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2011 February Reading Challenge
6/10 read :)Author Chosen: I had a hard time picking my favorite author to use. :) I finally ended up choosing Katie MacAlister since I have read such a large number of her books compared to some of my other favorite authors (frost, briggs, moning, etc).
7. Keri Arthur - Beneath a Rising Moon
8. Alexandra Ivy - When Darkness Comes
9. Stephanie Rowe - Kiss at Your Own Risk
10. Kerrelyn Sparks - How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire
Hooray, LooLoo! Lovely to have reading time, but hope you're feeling less stressed!
Updated 5/10 complete.I will be using Kim Harrison.
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4. Rachel Vincent - My Soul to Keep
5. Lisa Shearin - Magic Lost, Trouble Found
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8. Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood
9. Lynsay Sands - Hungry for You
10. A. Lee Martinez - Gil's All Fright Diner
(titles/authors are likely to change)
Other usable authors - Jeaniene Frost, Simon R. Green, Toni Andrews, Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Tanya Huff, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Karen Chance, Cleo Coyle, Keri Arthur, Mercedes Lackey, Kelley Armstrong, Erin McCarthy
Authors Web ChallengeBased On MaryJanice Davidson
Use both MaryJanice Davidson maps http://www.literature-map.com/mary+ja... and http://www.literature-map.com/maryjan...
3/10 Completed
1. MaryJanice Davidson - Undead and Unwed
2. J.R. Ward - Lover Enshrined
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4. Chloe Neill - Friday Night Bites
5. Lara Adrian - Shades of Midnight
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7. Ilona Andrews - Bayou Moon
8. Kresley Cole - A Hunger Like No Other Currently Reading
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I'm in. I used Kresley Cole: http://www.literature-map.com/kresley...6/10 Read
1. Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson
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8. Pride Mates by Jennifer Ashley
9. Tanner's Scheme by Lora Leigh
10. Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
Unread:
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http://www.literature-map.com/lilith+...Based on Lilith Saintcrow
3/10 completed
Ann Aguirre - Killbox
Ilona Andrews - Bayou Moon
Patricia Briggs - Silver Borne
Alyssa Day - Atlantis Betrayed
Laurell K Hamilton - Obsidian Butterfly
Lilith Saintcrow - Betrayals
Maria Snyder - Poison Study
Completed 2/101. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
3. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 2/8
4. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
5. Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon--Just started this one!
6. Night World #1: Secret Vampire daugters of darkness..by LJ Smith
7. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
8.Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
9. Interview with the Vampire BY Anne Rice
10. Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
3/10 down. I'm feel like I'm reading so slow this month.http://www.literature-map.com/kim+har...
2.Bayou Moon
3.Death Masks
4.Ain't Myth-Behaving
5.Midnight's Daughter
6.Counterfeit Magic
8.Dark Challenge
9.Storm Glass
Read:
To Read:
Read: 7/10Christine Feehan: http://www.literature-map.com/christi...
1. Fever by Christine Feehan
3. Heart of Fire by Linda Howard
9. Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts
Also Read:
Here is my link2/10 complete
Jeaniene Frost
http://www.literature-map.com/jeanien...
1. Jeaniene Frost
2. Kim Harrison
3. JR Ward - Lover Mine 2/10
4. Kresley Cole - A Hunger Like No Other 2/1
5. Karen Moning - Beyond The Highland Mist
6. Patricia Briggs
7. Karen Chance - The Gauntlet
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February Reading Challenge- Literature Map5/10
http://www.literature-map.com/patrici...
1. Briggs, Patricia Masques Masques (Sianim, #1)
2. Armstrong, Kelley Bitten
3. Caine, Rachel
4. Davidson, Maryjanice
5. Vaughn, Carrie
6. Moning, Karen Marie
7. Gabaldon, Diane Outlander
8. Murphy, C.E.
9. Snyder, Maria Poison Study
10. Vincent, Rachel Rogue
I've never read a C.E. Murphy book before and Urban shaman is amazing.
2/10 READ Kim Harrison http://www.literature-map.com/kim+har...
1) Kim Harrison - Pale Demon
2) Lynsay Sands - The Renegade Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #3)
3) Nailini Singh - Slave to Sensation
5) Toni Andrews - Beg For Mercy
6) Cleo Coyle - On What Grounds
7) Rachel Vincent - My Soul to Keep
9) Vicki Pettersson - Cheat the Grave
10) Snyder, Maria - Storm Glass
7/10 read. Kiss at Your Own Risk wasn't as good as Rowe's other PNR series. However, it was very bizarre and different. Definitely interesting. :)Author Chosen: I had a hard time picking my favorite author to use. :) I finally ended up choosing Katie MacAlister since I have read such a large number of her books compared to some of my other favorite authors (frost, briggs, moning, etc).
