2014 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

Original post: 2014 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

Right now, I've read 55 books. I think I can finish 60 by the end of the year. That number might change since I'll be off for two weeks in Dec and I probably won't be doing much of anything.

Update: I read 59 books in 2013 so aiming for at least 60 this year.

I'll stick with Level 1: Getting my heart rate up – Read 1–5 more books.

1. The October List - Jeffery Deaver
2. Veiled Revenge - Ellen Byerrum
3. Deadly - Sara Shepard
4. The Surrogate - Tania Carver
5. Fear Nothing - Lisa Gardner
6. Abducted - TR Ragan
7. Divergent - Veronica Roth
8. World War Z - Max Brooks
9. The Giver - Lois Lowry
10. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
11. City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare
12. Killer - Jonathan Kellerman
13. Private LA - James Patterson
14. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
15. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
16. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
17. Cinder - Marissa Meyer
18. NYPD Red 2 - James Patterson
19. The Black Box - Michael Connelly
20. Redeployment - Phil Klay
21. The Immortals - JT Ellison
22. So Close the Hand of Death - JT Ellison
23. The Creeper - Tania Carver
24. Cage of Bones - Tania Carver
25. The Skin Collector - Jeffery Deaver
26. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
27. Toxic - Sara Shepard
28. Cop Town - Karin Slaughter
29. Unlucky 13 - James Patterson
30. All Day and a Night - Alafair Burke
31. Top Secret Twenty one - Janet Evanovich
32. Invisible - James Patterson
33. Bloodlines - Richelle Mead
34. Variant - Robison Wells
35. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke
36. Displaced Persons - Derek McCulloch
37. The Golden Lily - Richelle Mead
38. Think of a Number - John Verdon
39. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

2014 Book Bingo Reading Challenge

Original post: Book Bingo Reading Challenge

TBR pile
One book: World War Z - Max Brooks
Two books: Dark Places - Gillian Flynn, Insurgent - Veronica Roth
Three books
Four books
Five books

Mix it up
Non-fiction
Classic
Re-read: The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Free square: The October List - Jeffery Deaver
Contemporary: Toxic - Sara Shepard

Series
One book: Veiled Revenge - Ellen Byerrum
Two books: Deadly - Sara Shepard, The Surrogate - Tania Carver
Three books: Abducted - TR Ragan, Divergent - Veronica Roth, Allegiant - Veronica Roth
Four books: The Black Box - Michael Connelly, The Immortals - JT Ellison, So Close the Hand of Death - JT Ellison, The Creeper - Tania Carver
Five books: Cinder - Marissa Meyer, Cage of Bones - Tania Carver

Genres
Fantasy: City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare
Free square: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
Historical fiction
Mystery
Romance

New releases
One book: Fear Nothing - Lisa Gardner
Two books: Killer - Jonathan Kellerman, Private LA - James Patterson
Three books: NYPD Red 2, Redeployment - Phil Klay, The Skin Collector - Jeffery Deaver
Four books
Five books

2014 Women Challenge

Original Post: 2014 Women Challenge

Level 1: BABY GIRL - read 5 books written by a woman author

Update: Turns out I read a lot of women authors so I'm going up a level to Level 2: GIRL POWER - read 6 to 15 books written by a woman author

1. Veiled Revenge - Ellen Byerrum
2. Deadly - Sara Shepard
3. The Surrogate - Tania Carver
4. Fear Nothing - Lisa Gardner
5. Abducted - TR Ragan
6. Divergent - Veronica Roth
7. The Giver - Lois Lowry
8. City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare
9. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
10. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
11. Alligiant - Veronica Roth
12. Cinder - Marissa Meyer
13. The Immortals - JT Ellison
14. So Close the Hand of Death - JT Ellison
15. Toxic - Sara Shepard
16. Cop Town - Karin Slaughter
17. All Day and a Night - Alafair Burke
18. Top Secret Twenty One - Janet Evanovich
19. Bloodlines - Richelle Mead
20. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke
21. The Golden Lily - Richelle Mead
22. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

Vampire Challenge 2014

Original post: Vampire Challenge 2014

Goal: Read 10 books with vampires as a main or supporting character

1. City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare
2. Bloodlines - Richelle Mead
3. The Golden Lily - Richelle Mead

2014 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

Original post: 2014 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

Level 2 - Complete two series

The two series I'm aiming to complete are:

Taylor Jackson series by JT Ellison
The Immortals - read May 9, 2014
So Close the Hand of Death - read May 16, 2014
Where All the Dead Lie

Karen Vail series by Alan Jacobson
Crush
Velocity
Inmate 1557
No Way Out

2014 What An Animal Reading Challenge VII

Original post: 2014 What An Animal Reading Challenge VII

The Rules:

1. 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).

2. The animal can be any type of animal (real or fictitious)--dog, cat, monkey, wolf, snake, insect, hedgehog, aardvark...dragon, mermaid, centaur, vampire, werewolf...etc.

I chose Level 1 - Read up to six books

1. Bloodlines - Richelle Mead
2. The Golden Lily - Richelle Mead

2014 Ebook Reading Challenge

Original post: 2014 Ebook Reading Challenge

Since I recently purchased a Kindle Paperwhite 2, I've decided to do Level 3: DVD – 25 ebooks. That would probably make up about half the books I'll be reading.

1. Abducted - TR Ragan
2. Divergent - Veronica Roth
3. World War Z - Max Brooks
4. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
5. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
6. Allegiant - Veronica Roth
7. Cinder - Marissa Meyer
8. The Immortals - JT Ellison
9. So Close the Hand of Death - JT Ellison
10. The Creeper - Tania Carver
11. Cage of Bones - Tania Carver
12. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson
13. Bloodlines - Richelle Mead
14. Variant - Robison Wells
15. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke
16. The Golden Lily - Richelle Mead
17. Think of a Number - John Verdon
18. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn