2011 eBook Reading Challenge

La Coccinelle, of The Ladybug Reads, is hosting the E-Book Reading Challenge.  I’m now a Kindle owner and want to read more ebooks next year.  This challenge will help me accomplish this goal.

There are four levels:

• – Curious – Read 3 e-books.
• – Fascinated – Read 6 e-books.
• – Addicted – Read 12 e-books.
• – Obsessed – Read 20 e-books.

I’m going for Addicted – 12 ebooks.

2010 Young Adult Challenge ~ Completed!

Another challenge completed!  Here’s what I read…

1. Heartless – Sara Shepard
2. Before I Fall – Lauren Oliver
3. Scandal – Kate Brian
4. Runaway – Meg Cabot
5. Gimme a Call – Sarah Mlynowski
6. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner – Stephenie Meyer
7. Forget You – Jennifer Echols
8. Wanted – Sara Shepard
9. Sweet Deceit - Kate Brian
10. The Summer I Turned Pretty – Jenny Han
11. Vanished – Kate Brian
12. Pure Sin – Kate Brian

Thriller & Suspense Challenge 2010 ~ Completed!

January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
Goal: 12 books

Here’s a list of what I read for this challenge:

1. Quick Study – Maggie Barbieri
2. The Secret of the Old Clock – Carolyn Keene
3. Worst Case – James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
4. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme – Krista Davis
5. The Bride Collector – Ted Dekker
6. Caught – Harlan Coben
7. The 9th Judgment – James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
8. Don’t Blink – James Patterson & Howard Roughan
9. Private – James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
10. A Killer Plot – Ellery Adams
11. The Quick and the Thread – Amanda Lee
12. The Shadow of Your Smile – Mary Higgins Clark

What’s in a Name 4 Challenge

Candace of Beth Fish Reads is hosting What’s in a Name 4 again in 2011.  Here are the categories she’s asked us to read:

1. A book with a number in the title
2. A book with jewelry or a gem in the title
3. A book with a size in the title
4. A book with travel or movement in the title
5. A book with evil in the title
6. A book with a life stage in the title

The challenge starts January 1st and ends December 31st.  For more information and to sign-up, click here.

Countdown Challenge ~ Not Finished

September 9, 2009 – October 10, 2010
Goal: 55 books

For the past two years, I’ve participated in this challenge and have yet to complete it!  Here’s what I did read:

2010

1. Not My Daughter – Barbara Delinsky
2. Heartless – Sara Shepard
3. Worst Case – James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
4. Before I Fall – Lauren Oliver
5. The Bride Collector – Ted Dekker
6. The Power to Prosper – Michelle Singletary
7. Love in Mid Air – Kim Wright
8. Scandal – Kate Brian
9. Caught – Harlan Coben
10. The Opposite of Me – Sarah Pekkanen
    

2009

1. Dial Emmy for Murder by Eileen Davidson
2. After You by Julie Buxbaum
3. The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner
4. Dying for Mercy by Mary Jane Clark
5. Suspicion by Kate Brian
6. Peaks and Valleys by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
7. The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate
8. Hounding the Pavement by Judi McCoy
9. I, Alex Cross by James Patterson

2008

1. Moving Day by Meg Cabot
2. The New Girl by Meg Cabot
3. Testimony by Anita Shreve
4. The Professors’ Wives’ Club – Joanne Rendell
5. Dress Reversal – Stefan Petrucha
6. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme – Krista Davis

2007

1. I Heard a Rumor by Nancy Krulik
2. The New Girl by Nancy Krulik
3. The Department of Lost & Found – Allison Scotch Winn
4. Ghost in the Machinery – Stefan Petrucha
5. The Disoriented Express - Stefan Petrucha
6. Summer at Tiffany – Marjorie Hart
7. Queen of Babble in the Big City – Meg Cabot

2006

1. The Fake Heir – Stefan Petrucha
2. Mr. Cheeters is Missing – Stefan Petrucha
3. The Charmed Bracelet – Stefan Petrucha
4. Global Warning – Stefan Petrucha
5. Queen of Babble – Meg Cabot
   

2005

1. The Demon of River Heights – Stefan Petrucha
2. Writ in Stone – Stefan Petrucha
3. The Haunted Dollhouse – Stefan Petrucha
4. The Girl Who Wasn’t There – Stefan Petrucha

2004

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2003

1. The Present – Spencer Johnson, M.D.
   

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Random Reading Challenge ~ Not Finished

