5. Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh
6. Deep Kiss of Winter - Kresley Cole, gena Showalter
7. Dark Need's at Night's edge - Kresley Cole
8. Dark Desires After Dusk - Kresley Cole
9. Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole


ALTERNATIVE

10. Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank
11. Grave Suprise - Charlaine Harris
12. An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris
13. Blood Noir - Laurell K Hamilton
14. Skin Trade - Laurell K Hamilton
15. Noah - Jacquelyn Frank



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[♥Lynn ♥]

To-be-read list
2/9 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

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

[Ann aka Iftcan]

yee haw--time to get reading. :o)

[Mel W]

December Challenge has officially started!

So far we have 64 readers participating in this month's challenge:

Amy
Andrea
Angie
Ann in VA
Anna
Anna (annab1984)
Annvelwis
Arcadia
Archer
Barbsis
BrandyS
Charlotte
Cherra
DarkHeart
Emoore0916
Erin
Felicia
FlibBityFLooB
Gem H
Iriana
Jaime
Jan
Jennie
Jessica
Kasey
Kelley Anne
Kelli
Kristel - 1 book read
Kristen
Laura
Lenore
Levi
Lisa
LooLoo
Lucy
Lynn - 1 book read
Martina
Megan
Mel
Mel W
Melinda
Melissa
Michelle (karenshell)
Michelle (Shelli_m)
Michelle in TN
Mistty
Mrs.soule
Nita
Rebecca
Sammy
Sandy
Shannon
Shannon (shannonleighd)
Shazzy - 1 book read
Steph - 2 books read
Tara
Token Female Gamer
Tonya
Trish
Valerie
Valorie
Vicci
Wendy (Vhalkyrie)
Yz

You can sign up anytime throughout the month.

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.

First update will be December 6.

Welcome to first-time challengers and good luck everyone! Let's whittle those TBR lists down!!

[Gemma]

I think I may have to try and read two books at a time. :S or try to fly through Lover Avenged! I can't really take Lover Avenged to work with me because of the cover, so I might be able to get a different one started from the list.

[Gemma]

ooh quick question. Is the aim to get 9 books read or all 15?

[Mel W]

The aim is to get 9 books read, Gem, but you can go for all 15 too :)

[Gemma]

9 is more realistic for me. phew

[ஐAndreaஐ]

I'm confused, how are people done with a book on their list already? Did they start reading at midnight? We are like what 8 hours into the challenge? You people are fast!!!

[Tara]

Andrea wrote: "I'm confused, how are people done with a book on their list already? Did they start reading at midnight? We are like what 8 hours into the challenge? You people are fast!!!"

Location, Location, Location! LOL. I'm already 11 hours into the challenge because I'm in NY and 3 hours ahead of you. But since GR is international for some people the day is over.

[Gemma]

Well I'm 16 hours into the challenge and I haven't started a book yet.

[ஐAndreaஐ]

OMG, I so didn't even think about that. Thanks :)

[Tara]

No problem! :)

[Wendy]

0 OF 9 COMPLETED

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


CURRENTLY READING
Darkness Unleashed Alexandra Ivy

READ

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

[♥Lynn ♥]

I started at midnight. My first 2 books were smaller than I usually read. I am almost done with the second. My husband was up working on lesson plans, so I thought it was pretty early, but he actually stayed up late (that never happens!). So I kept reading. LOL!! I get up with my kids at 6 am and read for a couple hours before my little ones get up. I also work from midnight til 8am some days so I can read a lot that way as well.

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

Lynn wrote: "To-be-read list
1/9 Read

Mona Lisa Awakening By Sunny
Mona Lisa Blossoming By Sunny
Succubus Blues By Richelle Mead
Nightseer By Laurell..."

Lynn- what did you think of Mona Lisa Awakening?

[♥Lynn ♥]

I always give my honest word of the books I read so I hope you don't get mad. I thought it was okay. It was def something different. They are not shifters of vamps, they are children of the moon. Whatever that really means. It was a little Anita Blake in the bedroom, but it is an easy read. I just finished the second. It is a little better than the first. I will end up reading the whole series, but I am a nerd like that. I can not just stop in a series.

[Heather]

Valerie wrote: "Great challenge! Are there really people who do not have 15 books on their TBR pile? Craziness."

