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Challenges 2009

2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge Wrap Up

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The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge was hosted by J.Kaye over at J.Kaye’s Book Blog. This is a great challenge because it’s especially nice to support your local library. This one is a hard one for me to wrap up because while I didn’t read as many books as I had wanted to I do listen to most of my audio books from the library but don’t record them. In my defense I also support the library with the tons of books I donate to them. lol.

Anyhow, I did read only 2 books from the library but my goodness, I must have listened to at least 25 or more audios throughout the year. Here are the two books I did manage to read:

  1. Wicked by Sara Shepard
  2. Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Thanks J.Kaye for hosting this challenge. I wish I had managed to tuck a few more books away but didn’t.

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2009 ARC Reading Challenge Wrap Up

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Well I can brag here because I did really well with this challenge. The 2009 ARC Reading Challenge was hosted by my good friend Teddy over at So Many Precious Books, So Little Time. This is a great challenge because I have to read these books anyhow so that means I actually get them read and accounted for.

I read 98 books for this challenge. Hopefully I didn’t miss any along the way:

  1. The Scent of Oranges by Joan Zawatzky
  2. Cassandra & Jane by Jill Pitkeathly
  3. The Private Patient by P.D. James
  4. Romeo Romeo by Robin Kaye
  5. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
  6. My Splendid Concubine by Lloyd Lofthouse
  7. The Only True Genius in the Family by Jennie Nash
  8. The King’s Rose by Alisa M. Libby
  9. Grayrider by Bruce Skye
  10. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
  11. The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick
  12. Hungry Woman in Paris by Josefina Lopez
  13. Regina’s Closet by Diana M. Raab
  14. The Mom Squad by Christine Weiser
  15. Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
  16. The Sudden Disappearance of Seetha by Andrea Gunraj
  17. The Simplest of Acts And Other Stories by Melanie Haney
  18. Bark Up the Right Tree by Jessie & Ruth Tschudin
  19. Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
  20. Zig-Zagging by Tom Wilson
  21. Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center
  22. Willing Spirits by Phyllis Schieber
  23. Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark by Donna Lea Simpson
  24. Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews
  25. Still Life by Joy Fielding
  26. The Lost Hours by Karen White
  27. BoneMan’s Daughters by Ted Dekker
  28. The Traitor’s Wife by Susan Higginbotham
  29. Keeper of Light and Dust by Natasha Mostert
  30. Scattered Leaves by Richard E. Roach
  31. Mistress of the Sun by Sandra Gulland
  32. Follow Me by Joanna Scott
  33. Too Hot to Handle by Robin Kaye
  34. The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel
  35. ShapeShifter by Susan Helene Gottfried
  36. The Moment Between by Nicole Baart
  37. No One You Know by Michelle Richmond
  38. Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier
  39. The Laws of Harmony by Judith Ryan Hendricks
  40. The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris
  41. Sea Changes by Gail Graham
  42. Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton
  43. Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell
  44. All the Living by C.E. Morgan
  45. Best Intentions by Emily Listfield
  46. In Over Her Head by Judi Fennell
  47. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
  48. Secrets to Happiness by Sara Dunn
  49. The Painter From Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein
  50. The Good Mayor by Andrew Nicoll
  51. The Walking People by Mary Beth Keane
  52. Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
  53. Beach Trip by Cathy Holton
  54. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Allison Bottke
  55. The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand
  56. The Local News by Miriam Gershow
  57. A Worthy Legacy by Tomi Akinyanmi
  58. Two Years, No Rain by Shawn Klomparens
  59. Song of Renewal by Emily Sue Harvey
  60. The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  61. The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes
  62. Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham (Bill Surie)
  63. The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark
  64. Summer House by Nancy Thayer
  65. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
  66. Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
  67. Hugh and Bess by Susan Higginbotham
  68. Scenarios 1: Truth or Dare by Nicole O’Dell
  69. Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz by Belinda Acosta
  70. Scenarios 2: All That Glitters by Nicole O’Dell
  71. Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange
  72. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
  73. Time of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch
  74. Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay
  75. The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
  76. The Day The Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan
  77. The Promised World by Lisa Tucker
  78. Between Me and the River by Carrie Host
  79. Laced With Magic by Barbara Bretton
  80. House and Home by Kathleen McCleary
  81. Haunting Bombay by Shilpa Agarwal
  82. The Sky Begins At Your Feet by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
  83. Hex in High Heels by Linda Wisdom
  84. A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve
  85. The Last Will of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh
  86. Pendragon’s Banner by Helen Hollick
  87. Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs
  88. The Peruke Maker by Ruby Dominguez
  89. Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran
  90. After You by Julie Buxbaum
  91. Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan
  92. The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox
  93. Dragon House by John Shors
  94. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
  95. Raising Rain by Debbie Fuller Thomas
  96. The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White
  97. Wild Blue Under by Judi Fennell
  98. Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Yahooooo for me. I feel good writing this post. Thanks Teddy for a great challenge!

