Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Monthly Mix Up Mania

I must be crazy, but I'm joining another reading challenge.  This one runs until March 31, 2013 so I should have plenty of time to read all the books necessary.


For the Monthly Mix Up Mania, I have to read a book for each letter of the year, which means 74 books.  


The rules are:
-only one letter per book
-books can be moved around if it fits better somewhere else after you've read it
-the letter doesn't have to be the first word, just the first letter of a word in the title (aan, and the do not count)


The challenge officially starts on April 1, 2011, but any books read since Jan 1 count.


J
A - Afterlife - Gray (6/23/11)
N - Now You See Her - Patterson (7/14/11)
U - Unbelieveable - Shepard (5/5/11)
A - 10th Anniversary - Patterson (7/9/11)
R - Keys to the Repository - de la Cruz (3/25/11)
Y - Now You See Her - Patterson (7/14/11)


F - Fallen - Slaughter (7/1/11)
E - Evernight - Gray (2/5/11)
B For Better or Hearse - Durham (2/13/11)
R
U
A - 10th Anniversary - Patterson (7/9/11)
R - Thirteen Reasons Why - Asher (7/22/11)
- Kill Me if You Can - Patterson (9/23/11)


M - Mockingjay - Collins (3/22/11)
A - Kill Alex Cross - Patterson (11/29/11)
R
C - Hard Corps - Martinez (1/23/11)
H - Hourglass - Gray (5/12/11)


A
P - Perfect - Shepard (2/24/11)
R
I
L - Love You More - Gardner (4/9/11)


M - Misguided Angel - De La Cruz (4/15/11)
A
Y


J
U
N
E - Explosive Eighteen - Evanovich (12/4/11)


J
U
L - The Lincoln Lawyer - Connelly (11/3/11)
Y


A
U
G - Hunger Games - Collins (2/19/11)
U
S - Smokin Seventeen - Evanovich (7/6/11)
T - Tick Tock - Patterson (1/29/11)


S - Secrets to the Grave - Hoag (1/15/11)
E - Never Have I Ever - Shepard (12/30/11)
P - To Love and to Perish - Durham (4/2/11)
T - Shot Through Velvet - Byerrum (6/9/11)
E
M - Mystery - Kellerman (4/29/11)
B - Dead and Buried - Mitchell (12/13/11)
E
R - Down the Darkest Road - Hoag (1/20/12)


O
C - Catching Fire - Collins (3/5/11)
T - Lost in Time - de la Cruz (11/20/11)
O
B - Bloody Valentine - de la Cruz (6/24/11)
E
R


N
O
V - Vampire Academy - Mead (8/2/11)
E
M Save Me - Scottoline (4/22/11)
B - A Great and Terrible Beauty - Bray (8/9/11)
E
R


D - Dial Me For Murder - Matetsky (1/7/11)
E
C - The Closers - Connelly (6/18/11)
E
M - Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Fluke (8/15/11)
B - Blueberry Muffin Murder - Fluke (9/16/11)
E
R

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

2011 E Book Challenge



I finally got an e-reader so I decided to do the E Book Challenge.  I'm going to aim high and pick the third level, Addicted and read 12 e-books.  Hope I can get it done since I'm starting late.  I've got so many other challenges going, but I think I found enough e-books that will count as crossovers.

1. Misguided Angel - Melissa de la Cruz finished April 15
2. Unbelievable - Sara Shepard finished May 5
3. Hourglass - Claudia Gray finished May 12
4. Wicked - Sara Shepard finished May 20
5. Grievous Sin - Faye Kellerman finished May 31
6. The Closers - Michael Connelly finished June 18
7. Killer - Sara Shepard finished July 17
8. Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher finished July 22

Saturday, March 5, 2011

What an Animal Reading Challenge 2011 - Completed

I did the What an Animal Reading Challenge last year and decided to do it again.

Read at least 6 books that have any of the following requirements:
a. there is an animal in the title of the book
b. there is an animal on the cover of the book
c. an animal plays a major role in the book

d. a main character is (or turns into) an animal (define that however you'd like).

It's easy for me to do this challenge since vampires are considered animals for this one.

1. Stargazer - Claudia Gray (vampires) - finished Mar 4
2. Keys to the Repository - Melissa de la Cruz (vampires) - finished Mar 25
3. Misguided Angel - Melissa de la Cruz (vampires) - finished Apr 15
4. Hourglass - Claudia Gray (vampires) - finished May 12
5. Afterlife - Claudia Gray (vampires)- finished June 23
6. Bloody Valentine - Melissa de la Cruz (vampires/witches) - finished June 24