2011 April Reading Challenge

[Dawn (Kat N Hat)]

FAIL!!!!!
1. LOTU #7- Darkest Secret, Gena Showalter 4/6/11
2. Morganville #1- Glass houses, Rachel Caine
4/7/11
3. Argeneau #2- Love Bites, Lynsay Sands 4/8/11
4. Imortals After Dark #2- A hunger like no other, Kresley Cole 4/18/11

Only 4 of 10. Not enough free time this month. Boo!

[Laura]

7/10

1. River Marked Mercedes Thompson #6
2. Strange Brew Cin Craven #1.5
3. The Darkest Secret The Lords of the Underworld #7
4. First Drop of Crimson Night Huntress World #1
5. In the Blood The Maker's Song #2
6. Shadow Walker Stormwalker #3
7. Eternal Rider Lords of Deliverance #1
8. Born of Shadows The League #5
9. Perfumed Heat Heat #1
10. Mine Till Midnight Hathaways #1(not paranormal, I know, I know, but it does have a ghost)

To Read:



Read:

[Susan]

9/10 Complete:

1. Nightlife by Rob Thurman (Cal Leandros #1)
2. Touch the Dark by Karen Chance (Cassie Palmer #1)
3. Remember Me by Christopher Pike (Remember Me #1)
4. Running Scared by Shannon K. Butcher (Sentinels #3)
5. Magic in the Shadows by Devon Monk (Allie Beckstrom #3)
6. Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning (Fever#2)
7. Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow (Dante Valentine #1)
8. Judgment Calls by Alafair Burke (Samantha Kincaid #1)
9. Kitty's house of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn (Kitty #7)
10.

[Lynnea]

Finished!!

[Zuany]

DONE!

[Duchess Nicole]

Totally different from my original list, but DONE!

[Barbara ★]

10/10 COMPLETE
1. Tempestuous - Lesley Livingston (Wondrous Strange #3) 4/25
2. The Iron Queen - Julie Kagawa (The Iron Fey #3) 4/12
3. My Soul to Steal - Rachel Vincent (Soul Screamers #4) 4/5
4. Glimmerglass - Jenna Black (Faeriewalker #1) 4/29
5. Angel - James Patterson (Maximum Ride #7) 4/4
6. Hard Magic - Laura Anne Gilman (Paranormal Scene Investigator #1) 4/7
7. Fool Moon - Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #2) 4/10
8. Playing with Fire - Derek Landy (Sculduggery Pleasant #2) 4/9
9. Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon (The League #1) 4/17
10. Stormwalker - Allyson James (Stormwalker #1) 4/14

[Jessica]

9/10 done. I think I might finish! Just a few more chapters in Tempting Danger.

1. This Side of the Grave#5 4/7 4 stars
2. Blood Rites#6 4/30 4 stars
3. Blameless#3 4/18 3 stars
4. A Game of Thrones #1 4/26 4 stars
5. Tempting Danger#1
6. Lord of Misrule#5 4/24 5 stars
7. Lover Unleashed#9 4/16 4 stars
8. 2nd Chance#2 4/8 4 stars
9.Xenocide#3 4/12 3 stars
10.Single White Vampire#3 4/13 3 stars



Read:

[Jessica]

April Challenge: 6/10 read
Yay! I was able to sneak 1 last one in. Not bad for me. Way to go everyone on however many you finished this month :-)

1. Wither by Lauren DeStefano - #1 in the Chemical Garden Trilogy
2. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer - #1 in the Nightshade series
3. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore - #1 of the Lorien Legacies
4. Ghost Town by Rachel Caine - #9 of the Morganville Vampires
5. Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon - prequel in the Dark-Hunter series
6. Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon - #2 of the Chronicles of Nick

[FlibBityFLooB]

7/10 read. That's all I could squeeze in this month for the challenge. Oh well, better luck next month! :)

