2011 Create-Your-Own Reading Challenge

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

Five Times Five Genre Challenge 0/25 read
Goal Read 5 books from each category. They can be stand alone, series, first in series, contemporary, public domain, YA, adult, paper or ebook.
*books can be changed*

Fantasy: 1/5

Sci Fi: 2/5

Romance: 0/5

Dystopia/Post-apocalypse: 0/5

PNR: 1/5 2:CR

[Ms.soule]

Challenge Title: Books to Brag About
Duration: Jan 1, 2011 – Dec 31, 2011
Number of Books: 30 non-fiction & 15 “smart” fiction
Challenge Description: I have a bunch of books on my to-read list that I keep putting off in favor of more entertaining and easily-approached romance novels. This year, in preparation for going back to school and to finally get these off my list, I want to read more of the anthropology, social justice, and environmental non-fiction I keep adding to my TBR list and some of the more intellectual fiction I really want to read but keep putting off because I’ve got to know what happens to the hero’s seriously hot but damaged & reserved best friend in the next book of the series! And just in case anyone’s worried this challenge won’t be enjoyable for me, rest assured I have no problem tossing a book aside & crossing it off the list if I don’t like it after the first 50 pages (also, a lot of the non-fiction has fewer than 200 pp.).

List of Books: (more to be added)

Non-fiction:
1. 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life
2. Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
3. Doing Faithjustice
4. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
5. Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age
6. Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World
7. Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues
8. Jesus and the Disinherited
9. Liberation Theology: An Introductory Guide
10. Love and Honor in the Himalayas: Coming to Know another Culture
11. My Patients were Zulus
12. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
13. A People's Ecology: Explorations in Sustainable Living
14. Reading Lolita in Tehran
15. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
16. Unexpected News: Reading the Bible with Third World Eyes
17. The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
18-30 – to be decided


“Smart”:
1. Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
2. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
3. The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley
4. Kartography by Kamila Shamsie
5. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
6. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kessey
8. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruis Zafon
9. Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
10. The Zahir by Paulo Coelho
11-15 To be decided

[D.G.]

Mrs.soule wrote: "I want to read more of the anthropology, social justice, and environmental non-fiction I keep adding to my TBR list and some of the more intellectual fiction I really want to read but keep putting off because I’ve got to know what happens to the hero’s seriously hot but damaged & reserved best friend in the next book of the series! "

LOL, Mrs.soule! I've read the following from your list:

15. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
2. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
6. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

I really loved Three Cups & 451. Never Let Me Go was a tough book but good too.

[D.G.]

2011 Book Rewards Challenge
0/5,000 pts

Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Goal: 5,000 pts. (this could be 15 to 50 books depending on points)
Challenge Description: This would work like a membership rewards program but instead of getting points for buying stuff, I'd get them for reading books. :) Books would earn points depending on how long they have been on my TBR (the oldest, the most points), how many pages they have (the most pages, the most points) and what # in the series they are (the later in the series, the most points.) I'll start with 5,000 pts. and if I reach that, then I'll add more points to the challenge. And before you wonder how I'll calculate that, just know that I already have an Excel spreadsheet that makes the calculations automatically. Point System as follows:

Added to TBR in:
2011 = 0 pts./2010 = 100 pts./2009 = 150 pts. etc. until 2007 = 250 pts.

PLUS pts. # of Pages:
-400 = 0 pts./401-500 = 50 pts./501-600 = 100 pts. etc. until 901+ = 300 pts.

PLUS # in Series:
1 = 0 pts./2 = 25 pts./3 = 50 pts., etc.

dnf* = 25 pts.
* Must be either a book with 401+ pgs or added to TBR in 2010 or earlier

[Dina]

OMG, D.G.! Your Point System is giving me a headache, LOL.

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Good on you DG! Great system - you should have fun with that! (What is dnf?)

[D.G.]

dnf = do not finished. :) I'm giving myself some points because at least I'm removing the book from my TBR if I don't like it. :)

The point system is easier to understand if I put everything in individual lines but I didn't want to take the space. For instance:

2010 = 100 pts.
2009 = 150 pts.
2008 = 200 pts.
2007 = 250 pts.

401-500 pgs: 50 pts.
501-600 pgs: 100 pts
Etc.