I think my trouble runs into having most of my TBR list being UF not PNR. So I don't think that really can go with this challenge.

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

of course I would not get mad! there are plenty of books that other people rave about that I don't find all that great :-) it is all about personal taste. I have found that how I feel about a book depends on when and where I read it...and what I have been reading.

I hope the series gets better for you!

[Michelle]

1. An Enchanted Season - Anthology 1st Dec
2. Walk on the Wild Side - Christine Warren 1st Dec
3. You're so vein - Christine Warren
4. Bound to Shadow's - Keri Arthur
5. Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh
6. Deep Kiss of Winter - Kresley Cole, gena Showalter
7. Dark Need's at Night's edge - Kresley Cole
8. Dark Desires After Dusk - Kresley Cole
9. Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole


ALTERNATIVE

10. Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank
11. Grave Suprise - Charlaine Harris
12. An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris
13. Blood Noir - Laurell K Hamilton
14. Skin Trade - Laurell K Hamilton
15. Noah - Jacquelyn Frank



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Michelle (Shelli_m)
I've read two books but it's now 6pm in Scotland :)

[Jaime]

This is my first challenge so please bear with me while I learn the rules and protocol. When we finish a book do we edit our original list or do we create a new post with the update?

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

Jaime wrote: "This is my first challenge so please bear with me while I learn the rules and protocol. When we finish a book do we edit our original list or do we create a new post with the update?"

when I first started, i was recreating the entire post each time i updated my list. I soon figured out that if you go to your last post and click edit, copy and then paste that into the new comment box. then you can make the necessary updates to the post. You have probably figure out how to strike through, bold, underline...but if not, that can be found in the upper right, above the comment box and it says (some html is ok).

[Mel W]

0/9 read - I'm such a goof - just noticed that I had the same book in my main list and in my alternates list!!


TBR List:

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



Alternates:

1. Sword of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor
2. Knight of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor
3. High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
4. Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Lover Unbound by JR Ward
6. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

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[Mel W]

Jaime, like Cherra says, just go to your last post and click edit, copy it and then paste it into a new comment and then make any changes. To make this easier for me I usually make a note of the message number of my last post and sometimes (when I remember!) the page number it appears on.

Hope that helps :)

[Jaime]

Thanks Cherra! I didnt even think about copy and paste. I think you just saved me a lot of wasted time!

[Kelley Anne]

I think that some people did start reading right at midnight. I know that I did. But that's pretty easy for me since I work graveyards and I get to listen to audiobooks at work. So, I just listening to some things not on my list until Midnight, and then once midnight came started listening! 2/3rds the way through Fire and loving it!

[new_user]

Heather wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Great challenge! Are there really people who do not have 15 books on their TBR pile? Craziness."

I think my trouble runs into having most of my TBR list being UF not PNR. So I..."

Hey, use those UF books! We blend the genres around here, LOL.

[Kristel]

2/9

TBR
House of Whispers Book One Of The Supernatural Properties Series by Margaret Lucke
The Possessed by LJ Smith 1/12
The Passion by LJ smith 2/12
Weddings From Hell anthology
A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, #2) by Laurell K Hamilton
Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry, #3) by Laurell K Hamilton
A Stroke of Midnight (Meredith Gentry, #4) by Laurell K Hamilton
Mistral's Kiss (Meredith Gentry, #5) by Laurell K Hamilton
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Alternates
Holidays Are Hell anthology
Myrren's Gift by Fiona McIntosh
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Ancient Future by Traci Harding
Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
Poison Study by Maria Snyder

[Archer]

I'm halfway through my first book but I read fast.. Started at midnight..

[♥Lynn ♥]

Cherra wrote: "of course I would not get mad! there are plenty of books that other people rave about that I don't find all that great :-) it is all about personal taste. I have found that how I feel about a bo..."

Have you read the series yet? I did get sucked into it. I like it, but it is just not my fav yet.

[♥Lynn ♥]

Kelley Anne!!!!!!!!!Today, I went to the nearest 1/2 price bookstore and found Cry Wolf!!! OMG!!! I got so excited. It is going to be hard not to read it until Jan. I am going to have to really make myself stick to my dec. reading list. When I get done, I will stick to the series on my list.