1. Regency Draculia #1 - The Vampire Voss by Gleason - 4/25/11, ★★
2. Naked Werewolf #2 - The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Harper - 4/7/11, ★★
3. Southern Witch #3 - Halfway Hexed by Frost - 4/30/11, ★★★
4. Faeriewalker #1 - Glimmerglass by Black
5. Mercy Thompson #6 - River Marked by Briggs - 4/9/11, ★★★★
6. Abby Sinclair #1 - A Brush of Darkness by Pang - 4/3/11, ★★★★★
7. Noctorne City #4 - Witch Craft by Kittredge
8. Rachel Morgan #9 - Pale Demon by Harrison
9. Argeneau #13 - Born to Bite by Sands - 4/8/11, ★
10. Love at Stake #2 - Vamps and the City by Sparks - 4/17/11, ★★★★

[Jan]

Alas, I didn't make it. Congrats to all who did!

[Dobarah]

Congratulations all! Finishing the challenge is awesome fun, but the most fun is the reading along the way!

[Crystal S]

I finished!

10/10

10 different series

1. Darkest Powers, Bk 2 - The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong *finished 04/14*
2. Shifters, Bk 1 - Stray by Rachel Vincent *finished 04/16*
3. Gardella Vampire Chronicles, Bk 4 - When Twilight Burns by Colleen Gleason *finished 04/10*
4. Parasol Protectorate, Bk 1 - Soulless by Gail Carriger *finished 04/21*
5. Karmic Consultants, Bk 1 - The Ghost Shrink, the Accidental Gigolo, & the Poltergeist Accountant by Vivi Andrews *finished 04/09*
6. Mercedes Thompson, Bk 4 - Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs *finished 04/09*
7. Argeneau Vampires, Bk 2 - Love Bites by Lynsay Sands *finished 04/20*
8. Mortal Instruments, Bk 1 - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare *finished 04/07*
9. Black Dagger Brotherhood, Bk 5 - Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward *finished 04/27*
10. Harry Potter, Bk 2 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling *finished 04/30*

[Jessica]

10/10 all done. I did it!

1. This Side of the Grave#5 4/7 4 stars
2. Blood Rites#6 4/30 4 stars
3. Blameless#3 4/18 3 stars
4. A Game of Thrones #1 4/26 4 stars
5. Tempting Danger#1 4/30 4 stars
6. Lord of Misrule#5 4/24 5 stars
7. Lover Unleashed#9 4/16 4 stars
8. 2nd Chance#2 4/8 4 stars
9.Xenocide#3 4/12 3 stars
10.Single White Vampire#3 4/13 3 stars


Read:

[Ms.soule]

10/10 - Had to do some switching this week as Pleasure Unbound is STILL on hold at the library, and Breaking the Rules finally came in (Go Izzy!). Got Aunt Dimity finished at the last minute - so glad I kept the shortest book for last! Especially enjoyed the new series I tried this month: The Dresden Files & The Edge - both #2 books added to my ever-growing to-read list.

1. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison – Dark Haven Series #4 – 4/6 - ★ ★ ★
2. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews – The Edge #1 – 4/21 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
3. Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh – Psy-Changeling #7 – 4/9 - ★ ★ ★
4. Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann - Troublshooters #16 - ★ ★ ★ ★
5. Obsession Untamed by Pamela Palmer – Feral Warriors #2 – 4/13 - ★ ★ ★ ★
6. Storm Front by Jim Butcher – Dresden Files #1 – 4/7 - ★ ★ ★ ★
7. Undead and Unwelcome by MaryJanice Davidson – Undead #8 – 4/4 - ★ ★ ★ ★
8. Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton – Aunt Dimity #15 - 4/30 - ★ ★ ★
9. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams – Hitchhiker’s Guide #4 – 4/8 - ★ ★ ★
10.I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett - Tiffany Aching #4 – 4/27 - ★ ★ ★

[Alice]

10 of 10 done 4/29/11

[Jessica (BookRockGoddess)]

Jessica (Rhayne Vhexus/Vhiper) wrote: "I am in even though I may not have enough time to finish April:


1.Silver Frost (Frost #3) by Kailin Gow4/30/11
2.Born of Fire(The League, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon4/14/11
3.Bound to Shadows (..."
I did it just in time!!!!

