2011 January Monthly Reading Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread

[Denise]

Congratulations Joanne!

[Denise]

Vivian wrote: "10/10 read as of 1/8/2011


Congratulations Vivian!!

[Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)]

January 2011 Challenge

3/10 Complete

January: Janice Gentle Gets Sexy by Mavis Cheek
Happy Birthday Steph!: Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning Finished 03 January
Delaware:
New Author: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione Finished 11 January
First in Series: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
Dragon Day: What A Dragon Should Know by G A Aiken
Time:
Rose Parade:
January Weather:
Readers Choice: Bone Gods by Caitlin Kittredge Finished 01 January

[Sharon]

1. January: Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson
2. Birthday (Crystal): Faking It - Jennifer Crusie
3. Geography: 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson
4. New Year: Matched - Ally Condie
5. Beginnings: Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater 1/1
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Eragon - Christopher Paolini
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - Mark Haddon
8. Rose Parade: Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks
9. January Weather: Hoot - Carl Hiaasen
10. Reader's Choice: Crescendo - Becca Fitzpatrick 1/11

[Julianna]

Update 1/11

5. Beginnings: How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreiling (1/6)★★★★1/2

9. January Weather: Mubu & Mu-Mu by Peter Alexander (1/9)★★★★★

10. Reader's Choice The Science of Kissing by Sheril Kirshenbaum (1/10)★★★★★

Completed 3/10

[Amber]

1/10

1. January:

2 Birthday: Lover Mine - JR Ward (BethMN)

3. Delaware

4. New to me:Warrior - Zoe Archer

5. Beginnings

6. Dragon

7. Time

8. Rose Parade: Happy Ever After - Nora Roberts 1/9/11

9. January Weather

10. Reader's Choice

[Jane (PS), Moderator]

Completed: 4/8

1: January: Jane's Warlord - √ 4-Jan
2: Happy Birthday Bookwatcher!! (14 January) - : Angels' Blood - √ 8-Jan
3: Delaware: skip
4: New author: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - √ 6-Jan
5: First in series: Gabriel's Ghost - √ 12-Jan
6: Dragons: skip
7: Time travel: Rejar
8: Flower: Orchid
9: Cold weather: Snowbound
10: My choice: Darkfever

[Joanne]

Congratulations to you as well Vivian!

Thanks Vivian, Sandra and Denise!

[~Megan~]

10/10 completed DONE!!

1. Starts with a J: Judgment in Death by JD Robb 1/1 (*****)

2. Happy Birthday Goosa!!: Changeless by Gail Carriger 1/6 (*****)

3. Delaware: Highland Bride by Colleen Faulkner 1/2 (**)

4. New to Me Author: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean 1/3 (*****)

5. First in a series book: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning 1/10 (****)

6. Dragons: Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks 1/7 (*****)

7. Time Element: Interlude in Death by JD Robb 1/5 (****)

8. Flower on the cover: Seduction in Death by JD Robb 1/11 (*****)

9. Warm weather: Ruthless Game by Christine Feehan 1/10 (*****)

10. Reader's Choice: Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 1/3 (****)

Congrats to all the finishers!!

[Joanne]

Congratulations Megan

[Becky]

WTG Megan! And to all you other quick readers! Great Job

[Debbie]

Wow Megan, Congrats :)

[Coffeentea]

January Monthly Challenge

4/10 Read

1. January: Just One Of The Guys by Kristan Higgins
2. Happy B-Day, Steph: Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh *
3. Geography (DE): TBD
4. New Year: When Blood Calls by J.K. Beck * 01/09 ★★
5. Beginnings: Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead * 01/11 ★★★★
6. Dragons Day: About A Dragon by G.A. Aiken * 01/05 ★★★★
7. Take Back Your Time: Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian *
8. Rose Parade: Heaven and Earth by Nora Robert * 01/02 ★★★★
9. January Weather: TBD
10. Choice: Marked by Elizabeth Naughton *

[Hina]