I hold challenges like these on PBS where players compete for prizes so I'm sort of used to this system. Also, I already made up a spreadsheet that calculates the points once I input the info so figuring out the points should be a breeze. :)

[Dina]

Gotcha, D.G.! :) I'm just curious about one point: if you read a standalone (not part of a series) book released in 2011 that has less than 400 pages, you don't get any points. Is that right?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Hahaha! That must be purely pleasure!

[D.G.]

Dina wrote: "Gotcha, D.G.! :) I'm just curious about one point: if you read a standalone (not part of a series) book released in 2011 that has less than 400 pages, you don't get any points. Is that right?"

Nope. No points.

[D.G.]

Jane (PS) wrote: "Hahaha! That must be purely pleasure!"

What's a pleasure, Jane?

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

D.G. wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hahaha! That must be purely pleasure!"

What's a pleasure, Jane?"

Reading the book for no points.. :)

[D.G.]

Definitely!

I'm curious to know how many books would take me to get to 5000 pts. I think I can do that in less than a year (I'd say 8 month tops) but because I don't know how many books with no points, would stand in my way, I'm trying to be conservative. :)

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

I rarely read a new release, but 'cos I've only been on GR for a year and half, I wouldn't score too many points on the TBR pile. However - if I reread Feehan's Carpathian series, THAT should build up a few!! 21 books in that one so far!! :)

Just did that math - ignoring number of pages, you would earn 5,775 points! Imagine reading JR Robbs 'In Death' series!! LOL!

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

RRRC Create Your Own Challenge 2011

Buried In The Book Club

0/12

I crashed and burned on the challenge I set myself last year. But one of my New Years Resolutions for 2011 is to join the local book club (I have to get out of the house and meet people!!), which meets on the first tuesday of each month. So my challenge for 2011 is to read the book each month (and attend the meeting)!

January - An Evening of Long Goodbyes by Paul Murray
February - Independent People by Halldór Laxness

[D.G.]

I don't read that many new releases either Jane. I'm rarely in a rush to read them. :)

I'm using 2007 because that's the year I joined GR and believe it or not I still have books from when I joined. This month I read the first book I added to my GR TBR...too bad I thought of the challenge until after I read the book!

Here's my handy-dandy spreadsheet if you are curious! I already added two of the big books I'm planning to read in January:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...

[Megan]

Challenge Title: The 700 book challenge
Duration: 1/1/11 to 12/31/11
Number of Books: 700
Challenge Description: Read 700 books this year


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[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Megan wrote: "


Challenge Title: The 700 book challenge
Duration: 1/1/11 to 12/31/11
Number of Books: 700
Challenge Description: Read 700 books this year


1."

700? Do I see 700? That's a lot of books. : )

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Wow! I agree Yz! That's 58 books each month!

Go go Megan! :)

[Ms.soule]

Megan wrote: "
Number of Books: 700
Challenge Description: Read 700 books this year


Wow!!! How many books did you read in 2010?? And I was all impressed with myself for reading 250...(goes in corner and sulks).

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

LOL @ Mrs Soule! I'm still impressed by 250 books! More than 20 books/mth isn't to be sneezed at!

[Megan]

I just read fast and have a lot of time on my hands!




Challenge Title: The 700 book challenge
Duration: 1/1/11 to 12/31/11
Number of Books: 700
Challenge Description: Read 700 books this year

1/700

1. Need
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[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Whoa! Very impressive Karen (where did I get that??) Megan! Good luck :)

[Megan]

Challenge Title: The 700 book challenge
Duration: 1/1/11 to 12/31/11
Number of Books: 700
Challenge Description: Read 700 books this year

2/700

1. Need 1.1.11 ****
2. A is for Alibi 1.1.11 **

[colleen]

I'm going to do the same challenge that I did in 2010.

Challenge Title: 2011 - 1001 Books Challenge
Duration: 1/1/11 to 12/31/11
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description: Read 50 books this calendar year from the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die edited by Peter Boxall

1/50 completed

1. Spring Flowers, Spring Frost: A Novel by Ismail Kadare 1/1/11

[Mandy]

Challenge Title: The Owned and the Old (stolen from Katherine :) - sorry!)
Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Number of Books: 250
Challenge Description: I constantly have new (to me) books from Paperbackswap or other sources arriving, but am doing a poor job of finishing what is already in my house. My goal for 2011 is that at LEAST 250 books that I read will be those that are physically in my possession prior to 12/31/2010. To that end, I am trying to get them all on my TBR shelves on GR, so that I can see where the end of the tunnel will be! (UPDATE: As of 12/31/2010, I have 425 books physically in my possession on my TBR. There are more ebooks unread that aren't listed, but that's close enough for now!)

