Monday, May 31, 2010

The Month That Was May and Challenge Round-up



May was a very productive month in my opinion. Let's take a look:

In the Shadow of a Glacier
Nothing But Trouble
Savor the Moment
Aunt Dimity: Snowbound
Knights
The Brutal Telling
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Lover Mine
The Jade Peony
Lois Lane Tells All
Beyond the Blue
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
Lady Macbeth

I have two favorite reads this month:





Now to the Challenges. This month I started a new challenge, an informal one. Let's take a look:

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die No time limit
1001 Books Read 75

The Art History Reading Challenge January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
3 books

2010 DIK Book Reading Challenge January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
12 books - Read 1
1. Moon Called

What's In a Name? January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
6 books - Read 1
1. Pemberley By The Sea by Abigail Reynolds (A book with a body of water in the title)

451 Challenge January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
19 books - Read 1
1. Fahrenheit 451

Christy Awards Challenge November 1, 2009 to December 1, 2010
9 books - Read 2
1. You Had Me at Good-bye by Tracey Bateman
2. Home to Harmony by Phillip Gulley

Thriller & Suspense Challenge 2010 January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
12 books - Read 4
1. Loyalty in Death by JD Robb
2. Fantasy in Death by JD Robb
3. In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany
4. The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

The Colorful Reading Challenge January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
9 books Read 1
1. Beyond the Blue by Andrea MacPherson

Year of the Historical: A 2010 Reading Challenge January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
12 books - Read 9
1. The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
2. Eve: A Novel of the First Woman by Elissa Elliott
3. Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper
4. The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan
5. Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One by Sharon Lathan
6. Strongbow: The Story of Richard and Aoife by Morgan Llylewyn
7. Loving Mr Darcy: Journeys Beyond Pemberley by Sharon Lathan
8. The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy
9. Lady Macbeth by Susan Fraser King

18th & 19th Women Writers Reading Challenge 2010 January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
11 books - Read 1
1. Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell

2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
12 books - Read 3
1. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
2. Nation by Terry Pratchett
3.Twilight by Stephanie Meyers

Terry Pratchett 2010 Challenge December 1, 2009 to November 30, 2010
5 books - Read 1
1. Nation by Terry Pratchett

The Alphabet in Historical Fiction
26 books - Read 12
1. A is for Allende
2. B is for Blindpsot (and Boston)
3. C is for Captain
4. D is for D'Artagnan
5. E is for Eve
6. F is for Fire
7. G is for Gilling
8. H is for Harper
9. I is for Ireland
10. J is for James
11. K is for Knights
12. L is for Lady

101 Fantasy Reading Challenge October 10, 2009 to October 10, 2010
15 books - Read 8
1. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
2. Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer
3. Artemis Fowl: The Artic Incident by Eion Colfer
4. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
5. The Eternity Code by Eion Colfer
6. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
7. The Opal Deception by Eion Colfer
8. The Lost Colony by Eion Colfer

The Canadian Book Challenge 3 July 1, 2009 to July 1, 2010
13 books - Read 13 Complete!
1. The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
2. Vinyl Cafe Unplugged by Stuart McLean
3. Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam
4. Tempting Faith DiNapoli by Lisa Gabriele
5. The End of the Alphabet by CS Richardson
6. The Double Hook by Sheila Watson
7. The Outlander by Gil Adamson
8. The Murder Stone by Louise Penny
9. The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan
10. In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany
11. The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
12. The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy
13. Beyond the Blue by Andrea MacPherson

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