5/10 Completed

1. January: The Jaguar Prince by Karen Kelley. Completed 1/12/11 **** (4 Stars)

2. Birthday: Night Whispers by Judith McNaught. Happy B-day Angie!! Completed 1/7/11 *** (3 Stars)

3. Geography: Irish Rogue by Candace McCarthy (author).

4. New Year: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris.

5. Beginnings: A Little Bit Wicked by Victoria Alexander.

6. Dragon Day: Dragon Actually by G. A. Aiken.

7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian. Completed 1/1/11 **** (4 Stars)

8. Rose Parade: Royal Seduction by Jennifer Blake. Completed 1/10/11 **** (4 Stars)

9. January Weather: Mortal Temptations by Allyson James.

10. Reader's Choice: Undead and Unworthy by Mary Janice Davidson. Completed 1/5/11 ** (2 Stars)

[Erin]

Read: 5/10

1. J for January: The Jaguar Prince by Karen Kelley 1/9/11
2. Happy Birthday Macwolf01 [Elise]'s: Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands 1/11/11
3. Set in Delaware: One Night With A Rogue by Candace McCarthy 1/9/11
4. New Year, New Author: Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson
5. Beginnings: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
6. Appreciate Your Dragon Day: Dark Descent by Christine Feehan 1/2/11
7. Time Travel: An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair
8. Rose Parade: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb
9. Hot in January: Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz
10. Reader's Choice: The Darkest Fire by Gena Showalter 1/2/11



Also Read:

[Vivian]

Congratulations Megan.

[NocturnalRavings(Jodie)]

January: Jekel Loves Hyde
Birthday:The Iron Daughter
Delaware:Eternal
New Year:Eyes Like Stars
Beginnings: The Iron King
Dragon Day: Dragon Actually
Take back your time:The Secret Hour
Flower Parade:Nightshade
Weather:Midnight Alley
Readers Choice : Wildthorn :D

[Hayley]

Congrats to all who have finished their challenge :). There are some fast readers in this group! I am only doing 5 books and some that are doing 10 are way ahead of me! I better kick it into high gear I suppose ;)

[Ceej]

4/10

1. January: Jewels of the Sun 1/12
2. Birthday: (Happy Birthday Sarah) Crave
3. Geography: Bound by Honor
4. New Year: Tall, Dark & Hungry 1/10
5. Beginnings: A Kiss of Shadows(Meredith Gentry #1) 1/6
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Heart of the Dragon
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Midnight Angel
8. Rose Parade: Forever and the Night
9. January Weather: Brides to Be
10. Reader's Choice: Men of the Otherworld 1/9

[Sandra]

Hooray, Megan!

[Ashley]

RRRC January Challenge:

1/10

1. January:Jacob

2. Birthday: From Melinda's List Lord of the Fading Lands

3. Geography: Eternal

4. New Year: Dead Witch Walking 1/12/10 **** Review Posted!

5. Beginnings: Kiss of Midnight

6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Light My Fire Currently Reading

7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Bearing an Hourglass

8. Rose Parade: Evermore

9. January Weather: Full Moon Rising

10. Reader's Choice: Reserved for continuing whichever series I like best! :)

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[Mojca]

Congrats to all who finished. I'm done as well.

10/10

1. January: Just Like Old Times by Hetty St. James — 01/06
2. Birthday: Fat Tuesday by Sandra Brown (Happy Birthday, Elke!) — 01/02
3. Geography (Delaware): Are You Scared Yet? by Hunter Morgan — 01/08
4. New Year: Christmas Hookup by Lex Valentine — 01/06
5. Beginnings: Amaryllis by Jayne Castle — 01/02
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Dragonswan by Sherrilyn Kenyon — 01/03
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: In the Dead of Night by Linda Castillo — 01/08
8. Rose Parade: Zinnia by Jayne Castle — 01/03
9. January Weather: Orchid by Jayne Castle — 01/12
10. Reader's Choice: Fatal Justice by Marie Force — 01/06

[Joanne]

Congratulations Mojca!

[Sandra]

Hooray, Mojca!

