Wrap-up: Genre/Sub-Genre

Genre/Sub-Genre

Reading Challenge

Wrap up

2013

 Two. Two books shy of completing this! What was I thinking? I only had to read two books!

Granted, one was horror, not my favorite genre but I'd already read two, surely one more could be found.

list of what I read can be found here.

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Wrap-up linky for LIbrary Books

Library Books

Reading Challenge 

2013

I'm a little behind on this! For anyone who checks in and want to link up . . . here you go.

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Wrap-up Linky for Genre/Sub-Genre

Genre/Sub-Genre

Reading Challenge 

2013

I'm a little behind on this! For anyone who checks in and want to link up . . . here you go.

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Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading Challenge Wrap-up

52 in 52

Reading Challenge

2013

Hosted by Robin of My Two Blessings
at Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks.


I need to pay more attention to what I'm reading. . . or at least take notes!


~ End of Year Wrap-up ~

1. How many books did you read and did you meet or beat your own personal goal?
~ I've read 155 books over 100 pages with a total number of isbn read: 256. I was hoping to read 200 books over 50 pages (no picture books) so I'm not sure I met my goal or not.
 
2. What are your top 5 (or more) favorite stories? Top 5 least favorites?
~ The problem with reading that many books/pages, you don't always remember specific ones. That being said, A Soldier's Choice by D. L. Warner was read twice this year and last. also read last year, two of the Harper Hall books (Dragonsinger, Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey) was read this year and last also but only one time. I also liked The Extra-Ordinary Princess by Carolyn Q. Ebbitt more than I thought I would.

As for least favorite . . . several that I didn't finish but only one stands out. Nothing to Lose by Lee Child

3. One book you thought you would never read and was pleasantly surprised you liked it?
~

4. Most thrilling unputdownable book?
~  Subterranean by James Rollins and most of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child

5. Did you come across a story that you enjoyed it so much, you turned around and read it again or plan on rereading it again in 2014?
~

6. One book you thought you would love, but didn't?
~ Nothing to Lose by Lee Child. This was book 12 in a series I was loving but I thought Reacher was doing something so stupid I couldn't finish the book.

7. Which book or books had the greatest impact on you this year?
~

8. Do you have a favorite cover or quote from a story you'd like to share?
~

9. What book would you recommend everyone read?
~

10. What was your most favorite part of the challenge? Did you do any of the mini challenges?
~ checking out what everyone else is reading. It encourages me to write more reviews. I did the A to Z challenge (completed), Book Buying Ban (failed), Dusty (12 out of 12), Chunky (3 out of 4).

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Fall into Reading Wrap-Up

Fall into Reading

2013

hosted by Sandra at The Musings of a Book Addict
filling in for Katrina at Callapidder Days



My kick-off post and a progress post. And how have I done since? Not well.

I've been spending a lot of time reading serials online and they don't have an isbn as well as crocheting and watching TV/movies :-(

Original Goals

2 review books
2 library books
2 TBR books (pre-2013) - from the pile, not the list
2 non-fiction
2 challenge specific books
2 new purchases (I'd like these to be over 100 pages)
2 from the stack next to my chair  
2 "up next"

Final Outcome

review - Candy and the Cankersaur by Jason Sandberg
review -
library - One Shot by Lee Child
library - The Hard Way by Lee Child
TBR - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
TBR - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
non-fiction -
non-fiction -
challenge specific -  Quinn's Hart by Cassandra Gold
challenge specific -  The Arrangement by Mary Balogh
new purchase - Christmas on 4th Street by Susan Mallery
new purchase - Mistletoe Cowboy by Carolyn Brown
from stack -
from stack -
up next -
up next -

Not that I've only been reading online, I did hit 12,664 pages after all, I just didn't read enough to meet my goals. Next time I won't do such specific goals. . . if I can remember!

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The Book Monsters Review-a-Thon

This time you don't have to choose!

  

The Monster Thons are divided into two smaller Thons:

The Monster Read-a-Thon runs from November 9-15th.

The Monster Review-a-Thon runs from November 16-22nd.

You decide how much you want to participate. Whether it is just for a few days in each Thon or you only want to review… what you get done depends on you!

More information and a sign-up linky for the review-a-thon can be found here.

