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2010 November Monthly Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread
I'm in. 6/10 Read
1. N for November:
2. Happy B-day Harper! Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson
3. Nevada:
4. Thanksgiving/Harvest:
5. Guy Fawkes Night:
6. TV Day:
7. Mt. TBR: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
8. Serial: The Keepers by Heather Graham (Nocturne)
9. Book Club Shelves: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
10. My Choice:
Unread:
Read:
Sandra wrote: "Hooray, Dina!"Thanks, Sandra. :)
Update: 5/10 done1.
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4. Thanksgiving Day:
5. Guy Fawkes Night: I know at least one of my other challenge books fits this.
6. World Television Day:
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9. Of Lists and Shelves: Water for Elephants currently reading
10. Reader's Choice:
Wow, so many people are finishing. Congrats to one and all. I'm at 50% done at half through the month. I'll finish. It will just take me a few to do so.November Monthly:
1. Naughty Neighbors Never Notice Neon Nighties. or Maybe just read a book to the 'N'th power. Naughty but Nice: Bare Essentials by Jill Shalvis (11/4)
2. So the name on the list says 'Pamelaflame' but the name once I click on it says 'AvidReader:)'. Did you change your name all at once or was there an intermediate step. Maybe PamelaReader or AvidFlame were stepping stones to a new identity. In any event, Ms. FlameReader has a birthday on the 9th of this month. And on her shelf I found Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts (11/2)
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Nevada.
4. Did you hear about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac? He stayed up all night wondering if there really was a Dog. Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb (11/14)
5. Guy Fawkes Night: Read a hot/steamy book, a book with fire on the cover, or a book where one of the major characters is a firefighter, a conspirator or a rebel.
6. World Television Day: Read a book where one of the major characters is an actor, producer, makeup artist, news editor or works in the Television industry.
7. Get ‘Er Done: Read a book you've been meaning to get to, i.e. a book that has been on your TBR for a long time, a series catch-up, a book you need to return to the library or friend, etc.
8. Cereal Romance:
Apple Jack: Oh Fruit Loop, I thought you were the one.
Fruit Loop: Darling I am. Why would you think differently?
Apple Jack: Did you think I wouldn't see the video? You and that German whore Meuslix! And don't you dare tell me what you were doing was good for your colon! While She Was Sleeping... by Isabel Sharpe (11/5)
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from the first 11 pages of the Book Club shelf.
10. "In ancient Rome there was a poem about a dog who found two bones. He picked at one. He licked the other. He went in circles. He dropped dead. Freedom of choice is what you've got. Freedom from choice is what you want." Devo - Freedom of Choice Undone by Karin Slaughter (11/9)
November Reads:
2/10 Complete1. November:
2. Birthday:
3. Nevada:
4. Thanksgiving:
5. Guy Fawkes:
6. Television:
7. Get ‘Er Done: Black Rose Finished 11/14/2010 (4*)
8. Serial Romance:
9. Book Club shelf:
10. Reader's Choice: A Perfect Darkness Finished 11/05/2010 (4*)
NOVEMBER8/10
√ 1. Book starts with 'N': Navy Husband (Navy #6) by Debbie Macomber - Nov 3 (2.5*)
√ 2. BD: Ann: Dangerous by Amanda Quick - Nov 11 (4*)
√ 3. Geography:Nevada: Blue Skies by Robyn Carr *library - Nov 8 (2.5*)
√ 4. Thanksgiving/God/Family: Then Came Heaven by LaVyrle Spencer - Nov 14 (4*)
5. Guy Fawkes: Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
√ 6. World TV Day: What I Did for Love by S.E. Phillips *library - Nov 6 (2.5*)
√ 7. Get 'Er Done: Son of the Morning by Linda Howard - Nov 10 (5*)
√ 8. Romance Genre: Serial Romance: Sierra's Homecoming (McKettricks, #5) by L.L. Miller - Nov 12 (5*)
√ 9. Of Lists & Shelves: Book Club: p. 9 The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf GR *library - Nov 5 (5*)
10. Reader's Choice: Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer
November Challenge
4/10 Complete
November~ Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
Birhday (Nita)~
Geography~
Thanksgiving~
Guy Fawkes Night~
World Television Day~
Get 'Er Done~ Death Blows by D D Barant
Off Lists and Shelves~ The Road by Cormac MacCarthy
Readers Choice~
I'll try again for 10, but we will see how it ends;0)1. N is for November