[Debbie]

Congrat Mojca :)

[Crystal]

5/5


2. Birthday: January B-day (Rei): Megan's Mark 1/13****

5. Beginnings: first book in a series: Fantasy Lover 1/2****

6. Dragon Day: Dance of the Dragon 1/6***

7. Element of time: Night Pleasures 1/6****

10. Reader's Choice: The Rogue Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #1) 1/9****

[Michelle]

1. J TITLE -
2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE- Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater 5/1
3. GEOGRAPHY -
4. NEW YEAR - Pack Challenge - Shelly Laurenston 10/1
5. BEGINNINGS - Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick 4/1
6. DRAGON DAY - Winter Kiss - Deborah Cooke 13/1
7. TIME WEEK -
8. ROSE PARADE - Nightshade - Andrea Cremer 8/1
9. JANUARY WEATHER - Eat Prey Love - Kerrelyn Sparks 2/1
10. MY CHOICE - Mammoth Book of Special Ops Romance 1/1

[Sheila]

January Challenge

Finished 8/8


1. J Book - Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
2. Birthday (BethMN) 1/7 - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
4. New Year (New Author) - Temporary Sanity by Rose Connors
5. Beginnings (first book/series) - Hour Game by David Baldacci
7. Time - Night Fall by Nelson DeMille
8. Flowers - Peony in Love by Lisa See - flower
9. Weather - In the Electric Mist by James Lee Burke (New Orleans)
10. Readers Choice - Blue Heaven by C.J.Box



Of the 8 books I read for this challenge my favorite was Blue Heaven by C.J.Box. This book was the Edgar Award Winner this year for best novel and it was excellent. I rated it at least ★★★★★'s.

[Ceej]

5/10

1. January: Jewels of the Sun 1/12
2. Birthday: (Happy Birthday Sarah) Crave
3. Geography: Bound by Honor 1/13
4. New Year: Tall, Dark & Hungry 1/10
5. Beginnings: A Kiss of Shadows(Meredith Gentry #1) 1/6
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Heart of the Dragon
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Midnight Angel
8. Rose Parade: Forever and the Night
9. January Weather: Brides to Be
10. Reader's Choice: Men of the Otherworld 1/9

[Sandra]

Hooray, Crystal & Sheila!!

[Vanessa]

Finished!! 1/13/11

5/5

2. Birthday: Valorie - Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning 1/6/11
5. Beginnings: Sea Swept by Nora Roberts 1/13/11
6. Dragon: Dragon Actually by G. A. Aiken 1/8/11
7. Take Back Your Time Week: The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning 1/2/11
10. Reader's Choice: Truth or Dare by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/3/11

[Kate]

2011 January Monthly Reading Challenge
4/10 READ


1. January: Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
2. Happy Birthday Rena: What the Lady Wants by Jennifer Crusie
3. Geography: TBD
4. New Year: Finding Home by Cameron Dane 1/2/2011
5. Beginnings: My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley 1/14/11
6. Appreciate Your Dragon Day: Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
8. Rose Parade: Oleander House by Ally Blue
9. January Weather: The Broken H by J.L. Langley 1/14/11
10. Reader's Choice: High Line by T.A. Chase 1/5/11

[Sandra]

Hooray, Vanessa!

[D.G.]

2011 RRRC January Monthly Challenge
5/6 READ

2. Happy Birthday Crystal! Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt - 1/8 √
4. New Author: This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen - 1/14 √
5. Beginnings: Graceling by Kristin Cashore - 1/1 √
7. Time: His at Night by Sherry Thomas - 1/2 √
8. Rose Parade: The Winter Rose
10. Reader's Choice: Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare - 1/4 √

[Coffeentea]

January Monthly Challenge

5/10 Read

1. January: Just One Of The Guys by Kristan Higgins
2. Happy B-Day, Steph: Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh *
3. Geography (DE): TBD
4. New Year: When Blood Calls by J.K. Beck * 01/09 ★★
5. Beginnings: Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead * 01/11 ★★★★
6. Dragons Day: About A Dragon by G.A. Aiken * 01/05 ★★★★
7. Take Back Your Time: Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian * 01/14 ★★★★
8. Rose Parade: Heaven and Earth by Nora Robert * 01/02 ★★★★
9. January Weather: TBD
10. Choice: Marked by Elizabeth Naughton *