Twitter: #monsterRAT

Totally spaced on the Read-a-Thon and will be away from my favorite reading spot during the Review-a-Thon but I'm hoping to get at least ONE of my arc reviewed.

~ Books to Pick From ~

What the Duke Desire by Sabrina Jeffries
Cat and the Lady Killer by Lisa Orchard
Finding the Voice Inside You by Jill Birth
The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club by Duncan Whitehead
The Weight of Deeds by Eli Thorpe
Howard's Gift by Eric C. Sinoway with Merill Meadow
The Holder's Dominion by Genese Davis
Marilyn Monroe On the Couch by Alma H. Bond, Ph.D.

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What do You Mean 2013 Is Almost Over?

I'm not finished with my reading challenges yet! In fact, I recently posted one you could join (Chill Baby, Chill) for winter that hasn't started yet.

Actually, I'm not sure I'll ever be able to complete all the reading challenges I sign up for each year. I've given up being practical and usually just go for the highest possible choice. ;-)

I am wondering just how many books I have left to complete all the challenges I signed up for.

If you've seen my challenge page (here) you know how many I've joined.

Completed: 22 PLUS Reading Challenge Addict

failed: 4

gave up on at least one

Only need one more:
Chunky (500+ pages)
Nerdy Non-Fiction
Clean Out Your eReader (by 11-30 with review)

Only need two more:
Nightwalkers
Non-Fiction Adventure (multi-year, can catch up later)
101 Fantasy Project (multi-year, can catch up later)

Only need three more:
Cruisin' thru the Cozies
Paranormal
Genre/Sub-Genre (I'm hosting!)

and to finish off the possibles . . . 
Need 4 eBooks
Need 4 Romantic Suspense (two by my reading chair - both print)
Need 7 library books (I'm hosting this one too!)

Back to the original question. How many to finish all the challenges (not counting for overlap which is totally going to happen) . . . 256.

Whoa! Even taking out the two most obvious overlap challenges, I need 175. NOT going to happen.

How many do I need to be within the realm of realism? 11

7 library books (also Genre/Sub-Genre, maybe paranormal)

4 ebooks (clean out your ereader, ebooks)

Now that I've been overwhelmed as I stand here looking at the realm of realisim . . . how are you doing?

~Progress~
ebook: Hidden Passions by Emma Holly
Paranormal (Fey): Hidden Passions by Emma Holly
library: Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child

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Getting into the Christmas Spirit

Two related things are happening soon . . .

Christmas Spirit

Read-a-Thon

Nov 22 - Nov 24

Hosted by Michelle of The True Book Addict
at the Seasons of Reading blog

Sign ups and more information, here
Twitter: #CSreadathon

This RaT also has a start/end time so I'll be reading from 10 p.m. on Thursday but have to finish up by 9:59 p.m. on Sunday

Books Read
1. Christmas of White by Devon Rhodes
2.
3.
4.

Christmas Spirit

Reading Challenge

Nov 22, 2013 - Jan 6, 2014

Hosted by Michelle of The True Book Addict
at The Christmas Spirit blog

Sign ups and more information, here

Books must be Christmas related. There will be a review link and PRIZES! One for US only and one for international.


There are three levels and I'm going for . . . Mistletoe . . . and hope to read 2-4 books. I may watch a couple of movies . . . Fa La La La Films . . . or read a few children's books . . . Visions of Sugar Plums . . . even if my kids are all grown up!

~ Books Read ~

1. The Christmas Catch by Genny Baird

2.  Home for the Hollandaise by Julia Talbot, BA Tortuga

3.  Christmas of White by Devon Rhodes

4.  Kisses, She Wrote by Katharine Ashe
5. A Wizard for Christmas by Dorothy McFalls
6. A Collar for Christmas by A.E. Lawless
7. Christmas in Snowflake Canyon by RaeAnne Thayne

~ Movies ~

1.  White Christmas

2. 

3. 

4.

 ~ Children's Books ~

1.  The Christmas Owl by Angela Muse, Helen H. Wu

2.  Santa is Coming to California by Steve Smallman

3. 

4.

Possible Books
Perfect by Autumn Jordon ~ ebook also tbr (12-25-12)
Home For Christmas by Patricia Kay ~ ebook
Miracle Road by Emily March ~ print, series - Eternity Spring not actually Christmas related
Mischief and Mistletoe anthology
Merry Ex-Mas by Sheila Roberts

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Clean out your eReader!

