2013 Reading Challenges

2013 Anne Rice Challenge

I'm signing up for the Louis de Pointe du Lac Level (1 to 5 books).  You can find out more about this challenge here.

2013 Women Challenge
COMPLETED!

I'm signing up for the Baby Girl Level (1 to 5 books).  You can find out more about this challenge here.

1. Black Rose - Nora Roberts
2. Just Desserts - Mary Daheim
3. Catch of the Day - Kristan Higgins
4. Sit, Stay, Slay - Linda O Johnston
5. Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah
6.  Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
7. Between the Lines - Jodi Picoult
8.  True Love and Other Disasters - Rachel Gibson
9.  Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett
10. The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater
11. Scarlet - Marissa Meyer
12. The Duke and I - Julia Quinn
13. Baby Drive South - Stephanie Bond
14.  The Inn at Rose Harbor - Debbie Macomber
15.  Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
16.  Books Can be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay
17.  A is for Alibi - Sue Grafton
18.  The Help - Kathryn Stockett
19.  Nursery Crimes - Ayelet Waldman
20.  The Peach Keeper - Sarah Addison Allen
21.  Bared to You - Sylvia Day
22.  Murder at the PTA - Laura Alden
23.  Pushing the Limits - Katie McGarry
24.  Stealing Parker - Miranda Kenneally
25.  Not That Kind of Girl - Siobhan Vivian

2013 War Through the Generations

I'm signing up for Level One (1 to 3 books).  You can find out more about this challenge here.

2013 Witchs and Witchcraft

I'm signing up for the Initiate Level (1 to 5 books).  You can find out more about this challenge here.

2013 Fairy Tales Retold

I'm signing up for the Cobbler Level (1 to 3 Books).  You can find out more about the challenge here.

1. Scarlet - Marissa Meyer

 

2013 Historical Fiction

I'm signing up for the 20th Century Reader (2 Books).  You can find out more about the challenge here.

2013 Paranormal Reading Challenge

The goal is to read at least one book featuring each of the following paranormal creatures: Vampires; Werewolves/Shifters; Fey; Angels/Nephilim; Mermaids; Dragons; Zombies; Demons; Witches/Wizards; Ghosts; Aliens; Other (ie: sirens, unicorns, centaurs, timetravel etc.)

You can find out more about the challenge here.

1. Dead Until Dark - Charlain Harris (Vampire)
2. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (Vampire)

2013 Mount TBR
COMPLETED!

I'm signing up for the Pike's Peak Level (12 Books).  You can find out more about the challenge here.

1. Black Rose - Nora Roberts
2.Red Lily - Nora Roberts
3. Just Desserts - Mary Daheim
4. Catch of the Day - Kristan Higgins
5. Sit, Stay, Slay - Linda O Johnston
6. Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah
7.  Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris

8. The Cricket in Times Square - George Selden
9.  True Love and Other Disasters - Rachel Gibson
10.  Fireworks Over Toccoa - Jeffrey Stepakoff
11.  Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
12. The Duke and I - Julia Quinn
13.  The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn
14.  Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen
15.  Not That Kind of Girl - Siobhan Vivian

2013 Color Coded Challenge

Read a book from each of the nine categories.  You can find out more about the challenge here.

RED - Red Lily: Nora Roberts
BLACK - Black Rose - Nora Roberts
GREEN - Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery

2013 What An Animal

Read six books with an animal either in the title, on the cover, or as the main character.  You can find out more about this challenge here.

1. Catch of the Day - Kristan Higgins
2. Sit, Stay, Slay - Linda O Johnston

2013 Cruisin thru the Cozies
COMPLETED!

I'm signing up for the Snoop Level (6 Books).  You can find out more about this challenge here.

1. Just Desserts - Mary Daheim
2. Sit, Stay, Slay - Linda O Johnston
3.  Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett
4.  Bookmarked for Death - Lorna Barrett
5.  Bookplate Special - Lorna Barrett
6.  Chapter and Hearse - Lorna Barrett
7.  Sentenced to Death - Lorna Barrett
8.  Murder on the Half Shelf - Lorna Barrett
9.  Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay
10. Murder at the PTA - Laura Alden
11. Nursery Crimes - Ayelet Waldman

2013 Sookie Stackhouse

I'm signing up for the Just a Drop Level (1 to 4 Books).  You can find out more about this challenge here.

1. Dead Until Dark
2. Living Dead in Dallas
3. Club Dead

2013 Immortals After Dark

I'm signing up the Just a Drop Level (1 to 4 Books).  You can find out more about the challenge here.

2013 What's in a Name

Read one book in each of the six categories.  You can find out more about the challenge here.

1. Just Desserts - Mary Daheim (In the Kitchen)
2.  Fireworks Over Toccoa - Jeffrey Stepakoff (Party or Celebration)

2013 Monthly Key Word Challenge

Read twelve books that coordinate to the montly key words provided by the hosting blog.  You can find out more about this challenge here.

1. JANUARY - Winter Garden: Kristin Hannah
2. FEBRUARY - True Love and Other Disasters: Rachel Gibson
3.  MARCH - Anne of Green Gables

2013 Contemporary Romance

Read 10 books in the Contemporary Romance genre.  You can find out more about the challenge here.

1. Catch of the Day - Kristan Higgins

2.  True Love and Other Disasters - Rachel Gibson
3.  Rescue Me - Rachel Gibson
4.  Baby, Drive South - Stephanie Bond
5.  Baby, Come Home - Stephanie Bond
6.  Baby, Don't Go - Stephanie Bond
7. Bared to You - Sylvia Day
 

2013 Nicholas Sparks

I'm signing up for the First Date Level (1 to 4 Books).  You can find out more about the challenge here.

1. The Notebook
2.  Safe Haven

2013 Men in Uniform

I'm signing up for the Sergeant Level (1 to 5 Books).  You can learn more about the challenge here.

2013 Romantic Suspense

Read 13 books in the Romantic Suspense Genre.  You can learn more about the challenge here.

2013 Sexy Showalter

I'm signing up for the Gena Who Level (1 to 4 Books) and I plan on reading the first 4 books in the Lords of the Underworld Series.  You can find out more about this challenge here.

2013 Romance Reading

I'm going to try to read at least 5 Historical Romance Novels since I'm covering a larger number of the sub-genres in other challenges.  You can find out more about this challenge here.

1.  The Duke and I - Julia Quinn
2.  The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn

2013 Pre-1960 Classic Children's Books

 

I'm going to give this a shot and try to read 12 classic children's novels in 2013.  You can learn more about this challenge here.

1. Stuart Little - EB White
2. The Secret of the Old Clock - Carolyn Keene
3. The Hidden Staircase - Carolyn Keene
4. The Cricket in Times Square - George Selden
5.  The Bungalow Mystery - Carolyn Keene
6.  Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery

 

 

2013 Sports Romance

I'm signing up for the Pee Wee Level (1 to 3 Books).  You can learn more about this challenge here.

1.  True Love and Other Disasters - Rachel Gibson

2013 Middle East

I'm signing up for the Tourist Level (1 to 5 Books).  You can learn more about this challenge here.

2013 Classic Double

I'm signing up for the Large Level (6 Books).  You can learn more about this challenge here.

2013 Mystery and Crime

I'm signing up for the Detective Level (5 Books).  You can learn more about this challenge here.

1. The Secret of the Old Clock - Carolyn Keene
2. The Hidden Staircase - Carolyn Keene
3.  The Bungalow Mystery - Carolyn Keene