1. The Italian's Miracle Family by Lucy Gordon 1/1
2. Hind's Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurd 1/1
3. The Farmer Takes a Wife by Barbara Gale 1/1

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I'm going to do the same challenge I did last year.

Challenge Title: Read the Books I Own Challenge
Challenge Duration: Jan. 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011
Goal: 24 books
Challenge Description: Read 2 books each month that I personally owned. This is to cure my tendency to prioritize library books all the time, while my personal TBR shelf grows out-of-proportion.

[Ann]

Challenge Title: Complete the Series' Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Number of Books: 57
Challenge Description: I want to finish all of the series I have started in 2010.
List of Books:

Vampire Academy


Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles (started out of order)


Soul Screamers


Stephanie Plum


Faeriewalker


Wicked Lovely


Undead


The Immortals


Prophecy of the Sisters


Brides of Lehigh Canal


Gossip Girl


Finished:

[D.G.]

Wow, Megan!!

[D.G.]

2011 Book Rewards Challenge
200/5,000 pts

Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Goal: 5,000 pts. (this could be 15 to 50 books depending on points)
Challenge Description: This would work like a membership rewards program but instead of getting points for buying stuff, I'd get them for reading books. :) Books would earn points depending on how long they have been on my TBR (the oldest, the most points), how many pages they have (the most pages, the most points) and what # in the series they are (the later in the series, the most points.) I'll start with 5,000 pts. and if I reach that, then I'll add more points to the challenge.

1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - 1/1 (200 pts.) √

[Christine]

Bookcase Clean Out Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2011
Number of Books: 100
Challenge Description: Clear out a large chuck from my TBR bookshelf. 10 books in 8 categories and 5 books in 2 to equal 100. Note: Books listed may change or move to another category, depending on actual content and not the bookstore's genre placement.

List of Books:
Young-Adult, Contemporary
1. Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
2. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
3. Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
5. Willow by Julia Hoben
6. Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti
7. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
8. Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
9. Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
10. That Summer by Sarah Dessen

Young-Adult, Paranormal
1. Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen
2. Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe
3. Firelight by Sophie Jordan
4. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
5. Wither by Lauren DeStefano
6. Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
7. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
8. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
9. Siren by Tricia Rayburn
10. Sea Change by Aimee Friedman

Romance, Contemporary
1. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
2. Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
3. Mistletoe and Molly by Janet Dailey
4. Murphy's Law by Lori Foster
5. Home in Time for Christmas by Heather Graham
6. Cross My Heart by Carly Phillips
7. Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery
8. Special of the Day by Elaine Fox
9. Beware of Doug (Guys & Dogs, #2) by Elaine Fox
10. Right Next Door by Debbie Macomber

Romance, Historical
1. One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
2. Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare
3. Three Nights with a Scoundrel by Tessa Dare
4. Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
5. The Lord Next Door by Gayle Callen
6. At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker
7. After the Kiss by Suzanne Enoch
8. Scandal by Carolyn Jewel
9. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
10. Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean

Romance, Paranormal
1. Blood Trinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. Dead Sexy by Amanda Ashley
3. Night Falls Darkly by Kim Lenox
4. Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd
5. Warrior Angel by Margaret Weiss
6. Spirited Away by Cindy Miles
7. Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter
8. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
9. Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband by Melissa Mayhue
10. Succubi Like It Hot by Jill Myles

Urban-Fantasy
1. Afterlight by Elle Jasper
2. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
3. Afterlife by Merrie Destefano
4. Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
5. Blood of the Demon by Diana Rowland
6. Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge
7. Don't Kill The Messenger by Eileen Rendahl
8.Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
9. Double Cross by Carolyn Crane - 1/1; 4*
10. Black Swan Rising by Lee Carroll

Science-Fiction & Fantasy
1. Flight of the Nighthawks by Raymond E. Fiest
2. The Spirit Thief by Rachel Aaron
3. Blood Prophecy by Stefan Petrucha
4. The Passage by Justin Cronin
5. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

Fiction
1. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
2. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Kowel
3. Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart: A Novel by Beth Pattillo
4. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
5. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