This is just for November 2013.

Books must be freebies, or nearly (under $5) and they want reviews. Well, there are PRIZES and you get entries when you link up your reviews!

Sign up with a list of books on November 1st, for now, sign up your intentions here.

There are several levels, I'm going for . . . Lightly Clean . . . and hope to read 1 - 5 books, only because it is for one month and they want reviews.

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The Monster Thons are coming!

This time you don't have to choose!

  

The Monster Thons are divided into two smaller Thons:

The Monster Read-a-Thon runs from November 9-15th.

The Monster Review-a-Thon runs from November 16-22nd.

You decide how much you want to participate. Whether it is just for a few days in each Thon or you only want to review… what you get done depends on you!

More information and a sign-up linky can be found here.

Twitter: #monsterRAT

You know I'm going to do the Read-a-Thon but I'm hoping I can also get 4 reviews completed.

~ Books to Pick From ~

What the Duke Desire by Sabrina Jeffries
The Hiding Place by David Bell
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Magic Below Stairs by Caroline Stevermer
Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
Heart Secret by Robin D. Owens
Heart Fortune by Robin D. Owens
 . . . and a pile of library books
 . . . and a two+ foot stack of new paperbacks
 . . . countless review books
 . . . and even more ebooks!

what I really need to do is go through my challenges and figure out which ones I'm almost finished with and get to it. But, those new books are calling out to me and the library books are due soon . . .


ARCs to choose from:
Cat and the Lady Killer by Lisa Orchard
Finding the Voice Inside You by Jill Birth
The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club by Duncan Whitehead
The Weight of Deeds by Eli Thorpe
Howard's Gift by Eric C. Sinoway with Merill Meadow
The Holder's Dominion by Genese Davis
Marilyn Monroe On the Couch by Alma H. Bond, Ph.D.

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Introductory Questionnaire

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon
Introductory Questionnaire

Hour 1

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
 . . . Southern California. I'm in Los Angeles County but am closer to Orange County than I am Hollywood so I don't see movie stars or famous people. I can spend Monday at the beach and Tuesday in the mountains and sleep in my own bed each night.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
 . . . The Owl Keeper by Chris Brodien-Jones but the book I pulled out first was Ready to Wear by Chloe Taylor because I thought it would be a quick read before bed.

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
 . . . I have homemade cookies and veggies. Which do you think I'm most looking forward too :D

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
 . . . SAHM of adult children and two cats. I love reading, dislike housework and have a love/hate relationship with the gym. I'm a runner - slow as cold molasses going uphill but still a runner. I'm Christian. A quiet gay-rights supporter. Politically I'm too liberal to be a conservative and too conservative to be a liberal. I'm quietly going about my days, with my nose in a book. I'm hard of hearing so you may have to touch my shoulder or wave your hand in front of me to get my attention.


5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?
 . . . I'll be sleeping. I always try to stay up and end up sleeping anyways so this time I planned my "nap" better.

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I almost missed this!

Wonderfully Wicked

Read-a-Thon

October 11 - 20

hosted by April and Pabkins at My Shelf Confessions

sign-ups and info, here

The Wonderfully Wicked Read-A-Thon is a time when we all get together to dedicate the days of October 11-20 to as much reading as possible. You read as much as you can in order to get yourself a little further through that huge to-read pile! We know real life gets in the way and even if you can’t participate more than one day, you’re welcome to join in on the fun!

In the meanwhile, we will be hosting book-related challenges where you can win some awesome prizes and have a Twitter party at the hashtag #WWReadathon! You can posts updates on your blog, Twitter, Goodreads or Facebook — as long as the profile is public and we all can enjoy your reading progress!

I'm just going to continue to work on my list for Dewey's RaT and R.I.P. I have three books coming next week and I added six new ebooks to my reader so it isn't like I don't have anything to read. The problem is too much!

~ Books Read ~ 

(ALL of them)

43 - Hunter’s Hunt by Chris T. Kat (ebook)
158 - Pour Me a Triple By Sean Michael (ebook)
122 - The Ghostly Blinkers by Babette Cole (print) 
164 - Ready to Wear by Chloe Taylor (print)
149 - Saddles and Memories by Bailey Bradford (ebook)
58 - Dragon's Heart by Stephani Hecht (ebook)
256 - A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz (print)

~ Pages Read so far - 950 ~ 

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A Holiday in Every Month

Holiday Reading Challenge

perpetual

A yearly challenge goes perpetual!