7. Keri Arthur - Beneath a Rising Moon
8. Alexandra Ivy - When Darkness Comes
10. Kerrelyn Sparks - How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire
Kresley Cole: http://www.literature-map.com/kresley...5/10
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2.Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter #3 by Nalini Singh
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4. Atlantis Unleashed (Warriors of Poseidon #3) by Alyssa Day
5.Courting Midnight (Midnight #5) by Emma Holly
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8. Talker (Talker #1) by Amy Lane
9. After Midnight (Cabot, #1) by Teresa Medeiros
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6/10Nalini Singh - http://www.literature-map.com/nalini+...
3. Patricia Briggs – Moon Called
7. Karen Marie Moning – Shadowfever
8. Charlaine Harris – Dead in the Family
9. Kim Harrison – Every Which Way But Dead
http://www.literature-map.com/kresley...1. Kresley Cole -
2. Kerrelyn Sparks -
3. Emma Holly -
4. Christine Feehan -
5. Gena Showalter -
6. Alexandra Ivy -
7. Nalini Singh -
8. Lara Adrian -
9. Kinley MacGregor -
10. Lynn Viehl -
Congratulations LooLoo (not that you've been stressed just that you've had time to read!) :)
Basing my challenge on Laurell K. Hamilton http://www.literature-map.com/laurell...6/10
4. Lover Enshrined - J.R. Ward
5. Ill Wind - Rachel Caine
7. Enslave Me Sweetly - Gena Showalter
10. Touch the Dark - Karen Chance
I'm in! My literature map is here: http://www.literature-map.com/patrici...Done 5 of 11!
1. Carrie Vaughn - Kitty and the Midnight Hour
2. Sherrilyn Kenyon - Devil May Cry
3. Keri Arthur - Full Moon Rising
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5. Jeaniene Frost
6. Nalini Singh
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3/10Author: Christine Feehan
Chosen authors:
3. Gena Showalter - Awaken Me Darkly
4. Nalini Singh - Slave to Sensation
5. Lynsay Sands - Bitten By Cupid
6. Laurell K. Hamilton - The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #4)
8. Emma Holly - Fantasy
9. Kresley Cole - A Hunger Like No Other currently reading
10. Sherilyn Kenyon - Playing Easy to Get
4/10!J.R. Ward
http://www.literature-map.com/j-2e+r-2e+...
1. Lara Adrian - Kiss of Midnight reading now
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4. Nalini Singh - Angel's Blood
5. Laurell K. Hamilton - Guilty Pleasures
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8. Sherrilyn Kenyon - Phantom Lover
9. Christine Feehan - Dark Prince
10. Gena Showalter - The Darkest Night reading now
Having trouble getting into Kiss of Midnight might have to trade it in for something else, will find out I suppose :)
My author was Charlaine Harris and I don't know how to make it like you did but it read:www.literature-map.com/charlaine+harris....
Authors I chose:
1. Patricia Briggs
2. Kelley Armstrong
3. Tamora Pierce - Wild Magic 2/12
4. Mercedes Lackey - Storm Rising 2/6
5. Jennifer Crusie - Wild Ride 2/7
6. MaryJanice Davidson
7. Karen Marie Moning - Darkfever 2/8
8. Katie MacAlister
9. Keri Arthur
10. Sherrilyn Kenyon - Bad Moon Rising 2/11
Paranormal Romance - February Challenge4/10
Charlaine Harris:
http://www.literature-map.com/charlai...
1) Charlaine Harris - Grave Sight
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3) Carrie Vaughn - Kitty Takes a Holiday
4) Jim Butcher - Storm Front
5) Kelley Armstrong - Haunted
6) Nora Roberts - Blue Dahlia
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9) J.D. Robb - Immortal in Death
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MARTINA'S FEBRUARY AUTHOR'S WEB CHALLENGE - 4/10In the wee hours of this morning I finished Grave Peril (Dresden Files, #3) by Jim Butcher (★★★★). This is an urban fantasy series, rather than a PNR, but there is at least some relationship pieces. I had been putting off reading this series for awhile simply b/c it's written by a male author and I usually find their stories too technical on one hand and too emotionally dry on the other. Butcher's stories aren't like that at all. They're quite emotionally invested and if I hadn't already known they were written by a man, I wouldn't have been able to guess except for perhaps the male protagonist. They're a darn good read!