Graphic Novels
1. Y: The Last Man Vol. 3: One Small Step by Brian K. Vaughn
2. Y: The Last Man Vol. 4: Safeword by Brian K. Vaughn
3. Y: The Last Man Vol. 5: Ring of Truth by Brian K. Vaughn
4. Y: The Last Man Vol. 6: Girl on Girl by Brian K. Vaughn
5. Y: The Last Man Vol. 7: Paper Dolls by Brian K. Vaughn
6. Y: The Last Man Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons by Brian K. Vaughn
7. Y: The Last Man Vol. 9: Motherland by Brian K. Vaughn
8. Y: The Last Man Vol. 10: Whys And Wherefores by Brian K. Vaughn
9. Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
10. Fables: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham

Manga
1. Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 16 by Hiromu Arakawa
2. Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 17 by Hiromu Arakawa
3. Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 18 by Hiromu Arakawa
4. The Crimson Spell, Volume 1 by Ayano Yamane
5. Dear Myself by Eiki Eiki
6. Fallen Moon: Daten No Tsuki by Toui Hasumi
7. Boy Princess, Volume 1 by Seyoung Kim
8. Captive Hearts, Volume 1 by Matsuri Hino
9. Alichino by Kouyu Shurei
10. Garden Dreams by Fumi Yoshinaga

Erotica
1. Corralled by Lorelai James
2. Truthseeker by C.E. Murphy
3. Inside Out by Lauren Dane
4. Luke by Cheyenne McCray
5. Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone
6. Who Needs Mistletoe? by Kate Hoffman
7. Bare Necessities by Marie Donovan
8. Get A Clue by Jill Shavis
9. Feels Like the First Time (Dressed to Thrill, #1) by Tawny Weber
10. Affair of Honor by Stephanie James

Completed: 1/100

[Melissa]

I am copying off of Yz...with a few minor adjustments
16/52 completed

Challenge: Read The Books I Own
Duration: January 1st thru December 31st
Goal: 52
Description: Read one book each week that I already own...I am counting a week as Sunday thru Saturday

Jan 2nd - Jan 8th: Roadkill by Rob Thurman
Jan 9th - Jan 15th: A Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie
Jan 16th - Jan 22nd: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper
Jan 23rd - Jan 29th:My Sister is a Werewolf by Kathy Love
Jan 30th - Feb 5th:Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter
Feb 6th - Feb 12th:Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Feb 13th - Feb 19th:Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Day
Feb 20th - Feb 26thBetrayals by Lili St Crow
Feb 27th - Mar 5thWild About Harry by Linda Lael Miller
Mar 6th - Mar 12thYours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
Mar 13th - Mar 19thMe, Myself, and Why? by Mary Janice Davidson
Mar 20th - Mar 26thStay the Night by Lynn Viehl
Mar 27th - Apr 2ndRadiant Shadows by Melissa Marr
Apr 3rd - Apr 9thRagged Rainbows by Linda Lael Miller
Apr 10th - Apr 16thWhat's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie
Apr 17th - Apr 23rd
Apr 24th - Apr 30th
May 1st - May 7th
May 8th - May 14th
May 15th - May 21st
May 22 - May 28thThe Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan

[Tricia]

I need to clean out my non-fiction TBR. Since I'm already participating in the A-Z Book Challenge, I thought I'd list one only for non-fiction.

2011 Create Your Own Challenge
Challenge Title: A to Z Non-Fiction Book Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011-December 31, 2011
Number of Books: 26
Challenge Description: Read 26 Non-Fiction books which titles begin with the letters of the alphabet. You may ignore articles like A, An and The at the beginning of the title. For the letter "X", any book title with the letter X in it is acceptable.
List of Books:
A-
B-
C-
D-
E-
F-
G-
H-
I-
J-
K-
L-
M-Mystic Dreamer Tarot by Heidi Darras 01/01
N-
O-
P-
Q-
R-
S-
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

[Wendy]

I have deleted my previous challenge post. I have decided to be kinder to myself (and my TBR shelves). So I have followed Yz's example - hope you are ok with that Yz?

Challenge Title: Read the Books I Own Challenge
Challenge Duration: Jan. 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011
Goal: 60 books (which should equate to about 1/3 of my reading according to my 160 books stat. in 2010
Challenge Description: Read 5 books each month that I personally own. This is to cure my tendency to prioritize library books all the time, while my personal TBR shelf grows out-of-proportion. Only 1 re-read may be counted per month for this challenge.