Every month has holidays, National this or that and authors/notable people birthdays. The idea is read a book related to that month's notable days. The blog is here, it's from 2007 and I tried it in 2010 but as long as the info is up. . . why not! I had already posted about the challenge (here), I just need to decide if I'm going to cut and paste or check out the blog for more. . . looks like a little bit of both.

October Notables and Famous Birthdays

Fire Prevention
National Book Month
Cookie Month
Depression Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Month
P. J.'s Month
Reading Group Month
Pastor Appreciation Month
International Day of the Older Person
Mahatma Gandhi
James Herriot
Cake Decoration Day
National Grouch Day
National Chocolate Day
National Candy Corn Day
Halloween

November Notables and Famous Birthdays

Peanut Butter
I Am So Thankful Month
National Alzheimer Month
Author's Day
Family Literacy Day
National Tongue Twister Day
Veteran's Day
National Young Reader's Day
Monet
Homemade Bread Day
Pumpkin Pie Day
J. F. K. Dies
You're Welcome/Giving Day
C. S. Lewis
Louisa May Alcott
Mark Twain
Stay at Home Cause You Are Well Day (30th)
National Farm and City Week
National Game and Puzzle Week

December Notables and Famous Birthdays

Christmas
Hanukah
Walt Disney
Pearl Harbor Bombed
Emily Dickinson
Gingerbread House Day
Poinsettia Day
Arthur C. Clarke
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
Wright Brother's Day
National Humbug Day
National Candy Cane Day
Cookie Cutter Week

~ BOOKS READ ~

Jan -
Feb -
Mar -
Apr -
May -
Jun -
Jul -
Aug -
Sep -
Oct -
Nov -
Dec -

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A Timely Challenge!

Better Late Than Never

ARC Challenge

Oct 1 - Dec 31

Hosted by The Windy Pages, Nite Lite Book Reviews and The Reader's Antidote


Sign ups and more information, here



Does looking at your ARC pile stress you out? Do you suffer from NetGalley Guilt? Have you gotten so behind in your ARC reading that older ARCs have gotten pushed aside? Well then this challenge is for you.

The rules are simple.

• Read as many older review books as you can, making way for the new year and new books!
• Books may be physical ARCs or digital ARCs.
• For book to qualify, release date must be at older than 6 months (release date earlier than May 1, 2013)
• Please do a wrap up post at the end of each month so we can check your progress.
• And if you are participating, there will most likely be a chance at a prize at the end so keep a look out!

I don't know if I want to tell you how many books I have that are that old! I've got two print and four ebooks that are newish and they also need to be reviewed before the end of the year. I think I'll just list as I go. . . (unless I get upstairs to my shelf)

~ Books Read ~

1.
2.
3.

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Frightfall Wrap-up

FrightFall Wrap-up


Read-a-Thon Twitter: #FrightFall
Me: @bookdragonslair



Out of a list of six books, I was able to finish the one I had started plus one more.

I'm sure I read more than that but that's all from the list.

Books Read

Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae (started before RaT)
Werewolf in the North Woods by Vicki Lewis Thompson

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150+ Reading Challenge, plus! (part two)

150+

Reading Challenge
AND
Let Me Count the Ways

2013

I got tired of updating two pages when the information was so much alike. The only change to the 150+ challenge info is the page count.

Let Me Count the Ways was completed ages ago and I am now working on the plus part of 150+ ;-)

continued from here

~ Books Read ~
starting with #201 

~*~ 42, 948 ~*~

201. 92 - Melting Ice by Stephanie Laurens
202. 67 - Two Plus One by Brynn Paulin
203. 373 - Hot for Fireman by Jennifer Bernard
204. 33 - Falling for a Fireman by Jennifer Bernard
205. 81 - Str8te Boys by Evangeline Anderson
206. 24 - Teammates by M. Durango
207. 43 - Hunter’s Hunt by Chris T. Kat
208. 158 - Pour Me a Triple By Sean Michael
209. 122 - The Ghostly Blinkers by Babette Cole
210. 164 - Ready to Wear by Chloe Taylor

