March 2010 Reading Challenge

[BJ Rose]

Congratulations!!!
Ahrcadia
Tara
Martina

[Amber]

Woot! I had to order the last one and it just came in yesterday, but I finished it on time! Now for midnight to get here so I can start with my new books :)

Standalone #1 - Shifting Plains by Jean Johnson 3/18
Standalone #2 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 3/13
Standalone #3 - Fairyville by Emma Holly 3/24

Anthology #1 - Huntress by Christine Warren, et al. 3/21
Anthology #2 - Inked by Karen Chance, et al. 3/7
Anthology #3 - Faeries Gone Wild by MaryJanice Davidson, et al. 3/14

Trilogy #1 - In Over her Head by Judi Fennell 3/31
Trilogy #2 - Wild Blue Under by Judi Fennell 3/22
Trilogy #3 - Catch of a Lifetime by Judi Fennell 3/23

Sibling #1 - Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews 3/18

[Ms.soule]

Eight out of ten is the best I can do this month, as the rest of the Riddle-Master series is not to be found in town right now!

Stand-alone Books (3) (Finish a story in one single book)
1. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett ★★★★
2. Ain't Myth-Behaving by Katie McAllister★★★
3. Half-Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer ★★★

Anthologies (3) (Test new authors by reading novella collections)
1. Cravings ★★★
2. My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding★★★★
3. Deep Kiss of Winter★★★

Trilogy (3) (Wrap a storyline with three books)
1. The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia McKillip ★★★ I liked the various characters in this book, but I had a hard time deciphering what was a dream sequence and what was real. The ending was a pretty impressive shock-and-awe cliff-hanger moment, so I’ll keep reading the rest of the series if they ever come into my local bookstore.

Read one whose order in the series matches your rank among your siblings.
1. The Vampire Who Loved Me by Teresa Medeiros ★★★

[Jaime]

10/10

Stand-alone Books (3) (Finish a story in one single book)
1. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 3/24 *****
2. Perfume by Patrick Süskind 3/31 ****
3. The Host by Stephenie Meyer 3/29 *****

Anthologies (3) (Test new authors by reading novella collections)
4. Playing Easy to Get by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jaid Black, Kresley Cole 3/15 ****
5. Dead After Dark (Includes: Dark-Hunter, Related Books #10) by Sherrilyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward, Susan Squires, Dianna Love **** 3/21
6. Inked by Karen Chance, Marjorie Liu, Yasmine Galenorn, Eileen Wilks 3/28 ****/5

Trilogy (3) (Wrap a storyline with three books)
Vampire/Werewolf Trilogy
by: Susan Krinard
7. Chasing Midnight 3/7 ****
8. Dark Of The Moon 3/12 ****
9. Come The Night 3/18 ***
Overall rating for Trilogy is ***/5

Series in Rank of Birth (#2)
10. Rogue by Rachel Vincent 3/9 ****


Finished with hours to spare!! Purfume was an interesting book. There where point that made me say "what?!" outloud and made the story very unique. It is a nice weird read if you are ever in the mood for a far out there book!

[Stacie]

9/10 Done

Stand Alone
1. Blow Me Down by Katie MacAlister
2. The Corset Diaries by Katie MacAlister
3. Hard Days Knight by Katie MacAlister

Anthologies
1. Dates from Hell
2. Holidays are Hell
3. My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon

Trilogy
Accidental Witch Trilogy by Annette Blair
1. The Kitchen Witch
2. My Favorite Witch
3. The Scot, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Sibling Order #3
Deja Demon (Demon Hunting Soccer Mom #3) by Julie Kenner

[Felicia (Ferishia)]

YAY I FINISHED!! :D *dances*
10/10

Stand-alone Books
1. The Chosen Sin by Anya Bast 3/25
2. The Sin Eater’s Prince by Keta Diablo 3/11
3. A Storm of Passion by Terri Brisbin 3/9
Anthologies
4. Fantasy
5. Everlasting Bad Boys 3/15
6. Shifter 3/29
Children of the Sea Trilogy - Virgina Kantra
7. Sea Witch 3/17
8. Sea Fever 3/19
9. Sea Lord 3/21
Sibling Rank #1
10. Wicked Enchantment (Dark Magic #1) by Anya Bast 3/4

[Emily]

I'm in! Here is my List:

8/10 done!

Stand Alone Novels:
1. A Babe in Ghostland by Lisa Cach
2. Revenge Gifts by Cindy Cruciger
3. Barbie and the Beast by Linda Thomas-Sundstrom



Anthologies:
4. Immortal: Love Stories With Bite by P.C. Cast, Richelle Mead, etc.
5. Unbound by Kim Harrison, etc.
6. Eternal Lover by Hannah Howell, etc.



Trilogy: Fred the Mermaid by MaryJanice Davidson
7. Sleeping With the Fishes
8. Swimming Without a Net
9. Fish Out of Water



Sibling Rank (#1):
10. Storm Born by Richelle Mead

[Martina the Book Fairy]

Jaime wrote: "Purfume was an interesting book. There where point that made me say "what?!" outloud and made the story very unique. It is a nice weird read if you are ever in the mood for a far out there book . . .

I read Perfume a few years ago and really liked it, too. Very strange little novel (about a serial killer with a supernatural sense of smell, for those who don't know about it), but good all the same.

[RogueHireling]

9/10 Read
That's it for me. Couldn't find the last book in the trilogy and I'm not sure how motivated I will be to find it. Not terribly fond of the set. Oh well.

