Tuesday, August 3, 2010

The Month That Was July and Challenge Round-up

I'm amazed on how fast the month of July went by, it was busy and tons of fun. And the bonus was that I managed to read more than I expected. Here are my July reads:

Northanger Abbey
Birthright
Little Men
Middlemarch
The Count of Monte Cristo
Hannah's List
Life of Pi
Jo's Boys

My favorite read of the month was:



It's Challenge Round-up time:

The Canadian Book Challange 4 July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011
13 books Read 1
1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die No time limit
1001 Books Read 79
76. The History of the Siege of Lisbon
77. Middlemarch
78. The Count of Monte Cristo
79. Life of Pi

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 5
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
5. Careless in Red by Elizabeth George

The Colorful Reading Challenge January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
9 books Read 2
1. Beyond the Blue by Andrea MacPherson
2. Careless in Red by Elizabeth George

Year of the Historical: A 2010 Reading Challenge January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
12 books - Read 10
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
10. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O'Connor McNees

18th & 19th Women Writers Reading Challenge 2010 January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010
11 books - Read 5
1. Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell
2. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
3. Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
4. Middlemarch by George Eliot
5. Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott

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 15
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
13. M is for McNees
14. N is for New York City
15. O is for Osborne

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

1 comment:

Jules said...

Looks like a good month, especially considering two of those books are chunksters! Good job. Even though I'm in to many challenges, I should try out the 1001 Books challenge, because it doesn't end, and I have a lot of books on my shelfs from the list (and I have the book!) Hope you have a good august for reading.