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Mar 26, 2010 07:59PM
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If that day ever comes, Ann - just put me out of my misery. Please!!! :)
Finished the last of my trilogy. I really enjoyed all three books. They were funny with great plots and some nice romance.8/10 done
Stand Alones
1. Mr. Darcy, Vampyre
2. Steamed
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Anthologies
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Trilogy
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Sibling Rank #1
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Also read:
Gem H aka *Dhelirious* wrote: "Ah the mupppetry continues lol! ...":)
9/10 downStand Alone:
Anthologies
Trilogy
3.Eve of Chaos
Sibling #1
Read:
To Read:
Also Read:
Woo hoo!!! All finished yay!10/10
Stand Alone:
Anthologies:
Trilogy:
Rank of siblings #3:
Also read:
Tanners Scheme by Lora Leigh
Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter
Darkness Unleashed by Alexandra Ivy
Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole
Megans Mark by Lora Leigh
Dragon Heat by Allyson James
Mercurys war by Lora Leigh
One Silent Night by Sherryln Kenyon
Jessica wrote: "9/10 downTrilogy
1.Eve of Darkness 3/7
2.Eve of Destruction 3/27
3.Eve of Chaos "
I just heard that it looks like there won't be any more of this series. :(
Yea I read that on the blog, but she is doing a new series I think.
Hi! group this is off topic, sorry for the shameless plug.dabwaha: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins & Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione still need your votes at http://dabwaha.com/blog/
7/10 DoneStand Alone
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Anthology
1. Wild Thing
2. Beyond the Dark
3. Hotter Than Hell
Trilogy
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3.
Only Child
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To Read:
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9 DOWN / 1 TO GOI might have to change my last book! I'm having a hard time getting around to this one and the month is almost over!
Stand Alone Books
2 - Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn
Anthologies
Trilogy
Rank Among Siblings (#2)
TO READ:
READ:
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ALSO READ:
Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Cowgirl at Heart by Christine Lynxwiler
Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
8/10Stand-alone Books (3) (Finish a story in one single book)
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2. Perfume by Patrick Süskind
3. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Anthologies (3) (Test new authors by reading novella collections)
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Trilogy (3) (Wrap a storyline with three books)
Vampire/Werewolf Trilogy
by: Susan Krinard
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Overall rating for Trilogy is ***/5
Series in Rank of Birth (#2)
10.
Finished up Mr. Darcy, Vampyre. It was fine. But I wish the reveal to Elizabeth had been a lot sooner. And the ending was pretty corny. 9/10 done
Stand Alones
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2. Steamed
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Anthologies
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Trilogy
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Sibling Rank #1
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Also read:
6/10 Stand-alone Books
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Anthologies
4. Everlasting Bad Boys
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Trilogy: Nora Roberts Three Sisters Island
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Rank among your siblings #2
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8/10 completedStand Alone Books
Anthologies
2. Dead After Dark (Includes: Dark-Hunter, Related Books #10)
Triology
3. Beldan's Fire: Book Three of the Oran Trilogy
Rank Among Siblings #3
Jessica - first off as for what happens if you can't read them...nothing! lol, it's just a challenge a goal to try to read them all in 1 month. second off, you'll want to post that list in the April Challenge thread, this is the March challenge thread! Good luck next month!
Kelley Anne wrote: "Jessica - first off as for what happens if you can't read them...nothing! lol, it's just a challenge and goal to try to read them all in 1 month. second off, you'll want to post that list in the ..."Yea I relaized that myself and already did it. Thank for the heads up tho! :)
8/10 DoneStand Alone
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Anthology
1. Wild Thing
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3. Lust at First Bite
Trilogy
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Only Child
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and you forgot Amazon and the book depository.I think I'll complete 4 books this month! Woo Hoo me! Its a record! lol!
Almost done. I had to change American Gods for a shorter stand alone. The month is almost over and I still have 2 anthologies to read for this challenge, 2 books for another challenge and I'm in the middle of reading Mistborn: The Final Empire. Cutting 400 pages by switching books should make it just barely possible. Maybe I could call in sick... :)1.
Anthologies
4. Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
5. Bite
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10.
UPDATE - March 29Currently, we have 67 readers participating in this month's challenge:
Ahrcadia - 5 books read
Amber M - 8 books read
Angie - 5 books read
Ann aka Iftcan - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Annvelwis - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Barbara - 2 books read
Barbara "Mihsery"
BJ Rose - 3 books read
Brenda -7 books read
Carolyn F - 1 book read
Charlotte (Buried in Books)
Chelle - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Cherra - 3 books read
Colleen (colleenFL) - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Crystal - 6 books read
Emily - 7 books read
Erin - 9 books read
Eva
Felicia - 8 books read
FlibBityFLooB - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Gem H (out of 9) - 3 books read
Gina - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Jaime - 8 books read
Jason - 1 book read
Jen (jlkish) - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Jennifer - 2 books read
Jessica - 9 books read
Jo - 6 books read
Kallie - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Katie - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Kelley Anne - 9 books read
Laura Lulu - 8 books read
Laurie - 9 books read
Lily
Lizz - 7 books read
Londa
LooLoo - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Lynn (Brokhen) - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Mandy - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Marlon - 5 books read
Martina - 8 books read
Mel W - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Melissa
Michelle B - 8 books read
Mrs.soule - 7 books read
Natalie - 6 books read
Nita - 9 books read
Rachel - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Rachelle - 4 books read
Rae
Rebecca (BeccaMarie)
Sandy - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Sara - 8 books read
Shannon (Savhage Temptress) - 6 books read
Shay - 8 books read
Shazzy - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Shelleyrae - 9 books read
Stacie - 7 books read
Stacyann
Tara - 9 books read
Token Female Gamer - 6 books read
Toni - 5 books read
Tracy - 6 book read
Valorie - 8 books read
Vicci - 9 books read
Yz - 3 books read
Zoey
No new readers have signed up since the last update.