January 5/5 √
1. - Touch Me by Lucy Monroe 4/1/11
2. - Violet by Lauren Royal 9/1/11
3. - Wicked Widow by Amanda Quick (re-read) 10/1/11
3. - Deception by Amanda Quick (re-read - 2nd for the month so not counted) 23/1/11
4. - The Bride by Julie Garwood 24/1/11
5. - Ill Wind by Rachel Caine 30/1/11

February 5/5 √
1. - Heat Stroke by Rachel Caine 6/2/11
2. - Chill Factor by Rachel Caine 7/2/11
3. - The Wedding by Julie Garwood 8/2/11
4. - Saving Grace by Julie Garwood 8/2/11
5. - Windfall by Rachel Caine 26/2/11

March 4/5
1. - The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick 1/3
1. - Desire by Amanda Quick (re-read - not counted)
2. - The Secret by Julie Garwood 6/3
3. - Firestorm by Rachel Caine 13/3
4. - Thin Air by Rachel Caine 15/3

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

LibraryLass wrote: "I have deleted my previous challenge post. I have decided to be kinder to myself (and my TBR shelves). So I have followed Yz's example - hope you are ok with that Yz?

Challenge Title: Read the B..."

No worries at all, Library Lass. : )

[D.G.]

My spreadsheet had an error in the formula so it was not calculating some points properly...so here's an update with the correct points.

2011 Book Rewards Challenge
300/5,000 pts

Duration: January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Goal: 5,000 pts. (this could be 15 to 50 books depending on points)
Challenge Description: This would work like a membership rewards program but instead of getting points for buying stuff, I'd get them for reading books. :) Books would earn points depending on how long they have been on my TBR (the oldest, the most points), how many pages they have (the most pages, the most points) and what # in the series they are (the later in the series, the most points.) I'll start with 5,000 pts. and if I reach that, then I'll add more points to the challenge.

1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore - 1/1 (150 pts.) √
2. His at Night by Sherry Thomas - 1/2 (150 pts.) √

[Debbie]

My goal this year, like some that I have seen already, is to get out some of my tbr and owned books and read them instead of buying new books :(
Anyways, Changing a bit of what Yz, Melissa and LibraryLass are doing to make myself include my e-books and audio-books, I have come up with this challenge for myself.....

2011 - Free Reads for a Year
Duration: Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 31, 2011
Goal: 96 books (which is over half of my yearly goal of 150 books)
Description: I have a large collection of books in several types of formats. I have chosen 8 categories (of owned or free books) and the goal is to read at least one from each category every month.

Categories:
bought New:
bought Used:
got in Trade:
Hardback:
Paperback:
Audio-Book:
e-Book:
Borrowed: (including library books)
Bonus: Youth Book: (any Chapter type - or larger - books (over 150 pages) my kids bring home to read)


* 0/96 + * books read

[Ann]

Create Your Own Reading Challenge

Challenge Title: Complete the Series' Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Number of Books: 57
Challenge Description: I want to finish all of the series I have started in 2010.
List of Books:

Vampire Academy


Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles (started out of order)


Soul Screamers


Stephanie Plum


Faeriewalker


Wicked Lovely


Undead


The Immortals


Prophecy of the Sisters


Brides of Lehigh Canal


Gossip Girl


Finished:

[Wendy]

Thanks Yz ;)

[Megan]

Challenge Title: The 700 book challenge
Duration: 1/1/11 to 12/31/11
Number of Books: 700
Challenge Description: Read 700 books this year

3/700

1. Need 1.1.11 ****
2. A is for Alibi 1.1.11 **
3. Where Rainbows End 3.1.11 ****

[Ann]

Create Your Own Reading Challenge

Challenge Title: Complete the Series' Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Number of Books: 57
Challenge Description: I want to finish all of the series I have started in 2010.
List of Books:

Vampire Academy


Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles (started out of order)


Soul Screamers


Stephanie Plum


Faeriewalker


Wicked Lovely


Undead


The Immortals


Prophecy of the Sisters


Brides of Lehigh Canal


Gossip Girl


Finished:

[Megan]

Challenge Title: The 700 book challenge
Duration: 1/1/11 to 12/31/11
Number of Books: 700
Challenge Description: Read 700 books this year

5/700

1. Need 1.1.11 ****
2. A is for Alibi 1.1.11 **
3. Where Rainbows End 3.1.11 ****
4. The Awakening 3.1.11 ***
5. Salem Falls 3.1.11 ****