[Martina the Book Fairy]

I was traveling abroad (with a toddler!) most of the month so didn't quite finish, but here's my completed list:

1. Moon Burning (Children of the Moon, #3) by Lucy Monroe - 4/4
2. Deep In the Woods (Vampire Babylon, #6) by Chris Marie Green - 4/7
3. Tekgrrl (Elite Hands of Justice, #2) by A.J. Menden - 4/12
4. The Accidental Vampire (Argeneau Vampires, #7) by Lynsay Sands - 4/14
5. Shalador's Lady (Black Jewels, #7) by Anne Bishop - 4/ 19
6. Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by J.R. Ward - 4/26
7. Dragon Actually (Dragon Kin, #1) by G.A. Aiken - 4/30

[Carolyn F.]

11/11

1. Grave Sight Lily Bard
2. Shelter Mountain Virgin River
3. Aiden's Charity Breed
4. All Together Dead Sookie Stackhouse
5. Tracking the Tempest Jane True
6. Heat Stroke Weather Warden
7. Tales of the Otherworld Women of the Otherworld
8. Master of Smoke Mageverse
9. Blood Challenge World of the Lupi
10. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming Mercy Thompson
11. Mona Lisa Eclipsing Monere

[RogueHireling]

9/10 Done!

City of Masks (Stravaganza #1)
Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness #1)
Tempt Me at Twilight (The Hathaways #3)
Blameless (The Parasol Protectorate #3)
Crave (The Fallen Angels #2)
The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld #4)
At Grave's End (Night Hunterss #3)
Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6)
Burning Up (Changeling #8.5)
River Marked (Mercy Thompson #6)

[Crystal]

9/10

1. Dance With The Devil Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark-Hunters #4 4/9****
2. Lover Unleashed J.R. Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood #9 4/6****
3. A Quick Bite Lynsay Sands Argeneau #1 4/8****
4. Edge of the Moon Rebecca York Moon #2 4/30****
5. Vampire Mine Kerrelyn Sparks Love at Stake #10
6. Key of Light Nora Roberts Key #1 4/27****
7. Tanner's Scheme Lora Leigh Breeds #9 4/22***
8. Stormchild Vivian Arend Pacific Passion #1 4/26***
9. In Over Her Head Judi Fennell Mer series #1 4/13****
10. Midnight Rising Lara Adrian Midnight Breeds #4 4/16****

[Angela]

This is my first challenge failure. (dropping my eyes and hanging my head in shame)




1. Storm Born (Dark Swan #1), Richelle Mead APR 7/2011
2. Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1), Richelle Mead APR 15/2011
3. City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments #4), Cassandra Clare APR 29/2011
4. Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed #1), Lara Adrian APR 20/2011
5. River Marked (Mercedes Thompson #6), Patricia Briggs APR 18/2011
6. Bitten in Two (Jaz Parks #7), Jennifer Rardin APR 13/2011
7. Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood #8), J.R. Ward APR 28/2011

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Duration: April 1 - April 30, 2011
9/10

1. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf #1 Naked Werewolf 4/10
2. A Werewolf in Manhattan #1 Wild About You 4/12
3. Strange Neighbors #1Strange Neighbors4/14
4. The Gathering #1Darkness Rising4/14
5. Bite Me #1Demon Underground4/14
6. The Awakening #2Darkest Powers Trilogy4/19
7. City of Ashes #2The Mortal Instruments4/26
8. The Lost Hero #1Heroes of Olympus4/27
9. The Battle of the Labyrinth #4Percy Jackson and the Olympians4/29
10.