You can sign up at anytime throughout the month.
16 readers have completed all 10 categories of the challenge so far this month. Congratulations and well done!
Total books read by the group so far this month: 417
**Note: For ease of tracking, please RE-POST 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.
The final update will be April 1.
Good luck, everyone!
10/10 done!Stand-alone Books
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Anthologies
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Trilogy (3) (Wrap a storyline with three books)
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1st Book in Series/Only Child
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Other Books Read
10 DOWN / 0 TO GOI had to race to find a book to finish this off! I knew that if I didn't finish it today, I wouldn't finish the challenge! Not considering Silver Borne is being released tomorrow!
Stand Alone Books
Anthologies
Trilogy
Rank Among Siblings (#2)
TO READ:
READ:
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ALSO READ:
Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Cowgirl at Heart by Christine Lynxwiler
Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
March - Not your usual series challenge2/10 This is all I have for now...got a late start.
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2)
3)1984 by George Orwell
4)Eternal Lover
5)Deep Kiss of Winter
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10)Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
Progress: 10/10 DONE! Click on the title to see reviews etc
Stand-alone Books (3) (Finish a story in one single book...)
Anthologies (3) (Test new authors by reading novella collections)
Trilogy (3) (Wrap a storyline with three books)
Spook Squad by Keri Arthur
Series matches your rank among your siblings. #1
9/10One more to go! I hope I can make it!
*Last minute change. The book I originally chose The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes is not an anthology but a novel written by 3 authors. :(
Stand-alone Books
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Anthologies
4. *Fantasy
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Children of the Sea Trilogy - Virgina Kantra
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Sibling Rank #1
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Chelle wrote: "Update: 10/10 on 03/26/2010CHALLENGE VANQUISHED!!!!! *thunderous applause*"
Hurray for the victor!!
My trilogy is dragging me down. Not sure if I will finish. But its too late to start a new one. /sigh8/10 Read
-Stand-alone Books (3) (Finish a story in one single book)
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Anthologies (3) (Test new authors by reading novella collections)
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3)
Trilogy (3) (Wrap a storyline with three books)
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Read one whose order in the series matches your rank among your siblings.
-It depends on which parent, so I'm just putting down two books (for first born(mom) and second born(dad)).
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2)
7/10Stand Alone Books
1. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
2. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
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Anthologies
5. Bite
6. My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
The Circle Trilogy by Nora Roberts
8. Dance of the Gods
9. Valley of Silence
I absolutely loved this trilogy!
Only Child
I need 1 more standalone book and I'm done.
Ok I'm changing my Trilogy for Nora Roberts Circle Trilogy I just couldn't get into the Gemma Doyle Trilogy.
MARTINA'S MARCH LIST - 9/10 COMPLETEI recently finished A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, Book 1) by Kresley Cole (★★★★). Genre-wise, it's fairly basic paranormal romance - some good sex scenes, a happily ever after, and some fun paranormal creatures. But oh! The paranormal creatures in here are not just your average vamps or wolves. No, you get the king of the werewolves (called the Lykae in this series) and a comparatively young vampire/Valkyrie half-breed female. It does have the whole destined-to-be-together schtick, so if that's not your thing then you might want to skip this series, but it also has a larger creature cast than most stories with well-thought-out backgrounds to boot! I can't think of another series out there right now that has Valkryies in them, can you? I'll definitely be picking up IAD book #2.
Not Your Usual Series Challenge
Stand-alone Books:
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Anthologies:
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6) Bite by Laurell K. Hamilton, et. al. - reading now
Trilogy:
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Sibling #1:
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Finished: 10/10 Done! Finally.Stand Alone
Anthologies
Trilogy
Sibling Rank: 1
It took me forever to get through Face the Fire, perhaps because I wasn't such a fan of the audio book, but that's all the library had at the moment. I did enjoy it when I finally made it to the end, but it was a long time coming.
Also read:
9/10Stand-alone Books (3) (Finish a story in one single book)
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2. Perfume by Patrick Süskind
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Anthologies (3) (Test new authors by reading novella collections)
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5.
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Trilogy (3) (Wrap a storyline with three books)
Vampire/Werewolf Trilogy
by: Susan Krinard
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Overall rating for Trilogy is ***/5
Series in Rank of Birth (#2)
10.