[Lory]

Challenge Title: "SIX FOR ONE"
Duration: January 1,2011 to Dec 31, 2011
Number of Books: 60
Challenge Description: I will allow myself to get a new book after reading 6 of my old ones in my TBR list the I owned already. It will be better if I read all 60 for the ones I own but common there are coming a lot of good books on 2011 the I want to read too :0)

1. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 1/1/11
2. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 1/2/11
3. Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian - 1/4/11
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[Ann]

Create Your Own Reading Challenge

Challenge Title: Complete the Series' Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Number of Books: 57
Challenge Description: I want to finish all of the series I have started in 2010.
List of Books:

Vampire Academy


Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles (started out of order)


Soul Screamers


Stephanie Plum


Faeriewalker


Wicked Lovely


Undead


The Immortals


Prophecy of the Sisters


Brides of Lehigh Canal


Gossip Girl


Finished:

[colleen]

Challenge Title: 2011 - 1001 Books Challenge
Duration: 1/1/11 to 12/31/11
Number of Books: 50
Challenge Description: Read 50 books this calendar year from the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die edited by Peter Boxall

4/50 completed

1. Spring Flowers, Spring Frost: A Novel by Ismail Kadare 1/1/11
2. Ignorance by Milan Kundera 1/2/11
3. Pastoralia by George Saunders 1/2/11
4. Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon 1/5/11

[Megan]

Challenge Title: The 700 book challenge
Duration: 1/1/11 to 12/31/11
Number of Books: 700
Challenge Description: Read 700 books this year

7/700

1. Need 1.1.11 ****
2. A is for Alibi 1.1.11 **
3. Where Rainbows End 3.1.11 ****
4. The Awakening 3.1.11 ***
5. Salem Falls 3.1.11 ****
6. Strange Angels 5.1.11 **
7. Untamed 6.1.11 ****

[Christine]

Bookcase Clean Out Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2011
Number of Books: 100
Challenge Description: Clear out a large chuck from my TBR bookshelf. 10 books in 8 categories and 5 books in 2 to equal 100. Note: Books listed may change or move to another category, depending on actual content and not the bookstore's genre placement.
Completed: 20/100

List of Books:
Young-Adult, Contemporary
1. Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
2. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
3. Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
5. Willow by Julia Hoben
6. Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti
7. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
8. Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
9. Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
10. That Summer by Sarah Dessen

Young-Adult, Paranormal
1. Wishful Thinking by Alexandra Bullen
2. Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe
3. Firelight by Sophie Jordan
4. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce - 1/2; 4*
5. Wither by Lauren DeStefano
6. Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
7. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
8. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
9. Siren by Tricia Rayburn
10. Sea Change by Aimee Friedman

Romance, Contemporary
1. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
2. Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
3. Mistletoe and Molly by Janet Dailey
4. Murphy's Law by Lori Foster - 1/5; 3*
5. Home in Time for Christmas by Heather Graham
6. Cross My Heart by Carly Phillips
7. Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery
8. Special of the Day by Elaine Fox
9. Beware of Doug (Guys & Dogs, #2) by Elaine Fox
10. Right Next Door by Debbie Macomber

Romance, Historical
1. One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
2. Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare
3. Three Nights with a Scoundrel by Tessa Dare
4. Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
5. The Lord Next Door by Gayle Callen
6. At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker
7. After the Kiss by Suzanne Enoch
8. Scandal by Carolyn Jewel
9. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
10. Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean

Romance, Paranormal
1. Blood Trinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. Dead Sexy by Amanda Ashley
3. Night Falls Darkly by Kim Lenox
4. Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd
5. Warrior Angel by Margaret Weiss
6. Spirited Away by Cindy Miles - 1/6; 3*
7. Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter
8. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
9. Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband by Melissa Mayhue
10. Succubi Like It Hot by Jill Myles

Urban-Fantasy
1. Afterlight by Elle Jasper
2. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
3. Afterlife by Merrie Destefano
4. Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
5. Blood of the Demon by Diana Rowland
6. Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge
7. Don't Kill The Messenger by Eileen Rendahl
8.Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
9. Double Cross by Carolyn Crane - 1/1; 4*
10. Black Swan Rising by Lee Carroll