The series is about a professional wizard, Harry Dresden. It takes place in Chicago - a slightly alternate Chicago where not only wizards, but vampires, werewolves, and the fae exist.
In this third book of the series, Harry and his sometimes-cohort, Michael (a Knight of the Cross) are trying to figure out what has stirred up all the areas ghosts - and to prevent them from causing to much damage (the first ghost scene is particularly unsettling). Their effort is complicated by interference from Harry's fae god-mother, as well as the local vampire ruler and her cohorts.
I really enjoyed this book, and it leaves on an interesting cliff-hanger, so I'm looking forward to the next one to see how the new problem is resolved. :-) There are currently TWELVE full-length books out in this series, as well as a book of short stories. The thirteenth book is scheduled for release July 26, 2011. Even better for fans of the series - Butcher is writing 23 books!! The first twenty of them will be "case" books followed by "a three-book apocalyptic trilogy". Sounds like I'll be reading these for awhile yet. :-)
Kim Harrison: http://www.literature-map.com/kim+har...
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4. Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) by Ilona Andrews
5. Tempting Evil (Riley Jensen, #3) by Keri Arthur
6. Bite Me If You Can (Argeneau Vampires, #6) by Lynsay Sands - reading now
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8. Carpe Corpus (Morganville Vampires, #6) by Rachel Caine
9. Thunderbird Falls (Walker Papers, #2) by C.E. Murphy
10. Death's Mistress (Dorina Basarab, #2) by Karen Chance
http://www.literature-map.com/lilith+...Based on Lilith Saintcrow
4/10 completed
Ann Aguirre - Killbox
Ilona Andrews - Bayou Moon
Patricia Briggs - Silver Borne
Laurell K Hamilton - Obsidian Butterfly
Lilith Saintcrow - Betrayals
Maria Snyder - Poison Study
4820127 Completed 3/101. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
3. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris 2/8
4. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
6. Night World #1: Secret Vampire daugters of darkness..by LJ Smith
7. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
8.Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
9. Interview with the Vampire BY Anne Rice
10. Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
/10 DONE1. Laurell K. Hamilton - Flirt
2. Emma Holly - Breaking Midnight
3. Christine Feehan - Dark Slayer 2/1
4. Sherrilyn Kenyon - Bad Moon Rising (Dark-Hunter, #18)
5. Tamora Pierce - Street Magic
6. J.R. Ward - Covet
7. Lara Adrian - Ashes of Midnight
8. Lynsay Sands - The Renegade Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #3)
9. Kerrelyn Sparks - Vamps and the City
10. Kresley Cole - Deep Kiss of Winter
I've really fallen behind! I'll be lucky if I get one read!
4/10 down. http://www.literature-map.com/kim+har...
2.Bayou Moon
3.Death Masks
5.Midnight's Daughter
6.Counterfeit Magic
8.Dark Challenge
9.Storm Glass
Read:
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Paranormal Romance - February Challenge5/10
Charlaine Harris:
http://www.literature-map.com/charlai...
1) Charlaine Harris - Grave Sight
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4) Jim Butcher - Storm Front
5) Kelley Armstrong - Haunted
6) Nora Roberts - Blue Dahlia
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9) J.D. Robb - Immortal in Death
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Basing my challenge on Laurell K. Hamilton http://www.literature-map.com/laurell...7/10
4. Lover Enshrined - J.R. Ward
5. Ill Wind - Rachel Caine
10. Touch the Dark - Karen Chance
Based on
Jeaniene Frost
:10/10 completed DONE!!
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Here is my link3/10 complete
Jeaniene Frost
http://www.literature-map.com/jeanien...
1. Jeaniene Frost
2. Kim Harrison
3. JR Ward - Lover Mine 2/10
4. Kresley Cole - A Hunger Like No Other 2/1
5. Karen Moning - Beyond The Highland Mist 2/15
6. Patricia Briggs
7. Karen Chance - The Gauntlet
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Christine Feehan – 11/11 Read Done! – http://www.literature-map.com/christi...
Congratulations N.L.! Wow...you are an inspiration!
http://www.literature-map.com/kresley...1. Kresley Cole -
2. Kerrelyn Sparks -
3. Emma Holly -
4. Christine Feehan -
5. Gena Showalter -
6. Alexandra Ivy -
7. Nalini Singh -
8. Lara Adrian -
9. Kinley MacGregor -
10. Lynn Viehl -
Congratulations to everyone who has finished! :)
6/10J.R. Ward
http://www.literature-map.com/j-2e+r-2e+...