~*~ 44,105 ~*~

211. 149 - Saddles and Memories by Bailey Bradford
212. 58 - Dragon's Heart by Stephani Hecht
213. 223 - Bar None, anthology
214. 193 - Hot Quit by Kathryn Roberts
215. 256 - A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
216. 366 - The Arrangement by Mary Balogh
217. 208 - One Fine Fireman by Jennifer Bernard
218. 122 - Truth or Lie by Lynn Lorenz
219. 464 - Saved by the Rancher by Jennifer Ryan
220. 372 - Sex and the Single Fireman by Jennifer Bernard

~*~ 46,516 ~*~

221. 83 - The Groom Wanted Seconds by Shirley Jump
222. 93 - Soldier Mine by Amber Kell
223. 93 - Duke Betrayed by Amber Kell
224. 32 - Einstein the Lazy Kitty by Renae Rae
225. 194 - Hidden Passions by Emma Holly
226. 101 - The Case of the Wicked Wolf by Amber Kell, RJ Scott
227. 90 - The Case of the Dragon's Dilemma by Amber Kell, RJ Scott
228. 93 - The Case of the Sinful Santa by Amber Kell, RJ Scott
229. 40 - The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
230. 405 - Christmas on Main Street anthology

~*~ 47,740 ~*~

231. 421 - Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
232. 32 - Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner 
233. 227 - Breaking Point by N. R. Walker
234. 51 - Flipped by Olivia Brynn
235. 68 - Attracting Anthony by Amber Kell
236. 53 - Baiting Ben by Amber Kell
237. 70 - Trials of Tam by Amber Kell
. . . . 70 - Lessons for Lewis by Amber Kell (I know I read it on vacation)
238. 50 - Courting Calvin by Amber Kell
239. 34 - Denying Dare by Amber Kell
240. 56 - Enticing Elliot by Amber Kell

~*~ 48,872 ~*~

241. 55 - Finding Farro by Amber Kell
242. 98 - Getting Gabe by Amber Kell
243. 65 - Hunting Henry by Amber Kell
244. 67 - Inflaming Inno by Amber Kell
245. 75 - Judging Jager by Amber Kell
246. 71 - Keeping Kylen by Amber Kell
237. 250 - Broken Boundaries by Evangeline Anderson
238. 123 - Misplaced Princess by Mari Carr, Lexxie Couper
239. 36 - Amethyst Moon by Ann Mayburn
240. 51 - Christmas of White by Devon Rhodes

~*~ 49,763 ~*~

241. 86 - Kevin's Alpha by Amber Kell
242. 153 - Fences & Freedom by Bailey Bradford
243. 231 - Unconventional in Atlanta, Anthology
244. 121 - Wicked Gift by Sean Michael
245. 12 - Post Traumatic Tendencies by Azza Mitchell
246. 87 - Fingerprints and Muddy Feet by Carol Lynne
247. 36 - The Christmas Owl by Angela Muse, Helen H. Wu 
248. 32 - Santa is Coming to California by Steve Smallman
249. 77 - The One that Got Away by TC Blue
250. 230 - Falling by M. L. Rhodes

~*~ 50,828 ~*~

251. 28 - Waaban: Dawn Kitten by Carolyn McBride
252. 68 - Velvet Song by Sean Michael
253. 19 - The Night Before Thanksgiving by M. Durango
254. 49 - Home for the Hollandaise by Julia Talbot, BA Tortuga
255. 329 - Miracle Road by Emily March
256. 102 - The Christmas Catch by Genny Baird
257. 202 - Hidden Talents by Emma Holly
258. 210 - Hidden Depths by Emma Holly
259. 202 - Hidden Crimes by Emma Holly
260. 176 - Kisses, She Wrote by Katharine Ashe

~*~ 52,213 ~*~

261. 70 - Trials of Tam by Amber Kell
263. 70 - Lessons for Lewis by Amber Kell (see #237)
264. 88 - How I Met Your Father by L. B. Gregg
265. 73 - A Wizard for Christmas by Dorothy McFalls
266. 89 - A Little Bite of Magic by M.J. O'Shea
267. 408 - Lucky Like Us by Jennifer Ryan
268. 432 - Chasing Morgan by Jennifer Ryan
269. 352 - Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
270. 217 - A Collar for Christmas by A.E. Lawless