2. Birthday shout out to Ann
3. Nevada
4. Thanksgiving
5. Burning up the pages
6. TV Glam
7. Get'Er Done What a Westmoreland Wants by Brenda Jackson
8. Serial romance
9. Of Lists of Shelves Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
10. My Choice
Completed 6/10
8/10 Completed1. November:
2. Happy Birthday Chriz: Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
3. Geography - Nevada:
4. Thanksgiving:
5. Guy Fawkes Night:
6. World Television Day:
7. Get ‘Er Done:
8. Serial Romance:
9. Of Lists and Shelves: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins or Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
10. Reader's Choice:
Completed:
1. Starts with N:
2. Nov B-day (Melissa):
3. Nevada:
4. Thanksgiving:
5. Guy Fawkes Day:
6. World TV Day: The Proof is in the Pudding by Melinda Wells
7. Get 'Er Done: White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
8. Serial Romance:
9. Book Club Shelf: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
10. Reader's Choice:
(titles are likely to change)
RRRC 2010 November Monthly Challenge4/10 Completed
1. November: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 11/02
2. Happy Birthday, Mojca! Pride 11/14
3. The Silver State: High Stakes
4. Thanksgiving Day: Moon Called 11/07
5. iEn fuego!: Red Seas Under Red Skies
6. Video killed the radio star: The Demon You Know
7. I think Nikki lent me this one last Christmas: Second Sight
8. Read a Serial Romance TBD
9. Book Club: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows11/13
10. Reader's Choice: Ashes of Midnight
6/10
1. November: Nauti Boy
2. Birthday:
3. Geography: Woman's Own
4. Thanksgiving Day:
5. Guy Fawkes Night: Rode Hard, Put Up Wet
6. World Television Day:
7. Get ‘Er Done:
8. Romance Genre: From Boardroom to Wedding Bed?
9. Of Lists and Shelves:
10. Reader's Choice:
November Monthly Challenge6/10 Completed
4. Thanksgiving Day: Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
6. World Television Day: Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
9. Book Club Shelf: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
10. Reader's Choice: Desire Me by Robyn DeHart
NOVEMBER8 of 10 Complete!
1. Starts with “N”:
2. Happy Birthday to Me!:
3. Nevada:
4. Thanksgiving:
5. Guy Fawkes Night:
6. World Television Day:
7. Get ‘Er Done:
8. Serial Romance:
9. Lists & Shelves: Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh (Page 5)
10. Reader's Choice: Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
To Read:
Complete:
going to try for 8 4/8
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2.
3. Geography:Almost a Goddess by Judi McCoy
5.
6. World Television Day:Really Something by Shirley Jump
7. Get ‘Er Done:The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay
9. Of Lists and Shelves:Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
10.
read
1. November: Naked Vengeance-Sophia Rae 10/112. Birthday: Read a book from a November B-day celebrant’s GR bookshelf. : (I think I have this one): When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn/Naughty by Nature-Barbara Pierce (Mary)//Water Bound (mary)//Kiss of Fury (Mary)//Natural Blonde Instincts (Mary)
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Nevada.
4. Thanksgiving Day: Read a book about family, God, immigrants, harvest/agriculture or set during that time of the year.
5. Guy Fawkes Night: Face the Fire-Janet Evanovich (fire in title) 11/2
6. World Television Day: Read a book where one of the major characters is an actor, producer, makeup artist, news editor or works in the Television industry.
7. Get ‘Er Done: The Charmed Sphere-Catherine Asaro
8. Romance Genre: Gotta Have It-Lori Wilde 11/15 (Blaze)
9. Of Lists and Shelves: Read a book from the first 11 pages of the Book Club shelf.
10. Reader's Choice
Wicked Appetite-Nora Roberts
RRMC - November 20103/10
1. "N" Title:
2. Birthday:
3. Nevada:
4. Thanksgiving Day:
5. Guy Fawkes Day: Giving Chase by Lauren Dane
6. World Television Day:
7. Get 'Er Done: My Wicked Enemy borrowed from Kyhm
8. Serial Romance:
9. Of List of Shelves:
10. Reader's Choice:
4/10 Done1. November: Nature of the Beast Anthology
2. Happy B-Day Chriz!:
3. Nevada: Bled Dry by Erin McCarthy
4. Thanksgiving:
5. Guy Fawkes: Embers by Laura Bickle
6. TV:
7. Catch-Up: The Dream Thief by Shana Abe
8. Serial Romance: Eternally by Maureen Child
9. Book Club:
10. My Choice: Over Hexed by VLT
8/10 read :)3. Nevada:Just Over the Mountain by Carr
7. Catch-up Book:Deep in the Valley by Carr
November Monthly challengeDone!