August 1, 2009 – July 31, 2010
Goal: 9 books

So close, but I didn’t manage to finish this challenge.  With two books shy of my goal, here’s what I did read:

1. Best Friends Forever - Jennifer Weiner
2. Twenty Boy Summer – Sarah Ockler
3. Easy on the Eyes – Jane Porter
4. Heartless – Sara Shepard
5. The Opposite of Me – Sarah Pekkanen
6. Between Friends – Kristy Kiernan
7. The 9th Judgment – James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

The Four Month Challenge Part Three ~ Wrap-up

March 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010
Maximum: 250 pts

This was the first time that I participated in this challenge.  I earned 90 points.  Here’s my breakdown:

5 Point Challenges

• Read a book by an author you’ve never read before
  The Diva Runs Out of Thyme – Krista Davis
• Read a book with a one word title
  Scandal – Kate Brian
• Read a book with an animal name in the title
• Read a book with a proper name in the title
• Read a fantasy

10 Point Challenges

• Read an ‘Austenesque’ book
• Read a book with a two word title
  Worst Case – James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
• Read a book that is part of a series
  Runaway – Meg Cabot
• Read a book about a real person
• Read a mystery

15 Point Challenges

• Read a book written in the 60’s (any century)
• Read a book with a number in the title
• Read a book by an author born in March, April, May or June
  Heart of the Matter – Emily Giffin
• Read a book with a three word title
  Before I Fall – Lauren Oliver
• Read a book by an author with three names
  The Art of Devotion – Samantha Bruce-Benjamin

20 Point Challenges

• Read a book with over 500 pages
• Read a book with a four word title
  Love in Mid Air – Kim Wright
• Read a book by two authors
• Read a book written in the 70s (any century)
• Read a book that has been number one on the NYT Best-sellers list

Random Reading ~ 5

My fifth random read was selected from two recently purchased books and two library books:

1. The Opposite of Me – Sarah Pekkanen
2. Between Friends – Kristy Kiernan
3. Get Lucky – Katherine Center
4. The Cougar Club – Susan McBride

Random.org picked #1: The Opposite of Me.

2010 Support Your Local Library Challenge – Completed!

My second completed challenge for 2010 is the Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge.  There are four levels to this challenge and I chose “The Mini” which required me to read 25 books.  Here’s what I read:

1. Family Affair – Caprice Crane
2. Quick Study – Maggie Barbieri
3. Who Moved My Cheese? – Spencer Johnson, M.D.
4. The Present – Spencer Johnson, M.D.
5. The Demon of River Heights – Stefan Petrucha
6. Writ in Stone - Stefan Petrucha
7. Not My Daughter – Barbara Delinsky
8. The Professors’ Wives’ Club – Joanne Rendell
9. The Haunted Dollhouse – Stefan Petrucha
10. I’m So Happy for You – Lucinda Rosenfeld
11. Heartless – Sara Shepard
12. The Girl Who Wasn’t There – Stefan Petrucha
13. The Fake Heir – Stefan Petrucha
14. Mr. Cheeters is Missing – Stefan Petrucha
15. The Charmed Bracelet – Stefan Petrucha
16. Global Warning – Stefan Petrucha
17. Ghost in the Machinery – Stefan Petrucha
18. The Disoriented Express – Stefan Petrucha
19. Worst Case – James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
20. Scandal – Kate Brian
21. The Cougar Club – Susan McBride
22. Get Lucky – Katherine Center
23. Heart of the Matter – Emily Giffin
24. Just Like Me, Only Better - Carol Snow
25. Runaway – Meg Cabot

Although the challenge may be finished for me, I still will continue to check out books from the library.  I will not, however, track them for this challenge.  My original post can be found here.

The 2010 Pub Challenge – Completed!

My first completed challenge in 2010!  The 2010 Pub Challenge is hosted by Michelle of 1 More Chapter.  Rules were simple:  read a minimum of ten books published in 2010.  No YA books allowed – as this is the pub!  Here is what I read for this challenge:

1. Not My Daughter – Barbara Delinsky
2. Worst Case – James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
3. The Bride Collector – Ted Dekker
4. The Power to Prosper – Michelle Singletary
5. Love in Mid Air – Kim Wright
6. Caught – Harlan Coben
7. The Opposite of Me – Sarah Pekkanen
8. The Cougar Club – Susan McBride
9. Get Lucky – Katherine Center
10. Heart of the Matter – Emily Giffin

I will continue reading newly released books, however I will no longer track them for this challenge.

My original post can be found here.