I loved the Host. Great world, great story, great characters. I am not an emotional person most of the time but there were a couple of scenes that I will honestly say had me crying. Finished it last last night and I couldnt sleep afterwards. I want to say it was the story but I did have 2 large cups of coffee to stay awake during class so you can make your own mind up on the cause.
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Er, yeah Martina, Harry Dresden has 1 who makes a periodic appearance--albeit in "disguise" but still. . . :o) She's the security expert that guards Johnny Marcone. And she's built like the mythical descriptions of Valkries--tall, blond, etc. :o)
Jaime - I'm glad that you loved The Host! That is a fav of mine! I have to do a re-read of it at least once or twice a year.
Kelley Anne wrote: "Jaime - I'm glad that you loved The Host! That is a fav of mine! I have to do a re-read of it at least once or twice a year."I have a feeling the host will be on my permenant re-read shelf too. I know there is speculation on her writing a sequel and I hope she does. I already want to know how what was revealed on the last couple pages is going to shake things up!
Anne wrote: "Er, yeah Martina, Harry Dresden has 1 who makes a periodic appearance--albeit in "disgui..."Thanks Anne! I have the first Dresden book on my shelf (bought after seeing everyone here RAVE about them) but haven't had the chance to get into the yet! I keep promising myself that will do so soon, but I have literally 100+ other books on my TBR that I have a hard time starting a new series!
10/10 done!Stand Alone:
Anthologies
Trilogy
Sibling #1
Read:
Also Read:
9/10 Done (I don't think I'm going to finish the last book so this is it for me.)Stand Alone
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Anthology
1. Wild Thing
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Trilogy
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Only Child
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10/10 Completed!Stand Alone Books
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Anthologies
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Trilogy
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Birth Order - 1st born
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I'm about 1/4 done with book 8, but not sure I'll finish it in time. So far, my best finish was in the shortest month of the year!March
completed 7/10
6. Anthology: Must Love Hellhounds
8. Trilogy: Hiding in the Shadows by Kay Hooper
9. Trilogy: Out of the Shadows by Kay Hooper
Big Congratulations to Erin, Jessica, Laura Lulu!!!
10 of 10March 1 - March 31
Standalones:
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Anthologies:
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Trilogy:
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First Born:
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March Challenge as of 3/31: 10/10 complete!! Just made it! (Click title for review)
3 Stand-alone Books
3 Anthologies
Trilogy The Lily Blood Trilogy by Julie Kenner
I'm kid # 5
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Read all my reviews: Tara's read and reviewed
MARTINA'S MARCH LIST - 10/10 COMPLETE! FINISHED! WOO-HOO! :-)I recently finished reading the Bite anthology (★★★★) with the following stories:
○ The Girl Who Was Infatuated With Death by Laurell K. Hamilton - an Anita Blake short story that takes place between Blue Moon and Obsidian Butterfly.
○ One Word Answer by Charlaine Harris - a Sookie Stackhouse short story that explains a bit more about her cousin Hadley's death.
○ Biting in Plain Sight by MaryJanice Davidson - a story that takes place in the world of Queen Betsy.
○ Galahad by Angela Knight - set in her Mageverse series (which I'm unfamiliar with, hence the short description).
○ Bloodlust by Vickie Taylor (another one I don't know much about)
All the stories were very good. The first three were nice little insights into worlds I'm already familiar with, but the last two were new to me. I enjoyed the new ones quite a bit - I even went so far as to look to see if the authors had more stories in the same worlds - so you know they're good! :-)
Not Your Usual Series Challenge
Stand-alone Books:
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Anthologies:
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Trilogy:
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Sibling #1:
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8/10 completed3 Anthologies
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3 Stand Alone books
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2. The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
3. Queen Victoria Demon Hunter by A.E. Moorat
1 Triology- The Makers Song by Adrian Phoenix
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1 book in birth order (I’m the oldest)
I guess this is my final count, because I don't think I can fit in reading another book and working a ten hour day.
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7/10 Stand-alone Books
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Anthologies
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Trilogy: Nora Roberts Three Sisters Island
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Rank among your siblings #2
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Since last minute seems to be my theme this month...5/5 Finished
This one was so hard and I couldn't get any of the books I wanted from the library (which shut down for six weeks to renovate)! I rarely do this, but I am using my maximum of three non-PNR books for my trilogy.
Stand Alone:
Trilogy: Dream Trilogy by Nora Roberts
Sibling Rank: Second
Also read:
9/10 completed--Wow this is the first time I've done 9 for this challenge! Hopefully I'll get 10 next month!Stand Alone Books
Anthologies
2. Dead After Dark (Includes: Dark-Hunter, Related Books #10)
Triology
Rank Among Siblings #3
Also Read this Month
Gentlemen Prefer Succubi
Embraced By Darkness
Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy
Books mentioned in this topic
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (other topics)American Gods (other topics)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (other topics)
American Gods (other topics)
The Thief of Always (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Vicki Pettersson (other topics)Anne Bishop (other topics)
MaryJanice Davidson (other topics)
Carolyn Turgeon (other topics)
J.F. Lewis (other topics)
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