10/10
1. November:
2. Happy Birthday Melissa!:
3. Geography:
4. Thanksgiving Day:
5. Guy Fawkes Night:
6. World Television Day:
7. Get ‘Er Done:
8. Romance Genre:
9. Of Lists and Shelves:
10. Reader's Choice:
Read:
2010 RRRC November Monthly Challenge5/8 Read
1. November:
2. Happy B-day Mojca! Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
4. Thanksgiving: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
5. Guy Fawkes: The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne - 11/12 √
6. World TV Day: Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James - 11/13 √
7. Get 'Er Done: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving - 11/15 √
9. Book Club: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks - 11/7 √
10. Reader's Choice: Ruthless by Anne Stuart - 11/1 √
6/10 categories completed. I may change #9 depending on what else I read. Catching fire could have been for four different categories for me (9,7,6,& 5) but I put it in 9 for now. November Monthly:
1. Naughty Neighbors Never Notice Neon Nighties. or Maybe just read a book to the 'N'th power. Naughty but Nice: Bare Essentials by Jill Shalvis (11/4)
2. So the name on the list says 'Pamelaflame' but the name once I click on it says 'AvidReader:)'. Did you change your name all at once or was there an intermediate step. Maybe PamelaReader or AvidFlame were stepping stones to a new identity. In any event, Ms. FlameReader has a birthday on the 9th of this month. And on her shelf I found Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts (11/2)
3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Nevada.
4. Did you hear about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac? He stayed up all night wondering if there really was a Dog. Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb (11/14)
5. Guy Fawkes Night: Read a hot/steamy book, a book with fire on the cover, or a book where one of the major characters is a firefighter, a conspirator or a rebel.
6. World Television Day: Read a book where one of the major characters is an actor, producer, makeup artist, news editor or works in the Television industry.
7. Get ‘Er Done: Read a book you've been meaning to get to, i.e. a book that has been on your TBR for a long time, a series catch-up, a book you need to return to the library or friend, etc.
8. Cereal Romance:
Apple Jack: Oh Fruit Loop, I thought you were the one.
Fruit Loop: Darling I am. Why would you think differently?
Apple Jack: Did you think I wouldn't see the video? You and that German whore Meuslix! And don't you dare tell me what you were doing was good for your colon! While She Was Sleeping... by Isabel Sharpe (11/5)
9. Funny thing about book clubs, whether or not people really liked the book, they usually talk about what's going in in their lives so much more. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (11/15)
10. "In ancient Rome there was a poem about a dog who found two bones. He picked at one. He licked the other. He went in circles. He dropped dead. Freedom of choice is what you've got. Freedom from choice is what you want." Devo - Freedom of Choice Undone by Karin Slaughter (11/9)
November Reads:
10/10 (with some changes ^_~)1. November:
2. Birthday:
3. Geography (Nevada):
4. Thanksgiving Day:
5. Guy Fawkes Night:
6. World Television Day:
7. Get ‘Er Done:
8. Romance Genre (Serial Romance):
9. Of Lists and Shelves (Book Club):
10. Reader's Choice:
Congrats Heather & Mojca :)Monthly Challenge:
Duration: November 1 - November 30, 2010
* 3 / 10 Read:
1. November: title starts with “N”
2. Birthday: November B-day celebrant
3. Geography: Nevada
4. Thanksgiving Day: family, harvest
5. Guy Fawkes Night: Playing with Fire
✓
✓
8. Romance Genre: Read a Serial Romance (ex. Harlequin, Silhouette, etc).
✓
10. Reader's Choice:
4/5 Read 3. Geography:
4. Thanksgiving Day:
5. Guy Fawkes Night:
6. World Television Day:
8. Romance Genre:
9. Of Books & Shelves: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson or The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Congratulations, Heather!!Congratulations, Mojca!!
November Monthly Challenge7/10 Completed
6. World Television Day: Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
9. Book Club Shelf: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
10. Reader's Choice: Desire Me by Robyn DeHart
November Challenge
6/10 Complete
November~
Birhday (Nita)~
Geography~
Thanksgiving~
Guy Fawkes Night~
World Television Day~
Get 'Er Done~
Off Lists and Shelves~ The Road by Cormac MacCarthy
Readers Choice~
Read: 8/108. Genre: Serial Romance: Sweet Starfire by Jayne Ann Krentz
9. Book Club Shelf: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Also Read:
Going to try for 8 5/8
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3. Geography:Almost a Goddess by Judi McCoy
5.
