Mary E.'s 2010 Challenges and Reading Lists

[Mary E.]

Man, I finally see why everyone chooses to compile their lists here. With challenges and group reads and whatnot scattered throughout several different threads, I can hardly keep track! I will gather all my lists and selections today and dump them here.

[Mary E.]

Mary's Read-the-Season Challenge
WINTER 12/21/09-03/19/10
4/7 completed

W Wanderlust by Ann Aguirre 01/07/10
I The Iron Hunt by Marjorie Liu 01/02/10
N Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
T Tiger Eye by Marjorie Liu
E Evanovich, Janet Lean Mean Thirteen
R Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire 12/29/09
BONUS: Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley 12/31/09

[Mary E.]

MARY'S SERIAL READER CHALLENGE
From 01/01/2010 to 12/31/2010
7/29 completed

Jack the Page Ripper (15 books):

5 books from 1st series
Dresden Files series
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Fool Moon (Bk 2)
Grave Peril (Bk 3)
Summer Knight (Bk 4)
Death Masks (Bk 5)
Blood Rites (Bk 6)

4 from 2nd
Sookie Stackhouse series

Living Dead in Dallas (Bk 2) 1/27/10
Club Dead (Bk 3)
Dead to the World (Bk 4)
Dead as a Doornail (Bk 5)

3 from 3rd
Mercy Thomspon series

Blood Bound (Bk 2) 1/18/10
Iron Kissed (Bk 3)
Bone Crossed (Bk 4)

2 from 4th
Dark Hunter series

Night Pleasures (Bk 2)
Night Embrace (Bk 3)

1 from the 5th
The Edge series

On the Edge (Bk 1) 01/13/10

Una-book-bomber (5 books)
chick-lit

Lean Mean Thirteen (Bk 13, Stephanie Plum series)

romance

Visions of Heat (Bk 2, Psi-Changeling series)

mystery

Bloody Mary (Bk 2, Jack Daniels series)

pnr/urban-fantasy/fantasy/sci-fi

Wanderlust (Bk 2, Sirantha Jax series) 01/07/10

young adult

New Moon (Bk 2, Twilight series)

Spree Series Killer (1+ book)
Michelle Sagara West

Cast in Shadow (Bk 1, Chronicles of Elantra series)

Author-ican Psycho (1 book)
Brenda Joyce

Dark Seduction (Bk 1, Masters of Time series)

Dr. Hannibal Lecturer (1 book)

Tiger Eye (Bk 1, Dirk & Steel series)

The Book Strangler (1+ books)
Hunter Kiss series

Iron Hunt (Bk 1) 01/02/10
Darkness Calls (Bk 2)

3rd Degree (3 books)
Sign of Seven Trilogy, Nora Roberts

Blood Brothers (Bk 1) 01/04/10
The Hollow (Bk 2)
The Pagan Stone (Bk 3)

BONUS: Bloody Mary (1 book)

Spell Games (Bk 4, Marla Mason) 1/31/10

[Mary E.]

MARY'S 2010 A-Z TITLE CHALLENGE
01/01/10 - 12/31/10

updated 1/31/10

10/26 completed

A
B - Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts 1/4/10
C
D - Dark Desire by Christine Feehan 1/24/10
E
F
G
H
I - The Iron Hunt by Marjorie Liu 1/2/10
J - Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 1/13/10
K
L - Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris 1/27/10
M
N
O - On the Edge by Ilona Andrews 1/13/10
P - Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione 1/21/10
Q
R
S - Spell Games by T.A. Pratt 01/31/10
T
U - Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco 1/17/10
V
W - Wanderlust by Ann Aguirre 1/7/10
X
Y
Z

[Mary E.]

JANUARY Monthly Challenges and Group Reads


Pick it for Me
1/1 completed
Recommended by Amanda
Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione 01/21/10****


Featured Author Challenge
1/1 completed
Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts 01/04/10


Read the Month Challenge
3/7 completed
J Joyce, Brenda - Dark Seduction
A Andrews, Ilona - On the Edge 01/13/10
N Night Pleasures - Sherrilyn Kenyon
U Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco 01/17/10
A Aphrodisiac by Allyson Roy
R Richardson, Kat - Poltergeist
Y York, Rebecca - Beyond Control 1/25/10


Monthly Challenge
4/8 completed
1. J book Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf 01/12/10
2. BDay (Valorie) Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
3. Philippines N/A skip
4. 1st in series The Iron Hunt by Marjorie Liu 01/02/10
5. winter cover Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh
6. MLK day Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay 01/29/10
7. multi/IR N/A skip
8. oldest TBR Incubus Dreams by L.K. Hamilton
9. new author Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara West
10. reader's choice Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts 01/04/10

[Mary E.]

2010 CREATE-YOUR-OWN READING CHALLENGE

Challenge Title: Mary's "Stir the Dust" Challenge
Duration: 01/01/10 - 12/31/10
How many?: 0/12 completed
Description: Read twelve books that have been sitting on my GR TBR shelf for at least a year.

List of Books
Incubus Dreams by L.K. Hamilton
The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
The War of Mists by Robert Fanney
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Sabriel by Garth Nix

[Mary E.]

MARY'S 2010 A-Z TITLE CHALLENGE
01/01/10 - 12/31/10


By author last name

11/26 complete

A - Aguirre, Ann Wanderlust 1/7/10
B - Briggs, Patricia Blood Bound 1/18/10
C
D - Del Franco, Mark Unshapely Things 1/17/10
E
F - Feehan, Christine Dark Desire 1/24/10
G
H - Harris, Charlaine Living Dead in Dallas 1/27/10
I - Ione, Larissa Pleasure Unbound 1/21/10
J
K
L - Liu, Marjorie The Iron Hunt 1/2/10
M
N
O
P - Pratt, T.A. Spell Games 1/31/10
Q
R - Roberts, Nora Blood Brothers 1/4/10
S
T
U
V
W - Woolf, Virginia Jacob's Room 1/13/10
X
Y - York, Rebecca Beyond Control 1/25/10
Z

[Mary E.]

FEBRUARY Challenges and Group Reads
02/01/10 - 02/28/10

FAC - Linda Howard
0/1 completed
Raintree: Inferno


Feb 2010 Monthly Challenge
0/6 completed
1. "F" title Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
2. Bday (Amanda) Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
4. Favorite Death's Mistress by Karen Chance
5. Red cover Red Fire by Deidre Knight
7. PNR Dark Seduction by Brenda Joyce
10. Reader's choice Poltergeist by Kat Richardson


Feb 2010 Read-the-Month Challenge
0/8 completed
F - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
E - Eden, Cynthia - Hotter After Midnight
B - Bast, Anya - Wicked Enchantment
R - Red Fire by Deidre Knight
U - Undead and Unappreciated by Mary Janice Davidson
A - Aguirre, Ann - Blue Diablo
R - Richardson, Kat - Poltergeist
Y - York, Rebecca - Killing Moon