Science-Fiction & Fantasy
1. Flight of the Nighthawks by Raymond E. Fiest
2. The Spirit Thief by Rachel Aaron
3. Blood Prophecy by Stefan Petrucha
4. The Passage by Justin Cronin
5. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

Fiction
1. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
2. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Kowel
3. Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart: A Novel by Beth Pattillo
4. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
5. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

Graphic Novels
1. Y: The Last Man Vol. 3: One Small Step by Brian K. Vaughn - 1/1; 3*
2. Y: The Last Man Vol. 4: Safeword by Brian K. Vaughn - 1/1; 3*
3. Y: The Last Man Vol. 5: Ring of Truth by Brian K. Vaughn - 1/1; 4*
4. Y: The Last Man Vol. 6: Girl on Girl by Brian K. Vaughn - 1/2; 4*
5. Y: The Last Man Vol. 7: Paper Dolls by Brian K. Vaughn - 1/2; 3*
6. Y: The Last Man Vol. 8: Kimono Dragons by Brian K. Vaughn - 1/2; 3*
7. Y: The Last Man Vol. 9: Motherland by Brian K. Vaughn - 1/2; 3*
8. Y: The Last Man Vol. 10: Whys And Wherefores by Brian K. Vaughn - 1/2; 4*
9. Fables: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
10. Fables: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham

Manga
1. Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 16 by Hiromu Arakawa
2. Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 17 by Hiromu Arakawa
3. Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 18 by Hiromu Arakawa
4. The Crimson Spell, Volume 1 by Ayano Yamane - 1/2; 4*
5. Millennium Snow, Volume 1 by Bisco Hatori - 1/3; 3*
6. Fallen Moon: Daten No Tsuki by Toui Hasumi - 1/2; 3*
7. Millenium Snow, Volume 2 by Bisco Hatori - 1/3; 2*
8. Return to Labyrinth, Vol. 1 by Jake T. Forbes - 1/7; 3*
9. Ray Volume 2 by Akihito Yoshitomi - 1/4; 2*
10. Garden Dreams by Fumi Yoshinaga - 1/2; 3*

Erotica
1. Corralled by Lorelai James
2. Truthseeker by C.E. Murphy
3. Inside Out by Lauren Dane
4. Luke by Cheyenne McCray - 1/3; 4*
5. Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone
6. Who Needs Mistletoe? by Kate Hoffman
7. Bare Necessities by Marie Donovan
8. Get A Clue by Jill Shavis
9. Feels Like the First Time (Dressed to Thrill, #1) by Tawny Weber
10. Affair of Honor by Stephanie James

[Ann]

Create Your Own Reading Challenge

Challenge Title: Complete the Series' Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Number of Books: 57
Challenge Description: I want to finish all of the series I have started in 2010.
List of Books:

Vampire Academy


Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles (started out of order)


Soul Screamers


Stephanie Plum


Faeriewalker


Wicked Lovely


Undead


The Immortals


Prophecy of the Sisters


Brides of Lehigh Canal


Gossip Girl


Finished:

[Joyce]

Challenge Title: READ THE BOOKS YOU ALREADY HAVE! MESSAGE #99
Duration: Jan 1 through Dec 31, 2011
Number of Books: 50
Description of Challenge: To read 50 books from my HUGE TBR list. Can be from any genre, can be small or big but has to be on my TBR list or owned prior to Jan 1, 2011.