[Valorie]

6/10 Done

1. January: Just Desserts by Mary Daheim
2. Happy B-day to me!: Born To Be Wild by Christine Warren 1/8 ★★★★★
3. Delaware: Immortal by V.K. Forrest
4. New Year: Out of Body by Stella Cameron
5. Beginnings: Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn 1/6 ★★★★
6. Dragon Day: Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke 1/5 ★★★★
7. Time Week: Midnight Brunch by Marta Acosta
8. Rose Parade: Mum's the Word by Kate Collins 1/9 ★★★★
9. Warm Weather: All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 1/10 ★★★★
10. Readers Choice: Master of Fire by Angela Knight 1/12 ★★★★

[Dina]

I'm in for 5.


2011 January Monthly Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1 - January 31

4/5 completed

4. New Year: Lone Star Trouble by Autumn Piper 01/14
5. Beginnings: Hotter After Midnight by Cynthia Eden
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Highland Dragon by Kimberly Killion 01/09
9. January Weather: All Jacked Up by Lorelei James 01/04
10. Reader's Choice: Tooth and Nailed by Hannah Murray 01/02

In reading order:

[Denise]

Finished!
10/10

1. January:
Just the Way You Are-Christina Dodd★★★★ 01/02/2011
2. Birthday:
Son of Morning-Linda Howard★★★★★ 01/04/2011
3. Geography:
Dear John by Nicolas Sparks★★★01/14/2011
4. New Year:
So Wild A Heart- Candice Camp★★★★01/11/2011
5. Beginnings:
Sea Swept by Nora Roberts★★★★★01/05/2011
6. Dragon:
Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken★★★01/07/2011
7. Time:
After the Night-Linda Howard★★★01/10/2011
8. Rose Parade:
Amanda Rose by Karen Robards★★★01/06/2011
9. January Weather:
Cold as Ice by Anne Stuart★★★★01/12/2011

10. Reader's Choice:
Kiss an Angel Susan Elizabeth Phillips★★★★01/11/2011

[Debbie]

Congrats Denise :)

[Hina]

6/10 Completed

1. January: The Jaguar Prince by Karen Kelley. Completed 1/12/11 **** (4 Stars)

2. Birthday: Night Whispers by Judith McNaught. Happy B-day Angie!! Completed 1/7/11 *** (3 Stars)

3. Geography: Irish Rogue by Candace McCarthy (author).

4. New Year: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. Completed 1/14/11 **** (4 Stars)

5. Beginnings: A Little Bit Wicked by Victoria Alexander.

6. Dragon Day: Dragon Actually by G. A. Aiken.

7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian. Completed 1/1/11 **** (4 Stars)

8. Rose Parade: Royal Seduction by Jennifer Blake. Completed 1/10/11 **** (4 Stars)

9. January Weather: Mortal Temptations by Allyson James.

10. Reader's Choice: Undead and Unworthy by Mary Janice Davidson. Completed 1/5/11 ** (2 Stars)

[Ceej]

6/10

1. January: Jewels of the Sun 1/12
2. Birthday: (Happy Birthday Sarah) Crave
3. Geography: Bound by Honor 1/13
4. New Year: Tall, Dark & Hungry 1/10
5. Beginnings: A Kiss of Shadows(Meredith Gentry #1) 1/6
6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Heart of the Dragon 1/14
7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Midnight Angel
8. Rose Parade: Forever and the Night
9. January Weather: Brides to Be
10. Reader's Choice: Men of the Otherworld 1/9

[Lynne]

Wow -- Way to go Denise, Mojica, Vanessa, and all you other fast readers!

[Sandra]

Hooray, Denise!

