Horror & Urban Fantasy Reading Challenge 2011

  Book Chic City is hosting this reading challenge. Is it 2011 yet? No? Drat! I have to wait a few more weeks *sigh*. Anyway, below are the details.


Challenge Details

* Timeline: 01 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2011

* Rules: To read TWENTY FOUR (24) horror & urban fantasy novels in 2011 (24 is the minimum but you can read more if you wish!)

* You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.

* You can join anytime between now and the later part of next year.

* At the beginning of Jan 2011, you will find a link to add your reviews.

For more information and to sign up, visit Book Chick City's blog


  I haven't decided what books I'll read for this challenge, but I'll post them as soon as I choose them.

1. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
2. ;American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout
3. The Warlord Wants Forever - Kresley Cole
4. A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole
5. No Rest for the Wicked - Kresley Cole
6. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - Kresley Cole
7. Dark Needs at Night's Edge - Kresley Cole
8. Dark Desires After Dusk - Kresley Cole
9. Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole
10. Deep Kiss of Winter - Kresley Cole
11. Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole
12. Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole
13. Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole
14. Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon
15. The Guardian - Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Teaser Tuesdays

 

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

This week I'm reading Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson, so I'll share from this book...Enjoy!





 "My father, as was his long habit, went to hide in his den, comforted by his proximity to his collection of old whiskey and new porn.
  After a few seconds, during which time we all stared at the mightily vibrating blender, I let the whirling blades groan to a halt."


What are you reading now?

Monday Movie Review

Finally!! I was starting to bite my nails waiting for this one! I can't say how much I loved the movie! It was awesome! Unlike the previous one, there were no major events missing from the movie.After that last one, I really thought I was going to be disappointed again. I'm so glad I was wrong. It's sad that this is the beginning of the end. Seeing all the kids at the cinema, I started remembering how I felt the first time I started reading Harry Potter, the weeks when all me and my friends did in school break was talk about the chapters we read the night before and how we complained about having to do homework instead of reading about the newest adventures of Harry and his friends and try and decide which of our colleagues was just like Hermione. 

It really feels like a chapter is about to end. Like that last link with childhood is about to break. It may be stupid, I know, but before the movie, I had hope. Like maybe JK Rowling would change her mind and write another HP book, or they'd decide to make a TV show or something. Now I know it will probably take years for something like that.

I only wish that the second part is just as good as this one. 

READING CHALLENGE: Men in Uniform

Men in Uniform Reading Challenge
hosted by The Book Vixen

Book Vixen is hosting this reading challenge. I cannot say how excited I am to start reading.
These are the rules (copied from the site): the goal is to read as many novels that involve men in inform as you’d like. It can be a policeman, firefighter, paramedic, Army, Navy, Marine Corp., etc. 

Visit The Book Vixen’s blog for more information and to sign up.


Levels:
     Sergeant – Read 1–5 men in uniform novels  
     Lieutenant – Read 6–10 men in uniform novels  
     Captain – Read 11–15 men in uniform novels    
     Chief – Read 16+ men in uniform novels  


I'll go for Lieutenant. And this is my initial list:

1. Live Wire by Lora Leigh 
2. The Last Templar - Raymond Khoury
3. Midnight Sins - Lora Leigh
4. Masters at Arms - Kallypso Masters
5. The Heart of a Killer - Jaci Burton

 The list may change. I'll add books as I read them...

2011 Reading Challenges

Browsing through some of my favorite book blogs I've discovered some challenges for the next year. Since I'm now in the phase when no book seems interesting enough to read (maybe it's the cold or something) I decided I need some serious motivation. So I'll sing up on a few of them and see how it goes :)
I'll be keeping you posted and I'll be writing reviews to most of the books I'll be reading. So...let the signing up begin :D

Ooops

Sorry for missing this past few months. Real life tends to sometimes come between me and my fun. Fortunately, I've graduated and I got my degree. Also, I moved to another country. I have to start to speak the language and then get a job...until then, I'm trying to catch up on all the reading I missed during summer.
I really hope your summer was good or better than good.