~*~ 54,012 ~*~

271. 106 - Grey's Hidden Fire by Draven St. James
272. 104 - Fire and Mistletoe by Draven St. James
273. 174 - Last Chance by Viki Lyn
274. 304 - Bring It! by Tony Horton
275. 156 - Beautiful Disaster by Willa Okati

End of Year Total ~*~ 54,856 ~*~

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Time for a Frightfall Reading experience

It's a read-a-thon so you know I'd be there :-) I'm thankful to Melissa for posting her starting line, I was almost last to the party!

Official Time

Monday, September 30 at 12:00am EST

thru

Sunday, October 6 at 11:59pm EST

for me? Sunday, 9 p.m. to Sunday 8:59 p.m.

I missed the sign-up post so when you're ready to start reading, head to the starting line post and sign-up. We want to know what you're reading!

Read-a-Thon Twitter: #FrightFall
Me: @bookdragonslair

This is a week long fest of scary reading (well, at least one scary book anyway).  All you have to do to participate is read at least one horror/scary book.  For the faint-hearted among you, it can be a spooky mystery, a scary thriller, or something classically gothic.  Children's books are also allowed. It's not so much about the quantity of our reading, but the quality, right? But...if this read-a-thon helps you to mark a bunch of books off your TBR pile, so be it! No mini-challenges but there will be a big giveaway at the end.  And we will have a few scheduled Twitter chats again.

Here's the Twitter chat schedule:

• Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:00pm CST 
• Friday from 9:00 to 10:00pm CST 
• Saturday from 9:00 to 10:00pm CST 
• Sunday from 1:00 to 2:00pm CST 

Dang it, I was reading last night! Let's see if I can remember. . . yes!

Books I'd like to read this week

Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae (started before RaT)
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
The Hiding Place by David Bell (this will be my scary book)
Werewolf in the North Woods by Vicki Lewis Thompson
The Arrangement by Mary Balogh
What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries

okay, that's a good starting point

Books Read

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Romance isn't just for us girls

M/M Romance

Reading Challenge

2013

hosted at Walkabout, sign up here

continued from here

I was going to read ONLY 40 m/m romance books.

Didn't work.

I had 40 read by July 30 and 80 read by Sep 10. Now I'm wondering just how many I'll read for the year. . .

~Books Read~

81. Safe Words by Jodi Payne & Chris Owen 
82. Mistletoe and Submission by Kim Dare 
83. Call Me Sir, Boy! by Kim Dare 
84. Once a Brat by Kim Dare
85. Squeaky Clean by Kim Dare
86. Under One Roof by Diana DeRicci
87. Flack Jacket Love by Sean Michael
88. Handcuffs and Leather by Kim Dare
89. Building Sandcastles by Carol Lynne
90. Packing Leather by Kim Dare
91. With a Kiss by Kim Dare
92. Animal Instincts by Kim Alan
93. Male Seeking Male by Kathleen Lee
94. Mission: X by Kim Alan
95. Quinn's Hart by Cassandra Gold
96. Jaynell's Wolf by Amber Kell
97. Journey to Hope by J.P. Bowie
98. Str8te Boys by Evangeline Anderson
99. Teammates by M. Durango
100. Hunter’s Hunt by Chris T. Kat
101. Pour Me a Triple By Sean Michael
102. Saddles and Memories by Bailey Bradford
103. Dragon's Heart by Stephani Hecht
104. Bar None, anthology
105. Truth or Lie by Lynn Lorenz
106. Soldier Mine by Amber Kell
107. Duke Betrayed by Amber Kell
108. Hidden Passions by Emma Holly
109. The Case of the Wicked Wolf by Amber Kell, RJ Scott
110. The Case of the Dragon's Dilemma by Amber Kell, RJ Scott
111. The Case of the Sinful Santa by Amber Kell, RJ Scott
112. Breaking Point by N. R. Walker
113. Flipped by Olivia Brynn
114. Attracting Anthony by Amber Kell
115. Baiting Ben by Amber Kell
116. Trials of Tam by Amber Kell
117. Courting Calvin by Amber Kell
118. Denying Dare by Amber Kell
119. Enticing Elliot by Amber Kell
120. Finding Farro by Amber Kell
121. Getting Gabe by Amber Kell
122. Hunting Henry by Amber Kell
123. Inflaming Inno by Amber Kell
124. Judging Jager by Amber Kell
125. Keeping Kylen by Amber Kell
126. Broken Boundaries by Evangeline Anderson
127. Amethyst Moon by Ann Mayburn
128. Christmas of White by Devon Rhodes
129. Kevin's Alpha by Amber Kell
130. Fences & Freedom by Bailey Bradford
131. Unconventional in Atlanta, Anthology
132. Wicked Gift by Sean Michael
133. Post Traumatic Tendencies by Azza Mitchell
134. Fingerprints and Muddy Feet by Carol Lynne
135. The One that Got Away by TC Blue
136. Falling by M. L. Rhodes
137. Velvet Song by Sean Michael
138. The Night Before Thanksgiving by M. Durango
139. Home for the Hollandaise by Julia Talbot, BA Tortuga
140. Trials of Tam by Amber Kell