[Kelley Anne]

Lynn wrote: "Kelley Anne!!!!!!!!!Today, I went to the nearest 1/2 price bookstore and found Cry Wolf!!! OMG!!! I got so excited. It is going to be hard not to read it until Jan. I am going to have to really ma..."

LOL! Just hide the book for a bit! Lots of other books to read this month! Have you read the short story in On the Prowl yet? If not, you'll want to find a copy of it too. Honestly, when I first started reading Cry Wolf, i hadn't read the short story yet and I was a bit lost! It's basically the first part of the other book.

[♥Lynn ♥]

Andrea, did you end up reading Fantasy Lover last month? What did you think? I have not started the second book in the series yet.

[ஐAndreaஐ]

Yeah I did and I really liked it. I haven't picked up the next books yet but they are on my list for this month.

I keep hearing that the first book doesn't tie in (sigh), but is relivant. I'm curious to see where the series goes from here.

We'll see :)

[Kelley Anne]

The only reason that the first book doesn't really tie in is because Julian isn't the same "race" as the rest of the main characters, but you'll still see him throughout the series. It's a great series! One of my fav's!

[ஐAndreaஐ]

Oh good, I was thinking Julian wouldn't be in the rest of the books. I can't wait to read the rest of them.

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

This is more like Dec-Jan for me. I will never get through these that fast! Great idea :)

TBR
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

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Alternates:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte(not paranormal but been wanting to read it since it was mentioned in Twilight)
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
Shadowland by Alyson Noel
Hotter After Midnight by Cynthia Eden
A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1) by Laurel K. Hamilton



CURRENTLY READING:
Dead Until Darkby Charlaine Harris


READ: 0/9

[Kelley Anne]

1 down/8 to go!

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

[Michelle]

1. An Enchanted Season - Anthology 1st Dec
2. Walk on the Wild Side - Christine Warren 1st Dec
3. You're so vein - Christine Warren 1st Dec
4. Bound to Shadow's - Keri Arthur
5. Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh
6. Deep Kiss of Winter - Kresley Cole, gena Showalter
7. Dark Need's at Night's edge - Kresley Cole
8. Dark Desires After Dusk - Kresley Cole
9. Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole


ALTERNATIVE

10. Pleasure - Jacquelyn Frank
11. Grave Suprise - Charlaine Harris
12. An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris
13. Blood Noir - Laurell K Hamilton
14. Skin Trade - Laurell K Hamilton
15. Noah - Jacquelyn Frank



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Michelle (shelli_m)

[LooLoo]

Good grief Michelle, how have you read three books already? I'm still working on book one that I started at midnight.

[ஐAndreaஐ]

OMG!!! 3 books in one day and the day isn't even over yet, wow!

[Kelley Anne]

Have you slept at all since midnight?

[Laura Lulu]

Kelley Anne, how did you like Fire? I think I might have liked that one even more than Graceling--and I really liked Graceling. :)

[Heather]

new_user wrote: "Hey, use those UF books! We blend the genres around here, LOL.
"

Then I just might! :)

[Kelley Anne]

Laura wrote: "Kelley Anne, how did you like Fire? I think I might have liked that one even more than Graceling--and I really liked Graceling. :)"

I did really like it. The one real complaint that I had with Graceling is that I felt like there was such a great buildup to "catch the bad guy" and then the conclusion of that story line was anti-climatic. I kinda felt that way about one of the story lines for this one too. I did like the ending to this book lots better than Graceling! Overall, I really enjoyed it and look forward to the next book. Rumor is though that it wont be out for over a year!

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

1/9 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
6. Damien by Jacquelyn Frank
7. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
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
Alt 2. Stray by Rachel Vincent
Alt 3. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Alt 4. High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
Alt 5. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Alt 6. A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix

[LooLoo]

1/9 Read

TBR

1. Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson Read 12/1/09 ****
2.Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson
3.The Cat by Jean Johnson
4.Sins Of The Night by Devyn Quinn
5.Sweeter Than Wine by Bianca D'Arc
6.Beyond the Pale by Savannah Russe
7.Blue Moon by Lori Handeland
8.Seduced by Magic by Cheyenne McCray
9.Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh

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Alternates
1.Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
2.Unbound by Lori Devoti
3.What A Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken
4.Dark Desire by Christine Feehan
5.The Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey W. Hill
6.Swallowing Darkness (Meredith Gentry, #7) by Laurell K. Hamilton