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Everything Austen Challenge Wrap Up

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Well as you will see I did not do well with this challenge at all that was hosted by Stephanie over at Stephanie’s Written Word. I had very good intentions but then my dad was having all his health problems and Buddy was so sick that I never did get around to completing it. I can’t tell you how many times I took Lost in Austen out from the library.

Anyhow, out of the 6 books I was supposed to read, I only read one and that is…

Pretty bad hey. Oh well, I’m hoping to be much more successful next year with my challenges. Thanks to Stephanie for hosting such a great challenge. I only wish I had done better with it.

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Challenge Updates

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Well I’ve done miserably on a couple of challenges that I had been so excited about. I guess one could say that a lot has gone on at my house since summer and it has made catching up difficult. I was just trying to keep up with other committments. So that being said I hope to do much better next year.


First up is the Classics Challenge of which I was supposed to read 4 books and only read one. So sorry Trish and I was so looking forward to this challenge to. Anyhow, I read…


The Outlander Challenge of which I did extremely bad and didn’t even read one of them. The good news there is I’m joining another one for 2010 and plan on doing better.


And last for now was the Chunkster Challenge which I didn’t do too bad on. The thing is that a lot of the books I read fall just short of 450 pgs so that’s a bummer. I was supposed to read 6 books and I did! Yahooooooo! Here they are…

So, there’s a few from this year. A couple other challenges run until the end of the year and some into 2010. I’ll be posting a few new ones today because I just can’t seem to resist.

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Once Upon a Time Challenge

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Ok, I wasn’t going to join any more challenges but I’ve seen this one around at so many of my favorite bloggy friends that I just couldn’t resist. It’s the Once Upon a Time III Challenge and it’s running from March 21 – June 20. If you’d like to see what this challenge is all about and join in, head over to Carl’s blog at Stainless Steel Droppings here and check it out.

I’m choosing to do The Journey and Quest the First. With The Journey you are agreeing to read just one book. With Quest the First you are agreeing to read five books. Now I know for a fact I will definitely read one of these books as it’s also on my reading list for April and I’m pretty sure I’ll read more hence joining Quest the First also. Ok, so have I lost everyone yet. lol. My list is as follows…

  • Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (has been on my bookshelf forever now)
  • Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay (also on my shelf for ages) (new author to me)
  • Keeper of Light and Dust by Natasha Mostert (new author to me)
  • The Wild Wood by Charles de Lint (new author to me)
  • The Little Country by Charles de Lint (I have heard so many good things about his books that, by now, I need to give them a go. Also, he’s a Canadian author which is always a plus to me.
  • Sea Changes by Gail Graham

So, I’m excited to get going. I’ll be reading Keeper of Light and Dust first and then I think I’ll save Inkspell to start for the read-a-thon as I think it’ll be a fast read even though it’s a lot of pages or who knows maybe I’ll delve into a Charles de Lint book instead.

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Spring Reading Thing 2009

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Well here we go with another challenge. Katrina over at Callapidder Days has posted the Spring Reading Thing for 2009 and I’m going to join. I think it’s a great challenge because it’s books I have to read anyway so I’m at least more likely to finish it up. It will run from today, March 20 – June 20 and you can check out the details and join here if you’d like. I’m also going to use this post to keep track of what I’ve read by highlighting it in a different color once I’ve posted a review.

So, here’s my list…

That’s it so far. There may be more but these are the one’s I’ve committed myself to others to read so they will have to be completed.

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