~ I have now read 100 books more than I had planned! ~

141. Lessons for Lewis by Amber Kell
142. How I Met Your Father by L. B. Gregg
143. A Little Bite of Magic by M.J. O'Shea
144. A Collar for Christmas by A.E. Lawless
145. Grey's Hidden Fire by Draven St. James
146. Last Chance by Viki Lyn
147. Fire and Mistletoe by Draven St. James
148. Beautiful Disaster by Willa Okati

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Fall into Reading Kick-off post

Fall into Reading

September 22 to December 22

hosted by Sandra at The Musings of a Book Addict
filling in for Katrina at Callapidder Days

Sign ups and more information are coming soon (Sunday?). 


I was looking and looking before I remember Sandra did the Spring Reading Thing. Here's hoping all is well with Katrina.

Goals

• 2 review books
• 2 library books
• 2 TBR books (pre-2013) - from the pile, not the list
• 2 non-fiction
• 2 challenge specific books
• 2 new purchases (I'd like these to be over 100 pages)
• 2 from the stack next to my chair  
• 2 "up next"

Specific books I'm hoping to read

• What the Duke Desires
• Candy and the Cankersaur. yes
• Sugar Daddy
• The Thirteenth Tale
• Split Second
• The Reluctant Santa by Sylvia McDaniel
• Dragonwriter edited by Todd McCaffrey
• The Weight of Deeds by Eli Thorpe
• The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club by Duncan Whitehead

. . . still thinking

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I Love eBooks! part three

eBook

Reading Challenge

2013

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The 2013 Ebook Challenge. Encouraging readers to expand past just physical books to embrace ebooks in all forms, whether on Kindle, Kobo, computer, or any other reader.

Challenge Guidelines:

• This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013.
• Anyone can join, you don’t need to be a blogger. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to sign-up in the comments. You can post reviews to any book site (i.e. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Goodreads, etc).
• Any genre or length of book counts, as long as it is in ebook format.
• You can plan your books in advance or as you read them.
• When you sign up in the linky, put the direct link to your post about joining the E-Book Reading Challenge.
• You can move up levels, but no moving down.
• Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2013, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.

Levels:

• Floppy disk – 5 ebooks
• CD – 10 ebooks
• DVD – 25 ebooks
• Memory stick – 50 ebooks
• Hard drive – 75 ebooks
• Server – 100 ebooks
• Human brain – 150 ebooks

I think this is the only ebook challenge out there and as "any length" counts, I'm going to go for ... Human Brain ... and read 150 ebooks this year. Thank Heavens for "challenge overlap"!