[Mhollie]

9/10

1. Lords of the Underworld #7: The Darkest Secret April 2, 2011
2. Sinners on Tour #2: Rock Hard April 3, 2011
3. Dragon's Heat #1: Dark Embers April 4, 2011
4. Lords of Deliverence #1: Eternal Rider April 5, 2011
5. House of Rohan #1: Ruthless April 11, 2011
6. The Chosen Ones #4: Chains of Fire April 15, 2011
7. Darkness Chosen #1: Scent of Darkness April 16, 2011
8. Primal Instincts #1: Edge Of Hunger April 20, 2011
9. Mark of the Vampire #1: Eternal Hunger 04-30-2011

[Trish]

This is what I ended up with:

5/10

1. Strange Angels Strange Angels 4/6/11
2. Nocturne City Night Life 4/2/11
3. House of Night Awakened
4. Demonica Pleasure Unbound
5. The Seven Deadly Sins Original Sin
6. Hunter Kiss The Iron Hunt
7. The Morganville Vampires Glass Houses
8. Mercy Thompson River Marked 4/29/11
9. Fever Shadowfever 4/12/11
10. Uglies Extras 4/19/11

[Melissa]

This is what I ended up with:
(Not sure why my reading fell apart after mid-month...better luck next time, I suppose)

6/10 completed
Kitty Norville, #1:Kitty and the Midnight Hour (4*) 4/2
Moon, #2:Edge Of The Moon (2*) 4/9
Superhero Central, #1:Aphrodite's Kiss
Broken Heart Vampires, #1:I'm the Vampire, That's Why (3*) 4/6
Cabot, #2:The Vampire Who Loved Me (4*) 4/11
Ghost Hunter Mystery, #1:What's a Ghoul to Do? (3*) 4/10
Immortals After Dark, #2:A Hunger Like No Other (5*) 4/13
Vampire Academy, #2:Frostbite
Cal Leandros, #6:Blackout
Rachel Morgan/The Hollows, #9:Pale Demon

[Laura Lulu]

10/10 ~Finished 04.29.11~


*Spellcrackers.com #1* The Sweet Scent of Blood Suzanne McLeod April 21 ★★★★
*Jenny Pox #1* Jenny Pox J.L. Bryan April 10 ★★★★
*Mercedes Thompson #6* River Marked Patricia Briggs April 2 ★★★★
*Firelight #1* Firelight Sophie Jordan April 4 ★★★
*Iron Seas #1* The Iron Duke Meljean Brook April 9 ★★★★★
*Scarabaeus #2* Children of Scarabaeus Sara Creasy April 17 ★★★★
*PsyCop #2* Criss Cross Jordan Castillo Price April 12 ★★★★
*Perfect Chemistry #1* Perfect Chemistry Simone Elkeles April 29 ★★★★
*In Death #1* Naked in Death J.D. Robb April 15 ★★★
*Razorland #1* Enclave Ann Aguirre April 25 ★★★★★

[~Sara~]

8/10 three months straight. That seems to be my limit! Congratulations to everyone that finished!

1. The Elenium #1 - The Diamond Throne 4/6***
2. Dark-Hunter #2 - Night Embrace
3. Arcane Society #6 - The Perfect Poison 4/18****
4. Night Huntress #3 - At Grave's End 4/8*****
5. In the Garden #1 - Blue Dahlia
6. Study #1 - Poison Study 4/25****
7. Guild Hunter #3 - Archangel's Consort 4/20***
8. Harmony #3 - Ghost Hunter 4/19***
9. March/Lake #3 - Late for the Wedding 4/16***
10.I-Team #1 - Extreme Exposure 4/14****

[Kirttimukha]

OMG I am so late in posting this.
4 finished! It's been a sucky month for getting reading done.
1. Shadowfever (Fever #5) by Karen Marie Moning 4/26
2. Stealing Kathryn (Gatherers #2) by Jacquelyn Frank 4/26
3. Green-Eyed Demon (Sabina Kane #3) by Jaye Wells 4/15
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millenium #1) by Stieg Larsson 4/30