[Sandra]

RRRC January 2011 Challenge
8/10 Completed

1. J - John Doe in The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 3/1/11 ★★★
2. Happy B'day Steph - Play of Passion
3. Delaware - Shadow of the Wolf by Dana Marie Bell 11/1/11 ★★★★★
4. New2You Author - Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke 5/1/11 ★★★★
5. 1st bk - Stormwalker 15/1/11 ★★★★
6. Love Dragons - Last Dragon Standing 8/1/11 ★★★★
7. TimeTunnel - Iron and Hemlock 2/1/11 ★★★
8. Flowers - Zinnia 10/1/11 ★★★★★
9. Cold Weather - A Peyton Family Christmas 3/1/11 ★★★
10. choice - Behold, Here's Poison

[[deleted user]]

Will be doing 5 for a start.

4. New Year: The Dante Club by M.Pearl
7. National Take Back Your Time Week The Time Traveler's Wife by A. Niffenegger
8. Rose Parade The Reader by B. Schlink (there's no rose on the cover of the original edition, but it is on our country's translation.)
9. January Weather Kämpfer der Hoffnung. Wie ich den Kindern Madagaskars eine Zukunft gab by P. Opeka
10. Reader's Choice Črni angel, varuh moj by S. Porle (re-read)

[Katharina]

2011 January Monthly Reading Challenge
2/5 Completed

2. Birthday - Happy Birthday Maria A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer 1/15/11
4. Beginnings Kirkland Revels by Victoria Holt 1/6/11
8. Rose Parade A Rose in Winter Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
9. January Weather This Rough Magic Mary Stewart
10. Reader's Choice "to be announced"



These books should give me a nice start to the Lifetime of books challenge.

List may be subject to change.

[FlibBityFLooB]

5/10 read. Halfway there :)

1. Starts with J - Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey - 1/8/11, ★★★½
2. Bithday(Valorie) - Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning (reread) - 1/15/11, ★★★★★
3. Delaware - This Fierce Loving by Judith E French
4. New Author - Black Wings by Christina Henry - 1/2/11, ★★★★
5. First in series - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (reread) - 1/9/11, ★★★★★
6. Dragons - Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken
7. TimeTravel - A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
8. Flowers - Seduced by Virginia Henley - 1/8/11, ★★★
9. Hot Month - Ain't She Sweet? by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
10. My choice - Faefever by Karen Marie Moning (reread)

[Ashley]

RRRC January Challenge:

2/10

1. January:Jacob

2. Birthday: From Melinda's List Lord of the Fading Lands

3. Geography: Eternal

4. New Year: Dead Witch Walking

5. Beginnings: Kiss of Midnight Currently Reading

6. Appreciate your Dragon Day: Light My Fire 1/14/11 *****

7. National Take Back Your Time Week: Bearing an Hourglass

8. Rose Parade: Evermore

9. January Weather: Full Moon Rising

10. Reader's Choice: Reserved for continuing whichever series I like best! :)

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[Vivian]

Belated congratulations on finishing to: Mojca, Crystal, Sheila, Vanessa and Denise.

[colleen]

RRRC Monthly Challenge January 2011
5/10 completed

1. January: Read a book which title starts with “J”.

2. Birthday: Read a book from a January B-day celebrant’s GR bookshelf whose “day” falls on the same “day” as yours. If no one has the exact same day, then go for the closest date. (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2162...)

3. Geography: Read a book whose author, setting or character is from Delaware.

4. New Year Read a book by an author that is 'new' to you.
Nowhere Man - Aleksandar Hemon 1/5/11

5. Beginnings Read a book that is the first book in a series, or a debut novel by an author.
Prince Joe - Suzanne Brockmann 1/7/11

6. Appreciate your Dragon Day Read a book that has dragons in it.

7. National Take Back Your Time Week Read a book with time travel, or has an element of time as part of its title (midnight, noon, evening, etc).

8. Rose Parade: Read a book that has flowers on its cover or as part of its title.
Spring Flowers, Spring Frost: A Novel - Ismail Kadare 1/1/11

9. January Weather Depending on where you are, January can be a 'cold' month or a 'hot' month. Read a book that is set in a place that has the opposite weather to where you currently are.
Dead Man's Chest - Kerry Greenwood 1/6/11

10. Reader's Choice
All in the Family: West Virginia/Betrayed by Love - Heather Graham 1/1/11