~Books Read~

 starting with #101

continued from here
101. Accounting for Luke by Amber Kell
102. End of the Line by Sean Michael
103. Safe Words by Jodi Payne & Chris Owen
104. The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard
105. The Dragon Egg by Michael Yu
106. Darn Good Cowboy Christmas by Carolyn Brown 
107. Lucky in Love by Carolyn Brown
108. Love Drunk Cowboy by Carolyn Brown 
109. Red's Hot Cowboy by Carolyn Brown 
110. One Hot Cowboy Wedding by Carolyn Brown 
111. Mistletoe and Submission by Kim Dare 
112. Call Me Sir, Boy! by Kim Dare 
113. Once a Brat by Kim Dare
114. Squeaky Clean by Kim Dare
115. Under One Roof by Diana DeRicci
116. Flack Jacket Love by Sean Michael
117. Handcuffs and Leather by Kim Dare
118. Building Sandcastles by Carol Lynne
119. Packing Leather by Kim Dare
120. With a Kiss by Kim Dare
121. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
122. Animal Instincts by Kim Alan
123. Male Seeking Male by Kathleen Lee
124. Mission: X by Kim Alan
125. Quinn's Hart by Cassandra Gold
126. Candy and the Cankersaur by Jason Sandberg
127. Jaynell's Wolf by Amber Kell
128. Journey to Hope by J.P. Bowie
129. Melting Ice by Stephanie Laurens
130. Two Plus One by Brynn Paulin
131. Falling for a Fireman by Jennifer Bernard
132. Str8te Boys by Evangeline Anderson
133. Teammates by M. Durango
134. Hunter’s Hunt by Chris T. Kat
135. Pour Me a Triple By Sean Michael
136. Saddles and Memories by Bailey Bradford
137. Dragon's Heart by Stephani Hecht
138. Bar None, anthology
139. Hot Quit by Kathryn Roberts
140. One Fine Fireman by Jennifer Bernard
141. Truth or Lie by Lynn Lorenz
142. Saved by the Rancher by Jennifer Ryan
143. The Groom Wanted Seconds by Shirley Jump
144. Soldier Mine by Amber Kell
145. Duke Betrayed by Amber Kell
146. Einstein the Lazy Kitty by Renae Rae
147. Hidden Passions by Emma Holly
148. The Case of the Wicked Wolf by Amber Kell, RJ Scott
149. The Case of the Dragon's Dilemma by Amber Kell, RJ Scott
150. The Case of the Sinful Santa by Amber Kell, RJ Scott

~ Challenge Complete ~

November 14

151. Breaking Point by N. R. Walker
152. Flipped by Olivia Brynn
153. Attracting Anthony by Amber Kell
154. Baiting Ben by Amber Kell
155. Trials of Tam by Amber Kell
156. Courting Calvin by Amber Kell
157. Denying Dare by Amber Kell
158. Enticing Elliot by Amber Kell
159. Finding Farro by Amber Kell
160. Getting Gabe by Amber Kell
161. Hunting Henry by Amber Kell
162. Inflaming Inno by Amber Kell
163. Judging Jager by Amber Kell
164. Keeping Kylen by Amber Kell
165. Broken Boundaries by Evangeline Anderson
166. Misplaced Princess by Mari Carr, Lexxie Couper
167. Amethyst Moon by Ann Mayburn
168. Christmas of White by Devon Rhodes
169. Kevin's Alpha by Amber Kell
170. Fences & Freedom by Bailey Bradford
171. Unconventional in Atlanta, Anthology
172. Wicked Gift by Sean Michael
173. Post Traumatic Tendencies by Azza Mitchell
174. Fingerprints and Muddy Feet by Carol Lynne
175. The Christmas Owl by Angela Muse, Helen H. Wu
176. The One that Got Away by TC Blue
177. Falling by M. L. Rhodes
178. Waaban: Dawn Kitten by Carolyn McBride
179. Velvet Song by Sean Michael
180. The Night Before Thanksgiving by M. Durango
181. Home for the Hollandaise by Julia Talbot, BA Tortuga
182. The Christmas Catch by Genny Baird
183. Hidden Talents by Emma Holly
184. Hidden Depths by Emma Holly
185. Hidden Crimes by Emma Holly
186. Kisses, She Wrote by Katharine Ashe
187. Trials of Tam by Amber Kell
188. Lessons for Lewis by Amber Kell (1st time read not listed!)
189. How I Met Your Father by L. B. Gregg
190. A Wizard for Christmas by Dorothy McFalls
191. A Little Bite of Magic by M.J. O'Shea
192. Lucky Like Us by Jennifer Ryan
193. Chasing Morgan by Jennifer Ryan
194. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
195. A Collar for Christmas by A.E. Lawless
196. Grey's Hidden Fire by Draven St. James
197. Last Chance by Viki Lyn
198. Fire and Mistletoe by Draven St. James
199. Beautiful Disaster by Willa Okati

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