-Stand-alone Books (3) (Finish a story in one single book)
1) The Graveyard Book ★★★
2) Guardian's Key★★★
3) An Accidental Goddess ★★★★

Anthologies (3) (Test new authors by reading novella collections)

1) Dreams Made Flesh ★★★★★
2) Oishinbo, Volume 5 - Vegetables ★★★★
3) Oishinbo, Volume 6 - The Joy of Rice ★★★★

Trilogy (3) (Wrap a storyline with three books)
1) The Charmed Sphere ★★
2) The Misted Cliffs ★★

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)).
1) Gabriel's Ghost ★★★★
2) Magic Burns ★★★★

[Gemma]

OK Final tally was

3/10 (The Black Jewels Trillogy was 3 books in 1)

Here's my list. :)

Stand alone books
1.Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon
2.The Magic Knot by Helen Scott Taylor
3.Derik's Bane by MaryJanice Davidson

Anthologies
1.Unbound
2. My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
3Strange Brew

Trilogy
1The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

Rank among siblings (Eldest Child #1)
The Scent of Shadows: The First Sign of the Zodiac by Vicki Pettersson

Also Read
Staked by J.F. Lewis

[Yz the Whyz]

PNR Monthly Challenge
(Not Your Usual Series)

Stand-Alones
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 3/31
Bloodline by Maggie Shayne 3/16
Vampire Viscount by Karen Harbough 3/23

Anthologies

Wild Thing 3/9
Eternal Lover 3/31
Dead After Dark

Trilogy
Nora Robert's Irish/Gallagher trilogy
Jewels of the Sun*
Tears of the Moon
Heart of the Sea

Sibling Rank - Only Child
Fool by Christopher Moore 3/31

[Angie]

Almost - just couldn't finish Circle of Desire in time!

Stand-alone books:
Come To Me - Lisa Cach - March 15
Blood Is The New Black - Valerie Stivers - March 9
Finders Keepers - Linnea Sinclair - March 21
Anthologies:
Hot For The Holidays - March 30
No Rest For The Witches - March 25
Huntress - March 14
Trilogy:
Damask Circle by Keri Arthur
Circle of Fire - March 17
Circle of Death - March 29
Circle of Desire
Rank: Fifth - Lover Unbound - J.R. Ward - March 7

[BJ Rose]

Congratulations to Jaime and Felicia!!

[~Sara~]

I'm about a quarter of the way through the final book. I was so close! The anthologies were really hard to get through since I wasn't familiar with any of the stories they are part of, but they helped me decide what series I'd like to read for the April challenge!
9/10 complete.

Stand-alone Books
1. The Thief of Always: A Fable 3/29****
2. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 3/18*****
3. The Host 3/24****
Anthologies
4. Blood Lite
5. Bite 3/31***
6. Must Love Hellhounds 3/14***
Trilogy - St. Helen's
7. Amaryllis 3/7****
8. Zinnia 3/8****
9. Orchid 3/10****
Rank among my siblings: 3rd
10. Lover Awakened 3/4****

[Mel W]

Will post the final update sometime this afternoon, gang! Gotta take daughter shopping first.

[Mel W]

FINAL UPDATE

68 readers signed up and, at the time of this post, 58 finished in this month's challenge:

Ahrcadia - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Amber M - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Angie - 9 books read
Ann aka Iftcan - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Annvelwis - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Barbara - 2 books read
Barbara "Mihsery"
BJ Rose - 7 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 - 7 books read
Emily - 8 books read
Erin - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Eva
Felicia - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
FlibBityFLooB - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Gem H (out of 9) - 3 books read
Gina - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Jaime - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Jason - 1 book read
Jen (jlkish) - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Jennifer - 2 books read
Jessica - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Jo - 7 books read
Kallie - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Katie - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Kelley Anne - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Laura Lulu - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
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 - 8 books read
Martina - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Mel W - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Melissa
Michelle B - 9 books read
Mrs.soule - 8 books read
Natalie - 6 books read
Nita - 9 books read
Rachel - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Rachelle - 4 books read
Rae
Rebecca (BeccaMarie) - 2 books read
Sandy - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Sara - 9 books read
Shannon (Savhage Temptress) - 6 books read
Shay - 8 books read
Shazzy - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Shelleyrae - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Stacie - 9 books read
Stacyann
Tara - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Token Female Gamer - 9 books read
Toni - 5 books read
Tracy - 6 book read
Valorie - 9 books read
Vicci - 10 books read Done! Congratulations!
Yz - 6 books read
Zoey

One new reader signed up since the last update:

Valerie - 5 (out of 5) books read Congratulations!

28 readers completed all 10 categories of the challenge this month. Congratulations and well done!

TOTAL BOOKS READ THIS MONTH: 471


Well done, everyone!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Month 2010 readers total books

Jan 122 828
feb 120 745
Mar 68 471

totals 310 2044

[Jenna]

Sara wrote: "I've got a few more to figure out but I'm in and here's my list so far:

Stand-alone Books
1. American Gods
2. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
3.

American Gods could be a debate point. There is actually another book, Ananzi Boys, that is in the same 'series' as American Gods, but as it is a totally different story using the same premise as American Gods, and does not contain any of the same characters, you could debate the use of the term 'series' being applied to it. If you want to catch up with Shadow, though, he appears in at least one other short story, I think in Fragile Things. I am trying to rememeber if he shows up in any other short stories, for some reason I think there might be two that I have read. Sorry if I am not doing this right, I am new to this...

[~Sara~]

Jenna wrote: "Sara wrote: "I've got a few more to figure out but I'm in and here's my list so far:

Stand-alone Books
1. American Gods
2. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
3.

Americ..."

Unfortunately, I never made it to American Gods anyway - I swapped it for a shorter book. *blushes*
So both American Gods and Anansi Boys are still sitting on my shelf, looking forlornly at me. I'm about halfway through Fragile Things so I'll keep an eye out for the Shadow story now since American Gods has been added to a different challenge for April.