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4. Nalini Singh - Angel's Blood
5. Laurell K. Hamilton - Guilty Pleasures
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8. Sherrilyn Kenyon - Phantom Lover reading now
9. Christine Feehan - Dark Prince
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Wow...people are getting finished already. Guess I had better get a move on. Feeling like a slacker, lol. Congrats to those who are finished :)
Here is my link4/10 complete
Jeaniene Frost
http://www.literature-map.com/jeanien...
1. Jeaniene Frost
2. Kim Harrison - Pale Demon
3. JR Ward - Lover Mine - 2/10
4. Kresley Cole - A Hunger Like No Other - 2/1
5. Karen Moning - Beyond The Highland Mist - 2/15
6. Patricia Briggs
7. Karen Chance - The Gauntlet - 2/16
8. Sunny - Lucinda Darkly -
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I tried reading the next book in Anne McCaffrey's Pern series but I didn't particularily like the first and quit the second about a hundred pages in and switched to Crystal Singer instead. Much better!4/10
Ilona Andrews, http://www.literature-map.com/ilona+a...
2 - Jim Butcher, Summer Knight
3 - Mercedes Lackey, Arrows of the Queen
4 - Piers Anthony, The Color of Her Panties
5 - MaryJanice Davidson, Undead and Unpopular
8 - Brenda Joyce, Deadly Love
10-Ilona Andrews, On the Edge
4/10Sherrilyn Kenyon: www.literature-map.com/sherrilyn+keny...
1. Sherrilyn Kenyon: Night Embrace (Dark-Hunter, #2) 2/4****
2. Lynsay Sands: The Renegade Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #3)
3. Lara Adrian: Kiss of Crimson 2/11****
4. JR Ward: Dark Lover
5. Nora Roberts:Black Hills
6. Kresley Cole: Deep Kiss of Winter
7. Lora Leigh: Harmony's Way 2/8****
8. Gena Showalter: Enslave Me Sweetly
9. Karen Marie Moning: The Highlander's Touch
10. Lori Foster: Perfect For The Beach 2/16***
Other possibilities: Vicki Lewis Thompson, JD Robb, Janet Evanovich, Christina Dodd, Rebecca York, Susan Krinard, Laurel Hamilton, Patricia Briggs, Kelly Armstrong, Christine Feehan
My author was Charlaine Harris and I don't know how to make it like you did but it read:www.literature-map.com/charlaine+harris....
Authors I chose:
1. Patricia Briggs - Dragon Bones 2/14
2. Kelley Armstrong
3. Tamora Pierce - Wild Magic 2/12
4. Mercedes Lackey - Storm Rising 2/6
5. Jennifer Crusie - Wild Ride 2/7
6. MaryJanice Davidson - Undead and Unpopular 2/15
7. Karen Marie Moning - Darkfever 2/8
8. Katie MacAlister
9. Keri Arthur - Destiny Kills
10. Sherrilyn Kenyon - Bad Moon Rising 2/11
5/10 Complete http://www.literature-map.com/rachel+...
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4. Carrie Vaughn- Full Moon Rising
5. Stephenie Meyer- The Host
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7. Kim Harrison- Pale Demon
8. Jaye Wells- Green Eyed Demon
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10. Anne McCaffrey- Dragonsdawn
I want to do a challenge, but i guess im a little confused...I like to read series, and the list everyone is putting up, seems to have some books that belong to series, but they have 10 different authors...i find it hard to read 10 different books if im on a certain series...i like to read all of the series first before moving on to another atuhor/series....is it possible to used the same atuhor, say for five books, then find another series that also has five books in it, to do the challenge? LOL sorry yall im just a lil confused!
Mod
I understand your point, Jessica. But this month's challenge is to read books from different authors. Maybe some other month then.
I'm in! My literature map is here: http://www.literature-map.com/patrici...Done 5 of 11!
1. Carrie Vaughn - Kitty and the Midnight Hour
2. Sherrilyn Kenyon - Devil May Cry
3. Keri Arthur - Full Moon Rising
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5. Jeaniene Frost
6. Nalini Singh
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8. C.E. Murphy - Heart Of Stone currently in the ears
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I'm done. I had a lot of free time & I really get into reading when I'm stressed. I've been stressed!
Gena Showalter: http://www.literature-map.com/gena+sh...
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Wow, I'll 2nd that "Way to go LooLoo!". Lol, dang girl, we're still in the 2nd week of the month and you're already done! I'm impressed. Well done ;)