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7. Get ‘Er Done:The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay
9. Of Lists and Shelves:Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
10.
read
November Monthly Challenge3/5 Done
1. November:
2. Happy Birthday to Me!: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
3. Get ‘Er Done:
4. Of Lists and Shelves: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
5. Reader's Choice:
UPDATE - November 17Please note: For ease of tracking, could you please RE-POST your list with your progress after every update adding the DATE YOU FINISHED. You may also strike out the book's title if you wish. Thanks!
There are 76 participants in this month’s challenge so far:
Alexis
Amber M - 5/10 read
Amelia 1/10 read
Ang - The Saucy Aussie - 4/4 read - Congratulations!
Angie (out of 5)
Anna - 2/10 read
Barbara (out of 9)
Barbara Morgan
Becky (beckysbusyreading) - 6/10 read
Beth F
BJ Rose - 8/10 read
Briansgirl - 5/10 read
Carolyn F
Cassie - 4/10 read
Coffeentea - 7/10 read
Courtney - 4/10 read
D.G. - 5/8 read
Daffodil
Debbie - 3/10 read
Delicious Dee Challenge Addict
Diane ~Firefly~ - 7/10 read
Dina - 5/5 read - Congratulations!
Donna
Drq - 6/10 read
Emily - 2/10 read
Erin B - 8/10 read
Erin H - 1/10 read
FlibBityFLooB - 8/10 read
Fran - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Heather - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Hina - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Jane - 8/10 read
Jane (Janelba) - 5/10 read
Jasmin - 8/10 read
Joanne - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Judithe
Julie (Mom2lnb)
Karen (CleoCleveland) - 6/10 read
Katherine
Katie (katervette) - 4/5 read
Kerstin - 2/3 read
Kim Galla - 1/10 read
Kimberly *Khym* - 4/10 read
Lauren Willshire
Leosharkie - 5/10 read
Lindy-Lane
Lynne (LoveToReadGal) - 8/10 read
Macwolf01 [Elise]
Maggie61
Mary (Mrslefty) - 4/10 read
Megan (Megadee)
Mel W
Melanie (melaina) - 8/10 read
Michelle (shelli_m) - 5/10 read
Mojca - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Moondust - 4/10 read
Nikki - 3/10 read
Nook4Beth - 10/10 read - Challenge complete! Congratulations!
Patty - 5/8 read
Penney - 5/10 read
Photojim - 6/10 read
Raine - 2/5 read
Sallie - 2/10 read
Samantha - 4/7 read
Sandra - 5/10 read
Sandy (sandyc88) - 3/10 read
Shazzy - 4/10 read
Sherry - 2/6 read
Someoneyouknow (out of 3)
Suzanne - 6/10 read
Sydney - 2/10 read
Tania - 3/10 read
Thenia
Valerie (Varuca1) - 3/10 read
Valorie - 4/10 read
Vanessa - 2/5 read
You can sign up at any time during the month.
6 readers have completed all 10 categories so far - Congratulations!
GROUP RUNNING TOTAL = 284 books read
Happy reading, everyone!
Reminder: Don't forget to add your challenge books to the group's bookshelf. Thanks!
5/77. Get ‘Er Done: Master of Surrender by Karin Tabke
10. Reader's Choice: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
2/9 DONE1. "N" - Naked Dragon - Annette Blair
2. B-day (Mojca) - Waking Nightmare - Kylie Brant
3. Nevada - High Stakes - Erin McCarthy
4. Thanksgiving - Angelology - Danielle Trussoni
5. Guy Fawkes Night - Hidden Fire - Jo Davis
6. World TV Day - skip
7.
8. Serial Romance - Veiled Truth - Vivi Anna
9. Of Lists - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
10.