*UPDATED 12/31/11 *

Read 48/50

1)On TBR list on 12/15/10 Witch Fire Finished 1/3/11 ★★★
2)On TBR list on 8/30/10Dark Lover Finished 1/5/11 ★★★★★ Loved This Book!
3)On TBR list on 8/28/10 - Definitely Dead Finished 1/12/11 ★★★★★
4)Owned since 4/1/07 - Persecuted (Witch Hunt, #2) Finished 1/10/11 ★★★1/2
5)Owned since 4/05 - Artemis Fowl Finished 1/19/11 ★★★
6)Owned since 9/02 - Little Things Finished 1/24/11★★★1/2
7)On TBR list on 8/28/10 - BloodfeverFinished 2/22/11 ★★★★1/2
8)On TBR list on 8/28/10 - Breaking Dawn★★★★★ Finished 2/27/11
9) On TBR list on 4/4/10 -How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire★★★★1/2 Finished 1/24/11
10) On TBR list on 6/30/10- Immortal in Death Finished 3/9/11 ★★★★
11) On TBR list on 8/28/10 - Vampire Academy Finished 3/23/10 ★★★1/2
12) On TBR list on 8/4/10 - Undead and Unwed Finished 3/16/11 ★★★★★
13) On TBR list on 8/4/10 -Undead and Unemployed Finished 3/20/11 ★★★★★
14) ON TBR list on 9/4/10 -My Soul to Take Finished 4/9/11 ★★★★★
15) Owned since 9/25/2010 - Born of Night Finished 4/16/11 ★★★★1/2
16) On TBR list since 8/29/10 - Slave to Sensation Finished 4/25/11 ★★★★1/2
17) Owned since 12/13/07 - The Good, the Bad, and the UndeadFinished 4/24/11 ★★★★1/2
18) Owned since 1/21/08 -Angels, Guides, and Ghosts Finished 4/29/11 ★★★★1/2
19) Owned since 4/10/10 -Storm FrontFinished 5/5/11 ★★★★1/2
20) Owned since 11/21/03 -Lost in a Good Book Finished 5/14/11 ★★★★1/2
21) On TBR list since 10/23/2010 -Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Finished 5/19/11 ★★★★
22) On TBR list since 8/28/2010 -Undead and Unappreciated Finished 5/21/11★★★★★
23) On TBR list since 4/4/2010 -Bite Finished 5/28/11 ★★★ 1/2
24) Owned since 2/6/2010 -Lured Finished 5/29/11 ★★★
25) On TBR list since 7/17/10 -Heat Wave Finished 6/5/11 ★★★1/2
26) Owned since 2/1/10 - The ProphecyFinished 6/10/11 ★★★1/2
27) Owned since 2/1/10 - Time Jumper Finished 6/5/11 ★★★1/2
28) On TBR list since 8/28/2010 - The Trouble With Magic Finished 6/16/11★★★★
29) On TBR list since 8/28/10 - A Quick Bite Finished 6/19/11 ★★★★
30) On TBR list since 8/28/10 -Halfway to the GraveFinished 7/6/11 ★★★★
31) On TBR list since 9/26/10 -The Nymphos of Rocky Flats Finished 7/10/11 ★★★★
32) On TBR list since 8/29/10 -A Dirty Job Finished 7/31/11 ★★★★★
33) On TBR list since 10/30/10 - Soulless Finished 8/27/11 ★★★★
34) On TBR list since 10/30/2010 Wicked Lovely Finished 9/4/11★★★★
35) Owned since 2/22/06 Ghosthunters And The Incredibly Revolting Ghost Finished 9/17/11 ★★★
36) Owned since 7/18/04 Deathstalker Finished 10/16/11 ★★★
37) On TBR list since 8/28/10 Pleasure Unbound Finished 10/25/11 ★★★★★
38) Owned since 10/25/07 Killer Dreams Finished 11/12/11 ★★★★
39) Owned since 6/14/01 Enchantment finished 11/12/11 ★★★
40) on TBR list since 10/30/10 One for the Money Finished 12/23/11 ★★★★
41) Owned since 9/20/10 -Vampire Lover Finished 11/26/11 ★★★
42) Owned since 12/13/07 -Visits from the Afterlife: The Truth About Hauntings, Spirits, and Reunions with Lost Loved Ones Finished 11/30/11★★★★★
43) Owned since 2/17/10 -Her Dark Lord Finished 11/27/11 ★★★★
44) Owned since 3/31/09 -Shadow Lover Finished 11/29/11★★★
45) Owned since 12/7/04 We Can Remember It for You Wholesale Finished 11/30/11 ★★★
46) On TBR list since 8/28/10 Snow Crash Finished 12/13/11★★★
47) Owned since 5/1/2010 Marked Finished 12/20/11 ★★★★
48) Owned since 5/1/2010 Demon Kissed Finished 12/22/11 ★★★★

[Lory]

Challenge Title: "SIX FOR ONE"
Duration: January 1,2011 to Dec 31, 2011
Number of Books: 60
Challenge Description: I will allow myself to get a new book after reading 6 of my old ones in my TBR list the I owned already. It will be better if I read all 60 for the ones I own but common there are coming a lot of good books on 2011 the I want to read too :0)

1. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 1/1/11
2. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 1/2/11
3. Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian - 1/4/11
4. Awakened by P.C. Cast 1/5/11 (NEW #1)
5. Covet by JR Ward 1/7/11
6 Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill1/8/11
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