I'll try again for 10, but we will see how it ends;0)1. N is for November
2. Birthday shout out to Ann
3. Nevada
4. Thanksgiving
5. Burning up the pages
6. TV Glam
7. Get'Er Done What a Westmoreland Wants by Brenda Jackson
8. Serial romance
9. Of Lists of Shelves
10. My Choice
Completed 7/10
Update 7/101. November (Erin): Nightseer - Laurell K Hamilton *07/11/10*
2. Birthday: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson *07/11/10*
3. Nevada: Goddess of Light - P.C. Cast *03/11/10*
4. Thanksgiving:
5. Guy Fawkes: Goddess of Spring - P.C. Cast *03/11/10*
6. Television: The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson *16/11/10*
7. Get ‘Er Done: Shadow Game - Christine Feehan *14/11/10*
8. Serial Romance:
9. Book Club shelf:
10. Reader's Choice: Daughter of the Blood - Nancy Holder *02/11/10*
Going to try for 8 6/8
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7. Get ‘Er Done:The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay
9. Of Lists and Shelves:Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
10.
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7/10 done. Could easily call one of the In-Death books a 'Get 'er Done' book and call it eight but I'll wait. Haven't figured out what I'll do about the TV book yet. We'll see.November Monthly:
1. Naughty Neighbors Never Notice Neon Nighties. or Maybe just read a book to the 'N'th power. Naughty but Nice: Bare Essentials by Jill Shalvis (11/4)
2. So the name on the list says 'Pamelaflame' but the name once I click on it says 'AvidReader:)'. Did you change your name all at once or was there an intermediate step. Maybe PamelaReader or AvidFlame were stepping stones to a new identity. In any event, Ms. FlameReader has a birthday on the 9th of this month. And on her shelf I found Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts (11/2)
3. Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there
And they're all livin' devil may care
And I'm just the devil with love to spare
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas
(I personally like the cover as done by the Dead Kennedys)Saving Cinderella! by Myrna Mackenzie (11/18)
4. Did you hear about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac? He stayed up all night wondering if there really was a Dog. Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb (11/14)
5. Guy Fawkes Night: Read a hot/steamy book, a book with fire on the cover, or a book where one of the major characters is a firefighter, a conspirator or a rebel.
6. World Television Day: Read a book where one of the major characters is an actor, producer, makeup artist, news editor or works in the Television industry.
7. Get ‘Er Done: Read a book you've been meaning to get to, i.e. a book that has been on your TBR for a long time, a series catch-up, a book you need to return to the library or friend, etc.
8. Cereal Romance:
Apple Jack: Oh Fruit Loop, I thought you were the one.
Fruit Loop: Darling I am. Why would you think differently?
Apple Jack: Did you think I wouldn't see the video? You and that German whore Meuslix! And don't you dare tell me what you were doing was good for your colon! While She Was Sleeping... by Isabel Sharpe (11/5)
9. Funny thing about book clubs, whether or not people really liked the book, they usually talk about what's going in in their lives so much more. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (11/15)
10. "In ancient Rome there was a poem about a dog who found two bones. He picked at one. He licked the other. He went in circles. He dropped dead. Freedom of choice is what you've got. Freedom from choice is what you want." Devo - Freedom of Choice Undone by Karin Slaughter (11/9)
November Reads:
Photojim wrote: "7/10 done. Could easily call one of the In-Death books a 'Get 'er Done' book and call it eight but I'll wait. Haven't figured out what I'll do about the TV book yet. We'll see.November Monthly..."
Jim, what did you think of Saving Cinderella!? I thought it was pretty cute. Have you read He Loves Lucy? I really enjoyed it and it fits the tv choice.
Fran, I haven't put up my review yet, but I'm sorry to say it's only going to earn two stars from me (and a low two at that). The cuteness was far outweighed by the ridiculous setup and cliched characters. Maybe if I'd read about the rest of the ladies who went to Vegas and had any sort of background I may have liked it better.I haven't read He Loves Lucy yet. I've read several other Susan Donovan books and really enjoyed them. I have been on the lookout for this one but haven't struck it yet. I look forward to it as I've heard nothing but good things about it.
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1. November:
Nocked for a Loop: Naughty Nooners by Sam Cheever— 11/062. Birthday: Play of Passion by Nalini Singh (Happy Birthday to me!)
3. Geography (Nevada):
Wild Heat by Bella Andre— 11/014. Thanksgiving Day: Dark Celebration by Christine Feehan
5. Guy Fawkes Night: Line of Fire by Jo Davis
6. World Television Day: Making A Scene by Trudy Doyle
7. Get ‘Er Done:
Zorro by Isabel Allende— 11/128. Romance Genre (Serial Romance):
Shadow Protector by Jenna Ryan— 11/139. Of Lists and Shelves (Book Club):
The Princess Bride by William Goldman— 10/0310. Reader's Choice:
Deadly Intent by Kylie Brant— 11/05